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Halladay Gets Win #18
Before we get into the game tonight, here is an update on all the recent injuries and roster moves. On Wednesday night, pitcher Nate Robertson gave up 6 runs in less than 1 inning; when that happened, he signed his exit papers. Robertson was designated for assignment and the Phillies claimed righty Caesar Carrillo off waivers from the Padres to take his spot.
Another righty, Scott Mathieson, was placed on the DL with a back issue. Danys Baez was taken off the DL to fill that spot. Baez has not had a very good year so putting him back in the bullpen sort of feels like a non-event. Oh well…
Jimmy Rollins is out, probably for the weekend, with a tight hamstring. The injury does not appear to be serious, but after two stints on the DL with a calf injury, the Phils are going to be extra careful with him.
And as for Placido Polanco, he does NOT have a broken elbow, contrary to several reports yesterday. Polanco advised Comcast Sportsnet that he told a reporter from the Dominican Republic about the bone spur in his elbow, which will be operated on after the season ends. Somehow, this reporter translated that into a broken bone. Polly is from the Dominican Republic, so how this miscommunication occurred between two men speaking the same language is strange. But the good news is, no broken bones :O)
That about covers the news from the Thursday off-day; now on to tonight's game…
What began as a pitcher's duel on the mound between Roy Halladay and Mets rookie Jenrry Mejia, turned into a duel of the pitcher's bats in the 3rd and 4th innings. Halladay was cruising until he gave up a single to pitcher Mejia in the 3rd. A double scored Mejia and later, a 2-run homer added to the damage.
Down 3-2 going into the 4th, Halladay returned the favor. With the bases loaded and 2 outs, Halladay smacked a bouncing single up the middle for a hit; two runs scored and Mejia looked stunned. Ryan Howard had homered before that and later, a Shane Victorino single scored the 4th run of the inning.
The Phillies had a big 7th inning as well. Chase Utley started the fun with a solo homer and Howard doubled behind him. With two outs, Raul Ibanez was walked intentionally by pitcher Sean Green. Carlos Ruiz then drew an unintentional walk and Green followed that up by plunking Wilson Valdez with the bases loaded, walking in a run.
Things got a little scary with Halladay at the plate next; after a 1-0 count, Green uncorked another wild one and almost hit Halladay. Mets manager Jerry Manuel immediately took Green out, mid-batter. Manuel gets a tip of the cap for that move which may have saved Halladay from a possible injury. Green was out of control and since the Mets were down 8-3, there was no point in risking an embarrassing mistake like hitting an opposing pitcher.
The Phillies went on to win the game 8-4 and Halladay collected his 18th win of the year. He also reached 200 strikeouts on the season for the second year in a row. Although Halladay allowed 4 runs tonight, he still went 7 2/3 and the offense helped him out.
Tomorrow, Kyle Kendrick will be given yet one more chance to prove himself, although many feel he does not deserve another shot after 4 straight bad games. Rookie Vance Worley was the other option, but since Kendrick did well against the Mets last month, they decided to give him the start. Game time is 4:10pm; this should be an interesting one.
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What is this you want a hug from Mike Sweeney Jenn😉 I'll check it and after vote for you. Didn't I vote for you last year?
Halladay is insane. Howard's opposite field home run over the tall left field wall was insane. Those are good things. My team is just ludicrous and makes me insane. That's a bad thing. Thank goodness I have my Brooklyn Cyclones to look forward to.
Hi Emma – different contest :O) This one is giving away season tickets!
Mike – I am glad you have a back-up plan…the Mets would make me nuts too!
I had the mis fortune of watching Nate Robinson pitch in Detroit for years, I almost gagged when the Phillies signed him. He was horrible in Detroit 55-77 I think. And to top it off he made 10 mil this year, at least the Tigers had to pay 9.6 of it. I knew he wouldn't last long. Great article.
I had the mis fortune of watching Nate Robertson pitch while he was in Detroit, he was terrible 55-77 I think. I almost gagged when the Phillies signed him, worse yet he made 10 mil this season, the only good thing is that Detroit picked up 9.6 mil. Great article.
Caeser Carrillo should be fine for you guys. Even though he didn't pitch a lot for us, I see potential from him. Roy Halladay is just unstoppable and amazing. Great guy, great pitcher.


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Neither Cliff Lee nor Danny Espinosa were themselves tonight. Lee looked more like Kyle Kendrick than anything else, and Espinosa, for one night only, turned into the second coming of Joe Morgan. The Phillies' second ace continued a run of mortality, as he and Roy Halladay gave up four runs or more in consecutive starts for the first time all season. Lee allowed six runs, all earned, on seven hits, two of them home runs by Espinosa, in only 5 1/3 innings, the first time he'd been knocked out before completing six since he was shelled in Atlanta in his second start of the year.
The result? The Nationals became the first team to score in double digits against the Phillies since a 12-11 win over the Rockies at Coors Field last Sept. 2, and emerged victorious over the Phillies by a score of 10-2.
Espinosa belted his ninth and tenth home runs of the year, a three-run shot to cap a five-run third and a solo shot to lead off the sixth. The third inning, which ended with the Phillies down five, happened, it seemed, in the blink of an eye, as the Nationals scored all five runs on only 14 pitches before batting around.
At first, it looked like the blow wouldn't be fatal, as John Mayberry and Domonic Brown hit back-to-back home runs to lead off the fifth, then, four batters later, Chase Utley hit a two-out fly ball to right that missed being a home run by only a few feet. With several innings to go and Jason Marquis on the mound, a comeback was not out of the question.
Then everything truly went in the tank. First, Espinosa homered again in the sixth, then the Nats put up three more in the seventh off Danys Baez, then another in the eighth off Mike Zagurski, who pulled the unusual trick of walking a relief pitcher.
For those of you interested in silver linings, Dom Brown homered and doubled, and Placido Polanco continued to churn out single after single, adding two to the cause this evening. In all, it was a night to forget at Citizens Bank Park South. Roy Oswalt and John Lannan will face off tomorrow in the getaway game.
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A night to forget, but the Jim Beam was great.
It looks to my untrained eye that Cliff is leaving a lot of balls up in the strike zone the last five or six starts. I'd love to see a heat map to see if that's true. I went to fangraphs, but haven't a clue how to customize one.
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Cliff Lee has not been the dominant pitch we Phillies fans are used to ,,fact is during the regular season he is not dominant ,,in 09 he went 14-13,,in 2010 he went 12-9 an now in 2011 he is just 3-3 so far, yes he wins big playoff games but a pitcher that had Phils fans salivating since December should pitch a lot better than he has…,during the season ,,,why arent the hard core fans in his shit??? is he a prima donna??? if Hamels pitched like Lee has he would of and has gotten Booed…i feel Lee owes us more,,especially if he as he did in the preseason wants to be the voice of our Aces,,,he should be embarressed to let the Nationals beat him like they did tonite,,,he pitched like Joe Blanton,,,,
Lets not sugar coat this turd a sugar coated turd still stinks. Lee was rocked Baez sucked an my man Zag cant seem to get a break at MLB level. Lee has had some Gems this years an some Turds. However the Turds are surpassing the Gems. Not to take anything aways from the Nats but it stinks a little more when its lower ranked team. We have the new an improved Pirates coming up lets take this next game tomorrow.
You know even as Jim Beam lubricated as I presently am, I've never considered the thought of what a sugar coated turd would smell like.
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Wow, that game left me with serious heartburn. I know that these guys are "mortal" and I know expecting shutdowns and double-digit strikeouts every night is unreasonable AND unfair. However, I totally agree with Jimmy Hender's post above, in that Hamels would NEVER get a pass on a game like this and were it a home game, would have been loudly booed off the field.
Everyone comments that booing is just a way of life in Philly, but that's a bit of a lie. I go to many, many games and people only feel comfortable booing certain pitchers and certain batters. There are way too many double standards and passes for the "stars" when its too often Hamels -the "4th ace" with better control than the rest, and Brown/Mayberry/Francisco getting the big hits while Rollins et al whiff out over and over, while the crowd sits quietly disappointed.
Well, said my piece and need to sleep this one off and hope to see something better tomorrow!
Agree with everything you said, Schutlzy. Cole Hamels is not a fan favorite and is subject to the double standard. I keep hearing excuses for Lee and to an extent, Halladay. Too much pressure on Lee because he's making all that money. Too hot for Halladay. What?? They are supposed to be baseball's best pitchers, paid accordingly and there should be no excuses! Charlie Manuel rarely gives any credit to Cole Hamels after his starts and I'm wondering if Charlie has some dislike or disconnect with Cole.
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Lee is vastly overpaid and overrated. He's a decent #2 starter, but on this staff he's been our 4th best pitcher so far. He NEEDS to do better, and we (the fans) should demand better with the amount of money he's earning.
I too would have to agree that Hammels would get slammed for this start. Lee has these types of games, because everyone in the place knows he is going to throw strikes. My two cents is that one Zargouski is not major league ready, and I think it is silly to move KK back into the rotation, he has been filling a nice roll in the pen.
But I regress, some of you may think this is stupid, but I really think one big turning points of this game was the top of the fourth. After a base hit, Ryan Howard had a 2-0 count, and swung a ball that even it stayed straight was a ground out waiting to happen. and topped a ball to the pitcher for a double play. He really needs to ge more selective at that point, especially down 5-0 and a count like that, if that pitch is not a pitch you can hit hard some where take a strike, or be happy with a walk and trust your team mates. I get swinging at that pitch with two strikes especially with the strike zone last night.
But it is good to see Brown hit and I know I am probably the hardest on the kid in here, but I really want him to do well. And i think Mayberry, especially defensively in center field is going to be a keeper.
All in all I do not put a lot into a game like this for Lee, It was a bad day, he had a string of them when he was here before, and he may have a few more in him. It does show the difference between him and Doc, Doc's bad day is 4 maybe five runs in seven innings. Maybe the extra day off will help him before his next start.
I do have to say at first I was slightly dissapointed that since I was am driving to Pittsburgh to see the Phillies from VT this weekend and find out it will be KK on the mound. But Phillies live is worth any trip is good trip. And from VT to PA on the 12th so GO PHILLIES
Lee needs to get his act together. A very poor start… and against the Zimmerman-less Nats. I wouldn't boo him but I'd start thinking about it if this becomes a trend.
J-roll has been equally bad. Again, no booing yet cause we're still doing pretty damn well.. but if things get ugly, he should be one of the first in line.
On a positive note, I absolutely LOVE Dom Brown hitting 7th and Mayberry 8th –and by default, Chooch hitting 6th. It makes our lineup so much more balanced. They are an amazing power/speed duo in the bottom of the lineup. Brown in the 7th spot is perfect for him to keep growing. I wonder what will happen when Shane comes back… Chooch back to 8th?
When do the "trade Utley for Espinosa" people start commenting and calling sports radio?
Lee left the ball high in the zone last night and that will get rocked every time…
I believe Lee has been doing that for several starts now.
I have been also very disappointed with Lee's performance this season and amazed how this 120 million dollar gets a free pass here on this site and by Philly phans everywhere. Ibanez and Blanton are probably are the favorite whipping boys on here but why not Cliff? I asked my wife (huge Phillies Phan too) last night the same questions and she responded "leave Cliffy alone, he will be fine!". I guess Cliff, like Utley, has those "All-American" looks that make the ladies swoon and the men give more respect than others??
"The Nationals became the first team to score in double digits against the Phillies since a 12-11 win over the Rockies at Coors Field last Sept. 2, and emerged victorious over the Phillies by a score of 10-2."
–Haven't we already lost a couple games in double digits this year?? I'm pretty sure we just fell to the mets 10-something not that long ago?
Manny – I love those two down there also. Some speed, some power, good D. Back to back jacks? Francisco to be optioned?
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I just think we should keep both guys and Francisco. DL Gload or end the Martinez experiment.
If they send back Brown to the minors, that would be simply stupid. The guy is starting to rake and is getting better and better every game –he definitely looks more comfortable and patient at the plate. Mayberry should stay too… the kid's an athlete.
Agree 100 % with both of you.
The athleticism shown by these two big fast guys far outweighs any shortcomings. They are keepers IMO. There was a coach I assisted one season. When cut down day came, he asked our opinions. But he always said, remember that we can teach them to hit, field, and throw- but we can't teach them to be natural athletes.
O.T. If Ross Gload is hurt so badly that they have to run for him when he gets on, he needs to be DL'd. Almost every time he bats we use up two players. A runner or a defensive replacement.
Not that losing KK running for him would have hurt us last night. It just seems there must be someone that can fill the primary PH slot for a while if he needs R&R. One of the kids from spring training, or even Mike Sweeney?
Seriously. The guy can't run and we need to pinch-run for him with a pitcher or one of our bench guys everytime he gets on base. I don't like the idea of doing either. He can't run.
A whole different story would be if he's getting extra-base hits or something…. but he's not.
Just DL him and activate him in a few weeks after he rests/stretches/undergoes some sort of treatment.
They don't want to DL him because he can still swing the bat, he just can't run well – not any different from Matt Stairs, etc. . . . burning a Kendrick, Hamels, etc as a substitute runner when Gload gets on is a way better scenario than simply NOT having a Lefty hitter off the bench.. and with no other legit options, that is why Gload will likely stay off the DL
I think Mayberry goes down because he would benefit the most from playing everyday… and doesn't have as much experience as a "4th outfielder" as Francisco – a role that he's likely to have no matter who else is on the roster right now. Im starting to think that Mayberry is going to be our starting LF next year though, before I thought it would be Benny. There is no right or wrong answer as to who goes to AAA when Victorino returns, but its not going to be Brown … when you have 18 OFs, and only 2 backup infielders, its most likely going to be one of the OFs …again, Mayberry just makes the most sense. A "demotion" to AAA would probably serve him well playing everyday and working on things to keep developing
What happens if Gload goes to the DL… just read from Philly.com that he either plays through the muscle tear, or gets what would likely be Season-Ending surgery..
Guys that hit LH, in AAA and AA include:
Delwyn Young SwitchHitter(.240 avg, 6 HR, .398 SLG%, .674 OPS) – plays RF according to Ironpigs.com
Jeff Larish (.240 avg, 10 HR, 500 SLG%, .829 OPS)- plays 1b
Brandon Moss (.243 avg, 6 HR, .446 SLG%, .773 OPS) – plays RF
Scott Podsednik …has only played 3 games so far but has a career .279 average, not much power but career On Base % of .340 … .721 OPS
Down in AA:
Matt Rizotti ….(324 avg, 9 HR, .574 SLG%, .977 OPS) plays 1b
Steve Susdorf.. (.323 avg, 4 HR, .500SLG %, .916 OPS) play LF
Depending on how much faith you put into Fangraphs' WAR, Lee was the second best pitcher in the National League coming into the game. He has now dropped to 7th, but a good 7th nonetheless. In fact, 8th is rather distant. Indeed, Lee hasn't pitched very efficiently thus far, but do remember his BABIP is still very high. If we assume it will come down to a more reasonible number, the amount of hits (and therefore runs) will decrease before too long.


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University of Hawaii regents approved a tentative $1.3 billion dollar biennium budget to submit to the governor for consideration.
But there was much discussion by some members that the funding plan didn't include enough to support the hiring of indigenous faculty, or more professors at the new UH West Oahu campus.
"If you support the increase in Native Hawaiian faculty, as well as other minority faculty, there is no doubt you increase our graduation rate, our support for our community," said UH regent Jeffrey Tangonan Acido.
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A final Environmental Impact Statement is expected out next month.
The project has support from the National Science Foundation and UH is discussing additional funding support from both the state and federal level.
While the extensive budget was passed, the future of President M.R.C. Greenwood remains unknown.
After meeting for nearly three hours Thursday afternoon, the University of Hawaii Board of Regents failed to come to a decision regarding M.R.C. Greenwood's future with the university.
The president's administration comes under fire after the university lost $200,000 in the Stevie Wonder concert blunder. The board did not comment after they left the closed door session. The board is treating this as a legal and personnel matter.
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Opening super-secret children's court to the press will do more good than harm
By Kevin Uhrich 02/16/2012
Over many years as a reporter and editor, rarely — if ever — did I or any of my colleagues cover issues arising out of children's court, whether on the dependency, delinquency or criminal side.
Unless the kids in question killed or kidnapped someone, in which case any pretense of anonymity was instantly waived by authorities bent on swift and harsh punishment, we did not write about them.
The reason: The press has literally been barred by law from covering these super-secret proceedings involving children in trouble. In fact, it wasn't until just a few years ago — with juvenile detention centers bursting at the seams and more runaway and recently emancipated foster children than ever running wild in the streets of Los Angeles County — that a number of bloggers and journalists began paying attention to the crises occurring with these children.
In 2006, former PW Deputy Editor Joe Piasecki explored the dark and dangerous world of adopted kids in a five-part series on the lives of some of these throw-away youngsters and the foster care system itself, including its administration, which is open to the public and was then in a woeful state of disarray. In time, through personal experiences with his subjects, Joe came to clearly see the same savage and often heartless world these children lived in every waking moment of their short lives.
More recently, the paper covered the case of a mentally infirm mother, whose two children — one an adorable infant, the other a slightly older toddler, both seemingly happy — were taken from her in late 2010 and were almost immediately prepped for adoption by the LA County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).
Much as Joe did with his wards of the court, all ostensibly "protected" by law from exposure in the press, we covered this case through the mother's eyes — mainly because no one at DCFS would talk to us. We tried to make contact, but no one returned our calls. Neither did attorneys for the county nor the mother's attorneys, so fearful were they of being sanctioned by the court for speaking with the press.
To write this story, we were forced to rely on the mother, who came to us with her problems and was more than happy to share stories and corresponding documents related to her quixotic quest to get her kids back. Her few advocates believed, as did we, that at the very least something was troubling about the ease with which anonymous and unaccountable county social workers simply took children away from their biological mothers and fathers, a rather common occurrence in LA County, or so we learned through our reporting.
Granted, the mother had many personal issues to work out, and perhaps she wasn't fit. But why then did the court refuse the many requests of her socially well-established parents living in another state to care for those babies? These grandparents were certainly financially stable enough folks of good Midwestern stock, and they were willing to raise these children as their own. But they were repeatedly rebuffed by the court, according to them, and the records we were able to obtain.
So were we just "butting in," invading people's privacy in search of sensational copy with which to titillate and amuse our readers? The answer, of course, is no. We were equal parts shocked and outraged at what we learned throughout the course of reporting this story. We also were, and still remain, genuinely concerned about these people, as any right-thinking person with a shred of basic morality would be.
More importantly, though, did any of our coverage matter in the final disposition of this tragic case, which ultimately saw the infant go to the grandparents and the older child turned over to adoptive parents?
I can't say for sure, mainly because the judge never explained her reasoning to us or to the anxious grandparents, who ripped through their life savings traveling back and forth from their home to California to attend court hearings and pay for lawyers. But I do know that this judge's final decision to split up the children might not have happened at all had the paper failed to notify the grandparents about what was happening to their kin in court. Nor would anyone have known that the judge in the end inexplicably decided against the recommendation of DCFS workers to turn both youngsters over to their grandparents.
A few weeks back, Los Angeles County Presiding Juvenile Court Judge Michael Nash partially lifted the veil of secrecy in children's court that he said "allowed problems to fester outside of the public's view," according to the Los Angeles Times. "Without access to the courts," as the Times explained, "news organizations have been forced to rely on incomplete case records released months or years after decisions were made."
This was certainly true for Joe in his monumental investigation nearly six years ago, and it was definitely the case with the mentally disturbed mother, who kept us more apprised than any court clerk with her assiduously kept documents and notes on the proceedings against her.
As the Times story explains, Nash's ruling only applies to the dependency side of Juvenile Court, not criminal proceedings. Too bad, because that's one highly charged powder keg where most public attention should be directed. Nevertheless, dependency proceedings "will now be open to reporters unless a compelling case is made to close it in the best interest of the child or children involved," according to the Times.
To be sure, Nash's ruling isn't going to open any floodgates of renewed interest by the mainstream press in juvenile court proceedings. But it will go miles in ensuring cases like the ones mentioned above get the kind of public attention they deserve and sometimes need.
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I would like to commend Judge Nash for opening the Court to the press and public. It's a good start and we need more like him. But, ultimately, the only way to ensure that cases are handled properly will be by changing the way child protection works. For decades, the vast majority of child welfare cases have been based on accusation and suspicion alone with no forensic evidence to back them up. This fact, along with the matching federal dollars provided to counties for every child taken, has led to a practice of something I call, "The harvesting of the children of the poor for profit." Without appropriate and objective oversight, many of those working for child protection gradually shifted from protecting genuinely abused and orphaned children to taking children on speculation alone, a practice known as prevention. While prevention, or erring on the side of the child, may seem like a good idea in theory, the reality is that it has resulted in children being taken into protective custody, who never needed protection. These innocent children have been sexually abused, neglected, drugged, used in servitude, brutalized and murdered, in foster and adoptive homes that are unsafe because the system is overburdened and underfunded. Take away the overburdened part of the equation and the underfunding will correct itself. In fact, if we end the practice of taking children on the basis of prevention, or mere suspicion and accusation, and reserve child protection for genuine cases of abuse, or the rare case of children who have been orphaned, the system could be downsized to a fraction of what it is today. Of course, that would result in a very large number of those who earn their living in the child abuse industry losing their jobs. But, in truth, who is more important in this industry, the children or those employed by it? If you want to see scientific statistics on child abuse, look no further than the criminal cases. Those numbers reflect an accurate picture of child abuse in this country. They also show very clearly that we don't need the existing system of child protection to cope with the problem of child abuse. Prevention can be handled in other, much more effective and compassionate ways that involve neither separating children from their families, nor drugging children or gambling with their safety. Programs that offer counseling, substance abuse treatment, job skills training, job placement, affordable housing, affordable daycare, continuing education, love, compassion and support would be a much better way of helping families in need than the violent, coercive methods currently being shoved down the throats of families. It's worth a try. Anything is better than the existing system.


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Doctors in short supply in Gem State
There's a critical shortage of doctors in Idaho, and there's a movement in the works to develop a medical school and attract medical residents, and someday medical students, to the Gem State.
As crews lay down the foundation for a new Kootenai Health Center building, what they're really doing is laying the foundation for new doctors.
"This is very exciting. We have been interested in this for a long time," Dr. Dick McLandress with Kootenai Health said.
Eventually it will be the new family medicine residency program, set to open in July 2014.
This new program aims to address a nationwide problem as well as trying to encourage doctors to stay local.
"About 60 to 70 percent of family medicine resident graduates stay in the immediate region, which for us would the northern ten counties you might say," McLandress said.
It's physicians the state sorely needs. Idaho has one of the worst patient to doctor ratios in the nation. There is a need for rural physicians, but practicing here can be difficult and the pay not enough.
The other problem starts before anyone is even ready to start making rounds. There is no medical school in Idaho and not enough residency opportunities.
But there are conversations going on across the state to try and change that.
"We are trying to get the major institutions, the three large universities in Idaho, to agree on co-sponsoring a medical school," Dr. Robert McFarland, president of the Idaho Medical Association, said.
In the meantime, the state board of education has approved five more spots for Idaho students in medical programs in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. Those spots are specifically for students focusing on rural and underserved areas.
They've also approved funding for more residency opportunities, though the state legislature still has to approve it. These moves at the state level make the program in Coeur d'Alene all the more critical for both doctors and patients in search of some relief.
"We are always pressed to accept new patients. That is always difficult because we always have a need to practice excellent health care," McLandress said.
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Saint Werburgh of Chester
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Born a princess, the daughter of King Wulfhere of Mercia and his queen, Saint Ermenilda. Nun. Spiritual student of Saint Etheldreda. Worked for reform in female religious houses throughout England. Reported to read minds.
- in Staffordshire, England
- 3 February 699 of natural causes
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
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- Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
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(Bluefield)—Bluefield State College has been selected for inclusion in the top two ranking tiers/Regional Colleges-South in the USNEWS "Best Colleges 2012" edition.
BSC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Bluefield State College maintains 14 nationally accredited programs and graduating an average of more than 350 students annually since 2002. The College's enrollment has increased by 15.4% from fall 2006 to fall 2010.
Bluefield State College offers the most affordable in-state tuition of all public four-year colleges and universities in West Virginia (source/WV Higher Education Policy Commission Report Card 2010).


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Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia
Played by the Dead from 1968 to 1995, almost invariably seguing into I Know You Rider. More recently played by The Other Ones, Ratdog and Phil & Friends.
Look for a while at the China Cat SunflowerRobert Hunter played Saint Stephen>Alligator>China Cat Sunflower>The Eleven>China Cat Sunflower on 18 March 2003 to illustrate how the songs had originally been conceived. This included what seems to be an extra verse to "China Cat Sunflower" just before "The Eleven":
proud-walking jingle in the midnight sun
Copper-dome bodhi drip a silver kimono
like a crazy-quilt star gown
through a dream night wind
Chorus (note a)
China cat
China cat
China cat
China cat
Krazy Kat peeking through a lace bandana
like a one-eyed Cheshire
like a diamond-eyed jack
A leaf of all colors plays
a golden string fiddle
to a double-e waterfall over my back
Comic book colors on a violin river
crying Leonardo words
from out a silk trombone
I rang a silent bell
beneath a shower of pearls
in the eagle winged palace
of the queen Chinee
Come out of the snow into my single-room cabinNotes
There you're sitting with your windows wide open
And the sound of doors collapsing in the breeze
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Moab Field Office
|Release Date: 08/23/13
BLM Seeking Public Comments on Proposed Geophysical Project
Moab, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Moab Field Office is seeking comments during a 15-day public scoping period for the proposed Lion Mesa three-dimensional (3D) geophysical project in the Hatch Point area. The purpose of the public scoping process is to help the BLM identify relevant issues that could influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including alternatives, and to guide the planning process.
Fidelity Exploration and Production Company proposes conducting mineral exploration in a 50-square mile area (32,186 acres) southwest of Moab, Utah. The proposed exploration project is located on the northern end of Hatch Point and is generally bounded on the north by Hurrah Pass, on the south by the southern portion of Hatch Point, on the east by Kane Springs Canyon, and on the west by Lockhart Basin.
A map of the project area is available on the Environmental Notification Bulletin Board at:
www.blm.gov/ut/enbb/search.php search for project name "Lion Mesa 3D".
Written comments will be accepted by letter or email until Sept. 12, 2013. Please note that the most useful comments are those that contain new technical or scientific information relevant to the proposed action. Comments should be as specific as possible. Comments which contain only opinions or preferences will not receive a formal response, but may be considered in the BLM decision-making process. Please reference "Lion Mesa 3D" when submitting comments.
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Monday, October 18, 2010
She Comes Across Some Old Things That Recall Other Days
"I had this idea that there was a whole world of marvelous golden people somewhere… people who knew everything instinctively, who made their lives work out the way they wanted without even trying… Sort of heroic super-people, all of them beautiful and witty and calm and kind, and I always imagined that when I did find them I'd suddenly know that I belonged among them…that I'd been meant to be one of them all along…and they'd know it too." (--April Wheeler, Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates)
At my parents' house the other day, my mom and I went through old pictures. In my childhood, I was a towhead, a ham, always posing, vain from day one. I told the orthodontist that I needed braces in seventh grade to support my future career as an actress. I always intended to make it into the world of the marvelous golden people. I had to get ready for my close-up.
It's interesting to look back at those pictures now, having arrived, most likely, at the pinnacle of what my life holds for me: marriage, kids, a little house. I could continue to hold on to the hope of a more "fabulous" life throughout my twenties, but some imperceptible switch flipped in my brain once I hit my thirties, and now, somehow, it seems appropriate to quit yearning for the future and perform a retrospective. If I can't have the mythical future, I might as well set about mythologizing my past.
The evidence is all there, it's in the photographs, that while I spent my youth pining for the future, I was in the thick of a marvelous and golden present and I didn't know it. I had good friends, a good family, good health, and good legs. Any suffering in my life, I've had to fabricate. I want to shake that girl awake and tell her how good her life is. I remember so well how nothing was ever good enough.
Wouldn't it be wonderful though, if instead of looking back on my past, regretting my lost youth, and the squandering of my golden years, I could somehow mine the gold from my present life and savor it? As soon as I envision for myself some other, better reality, past or future, my peace flies out the window.
In Revolutionary Road, April's better hypothetical life was in Paris. If she and her family could move to Paris and avoid the trappings of a conventional suburban life, she thought she could be happy. Anything that got in the way of her dream was the enemy, including her husband's success at his job and the conception of another child. When we set our hopes on unrealities, God's blessings begin to look like a curse.
I could pick my poison on any given day of the week. One day it's "I'll be happy when my kids are better behaved in public." Another day it's, "I'll be happy when I have someone else to clean my house." When I can get through a Mass without taking the baby out, when I have time to read, when I publish a book, when someone notices how hard I'm working, when life is easy and I'm golden, happiness will ensue.
My confessor has said it to me so many times when I come in expressing yet another dissatisfaction or ingratitude: "You are exactly where you need to be. You chose correctly. There is nothing better than what God has given you: your family, your kids, your home. There is NOTHING better. Your life is Eden, and the Devil loves to make you think there is something more. That's how he tempted Eve, and how Eve lost paradise."
Hence, here's a thought exercise for this morning:
1. What is the one thing, the one fantasy that prevents me from loving my life today?
2. What do I consider the obstacle to my achieving that dream?
3. Is it possible that what I consider an obstacle is actually a blessing?
This is Eden. My life is Eden. Ten or twenty years from now, I can look back on the pictures I've taken of my family recently. Possibly I'll have experienced real suffering by then. Maybe for some reason, I will have lost paradise, and I'll see myself smiling, surrounded by these five little faces, a husband who loves me, every grace and blessing, and I'll wish that I had recognized what a charming life I had.
(Mom and Dad with my big brother)
13 comments:
- Sarah said...
This has always been my favorite post. I need a daily reminder that 'this is my Eden'.
- October 18, 2010 at 7:57 PM
- lauren said...
So beautiful and real and full of truth... This is the post I read the first day I found your blog. And I knew then that if I have a chance to only read one blog, it will be yours - because through your writing, I can tell that there is someone out there who feels like I do, who I could sit with and share my desires and frustrations and she would say, "I KNOW!" Thank you!
- October 18, 2010 at 8:49 PM
- Hope said...
I had a stack of blog posts to read this evening and I want you to know I saved yours for last (saving the best for last) and I was not disappointed.
- October 18, 2010 at 9:13 PM
- Calah said...
Thank you so much for this post. I feel this way a lot, and I always feel like there's something wrong with me that I'm not grateful for what I have right now. It's good to know I'm not alone. Your post was beautiful and eloquent and so true.
- October 18, 2010 at 10:32 PM
- Anonymous said...
What a beautiful, thought provoking post. I will ponder it while on my walk today.
- October 19, 2010 at 7:54 AM
- Young Mom said...
This reminds me of a post I read recently where I woman talked about losing her baby boy and looking back at the pictures and saying " Those were the best days of my life, and I didn't even know it".
- October 19, 2010 at 10:38 AM
- karyn said...
When you had that banner on your blog previously, I thought it was maybe your parents because it's in black and white. But now that I see the picture of your parents (I love your mom's smile) then I have to assume the banner is you and the hubby??? I'm glad you put it back up; that one's my favorite (though my son liked the soldier one).
- October 19, 2010 at 10:47 AM
- BettyDuffy said...
Karyn, It's actually my grandparents (my dad's mom and dad). My husband and I aren't as photogenic as any relatives in recent memory.
- October 19, 2010 at 11:07 AM
- Mike said...
One of the most important things I have ever learned in my life is the Catholic concept of "detachment."
Detachment does not run from the created world, and all that is good about it. It does not ask that we part with dreams or aspirations.
But it requires a kind of indifference as to whether the dreams ever come true or the aspirations are ever realized.
This indifference is very hard to come by. But on the days when it works (and it must be worked on ceaselessly), it delivers the profound freedom to live in the here and now.
- October 19, 2010 at 5:26 PM
- Sally Thomas said...
Yes, yes, yes. Funnily enough, I know that conversation with your confessor, because I seem to have it with mine all the time, too.
- October 19, 2010 at 9:13 PM
- Marie said...
Have you ever read "Paul's Case"? It's one of those you have to make it all the way through. . . .
My friend pointed out to me once a kid she saw walking home from school, all the other teens were all self-conscious and stooped or laughing in desperation with their friends, trying so hard and so scared, and this kid (she thinks he had Downs) was just walking happily down the street, and she said he was so obviously just living in the moment.
I read soon after a Chesterton note that living in the moment is actually, in reality, living in eternity. Living out of all time.
Thanks for your post, for rerunning it, I didn't get to see it the first time. And I've always wondered about those wonderful pictures. I'll always picture you as your grandmother when I read your writing.
- October 20, 2010 at 12:19 PM
- Anonymous said...
Thank you, Betty. Discontent is my constant stalker. Never fails to rob me of peace and joy. And the thing is too often I find out too late that I am already dissatisfied with my day or my lot. Thanks for the call to gratitude and contentment.
- October 27, 2010 at 6:32 AM
- Do Not Be Anxious said...
Where we are at is where we have chosen to be. "We made our bed" is so very true. Expressing ingratitude is only a sin insofar as we are discontent with the results of our choices, and failing to recognize that God is there too, and making the best of our sometimes bad choices.
"There is nothing better". Based on our choices and God's work with them, I could agree there is nothing better NOW, but there can always be a better future --- heaven is not here on earth. I liked Kierkegaard who said something like "the greatest thing we can ever be, at any moment, is to be who we were MADE to be."
God created us uniquely with a unique plan; there is nothing wrong with striving to "get with the plan." It's called "growing in holiness." Never be ungrateful for that yearning.
- November 6, 2010 at 11:27 AM


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May 21, 2012—Eric McKee of Naperville earned two academic awards during Honors Day May 15 at North Central College.
McKee was recognized with the 2012 Outstanding Major in Finance Award and the 2012 Outstanding Major in Actuarial Science Award.
McKee is a senior triple-majoring in actuarial science, finance and classical civilization. He is the son of Roger McKee and Diane Zurbriggen and a graduate of St. Francis High School in Wheaton.
After graduating from North Central in June, McKee will pursue a master's degree in mathematics, actuarial science sequence, at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. As a student at North Central, he worked as a mathematics tutor through the College's EDGE Structured Study program. He participated in North Central's College Scholars Honors Program and conducted research with Doh-Khul Kim, associate professor of economics and finance.
McKee presented his research findings, "The Effectiveness of Precious Metals and Commodities in Hedging Inflation," at the 2012 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah and at the College's 2012 Rall Symposium for Undergraduate Research. He was a dean's list scholar and played on the school's men's tennis team.


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A Florida TV news reporter's camera was rolling when a woman decided to drive off in the station's vehicle.
Josh Taylor was investigating an alleged rental scam in Sarasota on Friday when a woman from inside the house under investigation walked out, Sarasota TV station WWSB reported.
The woman is heard telling him, "OK, I'm just going to drive your f*cking car," before getting in and taking off.
She's later filmed walking back down the street and telling Taylor, "You can go get in your car. It's down there."
"Well the police are on the way, so you'll be seeing them," Taylor responded.
It's not clear why the woman stole the vehicle, but police said she could face grand theft auto charges.


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Here's the Bills in numerical order. In short, the GOP has voted TO NOT SUPPORT THE TROOPS at least 7 times. I think that is sufficient to call the GOP House Hypocrites and Phonies.
Bill's Blocked By Republican's Since President Obama Took Office.
David Gregory, John McCain, and the media aren't covering this story so we have to.
Here's a concise extraction for easy viewing for those who are INTERESTED IN VETERANS ISSUES and need to know which party supports veterans and which party does not.
The rejected Bills are named:
H.R. 466 – Wounded Veteran Job Security Act became H. R. 2875.
H.R. 1168 -- Veterans Retraining Act
H.R. 1171 – Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization
H.R. 1172 -- Requiring List on VA Website of Organizations Providing Scholarships for Veterans
H.R. 1293 -- Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009
H.R. 1803 -- Veterans Business Center Act
H.R. 2352 – Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship ActVOTERS NEED TO SEE THIS LIST to offset the distortions offered by the GOP and the silent media.
This GOP record does not says We Do Not Support the Troops.
Is it any wonder that VETERANS SUPPORT OBAMA in recent polls?
Source: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/05/16/1091597/-GOP-Voted-Against-7-Bills-to-Help-Veterans-


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Unique downloads counterposted by Dark0ne Site NewsA new statistic has been added to all file pages and individual file counters across the Nexus sites today. The new statistic, "Unique downloads", gives as true of a representation as possible of the total number of individual members that have downloaded your file over its history.
To clarify; total downloads includes repeat downloads from the same member. So if you have released five versions of your file and a member has downloaded all five versions then that adds five to your total download counter. Unique downloads would only add one (at the start of the first download) to the counter and no matter how many times the same member downloads a file in a single entry it will not increase the unique download counter.
Why is this useful? Well, you might like to know how many individuals actually use your files and how many individuals make use of the updates you release. So if 100 people have downloaded your main file and 80 people have downloaded your updates then you can assume that 80% of the people who originally downloaded your file actually really enjoyed it, and still use it.
Note: the TESNexus recount is still taking place and will be finished within a couple of hours of posting this. If you have files with a Unique Download counter of 0 then please be patient. It will update soon.


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- Work With USAID
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New ideas and innovations for addressing global development challenges can come from anywhere - a start-up entrepreneur, a university research institute, a corporation, or a grassroots community organization. USAID welcomes individuals and organizations to share their ideas on how we can do development differently.
USAID recognizes that new ideas, new solutions, and new models of development are needed to tackle the most intractable development challenges and realize our vision of eradicating extreme poverty worldwide. We are reaching out in new ways to source ideas that have the potential to move the development needle.
We invite individuals and organizations to share their ideas on how to address challenges in areas such as, food security, global health and climate change. Here's how to share your ideas with us and/or apply for funding:
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In Chapter 6, "Bateman Returns," author Menno Schilthuizen surveys the battlefield of the evolutionary arms race that has led to, among other things, such excesses as "traumatic sex."
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Sex on Earth, Wild Connection, The Classification of Sex, and XL Love
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Scientists who study the biological roots of sexual orientation should continue working with educators, policy-makers, and the public to put their data to good use.
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Did 20th-century pharmaceutical and technological advances shape modern sexual behaviors?
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July 2014's selection of notable quotes
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ATOMIC ENERGY CAN BE A BLESSING (1952): Fred MacMurray and Father James Keller combine to inform us that atomic energy needn't be a force of destruction. Father Keller demonstrates that the atom holds infinite potential for great advances in medicine and science and is actually a great blessing.
SURVIVAL UNDER ATOMIC ATTACK (1951): Rather than fear an atomic attack, we are taught how to survive it. A chilling testament of the Cold War.
THE ATOM (1957): This color short presented by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce teaches us how the "peaceful" atom is at work making our world a better place. We are shown the wonders that abound in the fields of energy, agriculture and medicine.
THE BASIC PHYSICS OF AN ATOM BOMB (1950): Presented by The Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, this delightful color short is a primer to teach our troops the physics which enable our nuclear weapons to release their awesome power.


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Update: Chiropractic Neck Manipulation and Stroke
Can neck manipulation cause strokes? Most MDs and many chiropractors agree that it can, but some chiropractors disagree. The subject has been covered on SBM before: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. We keep returning to the subject not because it is a common problem (it isn't), but because it is such a devastating one, and because the general public is still not aware of the risk.
A 2012 study published in the International Journal Of Clinical Practice "Assessing the risk of stroke from neck manipulation: a systematic review" concluded:
Conclusive evidence is lacking for a strong association between neck manipulation and stroke, but is also absent for no association.
Despite the uncertainty, they thought the association was strong enough to recommend informed consent be obtained and patients be warned that neck manipulation "may" increase the risk of a rare type of stroke.
A new study in the same journal, "Chiropractic and Stroke: Association or Causation?" applies Hill's criteria of causation to the evidence and concludes that causality has not been determined. The author is Peter Tuchin, a senior lecturer in chiropractic at Macquarie University in Australia, and a known apologist for chiropractic. I agree with him that the existing evidence is inadequate to conclusively determine causality, but I think it supports a high probability of causality, and the alternate explanations he offers to exonerate chiropractors are questionable. And other factors should be considered, like the many "smoking gun" cases and whether there is any conclusive evidence of benefit to set against the possibility of risk. (more…)
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Lately I've been plagued with feelings of uselessness. Added to that is the feeling that I'm destroying someone else's life because I have this illness. The sense of guilt I've been experiencing has been intense. I've felt bad that so many people generously helped us in so many ways with this move and I'm not better. In fact, I've been in a bad crash from all the stress which has left me practically bedbound further adding to my sense of uselessness. It's been freezing in here because of the weather and lack of heat so my toes aren't healing as they should creating a sense of anxiety.
I woke up this morning feeling profoundly isolated and alone. I went to sleep last night feeling horribly guilty at everything Daphne has to do because I'm ill. This morning I thought to myself I just don't want to live anymore and seriously considered putting a call into one of those assisted suicide places.
I don't like writing about this. It sounds awfully depressing and morbid but I have yet to talk to a person with this illness who hasn't experienced these sorts of thoughts. The only reason I'm writing about it is because out of this dark night of the soul comes a sense of rebirth. This sort of dark place spurs me into action simply because it's a place I don't want to exist in for very long.
I got up and decided to make myself a fire and sit in front of it and pray. It helped. I started feeling a sense of peace. I then got on the computer to do some research on recovering from this illness. I found two really good sites that spoke to me.
One woman, Jan Blumfitt, described her experience with this illness as similar to being deep in the water with the surface miles away. She writes:
Like everyone who is plunged into the maelstrom that is M.E., seemingly completely out of the blue, I was looking for a "cure". When people said to me that it could take months or even years to recover, it was beyond my comprehension that this could be the case. It was like being deep under the water and the surface was miles away, but I was trying to find the way up there. Each time I tried something, there was all the expectation that this time my head would get up beyond the surface, and then I would find myself drowning again on the bottom, with all the attendant disappointment and desperation that brought.(Jan Blumfitt, 1999)
So I had to alter my way of looking at things. The picture I formed over the months and years was a set of stairs, maybe fifteen or so to break the surface, and another fifteen to step out of the illness altogether. The first fifteen I realised would be the most difficult because I was operating largely in the dark, but once my head was above water and I could see more clearly, the second fifteen would be easier. I had to become very clear in my own mind what I was going to do and why I was doing it, so that I could keep on doing it even if it seemed not to make any difference at all.
I found this very helpful. Jan also made another statement that I thought was great. She said that some people who unknowingly may be on the 14th step might try a treatment like hypnotherapy (for example) which happens to be the treatment that pushes them above the surface. People might say "hypnotherapy cured me" when in reality it was only part of the treatments that helped.
It's also important to mention that this woman experienced a deep spiritual connection in addition to the all the treatments she tried. I'm finding this to be true in all of the people's stories of recovery that I've read. The link to this article and others written by her is here:
http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=cfidsinfo (scroll down to Healing M.E. and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)
The second website I found was written by a man who got ill became housebound and bedbound and then recovered 4 1/2 years later. He writes:
I remember the moment I came down with what was eventually diagnosed as CFIDS. It was a steamy September day. My date and I were standing in a sunflower field outside of Memphis, waiting for the doves to fly over. This year I had looked forward to opening day with anticipation because the birds had migrated on time and in great numbers. At dinner that evening, I struggled to hold an intelligible conversation. I drove home, went to bed thinking it was just exhaustion and did not permanently rejoin the living for four-and-a-half years.
The following is what I realized over long periods of frustration, that eventually gave way to resignation, that turned into a peace that began to teach me. The hard part was getting to the point where my ego was squashed sufficiently to where it had no influence. At that time I was open to all things internal and subtle and I listened.
Progress was measured in years and seasons. Referring to my journal, I would try to pinpoint what caused this or that setback. Seasons would go by with absolutely no change in my condition. I was discouraged, disappointed and had run out of ideas.
The less I did, the quieter I became, and the more I began to tune into the willow trees, squirrels and passing of the seasons outside my window. It just wasn't worth it to venture out into the traffic and chaos of "normal" life. Everything was so loud and nerve-racking and would affect me so strongly. It would take days before I was able to relax and settle back down after driving in traffic or going to a shopping center. I retreated inward.(Tom Oates, Jr)
After two years of being sick Tom let go of any idea of cure. He began to write down his dreams. He had deep spiritual experiences. He abandoned all external things and began to tune into his own inner nature as well as the rhythms of nature herself. This led him to experience a deep sense of peace.
I am reminded once again that my old ego needs to die in order to create a way for the Self or God to enter. My old ego was shaped by attitudes that are no longer conducive to living given my current circumstances. I believed that in order to be loved or accepted I had to prove myself. Proving myself took a number of forms. At bottom I felt unlovable, a feeling that has been compounded by this illness.
Our culture is very destructive to the inner world. It values the external vs internal, business vs the meandering pace of the soul, material possessions vs spirituality, television vs the imagination, extroversion vs introversion. The phrase "I'm sooo busy" has become synonymous with "look how important I am."
Well, being sick has meant living contrary to the values this culture holds as ideal. Add to that my own ideas that I must be productive, be of service to others, live a rich life full of meaning, write, have a thriving private practice and there exists a recipe for disaster given that I'm ill and the jury is still out as to whether or not I'll ever be able to return.
I need to go inward and focus on developing a rich inner life regardless of what the external looks like and regardless of what the future holds. It's a frightening prospect to think that I may never return to a certain level of functioning.
My old attitudes need to die. After all, death and rebirth are linked.
The other night I was watching Jim Carey being interviewed by Larry King. He's an actor I haven't paid much attention to aside from enjoying his movies but he said something that I've been chewing on. He said "everything that happens to you is the greatest thing that could ever happen to you." Given that I have this illness I thought about what he said. What if this illness was the greatest things that has happened to me? It's not something I want. It's certainly not fun being plagued by such a profound sense of fatigue that I can't even walk around the block, or the chest pain that makes me fear the virus is in my heart, or the wooziness, or the myraid of other symptoms that I experience on a daily basis. His statements made me ask such questions as: What gifts does it have to offer me? How can I transform my suffering? How can I make my own personal meaning from it? And, how can I can I give back to the world in spite of or because of it?
I think the answer lies in looking inward. My pursuit of spirituality has become my highest priority.
I no longer want to die. I want to see what the next chapter brings. The truth is my life is rich. I'm with someone I deeply love, I get to spend my days with 3 wonderful kitties, I have a view of a beautiful tree outside my living room window, I have my books, my ipod, I get to listen to music which is something I love. I get to have contact with a wonderful group of people-Daphne's friends and family. They are truly wonderful, generous, kind, caring people. I have much to learn from them, including Daphne.
I also have the rich experience of a Phd education at a world renowned school. An education which unknowingly prepared me to deal with a most difficult dark night of the soul. It's as if my education not only prepared me to become a psychologist but prepared me to enter this next phase of my life. I met people both there and at the Jung Institute that are famous but down to earth and saw something in me leading them to mentor me in many ways. At the time I thought it was in preparation to become an analyst. But it's also helping me now.
I know I will visit that dark place again and again but hopefully the time spent there will be shorter. I trust though that the dark night of the soul experience will lead to a sense of being reborn. The poem by t.s. eliot comes to mind:
I said to my soul, be still, and let the dark come upon you(t.s. eliot Little Gidding)
Which shall be the darkness of God. As, in a theatre,
The lights are extinguished, for the scene to be changed
With a hollow rumble of wings, with a movement of darkness on darkness,
And we know that the hills and the trees, the distant panorama
And the bold imposing facade are all being rolled away—
Or as, when an underground train, in the tube, stops too long between stations
And the conversation rises and slowly fades into silence
And you see behind every face the mental emptiness deepen
Leaving only the growing terror of nothing to think about;
Or when, under ether, the mind is conscious but conscious of nothing—
I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope
For hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love,
For love would be love of the wrong thing; there is yet faith
But the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting.
Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought:
So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.
Whisper of running streams, and winter lightning.
The wild thyme unseen and the wild strawberry,
The laughter in the garden, echoed ecstasy
Not lost, but requiring, pointing to the agony
Of death and birth.
And finally, there has been a tune in my head for the past couple of days but the words remained elusive. This morning the words became clear:
In the arms of an Angel, far away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
In the arms of an Angel; may you find some comfort here
(Sarah McLachlan)


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After one bite into the remarkable Sassafras apple pie I bought at the Worthington Farmers Market, I nearly saluted and commenced to marching as "The Stars and Stripes Forever" started up in my head. When I chomped into the seductive crust of a Sassafras blueberry pie, I was seeing stars ... literally.
Sassafras Bakery is a local phenomenon — its pies have been featured in Food and Wine magazine and no less a dessert expert than Jeni Britton Bauer has loudly sung its praises. Based on those accolades, you might not guess Sassafras is the one-woman operation of a home baker who previously hadn't been a fan of pie because she found their crusts disappointing.
Well, A.J. Perry (whose parents installed half-sized kitchen counters so she could "help cook" when still a tyke) rights those doughy wrongs with the buttery and substantial crusts on her Sassafras pies. Her crusts mean serious business.
Perry's patriotic Signature Apple Pie — adapted from a family recipe — fills its flaky-crusted, hefty base with biggish, unmushy chunks of tart-sweet fruit. Bubbled on top is a hearty, attractively craggy streusel crown with succinct accents of cinnamon and toasty walnuts.
Perry's deep-dish blueberry arrives with a perfect-for-the-Fourth-of-July, sparkling star-crusted design that recalls the field of blue on the American flag. To bite through its dense golden-brown crust and reach its sweet and lively berries is to pledge allegiance to the Sassafras Bakery.
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This Red Kite jungle gym is a fun, zoo themed mat for your little one to play on. The four hanging toys stimulate and encourage baby's curiosity.
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Transformation Choir will sing the cantata "A Season to Celebrate" by Allen Pote as part of worship services in celebration of the Day of Pentecost, at the Hortonville Presbyterian Church, 2pm. There will be a free will offering to benefit local food pantries. Refreshments will be served following worship. 845/887-4346.


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A nonprofit group that provides shelter, training and work experience for the elderly and people with learning disabilities is the focus of two separate investigations regarding the use of $7.9 million in Community Development Block Grant funds, which were given to the city by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Last week, Mayor Kirk Caldwell said Managing Director Ember Shinn and Corporation Counsel Donna Leong were heading up an internal review of Opportunities and Resources Inc, also known as ORI. The investigation is being augmented by private investigator Steve Goodenow of the Hawaii Investigative Group, LLC, although the cost of the contract has not been made public.
Caldwell removed himself from any involvement in the review, since he served as managing director and then acting mayor at the time HUD was investigating issues surrounding ORI. In a letter sent last week to the mayor, HUD Community Planning and Development Director Mark Chandler of the Honolulu field office demanded that nearly $8 million given to ORI be repaid.
The letter highlighted six findings and two areas of concern, which includes ORI's misuse of funds for property acquisition and construction at Helemano Plantation, a possible $90,000 kickback to a contractor hired by the nonprofit group, and the conversion of $1.2 million of city loans into grants.
"Before we unilaterally agree to just refund money, we need to find out where the problems lie, what was done, and then we need to act appropriately," Caldwell told reporters last Wednesday.
KITV4 also confirmed the Honolulu Ethics Commission has launched its own investigation into the matter, after being notified by members of Caldwell's cabinet.
Councilwoman Ann Kobayashi said Monday she agrees with the two independent probes into ORI's use of grant money, but doesn't believe there was any intent by city officials to purposefully mislead the federal government on how funds were being used.
"I think they're a good nonprofit, (and) I was surprised at all this mess," said Kobayashi. "It's something that happened a few years ago and we should look into it, and that's that."
However, the HUD letter says city officials may have been pressured to look the other way, even as ORI consistently failed to live up to federal guidelines regarding CDBG funds.
"ORI has maintained significant support over many years by the direct involvement of high-ranking city and state officials regarding ORI's projects," wrote Chandler. "The direct involvement of the officials' appears to have placed pressure on staff resulting in the city ignoring regulatory violations in favor of completing the project and satisfying ORI's requests."
At the time, ORI loans were forgiven by the city on July 26, 2010 ($815,000) and Oct. 15, 2010 ($350,000), Council Chairman Ernie Martin was deputy director of the Department of Community Services, the city agency that oversees federal grants. Kirk Caldwell ended his role as acting mayor on Oct. 11, after serving 18 months as managing director under former Mayor Mufi Hannemann.
Caldwell said last week he could not recall any loan documents pertaining to ORI. "I do not think I signed any document approving any forgiveness of a loan," the mayor said. "I do not think I approved any form of forgiveness, but this review is going to find this all out."
Martin is currently on the mainland and was unavailable for comment. Phone calls and emails to ORI Monday were not returned.
According to state campaign spending records, ORI founder Susanna Cheung has donated thousands of dollars to local politicians, including $17,000 to Hannemann, $7,000 to Martin and $1,000 to Caldwell.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story stated Kirk Caldwell was acting mayor at the time the second ORI loan was forgiven. Caldwell vacated his role as acting mayor on Oct. 11, 2010.


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SylvaŌĆÖs town board unanimously passed a resolution opposing hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, at its July 17 meeting. They follow in the footsteps of the town of Webster, which passed its own anti-fracking resolution earlier this month, and precede Forest Hills, which will consider a similar resolution in August.
The local resolutions are in response to recent state legislation that allows for hydraulic fracturing. The local measures are only symbolic, as one aspect of the state law stipulates that local governments cannot forbid fracking.
ŌĆ£I think we should have a stake in it because itŌĆÖs our country,ŌĆØ said Sylva Commissioner Harold Hensley, before the board passed its resolution.
Hydraulic fracturing is a method used to extract natural gas. The process involves pumping a mixture of water and chemicals into the ground in an effort to secure the natural gas. While representatives of the natural gas industry argue that modern technology has made the process safer, critics raise concerns about such issues as groundwater contamination.
In Western North Carolina, the fracking issue has generated a good bit of interest. A community group in opposition to fracking has formed in Swain County. A question-and-answer session with a Western Carolina University geologist drew a packed house to a recent Jackson County Planning Board meeting.
This interest surrounding the issue grows despite the fact that conventional wisdom holds that Western North Carolina is not likely to have enough natural gas to make fracking operations economically feasible.
ŌĆ£I dunno, when it comes to big corporations, are they going to say that or are they just going to extract it anyway,ŌĆØ Hamilton posed to her fellow commissioners, wondering if any amount of natural gas could attract fracking. ŌĆ£ŌĆ". money talks.ŌĆØ
The subject of fracking also came up during a recent Macon County Commissioners meeting. MaconŌĆÖs leaders are not currently considering a resolution adopting a position on hydraulic fracturing, but Commissioner Ronnie Beale did say he would like to see meetings in the region addressing the topic. N.C. Sen. Jim Davis, R-Franklin, a sponsor of the fracking legislation, has also previously said it would be good to arrange for informational meetings in the western portion of the state.
ŌĆ£I think a lot of folks are just wanting to know what it is,ŌĆØ Beale said. ŌĆ£They donŌĆÖt know if theyŌĆÖre for or against it.ŌĆØ
Leaders in Swain County have made statements against the practice. Commissioners recently requested that County Manager Kevin King reach out to surrounding counties in an effort to build a local coalition against fracking in the region.
Those efforts donŌĆÖt seem to have gained much traction, with only a few towns ŌĆö such as Webster, Sylva, and next month, Forest Hills ŌĆö formally taking up the cause. As of press time, Swain commissioners are considering their own anti-fracking resolution.
Kolleen Begley, mayor of Forest Hills, said she is encouraged to see multiple local governing boards address the fracking issue. She feels that such a collection of opposition will have more of an impact than any one individual group would have.
ŌĆ£The resolution itself doesnŌĆÖt really hold any weight, and whether or not there is natural gas to be extracted from Jackson County it does send a message to the higher governments ŌĆö a message that is more likely to be heard when itŌĆÖs more than just one town,ŌĆØ Begley said. ŌĆ£A message that ŌĆśhey, please consider including the voice of us towns and counties, whether for or against something, when making decisions that could potentially affect our jurisdictions.ŌĆÖŌĆØ


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Some 36 members of the North Central College Women's Chorale embarked on the ensemble's second trip abroad, to Ireland, June 12-19. The women traveled to Dublin, Galway, Killarney and Bray and gave performances in historic cathedrals like St. Patrick's in Dublin and enjoyed seeing the spectacular Cliffs of Moher, Aran Islands and the Ring of Kerry.
Follow the adventures of the Women's Chorale members and view photos at nccwomenschorale.blogspot.com.
The Women's Chorale is directed by Ramona Wis, Mimi Rolland Professor in the Fine Arts, professor and chair of music. In addition to Wis, other music faculty members who were part of the ensemble's tour to Ireland included Marie Bennett, Linda Ogden Hagen, Victoria VerHoven and Barbara Vanderwall, as well as several alumnae of the Women's Chorale and Benna Wilde, wife of President Harold Wilde.


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Jury to mull woman's fate: death or life in prison
Jurors will answer a single question at the upcoming death penalty retrial of Angela Johnson: whether she deserves to die for 5 drug-related murders instead of spending the rest of her life in prison.
U.S. District Judge Mark Bennett said Wednesday jurors will be instructed that he will impose a prison sentence of life without parole even if one of them doesn't believe the former Iowa woman should be executed.
The ruling is a victory for Johnson's defense, which argued jurors could be persuaded to support her death if they feared she could one day be released from prison.
The June trial will determine the sentence Johnson should receive for the 1993 killings. Bennett threw out a Johnson's original death sentence last year after finding her defense was inadequate.
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iSi North America has announced a voluntary recall of its Twist'n Sparkle Beverage Carbonation System after it was determined that the plastic bottles can explode under pressure, expelling plastic parts and resulting in an injury hazard to anyone nearby.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said it is aware of nine incidents involving exploding plastic bottles, including three in which consumers received cuts to various parts of their upper body.
The recalled bottles were sold in the Starter Set model number 1005 with one reusable bottle and the Bottle Set model number 1006 with two reusable bottles. The model numbers are printed on the bottom of the box. The recalled plastic bottles are available in one size and two colors of caps/bottoms, white or gray.
The company said about 162,700 carbonation systems were sold at Williams-Sonoma, QVC and other national retailers and websites from June 2010 to March 2012 for approximately $50 for the Starter Set and $30 for the Bottle Set.
Consumers were urged to immediately stop using the recalled products, and either contact iSi or the place of purchase for instructions on returning the product for a refund or store credit.
For products purchased online, contact the online retailers for instructions on how to ship the returns and receive a refund or credit. Note that the U.S. Postal Service does not accept CO2 gas chargers for shipment by mail.
Those seeking more information on the recall should contact iSi at 800-645-3595.