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Skip to comments.Five-Point Action Plan for President Obama to Reduce Violence by the Mentally Ill
Posted on 12/17/2012 12:19:31 PM PST by neverdem
President Obama said the federal government has to do something meaningful to prevent future shootings, like the recent massacre of 26 children and adults at a school in Newtown, Connecticut. Here is what the federal government can do to prevent violence related to mental illness:
1. Start demonstration projects of Assisted Outpatient Treatment (e.g. Kendra's Law in New York, Laura's Law in California) throughout the country. AOT allows courts to order individuals with mental illness to stay in treatment as a condition of living in the community. It is only applicable to the most seriously ill who have a history of violence, incarceration, or needless hospitalizations. AOT is proven to keep patients, the public, and police safer. The Department of Justice has certified AOT as an effective crime-prevention program. But mental-health departments are reluctant to implement AOT because it forces them to focus on the most seriously ill. Demonstration projects would help mental-health departments see the advantage of the program. (For why some people with serious mental illness refuse treatment, see this. See also how Assisted Outpatient Treatment laws (Kendra's Law in NY and Laura's Law in CA) keep patients, the pubic and police safer
2. Write exceptions into the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) so parents of mentally ill children can get access to medical records and receive information from their children's doctors on what is wrong and what the children need. Right now, for reasons of "confidentiality,' doctors won't tell parents what is wrong with their kids or what treatment they need, even as they require parents to provide the care. As a result, when a child goes off treatment, the parents' hands are tied. They have all the responsibility to see the person is cared for, but none of the information or authority to see it happens. We have to change the patient confidentiality laws so parents can help prevent tragedies rather than become a punching bag for the public when something horrific happens.
3. End the Institutes for Mental Disease (IMD) exclusion in Medicaid law. This provision tells states: "If you kick someone out of the hospital, we will pay you 50% of the community care costs." This causes states to lock the front door of hospitals and open the back door, regardless of whether the community is an appropriate setting. If you have a disease in any organ of your body, other than the brain, and need long-term hospital care, Medicaid pays. Failing to pay when the illness is in the brain is federal discrimination against persons with mental illness. I wrote on Medicaid discrimination for the mass market in the Washington Post, but John Edwards wrote a more scholarly paper on ending the IMD Exclusion. Relatedly, a proposal made by former vice-presidential candidate Ryan, under which Medicaid was block-granted could solve this problem.
4. Create a federal definition of serious mental illness, and require that the vast majority of mental-health funding go to it. Due to mission creep and the tendency to diagnose normal reactions of people as a mental "health" issue, government agencies now claim that 40 percent or more of Americans have a mental 'health' issue. Worst, most mental "health" funding currently goes to this group of the highest functioning. But only 5 to 9 percent of Americans have a serious mental illness. That's where we should be spending our money — on the 5 to 9 percent who are most likely to become violent and need help, not the worried well. There is more than enough money in the mental-health system to prevent Newtown-type incidents, provided it is spent on people who are truly ill, not the worried-well. I wrote on this for a mass market on Huffington Post, but a much more scholarly paper was written by Howard H. Goldman and Gerald N. Grob. With the fiscal cliff approaching, prioritizing the most seriously mentally ill for services is more important than ever.
5. Eliminate the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency (SAMHSA). SAMHSA is the epicenter of what is wrong with the American mental-health system. SAMHSA actively encourages states to engage in mission creep and send the most seriously ill to the end of the line. They provide massive funding to organizations that want to prevent mentally ill individuals from receiving treatment. They have nothing positive to show for their efforts in spite of a massive bureaucracy that meets and meets and meets and never accomplishes anything. I wrote on this for a mass market in the Washington Times (PDF) and Huffington Post. But Amanda Peters wrote a terrific scholarly piece on SAMHSA(PDF)
for a law journal.
If Obama is serious about wanting to do something, the steps above would be the best first step. True, the mental-health industry may throw a fit as they find themselves obligated to serve the most seriously ill, but it's the right thing to do. Anything else could be deadly.
Here is what states should do.
States should make greater use of Assisted Outpatient Treatment, especially for those with a history of violence or incarceration. AOT allows courts to order certain mentally ill people to stay in treatment as a condition of living in the community. AOT works. New Yorkers remember Larry Hogue, the "Wild Man of 96th Street," who kept getting hospitalized, going off meds, terrorizing neighbors, and going back into the hospital. Connecticut does NOT have an AOT law on the books (see these facts about the Connecticut mental-health system), and we can't say for sure if it would have helped in this case, but all states should have one to prevent similar incidents.
• States should make sure their civil-commitment laws include all the following, not just "danger to self or others: (A) Is "gravely disabled", which means that the person is substantially unable, except for reasons of indigence, to provide for any of his or her basic needs, such as food, clothing, shelter, health or safety, or (B) is likely to "substantially deteriorate" if not provided with timely treatment, or (C) lacks capacity, which means that as a result of the brain disorder, the person is unable to fully understand or lacks judgment to make an informed decision regarding his or her need for treatment, care, or supervision.
• When the "dangerousness standard" is used, it must be interpreted more broadly than "imminently" and/or "provably" dangerous.
State laws should also allow for consideration of a patient's record in making determinations about court-ordered treatment, since history is often a reliable way to anticipate the future course of illness. (Currently, it is like criminal procedures: what you did in the past presumably has no bearing, so the court may not know past history when deciding whether to commit someone. In fact, there are ways to know which mentally ill individuals become or are likely to become violent.)
– D. J. Jaffe is executive director of Mental Illness Policy Org.
The gov't should get rid of the mental illness known as Liberalism.
These are great ideas....if they can be applied to the first individual as a public trial: The President of the United States
were suppose to get this from someone who has Narcissistic Personality Disorder
You're right, because doing what feels good is a lot easier than doing what is good. But these proposals are very valid, especially the one about creating a HIPAA exception in the case of mentally ill adults. Since they aren't capable of making treatment decisions, family members must be included.
Is there one thing in this proposal that is constitutionally authorized?
Didn't think so.
Five-Point Action Plan for President Obama to Reduce Violence by the Mentally Ill
Point 1) Remove everyone's freedom
Point 2) Remove everyone's freedom
Point 3) Remove everyone's freedom
Point 4) Remover everyone's freedom
Point 5) Remove evryone's freedom
And justify it all using the lowest common denominator od morality society has: give in to those who are evil, violent and insane.
Yeah that'll work!
Obama comes from Illinois, the state that put the mentally ill out on the streets in the 70s and recently attempted to shut down the State Mental Facilities due to budget shortages.
Not only are you clearly wrong, your attitude is part of the reason why Constitutional issues are rarely given the serious discussion they deserve.
What we have is not a mental illness issue, but a sin issue.
These sound good....however, I am STILL trying to figure out how that would have stopped the killings. This kid did not get his guns through buying them himself. His Mother had them. I guess parents of mentally ill parents should be banned from gun owning??? Slippery slope.
Mental illness is whatever the medical "profession" says it is, and they will go along with whatever the government tells them to say it is. I don't trust the medical establishment or the government with the diagnosis of mental illness.
If he had been in an institution where he belonged instead of out wandering the streets, this would not have happened.
That's the point.
The ACLU won their case and then governor Ronald Reagan had to open the doors to the mental institutions. Can't hold anyone against their will.
Adam Lanz, the Sandy Hook shooter didn't have a history until Friday. Yes, he had run-ins at school, and no doubt, his late mother tried to help him in every way she knew how. Yet he shot her point blank FOUR times. Poor lady.
Obama and the anti-gun folks like Senator Feinstein (D-CA) are against "assault" guns, and 10 round clips. Look up "assault weapons" on Wikipedia.
That's a theologically bankrupt statement.
This atrocity was the work of a paranoid schizophrenic.
Are you arguing that he was a paranoid schizophrenic because he was a sinner?
Or are you arguing that his rampage was somehow divine punishment for sins?
Gosh, maybe I have an out of date constitution which is missing the magic 'mental health care' power, or 'limitation upon patient confidentiality' power. There is every valid reason to restrict the federal government from having access to medical records, but not one in restricting a doctor from telling a patient's mother about medical issues. Privacy restrictions are upon the government, not on other parties. I can not scream that you're infringing on my first amendment right to free speech, as that contract is upon the government, not you.
But that's ok, let's continue the fiction that some vast intelligence is invested in Washington DC and that they'll come up with some solution... Oh, right, yet again, they are the problem here.
Nope, I take biggirl to be arguing that evil is sin, and that one can be both evil and mentally ill at the same time.
What does "on medication" mean when people ascribe SSRIs the blame?
Does that mean they had a prescription?( that's not the same as they're taking their meds.)
It's a chicken and the egg scenario. We're they mentally ill before or after the drug was prescribed?
Were they taking their medication as prescribed?
I see the 'rats making a 2-fer based on emotions: further advancing more socialized medicine under the guise of 'free' mental healthcare for all AND more restrictions on the 2nd Amendment.
Statists will try to label anyone who believes in a small federal government as "mentally ill".
Excellent ideas all.
I don't believe Lanza was severly mentally ill. I think he was just another a dylan klebold eric harris columbine wannabe just like the virgina tech massacre guy.
that's what I think. probably tired of living and decided to take a bunch of people with him on the way out.
When someone starts by using condescending sarcasm, you can tell that the quality of the reasoning is going to be unimpressive.
I would point out that the fifth item on the list involves the abolition of SAMHSA, which is something that even a faux Constitutionalist like Ron Paul would endorse.
Issues relating to confidentiality, as represented in item 2, speak to an issue that is of very recent "Constitutional" vintage. You wrote:
Privacy restrictions are upon the government, not on other parties.
While that's not coherent English, I take it that you are arguing that there is some kind of absolute Constitutional "right to privacy." If there is, that "right" was unknown until it emanated from the penumbras of the Warren Court in the 1970s.
The second item quite reasonably argues that if someone is going to be legally liable for the health of their dependent child, they should be allowed to know what the health status of their child actually is.
The third item discusses reducing the ability of Medicaid to provide cash incentives for "treating and streeting" mental patients. If one wants to argue that Medicaid is unconstitutional, I'm not sure why reducing Medicaid's power and scope, is somehow even more unconstitutional than Medicaid itself.
The fourth item calls for the tightening up of the definition of mental illness to focus on those who are truly mentally compromised, instead of the very broad and open-ended federal standards we have now. This again calls for a narrowing of federal power and arbitrariness and a reining in of federal overreach. I'm not sure how this is unconstitutional but the existing very broad and formless federal mandate is somehow constitutional.
And the first item, calling for a federal law to ensure public safety is kind of the point of federal legislation in the first place.
let's continue the fiction that some vast intelligence is invested in Washington DC and that they'll come up with some solution
These 5 points are not calling for intellectual gymnastics, but common sense and the reduction of the power and discretion of federal entities.
He was on Fanapt, which is a powerful anti-psychotic.
You do not give something like that to an individual who is merely irritable and rebellious.
That is not surprising that he was on those meds. But I will wait for other evidence before I say anything further.
HIPPAA prevented Adam Lanza's mother from receiving any information regarding her sons treatment once he turned 18.
The state in which he lived, CT, does not have laws allowing for court ordered outpatient treatment and very stringent commitment standards the prevent hospitalization until harm has occurred.
Perhaps if the system didn't make it so hard to get help, help would have been more likely to be sought and gotten.
These proposals won't prevent future incidents 100%, but leaving things the way they are now guarantees it will happen again.
I have seen this before with a relative with schizophrenia (a VA out-patient yet) and his mother ended up having to call the police on him, fortunately no guns around the house.
When they go off their meds they become more and more delusional until they think that they are God and Satan and that the world is ending and they are a key part of it. In fact I have seen it with more than one person.
Believe me, you do not want to have to deal with that.
Jail all the Democrats in Washington?
Obama bombs 60+ children in Afganistan with a missile and no one blinks. How is this less devastating than Conn?
This story is pretty good for explaining how serotonin syndrome can happen in people taking SSRIs. I'm sorry if you don't like the NY Times, but its health & science sections were very good as long as they kept away from politics.
Complicating matters is that someone can get into almost the same trouble when they stop taking SSRIs. It's called SSRI withdrawal syndrome. It's also called SSRI discontinuation syndrome.
There should be an FR award for reasoned and logical responses to the knee-jerk posts of people who likely didn't read the original article anyway. Well-said. You deserve the award for today.
Jaffe's arguments are sound, but I think you have pointed out their Achille's Heel. "Reduction of the power and discretion of federal entities" is not easily achieved. It is my opinion that the government has reached that point where it exists only for self-perpetuation, regardless of how well it disguises that motivation via language touting the common good.
And as long as those on the right and the left continue to seek the redefinition of mental illness as "the mindset of my ideological adversary," very little progress in reining in the state is likely to occur.
I've had some experience with friends and extended family regarding #2. You have an adult child, a kid away at college perhaps, showing signs that would concern anyone, and you want to help. But no one will talk to you about them or share information because of HIPAA privacy.
What about the suggestion by leftist Harry Bellafonte to remove the GOP conservatives? Give Obama dictatorial power to incarcerate them?
As NYers know, AOT doesn't go far enough—there are still too many crazy people running through Manhattan with machetes or tossing people onto subway tracks or simply pouncing on people in the streets.
Post signs prohibiting aggressive behavior by mentally unstable people. 30.06
State Sen. Trotters Gun Not Registered, Prosecutors Say(IL)
Ill take Dems seriously on gun control when they have to hang for the same crimes we do.
He should lose his job ,have a criminal record and be barred from public service
Anything can be abused. But these are excellent ideas.
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House of Commons Hansard #47 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was question.
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2:05 p.m.
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Winnipeg North.
[Members sang the national anthem]
Parti Québécois
Statements by Members
2:05 p.m.
Jean-François Fortin Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, QC
Mr. Speaker, 35 years ago yesterday, on November 15, 1976, the Parti Québécois took power in Quebec's National Assembly for the first time. During its first mandate, René Lévesque's party accomplished great things, particularly in terms of farmland protection legislation, the Charter of the French Language, automobile insurance and political party financing legislation.
It was also during this first mandate that the first referendum on Quebec sovereignty took place. Today, 35 years later, the dream of making Quebec a country is more relevant than ever. As we face this backward-thinking government that rejects Quebec values, Quebeckers must realize that this is no longer our home and that it is time we built our own country.
On behalf of the Bloc Québécois, I want to commend the work accomplished by the Parti Québécois over the past 35 years.
Burlington Performing Arts Centre
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2:05 p.m.
Mike Wallace Burlington, ON
Mr. Speaker, it is my honour to congratulate and thank the Burlington residents who have contributed to a fantastic new addition to the city's cultural mosaic. In the next few weeks we will be officially opening the Burlington Performing Arts Centre. The dream of a performing arts centre facility began in 1999 and the vision has come to fruition.
I want to recognize all who have taken a leadership role in this project, have contributed financially and have provided support by volunteering their time.
I also want to thank our Conservative government for its support through the cultural spaces program. The financial support made the difference in kick-starting this vital cultural infrastructure project in our community.
The Burlington Performing Arts Centre will deliver experiences that inspire for many generations to come.
I want to thank all involved for their vision, their commitment, and their contribution in making this dream come true.
Litterless Lunch Challenge
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2:05 p.m.
Fin Donnelly New Westminster—Coquitlam, BC
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to announce the winner of my second annual litterless lunch challenge.
This year over 50 classes from Baker Drive, F.W. Howay, Lord Baden-Powell, Moody, Ranch Park, Rochester and Maillard Middle schools participated in the challenge during Waste Reduction Week.
This year's winning class went an astounding 100% litter-free for the entire week. Congratulations to Ms. MacKay's kindergarten-grade 1 class students from Baker Drive Elementary in Coquitlam. They are this year's litterless lunch winners.
My sincere thanks go to all the students, teachers and parents who helped make this challenge such a success. They did a great job. Special thanks go to the Green Team at Maillard Middle, which coordinated the entire school's participation in the challenge.
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2:05 p.m.
Patrick Brown Barrie, ON
Mr. Speaker, November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. This past Monday we celebrated World Diabetes Day, marking the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting who, along with Dr. Charles Best, co-discovered insulin 90 years ago.
Nearly every Canadian is touched in some way by diabetes. Diabetes is expected to have a continued widespread impact on Canadians in the coming years.
More than three million Canadians live with some form of diabetes, and this number is increasing by 3% to 5% every year. The greatest rise is in children five to nine years of age.
Diabetes and its complications cost the Canadian economy more than $17.4 billion a year.
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, JDRF, is the leading charitable funder and advocate of diabetes research in the world. It is working hard to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.
I ask my colleagues in the House to join me in supporting JDRF and all diabetes agencies in having a very successful World Diabetes Month.
Human Rights
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2:05 p.m.
Irwin Cotler Mount Royal, QC
Mr. Speaker, today marks the 20th anniversary of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, one of the more effective United Nations bodies that has addressed and redressed individual cases of political prisoners who have been arbitrarily arrested, illegally detained and unjustly imprisoned in violation of international human rights law.
Indeed, the UN working group has issued important rulings in the illegal detention of Burmese opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, and helped secure her release, and in the illegal detention and imprisonment of Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Liu Xiaobo.
I am now petitioning the working group in the case of the arbitrary arrest, detention and imprisonment of Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil, one of the first political prisoners of the post-Mubarak era, who is now entering his 86th day of a hunger strike. We urgently seek his release and the UN working group can help us in this regard.
Human Rights
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2:05 p.m.
Terence Young Oakville, ON
Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of the House an ongoing human rights crisis: the mass killing of a vulnerable native people in the Congo.
Since the 1960s, the countries and rebel groups surrounding the Congo River basin have displayed utter contempt for the lives of pygmies. To put it simply, pygmies are under threat of eradication. We know this due to the courageous work of intrepid Canadian journalist Geoffrey Clarfield.
Pygmies have endured massacres, the raping of their women and even cannibalism at the hands of their oppressors. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, rebel factions ridicule the United Nations because it has no legal means of stopping their inhumane crimes, so the slaughter of pygmies continues. Since 2003, an estimated 70,000 pygmies have been killed by tribal militias under erase the board campaigns. The remaining population hides in remote areas of the surrounding forests for safety, yet they are still in danger.
I call on the international community to help stop the slaughter of pygmies.
Palliative and Compassionate Care
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Joe Comartin Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Mr. Speaker, almost two years ago a group of MPs from across party lines formed a non-partisan parliamentary group aimed at promoting awareness of deficiencies in Canada's palliative and compassionate care framework. The Parliamentary Committee on Palliative and Compassionate Care, which now has over 55 members and was co-chaired by me and the members for Kitchener—Conestoga and Guelph, conducted research and heard from Canadians throughout the country.
Tomorrow, November 17, the committee will release its landmark report outlining the findings and making recommendations on three main long-term health issues: palliative care, suicide prevention and elder abuse. Through our study we learned some troubling statistics. At least 10 Canadians die by suicide each day. Suicide is the leading cause of death among those between the ages of 10 and 24. We also discovered that only 16% to 30% of Canadians who need palliative care are able to access it. We also learned that as many as 10% of all seniors will experience some form of abuse in their lifetime.
I am proud of what the committee has accomplished in working across party lines to produce a substantial report that demonstrates that parliamentarians of all political stripes can work co-operatively for vulnerable Canadians.
Firearms Registry
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Kevin Sorenson Crowfoot, AB
Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security heard testimony that the failed and costly long gun registry has no ability to prevent crime and there is no evidence that it has stopped a single crime or saved a single life. It does not prevent anyone from using a firearm for violence and it does not keep guns out of the hands of criminals.
A master instructor for the Canadian Firearms Safety Course testified that the registry misses the target of the criminal use of firearms. He said that instead, it targets millions of lawful, legitimate firearms owners.
The fact is the registry can do nothing to prevent criminals from obtaining or using firearms. Front-line police officers cannot risk their lives on the inaccurate, unverified information in the registry.
At the committee the Minister of Public Safety had to explain to the NDP that there is a difference between feeling safe and actually being safe. It is irresponsible to continue pouring tax dollars into the long gun registry because it feels like the right thing to do or the safe thing to do. The NDP proved again that it is unfit to lead.
Human Rights
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Brian Storseth Westlock—St. Paul, AB
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about my protecting freedom bill, an act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act which would repeal section 13. Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act erodes the fundamental building blocks upon which our society is built. These are not just the freedoms that every Canadian holds so dear, but also the freedoms that our society depends upon to grow and mature.
As George Washington described, "If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led like sheep to the slaughter". Freedom of speech is the bedrock upon which all other freedoms are built. Without the freedom of speech and expression, what good is the freedom of assembly or the freedom of religion? Freedom of speech is the only real tool that free and democratic societies have to fight bigotry and ignorance.
We must ensure that we protect and enhance our fundamental freedoms. This is not just an issue of blue or orange, left or right. This is an issue that affects all Canadians equally. I am asking all members to stand and support Bill C-304, my protecting freedom bill.
Occupy Protest Movement
Statements by Members
2:10 p.m.
Andrew Cash Davenport, ON
Mr. Speaker, protests are a vital part of our democracy. Citizens occupying public space are part of a proud tradition of non-violent civil disobedience. This is a practice that takes discipline, dedication and courage. It has been a constant presence in virtually all movements fighting for economic and social justice. Think about the civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King, the ending of apartheid in South Africa, the fall of the Berlin wall, the Arab spring. Embedded in these historic struggles for freedom and equality, acts of non-violent civil disobedience help nudge history in the right direction.
The occupy protests across Canada speak to the fact that something is fundamentally wrong when a few individuals and corporations control most of the wealth of nations. While some seek to trivialize and shut down the Toronto protests, at its core the occupy Toronto movement is a cry out for social justice, for greater democracy and an economic system that nurtures rather than distorts the true face of humanity.
Natural Resources
Statements by Members
November 16th, 2011 / 2:10 p.m.
Joyce Bateman Winnipeg South Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, the NDP opposes creating jobs and are attacking Canada abroad. The New Democrats are at it again today, undermining the Canadian economy. They claim that Canadian jobs will be driven away to the U.S. if the Keystone XL pipeline goes through. As we have consistently said, the Keystone pipeline will create thousands of jobs and billions in economic growth on both sides of the border.
We are encouraged that an agreement has been reached to find a new route for the pipeline. I hope this news will mean the project can proceed. However, the delay highlights the need for Canada to ensure it opens export markets outside the United States, into Asia in particular.
Canadians gave our Conservative government a strong mandate to stay focused on what matters to Canadians, jobs and economic growth. That is what we are doing.
McGill's Women in House Program
Statements by Members
2:15 p.m.
Mylène Freeman Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, QC
Mr. Speaker, today I rise to welcome to Parliament the students participating in McGill's women in house program. Women in house has the noble mandate to foster an interest in political involvement in young women with the goal of improving female representation in government.
The women in house program began in 2001 as an attempt to break down the barriers women face in politics. Tomorrow female MPs and senators will mentor the young women who are sitting in the gallery today. The participants will hear first hand from female politicians about the daily realities of political life. This program makes politics accessible to young women and has inspired past participants, including myself, profoundly.
As a student, I was a participant and a coordinator of women in house and it motivated me to push the boundaries of what it meant to be a politician. I hope participants will take away from this eye-opening experience the desire to get involved and break down the barriers women face in politics.
Direct Selling Industry
Statements by Members
2:15 p.m.
Joe Preston Elgin—Middlesex—London, ON
Mr. Speaker, Canada's direct selling industry injects over $4.5 billion in total sales into the Canadian marketplace and provides earning opportunities for 900,000 of our constituents, including many of my own in Elgin—Middlesex—London.
Direct selling builds sales, management and interpersonal skills. Many direct sellers will apply these skills to their careers, their households and other business ventures.
More than 90% of Canada's direct sellers are women, embracing their entrepreneurial spirit and benefiting from the flexible and convenient opportunities that direct selling provides.
This evening the Direct Sellers Association of Canada will celebrate the Year of the Entrepreneur at its annual parliamentary reception. I encourage all members to attend and meet some of Canada's leading direct sellers, their companies and to learn more about this dynamic and important industry.
The Environment
Statements by Members
2:15 p.m.
Joyce Murray Vancouver Quadra, BC
Mr. Speaker, this is an extraordinary moment for our planet. This month the world's seven billionth citizen was born into a population more aware than ever of the challenges of sustaining life on a crowded planet.
Between 1960 and 2000, the world's population doubled. During that same period, the world lost 25% of its land species, 28% of marine life and 29% of freshwater species. This is the fastest and greatest rate of biodiversity loss since the extinction of the dinosaurs.
People depend on nature for many things: a stable climate, clean air, fresh water, abundant food, tourism and incalculable economic benefits. To thrive as a species, we must work together to conserve nature.
I am honoured to chair the all party international conservation caucus, a non-partisan group with representation from all five parties. The ICC brings together scientists and environmental and conservation experts and provides them with a platform to present their research findings, to talk about conservation challenges and solutions and to help inform parliamentarians and others.
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GDB 18: Motor City Madness
November 17 2008 03:30PM
It's not quite River City Ransom, and it hardly has the cache of Edward Furlong's Academy-Award-not-even-remotely-being-nominated-for performance in Detroit Rock City, but some terrifying and eye-catching hybrid of the two is taking place tonight. On skates. And ice.
And you can bet your ass the Justice League™ will be paying close attention, watching for facial ticks and heated exchanges of words as MacT continues to grey at an alarming rate, and Dustin Penner sits comfortably in the press box. Meanwhile, the entire 'Sphere speculates on both of those guys' futures with the club (check Lowetide, Covered in Oil and BDHS for some good comments on those issues).
All this off-and-on-ice furor is the result of MacT's positively scathing indictment of Penner's performance and attitude in the Edmonton Journal. I'm not going to add to the crap storm here. I'm just going to cross my fingers, consume a 15-pack of Vitamin-P and hope for a checkmark in the W column.
Go Oil!
Just like Penner to bring a 2x4 to a fist fight.
November 17 2008, 04:02PM
Let's DOOOOO THIS!!!!!
November 17 2008, 04:02PM
I'm going to try and figure out the formula. Roli's in tonight, if he loses Garon will be next in line. But would a win tonight and a loss tomorrow mean Garon's turn has been skipped and they go straight to JDD?
There's too much math in this 3 goalie system.
November 17 2008, 04:55PM
Don't try to think about it man... It will destroy your brain.
November 17 2008, 05:10PM
You remember back in the 80's and even the 90's how much excitement and hype there was around Soviet players who wanted to defect? I think the NHL should bring a little of that back and implement a 'defection rule' into the system.
Picture it. Detroit on the rush. Hossa charging down the wing. He glances over to MacT, who gives him the wink. A subtle signal has an Oiler jumping back onto the bench as Hossa suddenly hits the brakes and heads back the other direction. Conklin looks first confused, then horrified as realization strikes home . . .
But it's far too late. The Detroit defence is hopelessly out of position and the only thing between Hossa and the back of the net is the Oilers old cast-off netminder.
As Hossa buries a three-deke 5-star backhand, he is immediately surrounded by Boulerice, Huggy-Bear, and even SMac whose mysterious call-up is suddenly explained as Hossa is safely escorted to the Oilers bench amidst much wailing and gnashing of teeth from the Detroit contingent.
Ah, what it might be like . . .
Ender, I like the way you think.
November 17 2008, 05:35PM
WTF Man, Principe has lost it. Time to heavily medicate him.
November 17 2008, 05:42PM
Am in here all by myself... I think so... huh look a playboy. Pleasure town here I come.
November 17 2008, 05:43PM
Storts getting his a$$ kicked ended that mood
November 17 2008, 05:45PM
baggedmilk is in the building...
November 17 2008, 05:46PM
Did I already miss a non-fight?
So much for "discipline"...
November 17 2008, 05:47PM
Thank god our penalty kill has been overly effective this year.
Oh, wait....
November 17 2008, 05:48PM
I missed the "fight" too. Did Stortini hug him good?
November 17 2008, 05:48PM
Wait a minute... What team am I cheering for?
November 17 2008, 05:48PM
R2D2 working in the press box tonight apperently.
November 17 2008, 05:49PM
Storts threw a couple punches, but Macarty threw 1000X more then the hugging began and he got taken down. Proud moments for any oiler fan
November 17 2008, 05:52PM
JS... I takes a robot to feed Penner. That fat prick
I'm pretty sure Souray has different facial hair every game... how much time does that man spend in front of the mirror?
November 17 2008, 05:54PM
Wow first time tonight the oilers are in the wings zone... then it ends.
November 17 2008, 05:55PM
If looked like him I would turn the lights on before I looked in the mirror
November 17 2008, 05:55PM
Is it the same robot that opens MacT's road pops?
November 17 2008, 05:56PM
No that's his key chain, then he doesn't have to stop his car.
November 17 2008, 05:57PM
At least one shot please.
November 17 2008, 05:58PM
Awesome. Looking stellar out there tonight again boys.
November 17 2008, 05:58PM
Not gonna happen, Soury shot at the wrong teams coach.
Let's go Conklin!
Am I the only one who thinks Conks got screwed whilst playing here??
November 17 2008, 05:59PM
Tomorrow night I suggest benching lines 1-3, then on Thursday night 2-4 and so on. MacT will make his point once and for all.
November 17 2008, 06:00PM
Bagged, you and I should party one night, can you imagine all of the inappropriate comments we could make towards fat chicks in the bar, then offer $20 to the winner of 10 homeless bum battle royal.
November 17 2008, 06:01PM
A Royal Bumble!
Anyone? Anyone? No? Fine.
November 17 2008, 06:01PM
I hope they serve beer in hell, HG.
November 17 2008, 06:02PM
How come no one has made any mention about the fact that Reddox is the first Albino to play in the NHL?
November 17 2008, 06:02PM
Nice, JS. Then offer an additional $20 to the first bum to drink out of one of the outdoor unrinals on Whyte
November 17 2008, 06:03PM
If you had been here last game, JS, you would have seen that I said his power is derived from his blonde eyelashes.
That's it, we blog together NO MORE!
November 17 2008, 06:03PM
JS I was at the game on Saturday and the showed him on the big screen. I think I made a similar comment.
November 17 2008, 06:03PM
HG, I'll pay him $30 to drink straight from the tap. Uhhh... Umm...
November 17 2008, 06:04PM
Sorry I was busy getting absolutely smashed and experimenting with self asphyxiation.
November 17 2008, 06:05PM
Bagged LMAO.
November 17 2008, 06:05PM
I would also like to bring to the attention of the Nation that jeanshorts was hanging out with a Canucks and Leafs fan on the same night.
November 17 2008, 06:06PM
We shouldn't be hard on Liam, it's Erik Cole who leads the leauge in ugly... at least he leads in something
Eventually Kronwall's leg will break if Souray keeps hitting it... right? That's got to be worth some sort of point...
November 17 2008, 06:06PM
So, it appears that every team in the league has figure out our PP. But why change it right? Let's just bench more people. That will solve everything.
November 17 2008, 06:07PM
HG, I have to disagree with you. Rod Brind'amor always has and always will lead the league in ugly. Follow by Shawn Horcoff. Tim Hunter is in there somewhere too.
November 17 2008, 06:09PM
Dear Craig MacTavish,
Detroit is going on the powerplay once again. You will note that they do more than simply passing the puck to the same defensemen and praying to Darryl Katz that it goes through.
Hugs and kisses for your pink parts,
What have I missed - besides a bunch of futile PP attempts?
November 17 2008, 06:11PM
I have a buddy who was in Detroits system at the same time Avery was coming up through the minors. In an exhibition game he told Brindamour that he should let his dog lick his face... not chew it. Funny stuff even for Avery, who should play corky on life goes on
Roli has got that horseshoe planted good tonight.
November 17 2008, 06:12PM
Okay. Second chance at life here men. Let's not let it be in vain.


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Speedball + 11, CD (£7.43)
20 years since it first appeared in the shops, Chiswick's very first record in 1975 makes the transition to CD. The Count Bishops' Speedball was that initial release and with the move to CD, the (now ancient) EP format's original 4 tracks are aug-mented by a further nine songs cut at the same time and two others from an earlier session at Dave Robinson's Hope & Anchor studio. The 15 prime R&B cuts - with their straight ahead, no-nonsense approach to the music and leather-clad swagger - effectively link early 1970s pub rock with the music that would arrive on the scene a year later - punk. Will Birch will be telling the story of that transitional era in his upcoming piece on pub rock to be published in Mojo magazine sometime in early 1996. Meanwhile another leading music writer recalls The Count Bishops brief but musically glorious career.The Count Bishops arrived during the interregnum between Dr Feelgood and full-blown punk. A rowdy "deep rock" outfit who were downright magic on a good night and never less than fun even on a bad one, they combined an Anglophile taste in American music - they clearly adored Otis Redding and Sam & Dave as well as Howlin' Wolf and Sonny Boy Williamson - with a Yankophile take on mid-60s British invasion, being totally on their backs for the Kinks and The Beatles as well as the Stones and (utter anathema for actual Brits) the likes of Savoy Brown. They also managed to be an archetypally British group whose definitive line-up (the one which cut the awesomely brutal "Bishops Live" album in 1978) of two Australians (singer Dave Tice and drummer Paul Balbi), an Irishman (bassist Pat McMullen), an American (lead guitarist Johnny Guitar) and a Pole (rhythm guitarist Zenon De Fleur), didn't contain a single Brit.Too much larger-than-life to be pub rock, too traditional to be punk and too rock'n'roll to be pop, The Bishops managed to fall between more stools than most groups knew existed. If fate has condemned them to be little more than a footnote in the chronicles of the British rock of the second half of the 70s, this CD and its predecessor (CDWIKD 150) demonstrate that sometimes it's more than worthwhile to check out the footnotes.The Bishops never quite recovered from Zen's death. They soldiered on as a four-piece even after Paul Balbi's enforced return to Oz - and his replacement by Charlie Morgan, who went on to play with Kate Bush and earn a serious crust by composing the theme music for The Bill - but the vibe was gone. Rock mythologies glorify both 'survivors' and 'martyrs', but once again The Count Bishops slipped through the cracks.In the words of Ice-T, "I'm outta here like I stole somethin'". In the meantime, check out this CD featuring the legendary Speedball EP (Charles Shaar Murray)- Charles Shaar Murray is a leading music critic and the author of boo


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Jacobsen manslaughter trial begins in Benton County
After nearly two years of questions and court hearings, a Richland nanny accused of killing a one-year child goes on trial today.
The prosecuting attorney believes Kelli Anne Jacobsen is responsible for Ryder Morrison's death in June 2011, while she was watching over him.
But this morning, Jacobsen's attorney tried to cast doubt on the prosecution's allegations, saying Ryder's mother or some unknown issues may have played a role in the death.
The story is just starting to unfold as the first group of witnesses began testifying today.
Shelly Goldstein was working as a registered nurse at Kadlec Regional Medical Center on June 22, 2011 - the day Ryder Morrison died.
She says while she was in the ER that day, she heard Ryder's nanny Kelli Anne Jacobsen, say something that sounded a bit odd.
"I heard her say, I cannot believe I did this" said Goldstein.
Goldstein also testified that she remembered another comment from Jacobsen after a doctor asked her questions about what happened to Ryder.
"She had stated, does this mean I'm in trouble" said Goldstein.
Jacobsen is charged with manslaughter in Ryder's death, and today, her trial began in Benton County Superior Court to see if she's to blame for what happened to the child.
We know Jacobsen was watching Ryder that day at his Richland home - and her attorney says just after noon, she frantically called 911 to report an injury.
Paramedics quickly responded.
"I remember the caregiver being upset as she was handing the patient over" said Randy Aust, Richland paremedic.
Jacobsen rode to the hospital with EMT Steve Waite, who asked her what happened to Ryder.
"She said that Ryder had been pushing a push toy, that goes pop pop pop, and that he fell over while pushing it" said Waite.
Waite thought that didn't sound right, considering Ryder's injures.
"He was flaccid, unresponsive. That just didn't sound like a baby that fell over from a standing position" said Waite.
So Waite asked Jacobsen what happened again.
And this time, he says she changed her story.
"And said that Ryder had climbed on top of the toy which I guess was maybe 6 inches, then fell off of it" said Waite.
So what really happened?
Only time will tell as this story unfolds, and the case eventually goes to the jury.
Jacobsen's attorney says Ryder's injuries that were noticed on June 22, 2011 may have been more than a day old.
He says the day before his death, Ryder was crying all day long.
An autopsy showed Ryder died of abusive head trauma.
Jacobsen's trial is expected to last about three weeks.


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Skip to comments.(US Forest Service Standard Procedure) Yes, There Is a Right Way to Blow Up an Animal Carcass
Posted on 04/18/2012 7:18:50 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
Yes, there is a right way to blow up an animal carcass
This, according to the US Forest Service document entitled "Obliterating Animal Carcasses with Explosives," is the right way. See those rectangles? Those represent sticks of dynamite. Their placement demonstrates how they should be positioned in order to achieve what the document calls "total obliteration."
Pro-tip: The diagram up top illustrates how to explode a carcass when it needs to be eliminated quickly and absolutely. Under less urgent circumstances, the explosive placement illustrated below (corresponding to "partial obliteration") should suffice.
Pro-tip #2: In some cases, it is probably best to err on the side of caution and just go with wholesale vaporization, lest chunks of rotting animal remains rain down from on high.
Use more explosives than shown in the examples on large animals like moose, especially if total obliteration is desired.
One-by-sixteen (1-inch diameter by 16 inches long = 2.54 centimeters by 43.8 centimeters) stick powder generally weighs about 1 pound (45 kilograms) per stick.
One box of linear explosives (fireline) weighs about 55 pounds (25 kilograms).
Most large animal carcasses can be adequately disbursed with 20 pounds (9 kilograms) explosives. However, 40 to 55 pounds (18 to 25 kilograms) are recommended to ensure total obliteration.
The water gel explosives are acceptable for use when the temperature is above freezing (32° Fahrenheit or 0° Centigrade). Emulsions will detonate at temperatures as low as 0°F (-18°C). Use PETN or TNT type explosives when temperatures are near or below 0°F (-18°C).
Caracasses that have been dispersed will generally be totally gone after a few days.
Caracasses that have been partially obliterated will generally not show any trace of existence the next day.
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Well they aren't where they were but its heck getting them outta the curtains.
Reminds me of the mistake Oregon(?) made with that whale decades ago.
The Infamous Exploding Whale
Can we use that on the cast of The View?
Is this really that common?
There's an APP for that??
I miss this show.
I mean ping
This is how your hamburger gets made.
Not common, but it's current news:
"Frozen cows in Colorado cabin may be removed using explosives"
There's more than one way to eliminate large grass eaters.
The wind-powered incinerators were out of the question because the rangers could not get the cows there on the back of a bicycle!
I'm sure there is a PHD at the US Forest Service that advocates this kind of stupidity ... probably known as Dr. Stupid. Is there anyone in the US Forest Service that might consider just burying the dead animal ... you know, a front loader and ten minutes. Sort of reminds me of the US Coast Guard spending several hours and thousands of dollars sinking the Japanese fishing boat ... not a knife in the drawer sharp enough to think to call .... wait ... yes, the marine salvage company! I'm beginning to believe that the government is raiding mental institutions for retarded people to work in this administration.
Generally when there's an animal carcass in our woods, the dogs eat it, and then they come into the house and throw up all over the rugs.
o/~ It's the cirrrrrcle of life... o/~
Those people obviously have more explosives than they
need. A whole spool of primacord to blow up a critter?
Thats crazy.
When Back packing in the Bob MARSHALL willderness I talked with a guy whos job was to blow dead critters up.
If they died to close to the trail or camp sites he would despose of them. To lessen the change of bear human conflect.
Hahaha. Horse shoes should be removed prior to
detonation to prevent flying debris.
Linear explosive, not familiar with that, after my
time, looks like fun though.
(Hail, Eris!)
They just need to seek the counsel of would-be Muslim suicide bombers.
All hail Discordia.
I have never heard that we routinely blow up dead critters instead of letting nature take its course.
I think it is a combination of PC education, AA and the Peter principle thta produces the "best and brightest" of our government.
Friendship is explosive!
That's one heck of a lot of explosives to remove one carcass. No wonder this country is in debt.
Do these a_holes understand that the animals are not really gone, rather they're just spread out. The same mass of rotting animal still exists. What is natural about this? What would the goberment say if a citizen wanted to do this? Idiots...
ping for later booming!
LOL! Exploding cows (((ping)))!
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New Zealand made it three wins from three in the Rugby Championship with a 28-13 victory over Argentina in Hamilton on Saturday.
New Zealand made it three wins from three in the Rugby Championship with a 28-13 success over Argentina at a wet Waikato Stadium on Saturday.
Victory was tinged with concern, however, for the All Blacks as Richie McCaw suffered a knee injury that puts him in doubt to take on the Springboks.
McCaw now has seven days to recover for the clash at Eden Park or Steve Hansen will be forced to start Sam Cane in their biggest test of 2013.
It was a nervy start from both sides but the early signs were good for Argentina, particularly at scrum time as they won themselves a penalty.
And their opening would get even better on six minutes when New Zealand's debut centre, Francis Saili, spilled a ball on his 22 that allowed Argentina to shift the attack left with quick hands to where Juan Manuel Leguizamon was waiting. Nicolas Sanchez's conversion made it 0-7.
Dan Carter would respond from the kicking tee five minutes later following a line-out offence, moving through the 1,400 point mark in international rugby. Despite returning number ten Carter missing his second and third attempt at goal from distance, New Zealand were now in the ascendency in a wet Hamilton.
And boy did they turn the screw. Two tries from Aaron Smith whilst Argentina's Eusebio Guinazu was in the bin for an offside offence propelled New Zealand to a 15-7 lead. His first score was all down to Kieran Read's brilliance, the number eight sending out a nigh on impossible offload close to the left touchline that allowed Smith to dive over five metres out.
Smith would not have to wait long for his double too as this time Carter's breakout from his 22 led to Ben Smith chipping over before the Highlanders nine grounded. Things were not rosy for Carter however – despite racking up 100 plus running metres in the first period – as he wasn't enjoying a great evening off the kicking tee, enduring a two from five record. Sanchez however was in excellent form, cutting the gap to five points going into the break.
The scrum would again play a major part in proceedings after the interval as first Carter and then Sanchez sent over three points to make it 18-13 on 52 minutes. The Pumas though suffered a blow early in the half as Gonzalo Camacho went off with a dislocated shoulder.
New Zealand meanwhile were beginning to make pre-planned changes as Andrew Hore and Dan Carter were replaced before the hour mark, the latter's last act seeing him send over two points after Julian Savea had scored an opportunistic score. It again came from Read as this time his charge down of scrum-half Martin Landajo's attempted box kick led to the ball being moved left across the backline. It was now 25-13 as the All Blacks pounced.
But on 60 minutes came the moment New Zealand did not want to see as captain McCaw would hobble off with a knee injury, just one week before facing South Africa. Cane emerged with Read taking over the captaincy but all the fresh legs fragmented the game somewhat as there would be no score until five minutes before the end, Beauden Barrett knocking over three. In truth, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe's pull back on Saili's shirt warranted a card.
Had the Pumas been reduced to fourteen men then maybe the All Blacks would have had a sniff of claiming the try bonus point. As it was, they must be satisfied with a third straight win as preparations begin ahead of Auckland and that massive clash with South Africa.
Man of the match: Outstanding from Kieran Read. His offload for Aaron Smith's first try was worth the entrance money alone while he played a key role in Julian Savea's fine score.
The scorers:
For New Zealand:
Tries: A Smith 2, Savea
Con: Carter 2
Pen: Carter 2, Barrett
For Argentina:
Try: Leguizamon
Con: Sanchez
Pen: Sanchez 2
Yellow: Guinazu (23 mins – offside)
New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Francis Saili, 11 Julian Savea, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Brodie Retallick, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Dane Coles, 17 Wyatt Crockett, 18 Ben Franks, 19 Jeremy Thrush, 20 Sam Cane, 21 Tawera Kerr Barlow, 22 Beauden Barrett, 23 Charles Piutau.
Argentina: 15 Juan Martin Hernandez, 14 Gonzalo Camacho, 13 Marcelo Bosch, 12 Santiago Fernandez, 11 Horacio Agulla, 10 Nicolas Sanchez, 9 Martin Landajo, 8 Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 7 Pablo Matera, 6 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe (capt), 5 Julio Farias Cabello, 4 Manuel Carizza, 3 Juan Figallo, 2 Eusebio Guinazu, 1 Marcos Ayerza.
Replacements: 16 Agustin Creevy, 17 Nahuel Lobo, 18 Juan Pablo Orlandi, 19 Mariano Galarza, 20 Benjamin Macome, 21 Tomas Cubelli, 22 Felipe Contepomi, 23 Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino.
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Assistant referees: Romain Poite (France), James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)
Assessor: Lyndon Bray


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Edifying or otherwise, the Herbalife (HLF) saga rarely lacks for drama. Monday finds the health-products company battling a New York Post story claiming the feds are launching a previously undisclosed law-enforcement investigation. But this claim has its doubters.
The Post based the story on what it says is the result of a Freedom of Information Act request of the Federal Trade Commission. That request turned up 192 complaints against Herbalife, according to Michelle Celarier's story. Some sections were redacted and others made reference to a "pending law enforcement action," Celarier writes. The stock fell by as much as 12% Monday morning but has recovered most of that group. It is down by 2.8% this afternoon, at $34.07.
One reason the shares are coming back: Doubts that the Post has uncovered what it claimed. Herbalife this afternoon sent reporters a release demanding a correction:
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Stay Positive
For the last couple of seasons, March has been… Well, it's been a testy month here at Royals Authority. Maybe it's the change of seasons. Maybe it's the grind of meaningless spring training baseball. Whatever it is, this has been a month where everyone is on edge.
They say spring is a time for optimism. I'll freely admit I'm not an optimist. Can't do it. Not after lo these many years. But I'm not a pessimist either. I consider myself a realist. (Right now, there are people reading this paragraph at 1 Royals Way and coughing, "Bulls#!t.") It's true. I'm a realist at heart. You may disagree, but I like to think I call things like I see them. It's an honest take of the team I love. It's just that the negative sometimes outweighs the positive.
That's unfortunate.
We're so caught up in the Chris Getz Story and the knowledge that somehow the Royals are going to find a way to give Yuniesky Betancourt 500 plate appearances that we tend to overlook a few things. It's the nature of the beast. We know Eric Hosmer is going to play and play well. What is there to say about him? He's great. On the other hand, we have someone like Getz. Why? Sadly, the Royals have given us plenty of ammo.
Please don't get caught up in my previous paragraph. You want to bitch about Getz today. Go someplace else. You want optimism? This is your place for Friday.
Here are some things I'm looking forward to in 2012…
— The continuing development of Eric Hosmer. When was the last time the Royals had a player with a ceiling of MVP?
— The possibility that Luke Hochevar truly turned the corner in the second half of 2011. For some reason, I'm irrationally bullish on Hochevar. By altering his arm angle ever so slightly, he's added the deception – and movement – necessary to be a quality starter.
— The SS Jesus. Can't wait for him to range to his left to snare a grounder up the middle, plant, spin and throw to beat the runner by a couple of steps.
— Brayan Pena smiling and giving his teammates high fives. If this was basketball, we would be describing Pena as a "glue guy."
— The Lorenzo Cain Show. I am thrilled that this guy, who was buried all of last season (justifiably so, given the performance of the Royals outfield), is kicking ass in Surprise. I hope he brings some of those hits north with him next week.
— A1. Domination. The Sequel.
— Johnny Giavotella tearing up Triple-A pitching.
— The continued development of Danny Duffy. I just have this feeling that he's this close to putting everything together. Needless to say, we can expect improvement over his 4.4 BB/9 and 4.82 FIP. There will be moments where the kid is going to struggle again this summer, but it won't be as frequent. And the lows won't be as low.
— The young arms of the bullpen. I thoroughly enjoy watching Aaron Crow, Everett Teaford, Louis Coleman and Kelvin Herrera pitch. It helps that they could be pretty good relievers. (Side note: I'm not upset that Coleman was sent to Omaha. Surprised, but not upset. The bullpen is a fungible beast. He'll be back. Probably before the end of April.)
— The return of Salvador Perez. I'm counting down the weeks. So is every other Royals fan.
— Our Mitch. Because it wouldn't feel like the Royals without him.
— Billy Butler's annual pursuit of 50 doubles. Quite simply, Butler is the most consistent hitter on this team. And it's not even close.
— Jeff Francoeur punching his teammates in the nuts after a walkoff. Crazy eyes!
— The late game tandem of Jonathan Broxton and Greg Holland. Holland is nails and you know I'm bullish on Broxton. It's probably just my wide-eyed optimism that I think Broxton can be a servicable closer.
— The development of Mike Moustakas. He's not the "sure thing" Hosmer is, so there's a bit of a risk here, but we really need him to be the Moose of September and not the Moose of every other month.
Those are my positive thoughts heading into 2012. Fire away in the comments. Although in the spirit of optimism, I'll ask that you only leave positive comments. Thanks.