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Has some great definitions and easy to understand diagrams
Has some great definitions and easy to understand diagrams
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Maybe of interest to members about to undergo surgery in understanding procedures (or scare the hell out of them)
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that link won't work for me, mark. i don't know if the site is down or something?
Diagnosed in March 2001 by family GP after my mum noticed an asymmetry in my spine. Referred to a consultant at the RNOH, Stanmore and started attending consultations for x-rays twice a year. Prescribed a TLSO brace to be worn 16 hours per day. Began with double major curves at approx 48 degrees. Offered surgery in 2003 aged 16 and declined to continue with school. Requested surgery in 2005 instead. Had T11-L3 fused on 16th July 2005 and haven't looked back! Released for all activities in March 2006, having been driving and riding horses with consultant's permission since 7 weeks post op.
Sorry my fault i missed a w of the www.bit
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Iatrogenic loss of lordosis is now frequently recognized as a complication following placement of thoracolumbar
instrumentation, especially with distraction instrumentation. Flat-back syndrome is characterized by forward inclination
of the trunk, inability to stand upright, and back pain. Evaluation of the deformity should include a full-length lateral
radiograph obtained with the patients knees and hips fully extended. The most common cause of the deformity
includes the use of distraction instrumentation in the lumbar spine and pseudarthrosis.
Surgical treatment described in the literature includes opening (Smith-Petersen) osteotomy, polysegmental osteotomy,
and closing wedge osteotomy. The authors will review the literature, cause, clinical presentation, prevention, and
surgical management of flat-back syndrome.
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Interesting paper. I hadn't realised that flatback had been identified and named by Moe as far back as 1976 - that's a full 18 years before my surgery which left me with significant positive sagittal balance. Generally the turning point is given as LaGrone's study and paper in the late 1980s, which managed to capture the interest required to make a change. Most surgeons had stopped using Harrington rods by around 1990, and it was widely enough recognised as a problem that my first surgeon, a local hip and knee guy with "an interest" knew about the risks (although ironically enough, it would have been better if he hadn't - a Harrington would have done me less damage, but only because he was not specialised enough to handle the kind of instrumentation that he actually used).
Diagnosed at 15 with 50° curve, but probably juvenile IS. Fused in kyphosis (by non-specialised ortho) with a/p surgery T10-L2 @ 21, posterior only revision surgery to correct kyphosis @ 29. Now 38 with further revision surgery and extension of fusion to sacrum required to correct residual kyphosis, restore lordosis and address spinal stenosis.
European paper on management of chronic lower back pain
chronic lower back pain
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A bit complicated but maybe of interest to members
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I wish they'd also studied the ventilation without supplemental oxygen. I want to know how my treatment is likely to do.
Thanks for the link, Mark. Very interesting.
congenital scoliosis, thoracic fusion without instrumentation in 1974 (age 11mos), re-operated in 1975 (age 17mo.s) ~ lung volume 25-30%
Sleep fragmentation in kyphoscoliotic individuals with alveolar hypoventilation treated by NIPPV
JR Bach, D Robert, P Leger and B Langevin
Department of Reanimation Medicale l'Hopital de la Croix Rousse, Lyon, France.
Intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) delivered via nasal access can normalize alveolar ventilation for individuals with chronic alveolar hypoventilation (CAH) due to neuromuscular disease, spinal cord injury, or skeletal deformity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of nasal IPPV (NIPPV) air leakage-associated oxyhemoglobin desaturations (dSATs) on the sleep efficiency of kyphoscoliotic individuals with severe pretreatment nocturnal dSATs. Only individuals using nocturnal NIPPV without supplemental oxygen therapy were studied. Seven such individuals were able to maintain PaO2 greater than 60 mm Hg without supplemental oxygen therapy (five had been using oxygen therapy in the pretreatment period), had fewer hospitalizations, and had improvements in symptoms, arterial blood gas values, and nocturnal oxyhemoglobin saturation (SAT) by nocturnal NIPPV. This occurred despite polysomnographically observed sleep disruption and sleep stage changes associated with frequent transient dSATs and massive insufflation leakage. Arousals and dSATs were most frequent during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep with the latter occurring at a frequency of 10/h. The dSATs resulted in brief arousals or lightening of sleep stage 76% of the time. With or without arousal, central nervous system mediated reflex muscular activity occurred to diminish leak and normalize SAT. We conclude that the effectiveness of nocturnal NIPPV is dependent in part on central mediated muscular activity.
Thats the link to the report
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Matina/Becky - I hope this gives you a better understanding of measuring Kyphotic curves. It baffled the hell out of me so good luck any questions just post away.
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Just found this article while running a search, guys any idea what this is all about and how safe it is?
Revolutionary device used in spine surgery
Our Correspondent
Noida, January 1
Fortis Hospital, Noida, is the first hospital in South East Asia which claims to have used DIAM (Device for Intervertebral Assisted Motion) in spine surgery. This revolutionary device in spine surgeries overcomes the shortcomings of the stereotype mode of surgery in which screws and rods are used to support the spine. Therefore, post-operation stiffness of the back troubles the patient.
The device has been invented by Prof Jean Taylor, Monaco, France.
Prof A K Singh, Director Neurosciences, Fortis Hospital and Dr Samjeev Dua, Sr Consultant Neurosurgery, had conducted the first surgery using this device.
In DIAM surgery, a bag filled with silicon gel is inserted between the two vertebras after creating a proper bed for it. This process helps in restoring the space between the adjacent vertebrae and opens up the canals through which the nerves can easily pass, thus relieving pressure on the nerves. The process enables the complete range of movement as the silicon bag adjusts to pressures by molding itself temporarily and then regaining its shape.
The spine is made of individual bones called vertebrae, which provide support for the spine.
These vertebrae are connected in front of spine by intervertebral discs that help support the spine and also allow it to move. Neck and lower back pain are the most common existing spine problems.
Though the surgical treatment for it has existed for long, but with DIAM the efficiency and results of spine surgeries will reach next level in India.
Prof. A. K. Singh, Director, Neurosciences, Fortis Hospital, Noida said, At this moment, DIAM has been implanted in three patients at Fortis. It has been well received by the patients. The greater patient satisfaction will encourage the widespread use of DIAM in India in future.
DIAM is suitable for patients who are unable to walk because of leg pain or weakness of legs brought on by walking.
It seems that it is a special kind of disc replacement to be used for conditions such as degenerated discs and cord compression. In some cases it is necessary to fuse a couple of vertebrae, but sometimes a disc replacement can be performed - it seems here that some cases that would originally have warranted fusion may be able to be treated with this device instead, without fusion.
Traditional disc replacements are made from hard materials but this one seems to be made of silicone. Supposedly it opens up the spine better and helps with blood supply and nerve freedom.
Unfortunately it won't work for spinal deformity, but it may be interesting for those who are suffering disc degeneration above or below their fusion. Thanks for the link!
History of surgery for the correction of spinal deformity
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Congenital anomalies of the vertebrae producing a scoliosis, kyphoscoliosis or kyphosis are potentially serious conditions, which can, on occasion, result in an extremely severe rigid spinal deformity with possible spinal cord compression. The key to successful management depends on: (1) Early diagnosis while the curve is still small. (2) Anticipation of the likely prognosis based on the type and site of the vertebral anomaly, the degree of growth imbalance it produces and the amount of spinal growth remaining. (3) Preventing progression of the deformity and this may necessitate surgical treatment in the first few years of life. It is much better to carry out a relatively simple operation to balance the growth of the spine at an early stage than to wait and perform potentially hazardous anterior and posterior spinal surgery as a salvage procedure at a later stage.
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Report: Marrone To Take Bills Job
The man must like a challenge.
Doug Marrone, the head coach of Syracuse University's football team for the last four years, is taking head coach duties vwith the Buffalo Bills, ESPN reported Sunday.
Marrone is credited with reviving the moribund S.U. football program, which had a 26-57 record in the seven years before his arrival. He finished with a 25-25 record.
Marrone will replace Chan Gailey, who was fired Monday after the Bills went 6-10 for the second year in a row.
The Bills last had a winning season in 2004, when the team went 9-7, and has finished out of the playoffs for more than a decade.
Although S.U. was Marrone's first head coaching job, he had seven years as an assistant coach in the NFL before taking the S.U. job.
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Last season Jason Kidd's veteranship/respect from teammates, oponents, and refferees were more valuable to the Knicks than Melo's high scoring .. Kidd's 19 yr career never needed a high-scorer or a first option scorer to make his team a winning postseason team. In the last 30 years Kidd / Bird /and Magic leads the NBA in the most Tripple-Double games, plus the trio leads the NBA in the most improve teammates performance.
In the past 12 yrs Jason Kidd has been one of the leagues TOP-3 team-complimentary (Gellin) players in the NBA.
What makes Jason Kidd such a high valuable player (that Cuban embarrasse himself last offseason) is Kidd always find a way to get all his teammates involve on offense/defense by making sure they score.
And that was hard task to do under HC Woody Plan "Give the ball to Melo or JR".
Carmelo Anthony career has been an individual high-scorer nothing else, which made Melo a Top-5 high-scorer in the past 6 seasons. Big-Big difference.
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Refugio County Chief Deputy Sheldon Wiginton said the county was in a drought situation again, and he recommended the ban.
He added that the county has had several fires from blow-out tires and chains dragging.
Also, commissioners approved acknowledgement that Southcross Energy Partners has committed $56,000 for expanding the community center in Bonnie View.
Commissioner Stanley Tuttle said that he has added $33,000 to his Precinct 2 budget for the remainder of the community center project, including a concrete porch (16 by 96 feet) and electricity and air conditioning.
Tuttle said he made cuts in his budget and is over $10,000 after those cuts.
Commissioners also heard Commissioner Ann Lopez's plea for a new chip spreader for road work. The current chip spreader has chronic breakdowns.
Commissioners discussed financing a new chip spreader.
County Judge Rene Mascorro said the county had no marginal debt, and financing would not affect the tax rate.
The chip spreader cost, which could be more than $100,0000, will be included in on budget planning in the next couple of weeks.
Commissioners also heard a plea for monetary help from Tim Hornback, executive director of the Golden Crescent Court Appointed Special Advocates.
Hornback said CASA recruits and trains volunteers to be guardians of abused children until their cases are resolved and they are out of foster homes.
He said as of July 31, five children were being helped in Refugio County.
He estimated that it cost about $1,300 per child per year to serve.
He noted that his organization has about half of what is needed, but is requesting help from the county if possible.
County Judge Rene Mascorro said the request could be considered in next year's budget.
Hornback also mentioned that training of CASA volunteers would take place in Refugio on Oct. 21, 23, and 25.
Commissioners approved a five-year abatement for A.J. Carter III and Judy Carter for their $150,000 investment in a new residence in Austwell.
The abatement begins in 2015 with 80 percent of taxes excused; in following years the percentage goes down to 60 percent, 40 percent and 20 percent.
Commissioners approved the low bids for road materials: G.P. Transport for crushed limestone; Vulcan Construction Materials for aggregate; and Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions for emulsion asphalt.
Betty Collier with GrantWorks Inc. said the next step after accepting bids for materials in the process to comply with the Texas Department of Transportation Infrastructure Fund grant was to wait for the environmental study, which is expected in about two weeks.
She after that, word from TxDOT to begin work will come. The county has several county roads up for repair with the grant money.
Commissioner Ann Lopez said an unannounced visit by the Texas Commission on Environment Quality resulted in the TCEQ not being aware that her precinct had a transfer station and a used oil collection station.
Lopez said she has 30 days to apply for a permit for each and turn in an annual report of what was brought to the transfer station.
Tuttle estimated that the transfer station and used oil collection station have been there since the early 1990s.
Lopez said the TCEQ requirements will be tough to comply with and probably incur additional costs to the county, including the cost of additional containers for separation of certain materials.
Also, after a lengthy workshop on an airport agreement lease contract, commissioners tabled the item until County Attorney Todd Steele could make corrections and suggestions as noted during the workshop.
Commissioners also recognized Election Administrator Rachael Garcia for 15 years service to the county. And Justice of the Peace Lorraine Lopez was recognized for 20 years of service


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Hailing from Surrey, BC, striker Nick Apostol joined Whitecaps FC Residency in Sept. 2011 after being part of the club's Prospects program and representing Western Canada at youth level.
From 2008 to 2011, Apostol was a member of Whitecaps FC Prospects, where he trained under Residency staff coach Bart Choufour.
2016: Apostol was called up to Whitecaps FC 2 for a two-match Texas road trip in July, He was an unused substitute at Rio Grande Valley FC on July 13, then made his professional debut three days later at San Antonio FC.
The striker started his soccer career in his hometown of Surrey, BC, with Guildford Athletic Club from 2006 to 2008. Apostol then made the jump to Metro level when he joined Surrey Guildford United from 2009 to 2010. It was with Surrey Guildford United that the forward won the 2010 League Conference Cup title. In 2011, Apostol represented Western Canada at the Danone Nations Cup.
As a student, Apostol attended Riverdale Elementary School in Surrey, BC, from 2005 to 2010. He currently attends Scott Creek Middle School in Coquitlam, BC.
Apostol is a fan of three big European clubs in English Premier League giants Liverpool FC and Manchester United FC, as well as Spanish Primera Liga club Real Madrid. The striker is an admirer of Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid and Portugal) and Wayne Rooney (Manchester United and England). The striker hopes to one day play at Manchester United's Old Trafford home. When not playing soccer, Apostol enjoys playing FIFA 11 on PlayStation 3, while his favourite food is lasagna.


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The staff of Hampton-Moreno-Dugat Early Childhood Center would like to thank the Joe Barnhart Foundation for awarding the One School One Book grant again this year. One Book One School (OBOS) is a program that, under the direction of Elementary Librarian Melissa Hughes, began in 2012. It provides the opportunity for students to have their own copy of a book that the entire school reads together at a set day and time. This will hopefully lead to the building of a home library and spark interest in literacy at a young age.
The book chosen this year was Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes by Eric Litwin. It is a wonderful piece of children's literature about a cool cat who doesn't let little things get him down. The story is predictable and uses song and early decoding so that the young children are able to follow along. The excitement was contagious as staff prepared for a full week of activities and thematic learning. The hallways, cafeteria and the staff itself were decorated and dressed in Pete the Cat gear.
Once again, the Joe Barnhart Foundation needs to be thanked for enriching the lives of students in Beeville. Without their assistance, this incredible week would not have been achieved.
Denise Scott and the entire HMD staff


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WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Tanaka America, of Auburn, Wash., is voluntarily recalling about 7,500 hedge trimmers and 1,400 augers. The fuel tank vents on these products can leak, posing a fire hazard.Tanaka and CPSC have received one report of a hedge trimmer catching fire and causing minor damage. No injuries have been reported.The products are orange with black handles and have "Tanaka" and the model number printed on the recoil starter cover. The serial number is located on a label on the side of the engine. The model and serial number ranges are:
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If it's not mainstream or an industry standard, most likely it will fade away. Like the 2.88mb FD, 120MB zip drive, 800-900 MB CDs.
TDK has developed and demonstrated its Blu-ray disc (BD) media with 320GB capacity. The write once disc features ten layers and each layer sports higher than standard capacity, which means that the media is incompatible with existing Blu-ray players.
TDK's 320GB disc sports ten layers and each layer has storage capacity of 32GB, up 7GB from standard 25GB, reports Tech-On web-site. According to the media report, it is possible to write and read data on and from the disc by using a blue-violet semiconductor laser with an oscillation wavelength of 405nm and an objective lens with a numerical aperture (NA) of 0.85, which are currently used for the Blu-ray disc. Still, according to Blu-ray disc association (BDA), BDs with higher than 50GB capacities are incompatible with existing players.
The capacity breakthrough is achieved by using different materials for the layers: the L0 layer consists of Si-Cu alloy, whereas the L1 to L9 layers consist of either bismuth peroxide or germanium dioxide.
TDK exhibited its 320GB media at Ceatec Japan trade-show earlier this month.
The 320GB media from TDK boasts impressive capacity, but it is not the highest-capacity Blu-ray disc ever demonstrated. Pioneer Corp. said in mid-2008 that it had succeeded in developing a 16-layer read-only optical disc with a capacity of 400GB for the first time in the world. Later in 2008 Pioneer also said that technology-wise it could develop a 500GB BD.
Earlier this month the BDA said officially that existing Blu-ray disc players would not be compatible with 100GB or 200GB BD media. Nevertheless, BDA indicated that 50GB should be enough for movies for many years to come.
"I think there will be applications for larger capacity recordable discs, but it would be difficult for [discs larger than 50GB] to achieve compatibility with the installed base of players. This is because player manufacturers design players to meet published specifications that define maximum media capacity, which in the case of Blu-ray Disc, is 50GB on two-layer media," said Andy Parsons, the chairman BDA's promotion committee in the U.S., in an interview with Home Media Magazine.


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The use of three dots at the end of a sentence has a name: ellipsis. The word's origin has been traced to the Greek language and is a series of marks that "usually indicate an intentional omission of a word or sentence, or whole section from the original text being quoted," (www.wikipedia.org [2]).
An ellipsis can also be used to indicate a pause in speech, an unfinished thought, or, at the end of a sentence; a trailing off into silence (aposiopesis). "When placed at the beginning or end of a sentence, the ellipsis can also inspire a feeling of melancholy longing."
Not to be confused with an ellipse, "a plane curve that results from the intersection of a cone by a plane in a way that produces a closed curve" (it's all Greek to me), this triple-dot punctuation mark is also called a "suspension point," or colloquially, dot-dot-dot.
I use ellipses daily, in writing or conversation, where I often find my thoughts trailing off into the air, and as summer draws to a close, I begin to review where I've been, the wonderful concerts I've attended, the art shows perused, the long, lazy days at the dock and ...
Before melancholia takes hold, I'll try to shake it off and be thankful for the few dry days we had. This past weekend, I joined the sold-out crowd of uber-fans who showed up (in droves) at Bethel Woods (www.bethelwoodscenter.org [3]) to pay homage to Sir Elton John, who graced the Hudson Valley with his presence, his talent and most of all, his songs. As he played a solid three-hour (no intermission) set of hit after hit, I silently lamented the end of the concert season (I guess that's why they call it the blues), took a few pictures and sat back to listen.
John, now 64, may have spread a bit (around the middle) but his music and (IMHO) incredible skill as a musician show no signs of age. Appropriately opening the show with "Saturday Night," he instantly segued into "I'm Still Standing" and proceeded to deliver monster chart toppers "Bennie and the Jets," "Crocodile Rock," "Tiny Dancer" and a 20-minute-long version of signature song "Rocket Man" that had the audience over the moon with excitement, appreciation and awe.
With more than 75 incredible songs in his catalog, John must be one of the richest composers in the world—but as most people know, he is also one of the most giving to his audience: his many charitable causes and his largesse is as legendary as his repertoire. While the large-scale shows in the pavilion may have drawn to a close for the season, there are still wonderful programs waiting in the wings at the Bethel Woods Event Gallery through the next few months, and I look forward to the Brawner Brothers Band (10/14), Minas: Brazilian Adventure (10/23) and Brother Jocephus & the Love Revival Revolution orchestra (11/13), among others.
In addition, the Harvest Festival kicked off on the Bethel Woods grounds this past week, and I always enjoy the weeks-long celebration of all things autumn. As we prepare to put away the swimsuits and pack up the hammocks, I am reminded of what a great season still lies ahead. Pumpkins are already emerging throughout the region and "Jeff Fest" (www.jeffersonvillemainstreet.com [4]) is just around the corner, replete with duck races and a Main Street party (8/17) that will chase away the end-of-summer blues while heralding the fall foliage that (considering the rainfall) should be more than spectacular this year.
The Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop (scdw.net) is presenting "The Diary of Anne Frank" and "Wrong Window" this month and next, and there will be concerts, productions and scores of art shows to attend as summer gives way to fall. Each year at this time, I hear the strains of Michel Legrand's haunting melody, "The Summer Knows," play endlessly in my head as I break out the first sweater and begin to rake: "The summer smiles, the summer knows. And unashamed, she sheds her clothes. And if you've learned your lesson well, there's little more for her to tell. One last caress, it's time to dress for fall" dot-dot-dot...


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By Don Voltz 3:39pm, November 19, 2012 - Updated 3:42pm, November 19, 2012In what might be considered an understatement, Delaware football coach K.C. Keeler called the just completed football season a disappointing year.
Keeler noted that in every loss, the Blue Hens were tied or within 7 points by the start of the 4th quarter...but in each case, the opponent either blew them out or Delaware couldn't come up with the big play they needed to win.
Delaware had a stretch of three games where they lost to ODU by 5 points, Towson by 7 in overtime and to Richmond by 6.
However, they also fell apart in the 4th quarter against New Hampshire and Villanova with their only conference wins coming against 1-7 William and Mary and 0-8 Rhode Island.
Keeler said he feels confident they'll rebound next year since 21 players will be coming back who started games this year...but he said it won't just happen, they need to do a lot of hard work.
Keeler said they'll still be young next year having played a large number of freshmen and sophomores this year due to injuries.
Keeler wouldn't comment on the staff and any possible changes...he was specifically asked about whether offensive coordinator Jim Hofher would be back and he said he was evaluating the staff and wouldn't make any announcements right away.
He did acknowledge the offense needed to be more creative, but also gave his quarterback, Trent Hurley, support. Hurley threw 10 touchdown passes but was intercepted 14 times.
Hurley was frequently under extreme pressure and the Blue Hens offensive line gave up a league-high 30 sacks on the season.
Keeler says an automatic rebound by his team next year isn't a given, but he believes with hard work, they can have a good season next year.
This year's team finished 5-6, the 3rd losing season under Keeler and second in the last 5 years. They also missed the playoffs for the 4th time in 5 years.
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Hey girls--It's me, Krista. Ada Grace and I are home and doing pretty well. The hospital stay wasn't too bad until the last night. She was born at 7 pounds 14 oz, was down to 7 pounds 2.5 oz on Saturday night, and Sunday night she had gone down to 7 pounds even. Once they weighed her and found this out, I got woken up by the nurse at 4:00 in the morning when they brought her back to me and she told me I had to supplement. I told her, even in my sleepy haze that I WOULD NOT give her a bottle. SHe said that the SNS system has to be done by an LC and there wasn't one there, I told her that was fine, or she could cup feed her...no bottles!! She came back w/the SNS and had put 2/3 oz in it. Ada Grace sucked it down and then quit eating all together! I was mortified, and never used it again. We went to the doctor yesterday to have her weight and billi-rubin levels checked and she was up to 7 pounds 4 oz--a gain of 4 oz in about 36 hours. THANK GOD!!! I didn't want to use that SNS system anymore.
On to my latch question....when she latches on, I get this horrible excruciating stabbing pain for like 3 or 4 seconds, then it goes away. Is this normal??? I don't remember feeling this w/DS, but he was never really good at latching on either.
Also--I've started to get that hard engorged feeling in my left breast. I stood in the shower a bit longer this morning, and just let the water run over me and it just ran...I'm feeling much better now. I go to my first LLL meeting tomorrow night, and I'm SO READY to get out of the house. DH thinks it is too early to take her out--what do y'all think?


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The root causeJune 28,2013
The root cause
With the threat of flooding in recent weeks throughout our state and country, you will find concerned citizens everywhere, joining together in seeking ways to protect their communities against the ravaging damages to their homes, properties and lives.
Its unfortunate that our elected officials dont seem to have that same concern. Why do I say that? Simply because were not seeing the real action being taken to correct the root cause of these storms: climate change.
Our governing officials and regulators are turning a blind eye and deaf ear by continuing to allow unneeded and unwanted polluting industry into our communities; once again allowing profit to take precedent over human existence. Just look at the proposals that communities have come up against in the last year in our state; biomass plants, large-scale wind projects, asphalt industry, garbage dumps, to name a few. All being proposed in our namesake,the Green Mountain State.
Polluting industry should be made accountable for the damages and loss they are creating for citizens in this state and across our country. Yet as always, citizens are left to clean up the destruction caused by industry polluters, who are the true responsble parties and destroyers of our enviroment.
I suggest the next time you have the opportunity to shake hands and speak to your elected officials at a local venue, parade, festival, race track, or fundraiser, ask them how theyre addressing these issues and protecting you against the flooding and storm destruction we are seeing and will continue to see in years to come.
Dont be afraid of infringing on their enjoyment of the moment; by not taking action and protecting the health, safety and interest of citizens, arent they infringing on yours?
Lori Bernier
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Let us go back in time to August 21, 2010. Due to the generosity of Mr. Gibson McKean, my fishing buddy Dr. Oliver Herz, DVM, and I were to have an opportunity to fish Cliff Lake. Mr. McKean owns the land surrounding the lake and also has the key to unlock the gate guarding the premises. We were to meet Mr. McKean at noon so that he could guide us through the maze of dirt roads that lead to the lake and also unlock the gate for us.
After unlocking the gate leading to the lake, Mr. McKean gave us a key so that we would be able to unlock this gate on our way out. After leaving us at the lake, it was his intention to relock the gate using a spare key. I watched while Oliver very carefully placed our key in the glove compartment of my van.
Cliff Lake is a pristine body of water that supposedly harbors a large number of sizeable smallmouth bass. Oliver elected to use his spinning rod while I stayed with a fly rod. Unfortunately, the smallmouth bass in the lake absolutely refused to eat anything that we offered them. Our catch for the day were two small yellow perch that fell for Oliver's spinning lures. My fly fishing efforts only resulted in my living up to my nickname.
When it came time for us to leave, we narrowly averted a complete disaster. Upon reaching the dam at the far end of the lake, we made a wrong turn. At this point, we passed a small white car parked near the dam. When we realized our mistake, I turned the van around and passed the dam for a second time. This time the driver of the white car noticed us and waved as we passed by. When we arrived at the locked gate, I became aware that the driver of the white car had followed us. It turned out that he was an employee of the Alliance Energy Company. They use the water releases from several small impoundments in the area to generate electricity. When he learned we were friends of Mr. McKean, he whipped out a key and unlocked the gate for us. This was most fortunate, for when we looked in the glove compartment for the key given to us by Mr. McKean it was nowhere to be found. If we had not made that wrong turn, we might have wound up sleeping in the van. Despite removing everything from the glove compartment, Oliver and I never found that key. It had vanished.
On February 7 of this year, Barb and I had driven down to the Fort Worth Fly Fishers meeting. As she started to exit the car she exclaimed, "Wait a minute, what is this?" She bent down to pick up something from the floor mat at her feet. She retrieved the item and extended her open hand towards me. I was stunned. How could this be? In her palm was a small padlock key.
Since that day on Cliff Lake, my van had been driven over 28,000 miles. A good many of those miles had been over the bumpiest roads imaginable. The cover of the glove compartment had been opened and closed often, its contents emptied and replaced numerous times. Nevertheless, not until that evening had the key suddenly appeared at Barb's feet. Where had it been hiding for over a year and a half? I guess we will never know. Yeah, yeah, I know, "fishermen are born honest but they get over it." However, this is as true a tale as I have ever spun.


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This file photo shows fire and smoke rising after shells exploded in the Syrian village of Bariqa, close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria, near Alonei Habashan on the Israeli occupied Golan Heights, Nov. 7, 2012.
JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military has fired a missile into Syria, the first time Israel has been drawn into the fighting in the neighboring country.
The military said it fired the missile as a warning shot on Sunday after a stray mortar from Syria hit a military post in the Golan Heights. Israel captured the Golan from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war and subsequently annexed it.
The military says no damage or injuries were reported inside Israel.
A string of mortar shells have struck the Golan during the Syrian civil war. Israel views the fire as accidental, but nonetheless has warned that it holds Syria responsible.
It came as Syrian opposition groups, meeting in the Qatari capital Doha, signed an initial agreement to form a new coalition of forces fighting to end the rule of President Bashar Assad.
"An initial deal has been signed. The evening session will be for electing the president of the body and his deputy," Ali Sadreddine al-Bayanouni, a Muslim Brotherhood delegate, told reporters in Doha.
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The new body, made up of groups inside and outside Syria, would be called the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, delegates said.
The group's leader, once chosen, will automatically become the focal point for opposition activities.
U.S. diplomats and officials from Qatar, which has bankrolled opposition to Assad and played a major role in Arab diplomacy against him, have prodded the players over the past week to come to an arrangement.
Thousands have fled violence in Syria in the last 24 hours, with many Syrian refugees now sheltering in Turkish camps. In his latest interview, Syrian President Assad says his army is trying to avoid civilian deaths. NBC's John Ray reports.
The parties were close to a deal in the early hours of Sunday after Qatari and United Arab Emirates officials pressed them to agree, but it appeared to fall through when the meeting broke up at 3 a.m.
The Syrian National Council (SNC), which has led overseas opposition activity over the past year, had lost the confidence of Washington and other powers who saw it as ineffective and riven with personal disputes.
The new plan involves a 55- or 60-member assembly alongside a military council including rebel groups such as the Free Syrian Army and a judicial council.
It will seek to obtain international recognition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people and form a ten-member government-in-waiting, SNC member Wael Merza told Reuters.
At the talks in Doha bringing together various opposition groups, the SNC had been concerned at being sidelined in the wider body, a U.S.-backed proposal presented by prominent dissident Riad Seif.
As fighting rages in Syria with heavy air raids, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. would push for a major revamp in Syria's opposition leadership. NBC's Keith Miller reports.
A source inside the meeting said the SNC had asked to continue the talks on Sunday but that it would be a "last chance", suggesting that opposition figures behind the U.S.-backed initiative are threatening to go ahead without the SNC.
International backers of the opposition fear that rapidly changing events on the ground could lead to Assad's rule collapsing and jihadist militias seizing the initiative in a power vacuum if no opposition body abroad is in a position to step in immediately.
Anti-Assad protests erupted nearly 20 months ago, meeting a violent response which led to a conflict that has cost more than 38,000 lives and threatens to spill into neighboring countries
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Broadview rancher John Wood stands in the middle of the great saucer-shaped depression of the playa lake. (Staff photo: Andy DeLisle)
By Marlena Hartz: CNJ staff writer
Birds dart toward the edge of the great saucer-shaped depression and disappear in a patch of yellowed grass. John Wood stands in the middle of his concave field, and observes the flurry, amused.
Some seasons, his field fills with water. This summer, a drought has caked the root-beer dirt, driven fissures through it. Mint-green sage and sporadic reeds cover its bottom, like camouflage.
Despite its appearance, this is no ordinary field, but a wetland. Wood owns one of the largest playa lakes in Curry County. The depression spans 154 acres. A good rain — of 3 inches or more — will transform it into an oasis.
"People around here used to think of (playas) as wastelands, but they really aren't," said Wood, a third-generation rancher and farmer who owns 800 acres of land in Broadview.
Wood does not allow his cattle to graze near the playa. He is one of less than a dozen farmers and ranchers in eastern New Mexico enrolled in a government incentive program, which pays landowners to restore and conserve playas and nearby uplands, according to officials.
"There's just so much we don't know about what's under our feet," said Wood, who is in the third year of his involvement in the conservation program.
Awareness of playas, however, is growing, according to New Mexico conservationists. Especially as evidence shows that playas, naturally occurring wetlands that go through dry and wet cycles, are the primary source of recharge for the Ogallala Aquifer.
Research indicates the High Plains aquifer will dry up in 30 to 40 years.
"People are just now becoming aware of what they used to think of as mud holes," said Tish McDaniel, a local conservationist.
Playas "are the sole lifeline to making that resource (the aquifer) last longer," according to Debbie Slobe, spokesperson for the Playa Lakes Joint Venture.
Deep sinkholes and fissures along the bottom of playas act as conduits for water to funnel into the aquifer. The soil that cups playas also has more hydrogen than soil found elsewhere, research indicates.
There are more than 1,000 playas in Curry and Roosevelt counties, and more than 1,000 in Lea County alone, according to local conservationists. More than 4,000 playas dot eastern New Mexico, and more than 50,000 are spread throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado.
Thousands of migratory birds depend on the wetlands for food.
Playas are plentiful, but about 95 percent are on private land, complicating conservation efforts, according to Slobe.
"(Playas) are a critically endangered resource," said Slobe, her organization based in Colorado.
"Because they are in private lands, there is not a whole lot of access, so they are really not on the radar screen as far as conservation organizations go."
People build roads next to playas, pave over them, and encircle them with crops; without native grasses to act as a buffer, they are being filled with sediment, according to conservationists.
"What we have seen in the last 20 years is really … (playas) are holding a lot less water than they did 20 years ago," said Loren Smith, a professor of wildlife ecology at Texas Tech University who has studied playas for more than two decades.
"We know that playas are very important to aquifer recharge, and the aquifer is dropping rapidly, primarily because of agricultural use," Smith said.
Still, he said, "No one knows how much water is going down to the aquifers. It can take years to go down. We need to determine how much is going down and if sediments are negatively affecting recharge.
"I tend to think they are," Smith said.
Using temperature probes to track recharge, Smith hopes to prove his theory. If he and his colleagues succeed, government conservation efforts will boom, he said.
Meanwhile, conservationists race to educate the public.
In Clovis, they have made progress.
City Commissioner Randy Crowder and Public Works Director Harry Wang are working to safeguard the 11 playas in the city limits.
Wang is developing a plan to shield playa topsoil from future developments, he said.


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Military families know the drill. At the end of three or four years in one location, it's time to pack up the house and move on to another destination. Each move brings new opportunities, people to meet and places to discover. For Sarah Hoffmann, founder of Green Dirt Farm, one constant in her life remained the same no matter the location: there was always a family farm to attend to.
"We never lived in on-base housing," Hoffmann said. "My Dad always found a farm to rent or buy just off the base and everyone in the family pitched in on chores."
Hoffmann developed a strong work ethic, good family values, a solid business sense and an understanding of the land while growing up in various locations around the country.
"Growing up on a farm you can't help but learn things like sales, production and economics," Hoffmann said. "You learn naturally from doing all these things on a daily basis. I wanted my children to have this same understanding and appreciation for the farm that I was taught at an early age."
Challenges faced Hoffmann as she and her husband, Dr. John Spertus, tried to spread themselves between their primary occupation in the medical field and their secondary job of farming.
She and John, a cardiologist, moved from Washington to the Kansas City area in 1996 because they were looking for a location that had an academic medical center with farms nearby.
"Weston provided us with the best of both worlds," Hoffmann said. "It never occurred to me that I couldn't do it all."
After three years in Weston working as an academic internist and farmer, Hoffmann gave up her medical career to focus solely on the farm. She apprenticed for two years with an organic farmer after purchasing 25 acres of land that had previously been used to grow tobacco. She had hopes of cultivating the land for vegetables.
"I went to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to research the soils that were on our property," Hoffmann said. "That's when I learned that the soil never should have been planted to crops. We couldn't turn the soil every year, so we looked at other available options."
After making the decision to raise sheep, Hoffmann set out to determine what to do with her herd on such a small farm.
"With my farming background and love of microbiology, owning and operating a sheep dairy seemed like the perfect fit," Hoffmann said.
On the suggestion of NRCS District Conservationist Terry Breyfogle, Hoffmann attended a management intensive grazing workshop in Linneus and was introduced to area resource conservationist Curt Walker.
"With the assistance of NRCS, I received cost share to seed three acres of our property into native prairie grass," Hoffmann said. "I wouldn't have had the first idea how or what to plant without the assistance of the NRCS staff. After that, I applied for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to install watering systems and portable fences on the property."
"Since beginning work with Sarah in 2001, NRCS has provided substantial technical assistance for Green Dirt Farm," Breyfogle said. "We've helped to design nutrient management plans as well as a unique waste management system. In addition, we've helped Sarah convert her highly erodible land to pasture land, something that has aided tremendously in the conservation of the soil."
In her first year of operation, 2002, Hoffmann's dairy consisted of 20 sheep on 15 acres of pastureland. Milking sheep on a small scale, Hoffmann experimented with recipes and learned how to make cheese with small volumes of milk. It wasn't until 2004 that Green Dirt Farm began selling its 100 percent grass-fed lamb at local farmers' markets. After progressing enough to build a dairy parlor and creamery in 2008, the staff began making cheese on a commercial level. The farm has since expanded to 111 acres with around 180 ewes.
"We milk about 82 sheep," Hoffmann said. "Our herd doesn't consist solely of dairy-quality sheep."
Because sheep are seasonal milkers, only lactating 210-220 days a year, Hoffmann and her four assistants, make as much cheese as possible during this busy time, storing certain varieties that will hold well for the holiday season in aging rooms.
"In November and December we have no fresh milk," Hoffmann said. "That means we also have no fresh cheese to sell during those months. But, our biggest sales come from October through December so we stockpile the aged hard cheeses."
Green Dirt Farm, named for the "green" efforts used to keep both the land and sheep fertile and healthy, is best known for its Bossa cheese. A consistent American Cheese Society winner, Bossa has an edible rind which has been washed with brine while it ages.
"The chemistry and microbiology side of me really enjoys the cheese making," Hoffmann said. "Each year I tweak our cheese recipes to find the solution that works best at certain times of the milking season."
Hoffmann's husband and three children are all actively involved in the operation of Green Dirt Farm.
"My husband helps with the cheese process and also heads out to the farmer's markets alongside our children," Hoffmann said. "The kids have learned a lot about farming, but they've learned a lot about how a business runs, which I think has provided a tremendous hands-on learning experience for them."
Hoffmann and business partner Jacque Smith have marketed Green Dirt Farm cheese throughout the nation and have expanded their operation to include dinners housed in what was the old milking barn.
"We scheduled 15 farm table dinners this year and they sold out in a matter of hours," Hoffmann said. "The dinners are an extremely popular event where local chefs come in and use our grass-fed lamb, sheep's milk cheese and local produce to prepare four-course meals paired with local wines. We've been very pleased with the response these dinners have received. In addition, it's help introduce a new group of people to Green Dirt Farm."
Surveying the pastureland surrounding the milking barn, Hoffmann is pleased with the progress her fledgling operation has made since beginning in 2002.
"I built Green Dirt Farm from the ground up," Hoffmann said. "I've enjoyed working on the farm and have thoroughly enjoyed being able to pass along some of the life lessons that I learned on my parents farm along to my children."
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Jonathan Singleton, 21, was suspended today for 50-games for violating minor league baseball's banned substance policy after testing positive for marijuana. Singleton will miss the first 50-games of what likely would have been with Triple-A Oklahoma City. Singleton was sent to Houston in July 2011's trade for Hunter Pence and was ranked the 34th best prospect in the game by Baseball America entering the 2012 season. He was ranked second in the Astros organization behind shortstop Carlos Correa in Baseball America's Astros' Top 10 after hitting .284/.396/.497 with 21 HR and 7 SB for Double-A Corpus Christi in 2012.
Singleton issued a statement through his agency:
I was informed today that I have tested positive for marijuana. As a result, I am being suspended for the first 50 games of the 2013 season. I accept the penalty and take full responsibility for my actions. I apologize to my parents, the Houston Astros and (general manager) Jeff Luhnow.
The Astros have been nothing but supportive of me and good to me in my short time with the organization. My hope is to use this as a learning experience and spend the rest of my career proving to myself and the baseball community that this was a lapse in judgment, and is not in any way indicative of my character or my dedication to baseball or to my team.'
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Crap, What a waste.
I don't smoke but I think having a rule about this is kind of B.S. Especially when it results in a 50 game ban, what bullshit.
If it's such bullshit, then why do so many companies have drug testing these days. And it is his 2nd failed test. Not a lot of sympathy appears to be in order here.
You know, it's possible for companies to have bullshit policies too.
My opinion is that what you do on your own time, outside of work really shouldn't be the business of your employer unless it negatively effects your ability to do your job, in which case your boss can punish you if he sees fit.
It's against the law, not much to say about that. It's also spelled out in there agreements and rules I'm sure.
Maybe he smoked it in Colorado, where it *is* legal.
So what? It's not like it's a PED. "Marijuana enhances many things. Moods, tastes, music…. It does not make you f—–g empowered." — Robin Williams
Marijuana may not be as bad as some things he could have taken, but it is still illegal in most places. Just because a law against something might be stupid you still have to obey it or you'll face consequences.
Stupid dumba$$. Whether or not the rule is BS or not doesn't excuse the fact that the kid effed up. Jesus…when are these guys gonna learn?!
I wonder when he failed the test … I actually didn't know that Marijuana was on the 50-game list, because I assumed a decent amount of MLB players smoked in the offseason (they are all into hunting, fishing, etc. lots of time spent sitting around doing nothing) . . .
Singleton's a young kid, he's got a mark against him now, but hopefully he learns from this
It's funny that you say maybe he learns from this. It's pretty amazing how people need to learn something first hand to learn from it. 2,000 players in sports, or whatever the accurate number is have made drug "mistakes," but the way it works, Singleton, and 21 is old enough to be drug educated, still has to learn from his own mistake rather than many, many predecessors. But sometimes, it's understandable, I guess. Don Rogers, whio was an ex UCLA guy who went on to sign and I believe play shortly with the original Cleveland Browns. He was a defensive back, and no doubt saw Len Elmore die of a coke overdose, but Elmore was a power forward, so I can understand Rogers missing the point thinking the position he played was safe for drug participation. Maybe the names chronologically should be inverted. Ask me if I care. Oh, by the way, if I still had a memory, I'm sure I could recall at least 20,000 examples in my own legendary life wheer I would have, should have could have learned from a predecessor, or contemporary's mistake, but chose my own education. But the more ancient you get, and outgrow s, or reduce stupidity, the more these guys amaze. But it ain't changing. No siree. Not in this planet's lifetime. And it's unfortunate that it works that way because the chances of some other player learning from Singleton's choice aren't real strong. Some kid might, but chances aren't what you'd like to see them/
Len Bias, not Len Elmore, died of a cocaine overdose.
what does any of that have to do with smoking some weed? weed is harmless. and not in any way comparable to cocaine or even pain pills. pain pills is the real epidemic in sports (and the suburbs)
Has a lot to do with it, though obviously suspension and death are different degree punishments. Inability to follow policy, inability to be man/leader enough to stand up and say no after zillions of examples of people made the wrong choice and paid. I don't particularly care if grass is harmless. Totally irrelavant.
By the way, marijuana ISN"T harmless. I'll pass on the details, but it is NOT harmlerss.
No, marijuana isn't harmless, and if you indulge while in "game mode" it will result in deterring you from doing this-and-that at the highest level.
And alcohol isn't harmless. And its short-term impact and long-term deleterious effect are way worse than weed. But that hasn't kept athletes from indulging then and now, and there's no 50-game suspension associated with getting plowed. Should Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin and Bobby Layne and Max McGee and probably half the members of whatever-sport's HOF have been suspended after putting on an all-star performance on one gameday – because they had closed some bar(s) the previous evening?
A fifty-game suspension for smoking weed is bullshit. The only conceivable good coming from Singleton's suspension would be if the Astros were egregiously stupid enough to give Singleton his walking papers … so that the Phillies could reclaim a talented young guy they never should have let go in the first place.
Lou, regular moderate alcohol consumption, particularly wine, has been show to have numerous health benefits.
The Players Union negotiates these rules… the rules are in place to protect the players and the game. You don't want this stuff going around… even if you don't think smoking affects your ability to play (which it does – no more than cigarettes but then again, you wouldn't want to see Chase Utley smoking Newports, either), you don't want the children watching to get the wrong impression that smoking weed is cool or acceptable. Even in places where it's legal, I don't think it should be tolerated in baseball. Going to strip clubs at 1 AM isn't illegal but most professional sports organizations don't allow it… because professional athletes have a responsibility to the game, their teammates, their organizations and their fan bases to act professionally. Being a professional athlete is a great privilege… you get paid to play a game… it's a little bit different than smoking a doobie before packing orders in a warehouse.
dude. you gotta be kiddin me with this "what about the children" BS. maybe the children will see that marijuana isn't the devil. that a successful smart young athlete can smoke it once in a while and not turn into a brain dead zombie like in reefer madness.
marijuana IS acceptable. by most people. it has been stigmatized by Nixon war on drugs policies. mostly only because it was associated with minorities. I have no problem with letting my kids know that an athlete smokes weed. hell, lawrence taylor was high on crack during the super bowl.
by the way: chase utley does smoke. I've seen it in person (at the strip club in fact). many of the phillies, including chase, are at delilah's all the time. hammered and smoking.
You have obviously never met some the people I have: long-term marijuana users who were so lethargic they didn't care about anything, including sex.
It may be acceptable, but it's not harmless.
Are you a dad, Ryan? I'm not denying that it might be "less harmful" than alcohol or cigarettes but that doesn't change my opinion on the matter. It's better left as-is.
I'm not saying marijuana is the devil but when a normal kid does marijuana, he doesn't just do it to "unwind." He does it to get high… and then he gets in a car with his friends. And perhaps he eats mushrooms or pops a few pills. Maybe he won't but I know many kids that started smoking weed and it wasn't enough. I smoked weed… in high school and even in college while I was playing football and quitting was really hard but it was well worth it. If you're smoking weed, you're not productive and people who smoke weed don't just smoke weed to unwind, they do it to get high. They might start smoking at night but it progresses to a bowl before you go to work and a blunt on your lunch break… and before you know it, you're spending more time unwinding, in a state of "duhh," than you are being a productive human being.
Kids are going to smoke weed anyway but I'm a father and I'm going to do everything I can to make sure my kids don't get caught in that trap… because it is a trap… you waste your money, you waste your time and you waste opportunities to be productive. I know the guys in my office who think it's "ok" to smoke weed. Why? Because they're not productive. And I'd be curious to know why someone needs to "unwind" away. What are you unwinding from? Have you tried reading a book or going for a run? And the response to this by someone who thinks it's ok will be to fire back and say that they can do whatever they want in their leisure… it's a trap and if you're denying it, you're stuck.
It would certainly help our economy… I can't imagine the tax revenue the government could get from legalizing weed and imposing ridiculou sumptuary taxes. I can't believe what people pay for cigarettes… it's mind boggling. But you're going to tell me that's not a waste… that's not a harmless recreational habit. And we want to add more of these things to our shelves? Cigarettes are bad enough… Alcohol is bad enough… I've lost two kids that I coached this year to drunk driving and a sister to a drug overdose (she was in a car accident, popped a few pain pills to ease the pain and help her fall asleep and never woke up). I'm sorry man, I'm not buying it.
Little fun fact: No study has ever even suggested that mushrooms are bad for you. But it's okay, the elderly are allowed to be regressive.
PS – he's suspended because this is his second offense… the first time you get caught, you don't get suspended.
I may have misspoke on this being his second offense… the Minor League Drug Policies might be different than the Major League Policies (although, I can't confirm that). In the majors, you get off with a slap on the wrist for drugs of abuse… testing for marijuana is done on a "reasonable cause" basis and first offense is usually treatment (15-25 game suspension sometimes). Second offense is 50 games.
suspended for marijuana? what century are we in? certainly not a performance enhancer. gimme a break. I feel bad for Singleton. this isn't fair to him. there is nothing wrong with smoking a little weed now and then. it is COMPLETELY harmless.
One of the arguments around the PED users/tests, etc . . . . was that it "wasn't illegal in baseball" – though it was "illegal in the USA" …
The interesting will be to see what happens when more than just Colorado (Rockies), and Washington (Seattle Mariners) continue to legalize recreational marijuana use . . .
It's not illegal in the USA, but it's illegal in the game …
Now that I'm a father, I think my views have changed- – I think i'd rather see it decriminalized than just legalized. Jay Leno once said that he really doesn't want to see ad's on TV, etc. . . and little kids being exposed to it the way they are with alcohol ….. though with legalization, a super-HIGH tax rate (get it), could be a great thing for our countries economy ………..and now we're off topic.. sorry.
Pot is harmless? really? Ryan H…you need to do some research and check your facts. And I don't feel bad for Singleton at all. He's a professional athlete and should have know the policy and it's ramifications.
Hey I just did some quick research. Turns out that marijuana has less detrimental effect on the human body than alcohol, junk food, and being around cars. Also turns out it is suspected to have health benefits, although the studies that show that are only slightly less inconclusive/suspect than the studies that show it can hurt you.
Reefer Madness called they want their hysteria back.
I love my pot as much as the next guy, but this kid hasn't been in the Phillies' organization for 18 months now. Speaking of Singleton, Hunter Pence won the 2012 Texas Professional Player of the Year Award.
all i got to say is pot will stay in your system for up to 30 days . I someone smoked crack yesterday it will be out of their system in a day or two. Thats why pot testing is stupid, there is many WAY more harmful drugs out there that guys do that go undetected because its gone before a test can show that that person used the drug. I also agree that what someone does to UNwind in his own time should not effect there job unless there is due cause.
Dave's not here man.
Lethargy and smoke ingestion, now that's what we want out of our athletes. Glad he's no longer in the Phillies system.
lefty, that would be due cause
OCP – Awesome post above at 11:28. I hope kids read it. If you're a father have your kids read it.
These are perfect examples as to the thought processes of responses that keep marijuana from getting legalized for people who really need it. My dad, who is a 5 year cancer patient on his second round of chemo, and my mom, who lives with both chronic pain, seizures and has had two strokes in the past three years would both be medically approved, if they lived in a different state. They a prime examples for the legalization of this substance, and I have written my local representative about it, as she is also the one who co-signed the proposal for the bill back in 2011. I don't doubt or argue that these cases obviously don't match up with either what mistakes athletes make or what good parents can try to teach their kids, and I know that I am certainly not trying making an argument for recreational use or even comparing it to alcohol or tobacco, but this is stupid. Some of you question who has kids of their own here? Well, I do. And I also still have parents, and I'm seeing them struggle in the worst pains of their lives. The medical legalization is going to change in the next decades, so these arguments and opinions that I have read — which I agree with — unfortunately belong with the mindsets that prevent our society to be progressive enough when we really need. I'm sorry I wrote so much about a non-baseball subject, but it is obviously one close to my heart — and I'm not coming in saying, "Smoke pot." Far from it. If you're a young athlete, make better decisions. However, it won't kill your career, but it might alienate your fan-base. However, I think some of you need to put yourself in the shoes of someone who knows the benefits of marijuana for the elderly, and stop preaching.
I don't think that anyone on here… myself included… would argue against the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. An athlete "winding down" is a far cry from a cancer patient needing something to alleviate the pain. I do sympathize with you, Anon. I'm guilty (like most) of putting up my blinders… it's a situation where most representatives are not going to vote FOR something like that because of the stigma associated with it but legalizing marijuana for extreme medicinal purposes doesn't seem to be a terrible idea (the kids are going to get marijuana anyway so it probably wouldn't result in a huge in-flux of dopers). But again, I am sure that would be impossible to pass in a lot of states (like PA).
I certainly agree here. Medical marijuana is totally different than recreational marijuana. I certainly wouldn't advocate smoking dope to a young person, because it does have long-term effects, and like any other drug, including the legal ones, it shouldn't be taken unless there's a valid medical reason. I've been sickened by laws about marijuana which are archaic and stupid. I've also been sickened when seeing a fine and active person succumb to the lethargy brought on by its long term use. There's got to be a more sensible approach to the situation than just making it impossible for anyone to obtain the weed. There are, after all, far more dangerous drugs that can be purchased by nearly anyone at the local drugstore.
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- The book of Lajos Takacs Combinatorial Methods in the Theory of Stochastic Processes has been published in 1967. It discusses various problems associated with Pk,i=P{sup1≤n≤ρ(i) (N n-n)
0, and ρ(i) is the smallest n such that N n =n−i, i≥1. (If there is no such n, then ρ(i)=∞.) Equation (*) is a discrete generalization of the classic ruin probability, and its value is represented as P k,i =Q k−i /Q k , where the sequence {Q k } k≥0 satisfies the recurrence relation of convolution type: Q 0≠0 and Q k =∑ j=0 k π j Q k−j+1. Since 1967 there have been many papers related to applications of the generalized classic ruin probability. The present survey is concerned only with one of the areas of application associated with asymptotic behavior of Q k as k→∞. The theorem on asymptotic behavior of Q k as k→∞ and further properties of that limiting sequence are given on pp. 22–23 of the aforementioned book by Takacs. In the present survey we discuss applications of Takacs' asymptotic theorem and other related results in queueing theory, telecommunication systems and dams. Many of the results presented in this survey have appeared recently, and some of them are new. In addition, further applications of Takacs' theorem are discussed.
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We always used to travel to someone's house for Christmas, until a couple of years ago. Then we started spending Christmas at home, just the three of us. Which is fine because it eliminates any drama, hurt feelings, or wondering where we are going to go for the holiday. Much simpler this way.
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Look! I didn't overcook it! It was a Christmas miracle! And there was bacon.
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My First Homemade Christmas Dinner!
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We went to my sister-in-law's and had a home cooked meal: roast beef, ham, mashed potatoes with corn, carrots and Christmas cookies! I even splurged and had Pepsi to drink! Your roast looks very good!ReplyDelete
Karen - I'm like you - a "real" soda is a splurge for me too, but every once in a long time, isn't a soda good?? :-) I was originally going to make ham, but our daughter informed us she hates ham. Which was news to us. So that's what made me go to my second choice of roast beef. I like ham though! Ham AND roast beef - best of both worlds! :-)ReplyDelete
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