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March 25, 2013 5:00 am
Considering all the pros and cons of a revolutionary way to structure a roster.
Baseball games come with built-in subtitles. Dwight Gooden vs. Roger Clemens in the 1986 World Series. Bob Gibson vs. Denny McClain in the 1968 World Series. Kyle Lohse vs. Ross Detwiler in Game 4 of the NLDS last year. It's one thing to see a game between the Yankees and Tigers, but it's an entirely different game if CC Sabathia is pitching against Justin Verlander. And no one ever subtitles the game A-Rod vs. Miguel Cabrera.
March 13, 2013 5:00 am
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about how many games a team formed from the three worst teams in baseball would win, whether catchers (and non-catchers) should be allowed to block the plate, and expanding active rosters.
September 11, 2012 5:00 am
A range of responses from players, coaches, and team executives about the most important qualities for a manager to possess.
Believe it or not, most of our writers didn't enter the world sporting an @baseballprospectus.com address; with a few exceptions, they started out somewhere else. In an effort to up your reading pleasure while tipping our caps to some of the most illuminating work being done elsewhere on the internet, we'll be yielding the stage once a week to the best and brightest baseball writers, researchers and thinkers from outside of the BP umbrella. If you'd like to nominate a guest contributor (including yourself), please drop us a line.
C. Trent Rosecrans is an all-glove, singles-hitting first baseman with 20 speed. That's why he's at a keyboard instead of actually playing baseball. Luckily, a complete lack of talent is more marketable in the internet world than it is in professional baseball, so he's found a way to make some semblance of a living. Currently, it's the CBSSports.com Eye On Baseball blog that's paying the bills. Rosecrans was previously the Reds beat writer for the Cincinnati Post and still resides in the Queen City, waiting for Jason Parks to come sample the town's finest chili with him. While Twitter feels so 2009, he still occasionally tweets @ctrent, but you're just as likely to find some other silliness there as you are baseball. You can also follow him (as well as Dayn Perry and Matt Snyder) actually discussing baseball @EyeOnBaseball.
September 5, 2012 5:00 am
How Dan Duquette is offsetting run differential with roster differential.
The Tides have tied the [International League] record for most players used in a season (74) and most starting pitchers used (20).—Norfolk Tides Media Notes, August 24, 2012
The above detail caught my eye in the press box before the Tides took on the Durham Bulls a couple of weeks ago. I appreciated the record numbers for their sheer size, but it's easy, down here in the isolation of the minor leagues, to lose sight of what they really mean in the only context that counts.
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March 15, 2012 3:00 am
A look at the NL Central non-roster invitees who could make an impact at the major league level this year
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August 26, 2011 11:16 am
What kind of impact can September call-ups have on your fantasy team, and who figures to make the biggest splash in 2011?
We are less than a week away from the most/least exciting day of the fantasy baseball season—roster expansion. On that magical day of September 1, Major League Baseball teams can expand their active roster by up to 15 players, giving chances to rookies and career minor leaguers to showcase their skills and audition for a spot on someone's 2012 roster. It also gives teams a chance to rest their everyday players as they put their roster into cruise control in order to rest up for a grueling post-season.
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March 24, 2011 6:08 am
Only a few of the preseason's roster battles are likely to have lasting consequences, but one of the few that will resides in the AL West.
It's March 24, and the villagers are growing ever more restless. By this juncture in spring training, the beat writers charged with covering each team on a daily basis have all but exhausted their reserve of convenient storylines and mildly interesting interview subjects, and those of a more analysis-oriented mindset are generally found to be discussing one of two things: (a) season or individual player projections of a let's-try-to-predict-the-future sort, or (b) Opening Day roster projections.
Alas, the latter rarely hold the kind of retrospective appeal that the former do, for the Opening Day roster is but a snapshot in time that is subject to modification from all directions as soon as the first game is in the books. In due time, the injured file dejectedly toward the disabled list, the vastly underperforming are faced with the prospect of a major reduction in playing time, demotion, or outright release, and the narrow losers of those heated spring training roster battles—especially the pitchers— very often earn another chance at winning a major-league roster spot later on in that same season. The end result? The initial makeup of a ballclub's 25-man roster seems to matter greatly at the time, but usually doesn't end up mattering that much (except for the most flagrant instances of choosing the wrong guy over a more qualified field of roster candidates), as the roster usually ends up sorting itself out in fairly short order. Operative word: usually. Fortunately, few of the AL West's roster scrums buck the trend with a potentially irreversible outcome—the great exception residing with one foot in the Rangers' rotation, the other in the 'pen.
February 24, 2011 8:38 am
From the "they also played" gang, those few who have jobs to win and trips to Fresno to avoid.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Atlanta Braves
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August 30, 2010 8:00 am
With September approaching, contenders are starting to look at loopholes to help consruct their post-season rosters.
With 30-plus games to play, it might be considered tempting fate for a front office to start planning for the postseason. But seven clubs have improved their odds of making the postseason to 90 percent or better, according to the Playoff Odds Report. And baseball's calendar demands that GMs and managers begin planning for October now.
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July 1, 2010 12:05 pm
Explaining a seldom-used and confusing procedure that enables a club to quickly clear a roster spot.
When Scott Mathieson made his major-league debut approximately four years ago, the Philadelphia Phillies were a very different team. David Bell played third base, Aaron Rowand patrolled center field, and the three-headed monster of Mike Lieberthal, Sal Fasano and Chris Coste were the catchers. Mathieson, a 22-year old flamethrower, had shown plenty of promise but was still in need of some seasoning, which made things all the more disappointing when he fell prey to the injury bug and had to go under the knife for surgery on his ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow. The road back has been tenuous, as rehabilitation was stunted by the need for a second Tommy John surgery. After successfully rehabbing from the second surgery, Mathieson found himself a minor-league reliever with fans clamoring for his presence on the big club's roster.
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April 6, 2010 2:13 pm
A rundown on all the Opening Day decisions in the junior circuit.
Purchased the contract of 4C-R Robb Quinlan from Salt Lake (Triple-A); placed LHP Scott Kazmir on the 15-day DL (hamstring), retroactive to 3/31; placed RHP Anthony Ortega (triceps) and OF-S Reggie Willits (hamstring) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to 3/30; placed OF-R Chris Pettit on the 15-day DL (labrum), retroactive to 3/26; optioned C-R Ryan Budde and CF-R Peter Bourjos to Salt Lake. [4/3]
Designated C-R Ryan Budde for assignment. [4/5]
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November 22, 2009 2:07 pm
Checking out who's in the pool at first, second, third, and short.
There are currently 170 free agents. John Grabow was the 171st, but that was before signing with the Cubs right after the list became official. Over the next couple of days, I'll cover every single one of the 170, with the infielders coming first. Players are listed by position, and ranked within their position subjectively by how good a value I think each can be as a free agent.
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{jathumbnail off}p>As you may know, popular and respected author Tom Clancy died recently at age 66. I confess, I have not read his books, but I have really enjoyed the movies based on his books, including, "The Hunt for Red October" (1990), "Patriot Games" (1992) and "Clear and Present Danger" (1994).
Clancy was deep into technology, military tactics and geopolitical maneuvering – things best shown to me on the big screen rather than recounted in detailed writing. (I would just glaze over, thrilling as it is.) His final book, "Command Authority" (Penguin Books, 2013) is due out in December.
I especially related to Clancy because he wasn't a best-selling writer from the get-go. In fact, for a while, like myself, he was an insurance salesman. He wrote "The Hunt for Red October" (Naval Institute Press, 1984) in his spare time and sold it to a publisher for $5,000. The story goes that he had hoped to sell 5,000 copies and was thrilled when it sold 45,000 copies. And then it gets really good. President Ronald Reagan picked up a copy and called it "my kind of yarn," which sent sales through the roof. (I hope he had a good royalties clause written into that book contract!)
There are still a few outstanding mysteries in Clancy's backstory that will probably be recounted in due time. Where did he get all that intricate military knowledge? The Naval Institute Press had to cut 100 pages of technology from his first book. He joined the Army Officer Training Corp but was ultimately unable to serve because of his nearsightedness.
Following his initial literary success, he developed friends in high military places, but, frankly, I try not to picture them giving him sophisticated, detailed military information. Maybe he had a mole. OK, that's just me being jealous of his brilliance. Forget I said that.
And then there is the mystery of his rather sudden death and the secrecy surrounding the cause. His adoring public doesn't technically need to know the cause, but reassurance that he wasn't murdered for his conservative political views might help those of a like mind sleep a little better. What if he himself became "a clear and present danger?" Now I'm scaring myself. (I'm done with the Internet on that topic.)
On a lighter note, did you know that quite a few famous people (that we know of) started out in the insurance industry? To name a few, television producer Mark Burnett once worked in an insurance office. Anne Rice, the queen of vampire literature, including her novel "Interview with the Vampire" (Ballantine, 1997), worked as an insurance claims processor before writing her first best-seller. Harland "Colonel" Sanders' was also once a very successful insurance salesman. Olympian Bruce Jenner held a job selling insurance outside of training hours, which supported him in the years prior to winning at the Olympics.
I'm just saying ... it's comforting to know that sometimes really talented people have to straddle two worlds to become famous in one. Salespeople everywhere, take heart! Make your quota early and then devote yourself to your passion. When Plan A doesn't work out, it's good to have Plan A/B in place.
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HORSES get to you. Even the toughest, most experienced professionals form strong and emotional attachments to their charges and Robbie Griffiths, one of Victoria's most successful and talented trainers, is no different.
His desperation when triumph turned to tragedy for his gelding Beltrois at Flemington on Saturday was palpable.
Seconds after Griffiths had hollered with joy as his seven-year-old had driven through a gap to get his nose in front to score in a blanket finish in the Red Tempo Handicap, the trainer was plunged into despair as the son of Bel Esprit crashed to the turf and left jockey Ryan Maloney crumpled beside him.
Beltrois had broken his shoulder and stumbled just strides after he had grabbed that tremendous win. Sadly his injuries ensured there was no hope of survival and he was put down on the course.
Maloney was taken to the Epworth Hospital for observation, conscious but complaining of pain in his wrist. X-rays at the Epworth have confirmed Ryan Maloney suffered a fractured wrist. He is having surgery on Sunday.
''It's a great emotional leveller,'' a visibly shaken Griffiths said.
''I was high fiving with my brother-in-law [Reid Balfour] then we heard the commentator say a horse is down and we realised it was ours.
''We hurdled the fence to get to him on the course. It's so sad.
''It's my daughter Madison's first horse, we came straight to Flemington with him. She's obviously upset.
''His stable name is Reid after my brother-in-law. We said we would be happy to keep him in the paddock for the next 20 years [to get better if there was a chance of saving him] but there was nothing they could do
''It was a freakish accident. It had nothing to do with why he had been off the track for a long spell.
''His mother [Vaingt Trois] was the first yearling I bought. She was unbelievably talented but unlucky. Her very last foal was a full brother [to Beltrois] but she died foaling. [The brother] is outstanding looking. You will see him at Flemington.''
The $21 shot was first up, having not raced since November 2011, and the victory was a wonderful advertisement for Griffiths' skills as a horseman and conditioner, and the patience of his owners.
Beltrois showed he was as game as they come in his final moments as he triumphed over the $2.40 favourite Go The Knuckle and $4.80 chance Hotham Heights ($4.80) in a race in which a length covered the first four home.
Earlier in the day a youngster of potential emerged in the shape of the Darley two-year-old Safeguard, who could be a Blue Diamond and Golden Slipper contender if he takes no ill effects from his victorious first outing.
Beautifully bred Safeguard is by multiple group 1 winning sire Exceed And Excel out of Preserve, who took out the VRC Sires Produce Stakes as a two-year-old. Preserve is closely related to former Darley star Denman, who was one of the top colts of his generation before being sent to Sheikh Mohammed's European operation.
''He's very outgoing, he showed that early. He's a natural horse with good speed, he can jump well and put himself there. It was pretty effortless really,'' said trainer Paul Snowden.
Safeguard ($2.80 fav) completed the 1000 metres of the Christmas Season Plate in 57.12 seconds, a decent time for a youngster, and defeated Mount Zero ($4.80) by two lengths with Midnight Rule ($6) 1¾ lengths away third.
Class told in the 1600-metre Skipton Handicap when Mick Price's lightly raced four-year-old Fast and Free ($3.80 fav) defied his 58.5 kilogram burden to score a convincing victory by 1½ lengths from Quick Shakes ($7.50) with a half length to Speckie ($4) third. He won despite a hefty 4.5-kilogram rise in weight from has last start.
Apprentice Damian Lane will not forget the meeting in a hurry either. He rode the Danny O'Brien trained Keep Cool ($9) to a narrow victory in the 2000-metre Comic Court Handicap, seeing off the well-supported Tuscan Fire ($4.60) in a driving finish by a short head.
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Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: Western Kentucky (7-5) vs. Central Michigan (6-6)
When: Dec. 26
Where: Detroit
Time/TV: 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Western Kentucky is defending its place in this game. That's because it was picked over fellow Sun Belt school Middle Tennessee State, which defeated WKU this year and had a better conference record. But MTSU was coming off a season-ending, 45-0 loss to Arkansas State, and the Little Caesars Bowl chose the Hilltoppers instead. WKU, however, is one of the best turnaround stories in the country. After finishing 0-12 in 2009, the Hilltoppers have steadily improved and are now in their first-ever bowl game. Central Michigan, which finished fourth in the MAC West, is led by Zurlon Tipton, who is one score away from tying the school record of 20 rushing touchdowns.
NFL prospect to watch: Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan. He's sure to follow 49ers Pro Bowler Joe Staley from CMU to becoming a first-round pick. It's a strong year for tackles, and at 6-8, 305 pounds, he's a smooth pass protector.
SN's pick: Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers have been a tough out all year, and that's not changing here, despite the fact they'll be playing without coach Willie Taggart, who left for South Florida. Antonio Andrews, who ranks sixth in the nation with 134.1 yards per game, will give the Chippewas headaches.
Instant replay: The Mid-American Conference has lost this bowl five straight seasons. Central Michigan picked up the conference's last win in 2006.


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By baseball standards, Vallejo could be in the seventh or eighth inning of bringing professional baseball to Wilson Park this summer.
Redwood Sports and Entertainment, the parent company of the San Rafael Pacifics, announced this week it has reached an agreement in principle with the Greater Vallejo Recreation District to start a professional independent league baseball team.
Terms of the final lease agreement are being worked out, and approval is expected at the Feb. 14 GVRD board meeting.
Both the Pacifics and the Vallejo Admirals would be owned by Redwood Sports and Entertainment.
"We are pretty confident this will pass," said Hunter Horenstein, the public and media relations manager for the San Rafael Pacifics Baseball Club. "Basically, we believe this thing is going to happen. We are just getting our ducks in line so to speak."
GVRD General Manager Shane McAffee said the agreement is in "good shape."
The Admirals are scheduled to play 36 games at Wilson Park, with opening day tentatively scheduled for June 11 against the Hilo Stars from Hawaii. Independent league players are paid, but the organizations are not affiliated with Major League Baseball.
"We heard they wanted to use the facility and I am always excited when it comes to positive things in and around Vallejo," McAffee said. "Wilson Park is under-utilized right now and they agreed to help improve it and they will be paying rent."
Horenstein said the Admirals will replace the Sonoma County Grapes as the fourth team in the Pacific Association. He said he hopes the Grapes and Admirals will be part of a six-team league in 2014.
Horenstein said Albert Park in San Rafael needed a similar "facelift" to Wilson Park before the start of last season as the city and the ownership group worked together to get it ready. He said Wilson Park would likely need netting and a few other "tweaks."
Players in the league generally make between $600 and $900 per month and Horenstein said the ticket prices are much less than going to a big league game.
"Minor league baseball is affordable and it's a fun atmosphere," Horenstein said. "We're hoping to bring that to Vallejo."
Horenstein said he was confident that the city of Vallejo would pay to see independent baseball.
"I feel like Vallejo is a good town and has its own tiny niche community that will embrace baseball," he said. "I feel like it is going to be a very affordable for families and kids will be able to come to games and stay out of trouble."
Horenstein said he believes the caliber of play is the equivalent of Double-A level in affiliated minor league baseball.
"Some of the players slip through the cracks in the minor leagues or were never given an opportunity," Horenstein said. "Sometimes you find a diamond in the rough and you give them an opportunity and a chance to be seen."
Horenstein said the two Northern California teams, the Admirals and the Pacifics, would travel to Hawaii for league games and stack their nonleague schedule with inter-league games against the Freedom Pro League in Arizona.
The Pacifics won the league championship last season behind then-manager and former Dodger Mike Marshall, who is now the league's commissioner.
McAffee said Vallejo's Babe Ruth organization uses Wilson Park in the summer and the two organizations would work out their schedules so both could use the field.
Mike Shapiro, a Pacifics owner, would serve as general manager. He would be responsible for hiring a manager and pitching coach for the team. A recent tryout gave the organization a chance to see potential players. A second tryout will be held in the future, Horenstein said.
Solano County has seen professional independent baseball before. The Solano Steelheads played at Travis Credit Union Park in Vacaville from 2000 to 2002. That was part of the now defunct Western Baseball League.
For more information on the Pacifics, check out pacificsbaseball.com.
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Thrush is a yeast infection of the mucus membrane lining the mouth and tongue.
Candidiasis - oral; Oral thrush; Fungal infection - mouth; Candida - oral
The body normally hosts a variety of germs ,including bacteria and fungi. Some of these are useful to the body, some produce no harm or benefit, and some can cause harmful infections.
Thrush occurs when a fungus called Candida overgrows in your mouth. A small amount of this fungus lives in your mouth most of the time. It is usually kept in check by your immune system and other germs that also normally live in your mouth.
However, when your immune system is weak or when the other normal bacteria die, the fungus can overgrow. The following factors can increase your chances of getting thrush:
The following factors can increase your chances of getting thrush:
Thrush is commonly seen in infants. It is not considered abnormal in infants unless it lasts longer than a couple of weeks.
Candida can also cause yeast infections in the vagina.
People who have diabetes and have high blood sugar levels are more likely to get thrush in the mouth (oral thrush), because the extra sugar in your saliva acts like food for Candida .
Taking high doses of antibiotics or taking antibiotics for a long time also increases the risk of oral thrush. Antibiotics kill some of the healthy bacteria that help keep Candida from growing too much.
People with poorly fitting dentures are also more likely to get thrush.
Thrush appears as whitish, velvety sores in the mouth and on the tongue. Underneath the whitish material, there is red tissue that may bleed easily. The sores can slowly increase in number and size.
Your doctor or dentist can almost always diagnose thrush by looking at your mouth and tongue. The sores have a distinct appearance.
If the diagnosis is not clear, one of the following tests may be performed to look for Candida :
For thrush in infants, treatment is often NOT needed. It usually gets better on its own within 2 weeks.
If you develop a mild case of thrush after taking antibiotics, eating yogurt or taking over-the-counter acidophilus capsules can help.
Use a soft toothbrush and rinse your mouth with a diluted 3% hydrogen peroxide solution several times a day.
Good control of blood sugar levels in persons with diabetes may clear a thrush infection.
Your doctor may prescribe an antifungal mouthwash (nystatin) or lozenges (clotrimazole) to suck on if you have a severe case of thrush or a weakened immune system. These products are usually used for 5 to 10 days. If they don't work, other medication may be prescribed.
You may need stronger medications, such as fluconazole (Diflucan) or itraconazole (Sporanox) if:
Thrush in infants may be painful, but it is rarely serious. Because of discomfort, it can interfere with eating. If it does not get better on its own within 2 weeks, call your pediatrician.
In adults, thrush that occurs in the mouth can be cured. However, the long-term outlook depends on your immune system and the cause of the immune problem.
If you have a weakened immune system, Candida can spread throughout your body, causing a widespread (invasive) infection. This might affect your:
Call your doctor if:
If you get thrush often, your doctor may recommend taking antifungal medication on a regular basis to avoid repeat infections.
If an infant with thrush is breastfeeding, talk to your doctor about ways to prevent future infections, such as an antifungal medication. Sterilize or throw out any pacifiers. For bottle-fed babies with thrush, throw out the nipples and buy new ones as the baby's mouth begins to clear.
To prevent the spread of HIV infection, follow safe sex practices and use precautions when working with blood products.
Edwards JE Jr. Candida species. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases . 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 257.
Kauffman CA. Candidiasis. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine . 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 346.


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On Friday I wrote a story about 3-D printing companies Stratasys (SSYS) and 3-D Systems (DDD). I had been reluctant to suggest jumping into positions in either, given that both have had lengthy run-ups this year, but said I liked the long-term potential for both.
Since then, a financial-news website has questioned accounting practices related to some of the 3-D Systems' acquisitions, and shares of the company dropped 8.3% on Monday as a result. It was the second report in less than a month to put the 3-D Systems' growth rate under the microscope.
But, focusing on the technicals, here's one thing I found interesting about Monday's pullback: The stock ended the session 0.2% above its 15-day moving average, so the move hardly signals huge technical damage. On Tuesday it fell further, but remained above its 50-day average, and the stock closed at the upper end of its intraday trading range.
It's not uncommon for news to send a stock sharply lower, but in this case the slide has ended above the 50-day line. In situations like this, the stock frequently offers a new entry opportunity as it rebounds from the pullback, regardless of the news.
Still, any time it seems as if you are hearing rising chorus of questions about a company's accounting, it's a good idea to steer clear, at least for the moment. I recall that, during one of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters' (GMCR) bouts of questioned accounting, Jim Cramer advised traders and investors to stay out of stocks that have these scandals swirling around -- and I have to agree with this bit of advice.
Granted, so far the articles about 3-D Systems are less damning than the assertions about Green Mountain's sales had been -- at least in terms of damage done to the stock. But this is where traders have to be alert, and that brings me to the bigger point that this episode drove home. When you're trading a mid-cap like 3-D Systems, only allot a small portion of your discretionary capital. This is certainly not the kind of stock on which you should be banking your retirement.
True, there are strategies that don't make any distinction between trades and retirement portfolios. This creates a mistaken impression that trading small- and mid-caps can be the key to bulking up a retirement account. Unfortunately, the risks inherent in allocating too much to single stocks -- particularly volatile names, such as 3-D Systems, which has a beta of 1.76 -- can outweigh potential benefits of being overweight in such issues.
So when you trade stocks like this, it comes down to relying on technicals to make your buy, sell and hold decisions. I'm sure a number of traders got shaken out of 3-D on Monday's news. But it's also clear that a good number held, and a glance at an intraday chart shows some tussle between buyers and sellers throughout Tuesday's session.
I don't have a financial interest in this stock, as it's not one that I currently own. Further, as I noted above, I avoid companies that may be drawing income-statement scrutiny. Yet I am curious as to whether contentions about accounting irregularities will send the stock lower again, if the story appears to have validity -- or whether traders will jump back in, giving the stock renewed technical strength.


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The 2009 Competitive Assessment was conducted by Market Street Services, a community and economic development consulting firm. This report highlights the socio-economic strengths and weaknesses of the area as determined by this firm. For the purpose of this assessment Springfield was compared to Knoxville, Tennessee, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Kalamazoo, Michigan under the categories of "People, Prosperity and Place."
Strengths and weaknesses are featured for each topic area of people, prosperity and place in the Competitive Assessment Overview [pdf] and in the Springfield Business Journal's article, "Report cites job growth, low wages as Springfield issues."
Highlighted strengths from the assessment include:
A sampling of weaknesses in the assessment include:
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Wrong Version of Britney Spears' 'Alien' Leaks
Britney Spears' new song 'Alien,' which appears on her upcoming eighth album 'Britney Jean,' has leaked online. However, producer William Orbit, who worked with Madonna on her powerhouse 'Ray of Light' and with Brit on this tune, tweeted that the version floating around in cyberspace is not the right one.
Don't get too attached to this if you dig it, since it's not the final cut.
Below is Orbit's tweet about the leak, setting the record straight:
It's the wrong version of 'Alien' that's out there. Right song, but had wrong chorus notes, (now fixed) on THE version
— William Orbit (@WilliamOrbit) November 18, 2013
Still, the track set the web alight with excitement about the song. We're more jazzed to hear the finished and correct version that Orbit alluded to in his tweet, since, to be honest, the track is a bit lackluster in this form.
We love Brit Brit more than life itself, and we're excited about 'Britney Jean,' but 'Work Bitch' and 'Perfume' were way more enticing than this super lite EDM track. It was rumored that Lady Gaga was to appear on this tune, but such is not the case.


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Sora's journey in Kingdom Hearts II has drawn to a close, and now a new tale is set to begin. Jiminy Cricket is looking over the journal he used to document his first adventure with Sora when he discovers a mysterious message. He didn't write it - so how on earth did it get there? King Mickey is determined to find out, so he and his friends decide to digitize the journal and delve into its deepest secrets. Inside this "datascape" dwells a second Sora who is about to embark on a grand adventure of his very own.
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House Calls and Decision Support: Improving Access to Live Donor Transplantation
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified July 2017 by James Rodrigue, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
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First received: February 6, 2013
Last updated: July 11, 2017
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The main purpose of this research program is to reduce the burden of end-stage organ disease on individuals, families, healthcare systems, and society by increasing the availability of donor organs for transplantation. Consistent with this aim, the project further examines strategies to increase access to and reduce disparities - racial, economic, gender - in live donor kidney transplantation (LDKT). Specifically, we expand the research and intensity of an innovative House Calls intervention developed by the principal investigator by including other minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients and by adding a novel Patient-Centered Decision Support component. The main study hypothesis is that participants receiving the novel intervention (House Calls + Patient-Centered Decision Support) will have a higher proportion of LDKT's by the 2-year study endpoint.
|Chronic Kidney Disease End-Stage Renal Disease
|Behavioral: House Calls Behavioral: Web-Based Patient-Centered Decision Support Intervention
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
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|House Calls and Web-based Decision Support: Improving Access to Live Donor Kidney Transplantation
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MedlinePlus related topics: Kidney TransplantationU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by James Rodrigue, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- The primary outcome for this study is the proportion of enrolled patients with live donor kidney transplants [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Higher proportion of enrolled patients with live donor inquires and evaluations; higher proportion of patients will be in LDKT Readiness stages 4/5 by the 12-week assessment. [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
Other Outcome Measures:
- Improvement in LDKT knowledge and LKDT readiness, reduced LDKT concerns and health care mistrust, greater amount of time spent discussing LDKT and higher quality interactions, and improvement in self-efficacy discussing LDKT. [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|June 2013
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2018
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|November 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: House Calls only
60-minute educational intervention in patient's home which will be delivered by a health educator.
Behavioral: House Calls
60-minute home based educational intervention which will be administered by a health educator
Active Comparator: House Calls + Web-Based Decision Support
Home based intervention plus web-based patient-centered decision support program that will be offered to participants following the home based intervention.
Behavioral: House Calls
60-minute home based educational intervention which will be administered by a health educatorBehavioral: Web-Based Patient-Centered Decision Support Intervention
Patients will be provided with access to the study website which will allow them to learn and receive LDKT support in a way the best meets their personal values and preferences
No Intervention: Control
100 patients on the Organ Transplant Tracking Record who are not receiving the study intervention
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|21 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- non-White race/Hispanic ethnicity/low-income (250% below federal poverty guidelines)
- meets eligibility criteria for kidney transplant waiting list
- 21 years old or older
- self-reports being in LDKT Readiness Stage I, II, or III
- Resides within 3 hours driving time from transplant center
Exclusion Criteria:
- Awaiting combined kidney-liver transplant
- Awaiting simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant
- Know or suspected cognitive impairment
- Prior participation in House Calls intervention study
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01786525
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01786525
|Contact: James R Rodrigue, PhD
|United States, Massachusetts
|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
|Principal Investigator: James R Rodrigue, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Didier Mandelbrot, MD
Sponsors and Collaborators
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
|Principal Investigator:
|James R Rodrigue, PhD
|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
|Study Chair:
|Didier Mandelbrot, MD
|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
|Study Chair:
|Martha Pavlakis, MS
|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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|James Rodrigue, Associate Professor, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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|NCT01786525 History of Changes
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R01DK098727 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
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|February 6, 2013
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|July 11, 2017
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Keywords provided by James Rodrigue, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center:
Live Donor Kidney Transplantation
African American
Patient Support
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Kidney Diseases
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Urologic Diseases
Renal Insufficiency
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A MAN who died after suffering fatal injuries at a house in Blackburn was stabbed, murder probe police have confirmed.
Officers yesterday confirmed that 29-year-old Bilal Saddique died from a single stab wound to his left leg.
Mr Saddique was taken by ambulance to Royal Blackburn Hospital after emergency services were called to a house in Revidge Road, close to the junction of Preston New Road.
He passed away shortly after in hospital.
A 19-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murder on Monday night in relation to the incident. Yesterday officers successfully applied to Blackburn Magistrates Court for extra time to question her.
Friends and neighbours said that the woman and Mr Saddique had been in a relationship.
Yesterday male friends and relatives gathered to mourn Mr Saddique at the Jamia Ghosia Mosque in Chester Street, and female friends and family came together at his family home in Dundee Drive, in the Audley area.
Close friends and relatives yesterday paid tribute to former Beardwood School pupil Mr Saddique, who worked for BT in Blackburn town centre.
Family members issued a joint statement describing him as a trusted adviser who was 'loyal' and 'intelligent'.
They said: "Bilal was loved very much by his family, and always did right be them.
"He was loyal and very intelligent. He guided the family and was our adviser.
"He will be greatly missed. However, he is flying high with the angels now."
Members of his family added Mr Saddique would be remembered by those who knew him as a man who always had a smile on his face.
His close friend Fazul added: "No words can describe the loss.
"He had such a smile, and a great heart. He was one of the best people you could meet.
"He will be truly missed."
Friends on Facebook also offered their condolences following Mr Saddique's death.
Emran Bahadur said: "A very top lad, saw him every day. Head down, went about his own way."
And Mohammed Nadat Ameen said: "Allah grant him jannah and give his family sabar. Top lad man, good friend."
Khal Esat added: "So sad to hear, may Allah grant him junnah and give his family sabar."
Yesterday Lancashire Police said that the 19-year-old woman remained under arrest on suspicion of murder, and was still in police custody.
Specialist crime scene investigation officers from Lancashire Police were also still at the scene in Revidge Road carrying out further inquiries.


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Indiana Teen Takes A Stand For Purity
I'm starting a new series on this blog called "Great Kids." They're normal kids who are doing great things for God. Caleb Beaverson, the Fishers, Indiana teen who wrote a rebuttal to his high school newspaper's article on "safe" teenage sex, is an example of a Great Kid. Way to go, Caleb! It is a comfort to know there are brave teens like you who aren't afraid to take a stand!
If you know of a Great Kid who is doing great things for God, e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you know of a Great Kid who is doing great things for God, e-mail me at email@example.com.
Re: Approaches to Sex Fail
Caleb Beaverson
After reading Hannah's article in the January 21st N the Red, many of my fellow students and I would like to point out that her opinions on sexual education (and sex itself) are not equally shared across our student body. Therefore, I would like to provide some equilibrium to Hannah's article, trusting you will be willing to print this point of view shared by many of my fellow students.
According to Hannah, we should "…get information to the masses so that our generation can improve and move past this time of excessive discretion." What I understand her to be saying is that by more broadly and formally presenting the knowledge to teens of how to lose their virginity "safely" before they get married, we are somehow improving society. How is this an improvement to society? Since when is taking the path of least resistance in this aspect of our lives an improvement to society? Furthermore, it is irrational to state, as Hannah's article does, that "more education" is the solution. What she's saying is that there are teens in our midst, having pre-marital sex, who are unaware of the concept that condoms, diaphragms, and pills exist as a method of decreasing their odds of becoming pregnant. (Let's not be so ignorant.) These methods can help reduce teen pregnancies; however it has, in fact, been proven that teens not having sex have a zero percent pregnancy rate, and no STDs. Imagine that!
According to the article, simply because we encourage young men and women to abstain from sex until they are married, we are now, as a society, in a time of excessive discretion. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, discretion is "the quality of having or showing discernment or good judgment." The question to be answered then is this: How is it possible to have too much good judgment?
Hannah says, "With 22 percent of births in our country occurring in teens between the ages of 13 and 18, there seems to be some sort of lack of education as to how these teens could have prevented unplanned pregnancies." What should be stated here is that, "With 22 percent of births in our country occurring in teens between the ages of 13 and 18, there seems to be some sort of lack of self control." As has been the case for many children in our generation, we have been denied very little of whatever it is we wanted since a young age. Even if the decision to have ill advised sexual relationships may hurt others, or even ourselves, our desire is to run straight ahead anyway; for that is what we most desire at the time. Even if our physical intimacy doesn't result in an unplanned pregnancy or other health-related, physically detrimental repercussion, many of the psychological outcomes of these decisions do not manifest themselves until some number of years down the road by way of destructive thoughts and emotions with our future spouse as we attempt to assemble a successful marriage. By giving in to the cultural assumption that "headstrong teens" are given to have uncontrollable sex as the default assumption, we are literally embracing the statistically proven fact that by doing so, we are putting a damper on the odds of having a successful, long lasting marriage – because of our inability to possess appropriate discretion.
According to livestrong.com, teenage mothers are more likely to drop out of high school, be and remain single parents, and score lower in math and reading into adolescence. The most certain way of keeping this entire scenario from happening is to abide by the one surefire solution to this dilemma - stay away from sex until marriage. But the best part is that it's doable! I'll be a virgin when I'm married. It's a gift I'll give away to one very special woman – no regrets. My mom and dad managed to accomplish this "unavoidable", natural act until they were married. My three uncles and their wives all made it to their marriage vows with their virginity intact. And, it's not like they were social misfits without opportunity for their own lack of discretion. Rather, they were all teens who were active and popular students participating in and leading their way through high school and college as cheerleaders, drum majors for state championship marching bands, cross country & track team members, starting varsity baseball players, high school basketball players, collegiate baseball Team Captains, highly achieving academic students, and the list goes on. And from the evidence of what I've seen around me all my life, it is evident that abstinence also provides for more trusting relationships and provides for true intimacy between spouses.
Again, what we need is less societal endorsement on promiscuous, detrimental behavior and more self control. Let's become the generation that bucks the trends, uses our minds before our hormones, and is known for honoring rather than using one another.
Ultimately, the decision on whether or not to have premarital sex is one that is up to each individual, regardless of what is taught in school. The root of the problem with teenage pregnancy stems not from a lack of education about alternative methods of preventing teen pregnancies given the "unavoidable" sexual escapades of teens, but rather from a lack of education in the time tested concept of thoughtful analysis of what is in our own best interest.
To see the website where I found this, visit: http://www.klove.com/blog/post/2011/02/16/Teen-Takes-Stand-for-Purity.aspx


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By Varietal
As a first generation German-American and brat lover, I was thrilled to discover currywurst, a well-loved German street food made famous in Berlin by Herta Heuwer. The Berlin Wall no longer exists,
The inspiration for these burgers comes from my fond memory of a favorite aunt who used to refer to other women her age who dressed "with airs" as "mutton dressed as lamb"!
The flavors of black rum, caramelized orange, and allspice compliment fresh tuna to transport you to an island vacation. A light and flavorful summertime burger!


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Vicki Lawrence and Mama share the stage Wednesday at Foxwoods (video)
Published 12:00 am, Friday, April 27, 2012
You might think the audience for Vicki Lawrence would be exclusively 55 and up, since she is best known for the character she created on TV classic "The Carol Burnett Show." But other generations have also come to notice her work, so there is likely to be a smattering of other age groups represented in the audience when her show comes to Foxwoods' Fox Theater Wednesday.
Then again, the weekday showtimes of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. would suggest senior citizens. It's been a long and steady career either way.
The still-bubbly and engaging 63-year-old, who created "Mama" Thelma-Mae Crowley Harper during the seventh season of "Carol Burnett" and went on to "Mama's Family" in the 1980s, talk show "Vicki!" in the 1990s and appearances on "Yes, Dear" and even "Hannah Montana," spoke to us last week about her Connecticut shows.
The stage act is called "Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two-Woman Show," and the Inglewood, Calif., native (whom Burnett discovered, partly for her resemblance to the comic actress) comes out first to talk about how the Burnett show was the "Harvard School of Comedy in front of America."
"I lovingly say that I sort of open for Mama," Lawrence says, "because I need to be me before I'm not anymore ... before I fully turn into Mama."
Her half of the show is largely autobiographical, she says. "So many fun things have happened to me that I feel like my life is nothing if not pretty comical."
Amid comedic observations and a musical interlude, Lawrence will relay the legendary story of writing Burnett a fan letter as a high school senior and soon getting to appear and become a regular on the show; also: becoming a redhead "when I was trying very hard to be Mary Tyler Moore"; meeting her husband; "how in the world I had one hit song that was huge"; and how the brassy Mama came to be.
The song, in case you forgot, was 1973's "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia," written by her first (brief) husband. No one believed in the song except Lawrence, who recorded a demo and eventually a big hit single. She's now been married for 38 years to a guy she met on Burnett's show, and they have two grown children.
And when Mama comes out Wednesday?
"The (stuff) hits the fan," she says. "I think it's great for people to be able to see her live. It's fun for me to try and keep that half of the show topical. ... If there are things in the news that strike me as funny, but things that I would not speak about, you know, Mama always gets all the good jokes."
Lawrence's is an American show-biz success story, walking into one of the top ensembles in TV history: Burnett, Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner and Tim Conway.
"It was an amazingly talented bunch, and amazingly giving," Lawrence says. "I remember when I was really, really young and people on the show would say, 'Wait til you get out into the real world of show biz, because this ain't it, kid. This is a very, very special place.' And it was."
It was the end of the golden age of television, says Lawrence.
"My husband and I were talking about it the other night, and I said, 'I really hit a sweet spot.' Carol ran that show ... I think there's definitely a trickle-down effect on shows, that it comes from the star and how that star behaves. And I feel like I learned from her how show business works."
Korman took her under his wing. "One of the first things he taught me was 'make your props your friends,' and I remember passing that on to Miley Cyrus. And the producers pulled me aside and said, 'This is SO why we love having people like you on the show,' because she soaks it up like a little sponge."
Lawrence is no stranger to live theater, having appeared in productions of "No, No, Nanette," "Annie Get Your Gun" and "Nunsense 3: The Jamboree" and "The Vagina Monologues."
Lawrence says the fan base is actually pretty wide, having been on TV for so many years. And not only do "Mama's Family" reruns live on cable TV, but old "Carol Burnett" skits also are available online and, for your gorging, on DVD.
IF YOU GOEvent: Vicki Lawrence
When: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Fox Theater, Foxwoods Resort Casino 39 Norwich Westerly Road, Mashantucket
Tickets: $34.95 to $44.95
Info: 860-312-3000
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text: Show Hide image Politics 17 June 2011 How the "Work Programme" could make the poor poorer Making work pay is a laudable goal but this scheme isn't how to do it. Sign up for our weekly email * Over the past year, I have sometimes felt as if I were battling almost alone against the coalition's ineptitude. Then, into the fray strode Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, with his critique of government policy in last week's issue of the New Statesman. His comments put the government in a real tizzy, with David Cameron and various ministers trying to defend themselves from the suggestion that they lack a mandate for their restructuring of the British welfare state. I was struck in particular by Williams's claims that the term "big society" is "painfully stale" and the electorate is "being committed to radical, long-term policies for which no one voted". That seems right. The plans to privatise the NHS, to take the most obvious example, were in neither the Conservative nor Liberal Democrat election manifesto. I agree with the archbishop's criticisms of the Labour Party for failing to set out an alternative: "We are still waiting for a full and robust account of what the left would do differently and what a left-inspired version of localism might look like." The government has been so hopeless that Labour should be all over it. Tory attack dogs such as Michael Fallon have a point when they ask, "What would you do instead?" Labour needs answers to that question and soon. The onslaught against the shadow chancellor, Ed Balls, following the leak of old documents with zero news in them, shows that the right fears him. But Balls is the only tiger on the Labour front bench; the rest have been pussycats. Ed Miliband, whose performances at Prime Minister's Questions have been lacklustre, needs to raise his game. It is no good sitting around waiting for hoped-for policy reviews: it is time to get stuck in. Obstacles to reform Here is a useful piece of evidence to add to the opposition's arsenal. The full results of a survey conducted by the European Commission in November and December 2010 have just become available. The survey is part of the Eurobarometer series, which asks identical questions in all 27 member countries. The 22,560 respondents were asked whether they totally disagree, tend to disagree, tend to agree or totally agree that the economic crisis "means we should increase public deficits to create jobs". In the table below, I report by country the weighted percentage of those who said they tend to or totally agree. The high percentages suggest that there is major opposition to the policy of decreasing public deficits. Two-thirds of UK respondents were in favour of increasing public deficits to create jobs - a much higher proportion than in all the other major western countries. This looks like a potential support base for Labour, whose strategy in opposition should be all about the need for jobs, jobs and more jobs, especially for the young. The coalition's "Work Programme", which was launched on 10 June, is more likely to make the poor poorer than it is to get Britain back to work. To make work pay is a laudable aim but is this the way to do it? The Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, and his employment minister, Chris Grayling, face three main problems in implementing their reforms. First, they promise that the programme will give 2.4 million unemployed people help to find jobs over the next five years, which seems unlikely, given that there are so few jobs available. At present, there are 2.43 million people who are unemployed and a further 2.4 million who are out of the labour force - those who are neither employed nor unemployed but want a job. The Office for National Statistics reported that, on average, there were only 469,000 vacancies available from February to April, which implies only one vacancy for every ten jobseekers. The number of jobseekers per vacancy is likely to be much higher in areas of high unemployment. There remains no evidence that the private sector will deliver the large numbers of jobs the coalition is hoping for. Jobs for the jobless Second, the reforms are largely untested and on too small a scale to make a serious dent in the problem. Under the scheme, approved providers - primarily private companies - will try to find work for claimants of benefits in the UK. Seven-year contracts have been agreed and are on a payment-by-results basis, so the worry is that these companies will pick the individuals who are more likely to get jobs and ignore unemployment black spots. The withdrawal of PricewaterhouseCoopers after losing out on contracts amid suggestions that the scheme was commercially unviable was not a good start. Third, the evidence is that the unemployed are not just a bunch of lazy bastards. The vast majority are unemployed involuntarily. Many have the wrong skills and are in the wrong place. The housing market makes it hard for them to relocate. Some are simply too ill to work. Being jobless makes people unhappy and the longer they are without work, the less happy they are. Being without work is bad for self-esteem and mental health. Based on my calculations using the 2010 Labour Force Survey, the unemployed are three times as likely as those who are employed to report that they are suffering from depression and bad nerves. It doesn't matter for policy whether their poor mental health is a cause or result of their unemployment. They deserve compassion. David Blanchflower is NS economics editor and a professor at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and the University of Stirling David Blanchflower is economics editor of the New Statesman and professor of economics at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 20 June 2011 issue of the New Statesman, Sunni vs Shia More


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daverupa wrote:I think you're over-analyzing the bath-ball simile. The Buddha seems always to have carefully explicated extended metaphor when it was intended, and here this did not happen, so doing it yourself is a misstep, imo of course. Also,
"So obviously I am referring to functions of the body in a way that befits the theory of chakras, without any need to actually bring this controversial topic into discussion."
This is trying to have your cake and eat it, too. Furthermore, none of it differentiates a 2.5-hour window as against, say, 1.5 or 3; your sole support is to say "The reason is that the body is divided between various 'functions' throughout the day," but this is simply another claim, not evidence per se.
I do not see that your claim has been supported.
retrofuturist wrote:Greetings Pondera,
I can't help feeling you've spent a bit too much time pondering.
Do you happen to know any Theravada teachers whose teachings are aligned with your syncretic argument?... or is this just jhana according to Pondera?
Pondera wrote:Unless you like Ponderavada.
Moth wrote:To my knowledge, the highest jhana, described as "neither feeling nor perception,
" can be maintained for at most 7 days.
retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,Pondera wrote:Unless you like Ponderavada.
I have nothing for or against Ponderavada... I just wanted to remind you that you're in a Theravada section of a Theravada forum, and ask that you try to frame your comments accordingly.
dreamov wrote:if left undisturbed for days, how long a person may remain in jhana considering he wouldn't have to attend nature's call for at least a day?
reflection wrote:Different people have different opinions on what jhana is, so might answer that question differently. I'd say no, because in jhana you have no awareness of the body. They are states practically without any movement of the mind also. The duration can be varying.
Pondera wrote:dreamov wrote:if left undisturbed for days, how long a person may remain in jhana considering he wouldn't have to attend nature's call for at least a day?
Half a month.
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The investigation into the Garberville man arrested Thursday after being named a person of interest in a Feb. 2 burglary and vehicle theft is continuing, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office.
A sheriff's office press release said deputies located approximately 42 grams of hashish at 30-year-old Ryan Floyd's residence on the 500 block of Flint Rock Road. An additional four grams of suspected methamphetamine, an additional stolen trailer, thousands of rounds of various ammunition, 20 ballistic vests, numerous tactical holsters and empty rifle cases, and a total of six high capacity magazines were also located.
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Cuba is a fascinating country with a unique culture – a socialist state basking in the Caribbean sunshine. Life in Cuba is unlike any other Latin American or Caribbean country and indeed unlike most other countries in the world. At Explore we aim to bring you closer to real life in Cuba by spending some nights in local accommodation.
Casa Particular (Spanish for 'private house') is a Cuban term meaning private accommodation or private homestay where one or two modest rooms, mostly with en suite facilities, are rented out to visitors. Casas are generally run by the owner and members of the family that live there, thus offering the visitor a unique opportunity to experience Cuban hospitality.
We believe that staying in a Casa will be one of the most interesting experiences you will enjoy during your cycle around Cuba. Depending on your interests and the individual character of your hosts you will have the chance to ask questions and learn about local life. The group will be spread between a number of hand-picked Casas situated within a short distance of each other. Each house is unique and no two rooms are the same, but all the Casas we use are clean, safe and centrally located.
Casas are the main accommodation while visiting the city of Trinidad on Explore tours Cycle the Backroads of Cuba, Highlights of Cuba by Bicycle, Cycle Cuba!, Backroads and Beaches of Cuba and Revolutionary Trails.
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"I didn't expect to find locals speaking openly about their lives and social reality in Cuba but when stying in a casa particular I found my hosts talking freely about anything I'd ask them - very, very interesting!"
"What a great way of reconnecting with my Spanish learned years ago - those hosts were so outgoing and up for conversation all the time!"
"Bernardo spoke good English and it was just incredible having his home made mojitos whilst listening to his stories."
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Where will I be staying?
As we use a number of different Casas and each group is allocated by the Tour Leader according to its individual needs upon arrival in Trinidad, we cannot advise the contact details of your Casa before departure. You will be staying in an officially licensed Casa Particular in a central location.
Will there be other guests staying at the Casa?
Possibly, it depends on the number of rooms offered in each house. Most Casas offer only one or two rooms, though some have more. We try to keep the Explore group members together where possible but occasionally there may be another guest staying in another room.
What facilities are there?
Virtually all of the rooms have private facilities but on rare occasions it may be necessary to share a bathroom. While some Casas may extend use of the living room or a terrace to its guests and some rooms may be equipped with a television, it is generally best to assume that it will be simple and modestly decorated.
Will I need to pack anything different?
No. Just like in a hotel the beds will be made up with clean linen and you will be provided with basic toiletries and a towel.
Do I need to speak Spanish?
Do not worry if you don't speak Spanish, your hosts will manage to make themselves understood. The standard of English spoken by your hosts will vary but it also gives any budding Spanish students a chance to practise!
Where will I eat?
Breakfast is provided by the Casas. Your Tour Leader will generally arrange an evening group meal for those interested in a local restaurant on at least one of the nights in Trinidad. Some Casas offer meals directly and you may choose to dine in if you wish.
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Hole in the wall bank robbery
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5:05pm Tuesday 4th December 2012
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DEVIOUS thieves cut a hole in a wall to break into a Widnes bank.
Staff discovered money was missing at Barclays Bank in Albert Road on Monday.
They suspect a gang gained access through an empty building next door some time between 2.15pm on Saturday, December 1, and 8.40am on Monday.
Once inside, they stole the base unit for the CCTV system.
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"It is likely that those responsible were making a lot of noise when they were gaining access to the bank so we would appeal to anyone who has been in the Albert Road area and has seen or heard anything significant to come forward."
Anyone with information can call Cheshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 155 of 3 December.
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I left my card one time during a known 20 minute backup, but I went to a 7-11 down the street on a beer run.Ted Damson wrote:yeah, during a tourny round there was one guy on my card who refused to carry a found disc because of this "rule". later in the round, a different guy had lost a certain disc, and i told him he was welcome to use mine whenever he wanted, because i rarely threw it. baffled the found-disc guy.
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POLICE are appealing for information about a 15-year-old girl who has been missing for nearly a week.
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Well for many years this question has plagued many of us. What came first? Where did they come from? Who would win? And the one question that plagues us all. WHY IN THE HELL WOULD YOU WANT TO BREED THEM. Since the 70's some of these questions have plagued us. For those of you who are totally out of the loop or just not into these things. I'm talking about the the xenomorph, or that creepy chest bursting Alien that we all learned to love. I love these movies, and the comics, and the games, love it all. Even though the games are a little rough, and due to just not having the money lately I have not tried the new game out, and being busy with kids and woman and spring chores. I had not really been paying attention to the movies, and what had been coming out.
So there I am one night gf had passed out, and I'm looking for a movie to watch, well being that my other half is not into sci-fi like I am. I took her sleeping as a chance to through Prometheus in. Being I seen Ridley Scott had done it, and being that he gave us the first Alien movie I have always enjoyed his films. So I start watching the movie, and right away they drop the bomb Waylin Industries (Not sure I spelt that right). Well now the idea of passing out is gone I'm awake and ready to start a damn film festival ( I do that). The film festival actually did take place a few days later. By the end of the movie I was already sitting placing movies into proper time line so my film festival could start, and also had started chopping on the story. Trying to fit it in with the other movies, so here's my conclusion and please if someone can correct me if I'm wrong let me know, I also include the predator films in with these,
1. The egg did not come first, and I wonder if this is how all egg laying animals started. Is there a vase full of black chicken DNA somewhere.
2. Where did they come from? Same place as us is what I get from the movie, there is some species out there playing god.
3. Between the Predator and the Alien, and even though the movies ended the way they did. I believe the Alien would win pure numbers you can only beat of so many.
4. The fact that people keep trying to breed these things for a weapons program fall under the same thing as making zombies pure stupidity.
Now as far as time lines for the movies goes and this is including the predator movies, and please take note that only one actor has played in both Predator and Alien movies. Thank you Mr. Paxton you rock and the Screams "GAME OVER MAN." and "Lets Dance Mother #$%%@#." will always be some of my favourites. First movie is as follows Predator, followed by Predator 2, then AVP, AVPR, then Prometheus, then the Alien Legacy. Understand that these are the time line of the story and not the release of the movie. I thought it was awesome that Ridley Scott came out of no where with the most recent movie. and to see the first face hugger was fantastic thing was massive. If I had more time I would have spent some time trying to find some pictures to add to the blog but I have to be a parent at the same time. So please if you read this please leave a comment I love feed back weather negative or positive. Hope everyones having a great weekend.


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Streaming is the future of the moving image.
Film stocks are vanishing, but the image remains, albeit in a new, sleeker format. Today, viewers can instantly stream movies on demand on televisions, computers, and smartphones. Long gone are the days when films could only be seen in theaters: Videos are now accessible at the click of a virtual button, and there are no reels, tapes, or discs to store. Any product that is worth keeping may be collected in the virtual cloud and accessed at will through services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Instant.
The movies have changed, and we are changing with them. The ways we communicate, receive information, travel, and socialize have all been revolutionized. In Streaming: Movies, Media, and Instant Access, Winston Wheeler Dixon reveals the positive and negative consequences of the transition to digital formatting and distribution, exploring the ways in which digital cinema has altered contemporary filmmaking and our culture.
Many industry professionals and audience members feel that the new format fundamentally alters the art while others laud the liberation of the moving image from the "imperfect" medium of film, asserting that it is both inevitable and desirable. Dixon argues that the change is neither good nor bad; it's simply a fact.
Hollywood has embraced digital production and distribution because it is easier, faster, and cheaper, but the displacement of older technology will not come without controversy. This groundbreaking book illuminates the challenges of preserving digital media and explores what stands to be lost, from the rich hues present in film stocks to the classic movies that are not profitable enough to offer as streaming video.
Dixon also investigates the financial challenges of the new distribution model, the incorporation of new content such as webisodes, and the issue of ownership in an age when companies have the power to pull purchased items from consumer devices at their own discretion.
Streaming touches upon every aspect of the shift to digital production and distribution. It not only explains how the new technology is affecting movies, music, books, and games, but also how instant access is permanently changing the habits of viewers and influencing our culture.
"Dixon has written a lively, opinionated, and detailed up-to-the-minute dispatch on the current state of the moving-image media as they experience a period of rapid transition marked by instability and uncertainty regarding the future of viewing and exhibition practices. It is a timely and urgent contribution to current scholarship in the constantly evolving discipline of media studies."—David Sterritt, author of Screening the Beats: Media Culture and the Beat Sensibility
"Dixon's book offers a cogent overview of the history of digital film production and its impact on traditional filmmaking. His work is more than just a historical map of the development of digitalized filmmaking, but also a socio-cultural and psychological study of how digitally formed film will (and does) impact viewers. Streaming will make a significant contribution to the field, as no scholar has yet looked at digital cinema and its impact on the socio-cultural experience of viewing film."—Valerie Orlando, author of Screening Morocco: Contemporary Film in a Changing Society
Wheeler Winston Dixon, James Ryan Endowed Professor of Film Studies and professor of English at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, is coeditor-in-chief of the Quarterly Review of Film and Video and the author of numerous books, including A History of Horror, Visions of the Apocalypse: Spectacles of Destruction in American Cinema, and Film Talk: Directors at Work.
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No. 3 Beavs bounce back from first loss to beat USF
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Dylan Davis drove in three and Brandon Jackson earned his third win with 2 2/3 innings of relief to give the third-ranked Oregon State baseball team a 6-5 win over San Francisco Wednesday night at Goss Stadium.
Davis went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs, all coming in the first three innings of the game. He extended his season-long win streak to eight games with his team-leading ninth multi-hit effort of the season.
Jackson, meanwhile, came on in relief of Taylor Starr in the fifth and limited USF (7-9 overall) to four hits and two runs - both unearned - while striking out one. The righty improved to 3-0 on the year.
Max Engelbrekt earned his fourth save of the season after throwing the last two innings of the game. He allowed one hit and struck out one. The Dons managed their lone hit off Engelbrekt in the ninth and put runners on first and second with one down but the freshman lefty induced a 4-6-3 groundout to end the game.
The Beavers (16-1) found themselves tied with the Dons, 3-3, entering the bottom of the fifth. Andy Peterson, Michael Conforto and Davis loaded the bases via two singles and a hit by pitch, and all moved up a base when Danny Hayes hit a sacrifice fly to left. Two batters later, Kavin Keyes doubled to the right of the third base bag to drive in Conforto and Davis and give the Beavers a 6-3 advantage.
Sheldon Lee took the loss for San Francisco to drop to 0-2 on the year. The lefty allowed one hit and two runs in 1 2/3 innings of work.
The Dons opened the game's scoring with a two-run first for the second consecutive night, but the Beavers managed a run in the first on a Davis' fielder's choice to make it 2-1. Oregon State took the lead in the third when Davis singled home two to give him a three-RBI night.
USF evened the score with a sacrifice fly off the bat of Brendan Hendricks in the fourth. The score stayed tied at three until the Beavers' three-run fifth.
San Francisco threatened in the seventh, scoring two to pull within one, 6-5, on an Oregon State error. Zachary Turner then singled but Conforto threw out Mitchell Rowan at the plate as he tried to score from second, ending the inning and keeping the one-run lead alive.
Starr made his first start of the year for the Beavers and allowed five hits and three runs - two earned - in 4 1/3 innings of work. He did not figure in the decision as he was pulled in the fifth in favor of Jackson with the game tied at three.
The same could be said of USF starter Andrew Pulido, who received the no decision after working 2 1/3 innings and was touched for three runs.
Oregon State opens Pac-12 play Friday night in the start of a three-game series against Arizona at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. PT and the can be watched live via a stream on pac-12.com.


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Venerable Ajhan Chah once said:
The Buddha taught to 'die before you die,' to be finished with things before they are finished. Then you can be at ease. Let things break before they are broken, let them finish before they are finished. This is the Buddha's intention in teaching the Dhamma. Even if you listen to teachings for a hundred or a thousand eons, if you do not understand these points you won't be able to undo your suffering and you will not find peace. You will not see the Dhamma.