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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
based in Geneva, SWITZERLAND
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change. It was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988 to provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of knowledge in climate change and its potential ...
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Republic of Angola
Area: 1,246,700 sq. km. (481,400 sq. mi), about twice the size of Texas.
Cities: Capital--Luanda (est. pop. 5.0 million); Huambo (750,000); Benguela (600,000).
Terrain: A narrow, dry coastal strip extending from the far north (Luanda) to Namibia in the south; well watered agricultural highlands; savanna in the far east and south; and rain forest in the north and the enclave of Cabinda.
Climate: Tropical and tropical highland.
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Angolan(s).
Population (2008 est.): 17,000,000.
Annual population growth rate (2004): 2.8%.
Ethnic groups: Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mixed racial 2%, European 1%.
Religions (2001 official est.): Roman Catholic 68%, various Protestant 20%, indigenous beliefs 12%.
Languages: Portuguese (official), Umbundu, Kimbundu, Kikongo, and others.
Education: Years compulsory--8. Enrollment (combined gross enrollment for primary, secondary, and tertiary schools, 2004 est.)--26%. Literacy (total population over 15 that can read and write, 2004 est.)--67.4% (female 54.2%, male 82.9%).
Health: Life expectancy (2004 est.)--total population 42 years. Infant mortality rate (2007 est.)--116/1,000. Under-five mortality (2007 est.)--158/1,000.
Work force (2006 est. 7.7 million): Agriculture 26%, unemployed 27%, percentages in commerce, industry, services and informal sector undetermined.
Type: Republic.
Independence: November 11, 1975.
Branches: Executive--elected president (chief of state), appointed prime minister, 31 ministers, 2 ministers without portfolios, 3 secretaries of state, and 57 vice ministers. Legislative--elected National Assembly (223 seats, of which 3 are reserved for Angolans out of the country and remain vacant). Judicial--Supreme Court, Constitutional Court
Administrative subdivisions: Province (18), municipality (164), commune.
Political parties: 78 with legal status; in 2008, 5 won seats in the National Assembly. Ruling party--Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). Opposition--National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), Social Renewal Party (PRS), National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA), and the coalition New Democracy (ND).
Suffrage: Universal age 18 and over; voting not compulsory.
GDP (2008 est.): $84 billion.
Annual real GDP growth rate (2008 est.): 16.4%.
Per capita GDP (2007): $4,941.
Avg. inflation rate (2008): 13.2%.
Natural resources: Petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, bauxite, uranium, gold, granite, copper, feldspar.
Agriculture: Products--bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc, tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest products; fisheries products.
Industry: Types--petroleum drilling and refining, mining, cement, fish processing, food processing, brewing, tobacco products, sugar, textiles, ship repair.
Trade: Exports (2008 est.)--$59 billion. Consisting of crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, gas, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton. Major markets (2006)--U.S. (38.1%), China (34.2%), Taiwan (5.8%), France (4.9%), Chile (4.1%). Imports (2008 est.)--$14 billion: machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts; medicines, food, textiles, military goods. Major sources (2006)--U.S. (15.3%), Portugal (15%), South Korea (10.1%), China (8.8%), Brazil (8.2%), South Africa (6.7%), France (6.2%).
Angola is located on the South Atlantic coast of West Africa between Namibia on the south and, with the exception of the enclave of Cabinda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C.) on the north; the D.R.C. and Zambia form the eastern boundary. Cabinda is bounded by the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) on the north and east and by the D.R.C. on the south. The country is divided into an arid coastal strip stretching from Namibia to Luanda; a wet, interior highland; a dry savanna in the interior south and southeast; and rain forest in the north and in Cabinda. The upper reaches of the Zambezi River pass through Angola, and several tributaries of the Congo River have their sources in Angola. The coastal strip is tempered by the cool Benguela Current, resulting in a climate similar to coastal Baja California. The hot, humid rainy season lasts from November to April, followed by a moderate dry season from May to October. The interior highlands have a mild climate, with a rainy season from November through April, followed by a cool dry season from May to October, when overnight temperatures can fall to freezing. Elevations generally range from 3,000 to 6,000 feet. The far north and Cabinda enjoy rain throughout much of the year.
Estimates of Angola's population vary, as there has been no census since 1970, but it is generally estimated at 17 million. Angola has three main ethnic groups, each speaking a Bantu language: Umbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, and Kikongo 13%. Other groups include Chokwe, Lunda, Ganguela, Nhaneca-Humbe, Ambo, Herero, and Xindunga. In addition, mixed racial (European and African) people amount to about 2%, with a small (1%) population of whites, mainly ethnic Portuguese. Portuguese make up the largest non-Angolan population, with at least 30,000 (though many native-born Angolans can claim Portuguese nationality under Portuguese law). Portuguese is both the official and predominant language.
In 1482, when the Portuguese first landed in what is now northern Angola, they encountered the Kingdom of the Congo, which stretched from modern Gabon in the north to the Kwanza River in the south. Mbanza Congo, the capital, had a population of 50,000 people. South of this kingdom were various important states, of which the Kingdom of Ndongo, ruled by the ngola (king), was most significant. Modern Angola derives its name from the king of Ndongo. The Portuguese gradually took control of the coastal strip throughout the 16th century by a series of treaties and wars. The Dutch occupied Luanda during 1641-48, providing a boost for anti-Portuguese states. In 1648, Brazilian-based Portuguese forces re-took Luanda and initiated a process of military conquest of the Congo and Ndongo states that ended with Portuguese victory in 1671. Full Portuguese administrative control of the interior did not occur until the beginning of the 20th century.
Portugal's primary interest in Angola quickly turned to the slave trade. The slaving system began early in the 16th century with the purchase from African chiefs of people to work on sugar plantations in São Tomé, Principé, and Brazil. Many scholars agree that by the beginning of the 19th century, Angola was the largest source of slaves not only for Brazil, but also for the Americas, including the United States. By the end of the 19th century, a massive forced labor system had replaced formal slavery and would continue until outlawed in 1961. It was this forced labor that provided the basis for development of a plantation economy and, by the mid-20th century, a major mining sector. Forced labor combined with British financing to construct three railroads from the coast to the interior, the most important of which was the transcontinental Benguela railroad that linked the port of Lobito with the copper zones of the Belgian Congo and what is now Zambia, through which it connects to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Colonial economic development did not translate into social development for native Angolans. The Portuguese regime encouraged white immigration, especially after 1950, which intensified racial antagonisms. As decolonization progressed elsewhere in Africa, Portugal, under the Salazar and Caetano dictatorships, rejected independence and treated its African colonies as overseas provinces. Consequently, three independence movements emerged: the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by António Agostinho Neto, with a base among Kimbundu and the mixed-race intelligentsia of Luanda and links to communist parties in Portugal and the East Bloc; the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA), led by Holden Roberto, with an ethnic base in the Bakongo region of the north and links to the United States and the Mobutu regime in Kinshasa; and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, with an ethnic and regional base in the Ovimbundu heartland in the center of the country and links to the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.) and apartheid South Africa.
From the early 1960s, elements of these movements fought against the Portuguese. A 1974 coup d'etat in Portugal established a military government that promptly ceased the war and agreed, in the Alvor Accords, to hand over power in Angola to a coalition of the three movements. The ideological differences between the three movements eventually led to armed conflict, with FNLA and UNITA forces, encouraged by their respective international supporters, attempting to wrest control of Luanda from the MPLA. The intervention of troops from South Africa on behalf of UNITA and Zaire on behalf of the FNLA in September and October 1975 and the MPLA's importation of Cuban troops in November of that year effectively internationalized the conflict. Retaining control of Luanda, the coastal strip, and increasingly lucrative oil fields in Cabinda, the MPLA declared independence on November 11, 1975, the day the Portuguese abandoned the capital. UNITA and the FNLA formed a rival coalition government based in the interior city of Huambo. Agostinho Neto became the first president of the MPLA government that was recognized by the United Nations in 1976. Upon Neto's death from cancer in 1979, then-Planning Minister José Eduardo dos Santos ascended to the presidency.
The FNLA's military failures led to its increasing marginalization, internal divisions, and abandonment by international supporters. An internationalized conventional civil war between UNITA and the MPLA continued until 1989. For much of this time, UNITA controlled vast swaths of the interior and was backed by U.S. resources and South African troops. Similarly, tens of thousands of Cuban troops remained in support of the MPLA, often fighting South Africans on the front lines. A U.S.-brokered agreement resulted in withdrawal of foreign troops in 1989 and led to the Bicesse Accord in 1991, which spelled out an electoral process for a democratic Angola under the supervision of the United Nations. When UNITA's Jonas Savimbi failed to win the first round of the presidential election in 1992 (he won 40% to dos Santos's 49%, which required a runoff), he called the election fraudulent and returned to war. Another peace accord, known as the Lusaka Protocol, was brokered in Lusaka, Zambia, and signed in 1994. This agreement, too, collapsed into renewed conflict. The UN Security Council voted on August 28, 1997 to impose sanctions on UNITA. The Angolan military launched a massive offensive in 1999, which destroyed UNITA's conventional capacity and recaptured all major cities previously held by Savimbi's forces. Savimbi then declared a return to guerrilla tactics, which continued until his death in combat in February 2002.
On April 4, 2002, the Angolan Government and UNITA signed the Luena Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which formalized the de facto cease-fire that prevailed following Savimbi's death. In accordance with the MOU, UNITA recommitted to the peace framework in the 1994 Lusaka Protocol, returned all remaining territory to Angolan Government control, quartered all military personnel in predetermined locations, and relinquished all arms. In August 2002, UNITA demobilized all military personnel, and the UN Security Council sanctions on UNITA were lifted on December 9, 2002. UNITA and the MPLA held their first post-war party congresses in 2003. The UNITA Congress saw the democratic transfer of power from interim leader General Paulo Lukumba "Gato" to former UNITA representative in Paris Isaias Henriqué Samakuva, while the MPLA Congress reaffirmed President dos Santos' leadership of party structures. Samakuva was reelected to a second 4-year term as UNITA party president at a UNITA party congress in July 2007.
Founded in 1963, the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) fought for the enclave's independence from the Portuguese. Upon Angola's independence, MPLA forces gained control over Cabindan cities and oil resources, and the FLEC insurgency continued in predominately rural areas. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Peace and Reconciliation in Cabinda on August 1, 2006, was intended as a step toward ending conflict in Cabinda and in bringing about greater representation for the people of Cabinda. It followed a successful counterinsurgency campaign by the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA), which still maintain a strong troop presence there. The MOU rejected the notion of Cabindan independence, called for the demobilization and reintegration of former FLEC fighters into various government positions, and created a special political and economic status for the province of Cabinda. Many FLEC military combatants were integrated into the Angolan Armed Forces and National Police, including into some command positions. In addition, Cabindans were given a designated number of vice ministerial and other positions in the Angolan Government. Some FLEC members who did not sign onto the peace memorandum continue their independence efforts through public outreach, infrequent low-level attacks against FAA convoys and outposts, and occasional violent attacks on civilians.
Angola changed from a one-party Marxist-Leninist system ruled by the MPLA to a nominal multiparty democracy following the 1992 elections, in which President dos Santos won the first-round election with 49% of the vote to Jonas Savimbi's 40%; a runoff never took place. The Constitutional Law of 1992 establishes the broad outlines of government structure and delineates the rights and duties of citizens. The government is based on ordinances, decrees, and decisions issued by a president and his ministers and on legislation produced by the National Assembly and approved by the president. The Assembly is generally subordinate to the executive.
Angola is governed by a president who is assisted by a prime minister and 33 ministers, all appointed by the president. Political power is concentrated in the presidency. The executive branch of the government is composed of the president (head of state and government), the prime minister, and the Council of Ministers. The Council of Ministers, composed of all government ministers and vice ministers, meets regularly to discuss policy issues. The president, the Council of Ministers, and individual ministers in their areas of competence have the ability to legislate by decree.
Of the 220 deputies currently seated in the National Assembly, 130 are elected at large, and 5 are elected to represent each of the 18 provinces. The Electoral Law also calls for the election of three additional deputies to represent citizens living abroad; however, those positions have not been filled.
Angola held legislative elections on September 5, 2008, Angola's first since 1992. Due to technical difficulties on election day, voting was extended through September 6 in some constituencies. The results of the elections were accepted by UNITA and most other opposition parties. The MPLA won 81.6% of the electorate, giving it 191 out of 220 seats in parliament. The remaining 29 parliamentary seats were won by the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) (16), the Social Renewal Party (PRS) (8), National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA) (3), and the New Democracy (ND) coalition (2).
Presidential elections are planned, but will most likely take place after the country's National Assembly has finished revising its constitutions. Municipal elections will take place after the next presidential poll. The central government administers the country through 18 provinces. Governors of the provinces are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the president. The government has embarked on a program of decentralization, and in August 2007 the Council of Ministers passed a resolution to grant some municipalities control of their own budgets; this measure was extended to all municipalities in 2008.
The legal system is based on Portuguese and customary law but is weak and fragmented. Courts operate in only a fraction of the 164 municipalities. A Supreme Court serves as the appellate tribunal; a constitutional court was established in May 2008.
The 27-year civil war ravaged the country's political and social institutions. The government estimates that 4.7 million people were internally displaced by the civil war. In March 2007, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Angola jointly celebrated the end of a 5-year organized voluntary repatriation program that returned home more than 400,000 Angolan refugees. UNHCR and the Angolan Government estimate that over 200,000 refugees remain outside Angola. The government has assured that all remaining refugees have the right to return, and the UNHCR continues to assist with the return of refugees. Daily conditions of life throughout the country mirror the inadequate administrative infrastructure as well as inadequate social institutions, for which government support is often weak. Many hospitals are without medicines or basic equipment, schools are without books, and public employees often lack the basic supplies for their daily work.
Principal Government Officials
President--José Eduardo dos Santos
Prime Minister--António Paulo Kassoma
Minister of the Economy--Manuel Nunes Júnior
Minister of External Affairs--Assunção Afonso dos Anjos
Minister of the Interior--Roberto Leal Monteiro Ngongo
Minister of Finance----Eduardo Leopoldo Severim de Morais
Minister of Defense--Kundi Paihama
Minister of Petroleum--José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos
Minister of Planning--Ana Afonso Dias Lourenço
Ambassador to the United States--Josefina Perpetua Pitra Diakité
Permanent Representative to the United Nations--Ismael Gaspar Martins
Angola maintains an embassy in the United States at 2100-2108 16th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20009 (tel. 202-785-1156; fax 202-822-9049; web: www.angola.org). Angola also maintains consulates in New York City (attached to its Permanent Mission to the United Nations) at 866 UN Plaza, 48th St., Suite 552, New York, NY 10017 (tel. 212-233-3588, ext. 15; fax 212-980-9606; web: http://www2.un.int/public/Angola/) and in Houston at 3040 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 708, Houston, TX 77056 (tel. 713-212-3840; fax 713-212-3841.
Despite a fast-growing economy largely due to a major oil boom, Angola ranks in the bottom 10% of most socioeconomic indicators. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that Angola's real GDP increased by 16% in 2008. Angola is still recovering from 27 years of nearly continuous warfare, and it remains beset by corruption and economic mismanagement. Despite abundant natural resources and rising per capita GDP, it was ranked 157 out of 179 countries on the 2008 UN Development Program's (UNDP) Human Development Index. Subsistence agriculture sustains one-third of the population.
The rapidly expanding petroleum industry reached its Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cap of 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2008. However, Angola's production was subsequently cut to 1.64 million bpd in January 2009 by an OPEC mandate in response to plummeting oil prices. Angola's crude oil production is now the second highest in Africa. Crude oil accounted for 83% of GDP, 95% of exports, and 83% of government revenues in 2008. Angola also produces 40,000 bpd of locally refined oil. Oil production remains largely offshore and has few linkages with other sectors of the economy, though a local content initiative promulgated by the Angolan Government is pressuring oil companies to source from local businesses. The government is also pressuring oil companies to increase the number of Angolan staff.
Block 15, located offshore of Soyo, currently provides 30% of Angola's crude oil production. ExxonMobil, through its subsidiary Esso, is the operator, with a 40% share. In 2005, Block 15's second major sub-field, Kizomba B, came on line, producing about 250,000 bpd. BP, ENI-Agip, and Statoil are partners in the concession. Chevron operates Block 0, offshore of Cabinda, which provides about 20% of Angola's crude oil production. Its partners in Block 0 are Sonangol (the Angolan state oil company), TotalFinaElf, and ENI-Agip. In 2007, Block 0 had a total production of 370,000 bpd, and drilling activity continues at a high level. Chevron also operates Angola's first deepwater section to go into production, Block 14, which started pumping in January 2000 and produced 105,000 bpd in 2006.
TotalFinaElf brought the first Kwanza Basin deepwater blocks on line with production from its Block 17 concession that began in February 2002. Inauguration of the Dalia oilfield in December 2006 combined with the Girassol field already in operation brought Block 17's total production to approximately 500,000 bpd as of July 2007. Total expects to begin drilling in new oilfield Pazflor in 2009, bringing production to a peak of 700,000 bpd by 2011. Exploration is ongoing in ultra-deep water concessions and in deepwater and shallow concessions in the Namibe Basin. BP made the first significant ultra-deepwater find in its Block 31 concession in 2002 and had reached nine significant discoveries by the end of 2005. BP shipped its first crude from the Plutonio oilfield in Block 18 in 2007 and ultimately expects Plutonio to average 200,000 bpd in full production. Marathon also drilled a successful well in its Block 32 ultra-deep water concession. TotalFinaElf operates Angola's one refinery (in Luanda) for sole owner Sonangol; plans for a second refinery in Lobito with projected production of 200,000 bpd are moving forward, with KBR selected to do the front-end engineering and design work. There are plans to increase capacity of the Luanda refinery from 40,000 bpd to 100,000 bpd. Chevron, Sonangol, BP, Total, and Eni are developing a $4-5 billion liquefied natural gas plant at Soyo, now under construction by Bechtel, expected to start production in 2012.
Exports to Asian countries have grown rapidly in recent years, particularly to China. In late 2004, China's state oil company Sinopec entered the market, offering two separate $1 billion signing bonus offers on two offshore blocks. Sinopec has also formed a partnership with Sonangol to operate Block 3/05 (formerly Block 3/80), whose operation was transferred from Total to Sonangol. Sonangol will seek to expand its operation of onshore and shallow water blocks. This includes the northern block of Cabinda's onshore concessions, which since the reduction in hostilities with separatist forces is now open to exploration. Sonangol and Sinopec will also be eyeing future concession rounds, particularly for 23 blocks in the Kwanza Basin onshore area and the relinquished parts of Blocks 15, 17, and 18, currently operated by Exxon, Total, and BP. In 2008, Angola was China's second-leading source country for crude oil by volume, importing 599 million barrels valued at U.S. $59.900 billion, up 19.3% year on year.
Diamonds make up most of Angola's remaining exports, with yearly production at 6 million carats. Diamond sales reached approximately $1.1 billion in 2006. Despite increased corporate ownership of diamond fields, much production is currently in the hands of small-scale prospectors, often operating illegally. Eight large-scale mines operate out of a total of 145 concessions. In June 2005, De Beers signed a $10 million prospecting contract with the government's diamond parastatal, ending a 4-year investment dispute between De Beers and the government. The government is making an increased effort to register and license prospectors. Legal sales of rough diamonds may occur only through the government's diamond-buying parastatal, although many producers continue to bypass the system to obtain higher prices. The government has established an export certification scheme consistent with the "Kimberley Process" to identify legitimate production and sales. Other mineral resources, including gold, remain largely undeveloped, though granite and marble quarrying has begun.
In the last decade of the colonial period, Angola was a major African agricultural exporter. Because of severe wartime conditions, including the massive dislocation of rural people and the extensive laying of landmines throughout the countryside, agricultural activities came to a near standstill, and the country now imports over half of its food. Small-scale agricultural production has increased several-fold over the last 5 years due to de-mining efforts, infrastructure improvements, and the ability of returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) to return safely to agricultural areas, yet production of most crops remains below 1974 levels. Some efforts at commercial agricultural recovery have gone forward, notably in fisheries and tropical fruits, but most of the country's vast potential remains untapped. Recently passed land reform laws attempt to reconcile overlapping traditional land use rights, colonial-era land claims, and recent land grants to facilitate significant commercial agricultural development.
An economic reform effort launched in 1998 was only marginally successful in addressing persistent fiscal mismanagement and corruption. In April 2000, Angola started an IMF staff-monitored program (SMP). The program lapsed in June 2001 over IMF concerns about lack of progress by Angola. Under the program, the Government of Angola did succeed in unifying exchange rates and moving fuel, electricity, and water prices closer to market rates. In March 2007, the government announced it was not interested in a formally structured IMF program, but would continue to participate in Article IV consultations and other technical assistance on an ad hoc basis. In November 2009, following increased Angolan efforts to make oil revenues more transparent, the IMF approved a 27-month "Stand-by Agreement" (SBA) with Angola in the amount of approximately $1.4 billion to help the country cope with the effects of the global economic crisis. According to a statement released by the IMF, "While the immediate goal is to mitigate the repercussions of the adverse terms of trade shocks linked to the global crisis, the program also includes a reform agenda aimed at medium-term structural issues to foster non-oil sector growth." The loan is the largest IMF financing package to date for a sub-Saharan African country during the current global crisis.
In December 2002, President dos Santos named a new economic team to oversee home-grown reform efforts. The new team succeeded in decreasing overall government spending, rationalizing the Kwanza exchange rate, closing regulatory loopholes that allowed off-budget expenditures, and capturing all revenues in the state budget. New procedures were implemented to track the flow of funds among the Treasury, Banco Nacional de Angola (the central bank), and the state-owned Banco de Poupança e Credito, which operates the budget. The Angolan Government adopted a new investment code. Concerns remain about quasi-fiscal operations by the state oil company Sonangol, opaque oil-backed concessionary lines of credit that operate outside the budget process, and inadequate transparency and oversight in the management of public accounts. The Angolan commercial code, financial sector law, and telecommunications law all require substantial revision.
Angola is the third-largest trading partner of the United States in sub-Saharan Africa, mainly because of its petroleum exports. U.S. exports to Angola primarily consist of industrial goods and services--such as oilfield equipment, mining equipment, chemicals, aircraft, and food. On December 30, 2003, President George W. Bush approved the designation of Angola as eligible for tariff preferences under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
The Angolan Armed Forces, known by their Portuguese acronym FAA, are headed by a chief of staff who reports to the civilian Minister of Defense. There are three services--the army, navy, and air force. The army is by far the largest of the services, with about 110,000 personnel. The navy numbers about 3,000 and operates several small patrol craft and barges. Air force personnel total about 7,000; equipment includes Russian-manufactured fighters and transport planes, Bell helicopters, and Italian trainers. The "Casa Militar," or presidential guard, answers directly to the Office of the President and is separate from FAA command and control structures.
From 1975 to 1989, Angola was aligned with the Soviet Union and Cuba. Since then, it has focused on improving relationships with Western countries, cultivating links with other Portuguese-speaking countries, and asserting its own national interests in Central Africa through military and diplomatic intervention, though ties with Cuba remain strong. Angola joined the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in order to improve ties with its largely Anglophone neighbors to the south. In 1997, Zimbabwe and Namibia joined Angola in a military intervention in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where Angolan troops fought in support of the Laurent and Joseph Kabila governments. Angola has likewise intervened in the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) in support of President Sassou-Nguesso. Angola has also engaged in a more robust economic relationship with the People's Republic of China. The P.R.C. has extended over U.S. $7 billion in credit to Angola, while Brazil and Germany have extended lines of credit worth billions of dollars.
Multilaterally, Angola has promoted the revival of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) as a forum for cultural exchange and a means of expanding ties with Portugal and Brazil. During the peace process, the government fully cooperated with the UN Mission in Angola (UNMA), which concluded its mandate in mid-February 2003. Angola concluded a 2-year term on the UN Security Council in December 2004. In June 2007, it began a 3-year term on the Human Rights Council. Angola currently holds the one-year rotating presidency of OPEC.
The U.S. Mission in Angola encompasses four agencies--the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of Defense, and the Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS/CDC). In addition, a variety of federal agencies maintain relationships with the Angolan Government, including the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Commerce, the U.S. Trade Development Agency, and the Department of Energy.
The United States and Angola established formal diplomatic relations in 1993. Thereafter, the U.S. played a role in facilitating the Lusaka Protocol that sought an end to Angola's long-running civil war. Since war's end in 2002, United States foreign policy goals in Angola have sought to consolidate peace and security, promote economic prosperity, improve health, and encourage Angola's transition to democracy and respect for human rights. The U.S. has worked in partnership with Angola to remove thousands of landmines and help war refugees and internally displaced people return to their homes.
USAID's development program is consistent with the country's status as a developing country at a pivotal juncture in its development and reconstruction. In FY 2008, the program budget was $40.1 million and focused on: a) election support, civil society strengthening, and improved governance through decentralization; b) economic analysis and economic policy reform, with a large focus on access to credit, agricultural productivity, and expanded trade and investment; and c) control of malaria and HIV/AIDS; and maternal and child health, including family planning and immunizations. The largest program is the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), which seeks to halve deaths due to malaria by 2010. U.S. Government resources are complemented by resources from several public-private partnerships.
To assist with economic reform, in FY 2007 USAID provided $2.23 million to work on land tenure, economic policy, and the financial sector. An additional $143,000 in grants helped community development projects and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) strengthen democracy and human rights. Some $152,000 in International Military Education and Training (IMET) funds supported English-language training for the Angolan Armed Forces. Professional training for law enforcement personnel at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Gaborone, Botswana continued. The Safe Skies for Africa program provided some $800,000 in equipment and training to the Angolan civil aviation authority. As part of its public diplomacy program, the Embassy underwrote nearly $434,000 in English-language training, educational exchanges and fellowships, and information resource services. The State Department funded ongoing landmine, small arms, and munitions destruction projects throughout the country, for a total value of $6 million. These projects have played a major role in clearing agricultural land, opening critical road networks and increasing access in those areas of the country most impacted by landmines.
The May 2009 visit of Angolan FM Assuncao dos Anjos to Washington, during which he signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement on the 16th anniversary of U.S.-Angolan bilateral relations with USTR Amb. Ron Kirk, and the August 9-10 visit of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Angola have opened a new chapter in the bilateral ties between the two countries. On November 16, 2009 in Washington, D.C., the United States and Angola launched meetings under a new framework for sustained bilateral engagement, with working groups on Energy Cooperation and Security Cooperation. Additional working groups on other issues of shared strategic interests, like agricultural development and food security, may be launched in the future.
At the same time, the energy-based U.S. trading relationship continues to expand and spark other ties. One offshoot has been the development of a Sister City relationship between Lafayette, Louisiana, and Cabinda, and between Houston, Texas, and Luanda. The Catholic University of Luanda has close links with a number of American institutions and has received support from the Angola Educational Assistance Fund, a U.S. non-profit organization organized by Citizens Energy of Boston. Sonangol has a longstanding program of educating its professionals in U.S. universities, complementing Chevron's policy of U.S. training for its own growing pool of Angolan professionals.
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Deputy Chief of Mission--Jeffrey J. Hawkins
USAID Director--Susan K. Brems
Defense Attaché--LTC Roderic C. Jackson
The U.S. Embassy is located at Rua Houari Boumedienne No. 32, Miramar, Luanda, Angola. International mail: Caixa Postal 6484, Luanda, Angola; Pouch: Department of State, 2550 Luanda Place, Washington, DC 20521-2550; telephone: (244) (222) 64-1000; fax: (244) (222) 64-1232; web: http://angola.usembassy.gov/


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Right-hander Dan Haren is off to a great start for the Dodgers, going 4-0 with a 2.39 ERA in six starts. Even though his velocity is down, Haren said he is trying to keep things simple. He is locating the ball better and keeping the ball down in the zone.
"I'm getting much better results. I try to maintain a momentum that I had the last few months of last year that I take into this year," Haren said.
A year ago at this time, Haren was with the Nationals and experiencing the worst season of his career. In fact, during the first half of the season, Haren had a 5.61 ERA, but in the second half he had a respectable 3.52 ERA.
Haren will pitch against his former team on Wednesday.
"You always want to make a good impression coming to a team," Haren said. "I think I tried a little too hard last year. There were a lot of expectations for the team and for me coming out of spring training. Things snowballed for me. I was able to catch my breath and finish strong. The hole that I dug and the team dug, we weren't able to come out of it."
Haren will be facing right-hander Stephen Strasburg, who ended up with a no-decision against the Phillies last Friday. He had one poor inning and it occurred in the bottom of the first. It looked like Strasburg was going to get out of the inning unscathed.
With runners on first and second and two outs, Phillies outfielder Marlon Byrd hit a fly ball to the right-field corner and it looked like Jayson Werth had a bead on the ball, but he dropped it for an error in foul territory.
Three pitches later, Byrd homered over the right-center-field fence to give Philadelphia a 3-0 lead. All three runs were unearned.
Strasburg will face the Dodgers for the fourth time in his career. He has allowed three runs in 19 innings and struck out 19 batters.
Ddogers: Offense wakes up in DC
The Dodgers struggled on offense during the first game of this series against the Nationals. But the offense woke up as they scored eight runs on Tuesday.
A big key was the power that came against the Washington bullpen. Hanley Ramirez hit a solo homer and Drew Butera later added a three-run blast, both of which came in the eighth inning. That broke the game open, and if the Dodgers can continue to hit better, it will give their strong starting staff some much-needed support, which can be important on this long and difficult road trip they're going through.
Nationals: LaRoche is pleasant surprise
Nationals manager Matt Williams said first baseman Adam LaRoche is his most pleasant surprise this season. LaRoche is generally a slow starter, but entering Wednesday's action against the Dodgers, LaRoche is 35-for-108 with five home runs, 19 RBIs and a .425 on-base percentage.
"He has been in the middle of our lineup and really doing well, really hitting left-handers well," Williams said. "So that is the most pleasant surprise."
Worth noting:
• The Nationals are 15-1 when scoring four or more runs and 3-14 when limited to three runs or fewer.
• The Nationals are 17-10 in games started by Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez, Jordan Zimmerman and Tanner Roark.
• Dating back to Aug. 27th, closer Rafael Soriano has tossed 24 consecutive scoreless innings.
• Carl Crawford has had multi-hit games in the first two games of this series. He's also got a four-game hitting streak heading into the series finale.
• Ramirez is among the active leaders in several offensive categories against the Nationals. He's now hit in 93 of 117 career games against Washington.
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the time. He also could be found on Twitter @WashingNats. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The number of student loans held by subprime borrowers is growing, and more of those loans are souring, the latest signs that a weak job market and rising debt loads are squeezing recent graduates.
In all, 33% of all subprime student loans in repayment were 90 days or more past due in March 2012, up from 24% in 2007, according to a Wednesday report by TransUnion LLC.
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TransUnion performed its study at the request of credit unions, which make private student loans.
In the five years through last March, the portion of all student loans that were 90 days or more delinquent rose to 11.4% from 8.8%, while the average student- loan balance per borrower increased 30% to $23,829, TransUnion found.
For some borrowers, the burden is even greater. Kristin Jones, 24 years old, ran out of money to complete her education at Northeastern University in Boston and, with more than $60,000 in student-loan debt, is looking to finish her senior year at a cheaper school.
Ms. Jones, who works for a company that manages corporate-benefits plans, said she fell behind on her student loans after she found she couldn't afford to go back to Northeastern and her loan payments started kicking in.
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Another study, released Tuesday by credit-score provider Fair Isaac Corp., found that roughly 26 million consumers had two or more open student loans on their credit report in October 2012, up from about 12 million in 2005. A majority of bank risk managers expect student-loan delinquencies to continue to rise, according to Fair Isaac.
To be sure, the rise in student-loan debt is being at least partially offset by reductions in other types of debt, such as credit cards and mortgages, said Richard Fry, a senior economist with the Pew Research Center in Washington. That should make repaying student-loan debt more manageable for some families, he said.
But Dahjanay Williams, a 21-year-old junior at Wheaton College in Massachusetts, still worries that if she doesn't get a job before her loans come due, she won't be able to make regular payments and her credit will take a hit. "That might mess up my credit history," said the New York City native.
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Jennifer France became delinquent on her loan payments once, in 2009. Now, there is a good chance she will become delinquent again, she said.
The 36-year-old public defender from Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., borrowed about $100,000 in federal loans and $30,000 in private loans to cover law school more than a decade ago. She has taken advantage of the income-based repayment option, which allows borrowers to peg their federal loan payments to a certain portion of income and lowers a borrower's monthly payment. But her income recently went up, and her monthly payment on all loans jumped from around $500 to more than $800, which might be too much for her to keep up with.
"Maybe they shouldn't be so willing to give money to kids," she said, "We all thought we'd be making $100,000 out the door."
Stafford loans, which account for more than three-fourths of federal student loans, impose no credit standards and are capped at a total of $57,500 for undergraduates. Ruben Medrano, a 52-year-old undergraduate studying business management at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, said taking out about $26,000 in federal student loans was much easier than taking out an auto loan or a mortgage. "The last vehicle we purchased, we spent four to five hours in the dealership," Mr. Medrano said. "The student-loan process took me 30 to 45 minutes and I never had to leave my home."
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How wet is your dough? Do you use hydration percentages? Can you post pictures? Do you you use a pizza stone? How long do your pizzas cook for?
I suggest going back to adding either sugar or honey. Try 2% sugar/honey to your flour weight as a starting point. I assume your stone is placed low in the oven.Don
If your not preheating your stone for an hour then do so. If that is not the case then move your stone to a lower rack. Start with the middle and if your having the same problem then adjust from there. It may be possible your oven is just plain broken, how do other foods cook?
Also, if I use half sourdough starter, and half IDY, will they interfere with each other? I'm asking because my pizza is too sour for my tastes right now.
Example: Varasano uses a cold fermented sourdough to great success. Commercially to boot.
No sourdough in the fridge, I didn't know that! Dang, now I'm gonna have to laboriously hand-mix/knead one crust at a time , but hopefully my pizza turns out better! we'll see tonight.


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Now the Star-Spawn's eyes are redder! Thanks for the great comments on the first one.
Re: Infinite Love
such a pretty design and very meaningful! +1
Re: [url=http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=53503]Ridley Scott Presents
I love this idea!
Re: It Was Them All Along
Well, I gotta upvote someone who ran off on the same tangent I did.
Collab with the excellent darthapo from zoodotcom.com!!
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// My first entry, just wanted to try something simple. Any feedback is welcomed.
Re: Steak Through the Heart
While this vampire hunter gets an A for effort, his interpretation leaves a much to be desired. Symantic range is not just for linguists, and in this case could prove most unfortunate...
Re: Red Rover
Your designs are always so clever. The headbands are excellent and even the subtle texture on the edges of the paper people give it some real substance. Great job! :D
Re: Mars Attacks
I like your design, don't get me wrong, but it seems so similar to This One
Re: Red Moon
Beautiful! Great job!
Sorry to spam my own thread but here is a clickable larger image.
I dig this and love your cartooned style. the coloring on this one looks great with burnt orange against the red. +1
the mashing of that goofy little knight with the devilish dragon works very well and looks pretty slick on the shirt I might add! +1
Look at that crazy little face! >:-D Great idea, Graff, and nicely designed.
tjost wrote:Pouring down all over me...
Other than rain randomly turning red, I don't get the theme here. Artwork is cool tho.
evchristensen wrote:I really wish you would offer an alternate of this on black. It's an amazing design and this is just my 2 cents.
I wonder as well how this would look on black.
fishbiscuit5 wrote:Love is infinite.
I wanna buy this one for my boyfriend ^.^
banjokilcup wrote:While this vampire hunter gets an A for effort, his interpretation leaves a much to be desired. Symantic range is not just for linguists, and in this case could prove most unfortunate...
I love this idea! Super great! I Hope this wins!
Re: The Hunt for Red Octopus v.3
Definitely like this version the best. This and Operation Complication are my two favs for this derby.
Hi, everyone! This is my first derby...just thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Tayler, and look forward to contributing to many derbies to come. I love what Woot is doing here...really giving an outlet for artists. Good luck, everyone! Seeing a lot of great pieces this derby!
Re: Solo Solo
roofoo wrote:How is this on theme? Other than being on a red shirt?
Being on a red shirt IS the requirement! So it is perfectly on theme.
hoxe wrote:Other than rain randomly turning red, I don't get the theme here. Artwork is cool tho.
Based off the song by Peter Gabriel Red Rain
bellarific wrote:Well, I gotta upvote someone who ran off on the same tangent I did.
aww thanks by the way, i love your link to your website there. I'm just about finished with my site and I was gonna make something similar! Maybe you are my doppelganger.
Re: Resistance
strong design, positive idea concept and color combo make this a winner - what is the shirt color, cranberry? YOU'VE GOT MY VOTE
Fantastic work. I didn't even notice the dog until I was trying to figure out where the blueish color was.
Thank you! Trying out a different style here, it's quite fun to use. :^)
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The Orioles come down the Parkway for the weekend interleague series.
I feel like I've been writing this a lot the last week, but the next few days are big for the Nationals.
Perhaps they brought this upon themselves with that five-game losing streak, putting added pressure on each subsequent game, but it's a fact. The Nats really need to play good baseball this weekend against an Orioles club that is in disarray. Two out of three is a must, if only to ensure their record remains above .500 heading into a tough West Coast swing to San Francisco and San Diego (plus Houston) next week.
Scott Olsen is on the mound tonight, hoping to extend his surprisingly dominant run. Perhaps his teammates will supply him with some run support for a change. He hasn't received a decision in his last three starts, despite giving up a total of four earned runs in the process.
Interesting lineup twist for Jim Riggleman: Slumping Nyjer Morgan is on the bench. Roger Bernadina's in center field, with Willie Harris in right.
Check back for updates throughout…
ORIOLES at NATIONALS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 7:05 p.m.
Radio: WFED-1500 AM, WWFD-820 AM, WTEM-980 AM
Weather: Mostly cloudy, 79 degrees, Wind 8 mph out to LF
RF Willie Harris
2B Cristian Guzman
3B Ryan Zimmerman
1B Adam Dunn
- Anonymous - May 21, 2010 at 7:37 PM
You know what I just realized? We need a Right Fielder.
- Grandstander - May 21, 2010 at 7:40 PM
Ian Desmond – .277 BA .326 OBPWillie Harris – .182 BA .289 OBPWhy is Harris leading off over Desmond? It makes zero sense to me.
- Anonymous - May 21, 2010 at 7:41 PM
why do they keep playing harris?
- Anonymous - May 21, 2010 at 7:47 PM
Nyjer gets benched for at least a game … and look there's Willie? Leading off with .182 and a .289 OPB, followed by a guy with a lifetime .308 OBP? Who is hitting abysmally when he bats left-handed? At least put Kennedy at second batting second with Guzman in right field batting lower in the order? Why not try Bernadina as lead off? These are days when you wonder what Riggleman is thinking and where he gets those thoughts.
- Uncle Atom - May 21, 2010 at 7:59 PM
Man, and I'm wearing my T Plush shirt to the game tonight. Hope the benching motivates better defensive thinking. I can excuse a batting slump and, be Nyj needs to step it up on the defensive side and get his brain in the game when running the basepaths too.
- Anonymous - May 21, 2010 at 8:08 PM
At the rate he's going I think, by September, a T Plush shirt will be as archaic as a Brad Wilkerson bobblehead.
- Jaxpo Nat - May 21, 2010 at 8:19 PM
I'm guessing Desmond ultimately lands in the 2 slot. Just a matter of how long it takes Riggleman to realize that is where he belongs. Give the young stud some protection and dump one of the other losers in the 8 slot.
- bdrube - May 21, 2010 at 8:21 PM
I too would like to know what is up with Harris leading off. Either Desmond or Bernadina would be a much better choice at this point. Give the young guys a chance. You never know, it might actually work.
- cadeck13 - May 21, 2010 at 8:22 PM
Mark,Nyjer is not just slumping with the bat, but mentally he doesn't seem to be in the game, i.e. poor base running, poor fielding (in the park homer)as well as other balls off the wall and bad throwing twice that I remember in just last night's game. Is anything going on with him or is he just pressing?Also, Dibs really goes off a lot on the pitch selection. Who calls the pitches? Catcher, bench? I don't see the pitchers shaking off the pitch selection a lot.
- Doc - May 21, 2010 at 8:29 PM
Mark, if Morgan will give an interview, try and find out what's going on. Maybe getting rid of what appears to be a chaw of tobacco in his left cheek would help.
- RICHARD IN BETHANY - May 21, 2010 at 8:41 PM
Anon 3:41 Willie needs playing time. Why don't you try to remember that Guzzie played 2 years half blind! No wonder his "lifetime" OBP is a little low.I'm real happy with the way Riggleman is calling the shots. At least we're competive! Every game we 've got a shot to win===more than one could say last year.
- dj in Fl - May 21, 2010 at 8:55 PM
Good question cadeck13I think Rigleman knows exactly what he is doing. We leave Monday for a road trip that will decide who is on the roster when they return and SS arrives. I do not think for a minute that management is going to allow SS to endure the poor fielding we witnessed last night. Everyone has been discussing at length the pitching moves that have to happen, but I would not sell Rizzo short. I think that some of the trade packages being kicked around will include all Milledge type fielders/baserunners.They play Guz because of his attitude and to showcase his bat. He is doing much better from the left side and could alos be part of a package.
- Jaxpo Nat - May 21, 2010 at 9:14 PM
@cadeck 13: "Also, Dibs really goes off a lot on the pitch selection." Wouldn't put too much stock in what Dibbs says. If you pay attention he will say one thing one minute because it sounds good and makes sense… then quite often just minutes later will say the complete opposite and it too sounds good. In general he seems to just talk out of his arse quite a bit. Case in point last night, regarding Atilano's pitch selection. In one breath he complained that Atilano wasn't throwing his sinker, that he had "gotten away from his strength" as he put it, "and his strength is his sinker." Then, IN THE SAME AT BAT, he commented that sometimes when your best pitch isn't working you have to go to something out: "I don't know why he isn't throwing his cutter more." Two completely contradictory statements, each made with such conviction that he seemed to be implying each was just common sense and what the hell is wrong with these pitchers? Dibbs=Not the best analyst. Colorful, but not exactly a Rhodes scholar.
- cadeck13 - May 21, 2010 at 9:30 PM
Jaxpo Nat – yeah, I hear what you are saying about Dibs, but I'm still curious as to who calls the game for the Nationals the catcher or the bench. I asked Dibble that question on air last year and he never gave me a straight up answer.
- Jaxpo Nat - May 21, 2010 at 9:41 PM
It is my understanding that nearly all major league catchers call their own games. The only time they look over at the bench is for calls on the running game (pitchouts, pickoffs, etc). Not so in college where almost no catchers call their own games. That is why you often hear coaches lament the fact that, even though a catching prospect might be ready otherwise, they haven't yet learned to properly call a game yet so they need a little more time. Consider what Sabean recently said about Buster Posey: Sabean said Posey was "still learning how to catch. Some of that is game calling. Some of that is the consistency that he'll need as, we hope, an offensive catcher." I guarantee you Pudge calls his own game (and Nieves for that matter). You won't see them look at the bench unless there is a runner on base, and even then it is just to check baserunner calls.
- Souldrummer - May 21, 2010 at 9:43 PM
@allWillie Harris is probably being rewarded for his Pinch Hit at bat last night in a game where a lot of people had poor performances. I think that this lineup is some kind of message to his ballplayers. I'm going to reward Guz and Harris for good professional at bats last night. I'm going to punish Nyjer Morgan for his defense a little bit, and I'm going to keep playing Bernadina every day while getting a look at his defense in CF. I'm not going to put Desmond early in the lineup because his defense yesterday didn't earn him at bats. Also, remember that Riggleman likes the RLR stuff down in the order. Desmond doesn't take enough pitches for me to bat leadoff. I'd like to see him batting 6th because I think he'll be better the rest of the year than Pudge is and is more likely of some pop should OBP guys Dunn and Hammer get on base. I don't think that's going to happen because Riggles is loyal to his veterans. Good for the clubhouse, I suppose, but not as appealing to us fans or to the guys who try to make more decisions purely based on current and likely future production.
- Mark Zuckerman - May 21, 2010 at 9:44 PM
To answer all the questions about pitch selection … the Nats always let their catchers call the pitches. Pudge in particular has made a real impression with the pitching staff. Most guys insist they hardly ever feel the need to shake him off.
- Anonymous - May 21, 2010 at 9:48 PM
MLBTR says Roy Oswalt has requested a trade to a contender. Assuming the Nats are a contender, what would it take to get him if hte Nats ate all of his contract $31M total through '11. Detwiler? Espinosa and Chico? Is he worth it to the Nats for a year an a half and does he fit into "the plan" for the Nats?
- The Great Unwashed - May 21, 2010 at 9:50 PM
Jaxpo Nat,Funny you should mention Dibble's contradictory statements last night about Atilano's sinker. I caught that too, and I wondered why Carpenter didn't call him on it. Too funny!
- Jaxpo Nat - May 21, 2010 at 9:58 PM
@ The Great UnwashedDibble does that all the time. I too often wonder what must be going through Carpenter's head sometimes. He seems like a pretty details-oriented guy and you know sometimes he must be thinking "whatever Rob," but obviously wouldn't want to call out his partner. Or maybe he doesn't notice because he is too busy scribbling in his patented scorebook.
- wpcorbett - May 21, 2010 at 10:06 PM
Looking at tonight's lineups, who would be a contributing regular player on a contending team?Zimmerman, Dunn certainly. Desmond, Willingham probably.Orioles: Markakis. That's it.
- Souldrummer - May 21, 2010 at 10:15 PM
@wpcorbett…Don't know about Desmond yet.For the Orioles, Adam Jones is slumping this year and very well may improve. Miggy on a short term deal would not be bad and he could be a tradable piece for them at the deadline. Wiggington's been raking and has had an out of body experience to this point.Otherwise, you got me.
- court - May 21, 2010 at 10:35 PM
I'd rather include Marrero than Espinosa in a deal for Oswalt. I would not trade Detwiller though. Marrero doesn't really have a position, whereas Danny and Ian can be our middle infield for years to come. Detwiler's still young so I'd rather deal Stammen (who reportedly had value over the winter). Considering the amount of salary the Nats would have to pick up, maybe a deal can be worked out without giving up our top guys. We'll see.As for the plan, Oswalt is only 32 (I think) and you can never have too much pitching. Plus, having a real ace in Oswalt will take some pressure off of SJS. And a '11 rotation of Oswalt, SJS, Zimmermann, Wang and Lannan/Olsen/Detwiler could be a division favorite depending on how the Phillies' offseason plays out (especially if we can steal Werth for RF).
- Kemp - May 21, 2010 at 11:29 PM
This is being purely silly, but since we're talking about the Astros, how about a package deal where we swap Bourn and Pence for Nyjer, Bally, and Mock? Bourn for Nyjer is a pretty straight trade IMHO.
- Anonymous - May 21, 2010 at 11:44 PM
IMHO dibbs is head and shoulders above Sutton. And Orel on ESPN for that matter. I want the baseball man in the booth to stick to baseball. And Dibble does that.
- Sunshine_Bobby_Carpenter_Is_Too_Pessimistic_For_Me - May 22, 2010 at 12:10 AM
Dibs is a jerk-along who just likes to hear himself talk. The reason Carp doesn't call him out for his diametically opposite thoughts within the same inning is Carp is too dumb to realize they make no sense.Bring back Ron Darling.
- Dryw - May 22, 2010 at 12:17 AM
Are we really that worried about Dibbs and Carp when THE NATS ARE LOSING 4-0 TO THE Os????? The Os!! Or are we just trying to pretend that something that painful isn't happening?
- Sunshine_Bobby_Carpenter_Is_Too_Pessimistic_For_Me - May 22, 2010 at 12:46 AM
- Anonymous8 - May 22, 2010 at 12:51 AM
So Amber Theoharris (sp?) says that Adam Jones is out with leg cramps and may be back in the game. Does she realize that this isn't Little League and he can't go back into the game?
- Sunshine_Bobby_Carpenter_Is_Too_Pessimistic_For_Me - May 22, 2010 at 1:37 AM
IQ Test, Amber Theoharis vs. Debbie Taylor: Over/under: 55.
- Sunshine_Bobby_Carpenter_Is_Too_Pessimistic_for_Me - May 22, 2010 at 1:43 AM
Super WILLIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
- Mac - May 22, 2010 at 1:55 AM
RE: SunshineDon't you mean Theoharis + Taylor: over/under 55?
- Anonymous8 - May 22, 2010 at 2:20 AM
Come on, Debbi Taylor knows her baseball. Some of the questions aren't great but I doubt she is the one writing the script.Worth rewinding your TiVo to listen to Amber. Duh?
- Mac - May 22, 2010 at 4:03 AM
Anon8:Watch her next postgame interview after a win. I guarantee that her first question will be: What was your approach there? Its a lock.