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It feels like forever since we've done one of these, doesn't it? It's actually only been seven months. But still! That's a really long gap between Apple events. Our live blogging coverage of the opening keynote for WWDC 2013 started at 10am and continues below.
You'll also be able to follow along with a live stream on Apple's home page, assuming you've got an iDevice handy: "Viewing requires Safari on iOS 4.2 or later on any iPhone, iPad, iPad mini or iPod touch; Safari 4 or later on Mac OS X v10.6 or later. Streaming via Apple TV requires second or third generation Apple TV with software 5.0.2 or later," Apple said.
Here's what Apple has announced so far:
- With next-gen Intel chip, new Apple MacBook Air provides all day battery life
- Soon you'll be able to read iBooks on your Mac
- Apple shows off major design overhaul for iOS 7
- Apple launches iTunes Radio streaming music service to compete with Pandora
And that'll be it for us too. Thanks so much for following along with us! There's a lot of new stuff to chew on, so we'll be bringing you further analysis throughout the day on GigaOM. Be sure to check back!
Cook is back to sign off. And that's it for WWDC keynote 2013.
He's closing with Apple's vision: "make amazing products customers love that enrich people's lives" and yet another video…a new ad.
Cook is back. Looks like we're wrapping up. He's going back over what we've seen here today.
The devs here will get to play with the iOS 7 beta (for iPhone only for now) today. The rest of us will get the final version this fall, likely when they're ready to announce new devices too.
New feature alert: Activation lock. If your phone is stolen, with activation lock if a thief tries to turn off Find My iPhone or wipe the device they won't be able to reactivate it. (So the DA of SF and AG of NY are kind of getting what they've been asking for.)
And that's it for iTunes Radio. Eddy's gone and Craig Federighi is back. FaceTime calls will now have high quality audio. Notifications will sync across devices. Weibo is integrated into iOS for Chinese users.
iTunes Radio is built into iOS 7, will work on all iOS devices. It's also built into iTunes on Mac, PC and it's also built into Apple TV. It's free, with ads, but if you have iTunes Match, you get to skip the ads. It's US only for now, no details on other countries yet.
There are hundreds of preprogrammed stations. But you can search for artists, and create a station around that one. He hasn't gotten to it yet but there'a a purchase button in the upper right hand corner, which very likely takes you right to iTunes to buy it. We'll see.
There are featured stations based on songs trending on Twitter. You click on a station and the music starts playing right away. If you like that station, you can save it, share with a friend or create a new station based on that artist or song. You can also skip ahead on that station.
Now we're talking Music. The new music discovery service is going to be called iTunes Radio.
And Sen. John McCain is getting what he wanted: automatic app updates!
You can search for most popular apps in App Store based on your location; the idea being that other people are using lcoation specific stuf you might want to use too.
Now we're talking Cars: you can get iOS interface on your car's dashboard. You can use voice control to play music, get directions, get your iMessages read to you and you can dictate. Again, this is all through your car. Nearly a dozen car makers rae on board, but it went by too fast to see which.
Wikipedia and Bing web search results now included in Siri. Note: no Google.
Eddy Cue now takes the stage to talk Internet Services. First up: Siri. There's a new interface. When you talk there's a soundwave, cleaner results. Siri is also no longer just a lady: there are male and female voices you can pick. French and German voices are included too. You can also ask Siri to turn up your brightness (finally) and turn on Bluetooth.
Video can also be shared via iCloud PhotoStream too.
You can invite people to share into your own Photostreams now. A tad more social than how Shared PhotoStreams used to be.
You can pinch out to see photos organized by month or by year. It'll also surface the most "interesting places" you tagged photos during the year. You can also tap and scrub to find the photo you're looking for even through the year view. To share them, you can use AirDrop, twitter, Facebook, Mail, iCloud.
iOS photos now are auto-organized into "Moments" — basically photo sets taken in groups. iOS will know to group them based on place and time they are taken.
Big surprise: Apple gets in on the filters game along with everyone else. The ioS camera app now has filters too.
It's done over peer to peer WiFi and everything is encrypted.
AirDrop is coming to iOS 7 as well. It's already on the mac. But now you can select friends nearby to share something. No need to bump your phones, Federighi says.
You can see shared links from people you follow on Twitter and LinkedIn in your bookmarks in Safari, just like we saw on desktop Safari. Oh and OMG you're no longer limited to 8 tabs. Yay. You can have as many as you want.
Safari Mobile gets a new full-screen look. Pulling down gives you a search field, if you tap it'll show you your favorite sites. There are also see all your tabs up there too.
Multitasking for all apps is coming as well. He says battery life will still be good. If your'e opening Facebook all day, iOS 7 will notice and will keep the app up to date. It also does "opportunistic updates." If you have your phone on, it'll update an app.
Now we're getting to 10 new features coming to iOS. First up: Control Center. You can swipe upand you get to the settings, like airplane mode, brightness, airdrop (which is new) and Airplay mode. Also has a flashlight mode in there.
Notifications is still a swipe down motion, but it's much roomier, the individual notifications aren't squished together. You can also now access it from the lock screen; you don't have to sign in anymore.
The phone buttons are round and transparent. Weather app has far more info now, with cooler animations. Messages app is much flatter now, no more shadowing on each message bubble. New swiping motions in the Messages app let you go backward, instead of hunting around for the back button. Folders of apps can now have multiple pages too.
So this is cool: the iPhone tracks your motion so when you turn your iPhone, your background moves with it. Messages, Calendar, Calendar, Phone buttons — everything is pure white with skinny black text. Even GameCenter is no longer terrible: " we just completely ran out of green felt," Federighi jokes.
They're really sensitive to this "they stopped innovating" meme. For the fifth time, Cook says iOS 7 is the biggest change to iOS since the iPhone. Now Federighi is bac to demo how iOS 7 works.
iOS 7 is defining "an important new direction" Ive says. And with that, the video concludes. The developers in the house love this…"we love you," someone calls from the crowd.
Translucency is a big part of the new look, your keyboard is translucent, for example. Oh and the weather app is no longer super embarrassingly old. Control buttons also recede while your'e browsing Safari, for example. There's also previews for apps running in the background, that you can tab through like we've had on OS X for a while.
He's the guy that redesigned iOS 7. It's much flatter, has a whole new very simple look. The slide to unlock button is now vertical, the menu drawer is way larger with far more options in there. The app icons have a new color palette.
Design is more than the way something looks, Jony Ive's voice intones gravely over the video.
The biggest change to iOS since the iPhone arrived, he claims. New user interface and new features included. Video coming on now.
Here it comes: iOS 7
"This is terrible for developers," he tells them. (i.e. please don't leave us!)
90 percent of iOS users have upgraded to iOS 6. He loves pointing this out: 37 percent of Android users are using Gingerbread. "A bleak story," Cook says, with mock concern.
He's still talking about iOS customer satisfaction. …
600 million iOS devices are floating out there in the world, Cook says. That's great and all, he says, but he wants to make products that people actually use and love (this is a standard Cook talking point). iOS webshare is 2x higher than Android, etc.
And Cook is back again, we're finally getting to iOS. The crowd likes this.
And that was enough of Windows. We're right back to OS X Mavericks. The iWork for iCloud apps beta is open now.
Something you wouldn't expect here: on stage is Windows 8. But it's just to show how to edit Keynote docs on Windows 8, in the browser.
Same goes for Numbers and Keynote…can build presentations and spreadsheets right in your browser.
Once you've made a document, you can drag to your desktop when you're done. If you're working on a Word doc, you can drag into the Pages for iCloud window and edit it right there.
These are three separate apps, Pages for iCloud, Numbers for iCloud and Keynote for iCloud. And they're web apps, not Mac apps.
iWork for iCloud is Apple's new way of creating documents in the browser on a Mac or PC.
800B iMessages have been sent, 7.4 trillion push notifications sent, he says. Now they're "deeply integrating iCloud" into iWork, Apple's productivity suite. That's Pages, Numbers and Keynote.
Tim Cook is back onstage, he's talking iCloud. There are 300M accounts he says (tepid applause).
Pretty cool: it has a motion sensor and will light up when you're looking for the ports on the back. Coming "later this year." And this is the one Cook has been talking about: it'll be made here in the USA.
In relation to the old Mac Pro, this new cylinder is really small. 1/8th the volume, he says.
The team went crazy with graphics, Schiller says. Mac will come standard with dual workstation GPUs from AMD FirePro. 2x faster than last generation, he says. Will also support super high def 4K displays. Can hook up 3 of them to this Mac.
It'll have INtel's Xeon chips inside, two-times the CPU speed of previous Pro. Flash storage, PCIe based Flash, says it'll be 10x faster than any Mac before, he says.
"Can't innovate anymore, my ass," Schiller says.
Whoa, it's a cylinder..not your typical rectangle box. And it's all shiny metal. Pretty different, as he promised.
Mac Pro is really important to that group. He said they're trying to not just make another desktop. "Truly radical," he claims. Now w'ere getting a video demo with bone-shattering bass. Yikes.
Schiller is showing us a "sneak peak" of the new Mac Pro, which gets a huge amount of applause. For musicians, graphic designer, software makers are waiting for this, he admits.
11 inch Air starts at 999 for 128GB, 256Gb for 1199. (I missed the 13 inch pricing, sorry). Both start shipping today.
New Airport Extreme with 802.11 a/c is coming too.
Flash is 45 percent faster, he says. 802.11 a/c WiFi included, which is faster too.
They'll have Intels Haswell chips. More energy efficient he says, and graphics will be 40 percent faster at the same time. Says it'll be in standby for 30 days. 11-inch Air will have 9 hours of battery life. The 13 inch will have 12 hours of battery life, he claims.
It's getting an update: all-day battery life, he says. Hmmm.
Developers get to start playing around with Mavericks starting today. The software will be released to the rest of us "this fall," Federighi says. And with that, he vacates the stage for Phill Schiller, SVP of Marketing. He's starting off with the MacBook Air.
We're onto a demo of interactive textbooks. You can highlight text to create notes and can turn highlights into digital flashcards too.
Calendar now autosuggests locations when you create an event. It'll also give estimated travel time right there in the event. Can set up notifications so you know when to leave for an appointent (pretty much what Donna was trying to do on iOS). Wouldn't be surprised if we see this in iOS Cal later today too.
He's showing us Flyover Maps on the Mac…Paris looks pretty good in this demo. He just bookmarked a restaurant in Paris on his Mac and it synced to all his iOS devices. Can do the same thing with directions.
Your iBooks library from iOS will be available on your Mac as well. We're going to get a demo of it now.
Also coming to the Mac from iOS: iBooks.
Maps is also available for the desktop now. You can send directions from the Mac app right to your iPhone. There's a new SDK for devs to add Mac Maps to their apps too.
In Calendar, it sucks in your Facebook events too. Also adds weather and travel times (they're learning from their competition on iOS).
New notifications improvements: you can respond to iMessage in the notification that pops up in the upper right. Same thing with FaceTime notifications. Also: you can get push notifications from iOS apps on your Mac now too. They're also replicating the lock screen notifications summary from iOS. You can get those on your Mac now too.
Now we're getting a discussion of iCloud Keychain. It's supposed to be the place you keep all your passwords in one place. It's for credit cards, WiFi networks, log ins, account information. It's encrypted. It'll also auto-suggest a unique password for new sites you sign up for, and then save it.
Again, this is a developer-oriented conference, so a lot of the stuff they're showing us is making them — and other power users — pretty happy right now.
They've optimized scrolling to be really fast on Retina displays and for "certain websites." He hasn't said which ones yet. But with AppNap, if you're looking at a website with a lot of animation but then bring up iTunes, it'll take power away from the web page running in the background.
He says Safari has more memory for browsing and for individual tabs. He says it also uses less memory than Chrom and Firefox. Now he's going to show us how this works.
Federighi moves on to discuss Safari. New home page, a more easily accesible sidebar, reading lists with continuous scrolling, Shared Links — can see all links from people youer' following on Twitter or LinkedIN.
Timer Coalescing intelligently reduces transitions from CPU activity between when it's idle and when it's running. To save power and battery, he says.
Now to the power user features: Mavericks has compressed memory for apps, App Nap (can send power only to apps you need), accelerated scrolling, OpenGL4 for graphics, and Timer Coalescing.
He's adding an Apple TV to the mix (the set-top box). He's showing how you can use it as a third display via AirPlay and go full screen on a third display without changing your other two displays.
He's demo-ing how you can move windows across multiple displays. Can choose to open apps on a second display without having to drag it. Can also go full-screen…can have full screen apps on two different displays.
First feature of OS X Mavericks: Finder tabs. All windows can be dragged and viewed via tabs. (Gets a big applause.) Also: tagging is coming. Save a doc to a location, you can tag it and it'll appear in the Finder sidebar. Can tag in iCloud or locally. Can search via them too. He's showing us how this all works now.
Mavericks, of course, is the site of big wave surfing down the coast from SF.
He's getting ready to tell us what the next name is going to be. Needs a name that will carry for the next 10 years. It's going to be named after a place instead: OS X Mavericks.
He's comparing the growth of the Mac vs the PC. Says 28M copies of Mountain Lion sold in the last year. For this year there's "lots of innovation left." Craig Federighi, who runs the Mac division, is out to talk OS X.
Cook is back, says we don't have more time for more developer presentations. (Sigh of relief.) Now we're onto the Mac.
That app is out now, but the cars won't be for sale until later this year (in Apple Stores and online).
Anki is basically a video game with physical objects. Pretty neat.
They app can track in realtime how these cars are driving around a track. The phone is a brain for these cars, not just a controller, the company says.
The cars are very small, btw. Like matchbox size, not full size.
First app demo of the day starts now: Anki is up first. They make robotics software. Now they're showing us Anki Drive, an app that controls robotic cars from your phone.
The App Store "levels the playing field between large and small developers," he says. That's sort of true — it's pretty hard to stand out if you're a nobody — but it's not impossible.
575 million credit card accounts hooked up to the App Store. That's more than "any store on the internet that we're aware of," Cook brags. And developers have made $10 billion off of App Store sales, he says. $5 billion just in the last year, which is kind of crazy.
50 billion apps have been downloaded in five years, he says. There are 900,000 apps, 375,000 for iPad specifically.
That was mercifully quick. Cook is back, and talking up virtual Apple stores, the App Stores.
And, now we're on our second video of the day. This one is about Apple's stores.
Cook's going over how many there are (more than 400), and talking up the newest one, in Berlin. If you're an architect, you're probably enjoying this discussion.
Now, down to business: the Apple Store update, as always comes first.
Cook apologizes that tickets sold out so quickly…he says Moscone West is the largest venue they can get for this event.
Remember this is a developer conference, so he's going on about how many Apple engineers are here to teach the iOS and Mac developers new stuff this week.
He welcomes us to WWDC, the 24th in a row they've done. He says 60 countries are represented. And somehow 2/3 of people here are newbs.
Lots of applause from a very pumped up crowd of developers.
And here comes Tim Cook.
It's one of Apple's classic marketing videos about the company's purpose, vision, and what they do ("delight users" etc).
And, here we go. Lights go down, and we're being greeted with an opening video.
OK, should be any minute now. They're asking us to turn our devices on silent.
Hey guys, Om and I are here. It's a full house here in Moscone West, lots of Apple execs and special guests are milling around the front, while thousands of developers are still finding their seats. We should get going here in about 20 minutes.
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Poll: How hot is the outside of your igloo?
For those who have built igloos (I assume enclosures are completely different in this regard but if not, contribute...but explain your enclosure briefly) how hot does the outside of your oven get? Can you estimate it numerically (or have you pointed your thermometer at it)? If not, just characterize it using "warm/hot to the touch" descriptions.
Additionally, to make this information useful, please include a description of your insulation. Blanket? How thick? Loose vermiculite/perlite? How thick? Vermicrete/perlcrete? How thick?
I know I have seen individual reports of this kind of thing throughout FB mixed into threads on other topics and I don't mean to be redundant...but this thread could represent a repository on this specific issue, easily discovered by thread topic in the future...if it accumulates enough data points.
Re: Poll: How hot is the outside of your igloo?
I have an igloo style WFO. Mine is built of Pre-cast Refactory Cement. I find that my oven is fairly cool for up to 2 hours after getting to 'pizza hot'. At this stage I get a bit of heat coming through the top central part of the oven while the sides and around the bottom remain coolish. In terms of how hot...I would say I can easily put my hand on the top and not burn it, but there is a bit of heat there...dont think it is anywhere around the 100C mark. The insulation that I used was a fiber ceramic Fire blanket that i guess was a good 2 to 3 inches thick. It was then covered to 2 coats of render. I was a little concerned with the heat loss to start with, but since then I have done a fair bit of slow cooking and the oven retains heat enough to do roasts and other things for 8 hours and more, so I guess its ok for the type and length of cooking we do. I know I can have a good cook in the evening and first thing in the morning I can put my hand in the oven and it is still warmish. I hope this helps.
Re: Poll: How hot is the outside of your igloo?
My oven is also pre-cast refractory cement finished to FB standards and my oven is never more than warm to the touch - even after three or four hours EXCEPT near the chimney connection where it gets pretty warm over time. And yes, my chimney can get HOT!
Re: Poll: How hot is the outside of your igloo?
@Jay: Would you mind giving more detail about your instulation? There are multiple prescriptions in the Pompeii directions. You can use a blanket or not, instructions for both are given? Did you use a blanket? How thick? What sort of vermiculite layer did you add?
Re: Poll: How hot is the outside of your igloo?
Hi Kebwi!
As indicated, my oven starts with a precast dome from FB. I added about an inch of additional refractory cement to give it a bit more mass. Then the refractory insulation blanket which I recall being about an inch thick, maybe an inch and a half. Then foil. Then chicken wire and about two inches of cement and vermiculite. Then stucco. At least that is how I remember it from five years ago.
Re: Poll: How hot is the outside of your igloo?
Mine is barely warm (the cats sit on it as proof of its mild termperature).
I would guess that it its tempertature is no different to a brick that has been left in the sun for a while.
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@heliman: That's great. Let us know how you insulated it.
Re: Poll: How hot is the outside of your igloo?
I have not put a finished veneer on yet, but after the several full firings we have done, the outside of the dome is barely above room temperature. That varies only slightly as you get closer to the entry of the dome where the insulation is not as thick as the rest of the dome. I insulated with 1 to 2 inches of mineral wool then covered everything with 5 inches, more in places of perlite concrete mixed 12 to 1. The dome is as per forno bravo plans using fire brick.
Re: Poll: How hot is the outside of your igloo?
Even after firing for some an extended time there is very little to no detectable difference between the exterior temp of my dome and the exterior temperature of the support base. This is not true near the very top where the chimney exits.
The exterior dome of my WFO is a shell and not supported by the interior mass of the oven but rather is a separate free standing structure. Over the thermal mass of the WFO I have 3 inches of kaowool insulation on the lower side areas and as one moves up the dome toward the top that thickness increases to 4 inches with five or so at the very top. Between the outer surface of that kaowool insulation and the inner surface of my dome shell there is infill of loose vermiculite. This infill varies from about one inch to perhaps as much as three inches.
Hope this helps,
Re: Poll: How hot is the outside of your igloo?
I used 3 layers of insulation (25mm thick) My dome gets alot hotter in the sun during the day than during a nights cooking. I would say no hotter than 40degrees C. I was amazed at how good 3 layers of insulation is.
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This is not the first time RAM has been in Blount County, but organizers said it has been several years since the last clinic.
RAM is also celebrating its 700th clinic this weekend. The organization has helped more than 500,000 people.
Organizers are expecting around 1,000 patients this weekend.
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Many people who are underinsured or don't have insurance at all came from other counties as well.
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Sustainable Development
SGI-Iceland Hosts the "Seeds of Change" Exhibition in Reykjavík
On April 25-26, 2008, "Seeds of Change: The Earth Charter and Human Potential," an exhibition created by the SGI and the Earth Charter Initiative about taking action for change, was held at the Perlan exhibition hall in Reykjavík, Iceland.
The Environment Ministry invited SGI-Iceland, together with 20 other NGOs and corporations, to participate in this major exhibition on environmentally sound living. Among the visitors were former Icelandic President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Minister for the Environment Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir and Hafnarfjördur Mayor Ludvik Geirsson. Minister Sveinbjarnardóttir expressed her appreciation to the SGI members for introducing the public to the important work of the Earth Charter. Former President Finnbogadóttir remarked that the exhibition enabled her to "feel" the infinite potential of a single human being and that the Earth Charter might soon become as important as the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Municipal representatives from Seltjarnarnes City and the Vestman Islands expressed their wish to hold the exhibition in their communities.
The exhibition was also shown on May 16 at an educational conference for sustainable development held at the Iceland University of Education. Some 100 teachers and members of local councils from throughout the country attended the event. Guðjón Ingi Eggertsson, chairman of Local Agenda 21, a local committee on sustainable issues based on Agenda 21 from the 1992 United Nations Rio Earth Summit, attended from Hafnarfjördur where the "Seeds of Change" exhibition was shown in September 2007. He described how the Local Agenda 21 committee worked together with SGI-Iceland and local school authorities to involve all the schools on a project about the Earth Charter and sustainable development. Many participants showed interest in bringing the exhibition to their cities. The exhibition was displayed at the University until June 3 and was subsequently viewed by participants in several other conferences related to education and youth studies.
[Officially opened in 1991, Perlan ("The Pearl") is one of the city's best known landmarks, situated on the top of Öskjuhlíð Hill overlooking Reykjavík. It is an innovative structure combining utilitarian and recreational features. It supplies naturally heated water to the city and provides public space that includes exhibition halls, shops and a restaurant. A hollow steel framework supports the glass dome and walls that link six aluminum-sided tanks, each of which can contain four million liters of water averaging 85°C (185°F). As part of its heating system, hot water is pumped through the metal framework in winter, while cold water flows during summer, thereby producing a comfortable year-round environment.]
[Adapted from a report by Steinunn Geirdal of SGI-Iceland and an article in the May 17, 2008 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun, Soka Gakkai, Japan; photos courtesy of SGI-Iceland]


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US to host Panama in World Cup qualifier
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Manuel Noriega is back in his Panamanian homeland after nearly 22 years, sitting in a prison cell in a country he ruled as a personal fiefdom until U.S. troops invaded and hauled him off to a Florida jail. Continue Reading
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France turns former dictator over to serve prison time
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) Former military strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega was flown home to Panama on Sunday to be punished once again for crimes he committed during a career that saw him transformed from a close Cold War ally of Washington to the vilified target of a U.S. invasion. Continue Reading
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A French court has approved former dictator Manuel Noriega's extradition to Panama, allowing him to return home for the first time since he was forced out in a U.S. invasion more than 20 years ago. Continue Reading
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Jordan M Steiker, Judge Robert M Parker Endowed Chair in Law
A study by Professor Jordan M. Steiker of the University of Texas School of Law and his sister, Professor Carol Steiker of Harvard Law School, provided the foundation for the American Law Institute's vote last fall to withdraw the capital punishment section of its Model Penal Code—a move that the New York Times recently described as so significant it represents "a tectonic shift in legal theory."
The ALI is the leading intellectual force in the legal
profession, with a membership of about four thousand
judges, lawyers, and law professors. The death penalty provision
it withdrew had provided the blueprint for death penalty
laws in this country over the past thirty-five years.
The Steikers' study, which was requested by the ALI, examined the effectiveness of the Model Penal Code's death penalty provisions, which were enacted in 1962 and were designed to improve American capital practice. The Model Penal Code provisions were cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1976 when it determined that the death penalty could be administered in a constitutional manner.
The study examined the extent to which contemporary death penalty practices have resolved the difficulties that had prompted the Supreme Court to invalidate essentially all prevailing capital statutes in 1972. The study found that there are too many obstacles, both structural and institutional, to administering the death penalty in a non-arbitrary and reliable manner, and recommended that the ALI avoid any attempt to come up with new rules regarding its proper administration.
The report stated: "The foregoing review of the unsuccessful efforts to constitutionally regulate the death penalty, the difficulties that continue to undermine its administration, and the structural and institutional obstacles to curing those ills form the basis of our recommendation to the Institute. The longstanding recognition of these underlying defects in the capital justice process, the inability of extensive constitutional regulation to redress those defects, and the immense structural barriers to meaningful improvement all counsel strongly against the Institute's undertaking a law reform project on capital punishment, either in the form of a new draft of § 210.6 or a more extensive set of proposals. Rather, these conditions strongly suggest that the Institute recognize that the preconditions for an adequately administered regime of capital punishment do not currently exist and cannot reasonably be expected to be achieved."
After a two-year process—in which the Steikers consulted
with national experts, revised their report, and had their
recommendations considered by the ALI membership—the
ALI Council and membership ultimately voted overwhelmingly
to withdraw its current provisions regarding the administration
of capital punishment and to decline to create or issue
new rules in their place, essentially determining that,
under current conditions, there are no rules by which the
death penalty could be properly administered.
The significance of that action was the subject of a lengthy New York Times story in mid-January by Adam Liptak who wrote, "There were other important death penalty developments last year: the number of death sentences continued to fall, Ohio switched to a single chemical for lethal injections and New Mexico repealed its death penalty entirely. But not one of them was as significant as the institute's move, which represents a tectonic shift in legal theory."
In addition, the ALI's decision has been the focus of several commentaries in recent weeks. Michael Traynor, the president emeritus of the ALI, discussed the Institute's decision in the Los Angeles Times: "The withdrawal of the model death penalty statute recognizes that it is impossible to administer the death penalty consistently and fairly, and it therefore should not remain a punishment option in this country. The institute could no longer play a role in legitimizing a failed system," he wrote in a February 4, 2010, op-ed. He noted that the institute did not reach its conclusions lightly, but made them only after it had "commissioned a special committee and a scholarly study, heard various viewpoints and debated the issues extensively."
Jordan M. Steiker holds the Robert M. Parker Endowed Chair in Law at the University of Texas School of Law. He joined the faculty in 1990 after serving as a law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall of the United States Supreme Court. He teaches constitutional law, criminal law, and death penalty law, and is co-director of the Law School's Capital Punishment Center. He has written extensively on constitutional law, federal habeas corpus, and the death penalty.
Some of his recent publications include: Death
Penalty Stories (with John H. Blume, eds., New
York: Foundation Press, 2009); "Brown's Descendants" (Howard
Law Journal, 2009); "Atkins v. Virginia:
Lessons from Substance and Procedure in the Constitutional
Regulation of Capital Punishment" (with Carol S.
Steiker, DePaul Law Review, 2008); "Opening
a Window or Building a Wall? The Effect of Eighth Amendment
Death Penalty Law and Advocacy on Criminal Justice
More Broadly" (with Carol S.
Steiker, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional
Law, 2008); and "Improving Representation
of Capital Cases: Establishing the Right Baseline in Federal
Habeas to Promote Structural Reform Within States" (American
Journal of Criminal Law, 2007).
In a Q & A, Jordan Steiker discusses the study's findings and impact:
Q. How long did it take to conduct the study and what was involved?
A. The study took almost a year to complete. As part of our work, we collected and evaluated the most recent information about the most salient issues surrounding the administration of capital punishment in the United States. We focused on the federal and state courts' efforts to regulate death penalty practices (primarily via the Eighth Amendment), the politicization of the death penalty, the role of race in the administration of capital justice, the ability of contemporary statutes to guide jurors in their capital decision making, the adequacy of resources (especially defense counsel services), the risk of erroneous conviction of the innocent, the adequacy of federal enforcement of federal constitutional rights, and the death penalty's effect on the administration of non-capital criminal justice.
Q: What has been the impact of the ALI's decision to withdraw the capital punishment section from the Model Penal Code?
A: The ALI's decision to withdraw the capital punishment section (along with the accompanying language explaining the basis for its withdrawal) has been widely noted as a significant development. The ALI provided important support to the effort to revive the death penalty in the mid-1970s, and the MPC capital punishment section served (and continues to serve) as a blueprint for most current state capital schemes. By withdrawing its death penalty provision and acknowledging the prevailing obstacles to a workable capital system, the ALI strongly undercuts the foundation of the American system of capital punishment.
Q: Why was it so significant that ALI voted to repudiate its previous position regarding capital punishment?
A: The ALI brings considerable experience and prestige to questions of institutional design in American criminal justice. So its voice on the question of the American death penalty carries considerable weight. Moreover, the ALI is not a political organization and its decision regarding the capital punishment provision is not rooted in moral opposition to the death penalty. It rests entirely on the feasibility of fairly and accurately administering the death penalty—whether the death penalty in practice can satisfy minimum requirements in pursuit of societal goals.
Q: Are you working on any related projects now?
A: I am currently serving on the ABA Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project Steering Committee. That Project seeks to gauge the progress of states in satisfying minimum standards for administering the death penalty. It's the most ambitious effort in place today to monitor the use of capital punishment on the ground.
Q. How will law students be impacted by the ALI's decision?
A. The Model Penal Code provides the intellectual foundation for American criminal statutes, and students are immersed in its details as part of their study of law. Students will likely learn much about the American death penalty by studying the ALI's changing position on the feasibility of drafting a workable capital statute.
Q. Did law students participate in the research or writing of your study?
A: A number of students (both here at UT Law and at Harvard) provided important assistance in the research. In particular, Meghan Shapiro, '09, provided excellent support.
Related links:
Report of the Council to the Membership of the American Law Institute On the Matter of the Death Penalty (PDF)
ALI withdraws Sec. 210.6 (Capital Punishment) of the Model Penal Code, in a Message from ALI Director Lance Liebman
Kirston Fortune, Assistant Dean for Communications, (512) 471.7330 or email@example.com.


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Super Eagles flapping
FanZoner Charlie Johnson points the finger at Sani Kaita, with Nigeria on the brink of a World Cup exit
Last Updated: 21/06/10 2:39pm
To paraphrase the greatest England manager of the last 20 years, Graham Taylor, "You just cost me my job, so thanks for that".
I am of course referring to Sani Kaita who, with one petulant swing of his leg, managed to derail Nigeria's World Cup bid and also no doubt ending my World Cup blogging efforts. Stop cheering all six of you!
One goal up and totally cruising the ball goes out of play and Kaita tangles with Vassilis Torosidis and Sani the villain of the piece, for no obvious reason catches him with his leg.
Now in defence of Sani, Kaita Torosidis has gone down like he's been hit an arrow from the Trojan prince Paris - I refer back to the last blog and the whole disastrous Trojan horse motif - but still there was no reason to do it.
It must be something to do with the throw-ins that the Nigeria team had so many problems with in the Argentina game. Seemingly when the ball goes out the Super Eagles lose their minds.
After Kaita went off Greece, a team who had previously looked utterly terrible, took the game by the scruff of the neck and not only scored their first ever World Cup goal but went on to win the game. After I predicted a Greek tragedy unfortunately the tragedy was all ours. So ultimately the 10-man Eagles came Acropolis!
The greatest tragedy was the one that befell my nomination for man of the tournament, Vincent Enyeama, who was truly superb, even catching the ball one handed in a move not seen since the days of Neville Southall.
After making some top-class saves the ball was fired towards him and what should have been a simple save span away from him and fell to the feet of Torosidis, who buried the ball and tarnished Enyeama's burgeoning reputation.
After being sent on the way to the World Cup with good luck messages and predictions of victory from the Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan (nothing to say there), it seems that Lars Lagerback's side will go home early and although it's still possible that we'll beat South Korea, I just don't think we will.
Nigeria are a functional team almost totally lacking in flair with a seeming propensity to shooting themselves in the foot. Suddenly the connections between Nigeria and my own team become more apparent.
No flair
What Nigeria have truly lacked is the flair and skill of Jay Jay Okocha, someone who can unpick a defence and also brighten up a dull game. In fact Nigeria are not totally dissimilar to England - a functional team without any real flair! Although on current form, I'd fancy Nigeria to beat England, actually by a couple of goals!
Apologies for the negative blog but I'm disappointed with my team's performance this tournament and I'm losing faith in their ability to turn it around.
All is not lost however and if we are to go out let's go out fighting, and as I have been championing him all along, give Kanu a start and watch the goals mount up. Possibly for the opposition.
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Oscar Griffin, Pulitzer-winning journalist, dies
By TAYLOR McGILVRAY, HOUSTON CHRONICLE | November 28, 2011 | Updated: November 29, 2011 1:24pm
Former Houston Chronicle White House correspondent Oscar Griffin Jr., who won the 1963 Pulitzer Prize in local reporting for exposing the Billie Sol Estes scandal, has died of cancer. He was 78.
Griffin was editor of the Pecos Independent and Enterprise when he won the Pulitzer. His reporting eventually led to Estes' conviction on charges of using nonexistent fertilizer tanks as collateral for $24 million in loans from finance companies.
Despite the prestige of winning a Pulitzer and covering the White House during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration, Griffin remained humble, said his daughter, Amanda Ward.
"You would never know he won the Pulitzer unless you specifically asked him," Ward said.
His daughter-in-law, Jennifer Griffin, said she remembered Griffin for his friendliness.
"He always greeted me so kindly," she said. "He was so warm and generous. He loved to just chat about anything."
She said her husband, Gregory, always talked of his father's Roman Catholic faith.
"His religion was so important to him," she said.
But Griffin wasn't always serious, Ward said.
"He would always be lighthearted and joking," she said.
Born on April 28, 1933, in Daisetta, Griffin joined the military before enrolling at the University of Texas at Austin. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1958.
He left the Pecos newspaper in June 1962 for the Houston Chronicle, where he served as the White House correspondent until 1969. He then accepted a job as assistant director of public affairs for the U.S. Department of Transportation from 1969 to 1974 during the Richard Nixon administration.
He later moved back to Texas and started an oil company. Griffin was working at H&R Block when he died.
"One of the best things he taught me was ... it doesn't matter what you do as long as you do well at what you do," Ward said.
Griffin leaves his wife, Patricia Griffin of New Waverly; four children, Gwendolyn Pryor of New Waverly, Amanda Ward and Gregory Griffin of Sugar Land and Marguerite Griffin of Houston; and seven grandchildren.
"He said his best award in life was his wife, children and grandchildren," Ward said. "Those were his greatest gifts."
Visitation for Griffin will be held Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home, 10129 FM 1097 in Willis. A rosary service will follow at 7 p.m.
Burial mass will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 101 Elmore St., in New Waverly. Interment will follow at Liberty City Cemetery.


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Dog Discussion Forum on Behavior problem, Dog training questions & answers by dog owners. We are not vets but we often can help or guide on dog health & training behavior issues.
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Dog wont stop pooping/peeing in kennel
Toilet training (or potty training) is the process of training a young puppy to use the "toilet" ie: not use your house for urination and defecation, weaning him.
Dog wont stop pooping/peeing in kennel
Hi, I've got a big problem. My 8 month old boxer will not stop pooping in her cage. We have two dogs, a 7 month old Golden Retreiver and a 8 month old Boxer. Both Female. The Golden Retreiver is completely house-broken, was since after the first week we got her. The Boxer however keeps pooping and peeing (mostly pooping) in her cage. We started them off in seperate cages, in different rooms of the house. We had the boxers cage too large when we first started training her. Since then we have tried making it small (so that she just has room to stand/laydown) - that does not work. We have soaked it multiple times in Nature's Way and w/ White Vinegar - she still continues to go in there. Next we tried putting the Golden and Boxer in the same large cage and that worked for about a month she had no accidents. Now in the last 3 days she's started going in there. We're going to move her back to her own cage b/c I do not want my other dog to be subjected to that. I am at a loss as to what to do next. The Boxer has only had one accident in the house in the past 4 months - I had just taken her out to potty outside, she peed and pooped out there like normal and then 5 min later she pooped in the house ? We feed them both Iams large breed puppy 2x daily. Once in the morning (6:00), and once when we get home from work (4:30), about 3-4 hand fulls each. My finance goes home for lunch and lets them out in the afternoon around 12-2ish so they are only in their kennels max of 4 hours at a time. She rarely messes her cage during the day anymore, it's mostly at night. For example last night we took her out at midnight and she pooped, we woke up at 6am and she had went in her cage again. I cleaned it with Nature's Way and Vinegar and then went back to bed and she pooped again in there before I got up at 10. I am at a complete loss. She doesnt care about messing her bed like most dogs, she will eat it, step in it, lay in it, etc. Please help!!!!!
If you switch to a better quality premium food, they eat less & poop less. That may help. Also, you might want to get them off the puppy food.
When you take her out is she getting good walks or just going out? Making sure she gets several walks may help.
Have you talked to your vet about any possible digestive problems? She is having an unusual amount of bowel movements it sounds like. She may have a mal absorption issue.
same problem
I am having the same problem and hope we can get some quality advice...I am too at a loss.
My dog, a 6 month yellow lab, is doing the same thing. We feed her Natural Choice two times a day--same as you. She doesn't seem like she can hold anything in. I was actually thinking about switching to IAMS, but I see if that doesn't work for you, why would it work for me??? I wake up most mornings to an accident (usually pee) but even after she just goes poop outside, she will come in, go in her cage and poop.
She is smart enough to know not to do this. She knows many commands and heels pretty well on walks.
Please there must be someone out there with a similar problem who has fixed it. My husband is convinced, dispite the $1500.00 we've already invested in her, she needs to go...I want to help save her....HELP!!!!
I have German Shepherd Dog and she does the agzact same thing. Me and my family found out that it is because they have an anxiety attack. They have a love for people and company so much that when they are alone, they get all nervous and scared and then boom, they pinch a loof in the kennel. So far, nothing seems to work. Every now and then she "may" not poop in the kennel, even if we let her out for a dump prior to leaving the house (no one home). We even feed her at around the same time frame. We have found that she tends to go at about 2pm in the day. But yes, this is apparently (according to the vet) the result of an anxiety attack. We have also got herbal chinese medication that is meant for this type of thing with dogs, it seems to only "help". It makes the dog tired and relaxed so they don't get anxiety attacks. I forget what it called. But we have left the dog out for about an hour one time when no one was home and she didn't do anything, although, one time I was outside and she was inside (for a period of about 20 minutes) and she crapped on the floor. Hope this information helps.
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Have you taken the dog to the vet to make sure it is not an UTI?
Also- does the dog get at least 3 good walks a day. Brisk walks? Walking helps to get things going.
When the dog does go outside, give heavy praise and a treat. (the dog has had all its shots right)
Any accidents in the house clean with 2/3 water mixed with 1/3 white vinegar. If the dog smells its own scent it will keep going in that area.
Especially for a lab, I would think this is a medical problem. Labs are the most wonderful dogs out there (hence the name "LabLover"!!!) and they are very intelligent. I'm guessing, like you said, your dog DOES know not to go inside, but there's something wrong with her.
Keep us posted! (Yes, pun intended)
Same Problem

I have a pitbull (female) and she is house broken when out of her cage but she can't seem to keep her bladder under control for more than 2 hours. I dont know if that is because since we got her we took her out every 15 mins. but we have tried to keep her in it longer and longer for periods of time. When we go to bed at approx.11 she is yelping at 2 or 3 am. We tell her to go back to sleep and sometimes it works. Sometimes she doesnt pee in her cage at all on some nights. Im at a loss for information we have had her checked for UTI and nothing showed up. But now she is pregnant and we have to take her out more my question is should we put her into the bigger cage now so she has more room or should be keep her in the tight cage?

Re: Same Problem

Number one

Size of crate. Make sure it is only big enough for doggy to stand, lie down and turn around. No bigger.

Number two

Pick up all food and water by 5pm. Make sure you take a good walk before bed time to ensure jobbies are done and doggy is tired.

I only have experience with my dogs and can only share what I did and what worked for me though.

Sometimes the enviroment in which a puppy was bred and raised prior to going to it's forever home can impact the housebreaking. Pups that are bred and raised in cages with out ever being outside of the cage will use the crate as a toilet. This is because they were never anywhere but in a crate before so they know no difference. Other times if the dog was at a shelter it can be hard to crate train for the same reasons. Then there are those dogs that had previous owners who used the crate as punishment, or simply always kept the dog there, where he had no choice but to go potty in his crate. And of course, as mentioned anxiety can also cause this and everything I just mentioned can contribute to anxiety.

While I promote crate training, it has to be a personal decision based on you and your dog. I have fostered some dogs that simply weren't good candidates for crateing. For these dogs I found a babygate in the bathroom or kitchen to be much more effective. They still had accidents, but the anxiety level was much less, thus the training efforts were more effective.

Re: Dog wont stop pooping/peeing in kennel

HI-- I have two boxers. They are not territorial nor do are they bothered by it like most dogs. Mine did out grow it ..... and occassionally if upset with you...they have their episodes again....

Re: Dog wont stop pooping/peeing in kennel
I have a similar problem! To avoid responses that are not applicable I am going to give you the complete history and then PRAY that someone has an answer that will not only help us but solve this problem.
We "rescued" an 8 month old Papillon puppy from what I would call a puppy mill. Apparently, nobody wanted him because he has an overbite and would not meet showing or breeding requirements but whatever! We just got him for a pet! He lived in a barn with God knows how many other dogs, separated into crates where they ate, slept and went to the bathroom. I am now assuming that he did not get enough exercise or time to run around outside in the farm yard because within 12 hours of us bringing him home, he jumped off the couch and broke his leg. Something that a dog his age should have no problem with. I should also mention that after a vet check we discovered he was only 3.7lbs which is very tiny for his age.
After a week at the vet clinic, they put a steel plate in his leg and we got to bring him home again. He was put on strict kennel rest for 6-8 weeks but we were told that as long as he is in a restricted pen area that he cannot run around in, it would be fine. We have an area next to the couch that we put a 2x4 foot area for him. The size is exactly enough space for ONE paper puppy training pad, a small round bed that we bought him and his toys, food and water. His food is beside his bed and not near his pee area.
Now I do understand the needs of a Papillon, being bred as a companion dog, and I take him out of this area and cuddle him in a baby blanket on the couch MANY times during the day. We are home with him most of the time and only go out for a few hours a day.
After his last vet check, at 4 weeks, we were told that the break was almost not visible anymore and to give it 2 more weeks and after his final x-rays, he will be allowed out again. Since that check up we do let him out for short periods of time to walk around the room and play with his toys, as long as he doesn't try to run around TOO much. We do not want to risk re-injury. The vet bill for this incident set us back $3000.
NOW...because of the restictions put on him, his house training has been terribly hindered but we have spent MUCH time training him to do a lot of other things. He learned his new name, how to come when called, how to sit and lay down on command and how to stay. He has also learned how to go get a ball and bring it back and put it in my hand. When allowed out, I have taught him how to heal off leash and he does very well at it (for the short periods I allow him out to walk around the room.) SO he IS smart enough.
I spend most of my time in the same room as him but I do go to the other rooms and he is forced to stay here alone for short periods of time. This upsets him and he sings and chirps and yodels but he knows I am just in the next room.
OFTEN, I come back to find that he has pooped or peed IN HIS BED and is just laying in it, like it is no big deal. The pee pad is a mere foot away. Sometime, he sleeps on his pee pad and uses his snuggly bed as a toilet.
Now before you give me ingredients for cleaning solutions, I must say that I purchased baby changing table pads that have cloth on one side and plastic on the other and his bed is always completely covered by a clean one. I wash them in the laundry so they should have no odour left that would entice him to pee or poop there again.
I do understand what is going on here. I understand that his upbringing has taught him that you go where you eat and sleep. What I want to know is HOW DO I CHANGE THIS? He has another week of restriction and then he can come out but because of where we live, we are not planning to outside train him. We were considering paper or litter box training him and putting him in the same 2x4 corner when we go out and at bed time.
I also would like to add that we have two other dogs, each with their own bed. When the Papillon comes out for a little while he often goes straight over and pees on THEIR beds too. He has only peed once on the carpet while being out. He much prefers to pee on blankets or cloth. The lady we got him from said they each had a towel in their pen and maybe that is why he pees on them.
WHAT do we do to correct this bizarre behaviour and how do we go about house training him next week when his leg is healed?
Re: Dog wont stop pooping/peeing in kennel
I am having the same problem with my boxer. He is 8 months old. He is very well trained also. The only thing he does wrong is about 3times a week he will pee or poop or both in his pen. It ends up all over him. sometimes he eats it or smears it all over himself. It is gross and very hard to deal with. His kennel is just the right size. I hear the same advice from everyone and honestly none of it really has helped. Sometimes he wont do it for a few days and i will think he is cured, only to come home to a poop covered dog with urine dripping from his face......what do i do???
Well the only thing i have tried that has worked is running him on our treadmill. I figured he may just be anxious so i run him on the treadmill for aprox 30 minuted before locking him up and he seems to do better. Has anyone else had any luck with anything like this??
Re: Dog wont stop pooping/peeing in kennel
Boxers are a very high energy dog..... They need so much exercise and it is possible your boxer is not getting tired out. Also, a dog must be able to move around to empty their bowels....If he isn't getting that opportunity before he is crated, he will eventually have to go and will have no choice....Before you put him in the crate, be very sure he has had all opportunities to wear himself out and empty out. He will sleep better in his crate and at most, be sure he has a crate bone or such to chew on. It is hard for a young dog to be crated all the time. Any chance you could get him into doggy day care even for a couple days a week?
A treadmill can be wonderful once a dog is trained to use one and you observe to make sure it is safe!
Re: Dog wont stop pooping/peeing in kennel
Hi Everyone!
Please help, we have a 16 week old staffy bitch who is caged during the night and when we are out at work, but no matter how long she is left outside to relieve herself prior to being caged (WHICH SHE DOES) she will always have done a poo and wee in her bed on our return. She doesn't seem at all phased about lying in it - we always tell her off when she does this, give her a squirt of water and put her outside. I clean her cage and spray with a pet odour stopper but it doesn't seem to make any difference she just does it again the following time she is left. I feel like she is doing it for punishment for being left alone.
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Glee Star Dianna Agron Catches Mumford & Sons Show — But Which Co-Star Missed Out?
When she's not jetting around France, becoming a huge movie star, or tweeting her political views, Glee starlet Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray) is just like us!
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A rain delay may have cut Lucas Giolito's night short for Class A Adavanced Potomac, but fans still got a show from baseball's No. 4 overall prospect.
This weekend could have been Steven Moya's chance to get back to the bigs. Instead, he's been showing off his power with Triple-A Toledo.
The Phillies only truly began their rebuilding process last December, when they traded Jimmy Rollins to the Dodgers for a pair of Minor League pitchers.
Aaron Nola remains the Phillies' closest pitching prospect to the big leagues, especially with the rotation consistently struggling to pitch six innings. It would not be a surprise to see him with the Phillies before the end of the month.
Phillies Minor League Review: June 29-July 5
After three rough starts, the Reds optioned starting pitcher Josh Smith to Double-A Pensacola and recalled outfielder Yorman Rodriguez from Triple-A Louisville on Monday.
The Braves and A's completed a trade Monday, with Oakland receiving right-handed pitcher Aaron Kurcz in exchange for the International Bonus Pool Slot No. 113.
This week's Prospect Team of the Week shows there might be more on the way. Lefty Adam Conley made his big league debut in early June and if his two starts for the week of June 29-July 5 is any indication, he's ready for another crack at it. He's joined on the PTOW staff by righty Austin Brice, who's one step behind Conley in Double-A, giving the Marlins a pitching sweep.
Orioles prospect Hunter Harvey, who was shut down in mid-May because of tightness in his right elbow was slated to start a throwing program on Sunday. O's manager Buck Showalter wasn't sure about the exact details, but Harvey being ready to throw is certainly good news for the club.
Outfielder Tommy Pham, summoned from Triple-A on Friday as part of the Cardinals' quest for offense, slid into the top spot of the order, where he doubled and scored the tying run in the sixth and then came home as the winning run in the Cardinals' 2-1 final-at-bat win over the Padres on Saturday.
The Cardinals' offense didn't exactly break out on Saturday, but it did enough to snap a season-long four-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Padres in front of a sellout crowd at Busch Stadium.
Oakland's farm system produced some pop on Friday night. At Double-A Midland, No. 4 prospect Renato Nunez ran his hitting streak to nine games while bashing a home run.
The Twins optioned top pitching prospect Alex Meyer to Triple-A Rochester after Friday's 3-2 loss to the Royals to make room for right-hander Ervin Santana, who returns on Saturday from his 80-game suspension for the use of a performance-enhancing drug.
Joey Gallo had plenty of big hits during his 25-game stint with the Texas Rangers, but the club sent him down earlier this week to work on his game with Triple-A Round Rock.
Desperate for offense, the Mets have discussed calling up last year's top Draft pick, outfielder Michael Conforto, who has been thriving at Double-A Binghamton since an early-season promotion. But the team has no plans to debut Conforto anytime soon, general manager Sandy Alderson said.
The Braves agreed to terms with two International free agents from the Dominican Republic on Friday, shortstop Derian Cruz and outfielder Cristian Pache.
The White Sox introduced the future Thursday, unveiling four Dominican prospects during the first day of the international signing period.
Pirates pitching prospect Jameson Taillon was nearing another milestone in his recovery from Tommy John surgery last week, preparing to pitch for one of Pittsburgh's Minor League affiliates for the first time since 2013. Now, it appears Taillon has lost another season. The Bucs' No. 2 prospect is expected to have surgery late next week to repair an inguinal hernia, the Pirates announced Friday, likely sidelining him for the rest of the season.
Miguel Sano went 2-for-4 with his first career RBI and his first career run, but it wasn't enough in a 3-2 loss in 10 innings. Twins manager Paul Molitor, however, was impressed with what he saw from the 22-year-old rookie.
The Angels used the remainder of their international free-agent slot money Friday, sending $149,700 and left-handed pitcher Manuel Rondon to the Cubs in exchange for catcher Rafael Lopez.
According to industry sources, the Cubs have agreed to terms with shortstop Yonathan Perlaza, ranked No. 13 on MLB.com's Top 30 International Prospects list, for $1.3 million, outfielder Yonathan Sierra Estiwal, ranked No. 16, for $2.5 million, shortstop Aramis Ademan, ranked No. 19, for $2 million, Panamanian catcher Miguel Amaya, ranked No. 25, for a deal worth $1.25 million and third baseman Christopher Martinez, ranked No. 28, for $1 million.
The White Sox and No. 8 overall pick Carson Fulmer, a righty from Vanderbilt, agreed Friday to a Minors deal with a $3.47 million bonus.
As the July 17 Draft signing deadline nears, get the complete breakdown of which top picks have agreed to terms, and for how much.
I've critiqued how teams have fared in the Draft for more than 25 years, so starting in 2003 I decided it was only fair to put my own modest amount of expertise on the record. Ever since, I've conducted an annual hypothetical 10-round Draft to see how well I could do.
Every week, the MLBPipeline.com crew will rank the top 10 fantasy baseball prospects in the Minor Leagues. This week, Corey Seager, Brian Johnson and Aaron Nola top the list.
A trio of top Dodgers prospects helped Triple-A Oklahoma City wallop Memphis, 8-4, on Thursday night. No. 1 prospect Corey Seager led the way with a two-run homer.
Dalton Pompey wasn't the hero in Double-A New Hampshire's 6-5 loss to Portland on Thursday night, but he gave it a good shot.
Before Thursday night's game, Miguel Sano was asked repeatedly what his goal was for his Major League debut. His answer never really varied by more than a few words. "Try to get a win tonight," Sano said.
Matt Boyd's first stint in the Major Leagues came to a sudden halt when he allowed all seven Red Sox batters he faced on Thursday night to reach base.
It takes years to decide whether a draft class panned out or not, but Tigers general manager David Dombrowski has to be feeling good about his 2015 haul.
Entering Thursday, Double-A Binghamton pitcher Gabriel Ynoa had only tossed one nine-inning complete game in 93 starts. But the Mets No. 11 prospect one-upped himself in a 5-0 win over Erie.
The Marlins on Thursday signed their first-round pick, first baseman Josh Naylor.
It was a busy day on Thursday for Padres international scouting director Chris Kemp as he presided over his first international signing day.
Top prospect Miguel Sano made his long-awaited debut with the Twins on Thursday, starting at designated hitter and hitting sixth against the Royals.
The Angels used their international slot money to acquire a couple of right-handed-pitching prospects Thursday, the first day of the 2015-16 international signing period.
The Rangers have a long history on the international market, and they are once again living up to their reputation as one of the most aggressive teams in Latin America.
The White Sox signed shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr., ranked No. 27 on MLB.com's Top 30 International Prospects list, for $825,000, and outfielder Franklin Reyes, ranked No. 30., for $1.5 million.
There's a familiar name set to begin his journey through the professional ranks. The Blue Jays signed 16-year-old Dominican outfielder Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for $3.9 million. Guerrero is ranked No. 4 on MLB.com's Top 30 International Prospects list.
The Braves are on the verge of adding a pair of high-profile international prospects to their Minor League system.
Astros shortstop Carlos Correa on Thursday was named American League Rookie of the Month for June. Correa, who made his Major League debut on June 8, hit .287 with nine doubles, five home runs, 15 RBIs, four stolen bases and a .543 slugging percentage in his 21 games in the month.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are making a big splash on the first day international prospects can sign, stocking their Minor League system with several top international prospects, including right-handed pitcher Yadiel Alvarez for $16 million.
With the international signing period open, here is a look at MLBPipeline.com's Top 30 international prospects and which of them have agreed to terms with clubs.
Jonathan Mayo responds to fans' questions about baseball's top prospects
The Twins have made a splash on the international market, agreeing to a $4 million deal with Dominican Republic teenage shortstop Wander Javier, according to industry sources.
Colorado is historically one of the most active teams on the international market, and that trend continues this year. According to industry sources, the Rockies have agreed to $2 million signing bonus with Venezuelan outfield prospect Daniel Montano, ranked No. 12 on MLB.com's Top 30 International Prospects list.
The Giants are on the verge of adding another athletic infielder to their Minor League system, coming to terms with shortstop Lucius Fox of the Bahamas on a bonus of $6 million, according to industry sources.
The Nationals have agreed to a $1.5 million signing bonus with teenage outfielder Juan Soto of the Dominican Republic.
The Mets are adding two premier prospects, including one familiar baseball name, to their Minor League ranks. According to industry sources, the Mets agreed to a $1.2 million signing bonus with Venezuelan shortstop Andres Gimenez and a $1.5 million signing bonus with Dominican Republic shortstop Gregory Guerrero.
Through the first three starts of his career, Braves right-hander Matt Wisler has displayed his tremendous potential, experienced some inevitable growing pains and proven that it is not always wise to intentionally walk a batter to bring him to the plate.
The USA Collegiate National Team made history Wednesday, becoming the first team to hold the Cuban National Team hitless in international play.
Matt Wisler validated his status as a highly regarded pitching prospect and recorded his first career hit and RBI during a four-run fourth inning that propelled the Braves to Wednesday night's 4-1 win over the Nationals at Turner Field.
The Class A Advanced Potomac Nationals nearly recorded their first combined no-hitter since 1995 on Wednesday, with No. 1 prospect Lucas Giolito providing the heavy lifting in a 4-0 win.
Rookie Brewers right-hander Taylor Jungmann his boosted his numbers across the board since a promotion from Triple-A Colorado Springs, and he engaged in a fascinating discussion Wednesday about why that might be.
The Pacific Coast League All-Star teams were announced on Wednesday, and the Royals' Triple-A Omaha affiliate landed a pair of pitchers on the roster.
The Brewers signed two more Draft picks Wednesday including sixth-rounder Eric Hanhold, and should have each of their first 13 selections formally under contract by the end of next week.
Manny Banuelos might no longer have the overpowering stuff that drew rave reviews from Mariano Rivera and other Yankees veterans during Spring Training in 2011. But the Braves are still looking forward to making the once-heralded prospect the latest addition to their starting rotation.
The Phillies are pleased with the early returns of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft, but they plan to add more power to the system Thursday.
In a surprising move, the Twins optioned first baseman/designated hitter Kennys Vargas to Double-A Chattanooga after Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Reds. The Twins will make a corresponding move before Thursday's game, and they are expected to call up top prospect Miguel Sano, according to a source familiar with the team's decision.
The Astros have signed teenage outfielder Gilberto Celestino of the Dominican Republic. The package is worth $2.5 million, according to industry sources.
Dominican Republic teenager Cristian Olivo has improved dramatically since the beginning of the year, and now he's one step closer to starting the path towards his big league dream. The Reds have agreed to a $1 million signing bonus for Olivo, ranked No. 23 on MLB.com's Top 30 International Prospects list, according to industry sources.
The Mariners have agreed to a $1.7 million signing bonus with Dominican teenage infielder Carlos Vargas, according to industry sources.
Kansas City made its presence felt on the international scene by locking up two top teenage prospects from the Dominican Republic.
The Red Sox cannot spend more than $300,000 on one player during the current international signing period or the next, yet they still managed to come to terms with two top prospects from Venezuela.
The Phillies are finalizing a signing bonus with teenage outfielder Jhailyn Ortiz of the Dominican Republic for an estimated $4.2 million, according to industry sources.
The Cardinals signed five players on Thursday, the first day of Major League Baseball's international signing period, highlighted by right-hander Alvaro Seijas out of Venezuela. Seijas, 16, ranked No. 11 on MLB.com's Top 30 International Prospects list.
The Astros have signed No. 46 overall pick Thomas Eshelman. MLB.com's Jim Callis reported the deal is for $1.1 million, though the club has not confirmed the value.
Byron Buxton, Kris Bryant and Carlos Correa entered 2015 ranked as MLBPipeline.com's top three prospects (in that order), then started the season in the Minors before their rejuvenated and contending parent clubs sent for them. Bryant got the call from the Cubs on April 17, Correa joined the Astros on June 8 and Buxton debuted with the Twins on June 14.


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Restaurante La Rosa Garden Patio Complete!Posted by Robert Hick in Hotel Blog | September 6, 2014
As part of our ongoing expansion of Hotel La Rosa de America, we are turning our attention to our rapidly growing Restaurante La Rosa! Due to very high volumes of guests in the 2014 High Season, we decided to expand both Hotel and Restaurant.
Hotel La Rosa is being expanded in two phases so as to ensure minimal impact on guests. Phase One was completed last year during the High Season. This was not our intent, however it took a staggeringly long time to receive Municipal authorization to conduct the expansion. However, we were ultimately successful and after retaining a very professional build company, we rapidly completed two new Superior Cabinas in a new area of the property.
In conjunction with this build were general improvements to La Rosa – including a new widened pathway around the main buildings and the addition of a planned, covered deck adjoining our Restaurant. This build was planned in conjunction with the first availability of teak wood, shipped from Finca de Maderas SRL, a separately owned but fully subsidized reforestation operation by Hotel La Rosa de America. All new furniture and building construction wood was from this 100% sustainable source and the teak has made beautiful furniture.
Restaurante La Rosa has now incorporated the new Garden Patio into the Restaurant and during our Mid-Season, used the area extensively for guests both for breakfast and in the evening. The surrounding gardens are designed to attract butterflies and hummingbirds and were planted three years ago in anticipation of this need. Placed around the area are numerous Gardenias as well. The fragrance from these bushes is incredible and can be smelled throughout the area.
To blend everything together, we recently hired some excellent local artists. They have provided spot on paintings, decoration and wall murals throughout the back of the hotel. We are very proud to showcase their work!
New for the 2015 Season will be our new breakfast buffet. We will be moving the entire buffet from inside the Restaurant to outside, placing it on the Garden Patio. We will be offering greater selection in a less cramped locale. Further we will be enhancing our morning breakfast staff so as to guarantee the buffet is always well stocked and fresh!
Come and join us during your trip to Costa Rica and as guests of Hotel La Rosa, take advantage of our private, for guests only Restaurante La Rosa! The Restaurant will be open for breakfast and supper both.
Hotel La Rosa hosts the Canadian Ambassador to Costa RicaPosted by Robert Hick in Hotel Blog | July 10, 2014
As a significant business in the local community of Barrio San Jose de Alajuela, the Staff and Ownership of Hotel La Rosa de America take our Corporate Stewardship and ethical responsibilities very seriously. We are involved in a number of environmental benefit programs and also educational programs. We feel strongly that to affect meaningful change, one must start in the classroom. A classroom needs to be supplied with both ethical instruction, and with suitable materials and infrastructure.
Recently, responding to a request from the Asociacion Caritativa Canadiense for volunteer assistance, our Costa Rica Airport Hotel offered to help organize and fund a 100 person benefit luncheon at the hotel. The objective of the fundraiser – to raise money to help repair and upgrade the most poorly maintained schools in Costa Rica. With the recent prolonged education strike and Government of Costa Rica funding problems, we felt that the time was very appropriate to offer a little light into a beleaguered sector of Costa Rican social and educational responsibility.
The response was heartening. On a very positive note, the tickets, which were sold for 12,000 colones each were purchased in almost equal measure by Canadian Expats
and local Ticos. For us this is very important as gaining local involvement is ultimately the key to lasting success. All proceeds from ticket sales were donated to the fundraiser. Also, there were a number of raffles, local business donations, and items for purchase – many items being donated by members of the Canadian Club of Costa Rica.
The event was well enjoyed by all and there were many activities and options for the guests to do. Besides "shopping" in the big tent set up for this purpose, guests could go swimming, sunbathing, walk the beautiful grounds of the hotel, sit and watch the FIFA football (soccer) game or simply sit around and talk or of course eat! La Rosa provided a full buffet for the event with a mix of Canadian and Costa Rican items including favorites such as Barbecue baked beans, Poutine for the French Canadians (!!) and Arroz con Pollo. Salads, appetizers, finger food, canapes, juice and of course lots of desserts rounded out the offering. A cash bar offered beers, wines, various pops, water and of course La Rosa Sangria!
We were honoured to have the opportunity to host the Canadian Ambassador to Costa Rica, Madam Wendy Drukier as well. In a relaxed and fun atmosphere, Ms Drukier first ascended the pre-prepared "soap box" to give her welcoming speech and then again to oversee the first Raffle Draw. In her speech to the guests, Ms Drukier extended her thanks to all the board members of the Asociacion Caritativa Canadiense (ACC) for their thoughtful and tireless hard work on behalf of others who are more needy.
La Rosa Staff were proud to be a part of such an event and to see so many people, local and foreign willing to help causes that were not directly their own, was a real
positive learning experience for them. This was the first time Hotel staff have had to manage not only a full hotel, but also host 100 extra people for the day. From the Owner's perspective they showcased their naturally friendly Costa Rican heritage well, and provided for a very meaningful and successful event.
This event raised thousands of dollars for the ACC school improvement projects around the country. We hope that this event can be repeated again next year… except with even more people attending!
Thank you to all who helped make this event a success.
Base place to start and finish in Costa RicaPosted by TripAdvisor in Testimonials | April 22, 2014
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 5 of 5 stars
Again this year I started and finished my vacation in Costa Rica at La Rosa de America. As before I enjoyed my stay. Since my last visit La Rosa has added diner service for the guests. The food was…
An oasis near the airportPosted by TripAdvisor in Testimonials | April 12, 2014
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 5 of 5 stars
La Rosa de America is a real find, close to the airport, yet it feels like it is out in the country. The gardens are beautiful, the pool is cool and welcoming on a hot day,the rooms are fresh and…
"Perfect at the beginnning and end of a holiday"Posted by TripAdvisor in Testimonials | March 29, 2014
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 5 of 5 stars
Stayed at La Rosa again on my holiday. I find it is the perfect place stay and relax at the beginning and end of a holiday if you are flying into San Jose. I have also stayed while in SJ between legs…
First and Last NightsPosted by TripAdvisor in Testimonials,Uncategorized | January 28, 2014
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 4 of 5 stars
La Rosa was where we stayed at the beginning and end of our trip to Manuel Antonio. The hotel owner (Alexandra), Amanda (at the front desk), and Ruben (front desk) were all super nice and helpful. …
Wonderful secluded hotel- fabulous staff.Posted by TripAdvisor in Testimonials,Uncategorized | October 22, 2013
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 5 of 5 stars
I stayed at the La Rosa de america for two nights prior to my trip across Costa Rica and it was a joy to return for the last night of the trip.
The Manager Grisska was an absolute joy to meet and so…
Peaceful, quiet and cleanPosted by TripAdvisor in Testimonials,Uncategorized | September 22, 2013
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 4 of 5 stars
Arriving late in Costa Rica I had the option of staying at an airport hotel but preferred heading further out and chose La Rosa for it's peaceful looking, picturesque gardens. I was given a warm…
Pleasant experiencePosted by TripAdvisor in Testimonials | September 16, 2013
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 4 of 5 stars
Stayed one night before departing C.R. and picked La Rosa on a recommendation of a friend. Nice pool to relax and quiet area. Local sport bar within walking distance with great local food as well….
Comfortable, freindly, convenient to the AirportPosted by TripAdvisor in Testimonials | August 23, 2013
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 5 of 5 stars
Our second stay at La Rosa de America was as enjoyable as out first stay 18 months ago.
They have a delightful Dining Room with an excellent menu for a small hotel. Located in Alajuela near the San…


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Sproles tagged as franchise player; is LT signing next?
Contemplating the possibility of Tomlinson being released if the sides don't agree on a new deal, one source close to Tomlinson said, "I think they'd be doing that a year too early."
Agents polled in recent weeks suggested the Chargers will offer Tomlinson at least $3 million in 2009 with a heavy dose of incentives that would enable him to recoup a portion or all of the $6.725 million he was scheduled to make next season.
"Why renegotiate the last two years right now?" one agent asked. "Just redo '09 at $3 (million) or $4 (million) and let him earn it back in incentives."
One agent who has negotiated several large contracts suggested the incentives be based on yards at $500,000 increments, with the potential for Tomlinson to make more than he was scheduled to make.
"It goes beyond the $6.725 if he has a monster year," the agent said.
The deal does not have to include an up-front bonus as part of the reduction, but two agents believed it should.
"He is LT," one agent said. "He's done a lot for your team."
The Chargers hope to do a lot for themselves in this year's draft, for which preparations begin the final stretch this week at the Combine.
They have six picks in April's draft and will add two compensatory picks (expected to be a third-and fourth-round pick or two fourths) for losing Michael Turner and Drayton Florence to free agency last year.
The fact that the Chargers pick 16th in the first round – highest since they selected 12th in 2005 – and have a few holes in their roster that could benefit from a starter being taken there, has fans more intrigued than in recent years. But the team will approach this week's evaluation the same as always.
"Same routine, same people, same approach," Smith said. "The only thing that might be different is a little more activity."