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See Story: Insurers: Records weren't lost at health fair
This story just gets worse, highlighting the poor judgment of the insurance companies. Keystone Mercy Health Plan and AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan never even considered how sensitive patients are about the privacy of personal health information, from their prescription records to DNA.
Now Keystone Mercy Health Plan and AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan claim that taking the health records of 285,691 people to community health fairs is a way to "save lives". That particular argument is often used to make people believe that a decision was made for important and worthwhile, even essential reasons. So let's take a look and see if the decision to take health records to community health fairs is a good decision or makes sense.
The insurers want their employees to check people's medical records and decide if a test is needed, like a mammogram, and schedule it—at a health fair. But as a matter of law, ONLY physicians can order tests like mammograms—not insurance company employees. Their employees cannot schedule doctor's appointments, much less medical tests. Besides, most people are very uncomfortable with strangers, who are not health professionals that treat them, looking at their medical records.
Most people would never want their sensitive health records taken to health fairs in the first place. Obviously, Keystone Mercy Health Plan and AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan did not ask those enrolled for consent to take their records to health fairs, or anywhere outside of their offices where personal records are supposed to be used to ONLY to pay claims.
Most people strongly object to health insurers even having, keeping, or using their sensitive health records. Patients want insurers to have the bare minimum information about them to pay claims. Patients typically do not turn to insurers for advice about their health, about treatment, or to recommend tests.
And the insurers say conflicting things about what kinds of information and how much was on the flash drive. If only recent screenings were on a flash drive, a woman's last mammogram might not be there. No physician would order a test like a mammogram without knowing the exact date of the last one and the details of her history, like what risks she has for breast cancer. Unnecessary mammograms expose women to radiation.
It appears that this example of helping women at health fairs to get needed mammograms doesn't make any sense, because the employees of insurance companies cannot order or schedule mammograms—or doctor's appointments.
The example of saving women from breast cancer at community health fairs is so far-fetched that it may have been fabricated to try and make it seem that the insurers had good reasons to take sensitive health records out of their offices. But it's hard to judge their reasons and intentions without full disclosure, so we are left with the few things they said and did. They exposed 285,691 people's sensitive demographic and health information to loss, sale, identity theft, and medical identity theft for reasons that don't make sense.
Is it responsible to allow insurance employees access to people's sensitive health records at health fairs and risk the loss or theft of that sensitive data?
If the insurers actually put complete or very detailed health information on enrolled patients on a flash drive that would enable a health professional to know enough to order certain tests, and the stated goal is to increase screening for needed tests, and there are far more effective and privacy-protective ways to do that. They do not have health professional staffing their booths at health fairs. Insurers could contact patients directly by mail or email or phone IF the patient had opted in to receiving advice or reminders from them. Or insurers could contact doctors if they think a test is needed, so doctors can evaluate full records and decide whether tests should be ordered.
Risking the privacy of 285,691 people at a health fair to improve screening for breast cancer or other unnamed conditions is a bad decision—whether they encrypt the data or not. Encrypting the data would have lowered the risk of loss, theft, or sale of the information, but would not solve the problem of using patients' sensitive health information in ways that they would never want or agree to.


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Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, accompanied by other members of the Democratic Governors Association, speaks outside the White House after their meeting Friday with President Barack Obama.
WASHINGTON Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin and other Democratic governors met Friday with President Barack Obama and said afterward that state economies would be hurt by looming cuts in the federal budget.
Shumlin, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, said states have seen increased employment, but their prosperity is being hindered by the games being played by the Republicans in Congress.
Obama, intensifying pressure on congressional Republicans, said Friday that lawmakers still have the opportunity to make the right decisions and avert a series of mandatory budget cuts by March 1.
Despite little sign of a deal emerging with Republicans, Obama said he does not believe it is inevitable that the $85 billion in across-the-board budget cuts will take effect. He said finding a way to avert the cuts should be a no-brainer for congressional lawmakers.
After the governors meeting with the president, Shumlin told Politico.coms State Solutions Conference: The one thing that stands in our way of prosperity, of job creation, right now, is this Congress, which refuses to work with the president.
He added, We have a Congress that is holding American prosperity hostage right now; we have Republican governors who are passing the tax policies they cant get past a Democratic (Senate) and a Democratic president.
The most immediate threat to economic progress, Shumlin said, was the sequester, which would cut $1.2 trillion in domestic and defense spending if it goes into effect on March 1. He said the sequester would result in layoffs for Vermont firefighters and police officers.
The Vermont governor also endorsed universal background checks and restrictions on the size of ammunition clips. But he wasnt willing to back an assault weapons ban.
It all depends on how city boys define an assault weapon, he told Politico.com, adding that he would want to ban weapons of war.
The fight between Obama and congressional Republicans has centered on a seemingly intractable issue: Obama says he wants a more methodical and restrained plan for budget-cutting and one that would necessitate an additional tax increase.
GOP lawmakers and their leaders, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, for the most part have come together to oppose any new revenue measures.
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Three goals from super-sub Jeremy Julius helped second division FC Team C cause the shock of the round as they sent holders London Maccabi Lions White tumbling out of the cup on the main pitch at Rowley Lane. Here's the pick of the action. Photos: Marc Morris
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Cool, didn't realise this had been added to the site. This is a great album. I still feel they do Wyrd's sound better than they do these days. Some of the most infectious riffs to be found here.


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Man attacked, robbed by teenagers
Victim provides description of four men
A 21-year-old Madison man was jumped, beaten and robbed while walking Monday morning.
The man told police the attack happened at about 12:40 a.m. while he was walking in the 100 block of Kennedy Heights. He said he was punched in the face, pulled to the ground and punched about 20 times. He suffered bumps and bruises.
The man said he dropped his phone during the attack and it was taken by the attackers.
The attackers are described as black, and three of them are between 15 and 17 years old. One is 5 feet 8 inches tall, 150 pounds and wearing dark clothing and a black, green and red hat. Another is 5 feet 6 inches tall and 190 to 200 pounds. The third is 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 135 pounds and wearing a black vest. A fourth was 20 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 130 pounds and wearing dark clothing. One of the four was wearing a fake fur coat.
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A couple of days ago, I saw a conversation thread on Twitter about geometric modeling kernels. It wasn't much of a thread—just a few comments back and forth to the effect that modeling kernels are like car engines, and that if you can't tell the difference without looking under the hood, it doesn't matter which one you have.
CAD users don't think too much about what kernel their software uses. I suppose most of them can't tell anyway. But that doesn't mean kernels don't matter.
There are all kinds of potential problems that can crop up with modeling kernels. A while back, I published a couple of articles about interoperability problems (which are inherently related to kernels), one from an academic perspective, and one from the perspective of a kernel guru.
About a month ago, I wrote a series of articles on configuration modeling, pointing out that no modern CAD systems can really do this. A couple of days ago, I made an off-hand comment in an article that a picture I showed (of a sphere) was really a cube that had its edges blended (e.g., start with a 2" cube, and fillet all the edges at 1".) I learned that trick 15 years ago with SolidWorks. Several readers wrote or commented that they were unable to do it with their modern CAD systems.
The most common sign of a kernel-based problem happens when a CAD user tries to create a geometric feature, and the result is a failure.
Think about that for a moment. You're working on a CAD system, trying to create a feature, and the system does something unexpected. That's a big red flag saying the modeling kernel can't handle what you're asking it to do.
As an aside, I think it's mighty interesting that one of the signs of an expert CAD user is their ability to work around limitations in the kernels of their CAD programs that would otherwise create modeling failures.
So, yes, geometric modeling kernels matter. Even to CAD users who don't realize it.
Yet, there is no best alternative when it comes to geometric modeling kernels. ACIS, Parasolid, CGM, Granite and the proprietary kernels out there each have their own kinks. None is so much better than its competitors that I want to jump up and down and say "everybody look at this!"
The spark that set off the Twitter thread that inspired this article was an announcement, from Siemens PLM, of a webinar, to be held on November 8. Here's the description from the Siemens website:
At the core of your mechanical CAD software is the modeling kernel, an often overlooked tool. The kernel is key to your ability to compute 3D shapes and models and output 2D drawings from 3D geometry. In this webcast, learn the basics about kernels and what impacts a change in this core code can have on your company's existing and future design data. Dan Staples, development director for Solid Edge at Siemens PLM Software, is joined by medical device designer Billy Oliver from Helena Laboratories to explore the issues facing hundreds of thousands designers and millions of CAD files.
- The math inside your feature tree
- Real-world lessons learned in changing kernels
- Modeling loss, data protection, and reuse risks
- Impact on hundreds of thousands designers and millions of CAD files
- Case study: Helena Laboratories ensures data protection
You can register for the webinar here.
While I expect the webinar will be, by its nature, slanted towards Siemens PLM and its Parasolid kernel, I suspect that quite a lot of what will be discussed will be interesting to people who have no intention of changing their CAD tools. I'm planning on listening in.
I doubt that most CAD users will ever spend much energy thinking about their CAD programs' modeling kernels. But CAD users should spend some energy thinking about broader issues, such as usability and interoperability, which are affected by modeling kernels.


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If you have ever wondered what the musical world might look like from a different perspective, this pair of videos gives you the chance to view two different musical performances through Google Glass.
The two videos in this piece in Create Digital Music let you see music through the eyes of first a performer and then a conductor. In "Glass through Glass," you hear a beautiful, ethereal ensemble of wine glasses resonating in harmony by Alexander Chen. In the second video you see Cornell conductor and professor, Cynthia Turner, using Google Glass as a point-of-view camera.
Did either of these videos make you feel more like you were part of the action?


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While it was Leo Apotheker, who kicked off major changes at Hewlett-Packard and triggered to spin-off or sell the personal systems group (PSG), it looks like it is Meg Whitman, who is the real changer of the company. The changes coming are so dramatic that HP lost two high ranking executives in less than one week.
On the 20th of October, 2011, HP said that Shane Robison would retire as executive vice president and chief strategy and technology officer effective November 1. Mr. Robison, an 11-year HP veteran, also served as a member of the company's executive council. In his role, he was responsible for shaping HP's corporate strategy and technology agenda. He was instrumental in steering the company's multibillion-dollar research and development investment and has led many of the company's largest merger and acquisition activities.
On Tuesday, the 25th of October, 2011, it transpired that Richard Kerris, vice president of worldwide developer relations for webOS, has decided to leave HP to pursue an opportunity outside of the company.
Both executives were among those who either defined the future of HP (like Mr. Robison, who was very instrumental in HP-Compaq deal) or was supposed to define it by helping to design the software developers community around webOS.
With the departure of Mr. Robison it is clear that HP wants to change its strategy and tactics going forward and with step down of Mr. Kerris means that this is the end for webOS at HP.
Although just two people cannot change a company of HP size overnight, it is pretty certain that HP is changing its approach to business and the retirement of two executives reflects changes, not conditions them. HP is about to announce the final decision concerning PC business, but it will take several month for the company to form its new strategy and start executing it. Hence, in several quarters time the world will see the all-new HP.
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I wonder if Dolan is present to hear those "Brooklyn" chants in his arena.
I hate this team. No heart at all. Bunch of losers, nothing more.
I'm glad i missed this one. I probably would've broke my tv.
Sign Allen Iverson and Jason Williams.
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I'd start Prigioni and Hardaway and have Shumpert and Murry come off the bench. The younger players would get a chance to develop and the Knicks might actually do better. I don't care if Felton and J.R. plays.
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Scared for your life
Posted 03 February 2013 - 07:10 PM
All in all one of the least enjoyable situations I've ever been faced with and certainly a few lessons learned from it but thinking about it it is one of the few times in my adult life that I can remember being genuinely frightened and the thought that I could die definitely went through my mind. Thought it might make an interesting thread for people to share other stories along similar lines.
Posted 04 February 2013 - 11:06 AM
Life is like a sewer: What you get out of it depends on what you put into it.
Posted 04 February 2013 - 12:53 PM
On refection, I realised that they had no beef with me and were probably having a lark, but, at the time I was scared stiff.
I expect they still have a good laugh about it now.
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Posted 04 February 2013 - 12:54 PM
Posted 05 February 2013 - 08:08 PM
5 seconds earlier and i would have been dead.
as old and as true as the sky;
And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper,
but the Wolf that shall break it must die.
As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk
the Law runneth forward and back --
For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf,
and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 08:38 PM
There are plent of warning signs mind you...
Posted 05 February 2013 - 09:33 PM
Still can't believe how close I was to coming a cropper.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 10:34 PM
Many many years ago in Lancaster Pot ( part of Easdale ) I froze when ascending a 70 ft pitch and had to be half hauled up/half pushed up. You know those sphincter jokes? Well, they are not jokes!
That's horribly familiar. The same happened to me in Ireby Fell Cavern, the first big system our club attempted.
I was only terrified once in many years of caving in Ingleborough Cave. We discussed the weather with the (long serving) guardian of the show cave at the start who assured us the light rain forecast posed no danger to the system further in.
Returning several hours later through a very low section called the Wallows it was obvious the water had risen and was still rising. It's not possible to go back and we were all spread out looking for the biggest air pocket below the roof and hoping there was another further along.
We survived, emerged in torrential rain and the guy on the entrance just thought it was funny.
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Posted 06 February 2013 - 09:19 AM
Was it cowering in a ditch as a lad while a combine harvester's blade passed over our heads!
Or was it walking along the beach at the back of Altcar Rifle Range (when I was a kid again) during live firing only to have a ricochet bullet land in a puddle with a hiss of steam at my feet. I really didn't know how fast I could run until that day!
Or was it when walking home from a late shift working in a pub when someone pulled a carving knife on me in an alleyway. I knew the bloke, and he really was just showing off and trying to scare me. I wrestled it out of his hand in the end and told him where to go. When he had gone my legs turned to complete jelly and it was a real struggle to make it home.
Posted 06 February 2013 - 12:14 PM
Could of gone badly wrong to say the least.
Edited by Bedford Roughyed, 06 February 2013 - 12:14 PM.
Posted 06 February 2013 - 04:39 PM
It was probably that time just outside of Basra.... The locals took an objection to our presence.
Could of gone badly wrong to say the least.
Rochdale fans were they?
"That's it: eat my shoes and sing me Wagner"
The Penny Dreadfuls
Posted 06 February 2013 - 04:47 PM
*on the cliffs above Ilkley.
"I always enjoyed it more if there was a body or two lying about, it made the job a bit more interesting" Vince Karalius
Posted 06 February 2013 - 06:19 PM
Posted 06 February 2013 - 07:41 PM
Weren't that uneducated or ugly...
Rochdale fans were they?
Posted 06 February 2013 - 09:08 PM
Posted 06 February 2013 - 09:22 PM
When her 6'7" brother opened his full length, leather coat open & showed me his machete hanging inside, & he told me not to mess around with his Sister, I think at 17 I was allowed to wet myself. I Didn't.
He then started laughing & bought me a beer. 5 years later he gets Life inside.
I'm a big guy who knows how to handle & diffuse & avoid scary situations, I don't go looking for trouble. I am now 50, and that's been my worst civilian (non-rugby) situation that I've ever been in, the worst rugby situation involved an Oldham team in the National Cup, where they were a team, of mostly, Pub & Club bouncers who thought it was hilarious to punch our 17 year old scrum half in the head at every opportunity, until we had to take him off to Hope Hospital where he was kept in overnight.
Paul Shovelton. How is he now?
Posted 07 February 2013 - 02:11 PM
On that trip I was walking through the bush with a friend and we came face to face with a lion. An actual lion.
So we did *exactly* what you're not supposed to do and ran, harder than I've ever run before or since. Thankfully, the lion didn't follow.
However, as a result of running off the track we were on, we got lost. After recovering from the encounter with the lion, we now faced the African bush with only two litres of water between us.
Thankfully, my companion was a smoker and had a lighter with him. As the night drew in we set up a fire, a very big fire, and sat out the night. We could hear the lions circling us on the edge of the fire light.
We were rescued the next day by a Masai who was part of a search party that had tracked us. We had apparently walked for five or six miles in circles through the featureless landscape before stopping and were only about a mile away from our camp.
Comfortably the most frightening thing I've ever experienced. Although, after the initial flight from the lion, we were both very calm and matter of fact about what we needed to do.
To this day, people don't believe this story. But it is absolutely true.
Incidentally, I've come a lot closer to death than this. A lot closer, but that's another story...
That's me. I'm done.
Posted 07 February 2013 - 02:30 PM
Soon we will be dancing the fandango
FROM 2004,TO DO WHAT THIS CLUB HAS DONE,IF THATS NOT GREATNESSTHEN i DONT KNOW WHAT IS.
Posted 07 February 2013 - 02:48 PM
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Woodstock's boys basketball team had a comfortable lead against Richmond-Burton, but Streaks coach Alex Baker was not going to pull leading scorer Jordan Turner.
The 6-foot-3 senior guard was too close to a career milestone. Turner started the fourth quarter with 22 points, which meant he needed only three more to reach 1,000 for his career. He got two more baskets to join an elite club with three former Streaks.
"It means a lot," Turner said. "It's really satisfying to get that after so much hard work, the endless camps and all the AAU games."
Turner moved to No. 3 on Woodstock's career list Saturday night when he scored 21 points to put him at 1,022 in Woodstock's 65-27 win against Big Foot (Wis.). Dan Hill (1,791) is out of reach for Turner, but Turner should pass No. 2 Maury Leitzke (1,121) later this season. He passed No. 3 Tim Lind (1,003) Saturday.
"Jordan's very deserving to be in that group," Baker said. "He's worked very hard, nothing has been given to him. He's not just a talented player, but a good leader. The younger see the work Jordan's been able to do and learn from him. It's exciting to have such a good kid and student and a fantastic person."
Turner was called up to the varsity midway through his freshman season when forward Mike Sutter, the team's leading scorer, suffered a torn labrum and missed the rest of the season. Turner played well in those 10 games and became the second-leading scorer, just behind Sutter, his sophomore year.
"After my sophomore year I saw that I could reach 1,000 even if I averaged 13.7 a game," said Turner, whose average has jumped a few more points.
Turner also plays varsity baseball since his freshman year, but has chosen to pursue basketball at the next level. He has narrowed his college choices to NCAA Division III schools Augustana and Hope, and also is considering the Air Force Academy.
"Baseball was more of a hobby for me, I've had more success in basketball, so that's where I wanted to do things in college," Turner said. "I may go to a prep school for a year then transition to Air Force for four years. They saw me play in AAU [with the Illinois Heat]. They may come see me in a game next month."
Turner looks forward to the Streaks having more team success this season with 6-foot-7 Damian Stoneking in the middle and several other experienced players returning.
"It's going to be great," Turner said. "We started 1-3 and were a little arrogant, thinking with the success we had in the summer and fall we'd just win. We've had a couple wins and we're looking to take that momentum when we go to the Marengo Tournament [around Christmas]."
Baker said they will recognize Turner at the Streaks' home game on Monday, Dec. 17 with Alden-Hebron since Thursday's game was at Richmond.
C-G's good sports: Cary-Grove received word this week that it has again been recognized for its sportsmanship by the IHSA. The Trojans were honored with a Do What's Right! IHSA Sportsmanship Award after their appearance in the IHSA Class 6A football state championship game.
C-G lost to Crete-Monee, 33-26, but its team and fans were lauded for their exuberance and conduct during the game. The IHSA Sportsmanship Award is given to those schools showing exemplary behavior on the field and by their fans in the stands at IHSA finals events.
C-G also received awards in 2009, the year the Trojans won the Class 4A state volleyball championship and the Class 6A state football championship. C-G will receive a banner to place in its gymnasium.
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Serving Size ½ of recipe
Calories 123
Total Fat 7.5 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Sodium 303 mg
Total Carbohydrate 14 g
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Protein 3.5 g
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Portabella mushroom caps 4 large
Olive oil 1 + 2 teaspoons
Fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon
Garlic, minced 2 cloves
Shallot, chopped ¼ cup
Yellow bell pepper, diced ½ cup
Zucchini, diced ½ cup
Plum tomatoes, seeded and diced 2
Fresh basil, chopped 1 + 2 tablespoons
Dried marjoram ¼ teaspoon
Salt ¼ teaspoon
Fresh ground pepper to taste
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Shredded part-skim mozzarella ½ cup
- Remove mushroom stems (if present) and scrape out the brown gills from the undersides of the caps using a spoon.
- Mix together 1 teaspoon oil and lemon juice, and then brush all over the mushroom caps.
- Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a medium non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add garlic, shallot, bell pepper, and zucchini, and sauté until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, 1 tablespoon basil, and marjoram, and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper.
- Spray grill rack or indoor grill with non-stick cooking spray and then place the mushroom caps stem-side down on the grill. Grill mushrooms for about 5 minutes on each side, until soft.
- Remove mushrooms from grill, fill with the vegetable mixture, and top with mozzarella cheese. Return mushrooms, filled-side up, to the grill. Cover and cook for about 3 minutes, until cheese is melted. Garnish with the remaining 2 tablespoons of chopped basil.


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London eyes collaboration on pension fund investments
Almost three quarters of London's borough councils, running pension funds worth at least £14 billion, have signed up to an initiative to create a collective investment vehicle in order to make savings on their asset-management costs.
The project, begun in December when the capital's council leaders agreed to the idea, is now well under way, according to Hugh Grover, director of fair funding, performance and procurement at London Councils, an umbrella body for the authorities.
He said: "We now have 24 councils signed up, who have agreed to contribute money [around £650,000 in total] to the set-up costs. Eight others are engaged and watching developments. There's only one that is not participating."
Grover is project-managing the initiative and working on a detailed business plan with which to report back to council leaders. This would require their approval in order to proceed – something that could happen as soon as next month, though Grover said this target was ambitious.
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The plans do not involve full legal mergers of council pension schemes. Instead, individual boroughs would retain "sovereignty" over where to invest their assets and would be given the option of investing them through the collective vehicle.
This vehicle would be run by a new operating company, which would seek authorisation as an investment manager from the Financial Conduct Authority. It would have London boroughs as its sole shareholders and clients.
At first, the operator would issue mandates to private sector fund managers, as the individual borough funds do at the moment, but would be able to seek bulk discounts and economies of scale. Eventually, Grover said, it might recruit enough expertise to start bringing the management of investments in-house – though this is not on the table at the moment.
Grover said: "We are working our way through this. Most of the work is about how we establish the legal structure – known as an Authorised Contractual Scheme. That in itself isn't anything new; what we are setting up is unlikely to be very different to what you might expect in the private sector.
"The more complex bit is how you link this structure into a political, democratic environment. How you bridge the gap between a limited investment company that is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the need for democratic oversight by councils."
The democracy question is one that has traditionally complicated efforts to get the UK's 99 council pension funds to work more closely together.
The 33 in London have found themselves at the forefront of this debate, thanks to their geographic proximity, similar characteristics and comparatively small size. Many have comfortably under £1 billion in assets.
One of the largest funds in London is the £4.6 billion London Pensions Fund Authority, chaired by private equity entrepreneur Edmund Truell. He and the LPFA's executive team have been enthusiastic proponents of consolidation among the capital's funds. The LPFA is not involved in the latest initiative.
Susan Martin, its chief executive, said: "We are pleased to see the work that's being done, we want people to share expertise and resources – but we don't think it goes far enough. A common investment vehicle is a step in the right direction, but they will not achieve significant reductions in the substantial deficits that exist in the local government pension scheme."
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The LPFA continues to argue that a deeper level of pooling – the merging of pension liabilities between councils, so they can be managed using financial market strategies such as interest rate and inflation hedging – is the best way to save council taxpayers' money.
Martin said: "We are the only fund in London with in-house expertise in this area. We have offered to make that available to London Councils."
But most local councillors, who oversee the borough funds' operations and investments, are unwilling to cede that much control of pensions finances, precisely because they affect council tax.
Central government has been keen to press ahead with consolidation, believing there are cost savings to be had. Last year, local government minister Brandon Lewis said the Department for Communities and Local Government was considering several models for merging the 89 funds in England and Wales, including reducing their number to as few as four or five.
However, in December, pensions consultancy Hymans Robertson – which works for many local government funds and argued against full scheme mergers – was hired by the department to make "expert recommendations" on the national structure.
A spokeswoman for the department said the government would publish its conclusions in the coming months, though she could not provide an exact date.
John Gray, a councillor in the London Borough of Newham who is also a trustee of the £850 million Newham Pension Fund, said: "This is a fantastic initiative and I hope it works. The only concern I have is that it gets overtaken by the national agenda."
Grover said the London councils had been in discussions with the Department for Communities and Local Government about their initiative, and "we haven't been told to stop".
Joint effort at grassroots level in west London
Consolidation and cost savings are being pursued among some London pension funds at a more grassroots level. Two years ago, three boroughs in west London – Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, and the City of Westminster – established a common executive team to run their pension funds, which are together worth about £1.5 billion.
Jonathan Hunt, tri-borough director for treasury and pensions, said: "We have pooled the team, rather than pooling investments – whereas before, each borough had one person employed on pensions, now we have a team of three working across the three boroughs, which allows sharing of ideas and responsibilities, as well as better services for the three funds."
Although the three pension funds remain "sovereign and separate", the collaboration process is already leading to some appointments in common, according to Hunt. The three funds have the same actuary and legal adviser and, as of December, two of the boroughs, Hammersmith & Fulham and Westminster, have the same investment adviser, after Deloitte Total Reward and Benefits replaced P-Solve at Hammersmith.
Hunt said: "We go out to tender on behalf of the particular fund that needs the services at the time, but it's made clear that this is part of a tri-borough opportunity. Over time, it's possible there will be greater alignment of certain contracts."
Next on Hunt's agenda is to facilitate greater information sharing between the trustee boards of the three funds. He said: "Over time, as we continue to develop new ideas and processes, the councillors on various committees get a better understanding of how the other funds work."
The tri-borough initiative on pensions management is perfectly compatible with London Councils' development of common investment funds, Hunt added.
He said: "The two don't run counter to each other at all. The [common investment vehicle] is just an investment vehicle – one that I think would play to the strengths of a number of funds, including those in the tri-boroughs. From our committees' point of view, the initiative has been received well."
--This article first appeared in the print edition of Financial News dated February 3, 2014


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Today, featured blogger Jesse Land of Things to Do in the U.P. shares his interview with filmmaker Aaron Peterson on snow biking in Michigan and his new film Cold Rolled.
A new film by Michigan filmmakers shows that Marquette, Michigan is breaking ground in the sport of snow biking, with veteran snow bikers leading the way. With a custom made trail groomer and a dedicated snow bike trail (simply dubbed the "SBR" for snow bike route), there's yet another reason to visit Marquette in the winter. I caught up with filmmaker Aaron Peterson this week for a quick Q &A about the film, Marquette and snow biking in general.
The film is being released in five parts, and you'll find the first two parts below the interview.
How did this film come about? What were some of the challenges you ran into while making it? Did you run into any pleasant surprises?
I wanted to showcase the unique winter riding opportunities available in Marquette. We started out with the idea to make a short action video for the web, but then found a deeper story about a strong culture of winter cycling in Marquette and decided to expand the project into a film. Some of the challenges were that I'm new to video and filmmaking, this is my first major undertaking. I've been shooting video for about a year and just started to learn editing about 10 months ago.
As far as you know, how does the snow bike trail in Marquette compare to snow bike trails in the rest of the country?
Marquette's SBR is, as far as I know, the first of its kind. It is very similar to a standard summertime mountain bike singletrack flow trail, meaning its fast, narrow and has fun features like bermed corners, rollers, etc.
From what I've seen in other areas, most places are simply allowing fatbikes on existing Nordic ski trails, which has a very different feel than buzzing through the woods on a dedicated bike trail. The NTN SBR is a really unique product, and one that I think was made possible due to the 30-year history of winter riding in Marquette that is featured in the film.
How does the NTN groom the snow bike trail?
Mike Brunet and Matt Belic of the NTN experimented with a number of different techniques and equipment over the past few years before developing and constructing their own groomer design. It's sort of a cross between a snowmobile trail groomer and a Nordic ski trail drag. It rolls and packs the snow leaving a 27-inch wide courdoroy ribbon of fun through the hills and forest within the city of Marquette.
Are there any other snow bike trails in the area that will be opening in the foreseeable future?
The Range Mountain Bike Club of Negaunee/Ishpeming is planning to groom some of its system this season, making Marquette County a true hub for winter cycling. Also the Noquemanon Ski Marathon will have three races during the weekend of†Jan 24-26, 2014.
Do you need a special bike to ride the snow bike trail?
Yes, this is a trail specifically for fatbikes, bikes with oversized tires available from a variety of manufacturers. Fatbikes are available to rent from The Sports Rack in Marquette and can be demoed at any of Marquette's four bike shops. The trails are also open to snowshoeing.
Can you talk a little about snow biking in general? I heard of it last year for the first time and it seems like it's rapidly growing in popularity.
Fatbikes are the fastest growing segment of the bike industry right now. They use an oversized tire with low pressure to increase flotation and traction in soft conditions, they work in all types of terrain but excel like no other bike when it comes to riding on snow, which is why locally they are called snow bikes.
They do need a packed surface of some sort, like a ski trail, dedicated snow bike trail or anywhere a snowmobile of snowshoe traffic has compressed fluffy snow. Riding on snow is surreal. For an experienced cyclist, the feeling is similar to mountain biking but different enough that it lets you feel an entirely new experience on a bike. Marquette's SBR can be very fast because it is smooth, the ride is like a roller coaster.
The bikes are very stable because of their wide tires and the traction is unbelievable. It's just fun to try something familiar yet different and see what the bike can and can't do. Plus it's outdoors in crisp fresh air and great exercise. You just have to try it.
Video One:
COLD ROLLED-Chapter One from Clear & Cold Cinema on Vimeo.
Video Two:
COLD ROLLED-Chapter 2: The Thirty-Year Winter from Clear & Cold Cinema on Vimeo.
The remaining three videos (and the full length film) will be available the following dates:
These approximately 4-minute long chapters will be live by 8 a.m. EST on the following dates:
- Saturday, Dec. 21 Chapter 3: The Lake Superior Session
- Saturday,Dec. 28 Chapter 4: MindSparks-Birth of the SBR
- Saturday,Jan. 4 Chapter 5: The SBR Shred Session
- Saturday, Jan. 11 Full film available
Have you ever been snow biking? Tell us about your experience.
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Widely respected in theatrical circles, Murphy is an internationally acclaimed author of 10 plays, including the new plays The Goodbye Bird which Murphy created during her 2011-2012 residency with Finborough Theatre in London, UK and Armstrongs War, which premiered at Vancouvers Arts Club theatre in 2013. Her screenplays include the Genie-nominated Termini Station, and her films have played to audiences at film festivals in Germany and France, as well as at the Toronto International Film Festival. Murphy won a Governor Generals Award in 2007 for her play The December Man.
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The Edna Staebler Laurier Writer-in-Residence program was established in 2012 from a bequest from Canadian author Edna Staebler. The program is a full-time, three-month residency for Canadian writers. The writer-in-residence is based on Lauriers Waterloo campus for the entire three months, and splits his or her time between writing and community programming at Lauriers multiple campuses. Community programming includes reading manuscripts and consulting with students and the public, visiting classrooms, and giving readings and lectures. The residency launched with author Andrew Westoll.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday disclosed selling his stakes in dozens of companies over the past year, including investments in several overseas companies that might have undermined his increasingly tough campaign vows to create American jobs and crack down on foreign competitors.
In Ohio and other battleground states, Romney is making an aggressive appeal to working-class voters by promising to punish China for alleged currency manipulation and violations of intellectual property protections and other laws. Criticism of President Obama's handling of trade issues also is part of Romney's offensive.
The new disclosure report shows that Romney has sold all of his private, independently owned stock in foreign companies. But he still has a stake in foreign companies through investments in Bain Capital, the private equity firm he founded in Boston in 1984. Citing Bain confidentiality requirements, Romney has declined to disclose the nature of those investments.
The sales included shares in Chinese real estate and educational firms and in Wal-Mart de Mexico, which has come under scrutiny amid bribery allegations. Romney also sold stock in dozens of name-brand U.S. firms, including McDonald's, Google, Apple and JPMorgan Chase, the records show.
The disclosure shows that Romney's stock sales included up to $15,000 in Wal-Mart's Mexican affiliate, which was the focus of a New York Times report in April alleging that the Arkansas-based retail giant failed to report millions of dollars in payments to Mexican officials to aid the brand's expansion in the country.
The new disclosure report also shows that Romney sold holdings in several companies based in China, including Hang Lung Properties, a Hong Kong real estate firm that owns properties in Hong Kong and on the mainland. The company is chaired by entrepreneur Ronnie C. Chan, who served as a trustee of the University of Southern California and as a director of several companies, including Enron at the time of its collapse.
Romney also sold stock in New Oriental Education & Technology Group, a provider of private educational services in China. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and reports having more than 20,000 employees. In addition, he sold his stake in the holding company for the stock exchange of Hong Kong.
Despite the latest disclosures, much of Romney's wealth remains hidden because of an obscure exception in federal ethics law that allows him to avoid revealing the extent of his investments.
The Romney campaign has long characterized his holdings as being managed by a blind trust. But the Romney trust does not meet federal standards for independence, meaning he is supposed to disclose all assets in that trust, including underlying holdings, according to legal experts.
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Recorded the game very happy the Knicks won in spite of bad officiating by the referee's. If we survive bad calls and against the Nuggets the Knicks will be fine over the next few games.
We can likely get away with it. But a worst-case scenario is still a golden opportunity. Just a slightly lesser number of karat.
M.Gasol, Big Baby, Richardson, Mayo...All guys eminently available for us. Not to mention keeping every last asset we have and re-signing Chandler.
Chandler, M.Gasol, and a trade for Mayo or getting Big Baby could make us contenders next year anyways.
Recorded the game very happy the Knicks won in spite of bad officiating by the referee's. If we survive bad calls and against the Nuggets the Knicks will be fine over the next few games.
I am convinced Melo will be a Knick...just makes this team deeper. But no need to gut the team especially one playing so well right now to get Melo.
Originally Posted by Knicksin60
Fields, Melo, Gallo, Chandler can all get their minutes rotating around effectively, and with STAT our F-C., getting spelled by Turiaf (one more yr on deal) and Moz.
We probably will go most hard on bringing in Big Baby Davis. Guy like m.gasol less necessary and his $cost would make less sense.
Imagine the blunt force a dose of this could inflict:
6th Fields (or Chandler, or Gallo)
Fields, Big Baby,Douglas, Turiaf, Moz, Williams, and whomever we fetch with our two 2nd rounders as bench. With Fields still getting lots of minutes being the primary force going in for our 2 and 3 slots whenever we rest or switch up the rotation which will likely most often be an opening for him one way or another.
Best team in league.
ANYONE know where i can see a replay i live in la so i was sleep when it came on ****e!
Whoa, we won???? Not that I ever had any doubts obviously but that's fantastic!
Game was on too early for me to watch.
Involve Memphis in the deal. Denver gets OJ Mayo and 2 first round picks (ours and MEM), MEM gets Affalo and Randolph; We get Melo.
NO WAY you do the deal if you havr to give up more. MAYBE... MAYBE you can go as far as Chandler or Gallo and Randolph; but Fields stays. ANd, so does one of the Chandler-Gallo duo.
Giving up 2 only occurs if we get OJ Mayo too.
I would only part with assets if it meant getting a legit centre out of it. Melo would only add value to the current squad if he were signed as a FA and we didn't give up anything.
I don't want to see a trade for Melo unless it somehow means we offload enough unneeded assets so we can sign a fairly legit C in the offseason.
Originally Posted by tiger0330
I am seriously reconsidering if we even need Melo, if we get him what are we going to do score 145 pts a game.
Maybe we should look to go in the other direction, get a tough minded defensive shot blocking big and get our points allowed per game down.
Amare was asked what the team needed to do to keep the run going and he said "pick it up on the defensive end and not just during this tough stretch but through
out the season.
It would be nice if AR or the Gov could do it but AR has got it in his mind he's Nowitzki and not Shaq and the Gov is raw.
How quickly we forget how we bitched about the team taking too many 3s, they jacked 30 today and I think 30 the other day as well, as long as they make them they're good but as sure as it rained today they will stop falling again.
I agree. Absolutely. +1
All we need is affirmation from Melo - not that it will be publicised, of course - and we don't have to offer them more than what we're willing to part with: Curry, Randolph and picks.
And what's so bad about a trade exception? The Suns and Raptors were happy with theirs, weren't they?
Having said all of that, I still have to go back to pursuing a defensive big and maintaining some cap room, as said by tiger0330.
That, as a necessity, outweighs a need for Melo IMO.
I have to say, that's an awesome post iSayYo. I don't agree with most of your pro-'Antoni/SSOL points, because I'm a firm believer in defense creating offense and not the opposite. my hatred of 'Antoni stems from his core: his attitude, his benchings, relationships with players, short rotations etc. I love the fact that the Knicks are winning, if we keep it up and make the playoffs, i'm fine with mr. pringles. if Knicks can't keep healthy and fast because of short rotation, and fall out of playoff hunt, the hate hounds will be very vocal. but everyone's enjoying the ride for now, backing 'Antoni now sounds very I-told-you-so. but hey, we can all agree to disagree about the coach, as long as we're winning, can't we all just get along?
I just can't help despising 'Antoni! I hate watching his interviews, pre/post game, can't stand his show, can't stand his face! I can't help it! I'm rooted in ignorance and hate!
btw, KBlack's screenshot of Gallopony is totally fantastic! how'd you do that?
anyway, I hope all KO members CAN get along and appreciate what's happening here, this was an incredible game all the way through, amazing team play, clutch performances from our starting five, esp Wilson. STUD making Knick history was something special to see. Can't wait to see how we do against the best (Celtdicks and The Miami Collusion3).
Peace out.
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Good game, I likes, I likes...even with our suspect defense.
During the game I've seen Mello show some kind of respect for various Knick players and Gallo wasn't one of them. When Gallo made that last 3-pointer and landed on Mello's leg while he was sitting on the bench...you can see a look of disgust on his face. This is just one of the pics that shows why Mello is no fan of Gallo ( no matter what his mouth says) and I'm sure he didn't forget about last years fluke of a game, either. If I'm right, He might have a say in who he'll rather play with on this team...The attitude in this game was saying a whole lot more then the action was.
Now lets just keep up the good work, it doesn't get any easier.
^^I do many things well, but you don't have to worry about that. Gallo isn't hard to hate on. I'm just pointing out some of his obvious flaws every chance I get. I refuse to cheer for this dude, he is expendable and needs to be taken off of this team. I still don't know why some choose this guy over Wilson and Mello. The facts speak for themself, I just hope the organization sees it.
We will be a force once we get him off the team, we need a real cohesion unit. I mean, just look at the picture, dude. He looks and plays like a handicap. Get rid of him, his stock is dropping fast and all he can muster is trips to the charity strip (smh). During the summer, it was all about his shooting, now we see that is a non issue and Wilson is knocking them down for him... along with doing other things for the team.
Some of you guys are his fan for the wrong reasons and that is just wrong. I always call it how I see it.


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Greenie Traded to Cardinals
The Padres have made a move. It was reported on padres.com this morning that shortstop Khalil Greene has been traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for two relievers. I really hope they are very good relievers. If we can't get Trevor locked up, we will need more solid guys in the back of the bullpen.
I am kind of sad about this trade. I've loved having Khalil here. Yeah, he's quiet, unemotional and gloomy, but we love him here. He's a stellar shortstop. Some of his plays will be forever lodged in the Padres highlights reel. Man, 2007 was his incredible year. He was so solid, and he was a key piece in getting us to game 163. This year he was horrible, no doubt about it. Nothing was clicking. But we got to see a lot more emotion from him than we ever had. I was so disappointed when he punched that storage bin. But it figures. It was right after his 100th strikeout of the season. I will miss him.
So now we are shortstop-less. We have Luis Rodriguez, but his first position is second base. Now that we are rid of Khalil's $6.5 million, it might give us a chance to keep Jake. But then again, the Padres might want to get a shortstop in a Peavy deal. Maybe they will go back to the Braves. I am very excited about the other side of the deal, our two relievers. Like I said, if Trev goes and Heath Bell moves to the closing role, we will need more bullpen depth. I hope they are respectable major-league ready pitchers. I don't want guys who I have never heard of. But hey, if they can pitch and help us, bring them on.
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Speaking of gloomy, it must be hard to see the players you like get traded or cut loose. I really hope the pitchers you're getting in return for Greene will help your pen and that this will prove to be a good trade. Teams can never have enough effective relievers, right?
Maybe they can save some cash by going without a shortstop on a permanent basis; I'm sure some of Paul DePodesta's statistics can form a pitching staff whose numbers indicate that no balls will be hit anywhere in the vicinity of shortstop and they can go with an eight man field; the numbers have worked out so far. (TRAIN WRECK!!!!)
Hey, Kaybee …
Yeah, it can't be a great feeling seeing your favorite players traded away … It was very sad to read your quote in your above post, "So, now we are shortstop-less" !!! … I haven't heard any rumors lately regarding a possible Jake Peavy trade … What's the situation, there? … What are the stories in the S.D. newspapers saying about the Padres, and any possible Peavy deals? … I would say, Jake Peavy def does not want to pitch in New York for the Yankees; So, it will be interesting to see where he ends up … Any deal, though, will have to include a shortstop in return to the Padres !!! … Anyway, Take care, Kaybee, and "Have A Great Day" !!! … Jimmy [27NYY]
Kaybee – it's tough when your players get traded. No one likes to see the team broken up. But sometimes good can come out of it. A couple of years ago the Red Sox fans were up in arms over Mark Loretta being traded. That meant our new 2nd baseman was going to be this little guy with a not so hot batting average. Okay – so maybe not every trade gets you a Pedroia – but you never know! Good Luck!
Sorry to hear about the Khalil trade (what a cool name!). He's a great shortstop, and I enjoy watching him play. I'm sure the relievers are good. Congrats on being featured in the leaders of the week!
With the Javier Vazquez trade, it doesn't look like you'll get a shortstop in return if Peavy is traded to the Braves. They got rid of Lillibrdge, so if they did get Peavy, they would probably keep Yunel Escobar, so they don't go shortstop-less.
We could always get Furcal if we traded Escobar to the Pads. We would have enough money AND he wants to play there.
Prado, Infante, and Johnson could play SS if someone gets injured.


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Oh, Yeah Baby! There's A 1 Now!
Yanks Take 1st of 4, Finally Fill That Win Column
YEAH!!! It took the Yanks 9 games, but they finally did it. The Yankees beat the Red Sox last night by the score of 13-6. All day I was waiting and waiting for 7:00. I was DYING to see this game. And the results were even better than I had hoped for.
Pitching Analysis: Joba Chamberlain was a bit shaky last night, but he did pick up the win. He went just 5 innings, and gave up 4 runs on 6 hits. But the bad thing was he walked 7 men in 5 innings! It wasn't Joba's best start, but he gave the team the chance to win. Good enough for me.
To lead off the 3rd inning, Joba allowed a homer to Pedroia. I was so mad when that happened. I was SO close to throwing my shoe, but I caught myself. Then in the 4th, Casey Kotchman hit a 2-run homer. Settle down, Joba!
After the Yankees had an offensive outburst in the 4th, Joba got into some trouble in the 5th. He wound up walking the bases loaded, which was stupid because he had a huge lead. He made it out of the inning having only given up 1 run. The bullpen did a nice job last night, Robertson, Coke, and Melancon had scorless outings. Rookie Anthony Claggett pitched the 9th, and gave up 2 runs. He was the guy who gave up 8 runs to Cleveland in a 20 to something Yankee loss.
Although he struggled, Joba made it out of some tought jams, and was surely pumped.
Defensive Analysis: The defense was fine last night. Even though Joba was laboring, the defense didn't get lazy. They were able to make all the plays. In the 3rd, Ortiz grounded into a nice 4-6-3 double play. I love seeing him struggle. He went 0 for 5 and left 9 men on base last night. Ha! I guess he can't do anything unless he's all juiced up.
A nice double play.
Offensive Analysis: The Yankee bats were on fire last night. They scored 13 runs on 18 hits! I felt bad for Smoltz, though. It's sad because he used to be one of the best in the game, and now it's like he is struggling and doesn't know when to quit. But I had to get over that because my Yanks really needed this game.
After Posada's baserunning blunder in the 3rd, I thought for sure that the Yankees would lose all life. Thank God I was wrong. In the 3rd, Damon homered to tie the game at 1. In the 4th, the Yankees were trailing again. Posada had a leadoff double, and scored on Cano's single. Then Swish walked. So my man Melky came up to the plate. And then the game completely turned around. Melky smashed a 3-run homer into the second deck in right, giving the Yankees a 5-3 lead. Later in this inning, Posada hit a 3-run homer. He definetely made up for the baserunning mistake. The Yankees scored 8 runs in the 4th, and kept putting on runs throughout the game, winning in blowout fashion.
Jorge homers to add to the lead.
This game could not have been better for me. They got their first win against the Sox! The Yankees totally demolished the Red Sox. It was great. I woke up this morning with a smile on my face, and I'm ready for the game tonight. The heroes for last nights game are the Yankee lineup, for making the Red Sox look horrible, and mostly Melky Cabrera for providing the shift in momentum that lead to the Yankee victory. The Yankees now have a 3.5 game lead in the division. Hey, I know it was just 1 game, but it was a BIG one for the Yankees. I know the next 3 are going to be tough, but I know we are ready. LET'S GET THOSE SMELLY SOX!
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Hi, Virginia. Nice blog! Our Sox won't be too smelly tonight! (I hope.)
You smiled when you woke up? Interesting. I woke up and saw my feet. They're enormous. They could probably crush little babies or something…
I think it's really cool that you like ADTR. They're one of my top 5 bands.
-A Floating Puppy
When I saw Posada get thrown out at home I thought the game was lost too. I said, "Oh, no. Here they go again with those mental errors." But I was so happy when they turned on the offense and went crazy. Yay, Yankees.
Why did Posada not slide into home? Explain that one! It had the announcers baffled for the next two innings. Heh. Better than finding out what Joba's girlfriend was eating at the game! (ya, they really did talk about that during one of his last games) Good luck tonight against Beckett – you'll need a ton of it.
I was at Dodger Stadium when I saw the score on your game. I though "Virginia & Jane must be very happy! Ouch! did not know Big Papi left 9 on base and went 0-5. I too feel bad for Smoltz. I do admire when a player knows he can no longer contribute and decides to hang them.
Hi Virginia. Congratulations to your Yankees for that huge win. By the way, I know you are iinterested in the cute players. I don't think there is any baseball player cuter in person than Andre Ethier. Besides the fact that he is very good looking, he is very sweet. He signs autographs EVERYDAY without fail. He speaks to the fans and laughs a lot with them. There is no other baseball player that is that good looking and yet is so talented. There is a group of fans who call themselves Ethieraholics who are in love wiith him. He hit a walkoff homerun last night that I still can't believe. Check it out.
Oh, I forgot to say, Andre knows me and always smiles and says. "How's it going." He really is something else.
I think I might sleep on my stomach(although I never seem to remember, I just keep moving and moving and moving until I pass out) but I woke up and saw my ginormous feet, one way or another. I also remember my brother waving a blanket at me to wake me up.
I'll check out the song later.
Yeah, it's a real difference from the last time Assassin faced Beckett, and we got clobbered as did the Red Sox, but we lost. A heck of a duel between two teammates.
-A Rather Large Chicken
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I actually prefer when my brother wakes me up, cause I don't like waking up really late. And besides, we have fun with it, so… (that's what she said)
Just saw A-rod's walkoff, way to go you guys are finally doing what you have to do.
The question is: Did you stay up and watch it?, if I was a Yankees fan or Red Sox fan I would probably have no nails left…(except I dont bite my nails) but it was a cliff hanger, right up to that A-Rod moment…which is now a Kodak moment…
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