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GOODYEAR, Ariz. — To understand why the Rockies aren't concerned about Troy Tulowitzki's slow start this spring, look beyond the batter's box to the dugout.
When Ryan Spilborghs was thrown out at home Wednesday, Tulowitzki was the first player to greet him. When Christian Colonel and Sal Fasano drove in runs with groundouts, Tulowitzki met them on the top step with fist bumps. This comes a day after Tulowitzki went part Tony Robbins, part Knute Rockne on wilting starter Jorge De La Rosa during a mound pep talk.
Last season, Tulowitzki's mood was attached to his batting average. This spring, it's not. He's hitting .174 in 23 at-bats, but hasn't changed a bit.
"I have had, what, four or five bad games? I had three months last year of struggling, injuring my quad, cutting my hand. I am going to be fine," he said.
Manager Clint Hurdle has challenged Tulowitzki to be the Rockies' leader, even providing him with inspirational reading material. The shortstop has taken the advice to heart. He's a strong presence in the clubhouse, a status that waned last season when he didn't meet expectations. Reflecting on his current slump, Tulowitzki said he's better equipped mentally to handle it.
"There's no panic. Last year was the best thing for me. I was thinking I was too good and this game was too easy," Tulowitzki said. "Some young players go through what happened and are never the same. It will make me better."
Troy E. Renck: 303-954-1301 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Rockies Recap
At the plate
Outfielder Matt Murton is shoving his way toward a roster spot. He went 2-for-3, raising his average to .450.
On the mound
Aaron Cook continues to miss bats, becoming less predictable. He struck out seven, one short of his career high, in five innings.
"I was able to mix in my slider, curveball and changeup more," Cook said.
Manuel Corpas, moving ahead in the closer's battle, believes his stuff is as good now as it's ever been.
Up next
The Rockies travel to Tempe to face the Angels. Franklin Morales can create distance in the fifth-starter derby with a strong outing.
Troy E. Renck, The Denver Post


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by Rachel Rabbit White
Meet your newest porn-crush. Danny Wylde has a blog in which it's all too easy to lose hours while engrossed in his writing. He writes honestly and articulately about what he does for a living: starring in porn. Danny's been in mainstream adult films, was around for the heyday of alt porn and often stars in feminist films. Through it all, he has quite a following among female fans of porn.
Here Danny opens up for the Man Project to talk about male bisexual stigma in porn, explore what is missing about the male experience when we discuss porn and how women just might be changing the face of porn forever.
One of the reasons the Man Project started was because in sex positivity, women's voices really seem to reign. Does this play out in porn too?
The first director I ever worked for was a woman. It was a BDSM scenario. And I don't think it was marketed as "sex positive," but it was a very positive experience for me. Since then, I've worked for directors such as Madison Young, Tristan Taormino, and Carol Queen — all of whom seem to make porn that can be categorized as feminist and/or sex positive.
In my opinion, most porn is not based on degradation. But historically speaking, it seems to be an industry dominated by men. So for the sake of equal representation, which I believe is a fundamental aspect of feminism (and therefore suggests "positivity"), I think it's entirely necessary that this brand of porn exist.
What is missing from the discussion about male sexuality in porn?
There has been so much discussion over how women are treated, or how women feel when they perform in pornographic scenes. But heterosexual men seem to have been left out of this discussion. Maybe even gay men too.
"How do male performers feel about performing in sex scenes?" It's not a question often asked. I think it's just assumed we want to fuck anything that's put in front of us. I assure you that's not the case.
There are a lot of girl-on-girl scenes in the straight porn world, but not guy-on-guy. A lot of straight porn doesn't even let the lens linger on the guy…why is this?
Obviously, female bisexuality is widely embraced in porn. Most female performers are willing to perform in "lesbian" scenes whether or not they're actually attracted to women. I think because it's a fantasy that's acceptable to the average heterosexual male, it's not threatening.
Homophobia (in regards to gay men) is still very prevalent in our society, and especially in the straight porn industry. Anyone who followed the aftermath of our last HIV "outbreak' knows how many in the straight porn industry view men who engage in homosexual activity. It's not in a positive light.
So where are the other hot guys in porn?
I actually think there are quite a few attractive guys in porn these days. The past few weeks, I've been on set with Kris Slater, Rocco Reed, Xander Corvus, Mick Blue, Wolf Hudson, James Deen, and Mickey Mod. And although I haven't been on set with Chad Alva recently, we hang out on a semi-frequent basis. So, that's at least eight guys off the top of my head that are working in the business right now. I think all of them are considered very attractive men.
So, if we aren't watching "sex positive" porn I think there remains a fear that maybe this porn is "degrading" to performers.
It is my opinion, based on my experiences and the information I've gathered from others, that most porn is produced without coercion and/or inflicted harm on the performers. But there are always exceptions. And given the capacity for most any amateur videographer to shoot people having sex, there is much room for exploitation on the amateur level. There can be a steep learning curve when trying to differentiate a legitimate production from some guy with a camera in his apartment.
I am not, by any means, trying to say that all, or even most, amateur porn is bad or exploitative. But if you are buying from an established company, chances are the performers are being filtered through a system that requires them to have a very firm understanding of what is about to happen. Basically, there's more paperwork, more waiting around on set, and more money at stake. If someone doesn't want to be there, there are many opportunities to leave.
Can you be sex positive without liking "sex positive" porn?
I think one of my hottest scenes is in a Tristan Taormino film. But many of my favorite scenes have been in porn films that make no effort to come across as feminist or sex-positive. The director may just say, "Give me four positions and thirty minutes," and allow us to go at it. To me, that's often more fulfilling than being on a set with very well intentioned people who keep stopping the sex scene to implement very specific actions. I think when you start viewing pornography as something political, feminist, queer, etc… it's easy to start thinking like, "This is the way performers have to have sex in this movie, because it needs to be different than mainstream porn."
So yes, I think it can be both sex-positive and feminist to watch or perform in porn that does not necessarily carry those labels.
Are more women watching porn?
I actually have heard a lot from straight, female fans. One of the most fascinating things to me is how young some of them are. I think it's actually pretty cool that younger women are able to feel so comfortable these days consuming porn.
I think some cultural barriers are just starting to fall. It's a shame it's taken this long, but porn is finally becoming "cool," or at least acceptable, for women to watch — at least in some portion of the population. It probably has a lot to do with positive female sexual role models in porn. Women are sexual beings. They have just as much a right as men to express themselves. Porn should be an outlet in which to do that.


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Former Colorado point guard Spencer Dinwiddie wasn't sure he would declare for the NBA draft after tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament midway through last season.
But Dinwiddie's rehabilitation progressed smoothly without setbacks.
"When recovery was going better, then that door kind of cracked open again," he said. "That's my dream, and when that door cracked open, I decided to walk through it."
Dinwiddie, 21, hopes to hear his name called Thursday night in the NBA draft.
The 6-foot-6 guard injured his ACL in January during a game against Washington, an injury that ended his junior season.
He spent two months in Houston rehabilitating the knee with physical therapist Russ Paine, who worked with Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson after his ACL injury.
Throughout his rehabilitation, Dinwiddie said the biggest challenge was patience, especially because he wants to "push the envelope."
In June, Dinwiddie started visiting prospective NBA teams and has generated a broad range of interest, from teams with a middle first-round pick to those with a pick in the middle of the second round.
"I don' t know what's going to happen. It's going to be a crazy night," Dinwiddie said. "I'm excited to have that happen and be able to work with a new team in a new city."
Dinwiddie couldn't participate in predraft workouts because of his continued rehab, so he was forced to rely on his past work to speak for itself.
On the court, Dinwiddie said his strengths are his basketball IQ, playmaking ability, size and versatility. Last season for CU, Dinwiddie averaged 14.7 points and 3.8 assists, and shot 46.6 percent from the field.
Dinwiddie said he will watch the draft from his home in Los Angeles, where he plans on having a barbecue with friends and family.
The night will turn the basketball dreams of 60 players into reality. And Dinwiddie hopes to be one of them.
"Whether you get picked where you want or whatever range, when you hear your name called, that's taking the first step," Dinwiddie said. "That's going to be big for all 60 players."
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Thursday, October 19, 2006
"Ruling Is Due for Justice Who Lobbied for Bush Pick": The New York Times on Friday will contain an article that begins, "A year after the Bush administration enlisted a Texas Supreme Court justice in its unsuccessful bid to put Harriet E. Miers on the United States Supreme Court, a special state court is to announce Friday whether the judge was guilty of 'willful and persistent' violations of judicial ethics for his role in that effort."
Posted at 11:10 PM by Howard Bashman
"O'Connor Sits on 9th Circuit Panel; Also in San Francisco this week, Justice Anthony Kennedy is honored at Lawyer's Club event": law.com's Justin Scheck provides this report.
Posted at 11:05 PM by Howard Bashman
"Judge defends journalist over leaked Arar papers": The Toronto Globe and Mail provides a news update that begins, "An Ontario judge dealt a landmark blow for press freedom Thursday, striking down a secrecy law that was used to justify RCMP raids on a journalist they suspected of having received leaked material in the Maher Arar affair."
Canadian Press reports that "Secrets law 'unconstitutional.'"
And The Associated Press reports that "Parts of Canada Secrecy Law Struck Down."
The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined "Judge's SUV Hits Police Officer in Conn."; "Judge Orders Cheney Visitor Logs Opened"; "U.S. Anti-Terror Law Concerns Red Cross"; and "Texas Death Row Inmate Commits Suicide."
Posted at 07:33 PM by Howard Bashman
Did the government improperly entrap the defendant into "traveling across state lines for the purpose of engaging in illegal sexual activity with a minor and attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity"? A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today issued a lengthy and interesting opinion that begins, "This case requires careful consideration of the affirmative defense of entrapment." Today's ruling affirms the rejection of the defendant's entrapment defense.
Posted at 06:05 PM by Howard Bashman
Maybe a key provision of the federal tax code isn't unconstitutional after all: "TaxProf Blog" today provides a post titled "Is D.C. Circuit Leaning Toward Granting Rehearing En Banc in Murphy?"
My initial coverage of the ruling in question appears at this link.
"'But the judges have changed'": Columnist James J. Kilpatrick has an essay today that begins, "Seventeen years have passed since Jeffrey Landrigan murdered Chester Dean Dyer, but the story won't go away. Now the record is resting in the U.S. Supreme Court on Arizona's appeal from a regrettable decision in the 9th Circuit. It's time to mark this case closed."
Posted at 05:44 PM by Howard Bashman
"Plaintiffs challenge the validity of legislation requiring health insurance policies that provide coverage for prescription drugs to include coverage for contraception." So begins an opinion that the Court of Appeals of New York, that State's highest court, issued today. The unanimous opinion for the court, with one judge not participating, goes on to state: "Plaintiffs assert that the provisions they challenge violate their rights under the religion clauses of the federal and state constitutions. We hold that the legislation, as applied to these plaintiffs, is valid."
In early news coverage, The Associated Press provides a report headlined "Court: Religious social service groups must cover contraceptives."
To what extent does the Bankruptcy Code waive the federal government's sovereign immunity to claims that the debtor seeks to assert, by means of set-off, against the federal government? The en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today issued a decision that addresses this complicated statutory question. The original three-judge panel's ruling in this case, which reached a different result than today's en banc decision, can be accessed here.
Posted at 03:14 PM by Howard Bashman
Today's rulings of note from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit: The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 expanded the jurisdiction of federal district courts over class action lawsuits seeking in the aggregate a large amount of damages. One issue that has been frequently litigated in the aftermath of that law's enactment is whether, and if so under what circumstances, cases pending in state court before CAFA became law could be removed to federal court once the law took effect. The added wrinkle in the decision that the Seventh Circuit issued today is that the removal of a case from California state court to a California federal court was originally upheld by a federal district judge in California, and the plaintiffs failed to appeal to the Ninth Circuit. Thereafter, the federal Multidistrict Litigation Panel ordered the case transferred to a federal court in Chicago, where the plaintiffs renewed their challenge to the case's removal to federal court. The federal district judge assigned to hear the case in Chicago agreed that the case had been wrongfully removed and ordered it remanded. Today, the Seventh Circuit affirms, while simultaneously rejecting "the plaintiffs' argument that an erroneous refusal to remand a case under the Class Action Fairness Act is a jurisdictional error, which must therefore remain corrigible until the litigation becomes final by issuance of a final judgment and exhaustion of appellate remedies." Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner issued the decision on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.
In a second opinion, also written by Judge Posner for a unanimous three-judge panel, the Seventh Circuit instructs criminal defense counsel that appeals challenging a federal district judge's exercise of sentencing discretion in this post-Booker regime will often qualify as frivolous. According to today's opinion, "a defendant has no right to file a frivolous appeal, and his lawyer has a duty to file an Anders brief rather than to argue frivolous grounds for reversal."
Finally, by means of a per curiam ruling on an Order to Show Cause, the Seventh Circuit today requires counsel to pay a financial sanction for failing to comply with "Circuit Rule 28(a)(1)[, which] requires that the jurisdictional statement in a diversity suit name the states of which the parties are citizens." The conclusion of today's order states:
It is therefore ORDERED that counsel for the plaintiff--[names of the attorneys and their law firm omitted]--jointly, and counsel for the defendant--[names of the attorneys and their law firm likewise omitted]--also jointly, shall pay to the court as a sanction for violating Rule 28 the sum of $1,000.Now the only question that remains is whether the Seventh Circuit is ordering that each side's lawyers pay the sum of $1,000, for a total of $2,000 into the Seventh Circuit's coffers, or whether each side's lawyers need only pay the sum of $500, for a total of $1,000 into the Seventh Circuit's coffers.
Posted at 02:54 PM by Howard Bashman
So you'd like to hear and decide appeals on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit? After a period of approximately seven years (if my Westlaw skills in this respect can be trusted) during which the Federal Circuit did not utilize visiting judges sitting by designation to decide pending cases, a bit earlier this year the Federal Circuit has again started using visiting judges. Two U.S. District Judges who have recently sat by designation with the Federal Circuit are T.S. Ellis, III of the Eastern District of Virginia and Patti B. Saris of the District of Massachusetts.
If anyone has any insights into why the Federal Circuit has reopened its doors to visiting judges, I'd be happy to pass them along to "How Appealing" readers. This blog's "20 questions for the appellate judge" feature included two interviews with judges who have frequently sat by designation on federal appellate courts, Third Circuit Judge Ruggero J. Aldisert and Senior District Judge Milton I. Shadur of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
The only thing missing from yesterday's three-judge Third Circuit oral argument panel was any judge from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: The Philadelphia Inquirer today contains an article headlined "Panel weighs reviving lawsuit against Rendell." The article reports that "All three judges were specially named to hear the appeal after Mayfield asked the Third Circuit's own judges to recuse themselves because Rendell's wife, Marjorie O. Rendell, is a Third Circuit judge appointed by Clinton in 1997."
According to the court's PACER docket entries, the oral argument panel consisted of Senior Eighth Circuit Judge Myron H. Bright, Chief Judge Jane A. Restani of the U.S. Court of International Trade, and Senior Judge Louis F. Oberdorfer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
"Barred from voting: State laws prohibit millions of ex-felons from voting -- and favor Republicans at the polls; But activists say prisoners who served their time have every right to serve their country by casting a ballot." Katharine Mieszkowski has this essay today at Salon.com.
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"California, Too! Another judicial setback for same-sex marriage advocates." Law Professor David M. Wagner, author of the "Ninomania" blog, has this essay in the October 23, 2006 issue of The Weekly Standard.
Posted at 09:50 AM by Howard Bashman
"Your Papers, Please! Fighting the Total Surveillance Society." Ronald Bailey has this essay online today at Reason.
Posted at 09:45 AM by Howard Bashman
"Ad aims to instill fear of Yankton; Anti-crime strategy angers Sen. Johnson": The Argus Leader of Sioux Falls, South Dakota contains this article today.
Two weeks ago today, The Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan published an article headlined "Trust Us, You Aren't Here; Beware Of Yankton? Ad Campaign Offers Distorted View To Criminals."
And South Dakota Magazine's web site offers a blog post titled "Hey, That's My Barren Farm!"
You can view the Project Safe Neighborhoods ad in question by clicking here, while the Federal Bureau of Prisons' web page for FPC Yankton is at this link.
"Religious groups vie for abortion ban; At rally, former presidential candidate Keyes compares issue to civil rights": This article appears today in The Argus Leader of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Posted at 08:25 AM by Howard Bashman
"Retired justice is back in black to help S.F. court": Howard Mintz has this article today in The San Jose Mercury News.
Posted at 08:22 AM by Howard Bashman
"In S.F., justice talks of 'dialog of the deaf'": Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, "Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, speaking in the city where his legal career began, steered clear of his court and its work but had much to say about America's inability to convey democratic ideals to a mistrustful world."
Posted at 08:20 AM by Howard Bashman
"D.A. Won't Alienate Man Over Close Encounters; Witness who reports visits by otherworldly creatures will testify in environmental lawsuit": The Los Angeles Times today contains an article that begins, "Some attorneys might shy away from using a witness who says he has been abducted by bizarre creatures that repeatedly return at night to poke tiny holes in his chest. But a Santa Barbara County prosecutor said Wednesday that he intends to present testimony from just such a witness next week in a civil case against the owner of the county's largest land-based oil and gas producer."
Posted at 08:15 AM by Howard Bashman
"Sullivan Denies Ethical Violation; Former Chief Justice Defends His Conduct": Today in The Hartford Courant, Lynne Tuohy has an article that begins, "The two men at the epicenter of former Chief Justice William J. Sullivan's secret suppression of a Supreme Court ruling each brought his own anguish to the Judicial Review Council's disciplinary proceeding Wednesday, one as instigator, the other as unwitting victim."
The Courant has also posted online "Excerpts From Sullivan Hearing."
"N.H. revives death-penalty issue; Officer's killing spurs a debate": The Boston Globe contains this article today.
Posted at 08:05 AM by Howard Bashman
"A Derringer Separates Woman From Obtaining Citizenship": This article appears today in The New York Sun.
The New York Times reports today that "With Citizenship Minutes Away, Gun Is Found in Woman's Bag."
And The New York Daily News contains an article headlined "She's still gunning to be a citizen."
"A Dangerous New Order": The New York Times today contains an editorial that begins, "Once President Bush signed the new law on military tribunals, administration officials and Republican leaders in Congress wasted no time giving Americans a taste of the new order created by this unconstitutional act. Within hours, Justice Department lawyers notified the federal courts that they no longer had the authority to hear pending lawsuits filed by attorneys on behalf of inmates of the penal camp at Guantanamo Bay. They cited passages in the bill that suspend the fundamental principle of habeas corpus, making Mr. Bush the first president since the Civil War to take that undemocratic step."
Posted at 07:44 AM by Howard Bashman
"Sending a Message -- Congress to courts: Get out of the war on terror." Law Professor John Yoo has this op-ed today in The Wall Street Journal.
Posted at 07:40 AM by Howard Bashman
"Judge Was Behind The Wheel; Colleagues Keep Vigil For Off-Duty Officer Who Was Seriously Injured When He Was Hit By An SUV While Directing Traffic": The Hartford Courant today contains an article that begins, "A federal appeals court judge who teaches at Yale Law School was behind the wheel of an SUV that struck a popular New Haven police officer on a rainy Tuesday night as the off-duty officer was directing traffic around a construction site in Wooster Square."
And The New Haven Register today contains an article headlined "Cop fights for his life" that begins, "The motorist who struck and critically injured a city police officer working a traffic detail Tuesday is a senior federal judge in New Haven. John M. Walker Jr., who is in his mid-60s, had been chief judge for the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for six years until Sept. 30, when he assumed senior status."
"The Cases of Lynne Stewart, Clive Stafford Smith, and Navy JAG Lawyer Charles Swift: Government Retaliation Against Attorneys for Terrorism Suspects." Elaine Cassel has this essay today online at FindLaw.
Posted at 06:44 AM by Howard Bashman


text: Sorry, no pics yet but.......... This is kind of long but felt that if the Northwest decides to go to Mexico to try for Baby Tarpon it might be of some use and it seems to me that this is what these boards are for, information. Returned last Friday from Tarpon Cay Lodge at San Felipe, Mexico after five days of fun. To describe the hotel as a lodge is a little grandiose in my opinion but the accommodations were good, the staff was very responsive and nice, and the food was great. They were really responsive to those who didn't care for fish that much and served up a variety of meat dishes that pleased us. The rooms were air conditioned and also had fans. The beds were comfortable and having a 5am wake up with coffee each morning was a nice touch. Fishing for baby tarpon was exciting, to say the least. During the trip we jumped 15 to 30 fish each, each day. On the first day I got into a large tarpon of about 100 + pounds on my 9 weight. I misunderstood that we were going to fish for large fish, thinking they meant 30-40 lbs instead of kilos. My fault. It was a LONG fight ending in a final breakoff when the line wrapped around the anchor rope the guide had dropped over. But it didn't matter, I had fought the fish to the boat three times to the leader in the guides. I had built five rods to take down from 8 to 12 wt, all on Dan Craft's FT blanks. They performed flawlessly, especially the 9 wt I used and dearly abused in really putting a lot of pressure on the big fish. Also a top performer was the Albright Tempest reels I took down. I only got into backing on two fish but the drags were more than adequate and the reels never skipped a beat. I would highly recommend them to anyone, especially at the prices they can be bought at this time from Ray Hutchinson at Sea Level Flyfishing Adventures. The fishing was excellent as I said and the arrangements though Keith at Fishing on the Fly were without any problems. I also owe a great thank you to the folks at Kiene's for the help in choosing leader material, flies that I didn't tie, the small orientation that Keith put on with Marcos there to answer questions, etc. The entire experience was A#1 in my opinion and I will be rebooking another trip with Keith soon. I had no problems carrying my reels on the flight. I checked my rods though for my convenience and the bag was searched both ways, probably because of all the gear I had in the bag. Nothing was missing and nothing was damaged. The flights down and back were good. We were met on time by Marcos and all arrangements were exactly as advertised, a nice touch in these days of get the money and run attitudes from so many others. Things to consider. My partner and I got along well, having no problems in sharing the fishing. Hook a fish and switch off is the method we most often employed. Sometimes one or the other of us wanted to rest a bit longer but that was a mutual agreement. Practice casting in the wind. Most afternoons had a significant wind factor, even back in the mangroves. Be sure you can cast from 50-80 feet with your outfit and the flies you will use. It also rained four of five afternoons that we were out. Wearing a raincoat is optional. Going topless is an option to keep your shirt dry until the rain stops. Be sure to have plenty of sun protection. Also have some insect repellent, although the bugs weren't as bad as I expected, at least for me. If anyone wants more information about the fishing, gear that I found useful, rigging that was different from what I was used to (and remember I'm a beginner at this compared to most on this board), and any other questions you have in particular with Tarpon Cay Lodge, etc, please email me directly at [email protected]. I posted this on another board in California and had several people email me the same type of questsions so I added the following. Hope it helps!! We used a wide variety of flies, from poppers, sliders, crease flies, bunny flies, deceivers and the ever popular San Felipe Special in Yellow and Natural with Dyed Orange Grizzly for the tail and hackle. Lee Haskin's Light Touch was a killer pattern, in all colors. Unweighted flies only. I think the floating qualities of Lee's flies, sliders, crease flies, etc, were a determining factor. They hit them all with abandon. Anything that imitated small fry or shrimp seemed to work. I even caught two fish on a modified (much larger) Horner Shrimp. I used from #2 to 1/0 hooks when I tied my flies and it didn't seem to make much difference. What did make a difference was having really really sharp hooks, all as barbless as we could make them. Next time I'm going to use a dremel tool to completely remove the barb, being careful not to remove the temper from the hook. Be sure to bring a good hook file. After a few jumps we often tried to LDR the fish...it was a blast. I used mainly 9wt rods. The wind came up in the afternoons and made casting with an 8wt just enough of a pain that I figured what the heck. I used several different lines, all floating. I did use a Dan Craft FT 10 wt for quite a bit of fishing and the older SA Tarpon line in 10 wt matched it perfectly. Casts from 50 to 80 feet were common. You can't get too close to these fish without spooking them. Practice your casting from a front deck of a boat before going down. I also found that fishing in just white stocking feet was best for me. I would have gone bare foot but I just get too sunburned to risk that. Many fewer line tangles that way. A Line Tamer is a good thing to have. The hotel has at least two stripping baskets on hand (medium sized leaf recepticles that collapse down on themselves?). They were handy when we were out in the open in the breeze/wind. We used Yellow, White, Red and White, Red and Yellow, Orange, and Chartreuse. Color didn't make a heck of a lot of difference but if the water was a little colored from the rains we went to brighter colors in Greens and Oranges. I think the fish were hungry as they readily hit everything we threw at them. In addition to tarpon we also caught snook, a barracuda, and Keith landed a permit when we fished Isle a Blanca (sp?) the day before we went to San Felipe. I LDR'd a permit way-y-y-y out there. One thing to remember is bite tippet. Bring plenty. I used 50 lb for the small tarpon and had on 80lb for the one day we fished the bigger ones. We had to retie the flies on the bite tippet after one or two fish with the smaller ones...unbelieveable how they can rough up that leader with no teeth. Leaders were about 9' long. I used both Furled and hand tied. I didn't see any difference in performance between the two, but that could be a result of my abysmal casting. The water is very shallow, and you'll be fishing in 1-3 feet the majority of the time. No sink tips or sinking lines needed, or desireable, nor do you want any weight on your flies. A large salt water Muddler would be good. You usually won't see a lot of fish in the water, especially if there is a wind/breeze but you will see their wakes, rolling, and plain old smashing slashes at baitfish. When one explodes on a popper or slider, it gets heart pounding. The fish repeatedly jump and for those who have never fished for tarpon, be prepared to muscle them away from snags, they naturally run right into them given the chance. Which is another reason I liked my 9 and 10 wt. A little over gunned for 5-15 lb average fish but it's the jumps we were after anyway. Hope this provides more info for you folks. I'm so used to feeling like you guys are all knowing, and that's just a statement of admiration, that I didn't include the info above. Sorry for the lapse, there are others out there as inexperienced as myself. If you get a chance to get down there, DON'T hesitate...jump on the plane and get there!!!!


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The Cold War and end of certainty
I grew up in the 1970s. This was the tail end of the Cold War. Things were simple back then. The Soviets were the Reds – and red was bad.
I'm not sure what color we in the West were, but it can't have been red. Perhaps it was blue. But whatever color it was, we were the good guys.
International relations were straightforward. The world then was like living in Manchester, a city where everyone supports either United or City. There was a certain tension, but there was also equilibrium and clarity. Everyone knew where he stood.
The evil Reds were ruled by Brezhnev. You would see him on the news being half-carried out onto the roof of Lenin's Mausoleum once in a while where he would shake his hand and look like a constipated pontiff. Most families in the UK only had black and white TV back then so all of this seemed even drabber to us than it probably was in real life.
Brezhnev was often presented to the British public kissing other men on what looked like grey carpets in front of grey airplanes. None of our politicians kissed each other. They didn't even seem to like each other very much.
We had some very strange teachers. One – Mr. Bradbrook – would take young girls into the storeroom and remove his toupee and show them his bald pate. It was not exactly illegal, but it was definitely odd. But when you are very young you think all the weird stuff adults do is normal. It's only later that you look back and wonder why you never told anybody.
Mr. Bradbrook liked to talk to us about the Russians. I gleaned a working knowledge of Marxism from him equal to anything a boy of nine might need as he monologued during calligraphy classes (most of what we learned from Mr. Bradbrook was calligraphy – he didn't care much what you wrote as long as it looked nice).
Mr. Bradbrook enjoyed telling us about the Soviets' nuclear arsenal. According to him, much of it was targeting our school. I think he thought he was frightening us into becoming better people. But most of us just thought it was cool that the Soviets wanted to bomb our school the same as we did.
Mutually Assured Destruction was part-and-parcel of living in Britain in the seventies. Like trade unions, flared trousers or the Bay City Rollers it was something you accepted as part of the scenery. We were taught to prepare for it in the same matter-of-fact way we were trained to do everything else, from long division through to learning how to spell words like 'tough'.
Surviving a nuclear first strike on a school day was done by dropping to the floor, turning the desk onto one side and crouching down behind it. Whatever the Russians could throw at us, it was no match for the business end of a British comprehensive school desk.
The Swiss – as everyone knew – had nuclear fallout shelters. But then they were Swiss and therefore neat and well organized. We didn't have nuclear shelters in the UK. We only had bus shelters, and most of those were not very good.
What we did have which the Swiss didn't was Peter Sellers. And while the politicians talked about the bomb and groups like CND protested about the bomb, it was Peter Sellers who explained to my generation what the bomb was and how to live with it. The film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) in which Sellers starred made it all clear.
The message was simple: obviously, nobody wants the world to end as the result of all-out nuclear war. But it might still happen. If it happens it will probably be the result of a cock-up of some kind. Or perhaps because of a rogue lunatic. But then again it might not happen. But if it does, it will be quick – better that than a long and painful disease. But there is nothing you can do about it so there isn't much point worrying about it. And then again, it might not happen. Or it might.
This may sound confusing, but it seemed to make sense and that was enough.
Although nuclear war – or the possibility of it – made forward planning an act requiring amnesia rather more than will, planning was still possible. And since the dynamics of such a war were predicated on a clear them-and-us situation, whatever existential conundrums MAD forced you to deal with, things were still reassuring and somehow cozy. It was like mumps: you might not like it, but you knew where you were with The Instantaneous End of All Life on Earth. And like mumps, it was not the sort of thing you could catch twice.
As the seventies gave way to the eighties, life began to get more complicated. I hit adolescence which resulted in a pole shift in my priorities from whatever they had been before, to finding out about girls. I also realized that Formica desk tops were no defense against nuclear blasts.
The Moscow Olympics happened. This revealed that life in Russia not only happened in black and white, it could happen in color as well. And before we knew it, Gorby and Maggie were making out in Technicolor on a beautiful red carpet, and people were lighting candles and singing Kumbaya and pulling bits off the Berlin Wall.
It looked like war was over.
But, of course, it wasn't. The Taliban had been installed in Afghanistan to fight the Soviets – ensuring the later emergence of such NWO change-agents as Al-Qaeda, and then ISIS.
War wasn't over; it was just being managed and migrated to a new operating system by people like Zbigniew Brzezinski – from a polarized conflict restricted to professionals, to a generalized one which might suck in anyone.
Fast-forward thirty-plus years and the new enemies are the Muslims. Unlike in the Cold War with the Soviets, we've imported millions of our supposed enemies and given them citizenship. This means that instead of our guns and our suspicions just pointing outward, they are pointing inward as well.
The narrative has gone from 'Reds under the bed' to the notion that since nineteen Arabs armed with box-cutters brought down the Twin Towers and Building 7 and made a big hole in the Pentagon, anything Big Government chooses to do to clamp down on those who pay for it is justified.
This new war has no goal and no definition of success. It just is – with no beginning, middle, end or shape – and it follows you about like muzak round a shopping center.
In the post-Cold War world the old certainties are gone. The rise of the internet means that anyone who hasn't spent the last twenty years in a shoe box knows that the conflicts we have rammed down our throats by the media as right and good serve geopolitical purposes which work against us almost as much as they do those who are currently catching the bullets.
By now so many people know governments take their orders from a globalist cabal that you won't shake anyone's world by saying so. Unlike in the Cold War when we thought Mr. Bradbrook was right and the Soviets really were aiming nukes at our school, hardly anyone believes the official 9/11 narrative or much of what follows it, except perhaps some producers at the BBC and Fox News.
Conflict has been repositioned. It is less of a direct confrontation and more of an organic and viral event. This means we get to feel vulnerable in a way we never did under MAD. With evil cast now as an amorphous, ill-defined baddy rather than a sudden cataclysmic event, the worry is not so much that it will kill you, but that it will get you and then keep you alive.
We were trained to understand goodies and baddies. But we have baddies and worsies. Something is wrong.
But we know it. The tactics the ruling elite uses to manage us are openly ridiculed and debunked within a few feet either side of the flaccid, supine narratives much of the mainstream media occupies itself with.
But our knowledge doesn't seem to make any difference. Like the mythical Cassandra, those who take an interest in realpolitik are condemned to know the future but be unable to do anything about it. The resultant tension renders us – like Pavlov's dog – salivating in the corner for a meal we know is never coming. Our noble souls cry out for order and clarity. But we get fed contradiction and chaos.
Nothing is straightforward anymore. While the lines which divided East and West are gone, they are also back with NATO's push into Ukraine and US sanctions against Russia. While we are equal under Political Correctness and Tolerance, we all know that we are not. While Muslims are the enemy, they are also our friends and we should invite millions of them to live with us. While Communism has been defeated, the planks of the Communist Manifesto are openly promoted across the supposedly free West. While China is a communist country, it is the future of capitalism. And while we believe in Diversity, if you don't conform to our standards, we will destroy your country.
It is insane. It is meant to be. The ruling elite does not talk of 'order out of chaos' for nothing. Chaos is the new order, and the sooner we learn to work with it, the better.
It is easy to pine for the past. And perhaps it shows how far gone we are that a time spent under the persistent threat of all-out nuclear holocaust now seems like the good old days.
I am not blandly or foolishly optimistic, but chaos cuts both ways. If all bets are off, then those who can keep a cool head and stay focused on the big picture will consider paradigms which were unthinkable before.
And it is just possible that one – or some – of the disaffected micro-tribes which will inevitably rise out the ashes of the former certainties will generate a new cohesion and vision – if not for all, then at least among their own members.
Sam Gerrans for RT
The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RT.


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My doctor gave me a prescription for
, which I was able to start taking approx 30 hours after being infected...already had a significant patch of little white dots. It was the first one had every had (I know because I became very ill with a fever and night sweats etc a couple of days later). The white dots became several white patches from one corner of my mouth to the other mostly on the part of the lip that isn't really visible when my mouth is closed.
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My insurance covered the
of VALTREX until I met my prescription cap. Then I had to pay out of my own pocket. I discovered that the best price I could get for VALTREX (Valcyclovir) was about $400 for a 30 day supply (Heads up: your local neighborhood pharmacist may be able to beat any internet prices you see - much safer and worth the time it takes to make a few local calls). FAMVIR was less but still several hundred dollars a month.
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Yes the 2 perscriptions are very different in
, but I want the best chance not to infect my mate. I have had the virus for a LONG time, and through the Valtrex and knowing my body well...I have not given it to any of my partners (Fist Pumping YES!). I don't want money to be the reason this changes. Please advice.
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My wife was taking 1000mg of
for 7 days (for known/existing HSV-1 breakout) prior to her taking a Herpeselect test. She noticed bumps on her vagina and we went to the doctor for a viral test. That same day they drew blood for a Herpeselect test. The viral came back positive for HSV-2, the Herpeselect came back positive for HSV-1 and negative for HSV-2. I was also tested (Herpeselct) twice in a four week period and came back negative for HSV-2 both times.
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however, around a month after recieving the oral sex i got symptoms of redness and a little inflamation on the head of my penis (im not sure if this was herpes or not) and i took my
tablets as prescibed and it clearly up within a week. 3 months later i had a herpes outbreak (i know it was herpes this time, classic symptoms) and again i took famvir and it cleared up within a week or so. that was in january 2009, and now its june and i have had another herpes outbreak.
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that can lessen the numbers of outbreaks or get rid of herpes, I was wondering if anyone tried these meds. and do they work, because most of theses drugs
lots of money. Thanx for any feedback.
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I'm not a doctor, but in my unprofessional personal opinion I say give it a shot if you can afford the
. Just don't put all your hope into it, because if it does not work...I imagine the let down would be huge. If you decide to use it post updates for me/others.
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The doc also didnt know what it was, he said it did not look like herpes and it was too small for him to get a sample for testing, but prescribed me 4 500mg pills of
anyway, and said if i felt better i probably have herpes. I took the pills and the pain and general lousy feeling dissipated over the next few days. The spots seem to have popped and gone mostly away.
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I was given Valtrex to be taken daily as suppressive therapy. Due to the
, I only take it when an outbreak is coming on...they have been more frequent lately (the latest lest than 1 month apart!). I am interested in the use of lysine...does that have any results that you know of? If I take the Valtrex with an outbreak, how long am I supposed to stay on it. Would these number of outbreaks cause swollen groin lymph nodes on one side?
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You are going to have herpes the rest of your life - doesn't it make sense to use the cheapest AND most effective treatment - in other words, to get the most bang for your buck? That would be acyclovir or, if your insurance covers it, Valtrex/
. Acyclovir can be had for as little as a 3-month supply for US $15. Is your Herbaflower that cheap?
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fyi - if you are using the H balm system and a herpes antiviral like valtrex , acyclovir or
, you'll never know if the H balm worked or if it was the antivirals making it seem like the H balm system was working.
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) Lyme literate doctors are going to
an arm and a leg, which I am willing to do if I have too but would love to know from other Lyme patients what works so I don't spend time (and $) with a doctor that isn't very knowledgeable. Do any of you know of a good doctor in Monmouth County NJ? Thanks for taking the time to answer all of my questions.
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I'm getting more confident that your docs were on top of it, even if there was a little
-cutting in using nystatin. Sounds like they diagnosed herpes promptly and properly, and that the rest of the course has been atypically prolonged, plus the yeast infection on top of it--neither of which is their fault. I probably would not characterize you as having a recurrence.
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You can call your city health department and ask them if they will swap them and send for a culture. Your city health department may cut you a break on the
of testing too if you are unemployed ( I looked over your jounral posting briefly). If they can't you can see if you have a planned parenthood nearby they maybe able to help you out too. Your doctor did kind of have a point on the culture tests though. They can sometimes be wrong for various reasons.
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com) but if you are not in New England, you have to do some serious work to find someone who will really help you. I do wear appliances (they did NOT
$4k!) but have also gotten great help from a couple of biofeedback sessions, homecare tutoring, and other techniques to learn to keep my muscles relaxed. Good luck. Hope this was helpful.
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He can use acyclovir or
if he doesn't have insurance that makes valtrex more affordable but valtrex is going generic in 2 months so it'll be cheaper then if his insurance makes generics cheaper. The option of only taking 1 pill a day to control your herpes is just more convenient for most folks.
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0( {aprox 5months ago} and both my gp and the doctors at the std clinic recommended i come off it if i wasn't finding any relief, there was times on the medication i felt my outbrakes were worse than better, i was tested for every other std/sti and was also checked for bacterial and yeast infections everything else is clear, i went back to the doctor on Tuesday with what felt like a bigish outbreak in the front region to be told i had one red lump under the skin { which she tought could be anoth
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Thanks for providing this service, Dr H. I'm a heterosexual male and I've been in a monogamous relationship for about 5 months. A little over 2 weeks ago, my girlfriend and I both came down with genital sores at the same time. We both saw doctors on June 6th, and had cultures taken from the sores for an HSV-1/2 test. We both got our test results back on the 12th and both tests came back positive for HSV-1. Her symptoms have now gone away, but mine have not.
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I have taken
(5 tablets before the test). Could it affect the IgM and IgG result? What should I do next? I cant do culture test now. It is also meaningless to do another blood test now as I know that I have IgG 1 positive.
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Zovirax) * Famcyclovir (e.g.
) I just wanted to ask the general community which antiviral seems to work the best with the least and most tolerable side effects. I also read that doctors don't typically prescribe antivirals for cold sores. Are there any major risks with taking antivirals? How effective have they been for you?
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1) The three antiherpes drugs -- valacyclovir (Valtrex), acyclovir (Zovirax and generics), and famiciclovir (
) -- probably can delay development of a positive blood test in people newly infected with HSV-2. This is one reason that I generally advise patients with new genital herpes to not start suppressive therapy right away, but to use only episodic treatment for outbreaks for the first few months.
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We need a cure for this ASAP! What do you think about directly injecting
into the sacral and trigeminal nerves to chase out the virus?
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(The third antiherpes drug, famciclovir [
] is somewhat less effective.) It's easy, safe, and usually free of side effects -- and not all that expensive. It is theoretically likely the female condom would be more effective than male condom, because it prevents more skin-skin contact. But consistent use of male condoms is quite effective. As for hand-genital contact, there is no risk at all. And genital to oral HSV-2 transmission also is rare.
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I have had GERD for some time and have been treated with Prilosec, but now I only take when in extreme pain due to
....Anyways, I have been having what feels like gas pains that have been lingering in my mid-back area and right between my upper rib cage for three consecutive days now. It is very sensitive to the touch. I have been regular, so that is not the problem...Nothing helps. Does this sound familar to anyone??? And does it sound like a Hernia?????
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00 H EIA value Herpes simplex type 2) 2.60 H EIA value Oh no, I had other STD's test done also that's why it
me almost over $400 Thank you Grace for your time. If it wasn't for this site I would be really lost and might even suffer from depression, but you guys been very helpful. Thanks again.
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My neuro has a theory (purely speculative) that the HSV-1 has attacked my peripheral nerves instead of manifesting in a cold sore. I take
, Neurontin and Pamelor and Cymbalta - they seem to make it bearable. I also tested positive for CMV and HHV-6 - another speculation that my immune system is dealing with these viruses in a strange way. However, anywhere from 25-60% of peripheral neuropathies are idiopathic (no known cause), so they don't know what causes them!
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When there are peculiar or discrepant results, the Focus company will do special tests to resolve it, at no additional
. (At least they were providing that service a few months ago; I assume it continues.) This will require your doc to contact Focus and explain the situation; once he describes the results, Focus will probably request a new blood specimen. With a battery of special tests, not normally offered in clinical labs, they will be able to sort out your true HSV antibody profile.
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At the time when I suggested the additional blood tests I was concerned that the primary doctor who administered the viral culture may have botched it and we would be living under the false assumption that she has HSV-2, I wanted additional validation that she did in fact have HSV-2, no point in treating something that you don't have.
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But this time since I do not want to shell out the $$ for a RX because I am poor w/no insurance and the meds
a TON! Putting abreva on the sores down there does help with the pain but I've never tired to just "tough it out" before and I want to know if that is a good idea? Has anybody else let their's clear up on there own and if so how long will it take to go away?
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It is possible this is herpes, but even if you are hit bad with HSV2 - there are antiviral drugs like famvir? that can be used to suppress the virus. Other than that it is a nuisance.
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Spicy Noodles!!I love ramen ,too, that it's almost an addiction!! My mom banned me from eating noodles for a week, and I had a a box full of them just mocking me D:
But, I'm grateful for my mom.
When I eat noodles, I just heat them up for about 2 min. and 30 sec. Then, I just pour hot sauce until the soup turns red. Then I get my chop sticks, and time to get to business! It's delicious! :D
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On 1/3/03 5:20 PM, "Shelby Moore" <email@example.com> wrote: > > You won't let go...below... Now what did I say about working on form? This kind of statement is what I'm talking about. [snipped discussion that leads up to this conclusion.] >> Now, in the "watch what they do rather than what they say department", go >> read the W3C process document: >> >> http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process-20010719/tr >> >> Here is a key portion: >> >> "A W3C Recommendation is a technical report that is the end result of >> extensive consensus-building inside and outside of W3C about a particular >> technology or policy. W3C considers that the ideas or technology specified >> by a Recommendation are appropriate for widespread deployment and promote >> W3C's mission [PUB15]" > > > That is fine. I am not arguing against central registries for > specifications. Ok, thanks for that clarification. I thought you might be taking the position of a "no central registries for anything!" zealot. [Sidenote: Though was it necessary to copy paste it 4+ times? And no I don't expect that that could have been a bug in your email editor, unlike a bug that may cause multiple posting of an email (which you complained about earlier)] > I am agreeing with Tim Berners-Lee that central registries > for semantics are bad. That's a goal / design principle. > Thus specification does _NOT_ completely control > semantics. > >> From that, I believe many folks derive the notion that a tag name is >> meaningless unless defined in a W3C specification. I think that is a very >> reasonable conclusion. > > > Reasonable but incorrect according to the whole thrust of Tim Berners-Lee's > effort to decentralize semantics. He specifically says that previous > attempts to centralize semantics have failed. Go read the entire document > of his that I linked to. Shelby: you are still "mistaking a statement of goals and design principles for a statement of status quo." Today, specifications (written in natural language prose) are all we have to define semantics. Tomorrow, we may have other technologies that allow semantics to be defined mechanically, in a distributed fashion. We're not there yet. Don't confuse present with future. >>>>>> Need I say any more? Why would any one markup a page with tags that >>>>>> have no meaning? >>>>> >>>>> That is a question very well worth asking, and one which has often >>>>> been overlooked by the XML groupies who jump on the bandwagon as it >>>>> goes past. >>>> >>>> So true. Very sad, but true. Not just XML groupies, but self-proclaimed >>>> so-called XML experts who have written books on the subject have made (are >>>> making) this mistake as well. >>>> >>>> You might say there is even the potential for XML to enable a "destruction >>>> of the tower of babel" like scenario - with thousands of non-interoperable >>>> languages springing forth which communicate some implied (but unspecified) >>>> level of meaning among their micro-communities, but which actually destroy >>>> communication across communities. >>> >>> >>> Actually Tim Berners-Lee argues that centralization is what causes failure: >>> >>> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2003Jan/0059.html >> >> Your quote of a handful of words _pales_ with the TBL's time and effort >> pursuing W3C as an organization, and his promotion of W3C based (i.e. >> centralized) standards. > > > > I am not arguing against central registries for specifications. I am > agreeing with Tim Berners-Lee that central registries for semantics are > bad. Thus specification does _NOT_ completely control semantics. > > Again, if you disagree, I challenge you to get Tim Berners-Lee to comment > otherwise. No need for comments. Just look at his actions. Just look at all the specifications which define semantics for particular tags which TBL approved taking from Proposed Recommendation to Recommendation. For most folks, actions speak louder than words. If you are saying for you that words speak louder than actions, then ok, I won't bother trying to argue this further. Please go on believing what authority figures say on face value as mandates from on high. >> While an improvement, this index of posts is still too long, and too >> redundant to hold the attention of folks, to effectively make your points. > > Then it is not important enough to you. That isn't even more than one > chapter in any first year college text book. I was trying to be helpful to YOU, because I thought there were a few good points you raised which have now gotten lost in the "logorrhea". You are new to this list, and thus I believed you deserved at least some feedback to improve communication. That's why I responded in such detail and why I am continuing to respond. If you don't want the feedback just say so. >>> Phew, I do not think I could manage at this time. >> >> I strongly sympathize, however... > > > Thank you. > > > >>> My posts above should >>> suffice for now. >> >> I would assert that the above will not suffice except for maybe one or two >> individuals who have the time and amazing patience to read through that much >> loosely organized (I hazard to say disorganized) text. > > > The CSS group is free to ignore if they so choose. Huh? My only point was that if you are speaking to be heard you could be more effective. If you aren't speaking to be heard, then you are speaking to hear yourself speak which is probably off topic for this list. >> So I'll reiterate - if you truly care about getting your point across, > > > It is impossible to get a point across to people who are not interested. People are interested in the subject matter, but not in the format, structure (lack thereof) nor length of the discussion as it is presently. You can change those latter factors - that was my point. > > > [...] > >> If you're saying you don't have the time to do so, then it just means you >> don't really care enough about it to do so > > I already wrote the information. I even provided summary links that can be > read in a couple of hours total. > > If you don't care to read it, that is your perogative. > > It has nothing to with whether I care. I can't control what other people do. It has to do with how much you care, as that is directly related to how much effort you will expend to make your communication accessible. >> You are very far from disproving Ian's assertions about how W3C defines >> semantics. > > > LOL :-) > > It is above plain as day. > > I have seen no references cited from Ian or you to support your claim that > specification _completely_ control semantics. There is no need to "prove" "complete control". The point is I quoted the W3C process to state the _only_ _known_ way to define semantics for W3C languages. It is your burden of proof to offer a citation for another _specific_ mechanism (rather than just an ethereal design goal) that permits definition of semantics for W3C languages. Absent any other specific mechanism, W3C specs are all we have to define the semantics. You are free to propose another mechanism as well. >> Again, I sympathize with your point about being too busy. > > Thank you. > > >> I for one respect the amount of time you have spent trying to "have yourself >> proven wrong" in this thread, I think that's the right attitude to take for >> an implementer, and shows a good example to be followed. > > > Thank you, but I am not wrong yet. You misinterpreted me. By saying "trying to 'have yourself proven wrong'", I wasn't saying that you _were_ proven wrong, only that the effort of _trying_ to do so was the right attitude. > Not until I see references cited which > prove that specification _completely_ controls semantics. See above. You have erred in terms of burden of proof. > Or until Tm > Berners-Lee (or other equivalent highly respected semantic expert) says > that I am wrong. I for one will take his continued endorsement of specifications which define the semantics of specific tags as statement enough. > Afaik, you and Ian are not semantic experts (nothing in your resumes to > support such). Please see what I said about "working on form". Right here: >> However, IMHO you could work on improving your form a bit (as I'm sure many >> of us myself included could), as entering a list, making claims of >> superiority (experience etc.), and insulting long-standing respected members > > > Just remember that I did not discuss my experience in first post and I was > the one who was insulted first and Daniel was first to mention his experience: > > First response to my initial post: > http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2002Dec/0188.html > > Daniel Glazman wrote: > ":-D Thanks for that morning laugh. Please try..." > > "work with XBL on a daily basis, used XSLT to produce the CSS 3 Selectors > Test Suite, and I think I know quite well what Bert Bos thinks of the Web, > past present and future " > > "I am the co-editor of the BECSS spec that federated some time ago the > Action Sheets proposal from Netscape and the HTC proposal from Microsoft. I > know quite well this subject. " My goodness! Are you saying you are no better than the schoolyard child caught in a fight who says: "But I wasn't the one who started it!" It doesn't matter if you insulted first or not or claimed your experience first or not. You sunk to that level when there was no need to do so, and when doing so hurt your message. If I was more cynical I might say you were baited (tricked) into doing so in order to cause you to undercut your own message. I thought this kind of thing was Netnews 101. >> of that list, is not an effective means of either convincing the members of >> that list of your points, or motivating members of the list to even bother >> spending the time in the discussion. > > > I can not force people to open their minds to learn new things. No, but you will catch more bees with honey than vinegar. >> It doesn't help to alienate the >> community that you want to help you. > > > In life, there is no use being concerned about closed minded people. I am > only concerned about what open minded people will do, because they are the > only ones with power of mind to either help or compete with me. Interesting filtering premise. I don't think I agree with your premise or the evaluation of this community as being closed minded. This is an open (to the public) mailing list with numerous individuals in many professions from all over the world. These factors in combination tend to self-select more open minded people. Consider that people may appear to become more "closed minded" when you insult them. >> At some point folks would rather just >> stay silent rather than correcting you, > > > Maybe they do not want me to correct them :-) Yes that is possible also. And many folks simply avoid conversations where the tone has become unpleasant. >> and, let you go off and learn by >> trying and failing (which is not necessarily a bad way of learning mind you, >> just a more expensive way). > > > Same for the people who use XBL. They will fail and learn. XBL will never > be a standard. > > > >>> I think I can let this standard as my final response on this thread. >>> Hopefully >>> in some months, with links to commercial examples in XSLT (running on all >>> browsers in 2003! :-) >> >> I look forward to seeing what you come up with. > > > Thank you. > >> Good luck in your product >> development efforts. Ultimately the market will be your judge. > > > You got that right. I'll be back here in 2 - 3 years to remind you of > that. :-) Hey no need to remind me of it - I did not mean my comment as a taunt. I meant it with all seriousness, with all positive and negative implications. I will note however that if you improve your form (style) of communication, you may see more people cheering you on (and saying good things about your products) if/when you succeed. > This is an open challenge to XBL supporters to make XBL a standard and to > make it successful and ubiquutous. I am confident they those supporters > can not. Prove me wrong, if you can. I think they're just trying to succeed - not to prove anybody wrong. I for one am reserving judgment on XBL for the moment. I have other things to work on... TantekReceived on Friday, 3 January 2003 21:16:25 UTC
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I love looking at other beauty bloggers' vanity tables. This is what mine looks like, very girly.
Love the glass panel, perfect for displaying some of my perfumes.
Anna Sui makeup organiser
Anna Sui brush holders
Anna Sui Vanity Mirror
Royal Doulton Vase
Juicy Couture candle in jasmine
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As is my custom, several weeks back I started a series on book recommendations and then promptly abandoned it. I gave some recommended readings in Reformed theology, promised some on systematic and biblical theology, and well here we are. It would be pointless to promise when those posts will arrive, but most likely it will be before Easter (ever the optimist I am).
In the meantime, this is a collection of previous posts with commentary recommendations. What is a biblical commentary you ask? It is a book designed to help you understand either a specific book of the Bible or a collection of books in the Bible. If you have a study Bible, the notes in it a usually a short version of what a full commentary is (although the ESV and NIVZSB are pretty commentaries in their own right). It is a book that should help you understand the literature, culture, and theology of a given book of the Bible. That last point is somewhat disputed when it comes to commentaries that are more technical. That is, those commentaries tend to go into extensive detail on the literary, cultural, and historical side of things, but do not always terminate in explaining the theological message of the book.
Commentaries come in many shapes and sizes. They also tend to get published in series. Some of these are specific to the Old or New Testament, and some are for the entire Bible. The website that I like to gather recommendations from categories commentaries as either devotional, pastoral, or technical. This is roughly a beginner, intermediate, advanced kind of categorization, although the difference has to do more with focus. The devotional commentary is more for the average person who just wants to understand the book of the Bible better as part of their own personal growth and study. The pastoral commentary is generally more for pastors and teachers of the Bible, and goes into more detail in places. The technical commentary is for pastors and professors and as you might imagine, goes into even more detail, often focusing more on literary and cultural dimensions and less on the theological ones.
A couple of years ago, I put together a series of posts with my recommend commentaries for each book of the Bible. Here are the Old Testament lists:
- Overview
- Old Testament Backgrounds
- The Pentateuch
- The Former Prophets
- The Latter Prophets
- The Writings
The post on Old Testament Backgrounds gives a good orientation to both the background of the Old Testament and how to select commentaries on it. After I finished the series, I collated my recommendations into a single post, which you can read here.
Here are the New Testament lists:
- Gospels and Acts
- Paul's Letters: Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Thessalonians
- Paul's Letters: Prison and Pastorals
- General Letters
There isn't a corresponding New Testament backgrounds post, but this is a similar type of post. Along with all of this, you can read my reviews of specific commentaries, although they are rarely very in depth.


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