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This is why when you look at old tailoring journals you see amazing work on display. Take a look at these ladies' Rundschau editions from the 1950s. At that point in time, the ladies' Rundschau was less of the tailor's technical journal of today than a display of some eye candy.
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The other thing about the photographs of this time period is that the cut and fit of the clothes are always absolutely immaculate. When you look at photo shoots today either for promotional purposes, or off the runway, the clothes are poorly fitted to the model. This is partly because of the pace of the modern world and it is almost impossible to know months in advance who the model will be that is going to be wearing the clothes on the day.
I certainly have noticed that in editions of the East German tailoring journal Das Schneiderhandwerk they use the same model over and over again in virtually every issue:
I suspect that is because the technical editors could give instructions to tailors all over the country about how to cut for her figure without having ever seen her, with only a minimal amount of fitting required.
Take a look too at the fit of the clothes on the models photographed by John French. Now compare this with the sort of thing you see these days on the catwalk. It's often pretty catastrophic.
I do understand that the pace of modern life is more hectic, so that things have to be rushed to meet deadlines, and all that. However, you just can't but think was has been lost. After all, if location, location, location is the most important thing about property, the most basic and fundamental aspect of style is fit, fit and fit. Without a good fit, all of the fancy baubles added by designers mean nothing. Without a good fit all is lost.


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An estimated 1.7 million Cambodians died during the rule of the Khmer Rouge between 1975 and 1979.
Some $260 million has been spent on the proceedings since 2006, with only one defendant, Duch, receiving a full sentence for his charges of crimes against humanity.
"At the end when Uncle Nuon ordered me to destroy all human beings from S-21, I was very shocked and could not do anything. I was sick the day that the Vietnamese arrived," Duch told the court. "I was very scared."
Though the Khmer Rouge has been gone for decades, many victims have not recovered from the pain of losing their family and their loved ones decades ago.
Duch, who oversaw the torture and execution of more than 15,000 people at the prison, became the first Khmer Rouge official to be found guilty of crimes during the reign of the regime.
More than four years since his last appearance at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, Kaing Guek Eav, the
Sok Udom said that in international relations "there is no eternal enemy or eternal friend."
Located on the Thai-Cambodian border, Anlong Veng was one of the main redoubts of the Khmer Rouge after their regime was toppled in January 1979.
It serves as a reminder of the regime's use of rail transport in its attempts to force Cambodians into the leadership's vision of the country as an agrarian utopia.
The Armenian Genocide took place between 1915 and 1923, when about 1.5 million people are believed to have died at the hands of the Ottoman government in what is now Turkey.
The 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration, is held to remember four students who were fatally shot by Ohio National Guard troops just days after Nixon announced armed intervention in Cambodia.
In 2012, Zaha Hadid accepted a request from Youk Chhang, the executive director of Documentation Center of Cambodia, agreeing to design the ambitious Sleuk Rith Institute.
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A Mississippi man accused of mailing letters with suspected ricin to national leaders believed he had uncovered a conspiracy to sell human body parts on the black market and claimed "various parties within the government" were trying to ruin his reputation.
Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, is charged with threatening President Barack Obama and others, according to a Thursday news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Curtis made a brief court appearance Thursday, wearing shackles and a Johnny Cash T-shirt. Attorney Christi R. McCoy said he "maintains 100 percent" that he is innocent. He did not enter pleas to the two federal charges against him — charges that could put in prison for up to 15 years if he is convicted. He is due back in court Friday afternoon.
An affidavit says the letters sent to Obama, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and a judge in Mississippi told the recipients: "Maybe I have your attention now even if that means someone must die."
For more U.S. news coverage, visit NBCNews.com.
On Thursday, the FBI said that further laboratory testing had confirmed the presence of ricin in the letters Curtis is accused of sending, after initial lab tests had shown some levels of the poison but given inconclusive results. Further forensic testing is still being conducted, NBC News reported Thursday.
Curtis was arrested Wednesday at his home in Corinth, near the Tennessee state line. He was being held in the Lafayette County jail in Oxford, Miss.
Curtis had been living in Corinth, a city of about 14,000 in extreme northeastern Mississippi, since December, but local police had not had any contact with him prior to his arrest, Corinth Police Department Capt. Ralph Dance told The Associated Press on Thursday. Dance said the department aided the FBI during the arrest and that Curtis did not resist being taken into custody. Since Curtis arrived in the town, he had been living in "government housing," Dance said. He did not elaborate.
Police maintained a perimeter Thursday around Curtis' home, and federal investigators were expected to search the house later in the morning, said local officers on the scene who declined to be identified. Four men who appeared to be investigators were in the neighborhood to speak to neighbors. There didn't appear to be any hazardous-material crews, and no neighbors were evacuated.
An FBI intelligence bulletin obtained by NBC News said the two letters were postmarked Memphis, Tenn., on April 8. Both letters said: "To see a wrong and not expose it, is to become a silent partner to its continuance." Both were signed, "I am KC and I approve this message."
The letters had Washington on edge in the days after the Boston Marathon bombing. As authorities scurried to investigate three questionable packages discovered in Senate office buildings Wednesday, reports of suspicious items also came in from at least three senators' offices in their home states. The items were found to be harmless.
In addition, a Mississippi state lawmaker, Democratic Rep. Steve Holland of Plantersville, said Wednesday night that his 80-year-old mother, Lee County Justice Court Judge Sadie Holland, received a threatening letter last week with a substance that has been sent to a lab for testing. He said this letter was also signed "K.C."
"She opened it herself" on April 11 and told Holland about it three days later, Holland said.
He said she had not been to the doctor, but he planned to take her Thursday.
"She's fine," Holland said. "She's had no symptoms."
Curtis was described Thursday as a good father, a quiet neighbor and an entertainer who impersonated Elvis at parties. But accounts also show a man who spiraled into emotional turmoil trying to get attention for his claims of uncovering a conspiracy to sell body parts on the black market.
He detailed in numerous Web posts over the past several years the event that he said "changed my life forever": the chance discovery of body parts and organs wrapped in plastic in small refrigerator at a hospital where he worked as a janitor more than a decade ago.
He tried to talk to officials and get the word out online, but he thought he was being railroaded by the government. Authorities say the efforts culminated in letters sent to Obama, Wicker and Judge Holland.
"He is bipolar, and the only thing I can say is he wasn't on his medicine," his ex-wife, Laura Curtis, told The Associated Press.
Jim Waide, an attorney for the Curtis family, said Paul Kevin Curtis was prescribed medication three years ago. "When he is on his medication, he is terrific, he's nice, he's functional," Waide said. "When he's off his medication, that's when there's a problem."
Waide represented Curtis in a lawsuit he filed in August 2000 against North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, where he had worked from 1998 until he was fired in 2000. Waide said he withdrew from the case because Curtis didn't trust him. The suit, claiming employment discrimination, was dismissed.
"He thought I was conspiring against him," Waide said. "He thinks everybody is out to get him."
In several letters to U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican, and other officials, Curtis said he was writing a novel about black market body parts called "Missing Pieces."
Curtis also had posted language similar to the letters on his Facebook page. The documents indicate Curtis had been distrustful of the government for years. In 2007, Curtis' ex-wife called police in Booneville, Miss., to report that her husband was extremely delusional, anti-government and felt the government was spying on him with drones.
But Laura Curtis said Thursday that she doesn't believe the allegations about her ex-husband. "He just likes to speak out," she said.
"What they say he did is so unlike him, it's unreal," she added. "Until I hear him say he did it, I would not, I would not, I could not believe it."
During their 10-year marriage, the couple lived in Booneville in north Mississippi. Curtis said she moved to a house next door after the split. Her ex-husband moved to Birmingham but eventually back to Mississippi, most recently the small town of Corinth, where he was arrested Wednesday. Laura Curtis said he would visit their four children — ages, 8, 16, 18 and 20 — almost every day. He recently bought his youngest child a bicycle, she said.
But others say Curtis' behavior was often erratic.
Curtis and his brother worked as Elvis impersonators, and David Daniels, an attorney in Tupelo, said Curtis was in a show he helped organize about 10 years ago. He said that while he had no problems with Curtis' brother, he had an altercation with the man now suspected of mailing threats to three officials.
Daniels said was sitting in his vehicle one night after rehearsal when Curtis walked up. "He started beating on the windows and screaming and hollering," Daniels said. "I thought he was kidding, but he was serious. He was throwing a fit like I've never seen a grown man throw before."
Daniels said Curtis was holding a beer bottle and threatening him with it. Daniels said he pointed the pistol he kept in his car at Curtis. "I told him, 'If you try to hit me with that bottle, Kevin, I'm going to shoot you,'" Daniels said.
But he said Curtis stayed by the vehicle for as long as 15 minutes. "He was screaming and ranting and raving about body parts being sold," Daniels said.
Daniels eventually filed simple assault charges, and he said the judge who handled the case was Sadie Holland — one of the three people who received a letter suspected of containing ricin, according to authorities. Records show she sentenced Daniels to six months in the county jail.
Daniels was an assistant district attorney at the time of the encounter with Curtis. "He launched a smear campaign against me, saying I attacked him and tried to shoot him," Daniels said Thursday.
"It made my life miserable for almost two years, having to deal with this guy," he said.
On Thursday, North Mississippi Medical Center confirmed Curtis' employment and said in a statement he was not terminated in response to allegations about the facility.
Under the name Kevin Curtis, multiple online posts describe the conspiracy Curtis claimed to uncover when working there. The posts say the conspiracy began when he "discovered a refrigerator full of dismembered body parts & organs wrapped in plastic in the morgue of the largest non-metropolitan health care organization in the United States of America."
The hospital's statement says it works with an agency that specializes in harvesting organs and tissue from donors, and then immediately transports those organs for donation. The hospital says it does not receive payment for the donated organs.
Curtis wrote in his postings that he was trying to "expose various parties within the government, FBI, police departments" for what he believed was "a conspiracy to ruin my reputation in the community as well as an ongoing effort to break down the foundation I worked more than 20 years to build in the country music scene."
In one post, Curtis said he sent letters to Wicker and other politicians.
"I never heard a word from anyone. I even ran into Roger Wicker several different times while performing at special banquets and fundraisers in northeast, Mississippi but he seemed very nervous while speaking with me and would make a fast exit to the door when I engaged in conversation..."
Wicker said Thursday in Washington that he had met Curtis when he was working as Elvis at a party Wicker and his wife helped throw for an engaged couple about 10 years ago.
Wicker called him "quite entertaining" but said: "My impression is that since that time he's had mental issues and perhaps is not as stable as he was back then."
Early Thursday evening, the FBI said lab tests have confirmed the presence of ricin in the letters mailed to Obama and Wicker. Holland's son, Mississippi state Rep. Steve Holland of Plantersville, said the letter sent to the judge was being tested.
Raymond Zilinskas, a chemical and biological weapons expert at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in California, called the process to make ricin elaborate. She said it would not be difficult to create a low-concentration version using instructions from the Internet, but a finer and more concentrated version would require laboratory equipment and expertise, she said.
Laura Curtis said she doesn't think her ex-husband has the knowledge required to make ricin. She said he collects a monthly disability check, and she did not know where he would get ricin.
She said she cried when she heard about the arrest.
"It's more sinking in today, because you see the longer picture," Curtis said. "It's just me and the kids."


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Exclusive: RGIII talks superheroes, presidential race
ASHBURN, Va. -- Robert Griffin III isn't a big fan of superheroes who bought their way to the top.
Batman and Iron Man – products of fictional trust funds – don't do much for the Washington Redskins rookie. That's why you won't find them in the quarterback's locker, which serves as not-so-secret lair to some of the comic book world's truly gifted icons.
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Captain America, the Incredible Hulk, and Spiderman are action figures that stand on a shelf above Griffin's head, surveying the locker room with messages like "Be Unstoppable" and "Amazing" taped beneath their feet.
"You want to feel like you're super out there," Griffin told USA TODAY Sports in an exclusive wide-ranging interview Tuesday. "I don't picture myself as a normal person when I play football. I like to think I can do things that normal people can't."
And if you've paid attention to the NFL season through its first seven weeks, it's hard to disagree.
With 2,069 all-purpose yards and a completion rate above 70%, the 22-year-old is changing the way the NFL thinks about mobile quarterbacks -- and quarterbacks, period.
For a kid with the world at his (fast-moving) feet, it's not difficult to get a laugh or smile out of Griffin. Making him blush, however, takes work. And it takes digging, all the way back to 2008, when a Baylor freshman showed up for a team photo having unraveled his braids and washed his hair, which looked like a lopsided bush. To start the interview, we handed Griffin a color copy of his close-up from that day.
"Oh, man," he said. "That's bad. That is a really bad picture."
What would you tell that guy?
"Don't ever take a shower and take your hair out before team photos. Good job pulling this one out of the archives."
What did that Robert have to learn, off the field?
"When you're growing up and you want to be a professional athlete, you don't realize how much of a business it is. Growing up, I was a huge Michael Jordan fan for basketball and John Elway with football. So, you think you can make it and then everything else is just easy. You just get to play the game you love and not have anything else to worry about."
"But being a professional for a few months now, it's shown me that it is more of a business. You get to play the game you love and get paid to do it, but there are a lot more things that happen with the business aspect of it. You have to be mentally tough and realize that it's everything you dreamed of, but it's also a lot more than you dreamed of."
Is it hard to avoid becoming jaded?
"It can be tough. The first experience I had was through training camp. You've got 90 guys there with you and by the end of training camp it's cut down to 53. So that's a lot of guys without a job. You see guys' dreams get taken away. You feel that hurt, feel that pain. Talking to some of the vets, they've become immune to it. But I care about people and what's going on in their lives, so as long as I continue to care, I won't get jaded by the process."
You've got to be the only rookie to walk into a locker room and set up his action figures. Did you worry about the reaction?
"It wasn't the first thing I did. I didn't come in, meet the guys, and then throw the action figures up. I went through OTAs and rookie minicamp, and before training camp I just felt like it was time for me to make my locker my own. I brought some of my favorite toys that I like to play with, and had a little saying under each one of them. The guys get a laugh out of it, but whenever they look at what's beneath the action figures, I feel like it has an impact on them."
All of these guys have super powers. What does that mean to you?
"People have called me 'Superman' my whole life. In various sports, that seems to be the common theme. But my favorite superhero is actually the Incredible Hulk. He's the only superhero that can't die. People might not know that. You want to feel like you're super out there. I don't picture myself as a normal person when I play football, and I don't think anyone else pictures me that way as well. … I like to think that I am super out there and I can do things that normal people can't."
You've had a brush with football mortality -- a concussion. Any aftereffects?
"No. Fifteen minutes after, I was fine. I remembered everything. I had no concussion-like symptoms. I've moved on and I've played well in the past two games without any symptoms. I told the training staff: If anything came up, if I started having symptoms down the line, like headaches or anything like that, I would tell them because it's more about being safe and living a long time and being able to play in the future, rather than sacrificing my career and my life for two games."
But you downplayed the concussion, saying you only had "temporary memory loss." Do you regret that?
"That's self-taught. You never want to admit you had a concussion. I know a lot of people say that there's no such thing as a mild concussion, because the brain is a very special thing. When it comes to the kids who hear those kinds of things, yeah, you don't want them to think, Hey, I only have temporary memory loss, I'm fine. But for me, to make sure that I was okay, it wasn't a concussion."
Is there a mystique around being the quarterback of the Redskins?
"I've only been the quarterback for a few games, a few months, but it's definitely something different. It's something special. We're in a huge market. Our fans are die-hard fans, so it's special to be a quarterback here, and I think I'm learning that more and more every week."
Can you go anywhere without getting noticed?
"No, I've tried everything. Tying the hair up and wearing a hat. A hoodie. Some way, somehow they figure out it's me. And the rest is history. So I end up taking some pictures, signing some autographs and then going home."
What do you do when you're not playing, practicing or studying?
"I love music. So I listen to a lot of music just to chill out. Watch TV. But I don't do too much outside of football during football season, because this is my job and I take it seriously. I don't do too much, don't really go out at all that much, don't eat out or anything, try to stay focused and stay to myself."
What are you driving now?
"A Nissan Armada and an Audi A8. Nothing too flashy, but good cars."
And do you and your fiancé own a house?
"I haven't bought a house yet. I'm renting a house right now. It's in a pretty nice area. But hopefully down the road, maybe next year, I'll buy a house in this area and be able to call it my own."
We know you can throw and run, even throw left-handed. Can you kick?
"I've never tried to kick, but I can dropkick. I learned from Doug Flutie. When I was growing up, he played for the Patriots near the end of his career and he drop-kicked an extra point. I saw that and kind of gravitated towards it. So when I was in high school, during every special teams period, since they really didn't let me do anything, I just drop-kicked for 20 minutes, and I got pretty good at it."
Last week you played against New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning. This week it's Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. You watched these guys in high school. Think about that?
"I try not to, because I'm not supposed to be in shock and awe of them. They're professionals, I'm a professional. It's cool at the end of the year to look back and say, 'Man I got to play against this guy, I got to play against that guy.' But during the week and when I'm out there warming up, getting ready for the game and when they're on the field, it's not a star-struck mentality that I take to the game. They're trying to beat us."
What's been your life's greatest accomplishment?
"That's tough. I ran in the Olympic trials in '08, so to have the chance to represent your country as an Olympian would have been huge for me. Making it to the NFL is a huge accomplishment. Making it in the NFL is a huge accomplishment, but I haven't done that yet. No matter how many games we've played, it's still hard to figure out when you've made it in the NFL. So, right now it's up in the air.
"Thankfully, I don't have any kids out of wedlock. And my parents did a great job raising me and my two sisters. We all graduated from high school and we all graduated from college. So, to be a good representative of my family is probably my greatest accomplishment thus far."
What's the toughest challenge you've faced?
"Probably tearing my ACL in 2009. I was a freshman All-American, and I tore my ACL in the third game. But God has a plan for everything. I had a chance to turn away from Him in that situation or draw closer to Him. I decided to draw closer to Him, and came back stronger from it. I'm faster than I was before I got hurt, stronger than I was before I got hurt and I'm a better player today than I was before I got hurt. So, like I say, God always has a plan, and it's definitely working out right now."
Are you the future of the quarterback position, or an anomaly?
I don't know. It's tough to say whether there will be more guys like myself or if I'm just that rare. I think that would be kind of conceited and cocky to say I'm just that rare. Defensive linemen are getting more and more athletic. Quarterbacks are getting more and more athletic. So you never know, it might end up being a lot of guys like myself that end up playing in the National Football League as quarterbacks or the trend could reset and start with the stationary quarterbacks that stick in the pocket.
What's coach Mike Shanahan like?
"I've only been here a few months, but coach is definitely an interesting guy. He wears some interesting shorts. He has some interesting shirt selections. When he comes into meetings sometimes he doesn't wear socks. He's a funny guy, but he's not trying to be funny, so you can't laugh. It will be interesting to see over the years how many funny moments we have with each other."
Do you feel any kind of connection to black NFL quarterbacks who came before you?
I've talked to Doug Williams, I've talked to Warren Moon, I've talked to Randall Cunningham. All these guys had great NFL careers and did many things that I hope to do. But I try not to classify myself that way. I'm a quarterback, I'm not just a black quarterback. My job is to be the best quarterback, not just the best black quarterback.
They all realize that and they all say the same thing, but it's not something that you can take on by yourself. It's not like we're fighting the fight for the black quarterback. We're just trying to go out there, be successful and help our team win.
You've been vocal about voting. Why that issue?
I'm a military kid, so I grew up with the military. Both my parents served. And our soldiers are out there fighting for our right to vote. A lot of the time they're out there fighting in other countries for that country's right to vote as well, so it means a lot to me. It's near and dear to my heart. So when I have a chance to push that envelope it makes me feel like I'm doing something good.
Democrat or Republican?
This is not about that. My focus is more just getting people out there to vote and exercise that right.
Did you watch Monday Night Football or the final debate?
I actually watched Monday Night Football, along with some other shows. I didn't watch the debate. It's football season. I've got a lot of things to focus on rather than the election.


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Can Communities Reclaim the Right to Say "No"?
It's no wonder that many communities want nothing to do with the natural gas drilling procedure known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking."
The practice, which involves pumping chemical-laced water underground at high pressure, results in millions of gallons of frack wastewater that's been found to contain dangerous levels of radioactivity, carcinogenic chemicals, and highly corrosive salts. Last year, 16 cattle died after being exposed to the wastewater; a famous scene in the documentary Gasland shows a resident lighting his tap water on fire.
But communities trying to protect their drinking water from fracking haven't found it at all easy to do.
No Right to Self-Government?
In June, the city council of Morgantown, West Virginia—which draws its drinking water from the Monongahela River, just downstream of a new natural gas well—passed a ban on horizontal drilling and fracking within one mile of city limits. Two days later, a company seeking to drill sued Morgantown, claiming that because drilling is regulated by the state, it wasn't within the city's authority to keep fracking out.
In August, a circuit court agreed, invalidating the city's ordinance. In her decision, Judge Susan Tucker ruled that municipalities are but "creatures of the state" without jurisdiction to legislate on drilling or fracking within their borders. Tucker further wrote that "the State's interest in oil and gas development and production throughout the State…provides for the exclusive control of this area of law to be within the hands" of the state of West Virgina. The environmental concerns of the residents of Morgantown, she determined, were not relevant to her ruling.
Morgantown is far from the only town to have discovered that it doesn't seem to have the legal authority to say "no" to drilling and fracking. When communities try to exercise such authority to protect themselves, they are met with threats of corporate lawsuits and state efforts to override their decisions.
Why is it that cities and towns facing the direct impacts of these and a wide range of other harmful corporate activities do not have the authority to determine whether they should occur? How is it that corporate directors who live hundreds if not thousands of miles away—working hand-in-hand with the state and federal officials that residents often expect to protect them—are able to override local, democratic decision making like Morgantown's?
Since the early part of the 19th Century, the U.S. Supreme Court has granted ever-expanding rights and protections to business corporations under the Commerce and Contracts Clause of the U.S. Constitution, and the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments. Corporations use these "rights"—originally intended for actual people—to challenge laws protecting the environment and public health.
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Regulating pollution will never really stop it. Mari Margil discusses why we need to change the way we use law to protect nature.
At the state level, once an activity is deemed a "legal use," communities are legally prohibited from banning it. Legal uses include everything from drilling and fracking to factory farming and corporate water bottling projects. When state governments legally authorize corporations to conduct fracking, they simultaneously prohibit communities from saying "no" to it.
When a community finds itself facing fracking and drilling, it learns that its municipal powers are very limited, largely confined to influencing site selection by zoning. If it attempts to use zoning to ban drilling or another legal use, it finds itself violating the corporation´s "right" under the law.
This is why communities engaged in traditional "site fights"—trying to stop an unwanted corporate project by appealing state-issued regulatory permits that allow corporations to site a new drill well, factory farm, Walmart, or other unwanted activity—are relegated to fighting about limiting traffic, noise, or odor, instead of about whether the activity should be allowed to occur at all.
Communities are therefore left with a choice. They can fight the traditional site fight, or they can decide to take a different approach, one that challenges the fundamental structure of law that allows corporate interests to override the best interests of people, communities, and nature.
Remaking the Law
So far, over 100 communities across the U.S. have taken that alternate route, adopting ordinances that challenge the structure of law that grants corporations rights that override local, democratic decision making.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is one such community. In November, the city council adopted a local ordinance banning corporations from drilling for natural gas within the city, and invalidating any state or federal permits that violate that prohibition. A first-in-the-nation law, the ordinance also takes on the structural barriers that stand in the way of communities saying "no"—allowing them to exercise their right to local self-governance and to protect against destructive activities such as fracking. In May and June, neighboring Pennsylvania towns adopted similar ordinances.
These ordinances don't just ban drilling; they counter the legal rights of corporations by creating legal protections for communities and the natural environment. The Pittsburgh ordinance, passed unanimously, affirms a "fundamental and inalienable right" to water—not just for residents, but also for ecosystems. It also legally "recognizes that all power is inherent in the people, that all free governments are founded on the people's authority and consent, and that corporate entities and their directors and managers shall not enjoy special privileges or powers under the law which make community majorities subordinate to them."
The ordinance also recognizes the fundamental right of "natural communities and ecosystems, including, but not limited to, wetlands, streams, rivers, aquifers, and other water systems" to exist and flourish. Since natural systems can't speak up for themselves in court, it empowers Pittsburgh residents with the legal standing to enforce their rights.
For the communities passing them, these new laws come with an understanding that they are part of a long-term effort to make lasting change. The goal is not simply to regulate fracking better, but to transform the balance of power between people and corporations—to change a prevailing structure of law, economy, and culture that depends upon environmental harm, no matter the consequence. These communities often think of their work as akin to that of the abolitionists or suffragists, who succeeded in supplanting deeply entrenched but fundamentally unjust legal systems.
It will be a difficult and long process: to put in place a structure of law and governance that recognizes the right to local self-governance and establishes a new relationship between humankind and nature. It requires a restructuring of law to elevate that which we value most—people, our communities, the natural world we depend on—rather than the corporate form whose interests are, as historian Richard Grossman has written, about the production of "endless more."
Will this involve risk? Certainly. Taking on hundreds of years of law, governance, culture, and our dominant economic system is inherently risky. But as Pittsburgh City Councilman Doug Shields said in June at a conference on drilling and fracking, "You're already at risk. So what do you do? You act."
Video: What started as one couple's fight against gas drilling in their local park grew into a campaign to save more than 700,000 acres of Pennsylvania forest.
A tiny Californian town took back its water supply—and your town can too.
A new sharing economy is emerging—but how does it fit within our legal system?


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The Biblical Response to Death and Suffering
One of the most asked questions is why a loving God allows death and suffering. The heart of the Creator is revealed as Gary Bates persuasively unfolds the often overlooked issue in today's evolution-creation culture wars—the vital 'big picture' of the Gospel. Many hearts and minds were changed after hearing Gary explain the Gospel message with a powerful, yet compassionate approach.
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Review: "The Michael J. Fox Show" on NBC
No other series has accrued as much audience goodwill before the opening credits. "The Michael J. Fox Show" is not only an enjoyable TV comedy about a likeable guy in a likeable family, it's not only a step toward wider recognition of a specific disease and of disabilities in general, it's the return of a primetime icon after years away battling Parkinson's.
Michael J. Fox mines his own life for a distinctive mix of humor and pathos in his self-titled show, premiering Sept. 26 with back-to-back episodes. The "Family Ties," "Spin City" and "Back to the Future" star plays Mike Henry, "one of New York's most beloved news anchors, (who) put his career on hold to spend more time with his family and focus on his health after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's." Now five years later, it's time to get back to work while juggling family life. He finds the uncomfortable, edgy comedy in tremors at the dinner table, jerking body motions on camera and speech difficulties — and turns it on himself with self-deprecating charm.
Betsy Brandt ("Breaking Bad") plays his wife, Wendell Pierce ("Treme," "The Wire") plays his once and future boss, the TV station news director who never wanted him to leave. Not a breakthrough comedic form, but the welcome return of a familiar TV standout.


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GILFORD, N.H. — A Dracut man was arrested and charged with boating while intoxicated after a Lake Winnipesaukee crash sent four people to the hospital Friday night.
According to the New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol, Barry K. Myers, 50, of Dracut, was operating a 21-foot Chaparral powerboat that collided with a 26-foot Formula powerboat in Wentworth Cove on Lake Winnipesaukee shortly before 10:30 p.m.
The second boat was operated by Brenda Stowe, 50, of Gilford.
Stowe and three passengers were transported to Lakes Region General Hospital. Police say their injuries ranged from a fractured arm to possible internal injuries. Myers refused treatment.
The passengers in Myers' boat were Chris Dortona, 49, of Revere, and Lawrence Edwards, 49, of Georgetown. The passenger in Stowe's boat was Steven Bauer, 52, of Gilford, N.H.
Marine Patrol officers administered first aid until Gilford and Laconia fire boats arrived at the scene.
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Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell. People who have
allergies, such as
allergic rhinitis, sometimes have more eosinophils in
their blood and other body fluids than do people who don't have allergies.
Nasal cytology, or a nasal smear test, checks for these cells. Doctors can use
the test to confirm a diagnosis of
allergic rhinitis.
The test is very simple. You blow your nose on a piece of plastic
wrap. A lab technician examines the nasal discharge under a microscope. If
there are many eosinophils, you may have allergies. Finding few eosinophils
(negative result), though, does not mean that allergies are not causing your
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Yu's first MLB complete game is a shutout
ARLINGTON -- Yu Darvish knew it was just a matter of time. Not if -- when.
He didn't think it would happen Wednesday night.View Full Game Coverage
ARLINGTON -- Yu Darvish knew it was just a matter of time. Not if -- when.
He didn't think it would happen Wednesday night.View Full Game Coverage
"I wasn't really conscious of throwing a complete game," Darvish said. "I thought I was going to be out of the game after the eighth inning."
He was wrong.
As Darvish closed his mitt around the ball that would represent his first career complete game, and extended his arms wide for an embrace with pitching coach Mike Maddux, his initial doubt immediately transformed into his staple celebration.
Darvish did go out for the ninth inning in the Rangers' 6-0 defeat of the Marlins on Wednesday. He did throw the complete game for the first time in his career. And in the meantime, the right-handed ace did it in shutout fashion.
It was the first shutout by a Texas righty since Alexi Ogando blanked the Chicago White Sox in May 2011, and with his 24th career game with at least 10 strikeouts, Darvish is tied for the second most in club history behind Nolan Ryan, who has 34.
"It's not that easy to throw shutouts at the Major League level. It's not," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "I know back in the day, they probably had a few of them that did it with regularity. But it just doesn't happen in the game today. There's many more in his future. The guy can pitch."
But Darvish was the first to admit that he struggled to command his pitches, particularly early on before he found his pace.
"Not just the fastball," Darvish said. "I didn't really have any command of any of the pitches."
As he found his rhythm, his teammates complemented it with their bats.
The Rangers jumped to a quick 3-0 lead in the third inning when Shin-Soo Choo sent a bases-clearing double to right field, scoring Chris Gimenez, who had walked, and Rougned Odor and Elvis Andrus, who had both singled.
With the double, Choo snapped an 0-for-18 hitting streak that stretched back to June 6, over the span of more than four games.
"I needed just one hit," Choo said. "One good hit -- hit hard. That's all I needed."
Choo himself scored after advancing to third on an Adrian Beltre groundout and finding home plate when Miami starter Jacob Turner threw a wild pitch during Alex Rios' at-bat.
Turner went four innings, allowing five runs on six hits, and the Rangers scored again in the fourth when Gimenez singled to bring in center fielder Leonys Martin. Choo struck again in the fifth, bringing in Andrus for the Rangers' sixth and final run.
Washington credited his position players for giving Darvish run support. With the six runs, the Rangers were able to snap a four-game losing streak and put a halt to Miami's 13-game Interleague win streak, tied for the longest in MLB history.
As Darvish stood in front of his locker, his arm wrapped tightly and his smile wide as his teammates congratulated him, he took a moment to let it all sink in.
But a few minutes later, he had just one thing on his mind.
"It was a good feeling," Darvish said. "But I just wanted to go home."
And with that -- his first career shutout in tow -- the 27-year-old swiftly exited.
Grace Raynor is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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In 2007, the Georgia Legislature through Senate Bill 60 established the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission. The bill charges the Georgia Trauma Commission to establish, maintain, and administer a trauma center network, to coordinate the best use of existing trauma facilities and to direct patients to the best available facility for treatment of traumatic injury and participate in the accountability mechanism for the entire Georgia trauma system, primarily overseeing the flow of funds for system improvement.
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Digoxin is a type of heart medicine called a cardiac glycoside. Digoxin slows and strengthens the heartbeat by affecting
the natural
electrical system of the heart and the heart muscle.
Digoxin is used to treat severe
heart failure and
atrial fibrillation that can occur with
congenital heart defects.
It sometimes takes several weeks to figure out the correct dose for
this medicine. Digoxin is a pill, but is also available as an oral liquid or as an injection.
Digoxin might help relieve symptoms of heart failure or atrial fibrillation by slowing the heart rate and helping the heart pump blood.1
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine your child takes. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with the medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if your child has:
Overdose of digoxin (also called digoxin poisoning) can happen if your child has too much digoxin in the blood.
Call your doctor right away if your child has:
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference
is not available in all systems.)
Tell your child's doctor all of the medicines that your child takes, because some medicines can affect the level of digoxin and cause problems.
Know how to give your child's medicine safely. For help, see the topic Congenital Heart Defects: Caring for Your Child.
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. If your child takes medicine as your doctor suggests, it will improve your child's health and may prevent future problems. If your child doesn't take the medicines properly, his or her health (and perhaps life) may be at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
A blood test might be done to check levels of digoxin.
Follow-up care is a key part of your child's treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if your child is having problems. It's also a good idea to know your child's test results and keep a list of the medicines your child takes.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
CitationsMadriago E, Silberbach M (2010). Heart failure in infants and children. Pediatrics in Review, 31(1): 4–12.
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BIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Kate Walsh was born in San Jose, Calif., on this day in 1967. This birthday gal has made her mark in television as Dr. Addison Montgomery, a role she has played both on "Grey's Anatomy" and its spin-off, "Private Practice." She also appeared regularly on "The Drew Carey Show" and "Norm." On the big screen, her film credits include "Legion," "Bewitched" and "Under the Tuscan Sun."
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Negotiations and deals could reach a stalemate. Rather than pushing and prodding, use delaying tactics and revise deadlines. Wait a few more days to finalize anything important to get the best results.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Bring benevolence to bear when bargaining. If you feel that someone is not holding up his or her end of the agreement, you could generously extend the deadline or ask for a reasonable explanation.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You won't get a go-ahead. This isn't the right time to implement a change in a course of action. Your analysis might be perfectly on target, but those you deal with today are focused on their own ambitions.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): It is up to you to be flexible whenever partners are stiff and unyielding. Count on the ability to rise to a challenge. You may burn the midnight oil, but will breathe a sigh of relief when it is all over.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The self-imposed deadline might not be met. Fight off a tendency to be too hard on yourself. Because you think it necessary to live up to high standards, you might not be forgiving to those who can't.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Practice makes perfect, so practice what you preach. If you made promises, be sure to honor them – but be careful about making more promises. Stifle a desire for expensive playthings that aren't necessary.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It is said that it is always darkest just before the dawn. If prospects look bleak now, they will improve soon. It is important to avoid making crucial decisions, as it is easy to focus on selfish interests.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Look for an oasis far from ostentation. Maintain a low profile when you are in the public eye – this could be critical today. Watch your pennies, even if others have a tendency to squander theirs.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Fastidiousness wins Brownie points. Set a sterling example of neatness and industry, even if you prefer to spend time with friends. Others will count on you to get the job done right the first time.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Organize wisely. When a lot must be done in a short amount of time, careful planning will pay off. Reserve judgment when past actions are criticized, and keep your eye trained on the future.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Remain detached from petty squabbles and power plays. Maintain your own momentum by relying on your own good sense. Stick to the conventional by listening to the voice of experience.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Reassurances are required. Words of good cheer or a pat on the back are comforting to others when the world is harsh and cold. Your ideas could meet with mixed reactions so put off important starts.
IF OCTOBER 13 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: Your 15 minutes of fame may have already passed, but you can maintain the pleasant momentum by working hard during the next six months. Whether it was an exciting career move or a new romance, you may have committed yourself to an important new direction that will provide long-term satisfaction. Keep your nose pressed to the grindstone and patiently wait for rewards in April and May. Make important plans during those months and you will enjoy success in the year ahead.


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Being a woman of Mexican descent, born in the U.S., I felt very proud and honored to be part of the conference and to represent WORLD. My mother is from Mexico, so even though it was my first time to visit Mexico City, I felt at home among people who speak Spanish and who share my culture. This feeling of connection made our conversations richer, and moved me deeply, as I shared experiences and information with locals who came to visit the WORLD table in the Global Village.
I will never forget the HIV+ positive women who approached the table with anguished faces. Our eyes would meet, and I would let them know that I am living with HIV too, that in their struggles with HIV they were not alone. Only then would they let their guard down and open up to me, telling me how they were diagnosed and who had infected them. (It was always their husband or partner.)
There were couples, too, looking for information together. One married couple spent 45 minutes at our table, asking how HIV is contracted, what medications are available, and how my life has been since being diagnosed.
I got to do prevention education with young people, handing out condoms and letting the young women know that even a single sexual encounter without a condom can put them at risk of infection. Their eyes would open wide, as my personal story helped them understand the risk is real.
I learned about how Mexican women have organized support organizations to help them fight HIV and stigma, and how sex workers have formed organizations to provide legal and medical support. And several providers asked for information about the Lotus Project, so they could learn from WORLD's experience training peer advocates.
My favorite workshop, "U.S. Migrants and HIV" covered the increase of migrants coming to work in the United States and the changing sexual behaviors among them. Jorge Zepeda, who facilitates a support group for HIV+ Latino/as for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, shared how members come together to support newly diagnosed persons. I also shared about the Corazones Unidos (United Hearts) Support Group at Highland Hospital in Oakland. Both groups have helped members find a "family" to help those who are scared and in need of support.
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World History Homework Six
World History Homework Six
Instructor: Andy Schlafly
Read the lecture.
Then quiz yourself on a few of the terms on each page of the Study Guide.
Write down the approximate percentage of terms that you know correctly (such as "10%"): ____
Then study all the terms in the Study Guide
Then quiz yourself on all the terms in the Study Guide. Write down the approximate percentage of terms that you knew (for the most part - you don't have to know every detail about a term to earn credit for it): ____
Study and quiz yourself for as much time as you have. Write down the highest percentage that you know (based on a sample of the questions on each page): ____
Next week there will be a competition in class about who (or which team) can explain the meaning of the most terms (like a "spelling bee").


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There are literally thousands upon thousands of Network Marketing Products that are offered for distributors to sell. With that being said, a significant component of your success as a Network Marketer is actually choosing a company that you really like with a product that you would really like to sell. The Top 5 Network Marketing Products are the following…..
1. Gold And Silver Assets: The majority of us don't possess enough of it. Almost all of us need a lot more of it. These are products that no one would be ashamed to sell due to the fact it's in such high demand right now. The expected skyrocketing of Gold and Silver price ranges over the next couple of years makes these kinds of assets a no brainer.
2. Discount Membership Programs: Times are very hard right now. Anybody could benefit from being able to save money on many of life's necessities. Possessing the capability to clearly show troubled individuals how they can save hundreds of dollars on things they're already shopping for is certainly powerful in this day and time.
3. Cosmetics: As long as women possess the desire to look their very best, Cosmetic products will always be talked about as one of the top Network Marketing products to advertise.
4. Energy Products: There is a new found demand for energy items in the industry. I've found everything from energy drinks, juices, and shakes, to bracelets and chains. These items are mainly for those who work out frequently, or those people who really feel like they require that extra energy boost through the day.
5. Weight Loss Items: Obesity is a huge challenge in this particular country. As long as this is the situation, there will constantly be a demand for weight loss merchandise. Along with the pills, potions and lotions, you'll come across distinctive products such as a T-Shirt that is made to work out the abs and pectorals while being worn.
When choosing a Network Marketing Product to advertise, make sure you are able to become a "product of the product". Your own personalized testimonial of the merchandise you're selling will go a long way with your potential prospects and consumers. You should also do some market analysis on the item you're thinking about promoting to make sure that there is an established market for it.


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Pulmonary edema is the buildup of fluid in the lungs, usually
resulting from the heart's inability to pump blood through the body
effectively. It can be caused by heart or kidney failure, poisoning, widespread
infection, stroke, or near-drowning.
Symptoms of pulmonary edema
include difficulty breathing, restlessness, shortness of breath that is worse
when lying down, rapid heart rate, and a cough that sometimes produces foamy
pink fluid.
Although pulmonary edema can be a life-threatening
condition, it is treatable, depending on the cause. Treatment may include
oxygen given through the nose or a face mask. In severe cases, relief may
require a breathing tube placed into the windpipe (intubation) and use of a
breathing machine (ventilator). Medicines to strengthen the heart muscle or to
relieve the pressure on the heart may also be given as needed.
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Xbox Live turns ten: 270 billion achievement points earned to date
Xbox Live has turned ten years old this week, and Microsoft has gone both stat and freebie-crazy. 270 billion achievement points have been earned since they were launched, for example. That's a lot of effort people, well played. Get more stats and freebie information below.
Kotaku reports on Microsoft's stats, revealing that since the service launched in 2002, 122,265,266 friendships had been forged over Xbox Live at the time of writing. Also, 4.5 billion achievements have been unlocked the world over, worth a whopping 270 billion achievement points.
Elsewhere, Major Nelson got nostalgic and posted an audio clip of the original Xbox dashboard sound, and posted some old images of it on his Flickr.
Finally, Strategy Informer reports that players who have been an Xbox Live member for some time – it's unspecified how long is required – will receive a special avatar helmet. Here's a pic courtesy of the site:
Nice, but American veterans are receiving free Xbox Slim consoles for their years of faithful subscriptions, while the rest of the world gets an avatar helmet. Thoughts people?


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Paramount Home Entertainment's "Star Trek" DVD and Blu-ray release is about to again boldly go where no one has gone before — with a bonus feature on the packaging that opens up an interactive tour of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Expected to be one of the biggest home entertainment releases of the fourth quarter after its $375 million theatrical run, J.J. Abrams' re-imagined "Star Trek" will make its debut Nov. 17 with all the expected extras on the two-disc DVD and three-disc Blu-ray release.
With the packaging feature dubbed "augmented reality," consumers will be able to hold their disc packaging in front of any standard webcam to unlock an interactive hologram on the computer screen, through which they can tour five cabins on the Enterprise, even shooting enemies from the ship's deck.
Users will have to log in to a website to access the feature, but they control the hologram by holding the disc packaging.
"If you took the visual cue in the package and turned your hand, then you're turning the ship," Paramount homevideo senior VP of brand marketing Bob Buchi said.
The technology has been used before for magazine covers and other types of product packaging, though this is a first for a major home entertainment release.
An early version of the feature, which Paramount tried for the international theatrical release of the film, can be accessed at experience-the-enterprise.com.
Paramount will release three different disc versions of "Star Trek" — a one-disc version with the movie and director commentary, and a bonus-packed two-disc DVD and three-disc Blu-ray. The two-disc DVD and Blu-ray versions will also include a digital copy of the movie.
Among the other extras on the high-end versions are deleted scenes, such as one with a baby Spock, ears and all. Another cut includes an abandoned storyline about the villainous Romulan mining captain, Nero (Eric Bana), and a look at Abrams' version of the warrior Klingons.
On the Blu-ray set is a BD-Live feature that connects viewers to live updates from space through NASA. Those who want to explore the film's space ships more can also click on the Star Fleet Vessel Simulator for a 360-degree view of the Enterprise and other ships.


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Humor is a subjective thing, and never has video game humor been more subjective than in the case of Naughty Dog's contribution to PlayStation platforming sidekicks, the obnoxious ottsel, Daxter.
Depending on who you ask, the smaller, fuzzier half of Jak and Daxter is either a delightful character that added much-needed levity to an increasingly serious video game landscape, or an intensely irritating creation that didn't deserve to co-star in a major series, much less his own spin-off PSP title.
What always tickled me about Daxter, irritating or not, was his voice. Behind that nasally New York accent is one Max Casella, a character actor known for taking on Daxter-style roles. His voice has been featured in several animated films and he appeared as Benny Fazio in HBO's award-winning The Sopranos, but for me Casella will always be Vincent "Vinnie" Salvatore Delpino, the annoying sidekick to Neil Patrick Harris' Doogie Howser, M.D.
So when I play a Jak and Daxter game, I'm really playing Jak and Vinnie Delpino. It helps.


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Happy Holidays
Just tossing up a short note to wish everyone a safe and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Or, a Merry Christmahannakwanzukah! Or, Happy Festivus! Whatever you're celebrating this time of year, have a blast. I'm heading home to Chicago with Mrs. Bastian for the holiday and will be back next week. Until then…
~Jordan Bastian
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The Jays have no money so I don't see any problem with picking up guys like Rutz,who knows what he can do,just maybe all he needs is a chance.
The Jays have spent a lot of money on hasbeens with no results,at least this guy is not a hasbeen,Also if he doesn't work out I for one will not bash you,also keep up the good work on your site.MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Ya, he is kind of a never was. If you look at it that way. Even if Ruiz does play outstanding for us, just supposing here. He is from the Bronx, so it would probably be another player that we'd lose to the Yankees. Thanks for checking out the site. Merry Christmas.
Yanks land Tiexera.
Some time ago, I posted the Yanks could sign CC, AJ, Tiexiera, Manny and still have a lower payroll than last year. Well they are 3/4 of the way there and I'd expect them to aggressively go after Manny as well.
Clearly, something needs to be done about this-that is assuming baseball wants more than just the Yanks, Sox Mets and Angels.
I know what you are saying about "Yanks-Sox-Mets-Angels", but I don't remember any of them being in the World Series last year. And I hope none of them are this year either.
Happy Holidays, Jordan. Enjoy Chicago and stay warm!
the yankees just keep making themselves unstoppable.
Is anyone else out there in agreement that this is rediculous!!!baseball is going to have to go under a salary cap,or its gonna start losing teams!
Gustavo Chacin was signed to a minor league contract by The Washington Capitals. I wonder if they also took Chacin's perfume.
If Torie was still with the Yankees I would say the ship has sunk for the Jays but he is not,all the talent in the world wont make you a winner in baseball without the right manager,the Yankees don't have but the Jays do his name is the mighty Cito.
The economic situation is starting to take it's toll on baseball.
The first shoe to drop was The Chicago Tribune, majority shareholders of the Cubs filed for chapter 11. I expect the Cubs will get sold soon, but debt financing of sport franchise sales is no longer available-so whoever buys them is going to have to write a check and time will tell whether that happens or not.
The second shoe to drop was John Moores, majority owner of the San Diego Padres announcing the sale of the team and dumping players to lower salary cost.
The third was Fred Wilpon (majority owner of the Mets) who's company Sterling Equity reported losing over $300 million in the Madoff Security scam. At the moment, he's stating it will have no impact on the Mets-but stay tuned-cause that story is a long way from over.
The fourth is The New York Times, who are bleeding badly announcing today they will be selling their 17.5% shareholding in The Boston Red Sox. I expect this sale will be pressed real soon because The NY Times are struggling to survive.
Our Jays are taking a double hit, with the C$ tanking and major sponsors such as GM under serious pressure. At tmes like this, Jays fans are fortunate to have a solid owner like Rogers and little to no debt load.
As 2009 rolls on, more teams are going to struggle because advertising revenue could drop 40-50%. As that situation materializes, they will start unloading player contracts. In addition, free agents will be significantly lower cost than they are now.
If the Jays unload the high priced contracts of Wells, Rolen, Ryan, Overbay and Halliday now, they could take $54 million of payroll off the books for 2009. That could be a great position to be in next winter to pick up high quality players at fire sale prices.
Of course this takes good management and a plan-which eliminates JP Ricarrdi, since he's still thinking about signing Lowe. The point is with the moves the Yanks have made, we will not be contendors in 2009, so why hang onto these guys. They weren't good enough to win in the first place and if we dump them now, we'll get prospects and the opportunity to replace the ones we need next winter on a 50% discount sale.
That could put us in a similar position next winter that the Yanks are in now,since we would have dumped close to $65 million in contracts (including AJ). Give our young guns a year to see who are keepers, get Marcum and McGowan back to go with Litsch and Purcey and hopefully either Romero or Cecil, and be ready willing and able to pick up the guys we really need to contend in 2010.
Come on Paul Beeston, put the for sale sign up and lets play ball.
Just wishing everyone here a safe and happy holidays!
And a "MERRY CHRISTMAS" to you too enigma.
Although, this Christmas Greeting is a long ways away from baseball, it also is one of the cutest Christmas greetings, I've ever seen. Happy holidays to all. I hope everyone enjoys.
I want to wish everyone all the very best life has to offer . Have a happy , healthy and safe holiday . Take care all ..Kate
With the signing of Tiexera, we can now start to see how much JP's narrow-minded, save his own job at all costs mentality, has hurt the Jays. As it stands, the Jays are now looking at a sandwich pick and a 3rd rounder for an 18-game winner who led the american league in strike-outs. If the Yanks sign Manny, make the aforementioned pick a 4th round pick. This is absolutely ridiculous. The Yankees were very clear about their intentions to sign AJ even before last season was over. I know that AJ was not pitching lights-out at the trade deadline, but he could have commanded at least a one first-round draft pick that was already playing for some other organization's class A or Class AA team. We effectively loose AJ for nothing, while keeping JP around. Now think about it from the Yank's perspective. They have the top 3 free-agents already. They may still sign Manny. In terms of development, the miss this year's draft — big deal! Their farm system will still be strong, even with one missed year. The problem here is that the future looks terrible for the Jays. The yanks are destined to finish 1 or 2 not just next year, but for the next 5-10 years. This leaves Boston and the Rays fighting for the wildcard, and the Jays and the O's fighting to stay out of the basement. Given the the O's understand that they need to rebuild, and have started, my guess is the that Jays will not get a sniff at the play-offs for years to come, unless they rebuild in a hurrry. If they fail to re-build, while these other teams are stocking up on free agents, they will miss their opportunity in the future to sneak into a play-off position if 2 of the 3 better teams in the division stumble down the road. The long and short of it is that I think Toronto may end up loosing its baseball team because it cannot compete monetarily, at the major league level, at the minor league level, at the general-manager level, or in terms of scouting.
This franchise is on the highway to destruction, if it does not come up with a strategy to be competitive from within by developing top-notch talent. And yes, merry Christmas!
JB's heading of "Fantastic Four: Jays Ink Quartet To Minor Contracts" pretty much tells the tale of our franchise and spells nothing, but ,"more of the same for 2009."
How many of these re-treats has JP signed over the years and how many have actually worked out? I'm not sure how many were signed ( probably 4-5 each year), what I do know is NOT A SINGLE ONE has ever worked out. And yet he continues to piss away resources and playing slots year after year, instead of focusing on finding, signing and developing quality minor leaguers.
We have 3 catching prospects (Arrencibia, Thigpen and Jeroloman) in the high minors. We have more high quality catching prospects including Joel Collins and Johnathon Jaspe in the lower minor league system. We are overloaded with catching prospects. Why sign has beens to clog up the system? It's stupidity.
I think JP has missed his calling. He should become a junk yard dealer, buying accident damaged vehicles, tear them down and selling them for parts.
And anyone saying its ok, its just depth in our minor league system is forgetting what a minor league system is for-its for the development of players for the big club-not some junk yard dog collection of old has beens filling up playing spots.
Instead of wasting money on these has beens, spend it on signing draft picks and non-draft signings. DUH.
I agree with your comments. However, my worry is that JP is planning to move some of our high-end catching (and other prospects) to bolster the rotation, or acquire a bat. Having decent veterans on your bench, especially around the trade deadline, can sometimes be useful to complete a trade with a contender (e.g., the Arrcardo deal – but different situation). However, as you point out, these "creative" signings, as JP likes to call them, have not worked out in the past. Perhaps he is just trying to look like he is doing something; this would be the best-case scenario until he leaves and the real team architect replaces him! As for signing bonuses for draft choices — it won't cost us much to sign the 3rd (or perhaps 4th) rounder that we get for Burnett! That said, JP still has time to sign someone else; so we may loose the pick anyway!
I have no problem with us trading Jeroloman and Thigpen for pieces we need. Arrencibia, Jaspe and possibly Collins are the keepers and if he trades either one of these he should be strung up.
However, if we trade Thigpen and Jeroloman, the trades should reflect our future needs, meaning trading for prospects, not some more 35yr old + guys with declining skills.
We still have the need for an upgrade at short stop, 3rd base and at lead off, with the hope one of our 1st baseman prospects break out with a banner years in 2009 and fills that need in 2010. I expect by 2010, our in house starters will be fine-with both Marcum and McGowan back and Romero, Cecil and Mills all having another year of experience.
I would be really disappointed to see any trades made simply to help us look "more competitive" for 2009 if it took away any future. And with JP still at the helm, that's my biggest concern.
In terms of trade deadline veteran guys to move, we already have a boatload with Rolen, Overbay, Wells, Barajas, Downs, Ryan and Halliday all needed to be moved. The sooner we start trading this group the sooner we compete again-although I would not want JP doing these trades unless Beeston is part of every single phone call and discussion.
Where the extra cash used for signings can really make a difference is in the non-drafted areas, like Latin America. In July Oakland ( Billy Bean) signed this 16 year old Dominican kid-Michel Inoa and gave him a huge bonus (4.25 million), which is probably why he signed with Oakland. Of course, it also helped that Bean himself visited the kids parents a number of times to assure then, he'd take good care of their son.
The kid was clocked at 94 mph, at 16, if you can imagine, so he could be something really special. We have signed two kids out of here in the last few years, but the money we're spending doesn't get us the best prospects. Oakland has subsequently signed 4 more players from the Latin region.
Another 5-7 million per year spent here could really have impact, instead of pissing it away on these has beens JP has been signing.
okay, you guys are depressing me, its new years, a new year, maybe something miraculous happens and we win. one can only hope. happy new years, from the West Coast.
does anyone no why mighty joe inglett is not in the projected line up. He was great at lead off and had overall a consistent great batting average not to mention his fielding was pretty decent. I dont feel that Scutaro is your best chpoice for leadoff.
Inglett doesn't project to the starting line-up because Aaron Hill will be back. Scutero is the leadoff hitter by default. The only other option there is Rios, but the Jays seem to think that he will be a power hitter so they insist on keeping him in the middle of the order.
I agree that JP has made many poor "creative" signings, but to say "NOT A SINGLE ONE has ever worked out" is a bit of a stretch. Yes, there is a lot of evidence in your favour… Ohka, Thompson, Zambrano, Benitez, etc. However there are a few that have worked out… Scutero & Inglett for example. I agree that I will be pretty shocked to see any of the quote: Fantasic Four, in the Jays line-up on opening day. Clement is also unlikely to make the team.
We traded Kristian Bell and Graham Godfrey to Oakland for Scutaro-one of the better trades JP has done. But you're right about Inglett-I forgot about him, he has got to be the only one.
Does anyone else have the feeling this team is like the misfits in the movie ( I can't recall the title) where Charlie Sheen plays the character ,Wild Thing . JP is stuck on stupid and like I said several postings ago , I don't want him doing any trades . Heaven knows what the Jays would get in return .
Happy New Year everyone ….take care
Baseball Moment of the Year ( By Tom Verducci-Inside Baseball)
The last grand moment of the baseball cathedral that was Yankee Stadium belonged to the public redemption of a crack addict, a formerly pitiable lost soul named Josh Hamilton, who found family, God, health and success, in that order, when after eight shots at rehabilitation he finally stopped trying to score his next blow.
In October 2005 an emaciated, strung-out Hamilton, who had lost 50 pounds and been banned from baseball, showed up on his grandmother's doorstep so high he wasn't even sure what narcotic he had mixed with a prescription anxiety drug.
Thirty-three months later the same Hamilton, at least by name, but not body and soul, put on the greatest show ever in the All-Star Home Run Derby.
In the first round Hamilton, a left-handed-hitting Rangers outfielder, smashed a record 28 homers. The quantity and the length of them were freakish, far beyond anything sluggers such as Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Ken Griffey Jr. had ever done. In one stretch Hamilton blasted 13 consecutive home runs, and 22 in 25 swings. Five balls landed in the upper deck. Three sailed more than 500 feet. With every shot the crowd grew louder.
"Put it this way," Hamilton recalls. "When they first started chanting my name, on the next pitch I hit the farthest ball of the night." That shot carried 518 feet to the back section of the upper deck in right field.
"Obviously, the adrenaline was going," he says. "The last year of Yankee Stadium and my family there for the first time, experiencing that with me. Growing up in the backyard, you're always in Yankee Stadium. Just to be there in that atmosphere was amazing."
Hamilton, 27, didn't win the competition — fatigued, he lost in the final round to the Twins' Justin Morneau — but he won the night.
To the long list of home run moments in the ballpark's 86-year history, including Babe Ruth's blast to open the place, the 61st by Roger Maris, the 500th by Mickey Mantle and the World Series walk-off by Derek Jeter, Hamilton, the recovering addict from Raleigh, provided the last shot.
His recovery can never be complete, but that night gave his story and his message a higher platform. "It's amazing how many people I've heard from who have their own addiction problems," Hamilton said. "For me to come through it as a responsible man and husband, I guess, is something that gives hope."
Hamilton has started a ministry, written a book and on Dec. 11 visited with President Bush as part of a meeting on drug-use reduction. The White House was a long way from his grandmother's doorstep.
"I'll leave you with something President Bush told me," he says. "There are some good days and there are some bad days, but every day is a joyous day. I like that."
The Atlanta Falcons are in the playoffs! So maybe the baseball Gods will shine upon us and get us in the playoffs.
So again on Joe Inglett. Still dont understand why he would be a shoe in for the lead off spot. Compare his stats with scoots and theres no contest in the lead off spot not to mention batting average consistency. Does anyone think they will at least platoon them. Im pretty sure he can man shortstop unless Im wrong. Even then if he cant move hill over to SS and plug him in at second. You gotts use his bat.
The Jays have been adiment that the wont move Hill back to SS. So that leaves Inglett on the bench. Don't forget that Inglett played way over his head last year (or at least what the scouts predicted what his ceiling would be). He needs another year or 2 to prove that he's for real. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Inglett's, but he isn't a high level prospect and has made the bigs based on grit.
You mentioned President Bush on here, oh no! LOL!! Death taxes and a Bush in office screwing things up, gurantees in life! lol.
If Hamilton continues too play the way he is capable of, there will be a movie about his life. A great story is Hamilton. Mourneau won of course but Hamilton stole the show. Who isn't rooting for Josh Hamilton? Not only in baseball but life…. great story!
Is this J.P.'s swang song in 2009???
Happy New Year to you. Bush-You have to be kidding-the guys's been a disaster, but he was in the article-maybe because he used to be such a lush.
What I am hoping happens here is Beeston takes the job as President instead of finding someone else. I'm sure who ever that President is will figure out the reason we're in the mess we're in is because of the disaster drafts in the first 5 years of JP and a number of really bad contracts signed in the last couple of years. The "money Ball concept" of drafting college kids, produces some nice players-but few with high ceilings-sense they're all so well scouted.
Even Bean has realized that and is spending more time and money signing 16 year olds from Lating America.
With the C$ at the level it's at, we cannot compete with Boston and NY by signing free agents. We need to build a strong minor league system and JP has proven he doesn't know how to do that.
When the new President figures that out-I can't imagine anyone keeping him.
Congratulations to Cito Gaston on the NLBM award. I can't imagine anyone assoicated with The Jays more deserving of an award.
hey guys, spring training tickets go on sale tomorrow. how exciting. not long now.
yahoo is saying that michael young is on the block.if the jays were seriously interested in furcal,that should be jumping all over young.and he is secured for the next 5 years,at roughly the same price furcal got for 4!!
I agree. They never should have traded him away to begin with. What a terrible deal that was.
Yep, Young is secured for a lifetime with that contract of 5 years at $16 million per year. No way he's a Blue Jay.
It looks like the feds are moving ahead on Roger. I for one hope they nail him and send him to jail.
WASHINGTON — Nearly a year after Roger Clemens told Congress he did not use performance-enhancing drugs, a federal grand jury is being asked to determine whether he should be indicted on charges of lying under oath. The grand-jury probe was confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday by two people who were briefed on the matter. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because grand jury proceedings are supposed to be secret.
Congress asked the Justice Department to look into whether the seven-time Cy Young Award winner lied last February, when he testified under oath at a deposition and a public House hearing that he never took illegal performance enhancers.
By the way, not that it matters, but Rafael Furcal's deal is 3 years totalling $33 million while Young's is 5 years and $80 million .
Young is an excellent player, but even his acquisition will not make a substantial difference to this ball club at least for another couple of years. Hopefully, the Jays will perform extremely poorly, thus prompting Doc to ask for a trade. Then we can start to re-build from the ground up. Unfortunately, we will be stuck with a few bad signings for a few years to come; unless, of course, we are fortunate enough that some other team panics around the trade deadline and seeks to acquire one or more of our guys, basically for their salary and a throw-in.
Looks like Zaunie has signed with the Orioles for 1 year . I guess we will see him atleast 18 times over the course of next year . …Good Luck Zaun
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Some baseball owners say it may be time to reconsider a salary cap after the New York Yankees spent nearly a half-billion dollars on free agents during a recession that may cause some teams to retrench.
"I would ask, if it's such a bad idea, what sport doesn't have a salary cap other than us?" Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio said Wednesday.
A salary cap isn't on the agenda of the major league owners meetings this week. But it could become an issue when the present collective bargaining agreement expires after the 2011 season — especially if the economy worsens.
"I think there's a lot of owners that would like to have that right now," Oakland owner Lew Wolff said. "I think the parity is what we're looking for, and the more ways you can get to parity the better. I think it's pretty good now, but I think it could be better.
Josh Towers gets a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals,with an invite to Spring Training,Good for Towers and good luck to him.
Also it would only cost 62 mil. for 5 years for Young to come to Toronto,so why not go and get him if they can.Also pick up Manny and this team will rock.
Young and Manny will draw in the fans and pay for themselvs.
SAN DIEGO — The Padres addressed one of their biggest offseason needs Thursday by signing veteran infielder David Eckstein to a one-year contract worth $850,000.
Eckstein, who will turn 34 on Tuesday, is an eight-year Major League veteran who split time last season between Toronto and Arizona. He can earn an additional $150,000 in incentives.
**And JP paid him how much in 2008? hmmmmm
Brian McNamee predicts he will see Roger Clemens in uniform again – but this time his old boss won't be wearing pinstripes. McNamee says the Rocket's 2009 uniform will be an orange jumpsuit, with a serial number across the chest. In a video on the Web site Sportsimproper.com, McNamee tells host Mai Tran he believes Clemens will be sent to prison for his repeated denials of steroid use during the Feb. 13, 2008 congressional hearing on the Mitchell Report. "Let me ask you this," Tran asked McNamee. "Do you foresee seeing Roger Clemens in a uniform next year?" "He'll probably be wearing a uniform, but it will be one of those orange jumpsuits with a serial number on it," McNamee replied. "Sounds like a prison uniform to me," Tran said. McNamee told Tran that he was informed that the evidence that federal investigators have been compiling against Clemens is "overwhelming."
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