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And there are some major lifestyle differences: Finns live in houses and apartments that are about half the size of Americans', and their taxes on the wealthy, like those on capital gains, are much higher than ours. (Hence why taxes make up a huge chunk of their GDP.) Professionals such as doctors make far less there, which helps medical care to stay reasonably priced. (The conservative Heritage Foundation ranks Finland as downright "repressed" in some categories, like government spending, on its "Index of Economic Freedom.")
It's also worth noting that Finland isn't a total economic Wonderland, either: It's not growing very fast and will probably have issues with its aging population in coming years. The Bank of Finland recently predicted that the country might soon exceed the 60 percent debt-to-GDP ratio mandated by the European Union -- a common problem in Europe these days.
Some of Finland's more conservative politicians have suggested cutting public benefits there in the wake of the economic downturn -- but even with those cuts, social protections there would still be far more generous than ours.
And the economic redistribution there doesn't always work perfectly. Some municipalities inevitably find themselves with lower-quality hospitals and day cares, even when they're supposed to be roughly identical, and recently some pro-business groups have tried to edge the country toward greater privatization (though unions have pushed back.)
Still, the country's small, well-educated population and investments in technology have allowed it to avoid some of the problems currently plaguing other, similarly socialist European countries. Overall, most Finns love the welfare system that loves them back.
I asked my cousin's husband, Reijo, why he was willing to support such an arrangement even though he works full time.
"Money isn't everything. We value equality, not inequality," he said. Fair enough. But does he have any gripes about the Finnish way? Anything he would change? Perhaps kick some of those freeloaders off their indefinite unemployment?
No, he said, but he did point to one small issue: "I think that for university students it is not yet good enough. Many students have to work while they are studying."
Like Finland, the U.S. also set up massive safety-net programs, in the form of Medicare and Medicaid, in the 1960s. But paradoxically, many Americans began developing a deep aversion to government handouts at the same time.
The 1960s saw a rise in poverty and children born out of wedlock, particularly in urban communities. Sensational media stories about families "abusing" welfare -- especially when the putative abusers were portrayed as African-American -- helped cement opposition to public assistance. One study found that in the early 1970s, nearly three-quarters of magazine stories about welfare or poverty featured images of African-Americans, even though African Americans comprised only about a third of welfare recipients.
"I do think that racial divisions are an important factor here -- the sense among many people that universal benefits will take from 'us' and give to 'them' -- to a part of society that is seen as different, less deserving, imagined as racially different," Cook, from Brown University, said. "I think that many middle-class Americans favor social benefits for what they see as 'deserving' people who have worked and earned them -- so Medicare is good -- but universal health care would provide benefits for people who are imagined as not deserving."
In a 1976 speech, Ronald Reagan made mention of supposed "welfare queens" who make six-figure salaries while drawing government funds, stoking a sense of outrage over perceived waste in public assistance. (It was later shown that he used an exaggerated anecdote). Arguing that social insurance dis-incentivized work, and prioritizing markets and individual liberty, the growing new conservative movement eventually joined together businesses and working-class voters in pushing for cuts in government programs.
Though we seemingly support spending on the sick, poor, and elderly, in 2006, 46 percent of Americans still thought the government spent "too much" on welfare, even 10 years after a total structural overhaul of welfare had passed.
Jefferey Sellers, a University of Southern California political scientist, found another key difference between the two nations: Finland has much more powerful local governments than the U.S., and they're tasked with executing the myriad functions of the welfare system -- from helping the poor to operating the day cares. Municipal taxes are redistributed and supplemented with grants, thus largely eliminating the problem of under-resourced areas. Local public expenditures are 20 percent of GDP in Finland, but just 10 percent in the U.S., he points out.
"The national government provides local governments with the financial means, legal powers, and the expertise to perform well," he said. Meanwhile, "Fiscal redistribution among local governments assures equality in how those services are distributed."
What's more, some economists argue that the only way countries like Finland can be so well-off and yet so cushy is because countries like the U.S. create the technology that powers the rest of the world -- with huge rewards for success but few safety nets in the case of failure.
"The entire world benefits because of Apple's iPhones," said Daron Acemoglu, an economist at MIT, admitting it was a relatable but not necessarily optimal example (Finland gave us Nokia and Linux's Linus Torvalds, after all). "If the United States did not provide incentives for Apple to come up with and develop the iPhone, then the entire world economy would lose the benefits it obtains from this product. The cutthroat reward structure in the United States is encouraging the creation of many products and technologies like this."
If America were to adopt some of Finland's "cuddly" benefits, the thinking goes, the entire world economy might slow down. For Finns, it would be out with the baby boxes, in with the subsistence farming again.
So what about education reform, then? Finnish school expert Pasi Sahlberg has written that Finnish schools are based on "improving the teaching force, limiting student testing to a necessary minimum, and placing responsibility and trust before accountability."
It's true that Finnish teachers design their own curricula and don't have to deal with test-score-based evaluations, but school officials there are also placing young minds in very well-equipped hands: All teachers have graduate degrees in education and their subject areas of expertise. And schools are funded based on need, so the most struggling schools get the most resources. There is no "Teach for Finland," as Sahlberg has said.
But in some ways, even the Finnish way of educating requires a strong welfare system as a foundation. The country has an extremely low child-poverty rate, which likely makes teaching without testing or score-keeping much easier. And how many American teachers would love to get a master's degree but aren't willing to take on the student loans that come with it?
"The easiest [explanation] is to say that Finland seems to be a well-performing system overall, as far as the international rankings are considered," Sahlberg told me. "So, it is no wonder the education system also works well."
The no-testing model also makes sense for a culture that's low on one-upmanship: "I think one of the more important things is that there's less of an emphasis on competition in Finland," Marakowitz said. "Many Finnish children don't know how to read before they go to school, and you need a certain kind of cultural setting for that. Some U.S. parents would be quite freaked out."
When Americans hold up Finland as a model, their arguments are usually dismissed with two indisputable facts: Finland is indeed much smaller than the U.S., making it easier to disperse generous benefits on a national scale. It's also far more homogeneous, making disputes over payouts less frequent and less racially charged.
Still, Cook says, the claims of homogeneity are a bit over-stated. Finland has both sizeable Swedish- and Russian-speaking communities, and right-leaning parties like the "True Finns" want to pare back the little immigration the country does have. (Even the True Finns, though, love the welfare state.)
Building on the success of Finland's local governments, individual U.S. states could conceivably be more like mini-Finlands -- just look at Massachusetts, which had a comprehensive health-care system before the rest of the nation. But creating and enforcing 50 separate safety nets would require a level of oversight the U.S. federal government just doesn't have. Even Obamacare was challenged aggressively in court and has faced opposition from some two dozen states.
Fellman described Finland's welfare state as a "virtuous circle" -- Finns' social cohesion props up the welfare state, which in turn promotes greater harmony. But in a way, America's economic competitiveness, focus on innovation, and lack of safety net all reinforce one another, too.
The very reason we're so frequently googling what we can learn from "Finland's school success," after all, is that we want to stay one step ahead.
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Jagielo out 4-6 weeks with broken bone in face following hit-by-pitchPosted by: | Comments
3:44pm: Jagielo had to undergo surgery to repair the fracture, he announced on Instagram. (The picture isn't gross.) Everything went well.
1:01pm: Third base prospect Eric Jagielo is out 4-6 weeks with a broken bone in his face, VP of Baseball Ops Mark Newman confirmed to Josh Norris. Jagielo took a fastball to the face during an Instructional League game over the weekend. He will be replaced on the Arizona Fall League roster, according to Newman.
Jagielo, 22, was the Yankees' first round pick in the 2013 draft. He hit .259/.354/.460 (132 wRC+) with 16 homers in 85 games around an oblique injury with High-A Tampa this year. The broken bone stinks but that seems like the best case scenario whenever you talk about a pitch up around the head. Jagielo could have suffered a concussion or serious eye damage. All things considered, this is good news. Heal up and get ready for 2015.
Torrens ranks fourth among Baseball America's top 20 NYPL prospectsPosted by: | Comments
Baseball America continued their look at the top 20 prospects in each minor league today with the short season NY-Penn League. The list is free but the scouting reports are not. Mets RHP Marcos Molina, Nationals RHP Reynaldo Lopez, and Mets SS Amed Rosario claim the top three spots. C Luis Torrens is the only Yankees farmhand on the list and he ranks fourth after playing 48 games with the Staten Island Yankees.
Torrens, 18, hit .270/.327/.405 (115 wRC+) with two homers in 48 games with SI. "He continued to stand out for his show-stopping arm," said the scouting report, which lauds his other defense skills as well. "Offensively, Torrens has intriguing life in his bat and flashes some pull power … He recognizes spin out of the pitcher's hand and does a good job staying back on breaking balls. He drives balls from gap to gap and handles velocity well … He is confident and poised beyond his years."
The SI Yanks had the least amount of high-end talent among Yankees' affiliates this year — RHP Ty Hensley didn't throw enough innings to qualify for the list — and Torrens was far and away the best prospect on the team. The next relevant list is the Low-A South Atlantic League, which is a few days away. OF Aaron Judge and RHP Luis Severino are locks for that list. Other possibilities include 3B Miguel Andujar, SS Abi Avelino, SS Tyler Wade, LHP Ian Clarkin, and RHP Brady Lail.
Other League Top 20s: Rookie Gulf Coast League.
2015 Draft: Yankees have 19th overall pickPosted by: | Comments
Now that the 2014 regular season is over, the 2015 amateur draft order has been finalized. The Diamondbacks had baseball's worst record at 64-98 and will pick first overall for the second time in team history. They selected Justin Upton with the top pick back in 2005. J.J. Cooper looked a possible first overall pick candidates earlier this month. There is no Upton/Stephen Strasburg/Bryce Harper-esque slam dunk prospect for next year's draft, at least right now. Lots will change the next few months.
The Yankees finished the season with the 12th best record in baseball at 84-78 and will pick 19th overall next June. Here's the full draft order. The Astros have a compensation pick (second overall) for failing to sign top pick LHP Brady Aiken this year, pushing everyone else back a slot. That's why the Yankees are set to pick 19th instead of 18th. The last time the Yankees picked as high as 19th was 2005, when they took Oklahoma HS SS C.J. Henry with the 17th pick. The 19th pick came with a ~$2.1M draft pool value this year and the slots are expected to go up next year. It goes without saying the Yankees may forfeit this pick as free agent compensation.
King: Yasmany Tomas already has $75M offer (not from Yankees)Posted by: | Comments
Via George King: Soon-to-be free agent Cuban outfielder Yasmany Tomas already has a $75M contract offer from an unknown team, though it is not the Yankees. King and Ben Badler said Tomas looked good during his showcase over the weekend and that hundreds of scouts showed up. The Phillies and Rangers have scheduled private workouts and Jesse Sanchez says more are expected to happen in the coming days and weeks.
Tomas, 23, has established residency in Haiti and been unblocked by the Office of Foreign Asset Control, but he still hasn't been declared a free agent by MLB. That is expected to happen soon but he is unable to sign at this very moment. The Yankees' level of interest in Tomas, a right-handed power hitting outfielder with some swing-and-miss concerns, is unknown at this point. They did invite recent Cuban free agents Aledmys Diaz and Rusney Castillo for private workouts, so I assume they will do the same with Tomas. If he is truly a middle of the order hitter with power, I think the Yankees should be all over him.
Jorge Mateo ranks fourth among Baseball America's top 20 GCL prospectsPosted by: | Comments
Baseball America officially kicked off prospect season today by releasing their list of the top 20 prospects from the rookie Gulf Coast League. The list is free but the scouting reports are not. Red Sox 3B Rafael Devers, Marlins RHP Tyler Kolek, and Braves SS Ozhaino Albies claim the top three spots. The Yankees had two players make the list: SS Jorge Mateo at No. 4 and SS Angel Aguilar at No. 15. OF Leonardo Molina was the only other serious candidate to make it, but he didn't have a great summer at all (58 wRC+).
Mateo, 19, hit .276/.354/.397 (119 wRC+) with 11 steals in 12 attempts in 15 games while missing time with wrist inflammation. "An explosive, premium athlete, Mateo is a top-of-the-scale runner … He has plus bat speed with average power potential and solid understanding of the strike zone, though he will swing through good breaking pitches. At shortstop he has good range and footwork, while his arm is another plus tool," said the scouting report. GCL Yanks manager Patrick Osborne compared Mateo to Redskins wide receiver DeSean Jackson for his quick-twitch athleticism.
The 19-year-old Aguilar hit .331/.373/.536 (159 wRC+) with seven homers in 39 games around a groin injury this summer. The scouting report lauds his strength and bat speed, calling him "an intriguing profile as a shortstop who can hit for average and power." The next list of interest to Yankees fans is the short season NY-Penn League, which probably won't come out until late next week. The Staten Island Yankees weren't exactly loaded with prospects this year but I think C Luis Torrens is a lock to make it. RHP Ty Hensley didn't throw enough innings to qualify for the list.
King: Yankees will attend Yasmany Tomas showcase this weekendPosted by: | Comments
Via George King: The Yankees will be among the teams in attendance when soon-to-be free agent Cuban outfielder Yasmany Tomas works out for scouts in the Dominican Republic. The early front-runners to sign him are the Giants, Padres, Rangers, and Tigers, according to Peter Gammons. Jim Salisbury says the Phillies also have "legitimate interest."
Tomas, 23, is billed as a right-handed power hitter with some swing-and-miss-ability and a strong right field-caliber throwing arm. Here's some video. He has established residency in Haiti and has been unblocked by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, but he's still waiting for MLB to declare him a free agent. That should happen soon. Given his age and their need for a big right-handed bat, I hope the Yankees make a real strong push to sign him. The fit is obvious.
Unlike Castillo, Tomas may be the Cuban player who fits the YankeesPosted by: | Comments
One thing is very clear with less than two weeks remaining in the regular season: the Yankees need to improve their offense this offseason. They tried to do it last winter by signing Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran, and Brian McCann to big free agent contracts (while simultaneously letting one of the best hitters in world leave) but it didn't work. They're on pace to score only 627 runs this year, 23 fewer than last year.
The Yankees are locked into players at catcher, first base, left field, center field, maybe third base, and either right field or DH already, so their options to fix the offense are limited. Martin Prado is going to play somewhere — I'd prefer second base until the inevitable Alex Rodriguez injury, but that's just me — leaving shortstop and either right field or DH as the most obvious places to add an impact bat. There are slated to be plenty of free agent shortstops but not as many impact outfielders outside of Melky Cabrera and Nelson Cruz.
The free agent market is likely to add another potential impact outfield bat in the coming weeks, when MLB officially declares Cuban defector Yasmany Tomas a free agent. (It's Yasmany, not Yasmani, apparently.) Jesse Sanchez and Ben Balder report that Tomas has already established residency in Haiti and has been unblocked by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, an important step needed to become a free agent. Badler says MLB should declare him a free to sign relatively soon.
Tomas, 23, defected back in June and he is scheduled to hold a showcase for scouts in the Dominican Republic this Saturday, according to Badler and Tomas. There's no word on whether the Yankees (or any other team, for that matter) will be in attendance, but they've gone to see every other notable Cuban free agent at their workouts, so I expect them to be there just to do due diligence, at the very least. Here's what we know about Tomas, first from Sanchez:
Tomas is known for his power and he has a reputation for launching long home runs, but he's also prone to big swing and misses. He's agile for his size, and he has a strong arm, but there is room for improvement on defense. As a result, he's characterized as "high-risk, high-reward" type of player in some international scouting circles. He is said to be in much better physical shape and has worked on his approach at the plate since leaving the island.
And now from Badler:
At 6-foot-1, 230 pounds, Tomas is a righthanded hitter with plus-plus raw power, although with some swing-and-miss tendencies, and a strong arm that should fit in right field. A standout on Cuba's 2013 World Baseball Classic team, Tomas hit .290/.346/.450 with six home runs, 21 walks and 46 strikeouts in 257 plate appearances this past season in Cuba's Serie Nacional.
One scout told Nick Cafardo that Tomas will likely command upwards of $100M while Jay Alou, Tomas' agent, told Jorge Ebro (translated article) he is shooting for a record deal this winter. The contracts for big name Cuban free agents are only getting bigger and bigger, going from Yoenis Cespedes ($36M) to Yasiel Puig ($42M) to Jose Abreu ($68M) to Rusney Castillo ($72M, the current record for an international position player), so I can totally buy the $100M number, especially since Tomas is several years younger than Abreu and Castillo. It doesn't sound far-fetched.
The Yankees have an obvious need for a big right-handed power bat and they have room on the roster for right field-type heading into next season. They've begun showing more interest in Cuban players this year, reportedly spending much more time scouting Aledmys Diaz and Castillo than they did Cespedes and Puig, even inviting them down to Tampa for private workouts. They didn't sign either guy but it wasn't because they didn't take the time to evaluate them. Like I said, I expect them to do the same with Tomas out of due diligence if nothing else.
The jury is still out on Castillo and Diaz (and Jorge Soler and Alex Guerrero), but Cespedes, Puig, and especially Abreu have all exceeded expectations so far. Alexei Ramirez, Leonys Martin, Jose Iglesias, and Adeiny Hechavarria have all been pretty much exactly what they were expected to be. Dayan Viciedo is the only notable disappointment among the current crop of Cuban big leaguers. We're talking position players only here, not pitchers. This small sample of players suggests Cuban players have a pretty high success rate when it comes to being at least serviceable big leaguers.
Does that mean Tomas will work out? Of course not. His propensity to swing-and-miss is a concern, especially since the pitching in Cuba is pretty weak, but 70 power (which is what Badler said Tomas has back in June) is an unteachable skill. Unteachable like Cespedes' and Abreu's power or Puig's freakish athleticism. It's also a very rare and valuable skill in this era where the entire league seems to have forgotten how to hit. If you want to dream, maybe the big righty pop and swing-and-miss-ability means he's Alfonso Soriano without the steals. That would be pretty great, actually. Soriano was awesome in his 20s.
I think one of the reasons the Yankees passed on Castillo was because he is an imperfect fit for the roster. (Whether that's right or wrong is another matter.) He was billed as a leadoff hitter type with strong defense, and, well, the Yankees already have two of those guys in Brett Gardner and Ellsbury. A third isn't necessary. Tomas profiles more as a middle of the order hitter and that's something the Yankees desperately need. Add in the fact that he is only 23 (four years younger than Castillo), has a strong right field-caliber arm, and plays a position of need, and you've got a player who makes a lot more sense for New York going forward.
As always, information about these Cuban players is very limited. Everything I know about the guy is in this post. The number of teams that pursue Tomas when he becomes a free agent — Cespedes, Abreu, and Castillo (and Masahiro Tanaka, he was in a similar situation) all had multiple top dollar suitors while the Dodgers reportedly blew everyone out of the water for Puig — will tell us more about how teams view him than anything Baseball America publishes. Teams don't go hard after nobodies. The Yankees went all-in on Tanaka because he was an ace in his mid-20s. If Tomas is a middle of the order hitter in his early-20s, then they need to go all-in on him as well.
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A few days ago we learned the Pulaski Yankees of the rookie Appalachian League will be joining the organization as the Yankees' eighth domestic minor league affiliate starting next season. The club will serve as a stepping stone between the two rookie Gulf Coast League affiliates and Short Season Staten Island. Here are some more minor league notes with the Arizona Fall League still more than three weeks away.
- According to George King, the Yankees have known about the impending retirement of VP of Baseball Ops Mark Newman since February. He's been with the team since 1988 and has been running for the running the farm system for the last 15 years now. King adds that special assistant Trey Hillman, who was tabbed as Newman's likely replacement, may not be interested in the job. Hal Steinbrenner will conduct a "total evaluation" of the player development system after the season and it may result in a "complete overhaul."
- C Kyle Higashioka has been re-signed after becoming a six-year minor league free agent, according to Matt Eddy. Josh Norris adds Higashioka has been assigned to the Arizona Fall League as the team's last position player. He missed most of these season following Tommy John surgery. The Yankees are sending several top prospects to the desert this year, including OF Aaron Judge, 3B Eric Jagielo, 1B Greg Bird, and OF Tyler Austin.
- 2B Rob Refsnyder was named the second baseman for Baseball America's Triple-A International League All-Star Team. No other Yankees' farmhands made their classification All-Star Teams. SS Angel Aguilar, UTIL Bryan Cuevas, and OF Alex Palma all made the official GCL postseason All-Star Team.
- Marc Hulet of FanGraphs reviewed the year the was in the team's farm system. RHP Shane Greene and RHP Luis Severino understandably earned praise for their rises this season, albeit at very different levels.
- And finally, Kiley McDaniel of FanGraphs put together a super early look at the 2015 draft class. Lots of names and lots of information. Make sure you check it out. The Yankees are currently slated to have the 18th overall pick.
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The Yankees have added another minor league affiliate to the organization. Yesterday afternoon the team announced the addition of the Pulaski Yankees, a rookie level affiliate in the Appalachian League. The franchise had been affiliated with the Mariners from 2008-14. The team will play in 2,500-seat Calfee Park in Pulaski, Virginia.
"We are excited to add an Appalachian League team to our affiliation. Obviously baseball is our business and in that business you try to find the best ways to develop your talents," said Brian Cashman in the team's statement. The Yankees and Pulaski still have not finalized the length of their player development contract but that is only a formality. They wouldn't have announced the affiliation if they weren't close to a deal.
The Appalachian League is a short season league — they begin play in late-June every summer — and although it is technically classified as a rookie league, the quality of competition is generally better than what you'll find in the rookie level Gulf Coast League but not quite as good as the Short Season NY-Penn League. Consider it a stepping stone between the GCL Yanks and the Staten Island Yankees.
The press release called the Pulaski franchise the Yankees' tenth minor league affiliate, indicating they will still continue to field two GCL squads in the future. Pulaski joins the organization's four full season affiliates (Triple-A Scranton, Double-A Trenton, High-A Tampa, Low-A Charleston), one short season affiliate (SI Yanks), two rookie ball affiliates (GCL Yanks1 and 2), and two Dominican Summer League affiliates.
There is nothing but good that can come from adding another minor league club to the organization. Anything that allows prospects to get more playing time that early in their careers — the Appy League average age was approximately 19.5 this summer — is a positive. The Yankees went bonkers on the international market this summer and they're going to need places to play all of those kids in the near future, and the new Pulaski affiliate will help accomplish that. Good news all around.
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After the nightmare that was 2013, the Yankees' farm system rebounded to have a strong but not really great year in 2014. It was more of a normal season than anything. There were a few surprises, a few disappointments, a bunch of injuries, and several comebacks. Pretty typical year for a minor league system, and, for the Yankees, a typical year meant a huge step up from last season.
The team's seven domestic minor league affiliates combined to go 387-373 (.509) this summer, so after having their consecutive winning season streak snapped at 30+ years last year, they got turned things around quickly. None of the four full season affiliates qualified for the postseason, however. Only the two Rookie GCL Yankees squads did. The system did not have at least one league champion for only the third time in the last eight years.
As a reminder, this annual awards post has nothing to do with prospect status. This is all about recognizing 2014's notable performances in the farm system. Pure production with future outlook taking a backseat. These are also my awards and my opinions, so you're welcome to disagree. There is no right answer with stuff like this. Here are my 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 awards posts. So, without further delay:
Minor League Player of the Year: 2B Rob Refsnyder
From start to finish, the best and most consistent player in the system this year was Refsnyder. The 23-year-old opened the year with Double-A Trenton, hit .342/.385/.548 (159 wRC+) with 19 doubles and six homers in 60 games, then was promoted up to Triple-A Scranton. Refsnyder hit .296/.386/.453 (135 wRC+) with 19 doubles and eight homers in 77 games with the RailRiders, giving him an overall .317/.385/.495 (~145 wRC+) batting line. The team's fifth round pick in the 2012 draft led the farm system in batting average (min. 400 PA), doubles (38), and total bases (255) while placing second in hits (163). He also cut his error total from 25 in 108 games last season to 12 in 122 games this season. Refsnyder put himself on the map a year ago and this year he proved he was no fluke. He's played his way into big league consideration just two years after being drafted and asked to change positions.


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Instaling A Aftermarket Stereo In My 03
well here is the thing with aftermarket radios. I was going to put in a cd player into my car. We i took the dash apart and pulled the radio. When i looked at the huge harness going into it, i figured i would go to the audio oulet here and have them do it. Well the radio controls the airbags, lights, all that stuff..they call it data retention(i think). You either have to get a special module to connect to the radio so your car can still interface with it, or you can get a cable and run the old radio to the trunk. I just said the hell with it and went on ebay and bought a factory cd player for 125. Then took it to the dealer and they unlocked it for free. The impala has a nice sound system. I haven't even done any type of upgrading only because it sounds nice...great bass....
if you have any questions email me.....more then happy to help
My '01 came with the generic GM, AM-FM radio. I located a Delco(GM factory radio) AM-FM, CD, tape player on the internet, and bought it. It plugged in simply, but had to take it to the dealer to "unlock" the radio.
My boss wanted to install a CD player in one of our new '04 Impalas. I did the research. Forget "aftermarket" stereos, unless you run a 15foot cable to the trunk and leave your original radio hooked up, but in the trunk, you will lose all of the programmable functions the radio controls.
Nobody, as of yet, manufactures a plug-and-play "aftermarket" stereo that will allow the body network to work through them. GM has been very "proprietary" about the control module in their radios. Fortunately, the GM radio-stereo is very good, and replacement GM units offer almost everything you could ask for in a stereo.
P.S. I've NEVER seen or heard of the mythical "adapter box" that allows a person to use their own stereo in place of a GM Stereo "uplevel" radio-player. If one does actually exist, it would probably cost more than a factory GM radio, anyway.
O.K. guys I have read all the post on this subject and I am not saying that the info you have recieved is wrong but it isn`t all correct. Some of the data that is in the car does go threw the radio and some shops will tell you that you have to relocate the factory radio somewhere else in the car (a shops way of getting extra money out of you). One thing that you will loose by taking the radio out is door chime it does go threw the factory radio also when your change engine oil comes on without the factory radio installed you will have to go to the quick oil change place in your town and have them turn it off for you. You can get a perifial(sp) adapter from you local stereo shop or on the net. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me.
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The stereos in these cars do indeed control a lot of the computer functions in the car such as low tire pressure and change oil lite, but these are all easily reset with use of the headlight switch and gas pedal. All the info you will need is in your manual. As for the stereo I have completely removed the factory sound system in my car and installed an aftermarket system complete with 3 amps, suwoofers and a dvd player. It took about 15 hours to install and the whole interior was on the floor behind the car but it can be done quite easily if you have any electronic knowledge at all. There is a kit that you can buy for about $20 canadian that allows you to take up the space in the dash that the HUGE factory stereo takes up in the dash. There is also a wiring kit that matches up to the color coding on the aftermarket stereo that just plugs into your factory harness. Any stereo retailer can help you out with that as it is application driven as is the adapter plate for the dash. The harness adapter is about $15 canadian. True the factory system is more than adequate but don't let that stop you from upgrading.
yea i need to know how to remove one too,could someone please tell me how to take the dash apart and (remove)the radio
first you need to take a small flat screwdriver and remove the rubber ring around the ignition cylinder. There is a screw at both ends of the dash under the fuse panel covers, remove both. The rest of the dash just snaps apart with clips. Do Not do this part if it is too cold or you will snap the plastic pieces of the dash.The radio is held in with a couple of screws, simple enough. Good Luck!!!
thats what i was lookin for,thanks
Since I just took apart the dash in a 04 Impala yesterday, I thought that I would update the instructions.
1. Remove the plastic rim around the key slot.
2. Take off the two fuse covers; there is a screw on each side of the dash that needs to be removed.
3. There are also 2 screws in the gauge area, that screw up into the dash; Remove these 2 screws.
4. There is a lower cover that needs to be removed; held in with a screw. The cover is on the drivers side, underneath the steering wheel. Be careful removing this lower cover, to avoid breaking the thin plastic that retains the clip. Once you have the lower cover off, you will see (i think 2) screws that need to be removed. These screw hold the main dash in place.
5. Now that you have all the screws removed, the dash will pull off.
6. My car has the shifter on the collumn. To make removing the dash easier, I turned the key on and put the shifter all the way down. It's nearly impossible to remove the dash with the car in park.
7. Once the dash is removed, the radio is held in place by 3 screws.
Just take your time, it's not hard.... just time consuming. Good luck!
O.K. guys I have read all the post on this subject and I am not saying that the info you have recieved is wrong but it isn`t all correct. Some of the data that is in the car does go threw the radio and some shops will tell you that you have to relocate the factory radio somewhere else in the car (a shops way of getting extra money out of you). One thing that you will loose by taking the radio out is door chime it does go threw the factory radio also when your change engine oil comes on without the factory radio installed you will have to go to the quick oil change place in your town and have them turn it off for you. You can get a perifial(sp) adapter from you local stereo shop or on the net. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me.
Jarrett Riggs
M.E.C.P. First Class Installer
He is right, I lost my door chime when I had aftermarket XM installed in my car. I am not sure about the oil change light but I will check on it now!! With all the other problems I have had this is just one to add.
2002 Impala, 3.4L
3/13/05 @ 55.5k miles
9 registered trips to 4 dealers in Central PA - still looking for a good one!!
1. Intake gasket @ 52k - thanks dexcool, $800+
2. Brakes @ ~10k, 15k, 25k, 40k, 50k - warping rotors - $250-350/each time. - had problems all the time, finally the rears were done this last time seems to have fixed the shimmy/vibration when braking lightly at high speeds, I am sure it will return. Front rotors have been turned 3 times now, replacement next.
3. Rear Doors hard to open - still an issue, someone suggested lubing the door seals. Seems the handles are hard to grab.
4. Steering shaft - $220 (twice)
5. I had to replace some steering boots - clunking when turning at low speed (driveways, stop and turns)
6. Ignition switch @ 11k
7. And other parts I am sure I missed.
I have not had any tranny issues yet and the car seems to have enough power for me, that will be about the time I am looking for a new car.
- I do like the ride, very comfortable
- Cool styling
- Repairs, Repairs and more repairs.
try http://www.impalahq.com that site has it all
I just had an aftermarket radio installed in my 2004 Impala. I had the shop that installed it just remove the factory radio completely. I didn't want to deal with having the factory radio installed in the trunk. The only thing I can see the factory radio is good for is resetting the oil and tire monitor. And both of those, you can reset by pushing the gas pedal or the brake pedal (5 times I think and I forget which one is which) while you just have the ignition on without the car started. So I just have mine competely out now. And the shop installed some kind of add on to give me the door chimes. If you take out the factory radio you loose that so they put one in but it isn't the same. It sounds a little "cheasier" than the factory chime did but I still have the chimes.
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Tim Maze has always had a desire to be involved in gospel music. Tim has been a part of several groups plus had a daily gospel music show on the local radio station WRAB in our hometown of Arab, AL for over 20 years. Tim plays the basr, sings lead and harmony vocals plus handles the emcee responsibilities for Canaan's Crossing.
Andy Wilks has been involved in Gospel Music since he could stand on a piano stool and sing with his sisters, Sonya and Cheryl. It was at a young age that he learned to sing harmony. Unknown to many, while his sisters were learning to play the piano, Andy was learning to play the guitar. Andy has a great ear for music and is very involved in the musical arrangements for Canaan's Crossing.
Josh Palmer, age 18, was playing in Gatlinburg, TN daily when he was contacted by Ratliff Mandolins in East Tennessee to advise him of an opening with Canaans Crossing. While playing in the Smokies, Josh still made his home in Gadsden, AL so it was a move closer home. Josh mandolin style fits Canaans Crossing as if he had been here since the beginning. .
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Drew Long is 18 years old and an accomplished banjo and acoustic guitar player. Drew also sings very well and is featured on two songs Hes My Guide and Amazing Love. Drew is definitely bluegrass to the bone and has a wonderful personality. It is a blessing to see young men like him come along.
Tina Miller - since learning to play the fiddle at age 5, Tina has become one of the most loved female musicians and vocalist in bluegrass gospel music. She not only is a fiddle player and singer, Tina is an accomplished writer and has had several songs recorded by Canaan's Crossing. Her infectious smile and enthusiasm will brighten any stage. Tina has become a crowd favorite and is a remarkable talent.
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The report is being issued following calls by the French G-20 leadership, for more transparency and tighter regulation—including position limits on commodity derivatives trading. The IIF noted there is, however, an evident divergence of views within the G-20 on the need for strengthened regulation. In the U.S., regulatory developments include a proposal for position limits by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), under the expanded authority of the Dodd-Frank Act.
The Institute of International Finance is the leading global association of financial services firms with more than 440 member institutions. It notes in the new report that financial investment is an integral part of commodity trading. Commercial market participants who need to hedge their exposures (e.g., heavy users of commodities such as airlines or food manufacturers) will tend to hold net short positions; on the other side of the transaction, financial investors such as commodity index traders generally take long-only positions as a hedge against inflation and for portfolio diversification. Both sides thus benefit—financial investment provides essential market liquidity and counterbalancing positions. The ability to hedge against inflation and invest in commodities as part of a diversified portfolio reflects the social utility of financial investment in commodities, and is of particular value for long-term investment vehicles, such as retirement plans.
The report adds that speculation does not take place in the absence of fundamentals: it facilitates the processing of new information in spot and futures commodity markets in response to developments in fundamental supply and demand-related factors. Without speculation, the price signals to suppliers—and hence the supply response—would be dampened. While proposals to enhance the transparency of data provision to regulators on commodity prices and trading activity are broadly welcomed by private-sector market participants, the imposition of additional regulations such as position limits on trading activity could impair market liquidity and efficiency.
The report underscored that proposals by policymakers to directly address fundamental supply/demand imbalances that have contributed to price volatility—e.g., measures to unblock supply constraints or remove restrictions on the supply or export of key commodities—would be welcome. Investment in productive capacity could help minimize market distortions, contributing greatly to reducing commodity price volatility.
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg: A history of insults
Compared to some of the various acid barbs, odd gaffes and cruel-sounding quips Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been known to lob at humans, animals and the press corps, it seemed possibly out of proportion for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to walk out of a living wage legislation press conference after an attendee called the mayor "Pharaoh Bloomberg," according to multiple press reports.
"That's not appropriate. You stand here talking about democracy and wanting people to listen," she said, according to the Politicker. "In a democracy people have the right to have different views, and they do not — we do not — have the right to then call them names. So I would just ask if that's what this protest is about, I'll go right back on inside."
Quinn tried to get the attendee to apologize, but to no avail.
We wonder if the mayor would have been as offended? He's no stranger to ad-hominem and any other kind of insult, and is even pretty adept at making fun of himself.
Here are ten of his most infamous insults.
1. The Buffalo Insult:
At a housing conference at NYU, Bloomberg dissed our Northern neighbor.
"There's an awful lot of free space up in Buffalo, New York, if you want to go there. I don't think you do," he said.
"Our city's problems are problems of success. We don't have enough classrooms. We don't have enough roads. We don't have enough housing. Buffalo would love to have our problems."
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Could a reusable bomb be of tactical value?:
Pretending to be humanLet's say there's a bomb made out of Applied Phlebotinum or even Magic where, after it has exploded, it would not be destroyed, but everything around it would be, and could be recovered and used to cause more explosions elsewhere. Depending on how powerful it is, would it be useful to militaries or terrorists?
2 Major Tom, Fri, 14th Jan '11 10:44:43 AM Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Eye'm the cutest!Not militaries, if you're blowing something up in a military endeavor you don't want to have to go back into the blown up site to retrieve something beyond normal cleanup. Meaning its too easy to have a "reusable bomb" fall into enemy hands that way. Terrorism would ideally like nothing that would trace them to their activities beyond a simple claim of responsibility for some groups. I could see it being useful in demolitions work like imploding a building.
"Allah may guide their bullets, but Jesus helps those who aim down the sights."
3 Yej, Fri, 14th Jan '11 10:46:00 AM from <0,1i>
See ALL the stars!What's the scale of the explosion? That's important.
Da Rules excuse all the inaccuracy in the world. Listen to them, not me.
Pretending to be humanThat's the thing, I'm not too sure. It could be anywhere between a C4 or a Hiroshima atomic bomb.
5 Sand Josieph, Fri, 14th Jan '11 3:43:13 PM from Grand Galloping Galaday
Bigonkers! is MagicDepends on the method of retrieval, really. If it's too hard to get back, why bother?
I need a drinkIf it was a reusable smart-bomb or some kind of a drone, that could be an advantage though there would be a chance of interception.
Theres sex and death and human grime in monochrome for one thin dime and at least the trains all run on time but they dont go anywhere.
If the bomb could continually detonate over a large area (I'm talking a few hundred metres/kilometres) then it could be of some use. You could effectively create a dead zone which nobody could safely enter. That could be of value in a number of ways. Though as others have said, generally a reusable bomb wouldn't that usable.
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If it can return on it's own I see it being potentially useful (probably working out to be more like a reusable cruise missile). Main issue is really why it would be developed and used. The only circumstance I can see would be a nation like Nazi Germany, where there are resource shortages that would be limiting their bomb production, and they are not afraid of trying unconventional and even impractical weapons.
9 Sidewinder, Sat, 15th Jan '11 12:42:41 PM Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Sneaky BastardThink about landmines in real life. People deploy them and then forget where they are. A decade later some kids steps on one and is crippled for life. And landmines only explode once. You can apply this to regular munitions too. And in real life, any unexploded munitions can at least be dealt with by making them explode once the area is clear. With a magical bomb that wouldn't be an option.
10 reteov, Fri, 19th Apr '13 4:54:34 PM from Phoenix, AZ
Penguin ProducerActually, in Edict Zero Fis, there is a briefcase bomb that is exactly that; it simply releases the appropriate elements into the environment to cause an explosion, and then relocates itself before the explosion actually occurs.
11 Editor Pall Mall, Fri, 19th Apr '13 5:10:58 PM from United States, East Coast
Don't Fear the SpidersNo point in creating a reusable bomb. After the bomb goes off, you would have to send a recon team to claim it back to prevent it from getting into enemy hands. It would be easier to build a new bomb. Also the idea is inherently silly.
Keep it breezy!
12 doorhandle, Fri, 19th Apr '13 5:43:17 PM from Space Australia!
I was more thinking "wire it to go off again whenever it detects movement within range", and then use it as a denial of area attack.
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14 Oh So Into Cats, Sat, 20th Apr '13 2:44:19 AM from The Sand Wastes Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
I was thinking a more denial of area or deadzone creator. Retrieval of such a thing would be stupid, but if things keep blowing up on a certain part of an important route, it could necessarily cramp the enemy and put a nice dent in morale. Just put it somewhere of tactical importance to the enemy.
edited 20th Apr '13 2:50:28 AM by ohsointocats
"Beware of the wolves. They were raised by wolves." Eidolonomics: ~60.4k/100,000 words
Terrorism would ideally like nothing that would trace them to their activities beyond a simple claim of responsibility for some groups.Setting multiple bombs in an area is a standard terrorist tactic - the first one does some damage, and then 20 minutes later the second one takes out a bunch of paramedics. A reusable bomb could serve the same purpose. Militaries could use an analogous tactic in the form of area-denial. Star Trek: Deep Space 9 had a similar thing with self-replicating mines blocking off a choke point - reusable sea-mines could effectively blockade a bay or port.
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
16 Wolf 1066, Sat, 20th Apr '13 3:55:16 AM from New Zealand Relationship Status: In my bunk
Wolf1066But since it's static and they know exactly where it is, they can either work around it in some way or get someone in to disarm it then use it against its creators. A large part of modern warfare seems to be predicated upon taking your enemy by surprise - stealth weapons, ultra long-range weapons, smart weapons that can circumvent defences, weapons with abnormally high capacity, range, ROF etc. The idea seems to be "keep the bastards guessing" - if they don't know when or where they're going to be hit or where the attack is coming from (or that they're under attack until such time as Shit Gets Real all around them), then they'll not be able to effectively counter any attacks and they'll be scared, demoralised etc. Letting them know exactly where the bomb is by having it blow up in the same location over and over again would run contrary to that. If you want to deny them an area, always ensure there's something unexpected there - one moment a sniper, the next mines, the next an air strike, the next artillery bombardment using MRSI (Multiple Round Simultaneous Impact), or Metal Storm or a fuck-ton of grenades. In addition to any physical damage that does, it makes them fucking scared to venture into that area. The sheer fact that they'll be having to look in all directions at once and still not be able to spot the high altitude UAV or incoming artillery shells etc will shake them, keep them on the back foot and more effectively deny them an area than if they know what to expect, where to find it and how it's going to work.
17 Oh So Into Cats, Sat, 20th Apr '13 4:08:04 AM from The Sand Wastes Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
I still think it would be pretty useful at least until they figure out how to disarm the thing.
"Beware of the wolves. They were raised by wolves." Eidolonomics: ~60.4k/100,000 words
18 Wolf 1066, Sat, 20th Apr '13 1:04:03 PM from New Zealand Relationship Status: In my bunk
Wolf1066Based on extensive Scientific-Wild-Assed-Guessing, that'd be about 2.3 seconds on average... "Fuck, it. Just shoot it with an RPG." In all seriousness, it'd be treated just like any other enemy emplacement that's causing problems: hit it with things until it stops being a problem. They wouldn't stop to think about it or marvel/wonder at how it works, training would ensure they respond to it as they'd respond to a machinegun nest, a sniper or a couple of guys with a rocket launcher: "take it out." Because this procedure is standard all over the world, the militaries of most nations devote vast amounts of time to making it as hard as possible to determine where the attack is coming from or to make the knowledge irrelevant or out-of-date. Panzer-Howitzer 2000 - can fire off 5 shells in such a way that they will all land on the target at about the same time (MRSI) and then stow its barrel and bug out of that location before they even hit (leaving whatever's left of the enemy shooting at the place they used to be). Javelin fire-and-forget rocket that does everything it can to decrease its launch signature and the fire team can bug out instantly after pulling the trigger to avoid counter-attack. Stealth planes and drones that are so high that you can't detect their presence and are long gone by the time their payload hits. Weapons that can shoot over fantastic distances to make it harder to return fire and are mobile enough that returned fire is hitting empty ground. Stealth and "shoot-and-scoot" are the order of the day. Meanwhile, the "magic reusable bomb" is akin to a pit-and-sandbag machinegun nest from WWII - and just as vulnerable to 5 rounds MRSI of high-explosive artillery or a tank buster bomb.
edited 20th Apr '13 1:18:29 PM by Wolf1066
19 Oh So Into Cats, Sat, 20th Apr '13 1:10:39 PM from The Sand Wastes Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
If it still sticks around after exploding, how would exploding it with an exploding thing help?
"Beware of the wolves. They were raised by wolves." Eidolonomics: ~60.4k/100,000 words
20 Wolf 1066, Sat, 20th Apr '13 1:20:50 PM from New Zealand Relationship Status: In my bunk
Wolf1066One would presume that it explodes in such a way that it protects its mechanisms from its own explosives - probably by directing the explosion away from them. It won't be able to do the same to someone else's explosives that it doesn't control. Or several pounds of incoming tungsten-tipped artillery shells. Reactive armour is outwardly directed explosive designed to destroy an incoming anti-tank missile but not harm the contents of the armoured vehicle. The vehicle is still vulnerable to any incoming explosive charge that gets past that explosive armour.
edited 20th Apr '13 1:26:55 PM by Wolf1066
21 wheezy, Sat, 20th Apr '13 3:36:43 PM from Tampa, FL. Again.
(That Guy You Met Once)Here's the closest thing to a reusable bomb I can imagine having any practical use: Some kind of device that can easily be hidden in a household item and releases some kind of colorless, odorless explodium gas. Someone could leave it in a building, maybe hidden in a trash can or a broom closet, then come back a few hours later, stuff it in a suitcase, and leave. They could remote detonate a tiny explosive somewhere in the explodium cloud - or just wait for someone nearby to light a cigarette or turn on an oven - and the whole building would go up like a Michael Bay movie. I can't imagine the military having much of a use for it though. It would have to be a story about either espionage or terrorism.
22 Night, Sat, 20th Apr '13 6:33:09 PM from PSNS Intrepid Relationship Status: Drift compatible
Who you are does not matter.As a mine that's actually not a bad idea. But then you don't need any mines to make a minefield. All you need is a press release... (And mines remain highly viable weapons.)
"Let us look less to the sky to see what might fall; rather, let us look to each other...and rise."
23 Editor Pall Mall, Sat, 20th Apr '13 10:36:26 PM from United States, East Coast
Don't Fear the SpidersI disagree. Once the enemy knows where the mine is the mine is useless.
Keep it breezy!
24 Night, Sun, 21st Apr '13 12:14:17 AM from PSNS Intrepid Relationship Status: Drift compatible
Who you are does not matter.The whole point of a minefield is to block a route that's desirable, and thereby make it undesirable. Whether the enemy knows it's there or not is somewhat irrelevant. In fact a lot of the time a known minefield serves the purpose of restricting the enemy's options and making their movement predictable far better than an unknown one. Tactics isn't a matter of pure lethality. That's why I said you don't require mines to gain the utility of a minefield. All you need is a press release.
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