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A neighborhood displaced by BART
The three square blocks called Madison Square Park was once a thriving neighborhood of apartments and even a church, until the wrecking ball of urban renewal made way for what's now Lake Merritt BART. Reporter Lindsey Lee Keel has this story.
LINDSEY LEE KEEL: It's paved over now, but the house where Fran Toy grew up was right here, where Madison Park is today.
FRAN TOY: I lived there from the moment I came home from the hospital until four days before my 22nd birthday when I left to get married.
Toy says it was a safe neighborhood, full of Victorian duplexes and apartment buildings.
TOY: And we didn't even lock our front doors, our back doors.
Like Toy's own family, most of her neighbors were working class, many of them immigrants from China. Toy says she grew up during the Depression but she and her siblings didn't know they were poor.
TOY: And we played in the streets a lot because, after all, I was born in the 30's, there weren't that many cars going up and down the streets and so we just, we played. I think the guys played kick the can or something. And we saved the paper caps from the milk bottles that were delivered and we played with that. It was just a very peaceful childhood.
Peaceful, but busy.
TOY: The majority of us as children went to what we called American school in the morning and then to the early afternoon, and then we had a little breather, and then we went to Chinese school before dinner.
There was always something to do, and for Toy's family that included spending a lot of time at the True Sunshine Episcopal Church.
TOY: My mother was a very faithful Christian, very devout. And she gave hours to the church, she volunteered herself and of course she volunteered her children. So, every Saturday she marched, my brother, my sister, and me from 8th Street, where we lived around the corner, to the church. And we'd clean the church for Sunday services.
At that time Toy was planning to be a nurse when she grew up. And her brothers and sisters used that fact to their advantage.
TOY: I got conned by my older siblings to clean the lavatories because that would be good practice for emptying bedpans. And I think I can still remember how awful it was in the boy's bathroom.
Cleaning toilets wasn't her only duty at the church.
TOY: We used to go, my sister and I and about three other young ladies, we'd go around, and we would actually like the pied piper collect our Sunday school students we'd walk to the church Sunday morning and then afterwards walk them back home.
The congregation was mainly Cantonese and so was the neighborhood.
TOY: As far as I can remember, all our neighbors on either side, or across the street, were all Chinese.
But the tightly knit neighborhood of Fran Toy's childhood would eventually face big changes. It was slated for demolition as part of the city's plan to eliminate what it called urban blight. UC-Berkeley Geographer Richard Walker.
RICHARD WALKER: In the mid-20th Century, Victorian houses were regarded as old dogs and, completely out of fashion and clunky. So that's the kind of mindset of the downtown business people that you would have circa 1950.
Walker says that mindset allowed for a top-down approach to redevelopment. City planners decided to level three blocks to make way for a new BART station and headquarters.
WALKER: Now, there's also of course an unspoken or sometimes pretty straightforward racism and classism that says, 'We wanna get rid of these unsavory people, whether they are the new African American populations that had come in during World War II or the Chinese.'
Walker says bringing BART to Oakland was a victory for the city, but at that time, it was a big surprise for most of the residents who would be displaced.
WALKER: Ordinary people would have had very little idea what was going on. A lot of this goes on behind closed doors. So people will find out, often, ordinary people, at the last minute.
Between 1964 and 1966, BART acquired all the properties on those three blocks, displacing 75 Chinese households.
TOY: And that's how we lost our home.
Fran Toy saw her childhood community transform under the pressure of redevelopment. The lives of her family members and neighbors changed drastically.
TOY: They were all quite devastated. And it forced them to move elsewhere in Oakland.
But, that wasn't the hardest part for Fran Toy's family.
TOY: I didn't lose only my family home, but, even more importantly, we lost our spiritual home because this church was right there around the corner from my home.
The loss was significant. In many ways, Toy grew up inside the church. It's where her parents met.
TOY: In my whole lifetime I saw my mother cry twice. Once when her mother died, and the second time was when the bishop came to deconsecrate the space because it was going to be torn down and no longer a church.
The Church was demolished. The members moved to a different building, but it was miles away, up in the hills on Lincoln Avenue.
TOY: And so we lost congregation members by the droves. And I remember one Sunday going to church and the priest and I were the only two people there.
The redevelopment of the neighborhood left residents sad and angry, but Toy says they resigned themselves to the change, and didn't protest.
TOY: It's not part of our culture to mobilize and resist, not back in the 1960's.
TOY: When you grow up in a culture where the people at the top have ultimate control…you don't resist.
Later generations wouldresist and indeed transform the way redevelopment worked. In the mid sixties, Fran Toy's family lost its home and church. But two decades later, Toy's history would come full circle.
TOY: I was ordained the first Asian American female priest in the Episcopal Church.
The Reverend Dr. Fran Toy, her official title, is retired now. And the Episcopal Church has found a new home in the heart of Oakland's Chinatown. It now resides on Harrison Street, near 10th. Toy still attends services there every so often, returning to her roots.
In Oakland, I'm Lindsey Lee Keel for Crosscurrents.
This story originally aired on June 14, 2010 as part of a series on Oakland's Chinatown.


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By SCOTT JACKSON
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---- — ALBIA – Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont entered Thursday night playing to protect their very thin lead at the top of the South Central Conference.
Little did the Rockets know just how much Albia had to play for.
"If we win these two games, no practice on Friday," Blue Demon head coach Boyd Brittan exclaimed Thursday.
Whatever works.
Albia played their role of spoiler to absolute perfection Thursday against the Rockets. Drew Schofield's RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh lifted Albia to an opening-game 3-2 triumph over EBF, knocking the Rockets out of the lead in the SCC.
Albia wasn't done yet. Bryce Leshen's second-straight fourth inning two-run hit rallied the Blue Demons as the four-run frame held up as the difference in a 5-1 game-two win. The sweep shook up the SCC, rattled EBF and gave Brittan's squad a much-deserved extended weekend to savor their success.
"They get the next three days off. That's what I promised and that's what they earned," Brittan said.
Earned it they did. The Blue Demons looked like a much different team against the Rockets then the team that got swept in Eddyville 17 nights earlier by a combined score of 16-2, including a game-one 11-0 loss that ended early due to the mercy rule.
"I thought over there, (EBF) was really ready to play and we were not," Brittan said. "It was really a mismatch. They put it right on us. Congratulations to them for that. (Thursday), I thought we were much more focused to be consistent on doing the things we needed to do to be successful."
"The first time we played them, we weren't mentally prepared," Schofield added. "I think we came prepared and got the job done this time around."
Schofield had the biggest hit of the opening game. Facing EBF's ace pitcher, senior Christian Bambrook, the Albia junior outfielder began his night with a second-inning single before grounding out and striking out in his next two at-bats.
After one-out singles by Austin Luse and Griffin Osing set the table for Albia to win game one in the seventh, Schofield watched as Bambrook recorded his eighth strikeout against Bryce Leshen to move within one out of extra innings. Schofield didn't want to wait any longer, however, hitting a sharp grounder past Rocket first baseman Levi Johnston just down the right field line for the winning hit.
"I went 0-3 the first time I faced (Bambrook), but I picked up on the fact he likes to throw fastballs," Schofield said. "If it was close to the strike zone, I knew it might be the best pitch I was going to get to swing at. I thought it might go foul and once I saw it was staying fair, I thought (Johnston) might make a good play on it. Once I saw it got through, I was just really excited."
Leshen may not have come through in the seventh inning of game one. That didn't mean the sophomore wouldn't play a huge role in the Albia sweep. After striking out in his first opportunity, with the bases loaded and two outs in the third, Leshen made the most of a second chance against Bambrook by drilling a two-out go-ahead two-run single into right center field.
"I kind of knew what it was going to be like against (Bambrook), so I just stayed back and waited for my pitch to drive," Leshen said. "Bambrook's one of the best pitchers around, but I felt confident in what I could do against him."
It would be the first of two go-ahead hits for the younger Leshen, who would drive in older brother Brett both times. The second two-run hit came in the fourth inning of game two, with EBF again up 1-0, and started the biggest rally of the night as the Blue Demons batted around against Rocket game-two starting pitcher Trevor Swartz.
"We had a tough time last weekend at the Saydel Tournament, so we made some lineup changes and decided to put Bryce in there," Brittan said. "The young man has really stepped up for us. He had two huge go-ahead hits for us in both games."
The losses at Albia completely changed the position of the top two teams in the SCC from the start of play on Thursday. After starting the day up a game on No. 8 (3A) Chariton, EBF (19-9, 12-4) would have lost their lead completely without the Chargers even taking the field.
Unfortunately for the Rockets, Chariton not only played but thrived on Thursday. The eighth-ranked Chargers swept a doubleheader of their own against Centerville, beating the third team in the SCC race 18-4 and 7-6 to take a one-game lead on the Rockets and two-game advantage in the loss column.
"We've been struggling at the plate for about a week-and-a-half now, but I thought these were two games that were winnable for us," EBF head baseball coach Rod Ashman said. "'We've got four losses in the conference now. We're not completely out of it, but we've got a tough week ahead."
The Rockets will look to get some momentum back this weekend at Grinnell's "Tiger" Tournament before facing back-to-back nights of pivotal conference clashes. EBF will travel to No. 8 Chariton (24-2, 12-2) Tuesday afternoon for a doubleheader at 3:30 p.m. after the Chargers face Clarke Monday.
Centerville (15-11, 9-5) will be hoping for some help from the Rockets. After facing Ottumwa Saturday night in a makeup JV/varsity doubleheader at 5 p.m., the Big Reds head to Davis County Tuesday before traveling to face the Rockets in Eddyville on Wednesday in back-to-back SCC doubleheaders.
"We're probably going to have win two at Chariton and two against Centerville if we want to win this conference," Ashman said.
Albia (16-13, 10-8) is off until playing two games at Keokuk on Wednesday. The Blue Demons then host Knoxville next weekend.
"I guess we helped those guys out in Lucas County," Brittan joked after Thursday's game. "Hey guys in Lucas County. You guys owe us one."
Albia may look to collect on July 9 when the Chargers play the Blue Demons in Albia in a doubleheader that may decide the SCC title.
Thursday's Games
Albia 3, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 2
Albia 000 020 1 — 3 13 0
EBF battery — Christian Bambrook (L, 5-3) (6 2/3IP, 13H, 3R, 3ER, 8K, BB), Chance Wursta catching.
2B — Lewie Winkleman.
Hits — Jevin Jensen 2-3, Bambrook 1-3, Cole Maines 1-3, Winkleman 1-3, Wursta 1-3, Cory Archer 1-4, Jeren Glosser 1-4.
RBI — Bambrook, Winkleman.
Runs — Glosser, Jackson Voyles.
Albia battery — Ethan Gray (5IP, 5H, R, ER, 4K) and Victor Sanders (W, 4-2) (2IP, 3H, R, ER), Gabe Gravert catching.
2B — Austin O'Leary.
Hits — Brett Leshen 3-4, Austin Luse 3-4, Gray 2-4, Drew Schofield 2-4, O'Leary 1-3, Griffin Osing 1-3, Bryce Leshen 1-4.
RBI — Bry. Leshen 2, Schofield.
Runs — Luse 2, Bre. Leshen.
Albia 5, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 1
Albia 000 401 x — 5 9 1
EBF battery — Trevor Swartz (L, 5-3) (5 1/3IP, 8H, 5R, 4ER, 3K, BB) and Levi Johnston (2/3IP), Chance Wursta catching.
Hits — Cory Archer 1-3, Christian Bambrook 1-3, Wursta 1-3, Jeren Glosser 1-4.
RBI — Wursta.
Runs — Archer.
Albia battery — Brett Leshen (W, 2-1) (4IP, 3H, R, ER, 2K, BB, HBP) and Victor Sanders (S, 3) (3IP, H, K), Gabe Gravert catching.
Hits — Bryce Leshen 2-3, Gravert 2-4, Bre. Leshen 2-4, Austin Luse 1-3, Griffin Osing 1-3, Sanders 1-3.
RBI — Bry. Leshen 2, Gray, Drew Schofield.
Runs — Bre. Leshen, Bry. Leshen, Luse, O'Leary, Osing.

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The Chicago Bulls are facing a dilemma. A conundrum, if you will, simply of what to do next. The team has, I figure from the best of my lacking mathematical abilities, already committed a cool $72 million to 9 players for next season. The luxury tax is looming and the Houston Rockets have placed the ball firmly in our court with Omer Asik's 3 year, $25 million offer sheet. Yikes.
Of course, we could still make moves. Korver and Brewer are expendable for a small semblance of cap relief. But the fact remains that Rose is out for a long while, Deng's wrist still is sporting a torn ligament, and Carlos "Made of Glass and Rusted Bicycle Parts" Boozer is still on the team; nine players is not enough.
Now we hear reports of the Bulls targeting old and older in Kirk Hinrich and Derek Fisher. Now, that doesn't sound like winning to me. So what is the alternative? We are about to burst into that dreaded luxury tax, and it seems like we cannot get any quality players for the money we have available. Sure, trading Deng or Noah will help dramatically in terms of cap space, but it will not improve the team. It's time to take some risks. Of course that will have to wait until after the jump.
Brandon Roy, SG – Let's start with the obvious one, Brandon Roy. His knees are in worse shape than the Chicago Cubs, but he is still a hell of a shooter who can handle the ball. Roy shot near 38% from behind the arc before succumbing to injuries, but hopefully the year off and his blood platelet surgery have rejuvenated the 27 year-old. The key to Roy's comeback is to not be overworked. The Bulls' depth will benefit Roy in a way his other "finalists" will not. Let's look at facts, he can shoot, he's a big body, and he's not using a walker – yet.
Delonte West, PG/SG – Yeah, this kid's crazy. Yes, he's missed a lot of games these past two years. The fact is, he's cheap and can shoot the ball well. At 6'3'', he's got size at the point and can play off the ball. The personnel the Bulls have lead me to believe that Delonte can find a refuge on a team that desperately needs him. West earned $1.1 million with the Mavericks last season. At 28, he can be purchased for roughly the same amount.
Chris Douglas-Roberts, SG/SF – Did you really think you would get through a Brigade17 post without a CDR mention? CDR's 25 years-old, 6'7'', and has had a very bizzare career so far. In his rookie year with the Nets, CDR played like many rookies do – he shot poorly from the 3pt line, but ultimately showed signs of being a solid NBA player. In his second season, he improved. He started 38 games for the Nets and doubled nearly all of his stats in the added minutes. However, that 3pt percentage remained low and the teams' unrest with him landed him on the bench. His stint in Milwaukee was much the same. He went and played for Virtus Bologna in Italy during the NBA lockout and committed to his contract, staying there for the entire season. He's shown flashes of brilliance, but has struggled with consistency. In 2011, CDR scored 30 points both against us and the Heat. He put up 24 against his old team in the Nets, but these numbers were never consistent. He has found some semblance of consistency in Italy – I expect it to transfer over into the NBA. When he's involved in an offense, he's spectacular. Thibs can bring out the best in CDR. Best part? No one is talking about him. He is not the "first option" for anyone. He's going to be cheaply bought and more importantly hungry to reestablish himself in the NBA.
Daniel Orton, C – Let's face it; Asik's gone. Picking up his contract is just too much. Well played, Houston, now let's move on. Daniel Orton is big – 6'11'' and 255lbs. The 21 year old has had his own injury problems, tearing his ACL in his senior season of high school. He was a first round pick in 2010, but suffered another season ending knee injury before breaking into the rotation in Orlando. In his essentially rookie season last year, Orton averaged 2.8ppg and 2.4rbg on 56% shooting. On April 15, Orton had a career best 11pts while also getting 5 steals, 4 rebounds, and 3 blocks. With his knee problems seemingly (and hopefully) behind him, Orton is free to move forward and make a name for himself. And what better way to do that than to join a playoff team? Thibs will have a bit of a project on his hands, but here are the facts; he's young, he's big, and he has a bit of an offensive low post game to work with. Again, no buzz.
Am I delusional? Too optimistic in projecting these guys? Let me know, but who else can we afford? Hinrich? Ugh…


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MONDAY, 11/8 – 2010 Skate America Preview – We'll hit the ice at Mountain View Ice Arena in Vancouver with members of the Portland Ice Skating Club as they get set to help host this week's 2010 Skate America, an international ice skating event taking place Thursday thru Sunday at the Rose Garden and featuring the top figure skaters in the World.
Location: Mt. View Ice Arena
14313 SE Mill Plain Blvd – Vancouver
2010 Skate America
Rose Garden Arena – Portland
Practice Sessions start this Thurs
Competitive Skating Fri thru Sun
Tickets: 1-877-789-ROSE (7673)


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Dyed-blue-in-the-wool supporters of President Obama are blue as can be after opening their paychecks and discovering that "ordinary folks," as the president likes to call them, got slapped with a sizeable tax hike on New Year's Day.
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Throughout this time, Americans got accustomed to their fatter paychecks. But if they'd been paying attention, they would have noticed that the end was near.
Leading up to the Presidential election, neither Barack Obama nor Mitt Romney promised to further extend the payroll tax cut. In fact, if one were to dig deep into each man's tax proposals, one would see that both Obama and Romney intended to allow the tax cut to expire. And effective January 1, 2013, it did.
So as Chris Rock would explain, for two years the government was feeding us extra money in our paychecks. But just because we grew accustomed to it doesn't mean the government continues to owe it to us.
Continuing on, the investor.com editorial goes on to add this little nugget:
What does it say to these Obama supporters that the first thing the president does after being elected is raise the payroll tax for "ordinary folks" from 4.2% to 6.2%?
If these Obama supporters are rational, hopefully the expiration of the payroll tax cut says to them, "Perhaps you'll be able to collect pension checks when you retire."
Remember, our payroll taxes don't go towards the President's cigar-and-booze budget; rather, they are earmarked for Social Security, which as you may have heard, is in danger of going bankrupt in the coming decades. Continue the payroll tax cut, and you only increase the burden on our already strained trust fund balance.
It's foolish to ignore the fact that the payroll tax reduction came with a sizeable price, costing the government nearly $240 billion in tax revenue over the two-year period. And since Congress did nothing to pay for these cuts, the bill simply got added to the country's tab, further driving up the already bloated deficit. I would think that this would be a trend that neither political party would favor continuing.
The investor.com piece then closes with this:
Then he — or rather the White House auto-pen, since the president took Air Force One back to Hawaii to finish his $7 million-in-taxpayer-cost vacation — signs a deal slapping a middle-class family something close to just that "hit" in new taxes.
Now this…this is just annoying, because the payroll tax debate was not a partisan one. Neither party intended to continue it, and if you want to start pointing fingers, it was the conservative corner of the Republican Party who fought like hell to prevent it from being extended back in February 2012.
The moral of the story is this: I have no idea if the payroll tax cut should or shouldn't have been further extended beyond 2012. That's a matter of policy on which I am not fit to opine. Logic tells me, however, that it's rather silly to react to the expiration of a temporary tax cut by calling it a "tax increase" and blaming the very person who enacted the cut in the first place.
Sony may not have increased the price, but the store selling it decrease the price for one day, after which they increased the price again. If the price hadn't increased again, it would still be $700. To say anything else is misleading.
Right there, you just said IN YOUR OWN COMMENT that it increased.
Lots of personal fallacy in trusting the government to do anything that is right. I hope you are only parroting something and do not actually think that is true.
I'm reviewing my Dec. 2012 pay statement vs. my Jan 2013 pay statement and my employee medicare went from $23.08 to $24.87; my federal income tax went from $40.61 to $50.06, and my SS tax went from $66.85 to $106.34.
This is a tax increase since under the "Taxes" heading it was $130.54 in 2012, now it's $181.27 in 2013. This is about a $50 per pay check increase – which is $600 per year.
Also, I calcuated the 2% of my paycheck you mentioned and that's $37.50…so, it seems like a tax hike to me because I'm paying more than that each pay period.
If I'm missing something, please let me know.
Thank you, Tony! :-) I appreciate your thoughtful analysis.
My gross wages are the same (no raise this go-around) and I fall into the category of making less than $50,000 per year – which makes these apparent tax increases that more noticeable.
I'll keep an eye on future pay statements to see if things change, but for now, in all three categores (medicare, fed income, and SS) taxes increased.
Side note: We live on a cash budget (debit cards and cash), so when these kinds of things impact my paycheck and the amount of cash I earn for my family, we don't put more on our credit cards…we do without.
I wish our government could be more fiscally responsible and stop using their "credit card" and just do without. They are a poor example for our children.
This happened to me as well and I had to look closer to figure it out. While my gross hadn't changed, my pre-tax deductions had decreased (in my case I didn't have quite as much funds taken out for an HSA). That decrease in pre-tax money being removed caused all the increases in taxes. Those increases truly show you how that "last dollar" is being taxed.
The payroll tax cut simply robbed the Social Security Trust Fund and for dubious reasons. Surprisingly, the liberals were on board for the ride.
However, the Bush Tax Cuts were not made with a 10 year limit because Bush wanted it that way. The Bush Tax Cuts had to have a 10 year horizon due to the Byrd Rule which allows legislation to be blocked under the reconciliation rule if it affects deficits for longer than 10 years:
The Byrd Rule, first adopted in 1985 and named for the late Robert C. Byrd, allows senators during the reconciliation process to block a piece of legislation if it significantly increases the federal deficit more than 10 years in the future.
Any senator can raise a procedural objection to legislation that does affect the deficit more than a decade out. If the objection is sustained, whatever provision is at fault for raising the deficit 10 years out is eliminated from the legislation, unless a 60-vote majority says otherwise.
SS started at 1% and went up to 3% by 1949 by design. Now it is at 6.2%. And cutting that is robbing the SS system? So by your logic, wouldn't increasing it from it's original 3% be robbery on the American people? The net affect on me personally is that I just lost $1400 a year between my wife and I, and I will probably not be buying the new Ford I was contemplating, instead I will likely keep my older Honda and just keep fixing it. There you go, a real life example of how this stuff affects the average, middle class American. Thank you Mr. President!


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LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC — A 38-year-old Lexington man faces charges in connection with an alleged meth lab found in a Two Notch Road home.
Deandre Malcolm Black, 38, of YMCA Road, was arrested Monday by Lexington County Sheriff's deputies and officers with the Lexington County Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team, according to a news release. Black has been charged with manufacturing methamphetamine. Deputies also detained him on a family court bench warrant for failure to pay child support in Greenville County.
According to deputies, at about 10:23 p.m. Monday, deputies when to a home in the 1300 block of Two Notch Road near Lexington after being tipped to a possible meth lab at the residence. The suspect was seen placing an object in a black bag while standing on a porch, deputies said, and then he fled. He was found in the woods off Concrete Road and charged later, after officers confirmed materials found at the residence were being used to manufacture meth.
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November 17, 2006 1:52 PM
Video-sharing site StupidVideos became the latest independent video site to give itself a facelift. (StupidVideos.com Announces Upgrades)
I log onto the site, stupidvideos.com, to check out the bigger player and better browse function that the site is touting. Immediately, I notice that the site is tighter and neater and easier on the eye. That includes a series of tabs above the first set of videos, with new, most popular and top rated videos. There's also a list of video categories on the left hand side, as well as another series of images for three StupidVideos shows, such as Animals Gone Wild. There's also a tab for Editor's Picks.
I always like to check out most popular videos first because that's indicative of what's popular and, as a reporter, that's what I am always interested in. One of the most popular is an Evil Penguin video, in which one tuxedoed bird knocks down another. The video lasts about five seconds, but it's still pretty funny. It's a penguin swiping another — how could it not be funny?
That jumps right into the next video. I'm not a fan of the loop concept where one video starts right after the next. So I go back to the main page and click "All New Videos."
Nothing happens and the screen doesn't change.
In general, I like the site and the redo. Navigation is intuitive and I can quickly bounce around to various types of videos. Even on the Browse Videos section, I can view the Top Rated, Lowest Rated and Most Reviewed Videos by day, week and month.
But I can't find the one feature that I believe is most important to a viral video site — I want to view the Most Popular videos by day, week or month. But that's not an option. I don't really care what most popular overall is and I want to know what's most popular now.
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The New City Library Board of Trustees has scheduled a report from Community Relations Department Head Sally Pellegrini for Thursday night's meeting. Its agenda also includes reports from the following committees:
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The board's most recent meeting was a special session on August 2 called to vacate a vote taken on July 19 that appointed a staff member to the vacant . Following that meeting, personnel and finance committee members planned to discuss the issue with the library's attorney. The library's business & facilities manager position is also unfilled.
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The extra 8 days are perhaps cold comfort to those gripping legacy Windows Mobile devices — but at this point, well, there's a darn good chance these owners are eligible for an upgrade. Like it or not, that's probably the best solution.
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This past Friday, Nov. 9, several local high school students joined the Rotary Club of Alpharetta to celebrate the end of a month-long pledge drive to commit to being a safe, distracted-free driver. The Interact Clubs of Cambridge, Independence and Milton High Schools canvassed cafeterias, football games and community events to raise awareness to the dangers of driving while texting and using the cell phone. By the end of October the three service clubs raised close to 3,000 pledges.
Any activity that diverts the attention of the driver is considered a distraction. However, texting while driving is especially concerning since it requires the driver's visual, manual and cognitive attention. Sending or receiving a typical text takes a driver's eyes from the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, the equivalent of driving through a football field at 55 mph blindfolded. Teenagers are especially at risk: teen drivers are more likely than any other age group to be involved in a fatal distraction-related crash.
The Interact Clubs, sponsored by Alpharetta Rotary, are doing their part to raise awareness and hold their peers accountable. They asked their classmates to take the pledge to drive distraction-free and to speak up if they are a passenger where the driver is occupied with other things besides the road ahead.
Parents can help continue to enforce the message of safe driving. Talk to your teenagers about the importance of keeping full focus on the road and away from the phone. Ask them to take the pledge if they have not done so already. Finally, consider taking the pledge as a family. Parents are the biggest influence to younger drivers and help form their habits.
Conversations with teenagers and raising awareness for distraction-free driving will help reduce the unnecessary risk of accidents and injury within our community. Please comment and share how distracted driving has affected you or how you have discussed what it means to be a safe driver with your teenager. Visit Distraction.gov for more information about the dangers of distracted driving.


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The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a winter weather advisory for most of western Pennsylvania, including Washington County, from 10 a.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday.
Forecasters say 42-4 inches of snow is possible.
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- Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly before 9 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 16. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
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Clinically, a large swelling was identified in the area of tooth # 32. The patient reported pain in the area. Panoramic radiograph showed a well-demarcated lesion of mixed bony origin with a radiopaque mass in the center and a prominent radiolucent rim at the periphery (Figure 1). Radiographically, this lesion appeared to be closely associated with tooth #32. However, at surgery, it was clearly separate from the impacted tooth.
Figure 1 Panoramic view at first presentation demonstrating impacted tooth #32 associated with a well-demarcated radiolucent/radiopaque mass giving the impressing of pushing tooth #32 inferiorly.


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Frank Sinatra once sang a song about Chicago being "my kind of town."
Now, it's a place that nobody wants to be around.
It's a pity with what is happening within the Windy City;
The nickname now applies for bullets whizzing by which has made neighborhoods grimy and gritty.
As an example, the number of people murdered in Chicago in 2012 is over 450.
In comparison, the number of US soldiers that have died in Afghanistan this year is around 250.
It's safer to walk around in the Afghan desert being sniped at by the Taliban and dodging IED's that go bang
Than walking in neighborhoods in Chicago dodging bullets from rival gangs.
Maybe what needs to happen in Chicago
Is that there needs to be an arms embargo.
However, the USA chooses to keep urbanized areas broken without any hope of fixing;
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Three northern Missouri men are facing felony charges after allegedly ripping off three other men in a cattle sale.
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The US employment report out Friday was simply awful. Not only did payroll employment fall by 533,000 in November, but we lost far more jobs than we thought in both October (revised to -320,000 from -240,000) and September (-403,000 vs. -284,000 estimate before).
In other words we have lost over 1.25 million jobs in just the last three months. This is while the auto industry is technically not bankrupt. If it is allowed to go under, things will get much worse in a hurry. It's not that Detroit will turn into Dar es Salaam, but it will be worse than anything this country has seen in the memory of anyone not currently living in a nursing home.
The job losses were very widespread, with goods-producing jobs down 163,000 (construction down 82,000, manufacturing down 85,000) and the service sector shedding 370,000 jobs. The only areas adding jobs were Education and Health Care (+52,000) and Government (+7,000).
Earnings estimates have been plunging for both the fourth quarter and for 2009, but remain absurdly over-optimistic. As things stand now, the bottom-up estimate for the S&P 500 (^GSPC) expects that earnings in 2009 will be almost 15% higher than in 2009, and even if the depressed Financial sector is excluded, earnings are expected to be flat with 2008 levels.
The word that springs to mind is "delusional." When considering valuations based on 2009 earnings, substitute the low estimate for the mean estimate.
Folks, its time to invest in antibiotics such as Bristol Myers (NYSE:BMY) and Abbott Labs (NYSE:ABT), canned goods like Del Monte (NYSE:DLM) and Kraft (NYSE:KFT) and ammunition, for example General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT).


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Miralo is a gallery studio of Mexican arts, crafts, and gifts. From our beginning six years ago, we have focused on artists from various areas in Mexico and have brought to our customers unique arts and crafts; all Mexican made. What makes Miralo simply unique, is the mosaic art of Rodolfo Rosas Hernandez that the gallery features and where Rodolfo is the resident artist.
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Miralo is located just 1.5 blocks up from the Malecon Seahorse Sculpture at #236-A Iturbide St.; around the corner from the main plaza and the main church. Click here for location map to Miralo.
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|Matthew Holliman
|Route Climbed: Army Pass (South Slope) Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2004
|Enjoyable dayhike out of Horseshoe Meadow. The Cottonwood Lakes area is beautiful. The climb from Army Pass wasn't as sandy as I'd feared, and the scrambling up to the summit plateau was more interesting than I expected too.
|Posted Nov 22, 2004 12:34 am
|Bob Burd
|Route Climbed: Southeast Slopes Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2004
|Day 10 of the 2004 Sierra Challenge, dayhiked Langley & Cirque. Trip Report
|Posted Nov 19, 2004 11:39 pm
|Route Climbed: Normal Date Climbed: May 2004
|Beautiful area. Climbed the chute next to New Army Pass by chopping foot and handholds in the snow (no crampons). After heading back from the summit, we descended the west side of the pass, met up with the PCT, and took Cottonwood Pass back to the car. A memorable trip.
|Posted Nov 10, 2004 3:58 pm
|Route Climbed: Old Army Pass Date Climbed: October 2, 2004
|A much better dayhike than I'd expected. Very scenic. I was racing the weather the entire way and reached the summit just as the clouds converged - no view.
|Posted Oct 4, 2004 11:30 am
|Route Climbed: Old Army Date Climbed: September 25, 2004
|Posted Sep 27, 2004 1:26 pm
|Route Climbed: New Army Pass / Normal Route Date Climbed: 9/21/04
|I started at the trailhead about 1 mile down the road from the top campground. I started at 7:43 and took New Army Pass. I arrived at the summit at 15:17. Passed a couple on way up. Crystal clear cloudless day. Fire/smoke in Rock Creek Canyon 242 degrees and 8 miles from summit. Took same route back. Ran down from New Army Pass to road-great trail for running. Arrived at the road/end at 19:18.
|Posted Sep 26, 2004 5:42 am
|Route Climbed: Day walk from Horsehoe Meadows, via Old Army Pass Date Climbed: Sept 18, 2004
|Braw weather, some wind for a change!
|Posted Sep 22, 2004 9:20 pm
|Route Climbed: Southern Scramble Date Climbed: September 15, 2004
|Completed a day-hike starting from Long Lake over New Army Pass starting at 8.30am. Found the northern path to the base of Langely easily and trudged up the base to the rock scramble which was ascended without trouble. Worked our way east to the summit (12.30p.m.) where a nice couple were exiting for the descent. My friend arrived 30 minutes lates on the summit. Took pictures and marvled and the drop-off on the Northern and Eastern portions of the mountain. The weather cooperated entirely. It was sunny, mild in temperature, and cloudless. We made it back to our tent after 3 hours of descent. We were exhausted but happy to have summited our first 14k peak.
|Posted Sep 21, 2004 10:06 pm
|Route Climbed: Old Army Pass Date Climbed: August 20th, 2003
|Left from 5th lake of the Cottonwood Lakes, had great weather, and a great climb. A good peak for anyone looking to get some elevation without too much exposure.
|Posted Sep 15, 2004 12:55 pm
|shaver lake
|Route Climbed: Old Army Pass Date Climbed: sept 11, 2004
|Camped at Muir Lake. 6 1/2 hours round trip via Old Army Pass. Perfect day to be at 14,000 feet. Pretty easy climb except for the last 500 feet. Trail disappears and it's scramble in loose sand and scree to the top.
|Posted Sep 13, 2004 10:37 pm
|Route Climbed: Army Pass Date Climbed: Sept. 7, 2004
|wow, that was easy. the summit had amazing views of the other nearby 14'ers. the weather was best, sunny, warm and dead calm.
|Posted Sep 7, 2004 3:55 pm
|Fred Bagni
|Route Climbed: Army Pass Date Climbed: Aug-20-2004
|It rained and thundered in the afternoon. I was able to make it to the top in the am... beat the bad weather... stay high on one of the trails the last 1000 feet... take the right side of the slope to the summit. Class 3 but you avoid the sandy slopes... windy and cold on the summit...
|Posted Aug 21, 2004 2:07 am
|Gail J
|Date Climbed: July 31, 2000
|Great for getting a fourteener on your resume.
|Posted Aug 15, 2004 1:43 pm
|Route Climbed: Army pass Date Climbed: Circa 1990
|A delightful, easy hike for getting a fourteener in.
|Posted Aug 13, 2004 11:58 pm
|Route Climbed: via Old Army Pass Date Climbed: August 8, 2004
|The south and west side of Langley isn't a mountain, it is a giant sand dune! :-p An enjoyable day none the less. Helped out another climber (read Bob Burd's account in his 2004 Sierra Challenge thread). I moved toward the east and climbed the class 3 rock to avoid the sand. Great Views all around and I forgot my camera :-(
|Posted Aug 10, 2004 1:25 pm
|Route Climbed: Old Army Pass via Horseshoe Meadow Date Climbed: July 22, 2004
|A long day but worth it in the end for the great views not only from the top, but along the way. A much more visually interesting hike than expected...plus some class 3-4 scrambling near the top!
|Posted Jul 23, 2004 3:55 pm
|Ed Dorsey
|Route Climbed: Old Army Pass to South Face and South-East Ridge Date Climbed: October 12, 2003, September 1, 2002, August 16, 2000
|Via Old Army Pass each time, it's in great condition even though it's not maintained. In October 2003, up from Cottonwood Lake #5 with Arnie Coleman and Chip Boyd via the South Face Class 3 scramble (pick a line, there are many). In September 2002, solo from the trailhead via the South Face, CTC 11 hours. In August 2000, with Mike Garcia via the South-East ridge, Class 2-3 route to the summit (really fun if you can deal with all the sand in getting to the ridge).
|Posted Jul 20, 2004 9:37 pm
|Route Climbed: Chute north of Cottonwood Lake#6 Date Climbed: July 17, 2004
|Bag it, tag it, sell it to the butcher in the store.
This chute sucked. I would not take it unless you are the patron saint of ascending loose scree. I descended via Old Army Pass and found that much more pleasant.
|Posted Jul 20, 2004 3:02 pm
|Route Climbed: Old Army Pass Date Climbed: July 10, 2004
|Left the trail head at 6:30am, reached the summit at 12noon, and was back to the car by 5pm. This was an easy hike up to the top of Old Army Pass, but the last two miles to the summit were hard (physically not technically).
|Posted Jul 11, 2004 2:21 pm
|Route Climbed: Old Army Pass Date Climbed: July 3 2004
|Started from camp at cottenwood lake 5, 8:00 am. first 14r for 50 yr old man who just started climbing, great day. Little snow left on trail up army pass, but no need for ax or crampons. Hard going up from pass for Indiana man, because of altitude, but at the top well worth it. Great views as far as you can see. Make sure you look over summit to tuttle creek. Streight Down.
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The Zogby Poll—Does it Mean Anything for John McCain and Barack Obama?
No, but it does debunk the idea that Obama is way ahead.
As Bonnie and Rob mentioned earlier, there's a lot of buzz about the new Zogby poll showing McCain ahead nationally by 5 points.
I don't put too much faith in the poll—if for no other reason than that national polls really don't mean anything.
As the last two elections should have made clear, the presidential race is not a national race. It's a collection of state races. And even then, only a handful of states really matter. Winning the "national" vote won't get you a cup of coffee—just ask Al Gore.
Yet while national polls may not mean much as a direct barometer of who's ahead in a presidential race, they can serve to energize (or deflate) a candidate's supporters—which in turn contributes to the degree to which they'll get involved. And in this respect, Zogby's poll is an obvious benefit to McCain. Tim Carney sums it up nicely for the Evans-Novak Political Report (item 3):
A Zogby poll showing McCain ahead by five points should not be taken to indicate he is the front-runner, but it certainly helps puncture the notion that Obama is way ahead.


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Some crazy customer bills the phone company $5,481 for his wasted time. The company agreed to pay it
It's the dream of every angry customer sending a bill to the company that wasted your time. Well, it's finally happened. Howard Schaffer was having such an awful time with his phone company that he alerted the local media who ran a column about the debacle. That happens all the time, but what makes this case interesting is that Howard was keeping a record of the time he spent dealing with the phone company (One Communications of Rochester, NY) as well as the expenses that he was racking up while the phone company apologized over and over, but didn't fix the problem.
Ive received nine apologies, Schaffer, whose phone bill is usually around $500 a month, told the Times-Union. As time dragged on, he was forced to have employees use cellphones and to borrow a phone from his landlord. The phone company promised at least $2,000 in credits, but no phone service.
After the column ran and his problem was resolved Howard tallied up the expenses and sent One Communications a bill. For $5,481.16. And the company agreed to pay it.
You can learn a few things from Mr. Shaffer, who is a PR professional by trade. Follow his example by taking detailed notes of all the time and money you spend dealing with an issue. You might not be able to get a check for your expenses, (unless, perhaps, your story gets published in the newspaper like Mr. Shaffer's did) but it certainly can't hurt.
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Breaking down the payroll, part threeBy
It's been less than a month since we last checked on in the Yankees' projected 2012 payroll, but a lot has changed. Just about all of it in the last week or two as well. The Michael Pineda/Jesus Montero trade didn't change anything financially (at least not significantly) since they're both in their pre-arbitration years, but the Hiroki Kuroda signing and arbitration settlements sure did. Andruw Jones agreed to come back, Cory Wade inked a new deal … and that's pretty much it. Here are the gory details…
- Guaranteed Contracts (16 players, $183.125M): Alex Rodriguez ($27.5M), Mark Teixeira ($22.5M), CC Sabathia ($24.4M), Derek Jeter ($17M), A.J. Burnett ($16.5M), Mariano Rivera ($15M), Robinson Cano ($14M), Rafael Soriano ($11M), Nick Swisher ($10.25M), Curtis Granderson ($10M), Pedro Feliciano ($4M), Freddy Garcia ($4M), Phil Hughes ($3.2M), Joba Chamberlain ($1.675M), David Robertson ($1.6M), Wade ($500k)
- Contracts Pending Physicals (two players, $12M): Kuroda ($10M), Jones ($2M)
- Unsigned Arbitration-Eligibles (three players, $13.5M max/$11.1M min): Russell Martin (filed for $8.2M, Yanks for $7M), Brett Gardner ($3.2M/$2.4M), Boone Logan ($2.1M/$1.7M)
- Option Buy-Outs (one player, $0.250M): Damaso Marte ($0.250M)
The money listed is in terms of average annual value, which is what the luxury tax is based on. The players' actual salaries are slightly different in some cased, but nothing crazy.
So that's all of it, 22 players owed a maximum of $208.875M and a minimum of $206.475M. One of those 22 is not on the team anymore, and for simplicity's sake, let's assume Martin, Gardner, and Logan each win their arbitration cases. That gives us 21 active players and a $208.875M payroll, though Feliciano is only active in the sense that he's taking a spot on the 40-man roster. It's really 20 active players for that price.
The Yankees have been talking about spending just $2M or so on a DH, but I think that's their way of trying to drive Johnny Damon's down more than anything. I expect them to end up spending about $4-5M on the DH, but anything more would surprise me. If they sign a DH for $5M and fill the remaining four roster spots with guys making the league minimum, the 25-man payroll would be approximately $215.875M, up a couple million up from the $212.7M that was luxury taxed in 2011. We haven't even included the rest of the 40-man roster or stuff like player benefits (which gets taxed as well) yet either.
The other 15 players on the 40-man roster will make the league minimum, though let's call it 16 players since Feliciano will be stashed on the 60-day DL so another player can be added at some point. Calling it $8M for those players is conservative ($500k each), since they'll make a substantially smaller salary while in the minors. The $8M is probably closer to $3M in reality, if that. Player benefits are taxed and typically estimated at $10M, which brings us to $233.875M, conservatively. Just imagine if they add a player or two at the trade deadline.
None of us are privy to the Yankees' financial info, but chances are they can support a payroll much higher than the $200M or so they've been spending in recent years. We can't say that for sure, but it's a reasonable assumption. I do however think the commissioner's office and players union have discouraging them from raising payroll any further, just like they've encouraged small market teams (the Marlins and Athletics, specifically) to spend more in recent years. Raising the payscale for many second and third tier players over a handful of superstars is probably a net win for the union.
Anyway, that's my one-paragraph semi-conspiracy payroll theory. As Stephen will explain later today, the club is going to have to make several tough decisions if they're serious about getting under the $189M luxury tax threshold two years from now, but for now we don't have to worry about that. The Yankees will again spend an absurd amount of money of their 40-man roster in 2012, far more than any other team.
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Looking at cots recently the following are payroll obligations from some of the biggest clubs for 2014:
pre-arb / and arb player contract obligations in 2014:
red sox: $94.364
yankees: $75.125
phillies: $74.000
Looks like the yankees set themselves up well to handle big raises for cano and potentially granderson while likely obtaining a big free agent – also adding to this will be third time arb's for david robertson and brett gardner, both guys who are probably going to be due big raises by then.
thought… is it worth it to explore moving players now to make LF a possible spot to be filled by having depth in your minors (Betances for Brown, queue the rab rank and file) and be able to move a guy like gardner around 2013 and keep your payroll flexible?
just a thought.
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The Feliciano deal still pisses me off…Cannot wait for him to be gone. same with marte. DH-Damon is going to be signed IMO…and come on fired up for how tampa treated him. Then cash trades AJ…we eat part of his salary and move on.
How did Tampa treat Damon?
I think Detroit may sign Pena or damon now that VMart is down for year. Sure they will pay more than us.
Coming in at $230-235 million when last year was $217 million is not an insignificant increase, even though there have been complaints that Yanks aren't spending. These arb raises are like inflation creep in real life. Also Martin filed for a bit higher number than I expected. Biggest differences are that Kuroda replaces Colon (basically), savings from Posada's departure are largely eaten up by all the arb raises and contract bumps (like Swisher and Granderson) from last year, and Garcia has a bump.
Same thing will happen next year when Yanks exercise options on Granderson and Cano and both make $15 million in 2013 before FA in 2014.
I heard that it was always Damon's dream to play in Detroit.
Heyman tweeted this morning that they have 2 mil for the DH unless they can save around 10 mil over next 2 years by trading AJ. Good to hear that they're still exploring moving him.
If they plan to "save" ten million over the next two years by trading AJ, that would mean they expect to eat up to $23 million of the remaining $33 million on his contract.
He's certainly tradeable if the receiving team is only on the hook for two years at $5 million per. Factoring in the luxury tax, which will be going up, that's more than $14 million in cost reduction to the Yankees over two years.
I couldn't see them trading AJ when he was still slotted as one of the five starters and they would have needed to replace his nearly 195 innings of pitching he's averaged over the past three seasons. The arrival of Kuroda and Pineda means AJ is now one of seven starters (not including the fleet of starters they can call on in AAA), and he's not one of the top five. That means he is ultimately bullpen bound. Would they Yankees rather pay more than $23 million (luxury tax included) a year for AJ to toss 50-70 innings out of the pen, or would they rather reduce their expensens by more than seven million per season by moving AJ and freeing up the money for other needs?
I think the answer is obvious. AJ is done. It's now just a question of when. meaning now or do they showcase him some in Spring Training.
Any news on Eric Chavez? I keep assuming they will pick him up as well.
Shouldn't Alex be $27.5 million? He is paid $30 million this year, but the AAV of his deal is $27.5 million.
Also, this doesn't take into account the cost of benefits, which I believe goes for all MLB teams with respect to the Luxury Tax. I have seen figures from $5-10 million to cover that and I assume that is somewhat comparable to the other teams in the league.
They need to find a way to dump Teixera. We're only stuck with the ARod and Soriano contracts because of Hank. Dump Burnett. Swisher will not be retained next offseason unless he comes through in the postseason for once. We need a DH and Johnny would be perfect. He's a clutch hitter and that's what we need with Posada gone.
head spins… don't know where to start…
IF… they were to seriously dump Teixera , I would have rather kept Montero with the hope and possibility of him learning 1st base.
They can't dump him so its a moot point. Soriano's only on the hook for 2 seasons and A-Rod's contract isn't as costly as the years on his career come to a close.
Alex's deal is for $27.5 million a year for luxury tax purposes because it goes off of AAV. The declining salary is only for cash on hand purposes.
and he should at least get to the 660 and 714 HR milestones, adding another 6M each
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Major, I think all those drops in Europe have left you a little . . . Confused.
Shouldnt you be using AAV and not actual salary? The luxury tax doesn't use actual figures, does it?
I believe the trade for Pineda has implications on our involvement in the elite SP market next year. Having Pineda pan out as a front line starter definitely lessens the need for Cashman to unload the Brinks truck on Hamels, Cain, and Grienke next year. This Pineda move is one step in bringing in the budget for the years to come.
I agree, if Pineda looks good this year, I don't see cash reeling in an elite SP. Cash could fill that role with a Kuroda type signing next year as well and try to keep salary low for the 189 in 14 goal.
Well, if Kuroda pitches well, then a Kuroda-like signing could very well be Kuroda.
I would love to see Banuelos improve his command in 2012 so that he's a very real option to join the rotation in 2013 as the second lefty or, gasp, third lefty if they sign Hamels.
Obviously what Hughes does in 2012 will heavily impact if he makes the rotation moving forward, so he's either in the rotation, in the pen, or on some other team.
I found this a bit confusing:
"and players union have discouraging them from raising payroll any further"
I understand why the commissioner's office takes that stand (competitive balance and all that), but isn't it in the players' best interest to have the Yankees with a higher payroll, thereby driving up their salaries as other teams try to compete with the Yankees?
Staying under $189mil
Just reading where Cano has options for 2012 and 2013 probably $15-18mil… I'm sure they're under market for what he is worth…
Why don't they sign him to a NEW 2 year deal for well over what he is getting with a 1 year $5 mil option… i.e. $25,25,5 he gets more money, we get under $189 mil for 2014..
Then in 2014, sign him for long-term if he'll do a deal before he hits the market….
just masticating on some numbers…
DH Solution…..Marlins sign Prince, Yankees trade Cerveli (have a feeling Guillen would love him) and cash for Gabby Sanchez. Low cost DH/back up 1st base good hitting young player which fits perfectly in the Yankees future payroll plans.
Except the Marlins won't sign Prince, and Cervelli is our back up catcher.
Cervelli is not without a home now that Montero is gone. Romine is not ready at the dish, or so they say, to tkae that spot seriously.
and also, Cervelli is the Italian Swisher, Ozzie will fcking LOATHE him.
Isn't Cervelli from Venezuela? Same as Guillen?
"…and players union have discouraging them from raising payroll any further…"
can somebody explain this? Why wouldn't the players union like it if the Yanks spend even more?
See Mike's response to my similar question above.
Interesting if you unload either Garcia or Hughes and AJ it cuts down $20 million. Obviously we are stuck with AJ but, either Hughes or Garcia maybe out.
We aren't getting rid of AJ's contract. The Braves got 5 million in savings for trading Derek Lowe. We'd have to eat a lot of money to trade AJ. Hughes and Garcia's salaries are low enough that I would rather have Hughes in middle-relief and Garcia as the long-man/spot starter than have the salary relief/marginal prospect we'd get in return for them.
Mike, I'm curious. You seem to have used the AAV of most of the players that are under contract. Except for Cano and Granderson. You chose to use their salaries for the 2012 season. Which somewhat distorts the overall figure. Their AAV is slightly less than $9MM for the 2012 season not $14MM you show for Cano and just about $6MM for Granderson not $10MM. I have not assumed the Yankees will pick up the players option year to calculate that number. But even including that their AAV doesn't approach the number you are showing.
I think it has to do with the fact that they are option years. In terms of AAV the options are treated as one year deals.
You're taxed on the guaranteed portion of a contract. The options don't come into play until they're picked up. Basically, you treat Cano as if he signed a 4 year deal then two separate 1 year deals.
Granderson should be $6M though. This season is part of the guaranteed portion of his contract.
technically, I think Cano would only count for 12M of his 14M for luxury tax purposes, because the 2M option buyout was included in luxury tax calculations during the 4 year deal.
And if they pick up Granderson's option next year, 13M of his 15M option would count, because the 2M buyout is included in his current AAV (the 6M you cited)
Good stuff, Mike. I can't wait until Stephen's post… I've also been crunching the numbers and am curious to see how our conclusions match up or differ.
Assuming the likely price spread between Damon and Pena is $5m (it was $4.75 in 2011), it seems incredibly short-sighted to go for Damon. What they mainly need is a DH against righties, and while they're both lefties, there's no comparison.
- Damon had a reverse platoon split last year and basically no split in 2010, yielding an OPS in the .730s vs RHP those two years combined.
- Pena used to be in the mid-900s vs RHP (2008-09), still was .759 his worst year ever (2010), and was .892 in 2011. Safe to guess he'll be in the mid-.800s vs RHP in 2012.
Is a difference of 100-150 OPS points for most of your DH at-bats worth $5m? Hell yeah; it's just like the difference in 2011 between Posada as DH and Montero as DH, which had most of us tearing our hair out for the latter half of last season.
To see Damon and Pena as remotely comparable, yuo have to (a) ignore the R/L splits and/or (b) assess Damon's career as a whole rather than what he actually can do in 2012 in the role the Yanks need.
If the plan is for Damon to DH everyday I agree with you. But if they really plan on using A-Rod, Jeter, Tex, Cano and Swisher in a significant number of games (with Andruw getting all ABs against LHP) then Damon might only be looking att say 300 ABs. Considering there age and skill set Damon might handle that type of a diminished role better than Pena. I'd still rather have Pena though.
on the risk of beating a dead horse:
FWIW if you are going to spend $2M on Damon to semi platoon split against RHB while rotating all the IF into DH those days anyhow flashing an OPS in the .730s vs RHP….
Why not just ride out Nunez those days and settle with his OPS of .673 vs RHP. and he will be the guy who is filling in for Cano/Jeter/A Rod anyhow, can still swipe a bag, and already here…
All I am saying is outside of name and nostalgia value of Damon and his 'clutchyness', he would likely not be worth the $2M you will be paying him or the spot on the 25 man roster.
might be better off carrying another LOOGY or 3rd catcher.
Well, 2 million should buy less than 1 WAR, so it's not expecting much. I don't think Nunez in a DH role is realistic. But I'd be fine with signing nobody. I also like Pena a lot more than Damon. My point was if the idea is to have a DH in a very reduced role, Damon may be more willing to accept that (for all the reasons that make him an inferior candidate). For the record I ideally want to try and trade for Brandon Allen.
You are aware that Posada's OPS was approximately 100 points higher vs. RHP than Montero's was in the MINORS!
The myth of Montero was always going to be greater than the reality, as we will now see unfold now that he's in MLB fulltime. The kid's a fine hitter, but there's a segment of Yankee fans that already were planning to attend his HOF induction.
Under your argument, the Yankees should be looking seriously at Posada. There are great similarities between Pena and Posada. Both were effective against righties, both sucked the big one against lefties.
That Arod deal is rancid. I remember the day they announced it and I cringed. Imagine paying a hitter that kind of $$ into his age 42 season? G R O S S
I won't even comment on the Soriano money. Oops, I just did. $11 million for what is a 7th inning reliever. That might be one of the most absurd contracts I've ever seen.
He was hurt last year. Let's wait until next year to see if the deal is bad.
So the 2014 $189M mark includes the entire 40 man roster and player benefits! I didn't realize that. The young kids are going to be crucial if we are to make this happen. Assuming these replacements by 2014:
Kuroda -> Jose Campos = $10M – $0.5M = ($9.5M)
Soriano/Felic./Marte -> David Phelps (on 40) = ($15.25M)
Swisher -> Mason Williams = $10.25M – $0.5M = ($9.75M)
Burnett -> Banuelos = $16.5M – $0.5M = ($16M)
Mariano -> Betances (on 40) = ($15M)
Russel Martin -> Romine (On 40) = ($8.2M)
Total Savings: ($73.7M)
Luxury Tax 2014 Payroll after Savings = $160.175M
There is very little wiggle room as Mike points out! If Mariano decides he's not ready to hang it up and gets another $15M in 2014 the payroll becomes $175.175. Assuming Granderson is still with us, he'll likely be getting a raise I'll estimate of $5M pushing that total to $180.175. Raises to Gardner, Nova, Chamberlain, Hughes, and Robertson will continue to push that higher if their still with us.
Tough choices will have to be made if Mariano continues to defy age. Also, meeting this budget goal is putting a lot of pressure on our farm system to provide worthy replacements.
This does give a flavor but there are some other issues – what will Cano be (his new FA contractversus his current option yerar salary); still not sure whether Jeter counts for $8 million (his 2014 salary) or $5 million (additional guaranteed money in 2014 if he picks up option assuming you do not go back and correct 2011, 2012, and 2013 – however, I thought someone in a prior post say that if Jeter does pick up option we would be charged full $ 8million and the cost of his $3 million buyout which would have been charged in 2011-2013 would be deducted form prior years and we would get a refund for those years) and of course Grandy or his "new FA contract or his replacement".
Garcia would also come off.
I look forward to Stephen Rhoads post on this topic.
hey mike,
do you think the montero trade changes the yankees situation on cespedes? i understand he's very unlikely at this point, but we could work him in at Hi-A, have him work his way up the ladder, and maybe DH in august and september before moving into right field next year.
with this high payroll, it might be hard, but do you think the trade affects these odds?
When the Yankees don't get Cespedes, get down on one knee and do a Tebow. He is not going to be a good hitter in the majors.
The budget is up for this year but I firmly believe that they develop their budget and decide year-to-year what to do based on circumstances. Kuroda available for 10M – too good to pass up.
I think 189 is doable but the fan base may not be happy not having a name player. I don't care about the name, I care about the production. While I will hate to lose a Cano/Grandy who knows what else is out there. We did not know Pineda was out there until it happened.
Production may slip but the value may go up. Who knows what Boston or TB or Toronto has 2 years from now.
The player benefits is a new wrinkle here that I haven't seen reported, including here on RAB. What's the apples-to-apples comparison? What was the Yankees 2011 40-man luxury tax number? Is the $212.7M number fully loaded to include the player benefits? If it is, then the Yankees have a lot more cutting to do to get to $189M.
that 212.7 includes everything (AAV + earned performance bonuses + 40-man + benefits.
To get to 189, the AAV of the 25-man roster would likely have to be in the 172-177M range. (and I believe if ARod got one of his HR bonuses that year, that 6M would count as well, so if he was in range of a milestone bonus in the year they were trying to fall below, they would have to plan on 6M lower so the bonus wouldn't push them over the threshold.
Posada is a much better option than Damon as the lefty portion of the DH platoon for 2012. Though he was basically an automatic out against LHPs last year he hit .269/.348/.466 against RHP, while Damon hit .255/.315/.401 against RHP.


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Ordinary JR Rapid trains go into Tokyo on the Sobu/Narita line (80 min, 1,280 yen) which is covered by the Japan Rail Pass and JR East Pass.
"Suica & N'EX"
Take the Narita Express for effectively only half price by purchasing a "Suica & N'EX" card at Narita Airport's JR counter.
Suica is JapanRail's rechargeable prepaid card that can be used on JR trains nationwide, as well as with all greater Tokyo transport, whether trains, buses or subways.
This special deal combining the purchase of a Suica card with a discounted ride on the Narita Express into Tokyo is available only to non-Japanese and only at Narita Airport.
Narita Airport Terminal Building, Tokyo, Japan.
Narita Arrivals & Departures
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Getting to and from Narita Airport
The 3,500 yen cost includes a discounted fare of 1,500 yen for the Narita Express, 1,500 yen to use on JR lines in and around Tokyo (rechargeable), and a 500 yen refundable deposit for the card itself.
The "Suica & N'EX" can be purchased with cash or by credit card, but must be recharged (to any amount you like during your stay) with cash. Please be aware that, as well as being basically a train pass, more and more stores accept payment using Suica card, so it can often be used as a convenient alternative to fiddling with unfamiliar notes and coins.
For Japan Rail Pass holders
If you have already purchased a Japan Rail Pass in your home country, exchange it for a rail pass at the JR View Plaza Travel Service Center, or the normal JR ticket counter if View Plaza is closed. The Narita Express is free with a Japan Rail pass. Also, you can make any ongoing JR reservations right here.
Keisei Electric Railway from Narita
The Keisei Skyliner Airport Express runs between Ueno Station and Narita Airport.
The Keisei Skyliner Airport Express to Narita Airport takes about 60 minutes (1,920 yen). Unlike JR trains, smoking is allowed at the front and back cars (1 and 8).
Keisei's ordinary limited express will get you there in 75-80 minutes (1,000 yen). No smoking. You can use a Passnet card on this train.
The Keisei line connects with the JR line at Nippori and Ueno stations. The changeover to the JR Yamanote line is easier at Nippori as you do not have to leave the station. Changing over at Ueno means exiting the station and crossing the road. However, if you are taking a shinkansen (bullet train), change at Ueno.
However, be careful if taking the Keisei limited express: while most Keisei limited express trains go to Nippori and Ueno, a few don't, but join the Toei Asakusa subway line. This can be useful, however, if you want to go directly to Asakusa (75 min, 1,120 yen) or Ginza (Higashi Ginza station, 90 min, 1,160 yen).
Keisei Train Timetable
Bus from Narita
There are many bus routes in to Tokyo. Fares begin at 1,200 yen. Except at rush hour, the journey to most points in Tokyo should take about 90 minutes. If you are booked into a fairly major hotel, this can be the most convenient and hassle-free door-to-door option. Also, bus is the easiest way to transfer to Haneda Airport in Tokyo Bay.
Narita Airport Video
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