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I fail to see the fascination with the five-man rotation. I don't want to sound like an old crank but I was raised on the 4-man rotation and given that it was the norm for longer then anyone's age that reads this blog I have yet to understand how it became extinct.

It is hard enough to find four good starters these days much less five. You used to have four starters and a swingman who would help out when you had doubleheaders (remember those) or not enough off days.

Just looking at the World Series from 1969 - 1974 the following pitchers were all still effective in October even though they were part of 4 man rotations. If the pitchers were so worn out, then why were the following pitchers still so effective in the World Series? Seaver, Cueller, Koosman, McNally, Gentry, Palmer, Nolan, Blass, Moose, Briles, Hunter, Holtzman, Billingham, Gullet, Grimsley, MatLack, Vida Blue, Messersmith, Sutton. Hell, the Dodgers went with Messersmith, Sutton, Downing, and then Messersmith again in 1974.

I understand pitch counts, I don't understand the difference between 3 and 4 days rest. Was it a mandate by Selig to get more offense into the game, because if it was, it has been very effective?

If you look at the teams in the pennant races right now, only a few can lay claim to an effective 5th starter and yet they roll them out every 5th game to be slaughtered.

Geez, the good pitchers are only pitching 6 innings or 7 tops anyway. They can't do that on three days rest?

Given all the angst each GM went through during the trading deadline trying to find another pitcher you'd think one of them would have a light bulb go off and try something old school.

If your not going to try that then turn the 5th starter position into a tag team of sloth. Let Tomko go 3, then pull him no matter what and let Hendy go 3. Then turn it over to Proctor/Broxton/Saito

Here are the 5th pitcher candidates:
AL Pennant Contenders:
Boston- Taveras 5.01 ; Lester 5.67
Yankees- Actually the Yankee's are in great shape with Hughes as their 5th starter. Mussina with his 5.22 ERA is the worse option in the rotation. They could also plug in Joba Chamberlain.
Cleveland- Cliff Lee 6.38; Sowers 6.93 "YIKES"
Detroit  - Durbin 4.72 but he's just temporary until Rogers is ready. Can't really complain about Detroits rotation.
Angels - Santana 6.02; Colon 6.72 ; Mosley 4.70
A tag team waiting to happen
Seattle - Ramirez 7.15 - how are these guys one game back of the Angels?

NL Pennant Contenders:
Atlanta - Cormier 9.00 ; Jo Jo Reyes 9.62  are you kidding me.
Phillies - JD Durbin 5.44; Eaton 6.36; Castro 6.23
Brewers - When Sheets returns they are set
Cardinals - Pineiro - 4.34 how long is that going to last?
Cubs - Shockingly decent rotation but couldn't you see Marquis and Marshal implode?
Diamondbacks - Petit 5.4; Gonzalez 5.3
Padres - Hensley 6.7 ; Ledesma 5.36
Dodgers - Tomko 5.80 ; Wells 5.54 ; Hendrickson 5.09

And this is for the pennant contenders; just imagine the garbage inhabiting the 5th spot for the teams who are already toast.
Throw in the cost of these garbage pitchers and I'm just at a loss of words why every team in major league baseball uses a 5-man rotation.


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All leash-free dog parks that are located within the following city parks will be closed until further notice.

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More travelers are being deceived every year by third-party travel sites disguised as dream destinations.

Hotel booking fraud is a growing problem — 1-in-4 American travelers say they've been duped.

Molly Fay says one of these sites took advantage of her. She booked a dream vacation last year to wine country. In the interest of full disclosure, Fay works at Scripps station WTMJ in Milwaukee, the station that originally broke this story.

"I thought I was booking directly with the resort," Fay said.

She searched the web for the name of a California Inn and clicked on the website to reserve a room,.

"(It) absolutely looked like the property's website with the picture, their name top line and didn't have mention at that time of the booking service," Fay said.

She actually booked through a third-party website, something Fay realized when the confirmation email came through.

A few months before the trip, Fay had to cancel.  She was hoping to get some money back.

"I thought maybe the resort will make an exception or work with me. Maybe give me half of my money back," she said.

The third-party website told Fay it was checking with the owner about her request.

"They got back to me immediately and said 'the owners of this property said they will make no exception for you," she said.

Fay said she later discovered the site never actually made contact with the inn.

The number of travelers duped by third-party websites is growing, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association.  In 2015 only 6 percent of vacationers reported being a victim. In 2017, it was 22 percent.

Many result in bad bookings.  People are charged hidden fees, they don't get the accommodations promised, or reservations are lost.

It's one of the reasons some people are trending back to travel agents.

"They do like to know they have that security," Holly Faith, with Fox World Travel Brookfield, told us.

With so many choices, and the pitfalls of online booking, they're seeing more travelers book through the agency.

"They get very overwhelmed. So they do come back kind of full circle now, to our advice," Faith said.

There has been some oversight by the federal government. The FTC recently filed a complaint against a company that sells hotel reservations through third-party websites. It found the defendants engaged in "deceptive acts and practices" creating the impression consumers are booking rooms directly through the advertised hotel.

Fay was able to get some of her money back by bypassing the booking site and reaching out to the general manager at the California inn directly. Now, Fay says she's more careful when making a reservation.

There is federal legislation in the works called the Stop Online Booking Scams Act. It would require all third-party websites disclose they are not affiliated with hotels. The bill would also give state Attorneys General the ability to go after violators in federal court. right now only federal authorities can pursue charges.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Hershey on Thursday rejected a takeover offer from Oreo maker Mondelez that would bring some of the world's best known cookies and chocolates under one company.

It confirmed receiving a preliminary offer from Mondelez for a mix of cash and stock totaling $107 for each share of Hershey Co. common stock. That would value the deal at roughly $22.3 billion, according to FactSet.

Hershey said that, following a review, its board determined the offer provided "no basis for further discussion." A deal would be subject to approval by the Hershey Trust, a controlling shareholder.

A spokeswoman for Mondelez, Valerie Moens, declined to comment on whether the company would make a new offer.

The Wall Street Journal, citing sources it did not name, had reported earlier in the day that Mondelez told Hershey it would take the chocolate maker's name and move its global headquarters to Hershey, Pennsylvania. Hershey's shares surged following the report, and closed up nearly 17 percent at $113.49.

Mondelez shares closed up almost 6 percent at $45.51.

In addition to Oreos, Mondelez International Inc., based in Deerfield, Illinois, owns Cadbury chocolates, Trident gum, Nabisco cookies and Ritz crackers.

The acquisition of Hershey would give the combined company 18 percent of the global candy market and make it the industry's largest player, according to Euromonitor International. Mars Inc., which makes M&M's and Snickers, is currently No. 1 with 13.5 percent of the market.

The deal would also give Mondelez a bigger presence in its home candy market. While Mondelez controls Cadbury abroad, Hershey has the licensing rights to the brand in the U.S. Mondelez gets the majority of its revenue from overseas, while Hershey gets most its revenue from North America.

J.P. Morgan analyst Ken Goldman said that at least part of Mondelez's rationale for making the bid was probably "defensive in nature," as the company did not want to be acquired by The Kraft Heinz Co., if Kraft were interested.

Goldman noted that the Hershey Trust's members have recently found themselves in hot water. Earlier this year, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the state attorney general sent the trust a letter seeking the resignation of three board members and the reduction of board compensation. The letter said the compensation exceeded the trust's own rules.

Kent Jarrell, a spokesman for the trust board, said in a statement the trust has a long history of working constructively with the attorney general and that it is cooperating with the recent inquiries. The trust was established by Hershey founder Milton Hershey to benefit the Milton Hershey School for disadvantaged children.

A tie-up between Mondelez and Hershey would mark just the latest chapter in a series of deals in the packaged food industry, with companies looking for ways to improve their financial results while up against struggling sales growth in saturated markets such as the U.S.

When Heinz announced plans to buy Kraft last year, for instance, executives cited the cost savings that would be achieved by combining manufacturing and distribution networks. That deal took place just a couple years after Kraft split with Mondelez in 2012.


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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Nearly half the students at a high school in Pennsylvania's capital city have been given suspension notices for missing too much class time. reports that officials at Harrisburg High School gave the notices to 500 students on Monday as part of a crackdown by the school's new principal. Officials say the students accumulated too many unexcused absences.

At least 100 students served one-day suspensions on Tuesday. School officials are working with the parents of other students and say many parents have provided documentation to explain the absences.

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While a comprehensive eye examination can determine for certain if you have a cataract forming, there are a number of signs and symptoms that may indicate a cataract. Among them are:

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Sometimes cataracts can be seen as a milkiness on the normally black pupil. In ancient times, it was believed this cloudiness was caused by a waterfall – or cataract – behind the eye.

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The elections in 2020 are quickly approaching. Our law firm often represents and defends federal employees for potential Hatch Act violations in the federal workplace.

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Carpenter bees or “wood bees” are named so because they nest inside holes in dead wood. If they are unable to find a nesting cavity, female carpenter bees will excavate a long, round tunnel in which to rear their young. There are many small carpenter bee species in the United States, which prefer to nest in pithy plant stems, but the large eastern carpenter bee Xylocopa virginica is the only species typically noticed by homeowners, and is considered a pest due to the damage caused by their nesting.

Female Carpenter Bee

Female carpenter bee boring a gallery. She does not eat the wood, but provisions the tunnel with food to rear her oﬀ spring.

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Carpenter bees have shiny, hairless abdomens, unlike furry, striped bumble bees.

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Male carpenter bees have a white patch on their faces. Males can be territorial, but are unable to sting.

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Carpenter bees are large (up to 1” long) and heavy-bodied, with a smooth, hairless abdomen. They closely resemble bumble bees in size and color, but the abdomen of a bumble bee is covered in dense hair, often with distinctive striped patterns. Male carpenter bees have an obvious white patch in the middle of their faces, which is lacking in females. Female bees also have thick tufts of hair on their hind legs, used for transporting pollen back to their nests.

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Young adult bees overwinter by hibernating in nesting galleries excavated from solid wood, and emerging in the spring to mate. Long periods of extremely cold weather may kill some overwintering bees. Survivors usually begin to emerge in mid-spring, and seek floral nectar as food. During this time they are most active and noticeable by homeowners.

Male carpenter bees emerge first, and may be seen hovering around nesting sites or patches of flowering plants, awaiting the emergence of females. Males can be highly territorial, and may hover or buzz erratically around humans. While the presence of these large bees can be intimidating, the males cannot sting, and are harmless to people. Female carpenter bees can deliver a painful sting, but rarely do so unless provoked. After mating, male bees soon die, and fertilized females will begin to prepare a nesting site. After nests have been established, female bees are mainly observed loitering near their nest entrance or foraging in nearby flowers.

Carpenter bees do not eat the wood they excavate, but create these tunnels for rearing young. The female bee provisions her tunnel nest with “bee bread” (a mixture of pollen and nectar collected from flowers), which serves as food for the larvae when the eggs hatch. She constructs a separate cell for each egg, which she closes off with a thin wall of chewed wood pulp. There may be as many as six to eight cells in each tunnel. The time required to complete development from egg to adult varies from 1 to 3 months. Though newly matured adults usually emerge in late August, these bees will not mate to start the cycle over again until the following spring.

What kind of damage can carpenter bees do?

Carpenter bees can be destructive pests, as they bore into seasoned woods, especially soft woods such as cedar, redwood, pine, and fir. Damage may occur to soft or weathered wood on porches, decks, sheds, barn beams, railings, overhead trim, porch furniture, dead tree limbs, fence posts, wooden shingles, wood siding, windowsills, wood doors, etc.

Female bees bore circular holes, about 1/2-inch wide, into the wood at right angles to the surface for about an inch, then turning sharply, boring in the direction of the wood grain for 4 to 6 inches or more. They may clean out and reuse old tunnels, lengthen existing tunnels, or sometimes create a new branch inside an existing tunnel, with a single entrance being used by multiple females. If a female is unable to locate a suitable nesting tunnel, she will bore an entirely new gallery. Damage caused by a single bee is slight, and mainly aesthetic. However, existing tunnels may be used again and lengthened by other broods, and the bee population may increases over successive seasons. The combined activity of numerous bees over a period of years can cause some structural weakening.

How do I prevent them?

Painted wood is rarely attacked by carpenter bees, so keep all exposed wood surfaces well painted. Wood stains will not prevent attacks. Wood pressure treated with a preservative should be used if painting is not practical. Treatment involves applying an insecticide into the tunnel entrance. Treat the opening after dark, when bees are less active (female bees may reactive defensively if nesting activities are disturbed).

Apply an insecticidal dust or liquid spray into each hole, and to the wood surface several inches around the entrance. Find specific control products Household and Structural Pest Control

Do not plug the holes immediately, but allow returning bees to pass freely so they can contact the insecticide and spread it through the nest. Dust formulations work best, and will not dry out or soak into wood. After a day or two, insert a small ball of steel wool into the tunnel, then fill the hole with carpenter’s putty or a wooden dowel to prevent further use. The steel wool will prevent any trapped bees from being able to quickly chew their way out, and they will soon succumb to the insecticide. If nests are numerous or out of convenient reach, limited control can be affected by treating the wood around the entrance with a suitable residual insecticide labeled for structural use (consult MP144 for current recommendations).

Individuals who use pesticides are responsible for ensuring that the intended use complies with current regulations and conforms to the product label. Before purchasing or using any pesticide, always read and carefully follow the label directions. For assistance, contact your local County Cooperative Extension Office.

What's the best way to trap carpenter bees?

Carpenter Bee Trap with the Clear Jar Detached
Carpenter bee traps take advantage of female bees’ natural instinct to investigate small holes for potential nesting sites. Once they enter the small tunnels, bees become attracted to the light below, and will be trapped in the jar. These simple traps can help reduce local populations and prevent damage from additional nests.

Traps will eliminate female bees searching for new nesting sites in the spring, helping to reduce local populations and preventing additional damage.

Effective traps can be easily constructed from scrap wood, and few dimensions are critical. The basic plan shown here uses a section of 4x4 post. Untreated, unpainted wood will be the most attractive to the bees.

Drill 1/2” diameter holes in the sides, tilting upward at about a 45o angle, which meet the larger hole drilled upward through the center of the block. Drill or punch a large hole in the lid of a suitably sized jar, and attach it to the bottom of the block as shown. Make holes on all four sides if the trap will be hung in the open, or on three sides if the trap will mounted against a wall. The top of the block can be cut at a slight angle to shed water if the trap will be placed in an area exposed to weather.

Hang traps wherever carpenter bees are observed looking for nesting sites in the spring. Females will enter the
small holes to investigate a potential new nesting site, and will then be attracted down to the jar by the light. Their compound eyes will not see the clear jar, and they are unlikely to find their way back out through the hole they entered. Simply unscrew the jar to empty out dead bees.

Carpenter Bee Trap - Block of wood with small hole and a clear jar screwedon

Diagram with measurements of the hole pathways of wood block part of the carpenter bee trap

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Creating alternative habitat for carpenter bees

Though considered a pest by many, carpenter bees are beneficial pollinators of many native plants, including tomatoes, blueberries and melons. While adults feed on nectar for energy, these bees do not produce honey, but they are highly efficient at pollen collection and transport.

Homeowners may choose to provide them with acceptable alternative nesting sites away from susceptible structures. Place a small bundle of softwood (4” diameter, 18-24” long) in a sunny location adjacent to a garden, protected from rain. Bees can be encouraged to take up residence in these logs by drilling 1/2” diameter holes in the end grain of the wood. Keep this bundle dry and above the soil to prevent damage from termites or fungal rot.

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Animals with special needs are just as worthy of our love and care than any other. Many pet owners have taken to social media to document the lives of their pets with special needs, showing that a disability isn’t a death sentence. Their inspiring stories (and adorable faces) are what make them so popular on social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok.

Today, our pets are up there with some of the biggest social media stars. To celebrate these inspiring animals and their amazing owners, we have done some research to reveal the most followed special needs pets on Instagram and TikTok. The full results and the details of their accounts are below!

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  1. Grumpy Cat (@realgrumpycat, 2.5M followers)

With over 2.5 million Instagram followers, Grumpy Cat is now a household name and officially one of the most influential cats of all time. A combination of her underbite and feline dwarfism caused her to have a permanently grumpy expression, and hence the name was born. She was much loved by her online fans throughout her life and was mourned by many across the world on her death in 2019. Thanks to Tabatha Bundesen, we will never forget the impact Grumpy Cat had on the internet world!

  1. Lil Bub (@iamlilbub, 2.4M followers)

Lil Bub was a much-loved American internet star owner adopted by Mike Bridavsky. She was the runt of her litter and born with several genetic mutations and an extreme form of feline dwarfism. This caused her limbs and lower jaw to be significantly smaller than the rest of her body. This meant that her tongue permanently stuck out of her mouth, creating her recognisable appearance. Although she passed away in 2019, she still has many fans who celebrate her life and adorableness online.

  1. Tuna (@tunameltsmyheart, 2.1M followers)

A Chihuahua Dachshund crossbreed, Tuna was originally abandoned by his owner before being adopted by Courtney Dasher. His amazing owner has since used Tuna’s large following to promote animal welfare and raise money for animal rescue groups. Tuna has an exaggerated overbite, recessed jaw and a shrivel neck. His Instagram account celebrates animals with physical differences, showing they are just as cute and worthy of love as any other animal.

  1. Marnie (@marniethedog, 1.7M followers)

Marnie was a rescue Shih Tzu owned by Shirley Braha. During her lifetime, Marine acquired a large social media following on Instagram and Twitter. She was known for her permanent head tilt to the left and her sticking-out tongue, which she developed as a result of vestibular disease. Before she was adopted, Marnie experienced some health problems including decaying teeth, partial visual impairment in her left eye, and partial hearing impairment. Because of Marnie’s health problems, Braha did not expect her to survive longer than a couple of weeks. Luckily, Marnie went on to have a happy life with her loving owner, and developed a huge social media following along the way!

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Yuriy Vitrenko, a former Naftogaz official, could once again be nominated to the post of Energy Minister, says Danylo Getmantsev, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, People's Deputy with ruling Servant of the People faction.

"Vitrenko's nomination and the issue of submitting it to the Verkhovna Rada has not been discussed," the MP told a briefing during a meeting of the majority faction on February 15, an UNIAN correspondent reports.

"However, I don't rule out the possibility that it will be tabled," the deputy noted.

To clarify when this might happen, Getmantsev said he had no such information.

"This is an issue that must be agreed with the Verkhovna Rada leadership. But, you know that the resolution on the appointment can be put up on the agenda at any moment, without a preliminary vote. Therefore, it's possible any day," he suggested.

Read alsoEarly to hope for Ukraine's EU membership prospects: EP approves new reportIn addition, when asked if there are enough votes in Parliament secured to support Vitrenko, Getmantsev said that the previous two failed votes showed that it was impossible to say until the last moment, adding that he would back Vitrenko's candidacy.

Vitrenko's nomination for energy minister: Background

On December 17, the Verkhovna Rada did not support the appointment of the former top manager of Naftogaz of Ukraine, Yuriy Vitrenko, as first vice prime minister, minister of energy. A total of 186 lawmakers backed his nomination, with the required minimum of 226 votes.

On December 21, the government appointed Vitrenko acting energy minister.

December 22, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Dmytro Razumkov said in an interview with a Ukrainian TV channel that the appointment of Vitrenko as acting energy minister, bypassing parliament vote, would not facilitate cooperation with the government.

On January 28, parliament once again snubbed Vitrenko's candidacy.

On February 4, the Verkhovna Rada rejected a bill that would prohibit renominating the same candidate for a certain position in government during one Parliament session.

Through an amendment to the draft law, introduced by First Deputy Chairman of the ruling faction, Oleksandr Kornienko, it was proposed to allow an acting minister to remain at the helm for 90 days instead of the current 30 days. The draft, however, was sent for revision after failing to pass Parliament.


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The posh hostel part is essentially two beautifully executed types of hostel rooms. One is a Scandinavian-style room with bunk beds and walls painted in soft colors, wooden bed frames, airy space, and green plants. The other one is the re-invention of the Japanese capsules, but with an extra high ceiling, so you would never feel claustrophobic like you would normally on a top bunk bed. Need some privacy? The private rooms are boutique-hotel-level nice with an abundance of natural light. Go for the top-floor penthouse apartment, and the rooftop terrace is so big, you can organize a yoga class. I'm not just saying this; you can rent this apartment for events too.

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11 December 2003
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This is one of the reasons why I am here, sweating under the lights, and you are one of a global audience of hundreds of millions, on the sofa with one fly button undone: you have never seen Hotshot.

Not the Charlie Sheen movie. This is a serious matter. Hotshot is a tale of suffering and redemption in which Jimmy, a young footballing tyro, wastes his god-given ability in selfishness and loose living. Chastened by a career-ending injury sustained by his friend and Blackie Gray-style companion, he travels to Brazil to track down faded legend "Santos", played by Pelé. Santos refuses at first to help him and then, much in the manner of Pat Morita's Mr. Miyagi, teaches him the crane technique of "soccer", the bicycle kick.

You can see where this is going, can't you? Jimmy's youthful enthusiasm rekindles Santos's love of the game, while Santos teaches him that soccer is about more than individual talent, but is rather about working as part of a team. The "World Soccer Cup Final" or similar is won at the death by an overhead kick from our hero. Some would say that a failure to realise that football is a team game makes you constitutionally unsuited to play it at the highest level, but never mind. After all, everybody associated with the game at any level in the strange parallel universe where the film is set, where the USA in 1987 - between the death of the North American Soccer League and the beginning of Major League Soccer - played host to "soccer finals" attended by tens of thousands of rabid fans, seems blessed with at best a schematic understanding of how the game is played.

Suffice to say, it's not a classic. It does, however, have a touching moment where, having learned the importance of selflessness from Pelé, Jimmy Christidis crosses to the veteran midfielder playing his last match, who has begged his fellow players to fight back from one goal down to make his final game a victory (in what must be one of the most dispiriting half-time talks ever - the guy is practically in tears). The midfielder knocks it in, and we hear an announcer telling us that this goal makes him the third highest scorer in the history of the Neverland Nephelokokugia Nowhere Invitational League.

In another world I didn't watch Hotshot, and was never inspired to go into competition, wasting my talents instead on nightclubs and Dance Dance Revolution. In another world I went out that night instead of settling down with a movie, was hit by a car while crossing the road and lost a leg. In another world I discovered maths first, and now I'm an actuary. In another world the sport doesn't even exist. In another world I died as a child. In no other world was there a successful US soccer league in 1987.

I don't know why I'm thinking of this right now, except maybe for last night nerves. And because the woman standing out there is never going to compete at this level again, and I am here not to slip her the ball having dribbled through eight defenders, but to ruin her night and send her home crying.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not enjoying this. That woman inspired me to get onto the circuit, kept me going when I was ready to quit for a normal life, sick of the seclusion, the self-starvation, never being able to go to the disco for fear of spies and sprains. The poster is still on the wall in the bedroom my mother has turned into a shrine to my success. The autographed photo her letter-openers sent back when I wrote to her at 13 (not, alas, with any helpful advice about my incipient eating disorder, but you can hardly bear a grudge) still lies in the drawer by my bedside. If there was a way to do this without hurting her, I would. But the Unexpectedly Literal Rock and Pop Dancing World Championship is an unforgiving environment, and no place for emotion.

She and I have been level through every event so far. When Debarret of Canada dropped out with a nasty muscle pull, (an amateur mistake on the first line of "Something's Got a Hold of my Heart") and my UK team-mate Carrington knocked herself unconscious in a spectacularly unwise tilt at The Man with the Child in his Eyes, we both knew it was me or her. One of us to make her name, the other to sign off in style. As she mimed turning the wheel of an imaginary car as Marc Almond sang that drives into the heart of me I realised that I could do this. She looked tired, and a novel counterspin on You Spin Me Right Round couldn't hide it. As she offered the judges another little bit of her heart (textbook extension, arm straight, eyes pleading) it felt like she was giving me the title.

You know you've got it if it makes you feel good.

My final number is Boys Don't Cry, the culmination of a goth-themed programme that included, if I say so myself, an absolute fucking stormer of a combination in Temple of Love.

Run on spot, cower with hands held out, palms towards the ceiling, hands together in attitude of prayer, hands still together, moved onto heart, hands apart with two fingers and thumb together to signify pistols pointing toward the ceiling, then one hand retaining this form and extending perpendicular to the shoulder and straight ahead while the fingers of the other part and curl in front of the thumb to signify the holding of a syringe, this syringe being inserted into the upper shoulder of the shooting arm and the plunger depressed (double meaning of "shot", you see), this action causing the extended arm to curl round the body as if to protect it from the pain inside.

Comparatively, BDC is something of a standard, but I think my decision to mime not crying rather than crying in the final chorus is going to cause some surprise and garner a few vital points for artistic merit. I am on second. I can almost smell the bouquet, feel the too-tight skin on the cheek of the miss Teen America delivering it.

She's picked a standard as well - mid-period Adams. I'm already running through the chorus in my head. Run on spot. Run on spot. Expression of feeling (one of the points where a good choice of the standard expressions can be diamond). Turn right. Run on spot. Check watch. Signify appearance of dawn with one hand while shading eyes with other. Run on spot. Cringe as if overborne. Place hand against hand, and my head is full of her hand on mine, her mouth on mine, during and after the dress rehearsal. Forget all that. It was just a rehearsal. It was just TaTu. And then frantic running on the spot, of course.

I nearly miss it when it happens. It takes a second to understand that, having used the momentum from swinging her own clasped hands away from her heart to launch herself into the air, she has just described the letters of the element Au, YMCA style, using her entire body. She lands just a little heavily but well enough. And the crowd goes wild.

They're still applauding when she starts running (on the spot, naturally) with extended arm and pointing finger. No way I can top that now. The essence of second place is starting to rise up around my clever clever approach to Robert Smith. Shame to waste a finish.

In another world, she messes up the landing. Everyone applauds the attempt, but the judges can't reward her for it, and it will be me at the top of the podium. In another world, she messes up the landing, and I do just what I am about to do now anyway. And I take silver just like I am about to. In another world I am clearly a complete fucking sap, who should never have let Pelé teach her the meaning of self-sacrifice.

It isn't easy to force yourself to go over on your ankle - the body tries to stop you instinctively - but I'm swearing like the Steven Berkoff Great Expectations as they carry me off. And all I can think of is her hand on my breast, my medal on her throat, me beneath her. Me beneath her.

I'm going to run to her.

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18 December 2003. George writes: This List

Most recent ten:

15 December 2003. Jamie writes: Seven Songs
11 December 2003. Dan writes: Spinning Jenny
8 December 2003. Victor writes: Rock Opera
4 December 2003. Matt writes: The Mirrored Spheres of Patagonia
1 December 2003. George writes: Charm
27 November 2003. James writes: On Boxing
24 November 2003. Jamie writes: El Matador del Amor; Or, the Man who Killed Love
20 November 2003. Dan writes: Rights Management
17 November 2003. Victor writes: Walking on Yellow
13 November 2003. Matt writes: Disintermediation
(And alas we lost Neil, who last wrote Cockfosters)

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11 December 2003. Dan writes: Spinning Jenny
20 November 2003. Dan writes: Rights Management
30 October 2003. Dan writes: My only goal
9 October 2003. Dan writes: The Knot
18 September 2003. Dan writes: The Engelbart Elephant
28 August 2003. Dan writes: The Amity Index
7 August 2003. Dan writes: This Sporting Life
17 July 2003. Dan writes: Touch
26 June 2003. Dan writes: Metadata
5 June 2003. Dan writes: Street Mate
15 May 2003. Dan writes: Usher's Well
24 April 2003. Dan writes: Medicamenta
3 April 2003. Dan writes: Weapons of Mass Construction
13 March 2003. Dan writes: David Sneddon, Bukake Secret Agent
20 February 2003. Dan writes: Mary Sue
30 January 2003. Dan writes: Bait and Switch
9 January 2003. Dan writes: What Never Happened
19 December 2002. Dan writes: Sermon on the Mount the Face
28 November 2002. Dan writes: Ballroom Blitz
7 November 2002. Dan writes: The Photographer
17 October 2002. Dan writes: Diaphragmatic
26 September 2002. Dan writes: A life in the day
5 September 2002. Dan writes: Different Class
15 August 2002. Dan writes: Story and sequel
25 July 2002. Dan writes: Fellatious
4 July 2002. Dan writes: Skin Mag
10 June 2002. Dan writes: The Ibizan book of the Dead
16 May 2002. Dan writes: The Sissons Situation
22 April 2002. Dan writes: UpsideClown and Out in Hollywood
28 March 2002. Dan writes: Nereus' Daughters
4 March 2002. Dan writes: Diomedes
7 February 2002. Dan writes: Text Only
14 January 2002. Dan writes: Civil Engineering
20 December 2001. Dan writes: Nativity
26 November 2001. Dan writes: The Wedding Band
1 November 2001. Dan writes: what dreans mecum?
8 October 2001. Dan writes: Stop me if you've heard this one before
13 September 2001. Dan writes: Mother of the Muses
20 August 2001. Dan writes: I say I say I say
26 July 2001. Dan writes: Bigger, Better, Brother
2 July 2001. Dan writes: Hecatomb
7 June 2001. Dan writes: Dispassionate Leave
14 May 2001. Dan writes: Small Town Boy
19 April 2001. Dan writes: Maintaining the Driving Line
26 March 2001. Dan writes: Cut and Paste
1 March 2001. Dan writes: Redemption
5 February 2001. Dan writes: Blyton the Face of the Earth
8 January 2001. Dan writes: Smoke Signals
18 December 2000. Dan writes: The Loa Depths
23 November 2000. Dan writes: The Limits of Melissa Joan Hart
30 October 2000. Dan writes: Shiftwork
5 October 2000. Dan writes: Dawson
11 September 2000. Dan writes: Testing Times
17 August 2000. Dan writes: Onanova
3 July 2000. Dan writes: Roboto il Diavolo

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