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Congrats from a Rangers fan on signing Jagr...
Mods you can merge if you please but I just wanted to quickly congratulate you guys...
You guys are going to LOVE him. This isnt the same immature jagr you guys heard about back in his Pens and especially his Capital days, when he came to the Rangers after the lockout he was pretty much a new guy..
Guy backchecks, and he plays his hardest pretty much all the time. Your going to love his interviews because he is so down to earth and loves to joke around with the media. Pretty much after a win, if they interview him, your going to be left with a smile on your face. If you lose, he will tell it as it is, and he will let you know what needs to change and he will blame himself, he doesn't put it on other players.
Leadership and clutch, yup thats him also. Wait till the 3rd period when your down by a goal, Jagr doesn't disappear on you. He shows up and does everything he can to tie the game up.
Sure he's a bit older now, but anyone who has watched him in the Olympics and in the WCs knows he still had more skill then 95% of the league and it still shows..
So in closing, as a ranger fan, im extremely jealous that you guys got him. Your going to love him and when its all said and done i know he will be re-signed to an extension soon after the season is over.
Enjoy him guys, and dont even bother listening to jealous Pens fans or bitter Cap fans about him...pretty much 90% of Ranger fans love the guy and if the Ranger dont win the cup next season, I am praying to see you guys win it so I can see #68 lift the cup..
Pretty cool to hear, but I'm hoping he does treat this signing like he did the one with your Rangers and not just some quick paycheck. Personally, I think the signing was a good one (maybe not cap hit wise) for the sake of our younger forwards. Jagr is a legend, and if he takes the team seriously, nothing but good things will rub off on guys like JVR, Giroux, Voracek and Schenn.
Appreciate the incite from a rival!
Jagr was always a treat to watch. He's aged, but he's still as strong as an oxen.
I think he and Giroux will be a magical combo. The puck control and playmaking skills of those two are out of this world.
Thanks Rangers fans for the insight, I'd always thought he looked like a much more complete player in his Ranger years as well. He looked a few years younger in the International tournaments also, outside of the big Ovy hit. Guy's been getting too much bad press for taking the Flyers offer, Pretty sure if I'm Jagr I wouldn't even urinate on a 1 year 2 mill offer.
I loved Jagr on the Rangers, he and Lundqvist brought hockey back to MSG after the lockout. But I won't go as far as to say I'll be praying the Flyers win the Cup if the Rangers don't because of Jagr. Lets come back to earth.
what are we more likely to see? jvr-giroux-jagr & hartnell-briere-voracek or jvr-giroux-voracek & hartnell-briere-jagr? there's upsides to both, but i think it'd prefer to see jagr on briere's right. he's an upgrade over leino and he'll take over babysitting duties in the defensive zone. jvr-giroux-jagr admittedly sounds like an excellent PP line, though.
Hey, wait a second...:sarcasm:
But agreed, I hope the JVR-Giroux-Jagr combo syncs up, cause if so, they'll be a force to be reckoned with.
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No double standards here, folks.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been paying a defense contractor $11.4 million to monitor social media websites and other Internet communications to find criticisms of the department's policies and actions.
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Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.1. cardsfanboy Posted: April 17, 2014 at 08:36 PM (#4688208)
What if they take a wrecking ball to traditional bullpen roles and use their best relievers in the highest-leverage situations, regardless of inning?
You mean, kinda like how Matheny has been using Carlos Martinez this year? Which has gotten the writers and the GM upset with him, because they think he is avoiding his lesser pitchers...which is true in a way, but it doesn't negate that he's been using Martinez more in critical situations than any other pitcher, getting him appearances in 6th, 7th and 8th inning so far....still keeping the closer in Rosenthal role though.
The Indians did this in 2007 when they had a fairly lousy closer, Joe Borowski, to whom they gave the 1 inning, 3 run lead official saves but they used the much better Rafael Bettancourt as a fireman coming in whenever the game was on the line.3. What did Billy Ripken have against ElRoy Face? Posted: April 17, 2014 at 09:37 PM (#4688247)
still keeping the closer in Rosenthal role though.
You mean "in Rivera role." Show some respect. Did you learn nothing from last year?
That was just a poorly worded sentence from me. "Rosenthal in the closer role"....5. Cooper Nielson Posted: April 18, 2014 at 01:56 AM (#4688310)
The Indians did this in 2007 when they had a fairly lousy closer, Joe Borowski, to whom they gave the 1 inning, 3 run lead official saves but they used the much better Rafael Bettancourt as a fireman coming in whenever the game was on the line.6. theboyqueen Posted: April 18, 2014 at 02:21 AM (#4688315)
Jim Leyland quietly did this with the Tigers at times, too. While Todd Jones/Fernando Rodney/etc. was the nominal "closer," Leyland would use his better pitchers (e.g., Joel Zuamaya, Al Alburquerque, Brandon Lyon) in the higher leverage spots. Maybe he didn't even realize he was doing it.
Bob Melvin has already mastered the offensive platoon; he is exactly the kind of guy I would trust with a bullpen like this. He is really an excellent manager.7. Dr. Vaux Posted: April 18, 2014 at 04:38 AM (#4688320)
The A's infield defense was horrific in their last game against the Angels which made their bullpen performance seem much worse than it really was but really they have a ton of effective guys in there.
Was Melvin a good manager with the Diamondbacks? I don't remember.8. Dag Nabbit at exactlyasold.com Posted: April 18, 2014 at 08:22 AM (#4688339)
Jim Leyland quietly did this with the Tigers at times, too. While Todd Jones/Fernando Rodney/etc. was the nominal "closer," Leyland would use his better pitchers (e.g., Joel Zuamaya, Al Alburquerque, Brandon Lyon) in the higher leverage spots. Maybe he didn't even realize he was doing it.9. Al Kaline Trio Posted: April 18, 2014 at 03:44 PM (#4688653)
Here's what I wrote about Leyland and his bullpens in my book:
One other interesting feature about Leyland's pitching staffs is the lack of a dominating closer. Though not known as a critic of the role of closer, his actions indicate he thinks it is overrated. He either spreads saves out amongst his relievers or gives it to a second-rate arm, but he rarely uses his best arm exclusively in the ninth. In eleven years in Pittsburgh, only once did someone have more than 26 saves in a season (Jim Gott with 34 in 1988). Across all major league baseball, players posted 26 or more saves 135 times. During Pittsburgh's divisional threepeat, no one lodged over eighteen saves in a season for the franchise. In 1990, the main relief ace recorded only thirteen saves on a team that won 95 contests. No one on the 1994 Pirates had more than seven saves, even though the team won 53 games in that strike-shortened season.
He was more likely to pitch in the eighth or when his team was done even though he was clearly the best arm in the bullpen.
When his team was done? You mean down?
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Ivan Balenovic apologized over the phone from his cheese plant in New Bothwell.
"I'm sorry if my voice is a little shaky," he said. "It's freezing here. I'm trying to type on my computer and my hands are freezing."
Balenovic is president and CEO of Bothwell Cheese, which on Sunday shut down processing operations -- and told 60-plus employees to stay home for Sunday night's shift -- because the facility remained without natural gas.
In all, about 4,000 Manitoba Hydro natural gas customers in the Red River Valley remained without heat as pipeline workers feverishly tried to restore natural gas to the region following a fiery, bellowing explosion near Otterburne early Saturday morning.
Most residents in New Bothwell, Niverville, Otterburne, St-Pierre-Jolys, Grunthal, St. Malo, Dufrost, Ste. Agathe, Marchand and Kleefeld are without heat.
TransCanada Corporation executive Karl Johannson will give a briefing today at 1:30 p.m. in Ile Des Chenes on the fire and the progress being made on pipeline repairs.
The vagaries of the near future had residents such as Jeff Main, of St-Pierre Jolys, feeling anxious.
"It's a little bit nerve-racking," said Main. "I've heard everything from 24 hours to five days (without gas). Do we drain out our water lines to prevent them from freezing or do we stick it out? What's going on here?
"There's a lot of people without heat. They're all looking for the same answers."
Late Sunday night, TransCanada Corporation advised Manitoba Hydro that work to bypass the damaged section of their pipeline has begun, and that the supply of gas to southcentral Manitoba could begin as early as tonight.
This comes from a press release from Manitoba Hydro: "TransCanada plans to provide gas to Manitoba Hydro's distribution system in two stages:
- The first stage will provide gas to rural muncipalities north of the damaged section of TransCanada's pipeline, including Ste. Agathe, Niverville, New Bothwell, Kleefeld, Otterbourne and Marchand.
- The second stage -- approximately 12 hours later — will provide gas to the rural municipality of De Salaberry south of the damaged section including St. Malo, St. Pierre-Jolys, Grunthal and Dufrost."
Once gas supply has been restored, Manitoba Hydro will begin restoring gas service to individual households and businesses. Although the majority of customers will see an immediate resumption of gas service, it could still take at least two full days for some customers.
Manitoba Hydro is promising regular updates.
For Balenovic, each lost day at Bothwell Cheese is costing the company "tens of thousands" of dollars.
"We're playing it by ear," Balenovic said. "If it (gas) doesn't come on for a couple days, we'll have issues then."
The plant will continue to keep its store open but has shut down processing and packaging operations until heat can be restored.
Main and his wife and 16-year-old daughter, along with two cats, have been without heat since noon Saturday. The temperature in their home dipped to 13 C Sunday morning. "It was very cold," he said.
Like most affected residents, the Main family has made do by borrowing portable heaters from neighbours and friends.
"I'm going to stick it out as long as I can," the trucker said. "Unless the power goes out, then I'm gone. Maybe I'm being a little stubborn."
In fact, emergency "warming shelters" that had been established in area municipalities were mostly empty Sunday. It didn't help that treacherous winter conditions had closed down highways 59 and 75 south of Winnipeg.
"The truth is people are being very self-sufficient," said Heather Chambers Ewen, public information officer for the RM of Hanover. "The weather is also awful. Most people are staying in. They're really just weathering it out. They want to stay home and make sure everything's OK."
On Monday, TCC and Manitoba Hydro are opening a community information centre in Niverville for residents impacted by the gas outage. Hours of operation, starting today, will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Hydro spokesman Scott Powell said the utility can only await confirmation from TCC that the pipeline has been suitably repaired. Several dozen Hydro workers are on standby. Once the pipeline is repaired, Manitoba Hydro will have to repressurize the system. "We're still working out the details of that plan," Powell said.
Asked if that process would take hours or minutes, Powell replied, "It won't take minutes."
In the short term, Emergency Measures Organization officials have been working with local municipalities to arrange for tanker trucks carrying compressed natural gas to be delivered to "critical locations," including nursing homes and hospitals. The De Salaberry Health Centre in St-Pierre Jolys was hooked up at 2 a.m. on Saturday, while the Heritage Life Personal Care Home in Niverville and Menno Home in Grunthal were connected on Sunday morning.
Until natural gas service is restored, Manitoba Hydro is advising customers only approved space heaters should be used. Barbecues, kerosene heaters or temporary gas space heaters can produce harmful levels of carbon monoxide and pose a dangerous fire risk.
The Otterburne explosion is having ripple effects far outside the immediate region. In North Dakota, Xcel Energy -- which is supplied by TransCanada Corp. -- was on "high alert" as temperatures plunged and TCC continued to deal with repairs.
In an automated message to customers Sunday night, Xcel advised customers to conserve gas by keeping thermostats turned down to 16 C and to avoid using gas appliances.
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Vessel traffic is increasingly intensive, leading to a growing risk of accidents. With a superior decision-making base for shipping and a new concept for Sea Traffic Management, the Swedish Maritime Administration – in cooperation with some 30 partners throughout Europe – aims to raise maritime safety.
"The need to manage and support shipping is decisive in guaranteeing safety for navigation and the environment," said Ann-Catrine Zetterdahl, Director-General of the Swedish Maritime Administration.
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I meant to say it's seen as unfair by the line workers.
I meant to say it's seen as unfair by the line workers.
Dress codes make a slight amount of sense when the company has a requirement that many employees must wear uniforms. It's not fair to say, "you people who stand in front of customers all day must wear a blue shirt, green tie, and khaki pants" but then say, "you people are in the main office, so you're exempt from dressing like a dork." Some of the line workers resent it. Management can then decide if they want to settle the matter by subjecting everyone to a dress code.
Of course HP doesn't require line workers to wear uniforms, so that's not the case here. This is just another stupid and capricious management decision by a company that's become famous over the last decade for having the most incompetent management of any (formerly) major corporation. HP's executives have been so bad it's easy to imagine an evil Michael Dell offered HP's board of directors one hundred million dollars -each- to sabotage HP into oblivion. (Hey, it makes a lot more sense than any other reason for imposing a dress code on engineers.)
Good point. First, IANAAEE (I am not an automotive electrical engineer) so much of this is speculation, but not all of it. I do think small, hardware firewalls ("data diodes") could help prevent a lot of these problems. I also agree with you in that I don't think the direct access is necessary, but I think it might loop around in such a way that the holes end up being present anyway.
Consider: the crash message from the airbag sensors, which is on the high speed engine control bus (ECB) goes to the door locks. The door locks are on the low speed bus (security network), but bridge both networks. A data diode could stop messages from the door locks from flowing back to the high speed ECB. The door locks, ignition key, and immobilizer are all on the security network. The ignition key talks to the immobilizer. Finally, the immobilizer talks to the ECU, which is on the high speed ECB.
The security network is supposed to be isolated from the cabin comfort network (where the infotainment system, navigation system, and cell phone stuff are.) But the crash signal has to travel to the cell modem somehow, so another component has to allow messages from the ECB to the cabin bus. Plus, some of these cars have "remote start via cell phone", so something still has to enable messages from the cell modem to travel to the immobilizer. How do they get to the security network? (Bigger question: do the Chryslers even have a security network, or do all low speed messages share a common bus?)
If everything were perfect, the immobilizer would be the only potential spot for the bridge; and because the immobilizer's entire job is to prevent the engine from starting unless all the security is perfectly aligned, it seems like the natural place where the engineers would focus their security attention to isolate the low speed bus from the ECB. But obviously not everything's perfect.
It seems like they should have a set of dedicated data protection devices that would be similar in concept to a traffic signal's conflict monitor, somehow hard-wired with a rule that allows only whitelisted messages from the modem to go to the immobilizer.
Want a more adventuresome automotive experience? Go to India. During the three weeks I was there, our driver's car was struck more times by more vehicles and pedestrians than I've seen in my 35 years of driving in the US.
The drivers are worse than you can imagine. "Keep left" is more of a guideline than an actually obeyed rule; "keep center" seems to be the observed behavior. The few traffic police I saw were standing in small gazebo-like boxes in intersections - they were not driving interceptors or squad cars. Peddlers and beggars wander among cars slowed down on the roads, selling umbrellas and toys, and asking for handouts. Fuel tankers have signs lettered across the back: "KEEP BACK 25 FEET", but nobody pays attention. Lane markers are apparently nothing more than wasted white paint decorating the road. On the road in front of you you may encounter a farmer with a pony cart, bicycles, pedestrians, elephants carrying loads, and yes, the occasional unattended cow.
And the honking! Seriously, India, WTF is up with the continual honking? You can drive a full week in many cities in the USA without hearing a single car horn.
We saw all this on every single trip, including a 2AM drive from the airport.
An inattentive driver would cause an accident within a split second; this may be why minor accidents and collisions are so common.
Consider the safety network, which has data from the crash sensors, rollover sensors, seatbelt sensors, and seat occupancy sensors, and mixes all of that data together in a set of rules that instantly trigger the correct airbags and seatbelt pre-tensioners. It also needs to connect to the infotainment system to take over the car's data or phone connection to send a message to emergency services. In turn it may also get data from the navigation system to report location information. It may trigger an unlock of the car doors to assist bystanders in rescuing the occupants, and it may shut off the engine to prevent further injury. It may talk to the signalling systems to turn on the 4-way flashers to help first responders find the car. The car door lock system is part of the security bus, which talks to the engine immobilizer, responsible for talking to the ECU to start and run the car. All of those data feeds that seem like they could be isolated have real operational needs to come together in multiple devices.
The rules in a car are exponentially more complex than ever before, and they're increasingly vital for safety; not just comfort or entertainment. Consider how many lives have been saved because their airbags deployed, and the emergency responders were able to dispatch an ambulance in time to save a crash victim from dying. Now consider how many people have died from crashes directly induced by CANBUS hacking.
The safety systems of today are doing their jobs better than ever, which is the topmost goal of the engineers. Also consider the safety systems need to guarantee reliable operation to work for the first time ever in an actual crash. If they can layer on system security without compromising occupant safety, they will, but not at the expense of crash survivability.
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So how is Hacking Team different than a company that sells grenades to Syria? Are all companies that make grenades unethical, because there is no non-violent application for hand grenades? What if they're used for defense purposes?
What about a dual-use item, such as selling cattle prods? Are all companies that make cattle prods unethical? If cattle prods are used for an off-label application (torture of humans), is it ethical to sell them to someone you suspect might be using them for torture, even if they don't explicitly say "we want to buy 10 cattle prods for our Glorious Leader's Torture Squad"?
Conversely, Hacking Team might be selling the 0days to legitimate law enforcement agencies, who may be using them to prevent kidnappings and murders. Is that ethical or unethical? Can you absolutely tell based on the customer's return address being London vs. Pyongyang?
Hacking Team is the company that sells 0-day exploits to repressive governments so they can spy upon their citizens. Regimes like Syria, North Korea, etc. Presumably, they've used the Hacking Team exploits to spy on political or religious dissidents and arrest/silence them.
They are NOT the hackers that broke into the cheating site.
As I pointed out in that same paragraph, Android has actual user interface controls, including a labeled home button, a menu button, and a back button. I can at least clumsily navigate with them, even if I don't know their magic gestures. Does that solve your dilemma of it being impossible to implement a useful UI on a phone sized device?
Anyway, thank you for frothing up into a true iFanboi rage at my comment. No criticism of Apple is complete without receiving the expected how-dare-you-diss-my-iPhone response. Especially welcome were the swearing and the ad hominem attacks. Classy.
It's rumored that a big part of the reason Apple has stuck with one-button mice is that, if you're not relying on context menus, multiple buttons are largely unnecessary for normal productivity uses, and not having multiple buttons deters developers from putting important functions in context menus.
I don't get it. Context is everything - when you're watching TV, you expect the controls in your hand to be able to control TV functions. When you're using a map, you expect the controls in your hand to set destinations, points of interest, identify features etc. Once you're there, you sometimes need to indicate one of several things, select multiple things, etc. A discrete button that says "press me and something will happen" is useful as a hint how to do the thing. A hidden magical swipe of the fingertips does not provide any usable way to accomplish the task. iOS gestures are among the worst design choices Apple has ever made: tap, tap and hold, swipe up, swipe down, swipe right, swipe left, slide two fingers, pinch with two fingers, expand with two fingers, grab with four fingers, tilt the whole phone to the left or right - WHAT THE HELL, APPLE? How do I even know all these options exist without external training or external clues? There is absolutely no way to guess at a gesture. But put a physical button there, and now I know there are things it will do, so I know I can press it to do something. Add two buttons and now I know there are at least two things I can do.
I've been using iOS for many years, and it just keeps getting worse. When I pick up an Android phone, I feel that at least I can find ways to accomplish the basics, even though most apps are inconsistent and have screwball interfaces. And this proves there is a disciplined middle approach that allows for a better UI, but Apple refuses to go there even though they own the entire platform. They'd rather have cutesy flicks and swishes, so that only those "on the inside" know the magic gestures, and can feel superior to the unwashed masses who don't have iPhones. [Sorry, it's an I-hate-Apple-for-this-shit topic with me.]
They'd have to find more money to sweden the deal.
...unless you're directly affiliated with one of Google, Mozilla, Microsoft, Apple, and maybe Opera, you won't really be able to have any meaningful impact on the standard of these directions.
That's not "open" to me!
Of course they're open to you, in proportion to the value of your contributions. Let's say you invented something brilliant, like the <blink> tag. If you can't convince someone on the Chrome team it's a good idea, and you can't get Mozilla to adopt it, you can try asking at Microsoft. If they don't bite, perhaps Apple will. And if none of them think your idea is worth supporting, you can contact members of the standards committee directly (their names are public.) You can even attend a meeting of the standards committee and submit a proposal. But why should they spend a lot of time listening to you, if your idea isn't worth anything to the other players in the market? They're already busy codifying the changes actually implemented by Google, Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft.
I'd only trust a certified certifications expert to answer that question.
How do you know you're getting someone with a genuine certified certification certificate? There are a lot of phony certification certificate mills out there, where anyone can just pay the fee and download one.
My advice is to pay the fee, but be sure to check the certificate on the payment site.
What about a college degree? At one level, a diploma is no more than a very expensive certification.
Realistically, yes, I'd call the cops quickly if someone was buzzing the crowd unsafely with a quadcopter. And cops are not totally incompetent - it's usually not that hard to spot an R/C operator (presuming the operator is flying within line-of-sight.)
But if the opportunity presented itself, I'd probably throw a jacket or other object at the stupid thing, and if by some random chance it actually came down, I'd probably stomp the shit out of it. I have no tolerance or respect for people threatening my safety with their stupidity.
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Miklasz: Kozma confounds those who study statistics
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hat said, I'm enjoying watching Kozma shred the sabermetric spread sheets and make paper airplanes out of the reports that suggest his bat carries traces of Mario Mendoza DNA.
Yup. It's great to see. Why this confutes sabermetrics, though, is entirely beyond me.
He's not. He specifically points out in TFA that it's a small sample size and that it's usually true to see regression to the mean over larger samples. He does give some counterpoints based upon visual evidence that Kozma might be different, however. It's overall a fair piece.
snapper--by any chance have you come across any articles on the degree to which we can use BABIP to predict future performance? I use it as a ballpark way of tweaking projections, but don't have anything beyond that.
So I'm not slamming stat heads. I feel their confusion.
How can anyone with even a rudimentary understanding of statistics say something like this? No one who knows much about stats is remotely confused. Indeed what would be extremely odd is if no one who hit poorly in the minors ever hit well over 100 or so PAs in the majors.
Usage question, if you don't mind: I'd never come across "confute." Is it the same as "refute" or does it have its own connotations?
Huh--good question. I guess I've always taken it to be synonymous with "proven to be wrong". Having an English teacher for a dad left me with a few of these odds and ends. My sense is that confute is more decisive than refute. "To refute, decisively" is how I'd put it.104. JoeC Posted: April 06, 2013 at 02:38 AM (#4406035)
I make no guarantees to accuracy, unfortunately. In fact, before using it here I'd largely forgotten I'd ever known the word.
Thanks. On first reading I thought it was some "refudiate"-like portmanteau! The nice thing about the Internet is that you can Google before you respond and avoid looking stupid :)105. Athletic Supporter is trying to remember your name Posted: April 06, 2013 at 03:59 AM (#4406038)
Others will know more than I do about whether Mora was really a top prospect in his youth or not …
As I remember it, Mora was a prospect in the Mets' system for his fielding; nobody ever thought he could hit at all, but he was a good-glove SS. Making it extremely confounding when he emerged as a power-hitting 3B for the Orioles.
@104: I actually heard "prefudiate" recently. It stopped the conversation and the speaker said, "What? I'm just anticipating his objection!"
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IMF, World Bank should bring Cuba "in from cold"
Miami: The international development community, especially financial institutions like the IMF and World Bank, and the United States should reach out to communist Cuba as it pursues economic reforms and bring it "in from the cold," a new think tank report says.
The report published by the Brookings Institution in Washington says incipient economic reforms set in motion by Cuban President Raul Castro should be encouraged by the world`s economic policy makers because history suggests that such reforms can foster political pluralism.
"In approaching Cuban economic reform, the United States should join with the international development community in nudging forward that irresistible flow of history," said the report, which will be released Friday.
The report`s author, Richard Feinberg, is a non-resident senior fellow with the Latin America Initiative at the Brookings Institution. He served as special assistant to President Bill Clinton for National Security Affairs and senior director of the National Security Council`s (NSC) Office of Inter-American Affairs.
The Brookings publication is one of several reports by U.S. think tanks and institutions that have appeared in recent weeks urging President Barack Obama`s administration to pay close attention to the reforms currently under way in Cuba, which remains the target of a long-running US economic embargo.
President Castro`s reforms, endorsed by Cuba`s ruling Communist Party in an April Congress, include ground-breaking measures such as allowing Cubans to buy and sells cars and homes. They also widen self-employment and private business opportunities for tens of thousands of Cubans in a bid to soak up worker layoffs in the stagnant centralized state economy.
Feinberg said Cuba`s moves to promote more market-oriented systems and its increasing openness to the international economy provided a "golden opportunity" for engagement, despite the persistence of conservative elements in the leadership resistant to significant political and economic change.
"My argument precisely is not to deny that there are forces of inertia there; clearly there are and they remain strong. But it is the role of the international community in circumstances such as this to lend their weight to the positive forces of change," Feinberg told.
He cited the examples of Nicaragua and Vietnam, which despite their socialist governments still maintained successful relationships with international financial institutions (IFIs) like the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank.
"IFI staff economists and sector specialists are chomping at the bit to engage in Cuba - they should be allowed and encouraged to do so," the report said.
Revolutionary Cuba withdrew from the World Bank in 1960 and from the IMF in 1964, and since then has kept up a thunderous propaganda drumbeat against financial institutions which its leaders dismissively refer to as "tools of imperialism."
The report blamed what it called "the unyielding Cuban-American lobby" in the United States for bullying the U.S. government into blocking any outreach toward Cuba from the Washington-based IMF and World Bank.
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Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has fitted out this Japanese showroom selling European ceramics using pale wooden display furniture and potted plants (+ slideshow).
Swedish architects Claesson Koivisto Rune designed the interior for Ceramika's flagship store in the city of Matsumoto in the mountainous Nagano Prefecture.
The retail space in a former city hall by the river was stripped out and then fitted with neutral painted walls, timber flooring and a range of custom-designed wooden furniture.
"The colours and materials of the interior were chosen to harmonise with the porcelain, which is mostly blue and white," said the architects.
The showroom is laid out in a simple grid, with display units positioned in rows and shelving on the walls. "The aim was to create a space which was strict yet humble," the architects explained.
The display tables comprise wooden frames with side panels that can be removed and opened up to provide extra shelving below, and grey curtains can be used to divide the space.
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Other projects we've featured by Claesson Koivisto Rune include a house in Sweden that curves around an oak tree, a stove for the developing world and a collection of wicker lighting, which launched during London Design Festival last month.
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Ceramika ceramic tableware showroom, shop and cafe
The Ceramika showroom is located in Matsumoto in the mountainous Nagano Prefecture, some 200 km northwest of Tokyo. Matsumoto is not a very big city, but it is a centre of traditional crafts, such as wood, lacquerware and fabric. Oddly perhaps then that the cups and plates and bowls at Ceramika are European and not Japanese. But this is what modern Japan is about. Opened up to the world while never deviating from the very strong Japanese heritage of aesthetics and quality.
In line with these principles was the commission to design the Ceramika flagship store given to the Swedish architects Claesson Koivisto Rune – undeniably Scandinavians, but well accustomed to Japan.
Ceramika is represented with shops in every major city throughout Japan and through mail order and online business, but Matsumoto is the home town.
The Ceramika showroom is located in the city centre in a former City Hall building along the Matsumoto river. The space was completely stripped and the new interior is deliberately simple but with meticulously refined details. The layout is on a strict repetitive grid.
The colours and materials of the interior were chosen to harmonise with the porcelain which is mostly blue and white.
The project was a fruitful collaboration between the architect and the client. The client and owner of the Ceramika showroom, Mr. Hiroshi Arai, took a personal pride in attending to the quality and execution of every detail in the project.
The wood furniture was designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune and manufactured by carpenter master Hoshino-san. This made it possible to use smaller proportions and have a much higher degree of refinement, than usually in a project like this.
Many of the pieces in the project was designed especially by Claesson Koivisto Rune and manufactured locally in Japan. Such as the display furniture, tables and clothes hangers. Other pieces also designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune were produced by manufacturers such as Almedahls, David design, Tacchini, and Wästberg.
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Spotted this on Twitter at 5 AM: Red Wings forward Jordin Tootoo and the Team Tootoo fund are holding a special night to raise funds for and awareness about suicide prevention and mental illness in at-risk youth and everyone else--on April 22nd (of course), when the Wings host the Phoenix Coyotes--and Tootoo and Fox 2 are partnering up to help get the word out.
Tootoo spoke to Fox 2's Dan Miller about joining the Wings and his charity's message...
And here are the details of their partnership:
FOX 2 has teamed up with Jordin Tootoo of the Detroit Red Wings to raise awareness about suicide prevention.
The cause hits close to home for Jordin, who lost his brother to suicide in 2002. Jordin wanted to raise awareness about suicide, so he formed the Team Tootoo fund while playing with the Nashville Predators. Now he plays for the Red Wings, but his commitment to suicide prevention hasn't changed.
Team Tootoo will have regular fundraising events, which will benefit local charities that support suicide awareness and prevention as well as nonprofits that support children and teens in need.
Follow Team Tootoo here: https://twitter.com/TeamTootooFund
Jordin's message is clear and consistent. We all go through tough times. It's important to ask for help.
Untreated depression is the number one cause of suicide. Depression is an illness that can be treated. Left untreated, depression can be fatal. Suicide can be prevented, but knowing the warning signs is key. Signs can be different for men than women.
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If you are having thoughts of suicide, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
The Team Tootoo Fund has an eBay page that offers bracelets, signed pucks, jerseys and a special event ticket for the Team Tootoo night, as well as the aforementioned Twitter account.
I'm sure we'll find out more about the Team Tootoo night as it approaches, and I know that the foundation's already had volunteers selling wristbands at the Joe several times this season...
And as someone who deals with an anxiety disorder and major depression, I can tell you first-hand that there are times that we all need help, regardless of whether we're feeling "gloomy" or "down" or are facing a major crisis.
The best thing we can do is talk to someone about the way we feel, and there are always people who are willing to listen, including me. I'm no certified mental health care professional, but if you ever need to talk about mental illnesses or anything else, I am available via email, on Twitter and on Facebook.
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