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Fishing, that's what we did a lot of as kids growing up in Chillicothe.
Fishing, that's what we did a lot of as kids growing up in Chillicothe. No video games to play; not much to see on a B/W TV back then. We just had to make our own fun. When we wanted to go fishing we would have to find a place to dig up worms.
One of the best places for finding fishing worms was on the banks of a little creek at the east end of First and Brunswick. It was not a real creek but more like a water drainage ditch when it rained.
Back then in our end of town many of the houses had no city sewer connections; their waste water ran into that little ditch. Now I can tell you the name we called it back then, Sh** Creek. Well, that was what everyone called it, we would laugh every time we said it. That ditch had rich green worms from the waste.
My sister and I didn't see each other to often back then, we would have a lot of fun when we did. I was always excited when I was around her, she was my big sister.
One time we were in that smelly old ditch and as I was digging, I was a good digger with a potato fork. I swung it back like a shovel and popped her in the mouth. It broke her front tooth as you see in the picture. That's when I learned you don't want to make your older sister mad!
After we would get our worms our parents would take us to an old river bed just outside of town. One was called Patterson Slew just southwest of town, Bear Lake was just across the Grand river from that. Then there was a slew out on Hwy 170 across the Thompson river to the south, I have forgotten its name. Everything was called by the property owners name back then. We would bring home old yellow belly mud cats by the stringer full.
Once in a while we would catch a carp and the fight was on. Most of the time it would break our line.
As you see memories of your childhood are short but they last forever. Remember to make a few new ones every chance you get. Today my sister, who lives in Kansas City, and I watch our kids and grandkids grow up making their own memories.
We cherish the good things we see in their life and forget the bad. We can only hope they do the same with us.
In case you may have missed DB's first post on this topic, I am enclosing my copy of that as well.
Gone Fishing I by Danny Batson·
The Red Ball Truck Stop on old Hwy 36 West was one busy place growing up in the 50's and 60's. Some of our readers may recall that behind the Red Ball was a big pond with an island in the middle. It was built to be a "pay to fish" place originally. By the time I was old enough to ride my bike there, it was just a fishing hole open to everyone for free.
The only problem was the fish in the pond were mostly Buffalo, a close kin and brother to the Carp. They would not bite on earth worms or dough bait; we had to snag them with a big treble hook---at least that was what we thought at the time. Being snake infested, we would hardly ever swim in his pond. From time to time, the Grand River would flood the bottoms and would "restock" the pond and bring in more variety. Then we were able to catch some fish that would bite on bait. Buffalo fish or not, It was a kid's paradise.
I remember my buddies and I built a raft to get to the island. Since it was the first time we had ever built one they always sank until we finally got it right. The gallon jugs we used were not enough to make it float, so we had to find bigger and more effective flotation devices. What we could find for free, we used. Our makeshift raft could only carry one of us at a time, so we found a piece of rope and rigged it up like a ferry.
Later on, the owner (Donaldson's manufacturing) started dumping sheet metal scrapes into it so as to fill it in. These jagged scraps were usually in the shape of half-moons and circles, perfect flying saucers for boys. We would have wars with them, a very dangerous game then and now. We would hide behind the dump piles and throw them at each other. Yes, we cut ourselves sometimes but that didn't stop us from playing every day.
Let's get back to the ever present Buffalo fish; we figured out how to "catch" them in quantity. We searched for small glass jars with lids, Remember those tube-like Alka-Seltzer bottles? Well they were the best size for our new fishing method. Back then, I had access to carbide, it was used in miner's lights and old style welding equipment. Trager's Welding shop (next door to us on Leeper Street) had a carbide style welder.
We would fill the bottles half full of water, quickly drop in four or five small pieces of carbide and throw it into the water near where the fish were piping. With carbide you had to be fast because it works just like dynamite, only without a fuse! Some of our homemade grenades would explode inflight and we would hit the ground fast because of the flying glass. If we threw it at just the right time, it would explode under the water with a loud "whump" and the water would shoot up and the fish would float to the top.
We even had people buy some from us as carried a wagon full of buffalo fish home. That kind of fishing is illegal now. It probably was back then as well. If our parents knew what kind of stuff we did as kids, they would have killed us. What they didn't know didn't hurt them, or our butts.
Finally, I will tell you this one fact right now. It was not us who burnt the little building down on the island.


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Illness and Behavior
Yesterday was a very rough day for Cody. When he got up he seemed to be fine. But it wasn't long before he started having behavior issues. Grumbles and groans started to emerge. Then he began hitting his head. Trying to get him to tell us what was wrong was useless. And no amount of warnings of consequences if he didn't stop did any good whatsoever. But sometimes behavior issues are indicative of something more than a bad mood.
When Stephen arrived they began their chores as usual. Cody continued to engage in negative talk and acting out. I intervened at that point and told him a timeout was in order. He sat on the sofa for five minutes and seemed to calm down. So he and Stephen went on their outing as usual.
A couple hours later they arrived back home. Stephen promptly asked for some Tylenol. Cody had done nothing but complain the entire time they were gone and this left Stephen with a headache.
They struggled through the rest of the day, but it was less than productive. This was a very off day for Cody, and poor Stephen was at a loss as to what to do.
Stephen went home and we went about our normal routines, cooking and cleaning, taking showers and attempting to settle in for the night. Cody was still no happy camper.
When it was time to go to bed, Cody was more than happy to get there. But I could hear him getting up and down over and over again to use the restroom. That's when it dawned on me that perhaps he had a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI).
Communication barriers like this are extremely frustrating—not only to the individual with autism, but to families and caregivers as well. It's so easy to assume that behavior issues that arise because of them are just acting out and that redirecting or a stern talking to should rectify the problem. When typically useful behavior management techniques don't work, everyone is left frustrated and confused. And when the parent or caregiver finally figures out there is physical discomfort at the heart of the matter, you are often left feeling about two inches tall.
But how do we overcome this kind of scenario? It's important to those in charge of caring for a person who has difficulty communicating not to beat themselves up when they miss the mark on what the real issue was all along. Instead, use this experience to learn and think in terms of pre-emptive strikes for future events like this. Don't automatically assume that a bad attitude is at the root of bad behavior.
Watch for signs and symptoms that may indicate an illness or unseen injury. I learned that sometimes when Cody hits his head it is because he has a headache. Sometimes his grumbles and groans are a sign of lack of sleep the night before. Once, he kept procrastinating when I told him to come upstairs. It would have been very easy to write that off to inattention or being lackadaisical. But upon closer examination I noticed him limping. A trip to the doctor and an x-ray later we learned he had fractured the metatarsal bone in his right foot. Imagine how I would have felt, had I not been paying attention then!
As always, continue to work with these individuals on proper communication. Use visuals and practice this part of communication on a frequent basis. Cody and I have a ritual we do when I see certain behaviors beginning to surface. I start at the top and work my way down. "Cody, do you have a headache?" "Cody does your neck hurt?" And I continue on from there.
One thing I haven't often thought about asking him, however, is whether it hurts when he goes to the bathroom. We tend to think of UTIs as a problem unique to women, but men can get them too. (At the time of this writing, we haven't found out if Cody has one.)
Being unable to verbalize pain creates a difficult situation. But looking beyond the surface of inappropriate behaviors to find hidden clues of illness or discomfort may just save everyone a lot of unnecessary grief and heartache in the long run.


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Preliminary PlanningThe location and design of your deck should be influenced by several factors:
Decks originally gained popularity as a way of adding outdoor living space on hillside lots. However, many decks today are built on level ground where they offer firm, dry footing close to the home.
- *Anticipated use (private sunbathing, large parties, family relaxation, outdoor cooking)
- *Air currents (allow flow of gentle breezes, block out prevailing winds)
- *Existing structure (should be compatible)
- *Sunlight (desire sun or shade)
- *Privacy (screen certain areas, avoid street noise, landscaping)
- *View (emphasizes a good view, mask a poor one)
- *Safety (children or grandchildren, senior citizens)
- *Access to home (adjoin kitchen, living room or bedroom)
- *Terrain (elevated deck, ground level, split level)
- *Other personal needs and preferences
Decks can be built just inches high or elevated will above the ground. They may be freestanding or attached to the home or other building. They can even be built in a second-story above a garage, carport, or other roofed structure.
It's important; of course, to make certain the deck does not seal access to any utility or drainage lines. If you aren't sure of the location or depth of buried electric, telephone, gas, water or sewer lines, it's a good idea to ask your utilities.
Keep in mind how you intend to use your deck. Will it accommodate benches, lounge chairs, perhaps a table for outdoor dining? How many people will be using the deck at any given time? These are elements which must be considered in planning for proper size and design.
Once you have decided on the basic size, shape and location of your deck, check local building codes. You may find that there are restrictions as to height and size within your sub-division or community. A construction permit will probably be needed, but don't apply for one until you've finalized your planning.
Don't order any lumber or start work until you're sure that your plans meet local requirements. The information provided here should meet any local codes, but you will need to check to see if there are any particular requirements in your town.
Construction tipsHere are some additional suggestions that may help you in building your deck.
- Always nail a thinner member to a thicker member.
- Drive nails at a slight angle toward each other for greater holding power.
- When toenailing, stagger opposing nails so they pass each other.
- Nails and other hardware should be hot-dipped zinc-coated (galvanized) or equally well-protected material. Otherwise, weather may cause them to rust, leaving streaks on your deck.
- For maximum holding power, use ring- or spiral-shank nails. They can help reduce warping of lumber.
- To reduce splitting, when nailing close the the edge of a board, drill a pilot hole about three quarters the diameter of the nail. For dense or brittle wood, blunt the points by striking them carefully with a hammer. Blunt nails cut through; sharp ones pry apart.
- Place nails no close to the edge than about half the board thickness and no closer to the end than the thickness of the board. When nailing closer to the edge, pre-drill holes.
- Use 16d nails on nominal two-inch decking. Use two at each joint with 2 x 4's laid flat; use three for 2 x 6's laid flat.
- Mill ends may not be square. Resquare and trim the ends. Take this step into consideration when figuring lengths and finished deck size. IT is a good idea to leave all the deck boards slightly longer than the finished size and cut them all to the final dimension after they are all nailed down.
- With lag screws, use flat washer under head.
- Use washers under nut and head of machine bolts and just under nut of carriage bolts.
- Wear gloves to help avoid splinters.
- Tops of upright structurals and joist ends should be beveled to a 30 to 45 degree angle for drainage to minimize moisture (see fig. 18, page 11). While pressure-treated wood resists end rot, it remains subject to splitting, checking and chipping caused by moisture-induced swelling and subsequent shrinkage, therefore sealing the deck is a good idea to protect the surface.
- When staining wood, follow the manufacturers' instructions. Wood should be dry for best results.
- Remember, you are about to do finish work, not rough framing. The results will be visible for years to come. There is no substitute for good construction techniques and workmanship. (This is not intended to scare you, just remind you.)
DESIGNDecks consist of six parts: footings, posts, beams, joists, decking and railing. In planning for these you have three basic considerations: function, structural stability, and appearance.
The aesthetics of your deck will probably be most noticeable in your choice of railing and decking, but the location of posts and beams can have a major effect on the appearance of a raised deck.
In almost every instance, your choice lies between several small pieces of lumber or comparatively fewer large ones. A railing, for example, may be held by 2 x 4 posts spaced every 16 inches or less, or it may have 4 x 4 posts capped by a 2 x 6 spaced as far apart as eight feet. (Note: a 2 x 4 isn't always 2" x 4". Actual size of finished dry lumber is typically 1/2 inch smaller than the nomimal size.
Your best guide at this stage is to look at various deck plans and inspect decks completed by friends and neighbors to help decide what you like best.
Choosing decking lumber presents similar alternatives. A popular choice is 2-inch thick lumber in widths of 4 or 6 inches. These can be alternated to make more interesting patterns. There is also 5/4 decking, which has rounded (bullnosed) edges to give the deck boards a more finished, softer look.
Develop your own design using the tables and information that follow. Clicking on the table reference will bring you to the table page. There will be an easy return link back to here on the table page. Take a look at the Tables 1 through 5. The figures given are for maximum spans using pressure-treated wood. Inferior grade wood will not safely span the distances in these tables. More on how to use the tables will follow below.
The design and construction information presented here is for normal usage. If special loading conditions are anticipated or unusual circumstances exist, consult a competent designer.
SUPPORTING A DECKElevated decks have generally been supported by 4x4 and 6x6 solid timber posts. Under a properly designed deck, these can provide very satisfactory support. Deck posts support the deck above, they are its foundation. The first consideration, then, should be the ability of a post to support the structure and the people on it.
ACCESSORIES AND CONNECTORSSome of the special connectors and accessories that you should be familiar with are:
Make sure all connectors, nails, screws, bolts and related hardware are hot-dipped zinc-coated or otherwise rustproof. Remember, pressurized wood will remain in serviceable condition long after ordinary nails and connectors have been weakened by corrosion. Rust will also cause unsightly stains. The same conditions that cause untreated wood to rot also cause metal to rust.
- Lag screws
- Expansion bolt (for bolting into the cement foundation, if necessary)
- Carriage bolt
- spiral nails
- ring shank nails
- joist hangers
- post fasteners (to fasten a wooden post to a cement footer)
USE THESE TABLES TO HELP PLAN YOUR DECKLet's say that your deck will extend eight feet from the house and be 14 ft. long. If it is to be just above ground level, there's little need for a railing. However, higher decks call for a sturdy railing.
Table 1 shows the appropriate beam size. For example, the distance between the house and the beam is 8 ft. Using (2)2x12's as your beam members allows a span of 7 ft. between posts, a convenient figure for a deck 14 ft. long. A beam can be built up from two small pieces either nailed together or placed a few inches apart on either side of a post. Be sure you have a post under any joints in your beams.
To calculate the size post needed, multiply the beam spacing (eight ft.) by the post spacing (7 ft.). This gives you the load area-56 square feet. Table 2 shows that for a load area less than 72 sq. ft. and a post height under 6 ft, a 4 x 4 post is adequate.
Decking in this example will be a 2 x 6 boards, laid flat. Table 3 shows the safe spans for the decking.
Now refer to Table 4. As in our example, your joists must span the 8 ft. between the house and the outer beam. That can be achieved with 2 x 8 joists spaced 24 inches apart. To avoid any springiness in your deck, however, you should design with joists 16 inches apart.
If a railing is desired, refer to Table 5 to determine proper post sizes and spacing requirements. Be sure to check your local code here since the space between balusters is usually specified to be sure the small heads of children can not get stuck between them.
EstimatingAfter deciding the type, shape and size of deck you'll build, the next step is to estimate the materials you'll need. If you use a ready-made design, and the materials list is provided, this work is already done for you. But if you design your own deck, or use a variation from a standard plan, you'll have to estimate material requirements. In estimating, it's better to overestimate since you can always use any excess material in other projects, such as benches or planter boxes. There is nothing worse than running out of material and dashing off to the lumber yard before they close (hopefully) right in the middle of the project. (On the other hand, you may just looking for a break!)
First, draw a simple sketch of the deck; decking, rails, footings, posts and beams. Sketch the deck to scale, perhaps �" per foot. To save money, stick to standard lumber sizes and lengths to the fullest extent possible. For example, deck boards are usually stocked 2 x 4, 2,x 6, or 5/4 x 6 inch and 8, 10, 12,14 and 16 foot lengths. I usually keep a sale flier from the lumber yard handy to be sure I know what sizes of lumber stock. For the decking, calculate using actual dimensions (5 � for a 6 in boards) and don't allow for spacing between boards. (More on that later, but I recommend little or no gap between the boards).
We present the second part of this article with step by step instructions in How To Build A Deck Part 2.


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A sweet solution to the nation's energy dependence may be a good fit for Texas farmers.
"Sweet sorghum is a promising renewable fuels crop for our producers," says Texas A&M Extension agronomist Juerg Blumenthal.
Blumenthal spoke at a recent renewable fuels conference in Belton, Texas, and said if the country wants to reach its optimistic energy goals and independence we have "to go beyond the current standard of grain to ethanol."
He said forage and sweet sorghums may help bridge the gap.
"We can make energy from many bio-mass sources," Blumenthal said. But sweet sorghum provides a liquid crop for fuel. Ethanol plants extract the juice to make fuel. It's a sugar to energy source instead of a celulosic source, which is a bit more complicated.
He said sorghum fits well into a Texas cropping system for several reasons.
· It offers high yield potential.
· Texas farmers have experience producing sorghums.
· It is a water efficient crop. "We have a conflict if we use a lot of energy to irrigate to produce energy."
· The harvest technology and equipment is already in place.
Blumenthal has researched several types of forage and sweet sorghum hybrids and will look at some exotic sorghum germplasm in the future.
He said one advantage of some sorghum hybrids is that they are not photoperiod sensitive. "They will flower when daylight is less than 13 hours a day."
His primary goal was to evaluate forage and sweet sorghums for bioenergy production in Central and East Texas. He used small plots on the Texas A&M farm in the Brazos Bottoms and conducted both dryland and irrigated trials.
He used 100 pounds of nitrogen initially and applied another 100 pounds after the first cutting. "Another advantage to sorghum in Texas is the second crop," he said. "In some areas we may be able to get a third cutting."
Blumenthal used atrazine for weed control and sprayed one or two times for armyworms, primarily to control pests in the second crop. "We make the first cut in July and make one or two treatments on the second crop," Blumenthal said.
Lodging problems
He said sudangrass and sorghum sudangrass showed some lodging problems with the first harvest. "The photoperiod sensitive lines stood up well. And lodging was not an issue in the second crop because growth slowed."
The first crop, photoperiod sensitive and sweet sorghums, averaged as much as 7.5 tons of dry matter. The second crop yielded 60 percent to 70 percent of the first crop. "That's still as much as five tons of corn," Blumenthal said. "We also saw a response to irrigation."
He said sugar production potential is significant with juice yield up to 15 tons per acre.
"Sweet sorghum juice production was very high; sugar content of the photoperiod sensitive sorghums was less."
He said the sweet sorghum produced "an impressive second crop."
Ethanol yield from the first cutting averaged 200 gallon per acre with the second crop "still high but less than 150 gallons per acre."
Blumenthal said the highest yield in the trial was 12.4 tons of dry matter per acre. Highest ethanol production came from sweet sorghum and hit 395 gallons per acre. He said that production would equal about 147 bushels of corn per acre with a conversion efficiency of 2.7 gallons per bushel."
"Sweet sorghum production exceeds the average yield for irrigated corn, 125 bushels per acre. We figure 12.8 tons of dry matter equals a 294-bushel per acre corn crop.
He said sorghum production makes more sense for East and Central Texas than a biomass crop such as switchgrass, which performs better in the plains. "Sorghum fits better into our production systems," he said. "With switchgrass, producers have to commit to multiple years."
Sorghum allows growers yearly options.
"Sorghum seems to be a good fit for Texas."
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KIEV, Ukraine—Gunfire erupted in central Kiev on Thursday morning, just hours after the government and demonstrators had reached a tentative truce overnight to end an outburst of violence that had left dozens dead.
Witnesses said protesters broke through police lines in Kiev's Independence Square and were moving toward parliament. It wasn't immediately clear which side had broken the truce. Russia's Interfax news agency reported that the Ukrainian parliament building was being urgently evacuated, citing a member of parliament. A statement on the parliament's website said sessions had been canceled there for the rest of the week.
Ambulances were seen rushing to the scene and cafes in the center had been turned into triage areas. The bodies of at least two people who appeared to be dead were seen being carried back to Independence Square by demonstrators. Scores of injured people were also seen being carried away on stretchers.
The continued clashes come amid a spasm of violence that has rocked Ukraine since late November, when Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych walked away from a trade partnership agreement with the European Union in favor of closer ties to Moscow. Pro-Western protesters flooded the streets and took control of Kiev's central square, known as Maidan, and several surrounding buildings.
Three EU foreign ministers—from Germany, France and Poland—were scheduled to meet with representatives on both sides ahead of an emergency EU meeting in Brussels to consider sanctions against those responsible for the recent violence in Ukraine. There were conflicting reports whether a meeting with Yanukovych at the presidential palace had been canceled or moved to a safer location.
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Since 2006, I have a saying, "I'm gonna put that on a shirt."
Well, I finally put something on a shirt!
I partnered with Fresh Factory, the same local online store that sells the SOFTEST Pirates raglan ever, to offer two Burghy shirts inspired by my site. All of the proceeds I receive from Fresh Factory from the sales of these shirts will be donated to Genre's Kids With Cancer Fund, a local 501c3 organization dedicated to helping Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh families through the fight against childhood cancer. Plus Fresh Factory is throwing in some money too, bringing the total of $10 of each shirt sold will go to the Fund.
The first shirt is the vintage-looking I Brake for Tunnels shirt, because even if you don't WANT to brake for tunnels, here in Pittsburgh there is a 90% chance that you will be forced to brake for a tunnel because of all the other jagoffs out there braking for tunnels.
This is not just a cotton shirt. This is a tri-blend, so it retains shape. You can click here to purchase the shirt, which runs a bit small, so girls, if you order a small or extra-small, it will have a girl fit. Remember to use code "CHURCH" at checkout to get 10% off and so Fresh Factory knows to flag that shirt as a referral from my site, which makes sure Genre's Fund will get the money.
The second shirt is "Jagoffs Make Me Stabby," because anyone who has ever encountered a jagoff on the Parkway knows how stabby one can get.
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Let us consider cats, specifically house cats.
In an effort to be official about it, I dug out my "Encyclopedia Americana" and looked them up. There followed columns of information, more than I ever wanted to know.
Beginning with a statement that cats are a predatory mammal of the family felidae, they proceeded for eight columns (and two pages of pictures) of this small animal. The writer obviously had studied them closely.
First she went through all the Latin names for varieties in Europe, the Far East, North and South Africa, and Latin America.
At long last, she got to those of the U.S.
It's the kind of thing that has you glancing up at your fur-bearing animal, asleep in a chair, and thinking, "Is that you?" Not included in her listing were scores of tales of cats and the things they have done, the books written about them, and their singular personalities.
I used to think that cats were cats – you know, fur and purr and some claws. But over the years, they have taught me differently. They are emotional, temperamental, and know how to be differentially disobedient and capable of deep affection.
I think of one pictured in a magazine that had sort of adopted the family baby (age 6 or 8 months) and would put up with any roughhousing the child unconsciously did.
They learn, not necessarily to stay off the counter, but not to get caught being there.
I have heard of those who brought anything they killed to their humans before tasting it themselves.
More important is the encyclopedia's report that many societies in various parts of the world have learned that they needed to keep cats for rodent control of their crops.
They can be fiercely defensive of kittens, as most animals are of their young. Are you keeping track of yours and the things the encyclopedia claims for him/her?
People and animals form close relationships, and there are thousands of stories out there of touching things that have occurred between them.
I was startled when the encyclopedia claimed that early varieties of cat go back to the Oligocene time. I'd heard of he saber-tooth tiger, a giant cat out of geologic history, but this older claim was a surprise.
They have found skeletons of the saber-tooth, but I've never seen any indication of what this old monster must have looked like.
Somewhere I read that the biggest cat of our time is the tiger. The lion is big, but a lot of that is hair.
Each species has its place in the scheme of things, and if any of them were to disappear and upset the balance of things in nature, there could be trouble.
The house cat cannot claim to be preserving crops for farmers, but you know what?
With two of them resident in my house, I an not troubled with mice.
Elizabeth Widel is a columnist for The Chronicle. This is the 2,851st column in a series. She may be reached at 509-826-1110.
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webinars (i.e. online seminars) and the occasional live streaming from conferences.
One medium that most genealogists aren't likely familiar with is internet radio. Genealogists are active there too. The programs broadcast on internet radio can be educational but they are often informational or newsy. Most are in a talk show format and include discussions or interviews. They can be a refreshing change from the more typical offerings.
The internet radio shows featured here are all broadcast on Blog Talk Radio. The shows are presented live and streamed across the internet to the general public. That means anyone in the world with a fast enough internet connection can tune in. Simply click on the link for the show at the time of the live broadcast and your default broadcast player will play the show for you. Of course, speakers or a headset are a must for being able to hear the audio.
If you can't listen live, tune in afterward and listen to the broadcast as a replay in podcast format. Your experience won't be any different unless of course the show host is taking live callers or giving away prizes. You won't be able to participate in that after the fact.
You may be wondering what the difference is between an internet radio show and a podcast. Internet radio shows are broadcast live and have the ability to interact with a live audience. Podcasts are pre-recorded. Live internet radio shows are converted to podcasts after the live episode so they provide the best of both worlds.
Here are the Blog Talk Radio Genealogy shows that are currently available (check their websites for upcoming schedules and on-demand archived broadcasts):
The Forget-Me-Not Hour with Jane Wilcox
Jane Wilcox hosts an hour long genealogy show every two weeks. She typically interviews one guest and covers a theme during each show. The shows cover a broad range of genealogical topics that are of general interest to most genealogists.
Research at the National Archives & Beyond with Bernice Bennett
Bernice Bennett's genealogy radio show airs weekly on Thursday nights at 9pm EST and covers a broad range of genealogical topics with a particular emphasis on African American genealogy. Her shows runs about 90 minutes and she regularly features guests.
My Society presented by the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS)
This show is presented twice a month on Saturdays at 2pm EST. The show is geared toward providing help and ideas for genealogical societies. The hosts are either Thomas MacEntee or Randy Whited. The show features one or more guests.
Anita Talks Genealogy with Anita Wills
Anita Talks Genealogy, which focuses on African American genealogy, airs every Wednesday and Friday from 7:00-8:00pm EST. The show features guests and the live audience is encouraged to call in during the show.
Fieldstone Common with Marian Pierre-Louis
Fieldstone Common is an hour long show every Thursday at 1:00pm EST. It focuses on history and genealogy in New England and northeastern United States. The show features interviews with historical stakeholders such as historians, genealogists, curators, archivists, archaeologists and much more. Door prizes are given out each week during the live episode.
GeneaBloggers with Thomas MacEntee
This show is no longer presenting live episodes but there are numerous archived episodes from its run from February 2011 to April 2012. The 90-minute show hosted by Thomas MacEntee featured two or three guests and timely discussion topics.
Photo Credit: photo by visual.dichotomy and used under the creative commons license.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Round-Up of Genealogy Internet Radio Shows
Posted by Marian Pierre-Louis at 1:16 PM
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- AnonymousSeptember 11, 2012 at 10:40 PM
Lisa Louise Cooke has been hosting Genealogy Gems podcasts for the past several years: http://genealogygemspodcast.com/ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes and there are a lot of great genealogy podcasts. This post is dealing specifically with live radio shows. I will be featuring genealogy podcasters at a later time.Delete
Hi Marian,ReplyDelete
If you need some help getting your podcasts on air or with the streaming aspect please let me know. I will take a look at blogtalkradio.
Maruan, thanks so much for this excellent list of live Internet radio shows for genealogist!ReplyDelete
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Phantom limb syndrome is the perception of sensations, including pain, in a limb that has been amputated. People with this condition have feelings in the limb as if it were still attached to their body. This is because the brain continues to receive messages from nerves that carried impulses from the missing limb.
The exact cause of phantom limb syndrome is unknown. It is thought that the sensations are due to the brain's attempt to reorganize sensory information following the amputation. The brain must rewire itself to adjust to the changes in the body.
Risk Factors
Phantom limb syndrome is more common in adults than in children. Other factors that may increase your chance of developing phantom limb syndrome include:
- Preamputation pain
- A blood clot in the amputated limb
- Preamputation infection
- Previous damage to spinal cord or peripheral nerves that supplied the affected limb
- Traumatic amputation
- Type of anesthesia used during the amputation
Symptoms may occur in people who have had a limb removed and people who are born without a limb. The symptoms are perceived in a limb that does not exist.
Phantom limb syndrome may cause sensations of:
- Shooting, stabbing, piercing, or burning pain
- Pleasure
- An article of clothing or jewelry
- The limb still being attached and functioning normally
- Numbness, tickling, or cramping
Following an amputation, it is important to tell your doctor if you have pain or other sensations. Earlier treatment generally improves the chances of success.
There is no medical test to diagnose phantom pain. You will be asked about your medical history. A physical exam will be done. The doctor will want to know about the signs, symptoms, and circumstances that occurred before and after the removal of the limb. Diagnosis can be made based on your symptoms of any sensations from the missing limb.
Fortunately, most cases of phantom limb syndrome following amputation are brief and infrequent. For those people who suffer from persistent pain, treatment can be challenging. There is only limited data to support the following therapies.
Your doctor may recommend the following to help with your symptoms such as:
- Antidepressants
- Anticonvulsants
- Antipsychotics
- Prescription pain medication
- Muscle relaxers
Electrical Nerve Stimulation
In some cases, electrical nerve stimulation may be used. Examples include:
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)—a tiny electric current is sent through the skin to points on the nerve pathway
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation—a strong magnetic pulse is sent through the scalp into the brain
- Spinal cord stimulation—an electrode is inserted and a small electric current is delivered to the spinal cord to relieve pain
Other Approaches
- Regional sympathectomy—a surgical procedure that interrupts selected nerves near the spinal cord affecting the perception of localized pain
- Meditation and relaxation techniques
- Biofeedback
- Hypnosis
- Acupuncture
- Massage
- Exercise
To help reduce your chances of getting phantom limb syndrome, some believe that administering pain medication at the time of the amputation may prevent persistent pain afterward. The effectiveness of this approach has yet to be confirmed.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review BoardRimas Lukas, MD
- Review Date: 11/2017 -
- Update Date: 12/20/2014 -


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I was recently informed by a reader that the gender ratio numbers I posted in one of my BookExpo America reports, which I obtained from Rebecca Mead, were incorrect. In an effort to provide accurate information, I have conducted an independent audit on the three current New York Times daily book reviewers — Dwight Garner, Michiko Kakutani, and Janet Maslin — for the period between June 1, 2013 and May 30, 2014 using the Times's website. (It is also worth noting out that, in February 2014, Publishers Marketplace did a gender bias count for the whole of 2013. 30 of Janet Maslin's 80 reviews, or 37.5%, were female authors. 15 of Michiko Kakutani's 54 reviews, or 28%, were female authors.)
To get an appropriately detailed takeaway on Times gender bias, I have counted every book selected for coverage, whether a full review, a capsule, or a roundup. Please note that I have excluded obituaries, a gift guide that featured Garner's content (and Maslin's), as well as the three critics' favorite books of the year — as these are not bona-fide reviews. I have provided links to all reviews, along with the author, title, and author's gender. If a single book has multiple authors, I have used incremental values (.5 Male and .5 Female for a book co-written by a man and a woman, a full Male value for two male authors.) I have also emailed Garner and Maslin (Kakutani's email address is unknown) to give them an opportunity to dispute the tally, which I have checked twice, and in the event that I have somehow missed any of their reviews. With translated authors, I have counted the gender of the original author. With anthologies, I have counted the gender of the editor. (I realize that this leaves out contributors. But very often, the gender bias between editor and contributors correlates. For example, in the case of MFA vs. NYC, 60% of the contributors are men.)
As can be seen below, none of the three reviewers come anywhere close to gender parity. Dwight Garner is the most women-friendly of the three reviewers, but when the percentage is a mere 34.1%, one has to wonder how a publication can operate with such a egregious gender bias in 2014. Maslin is behind Garner at 31.3%. Kakutani is the most casually sexist of the trio at 30.6%.
The below study is, to my knowledge, the most detailed effort to examine a long-standing problem at the Times, one that Garner, Kakutani, and Maslin, and their editors are all responsible for and refuse to discuss. Their choices, whether conscious or subconscious, have led a disproportionate amount of male writers to be represented in the Times's pages over the past year. I hope that these more accurate numbers lead to a constructive conversation on author gender bias in reviews, with efforts to rectify this imbalance. This is an important subject that public editor Margaret Sullivan has regrettably remained silent on. [UPDATE: As noted by Jennifer Weiner on Tuesday evening, Sullivan previously discussed the repeat review problem among male authors in 2013. Let us hope that she will opine on the gender bias issue that has been thoroughly documented by Rebecca Mead, Publishers Marketplace, and myself. I alerted Sullivan to this article by email and, as of Tuesday evening, have heard nothing back.]
[UPDATE: Andrew Krucoff helpfully points to a 1972 panel discussion with Nora Ephron. Ephron pointed out that 101 of 697 New York Times reviews, or 14.5%, between 1971 and 1972 were on books written by women. Compared against the 1956 Book Review, the figure was 107 of 725 reviews, or 14.5%.]
Dwight Garner
6/4/13: Tao Lin, Taipei (Male)
6/9/13: Charles Glass, The Deserters (Male)
6/13/13: Brendan I. Koerner, The Skies Belong to Us (Male)
6/18/13: Kenneth Goldsmith, Seven American Deaths and Disasters (Male)
6/25/13: Ahmir Thompson, Mo' Meta Blues (Male)
7/3/13: Margot Mifflin, Bodies of Subversion (Female)
7/9/13: Roberto Bolaño, Unknown University (Male)
7/11/13: Double review of Terry Eagleton (2 Males)
7/16/13: Robert Kolker, Lost Girls (Male)
7/18/13: The Complete Short Stories of James Purdy (Male)
7/23/13: Lawrence Osborne, The Wet and the Dry (Male)
7/30/13: Juan Gabriel Vásquez, The Sound of Things Falling (Male)
8/1/13: Tash Aw, Five Star Billionaire (Male)
8/7/13: Robert Wilson, Matthew Brady: Portraits of a Nation (Male)
8/15/13: Sophie Fontanel, The Art of Sleeping Alone: Why One French Woman Suddenly Gave Up Sex (Female)
8/18/13: Resisting the Siren Call of the Screen: 3 books; 2 Males, 3 Females.)
8/28/13: J.M. Coetzee, The Childhood of Jesus (Male)
9/9/13: Nicholson Baker, Traveling Sprinkler (Male)
9/12/13: Nate Jackson, Slow Getting Up (Male)
9/17/13: Jesmyn Ward, Men We Reaped (Female)
9/24/13: Allan Gurganus, Local Souls (Male)
9/26/13: Jill Lepore, Book of Ages (Female)
10/1/13: Karl Kraus, The Kraus Project (Male)
10/8/13: Wendy Lower, Hitler's Furies (Female)
10/10/13: Stanley Crouch, Kansas City Lightning (Male)
10/16/13: Rose George, Ninety Percent of Everything (Female)
10/24/13: James Wolcott, Critical Mass (Male)
10/29/13: Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy, The Siege (.5 Female, .5 Male)
11/5/13: Gregory Zuckerman, The Frackers (Male)
11/7/13: Dana Goodyear, Anything That Moves (Female)
11/12/13: Alexander Cockburn, A Colossal Wreck (Male)
11/19/13: Ari Shavit, My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel (Male)
11/21/13: Geordie Greig, Breakfast with Lucian (Male)
11/26/13: Retha Powers (editor), Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations (Female)
2/5/14: Joyce Carol Oates, Carthage (Female)
2/11/14: Malcolm Cowley, The Long Voyage (Male)
2/13/14: Marcel Theroux, Strange Bodies (Male)
2/20/14: Greg Kot, I'll Take You There (Male)
2/22/14: 5 Books to Take on Your Travels (Capsule piece: 3 male, 2 female)
2/25/14: Chad Harbach (editor), MFA vs. NYC (Male)
2/27/14: Juan Pablo Villalobos, Quesadillas (Male)
3/3/14: Dan Jenkins, His Ownself: A Semi-Memoir (Male)
3/10/14: Simon Schama, The Story of the Jews (Male)
3/13/14: Jolie Kerr, My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag…and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha (Female)
3/15/14: Molly Antopol, The UnAmericans (Female)
3/25/14: Teju Cole, Every Day is for the Thief (Male)
3/27/14: Leslie Jamison, The Empathy Exams (Female)
4/1/14: Lydia Davis, Can't and Won't (Female)
4/8/14: Adam Begley, Updike (Male)
4/15/14: Barbara Ehreinreich, Living with a Wild God (Female)
4/18/14: Theodore Rosengarten, All God's Dangers (Male)
4/22/14: Nina Stibbe, Love, Nina (Female)
4/25/14: Nikil Saval, Cubed (Male)
4/30/14: Lisa Robinson, There Goes Gravity (Female)
5/7/14: Ruth Reichl, Delicious! (Female)
5/9/14: Colson Whitehead, The Noble Hustle (Male)
5/15/14: Kai Bird, The Good Spy (Male)
5/27/14: Tom Robbins, Tibetan Peach Pie (Male)
5/28/14: Karl Ove Knausgaard, My Struggle (Male)
5/29/14: Patricia Lockwood, Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals (Female)
Male Writers: 45.5 writers (65.9%)
Female Writers: 23.5 writers (34.1%)
Michiko Kakutani
6/2/13: Jonathan Alter, The Center Holds (Male)
6/3/13: Anton DiSclafani, The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls (Female)
6/10/13: Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukie, Big Data (Male)
6/12/13: Lea Carpenter, Eleven Days (Female)
6/16/13: Curtis Sittenfeld, Sisterland (Female)
6/24/13: Brett Martin, Difficult Men (Male)
6/27/13: Colum McCann, TransAtlantic (Male)
7/1/13: Joseph J. Ellis, Revolutionary Summer (Male)
7/8/13: Stephen Grosz, The Examined Life (Male)
7/15/13: Jenni Fagan, The Panopticon (Female)
7/17/13: J.K. Rowling, The Cuckoo's Calling (Female)
7/28/13: David Gilbert, & Sons (Male)
8/12/13: Thurston Clarke, J.F.K.'s Last Hundred Days (Male)
8/21/13: A.A. Gill, To America with Love (Male)
8/25/13: David Shields and Shane Salerno, Salinger (Male)
9/5/13: Edwidge Danticat, Claire of the Sea Light (Female)
9/10/13: Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge (Male)
9/16/13: Norman Rush, Subtle Bodies (Male)
9/19/13: Jhumpa Lahiri, The Lowland (Female)
9/30/13: David Finkel, Thank You for Your Service (Male)
10/3/13: Dave Eggers, The Circle (Male)
10/7/13: Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch (Female)
10/14/13: William Boyd, Solo) (Male)
10/28/13: Brad Stone, The Everything Store (Male)
11/4/13: Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, Double Down (Male)
11/11/13: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bully Pulpit (Female)
11/18/13: Mike Tyson, The Undisputed Truth (Male)
11/25/13: Robert Stone, Death of the Black-Haired Girl (Male)
12/1/13: Robert Hilburn, Johnny Cash: The Life (Male)
12/9/13: Russell Banks, A Permanent Member of the Family (Male)
12/16/13: Bruce Wagner, The Empty Chair (Male)
1/6/14: Gary Shteyngart, Little Failure (Male)
1/8/14: Robert M. Gates, Duty (Male)
1/13/14: Chang-rae Lee, On Such a Full Sea (Male)
1/20/14: Jay Cantor, Forgiving the Angel (Male)
1/27/14: B.J. Novak, One More Thing (Male)
1/29/14: Jenny Offill, Dept. of Speculation (Female)
2/2/14: Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction (Female)
2/4/14: Luke Harding, The Snowden Files (Male)
2/6/14: Jonathan Allen & Amie Parnes, H R C (.5 Male, .5 Female)
2/17/14: Gregory Feifer, Russians: The People Behind the Power (Male)
2/19/14: Lorrie Moore, Bark (Female)
2/26/14: Phil Klay, Deployment (Male)
3/3/14: Dinaw Mengestu, All Our Names (Male)
3/24/14: Scott Eyman, John Wayne: The Life and Legend (Male)
3/31/14: Francesca Marciano, The Other Language (Female)
4/3/14: Karen Russell, "Sleep Donation" (Female)
4/15/14: Mona Simpson, Casebook (Female)
4/18/14: David Grimm, Citizen Canine (Male)
4/28/14: Michael Cunningham, The Snow Queen (Male)
5/6/14: Roz Chast, Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (Female)
5/12/14: Timothy F. Geithner, Stress Test (Male)
5/13/14: Glenn Greenwald, No Place to Hide (Male)
5/20/14: Edward St. Aubyn, Lost for Words (Male)
Male Writers: 37.5 writers (69.4%)
Female Writers: 16.5 writers (30.6%)
Janet Maslin
6/6/13: Summer Roundup (16 books: 13 Males, 3 Females)
6/17/13: Carl Hiaasen, Bad Monkey (Male)
6/19/13: Phillipp Meyer, The Son (Male)
6/23/13: Lionel Shriver, Big Brother (Female)
6/26/13: Rebecca Lee, Bobcat (Female)
6/30/13: Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians (Male)
7/14/13: Mark Kurlansky, Ready for a Brand New Beat (Male)
7/10/13: Gabriel Roth, The Unknowns (Male)
7/14/13: Charlie Huston, Skinner (Male)
7/22/13: Michael Paterniti, The Telling Room (Male)
7/24/13: David Rakoff, Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish (Male)
8/6/13: Jeff Guinn, Manson (Male)
8/6/13: Boris Kachka, Hothouse (Male)
8/14/13: Marisha Pessl, Night Film (Female)
8/26/13: Samantha Shannon, The Bone Season (Female)
8/29/13: Lee Child, Never Go Back (Male)
9/1/13: Samantha Geimer, The Girl (Female)
9/2/13: Andrea Barrett, Archangel (Female)
9/4/13: Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr., Empty Mansions (Male)
9/8/13: Scott Anderson, Lawrence in Arabia (Male)
9/11/13: Jonathan Lethem, Dissident Gardens (Male)
9/15/13: Stephen King, Doctor Sleep (Male)
9/18/13: Richard Dawkins, An Appetite for Wonder (Male)
9/29/13: Elizabeth Gilbert, The Signature of All Things (Female)
10/2/13: Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath (Male)
10/6/13: Alice McDermott, Someone (Female)
10/9/13: Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell, The Disaster Artist (Male)
10/13/13: Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Female)
10/15/13: Henry Bushkin, Johnny Carson (Male)
10/23/13: Eleanor Catton, The Luminaries (Female)
10/30/13: John Grisham, Sycamore Row (Male)
11/6/13: Sam Wasson, Fosse (Male)
11/10/13: Russell Shorto, Amsterdam (Male)
11/13/13: Victoria Wilson, A Life of Barbara Stanwyck (Female)
11/17/13: Theresa Schwegel, The Good Boy (Female)
11/20/13: Anjelica Houston, A Story Lately Told (Female)
11/24/13: Jane Ridley, Heir Apparent (Female)
11/27/13: Gigi Levangie, Seven Deadlies (Female)
12/2/13: Donald Fagen, Eminent Hipsters (Male)
12/8/13: Michael Connelly, The Gods of Guilt (Male)
12/11/13: Mark Lewisohn, Tune In (Male)
12/15/13: Bob Brier, Egyptomania (Male)
12/19/13: Christopher Fowler, The Invisible Code (Male)
12/22/13: Ann Patchett, This is the Story of a Happy Marriage (Female)
12/25/13: Robert Evans, The Fat Lady Sang (Male)
12/29/13: Okey Ndibe, Foreign Gods, Inc. (Male)
1/2/14: Nicholas Griffin, Ping-Pong Diplomacy (Male)
1/19/14: Gabriel Sherman, The Loudest Voice in the Room (Male)
1/22/14: Rachel Joyce, Perfect (Female)
1/26/14: Jennifer Senior, All Joy and No Fun (Female)
2/3/14: Robert Harris, An Officer and a Spy (Male)
2/10/14: Matthew Quick, The Good Luck of Right Now (Male)
2/16/14: Laura Lippmann, After I'm Gone (Female)
2/23/14: Blake Bailey, The Splendid Things We Planned (Male)
3/5/14: Chris Pavone, The Accident (Male)
3/6/14: Benjamin Black, The Black-Eyed Blonde (Male)
3/9/14: Nikolas Butler, Shotgun Lovesongs (Male)
3/12/14: Olen Steinhauer, The Cairo Affair (Male)
3/17/14: Walter Kirn, Blood Will Out (Male)
3/19/14: Bob Mankoff, How About Never — Is Never Good for You? (Male)
3/23/14: Holly George-Warren, A Man Called Destruction (Female)
3/26/14: Jean Hanff Korelitz, You Should Have Known (Female)
4/1/14: Michael Lewis, Flash Boys (Male)
4/4/14: Boyd Varty, Cathedral of the Wild (Male)
4/8/14: Emma Donoghue, Frog Music (Female)
4/11/14: Francine Prose, Lovers at the Chameleon Club (Female)
4/17/14: The Selected Letters of Elia Kazan (Male)
4/24/14: Hisham D. Aidi, Rebel Music (Male)
4/29/14: Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See (Male)
5/2/14: Howard Norman, Next Life Might Be Kinder (Male)
5/5/14: David Kinney, The Dylanologists (Male)
5/23/14: Summer Roundup (14 books: 8 Males, 6 Females)
Male Writers: 68 writers (68.7%)
Female Writers: 31 writers (31.3%)


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Romanian president urges gold mine law scrapped
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's president has called on the government to withdraw legislation it sent to parliament that could let a planned Canadian-run gold mine go ahead. The mine has been criticized over its use of cyanide in the extraction process.
President Traian Basescu said Monday it would be unconstitutional for the legislature to pass a law pertaining to a private company. He called on state agencies to take responsibility for the controversial mine in Rosia Montana, a small town in northwest Romania.
Thousands of protesters had marched Sunday through Bucharest against the mine and Canadian mining company Gabriel Resources, accusing authorities of trying to sell off Romania's assets too cheaply. It would be the biggest gold mine in Europe.
Supporters say the mine would bring jobs and investment to a deprived area.


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Depositor Haircuts: The New Normal
By Stephen Lendman
On March 29, Cyprus Mail said banks opened Thursday. They did so amid calm.
Long lines queued. People waited patiently. A feared stampede didn't materialize. Whether it's the calm before the storm remains to be seen.
Looting Cypriot bank accounts reflects the new normal. It set a precedent. It did so for Europe. More on that below.
Wall Street banks operate the same way. So did MF Global.
Grand theft reflects official policy. Money is made the old-fashioned way. It's stolen. Nothing's done to stop it. Corrupt politicians and regulators permit it. They do so for benefits they derive.
Scamming investors is commonplace. Goldman Sachs derisively calls them "muppets."
MF Global's CEO Jon Corzine formerly headed Goldman Sachs. He looted customer accounts. He did so brazenly.
He used client money to speculate. More went for internal purposes. Much went to cover debt obligations and losses. Top firm executives made millions. They did so at customers' expense.
Financial reform accomplished nothing. Grand theft is institutionalized. Europe's no different from America. Anything goes is policy.
Banks deposits were considered safe. No longer. Eurocrats changed things. Euro Group head Jeroen Dijsselbloem explained.
Expect more wealth extracted from depositors. Cyprus established a template. Bank accounts in other troubled economies aren't safe.
"If there is a risk in a bank, our first question should be 'Okay, what are you in the bank going to do about that," he asked? "What can you do to recapitalize yourself?' "
"If the bank cant do it, then we'll talk to the shareholders and the bondholders. We'll ask them to contribute in recapitalizing the bank, and if necessary the uninsured deposit holders."
"The consequences may be that its the end of story, and that is an approach that I think, now that we are out of the heat of the crisis, we should take."
In late February, ECB Executive Board member Benoit Coeure suggested raiding depositor accounts for bail-ins, saying:
"There needs to be an appropriate burden-sharing .because we need to achieve debt sustainability."
At the time, he suggested not doing it across the board. Whether he meant it isn't clear.
He added that he doesn't "pre-judge any instruments because the vocabulary matters, and there are many ways to achieve burden-sharing."
It bears repeating. Grand theft is official policy. Even bank accounts aren't safe.
Market analyst Marc Faber believes "governments one day (will) take away 20 - 30% of (his) wealth." There's no place to hide.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble proposed a 40% haircut on all deposits. So does IMF head Christine Lagarde.
Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris said large uninsured Laiki Bank depositors could lose up to 80% of their money. Other European depositors race similar risks. So do people elsewhere.
Some may lose everything. It's the new normal. Personal savings are up for grabs. Bank bailouts will be borne on the backs of ordinary people.
Think it can't happen here? Think again. There's no place to hide. Ellen Brown explained. Banks legally own depositor funds, she said.
"Our money becomes the banks, and we become unsecured creditors holding IOUs or promises to pay."
Banks once repaid depositors on demand. A joint December 10, 2012 FDIC-Bank of England (BOE) paper changed things. Plans to loot customer accounts were made earlier.
The Bank for International Settlements originated them. It's the privately owned central bank for central bankers. Major ones have final say.
Looting depositor accounts is policy. Cyprus isn't a one-off. Guaranteed insured deposits don't matter. They're up for grabs like all others. It'll be done clever ways or outright.
Brown said the FCIC-BOE plan involves converting deposits (IOU promises to pay) into bank equity. They get our money. We get bank stock.
Ready cash on demand is gone. Whether it's ever returned, who knows. Take the money and run looks more than ever like policy. Depositors anywhere may be hung out to dry.
Even gold and silver in safety deposit boxes aren't safe. Not in America. Homeland Security told banks in writing. It may inspect their contents on demand.
Under Patriot Act provisions, it may seize them with no warrant. It can do so anywhere. Banco de Mattress isn't safe.
Investor Jim Rogers said "run for the hills now. I'm doing it." Cyprus is no one-off.
"I want to make sure that I don't get trapped," he said. "Think of all the poor souls that just thought they had a simple bank account."
"Now they find out that they are making a 'contribution' to the stability of Cyprus. The gall of these politicians."
"If you're going to listen to government, you're going to go bankrupt very quickly."
"I, for one, am making sure I don't have too much money in any one specific bank account anywhere in the world, because now there is a precedent,"
"The IMF has said 'sure, loot the bank accounts. The EU has said 'loot the bank accounts, so you can be sure that other countries when problems come, are going to say, 'Well, it's condoned by the EU. It's condoned by the IMF. So let's do it too.' "
The Daily Bell asked "What Is The REAL Euro End Game? It is time to apply the free-market to bank depositors."
Strategy involves shifting responsibility from taxpayers to depositors. Things ahead won't be the same. Eurocrats' policy is wrongheaded. They're deepening crisis conditions, not alleviating them.
They believe achieving "full-on political union" depends on it. Their well-documented comments reflect it.
" .Cyprus shock and subsequent statements are not only deliberate, but have contributed to spreading uncertainty throughout Europe."
"Now people no longer trust their banks, contributing to their destabilization."
"If you have a bank crisis, the last thing you want to do is further destabilize trust and confidence in the system. But Brussels Eurocrats have done just that."
"Don't think it was a mistake. If one accepts that line of thinking, the ramifications are serious and deep from a sociopolitical, political and investment standpoint."
The Economic Collapse blog said global elites plan to loot bank accounts. Don't be surprised when they steal yours.
"They are already very clearly telling you that they are going to do it." Your money is theirs. It's up for grabs on demand.
People put money in banks for safety. Removing it "jeopardize(s) the entire system." Cyprus is a tip of a giant iceberg. Major global banks are highly leveraged. Many are insolvent.
When their bets pay off, they win. When they don't, we pay. Wealth confiscation is now policy. Commerzbank chief economist Joerg Kraemer urges a "tax rate of 15 percent on (Italian) financial assets."
It's "probably enough to push (government) debt below the critical level of 100 percent of gross domestic product," he said.
New Zealand Finance Minister Bill English proposed across the board depositor "haircut(s)" in case of major bank failures.
Britain's Daily Mail headlined "One of the nastiest and most immoral political acts in modern times," saying:
"People who rob old ladies in the street, or hold up security vans, are branded as thieves."
"Yet when Germany presides over a heist of billions of pounds from private savers' Cyprus bank accounts, to 'save the euro' for the hundredth time, this is claimed as high statesmanship."
"It is nothing of the sort .It has struck fear into the hearts of hundreds of millions of European citizens, because it establishes a dire precedent.
If Eurocrats can loot Cyprus, why not anywhere.
"This is the most brutal display since 2008 of how far the euro-committed nations are willing to go to save the tottering single currency."
"It shows that the zone's crisis will run and run to the grievous disadvantage" of most everyone.
"Surely the euro cannot long survive by such anti-democratic means. It certainly does not deserve to."
Graham Summers says "Europe is out of options and out of money." It's "totally and completely bust."
It's banks are highly leveraged. They can't raise capital "because no one in their right mind wants to invest in them ."
"European nations are bankrupt because AGAIN no one in their right mind wants to buy their bonds UNLESS they believe they can dump their investments on the ECB at a later date. Who is the greater fool there?
Europe isn't fixed because enough capital isn't there to do it. "Europe and its alleged backstops are out of money. This includes Germany, the ECB, and the mega-bailout funds such as the ESM (European Stability Mechanism)."
The ECB is "chock full of garbage debts." It's insolvent. It can print money, "but once the BIG collateral call hits, (it's) useless because (what's needed) would implode the system."
"What could go wrong?" Virtually anything. "It's only a matter of time before (crisis conditions reach) hyperdrive, and we have an event even worse than 2008."
Zero Hedge says Russia's "next in line to restrict cash transactions. (They're) taking a page from the Europeans' book."
Russia Beyond the Headlines said "Russia to ban cash transactions over $10,000." It plans to "slash the amount of cash in domestic trade."
It may do so by 2015. It's "expected to boost" bank reserves "and put a damper on (its) shadow economy. However, the middle class will most likely end up having to pay the price for the scheme."
According to Zero Hedge, leaders realize that "limits of fiscal and monetary policy have been reached."
They're "now changing rules, limiting freedom, and (instituting) outright confiscation (as) the only way to maintain a status quo."
Doing so reflects predatory capitalism's failure. It's a house of cards. It's heading perhaps for eventual collapse. At risk is whether it takes humanity with it when it does.
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Phebe married Nathan FULLER in Attleboro, MA (Oct. 1757).
I am searching for her parents, siblings, ancestors.
I searched births 1735-1745 in CT, NY, RI, MA. Some believe she was born Feb 20, 1739, Westchester County, NY. I cannot verify this.
I do have the history of the Fuller family including Phebe and Nathan's descendants.
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New menu at Fireside Cellars
- Written by Woodinville Weekly Staff
Fireside Cellars at Willows Lodge launches a new menu of barrel-aged batch cocktails to coincide with Seattle Cocktail Week (October 13-18). Come sample the new cocktails during Happier Hour at Fireside Cellars Wednesday, October 12, from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Spearheaded by Willows Lodge Restaurant and Wine Managers Matthew Davis and Jennifer Schmitt, these expertly developed concoctions are aged for three weeks in barrels from local distillery Woodinville Whiskey Co.
The first batch features three selections including the White Manhattan, a blend of Headlong White Dog from Woodinville Whiskey Co.; Hanky Panky, a classic gin drink featuring Voyager Gin from Pacific Distillery; and the Colonial, a blend of applejack brandy, herbal liqueur and allspice rum.
Each of these Barrel Aged Batch Cocktails will be available for $13 or $6.50 during Happier Hour starting on Oct. 12.


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Whether they will travel, move in with extended families, rent a smaller space, or relocate to their second home, 'tis the season for many local residents to pack up their belongings and vacate their houses to generate rental income from those who wish to enjoy the South Fork for the summer months.
"It is definitely inconvenient, but the financial gain is worth it," said one such renter, who wished to remain anonymous because of tax issues. She explained the process and reasoning behind her family's temporary move: In a month, she will bring in as much as she would make from working all year. Among other things, the rent she receives from uprooting her family enables her children to enjoy a summer of camp and tennis, which she wouldn't have been able to otherwise afford.
Most people who rent their houses for the summer prefer to work with a real estate agent, said Brendan Byrne, a real estate salesman with the Corcoran Group in Bridgehampton, because they have access to more clients. In the case of the Corcoran Group, those clients hail from New York City, Palm Beach, and even internationally. This clientele often gives homeowners a higher net after commissions than they would have gotten on their own. "It is customary for seasonal rentals commission to be paid by homeowners," he said. Because many of those who rent are looking to travel, they can also easily arrange a rental for themselves at the same time.
Others who rent for shorter terms take the project on themselves. In addition to the advertising, weekly or weekend rentals mean the owner has to arrange for cleaning between rental periods, and be there to greet and orient new renters.
"It is enough work just to move out," a single mother of two explained. "Every drawer must be emptied," she said. She had a closet built in the basement to store personal items, photographs, and valuable mementos, along with winter clothing and other belongings that would not fit in the downsized space she will occupy while her own house is rented. She also purchased, as many do, a separate set of dishes for the renters. "You get better at it over time," she said.
There are additional benefits, she said. Since it is customary for high-end renters to pay all of the utilities, pool care, and landscaping, and to have a weekly cleaning service, she said she enjoys the lessened responsibilities as well as the walk-to-ocean rental she secured for herself. A major downsize from her four-bedroom house, she will pay one-fifth of the price she is receiving for the August rental.
According to Mr. Byrne's Web site, theeastendbroker.com, which links to Corcoran's sales and rental listings, Tuesday showed 766 houses still available for seasonal and monthly rentals in East Hampton. With 10 rentals over $200,000 from Memorial Day to Labor Day, the highest priced listing for the season was $300,000 for a five-bedroom, five-bath pondfront house on 2.5 acres. The lowest rental listed on the site Tuesday was in the Clearwater area of Springs, and was offered for $3,000 for July.


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MAC Digi-Pops: Dazzleglass
Dazzleglass: Boys Go Crazy, Fabulous Fun, Glamour OD, Hi-Falutin', Spanking Rich, Utterly Posh, You Got the Look
MAC Digi-Pops: Dazzleglass
Oh, Dazzleglass — why must you be so pricey for such a teeny, tiny amount? It's really such a shame, given your packaging–all long and round and large in the right places! Dazzleglass is a slightly tacky, thicker lip gloss with a high dosage of glitter with sheer to semi-sheer color. Nordstrom will see seven shades as part of Digi-Pops, but for whatever reason, they're not available for pre-order online (but I know stores were doing pre-orders for them).
Glamour OD, Spanking Rich, and Utterly Posh are repromotes, but the other four shades are new.
Dazzleglass ($18.50 U.S. / $21.50 CDN)
- Boys Go Crazy is a darkened plum-berry purple with iridescent purple and blue-violet glitter. It's a little vampy but the sheerness keeps it from being a total, in-your-face kind of shade.
- Fabulous Fun is a semi-sheer, brightened fuchsia-pink with fuchsia-purple glitter. It gave my lips noticeable color, but it's still on the sheerer side.
- Glamour OD is a brightened red with a touch of silver and pink glitter. This is a repromote.
- Hi-Falutin' is a sheer, softened peach-coral with gold glitter. It looks more like a milky peach with subtle gold glitter on lips.
- Spanking Rich is a semi-sheer, softened pink mauve with fuchsia glitter. This is a repromote.
- Utterly Posh is a semi-sheer darkened orange with a little brown and orange-gold glitter. This is a repromote.
- You Got the Look is a brightened tangerine orange with almost teal glitter. It has a rather milky base, and it needs to be applied with some precision to keep it from gathering when you press your lips together.
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- Product: 27/30
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CRESTVIEW � The city council has set an April 16 workshop to discuss establishing guidelines for granting non-profit groups� request for free use of public facilities.
CRESTVIEW � The city council has set an April 16 workshop to discuss establishing guidelines for granting non-profit groups� request for free use of public facilities.
Three groups, as follows, requested use of city facilities during the meeting:
�Resident Connie Murray requested a $350 waiver to use Old Spanish Trail Park for a May 11 Lyme disease awareness fund-raiser.
�Sabu Williams, president of the NAACP�s Okaloosa County chapter, requested a $205 fee waiver to use the Crestview Community Center for an April 14 fund-raiser benefiting former council member Lily Conyers, who is ill.
�Bob Lynn, chairman of the city's Military Appreciation Recognition Celebration, requested the city contribute use of Old Spanish Trail Park and provide event insurance for the annual Armed Forces Day family event, set for May 18.
All three requests were unanimously approved after discussion, but questions about event insurance and guidelines for granting fee waivers remained. Mayor David Cadle suggested the council have a public workshop on the matter.
"I know we have no criteria and we have struggled with that," Cadle said. "If you knew just what the criteria was, it would make things much easier for you."
The council agreed and, following Gordon�s motion, unanimously approved scheduling the April 16 workshop.
The recently seated new council members and their immediate predecessors agree that all the requests so far received are worthy, but questions of how responsible stewardship of public tax money can be reconciled with supporting a cause have arisen.
At Councilman Tom Gordon�s recommendation, groups must complete a detailed request form through City Clerk Betsy Roy that affected department heads use to determine the cost to Crestview taxpayers of providing the services.
Earlier requests for free use of Old Spanish Trail Park came from local Relay for Life organizers and an area church that provides free school supplies for children during a summer event.
In some instances, groups have requested free Public Works and Recreation Department labor to provide services such as rigging banners, setting up chairs or running electricity.
Want to go?
The Crestview City Council will have a public workshop to discuss fee waivers and event insurance for non-profit organizations seeking to use city facilities. Mobile and itinerant vendor guidelines will also be discussed. The workshop will be 3-5:30 p.m. April 16 at the City Council chamber in City Hall.
Contact News Bulletin Staff Writer Brian Hughes at 850-682-6524 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @cnbBrian.


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The Commandant of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center was presented with a symbolic Japanese gift on Dec. 17, a samurai sword, donated to the Institute by the family of Lt. Col. Richard Sakakida, a Military Intelligence Service officer who served in the Philippines and Japan during and after WWII.
"He was the right person at the right time in Japan. He accomplished so much not only for U.S. forces, but also the Japanese government which didn't know whom to trust during the rebuilding of their country," said Brian Shiroyama, a friend of the Sakakida family, who presented the sword to DLIFLC Commandant Col. Danial D. Pick.
"It is a great honor to receive this gift," said Pick, who explained to Shiroyama that the sword would be mounted above the doorway in the foyer of the headquarters building. "We are very honored that the family of Mr. Sakakida decided they wanted to donate the sword to our Institute, which is only fitting, because he was a MIS officer and an interpreter."
Sakakida, who passed away 15 years ago, began his career in military intelligence in March of 1941 when he enlisted in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion in Hawaii as a young high school graduate and heritage speaker of Japanese.
"Sakakida was the first American spy in Manila before the war began," explained Shiroyama. Sakakida arrived in the Philippines in April of 1941, posing as a young restless man wanting to travel the world by working as a crew member on ships. Manila was just a stopover for him, according to his cover story.
Despite the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in December of 1941, Sakakida did not withdraw with Gen. Douglas MacArthur's troops but stayed on to complete his work and was eventually captured and tortured by the Japanese. He never confessed to being an American spy and was put to work to translate English documents where he continued to collect information for MacArthur as well as organize a prison break that freed some 500 Filipino rebels.
Sakakida continued working in the Pacific after the war as a part of U.S. Forces Japan. His language and culture skills were invaluable to MacArthur's mission and the Japanese government during a time of sweeping economic, political and social changes. Sakakida received three swords from Japanese families for his service, a gesture of extreme gratitude in Japanese culture.
The details of Sakakida's story and the secret life he did not reveal until the 1990s, can be found in the book A Spy in their Midst, the World War II Struggle of a Japanese-American Hero, by Wayne S. Kyosaki, Sakakida's brother-in-law.
Story and Photo Credits:
Story and photo by Natela Cutte, Strategic Communication
Photo Caption: Brian Shiroyama presents a Samurai sword to Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Commandant, Col. Danial D. Pick, from the (Richard) Sakakida family Dec. 17. Shiroyama also presented a book about Sakakida entitled A Spy in their Midst, the World War II Struggle of a Japanese-American Hero. Sakakida was a member of the Military Intelligence Service and served in the 100th/442nd Infantry Regiment in the Philippines and Japan during and after WWII.
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(A) Generally
(1) Initiation
A request for a rule to show cause or an adjudication of indirect criminal contempt or indirect civil contempt must be made by written petition, must specifically identify the order or provision alleged to have been violated, and must be properly served on the responding party. The petition shall state both the legal and the factual bases of the alleged contempt.
(2) Attachments
The petition must have a copy of the judgment or order alleged to have been violated attached as an exhibit.
(3) Issuance of Rule
Upon the presentation, pursuant to notice, of a verified petition or sworn testimony in open court seeking a finding of indirect civil contempt, which makes a prima facie showing of noncompliance, a judge may issue a rule to show cause. The court may issue a rule
notwithstanding the responding party=s request to file a written response.
(4) Form of order
When a judge issues a rule to show cause, the official form for a rule to show cause provided by the court shall be used.
(5) Service of rules
Unless otherwise directed by the court, service of any rule to show cause shall be as required by applicable court rules.
(6) Findings of Contempt
A finding or adjudication of contempt shall be by written order and shall contain specific
findings of fact. In cases involving child support arrears, the order shall state the exact amount of any arrearage found to be due and owing. Upon a finding of contempt that results in incarceration, a form order of commitment provided by the court shall be used.
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An order remanding a contemnor to the custody of the Cook County Department of Corrections for indirect civil contempt must include a provision that the contemnor will be returned to the court for status at periodic intervals, but in no event less frequently than every thirty (30) days.
(B) Appointment of Attorneys in Contempt Cases-Domestic Violence/Relations Lawyer Referral Program
(1) The Domestic Violence Division, in conjunction with any duly constituted, recognized bar association, will recruit attorneys to represent indigent litigants in contempt hearings in domestic violence cases. An attorney appointed by the court in such hearings shall be compensated as provided in Illinois Supreme Court Rule 299.
(2) The qualifications, rules of appointment, and administration shall be the same as found in Cook County Circuit Court Rule 13.8.
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Ledi Sayādaw, A Manual of the Excellent Man:
- In the ultimate sense, however, new psychophysical phenomena arise only after the old phenomena have perished, which is death. This constant perishing of phenomena is also called cessation (nirodha) or dissolution (bhaṅga). It is only when one discerns the ultimate truth of this cessation of phenomena that one gains insight.
- The yogī perceives that all the nāmas, rūpas which manifest themselves at the moment of seeing, hearing etc., are undergoing instant dissolution and are, therefore, transient.... When the yogī comes to the bhaṅga stage, during the interval of one cycle of rising and falling, numerous moments of dissolution will be seen to flit by. The material body of rising and falling, being subjected to incessant dissolution is indeed not permanent.
- The Buddha taught his disciples that everything that exists at the material level is composed of kalāpas. Kalāpas are material units very much smaller than atoms, which die out almost immediately after they come into being.... The life-span of a kalāpa is termed a "moment," and a trillion such moments are said to elapse during the wink of a man's eye.
- Every moment, masses of subatomic particles — kalāpas — within the framework of the body, arise and pass away, arise and pass away. How do they arise? The cause becomes clear as you investigate the reality as it is without influence from any past conditioning of philosophical beliefs. The material input, the food that you have taken, becomes a cause for these kalāpas to arise. You will also find that kalāpas arise and pass away due to the climatic atmosphere around you.
- The meditator discerns the five khandhas, in the past, present, and future both internally and externally and seeing only the passing away and ceasing of them he applies the three characteristics one at a time. At the time when a meditator takes matter as an object and sees it passing away and knows that it is impermanent; this knowledge of impermanence of an object is called insight knowledge.
(i) Is it really true that mind (nāma) and matter (rūpa) are discrete, momentary things undergoing incessant dissolution?
(ii) Is it really true that matter is comprised of momentary kalāpas which undergo incessant dissolution?
(iii) If so, how do you know this to be true?
(iv) If not, can "insight" into conceptual fictions really be considered insight at all?


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Autumn Chorus (for fans of: Her Name Is Calla, Jeniferever, Sigur Ros, other soundscapey stuff)
Discovered these a couple days ago and i'm completely in love already. Kinda post-rocky in places but mostly just beautiful songwriting and storytelling, and his voice is gorgeous.
Seems like there has never been a thread on these which is a wee bit of a surprise. Check out Rosa, it's just wondeful:
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Yep, liking Rosa
I'll give the whole album a spin after I've had my dinner. Cheers for the tip!
aye the album is lovely. think it is all on their bandcamp?
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And the album is good too. Available on Spotify
Brightening Sky got the honour of being my 20,000th song on last fm.
Do they have a Bandcamp?
I've been trying to find it, as really enjoying this song, but can't see it? Do you have a link?
this band are really great. They've been around Brighton for quite a few years. The artwork is lovely too - their demos (self-releases, whichever you prefer) were always beautifully packaged.
yeah? i wasn't aware of anything other than the album
might see if any are available to buy.
i found out about them due to the remix they did of the irrepressibles, which is glorious in itself.
I recall listening to their older material on MySpace a lot and I bought the album last June so they've been on my radar for a while.
Think I might have to give the album a listen later. It is rather good!
song reminds me a bit of EITS
i like it
Glad you bumped the thread as I couldn't recall the name of the band
Gonna give this a listen now
Seems apt for a day stuck inside surrounded by snow.


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Rounding Third: Sizzling Darvish serves notice for Rangers
Philadelphia, PA – As good as Clayton Kershaw was on Opening Day, Texas' Yu Darvish was even better on Tuesday night in Houston.
A trendy preseason pick to win this year's American League Cy Young Award, Darvish lived up to the early hype, as he came within an eyelash of becoming the 24th pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game.
Marwin Gonzalez, though, spoiled the fun when his two-out single in the ninth inning went through the legs of Darvish and into center field, just beyond the glove of shortstop Elvis Andrus.
"I was praying he could at least slow it down or touch it, knock it my way so I could do something," Andrus said. "I was going to see if I could dive for it, but it was a hard ground ball. There was nothing I could do."
Darvish, who became the first Texas pitcher to lose a no-no with two outs in the ninth, was amazing as he struck out a career-high 14 batters over 111 pitches. By the way, the 14 strikeouts were the most by Rangers pitcher since Nolan Ryan fanned 14 back in 1991.
Amazingly, this is the ninth time in his first 30 major league starts Darvish has struck out at least 10 batters in a game.
Texas skipper Ron Washington wasted little time getting him after Gonzalez reached.
"When he's throwing a perfect game, you want to let him get through it," Washington said. "If he had walked a guy or given up a hit, he was coming out. I'm glad it was a hit. If it was a walk, there would be darts in my back."
Not that anyone is worth the $100-plus million the Rangers paid to have Darvish in Arlington, but the Japanese superstar has held up his end of the bargain. Well, at least more so than Daisuke Matsuzaka did in his six years with the Boston Red Sox.
Darvish, who allowed just three runs in 13 2/3 innings this spring, also got off to a sizzling start last April when he went 4-0 with a 2.18 ERA over five starts. Of course, That translated into an All-Star campaign, and one that saw him get better as the year wore on.
Over his final eight starts, Darvish went 5-1 and pitched to a 2.35 ERA.
Although, he lost the one-game playoff game to the Baltimore Orioles, Darvish seems to have carried that strong regular-season finish into this year.
Even without Josh Hamilton, the Texas Rangers are going to score some runs. A lot of people are sleeping on them getting back to the postseason for a fourth straight season because of concerns in their starting rotation.
Darvish may have eased a lot of people's minds on Tuesday. And at the same time scared a lot of people in Anaheim and Oakland.
Here are a few other thoughts from Opening Day:
* CLAYTON KERSHAW IS GOING TO GET PAID: We will probably touch on this sooner rather than later, but with all these long-term contract extensions flying around, how long is it going to be before the Los Angeles Dodgers pay Kershaw? The 2011 NL Cy Young Award winner was brilliant on Monday, as he tossed a four- hit shutout and even helped his own cause with the first home run of his career. The deals for Felix Hernandez and Justin Verlander are the template, but if the Dodgers wait any longer and Kershaw wins another Cy Young Award, he may very well command $200 million.
* THE NATIONALS ARE GOING TO BE FUN: Well, now we know why there is such optimism in the nation's capital. As it pertains to baseball, that is. Washington's stars shined brightest on Opening Day, as Bryce Harper homered in his first two at-bats and Stephen Strasburg started his first restriction-free season by tossing seven scoreless innings. You also got a glimpse as to why Harper may not be universally loved around the league. After hitting the home runs in his first two at-bats, the 20-year-old phenom showed bunt his third time up.
* THE YANKEES OFFENSE IS GOING TO BE BAD: Maybe all the preseason doom and gloomers were right about the New York Yankees. The Yankees looked awful at the plate on Monday with a lineup that included the likes of Eduardo Nunez, Lyle Overbay, Ben Francisco, Vernon Wells and Francisco Cervelli. Not exactly Murderers' Row. Case and point: The Yankees had runners on first and second with no outs at one point, but the heart of the order - Nunez, Robinson Cano and Kevin Youkilis - struck out to end the threat. Speaking of Cano, the All- Star second baseman fired agent Scott Boras, opting to go with Jay Z's Roc Nation Sports. That has to be a good sign for the Yankees, right? By the way, Roc Nation Sports is going to become a big deal. Like he says, Jay Z is not a businessman, he's a business, man.
* NOT THE START THE REDS WANTED: It wasn't bad enough that the Cincinnati Reds dropped their Opening Day marathon with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but they may have lost something far worse when cleanup hitter Ryan Ludwick left the game with a dislocated shoulder. Ludwick will undergo surgery Wednesday and miss at least the next three months. Now everyone in the Emerald City is clamoring for speedy outfielder Billy Hamilton, but they are going to be disappointed. The Reds aren't calling him up. Chris Heisey will fill in for Ludwick in the outfield in the interim, while Brandon Phillips will likely inherit Ludwick's spot in the order.


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Players on a team that can inspire, that set a tone, and can create a proper mindset or winning attitude/philosophy
As a head Coach - Carroll delivers this in Spades, and his coaches further deliver on that approach
Players in all 3 phrases of the team that have these qualities bring added value in sustaining a winning approach
I think these qualities tend to be part of a person's natural make-up, as they say you are born a leader - yet
as a young team, some of our future leaders haven't yet emerged - some may not be on the team yet?
Could be mistaken, but haven't these type of players been a staple on many of the "quote" dynasty teams
over the years. Lawyer Milloy would be a good example of that when he was with the team. Who do you
think on this team will become those type of leaders/motivators? Watching the RealRobRpt you can get a
pretty good feel for a player's traits that would lend to that player acting in the leader/motivator role.
Who on this team offense, defense, and ST's fits those roles in your eyes? And, bearing in mind that we want to
keep this team young, is their a player on another team that you wouldn't mind having on this team that could
provide those attributes?
The players on this team who I think seem to fit that natural leader/motivational role are:
Offense: Russel Wilson - work ethic, positive approach, still growing with team and developing motivational role
Michael Robinson - Strong Convictions, great motivational speaker, counsels other players
Leon Washington - same attributes as MikeRob, Special Teams
BeastMode - leads by example in how he plays, less vocal yet counsels other players
WR's: Sidney, as the "vet" would be the logical leader, yet still think he needs to establish that
Doug Baldwin, i think could also develop as a strong leader
Defense: Red Bryant - Humble, Strong convictions and good motivational speaker
None of the other DLinemen struck me as taking leadership roles
* Nobody else has really given me a strong vibe of taking hold of this role, It almost seems more
like leadership by committee, rather than any one particular player standing out
I think any of these players could be strong leaders as they mature and grow into the role
Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, Richard Sherman, Bobby Wagner, KJ
Special Teams: Leon Washington
* these guys probably fit that role as well: Maragos, Farwell
Hopefully, we can keep MikeRob around awhile - he provides good leadership beyond his Blocking & ST value
Leon, may not stick - but MikeRob would provide that leadership for ST
Our rookie QB, just may well be the lynchpin in the leadership soup for our offense, with MikeRob as motivational speaker. If Sydney doesn't ascend as a strong leader of the WR group, it wouldn't hurt to have a youthful vet in the group that could
I think Red is the glue in providing the leadership on the DLine, as long as he is part of the mix we're OK, and the
leadership by committe in the Backfield seems to be working
Just wondering what you're thought are on the make-up of our team as it relates to players that provide that leadership/motivational value to the team that helps to build and sustain a winning program
Are you comfortable with that aspect within the offense, defense, and special teams - or do you think we
could use the addition of a few youthul vets with exceptional leadership/motivational value?
What players would be on your shopping list that could bring that added value to this team?


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Tue, 01 July 2008 at 10:07 pm
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