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The more things change, the more they stay the same.
When Major League Baseball first made the decision to institute limited instant replay in August 2008, the move was met with a feeling of inevitability. It was an inevitability that a game that always fought progress, would finally succumb to it.
Well, it was also inevitable that the same backward thinking that took it so long for the league to implement the measure would then also impede it from being used properly.
As a game, baseball has long been built around the judgment of the individual, a belief that one persons naked eye should be the end-all, be-all judge of all. By instituting limited instant replay on home run balls (fair/foul, out of the park or not), the league as a whole caved to the realization that the naked eye is not always to be believed. Bud Selig even admitted as much during his initial press conference on August 26, 2008.
"I believe this is right," Selig. "I think the umpires believe it. I think the players believe it. The evidence [for using it] became overwhelming the more I looked at ballparks. You've got an umpire running out and he's 300-400 feet away, and it became impossible [for him to make the right call]. I'm delighted we're able to make this adjustment.
Yes, here we stand, nearly five seasons after the system has been introduced, and we still rely on the judgment of one person to dictate the outcome of a ballgame?
On Wednesday night, the Oakland Athletics were handed a loss by the Cleveland Indians after they failed to push a tying run over the plate during the 9th inning. However, that should not have been the case, as Adam Rosales hit what appeared to be a game-tying home run with two-outs in the inning. However, the umpire crew called the ball in play rather than a home run and Rosales ended up at second base.
This is the type of situation replay was instituted to resolve. The Athletics protested and the umpires decided to go to the replay, which clearly showed the ball hitting a railing above the yellow line at Progressive Field and bouncing back into play, which would mean the ball was indeed a home run. However, despite both home and away feeds showing that fact and the umpire crew having access to said feeds, crew chief Angel Hernandez ruled the play would stand as ruled on the field.
Obviously, Bob Melvin was incensed and was ejected for continuing to argue the call on the field. The Athletics would load the bases, but would ultimately fail to push that tying run across.
But that fact is not the real kick in the teeth. That came from MLBs executive vice-president for baseball operations Joe Torre.
In a ruling on Thursday, Torre admitted that an improper call was made. However, Torre left the call as is, saying By rule, the decision to reverse a call by use of instant replay is at the sole discretion of the crew chief. In the opinion of Angel Hernandez, who was last night's crew chief, there was not clear and convincing evidence to overturn the decision on the field. It was a judgment call, and as such, it stands as final.
Torre is referring to rule 9.02a which states, Any umpires decision which involves judgment, such as, but not limited to, whether a batted ball is fair or foul, whether a pitch is a strike or a ball, or whether a runner is safe or out, is final. No player, manager, coach or substitute shall object to any such judgment decisions.
However, it begs to ask that if we are making progress toward the correct judgment, should we not also be progressing toward a way to correct improper judgment?
In this case, the Athletics are allowed an appeal to Torres office, but based on the way the rule is written or interpreted, Im unsure which that appeal is for naught, as the umpires judgment is deemed the final word. They in essence become the judge, jury, and executioner so to speak.
This is not the first example of this, let alone the first time this season. The Tampa Bay Rays were robbed twice by bad calls, once on April 9th when Marty Foster handed Joe Nathan his 300th save on poor strike call and another time on April 4th, when Evan Longoria was ruled to have overrun Ben Zobrist on an RBI single. Unfortunately, you cannot argue balls and strikes, and the umpire refused to ask for help on the April 4th play.
However, the issue at hand is that the appeals system is nearly non-existent. What good does it do to file said appeal if in essence all you are getting to really say is, Im really unhappy Joe.
It is an absolute disgrace to the game that there is no willingness on the part of Major League Baseball to correct a wrong. Instead, they simply say sorry and expect that it is fair to both parties to leave things as ruled on the field. With the insertion of replay, we should be making progress against bad judgment calls rather than enabling them to continue unhindered.
Is the long-term legitimacy of the game really worth bolstering up the ego of an individual?
Besides having one of the most unfortunate names in the history of baseball, Gaylord Perry was a tremendously accomplished pitcher. A veteran of 22 seasons with 8 different teams, Perry won 314 games against 265 losses, posted a career ERA of 3.11, and struck out 3534 batters during his career. In the process, Perry was the 1978 Cy Young award winner and was selected to five All-Star teams. In 1991, Perry was selected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Gaylord Perry was also a cheater.
Over the course of his 22-year career, Perry was known for his use of the spitball, the puffball, and also scuffing and cutting baseballs. His former manager, Gene Mauch, was even vocal to the point where he thought Perrys plaque in the Hall of Fame should have a tube of KY Jelly adhered to it.
So why is Perry relevant today?
Well, the color-commentary announcers for the Toronto Blue Jays, Jack Morris and Dirk Hayhurst, have accused Boston Red Sox pitchers Clay Buchholz and Junichi Tazawa of loading up the baseball in a similar fashion. In their accusations, they have noted that Boston pitchers are reaching their forearms and rubbing what appears to be a foreign substance from their arms on the baseball. The accusations arose after Buchholz moved to 6-0, shutting down the Blue Jays offense on Wednesday night.
Here is the accusation from Hayhurst on Twitter:
Forget the hair, I just saw video of Buchholz loading the ball with some Eddie Harris worthy slick'em painted up his left forearm. Wow.
Dirk Hayhurst (@TheGarfoose) May 2, 2013
Is it a real issue? Thats hard to pick out, as only Buchholz, Tazawa, and any umpire that checks them going forward will know.
However, the practice of rubbing rosen and sweat from the forearm is hardly proprietary to the Red Sox alone, as pitchers all around the game do it in order to improve their grip on the baseball. In fact, Red Sox catcher, Jarrod Saltalamacchia was quick to note that Toronto pitcher J.A. Happ was going to his right forearm throughout the game as well.
"I saw [J.A.] Happ all night going to his forearm. Is he doing something?" Boston catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia said about Toronto's starter. "For them to point out one guy or two guys, I don't think that's right."
What it actually stinks of is the desperation of one team trying to drum up something that will fire a fan base back up.
Aside from the obvious success that the Red Sox have enjoyed in 2013, there is also the John Farrell component. The Toronto media, front office, and fan base are all still equally bitter about the way Farrell left his role as Torontos manager in order to take on the same role in Boston. Add in the fact that he has been able to turn them back into a winner, something he was unable to do in Toronto, and all of a sudden everyone is Sherlock Holmes and there is a mystery afoot.
In the end, what this does is create an unfair stigma around Buchholz and the rest of the Red Sox pitching staff and is going to prompt other managers to stall the game during strong outings and ask for an inspection on suspicion alone.
The fact that is comes from a radio play-by-play guy on a hunch after watching tape is simply ridiculous. Jack, youre better than this.
Oh, and as a closing note, Sportsnet.ca and Fan 590 are owned and operated by Rogers Communications. Anyone want to take a guess who owns the Toronto Blue Jays?
There is very little of more value in the baseball world than a 27-year-old former Cy Young winner that is still under team control for two-plus seasons. Every team wants to land a stud pitcher, in his prime, that they still have some negotiating room with.
Enter stage left, David Price.
The Rays lefty is coming off of another solid season, one in which he won the American League Cy Young award while pitching in baseball's toughest division. He's thrown 200+ innings each of his three full season at the Major League level. Oh, and he's good for 200 K's per season.
So why would the Tampa Bay Rays entertain the thought of trading such a prized commodity?
Well, first off, if the Rays move Price at the appropriate time, the return could be astonomical. If James Shields could pry the Minor League Player of the Year away from the Royals, then surely Price could net a larger bounty. We're not just talking about quantity here, but we're also talking about quality, like Jurickson Profar, Oscar Taveras type quality. And that's only part of any return package for Price.
Secondly, the modest-spending Rays like to float a relatively small team payroll, with Tampa having the third lowest in baseball at $57.895 million in 2013. Price, with two years of arbitration left, is the team's highest paid player at $10.113 million, which represents a nearly $7 million increase from 2012. That's already 17.5% of the team's payroll. Imagine what that climbs up to as Price keeps playing the arbitration game. Tampa would more likely move him before his salary impedes them from playing their small market shuffle.
Needless to say, it's safe to assume that the Rays will make a deal that will send Price from Tampa to the highest bidder. That just makes the continued development of Matt Moore all the more important.
Moore was everyone's favorite for the 2012 Rookie of the Year coming into last season. In fact, the Rays thought so much of his cup-of-coffee in 2011, that they inked the rookie to a 5-year, $14 million extension after just 3 appearances at the Major League level. While he didn't exactly live up to those expectations, the hard-throwing Moore still enjoyed a solid season. When all was said and done in 2012, Moore finished 12-12 with a 3.81 ERA, an 8.9 K/9 ratio, and a 1.4 bWAR.
However, the 23-year-old Moore is looking a bit more comfortable in his second go-around.
In 2013, Moore has won all four of his starts with a minuscule 1.04 ERA, having surrendered just 3 earned runs over 26 innings pitched. Opposing hitters are reaching Moore for just a .116 batting average against and he's returning the favor by striking out 10 for every 9 innings pitched. And he's seemingly getting stronger as the early season progresses, holding the Yankees to a single earned run over 8 innings while striking out 9 on Monday night.
Moore stands to be the one with the most to gain if Price departs, and would be the likely heir to the thrown of ace. The best part for the Rays is, because of Andrew Friedman's foresight, he doesn't even begin to make a blip on the payroll scale until 2018 at best, and that is only at $9 million.
The shrewd Rays keep finding a way to restock and reload without breaking the bank, and Price is just another means to that end. David Price had his run, and next it will be Matt Moore's turn.
And, as long as they keep developing the talent they turn these players into, the Rays will keep peskily hanging around. Now all they have to do is get their Profar, Taveras, or whatever high-end prospect they can for Price.
Before I get started this week, and as become customary of the other fantastic bloggers at YouGabSports, I want to extend my prayers to those who have suffered through the tragedy in Boston earlier this week. I also want to extend my appreciation that my friends and extended "Gab Family" members are all safe and accounted for.
As some of you folks know through Facebook, my family and I were in Boston on Saturday afternoon for the Red Sox/Rays match-up. It was a great game, one that turned out to be a 2-1 Red Sox win and featured a stellar pitching match-up between David Price and Jon Lester. Our seats were great, Loge Box 155, right off the third base bag, the first time I haven't sat in the bleachers at Fenway.
But that wasn't the memory I took away from the game.
No, my memories are of a hopping Boylston Street, a community that was out and about enjoying a moderately warm spring day. It was a true sign of the glory of spring in New England, where people are itching so badly to get outdoors that they flock together the first chance they get.
And it was that memory that made Monday's events so surreal. Seeing the photos after the fact, where Boylston Street was a virtual ghost town really sank in the impact of the bombing. The serenity of the spring blown away by a single act of unexplained violence.
That said, my thoughts and prayers go not just to those that were lost or hurt in the attack, but also for the hope that the serenity of spring can return quickly to the area, not only for the sake of peace, but also for the comfort of being able to move forward.
Speaking of moving forward, now on to baseball:
- One interesting note from the game I attended on Saturday. In the bottom of the 10th inning, Jacoby Ellsbury rapped a single with one out in the innng. Then, while stealing second, the throw went into center field and Ellsbury proceeded on to third.
This is where it got interesting.
Joe Maddon, who is known for his odd infield alignments opted to bring left fielder Matt Joyce into the infield as a fifth infielder. I have never seen this done before. My only assumption was that Maddon wanted to cut off the runner if he was going on contact. But what struck me more was that the situation called for Maddon to walk Victorino and open up the double play option to end the inning.
In the end, Victorino hit it up the middle, just deep enough to bring Ellsbury in with the winning run, but I was left thinking that the great baseball thinker overthrought the situation.
- What more can be said about the Atlanta Braves, who are sitting pretty with a 12-2 record at this stage in the season. We all knew that they were going to be much better offensively this season, but the pitching has been just as lethal. Coming into Thursday's action, the Braves lead all of baseball with a 1.77 team ERA through 14 games and have surrendered the fewest home runs in the game. That's good for a team that has the Major League's leading home run hitter in Justin Upton.
- Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter suffered a setback in his rehab from a broken ankle when a CT scan revealed a small fracture in the ankle. Jeter is now expected to be out until after the All-Star break, another piece of bad luck with injuries for the Yankees, who are barely recognizable this season. Jeter is under contract through the end of this season, but has a $8 million player option for 2014.
- The Colorado Rockies were thought to be dead in the water this season, but somehow they've managed to post a solid 11-4 record. However, that could be an anomaly as the team currently has a 4.30 ERA from its starting five, and that's with both Jon Garland and Jhoulys Chacin over performing. The Coors Effect just won't let this team succeed despite a mediocre pitching staff for long.
- The Detroit Tigers have to be plenty pleased with their decision to bring aboard Torii Hunter this winter. The 17-year veteran is off to an amazing start, posting a .413 batting average and a 1.027 OPS in 63 at bats. With the Angels reeling and Josh Hamilton struggling in Los Angeles, Hunter is sitting in his locker in Detroit and laughing it up for a contender, suddenly feeling a lot better about the Angels letting him go.
- New York starter Matt Harvey is one of the few bright spots for the lowly Mets this season. The 24-year-old burst onto the scene in 2012, with a solid 2.73 ERA and 70 strike-outs in 59.1 innings last season, but he's been even better in 2013. The right-hander has a 0.82 ERA and 25 strike-outs in 22 innings this season. That performance helped reward Harvey with the National League Player of the Week last week.
As fantasy baseball players, we can all understand the difficulty involved with making trades. After all those years of swapping baseball cards with your friends, it knocks you off guard to find out that there is a lot more involved when swapping players for a fake baseball team.
First, you have to find the perfect partner, someone with whom you can not only match up in terms of needs, but also in supplying what they require. That requires examining the surplus of talent you have as well as combing through each opponent to understand how to make them want what you have.
Second, you have to then determine a worthwhile offer with which to entice them into dealing with you. Be prepared, because this first offer is often rejected and countered. If its not, then you over-packed the offer from the get-go.
Then you have the back and forth negotiating, attempting to work out a deal that is inevitably fair for everyone (and one that will be approved by other owners as well). This could be the most difficult task, as each and every owner (you included) wants to come out the winner in any trade. It's the nature of competition and the trade market is no different.
Doesn't sound so bad, does it?
Well, imagine for a minute that this is a six-year keeper league, meaning that each player on the roster is with you as long as you don't release or trade them for a minimum of six season, as long as you don't release or trade any of them. To make things difficult, we'll give you are given a salary cap with which to work with. Just for kicks, let's throw in the fact that we can swap minor-leaguers as well, a minor-leaguer with a service clock that starts when they reach the Major Leagues.
Does it still sound easy? It shouldn't, because that is what Major League general managers have to deal with.
On Thursday, we learned (from Andy Martino of the NY Daily News) that the New York Mets were keeping an eye on outfielders Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins and Carlos Gonzalez of the Colorado Rockies. While both targets are extremely attractive candidates for any general manager to chase after and the Mets would be a good trade partner for both the Rockies and Marlins, Sandy Alderson, Larry Beinfest, and Dan O'Dowd have a lot to consider in any deal.
- It isn't often that a big trade involving a player under team control goes down mid-season. Stanton is under team control through 2016 and would be eligible for arbitration for the first time this coming winter, making him extremely affordable, even for the Marlins.
Gonzalez is under team control through the 2017 season, but it less affordable than Stanton, being locked into a multi-year contract that will pay him $63.5 million over the next four seasons.
- In order for the Marlins to part with Stanton, the Mets would need to send quite the package to Miami. That would likely have to be headlined with the pair of Zack Wheeler and Travis d'Arnaud. Wheeler, was acquired in the Carlos Beltran deal two years ago and is currently ranked as the 8th best prospect in the game. d'Arnaud came to New York in the R.A. Dickey trade with the Blue Jays and is rated the sixth best prospect in baseball.
- Gonzalez, with his heavier price tag, and his being four years older than Stanton, would likely require a smaller package. d'Arnaud or Wheeler would have to be the center piece, but the deal likely wouldn't require both.
- That all said, the Mets (Alderson) then needs to decide if four years of either Stanton or Gonzalez are worth more than six seasons of low-priced team control over the top catching prospect and one of the best pitching prospect.
- On the flip side, while a deal would make real sense to the Marlins, they run the risk of further alienating their fan base by moving Stanton, their last remaining star player. However, one would find it hard to fault them for chasing a four-player package with Wheeler and d'Arnaud headlining the deal.
For the Rockies, that deal is much easier to do, as they need to drastically improve their pitching staff and getting Gonzalez's salary off the books would help them improve the team long-term. Wheeler would make more sense here, as the Rockies already have a solid young catcher in Wilin Rosario.
- Both teams also need to realize the longer they wait, the less control they surrender of these players and the small the return package becomes.
- Equally so, the Mets could make a huge splash by bringing in Stanton or Gonzalez, especially given the contract they gave David Wright signaling that they are not rebuilding the team.
Needless to say, there are a lot of moving pieces in any deal of this scope, and I can't say that I would envy either GM of their ordeal. If you thought making a trade for a fake baseball team was difficult, just imagine what it means when you are deciding the next 4-6 years of your organization.
That's what these three teams are trying to weigh, and there is no guarantee regardless of which path they take.
Easy, I don't think so.
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Q: Doing this for one minute relieves as much stress as an half hour massage. What is it?
A recent survey says that 30% of men would rather see their favorite team win the Super Bowl than do this..
53,000 people in the US have THIS in common. Most of them are women.

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"Americans and Brittish alike are using the excuse that Pakistan is a corrupt country and, therefore, should not be helped since the moneys will be wasted."
Pray tell, o wise analyst of other nations' obligation to help, what did Pakistan do to help herself? That is, except regularly helping herself to the trough of international assistance...
My hearts go out to the poor folks living and dying in this terrible wet. A summary of your commentators: India should help / not expect thanks / Western Aid is too little / where is the Islamic Aid / extremism will profit either from the aid or the lack of it / the government is corrupt or inept / the military gets on with the job. May I just say this, that our press have alienated western sympathy for Pakistan while our armies burn themselves out in the graveyard of empires to the north and west. There are Khyber Passes throughout the Commonwealth; we can't forget, and we don't forget…
While I would wish to extend charity and forgiveness to even those who are my enemies remember this: we have a wee global financial crisis going on here and luxuries are off the list: we're all under water! Don't send money, send the poor sods water – send them wheat – and send them cricket bats, for there our cultures will meet again. God suffer the poor people - it's for the rest of us to behave a little more responsibly and solve our problems ourselves. Pakistan turn your swords into ploughshares -and your army into a police force and an engineering corps. Dam it! Like China –
If this article reflects the prevailing view of the West, it then looks like the West is only or more concerned about that flooding and its ensuing economic hardship would help provide recruits for terrorist outfits than the human suffering that's occurring now en mass in Pakistan.
How about leave the ideology and even so called strategic interest behind for a few days and let all nations of means to answer the call of UN for help on the relief work that's in dire need, regardless the competency of Pak government doing the job.
Two news items below:
(1) Times of India reported on August 19th that some people in Pakistan are complaining India's damming of rivers and redirecting waters in Kashmir area are one of the culprits contributing to the flooding.
(2) CCTV reported today that second shipment of 50 m Yuan ($6.6 m) of emergency aid material arrived in Pakistan toady. More are on the way.
Interesting observation! Given that India's independence day just passed when there were too many tricolour designs floating all around, I would have taken this image to be of India if it were not used with this article on Pakistan!
I would say that picture actually describes India pretty well!
Happy Independence Day! This image is going to my Facebook page...
Looks like the aid money is going strong now. Mainly due to efforts of Hilary Clinton and the State Dept I must say. The Saudis have also pitched in. The US Marines also doing a good job it looks like. Hey guys while doing the good job how about a sneak attack on AQ #1 and #2 OBL and AZ and the one-eyed MO **cough cough** ?
Pakistan is not 'badly governed', Pakistan is not governed at all! Pakistan is in fact nor fit to be defined as a 'state', like Somalia or Sudan or Congo or Afganistan cannot be called states.
Pakistan is at the very best a territory that is controlled by different armed groups, each with different capacity, inclination and affiliation. The most powerful of these armed groups is the Army that controls huge resources and maintains some law and order throughout Punjab and parts of Sindh. There is a loose coalition of anti-India regilious and extremist groups like LET and JEM (these operate under the garb of charities) which recruit young men through a wide network of madrasas. There is Pakistani Taliban (and may be some elements of Afgan Taliban), which controls the Afgan borderlands and contstanly fight with the army (they recruit the hardened men who were earlier fighting for groups like LET and JEM). There are tribal warlords in FATA and North West Pakistan, rebels in Sindh and Baluchistan, and the list seems endless. Finally, there is the ISI (God knows where they belong! Do they control the Army, or get controlled by the Armu?).
The civilian govenment is almost non-existent, politicians have no popular base or support, judiciary is virulently activist and civil society worn out. There is no major trade union or traders' organisation. There is no single unifying force that binds this country together. Even Islam is not an unifier as every pressure group interprets Islam in a way that serves their interests.
When such conditions prevail, no wonder ordinary Pakistanis have to suffer! The best they can hope for is a benevolent and far-sighted general who would take control and make the dificult changes that Pakisatan needs at the earliest. Musharaf acted like one in the beginning, but soon lost his mind and got exposed. I wonder if and when the people of Pakistan will get someone fit for the role!
Politicians [Zardari and Bush Katrina] seemingly risk all their Political Capital in the face of Natural Disasters. In many regards, Pakistan has become some crazy Laboratory Experiment where simply everything is thrown at it.
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Funny that Americans and English alike used and abused of Pakistan in order to fulfill their wishes as regards Afghanistan. Not only that, Cameron scared the wits of the Pakistani, forcing its president to hurriedly go to UK in order to lick Cameron´s boots, while hell went loose in his country.
They are spending trillions of dollars to wage a useless war in Afghanistan, but when it comes to raising a few millions of dollars of disaster relief for the country which has helped them wage that war... NO, NO, NO... Now, the hat must be passed around to everybody who has nothing to do with the war.
Not only that, Americans and Brittish alike are using the excuse that Pakistan is a corrupt country and, therefore, should not be helped since the moneys will be wasted.
Come on, folks....
Pakistan has always been a failed state, but refuses either to die or to succeed.
It seems to me that both the article and the comments are widely off mark in that they miss the most basic fact: this year floods in Pakistan didn't "befell" the country from the blue skies; the event was not just predictable but expected.
Has the low terrain of the country occurred surprisingly this year? Wow, don't say so!.
A propos, the Netherlands had this problem for centuries too, and they don't annually appeal to the world community in the belief it "should support them in (the) hour of urgent need".
Centuries ago the Dutch started to tend to their country in order to prevent flooding... and they still do.
What does Pakistan lack? Specialists? Labour? Money? Come on, they found enough of each to obtain nukes... the question of priority, no?
As to the corrupt bureaucracy and politicians, they didn't come from Mars. They're not aliens, but locals. Should infidels resolve this problem for the Pakistanis, too, or they can just cough up cash – doomed to be stolen, no doubt – and sod off?
The writer is correct that this catastrophe /disaster may result in taking over of the State of Pakistan by Military or extremist Islamists, (latter are generally terrorists). It appears that Generals commenced on the course from the day one of installation of elected government in Pakistan. The general perception about the politicians being inept & corrupt has been systematically created by the Generals. Even in rescue & relief operations during the flood, Pakistan military is strengthening the perception that it is independent of the Government and is doing rescue & relief work on its own.
What the flood affected people of Pakistan need is that world should support them in this hour of urgent need.
I would say that in fact India should also follow the Chinese in shooting corrupt officials. Not much better than Pakistan, we Indians are not sure about what will happen if God forbid, a tragedy of such massive proportion befell India. We got a glimpse of it when Bombay flooded.
Very good article reflecting all outsiders' state of mind about Pakistan's current state of affairs. It's a Catch-22 situation... if the world gives them aid it will unquestionably get into the extremists'/corrupt hands and if aid is denied, then more extremists are bound to be created and again only the innocent will suffer.
I can understand your frustation, but instead of following the Chinese ideology of shooting the currupt officials, follow the Indian ideology and learn from them. Most of Pakistanis still don't understand that Partition has done more harm to Pakistan than India. India has also a lot of curruption, but they don't shoot people and try to prosecute them.
Banyan is spot on when he says the politicians "rely on bureaucratic machinery that is now so politicised and corrupt that it is scarcely capable of delivering basic services at the best of times."
Pakistani politicians are not only incompetent managers but often exceedingly corrupt and self-serving. The problem is that even if they were a brilliant and competent lot they would still fall flat on their faces thanks to the quality of the bureaucracy.
The army generals, despite their long reign in power, also completely failed to check the bureaucrats. So martial law is a tried and failed solution.
The Pakistani Federal Flood Commission has received in recent years some $200 million to provide protection against flooding. Most the money was pocketed by its officials and little actual work was carried out on the ground. No de-silting work has been done in over a decade, which means that the river bed near the dams was several feet higher than should have been the case, which led to catastrophic results.
The local Irrigation department officials, who are responsible for maintenance of the river dykes, also pocketed most of the funds allocated to strengthen them against future floods. A lot of the dykes simply collapsed like dominoes.
At a time when millions have been rendered homeless,impoverished and short of food and drinking water, I sometimes wish we could adopt a page from China - take a corrupt official to a stadium and administer a pistol shot to his head. It may sound callously brutal, but it might result in less flooding and misery in the future.
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Occupation | Correctional grammar robot |
Relatives | Inventor: Lisa Simpson |
First Appearance | Trilogy of Error |
Voiced By | Hank Azaria |
Linguo was a grammar-correcting robot created by Lisa for the science fair. Whenever Linguo detects a grammatical error it responds with the correct answer. Homer nearly destroys Linguo when he mistakes it for a toy robot and gives it beer. Lisa fixes Linguo, but he is later destroyed when members of the Springfield Mafia make numerous grammatical errors in his presence, causing an overload of Linguo's circuits. Linguo's last words are voiced in correction of Homer: "Linguo is dead."
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3 Ohhh! Pretty Lights :)pinguy1982 | 04/10/2011 | See all pinguy1982's reviews (3)My main OS is Pinguy OS what is a Linux OS. Everything is working fine except the programmable S1 - S6 keys, the bank switcher ("123"-key) and the record key. As I do my gaming in Windows this isn't really an issue. As a gaming keyboard it works really well. You can press multiple keys without any ghosting.The back lights work really well. When its light the letters are very clear to see and when it starts to get darker you start to see the keys glow red. So the back-light works really well unlike other back lit keyboards where they are only really viewable when its dark. It doesn't matter with this keyboard its easy to see if its dark or light.Now for the bad points. The keyboard feels a bit cheap. It has glossy keys and the back legs just level out the keyboard. It makes it flat not raised. Something that doesn't feel that nice. I like to have the back of the keyboard higher then the front. The wrist rest is pretty bad to, it hurts your wrists after awhile of typing. The keys are pretty quiet to type on but its not silent. Its quieter then my older keyboard.Its an awesome gaming keyboard but not a great everyday keyboard. I mainly got this for the lit up keys and I can't complain about that. The back lit keys work really well.
4 Almost Perfect for the Price Point.RichardN123 | 08/06/2012 | See all RichardN123's reviews (3)I recieved this keyboard just 1 day after ordering it so well done PLAY. I have been using it for two days now, for gaming and typing and I can say I am very pleased with it. I ordered this because of its low price point, it seems to be one of few quality keyboards sub 50 pounds. And it is great!. When first starting to type I fumbled a bit and pressed the wrong key quite often, but im coming from a 17" laptop keyboard so it is quite different. Im also quite a heavy typer so I wanted something that would give me a good amount of depression while not having to buy an expensive mechanical keyboard. The keys have a good amount of travel, not shallow and not extremely deep. This is good for gaming as the keyboard is rubber domed so you have to press it most of the way for it to register. My typing speed seems to have increased a small amount after moving from my laptop and I am mis typing less and less as I get used to it. Whilst gaming in CSS I have found the keyboard to be very good. The keys are easy to press and are accurate giving me just the amount of activation time I want which has made a difference in my scores. There is also a set of 6 macro buttons which have three modes so effectively 18. I use these for opening two programs at start up and four to buy preset weapon choices in counter strike. Its very easy to setup and works a charm everytime. The keyboard also has a red backlight, which has three adjustable levels which I always leave on full, its barely visable in the day but in the dark it looks great and helps loads with typing. There are also an added calculator button which I find handy above the numbpad and also the usual media controls which I have had no problems with. So all in all a great keyboard, it has some decent features for the casual and maybe slightly hard core gamers out there and it is half the price of some of the big name keyboards from razer and the like. A definite buy if you're on a budget or just want to get a decent keyboard for everyday PC use. My only problem with the keyboard is that when raised on its back feet there isn't much of a difference, It would be nice if there was a higher setting but Im just clutching at straws really.. Love it!


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Oct 07 2011
Break the Link Between Judges and Campaign Cash
A Philadelphia Inquirer editorial criticizing the recent "request" by the Philadelphia Democratic Party for $10,000 contributions from judges standing for retention this year, strongly condemns the electoral system. "By approaching sitting judges for campaign contributions, party officials are engaging in what the state's longtime court-reform group, Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, calls "a prime example of how money and politics pollute the process of electing judges." The editorial specifically attacks the way the electoral system essentially requires fundraising from those most likely to appear in court, noting that it creates "at the least, an impression among the public that justice is for sale."
The editorial closes with the hope that instances like this will further spur the move for reform: "the whole breakfast episode should at least help motivate some state lawmakers – their efforts supported by Gov. Corbett – who are pushing for the merit-based appointment of appellate-court judges as a first step in breaking the link between judges and campaign cash." We hope this prediction proves accurate and that Pennsylvanians will soon have the opportunity to decide whether they want to change the way we select appellate court judges.
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PAMA Competition 2004On July 10th PAMA held the first PAMA Competition 2004 where PAMA members competed in five disciplines: boxing, kickboxing, grappling, shoot wrestling, and stick fighting. This event was the first of its kind since I can remember at PAMA, and proved to be a success. All spectators were welcome and enjoyed magnificent action. Competitors included: Carrie Bona, Kathy Dy, Jamie Lynn, Jen Pantuso, Jim Blevins, Ben Brophy, Wayne Brown, Chuck Choe, Jon Denz, Dan Doran, Justin Doran, Hank Goodhue, Ryan Hansen, Kurt Komoda, Steve Lidz, Brian Matson, Ray Ng, Yemi Okuseinde, Mike Post, Dave Ramsay, Bernard Seaborn, Aki Shishido, Max Wang, Jerry Weaver and Mike Webb. The first and second place winners at each event are as follows.
An edited DVD of the competition with over two hours of action will go on sale at the PAMA ProShop soon! Check out these sample clips to preview some what is on the DVDs.
Student of the MonthNAME: Jonathan Vergara Q: What is your favorite martial arts movie? What was the best scene? If you had the option would you want to be more like Jackie Chan or more like Jet Li? A: Of recent, my favorite M.A. movie would have to be "Blade II". The best scene was the sword fight scene when the two "ninja vampires" came to visit Blade in his warehouse. Can't wait to see "Blade III". I have to say more like Jackie Chan. He looks like he is having fun in integrating comedy routines into his martial arts. It is all about having fun but behind is a very skilled martial artist. Q: What is your favorite martial art at PAMA and why? Which other martial arts outside of PAMA do you find interesting? A: Kali by far is my favorite martial art. I feel it is the most complete and very efficient. Complete in the sense that it covers a lot from grappling techniques, to striking, silat and weapon arts. I also enjoy the looseness and not so rigid form. Judo would be something that I would be interested in. Q: How did you get into martial arts? What do you hope to achieve through PAMA? What attributes would you like to refine? A: I have always been interested in martial arts but never had the opportunity that I have today. I am glad I do now and it has been a great experience. I am looking to continue to develop myself and continue to learn more about the cultures that practice these arts as well. Q: If you could design the best equipment for training martial arts what would it be? What would it look like and what could you do with it? A: I am a very visual person and I learn a lot easier by seeing and visualizing. Videos are great for this and can always play it back. If I could record every class session and had the ability to play it back it would be a great training tool. For those of you who don't know, Sifu Rick has three videotape series for sale at the PAMA ProShop - Kali, Jun Fan and Silat - demonstrating the techniques we learn in class step by step. These are an excellent resource for learning the techniques at home at your own pace. |
Dietary Supplement of the Month
A major cause of aging is the deterioration of the energy-producing components of the cell which results in reduced cellular metabolic activity, the accumulation of cellular debris, and eventual death of the cell. - source: Life Extension The amino acid L-carnitine helps to maintain cellular energy metabolism by assisting in the transport of fat through the cell membrane and into the mitochondria within the cell, where these fats are oxidized to produce the cellular energy ATP. - source: Life Extension The mind boosting effect of acetylcarnitine is often noticed within a few hours, or even within an hour. Most people report feeling mentally sharper, having more focus and being more alert. Some find a mild mood enhancement. Acetylcarnitine may be used as an overall mind booster. The typical dosage is 250 to 500 mg once a day, preferably in the early part of the day. Side effects of overstimulation may occur at dosages greater than 300 to 500 mg. - source Dr. Ray Sahelian's web site Supplemental acetyl-L-carnitine may have neuroprotective activity. In addition, it, like L-carnitine, may have cardioprotective activity and may beneficially affect cardiac function. It may enhance sperm motility. Acetyl-L-carnitine may also have cytoprotective, antioxidant and anti-apoptotic activity. - source PDRhealth Acetyl-L-carnitine has recently demonstrated some efficacy as a possible neuroprotective agent and may be indicated for use in strokes, Alzheimer's disease, Down's syndrome and for the management of various neuropathies. It may also have anti-aging properties. - source PDRhealth Acetyl-L-Carnitine is available at the PAMA ProShop. |
Book of the Month
The Art of War was originally intended as a set of principles designed to maximize the chances for military victory and national survival, and minimize the chance of military defeat and human loss. Whatever philosophic purpose it has been put to by later generations and other cultures, Sun-tzu's classic work, as translator Ralph Sawyer ably demonstrates, is best understood in the context for which it was initially created. This new translation, therefore, distinguishes itself from many of its predecessors by its insistence that the Art of War is, first and foremost, a work of military strategy. Quotes from the book taken from the back of the book: "In general, commanding a large number is like commanding a few. It is a question of dividing up the numbers. Fighting with a large number is like fighting with a few. It is a question of configuration and designation." "In order await the disordered; in tranquility await the clamorous. This is the way to control the mind." "With the near await the distant; with the rested await the fatigued; with the sated await the hungry. This is the way to control strength." "Subjugating the enemy's army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence." |
Technique of the MonthThis month Sifu Rick demonstrates a Silat technique with help from assistant instructor Neil Acevedo.


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Posted By Ashraf On August 6, 2012 @ 11:26 AM In Browsers | 12 Comments
In terms of global browser usage, Google Chrome surpassed Firefox in December 2011 [2] and beat Internet Explorer 8 in January 2012 [3] but still had less market share than the total Internet Explorer family combined. Now, according to StatCounter, Chrome commands one-third of the global browser market (33.81%), making it the top dog and leaving the whole Internet Explorer family (and Firefox, Safari, and Opera) behind. Comparatively, Internet Explorer continues to decline, sitting at 32.04%; Firefox continues to stagnate at 23.73%; Safari usage is slowly but surely increasing at 7.12%; and Opera continues to be the red-headed step child at 1.72% despite being an awesome browser.
It should be noted all things aren't equal when it comes to the global browser market. As The Next Web points out, Chrome's growth is driven by Europe (sans UK), Asia, and South America while Internet Explorer still commands North America, UK, and Australia. Interestingly enough, Firefox is the clear winner in Africa. I'm sure something can be said about emerging markets and browsers but I don't like being philosophical so early in the morning.
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At the age of 68, the muse of the French song releases her new album L'amour Fou and a book with the same title. This is fantastic news as from Françoise Hardy we can't expect anything, but a great work. She is a music icon of the past half century and an example of musical and personal dignity.
L'amour Fou, the 27th album of Françoise Hardy's 50-year career.
Some sad news has reached us today from Spain. José Guardiola, who represented Spain at the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest in London with the song Algo Prodigioso placing 12th, has sadly passed away this morning in Barcelona at the age of 81. Throughout his career he recorded over 540 songs.
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After a long successful international career Nana Mouskouri has decided to stop at the age of 73! Thursday evening she is giving her very last concert – and it all ends in her birth country, Greece at Herodion near Acropolis.
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