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I am going to Venezuela to Los Roques and Coche in April.
I found that it's impossible to book flight from Caracas to Los Roques through the Internet.
How could I buy tickets there?
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Rhysante Ellis posted 24 points, and two others scored in double figures, to lead New Bern�s boys� basketball team to a 68-43 win over C.B. Aycock on Friday.
Rhysante Ellis posted 24 points, and two others scored in double figures, to lead New Bern�s boys� basketball team to a 68-43 win over C.B. Aycock on Friday.
Miller Mills tallied 13 points, five rebounds and four assists, Theron Noble contributed 11 and Collin Jacobs had nine.
New Bern (11-2, 5-2 Eastern Carolina) hosts Eastern Wayne on Tuesday.
Rams rout Richlands
Kyran Bowman poured in 27 points in Havelock's 57-39 win over Richlands on Friday in a boys' basketball game.
The Rams (10-5, 7-0 Coastal) went on a 7-0 run to start the second half to erase a 21-21 halftime tie.
Matthew Boykin added seven and Jordan Cuthbertson scored six.
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Emily Bowman scored 12 points while April Barrette and Jalisa Wilson added 11 each as Havelock downed Richlands, 49-35, Friday.
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Cote d'Ivoire's Post-Election Crisis
Description: This report discusses the recent political instability in Côte d'Ivoire, which has surfaced most recently in February 2011, and stems from a contested November 28, 2010 presidential election. This report discusses background information on Côte d'Ivoire's long struggle toward peace, political stability, and democratic governance. It also addresses U.S. interests regarding Côte d'Ivoire's stability and democratic progress.
Date: January 28, 2011
Creator: Cook, Nicolas
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Inspired by the Warhammer Fantasy world, Blood Bowl is an ultra-violent combination of strategy and sports games.
The Legendary Edition features 20 playable races, including 11 that are totally new, each offering its own game style! Make a competitive team, train it and buy the best equipment. Brutal victory after victory, improve your players' skills to make them into true Blood Bowl players!
This is a no holds barred bonecrunching sport! Even if tactics are your favoured route, you can also choose from a large selection of incredible and vicious moves: bribe the ref, devastating spells or illegal weapons…
Blood Bowl Legendary Edition also includes new stadiums and new game modes such as the "Story" mode. Here you will learn of Blood Bowl's origins and play the sports' most legendary matches in its most spectacular stadiums!
Blood Bowl can be played online. Create your team, improve it and lead it to the top of the official rankings! Develop your own private internet league to organize your own tournaments!
Key features:
- 20 playable races, including 11 that are totally new, each offering its own game styles!
- No holds barred: referee corruption, drug taking, devastating spells or illegal weapons…
- Discover new, impressive stadiums to play in, and new game modes such as the "Story" mode, which will lead you to Blood Bowl's origins and get you to play its most legendary matches!
- Play online: create your team, improve it through victories and lead it to the top of official rankings!
- Develop your own private internet league to organize your own tournaments!
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Audrey Parker – An FBI agent who ends up in Haven, Maine on a routine case only to end up staying when she finds an old newspaper clipping with a picture of a woman named Lucy who looks just like her with the heading "Who Killed The Colorado Kid?". The woman is suspected of being her mother, however, this has not been confirmed, but other evidence shows that maybe Lucy is someone else in relation to Audrey. Audrey grew up an orphan in Ohio. She is a friendly person to most of Haven and tries very hard to help those who are afflicted with "The Troubles". After a visit of her superior, she quits the FBI and takes Chief Wournos' job offer in Haven PD. Recently though, evidence has cropped up that shows that she is the woman in the photo, as the arrival of an FBI agent named 'Audrey Parker' shows that Audrey may in fact be Lucy.
Haven is a new series very loosely based on Stephen Kings Hardboiled mystery novella The Colorado Kid.
Audrey is an interesting character played by Emily Rose (Jericho, Brothers and Sisters, ER). Much of my interest in the show comes from the dynamic between her and her reliable police partner Nathan and the mysterious and dangerous Duke. It seems like both of them have feelings for her and she for them. A love interest like this alway spices up a series in my opinion.
A similar dynamic exists between her and the city of Haven. Is there a connection between her returning to Haven and that 'the troubles' resurfaces? The town is filled with delightfully quirky people. And it rubs off on Audrey.
Audry's past before she came/returned to Haven is more mysterious but it is clear that her FBI boss is somehow involved in the troubles.
The show started a bit formalistic but got better and better as the season continued and the season finale was surprising and a great buildup for another season even if a slightly longer season where they could have explored the hard packed finale wouldn't have damaged the show in my opinion.
The team behind Haven is heavily from The Dead Zone team but you hardly notice any influence from there besides the obvious setting in Maine.
I am looking forward to season two and hope we get to know more of the Circle People and which role the Reverent plays in the power struggle that seems to be going on under the surface.
Character: Audrey Parker
Played by: Emily Rose
Series: Haven
Original Network: Syfy 2010
Status: Returning Series, Season 2 premieres summer 2011.
Audrey Parker is a the shrewd and confident FBI agent with a lost past who arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve the murder of a local ex-con. Before long, her natural curiosity lands her in the epicenter of activity in this curious enclave, which turns out to be a longtime refuge for people that are afflicted with a remarkable range of supernatural abilities.
Emily Rose
- Holds an M.F.A in Acting from UCLA (Class of 2006).
- Graduated from Vanguard University of Southern California with a degree in Theater Arts.
- Skilled Equestrian in both English and Western riding. Looking forward to a role where her character rides horses.
- Seattle native.
- Studied Theatre/Shakespeare at Oxford for a summer.
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Hosokawa's Landscapes on ECM
Toshio Hosokawa
Mayumi Miyata, shô;
Munich Chamber Orchestra; Alexander Liebreich, conductor
Composer Toshio Hosokawa (b. 1955) has been featured once before on an ECM recording, as one of three composers programmed on a recital disc by Thomas Demenga. Landscapes is his first portrait disc for the imprint. It features a number of fine performers who are ideal advocates for Hosokawa's fluid and multifaceted musical language. The Munich Chamber Orchestra, led by Alexander Liebreich, has become a featured ensemble on ECM's New Series. The quality of their interpretations here readily support the notion of them remaining a 'house band' for the Manfred Eicher curated imprint.
Hosokawa's work combines the influences of Darmstadt school second modernity with elements from traditional Japanese (and Chinese) culture, ranging from gagaku (courtly ceremonial music) and the employment of traditional instruments to examples from fine art: calligraphy and landscape paintings. In works like Ceremonial Dance and Cloud and Light, one is impressed with how seamlessly these various, at times disparate, elements are synthesized. This is particularly evident on Ceremonial Dance, where acerbic harmonies combine with sliding tones to fashion a hybrid of East/West techniques that sounds truly organic and self-contained. Cloud and Light works from a similar palette. But here there is also an interesting juxtaposition of delicate sustained shô and string chords and thunderous low register outbursts.
In addition to participating in Cloud and Light, shô (mouth organ) player Mayumi Miyata is also featured on two other pieces on the disc. Back in 1993, Landscape V was originally scored for shô and string quartet. This updated version for larger ensemble works equally well; both renditions are hauntingly eloquent tone poems. Miyata takes a solo turn on Sakura für Otto Tomek, a work filled with slowly evolving complex clusters of harmony. Sakura's meditative ambience is shadowed with portentous overtones, creating a rich showcase for the singular and fetching timbres of the shô.
Hosokawa has long been respected in both Japan and Europe. Of late, given the strong reception given Matsukaze, his second opera, in Berlin, his stock has risen considerably in the Euro Zone. One hopes that more American conductors and ensembles will take notice of Hosokawa, a composer with a compelling individual voice developing an impressive body of work.


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ashes_2_ashes necesitaba un nuevo diseño de animación en Flash y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 15 diseños de 4 diseñadores freelance.
This contest is to create a repeating flash image for a unrealesed cigar website. All artwork is supplied as PSD files.
Accepted File Formats:
I am providing all the art work in a PSD file and wish to have the picture of my cigar standing straight up in the middle of the image of the two business cards on the "Coming Soon" image. I would like a continuious smoke stream coming out of the cigar looping over and over.
Similar to the steam/smoke coming from the cup of coffee on this company's website. (under the company tab) http://www.digitalmunky.net/
Cigars are here: http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/…garkt1.jpg
You can use either cigar?
Can provide the PSD with the background art work of the website via e-mail to interest contestants.
Here is the jpg as a reference. (This will be a single page website)
Also looking for a jazzy/rumba/mambo/ music loop as well if that's possible.
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NORD gratefully acknowledges Paldeep S. Atwal, MD, FACMG, FRCP(UK), FRCP(Glasg), Clinical & Biochemical Geneticist, Director, The Atwal Clinic: Genomic & Personalized Medicine, for assistance in the preparation of this report.
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inborn error of metabolism that is detectable during the first days of life with appropriate blood testing (routine newborn screening). PKU is characterized by absence or deficiency of an enzyme (phenylalanine hydroxylase) that is responsible for processing the essential amino acid phenylalanine. (Amino acids, the chemical building blocks of proteins, are essential for proper growth and development.) With normal enzymatic activity, phenylalanine is converted to another amino acid (tyrosine), which is then utilized by the body. However, when the phenylalanine hydroxylase enzyme is absent or deficient, phenylalanine abnormally accumulates in the blood. These increased levels of phenylalanine are toxic to brain tissue.
Symptoms associated with PKU are typically absent in newborns. Affected infants may be abnormally drowsy and listless (lethargic) and have difficulties feeding. In addition, untreated infants with PKU tend to have unusually light eyes, skin, and hair (light pigmentation) and may develop a rash that appears similar to eczema, an inflammatory skin condition that may be characterized by itching, redness, and blistering in affected areas.
Without treatment, most infants with PKU develop intellectual disability that is typically severe. Those with untreated PKU may also develop additional neurologic symptoms, such as episodes of uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain (seizures), abnormally increased activity (hyperactivity), poor coordination and a clumsy manner of walking (gait), abnormal posturing, aggressive behavior, or psychiatric disturbances. Additional symptoms and findings may include nausea, vomiting, and a musty or "mousy" body odor due to the presence of a by-product of phenylalanine (phenylacetic acid) in the urine and sweat.
To prevent intellectual disability, treatment consists of a carefully controlled, phenylalanine-restricted diet beginning during the first days or weeks of life. Most experts recommend that a phenylalanine-restricted diet should be life-long in persons with classical PKU. Classical PKU refers to persons with 2 severe pathogenic variants of the phenylalanine hydroxylase gene.
Infants with PKU typically appear normal at birth. With early screening and diet treatment, affected individuals may never show symptoms of PKU. However, untreated newborns with this disorder who are not diagnosed in the first days of life may be weak and feed poorly. Other symptoms of PKU may include vomiting, irritability, and/or a red skin rash with small pimples (eczematoid). These infants with this disorder generally have a musty or "mousy" body odor caused by phenylacetic acid in the urine and/or perspiration.
If children with PKU are not treated, developmental delay may be obvious at several months of age. The average IQ of untreated children is usually less than 50. High levels of phenylalanine interfere with a chemical in the body that is responsible for maintaining pigmentation (melanin). Therefore, affected children usually have a fair complexion and light hair. Symptoms of autism are not uncommon in untreated persons.
Neurological symptoms are present in only some patients with PKU and may vary greatly. Seizures occur in about 25 percent of older children and abnormalities appear on brain wave tests (EEG) in 80 percent of patients. Jerky muscle movements (spasticity), abnormally tight muscles (hypertonicity), and/or increased deep tendon reflexes are among the most frequent neurological symptoms. About 5 percent of children with symptoms of PKU become physically disabled. Slow writhing movements, involuntary muscle movements, and tremors occur in some cases.
Untreated females with this disorder often have spontaneous abortions or fetal growth delays (intrauterine growth retardation). Children of women with PKU may have an abnormally small head (microcephaly) and/or congenital heart disease, and a variety of facial abnormalities. There is a strong relationship between the severity of these symptoms and high levels of phenylalanine in the mother. As a result, all women with PKU who have stopped treatment should return to the diet before conception and continue on the diet throughout any pregnancy. This dietary management should be closely monitored by a metabolic geneticist and metabolic dietitian.
PKU is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. Recessive genetic disorders occur when an individual inherits an abnormal gene from each parent. If an individual receives one normal gene and one abnormal gene for the disease, the person will be a carrier for the disease, but usually will not show symptoms. The risk for two carrier parents to both pass the abnormal gene and, therefore, have an affected child is 25% with each pregnancy. The risk to have a child who is a carrier, like the parents, is 50% with each pregnancy. The chance for a child to receive normal genes from both parents is 25%. The risk is the same for males and females.
More than 300 different changes (mutations) in the PKU gene have been identified. Because the different mutations result in varying degrees of elevation in blood phenylalanine, the diet of each child must be adjusted to the individual tolerance for the amino acid. Laboratory tests in infants with PKU typically confirm plasma levels of phenylalanine that are ten to 60 times above normal levels.
The symptoms of PKU develop because of a defective liver enzyme, phenylalanine hydroxylase. This enzyme enables phenylalanine to be metabolized into tyrosine. Intellectual disability in PKU is a direct result of elevated levels of phenylalanine in the brain which causes the destruction of the fatty covering (myelin) of individual nerve fiber in the brain. It can also cause depression by reducing the levels of dopamine and serotonin in the brain.
PKU is a rare disorder that affects males and females in equal numbers. The reported incidence of PKU from newborn screening programs ranges from one in 13,500 to 19,000 newborns in the United States. The incidence varies in other parts of the world. PKU affects people from most ethnic backgrounds, although it is rare in Americans of African descent and Jews of Ashkenazi ancestry.
Newborn screening for PKU is required by law in the United States and in most hospitals in developed countries. The test requires a drop of blood taken from the baby's heel. It is also possible to detect if a child is carrying a single abnormal gene that causes PKU (heterozygotes).
The goal of treatment for PKU is to keep plasma phenylalanine levels within 120-360 umol/L (2-6 mg/dL). This is generally achieved through carefully planned and monitored diet. Limiting the child's intake of phenylalanine must be done cautiously because it is an essential amino acid. A carefully maintained diet can prevent intellectual disability as well as neurological, behavioral, and dermatological problems. Treatment must be started at a very young age (under 3 months), or some degree of intellectual disability may be expected. However, even some late-treated children have done quite well. Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that children with PKU who are treated with a low phenylalanine diet before the age of three months do well, with an IQ in the normal range.
If people with PKU stop controlling their dietary intake of phenylalanine, neurological changes usually occur. IQs may decline. Other problems that may appear and become severe once dietary regulation is stopped include difficulties in school, behavioral problems, mood changes, poor visual-motor coordination, poor memory, poor problem-solving skills, fatigue, tremors, poor concentration, and others such as depression.
After years of controversy, there now is nearly universal acceptance among clinicians treating PKU that the diet needs to be continued indefinitely. Also, many clinicians believe that adults with PKU who stopped the diet in childhood or beyond need to return to the diet. Many young adults have restarted the diet and found improvement in mental clarity as a result of lowered blood phenylalanine levels.
A Consensus Panel convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in October 2000 concluded that it is important for people affected by PKU to adhere to the special diet beyond childhood. In a statement issued at the conclusion of its three-day meeting, the panel noted that dietary control of PKU is one component of a lifelong treatment program that should include regular blood tests and regular visits to a PKU clinic.
Because phenylalanine occurs in practically all natural proteins, it is impossible to adequately restrict the diet using natural foods alone without compromising health. For this reason, special phenylalanine-free food preparations are helpful. There are a number of phenylalanine-free formulas available in the U.S. and in other countries. Foods high in protein, such as meat, milk, fish and cheese are typically not allowed on the diet. Naturally low protein foods such as fruits, vegetables, and some cereals are allowed in limited quantities.
If the intake of phenylalanine is too severely limited in people with PKU, vitamin B-12 deficiency and symptoms of phenylalanine deficiency may develop. These may include fatigue, aggressive behavior, severe loss of appetite (anorexia), and sometimes low iron levels in the blood (anemia). Plasma levels of phenylalanine must be monitored regularly.
In very rare instances, abnormally high levels of phenylalanine may also be caused by a deficiency of tetrahydrobiopterin because of insufficient amounts of either biopterin, an enzyme cofactor, or the enzyme dihydropteridine reductase. Tetrahydrobiopterin is involved in the production of chemicals in the brain (neurotransmitters) such as serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. Low levels of these neurotransmitters could account for the progressive neurological deterioration of children with Tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency, in spite of controlled plasma phenylalanine. (For more information on Tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency, see the Related Disorders section of this report.)
In 2007, Kuvan (sapropterin hydrochloride) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat PKU. Kuvan reduces blood Phe levels in patients with hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) due to tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4-) responsive PKU. Kuvan is a pharmaceutical formulation of BH4, the natural cofactor for the PAH enzyme, which stimulates activity of the residual PAH enzyme to metabolize Phe into tyrosine. Kuvan is to be used in conjunction with a Phe-restricted diet. Kuvan is manufactured by BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
In 2018, Palynziq (pegvaliase-pqpz) was approved by the FDA for adults with PKU. Palynziq is an enzyme therapy for patients who have uncontrolled blood Phe concentrations on current treatment. Palynziq is manufactured by BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
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Evergreen Family Theatre presents 'Tuesdays with Morrie'
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Evergreen Family Theatre is pleased to present the poignant and humorous adaptation of "Tuesdays with Morrie," co-adapted by author Mitch Albom.
As a student at Brandeis University in the late 1970s, Albom was especially drawn to his sociology professor, Morris Schwartz. On graduation he vowed to keep in touch with him, which he failed to do until 1994, when he saw a segment about Schwartz on the TV program Nightline, and learned that he had just been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease. The story chronicles 14 Tuesdays spent getting reacquainted with his beloved sociology professor Morrie Schwartz, who was succumbing to ALS, a neurological illness that steadily leaves "a man frozen inside his own flesh."Read more ...


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2009 is here!!!
Just a quick short post wishing everyone a splendid year ahead, may we all be blessed with plenty of fortune, good luck, and great health!
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Liquid Diet – Round 2
I've manage to put on some extra pounds lately every since i stopped gym. Sad, i know but it was something i had to do. Altough i have a mini gym at my apartment i have yet to venture anywhere near it. That's when i came across this blogsite on lemon detox diet. Now i know what this diet is as i've tried it before but i only lasted for 3 – 4 days. It's really is not as thats what many people say, and it's true. I know since i've tried. But i'm giving it a shot again.
Its a simple recipe as follows:
Two tablespoons (or 20 ml) of maple syrup.
Two tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice. (Use fresh lemons, not lemon drink or concentrate)
Half a pinch of cayenne pepper (adjust to taste) – Some recipes call for ginger
Mix the ingredients and dilute with at least 250ml of hot or cold water.
Drink ideally 6 to 9 glasses a day or whenever you feel hungry.
So i'll be making my way to the nearest supermarket to get my supplies and shall start on my lemon detox diet from tomorrow onwards. I'll be updating my blog to show on my progress.


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- SLIDES Solar House in EgyptA team of architecture and engineering students have devised a way to harness Egypt's strong solar rays and combine them with an innovative design. The SLIDES house -- which stands for sustainable, livable and interactive design -- is the American University in Cairo's entry for 2012's European Solar Decathlon. The home is designed to maximize solar power efficiency and sustainability.1
- SLIDES Solar House in EgyptSince Egypt is a country known for not only its hot sun, but its long tradition of architecture, the students wanted to design a modernized home that echoed architecture traditions of the past. The students compare the structural design to a matchbox, with a double-layered façade of interlocking perforated pieces, cast in a sand hue with yellow infusions.2
- SLIDES Solar House in EgyptThe latticework perforations are an Arabic architectural trait, but also work to control solar gain and create shade. The panels can slide to adjust the levels of sun that is let into the house, and also echo the interlocking stones of Ancient Egyptian construction. Each side of the house can be slid out, allowing the inner matchbox structure to emerge.3
- SLIDES Solar House in EgyptWhen closed, the home maintains a passive cooling system. Since temperatures reach well into the 100s in summer months in Cairo, a ceiling vent helps hot air escape. In winter, the second screen of the building's skin is opened to absorb heat, which is stored in thermal mass flooring.4
- SLIDES Solar House in EgyptSLIDES is entirely powered by the sun, with a roof clad in solar thermal panels and photovoltaic cells. Combined, it becomes a net-zero energy structure, providing enough power to maintain a much needed cooling system for the desert area.5
- SLIDES Solar House in EgyptWater shortage is also common to the area, so a grey water filter recycles water for drop irrigation and toilets.6
- SLIDES Solar House in EgyptAmazingly, the students even developed a recycled material that the building has been constructed of. Plastic bags and wood waste are mixed together to create a fiber reinforced polymer that is molded into the perforated screens. Should SLIDES be approved at next June's Solar Decathlon Europe, it will cost a cool $1.1 Million to bring the home into fruition.7


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I served as pastor of Southern Baptist churches in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana for almost 30 years before taking a medical leave from the pastorate in February 2013 due to dysautonomia (POTS) and moving to Norman, Oklahoma. Blessed with renewed health, I was called as Senior Pastor of Pleasant Ridge Baptist in Morganton, NC in February 2015.
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"No Strange Fire: Honoring God in Worship" (Leviticus 10:1-3 sermon)
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The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) has lauded three Hope student-athletes with weekly honors for games played through Oct. 6.
Two are football players — linebacker Cody Lindemulder and Hope punter Dean DeVries, while the other is women's cross country runner Casey Campbell.
Lindemulder, a junior from Mulliken (Lake Odessa Lakewood HS), is the MIAA Defensive Player of the Week.
He made 14 tackles, including two tackles for loss and two sacks, to lead Hope's defense in a 17-14 loss to Adrian.
Lindemulder is being honored as Player of the Week for the first time in his career.
DeVries, a sophomore from Grand Rapids (Grandville HS), is the MIAA Special Teams Player of the Week.
DeVries earned Player of the Week honors for the second straight week as he averaged 43.1 yards on nine punts in Hope's loss to Adrian. He placed two punts inside the opponents' 15-yard-line and had a long punt of 60 yards.
DeVries is being honored as Player of the Week for the second time in his career.
Campbell, a sophomore from Swartz Creek (Swartz Creek HS), is the MIAA Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week.
Campbell led the Flying Dutch to a first-place finish in the 26-team Blue Division at the Greater Louisville Classic in Kentucky, placing 13th in 18:45.69 on a rain-soaked course. She had the fastest time among non-Division I runners in the race.
Campbell is being honored as Runner of the Week for the first time in her career.


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Real-Life Bankruptcy Figures Into 'Downton Abbey' Plot
The noble residents of "Downton Abbey" would do well to hang onto their feather-bedecked cloche hats and diamond-studded tiaras. They're in for a wild ride as the third season of the hit television show opens with the news that the titled English family's fortune has been wiped out in a railroad bankruptcy.
It's 1920. Robert Crawley, who, as the Earl of Grantham, presides over the grand English manor that is the show's namesake, has sunk his American heiress wife's fortune into Canada's Grand Trunk Railway. To say it wasn't a good investment would be an understatement, as he finds out that he'll lose it all upon the railway's imminent bankruptcy. Without any readily apparent means to fund the lavish lifestyle and household staff that are part and parcel of manor life, the family is divided over whether to keep fighting to save the Downton legacy or to sell the manor and---horror of all horrors---downgrade to a simpler way of life.
It's a fascinating setup for a television show that thrives on the contrast between upstairs and downstairs, prosperity and poverty, honor and scandal, and glorious past and bright future. We're hooked. But we also had a more pressing question: Was the Grand Trunk line real, and did it in fact go bankrupt? It was, and it did.
According to the Encyclopædia (yes, we're in full-on British mode) Britannica, Grand Trunk Railway was incorporated in the 1850s to connect cities in Ontario and Quebec with each other and with Portland, Maine. An ambitious expansion plan, including the construction of a Pacific line, contributed to its financial woes and ultimately led to it being placed into receivership in 1919 and nationalized by the Canadian government.
The railroad's real-life history has another connection with fictional Downton: Charles M. Hays, the president of Grand Trunk's Pacific line, perished on the Titanic, according to the Globe and Mail. The news of the ocean liner's sinking launches "Downton Abbey's" first episode, shocking the Crawley family with the news that the manor's heir (and fiancé to the family's eldest daughter, Lady Mary) was on board and likely died. The emergence of a new heir, a distant cousin who works for a living, throws the family into a tizzy and sets up the glorious soap opera that ensues.
"Downton Abbey" airs Sunday evenings on PBS. Season 3 already aired in the U.K., so please, dear readers, don't mention any spoilers in the comments!
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January 11, 2019
U.S. consumer price growth in December was the slowest since August 2017.
The U.S. consumer price index declined 0.1% in December, after Novembers unchanged reading. The data was in line with consensus estimates. For the year, headline inflation increased 1.9%.
Monthly core inflation, which takes out the volatile food and energy components, rose 0.2%, following a 0.2% increase in November. Economists were expecting to see a 0.2% gain.
U.S. officials expect Chinas top trade negotiator may visit Washington this month, suggesting higher level discussions are likely to follow this weeks talks with mid-level officials in Beijing.
Large U.S. banks will kick off fourth quarter earnings next week. S&P 500 companies on average are expected to post 14.5% growth in earnings per share, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
However, expectations for growth in 2019 are at 6.4%, which is down from an expectation of 7.3% growth on January 1.
It may take a while, but downward pressure on interest rates globally, but not from the Fed in the short term, will ultimately rescue this market.
The U.S. dollar is lower as interest rate differential expectations are turning against the U.S. dollar.
The euro currency is higher and is headed for its biggest weekly gain in over four months, with the U.S. dollar weakening on cautious signals from the Federal Reserve about additional interest rate hikes.
The British pound is higher after a report that Brexit could be delayed beyond the March deadline before paring gains when the government ruled out an extension.
Prices are higher in light of lower prices for stock index futures.
Yesterday, at the Economic Club of Washington, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated the U.S. central bank will be patient about increasing interest rates.
Financial futures markets are predicting a 69% probability of the fed funds rate remaining unchanged at the current level of 2.25%-2.50% this year.
There is a 19% chance of an increase in the fed funds rate by 25 basis points and there is a 12% probability of a 25 basis point rate cut this year.
Longer term, I expect the interest rate futures market will likely trend higher, led by the thirty year Treasury bond futures.
Gold and silver daily charts are forming a symmetrical triangle pattern. The rule of thumb is that prices break out of a congestion pattern in the same direction that they came into the pattern approximately 65% on the time.
The long term trend for gold and silver is higher.
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I was tagged by Alan Geraldi on this topic. Please check my responses below and how this tagging works.
"It has been awhile since us Ultraholics and friends have played that old game called Blog Tag. Here is how it works (or should work in theory). I pose a few questions, answer them and then tag three other blog owners to answer the same questions, and so on and so on (they also have to tag the person who tags them). So, here it goes:"
1. Do you have a favorite race you ran this year - if yes, which one and why.
That would be finishing Western States 100M. No doubt this race stays high in almost every ultrarunner's wish list and always my favorite race. However, it also means a lot to me this year as my first time doing it.
First, as many of you know, I have had a couple of 100 miler DNF before that. I had not finished a 100 miler race since Sept 2007. In between I DNFed ALL 100 milers, closed to 10. I don't want to count the number for there are a few reasons behind them. Job changes, natural disaster, and, especially, my stress fracture injury. So finishing Western States 100M after so many DNFs is important to me.
Secondly, because of another injury, I was not well prepared for Western States 100M such that my hope was to go as far as I could. This was named as "Chihping style" by Martin Casado recently when Martin decided to run the coming Headlands Hundred in the same attitude. For me, I had no other choice, so show up and go is the only thing I can do.
As usual, there were some lows or devastating lows through Western States 100M such as the altitude and muscle cramp before Duncan Canyon, becoming exhausted at Eldorado canyon climb, extremely sleepy at Peachstone. I even planned to drop to get a ride back to the hotel and stay with my family.
There were also highs in the race such as flying after Robinson Flat, speedy climb at Devil's Thumb, cruising after River Crossing that I was able to pass 52 runners before the finish.
These highs and lows made what Western States 100M is my favorite race this year so far. Plus with my latest plantar fasciitis injuries with nearly record high temperature make it my most memorable race that I was able to overcome these adversities and finish it.
2. Have you selected any race goals for 2010?
I like to be in Barkley Marathons as my friend Alan Geraldi, but I'm always short of budget and vacation. So I think Barkley Marathons is not in my list for next few years.
Currently I don't have any specific goal in 2010 except being selected in Western States 100M and staying healthy to improve my base training if I want to pursue my best performance. If there is no surprise, I think I'll have my goal to be finishing those favorite mountain ones or unfinished 100 milers such as Massanutten Mountain Trails 100M, Old Dominion 100M, Vermont Trails 100M, Cascade Crest 100M, Wasatch Front 100M, and Angeles Crest 100M.
Btw, I really don't like so many trail works involved. Don't get me wrong. I highly esteem the value of trail work. I simply have difficulty performing that many trail work among my other busy commitments.
I'll participate in Hardrock Hundred lottery and will seriously consider doing it.
3. Did you discover any new (non-race) trails this year?
During my 2+ week family visit in Taiwan two weeks ago, I really loved the trails in Taiwan mountain - gnarly, rooted, muddy, slippery, rope rappelling, stairs. Very challenging, full of O=O but no PO (ouch, I have to be careful not to wake up my PO spots). See one of my video
But don't be scared. There are also very nice groomed trails. Visitors will be amazed that there are so many trails with lots of varieties in Taiwan, considering its size is smaller than Florida or about 1/300th of USA.
Btw, if you need altitude or snow, there are over 100 mountains of over 10,000 ft connected with trails to be explored and take your breath away.
4. Why do you run?
One simple reason that I usually tell others to run is running is a very efficient and effective exercise - you don't spend much time and can achieve the results or goals. And running is simple ad cheap, a kind of freedom. A pair of shoes/socks and a short, and You're ready to go anywhere just from your house. These fit myself - a cheap busy over-achiever. :-)
Also running does not need much skill. It is said that we were born to run. I myself am not good at sport skill, so running is becoming to me.
However, this may need to go back to why I started my running. It was mostly from healthy reason. My Dad passed away with with heart disease. I was told that this is genetic, so I wanted to pick up exercise to improve or overcome any of my heart defects, which had been found by my doctors. Also at that time, I started to feel going down in my overall fitness condition. I wanted to improve it. Therefore I ran. When running started to show the positive results, I became addicted since then.
5. There are extreme ultramarathons - Spartathlon, Run Across America, Badwater, etc. are you planning any?
Sorry - Nope.
They are beyond my limits. Spartathlon may be possible as it's not far from the 100 mile distance I've usually done. I'd love to do some 120K or 400K cross Taiwan before considering it. However, the other factor is the expenses. Currently traveling to out of state is the most I can afford. I never think I'll be able to get to Europe to do races there. Perhaps wait another 10 years!
I guess when I am able to run the 1,000K around Taiwan, I'll have much confidence in doing Running Across America.
Badwater is probably impossible too for it is expensive and requires too much resources other than running.
Oh, forgot to mention, road running is currently not my favorite. I'm very addicted to mountain trail running.
6. Favorite food during ultras and favorite post-race food?
I'm a little minimalist regarding this. Gel is best. If not, I'd like to have the food easy to chew and swallow. Somehow my mouth and teeth are exhausted through the miles like my legs. Grilled cheese sandwich is great at night running.
My favorite post-race food will be hot cheese burger. Two come into my mind - Quicksilver 50K/M burgers and Ohlone 50K burgers.
7. Are ultrarunners part of your life outside of races?
I consider some ultrarunners my best friends. I have known some ultrarunners for many years because we worked in the same company or near to each other that we had run together since the early days.
I usually make friends with ultrarunners over the trail. There is nothing to hide or shameful. We share our laughters and suffering, talk about everything, sad or joyful, like siblings or parents with children. After the race, we normally keep close touch and look forward to meeting again in future races since we usually live far apart. They are all my friends.
8. What do you consider the most beautiful ultra course you have run?
To me, doing ultra is not only to test my limits, but the same important is to experience it as a journey. I think those mountain 100 milers are beautiful, and that's why I keep doing them every year. Wasatch Front 100M is very beautiful, so is Angeles Crest 100M. Cascade Crest 100M in the Pacific Northwest is also pretty. In the East, there may not be that mountainous as in the West. They have the other kind of beauty - lush green with a bit of history - Vermont Trails 100M, Massanutten Mountain Trails 100M, Old Dominion 100M I always want to do them if I have chance and can afford to.
9. Favorite race director?
Ouch - that is a tough one. I have not up close relationship with race directors. I can only just tell from the race quality and they mostly have done great job.
10. What is your longest streak at running the same race?
Unlike some of my friends like to do different races each time, I will do a race in streak if I like it. I have run Quicksilver 50K/M 6 times since 2004 though the first time was a 50K, my first ultra. The entry fee is reasonable and course design wonderful, race overall is top notch. This should be my longest streak and will continue to be.
I have run American River 50M 5 times with my first 50 miler in 2005. However, it is becoming an exception to what I said above. I'm getting to have difficulty doing it because of its high rising entry fee and 2hr driving each way for the event. Perhaps this year will be my last one :-(
I have done some other races in streak. 4 times Ohlone 50K, one of my favorite races, but I have stopped my streak to volunteer again due to the high entry fee. 3 times Miwok 100K, same reason such that I skipped this year and probably future years.
Ruth Anderson 3 times. The race Director is our best friend Rajeev Patel. and the fee is very affordable, so I'll continue to do it. 3 times Firetrails 50M, The entry fee is reasonable, so I'll continue to do it.
I will tag Steve Ansell, Mark Tanaka, and Jean Pommier.


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Best Friends, local government agree on plan to rescue animals, stave off mass euthanasia after earthquake devestates the area.
By Michael Rinker, Best Friends Senior Editor
Best Friends is moving forward with an eight-week plan in western Peru that calls for more than 1000 spay/neuter surgeries, 1800 vaccinations, and distribution of 15 tons of food, according to chief executive Paul Berry, who approved the proposal Sept. 20.
At stake are the lives of thousands of animals who would be subject to government-ordered mass euthanasia.
Our goal is to show the country's Minister of Health and his directors that we've helped provide a safer, healthier environment in the areas most affected by last month's earthquake. One of those areas – the province of Ica – signed an agreement Sept. 20 that details the Best Friends mission there. The other areas are Chincha and Pisco.
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With the dust only just starting to settle after CES, AV enthusiasts world over are still abuzz about the TV technologies showcased this year.
As amazing as some of these technologies were, The big question I had was "when will all this cool stuff make it to New Zealand?". With this question firmly embedded in my gadget dazed brain, I caught up with Freeview general manager, Sam Irvine and Tim Diprose, Freeview's technology Manager to get their take on when cutting edge tech will come to NZ TV.
PP: Looking at CES there was a lot of TV tech being showcased, which ones grabbed your attention?
SI/SD: As well as 4K ultra high definition and foldable screens for mobiles the on-going development and recognition of connected TVs is important.
PP: Looking at technologies such as 4K ultra HD and 3D, are there any plans to broadcast in these formats?
SI/SD: None of our broadcasters have plans at present to use these technologies. These use substantially more bandwidth and consumers have really only just started engaging with HD.
To put this in perspective most people still watch DVDs and broadcast HDTV is already far superior in quality. And the cost of the consumer equipment is still very high which will limit uptake of the devices in the short to medium term.
PP: So any ball-park ideas as to how far away it'd be?
SI/SD: If you use HD as the model then you could be looking at 10+ years before there are enough devices and adoption of the broadcasting technology to make this a reality - HD still looks pretty good and the viewer experience when you add in surround sound for some shows is a big improvement on even just a few years ago.
PP: What are some of the technical challenges that'll have to be overcome if Freeview was to broadcast ultra HD or 3D?
SI/SD: There is still a broadcast specification in development for 3D so that both channels don't need to be broadcast separately or side by side. This will use extra data to describe the difference between the left and right channels so that a single broadcast can be used for 2D and 3D.
The main issue for 4K is the extra bandwidth required. The first test broadcast in the world has recently started by Eutelsat and uses 40Mbit/s but is actually 4 HD streams which need to be combined so this is very much still at test stage.
PP: Ultra-HD and 3D aside, what other sort of technology developments can viewers expect with Freeview?
SI/SD: We see the immediate future being the delivery of more content to viewers delivered over the internet directly to the TV.
This could be more free-to-air channels, catch-up TV or pay video on demand content like Quickflix. We believe having more content that people want to engage with will drive people to connect their TVs to the internet.
Our view is that Youtube, skype and Facebook are not really compelling enough a reason to connect for the main screen in the home.
Research has shown that people prefer the lean back experience of the big screen for catch-up TV if is available. This is also why smart TV apps probably haven't yet been widely adopted - what the viewer wants is to be able to access all their content from the EPG (electronic programme guide) they use for their main viewing.
PP: With online TV and downloading growing at a frenetic pace, what developments would Freeview like to see in the online space?
SI/SD: We foresee a hybrid model of broadcast and internet based content which will hopefully encourage more providers and more content which will ultimately end up giving the consumer with a better deal with more choice.
PP: Are there any plans by Freeview to capitalise on the slow but inevitable growth of ultra fast broadband technologies such as fibre and VDSL?
SI/SD: We see technologies like the MHEG interaction channel used to deliver internet video like Quickflix directly to Freeview TVs a key driver of uptake for UFB.
This will be especially true when this content is supplied in HD format. In saying that, the current broadband network is more than capable of delivering quality video to the majority of New Zealand homes .


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STOCKTON - A law firm representing a Stockton creditor in bankruptcy is accused of playing dirty by raiding attorneys from an opposing firm that represents the California Public Employees' Retirement System.
STOCKTON - A law firm representing a Stockton creditor in bankruptcy is accused of playing dirty by raiding attorneys from an opposing firm that represents the California Public Employees' Retirement System.
CalPERS, with which the city contracts to manage employee pensions, wants the judge overseeing Stockton's bankruptcy to kick Winston & Strawn, LLP, off the case in an argument also with implications in San Bernardino's ongoing Chapter 9.
Winston & Strawn, a law firm of 1,000 attorneys around the world, represents National Public Finance Guarantee, which insures bonds Stockton stopped paying down in its financial crisis.
CalPERS contends in court papers that Winston & Strawn recruited three members of a restructuring and insolvency team - one partner and two associates - from the Charlotte, N.C., office of K&L Gates. CalPERS contracts with K&L Gates for assistance in the Stockton bankruptcy.
Those three attorneys were at the heart of a team forming CalPERS' strategy in Stockton's case, having collectively logged 500 hours at K&L Gates, CalPERS contends.
Yet, Winston & Strawn says the attorneys in question will be appropriately screened from the case. The firm is well aware of its legal and ethical obligations while hiring attorneys, Winston & Strawn said in a statement.
"We believe there is no basis to disqualify the firm," the statement said. "We will contest the motion vigorously and continue to represent National Public Finance Guarantee Corp."
CalPERS finds little comfort in the assurances because the capital market creditors in Stockton's bankruptcy have made it clear that their strategy is to impair the state agency.
"For Winston to suggest that it is not a serious or direct conflict of interest for lawyers to switch sides ... is to ignore the practical realities of this case," CalPERS argues in court papers, calling the three attorneys "tainted."
CalPERS, which is also central in San Bernardino's bankruptcy, adds that if one person in a law firm has confidential knowledge, the entire firm has the knowledge. Putting an ethical screen around the new attorneys is not realistic, CalPERS says.
Stockton filed bankruptcy June 28, 2012, and on April 1, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein found the city eligible for Chapter 9 protection. CalPERS' role in the city's exit plan, or plan of adjustment, is expected to take center stage in a large fight that has yet to happen. The city expects to submit its plan of adjustment this fall.
Bankruptcy attorney Michael Sweet of Fox Rothschild, LLP, who is not actively involved in the Stockton or San Bernardino bankruptcies, said the attorneys switching firms do not necessarily create a conflict.
"People leave law firms all the time," he said. "There's a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it. CalPERS seems to think this was done in the wrong way."
John Sprankling, a law professor who teaches ethics at University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, agreed.
Attorneys in the past decade have increasingly been on the move. It also might be more of an issue in a small law firm, compared to a global firm with offices in Beijing, Paris and San Francisco, he said.
"Screening properly implemented has proven to be an effective tool for protecting client confidentiality," Sprankling said.
Klein, who oversees Stockton's bankruptcy, is expected to take up the CalPERS motion July 2.
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Dealing with The Hype Around, and Transition To, Cloud
Got to admit (don't tell my manager!), when I first became involved in cloud computing, I was more of a skeptic than an advocate. There was a lot of hype around (and still is), and proponents of the "cloud will solve all your IT challenges" approach perhaps don't realize this mantra has been used all too often with technology innovation. I'm also concerned by the often singular view of cloud computing implicit in the various marketing initiatives across the industry – you would think that cloud was only about moving applications to third party cloud/software as a service providers.
So what changed me from a skeptic? First, does Cloud solve some real problems? And secondly, what does the market data tell us, with respect to both cloud computing as an approach, and the perceived challenges that we will all face as we deploy, and transition to, cloud.
Cloud computing does indeed span more than third party outsourcing options. The so-called SPI model identifies 3 layers – Software as a service, Platform as a service, and Infrastructure as a service – and all have value. Here I will give you some thoughts on Infrastructure as a Service, and draw out some real world solutions from the apparent complexity.
Cloud Infrastructure as a Service, or IaaS, implemented as a private cloud, can solve some common IT problems, that I've seen in many organizations. For example, in many organizations, you will find there are lots of separate software development teams. They develop and test their software on separate, non shared (in most cases) sets of computers. In fact, most teams have multiple sets of infrastructure – for developing, then testing, then scale testing their products under development. Three sets of infrastructure – some of which may be only used for (at best) 25% of a project life cycle. Cloud computing gives the opportunity to rapidly re-purpose compute resources so that they can be efficiently, securely and reliably shared between multiple teams. Likewise, most IT systems have 1:1 backup systems – I observed this in many Telecommunications Service Providers across the world, in my previous Cisco role in Network Management – for each IT system, there is a backup system that spends most of its time doing nothing, awaiting a failure in the primary. Cloud – with rapid provisioning capabilities – enables customers to reliably create a shared environment – so that when a failure does occur, 1:1 backup systems are no longer required – in fact, based upon a degree of risk, a new backup system can be rapidly re-provisioned, and capacity extended, from a shared failover pool. What a cost saving! Wow that is something worth talking about. Similarly Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions, delivered from the cloud, have the potential to revolutionize the enterprise desktop, delivering corporate security solutions to the all too common "lost laptop" (side note: often caused by sales reps leaving their laptops in the back seat of the car, maybe even covered up, but leaving their convertible roof down when they leave their car J ).
Each of these examples, Disaster Recovery into the cloud, VDI, consolidated Development/Test environments – and there are others – show how cloud – without the hype – can deliver significant cost savings in IT services delivery. These example also illustrate how most, if not all, enterprises should be considering cloud computing approaches for their IT services delivery. And this is before we consider other cloud offerings, including for example the ability to outsource non-core offerings from the IT services catalog – witness some of the large moves that some public sector and enterprise organizations have made into cloud office applications (e.g. Google Apps). These undoubtedly free up internal resources from low value (but essential) routine business applications such as E-mail to higher priority, less well understood, strategic IT priorities, that have greater need of your expensive IT personnel's talents.
The second area that changed my mind on cloud computing was an in-depth customer survey we ran in Cisco Services earlier this year, where we collated responses, from over 700 of our customers, to a detailed questionnaire. This survey examined current customer involvement in cloud computing, their timelines, target use cases, and migration challenges. This survey told us, for example, that over 25% of respondents were involved in at least developing their cloud computing strategy today. That internal private cloud was a priority for more customers than software as a service adoption (somewhat surprisingly in my opinion – but that's the great thing about real data – it makes you realize that your opinions are just that – opinions). And that disaster recovery into the cloud, compute as a service, storage as a service, and VDI were key initiatives that they planned to adopt cloud for.
Via this survey, customers also helped us understand their relative priorities for cloud adoption, and the challenges they anticipated in realizing a cloud computing architecture. For example – agreeing with the cynic in me – customers told us that further increasing their degree of virtualization was more important than migrating to the various forms of cloud computing. This is important – and places cloud in a correct context, in my view. No surprise that customers rated security as a #1 issue when architecting a cloud solution. Having said that, in Cisco we are always looking at the broader perspective – so from customer projects to date realizing cloud solutions, we recognize that automated orchestration is also less well understood as a genuine barrier to cloud adoption – witness our collaboration with BMC to solve this, reinforcing the role that partners play in Cisco Services solutions.
What other challenges to cloud adoption did customers highlight, areas where they may need additional assistance to decide and execute upon? Formulating a financially justifiable cloud strategy was one major aspect highlighted – specifically assistance to help then evaluate the return on investment (RoI) and total cost of ownership (TCO) of alternate solutions; an understanding of the operational process and people impacts of adopting automated cloud solutions ; and surprisingly – in some parts of the world – bandwidth and reliability of internet access were mentioned by some as a barrier to cloud – suggesting a need for solutions such as Cisco Wide Area Application Services.
Quite a few more aspects were highlighted by customers as being significant challenges in their adoption of cloud computing solutions – I can outline these on another day. What are your key challenges? – I'd love to love to hear, to see how it matches (or otherwise!) our research.
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So Chimera recently rebranded as Camino.
Now Phoenix (the Mozilla derivative) is getting a name change too, and will become Firebird, and the mail client is being renamed Thunderbird.
So where's the next stop? Internet Explorer becoming Camaro? Netscape 8 being released as Mustang?
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Want to blame something for the Dodgers' poor start?
Try karma.
There are similarities between the Dodgers' current injury woes and those of the first half of last season. They've just been obscured, or become tough for some to acknowledge, during a seven-game losing streak that has left the Dodgers with a 13-20 record.
Through 33 games last year, a scrappy Dodgers club with a mid-range budget was thriving at 22-11. Observers frequently used the word "overachieved" in conjunction with the team's success.
"This is not at all reminiscent of last year. We were 30-13 last year," catcher A.J. Ellis said, citing the team's record on May 22, 2012. "This is not even close to what it was like last year."
The Dodgers won their 30th game a year ago with a lineup featuring Ellis, Dee Gordon, Elian Herrera and Andre Ethier, all of whom were on the field for the Dodgers' 3-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.
The rest of the lineup that day was no juggernaut. Bobby Abreu and Adam Kennedy now are out of baseball. Tony Gwynn Jr. is in Triple-A. The starting first baseman and pitcher, James Loney and Aaron Harang, respectively, were traded in the process of the Dodgers' makeover from a patchwork $105 million roster to a $230 million powerhouse.
The combined annual salaries of the nine players in the Dodgers' lineup Wednesday: approximately $78.35 million, according to the website Cot's Baseball Contracts.
That doesn't include the team's second-highest paid player, left fielder Carl Crawford, who was benched with a strained hamstring and reduced to a pinch-hitting role in the ninth inning.
"It doesn't matter who's on the lineup card, who's on the mound that day," Ellis said. "This is the Los Angeles Dodgers. This is the big leagues. It's time for us to step up."
They've done it before, and with far fewer resources at their disposal.
The Dodgers went 9-5 last May when center fielder Matt Kemp spent two weeks on the disabled list with a strained hamstring. Kemp came back for two games before he aggravated the injury again. The Dodgers then went 10-6 before going into a tailspin in mid-June as the effects of injuries and a shallow minor-league talent pool finally caught up to the surprise National League West leaders.
It was only later in the 2012 season when manager Don Mattingly acknowledged his team might have overachieved at the outset.
Whether it's karma or something else, "underachieved" is an appropriate word that probably will be applied in hindsight to the start of this season.
"I can't let my club think that we can't win because we've got some guys banged up," Mattingly said. "It's been a little bit of a rough patch obviously with the number of guys (sidelined). I don't know what you really do about injuries. It's not something you can coach or teach, or anything else. You deal with it and you just have to keep doing."
"I feel like a broken record when I say it myself, but we really can't feel sorry for ourselves."
Mattingly said he believes the turning point this year came April 11 in San Diego, when the Padres' Carlos Quentin charged pitcher Zack Greinke after being hit by a pitch. Greinke fractured his collarbone in the ensuing brawl.
The Dodgers were 6-3 after that game but have gone 7-17 since. Their .213 batting average and three home runs with runners in scoring position haven't been enough to offset injuries to five starting pitchers - Greinke, Chad Billingsley, Chris Capuano, Ted Lilly and Stephen Fife - and starting infielders Hanley Ramirez and Mark Ellis.
"At this point, we don't seem to be able to get that big hit," Mattingly said. "We don't seem to be able to get those type of hits yet. We've been walked off plenty, but we haven't been able to get those hits."
The Dodgers have won four one-run games this season. At this point last year they had won nine one-run games, including five in their final inning at the plate.
Where does the blame lie? Not with the manager, said Kemp and Ellis, two of the clubhouse leaders.
"It's not the manager's fault," Kemp said. "He's not swinging the bat."
"We're just not getting it done right now," Ellis added. "Nothing going on down the hall in the manager's, coaches' office - this is all about the players. It's all going on in here. It's up to us to step up."


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80-year sentence for Jessica Tata brings families relief
A gasp escaped Tiffany Dickerson when state district Judge Marc Brown read the 80-year prison sentence for Jessica Tata even though observers were warned noise would violate court decorum.
Dickerson swayed in her seat and took several more deep breaths, making sure to stay quiet.
The jury's decision Tuesday was a relief for victims' family members like Dickerson, whose 3-year-old son, Shomari, died in the February 2011 day care fire along with 16-month-old Elias Castillo, 20-month-old Kendyll Stradford and 19-month-old Elizabeth Kajoh.
Tata showed no emotion when the sentence was read. Her lawyer, Mike DeGeurin, shook his head.
The 24-year-old day care operator said nothing when the judge offered her a chance to speak, which DeGeurin said was because she still faces several charges for the deaths and injuries of the other children.
Prosecutors said Tata left a pot of oil on a hot burner, which started the fire after she left children at her west Houston day care alone to go shopping.
Jurors could have given Tata anywhere from five years to life in prison after she was convicted last week of felony murder for Elias' death. Tata, who will be eligible for parole in 30 years, was also fined $10,000.
Elias' mother, Keshia Brown, wasn't present for the sentencing, but other relatives said the sentence was a victory for all the children.
Patty Sparks, the boy's great-grandmother, said no one wins in a situation like this. "My heart goes out to the Tata family," Sparks said. "And of course, the mothers and fathers that lost their family members."
She said she hopes after this case, the state of Texas will perform better background checks of day care owners.
Sparks described her great-grandson as a precious little boy with an adorable smile. She said his mother misses him so much. "I know this will be a new beginning for them," she said.
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After the jury left the courtroom, prosecutor Connie Spence spoke to Dickerson and her two daughters.
Makayla Dickerson, who was 2 when the fire burned her and killed her brother, gave Spence a high five. Looking up at Spence, Makayla thanked her "from all the kids in the day care fire."
Later the young girl showed her scarred and burned forearm to onlookers. "It's my pretty arm," she said shyly.
Prosecutor Steven Baldassano said the district attorney's office will proceed with the cases of the other three children who died in the fire depending on the status of any appeals from Tata's lawyers.
"Justice was done," he said, calling the decision "basically a life sentence."
Baldassano, who had worked on the case for a year and a half, said he has gotten to know the families and their children. "The kids are brave," he said. "It's tough because the verdict doesn't undo things."
Spence said it was very difficult to find words to convey the pain and anger surrounding this case.
She said she showed a video of the children in her closing statements because she wanted to remind the jury that they were real and happy only four hours before perishing in the fire.
"Her behavior was inexcusable," Spence said. "For all those Jessica Tatas out there. ... They are really underpaid and under appreciated but their behavior is important."
Tata's family silent
Tata's family and friends filled several rows near the courtroom's right wall, supporting each other throughout the day by gently squeezing a hand or quietly talking. They declined to comment.
DeGeurin told reporters that the trial had been difficult for his client and her family. He said Tata has made her remorse clear.
"She said, 'This is not really about me. This is about the children,'" DeGeurin said.
He said the jury's sentence and the original charge ultimately came down to the number of children in the fire. "That's what took it from what it would normally be - a max of 20 years - and pushed it into felony murder," he said.
Earlier, he had told reporters, "The sentence is not going to fix things. It's not going to make anybody feel better later on."
DeGeurin confirmed he would appeal the case.
"From the beginning, I have not agreed with the law that says an accident can be stretched to a murder charge," DeGeurin said. He clarified that leaving the children alone was not an accident, but the fire was.
Sparks, Castillo's great-grandmother, said during a victim impact statement that by hiding behind the tragedy as an accident Tata could not truly learn from her mistakes.
"The only mourning you did was for yourself," Sparks said. Reading from a prepared statement, the woman looked up as she said she forgives Tata for what she did, but wished all of Tata's family had been like her mother, encouraging her to be accountable for her actions.
"That's real love. Getting your child to admit they did something wrong and help them through it," she said. "My heart goes out to you, Mrs. Tata."


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Ok, I've got the box organized and packed; hopefully I can make to the post office Monday to start it on it's way.
Here's the list:
Ratmaster 2000--arrived 10/31, sent 11/1
SGhawkins 09--arrived11/2, sent 11/10
ShadowPhase--arrived 11/13, sent 11/16
Strawhat--arrived 11/19, sent 12/1
GlitterWolf--arrived 12/10
RobinH--arrived 1/8, sent 1/9
Necromancer---arrived 1/14, sent 1/16
Generic Fighter--arrived 1/18, sent 1/22
Disserma--arrived 1/24, sent 2/6
RedAmbrosia--arrived 2/8, sent 2/26
Ttuckerman--arrived 2/28, sent 3/1
Fire Eyes--arrived 3/4, sent 3/15
Chris Palmer--arrived 3/18, sent 3/20
If there's anything left, send it back to me, and it'll get put into the next (regular version) BoGW that happens.
There are enough items included for everyone to make four (4) picks. After you've grabbed some stuff, seal it back up and send it the next person. This is all based on the generosity of people at Reapercon, so there's no need to put anything back in; this is a straight up gift.
There are 2 pairs of sunglasses in there; they don't have anything to do with Reaper/Reapercon other than that they were in the swag bag, and (I'm guessing) donated by the city of Denton. If you want a pair take 'em, they don't have to count as one of your 4 items, unless your conscience dictates otherwise.
If you want to help out with international shipping fees (and no one is under any obligation to do so) contact Strawhat, GlitterWolf, or RobinH to work something out.
A big THANK YOU!! to everyone who donated stuff for this to happen.
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Here's the official arrival/departure thread for round 7 of the Box of Goodwill.
Remember, no chatter here, please. Do it here instead:
Box starters are listed in ALL CAPS.
GENERIC FIGHTER---sent 9/21
Warlady--arrived 9/24, sent 10/1
Goddesstio--arrived 10/4, sent 10/22
Matt Parody--arrived---, sent 11/4
Nathair--arrived 11/8, sent11/9(?)
Celianailo--arrived 12/20
CLEARMAN---sent 9/10
Chris Palmer---arrived 9/12, sent 9/17
Shadowphaze--arrived 9/19, sent 9/21
Kangaroorex--arrived 9/24, sent 10/15
Glitterwolf--arrived 10/24, sent 10/26
Flit--arrived?, sent 11/29
Arc 724---arrived 12/1, sent 12/6
CLEARMAN--arrived 12/9
This is the international group, if members wish to donate a few dollars to help overseas transport costs, that's very cool. PM one another to work out details.
INARAH---sent 9/18
Lidless Eye--arrived 9/20, sent 9/21
Talae--arrived 9/24, sent 10/12
Mad Jack--arrived 10/15, sent 10/23
Rat13--arrived 10/26, sent 10/29
WonderWoman--arrived 10/31, sent 11/8
Ulfheathen--arrived 11/11, sent 11/22
HungerFan--arrived 11/26, sent 1/2
INARAH---arrived 1/4
ROB DEAN---sent 9/18
WyvernFire--arrived 9/20, sent 9/28
Epimys--arrived 10/1, sent 10/2
Fire Eyes--arrived 10/4, 10/15
Gaming Dog--arrived 10/18
Dilvish the Deliverer--arrived 10/22, sent 10/23
ROB DEAN---arrived 11/16
PCKTLNT---sent 9/20
Haldir--arrived 9/24, sent 10/1
Crowley--arrived 10/4, sent 10/20
SmokeStack--arrived 10/22, sent 10/23
Sylverthorne--arrived 10/24, sent 11/8
Samurai Jack--arrived 11/10, sent 11/14
SGHawkins09--arrived 11/17, sent 12/13
PCKTLNT---arrived 12/17
GUINDYLOO---sent 9/11
Necromancer---arrived 9/14, sent 9/18
Morihalda--arrived 9/20, sent 10/1
TripleH5133--arrived 10/5, sent 10/17
Disserma--arrived 10/20, sent 10/26
Kristof65--arrived 10/29, sent...
Keianna--arrived 11/1, sent 11/5
GUINDYLOO--arrived 11/9
CHAOS WOLF---sent 9/22, Replacement box mailed 10/29
Thes Hunter-arrived 9/25?
Ratmaster 2000---arrived 10/31, sent 11/2
Marsya--arrived 11/5, sent 11/13
IzzyLobo--arrived 11/17, sent 11/21
Marc---arrived 11/24, sent 11/29
AutumnHare--arrived 12/1, sent 12/4
Froggy the Great--arrived 12/6
...and we're off! Have fun, everyone.
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If my memory is working properly, I think this guy came out a blister pack marked Ral Partha Imports, so he may have originally been a citadel sculpt. In any case, he's older than at least some of you reading this. His paint got pretty badly dinged up in a move, so i decided to fix him up. Which led to a complete repaint. I hope you like him.
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I made these three guys out of my bits box. The bodies and arms are Wargames Factory Vikings, the heads and weapons are from various other sources. The Wargames Factory bits have rather shallow detail, so I didn't spend too much time painting them. I figure they'll make good village militia and/or bandits. Background figures whose job is to take up space and get killed by either the heroes or the orcs.
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