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Today, l took my new boyfriend to the place where my ex and I used to hook up, only to find out that my ex and his new girl had the same idea. FML
by wrongplacewrongtime / 02/22/2013 at 1:12am / United States (Texas) / Intimacy
Today, while driving extremely fast on a road in the middle of nowhere, I started to go down a hill. Noticing a police car at the bottom, I slammed my brakes and blew a tire in the process. It turns out the police car was an old cutout used to trick people. FML
by Fox / 02/24/2013 at 10:41pm / United States / Transportation
Today, I was hanging out with the guy I really like. I lifted my arms to put my hair in a ponytail when he noticed a hole that had apparently tore in the armpit of my shirt, so he put his finger through it. I haven't shaved in weeks. FML
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Today, as my lame excuse to not give a guy I met at a club my phone number, I told him I didn't have a cell phone. Guess what I checked when he asked me what time it was a few minutes later. FML
by hhhhhhhpeterwut / 02/18/2013 at 10:21pm / United States (Maryland) / Miscellaneous
Today, I took my driver's test. I did everything flawlessly, but my examiner kept all but pissing his pants throughout. He yelled, "ARE YOU TRYING TO GET US KILLED?!" when I drove past a traffic light just as it was about to turn red. The road was almost empty. He failed me on the spot. FML
by Anonymous / 02/22/2013 at 8:47pm / Australia / Transportation
Today, I got talking to a pretty girl on the subway. Just as she was about to get off, I handed her my phone so that she could give me her number. She ran out with it. FML
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Today, I stole a pen from the doctor's office while she wasn't looking. Later on at work, I idly pulled the pen out during a meeting. My colleague looked at me, horrified. The pen had the words "minimally invasive gynecological surgery" emblazoned on it. I'm a man. FML
by Anonymous / 02/21/2013 at 9:56pm / United States (New York) / Work
Today, I downloaded a movie that I already own on DVD, because I was feeling too lazy to get up and fetch it from the living room. I think I've hit rock bottom. FML
by lolo / 02/21/2013 at 7:16pm / Israel (HaDarom) / Miscellaneous
Today, I went in to get my first tattoo. I'd put a lot of thought into it and was really excited when the day came. Long story short, the Celtic knot I'd gotten turned out to have an alternate meaning of "female sex slave." The faces my very Irish family made were beyond words. FML
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Today, after months of a very healthy sex life with my boyfriend, he asked me to let him try anal. I'm dead-set against it, so I tried to let him down easy by jokingly saying that I would, but only if he let me try it on him first. He said, "Sure." Fuck. FML
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Today, I felt like letting my ex know just how I felt about all the bullshit he put me through. I dug up his number, typed a long paragraph with lots of pain and emotion, and sent it. The reply: "No wonder he broke up with you." Thanks, whoever has that number now. FML
by Anonymous / 02/18/2013 at 4:30pm / United States (California) / Miscellaneous
Today, my wife mentioned that she wanted to give me a three-way. I was ecstatic, until she opened her right hand, only to reveal a 3-way lightbulb. FML
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Today, my husband and I were fooling around in the shower. For some reason, I thought it'd be a good idea to grab his man meat and show him how to wash someone at a nursing home. He said he'd never be turned on by a nurse again. I'm a nurse. FML
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My First Game at Fenway
There's absolutely nothing going on, the Hot Stove Season is officially boring me. I really hope that this is just a "calm before the storm" and that starting in December, the Hot Stove Season will start heating up. There's not much more to write about… most of us have already talked about Peavy, Sabathia, Texieira, Burnett and Varitek numerous times. So, I've decided to share with you my feelings the first time I walked into Fenway Park.
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There is nothing better then your first time in the ballpark of your home/favorite team! My first time at Fenway was a long time ago, but I got to relive that when we took our boys for the first time! And you are right – fans in baseball parks are the nicest in the world!
Hi Elizabeth!
I LOVED this story … reminds me of a combination of my own memories and ones with my daughter at games …
I grew up in New York City and went to Yankee games with my parents (no Mets games until later, and then I had to beg because my parents were both Yankee fans … and please don't hate me because I would go to root for the Orioles and my favorite player, Paul Blair!!!)
I remember at one game all the fans would shout to their favorite Yankees and they'd ignore them as if the stadium was empty, but when Blair walked by and I called hello to him, he stopped, turned around, waved and said hi!
I also remember taking my daughter to Camden Yards back when Delino Deshields played for the Orioles. We were sitting about four or five rows behind the home dugout and he was coming into the dugout and tossed her a ball … and the guy in front of us and about four seats to the right leaped over and grabbed it (and he DIDNT give it to a kid) … Delino saw this, went into the dugout, got ANOTHER ball, and made sure she got that one!
Unfortunately, she's not much of a baseball fan, which is even worse since she is not only in college in Boston but literally a five-minute walk from Fenway so she misses out on lots of chances to go to games.
Thanks for checking out my blog earlier and I will bookmark yours!
A Very Beautiful Story, Elizabeth …
This is what baseball is all about — following our favorite team, [and other baseball events], and reliving the many great experiences and memories and joy that baseball gives to all of us !!! … The "Tunnel Experience" you describe in your post is one of the great feelings of walking into a ball park … Like you said in your "post" [about your Fenway Park experience], you "walked up slowly, only being able to see the blue of the sky at first". Then, when your eyes seen the Field for the first time, you expressed your great joy of the moment, saying "it was he most beautiful thing you had ever seen" … Elizabeth, so very inspiring !!! … That brings back many memories of the many times that I was in Yankee Stadium [and, other ball parks, including, Fenway Park a couple of times] … I think, I always had a similar "tunnel experience", at some level, every time I have walked into a ball park, and seen the field for the first time that day, before the game !!! … Your story also reminded me of the great baseball movie, "Field of Dreams" … The classic scene towards the end of the movie, when the James Earl Jones character, Terence Mann, makes his great speech about the greatness and beauty of baseball, really captures why "The Game of Baseball" is so special to all of us !!! … Paraphrasing part of the end of the speech, Jones finished with the following words, "The one constant through all the years has been "baseball" … Baseball has marked the time — this field, this game — it's part of our past; it reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again" … "If you build it, they will come" !!! … Elizaberth, I wrote a post, "Field(s) Of Dreams", on my blog, on January 3, 2008, that was inspired by the movie, "Field of Dreams" … So, if you would like to read it, click on: http://baseballtheyankeesandlife.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/01/fields_of_dream.html
So, that's it for now … Once again, "excellent post" … Jimmy [27NYY]
WOW, that is like, a really cool description. I would love to go to Fenway someday! That is so cool that you got the players to wave at you and stuff! I absloutely love interacting with the players at the games (or at least trying to) Great story!


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Efforts to reduce Ohio's prison population have paid off, but only in big cities. Clearly, more work needs to be done in small communities and rural counties.
Since the General Assembly approved a package of initiatives in 2011 to reduce prison overcrowding, results have been seen in Ohio's largest six counties. The prison population going behind bars from those counties has been reduced by 675.
Meanwhile, the overall number of convicts has increased. During the decade between 2003-13, the prison population increased by 11 percent.
The state's 27 prisons now hold 50,639 inmates – 30 percent more than they were designed to handle. If trends continue, the inmate population will reach 52,000 in two years.
Incarcerating criminals already is a major drain on Ohio's budget. The current two-year spending plan includes $3.14 billion for penal institutions.
Construction of new prisons would lessen the pressure on existing institutions, of course. But that would be expensive, both in terms of initial outlay and ongoing operation costs.
Among reforms that seem to have helped are "community programs" and early-release provisions. Again, however, they seem to have had little impact in 82 of the state's 88 counties.
Again, however, if reform initiatives have worked in urban areas, there is no reason they cannot be effective elsewhere. State officials should put more emphasis on programs such as "community corrections" in the 82 less-populated counties.
In the meantime, corrections officials, judges and legislators should take another look at state laws that contribute to overcrowding. Among them are mandatory sentencing provisions.
That said, some people should be in prison to keep them from victimizing law-abiding Ohioans. No changes that risk freeing hardened, dangerous criminals should be made.


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Dear all,
Any suggestions on the best kinds of exercise while breastfeeding? I used to swim and do yoga and Pilates before pregnancy. Now I'm wondering... some yoga poses seem downright uncomfortable with my milk-filled breasts. And I'm not sure about swimming either. I heard that repetitive arm exercise can cause plugged ducts? And would the chlorine dry out the nipples?
So, I'd love to know what you do and the pros and cons.
PS. I want to exercise because I'm feeling very low in energy, weak muscles, and lots of aches and pains (especially back pain)... I'm not looking to lose weight.


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Karmê Chöling Sakyong Mipham, leader of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage, shares a light moment at the Karmê Chöling meditation center in the Northeast Kingdom town of Barnet.
Sakyong Mipham can tell you an epic story about how his father, Chögyam Trungpa, was 20 when he fled the 1959 Chinese Communist takeover of his homeland of Tibet. How he hiked nine months over the Himalayas, eating yak leather to survive. How he moved on to India, then England and finally Vermont, where in 1970 he set up the first Tibetan Buddhist meditation center in the United States.
But the eldest son instead starts with the day, at age 12, when his father told him who he would grow up to be: The next leader of the Shambhala lineage. One of the worlds highest and most respected incarnate lamas. A spiritual master who wakes people up to their own basic goodness.
Back when Chögyam Trungpa first settled in the Green Mountain State, he attracted a few dozen followers to an old dairy farm in the Northeast Kingdom town of Barnet, population 1,708. By the time he died in 1987 at age 48 staring into the eyes of his son, then 24 his flock had ballooned to what today totals 250 sanghas (or spiritual communities) in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
I have done what I can; now you must do the rest, said the man credited for seeding Tibetan Buddhism in this country long before the Dalai Lama became a household name.
In his new book, The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanitys Hidden Treasure set for national release Tuesday Sakyong Mipham, now 50, recalls the childhood questions he asked his father and the answers that continue to resonate with growing numbers in Vermont and around the globe.
We humans have come to a crossroads in our history, writes the Sakyong, a Tibetan word meaning earth protector. Given the speed and aggression of our world and the tenuous state of our ecosystem, it appears that humanity has forgotten its innate goodness. Yet despite degradation, cruelty, and a life constantly inundated with anger and jealousy, human goodness does remain intact, hidden within. It was my fathers wish to remind humanity that it is good.
Powerful medium
Vermont reports the countrys lowest church attendance 23 percent of residents worship regularly, according to Gallup pollsters, compared with 42 percent nationwide. But while the states five largest religions (in order, Roman Catholic, United Church of Christ, United Methodist, Episcopal and American Baptist) all report declining membership, its number of Buddhists is increasing.
Statewide, one out of 20 residents who claim a spiritual affiliation belong to an Asian tradition, according to the North American Religion Atlas. In Caledonia County, that number totals a high of 15 percent.
Credit that last statistic in part to the town of Barnet, 10 miles south of St. Johnsbury. The old farm at which Chögyam Trungpa first taught has morphed into Karmê Chöling, a 717-acre Shambhala (the word means source of happiness) meditation center with seven shrine rooms, a Zen archery range and meditation cushion store that has shipped products as far as Antarctica.
I have many fond memories of both my father and the Buddhist community over the weeks I would spend there each year, notes the Sakyong, who grew up traveling the world. It has become a backdrop not just for my personal development but for the flourishing of Shambhala and meditation in the West.
The Sakyong emailed the above memory last weekend from Chicagos Malcolm X College, where he was hosting an Imagining Peace Conference with Mayor Rahm Emanuel to combat street violence.
I think meditation and spirituality have been primarily focused on the self, the individual, the Sakyong told a Chicago Tribune reporter. But I feel it can be a powerful medium for social transformation.
He learned that from his father. Chögyam Trungpa spent his childhood in a Tibet monastery studying the 2,500-year-old practice of Buddhism, which professes that human problems and suffering arise from confused or negative states of mind that can be explored and eradicated through contemplation.
The first Tibetan to publish a book directly in English, Chögyam Trungpa shattered stereotypes upon his arrival in America. The lama traded his monks robes for a laymans suit. He mixed with the likes of poet Allen Ginsberg and singer Joni Mitchell. More surprising, he smoked, drank and sired children.
Some deemed such behavior scandalous. But Chögyam Trungpa, whose 1987 cremation drew more than 3,000 people to Barnet, today is considered the most effective teacher, the greatest comet, ever to pass through America, according to Helen Tworkov, founding editor of the Buddhist magazine Tricycle.
His son has returned to wearing robes. (Leader of Shambhala since 1990, the Sakyong was recognized in 1995 as the incarnation of the 19th-century Buddhist master Mipham the Great.) Like his father, however, he strives to cast ancient teachings in a contemporary light.
A marathon runner, the Sakyong was on the road promoting the paperback release (and smartphone app) of his 2012 hardcover Running with the Mind of Meditation: Lessons for Training Body and Mind when bombs exploded last month at the Boston Marathon.
I clearly remember running that race myself, he wrote to his Facebook and Twitter followers. In the face of this pain and confusion, we must allow ourselves to touch our own strength and goodness and open our hearts, generating love and compassion for the victims of this tragedy. As well, we must not give up on the spirit and courage of humanity, which this marathon so exemplifies.
We are challenged
Those themes permeate the Sakyongs new book, which the Random House imprint Harmony Books is releasing on the 50th anniversary of his father moving to the West to study in Oxford, England.
Externally, we are challenged by poverty, wars, famines, pollution, and climate change, caused, in large part, by systemic failures of our society to take responsibility for the planet, the Sakyong writes. Internally, we are challenged by our doubt about our nature, by complex ethical questions, and by a mental culture of speed and aggression that overwhelms us with information, possibilities, and distractions.
If we are advancing at a rate that outpaces our ability to handle the accompanying stress, we need to self-reflect: Is this truly progress? he continues. Even though we live in a time when science and practicality dominate, if we want to be happy and successful, we must rely on human qualities as well.
The Sakyong plugs into the Internet to spread his message, be it through social media or YouTube, home to his recorded talks and What about me? music video (Do one simple thing, it goes, Change me for you.) But he also sees how too much technology can disconnect people from their true nature.
We rush through traffic so we can get home to the comfort of our television, he writes. Despite the modern worlds efficiency and industry, at an emotional level, the human spirit has been dampened, pressed down.
Puritanical beliefs about religion dont help.
When my father moved to the West, he noticed that sometimes we think that in order to be spiritual, we need to shut down our sense perceptions, the Sakyong writes. He said, We feel we have to convert them into some sort of mythical idea of what things should be like. Without feeling, we are no longer fully being on this planet, because we have lost the capacity to care.
The solution, the author asserts, is easily within sight or sound, smell, touch and taste. Pause to be present, he says, being here now.
When humanity comes to its senses, literally, we can use them to tune into ourselves, other people, and the environment, he writes.
The 224-page hardcover moves on to chapters on improving the economy, education, health and Shifting Global Values. In all cases, the Sakyong says collective change starts one person at a time.
There are many things happening all around us traffic and weather, for example that we cant control, he writes. But we can control our own intention and involvement. If we doubt the power of human thought, we must remember that current important themes in the West human rights, freedom, the relationship between the individual and the state all stem from one person having had a theory about what it means to be human.
Consider his father. After the lamas death, the Sakyong traveled to Tibet to see the roots of his spiritual tradition.
In our modern world, it may be hard to trust qualities that cannot be hurried, measured, or even located, he writes. Although the meditation tradition is ancient, it has endured because humanity has not changed. Our questions about who we are and how we feel about ourselves are as relevant today as they were centuries ago.
Likewise, Buddhism might appear exotic to some Vermonters, but its values should seem right at home: Life is interconnected, so communities and compassion are important. And the world, like the weather, is impermanent, so change is always possible.
Even if it is only finding time to take a shower or to feel good that we made it to work after missing the bus, the Sakyong writes, we need to find small victories in the day and slow down enough to appreciate them.
In his own words:
When I am teaching in the West, people talk about self-loathing and self-aggression. That is coming from a sense of unworthiness. There seems to be a lot of evil in the world, and many of us experience great skepticism about human nature. In addition, we may have been taught at home, school, or church that simply by having been born, we are inherently faulty or incomplete.
Without a feeling of worthiness, human society and communication naturally become vehicles of manipulation and deception, and we use every activity to shore ourselves up or outdo someone else. Through this false sense of power, life becomes a perpetual unfolding of doubt, which only confirms the inadequacies we perceive and elicits a feeling of alienation.
My father called it the setting sun. This term describes a time when humanitys sense of dignity and purpose is diminishing, like sunlight at the end of the day. What is setting is our ability to recognize our goodness.
If humanity is to survive and not only that, to flourish we must be brave enough to find our wisdom and let it shine. We uncover it by beginning to examine our assumptions. We may never before have considered human nature, but in order to move forward as a global community, it is vital that we do it now.
Is it really our nature to be fearful and aggressive, or could it be that we are actually gentle and fearless at heart? Underneath the stress and anxiety, is it possible there is peace? If our self-reflection turns up an inkling of that, we can draw power from it, daring to shift our destiny.
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A focus on jobsOctober 11,2013One of the most frequently mentioned predictions about Janet Yellen, named by President Obama as the new chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, is that she is likely to concern herself with unemployment and the need for job creation.
This would seem to be an unremarkable role for the nations top economic policymaker to assume. But in this politically fraught period, even an inclination to look out for the welfare of workers is controversial.
The Federal Reserve has three essential responsibilities: to promote employment, to restrain inflation and to maintain a stable currency. In the aftermath of the Great Recession, promoting employment has been the Feds primary focus, and with good reason. Millions of people had been thrown out of work, and economic output was plummeting. Rather than the threat of inflation, the nation faced the prospect of deflation a death spiral of falling prices that would have tumbled the nation into a new depression.
As vice chairwoman of the Fed, Yellen had sounded early warnings about the dangers posed by the real estate bubble and the possibility of economic collapse. Her foresight is part of why she emerged as a leading candidate to become the new Fed chairwoman. She has also been a supporter of the policies of the Fed under current chairman Ben Bernanke. It is a policy that keeps interest rates low and provides economic stimulus through large-scale buying of government bonds by the Fed.
Economic stimulus is a way to keep people employed. The private sector had crashed, and companies had shed workers. The infusion of money into the economy by the government promised to boost economic activity and employment.
And yet this policy has not been without critics. Conservatives argue that the government risks inflation by piling up debt. Bernanke, Yellen and other economists argue that it is more important to address the trouble before us unemployment and the human suffering that it causes than to address the potential future danger of inflation.
Opposing the Fed and its policy of economic stimulus has become almost a theological position, based on theoretical and moralistic notions of economic rectitude. Yellen has concerned herself with the actual world and actual people who are paying the price for the corruption and recklessness of Wall Street. If she is confirmed as chairwoman of the Fed, she can be expected to continue the loose monetary policy of Bernanke, at least until the economy shows it is more firmly on the road to recovery.
The conservative critique of the Obama economic policy remains only loosely moored to reality. The government shutdown engineered by conservatives in Congress and the threat of default are creating real-world economic damage that is causing business leaders to question their loyalty to the Republican Party. Reporting in The New York Times shows that leading business groups worry that the runaway extremism of the tea party right could plunge the economy, and future business profits, into the abyss once again.
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Losing to the LOLstros
As a proud paragon of Redbird loyalism, I still pompously refuse to forgive and forget the awful defeat handed to us by the Houston Astros during the 2005 NLCS. That… was… awful. I think I went on a two week bender.
I don't remember.
But I do remember one thing: I do not like the Astros. So you can imagine my grief, dear readers, as I watched their bid for an 0-162 season come to an end on Thursday… again, against the St. Louis Cardinals.
That one little win (their first win) is just that: one little win. It doesn't change the fact that the Astros suck.
So yeah.
And it's times like these — when jaded, seething, vexed — that I turn to Japan… for a little glimpse of happy time:
Ah… nothin' makes me smile like a psilocybin-fueled walking canine with a crowned doll head pushing doggie treats to unmonitored and impressionable little kids.
Happy Friday, Y'all!
*Special thanks to Shan for coining (and sharing) the term "LOLstros", which is effing hilarious (and true). You can follow her on Twitter here: @Shan_Cake
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Wow. I can see I'll be having nightmares for like, a week or so. Time to take another drink of beer and try to forget this one.
I always had another name for the Astros, but I'm sure it'd get blocked…
Very strange. What on earth is that product? Some sort of hallucinogenic snack food? As for the Astros, I had another name for them back in 1980, when the Phils battled it out with them for the NL pennant, but it may be the same as Mike's. Let's just say it was anatomical.
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I too have a hatred of the Humid DissASTROS.
Cheers BurrillTalk!
It could have been worse for that kid…he could have been a sofa pillow. That dog looked pretty "happy" to see him.
Mike — Yeah… I like that name too. As for the nightmares… welcome to my world.
Sue — I'm pretty sure they're doggie treats. That 1980 NLCS was one of the best ever played though wouldn't ya say?
Mike — Glad you noticed the "happy" part, lol. I was too busy burying my head in shame to notice.
Well done my friend.. you take fuel the standard Cards fans hate the Mets and then pull a complete switcheroo to get me laughing.
I have no name for the Astros because I never think of them at all – like never. Maybe I should start. Love the dog. Clearly, he needs his own reality show.
so glad the pirates leased out their spot in the cellar. however it may only be a month sublet, we could most likely be moving back in
You can make that TWO little wins now Jeff!
Did Jane actually say she never thinks of the Astros AT ALL- like never? That hurt because I'm sure I've mentioned the Astros to her before, I guess she has a block on me.
BTW-I'm not "LOL-ing" at the LOLstros.😉
I guess the Cards are getting used to losing now, they seem to have taken a liking to it, since they are doing it more often these days… with teams that well…. SUCK….. and why was that dog covering it's privates up with a plate in each hand, you sure that isn't one of those illegal Japanese videos…
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Kinged Horn — I think I understand your comment. Wait, no I don't🙂
Jane — You're not missin' much.
Matt — Dude, I hate to say it but I like what I'm seein' from the Pirates thus far. Pretty impressive.
Butch — As long as it's against the sCrUBS you can win as many as you like! Go for it!
Okay, so what do you call the Phils losing to the Nats then, Peter? Hehe.


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Last week, I was having a discussion with an old friend about the upcoming Phillies season when he posed a question to me: Do you re-sign Chase Utley after 2013?
"Ask me in six months," was my concise, detached response.
This type of exchange is not exclusive to my friend and me. All over the Delaware Valley, people are asking the very same question about Utley. Most Phillies fans have had the same uncertain response I did about whether to bring the long-time second baseman back.
There's still time to decide and no reason to rush it.
But the common uncertainty surrounding Utley forces everyone to ask themselves the uncomfortable question: Is 2013 the last time we'll see Utley in red pinstripes?
The thought causes a stir in me. It makes me reflect on the last decade watching Phillies baseball.
A part of me feels like we, as a fanbase, took Utley for granted in his prime. It's been stated ad nauseum just how good he was from 2005-2009 (the best second baseman, and arguably the best position player, in baseball). It's of no fault of ours. Many times you don't recognize how good things are until they're gone.
So when Utley began to decline suddenly in 2010, crippled by a chronic knee condition many of us had never heard of, we wondered how the glory days could have flown by so fast. After the 2009 season, when he posted a .905 OPS and hit five home runs in the World Series, Utley looked like he had at least five good years left in his future Hall of Fame career.
How popular was Utley in Philadelphia at that time?
I attended a game in 2009 with my uncle who is not much of a baseball fan. He's an older guy known for his deadpan, no holds barred remarks.
As we walked through Ashburn Alley to our seats, he turned to me and said, "Jesus Christ, doesn't anybody own a jersey for someone besides this Utley guy?"
I couldn't help but laugh. But as I scanned the crowd, I noticed he was right–I couldn't locate a single non-Utley jersey around us. The guy was royalty as far as this fanbase was concerned.
Suddenly, like his future with the Phils, Utley's Hall of Fame chances are in doubt. And while he's been an above average player in his decline, he's been about half the 7.0 to 8.0 fWAR player he was in his heyday. Still, even the player he is now will be viewed as a valuable commodity on the open market, especially with American League teams that can provide respite by DHing him occasionally. With about $105M already committed to just a handful of players in 2014, and with the cost-effective Freddy Galvis, who the organization seemingly loves, waiting in the wings, one has to wonder how likely it is the Phils can retain Utley's services.
So as the season gets set to kickoff, it's important to cherish these moments with The Man. He's been a key player for this team for a number of years, and an absolute joy to watch, even when he's doing his version of scuffling. His hustle and his work ethic have been second to none. He, as much as any athlete I can remember watching, encompasses what Philadelphia looks for in its athletes–no flash, no guff, all business, all effort.
As we move into the regular season, remind yourself, with the trade deadline in July, we're only guaranteed three more months of this. Remind yourself of that the next time you hear Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" blare over the PA system at Citizens Bank Park. Remind yourself of just how much this player meant to the Phillies in their greatest era. Because after 2013, we may never have the pleasure of seeing him play for our city again.
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The best scenario would be for Chase to play well enough to drive his value up by the trade deadline. If he proves healthy he could be a legitimate trade chip, and if a team is desperate enough, maybe RAJ can score a real prospect in return. If the Cardinals were fighting it out with the Reds in July would they give up Oscar Taveras for Chase? They traded the highly touted Colby Rasmus in 2011, so they're not afraid to part with young talent in the right situation. I could see the Dodgers looking for help at second as well. If they offered Yasiel Puig, how could you turn that down?
I guess your assuming the Phils wont be in contention Chris. More importantly what kind of contract would you offer Chase. If he bounces back its a big risk that his problems wont resurface.
I figure they'll be in third place again, right around the .500 mark. If you have a chance to squeeze a good prospect out of a team trying to make a push to the post season, it seems like a no-brainer to me.
I don't see how having Utley here in his age 35/36/37 seasons can turn into a positive for the team (I'm assuming Utley would want multiple years). It's very risky giving any 35 year old player a multi-year deal – let alone a guy with a history of knee problems. We've already seen first hand how multi-year deals to players in that age bracket usually turn out (Ibanez & Polanco).
Well, having Utley here in his age 35-37 seasons would be a positive for the team if he's still better than any of their other options. Which he very well may be, considering the alternatives. Second base is not a deep position around the league, and the Phillies really have no heir apparent unless you believe that Freddy Galvis can learn how to approach an at bat.
Even then, I always thought the plan was to use Galvis as Rollins' replacement, as his last guaranteed year is 2014. So, if you let Utley go, you either shift Galvis into a second baseman, and then have to find a shortstop in 2015/16 or you use Galvis at 2nd next year, then shift him to short sometime thereafter, at which point you need to find a second baseman.
If you look at the free agent market for second and short over the next couple years, it becomes apparent pretty quickly that there is a pretty good chance that an older Chase Utley is going to be better than any of those available options.
You don't know how good (or healthy) Utley will be in 2013, let alone 2014-2016. Also, I'd like to think that RAJ isn't solely relying on free agency to build this team. There are plenty of other ways (usually more cost effective) to acquire players.
Yeah, I don't know how healthy any player is going to be.
But if Chase is able to have a relatively injury free 2013, that might be a risk that's better than, say, trying to run Caesar Hernandez out there in a couple years or something. Because even 65% of peak-Utley is better than most of the other options in the league.
Of course, it all depends on what kind of contract he's looking for, how many years, and any number of other factors. All I'm saying is that there is a not insignificant chance that re-signing Utley is the best move they can realistically make for production at second base over the next 3 years.
I'm not sure where you get the "plenty of other ways to acquire players" from though. As far as I can tell there's (1) the draft/minor leagues, (2) free agency, (3) trades/rule 5 acquisitions. Of those, the best and most cost-effective is usually the draft, followed by the other two. But that's still kind of limited.
Eric – Of course those are exactly the other methods. The point is that looking a projected free agent list on MLBTR and proclaiming "position scarcity" two years down the road is borderline silliness. It's also not a reason to hand out a bad contract. There are always players available around the league for various reasons.
Who said anything about giving Utley a "bad contract?"
I said it depends, but that he might be the best option.
Also, you can pretty much project your major-league ready players at a position a couple years in advance, based on your current minor league depth and the expected progression of those players. Yes, there are some error bars there, but you can get a general idea. The Phils have nobody who is anywhere close to being a good, 2B option in the minor leagues. Which means they'd either have to pick up a rule-5 guy who can contribute regularly (good luck with that), or pick up a guy through either the free agent market or via trade. I've already pointed out that the free agent market is thin. So now you're left with trading assets to pick up a 2B. Well, okay, but this is a team with a weak minor league system, depleted through years of trades, low draft positions, and forfeiture of their first-round picks due to signing lots of free agents. So they're not exactly in a position of strength from which to be dealing for major-league ready contributors at second.
Like I said, all of the other options may well make it possible that Utley is the best option going forward. Yes, some old guys age poorly. Others don't. How will Utley? We don't know.
As a comparison, in a very similar situation two seasons ago the Mets traded Carlos Beltran to the Giants for Zack Wheeler. Like Utley, Beltran was at the end of his contract. Like Utley, Beltran was a great player with a recent history of injuries. In 2011, Beltran was able to perform at a level that made the Giants confident enough in his health that they traded one of their top prospects to the Mets. Today, Wheeler is considered to be the eighth best prospect in baseball.
Hey there Chris, you've made a decent comparison. But I think you are missing the most important factor that EricL was trying to point out. Look at the amount of outfielders that play a similar game to Beltran, then look at the dearth of second baseman that play as well as a diminished Utley. IMO- That's the key, positional value. A good outfielder is a lot easier to find than a good second baseman.
I'd even take it a step further and say that if they wanted to trade Utley, they would have gotten the most back after the 2009 season (5 HR's in the WS) right before his knee problems. Of course no one knew then, that he was about to encounter knee problems including the Phillies apparently. But now they know. This is why I think your example was good because Beltran had his injury problems too. IMO- It's just off the mark due to positional value.
I'm not willing to concede that. The Phillies still have the ability to be among the highest payrolls in the league, which can go a long way to plugging holes pretty quickly. They're also going to see a massive influx of television money in a couple years when they re-sign their new TV deal, which some estimates say may potentially eclipse the Dodgers recent $7 billion dollar deal.
The Phillies need to get younger and retool the team makeup a bit, but a team with this kind of payroll, with this kind of attendance and television ratings, and with so much at stake in this next TV deal, will not go into a tear-it-all-down and rebuild mode. They have the money to reload, rather than rebuild, and I fully expect to see them do that in the next year or two. Give some time for guys like Asche and Morgan and Biddle to break into the bigs and use the savings they get from those guys on their entry-level, pre-arbitration deals to fill in the holes elsewhere.
The Braves won't be able to sustain their current roster because of their TERRIBLE TV deal which hamstrings their payroll flexibility. They have a couple years until they inevitably lose Heward and Freeman, and their rotation is already somewhat questionable. The Nationals are going to be good for some time, but there's no reason the Phillies can't be right there with them with some judicious spending and acquisitions, and you can really never tell what's going to happen from year to year. Guys get injured, teams outperform their talent level, guys get suspended, whatever. So, no, I'm not ready to concede the division to the Nationals for the next handful of years just yet.
Payroll has no real correlation to winning – just look at the Cardinals & Giants. They've both won two WFCs in the past decade. It's nice to have money to spend, but what often happens is that a team loses it's maneuverability when it locks a lot of aging stars into long term deals (Yankees, Boston). There's a balance that needs to be maintained, and a healthy farm system needs to be a large part of it.
To me, offering Utley more years (at a time when Howard, Lee, and Papelbon are guaranteed big money during their decline seasons) is just bad management – no matter how much you "think" they'll commit to payroll in the future.
They won't go into full rebuild mode, at least not as long as RA jr. is running things.
Lefty, if I thought this team would be fighting for a division title each of the next three years I'd tend to agree. The 2 or 3 wins a season that Utley "might" get you "could" be worth the risk of signing him to a multi-year deal. However, I think it's pretty clear that Washington and the Braves will be the class of the division over that time frame. At least it is to me. I don't see the importance of fielding an 83 win team over an 80 win team. If I had a chance to get a 21 year old player that is considered to be a top prospect, I'd sacrifice the 35 year old player (and those 2 or 3 extra wins).
Chris, the Yankees have missed the playoffs once since 1995, winning 4 world series titles, while maintaining a high payroll, and signing/trading for players other teams could no longer afford. So, yeah, I'd be okay if they took the high-salary, old-but-good-player path of the Yankees.
Love the guy, but the Phils can't commit to him long term. With declining numbers and a chronic knee condition anything more than a year or two is too much.
If Utley would take a 2yr, $20MM with 3rd vesting year based on games played I'd do it. We have one possibly major league ready middle infielder in Galvis, a depleted farm system with limited trade chips and the middle infield market is a bit of a desert looking foward.
For what Utley can give you over 130-140 games he's worth that kinda money.
Now if he was 3yr, 30+ well then, I guess you prob. gotta let him go.
I think we should see how his season pans out as far as injuries and the such. I know that sounds simplistic, but it's the best gauge as to whether he gets a contract or free agency, and if he gets a contract offer, the stipulations. In the end, it is going to come down to what both parties agree or disagree on. No sense trying to predict it. Personally, I hope he has an awesome season.
I'm with you Ed.
Utley is still one of the premier 2nd basemen in the league, when healthy and, at his age what is the potential trade value?
140 games and offer a short but not too sweet contract. I don't believe there will be many takers at this point in his career.
Chase wont be traded if the Phils fall out of contention, if they offer him arbitration they can get a draft pick. Galvis may be needed for SS or 3B also if injury occur or Ashe fails to play well enough and Frandsen is not bac.
I am afraid that RAJ presumes that if he keeps the starting 5 he can have another 2008 even if it is 2016.
This made me laugh out loud.
Just curious what year is Howard signed through?
I would say we could have the same debate about whether Chooch and Doc will be back next year. For all there, I'd say the decisions hinge on how well they play this year, how well the team plays, and whether RAJ sees better players he can replace them with.
A cynic might say his last hurrah was in 2009.
Hasnt been much since.
That would have been the time to deal him. ( see Mets trade R.A. Dickey)
At this point he is probably worth more to us than what youd get back in a deal.
Utley was a 5.8, 3.7 and 3.0 WAR player in the three seasons since 2009. That made him the 5th most valuable 2nd basemen in all of baseball per WAR.
No, he wasn't the 2005-2009 Utley (possibly the most valuable player in baseball). But he was still very valuable. Moreover at $5M per WAR he was reasonably paid.
It all comes down to how much for how long. Utley wants 5 years which is a good bargaining point for him. But the risks are too high. 3 yr max if he will take less than $50M for it.
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This small group of parents are working hard to make a big change in the Tomah School District.
"It's very overwhelming but very exciting at the same time," said Tyna Van Beek, parent in the Tomah School District.
They are hoping to start a public charter Montessori school.
"It's just a different type of education," said Van Beek. "There's not one type of education better than another type. It just depends on the child."
Tyna's daughter is in first grade at Lemonweir Elementary School in Tomah. Tyna says her daughter was struggling in a traditional classroom.
"I was trying to figure out how can my daughter learn so she's not feeling like she's being left behind in school," said Van Beek.
"I've been involved in Montessori since the 70s," said Nancy Schaitel, Tomah Montessori committee advisor.
That's when Tyna was introduced to this former Montessori Teacher from Sparta who immediately began working with this group to see if the community of Tomah was interested in this type of education.
"I graduated from here and I really wanted to give something back to this community," said Schaitel. "I felt like I had had a good education here, and wouldn't it be nice to do something."
"We know that having choices is very important to parents today," said Cindy Zahrte, Tomah School District superintendent.
Zahrte says her district is always willing to listen to new ideas.
"If this is something parents in our community feel is important then we need to be spending time examining it and making sure it's good for kids, and it's something that we can support," said Zahrte.
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America's all-star Olympic women's basketball team won its fifth consecutive gold medal in the women's basketball finals against France Saturday afternoon in London by a score of 86-50.
American teams had won four straight golds and 40 consecutive games coming into Saturday's final, winning most of their games this year by 30 to 40 points.
The French can't claim the healthy winning margins of the Americans, nor can they boast the likes of Diana Taurasi, Candace Parker or Maya Moore.
But in only their second trip to the Olympics they have won each of their seven contests to reach the finals by an average 8-point margin and toppled Russia in the semi-finals.
While the U.S. men's basketball team with its NBA-laden roster gets far more press, the U.S. women's team has been more dominant on the world stage, losing only once to Russia in 1996.
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"So, this is the kind of letter that comes every six months," said Gulf War veteran Derrick Brown, who has been fighting for benefits for more than 20 years.
"The whole process just keeps repeating itself," he said.
He believes he and so many other veterans are dealing with a system that's broken.
"Across the country we have among the longest waiting periods for veterans to get their benefits as well as some of the highest numbers of backlogs," said U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.
On Tuesday, she met with representatives at Honolulu's Regional Office where claims processors have been ordered to work a minimum of 20 hours of overtime, through September, to put a bigger dent the problem.
That office alone is working through 5,951 claims.
4,388 claims are more than 125 days old.
2,329 claims are more than a year old.
"Really one of the biggest obstacles that has to be overcome is the ability for the Department of Defense to talk to the veteran's administration," said Gabbard.
"Every time I went up there I was seeing a different person," said Brown.
Gabbard said, to this day, the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs work on different systems.
To verify claims, in the entire Honolulu office, there are only two people with the authority to access both.
"I don't feel there is anything I can do," said Brown.
Staff have also been ordered to fast-track veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, those who are homeless, terminally ill, POWs, or seriously injured.
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Shaping up to be a sweet thread already. Looking forward to the rest. We better fking win this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Is this team on the verge of a resurgence? Considering the tide turning victory against Orlando, it couldn't be more timely that we play our territorial nemesis and perennial fest, The Nyets.
A victory here could be a much needed propulsion for a team searching for continuity.
The Garden permeates in anticipation!
A Matter Of Pride
This challenge, however, goes beyond the call of professional duty. This one's emotional. As we face the corsairs of a business rival. A rival, nonetheless, that used us against ourselves and helped force the hand of his counterpart, Dolan, in to an alpha war within our own beloved franchise.
Would I prefer him to be the owner of the Knicks? Unquestionably!
But that doesn't make him any less of a slimy, festering newt.
Time to beat him with his own preferred weapon of choice.
The Knicks' Starting ⑤.
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Apparently fired a rocket in to space...... And missed.
"We understand how important this game is for us. It's almost a must win for us. That mentality, that's something that I want to approach it, as a must-win game."
And that mentality, that desire, must maintain as the race to the Knicks' first post-season appearance escalates. It also begs the question - is Carmelo Anthony an under achieving Superstar? A potential top 5 NBA player or All NBA 1st team potential debutant?
There is a vital component to Melo's mental desire: Amar'e Stoudemire. The need for an equilibrium - or a more balanced symbiosis - has to be addressed.
Hardly a small task, but the willing and the driven succeed.
We've seen mere flickers of their jelling. Can they become the best 3-4 combo since McHale and Bird?
A reminiscence of past glories. A window in to a potential bi-headed beast, yet to be harnessed and weaponised to potential.
Preview and more to come.
Shaping up to be a sweet thread already. Looking forward to the rest. We better fking win this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The only weapon the Nets got is Deron Williams. Let's hope Toney brings his A game and we should be alright.
It'll be hard though to play the game with the same kind of intensity the players showed against Orlando. Everyone is exhausted atm. I hope Deron has a bad game and we walk this game to save some energy for Cleveland who will be hyped up against us (once again).
awesome thread as usual loco ochos! was that Jared Girafferies in the Simpsons? classic!
with any (crazy 8) luck, Deron Williams won't play, and Knicks will win another.
IMHO, last night's NYK victory was due to total lack of Orlando PG play (DNP for Jameer (Half) Nelson); let's see Knicks win against one of the league's best PG's with their porous matador D and ****stache coaching. IDK.
Classic thread already I hope we F*CK up the Nets they are public enemy #1
Prokerov f*cked with us, now its a must that we f*ck with him (pause)
I beat the Nets by 26 on 2k11 and i dont normally win like that even against the easier teams
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The Winkler County nurse case and the problem of physician accountability
Back in September and then again last week, I wrote briefly (for me) about an incident that I considered to be a true miscarriage of justice, namely the prosecution of two nurses for having reported the dubious and substandard medical practices of a physician on the staff of Winkler County Hospital in Kermit, Texas. The physician's name is Dr. Rolando Arafiles, and he happened to be a friend of the Winkler County Sheriff, Robert Roberts, who also happened to have been a patient of Dr. Arafiles and very grateful to him for having saved his life. The nurses, Anne Mitchell and Vickilyn Galle, were longtime employees of Winkler County Hospital, a fifteen bed hospital in rural West Texas. Although some of you may have seen extensive blogging about this before, I thought it very important to discuss some of the issues involved on this blog. Moreover, there is an aspect to this case that the mainstream media reporting on it has missed almost completely, as you will see. Finally, this case showed me something very ugly about my profession, not just because a doctor tried to destroy the lives of two good nurses through his connections to the good ol' boy network in Winkler County
Let's recap what happened, a story that reached its climax last Thursday. In 2008, Dr. Arafiles joined the staff of Winkler County Hospital (WCH). It did not take too long for it to become apparent that there were serious problems with this particular doctor. Mitchell and Galle, who worked in quality assurance were dismayed to learn that Dr. Arafiles would abuse his position to try to sell various herbal remedies to patients in the WCH emergency room and the county health clinic and to take supplies from the hospital to perform procedures at a patient's home rather than in the hospital. No, it wasn't the fact that Dr. Arafiles recommended supplements and various other "alt-med" remedies, it's that he recommended supplements and various other "alt-med" remedies that he sold from his own business–a definite no-no both ethically and, in many states, legally. Mitchell reported her concerns to the administration of WCH, which did pretty much absolutely nothing. Consequently, on April 7, 2009, Mitchell and Galle anonymously reported their concerns to the Texas Medical Board (TMB). In June, WCH fired the two nurses without explanation.


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And the Winner Is…
A special thanks goes out to all of you (four of you to be exact) who participated in the Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back Sweepstakes! Splendid jobs all around in twisting and grinding those creative muscles to find the quintessential back-to-back-to-back-to-back scenario. But of course, dear readers, like any other competition, we can only crown one winner. And this one stood out:
"Back to back to back to back free drinks from a good looking bartender. I think that would be kind of nice."
For his titillating proposition of getting free booze from a hot drink-slinger, how can we not give the crown to Nate from Cubtastic~?
Though we appreciate the creative efforts of the others (all three of them) we at RSBS have a soft spot in our hearts for beautiful women and of course, alcohol. You see, it helps us forget about the woes of our favorite teams.
And we at RSBS do not discriminate against Cub fans… or Yankee fans… or Republicans. Well, maybe we do against Republicans, but you get the idea.
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Congratulations, Nate!
Now, on to the prize…
I said we would do whatever we could to make your dream come true. Unfortunately for you, I'm a liar. To make this up to Nate — and all of our dear readers — I decided to give you the next best thing: more background on the character of Ichiro Suzuki.
Why? Because his face was plastered all over MLB.com today — that's why. Plus, the strong response to an earlier post explaining why Ichiro refuses to speak/learn/utilize the English language demanded that we further explore the psyche of this infamously secretive Japanese superstar.
So, why has Ichiro stayed in US America all this time? Is it the money? The fame? The Starbucks on every corner?
If your children had to be exposed to this type of educational programming in Japan, you would stay in US America too:
Gross. That is just plain gross.
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OH god. Where do you find this stuff? That can't actually be on TV, can it? Just nasty. Oh yeah, and thanks for the double Yankees tag.
Wow. Thank you. I feel so blessed right now. Just….unbelievable.
(The following is to be read in the voice of one Eric Cartman)
"Wahhh-hahhh-hahhh!!! I wanna win something too!!! Wahhh-hahhh-hahhh!!!"
I think we all know that Ichiro speaks English. In his defense (I may have said this previously) the guy is under a heavy press microscope here and at home and it would be hard, if not impossible, to agree to every interview request and still perform as he does (such as it is). I'm sure many players would like to beg out of interviews by saying that their translator isn't around and not look like a jerk because there's always plausible deniability. His face should actually be plastered all over the place because Mike Hargrove's declaration that he's ready to manage again only lends credence to the implication that Ichiro forced him out as the Mariners were rolling last season, which is another reason to question Ichiro's character.
Neal — It's real. Sorry. But it is real. Where do I find it? IT finds me unfortunately.
Nate — Well deserved.
Paul — The Prince is always a winner in our book. You have a point with Ichiro… but still, I like to play it out to its fullest potential. Gives me a reason to get crazy.


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West Allis couple claims Powerball prize
Published On: Dec 03 2012 01:01:31 PM CST
A big Powerball prize is claimed by a suburban Milwaukee couple who say they rarely play the lottery.
Mary and Dennis Retterath, of West Allis, talked about their good fortune at a news conference Monday. The couple won $1 million in last Wednesday's Powerball drawing. It's not the top prize, but the Retteraths say it's enough for them -- they can now live debt free.
After taxes, the Retteraths will receive $672,500. Mary Retterath says she's still in shock that she bought the million dollar winner. The quick pick ticket was purchased at Speedway in West Allis.
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How is this player going in terms of bugs and firmware. I found a 16GB model for 60 bucks and was considering buying it since I have a 16GB microsd card. Does this reload the db every boot like the e200 models?
I do not know about 16GB cards, but for me the 4GB card I use with my View works well. Even if the View still seems to be an active part of SanDisk's mp3players, I doubt that any new firmware updates will come, and the Rockbox development seems to have come to a standstill as well.
I only have movies on the MicroSD card and the only time that the db reloads is when I change the content on the card. And then I often get the "duplicate file" bug where files get 2 or more entries, depending on how many times the db has reloaded. I have found a solution for this by putting all the files on the card in a folder that I rename every time I have changed the content on the card. When you change the name of the folder, it seems that the files on the card do not duplicate even though the db reloads.
The start up time is pretty slow with the 4GB card compared to when there is no card in the player, so I would imagine that a 16GB card would make start up time even slower. If you can find a 16GB player as cheap as $60 and do not mind a somewhat buggy UI, you should give the View a chance.
Many people love to hate it, but I think it is undeserved.
I had an 8gb View and whenever I put a memory card in it I wasn't able to transfer music to or from it on my PC. Also, every 3 months or so music on the View wouldn't even show up on my PC so I had to reformat it. I sold my View for $50.
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