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Dissecting The Blockbuster Trade Between The Blue Jays And The Marlins
Wednesday, November.14/2012
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I think you can safely say that the off-season has truly begun! I was writing on my computer yesterday when the big trade blew up on twitter. I live in White Rock, British Colombia, Canada, so you can only imagine how excited the whole country of Canada was to talk about baseball on the big media Social Website. Within minutes, it was clear that the Marlins and Jays were talking about a huge deal. There is a remarkable quality that I have admired about Alex Anthopoulos for a few years now. That his organization is pretty tight-lipped about their negotiations with any MLB team, just as it was with the Marlins on Tuesday. I waited a few minutes and then…..WHAM! A Blockbuster trade came right down the PIKE! Here is the trade in case you have been living under a rock for the past 24 hours.
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To the Blue Jays 2012 Stats:
SS/2B Jose Reyes .287 11 HRs 57 RBI, 86 Runs, 40 SB
SP Josh Johnson 8-14 3.81 ERA 191.1 IP 165 SO
C John Buck .192 12 HRs 41 RBI
2B/ss/3B/ Emilio Bonifacio .258 1 HR 11 RBI, 30 Runs, 25 SB in 244 AB
SP Mark Buehrle 13-13 3.74 ERA 202. IP (12th straight year of 200 IP+)
4 Million Dollars Cash
To the Marlins:
SS Yunel Escobar .253 9 HRs 51 RBI
2B/SS Adeiny Hechavarria .254 2 HRs 10 RBI, 126 AB
C Jeff Mathis .218 8 HRs 27 RBI, 211 AB
SP Henderson Alvarez 9-14 4.85 ERA 187.2 IP
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SP Justin Nicolino:
RP: Anthony DeSclafini:
OF: Jake Marisnick
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Oh where to begin. I want to talk about the Blue Jays side. This is a brilliant, yet calculated risk by Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos. He saw the time to strike in the AL East is right now when the Yankees are aging, the Red Sox are in the middle of a rebuilding process, plus the Orioles and Rays are coming off really good seasons where everyone had career years and will they will be in tough to duplicate them in 2013. Anthopoulos had to trade away a lot of the future to take a run at will probably be the next 3 years. Why? You have Jose Bautista and Encarnacion at around 22 Million Dollars a Year Combined for that time span. When you also factor in that your top 2 starters of Brendan Morrow and Ricky Romero are also both locked in under contract until 2015 at an additional 16 Million Dollars per year before they both hit Free Agency, then it shows you your window of controllable salaries for your best players runs out by about 2015. Lets not forget that Colby Rasmus is also controllable until at least 2014, and that Brett Lawrie is not even eligible for Arbitration until 2015 either. The truth is that the Jays could not wait for all of their prospects to come around by then and were perfect assets to string together as trade bait.
Having said this, this didn't even have to part with OF Anthony Gose, C J.P Arencibia or Travis d'Arnaud. This trade does not come without some serious cash and health risks. Josh Johnson has spent the better part of the last six years fighting various injuries, including Tommy John Surgery in 2007. Josh Johnson also only pitched in 9 games in the 2011 Season. I will get to the individuals each for their own paragraph to explain the pro's and con's. Jose Reyes did play a full season with the Marlins in 2012, by playing 160 Games, however he missed almost 200 games from the years of 2009-2011. Emilio Bonifacio has also missed almost 200 games in the last 3 years. Then you have John Buck, who only hit .192 last year despite making 6 Million Dollars. Mark Buerhle is also to be paid 48 Million Dollars over the next 3 seasons of the contract he signed with the Miami Franchise prior to 2012 year.
So the total payroll commitments works like this in the future years. In 2013, The Jays will be on the hook for Johnson (13.75 MIL), Buerhle (11.0 MIL), Reyes (10.0 MIL), Buck (6.0 MIL) and Bonifacio is Arbitration Eligible and will likely receive about his 2.2 Million Dollar 2012 Contact. This is about 43 Million Dollars Committed. Going back was: Yunel Escobar (5.0 MIL), Adeiny Hechavarria (2.75 MIL), Jeff Mathis (1.9 MIL) and the four others will rack in about another 2 MIL. The Marlins will also kick in 4 Million to the Jays for the 2013 year. So far this year the net difference is about 28 Million more added to the payroll for the Blue Jays after the trade.
The key is whether the Jays will try to sign Josh Johnson and John Buck when they become Free Agents in 2014. The Jays see the 2014 year cost 16.0 MIL for Reyes and 18.0 MIL for Buerhle alone. Bonifaco will also be Arbitration Eligible yet again unless he signs a multi-year contact this offseason to avoid Arbitration. Without bringing back Johnson or Buck, 2013 will see the payroll take on approx 37 MIL for just the those 3. 2015 the $ become even greater, where Reyes starts 3 straight years at 22.0 MIL per year until 2017 and Buerhle makes 19.0 MIL in the final year of his contract. This probably makes these 3 cost in the neighborhood of 45.0 MIL for 2015. Oh yeah, it will also cost the Jays either 22.0 Million for a team option on Reyes in 2018-or a 4 MIL dollar buyout. So 28.0 (13) +43.0 (14) +45.0 (15) +22.0 (16) +22.0 (17) and another minimum of 4.0 for the buyout (18) is 174 Million Dollars of guaranteed contracts in the next 5 years and up to 192 Million if Reyes is brought back for 2018. Hechavarria, Escobar, Mathis, Alvarez and prospects will make a maximum of around 12-14 Million for the next 3 years combined to equal about 36-42 Million bucks.
You can see there is a serious financial and monetary commitment on behalf of the Blue Jays. I do love the new look of a the Jays Depth Chart with these players added though. Your Starting Pitching staff looks like this for 2013: #1 Johnson, #2 Morrow, #3 Buerhle, #4 Romero and #5 J.A. Happ. You also have Kyle Drabek and Drew Hutchison that may see some action coming back off of TJ Surgery. You still have Brett Cecil for injury depth. The Starting Lineup might look like this: 1. Reyes SS 2. Bonifacio 2B 3. Bautista RF 4. Encarnacion 5. Lawrie 3B 6. Rasmus CF 7. Arencibia or Buck C 8. Lind DH and 9. Gose or Davis LF. If Lind heats up, he could switch with Lawrie for more power in the lineup.
At first glance of this trade, everyone will rip the Marlins organization to pieces. I only have a problem with them trading all of the Free Agents that they signed before the 2012 season. I actually think that this deal may turn out to be okay. If Escobar and Hechavarria work out, then you have an all Cuban middle of the infield for the foreseeable future. There was no way they could have re-signed Josh Johnson after this year anyway. He was not his dominant self in 2012 and it would be a risk for the franchise to risk big FA dollars on him. John Buck did not earn his salary in 2012 and Bonifacio is replaceable. If you really think about this for a minute, all of the FA signings in 2012 have netted them several prospects for future years. The team has some young talent to look forward to.
Here is the problem. You have pissed off your franchise player in Giancarlo Stanton and also ticked off your tepid fan base. They were both promised a competitive team heading into the formative years of New Marlins Ball Park, and now the club is going to spend as much money on payroll in 2013 as 1 Free Agent may sign for like Josh Hamilton. Had the club pulled off this trade and then re-invested in some different Free Agents that may be younger, or of a slightly less tier than Reyes and Johnson, I could see that game plan. Not to mention, a player will look for every other club in Free Agency before they try the Marlins in the future. Good luck on trying to recruit Free Agents now that everyone thinks they will be re-traded if the team doesn't come out of the blocks like gangbusters the next season. Not even MIA giving a guy a NO-Trade' clause will work because of their track record of blowing the franchise via trades from their own talent stock. To further kill your franchise's momentum, no talented Managers will ever work for Jeffrey Loria again based on his dealings with skippers over the last decade. The Marlins are alienating every facet of running a successful franchise. They best hope that all of the young players they have traded for in 2012 work out in the subsequent years ahead.
My prediction is that this team will NEVER compete again as long as Loria is the owner! If he sells the club, that is the only way to restore any credibility with the city of Miami. Even then, the fans would be ultra-tentative for a new owner as well. It is a shame that Loria is allowed to run this club like this. The fact he could carry a Team Payroll of 20 Million Dollars is a JOKE!. The League's Front Office needs to address this issue as much as they need to find a new system that penalizes the high-salaried culprits like the Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox and Phillies. The winner of this trade is the Blue Jays because they have restored faith in their fan-base. The ownership has finally moved to the upper tier of the Big Salary Teams. This was a move they should have done a long time ago, but at least is better late than never. It is now time for the Blue Jays fans to come back in droves to the SKYDOME and support this team, so that the ownership doesn't lose money in the process of trying to be competitive.
New Blue Jays Players Tidbits:
Jose Reyes: Reyes is only 29 if you can believe it. He is going to thrive in the Toronto lineup if he can stay healthy. I see a high average, plenty of runs after table setting for Bautista, Encarnacion and Lawrie. I think you can also DH him the odd time and throw Bonifacio or Izturis in for defense at shortstop.
Josh Johnson: If I were the Jays, I watch this guy closely for the 1st 3 months of the season. If he pitches well, I would consider offering him a Multi-Year Contract. After all, he hid start 31 games in 2012. At age 29, he should still have some years left in his arm. When he is on, the guy is a top 10 Pitcher in the MLB. He was SO worth the risk, even if it doesn't pan out in 2013 and beyond.
Emilio Bonifacio: I like his speed with that lineup. The Jays really should play Davis in LF and take advantage of Reyes, Bonifacio and Davis combining for about 130 steals next year. It will be a team strength. If he struggles or is injury prone, you always have Izturis as insurance.
Mark Buerhle: The 4 Million kickback was specifically for Buerhle. At 33 and almost having logged 2700 Career Innings, he knows how to pitch even if he has lost some arm strength. If the Jays wanted to sign him on the Open FA Market, would they pay 3 YRS/44 Million. I would say yes. The man has won 13 Games 4 years straight. In a division with serious Left Handed hitters to face, having a second Left Handed Starter in the Starting Rotation to protect Romero is invaluable.
John Buck: He is only signed for one year and 6 Million Dollars more. I like it because J.P Arencibia seems to get hurt every so often. He was an ALL-Star with the Jays in 2010 and parlayed it into the contract he has right now.
The Marlins started the fire-sale of the best players starting with Hanley Ramirez this summer. It could not have gone any worse for the Florida franchise in their new Ball Park during the 2012 year. Half way through the season they were still competitive before they lost Giancarlo Stanton to an injury and the club fell off the planet afterwards. Trades were made and that precipitated a full-scale sale of the veteran club this off-year. They still have 1B/OF Logan Morrison-who they should definitely move to first base because there is no way they will sign any Free Agents for the position. I guess they could play Greg Dobbs everyday at 3rd, or try to switch Chris Coghlan in there, but that is a long shot considering he only hit .140 in limited duty for 2012. Justin Ruggiano will be counted on to play an OF position after his .313 Avg during 2012 in 288 AB. Donovan Solano will probably be given a chance to win the other OF spot beside Giancarlo Stanton. Towing the hill will be: Ricky Nolasco, (as of now) Henderson Alvarez, Nathan Eovaldi, Jacob Turner and a cast of others I am sure. I will be sure to update this club and their payroll by about April, when it will have changed a great deal again. New skipper Mike Redmond certainly has his work cut out for him!
Marlins Players:
Yunel Escobar SS: Yunel's career has been hampered with off field and on field incidents. As a .283 Career Hitter, with a OBP of .353, he still has potential to have a nice career back in the National League with the Marlins. After this year's 5.0 Million Dollar Salary, the Marlins have two consecutive 1-yr Team Options for 5 more Million per Year. If he messes up in Florida, the team will bid him good riddance.
Adeiny Hechavarria SS/2B: This man is the real deal at defense and could be a real solid offensive player for years in the Major Leagues. He was the prize prospect with the Jays for the last few years. He will see way more playing time in Miami, especially with his contract paying him one of the higher salaries on the club.
Henderson Alvarez SP: Alvarez was up and down in his 2012 campaign, going 9-14 with a 4.85 ERA. If the Marlins young pitcher can straighten out his game, along with Escobar and Hechavarria, then the Marlins will have 3 really good latin players out of this trade and a built in marketing campaign down in South Beach.
Jeff Mathis C: Mathis is a good, dependable veteran catcher who will be looked upon to guide a bunch of young Pitchers for the next 3 years in the Miami rotation. He is only player to have a guaranteed contract on the Marlins roster for 2014.
Justin Nicolino SP: He was 10-4 for Lansing of the Mid West League (A) in 2012, with a 2.48 ERA, after going 5-1 with 1.03 ERA with the Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League in 2011. Was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2010 Amateur Entry Draft. He is 6'3 160 LBS and 20 years old.
Anthony DeSclafini RP: This 22 Year Old Right Hander was drafted in the 6th round of the 2011 Amateur Draft. He is 6'2 and 195 LBS. He was 11-3 for Lansing (A) of the Mid West League, with a 3.37 ERA in 21 Starts for the 2012 campaign.
Jake Marisnick OF: This 21 Year Old was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2009 Amateur Draft. In 2012, he split time between (Dunedin A+, .263 6 HRs and 35 RBI, .800 OPS) and New Hampshire: (AA, .233 2 HRs and 15 RBI and a .633 OPS.)
It will be years before we will see who won this trade. I am just so happy to have something of substance to talk about in the Hot Stove! To visit the 2013 Updated Version of the Toronto Blue Jays 2013 Payroll Blog I did click here
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Posted on November 14, 2012, in The Rest: Everything Baseball and tagged 2013 Blue Jays Payroll, 2013 Miami Marlins Payroll, adeiny hechavarria, anthony descalfini, anthony gose, blue jays, brett cecil, brett lawrie, chris coghlan, Chuck Booth. fastest 30 ballgames, colby rasmus, drew hutchison, emilio bonifacio, free agent, giancarlo stanton, greg dobbs, hanley ramirez, henderson alvarez, j.a. happ, jacob turner, jake marisnick, jeff mathis, jeffrey loria, john buck, jose bautista, jose reyes, josh hamilton, josh johnson, justin nicolino, justin ruggiano, kyle drabek, logan morrison, Mark buerhle, miami marlins, mike redmond, nathan oevaldi, prince fielder, rajai davis, Reyes Trade, ricky nolasco, ricky romero, tommy john, toronto, travis d'arnaud, twitter @chuckbooth3024, yunel escobar. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
Very good article. I love this trade for the Jays. That pitching staff looks very good from top to bottom and they have some good young arms in the minors. Picking up Reyes will help the offensem with those big bats hitting behind him.


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Letter, John N. Dyer to Gov. A. H. Reeder
November 7, 1854
John N. Dyer, Pawnee, KT, wrote Reeder to say that the Pawnee Town Association, which had been formed in November 1854 and of which Dyer was secretary, had voted to admit the governor "as a member with equal rights, and responsibilities, as the original members." The letter was written on the 7th about a meeting on the 6th of November; perhaps this was the association's first meeting, since they reportedly organized sometime in November.
Keywords: Dyer, John N.; Pawnee Town Association; Pawnee, Kansas Territory; Reeder, Andrew H. (Andrew Horatio), 1807-1864; Town companies
Authors: Dyer, John N.
Certificate, Pawnee Association, one share
December 20, 1854
This printed certificate for "one share" in the Pawnee Association is made out to Thomas Sherwood and signed by W. R. Montgomery, president, and William A. Hammond, secretary. William R. Montgomery was a colonel in the U.S. Army in command at Fort Riley at the time; Hammond was the post surgeon. The area that was Pawnee is now on Fort Riley.
Keywords: Certificates; Fort Riley, Kansas Territory; Hammond, William A.; Montgomery, William R.; Pawnee Town Association; Sherwood, Thomas; Speculation; Town shares; United States. Army
Authors: Pawnee Town Association
Letter, Geery & Butterfield to S. N. Wood
April 14, 1860
This letter from Junction City addressed the issue of preemption and the method of protesting a claim. It is not entirely clear, but Margaret Wood, Sam Wood's wife, was a party in this legal matter.
Keywords: Junction City, Kansas Territory; Land claim disputes; Land claims; Preemption law United States; United States. General Land Office; Wood, Margaret
Authors: Geery & Butterfield
Town Share Certificate, Pawnee Association
July 21, 1855
The Pawnee Association issued this certificate for "one share of the town property" to Thomas Sherwood, a business associate of Gov. Reeder's. Sherwood was involved in many of Reeder's land and town share transactions. This printed certificate is more elaborate than the ones issued earlier in the year.
Keywords: Certificates; Pawnee Town Association; Pawnee, Kansas Territory; Reeder, Andrew H. (Andrew Horatio), 1807-1864; Sherwood, Thomas; Speculation; Town development; Town shares
Authors: Pawnee Town Association
Certificate, Riley City Town Share
February 19, 1856
A typical, printed town share certificate, these two documents certified that "Dr. Chas Robinson" had two shares each of which was for "one share of six lots in the City of Riley, Kansas Territory." They were signed by John Westover and Robert Klotz at Riley City, February 19, 1856.
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Drawing extensively on the files of La Gazzetta as well as the personal papers of its legendary editor and publisher, James V. Donnaruma, and on his own family's memories, Puleo has crafted an unsparing, but mostly admiring, account of a colorful and vibrant community as it battled for social acceptance and political recognition.—Michael Kenney, Boston Sunday Globe
"As you flip the pages of The Boston Italians, you can practically smell the sauce simmering on the stove. It's not a dull history lesson but a narrative underdog tale of what Puleo calls the 'real story' of those early southern Italian immigrants."—Dana Barbuto, Patriot Ledger
"At long last, a historically accurate and well-crafted history of the Italian community that flourished in Boston's North End. Drawing upon original documents, as well as anecdotes from the lives of his own family, Stephen Puleo has produced a work that is a great read for the generalist and a gold mine of information for the specialist."—Thomas H. O'Connor, university historian at Boston College and author of The Boston Irish
"An inspiring contribution not only to the history of the city, but to the story of America. Part elegy, part paean, The Boston Italians is a compelling document that honors the generations of immigrants who inspired it."—Christopher Castellani, author of The Saint of Lost Things
"[Puleo] has written a book that moves along like a fast-paced novel . . . Truly a magnificent work." —Primo Magazine


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So here is the latest one, and hopefully the start of outfit posts being a thing on this blog again. In an attempt to avoid the 70's trend at all costs... A trend that I just cannot pull off no matter how hard I try to accomodate it. Trust me, I've tried everything from flares to floaty tops and nothing is working for me. I pulled back to my favourite trend the 60's and pulled out this monochromatic patched skirt with a high necked jumper for a bit of a twist on a mod inspired look! I really love the skirt as it's super flattering and has a really thick material which has a luxe feel to it. The pockets in a contrasting white add a little bit of extra detail to a really simple look.
I paired the look with a fedora (obvz) and my houndstooth Topshop boots which I adore. I always get comments on them whenever I wear them but I've never found anything similar in shops to them even though I do keep my eye out for them! I think printed boots are really fun, I've recently bought these snake print ones, and although you might think they are a tad garish, if you're like me and have a full monochromatic wardrobe they add a pop of pattern without stepping out of a comfort zone!


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Will Price's Venture into Arbitration Facilitate a Rays Countermeasure?
Southpaw starting pitcher David Price easily can be considered the most important cog to retain in the Tampa Bay Rays surging competitive machine. His potential is limited only by his own tinkering and shifting in his pitching grips. His confidence and abilities might have taken a direct hit in 2011, but his first season as a Rays "ace" definitely showed he has huge potential and "up-side" to grow into the role and Price is eager to embrace these challenges.
As his abilities have grown, so will his seasonal salary, with Price garnering a sustainable $1.25 million for 2011, Price definitely will see his bank account expand in the coming seasons. Some people among the Rays Republic were shocked when Price opted out of his original 6-year $8.5 million dollar payday recently with the Rays. After achieving Super Two status this past season, Price was in a position to not throw a curveball into the Rays 2012 plans, but possibly offer a bit of salary stability if the Rays would talk about an extended foundation in the Rays fold. Price was set to earn $ 1.5 million for 2012, plus garner the last deferred installment payment of his $ 5.6 million signing bonus from his original Rays contract signed on August 15, 2007.
Some have said publicly that Price executing his right to refuse his 2012 option of $ 2.433 million was a formality, possibly a venue for the Rays and Price to discuss another deal for the long haul. But his decision to exercise his right to refuse his option might put a few of the Rays "wishes" for offensive help on the back burner for a bit possibly putting handcuffs on the Rays front office from getting that needed offensive firepower to stay competitive.
Then again, the move by Price could be a calculated risk with Price knowing he could bring a sense of salary stability with an extended deal instead of the financial darkness that always overshadows the arbitration process. The Rays currently have club control over Price until 2015. But with Price's decline of his 2012 set salary, his suspected 2012 salary jumps tremendously from the $ 2.4 million figure to between $ 7-8 million dollars just for 2012.
Price could go instantly this off-season from a true Rays payroll value to potentially being the top dog (sorry Astro) within the Rays salary hierarchy. This off-season both Price and arbitration eligible CF B J Upton could both possibly take between $14-16 million of the Rays payroll between themselves. That is why a long-term understanding between the Rays and Price should be on the table this Winter.
Price's decision definitely puts the Rays front office behind the 8-ball this Winter to either sign Price to a team friendly extension, or face the reality that his escalating arbitration salaries after 2012 might make Price more of a liability financially as his abilities escalate upwards. You wonder if the Rays will stand by patiently watching as Price's salary escalates yearly finally seeing the Rays faced with another Scott Kazmir or Carl Crawford situation as his worth exceeds the Rays fiscal abilities.
This move by Price could transition into a finely packaged extended stay with the Rays for the southpaw, or be the first indicator of his own exit visa being stamped with a potential 2015 date. possibly shipped out before that expiration date. Rays payrolls for the next few seasons might not venture even close to the previous high of $72+ million dollar threshold back in 2008.
SP Jame Shields has a bevy of club option salaries of $ 9 million ($1.5 million buy-out) for 2013 and $ 12 million for 2014 on the immediate horizon, and these high dollar figures will make him instantly expendable as early as July 2012. Current Rays offensive spark plug 3B Evan Longoria will see his 2011 salary double from $ 2 million to $4.5 million in 2012 with club options on the horizon that balloon to $7.5 million (2014) to $11.5 million in 2016. Even 2B/OF Ben Zobrist will see his coffers increase from $4.5 million in 2012 to a possible $ 7.5+ million club option in 2015. Suddenly this Rays cohesive core has an impending high salary expiration date.
This whole Price situation can go a multitude of directions. The two sides could sit down, iron out an extended stay with the club with team friendly terms. Or the Rays could venture into the unknown void of the arbitration process that will surely see Price's value escalate skyward on a yearly basis until Price is a high dollar risk and an instant trade commodity.
This fiscal nightmare has been on the horizon for some time. With extended deals signed prior by Zobrist, Shields,Longoria and last season with SP Wade Davis. The Rays financial nightmare scenario might have been set into motion by Price's option out of his low-ball 2012 salary. Other members of the Rays young core will soon reach salary arbitration for the first time and financial decisions will have to be made as to the breaking point nears for this Rays expanding young nucleus.
That is the fiscal reality of the Rays. They are a franchise that is currently treading water in a deepening financial MLB ocean as salaries push them under and they gasp for needed financial relief. There is the potential for salvation, or the realistic drowning financially of this franchise. Either way, the Rays player movements this Winter will definitely define their direction and their commitment towards their young core. Within the next few years with a few budding stars pushed out by their impending financial burdens, not their talents.
The final rendering of their movements with Price will either send out shock tremors, or sighs of relief. Price is the keystone to this movement. The first to walk through this fragile threshold, and he will definitely not be the last. Price is wandering into the impending darkness not knowing his final destination, but hopefully the Rays will illuminate the path with their trademark sunburst and make the whole journey pleasant for both sides. Price is betting his Rays future on it.


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How To Set Exposure Compensation on Canon Rebel and 5DJanuary 15th, 2012
I have shot mostly with my Canon 400D/Rebel XTi since I bought it new in early 2007. A couple of years ago I picked up a used Canon 5D classic after the Canon 5Dmk2 came out, and have used it casually, but never mastered it's buttons for changing camera settings as well as on my Rebel. For example, I just realized recently that I could not find the button to change Exposure Compensation! I dug through the menus, custom functions, and scrutinized every button on the camera to no avail. I even asked a Canon 5DmkII user how he changes it… but he uses a newer LCD settings view or the menu — not from the top LCD view and buttons.So after all else failed, I consulted the instruction manual and found on page 92 what I needed to do: Adjust the power switch to change exposure compensation. Seriously!?!?! How intuitive is that to flip the power switch in order to change exposure compensation? I am curious as to what the historical legacy is behind this design decision… I presume this is to prevent someone from accidentally turning the quick control dial/wheel while shooting and not noticing their EV changed. The power switch needs to change from "ON" to "/-" mode which then enables the quick control dial/wheel to change settings… apparently only the Exposure Compensation setting that I can determine. All of the other settings require just a touch of a top button then scrolling the back quick control dial/wheel or top main dial/wheel. Apparently this Exposure Compensation setting is the same on all Canon cameras other than the entry-level Rebel/xxxD series, and it takes three steps:
- Turn camera ON to special power on mode "/-" (not "ON")
- Half-press the shutter button to engage focus and an exposure reading
- Turn the back control dial/wheel to adjust Exposure Compensation
On the Canon xxxD/Rebel series, I think it is much more ergonomic and intuitive to simply*:
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Christ Is Risen!
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Does anyone here have a list of the scriptures in the Bible that show the Trinity?
I have been talking to my mom and she said there is no basis for it in the bible.
I hope she isn't a Mormon or JW.
I got nothing.
I forgot the maps
JW's are a whole other thing my friendDoes she believe that Jesus is the Son of God?I had a JW "seminarian" ask me where in the Bible does it say that Jesus is the Son of God. So i'm curious to know if she also has this thought...?Ask her is she thinks she's one of the 144,000 ;) (no offense intended)
Too many wierd things.
I love the "where in the Bible" one.Where in the Bible does it say you should only use the Bible?Where in the Bible does it say who wrote all the books?Were in the Bible does it say that Jesus is the Archangel Michael?
But it really got me to thinking. We really SHOULD know all of the scriptural basis for our Dogmatic beliefs (Orthodox). So it definately spurred me to read more, which is always a good thing.ÂÂ
And what religion is not? Think about Christianity. Pretty far-fetched.
Good to see you're back and posting, Serb1389!Just as the Lord worked through Pharaoh, and the Lord gave us heretics so that we can better explain the Faith, so too did the Lord send you that JW person so that you can help others through your scriptural studies!Just try to pray for them, and take heart in the abundant mercy of God.
thanks Chris!!! So no fervent missionary work, breaking them down mentally, spiritually and physically ( )??I don't know if I could hold back the dogs of TraditionÂÂ
why do you say that?And what do you mean by Tradition?If you could bring up specific questions that would be great. Also, specific issues/topics of Tradition would be good too. This way we can bring up specific issues. Is that OK?ÂÂ
Jehovah's Witnesses will not accept: Interpretations of the Scripture from an "apostate" ChurchOR the sacrements other than Baptism, marriage - and a once a year memorial service where everyone refuses the body and blood (symbolic) except for the 144,000 if they think they are one of them..They will not read the Early Fathers. No need. I don't recall any traditions being used or mentioned by her at all.They say Insense is pagan and a horror to use.Same with candles, so the sacrementals are out.Intercession in Prayer- no need go to God directly Mary had other children - So many other things- What I am saying is they have their own traditions of stupidity.Not ours.
What I am saying is they have their own traditions of stupidity.Not ours.
It is possible she has the "ears to hear" since she is not 100 percent knowledgeable of why she believes this bunk, she is brainwashed.
She doesn't have to read interpretations of an "Apostate" church. All she has to read is an actual BIBLE. Has she read through the Bible? Ever? That should be the first question (I think)The next should be, WHICH Bible. I'm not sure if the JW's have their own "translation" but if they do you should pick up a copy and see if it has the FULL canon of scripture. Books might be missing. In which case you need to point that out and show her a real BibleLike Pedro said, just put a Bible in front of her and ask her to read the appropriate sections. It should be as simple as black and white for a lot of it. Some interpretation might be necessary, but I think at that point SHE is going to ask you "what does THIS mean?" etc..Just a thought...
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TSF takes over the West Coast this week as I made the drive from Cottonwood, Idaho, (yeah, it exists) to San Francisco yesterday for a little R&R and a day at the Bank of the West Classic tomorrow in Palo Alto, at Stanford. Meanwhile, Erwin is holding court in LA for the Farmers Classic, making sure that the boys adhere to the warm weather shining on SoCal and going shirtless on the practice courts.
This week's version of short balls comes on Tuesday, a little earlier than usual. Enjoy!
I'll make the drive down to Palo Alto tomorrow for a day at the 40th annual Bank of the West Classic, now the longest-running women's event on tour. Bank of the West has been the title sponsor since 1992 at this event, something that is unheard of in the days of fast-moving money. (Remember the Lipton Championships? Or the Kraft WTA Tour? Seems like centuries ago… ) The Bank of the West has been at Stanford's Taube Tennis Pavilion since 1997, and just this year announced partnership with Rebounces, a green company that runs a tennis-ball recycling program nationwide. Balls brought in by members of the public (and those used in the tournament) will be collected and recycled by Rebounces, with the help of FedEx to get them shipped and donated to a local youth tennis program. Thumbs up to that!
There's always plenty of tennis action on the pages of Twitter, and this week a few more tennis names added themselves to the never-ending world of Tweets. Janko Tipsarevic asked his followers to "bare" with his bad English (gladly, Janko, gladly). WTAers Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Alisa Kleybanova have also joined the Twitter ranks. Anastasia is playing in Istanbul this week, whiles Kleybs was already dismissed from Stanford by a studious Ana Ivanovic. Before she was bounced outta the Bay Area, Kleybs sat down with Chris Oddo for an interview featured on On The Baseline.
The USTA announced yesterday that it is partnering with longtime supporter American Express for a program called Fresh Courts. The program will invest money in 17 different tennis courts in three urban centers, including Los Angeles, DC and New York. In NYC, the benefactors will be our friends over at McCarren Park in Brooklyn. The USTA will head up the fixing up of the courts themselves, as it oversees around 700 refurbishing projects each year.
For a little bit of a fashion fix, I'm digging this Lacoste v-neck (and the model!) I ran across yesterday. $40 online. Meanwhile, Serena might be questionable for the US Open itself, but that's not keeping Nike from prepping itself for her outfit at said tourney. The Control Court dress (seen here via TennisConnected) is $85 and might – just might – be made famous by ReRe if she's able to show at Flushing Meadows come late August. This is the black version of her Wimbledon get up, which helped her to her 13th slam title.
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Thanks for the link. When I installed .ttf files font into Font Book, I got this message: "Serious problems were found. Do not use this font." How come?
I have OS 10.4.11.
Any solution? Thanks for your help.
You need to download the font from here:
And then install the font (the .ttf files) into your font manager program, Font Book.
Restart Accordance and they should be available.


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It's that time of year again everyone! Your most favorite time of year. The annual MM-BBS H!P Awards! Woooo~ (Thank Haru for the banner, even though she put 2012 instead of 2011.)
This year we're going to be doing things a bit differently. Gone are the monstrous amount of nomination threads and in there place a mega-poll, with only 3 nomination threads! And it's going to be a little more quick and painless.
Voting starts now and ends a month from now on February 8th.
First up, the mega-poll!
Within this poll you'll find the following awards. (They are in this exact order on the poll so you may want to look them over before you start clicking things. There are a lot of them, so don't be scared!)
Please note: Those that have a (One Vote) next to them means you only get 1 vote, the rest are multiple votes so click as many as you want."Mobekimasu" Award For Best H!P Act of 2011 (One Vote)
"Genki Musume" Award for Best Morning Musume Member of 2011 (One Vote)
"Maji de Musume?!" Morning Musume Song of the Year 2011
"Go Girl" ~Koi no PV~ Morning Musume PV of 2011 (One Vote)
"Special Generation" Award for Best Berryz Koubou Member of 2011 (One Vote)
"Yuke Yuke Berryz Dance!" Berryz Koubou Song of the Year 2011
"Waracchaou yo BERRYZ" Berryz Koubou PV of 2011(One Vote)
"Cutie Circuit" Award for Best C-ute Member of 2011 (One Vote)
"Forever C-ute" C-ute Song of the Year 2011
"C-ute Zekkouchou!!" C-ute PV of 2011 (One Vote)
"Smile Bijin" Award for Best S/mileage Member of 2011 (One Vote)
"Yumemiru Smile" S/mileage Song of the Year 2011
"Warugaki Smile" S/mileage PV of 2011 (One Vote)
"Egg-celent Others" Award for Best H!P Member not in a Group 2011
"Love & Peace = Mano!" Mano Erina Song of the Year 2011
"Manopiano" Mano Erina PV of 2011 (One Vote)
"MY BUONO!" Buono Song of the Year 2011
"B・u・o・n・o" Buono PV of 2011 (One Vote)
"Hello! no Theme" Misc. Song of the Year 2011 (One Vote)
"Suki na Senpai" Award for Best Newcomer in 2011 (One Vote)
"Akai Nikkichou" Award for Blog of the Year 2011 [Use Blog!Project to check out blogs or go to Hello!Sayunii to check out blogs B!P doesn't cover.]
"Zeninshuu Go!" Award for Best Concert/Live Performance of 2011
"DANCEするのだ!" Award for Best Dance Choreography
"Limited Edition" Award For Best Single 2011
"Seishun Jidai 1.2.3!" Award For Best Album of 2011 (One Vote)
Some of these will then be broken down into final awards which, which along with the Nomination awards you'll be voting on February 10th. (Includes Song, PV and Member of the Year)
Here is a BBS Voting Primer for you all that barely pay attention through the year for some of the more important things.
Members of Hello!Project for 2011
All members that were active in 2011, from the shiny graduates, sickly invalids to the egg-celent trainees.
Morning Musume
Takahashi Ai (高橋愛)
Niigaki Risa (新垣里沙)
Michishige Sayumi (道重さゆみ)
Tanaka Reina (田中れいな)
Mitsui Aika (光井愛佳)
Fukumura Mizuki (譜久村聖)
Ikuta Erina (生田衣梨奈)
Sayashi Riho (鞘師里保)
Suzuki Kanon (鈴木香音)
Iikubo Haruna (飯窪春菜)
Ishida Ayumi (石田亜佑美)
Sato Masaki (佐藤優樹)
Kudo Haruka (工藤遥)
Berryz Koubou
Shimizu Saki (清水佐紀)
Tsugunaga Momoko (嗣永桃子)
Tokunaga Chinami (徳永千奈美)
Sudo Maasa (須藤茉麻)
Natsuyaki Miyabi (夏焼雅)
Kumai Yurina (熊井友理奈)
Sugaya Risako (菅谷梨沙子)
Yajima Maimi (矢島舞美)
Nakajima Saki (中島早貴)
Suzuki Airi (鈴木愛理)
Okai Chisato (岡井千聖)
Hagiwara Mai (萩原舞)
S/mileage + Sub/members
Wada Ayaka (和田彩花)
Maeda Yuuka (前田憂佳)
Fukuda Kanon (福田花音)
Ogawa Saki (小川紗季)
Nakanishi Kana (中西香奈)
Takeuchi Akari (竹内朱莉)
Katsuta Rina (勝田里奈)
Tamura Meimi (田村芽実)
Kosuga Fuyuka (小数賀芙由香)
Mano Erina and the Eggs
Mano Erina (真野恵里菜)
Kaneko Rie (金子りえ)
Miyamoto Karin (宮本佳林)
Takagi Sayuki (高木紗友希)
Tanabe Nanami (田邉奈菜美)
Nagasawa Wakana (長澤和奏)
Jang Da Yeon (장다연)
Yoshihashi Kurumi (吉橋くるみ)
Taguchi Natsumi (田口夏実)
Hamaura Ayano (浜浦彩乃)
Otsuka Aina (大塚愛菜)
Mogi Minami (茂木美奈実)
Ogawa Rena (小川麗奈)
Yamaga Kanae (山賀香菜恵)
Oda Sakura (小田さくら)
Hello!Project Newbies (Videos added for you to know who is who!)
Fukumura Mizuki (譜久村聖)
Ikuta Erina (生田衣梨奈)
Sayashi Riho (鞘師里保)
Suzuki Kanon (鈴木香音)
Iikubo Haruna (飯窪春菜)
Ishida Ayumi (石田亜佑美)
Sato Masaki (佐藤優樹)
Kudo Haruka (工藤遥)
Nakanishi Kana (中西香奈)
Takeuchi Akari (竹内朱莉)
Katsuta Rina (勝田里奈)
Tamura Meimi (田村芽実) (Same Video as Akari)
Kosuga Fuyuka (小数賀芙由香)
PVs that came out in 2011
Please note that some PVs on here wont be released as a single till 2012. But since UFA put them out early, I'm following Oscar's rule that if it came out in 2011, it counts for 2011!
Also includes dance shots for the Choreography award.
Maji Desu ka Ska! (まじですかスカ!) - Dance Shot
Only you - Dance Shot
Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa o Honki de Negatterun da yo! (この地球の平和を本気で願ってるんだよ!) - Another Version, but as close to a dance shot as you'll get.
Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai! (彼と一緒にお店がしたい!)
Jishin Motte Yume Motte Tobitatsu Kara (自信持って夢持って飛び立つから)
Heroine ni Narou ka! (ヒロインになろうか!) - Dance Shot
Ai no Dangan (愛の弾丸) - Dance Shot
Aa, Yo ga Akeru (ああ, 夜が明ける) - Dance Shot
Kiss Me Aishiteru (Kiss me 愛してる) - Dance Shot
Momoiro Sparkling (桃色スパークリング) - Dance Shot
Sekaiichi Happy na Onna no Ko (世界一HAPPYな女の子) - Dance Shot
Seishun no Serenade (青春のセレナーデ) - Dance Shot
My Days for You
Doki Doki Baby (ドキドキベイビー)
Shortcut (ショートカット) - Dance Shot
Koi ni Booing Buu! (恋にBooingブー!) - Dance Shot
Uchouten LOVE (有頂天LOVE) - Dance Shot
Tachiagaaru (タチアガール) - Dance Shot
Please Mini Skirt Post Woman!(プリーズ ミニスカ ポストウーマン!) - Dance Shot
Zassou no Uta (雑草のうた)
JUICY HE@RT - Dance
Natsu DAKARA! (夏ダカラ!)
Hatsukoi Cider
Amazuppai Haru Ni Sakura Saku (甘酸っぱい春にサクラサク)
Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (ブスにならない哲学) - Dance Shot
2011 Concerts
List of 2011 concerts. (Even though ~Berikyuu Island~ was a 2011 concert, it wasn't broadcast or released till 2012, so it wont count.)Hello! Project 2011 WINTER ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ [A gana]
Hello! Project 2011 WINTER ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ [B kkuri]
Hello! Project 2011 SUMMER ~Nippon no Mirai wa WOW WOW Live~
Hello! Project 2011 SUMMER ~Nippon no Mirai wa YEAH YEAH Live~
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Spring New Genesis Fantasy DX ~Welcome 9th generation members~
Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Aki Ai BELIEVE ~Takahashi Ai Graduation Memory Special~
Berryz Kobo Kessei 7 Shuunen Kinen Concert Tour 2011 Haru ~Shuukan Berryz Times~
℃-ute Cutie Circuit 2011 ~Kiss me Aishiteru~
ºC-ute Concert Tour 2011 Spring ~Chou! Chou WONDERFUL Tour~
Cutie Circuit 2011 ~9/10 C-ute no Hi
Mano Erina Concert Tour 2011 ~Hatachi no Otome 801 DAYS~
S/mileage Concert Tour 2011 Aki ~Gyakushuu no Chou Mini Skirt~
℃-ute & S/mileage Premium Live 2011 Haru ~℃ & S Collaboration Daisakusen~
Buono! Live 2011 winter ~Re;Buono!~
Buono! Live Tour 2011 summer ~Rock'n Buono! 4~
If you're all done scratching your brain matter, you can go vote now.
[Cinderella Revolution! CLICK CLICK CLICK!]
*Voting results are hidden, so sorry about that...*
You can vote as many times as you want. We're doing it AKB style, so stuff that ballot box! There is also an option on a few of them where you can write in your own answer so there you go. )
Now, I've never done this before but it seems to work just fine after I tested it twice. If you have any problems just tell me about it. And if I forgot anything, please tell me. I've been working on this for a few days.
Lastly, the Nomination Threads.
You know what these are. You nominate something/someone and then you vote later. Plain and simple.
"SHOCK!" Award for the Biggest Surprise in Hello!Project for 2011"Blame Tsunku" Award for Biggest Disappointment in Hello!Project for 2011
"Hello UFA" Award for most memomrable activties by UFA and former Hello!Project members for 2011


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Pizza Cones: Way or No Way?
Pizza vox populi.
Pizza Cones aren't new (Adam covered them here over 2 years ago), but they are newly abuzz. There must have been a strong pizza cone presence at the Las Vegas Pizza Expo last week, or enough to have RyanSeacrest.com (yes, that exists) asking if they're the next big thing.
Just looking at them kind of makes me feel like I swallowed a boulder, but that doesn't mean I don't see the appeal. There's a definite fair food effect, and who can say no to that?! Sure, you might regret it later, but would you at least give it try?
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Three people—Jeanie, 82, Will, 84, and Adina, 90—are bound together in a relationship, a love triangle of sorts, a three-way connection that they rely on to shield them from the pains of loneliness and the fear of aging. Every day the trio meets near their senior-care facilities (each lives at a different location) to spend their remaining days together. Will picks up Jeanie at her care center, greeting her with a long kiss, and the two head hand-in-hand to collect Adina for whatever the day may bring.
Recently, that includes Isadora Kosofsky, who, after the death of the maternal grandmother who raised her, began to search for catharsis through photography. "Grief following my grandmother's death unconsciously led me to photograph the lives and relationships of the elderly," Kosofsky says.
The trio's relationship clearly challenges cultural norms. Will, describing the trio's bond to Kosofsky, said, "We live above the law. Not outside the law, but above the law. We are not outlaws." Will, Jeanie and Adina are connected by more than time and space. "There are many different kinds of love," Adina told Kosofsky. Their relationship, like all relationships, can be frustrating for all three. Jeanie once confided in Kosofsky that "to share Will is a thorn in your side...A relationship between a man and a woman is private. It's a couple, not a trio." But despite Jeanie's misgivings, she must share Will with Adina and Adina must share Will with her.
Kosofsky met Jeanie, Will and Adina three short years after picking up a camera. "I befriended the group because I recognize a part of me in both Jeanie and Adina. Will, too, is familiar to me... a reflection of men I have known," she says. "When I share in their lives, I am reminded of my adolescence."
Kosofsky herself is not that far removed from adolescence. She is 18 years old and is now a documentary photographer based in Los Angeles—finding inspiration from photographers like Jane Evelyn Atwood, who spent years documenting one subject. Kosofsky believes long-term projects offer the opportunity of deeper and more poignant storytelling. In her own projects, it is her goal to "devote myself to living amongst my subjects as an occupant, rather than a visitor."
"The aged are becoming increasingly hidden and disenfranchised. I noticed that even towards the end of my grandmother's life, she appeared distant from society," Kosofsky says. The photographer is currently engaged in photographing a three-part series on aging—a subject about which she is passionate. "I feel that age is a perceived barrier and that we too have once, either literally or figuratively, shared their fear of isolation and their wish for acknowledgement," she explains. "Even when Jeanie and Adina are not present, Will walks with his right hand straight and open at his side, as if he were waiting for someone to hold on."
Isadora Kosofsky is a Los Angeles-based documentary photographer. More of her work can be seen here.


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- What is tuberculosis?
- How is TB spread?
- How can I avoid TB?
- How do I know if I might have active TB?
- Does TB affect only the lungs?
- Am I at greater risk of getting TB because I have HIV?
- Since I have HIV, should I be tested for TB?
- If I have latent TB, can drugs help prevent it from becoming active TB?
- If I have active TB, can it be cured?
- Can I give TB to other people?
- I am taking protease inhibitors to fight HIV infection. Can I also take medicine to cure TB?
- What is drug-resistant TB?
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What is tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by a germ called Mycobacterium (my-ko-bak-TEER-I-um) tuberculosis. TB most often affects the lungs, but TB germs can infect any part of the body. TB may be latent or active TB. "Latent" means that the germs are in the person's body but are not causing illness. If you have latent TB you will not have symptoms and cannot spread TB. However, if HIV has made your immune system too weak to stop the TB germs from growing, they can multiply and cause active TB (also called TB disease).
In people with HIV, TB in the lungs or anywhere else in the body is called an AIDS-defining condition. In other words, a person with both HIV and active TB has AIDS.
How is TB spread?
TB is spread from one person to another through the air. When a person who has TB disease of the lung or throat coughs, sneezes, or sings, TB germs may be sent into the air. A person who breathes air that contains these germs may get TB. People with TB disease are most likely to spread it to people they spend time with every day, such as family members, friends, or coworkers.
You can't get TB from shaking hands, sitting on a toilet seat, or sharing dishes or utensils.
How can I avoid TB?
Some activities and jobs may increase your chances of spending time with people who have TB and getting TB. These include working in a health care setting (a hospital, a clinic, a doctor's office), in jails and prisons, and in shelters for homeless people. You and your doctor should decide whether you should be working in such a place. If you do things that may increase your chances of getting TB, you and your doctor may decide that you need to be tested for TB more often than once a year.
If you can, avoid spending time with someone who has active TB but is not taking medicine or has just started taking medicine. A person who has been taking medicine for a few weeks can usually no longer spread TB to you. That person's doctor will say when it's safe for other people to spend time with him or her.
If you are exposed to a person with active TB, you should ask your doctor about getting treatment, even if your skin test was negative for TB.
How do I know if I might have active TB?
Your symptoms depend on where in your body the TB germs are growing. TB germs usually grow in the lungs. TB in the lungs may cause:
- a bad cough that lasts longer than 3 weeks
- pain in the chest
- coughing up blood or phlegm from deep inside the lungs
Other symptoms are:
- weakness or fatigue
- weight loss
- no appetite
- chills
- fever
- sweating at night
Does TB affect only the lungs?
No. Active TB most often affects the lungs. But it can also affect almost any other body organ, such as the kidneys or the spine. A person whose TB is not in the lungs or throat usually cannot give TB to other people.
Am I at greater risk of getting TB because I have HIV?
Yes. Latent TB is much more likely to become active TB in someone with HIV. This is because HIV weakens the immune system, which makes it harder for the body to fight off diseases like TB.
Since I have HIV, should I be tested for TB?
Yes. If you have not already had TB or a positive result from a skin test for TB in the past, get a tuberculin skin test, or TST at the health department or your doctor's office.
When you have the test, a health care worker will inject a small amount of testing fluid just under the skin on the lower part of your arm. After 2 or 3 days, the health care worker will check your arm to see whether you had a positive reaction to the test.
If you have a positive test result (which usually means you have latent TB), you may need other tests to see whether you have TB disease (active TB). These tests usually include a chest x-ray and a test of the phlegm you cough up. Because TB can grow somewhere else in your body, other tests may be done.
If you have a negative test result you should be tested again at least once a year, depending on your chances of getting TB. Discuss your chances of getting TB with your doctor.
If you are an HIV-infected mother whose baby was born after you got HIV, have your baby tested for TB when the baby is 9 to 12 months old.
If I have latent TB, can drugs help prevent it from becoming active TB?
Yes. The drug isoniazid can help prevent latent TB from becoming active TB. People with HIV infection who need to take isoniazid are also given a vitamin called pyridoxine to prevent peripheral neuropathy (a disorder of the nervous system).
Get tested for latent TB, with a TST, as soon as possible after you learn you have HIV. If your skin test result is positive (but you do not have active TB), you will most likely be given 9 months of treatment with isoniazid to prevent active TB. You need to take your medicine for the full 9 months because TB germs die very slowly. Take your medicine exactly as your doctor or nurse tells you.
If you are a woman who is pregnant, you may still take isoniazid to fight TB. However, your doctor may tell you not to take the medicine until 3 months after delivery.
The germs that caused your latent TB might not be killed by isoniazid. In that case, you will be given another drug (probably rifampin) or a combination of drugs used to prevent TB.
If I have active TB, can it be cured?
Yes. The drugs that fight TB work as well in people with HIV as they do in people who do not have HIV.
Several drugs are used to treat active TB. You will need to take more than one drug for several months. Your symptoms may go away within a few weeks after you start taking the medicine. TB germs die very slowly, so you need to keep taking your medicine exactly as your doctor or nurse tells you (the right amount at the right time for the right length of time).
Can I give TB to other people?
Yes. If you have TB disease of the lungs or throat, you can probably spread TB to other people. You may need to stay home from work or school or other activities for a few weeks. After you've taken your medicine for a few weeks, you will probably no longer be able to spread TB to others, but you need to continue taking your medicine for 6 to 9 months to be totally cured. Your doctor or nurse will tell you when you can return to work or school or other activities. The medicine should not affect your strength, your sexual function, or your ability to work. Taking the medicine as prescribed will keep you from again becoming sick with TB disease.
I am taking protease inhibitors to fight HIV infection. Can I also take medicine to cure TB?
Yes. But you should know that medicines for TB and the protease inhibitors affect each other. Your doctor will decide which combination of medicines will work best for you.
What is drug-resistant TB?
When TB germs are not killed by a certain drug, that TB is called "drug-resistant." TB germs may become resistant when patients do not take their medicine long enough or in the right amount at the right times. Follow your doctor's advice when taking medicines.
People who have drug-resistant TB can transmit it to others. Drug-resistant TB is found often in people who come from areas where TB is common (for example, Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America) but it also occurs in parts of the United States.
When at least two of the best anti-TB drugs (isoniazid and rifampin) can't kill TB germs, the TB is called "multidrug-resistant" TB (MDR TB). A more serious form of MDR TB -- "extensively drug resistant TB" (XDR TB) -- is a relatively rare type of TB that is resistant to nearly all of the most effective medicines used to treat TB. A patient with MDR or XDR TB may need to see a doctor who is an expert on drug-resistant TB and who can recommend the best combination of drugs to fight the germs.
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Rickie Fowler didn't start the PGA Tour season with a golf tournament, although he will tee it up in the Humana Challenge next week. He began the year in a Golfsmith in Oklahoma, where he put smiles on the faces of high school golfers who seven months ago survived a tornado that ripped through the area.
Fowler is from Murrieta, but he played golf at Oklahoma State and was in Dallas when the tornado struck.
He hasn't forgotten the life-altering event that happened in May and continues to haunt so many who lived through it.
Fowler, with sponsor Farmers Insurance, held a golf clinic and question-and-answer session with about 100 golfers from three high schools. He struck up a friendship with Jake Reddington, a Moore High junior and tornado survivor, and they have become fast friends.
"Farmers has also helped me kind of be close with the relief and feel a little bit more attached," Fowler said on a conference call Tuesday. "(Monday) we surprised one of the kids who I've actually been in contact with since the tornado, Jake Reddington. We're bringing him out to the Farmers Insurance Open to walk around with us on Wednesday inside the ropes during the pro‑am. So I definitely had a connection with him."
After the tornado, Fowler gave Reddington his number and they have kept in touch. When Reddington recently got a new phone, he told Fowler his was the first number he stored in his phone.
Fowler has been happy to help provide some fun and relief for teen-agers who shouldn't have such a heavy burden.
"He actually survived the tornado with his dogs in their bathtub," Fowler said. "So actually being in touch with someone and staying in contact with someone who actually survived and (has) been through the middle of the tornado … it makes me want to stay close and do things like what I did yesterday with the high school golf kids."
After Fowler was done presenting each student with a new golf bag, he surprised Reddington with the news he would be going to San Diego to walk with him during his pro-am at the Farmers Insurance Open on Jan. 22 at Torrey Pines.
"It's been great," Reddington said in a text message. "It gives me something to look forward to and think about. Not everyone can say they've met Rickie Fowler, let alone get to go to San Diego with him.
"I'm really excited to go there and experience what he goes through weekly. But I couldn't have ever dreamt of this opportunity, and I feel it may have a positive on me and my teammates for this upcoming season."
Said Fowler: "Hopefully, that will be a little bit of icing on the cake, and then we can continue to stay in touch and hopefully see him playing some golf in the near future."
The 25-year-old Fowler is returning to the Humana Challenge for the first time since his rookie season in 2010. Since he grew up in Murrieta, he played plenty of golf in the desert and knows it well.
"I'm excited to start the year over in the desert,'' Fowler said. "I played a lot of junior golf and growing up playing junior golf in that area, so to be able to get back on my schedule to start the year off there, I'm looking forward to getting off to a good start and making 2014 a good year. So just excited to get back into the swing of things and get back out on the road.''
Fowler starts the new year with a new swing coach in Butch Harmon, too.
His presence in the desert is big. Fowler is one of the best young golfers – ranked No. 43 in the world – and he hopes the Humana Challenge will kick off a great season.
"So I played a lot out there and then have played over the years with high school golf and continued to play out there,'' Fowlers said. "So I do enjoy playing out there, usually, with the weather there's usually not much wind and pretty good scoring conditions. I feel like it's a good way to start off the year and looking forward to getting out there and picking up where we left off in high school, making a lot of birdies out there.''
He already aced the start of the year with his visit in Oklahoma.
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An iceberg is a large piece of ice formed from freshwater that has broken off from a glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water. It may subsequently become frozen into pack ice. Alternatively, it may come to rest on the seabed in shallower water, causing ice gouging in the land underneath or becoming an ice island. Because the density of pure ice is less than sea water an iceberg will float in sea water with about one-ninth of the volume of an iceberg above water. The shape of the underwater portion can be difficult to judge by looking at the portion above the surface. This has led to the expression "tip of the iceberg", for a problem or difficulty that is only a small manifestation of a larger problem.
Icebergs have always naturally formed. It has been speculated that iceberg formation will increasd as the climate warms. For example, last week, an iceberg four times the size of Manhattan broke off Greenland's Petermann Glacier. The ice island is now drifting south through the Nares Strait between Greenland and Canada. Experts are not sure whether it will make it all the way to the Atlantic and what damage it might cause on its way.
Once icebergs were nameless navigational obstacles such as the one that sunk the Titantic. Nowadays they are named and the larger ones routinely tracked. The following is a list of the more recent large bergs:
* Iceberg B-15 11,000 square kilometres, 2000,
* Iceberg B-15A, 3,100 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi), broke off 2003
* Iceberg C-19, 5,500 km2, 2002
* Iceberg B-9, 5,390 km2, 1987
* Iceberg D-16, 120 sq mi, 2006
The largest is the size of Jamaica and has been floating around Antarctica since its birth slowly melting and crumbling. The letter B indicates its location (Amundsen Sea).
Calving is the process that causes iceberg formation. It can be caused by tidal and seismic events, periodic calving and disintegration of ice masses are considered normal geological processes. One of the most important causal factors in glacial calving is the tendency of the ice to spread out at the terminus of the glacier. Other important variables include tidal fluctuations, storm surges, collisions from other ice masses, melt water wedging into crevasses, and pre-existing flaws along which calving might occur.
Global warming will lead to more melt water that will gradually help widen cracks and break off more icebergs in the future. Presently there is no firm mathematical formula for predicting calving.
Where do the icebergs go? Many stay near where they form. Others drift south or north into more active sea lanes causing potential damage and losses.


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Starting and maintaining a film magazine, let alone a serious one, is no easy task. In the third of three insightful interviews with persons of import in the contemporary Thai cinema, journalist and filmmaker Thunska Pansittivorakul sits down with editors Suparp Rimtheparthip and Thida Plitpholkarnpim to discuss their Thai-language film magazine Bioscope.
Thunska Pansittivorakul: How did you begin creating Bioscope Magazine?
Bioscope: At that time, I was working on the content of Grammy's website Eotoday. At first they thought it would be an income generator but eventually they found something that made much more money - ringtone downloading. The amount of content decreased, so we had more time on our hands. We all had had experience in publishing (Tida worked for Cinemag, Suphap for Film View, books, and videos) and we had been discussing that Thailand doesn't have a film magazine of the kind that we would like to read. At that time the magazine Alternative Writer was being published with low investment and circulation, so we took our cue from there, putting the magazine [Bioscope] out on the sales stands ourselves. We didn't search for sponsors and kept investment costs low, so we wouldn't have headaches over business issues. We wanted to do what we wanted to do. We began with a small size (A5 size), until we viewed it from a business perspective and felt it would work [with a larger size]. We thought that if we do something that we love, we could make it, yet we could see that a 25 baht magazine that came out every two months would not be enough for survival, so we decided to make it a monthly magazine in A4 size.
TP: Why the name Bioscope?
B: We discussed this, and at that time we had Manotham Thiamthiapratana to help us. He was a person who liked to think of names. The word "bioscope" is the name of a system of film projection [used] in the past, and its uniqueness lies in that it is small and portable. Its linguistic meaning is "images of life", which we felt was suitable
TP: What is the concept of the magazine?
B: We felt that films are not just about what is seen on the screen, but it is an experience which includes the thoughts of the director as well. It has an origin; it is born from the fermentation and care of the producer of that work. This way of thinking branched out into various columns in the magazine where we go back to the roots, the society, and the period of time where each director came from. This includes other processes, such as scriptwriting; even the interviews go in-depth into the reasons why the film was molded this way.
TP: When the bigger issue was made, where did you find the funding, since the investment is no doubt higher than the smaller issue?
B: We talked to a distribution agent who immediately gives back 40 percent as soon as the magazine hits the stands. The printing house also had a credit system, wherein you don't need to pay immediately after printing. It was all money circulation, and we survived by doing other jobs as well—consultation for other magazines, making books for the film association and for film companies. We did everything for basic survival. We worked to make money to do what we were passionate about, and at that time we managed without investment capital, meaning without an office. We had no employees and tried to implement a system wherein no one owed anyone else any money.
TP: How were you able to sustain yourselves until you had an office?
B: We got to a situation where we had to make a decision. At that time Tae (Graiwoot Chulphongsathorn) had just graduated. We wanted him, but we didn't have the money to pay him. We could only afford to pay him to do small jobs of a few thousand baht each. How could he stay? Tae's friends also invited him to write scripts. We knew that if one day he moved in that direction, he would not have time to write for us and we would be in trouble because it was very difficult to find good writers like Tae. We had to choose to get an office.
TP: My view is that Bioscope is not only a magazine, but it is an experience—it has documentaries, film contests, small-screen film screenings, and there is also a reader's group. Why do you do all these things, if the magazine alone is already difficult to sustain?
B: Opportunities are very important for those who need it. We believe that our readers have dreams. They need opportunities and we are the main means of bringing those opportunities to our readers. It's not only open to readers, but also to the film industry because the industry needs new people while at the same time, people need opportunities to step into the film business. Being in the industry allows us to figure in many roles, enough to contact this person and that person to join our activities. Whether for a filmmaker or film viewer, what we want to present is how to create a foundation in viewing and filmmaking, allowing people to experiment in the areas of viewing and production. Our duty is to try to pull out small aspects in films and allow the reader to explore them. This is the main type of content in our issues.
TP: What about the activities that have been organized by Bioscope, such as the film screenings?
B: Our magazine was created after watching films in institutes. Our friends are from these places. Being able to discuss and exchange ideas with people who have different experiences is about learning, linking thoughts, which leads to additional education. We believe that if things like this happen, we will have a group of quality film viewers and filmmakers.
TP: And the short film contests—such as "My First Film"?
B: Part of the content of the magazine is the challenge to realize that watching films and making films is not a difficult matter. It may be complicated, but if you understand it, it is enjoyable to watch. Or if you create something from within [yourself], you can do it too. Stances such as this come from our own questions which arose after hearing from Thai filmmakers who complain [about] how we are inferior to Hollywood because of the lack of funding. We believe that this is not true because films come from within, from the heart, from the mind, not from external factors. Therefore, short films are the answer to this. Low investment, [availability of] technology makes it possible for everyone, but we have also discovered that some people have no idea of the production process at all. Does that mean that they will never have the opportunity to create films? It should involve both the process of thought training as well as learning about production, so that they can think [for themselves] and convey these in the form of a story. So we first ask them to send in their story, select from there, discuss these, and then enter them into a workshop which helps them all the way to the production process.
TP: What is the "Films for Reconciliation" project?
B: We believe that everyone can tell stories. We want to open up another perspective and allow films to be the medium to tell stories in communities. People have the chance to hold the camera and tell their own stories—hence this project. We connected with the National Reconciliation Committee which wanted media to speak of the violence in the Southern areas. It was an issue of national urgency and we felt it would be good to make films with a role in speaking of this issue that few people dared to touch, or that people are cynical about. It is such a complicated issue that no films were made based on this issue. There are two projects that comprise this. The first is to allow people in general who do not have knowledge of filmmaking—those who have a story they want to tell and would not be heard even if they did [tell it]—to be able to make films so that their films would be screened for others to see. Second are the people who have knowledge about filmmaking, but have no interest in society whatsoever. The activity is the connecting tool. We feel that films have not been used in this role for a long time. The criteria for selection was about your opinion towards this issue, what stories would you like to tell, do you have any perspectives from which, if spoken, would allow the external person to increase their understanding of this issue?
TP: And the "Films From Next Door" documentary—how did it begin and why did you choose to make a documentary?
B: I had the chance to watch a film by Poon (Thunska Pansittivorakul) - Voodoo Girls. Certainly if you watch films by June (Apiwat Saengpataseema)'s films or Toi (Panu Aree) you will be watching documentaries, but when I watched Poon's film I said "Hey, stories close to us can also be told seriously—filming friends, filming things that are fun". It is able to change the idea most people have that documentaries are boring. It is obvious that the filmmaker underwent a thought process; he knows what he wants to say, even though it is footage that is seemingly taken for fun yet edited in such a way that there is some issue that he wants to tell us about. It's about [the director's] concept rather than complicated technicalities. Documentaries are another way to tell stories, but there is another group of people who are not good at thinking up a storyline first. We think that anything that is good in life can be made into a film. You don't need to mould a plot which sometimes even the filmmaker him/herself doesn't understand.
TP: But the difference is that the short films project had sponsors, but the documentary doesn't—it's funded from your own pockets. Why do you continue to do it—now that it is on its second year?
B: (laughs) When we began we thought that we would stop at one [documentary]. We had some money, but when we selected the stories we were interested in, we chose more than one. We ended up with four stories. It's fun and we're proud that there is a film produced "by Bioscope". We also met people whom we never thought would make films, such as Siwadol Rathee who made the film Klub Ban (Going Home, winner of the Wichit Matra Award, Thai Film Foundation Short Films Contest 2005). If it wasn't for this activity, he would have continued to sit around in the credit department for days on end. We feel that if he didn't have this opportunity, he would have stopped thinking of making it. That's why when it came out, it was very powerful, because it came from his true inner feelings. Is (Issara Maneewat, My First Boyfriend)—these people never knew about filmmaking before this, and now they are thinking [that] they want to continue.
TP: What do you think is the duty of a film magazine?
B: We found out that there are many people knowledgeable about films out there. They are obsessed with films. They can answer every question asked, but they have no understanding of the people around them at all. So we want to make a magazine that, once read, will lead to other things—a love for humanity, a love for one's own humanity—not only being lost with obsession in the world of films. A film magazine can say more than what it seems to be. It has to have its own life, and serve as an inspiration for those who are not involved in the film industry as well. One of our readers told us that he wanted to open a shop selling shirts but did not have the courage to do so, until he read one of our columns for the first time. It was about a director who fought and found his own way to success, and this served as an inspiration for him. He found the courage to open his clothes shop. It doesn't have anything to do with films, yet it makes us feel great because films touch people easily. You know that every time you watch a film, you can gain something for yourself.
TP: Do you think the government sector has an effect on the Thai film industry?
B: Yes. This is important because there has to be at least one working group that drives the industry. Promoting your own company alone is enough to kill [the industry]. The problem with Thailand is that it does not see film as part of culture. We think that culture is khon traditional dancing or prohibiting spaghetti straps. The government is trying, but when they do, they only view it in terms of sustainable economics. The film festival is therefore organized by the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Making use of Thailand as a film location for foreigners is seen only in financial dimensions, in terms of how much money it will rake in. We never understand how film is culture. Take Korea for example. They are successful because they see Dae Jung Kuem [Jewel in the Palace] as part of their culture that leads to [interest in] Korean food and Korean tourism. [Television] series are popular, cartoons can be sold, celebrities are well-known, and singers are famous. It is a process and you need to be able to understand that if you see film as culture and see how beneficial it can be. It is not merely a declaration of Thai-ness in abstract terms, but also in economic terms—what it will lead to, and what are the ways it can branch out.
(Interview first appeared in Siam Contemp, a magazine published by the Ministry of Culture, Thailand. It is reprinted here with the kind permission of the author, Thunska Pansittivorakul, and with a new Thai to English translation by Vipavinee Artpradid)
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