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The 10 asset managers bankers should fear
Data provider Proxy Insight has unearthed the asset managers that chief executives at the world's 20 largest banks should fear the most.
Over the recent AGM season, shareholders have voiced their displeasure over banker pay. Both HSBC and Barclays met with resistance to their remuneration policies.
According to Proxy Insight, votes against executive pay at the major global banks hit record highs, with an average of 13.1% of shareholders voting against pay at annual meetings at the top 20 banks this year, up from 8.4% last year.
It is not possible to get a manager-by-manager breakdown in 2014 due to the way many funds delay releasing data. But Proxy Insight has aggregated the data over 2013 to discover which fund managers took the toughest stance against bank pay. And early releases of 2014 data show managers have broadly maintained their stance.
The managers opposing banker pay levels ranged from pension fund behemoths to socially responsible boutiques.
Proxy Insight found three US investors — Domini Social Investments, Trillium Asset Management and Green Century Capital — that operated a zero-tolerance policy for bank pay proposals they considered excessive in 2013.
Domini Social Investments, with $1.4 billion in assets, voted against banks including JP Morgan and Santander.
A spokesman for Domini said: "It is time for investors to draw a line somewhere. Executive compensation in many industries, including banking, is simply too high. It distorts decision-making, undermines loyalty within the firm, and provides a disincentive for prudent risk-management. "
The spokesman added that executive pay should not be higher than $10 million.
Trillium Asset Management, with over $1.5 billion under management, voted against banks including Wells Fargo, JP Morgan, and Goldman Sachs.
A spokesman said Trilium's policy argued executive pay should not exceed the $5.3 million average for the US Russell 3000 index. According to Trilium's website, the ratio between overall US chief executive and worker pay has risen to 331 to 1. It argues that the time had come to bring it down.
A spokeswoman for Green Century, which abstained from voting at five major US banks, said: "We believe the compensation of a company's executive officers should be determined, in part, based on the executive officers' promotion of and adherence to sustainable business practices."
A hardline approach was not restricted to boutique managers. Dutch pension scheme PGGM Investments, with around €150 billion under management, voted or abstained on 72.2% of bank remuneration plans, including HSBC and Citi.
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation of Canada, with $106 billion under management, voted or abstained on 61.5% of pay plans, including those for Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs. A spokeswoman for British Columbia said: "We require a company's executive management to align their business interests and their pay with long-term performance."
Aviva Investors is the UK-based manager which bank executives should fear the most, with a 53.3% rejection and abstention record.
Other robust managers include APG, manager of the Dutch Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP pension scheme; Fidelity Worldwide Investment and Threadneedle, who all abstained of voted against 50% of pay reports at the banks in which they held stakes.
APG, with €310 billion under management, views pay as one aspect of the banking culture that needs to change. According to a spokeswoman: "APG believes that this can only be attained by combined means: (a) ensuring the right organisational culture prevails and particularly attitudes to risk, (b) putting in place robust internal governance and oversight structures, (c) adoption of appropriate remuneration structures, and (d) transparent and meaningful disclosures. "
Threadneedle's governance is headed by Iain Richards. He said: "Bank pay remains an area of concern for us as long-term shareholders, and that continues to be reflected in our voting."
The Florida State Board of Administration, with over $173 billion, came 10th according to Proxy Invest, with 42.1%. A Florida spokesman said its decisions partly related to pay structures but also: "The historical relationship between compensation levels and company performance, and year-over-year improvements to compensation practices."
Aviva did not respond to requests for comments. Fidelity declined to comment.
Outside the top 10, Investec Asset Management deserves a mention, as the bank-owned manager with the highest abstention and rejection record in 2013, equivalent to 37.5%. A spokeswoman said "We exercise the ownership rights of our clients on a bottom up basis, company by company. We typically engage the companies in which we investment, where disagreements may arise. We believe that remuneration should be aligned with long-term shareholder interests and that remuneration policies should be clearly articulated."
Nick Dawson, managing director of Proxy Insight, said it had compiled the list by trawling voting records disclosed by investors and official records in Europe and America.
He said: "I believe it captures the voting behaviour of asset managers and asset owners who control over 70% of the global equity market."


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Feds eye rules for debt collectorsNovember 10,2013The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to hear about your dealings with debt collectors.
The CFPB is considering rules to govern debt collectors, a loosely regulated industry under increasing scrutiny over complaints of abusive tactics, reports Danielle Douglas for The Washington Post.
The consumer watchdog agency is soliciting comments from the public and businesses before proposing the rules, which are expected to be finalized next year. The CFPB says its interested in consumer experiences with the debt collection system, and about how rules for debt collectors might protect consumers without imposing unnecessary burdens on industry.
While debt collection can benefit consumers by reducing the price and increasing the availability of credit, in the absence of legislation and regulation many consumers may be subject to debt collection efforts that raise consumer protection concerns, CFPB said in its notice about the proposed rulemaking.
Ive written quite a bit about the debt collection industry. Last summer, I wrote about one company that settled allegations by the Federal Trade Commission for calling consumers at home or on their jobs multiple times per day, even after being asked to stop or told that the persons employer prohibited such calls.
Here are some other columns Ive written on the issue:
Time-barred debts. Debt collectors have a limited number of years in which they can sue someone to collect. After the time runs out, unpaid debts are considered time-barred. Debt collectors are allowed to contact you about time-barred debts. However, under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, they cannot sue you for a debt thats time-barred.Debt settlement. When Im asked, What do you think of debt settlement? I cringe. I gird myself for a frustrating discussion with desperate debtors looking for a quick fix to a problem theyve spent years creating. But trying to nuke your debt away in short order is just a pipe dream for most people. Only about one in 10 consumers participating in debt-settlement programs actually ends up debt-free in the promised period of time, according to a consumer alert issued recently by the nonprofit National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.
Providing proof. In 2011, Maryland joined a growing number of states in which judges are demanding greater proof from debt buyers before allowing them to sue consumers to recover alleged obligations.
I want to hear about your debt collection experiences. What dealings good or bad have you had with debt collectors? Send your comments to firstname.lastname@example.com. Put Debt Collection in the subject line and include your full name, city and state.
You might also send comments about your experiences to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at www.regulations.govto help with its rulemaking.
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Residents speak out against rehab at school; supervisor: the law will be followed
June 24, 2014 —
The largest crowd in years gathered at the Tusten Town Hall for the meeting on June 23, drawn by word that the vacant Narrowsburg school building, in the center of the tiny hamlet, will be sold to a couple that plans to open a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in it. Joan and Robert Buto own and operate a rehab facility in Florida called Changes Treatment Center.
Tusten supervisor Carol Wingert said the town board will not be making the determination as to whether or not such a project could go forward; that decision will be made by the planning board or zoning board of appeals should the sale of the facility go forward. She also said without an application in front of either board it was impossible to know what the Butos are proposing and if it is allowed under the law, but in any case the law will determine whether the project goes forward or not.
Council member Ned Lang said that he is going to fly down to
Florida and take another member of the community and possibly someone from the Sullivan County Department of Family Services, and check out the Changes Treatment Center.
Lang also said that before her death, his mother took a crumbling rehab facility in Florida, turned it around, "and she saved thousands and thousands of lives, and you will never be closer to God than you are in one of these facilities when you see the transformation that these people go through."
Council member Tony Ritter noted that the deal includes the 14 acres on Kirk Road that contains the ball field, which four months ago the school board indicated to the town board it was not interested in selling because it wished to keep it as a back-up sports field.
When members of the audience spoke, many said they were not opposed to a rehab facility in the town, but they were opposed to one being established in the school.
Resident Iris Helfeld said, "It's not that I don't want them here, I just don't think the school is the right place. There can be pastoral settings; we have a lot of property for sale."
Former council member Eileen Falk said, "I have nothing against druggies or alcoholics, because let's face it we all have one in the family." She said she took her brother to many rehab facilities and all of them "were away from people, they were beautiful properties, away from town, away from children."
Barry Becker noted that four rehab facilities in the region have closed in recent years, and asked if a license for a rehab to operate had been granted by Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services in Albany; the question was not answered.


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The Geography of Air Pollution: Where are Pregnant Women and their Children at Risk?
A joint Oppenheim Lecture by: Beate Ritz, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chair, UCLA Department of Epidemiology and John Balmes, M.D., Professor of Medicine, U.C. San Francisco
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Traditionally, air pollution levels are tracked by monitoring "background level" exposures at random points in a region. Then, pollution sources across the region are regulated under the Clean Air Act to reduce the ambient air pollution levels to Clean Air Act standards. This approach assumes that lowering the ambient air pollution level will protect public health across the region. However, a growing body of research has shown that local sources of air pollution can have adverse health effects on people who live or work near these sources—effects that go beyond the ambient regional pollution exposures. The same research also shows that these localized pollution sources have a disproportionate effect on low income communities.
This lecture will address both the science of localized air pollution impacts and the policy implications of this science. Dr. Ritz will discuss the findings of her recent research, Air Pollution Impacts on Pregnant Women, Infants and Children, about the additional health risk for pregnant women and their children who live close to high traffic arterial streets. Dr. Balmes will present his thoughts, as a scientist and a state regulator, about how policy approaches might be developed to better protect communities from the health effects of local pollution.
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John R. Balmes, M.D.
Dr. Balmes is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco where he is Chief of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital, Director of the Human Exposure Laboratory of the Lung Biology Center, and Attending Physician in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. He is also Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley where he is the Director of the Northern California Center for Occupational and Environmental Health and the Center for Environmental Public Health Tracking. He was appointed to the California Air Resources Board by Governor Schwarzenegger in December 2007.
Beate Ritz, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Ritz has been a member of the UCLA School of Public Health at UCLA since1995. She is currently Professor and Vice Chair of the Epidemiology Department and holds co-appointments in the Department of Environmental Health at the UCLA School of Public Health and in the Department of Neurology at the UCLA School of Medicine. She is a member of the Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, the Southern California Environmental Health Science Center, and co-directs the NIEHS-funded UCLA Center for Gene-Environment Studies of Parkinson's disease. Dr. Ritz received her M.D. and a Ph.D. in Medical Sociology from the University of Hamburg, Germany in 1983 and 1987; she was a research fellow and resident at the Psychiatric University-Hospital in Hamburg from 1987-1989 and received doctoral training and a Ph.D. in Epidemiology in 1995 from UCLA. For the past decade, she has studied the effects of air pollution on adverse birth outcomes as well as asthma in children in Southern California. In 2006, she received the Robert M. Zweig Memorial Award for outstanding achievement in air quality.
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I haven't much to add in the way of advice, but just to confirm what others have said before: In the early weeks of a first time mother, there can be some awful, awful days, and you are not a failure because you feel awful.
I remember one day when my daughter was about seven weeks old and she just fed and cried and fed and cried and fed etc. That day I was wondering if I could give her up for adoption - see, that's how terrible a mother I am! The next day I took her to the drop-in clinic and the health visitor told me my daughter was experiencing a "48-hour feeding frenzy". She was right, by the next morning it was over and I realised that of course I would never give away my wee girl.
At this time, you probably have some kind of tunnel vision. When you look at babies that are, say, sever or eight months old, do you feel that yours will never get there and be able to do all these things? And yet, before you know it, she will, and then you'll probably start to feel all melancholy that her babyhood is almost over. So, it will get better, it will get easier, I promise.


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The Beeville girls captured a 1-0 victory that advances the Lady Trojans into the Region IV semifinals on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Cabaniss Sports Complex in Corpus Christi. The Lady Trojans will meet Cedar Park who defeated Dripping Spring 3-0 on Tuesday evening.
Look for the story on the win against Mission in the weekend edition of the Bee-Picayune.


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13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. 17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
- To your first point, I certainly understand that it is a unique experience to be a JW, or a member of any other religion; but it is obvious that calling it unwise for anyone to assume they know what Jesus would do with people (something your organization does) does not require me to know exactly what it is like to be a Jehovah's Witness. *If you still insist it does, I must tell you that I studied with the witnesses for nearly ten years, attending conventions, bible studies and Sunday meetings. With these credentials in "hand," I still must call it unwise for an individual or group to think they know what Jesus wants, seeing as Jesus' apostles often judged incorrectly, regarding how they believed Jesus would decide on many issues. What can be said is that Jesus loved all, had compassion for all, even when ordinary men condemned these sheep. This tells me that, if Jesus could meet with us now, he would not favor you over me or either of us over even the most "evil" of men. He would call us all his sheep and bring the light to all.
- As for your comment on being a witness being painful, Jesus himself says his yoke is light and easy. Is that not a sign that you might not be practicing in the spirit Jesus intended? The Apostle James describes right worship thusly, and I hope all organizations, amongst Christian denominations, and non Christian groups as well, adhere to this... James 3:
Many groups, make religion painful (as you described), not the light, meek yoke that Jesus spoke of. In addition, I know the JW's organization (not necessarily JW members) to be very boastful and exclusionary toward other groups, even fellow Christians. When it comes down to it, they believe every other church is in league with Satan. How is this free of "selfish ambition?" How is is this free of "boasting?" And when they deny it, which James warns against, are they not making it even more clear that they are unrepentant and running further astray from Jesus' message?
Why is it so hard for you to believe that Jesus loved all people. And, if he is today aware of us, loves all of us and is not exclusive in giving grace to your group?
7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10
- I never said JW's are perfect or need be perfect. I said you should not make broad statements, i.e., "Jehovah's Witnesses are not blind followers." JW's are made up of many individuals. Each individual is different. This is my point. The organization, when I was associated with it, liked to make these broad statements: "We are the most peaceful people in the world," etc. Such statements are way too broad and fail to recognize that violence is more than physical, more than just about refusing military service, etc.
- No, it's not the "end of story," Jesus asked for our love, nothing more: 1 John 4,
So the test of divine communion is not one of following rules and repeating empty words and names, it is one of love. Being a witness does not necessarily mean you know love. An atheist, a theist of whatever religion, is free to have this connection, not through empty words and proclamations, and certainly not through repetition of an intermediary's interpretation, but through silent, "complete" love, found in us.
God's terms for communion, even by Christian standards (as laid out by those touched by the holy spirit), are more than just about obedience and salvation. Jesus' religion is meant to inspire sacrifice for the sake of he who sacrificed for all: Jesus, thus his saying on Christians needing to lovingly bear their crosses daily. Jesus' teaching is about selflessness and rejection of material possessions. It is, most of all, about practicing real love and finding a connection to what the new testament calls the holy spirit.
- It's presumptuous of you to believe I ignore YHWH, Jesus, God (as I see it). I read the bible because I love Jesus. I love God as I see it, which is limitless and undefinable. None of this is for you to judge.
- Searching for God on one's own is part of searching for God as part of a group. Now, if the group is being controlled from those above them in a hierarchy, this group is more of an audience to their controllers and not at all participants. With the JW's, sadly, this is what I have found is the case: the watchtower mags turn the witnesses into an audience for their message, rather than engaging them as participants in an open discussion of the bible and its inspiring passages, thus your claim of how hard it is to be a witness.
- Again, your group must be careful not to violate the biblical call for humility, for not judging others and for watching out for haughtiness. You are not the judge, I am sure you will agree, yet you say you are chosen people, thus making Jesus' purpose, even by Christian standards, unnecessary (you have already judged). Additionally, Jesus has saved even those that the apostles condemned, so, even if I believed in literal Armageddon, which I don't, Jesus' ways demonstrate that he cares for all people and is willing to save all people.
Because you make comments, and hold beliefs like the one you wrote out to me, about my so-called wrong knowledge of the bible, lack of connection to Jesus, etc., people are turned off by groups like the witnesses. You use fear (Armageddon) and greed (paradise Earth) to bring people to God.
The Catholics call this "mercenary" (following God for pay, just like mercenary soldiers who fight for a country exclusively for the reward) and rejected this as a reason to follow Christ. I agree with them on this matter. The JW organization should learn to bring people to God by inspiring them with Jesus' love and welcoming nature, not by offering rewards and crapping on other faiths as being part of the system of things. This is exactly why I disassociated myself from them.
This is why your posts of JW book chapters got no interest, while my kind and loving words to several people won, at the least, their respect. Because they saw I respected and embraced them, unconditionally, with no demands, and merely wanted to get them to question themselves, for their own sakes, something I wish people would have done for me years ago.
Hopefully, I have helped you to do the same. Let me know if you'd like my perspective on something in the bible.
God Loves You, brother.
Peace and Love to you.


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Authorities say two students and a driver were injured when the school bus they were in rolled off a rural road in east-central Iowa.
The South Tama County Community School District bus was taking students to school Monday morning when the accident occurred northeast of Tama.
District Superintendent Kerry Nelson says there were nine students on the bus, which was driven by 67-year-old Gerald Moyer.
Officials say the gravel road was soft from recent rain and may have contributed to the accident. The bus rolled onto one of its sides as it slid off the elevated roadway.
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Skip to comments.VIDEO: Montauk Monster Washes Up Again
Posted on 05/11/2009 8:21:32 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Somebody forgot to do the exorcism, because the Montauk Monster has been found. Again.
This beast washed up on Southhold, Long Island last week. The people who discovered it contacted Nicky Papers of Montauk-Monster.com, and he went and took this footage you see here. Monty's winter hibernation is over.
Jeez, it ain't Yuman fa Kirists sake.
Love that shore accent.
Joe, WTF is that...whatever it is, glad I moved out of LI and to Ms where there is no ocean...LOL
It would be hysterical if it all of a sudden started to move as they were using the stick to film parts of its body...
It looks like a aborted or miscarried animal to me.
Or,,,,,,we are not alone.....
looks like a Brook Haven Lab reject...
Why did you have to post that picture of Helen Thomas?
Has anyone attempted to identify the thing?
"What the hell is that?"
The consensus, I believe, was that it was a dead dog with the fur worn off and body bloated from exposure and being in the water.
I spent my summers in Montauk when I was a kid, and I always heard that Frank Mundus caught the Montauk Monster.
Brook Haven Lab
Looks like Barney Frank and his lover were able to breed.
Ouch! That gags me everytime I see it.
The show Monster Quest found that the original was just a dog.
Awesome tagline, yo!
Looks like a cow.
Off topic but does anyone else hate how that show and things like UFO hunters are what make up the History Channel's lineup now? I mean, being on the crypto ping list means I like the crypto stuff but when I turn on History that's what I want to see.
Eeeeeeeek! ;') Thanks db.
I don't have cable, and when I had access to the History Channel, every other program had to do with World War II. I take it they've run out of WW2 topics at last?
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Enjoying an old fashioned Sunday lunch, the family members shared stories of current events in their lives and of their Hunt-Marshall ancestors.
Kathy Chapman moderated, reading the description of the beautiful town of Tellico Plains, Tenn., in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. Both the Hunts and the Marshalls lived there prior to traveling by train to Del Valle, and later to Karnes County. Mrs. Chapman also reviewed some of the highlights of Sarah Dorcas Hunt Moses' life. She was the lone sister who accompanied her three brothers to Texas: William Thomas Hunt, Robert Finley Hunt and David Beauregard Hunt. She apologized to the family for having given less emphasis to Dorcas the past two years, stating that her research for the last year focused on that branch of the family. She noted that Barbara DeLuna (great-granddaughter of Dorcas and daughter of Homer Moses) was in attendance with her father. She also advised everyone to read the moving and informative story of Dorcas written by Ruby Lou Hranicky in the Red Book, and to look at the photographs.
Mary Beth Hunt Mills, who was unable to attend, sent a loving letter of greetings, which was shared with all.
Family members who had passed away were fondly remembered: David Hunt of Victoria (grandson of David Beauregard Hunt and brother of Truett Hunt), Marcia Hunt of Kenedy (Truett and Ann Hunt's daughter), Gladys Wilson (sister of Ray Morgan), and Sharon Hunt Gutierrez of Plano (Lamar and Elizabeth Hunt's daughter).
Stanley and Sheila Wells summarized for the group their recent research on the Marshall Family and Jay C. Baker did the same on some of the projects he has been working on.
Despite their not being able to be present, the family recognized and thanked Ruby and Roy Hranicky and Lola Curlee, for their exhaustive book on the genealogy about the Hunt and Marshall family. Affectionately called the "Red Book," little would be recorded in such a helpful way if they had not spent years of careful and loving research and writing. Kathy Chapman warned the family that once one starts reading, it is hard to put the book down.
The Baptist Church, Cheryl and Philip Bush and LaVerne Simmons are sincerely thanked for having made the event possible.
The next Hunt-Marshall Family Reunion will be held on June 8, 2014.


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Brandon Phillips, 18, is being held at the Brevard County Jail on $1,001.29 bond.
MUGSHOTS: Who Got Arrested In South Florida?
According to a report on FloridaToday.com, Phillips walked into a 7-11 store in Palm Springs and stuffed the pastry into his sweatpants, then fled on a bicycle when a manager confronted him outside the store.
Officers weren't far away when they got the call, and a police dog helped them track Phillips down in a wooded area down the road, FloridaToday.com reported.
Phillips faces several misdemeanor charges.


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For the past 10 days my DS has been quite a different baby than he was for the preceeding 21. I have been telling myself over and over again that his behavior is normal, but now I think that there is actually something wrong. I hope I'm not just being an overly paranoid mother!
So, here is the deal; DS used to be like clockwork: in a great mood until exactly 2 hours since his last feeding, then very upset until he ate. Then in a great mood again. You could set a clock by his stomach! Then, 10 days ago he started becoming grumpier and grumpier and wanted to feed more like every 1 hour. Sounds like a growth spurt, right? That is what I told myself for the first week.
Now it is becoming clear that he isn't just grumpy- something hurts or is uncomfortable. He is now demanding to eat most of the day. Nothing else quiets him down- wrapping, walking, driving, cuddling, swinging, I've tried it all- keeping his head elevated, the colic hold (pressure on the belly does seem to help for a few seconds). When I mean he wants to eat all day- for example he will remain on the breast for several hours- the entire length of a movie- and still suck fingers/arm when I take him off as if he were still hungry. I keep him drinking as much as possible- compression and all. He certainly isnt eating for that whole time, though.
There are times during the day when he is happy- yesterday it was very early in the morning after not eating a whole lot overnight. Then again after lunchtime. But what I am noticing is that he will often be happy until he does one particular thing: he opens his mouth wide, like he is yawning, and does something with his tongue and/or throat- then starts yelling in pain. He does it after eating, sleeping, and other times when he is calm and happy.
He has also started spitting up a lot more- yesterday it was like 7 or 8 times. But it doesn't seem to bother him at all. And he often gets hiccups several times a day.
He is getting enough food- he put on 11oz last week! Plenty of wet and poopie diapers ( LOADS of poopie diapers- the man poops all the time) and the poops look mustardy/seedy and yellowish brown. He is 4.5 weeks now, but was a 36 weeker when he was born. He also always sounds congested, and in the beginning it sounded like he couldn't breathe when he was trying to eat- like something was blocking his windpipe while eating. That has improved significantly. Soft palate problem, perhaps?
Any ideas? I wonder about reflux, but it certainly is an odd case if it is at all. I am at my wits end and can't spend 9 hours straight on the couch- it is making me seriously depressed! Plus I hate to hear my LO in pain.
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This is a site for the Firefly fan; a guide to the best in the 'verse. Some news, some blogging, some reviews of cool Firefly and Serenity collectibles….Firefly fanfic, images and photos, and my very own Firefly and Serenity jewelry store. You'll find it all here waiting for you. I always bring you the very best info; I'll leave the violence up to Mal and crew!
Mal fan? Nathan Fillion fan? Kindred spirits gather 'round, and check out my Mal essays, the Mal CD, the Nathan Fillion fan page and updates on all of Nathan's projects. There's also Mal fanfic to be found here….and not the creepy kind. We love our captain. But not too much. Okay, maybe too much. Whatever.
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A browncoat astronaut recently delivered Firefly and Serenity to the International Space Station, where the crew is reportedly getting hooked on the show. Charity screenings of Serenity across the country were a success. A new Serenity comic book series called Better Days is coming out this year. There are three Serenity conventions in the US alone.
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Nagato and gang
Minato and Kushina
Kakashi Gaiden
Obito after boulder crush
others if i'm missing one
-Truth of Itachi
-Flashback(s) of Nagato and gang
-History of Minato and Kushina
-Obito's life after boulder crush
-Kakashi Gaiden
the ones that fit into the story..and the ones that make sence....lol
but nagato, guren, itachi, some classic ones....kabuto, jman...
Obito's easily. It was both entertaining and informative.
Kakashi gaiden even though it wasn't a flashback.It introduced us the main villain,we saw how Kakashi got his sharingan and a little Minato action.
Kushina's flashbacks of Naruto's birth were really nice and interesting too.
Kakashi Gaiden :y
Kakashi Gaiden, Ay and Bee, Bee and Motoi and Minato vs Masked Man... Still waiting for my Darui Origin Flashback Kishi! lol jk
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Shodaime and madara
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-Truth of Itachi
-Flashback(s) of Nagato and gang
-History of Minato and Kushina
-Obito's life after boulder crush
-Kakashi Gaiden
what about Jiraiya's(nevermind
My favorite would be "The history of Minato and Kushina", mostly because the whole flashback was about the story that started the series ^_^
Kakashi Gaiden. It was amazing how Kishi could make his readers care for these 'minor' characters in just 6 chapters, while expanding a bit on Kakashi's story as well. The ending was cruel and a real tearjerker, but that's one of the reasons why it's such a memorable flashback.
Nagato, Yahiko and Konan!
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Date: Saturday, November 09, 2013
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Performers: Colburn School's Trudl Zipper Dance Institute
Type: Family Festival
Join advanced students from the Colburn School's Trudl Zipper Dance Institute as they explore the relationship between dance, music and the Norton Simon Museum's collections. Enjoy demonstrations, performances, live musical accompaniment and discussions in a dynamic and enlightening hour of classical ballet and modern dance.
Theater | Free with admission. This activity is designed for families with children of all ages. | No reservations needed


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Interdealer brokers angle for a more diverse catch
The European trading landscape is increasingly littered with misnomers. In the same way that exchanges are no longer just platforms for buying and selling shares, interdealer brokers no longer simply function as brokers.
Once the middlemen for large and complex derivatives trades between the biggest investment banks, firms such as Icap, GFI Group, Tullett Prebon, BGC Partners and Tradition have rapidly expanded into electronic markets, post-trade services and the provision of data.
Icap, the largest of the firms, garnered over 60% of its revenues from traditional phone-broking in 2008, but that figure has since slumped to around a third (see chart). Its electronic broking and post-trade services and information units have picked up the slack.
The major attraction of these alternative businesses is that because they require fewer staff, they are highly profitable. During 2013, operating margins were 44% in Icap's post-trade division and 42% in electronic broking. For voice, that figure was 11%. The moves have also opened up the firms to new clients. Icap's chief executive, Michael Spencer, has said that at least a third of the group's revenues now come from firms classed as non-bank institutions.
It is clear that interdealer brokers of the future will be radically different from what they would have been before the global financial crisis, but whether they will be better or worse is still uncertain.
Phil Dobbin, a financials analyst at Banco Espirito Santo in London, said: "IDBs will be more electronic and they will have more clearing, and may have new clients, but there is still no visibility on earnings."
At the heart of these shifts are regulatory moves forcing many of the products that interdealer brokers specialise in on to electronic platforms and through clearing houses.
Under the US Dodd-Frank Act, all platforms, including those operated by interdealer brokers, wishing to trade certain interest rate swaps and other swap contracts must be registered as swap execution facilities, or SEFs.
In February, the US regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission made it mandatory to trade many swap contracts on SEFs. Electronic trading and clearing bring the once-murky over-the-counter markets into the spotlight, providing an audit trail and reliable trade reporting. They also make the markets hospitable to more participants, particularly as SEF rules state that the venues must be open to any type of client.
Principally, this is buyside participants who were previously unable to tap the OTC markets directly because they were too small to accept the bank clients' counterparty risk.
FICC retreat
Remco Lenterman is a managing director at Dutch high-frequency trading firm IMC Financial Markets and chairman of the European Principal Traders Association, a trade body representing proprietary trading firms, including algorithmic and HFTs. Lenterman said: "A pure OTC market is only open to large institutions, but where a clearer takes over the matching and counterparty risk, it becomes accessible to all competitors."
OTC prices will also be aggregated, as CFTC regulations have called for platforms to submit their prices to aggregators, to facilitate competition. Chris Ferreri, Icap's head of ecommerce, Americas, said: "With rules requiring that SEFs grant impartial access to aggregators, aggregation is well under way, but as with other markets, brokers are still necessary."
Further changes are being driven by a retreat by investment banks from the fixed income, currency and commodities markets that are the mainstay of interdealer brokers' businesses. Many banks have seen their FICC revenues slump over the past 18 months, as tougher capital requirements have stymied their ability to deal in the markets.
At Icap's trading update on April 1, Spencer said: "Over time, we see the emergence of a new group of traders who will enter the space and take up the slack that has been left by the retreat of large numbers of investment banks. This will come from new independent trading firms – many of them algorithmic."
Equally significant has been interdealer brokers' investment in their information services franchises. Indices, economic indicators and rating services have all been launched in recent years by interdealer brokers.
Last year, Tullett Prebon signed what it termed a "long-term, strategic partnership" to distribute its data through research firm S&P Capital IQ.
The deal underlined the growing importance of increased information in the OTC markets as G20-led reforms bring greater transparency to the sector.
In response, the brokers have sought to build their data units by developing indices and making information available to a wider array of firms, such as algorithmic traders, which are attempting to apply their expertise to derivatives markets.
Gaining new clients may lead the IDBs to step on the toes of their older ones. The top banks that have been the core users of IDB services are also big traders of OTC derivatives on behalf of buyside clients – but the banks may lose some of that business as the clients gain direct access to derivatives markets via interdealer broker platforms.
Dobbin said: "The possible conflicts between traditional clients and any new clients would still be very hard to manage – even though legally IDBs have to accept new clients – and liquidity now has even more capacity to move elsewhere."
Changing role
To reconcile the needs of both banks and algorithmic traders, IDBs have already had to take steps to level the playing field themselves. Icap has introduced minimum order resting times in some products on its FX EBS market, to reduce the speed advantage that some firms have. Icap also now prioritises its spot foreign exchange orders using a randomiser – this also dampens the effects of speed.
Acting as arbiter of fairness is a new and arguably surprising role for IDBs, which have been seen as operating in a more daring or less prudent environment than futures platforms or equities exchanges. So the future of IDBs may include a more grown-up role in the global trading system.
A senior IDB executive said: "IDBs have never been seen as businesses of national importance, like exchanges have, even though the dollar nominal value traded by IDBs dwarfs what happens on exchanges – regulatory changes happening now could allow IDBs to advance."
But some financial instruments will continue to be traded with the help of a broker who speaks to clients over the phone.
Julian Swain, managing director and head of GFI London, said: "Liquid products are either on electronic platforms or are going there, but distressed corporate debt, senior subordinated debt and many emerging markets products are not going to go electronic."
This article was first published in the print edition of Financial News dated May 5, 2014


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Morgantown intensity high
MORGANTOWN -There's been a different aroma in the air this week in Morgantown.
While Mountaineer Nation has always been one to show its full support for their beloved Mountaineers, the intensity level has risen this week.
You see, this week is the one they've been waiting for since the game was booked in May of 2012.
It's more than just a regular game week. It's Alabama week.
As West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen enters his fourth season at the helm, his Mountaineers begin the year by facing the No. 2-ranked Crimson Tide in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Saturday at 3:30 p.m. inside the Georgia Dome.
For Mountaineer fans everywhere, get your popcorn ready.
"I think everybody is probably more excited than I am at this point," Holgorsen said, "but we are thrilled to be able to take part in a game that will be considered one of the top games in the country coming up this weekend. We're fired up about it. Our players are in a really good spot at this point.
"We're pretty excited to be in this situation – to be able to play a game of this magnitude. Our guys are thrilled with the opportunity to be able to go down to Atlanta to be able to play in this game."
West Virginia, coming off its first losing campaign since Rich Rodriguez's initial season in 2001, will face an Alabama team that has won three of the last five BCS National Championships and has lost only 15 games since Nick Saban took over as coach eight years ago.
While his body of work speaks for itself, Saban's squad is a bit green as it enters the 2014 season. The Tide lost C.J. Mosley, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, A.J. McCarron plus several others to the NFL and ended last season with back-to-back loses against Auburn in the Iron Bowl and Oklahoma in the All-State Sugar Bowl.
The position that has come under the most scrutiny for the Tide has been at quarterback.
Saban has yet to name a starter for Saturday's game, which will air on ABC, but will either go with junior Jake Coker or senior Blake Sims.
Coker is a Florida State transfer, while Sims is entering his fourth season with Alabama. Each has spent the offseason with new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Lane Kiffin, who spent the last three-plus seasons coaching at USC.
If Saban goes with Coker, the game could turn into a battle between two quaterbacks who couldn't beat out Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston for the Seminoles starting job as Holgorsen named redshirt senior Clint Trickett as the Mountaineers' starter earlier this summer.
Trickett, who missed spring practice while healing a surgically repaired shoulder, appeared in eight games and made five starts for the Mountaineers last season, including West Virginia's upset victory against No. 11 Oklahoma State.
"When Clint Trickett played quarterback last year, I think that he did a really good job for them," Saban said. "He was able to throw for over 250 yards in several games. They were able to run the ball effectively on most teams that they played against. So there are a lot of challenges with motions and run-pass screens, and they attack the perimeter in a lot of different ways."
Senior Mario Alford and redshirt senior Kevin White will be Trickett's top two targets, while senior Dreamius Smith will look to lead a group of running backs that boast a lot of depth.
Holgorsen was hesitant to name a starter in the backfield, but noted who starts – either Wendell Smallwood, Rushel Shell, Dustin Garrison, Andrew Buie or Smith -really won't matter much as the Mountaineers will stick with the back with the hot hand. Saban, on the other hand, knows exactly who will take handoffs from whichever quarterback he chooses.
T.J. Yeldon returns for his junior season after he topped the 1,000-yard rushing barrier for the second time in his career with 1,235 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2013, making him the first Alabama player in school history to go for 1,000 yards in his first two seasons.
The Tide also have two other backs with explosive speed in sophomore Derrick Henry and junior Kenyan Drake.
"They have three running backs who they can go to each of them and have the ability to score quickly," Holgorsen noted. "They've got big kids up front – three of the five starters coming back. They say they're starting a true freshman, then I figured out he was the No. 1 player in the country, and he was there all spring, so I really don't consider him much of a true freshman. They've got big people up front."
Alabama also boasts a talented group of receivers, led by Amari Cooper. The junior battled injuries a season ago after posting 1,000 receiving yards as a freshman. During his time with the Tide, Cooper has 1,736 career receiving yards on 104 receptions to go with 15 touchdowns.
New West Virginia defensive coordinator Tony Gibson will be billed with the task of slowing down Alabama's offense. He'll have to do so without the help of redshirt senior cornerback Ishmael Banks, who is ineligible to play in the game due to an NCAA academic policy.
Banks, a 12-game starter last season, will be replaced with redshirt junior Terrell Chestnut, who will play opposite of sophomore Daryl Worley.
West Virginia's defense ranked ninth last season in the Big 12 as it allowed 455 yards per game, however, Saban said the unit is much improved after watching tape during the spring.
"We think this is going to be a very challenging game for us," he said. "We certainly have a lot of respect for what they have been able to do. They scored a lot of points last year in games that they weren't successful in winning, but they certainly were successful in being able to move the ball and score points on people. We are going to have to play well on both sides of the ball."
Of course, when you think of Alabama's dominance during the past seven years, you think of the Crimson Tide's defense.
Under defensive coordinator Kirby Smart, Alabama has allowed only 91 touchdowns in its past 67 games. The Tide has led the SEC in total defense for the last six seasons and led the nation in scoring defense in consecutive seasons.
"They do a great job of recruiting top-notch talent – big, fast, strong guys – some of the better players in the country each and every year," Holgorsen said. "They lose guys to the NFL every year, then they just replace them with guys who have been in the program, and then those guys go to the NFL also. They have a good nucleus of guys who have played a lot of ball for them."


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Minutes - Wednesday, February 26, 2003
Summary of Minutes from Communications Meeting February 26, 2003
Attendees: Jim Beaver, Susan Bustetter, John Carmichael, Marla Skelley, Mary Ann Steele, Steve Huntsberry, Rick Smith, Edie Harding, Erica Nelson
The communications group felt that it needed to clarify its role and mission to limit "mission creep" and to facilitate our collaboration with the other groups working on the budget process. Members saw two roles: 1) making the budget process more transparent by ensuring there is adequate information/communication to the campus and 2) using the web site Connections to "connect" up different groups with needs to communicate. Marla Skelley and Edie Harding will develop a statement to share at our next meeting.
To reach out to students it was suggested that we explore ways with Tom Mercado, Director of Student Activities and also the Cooper Point Journal with Meta Hogan. John Carmichael will touch base with Tom. Jim distributed a draft communication from Art Costantino to students about tuition. Members of the group should provide comments on the draft to Jim today.
Susan Bustetter is working on ways to improve the navigation of Connections. She will work with Jim Beaver, Kate Lykins-Brown and John Carmichael on this.
Jim Beaver would like to conduct a communications audit to see how well we are communicating across campus and where the disconnects are. He will bring a work plan to our group.
Next Meeting March 19th at 9:30 (Location TBA)


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Dear Miriam,
My wife and I are expecting very soon, and the reality of becoming parents for a second time is starting to sink in. We've been trying to prepare our daughter for this big life change. We've read books about becoming a big sister, had her teachers at day care talk about it, visited friends with infants. We've even heard her say, "I'm going to kiss the baby." But, our almost-3-old is very much the center of attention. I don't think she's going to take too well to mommy and daddy and everyone else fussing over the new baby. We've heard that for second-time parents, the infants can seem like a breeze but the toddler turns into a nightmare. Anything we can do to make things a little easier for our little girl, and ourselves?
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Dear Four,
My daughter was six weeks shy of her second birthday (but not shy in any other way at all) when my son was born, so I am all too familiar with the questions and concerns you're articulating. In the past six months, I've said about a hundred times that having a baby is easy compared to having a toddler. Having two kids is, like everyone says, harder than having one. But you already know what you're getting into, so in some regards, it's actually easier. You and your wife already know the diapering, waking up early, irrational crying, unbelievable joy routine. I have some suggestions for you. And I have an enormous pathos-capacity for everyone who's done something as outrageous as having a second baby. And though I'm only six months in, and though I'm writing this while my daughter screams inconsolably in the next room because I had the nerve to close her door at bedtime, I feel confident in saying that you and your little ones will be fine.
Your daughter doesn't know anything about anything other than her 3-year-long cruise of undivided attention, so it's great that you're trying to prepare her. Big sister books are a huge help, and they'll continue to be really useful after the baby arrives. A clear set of routines and expectations for your daughter is essential to put into place now and to stick to once the baby comes so that her world stays as predictable as possible. Since she's in day care, her daytime routine isn't likely to change much, and you should embrace that consistency for her and for you. If she's a light sleeper, get a white noise machine and get her used to it now, so that she won't be awakened by crying. Show her as much attention and unconditional love as you can because she won't be the only one missing your special one-on-one time.
For the first days and weeks, line up consistent help. You'll need someone to stay with your daughter when you're at the hospital, but you'll also need friends to take her out and play with her when you and your wife are too sleep-deprived to see straight. Have a friend arrange for people to sign up to bring meals, and make sure you specify foods your daughter will enjoy. Don't be afraid to ask for help. You'll need it. In my experience, though, well-wishers are very in-tune with the potential for sibling jealousy, and my daughter was showered with an unreal amount of attention in those early days. If you think someone can really only pay attention to the baby, ask him or her to visit after your daughter's bedtime.
Once the newborn chaos settles down, you'll need ways to manage the day-to-day. Special routines for your daughter while the baby is eating, especially if your wife is breastfeeding, will be invaluable. I've heard of "nursing boxes" with special toys and snacks that are only accessible during those times. We had great success with watching Sesame Street during nursing sessions. You can find small ways for your daughter to be a helper, and that will make her feel like a big girl in all the best ways. She can sing to the baby, bring the baby toys, help with diaper changes and join you all on the floor for tummy time.
Most importantly, you and your wife need to be prepared for things to be turned upside down for a while. I mean that figuratively, but also literally. Your lives will be messy and chaotic. You won't sleep much. You'll worry about neglecting your daughter, your baby, each other. (But don't worry about the baby! Second kids really do seem to be easier; my son goes to sleep easier, even now while teething, than my daughter ever has. Plus, second kids are notoriously more able to entertain themselves, which is a great skill to instill, and one from which first children could benefit.) Watching your daughter make the baby laugh and the baby idolize your daughter from the moment he or she can make eye contact really will be a joyful experience. Plus, people tell me that when siblings get a little older and can play together, everything gets easier. I'm still waiting for that. But in the meantime, I'm here to commiserate.
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and one oz at a time is great for a baby that age.. heres a link about thier tummies....
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and one oz at a time is great for a baby that age.. heres a link about thier tummies....
That information is different from the information that I am trained to share with mothers. I don't know what else to say about that, except that I know it is terribly confusing and distressing to be a worried new mother who is receiving different information from everyone she has contact with.Quote:
I just don't know what to do. The nurse/LC didn't seem so worried (and also said that at this point we just need to see "some" wets and dirties, but that the numbers differ per child
:( :hug Your gut means a LOT. I repeat -- you are the expert on your baby. Even if you feel like you have no idea what you are doing! You get to make this decision.Quote:
, she checked her over and said there were no signs of dehydration) but I am and I know that I am the mom and my gut must mean something...but I REALLY worry that this will be the end of our nursing relationship...
I understand your concern about introducing more problems along with a bottle. We see posts regularly from mothers of nipple-confused babies. It is hard to work through and better avoided if possible.
On the other hand, we also see regular posts from mothers who have overcome many, many challenges with their nurslings. If your gut tells you that your baby needs more food and that a bottle will get more into her more easily and faster than the SNS, then try to believe that any problems that arise from that measure will have breastfeeding solutions. Those bridges can be crossed if and when you get to them.
Of course, I cannot guarantee that if you give a bottle today, your daughter will still nurse successfully later on. But I can almost guarantee that if she continues to be underfed, you'll be dealing with bigger problems than nipple confusion.
called another local LC after posting. She is going to come down tomorrow afternoon...right after my pedi appointment.
But since posting...we now have a total today of 3 wets and 2 dirties...and she has been awake and alert and nursing on and off since posting.
The LC suggested that rather than use a bottle, that we try using the SNS but using a finger rather than my nipple when she gets worn out..this way she is getting the EBM faster and more of it, but it is less likely to cause nipple confusion. She took 2 ounces that way this afternoon, which is what she said the baby should be having every three hours. YAY...I'm going to do it this way until tomorrow to get her checked again at the doc.
Great that you found a way to get milk into baby! Congratulations! It sounds like the new LC is more sensitive to your concerns. Is she credentialed? Ibclc?
she is an IBCLC...I'm really looking forward to her advice.
OOHHH....and I tried the nipple shield again tonight, and guess what??? She latched right on and nursed for 10 minutes on each side...perfectly content and happy. Now she's sleeping soundly. Can you even believe it? Now we just have to worry about not getting addicted to the shield...but MAN if that is the answer...I will be so relieved!!!
AND we have had 4 wets and 3 poopy diapers so far now!!
4 wet and 4 poopy diapers yesterday...the nipple shield is working wonders! She is latching right on and nursing for longer and longer periods of time. Let us hope that this is the beginning of a great new turn in the road!!!
This is great news, ice_queen. It sounds like your daughter is getting stronger as she gets more milk -- WTG baby girl!
Are you still pumping? Are you still offering your EBM after nursing, using the finger-feeding SNS?
Don't worry for now about weaning off the nipple shield. We'll help you cross that bridge when the time comes.
I am indeed still offering the finger feeding, do you think I should be?
off the the pedi. to see if she has gained this weekend. I'm SO nervous...odd to be so scared, isn't it?
Being nervous is a sign of how much you care. :love You're doing great. I completely second the suggestion to keep finger feeding. As bb gets more calories and packs on more weight she will have more energy to do some serious suckling. Keeping the fluids in bb gives her the fuel to munch up and down on the breast! :)
back from the pedi...
baby girl gained 4 ounces!!! She passed with flying colors. The nurse was hoping she would gain 2-3 ounces, so right on!
I fed her while I was there, and after feeding on one side, she was up .5 ounces more...so the nurse said that if she is nursing that long on each side 10-12 times a day (which she is), then she is getting plenty now!
She said that if she is getting 3 wet/poopy diapers we are fine given her weight gain and overall health! We go in again on Friday for her two week check up!
the nurse also said we could stop supplementing and pumping, but I'm not going to. We are going to offer the supplement at least during the day for a while...I'm not comfortable cutting it out yet :)
I tried to get her latched on without the shield this afternoon, and she latched on an sucked for about 30 seconds. success over yesterday at any rate!
All the nurses were so proud of her! They kept saying "she's gonna be one fat baby!" :)
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"We hit the ball hard."
My shining moment of last night's outing to Shea? Riding the Diamond Club elevator with this guy (well, and about a dozen other folks).
Considering what happened over the next couple hours, I might guess this was the highlight of Omar's night as well.
In post-game interviews, when every player fights to say something good and can only come up with "We hit the ball hard," yeah, that's not a great game. Last night, I took my friend D to Shea to watch us battle the Twins because she wants to learn about baseball. I informed her at the end of the night that I hadn't seen our boys play so badly in over 2 years. So, D: Lesson #1: A team is supposed to get more hits than errors.
Alright, gentlemen. Time to start turning this thing around like we know you can. Make me and my buddy Omar proud.
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Hope you enjoyed the Diamond Club!! Looks like you at least enjoyed the ride up!!!
I hope I did not embarrass you too much last night when I started yelling at Sosa to try to NOT WALK THE **** AL PITCHER AGAIN🙂
Don't fret. Even though your team lost you got to see one of the best pitchers ever at his best.
Well, don't hate me for saying this, but I took pleasure in seeing Santana pitch so well. Still a tough game to watch. Cool pic of you and Omar.
-The Baseball Collector
Darn it Z… that's how you roll? Or go up in the elevator….???
To D from another D: Zoe will be a good teacher.
It was a painful game. And I can't beleive things were so shaky today as well. *sighs*
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Tempers flare over rental ordinanceBy Susan Smallheer
Staff Writer | December 11,2013SPRINGFIELD Tempers were a tad short Monday night when discussion of the rewriting of the proposed rental registry ordinance which was rejected by voters in August came up.
Selectman Michael Knoras, who along with Selectwoman Stephanie Gibson Thompson make up the boards ordinance subcommittee, said the rewritten ordinance was ready for a first reading the first step toward the town adopting it.
But that drew a spirited rebuke from Selectman David Yesman, who had led the successful charge against the ordinance last summer. He said that Springfield landlords, who in general were against the ordinance, were promised another meeting with the ordinance subcommittee before it went back to the full Select Board.
Yesman, himself a landlord, accused Knoras of bad faith, among other things, and said the landlords had been promised a second meeting. He said Knoras was proposing an end-run around the landlords.
Knoras brought up the issue under new business and the issue wasnt warned.
Theres a lot of landlords out there waiting for the second meeting, Yesman said, at one point accusing Knoras of sneaking behind everybodys back.
But Knoras and Thompson said there hadnt been a need for a second meeting, since there wasnt a change in the ordinance from the first meeting. The landlords are free to come to the first reading, the two Select Board members said.
But Yesman was vehement that a promise had been made and broken.
Sensing a serious disagreement, Select Board Chairman Kristi Morris and Town Manager Robert Forguites quickly said a second meeting could be held next week, which the landlords were welcome to attend, and the first formal hearing on the revised, proposed ordinance could be held later. The Select Boards next regular meeting is Dec. 23, and the month of January is expected to be taken up with budget reviews.
Yesman said having the first reading of the new ordinance Dec. 23 was too soon.
I think thats pulling the trigger too fast, he said. There should be a second subcommittee meeting.
Yesman said after the meeting that many of the landlords in town feel theres a double-standard being applied to rental properties and that residential homes should also have to register. The registrys main purpose is to give information to the fire department.
He said a simple registry was acceptable to the landlords hes working with, but that the administrative zoning officer should not be involved.
My objection is that this is all on the landlords shoulders, said Yesman, who has five rental apartments in town.
Forguites later said he hoped to have next weeks rental registry meeting next Monday or Tuesday.
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