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The Home Run Menace
Don't be fooled by that alarming statistic out of the new
Yankee Stadium, namely that the Indians and Yankees shattered the record for
the most homers hit in the first four games of a new big league park: 20,
compared to the 16 hit in the bandbox in Las Vegas back when the A's had to
open up there.
Don't be fooled. The problem is much worse.
That raw number excludes the two exhibition games the
Yankees played against the Cubs at the start of the month. That raw number
doesn't address the bazooka-like quality at the new park, of any left-handed
hitter holding a bat. That raw number doesn't address the variety of weather
conditions in which the homers have been hit.
Through circumstances unlikely to be repeated, I have thus far
attended all the events at the new facility, and thus I can not only
report on the 28 blasts that rocketed out of the place in the first six games,
I can testify to them. Let's start by noting that 21 of them have exploded into
rightfield (and only a few have "just made it," pretty much invalidating the
three- or four-foot shortening of the fence at some points, as compared to the
old Stadium). A 22nd was absolutely blasted by Jorge Posada to
dead-center (and it may be awhile before we see anybody do that again).
Two more were fluke jobs against the Cubs by Cody Ransom to
the corner in left. One actually struck the pole. Judging by body language
alone, Ransom's freak bases-clearing double in the 8th Inning Sunday
against Cleveland certainly appeared to Ransom, and probably to leftfielder
Shin-Soo Choo, as a ball that was curving into the stands, foul, by twenty feet
or more. Choo only sauntered toward the corner. Ransom didn't even follow the
ball and was staring at the broken bat handle in his hands. From my seat I get
a full view of the third base foul line, from the plate to the wall. I know
that I looked down, convinced the ball was foul, in the seats, and by a lot.
Only four traditional in-the-seats homers were hit to left in the first two exhibitions and four regular season games.
For all the air-gun blasts of Mark Teixeira, Ransom's
hitting patterns may be the best clue so far as to what's going on here. There
seems to be a jet stream, left to right, at all times. I speculated here
earlier that it is probably a fabrication of the open-to-the-air ring in the
Upper Deck combined with the open-to-the-air entrances at street level in the
corners, from which the playing field is visible. I think it was bad enough
Sunday that it blew Ransom's ball, left to right, and fair. I think it's been bad
enough this month to blow several balls already heading to right, far deeper
than physics should've allowed.
This does not discount another juiced ball theory (although
this theory must be incredibly flexible, to explain why juiced balls being hit
to LF aren't pushing through the wind) and presumably the Posada homer Sunday
would've been a clear case of interference, or maybe just a ball caught at the
fence, if the new Stadium measurement was precisely the same as the old one).
It should also be noted, as it was noted here, that as early as the middle of
the Yankees' first workout in the place on April 2, righty batters like Xavier
Nady were pointing to the seeming jet stream, and trying to go the opposite way
in batting practice. Thus it would seem that the wind currents are either the
only explanation, or, far and away, the most important one.
The question becomes, as Lou Piniella posited it after his
first experience with a wind that scared him as much as the gusts of Wrigley:
"Will it change when the weather does?" Obviously the vagaries of the climate
in April are not equivalent to the contrast between any April day and August.
But of the first six dates here, none have been identical. Review them with me
1. Cubs-Yankees, Friday April 3: Left-handed hitters Cano
and Matsui take left-hander Ted Lilly deep in consecutive innings. Ransom hits
the LF foul pole off Lilly in the 4th. It's a night game, the air
heavy and dank, 56 degrees and falling, and it rains starting in the 3rd
2. Cubs-Yankees, Saturday April 4: It's now a 1 PM start,
colder, drier, much windier. Alfonso Soriano hits the hardest ball yet to LF
off Andy Pettitte. Then Jeter goes the opposite way off Rich Harden in the 3rd,
and Teixeira touches him in consecutive innings for homers to RF that looked
like the Mets' Party Patrol shooting t-shirts into the stands. Ransom hits the
fifth homer of the blustery afternoon into the LF corner off Chad Gaudin.
3. Indians-Yankees, Thursday April 16. It's a beautiful,
sunny day with no excessive wind. 56 degrees – at least ten degrees warmer than
the second Cubs game –� and it
feels warmer still. This time Posada (batting righty) takes Cliff Lee over the
wall in center. Damaso Marte gives up blasts to Sizemore (RF) and Martinez (LF).
4. Indians-Yankees, Friday April 17. Now it's warmer still,
63 at game time. In a 6-5 game, six homers are hit, all into various distant
locales in right, including two by righthanded batters (DeRosa and Jeter).
5. Indians-Yankees, Saturday April 18. Again the temperature
jumps around ten degrees and it's a preview of summer. We start later in the
afternoon (3:43 EDT) and there are no fewer than eight homers, six to dead
Right and another by DeRosa to Right/Right-Center. Counting the exhibitions, we
are already up to 25 homers in five games here.
6. Indians-Yankees, Sunday April 19. Now the weather
plummets. It's 17 degrees cooler at game time and a breezy wind makes it feel
colder. And we still get three more homers, two to rightfield.
So basically at this point we have five different kinds of
weather conditions (six if you think Thursday and Friday are radically
different) and the only pattern, based on very skimpy evidence, is that we
might be seeing homers rise as temperatures do.
Steinbrenner Stadium Illustrated:
I earlier noted the one major architectural anomaly in the new
place and finally got a decent shot at it. All the other deck facings at each
tier are absolutely symmetrical except this one:
Yep. The official Steinbrenner Box – although he has not yet
been seen in the perch that guarantees occupants are actually about ten feet
"closer" than anybody else. This is to say nothing of the direct view provided
into the Yankee dugout, which can be used to stare daggers at Joe Girardi.
Baseball Photo Of The Week:
Courtesy my friend T.S. O'Connell at Sports Collectors Digest:�Nothing less than a photo of the front display at a
Woolworth's store, apparently in the New York metropolitan area, in the spring
of 1952. He has figured out what would today be the estimated value of what
seems to be 231 unopened, pristine boxes of 1952 Topps Baseball Cards. He has
apparently not even included the value of two partial uncut sheets hanging in
the window, one of which shows a Warren Spahn card, and the other both an Enos
Slaughter and a Duke Snider.
Gaps In My Education:
This is driving me more nuts than usual. I abhor things like
"The Great Yankee Subway Race" – not on any kind of "purity" level, but simply
because people sit there and think there is some legitimacy to the competition
when it's only an animation. Stories abound of a foolish Yankee employee of the
past who actually thought the outcome was performance-based, or somehow
randomly-generated, and who actually wagered on the outcome, not knowing that
his opponent could simply call up his friend in Scoreboard Operations and say
"Make sure the B-Train wins tonight." Also, the "B" is the local version of the
"D" train – how could it ever win? And at many times of day the "D" terminates
two stops before The Stadium. Maddening, I tells ya.
But what I want to know is: what is the name of the piece of
classical music which serves as the soundtrack for the "race." I may have known
it once, but that brain cell is long since hors-de-combat. Anybody know?
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Coors Field of the East. I think the Bombers picked the wrong year to retool and rely less on power. What is this going to do to recruiting efforts for RHPs? I can't wait to see the results come August.
Quick question — is that NY Cubans jacket an Ebbets Field Flannels? Just curious. I enjoy reading your blogs.
The New York Yankees have become the Unlovable Laughingstocks, the Stocks, the Laffees, and in Manhattan the Laffay, spelt Le Fe.
Much as i really don't give a dollop, but the Mets got it right, a large park where the game can be played the way it was supposed to, National League-style, with pitching, speed, D AND NO DH. The Mets have risen as the sole representative of real baseball in NYC.
But please, Keith, say it ain't so—Are you planning to write every word on New York baseball?! Like we don't get enough of this bleep? As my Polish grandma mighta said, Yeccch. If so i'm bailin'.
Check out them Dodgers ~~~ Native Angeleno
The answer to your question is ' Four Seasons' by Vivaldi
The only piece of classical music that evokes a race to me is "Flight of the Bumble Bees." Is that what you're talking about? And, not being one who has too much time or a chance to have access to NYC media, are there calls for Joe Girardi's head on a pike yet?
Coors Field of the East. Nice. Would a humidor, like ours in Colorado help, hinder, or make no difference? Home runs significantly declined after the introduction here. But that had to do with adding moisture to the ball. But on warm days in New York, would a humidor remove extra moisture?
heard about your blog on rachel's show last week, and really like it ? even enough to overlook your heavy-duty yankeeness. (after all, if it was MY blog, it would probably be very white sox heavy!)
looking forward to your insights on baseball so much that i've bookmarked the site ? above kos but below page 3 (a guy's gotta keep his priorities).
Somehow, you wonder what was MORE maddening…the meltdown performed by the Yankees on Saturday, or having to watch (as I did) Joel Hanrahan of the Nationals blow not one, not two, but THREE save opportunities.
On three SUCCEESIVE nights, yet.
So you of all people can understand when he entered the game last night, and the camera literally panned to Manny Acta in the dugout, why I screamed (at the TV) "Manny, WHAT THE EFF ARE YOU THINKING???"
And wouldn't you know, Hanrahan gets the save.
As to that "Yankee Subway Race", I won't debate semantics. Hell, I'M still waiting for Teddy to win a damned "President's Race" @ Nationals Park (and RFK before that), to be honest!!!
Nasty Nats Live Here (and Everywhere)
Looking at all these really terrific pictures of the new Yankee Stadium, as well as attached picture of 1950's Woolworths, gave me an idea for Keith:
1. Perhaps he'll get to a Red Sox game this summer up here, and take a few pictures of Fenway Park and post the pics here. Preferrably night game photos. Why not this weekend, for instance? The Yankees are coming to town.
2. Jim Rice & Ricky Henderson are being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009. Wouldn't it be nice if Keith went there this summer for the induction and walked around taking pics to post here. Can you imagine how awesome these photos would be?
A real walk down baseball memory lane for all us baseball junkies who have yet to visit the Hall of Fame. I for one who would love to hear Keith's thoughts on the old timers and how they measure up against each other. Cobb, Shoeless Joe, Mathewson, Smokey Joe Wood, Honus Wagner, Sam Crawford, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth (the pitcher) …
What I don't get is this. The new stadium is across the street (admittedly a very wide street) from the old stadium. Things can be weird in this city, but major atmospheric changes crossing 161st Street isn't one of them.
I'd say lousy pitching is the more likely answer.
Well italians5, Conservatives like you need to realize that this is a baseball site, not a political forum.
So since Keith was Ill last night, he cannot blog. Give me a break. Obviously you must watch to much Fixed News.
Great work Keith.
I was at the game on Saturday and Sunday, and there is definitely something going on. I know they said there were wind tests done, and the engineers found no significant difference between the new and old stadiums, but how can there be NO difference? The stadiums are facing different directions, and the new stadium is completely open outside and inside, as mentioned in this blog posting. I sat in left field on Saturday, but on Sunday, sitting in the grandstand level on the 3rd base side, I definitely noticed a constant breeze blowing out toward right. At that height, it is just about right to turn a pop up into a homer.
However, as an Indians' fan, I was more than happy to see the Tribe use the jet stream to their advantage on Saturday. And how!
I was astonished by the score when I finally tuned in on Saturday (there was hockey on, and the Giants on the radio, so my attention was divided) and I'll admit I was pleased.
Subway train "races" – I'll see you, and raise you cable car races at Jingle Bell Park. Can't stand 'em. Of course, I was the grouchy girl at the 'Stick who'd yell "SHARK! SHARK!" any time idiots started the wave.
thanks for the commenter who mentioned the President races in DC – I'm heading there next week for a conference, and I think my schedule will allow me to head out to the game Sunday afternoon! Maybe I'll bring TR luck in the race. 😉
re: the April 2009 "Home Run Derby"
I've heard this has happened at least twice before at the previous Yankee Stadium during this decade alone. Right?
Well Keith, I love the blog, but I'm not buyin' the wind theories about the home runs at Yankee Stadium. Give me a break. I wouldn't put it past the Yankees to be doing something to the ball in order to make a name for their new billion dollar beauty. I seam to remember on the baseball special of mythbusters they reported that all teams are keeping their balls in humidors to keep the long balls down. I wouldn't put it past the yanks to not do this in order to make an entrance. It's way to suspicious. If it was 10 to 15 homers that would be a good hitters park probably due to wind and weather, but 28!?! I just don't buy it. The only way those kind of numbers can be reached is by artificial means. Maybe this should be seriously investigated.
#407 Ed Matthews Boston Braves. I'll let you all know what I find out when I find out. If anyone went to the Woolworth's link, did you wish you could dive right into the photo and look at those 1952 sets under the shiny wrapping?
*Now, this is for Olbermann's latest Countdown, 4/23/09 – Manatee and Charity*
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*gurgle* Let's see what happens with the Manatee! So, he's only donating 1,000K per second? 5,200K will be enough to help…hmmmm… a family? Sunday – I'll be looking for it in the headlines! Five seconds is a long time, I'll bet. So, you'll match him if he does it, and then double it if he talks? I say, quadruple if he loses his Mana-O-pee-Chee!
– That's cool you and David Cone got a chance to see Mr. Steinbrenner, by the way. Back to Countdown…
Hannity had better do this, because this is no joke. I feel awful already just thinking of the families who will be hurt if he makes any jokes and/or is a no-show … I don't know – there are so many ways he can hurt other people.
Enough. "Back will come Spahn
followed by Sain
And followed
we hope
by two days of rain" – (Boston Post writer Gerald Hern).
Baseball is good, and there are enough Manatees already in Brevard Co. AA (Manatees), affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Maybe this all has to do with Jorge Posada – I try not to keep tabs on every catcher but end up doing so when I hear about some of the horrible outings.
Like, get Petite and Burnett and assign him to them. Get another catcher to call games for everyone else. Posada throws CC off every game, he gives away signs by moving his wrist and…. just a bunch of other crap a veteran catcher should know. He's a wimp with half the staff.
Catchers who can't handle calling a game to a full pitching staff SHOULDN'T be assigned to everyone on the staff. Is Girardi just going to plant Gardner behind the plate for back-up?
At least Cabrera can track a ball. Holy Cow!
I'm cranky.
I'm delighted to know of your interest in baseball, number 1.
Number 2… the Home Run Menace title attracted my mouseclick in hope that your comments weren't limited to merely the phenomenon of the Yankee's pop-fly garden, which they've always had, but to the curse of home runs in general. You didn't comment on that so I'll try.
Home runs are boring. The ball goes over the fence and out of play. After that nothing happens except that the numbers change in the Run column. No frantic scooping of the ball by a harried outfielder, no bug-eyed hat-flying running of bases, no display of a major league hose from right field, no convergence of ball, catcher, runner, and ump at home plate like sunbeams through a magnifying glass… nope… nada. Just a triumphant trot around the bases and a pitcher looking to the ump for a new ball.
The game is more fun if the ball stays inside the park:
If home runs were so difficult that it made no sense to load a team with fence-swinging goons, we'd see the steroid era end overnight. A softer ball and deeper fences would make it impossible for a guy with warning track power to muscle up to 25 HR per year. Likewise pitchers wouldn't feel compelled to throw 95+ to suppress the homer-goons. If they throw softer they don't hurt themselves and don't need the roids to heal up. Teams would load up on speed and athleticism instead of rocket launchers and good pitchers wouldn't be rarer than a unanimous vote in Congress.
If homers were an aberration instead of the norm, baseball would be far more interesting and cleaner. The case of the New Yankee Stadium homer porch may be a good thing in that it may serve to illustrate the stifling silliness of this part of the modern pro game.


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If you spend half your day in Gmail, as I do, then you're probably up for just about anything that can help you manage mail more quickly. The Gboard promises to do just that, so I jumped at the chance to give it a spin.
The Gboard is essentially a standard numeric keypad that connects to your PC via USB. The specially labelled keys are programmed with macros that correspond to Gmail's keyboard shortcuts. So, rather than having to remember that # moves an e-mail to the trash and e archives the current conversation, you can simply hit one of the 19 clearly labelled keys on this keypad.
I've now been using the Gboard for a little more than one full day, and it certainly works as advertised. Once you get a feel for the placement of each key, it's easy to operate the keypad by touch. Within a couple of hours, I hardly had to look away from my screen to tap the correct key. It works with both Windows PCs and Macs. There's not much more to say about the functionality of this simple device.
What remains to explore, though, is the actual utility of the Gboard. Priced at US$19.99, the Gboard does little more than duplicate existing Gmail features that anyone can already use. Its 19 keys offer only about a quarter of the 69 Gmail shortcuts that exist, which means you still have to switch between either the Gboard and your regular keyboard or the Gboard and your mouse to navigate in Gmail. This constant switching between input devices gets annoying fast.
For serious Gmail users who don't mind actually learning the hotkeys, the Gboard is not much of a time saver. It is, however, a desk hog. It occupies about 33 square inches of desk real estate, and strings one more cable across your work surface. And it's nearly an inch thick, so you're not going to want to throw it in your travel bag when you're on the road.
Unless you're just looking for a fun stocking stuffer or a White Elephant gift to bring to a holiday party, the Gboard probably isn't a great tech investment. But the idea behind it is still worthwhile. It would probably be more compelling if it were a full-size standard keyboard that included labels for Gmail's shortcuts on all the right keys. Last year, Google actually offered free Gmail keyboard stickers that let you label your own keyboard this way. But since that offer is long gone, maybe the folks at Gboard should fill that gap.
To get more out of Gmail and other Google services, check out Zack Stern's useful tips for Gmail, Google Maps, and Google Search and Gina Trapani's Get Organized in Gmail.
Robert Strohmeyer is a senior editor at US PC World. He tweets as @rstrohmeyer.

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Facebook begins rolling out Timeline feature
Facebook officially took the "beta" label off its much-publicized Timeline Tuesday evening, but it's rolling out the new feature gradually.
New Zealand is currently the only country to get Timeline, the company said in a blog post. Other regions will get it in the "near future."
Facebook first unveiled Timeline in early September, and quickly provided the means for developers and curious users to enable the feature. A more general release was planned for later that month, but it never came, ostensibly to address technical issues and privacy concerns having to do with the software.
Timeline, you may recall, is a way to illustrate your entire life -- not just the part you've been living on Facebook since you joined -- in a graphical way.
One of the common criticisms of Facebook is that it's almost entirely concerned with the here and now, no matter how mundane. Major life events, though chronicled, are quickly pushed to the bottom of an individual's feed and forgotten.
Timeline brings those events back, mapping them on a graphic that tells the story of a user's life, from birth to present day. Although the idea was praised widely, new privacy concerns were raised with the feature, one of them being that it was visible from the Timeline when you "unfriended" certain people (Facebook has said this was a glitch that's been corrected).
Pete Cashmore: You'll freak out when you see the new Facebook
Timeline is one of Facebook's most exciting new features, and we're sure users will flock to it as it's rolled out officially.


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Solar eclipse unites India and Bangladesh during IYA2009
4 August 2009
A Star Peace meeting between India and Bangladesh to observe the total solar eclipse in July 2009 has been hailed as a great success.
This historic meeting, held with the collaboration of Astronomers Without Borders, took place on the afternoon of 21 July in the border between India and Bangladesh near the Pillar No. 433 of India, about 20km from Panchagarh, Bangladesh. The Bangladesh team was led by F. R. Sarker, General Secretary of the Bangladesh Astronomical Society and IYA2009 SPoC, and the Indian team was led by Debasis Sarkar, the General Secretary of Sky Watcher's Association of North Bengal, an affiliated organisation of the Confederation of Indian Amateur Astronomers. Each team consisted of about 15 members including journalists. It was the first meeting of its kind No-Man's Land between Bangladesh and India.
The short meeting was a great leap for the astronomers of Bangladesh and India, allowing them to express their solidarity and friendship in the fields of astronomical activities with the bold conviction in mind that one day our Earth will be a place where people will live without borders.
Read more about this inspirational event, and see accompanying photos, here: http://www.astronomy2009-bd.org/Indo_bangla_meet_at_border.htm
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Housatonic Valley Regional High School student writes song about Newtown tragedy
FALLS VILLAGE -- Some things are too profound to be expressed with simple words, even as metaphorical gallons of ink were used to describe and chronicle Newtown's loss of 27 people -- unimaginably 20 of them young children -- who were gunned down by a mentally ill young man named Adam Lanza. Commentators fought for eloquence that often slipped away from them as they tried to cope with the enormity of the event.
But one young man, Henry Yuliano of Sharon, a junior at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village, found a release for his shock and disbelief through his natural bent for music. Within 24 hours of the tragic shooting on the morning of Dec. 14, he had taken a scrap of melody already developing in his head and had combined it with plaintive, anguished lyrics to record a raw, emotional ballad, "Walkin' on Daybreaks." Listen to the song here; lyrics at end of story.
The lyrics seemed to capture the questions echoing in so many minds that day -- "God what have you done, where were you today?"
Mr. Yuliano, who lives with his mother, Sara Cousins, spends weekends with his father, Dean, in Newtown. Dean Yuliano wrote to school administrators in the Region 1 school district, saying, "Henry wrote the piece after returning to Newtown with me on Dec. 14, after I picked him up from the winter concert at Housatonic Valley Regional High School. We took a long, reflective walk among the myriad news crews camped out on the lawn of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in the center of town at 10:30 p.m., stopped in the church to pay our respects to the victims, and returned to my home. Within 12 hours Henry had recorded the song, in one take."
Henry Yuliano, a lanky youth with a mop of dark hair and a gentle face, said he has long been interested in music, taking lessons, playing the guitar and piano, and singing. He does not envision a career in music, however, but would rather direct his creative energies toward directing films. Of course, he noted, his musical propensities could well be incorporated in that process as well.
He reported that "a tiny bit" of the tune he used for "Walkin' on Daybreaks" had been in his head for a long time. "When I sat down that day, it all came together," he said. The lyrics just formed in his head.
The song has been linked to a brief story about him that appears on the HVRHS Web site.
He said the response he has received to his song has been "very emotional." "People seem to react more to the lyrics than the tune," he said. "I really hadn't written anything that intense before."
That said, the only other time he has addressed such a monumental theme was the 9/11 tragedy. The boy, who lived in the city before moving to Northwest Connecticut, said, "I was also present for that and wrote a song."
The Region 1 school district, in addition to Housatonic high, has elementary schools in Canaan, Cornwall, Kent, Falls Village, Salisbury and Sharon.
These are the lyrics of "Walkin' on Daybreaks":
Wherever winter's dream/
May creep and stay, taken away/
We've all gone crazy today/
Hold a little tighter/
I can't cry/
Can't recognize/
What happened here/
I can't restrain I can't explain
We're walkin' on daybreaks/
Mind is wonderin' where to go/
Mind is wonderin'/
And through all the heartache/
Mind is wanderin' high and low/
We're walkin' on daybreaks/
Oh ohhh ohh ohhh
The flag's at half-mast/
In Newtown/
For words/
That were in a dream once/
Too soon to take/
Too young to break/
We're walkin' on daybreaks/
World is watchin' what we'll do/
World is watchin'/
And through all the heartache/
Crows are huntin' for a story or two/
World is watchin'/
Oh ohhh ohh ohhh/
Wherever we find you/
We will recognize you/
Now the angels will bless you/
Sleep deeply today/
For it's in this moment/
The crash of the oceans/
We've all been a roamin'/
For something to say
Now the world is gone/
Don't take too long/
No longer know what's right and wrong/
The lives you'd have together/
We'll say goodbye/
We can't defy/
A solemn cry/
Can't take the pain I think I'll faint/
We're walkin' on daybreaks/
Voices chiming time to go/
Voices chiming/
And through all the heartache/
Souls are weeping; it's time to grow/
We're walkin' on daybreaks/
Oh ohhh ohh ohhh


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BiographyFor the typical music fan, Lecrae's hard demeanor and crunk beats might belie what his lyrics are really about, his adoration of Jesus Christ. The main tenet influencing his mission and music is taken from Romans 1:16 of the Bible, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel." Although he was born on Houston's south side, Lecrae grew up in Denver, CO, and San Diego, CA. It was at the age of 19 that he decided to give his life to Christ. Using conventional methods to spread the Gospel, he has worked for ministerial services, including his presidency of ReachLife Ministries, conducting Bible studies and many other projects. However, Lecrae's success has come from his up-and-coming Christian rap career. In 2005, on Reach Records, he released his debut album, Real Talk, and as a part of the 116 Clique, he put out 116 Clique: The Compilation Album. The following year, Lecrae dropped the acclaimed After the Music Stops in July. It debuted at number one on the Christian Music Trade Association's R&B/Hip-Hop chart and peaked at number five on Billboard's Gospel Albums chart. His 2008 effort Rebel would top that same chart for two weeks while his 2010 release, Rehab, would top it for one. The latter would be nominated for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album at the 53rd Grammy Awards.
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Leo Dandurand, Louis Letourneau, and Joe Cattarinich, former owners of the Montreal Canadiens, presented the trophy to the National Hockey League in 1926-27 in memory of Georges Vezina, the outstanding goalkeeper of the Canadiens, who collapsed during an NHL game Nov. 28, 1925, and died of tuberculosis a few months later.
Until the 1981-82 season, the goalkeeper(s) of the team allowing the fewest number of goals during the regular season were awarded the Vezina Trophy.
In 1981-82, the trophy's definition changed. The Williams M. Jennings Trophy was introduced for the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-against average, while the Vezina Trophy then became an award for the goaltender judged to be the best at his position in the opinion of the general managers. The first Vezina Trophy went to George Hainsworth, who, ironically, replaced Georges Vezina in goal for the Montreal Canadiens.
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C.3.17 Fees and Charges for Instruction
Approved/revised: February 10, 2020
Student tuition fees for all programs except General Interest programs shall be as set out on Schedule "A" attached, and shall be reviewed each year, subject to approval of the Ministry of Advanced Education. Fees for General Interest Programs shall be annually adjusted to cover the direct costs of such a Program.
This fee schedule will remain in effect until amended in the manner prescribed by the College and Institute Act and by NVIT By-Law 1.11(A). Fees are subject to revisions by the NVIT Board of Governors each year. Any revisions in fees will come into effect for the Fall Semester.
Fee schedule for credit courses within the funded program profile
(Effective 2020 Fall semester)
Academic (first & second year levels) and Career/Technical Programs
Tuition per credit............................................................................................. $89.18
Academic (third & fourth year levels) Programs where tuition is paid to NVIT
Tuition per credit............................................................................................ $129.00
(or as per NVIT's affiliation agreement with the degree granting institution)
Access to Practical Nursing and Practical Nursing Programs
Tuition per credit............................................................................................. $92.19
Electrician Pre-Apprenticeship Program
Program Tuition........................................................................................... $2,799.85
Plumbing and Piping Trades Program
Program Tuition........................................................................................... $2,854.82
Residential Construction Foundations Certificate Program
Program Tuition........................................................................................... $3,358.62
Construction Craft Worker Certificate Program Level 1 and Level 2
Program Tuition per level............................................................................ $538.79
Heavy Equipment Operator Foundation Program
Program Tuition......................................................................................... $14,353.04
Heavy Equipment Operator-Excavators Training Program
Program Tuition......................................................................................... $10,847.60
Culinary Arts Program
Program Tuition......................................................................................... $2,601.00
Welder Foundation Certificate Program
Program Tuition......................................................................................... $2,856.00
There is no tuition fee for Adult Basic Education courses.
New Programs
Tuition for programs introduced after 2003-2004 may be established at higher levels than the above rates.
Seniors (age 60 +)
May be waived subject to the "Institute Fees, Senior Citizens" policy – C.3.15.
Note: Students must pay all assessed "Other Fees".
Youth In Care
May be waived subject to the "Institute Fees, Youth In Care" policy – C.3.16.
Note: Students must pay all assessed "Other Fees".
Directed Studies and Prior Learning Assessment Recognition Students
Tuition per credit is based upon the tuition per credit for the course(s) (as per the schedule above) either being delivered through directed studies methodology or through the prior learning assessment recognition process. Lab fees are also assessed for courses involving lab work.
International Students
Tuition per credit...................................................................................... $370.49
For international students, each College Readiness/Adult Basic Education course is considered equivalent to 3 credits for tuition calculation purposes. For programs that have program tuition rather than credits, the international fee will be three times the domestic program tuition rate.
International Application Processing Fee................................................$100.00 [non-refundable]
International Learner Resource Fee.........................................................$10.00 per credit, Trades & Vocational programs vary [non-refundable]
International Service Fee...........................................................................$35.00 per credit or $100.00 per month for program-based tuition [non-refundable]
Other Fees [effective April 1, 2020]
Lab/Shop/Studio Fees
Science Courses........................................................................................ $30.00 per course (Credit and non-credit)
Computer Courses.................................................................................... $30.00 per course (Credit and non-credit)
Electrician Pre-Apprenticeship Shop Fees............................................... $280.50
Plumbing and Piping Shop Fees............................................................... $280.50
Residential Construction Foundations Shop Fees.................................... $280.50
Health Lab Fees......................................................................................... $280.50
On-Line Course Technology Fees............................................................ $102.00
Culinary Arts Shop Fees........................................................................... $306.00
Welder Foundation Shop Fees.................................................................. $280.50
Experiential Learning Fee....................................................................................... TBD
Fees are based on non-tuition expenses related to specific experiential learning delivery and activities.
External Invigilation Fee......................................................................................$100.00
Graduation Fees..................................................................................................... $76.50 per credential
Documentation Fee................................................................................................$40.00 per request plus photocopy and scanning costs
Official Transcript Fees
Up to 2 Official Transcripts per fiscal year (April 1 – March 31)...................... FREE
Each Official Transcript thereafter per fiscal year (April 1 – March 31)........... $10.00
Students can access their grades and unofficial transcripts at no cost through the mynvit.ca portal.
Student Society Fee per course (maximum $60/semester)........................................ $20.00
This fee is non-refundable and is established by the Student Society. The NVIT Student Society passed, via referendum on February 16, 2011, a motion that NVIT collect on behalf of, and remit to, the NVIT Student Society, any and all Student Society Fees for all registrations that occur on or within 100 km of the NVIT Merritt or NVIT Burnaby campuses. Fees are also levied on course work delivered via directed studies and prior learning assessment recognition. NVIT Continuing Studies courses are exempt from NVIT Student Society fees.
U-Pass – Universal Transit Pass per month................................................................. $41.00
The NVIT Student Society passed, via Referendum on February 16, 2011, a motion for NVIT students enrolled in courses within the metro-Vancouver region to participate in the UPASS BC program with the Ministry of Transportation, Translink, and the other public metro-Vancouver post-secondary institutes. The UPASS BC program is mandatory for all NVIT students enrolled in NVIT courses within the metro-Vancouver region who are also:
· Enrolled in a course of at least 21 days duration (as per course start and end dates); and
· Assessed the Student Society fees; and
· Enrolled in a course that is either a minimum of 3 credits OR if College Readiness is a minimum of 12 hours per week.
Student Health and Dental Insurance per annum (effective January 1, 2015).......... $275.00
The NVIT Student Society passed, via Referendum on February 26, 2014, a motion for NVIT students to participate (via partnership with the Camosun College Student Society), in a Student Health and Dental Insurance plan. The program is mandatory for all NVIT students at NVIT who are also:
· Enrolled in a program which delivers 60 contact hours within the first 7 weeks of study (as per course start and end dates); and
· Assessed the Student Society fees.
Students will be assessed an annual fee at the beginning of the program. Students receive 12 months coverage effective the 1st of the month when their program starts – if the program is longer than 2 years, either a 2 year fee is assessed the beginning or another annual fee is assessed along with a fee assessment mid-program.
Opt out options are available to students who are able to demonstrate they have alternate coverage. Student with existing coverage can coordinate their new benefits with existing plans.
Should learners opt to take courses delivered via Directed Studies and/or Prior Learning Assessment Recognition, and should those courses also meet all of the criteria above, then learners will be assessed the UPASS BC fees and Student Health and Dental fees on the registration for the directed studies and/or prior learning assessment recognition course(s).
NSF Cheque Charge................................................................................................. $20.00
This will be charged on all dishonoured cheques.
Fax Transmission Service................................................................ $1.00 per page for receiving
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Payment of tuition and fees are due according to the dates specified in NVIT's Schedule of Events, published annually in the NVIT Program Calendar. Provision of written confirmation of sponsorship, from an NVIT approved community, agency and/or organization for tuition and fees must be provided by the published tuition and fee deadline. In the absence of sponsorship, NVIT tuition and fees can also be paid by the published tuition and fee deadline by Passport to Education, cash, Interac, direct payment, credit card, money order, and cheque. Cheques are acceptable only upon prior approval from the Senior Financial Officer.
Tuition and Fees for all semester coursework that commences after the regular semester start-up as specified in NVIT's Schedule of Events, published annually in the NVIT Program Calendar, are due at the time of registration. This includes all NVIT Student Society Fees and UPASS BC fees.
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Although she was often personified, Maat (Ma'at) is perhaps best understood as an idea, rather than a goddess, but she was central to conceptions of the universe, balance and divine order in Ancient Egypt. The name Ma´at is generally translated as "that which is straight" or "truth" but also implies "order", "balance" and "justice". Thus Ma´at personified perfect order and harmony. She came into being when Ra rose from the waters of Nun (Chaos) and so she was often described as a daughter of Ra. She was sometimes considered to be the wife of Thoth because he was a god of wisdom.
The ancient Egyptians believed that the universe was ordered and rational. The rising and setting of the sun, the flooding of the Nile and the predicable course of the stars in the sky reassured them that there was permanence to existence which was central to the nature of all things. However, the forces of chaos were always present and threatened the balance of Maat. Each person was duty bound to preserve and defend Maat and the Pharaoh was perceived as the guardian of Maat. Without Ma´at, Nun would reclaim the universe and chaos would reign supreme.
The Egyptians also had a strong sense of morality and justice. They felt that the good should prosper, and that the guilty would be punished. They praised those who defended the weak and the poor and placed a high value on loyalty especially to ones family. However, they also understood that it was not possible to be perfect, just balanced. Maat transcended specific ethical rules (which differed according to different times and different peoples) and instead focused on the natural order of things. That being said, certain actions were clearly against Maat as they increased the effect of chaos and had a purely negative effect on the world.
Each Egyptian's soul was judged in the Hall of Maat (depicted in the book of the dead and book five of the book of gates) when they died. Their heart (conscience) was weighed against the feather of Ma´at (an ostrich feather) on scales which represented balance and justice. If their heart was heavier than the feather because they had failed to live a balanced life by the principles of Ma´at their heart was either thrown into a lake of fire or devoured by a fearsome deity known as Ammit. If, however, the heart balanced with the feather of Ma´at they would pass the test and gain eternal life. At certain times it was Osiris who sat as judge in the ritual, and many other deities were involved in the ceremony, but the scales always represented Maat.
The Ancient Egyptians also had a well developed legal system to ensure that Maat was preserved in daily life. It is thought that the Priests of Maat were involved in the justice system as well as tending to the needs of the goddess, and Pharaohs were regularly depicted "presenting Ma´at" (holding out a tiny statue of the Goddess) to reiterate their commitment to upholding order and justice.
All rulers respected Maat, but Akhenaten in particular emphasised his adherence to Ma´at, despite (or perhaps because of) his rather unconventional approach to the gods. Hatshepsut also emphasised her reverence for Maat by taking the throne name Ma´atkare (justice is the soul of re), again possibly because as a female ruler she needed to show that her position was in line Ma´at. She also built a small temple to Ma´at within the precinct of Montu in Karnak.
Maat was depicted as a woman wearing a crown with a single ostrich feather protruding from it. She is occassionally depicted as a winged goddess. Her totem was a stone platform representing the stable foundation on which order was built and the primeaval mound which first emerged from the waters of Nun (chaos).
- Bard, Kathryn (2008) An introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
- Kemp, Barry J (1991) Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilisation
- Pinch, Geraldine (2002) Handbook Egyptian Mythology
- Redford Donald B (2002) Ancient Gods Speak
- Robins, Gay (2008) The art of Ancient Egypt
- Watterson, Barbara (1996) Gods of Ancient Egypt
- Wilkinson, Richard H. (1992) Reading Egyptian Art
- Wilkinson, Richard H. (2003) The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
- Wilkinson, Richard H. (2000) The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt
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Jan-09-08 COAH Approves Over $3 Million In Affordable Housing Funds
COAH Approves Over $3 Million In Affordable Housing Funds
Funds to Provide Affordable Units in Five Municipalities Across New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. – The Council on Affordable Housing (COAH), a Department of Community Affairs' (DCA) affiliate, has authorized the expenditure of over $3 million in affordable housing funds over the last three months to provide affordable housing in five municipalities across New Jersey .
"Governor Corzine is committed to providing New Jersey residents with access to quality, affordable housing," said DCA Acting Commissioner Joseph Doria. "COAH's authorization to expend these funds will assist in meeting the Governor's goal of creating 100,000 affordable units over ten years."
At its October 10, 2007, December 17, 2007 and January 9, 2008 Board meetings, COAH granted a total of five municipalities waivers in order to spend affordable housing trust funds on affordable housing projects prior to receiving third round substantive certification. These projects include:
Hamilton Township/Mercer County – COAH's waiver permits the expenditure of $226,800 to the non-profit housing organization, HomeFront, in order to subsidize eight special needs affordable housing units in two apartment buildings.
MoorestownTownship, Burlington County – COAH's waiver permits the disbursement of $150,000 to Moorestown Ecumenical Neighborhood Development, Inc. (MEND). MEND, which has agreed to extend deed restrictions on 72 affordable units in the Township, will use the funds for capital improvements and reserves for affordable housing properties.
Franklin Township/Somerset County – COAH's waiver permits the expenditure of $1 million on Franklin Commons, a 66 non-age restricted affordable rental units in a building containing retail on the first floor; $1 million on Oak-Pine, which includes 200+ mixed-income home ownership and rental units, with approximately half as affordable units; and up to $125,000 on a Habitat for Humanity development consisting of at least 11 dwelling units on Township owned land with public infrastructure improvement costs also financed by Township.
Berkeley Heights Township/Union County – COAH's waiver permits the disbursement of $350,000 to Our House, Inc. for a 4-bedroom group home for adults with developmental disabilities.
Bridgewater Township/Somerset County – COAH's waiver permits the expenditure of $315,000 toward the acquisition and development of property by the Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity for the construction of nine single-family detached housing units for low-income households, $12,000 toward the cost of installing curbing for the development, $1,500 per year on detention basin maintenance through the period of third round substantive certification, and the reservation of $150,000 for future detention basin repair or replacement.
COAH, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, facilitates the production of sound, affordable housing for low and moderate income households by providing the most effective process to municipalities, housing providers, nonprofit and for profit developers to address a constitutional obligation within the framework of sound, comprehensive planning.
For further information on COAH, call 609-292-3000, or log on to http://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/coah/.


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Weekends and new months are some of my favourite points in time, mostly because it means relaxation and a chance to start afresh. I didn't really have a good reading month in September in terms of numbers but more on that later. It was a really hectic month and a bit of a low one for me personally. However, the blog did fabulously well and I'm so grateful for everyone's continued support! Without further ado, let me launch into the details.
I completed only 3 books in September, which happens to be one of my worst reading months in terms of quantity. I found myself too busy to read and I also went into a reading slump. I hesitate to call it a slump as it was more of a book hangover. All the three books I read belong to the same series, To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han. It started out innocently enough and I was buddy reading it with Charvi @ Not Just Fiction but it quickly spiralled into an obsession. I found myself sobbing late at night on a Sunday while listening to P. S. I Still Love You, the second book, whereas I should've been getting enough rest for the work week ahead. I finished the trilogy within a week and also managed to watch the Netflix movie adaptation. After that I tried reading Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce, a review copy I had received via Net Galley but just couldn't get into it, mostly because of the weird formatting on my Kindle app. While on my BookTube binge, I saw that Catriona @ Little Book Owl was hosting a readalong for Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor, so decided to start that via audio next. By the end of September, however, I was not even halfway through both and have decided to temporarily shelve them as I'm not in the mood. To summarise, even though I didn't read a lot, I found a new favourite series, so I'm not too cut up about the quantity.
- Reached 500 blog followers on WordPress and 1600+ monthly views for the first time – It's the love I'm receiving from my wonderful followers that's keeping this blog afloat, to tell you the truth. I can't thank you all enough!
- 550+ followers on Twitter and almost 350 followers on Instagram – I don't know what I did to deserve this but my heart is filled with gratitude for each and every one of you!
- I acquired 5 new physical books and got approved for 2 ARCs via NetGalley
- Kaleena @ Reader Voracious started the Flapping Pages ARC programme, which aims to get ARCs into the hands of #OwnVoices and international book bloggers and I think it's a great initiative.
- Rain and Clo talk about blogging do's and don'ts on Rain's blog Book Dragonism, mostly catering to book bloggers, which has some amazing tips everyone will benefit from.
- Shruti @ This is Lit has started a new blog series – Wednesday Wisdom – which touches on topics starting from how to write eye-catching headlines to discussing SEO, which are some must-haves in a blogger's arsenal.
- Marie @ Drizzle and Hurricane Books shares her relationship with ARCs as an international book blogger, which gives hope to one of the most neglected sections of the book community.
- Aditi @ Dreamy Reads takes a look at the pros and cons of having a book blog vs a BookTube channel.
- Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor (October 2nd: US and UK release) – the highly anticipated sequel to Strange the Dreamer and the epic conclusion the world has been waiting for
- Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand (October 2nd: US release) – a book that comes highly recommended and perfect for the spooky season, the story gives off The Nowhere Girls and The Wicked Deep vibes
- Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa (October 2nd: US release) – a new fantasy series from the master storyteller inspired by the Japanese kitsune legends
- The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzie Lee (October 2nd: US release) – the next book in the fun-filled historical series following the Montague siblings, it focuses on the life of Felicity after the Grand Tour and her adventures with a girl gang aboard a ship bound for German shores
- What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera (October 9th: US release) – perhaps the most anticipated book of the year for fans of YA contemporary, which has also been picked up for a movie adaptation already
- Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria (October 9th: US release) – Destiny's new fantasy book promises intrigue, infallible prophecies and rebellion
- A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi (October 16th: US release) – this book is based on Mafi's experiences growing up as a Muslim teenager in USA after the devastating events of 9/11
I'm currently reading Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, a buddy read with Charvi @ Not Just Fiction and Simant @ Flipping Through the Pages as well as Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco along with Neha @ BiblioNyan. After that I will probably continue on with Tempests and Slaughter. I have decided to pick up Strange the Dreamer again once my hardcopy arrives rather than struggle through the audiobook. Another book I want to finish and hopefully review this month is A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna. If I have the time, I might squeeze in a few review copies as I'm very much behind them.
How did September treat you? I really hope you got more reading done than me. What's one thing that made you happy/proud and one thing you wish had been better? What books are you looking forward to in October? Tell me everything in the comments section below!


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Hambo Review
- Publisher: Miniclip.com
- Genre: Puzzle
- Released: 19 Apr, 2012
- Size: 22.4 MB
- Price: $0.99
- Fragger with more of an 'action' feel; more direct in its use of skill-shots.
- Tonnes of content to plow through; unlockable skins provide a decent motivator for perfecting stages.
- Some stages poorly balanced/designed; more reliant on luck than skill.
Hambo has a familiar feel to its piggie-shooting gameplay and once you're on a roll you'll start to feel like an action hero - just don't forget the bullets are just as deadly to you as they are to everyone else.
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Those familiar with Miniclip's earlier titles will be right at home with their latest cartoony puzzler, Hambo. In a way it's an extension of games like Fragger, tasking you with pulling off complicated shots by exploiting simplified physics, but this time the task is a little more personal than a grenade.
Not by much though - instead of lobbing an explosive over a wall, you're more often tasked with shooting a bullet directly at your piggy enemies. Velocity isn't necessarily important either; the bullets are deadly all by themselves, and simply getting one to fall on a pig (or having a pig fall on a bullet) will get the job done.
This leaves the game open to some rather frustratingly counter-intuitive 'gold' solutions, but more often than not it's easy enough to find the most efficient way to complete a stage.
With over 200 stages already available to play, there's a lot to work your way through as well. Thankfully each mission pack quickly introduces a handful of new environment changing hazards, a weapon or two and a variety of clever puzzles that range from making trick shots to requiring perfect timing; it's rare to feel as though you've seen a stage before, which is impressive considering the amount of initial content.
Aside from the basic missions players can unlock additional costumes to customize Hambo - it's purely aesthetic, but it also makes for a simple, yet effective incentive to try to get golds on all the stages you've completed.
While the game does occasionally suffer from a bit for its simple control scheme, Hambo is an otherwise amusing and fun action-puzzler that takes a new swipe at a formula Miniclip is already well-known for.
DescriptionHambo the war hero needs help rescuing his best friend Bacon from the enemy's evil clutches! Make use of your deadly arsenal and destroy those who dare to oppose Hambo on his noble rescue mission. Now's the time to eradicate injustice in this dangerous battlefield.
Vanquish your enemies over 7 mission packs, and fight your way to Bacon through 294 reactive physics puzzles. Head to the store to change Hambo's look in more than 20 cool ways!
This game will entertain you with hours of explosive fun!
* Around 300 levels over 7 mission packs
* Over 20 cool costumes to leverage your gameplay experience
* Amazing retina graphics
* Game Center Leaderboards and Achievements
* Game music, which automatically switches itself off at start when playing other music on your iPod/iPhone
* Interactive tutorial to learn how to play
Try also the free web version of Hambo on our website:
What's New in Version 1.2Thank you for making Hambo a success all around the world - your continued support will help us bring you new content often. And here it is, another Hambo update, featuring:
* New level pack: Aporkalipse Now (with 42 new levels!)
* iPhone 5 and iOS 6 support
* Many bug fixes
Thanks everyone for supporting Hambo!
The Miniclip Team


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This amphibious bus is part of a proposed plan to improve public transport in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It's currently undergoing "sea" trials on the River Clyde. It has encountered problems, but it has not sunk. Yet.
Let's be realistic: The bus you see here probably won't sink. Amphibious buses have been in service around the world for several years (who knew?), and as far as we know, there are no recorded instances of one meeting a watery demise. The $1 million, Dutch-built bus you see here uses twin jet drives when in the water and can carry 50 passengers. It's currently being evaluated for full-time commuter use.
You'll note that the bus is both yellow and, well, a bus. You will also note that we resisted the urge to make any "Britannia schools the waves" jokes. You are welcome.
(OK, so the bus's name isn't really "Sinky." The amphibus people are actually calling it "20,000 Leagues Under That Smelly Guy In The Indianapolis Greyhound Station Who Tried To Sell You A Half-Eaten Bologna Sandwich." Mmm! Tastes like diesel!)


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My multiple sclerosis interview: it seems ages ago now that we offered you an opportunity to interview me, doesn't it? The summer has slipped away and my schedule has compressed as I move closer to my wedding (October 10, Rusty). For those of you just joining us I posted a blog topic that allowed you (the MS community) to post any questions you might wish to ask me about my multiple sclerosis via the comment section. The questions below are the result of that post. You put great thought into your questions and I wanted to do the same for my answers.
So, at long last, here it is your interview with me. I hope you enjoy. –Trevis!
Did you undertake a new diet upon learning you got MS?
I had been on a special diet for a liver condition when I was diagnosed. I had been staying away from alcohol and fatty foods for that, so I just continued. I'm a firm believer that diet can help the symptoms of MS. I do not, however, prescribe to the idea that diet has much to do with MS the disease.
In what order would prefer your symptoms to be resolved?
You know, that's kind of like the question, "What would you change in the world?" My answer to that is "poverty." Without abject poverty in the world, so many other problems could be solved. As to MS, I think I could "do" so much more for my MS if I could resolve my issues with fatigue.
What is your personal opinion and thoughts on IVIG?
This type of question is difficult for me to think about answering as drug choices must obviously be made between patient and physician. If a person truly studies a therapy option and has, with her/his medical team, made the decision that any one treatment is best, I say good luck and Godspeed. The key is to be informed about our choices.
How do you deal with your relationship with a healthy person when you're not?
This really begs the question of "health." As far as I'm concerned, I'm a healthy person with MS. The ways in which I deal with the physicality of my multiple sclerosis have made me more aware of many aspects of my life and my relationships. I'm sure that, were you to ask the question of the women with whom I've been in relationships since diagnosis, you'd get a different answer but it's my interview!
How have you changed the way you see "you" now that you know you might not actually be "what you do?"
I still think that we are, in many ways, "what we do;" at least in the eyes of others. I still mourn the loss of many aspects of "that guy." I still try to "do" and frankly I think that it is an important part of my life to do… when I'm bemoaning the loss, however, I remember what one dear to me said when I noted that she should have known me when. She said, "I think I like the now Trevis better than I would have that one."
Would you point out to someone, that they are acting differently toward you when they see you for the first time with a crutch/cane? (or obviously MS symptomatic?) Why or why not?
What people do or how they act is all about them. I have a series of pat answers for different situations to acknowledge but deflect conversation (unless it is a conversation about my disease). If people continue to act in a manner which seems like something I'd rather not be around, I limit my exposure to said persons.
Do you HONESTLY believe there will be a cure for MS in the next 25 years? Why or why not?
When I'm alone with myself and my thoughts, my answer is an absolute. When, however, I'm in the company of the brilliant minds doing research, I come away with a less certain, and assuredly more positive, thought on the question. Without sounding too wishy-washy, I'd have to hedge with the answer, "I don't think so."
What made you pose this blog topic?
The My Life interview with Teri Garr that Everyday Health conducted put the idea into my head. Honestly, coming up with 2-3 topics for the last three and a half years has led me to search for new directions to take our conversations. It seemed like a good idea at the time…
Would you take LDN?
Nope, I wouldn't. That doesn't mean that others are not seeing positive effects from LDN.
Do you think that they will come up with a drug or treatment that will ever get us back to normal, being able to walk and repair the myelin, to rid us of the worst symptoms?
I've read some pretty promising information on myelin repair. I think that it will come to a therapeutic fruition at some point. The amount of "pure science" research that must be done before the potential can be explored is daunting. There are, however, an awful lot of people working on it.
Are some of the MS treatments more dangerous to our bodies than the actual MS?
(Qualified) Yes. Everyone's MS is different; everyone's reaction to drugs is different. I have taken Novantrone, a therapy that had a published 1:500 chance of developing leukemia due to drug use (that number has recently been revised upward). The question I asked myself had to do with "cost: benefit"
My biggest problem with MS is fatigue and my balance problems and I know there should be something out there to help me but I don't know what that is, can you please give me some ideas?
Yoga stretches and strengthens muscle (even disease-weakened muscle) and water sports can keep the body cool (and thus less fatigued) while strengthening. Also, don't forget that the social interaction of group activities can be exercise for the spirit.
Since you completed your course of Novantrone, what are you taking now?
I'm still coasting on the residuals (I, along with my docs, decided to space out the last few doses. I'll be taking my last "booster" of Novantrone in November.
How were you able to go from chef to doing the work you do now? I'd like to think that I could follow in your footsteps one day.
You've been holding off from starting Tysabri for a while and now are considering it. What's made you change your mind?
At this point, Tysabri really is the only option. Interferon therapy had side effects for me that made my symptoms worse. My insurance co-pay would be over $900 monthly for Copaxone and I'm about to run my course on Novantrone. Until the "next thing" is approved, it's my only choice (at least the only choice with which I am comfortable).
Have you managed to find some blessings/opportunities/epiphanies/bright spots that might not have occurred if you didn't have MS?
Truth be known, I think we find those things that may not have occurred if we turn left at a corner versus right. Living with multiple sclerosis hasn't given me more opportunities, just different ones. Whether or not we decide to act upon the opportunities afforded us, I find, is the separation between "living" and "existing."
My questions are numerous, what is the true cost that we can expect? Are there truly programs out there that can help during this yearlong per-exist time period? Is there truly help out there?
Wow, those are big questions. Short answer (sorry, there's only so much room…): Yes there is help. Contact your local chapters of the National MS Society, MS Foundation, Faith-Based organizations, local charities. There are so many good people in the world with means. Many of them see it as a responsibility to give back. There is no shame in being in a situation to ask for some of that help.
How did you overcome the emotional burden of the diagnosis? How long did it take until you "accepted" it? And how do you stay positive when your symptoms only get worse, signaling a more challenging future?
First, please do not think that I have "overcome" ANYTHING!!! Just because I accepted a role in the world of MS, does not mean I am role model. I still struggle with this lot in life. Surviving is a process.
I guess I'd say that it took about two and a half years to get my head around my MS. I'm still working on getting my heart around it.
Finally, to your last question. I have learned that symptom activity does not necessarily equate to progression. "Challenging future?" I find that if I don't get stuck in a spiral of questions without answers, "What if" can be a healthy way to plan for a future. I try to get about 4-5 "Then I would" answers and I feel like I'm prepared…enough.
This question took the longest rumination to answer. The truth, as I looked back, is that life (at least the BIG parts of life) changed much further down the line from diagnosis than I had assumed. I guess there's something of inertia to life. It took a few years, even though changes were being made to my life, before many of the MS changes began.
The lessons I have learned since the words "you have multiple sclerosis" were spoken to me have been invaluable. I'd, however, trade every one of them for health.
How do you divvy up your energy between have to do chores/work and what you want to do. Do you feel guilty if you do something pleasurable instead of chores?
There's an old financial saying, "pay yourself first." I think it translates for energy as well. It's all about balance, really.
How does a person avoid feeling guilty when you don't get the dishes done because you sewed instead and your spouse comes home from work and does the dishes (bless him, without a complaint)? Have you found a balance?
Plans are important things. If you, or your partner talk about such things and plan for them then no one need feel guilty. As to balance…still searching!
Do you think this (Tysabri) is a good treatment for newly diagnosed patients?
The drug is not approved for newly diagnosed patients. If, however, a patient has been living with active disease for years and it is aggressive, I think that it may have a place.
Will I see improvement?
I hope so, I really, truly hope so.
What do you do to cater for your soul, for your spiritual self?
Our gardens and our dogs. I'm not much of a spiritual sort, but hands in the soil and playing with the pack give me a joy which can take me out of the physical and into a place of peace that I think some may explain as a spiritual place.
What are some of your favorite red wines under $25?
Well, there are so many… The best thing to do is to go to a shop with a large selection and ask what is on "Post-off" and a great value. Distributors often reduce (post-off) prices to retailers on some very good wines to move a vintage or make room in a warehouse. It's not uncommon to find an $18 bottle for $10.99.
Important: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not Everyday Health.


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'Dancing With the Stars': Victor Ortiz knocked out of the ballroom
One thing was a good bet on Week 6 results night on "Dancing With the Stars" -- none of the three top women celebs and their partners were expected to be eliminated. Zendaya and Val Chmerkovskiy, Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough, and Aly Raisman and Mark Ballas scored 9s and 10s Monday night.
Instead, after spending most of Season 16 as one of the bottom two couples, Victor Ortiz and Lindsay Arnold were finally sent home Tuesday night. The results were no surprise, but the other couple at the bottom -- Sean Lowe and Peta Murgatroyd -- seemed a bit stunned at their position: finishing lower than Andy Dick and Sharna Burgess. (Was it just me or did anyone else hear co-host Brooke Burke-Charvet say "Sean and Peter" at the dramatic moment?)
Victor was the picture of graciousness when asked by Brooke what the experience meant to him. Victor replied, "I had a blast. I made great friends, including you guys (indicating Brooke and host Tom Bergeron). So at the end of the day, it was a heck of an experience, and hopefully these beautiful people (in the audience) will follow me to my next world championship title bout, along with Cast 16 ringside." With a grin, he added, "I'm happy to get this far ... I definitely need some dance moves."
The show kept up its determination this season to fill every moment of the hourlong program. British singer Olly Murs opened the show, followed by a recap of the high- and low-lights from Monday night. Tom announced that the Twitter vote for Encore Team Dance went to Team Paso -- I just think the female viewers wanted to see the shirtless hunks again.
The new bit of pros dancing out to commercial break, and then again coming back to the show really emphasizes that this is a dance show, not a talkathon. Of course, Brooke did her usual interviews, but Kellie and Derek, with the help of Jacoby Jones mugging off-screen, did a lot to blow Brooke's cool.
Tom introduced a video to honor the stage crew for all their work behind the scenes, and it was fun to hear the comments of the dancers and celebs. Next up, will.i.am performed with a backdrop featuring Justin Bieber's image and singing. It was a strange performance and will.i.am didn't seem thrilled to be on the show. Oh well, maybe it will sell some albums.
I loved the video with clips of Ingo Rademacher's adorable son, Peanut, 4 1/2, who is becoming a bit of a star on his own, and I laughed at the boy's parting words, "See you at the after party." And there was a very cool routine for the "Macy's Stars of Dance" that was choreographed by AJ Jones where the 20 or so dancers looked, from the ceiling camera, a little like pieces in a game being played on the computer.
It was then announced that next week will be Latin Night with the music of Latin star Juanes. Before the thought of Andy doing a rumba could scare me too much, Sharna, Peta and several male pros, plus a fire dancer, performed an elaborate production number to tease the viewers.
I can hardly believe that I accurately predicted the outcome this week, but what did you think? Was Victor the right one to go home? Should Andy have been in the bottom two, instead of Sean? Next week, Sean has to do better or expect to be in the bottom again. See you next Monday