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The good folks at Mashable have picked-up the story on what has to be the best set-up for a prank ever. It appears that the domain IFPI.com has fallen into the hands of the merry swashbuckling crew at The Pirate Bay. The domain IFPI.org still goes to the older IFPI site, belonging to International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. However now the domain IFPI.com takes you to the International Federation of Pirates Interest. Now that sounds like an interesting organization. I wonder what their membership dues are. For those that dont know, the IFPI is the international version of the RIAA and has been trying to shutdown the Pirate Bay for years.
The original story came from Ernesto over TorrentFreak.


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Each suspect was charged under a new federal law passed in 2006 that makes it a crime to purchase more than 9 grams of any product containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine, which are used in cold and allergy medications, in any 30-day time period.
Seven people were arrested Thursday on federal charges of buying large amounts of a primary ingredient used to make the drug methamphetamine, according to officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Although none of the people are charged at this point with making or distributing the drug, federal prosecutors hope these latest arrests highlight a proactive attack on people who may consider manufacturing methamphetamine.
"When they see things like this happen to them, I think they're more likely to think twice about making methamphetamine," Assistant U.S. Attorney John Katko said Thursday during a news conference at the Alexander Pirnie Federal Building in Utica.
Each suspect was charged under a new federal law passed in 2006 that makes it a crime to purchase more than 9 grams of any product containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine, which are used in cold and allergy medications, in any 30-day time period.
That means someone can now be charged before they ever begin making methamphetamine, the source of deadly epidemics and explosive home-made labs that have spread across the country in recent years, prosecutors said.
The investigation was conducted by the New York State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team, or CNET, and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
Police are investigating whether any of the individuals were actively involved in making and distributing methamphetamine, Katko said.
"There has been preliminary evidence they have been involved, but we don't know for sure at this time," Katko said.
The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 requires that anyone who purchases products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine must show identification and sign a log book at pharmacies or other retail businesses, Katko explained.
The DEA, along with state and local law enforcement agencies, is responsible for monitoring those log books in order to identify anyone who buys more than 9 grams within 30 days.
For individuals with prior felony drug convictions, the punishment ranges from 15 days to two years in jail or prison, as well as fines ranging from $2,500 to $250,000, Katko said.
Oneida County District Attorney Scott McNamara said the federal prosecution of cases like these will go a long way toward preventing methamphetamine production from rising to epidemic levels in the area.
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The French astronomer who co-discovered the planet Neptune, Urbain Jean Joseph Leverrier, was born on this day in 1811. Based on hints that Uranus veered slightly from the orbit predicted at the time, Leverrier proposed that an unknown planet beyond Uranus was influencing the orbit. In 1846, he and 24-year-old English astronomer John Couch Adams each independently published several papers on the hypothetical planet's position and asked several observatories to search for it.
German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle and his Dutch colleague Heinrich Louis d'Arrest soon found the eighth planet from the sun, which is now known to take 165 years to complete an orbit, within 1 degree of Leverrier's coordinates. The greenish-hued orb was dubbed Neptune, after the Roman god of the sea. Leverrier devoted the rest of his life to compiling a comprehensive analysis of the masses and orbits of the solar system's planets and their subtle effects on one another.


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Funeral for Caroline Phoebe Previdi, 6
NEWTOWN -- Caroline Phoebe Previdi, 6, was eulogized Wednesday as a sweet little child who loved to draw and loved to dance.
"She was happy. She was innocent. She danced everywhere she went," said Pam Fehrs, her face tear-swollen as she left Saint Rose of Lima Church on Wednesday afternoon.
Fehrs daughters went to ballet and jazz class with Caroline, who was one of 20 children and six teachers murdered Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
"It was very sad in there," said Joan Fehrs, Pam's mother. She said it was painful.
Many who came to the service wore green and white ribbons in tribute to the victims. Others wore pink, said to be Caroline's favorite color.
Caroline was eulogized by her brother, Walker, a third grader and a Boy Scout. Some adults headed into the early afternoon service wore uniforms from the Scatacook District Connecticut Yankee Council, which includes Newtown.
Her parents, Jeffrey and Sandy, also spoke.
"They tried to remember happy things. There were a lot of good memories," said Brian Smiffin, who works at a country club the family belonged to and where Caroline would swim. Her mom called her a precious angel.
Monsignor Robert Weiss told mourners that Caroline was probably the happiest addition to heaven in a long time.
"It is the hardest thing to deal with, you never would have thought we would be going to one of their funerals," said Sean Farrell, who also worked at a country club.
"She was wonderful. At that age they are all wonderful," said one of Caroline's great aunts, who didn't want to give her name. Caroline was described as sweet and beautiful, with an infectious smile.
Throughout the 90-minute service, nearly 50 police motorcycles were parked side by side in front and to the left of the church. They represented a dozen police departments including Trumbull, Milford, Hamden, Westport, Darien, Fairfield and Ossining, N.Y.


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Investors Representing $13 Trillion Call on U.S. and Other Countries to Move Quickly to Adopt Strong Climate Change Policies
"Cannot Wait For A Global Treaty," Investors Tell Congress And Other Government Policymakers At United Nations Investors Climate Summit
New York, New York
January 14, 2010
Megan Rabbitt
On the heels of international climate treaty talks in Copenhagen, the world's largest investors today released a statement calling on the U.S. and other governments to move quickly to adopt strong national climate policies that will spur low-carbon investments to reduce emissions causing climate change. Private-sector investors will likely be responsible for financing more than 85 percent of the global transition to a low-carbon economy.
Saying "we cannot wait for a global treaty," U.S., European and Australian investor groups representing $13 trillion in assets called on U.S. Congress and other global decision-makers "to take rapid action" on carbon emission limits, energy efficiency, renewable energy, financing mechanisms and other policies that will accelerate clean energy investment and job creation. Investors made clear today that there are competitive advantages for countries with comprehensive climate and energy policies.
The investor statement was announced at the Investor Summit on Climate Risk, a meeting of 450 global investors at the United Nations that included UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, United States Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern, billionaire investor George Soros and former Vice President Al Gore.
"Investors are poised and ready to scale up investments in building the low carbon economy, but without policies that create a stable investment environment our hands are tied," said Anne Stausboll, chief executive officer of the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), the nation's largest public pension fund with more than $205 billion in assets. "U.S. leadership is critical in this regard, including U.S. Senate action to limit and put a price on carbon emissions."
"What investors need most from national and state legislatures are transparency, longevity and certainty," said Kevin Parker, global head of Deutsche Asset Management and member of Deutsche Bank's Group Executive Committee. "Until the U.S. Congress passes climate regulation, America will be at a competitive disadvantage in the development of renewable energy and other climate change industries."
The Investor Statement on Catalyzing Investment in a Low-Carbon Economy was endorsed by four groups representing more than 190 investors. The groups are the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). The statement is available at www.ceres.org
The financing commitments made at the recent climate change negotiations in Copenhagen focused major attention on the importance of catalyzing public and private investment at the scale required to effectively address climate change. Studies show that trillions of dollars of additional investments are needed globally over the next 20 years to curb greenhouse gas emissions – and that more than 85 percent of those investments will likely have to come from private investors such as those attending today's summit.
To catalyze such investment, the investor statement calls on national governments to immediately adopt or support:
• Short- and long-term carbon emission reduction targets;
• An effective price on carbon emissions that helps shift investment towards low-carbon solutions;
• Energy and transportation measures to vastly accelerate deployment of energy efficiency, renewable energy and clean vehicles and fuels;
• New financing mechanisms that can mobilize private-sector investment on a large scale, especially in developing countries.
• Measures and financing to support climate-related adaptation in developed and developing countries.
• Requirements for full corporate disclosure of material climate-related risks and strategies to manage those risks.
Investors made clear today that there are competitive advantages for countries with comprehensive climate and energy policies. "Germany's comprehensive policies, for example, have sparked significant private investment in industries focused on addressing climate change, leading to eight times more renewable energy jobs per capita than the United States," the investor statement says.
While emphasizing the importance of national policy action, the statement also calls on international negotiators to adopt a legally binding agreement this year with comprehensive long-term measures for carbon reductions; forest protection, adaptation to warming temperatures, finance and technology transfer.
Today's climate investor meeting was hosted and organized by Ceres, the United Nations Foundation and the United Nations Office for Partnerships. A webcast of the summit and press conference can be found at www.un.org/webcast
Participants at today's all-day summit at the UN offered strong support for the investor statement.
"As powerful as these investors are, they can't underwrite a clean energy transformation at the critical scale needed without clear rules only government can provide," said Mindy S. Lubber, president of Ceres and director of the Investor Network on Climate Risk. "Government policy can make clean energy cost-competitive by leveling the playing field with fossil fuels. Only government policy provides the long-term certainty that can turbo-charge private investment in clean energy, address the climate change threat and protect our planet."
"Nations that address the energy challenge most effectively will quickly realize huge global economic opportunities. The race is on and there's a need for speed," said Pennsylvania State Treasurer Rob McCord, who joined Lubber and other leading investors in announcing the investor statement at the UN today.
"Many of the most immediate impacts from global warming are affecting the poorest countries, which are least responsible for the problem and least prepared to adapt," said Timothy E. Wirth, president of the United Nations Foundation. "To keep the rise in global temperatures to acceptable levels, the world will require a huge increase in capital investment for low-carbon infrastructure in developing countries (where most of the global energy growth will occur in the next 50 years). Most of this investment will have to come from the private sector – financial leaders like those participating in today's summit."
"Some 85 percent of the financial resources needed to cope with climate challenges must come from private sources. In effect, the battle over climate change will be won –or lost – in the hands of private investors," said Lars Rohde, chief executive officer of ATP, Denmark's largest institutional investor. "In order to play this role effectively, strong, stable and credible policy frameworks are crucial. We are waiting for policymakers to deliver."
"Given that Copenhagen was a missed opportunity to create one fully functional international carbon market, it is more important than ever that individual governments implement regional and domestic policy change to stimulate the creation of a low carbon economy," said Peter Dunsombe, chairman of the IIGCC, a network of European investors. "Time is of the essence and world leaders from both developed and developing countries need to act now to compensate for the lack of progress at an international level."
"Investors have a critical role in helping drive the new clean energy economy forward," said Amir Dossal, executive director of the United Nations Office for Partnerships. "National governments can provide an enabling environment, including sound climate and energy policies, to encourage investors to use their capital to advance large-scale solutions for a low-carbon economy, leading to sustainable development. We must develop innovative public-private partnerships to bring about this change."
"Sustaining the momentum on combating climate change and delivering a legally-binding treaty in 2010 represent two of the big challenges of the year in terms of achieving sustainable growth and poverty reduction," said Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director. "This statement underlines that investors, representing trillions of dollars of assets, remain firmly focused and resolved on realizing a low-carbon, resource-efficient green economy. Governments should swiftly act on the pledges and promises made at the meetings in Copenhagen in respect to emissions reductions and finance."
About Ceres & INCR:
Ceres is a leading U.S. coalition of investors and environmental groups working with companies to address sustainability issues such as climate change. Ceres also coordinates the Investor Network on Climate Risk, a North American network of 80 institutional investors focused on the financial risks and investment opportunities from climate change. Contact: Peyton Fleming at firstname.lastname@example.com Web: ceres.org and incr.com
About IIGCC
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) is a forum for collaboration on climate change for European investors. The group's objective is to catalyze greater investment in a low-carbon economy by bringing investors together to use their collective influence with companies, policymakers and investors. The group currently has over 50 members, representing assets of around €4trillion.
Contact: Stephanie Pfeifer at firstname.lastname@example.com Web: www.iigcc.org
About IGCC
The IGCC represents institutional investors operating in Australia and New Zealand, with assets around AU$500bn, and others in the investment community interested in the impact of climate change on investments. The IGCC aims to ensure that the risks and opportunities associated with climate change are incorporated into investment decisions for the ultimate benefit of individual investors.
Contact: Nathan Fabian at email@example.com Web: www.igcc.org.au
About UNEP FI
UNEP FI is a global partnership between UNEP and the financial sector. Over 170 institutions, including banks, insurers, fund managers and investors, work with UNEP to understand the impacts of environmental and social considerations on financial performance.
Contact: Paul Clements-Hunt at firstname.lastname@example.com Web: www.unepfi.org


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Hitting coach breaks down Blue Jays' approach
TORONTO -- The Blue Jays admit they've had trouble against some of the league's better pitchers.
It's something that happens to most teams -- that's what makes those pitchers good -- but it's also something that the club knows it needs to get better at.
"What happens is, at times, we don't get one or two guys to slow the game down and make that pitcher work," hitting coach Chad Mottola said prior to Wednesday's rubber match vs. Rays right-hander Jeremy Hellickson.
"We seem to let them get in their groove pretty fast. And then they get comfortable out there, and when the best pitchers are comfortable, you're in trouble."
It's been an ongoing trend for the Blue Jays. In the games in which they don't score in the first inning against the likes of Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz, Hisashi Iwakuma, Felix Hernandez, Hiroki Kuroda and CC Sabathia, they are 1-8, scoring seven runs against those pitchers.
In the two games in which they've scored in the opening frame, they're 1-1 with eight runs scored against the starters, and Toronto has 12 runs in those games.
Mottola said to slow down the game against these starters could be something as simple as a good two-strike approach or to attack their fastball early.
"There's all different ways, but obviously we have to make an adjustment where we're not making him adjust at all," said Mottola.
"What I try to say is, 'Let's shrink the strike zone into your strengths,' rather than saying, 'It's a strike, let's hit it.' Because that guy can throw strikes in quadrants of the zone that he knows you can't hit. So just because it's a strike, that doesn't mean we have to swing. That's what we have to get better at doing, is getting our pitch to hit."
That's obviously easier said than done. There's a very fine line between staying aggressive, like the team as a whole is doing, and waiting for your pitch.
J.P. Arencibia's eighth-inning at-bat on Tuesday night is a prime example of that. The Toronto catcher hit a pitcher's pitch on a knee-high fastball, the only one he saw from Rays closer Fernando Rodney, and promptly hit into a double play to end the bases-loaded threat.
Although Arencibia swung at a fastball, something that the Blue Jays would like to do considering how devastating Rodney's changeup is, the location was not ideal.
"It's one of those things where we want to be aggressive to a pitch we want to get," said Mottola, whose club sat 13th in the American League with a .308 on-base percentage prior to Wednesday's game.
The key for the Toronto hitting coach to balance being aggressive while taking pitches comes from being ready at the plate early and recognizing the pitch.
"If we're down early enough to recognize [the pitch], then the at-bats will get better," Mottola said. "That's when you say 'slowing the game down' and things like that. When everything is too fast, you're guessing. I think that's a lot of times where we've given them permission to swing at a fastball. And they guess fastball, instead of recognize fastball. We have to do a better job of recognizing and being ready earlier."
The one example that Mottola refers to is Jose Bautista, who took "years and years" to figure it out.
"That's exactly what Jose got better at from earlier in his career. Five years ago, he finally learned that early was on time," Mottola said.
"It's a constant battle, and some guys never learn it."


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Nomar, Mia and Stan
As some of you guys have probably read, Nomar and Mia are holding a private soccer clinic at his old high school, St. John Bosco, this weekend to announce the launch of their new foundation, 9 to 5. While this is not a Dodger event, we're obviously very supportive of the two of them and their efforts to benefit Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, where we also have a very strong relationship.
At Sunday's event, there's a recruitment drive for bone marrow donors so if you are free and able to come help save someone's life, we'll hopefully see you down there.
Also, I mentioned last week that one of our trainers, Stan Johnston, got the chance to address many of our troops on the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan before they headed off to the Middle East. Stan was blown away by the experience and shared a few photos with me, so I wanted to post one just so you can get an idea of what he was doing. The pictures obviously don't really do this justice, but we thought you might enjoy. With all the debate in the country these days about the right strategy in Iraq, there seems to be no debate whatsoever that as long as our troops are abroad, we all must support their efforts and this was one small way that Stan was able to do that.
I know there are still questions about the rewards club and while I don't have any answers yet, I promise you that as soon as it's resolved, you'll be getting information both here and directly to you via email. Thank you for your patience.
And finally, I know that one of you wanted to know how I got started at the Dodgers and while I won't bore you with all the details, I can tell you that I began as an intern in the Advertising and Special Events Department in 1995 and slowly have worked my way up, just like any other industry. As you can imagine, it's a very tough business to crack into from the outside because there are so many people who have dedicated years of time and energy at the lower levels of the field. But I can also say that the best thing to do is regularly check the Dodger job board on the website for openings with our team and others.
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There's an article up on ESPN debating whether the Dodgers are the new team to beat in not just in the NL West but in the NL…
There's also another on mlb.com suggesting the Gonzo acquisition is not such a bad idea and is probably even a good gamble.
In my opinion, the inarguable strength of the Gonzo contract is its length and its cost (comparatively low for this offseason) – if he gets injured or just plain *****, there are roster players who can step in and produce. Regardless, if our prospects are ready (or Jones wants to come West), he's gone for '08.
I wouldn't mind Jones in Dodger Blue.
Just recieved my 2007 baseball america prospect handbook. I do love these books, and spend many hours reading them. they rate the teams, the Dodgers are 6 th, after being 2nd last year. It says the way to drop in these rankings is by graduating impact players to the big leagues.the Dodgers were not the organization of the year for nothing, and they have two of the minors top lhp's in elbert and kershaw. Their top 30 are 1)LaRoche,3b 2) Kershaw,lhp 3)elbert,lhp 4) Loney,1b 5)Etanislao Abreu, 2b 6) Ivan DeJesus Jr. ss,
7) Jonathan Meloan rhp, 8) Blake DeWitt 2b/3b 9) Josh Bell, 3b,10)Preston Mattingly ss, 11) Chin-Lung Hu ss, 12) Bryan Morris rhp, 13) Delwyn Young of, 14) Justin Orenduff rhp, 15) Zach Hammes rhp, 16
Steve Johnson Rhp , 17) Greg Miller lhp, 18 Brent Leach lhp,19) Cory Dunla 1b, 20) Mark Alexander rhp, 21) Mike Megrew lhp 22) Ramon Troncoso, rhp, 23) Carlos Santana of/3b/c, 24 Cody White lhp, 25) Kyle Orr, 1b,26) Xavier Paul of, 27) Casey Hoorelbeke rhp, 28) Miguel Sanfler lhp, 29) Josh Wall rph, 30) Wesley Wright, lhp. number 31 is Eric Stults, lhp.
By position rhp 9, lhp 8,3b 3, 4 or 5 depending where you put DeWitt, Santana, a soon to be 21 year old switch hitter, ss 3 1b 2, 2b 2 abreu, and DeWitt, of 2 and catcher Santana.
any way you look t it, this is a great group, and we have enough talent to add another 20 players whom I think most teams would love to have. they are Brian Akin rhp, b.j. LaMura rhp, Eric Hull, rhp, James McDonald Rhp Ryan Rogowski cf ,Anthoney Raglani of, Matt Brerezay of, Adam Goodwin cf, Scott Van Slyke of, Bridger Hunt of, Andrew Locke, of. Lucas May of/c Jamie Hoffman of, Juan Rivera ss, franisco Lizarraga ss, Travis Denker 2b, Elian Herrera 2b, Russell Mitchell 3b Rick Taloa 1b, Chris Malone rhp carlos alvarez lhp, Marlon Arias, lhp, Wifredo Diaz lhp, that's more than 20, and not put in any order, but I would say our future is bright. Not all will make L.A. some may have to be traded( thise who are blocked by even better talent), but they make our off season better , and it is fun to follow their developement. I'm sure you could add even more names to this list.
i cant find anything on james mcdonald. is he the james mcdonald out of poly high school in long beach frank?? if you could give me some info that would be greatly appreciated. he was on my little league majors team. last i heard he got drafted out of high school in 2003 i believe. 20th round or something?? i ve been trying to get info but havent had luck.
2002 11th round thats him.
James McDonald drafted as a 1b . In 2006 he pitched at low a columbus going 5-10 with a 3.98 era. In 142 innings he allowed 119 hits. he k'ed 146 and only walked 65. batting ave. against him was 229.
So my girlfriend and I were just looking at getting our tickets for this season and she noticed something interesting. We're thinking about getting the all-you-can-eat seats for one game just to check it out and the tickets site says that beer is available for purchase. I thought you all might like to know this since I know I've heard at least one person say that the AYCE seats would sell better if you were able to buy beer there.
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JD Screw Insults Dodger Fans
So JD Screw is finally a Red Sox, better yet he is finally an ex-Dodger. ESPN posted quotes from their conference call today and had an interesting quote from JD:
"I'll be glad to hit behind them with guys on base, and to watch them from the on-deck circle. Great, great hitters in the American League," Drew said. "When you play the game of baseball and you play in front of passionate people, it becomes contagious. That's where you get the home-field advantage. That's where a player really enjoys playing."
Is it just me, or is that quote not an indirect shot at Dodger fans passion? Let me ask this to you JD Drew….When was the last time you showed passion on the baseball field? It certainly wasn't in your (barely) 2 years as a Dodger…
As a Dodger season ticket holder, I received a special invitation to go to Dodger Stadium today as part of their new "Select-a-Seat Upgrade Program", where season ticket holders can upgrade their current season seats, if they choose. After a brief introduction, we were allowed to roam around the entire stadium (except for the Pavilions, which are undergoing repairs).
Man oh man I was like a kid in a candy store! I checked out the new field level box seats, which were really cool, but I was absolutely flabbergasted by the Dugout Club seats, which go for a mere $27,500 per seat for the season ($26,000 if you purchase it for multiple seasons). Interestingly enough, there were VERY few of these seats still available.
After waking up from my dream of someday having seats there, we were allowed to go down into the Dugout Club for all of the free Dodger Dogs, chips, and sodas we wanted. I felt was like a drug addict getting a fix! After wolfing down a couple of Dodger Dogs, I got up to leave when I ran into Mr. Dodger himself, Tommy Lasorda.
There were five or six people standing around me when, out of the blue (no pun intended), Tommy spreads his arms wide and says "You know, this is all possible because of folks like you. Without you folks and the support that you have given the Dodgers for all of these years, none of this would be possible. We really appreciate each and every one of you."
I was awestruck. Here was a Hall of Famer and one of the greatest managers in baseball history; the man who had led the Dodgers to two World Championships in his twenty years at the helm thanking US! Now that's class!
Call it a premonition, a hunch, or just plain dumb luck, but I had had the presence of mind to bring a baseball and a pen with me, because I learned a long time ago that you just never know who you might run into at Dodger Stadium. Without hesitation, Tommy gladly autographed my baseball and shook my hand.
Needless to say, I shall remember this day for the rest of my life. I am one proud Dodger fan – Since 1953.
God Bless You Tommy!
Fan—–WOW-What a DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Incredible story. I envy you so much, especially since I didn't even make it to Dodger Stadium last season…closest I got was a few Dodgers-Rockies games at Coors 🙂
Enjoy those season tix for me!
hey thanks frank for the info. thats an old pal of mine from long beach little league. i caught him in the majors. he was so dominant in little league and high school i thought he had a good shot of going somewhere. his windup is pedro esque, so i dont know if hes had any injuries, but its nice to hear about him. tommy lasorda is the ultimate gentlemen i had the opportunity to sit right behind him for a USC Long Beach State college world series game, he still knows baseball. he was saying evan longoria from long beach state was gonna be special, and it looks like he was right. i didnt think he was that tall.
Drew will be watching more from the DL than the on deck circle. Sox fans will find out what a bum he is.
Hey jhall1218 – I would LOVE to see the clause in Drew's contract now that the Red Sox are aware of his previous shoulder issues. I'm thinking that they will be able to opt out of the contract if he spends any time on the DL for that previous injury (which, like yourself, I believe will happen).
It also wouldn't surprise me if Scott Boras stuck some type of escape clause into the contract as well, just as he did with Drew's Dodger contract. The guy could care less about the good of the game.
In my opinion, Drew is on his way out of the game and the Dodgers are far better off without him. I also believe that Gonzo's numbers will be better than Drew's this season (except maybe HR's because of Boston's short RF porch). I also believe that Gonzo will quickly become a fan favorite because he WANTS to play in L.A. – something that Drew never showed.
PS: Only 71 days until the home opener!
benny – What about when he was in St Louis or Atlanta, though? If JD is taking shots at Dodger Fans, he surely also is taking shots at the tomohawk choppers and redbird fans too.
I think he's just trying to **** up to the Boston fans, who know about as much about how he plays as they do about Daisuke Matsuzaka.


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Today is Monday, Nov. 12, the 317th day of 2012. There are 49 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Nov. 12, 1942, the World War II naval Battle of Guadalcanal began. (The Allies ended up winning a major victory over Japanese forces.)
On this date:
In 1787, severe flooding struck Dublin, Ireland, as the River Liffey rose.
In 1815, American suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in Johnstown, N.Y.
In 1918, the short-lived Republic of German-Austria was declared.
In 1927, Josef Stalin became the undisputed ruler of the Soviet Union as Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Communist Party.
In 1936, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened as President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a telegraph key in Washington, D.C., giving the green light to traffic.
In 1948, former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and several other World War II Japanese leaders were sentenced to death by a war crimes tribunal.
In 1969, news of the My Lai Massacre in South Vietnam in March 1968 was broken by investigative reporter Seymour Hersh.
In 1977, the city of New Orleans elected its first black mayor, Ernest "Dutch" Morial, the winner of a runoff.
In 1982, Yuri V. Andropov (ahn-DROH'-pawf) was elected to succeed the late Leonid I. Brezhnev as general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party's Central Committee.
In 1987, the American Medical Association issued a policy statement saying it was unethical for a doctor to refuse to treat someone solely because that person had AIDS or was HIV-positive.
In 1990, Japanese Emperor Akihito formally assumed the Chrysanthemum Throne. Actress Eve Arden died in Beverly Hills, Calif. at age 82.
In 2001, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 headed to the Dominican Republic, crashed after takeoff from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 people on board and five people on the ground.
Ten years ago: In an audiotaped message, a voice purported to be that of Osama bin Laden praised terrorist strikes in Bali and Moscow and threatened Western nations over any attack on Iraq. Former FBI Director William Webster resigned under pressure as head of a special accounting oversight board created by Congress to rebuild public confidence shaken by a cascade of business scandals.
Five years ago: Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto (BEN'-uh-zeer BOO'-toh) was placed under house arrest for the second time in four days ahead of a planned march to protest emergency rule. The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 13,000 for first time since August 2007. Ryan Braun won the NL Rookie of the Year award in one of the closest votes, while Dustin Pedroia ran away with the AL honor.
One year ago: President Barack Obama declared the Asia-Pacific region the heart of explosive growth for years to come as he courted Asian powers in Hawaii, the site of a regional economic summit. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi resigned, ending a political era and setting in motion a transition aimed at bringing the country back from the brink of economic crisis. In a surprisingly sharp move, the Arab League voted to suspend Syria over the country's bloody crackdown on protesters and stepped up calls on the army to stop killing civilians.
Today's Birthdays: Rhythm-and-blues singer Ruby Nash Curtis (Ruby and the Romantics) is 73. Actor-playwright Wallace Shawn is 69. Singer Brian Hyland is 69. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jimmy Hayes (Persuasions) is 69. Rock musician Booker T. Jones (Booker T. & the MGs) is 68. Sportscaster Al Michaels is 68. Singer-songwriter Neil Young is 67. Rock musician Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (Blue Oyster Cult) is 65. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., is 63. Country/gospel singer Barbara Fairchild is 62. Actress Megan Mullally is 54. Actor Vincent Irizarry is 53. Olympic gold medal gymnast Nadia Comaneci (koh-muh-NEECH') is 51. Actor Sam Lloyd is 49. Rock musician David Ellefson is 48. Former MLB player Sammy Sosa is 44. Figure skater Tonya Harding is 42. Actress Radha Mitchell is 39. Actress Lourdes Benedicto is 38. Actress Tamala Jones is 38. Actress Angela Watson is 38. Singer Tevin Campbell is 36. Actress Ashley Williams is 34. Actress Cote de Pablo is 33. Actor Ryan Gosling is 32. Contemporary Christian musician Chris Huffman is 32. Actress Anne Hathaway is 30. Pop singer Omarion is 28. Actress Macey Cruthird is 20.
Thought for Today: "This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition." — Gertrude Stein, American author (1874-1946).
Today in History - Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
Today is Monday, Nov. 12, the 317th day of 2012. There are 49 days left in the year.


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Seniors Nikola Deiter, Jewel Robinson and Allison Kelley of the Central Connecticut women's soccer team were selected to play in the New England Women's Intercollegiate Soccer Association's (NEWISA) Senior Bowl this Saturday, Dec. 7, at Merrimack College. The game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
All three Blue Devils significantly contributed to CCSU's 5-3 conference record this season and helped the squad clinch an NEC tournament berth. Central ultimately finished fourth at the championships.
In her final season as a Blue Devil, Deiter saw just over 1,652 minutes in goal. She started in all 19 games and posted 96 saves, a goals against average of 1.74 and one shutout.
Robinson wrapped up her senior campaign registering two goals and two assists for six points. The defender started 17 games and ranked fourth on the team in points.
Kelley started all 19 games for CCSU, scoring one goal and adding an assist for a three-point season total. Kelley's goal was a game-winner that came in overtime against NEC foe Bryant on Nov. 1 to keep the Blue Devils in the hunt for an NEC Tournament appearance.
The trio represents three of only four student-athletes from the Northeast Conference chosen to play in Saturday's Senior Bowl. The Blue Devils are joined by Sacred Heart's Sydney Judkins.


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2009: Returning starter at defensive tackle ... candidate for post-season honors ... has started the past 36 games for the Blue Devils ... named to the Watch List for the Lott Trophy, an honor presented annually to the top defensive player in the country who has the biggest IMPACT (Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community & Tenacity) on their respective team both on and off the field ... preseason second team All-America pick by Phil Steele's College Football Preview ... preseason first team All-ACC choice by Sporting News, Lindy's, Athlon Sports and Phil Steele's College Football Preview ... projected as the No. 4 defensive tackle in the country by Phil Steele's College Football Preview and No. 5 nationally by Lindy's ... the league's top returning vote-getter among defensive linemen from last year's All-ACC balloting ... missed the majority of spring practice due to a foot injury ... has started a team-high 36 consecutive games ... big, agile defensive tackle with excellent skills ... combines good size, strength and quickness ... has recorded at least one tackle in 33-of-36 career games and in 22 consecutive contests dating back to 2007 ... has increased his tackle and quarterback sack totals each season as a Blue Devil ... among active players in the ACC, enters the 2009 season ranking second in tackles for loss (29.0) and third in quarterback sacks (11.5) ... currently ranks tied for ninth in career sacks in school history ... stands one tackle for loss away from moving into a tie for 10th on Duke's career chart ... Duke's active leader in tackles for loss, quarterback sacks and quarterback pressures (9).
2008: Honorable mention All-ACC pick along the defensive line ... started all 12 games at defensive tackle ... led the team and ranked tied for 11th in the ACC with 6.0 sacks ... finished the year with 51 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss and five quarterback hurries ... sack total ranked second among ACC defensive tackles, trailing only Boston College's B.J. Raji (7.5), a first round pick (9th overall) of the Green Bay Packers in the 2009 NFL Draft ... enjoyed the end of the season with 18 tackles and 4.5 sacks over the final three games ... registered two sacks and four tackles at Clemson ... posted a season-high eight tackles with one sack at Virginia Tech ... notched six tackles and 1.5 sacks against North Carolina ... had five tackles and one sack at Georgia Tech ... posted at least three tackles in 11 of the 12 games on the year ... played a total of 638 snaps on the season with 50 or more in nine games ... topped 60 plays against Wake Forest (69) and Virginia Tech (62) ... received the Ace Parker Award, an honor given to an individual who displays unparalleled commitment to the team and overcomes adversity to contribute, at the team's annual awards banquet.
2007: Started all 12 games at defensive tackle ... tied for the team lead with 4.5 sacks and ranked second on the squad with 12.0 tackles for loss ... finished seventh on the team with 49 tackles while adding four quarterback pressures ... top outing came at Navy with 10 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks ... tallied five tackles with two tackles for loss and one sack at Notre Dame ... posted six tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack against Georgia Tech ... blocked an extra point attempt in the season opener against Connecticut to go with five tackles ... registered five tackles against both Northwestern and Wake Forest ... on the field for 743 snaps including 677 on defense ... logged 60 or more plays in seven games with a season-high 81 at Florida State ... served as a game captain for the Northwestern, Virginia Tech, Florida State and Notre Dame games.
2006: Started all 12 games ... Freshman All-America choice by Rivals.com (2nd), College Football News (3rd) and Sporting News (HM) ... Freshman All-ACC selection by Sporting News ... credited for 28 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss and one sack ... posted a season-high five stops at Wake Forest ... recorded a safety against Florida State by tackling Seminole running back Lorenzo Booker in the end zone ... ranked fifth on the team in tackles for loss ... on the field for 568 snaps.
2005: Did not see game action.
Prior to Duke: Two-year letterman at Alief Hastings under Wade Luker ... All-America selection by Prep Star magazine ... charted as seventh-top defensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com ... ranked as the 45th-best overall prospect in the country by Scout.com ... rated as the top defensive tackle and the third-best overall prospect in Texas by Scout.com ... listed as the 15th-best overall prospect in Texas by Rivals.com ... tabbed as the 17th-top defensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com ... listed as the 11th-best defensive tackle in the nation by Tom Lemming of ESPN.com ... one of five finalists for the Watkins Award, an honor given to the top African-American high school student-athlete in the country ... registered 68 tackles and 12 sacks as a senior to earn first team all-state honors ... in junior season, had 94 tackles to post all-district accolades.
Personal: Son of Florence and Vincent Oghobaase ... born January 24, 1987.


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Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Taiwan View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message 7969Joined: 26 Mar 2003Posts: 5782Location: Coastal Guangdong Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 10:35 am Post subject: Large class size.... well, i just finished my first day working in taiwan. i have to admit that it was much like the hogwon i worked at in korea but in one respect it was vastly different. of the 3 classes that i taught today, the smallest one had 30 students, and the other two had nearly 50. well, you can imagine the problems to overcome with that many adolescents in the same class. the smaller class (the youngest) was by far the best behaved and most knowledgeable, really a pleasure to teach. the other two larger classes were writeoffs. is this huge class size normal for taiwan? if so, then i don't know if this is really the place for me. i like to get to know the students and see their improvement over time.... focusing on the teaching and not spending half the class disciplining the bad apples. can anyone shed any light on this for me? Cheers. Back to top TaoyuanSteveJoined: 05 Feb 2003Posts: 1028Location: Taoyuan Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 12:55 pm Post subject: Are you working in a high school or a bushiban? At the bushiban where I work, a huge class would have 25 kids. Most are smaller. I teach a class at a junior high once a week that has 30 students. I'm not sure exactly what a normal class size is for all places in Taiwan. It does seem like your classes are larger than normal, though. Hopefully, the pay is similarly robust. Back to top 7969Joined: 26 Mar 2003Posts: 5782Location: Coastal Guangdong Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 4:00 am Post subject: well, unfortunately the pay is not as robust as the class. i get the same for a huge class of misfits as i do for the smaller class of really good students. something i will try to address very soon, as i'm not signed to a contract yet. the headmaster of the school doesn't want ANY individual comunication in these large classes, just mass, choral work, which i don't think is good for me or the class. these classes are at a public high school. any ideas on what to do, suggestions..... anything....? Back to top AristotleJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 1388Location: Taiwan Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 4:57 am Post subject: Public Schools Public schools are usually like that. They also pay considerably less than a Bushi Ban. You probably just came up with a bad gig. Throw the dice again, it will most probably be a better deal. Back to top TaoyuanSteveJoined: 05 Feb 2003Posts: 1028Location: Taoyuan Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2003 3:17 pm Post subject: Hi. It sounds like you're in an unworkable situation. Maybe you're out of it by now.(?) I hope so... If your from Korea and find the work harder here, I think there's a problem. I say this because most people, that I've met, who've come from Korea find the work to be easier here. Not all jobs are good, but there has to be something better than the one you're in now (or were in, hopefully). I'm not usually one to suggest that one ought to this or that. However, I know that there are far easier jobs out there (and possibly better paying), so you should seriously consider quitting. In my own gig, the last thing I could be said to be suffering from is overwork; a little boredom, perhaps, but certainly not overwork. A good way to find decent work is to meet other foreigners and network. It's easier said than done if your not particularly out-going, however, most foreigners you will meet are quite willing to talk to you, help you out and/ or provide you with leads. I hope this is helpful and I hope you find a better position. 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weeks ago,
I wrote about an expected upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 version which I called
that time "Windows
Mobile 6.5 Second Edition". And so far, everything was completely
unconfirmed, but now it seems that Microsoft is indeed working on an update of
its recently launched
Windows Mobile 6.5 Windows phone operating system. Mordy Gilden from
mopocket just had a rare opportunity to speak with a Microsoft representative
while visiting a Microsoft booth at a tech showcase event. When the Microsoft
representative was asked about "Windows Mobile 6.5.1" he answered many of Mordy's questions, although he politely asked not to print his name.
According to the representative, "Windows Mobile 6.5.1" or "Windows Mobile
6.5 Second Edition" is somewhat real, the leaked new UI is indeed from
Microsoft, and not from one of the many ODMs. However the name 6.5.1 is a
rumored name from the forums only. According to mopocket's info, the new UI
wasn't necessarily designed to be the next version of Windows Mobile, however
it's said to be a proposed solution to the problem of using Windows Mobile with
capacitive touchscreens.
Since Windows Mobile was never designed to feature capacitive displays (the
basic user interface design, which never changed, goes back to the Pocket PC from 2000)
but resistive displays only. However, with new devices being proposed to use
capacitive touchscreens, Microsoft seemed to realize that there's problem with
the current user interface design and therefore Microsoft decided to work on an
overhauled "Windows Mobile 6.5.1"/"Windows Mobile 6.5 Second Edition" UI.
And while the Microsoft representative admitted that it won't be called
6.5.1, he also admitted that it may not be called anything. That is, it may not
necessarily be an "upgrade" but rather an alternative version (for ODMs) of
Windows Mobile 6.5 to be used with different types of displays (in this case
most likely capacitive touchscreens).
While this a kind of "semi-official" statement from Microsoft only (at least
it came from a Microsoft representative) it seems to make sense. However, as
long as we haven't heard anything official from Microsoft, it's pure
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Posted 22 January 2008 - 01:17 AM
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled across Asia as panicky investors feared a U.S. recession could derail global economic growth, and a sharp drop in U.S. stock index futures pointed to heavy selling in New York later on Tuesday.
Share markets from Tokyo to Sydney slumped 5-7 percent, with the Australian market suffering its worst-ever one-day fall, and India's benchmark Sensex crashed more than 11 percent, triggering a trading halt.
Industrial metals such as zinc and copper plunged and oil fell well below recent record highs, prompting investors to flee to safe-haven government bonds.
Billionaire investor George Soros said the world was facing the worst financial crisis since World War Two and the United States was threatened with recession.
"We really do have a serious financial crisis now," Soros told Austrian daily Standard in an interview.
"It's like a funeral in here," said Ken Masuda, senior equities dealer at Shinko Securities in Tokyo. "No one knows what's going to happen tonight in New York. It's like we've gone blind, you don't know what's coming.
"Until we see New York, all we can do is sell," he said.
U.S. stock index futures fell around 4.5 percent, signaling a sharp sell-off on Wall Street later.
Posted 22 January 2008 - 01:21 AM
THE website of Australia's largest online share broker crashed today as investors traded feverishly amid a fall in stock values of more than 7 per cent - the local market's worst day in a decade.
Australian stocks recorded their 12th straight day of losses and their biggest loss since October 1987.
The website of Australia's largest online share broker, CommSec, crashed for half an hour amid a selling frenzy as investors sought to reduce their exposure to the tumble.
With Wall Street closed yesterday for a US public holiday, investors fear New York stocks will tumble tonight in response to losses elsewhere.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index finished down 393.6 points, or 7.05 per cent, at 5186.8. The index has dropped 17.8 per cent over past 12 sessions and has fallen 24.3 per cent since its November all-time high, taking it into official bear-market territory.
The broader All Ordinaries closed down 408.9 points, or 7.26 per cent, at 5222.0. The All Ordinaries index had its biggest one-day fall since October 1987.
Posted 22 January 2008 - 01:23 AM
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The bottom fell out of the market on Monday, when the Sensex fell 7.41 per cent - its eighth biggest fall ever. In absolute terms, the 1,408.35-pt crash was the bloodiest ever, wiping out Rs 6.64 lakh crore of investor wealth in a day. The Sensex closed at 17,605.35.
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All global markets were down on rising uncertainty over the health of the US economy. Foreign investors (FIIs) led by Merrill Lynch and a George Soros fund are said to have sold heavily in India. Funds that were sitting on say, 70-80 per cent profits, which would not have sold two weeks ago when the markets were going up, sold today when they saw profits erode, says Ambareesh Baliga, vice-president, Karvy Stock Broking.
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MADRID, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish stock market registered on Monday its worst fall since 1987 with a drop of 7.54 percent, placing Ibex-35, Spain's main stock market index, at 12,625 points.
This is the first time since 2006 that the market closed below the 13,000 points. It reached a historic high two months ago at 15,945 points.
The fall is among the decline wave on the international stock markets due to the persisting signs of a weakening economy of the United States.
The Spanish government has followed what is happening "with interest, hour by hour" to see "things clearly" to take necessary measures, said Pedro Solbes, Spanish minister of economy and finance.
He also said "there is no reason to exaggerate" the effects of the fall and stressed that Europe "is reasonably prepared" for a slowdown.
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Posted 22 January 2008 - 01:25 AM
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Markets crashed all across Europe Monday, with Germany's DAX losing 7 percent of its value. But analysts advise against panic -- in fact, they say, now might be a good time to pick up some cheap stocks.
Five percent, 6 percent, 7 percent: For the German DAX stock market index, Monday was a day of steep falls. A 1 billion loss at the bank WestLB, combined with the fears of a global recession (more...), helped push the DAX beneath the psychologically important 7,000-point mark.
It wasn't just the DAX which was hard hit. London's FTSE 100 index also fell 4.5 percent, while in Paris the Cac-40 dropped 4.6 percent. Elsewhere the Tokyo Nikkei 225 index fell by 3.9 percent. US markets were closed for a public holiday, however.
The trigger for the market crash was the news from WestLB on Monday morning. Over the weekend, the bank had to admit to a billion-euro capital requirement because of misguided investments on the US mortgage market. "At first they gave the impression that they had nothing to do with the cheap loans in the US -- and then suddenly 2 billion were missing (more...)," chides Jürgen Kurz of DSW, a German association which represents private investors. "That unsettles the market tremendously. The result is panic selling like today." Other banking stocks fell into the downward spiral. "What we are seeing is an avalanche," says Kurz.
Posted 22 January 2008 - 01:33 AM
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Sensex crashes 1408 points on global cues
Metal, realty, oil and gas, power,
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Sub-prime credit shakeout hits
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MUMBAI: Mirroring the weakness of the global markets, in a dramatic turn, the domestic stock market crumbled by 1408.35 points, recording the sharpest ever fall in the history of Indian equity market. Stocks of metal, realty, oil and gas, power, public sector units and automobile, triggered Mondays fall, which was broad-based.
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) halted trading for a brief period as the BSE 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) slumped by more than 2000 points (or more than 10 per cent) in intraday. However, it recovered and limited the fall to 7.41 per cent or 1408.35 points and closed at 17605.35.
Posted 22 January 2008 - 01:37 AM
Barry O'Halloran
Investors in Europe's leading companies lost more than 240 billion yesterday as global stock markets crashed amid fears that the world is plunging into a recession.
The value of companies listed on the Dublin Stock Exchange plummeted by 4.17 per cent, roughly 3.6 billion, as panic spread through Europe from Asia, where the fear-driven sell off began on Monday morning.
Reports estimated that losses on blue chip indices of Europe's biggest public companies amounted to $350 billion (242 billion). It was the biggest one-day fall on European stock markets since the terrorist attack on New York's World Trade Center in September 2001.
Yesterday, dealers in Dublin pointed to over four million shares being sold in Allied Irish Bank and almost six million in Bank or Ireland as evidence that investors were dumping equities.
"It's a complete meltdown, everybody just wants cash," one trader told The Irish Times.
In Frankfurt, one of Europe's main financial hubs, a dealer said there was complete panic on Germany's stock exchange.
"It's a classic crash," he added.
The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) index, which tracks the value of all stocks on developed world markets, plunged 3.3 per cent, finally wiping out gains made by equities over the last year.
Since the beginning of the month, its value has fallen by 12 per cent.
Irish workers will be directly affected by a drop in the value of their pensions, most of which include share investments pegged to national and international indices such as the Iseq index of Irish shares and the MSCI.
The FTSE Eurofirst index, which benchmarks Europe's top investments, dropped 5.8 per cent, taking its year-to-date losses to 15 per cent. In London, the FTSE index shed 5.6 per cent.
Fears that the US is about to slip into recession and take the rest of the world with it sparked yesterday's crash. The problems faced by the US stem from the fact that a large number of its banks fuelled a credit bubble by giving mortgages to individuals with bad credit histories, who would normally be judged high risk, prompting the so-called sub-prime lending crisis.
The value of the homes against which the loans were given began to fall last year and many of them defaulted. US banks now fear that the problem is spreading through the system to other forms of credit.
Last week, US president George W Bush proposed a $140 billion package to stop the slide into recession but stock market analysts said yesterday that investors do not believe it is enough.
Economist, Jim Power of Friends First, predicted that the US and European central banks would have to begin cutting interest rates "aggressively" this year. This would ease mortgage and other borrowing costs.
"The Fed (US central bank) could cut rates by as much as 1 per cent," he said. "The European Central Bank is going to have no choice but to cut rates as well."
Mr Power warned that the Republic is facing into a tough year.
"International investors fell out of love with the Irish economy a year ago, if you superimpose the negative global outlook and stock market turmoil on that, it will further undermine confidence," he said.
"We are facing a very challenging year at least," he said. "But we have got to remember that the world economy will emerge from this in 12 to 24 months and we have to prepare for that by restoring some of our damaged competitiveness.
"We need to continue to address our infrastructure deficit, the Government cannot let up on the National Development Plan, we have to control current spending, and there has to be wage restraint, in the private and public sectors."
© 2008 The Irish Times
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Posted 22 January 2008 - 10:34 PM
Well, not all companies preformed poorly. Look at this one for The TJX Companies, Inc. The company has been preforming quite well in my opinion but that might just be because people want to spend less while purchasing the same, if not more, amount of goods.
On the other hand, Bank of America has reported a 95% drop in profits and a Wachovia has reported a 98% drop.
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Posted 23 January 2008 - 08:16 PM
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NEW YORK (AP) Wall Street pulled off a stunning comeback Wednesday, surging higher in late trading and wiping out what looked to be yet another precipitous decline. The Dow Jones industrials, down more than 323 points in earlier trading, ended the day with an advance of just under 300 points, according to preliminary calculations.
While such volatility has become a hallmark of Wall Street's performance in recent months amid the ongoing housing and credit crisis, analysts saw some positive signs in the day's trading.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
NEW YORK (AP) Wall Street bounced around in extremely volatile trading Wednesday, as bargain hunters entered the market and lifted stocks up from their steep losses. The Dow Jones industrials shot up nearly 220 points in late trading after falling more than 320 earlier.
Volatility has become a hallmark of Wall Street's performance in recent months, and there's no sign of it letting up.
"Volatility is certainly the norm now and not the exception," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Jefferies & Co. "We have had 14 trading days so far this year and only two of them have been without a triple-digit swing. Three of those days have had 300-point swings."
The Fed's decision Tuesday to lower its federal funds rate by the wide margin of 0.75 percentage point to 3.5 percent has been met with some skepticism, but perhaps gave intrepid investors a reason to buy the severely dented stocks in the financial sector. Rate cuts will eventually boost margins for banks and other lenders, which have been working to lower costs and boost cash levels through layoffs and stock sales.
Moreover, the billions of dollars in mortgage-related losses suffered by the financial companies contributed to months of selling on Wall Street.
Citigroup Inc. rose $2.40, or 10 percent, to $26.80, and another Dow component, JPMorgan Chase & Co., rose $5.09, or 12.5 percent, to $45.95.
The market could be seeing a massive shift, said Steve Goldman, chief market strategist at Weeden & Co.
"The early leaders in a market recovery tend to be banks, REITs (real estate investment trusts) and homebuilders as these are the groups that typically would benefit first from a turnaround. And those have been the market leaders this week," Goldman said. "What has happened is the Fed is flooding the system with liquidity and eventually we should see some traction in the economy. And stocks tend to respond first."
In afternoon trading, the Dow was up 224.68, or 1.88 percent, at 12,195.87 after having been down 323.29 in earlier trading.
Broader stock indicators also turned positive. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 19.76, or 1.51 percent, to 1,330.26, and the Nasdaq composite index rose 18.92, or 0.83 percent, to 2,311.19.
Advancing issues were ahead of decliners by about 3 to 1 on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to a heavy 2.44 billion shares.
At this point, it is unclear whether the stock market is close to a bear market or has bottomed out. January remains on pace to log its worst January ever. Still, buying, like selling, can feed on itself and investors want to be sure they don't miss out on a rally. What needs to be seen is whether these gains will easily be knocked down again.
Bond prices turned lower as stocks rebounded. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell in earlier trading but then recovered to 3.55 percent, up from 3.41 percent late Tuesday.
The dollar was mixed against other major currencies, while gold prices fell.
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Posted 23 January 2008 - 08:28 PM
Avo jan, it was another game for couple of days, the big bosses know what's up, they make you sell, then they buy it all... if you don't sell they make it go down even more, untill they have their goals met and start buying, then the prices go up again and here is the conclusion - for them it's a win win situation, for the people it's a loose loose situation...
We will never know the truth why it went down and why is it coming back up so fast!!!
Posted 24 January 2008 - 01:16 AM
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The Russian stock market rebounded strongly in early trading on Thursday. But investors remain wary, saying the positive start doesnt rule out further volatility on the trading floor. More than 10 per cent has been wiped off the value of shares since Monday.
Wall Street made some slight gains overnight, but analysts say the recovery may only be temporary.
The same holds true for early trade in Asia, where the major indices are mostly in positive territory.
Underlying the uncertainty is a fear that the U.S. is heading for a recession, which in turn could trigger a worldwide economic slump.
In Europe on Wednesday, bourses closed deep in the red, fearing the European Central Bank would decline to follow the Fed and cut interest rates.
In Moscow, analysts are predicting more falls. But some analysts, including the Director of the Moscow-based Institute for Economy in Transition, Egor Gaidar, say Russias large gold and currency reserves could help it stave off crisis.
Russia's Stabilisation Fund is the vehicle to deal with this type of problem. If the financial policy in Russia is conservative and reasonable, then of course the Stabilisation Fund would allow us to minimise the negative impact of the global market dynamics on the Russian economy, Gaidar said.
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