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There is no question that wealthy individuals and families have always treasured the aesthetic value of their collections of artwork, wine, classic cars, antiques and other valuables. More recently, many high-net-worth families are increasingly appreciating the investment value of their collections as well, especially considering the recent record auction prices for gems, jewelry and paintings. Too often these wealthy clients neglect to protect their prized possessions through loss prevention techniques. Risks from water damage, sun exposure, careless transport and improper storage could severely damage clients' collections and leave them with a significant financial and emotional loss.
Advisors can provide a deeper level of service to their high-net-worth clients by regularly speaking about the importance of loss prevention in a complete asset protection plan.
By definition, non-financial assets and valuable collections are subject to risks of physical damage, theft and the ravages of time. Yet HNW clients often neglect to take proactive steps to protect their art, jewelry, wine and other valuables from these threats. A recent ACE Private Risk Services study found that 40% of wealthy individuals surveyed failed to take advantage of the services of a risk consultant who could help them reduce the risk of damage and theft.
Many families display or store their precious possessions in ways that increase the risk of loss. For instance, they hang artwork above an active fireplace, where the hot, dry air and soot accelerates deterioration. They neglect to place a historical artifact, such as a letter written by a famous figure, in an archival box protected by glass that filters out ultraviolet light, exposing the artifact to dangerous rays and fumes. Or they store a valuable stamp collection in a closet beneath a bathroom. If the tub overflows or the toilet develops a leak, the stamps could be ruined.
For wealth advisors, and their high-net-worth clients, here are four strategies to help ensure complete asset protection.
Step 1: Keep an Updated Inventory
Most families do not maintain an accurate listing of personal property, yet an updated inventory may be the single most important step available to wealthy households for protecting their valuable items. The inventory represents the starting point to proper protection, because if clients don't keep track of what they own and how much it is worth, chances are they are not insuring it properly and getting good advice about how to prevent loss.
Keeping an inventory will also make the insurance claim process much easier, should a loss occur.
Step 2: Incorporate an Evacuation Plan
In the event of an impending disaster, such as a hurricane, flood or wildfire, planning ahead is critical. Remind clients that the right insurer will help them develop a plan for evacuating precious items caught in the path of a disaster. It's critical that high-net-worth families conduct pre-event planning, because when families only have two or three hours to vacate their homes, making rational decisions about the evacuation process and what to take with them can be very difficult.
Step 3: Conduct Background Checks
Recommend that your clients run background screenings by a professional for all household help and contractors as one preventive measure to avoid theft.Nannies, gardeners, cooks, drivers and contractors may all have significant access to a family's confidential information and treasured possessions.
Step 4: Install a Backup Generator
Wealthy homeowners should install an automatic standby generator to ensure the ability to control the environment in which these tangible assets are held. Many types of collections, such as wine, paintings, photographs and stamps depend on a temperature- and humidity-controlled environment. The value of a wine collection can drop precipitously if it is left to cook in the summer or nearly freeze in the winter due to an extended power outage.
In addition, burglar and fire alarms and sump pumps require power to operate. With some recent storms causing power outages to last far longer than any battery backup for these systems could handle, the homes and the collections inside could be left vulnerable.
Considering the importance of these loss prevention steps, HNW-market carriers such as ACE Private Risk Services will often have special programs that make it easier and more affordable for clients to carry them out. Moreover, unlike carriers that primarily service the mass-market consumer, HNW-market carriers will often send experts to visit high-value homes, giving them a chance to observe the collections and suggest appropriate loss-prevention measures.
As valuable collections are increasingly recognized as a means of investment diversification, wealth advisors are challenged to sufficiently protect a client's entire portfolio, including non-financial assets and other valuables. When consulting with HNW clients about wealth preservation and complete asset protection, advisors should highlight the importance of utilizing these key strategies to prevent unexpected losses and serious financial consequences.


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The G10 FX is consolidating in early Europe, but the risk backdrop is positive. U.S. President Obama has postponed a Congress vote on military action against Syria and will pursue the diplomatic route after Russia proposed a Syrian handover of all chemical weapons. Western leaders are trying to put a timeline in place and U.S. and Russia will meet today to discuss the issue. The Asian calendar was quiet except for positive survey data from Japan and Australia. The better batch of August China data is still supporting risk appetite and JPY and CHF are on the weaker side. The dollar is mixed as the shadow of next week's FOMC outcome is beginning to reduce fresh positioning. For example, EUR benefits on short position reduction, but there is no appetite to add fresh longs. GBP is still holding up due to underlying economic activity. Today's U.K. employment report will be influential given the 7% employment threshold that was outlined in the BoE's forward guidance
EUR-USD ranges remained narrow. It headed higher on the back of strength in EUR-JPY and EUR-CHF. However, after edging up from 1.3265 to 1.3280 it stalled for the third consecutive session and drifted back to 1.3250 ahead of the Asia close. Very large offers continue to put a top in place ahead of 1.3300 and apart from a reduction in stale short positions there is still no appetite to build long positions at current levels. This could be the case until next week when the impetus will come from the FOMC outcome.
USD-JPY remained buoyant as risk appetite held up overnight. There was early interest from Japanese names taking advantage from the close over 100.00, but any corrective action met speculative activity. A small pullback from the 100.40 area to 100.10 met good demand and option barriers at 100.50 were extinguished during the Asia afternoon. There was general yen selling, which kept EUR-JPY, AUD-JPY and GBP-JPY elevated. Fading Syrian risk, an improvement in regional economic data and a steadier tone across emerging markets has revived appetite for speculative positioning. There is also confidence in the long-term outlook on Japan as BoJ have indicated that it will evaluate the impact from the sales tax hike and ease further if needed. PM Abe has also asked Economy Minister Amari to compile a stimulus package by the end of September. A Japanese business conditions survey for Q3 surged, with the reading for large manufacturers reaching the highest levels since Q3 2009.
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Hi Everybody,
I am Nikki and I live in North Carolina. I came across pixelscrapper 4 months ago and decided I wanted to join the forum. I would have uploaded a picture of how I look but I don't have one. I am very excited on finding the pixelscrapper family:):):) My goal is to learn how to make digital background papers and clip art. Marisa and Jordan this site R-O-C-K-S!!!!
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Hi Everybody,
Welcome Nikki! I am very happy that you introduced yourself
Hey there! I'm Kelly, 26, from the UK. I've been scrapping for about 6 years, but decided to try a digital project life which led me here! I also do a lot of cross stitching and reading which are my other big hobbies. Looking forward to hopefully making some new crafty friends!
Wow, I need to come to this thread more often! Welcome all!
Hi! My name is Edna and I am an addicted digi scrapper.I am from the Philippines. I am not really sure if I have introduced myself here before but i have been a member for quite some time already. Will try my best to be active this time. I do CT works and I love scrapping my grand children's photos.
Hey everyone,
my name is Anett and I live in Germany in a little village south of munich. I'm married to a wonderful guy and we have to children. I started digital scrapbooking after giving birth to my first child 9 years ago. Sometimes I try myself on designing and I really love it. I'm really looking forward to be a part of this great community.
Welcome! Thanks for saying hi!
Hi! My name is Chantal. I am french canadian from Quebec and have been living in Abu Dhabi UAE for the past 8 years. I fell in love with scrapbooking a few years ago and I have now embraced digital scrapbooking using Photoshop Elements 11.
Welcome Chantal! We are almost neighbors. I live in Amman, Jordan.
Hi, my name is Susan Igel and I live in a small town in South Carolina. After over 23 years in the corporate world, I'm self employed and enjoying working from home. I'm married with two cats, Scotty and Sulu. Yes, my husband is a Trekkie. Besides digital scrapbooking and design, I also enjoy crafting, researching my family history and helping others with theirs, and cooking.
I started scrapbooking years ago and have piddled here and there with paper scrapping and card making. Since I hung up my road warrior hat, I've taken several online classes in digital design, PhotoImpact, PaintShop Pro and PhotoShop Elements. I wanted to learn more and to decide which of the three programs I liked the best. I don't have a clear favorite, so it depends on what I need to do as to which program I'll use.
I also design for local non-profits and our chamber of commerce, so I do look for CU items that I can use for these designs.
I don't sell my kits yet, but I have joined several Blog Trains, challenges and have my own blog where I offer freebies from time to time.
I'm very excited about joining this forum! Thanks for letting me in. I look forward to getting to know y'all!
I used to be a really serious digi scrapper back in the mid 2000s. I moved toward paper art journaling over the years but when I bought my iPad the apps available intrigued me enough to get interested in digital again. Now I'm busy buying and creating things that I can use on my digi art journal pages.
This is an interesting site. I found it because of the tutorials, but the community seems really nice and helpful. I look forward to getting to know everyone and learning what I've missed in the past 8 or so years that I've been paper only.
I'm Cherrie but I go by "hayscg" in the Digi World. I currently live in middle Tennessee, but I grew up in central Kentucky, I met my husband of 19 years there while attending college. We have two beautiful daughters Abigayle who's 12yrs old and Elisabeth who's 9yrs old, my girls are almost always the main subject of my designs.
I went to a craft fair and a consultant introduced me to Creative Memories Scrapbooking that got me interested in scrapbooking and soon I was hooked. A few years later my DH got me a Sony Cybershot for my birthday, and soon after that I made the transition to digital scrapbooking, that was about 9 years ago and I enjoy it as much today as I did when I first started. The other tools I use to do my DS are Photoshop and Photoshop Elements those are definitely tools no scrapper should be without.
Besides scrapbooking, I love spending time with my family, taking photos, watching TV and gabbing on the phone with my friends. I also spend a large portion of my time on educating my girls. I live a very quiet simple life, but at times you'd think other wise.
Hi Susan and Wren Welcome to the group. Nice to meet you two.
Welcome! Thanks for stopping by and saying hello!
Hello folks. I'm j.ajabad. It's been my nickname and pen name for quite a long time. Anyways I've dabbled in scrapbooking here and there but I've gotten more and more interested in it in recent months. I found Pixel Scrapper my accident, actually. I was googling printable tags/tabs just to see what is out there. I found a couple I liked through this website and gave it some thought about joining. A week later after browsing the site I decided to join.
I'm mainly a poet and artist for the most part. However, I'm thinking forward to combining those with scrapbooking. I am also thinking about utilizing scrapbooking into some of my poetry blog posts.
there are apps for digital scrapbooking? Sweet, lol! I started getting into art journaling last year. It's a fun hobby but I think scrapbooking and art journaling can kinda overlap in some ways.
Welcome! I have a friend that´s a poet and also do paper scrapping, and sometimes mix both hobbies. I guess digiscrap will open you lots of possibilities
Been away for awhile. I've enjoyed checking up on all the new additions to the site. Great Job!!!
This site is awesome!!! Thank you so much!
it sounds like it will.
Howdy everyone!
My name is Vanessa and I hail from Omaha, Nebraska. Right now I live in the city, but I am a country girl at heart. I grew up in Kentucky. I have a husband, Chris, and we were married on my favorite holiday - Halloween! We have four amazing kids together - Xander, my oldest son who will be 8 next month, Lennon, my only daughter, who will be 7 next month, Maddox, who is 5, and Rex, my baby boy who will be 2 next month. They definitely keep us on our toes. =P I have enjoyed digital designs and designing since I was in high school. I love digital scrapbooking as well as web development and design, graphic design, and pretty much anything else creative. I also enjoy interior design, gardening, crafting, baking/cooking, architecture, fashion design, and many other mediums of design and creativity. I am a big nerd. Science, mathematics, computers, comic books, fantasy, science fiction...all of it! Hehe. They are all so totally me. I also love tattoos, piercings, and bright, colorful hair! I know that it can be intimidating to some people, but I am the nicest person you could ever meet! I don't bite, I promise. Feel free to say hello anytime. I love making new friends and talking to others.
Welcome everyone! Thanks for saying hello.
@Vanessa: Love the hair!
Hi everyone, I'm Jiovanna, I'm 23 years young, I live in California, I started digital design in July 2012, It looks a fun place to be, looking forward to meeting everyone
Hello Everyone My name is Em and I live in Illinois. I'm retired now, but do babysit my adorable little grandniece a couple times a week. She is 18 months old and really keeps me on my toes. I've just recently been able to upgrade a very old computer so now have one that can handle the full size images in all those scrapkits I love. Although I'm experienced with making tagger kits and making tags, I'm a complete newbie when it comes to actually scrapbooking those photos I've accumulated over the years. I completed my very first layout a week ago and I have it printed and framed and hanging on my wall. Makes me smile.
This is a wonderful site and I thank you for letting me join.
Welcome! Thanks for saying hello!
Hi everyone - I'm Aurora, I live in a pretty town close to the Peak District in the UK. I'm a self taught artist and I love digi art journaling. I'm looking forward to interacting with all of you
Aurora xo
Hi Everyone,
I just joined this great site yesterday. I live in California and just recently retired from working in education for many years. I have been doing digital art projects using Photoshop and Illustrator for the past few years, mostly greeting cards, announcements, and collage. I recently finished a course on surface pattern design and now want to get involved with digital scrapbooking.
Hi everyone, I'm Jody, I've been following Marisa's designs almost since the start of pixel scrapper but I've always been a lurker instead of getting involved. I enjoy the site so much that I've decided to stop being a lurker and get involved.
I grew up in Kansas, went to the University of Kansas in nursing, then moved to San Diego, CA for 20 yrs. Then 4 yrs ago I decided to move back home to Kansas where I met a wonderful man and combined our families, together we have 9 adult kids, 23 grandkids and 8 great-grandkids with one more on the way. I've been paper scrapping and crafting ever since I can remember, I started digital scrapping in 2007, designing in 2008. I originally designed as Munchkyn Scraps then in Jan 2011 I took a break, it turned out to be a long break, I started designing again in August 2012 but I wanted a fresh start so I changed my design name to Jody_M Designs and started a new blog, btw, I'm the world's worst blogger, LOL, I always intend to blog often but it always turns out that weeks can go by without blogging. I love designing, actually more than I love scrapping so I'm very behind on my layouts, I have hundreds of pictures that need to be scrapped. Most of my kits are designed for the pictures I need to to scrap, my inspiration comes from my family, my huge family is my life, everything I do is for them.
I'm looking forward to getting to know the members of the community here! Happy Scrapping everyone
Hi Everyone, I'm Keisia and new to Pixel Scrapbooking and also just getting into digital scrapbooking. I always wanted to get into scrapbooking but never had the time to really do it, so I decided to give digital scrapbooking a try seeing that I am always sitting in front of a computer.
Hai everyone,
My name is Mira, but my friends call me Lala. I'm from Jakarta - Indonesia.
Last year I have given up all my CT jobs since there are so many things on my hand on that time. But I couldn't keep myself not to join Pixel Scrapper, there are sooo many good things here. Love the tutorials & freebie. Thanks for making a great site, Marisa & Jordan


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Hades Crown 130FB is a Balance-Type Beyblade that appears in Beyblade: Metal Fury. It was released in Random Booster Vol. 8 Jade Jupiter. It is owned by Bao.
Face Bolt: Crown
The Face Bolt depicts "Corona Borealis", one of the 88 constellations in space, and is represented by a crown. In mythology, Corona Borealis was given by Dionysus to Ariadne, the daughter of Minos of Crete.
Energy Ring: Crown
Crown has a crown-like design, with diamond-like details on it. It is good for Attack, is bad for Stamina because of the crown-like design, but overall it has good stamina. It seems to resemble the Aries Clear Wheel, but with a difference in form. The ring itself is a light purple color.
Attack: 2 - Defense: 0 - Stamina: 5
Fusion Wheel: Hades
Hades depicts three dog heads and is 50 millimeters wide. It has the widest diameter of all non-4D Fusion Wheels as many Fusion Wheels have a diameter of about 44-46 millimeters. It is the same fusion wheel as Hell, though the name was changed in North America for self-explanatory reasons. It has great Attack, very good Defense and good Stamina properties, making it one of the best balance wheels.
It is outclassed by Death, as Death has more leverage attack and defense, while having about the same stamina as Diablo. Diablo has better smash attack, better defense due to the weight, and better stamina, despite its design. Death is currently the top ranking balance wheel for overall balance due to the great attack, defense and stamina. It was originally released in gold.
Through having good amount of Stamina, it's not too good for Stamina customizations due to the fact that it has most of it's weight in the middle. It performs very good in Attack and it's extremely powerful when used with BD145 (Boost Mode). The older version of Hades was much lighter and had a different design.
- Hell Unicorno BD145ES
- Hell Sagittario 230WD
Attack: 3 - Defense: 3 - Stamina: 4
Spin Track: 130
130 is a Spin Track of a medium height. The only other Tracks with a height of 130 are S130 and WA130.
Attack: 0 - Defense: 0 - Stamina: 1
Performance Tip: Flat Ball (FB)
- Weight: 0.63 grams
A Wide Flat Tip with a hole in it that has a Ball Tip, it is very similar to the CS. It has moderate destabilizing and Stamina properties but medium Attack and Defense and is considered better than FS. It has the stability and Defense of B while having the WF's speed and power.
Attack: 3 - Defense: 3 - Stamina: 1
- Before official images and information were released, it was thought that this Beyblade was Hell Herculeo 100XF.
- If Hasbro releases this Beyblade, they will change Hell Crown's name to Hades Crown. This could make more sense to fans, because Hades Crown sounds like "Hades' Crown", making the Crown being owned by Hades.
- The crown ring looks like Quetzalcoatl's ring but pointier.
- This is the second Beyblade with the Hades Fusion Wheel, the first being Hades Kerbecs BD145DS.


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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Grifols, a global healthcare company based in Barcelona, Spain, announced today that the first patient has been enrolled and dosed in a phase II study evaluating the safety and tolerability of Alpha-1 HC aerosol in patients with cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease that causes progressive decline in lung function, including acute episodes of worsening respiratory symptoms and potentially fatal lung infections.
The multicenter trial will investigate two doses of Alpha-1 HC aerosol, an inhaled formulation of Grifols' alpha1-proteinase inhibitor (human). Investigators will measure adverse events and other end points during the three-week study period. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial will enroll 30 patients at six sites across the U.S.
"Our goal is to continually develop new therapies that will improve the quality of life and prognosis for individuals with cystic fibrosis," said Dr. Amit Gaggar, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Alabama, one of the study sites. "This study will offer insight into a novel therapeutic approach using an inhaled medicine that directly targets the affected lung tissue."
On April 6, 2012, Grifols received orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to develop Alpha-1 HC aerosol as a treatment for cystic fibrosis. Grifols also received a positive opinion on orphan drug designation for Alpha-1 HC aerosol as a treatment for cystic fibrosis from the European Medicines Agency on September 12, 2012. Orphan drug designation is granted to encourage the development of treatments that prevent, diagnose or treat rare diseases that affect fewer than 200,000 people per year in the U.S. and fewer than 5 in 10,000 people in the EU.
Grifols leads the global market with its intravenous alpha1-proteinase inhibitor for the treatment of alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency, a rare disorder that can cause emphysema due to low circulating levels of the alpha1 protein in the lungs.
About the Study
The phase II trial is a three-week, dose-escalation, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to assess the safety and tolerability of 100 mg and 200 mg of inhaled Alpha-1 HC aerosol administered once daily. Study sites include the University of Alabama at Birmingham; Case Western Reserve Medical Center and Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital; Children's Hospital Boston; Medical University of South Carolina; National Jewish Health, Denver, CO; and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
About Grifols
Grifols is a global healthcare company that produces plasma-derived therapies and manufactures hospital pharmacy products, intravenous solutions, diagnostic tools and medical devices. As the third largest global producer of plasma therapies, Grifols has a presence in more than 90 countries and is the world leader in plasma collection, with 150 plasma donation centers across the U.S. The centers collect protein-rich plasma, which Grifols tests and manufactures into life-saving medicines used to treat rare conditions such as bleeding disorders, immune deficiencies and genetic emphysema. The company's class A shares have been listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange (MCE: GRF) since 2006 and have been part of the Ibex-35 since 2008. In 2011, the company listed non-voting class B shares on the Mercado Continuo (MCE: GRF.P) and on the U.S. NASDAQ via ADRs (NASDAQ: GRFS).
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With bogan treasure Rove McManus calling time on his weekly variety show late in 2009, a gaping hole appeared in the Australian TV landscape. With P!nk's next Australian tour only about three months away at any given time, a replacement promotional vehicle for visiting celebrities had to be found. Fast.
TV executives over at Channel 9 bickered amongst themselves. "Maybe we could give Mick Molloy or Shaun Micallef their 14th chance at finding a sustainable programme format?", said one. "What about getting Eddie Maguire to do it, so that he never tries to get another back office role?", enquired another. Finally, one of the older men at the table asked "What's Graham Kennedy up to these days?". "Well he's dead", replied Eddie. After some initial fingerpointing as to who didn't lock the boardroom door properly, Maguire was ejected, and the discussion continued. "Well if Kennedy has croaked, the next best thing will be to dust off bloody Darryl Somers and see if he can win the bogan's heart one more time".
They needn't have worried about whether he could. There are few things that the bogan likes more than something it used to like. The bogan will forget that it grew tired of it soon enough, and watch again for at least a couple of years. It had been joining Facebook groups for some time, demanding more unchallenging times with Dickie Knee. Hey Hey It's Saturday lurched back into life in September 2009, a reunion special 38 years after its initial airing. It featured the same cast, and Russell Gilbert's gut had arguably grown bigger, creating thrilling visual comedy for the bogan. Bogan women busied themselves with deciding which cast member had aged the best, and breathlessly speculated on who may have had some botox. The other thing that hadn't changed was the humour.
In the Red Faces segment of the show, the bogan applauded a Jackson 5 "blackface" skit, and Harry Connick Jr did not. The bogan later learned that it was something to do with history or slavery, and bellowed that political correctness had indeed gone mad. The debate died a natural death within a week or so, and the "reunion special" was soon forgotten. When Rove's show also died a natural death two months later, Daryl's phone started ringing once more. To do a show. On Wednesdays. Called Hey Hey It's Saturday. The bogan, when watching this, will engage in a furious contest with its comrades to be the first to point out that it is, in fact, a Wednesday night, and then chuckle at its acute powers of observation. Of course, the bogan will soon tire of the show it was already tired of, and stop watching. But right now, Channel 9 will milk bogan nostalgia for every bogan buck it can.
When this great bogan entertainment institution wound down in 1999, it coincided with the first year of Rove's hilarious prime time escapades. A decade later, the baton has again been passed. Back to Daryl. It is understood that Rove has been cryogenically frozen, and will be resuscitated to cater to the bogan's entertainment needs once surgeons become unwilling to perform any further hip replacements on Daryl Somers.


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How do you go about ending a two turn truce? As the person who ends the truce, do you have the initiative (atacking first)? I'm currently in a few two turn truces and I always wondered how to end it without causing some bad blood.
Let's say it's round 20 and it's your turn. You decide to end the truce which means you can't attack for two rounds (rounds 20 and 21). As the other player what are your options? Does the other player need to wait two rounds as well so that he/she can't attack? The question that come to mind is: what if it's round 20 and the other player has already taken their turn (before you), can they attack you in round 21? It just seems unfair to me that the person who doesn't break the truce gets attacked first.
I realise that the truce is a "two-TURN" truce which means that there should be two turns of no attacking before it begins. Is this how people typically interpret this? I'm sure there has been a large number of misunderstandings because of this. It seems to me that the person who breaks the truce has the upper hand because if they declare the end of the truce before they take their turn (and after the other's turn), they have the right to attack first which is quite advantageous.
Because of this, I've leaned towards truces until round X where you can attack on the round after (unless renegotiated before). Perhaps there should be some kind of clause in the negotiation where whoever breaks the truce can't attack first???
Would love to hear people's thoughts on this and/or any other interesting truce deals that they may be making with other people.


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Today's HIV Frontlines U.S. interview is with Gil Robertson IV. Gil's brother, Jeffrey, tested HIV positive in 1982 and their family, defying the norms of the time, immediately surrounded Jeffrey with love and support. Inspired by his family's experience, Gil began gathering stories from dozens of African Americans about how HIV had altered their lives. The result is Not in My Family: AIDS in the African-American Community. In this one-of-a-kind anthology, leaders such as the Reverend Al Sharpton and entertainers like Jasmine Guy and Mo'Nique write about HIV along with activists, artists, HIV-positive people and their relatives. Whether you are looking for smart commentary on issues that keep the HIV pandemic raging in black communities, or longing for models of supportive responses to a loved one's HIV diagnosis, this is the book to read. I've invited Gil here to discuss his book and his amazing family.
Welcome, Gil Robertson.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for talking to me today.
Absolutely. Thank you for sharing the work and vision of this project.
Of course, our pleasure. Can you tell me a little bit about how your book, Not in My Family, came about? I understand that it was the culmination of a long journey for you.
Yes and no. I'm a journalist, so as part of my work I cover interesting and provocative and topical subjects. Obviously, given my personal history with HIV and AIDS, it was something that was always in the back of my head. My older brother Jeffrey has been living with HIV for over a quarter century now -- 26 years and counting. We talked about sharing our family's story with others in hope of helping other families get through a lot of the difficulties associated with living with someone who has HIV/AIDS, knowing someone who has HIV/AIDS, all the different emotions that an individual and their family would go through when dealing with these circumstances.
What was your family's -- your mother's and your father's -- initial reaction to your brother's diagnosis?
Our situation is why the book became an anthology, because as I began to put together the initial groundwork for the project, I very quickly discovered that our family was a bit of an anomaly as things go with this particular disease.
"We were going to stick by my brother as he went through this journey with HIV; there was never any question, never a hesitation."
Unlike most families, unfortunately, our family took a circle-the-wagons approach where everyone in our immediate family and extended family was just there. We were going to stick by my brother as he went through this journey with HIV; there was never any question, never a hesitation. There was certainly a willingness, there was an immediate buy-in -- that we are family and we're going to respect those ties that bind us as family.
After your brother found out that he had been infected, did he tell the family right away, or did he have some trepidation?
In terms of the timeline, I'm not really sure. By the time he tested positive, he and I were already living away from home. I was called home for a family meeting. I duly showed up and my brother met me, and we went to the bedroom that we shared as children, and he told me.
All the range of emotions that one might expect upon hearing such heavy news went through my head. It seemed in some ways just surreal, because as he was telling me this, what I heard was that he was telling me that he was going to die. Of course, I was just in shock. We all know that all of us are going to die. But at the time, we're talking 26 years ago, it was like he was saying: I'm going to die soon. Back then, folks were dying in a calendar year upon testing positive for this thing.
It was difficult. It was certainly tearful and it was hard to grapple with what the outcome of this could be, and what it would do and mean to me as an individual and to our family as a whole.
Watching my mom -- my mom apparently knew about my brother's diagnosis a little bit longer than I did. I'm not really sure when our dad found out, except that he said something to me one day, in passing, that let me know that he knew.
The family just pretty much went on as normal. Obviously, everyone immediately went to the library. The Internet wasn't a major fixture at that time. But we went about collecting information that would hopefully prolong his life and maintain his good health.
We took certain precautions in terms our interactions with him. Family dinners became, for a while, an exercise in making sure that the proper cleansing things were available such as bleach, and washing dishes, and things like that, because that kills the virus. Early on -- again, we're talking a quarter of a century ago -- there was some exercise in trying to make sure that everything was all good. But there was never really any kind of controversy.
I just can't imagine how a person can abandon a family member. I mean, how do you love someone one minute and then throw them out the door and have nothing to do with them the next? There was never any of that in our family, and even in our extended family the tone that our parents represented was followed by each and every member in the family.
"Shame on those families -- on anyone -- who takes love, and takes the bond of family, so lightly that they would use something like HIV to diminish another person, a person that they supposedly love!"
Although, when I spoke of trepidation, I was speaking of some vibrations coming from certain quarters within our extended family that were not as welcoming. But everyone came around fairly quickly and again, I have to applaud our parents because they truly set the standard -- which was: This is our son, this is a member of this family, and we're going to support him. Shame on those families -- on anyone -- who takes love, and takes the bond of family, so lightly that they would use something like HIV to diminish another person, a person that they supposedly love! But I'm going to get off my soapbox.
It's wonderful, especially in the early days, that your brother had the vast majority of your family's support right off.
But it does sound as if, back then, people didn't know how the virus was transmitted. Did he tell you all how he got infected? Did he have any idea?
We had assumed through sexual contact. I mean, my brother's gay. That, at the time -- according to the media messages -- was the primary way of exposure. That assumption was made, but he really doesn't know who the partner was who gave him the disease.
Again, that wasn't a big deal. The fact was that he had something and it was important for us to offer our support.
As you say in your book, that was quite an anomaly especially back then. Even now it's unusual to have a family be so supportive. But getting back to the book, and speaking of family: The book has such a powerful, evocative title. Why did you title the book Not in My Family?
"It is really time for Americans as a nation, and black America in particular, to come to grips with the fact that HIV and AIDS is not a disease that you can run away from. You can't negotiate it, you can't out talk it. It's something that we have to face and deal with if we're ever going to solve this problem."
It was meant to send a message out to folks that they've got to stop living in this bubble, they've got to stop isolating themselves from this issue. This is something that affects all of our families, either directly or indirectly. It is really time for Americans as a nation, and black America in particular, to come to grips with the fact that HIV and AIDS is not a disease that you can run away from. You can't negotiate it, you can't out talk it. It's something that we have to face and deal with if we're ever going to solve this problem.
What do you think is particularly hard for African-American families and African-American communities in dealing with HIV?
I think a lot of it really has to do with a combination of things, including a lack of information and a lack of resources. In some quarters there are still a lot of questions about how this disease is transmitted and how people are exposed to it. There are still a lot of half-truths and old wives' tales and urban myths associated with this disease that really need to be dispelled. There's a lot of ignorance; there's a lot of apathy as well.
I think familiarity breeds comfort. That was really the crux of why I gathered the cross-section of voices from the community for the book. I wanted people to see that: Oh, so-and-so has a story, this person has a story -- folks that they could relate to, folks that they perhaps admire. Hopefully that would give other people the courage to step out there and confront this disease in a way that was proactive and would move the community, move science, move mankind forward in being able to find the solution.
Folks are still into hiding, into denying the existence of HIV. As long as you deny something exists, you're not going to solve the problem. The first effort that anyone has to make in dealing with something is confrontation. After you've confronted it, you can begin to devise a way of dealing with it in a constructive manner.
The title speaks to the fact that it's time for all of us to recognize that HIV and AIDS are in our lives, either directly or indirectly. HIV is something that we don't want to get, it's something that we want to be aware of, and it's something that, for those in our lives who may have it, it's a situation where we want to be able to provide compassion and support.
The conversation breeds familiarity, which hopefully will alleviate the silence around the disease. If you know that folks that you respect and admire have a story to tell, it allows you to come out of the shadows and reveal your own truth.
What were your specific goals with this book, in terms of who you wanted to read it, what groups or communities, in addition to the African-American community?
I really wanted everyone. Everyone, I think, could benefit from the stories that I shared. I wanted all Americans, all people around the world to be able to draw some comfort and some solace from these stories and from these experiences that are shared in the pages of Not in My Family.
[U.S. Representative] Maxine Waters said a year ago on Capitol Hill that Not in My Family was a book that every American family should have. It's my title, but I would agree, it really is an incredible piece of work. It's funny that when you're in something, you often can't really see the impact that it's having on others. But I must tell you, I've gotten calls and letters and e-mails and texts from folks who tell me that it really changed their lives.
Most recently, I was reached out to by a friend of mine who bought the book for her sister, whose husband had succumbed to AIDS. She said the book allowed her for the first time in 10 years to have a conversation with her kids about how Daddy died. And I was like: Wow. That blew me away that I could play a role in allowing this family to begin to fully heal from the death of a loved one.
That was really the goal: The book was really an exercise to celebrate my brother's life, to celebrate his resiliency, his spirit in turning every stone to help him manage this disease. It was a celebration of my family for providing him with the support -- mentally, spiritually, financially -- to deal with this situation as well as they could. It was also an effort to send a message out to society that this is something that we really need to pay attention to.
My goal for Not in My Family was really for readers to recognize that our community was not a monolith. There are different pockets, different streams of thought within our community.
I really wanted this to be like the family coming together. I think I described it to someone as "Christmas dinner at Grandma's." Everyone's out there living in the world, living their own lives. You have all the different personalities, all the different personality types now sitting at this big family table -- from the debutante, to the professional brother, to the hip hop guy, to the straight-up thug. You have Shaniqua sitting there with Biff. We're having a conversation about this, and Grandma gets to the head of the table and she says, "Look, we have a problem in this family. It's HIV and AIDS. We're going to sit here and we're going to talk about it. We're going to throw all this stuff on the table. When you leave here today, you're going to leave here, at least, giving some thought to the situation and what we can do on an individual level and on the collective level to find some solution for these circumstances."
You definitely do that in terms of bringing everyone to the table. Have you covered HIV and HIV-related topics in addition to your work on this book?
Early on I did. Early on, 20 years ago, I guess. Soon after finding out and soon after embarking on my journey as a journalist, I did a couple of stories on HIV for a hip hop publication called Rap Pages. I contributed some pieces there, one about our family and another one about a facility in Los Angeles that gave care to individuals who were dealing with HIV.
I wrote a couple of other pieces -- I was fairly open about the situation that our family was dealing with from Day One. I didn't see what the big deal was. If someone was going to have a problem with me because my brother was HIV positive, then that was their problem. I certainly wasn't going to deny him in favor of someone else. Whenever I was asked to comment or write about my brother's situation or how my family has reacted to it, I would step to the plate.
Through all this, because you have been so open about your brother's status and about your family's reaction, have you encountered a lot of reactions that are based in homophobia specifically?
Yes, we've gotten some of those. I don't know whether it's a reaction of homophobia or what, but there have been callers into radio shows and things like that about people who feel that HIV is retribution for an act against nature. Again, I'm not going to really tolerate that, and I think my energy probably lets people know that I'm not really the one to make those comments to. Fortunately, I haven't really had to deal with a lot of that.
For the last year, since the release of the book, I've been giving quite a few lectures on the topic, particularly in the African-American community or in disenfranchised communities across the country. You have to deal with a lot of silence and a lot of trepidation from audience members who really don't know how to come out and say that they have a story to tell, that they have concerns about this situation. Folks are very preoccupied about what others might think.
Typically, during a presentation, you might sometimes spend an hour breaking through a lot of the barriers that exist around this subject. The good news is, once you're able to get past that, it's just incredible. It flows like water down a river.
Do you think that after all of this work -- the book that you've put out, and the efforts of so many organizations, like Black AIDS Institute and also Balm in Gilead, working in churches, and other groups, that there's been an effect? Have you seen a dramatic decrease in HIV, or a change in peoples' attitudes, or institutional attitudes towards people with HIV?
The efforts of Phill Wilson [founder and CEO of Black AIDS Institute] and Pernessa Seele [founder and CEO of The Balm in Gilead] have been beyond exemplary -- they have certainly been loyal and dedicated foot soldiers in pushing forth an agenda that speaks directly to the community, and speaks directly to the concerns and issues around this particular disease in black America. Has it caused people to change their behavior? I'm not really sure. We're still seeing caseloads remaining equal, remaining level with where they've been for a while now.
"I think because of my project, because of _Not in My Family,_ because of efforts put forth by the CDC and by Balm in Gilead and Black AIDS Institute, there's a greater awareness, a greater understanding that HIV needs to be addressed."
I think that the word is spreading. I think because of my project, because of Not in My Family, because of efforts put forth by the CDC [U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] and by Balm in Gilead and Black AIDS Institute, there's a greater awareness, a greater understanding that HIV needs to be addressed. Is it being addressed in the way that it should be? One can only look at the presidential primaries the way they're going on right now. A conversation about HIV and AIDS in the community hasn't really been put out there, even though one of the candidates is an African American.
I don't know, I don't know. The book has performed well, the musical soundtrack that is a companion piece for it has performed well. I just signed a deal for an audio book for Not in My Family that will be coming out this World AIDS Day, so I guess we're making some headway. I won't feel we're making enough until the numbers drop drastically. This is a story that's still in progress.
You have such an amazing collection of writers and people who are represented in the book. You've got political folks like [U.S. Representative] Jesse Jackson, Jr., and religious leaders like Reverend Calvin Butts [pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York]. You've also got Sheryl Lee Ralph, who's been an HIV activist for years, and also Mo'Nique, who's very outspoken from her pulpit, the comedy world. You've got a lot of regular folks also, who talk about their experiences with HIV. How did you decide who was going to be included in the book? Do you have any favorites?
I don't have any favorites. I think that, depending on the week or what mood I might be in when I read the book, a different essay may strike me or say something to me, or feed me, nurture me, in a different sort of way. I think that most readers would agree that all of the stories, all of the contributors, did an excellent job in sharing their truth, in sharing their story, in sharing their pain, their fears, their hopes, their triumphs associated with this situation.
As far as collecting the essays that are included, it really wasn't as difficult as it might seem. I am an arts and entertainment journalist, so I've spent nearly 20 years covering the world of celebrity. It was really just putting the word out that I was working on this project, and folks finding the time to participate. We also put the word out via various message boards online for regular people, for everyday folks who aren't necessarily in the limelight, to make story submissions. Other than that, I just reached out to other people who I thought would be important, that people would listen to, that would make a difference in peoples' lives. People who had respect within the black community. I asked them, straightforward and simply, if they'd like to take part.
You didn't get anyone who was resistant to working on the project or being publicly associated with it?
"The only camp where we just didn't get any answer at all regarding being included in the book were, unfortunately, by and large from the world of athletics and also from the world of hip hop."
I didn't get anyone who was resistant. The only camp where we just didn't get any answer at all regarding being included in the book were, unfortunately, by and large from the world of athletics and also from the world of hip hop. No one came out and directly said no to me. Folks would either just get the information and not remember to call me back, or not remember to follow up. I'm making assumptions here. Some folks -- we did have a couple of athletes -- just happened not to meet the deadline after it was pushed back and pushed back, so what do you say? I don't cover sports, so I guess those people really didn't care. [Laughs.] It was a fairly painless experience gathering the contributors who made it into the book.
That's interesting that you received a more tense response from the sports world and also the hip hop world. Why do you think that is? Feel free to opine about that.
You're talking about African-American men mostly. I think black men have a lot of issues around their identities and the role that sexuality plays into that. Obviously it was very important to speak to that particular group within the African-American population.
We found other voices to pick up the slack, which is why you have the adult film star, Mr. Marcus, who gave us a terrific piece. You have other voices, you have several hip hop journalists, who spoke very well about their feelings and reactions to the situation.
As to why: The attitudes that feed into black masculinity in this country contribute to why those folks remain silent -- attitudes that you can see every day on television or walking down any big city street. The over-the-top hyper-masculinity -- it has to do a lot with peoples' self-esteem, how people see themselves, and things like that.
I have to say that since the book has come out there have been folks from those camps, from the hip hop community and the sports community who have stepped forward and said, "Hey, I wish I had gotten back in touch with you. I do have something to say." If we decide to move forward with part two of the book you'll see an interesting mix, some interesting additions to the existing text.
That's great! That's really good to hear, that you're getting some "post-partum" interest. But you did certainly find people to represent and respond to the approach to masculinity that you're talking about in Not in My Family. Did you assign any of the essays specifically, saying, "I want this person to speak to this aspect of HIV"?
There were specific talking points that I wanted to address in the book. I certainly wanted for there to be some thoughts, some words given to the question of: Would you date someone with HIV or AIDS? I found two heterosexual women and one gay man who spoke to that conversation point. I wanted to be fully representative of the black community. I very deliberately went after some Afro-Latins. People seem to forget that you might be from the Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico, but that your roots are still African in origin, and that if you're living in this country, very often you're perceived as a person of color or a person of African descent.
Nancy Mercado very quickly stepped forward and agreed to give us a piece that offered us the nuances that are particular within the Afro-Latino community. I thought it would be interesting to have Josiah Kibira, an African American born in Tanzania who grew up there but now calls Minnesota home, talk about his experiences in both places. He wrote a really telling piece, a very interesting piece, called "AIDS Has No Tribe."
There was a deliberate effort in making sure that there were some voices represented. Sheryl Lee Ralph was a must. Sheryl has been out there in the front lines for so long that she had to be a part of it.
We wanted to have some humor interjected into some of the pieces as well, which is why we have an essay from the 3 Blacque Chix, which is an acting troupe out of Los Angeles. They deliver their message in a way that the target audience can definitely understand.
Then you have, of course, the congresspeople. Obviously they're community service, so they have their bit to say about the issue and what they've done on the effort.
We have a mix of young people. I was on the phone with a good friend of mine who is a legislative director for Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones. We were talking about the subject and it prompted her to have a conversation with her son, who at the time was 13. She asked him what he knew about HIV, and during the course of their conversation he told her that he wanted to be HIV positive. Needless to say, I got a call from Melvenia very concerned and she said, "My son wants to be HIV positive."
We got him on the phone and began to try to get into his head. What we discovered was that to a 13-year-old, anything with "positive" attached to it he associates as a good thing. When you get positive marks in school, you're rewarded. So he thought HIV-positive was the camp to be in. Obviously, he was quickly told otherwise. It was interesting because, from the mind of a child, of course a child would associate the plus symbol with something great and the negative symbol with something that's not so great. That was an eye opener, because who would have thought?
We also have the religious community represented in the book. Obviously, Rev. Calvin Butts presides over one of the most important ministries in America [Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, NY], so he's there. I wanted to have voices of folks who had succumbed to the disease, high-level people like Max Robinson, who was the first African-American anchor for ABC News -- I think on any network. His brother -- author, activist, lawyer, great American, Randall Robinson -- gave us a terrific piece. We also have a piece from dance music star Sylvester James. His sister wrote a very touching essay about her brother's life and what he meant to her.
Did you get the most response from any particular piece? Or a distinctive response from any one piece in the book?
Different pieces hit different audiences in different ways. That was obviously deliberate, as we just discussed. I wanted something that spoke to the various communities within the black community. As far as standout pieces, "Sweet Tea Ethics: Black Luv, Health Care and Cultural Mistrust" by Ed Garnes has been a highlight piece. It's a piece that I often use in my presentations.
Was there any particular reaction that any one person or any group of people had to one piece that sticks out in your mind?
There was a great deal of conversation about a piece called "A Revolutionary Act" by Craig Washington, who is an HIV-positive AIDS activist. Over the course of his essay, he is very detailed. He expresses his thoughts in a very unapologetic way. There was some concern that his piece could turn off certain areas of the community. There was talk given to making some edits. In the end, I really had to respect his voice and where he was coming from. The fact is that gay people do have sex, and he describes how they have it! Let's grow up here.
"People who aren't willing to look at the world as it really is shouldn't pick up the book. This is about us not wanting to paint a pretty picture or put on rose-colored glasses. It's about us really wanting to confront the facts and realities associated with HIV"
People who aren't willing to look at the world as it really is shouldn't pick up the book. This is about us not wanting to paint a pretty picture or put on rose-colored glasses. It's about us really wanting to confront the facts and realities associated with HIV and AIDS. There was a lot of talk given to Craig's piece and I'm glad that I stood the course and went ahead and left it as it was, because it's a brilliant piece of work.
In your book, do you address any HIV denialism or any conspiracy theories related to HIV? Some people think it's a conspiracy from the government, or the drugs are really what make people sick, and they don't take them. Of course, that has catastrophic results for the individuals who take that course. Do you cover that in the book at all? Do you talk about denialism?
We certainly cover it in the introduction. There's a fairly extensive intro. There's also an appendix at the back that offers useful terms associated with this disease, as well as a nationwide listing of centers where people can get more information.
"The Power of Truth" by the Reverend Al Sharpton certainly touches upon conspiracy theories, and folks not feeding into denial or paranoia with regards to the situation. There are several pieces that speak to that.
Fortunately, in covering those issues, the essayists were quick to bring folks back down to earth and acquaint them with the realities. It really doesn't matter how a person got the disease. Buying into conspiracy theories isn't going to help your son or daughter if they're living with the disease. It's really about mobilizing -- it's about dealing with the issue at hand in a very realistic and a very straightforward way. We can deal with all the other issues after we've dealt with this one.
This book has been out for over a year now. It came out in 2006, but we've been dealing with the epidemic for over 25 years now. Why now after all this time and with all the work that has been done, why did you feel that this was an opportune time to put this book out there?
It was really just time. The first meeting I had with my brother was in my house, in my den in Los Angeles. Ironically, I ended up finishing the book in L.A., too. I went home to finish it, but I decided to relocate to Atlanta and that's when I really started to pursue this project actively. It probably took us about a year to sell it. It's not a project that you can just throw out there that's going to take wings and fly away on its own. It's a kind of project for which you do need a certain amount of due diligence in order to succeed, which is why I appreciate your taking this time to provide another platform for it.
My life is very, very busy, as I mentioned. It probably, all together, took me about four years from the point of me sitting down with Jeffrey and saying, "Hey, do you want to do something?" to actually getting it done. That was largely on my scheduling, that I really just didn't have the time. I don't have a really interesting story to tell you, other than that it was just me living my life that kind of got in the way.
There wasn't an event or something that made you feel that this was the time to have it?
No. It was amazing that no other book had been released similar to Not in My Family. You had a lot of books talking about the disease, talking about the black community and the disease, but you had never had a book where black people were talking about the disease themselves. It's crazy that it took 25 years into the epidemic for someone to organize a group of African Americans to share their thoughts and feelings about a disease that disproportionately affects them.
I drew a lot of my information and facts from Randy Shilts's book And The Band Played On. There are a lot of books out there since Mr. Shilts's book that have spoken to this disease and have offered explanations or attempted to bring about a better understanding as to why this disease is happening now and who it's happening to -- the population groups that are being affected.
I'm glad that I, hopefully, will change some lives, and make a difference in how people are living and coping with HIV.
It sounds like the book already has and will continue to as well.
I certainly hope so. The one thing I enjoy the most really is interacting with young people and talking with them about the subject. The workshops that we have, "Let's Talk About Sex in the Age of HIV and AIDS," are really crowd pleasers. The students walk away feeling different, and prepared to really make a statement and make a difference among their peer groups and in their home communities. I'm in awe at the reaction, and the ability to influence young people, and all people really, in some way with the messages that are featured in Not in My Family.
Is there anything else that you'd like to say to our listeners and our readers?
Again, thank you for this opportunity. The Body does phenomenal work and I'm certainly glad that it's there as a resource for people.
Please visit the Web site, www.notinmyfamily.com. A reminder that there is also a music companion, "Not in My Family: Songs of Hope and Inspiration" through Sony BMG. It features Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, Tramaine Hawkins, Byron Cage, and other top gospel acts singing songs that hopefully will inspire people to make a difference and to live their lives with their heads held high -- those folks who have been affected by HIV and AIDS. That's basically it.
Thank you so much, Gil, for taking the time to speak with me and tell me about this amazing book. Good luck with it, and it's been a pleasure speaking with you.
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Gil Robertson IV


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Mets signing Drew remains unlikely
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Even on the off chance that the Mets trade Ike Davis this spring or free up payroll some other way, signing free-agent shortstop Stephen Drew would remain unlikely.
Quite simply, the front office is not sold on Drew's ability to produce at a significantly higher level than that of incumbent Ruben Tejada, according to a team executive familiar with general manager Sandy Alderson's thinking. So unless Drew's asking price drops significantly, the Mets will not pursue him.
"At the numbers he's looking for, we don't think he's worth it compared with what we have," the source said.
The executive went on to say that "there's no guarantee Drew's going to be as good" as he was last season and that the Mets "don't think Ruben's going to be that bad."
Drew, 30, hit .253 with 13 home runs and a .777 OPS in 124 games for the Red Sox last season, the third consecutive year in which injuries shortened his campaign. Tejada, 24, missed even more time in 2013 due to a quad strain and a broken leg, hitting .202 with no homers and a .519 OPS when healthy.
The gap between the two is statistically significant. But from 2011 to 2012, Drew hit .238 with a .687 OPS in 165 games, whereas Tejada averaged .287 with a .690 OPS over 210 games. Drew was the better defender on paper, though not by a significant margin, which explains another aspect of the team's hesitation regarding a player who could command upward of $10 million per season.
If the Mets do make any major personnel moves, they are far more likely to trade Davis -- though that, too, remains a long shot.


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My first answer to this year's challenge:
In the early fifth century the Roman Empire was under pressure, harsh winters across Europe meant that more and more Barbarians were crossing the Rhine into the Empire. Emperor Constantine was forced to withdraw troops from Britain in order to combat these attacks, leaving Britain open to invasions of Angles, Jutes and Saxons. The Romans had given Britain an infrastructure and population levels that would not be rivalled again until the Medieval period, but all this soon began to crumble as Britain entered the Dark Ages.
I know I said I didn't have enough bricks for a primary colour castle, but then this came to me - inspired by one of my favourite Anglo-Saxon poems, the Ruin:
"Roofs are fallen, ruinous towers,
the frosty gate with frost on cement is ravaged,
chipped roofs are torn, fallen,
undermined by old age."
Thanks for looking!


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Connecticut school board member resigns over Newtown comment
BROOKFIELD >> A school board member in a Connecticut town neighboring the one where 26 people were killed at an elementary school has resigned amid an outcry over his comment that he would observe the Newtown massacre's anniversary by distributing ammunition.
Gregory Beck faced numerous demands that he resign from the Board of Education in Brookfield, which borders Newtown, where 20 first-graders and six educators were killed Dec. 14, 2012. Beck agreed to step down from the board Tuesday, just two months after being elected, The News-Times of Danbury reported.
During a tribute to the Newtown victims called "26 Days of Kindness," Beck wrote on Facebook that his acts of kindness would be giving ammunition to his friends on each of the 26 days. He later apologized, saying he recognized the comment was insensitive and indefensible. He also said it wasn't intended to be malicious.
"It is said that hindsight is 20/20 and looking back I should never have even conceived of making the comment," Beck said in November. "I unequivocally apologize to the citizens of Brookfield, Newtown and all others who I have offended or hurt. I am sorry for my mistake and ask for your forgiveness, which I hope to earn over time."
Beck, 26, couldn't immediately be reach for comment Thursday. A man who answered Beck's home phone said he wasn't there.
"I think Greg showed maturity and consideration for his town in his decision," said Ray DiStephan, the former school board chairman who lost his seat to Beck and was one of his critics. "The entire situation was very unfortunate, but I think the Board of Education has plenty to focus on as they move past this issue."
At least 20 people asked Beck to resign during two school board meetings. He also faces an investigation by the town's Board of Ethics, which received two complaints that Beck posted the comment on Facebook while at work as a town emergency services dispatcher.
A hearing on the ethics complaints is scheduled for Thursday.


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Number of proteins expressed in cell
Posted 29 April 2010 - 02:18 PM
Does anyone know how many different proteins are expressed in a mammalian cell?
I know there is supposed to be between 10 - 20 thousand but can anyone give me a reference for this?
Has there been a proteomic study done to answer this question?
Posted 29 April 2010 - 04:18 PM
Posted 29 April 2010 - 07:27 PM
Although the DNA genome that is within the nucleus of each human cell is estimated to encode for >30,000 proteins, only a fraction of these proteins are expressed in each cell type and it is this differential level of protein expression which largely accounts for the difference between, for instance, a skin cell versus a liver cell. Within a given cell different proteins vary widely in their level of expression - with some regulatory proteins being present in perhaps only a few copies while other proteins (e.g. those found in muscles) may be present in as many as millions of copies/cell.
From Background Information on the Human Proteome and the Yale/NHLBI Proteomics Center.
The fact is, we just don't know how many proteins comprise the human proteome -- a project to find out was started last year (see here).