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Python 1 for Kids, 21-25 Nov Holiday Camp (PM) @ Collision 8
Saturday Kids
Monday, November 21, 2016 at 2:00 PM - Friday, November 25, 2016 at 5:00 PM (Singapore Standard Time Singapore Time)
Event Details
Holiday Camp
PyKids Level 1
Schedule: Mon 21 Nov - Fri 25 Nov, 2pm-5pm
Ages: 10 - 15
Requirements: PyKids is for kids who have some elementary programming background like Scratch
About Python
Python is a powerful, expressive programming language that's easy to learn and fun to use. Python's gentle learning curve, powerful capabilities and extensive library make it the language of choice for kids to learn syntax-based programming. Google, Instagram and YouTube are some well-known sites built with Python.
- Get exposed to text-based programming
- Learn how to write and execute Python code
- Understand how variables, loops, functions and modules work in Python
Course Description
The course is designed to reinforce basic programming constructs as the course progresses. PyKids focuses on Data Structures, Object Oriented concepts, and simple Design Patterns. The main objective of this course is to introduce basic programming syntax and concepts to kids in an easy to understand format. Students will learn to differentiate between a programme's source code and the results of code execution.
Students will learn the following:
- Why Data Structures are important in programming?
- What does Objected Oriented mean?
- How do you create a game in Python?
Please note:
- This workshop will proceed with a minimum of 4 students. We will inform you in advance if the workshop is cancelled. Refunds will be made accordingly.
- We will be filming and taking photographs of the children in our workshop. By registering a child's attendance at this workshop, parents/guardians grant Saturday Kids a perpetual licence to use the student's work, photographs or videos of the student, and other materials for purposes such as publicising or promoting our workshops/events and the students' accomplishments on Saturday Kids' website or on our partners' websites.
When & Where
Collision 8
High Street Centre
1 North Bridge Road, #08-08
Singapore 179094
Monday, November 21, 2016 at 2:00 PM - Friday, November 25, 2016 at 5:00 PM (Singapore Standard Time Singapore Time)
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KARACHI: The extraordinary courage of a DHA vigilance team field inspector cost him his life on Thursday morning but saved a family being robbed from any harm.
"The DHA officer boldly grabbed the suspect and tried to get him under control," said one of the residents. "Even after being shot in the leg, the officer didn't give up and the other robber kept firing." It was only when he was hit in the head that he collapsed.
The men attempted the robbery early Thursday morning in Gizri limits. The residents of the home located off Khayaban-e-Bahria, Phase IV, discovered at around 7:45am that the men had entered the driveway. They alerted Rescue 15 and the DHA authorities who both dispatched mobile teams.
According to Field Inspector Fiaz Hussain, a DHA team reached within two to three minutes. "Not all the robbers had managed to enter the house when the team arrived but one was hiding just inside," Hussain said, adding that because many officers were doing early morning school duty only a few were able to reach. Field Inspector Zafar Iqbal grabbed one of the robbers, a scuffle ensued and another robber opened fire, killing Zafar. The robber who opened fire was the one hiding inside, shooting Iqbal nine times, including a fatal bullet that struck his head.
The police arrived and returned fire, injuring robber Javed in the arm. The police were able to arrest him and his accomplice Waseem, a resident of Bilal Colony. The third suspect escaped unhurt.
According to the police, Zafar Iqbal was 53 years old, a retired subedar of the Pakistan Army, a resident of Akhtar Colony and had been working for DHA for over seven years. He is survived by his wife and two children.
The Administrator said DHA will do everything possible within its resources for his family. His body has been sent to his town Talagang.
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I confess. I'm cheating on Barbara Walters.
The other woman in my life -- or should I say women -- are Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb.
I feel guilty about this transgression because Barbara has been an important part of my life for over 25 years.
She was my idol growing up. She inspired me to study journalism at USC. I've been lucky enough to meet her three times, and I consider myself a super-fan. I've seen almost every episode of The View since its 1997 debut.
Yet the unexpected pleasure of Kathie Lee and Hoda and their unruly fourth hour of the Today show caused my attention and affection to stray.
As much as it pains me to admit, my passion for The View peaked after the election in 2008. The show has been on a downward spiral ever since. The ladies appear bored and that makes me bored.
Each of the five has become so trite that I know what they are going to say before they say it -- no matter the topic.
Elisabeth is pre-programmed with the day's right-wing talking points; Joy defends the left; Sherri weighs in with something nonsensical; Whoopi bites her lip and stays out of the fray except to every once in awhile roll her eyes at pop culture topics she deems beneath her; and Barbara will talk about Barbara. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. It's the template for the show every day.
Kathie Lee and Hoda are spontaneous and unpredictable. Their infectious charm colors everything they do. Whether they're sampling dog food, taking belly dancing lessons, testing their sex IQ, or just chatting, these two know how to keep things fun and entertaining.
The giddy atmosphere, plus the alcohol on hand during Today's fourth hour, is the polar opposite from the uptight and stuffy tone of The View. Can you imagine Barbara Walters eating dog food?
Barbara runs a tight ship. When her ladies step out of line she isn't shy about expressing her displeasure, even on air. When Whoopi and Joy walked off the set during a live interview with a belligerent Bill O'Reilly (good for them for having the courage!), Barbara scolded them for their unprofessionalism.
Most days though, The View ladies walk on eggshells. In theory, five points of view are supposed to be represented. In reality, it's Barbara's view that matters most and the ladies -- and guests -- take turns kissing her ring.
My beloved Barbara has lost her sense of humor. No one can make a joke at her expense without her becoming grumpy.
In direct contrast, Hoda has a wicked sense of humor, and Kathie Lee can take the heat as much as she enjoys dishing it out. After Saturday Night Live aired its infamous sketch of Hoda punching Kathie Lee in the face, Hoda gleefully replayed it over and over in slow motion.
I admit I was never a fan of Kathie Lee during her tenure on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee. Her personality struck me as grating and holier-than-thou. I was wrong.
Now, I'm thinking Regis was the problem. His smugness repressed Kathie Lee. During their years together, she was a misunderstood soul lacking the right partner to bounce off her own brand of quirky.
Kathie Lee has blossomed under Hoda's influence. She's charming, funny and self-deprecating, with just the right amount of eccentricity. She's the vivacious, fun-loving friend who can liven up any party while Hoda's the compassionate friend you can always count on. Hoda's the kind of person who will hold and protect her drunken friend's hair while the friend throws up.
Unlike the women on The View whose tolerance for each other varies, Kathie Lee and Hoda display palpable chemistry. Who knew these two would gel so well together? On paper, they are a random pairing, but that randomness works to their advantage.
Nothing is funnier than watching Kathie Lee rib a blushing Hoda about her new boyfriend. Hoda is funny in her own right. I enjoy her iHoda segments where she plays music from her iPod and tries to get Kathie Lee to sing along or better yet, dance.
Real women -- real friends -- act this way. Women want relationships with other women where they feel free to be themselves, be silly and above all, support each other. Do the women of The View even like each other?
The View should regroup. The Today show's fourth hour underwent a makeover when it wasn't clicking. When it premiered, it had more of a news focus and was hosted by Hoda, along with Natalie Morales and Ann Curry.
Barbara should follow Kathie Lee's example and let her softer, more human side come through. This aspect of Barbara's personality was on display during her recent Barbara Walters Special: "A Matter of Life and Death," about open heart surgery. Barbara allowed the cameras to capture her recuperating at home afterward. She was raw, vulnerable and relatable in a way that she isn't on The View.
If Barbara showed this kind of emotion on The View, the other women might feel free to follow suit. If they can stop worrying about pleasing Barbara, their own true multi-faceted selves might emerge. The View should crack open a bottle of figurative wine and see what is uncorked.
The View could have a new energy and vibe to keep pace with Kathie Lee and Hoda. Then again, maybe not. Kathie Lee and Hoda have that special brand of magic that only strikes if you're lucky. Or maybe it's just the alcohol.


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CoorsTek cuts 65 jobs, says report
About two months after it was bought out by the Coors family, CoorsTek Inc. on Thursday laid off 65 employees, or 2.5% of its workforce, according to a report from the Denver Post today.
The Golden, Colo.-based company said the move was due to the downturn, according to the report. It now has about 2,635 worldwide, including about 1,075 in Colorado, it added.
In December, the Coors family succeeded in buying out the packaging materials company which bears it's name, CoorsTek. The board of CoorsTek Inc., which is led by John Coors, signed a merger agreement for $26 per share in cash with Keystone Holdings LLC and Keystone Acquisition Corp.
CoorsTek, formerly Coors Ceramics, was once part of Adolph Coors Co., the No. 3 U.S. brewer. Keystone Holdings LLC is owned by John Coors, CoorsTek's chairman, president, and CEO, and a trust, which has been established for the benefit of various Coors family members. Keystone Acquisition Corp. is a newly-formed company wholly-owned by Keystone Holdings (see Dec. 23, 2002 story ).


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Ida Ginsberg, a businesswoman who helped break down racial barriers in Baltimore more than two decades before the civil rights movement of the Sixties, died yesterday at the Levindale nursing home after a long illness. She was 88.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Levinson funeral establishment, 6010 Reisterstown Road.
Mrs. Ginsberg, a buyer for fine women's apparel stores in Baltimore, became the first person in Baltimore to employ blacks as managers and buyers when she opened her own shop, Carver's, in 1936.
Former Baltimore Councilwoman Victorine Q. Adams said Mrs. Ginsberg was "way ahead of her time. . . . Many of her employees branched out to work in other stores and into stores of their own."


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Enzyme Maker Dyadic Doubles 2012 Q2 Revenues
August 13, 2012
yadic International, Inc., a Jupiter, Florida-based global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzymes and other proteins for the bioenergy, bio-based chemicals, biopharmaceutical and industrial enzyme industries, announced financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012.
"I am very pleased with the progress we have made in reporting a profit for the second quarter and first half of 2012 which ranks among the best results in the company's history," said Dyadic's President and Chief Executive Officer, Mark Emalfarb. "Equally gratifying is that these results were driven by significant revenue increases in all of Dyadic's business segments, highlighted by the expansion of our license agreement with Abengoa Bioenergy as well as double-digit increases in our industrial enzyme and research and development businesses.
"Our research and development team in The Netherlands continues to enhance Dyadic's technologies and products as recently demonstrated by comparative tests of our AlternaFuel® CMAX3™ which equaled or exceeded the performance of other leading enzymes on the market in converting biomass into fermentable sugars," Emalfarb added. "We are working diligently to build on these results by continuing to demonstrate Dyadic's capabilities to engineer robust fungal strains that produce high quality, cost-efficient enzymes and other proteins at commercial scale for multiple industry applications."
Total revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012 increased to $7.8 million compared to $3.0 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2012 increased to $10.4 million compared to $5.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The increases in total revenue for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the same periods ended June 30, 2011 were due to increases in license fee revenue, product related revenue and research and development revenue.
Dyadic unveiled its latest biofuels enzyme advancement, AlternaFuel® CMAX3™ July 16, 2012. This product enables the production of cellulosic biofuels and bio-based chemicals from a wide range of renewable non-food feedstocks under broad operating conditions.
Diadic's research and development center in the Netherlands is a member of the Bio-Mimetic Project, a new multidisciplinary research consortium that has been awarded a EUR 3.5 million grant from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities. The European consortium is commencing a three year research project entitled, "New Bio-Inspired Processes and Products from Renewable Feedstock" which will employ environmentally-friendly technologies to convert the renewable agricultural waste stream, lignin, into high value sustainable commercial products such as adhesives, detergents and cosmetics.
As part of the Bio-Mimetic Project, Dyadic Netherlands will receive approximately EUR 400,000 to develop enzymes using Dyadic's patented and proprietary C1 platform technology to degrade and modify lignin so that it can be used to create these high value commercial products.


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QINDAO, China, April 15 (UPI) -- South Korea and China say they have agreed on stricter punishments for illegal fishing in South Korean waters, officials said Sunday.
The countries also agreed to strengthen punishments for maritime violence and that Chinese boats will keep fishing logs using GPS technology when fishing near South Korea's waters, Yonhap reported. The agreement was struck last week in Qindao, China.
The tougher measures were sparked by the December killing of a South Korean coast guard officer by a Chinese skipper during a raid on the Chinese boat, Yonhap said. South Korean prosecutors demanded capital punishment for the skipper, who admitted to the killing. His sentencing is scheduled for Thursday, the report said.
The South Korean coast guard sent back more than 470 Chinese fishing boats in 2011, which had crossed into South Korean waters, Yonhap said.


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LXer: OpenStreetMap study shows around 192,000 active users
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Fewer than half of all registered OpenStreetMap (OSM) users have contributed to the open source project's mapping data according to a new study by researchers at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Of the mapping platform's 500,000 registered members, approximately 38% had contributed data at least once. The study, which examined activity of registered OSM users up to December 2011, found that more than 24,000 users (about 5% of the total) had contributed at least 1,000 edited nodes.
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NCUA Asks Congress to Reject RBC Amendment
NCUA Board Chairman Debbie Matz asked the House Financial Services committee to reject any amendments related to the proposed risk-based capital rule during the full committee markup on Tuesday.
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) sponsored an amendment to the Community Bank Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Study Act of 2014, which would have included the NCUA among the federal agencies required to conduct a study of appropriate capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets.
"Now that the comment period has ended and (the) NCUA has completed three nationwide Listening Sessions to discuss the proposal with credit union officials, I wanted to update you about what we have learned and summarize some of the key changes we will make to the rule as we move forward," said Matz in a letter to House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) on Monday.
"I also request that the House Financial Services Committee refrain from considering amendments at tomorrow's markup related to NCUA's risk-based capital proposed rule, because this rulemaking is essential to protecting the safety and soundness of federally insured credit unions," she added.
The amendment, which was not approved by the committee on Tuesday, could have delayed any action from the NCUA Board on the proposal.
"H.R. 4042 wasn't amended to include NCUA, but Chairman Hensarling and Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) committed to working to ensure credit union parity in the bill before it sees action on the House floor," CUNA Media Relations Manager Vicki Christner said.
Matz told Hensarling and Waters in her letter that the NCUA Board fully understands it has to re-examine the risk weights in the proposal.
"Accordingly, NCUA staff are now reviewing the assumptions underlying key risk weights, and the NCUA Board will make changes as appropriate in the final rule. In fact, I have already publicly identified five candidates for revised risk weights," Matz said.
"They include investments, mortgages, member business loans, credit union service organizations and corporates. The final rule will make appropriate changes in each of these areas to ensure that credit unions continue to make safe investments and provide sound loans to homeowners, small businesses, family farms and consumers," she also said.
Matz also told the committee leadership the rule's implementation period would be reasonably extended beyond the proposed 18-month timeframe.


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The Committee will be composed of at least three directors. All members of the Committee shall satisfy the definition of independent under the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq). The Committee members will be appointed by the Board and may be removed by the Board in its discretion. The Chairman of the Committee will be designated by the Board. The Committee shall have the authority to delegate any of its responsibilities to one or more subcommittees as the Committee may from time to time deem appropriate. Each such subcommittee shall consist of one or more members of the Committee. The Committee shall also have the authority to delegate any of its administrative or other responsibilities to executive officers or other employees of the Corporation where such delegation is consistent with applicable law and Nasdaq listing standards.


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You know that impossible-to-shop for person? The one who is way too particular, doesn't spend money on frivolous things, and says they don't need anything? The one for whom you dread having to find a gift? I am that person. I am that ungrateful gift recipient who pretends (not often succeeding) that I like the gift while choking back a scream. Almost every year I buy myself at least one Christmas gift and hand it to my husband with the instructions "just wrap this for me." I pity my husband and children, who have tried their heroic best over the years. Every once in a while they score. More often, not so much. I have worked at cultivating the ability to appreciate the effort, the love that goes into the giving of a gift to someone special. I have improved at appreciation. But I need to work harder on my gift-receiving skills.
I have tried the tactic of asking for something quite specific. It's amazing how many ways this can go wrong. I ask for lemon soap. I get a soap that contains parabens, yellow dye, petroleum products, and several ingredients I can't pronounce. The soap scares me. I dispose of it properly at the hazardous waste drop-off at the dump. I ask for notecards. I get notecards with adorable mice trotting across them. I have a deep-seated aversion to mice. The cards make me have the urge to stand on the furniture and holler "eek." I put them in a paper bag and donate them to the animal shelter. I ask for vegetable seeds and I get beet seeds. If you don't know how I feel about beets by now you have not been paying attention. I burn the seeds. Beets are the devil's work.
When I ask Ron for a gift, I must tread extremely carefully. The dear man loves me so much that he takes a simple gift request and turns it into a project of space expedition proportions. I once asked for a few pairs of white cotton socks. I got a box with a dozen pairs of white socks and a dozen other colors too. I did not have enough room to put them away in my dresser and had to buy a storage shed for them. Last Christmas, I asked for a thermometer to put outside my kitchen window so I could see what the temperature was outside. Ron got me an electronic weather station that tells the temperature (both in my house and outside), barometric pressure, moon phase, tide times in the nearest coastal town, likelihood of an earthquake occurring in the next few days within 100 miles, weather forecast for the next week, my bone density, my cat's bone density, whether my flowers on the deck need watering, and if we are getting low on coffee; tells this in 12 languages (including Eastern Pomo). I keep trying to keep it simple, practical, inexpensive. He keeps trying to give me the moon. So sweet. Sigh.
Our anniversary is tomorrow (34 years) and Ron asked me what I wanted for an anniversary gift. So I was thinking simple and inexpensive and I asked for a massage. Big mistake. He bought a professional, portable massage table and a package of high-quality aromatic essential oils. My first reaction when I saw a massage table in my kitchen was, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! He tries to surprise me with this spectacular thoughtful gift and I ask him how much the thing cost and whatever possessed him and where are we going to put it and does he expect me to give him a massage on it too (because I'm a horrible masseuse) and what material is it made out of and what drug was he on when he ordered it and was it made using child labor and is it too late to return it. Poor Ron. He is like the proverbial cat that brings home the dead bird as the super-darling present and is stunned by the horrified response. To his credit, he maintained Herculean calm, and waited gently for me to finish melting down. Then he assured me it didn't cost all that much and asked me, "Do you want your massage?" Truthfully, I do want a massage. I just hadn't planned on keeping the table, the mellow music, the massage oils, and the masseuse.
It took me several hours to climb back into the skin I had jumped out of, so I could start to embrace my new identity as the owner of a massage table. I am still processing this. It is an adjustment. Do I have to wear white clothes around the house now? Should I start drinking my morning smoothie with a straw? Do I need to buy crystals? Should I plant more cucumbers? Must I keep candles burning? Do they have to be scented candles, because I hate scented candles? Should I smudge the house more frequently? I don't know how the massage table will change my life and if I can handle this much transformation at my age. Is it possible that I may have to actually relax? It's tough having a husband whose long-term objective is to rock my world.
I don't do well with gifts. They confuse me. They are surprise elements that I have to incorporate into my life. Gifts make me anxious. At least the massage table is an improvement over the gift he gave me last year.
Last year Ron gave me a poo aid for our anniversary. He bought something called a Squatty Potty. It's a plastic stool that wraps around the front of the toilet for the pooer to put their feet up on, the better to push with. It provides a better angle for pooing, or something like that based on trajectory science. Possibly it has something to do with the laws of aerodynamics. I don't completely understand the biochemistry of it. Ron was pretty excited about this thing. I could not summon an equal level of enthusiasm. I tried using it once and it failed to take me to a higher level of consciousness. I have never used it again. I believe I was born with the genetic ability to naturally achieve the exact optimum poo angle. I have excellent pooing genes. In my case, my pooing ability probably qualifies as a superpower. Several months after this gift was presented to me, I stumbled upon an article in a wellness journal about the Squatty Potty. It said that it is an amazingly beneficial device, that, for some people, is life-changing. Who knew? Perhaps it has changed my husband's life. As for me, I am just the ungrateful wretch with a perfect pooing superpower who can't appreciate a transcendent gift.
Obviously, I did not solicit the poo aid. I did not even, for instance, say, in an offhand manner, "I want an anniversary gift that will surprise the shit out of me." If I had, my sweetheart husband would probably have gone on beyond the poo aid and bought me a home colonoscopy kit. I doth protest too much, dothen't I? Such an unlucky wife, that I ask for a massage and my husband gives me the entire massage parlor. I think next year for our anniversary I will ask for stuffed grape leaves and then maybe he will give me a trip to Greece.
[I'm taking a break from blogging for a week to spend time with my children, who are all coming home to see me and my father, who is coming to visit. Nothing like family fun.]
I think this soothing image of massage is much better for this post
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BENTONVILLE, Ark., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Arkansas police said they found the body of a slain 6-year-old girl whose father made headlines last year when he admitted to chaining her to a dresser.
Bentonville police said in a news release that Jersey Bridgeman was reported missing Tuesday and her body was found shortly after in an abandoned home, two houses away from where she lived.
Police said they searched the abandoned house, the house where she lived and the one in between the two.
Her body was sent to the state crime lab in Little Rock to determine the cause and time of death, although police suspect she died sometime between midnight and 6:45 a.m. Tuesday morning, KHBS-KHOG-TV, Fort Smith, Ark., reported Wednesday.
The girl's father, David Bridgeman, and step-mother, Jana Bridgeman, have been in prison since December 2011 on felony charges of permitting the abuse of a minor, endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree and false imprisonment in the first degree. The couple admitted to chaining Jersey to a dresser in their home, the news station reported.
Jersey's mother, DesaRae Bridgeman, had primary custody of the girl, although police said the 6-year-old had been living with a "relative" when she went missing.


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- found: Email from author, 01-25-01 (Lori Humphrey Newcomb; not the same person as Lori Newcomb)
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Mourinho refuses to take blame
Jose Mourinho has attacked the physical condition of his players after Real Madrid slipped off the pace in La Liga with a 1-0 loss at Real Betis on Saturday.
An early goal from Benat Etxebarria handed Betis an unlikely win and forced Mourinho to respond to criticism that Real will not be able to challenge Barcelona for the title this season.
The Spanish champions have now slipped eight points behind Barca, who travel to Levante on Sunday, and Mourinho fired back at claims that he should take reponsibility for the loss, insisting that a midweek fixture should not impact professional players.
"When we win, we all win, but when we lose, the coach loses," Mourinho said. "Why is it my fault?
"I try to be fair and objective, and when my team lose, I do not seek excuses or blame other things. Obviously some players played Wednesday who could not play today.
"Obviously there are other teams that have an easier match calendar but we are talking about top professionals and you have to take into account mental toughness, ambition and spirit.
"A player of 23 or 24 years should be able to play two games in four days. As always, because I speak out, and I'm the only one who has spoken out, I'll be the bad guy."
Real dominated possession for much of the game and were unfortunate to have a penalty appeal denied after Nosa appeared to handball in the Betis area.
But Mourinho conceded that Real were simply 'outplayed' and he commended the hosts for responding to last week's 5-1 loss at Sevilla.
"After a difficult week and some conflict with his players, the fans of Betis have helped [coach Pepe Mel's] team win," he said. "I've congratulated the Betis players because they left everything on the pitch and fought with a spirit of sacrifice.
"[The referee] was hugely at fault for a wrongly-disallowed Benzema goal and a clear penalty in the closing minutes. But [Betis] deserve my respect because they outplayed Real Madrid.
"We started well, but only a little bit better than we played for the rest of the game. It's possible that we could finish the season 11, 13 or nine points behind Barcelona. The liga race is still open, but we're neither optimistic or pessimistic. I can't focus on a single competitin."
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Archive for Thursday, June 15, 2000
City budget hit by rising gas prices
With fuel prices nearing $1.70 a gallon in the DeSoto area, some people are reconsidering their travel plans for the summer.
High gasoline prices have affected the city's budget and the personal budgets of many of its residents.
Teenager Claire Gilliam spent close to $25 to fill the tank of her Chevy Blazer Monday afternoon.
"And it wasn't even on empty yet. A few months ago I could fill the tank for $15." she said.
Gilliam lives in Shawnee and works in Lawrence. The current price of gasoline has her rethinking the logic of her three-time a week commute.
"It seems like I spend most of my money on gas anymore. I'm trying to save money for college, but I think I need to find a job closer to home. It's discouraging to spend most of your check on gas," she said.
Gary Johnson spent about the same amount of money to fill his truck with gas. Johnson said rising gas prices could affect his family's vacation plans.
"We were planning to drive to Arizona to visit my wife's family this summer. We'll probably still go, but we might postpone the trip for a while. I have a feeling the prices are only going to get higher the farther west we go," he said.
City Administrator Gerald Cooper said the high fuel prices have affected the city's budget.
The city operates four trucks in the city water department, two in street department and one for the city's animal control officer and meter reader. Keeping all the vehicles full of gas is getting more expensive by the day, Cooper said.
"Fuel prices have really impacted our budget. I don't think we'll have an overrun on the budget; it just means there are other things we can't buy because of the money we're putting out for gasoline," he said.
The city's larger street equipment uses diesel fuel, which Cooper said is purchased in bulk. A lack of facilities, however, prevents the city from purchasing unleaded gasoline in a more economical manner.
Cooper anticipated rising gas prices early this summer and took the first step toward lowering the city's gasoline bills.
"We have the intention of downsizing our vehicles. As they need to be replaced, we'll purchase smaller vehicles. When we got the new truck for animal control and meter reading, we got a small pick-up. We'll continue to do that because I don't think the prices are going to go down any time soon," he said.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One good one bad. One half Max is aces, one half he's folding like a lawn chair. Lecce 3 – 0 Milan at half, remember that one? Down 2-0 to Lazio? How about 4-0 ahead at halftime to Arsenal in the Champions League? Surely there are many other examples strewn throughout the Allegri era, but I believe the best context for this loss is not simply to say, "Barcelona were the best team what can you expect with a year zero Milan side" but "why?"
First, addressing M'Baye Niang – the answer "why?" is luck. Luck, kid, that's what you need to be successful in this game. What is luck? Phrase it another way as Max Allegri did, "For a matter of centimeters, maybe if Niang had scored, we would be here talking about a different game." But that's not to say Niang is at fault. Look no further to Allegri's boss Dr. Galliani, "When Niang hit the post, I understood everything. On nights like this, certain signals are crystal clear." A bit pessimistic, but both these men are dancing around one point, and that is that when you've got it, you've got it, and when you don't – you simply don't. Milan had it at San Siro, but didn't have it in Catalonia. Bojan was a bit more blunt than Galliani, "If the ball had gone in then the tie may have ended in a different manner."
You can have the total package in football (Milan are nowhere near that), but without luck, it doesn't matter. Had Alba not made a last-gasp tackle to deny Robinho, or had Niang's effort not rocketed against the post (or even had the subsequent sliding handball by Dani Alves been called) Milan would have found themselves in the driver's seat for the tie. For which again, then the question of luck would be around again – even a side such as Barcelona can't deny fortune when it comes.
After Milan's first leg victory (and that in itself is the problem – it wasn't a victory it was a halftime lead) it seemed a mental error to treat the two leg against Barcelona as two matches. They weren't, and as we've seen on countless occasions over the last couple years, Max Allegri got his tactics and preparations all wrong in the big match. Part of why he got his tactics right in the first leg explain why he got them wrong in the second leg.
I would break down the tactics more, but Zonal Marking did such an excellent job in this leg that I would risk just rehashing his main points ( I will a bit further in the piece), so refer to his piece for this aspect of the match. Here's a brief recap: in the first leg, Barcelona struggled for width. Alves and Alba weren't far enough up the pitch, and Messi had trouble getting into the game because he was both tracked by Mexes from deep, and Ambrosini from in front when he dropped to receive the ball. The problem came at "halftime", when Milan found themselves with a 2 goal advantage over Barcelona heading into their leg.
Philosophically, they approached the game in limbo, caught in two minds of "attack/defend". Sure that's the basis of football, attacking and defending, but telling players to do both in an already confusing scenario was always going to lead to inactivity and hesitation. And indeed that's what happened after Messi scored 5 minutes into the second leg. Look at shots of Milan after the goal, if you've access to the match. Heads drop instantly. Abbiati is furious and kicking the ball back into his own net. Barcelona are brimming with confidence.
David Swan pointed out that Milan simply conceded too early in the tie- and they were doomed after that. There's a valid point to be had there. But Milan's approach was one that lacked authenticity, lacked conviction, and lacked a belief at the end of the day.
Although I disagree with part of the point made by David, Milan had actually been here before. Abbiati, Mexes, Abate, and El Shaarawy all were a part of the 3-0 Arsenal loss last season. Add in Ambrosini and Boateng who were present on the 3-1 drubbing Barcelona gave Milan in last year's CL quarters, and you've got 6 of the 11 members of the side who have big game experience, of late, in the Champions League, and who tasted heavy defeat. That's more than half of the side, which against Barcelona is not enough. Of those 6 players with previous experience, it can be argued, none of them performed today. Abbiati watched more goals go past him than he has in any match in recent memory, not even making a dive on Messi or Villa's effort. Also note, Flamini's experience doesn't count until he does something productive on the football pitch.
Flamini's role was unsuccessful along with many other parts of the system because, in essence, Barcelona changed their game plan over he last 3 weeks, while Milan didn't (stop me if you've heard this before). Milan had success pushing up Ambrosini, giving him a bit of a free role in behind a line of defense and line of midfield, and counting on closing down the space on the ball. Couple of things went wrong with this, Milan didn't press with anywhere near the same intensity that Barcelona did, Milan's outlet play was their worst in many seasons of my observation, and they no longer had the same match ups that they had in the first leg. In essence, Flamini would have been better off marking Xavi than Iniesta, but by no means was that the main issue.
Barcelona's midfield didn't flip, but Milan mirrored theirs, with Montolivo moving over to the left, and Flamini on the right. In the first leg, Boateng was influential on Iniesta, and his marking of him was tight and effective although he did often have a second defender in Riccardo Montolivo sheparding Iniesta away from goal. No such luck with Mathieu Flamini, who for the umpteenth time this season, has shown why he should not be resigned in June. Flamini's energy would have been good in tracking Xavi, but on Iniesta, Flamini got lost in outer space trying to chase Iniesta around the pitch. Montolivo ended up marking Xavi, both of whom are content to sit back, and so Xavi found more time to dictate play, spraying assists all over the pitch.
Barca's most important tweak from last leg to this leg was to alter the way in which Messi received the ball. In the first leg, he often received the ball facing away from goal and had to turn, in which case Milan had 2 defenders waiting for him to make his move. In this tie, however, Barcelona used an extra wall pass from the front man, David Villa or Pedro, or sometimes even an advancing Iniesta to pass the ball to Messi so his first touch was already towards goal. This was the largest alteration, and Milan were still waiting to defend the initial pass into their defense, not realizing it was going to be the reflection ball to an attacker running onto them that would cause them issues this time.
I'm not going to knock Allegri further for his game plan. He made some errors of judgment (Kevin Constant to reprise his role on the left side turned out to be one of the largest mistakes, albeit one of the more obvious ones before the match) which cost the side, but I don't believe at the end of the day Allegri is why the side lost, I don't believe that anyone thinks that. But like other Champions League matches before, this simply shows what Max's limitations are, and what he perceives to be important in the preparation for a match. You can see that he's a familiar coach – he sticks to what he knows. Perhaps with good reason too, as his one notable risk today, starting M'Baye Niang at center forward, backfired on him and required an in-game tactical shift at the 33rd minute mark.
Of course, not to be forgotten, the reason Niang was starting in the center was because Balotelli was cup-tied, while Pazzini was for some reason started against Genoa (shades of the Thiago Silva Coppa Italia flash into view) and subsequently was hacked down by Portonova. By starting Pazzini vs Genoa, Max had made his bed, and against Barcelona he had to lie in it.
- Barcelona's pushing Alves up higher worked perfectly, as Constant did not have the composure to both track Alves' runs with his eyes, and stay in position to not allow Messi inside.
- Milan were content to let players in between the lines in the second leg, as in the first, however this time they were made to pay as Messi and Iniesta had men in front of them when dropping in between the lines this time, and this created the space they needed to operate.
- Barcelona were absolutely on their game, and Serigio Busquets was everywhere. He recovered possession at almost every go, was positioned perfectly to provide stability to his defense and be near the danger zone, and his passing was second to none in the Barca double-pivot with Xavi once the tie started to dry up.
- Milan were timid. They didn't look ready to win the ball in 50/50 challenges, and often looked unsure of whether to step into space to deny or to sit back in position. In a larger sense, Milan were also unsure of whether to come forward to attack for the away goal, or sit back and defend their lead (which was answered in 45 minutes)
- How important was the quality of the pitch? San Siro has been known for it's notoriously poor surface (look no further than every European club to come in and complain). Camp Nou was a different story altogether.
- One more, this side has actually been here before moments, as Arsenal scored 7 minutes in vs Milan in last season's round of 16 tie, before opening the floodgates. Milan also were in a 4-3-3 that day.
- El Shaarawy's tracking was subdued during the match, and he seemed to be off the pace of the match for large stretches, especially defensively, which he was not his normal self.
- Kevin Constant – ugh. The only thing as bad as his defending was his clearances. Welcome back to Earth after a few mercurial performances against mid-level Serie A sides. Doesn't seem to be the answer at LB. Better sides simply expose his frailties.
- Barcelona scored 69 seconds after Niang hit the post. The tie, even when seemingly out of reach for Milan, was always on a knife edge.
- Late on, Milan's wingers tired, and Milan giving up, Barcelona's wingers still managed to be the most fit players on the pitch, Jordi Alba's lung-busting full-field run was magnificent.
- Milan have never won an away knockout leg tie under Max Allegri.
- At the end of the day though, this allows Milan to focus on the league (a very "Europa League" attitude) and claiming second place and qualification to next year's tournament. I'm not saying the system is broken, but it just seems strange to me that qualifying for next year's tournament almost always takes precedence to performing well in this year's tournament especially once the knockout stages begin.
- Milan take on Palermo at home next, the only Serie A side unable to record a single victory on the road this season.
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The program will focus on three major themes: primary health care in South Africa, the impact of HIV/AIDS, and the role of traditional healers. South Africa is described as an emerging third world economy, and is characterized as a blend of first world and third world societies. It is thus the ideal place to study the dynamics of the three major themes in different settings where we will assess the difference in public health issues in deep rural, peri-urban and urban communities.
As part of the program, students will be expected to attend lectures and field trips and engage in independent studies. Lectures, which will be provided by the course coordinator and experts, will be conducted in the field as much as possible to provide the best in-field training. Furthermore, site visits have been arranged to best compliment the lecture material so that students get the best possible practical experience to support the theory.
Students will work in groups to design and formulate a research project, carry out the field research for three days, analyze the data, and prepare a scientific report. The students will then deliver their results at the end of the program at a research symposium.
Specific goals
- Provide the participants with an introduction to South Africa's primary health care system: priorities, strategies and efficacy.
- Help the participants understand more about the South African environment and its unique challenges, including diseases, cultural medicinal practices, and the growing concerns associated with international travel and globalization (including climate change impacts on health).
- Provide students with practical experience by visiting local hospitals, clinics, out-patient clinics, and possibly orphanages and mental health clinics.
- Study conceptual issues underlying current South African medicine and public health policies.
- Gain exposure to medical staff and experts in medicine and public health.
- Study key health-related issues faced by medical practitioners in rural versus urban areas (e.g., TB, stress-related illnesses, prenatal care, and childbirth).
Learn about the role of non-governmental organizations in supporting the national health care scheme.
Sites visited:
The program begins in the urban setting of Johannesburg ("Jozi")—the commercial heart and the cultural melting pot of South Africa. Our short stay includes a visit to the Apartheid and Hector Peterson museums to gain some cultural perspective on your visit to South Africa, and the University of the Witwatersrand for your initial lectures on primary health care. Given the city's reputation, we will be staying in backpacker style accommodation (six to a room) in a safe part of the city and traveling to the various sites by bus.
Wits Rural Facility
The trip from "Jozi" to Wits Rural Facility will take you through rural South Africa as we drop off the Drakensberg Escarpment down into the lowveld. We will stop for a break in a town along the way to pick up snacks, film, cash, and other personal items. Wits Rural Facility is located in a nature reserve on the outskirts of the Kruger National Park. We have arranged a diverse and interesting program with several activities involving the local community (visits to clinics and a hospital, field trips to talk with community leaders about water management and the community economy) and a visit to see Rosie and the group of traditional healers at Vukuzenzele ("Rise up and do it for yourself"). From Wits Rural Facility we will also visit the Blyde River Canyon and take a boat ride on the Blyde River.
Wits Rural Facility is a peaceful camp, located out in the bushveld near the town of Acornhoek and has dormitory style accommodation with communal bathrooms. It has a quiet relaxed atmosphere and there are no shopping areas nearby. There is space to run, play soccer, Frisbee or volleyball or simply to go for a quiet walk by yourself. You will also visit the Kruger National Park during your stay at WRF.
The next leg of the summer forms an integral component of the deep rural leg of the program. Tsulu Camp, HaMakuya lies just outside of Kruger National Park. Situated in the Venda district in the north of the country, HaMakuya offers the opportunity to become immersed in the rich culture of the Venda people. During this period, the group will interact closely with host families during a 3-day homestay, spend time experiencing what life is like as a rural person in South Africa, learn more about rural medical programs, and about the interaction between people and parks (e.g., the conflict between elephants and farmers and economic spinoffs of tourism derived from conservation areas). It is here that you will first start to engage in your independent research.
The final leg of the Global Health course is spent at Skukuza in the Kruger National Park. Skukuza is the largest camp and home of the administrative headquarters for Kruger. The head office of OTS in South Africa is also in Skukuza.
While here you will be analysing and writing up your research papers and this is where you will present your results. You will also have the opportunity to visit clinics and hospitals in Nelspruit, the provincial capital of the Mpumalanga province.
In your free time you will also be able to enjoy some of the activities Kruger has to offer including plenty of time spent on early morning game drives.
Program Director: Kate Abney-Barreiro, PhD, (Univ. of Cape Town)
Dr. Kate Abney-Barreiro received her BA (Boston University, 2003) in the Cultural Anthropology department of the College of Arts and Sciences, and completed both her MSocSci (2011) and PhD (2014), in the department of Social Anthropology (University of Cape Town).
Her MA research focused on stigma, gossip, and illness transmission theories of lay populations and patients with TB and forms of DR-TB, and potential impact on health-seeking behaviours. Her PhD work focused on the experiences of paediatric inpatients being treated for TB infection in an acute long-term treatment facility. Her research interests include; health-seeking behaviours/treatment accessibility, patients' experiences of chronic/infectious disease, childhood studies, skin-bleaching in sub-Saharan Africa, maternal and neonatal health, and livelihood strategy in rural/urban environments.
Dr. Abney-Barreiro helped to develop the inaugural OTS Global Health Programme in 2011 and participated as a course lecturer and guest lecturer up until 2014. She has taught for the International Honours Programme in South Africa, Quest University (Vancouver, BC, CAN) and the University of Illinois Champagne-Urbana (USA). In South Africa she has lectured for the University of Cape Town (Social Anthropology dept.) in the Humanities Faculty as well as the Health Sciences Faculty (AHS Physio and Rehab dept. and MBCHB programmes).
She has featured in a Futurelearn MOOC called "Medicine and the Arts", is a former TEDx speaker, and received the Monica Wilson Award in 2013. Currently, Dr. Abney-Barreiro is travelling faculty for IHP Cities in the 21st Century programme. She has lived in South Africa for thirteen years and currently resides in Cape Town.
Tuition and Financial Aid
The course costs are detailed below:
- Tuition for OTS South Africa summer program: $4,388
- Program fee: $2,380
Tuition and fees cover:
- Room and board at hotels, homestays, and research stations
- Local travel to program sites
- Participation of many local and international healthcare officials, public health researchers, doctors, and other experts
- Laundry costs
Tuition and fees do not cover:
- International travel
- Independent travel
- Incidentals
- Personal spending
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An article in Vanity Fair, published today, cites senior Scottish Executive officials as confirming Adbelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi was to start receiving chemotherapy for his prostate cancer.
Dr Karol Sikora, a cancer specialist who examined the bomber, told the magazine two drugs could have been considered, one of which would have extended the Libyan's life by up to 19 months and the other by "many months" more than that.
However, Megrahi was released shortly after on compassionate grounds on the basis he had less than three months to live. He later started chemotherapy in Libya and is still alive more than 17 months later.
The magazine concludes the decision was a "fix" and linked to Britain's commercial interests, particularly oil giant BP, following a series of meetings between Tony Blair's Government and Muammar Gaddafi's Libyan regime.
But Alex Salmond, the Scottish First Minister, branded the article "balderdash" and listed a series of "obvious" inaccuracies and contradictions that rendered its conclusions "nonsensical".
Megrahi is the only man convicted of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, which killed 270 people.
Kenny MacAskill, the Scottish Justice Minister, refused an application for him to be returned to Libya under a prisoner transfer agreement (PTA) but granted him compassionate release in August 2009 based on the three-month prognosis.
However, the article claims that George Burgess, the Scottish Executive's deputy director of criminal law, told a US Senate inquiry that chemotherapy was being "pursued" for the bomber before the release.
It was not possible to begin treatment immediately as there had to be a "cleaning-out" period to allow Megrahi's body to expel hormones already administered.
But Dr Sikora, a former professor of oncology at Imperial College in London hired by the Libyan government to examine the bomber, listed two drugs where this was not required and treatment could have started straightaway.
Taxotere typically prolongs a patient's life by between 17 and 19 months, the article claims, while Abiraterone "potentially could have added many more months".
The article also cites an unnamed senior official who claimed Mr Salmond made an "extraordinary offer" to the Blair Government that he would drop his opposition to Megrahi being included in the PTA.
But an angry First Minister poured scorn on the article, listing a series of "obvious mistakes". He said prescribing Abiraterone for Megrahi in August 2009 would have been "illegal" as it was not licensed for use in Scotland.
Mr Salmond said Dr Sikora's assessment played no part in the Justice Minister's decision, which relied on a report by the Scottish Prison Service's Medical director that included the three-month prognosis.
The First Minister also denied trade considerations played any part, pointing out Megrahi was not released under the transfer agreement signed by Blair and Gaddafi.
Denying he had changed his stance on the PTA, he said: "The idea that we would soften or weaken that opposition is nonsensical."


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WP: Chavez (7-2) LP: Wells (1-3) S: Gil (4) Time: 2:42 Attn: 2,114
The Tucson Padres lost two different leads Wednesday, falling to the Las Vegas 51s, 6-5. The Padres have lost seven consecutive games, a season low for losses in a row, and were swept for the second straight series. The Padres had a 4-2 lead with two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the sixth inning with the bases loaded when Anthony Gose hit a chopper to the mound. Tucson starter Kip Wells knocked the ball down, but threw it past first baseman Matt Clark and all three runners scored. The T-Pads scored once in the seventh on a wild pitch but weren't able to plate the tying run in the eighth or ninth innings.
Wells pitched 5.2 innings, allowing six runs on 10 hits and took the loss. Las Vegas starter Jesse Chavez, who was traded for Wells in 2006, pitched 6.2 innings and allowed four earned runs in his seventh victory of the season. Former Major League infielder Jerry Gil picked up his fourth save of the season on the mound for Las Vegas.
Jesus Merchan went 3-for-4 for Tucson and is 5-for-8 since joining the Padres organization from the independent Atlantic League yesterday. Tucson outfielder Daniel Robertson was ejected in the fifth inning by home plate umpire Tripp Gibson after arguing a called third strike.
Next Game: Thursday, June 14 at Reno - Tucson RHP Anthony Reyes (0-3, 7.56) vs. RHP Joe Martinez (5-3, 5.63). Game coverage begins at 5:50 pm on Tejano 1600 AM.


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The Buddhist text known as the Diamond Sutra is believed to be the oldest surviving printed book in the world. Made in 868 AD and written in Chinese, the text contains a significant dialogue on perception, and is one of the most important sacred works of the Buddhist faith. The Diamond Sutra was hidden for centuries in a cave in northwest China, and it was created from seven strips of yellow-stained paper that were printed from carved wooden blocks and pasted together to form a scroll over five meters long. A The oldest dated example of wood block printinga??produced some six hundred years before Gutenberga??s movable type printing in Europea??it is clearly the product of a mature printing industry in China. This beautifully designed book, the first to focus solely on the Diamond Sutra, features a full-color reproduction of the work, along with an account of the discovery of the Sutra by Sir Aurel Stein in May 1907 in a hidden cave on the edge of the Gobi desert. The book extensively discusses the content of the Sutra and also describes the invention of paper in China and the origins of Far Eastern printing. It reveals how the Sutra was originally made and the conservation work that the British Library employs to preserve it. The Diamond Sutra is a stunning book for anyone curious about the earliest origins of printing and the sacred foundations of Buddhism.


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Thursday, December 21, 2006
Top Ten Reasons Why I Haven't Blogged In A While
(In no particular order)
Not the slow moving Amazonian beast. Though, if I had a sloth or were for some reason needing to deal with a sloth on a regular basis that would probably be a good justification as well. I would imagine that dealing with a sloth is major undertaking. I, of course, mean "Sloth" in the sense of being lazy, resting on laurels, and the like. Another word for this might be "Proscrastination." Herego, I might have called this reason "Procrastination."
Having been on tour I was rarely in one place long enough to actually compose a blog. Sadly, they don't have wireless internet at casinos otherwise I'd have written thousands of lengthy blogs. "Blog" has been on my "To Do" list and having just completed "Do Laundry" and "Pay Bills" I am ready to check off "Blog." After "Blog" I have "Buy '07 Filofax Inserts" and "Return David Wain's Projector."
I wrote a really long blog about this girl that I had asked to my 7th grade prom and I was really excited about it and I lost it. Somehow it made its way into my "Trash" and got erased and I felt very deflated and moribund. Moreover, I have no idea what "moribund" means but I'm too lazy to look it up (See: 1. SLOTH). That having been said, I'm quite certain that "moribund" means "deflated" and if it doesn't then it should. As such, I felt like I had pushed a boulder up a hill and it rolled back down the hill and it's taken me a while to get my wits back about me.
It's not that I'm depressed. I'm not depressed at all. It's just a "general malaise." Other symptoms of "general malaise" are: clothing strewn all over floor; emails left unanswered; phone calls left unreturned; body left unwashed; teeth left unscrubbed; cigarette becomes primary food of choice; isolation becomes best friend.
Are my personal stories too personal? Maybe I need an angle? Maybe I need to find "threads"? These are some of the questions that I ask myself in my periods of "creative distance." Was it mean of me to say that Alice stopped growing after 6th grade? And what if it was? She did stop growing after 6th grade. It's honest reportage. And I say that mainly because I've always wanted to use the word "reportage" in a sentence. Should I shorten my stories? Should I lengthen them? Should I play nice? Should I let it rip? How far can I go? Who will be affected and how? Knowing that your parents and sister are reading your blogs is a bizarre plot twist that requires special consideration. How do I navigate this bizarre plot twist? Creative distance helps me gain a new perspective. I use this period of creative of distance to do mind expanding things like going to museums and by going to museums I mean playing poker; and seeing artistic films and by that I also mean playing poker; and reading books and by reading books I mean reading the NY Post sports section.
Sometimes I sit at my computer and I will begin to write. The first sentence flies off my fingers and onto the page. It might go something like, "The time I shit in my pants at summer camp." But then a sort of fear sets in and I am rendered immobile. I am unable to find the second sentence. There are so many potential second sentences and I am incapable of choosing one. Should it be, "I was at the lake and suddenly needed to poo"? Or should it be, "It was 1982 and I was at summer in the Berkshire mountains"? Or should it be, "At age 12 you still take great pride in your ability to control your sphincter muscles"? The choices overwhelm me and I have to take a nap and/or watch TiVo'd episodes of America's Next Top Model. (Twins got robbed!)
Sometimes I will start writing a blog and then have to go somewhere and there's no way to save the darn thing and finish it later. As a result, I have to do the whole thing in one fell swoop. Again, I say that primarily out of a desire to use the idiom "one fell swoop" in a sentence. And I say that primarily out of a desire to use the word "idiom." All of this being said, Myspace is, in many respects, Byzantine, which, of course, I say primarily to use the word "Byzantine." What's my point? That Myspace should have a "Save Blog" button? Perhaps. But not like "Save the Whales." Blogs are anything but endangered. By all accounts "Blogs" are thriving. God forbid that suddenly there's a Internet shortage and all the blogs die.
This one is self-explanatory. I'd be lying if I said that I haven't read all the comments requesting blogs. Does it make me feel good? Yes. Does it inflate my ego? Of course. I'm playing coy.
I don't have it but I'm afraid I could get it if I don't blog less. Moreover, I never want to have to wear those wrist braces. They get dirty and brown. If I ever get Karpel-Tunnel Syndrome I'm going to get black wrist braces so no one can tell that they're dirty. I hate dirt on my clothing. I carry Tide spot remover with me where ever I go for this reason. If I've offended anyone with Karpel-Tunnel Syndrome I don't mean to. My sincerest apolog. (I left off the "ies" because I feared that typing extra letters might give me Karpel-Tunnel Syndrome and I'm trying to find places where I can be economical with my letters.)
I needed a break from reliving all of these painful experiences. Being dumped after 3 days has left permanent emotional scar tissue. Reliving the experience of how stupid I looked riding no handed on a ten speed bicycle has left emotional scar tissue. Get my ass kicked by college lacrosse players has left scar tissue. Telling you in this blog that I shit in my pants when I was at camp has left scar tissue. I needed to get some strength back in order to relive these painful memories.
In future blogs I will tell you how I shit in my pants and I will also tell you about the girl I asked to my 7th grade prom.
Sorry for the delay.
I hope everyone is having a Happy Holiday.


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Chargers coach Norv Turner said Ryan Mathews (neck) hasn't improved enough to the point where he can practice, and added "missing a Wednesday and Thursday sets player back."
RodneyByrd 5 years ago
Norv Turner might be the worst coach EVER! You wonder why your team sucks as you continually under use your most talented player (Mathews) and replace him with garbage (Battle & Brown)!
Snake_bitten 5 years ago
If he isn't going to play can you just say so please? We all know you have hard-ons for Brown and Battle anyway. Best to just get it all out there.


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SAN FRANCISCO — Giants first baseman Brandon Belt will travel with the team to Chicago next week, then depart for Pittsburgh to be examined by concussion specialist Micky Collins.
"We'll have another evaluation with that and see where he's at," manager Bruce Bochy said Friday before the game against the Philadelphia Phillies. "He's about the same, so we think it's important that we get another look at him, another opinion to see where we're at."
Belt went back on the seven-day concussion disabled list a week ago after symptoms recurred five games into his return from his initial concussion-related stint on the D.L.
So now he'll meet with Collins, a noted concussion expert who works with several NFL teams. St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny was treated by Collins when he dealt with concussions that ended his career in 2006 with the Giants.
"He should be fine and we're hoping he's OK to go today," Bochy said. "He's at the park and doing pregame stuff and if all that goes fine, he should catch (Friday)."
Sanchez went on the seven-day disabled list July 26 after suffering a concussion caused by a foul tip off his mask against the Los Angeles Dodgers the previous night. The Giants placed him on the 15-day disabled list Monday, three days after a foul tip off his mask forced him to leave his third rehab start.
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