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What is jazz?
That's the question you inevitably wind up asking yourself after experiencing the Playboy Jazz Festival, which celebrated its 34th year at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday. Day two of the popular, well-regarded festival continues Sunday.
Is Ozomatli, the Latin fusion rock band from Los Angeles (and one of the headliners of Saturday's show), jazz? Not really, unless you call its forays into cumbia, salsa and hip-hop jazz.
Are Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings jazz? No, funk and soul would more aptly describe this talented outfit from Georgia and New York.
Are Christian McBride and his big band jazz? Yes, definitely. They're about as straight-ahead jazz as you can get.
And so, the Playboy Jazz Festival entertained a sold-out audience on Saturday, with plenty of jazz and acts that don't really fit the definition of jazz. Most attendees didn't seem to mind that the rules were bent a bit – they were just out for a good time with plenty of quality live music that doesn't require membership to a special club or cult to enjoy.
The LAUSD/Beyond the Bell All-City Jazz Big Band opened the show, followed by the Louie Cruz Beltran Ensemble. Both provided solid, though not unforgettable, performances.
Next was the Cos of Good Music, an eclectic ensemble with none other than festival master of ceremonies Bill Cosby on the drums. This will be Cosby's last Playboy Jazz Festival as MC, and an acknowledgment for his years of dedication should go out to him. Plus, he was pretty good on that drum kit, too.
All the members of the Cos of Good Music demonstrated chops with their instruments, but the young woman who nearly stole the show was Erena Terakubo, a Japanese native who plays alto sax and is only 20 years old. With sophisticated phrasing and cool confidence on one of contemporary music's biggest stages, she performed well beyond her years.
The Soul Rebels followed Cos, and that horn-heavy band from New Orleans definitely livened things up. They did a clever, brass-fueled version of Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams," then brought onstage special guests Ivan Neville (son of Aaron Neville of the Neville Brothers) on the piano and vocals, as well as Big Chief Monk Boudreaux. Big Chief offered vocals and some taps on a tambourine, but it was his colorful outfit of Native American feathers that signified that he's a special dude. Oh, and he can sing, too.
Next was Global Gumbo All-Stars, a slower, more mellow quartet, compared to its predecessors. The All-Stars took it down a few notches, yet still managed to showcase some deft guitar playing by Lionel Loueke and edgy piano playing by Alfredo Rodriquez, who plunked many dissonant notes that nonetheless sounded great.
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings offered an energetic, soul and funk sound that conjured up 1960s Motown, James Brown and Tina Turner. The Dap Kings accompanied the late Amy Winehouse on her first U.S. tour and appeared on her "Back to Black" album, so you know they're at least kind of good.
With her soulful voice and instinctually sharp timing, Jones is a revelation. Man, can she sing. The group's version of "This Land is Your Land" was funky and fresh, and the band also offered tasty samples from its latest album, "100 Days, 100 Nights."
Again, was it jazz? Maybe not. Was it good? Absolutely.
The Christian McBride Big Band brought the audience back to the essentials of jazz. McBride plunked capably on his upright acoustic bass, and the 16-piece band performed seamlessly and with style. Cosby came onstage to do a little scat singing, which wasn't mind-blowing, but was appreciated by longtime fans of Cos and the festival.
Next, Sheila E. brought her eight-piece band to the stage, accentuated by Brazilian dancers in colorful carnival outfits and a handful of drummers. Her performance was high-energy and high-power, and she took listeners to the Latin side of jazz and rock.
Sheila E. performed the Prince song "Erotic City" (she sang on the 1984 original) then brought her father, percussionist Pete Escovedo, onstage for a couple of tunes, in celebration of Father's Day. Sheila E. also did the songs "A Love Bizarre" and "A Glamorous Life," hits from the 1980s surely remembered by the primarily over-40 audience.
Boney James followed, bringing with him a somewhat insipid sound that can squarely be described as "smooth jazz." While he certainly displayed chops on his saxophones, his performance was an opportunity for many in the audience to take a bathroom or beverage break.
Finally, Ozomatli weaved from the mid-section of the Bowl to the stage, rejuvenating the crowd. The Latin fusion rock band performed "La Gallina," the powerful, fast-paced "Elysian Persuasion," "Ya Viene el Sol," a cumbia, a cover of Bob Marley's "Stir it Up" and "After Party."
Patrice Rushen came on as a special guest, and Ozo performed her song, "Forget Me Nots."
Overall, Ozomatli did a fine job, but one must ask once again: Was it jazz? Ozo's sound contained elements of jazz, and was a crowd-pleasing party. I guess you can't ask for much more than that to close the first day of a successful music festival.
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MARK Cooper has been impressed by the desire shown by some 'fringe' members of his Swindon Town squad over the course of the last two weeks.
With a number of first-team regulars out injured or suspended, Cooper has been left to entrust the likes of Ben Gladwin, Alex Smith and new boy Jack Stephens with the responsibility of leading his side towards a satisfactory conclusion to an up and down campaign.
They have done just that, with Stephens making a big impact on debut at Bristol City and all three impressing in the weekend win over Preston North End.
Now, Cooper has asked for those players not to let off, as Swindon visit Tranmere Rovers in search of their first victory on the road since February 8.
"We threw the gauntlet down to the boys who are maybe out of contract or have not been in the team to show us what they can do. You can only go on the last performance and they've done well," he said.
"Like they say in football, you're only as good as your last game. At the moment they're good but tomorrow's another day.
"I think the two performances have shown is that desire and fight, first of all, that you have to have before you can play football.
"In any game of football you have to fight for the right and you have to fight for the territory before you can play your football, and that's what we've done.
"Last Saturday was backs-to-the-wall with 10 men but Saturday I thought we played a pretty clever game. The players carried out what we tried to do and I thought they were really good.
"I thought they were full of energy, they looked organised and they expressed themselves as well."
Tranmere sit a point above the League One drop zone and lost 3-2 at Port Vale on Saturday. However, Rovers are unbeaten at home in their last three outings, which have included wins against Notts County and Coventry, and the Merseyside outfit haven't failed to score at Prenton Park since October 19.
Therefore, Cooper is well aware of the task at hand.
He said: "They played very well for a spell in the second half at Port Vale. They were 3-0 down and fought back to 3-2. They could easily have got a point out of it and player very well.
"They switched to a three at the back after 55 minutes and caused Port Vale a lot of problems, which is a tough thing to do. We're under no illusions that Tranmere need as many points as they can get.
"They've got some good young players, like ourselves, and it's always a difficult place to go. We're expecting nothing other than a really tough game."
Cooper is likely to stick with a 3-5-2 formation tonight, but he stressed that formations alone do not win games.
"Systems within five yards are all the same," he said. "It's all about how you carry it out on the pitch.
"We could go and play any system you want and if the players roll their sleeves up and show the fight and desire that they've shown in the last two games I'm not sure the system really matters."

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DirectX11 Released For Windows Vistaby Ryan Smith on 10/28/2009 9:00 AM EST
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poohbear - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linkanyone notice that Vista is actually snappier in opening apps and responds faster after this update? I was really suprised but its definetily welcome! Kudos to MS for this.:) Reply
hclarkjr - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linki installed it and did not notice any difference at all. i am running vista ultimate 64 bit Reply
marc1000 - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linkthere were some rummors that this "platform update" contains another things, and not only DX11. but I did not notice any performance difference (c2duo 3.1ghz with 3GB of RAM and R3850 512mb). Reply
Scali - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linkGood that you've done coverage of this. It seems that the release of the Platform Update went mostly unannounced and not many news sites seem to have picked up on it.
A lot of people mistakenly think that DirectX 11 is only for Windows 7.
It's good that you're showing that it works just fine on Vista, and more importantly: that there's not really a performance difference between Vista and Windows 7 either (well, on my PC there is, but I have a 320 mb videocard, I think Windows 7 just saves a bit more memory. Probably doesn't matter with a 1 GB videocard).
With DirectX 11 available on Vista, I can now ditch my DirectX 10 code altogether. DirectX 11 runs on all hardware and all OSes that DirectX 10 does, and more. It also supports DirectX 9 hardware now (and the update also makes DX9 hardware available in DirectX 10, but what's the point? You need to rewrite your application to use it anyway, might aswell use DirectX 11). So I'm now down from supporting 3 APIs to only two: D3D9 and D3D11. D3D9 is just there for XP support now. With a bit of luck, Windows 7 will make XP nothing but a bad memory soon, and I can finally go back to supporting 1 API (and you can still run on the same hardware as XP does, a Pentium 4 or Athlon with an SM2.0 or SM3.0 videocard works fine with Windows 7 and DirectX 11). Reply
JimmyJimmington - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - linkPeople still use Vista? Reply
PeZzy - Sunday, December 06, 2009 - linkThose who currently use Vista and aren't fooled into believing 7 is better. There's mostly useless UI tweaks in 7 which can be an annoyance for those who are use to XP/Vista. The only people 'selling' 7 are those who get kickbacks from Microsoft. Both Vista and 7 suck, but if you're still using Vista there's no point in making M$ richer by paying twice for the same lousy OS. Go get Windowblinds 7 for Vista instead of funding Billy's pension. Reply
Akumajou - Monday, November 09, 2009 - linkthey have not seen the commercials from Apple...
I'm sticking to Win XP SP3 custom until I plunge into Windows 7 Reply
mejobloggs - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - linkWhy wouldn't you use Vista? As seen in the benchmark, performance is exactly the same
If you have Vista it's a waste of money going to 7 Reply
CZroe - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linkAs if DX11 performance is the ONLY factor? How about XP compatibility mode? Reply
Pirks - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linkXP compatibility mode is a waste anyway, I use VirtualPC for that.
Win7 in my experience is too buggy still (does not know when to open start menu submenus, randomly opens on mouse hover, randomly on mouse click) and has almost no differences architecturally from Vista + DX11, and I don't care about its OS X Dock ripoff, if I wanted that I'd get a Mac a long time ago.
My Vista Ultimate x64 will serve for many years to come, I'm not going to use my Win7 Pro licence I got for cheap for a couple of years if not more.
mejobloggs is right, it's a waste of money to get Win7 if you have decent bug-free pretty well working Vista rig. I've got mine because I got huge corporate discount for my preorder, but I won't use it anyway, maybe in 2013 or so... or I'll skip to Win8 and sell my unused Win7 license then, hehe :P Reply
Griswold - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linkXP mode IS virtualPC, nutsack! But you wont have to use your (or buy a new) XP license for the extra bucks you spend on pro/ultimate edition. And you cant have this nifty seamless mode with just a XP in a virtualPC - only the XP mode does this.
Oh, its the clown pirks... why did I bother?
marc1000 - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linkXP-Mode is NOT virtual PC. Is a lightweight version of virtual PC. It will allow to use XP apps like it was 7 apps, but not to launch the XP OS in a window like the full Virtual PC does. It really brings down the need to do maintenance on another windows, but also will not allow any customization or tests. For instance, you can install and run really old apps or games in a Virtual PC, but will not be able to do so in XP-Mode. They are not the same thing, and many advanced users must be aware of this. XP-Mode is there to satisfy enterprise users.
FYIO, I use VMWare to run a bunch of virtual machines, from win2k to linux, and would never run XP-Mode to anything.
(in advance: I'm posting this just to talk about XP-mode, I'm not blaming anyone here, so please be polite if you decide to answer.) Reply
killerb255 - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - linkIt sounds to me like you haven't actually used XP Mode for yourself.
No offense, but please speak from your own experiences rather than second-hand information. Otherwise, it just sounds like you're "talking out of your ass."
You CAN run the XP OS in a window like the full Virtual PC.
In fact, XP Mode = Virtual PC + Integration.
I run Visual Studio 2008, Office 2003, and NetMeeting from the XP OS ITSELF in the guest XP OS. Of course they can also run from the Windows 7 Start Menu under Start -> All Programs -> Windows Virtual PC -> Windows XP Mode Applications -> whatever you have in the Windows XP GUEST'S start menu (for the most part).
However, if you are logged into the XP Guest, and you want to run an XP Mode app from the Windows 7 host, then it will log you out of the XP Mode guest (similar to using Remote Desktop to access a Windows XP PC). Reply
killerb255 - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - linkMy previous post was directed @marc1000, not anyone else. Reply
9nails - Sunday, November 01, 2009 - linkYour talking about the Compatibility Mode then, yes? (Right click an executable, select properties, chose Compatibility tab, pick a historical from Windows 95 up to Vista, etc...) That works OK in Seven.
The XP Mode is pretty sweet too. Compatibility mode is built-in, but XP Mode is not on the Windows 7 disk, you get it here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/downlo...">http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/downlo... as a separate download. XP Mode does require and launch a Virtual PC guest, but you don't have to run the whole desktop, you can run the app by itself! This version even plays nice with USB ports. I believe that apps have to be in the All Users Program Files Startup folder for them be available to run like that. But it's emulating a fairly low end AMD card, so it's not going to run DX11. Reply
Pirks - Saturday, October 31, 2009 - linkMy point was that this XP mode is useless for me since I prefer VirtualPC. They are more or less the same, plus/minus cosmetics. Whatever. To each his own ;)
To Grisworld: fuck off dumbo. Reply
Hxx - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - linkLOL, no everybody on the planet uses 7. Reply
Hxx - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - linksarcasm aside, 7 is indeed pretty cheap...for students that is... got my copy of 7 full pro for 30 bucks. Reply
AnnihilatorX - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linkWhy does the island country of Great Britain always get ripped off. We pay £30 as students here! Reply
MadMan007 - Saturday, October 31, 2009 - linkSomeone has to pay for those EU fines. Reply
MadMan007 - Saturday, October 31, 2009 - linkSomeone has to pay for those EU fines. Reply
Zingam - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linkCoz you are a rich colonial super power! Reply
silverblue - Monday, November 02, 2009 - linkSure... 100 years ago :) Reply
Hxx - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linktransfer prices, inflation, currency exchange rates.... many reasons. Reply
ElDonPedros - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - linkI think its savage to use anything other than Xp in classic mode with themes turned off and every single eye candy feature disabled..
I would still run win2k except a few applications were no longer supported.
My XP setup is lightning on a p3 500 right through to my 2 Core2Duo systems..
Anyone that's ever done true multitasking (3dsmax, UnrealEd, Photoshop, Goldwave, Visual Studio) all running at the same time would appreciate a bare bones setup like this..
CZroe - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linkI hope you at least use the XP Start menu. People who revert that for no particular reason should be shot. Having quick access to your most used programs eliminates much need for Taskbar space-eating QuickLaunch shortcuts. Reply
AnnonymousCoward - Sunday, November 01, 2009 - linkThe classic start menu is way more functional and concise. Your point about "having quick access to your most used programs" isn't exclusive since you can easily do the same with the classic (it's just that almost everyone lacks the common sense to bring order to their menu).
A downside of the new menu is that you can't expand Control Panel or Network Connections.
You can have virtually the same "most used programs" functionality with the classic menu if you put shortcuts on the first layer, above "Programs". That method lets you control exactly what's there, and they will stay in the same spatial spot. Reply
MamiyaOtaru - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linkI always revert to classic start menu :D Not being able to on Server 2008 r2 is a big pet peeve. Considerig going back to Server 2008 original. DX11 and the classic start menu! win Reply
marc1000 - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - linkI looked in the link, and this update seems to be the "real" release, because some sites were publishing tweaks to download the beta "platform update" on vista.
I just wanted a confirmation, tough. Thanks. Reply
Ryan Smith - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - linkYes, this is the real one. Although it looks to be the same as the last beta from earlier this month. Reply
marc1000 - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - linkThanks! I already installed it. Quite a small download, compared to previous DirectX installers... Reply
Scali - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linkIt only contains the basic Direct3D11 libraries.
It doesn't contain the runtimes.
You may have to reinstall the August 2009 runtime (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?Fa...">http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta...-b7b1-44... in order to get all the updates for DirectX 11 (including compiler and all). Reply
marc1000 - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linkThanks for the link! but this is the redistributable EXE, and contains the DX for several languages. I don't believe it is necessary once you've done a correct update using WindowsUpdate site. And maybe this file also has DX9 for WinXP users inside it, because in the description it says it is for WinXP as well Win7.
thanks anyway! Reply
Scali - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linkI don't think you understand... It's not the same thing.
The redistributable contains all the versioned libraries, like d3dx9_nn.dll, d3dx10_nn.dll, d3dx11_nn.dll etc, with nn being the version number.
The update this blog refers to will just install d3d11.dll and related files, enabling DirectX 11 (which is NOT included with the runtime, else we'd have DX11 on Vista before this update). It doesn't include the runtime as far as I know. So if you had previously installed the runtime, you may have all the latest files for d3d9 and d3d10, but not d3d11 as it wasn't installed on your system yet. Reply
The0ne - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - linkDo you mean the games perform the same under DX10/DX11 under the same settings or do you mean they perform the same with each being set at their highest settings, with DX11 having more eye candy and stuff? Reply
johnsonx - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - linkYou missed the whole point of the article: They're testing DX11 on Vista. The comparison then is simply DX11 on 7 vs DX11 on Vista, and performance is equal; they also tossed in a DX10 title (Crysis) to ensure no DX10 performance has been lost with the DX11 update.
The0ne - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - linkNo, I didn't lose my point. My question concerns whether or not the test setup, specifically the settings were kept the same or not for DX10/DX11 whether that be in Win7/Vista.
When someone says "They're testing DX11 on Vista," what settings are they comparing the DX10 counterpart to? Did any of the DX11 features get turn on and compared? Obviously this would be unfair as DX10 won't have the features.
Just curious that's all. Reply
JEDIYoda - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linkYour question pointsa to the fact youhave no clue what your talking about..in fact it sounds as if you are trying to sound smart and all when infact the question is at best annoying and at worst ignorant. Reply
The0ne - Thursday, October 29, 2009 - linkI said sorry nerd boy lmao can't appreciate that eh... Reply
ayqazi - Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - linkDo not feed the troll.
AznBoi36 - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - linkIt's an apples to apples comparison of DX11 on Vista vs W7. So far no performance difference. Reply
The0ne - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - linkOh, I did misread the post. Sorry for the mistake lol. Reply
ZoZo - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - linkActually after thinking about it, you do seem to have missed the point of the article. They're comparing Vista DX11 against 7 DX11, not Vista DX11 against Vista DX10. Reply
ZoZo - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - linkYour question is strange. Why would they test with different parameters? The game parameters are exactly the same under Vista or 7 since both platforms support the exact same DirectX features once Vista is updated to DX11. Reply


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Economists say weaker exports and government spending cuts have been slowing economic growth.
AAP's survey of 13 economists on Friday revealed a median forecast for the Australian economy to have grown by 0.6 per cent in the September quarter.
It is also expected to have grown by 3.1 per cent in the year to September, a considerable slowdown compared to the 3.7 per cent growth recorded in the 12 months to June.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics will release the national accounts for the September quarter on December 5.
TD Securities Asia-Pacific macro strategist Alvin Pontoh said weaker exports and spending cuts from state and federal governments were expected to weigh on economic growth.
But he said strong business investment in capital goods - including equipment and buildings - had helped growth in the September quarter.
Mr Pontoh expected growth to slow to 0.5 per cent in the September quarter.
"It's lower than the first half of the year but it is not a bad rate of growth," he said.
"In the first half of the year you had strong consumption, but that is partly because of a number of temporary factors, including retailers' discounting and carbon tax compensation, but those effects are going to fade."
CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said the pace of growth would improve slightly in the quarter, following interest rate cuts in May and June.
He said the rate cuts had provided a boost for consumer sentiment, which would help the economy.
"Im looking for a modest pick-up," he said.
"I'd be suggesting that we're heading up to 0.8 for the third quarter, and annually that should have us bumping up towards the 3.8 (per cent) level."
The Reserve Bank of Australia cut the cash rate, now at 3.25 per cent, by half a percentage point in May and a quarter percentage point in June.
Mr McCarthy had a more upbeat outlook for next year and forecast a pick up in consumer spending and annual growth of 4.0 per cent.
"Growth will be consumer led," he said.
"Although the slowdown in mining investment is a drag, it also eases pressure that some parts of the mining boom has been putting on some parts of the economy."
AMP chief economist Dr Shane Oliver said the September figures would show 'ok-ish' growth but warned 2013 was likely to be a more difficult year for the economy as the mining investment boom peaked.
He said capital expenditure data on Thursday showed businesses had cut back on their spending plans for the current financial year, which he believed would drag growth down to an annual rate of about 2.5 per cent.
"The September national accounts will probably look quite ok-ish but the Capex figures are a good guide as to how things will look, going forward, and they look decidedly soft," he said.


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ELIZABETH Livermore had a pleasant surprise when she got a call from her insurance company.
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AN EVER-widening hole has opened up in a beauty spot and dog walker Ken Wordsall fears it could swallow a bike, a pet or even a child.
Swindon Council and Thames Water have been notified of the 4ft-wide hole, which is about 7ft deep, near the cycle path that runs near Dart Avenue into the Sevenfields Nature Reserve.
Barriers have been put up to warn people to stay away.
But Ken, 73, of Greenmeadow, said it needed to be sorted soon as the forecast heavy rain could cause the hole to expand further.
He said: "The council have put the boards up but they don't cover it and it got wider in the half an hour between me spotting it and then walking back past it with the dog."
The retired production superintendent said the cycle path could even be under threat as more of the earth falls away.
But he said it was unclear who had responsibility for repairing the hole.
"I called the council and they hot-footed it out there and put the barriers up," he said.
"Then I spoke to Thames Water and they turned round and said if it was a problem with their sewer pipe or a storm drain they could fix it but if it was subsidence it's the Environment Agency, so they are sending an engineer out to investigate.
"But they said it's not their job to report it to the Environment Agency.
"Something needs doing quickly – it's dangerous. "The cycle path is busy and sometimes the youngsters cycle on the grass to get round people on the path.
"If a pet were to fall down it they'd disappear – it's about 7ft deep and you can hear the rush of water below.
"If we get the rain forecast it will just get bigger and bigger and more of the earth will fall in."
A spokesman for the council said: "We have been informed about it and it appears to be a water chamber. "We have made the area safe and are conducting investigations to find out who is responsible."
A spokesman for Thames Water said: "We have logged it on our system and will be sending an engineer out in the near future to look at whether it is a problem with our network or not."


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It took a lot of time and a lot of thought to solve my Hall of Fame voting conflict. As I referenced in last week's On The Beat, I still had a blank ballot in my hands less than a week before the deadline to submit my vote. I truly agonized over whether to vote for players connected to PED use, like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens. I even considered abstaining from the process, like two long-time baseball-writing colleagues whom I have great respect for, John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer and T.J. Quinn of ESPN.
I wound up submitting my ballot on the New Year's Eve, in the last hours before the deadline. I checked nine names and, no, before you start inundating me with hate emails, tweets and Facebook messages, I did not vote for Tim Raines. I have wavered on Raines throughout the six years he has been on the ballot, and it just didn't feel right voting for him. That could certainly change, though, and I am so much on the fence about his candidacy that I could see myself voting for him on the next ballot.
However, this piece is about this election, and I ultimately decided to vote for Bonds and Clemens. I am sure when the voting results are released Jan. 9 that a vast majority of the 600-plus voters—all of whom have had at least 10 years of active service in the Baseball Writers Association of America—will decide to go the other way.
I have come to the conclusion that I am neither a moralist nor an ethicist. The Moody Blues sang "I'm just a singer in a rock-and-roll band." Well, I'm just a baseball writer. It's not my place to judge who was right and who was wrong, especially because I am absolutely positive that a number of players used PEDs during their careers who were never caught, just as I'm sure a number of players—stretching back to the 1960s—used amphetamines without it ever becoming public. Thus, my ultimate criteria, boiled down quite a bit, is if the player was a Hall of Famer in my mind for his accomplishments on the field, then he gets my vote.
So here are the nine players who got my vote:
Jeff Bagwell: I don't get the steroids talk now that his career is over, because he drew little or no suspicion when he played. Regardless, he's a Hall of Famer in my book and has been since the day his career ended.
Barry Bonds: Questioning the legitimacy of his home run record is certainly fine and dandy, but he is the greatest player I have seen in my 48 years on Earth, and it was a privilege to cover him for five seasons from 1988-92 when he played for the Pirates.
Roger Clemens: These achievements can't be misremembered: a record seven Cy Young Awards, seven ERA titles, five strikeouts titles and 11 All-Star Game appearances.
Edgar Martinez: I'll say it again: designated hitters are people, too, and he was the best one ever with a .312/.418/.515 triple-slash line that was as pretty as his swing.
Rafael Palmeiro: An extremely reliable source—with no ties to Palmeiro—told me an off-the-record story at the Winter Meetings that convinced me that Palmeiro was indeed a clean player and was tricked into using the steroid when he thought he was taking a shot of vitamin B-12 that led to his suspension and end of his career in 2005. Unfortunately, there would be too many legal ramifications to make the story public.
Mike Piazza: Granted, he did have a lot of acne on his back, but he was the greatest offensive catcher ever.
Curt Schilling: Everyone knows he was one of the game's great post-season pitchers but he was also pretty darned good in the regular season.
Alan Trammell: This is a classic example of why players can stay on the ballot as long as 15 years if they gain at least five percent of the vote. I didn't vote for him in his first 11 years on the ballot but have changed my mind after considering he played the most difficult position on the diamond (shortstop) and won four Gold Glove and three Silver Sluggers while helping redefine the position with his offensive prowess. Raines fans, there is your hope!
Larry Walker: The critics can say he was a Coors Field creation and too fragile, but I'll say he had a 141 OPS+ with a triple-slash line of .313/.400/.565 in 8,030 plate appearances
Meanwhile, I realize that 3,000 hits means all but automatic induction into the Hall of Fame, but I want more time to think about Craig Biggio. As much as I admired him as a player, his 3,000 hits seem to me to be partially a product of playing 20 seasons, as he only surpassed 180 hits in a season four times.
I also have reasons for voting for Bonds but not fellow mashers Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Bonds was a complete all-around player, while McGwire was a one-trick pony and Sosa was a great player for only a short time.
As far as Jack Morris, that 3.90 ERA is just too big to fit in the Hall of Fame. And as much as I would have loved to put a check next to Dale Murphy's name in his last year on the ballot because he was a Hall of Fame person, he just wasn't quite a Hall of Fame player. The same goes for Reggie Sanders, in what will likely be his first and only year on the ballot.
The Rays and left-hander David Price avoided an arbitration hearing by agreeing to a one-year, $10.1125 million contract. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner is not eligible for free agency until after the 2016 season, but it's never too early to guess how much money he might make if gets to the open market without suffering either a major injury or an unforeseen drop in performance.
The largest contract ever given a pitcher was the seven-year, $161-year deal CC Sabathia signed with the Yankees during the 2008-09 offseason. In a quick survey of five front-office types, all five agreed that Price would make more than that if he reaches free agency, especially when inflation is factored.
And just how much of a factor is salary inflation, especially in light of the fact each team will receive an additional $25 million a season in national television revenue beginning next year? So much so that all five also predicted Price will crack $200 million and that Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw will, too.
It is generally assumed that the Rays will be unable to afford Price following this upcoming season. Yet they have worked to keep third baseman Evan Longoria under contract through 2022 and a front-office type from another AL East team doesn't completely rule out the Rays doing something with Price.
"Let me preface by saying I think there is about a 10 percent chance of it actually happening, but you have some factors in play that could make a deal happen," the FOT said. "One, the Rays have brilliant people running their franchise. Two, Price has an agent in Bo McKinnis, who is very good at what he does and has no ego. Three, Price doesn't strike me as the type of person who feels compelled to make every last dollar. You put those three together, and there is at a slim chance Price winds up staying there for the long term."
The final baseball transaction of 2012 raised a few eyebrows, with the Royals signing infielder Miguel Tejada to a minor-league contract. Tejada hasn't played in the major leagues since 2011, but some other teams, like the Diamondbacks, also showed interest. One scout from a National League club who has watched the 2002 American League MVP play winter ball in the Dominican Republic doesn't think it's a bad gamble on the Royals' part.
"It's a free look at the guy in spring training," the scout said. "I wouldn't have guaranteed him any money, and they didn't. He's swung the bat pretty well down there and he might be able to help them off the bench. I would say the odds are against him making the club, but it's not a total longshot, either."
However, most scouts and front-office types believe Myers' health should not be at risk with a transition back to the rotation. He pitched a combined 439 2/3 innings with the Astros during the 2010 and 2011 seasons, a figure that ranked 14th in the major leagues during that time.
"He's always been a workhorse if he's healthy," one NL scout said. "He always wants the ball and he always wants to pitch deep into games. He's not a No. 1 starter, but he'll give them innings, keep them in the game most of the time and, most importantly, keep Terry Francona from blowing out that bullpen, which is very good."
John Perrotto is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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John, I'm guessing that Palmeiro story is the one where Miggy Tejada allegedly doped Raffy as revenge for Raffy sleeping with Miggy's wife. If that's the story you've heard -- and I hope it isn't, btw -- I hope to god you aren't putting much credence in it, as it is the been floating around in baseball circles for at least five years.
Jan 03, 2013 05:21 AM
On another note, "one-trick pony" is not an apt description of Mark McGwire. His lifetime OBP was .394. That means he was better at getting on base (i.e., not making an out) than, among others, Rod Carew and Tony Gwynn. It's unfortunate batting average remains out there as such a tantalizing distraction from what is actually a sublime ability: getting on base.
Jan 03, 2013 05:29 AM
I interpreted the omission of McGwire as a PED vote, especially in light of:
Jan 03, 2013 06:10 AM
When I see a player like McGwire referred to as a "one trick pony" I get the sense that the author doesn't believe that the "pony" in question desrves credit for getting a ton of walks and having a high OBP because it wasn't an independent skill - like hitting for average! - but rather "just" a by-product of his immense power.
Jan 03, 2013 06:29 AM
Biggio isn't a Hall of Fame player and Palmeiro is clean? I feel like I woke up in some kind of alternate universe.
Jan 03, 2013 05:43 AM
Biggio: Shouldn't longevity and sustained excellence over a career be a consideration for a HOF vote? 61.2 career WARP? (how many players can boast an average WARP of over 3.0 for 20 seasons??) Seven all-star selections (at different positions, no less)?
Jan 03, 2013 06:13 AM
Re Biggio, 3 WARP/year for 20 years is really just being a little over average for 2 decades. After 1999 he generated 9.3 WARP in 8 years, playing 40% of his career under league average. He had a good run in the late 90s during his peak, but I'm not sure that peak was Hall-worthy. 1997 was his only "holy crap" year, and I think we have to note that his 9 WARP that year is the only year his FRAA was double digits, and that it's in a career when most of his FRAAs were negative (some largely) or very very small.
Jan 03, 2013 11:22 AM
At some point, longevity has to matter. If you go down the list of all-time traditional stat records by right-handed hitters, you don't have to go very far on any of them (except HR) to find Craig Biggio.
Jan 04, 2013 13:48 PM
I see Biggio (and Palmeiro) as a good case against automatic inclusion on counting stats.
Jan 04, 2013 15:26 PM
I am struggling to understand how you can say that, based on on-the-field performance alone, and putting aside PEDs and Coors Field effects, Larry Walker is a more deserving HOFer than Mark McGwire. Their career WARP, VORP and TAv all look remarkably similar to me.
Jan 03, 2013 06:15 AM
You consider Edgar Martinez a HoFer but not Tim Raines, I'm not sure what to say about that.
Jan 03, 2013 06:39 AM
Even if Biggio's 3,000+ hits don't impress you, they're not the only reason he's HoF worthy.
Jan 03, 2013 07:09 AM
Why not Raines? He seems so clear to me (especially relative to folks like Martinez and Palmeiro). Can you elaborate more?
Jan 03, 2013 07:14 AM
Randy Brown
John, while I can quibble with individual decisions (still no Tim Raines? really?), I applaud your transparency. I appreciate that you publish both your list of players and your logic employed in deciding whether or not to vote for them.
Jan 03, 2013 07:50 AM
I agree with Randy on all counts. Thank you for publishing your ballot, and for the explanation. It's clear that you put a lot of thought into your vote, and it's a nuanced, intelligent ballot, unlike a lot of your colleagues who are incapable of seeing a difference between Bonds and Sosa in their process and who make their vote and their columns about themselves instead of the players.
Jan 03, 2013 11:28 AM
Thanks for sharing the ballot, but "didn't feel right voting for him" is in no way a logical argument.
Jan 03, 2013 16:06 PM
Really curious: What is the argument against Raines? It's been pointed out elsewhere, but he was the best player in baseball for a number of years -- certainly among the top 3 -- and he compares very favorable to slam dunk HOFers like Gwynn.
Jan 03, 2013 18:31 PM
From what I can gather around the internet, the general argument is, "I didn't start paying attention to him until he was a Yankee and part-time players don't belong in the HOF."
Jan 04, 2013 07:47 AM
Among them:
Jan 04, 2013 13:35 PM
One that I have seen is that he was never the best player at his position (because he overlapped with Rickey Henderson). I have also seen it suggested that his steals totals are not high enough (because SB% is too "wonky", I guess).
Jan 05, 2013 04:07 AM
Thanks for sharing your ballot and your thought process. I think you made the right decision regarding PEDs.
Jan 03, 2013 09:20 AM
Grew up a Mets' fan in NY in the late 70s & 80s. Rock Raines as one of the best of that era comes to mind very quickly. He'd beat you with the legs, the glove, the bat. I can accept the love for DH Edgar, but not without someone like Raines ahead of him. Way ahead.
Jan 03, 2013 09:36 AM
Jan 03, 2013 09:46 AM
Wait...so somebody out there has evidence so overwhelming that Palmeiro is innocent of intentional doping that it can convince a veteran reporter like John Perrotto, yet that person has decided to keep it to himself/herself? And now Perrotto is a participant in this secret? Am I missing something here?
Jan 03, 2013 10:01 AM
John says the ramifications are legal (not personal, or just embarrassing). It's also not a new story -- Palmeiro has been consistent in his denials, and apparently even passed a polygraph test. So, his reputation has been sullied by those who refuse to believe his story. John has come to the conclusion that he does believe Palmeiro. Not sure how "overwhelming" the evidence has to be, nor why (given the lack of legal ramifications for Palmeiro) the legal ramifications for a third party are outweighed by the public's supposed need to be convinced by additional evidence that Palmeiro isn't a liar.
Jan 03, 2013 11:50 AM
Libel law protects a lot of communication, but it doesn't protect you from getting sued. And lawsuits are expensive, even those you win.
Jan 03, 2013 12:19 PM
Palmeiro's denials hardly constitute evidence. It was not Palmeiro's denials that convinced Perrotto. It was evidence presented by a trustworthy 3rd party. Yet the source (and now Perrotto) are satisfied to whistle through life, secure that only they know the real truth.
Jan 04, 2013 07:45 AM
Isn't the HoF fun! So the veterans committee will have a lot to choose from in 10 years. The game changes and eras are eras. The 30's make the 00's look tame. Arguing about drugs is foolishness.
Jan 03, 2013 12:02 PM
While I disagree with some of your ballot (no Biggio or Raines, Walker over McGwire), I deeply appreciate you publishing your ballot, defending your choices and exposing yourself to internet nitpickers.
Jan 03, 2013 12:08 PM
Jan 03, 2013 12:52 PM
I do appreciate the honesty and willingness to share your HoF votes and thoughts.
Jan 03, 2013 14:05 PM
What a weird ballot. Certainly the strangest I've ever seen for someone who writes for an analytical site.
Jan 03, 2013 22:29 PM
Say what you will about some of the votes on the iffy candidates--I applaud Mr. Perrotto for voting for Bonds and Clemens. A Hall of Fame without those two players is not a Hall I have any interest in.
Jan 04, 2013 08:33 AM
I am sure I am stepping in it big time, but ...
Jan 04, 2013 16:00 PM
I'm guessing that the BP editors would argue that BP is a site for articles on baseball in general, and anything they think is interesting would qualify. Given the open-ended standards for HOF-voting, there is nothing wrong with John's ballot, because it's all just his opinion. I don't really see how this "degrades" BP, and I like the idea that this website doesn't have to be an echo chamber. I disagree with several selections on his ballot, but I appreciate the opportunity to hear a dissenting voice, and make me consider why I think what I think.
Jan 05, 2013 04:12 AM
Thank you, you make my point exactly. Baseball Prospectus has become a site for "general baseball articles". I agree that John has earned the right to cast his ballott as he sees fit. My observation is that it not the type of piece that should and definitely would not have made the cut even two years ago. (Check out John's previous pieces on his HOF ballot). I grew up in Chicago and Phil Rogers always published his ballot and I still go online and read that piece every year. John's article is no different from Phil's or dozens of other voters who write similar pieces. Baseball Prospectus was founde to ADVANCE the discussion of baseball topics beyond what was available from "general baseball articles". There has never been an orthodoxy (except TINSTAAPP). If John wants to put the discussion of his ballot at the level of discource that we expect from BP - fine that is worth a read. In particular, the a guy told me a story that I can't repeat but the guy is innocent part doesn't even rise to "general journalistic", much less what I expect from BP
Jan 05, 2013 04:54 AM
Richard Bergstrom
Actually, it probably would've made the cut two years ago because John was one of the managing editors then.
Jan 05, 2013 09:55 AM
Two years ago John talked about his ballot and incorporated JAWS scores into the discussion. I did not agree with some of his choices then either, but it was an approach not found else where. I like diversification of material, I don't like dumbing down the material to the "general baseball" level.
Jan 05, 2013 14:23 PM
Ric Size
BP has changed qualitatively since their BP Idol contest several years back. New writers, with different styles have been brought in. Many of the original staff have left.
Jan 05, 2013 13:43 PM
Ric Size
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With that said, it appears that BP is not going to publish a serious analysis & justification of what has to be understood as the most important HoF ballot ever. I submitted the below-linked article to Ben Lindbergh on December 2, and got this response:
Jan 05, 2013 15:29 PM
Joe Hamrahi
BP staff
So because Ben gave you a true, honest, and realistic view of how we operate, you're assuming we're not going to publish any additional "serious" analysis of the the most important HOF ballot ever? First, let me say, it's YOUR opinion this is the most important ballot ever. Who really knows what the most important ballot ever was. I know a certain group of relievers and closers, for example, who thought the votes of the past 5-10 years were the most important votes ever.
Jan 05, 2013 23:14 PM
If PED's are not an issue, I'd really like to see a reasoned argument on how Palmeiro deserves to get in ahead of McGwire.
Jan 06, 2013 08:55 AM
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Joseph Kosuth (b. 1945 USA) is one of the founding pioneers of the 1970's Conceptual art movement. His work explores the role of meaning in art and, like an archeologist of language and culture, he orders words and ideas from our historical memory into distinct yet intersecting layers of cultural activity-ones that are experienced today.
Kosuth attended the Toledo Museum School of Design from 1955 to 1962 and studied privately under the Belgian painter Line Bloom Draper. From 1963 to 1964, he was enrolled at the Cleveland Art Institute. In 1965 Kosuth moved to New York to attend the School of Visual Arts; he would later join the faculty. He soon abandoned painting and began making conceptual works, which were first shown in 1967 at the exhibition space he co-founded, known as the Museum of Normal Art. In 1969 Kosuth held his first solo exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York and in the same year became the American editor of the journal Art and Language.
From 1971-1972 he studied anthropology and philosophy at the New School for Social Research, New York. The philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, among others, influenced the development of his art from the late sixties to mid seventies. Kosuth's work has consistently explored the production and role of language and meaning within art. His nearly forty year inquiry into the relation of language to art has taken the form of installations, museum exhibitions, public commissions and publications throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia, including Documenta V, VI, VII and IX (1972, 1978, 1982, 1992) and the Biennale di Venezia in 1976, 1993 and 1999 in 2007 he exhibited Il Linguaggio dell'Equilibrio / The Language of Equilibrium at the Monastic Headquarters of the Mekhitarian Order on the island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni, Venice. This was presented concurrently with the 2007 Biennale di Venezia. In 2009, he installed Neither Appearance Nor Illusion in the Louvre's Medieval moat.
Awards include the Brandeis Award, 1990, Frederick Weisman Award, 1991, the Menzione d'Onore at the Venice Biennale, 1993 and the Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government in 1993. He received a Cassandra Foundation Grant in 1968. In February 2001, he received the Laurea Honoris Causa, doctorate in Philosophy and Letters from the University of Bologna. In October 2003, he received the Decoration of Honor in Gold, the Austrian Republic's highest honor for accomplishments in science and culture. Joseph Kosuth in was born in Toledo, Ohio and currently lives and works in New York and Rome.
In 2002, Joseph Kosuth spent months combing through the museum's archival materials and the galleries with the help of two research assistants in preparation for his exhibition that launched the museum's centennial celebration the following year. The result, Artist, Curator, Collector: James McNeill Whistler, Bernard Berenson, and Isabella Stewart Gardner – Three Locations in the Creative Process, was an a trio of works that fully engaged the museum and explored the creative process through the lives of three people intimately connected to the museum – Gardner herself, the connoisseur who advised her purchases, and an artist and correspondent who's work Isabella Gardner collected.
In shades of gray, black and white, Kosuth masterfully installed Guests and Foreigners: Three Faces of a Correspondence in the special exhibition gallery. Kosuth took works from the collection purchased with the help of Berenson and juxtaposed them with timelines for all three personalities, letters, quotes from the Austrian-born philosopher Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein, the ecological warnings of Mary Douglas, a British anthropologist known for her writings on human culture and symbolism, a historic timeline, and etiquette advice from the 19th century. In the galleries visitors encountered Isabella's Subtext(s). Here Kosuth replaced all of the vitrine and light-blocking covers with gray velvet ones that were annotated with texts taken from within the vitrines from such sources as artist Francis Bacon, Queen Mary, Biologist Louis Agassiz, and the tenth President of the United States, John Tyler. Outside along the brick wall that encloses the museum's garden on the East, Kosuth interspersed neon phrases from J.M. Whistler's notorious 1885 "Ten O'clock Lecture" in which he voiced his opinions on art, aesthetics, and society. Kosuth's neon text entitled, Whistlers Warning (c.c.c.c.), remained installed until the Spring of 2004. In addition, Kosuth reformatted the museum's Guide to the collection to include the works in his exhibition and texts.
After his exhibition opened, Joseph Kosuth gave a Noontime Talk about this work and an evening Eye of the Beholder lecture about his other projects in Rome, Frankfurt, and Munich that explored the concept of "Guests and Foreigners"; the idea of being American outside the United States, yet while at home feeling the strength of an outside culture inside of one's own.


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A vet's marathon fundraising efforts have 'gone to lowlifes' after thieves broke in to her surgery and stole £1,500 of sponsorship money.
The cash was intended for Cancer Research and the Mayhew Animal Home, two charities Nicky Gurrin will be running the London marathon in aid of on April 13.
But she has had to start fundraising again after the money was taken during a nighttime raid on Norbury Pet Health Centre, London Road, Norbury.
CCTV footage filmed in the premises shows men got into the building by climbing over a fence at about 12.45am on March 19 and were in there for just under two hours.
During that time as well as stealing the money from the safe they emptied things all over the floor and stole dog bones but did not take any drugs.
Ms Gurrin said: "I'm angry someone has come in and done that but the people that take it, they don't care.
"It makes me sick that they have come in and taken what's not theirs.
"The money that was raised has gone to lowlifes.
"It's just made me more determined to raise money.
"I feel really angry that someone was on my property and he looked as bold as brass with his screwdriver.
Her dog barked during the night of the break in and she looked out to see a suspicious car in the street but went back to bed after not hearing or seeing anything else out of the ordinary.
And she said she has been left thinking whether the people who took the money had been visitors to the surgery in the days leading up to the theft.
She added: "It seems strange to rob a vet surgery if you are just after money so I'm wondering if they had been in and had seen the charity collection."
Croydon police are investigating the burglary and have not yet released the CCTV to the Croydon Guardian as other enquiries are still ongoing.
There have been no arrests.
Anyone who knows anything about the burglary is asked to call the police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.


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I now have a net book, thanks to some cupcake sales, but I am unable to use my xD card from my camera to load pics. It's always something.
The hubs and I recently attended a Chiefs football game and provided the tailgating food. If you have ever been to a football game in Kansas City, you will know that tailgating is often the best part. Thank you to Hormel for helping me host a great pregame party!
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"…It may be that you hate something when it is good for you and it may be that you love something when it is bad for you. Allah knows and you do not know." (Surat al-Baqara, 216)
Pain is a component of body's defense system. This sensation signals the existence of a situation negatively affecting the health and ensures that precaution is taken against it. This way it aids to reduce the possible physical injury that may be inflicted on body to minimum. Indeed a person who feels pain takes a measure to put an end to that pain and thus eliminates the harm given to the body. For instance a person whose hand is burned by boiling water immediately withdraws his hand from that water and thus prevents further damage to his skin. In case the sensation of pain continues, he takes medical measures. Alternatively a sudden pain occurring in body alerts a person; often a visit paid to a doctor in becomes instrumental in the early diagnosis and treatment of a disease that may ‐ if left untreated ‐ cause serious consequences in the future. Although pain is quite unpleasant, in the absence of this sensation, the body would not respond to conditions causing pain and more severe health problems would arise. The fact that reminds us how great a blessing pain is the condition known as congenital analgesia, where a person cannot feel any physical pain. As Almighty Allah relates in the verse, "…It may be that you hate something when it is good for you and it may be that you love something when it is bad for you. Allah knows and you do not know." (Surat al-Baqara, 216) the pain which is perceived as an unpleasant sensation is, contrary to the perceived wisdom, a sheer blessing.
What would happen if we did not feel any pain in our body in the case of a disorder?
Congenital insensitivity to pain is a state of being insensitive to outer physical pain. These people have senses of touch and feeling but, as if almost filtered, the nervous system of the brain obstructs the flow of information and in situations of emergency such as sudden injuries or situation that demand urgent reactions it prevents the body from showing reaction and taking any precautions. This is one of the most beautiful examples of Almighty Allah's flawless creation.
A flaw occurring in the communication of the nervous system may lead to problems that are impossible to solve. Indeed a person suffering from this disease does not feel pain since no signal pertaining to pain is transmitted to brain. In some cases, on the other hand, pain is sensed but the source of pain in the body cannot be determined. No doubt both of the situations pose great risk for the person. That is because not being able to determine the location of pain is also as serious as not feeling any pain. For instance a person who is about to have a heart attack but is unable to understand the location of the pain may be face to face with a life-threatening situation.
The reducing in the sensation of pain during injuries:
Some people do not feel pain when they receive an injury or afterwards. This way, despite his injury, they can have the strength to protect himself or flee from threat. The transmission of the sensation of pain is also carried out by nerve cells. The cells in question include "endorphin", which is a hormone that reduces the sensation of pain and affect emotions. Endorphin is almost a pain killer produced by our brain. It is secreted at the instant the pain is first felt and it loses its effect once the first crisis is over. This way even people who are seriously injured do not feel a severe pain for a certain period of time. Pain killers also function according to the same rationale. Most of them are not instrumental in treating diseases or injuries; they are the chemicals that merely prevent us to feel the sensation of pain. Reduction of pain during injuries is an example of Allah's mercy upon people.
When we hit our leg to the edge of a table or when we step on the cracked piece of glass on the floor we feel pain. Sensation of pain occupies a very important place in our life because it alerts us about a problem in our body. When receptive cells in our skin react to harmful things – when they send urgent messages- we feel pain. Upon this we take measures to remove this unrest.
Why is it dangerous not to feel pain?
There are three types of pain: superficial pain, deep pain (of bones, muscles, ligaments and joints), and pain of internal organs (visceral pain). Superficial pain is initiated by activation of nociceptors in the skin or superficial tissues or when faced with a heat more than 45 degree centigrade. If this type of sensation was absent;
A person could easily lose great quantities of blood when he has a cut in his skin, since he would not feel pain and thus could face a life-threatening situation.
Likewise if a pain would not arise as a result of a burn in the body, one would not feel the need to receive any treatment since he would proceed with his daily works. This would make the epidermis more vulnerable to infections and thus cause serious disorders.
In case of absence of pain a person can involuntarily harm himself or get inquired because of not recognizing the severity of a harm. For instance he may not notice a fracture occurring in his metatarsus as a result of an accident and thus cause permanent defect on his body since he would continue to walk on his feet.
If pain did not have a cautionary feature, many diseases could proceed unabatedly; it could start as a simple disease but develop into a very serious and complicated one in time. For this reason pain is the first and sole symptom of many diseases.
For instance if we did not have stomach ache we could not understand that there is something wrong in our appendicitis or if we did not feel pain or a feeling of pressure in our heart, we could not understand a heart attack.
If we did not feel any pain when we fall down or lift something heavy, we would neglect to have a rest, continue to put strain on our joints and thus give damage to them.
There is a certain purpose and wisdom in the creation of everything
All Mighty Allah creates everything with wisdom and good. Congenital insensitivity is also one of the perfect examples of this creation of Allah. That is because, if Allah did not create such a sickness, no one would be aware of pain's significance for the protection of body, which would be instrumental in one's gratitude to Allah. The traits that exemplify the good Allah creates in everything are surely not limited to these. Our Lord also creates an important inspiration for the medical world to correct a disorder that some people suffer. That is because in the process of research of this disorder connections among signals and reactions and the details pertaining to them can be resolved. With this data scientists can produce new drugs that will reduce the pain caused by some certain diseases.
In the Qur'an, our Almighty Allah relates that everything He creates has a reason:
We did not create heaven and earth and everything in between them as a game. If We had desired to have some amusement, We would have derived it from Our Presence, but We did not do that. (Surat al-Anbiya'- 16–17)


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First FTTSA-certified tour in Dinokeng
We are very happy to welcome the Refilwe Cultural and Shebeen Tour to the Fair Trade in Tourism family. This is a truly responsible tourism product that has a direct and lasting impact on the community it operates in. – Katarina Mancama, FTTSA marketing manager.
Operated by Fundani Tours, it is the only FTTSA-certified tour in Dinokeng, which is situated in Gauteng and includes the three hubs of the Dinokeng Game Reserve, Roodeplaat Dam and the mining town of Cullinan.
Dinokeng now has three tourism products that have been certified by the FTTSA as part of the 'Travel with a Conscience' campaign spearheaded by the Gauteng Tourism Authority. The aim of the campaign is to position Dinokeng as a responsible tourism destination with a focus on community development and empowerment.
The other two accredited FTTSA properties operating in the area are Kwalata Game Ranch and Kwaggas Pride guest house.
Katarina Mancama, marketing manager at FTTSA, says, 'We are very happy to welcome Fundani Tours's Refilwe Cultural and Shebeen Tour to the Fair Trade in Tourism family. This is a truly responsible tourism product that has a direct and lasting impact on the community it operates in.'
The Refilwe Cultural and Shebeen Tour gives visitors a glimpse of community and township life. A visit to a traditional healer and a meal at a shebeen (tavern) are part of the package.
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He says he is thrilled that the Refilwe Cultural and Shebeen Tour has received certification: 'To be FTTSA certified is a privilege not only for my company, but also for my community, because FTTSA advocates fair wages and working conditions, fair distribution of benefits, ethical business practices, and respect for human rights, culture and the environment. So everybody benefits.'


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