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On the back of today's Philadelphia Daily News read the teaser: "Oswalt is Phils' Admission That Trading Lee Was A Mistake". The article that lied therein was written by Paul Hagen who, while I guess still technically a beat writer covering the Phils, has been paid for years to report on the most mundane aspects of Phils baseball. But apparently, Hagen is not without an opinion, and some bad ones at that.
Firstly, Hagen opines that the Phillies should have just kept Lee and avoided this whole necessity to trade for more starting pitching. Implicit in this reasoning is that Ruben Amaro, Jr. knew at the beginning of the season that Joe Blanton, no fragile animal, would injury himself early and struggle to become effective for most of the season. Ruben must also have known that JA Happ would himself miss almost the whole season with injuries of his own. And that Moyer would blow out his elbow. While we all know that injuries are a part of the game, the necessity of relying primarily on two starters for the whole season is something that I think we all agree that no one could have foreseen. Injuries are an unknown variable and when the Phillies started to bear their allotment to the point where their pennant hopes were started to slip away, Amaro made the big move to compensate. Kudos to you, sir.
In his article, Hagen seems troubled that the Phillies might be mortgaging their future for the sake of the present:
[The Oswalt Deal] ..also increases the odds that, in the not-too-distant future, they will have a roster chocked with costly older players on the downside of their careers and reinforcements down on the farm to replace them."
Paul, in case you haven't noticed, Ruben has structured the Phils payroll to siphon out big money starting after the 2011 season. Gone will be Lidge, Moyer, Ibanez, and after 2012, Rollins and Polanco. So I guess you mean those artifacts, Ryan Howard, Roy Halladay, and Chase Utley that will be hanging around for awhile. None will be 36. Some may disagree with the Howard contract (I don't), and that's fair, but on the whole, Ruben has managed this payroll nicely.
No reinforcements? Let me throw some names at ya: Domonic Brown, Jonathan Singleton, Harold Garcia, Trevor May, Brody Colvin, Jarrod Cosart, Phillip Aumont, J.C. Ramirez, Tyson Gilles, Vance Worley. Wait, my fingers are getting tired. While most of this talent is still in A ball, the drip of contributing players will start in about two years, the time when the older players start to leave. My gosh, it almost seems like a plan.
So Paul, you are wrong as wrong can be and in every facet of your reasoning. Roy Oswalt coming to the Phils is all about adjusting to circumstances, to think on one's feet and the ability to be nimble. The Phillies don't bemoan things that didn't work; they go out and fix things.
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You know what? I still think the Cliff Lee trade was dumb, but I do actually applaud RAJ for making this move. They see weakness, and they really are trying to make moves to put the best product out there. The Phillies in many ways are what I wish the Eagles were….instead of adjusting, the Eagles stand pat and do little to change the way they run things.
Can you guys PLEASE get your site fixed? Without you guys I have to do actual work at my job.
I would not be surprised if the Phillies have another deal in the works, possibly for a solid utility player who bats right handed and has a history of hitting left handed pitching. Also, they may be looking for bullpen help.
I think the success and progress of our farm system this year has come to a total shock to everyone. I believe that Ruben truly thought he needed to retool the farm, when in reality a ton of guys progressed by leaps and bounds more than expected. With such a plethora of MLB potential sitting down there, I think the window of opportunity to grab another star pitcher just accidentally opened up. If Brown, Singleton, Rizzotti, Colvin, Cosart, Worley, etc weren't having such impressive years then I don't think Ruben would have been comfortable sending away prospects.
I doubt that Hagen wrote the headline, but almost every writer and commentator that chimed in on the Oswalt trade had the same spin – so Hagen's not alone in his opinion. The common thread on MLB radio yesterday was that RAJ really screwed up with the Cliff Lee trade.
If you read Randy Miller's tweets, he made some interesting comments on the Cliff Lee trade (at least some info that I didn't know before) a few days ago:
"Cliff Lee to an All-Star at the ASG: "I got an offer from the Phils, told them to let me sleep on it and was traded before I called back."
"This from Phils clubhouse: "2 owners told me that Montgomery never told them that Lee was being traded. One said, 'I wanted to keep Lee.'"
These things tell me there's a communication issue within the organization, and possibly a little confusion as to the direction they're going.
I'm Ted Bell.
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Dip pretty good summary. Lee's trade is only a "mistake" in hindsight. In all trades, signings, etc. there is gambling going on. While you may gripe that the prospects that the team got have done poorly that's one of the gambles. The other is the health of the others on the roster.
the other report that I've seen posted on cbs was that the agent spoke when Cliff hadnt
Hey Brian, is this site back up for good?
After the Oswalt deal, I am back on the Amaro Jr. bandwagon. I feel very positive about this move.
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The thinking should have been "We need another ace to beat the Yankees in 2010." With that in mind they should have kept Lee.
Excellent article. I am of the opinion that many of the Inquirer writers are either old, disinterested, dispassionate or all of the above. These are the guys that still think the 1980's are the "golden years" of the Phillies and seem to not realize how cool their job actually is.
All things considered, the Oswalt deal was an absolute steal by Ruben and certainly helps mitigate any damages from the Lee debacle. I mean we are getting at worst a number two starter for a year and a half for 12 million-14 million dollars. What a bargain!!!! The Phillies window is certainly this year, next year, and potentially 2012 if they can adequately replace Moyer, Ibanez, and Lidge (and I guess Oswalt cause there is no way they pick up that 16 million dollar option).
The plan seems to be in place as much of this young talent has probably 2+ years to develop together. You have to give Ruben loads of credit as much of the Phillies talent (and we will be getting two big picks when we waive goodbye to Werth) is at the lower level; which is fine considering the talent at the big club. He seems to have (wait for it, wait for it) a competent and logical business plan in place.
The only question remaining is if Ed Wade is still collecting a paycheck from the Phillies as by my count he currently has or has dealt or been involved with the following players (Oswalt, Lidge, Bourne, Happ, Gose, (the other prospect), Michaels, Feliz, Myers.
This team might just look poised to turn the corner. Any word on Rollins' return?
Hmm..m I'm wondering if PN columnist, Corey Seidman would like to retract his description of Roy Oswalt as a "Pussyboy"? LOl..LOL
Oswalt also has my all time favorite throwing motion. Love how he drives forward aggressively.
Moderation? I'm merely repeating Seidman's word(s) that were in BOLD letters for his heading.
With THIS move .. we can try to beat the Yankees in 2010.. AND 2011
with Lee, we could've only tried for this year … also .. in 2012.. there will be a much greater chance that the pitchers brought back for Lee .. JC Ramirez, and Phillippe Aumont are ready to help at the MLB level .. whereas the draftpicks we would've got for Lee, wouldn't be ready for 5 years (when Rollins, Howard, Halladay, etc. are all gone anyway)
In all fairness .. Lidge was GREAT for us in 2008 .. but Bourn is the better player right now. They got an All-Star CF for a Closer they didn't need
and Wade looks dumd all the time, but his refusal to trade talent in the early part of the decade allowed us to win in 2008..
Gose and Villar might be good.. who knows.. but they are fast as hell, and you can't teach speed
I feel like Ed Wade got completely fleeced here. I think Happ's best pitching is already behind him and the phillies are worried he's headed towards major long term arm problems. The reality of these young prospects is that most of them are completely overhyped and never really turn into anything. The only guys that have panned out that they've traded have been Gavin Floyd ( to a degree) and Gio Gonzalez (who is more now than anybody thought he would ever be).
speaking of reinforcements, I look for Scott Matheison to become a potential closer of the future on this team. I wish they would have left him up in the bigs and shipped off Danys Baez instead.
Nice article. Lee dump was a mistake, almost everyone agrees on that. However, the Oswalt trade is off the charts good.
Question. Can the Phils offer Oswalt arbitration if they both void the option? Or is that reserved for players with less service?
Well Wade also got a replacedment for either Feliz or Berkman – whicchever leaves, when he flipped Gose for Brett Wallace, who should finally be up to start next season or even sooner.
But Oswalt allows us to be in solid contention next year as well, and likely a year beyond that if the Phillies pick up his option. That way, regardless of whether Werth stays or goes in FA, if you have a front three of those guys, youre always in contention.
Wade flipped Gose for Wallace who will start for them in 2011. Now he can dump Berkman for more prospects. They did get a #4 starter Happ, A starting 1B in Wallace and a talented young SS. Love the Phils end, but two cheap starters was probably the best he could get.
If they both void the option he becomes a Free Agent. If one party does not agree he becomes a free agent.
I've heard Wallace is already more a DH .. wonder why Toronto flipped him so quickly.. and basically traded Micahel Taylor for Anthony Gose ???
JA Happ is solid .. not spectacular .. but Houston has been losing money on their team this year, so talent wasn't their biggest need. They wanted average pitching at a team friendly rate .. Happ fits that bill more than anyone on our roster
Thanks Geoff.
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i wish we still had michael taylor… as don m pointed out… the blue jays basically flipped taylor 4 gose & we couldve given the stros singleton & had brown & taylor
Taylor was blocked. He's in AAA doing OK .268, but only 5 dingers in 328 ABs. 66 KO's. He's still only 24 though.
We can probably get Taylor back if Amaro wanted to and for cheaper than what his value was in December. His stock has gone down a bit since leaving the Phillies farm system.
Media pundits around the sports world are focusing on this trade as some type of solice for all those hurt by the untimely dismissal of Cliff Lee. Some have even done so with streams of unwarranted venom spit at RAJ. While people like Hagan, i agree, seem to be speaking from the crystal clear image of retrospect and from their shiny 1980s looking glass, its the national media who have been the most outlandish.
Buster Olney (with his more and more obvious toupee) went so far as to, first, demand an apology for trading Lee from RAJ, to then claiming that he EXPECTS an apology. Maybe over at Vanderbilt he took a class at wagging the dog, but i dont believe its an ethical basis for reporting.
Im very upset to say that I have to completely agree with Dipsy and his assessment of the media and the organization. I guess I have to stop the notso subtle digs…for now.
Dipsy I am proud of you. This article is almost 100% correct and on the money. Your best work yet.
Things are getting interesting with this team and this website ( please stay up today).
The Oswalt deal is probably even a better deal then the Lee deal was. Its a home run.
Ed 2: Buster Olney is the absolute worst. Well, maybe not worse than Keith Law. But the two of those guys are 1 and 2 in the rankings of biggest moron "experts" on ESPN. Olney is a guy who clearly has an agenda and preconceived narrative to follow. He's been poo pooing the Phillies since their run of NL dominance has begun and trying to play up the Braves all year. Add to that the fact that he is a complete Yankees brown noser. Clearly he cares about the Yankees first and the rest of baseball second. Jayson Stark and Peter Gammons have so much more credibility than Olney IMO. There is no way in the world you can look at this Phillies team on paper and now in the standings and not consider them among the favorites to win the division. Yet that's Olney's story and he's sticking to it.
Bottom line
Lee was gone in 2011 anyeay and Oswalt is here. With the Astros paying some of the salary. If Oswalt is good this more than makes up for the Lee trade. The second one. But again the first one wasnt that bad and still have Ben from it and the prospects from Seattle.
Now get me a reliever Ruben.
yeah and i wish the beautiful girlfriend i had in college hadn't moved back to the island she was from because her dad got real sick(at least that's what she told me.).. sh*t happens! we got doc,lee and oswalt now and for at least next season. knock on wood.. but for the 1st time in ages starting pitching won't be a question mark for this team. at least for a little while. and no Hamels/Myers/Moyer '08, Lee/Cole/Pedro 2nd half '09 don't compare despite their post season merits. no one knows how things will turn out. it sure is exciting though. they're having panic attacks in Atlanta and flash mobs in Queens. Great piece Dipsy! And John Smallwood is a whinny little b*tch too.
I just think the Lee deal was Ruben taking a chance that this team didn't need him because they had Halladay. He wanted to get something in return for depleting the farm system for two pitchers and I think it had a lot to do with the fact that he was told he couldn't add 9 million on the payroll and then just watch him walk away to the highest bidder. I don't think that logic makes much sense to me, but it was a chance he took with good reason.
Now we have a similar quality pitcher, a managable contract, money back to help the payroll and didn't have to give up too much quality besides Happ. I just think that we all just think we should be the Yankees and buy whoever we want, spend whatever we want and not worry about the consequences. When Phillies fans are willing to pay 1000 bucks for top seats and spend ridiculous money on luxury boxes then the team might be able to just keep signing whoever, whenever. Until that becomes a reality you have to understand the business side and you have to give Ruben all the credit in the world for fixing his gamble that didn't really work and somehow coming out better in the end.
I know that media guys have to find something to write about…I do. But, this Hagen's article was just gratuitous silliness. RAJ goes balls out and makes a great trade, fleecing our old malfeasing GM in the process, and all a guy can write about is how the our GM is "admitting a mistake"? Well, what if we hadn't done anything???? How much of a F-UP would RAJ be then? No. He's making our team better. Paul Hagen's persepctive is about as fresh as a Foghat concert. He's gotta hang it up. He and Donnellon. Let Murphy write every Phillies piece. I wonder if Hagen wears a mask and carries a gun when he goes the to collect his paycheck each week. Seriously, when is the last time he wrote anything even remotely thought provoking? and I think the only "scoop" he's ever come up with is what the Phils are serving at the post game buffet. Brutal. Please quit.
The Dipsy
that's doc/oswalt/cole of course
Well, you have to realize that Paul Hagan is looking at the world through his '70's Joe Paterno glasses, so it makes perfect sense that he sees it this way. I have not been able to let the Cliff Lee thing go, until now. I understand why RAJ felt the need to do it, and now he has made up for our loss by bringing Roy Oswalt here. It's obvious RAJ and the FO want to win it all again, and I salute him/them for giving a us a FANTASTIC 1-2-3 starting lineup. I can't wait for the game tonight..going out to mow now so I can be in front of the tube by 7pm.
Great post Dips.
The logic of some here escapes me. Had the Phillies kept Lee, or better yet signed him, they would have had him all season, and there would have been no need to get Oswalt.They could have used lesser prospects to get more bullpen help. Thus, they would have been stronger in 2010.
Lee could have been signed. Blanton should have been released, or at least had arbitration. Instead, they throw 24 mil at a mediocre 4th starter who can be found for less than 5 mil. Howard did not need to have his K extended now, and it certainly didn't need to be extended until 2016.
Lee's first demand was 20 mil; the Phillies countered with 14. That was it-they traded him b4 Lee could counter. If they were willing to give him 14, who knows if he would have taken 17 or 18-just a 3 million difference which could have come from Blanton's heist.
You guys think the Phillies are not rich,and act like it's your own money you're saving. these billionaire owners must be laughing as they count their money.


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Mrs. Quick is a kindergarten teacher at Southern Bluffs Elementary School. She is spending a few days administering a new reading screener, called PALS, to all of her students.
"In this particular assessment, it might suggest to me that these children are ready for what I have to give them, and they're going to move along with my regular classroom instruction," said Quick. "It's also going to tell me where the gaps might lie."
The hope is that if teachers are able to figure out which students need early intervention the students will be more successful at meeting their end of the year reading goals.
"It's just another way for us to monitor that progress so it gives us a place to start," said Lisa Schreiner, principal of Southern Bluffs Elementary School. "As kids go through them, we have an opportunity to look back and say are we seeing growth because that's what we want is a growth model."
To develop this model, every kindergarten teacher in the La Crosse School District was trained in this new assessment at the beginning of the school year. And now they're screening our kids.
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"In the past, maybe some letters and sounds, some rhyming, some beginning word awareness, and now we're really kind of expected to have some readers by the end of the kindergarten year," said Quick.
The screening includes six... potentially seven tests... in the area of literacy which take about five minutes each. Our kindergarteners will be tested on concepts such as letter recognition, beginning sound awareness, rhymes and spelling.
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"I think that where ever your opinion might lie on too much testing or not enough testing, it's our new reality," said Quick. "I know the people that I work with and I know the people of this district will do what we're being asked to do and we'll do it well. Having said that, we always need to remember that our children are more than just a test score."

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The couple who bought the former manufacturing site two years ago have been working hard on gutting the building and totally refurbishing it. The 7000-square-foot, two-story building will be the headquarters for the Cooperage Project, a non-profit venture.
Whitney, who has been a resident of Honesdale for 35 years, originally bought the building as an outlet to sell produce from the Ant Hill Farm, a farm outside of Honesdale operated by her sons Schuyler and Galen Ballantine, as well as other farms in the area.
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A tour of the building, which is encouraged by the owners, revealed an impressive amount of spacious rooms on both floors as well as smaller meeting rooms, with a performance stage with lighting provided by Graeme McDonnell, a local resident who is a stage designer from New York City.
The facility possesses a Steinway grand piano, which will be used for performances.
Another room will house a satellite location for WJFF radio and a room that will headquarter the local environmental group Sustainable Energy Education and Development Support (SEEDS).
"The Cooperage Project is more than just a building," Whitney said. "After we bought the building and began holding farmers' markets, the idea caught on that this could contribute to a rare sense of community and could be a place for a range of instructive and entertaining activities that would engage,
challenge and enlighten people," Cremo said.
"We were amazed at the response we had and the ideas that started to flow from people in the community," Whitney said. "It is our hope that more young people will remain in the area and not leave. It's also our hope that more young people will begin farming. We're beginning to see this trend and we want to encourage it."
The couple wants to see local groups hold their meetings at the site. "We even want to make the space available free of charge if folks will help us with fundraising and even getting grants where possible," Cremo said.
Groups who wish to use the meeting rooms should contact Doni Hoffman, the project coordinator at 570/253-2020. "But first, come to the gala opening to see what potential the building has," she said.


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Reality Check: Ad Attacks Barrett, Falk
Republican Governor's Association Paid For TV Ad
Newly re-elected Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett called it a "strange honor" to be attacked in ads two weeks before he announced he was running for governor in a recall election against Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
That ad makes misleading claims about Barrett's record on unemployment, but also attacks former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, a Democrat who is also running in the recall election.
The ad is being paid for by the Republican Governor's Association, but it's hard to determine that from the ad itself. The Republican Governor's Association set up the "Right Direction Wisconsin PAC" to pay for the ads, which it said is in compliance with campaign finance laws to spend money on politics in Wisconsin.
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The tax levy did go up over Barrett's tenure, and spending increased about $300 million since 2005. But as WISC-TV pointed out in 2010, spending in Milwaukee County under Walker, who was Milwaukee County executive at the time, went up about the same amount over the same time period.
"And jobs, going down," says the ad. "Unemployment got 27 percent worse."
WISC-TV found this is misleading. The RGA said unemployment went from 8.1 percent in April of 2004 when Barrett took office to 10.2 percent in January of this year. But the group missed what happened in between. Unemployment dropped for the first four years of Barrett's term, then jumped in 2009 to 11.9 percent when the recession hit across the country. It now stands at 10.5 percent.
"And what about Kathleen Falk?" the ad asks. "Property taxes up every year. Unemployment tripled."
Again the viewer needs to look at the whole unemployment picture. The RGA points out a jump from 1.7 to 5.2 percent during Falk's term. The details? Unemployment steadily crept up in the county, leveling off at just more than 3 percent. It nearly doubled in 2009 when the recession hit, and dropped back to about 5 percent.
WISC-TV found that it's true that property taxes went up each year under Falk, although she limited most of the increases to 3 to 5 percent each year, which was generally lower than most counties in the state.
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In Australia, the data mining industry pays doctors to sell patients' prescription records. In the US they pay pharmacies, hospitals, and PBMs. See Article.
A complaint to the Australian Privacy Commissioner was dismissed because the data miners claimed that patients and doctors were "de-identified". But it is very difficult to fully de-identify personal health data so that re-identification is impossible. If true, the industry should have offered proof that their methods actually work and that the data cannot be re-identified.
As in the US, the theft and sale of personal prescription records is rationalized with claims that it can be used to "provide valuable insight into healthcare trends– including the spread of infectious diseases". The word that describes using data to provide "valuable insights" is "research". It happens to be both illegal and unethical to do research without informed consent.


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Career Day at Philip Barbour High School saw strong support by members of Barbour County Chamber of Commerce and the school's Future Business Leaders of America Club.
At the event, Teresa VanAlsburg, director of Career Services at Alderson-Broaddus College, presented a short course on career planning, assisted by many of Barbour County's prominent business leaders.
Chamber business sponsors attending the annual luncheon included Deborah Keene and Kevin Lambert from Allegheny Insurance, Orion Hipple from BC Bank, Director of the Chamber of Commerce Dr. Don Smith, Allan Feldman of Belington Laundry, Susie Cvechko and Jeff Powelson from Broaddus Hospital, Sam Dierman for Consol Energy, Mike Cvechko with the insurance industry, Mystee Carter and Helen Vance of Freedon Bank, Master of Ceremonies Reg Trefethen and manager of Community Garden Market for Heart and Hand Ministries, Lynne Snyder of Linalou, Uninc., Libby Nestor and Amanda Wagner-Ball from Premier Bank. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joe Super, the Rev. Bob Wilkins with United Methodist Ministries and Mike Holliday from WELLS


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The public is being asked for their thoughts on which state rules and regulations need to be tossed aside or refined.
Republican state Rep. Dan LeMahieu of Cascade announced the effort on Monday. He is leading the state Assembly's review of state rules, which is also a priority of Gov. Scott Walker this year.
LeMahieu says all 1,768 chapters of the state's administrative code are being reviewed. That code consists of rules used by state agencies to enforce laws passed by the Legislature.
Walker has called for a review of any rules or regulations that make it harder to do business in the state. A task force he created last week released a report identifying hundreds of possible changes, now LeMahieu is asking for public feedback.
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|Pre-service training will probably be the most intense period of your Peace Corps service, as you will need to gain the knowledge and experience necessary to successfully serve as a Volunteer in just 10 weeks. While the training period will be extremely busy, it should also be a time of excitement, discovery, and self-fulfillment. The effort and challenges of adapting to a new culture will draw on your reserves of patience and humor but will be handsomely rewarded with a sense of belonging among new friends.
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Peace Corps/Paraguay's pre-service training consists of 11 weeks of intensive in-country training in five major areas: language (Spanish and Guaraní), community development and personal adaptation, technical job orientation, Volunteer safety and security, and health. By the end of training, each trainee has to pass qualifying criteria in each of these areas to be sworn in as a Peace Corps Volunteer.
The training center is located in the town of Guarambaré, which is approximately one hour by bus from the capital, Asunción. Trainees also make visits to Volunteer sites to begin preparing for the realities of life in Paraguay. After eight weeks, trainees spend a week at the site to which they will be permanently assigned.
Trainees live with a Paraguayan family during the entire training period, sharing meals, conversation, and other experiences. The families live in small satellite communities within a few kilometers of Guarambaré, whose residents are from the lower-income to middle-income strata of Paraguayan society. Trainees spend most of their time in language classes at their satellite training facility. Technical, cultural, and community development studies are combined with practice of new skills at the community level, often in cooperation with nearby schools, organizations, and community groups. Combining formal classroom study with ample opportunity for practicing a new language and cultural and technical skills has proved to be an extremely effective way of preparing Volunteers to work as independent professionals during their service.
Throughout training, you will be encouraged to continue examining your personal motivation for serving in the Peace Corps and your level of dedication and commitment. By the time you are sworn in as a Volunteer, you should have made an informed and serious commitment that will sustain you through a full two years of service.
Technical Training
The training center is staffed by technical specialists who present a detailed curriculum tailored to the job requirements specified by Peace Corps/Paraguay. Technical training will prepare you to work in Paraguay by building on the skills you already have and helping you develop new skills in a manner appropriate to the needs of the country. Training places great emphasis on learning how to transfer the skills you have to the community in which you will serve as a Volunteer; in fact, you will be involved in practical, hands-on training during your first week in-country.
Technical training will include sessions on the economic and political environment in Paraguay and strategies for working within such a framework. You will review your technical sector's goals and will meet with the Paraguayan agencies and organizations that invited the Peace Corps to assist them. You will be supported and evaluated throughout training to build the confidence and skills you need to undertake your project activities and be a productive member of your community.
Language Training
The importance of language ability cannot be emphasized enough, especially because Volunteers in Paraguay need to gain competency in two languages. Your ability to share information, serve as a community resource, and integrate into Paraguayan culture will be directly related to your ability to communicate not just in Spanish but also in Guaraní.
Because of the importance of competency in Guaraní, all
language training will be in Guaraní once you reach a basic level of Spanish. Therefore, you are strongly urged to initiate Spanish language studies before you leave for Paraguay. Guaraní is not an especially difficult language for an English speaker, but it is much easier if one has basic competence in Spanish. (Invitees choosing to come to Paraguay to improve their Spanish skills should think twice, since most Volunteers will speak Guaraní at their sites.)
From the beginning, your language training will incorporate a community-based approach. In addition to classroom time, you will be given assignments to work on outside of the classroom and with your host family. The goal is to get you to a point of basic social communication skills so that you can practice and develop language skills further once you are at your site. Prior to your swearing in as a Volunteer, you will work on strategies to continue language studies during your service.
Cross-Cultural Training
The overall goal of personal and cultural training is to help you work within Paraguay's cultural norms and modify behaviors when appropriate. You will learn about issues related to cross-cultural adjustment and isolation and methods of dealing with them. A key element of this training is living with a Paraguayan host family, who will be your greatest resource for easing the transition to life at your site. Families go through an orientation conducted by Peace Corps staff to explain the purpose of pre-service training and to assist them in helping you adapt to living in Paraguay. Many Volunteers form strong and lasting friendships with their host families.
Cross-cultural and community development training will help you improve your communication skills and understand your role as a facilitator of development. You will be exposed to topics such as community mobilization, conflict resolution, gender and development, nonformal and adult education strategies, and political structures.
Health Training
Health training is designed to enable trainees to become more self-sufficient. As a Volunteer, you will be expected to practice preventive healthcare and to take responsibility for your own health by adhering to all medical policies.
You will learn how to use locally available food to prepare nutritionally balanced meals. You also will be given basic medical training and information. The topics include preventive health measures and minor and major medical issues that you might encounter while in Paraguay. Mental health and how to avoid HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are also covered. Current Volunteers will participate in some of the health sessions to highlight the value of peer support in health maintenance.
When Peace Corps Volunteers are confronted with difficult situations or crises, they are most likely to go to a friend, rather than to someone they do not know very well. Although ideally a Peace Corps Volunteer will complete service without facing major problems, sometimes a Volunteer is presented with a difficult problem or situation. During pre-service training as well as in-service trainings, you will learn to deal with sensitive issues such as depression and stress, as well as how to help other Volunteers when they experience difficulties.
Safety Training
During the safety training sessions, you will learn how to adopt a lifestyle that reduces risk in your home, at work, and during travel. You will also learn appropriate, effective strategies for coping with unwanted attention and about your individual responsibility for promoting safety throughout your service. You will also be briefed on the post's emergency action plan.
Additional Trainings During Volunteer Service
In its commitment to institutionalize quality training, the Peace Corps has implemented a training system throughout the two years of service that provides Volunteers with continual opportunities to examine their commitment to Peace Corps service while increasing their language, technical, and community development skills. During your service, there are usually four training events. The titles and objectives of those trainings are as follows:
- Reconnect in-service training: Provides an opportunity for Volunteers to upgrade their language, safety and security and project development skills while sharing their experiences and reaffirming their commitment after having served for three months.
- Project design and management workshop: Provides Volunteers and community contacts with the skills necessary to identify needs, set priorities, and design sustainable community projects. This workshop is usually held after the sixth month of service.
- Technical in-service training: Provides focused technical training towards the close of the first year of service and helps Volunteers review their first year, reassess personal and project objectives, and plan for their second year of service.
- Close of service conference: Prepares Volunteers for the transition after Peace Corps service, reviewing their work and personal experiences as well as identifying future aspirations.
The number, length, and design of these trainings are adapted to country-specific needs and conditions. The key to the training system is that training events are integrated and interrelated, from the pre-departure orientation through to the end of your service, and are planned, implemented, and evaluated cooperatively by training staff, Peace Corps staff, and Volunteers.


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Foil-Wrapped Fish with Creamy Parmesan Sauce
Prep: 10 min
Total: 22 min
Servings: 4 servings
What you need:
4 tilapia fillets (1 lb.), thawed if frozen
¼ cup real mayo mayonnaise
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/8 tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne)
2 zucchini, sliced
½ red bell pepper, cut into strips
MakeFoil-Wrapped Fish with Creamy Parmesan Sauce
HEAT grill to medium-high heat.
SPRAY 4 large sheets of heavy-duty foil with cooking spray. Place 1 fish fillet on center of each foil sheet; spread with mayo.
TOP with remaining ingredients; fold to make 4 packets.
GRILL 10 to 12 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork.
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I remember when Daniel was 12 months he started nursing like a newborn again!! IT was crazy!!
I remember when Daniel was 12 months he started nursing like a newborn again!! IT was crazy!!
Nursing the girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Mama to Daniel (12/3/06) and Lucy Jane (8/28/08)
DD is 18 mos and nurses A LOT. She eats a lot of solids, too, so I know a lot of it is about comfort - not just food. She would nurse all day if I let her. I don't plan on weaning, but it's also not feasible for her to nurse ever hour (or more ). Definitely, teething and colds, etc., make it worse, but I've also noticed if I am trying too hard to get something done, she wants to nurse more. So, just giving her more attention helps. Also, at this age, she is more cognitively able to understand some limits (of course we are still working on this). She'll ask to nurse 10 minutes after she just nursed, and I'll remind her that she just nursed and then ask if she wants to read some books or wants some water (sometimes, I think she is just thirsty and forgets that water works as good as milk for this). Anyway, sorry for the long-winded answer. What you are experiencing seems perfectly normal from my perspective!
Jen, momma to Charlotte Rae born 9/25/07
Still breastfeeding !
and !
Maybe it is because DD is very independent and loves to just play by herself I can get lots of things done while she's playing in her room or chasing our dog & cat around so maybe shes just trying to reconnect with me for comfert and not so much about feeding.
Thanks ladies.. I was hoping i wanst the only one nursing a infant/toddler this much
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There is already a buzz in Kailua that the Obama family will be spending Christmas in Hawaii. Residents there are getting extra visits by those in charge of protecting the President.
Resident Todd Bessinger prepared for Christmas by putting up lights, but he's also preparing for the Presidents visit soon. He lives in the same neighborhood where President Obama has stayed for the past few years.
"Even the people who are die-hard Republicans though in the neighborhood will come out and greet him and wave, so it kind of transcends parties," said Todd Bessinger.
Neighbor Candace Anglin said, "We wait with anticipation to hear if he's coming or not."
Anglin who has lived in the neighborhood for years said this visit is just as exciting as the first one.
"You feel very safe with the Secret Service at every entrance to your neighborhood," said Anglin.
Neighbors told us they were recently handed a security zone map by the Coast Guard. There are red areas on the map that are the exclusion zones, where no one is allowed in without permission.
Anglin said she's been held in traffic jams for 20 minutes before, and has had to go through extra security checks.
"We are former military, so having to show your ID to come in and out of places where you are going is kind of second nature for us," said Anglin.
But that chases some neighbors away.
"Some people just leave. Several of our neighbors are leaving just to avoid the hassle," said Bessinger.
Earlier on Thursday, the Honolulu police were also getting ready with motorcade drills down parts of the H-3 and the H-1.
"He's a local guy, and as a police officer we are very proud for this opportunity and honor, to provide this assistance in conjunction with Secret Service and other federal agencies too," said Tenari Ma'afala, President of the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers.
"It's absolutely thrilling. It wouldn't be Christmas without him for us," said Anglin.
This will be the President's fifth visit since he was elected in 2008. He could arrive in the islands as early as December 17th.
On the map residents were handed, the security zone is enforced from the morning of December 17th through the night of January 6th.


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Ohio Northern University to induct four into Athletic Hall of Fame
Four members of the Ohio Northern University athletic family will be inducted into the University's Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 18, as part of ONU's Homecoming weekend.
They will be inducted that Friday during a banquet in Ohio Northern's McIntosh Center and introduced Saturday, Oct. 19, before the ONU football game at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The four inductees are Dr. DeBow Freed, the ninth president of the University who served from 1979-99; Alisa Agozzino, a 2001 communication arts graduate and volleyball and track athlete from Attica, Ohio; Jesse Marlow, a 1983 economics major and track and basketball athlete from Mahomet, Ill., and Terri Krach, a 1988 management and marketing major and softball athlete from Rocky River, Ohio.
To be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame, one must have made great contributions to the field of athletics through their athletic performance at the University or meritorious efforts made on behalf of athletics.
Athletes must have attended ONU at least 10 years ago. All nominees must have demonstrated good citizenship both at ONU and beyond and served the athletics program in any capacity that contributed to the overall program.


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DSC_0296 Driving through Lion Country Safari brings you first to "Las Pampas" where you'll see this Aldabra Tortoise. (Source : CBS4)
DSC_0303 The shell of an Aldabra Tortoise can measure up to 5 ft in length and can weigh over 500 lbs. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0298 There was also this Llama. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0300 Rhea. Fourth largest of all birds. Males build the nest, incubate the eggs and raise the young. (Source;: CBS4)
DSC_0302 Another Rhea. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0304 South American Tapir. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0309 In another part of the park called "Ruaha National Park", the Aoudad roams. They are from northern Africa. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0311 This is an Asiatic Water Buffalo from Asia. They can weigh up to 1.5 tons. (Source; CBS4)
DSC_0317 These are Gemsbok from southwest Africa. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0316 In the Serengeti Plains, Ostrich are everywhere and love coming close to the cars. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0318 Ostrich are the world's largest living birds, up to 8 ft in height. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0322 They've been known to peck at the cars and even the windshield wipers. (Source; CBS4)
DSC_0375 The contents of one ostrich egg is equivalent to 2 dozen chicken eggs. (Source; CBS4)
DSC_0385 Two ostrichs watch as they lay in their nests. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0320 Impala are from Southern Africa to the northern limits of east Africa. Males have horns, females do not. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0327 Kulan are from the dry belt in Central Asia stretching from Mongolia to Syria. they are related to the horse and can run very fast despite their short legs. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0328 Kulan are an endangered species due to extreme habitat loss. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0329 In the Gorongosa Reserve, which is one of Africa's most famous wildlife areas, are the famed African Lions (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0330 They enjoy sleeping lazily in the sun. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0337 This lady is sleeping on top of a wooden play structure. (Source; CBS4)
DSC_0338 While this lady lion takes a little bath. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0339 Whatcha lookin' at? (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0340 African Lions live in family groups called prides. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0341 Females do most of the hunting. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0344 These lions are pretty used to be watched through the safety fence. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0346 Femlae lions have 1-6 cubs per litter. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0350 Try and relax! Males can weigh up to 500 lbs. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0360 Blackbucks are from India, (Source; CBS4)
DSC_0364 They are one of the smallest members of the antelope family. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0368 They are extensively hunted in India. More abundant in captivity than in the wild. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0378 Waterbuck are from Africa, south of the Sahara Desert. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0379 Males have horns, females do not. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0394 Waterbuck (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0381 Female waterbuck (source: CBS4)
DSC_0395 Waterbuck (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0384 Wildebeest are from the open grasslands of eastern to southern Africa. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0389 Gigantic herds of millions of animals migrate biannually to find food and water. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0386 Watusi are from Eastern Africa. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0393 Their horns may span 10 ft. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0397 Eland are the largest of the African antelopes. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0405 In Hwange National Park are plenty of Grant's Zebras and Southern White Rhinoceros (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0399 The Southern White Rhino live in the open plains and bushveldt of southern Africa. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0403 Rhinos can weigh up to 2.5 tons. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0414 They have a life expectancy of 40 years. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0418 Their eyesight is poor but have excellent senses of hearing and smell. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0420 Unlike their cousin, the black rhino, they are reasonably docile animals. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0422 That's a good thing because they can come awfully close to your vehicle on this wild safari adventure. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0407 Hanging out near the rhinos, are the Grant's Zebras. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0404 They live in the East African plains. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0409 The stripes are like fingerprints, they are unique to each individual. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0406 They are not as fast as a race horse but easily have more stamina. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0424 The animals in this adventure park always have the right of way. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0425 Especially if its a rhino. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0431 "Sup?" (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0433 The Chimpanzee are from the forest and rain forest of Central Africa (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0434 They love to climb (source: CBS4)
DSC_0439 They have great balance as seen by this guy walking a rope on his play structure. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0440 There he goes (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0441 and goes... (source: CBS4)
DSC_0442 His friends don't want to be left behind (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0444 Chimpanzees can weigh up to 175 lbs. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0445 Their life expectancy is 60 years. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0446 They are the most closely related primate to humans. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0448 We share 97% of our DNA makeup with them. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0449 Time for an afternoon nap. (source: CBS4)
DSC_0450 Giraffes are from the dry savanna and open woodland south of the Sahara Desert. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0451 They are the tallest land mammal. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0452 They can reach up to 17 ft. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0456 Their long prehensile tongue can extend its reach by 15 inches. (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0454 On this safari, the giraffe is the last animal to see (Source: CBS4)
DSC_0455 But you may drive through the preserve section of the park as often as you like during the day of your visit, at no additional cost. (Source; CBS4)
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Celebrities In See-Through Clothing
Kim Kardashian showed a little nipple in Toronto recently while celebrating her new jewelry line, but see-through clothing isn't always sheer genius. It's a sexy way to dress, but if you're not careful you can show just a little too much.
Carly Rae Jepsen (above) showed up to the 2013 Billboard Music Awards wearing a very revealing dress, and so did Jennifer Lopez and "Once Upon a Time" stare Jennifer Morrison.
Remember when Beyonce flashed her assets in a see-through Givenchy couture gown at the Met Gala in New York City? Va va voom! And former Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland opted for the see-through top on her latest album, "Talk A Good Game."
Rihanna is also fond of getting raunchy occasionally, and Katy Perry attended Coachella over the summer in a see-through dress with her bra and panties proudly visible.
Then there's former Pussycat Dolls star Melanie Thornton. She shocked at an Elle's Women in Music Event in an extremely see-through dress. Our opinion? She crossed the line.
Sheer fashion appears to be more than just a fad. Watch the video below and check out some see-through photos on the following pages:


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Laurier professor nominated for Edgar Allan Poe Award
Communications, Public Affairs & Marketing
Feb 9/12
Wilfrid Laurier Universitys Philippa Gates, associate professor of Film Studies, has been nominated for a 2012 Edgar Award for her book Detecting Women: Gender and the Hollywood Detective Film (SUNY Press).
The book, published in April 2011, is an extensive study of more than three hundred films about the female detective. Gates explores this figure through her many incarnations of Hollywood cinema from the girl reporter of the 1930s to the federal agents of the 2000s using theories of gender, genre and stardom.
While the popular assumption is that images of women have become increasingly positive over the years, Gates argues that the most progressive and feminist models of the female detective exist in Hollywoods more peripheral films, such as the low-budget B movies of the early 20th century.
I think something more interesting was happening in the 30s and 40s than we give the 30s and 40s credit for, said Gates. We tend to think that feminism was born in the 70s, and while I dont know how many of these early films are 'feminist,' theres a sense that some of these women are proto-feminist models they represent the possibility that women could really achieve anything they wanted.
The highly prestigious Edgar Awards are presented each year by The Mystery Writers of America. Named after mystery writer Edgar Allan Poe, the Edgar Awards honour the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film and theatre.
Detecting Women was nominated in the category of Best Critical Biographical. The awards ceremony will take place in New York on April 26, 2012.


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Jury Duty, The McCourts and the Dodgers
Thursday was my first day reporting for Jury Duty in Downtown LA. After waiting all morning, a group of us were told to report after lunch (1:30) to the 9th flloor. We were told the 9th floor has an extra security check. Before I went to lunch I asked a sheriff why the extra security there. He said because of the celebrities and cases that …well required extra security.
So guess who is our judge?
I like judge Ito. I go back to Jury Duty today for the final selection of the jurors. I have not been picked. I think I am one of the few that does not mind serving Jury Duty.
While being in Downtown, I picked up the LA Downtown News newspaper Check this cartoon I found in the paper by Doug Davis.
I love Doug Davis cartoons. Check this one out too.
Dodgers have dropped six in a row now after dropping the first game against the Astros.
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Que?! Judge Ito..the first reality show ever?! LOL I remember watching that whole trial! Hysterical you have him! What's happening with the McCourts is even getting me sick. The Dodgers used be more powerful than Steinbrenner. That's the Dodgers I remember growing up. They were always among the decision makers in MLB. What happened is sad. RE cartoons.
LOL Mike! that is right! Judge Ito was the first reality show! Who knew! Yeah is sad what has happened to the Dodgers lately.
I can't believe you had Judge Ito! I thought he would have retired by now. Pretty crazy about the McCourts and the divorce. What a soap opera.
I also loved doing my two Jury Duty selections over the years, even got two cases out of it.
One was over in a day, stupid kid did not know the video picked his face up perfectly.
The second was a DUI with an ex-professional athlete that no longer lives in this area. That last 3 days and he got the book thrown at him…2 times the legal limt and was found sleeping at a redlight. Still glad it did not turn into a DUI-vehicular Negligence case if he had killed someone behind that wheel.
Hope you get something that you will remember fondly for your Jury selection….with a little Ito on the side.
Rays Renegade
A lot people thought judge Ito had retired but nope, there he is in the 9th floor. Just don't look for a name plate. Seems like the name plates it disappearing so he just keeps the door without one.
I'm another who enjoys serving on jury duty, even though a lot of people think I'm crazy when I say that. Hey, where else can you get paid for sitting around reading a book? Actually, he (or the case) was not the first reality show. But you should have asked him if he gets out to any Dodger games. 🙂 Did you know Judge Ito just had his 60th birthday? Being a native Angeleno, I would think he's a big Dodger fan.
Trivia here: Remember what else happened in L.A. the same day the verdict came down?
Who knew Judge Ito has four identical siblings?😉 Funny video, Leno looks so young! I guess that is one of the interesting aspects of living in LA – you never know what "celebrity" you're going to cross paths with.
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That is three uf with Rays that we enjoy serving jury dtuy. I wish I would have gotten a chance to talk to him but they found further evidence and we were all dismissed. I was waiting to be picked and when he would asked me "what do you like doing in your spare time?" I would have said go to Dodger Stadium. I would think he is a Dodger fan. 60? WOW!
What else happened on that day?
I know! Leno looks so young! Yep! you never know who you run into.
That was the same day the 1995 NLDS started, in L.A., Dodgers vs. Reds. Traffic was worse than usual because of all the media traffic in downtown L.A. and getting to the Ravine must have been terrible, although I wasn't at the game. I just remember hearing about it on the news how the eyes of the world were on the courthouse in downtown L.A. but there was still a baseball game to be played at 5 p.m. It was the Dodgers' first home playoff appearance since Game 2 of the 1988 World Series. Of course the Dodgers lost, the first of all those many years of playoff losses until Jose Lima broke the string, 9 years later.
Oh jeez… only in L.A. The DRAMA!
I know I can count on your memory! You know how bad mine is. I bought one book and tia Nora said "you already have that one." Oh well, I bought it used anyway.
And all eyes looked at that drama. I happen to be in Vegas during O.J.'s chase and everyone was glued to the TVs watching the chase.


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Arrest made in armed robbery case
Arrest made in armed robbery case
MARTINSBURG – Berkeley County sheriff's deputies have arrested a 20-year-old Martinsburg man in connection with an armed robbery that occurred Friday morning at Jim's Auto Service, located at 3396 Winchester Avenue.
According to a news release, Jimmy Lee Sims of 1693 Files Cross Road was charged with one count of aggravated robbery.
The charges stem from an investigation into the robbery, which was reported at approximately 6:14 a.m. Deputies arrived on the scene and determined that three males had entered the business and demanded money from the owner, who was physically assaulted by Sims during the robbery, deputies said. Sims and the other men left the business with a small amount of cash.
The victim was treated on scene by emergency medical personnel.
Investigators from the criminal investigations division responded to the scene to assist patrol deputies. They processed the business for evidence and interviewed the victim. They were able to link Sims to the crime, and a warrant for his arrest was then obtained.
Sgt. B.F. Hall and Dep. W. Christian arrested Sims at 4 p.m. He was processed and taken to Berkeley County Magistrate Court to be arraigned. He was able to post bond and was released at that time.
The other men whom deputies said were involved with the robbery are still at large. The only description the victim could provide to investigators was that they were white males who were wearing dark clothing. He said they both had bandannas partially covering their faces.
Anyone with information on this case or the identities of the other two suspects is urged to call Sgt. B.F. Hall of the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office at (304) 267-7000 or the Berkeley County Crime Solvers at (304) 267-4999.


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The Karnes City Garden Club members are continuing to pay homage to our honored military soldiers. Please see the photo accompanying this article.
We wish to remind our members about the first annual upcoming meeting to be held on Thursday, Sept. 18 at the St. Cornelius Church meeting room #4 at 2 p.m. The guest speaker will be Tony and Dora Perez, who will speak about the many trips they took over the past several years to countries in Europe.
We have many wonderful events planned for our members and their guests to enjoy during the upcoming year. If you wish to join the Home and Garden Club, please call Gladys Janysek at 830-780-2483 or Johnie Hall at 830-780-3842. The dues are $10 per year.
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Home List of Titles Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov states in one-dimensional spin-polarized ultracold atomic Fermi gases
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- Title
- Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov states in one-dimensional spin-polarized ultracold atomic Fermi gases
- Author(s)
- Liu, Xia-Ji; Hu, Hui; Drummond, P. D.
- Abstract
- We present a systematic study of quantum phases in a one-dimensional spin-polarized Fermi gas. Three comparative theoretical methods are used to explore the phase diagram at zero temperature: the mean-field theory with either an order parameter in a single-plane-wave form or a self-consistently determined order parameter using the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations, as well as the exact Bethe ansatz method. We find that a spatially inhomogeneous Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov phase, which lies between the fully paired Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) state and the fully polarized normal state, dominates most of the phase diagram of a uniform gas. The phase transition from the BCS state to the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov phase is of second order, and therefore there are no phase separation states in one-dimensional homogeneous polarized gases. This is in sharp contrast to the three-dimensional situation, where a phase separation regime is predicted to occupy a very large space in the phase diagram. We conjecture that the prediction of the dominance of the phase separation phases in three dimension could be an artifact of the non-self-consistent mean-field approximation, which is heavily used in the study of three-dimensional polarized Fermi gases. We consider also the effect of a harmonic trapping potential on the phase diagram, and find that in this case the trap generally leads to phase separation, in accord with the experimental observations for a trapped gas in three dimensions. We finally investigate the local fermionic density of states of the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov ansatz. A two-energy-gap structure appears, which could be used as an experimental probe of the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov states.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- Physical Review A, Vol. 76, no. 4 (2007), article no. 043605
- Publication year
- 2007
- FOR Code(s)
- 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics; 0204 Condensed Matter Physics; 0205 Optical Physics
- Keyword(s)
- Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer; BCS theory; Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations; Bound states; Electronic states; Energy gap; Fermi gases; Fermi surface; Fermion systems; Mean field theory; Phase diagrams; Phase separation; Quantum field theory; Quantum phases; Spin polarisation
- Publisher
- American Physical Society
- 1050-2947
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2007 The American Physical Society. Published version of this paper reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.
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TCL > July 2013 Issue > Court Business
Visit the related court's website for complete text of rule changes or proposed rule changes issued by the court. Each court's website includes corresponding forms, which are not printed in Court Business, and versions with highlights of revisions (deletions and additions). Material printed in Court Business appears as submitted by the court and has not been edited by the staff of The Colorado Lawyer.
Colorado Supreme Court Rules Committee
Rule Change 2013(04)
Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure
Chapter 17A: Rule 121. Section 1-26
Colorado Rules of County Court Civil Procedure
Chapter 25: Rule 305.5
Amended and Adopted
Section 1-26
Electronic Filing and Service System
1. through 3. [No change].
4. Commencement of Action—Service of Summons: Cases may be commenced under C.R.C.P. 3 by E-Filing the initial pleading. Service of a summons shall be made in accordance with C.R.C.P. 4.
5. [No change].
6. E-Service—When Required-Date and Time of Service: Documents submitted to the court through E-Filing shall be served under C.R.C.P. 5 by E-Service. A document transmitted to the E-System Provider for service by 11:59 p.m. Colorado time shall be deemed to have been served on that date.
7. through 15. [No change].
Rule 305.5. Electronic Filing and Serving
(a.) through (e) [No change].
(f) E-Service—When Required-Date and Time of Service: Documents submitted to the court through E-Filing shall be served under C.R.C.P. 5 by E-Service. A document transmitted to the E-System Provider for service by 11:59 p.m. Colorado time shall be deemed to have been served on that date.
(g) through (q) [No change].
Amended and Adopted by the Court, en banc, May 9, 2013, effective immediately.
By the Court:
Nancy E. Rice
Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Rule Change 2013(05)
Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure
Rule 17. Subpoena
Rule 24. Trial Jurors
Amended and Adopted
Rule 17. Subpoena
In every criminal case, the prosecuting attorneys and the defendant have the right to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of tangible evidence by service upon them of a subpoena to appear for examination as a witness upon the trial or other hearing.
(a) through (d) [No change].
(e) Service. Unless service is admitted or waived, a subpoena may be served by the sheriff, by his deputy, or by any other person who is not a party and who is not less than eighteen years of age. Service of a subpoena may be made by delivering a copy thereof to the person named. Service may also be made in accordance with section 24-30-2104(3), C.R.S. Service is also valid if the person named has signed a written admission or waiver of personal service. If ordered by the court, a fee for one day's attendance and mileage allowed by law shall be tendered to the person named if the person named resides outside the county of trial.
(f) through (h) [No change].
Rule 24. Trial Jurors
(e) Alternate Jurors.
The court may direct that a sufficient number of jurors in addition to the regular jury be called and impaneled to sit as alternate jurors. Alternate jurors in the order in which they are called shall replace jurors who become unable or disqualified to perform their duties. Alternate jurors shall be drawn in the same manner, shall have the same qualifications, shall be subject to the same examination and challenges, shall take the same oath, and shall have the same functions, powers, facilities, and privileges as the regular jurors. An alternate juror shall not be discharged until the jury renders its verdict or until such time as determined by the court. When alternate jurors are impaneled, each side is entitled to one peremptory challenge for each alternate to be selected, and such additional peremptory challenges may be exercised as to any prospective jurors. In a case in which a class 1, 2 or 3 felony is charged and in any case in which a felony listed in section 24-4.1-302(1), C.R.S. is charged, the court, at the request of the defendant or the prosecution, shall impanel at least one alternate juror.
Amended and Adopted by the Court, en banc, May 15, 2013, effective immediately.
Michael L. Bender
Chief Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Rule Change 2013(06)
Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure
(New) Rule 255. Colorado Attorney Mentor Program
Rule 255. Colorado Attorney Mentor Program
(1) Colorado Attorney Mentor Program. The Colorado Supreme Court hereby establishes a Colorado Attorney Mentor Program ("CAMP"). Through the fostering of mentoring relationships between lawyers new to the practice of law and lawyers experienced in the practice of law, the goals of such program are to assist:
(a) Lawyers during the transition from law student to practitioner;
(b) Lawyers to adopt and uphold the professional qualities of honesty, integrity, fairness, and civility in the legal profession;
(c) Lawyers to adopt high standards for client representation;
(d) Lawyers to acquire the knowledge of how to exercise professional judgment and carry out the highest ideals in the practice of law;
(e) Lawyers in the development of practical legal skills, knowledge of legal customs, and the use of best practices; and
(f) Lawyers in the appreciation of the law practice tradition of community service and pro bono activities.
CAMP and its director shall be under the supervision of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee ("Advisory Committee") as set forth in C.R.C.P. 251.34(b)(3).
(2) CAMP Services. The Colorado Attorney Mentor Program shall provide the following services throughout the state of Colorado:
(a) Promotion and support of lawyer mentoring generally within the legal community;
(b) Programming to increase the awareness and understanding of CAMP-approved programs and their benefits;
(c) Establishment and maintenance of a mentoring resource library of hard copy and electronic materials for the development of educational programs, including but not limited to the following purposes: to promote professionalism, to teach lawyer practical skills, to increase knowledge of legal procedures and best practices and to otherwise improve new-lawyer legal abilities and professional judgment;
(d) Programming to increase mentoring skills within the legal profession;
(e) Assistance to lawyer groups and organizations that are developing CAMP-approved mentoring programs;
(f) Support services for lawyer groups and organizations in maintaining a successful CAMP-approved mentoring program;
(g) Support services and resources for successful mentoring relationships, and to increase mentoring skills;
(h) Oversight of CAMP-approved programs to ensure compliance with CAMP protocols, policies and procedures; and
(i) Maintenance and amendment of policies and procedures guiding CAMP-approved programs.
(3) Director. The Advisory Committee shall recruit, retain, and supervise a CAMP Director. The Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Advisory Committee as an at-will employee. The Advisory Committee shall set the Director's annual salary subject to periodic review. The Director shall have the same employee benefits as the employees of the Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Regulation. The Director shall prepare the annual budget of CAMP in coordination with the Supreme Court Regulation Counsel. A portion of the annual attorney registration fee shall be used to establish and administer CAMP.
(4) Qualifications. The director shall have a Juris Doctor ("J.D.") degree; at least five years of legal experience; and sufficient supervisory, management and training experience that may be necessary to properly administer CAMP.
(5) Powers and Duties. The CAMP Director shall act in accordance with these Rules and shall:
(a) Collaborate with existing mentoring programs in Colorado to further the goals of CAMP outside of CAMP-approved programs;
(b) Create, modify and maintain all requisite forms, agreements and online resources for administration of CAMP;
(c) Receive, review, and, where appropriate, approve organizations' submissions of their mentoring programs for preapproval to be a part of CAMP;
(d) Review and decide petitions to participate from new lawyers not otherwise eligible to participate in CAMP programs;
(e) Receive, screen, and recommend mentor applicants for appointment;
(f) Receive, review, approve where appropriate, and transmit to the Board of Continuing Legal and Judicial Education (Attorney Registration/CLE office) the certificates of completion, certificates of partial completion, and CLE affidavits;
(g) Coordinate and perform ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of CAMP programs, and make recommendations accordingly;
(h) Recruit, hire, train, and supervise appropriate staff in administering CAMP;
(i) Recruit, select, and train lawyer volunteers for assistance in administering CAMP;
(j) Establish and maintain an office to carry out the above duties and responsibilities;
(k) Maintain all records necessary for the successful administration of CAMP;
(l) Prepare and present the annual budget of CAMP in coordination with the Advisory Committee;
(m) Establish appropriate policies to assure that participants in CAMP shall be protected from any forms of discrimination or harassment;
(n) Perform all other tasks necessary to facilitate administration of the CAMP; and
(o) Perform such other related duties as the Supreme Court and the Advisory Committee may direct.
Adopted by the Court, en banc, May 15, 2013, effective immediately.
Nathan B. Coats, Justice
Monica M. Márquez, Justice
Colorado Judicial Department
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Directives
Notice of Availability
Chief Justice Directives (CJDs) are available online at www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Supreme_Court/Directives/Index.cfm. The website lists CJDs by date and allows users to search by topic. Hard copies of the CJDs are available for $.25 per page (approximately $125 for a full set) and may be obtained through the Colorado Office of the State Court Administrator, www.courts.state.co.us/Administration/Index.cfm.
Publication in The Colorado Lawyer
CJDs will be published on a space-available basis in this "Court Business" section of The Colorado Lawyer. Attachments may be omitted for space reasons. To obtain a copy of attachments, contact: Court Services Division, Colorado Office of the State Court Administrator, visit www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Supreme_Court/Directives/Index.cfm.
Temporary Reduction of Filing Fees in Certain Civil Actions
I hereby repeal Chief Justice Directive 12-02, signed January 12, 2012, concerning Temporary Reduction of Filing Fees in Certain Civil Actions, and declare it to be no longer in force or effect. As of the effective date of this directive, the fees are returned to their statutorily permitted level.
Dated at Denver, Colorado May 1, 2013, effective July 1, 2013.
Michael L. Bender
Chief Justice, Colorado Supreme Court


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TOP 6: Most Tweeted in 2012
Twitter releases the top trends of 2012; from the most retweeted tweet to the most talked about country...
1. The most retweeted tweet
An election victory tweet from US President Barack Obama - "Four more years" with a picture of him hugging his wife - was the most retweeted ever. Obama's tweet was retweeted more than 810,000 times.
Behind Obama was pop star Justin Bieber. His tweet, "RIP Avalanna. i love you" sent when a six-year-old fan died from a rare form of brain cancer, was retweeted more than 220,000 times.
Third most repeated in 2012 was a profanity-laced tweet from Green Bay Packers NFL player TJ Lang, when he blasted a controversial call by a substitute referee officiating during a referee dispute. That was retweeted 98,000 times.
2. The most tweeted event
The US election was topped by the Olympics as the most tweeted event this year. Twitter users were busiest during the final vote count for the US presidential elections, sending 327,452 tweets per minute on election night on their way to a tally of 31 million election tweets for the day.
Superstorm Sandy, which slammed the densely populated US East Coast in late October, killing more than 100 people, flooding wide areas and knocking out power for millions, attracted more than 20 million tweets between October 27 and November 1.
3. The most overall tweets
The 2012 Olympic Games in London had the most overall tweets of any event, with 150 million sent over the 16 days. The highest Olympic peak on Twitter was seen during the closing ceremony when 115,000 tweets per minute were sent as 1990s British pop band the Spice Girls performed.
European football made the list of top tweets when Spain's Juan Mata scored as his side downed Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final - sparking 267,200 tweets/minute.
News of pop star Whitney Houston's death in February generated more than 10 million tweets, peaking at 73,662/minute.
4. The most talked about country
Syria, where a bloody civil war still plays out, was the most talked about country in 2012 but sports and pop culture dominated the tally of tweets.
5. The most tweeted movie
Romantic comedy Think Like a Man was the most tweeted movie this year, topping The Hunger Games, The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises.
6. The most talked about music artist
Rapper Rick Ross who notched his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart this year, was the most talked about music artist.


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Grace M. GeorgeFebruary 06,2013
Grace M. George Rites
SOUTH BARRE The service of remembrance and life celebration for Grace Mae Gracie George, of Cedar Place Apartments on Route 14, was held Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at 10 a.m. in the Hooker and Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy St., Barre. She died Jan. 29, 2013, at her home.
The Rev. Leopold Bilodeau, pastor of St. Monica Catholic Church, led the service. Words of remembrance were offered by her daughters, Sharon Burke and Rebecca Lamay, and son Stephen Elmer. Several members of the congregation also spoke.
Cheyenne Deltoro read a letter of farewell written by longtime and best friend Denise Roberts. Son Stephen Elmer read the Scripture lesson, and Father Bilodeau led the congregation in the hymns, How Great Thou Art and Amazing Grace.
The honorary bearers were her sons, Stephen, Brian and Bernard Elmer Jr., nephew James Massie and grandnephew Lonnie Hutchins.
Later interment will be made in the Village Cemetery in Williamstown.
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