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I'm running a gram of test and only use 12.5mg of Aromasin a day. You may have crashed your estrogen levels.
Although almost nobody else will agree with you about your Aromasin dose, I too am extremely sensitive to estrogen and have to dose my AI's higher than most so I understand. If that is the dose all at once you may do better to split it up and reduce it some, but if you split that dosage up already and it works for you properly based on blood work, power to you.
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yea i gotta get some blood work done. Im just worried about my libido because im going to Costa Rica soon for a bachelor party. its going to be whores for 7 days straight. I want to be READY.
Im going to blast a lot of HCG tonight, skip tonight's aromasin dose and pick back up tomorrow going at 12.5mg ED
Drop to 12.5mg ed get blood and go from there.
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Just lower your aromasin. Nothing else needed. Lower to 12.5mg eod at that test dose.
Anyone run a gram of mast? If so what were your results like.
I would stop the aromasin for 2 days then lower the aromasin to 12.5 going forward. If it does not come back then. Do 900MCG of HCG a week split at 300 each day mon, wed, fri.
Whats the point of HCG in combating his low libido?? What'll happen his his body will produce some test on top of what he's already taking...that will aromatize to even more estrogen.
I totally agree on scaling back the Aromasin. According to my labs I CRUSHED my estrogen on 12.5 ED. Libido was in the toilet.
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So i discontinued the Aromasin since Sunday. It is now Thursday. On Sunday, Monday & Tuesday i pinned some HCG.
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It was 9 o'clock on a Saturday morning and Jenny had just dialed her mother in northern Kentucky for their weekly phone conversation.
"Hey, Wayne," Jenny called out to me. "My mother says it's our wedding anniversary. Is it?"
"I dunno," I said. "What day is today?"
It was, and within 10 minutes the florist's delivery van was in our driveway with a vase of flowers that had been ordered by her mother.
We were a little embarrassed that neither of us had remembered our anniversary. Her mother could not believe that we would forget.
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We were a little surprised that we had forgotten, too. First, it's written on a calendar that Jenny keeps in the kitchen; it has all of the extended family's birthdays, anniversaries and the like, on it. And second, it's on my organizer-calendar book that I carry everywhere with me.
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My god Becky! The new 'IT' boy in the neighborhood is a serial rapist. He's the hottest thing since those hideous lawn globes. He's in all the papers. I want him. I HAVE to have him for status - to be a disgusting social climber - but he won't come to my window. At night, I keep it open waiting for my Peter Pan moment, but I must not shave my ass enough because he never shows. He's probably holding out for a local celebrity like my neighbor who's famous for meth teeth and a magnificent yard full of night blooming jasmine. At dusk, the flowery aroma fills my room like sweet perfume.
"Did you hear?" she asks, finding me at the mailbox. Her eyes go wide. "He waits for people to fall asleep. Then he strikes."
"Like Santa?" I ask.
She raises an eyebrow, huffing and puffing. "You have nothing to worry about. He only assaults older women."
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FINE. I didn't want to get raped anyway.
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"I get sensitive when I'm alone."
"No. You get psychotic."
He has a point but at least I put myself out there. He's 34 and a virgin because he hasn't met the right 'one' to share his life with. It's admirable but I wish he had the guts to bang a serial rapist or someone. He'd get street cred, and I wouldn't have to suffer through listening to him complain that there's no one out there.
That's his biggest problem. He refuses to go out.
"How do you expect to meet a guy?" I inquire. "He's not going to crawl through your window." I catch myself, giggling. "Well, he might."
"Stop it. I'm not losing it to some rapist."
"That's your issue. You're too picky."
Ok. Maybe I'm overdoing it, but he is selective. He won't use an online dating service because he doesn't want friends to find him pathetic. He won't go on Grindr because it's too slutty. He refuses to hit up the gay bar. Then he calls me crying because nobody wants him.
"Nobody wants you because nobody knows you exist," I say.
He sees the point, asking for my advice. "Where should I go to meet a guy?" He wants him to be eloquent and cerebral - a man who can carry an in-depth conversation about the arts. In other words, he wants a theater nerd so I send him to a play about gay men who wish they had vaginas. I thought it would be the perfect place for him to find a match. I didn't think he'd actually talk to someone.
"I was sitting by this nice man but he kept hushing me when I would try to start a conversation."
"He wanted to hear the actors."
Yes. Ryan's officially that guy - the one who's been out of the game for so long that he doesn't know where the field is. I love him but he's been sheltered to the point that he's become borderline autistic. I'm so ugly. Why would anyone date me? I don't even know why I try. It's hopeless. Often, he tells me he can't stand the risk of rejection.
How many people have friends like this? They criticize themselves, only to find failure when they try because they have no clue what to do.
"Did you talk to him during intermission?" I ask.
"No," he says, sheepishly. "I didn't want to come on too strong so I just stared at him from across the room, near the entrance, hoping he'd make eye contact."
"Did he?"
"Yeah. But he looked away, rushing to the bathroom."
"I followed him, pretending to wash my hands."
"Ok. See. That's called stalking," I advise.
"Yeah, he darted off, changing seats during the second act."
The situation has led Ryan to isolate further. I only hear from him once a week when he calls to remind me he's alive. He keeps busy, working a job and watching the news. Tonight he calls to say he saw an artist's sketch of the man crawling through people's windows. It made him sad - the thought of a rapist taking advantage of the innocent.
"I don't know how you keep your window open," he says.
"I refuse to hide."
"Why? Aren't you afraid he'll hurt you?"
"Not really. I'm more afraid of not smelling the flowers."


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So you need to create some instant excitement for your company, or product. You need to shake things up. You need to create buzz.
And really, what creates "buzz" better than some kind of riot, or stampede? Or people running screaming away from fires? That's the lesson we've learned from these fine examples:
5Oprah Gives Away Free Chicken
KFC (now having officially dropped its slave name "Kentucky Fried Chicken") decided in May of 2009 to promote its new grilled chicken by giving it away for free. Wanting to keep their promotion subtle and discreet, they did the announcement on the show of a little-known entertainer named Oprah Winfrey.
What Went Wrong
With a hilariously tragic lack of foresight, KFC underestimated both the all-encompassing influence of Oprah and the subtle racism of using a black spokeswoman to sell chicken. They apparently didn't realize the Mighty O reigns over the kind of media empire previously only seen under the thumb of Richard Dawson in The Running Man, so when she told viewers they could print out a voucher for free lunch at KFC on the May 5th episode of her talk show, America shit a rainbow so large it could be seen from space.
Approximately 16 million people printed out the Winfrey-approved coupon and showed up at KFCs nationwide to pry their free chicken from Colonel Sanders's cold dead fingers. The fast food chain was overwhelmingly unprepared and ran out of product before lunchtime (evidently their market research suggested that the average citizen doesn't like chicken and hates not having to pay for things).
Angry customers in New York, outraged that their demands to complain to Sanders directly were dismissed as both "impossible" and "moronic," responded by starting mini-riots and sit-ins. Managers at some locations maneuvered around the debacle by telling customers they couldn't accept any coupons ending with the serial numbers "1234," which incidentally consisted of every PDF copy of the coupon in existence.
KFC also hilariously included the arbitrary restriction that the coupons couldn't be used on Mother's Day, which makes us think their CEO is in some kind of wacky Major League situation where somehow he makes a fortune only if he ruins the franchise.The Backlash
Rival chain, El Pollo Loco, officially turned KFC's grilled chicken clusterfuck into tender-roasted lovemaking when they announced that they'd accept all six million rejected KFC coupons that coming Sunday (which just happened to be Mother's Day).
Coma bolas, hombre sexos pollos!
KFC President Roger Eaton tried to wipe some of the egg off his face (pun completely intended because we're talking about chicken) by issuing a public statement, but the damage had been done--his company sunk a fuck ton of money into Oprah only to have their customers scooped up by a rival chicken shack. Generally, this is not part of a good business model.
4Ten Cent Beer Night
Before the aforementioned Major League movies, the only claim to fame the Cleveland Indians had was a racist mascot. But on June 4, 1974, Ohio's weaker baseball franchise decided to try and fill their stands by offering all-you-could-drink beer for the lip-flappingly insane price of ten cents a cup.
Where It Went Wrong
Bottomless beer cups at a dime a piece will bring people back from the grave. They might as well have offered buried pirate treasure to everyone that bought a ticket. 25,134 rowdy friends showed up to Cleveland Municipal Stadium that night and, unsurprisingly, proceeded to behave like drunken retards. Pot and firecrackers were being lit before the first at-bat was over, and by the fourth inning two people had run naked onto the field.
The visiting Texas Rangers were pelted with everything from batteries to wine jugs, but things didn't really get out of hand until a fan landed in the outfield and attempted to steal the cap of Ranger Jeff Burroughs. Texas Manager Billy Martin picked up a bat and exited the dugout to protect his player in a display of steel-balled awesomeness. Both team's benches followed Martin, and what ensued was one of baseball's most dangerous and drunken riots.
The Backlash
The game officially ended when a hunting knife pierced the ground next to an umpire. He called a forfeit in favor of the Rangers and then rushed into the locker room to shake the terror-poop out of his pants. Future beer nights at Cleveland Municipal were changed from unlimited amounts to four cups per customer, which research indicates is the precise amount of alcohol required to actually enjoy three hours of baseball.


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After the walk, be sure to stop by the expo area to visit with VCA Animal Hospitals to hear Dr. Genevieve Hammond, board certified IM specialist from the Oncology Department speak, listen to cancer case stories and receive cancer information handouts from the staff. Guests will also have the opportunity to enter for prize giveaways to take home.
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Mary Jo Kreitzer is the founder and director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Spirituality & Healing, where she teaches and conducts research on optimal healing environments and mindfulness meditation [3]. She serves on numerous editorial boards, has authored or co-authored more than 90 scholarly papers and book chapters, and lectures and consults both nationally and internationally. She is the past vice-chair of the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine.
Dr. Kreitzer is also a professor in the School of Nursing and a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing and her PhD in health services research, policy, and administration.
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That was the only understandable move after we landed Chandler and traded Turiaf, probably Chandler/Harrellson/Jordan at #5 and Stoudemire/Jeffries at #4.
Add another 7-footer to the team.
The Post has learned 7-foot center Jerome Jordan, a 2010 second-round draft pick, will be the next addition to the Knicks' roster as he was involved in heavy contract negotiations late last night to bring him to New York, according to his agent Todd Ramasar.
Jordan spent the lockout playing in Slovenia but signed an opt-out clause for when the lockout ended. There was also a small buyout in the Slovenia deal. The Knicks were waiting on inviting Jordan to see if they had the room, pending which free agents they pursued. Jordan's agent had told the Post last week if Jordan was not invited to camp, he would demand a trade for his client.
Last season, Jordan played in the Serbian League for Hemofarm. The Knicks originally paid Milwaukee $1 million for his draft rights. After the Carmelo Anthony trade in February got rid of many of the team's taller players, Mike D'Antoni said he hoped Jordan would play for the Knicks next season.
Known as a good low-post scorer and potential shotblocker, the Knicks felt it was time to start grooming him and adding even more size to a roster that finished last season as among the smallest teams in the league.
Now the Knicks have no shortage of centers on their roster. They are about to add 7-1 Tyson Chandler from Dallas. Jared Jeffries was re-signed and they also have Josh Harrellson, their 2011 second-rounder from Kentucky, who probably is too raw to see action this season. Ronny Turiaf, who is only 6-8 but was their starting center last season, is being shipped to Washington for cap space as part of the events leading to Chandlers acquisition.
I'm happy about this! Has a chance to grow under TC, and, by all reports, has a deeper arsenal than Jorts as a pivot on both ends. He'll join in playing shape after his time in Slovenia, and will add a presence in practice that we didn't have last year.
The Knicks clearly see the need for size in the East. Last year was an interior abomination, and now it's from rags to riches at the 5.
We have instantly gained an advantage (including mentally) on the Heat, and now have in Chandler a legitimate counterpart to the East's prominent bigs: Howard, Bogut, Noah, Garnett, Horford and McGee.
We can throw the big body of Jorts at opposing starting 5s at the end of quarters, and between both him and Jordan, we can rack up some fouls against the likes of Howard.
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That was the only understandable move after we landed Chandler and traded Turiaf, probably Chandler/Harrellson/Jordan at #5 and Stoudemire/Jeffries at #4.
Chandler played more than fifty playoff games and was one of the major pieces that brought Dallas their championship last season...
Will D'antoni even play this guy?
Humility is a virtue and pride is a vice.
Depends on how will he look compared to Harrellson, these two will be fighting for a backup center spot and I expect them playing some minutes during both preseason games against the Nets.
But to be honest, I dont kno why people are so sure Jordan is gonna make some huge impact, if he was good enuff to be a pro, he would have been in the league as soon as he got drafted. This is a pipe dream that he's some magic elixir to our team defense and rebounding. But who knows, maybe I'm completely wrong and he's Joakim Noah-lite.
D'Antoni is in the last year of his contract, the guy who hired him doesn't do the same job he did before, Mike will change his small ball strategy and play Jordan as the back up 5 for say 12-15minutes a game while still going some small ball. If he doesn't he'll be fired and Phil will be on his way
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Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf is out with an upper-body injury and is day-to-day, the club announced Sunday before its game against the Vancouver Canucks.
Jamie Benn scored a goal and two assists in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators.
Mark Scheifele scored a goal in Thursday's 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers.
Kevin Hayes scored the game-winning goal in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Cam Ward stopped 20-of-21 shots in Carolina's 3-1 win over the LA Kings on Thursday.
Sidney Crosby scored a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers.
Chad Johnson extended his winning streak to five games with the Flames 2-1 OT win over Arizona on Thursday.
Carey Price stopped 19 of 21 shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Taylor Hall scored a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
Johnny Gaudreau picked up two assists in the Flames 2-1 overtime win over Arizona on Thursday.
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WATERLOO Carol B. Duncan, associate professor and chair of Wilfrid Laurier Universitys Department of Religion and Culture, is the recipient of a prestigious 2014 3M National Teaching Fellowship.
I am delighted to congratulate Carol on her success, said Max Blouw, Lauriers president and vice-chancellor. At Laurier we put a strong emphasis on the student experience and Carol exemplifies our commitment to create an outstanding learning environment that engages students in their studies.
The award, widely regarded as the top teaching honour in Canada, recognizes excellence in the classroom and educational leadership.
I am thrilled that Carol has been invited to join the 3M Teaching Fellowship, said Pat Rogers, associate vice-president: teaching and learning. Carol is a supreme example of the professor who challenges and supports her students to achieve their best, and through her extraordinary powers of leadership and her gentle approach she transforms the lives of students and colleagues alike.
Duncan started in Lauriers Department of Religion and Culture 17 years ago, and since that time has developed 25 courses for the classroom, including Religion and Culture of the African Diaspora and Religion and Social Change. She is internationally recognized for her research in Caribbean religions and migration in transnational contexts, in addition to her work on the African diaspora. Duncan has won a host of teaching awards and fellowships. At Laurier, Duncan won the Faculty of Arts Teaching Scholar Award in 2004, the university-wide Award for Teaching Excellence in 2004, and the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations teaching award in 2006. Duncan was invited to serve as a research fellow in the Womens Studies in Religion Program, as well as a visiting associate professor, at Harvard Divinity School in 2006-2007.
I feel honoured and privileged to have such significant recognition, said Duncan. I see it as a formal thank you and an invitation to join in conversation about teaching and learning with colleagues from across the country. It also highlights the importance of teaching at Laurier. One doesnt teach in a vacuum: you are part of a community of educators. Laurier has been a good place to be a teacher as well as a scholar.
Duncan focuses on a storytelling methodology for designing and teaching courses, which involves including multiple voices and perspectives. A strong supporter of the arts, Duncan is interested in incorporating oral history, literary narratives and performing arts, including dance and music, in her courses. Getting students attuned to multiple voices on a particular theme or topic builds a multi-layered story for the course, said Duncan. This clarifies central themes for students, and brings arts and culture into the classroom hopefully demystifying related works for students.
This is the fourth time that a Laurier professor has been awarded a 3M Fellowship. Michael Moore from the Department of English and Film Studies, now retired, was honoured in 1993; Michel Desjardins from the Department of Religion and Culture in 2001; and Mercedes Rowinsky-Geurts from the Department of Languages and Literatures in 2008.
The 3M National Teaching Fellowship is sponsored by 3M Canada and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE). The award includes a lifetime membership in STLHE, a citation, and an invitation to participate in a teaching and learning retreat with the other fellows. This years 10 fellows will be recognized at STHLEs annual conference, which will be hosted by Queens University in June.
A reception for Duncan will be held March 12, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Hawk's Nest on Laurier's Waterloo campus.


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Judge Crawford elevated to Vt Supreme CourtBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
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Judge Geoffrey Crawford gives instructions to a Chittenden County jury in July 2008.MONTPELIER Vermonts legal community hailed the appointment Friday of veteran trial court judge Geoffrey Crawford to the Vermont Supreme Court, saying his intellect, pragmatism and compassion will enrich future decisions from the five-justice panel.
Crawford, 59, has served on Vermont trial courts since 2002 and presided over some of the highest-profile civil and criminal cases of the last decade.
An early adopter of alternative sentencing models, he is known for a gentle courtroom disposition that, according to his supporters, has improved experiences in the criminal justice system for victims and defendants alike.
Hes incredibly bright, a really smart man, and theres no question he has the intellectual depth to handle the work of the Supreme Court, said Cheryl Hanna, a professor of constitutional law at Vermont Law School and a close observer of the Vermont Supreme Court.
But I think maybe even more importantly, he has a reputation and Ive witnessed this in the courtroom myself of being incredibly humanistic, she said.
Crawford is the second appointment to the high court for second-term Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin, who named Beth Robinson, the legal force behind a gay marriage movement, to the court in 2011. Though they followed different paths to the bench, Hanna said Crawford and Robinson share a real understanding of how law affects people.
Daniel Richardson, a Montpelier attorney and founder and editor of the SCOV Law blog, an online publication that analyzes decisions out of the Vermont Supreme Court, said Crawfords humanity and his eye toward the practical impact of decisions will likely be reflected in his approach to the work of the court.
Hes not someone whos going to be ruled by what the statute said, if the result is going to be absurd, Richardson said.
In much the same way as Robinson and Associate Justice John Dooley, according to Richardson, Crawford is likely to find creative solutions to instances in which the law requires a result thats absurd, especially in an administrative-type proceeding.
Hes going to come up with solutions that make sense on a practical level, rather than just saying, Our hands are tied, we cant do any more, because were a court, Richardson said.
In a statement announcing the decision, Shumlin, who chose Crawford from a list of names forwarded to him by the states Judicial Nominating Board, touted his picks collegial attitude and well-regarded intellect.
His reputation for fairness and rigor, as well as his demonstrated commitment to ensuring that our judiciary serves the needs of Vermonters, make me very proud to appoint him to the court, Shumlin said.
Crawford, who worked in commercial litigation and personal injury at the Burlington firm of ONeill Crawford & Green before joining the bench, said in a telephone interview that the values that I try to realize are pragmatism, kindness and some measure of predictability in court decision-making.
Crawford wouldnt talk about his judicial philosophy or discuss the cases that may come before the court.
Above all were a neutral people thats the biggest thing thats asked of us, Crawford said. And if we stake out positions, even on a general topic, one side or another is going to have a concern that theyre not going to get listened to as fairly.
Crawford often adopts a sweet, grandfatherly tone with the defendants over whose cases he presides. His approach, Crawford said, is designed to capitalize on the unique opportunity for human connection offered in a criminal courtroom.
Most people dont listen to each other most of the time, he said. But there are some times in life when that little window opens, and people listen very carefully. Hospital emergency rooms strike me as one of those times, and the courtroom I think is another.
Crawford added, That defendant is listening really carefully to what you have to say (as a judge), both what you say with your words and what you say with your manner. And if youre respectful, and in some way optimistic and sort of hopeful, that I think carries some weight.
Crawford presides in Franklin County now but was stationed in Chittenden County immediately prior, where he made frequent use of the alternative sentencing options. Mental health courts and drug courts, he said, work especially well for defendants who are willing to play a role in their own rehabilitation.
People want to change, many of them want to change, and treatment courts and similar programs and early referral to drug evaluation, these things open a door and give a chance, he said. And if a person walks through that door and sees the opportunity, were all better off.
Crawford, whose confirmation by the Vermont Senate next year is all but certain, replaces retired Associate Justice Brian Burgess.
Burgess departure, and Crawfords arrival, stacks the states highest court with Democratic governors appointees, who will hold four of the five seats.
Hanna and Richardson said the court could see any number of hot-button issues come before it in the coming years, from the growing use of technology by law enforcement to the constitutionality of key aspects of health care reform.
Crawford, a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School, is perhaps best known for his judgment in the case of Diana Levine, the Vermont musician who lost her arm after receiving an injection of a drug made by the manufacturer Wyeth.
A Washington County jury awarded Levine more than $6 million in damages, a judgment entered by Crawford, who denied the claims of federal pre-emption argued by lawyers for Wyeth.
The case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, where a majority of justices said Crawfords ruling that Vermont courts retained the right to award damages in cases involving drugs regulated by the federal Food and Drug Administration was correct.
Crawford also presided over the criminal case of Christopher Williams, who was convicted of the first-degree murders of two women in a 2006 school shooting in Essex.
According to information from the Shumlin administration, Crawford is a board member of both Dismas of Vermont and the New England Organ Bank. He is a past recipient of the Thibodeau-Wall Award for Community Service by the Howard Center, as well as the Catherine McAuley Award by Mercy Connection. He and his wife live in Burlington and have five grown children.
Robert Paolini, executive director of the Vermont Bar Association, said response to Crawfords pick has been positive.
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iShares architect to leave Barclays (again)
Rory Tobin, one of the Barclays executives instrumental in the development of the iShares exchange-traded funds business that was acquired by BlackRock in late 2009, is to leave the UK bank for a second time.
Ashok Vaswani, head of personal and corporate banking at Barclays, said in a statement: "Rory Tobin, head of global investments and solutions at Barclays' wealth and investment management business, has decided to step down from Barclays and return to institutional asset management."
He will join State Street as head of distribution in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, according to a spokeswoman for the asset manager.
Vaswani said the bank is searching for a successor to lead the global investments business, which Tobin has led since June last year. Tobin will remain in the role until a replacement is found. The unit provides investment management products and solutions to Barclays' clients.
Tobin first joined Barclays Global Investors, the UK bank's asset management division, in 2004, and led its global index and markets group in Europe, the Middle East and Africa until 2007, when he switched to run the European side of its iShares business and later became head of iShares international business outside the US.
Tobin moved to BlackRock after it acquired Barclays Global Investors in December 2009, before leaving in July 2010.
He rejoined Barclays in November 2012 to help review and evaluate the group's asset management capabilities for clients across the retail bank, investment bank, and wealth and investment management.
Tobin's impending departure marks the latest senior exit from Barclays' wealth and investment management ranks. Peter Horrell, chief executive of wealth and investment management, is leaving at the end of the year, while UK and Europe wealth head Henry Fischel-Bock stepped down this month and will join Lombard Odier next year.
Kevin Gardiner, most recently Barclays' chief investment officer for Europe at the wealth unit, is joining Rothschild next month.
• UPDATE: This story was updated on July 17, 2014 after a spokeswoman for State Street confirmed that Rory Tobin would join the asset manager as head of distribution in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.


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Well to start off, I hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas. Santa brought me some wonderful Red Sox artifacts to decorate my room and car with. I'm pretty sure my room looks like a mini-Red Sox gift shop, which is perfectly fine with me, and not a big surprise to my friends. As far as my car goes, I'm pretty sure people will know who drives it when I park near my school next year (if possible). So if anyone is seeking vengeance on me, all they have to do is look for the Red Sox license plate. And now, to salvage the lack of baseball, I have the amazing 2007 Red Sox playoff run (and special moments). That might be able to carry me through to Spring Training (or at least another week to it).
was really a team player and I loved that about him. I hope the Sox sign him to a long contract. The injuries hit hard this month: Lowell, Drew, Wakefield (even though it was the best month of the season), and Lester got AL Pitcher of the Month honors.
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I'm glad you had a great Christmas Elizabeth! I got lots of Red Sox "stuff" also. I loved your year in review! Didn't you love JD's comments after winning the MVP at the All Star Game – Well, I couldn't tell if they were saying "Drew" or "Boo"! Classy fans. Here's to 2009 season full of just as great memories and a Championship Ring!
Elizabeth, what do you think the Red Sox will do about the catching situation? Taylor Teagarden, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, or Varitek? what would you want the Red Sox to do?
Great post, Elizabeth. Maybe you should be the one writing a book about your team's season! You hit all the big moments with just the right personal touch.
Bay is nice hitter. Short and compact swing, likes to hit it into the gaps. He really knows what he is doing at the plate. Whats even cooler, is the fact that he Canadian, and is going to kill it in the World Baseball Classic. Great post, and I forgot all about that Tokyo game.
Great entry! I was at J-Bay's first, second, and third game as a Red Sox. When he scored the place rocked! The next game when he got up he got a standing ovation.
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Hey Elizabeth!!!
2008 was a good year for Red Sox Nation, even though they fell short on winning the World Series. 2009 is going to be interesting. With the defending AL champs in the Rays, and now the Yankees reloading, I have said all along that the AL East is the best division in the Majors. Happy New Year!!!
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It's great to see that you had a Very Happy Christmas, receiving many great "Red Sox" gifts !!! … Also, an awesome "post" on the Red Sox and Baseball "2008 Year In Review" !!! … The highlights from your list, that I also enjoyed the most during the 2008 Baseball Season, are: * Watching the two Red Sox/A's games from Japan, that opened the baseball season … It was a great feeling to watch those games early in the morning, and a perfect way to start the season … Early morning "coffee, bagels, and baseball" !!! … Now, I don't think it gets any more perfect than that !!! … * The awesome "power display" by Josh Hamilton in the Homerun Derby at Yankee Stadium the day before the All-Star Game was an amazing performance to see … And, of course, the American League winning the All-Star Game [again] was another great moment in 2008 !!! … * Elizabeth, I know Manny was your favorite player; but, I think, bringing Jason Bay to Boston in that deal, was a great move, and in the long-run, Bay will be very valuable to the Red Sox over at least the next five years … * October, 2008, the month you joined the awesome mlblogging community here at mlb.com … Elizabeth, it's great to have you and your mlblog part of this great baseball community !!! … Also, the Red Sox had a great year in 2008 … It will be fun in 2009, and in future years, to watch all the games between the Yankees and Red Sox, the greatest rivalry in baseball history, and all sports !!! … Take care, Elizabeth !!! … Enjoy the rest of the Holiday Season !!! … Jimmy [27NYY] … http://baseballtheyankeesandlife.mlblogs.com/
Lester's no-hitter was AMAZING. And it's really nice to hear that Dustin Pedroia signed his six-year contract. Red Sox were great in 2008. Happy new year!
Not a hardcore Red Sox fan, but the thing I'll remember most about 2008 is the departure of Manny Ramirez and the acquisition of Bay, a very good move on the Sox' part, in my opinion. The Coco Crisp fight was also something fun, too.🙂


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As some of you may know, the past few weeks (maybe even months) have been a journey... traveling down the long and winding road of life-altering changes, paying attention to the passage of time, sometimes glancing back from whence I came, while considering what lays ahead, all the while attempting to be in the moment. Sighing, more than breathing, has been the norm as of late, but like a good ice cream cone, sighing comes in all flavors and I've sampled several over the last week.
Facebook being what it is (and my active presence in that virtual landscape is legendary), the online encouragement for me to attend my 40th high school reunion amped up after last week's declaration that I was vacillating, and I quietly (if one can picture that!) acquiesced. School chum extraordinaire Lynne Chantler led the parade and the social networking about the imminent reunion grew exponentially as we confirmed our attendance and made our way to Vestal, NY to party with friends, who have all had as many birthdays as me.
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The active online community of classmates was all pervasive and the familiarity many of us felt (because of the leap in technology) provided a completely different sensory experience than that of our 30th gathering. I had even dragged my iPad along and quickly began posting and tweeting from the event, while frenetically taking pictures, trying to capture the moment through the eye of my trusty lens. As the subject of my hairless visage waned, the topic on everyone's mind (again, because of FB) was my trusty sidekick Dharma, and her many charms which (as usual) eclipsed my popularity. Thankfully, the wonder dog was with me, and she was (as usual) the belle of the ball.
The comparison to the '60s continued, as the "high" gave way to the inevitable "crash" and I looked around the room, taking it all in (the good, the bad and the ugly) as the years gone by washed over the Elks Club Lodge before Lynne and I made our way back to the Catskills, dissecting every aspect of the evening, laughing, crying and sighing. Acknowledging those who are no longer with us was a natural part of the gabfest and the passage of time hung in the air as we hit Sullivan County and home. Glad to know that my guest would stay on for a day, I enthused about our upcoming excursion to the Harvest Festival (www.bethelwoodscenter.org [3]) and the chance to give Lynne a taste of my life here in the Upper Delaware Valley.
While regaling her with enthusiastic commentary, I ran into friends and neighbors from all corners of the region, breathing the fresh country air, and we had a ball exploring the craft tents, workshops and farmers' market, while live entertainment propelled us toward the amazing aromas emanating from the food booths. In a valiant attempt to give Lynne the full-on harvest experience, I waxed rhapsodic about life in the Catskills and the incredible sense of community that encompasses every outing. A deep sigh of satisfaction slipped out as we stopped and chatted with the lively social network of residents and visitors, before hitting the Woodstock Festival monument and running into Bethel Woods site interpreter Duke Devlin, who (as always) welcomed my guest with open arms and amazing tidbits of information about the world famous music festival held in Bethel, NY when Lynne and I were attending high school.
Gal-pal Ellany Gable stopped by this morning to bid Lynne adieu, and asked me if I had been active on Facebook since my return. Being told "no," she regretfully informed me that one of our own, PR guru Lori Rubinstein, had passed away while I was out of town and my sigh became one of sorrow. Rubinstein was a driving force in the community and her smiling face seemed to greet me wherever I went, since we were often photographing and covering events together throughout the years. Lori's unstoppable commitment to celebrating life in the Catskills was admirable and uplifting, and when I checked her social networking page, I saw that we had 64 (real, honest-to-god) friends in common.
As I peruse the Facebook comments of those who knew and loved her, I rejoice in having had Lori in my life, and grieve over the loss, alongside so many who were touched by Rubinstein's incredible aura and joi de vivre. While the Internet keeps us connected in many wonderful ways, being able to reach out and touch our loved ones will never be replaced. My memories of proms and homeroom firmly rooted in the past, I bravely trudge on, suddenly reminded of how tenuous life in the present can be, and why being a part of the social network is fraught with the unpredictable as well. Sometimes I miss the old days, most often I cherish the present, and today I join many, and say goodbye to an amazing woman, who was here just a moment ago.