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'The Lass of Pettie's Mill':
A new recording by The Lomond Ensemble of music from the Balcarres Lute manuscript c.1695.
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Searching for photos of Teaching Weekend tutor Finlay MacDonald I came across this video from 2007; not quite what you expect in the Royal Scottish Pipers Society perhaps...
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In the December issue of Common Stock we printed three versions of this tune, two from the 17th century and one from the 19th; here are a number of 18th & early 19th century versions, chosen for their variety of 'interpretations' and 'developments' of the original song theme, which I currently take to be that notated by Henry Atkinson in his manuscript, though there may have been a 'different' tune in circulation which eventually got concatenated with Atkinson's.
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A Pipers' Guide to Music [to read this white on black click here]
One consequence of the changes that have taken place in Scottish piping in recent years is that pipers who formerly played only from music written for the Great Highland Bagpipe now find themselves being presented with music for other instruments, music which makes demands on the players which they have not met with before.


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Yellowfin Tuna grow quickly, produce millions of eggs per spawning, and live up to 9 years. They are found throughout the world's tropical and sub-tropical oceans. In the Atlantic Ocean, Yellowfin Tuna are at a low abundance and are considered depleted.
Purse seines that target free schools of tuna and do not use fish aggregating devices (FADs) are called unassociated purse seines. The unassociated purse seine tuna fisheries in the Atlantic catch depleted bigeye tuna and occasionally endangered/ threatened sea turtles. This fishing method does not contact bottom ocean habitats.
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Bionically rebuilt, Steve Austin (Lee Majors) takes on classified missions to repay his debts. In season five, Steve Austin tackles threats to national security on land, beneath the sea, and beyond the stars. Join the astounding astronaut on his final journeys in this science fiction cult classic!
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Elderstreet stake acquired 02 GENERAL NEWS Globalworth premium In this issue Venture capital firm Draper Esprit has taken a 30.8% stake in venture capital trust manager Elderstreet. Both investment managers focus on the technology sector and they will be able to co-invest. Elderstreet has investments in a number of AIM-quoted companies through its VCTs. The purchase was funded by an issue of Draper Esprit shares worth just over £250,000. Simon Cook, the chief executive of Draper Esprit, is a former partner at Elderstreet so he knows the business and the people who run it, although he did leave more than 14 years ago. Cook has previously acquired portfolios from 3i and Cazenove, two other firms where he has worked. Draper Esprit has an option to acquire the remaining shares in Elderstreet, which has more than £25m under management. Adding Elderstreet to the group enables Draper Esprit to offer investors a range of EIS funds, VCTs and an ISA qualifying listed evergreen patient capital fund. The enlarged group has venture capital assets under management of more than £350m. At the end of September 2016, Draper Esprit had a net asset value of 352p a share, which is similar to the current share price. The June 2016 flotation price was 300p a share. Draper Esprit is quoted on Ireland's Enterprise Securities Market as well as AIM.
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The first reporting period under the new D4t4 Solutions brand saw the group (previously IS Solutions) deliver good growth, leaving it well on track to meet PBT forecasts in FY 2017, and we now increase FY 2018 forecasts. The business continues to flourish from its focus on data management and analytics, enabling its international blue-chip client base to gather and gain advantage from the mass of customer data available, utilising the leading-edge Celebrus solution. Industry analysts predict 12% CAGR for the BI & Analytics market through to 2020, and D4t4 is riding this wave of demand.
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RTHM is acquiring a profitable Canadian listed mobile specialist for equivalent of US$42.5m consideration in shares (88.235m). This helps adds to two growth vectors RTHM is targeting; (i) adds unique exclusive audience (10m unique) and (ii) Exclusive demand Yahoo and Facebook. The business has 15 premium and owned and operated apps which provide users with rewards for activity. The business is expected to deliver c$9m of EBITDA in FY18 including $2m of cost synergies. This equates to just 4.7x EV/EBITDA. This marks what we see the first step in RTHM activity to scale the business and deliver on margin potential (see our initiation notes). Our initial estimates for EPS revisions are very significant - for FY18 are 2.3 cents (currently 0.6) and for FY19 4.3 (currently 2.5). There is a call at 830 for investors and we will revise post this.
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The Millstream acquisition should generate substantial shareholder value in our view. It boosts adjusted EBIT by c.50% for just a £15.5m price tag, and the complementary customer set and product base create excellent cross selling opportunities. We raise our FY17 adjusted EPS estimate to 7.6p and introduce a FY18 estimate of 9.6p. PROACTIS is building its reputation for intelligent M&A and shrewd organic delivery; we expect to see further delivery on both fronts.


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GOLIAD ATHLETE: John Von Dohlen
STARTING TIME: 9 a.m. Friday
FASTEST QUALIFYING TIME: 9 minutes, 41.57 seconds by East Bernard's Wyatt Kieler
STATE RECORD: 8:50.79 by Southlake Carroll's Colby Lowe in 2008
CLASS 2A RECORD: 9:26.04 by Roger Hoelscher of Rosebud-Lott in 1988
PREVIEW: Von Dohlen, who will start in Lane 9, finished third at the Region IV-2A meet, but reached the state meet by having the fastest non-automatic qualifying time of 9:55.08.
Von Dohlen finished behind Kieler and Luling's Ryan Flores at the Region IV-2A meet. Flores had the second-fastest qualifying time of 9:43.05. Kieler was third at last year's state meet in 9:33.33 and Flores was sixth in 9:50.94.
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The Fort Collins-based company integrates its technologies into fuel-control systems for the aerospace and energy markets. Founded in 1870, Woodward's efforts since have led to reductions in the carbon footprints of aircraft engines and natural-gas compressors.
Woodward – which employs 6,500 people worldwide including about 1,200 in Fort Collins and Loveland – was the largest business this year to take home a 2012 Torch Award from Better Business Bureau of Northern Colorado and Wyoming.
The company's business is evenly split between energy and airlines; among others, it has large contracts to supply engine systems for the forthcoming Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX. Woodward also has inserted itself in the wind energy market by making a converter that harnesses power generated by turbines for use in electrical grids.
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"Genuine integrity means more than compliance with legal and technical standards," the code reads. "Genuine integrity requires that before taking any action we can say, 'We would not feel ashamed or embarrassed if this action were to be made public.'"
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Apple Is a Bad Investment
Investors live in a fundamental universe of cause and effect. They believe that if a company has rising revenue, earnings and cash flow, it is a foregone conclusion that over time, the price of the stock will rise also. Technical traders live in a different universe. They believe that there are forces seen and unseen, known knowns and known unknowns, and things that go bump in the night. They think there are so many factors that complicate investing that price movement and patterns are all that matters.
There is no doubt that Apple has reported an impressive string of rising revenue, earnings and cash flow and everyone is continuing to expect the company to do that in the future, but recently the stock's price has decoupled from analysts' projections and the stock price is in free fall. Just look at this hourly trading chart of AAPL over the past 40 days:
Let's look at the numbers, to come to a rational conclusion.
Technical factors provided by Barchart: Apple has a 96% Barchart technical sell signal as well as a Trend Spotter sell signal -- and those sell signals are getting stronger. The stock trades below its 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages and has a Relative Strength Index of 34.63%. The price is down 3.15% for the last month, down 20.06% for the quarter and is 24.86% off its one-year high. It recently traded at $529.23, which is far below its 50-day moving average of $596.80.
Fundamental factors: 48 Wall Street brokerage firms have assigned 57 analysts to make recommendations. They project sales will be up 49.80% this year and another 20.40% next year. Earnings are estimated to increase by 69.60% this year, an additional 14.90% next year and continue to increase annually by 19.70% a year for five years out. The P/E ratio is only 12.06, while the average stock has a P/E of 15.00. The 1.99% dividend is only 20% of earning forecasts and the company has an A++ financial strength rating. It has a cult following, innovative products and seems poised to enter the unlimited Asian markets. TheStreet rates this stock an A. Fundamentally, what more could you want?


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(NewsUSA) - Let's face it. Walking is a popular low-impact exercise. Now, new iPods are equipped with pedometers, half-marathons are packed with walkers and MapMyWalk.com and other apps can map and measure walking routes. But even with all of these new innovations, you'll still want to pay attention to basics.
The national recommendation for regular physical activity to stay healthy is actually rather attainable. Adults are encouraged to get at least 30 minutes of physical activity five times a week or more. This means that walking the dog, hiking, biking or walking to the metro instead of hailing a cab all count as exercise.
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Steve Macek, associate professor of speech communication and coordinator of urban and suburban studies, had his article titled "The Reporter's Rebellion: 'The Chicago Journalism Review' 1968-1975" published in a new anthology about communication history, "A Moment of Danger: Critical Studies in the History of U.S. Communication Since World War II." The 2011 anthology is edited by Janice Peck & Inger L. Stole and published by the University of Marquette Press. Macek's article is Chapter 11 in the book.
Macek has been a member of North Central's faculty since 2002. He received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.


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Transferring trauma
Perceptions of others can be skewed by too much emotional baggage from childhood
By Patti Carmalt-Vener 08/07/2014
Dear Patti,
My name is Camila, I'm 17 and in love for the first time. Jayden and I have dated for a year, spent time together all summer and had so much fun that I'll never forget it. He's wonderful and romantic and spends too much on presents for me. (I've insisted he stop since we're both saving for college.) Even when he doesn't spend money, he finds beautiful ways to let me know I'm loved.
Jayden is very close to his family, especially his 16-year-old sister, Alyssa. She's beautiful, blond, blue-eyed and works at the same restaurant with us. I can't help it but I resent her and don't like her hanging around with us.
Jayden told me Alyssa is sad because she thinks I don't like her. He wants us to get to know each other better, but I keep thinking she's interfering with our relationship. When I'm away from the situation, I can see that she's not selfish or conceited or doing anything wrong. She also works hard and gives her mother money. At times it seems like she looks up to me, almost like a big sister.
My parents divorced when I was young. I lived with my mother and visited my father every other weekend. He lived with his girlfriend, Felicia, who was beautiful and it seemed like she was more important to my dad than me. I felt like I had to compete for his attention and it didn't seem fair because she had him all the rest of the time when I wasn't there.
I'm pretty sure I'm reacting to Allyssa as if she's Felicia and I don't want to do that. I want to move on, leave my lonely childhood memories behind, and not alienate Jayden or any of his family because they've all been very nice to me, even Alyssa.
— Camila
Dear Camila,
This is a very exciting time in your life with adulthood just beginning. As is often the case when one moves forward to grow up and individualize as an independent person, the awkward weight of emotional baggage from childhood can really get in the way.
It sounds like you want to heal from the pain and insecurity of past traumas so they won't interfere with your life today; that's an excellent goal. You have already taken the first critical step by recognizing that Alyssa is treating you fine but that you're emotionally reacting as if her behavior were a cruel carbon copy of what you previously experienced with your father's girlfriend. This is called transference. The more you acknowledge and experience your repressed feelings toward Felicia and your father, the less power those historic feelings will be able to exert on what you're doing and feeling in the present.
To accomplish this objective and reduce the tendency to transfer your feelings onto others, I would strongly recommend professional counseling. Find a therapist whom you trust and feel connected to. Keep in mind, however, there's a good possibility you'll eventually transfer feelings onto your therapist as well. That is often part of the therapeutic process which your therapist will guide you through. The goal is for the two of you to create a safe, private space in which you carefully examine and heal these painful memories.
Until then, try this exercise. Write down all of the traits — both good and bad — that characterized your father's girlfriend. On a separate piece of paper, write down all of the traits that Alyssa exhibits. After reviewing both lists, write down the behaviors from your first list that you're currently transferring onto Jayden's sister. Look clearly at the difference.
The next step is to choose a negative trait from your Felicia list and remember a specific time when she exhibited that trait and you felt mistreated as a result. See the experience in your mind's eye and feel your anger and hurt. Do that with each negative trait and you'll begin to understand where all of this is rooted.
Share this experience with your new therapist. You may find that therapeutic work will help your relationship with your father and you'll definitely experience improvement in your current contacts. I really appreciate that you want to do your best to not allow the past to interfere with your new relationships and other relationships to come. n
This story first appeared on Aug. 29, 2013.
Patti Carmalt-Vener, a faculty member with the Southern California Society for Intensive Short Term Psychotherapy, has been a psychotherapist in private practice for 23 years and has offices in Pasadena, Santa Monica and Canoga Park. Contact her at (626) 584-8582 or email email@example.com. Visit her Web site, patticarmalt-vener.com.
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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
Thursday, January 1, 2009
If I can't have my health back then at least a sense of meaning and peace.
I don't feel as grim as I did yesterday (back in 2007). I'm grateful for that. I had a couple strange dreams. Prior to falling asleep I found myself deep in a sense of despair. I thought to myself well, if I'm not going to feel better and I'm housebound then at least I'll look into medical marijuana.
I dreamt that I was at some sort of bar like place only it wasn't a bar. The guy was talking to me about pot and showing me some new kind that was a tan color-sort of the color of Carmel. It could be stretched like taffy. Although in my dream I didn't want to start smoking pot I found myself intrigued by this new form of it. Suddenly the dream shifted and I realized that I'd bought $253 worth of pot. Only it wasn't buds or plants, it was in all these different forms, and shapes. I was really happy with my purchase and that I'd gotten a deal (no pun intended). It was almost like a rock collection(which I had as a kid, along with a coin collection, map collection, book collection, chemistry stuff, etc). The dream made me happy. I think having it had something to do with a shift in my mood.
In the other dream I realized I still had a lot of work to do (or more than I thought). I thought to myself as soon as I can get this depression to lift I'll get back to it. This could be a hopeful dream in that I still have work to do and it's not over. Because I associate depression with fatigue I think my dream might have been talking about not only the depression but also this illness.
I always feel like I'm on the edge of falling into that depressive pit. I remember talking to Dr. Kliman a couple months after I was diagnosed (he was asking about depression) that I was surprisingly not depressed. I've learned since then that depression can and does accompany this illness for a couple reasons. One is the stress on the body due to being ill for so long causes important chemicals in the brain-dopamine and serotonin mostly-to become low creating a depression induced by illness. Then there is the circumstances of being ill-the grief that accompanies it-with all the loss there is to bear.
So there is a double whammy of depression-both are very powerful. I'm sure too that the brain inflammation doesn't help. It's unfortunate that the depression experienced by people with this illness gets mistaken as being the "real" illness when in fact it's secondary. To complicate matters is that because there is an injury to the brain from whatever pathogens/toxins/bacteria are at play, it can create a sensitivity to medications making it hard to tolerate the side effects of anti depressants. People with this illness are often quite sensitive to medications.
Regardless, the other decision I made last night was that I was going to go on anti depressants. Dr. Kliman had prescribed Prozac (which just made me agitated) and then Wellbutrin (which made my anxiety high and my heart race) just for the purpose of trying to energize my body. I'm willing to try again but this time with the purpose of trying to avoid the depth of depression that I've been sinking to.
I'll call my csf doctor next week and ask him to write a prescription for something.
We'll see.
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- Paula said...
Please please please give Zoloft a try. I would be in a pit of despair if I didn't take it. And I hate meds and usually can't tolerate many of them - but this one for me has been a life saver. There were a couple of weeks in the beginning of side effects, but they did go away. Just stick with it!! It will be worth it. I figure, you get one life to live and we should do whatever it takes to enjoy it as much as we can - it's just like needing glasses.
Now, there could be dozens of replies to this yelling at me for suggesting a specific med as I am not your Dr., but I just wanted to mention what has worked for me. And I only need 25 mg - much less than the 50 or higher dose that is recommended.
We shouldn't have to suffer any more than we already are..
- January 1, 2009 at 8:13 PM
- cfswarrior said...
Hi Paula-
It's good to know you've had success with Zoloft (and a small amount at that). It's helpful for me to know what medications work with people who have cfids.
I so agree with your statement that we shouldn't have to suffer anymore more than we already are.
Thank you.
- January 1, 2009 at 10:25 PM
- Pris said...
Most of my cfids friends are on an antidepressant, some of them for sleep. I never could tolorate any of them, even at one milligram, but I'm not a good example since I have side effects to nearly every med in the book , driving doctors nuts. St Johns Wort made a big difference for me, so know there's an alternative if you simply can't handle them. And yes, everyone is different in their reactions to antidepressants. It's actually common for doctors conversant with cfids to start sometimes at five milligrams because of oversensitivity problems.
- January 2, 2009 at 3:20 AM
- Aylwin said...
Hi CFS Warrior, I'm Aylwin, a 22 year ME survivor. I totally agree with Pris, I cannot take those drugs at all and I am very much like her with meds in general - very common in ME. And St' John's wort is a safe and effective herb for many, with less side effects. It is what is prescribed 95% of the time in Germany (where the HCsystem is quite enlightened) for depression, and the pharma ones only the 5% with very severe D. that it doesn't help. Its for mild-to-moderate depression, and if you are standing on the edge of it , it can be just the ticket, and very easy to find the right dose with a tincture. As soon as thopse Blue Meanies start to circle me, I just take it for a couple of weeks and I'm sorted. There are lots of herbs too that I can't handle, so I'm grateful for it. Never lose hope, you never know what's around the corner!You TC, Aylwin
- January 2, 2009 at 8:18 AM
- Paula said...
I also take klonopin (and that's it besides the viral med ) and it has been a life saver as well. I think it has mood enhancers in it too, but my main issue has been anxiety first, depression 2nd. Anything and everything would set me off and I'm super sensitive to many environmental things just like Pris said. I have startle reflex to the smallest sounds.. it's so weird.
Does anyone know if St John's Wort works for anxiety as well?
- January 2, 2009 at 12:36 PM
you may want to try lexapro; you can take a small 10mg dose. i was on zoloft for 2 years and it stopped working. I have me/cfs for some time but was finally diagnosed last summer. am very sensitive to side effects, and can happily say i don't have them with lexapro.
i tried SAM-E but I just plateaud and ultimately did not work for my depression after a month or so. st johns wort did not work at all. we are all individuals with unique responses, and conventional medicine is just coming to realize that...so you'll need to test out whatever you decide to take.
good luck! be well!
- January 2, 2009 at 3:47 PM
- Renee said...
I have been reading your last few posts and as usual find them very deep and honest. I want to tell you that you have been in my thoughts with all you have been feeling, and welcome to 2009....sounds like 2008 was a good year to skip, anyway Terri! (GRIN)
I have not been able to tolerate any meds myself and anything I take as a supplement, and even my antibiotics I must start at about 1/4 the dose. St. John's Wart is a good herb for depression. I know of a few who have taken it with good results...but you must get a good steady brand ~ I believe GNC is one of the most consistent....lots of things to look at I am sure you and your doctor will come to the right choices.
Back to you last posts...may 2009 bring you an improvement in your healing journey.
- January 2, 2009 at 6:04 PM
- Aylwin said...
Hi All and Paula, yes, St. John's Wort does have some effect on anxiety as well, and there are other herbs, like Valerian, but I cannot tolerate them! I too, like Paula, have finally discovered the Klonopin, and it has made a huge positive difference for me. It is especially helpful to control the reactions to overstimulation (like your startle reflex) that can be so overwhelming. But, as Anonymous said, it is never the same thing for everyone and what works for one does not for another. so yup, you do need to experiment, and hopefully have a doc who will support this. The other drug that has helped me so much is the Neurontin (Gabapentin), I do believe that a lot of the mental (not necessarily emotional! - I mean the confusion, overstimulation, etc.etc.) is as Cheney says, a kind of seizure-state in the brain, and the Neurontin makes my brain function as well as the disautonomia so much better. You all TC and here's to a better 2009!! Aylwin
- January 4, 2009 at 8:35 AM
- Pris said...
First of all, check my blog at http://poeticinspire.blogspot.com I refer to your blog in it. I export to facebook and have had a lot of positive response there. If I can figure out how to share them, I will.
Klonipin was the med that changed my life for the better. It enabled me to tolorate so much more stimulation and stopped the spasms I would get in my hands so badly at times that trying to bring a forkful of food to my mouth was almost impossible. That and other changes do speak to the anti-seizure properties of the med and its positive effects.
I'm looking into transfer factor now. My former immunologist tested me regularly and confirmed that the T cells that respond to allergies, medicines etc were in a continual over-reactive state and the T cells that work in our favor, the ones that produce the NK (Natural Killer) cells were low. A friend of mine knows Charles Lapp. His research has shown that transfer factor increased NK cells by ten fold but he didn't get reports that his patients felt better. Cheney, however, was more enthusiastic about its use in smoothing out the immune system. I'm still considering it. As time goes by, I evaluate things a lot more carefully before I try them, both because I react oddly to supplements as well as to meds, and because the money adds up.
- January 4, 2009 at 9:16 AM
- cfswarrior said...
I may try St. John's Wort. I take 14 drops of Doxepin for sleep. It's good to know to start very low on starting medications.
- January 4, 2009 at 1:53 PM
- cfswarrior said...
Hi Alwyn-
I like how you put it-"a 22 year survivor..." How have you managed to do it? I agree about the HC system in Germany. They are far ahead of us. It's good to know they believe in St John's Wort. How long does it take to work? That's a good name for them "the Blue Meanies." It's exactly what they are.
- January 4, 2009 at 1:56 PM
- cfswarrior said...
I'd forgotten about Sam-e. I've heard of Lexapro. The side effects haven't been bad? Have you started or tried any sort of treatment since you've been diagnosed?
- January 4, 2009 at 1:58 PM
- cfswarrior said...
How are you? You are in my thoughts as well. It's good to know about the GNC brand. I think I'll try to get my hands on some today if possible. It's always good to hear from you.
- January 4, 2009 at 2:00 PM
- cfswarrior said...
I take neurontin and klonopin but only at night for sleep. Whenever I haven't filled my rx for the neurontin in time and had to go without for a day I really noticed a difference.
- January 4, 2009 at 2:02 PM
- cfswarrior said...
I left a note on your blog. Your post moved me to tears. Thank you for "seeing" me. Those of you who have lived with this illness for awhile are my guides and mentors right now. I'm just at a loss for how to cope with this anymore.
I've heard of transfer factor. I read about it being used with some success. My cfids doctor is wanting me to take Valcyte but I'm reluctant to (although I'm getting it free with patient assistance-I have yet to take any).
- January 4, 2009 at 2:04 PM
- Aylwin said...
Morning! How have I managed for 22 years? Hope - that's it, that's all, and that's why I won't allow those Blue Meanies to get me for long!I always and still think (if idiotically at times!)I will get improvement if not a cure, sooner or later. Occasionally I allow myself a "funk day" when I let all those monsters of fear out of the bag and let them play...then they are ready to be put away until I need to do that again! Also, I had 2 kids to bring up, so that kept me going somehow.
I also take the bulk of my Neurontin/Klonopin at bedtime, with a smaller dose in the afternoon when the symptoms amp up.
It has made a huge difference to me over all, and especially with the overstimulation aspect. Now, I can go out for a wee bit (if & when up to it!) without getting totally muddle-headed from it.
The St. John's wort works within a couple of weeks in my experience, and as with all drugs/herbs/supps, start very low and titrate up - easy to do with a tincture.
I've heard that the Valcyte can have amazing results, if it's not the easiest to tolerate - if you have diagnosed infection of HHV6 anyway!
And they are finally going to approve Ampligen, which helped so many in the early 90's and then just disappeared, who knows why.
Good to have found you! TC, Aylwin xox
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Finally, we can talk about Matt Diaz. Not about how he's killing the Phillies or tripping trespassers wearing ridiculous spandex suits (see below), but about how he can actually help this Phillies club with his skill at the plate.
Diaz was non-tendered by the Atlanta Braves yesterday, meaning he's a free agent and ready to mingle. Could the Phillies have interest in the 32-year old outfielder? You bet your baseballs.
For the better part of five seasons in the National League East, Diaz has had the Phillies number hitting .338 over 165 plate appearances. There's always a guy who isn't a stud – normally just a role player – that your team can't get out under any circumstance. Matt Diaz was that guy.
Now, the Phillies have the opportunity to sign him to be part of the solution of losing Jayson Werth. It wouldn't be the worst move in the world, either. For what Diaz would command on the open market, Ruben Amaro would be shrewd to thoroughly kick the tires on this right field option. With a pairing of Diaz and Dom Brown in right and Ben Francisco and Raul Ibanez in left, two platoons wouldn't be an ideal scenario, however, it's a risk worth taking at a time when the free agent landscape is filled with has-been outfielders. As we've talked about for the past few weeks, the trade market is thin as well.
Diaz is an eight-year vet, although most of his early seasons were spent shuffling between the minors and the bigs. His career .301 average from the right side would play well here, although he's not a power alternative to Werth. In 2009, Diaz hit a career high 13 home runs in 125 games – not exactly Aaron-esque. Still, he'd surely have the opportunity to knock in runs at a healthier clip than Atlanta in this batting order.
The better news: he hits lefties well. Try .335 against them with 29 homers and 100 RBI in 735 plate appearances; basically just a shade more than a seasons-worth. Hell, Jayson Werth has only hit .292 against lefties in his career, so this move would be a bit of an upgrade to combat the left-handed problem the Phillies face every night.
An underlying factor would be his lineup-balancing. Placido Polanco is currently the only Phillie who seems to have any sense of how to use situational hitting to his advantage. Diaz is another threat to hit the ball to the opposite field with runners in scoring position, a trait missing from the DNA of this team.
As far as his glove is concerned, Diaz is just ordinary. His UZR for the past five seasons averages to roughly 1.8, meaning he's basically a replacement-level defender. No matter who you put out there, few will have the speed and athleticism to play right field like Werth did, so even at replacement-level, Diaz will do just fine because of his prowess with the bat.
Are you on board with Diaz? He'll likely come cheap since he's been nothing but a platoon player. And if he and Brown co-exist together splitting at-bats, would anyone object to a .290 average with 25 total home runs and 80 RBI between the two? On the other side of the coin, signing Diaz pushes the Phillies into platoon mode. In any case, it'll be nice to know Diaz would no longer haunt the Phillies if he's wearing their jersey.
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This is your cheap safe option. Let him platoon with Brown. If something bigger is afoot…great, but otherwise this is the safe move now that he is a free agent.
This is an easy, yes. "Platoon-mode" is not the worst scenario in the world. Competition will bring out the best in everybody. And if we have 4 or 5 outfielders playing really well, somebody's going to make us an offer at the deadline. This is a win-win situation here.
At the quick look I would have to agree with signing a guy like Diaz, not over the top excited about it, and it would have to be cheap enough that if something comes about during the year you could drop him. The on problem I have with a stop gap solution, is after 2011 Raul is pretty much retired or going to an AL team, we can assume he will not sign another contract with the phillies. And then you are looking for 2 corner outfielders, and if Dom Brown is just platoon guy next year will he be ready to be full time LF the next year.
I know I am probalbly the only one on here that thinks this but I think you put Lasting Milredge in this locker room they could straighten him out, and he could be a steal in FA.
I know I am crazy, but I think he would be a great reclaimation project for RAJ and Charlie
Yes. Yes. A thousand times "yes". It doesn't even have to be a straight platoon with Brown. He can platoon with Ibanez, too. But he's not your five hole hitter.
The Dipsy
Lastings Milledge? You can't be serious!
As Dip says, Diaz is no five hole hitter but when I saw he was non-tendered, my head shot up. Would not be a bad move.
So if he is not your 5 hole hitter, who do you put there, Rollins? Vic? Chooch? And when Brown is playing would bat him 5th. Should that not be part of the discussion when looking at signing someone, where they will fit in this lineup
Milledge killed LHP last season (he had a better OPS than Werth vs. lefties). He'll only be 26 next season, and like Werth, he's a former number one draft pick. I'd rather bring him in as a platoon player in LF & RF and see what happens. Nobody got too excited when Gillick signed Werth to platoon with Geoff Jenkins, but Werth went on to become an everyday player. Milledge is younger and has more upside than Diaz…he's worth the gamble.
I'm Ted Bell.
now I am in trouble if Ted Bell is agreeing with me. Again, I think you can sign Lasting pretty cheap, under 6-7 million per, cheap enough to drop if he can not be handled. But with this club house I really think they can handle him and if not send him on his way.
6 or 7 million?? No way. Milledge only made $452 K last season. The Pirates cut him because they were afraid he'd make $1 million in arbitration. The way the Phillies threw money around on stiffs like Adam Eaton and Freddy Garcia, spending $1 million on a guy like Milledge seems like a low risk gamble.
I'm Ted Bell.
I agree. Sign Diaz, but no hes not a 5-spot hitter. They still need to sign or trade for one. Need more power than that. And yes, that means someone else has to go…does anyone think Paul Konerko coudl play the corner outfield?
When you pay Ryan K. Howard 25 million a year and Adam Dunn makes 14 a year. You are hamstrung some.
The 11 million could probably do something. Like get a player who wouldnt have 0 RBI batting 4th in 9 playoff games.
Just saying
Aubrey Huff comes to mind
Andrew – Why do you feel the need to say the same thing day after day, no matter what the subject matter is? We get it already.
I'm Ted Bell.
I say YES to Diaz. and for all the reasons mentioned. My question, however, is this: How will Charlie Manuel handle platoons?
Chuck's responses:
1) Diaz: Yes. Go after him. Nice stopgap measure. Platoons can work.
2) Lastings Milledge: NO to any reclamation projects. NO. NO. NO.
3) Andrew from Waldorf = Broken Record (And I mean REALLY broken)
I'd take this deal. Matt Diaz is a good, scrappy player. He's not a star. But he can rake against lefties. He's probably a better hitter than he was last year, in which he was injured. He would provide some outfield depth in case there was an injury. He was scaring me when he was with the Braves last year. They just seemed to keep winning and he was hitting walk-off homeruns and killing Johann Santana, which he has done his whole career. That's another factor right there, although I don't know when Santana will be back. I think this might be the guy they pick up because Manuel is pushing for it.
Let's go for it!
I could see Diaz becoming a quick fan favorite here….the tripping incident didn't hurt!
I'd be on board… and maybe even let him bat 5th when he plays half of the time. Frisco could also bat 5th when he plays… it's a downgrade for our 5th spot, but what else can we do? (Ideally bump Rollins to 5th..but I doubt that'll happen)
Part of the Phils' good clubhouse atmosphere is because there aren't any "reclamation projects" in it. The closest thing they've had to one in the past few years has been Adam Eaton, and no one seemed able to straighten out his whiny me-first attitude. So ABSOLUTELY NO to Lastings Milledge.
As far as Diaz goes, he's a safe bet in a platoon, but is he any safer than Francisco? It's doubtful Ibanez sits much, so Diaz might make one too many outfielders when the team really needs a back-up infielder to replace the beloved Greg Dobbs.
I'd still take a chance on Diaz, though, and let the logjam sort itself out in the spring. Francisco, Brown, Mayberry, and even Gload are all relatively cheap, as would be Diaz, and the least productive of them could be let go if need be.
I should clarify "let go." Brown or Mayberry could be optioned, and there would probably be a trade market for the others, even if not a good one. Probably no one would have to be released.
I'd be on board for picking up DYE-AZZ. Even if he is hitting 5th as long as he is getting his hits in there against lefties that'll be just fine. I really like that split against lefty pitching.
I like the Diaz option if you keep Brown on the big club. However, I'm still stuck on Upton(only if healthy) whose young and cheap interms of money.
Brown, Francisco, Worley and Schwimmer for Upton. Sign Diaz to replace BenFran and spell Raul 30-40 games against lefties.
With Upton and Diaz in the lineup they'd actually be exellent against lefties.
I meant over the course of his contract not one year, I like the trade proposed for Upton if healthy, he is what like 2/3 years older then Brown. I also agree that Diaz and Ben Fran are the same players, all you people who are saying yes to this deal, is it really an upgrade from Ben, and can you really carry five outfielders and just one bench guy that can play the infield
Brown and Upton are both 23 years old.
The better news: he hits lefties well. Try .335 against them with 29 homers and 100 RBI in 735 plate appearances; basically just a shade more than a seasons-worth. Hell, Jayson Werth has only hit .292 against lefties in his career, so this move would be a bit of an upgrade to combat the left-handed problem the Phillies face every night.
I have to take issue with this; the full lines vs. LHP are .335/.373/.533 for Diaz, and .292/.394/.550, so a .907 OPS for Diaz and .944 for Werth. I wouldn't call Diaz an improvement in the hitting lefties department for that reason.
And for all the rabble about the Phillies supposed handedness problem, Chase Utley has no platoon split for his career, and actually hit lefties better than righties for the last two years. Even Ryan Howard managed to be well above league average against lefties last year. It's much ado about nothing.
I like Matt Diaz, and not just for his action heroics against some attention-whoring "fan."
The Howard bashing is beyond stale. I can't wait for him to rip it up next year.
Diaz turns 33 in March…he'll only contribute to making the league's oldest team even older. We've already seen the best he has to offer, and he's not getting any better at 33. I'd take the player that's 6 years younger with an upside over a career fourth outfielder anytime. Milledge is a "reclamation project" because of a couple of things he did when he was 21?? I bet some of the people posting here did some dumb things when they were 21. What has he done the past two years that makes you think he'll be a distraction in the Phillies clubhouse? The Eagles have a QB who just got out of prison and that seems to be working out. I'm supposed to somehow believe that Lastings Milledge will disrupt a clubhouse full of veterans?
I'm Ted Bell.
What's this obsession with age? If the guys can play and aren't being signed to 6- and 7-year deals, who cares how old they are?
it doesn't work the other way around.
a guy kills one team, then gets signed by that team…and then ends up sucking.
that'll happen here.
there's a reason why some of these guys have good numbers…they play under NO PRESSURE…atlanta? come on…they get 5000 ppl a game.
the first time he hits into a DP with the bases loaded and hears boos….he'll realize where he is
In his six year ML career, three teams have given up on Milledge. He apparently doesn't have an "upside," or else it's buried so deeply under his attitude that his former employers haven't found it and felt they never would. There is no reason to sign a player with baggage if you can get one who doesn't carry any.
And as for "there's a reason why some of these guys have good numbers…they play under NO PRESSURE…" Thats a ridiculous generality. I suppose Chipper Jones and Greg Maddux had great numbers because they played under no pressure, or that Roy Halladay was under no pressure when he pitched for Toronto, or Hanley Ramirez hits so well because no one is ever watching him, either.
better filder/hitter? diaz or burrell? diaz, and burrell won a ring, 2 kinda of. nuff said.
Are you suggesting TWO platoons for the OF ?! That can be a messy handling for the manager especially if one of the FOUR platooned outfielders demands more playing time if he has a hot bat. That can create problems in keeping ALL the players satisfied and in a positive frame of mind. Personally I'm satisfied with Francisco as RH bat filling in for either LH bats, Brown or Ibanez when opportunity presents itself. It does give Francisco the opportunity to have MORE at bats during the season. And he does have a track record as being productive.
The Phillies management's number one priority should be to focus on the need of finding replacements for Romero and Durbin in the bullpen.
Milledge would be a huge mistake! Three strikes and you're out.
Mets, Nats,and Pirates, three abysmal franchises were all desperate enough to give him a try, all three gave up on him- so ring him up and send him packing. We're the Phillies, not bottom feeders banking on head cases.
Also there is a reason ATL non tendered Matt Diaz, if he was that good and affordable I'm guessing they'd have kept him. IMO-They know something we don't. I'd pass.
So why focus on Diaz as a RF platoon player when he played left for the Braves?
Regardless, the guy has had some injuries that have slowed his progress some. He is a big looking guy, I'm wondering where the power is. The point is he also has hit over .300 a few times in his career and it almost looks like he could be a diamond in the rough here. In 06 & 07 his average was .333 – he had 655 atbats and 218 hits. Very slow 08, perhaps due to injury? And in 09 he once again hit .313 and finally started to walk more.
If he comes in cheap (which it looks like he would) why not grab him up? Platooning almost sounds permanent. This is just the stepping stone for the competitors.
Sometimes a team non-tenders a player even though they are decent and affordable. It can depend on space on the roster, budget constraints, left or right handedness, or various combinations of the above. The Braves may have had someone they considered a slightly better fit than Diaz. They may be hoping to re-sign him at less than what he'd get in arbitration.
I'll point out that Chad Durbin was also pretty good, and likely affordable, yet he, too, was non-tendered.
Brooks is correct, though. Diaz did play left, not right. But that doesn't mean Diaz shouldn't be considered as a part-time player. Ibanez might get injured or not play well; Francisco might have to slide to center at times to spell Victorino. One limiting factor on the Phils last year was a shortage of right handed BENCH bats (Schneider, Gload, Dobbs, and Brown are all lefties: Valdez, though batting right, was too many times a starter).
Although I, too, think relief should be the priority, then a reserve corner infielder, I also see nothing wrong with signing a decent, affordable player when you have the chance.
George – I understand why teams non tender, I wrote that poorly. The point is I think their is a hidden problem in this case, though I admit I don't know what it is. Durbin BTW was no longer affordable (at least in his own mind) I hope he shops himself, finds no better bidders and comes back to us for a more reasonable price. (approx 1m)
What I think the Braves know that we don't might have to do with health. Last four years games played 135,43,125,84- very strange- whether health related or by Bobby C's choice.
There is something just not quite right about Diaz. He has only 7 assists the last three years. Maybe a sign of a poor arm? He had one single in ten AB's in the postseason last year, if he did that here he'd be given Greg Gross status. I don't know, I just don't like him enough.
George – Milledge has not had a "six year major league career". The kid is only 25 and his first big league appearance was at age 21. By the way, at age 25, Utley and Howard were barely getting their major league careers started – Milledge already has over 1600 plate appearances. He's had to develop at the big league level.
Ages 26-28 are usually thought of as the years when a player finally "gets it" . Milledge will be 26 next year. Maybe playing in front of 45,000 people every night with a couple strong African American role models on the team will help Milledge's maturation process.
Milledge's numbers against lefties were much better than those of Matt Diaz last season. Milledge will come much cheaper as well. Diaz made over $2.5 million last season…how much of a paycut do you think he'll take? You could probably get Milledge for just under a million.
Nobody can come up with any facts as to why Milledge will ruin the Phillies wonderful clubhouse chemistry (which helped them so much in the NLCS) – just some vague memories of his rookie season. We're in the Google age folks – everything becomes public knowledge. Give me some links that will show me how Lastings Milledge will be such a bad teammate.
RAJ's infatuation with these players that are well past 30 (Ibanez, Polanco, he's now pondering bringing back Arthur Rhodes) is very dangerous. The sport as a whole is becoming younger and more athletic, while RAJ is taking the Phillies in the opposite direction.
I'm Ted Bell.
Ted Bell- you don't have to look hard, and I never said anything about clubhouse chemistry, in fact I think he's matured a bit. There are hundreds of articles, blogs etc. questioning his work ethic, plate dicsipline,nagging injuries,defensive gaffes etc. here's one- you can find the other 2-300 links yourself.
IMO- Guys like him belong on bottom feeders like Pirates and Nats willing to take a chance because they're so bad to begin with.
I'm Lefty
I still think that Josh Willingham is a better option than Diaz.
I'm with Marc.
I'm Brooks
I like the idea of Willingham better than Diaz. Willingham is younger and has less tread on his tires. Sure, he is coming off a knee injury but he has been pretty productive on some poor teams. Put him in our lineup and he is a much better option at #5 than Diaz or whomever else. Millidge-he is a guy you should only take a chance on at this point. He isn't someone you sign and expect to start and hit in a key position. Phils have the talent in place to mentor him unlike the Pirates, Nats, and Mets did- but to expect him to be a major contributor is a serious risk.
Upton- do we have the talent to get him? I am not so sure anymore. The D'Backs will want Singleton as they need 1B help. Not sure if Worley is good enough for them. They are going to want one of our stud pitchers from the AZ league since the games were in AZ. And they will want Brown, Singelton and DeFrauts at minimum. Do you do that?
Holy hand grenades. Red Sox just traded for Adrian Gonzalez. Casey Kelly, Anthony Rizzo, Raymond Fuentes and another player. Beltre just lost some leverage.
No way I'd trade Cosart, Singleton, Brown and Defratus for Upton. Way too steep. That's essentially 3 top 25 players. Those is more than the Sox just traded for Gonzalez.
The Phils moved Singleton to LF although there is some skepticism that he can play there. I would think that SD would want some ML ready talent. That said – Brown, Worley, and a lower minor decent prospect.
The Dipsy
Come on andrew-HOW MUCH DID YOU LOSE????????????????
Gosh, I goofed by a WHOLE YEAR! Milledge has had a five year ML career, but that just makes the fact he's now been dumped by three different teams even scarier.
And 26-28 is not when a player "gets it," it's when he begins hitting his athletic prime. There have been hundreds, maybe thousands of players who started very young but haven't had the issues Milledge has had; in fact one of them is that guy people on this site are clamoring for, Justin Upton. Upton, I'll point out, started younger than Milledge.
To be fair, the Pirate's GM has spoken of the possibility of re-signing Milledge. "…if we think it's the right fit for the team, and he thinks it's the right fit for him." Doesn't sound to me like a ringing endorsement considering those "ifs."
Here's what I would have done if I were Amaro:
1. cut Ibanez
2. ferociously persued Mariano Rivera after arbitration
3. (assuming Rivera signed) cut Brad Lidge
4. traded BenFran, Kendrick, and Matheison to D-Backs for Justin Upton
5. signed Matt Diaz
6. signed Pedro Feliciano
My (dream) lineup for 2011:
1. Victorino (CF)
2. Polanco (3B)
3. Utley (2B)
4. Howard (1B)
5. Upton (RF)
6. Rollins (SS)
7. Diaz (LF)
8. Ruiz (C)
9. (Pitcher)
…But that's just me, and I'm a risk-taker.
Plus, I'd start Worley next season instead of KK.
(hence that's why I traded KK)
Ryan, no way in Hell the D-Backs would accept that for Upton. Mo would never go on any team not named the Yankees.
Ryan, remember that if you cut Ibanez and Werth that you still have to pay them. That's $23 million you can't spend on their replacements (people like Rivera, Upton, and Diaz, for instance). And Arizona certainly isn't going to trade a future star for a fifth starter, a fourth outfielder, and an unproven reliever who may eventually set the record for Tommy John surgeries.
And why would you just give the fifth starter job to the inexperienced Worley without ANY competition? He's yet to pitch regularly in AAA; his ML call-up was because he was the only arm available at the time.
"Werth" should read "Lidge." I had Werth on my mind because he's the one who will probably have to be replaced.
And as far as Lidge goes, if you cut him, you should cut Rollins, too, because his year was even worse than Lidge's. That's only a few more paltry millions you can't spend on replacements, so it should be a no-brainer.
Ryan, this isn't fantasy baseball!
"4. traded BenFran, Kendrick, and Matheison to D-Backs for Justin Upton"
I see someone is playing fantasy baseball game trading (chuckles). Back to the real world of baseball please.
As a Braves fan, if you guys get Matty D, you will love him.
Matt Diaz would be a very nice addition but not as a replacement for Jayson Worth. Not a Diaz / Brown platoon replacement for Werth especially. Let's cut to the chase on D. Brown, he's showed serious cracks in his game all the way around (hitting, fielding, base running, understanding the game) and now he fails in the Winter Leagues and is brought home to protect his fragility.
The Phillies have to be understanding now more than ever that Werth is the "Indispensable Man".! Look, the Phillies are not resigning, Rollins or Ibaniez next year so trade one or both NOW.
If I'm Matt I would try to get with Arizona. Look what it did for Kelly Johnson when he left the BRAVES.


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November 8, 2013 —
The old-timers in Sullivan County say that the county died as a tourist destination because of the three "A"s: airplanes, automobiles and air conditioning. Now, Governor Andrew Cuomo and many local leaders are betting that a casino or two can breathe new life into the tourism sector of the Catskills and beyond.
On election day, voters state-wide easily approved Proposition One, the ballot measure that will allow for the creation of up to seven casinos in the state, with one or two in Sullivan County and perhaps one in Ulster County. The statewide vote was 1,496,781 in favor and 1,123,939 against.
In Sullivan County the vote was much more lopsided, with 13,729 or 76.41% of voters in favor and 4,238 or 23.59%, opposed, which means it passed locally with a better than three-to-one margin.
Cuomo, who judging by his remarks the day after the election clearly saw this as an historical event, chose to mark the occasion with a surprise visit to Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, which drew many of the local elected officials and business leaders.
Among the speakers at the gathering was Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, who has been working on getting a casino in Sullivan County for many years.
After lavishing praise on the Governor, she said, "It's the beginning of a new chapter for upstate, New York. We are on our way to creating tens of thousands of well-paying jobs across the state and securing millions of dollars of revenue for our schools and our local governments."
The theme of Cuomo's remarks was that a casino in Sullivan County is something that could have and should have been done long ago.
He said, "This is a huge, huge win for the state of New York and especially the Catskills and the Hudson Valley. It will fundamentally change the trajectory of the Catskills. It means economic activity, it means jobs, it means business, it means getting the economy running. We project ten thousand jobs, we believe this means hundreds of millions of dollars coming in."
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PORTALES — Leif Craddock is tired of losing.
One of six players remaining from Eastern New Mexico University men's first soccer squad in 2004, Craddock realizes it's now or never for his group.
"We definitely have to get the monkey off our back," said the senior goalie, who earned All-Southwest Soccer Conference honors last season. "We definitely have the guys to do it; now we just have to go out and do it."
The Greyhounds were 4-11-3 last season, including 1-5-2 in the five-team SSC. ENMU made the SSC tournament for the first time, losing to eventual champion Midwestern State 5-1 in the semifinals.
The Hounds were picked for fourth in the SSC this season, the same place they finished in 2006.
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"We have a better squad than last year," fourth-year coach Carlos Elizondo said. "The overall quality of the team has improved. The relationships I have developed (in recruiting) are paying off."
ENMU opens the season this weekend in Denver, facing Colorado Christian on Saturday and host Regis on Sunday. The home opener is a week from Sunday against CSU-Colorado Springs.
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Amarillo and has a younger brother playing in goal at rival West Texas A&M. "It's definitely (been) hard losing games, especially not having had a winning season."
The other fourth-year players are forward-midfielder Keith Vargas, midfielders Ryan Atkinson and Andrew Perez, and defenders Donnell Jackson and Adam Diehl.
"That's just huge for us," Elizondo said. "It really helps out with the team chemistry and the discipline."
The SSC has abandoned its conference tournament this year. Since it doesn't have an automatic berth to the NCAA Division II tournament, the hope is that the champion will have a better shot at an at-large berth.
It makes it tough for the Hounds, who would likely have to win the conference and do well outside the tournament to make the national meet.
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Obtain a graduate admissions application from the GSU Admissions office. Have transcripts sent to the admissions office promptly. The application will not be forwarded to the department until it is complete.
Once any prerequisite courses have been completed, the master's degree requirements are 32 credits (29 core required courses and 3 credits of electives). You're encouraged to work at your own pace, depending on your work and family responsibilities. Many students take only two courses at a time.
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Gamers tend to get more excited about the titles they're promised for the future than the ones that are actually available for purchase right now. This leads to a lot of heartbreak, since many of the most groundbreaking games get stuck in development limbo for years, or never get released at all.
Granted, there's no guarantee that any of these games would have been good (see: Duke Nukem Forever), but they're all intriguing as hell, which makes it that much sadder that they seem to be dead in the water.
(Y'know what's not dead in the water? Cracked's Star Wars mini-series. You can watch the trailer now.)
5 The Last Guardian
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The Last Guardian is a heartwarming tale of a boy and his giant bird-dog griffin creature that was first announced in 2009 as a project of Team ICO, a development studio that has only ever produced two games. However, those two games are ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, which are widely regarded as two of the greatest video games ever made in terms of both innovative play mechanics and emotionally resonating story. Even The New Yorker went out of its way to talk about how amazing those titles are, which must have caused people who actually read The New Yorker no end of confusion.
"Hmph! Video games will never have anything on the single-panel gag cartoon!"
Why You Want It:
A huge part of The Last Guardian was to revolve around taking care of the mythical superbeast as you adventure through the environment. Basically this means feeding him, tending to his injuries, and generally keeping him not dead -- Team ICO likened it to taking care of a pet. And also like a pet, the creature will occasionally completely ignore your commands, bounce around like a jimmy-legged man-child when you need him to be still, or root himself to the floor when you need him to sit somewhere else to solve a particular puzzle.
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"Yeah? Why don't you come make me roll over?"
Furthermore, you as the main character are completely helpless against the game's enemies. Your only means of defense is getting the griffin to stomp suckers out like a trashcan fire, so it's your job to keep him in good fighting shape. It's an action/puzzle game where you take the role of the support character rather than the hulking super-badass. Basically, it's like BioShock Infinite if you played as Elizabeth instead of Booker.
Why You'll Probably Never Get It:
The Last Guardian has been so plagued by delays and setbacks that getting any new screenshots or information about it is like spotting a leprechaun riding Bigfoot. The official reason for the deafening four-year silence is that the game is loaded with more bugs than a motel mattress, and Team ICO has to constantly rework large sections to make the damn thing playable.
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Every one of those feathers needs to be individually bug tested.
At this point, Sony, the game's publisher, refuses to clarify whether The Last Guardian is on hold or still in active development, and the head of Team ICO announced that he would be leaving Sony as soon as the game is finished, which is typically a pretty good indication that a project is not going well. We will probably be having sex with our World of Warcraft characters before we get a chance to hang out with our giant luck dragon BFF.
4 Star Wars 1313
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It was the game that, in the spring of 2012, simultaneously got everyone excited about gaming and Star Wars again. Star Wars 1313, a cutting-edge "looks too good to be possible" game to be released on the next generation of consoles ...
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Hell, the game might have almost justified buying an Xbox One. Almost.
... promised to cast you as a bounty hunter descending into the seamy underbelly of the Star Wars universe to kidnap and/or murder people for money (but not credits -- credits are no good in the Outer Rim). It was a balls-out third-person action game / laser explosion festival created by a team culled from every branch of the Star Wars empire, including LucasArts, Lucasfilm Animation, Industrial Light & Magic, and Skywalker Sound. That's like if every member of the Justice League got together to build a supersonic asskick mobile and then tossed you the keys.
Why You Want It:
For starters, 1313 would have been the first Star Wars game to ever receive a Mature rating, even though the films themselves are famously applauded and derided in equal measure for being kid-friendly. However, the developers stressed that the Mature rating wasn't a reflection of how much blood and gore would've been in the game (although just one time we'd like to see a Wookiee rip someone's arms off), but rather the adult themes and character motivations in the game's story. If true, that's a big leap forward for a series previously dominated by puppets and bumbling slapstick aliens.
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And maybe, just maybe, we would've gotten to see Jar Jar take a blaster to the face.
Also, most other Star Wars games focused on the Jedi and their magic Force powers, despite the fact that they're less than .001 percent of the galactic population. 1313 would've thrown all that space mysticism out the window in favor of darker, grittier realism, presenting us the Star Wars universe as it is experienced by the overwhelming majority of its inhabitants. The unnamed bounty hunting protagonist was also heavily rumored to be none other than Boba Fett, the most inexplicably popular ancillary character in the history of anything (some leaked concept art indicated that Boba Fett was the star, and "1313" is one of Boba Fett's aliases). If that were true, Star Wars fans would have torn their pants off in their hurry to pull out their wallets.
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"I don't have to pay my rent this month! Forget the baby's formula! Take it! TAKE IT!"
Why You'll Probably Never Get It:
Star Wars 1313 had been changed, cancelled, and revived a ridiculous number of times before it was ever even revealed to the public, and shortly after Disney acquired all things Star Wars, they dropped the hammer on LucasArts, effectively killing all titles currently in production. Odds are we'll see a 60-year-old Princess Leia in a metal bikini before we ever get to play 1313.


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I thought, yeah, yeah, OK, I've got this. I know about this stuff. Isn't that what I have been writing "lo these many years?"
We are His, after all, and we are to walk in His word, living and breathing it in. We are to be servants and not those who take. We are to be humble and not braggadocios. That's me, right? I mean, I didn't want my name on this column. I didn't want my photo attached either. I stammer and hesitate to tell others that I write it.
I tell the story of my adopted children only to explain the circumstances because they confuse them for my grandchildren and then to help them realize that it was not a noble deed in taking them in and I simply must set that record straight, right?
I just love them, no matter how many times anyone sees or hears me "setting them straight," and it was a "God thing" as to why we adopted them.
When times are easy, I am all over God showing me His favor and I am a righteous person. I might walk piously in all the easy times "lording" over others just how they "should" behave in the difficult times. I mean, I am kind and loving about it, but I tend to think, "Thank you God that it is not me," but I am not a Pharisee about it. When I face the difficult times, and I have been through them, and come out on the other side better than I was before, I praise God for His love and mercy.
Well, that is, until God called my best friend home over three years ago. The other night in the chapel, when they handed out the slip of paper, not even a 2x3, and asked us to write what is standing between giving ourselves fully to God, immediately, I thought, well, nothing.
Then I thought, well, except for the hurt and betrayal at His taking my husband. And then there is the anger at being alone to raise the kids. And those who have lied to me, used me, talked about me, and the list continued to the other side, the corners, and I was looking for more paper.
Then I thought about the speaker and why I was here to listen to a less comedic, lively man, until he gigged me with a statement - "Challenges faced today will lead to a greater faith tomorrow."
I mean, I know that, but I needed to be reminded and maybe not quite so entertained by the speaker this time. And he asked us how we deal with life's disappointments. He told us a statement he had heard - "For those who don't know Jesus, this life is as good as it gets. For those who know Jesus, this is as bad as it gets."
Ooo, this one is a straight-shooter! Now I am going to have to readjust my thinking, allow God to change me or I could be like those in John 6, "After this, many of His disciples drew back and no longer accompanied Him." (verse 66)
Have I been turning, walking, or running from the God I say I love? Have I been a prodigal? Do I need to post a sign that reminds me not to determine my theology at my darkest hour, but instead, do as our study in David shows us: "What time I am afraid, I will have confidence in and put my trust and reliance in You. By God I will praise His word; on God I lean, rely, and confidently put my trust; I will not fear. What can man, who is flesh do to me?" (Psalm 56:3-4)
I'd say I've been divinely placed in this camp session, for the messages I have heard, with the supportive, encouraging folks I have met along my way.
Thank You, Lord, for once again taking me out of myself and showing me Your truth through everyone here, the activities, and the studies. Please, continue to bless those who make all of this happen.


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