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A blog about my journey with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome including HHV 6, EBV, C. Pneumonia, Bartonella, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and Biotoxin Illness
Friday, April 3, 2009
Towanda! A Rant...
I woke up feeling okay and better than okay emotionally. I actually felt good. And I'm still on Valcyte.
I'm also angry which I think is a good thing because it means I have the energy for it. I'm angry about the various people that have slowly dropped out of my life. I'm quite aware that I haven't been the happiest person lately. I think that's why certain people have fallen by the wayside. But the Priest?
I met with the Priest over a month ago. I asked him if we could meet again. He hesitated and then said why don't you email me (I also asked for a book recommendation) and I'll recommend a book and we'll go from there. Well I emailed him but haven't heard anything back. I keep checking my email in the hopes of some response but nothing.
More than a few months ago I was told a friend wanted to get together. During the move I saw this person and said let's get together. The look on this person's face told me everything I wanted to know. Needless to say I have yet to see or hear word one from this person since I got ill.
And there are a couple others who have just stopped communications. I haven't been the best at returning emails. Sometimes it's like that with this illness. There are times when all I can do is manage the day or maybe post an entry in this blog.
So I guess I'm at that point that all of us with this illness go through. Another layer of the old life dies. It's a harsh reality. There are some people who are not strong enough to be around someone with an illness such as this. These are the people that don't have the gumption to face some of life's realities. They need people around them to be happy. Or at least have the decency to ACT happy.
So yes. I've been grieving, I've been depressed. I'd be crazy not to be going through this process. But I'm doing something about it. I'm not sitting by passively being a victim in all this. I take whatever action I can take. When I'm feeling really bad sometimes I write about it, or I'll look at beautiful photographs on the computer, or listen to music, or read. Sometimes I curl up and cuddle with my kitty. Sometimes I wallow in self pity.
I'm tired of making excuses for why people don't call or email or stay in contact. I'm done making excuses. What if this happened to you? God forbid. What if you suddenly found yourself in my situation? What if you found that you couldn't pursue your blossoming dream career? If that weren't bad enough then you find that you can't leave the house because you are so dizzy? Grocery shopping? Forget it. Getting a haircut? Nope. Then you realize it's not a temporary thing? And then you're friends stop contacting you? And you find yourself alone and frightened and dependent. Then you come to the realization that the medical profession doesn't know jack about this illness. And those government programs you paid into since you were sixteen? Forget being able to access it without a two year fight to get the money you deserve. And then you have to spend money to hire a lawyer. It's a grim reality. Yet in spite of this all of us with this illness continue to live and even live enjoyable lives in spite of it.
I'm a baby when it comes to this illness. People who have been sick for years and years are very wise and incredibly strong people. These are some courageous people. They are the "elders" in all of this and they are people I look up to. I thank God for them.
I've spent the last year in sort of a denial. I've undergone treatment for lyme disease, babesia, mold illness, and am now Valcyte. I've researched this illness to death. I've gone to various doctor's. I've taken a self help course. I've survived the devastation this has caused to my external life.
And then there are the thoughtless, hurtful comments people have made. One person commented after hearing my doctor had died and I had to have toe surgery what in god's name has this woman done in a previous life! and something about my bad karma or my overhearing this same person say disparagingly about all my supplements good god why all these supplements or something like that. I've stood by and done nothing. Or my ex-acupuncturist telling me I need to laugh more or breath deeper or get out of my environment or that it's all in my head. Or there's the "don't you get bored?" comments. No I don't get bored. I'm too sick to be bored. I'm too busy figuring out how I can get more functioning. I long for boredom! And karma? Don't we all go down that path? I sure have thought that I did something horribly wrong to deserve this. It's awful thinking. These are some of the more benign comments.
It's bad enough that I've lost my old life. And yes I have lost my old life. I'm tired of people telling me I'll get back to it. You know what? I won't. I'm trying to get through my grief about it and then discover my new life.
I know people feel helpless when it comes to this illness. You don't think I feel helpless? I'm tired of taking care of others around this. Really I don't need anyone to DO anything or FIX anything I just need contact. It's very simple. Just contact and a willingness to be with me as I cry about this or be with me in the dark times not just the good ones.
I've been lucky that my family believes me. I just wish we were all a little closer but we're not.
I'm very grateful for my blogging group-the people who comment here. I can't express how much it means.
On another note I downloaded all the forms from Bruce Campbell's website. I'd post the link but I can't remember it and I have to keep writing or I'll forget what I want to say. Anyway, these forms will allow me to track my symptoms. There's a great one about pacing. So I'm going to learn how to manage this illness. I also sent my CFIDS doctor a form for handicapped parking.
I plan on having a good day. It's a nice feeling.
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- Shelli said...
What a painful time for you. My heart really goes out to you. I really don't think it's helpful right now, but I want you to know that after the shedding of the old life (before ME/CFS), there is a really beautiful creation of a new life -- everything has more depth and meaning and importance, because you don't have the time or energy for anything less. Especially relationships.
Hang in there! I don't know your religious beliefs, but I'll keep you in my prayers -- and you'll know that there are people who care about you.
- April 3, 2009 at 12:16 PM
- cfswarrior said...
Thank you for this. It actually is really helpful. I need to know there is a beautiful life.
You said it so well. I'd like to hang your comment on my refrigerator!
Thank you also for your prayers.
- April 3, 2009 at 12:24 PM
- Jozephine said...
I was talking to a good friend today who is also incapacitated and we were saying how we have had to learn to smile inwardly at those unhelpful and inappropriate remarks. When we are ill we are vulnerable and people don't like that, it reminds them of their own vulnerability.
Let them go along with all the old expectations about what life was going to give you. I promise you, it does get better. Keep ranting!
- April 3, 2009 at 1:05 PM
- Waterstone Jewelry said...
I second everything that Shelli and Jozephine said.
You are certainly in my prayers. It's also a very good thing to rant on a regular basis when you need to! I rant to God about WHY this would happen to a child. I get furious and I don't think He minds. He understands.
Hang in there. You do have friends out here and the ones who really matter will stick with you.
- April 3, 2009 at 1:36 PM
- Renee said...
There are so many losses involved with chronic illness and you have gone through so much with Lyme, Babesia,toxic mold, and CFIDS. Youmentioned those who have had it for years and how well they manage it, but I sincerely mean it when I say that you have great courage in the face of enormous adversity, Terri.
I went through alot of the same feelings you expressed here. Most of us have as it is not easy to cope with what CFIDS/ME has done to us and the lives of those we love and care about. We understand and we need you in our lives. The connections we all make here and in groups like Bruce's target setting or alumni groups that you mentioned keep us interacting with people we do not have to explain everything to. They get it...they care...they accept us as we are..broken but still beautiful!
I have read your post a couple of times and I just want you to know that you remain in my thoughts and prayers. You will feel better...you will make a richer, fuller life for yourself..you already are on that journey.
- April 3, 2009 at 7:01 PM
- JoWynn Johns said...
Yes, Terri, it does get better. You will make a satisfying new life for yourself. I can't remember whether you've read any of the Pages on my post. They all have something to do with living with CFS.
Letting go of friends and family takes a long time and hurts a lot. I know. But what comes next, as you let it emerge, will make your life even richer. I'm sure it will, because you are determined to make that true.
Know that I'm thinking about you.
- April 5, 2009 at 7:16 AM


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A parent of a teenage girl injured in the crash told KITV4 her daughter went to the 16th birthday party for friend Jamaica Ibalio at a house in Waianae. The daughter said alcohol was being served there. She told her mother the party got too crowded so some planned to meet at Yokohama Bay.
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The tragic crash is also igniting debate over whether laws should allow people and juveniles to ride in the back of pickup trucks. Right now, if there are no available seats in the cab, and the side racks and tailgate are securely closed, it's legal to ride in the back of a pickup truck.
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Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple, said during the company's most recent conference call with the financial analysts that tablets with 7" that are currently in development by various manufacturers would not be able to compete against Apple iPad, would be more expensive and practically useless. In addition, such devices would also slowdown development of applications for tablets.
"It appears to be just a handful of credible entrants [onto the tablet market], not exactly an avalanche. Second, almost all of them use 7" screens as compared to iPad's near 9" screen. [...] The screen measurements are diagonal, so that a seven-inch screen is only 45% as large as iPad's 10" screen. [...] This size is not sufficient to create great tablet apps in our opinion," the head of Apple told financial analysts.
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"Our potential competitors are having a tough time coming close to iPad's pricing, even with their far smaller, far less expensive screens. The iPad incorporates everything we have learnt about building high value products from iPhones, iPods and Macs. We create our own A4 chip, our own software, our own battery chemistry, our own enclosure, our own everything. And this results in an incredible product at a great price. The proof of this will be in the pricing of our competitor's products which will likely offer less for more," stressed the head of the company known for overpriced products.
So far no companies have revealed specifications of Google Android-based tablets, but RIM's Blackberry Playbook actually does offer more than the iPad, at least in terms of technology. Unfortunately, its price is unknown at the moment. What is known well is that companies like Acer, Dell, HP and others are working on many slate-type products with different sizes and specs, which will guarantee high availability, affordability and quality.
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Excellent as always! We need these nice days off to keep Melo's groin alive hopefully Lala is giving it a good massage and Melo will come into Friday's game loose!
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VS Chicago, Atlanta finished 32 of 80 (40 percent) from the field, looking very much like a weary team playing for the fourth time in five nights. Teague had 13 points and eight assists, while Johnson was held to 12 points - well off his team-leading 19.1 average.
"We couldn't get anything going," Smith said. "We were trying to create some kind of energy, some kind of momentum. It was hard to generate."
Johnson said the grueling schedule wasn't the only problem.
"Sometimes, we're not so disciplined," he said. "It seems like there's a few guys who don't know their roles on this team. We do a lot of things that don't help us."
Joe Johnson has shot very poorly over the Hawks' long stretch. He will be looking to get his rhythm back in a must win for Atlanta VS our beloved Knicks.
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The Hawks defend the perimeter well, and constantly hold their opponent to a low % shooting night from the arc.
As we probably all know, the Hawks look to run, and are deadly in the open court. Teague and Smith have combined for many run-out points this season.
Though up and down, the Hawks often lean upon their interior early in games. They fight hard defensively behind Pachulia, and are disruptive in the paint.
Key to Victory.
Interior presence. Pachulia will have his hands full VS Chandler. Za Za is renowned for his pestering approach, and Chandler will have to keep cool as he attempts to nullify ATL's inside presence.
Defend the perimeter. Johnson, Smith are highly capable shot creators. If we allow either to find rhythm early, then we'll have set an offensive tone for our opponent.
Once again, we will rely on defense under Woodson to see our adversary off.
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Excellent as always! We need these nice days off to keep Melo's groin alive hopefully Lala is giving it a good massage and Melo will come into Friday's game loose!
It's not going to be as easy as tonight's blowout against Orlando but Knicks should still win this game easily.
This team has been playing amazing basketball since Woody took over. They've been playing up to their potential.
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all will be revealed on Friday night. MSG is the place to be.
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@Crazy8 Thanks for the love bro. Great game thread, interesting to see how Melo matches up with Smith. ShumpIsland will hold down Johnson. Lin and Baron truly have to step up and keep that kid Teague out of the lane and play some defense.
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I'll either be courtside or in some sort of vip section for this one!!! Hopefully a knicks win and a close up of La La's Jugs ..Pics at the game coming that night!
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Jim Salisbury is reporting on Twitter that a Chase Utley extension is completed, which means the 34-year old second basemen and fan favorite will remain a Phillie beyond 2013. And he celebrated by nearly killing Dioner Navarro tonight.
The deal will likely be a two year extension, worth $25-$30 million, with multiple vesting options.
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2 years high 20s with multiple vesting options
I think it might depend on what vests the option(s). The money is probably about right based on what the Phillies are paying other infielders.
The youth movement continues!
this team will be young @ 3b, rf, lf, cf next year and possibly c. galvis and cesar hernandez are michael martinez with better glove and slightly more pop.
So the Phillies will have 3 past their prime players at 1st, 2nd and SS. And then question marks at all other positions.
Sounds like a plan for success to me!
i didnt say it was a good plan, just that there will be some youth. i dont trust ruben to rebuild this team. i think resigning Utley is fine. we are not getting cano and have nothing in the minors to upgrade from minors.
Watching Amaro make deals is like watching Brian's Song and thinking that maybe this time Brian Piccolo won't die at the end.
Massive contracts for veterans and then slop at every other position.
I can't think of a single team that doesn't have at least one or two players who are past their prime playing big roles. The pennant winning 2008 Phils, for instance, had a slowing Burrell playing LF, an over the hill Jenkins manning RF almost half the time, a mid-forties Jamie Moyer starting every five days, and a closer who had already lost a mile or two per off his fastball. One of their set-up men, Scott Eyre, was also near-retirement. The 2009 team featured Ibanez in LF, and the 2010 and 2011 teams also had an antique Polanco at 3rd.
The Yanks seem to have managed okay (until this season) with a past prime SS, closer, 3rd baseman, and others. In fact, many of their winning teams have had AVERAGE ages which were pretty much at the expiration date for ML players.
Filling every spot with youth is fine, but most of those teams end up resembling the Astros and Marlins.
@Skylar, first there is no evidence that players do better in their contract year. For every one that does, there's another that doesn't. In other words, you might as well flip a coin.
As for Utley's extension, forget for a moment that Utley is the best Phillie since Schmidt, that with a few more good years he's a lock for the Hall, forget the thousands upon thousands of Utley jerseys out there, and the upcoming TV deal, wanting to compete in 2014, etc.
The will need a second baseman for the next 2-4 years. They have the 2nd most productive second baseman in the NL this year, even with the missed time.
And the most productive in the NL over the last year.
His knees haven't caused him to miss a game since June of last year, and he appears to be managing the condition so that he can play. Even if he does miss time, having 120 games of an elite second baseman and 40 games of a capable but average-level backup is much better than 160 of the average backup.
The extension seems like a no-brainer.
("lock" is a bit strong — with a few more good years he will have a good shot at the Hall)
Rollins should also have strong Hall consideration with 2 more years, his numbers are at the top of the all time SS list.. Chase is still an excellent player, happy to have him back for 2 more..Outfield could be set for next year with Ruf, Revere and Brown.
G7, I did some research earlier this year on Rollins and the Hall (the piece can be found by googling schmenkman rollins fame), and the conclusion was that while he'll be borderline thanks to some very good numbers in the end I thought his chances were less than 50-50).
Ok, I can respect your research, but 4 gold gloves, MVP & Silver Slugger years to go with a WS title, 2,000+ hits and 400+ steals..I think it will be much better than 50-50 by the time he's done.
If you look at J-Roll's similarity scores on b-r, you will find a list of barely borderline Hall candidates , and for the "similar batters through 33" section, you will find some interesting names, but most are borderline Hall guys and the exceptions either had a bigger peak (sandberg) or racked up the counting stats in their late 30s (Jeter, Biggio, Morgan). I don't see Jimmy as one of those guys, unfortunately.
Utley's more of an interesting case. However, unless there is a drastic swing in the makeup of the BBWAA, he won't make it. He's going to get the Don Mattingly treatment. Granted, Mattingly played 1st and not 2nd, but same basic idea – huge peak, but no counting stats and not much dominance beyond the peak. Utley's being a 2nd baseman will help his odds, but only about as much as being a Yankee helped Mattingly's.
Absolutely agree with you schmenkman100%
He is a free agent. Of course he would have a good season!
Giving someone who will be 35 yrs old on opening day 2014 and someone witth chronically bad knees *any* extension is beyond risky–it is flat out stupid!
If Utley misses any time due to injuries, then RAJ will get exactly wh.at he asked for!
If Amaro is concerned with signing these aging, injured veterans, then he is not serious about having a winning team on the field anytime soon.
2/3 or more of a season from Utley for that price is a much better value proposition than any other option that they could have pursued this off-season for 2014 or 2015. While he has chronically bad knees, they have not caused him to miss any games this year. Good job by both sides coming to a fair deal.
I'd like to see more details before passing judgement, but first impression is that it's a fair deal for both sides as hk has already said above.
Details include – whether there are vesting options for year 3, and if they are challenging enough, etc.
All these hall of famers and a crappy team.
Go figure.
If he hadn't hoarded Rollins and Howard and others this deal would make some sense.
Instead I am looking at one of the worst teams in the league who will be older and more infirmed next year.
But apparently some believe they can win it all.
Watch them make a ridiculous contract offer to Halladay too.
Its not my money and I don't care if the team is winning pay them all 50 million a year.
But they suck.
Who is closing and in the pen the next 2 years?
Because that's going to be an issue.
Hard to hate on Utley and in an ideal world with a legit GM and roster and team Id celebrate this. But now its just another old guy with a history of injuries.
This team sucks but I guess some fans and the GM want to live like its 2008 and keep fielding all these hall of famers and losing 90 plus games.
Utley deal makes sense, even if he's injured. The general number I've seen is that 1 WAR is worth about 5 million. Utley will be making no more than 15 mil/year with this contract. Last season, playing about half a season, Utley accumulated 3 WAR. This season, he's played just over 80 games so far and has accumulated 2.9 WAR. 15 mil/year, even if Utley is injured half of that time, should work out to be a fair deal.
Odds are about 50/50, I'd say, of this being a great deal or a bust. A risk worth taking given the 2nd basemen market out there.
Plays like that one at the plate tonight are alone worth a few million dollars. Dude can flat out play baseball and I appreciate his approach to the game. Fair deal in my opinion, glad he's still in pinstripes…and this is coming from someone who's been more critical of him at times than most people in this town.
Chase…. You. Are. The. Man.
But he was out?
And when you look at the replay, it looks like he would have been safe if he had slid. Navarro left a lot of the plate open. Utley starts to slide, but then pulls his leg up over home.
Stupid move financially by signing Utley. Just throw money away. He will be playing half the season next year and half the season the year after and earning a king's ransom. JUST ANOTHER STUPID MOVE BY A DUMB AND SENTIMENTAL GENERAL MANAGER WHO SHOULD BE FIRED.
Morris Buttermaker — you are 100 percent correct. Big contracts for veterans past their primes and slop for other players. That is NO RECIPE for a winning organization. Frankly, I believe that Amaro is so stupid that he is ruining this organization.
Devils in the details, but if it's anything like we've heard so far (2 for $28 M or so, with one or two vesting years), this figures to be a bargain and among the best values for the money on the market for one of the best at their position.
Has anyone other than I noticed what seems to be the large amount of DOAs at home. Has Sandberg ever coached third base before? Ruf night before last was out by half the distance between the bases. Schmenk, do you have any data on that versus the rest of the NL?
The Phillies have been thrown out more than usual at home, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, if it also means more runs scored in the end.
They've been thrown out at home 15 times this year, compared to the NL average of 12.5.
Some of those times, such as with one out last night, it doesn't make any sense. But most of his risky sends this year have been with two outs, when taking a chance and forcing the other team to make the play is a good gamble. The chances that the next batter will get the run home are between 20% and 30% (less for a pitcher), so it makes sense to force the other team to make the play rather than strand a key run on 3rd base, even if it means some runners get thrown out.
For those of you who don't like this who in house is this hurting or what signing does this block. This isn't basketball u don't need to bottom out to be good.
Oh, god, no. (At least it's only two years.)
You have one of the lowest bottom dweller teams.
You are 6th in runs allowed and 25th in runs scored.
Why would anyone want to lock these players up?
If the were 20 something? But they are 30 something.
There is a major disconnect here.
How could a rooting fan for the team want this?
There is a fan interest who thinks they will contend next year?
What would give anyone besides Ruben a thought of that?
I hope Ruben is right.
I more hope he loses his job though.
He is endless on this.
Victorino or Pence dont rate anything,
But his guys rate inflated contracts?
He is amazing.
Hes still calling the shots though.
Amaro needs to fix the bullpen and third base in the offseason or the signing of Utley won't matter.
Again if Amaro can construct a winning team I want Utley on it but from what I've seen in last couple of years Amaro's ability is the big question not Utley.
I love Utley – I hate the contract extension. It has nothing to do with whatever secondbaseman would have replaced Chase Utley. That's a very shortsighted way to view this. It's all about payroll allocation (always an Amaro weakness) and lineup balance.
I am one of Amaro's critics on these boards, but let's review this signing on its own merits and not color it by the horrible Howard or Papelbon contracts. How do you even begin to talk about payroll allocation and lineup balance without discussing how you would replace Utley? If the reports are right and the deal is for $27M for 2 years with vesting options that Utley can earn through playing time, how would you suggest they better allocate payroll at 2B and better balance the lineup? Let's look at some facts:
1. As long as they are willing to go to, but not exceed, the luxury tax limit, they have plenty of room to spend money as they will head into the off-season $20M+ below the limit.
2. If they are paying him ~$13.5M per season, his extension is barely an increase in AAV from his $85M / 7 year deal that is ending.
3. According to WAR, he's been the 6th most valuable 2B this year, despite WAR being a counting stat and Utley playing significantly fewer games than the 5 2B's ahead of him on the list.
4. Since RHP's throw about 70% of the innings in a typical MLB season, if you have a player with a platoon split, which Utley has shown increasingly over the years, it is much better to have one who hits LH as opposed to RH.
Looking at the possible alternatives, they could overpay for Robinson Cano as a free agent (if the Yankees don't re-sign him before he reaches free agency) and possibly lose their 1st round draft pick or employ a cheaper, but lesser player at 2B. Since, this contract leaves them with plenty of room under the cap to address other needs, it actually is about what 2B would have replaced Utley. The opportunity cost of not signing Utley is having a lesser player at 2B while ownership holding onto more money.
For those who are against this move could you please share what better option the Phillies had . . . Go on I'll wait . . . CRICKETS . . . CRICKETS . . . CRICKETS . . . Exactly! There isn't a better option. Hernandez isn't a MLB regular on this team unless they had a SOLID 3-5 then he slots into the 8th hole nicely but the Phillies don't have that right now. And Galvis Isn't the option either. Worst comes to worst and Utley isn't playing then you can give Hernandez/Galvis a shot. There really wasn't any other option for RAJ And he should be applauded for only giving a two-year deal.
Cesar Hernandez is a player. Where does he play now? Do we not worry about it and trade him? Hard to hate on Utley. 2 years makes me feel better.
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Prior to the season, the prospects bloggers almost unanimously ranked the Phils system among the 5 worst in baseball and none that I've seen ranked Hernandez in the top 10 or even 15 of the system. After a high BABIP season at AAA, mlb.com currently has him as the 15th best prospect in the system. I doubt that there's a lot of demand for him in a trade.
According to every write-up that I've read, Hernandez projects as a below average regular who is probably best suited to be a utility player. With Utley signed for 2 years, having Hernandez in the utility role on a minimum salary is great for the team, especially if the CF experiment works out.
I am a fan not a GM, I don't really care about Amaro's plus- minus on the signings.
I love baseball because it is such a great game, however it is a more enjoyable game when your team is winning.I wish I could push the reverse button back to 2007, I can't.
I go down to the park and watch on TV and what I've been watching for the last two years isn't good. That is all I'm saying,I don't think Amaro can bring this team back to winning baseball.I truly hope that I am wrong.
The Phillies have plenty of money to spend. Amaro knows that he needs to fix the bullpen and add a starter and a hitter and fix the bench. He's knows he can re-sign Utley and still afford those other areas. Have some faith people. By the way, the Phillies are averaging 36337 in attendance per night on the current homestand through last night. Not to shabby for a team in fourth place.
Are the attendance figures people through the turnstiles or tickets sold?
We should have faith in Amaro. He can quickly turn this team around. Just two years ago, they had 102 wins. And now look, 4th place and 18 games out of first and will need to go on a run just to get to .500! Heck, just two and a half weeks ago they 6 games out! A quick turnaround is possible with him!
I feel as Phillies fans we are all just feeling beat up right now. It's been a rough season and of course, Amaro is going to take the hit for it. I personally like the Utley signing. My feeling for this goes beyond the stats but what he brings to the team. Utley sells more merchandise in this city due to his all out play (my wife would say it is because he is cute). I just don't want to see him in a different uniform as much as the Yankees didn't want to see Jeter in a different one either. Utley has looked solid this year and has earned this contract. I do believe the new workout regimen has produced positive results and hopefully he won't lose large chunks of time in the next two years.
I also imagine that if we didn't sign Utley for next year, many of the Phillies Nation would be as upset, if not more. Amaro has no way of winning either way.
I am all for this signing.. I think it's relatively cheap, yet pays Chase what he deserves…
I just wish there was a position we could switch him to, to take some wear and tear off of his body…


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This July 8, 2013, photo shows wrecked oil tankers and debris from a runaway train in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada. U.S. transportation officials say the oil industry is not giving up information needed to gauge the danger of moving crude by rail. Several oil train accidents, including one in Quebec, have highlighted the explosive properties of crude coming from booming oil shale fields on the Northern Plains.BILLINGS, Mont. U.S. transportation officials rebuked the oil industry Friday for not giving up information regulators say they need to gauge the danger of moving crude by rail, after several accidents highlighted the explosive properties of fuel from the booming oil shale fields on the Northern Plains.
Department of Transportation officials told The Associated Press they have received only limited data on the characteristics of oil from the Bakken region of North Dakota and Montana, despite requests lodged by Secretary Antony Foxx more than two months ago.
The overall and ongoing lack of cooperation is disappointing, slows progress and certainly raises concerns, the agency said in a statement. We still lack data we requested and that energy stakeholders agreed to produce within 30 days.
The DOT said a handful of individual companies have offered the information being sought but would not provide specifics.
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Wed like to know what information theyre not getting so we can give it to them, said API spokesman Eric Wohlschlegel.
API president Jack Gerard said oil companies have been encouraged by the group to share what they know. He said theres more data to come, but added that API does not serve as an industry library so it would come from multiple sources.
There have been at least four major accidents involving trains carrying crude from the Bakken since production began to boom in 2008. Among them was a derailment last July that killed 47 people and torched a large section of downtown Lac-Megantic, Quebec.
The combustibility of the crude in Lac-Megantic was comparable to gasoline, according to Canadian investigators.
Other accidents with explosions have occurred after derailments of oil trains in Alabama, North Dakota and Oklahoma.
The string of accidents led regulators to warn emergency responders and the public in January that Bakken oil a light, sweet crude that has high amounts of natural gases and other volatile compounds could be more dangerous than many conventional crudes.
Some crudes from elsewhere in North America and around the globe share similar volatile properties.
But the Bakken fuel is the first to be moved in North America in modern times in such massive quantities by rail. Thats exposed a new set of safety concerns, including a well-known defect in tens of thousands of rail cars that leads them to rupture in accidents.
Mile-long oil trains can carry 3 million gallons of crude per shipment. The number of carloads delivered by major U.S. railroads has surged astronomically: from 9,344 delivered in 2008 to 434,000 carloads last year. The shipments are delivered to refineries across the U.S. and Canada, including in the Pacific Northwest, California, and the East and Gulf Coasts.
Unlike most hazardous materials produced by chemical plants or other manufacturing sources, crude oil is not refined before being loaded onto trains. As a result, its properties can vary greatly among shipments. Three companies were hit with proposed penalties totaling $93,000 in February for misclassifying oil from the Bakken as less dangerous.
Through the petroleum institute, the industry also has pledged to work with the government to come up with new standards for testing the oil to make sure its being handled properly when loaded onto trains.
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The administrative shuffle is a standard exercise every summer, giving principals and assistant principals a chance to move up in their careers. The changes students and parents can expect come August include:
ŌĆóŌĆéBethel Elementary and Middle School will welcome a new assistant principal, Natalie Boone. Boone previously oversaw implementation of a coveted $1 million federal grant to offer new physical education programs across the school system. She will replace Assistant Principal Clint Conner.
Boone said she was ŌĆ£eager and excitedŌĆØ to take on the new role at Bethel.
ŌĆóŌĆéClyde Elementary will welcome Clint Conner as its new principal. Conner had been the assistant principal at Bethel. The former principal at Clyde, Pam Justice, is retiring.
ŌĆóŌĆéWaynesville Middle School will welcome a new assistant principal, Kim Shipman. Shipman was previously the lead teacher at Riverbend Elementary. ŌĆ£I know the job comes with a lot of responsibility. I will work hard,ŌĆØ Shipman said. Tammy Irish previously held the job but moved on to a job in another school system.
ŌĆóŌĆéPisgah High School will have a new assistant principal, a position that has not yet been filled. The former assistant principal, Mark Sheppard, will take on a new role as the system-wide academic support director in the central office. Fred Trantham, who previously held the central office position, is retiring.
However, one of the biggest staffing changes facing Haywood County Schools might actually go unnoticed by parents and students: a reorganization of duties among central office staff to cope with the new realities of doing more with less. Budget cuts have led to the loss of several positions within central office in recent years, with their jobs and duties parceled up among the remaining staff.
ŌĆ£Someone would leave and they would have four or five roles and we would assign them to people, and eventually it didnŌĆÖt make sense,ŌĆØ Assistant Superintendent Dr. Bill Nolte said.
So this summer, they put all the cards on the table, so to speak.
ŌĆ£We literally put 3-by-5 [inch] index cards with all the major duties in the office out on a table and lined them up in a way that made the most sense,ŌĆØ Nolte said. ŌĆ£We reorganized a lot of jobs.ŌĆØ
A lot of jobs indeed, from student testing to teacher training, from school facility rentals to school policy oversight, from federal programs for the children of migrant workers to social services for homeless students.
Central office employees generally have anywhere from two to six roles, so the exercise was intended to pair up similar roles and then parcel them out accordingly.
On NolteŌĆÖs plate, for example, he will no longer be the one to authorize fundraising activities or approve overnight field trips, but he has picked up the annual balancing act of allotting the right number of teachers to each school based on changing student populations.
The shuffling of central office duties was spurred by the loss of two key people ŌĆöTrantham and Danny Miller ŌĆö who together managed everything from athletic program oversight to setting the school calendar to drug testing for bus drivers to textbook purchasing. Both are being replaced, but the timing was opportune to finally take the bull by the horns and reapportion who does what.
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Beginning Jan. 1, the act, more commonly known as Obamacare, will expand eligibility for Medi-Cal, California's federally-funded health care program. Individuals and families will be able to receive Medi-Cal benefits if their annual incomes are at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty level, which is $21,660 for individuals and $44,100 for a family of four.
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After two years of fighting, the prolonged conflict in Syria risks leaving an entire generation of children scarred for life, says a new UNICEF report.
"Don't be scared; the bombs will not hit us."
These are not the words of a mother reassuring her child. They are the words of Jouri, an 8-year-old girl, reassuring her mother as bombs fell close to them in Yarmouk, Syria.
Yarmouk, a Palestinian settlement near Damascus, became the scene of intense fighting and was heavily bombed last October.
Jouri and her family fled to Lebanon, leaving behind everything: their house, their business, and Jouri's favorite place — her school.
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This week, a new UNICEF report titled "Syria's Children: A Lost Generation?" says after two years of fighting, the prolonged conflict in Syria risks leaving an entire generation of children scarred for life.
Anita Delhaas-Van Djik, World Vision's national director in Lebanon, where tens of thousands of refugees have sought safety, agrees.
"Children tell stories of sniper fire in their street, bombings of their homes, losing loved ones. So many families have lost everything," she says.
The report goes on to say that in areas of most intense fighting, access to safe drinking water has fallen by two-thirds, hospitals and health centers have been destroyed, and skilled medical staff have fled. One in five schools has been ruined or is being used to shelter displaced families.
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