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Old lion roars again as BJP takes the poll lead
By Pratul Sharma - NEW DELHI
Published: 01st Sep 2013 08:47:10 AM
There are no permanent ups and downs in politics. The Grand Old Man of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), L K Advani who had chosen to stay in the political background over Narendra Modi's elevation to the national scene amidst growing clamour for him to be named the party's prime ministerial candidate for 2014, is back with a bang. While Modi was spending time contemplating his next big move, the ageing lion roared again. Sensing the mood of the nation that has lost faith in the UPA Government, Advani decided to hit the PM where it hurts the most—corruption and economic chaos and challenged him to seek a fresh mandate. While other leaders had not pressed for mid-term polls, Advani himself took the initiative and invited the old guard and both leaders of the Opposition in Parliament and unfolded his strategy. Yashwant Sinha was summoned from his constituency, and requested to draft the memorandum to be submitted to President Pranab Mukherjee. It would include asking Mukherjee to advise the PM to go for an early poll.
Even before the UPA Government could pat itself for getting the BJP's support to hustle through the first hurdle of getting its two key election-friendly aam aadmi legislations—the Food Security Bill and the Land Acquisition Bill—passed in the Lok Sabha, the BJP planned to spoil the party. Advani used his personal equation with Mukherjee to secure an early appointment. After the BJP took on PM Manmohan Singh in both the Houses over statement on economy, they went to Rashtrapati Bhawan at 2 pm on Friday. Advani led the delegation. Those who were chanting the Modinama were conspicuously missing.
Sources said idea to reach out to the President came about when Finance Minister P Chidambaram blamed his predecessor (Mukherjee) for the economic mess during his speech in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Sources say, there was "unease in the UPA as well" and senior Cabinet ministers, including Sharad Pawar, expressed surprise and disapproval. The BJP veteran advised his parliamentary party to work on this fault line within the government. Advani is learnt to have discussed the idea with his senior party colleagues to play out on the wedge between Mukherjee and Chidambaram, as the president could not have reacted on the charge. Emerging from the meeting, Advani said, "If the country is rid of the present government and people are given a fresh opportunity to elect a new government it would be in the best interest of the country."
The carefully crafted memorandum hit the nail on its head. "The country can ill-afford at this moment of crisis a government which is paralysed, a Prime Minister who never speaks, a Finance Minister who wrongly blames his immediate predecessor who is unable to defend himself, a supreme leader who does not care about where the money will come from and a bureaucracy which is frozen and unable to act. The Ministers of this government are unbridled and working at cross-purposes. The relationship of the Government of India with the State Governments, specially the non-UPA ruled states and with the opposition parties, is at its nadir," it said.
Though the BJP's move urging Mukherjee did not have constitutional backing as President cannot ask for early elections, deputy leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ravi Shankar Prasad, later explained: "Through this we hope the President would advise the government. This is up to the government to accept it or reject it." Party sources said it made sense to reach out to Mukherjee as he would be the key person after results to 2014 elections are announced. In case of a fractured mandate, Mukherjee's role would gain added significance.
Party sources also said Advani has been pushing for cornering the UPA. After Chidambaram's statement in Lok Sabha on Tuesday giving 10-point formula to revive the economy, the party decided to press for PM's statement on the state of economy, and stalled the House on Thursday, after it met after Janmashtami break on Wednesday. It was decided that the party would stage a walkout after PM's speech on Friday and not let him take all the glory. When the PM himself did not wait to listen to Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj's reply after his speech, the BJP staged a walkout.
The current Parliament session has been seeing Advani's increasingly reinvolvement in BJP's parliamentary strategy. The broad contours are decided at the parliamentary party meeting held every week before the session begins. Until now the party has been able to embarrass the government on the issue of poor economy, Telangana, national security, and missing coal files. This session has witnessed an upbeat Advani, breathing fire in the House as of old. His experience as a parliamentarian and former deputy PM came handy after Defence Minister A K Antony euphemistically stated in the House that attack on Indian jawans were by people dressed in Pakistan army uniforms. In case of the food bill discussion, Modi had tried to set agenda by writing to Manmohan asking for discussion with the chief ministers before taking up the bill. However, in Parliament, the party adopted a slightly different strategy reportedly conceived by Advani. Instead of being seen stalling the bill, it supported it to avoid the anti-poor tag. However, during the discussion on the bill, the BJP leaders stuck to the point of selling the Chhattisgarh model of food scheme as a better model that the food bill.
The BJP circles may have been abuzz with Modi's likely announcement as prime ministerial candidate ahead of the elections to the five states—Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Mizoram—Advani has not shied away from reminding everyone that propriety should still hold. When Modi's chose Independence Day to attack Manmohan, many within the party felt uneasy. Only Advani articulated it publicly as he said solemnity of the day should have been respected.
That's not intelligent, bjp should prepare for 2014 now not demand a mid term poll at the near end of the term
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It is shame that Advani still want to be PM. He had his opportunities. Now cadre and supporters of BJP want him go ad he is not listening. We all know what happens to Old loins. Their Pride is taken away by young ones. However, I thought he would not risk his legacy for his desire of PM's post. He is certainly doing that having lost respect with many of his colleagues, he is making sure he does this in public.
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If BJP want to win election, it should mention in its manifesto that (1) Robot army and drone will be deputed at borders and police personnel and soldiers will be provided bullet proof jackets to cover whole body.(2)Number of judges and its staff and female constables will in increased as per norms of America so that problem of pending court cases, unemployment and female security be solved.(3) All girls will be provided a pistol with bullets containing anaesthesia for their safety against rape.(4)50%posts will be reserved for ladies in legislature, bureaucracy and judiciary.(5) U.P farm labourers & poor families who are requesting for a pension of Rs5000/- per month, will be provided the same and all amounts sanctioned for welfare of poor families and flood affected families will be transferred in their accounts directly(DBT) and.82Cr people(16.40Cr poor families) whose vote make Govt. will get a pension of Rs5000/- per month as Sri Raja Ram Chandra Ji used to give 5 gold coins.
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Christmas party and decorationsposted by Leo Nathorst-Böös 2010-12-09 at 10:10
Phew. We made it back! Last night we went out in the archipelago for our yearly Xmas Party, or "Julbord" as it's called in Swedish (that literally translates to "Christmas Table" ... ). Great mood, fantastic food, and a beautiful location. Thanks Fredric and Magnus for arranging it!
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... mmh , it seems to me that you guys hate Xmas decoration - looked not very enthusiastic at all ... ;)
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W00T?!? Is it Xmas already ???
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OMG, it's December already!!!
I have to force myself to look past the weekday on my cellphone but... guess I forgot to do that for a while now -.-'
sheesh... Xmas is around the corner and 2011 not far behind.
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Thanksgiving was fast approaching, and the holiday blockbusters were about to start. But I still hadn't seen any of the big fall movies. How was I ever going to catch up?
If I failed to make up the deficit, I wouldn't be able to outguess Roger Ebert in those Academy Awards sweepstakes. Or talk to my industry friends, who, come to think of it, are pretty much all schoolteachers or Trader Joe's cashiers by now. Would I even be allowed into an Oscar party?
So I went on a movie marathon. Seven films. One day. Sixteen hours.
The marathon started at the Sherman Oaks Galleria just after 9 a.m., before the elevator — but not the elevator music — was turned on. I left the ArcLight Hollywood well after midnight, waving goodbye to the cleanup crew.
Thanks to multiplexes, I had to drive across town only once. I tried taking brisk walks up and down the theater hallway, but by the end, various parts of my body were killing me.I survived on a chicken sausage on baguette with zingy mustard sauce, three Diet Cokes and a small tub of popcorn, no butter. I methodically worked the popcorn down to the last 10 handfuls before I felt too sick to go on.
It was pretty fun, but I was a wreck the next day, I'm not sure why. My sleep was broken by disturbing images: Joaquin Phoenix's tortured face. Keira Knightley impersonating Anna Karenina in a preview, which I sat through five times.
I know I'm not the only one who missed the entire fall slate, but don't attempt Xtreme viewing at home! I boiled it down so you don't have to. As an extra bonus for busy readers, it's all in handy verse:
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Improving Cardiovascular Treatment Approaches Among Minorities
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Recruitment status was Active, not recruiting
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The purpose of this study is to improve cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes in racial and ethnic minorities. Specifically, the study will aim to improve provider and patient approaches to treatment of hypertension and diabetes, respectively.
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
Diabetes Mellitus
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Seeing Bolton's face on local billboards over the last few months tells us that he's still performing but it doesn't answer the question about his hair. As it turns out, those wispy curls disappeared somewhere between 1996's "This is the Time: The Christmas Album" and 1997's "All That Matters."
Though Bolton's mass appeal disappeared at about the same time as his hair, he has still been making albums. His latest works include 2006's "Bolton Swings Sinatra" and 2007's "A Swingin' Christmas," both of which retain his characteristic vocal style in belting out classics like "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town," "Let It Snow," "Fly Me To The Moon" and "New York New York." On his Web site, www.michael-bolton.com, Bolton has a total of 15 solo albums listed and it appears there may be a few others that he made but doesn't include.
Bolton is most remembered for his soft-rock love songs that dominated the airwaves starting in the late 1980s. He had two number one hits ("How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" in 1989 and "When A Man Loves A Woman" in 1991), numerous other Top 10 hits and has sold more than 53 million albums over his 30-year career. That last fact is the most interesting to those of us who know very little about Bolton. It turns out he didn't just appear out of nowhere one day with a booming voice and soccer mom sex appeal.
Bolton signed his first record contract in 1968 at the age of 15 when he was still using his birth name, Michael Bolotin. The man who became known for his soft rock played in the late 1970s for a heavy metal band called Blackjack that opened for Ozzy Obsorne. After he changed his name and his genre, he found his first real success as a songwriter for Laura Brannigan and Cher in the early 1980s.
Then came his moment in the sun in 1987 when Bolton sang the Otis Redding classic "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay." From there the hits rolled and Bolton would go on to work with such stars as Barbara Streisand, Ray Charles, Kenny G., Bob Dylan, BB King and more. In 1993 he started up a relationship with actress Nicolette Sheridan, dated her for two years, took a 10-year break and is now engaged to her. In fact, if you search the Internet for Bolton's name you'll find more articles about the fact that he and Sheridan aren't married yet than you will about his music.
Maybe the search results would be different in Europe, since that's where he is performing lately. Besides his stop at John Ascuaga's Nugget on March 8 and a show at the Peppermill in Wendover, Nev. the next day, all of Bolton's scheduled appearances for 2008 are on the other side of The Atlantic. When he comes to Nevada this week, he will be flying in from shows in Croatia and Serbia. Then, according to Bolton's Web site, he'll take a break until October when he plays a dozen shows in England and Ireland.
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I went in for my 18 week appointment yesterday, and something the OB said has me confused, and I'm not sure what, if any, sense there is to what she is wanting me to do. So I thought I would ask here, since y'all are more experienced than me for stuff like this.
I was telling her about my previous pregnancies (a different doctor, it's a practice of four, and I hadn't met her yet), and she commented about the size of DS (10 lbs, 7 oz). She asked if I had diabetes with him, and I said that they had tested, both during my pregnancy, and after delivery, and it came back normal, that no, I did not have diabetes. She then said something to the extent of, "I bet you did, but the test didn't pick it up. So to be safe this time, I'm going to go ahead and have you take the glucose tolerance test now. If it comes back normal, we'll just go ahead and do it again at the normal time. Maybe you can have a baby-sized baby."
Now, I am not completely opposed to taking the test, although I'm not terribly fond of the Glucola (who is?? ) but I'm seriously wondering what the point of taking it now is, especially if they are going to have me take it again anyway at the normal time? Is there a benefit to doing it now, that I can't think of? I'm thinking about just declining it this early, and taking it at the regular time, but if there is a legitimate reason for doing it now, and/or doing it now and then doing it again later that I can't think of, I'll do it. Just, the more I think about it, the more I think she wants me to have a RCS, rather than a VBAC (she made a comment about how, "VBAC is especially high risk, but it's promising that you've had a successful one already.)


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Victoria, July 9th Stan Peterec brought Kickboxing back to Victoria with the King of the Ring 2005 in what turned out to be one of the most entertaining events in recent Victoria history. With the main event still left to come, promoter Peterec leaned over to one of the commissioners and said, The fans definitely go their moneys worth tonight. You would expect a promoter to say nothing less but on this night he was not exaggerating in the least and echoed the sentiments of 1000 plus fans in the arena who jam packed the Victoria Curling Club in Victoria Canada. Originally scheduled to feature 8 fighters in a single elimination tournament, drop outs and injuries scuttled the tournament down to 6. In the end that was not enough to curb the action as an incredible Cinderella story saw one of the longest shots of the evening go on to take the King of the Ring title.
In the first tournament bout of the evening local Victoria product and part time MMA fighter Todd Steen face off against late entry Dave Cardinal in the first round of the quarter finals of the 6 man King of the Ring kickboxing tournament. Cardinal looked strong in the outset of the match lunging in with kicks and wild punches but Steen was methodical and waited for his opportunities where he could and find them he did. One punch signaled the beginning of the end and 3 knockdowns and three standing 8 counts later, Steen had won impressively by TKO at 1:50 of the first round and advanced to the second round of the tournament.
The second bout in the tournament saw another local Victoria fighter Yuri De Aquino take on Justin Jones in an entertaining three round affair that saw De Aquino take the split decision in a razor thin battle of wills. Round one saw De Aquino bull his way in with strong punching combos and Jones countering by faking the punch and sending chopping low kicks to the thigh of his opponent. Jones would find that combination early and often and throughout the bout, and also attacked with high kicks, and even flying knees to keep his foe off balance. The edge in power however belonged to his opponent who thundered in aggressively at every opportunity and scored with flurries of punches throughout the bout. In the end, the judges saw the split decision in favor or De Aquino whos constant forward motion and aggressiveness thoughout the bout appeared to give him the edge in the eyes of the judges. The corner man for Jones didnt quite see it that way however and was livid after the fight coming over the timekeepers and medical staff after the announcement of the decision shouting and complaining about what he felt was a bad decision.
In the third and final quarter-final match-up, KB-1 fighter Mike Duresne started off strong coming at his more tentative opponent Curtis Turcotte, scoring with aggressive hand combinations and leg kicks, but unfortunately for him he was the one that was bleeding over his left eye half way through the first round. Turcotte would find his mark in the second round and played a much smarter more efficient game and looked to tie up the fight one round a piece by controlling the action in the second stanza. The third round was another close one but Turcotte came on strong in the final moments of the bout stunning his opponent in the final 30 seconds and that appeared to be enough to give him the round and the fight, and he advanced to the semi-final round via a split decision after three rounds.
The second round of the tournament saw Todd Steen fresh off his first round KO take on Curtis Turcotte who had previously battled in a three round war, and although Turcotte was the much more experienced fighter and one of the heavy favorites to win it all, Steen didnt quite see it that way. Steen continued to dominate his opposition, launching two resounding left hooks that connected for two downs and the referee stop victory. Steen had earned the upset along with his ticket to the finals against another local fighter and another one of the favorites coming in, Yuri De Aquina who had a by to the finals based on the uneven number of fighters in the 6 man tournament.
A heavyweight boxing bout was the semi main event of the evening and saw heavy underdog Willy Curry take to the canvas against the much younger, and heavily favored Edmonton product James Cermak. In wild and very entertaining back and forth affair that saw both fighters on the brink of defeat several times over, Curry would be unable to answer the bell for the fourth round due to what doctors told MMA Ring Report appears to be a broken hand. Cermak started the fight the stronger of the two and the talented young fighter from Alberta controlled the tempo of the fight controlling the action from the outside but Curry would not go without a fight and came on in the later portion of the first to bring momentum back his way.
The second was a back and forth but midway through he second Curry hurt Cermak putting him on the defensive and backing him up against the ropes and punishing him to the body and head, but Cermak showed grit and returned fire after Curry appeared to get a little arm weary. Curry was able to survive the late onslaught and the fight appeared close heading into the third round. Again Curry was able to hurt Cermak and appeared to have the fight in hand but Cermak again weathered the onslaught and bided his time until fatigue again seeped into Currys arms as they dangled by his waist, and Cermak took advantage in the latter portion of the third driving punishing body and head shots into his older opponent and almost finishing his opponent until the bell sounded to end the third stanza. The fourth stanza would never come however as Curry appeared to be complaining about a possibly broken hand and was unable to continue. Cermak wins via TKO in between rounds 3 and 4.
The finals of the 6 man tournament saw Todd Steen take on Yuri Fists of Fury De Aquino in the main event of the evening. The First of Fury lived up to his namesake in the early part of the fight as he appeared to have rested up well and controlled the first round with overpowering overhand punches that drove his opponent against the ropes and into the clinch several times over. The first round played out with Yuri looking strong but at the tail end of the round it appeared that fatigue had set in.
The second round was all Todd Steen as he stunned De Aquino and sat him down for a down with a hard punch combo that landed flush and it appeared it was the beginning of the end. Another combination wobbled the Brazilian and the ref stepped in again to issue the standing 8 count. Steen kept on firing and appeared to have the fight in hand but the bell sounded to end the second round in what was turning into a great fight.
Steen would not let up in the third round and stopped his opponent at 24 seconds of the final stanza to take the win and the prize money, and the title of the 2005 King of the Ring Champion with a shot to the head that stunned his opponent and gave him the victory. Although Steen took the win, Yuri De Aquino fought with a lot of heart and deserves credit for stepping up and fighting despite several injuries that would have knocked lesser fighters out of the event all together.
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Both Lindsay Ball and Lauren Christianson were coming into the first fights of there careers but it was Ball who looked like the veteran maliciously stalking Christianson through out the duration of the short bout throwing a seemingly endless barrage of unanswered overhand punches to get the standing eight count two times during the first round. Christianson barely survived the first round but would be unable to continue and was unable to answer the bell for the second round.
Kende overwhelmed her 17 year old opponent Samantha Majors early, and after a standing 8 count had the towel thrown after an unanswered onslaught of overhand rights and lefts that left Majors visibly shaken. The woman known only as Kende took the impressive victory in the first round.
In an entertaining boxing bout that was stopped way too late, Bill Lawson took on Shane Wilson in a fight where he just seemed physically unable to hurt his opponent. Lawson landed some stiff jabs and hooks but Wilson literally laughed them off while the bout was going on and overpowered his opponent during the heavy exchanges. Wilson seemed content to take a punch to land a punch knowing that his power would eventually overcome and it did. At one point however he knocked his opponent down and while his opponent was getting the 8 count he did not go to a neutral corner and instead circled his opponent and taunted him while he took the count, sportsmanship be damned. On another occasion after scoring a down both of Lawsons gloves were on the mat and yet Wilson fired off two more heavy blows to his downed opponent yet inexplicably there was no warning or point deduction from the referee! In the third round Lawson found himself in the corner taking unanswered blow after blow and despite the medical staff and commissioners screaming at the ref to stop the fight it wasnt until he had taken far too much punishment that the ref stepped in to halt the action. Wilson wins by KO at 54 seconds of round 3.
Aaron Varga controlled most of his bout against Miles Loman by using his height and reach advantage controlling distance and striking with a varied arsenal that included high knees, spinning back kicks and spinning back fists. Loman was game and tried to counter where he could but Varga was too sharp firing fluid and well timed high kicks that kept his opponent off balance and took the fight 1:01 of the third round via Ref stop TKO.
To kick off the nights action, two fighters who play for the James Bay Rugby club in Victoria met in the ring as Mike Doyle took on Jamie Collins in a fight that was marketed as a grudge match between the two rugby players. The visibly bigger and stronger looking Collins bullied Doyle for three rounds including several knockdowns, on route to a unanimous decision.
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Self Love Summit: How to Align with the Divine, Grow Your Inner Child and Bring Clarity and Love to Your Life! Dr. Sarah was a guest expert on self love for this unique summit of 21 experts. Here is a description from the event: What if you could look into the minds of successful people who know how to […]
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This New You Ceremony will support you in letting go of the past and clarifying your focus for the future. Listen to the process and amend it in a way that inspires and serves you: 1. Get a journal and begin writing "Life Review." Reminisce about events that happened, people you met, places you visited, lessons […]
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Tonight's excuse is that I'm waiting for my laptop to painfully slowly back-up before setting off to Paris to take part in Societe Generale's Citizen Act finale.
I was invited to take part in today's Guardian's Sustainable Business live online Q&A on 'Using social media to communicate sustainability'.
If nothing else I'd head over that way to look at some authoritative responses from Lucy Warin (Futerra Communications) and Diana Verde Nieto (ex Clownfish Group CEO).
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Adults with Type 2 diabetes who have major depression face a greater risk for life-altering microvascular and macrovascular complications regardless of their self-care habits or the degree to which their disease is controlled, according to a study.
"A meta-analysis of 27 studies found a significant association between depression and a wide variety of diabetes complications (neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy, macrovascular complications, and sexual dysfunction). The conclusions that can be drawn from individual studies are limited given their relatively small samples that included patients with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes," write Elizabeth H.B. Lin, MD, MPH, from the Group Health Research Institute in Seattle, Washington, and other study authors. "The greatest limitation of these studies was their cross-sectional design. Cross-sectional studies can not clarify whether patients are depressed because they have disabling and worrisome diabetic complications or whether having depression could actually precede occurrence of severe and clinically significant diabetic complications."
Researchers collected a longitudinal cohort of 4,623 adults with Type 2 diabetes. Between 2000 and 2002, participants self-assessed any minor and major depression symptoms using the Patient Health Questionnaire 9, based on criteria from the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition. The study also noted subjects' prior complications of diabetes.
Five years later, between 2005 and 2007, researchers collected data on 3,922 of the original patients (85.1%) regarding the development of advanced complications of diabetes, both microvascular (e.g., blindness, end-stage renal disease, amputations, and renal failure deaths) and macrovascular (e.g., myocardial infarction, stroke, cardiovascular procedures, and deaths). This information was obtained through medical records; International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision; diagnostic and procedural codes; and death certificates.
Researchers found that participants who reported major depression had a 36% increased risk of developing advanced microvascular complications and a 25% greater risk of developing significant macrovascular issues compared with those with mild or no depression. Adjusting for disparities in glycemic control (e.g., treatment adherence and diet) and self-care habits (e.g., physical activity, smoking, and HbA1c results -- a measure of how well diabetes is being controlled) lowered the association between depression and macrovascular issues, but not between depression and microvascular complications.
"After adjustment for prior complications, demographic, clinical and diabetes self-care variables, major depression was associated with significantly higher risks of adverse microvascular outcomes [hazard ratio (HR) 1.36, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.05 to 1.75], and adverse macrovascular outcomes [HR: 1.24, 95% CI: 1.0 to 1.54]," the authors write.
Limitations include the fact that no depression data were collected on individuals before their participation in the study and that it took place in a single geographic area.
Researchers posit that both biologic and behavioral factors may affect the association between depression and diabetes complications. Depression and ongoing stress can trigger the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, arouse the sympathetic nervous system, elevate inflammatory and platelet aggregation, and negatively affect the patient's glycemic control and self-care, which can also increase the risk for complications. According to the authors, the importance of this and related future studies will continue to escalate.
"Clinical and public health significance of these findings rises as the incidence of Type 2 diabetes soars," the authors write. "Further research is needed to clarify the underlying mechanisms for this association and to test interventions to reduce the risk of diabetes complications among patients with co-morbid depression."
Compared with persons who have Type 2 diabetes alone, those with comorbid depression have greater disease burden, diabetes symptom severity, disability, and healthcare costs. In patients with a range of diabetes complications, comorbid depression is also related to dramatically increased use of healthcare services.
Persons who have depression without diabetes are at greater risk of developing diabetes at follow-up, and persons who are not depressed but who are treated for diabetes are at greater risk for being diagnosed with depression during follow-up. The relationship between depression and diabetes complications may be mediated by biological as well as by behavioral factors.
Source: Diabetes In Control: Diabetes Care. Published online November 23, 2009.
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This is a perfect example of how little the national media knows about the Royals. This is a vastly improved team over a few years ago with the best defense in the league. We have some improving offensive players and Kauffman will be the perfect park for both of these guys. The numbers on Guthrie did not reflect the turnaround he made after he came here. This team is going to be a lot better. The fact that the national writers have no idea about them is irrelevant. The don't know about Salvador Perez either and that is their loss.
Myers-for-Shields trade won't be enough for Royals — or Rays
For the past few weeks, the Royals have explored the trade market for top prospect Wil Myers, a 21-year-old outfielder who won Baseball America's Minor League Player of the Year honors in 2012. Rather than slot Myers into their lineup in rightfield as planned in 2013, general manager Dayton Moore decided he provided the team's best chance to upgrade a rotation that ranked 11th in the league with a 5.01 ERA and 13th in innings (890) and quality start rate (43 percent), with an eye towards contending in a perennially weak AL Central division. On Sunday night, Moore pulled the trigger on a six-player deal, sending Myers and three other prospects to Tampa Bay in exchange for starters James Shields and Wade Davis.
While the trade isn't a complete mismatch in terms of assets exchanged, it represents a fundamental misreading of the Royals' current station. Coming off a 72-90 campaign, their 17th losing season in the past 18 years, they simply weren't a front-of-the-rotation starter away from contention even when one factors in the other improvements they've made this winter, or the ones they can expect from a nucleus of young talent that itself serves as a reminder that success isn't 100 percent guaranteed for Myers. Instead, the move expresses Moore's desperation for positive results at the major league level. While he has shown a knack for drafting and developing talent that can light up prospect lists, his inability to build a competent and competitive team — which hasn't been helped by tight-fisted owner David Glass — has resulted in a .431 winning percentage during his six full seasons on the job, the majors' second-worst record.
On the other side of the table, the Rays used their bountiful pitching depth to take advantage of Moore's plight. While replacing Shields' 200-plus innings of high-quality work is hardly trivial, the trade allows executive VP of baseball operations (read: general manager) Andrew Friedman to put the finishing touches on a retooled outfield that lost B.J. Upton to free agency, while at the same time providing another rotation candidate in the form of Jake Odorizzi, a 22-year-old righty acquired from Milwaukee in the Zack Greinke deal who made two starts for Kansas City after a strong year split between Double-A and Triple-A. With the money saved from Shields' contract, the budget-minded Rays can spend to upgrade at first base (the recently-signed James Loney is replacement level dreck) and DH.
Shields, who turns 31 this month, is a durable starter who misses bats but falls short of being a true ace. He has averaged 222 innings a year over the past six seasons, fifth in the majors behind CC Sabathia, Justin Verlander, Roy Halladay and Felix Hernandez. Even so, his 3.80 ERA during that span, compiled while pitching half his games in pitcher-friendly Tropicana Field, isn't in the same league as the other four, all of whom have ERAs between 3.06 and 3.34 during that span. Among pitchers with at least 1,000 innings in that six-year period, Shields' 108 ERA+ is just 22nd out of 37. His 2012 campaign was representative of his established performance level: a 3.52 ERA (108 ERA+) in 227 2/3 innings (third in the league) with 8.8 strikeouts per nine (seventh) and a 3.8 strikeout-to-walk ratio (sixth). After adjusting for ballpark and defense, that performance was worth only 2.2 Wins Above Replacement, using Baseball-Reference.com's version. He's signed for $10.25 million for 2013, with a club option of at least $12 million for 2014, a relative bargain given the going rate for such workhorses; escalator clauses have bumped up his 2013 salary from $9 million (as initially reported here) and are expected to boost his 2014 salary as well.
The Rays missed the playoffs in 2012 with Shields as their number two starter behind AL Cy Young winner David Price, and ahead of Jeremy Hellickson and Matt Moore. That's part of the folly of envisioning the Royals as contenders, as Dayton Moore's offseason work thus far has left his revamped rotation with Ervin Santana and Jeremy Guthrie as his second and third starters, with Davis (whom the Rays didn't even have room for in their 2012 rotation) and holdover Bruce Chen rounding out the starting five.
Santana, who turns 30 on Wednesday was torched for a 5.16 ERA in pitcher-friendly Anaheim last year, and his 4.33 career mark compiled since 2005 washes out to a 97 ERA+, three percent worse than league average; the Royals took on $12 million of his $13 million salary in acquiring him via trade. Guthrie, 33, split his season between Colorado (6.35 ERA) and KC (3.16 ERA). His overall 4.76 mark was his worst since 2009, while his career mark of 4.28 is just three percent better than league average; he just signed a three-year deal worth $25 million. The 27-year-old Davis' career 3.94 ERA, complied via two full seasons and a cup of coffee in the rotation plus a year of short relief, is two percent worse than league average; he's guaranteed $7.6 million over the next two years, with three club options totaling $25 million for the three years after that, so if he can stick in the rotation and eat innings, he's a reasonable bargain. Chen, 36, was lit for a 5.07 ERA last year and has a career 4.60 mark, six percent below league average; he'll make $4.5 million in 2013. Also in the picture — for no good reason at all — is Luke Hochevar, the 2006 overall number one pick who delivered a 5.73 ERA last year, and is at 5.39 for his career (22 percent worse than league average); rather than nontender him, the Royals will pay him at least $4 million out of a payroll that may not exceed $70 million.
That's not a rotation that can win a weak division, not with the Tigers bringing Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer and Doug Fister to the table as well as a Miguel Cabrera/Prince Fielder-driven lineup that's been upgraded by the arrival of Torii Hunter and the return of Victor Martinez. Not with the White Sox fronted by Chris Sale and Jake Peavy, however volatile they and other key players — Alex Rios, Adam Dunn, Gavin Floyd, for example — have proven to be in recent years. Even with a nucleus that includes DH Billy Butler, first baseman Eric Hosmer, third baseman Mike Moustakas and left fielder Alex Gordon, catcher Salvador Perez and shortstop Alcides Escobar, Kansas City ranked 12th in the league in scoring at 4.17 runs per game in 2012, and while the Royals can reasonably hope for improvement from Hosmer (who hit dismal .232/.304/.359) and Moustakas (.242/.296/.412), they can just as reasonably expect falloff from Perez (.301/.328/.471) and Escobar (.293/.331/.390), who exceeded expectations offensively. Barring another move, K.C. must now also contend with Jeff Francouer as its starting rightfielder, coming off a .235/.287/.378 season, instead of Myers.
Myers is no guarantee for stardom, but he does have a reasonable chance at attaining it. Drafted out of a North Carolina high school as a catcher, he reached No. 10 on Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects list prior to the 2011 season, but poor receiving skills led the Royals to move him to the outfield, and he lost a month due to a knee laceration that became infected. He dropped to 28th on BA's list for 2012 but enjoyed a breakout, hitting .314/.387/.600 with 37 homers split between Double-A (35 games, 13 homers, .343/.414/.731) and Triple-A Omaha (99 games, 24 homers .304/.378/.554), with the latter portion compiled as the second-youngest regular in the Pacific Coast League. One concern is that he won't be able to maintain that impressive but unprecedented burst of power. As Baseball Prospectus' Jason Parks wrote:
"[A] Jurickson Profar or Dylan Bundy he is not… Myers doesn't project to be a superstar, at least as far as I'm concerned. Again, highly skilled and one hell of a prospect, but the offensive tools aren't so crazy that Myers was considered untouchable or a slam-dunk MVP candidate at the highest level. A realistic projection might peg him as a first-division talent or perhaps as an All-Star in his peak years. The tools aren't so loud or the holes not so small, however, that Myers will develop into the next Mike Trout or hit the ball so hard and so often that he can cure incurable diseases with his offensive stroke.
The Rays, who won 90 games — their lowest total since 2009 — but missed the playoffs in 2012, may well start Myers in the minors in 2013 so as to game his service clock and get an extra year of club control. Once he does arrive, he'll slot into rightfield alongside Desmond Jennings in center (sliding over from left with the loss of Upton) and Matt Joyce in left, with superutilityman Ben Zobrist and Brandon Guyer likely to contribute as well. Minus Shields, their rotation now shapes up with the 27-year-old Price, the 23-year-old Moore (who entered his rookie season ranked second on Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects list between Bryce Harper and Mike Trout but disappointed slightly with a 3.81 ERA), and the 25-year-old Hellickson (the 2011 Rookie of the Year, coming off a 3.10 ERA), with 29-year-old Jeff Niemann (a former first-round pick limited to eight starts in 2012 due to a broken leg and a rotator cuff strain), 25-year-old Alex Cobb, 24-year-old Chris Archer (who put up a 3.60 ERA while striking out 9.8 per nine at Triple-A Durham) and Odorizzi (who delivered a 3.03 ERA while striking out 8.4 per nine in 145 1/3 innings across two levels) battling for the back two slots. Both Archer (89th) and Odorizzi (68th) came into last year as top 100 prospects, and neither pitched his way off those lists. That's a rotation (and a lineup) that should be able to compete in the AL East, where the Yankees and Red Sox remain works in progress and both the Orioles and Blue Jays still have to demonstrate staying power.
The Rays also obtained two other players in the trade, pitcher Mike Montgomery and third baseman Patrick Leonard. Montgomery is a 23-year-old lefty who was a supplemental first-round pick in 2008. He came into the year ranked 23rd on BA's list and number one in the Royals' system, but was rocked for a 6.07 ERA while yielding 1.4 homers per nine at Double-A and Triple-A, his second straight year of struggling due to mechanical woes that have compromised his command. Leonard is a 2011 fifth-round pick, a 20-year-old third baseman who hit .251/.340/.494 with 14 homers in 268 PA for the Royals' Rookie league stop in Burlington, North Carolina. He didn't rank among the Royals' top 30 prospects coming into the year and is a longshot to be an impact player; the Rays are set at the hot corner with Evan Longoria signed through 2022 anyway.
Even with the trade, the Royals still have a system stocked with premium minor league talent, with the next four prospects below Myers on BP's recently released top 10 list grading out as first-division regulars or better. Some of those players are years away, however, and Moore, who rightly fears for his job, couldn't afford to wait. While undeniably bold, the bet here is that his misguided gamble won't pay off.
Eventually the Rays game of "cheap" will catch up with them. You can't constantly sell off your stars the moment the player is due to get paid what their worth and expect to continue to win. But Rays won't care when the Rays start losing because most Rays fans are only fans when the Rays are winning. The Rays fan base is the number one fair weather fan base in all of baseball.
i'm done with the royals for the year of 2013, and I'M A ROYALS FAN
I see this as a potentially good trade for both teams. It is good and bad news for Shields. The good - he is out of the crazy deep AL East division. The bad - he goes from a team that is in contention each year now to one that will struggle to win 70 games.
I disagree. 2 years control of Shields and 4 for Wade Davis who you didnt even mention. You listed an injury prone Jake Peavy as a threat within a division that the Tigers won late in the year vs an overachieving White Sox club. The assertion is wrong here. Wil Myers will struggle through two years at least just like Hosmer and Moustakas. The time for the Royals was and is now. This is the best pitching staff they have had in a long long time not to mention they now have Luck Hovechar and Bruce Chen as possible trade bait with Jeff Francouer. I like it
don't know who the author of this article is ... obviously not verducci; even he, arguably their most insightful columnist, what not write in the "absolutisms" that this author seems to favor. And calling James Loney "dreck"; I'm guessing; will keep you out of most clubhouses in the major leagues. Next time; when penning an article; do me the favor of identifying yourself; so that I can put you on "ignore".
@RandyWestfahl HAHAHAHAHA!!!! The best defense in the league! ARE YOU BLIND?!?!? Do you even watch the games? The Royals are atrocious on defense, they've ranked in the bottom 10 in baseball in terms of defensive efficiency, fielding %, DRS, and just about every other stat for the past 3 seasons at least. To say their the best defensive team in the league is like saying Jupiter is the most inhabitable planet in the solar system.
@xmattperkinsx Who are these stars that the Rays have sold off? Looking at the roster, it would seem that only David Price and, maybe, Evan Longoria qualify, with the jury still out on Longoria until he can string some good, healthy seasons together. Trading from a position of strength, pitching, for some needed assets is how many of these teams have to do business, and the Rays do it extremely well while remaining very competitive in the best division in baseball.
@xmattperkinsx The Rays are not dumping stars. They are dumping an over 30 work horse that fits into the middle of a rotation (not the top) and a relief pitcher (and those are a dime a dozen). Now, if the Royals got both for Myers, good trade. But giving up Meyers and three others, pretty bad trade.
@xmattperkinsx If you had to visit that dump of a dinky dome to watch them play their home games you would find other things to do also. I think rearranging my sock drawer would win out over going into that tomb of a dome.
I meant But Rays fans won't care
@RaymondDobbins who cares. No matter what his clown wants to write about this trade, it is a good one for the Royals. Odrizzi has ordinary stuff and Myers has no defensive position and has never seen a regular season major league pitch in his life. The Royals have the best defensive team in the league and those two pitchers will thrive in that big park with those good defenders. When they don't have the guts to put their name on their article, I don't put any stock in what they say. Likewise a weak in the knees so called Royals fan.
@RaymondDobbins You're not much of a Royals fan if you give up on your team. I'm a Red Sox fan (been once since 1987) and I still support them even after 2 horrific seasons.
@Justin Deshon If Bruce Chen, Jeff Francouer and Luke Hochevar are your bait, prepare to go home without catching anything.
@PhilIncorvia Jay Jaffe is the author, says on the top of the page
But James Loney is dreck? Prove to me otherwise.
@PhilIncorvia His name is at the very top of the page. This is his column and I think he does a good job of analyzing this trade.
@David37 @RandyWestfahl David, in answer to your question on the other post, yeah I see them play. I see them play every single game. We have gold glove candidates at first, short, third, left, and right field. Our left fielder won it, and there isn't a position on the field that we can't pick it with any team in this league. If you knew anything about this team you would be dangerous. Fortunately, you don't so we don't have to worry about you. I left out Salvador Perez who may be the best fielding catcher in the league. Man you make stupid an art form.
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Wow, talk about rose colored glasses........best defensive tema in the league???? Do you actually check stats before posting, or just enthralled by how many runners Francour throws out while disregarding the balls he routinely gaffs on??
@xmattperkinsx @RaymondDobbins 2 seasons? You have no idea what it's like to to stick with a team that continually sucks year after year
@Kibo @Justin Deshon so true, you're talking about 3 of the worst regular players in major League baseball. Sadly, Bruce Chen is easily the best of the three
@BrianEJ Its not about whether he's a productive player; its the idea of a blogger calling a player "trash" is what I have a problem with. The dudes 28; has had two successive bad years,... but with the exception of last year had always had a positive WAR. Its a power position; he's not a power hitter; but calling someone trash is a bit over the top; in my eyes. Its not a baseball discussion; it's life - you know?
@JamesLandonJones Thank you James. I didn't see the tag line at the top. Respect your opinion of him; but I will hold on to mine. Statheads are great for
baseball forums, but calling someone "trash" makes me wonder what they see when they look in the mirror in the morning.
Check the link. Kansas City ranked 3rd to last in defensive efficiency a year ago. To put it in simple terms (because those are the only terms you can understand) that means 27 other MLB teams were better at converting batted balls into outs. Last time I checked, ranking 27th wasn't good.
Perez is a very, very good catcher, Moustakas is slick with the glove at 3rd, and Gordon's the best LF in the AL, but the rest of the team is chopped liver. Hosmer ranked dead last in baseball in most defensive categories at 1st base, as did Francoeur because he is terrible. Escobar struggles with routine plays at short still, and centerfield is a question mark. If you truly think this is a great defense then there is no point talking with you, because you're an idiot who ignores the facts.
@xmattperkinsx @Mattyg77 @RaymondDobbins to be fair, "a few down years" is a significant understatement for the Royals
@Mattyg77 @xmattperkinsx @RaymondDobbins Being a Pirate follower has tested some loyalty issues of mine but I remain a Bucco fan. At least they have a lovely home ballpark since the terribly sterile Three Rivers Stadium was brought to its knees a decade ago.
yeah i do , ive been a royals fan all my life
@Mattyg77 @RaymondDobbins Why be a fan of a team if you aren't gonna support them no matter how good or bad they are? There's over 30 MLB teams to choose from. If you're sick of how the Royals are, find a new team just don't leave once that team has some down years.
Wil Myers hit 37 homers in minor league ball last year folks, the most by any 21 year old player in nearly 50 years. He also got on base at a .380ish clip while posting an OPS of over .900. Saying he "won't be ready" is foolish. If the Royals held on to Myers and promoted him to the big leagues in May, his OPS could drop 200 points off of last years, and it would STILL be 70 points higher than Frenchy's from a year ago.
Let's stop acting like Myers is just some run-of-the-mill, highly-touted prospect. He was the consensus Minor League Player of the Year in 2012 and those players have a long track record of success in the big leagues.
@Justin Deshon Yeah it's possible that you get an OK prospect for Hochevar because he's stil only 28 and as you say he eats innings, but they are pretty terrible innings. Next year will be his seventh season and there has been zero improvement. I have difficulty imagining any team trading for Francoueur, even if they desperately need outfield help. Even if you could trade them, your own statement is "The time for the Royals was and is now" so why would you want more prospects in a deal? You might as well hold onto these guys and hope against hope they get better, or place them on waivers and hope they're claimed so you can get some salary relief
thats why they are tradeable...they won't get traded for a six pack of bud light. Hochevar alone would command "B" prospects to help in minor league system. He has no prior injuries and he eats innings. He just has not lived up to #1 pick status.
Wil Myers struck out 140 times in minor league baseball last year folks...Montgomery went 3-6 in AAA....by the time they were ready Hosmer, Moustakas, Gordon would be gone and Billy Butler would be the next Mike Sweeney
@BrianEJ no argument there, Brian.
I can certainly get behind that reasoning, yes. Calling him trash is going a tad too far but Loney is the epitome of a stop-gap or replacement level type of player. The Rays have holes, but Myers has the potential to fill a huge one (and then some). The trade also gave the Rays a bit more financial freedom, but we'll see how it goes.


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