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It's here at last, the season I wait for all year long.
Springtime in East Tennessee gets the press and the travel brochures, but I believe that if I had a single month left to me on earth, October would be the one I'd choose. It has my kind of light and my kind of darkness and the colors that inspire and nourish me. Its smells evoke the safest chapters in my life. Its feast days glow with the comfort of wood fires and hot drinks and require no gifts or inflated expectations. The very air seems charged with equal parts of nostalgia and possibility.
I stretch out the days with my own October rituals, revised and re-invented over time. Though I rarely manage to observe every one of them, I have found that even a few can produce a quiet contentment that lingers well into November. Here, for your autumnal pleasure, are seven small ways to be happy in the tenth month.
Take a walk before dawn. It's dark as midnight when I set out, the stars chilly and distant, the moon still bright. Then the first light begins to rise above the trees and muffled shapes grow clear: a stand of purple ironweed, a spider web glinting faintly on a fence. The bushes are hung with cobwebs. The only sounds are the voices of waking birds. It is the point vierge , the moment between the end and the beginning, and it is full of wonder.
Read a fall poem. Someone wise once said that a good lyric poem can make an educated person feel cheerful for a few minutes. When it's Keats' "Ode to Autumn," the cheer might last a full hour. It's hard to hold on to a bad mood in his "Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness," and nearly impossible in Richard Wilbur's "The Beautiful Changes."
Pick apples. I put in a lot of orchard time during my child-raising years, and I'm here to tell you that it's a winning proposition on every front. It's exercise in the fresh air. It's productive and goal-oriented. It involves the consumption of fresh fruit. It tires out small children. It relaxes wired grown-ups. The car smells wonderful on the way home, and the bushel basket of apples in the garage gives you a feeling of accomplishment for at least a week.
Consider the saints of autumn. You don't have to be high church to appreciate St. Francis of Assisi, known for his love of creatures great and small. On his Oct. 4 feast day, some congregations hold a Blessing of the Animals, a mewing, barking, squawking celebration of life in all its diverse glory.
Carve a pumpkin and roast the seeds. My days as Halloween Stage Manager and Costume Designer for three young sons are long gone, but I can't let this holiday pass without a jack-o-lantern on the front porch. The pumpkin seeds are an exercise in delayed gratification: messy to deal with, slow to dry, and delicious to eat.
Drive yourself sane. The Cades Cove Loop and the road to Newfound Gap are spectacular in fall, no doubt. But I've been there and done that, and nowadays I make for the back roads, quirky turns off Northshore, shortcuts to nowhere in particular. For someone who hates to get lost, it's risky business. Still, the payoffs are worth it: hidden coves ringed with maples and sweet gums, serene pastures, a family of deer grazing at dusk.
Pick a fall bouquet. The colors have ripened with the harvest, and you don't need a garden to reap the bounty. Roadside ditches are full of wild Michalemas daisies, goldenrod, branches of berries and leaves in the shades of medieval tapestries. I pick the last of my roses and arrange them with the brilliant weeds. For a little while now, I have October in a pitcher on my table. It's worth the wait.
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— More than 75 women throughout Parker County came together for the Friend to Friend – Staying Healthy Together party that included speakers, food and exhibits.
The event took place at First United Methodist Church. Its purpose was to help women have a better understanding of breast and cervical cancer and the best way to prevent these cancers.
The emcee was Kit Marshall, the mayor of Aledo and a breast cancer survivor. Dr. Robyn Young of The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders spoke about breast cancer and the importance of mammogram. She stressed the importance of women having annual mammograms and it should continue throughout her life time.
Dr. John Parker, with the Weatherford OB/GYN clinic, spoke on cervical cancer and the importance of Pap test to detect early signs of cancer. Annie Presley with Cancer Care and a three time cancer survivor spoke about her experience with breast cancer and that attitude plays an important role in surviving and having regular exams.
There was an array of exhibitors, including agencies and groups that provide services and resources for screening and treatments. Special thanks to American Cancer Society, Moncrief Cancer Institute, Careity Foundation, Solis, Cancer Care Services, Weatherford OB/GYN, Susan G. Komen, Weatherford Regional Hospital, Healthy Woman and Senior Circle, Parker County Hospital District, First United Methodist Church, Shirley Arnold, Brilliant Medical Boutique, Serenity, Texas Health Resources, Freedom House, Texas Extension Education Association of Parker County and Better Living for Texans of Parker County.
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The long-awaited (and twice delayed) report "Macroeconomic Impacts of LNG Exports from the United States" was released yesterday. This study was commissioned by the Obama Administration to look specifically at the economic impacts associated with potentially large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. The key point of the study was to "estimate expected levels of U.S. LNG exports under several scenarios for global natural gas supply and demand" and to evaluate whether LNG exports would have net export benefits even if higher domestic gas prices resulted from this activity.
The study ran numerous scenarios, looking at costs of production and world prices, and found that there were net benefits to the US economy under all export scenarios, even where exports were modeled as unlimited. The study also found that there would be no ultimate linking of natural gas to world oil prices in any scenario examined (oil and gas prices are currently indexed in other markets, such as Asia).
As far as price impacts, the study found that "Natural gas price changes attributable to LNG exports remain in a relatively narrow range across the entire range of scenarios." From the point where exports commence (initial prices could be up to $.33 higher), prices might increase as much as $1.11 five years out in a high export scenario. "The higher end of the range is reached only under conditions of ample U.S. supplies and low domestic natural gas prices, with smaller price increases when U.S. supplies are more costly and domestic prices higher."
The economic losers are other gas-dependent industries, such as the chemical industry, where Dow and others are anticipating significant investments to take advantage of competitively priced gas. Dow, in particular, is investing $4 billion to build a 1.5 million tonne-per-year ethylene plant in Freeport, Texas LNG exports would also have a non-zero price impact on the electricity sector, which has increasingly turned to gas as the fuel on the margin.
The winners are the exporters and the large gas producers such as Range resources and Chesapeake Energy. Owners of nuclear fleets such as Exelon, Duke, and NRG will benefit as well. When the marginal price of electricity increases (driven by underlying gas prices), they derive more value from their existing nuclear assets (assuming they are unhedged).
The importance of the study findings is this: the would-be LNG exporters have filed permits equaling over 60% of today's domestic consumption, and they are lined up to move forward with the permitting process. Most of these companies probably won't make it through all the hurdles. The permitting process with the Federal Energy regulatory Commission can cost up to $100 million (that's how much Cheniere indicates it will spend on approvals for its Corpus Christi facility).
The facilities themselves cost in the billions and take years to build. Cheniere will spend over $5 bn on its Sabine Pass facility – to be ready to export within the next 2 to 3 years. Another potential exporter, Exxon Mobil Corp., is partnering with Qatar Petroleum to build an installation near Port Arthur, Texas, involving some $10 billion to turn a gas-import terminal into one that capable of LNG exports.
The next steps will occur neither cheaply nor quickly. But the just-released study opens the starting gate for the next stage of the approval and development process.
The USA does not need to Export Natural Gas. Rather, we need to use it for Heavy Duty transportation trucks and Automobiles and anything else that emits harmful gases into the air we breath. Natural Gas replaces Oil and Atomic Energy as a means of generating electricity.
Using Natural Gas reduces our dependency on foreign Oil which reduces our Foreign Debt.
IT's not reasonable to export our very best natural resource.
Do you have an estimate on what the domestic to international price spread needs to be in order to justify the expense of liquification/shipping/deliquification?
I've heard about double works. I.e. if the domestic price is $4, and Asia is willing to pay $8, then it's more profitable to export. But that's (supposedly) right on the margin, if the domestic price is $5 and the international prices if $9 then it's more profitable to sell domestically via pipeline.
Thanks for all the digging. I still don't buy the idea of putting a fixed price tag on the cost of liquificaition and shipping, since my understanding is the product itself is used to energize these processes.
So, if Henry Hub goes up, the effective cost of LNG exports should go up. Hence, a proportional mark-up makes sense.
Of course, the actual exporters are probably "locking" everything in with long term contracts, so your estimate of $4 as "mother nature's tariff" is probably good for the next 5 years or so.
But in the long term, I seriously wonder whether these export plants will be used 10 years from now, when Henry Hub will almost surely be much higher.
Then again, maybe it won't be much higher in 10 years. Fracking technology might give the US a very long run here.
Thanks again
Industrial consumers currently use about one-third of US natural gas. They are also the most elastic users of natural gas–the first to gain when prices fall, and the first to lose when prices rise. The study did not consider the impact on recently announced capacity expansions in these sectors, even though $100B in expansions are in the works due to the outlook for natural gas prices (without exports). Those projects — and the jobs associated with them — are at risk.
"Those projects — and the jobs associated with them — are at risk."
I don't think the DOE failed to consider all comers. But the liklihood is that LNG exports will result in small price increases for domestic consumers.
More to the point, as the author details in the comments, the LNG export plants will only be used when the domestic market is significantly under-priced. If Henry Hub spikes up to anywhere near international prices, the domestic consumers can simply outbid the international consumers, since LNG is so expensive.
It is sheer insanity to export natural gas because the domestic market price is low—-and at the same time use petroleum at 6 to 8X the cost( over 60% of which is imported) to power our vehicles—–and at the same time drive jobs overseas and place additional economic burden on already struggling consumers and the overall economy.
This seems to me to be nothing but short sighted, bald faced greed. It tells me that the gas producers are more interested in stealing US resources to sell overseas to line their own pockets—–instead of developing the domestic market to make greater use of the natural gas. Sell out the future and the resources of the US because because they are too greedy, lazy and in such a hurry to get richer quick they are willing to sell out their own country on the auction block.
If this is the way the free market works—-then it is time to kill the free market. I think the people of the US should just say NO to this—– and use this resource to rebuild the US.
It is incredible our dependency of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and all that runs with this power. At least it makes diplomacy to work and global economy to be a more real scenario.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Christopher Savoie has been released from a Japanese jail after spending more than two weeks behind bars. He was released apparently without charges.
The Franklin father was locked up 7,000 miles from home - accused of trying to abduct the two children who were abducted from him.
"He only wants to get home to Tennessee," said his wife, Amy. "He said it maybe three times, 'I just need to get home to Tennessee.'"
"Of course, they are not letting him take the children with him," Amy said.
Savoie's ex-wife, Noriko, abducted the children back in August, and Franklin police took out a warrant for her arrest. Japan does not recognize the court order he took with him, giving him full custody. SLIDESHOW: Savoie Children At Center Of International Custody Dispute
Noriko, a Japanese native, had agreed to live in Franklin with the children, returning only to Japan for summer vacations. She had repeatedly threatened to take the kids and run.
Still, a Williamson County Judge ordered that Isaac and Rebecca's passports be released to their mother so they could go on vacation - despite an email sent to Savoie in which Noriko suggested she might have more than just vacation on her mind.
"I am on the edge of a cliff," she had written. "I am having more difficulty staying here. It's very hard to watch [the] kids becoming American and losing [their] Japanese identity."
Savoie took it seriously.
"If she's still saying in that letter that she wants to move, that she doesn't like it here in Middle Tennessee, maybe we ought to take that seriously," he told NewsChannel 5 Investigates before his trip to Japan.
The judge told Savoie that he needed to accept that life was full of risks, that he had signed the divorce agreement that allowed her to take the children to Japan.
In fact, Noriko took the children for vacation where she made living arrangements for them. She returned to the United States briefly, then -- with their passports in hand -- and disappeared.
"He had the power, he had the power to keep those kids in my life, and he didn't care," Savoie added.
Savoie was arrested in Japan after he attempted to grab his children and run for the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka, Japan. Police arrested him right outside the consulate gates.
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ESPY -- Several members of the Southern Columbia football team joined forces recently to take first place in the Rams Power Day Weight Lifting competition.
The event was held at the Columbia Montour Vo-Tech School. Several school districts were represented at the competition. Among the districts represented were Columbia Montour Vo-Tech, Berwick, Bloomsburg, Mifflinburg, Muncy, Southern Columbia and Warrior Run.
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This was the first team title for Southern. The team took second to the Clairton Bears in Hershey in 2011. Southern also won several medals at the Wellsboro competition in February, but no team points were kept. In that event, Josh Tripp did a 525-pound deadlift, Robert Delbo did 505, Yoder did 500 and Gabe Delbo did 445.
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A group of lucky Oprah fans could soon be hearing cries of "You get a Surface!"
The new Microsoft tablet has been recognized on the celebrity's 2012 Favorite Things list, which appears in the December issue of O magazine. In the online version, Oprah touts the Surface's built-in keyboard and lightweight design, declaring "The Surface, Microsoft's first tablet, feels like a Mercedes-Benz to me, people!"
Oprah's Favorite Things list was an annual holiday tradition on her talk show, with a full episode set aside for the host to reveal her favorite products of the year and then give them away to ecstatic audience members. Her repetitive cries of "You get a (insert product here)!" and the sometimes over-the-top excitement of the audience have led to countless parodies, including a rather hilarious Saturday Night Live sketch.
But whether Oprah will actually be giving away Surface tablets this holiday season remains to be seen. Although her talk show has ended, PC Magazine reports the Favorite Things special will be returning as a two-hour TV special on the OWN network later this month.
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Before Brighton Golf Course in the Town of Tonawanda started taking tee times, it was not uncommon to see cars in the parking lot before dawn and people asleep inside them as they waited to greet the starter and begin their round at the dawn's first light.
No one ever accused golfers of being normal.
But they do know what they like: low rates and well-maintained courses, which is what municipal courses in Western New York have delivered for years.
The future of the "munis" is the subject of some concern, as fewer people take up the game and more higher-end courses enter the marketplace.
That has led to suggestions that courses privatize - the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy has had success with the three former city courses, while Niagara Falls tried privatizing with a part of Hyde Park and it didn't work - or make investments to keep up with the competition.
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Harassing communications — Charlotte Kay Higgins, 50, of Double Springs arrested at the Cullman County Detention Center.
Unlawful possession of marijuana — Brian Richard Tortorici, 41, of Leighton arrested on Highway 31 at Arnold St.
Resisting arrest, attempt to elude, DUI — David Alan Slama, 46, of Carbondale, Ill., arrested on Highway 278 at Lincoln Ave. SW.
DUI — Richard Maurice Hudson Jr., 40, of Cullman arrested on Highway 31 at Pear St. NW.
Public intoxication — Anselmo Lopez Hernandez, 33, of Cullman arrested on Ave. E SE.
Burglary — Werner's Trading Company, 4th St. SW, Costa sunglasses, Luminox watch, Leatherman tool, flashlight taken, windows and case damaged-$3,220.
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Acknowledging that the movie business is "not for the faint of heart," NBCUniversal Chief Executive Steve Burke said he'd like to see more animation and more franchise films out of Universal in the years ahead.
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I read SEC documents like it's my job. Because it's my job.
"It will take a lot more than a letter from a lawyer to shut me up," says Sodastream CEO Daniel Birnbaum.
Sodastream (NASDAQ:SODA), the Israel-based company that manufactures home soda-making products, has received a cease-and-desist letter from The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) in South Africa. The letter was in relation to an outdoor marketing campaign, which Sodastream refers to as "the cage." The exhibit features cans and bottles that Sodastream employees collect from dump sites which are placed in a giant cage used to illustrate how many bottles and cans a family uses over the course of either three or five years. Coca-Cola South Africa's letter specifically mentions an exhibit located in South Africa's O.R. Tambo International Airport, but Sodastream has more than 20 such exhibits across the globe, including some touring ones that have recently been featured in Times Square and Union Square in New York City.
The letter cited infringing upon trademark rights and derogatory advertising as grounds for possible legal action. UPDATE: You can now view the original letter here. (A tip of my hat to the person who posted this on Imgur)
"We think it is absolutely ridiculous," Birnbaum says. "If they claim to have rights to their garbage, then they should truly own their garbage, and clean it up. Instead of getting a thank you for cleaning up, we're getting a lawyer's letter."
In an email correspondence, Birnbaum also wrote: "We find it incredulous that Coke is now re-claiming ownership of the billions of bottles and cans that litter the planet with their trademarks. In that case, they should be sued in the World Court for all of the damage their garbage is causing."
Sodastream went public in late 2010 and has been steadily increasing its share of the global soda market since. It has relied on campaigns focusing on environmental sustainability, health (Sodastream products use natural sugar or Stevia), and ease-of-use. Coca-Cola's cease and desist letter therefore threatens Sodastream's ability to communicate a key component of its value proposition.
Coca-Cola South Africa provided the following statement:
"Coca-Cola South Africa has registered its complaint in the interest of protecting Coca-Cola trademarks against any infringements in the South African market. Coca-Cola is a leader in recycling and sustainable packaging as demonstrated by our aggressive goal to collect the equivalent of 50 percent of the bottles and cans we sell globally by 2015.
"Coca-Cola South Africa is a member and founder of PETCO, South Africa's PET recycling company, and is involved in the collection and responsible disposal of our PET plastic bottle post-consumer consumption. It is also a partner of Collect-a-Can, which has one of the highest beverage can recovery rates in the world. In 2011, Coca-Cola South Africa launched PlantBottle packaging, which is PET plastic made from up to 30 percent plant material and remains 100% recyclable."
This isn't the first time that the small company (Sodastream's market cap is less than 1% the value of Coke's) has dealt with the soft-drink behemoth. Roughly one and a half years ago, shortly after Sodastream entered the US market, the companies worked together to redesign the packaging on Sodastream's cola-flavor syrup to make sure it was markedly different enough from Coca-Cola's, according to Birnbaum. But this time around, the good feelings have dissipated.
"I'm not complying," Birnbaum says.
What do you think, readers? Do Coca-Cola's rights extend to empty, disposed-of bottles and cans?
June, I agree with you that the recyclables should be used in a 'proper way' ie: giving them to the homeless that could use them for money. However, what SodaStream is doing with their cage is an example of how many cans and bottles are being thrown away. SodaStream is an eco friendly company that is trying to raise awareness that tossing a soda bottle it doing more damage than what the average person thinks. I dont mean to jump all over your point, I just wanted to share what SodaStreams mission is! :)
Amusing article… I was just searching to see if Sodastream makers were still available as I remember them as a kid. I was wondering if Coca Cola had gotten around to releasing their product as a premix to go in Sodastream. Based on this article it appears not and is now highly unlikely.
Shame, because it would be a great new sales channel for them. I had just decided I've had enough of going to the store to collect bottles of Coke and this would have been a perfect solution. Especially as the larger bottles always end up losing their fizz bofore I finish them. Likewise I drink diet whilst Mrs likes Regular. So the fridge gets a bit full!
Instead I could buy the water from the utility company as I need it (via the tap) at about £/$/€ 0.10 for 1,000 litres, filter it through my home filter, then add some Coke mix say £/$/€2.00 a litre from the local store. Coke don't lose out – they cut out the transportation costs of the water and likewise the stores.
I think as more and more people realise the alternatives (like home made recipe cola) – then coke will be stuck down a dark alley selling to nutters who like paying top price for what they can make at home for next to nothing.
So come on on coke and sodastream, please make friends and sell us something we want! Save us the effort.
coke is just upset that they didnt come up with this idea first.


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We're appalled that more than 50 workers expecting a check from Cambria County on Friday had a payless payday.
The money was there, but there wasn't a clerk available to issue the checks. That's what we've been told.
We're not buying into this political battle between the majority commissioners and Controller Ed Cernic Jr. over a vacancy in the controller's office.
Whether one of the commissioners or Mr. Cernic himself, somebody should have taken charge, pushed all else aside and issued checks to the 27 tax collectors and 26 constables, who earned their money.
Shame on all of these officials.
At issue, according to our Kathy Mellott, was a vacancy that has left the controller's office without enough people to do the work.
Constable Sam Allison wasn't happy and we don't blame him.
"This is the first time in all the years I've been a constable that this has happened," Allison told the county commissioners.
"They put their lives on the line, and why do we get a letter saying we have to wait until February? The constables have not stopped working."
Maybe they should.
We deplore strikes and work stoppages. They accomplish nothing. However, no one should be asked to work without being paid when the money itself isn't at issue.
Majority Commissioners Doug Lengenfelder and Mark Wissinger said they have advertised the controller office vacancy internally, but no one has applied.
The staffing shortage prompted the commissioners to urge Cernic to prioritize work and to use the time to pay individuals first, Lengenfelder said.
Obviously, that didn't happen.
Cernic has pointed out that nonunion employees doing union labor is a recipe for a grievance.
We don't support deliberate illegal activity, but when emergencies occur, emergency actions are warranted.
Wissinger pointed out that there is no hiring freeze, but that efforts are ongoing to avoid hiring new people and, instead, transfer within the ranks to fill vacancies.
Minority Commissioner Tom Chernisky agreed that the contract workers should have been paid on time.
We are strong supporters of any efforts at the courthouse to hold the line on spending and to eliminate all waste.
We're also cognizant that Cernic and his staff do a great job balancing the books and paying the bills.
With a skintight budget, it isn't always easy.
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(BPT) - Living an active lifestyle is being embraced by both young and old - helping to keep bodies healthy and fit. Whether you're trying a new sport or simply pushing yourself to the next level in your workout routine, you may experience aches and pain in muscles. Did you know massage therapy can help to alleviate discomfort naturally? Here are some tips for achieving a great massage therapy experience.
'It's important to remember that increasing activity can take a toll on our bodies,' says DeJuan Williams, massage therapy lead instructor at Everest College - St. Louis. 'While there are many ways to ensure that our muscles, bones and joints stay healthy and injury-free, massage therapy is a great way to decrease stress, improve circulation and minimize fatigue.'
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Stay hydrated, stay healthy. Making sure you're hydrated can help you to feel better pre- and post-massage. 'Always drink extra fluids before and after massages to ensure that your muscles are hydrated, and to help flush toxins from the body,' says Williams. 'Just as it's important to be disciplined with a steady workout regimen, a consistent massage therapy plan can boost your overall health and keep you feeling great.'


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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Like just about everyone involved with the Giants' run to a second World Series title in three years, Marco Scutaro is still adjusting to an offseason that didn't start until November.
"I took my glove out of my bag when I got here, and it was still cold from Detroit," Scutaro said Saturday, smiling.
But Scutaro, 37, wouldn't have it any other way. A few weeks of missed rest is a small price to pay for a championship, and after a journey that included eight seasons as a professional before he became a full-time starter in the big leagues, Scutaro is hoping for another.
After unpacking and making a trip around the clubhouse at Scottsdale Stadium, Scutaro made a point of mentioning the career of former Giant and fellow Venezuelan infielder Omar Vizquel, who played 24 seasons but reached the World Series just twice, losing both times."People sometimes don't understand how hard it is to get back to the World Series," Scutaro said. "It's something I appreciated."
Management is hopeful that appreciation permeates the clubhouse. In the offseason, Scutaro was given a three-year deal to continue playing second base and being a clubhouse leader, a role he immediately embraced after coming over from the Colorado Rockies.
Scutaro was one of the last position players to arrive in camp, but he was a popular subject even as the only sign this week of his impending presence was a stack of shipped boxes in front of his locker.
As teammates took turns meeting with the media, the same question was asked over and over again: Was it a smart decision for the Giants to stand pat as the rest of the National League contenders made changes? To a man — from Buster Posey to Ryan Vogelsong and everyone in between — the Giants noted that this time around, they'll have a full season of Scutaro's immense presence on the field and, perhaps more important, in the clubhouse.
Scutaro is a rare combination, a Latin player who has been in the U.S. so long that he is equally comfortable with the English-speaking and Spanish-speaking members of the clubhouse. He serves as a bridge at times, having seen it all with six big league franchises and countless stints in the Venezuelan winter league.
"He's an easy guy to get along with," shortstop Brandon Crawford said. "You see how helpful he can be for the younger guys." The 26-year-old Crawford is one of them, and part of a locked-in infield that includes Brandon Belt (24), Buster Posey (25) and Pablo Sandoval (26).
"Scutaro brings leadership to a group that isn't very old for the most part," Crawford said. "He just has this businesslike approach that's a good example for the rest of us to follow." Scutaro also helped the Giants bridge the gap on the field, hitting .362 after being acquired and leading a team that could have crumbled after Melky Cabrera's suspension. He was even better in the postseason, batting .500 and taking MVP honors in the National League Championship Series as the Giants vanquished the St. Louis Cardinals, a team Scutaro believes was the Giants' stiffest competition.
He viewed highlight clips over the offseason, saying the comeback in Cincinnati still makes you "sit back and go 'Wow!' " But Scutaro hasn't had a chance to fully watch his iconic moment, a joyful tribute to the driving rain in Game 7 of the NLCS that looked like a scene straight out of "The Shawshank Redemption." "I never saw rain like that in four years in Oakland," Scutaro said, shaking his head. "We're a strike away from the World Series and it was like, 'Oh my god, what is this? It's a message.' I was impressed." The Giants were impressed enough by Scutaro to make him an offseason priority despite his advanced age. After making about $22 million through the 2012 season, Scutaro will make $20 million over the course of a contract that will take him to his 40th birthday.
Scutaro already topped Vizquel in the ring department. Will he match his countryman's longevity, too? "After three years," he said. "We'll talk."
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What your children are playing with could cause them serious health problems later in life. One in three children's toys tested by the Ecology Center contained lead, arsenic and other toxic chemicals.
Jennifer Taggart is trying to track down toxic toys and she's demanding change. And she's doing it armed with a powerful blog and a handheld X-ray fluorescence analyzer or XRF gun.
"It's not just children's products, it's everything," says Taggart.
An environmental lawyer and former engineer, Taggart's new mission is to find toys, cups, bags-anything that could be harmful to your health and let the public know about it.
"Everything that I tested that was vinyl had lead in it," says Taggart.
Lead exposure has been linked to heart disease and cancer in adults. In children, it's behavior and intellect problems.
"You can get exposed but you don't realize the kind of chronic, low-level exposure is effecting a child's development, and you don't even realize it until they're in kindergarten and it's irreversible," says Taggart.
Her gun tracks lead, cadmium and mercury.
"When you're doing toys, you can find lead in the plastic and also sometimes in the wheels are vinyl. Right now it's testing almost 7,000 parts per million...so it's well above the standard for children's toys," explains Taggart.
Although lead is banned in children's toys, toy makers are now switching to cadmium.
"It's more toxic technically, than lead," she says.
Taggart was part of a group of activists who found cadmium in McDonald's glasses.
"On one of the glasses it was 5,000 parts per million," explains Taggart.
A heavy metal listed as a carcinogen by the EPA was found in the paint.
"On the Shrek glass, it was the green that tested high," says Taggart.
They reported what they found to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. A week later, McDonald's recalled 12 million Shrek glasses.
"I got a lot of hate mail on my blog," says Taggart.
A report in www.healthystuff.org found high cadmium levels in 48 percent of toys tested and 78 percent were made with PVS or polyvinyl chloride, which is often contaminated with lead. And it's not just toys. She says to beware of cheap, costume jewelry.
"I had a charm that was 73 percent lead," says Taggart.
To her, every fake purse is a red flag. This vinyl one tested 31 hundred parts per million. It should be no more than 200 parts per million. To protect yourself, Taggart says never buy vinyl. Toys should only be painted with vegetable-based dye and take off your shoes at the door.


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SAN FRANCISCO—The clock may be about to strike midnight on the California state legislature, which, along with many other state assemblies across the country, is desperately trying to close a widening budget deficit before its political capital runs out. According to the National Governors Association, more than 40 states are facing a combined $26 billion shortfall this year, as the slowing economy continues to wipe out expected tax revenue. California alone, which struggled to close a $15 billion budget gap this summer, is facing an additional $11 billion shortfall this fall.
In another sign of the state's troubled economic situation, the mayor of Los Angeles said on Friday that the city government is facing its most challenging financial times since the Depression. "The financial crisis has already had a devastating impact on city revenues, and the national economic thundercloud continues to grow," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said in a statement announcing an emergency budget overhaul to address a growing $110 million gap. "The revenue picture will get worse before it gets better."
In a press conference today, President-elect Obama, who has called this an "economic crisis of historic proportions," said his economic stimulus package will include aid to state and local governments. "We are going to do what's required to jolt this economy back into shape," Obama said. "We are going to have to make sure that we are investing in roads, bridges, other infrastructure investments that lay the groundwork for long-term economic growth...We're going to be working very closely with governors. We're going to be working very closely with mayors of towns, small and large, across the country. This economic recovery plan will require their input, their participation."
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, meanwhile, has called this state's legislature back to the state capital for an emergency session, hoping he can stop the bleeding by reaching a budget deal before the current legislators' terms end on November 30. Though lawmakers have been in talks since the election, a voting session planned over the weekend was canceled when no deal could be reached. And while another Senate floor session is scheduled for today, many political observers here are not optimistic that the crisis will be immediately resolved. "There will be bills put up, and we'll see where we go from there," Dave Cogdill, the Senate Republican leader, said after a meeting with Schwarzenegger and Democratic leaders yesterday. "But there certainly aren't any ironclad agreements at this point in time."
A two-thirds majority is required to pass a state budget in California, but Republicans and Democrats, much as they were this summer when the state budget was signed 85 days late, seem to be at an impasse over how best to close the gap. Republicans have refused to raise new taxes, pushing for spending cuts instead. Democrats have argued for a combination of the two, including proposals to increase the sales tax by 1.5 percent and raise fees on oil extraction in the state. Schwarzenegger hoped that by calling an emergency session of the soon-to-be-termed-out legislature he could persuade some outgoing Republicans to compromise. Democrats control both houses of the state legislature, but they still need a few Republicans to vote with them to pass a budget.
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Narrowly avoiding a split vote at its hearing Thursday evening, the Yamhill County Planning Commission voted 5-3 to recommend the board of commissioners reject Riverbend Landfill's application for a zone change intended to facilitate the company's expansion plans.
The final decision agreed with the staff recommendation, delivered by Planning Director Mike Brandt. He said following much consideration he could not recommend approval because Waste Management, in his opinion, failed to meet its burden of proof that all required criteria was addressed in the application.
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