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The San Diego area has long attracted attention as one the most desired vacation spots in the world with its mild weather and miles of cliffs and coastline, but it in recent years it has also started turning heads by becoming a hotbed for transportation innovation.
Caltrans District 11 serves one of the most geographically and culturally diverse areas in the country and includes San Diego and Imperial counties. It spans the entire California-Mexico Border from the Pacific coast to Arizona, and reaches north from the international border to Orange and Riverside counties and has roughly 1,000 centerline miles of urban and rural freeways and more than $544 million in current construction.
Visitors to the area are often amazed to find that within a few short hours it is possible to experience a sweeping range of climates and terrain – from the temperate coastal region to chilly mountain peaks and blazing desert sands. Heading east from the San Diego coastline, the landscape of canyons and mesas climbs into mountains reaching more than 6,000 feet and then drops down to 230 feet below sea level in the low desert of Imperial County.
The District's staff of about 1,200 employees is called upon to respond to conditions that can range from wildfires and mudslides, to snow and ice removal, emergency closures during sudden blinding desert sandstorms and responding to earthquakes that occur in and near the District.
With such diversity of the environment, the area is also known for the extraordinary variety of wildlife found in a single locale. San Diego County is second only to Hawaii when it comes to the number of native plants and animals listed as endangered or threatened species on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register.
With all of the California-Mexico border within its bounds, the District serves the International trade community in addition to serving area residents and tourists. There are six land ports of entry within San Diego and Imperial counties including the world's busiest at San Ysidro and California's number one port of entry for international trade truck crossings at Otay Mesa.
District 11 has also gained considerable attention as a hub of transportation technology for the state and the nation. District projects, programs and public safety campaigns have been recognized locally, across the state and on a national level for ingenuity and innovation.
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~bits wrist and drops blood into her mouth~
please wake up........you cant die on me
*grabs necklace and tries to call Kayame to come back, tears in eyes*
please Kayame, don't leave us.
Stands up and looks at Blood and Amy*
You see now...
Without me..
Kayame is just another dead body..
~stands and eyes turn yellow and i grab the demons neck~
your not using her nomore.......
I have no choice..
Untill Belko gives me the orders to leave...
I have no control..
She belongs to Belko now..
amy step back
~holding kayame neck and transforms~
i may not have no comtrol of this body......so amy if i get out of control i need you to stop me........
Goes Behinde Amy and puts sword to her neck*
Try me..
~appears behind kayame without no emotions and i take her arm off that was holding the sword and i slam her on the ground under my foot and my green cero forms form my finger~
*dissapears and appears behind a bit Blood*
*whispers* thanks Sora
eyes fade*
~cero turns from green to black and i rawr into the air with kayame under my foot~
((i....i cant stop myself......becca please come and stop me before i kill kayame......hold me...kisses me ......something....
hollowed blood: you will die today you worthless wolf
I was really wrong about you Blood...
Eyes fade*
hollowed blood: goodbye....
~tear forms from the mask~
*runs to Blood, ignoring the danger, and holds him*
STOP! its Kayame! PLEASE STOP!
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Appears in Castle*
Sees Kayame*
Y..You killed my sister..
~no emotion and the cero disappears~
~disappears behind kaname~
hollowed blood: and who are you........trash..........
Grabs his neck and sinks claws in*
Her Brother!
BLOOD! STOP! *tears begin to fall down face* PLEASE!
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Pioneer Transmission, LLC is proposing to build a 240-mile 765-kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line from Spencer County to Howard County, along a route passing through west central Indiana. The company is a joint venture of Duke Energy and American Electric Power (AEP).
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The lawsuit filed last week by music publishers BMG and Round Hill against Cox Communications could be the next battle in the major media companies' long-term campaign to turn Internet service providers into copyright police. BMG and Round Hill are asking a federal court to declare that ISPs like Cox must terminate their customers' accounts whenever the publishers' agent—a company called Rightscorp—says so. Because Cox didn't immediately kick subscribers off of its service after Rightscorp accused those subscribers of copyright infringement, BMG and Round Hill say that Cox should pay potentially millions of dollars in penalties.
As we announced this morning, a federal appeals court handed copyright trolls a major defeat today by taking away one of their most powerful tactics: the ability to sue large groups of John Doe defendants together with minimal evidence. Now that the dust is clearing, we're filling in the details.
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals heard argument today in AF Holdings v. Does 1-1058, one of the few mass copyright cases to reach an appellate court, and the first to specifically raise the fundamental procedural problems that tilt the playing field firmly against the Doe Defendants. The appeal was brought by several internet service providers (Verizon, Comcast, AT&T and affiliates), with amicus support from EFF, the ACLU, the ACLU of the Nation's Capitol, Public Citizen, and Public Knowledge. On the other side: notorious copyright troll Prenda Law.
One by one, courts are recognizing and shutting down copyright trolls' most unscrupulous legal tactics. Last week, a federal court in Wisconsin sanctioned a lawyer for adult film producer Malibu Media (also known as X-Art) for filing lists of "disturbing lewd, unusual and unredacted titles of pornographic films allegedly also downloaded by the defendant" but not produced by Malibu, in eleven lawsuits. Judge William Conley said that the list "appears calculated principally to harass defendants." The ruling will hopefully put a stop to this awful tactic nationwide.
EFF fought back against a particularly nasty copyright troll tactic this week. Lawyers representing the adult film producer Malibu Media, LLC file long lists of movie titles on the public record, accusing an Internet subscriber of copying those movies illegally. Among the titles on that list are many adult films with very embarrassing titles. The lawyers then send a copy of the court filing to the subscriber along with a demand for money. The threat is obvious - either pay up, point a finger at a friend or family member, or be named in a public lawsuit as a habitual user of hard-core porn. Faced with these threats, many people pay thousands to the lawyers to make the threat go away - whether they were responsible for illegal downloading or not. But more and more judges are catching on to copyright trolls' abuses of the justice system.
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Princess Closet
Monday, November 12, 2012
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Come find the perfect FREE dress to release your inner princess. Need a great dress for the Christmas Ball and working on a budget? Well come to the Princess Closet and find the perfect dress for free! Come at three different times to look at dresses. We will have drinks and music too!
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"The GOP's War Identity Crisis"
Op-Ed, The Boston Globe
December 29, 2011
Author: Juliette Kayyem, Belfer Lecturer in Inernational Security, Harvard Kennedy School
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: International Security
THE NOISY debate within the Republican party about its vision of the world, and America's role in it, is exposing a deep ideological divide at its core. A new breed of Republican candidates like Michele Bachmann are heralding a "Come Home, America" foreign policy. The Party's more established wing, led by the Senator John McCain, who doesn't exactly urge caution in military engagements from Iraq to Libya, worry that the isolationist ideology "seems to have moved more center stage."
How did the party of national security end up so divided on national security? The Republican's intellectual division, however, has less to do with their own ideology, and more about President Obama's lack of one. If there is one thing that has united Republicans the last two years it is that they were against whatever Obama was for. So they are cast adrift when they can't figure out what he wants.
To his supporters, Obama is a deliberative executive who weighs pros and cons based on individual circumstances. It means not everyone will be happy all the time; Libya, for me, is a good case in point. To his detractors, his policy seems more like whack-a-mole. But Obama's unwillingness to embrace anything close to an "Obama Doctrine" has made it more difficult for his opposition to unite against him. The anti-Obama non-doctrine just doesn't have a catchy ring to it especially when Republicans railing against his supposed incoherence are at each other's throats.
Even on their signature issue terrorism the Republicans can't get traction against an administration that killed Osama bin Laden. After all, the White House came out with a new counterterrorism doctrine last month that barely got any mention. The strategy, filled with compliments about Bush tactics of drone warfare and intelligence sharing combined with a lot of criticism of Bush tactics like waterboarding, threw the Republicans off guard. They were essentially silent on the national security issue that has defined them for a decade, reduced to breathless complaining about the administration's decision to bring one lone Somali terrorist in New York to trial in civilian court.
The Republicans' search for an identity on foreign policy is all the harder in a world no longer defined by terrorism. There is, after all, nothing new about the isolationism heralded by the Tea Party. It has always been a strong ideological strain for Republicans, from opposition to the League of Nations to involvement in World War II (silenced after Pearl Harbor), to early, and prescient, concerns about the Vietnam War. It is also easier for the GOP to be anti-engagement when a Democrat is in office. But President Bush's wars submerged the rift between this camp and the neocons.
"The end of the Cold War, with no singular enemy, exposed the ideological debates within the party. 9/11 brought the party together," says Lawrence Korb, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and former assistant secretary of defense under President Reagan. "But remember, Bush told then-candidate Al Gore that his own presidency would be defined by a humble foreign policy."
It wasn't, and that's the legacy today's Republicans are left to ponder. Deciding which pieces of that legacy to keep and which to discard is especially difficult for Republicans when Obama is doing the same thing. Such was the unintended brilliance of Leon Panetta's shaky first trip abroad as defense secretary. What is a Republican, all of whom voted for Panetta's confirmation in the Senate, to make of a man who tells the Iraqis to "dammit, make a decision" about US troop presence in the future there; who repeats Dick Cheney's mantra that we were in Iraq because of 9/11; who, despite his boss' statements, views the primary US mission in Libya as being to "bring down the regime"? Panetta even eerily reclaimed the mission-accomplished mantra by saying Al Qaeda's defeat was within reach.
Panetta's press folks had a lot of backtracking to do. In one foreign trip, Panetta simultaneously channeled all and no ideologies. When asked to explain himself, all he could say was "Hey, I'm Italian, what the frick can I tell you?"
Could that be the elusive Obama Doctrine that Republicans are hoping to challenge? No Fricking Doctrine does have a ring to it.
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Andrew (Big Country) Harris, No. 62 Camping World Truck Series Tire Specialist & Gas Man
When you walk into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series garage you'll meet crew members from all walks of life; those who have dreamed of working in the sport since they were young children and those who stumbled into the sport after taking a leap of faith. The latter is how Andrew Harris, mechanic, tire specialist and gas man for the No. 62 Richard Childress Racing Truck Series team, found himself a spot within the motorsports industry.
Raised in a small Ohio farm town, Harris grew up raising show cattle, hunting, fishing and playing high school football. Following high school graduation, Harris and a friend packed their bags and took a leap of faith moving to Mooresville, N.C., on a whim in 2004.
Once in North Carolina, the Waueson, Ohio, native enrolled at PIT (Performance Instruction & Training) school and began to learn all the aspects of being a pit crew member. During his schooling Harris, known to his team as Big Country, worked at Richard Petty Racing as a developmental pit crew member and also cleaned parts at the shop.
In 2005, the NASCAR newcomer secured a full-time position as a tire specialist and mechanic traveling with the No. 45 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team and driver Kyle Petty. Following a few years of working in NASCAR's premier series, Harris made the switch to the Camping World Trucks Series and began working for RCR in 2010.
In 2009, while hanging out at the Fulton County Fair back home, fate once again placed Harris in the right place at the right time. The former 4-H King was reunited with an old high school friend, Jamie, who had once turned him down for a date when they were teenagers. The two began dating and married in December of 2011. The couple now resides in Lexington, N.C.
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When the Phillies came to the ballpark tonight, they stood no chance. That's because Bronson Arroyo was pitching, and pitching extremely well. Mix in Aroldis Chapman to close it out, and this one was over before it started. The final score was3-2, but the gap between the two teams was almost much larger compared to what the scoreboard read.
– It's no secret that Vance Worley has struggled mightily over the last two months. Since July 1, he's 2-4 with a 5.92 ERA. During that span, he's pitched 48.2 innings, but recorded just 34 strikeouts while walking 20. Looking at his career marks for K/9 and BB/9 (7.78 and 3.20, respectively), his strikeouts are down and his walks are up. That's always a recipe for disaster for a pitcher, and begins to explain Worley's struggles. But more than that, Worley is playing with bone chips in his pitching elbow. That, no doubt, is affecting Worley in some manner, despite the fact that he says it isn't.
– It was more of the same for Worley tonight. He worked hard early on, throwing 52 pitches through the first three, but managed to escape without any damage. After a rocky fourth where Worley went unscathed (more on that later), the Reds finally broke through with two runs in the fifth. Following a clean sixth, Worley was up to 99 pitches, and would call it a night. He allowed eight hits and walked two, but he battled out of jams all night, never retiring the side in order. Considering how bad it could've been, I'd say the Reds won this game more than Worley lost it.
– Facing the Phillies has been no walk in the park for Bronson Arroyo, as his 7.28 career ERA indicates. In fact, things have been so bad for Arroyo against Philly's hometown nine, he hasn't recorded a win against them since 2000, when he was a 23-year old rookie pitching for Pittsburgh–and that was the only win he had against them in his career. But, as I've said about opposing starters all season, those numbers were compiled against a much different lineup than the one Arroyo faced tonight, and it showed.
– Arroyo was perfect through four, and kept the Phils bats off balance throughout the night. The only run the team managed came when Domonic Brown broke up the perfect game bid after 4.2 innings with a solo home run, his first of the season. The homer was one of just three hits the Phillies managed off of Arroyo. The other was Brown's eighth inning double and a ninth inning single for Kevin Frandsen.
– An error by Domonic Brown in the fourth inning looked certain to lead to the Reds first run, if not for some heroics by the same man who put the Phils in the stick situation. Here's how it went down: Leading off the fourth, Jay Bruce lifted a ball high into the Philadelphia night. Brown began his pursuit, but it quickly became apparent he could not see the ball. What should have been a routine out ended up landed about 15 feet in front of Brown, allowing Bruce to motor around the bases to third. Following an and a hit batter, Todd Frazier hit another fly ball to right field. This time, Brown caught it, and uncorked a mammoth of a throw that beat the tagging Bruce to the plate by a good ten feet. The throw was one of the best I've ever seen and completely saved Brown from being a goat with his gaffe. Of the position players, Brown was the only one who provided some real positives tonight.
– It's been a rough start to Josh Lindblom's career as a Phillie. After the eighth inning home run he allowed tonight, he's now given up seven runs in eight innings since being traded from L.A. for Shane Victorino, good for a 7.88 ERA. It's a microscopic sample size, but Amaro and co. have to be disappointed with what he's shown them so far. The run would prove costly because….
– Facing a flamethrower in Chapman, the Phillies chances of staging a ninth inning comeback were slim. That didn't stop them from trying though. Ty Wigginton drove in the second run of the night on a one-out single. That brought the winning run to the plate in the form of Chase Utley, whom Chapman struck out to end last night's game. Utley would not stike out tonight. He would fly out, though, leaving it up to Ryan Howard. He'd line out to end it.
-The Phils try to salvage a split tomorrow as Cole Hamels takes the mound. He'll have a tough task, starting opposite NL Cy Young contender Johnny Cueto.
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Nice game by D. Brown. Not impressed by Lindblom at all…so far.
ed like i said on my game day post i stopped watching cause i was ticked. but i did see the replay of dom's assist. and you're right he had a nice game, a very nice game! and i don't see linbum making the team in S.T. he flat out sucks. however i do think some of our young arms will help us next year.
i don't see them any higher than a strong 3rd place next year. they need too many pieces. i don't know if rube has it in him to make all the moves he has to make. i wouldn't want his job! but if i did! there would be lots of changes. cholly must have cost them at least 10-12 games this year. it was bad enough with the injuries and the pen. but with that said he cost us also. and these last two games were well you know. he sucks the air out of me too!
I glad to see Dom Brown playing well and congrats on his first homer of the year.
A great win followed by a bad loss – giving up 5 runs from the 7th on is a true formula for failure yet, the Phils still did fight which has merits in itself followed by a real dud. 4 hits? Really? With the top 5 batters in the lineup going 0 for 18?
The Phils are now 11-10 for the month of August, typically one of the hottest months for the Phils. Is this the best they have?
If Jimmy Rollins hits .400 for the remainder of the year, his average MAY reach a respectable level, close to his career numbers but that ain't happenin', This is one of the worst seasons I can remember in virtually every aspect. Hitting (please – any comments on how middle of the pack their offense has been means has no bearing – the OF is one of the worst offensively in all of baseball – the starting SS is toast, the second baseman is now mediocre at best and who knows what the first baseman will give you on any given night? 3 strikouts or 3 rbi or both?), the defense is porous and especially the pitching this year. How could Lee, Doc, virtually all of the middle relief – the best part of this season will be when next April comes around. There is a TON of work that needs to be done on this team, how did it fall apart so quickly?
Utley: "mediocre at best"? Here is a list of all the MLB second basemen who have hit better than Utley this year:
1. Cano
2. Zobrist (plays RF part time)
3. Aaron Hill
Rollins: "toast"? Here is a list of all the MLB shortstops who have been better than Rollins this year:
1. Andrus
2. Desmond
3. Reyes
(what's that? Jeter? No. Defense counts too)
schmenkster i agree with you on utley not mediocre with all due respect to brooks. but jimmy on the other IS toast! just as brooks has stated.the only reason he is where he is in the hiarchy of the second basemen you put up there is because of a few spurts of offense in a miniscule amount of games. the rest of the time he's as useless of a hitter as you can imagine. he's so bad that on a list of not very good offensive second basemen he's not even in the top three! i like andrus, desmond is having a career year we won't know if he's that improved till he does it again. and reyes is having a not so good year and he's above rollins. tulo isn't in the top 3 simply because he's injured. but if he wasn't he's be atop the list.
i look at it this way. for you to say that rollins is a lot better than most SS it's like rollins is a 40 watt bulb among a bunch of 25 watt bulbs! tulo, when healthy100w andrus 75w desmond right now a 75w reyes this year flickering between 60 & sometimes 75w and poor little dim jimmy pullin up above the rest of the dim SS's dump that lazy POS.
i failed to mention on my 1st post to you schmenk that j-bag peaked in 07 since then all his stats offensively have declined. i have read that in defense of rollins , some people refer to his lifetime ave. i say start those calculations from 08 and see what it is! and o8 wasn't a bad year. but he peaked in 07. so with 08 in the picture it'll help his otherwise mediocre offense. and the lifetime ave. people refer to has dropped below .270 that people quote. at this stage of his career and the amount of AB's involved it's hard to raise or lower your lifetime ave. but little dim bulb j-bag, has managed to lower it a couple to 3 points. the only thing that could shrink like that is a piece of bread in a toaster! hense brooks analogy that he's toast. (that was just to be cute).
"he peaked in xxxx and since then he's declined"
Well no kidding. Everyone has a career year, and for almost everyone it's in their 20s, so you can say the above about virtually every player in his 30s.
Regardless of your opinion of the current state of MLB shortstops, Rollins' overall year this year, combining offense and defense, would be a well above average season for a shortstop in any year.
And you seem to think Rollins is more inconsistent than other players. That may be, but without some evidence, why would anyone believe that's the case?
I was at the game. One of the highlights was this –
Not a terrible game, but it was frustrating how little they were making bronson work.
Here's some possible good news for the anti-Rollins camp. Possible is an operative word, mind you, particularly in Rumor City, where the winds blow 4 directions at once.
Yesterday, on MLBTR, Kevin Towers was quoted as saying he'll be looking for a SS for the Dbacks next year, and doesn't think it will come from the free agent field. So based on that, internal discussions almost have to include the name Rollins.
Also, on Jimmy, I found this interesting, with a little self interpretation mixed in. Charlie was interviewed live on MLB Network Radio, where he does a weekly schpiel. He was asked about the Jimmy incident. Keep in mind that was 2 weeks ago now, and make up your own mind on the relavance of hitting performance to hustle, but he's shown little sign of life at the plate since then, although I haven't checked his actual average since then, but I'm quite sure it sucks. Anyway, what Charlie said 2 weeks after the fact was he had a real good talk with Jimmy, and he would see how he responded. I took from that zero indication that Charlie is pleased with what's transpired since, he was still in wait and see mode. That didn't strike me as particularly overwhelmed.
The problem is Jimmy has 10/5 status, and a lot of control on his future. But I'd say it's better than 50-50 that he's gone next year, and it probably winds up a good thing.
It must be fun to be Derek Jeter. First he gets low blowed by Skip "To My Mindless Banter" Bayless, who actually IN GENERAL was in line mentioning the still presence of banned substances and Jeter's terrific season on an all around basis on the whole. Then, I see above that Rollins is having a better year than Jeter. I wonder if Joe Frazier ever took a left right combo that insulting. Jeter, on a side note, is now about 65 hits away from the moist hits by an AL right handed batter.
I'll wrap with 3 names. Beltran, Ramirez and Reyes. Not a 100 per cent absolute convictional statement, but 3 names that with some degree of back and forth on Ramirez and Reyes would no doubt be holding my own personal interest a lot more than this year's results are.
LOL trust me — Jeter's defense has been insulted much much more than my little jab there.
You are correct on the FREQUENCY with which Jeter is criticized, but not the INTENSITY of what you said. You certainly have the right to think Rollins is having a better overall season than Jeter, but I read a few opinions around all-star time that Cliff Lee was a qualified all-star, which I thought were essentially ridiculous based on the points of games he's been touched for blown up results. My personal view is your statement was similar in imaginative thinking. More power to you if you think Rollins is having a better year. Best to just go our separate ways on that, just like I am polar opposite of you and your thinking about Adam Dunn (who wouldn't want Adam Dunn and his .840 OPS).
Strongly (intensely?) disagree regarding intensity of criticism for Jeter's defense.
A quick search yields this article (today) from Pinstripe Alley, the Yankees blog on SB Nation:
"That is not to say that Jeter's return is not to be celebrated, but our excitement should be tempered by the fact that the same old problems apply-Jeter's defensive negatives must be deducted from his offensive positives."
The article tells me nothing new. It reminds me of a good amount of history, but is a moot point.
I'm not defending Jeter as a defensive shortstop. He's got limited range, At best, an average arm, never was particularly special on turning the double play. But to the point at hand, it's not much off so what to Jeter's weaknesses . And the reason is because you said Rollins was having the better overall year of the two. Jimmy's offensive shortcomings drag his year down to where his defense would have to be close to Ozzie Smith wizardry to make it a fruitful debate in my opinion.
Not necessarily. It depends on how bad Jeter is. I'll provide a link later.
Here is that link ranking shortstops by overall performance. Jeter has been far below average in fielding (he's usually below average but this year he's even worse than usual), while Rollins is solidly above average. The difference is enough to negate Jeter's offensive advantage.
The WAR numbers are not meant to be exact — there is enough play in the numbers that it's fair to say they've been having similar seasons overall. But we can say with some certainty that Jeter is NOT having a better year than Rollins, except in terms of PR of course.
Again….and I've asked it before….to all you clowns who hate Jimmy and think he should be gone….
Just who do you propose the Phillies use as a SS that's as good as Jimmy is right now? YES….he's older and "in decline." But he's still the best option for us for right now and all this negative talk about him needs to stop.
And to Ryne Duren – just what the eff is it with the "j-bag" reference all the time? Is that by chance short for "jitbag"?? If so, then it's the wrong word choice since jitbag is defined as this:
"literally a bag of semen, could literally mean a used condom. In actual usage, it refers to someone who acts like an extreme a$$hole.
"I can't believe that jitbag grabbed my girlfriend's hooters"
sorry if i offended you chuck with my reference to rollins as j-bag. let me explain. your definition to the word is correct! i wasn't refering him as a bag of that! although in my younger days we frequently called other guys that without actually meaning they were a j-bag. but for doing ar acting just as you said. an extreme a-hole. now although he's not acting like one his approach at the plate as a leadoff hitter is in my my the act of an extreme one at that!
don't get me wrong i was a rollins fan for a long time. he always irked me though with his approach, but at least he made up for it many times with clutch hits and exciting base running. and i give him his due. but how he plays now and the last year or two i'm giving him his due.
I'm not one of the people of which you speak, I'd classify myself as largely neutral on Jimmy for the last 3 years, meaning some positivity, a little negativity, but that last lack of hustle did piss me off, and I'm sick of him being used as a leadoff hitter, but I'd like to comment on your fair question anyway, one I've asked many times, and many incidents over.
At this point, for 1, Galvis is a better defender than Jimmy, though it's not a runaway measure, and I doubt his offense is that much less than what Jimmy is contributing these days. Course that assumes a back injury comeback.
But I'd like them to at least consider other options. Jimmy can just grate on ya sometimes, and that's where I'm at with him. I definitely have no great warmth and fuzziness about him closinjg out his career as a Phillie. Can't say I'd be vehemently opposed to it, but I would assume I'd greet his departure with the same basic apathy I felt when Vic left. It wasn't that big a deal to me.
1) Freddy Galvis is not a better defender than Jimmy. That is completely unsupported by any advanced defensive metric or any scouts. 2) Freddy Galvis couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. He is completely below replacement level when it comes to hitting for Galvis. He has no power, no contact tool and does not get on base.
"Freddy Galvis is not a better defender than Jimmy. That is completely unsupported by any advanced defensive metric or any scouts."
I gotta be real careful here, because 2 wrongs don't make a right. And I'm not by any means averse to sabermetrics. And I hardly consider myself a know it all, but won't hesitate to be convictional, or reserve the right to changed thinking. But I've watched baseball for a long, long time, and am EXTREMELY comfortable with my own personal ability to decipher what I watch, ESPECIALLY since this is a hobby to me, albeit an important one, but not life and death.
That said, I'm perfectly comfortable with my take that Galvis, playing short on a regular basis would almost immediately be a modest improvement over what Jimmy is now. And if you disagree, so be it, but I frankly don't give a hoot if your opinion is based on advanced metrics, which I don't incorporate into my opinions too often, or far worse, this garbage about scouts, none of whom you quoted even anonymously in a way like it's a long list that would total out at 11 out of 10 in favor of Rollins. Believe what you want, but don't address a post to me about advanced metrics, particularly defensive ones suggesting I'm flat out wrong like it's a fact.
I was going to reply about my feelings on Jimmy Rollins, but Ken's last post pretty much summed up all I had to say, and put it better than I would have. Kudos, Ken. I will give Jimmy one kudos, and that is he still can field. I'm still mystified how Bronson put the "death wish" (pun intended) on our line-up. Don't we usually smack the guy around?
I like the pun.
Pitcher stats vs. individual teams are often small sample sizes, and so a lot of times are not really meaningful. Also personnel changes — before last night he had 9 starts vs. the Phils, and only 4 since 2004.
I don't know that Chuck will get an answer from the people he wanted to hear from. And it's probably because there isn't a standout candidate, and at best a short list of maybe candidates.
But what really isn't wrong is theret least fair ground for maybe just wanting to look at a fresh face leading off and playing short. One thing for sure. Jimmy is not so good anymore that he negates justification of that. And if he's gonna get better at this point, it's a major upset. So you don't wanna cut your nose to spite your face, but Jimmy's hardly untradable.
Ken – I'm happy to get an answer from anyone and what you say is true…there isn't really a standout candidate that can play better than Jimmy. Yes, Jimmy can be frustrating at times but so can all players. Seriously….name one guy on the roster that hasn't pissed you off or frustrated you at least once. People need to get a grip that baseball players will fail but that the good ones (and Jimmy is one of those) will always find a way to keep succeeding in spite of the failures.
As for Galvis…yeah…I like the kid. But we really haven't seen enough of him to make a fair judgement of his game. Sure, he's young and he's flashy with the glove at times and I guess we all kind of fell in love with him earlier this year. But…..RIGHT NOW…..Galvis' injury aside (and it's a serious injury)….. I will take my chances with Jimmy Rollins on our team any day of the week.
"name one guy on the roster that hasn't pissed you off or frustrated you at least once "
Incidental comment that this is, I feel compelled to answer being as it was directed at me. While I wasn't too thrilled with Doc giving up a 6-0 lead in Atlanta, that's the closest he's come to crosiing that line with me. He's gotten a free pass this year because it's impossible to judge how healthy he is. The man strikes me as rock solid character.
Chase pissed me off in a way that is softened by him not exactly owing an explanation, though it would have been nice. What exactly happened this winter that caused him to miss another half season. On the field? Even occasional defensive lapses haven't taken me over the top.
I don't know that Chooch has ever pissed me off.
Everyone else, including Cliff and Cole, who I think the world of definitely have.
One thing to keep in mind with Galvis is I'm not looking at him as a decade long answer. If he proves he can play to a certain level, mostly offensively, of course, since that's where there's doubt, so be it, but I'm thinking of buying time, about 2 years, the remainder of Jimmy's deal (excluding option). So the Galvis mention shouldn't be taken as a long term solution. The Phils have been fortunate to get 10 plus out of Jimmy, about 8 of which were very useful on the whole, and it's not like he's chopped liver now, just grating.
Chuck my friend, I don't have an answer for you.
Jimmy's stats in his last seven games are frustrating. He's having his worst skid of the season. .121/.121/.182- Not good at all, but if Charlie puts up with these kinds of numbers from Mini Mart full time, surely a rough stretch like this from Jimmy is tolerable. It's just the ups and downs of the game. But it wouldn't hurt to sit him for a night.
I have no general issue with Jimmy except when he doesn't run a ball out. That makes me crazy, and I think for many fans that have ever played the game and wish they were good enough or lucky enough to ever get a crack at the bigs, it sticks in their craw a bit.
Justified, not justified- his not running that ball out has been discussed on the boards to death. I don't care what the odds are, that it might net only one or two extra base hits a season, that's not about that for me.
But I don't hate on these guys that I criticize sometimes, I'm just a Phillies fan.
Coincidentally, this 7 game streak started August 16th after having his talk that day about hustle with Charlie. That's just really bad timing I think.


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Spain is rapidly approaching a liquidity impasse. Markets are nervous because it is not clear how the government will finance its budget deficit and the rollover of its maturing bonds. The budget deficit now stands at 5 per cent of gross domestic product and the bonds maturing in 2012 equal a further 15 per cent of GDP. The International Monetary Fund expects these large deficits and refinancing needs to continue for several years.
The Spanish government therefore needs the confidence of both foreign and domestic investors. Private investors must believe that Spain has both a credible programme to eliminate the annual fiscal deficits and a back-up plan to deal with the maturing debt if there is a shortfall of buyers. If investors know there is such a plan that could be triggered in an emergency, it might never be needed. The government should quickly reduce its near-term fiscal deficits and develop a plan to deal with its needs in following years.
Spains commercial banks have little remaining lending capacity the result of their previous purchases of government bonds and of their losses on property loans. The Bank of Spain lacks the money-creating ability of the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England to buy government bonds. And the European Central Bank is explicitly precluded from financing fiscal deficits of member governments.
This means that the Spanish government must depend on foreign and domestic investors who are now reluctant to lend to a government that may be insolvent. The challenge is to rebuild their confidence.
Although eliminating annual budget deficits is politically difficult, Italy has recently shown that it can be done by a combination of reforms to spending (particularly pensions) and strengthening tax collections. The IMF now forecasts that Italy will have a cyclically adjusted budget deficit this year of less than 0.5 per cent of GDP, with cyclically adjusted budget surpluses starting in 2013.
Spain should also be able to find the spending cuts and revenue gains, since Spanish government spending now exceeds 45 per cent of GDP. It should allow the relative budget autonomy of the Spanish regions to continue only if (as with the states in the US) they are required to limit operating outlays to the funds they receive from central government and from their own taxes.
Even with tough political action, it will take years to achieve a balanced budget. This means there will continue to be budget deficits that need financing, so delays in persuading investors to roll over existing debt as it matures are possible. Building investor confidence during this process requires a plan to avoid a Greek-style default.
One part of such a plan is to negotiate access to the European Stability Mechanism, the 700bn fund created to protect member states from default. But if the refinancing shortfall from private sources is very large, Spain will need to supplement ESM funds.
Raising those additional funds from taxes would push Spains economy into a deeper recession and weaken the supply-side incentives needed to stimulate long-term growth. Although some of the increased supply of lending might be achieved by changing the required asset holdings of the Spanish banks, those banks condition leaves very little scope for additional lending.
An alternative emergency approach would be to mandate, on a temporary basis, bond purchases by Spanish households and businesses. Here is how such a plan might work.
The Spanish government could use the income tax system to levy a temporary lending surcharge on individual incomes. In exchange for those surcharge payments, the households would receive an interest-bearing government bond with a maturity of five to 10 years. A similar surcharge could be levied on businesses based on corporate profits or the businesses value added.
Having this back-up plan in place to fill any shortfall in Spains finances could give private sector investors the reassurance they need to provide the necessary funds. With private sector confidence that a default would be avoided, it should not even be necessary to draw on the ESM or to levy the surcharge on households and businesses. The Spanish government should therefore move quickly to enact such a plan before it is overcome by its current liquidity problems.
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They had their shovels and rakes, each of a size that would fit their small, young hands.
Their mother, Shelley, was just as excited as she unloaded tray after tray of plants from the back of her SUV.
This is her first time to work the soil and grow her own vegetables.
"I have always wanted to," she said as she stood in the community garden of First United Methodist Church.
"I love fresh food and I think it is better for them," she said looking over at Harper, 5, and Deacon, 3.
Walking about the garden, some of the plants are already up while others have yet to push their green stalks through the soil.
Tomatoes and onions are growing fast in several of the beds.
Cilantro and peppers likewise are spicing up the looks of the walking trail that traverses the outside of the garden.
It's a veritable salad of plants — just add time and a little more work.
A portion of everything grown must go back to one of the churches in the area to help the needy or be given to one of the food banks or just given away to someone in need.
And, no, membership at the church isn't required and neither is being a Methodist.
Everyone is invited out – even those with limited gardening knowledge.
Volunteer Jan Danmier said, "We want people to come out and enjoy it.
"It doesn't matter who you are. It doesn't matter what age you are."
All are invited — and no gardening experience is required.
Danmier and others are there to help.
"I do have some seeds I can give them but I don't have any plants," she said.
Jan and her husband, Robert Danmier, said that they plan to hold classes to teach people the basics of gardening.
"A lot of people think you just put it in the ground and it will grow," she said.
That is also why in the contract gardeners sign before planting, they agree to maintain their area and keep it watered.
The church does provide the water. Gardeners need only provide their time and a bit of sweat.
This garden is about more than just herbs and vegetables.
Last week, the Beeville Youth in Action came by and planted an assortment of flowers to brighten the area with spring colors.
This group of young leaders also planted flowers at the Chamber of Commerce office.
There are still spots open for eager gardeners. And, no, there is no charge for any of this.
Danmier said that she hopes more families like the Greens will take advantage of the waiting soil
The excitement of Deacon and Harper radiates as they dig holes in the dark soil.
Each wants their chance to put one of the plants in the ground.
"Can I plant the next one?" Deacon said as he kneeled beside one of the planter boxes.
"This is going to be our herb box," Shelley said.
It's an eclectic mix of peppermint, chives and cilantro.
Across the way, she plans to put in cucumbers, cantaloupe and tomatoes.
"We are going to have lots to eat," she said with confidence.
She praised the church for the idea of the garden.
"I think it is wonderful idea," she said. "I have never heard of such a thing."
Rev. Larry McRorey, pastor of First United Methodist Church, said this garden has been two years in the works.
"It is for the community," he said. "We want to make sure folks know that this is a community garden, not a church garden."
The idea came from the church's Wesley nurse, Marlo Swint-Sandoval, who is always striving to improve the health of the community.
McRorey said that diabetes and obesity are common problems for many people living in South Texas.
Fresh vegetables, like those grown in home gardens, can curb these rampant illnesses.
"For us, the community garden is a way to address those issues," McRorey said.
"We hope that if people have access to fresh vegetables, the instances of diabetes and obesity will go down.
"It is a long-term vision."
That is also why they hope to attract whole families to work the soil. Youngsters raised on vegetables will continue to eat them later in life and thus will be less prone to illness.
While the size of the garden likely won't change, its scope will.
"We see some long-term value here for the garden and hope to generate interest there for folks to have backyard gardens."
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Redefining art — again
The use of alternative, non-traditional, and often ephemeral materials in the creation of visual art has become a hallmark of the avant-garde movements since at least the very early turn of the 20th century, if not earlier.
Marcel Duchamp will always be remembered for his seminal piece Fountain, which was, for all practical purposes, an inverted porcelain urinal signed, "R. Mutt." As the artist said at that time, this object is a work of art because Duchamp said so. Who is in a better position to determine if something is or is not a work of art than the artists him or herself.
Although Duchamp never considered himself or his work as part of any movement, this piece is considered very much in keeping with the underlying direction and concepts of the Dada movement. In fact, the whole idea of the readymade and the assisted readymade spawned much artistic activity which still continues today. It can be said that the paths blazed by Marcel Duchamp have provided the inspiration for much of what we consider as art today.
Moving from the period of Dada to the Fluxus movement, a jump of some 40 or more years, one of the overriding principles of Fluxus was to promote the belief that art did not have to be precious, shown in a museum or gallery, or even be a painting, drawing or sculpture to be art. It wasn't necessarily simply the art object as signifier of this status; it was the participation of the viewer in this creative process that created much of the vitality. This art movement lead directly to the Happenings, originated by Allan Kaprow. These were time-sensitive performances or gatherings that often left no physical trace, yet had deep significance outside of the time during which they occurred (think art-centric flash mobs).
Eva Hesse, an early pioneer of the use of such non-traditional materials as latex, fiberglass and early plastics in the fabrication of sculptures, created works that are still causing conservators around the world to discover new and innovative ways to care for the art objects she made which are under their care. These new materials are challenging in that they are very fleeting compared to such traditional art materials as oil paint, graphite, ink and marble, which are designed to be almost permanent in duration. The relationship of art to its audience was changing. Some artists were unaware of the archival concerns of future generations and some embraced the gradual (or relatively sudden) changes in their works as part of the natural order.
More recently, Strange Fruit (Zoe Leonard, 1992-7), an installation of oranges, bananas, grapefruit, lemons and avocado peels with string and other materials, was designed to allow the ripening and eventual spoilage of the piece's components to take place. This work of art was created after the death of a friend of the artist and was a consolation piece. The passage of time and its effects was one of the keys to understanding this piece. It was purchased by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and is still tended to by its staff.
Now, directly leading to the topic at hand, lest anyone think that this so-called "Chicken Sh** Bingo" is an isolated fundraising concept without art historical significance, they would be seriously in error. This is yet another reason that it is important to be aware of how the work of today connects with the past and to understand the societal mores that helped to guide, develop and shape the development of visual art. This is context, and it is essential to understanding that at which you are looking.
The first artist that comes to mind who used excrement as a focal point of his work is Piero Manzoni. He produced The Magic Body (Merda d'artiste/Artist's Sh**), 1961. Ninety cans of freshly preserved, produced and tinned artist poo. Each tin was numbered and had a net weight of exactly 30 grams, in line with the daily exchange rate of gold at that time. This was a clear artistic statement about relative worth, consumerism and the role of the artist's body in contemporary art.
In the early 1990s, an artist named Chris Ofili became well known for his paintings which contained thick swaths of paint, collaged images, glitter, map pins and varnished elephant dung. He created works which combined opposites aesthetically and culturally. As is often the case, when this work was first shown in public, the prevailing paradigm expressed was "What's up with the elephant dung?" The underlying cultural and political statements were obfuscated by the public's inability to "see beneath the surface of the composition." This is the curse of the new.
Art not only comments on the world around it, it often elicits strong comments from those who view it. That is one of its primary functions. This is good. Comments, reactions and thoughts are good; destruction and physical bodily harm are not.
Now finally, in keeping up with the times as well as the fast growing localvore movement, we have Chicken Sh** Bingo as an important local signifier of the avant-garde here in central Vermont.
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Ancient site unearthed in Iraqi home of AbrahamTHE Associated Press | April 05,2013BAGHDAD British archaeologists said Thursday they have unearthed a sprawling complex near the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq, home of the biblical Abraham.
The structure, thought to be about 4,000 years old, probably served as an administrative center for Ur, around the time Abraham would have lived there before leaving for Canaan, according to the Bible.
The compound is near the site of the partially reconstructed Ziggurat, or Sumerian temple, said Stuart Campbell of Manchester Universitys Archaeology Department, who led the dig.
This is a breathtaking find, Campbell said, because of its unusually large size roughly the size of a football pitch, or about 260 feet on each side. The archaeologist said complexes of this size and age were rare.
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The elder of the two, SJ, cautioned me, "Don't trust it. That's how they take over. They win your trust through house hold chores, and then, when you least expect it, SkyNet!!"
The younger granddaughter, MJ, was overheard talking with her mother and rolling her eyes, "I can't believe what's gotten into to Gram. First a bladeless fan -- and now Monica rolling through the house."
I met their surprised comments with a deaf ear. I had been looking for a Monica for several months -- read magazine articles, internet descriptions and comments, checked comparisons and prices -- I knew Monica was right for me. Then the opportunity came with an early birthday gift card. Monica could be mine. Got on Amazon.com immediately and placed an order. Three days later Monica arrived, with extra pet filters, magnetic barrier tape, and her own docking station. I could hardly wait to get her batteries charged and send her off to work.
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Connections in "The Elegance of The Hedgehog"October 26, 2010 at 5:26 AM | Posted in Books, Movies | Leave a comment
Tags: Mahler, Marx, Muriel Barbery, Ozu, Tolstoy, William of Occam
I was not surprised to learn, after I read The Elegance of the Hedgehog that the author, Muriel Barbery, was a Philosophy Professor and was living in Japan. Her book, tender and funny, is one of connections and if we can get just a few of them, the book affords even more pleasure.
The first word in the novel is "Marx" and before long his lesser known The German Ideology comes up in conversation. Two pages later, the movie of Thomas Mann's Death in Venice appears just before a mention of Mahler. We are off to the connection races.
There are three connections that deepen throughout the novel:
- The Scything scene from Anna Karenina
- William of Ockham
- Films of Yasujiro Ozu
In the scything scene Levin, a nobleman shares the work of the reapers and begins to understand work and men who have mastery and those, like him, that don't.
William of Ockham was a 14th Century monk and philosopher, most famous for Occam's Razor: "the principle recommends selection of the hypothesis that introduces the fewest assumptions and postulates the fewest entities while still sufficiently answering the question." The simplest explanation is often the best one. This sounds dull as a theme for a novel but when cast as a way to find meaning in life, to decide that you want to live, it's profound.
Ozu is certainly one of the great director's of all time and his movies must be seen — I begin with that! Barbery plays a double game with Ozu. His films are mentioned continually and then Renee, one of two major characters, a concierge in an upscale Parisian apartment building, Renee the hedgehog, becomes friends with another Ozu, a Japanese man who has just moved into her building and a distant relation of the director. They watch Ozu movies together and they find, I think, love just before she dies by being hit, not by a train like the suicide Anna Karenina but by a Dry Cleaner's van, while attempting a good deed.
Paloma, the other major character, a delightful and precocious 12-year-old becomes friends with this modern Ozu and with Renee and decides to live, after planning not to (though we don't take her threats too seriously.) Here is her penultimate Profound Thought No. 15
If you want to heal/Heal others/And smile or weep/At this happy reversal of fate
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A blog about my journey with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome including HHV 6, EBV, C. Pneumonia, Bartonella, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and Biotoxin Illness
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Three Month Valcyte Update
I have developed a new symptom which is a feeling of weakness in my muscles, especially my legs. I've had a few days of rather intense muscle pain also as well as some (what feels like) tendon pain in my hands and my right foot.
I backed of the Amantadine today as well as the methylation protocol supplements. I'd like to back off the Valcyte as well but I read through Roche's information today and it said not to stop Valcyte because the virus (referring to CMV which I don't have but I assume it applies to HHV 6 and EBV as well) can return quickly if the drug is stopped.
As far as improvements I've had some in cognitive functioning and mood but not too much in terms of physical functioning although this is a bad day to rationally evaluate that because of the bad weakness and muscle pain.
My doctor's office wrote back and they want me to stay on it for the full six months.
12 comments:
- Treya said...
Hi there. I'm just wondering do you get yeast infections or stomach problems? I was on a similar drug called Famvir for a few months, then followed by steroids: I was left with a lot of stomach problems, I reckon due to a bad yeast infection I got. I'm sure you have all of this covered, but if not I would take lots of friendly bacteria.
Best of luck with the rest of the treatment! : )
- April 20, 2009 at 3:54 AM
- Pris said...
It's so hard to know what to do except to hope you'll be one of the lucky ones who responds. How much longer do you have to go to know? I know you've said, but I can't remember. You've got a lot of courage jumping out into the void like that.
- April 20, 2009 at 8:42 AM
- Sue Jackson said...
Thanks for the update, Terri. I've been wondering how things are going for you. I'm glad you've at least had some improvement in the awful emotional symptoms.
I hope Valcyte does work for you and you see some physical improvements soon.
- April 22, 2009 at 4:55 PM
- Hege Renate said...
Just wanted to say that I really like your blog, and will follow it from now on.
- April 27, 2009 at 3:08 PM
- cfswarrior said...
Hi Treya-
Thanks for commenting! Your comment prompted me to buy some probiotics so I really appreciate it. I don't have stomach problems other than bloating and I don't get yeast infections. I will be treating yeast once I go off Valcyte.
How long were you on steroids for? I've heard that antivirals can cause stomach problems sometimes. Hopefully you can get find some relief from the stomach problems.
- April 28, 2009 at 4:51 PM
- cfswarrior said...
Hi Pris-
I have 2 months and 3 weeks more to go on Valcyte although I'm thinking of stopping it at 5 months.
I'm hoping to be one of the lucky ones that responds but I'm not sure I will.
Thanks for your support. It means a lot.
- April 28, 2009 at 4:52 PM
- cfswarrior said...
Hi Sue-
Thanks! I hope to see some improvements. My hope is dwindling but who knows?
I am glad to be rid of most of the emotional symptoms. Thanks goodness!
- April 28, 2009 at 4:53 PM
- cfswarrior said...
Hege Renate-
Welcome to my blog! I'm glad you like my blog and will be following.
- April 28, 2009 at 4:55 PM
- linda said...
hi! I see you are at 3 months and I thought I would let you know that I stopped valcyte at this point because of severe physical and emotional/mental symptoms that were not easing up. I started with HHV6 titres of over 640 and I also wanted you to know, that even tho I stopped the drug "early", my titres are now at around 80, considered cured and it is about 6 months later....but I still have CFS...it made no difference at all to that or my fibromyalgia but actually seemed to weaken my immune system even more....however do not be discouraged by that, it is not unusual after taking valcyte to need many months if not a year to recover from it's effects. even tho your CFS is better. :(
so, if you are afraid to stop because of the virus coming back, don't be...your virus won't get worse or come back, it is most likely already destroyed and you just have to stay on because it's the protocol usually to be 6-12mths, which I cannot even imagine!!
many blessings to you...it's not easy but one never knows and you may be one of the lucky ones, if you choose to continue.
- April 28, 2009 at 4:59 PM
- Pris said...
I should mention that I had high titers of HHV6, too, but couldn't take any meds in that class so I took the herbal equivalent for a while (blanking on its name). That began to inflame my bladder because I developed interstitial cystitis, not uncommon with autoimmune illnesses. My titers also went down steadily and were still in the normal range last testing. I also still have cFIDS. I'm improved, though, so I think as these things improve in our body by whatever means, it helps.
- April 28, 2009 at 5:53 PM
- cfswarrior said...
Hi Linda!
I'm so glad to hear from you. I've wondered how your Valcyte journey went.
I'm sorry to hear about your experience and I really get it. I too was having horrible emotional symptoms.
Your comment is very timely in terms of helping me to decide how much longer I want to be on this toxic drug.
How are you feeling these days?
Thanks again for your comments. It's kind of amazing how timely they are.
- April 28, 2009 at 5:55 PM
- linda said...
terri, thank you for your kind words but don't thank me...I pop in and out of your blog and have kept up with your travails with this nasty drug but didn't want to say much until things sort of leveled out...then today I came by and read what you had posted about worries of the viruses coming back; it made me feel I needed to tell you that my titres are "normal" and so the valcyte worked but not on what I wanted it to... :(
I wish I had better news for you where I am concerned but I'm afraid I don't, at this point...I am crashing badly after a visit with my grandkids and I feel pretty low and lots of fm pain as well...sigh...we must keep on trying to accept and find joy however and their visit also gave me tremendous happiness so it's well worth it and now, I have the quiet time I need to recover...like about a year ;)
blessings to you...
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I would never suggest that anyone look up to politicians as role models. They're arrogant, power hungry, and have their own varying understandings of what the word "truth" means. But having said this, there are a few things you can learn from the way politicians run for office and stay there.
The following six points are the basic tenets of running for political office that can also be applied to getting a job or rising in a company. Use these tactics wisely. I would say use them for "good" too, but you're only human.
1) Attraction. Make yourself appear as attractive as possible. Embellish everything you've ever done.
2) Distraction. Talk about what you have done in glowing terms and distract from what you haven't done or what you don't want others to know you've done.
3) Spin everything. Never talk negatively about yourself. The only time politicians are slightly self-deprecating is when they get caught in an affair with an intern or a graft scandal. They are never down on themselves in public. This type of negativity spreads like wildfire. Nobody likes someone with low confidence. If you are cornered and have to fess up to something, never blame it on yourself, blame it on that convenient scapegoat, your "actions," as in, "My actions were completely immoral…" etc.
4) Relentlessly name drop. Anyone who has done anything positive and is held in a good light even if only tangentially related to you, claim this person.
5) Talk about yourself. This might be the most important point here. Politicians don't ever shut their mouths. Most people are taught to be polite and not talk about themselves and their achievements. But the truth is the most obnoxious people get the most attention. If you don't constantly tell people how great you are, how are they going to know? Attention is good. Really, really good. Get some.
6) Pose for photo ops. You may not be able to do this literally. But you can do this figuratively by casting your accomplishments and deeds in a positive light so that people see a positive picture of you. Whether it's sepia-toned or black and white, create a positive image of yourself and put it out there. The first person who needs to believe in this image is you. Others will follow.
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Carthage's Wilkinson, Turck Heading For Le Moyne Lacrosse
Two Carthage high school lacrosse teammates will stay teammates when they head to college.
Attack-man Bailey Wilkinson and defense-man Jake Turck both signed letters of intent to play lacrosse for Division II Le Moyne College.
Click on the picture for the story, plus a preview of this weekend's two home games for the Thousand Islands Privateers pro hockey team.
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