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Just as a reminder, next Monday, WoW will turn 8 in Europe, just think about how much your life has changed in 8 years, even if you weren't playing back in Vanilla.
The last few days has been a slog.
Writing every day about something that has become a part of your life can often be hard work. This has a lot to do with the amount of time and effort you are prepared to put into a project over a continued and protracted period of time, and everyone who has that kind of long-term commitment will tell you that sometimes a break is a good thing. Except, in this game, taking a break can be harder than it looks. Maybe it is because of the nature of the Daily Quest, which I'm seeing more and more commentators admit has become a millstone around the neck of players, brokering commitments that can exhaust and demotivate. The Legendary Quest similarly is making people do things that they might have normally overlooked or ignored on a repetitive basis, and I'm seeing similar sentiments. Has this game stopped being enjoyable and started being a job?
I have a couple of friends who read here who returned to the game after pretty much missing Cataclysm altogether: a couple of nights ago I informed one of them that both Scholo and Scarlet Monestary had completely changed, a fact which they met with a measure of sadness, and it occurred to me that as much as it matters where you are in relation to things, it is more about what matters most to you. We return to the land of the subjective experience, where the game continues to appeal to the broadest of churches, simply because the vast majority of individuals taking part here DON'T play on a daily basis to begin with. Those of us who blog or write over a protracted period really do see the game with a vastly different set of eyes to those people who's idea of gaming is a couple of hours a few times a week. It is easy to forget that, and that will have a significant effect on the things we say.
Eight years really is a long time. My daughter is the milestone I use, and when she starts talking about birthday parties I know it is almost time to mark another day in my head. She has never existed in a world where the World of Warcraft did not exist. At least one friend I know met their partner, was married and divorced in eight years. Many people won't remain in a house for that long. When you place markers like this next to an interactive experience, its longevity is always cause for amazement, a fact most people inside playing seem happy to forget when it serves a particular agenda. You want to enjoy yourself, but you can't because of X, and that is somehow the fault of the guys who wrote the game, when more often than not it's how you judge X against a set of criteria that has more relevance to you. I seem to keep having this same discussion, over and over, and it is NEVER the same issue at the core of the argument: PvP, raiding, dailies, even pets come in for criticism. There's always something... and in the end it is because some people just like to be unhappy, often because having that control over a game is preferable to feeling you have none at all.
Even when me and the game have our fallow periods, I am able to grasp the positives. Writing has become my way of rationalising my issues, removing the need for forum trolling or GM tantrums with the Guild. As a tool it has become incredibly useful, and it is why I keep encouraging people to write with honesty, why I will retweet anything on my Twitter feed that I feel has any relevance to the business of being in the game. It's also why I get increasingly wary of those that think that writing will bring their biased or overly-introspective opinions validity: if you want to use words, you need to understand their real strengths, not how they can be warped. Anyone can write, but to be objective about an opinion you have a passionate stance on is a rare gift indeed. There are too many people who feel that criticism is the only tool required to change the world. Oh, if only that were true.
More people need to be happy about the game, it occurs to me. It would mean I wouldn't have to wade though pages of content on what's wrong with things, for starters, and that can only be a good thing. Making people happy tends to occur regardless, of course: people who have no problems don't complain on forums, or tell anyone they're happy only in the rarest of circumstances. It occurs to me therefore that I will take this opportunity to wish Blizzard a happy 8th Birthday in Europe, and say that I'm happy with the way things are right now. Even if my Sha Touched Weapon refuses to drop (or indeed any weapon that's not blue) I get this is how things work, that there has to be balance and that means sometimes you're not the one who's on the heavier side of the scales. I'm fine with that, because when I look at eight years of game play, I know that everything really does even out in the end.
There are always more reasons to be cheerful. You just have to look for them.


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November 29, 2011
Illinois among six states joining effort to write Next Generation Science Standards
New more rigorous K-12 science benchmarks to be drafted by end of 2012
NOVEMBER 29, 2011—Illinois is among six new states to join a collaborative effort to develop new science standards that will clearly define what students need to learn from kindergarten through high school graduation. In addition to Illinois, the states of Arkansas, Delaware, Montana, North Carolina and Oregon are joining the Next Generation Science Standards project. The NGSS now includes 26 states and the National Research Council, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Achieve, a non-profit education reform organization that is facilitating the collaboration.
"Science benchmarks need to be strengthened nationally so I'm excited that Illinois will have a seat at the table as these new standards are developed,'' said State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch. "We've already adopted the new, more challenging Common Core standards in English Language Arts and math. Adding more rigorous science guidelines to our Illinois Learning Standards will help us to better prepare our students to compete and collaborate with their peers around the world."
In September, the following 20 states were announced as lead state partners: Arizona, California, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.
The development of the Next Generation Science Standards is a two-step process. The first step was completed with the release of A Framework for K-12 Science Education by the National Research Council in July 2011. The framework identifies the core ideas and practices in natural sciences and engineering that all students should know by the time they graduate. It was developed by a committee representing expertise in science, teaching and learning, curriculum, assessment and education policy.
The second step is the development of science standards based on the Framework. The 26 state partners will guide the standards writing process, gather and deliver feedback from state-level committees and come together to address common issues and challenges. The states also agree to commit staff time to the initiative and, upon completion, give serious consideration to adopting the Next Generation Science Standards. States submitted a letter with the signature of the Chief State School Officer and the chair of the State Board of Education as part of their application.
Drafts of the science standards will be made available for public input at least twice during the NGSS development process. The NGSS should be completed by the end of 2012.
"A majority of the states, educating more than 50 percent of our nation's students, have committed to developing the Next Generation Science Standards and they should be commended," said Michael Cohen, president of Achieve. "Their collaboration with the leading voices on science and science education will produce a set of rigorous standards that will provide students with a complete science foundation and prepare them to be college- and career-ready."
American students continue to lag internationally in science education, making them less competitive for the jobs of the present and the future. A recent U.S. Department of Commerce study shows that during the past 10 years, growth in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) jobs was three times greater than that of non-STEM jobs. The report also shows that STEM jobs are expected to continue to grow at a faster rate than other jobs in the coming decade.
The independent Washington D.C.-based Achieve is leading the effort to make college and career readiness a national priority to ensure the transition from high school graduation to postsecondary education and careers is seamless. For more information about the work of Achieve, visit www.achieve.org
For more details on developing new science standards, go to the Next Generation Science Standards website at www.nextgenscience.org.

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Joan Vennochi Makes The Case For Kerry As Secretary Of State
Over the many years that I have been blogging about Senator John Kerry, Boston Globe columnist Joan Vennochi has not always seen things eye to eye with Kerry, nor has been consistently in his corner. Needless to say, I was surprised and pleased to see her column today making the case for Senator John Kerry as Secretary of State: Senator John Kerry deserves to be the next secretary of state because he is the best person for the job. The longtime Massachusetts senator who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has the background and experience required for the nation's top diplomatic post. He has also been a good and loyal soldier for President Obama. But the president seems to prefer … Continue reading


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Welcome back to Grace Valley, California, where the best things in life never change…
Here in this peaceful community, folks look out for one another like family, though sometimes a little too well. In a town like this, it's hard to keep a secret - but Dr. June Hudson has managed to keep one heck of a humdinger…. Though visits from her secret lover, undercover DEA agent Jim Post, are as clandestine as they are passionate, somehow it fits with her demanding schedule as the town's doctor - a calling that requires an innate ability to exist on caffeine, sticky buns and nerves of steel.
But how can a secret lover compete with a flesh-and-blood heartthrob from her past? June's old flame has just returned to town after twenty years - and he's divorced. June is seriously rattled. So when the town's most devoted wife takes buckshot to her husband and some human bones turn up in her aunt Myrna's backyard, she's almost happy for the distraction.
Sooner or later, love will have its way in Grace Valley. It always does.
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"Robyn Carr Does It Again!"
This is the 2nd book in the Grace Valley Trilogy. It was just as good as the 1st. Therese Plummer as always, was amazing! This story has a lot of things going on around the town at one time. I wish that instead of squeezing everything into 3 books that she could have drawn it out a little more. I LOVE the Virgin River Series and this Trilogy is just like it with different people. Definitely worth the credit, especially if you like Virgin River!
"Story of the heart"
Robyn Carr's delightful story of Grace Valley has kept me from all other duties wanting to know how it all pans out. Just like her Virgin River series I found myself willing things to happen that i suspected would happen but needed the detail filled in to get there. I have enjoyed listening and Therese Plummer's voice makes me feel like I'm there watching the story unfold.
"Love this!"
As usual Robyn Carr has written a great book. Therese Plummer did it justice. All in all, I recommend this for a warm heart felt book.
Give me water to swim and surf in. That with a glass of white wine and the sun. That's heaven.
"Small Towns Were Never More Exciting"
The way the story showed some of the underlying life stories that go on in a small town without the majority knowing.
Lee for the way he kept in touch with the doctor even when whe had no idea he would call
I honestly love the performances of Therese Plummer with her precise enunciation and her arsonal of voices.
The story made me laugh almost all the way through.
I love them!
All of it. I had already read The Virgin River Series and now got this. Both of these series are fantastic. I would love to see more.
All of them
Would love to see more of this series and The Virgin River series!!!!!
"Great Second Book"
This book continues where the first book left off. I felt like I had been gone for a little vacation but the people of Grace Valley were still there waiting to pick right back up.
I love everything about the narrator. Easy to listen to and enjoyable voice.
No. I want to stretch it out so I can enjoy it longer.
I needed the second book. There are a lot of characters introduced in the first book. It sometimes get a little difficult keeping tjhem all straight but I love how each one has a unique personality and set of circumstances.
"A second disappointment"
There was no story but a repeat of the first Virgin River without romance or story line.
Audible addicted love mystery,lately stuck on love story. Mother of 1 Labrador and 1 perfect man. Work way too hard, and so ready to be retired
"Some laughs"
I enjoy book 2 also.my favorite is Junes dad he is funny, still not a virgin river listen. This series have more tragic moments and not so perfect people. Seem to focus on abused women, most of the population is older but funny. Definally not stand alone books because of ending should be listen in order.
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"Not really a romance..."
Readers of Virgin Valley series by same author will recognize the style, but not the romance, because it was distant--literally.
This is more a pastoral description of a country doctor's life, and not so much the medical portion, but the personal side of her life focusing more on the mystery of the bones found in her aunt's backyard. Features the usual eccentric characters and their daily dramas. Periodically we hear from the doctor's distantly stationed boyfriend.
But my romantic sense felt flat in this book.
If you haven't read the first book in this series (like me), you will get updated with one-line sentances that apparently featured large in the previous book. But you might feel rushed, as did I.
While I have given 8 of the Robyn Carr books in the Virgin Valley books solid "4s", this one was disappointing. The characterizations were solid, the large cast of characters and the many small town dramas were interesting. Its not a bad book. Its just not a romance.
Terese Plummer is reliable as the voice for Robyn Carr.
"Second in the Valley series"
I have enjoyed most everything I have read by Ms Carr and as I have said before Therese Plummer does a wonderful job with the narration. I like the Grace valley series, but truth be told I prefer Virgin River.
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Golfer and alleged philanderer Tiger Woods seems to be having a pretty lousy holiday season, what with smashing up his Escalade and the troops of chicks coming out of the woodwork accusing him of adultery, but there's a silver-lining to his personal clouds. For now, both his wife and his corporate sponsors are standing by him.
Electronic Arts, the game company behind the massively successful Tiger Woods PGA Tour series of video games, has issued the following statement to media outlets:
"Our strong relationship with Tiger for more than a decade remains unchanged. We respect Tiger's privacy, we wish him a fast recovery and we look forward to seeing him back on the golf course."
While I think everyone deserves a second chance, I can't help but think EA is missing a golden opportunity here -- the chance to launch a new PGA series: John Daly PGA Tour.
Daly, in case you're not hip on current golfers, John is the Yin to Tiger's Yang. Where Woods is disciplined, practiced, neat and controlled, Daly is sloppy, sometimes-drunk, disorderly and fat. He's like Rodney Dangerfield in CaddyShack, except he's really alive -- and he plays golf really well when he decides to. He constantly battles alcohol, gambling addiction and toxic relationships with floozies. In short: You wouldn't see Daly apologizing for affairs -- he's the kind of dude that would be proud of it. I think the "Career Mode" of Daly PGA Tour 11, where The Lion is constantly suspended and reinstated into the PGA Tour, would be the first example of a golf game having a viable plot!
What do you think of this whole Tiger Woods thing? Should the media just leave him alone? Do you even care?


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Thai chicken curry
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- 2 shallots, or 1 small onion
Related to the onion (as opposed to being a younger version of it), shallots grow in clusters at…
- 1 stalk lemongrass
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3-4 tsp red Thai curry paste
- 4 boneless and skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
Fish sauce
A seasoning often used in Vietnamese and Thai cooking. In Vietnam it is usually made from shrimp…
- 1 tsp sugar, brown is best
Honey and syrups made from concentrated fruit juice were the earliest known sweeteners. Today,…
- 4 freeze-dried kaffir lime leaves
The same shape, but smaller than…
- 400ml can coconut milk
A large hairy, brown nut that grows on the coconut tree, found throughout the world's…
- 20g pack fresh coriander
Peel shallots or onion and cut in half from top to root. Lay the cut sides flat on a board and thinly slice. Very finely slice the lemongrass, starting at the thinner end, stopping towards the base when it gets tough (often described as 'woody' and white in the centre).
Heat the oil in a wok or large saucepan for a couple of minutes until the oil separates (it looks more liquid at this point). Add the shallots or onion. Fry for 3-5 mins, until soft and translucent. Stir in the curry paste and cook for 1 min, stirring all the time.
Add chicken pieces and stir until they are coated. Add the lemongrass, fish sauce, sugar, kaffir lime leaves and coconut milk. Bring slowly to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 15 mins until the chicken is cooked. Stir the curry a few times while it cooks, to stop it sticking and to keep the chicken submerged.
While the chicken is cooking, strip the leaves from the coriander stalks, gather into a pile and chop very roughly. Taste the curry and add a little more curry paste and salt if you think it needs it. Stir half the coriander into the curry and sprinkle the rest over the top. Serve with Thai jasmine or basmati rice.
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Cooked this recipe twice in a week it was that good, very tasty indeed and impressed with the first attempt. I followed the recipe but also added some mushrooms and cauliflower which went really well. I used full fat coconut milk after checking the actual coconut content on the tins! Very smooth, creamy and wow so tasty.
good grief shinyshetty what a complicated approach to making a simple curry! Try giving the coconut milk tin a good shake before opening to combine the cream and water. As for cooking the chicken and then waiting for it to cool? The chicken should go into the sauce raw anyway so that it absorbs the flavour better. If you seal it first you do just that. . . and the flavour of the sauce doesn`t penetrate the meat.
My neice cooked this when we went to visit her and she was upset to find it tasteless and watery. I read the recipe and saw it said 3-4 teaspoons of curry paste which surprised me as that is a very small amount of curry paste for that amount of chicken. Scrolled through the comments and sure enough there were many people saying it should be 3-4 tablespoons not teaspoons.The other problem is the coconut milk as others here have said, I know from experience that some brands are mainly water and are useless for Thai curry. Maybe the reason it works for some people is that they are lucky enough to get the right brand. There is a very good page on coconut milk that I got a while back from the Thai green curry recipe on Bbc good food,its called cooking with coconut milk at www.mythaicurry.com They make brilliant pastes too.
If you like creamy, aromatic and slightly spicy food you need to give this a go. I cook this now on a regular basis I love it so much. Also, I made this for my whole family and my mum -who is not a fan of spicy food- coughed and complained for a while... and then went for seconds and thirds! Therefore, I wouldn't recommend this recipe if you are a vindaloo kind of person but otherwise I highly recommend it.
Also, if you don't have kaffir lime leaves, the juice and zest of a lime and soy sauce are the perfect replacement.
Made this tonight..... It was delicious!!! Did what was advised about the coconut milk..added the water only first, cooked with sweet potatoe, green beans and tigar prawns using sainsburys own thai red paste and Amoy coconut milk. The result was a fabulously creamy well favoured curry. Def worth a try in making yourself, enjoy
This is a superb recipe for Thai chicken curry. Very easy to make and I have found, through trial and error, that the kaffir lime leaves make all the difference. They can be hard to find but I've found a good and inexpensive source here http://newbymouth.com/food-ingredients/spices-seeds-flavourings/kaffir-l.... Plus you only need one or two and they last a long time in the pantry. Hope that's helpful.
I cooked this dish this afternoon and was pleased with the results (having never cooked a Thai curry before). I used 3 generous tablespoons of red thai paste and added reduced fat coconut milk (all I had in the cupboard). I decided to thicken the curry by adding cornflour mixed with water which worked well. I also added tomato puree which added colour. I didn't have any lime and had to substitute ground coriander however was please with the result!
1. Never use reduced fat coconut milk to make a Thai curry, that's why it turns watery. "Reduced fat" simply means they have replaced the milk with water & emulsifiers which break down on cooking. Look for at least 45% coconut content and the fewer ingredients listed the better.
Step 2. "Heat the oil in a wok or large saucepan for a couple of minutes until the oil separates (it looks more liquid at this point)." You could heat it for several hours, vegetable oil doesn't separate. Coconut milk separates but that's another step and another story.Seriously messed up recipe.
Step 4. "strip the leaves from the coriander stalks, gather into a pile and chop very roughly. "
In Thai cookery you use the stalks and you would add them with the lemongrass.
Have just cooked this and I followed it exactly, simmered for 15 minutes as instructed and the sauce is like grey greasy dishwater - it has completely split, it has the consistency of water. I don't know what I did but I noticed another comment about it splitting too. Maybe its the juice from the chicken, maybe its the coconut milk, I've always used coconut cream before with no problem. Whatever it was, I'm embarassed to put it in front of the family! Not the creamy texture you expect of a Thai curry.
there could be two reasons for your sauce turning into greasy dishwater.
1. the best way to cook chicken is to first marinate the chicken, leave it for 30 mins or so or if you have the time leave it overnight in the fridge. In a fry pan, pour a tbsp of veg oil and fry the chicken for about 5 mins or just as much time needed to seal the chicken. You will see some water and grease coming out of the chicken, leave the chicken to cool and it will bring out more liquid, drain and keep aside to use when you are ready to make the curry.
2. Cooking with coconut milk is very tricky, ensure not to use any salt while cooking as this will split coconut milk and never boil a curry once you have added coconut milk into it. If you are using coconut milk from a can, open the can, take a spoon/knife and move the cream in the top to a side until you start seeing water at the bottom. While cooking, first pour in this water to cook your chicken, but at a low flame. One chicken is almost cooked, reduce flame to the lowest possible and then add the thick coconut milk/cream. Never allow to boil and keep stirring in intervals until chicken is cooked. Try this and your coconut milk will not split and you will end with a proper creamy curry. If you are adding salt, add it once the curry is slightly cool. Hope this helps.
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Ok, finally made this curry today. I am rating this a 4 star because I think it can be bit more better. I made this curry after lot of thinking and reading all comments. Just made few changes, think it made the curry better and avoided ending with a bland and curdled gravy.
The changes I made
marinated chicken and left for an hour and then sealed it using a tbsp of oil in a fry pan, left to cool and draw out all liquid from the chicken, then drained the chicken and added to the curry
I used coconut milk from a can, seperated the thick cream and kept aside. Cooked the cicken in the watery thin coconut milk first in a low flame, added one red bell pepper cubed towards the end of cooking, when almost cooked, added the thick creamy coconut milk. To finish off, I also added some spring onion and almond flakes towards the end to garnish.
NOTE : I also added more curry paste than stated and also added 1/2 a red chilly pepper to give it a bit more kick to the curry. Also after adding chicken add all other ingredients except the coconut milk. Keep stirring the mixture with chicken for some time until the gravy is really coated and the chicken is half cooked, then add the thin coconut milk. This will help the chicken to absorb all the flavours added to it.
- Step 1Prepare ingredients
Prepare the shallots (or onion) and lemongrass.
- Step 2Start cooking
Fry the onion or shallots plus curry paste.
- Step 3Add the flavourings
Add the chicken, followed by the sugar, kaffir lime leaves and coconut milk.
- Step 4Finishing off
Chop the coriander leaves and serve with the curry, along with rice.


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The result of the speed and abruptness of these changes is to destabilise the world's political leaders. For the most part they feel that they are being overtaken by a globalisation that is changing the rules of the game and leaving them partially powerless, because the world's real masters are no longer the politicians who hold the formal reins of power.
This is why ordinary people have been mobilising and building coalitions against the new ruling powers - as we saw with the demonstration against the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting in Seattle.
In their view, the aim of globalisation at the start of this new millennium is the destruction of the collective good. They see the public and the social being appropriated by the private and the market. They reject that process and they are rallying their forces against it.
In all parts of the world, and in all eras of history, economic policies based on greed have failed to generate prosperity. While public policy should not compel individual moral beliefs or practices, and economic policy should not be used to enforce personal ethics, such policy perhaps should at least be consistent with values such as compassion, economic justice and fairness.
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Joey Votto was named the National League Most Valuable Player today in a landslide vote, with Albert Pujols finishing second and Carlos Gonzalez third. Votto grabbed 31 of the 32 first place votes (Pujols got the other) while three Phillies finished in the Top 10.
Roy Halladay received one second place vote and three third place votes to finish sixth with 130 points. In eighth place was Jayson Werth; his highest vote was a fifth rounder. Werth had 52 points. Ryan Howard was 10th with 50 points, however, he grabbed a second place vote and a third place vote, a bit of a surprise. Catcher Carlos Ruiz even took home three votes to place 17th. Congrats to Chooch.
It's good to see Halladay get some recognition, but you could make an argument he could have finished even higher; the next closest pitcher in the vote standings was Adam Wainwright who placed 19th. Halladay's performance this season was MVP-worth on so many levels. He kept his team in countless games throughout the year and could have finished with more than 21 wins had his offense not let him down.
The writers got it right with Votto taking home the award, but certainly Halladay could have finished in a better spot.
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hard to argue with Votto. although I actually thought Carlos Gonzalez was the best player in the NL this year.
Adrain Gonzalez 4th playing in the grand canyon in the NL west too
Who votes for Ryan K Howard second?
1 second place vote and 0 RBI
The contract that killed a franchise
OK a Met got points and finished 24th
Rendering it all moot. I am just suprised it wasnt Beltran.
Wow Andrew… the first thing you do is complain that Ryan Howard got a second place vote and throw in a comment about his contract. It must be a sad existence alone under that rock…
Votto deserved the award – Tulo probably took votes away from CarGo (and vice versa); those two were a two headed monster like baseball has never seen before down the stretch. For what it's worth, Halladay finished tied second in WAR overall (tied with Jimenez) behind only Albert Pujols. Votto finished 5th in WAR overall.
No other clean up hitter
had 0 rbi in 6 game series
Because no other team could EVER get to a game 6 with 0 RBI
But you climb out of that rock and keep defending the contract
Its what you do
Hes the bestest
Certainly better than low lifes like Adam Dunn and Adrain Gonzalez who make half what he does.
But hey you guys keep making him the bestest
He should have been MVP of the league and the playoffs
I will never get the people who are driven to defend athletes like they are their children.
Dont let facts or truth get in the way.
Hes great and the contract is too low
One more thing
You cry babies who cry when anyone says a bad word about the 25 million dollar man
You better buck up
This is the tip of a big iceberg
Settle in and get used to it.
And stop crying when people point out hes the most over paid player in MLB
wah wah
I think we are the only team with 4 guys on this list. We could have had more because we have more players that are capable of getting MVP votes- Utley, Rollins, Lidge.
Glad to see Chooch get some votes, well deserved.
Andrew, could you please get off the fence on how you feel about Howard? I mean, for crying out loud, take a stand man! (:
Whoops that was supposed to be a 🙂
I'm glad Votto won it!
And I told you guys that Werth would finish in the Top 10… Can't believe people wanted to run him out of town midseason!
Well, Andrew sounds like he's about 13. Sounds like a hypocrite, too. "I don't get people who defend athletes…", turn that around, and look in the mirror. You sound like a baby and nobody really cares or is defending Ryan Howard. Either way, he's a fantastic player, and will continue to be one for many years to come. Quit your whining.
On topic, I'm very happy that Ruiz, Halladay, Werth, and Howard all made the list. Each deserved it. It's been a while since a pitcher won the MVP, but I'd definitely agree with the consideration each got. Ruiz was an expert with the staff, Werth was durable and steady in RF (despite his avg with RISP), Howard still put up great numbers, despite missing about a month, and Halladay was what we expected him to be, and more. All-in-all, it was a great year for the Phillies Players. Disappointing end, but remarkable year.
What does chase utley have to do?
Four straight years as a better player than Howard. Four straight years finishing behind him in MVP voting.
I do not have any problem with those that say Howard is a fantastic player and put up great numbers this past season but no doubt what sours many posters and fans was his unproductive post-season so far as RBIs go (great playoff BA but did not knock any runs in) his shaky play in the field at first and all of his striking out during this past season. His big money extended contract adds to it.
@Jim: The answer – Bat fourth.
Wow. I haven't been here for a few weeks and Andrew sounds like a completely different poster.
Don't blame the man for taking the offer. If you have such a problem, blame the front office that gave it to him.
@ Greg – lets deal with Andrew, he has not changed much and frankly, his dissappointment with Ryan Howard is within the scope of understanding (although it does lean towards annoying after a while). To me Howard just looked lost at the plate this year and certainly did not look anything like the superstud we hoped was signed. The propensity to watch the good pitches go by and swing badly at bad pitches and even when he did make contact, where was the power? He was just lost this year, I sure hope he was not happy with his performance.
But Andrew definitely has made some very astute points and other than his favor for replacing Howard with Adam Dunn (gag me), I enjoy listening to him and would probably enjoy hoisting a couple while we talk Phillies.
Regarding giving a pitcher the MVP award, yeah – I think 2 things have to be set up for this to happen. 1) Great year by that pitcher (which Halladay's season qualified) and 2) No outstanding hitting performances. Votto was probably the most deserving as he was also pretty consistent this year.
Let me clarify my position on Howard as I am not a hater – I have gone to the games since he came into the league – I have watched as he addressed problem after problem with his defense (still working) and his offense (getting his average back up). I think if he did not sign with the Phils for that kind of money he would be somewhere else with that same money (if not more) – its just the market now. I love Ryan Howard, man I hope he does not let this past season or that last at bat stay with him… Perhaps he needs a dose of that same 'manly potion' that Cole used last year? Perhaps he needs to put the baby fat back on?
I hope (here we go again) the best is yet to come with Ryno and Chase – if so, we have more good times ahead of us.
I'm gonna laugh my a$$ off when Ryan Howard helps the Phillies win several more divisions, a pennant or two and another World Series in the next 5 years…
…cause…you know….highly paid athletes with big contracts don't do sh*t….ever.
If he hooks back into his power supply Chuck, I can forsee at least 1 more MVP award coming his/our way. But that too depends on the battery around him – Chase, Jroll, Vic, Poly – if they get on base he should be the one knocking them in!
…cause…you know….highly paid athletes with big contracts don't do sh*t….ever.
Don't you think "he's higly paid so he will be awesome" is a little . . . backwards?
In case you didn't notice…I was being of a wisea$$ with my comments.
I just think that people need to back off and not worry so much about contracts… be a fan and until he actually gives us reason to think he won't be productive (a larger sample than one month when he was injured), let's be supportive. I'm not saying that you can't be critical; everyone is entitled to their own opinion but in case you haven't noticed, Ryan Howard has contributed a lot over the course of his short career… he's given us a lot to cheer about and has done everything the right way. I'm sorry but Ryan Howard deserves more credit than guys like Andrew are willing to give him. You would think that the wheels were falling off listening to Andrew – we won more games during the regular season this year than any other team in baseball and Howard was one of the most productive players on our team this season. Why did he earn MVP votes? Because we were the best team in the NL over the course of the regular season and statistically he was one of the best players on our team.
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…cause…you know….highly paid athletes with big contracts don't do sh*t….ever.
Don't you think "he's higly paid so he will be awesome" is a little . . . backwards?
You're right. Ryan Howard doesn't have a track record of insane production. He's been a huge bust since his callup from the minors.


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I'm going with JR Smith. He has the tools to be a game changer
I am looking for coach Woody to make HOF PG-Jason Kidd into our assistant-coach at running/orchestrating our guard-rotation as a player/coach this 2012-13 season.
I give all the 35+ age players big-props for competing in the 2011-12 crazy-game schedual.
Dallas owner Cuban made a big mistake by not offering PG-Berea & C-Chandler a sweet 1 year deal for a short 2011-12 season to defend their Championship.
I'm going with JR Smith. He has the tools to be a game changer
I am going to go with JR Smith lol. He has the tools to be a game changers as Pete just mentioned. The big thing is I think he will come into his own under Mike Woodson. It is going to be hard to keep him out of the game down the stretch due to his ability to play hard D against the opponents top scorer and stretch the court. I think he is going to average around 16 4 3 which will put him in the running for 6th man of the year and 55 plus wins for the home team
It has to be Felton. I don't believe anyone can back on Kidd playing a crap load of minutes at this juncture of his career. The Knicks will need someone to take control when Kidd isn't on the court. A motivated and much slimmer Felton ill expect. But Excluding Amare, I'd pick Ray. But Jr and the others named can be picked as well but Raymond will make the biggest difference
I voted Felton because he's in the prime age of his career and plays the position which has been shaky for us over the last 20 years.
I could also vote for Carmelo, because I think he's coming in with a full head of steam and he can play at a level where he's an X-factor because he dominates the game like Jordan. I think Carmelo has that X-factor ability, and this is his season.
Carmelo Season.


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You really can't get much cheaper than Late Night Slice ― $3 for a filling slice, cheap sides, hell, they've even got cans of Faygo ― but what makes it the best is that it doesn't taste cheap. And as the Mikey's empire continues to expand, they're doing their part to keep Columbus full without breaking the bank.
Runners-up: Nancy's Home Cooking, Blue Danube


text: From sour dough bread at Boudin Bakery to Ghirardelli Chocolate, the unique treats of San Francisco are the menu for this Food Lover's package. Tour and taste on your own schedule, but don't miss the Saturday Farmer's Market and Walking Tour of the Ferry Building Marketplace. Then shop 'til you drop at Macy's flagship store at Union Square.


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Different Bib, Same Baby
Remember when you were an adolescent and all the problems in your life were someone else's fault? Remember when the entire world revolved around you and your desires and everyone else could kiss off? Remember when you spent more time and energy whining and complaining than actually participating in the betterment of the world around you?
Well some people don't ever grow out of that.
Dear readers, you know how I feel about the huff-and-puff man-child Milton Bradley. He's a waste of talent, an infectious disease, a massive weight on the hopes and dreams of aspiring baseball clubs.
And he just doesn't get it.
From spinning make-believe stories about Chicago's evil, racist fan base to bad-mouthing Sweet Lou for something that took place 10 months ago to constantly forgetting how many outs there are in any given frame, Milton Bradley is the ultimate poster child for what is wrong with sports in the 21st century.
Me, me, me, me, me, whaa whaa whaa, me, me, me, me, me!!!
If I were Don Wakamatsu, here is the one thing I would say to this embarrassment of a professional athlete:
"Don't say a friggin' word. And don't make your customary grimacing faces, don't stare down umps, don't do anything but play baseball all season long. If you break these rules, you're gone. No questions. Gone. Outta here. See ya. Go away. Never come back."
And no, I wouldn't care how much money I had to pay him to leave.
In an era where seemingly nothing is certain, the one thing that can be counted on is that Milton Bradley will destroy his own team. He has proved it over and over again throughout his entire career.
And to be quite honest, he makes me want to throw-up.
So don't hate me (yeah, I mean you, Milton), because I'm right.
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I wanted to believe the deeper shade of blue might tame the demons within the mouth of Milton Bradley.
I really wanted to see a guy of his talent pull the boot staps up and prove he was better than his mouth.
2 game ejections in 3 days shows there are other issues in his system.
Maybe MLB was smart to earlier this year outlaw guns and big knives in the MLB clubhouse, because Bradley is looking like a meltdown waiting to happen…..Hopefully not during the Rays and M's first series in May…If Bradley will last that long.
Rays Renegade
Now I thought that maybe the reason Elijah Dukes mouth coach didn't show up this year was cause the Mariners hired him for Bradley, but I guess not, who knows maybe the Mariners will pick up Dukes to make a pair….
Outside the Phillies Looking In
Why does Wakamatsu defend him so fiercely? He goes beyond the limits of defending your player and says that they're "after" Bradley.
RR — If he lasts that long I think we'll all be surprised.
Peter — Bradley AND Duke!?!? Wow, might as well add Lastings Milledge and Steve Howe to the mix for fun😉
Cici — Lou did the same thing… until he'd seen enough.
I'll up Jane on this one: a shot collar! One that shuts him up when he starts in complaining and arguing a call. In fact, a shot collar should guarantee Bradley staying in the game (in helping the M's greatly), saving money on fines (helping the M's again) and keeping Don Wakamatsu from talking out the side of his neck in defending Bradley (ditto).
This was one crazy week in Spring Training…
The Mariners have such a good team this year that it would be a shame for them if Bradley created his usual distractions. He should be on a very short leash.
Throw up? Throw a chair instead! But really, don't hold back. Say what you really feel. In Dog Whisperer speak, Milton is Red Zone….He needs to go to the Center of Dog Rehabilitation.
Randy — I wonder if MLB would allow that. LOL.
Jane — I couldn't agree more.
Indians — And has!
Mike — Also, he should not be seen as a pack leader, like myself🙂
This guy is the tool of all tools. Baseball would be better off without him. And with BASEketball we can start anew…
Mike, I'm with ya. BASEketball! Now THERE'S a sport that could always use a "lil beeotch". Lol.
Yup Bradley really can't stop can he… Once a baby always a baby… in his case.


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Our own Kurt Busch earned his 23rd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory Sunday in dominant fashion, leading a race-high 76 of 110 laps in the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger at Infineon Raceway. Buschs winning margin of four-seconds over second-place Jeff Gordon was never in jeopardy and continued a month-long hot streak that includes three poles and a race win. It was the second win of the season for Dodge. Brad Keselowski gave Dodge its first victory earlier this month at Kansas.
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Hey, remember that time some people thought a sitcom about Hitler was a good idea? Turns out that not only did they get to keep their jobs, but they were promoted to Head of Everything and spent the rest of their lives humping television into the ground. Here are just a few of the ugly bastard progeny that the unholy union of sitcom writers and head trauma victims produced over the years:
6 Mr. Smith (1983)
That's the poster for Mr. Smith, an NBC sitcom where a talking orangutan becomes a political adviser! Can you imagine anything wackier? If you can, you're fired! This network doesn't need some goddamn revolutionary jamming up the gears of this finely oiled cliche machine.
Is that ... Kelsey Grammer?
The star of Mr. Smith was an orangutan named Cha Cha who was captured and taken to a government research center in Washington, D.C., where he drank an experimental mixture intended to increase human intelligence. This mixture gave Cha Cha an IQ of 256 and the ability to speak. Naturally, they immediately made him a political adviser. Get it? A monkey could do a politician's job!
You'd think that a talking orangutan would be one of the biggest scientist discoveries of all time, even in a sitcom world based around a joke your grandma would tell at Thanksgiving dinner (and get her booed away from the table for her trouble). But no, the entire premise is truly about the wacky shenanigans of a superintelligent primate in the world of politics.
JM Costumers
"I tried to present my cure for cancer, but the Senate filibustered it."
But they couldn't even be bothered to keep to basic satire: Cha Cha had a brother named Bobo who also escaped during the accident, so the show would often neglect its own barely existent plot to focus instead on the superintelligent Cha Cha keeping his still-primitive sibling out of trouble. Other wacky antics included various guest stars almost finding out that Mr. Smith was a talking monkey, and what happens when a talking monkey falls in love with a regular monkey. So they went into the show with two subjects -- "monkeys" and "politics" -- and it turns out that all they could handle was "monkeys."
But they didn't even do that very well: Mr. Smith was canceled after 13 episodes and replaced by the far superior oddly-intelligent-primate-tries-to-live-with-a-wacky-family sitcom Harry and the Hendersons.
5 The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (1998)
The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer was a sitcom that took place during the Civil War, and that's actually pretty cool. We're all for using a novel setting to explore complex social norms (or whatever it is that sitcom writers tell undergrad English students to get laid these days). The story revolved around a black servant named Desmond Pfeiffer who was kidnapped from England, forced into slavery and freed from slavery, and then accidentally ended up working for Abraham Lincoln.
We're sure this will be treated with all the tact and sensitivity a touchy subject like this requires.
Wait, this sitcom is about a black British manservant who mysteriously gets sold into bondage, is rescued from slavery and then is made to work in Lincoln's White House as they fight against slavery during the Civil War? How does one even arrive at a premise that stupidly complicated? That's four more twists than the worst M. Night Shyamalan movie. If the writers were trying to comment on politics, setting a show in the White House during the Civil War is a good enough vehicle. If they wanted to comment on racism, casting a slave as the protagonist is a bold move. We can't imagine what demographic the captured/recaptured/freed/re-employed ex-English black butler character was meant to appeal to, but there can't be that many survivors of Benson's sex dungeon.
With such a convoluted premise, ratings were bound to sink. Not helping matters were the confusing priorities of the show: Instead of dealing with race and history, as one would reasonably expect of a show about slavery and the Civil War, Desmond Pfeiffer was content to mock modern-day headlines in the basest possible fashion. They recast Abraham Lincoln, arguably the most revered president in history, as a one-note buffoonish sex addict in order to parody then-president Bill Clinton. It was not a job they did with subtlety, with lines like "You're no better than a horny hillbilly from Arkansas." One of the episodes was entitled "A.O.L.: Abe On-Line," where Lincoln became addicted to telegraph sex. Timely! In another, Lincoln hides behind enemy lines by dressing in drag. What the what?! Men dressed as women? We sure hope '90s couches came with sea belts, or else the viewers would be blown completely away!
"I-I-I-I beg you pardon?! How frightfully absurd!"
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"The players played with emotion, something we have been lacking lately. Even though we came out on the short end again, we played the game with a greater sense of pride," said Trojan head coach Tom Carrera.
"Seems our team is starting to finally come together and in a sense this is coming from our team is finally all together."
T-M scored a single run in the bottom of the first to grab an early 1-0 lead. The scoreboard remained that way through the next five innings. Beeville tied it in the top of the sixth as Joe Rey Garza crossed home plate thanks to a RBI hit from Daniel Amador.
The score was knotted at 1-1 as both pitchers controlled the opposition's bats for the most part.
The Warriors scratched for two runs in the bottom of the sixth off hurler Cameron Kremers and the Beeville defense to regain the lead. It was 3-1 with the Trojans having just one last chance to tie or go ahead in the seventh.
T-M pitcher Mason Hellums was up to the task though, and did not allow the Beeville boys to score in their final at bats to secure the 3-1 hard-fought victory. Hellums struck out 13 Beeville batters while allowing seven base hits.
Kremers went the distance for the Trojans, allowing 10 hits over six innings and struck out nine T-M batters. Kremers allowed just one earned run in the loss.
Marcus Gomez and Clay Blackwell picked up two hits apiece in the game. Garza, Kremers and Amador collected Beeville's other three hits.
With his entire team now devoted to baseball as basketball and soccer are no over, coach Carrera finally has a full squad of athletes for baseball.
"Our best game is still yet to come," said Carrera.
The Beeville varsity travels to G-P on Thursday night and then will host Victoria West at 7 p.m. Saturday at Joe Hunter Field.


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Is it economically viable to do so?
Would it be better to let the state handle the handful of required inspections?
Commissioner Carlos Salazar was the first of the commissioners to broach the idea of not filling the fire marshal's position.
"I know that the state doesn't require a county to appoint a fire marshal or even have a fire marshal," he said. "These places that need inspections, do they have the ability to call the state fire marshal?"
Bill Green, who has volunteered to handle a few inspections in the county, told commissioners during their meeting last Monday, May 13, that indeed business owners can utilize the state for their inspections, but it can be costly.
"I have found that the state fire marshal does charge travel from Corpus Christi," he said. "You are talking about mileage from there and fees."
The state charges $100 to inspect a nursing home, $150 for a restaurant and $200 for inspection of an industrial facility or warehouse.
When the county did have a fire marshal, the local fees were considerably lower than the state. Inspection of a child care facility was $50 — compared to $75.
An apartment, or similar type of residence was $75 while the state fee is $150.
Salazar said, "That cost would be borne by the person requiring those services.
"What is going to happen is the taxpayers are going to pay if we have one locally."
Commissioner Ken Haggard agreed that the county should look at the idea of not hiring its own fire marshal although he didn't say he was committed to the idea.
"That is something to consider," he said. "It says here — as requested."
The county, he said, is out the fire marshal's salary, however meager, if no one requests inspections.
Salazar said that in the absence of a local marshal, those needing fire inspections would simply be told to call the state.
"If they call the county judge's office and say, 'I need my business inspected,' a response from the county judge's office or us is, 'Here is a phone number for the state fire marshal in Corpus Christi. That is who we utilize in Bee County because we don't have a fire marshal.'"
The court made no decision as to whether to search out a new fire marshal, opting instead to discuss it with city officials in a workshop setting. They did, however, contract with Green to handle four inspections requested within the county — one of which was the courthouse.
"I have spent the last 32 years in the fire and safety business – both as a fire marshal and as a fire investigator," Green said highlighting his qualifications.
He also has been looking into the county's situation and discovered that whoever is hired to fill the vacant position will have quite a load to bear.
"This thing has kind of gotten a little out of control in a way," he said. "The research I have conducted shows that there is a great deal of responsibility that falls on the shoulders of the fire marshal.
"He basically becomes the chief fire official for the entire county.
"He is required to conduct fire and safety inspections not only in the county but in municipalities, including Beeville, when requested.
"He is also required to conduct all fire investigations as requested by the various fire departments."
Green said that the state charges for all inspections done by their fire marshal and board of insurance.
"The schedule of fees they charge runs from $75 up to over $300," he said.
"I have it on very good authority they did an inspection at the South Texas Children's Home, and they charged them $600 to inspect that facility," Green said. "Provision in the local code allows the commissioners court to charge fees for inspections conducted by the (local) fire marshal. The court determines what fees would be charged."
They cannot regulate state fees.
Green wasn't advocating himself for this local position either. He merely volunteered to fill in and conduct the four necessary inspections.
"I am not really looking for work," he said. "I am retired, and I really kind of like it."
In fact, Green also agreed to do the inspections at no cost to the county.
Green added, "I did not do this originally expecting any type of compensation."
Commissioner Dennis DeWitt asked, "Do we want to at least compensate him for his mileage?"
Judge David Silva, with unanimous approval from the court, responded, "I would not have any trouble at all if we could compensate for travel — it would be in order."
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Research activity at Laurier is expanding rapidly, with an increasing number of faculty earning national and international reputations in their areas of expertise. To facilitate and encourage research, the following research centres have been established. These centres create a focus for research by a group of scholars and provide a research environment to stimulate and nurture the research training of graduate students.
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Keep your life in balance while fighting for causes you believe in
By Patti Carmalt-Vener 10/06/2011
Dear Patti,
Is it healthy, unhealthy or a little bit of both to have extreme reactions to something that comes up in the news and want to get involved? I was driving on the freeway listening to the radio and heard about the 37-year-old homeless man, Kelly Thomas, who was allegedly beaten to death by six Orange County policemen. I was so shaken that I had to pull over on the side of the road and weep when I heard his father talk about how his schizophrenic son was taped screaming "Dad! Dad!" as he was clubbed and Tasered into a coma and then eventually to his death.
While I have great respect for law enforcement, I don't believe it was just a rogue cop. I think there's a small but significant number of a policeman drawn to the job due to a desire to bully or act out sadistic urges. It upsets me when society looks the other way when these things happen. I don't know if it takes higher wages or more screening to acquire more psychologically sophist-
icated police, but it scares me to think that loved ones who have an angry or drunken moment are at risk of this brutality.
I've been reading everything regarding the Thomas case and have even driven to Orange County and picketed the police station when I heard there was going to be a peaceful demonstration. It felt good to walk along the picket line for something I believed in but my husband felt I'd gone too far and was really "losing it." How does one know when they're just doing their civic duty or as my husband puts it — getting carried away? ~Ursula
Dear Ursula,
There's absolutely nothing wrong with responding emotionally and passionately to what's happening in your community or your world. We'd be in serious trouble, in fact, if we didn't react with outrage and cry out for social change when needed.
In dream analysis there's often a reference to social conscience and personal conscience. For example, if you dream of being in a bus that gets a flat tire, it may be a reference to society as a whole being "stuck." Getting a flat tire while driving alone in a car, however, may refer to your personal life journey becoming stagnated. Both are important aspects of one's life to examine. It sounds like you're concerned about social change where bullying and hatred are put to a stop. Sometimes the only way that can happen is if many — like you — aren't deadened with apathy toward society's wrongs but compassionate to change it.
It only becomes unhealthy when reactive feelings/behaviors become so intense they interfere with the quality of your life. If, for instance, you're going to so many demonstrations or reading so obsessively about social injustices that your relationships and or your domestic or occupational duties are being compromised, that might be of psychological concern. If so, it can be an opportunity to do some personal therapeutic work on yourself. In order to contribute to society in a grounded, stable way, one must be able to recognize whether overreactions are due to unfinished personal history.
Were you bullied when you were growing up? Have you ever had an unjust experience with law enforcement? Do you have a loved one that's especially vulnerable to police brutality due to homelessness, handicaps or a tendency to lean toward criminal behavior? Connecting to society through loving or identifying with others isn't necessarily bad but one needs to make sure it's an appropriate emotional response.
As for your husband's concern, ask him to do some self-reflection. Is he worrying out of deep concern for you? Since this is a new interest of yours, is he feeling jealous or a little neglected? Does he feel uncomfortable around confrontation and social change? What change in your behavior would have to happen in order to gain his respect and support? Talk these issues out together in order to be able to pursue your passion without it putting a wedge between you. Fight for the causes you believe in, Ursula, just strive to keep your life in a healthy balance.
Patti Carmalt-Vener, a faculty member with the Southern California Society for Intensive Short Term Psychotherapy, has been a psychotherapist in private practice for 23 years and has offices in Pasadena, Santa Monica and Canoga Park. Contact her at (626) 584-8582 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit her Web site: patticarmalt-vener.com.
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Yes, I'm backAugust 22nd, 2008 by Inez Steigerwald
Sorry it's been so long since I wrote. I reentered the US at the end of July and I've been home in MN since then. I'm working now on transcribing, oh joy. I got a lot more done last year than this year, and I think part of that is that last year I genuinely thought if I just worked hard enough I'd finish them all. Well, I worked damn hard and didn't even get halfway through. I often feel kind of hopeless about the task at hand—we've gone down three times, we've gotten a lot of information, but I feel like there's still so much I don't understand fully, and so much left to be done, and how will it ever possibly get done, especially since I have no clue what I'm doing or how to go about it. I try to get myself psyched up to transcribe, and I just feel like it will never get done, and we'll never have a book, and what's the point in even putting forth the effort.
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I haven't put up pictures. It's bad, I know. I don't know which to put up. Do I put up the pictures of the mountains and the clouds? The Madres cooking lunch and teaching us how to make tortillas? The mangled bodies? I have over 350 pictures from this trip, including about 70 from their archives, so you can imagine it's a little hard to know where to start. In the mean time, I'm just hoping if I ignore the task, it will go away.


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We also received the Mini-Grip bottles for the "big" kids for their lunches- they are kind of too old for anything "sippy spout" so having a smaller sized option that's also leakproof works really well for them, especially since the bottles are still in fun colors. I like the bright colors and the lack of designs on the bottles- although we did put some name labels on the bottles for identification (and as a nice surprise, the stickers we had happened to match the color of each of the kids' bottles they received!!)
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BARRE A St. Johnsbury man is being held on $5,000 bail on a charge alleging he choked a woman in a drunken rage.
Phillip B. Bishop, 28, pleaded not guilty Friday in Washington County criminal court to one count of aggravated domestic assault, a felony. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 15 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.
According to the police affidavit, officers responded to a reported domestic disturbance on Bromur Street in Barre on Thursday around 3:45 a.m. When they arrived, police say, Bishop was sitting on the porch. He was visibly upset and appeared intoxicated, according to the affidavit.
Officers then spoke with a woman inside the home. The woman was also visibly upset and crying, and police saw red marks and scratches around her neck and throat, as well as redness on her chest and a small cut on her lower lip.
The woman told police she woke up and Bishop was cooking. When the woman asked if Bishop was going to eat all the food, she told police, he became agitated and started yelling at her. The woman said she told Bishop not to drink anymore in the house, which caused Bishop to become even more agitated.
The woman told police she tried to dump out three 24-ounce cans of beer but that Bishop wouldnt let her and chased her into the laundry room, where he put his arm around her neck to stop her. The woman said she fell to the floor and Bishop sat on her, putting both his hands on her neck and starting to squeeze. The woman told police she couldnt breathe so she grabbed for Bishops face and he let her up.
The woman ran from the laundry room to the bedroom, and Bishop followed her, continuing to yell, according to the affidavit. The woman told police she tried to secure the rent money, which she was afraid Bishop would take, when Bishop grabbed her and threw her over the bed and onto the floor. She told Bishop she would call the police, and he became more agitated, she said.
The woman told police Bishop again put his hands around her neck and she wasnt sure if he would stop. She elbowed Bishop in the ribs to get him off her.
When police spoke with Bishop, he said the woman attacked him and punched him in the mouth for cooking. He also told police they had better take him to jail or he was going to kill someone.
When asked if he hit the woman, Bishop said, Im not going to lie. I never hit her, but I did throw her around in the apartment when she attacked me, according to the affidavit.
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