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Shellee Robertson Enfinger grew up in the shooting world. She comes from a family of champions; her grandfathers on both her mother's and father's side were military marksman. Her mom, Jeanie and her father, Ken were both National Champions in shotgun sports. Her maternal grandmother was the first woman to outshoot the entire Marine Corp shooting team in the 1950's. Throughout her childhood, family events and activities were centered on shooting sports. Shellee chose not to shoot competitively, but enjoys the sport. Shellee especially loves handgun shooting.
She believes strongly in teaching women to be assertive, strong and independent. She began instructing women in handgun and shotgun shooting about three years ago. Shellee has three children and believes in passing on this family tradition to her children. Shellee is the head coach for the Marcus High School Competitive Shooting Team (on which her 16 year old daughter shoots) and is passionate about the future of this sport. She enjoys watching the kids grow and accelerate in a sport that everyone can participate in.
Shellee is on the Board of Directors for the Youth Target Foundation (a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization), which was started by her mother, Jeanie and herself in 2009. This foundation was established to ensure that NO CHILD is ever turned away from shooting or target sports merely for financial reasons. The Youth Target Foundation hosts the DFW Metroplex Youth league and continues to keep Shellee busy educating youth and women within shooting sports. The Foundation along with Shellee's other non-profit organization, Start Caring Wellness (www.startcaring.org) which helps fight childhood obesity, hosted and directed the 2009 North Texas Outdoor EXPO for over 5000 people. Shellee enjoys working with many charities to raise money through shooting sports.
Shellee is also part-owner of Lipstick and Lead, and is the director of all promotions and media for Jeanie. Shellee loves it when she can get a few minutes to shoot a couple of targets. "The shooting world and shooting sports have been very good to my family. I want to continue that tradition and education to others," Shellee shares.
Shellee has starred in Lipstick and Lead's two educational videos on the market- Lipstick and Lead (Shotgun Basics)- Handguns and High Heels (Handgun Basics for Women)
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Tiffany Andrus grew up in a small town in Southern Alberta, Canada. She was the middle child in a family of five girls and two boys. Her love of guns started young. Having a father who was an avid goose and duck hunter helped spark her interest in shotguns. One of the highlights she enjoyed while living in Canada was her families annual Thanksgiving Goose Hunting Trip.
She has been working under Mama Jeanie's instruction now for the past few years. "I have always had a lot of respect for Jeanie," says Tiffany. They have known each other for nearly twenty years and guns have always been one of the things they have had in common. When not working at the range, Tiffany enjoys spending time with her family, whether they are riding horses, playing basketball or visiting with her large extended family.
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I've been shooting since I was very young. My father is an avid hunter and he made sure that my siblings and I knew our way around guns. I grew up shooting rifles and shotguns, and have gone bird hunting and deer and elk hunting. From there it was an easy transition into the world of clay target shooting.
I started shooting Sporting Clays and 5-stand under the tutelage of Jeanie Almond a little over two years ago. She is a wonderful instructor, and she tucked me under her wing and began training me to become one of her instructors.
While I don't shoot competitively, I do it for the pure enjoyment of the sport. The ever changing nature of the sport makes it a unique and fun experience each time I head out to shoot.
Since I work with Jeanie, I get the opportunity to meet with people who are brand-new to clay target shooting. I love to see the joy and excitement that happens when someone breaks their first clay target.
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Art Educator, Denise Freeman and Art Student, Emily Thorpe attended the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York on June 6 at 6:00PM. Emily received her Silver Medal for an acrylic painted titled, "We are Beautiful". Over 3,000 people attended and special guests were artist, Kay WalkingStick, writer, David Strathairn and comedian, Nick Cannon, who received a Scholastic Award during their youth. Art educators, students, and parents, were all recognized at this prestigious ceremony. The weekend was filled with many activities all centered around the Arts in Manhattan!
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Thousands of people who bought health insurance through the marketplace created by the federal health care overhaul face price hikes next year that could top 10 percent.
Three bedroom traditional Lafayette home or three bedroom Breaux Bridge home
Style market slated for old Artesia
The city prosecutor has released the case file for Lafayette Parish School Board member Tehmi Chassion's simple battery complaint against Superintendent Pat Cooper, and the seven witness statements given to police illustrate two very different scenarios.
Acadiana's nightlife guide.
Louisiana fell one spot in an annual national ranking of child well-being that looks at poverty, education and health access.
A federal judge has decided he doesn't need to hear more arguments in the case of a gay couple who want a Louisiana marriage license.
Saints again bring playoff aspirations into 2014 campaign.
New details in the case against the man arrested for last week's bomb threat and bank robbery has surfaced, including a MidSouth Bank surveillance video showing the alleged suspect attempt an early-morning bank robbery.
Citing conflicting witness accounts, the city prosecutor will not pursue Tehmi Chassion's allegation of simple battery against Superintendent Pat Cooper.
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Michael Sam focuses on making the team; Christians flee Mosul; Kerry at work in Middle East and more national and international news for Wednesdays, July 23, 2014.
Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers opens on Johnston.
Cirque du Soleil effortlessly combines circus art with beloved Michael Jackson hits.
Kelly Guidry Open House
Parents and teachers who support the Common Core education standards sued Gov. Bobby Jindal Tuesday over his actions against the multi-state standards, accusing him of illegally meddling in education policy.
Acadiana's nightlife guide.
An arrest was announced this morning in connection with last week's bomb scare at UL Lafayette.
Attorneys, judges and others interviewed by LaPolitics expect 15 to 20 district judge races this year.
"I feel like I'm under siege," an attorney said recently over drinks at Galatoire's Bistro in Baton Rouge. "We all do. Every time I turn around somebody wants a check. District attorney races. The judges. They're killing us."
As a requirement for running for Congress in the 6th District, former Gov. Edwin Edwards has filed his financial disclosure statement with the U.S. House showing his income in 2013 totaling $242,787.
Unlike those swindled by Bernie Madoff, the victims of Texas businessman Robert Allen Stanford's Ponzi scheme won't be getting any relief from the Securities Investor Protection Corp.'s emergency fund after a recent appellate court ruling.
Acadiana's Top 50 Private Companies
It would be an understatement to say Schumacher Group had a challenging year in 2013.
Hampton Toyota has been serving Acadiana as the premier Toyota dealership for more than 10 years. And now, the glossy Johnston Street dealership is looking forward to a makeover.
Even when Floyd Degueyter is on "vacation" he's hard at work.
As the second largest metal heat treating company in the country, Analytic Stress Relieving Inc. has grown by leaps and bounds since its inception in 1979.
When the Prohibition era came to an end in 1933, Joseph R. Streva saw an opportunity to make a little extra money to supplement his day job.
When a hurricane hits, Brent Mouton doesn't run. The convenience store chain owner is proof that the challenges of mother nature can almost break a business, but Mouton learned to grow out of temporary closure from near devastation in 2002 and of lost potential revenue.
JUL 23 This post on Mashable says Louisiana is poised to be the next (and better) Hollywood. Sure, blogger Travis Andrews is talking Louisiana in general, but the focus really is on New Orleans. And that's fine, because if NOLA and Hollywood get into a ambiance/food/style/crazy contest, we like NOLA's chances.
JUL 23 Here's New York Magazine's profile of Edwin Edwards, a well-written, thoughtful (and still unvarnished) look at Louisiana's most famous felon. There's a lot of history, but author Mark Jacobson doesn't get bogged down in pedantic rehashes here. It's a really good read.
JUL 23 Tom Aswell turns over his blog to Fred Aldrich for this post, in which Aldrich offers his critique of State Police Commander Mike Edmonson's recent radio appearance. During that visit, Edmonson commented upon the 11th-hour bill that added $30K to his annual retirement income. Spoiler alert: Aldrich was not impressed.
JUL 23 Blogger CB Forgotston has more on the Edmonson retirement issue in this post. This time, he's trying to ascertain exactly who offered the 11th-hour amendment that added $30K to the State Police chief's annual retirement check. Six legislators are claiming that a Senate staffer stuck it in, CB says.
JUL 23 Choice Foundation, which owns and operates charter schools, filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Bobby Jindal of overstepping his bounds in cancelling Common Core, the Washington Post reports here. The lawsuit (there's a link to it here) alleges that Jindal does not have the authority to remove the curriculum from Louisiana.
JUL 23 Here's an interesting perspective on the 2015 governor's race from Picayune reporter Julia O'Donoghue. She's looking at David Vitter, John Bel Edwards and Jay Dardenne. But instead of looking at their differences, she's examining their similarities.
JUL 23 Here are the first jewels unearthed from the Vault, a new database of public records that The Lens is making available. In this post, The Lens is taking a look at what municipal employees are paid over in NOLA. There's some pretty interesting stuff here.
JUL 23 Blogger Stephen Sabludowsky is attempting to clear away some of the smoke that Bobby Jindal's been blowing about our economy. The press releases and "presidential campaign claims" of Jindal notwithstanding, the outlook is not that rosy, Sabludowsky says. He's got some comment here from the head of GNO Inc. as well.
JUL 22 This is a fascinating piece in the Picayune about the murder of a doctor in her St. Charles Avenue home 50 years ago. It's fascinating because of the mysteries and myths that have swirled around the incident for those decades, and because of the possible connection to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. There are a lot of interesting names in here, including Ochsner and Marcello, and as usual the comments below the story are nearly as entertaining as the story itself.
JUL 22 The Ragin' Cajuns are "a lock" to win the Sun Belt Conference in football, Fox Sports opines in this post. There's a rundown of the other teams in the conference, but UL is predicted to win the conference, thanks in large part to an "explosive" offense. Is it football season yet?
JUL 22 Columnist Stephanie Grace says Gov. Bobby Jindal may be meeting with state education officials (hey - you mean HIS education officials, don't you, Steph?) but it is clear he's not looking for a solution in the Common Core fracas. Bobby wants an issue he can take on the road, and this one seems to be it, she says.
JUL 22 Here's a love letter from New York Daily News' Alex Palmer to Louisiana. In some ways it is the typical tourism article (with pronunciation guides and food definitions) but in another way it goes beyond that to list lesser-known spots to visit for food or tours.


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Our biggest one ever !!!! 500+ vendors selling old records, clothes, art, music, food, junk, bicycles, stereo equipment, instruments, automobiles, tools, posters, furniture, computers, skateboards and lots of other stuff !
As we have for the past two flea markets, we will be hosting a record fair across the street at Starlight Ballroom. So now you get get two buildings of stuff to browse for your $3 entry donation.
ATTN THOSE WHO ARE RESERVING A TABLE : Please follow the below instructions very carefully. If you are any sort of business, crafter, screen printer, baker, vintage clothes seller, record store, painter, or entity that is selling items that are not your old possessions you are considered a "business". We dont mean to sound so stern and serious but we have to limit the amount of tables for this kind of stuff to maintain a healthy balance between flea market and craft fair….Any questions just e-mail us. Thanks!
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Let's Think Big Again: A Growth Program to Put America Back to Work
Ken Davis Jr. interviewed by Will Wilkin
Part 1 of 2
The recent "fiscal cliff" obsession in Washington DC is hardly America's biggest problem. Our real problem is the historic collapse of our economy, the loss of half of our manufacturing jobs since 1979, and the mass unemployment and poverty now spreading through the USA.
Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce Ken Davis predicted big trouble for the U.S. 40 years ago, when he resigned his position to protest the one-sided new U.S. "free trade" policies that were then just taking shape under President Nixon. Those new policies were intended to help America's position in the new world of globalization, but instead they have backfired terribly. The results are deindustrialization and huge trade deficit, totaling more than $8 trillion since then! That is the biggest transfer of wealth from one nation to other nations in all world history!
The chart tells the story. Through trade deficits, we now lose about 4 percent of our GDP every year and $600 billion in national income. Shockingly, this disastrous U.S. economic performance wasn't discussed at all in the presidential campaign or in the "fiscal cliff" meetings.
Today Mr. Davis offers not only the historical perspective to explain how we got into this mess, but even more importantly, a PLAN TO MAKE OUR COUNTRY GROW AND PROSPER AGAIN.
WW: Ken, what did you think of the "fiscal cliff" discussions?
KD: They showed very limited and pessimistic thinking. There was a TV interview where Alan Simpson, of Simpson-Bowles, said "there's no way we can grow our way out of these 'fiscal cliff' difficulties." Well I disagree, we CAN grow if we make a real effort. Let's think and act big again! That way we can stop having the fights we're having now between the haves and the have-nots, between the 1% and the 99%, or between reducing the debt or keeping social benefits. If we create a bigger income pie to share, it will be far better than this battle over dividing up the pie now. We should all be growing together rather than playing "beggar thy neighbor!" Instead say "We're going to grow and be great again!"
WW: Why are our leaders so pessimistic? What should we be most worried about?
KD: Right now, our domestic industries are collapsing and China wants to replace us as world leader. At our peril, we are literally de-industrializing America! We are more and more dependent on cheap imports from China and other nations, and cheap labor by moving manufacturing over there. We lost 56,000 manufacturing companies in the last 10 years, and 6 million manufacturing jobs. We can't do that. We can't have all these people unemployed. We've got to put them back to work, and they want to go to work.
WW: At some level, everybody must see it but they don't offer solutions. Are there any?
KD: Yes, of course we can turn it around. We can do it with a high-priority, well-run Growth Program. Our country has a real need to get on a sustainable growth track again, like after WW2, which we are not on today.
WW: What would be the objectives of your Growth Program?
KD: The first is to balance our trade. Return $600 billion of annual production to the U.S. to replace excessive imports with American-made goods, At 7,000 jobs for each billion dollars of production, that's more than four million jobs we can directly create with millions more to come as U.S. industry returns to its historic normal growth. Don't you agree that growing our GDP and wages and our income and tax base would make any future "fiscal cliff" discussions much easier to handle?
WW: But could we replace imports to balance our trade? Is there a policy or strategy that would do it? Are we suffering a necessary natural decline or can we do something about it? Don't Americans want all the cheap imports they can get?
KD: Oh, what we've done is not natural at all. No other industrial country runs trade deficits, not one. Why should we? Especially when we've always been strong. What we must do is enact legislation to restore balanced trade as the law of the land and put in place a system to enforce it by limiting the amount of imports each year to roughly equal the total amount of our exports. Some goods may cost a little more, but we won't have a shattered economy that's hurting everyone badly.
WW: How would you do it?
KD: Strong legislation is the only way to succeed in a national program of this size and impact. Draft legislation already exists to use a system of tradable Import Certificates (ICs). To import into this country you'd have to have an import certificate. How would an importer get it? They'd purchase them at nominal cost on an open trading market with the total amount of I.C.s available set by the U.S. government each year, which after a few years of incrementing down would be equal to the amount of our exports. That would balance our trade. There's excellent draft legislation ready - based on a proposal by CEO and financier Warren Buffett. It's bill S3899, the "Balanced Trade Restoration Act of 2006." It went as far as the Senate Finance Committee, but was not pursued by President Bush, or President Obama so far.
WW: Would that be a good plan today?
KD: Yes, definitely, with a few minor changes to simplify its operations. Here's a little more on how it would work. We have a current annual trade deficit of $600 billion in goods and services, based on annual imports of $2.2 trillion and exports of $1.6 trillion. If we reduce total imports by 10% each year, that would reduce the annual trade deficit by $220 billion each year and take less than 3 years to cut $600 billion from the trade deficit. It would thus be a phased gradual reduction. Total annual U.S. imports would only be cut by 25% and we'd still be the world's biggest importer.
WW: Would a system of Import Certificates to balance our trade be legal under the trade treaties to which we are now a party? Would it be legal under the terms of our membership in the World Trade Organization?
KD: Yes it would be perfectly legal. The Balanced Trade Restoration Act of 2006 states explicitly that "Article XII of the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT 1994), annexed to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization entered into on April 15, 1994, permits any member country to restrict the quantity or value of imports in order to safeguard the external financial position and the balance of payments of the member country."
WW: OK, so why do you advocate tapering down imports gradually?
KD: So as not to be disruptive to trade activity, and to give domestic producers time to ramp up and rehire needed workers. 10% this year, 10% more next year, on that basis within a few years we could get rid of the trade deficit altogether. This would give time for everybody to adjust - the importers, the manufacturers, US factories could be retooled and hire people back.
WW: "Buy American" campaigns aren't enough?
KD: You can't just work on encouraging people with "Buy American" campaigns, those are very nice and good for morale but it offers no assurance of getting the results we need. So we need to pass a balanced trade law and enforce it. Even eliminating the trade deficit is itself just a means to put America back to work, to get out of debt. We want a prosperous growing nation, and we can't have it now because that $600 Billion annual trade deficit anchor holding us back. Every year it its costing us 4% points in our GDP.
WW: Is the whole Growth Program as simple as just balancing our trade?
KD: No! But that's where it starts, that's how we grow the national income for all the other aspects of the Growth Program. Once we're growing again, we will then be able to afford to modernize our infrastructure, strengthen our scientific and technological capabilities, and fund other essential growth activities like education and training.
WW: What would be some important objectives along the way?
KD: To start, take a look at our national security situation. We have lost technologies that we can't afford to lose. We're getting to the point where we couldn't make the weaponry we need for war, we're losing key capabilities, we don't even make printed circuit boards in this country now, and they're needed in all electronic military gear.
WW: How effective is the cooperation between government and business now?
KD: There are some good programs now, but more are needed, such as in education and training, better health care, the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, and supporting technology development, infrastructure - all the things that contribute to a strong nation. But there's no overall framework now. The Growth Program we need would provide that coordination by putting the national interest at the heart of a cooperative relationship between government and industry, to strengthen our manufacturing industries and workforce, our infrastructure and our technologies.
WW: How would a U.S. Growth Program compare to what the rest of the world is doing now?
KD: In former vice presidential candidate Pat Choate's book Saving Capitalism, the main idea is the arrival of economic statism in competitive nations. China has it, Germany and Japan have it, as do many smaller nations like South Korea. There's very heavy involvement of government in their industrial programs. Many view that as another form of mercantilism. Look at China's whole command economy and Germany's successful public-private cooperation in technology centers geared to commercial production. German government involvement includes the Max Planck network of 80 institutes of science, and the Raunhofer Society with a network of 60 technology centers, co-financed by the government and businesses. Here in the USA, the tendency is to say the government shouldn't pick or back winners. The Republicans especially have objected to the money that was spent on solar, and even the bail out of the auto industry is still getting a lot of criticism. But many countries have much more aggressive policies than the US in their international dealings and in helping their industry, supporting industries they want to keep, and limiting what imports they allow in.
WW: The U.S investor seems to be doing very well, but much of these profits are earned abroad. The stocks of multinational companies have done well despite our weak economy at home. What's our problem with our domestic industries?
KD: A big part of that is the long-running conflict between our multinationals and our domestic industries on such basic issues as trade policy and severe import competition. A major goal has to be getting them both to recognize that business has a big job to do to bring our country back. We can't just ship jobs overseas to help company bottom lines, we can't afford to lose thousands of manufacturing businesses every year. There are varying ways that our successful multinational companies can directly help our domestic industries recover. All of our business establishment, both domestic and multinational, must work together to fix the trade deficit if we're going to restore growth and prosperity in America.
WW: Does American business need a new kind of thinking?
KD: The best overall way to approach it is to restore patriotic thinking in America, in our lives and in the way we run our companies. Always ask, "what are the implications for our country?" Aircraft is probably the best example in business now, where deals are being made to transfer our technology in return for access to their market.
WW: Put Boeing and General Electric in China, is that what we're talking about?
KD: I guess you could say "Sort of, except the airplane company in China will be owned by China, not by our Boeing or our GE." Both companies are apparently doing that, they've already agreed to give up a great deal of technology. They defend it by saying "we're going full bore for the Chinese market."
WW: Is there any benefit to the USA in that?
KD: Not in the long run, as far as I can see. And that is where the need to keep our nation strong should influence the way our companies are run. That's where the White House Jobs and Competitiveness Council could be very important. It's not the kind of thing each company should decide in a vacuum with their own standards, as to when they might agree to produce something at home that their numbers might say to do abroad. The Council should be reminding them of their obligation to our country, and trade policy should make sure it happens. That's part of that missing framework I'm talking about. The rebirth of more active patriotism is a key element in this Growth Program for America. If you ask people "Are you patriotic?" most say "Yes, of course," but the higher up we go the less it's there and the more it is only about making the best financial decisions for one's company and one's self.
WW: How would you get that ethical transformation of management to become more patriotic again? How can a policy make sure that we get patriotic results? Being patriotic might not trump what executives do with billions of dollars. Will they tell their investors "I was patriotic and therefore we're going to make less money?"
KD: A lot can be done with tax incentives and penalties. Having a precise executive decision policy would be really hard to develop, as in setting standards for how to make decisions. But certainly at the very beginning of this Growth Program it would be very important for the President to bring into Washington a group of top people to tell them the President's objectives and to get their ideas.
WW: Top executives from both domestic and multinational companies?
KD: Yes, bring them in for a day or two of discussion. Lay out what we've got to do to get back on a real growth track, and what the consequences are if we don't succeed.
WW: Let's talk more about that Growth Program. Is that something the U.S. has ever had? Did we have one after WW2, when our economy grew so dramatically?
KD: It would be unprecedented here, but we had a very successful Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe after WW2 . We didn't need one here because we had a strong industry, opportunities were everywhere, up up up, we just had growth everywhere. We had diverted all our consumer activity into the war, so we had to redirect that to consumers. We also had the resources to lead a Marshall Plan to help the shattered countries of the rest of the world recover and get back into production. And there was plenty of money around to fund growth, if there was a plant to build or rebuild. It wasn't that difficult.
WW: It was a completely different world economy then?
KD: Absolutely. Those 20 years I had with IBM, 1949 to 1969, were wonderful years, it was great fun getting out and selling new technology, I was selling data processing, first with punched cards, then computers, everything was very positive. No one had trouble getting jobs, there were plenty available and a lot of companies looking for people. One can't compare that to today's job situation.
WW: So it would be an unprecedented Growth Program because we are in an unprecedented economic situation?
KD: Yes. What's mainly different is there are a lot more strong countries out there now, with their own development programs. They are economically and industrially strong. They all have export programs aimed at us, because ours is the biggest market and we have fewest trade barriers. The best intelligence data for trade strategy Is published by a firm named PIERS. They are the standard in trade export and import intelligence data. Their reports show there are something like a half million exporters around the world aimed here. That is a huge difference from the situation after WWII.
WW: Yes, I can see that must be an immense difference!
KD: It really is and we haven't dealt with it effectively at all! The change has come along gradually, aided by the whole liberalization and expansion of global trade - the birth of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and all these Free Trade Agreements like NAFTA. The rest of the world and many of our own trade policy people always look on the U.S. as the golden goose - we were the place to turn to make the whole new world trade system work. But the way its gone, the golden goose will be killed if we can't keep a viable industry and share of the business in our own U.S. market. That's why we need balanced trade as the foundation of our Growth Program.
WW: Does the President see that? Does Congress?
KD: Some in Congress do. But I don't think the President spends much time on trade, and that's a huge mistake. If we've got one big thing that's killing us it is the $600 Billion a year trade deficit, $6 Trillion over a decade. We just cannot afford that loss of national wealth. In a way its a shame that that doesn't get reflected immediately in the budget deficit, so when you look at the $16 Trillion national debt, that trade debt isn't there, its taken care of separately but its mostly still handled by separate US Treasury bond debt.
WW: Is President Obama doing anything about it?
KD: No! Its getting worse but the President is still pushing more free trade deals. He says he wants them for more exports, but we're not going to get more NET exports. We'll get some exports, but we give up a lot more through more imports. The last free trade agreements he pushed through before the election were with Korea, Colombia and Panama. Now the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is going to be bigger and worse than NAFTA, it involves 10 low wage Pacific Rim countries, plus Canada and Mexico, Japan I think is going to come into it too. And in this case the business lobbyists have an inside track in contributing terms to it, but he hasn't even let Congress have a look at it, the President has instructed the Special Trade Representative to permit all of that!
WW: That sounds like he's allowing corporations to write our trade policy. Is there any justification for that, do they have some specially well-qualified people to be in these negotiations?
KD: No, the only qualification they have is they are registered lobbyists. So they have a right to make their calls and, if an agency gives them a chance, to present their comments on a planned policy. But when they are invited to do it, as in this case, it says, on one hand the President doesn't seem worried about our trade deficits, and on the other, he's using lax free trade deals for his world diplomacy agenda. That says he isn't thinking very much about our trade deficit as it gets worse and worse, not better.
WW: Have you tried to reach the President or his staff?
KD: Yes, I've tried to reach him by registered mail, but I don't even get the receipt back. When we have tried to take this trade problem to the White House Jobs and Competitiveness Council, they don't want to hear about it, because they're not getting any pressure from the White House for ideas for rebuilding domestic industry and jobs.
WW: Who's in charge of the Jobs and Competitiveness Council? What are they doing?
KD: It is run by Jeff Immelt, CEO of GE, and has been very multinational-company-oriented. The Council is mostly made up of multinational CEOs, so what they think about mostly was "what do we need as multinational companies?" They want less regulation of course, but give no thought at all about "How can we rebuild a strong secure domestic industrial base that puts America back to work?"
WW: They don't sound serious about American jobs and American competitiveness! Is the Council misnamed, are they really about something else? Are they making big mistakes or are they just mis-managed?
KD: The best way I can come at that is to say when the President created the Jobs and Competitiveness Council, it was a good idea, we need one. But then who did he put in charge of it? Should he have picked a busy CEO of a big multinational company and expected him to do much about our struggling domestic industry and jobs? The results speak for themselves. The Council's staff assistant refused whenever I kept trying to see her. She said over the phone "you must understand Mr. Davis these are all multinational companies represented on the Council, and they're not much interested in domestic industry." I said "well they're supposed to be looking for job opportunities here." She said " I'm sorry, but that's the way it is."
WW: It seems like a bad failure of priorities.
KD: One of the things that we're not doing in this country now is building for the future. How could we permit prime big industrial cities like Cleveland and Detroit to disappear? Doesn't the Jobs Council care?
WW: Free houses. Abandoned neighborhoods.
KD: Yeah, and there is so little national concern shown over that. When I cite those examples, some people say "that was bound to happen, the auto industry and so on," but I say "no, we let it happen."
WW: Let's get back to that Growth Program. What if President Obama invited you to the White House to talk about jobs and competitiveness, and asked your advice about how to create a Growth Program? What would you say to him?
KD: I'd say: "Our main operative goal must be to restore the country's trade balance and eliminate our annual trade deficits. We can do it with a fair system of Import Certificates to keep imports from exceeding our exports each year. We must return to where we're earning our way with the rest of the world. We cannot be a strong nation and world leader while we're so terribly in debt."
WW: Is the trade deficit really the key to this debt problem? And aren't our problems bigger than just debt?
KD: The trade deficit isn't the only way to work on the debt problem but it is the biggest single thing that we know we can do something about. A balanced trade policy would inject $600 billion a year into America's economy without costing the Treasury a dime and without adding costs to consumers. Our plan would return some production and millions of jobs to the U.S. by reducing excessive imports, and it would rebuild our weak domestic industries. $600 Billion more in wages, jobs, GDP and tax base would make a major contribution to this country. It wouldn't just decrease debt, it would make prosperity and national economic strength.
Ken Davis Jr. was born in 1928. He earned his B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MBA from Stanford University. He had a 20-year career with IBM Corporation, serving as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for five years until 1969. He then was US Assistant Secretary of Commerce, serving on trade policy and negotiations during the Nixon administration. Then he joined Syntex Corporation, a multinational pharmaceutical firm, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Davis first became an investment banker with White, Weld & Co. in 1975. Later, he managed merger and acquisition departments at Tucker Anthony and at Advest, and also had his own firm, Corporate Development Associates, for five years. In 1988 he joined Bentley Associates at its founding and was a Managing Director until 2008. Currently Mr. Davis is founder and President of Economic Strategy Associates, Inc., in Stamford CT. As an investment banker, he has specialized in working with high technology growth companies, both in raising capital and in mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnering assignments.
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How do they reveal the duplication? Please explain...You want the "must have rulership abilities to pass for real" at the same time as you want those same abilities, if they continue on past the passing of the rulership to Ansom, to reveal the duplication. And before you say it, no you didn't say the second sentence. It is inherent in your argument that Ansom is now the king.
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We are pleased to announce that Virunga is open for tourism. The park is taking bookings for mountain gorilla trekking and accommodations at Mikeno Lodge, located at park headquarters in Rumangabo.
Expeditions and trekking in the Rwenzori Mountains are also open. Nyiragongo volcano and the Tongo chimpanzee treks will soon be available. Please subscribe to our news updates or follow us on Virunga National Park's Facebook page.
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If you are already traveling in Africa and decide to visit the park, please get your visa at the border. Visas obtained at the border should cost $300. Even if you succeed in obtaining a visa in a country other than your own, immigration officers at the border will likely refuse to honor it. Letters of invitation are unnecessary when obtaining a visa at the border.
The Mikeno Lodge is a one and a half hour drive from Goma and offers large bungalows and a good restaurant. The lodge and restaurant are located within a forest and offer beautiful views of the rift valley and Nyiragongo and Mikeno volcanoes. Nature walks and visits to local places of interest can be arranged. There is an abundance of bird life, as well as resident blue monkeys, colobus monkeys, and baboons. Chimpanzees are also frequent visitors to the area.
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Single person: $210 (including breakfast)
Double occupancy: $280 (including breakfast)
Meals: lunch and dinner are available for an extra charge
*Please note: The Bukima luxury tented camp is one of the launching points for gorilla trekking. The camp is being refurbished and the opening will be announced on this page.
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All treks are led by park rangers and depart from either Kakamero or Bukima. Tourists not staying at the lodge will likely depart from Kakamero, which is one hour from Goma by car. Treks from Kakamero usually require 2-3 hours of hiking in each direction, depending where the mountain gorillas spent the previous night. Tourists staying at the Mikeno lodge will likely begin their trek from Bukima, which is a one-hour drive from Rumangabo. Hiking time can be anywhere from 30 minutes to two hours in each direction. The duration of the hike and difficulty of the terrain will depend on where the mountain gorillas spent the previous night. Regardless of where visitors begin their trek, time with the gorillas is strictly limited to 1 hour.
Gorilla trekking permit per day: $465 (includes 16% VAT)
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Treks to the summit of Nyiragongo volcano begin at the Kibati patrol post, which is approximately 30 minutes by car from Goma, and less than one hour from park headquarters in Rumangabo. Park rangers lead all treks and porters (unaffiliated with the park) are available for hire. The time required to reach the summit depends on the average fitness of each group, but typically takes 4 – 6 hours. Altitude sickness can be an issue for some because the climb begins at 1989m (6,525 ft) and ascends to 3470m (11,382ft) in a short time. Proper hydration is the best way to adapt to the change in altitude. Visitors prone to Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) should take preventative measures. It is possible for fitter people to climb up and descend in one day, but most groups choose to overnight in basic accommodation available at the top (for an additional fee). Trekkers are advised to bring raincoats and cold weather gear. Rain showers are a common occurrence on the climb up during the rainy season and temperatures at the summit can dip below 0°C/32°F. Guest staying at the Mikeno lodge can arrange packed meals for the trip, while those coming with tour groups must supply their own. There is no food service on Nyiragongo.
Nyiragongo volcano trekking permit: $232 (includes 16% VAT)
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Visitors wanting to see Virunga's habituated chimpanzee must first travel to the Tongo forest, which is a two-hour drive from Goma, but only one hour from the Mikeno lodge. The trek itself typically takes one hour each way and visitors are allowed one hour with the chimpanzees.
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Most tourists fly into the Kigali international airport and take a 3-hour taxi ride to the border crossing at Gisenyi, Rwanda. International flights often arrive in the evening, so we recommend spending the night in Kigali and leaving for Virunga the next morning. Most Kigali hotels will arrange an airport pick up for a small additional charge. Taxis typically charge $100-$120 from Kigali to the border. Hotels can arrange the taxi for you. Domestic airlines in the DRC fly into Goma, but the airport is not up to international standards.
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What a wonderful program. Excited to join the online teaching on Facebook! Thank you all three for reminding us what is important & powerful in life.
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The TM organization
The TM organization (Transcendental Meditation) staged a week-long meditation with 7000 people together in about 1984. I was there in Fairfield, Iowa. Pretty interesting stuff happened. THey also, back in 1979 or so, sent hundreds of volunteers to surround war zones and meditate all day every day, for 30 days. They sent social scientists to study the effects. Apparently the acts of violence decreased, the economy improved, and hospital admissions dropped. We had a similar effect in prisons when teaching TM there, as I did in San Quentin, in the 1980's. Even non-meditators seemed to change their behavior.
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It was a beautiful program! The interviews on this site seem endlessly inspiring. What a treasure is On Being.
However, I'm also laughing at Krista's characterization of Sharon and Bob as "legendary Buddhist teachers!" This may be a coherent compliment in the West. However, in the East it is very humorous! A kind of oxymoron..... legendary Buddhist!
In this spirit, what do you get when you cross a Zen Buddhist and a Jehovah's Witness?
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Invoking Facebook or Twitter
Invoking Facebook or Twitter frustrates me also. When I try to understand rather than judge this hurdle, I return to the idea that reaching any worthy goal requires effort.
Yet again, this week's show
Yet again, this week's show with Sharon Salzberg and Robert Thurman reminds me of the little I know and practice and simultaneously the great hope and potential for anyone's life, including --- thankfully --- mine.
Around the 50th minute of the unedited version, there was a dialogue on the reality of vast interrelationships. I immediately thought that Christians this weekend are celebrating All Saints Day this weekend and homilies are rich with this important perspective, focusing on the "communion of saints". Today's definition of this concept is more expansive than the past and can encompass all the dead and the living members of all the various communities in which we reside. Often as I recite the Lord's Prayer and reach the phrase "give us this day our daily bread", I try to pause and equate the day's bread with all the people responsible for some single task I will do, thanking God for them all. It is but one small exercise to moderate my ego and help me realize the dependencies in my life.
Thank you for providing so much positive energy this day.
I do believe that "the pain
I do believe that "the pain and sufferings" will be always with us for ever, The physical pain and emotional sufferings. We need to use our coping skills by utilizing available resources and support systemsms. The Spiritual Support just-in-time. God's presence is with us for ever to overcome our pain and sufferings. Thank you.
Only heard the last 15
Only heard the last 15 minutes, but loved everything I heard. How can I find out more about the 30 days of love your enemies?
I found the Love Your Enemies
I found the Love Your Enemies Facebook page! - www.facebook.com/LoveYrEnemies -.
Heard this on radio NPR this
Heard this on radio NPR this A.M. Thought you might find it interesting.
We interdependent human
We interdependent human creatures depend on the happiness of others.
It started 3 yrs ago when I
It started 3 yrs ago when I forgave a Nigerian scammer and embraced the fact that I fell in love with someone who didn't even exist. That opened a world of possibilities. Then about 3 weeks ago I listened to your old show on marriage's future and embraced my heart's desire again to a huge awakening. Today you published that awakening. Deep calls to deep, Krista! The question was before: do we have a connection of coincidence? Now it is: Who do I intend to hear from next? Krista will put them on the show! Thanks for the profound and the simple. EVERY WEEK!
Can someone please share the
Can someone please share the facebook page that was mentioned at the very end?
I was surprised that neither
I was surprised that neither Thurman nor Salzberg brought up the most logical method in Buddhism to "love our enemies." If we have had innumerable lifetimes and have experienced all realms of suffering, at one point all sentient beings were once my mother, hence: [In the Exchange of Self and Others within Lama Chopa)]
"My mothers,, all these pitiful beings
Have looked after me so often with kindness
So by these thoughts, just like a loving mother for her suffering son,
Please bless me to develop natural compassion . . . ..
Krista, you quote Bob as
Krista, you quote Bob as saying, "It is highly rational for us to love our enemies." That made me think about how intention figures in to loving one's enemies. Why are we doing it? Because it's rational, in the sense that it will ultimately benefit us or the "enemy?" And, given the Buddhist ontology—non-self, non-substantiality, transience of all phenomena--what's the difference?
I found the meditation
I found the meditation Thurman shared to be very useful, would there be a source for ordering these sort of guided meditations?
As I grow spiritualy,I
As I grow spiritualy,I realize religon is used by some to put labels on people,in terms that have nothing to do with the spirit. A judgement of how someone should grow,live and love. It might take someone an entire lifetime to realize they do not know what they believe.The awareness of humility,love and respect for others is a step in the right direction.To continue on this path is the way to grow spiritualy.
I found this On Being
I found this On Being broadcast very interesting. I've never studied Buddhism and so I found the ideas of how to deal with ones anger very fascinating. I have to admit that I hold on to my anger all the time instead of talking about it or just letting it go. I can say that when my wife and I get in to an argument, I sometimes bring up things that have happened in the past. I have a hard time letting those old things that have bothered me go. Perhaps if I studied Buddhism a little more, I'd be able to let things go a little easier.
I know from experience just how much people time people can spend being angry at others. Thankfully, my wife has pointed this out to me, and I have been working on it. I realize now that getting angry should not be my first response and that it can be a wasted emotion. Anger is something that can get in ones way of what they want. In this way, we can be our own worst enemy.
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is professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University. He's also the president of the Tibet House U.S. He is the co-author of Love Your Enemies. His other books include Infinite Life: Awakening to Bliss Within and Inner Revolution.
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The Myeloma Patient's Guide to
Understanding Your Test Results
Myeloma is a complex disease that can have different features in each patient. No single test or study is adequate to tell the whole story about a patient's status, but used together, test results give a more complete picture than any single test does. It is important for you and your doctor to understand your disease and to know which tests are best for monitoring your myeloma.
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Normal lab values (usually shown as a range in parentheses next to your lab result) vary from lab to lab. Note that the metric system units (grams or milligrams, liters or deciliters, etc.) may also vary from lab to lab. Make sure you are comparing results expressed in the same units. If your lab result falls below the lower limit of normal, or above the upper limit of normal, your reported lab value will be followed by a symbol to let you know that it is out of range (usually an "H" for high or an "L" for low). You should discuss the significance of any abnormal lab value with your physician. In general, test results best reflect a patient's status when looked at over time. A trend, or pattern, often reveals more than a single result. Test results are the most important tools you and your hematologist/oncologist have to:
Diagnose active multiple myeloma versus the earlier disease conditions called MGUS and asymptomatic ("smoldering") myeloma
Assess the stage of your myeloma and the presence or absence of good or poor risk features
Determine if you need to begin treatment
Determine the best treatment option(s)
Evaluate your response to treatment
Monitor the course of your myeloma over time.
Tests for myeloma fall into several groups:
Laboratory tests (blood and urine)
Imaging studies (skeleton)
Pathology studies (biopsies)
Genetic studies (done on biopsy specimens)
There are also tests used in special circumstances (amyloidosis, neuropathy, kidney or infectious complications). These tests are beyond the scope of this booklet because they are not used routinely.
Complete blood count (CBC)
gives information about the presence or absence of anemia, and/or low white cell count, and/or low platelet count.
Chemistry/Metabolic Panel
provides the blood calcium level; serum creatinine as a measure of kidney function; and liver function test results.
Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP)
assesses theamount of abnormal (monoclonal) protein.
Urine Protein Electrophoresis (UPEP)
shows the amount of monoclonal protein in the urine. Patients must collect urine for 24 hours and it is then sent to the lab for UPEP. Only monoclonal light chains, not heavy chains, are found in urine. Approximately 30% of patients have light chain protein in their urine as well as heavy and light chains in the blood. Approximately 10% of patients have myeloma cells that produce only light chains and no heavy chains.
provides information as to the presence or absence of a monoclonal protein as well as the type of myeloma protein; i.e., heavy chain (G, A, D, or E); and/or light chain (kappa or lambda).
Quantitative Immunoglobulins
shows the total amount of IgG, IgA, and IgM, both normal and abnormal (spike).
Freelite® test (serum free light chain assay, SFLC)
is used to measure the number of free kappa or free lambda light chains (fragments of the monoclonal protein) if it is not possible to quantify heavy chains with serum protein electrophoresis, or light chains with urine protein electrophoresis. Some patients' myeloma cells secrete very little or no monoclonal protein that can be detected with SPEP or UPEP; the majority of these patients can be tested adequately with the serum free light chain assay.
Routine urinalysis
can show the presence of protein and/or may indicate evidence of kidney damage or infection.
Urine Immunofixation (urine IFE)
as for IFE in the serum, indicates both the presence or absence as well as the type of monoclonal protein.
are the first imaging study done to search for myeloma-caused bone damage. A full skeletal x-ray survey is needed to demonstrate loss or thinning of bone (osteoporosis or osteopenia), holes in bone (lytic lesions), and/or fractures. X-rays are simple to do. Their limitations are that 30% or more of the bone must be missing before x-ray can reveal the damage, and that damage to a bone shows up permanently on x-ray, even if there is no longer any active myeloma.
CT scan or CAT Scan (Computerized Axial Tomography)
uses x-ray technology to create a three-dimensional digital image of the body. It is a much more precise study than x-ray, and can provide clear, detailed images of bone. Downsides include limited coverage of the body, and the possible need to use contrast agents that can pose problems for myeloma patients with kidney dysfunction.
MRI scan (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
is a non-invasive study that uses magnetic energy to produce a detailed two- or three-dimensional image of structures inside the body. It is useful for imaging plasmacytomas (tumors formed from massing of myeloma cells inside or outside the bone marrow); infiltration of the bone marrow by clumps of myeloma; and compression of the spinal cord. Although it is useful for detecting new disease rapidly, there is a 9-month or more lag time before an MRI will look normal after an area of myeloma has been successfully treated and is no longer active. It is an expensive study compared to x-ray and CT, takes 30-60 minutes to complete, and covers a limited area of the body.
PET scan (Positron-Emission Tomography)
requires that a patient be injected with a sugar-fluorine compound (FDG, or fluoro-deoxyglucose) that is taken up by the body's actively multiplying cells. When the body is scanned, the areas with the highest concentrations of fluorine "glow," revealing "hot spots" where rapid metabolism can indicate areas of cancer cells. This scan covers the whole body, is very sensitive in detecting potential tumor activity, and is the only "real-time" imaging study. It is a valuable tool for patients who do not secrete monoclonal protein and whose myeloma is therefore difficult to assess, and for situations where x-ray, MRI, and CT do not provide enough information about potential new disease. It is, however, expensive and time-consuming, requiring 90-150 minutes to perform.
combines PET and CT scans in one imaging study, providing information both about past damage and current cancer activity, thus enabling the doctor to study changes over time. It is a highly accurate study, but like standard PET, it is expensive and time-consuming.
Bone density testing
is helpful for monitoring the bones of patients who have diffuse thinning (osteopenia or the more severe condition osteoporosis) of the bone cortex. Improvement with thickening of bone (increased density) occurs with the benefit of using bisphosphonate therapy.
Bone marrow biopsy
is performed to assess the percentage of myeloma cells in the bone marrow and to determine how much they differ from normal plasma cells. Special testing is done on the bone marrow biopsy sample to assess prognosis based on chromosomal abnormalities. (See "Genetic Studies below.")
Other tissue biopsy
may be performed if the hematologist/oncologist is concerned about amyloidosis or extramedullary (outside the bone marrow) disease.
Metaphase Cytogenetics (karyotyping)
is a test in which the bone marrow biopsy specimen is placed into a special dish and allowed to grow in the laboratory. Cells are later taken from the growing sample and stained. The laboratory specialist uses a microscope to examine the size, shape, and number of chromosomes in the cell sample. The chomosomes can only be examined in this way if the cells are undergoing active cell division (metaphase). The stained sample is photographed to provide a karyotype, which shows the arrangement of the chromosomes. Certain abnormalities can be identified through the number or arrangement of the chromosomes. This test is particularly valuable for identifying higher-than-average-risk myeloma in patients with fewer than two copies of each chromosome (hypodiploidy) and in those with deletion of chromosome 13 during cell division.
Fluorescense In Situ Hybridization (FISH)
provides researchers with a way to visualize and map the genetic material in an individual's cells, including specific genes or portions of genes. This is important for understanding a variety of chromosomal abnormalities and other genetic mutations. Unlike metaphase cytogenetic, FISH does not have to be performed on cells that are actively dividing. It is useful for defining high-risk myeloma in patients with certain chromosomal translocations and deletions, especially t(4;14) and 17p-, in which the top part of chromosome 17 is lost (missing).
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Orlando Bikeshare Program Aims to Start in Spring
October 4th, 2013 | WMFE- Orlando has chosen CycleHop to run the city's bike share program. The company plans to have a fleet of bicycles in the city by spring.
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CycleHop Orlando program director Peter Martinez says the bike share will be up and running by the time Central Florida's commuter train- SunRail- begins service.
"That's the goal, to get bikes on the ground before SunRail gets here," says Martinez.
"That way people who already have memberships, the
first trip to downtown, or into the hospital area, on their first trip on
SunRail they can ride it from there to wherever they need to go."
The first phase of the program calls for 200 bikes at 30 downtown stations, with a long term goal of 1,000 bikes.
Martinez says the company is in talks with a healthcare provider about sponsoring the program.
Orlando city commissioners still have to approve the bike share plan. Martinez hopes they'll do so next month.
CycleHop beat Madison Wisconsin based B-cycle to win the Orlando bikeshare bid.
B-cycle operates bikeshare programs in Denver and Broward County.
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An Aggressive Offseason with a 2014 Outlook
With our Twins not making any significant moves yet, along with my increased impatience, I decided to take another shot at an offseason blueprint.
Trade Denard Span, Jamey Carroll and $2 million cash for Tony Cingrani and Didi Gregorius
Sign Anibal Sanchez to a five year, $75 million contract. Includes a sixth year club option of $15 million with a $5 million buyout.
Sign Brandon McCarthy to a two year, $22 million contract. Includes a third year vesting option of $14 million. The option vests if McCarthy pitches 320 innings over the first 2 seasons.
The Roster (with salaries):
Starting Lineup:
CF Ben Revere Min
C Joe Mauer $23M
LF Josh Willingham $7M
1B Justin Morneau $14M
DH Ryan Doumit $3.5M
RF Chris Parmelee Min
3B Trevor Plouffe Min
SS Didi Gregorius Min
2B Brian Dozier Min
OF Darin Mastroianni Min
IF Eduardo Escobar Min
C/LF Chris Herrmann Min
Bench Bat Min
Anibal Sanchez $15M
Brandon McCarthy $11M
Scott Diamond Min
Kyle Gibson Min
Liam Hendriks Min
Glen Perkins $2.5M
Jared Burton $2M
Brian Duensing $1.25M
Casey Fien Min
Tyler Robertson Min
Alex Burnett Min
Josh Roenicke Min
$52M Position Players
$27.5M Starting Rotation
$7.75M Bullpen
$7.75M Blackburn, Capps & Trade
$95M Total
The offense projects to be between average to slightly below average. With the additions of Sanchez, McCarthy and Gibson to the rotation, if the team has average luck, I would project 70-75 wins. With good luck, I would say the team could hover around .500. With extraordinary luck (2012 Orioles), the team could push for a playoff spot.
2014 outlook:
$62.25M in guaranteed contracts
3 arbitration eligible players: Plouffe, Revere and Duensing
Possible Trade Chips: McCarthy, Willingham, Doumit, Revere
Possible Prospect Arrivals:
Position Players - Aaron Hicks, Oswaldo Arcia, Nate Roberts, Joe Benson, Daniel Santana, Josmil Pinto
Starting Pitchers - Tony Cingrani, B.J. Hermsen, Pedro Hernandez
If we add up the guaranteed contracts, projected arbitration salaries, and assume the Twins have 10-12 players on the opening day roster making the league minimum, that would bring the payroll to right around $75 million. With the additional national TV revenue, I project a 2014 payroll of $105 million at a minimum. That would leave at least $30 million to fill 4-6 roster spots. That's a lot of flexibility for trades and free agency.
What say you?
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Aggressive to get to 70-75 wins? That would also be saying that your free agents were busts.
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As a plan to set up 2014 I like it.
Does not address issues or defense. Offense seems to project as average to way below average. Pitching is improved, but might not come close to offsetting offense decline if main players do not have seasons like last year and new players (Parmalee etc) are busts. Hope Parmalee can be an average to slightly above average major league hitter, but not counting on it. Then if we don't extend Morneau(who wants to be here), we would be waiting for Sano or Vargas to appear and produce at a major league level. That could be 2014 -2015 at the earliest.
This also assumes that other major league clubs will not spend some or all of the $25 mil increase in revenue, making all of the players more expensive.
On this line I would rather have Marcum and Drew rather that spend the money on Sanchez, and I might be able to get them cheaper than Sanchez.
Also would prefer to trade Span to the Braves or Rays for pitching, depending on the losers for the B.J Upton sweepstakes or in Tampa's case sent Parmalee along with Span to the Rays and possibly get Shields back who is a much better option than Sanchez.
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Generally, I like it. I do think we need to trade Span and I've been a big fan of sending him to the Reds for pitching and a shortstop but if we trade him to Atlanta or Rays for pitching, that's ok with me. I don't think Sanchez comes for 75m, I think he'll get the 90 he's asking for but I like the idea. Marcum is another guy to go after.
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The Twins have a steady stream of outfielders going through the system. They're going to have to trade something of value to get something of value in return. And it's a hell of a lot easier to find OF help than pitching, especially considering the Twins' minor league system, which has 3-4 outfielders that project to being Major League regulars and one pitcher who projects to be an average-to-above-average starter (still too early to rely on Berrios for anything).
I actually don't think anyone played too far out of their norm on offense last year. Our main guys just weren't ravaged with injuries, although the pitching staff made up for that. That would be more of my concern, but injuries are impossible to predict.
The reason why I added the outlook is I wanted to show the flexibility going into 2014. With Sanchez and McCarthy at the top of the rotation, young pitchers like Gibson, Diamond, Cingrani, Hendriks, Hermsen and Hernandez also in the mix, we have a lot of wiggle room and some cash to spend.
Using the example of Parm being a bust, as Brock mentioned, hopefully Arcia or Hicks steps up and takes over RF. Then we could move Mauer to 1B and maybe go after a Carlos Ruiz. Doumit would still be under contract and could split time with Herrmann and/or Pinto. There would be options. It could also be Plouffe, Dozier or Gregorius that are busts, maybe even all the above, but we could see what we have with these young players, then address it in 2014.
That is why I would package Parmalee with Span to bring back a bigger pitching return. I would hope that one of Hicks/Arcia is ready for the major leagues now and would be willing to accept that struggle rather than the status quo. I just feel that 2 pitchers of top/middle quality(like suggested) will turn out to be more than the Twins are willing to pay unless they send the payroll north of $100 mil. Sorry to be negitive, but need to find better upgrades and long term that means trading 1 - 2 outfielders this winter, and maybe a decrease in wins if the offense does not come through next year.
Let's even say Span + Parmelee could retrieve Shields. Doesn't McCarthy, Parmelee, Cingrani and Gregorius sound better than Shields on his own?
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Sanibel will get a better offer than that elsewhere. The Twins would need to make a "blow-away" offer to induce him to sign--and based on experience and Ryan's comment about this year's free agent market--I am certain that offer won't be made. I also don't think Minnesota will be trading to get a SS prospect. If a prospect is the desired end result--he will be a pitcher. Ryan has pretty much handed the SS job to Florimon.
Recall Ryan's comment about "three new pitchers", he really walked far out on a skinny branch, so I am convinced he won't be looking at other positions until those three guys materialize.
Do I think it's more likely Ryan goes after Blanton, Myers and Feldman as his three pitchers? Sure, I am a Twins fan.. . But, I wanted to paint a picture why this route would make better sense, obviously in my own opinion.
I think TR knows he needs a front line pitcher. I am hoping for Marcum, a frontline pitcher in exchange for Span, either with the Rays, Braves, or Seattle. Then the other needs can be addressed. Still hoping for Stephen Drew here, but do not think it is likely, but it could be good.
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Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star reports that the Royals have had discussions about trading top prospect Wil Myers for either James Shields or Jon Lester.
The Royals have already added Ervin Santana via trade this offseason from the Angels and recently signed Jeremy Guthrie to a three-year contract, but they want a true front-line starter and are apparently willing to deal one of the most promising young hitters in the game in order to acquire one. Myers, 21, batted .314/.387/.600 with 37 home runs and 109 RBI in 134 games this past season between the Double-A and Triple-A levels
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Looking toward 2014 and 2015, WWBBD, What would Billy Beane do? Not that I think he's the greatest GM, but he does like to take risks. If 2013 is felt to be a lost year, I think he would blow up this team, and trade Span, Morneau and Willingham for primarily pitching.
Beane also likes to make unorthodox trades like trading his players of highest value even if he creates a possible team weakness . I could see Beane trading Perkins and Diamond for middle infielders and low minors pitching prospects. Perkins has little value to another 90 loss Twins team, but like Bailey for the A's could bring back a decent return. Diamond is no Gio Gonzales or Trevor Cahill, but his value may never be higher and everyone needs pitching. Toronto would have been a good trading partner (for one of their MI's) before their big trade, because he's from the area.
(The opinions expressed are not mine, but my imaginary Billy Beane)
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