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Jarecki teaches childbirth classes at her business Full Moon's Daughter and has served as an apprentice at Alma Midwifery, on SE Ankeny Street. Between those two roles, she estimates she's attended more than 30 births. Perhaps most important, Jarecki believed her body was designed to deliver a baby. She also believed that most women don't need a hospital or a medical doctor to do it.
When she went into labor in March 2011, Jarecki was sanguine, confident, expectant. Her husband, Dave, filled a birthing tub with warm water in the living room of their Northeast Portland home. When Jarecki began to have back labor—a particularly painful form of labor—she used every technique she knew to cope, including a mantra: Just this one, just this one. "I didn't pack a bag for the hospital just in case," she says, "because I was someone who was not going to go to the hospital."
But Jarecki's labor did not go as planned. After 54 hours, she saw thick meconium—an infant's first stool, which can be a sign of fetal distress, especially after a labor as long as hers. So an exhausted Jarecki climbed into the backseat of her minivan and headed for the one place she never thought she would: the hospital.
Given the history of hostilities between hospitals and the home-birth community, many women who choose home-birth remain trepidatious about how they will be received at hospitals. But the doctors and nurses at Legacy Emanuel, where Jarecki transferred, did not look down on her choice to try to deliver at home—this despite what would have been breaches of typical hospital practice, such as letting her labor for two and a half days after her water broke, which could increase a baby's risk of infection. (The risk of infection is far higher in hospitals than at home, where there are fewer germs.) "To be honest, I was not ready for the kindness that was bestowed upon me," she says.
Jarecki's certified nurse midwife—a nurse pratictioner with additional training in midwifery—sat down to talk to her so she could be at eye level. When it became clear that a C-section was necessary to deliver the baby, who was breech, the staff let Jarecki walk to the operating room on her own two feet. Emanuel also granted her every wish: no vitamin K shot, no vaccines. "It was like being at a spa," she says. "I made a lot of demands, and they honored every one."
Two hours after she arrived at Emanuel, Jarecki gave birth to a healthy baby girl. She and Dave named her Lazadae, a name she came up with in a dream.
Jarecki's experience reflects wholesale structural and cultural changes at Legacy Emanuel designed to make the hospital more appealing to women who start delivering at home and to the midwives who help them—thus providing a safe and welcoming alternative when problems arise. Last year some 1,500 Oregon babies were born out-of-hospital, but not every one had a happy ending. Some home-birthers and midwives fail to seek hospital care when a mother or baby may need it—for reasons ranging from fear of reprisal from doctors to some midwives' lack of experience in recognizing the need for medical assistance. Sometimes this can have serious consequences. Such was the case for Margarita Sheikh, who hired two community midwives (who did not have nursing degrees) to attend her home birth in Eugene in 2011. Eight days after she began laboring, Sheikh, who has said that she repeatedly requested a hospital transfer during her labor, gave birth to a boy with no heartbeat. The boy, Shahzad, was stillborn.
By reaching out to community midwives and bridging the traditional tensions between hospitals and home-birth advocates, Legacy Emanuel hopes to avoid these kinds of tragic scenarios. More than that, Emanuel has gone to great lengths to make its labor and delivery unit more appealing to a growing number of women who want a no- or low-intervention birth in the first place. Initiated in 2006 by the unlikeliest of heroes—a by-the-book, male obstetrician in his fifth decade of doctoring—the program is changing minds, attitudes, and outcomes on both sides of the hospital–home birth divide.
"Home birth is going to happen whether we like it or not," says Duncan Neilson, chief of Women's Health Services at all five of Legacy's hospitals. "Getting mad about it is like getting mad at the rain."
There is nothing outwardly heroic about Neilson, no broad shoulders, no killer handshake. He's a self-described introvert and speaks so softly that to record his voice, an iPhone's microphone must be placed directly in front of him.
Neilson is an obstetrician, though he never intended to be one. His father was an obstetrician. So was his dad's identical twin. Later, the pair went into private practice together in Portland.
Neilson, who was raised in Northeast Portland and attended Reed College, imagined a career in neurophysiology. And then neuroanatomy. Or human pathology. Delivering babies? Not even a consideration.
And then, just as he was starting his residency at Johns Hopkins and gearing up to pursue a career in academia or research, his wife had their first child. It was 1969, a time when fathers were not allowed in the labor room, but Neilson's medical credentials earned him an invitation. (Neilson remembers having witnessed only one previous birth—a C-section, which almost caused him to pass out.)
The baby, a boy, was turned the wrong way, so the doctor pulled out a pair of metal forceps, opened them up, and placed them around the baby's head. "I thought if this goes well, my life will proceed according to plan," Neilson says. "If not, everything will change." It was the first time he understood the importance and magnitude of helping a baby enter the world.
In the end, everything did go well (his son, Duncan Neilson III, is the composer-in-residence at the Portland Chamber Orchestra), but the course of Neilson's life still changed. He became an ob-gyn, and over the next four decades helped literally thousands of women give birth—every one of the babies delivered in a hospital.
During his career, Neilson has seen a lot of changes in how hospitals manage birth, from the 1960s standard practice of having women labor in one room and deliver in another to shifts away from pain medications such as morphine and nitrous oxide. Today epidurals are the norm, and while this kind of anesthetizing allows a woman to participate during the pushing stage of labor, it also requires careful monitoring of her blood pressure. Women with epidurals also must have an IV, and their fetuses' hearts must be continually monitored in case a drop in pressure affects blood flow to the placenta.
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Huntingdon Research Centre (now Huntingdon Life Sciences) is Europe's largest contract testing laboratory carrying out toxicity tests on animals. The BUAV infiltrated its animal laboratories in 1989 when Sarah Kite worked for eight months undercover in both the rodent and the dog toxicology units. Sarah painstakingly collected evidence of the suffering and poor conditions endured by the animals, and the uncaring attitudes of the staff. Her work provided the first real insight into conditions inside a 'modern' British laboratory, and indeed the first damning insight into the actual workings of the government's much heralded Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
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At the time of the BUAV investigation, HRC had three dog units holding up to 1500 beagles at any one time. Here Sarah witnessed the grim reality of the daily toxicity tests the dogs were subjected to. This could entail anything from dripping substances into their eyes twice a day, feeding agrochemicals such as fungicide or highly toxic insecticide in their diet to force feeding them chemicals, drugs and household products in gelatine capsules or via plastic tubes forced directly into their stomach.
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Are minorities more vulnerable to opportunism? We find that individuals from a minority group face greater danger of being cheated because trade with them is less frequent and the value of a reputation for fairness toward them is correspondingly smaller. When the majority is sufficiently large it has no reason to fear opportunism, so a firm can continue business as usual with the majority even after cheating the minority. If there is a small chance that a firm might have an implicit or preference bias against either group, then the interaction with reputational incentives gives unbiased firms an incentive to cheat the minority but not the majority. The prediction that smaller groups are more susceptible to discrimination distinguishes the model from most other discrimination models.
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First Known Use: 13th century
noun \ˈplās\
: a specific area or region of the world : a particular city, country, etc.
: a building or area that is used for a particular purpose
: a building, part of a building, or area that is used for shelter
Full Definition of PLACE
a : physical environment : spaceb : a way for admission or transitc : physical surroundings : atmosphere
a : an indefinite region or expanse <all over the place>b : a building or locality used for a special purpose <a place of learning> <a fine eating place>c archaic : the three-dimensional compass of a material object
a : a particular region, center of population, or location <a nice place to visit>b : a building, part of a building, or area occupied as a home <our summer place>
: a particular part of a surface or body : spot
: relative position in a scale or series: asa : position in a social scale <kept them in their place>b : a step in a sequence <in the first place, it's none of your business>c : a position at the conclusion of a competition <finished in last place>
a : a proper or designated niche or setting <the place of education in society>b : an appropriate moment or point <this is not the place to discuss compensation — Robert Moses>c : a distinct condition, position, or state of mind <the postfeminist generation is in a different place — Betty Friedan>
a : an available seat or accommodation <needs a place to stay>b : an empty or vacated position <new ones will take their place>
: the position of a figure in relation to others of a row or series; especially : the position of a digit within a numeral
: a public square : plaza
: a small street or court
: second place at the finish (as of a horse race)
— in place
also into placea : in an original or proper positionb : established, instituted, or operational <systems in place>
: in the same spot without forward or backward movement <run in place>
— in place of
— out of place
: not in the proper or usual location
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Examples of PLACE
- New York City is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.
- I've heard it's a good place to raise children.
- places like Africa and South America
- the hottest place on earth
- churches and other places of worship
- You should plan to meet him in a public place.
- You've come to the right place. I have just what you need.
- They gave him a place to stay for the night.
- We're going to need a bigger place once the baby is born.
- He's looking to buy a place in the country.
Origin of PLACE
Middle English, from Anglo-French, open space, from Latin platea broad street, from Greek plateia (hodos), from feminine of platys broad, flat; akin to Sanskrit pṛthu broad, Latin planta sole of the foot
Related to PLACE
Rhymes with PLACE
: to put (something or someone) in a particular place or position
: to put (someone or something) in a particular state, condition, or situation
—used to say who or what you believe should be trusted, blamed, etc.
Full Definition of PLACE
transitive verb
a : to put in or as if in a particular place or position : setb : to present for consideration <a question placed before the group>c : to put in a particular state <place a performer under contract>d : to direct to a desired spote : to cause (the voice) to produce free and well resonated singing or speaking tones
: to distribute in an orderly manner : arrange
: to appoint to a position
: to find a place (as a home or employment) for
a : to give (an order) to a supplierb : to give an order for <place a bet>c : to try to establish a connection for <place a telephone call>
intransitive verb
: to earn a given spot in a competition; specifically : to come in second (as in a horse race)
— place·able \ˈplā-sə-bəl\ adjective
Examples of PLACE
- The box was placed at the center of the room.
- You can really see the similarities when you place the two pictures side by side.
- Her name was placed on the list.
- The husbands and wives were placed in separate groups.
- They were placed next to each other in line.
- Working with sick people places him at risk for infection.
- By not accepting the prosecutor's deal, he places his future in the hands of the jury.
- We're placing you under arrest.
- He was released from jail and placed on probation.
First Known Use of PLACE
15th century
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Sheriff Lemmie Smith wrote a letter to County Manager Don Davenport and sent copies to Commissioner Jerry Jones, County Attorney Borden Parker and construction supervisor Trey Taylor one week after Hurricane Irene in August 2011. The matter was brought to the board's attention by memo Sept. 27 and presented to the full board Monday.
The board agreed to spend $4,000 on an initial inspection of the problem.
Davenport said he didn't know whether he received the letter.
"I haven't looked back to see if I've gotten the letter or not," he said.
Smith listed nine areas at the jail he believes are vital to keep in operation during a power outage for security and safety reasons, but are not currently powered by the generator in an emergency.
"I thought (the generator) was hooked up right," Smith said following the meeting.
Davenport said the generator was connected according to the architect's plans, which were approved by the board, and the state inspected the building.
The board voted to pay JLT Contracting $4,000 to seek proposals from an electrical contractor/electrical engineering firm to review the generator's capacity, list items and systems that could be plugged in to the generator and provide a cost estimate.
Smith's requests include networking operations for dispatch, the jail, sheriff's office and the Division of Criminal Investigation, which provides information from the National Weather Service, FBI, State Bureau of Investigation and N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles.
Other areas not currently able to operate by the generator are the elevator for transporting inmates, computers in the magistrate's and various sheriff's offices and the Sally Port doors automatic operation.
In addition, the climate-controlled evidence room; the former server room that houses telephone and radio equipment; and the fingerprinting machine, processing and the intoxilyzer in the booking area are not hooked up to the generator.
"We were having to deal with the above problems and have been during every power outage since then, whether it would be a storm or just a power outage from a wreck, etc.," Smith wrote as a side note on a copy of the letter presented to the board this week.
If one dispatcher is in the 911 center during an outage, the items Smith mentioned remain down until he or one of two other vital staff arrive at the center, he wrote.
Not being able to use the elevator poses a safety risk with inmates, Smith said. When it's not working, the detention officers must use the stairs, and 86 meal plates must be carried up and down the stairs three times a day.
"If you're in the elevator when the power goes out," he said, "you're trapped in there. You can't get out. There's no escape hatch in the top of it."
Taylor said the elevator wasn't intended to be hooked up to the generator. But when the sheriff expressed concerns after last year's storms, Taylor got a rough estimate of at least $40,000 as what it would take to get the high-current elevator hooked up.
"At that time, it was decided not to put (the elevator) on the generator," he said.
The Computer Aided Dispatch is a key component to the 911 center, Smith wrote. It not only handles the emergency calls, but mapped locations of the calls and logs of all complaint calls for the sheriff's office, fire and emergency medical services.
Davenport said after the meeting the plans were drawn up before he became county manager. He said he believes the sheriff would have had some responsibility in planning, as much anyone else.
"The things in Lemmie's letter that the generator does not run are essential things that have to be going on when there's a power outage," she said. "But now we're having to do $4,000 because we're having to reassess these things — why they weren't there."
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The Collection of Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass is a selection of paintings and sculptures amassed by two pillars of Texas philanthropy and business. From this collection of Impressionist to post–World War II art, 37 works of painting and sculpture will be on view, including an impressive pair of paintings by Van Gogh—Street in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, 1888, and Enclosed Field with Plowman, 1889—and a major still life by Picasso, Fruit Dish, Bottle, and Guitar, 1923.
The Kimbell's permanent collection is small in size, comprised of fewer than 350 works of art, but is distinguished by an extraordinary level of artistic quality and importance. The idea of building a choice collection of representative masterpieces was established by the Board of Directors of the Kimbell Art Foundation in consultation with Museum's first director, Richard F. (Ric) Brown, in a Policy Statement of June 1, 1966:
The 55 paintings in the exhibition span a period of more than 400 years (1490–1932) and include some of the greatest holdings of the Scottish National Gallery, Scottish National Portrait Gallery and Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art—the three institutions that comprise the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh.
During the height of Impressionism in the 1870s and 1880s, Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894) produced some of the movement's most daring and bold paintings. Experimenting with radical points of view and audacious perspective, he created images of Paris streets, of domestic life and of country pursuits that are unforgettable. Some 50 paintings from 1875 to 1882—the time in which Caillebotte was most committed to the Impressionist movement—will reveal his genius.
This exhibition of drawings and prints by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione aims to reinstate the 17th-century master as one of the greatest graphic artists of the Baroque. Much of what is known about Castiglione, born in the cosmopolitan port of Genoa, comes not from his artworks but from court papers documenting his acts of violence, possibly even murder. He was, however, arguably the most innovative and technically brilliant Italian draftsman of his time.


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Accessories include an oil catch bottle, a repositionable cutting board for handy chopping and other food prep, an easy-to-read fryer thermometer, and a three-position cover. With the legs extended, the party grill measures 31 inches in diameter by 30-1/2 inches tall, and it weighs about 37 pounds.
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Konchog1 wrote:I was going to post this, but I thought it might be misunderstood as arrogant, so I decided not to. Then I thought "what the heck".
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Konchog1 wrote:It sounds to me like 1. You don't know that guilt doesn't exist in Buddhism. Only shame does. Shame is 'I did something bad'. Guilt is 'I did something bad and therefore I'm a bad person'. So don't become obsessed with Samaya.
Well, I have to say Tibetan authors do their best to ensure that I do become obsessed with it, in fact it seems to be their objective! I'm not really thinking in terms of guilt, but more in terms of karmic consequences.
Konchog1 wrote:2. You either lack the karma for Tantra or are obscured. So add the Four Powers to your daily practice and focus on what you do enjoy: the Lam Rim.
After all, as Phakongkha Rinpoche repeatedly says in Liberation in the Palm of your Hand, without Bodhicitta and the other things taught in the Lam Rim, success in Tantra is impossible.
Power of Regret
Acknowledgement you've done something you shouldn't have.
Power of the Remedy
Reciting Sutras (particularity the Confession chapter from the Sutra of Golden Light), mediating upon Emptiness, making images, bowing before them and so forth.
Power of the Determination
Determination never to commit the act again, even at the cost of one's life.
Power of the Object
Going for refuge to the Three Jewels and relying on them to protect your vow.
This is probably correct. At this stage, shamatha is a very advanced practice for me, I probably shouldn't rush it. I have to say that while in most things (teachers, deities, views on emptiness and such) I seem to have a closer connection to Nyingma, I have always felt that Gelug emphasis on gradual path and learning was a good idea.


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Bakkies Botha was at his brutal best as Toulon tortured Toulouse with an emphatic 35-16 Top 14 win.
The star-studded international flavoured hosts could have won by more but Jonny Wilkinson hit the post three times in four of his goal kicking misses. Wilkinson's misfortune with the up right didn't stop him slotting a left and right footed drop goal and adding a late penalty and touchline conversion for a man of the match performance.
Botha provided the fire to Toulon's effort as they destroyed a Toulouse team loaded with French international players.
This was the Botha who produced so many inspired performances for the Bulls and Boks. He bled from the ears, from the nose and from both eyebrows, but he grinned from ear to ear, even when yellow carded for sorting out Toulouse's Samoan prop Census Johnstone.
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Investing in IQ Phase One gear turned out to be a savvy financial and creative investment for renowned wedding photographer R.J. Kern. He explains why to Michael Roscoe...
It doesn't take long to realize that R.J. Kern is a romantic at heart. When I ask him why he dedicates himself to wedding photography he states that he wants to create something that is meaningful, that is about love and something that will last for years.
During our conversation he is easy to talk to and without doubt one of the most open and honest photographers that you'll be likely to meet – all traits that have helped him to succeed in wedding photography. He tells me, "I first became involved in wedding photography seven years ago and I felt like I had a knack for it. So much of wedding photography is people skills... I say sometimes, that I play one part photographer and three parts therapist."
But R.J is the first to point out that being personable is not enough to make it in this industry, he declares,"At the end of the day the images still have to be bad-ass. They've got to stand on their own for critique. I'd like to think that I could walk away from every wedding with at least ten portfolio shots."
There's no doubt that R.J has a distinctive style that he attributes to his admiration for fine art and his dedication to his technical skills that can certainly come in useful in more challenging shooting scenarios. As he explains, "If the weather isn't cooperating, you've still got to make it work, so I rely a lot on off-camera lighting. A photographer that shoots with a lot of beautiful backlit Californian light will produce great images but what happens if the light is not there? I've developed some lighting techniques and I do some compositing in my work that help me get a different look."
Since turning professional, R.J has shot weddings across America and he has even been commissioned as far a field as Hawaii, Ireland and Greece. In fact, R.J states that he's clocked up over 80,000 miles in the last year, so it's not surprising that he likes to travel light and keep things simple.
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When asked why he uses a medium format camera in an industry that is awash with DSLRs, he insists that while he keeps things simple he never compromises on quality. The camera system also means he has a different approach to working that helps him achieve his characteristic look, he adds, "Some new DLSRs are lowering the flash sync speed to 1/200th second when my Leaf Shutter lenses on my 645DF can go up to 1/1600th second. I also like the fact that the Phase One is a unique tool, among an industry saturated by sameness. To achieve a 'different' look helps distinguish my work while conveying the importance I place on optimal image quality."
R.J took the decision to go medium format over a year ago with a refurbished Phase One P-series back but the IQ series back proved to be too much of a temptation six months later. R.J's reasons for upgrading include the high-resolution touch screen display, faster processor and lower base ISO, which means he can get one stop more flash power; any concerns about making a loss on his initial investment were quickly quashed.
"I bought the P30+ through my local dealer [Capture Integration in Atlanta] and they were able to credit me 100% of my purchase price towards an IQ140," he states with a wry smile before adding, "Their support has been amazing. I love that I can call them up and speak with a highly qualified technician, quickly, without going through dial prompts and playing voice tag. They treat me awesome and I call them friends."
Since making the upgrade he has discovered a number of workflow benefits, "The IQ140 makes focus confirmation one-step easier. "Since I shoot at shallow depth-of-field frequently, if I miss a shot due to it being wrongly focused, I have to toss the image. Now, my hit-rate has gone up, which makes for less time in front of the computer."
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Put its up to KC to support the team and it likely won't happen since the Royals, Chiefs, and Sporting KC are there. Not enough of a market to support the 3 big sports. The NBA model isn't suited for them. Hockey would be better.
I disagree. The northern VA came awefully close to getting a MLB team in Norfolk 7 years ago and most Major Leagues have been eager to tap an untapped market. There is a rich ABA history there. If the Kings don't land there some major league franchise will test that market.
All that being said, I'll only believe this when I hear something official. Rumors spawn like bunnies when it comes to NBA relocation.
With purple and pinstripes from days gone by, I trumpet Hugo's name to the NOLA sky. When rebranders and posers abuse their might, beware my power, TEAL LANTERN'S LIGHT!
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You will see a MAJOR League franchise in Northern Virginia within the next 5-10 years. It prolly won't be the Kings who in my opinion won't leave the west coast. But the market itself is perfect for somebody. High Income and No competition, very similar to San Antonio and OKC. A very shrewd move by the maloofs.
Why Virginia? Bring a NBA back to Baltimore. At least they won a title here. We have a HUGE basketball following here and TONS of talent coming from the city also. A lot of people here love basketball but are not willing to take the drive to DC to watch the Capital Bullets I meant Washington Wizards.
Ugh, teaming up with Comcast and Live Nation to build an arena, I don't know know if I despise any two companies more. Little did I know they were in on the rip-off together. That being said, I still think it makes more sense than Anaheim. In the end though, I hope they remain in Sacramento, some small market camaraderie.
1. Let it be known that I want the Kings to stay in Sacramento. They can be successful there under the right ownership, and no fan base should have to see its team move unless there's no alternative.
2. The KC sports situation is unique. Both the Chiefs and Royals play in Independence, which is quite a long way from downtown, especially in game traffic. Sporting KC (MLS soccer) plays WAY far from downtown. The Sprint Center (new arena) is right in the middle of downtown next to a successful new night life district. The NBA could be very successful in that location, despite the perceived market saturation.
KU and MU basketball are VERY popular in KC. If a KC NBA team kept a couple of players from those teams in stock, I think it could be huge.
I was stationed in Va beach for 5 years, and after putting in thought I can say that I think they would succeed there. Its not just Va beach though, It's all the Seven cities there ( Va beach, Norfolk, Newport News, Portsmouth, etc .) Let alone Richmond and Northern North Carolina by extension. The Admirals and the Tide, both at 5,000 a game, ( Minor league hockey and Baseball ) is ok attendance by minor league standards, so I expect They can fill a Arena easily for a NBA team. Its also a VERY LARGE military community ( Tickets will be discounted for Military Members) , so expect sell outs for the big name teams. Expect a Pro team in the near future if not the Kings.
I'll add that I think the Royals struggle for support so much because MLB is particularly hard on small markets because of its financials. It's just difficult for the Royals to put a winning product on the field. KC was able to support both the Chiefs and Royals back in the '80s when the Royals were winning.
I guess I look at a city like Cleveland, which also has a metro area population of ~2 million and is somehow able to have the Cavs, Browns, and Indians, and think "maybe KC could do that too!"
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^ Have nothing but soul crushing pro teams that do nothing but drive the local populace into depression?
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The Royals are a prime example of why baseball needs a salary cap. What make salary cap sport more viable is the ability for small teams to thrive for periods of time.
If this goes through, some team from the east is going to have to move into the west. I can't imagine having a team in VA play in the Western Conference.
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