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Bitter Medicineby Sara Paretsky
Private eye V.I. Warshawski knows her friend Consuelo's pregnancy is already risky--she's sixteen and diabetic. Despite V.I.'s efforts to provide Consuelo with proper care, both mother and daughter die in the local hospital. Suspecting malpractice, V.I. begins an investigation and a reluctant romance with an ER doctor. But deadly complications arise when a series of vicious murders and an attack on a women's clinic lead her to suspect a cold-blooded cover-up. And if V.I. isn't careful, she just might have delivered her final case...
Blacklistby Sara Paretsky
Readers love sleuth V.I. Warshawski. Now she returns in a novel of secrets and betrayals that stretch across four generations-from one of the most compelling writers in American crime fiction.
Blacklist: A V.I. Warshawski Novelby Sara Paretsky
V. I. Warshawski is hired to find the cause of a light in the attic of an abandon mansion. She finds a body in the pond on the property.
Bleeding Kansasby Sara Paretsky
In the 1850s the Schapens and the Grelliers ancestors settled the Kaw River Valley, as antislavery immigrants. Today, they are terrified by the lawlessness of the 1970s.
Bleeding Kansasby Sara Paretsky
Set in the Kaw River Valley, where Paretsky grew up, Bleeding Kansas is the story of the Schapens and the Grelliers, two farm families whose histories have been entwined since the 1850s, when their ancestors settled the valley as antislavery immigrants. Today, the Schapen family, still terrified by the lawlessness of the 1970s - when Lawrence was the most violent college town in the nation - have turned to that old-time religion for security. The Schapens keep a close eye on all their neighbors, most especially the Grelliers. They keep careful track of everyone's misdeeds, and print the most egregious on their family website. When Gina Haring, a Wiccan, moves into a nearby empty farmhouse and starts practicing pagan rites, the Schapens are so outraged that they begin an active harassment campaign against the Wiccans. The family members worry, too, about who stands better with the Lord, they or the Grelliers. When a Schapen cow gives birth to what may be a "Perfect Red Heifer" - needed if the Temple is ever rebuilt in Jerusalem - the Schapens are convinced that God is indeed smiling on them. The pastor at their church, Salvation Bible, proclaims: "We were given a miracle, a chance to make history, in Kansas. The nation and the world laugh at us. 'What is the matter with Kansas?' liberals ask. We have a chance to say, 'Nothing's the matter with Kansas, generation of vipers. Everything's right with Kansas. ' What's the matter is, you have turned your backs on the truth of the risen Lord. "Despite parental cautions, the Grelliers' teenage children are enraged by the Schapens. All their short lives, they and the young Schapens have fought, first in their country elementary school and now in high school. One particularly angry confrontation causes Chip Grellier to be expelled from school and consequently to join the Army. Chip's death in Iraq is the catalyzing event for momentous, even monstrous, changes in the lives of not only the Schapens and the Grelliers but all the families in the Valley. The powerful, climactic scene at Gina Haring's Samhain bonfire will forever haunt the listener.
Blood Shotby Sara Paretsky
V.I. Warshawski isn't crazy about going back to her old south Chicago neighborhood, but a promise is something she always keeps. Caroline, a childhood friend, has a dying mother and a problem -- after twenty-five years she wants V.I. to find the father she never knew. But when V.I. starts probing into the past, she not only finds out where all the bodies are buried -- she stumbles onto a very new corpse. Now she's stirring up a deadly mix of big business and chemical corruption that may become a toxic shock to a snooper who knows too much.From the Paperback edition.
Body Workby Sara Paretsky
The enigmatic performer known as the Body Artist takes the stage at Chicago's Club Gouge and allows her audience to use her naked body as a canvas for their impromptu illustrations. V.I. Warshawski watches as people step forward, some meek, some bold, to make their mark. The evening takes a strange turn when one woman's sketch triggers a violent outburst from a man at a nearby table. Quickly subdued, the man-an Iraqi war vet-leaves the club. Days later, the woman is shot outside the club. She dies in V.I. 's arms, and the police move quickly to arrest the angry vet. A shooting in Chicago is nothing new, certainly not to V.I. , who is hired by the vet's family to clear his name. As V.I. seeks answers, her investigation will take her from the North Side of Chicago to the far reaches of the Gulf War.
Body Workby Sara Paretsky
"The thing about Sara Paretsky is, she's tough--not because she observes the bone-breaker conventions of the private-eye genre but because she doesn't flinch from examining old social injustices others might find too shameful (and too painful) to dig up. " -- The New York Times Book Review"Doctors take days off -- why not PIs?" V. I. Warshawski demands. But when America's hardest-working private eye goes clubbing, a stranger is shot and dies in her arms. V. I. has been visiting Club Gouge, Chicago's edgiest nightspot, where a woman known as the Body Artist turns her naked body into a canvas for the audience to paint on. The show attracts all kinds of people, from a menacing off-duty cop to Ukrainian mobsters and Iraq war vets -- and V. I. 's impetuous cousin, Petra. A tormented young painter shows up, too, and the intricate designs she creates on the Body Artist drive one of the vets into a violent rage. When the painter is shot, the cops figure it's an easy collar -- PTSD vet goes off the rails, stalks then kills young woman. But the vet's family hires V. I. to clear his name, and the detective uncovers a chain of ugly truths that stretches all the way from Iraq to Chicago's South Side.
Breakdownby Sara Paretsky
Sara Paretsky's new bestseller pits V. I. Warshawski against a right-wing political pundit with powerful connections in a riveting novel that combines contemporary issues and suspense in Paretsky's unique way. Carmilla, Queen of the Night, is a shape-shifting raven whose fictional exploits thrill girls all over the world. When tweens in Chicago's Carmilla Club hold an initiation ritual in an abandoned cemetery, they stumble on an actual corpse, a man stabbed through the heart in a vampire-style slaying. The girls include daughters of some of Chicago's most powerful families: the grandfather of one, Chaim Salanter, is one of the world's wealthiest men; the mother of another, Sophy Durango, is the Illinois Democratic candidate for Senate. For V. I. Warshawski, the questions multiply faster than the answers. Is the killing linked to a hostile media campaign against Sophy Durango? Or to Chaim Salanter's childhood in Nazi-occupied Lithuania? As V. I. struggles for answers, she finds herself fighting enemies who are all too human.
Brush Backby Sara Paretsky
Chicago's V. I. Warshawski confronts crooked politicians and buried family secrets in the gritty new novel from New York Times-bestselling author Sara Paretsky. No one would accuse V. I. Warshawski of backing down from a fight, but there are a few she'd be happy to avoid. High on that list is tangling with Chicago political bosses. Yet that's precisely what she ends up doing when she responds to Frank Guzzo's plea for help.For six stormy weeks back in high school, V.I. thought she was in love with Frank. He broke up with her, she went off to college, he started driving trucks for Bagby Haulage. She forgot about him until the day his mother was convicted of bludgeoning his kid sister, Annie, to death. Stella Guzzo was an angry, uncooperative prisoner and did a full twenty-five years for her daughter's murder.Newly released from prison, Stella is looking for exoneration, so Frank asks V.I. for help. V.I. doesn't want to get involved. Stella hated the Warshawskis, in particular V.I.'s adored mother, Gabriella.But life has been hard on Frank and on V.I.'s other childhood friends, still stuck on the hardscrabble streets around the dead steel mills, and V.I. agrees to ask a few questions. Those questions lead her straight into the vipers' nest of Illinois politics she's wanted to avoid. When V.I. takes a beating at a youth meeting in her old hood, her main question becomes whether she will live long enough to find answers.
Burn Marksby Sara Paretsky
Someone knocking on the door at 3 A.M. is never good news. For V.I. Warshawski, the bad news arrives in the form of her wacky, unwelcome aunt Elena. The fire that has just burned down a sleazy SRO hotel has brought Elena to V.I.'s doorstep. Uncovering an arsonist -- and the secrets hidden behind Elena's boozy smile -- will send V.I. into the seedy world of Chicago's homeless... into the Windy City's backroom deals and bedroom politics, where new schemers and old cronies team up to get V.I. off the case -- by hook, by crook, or by homocide.From the Paperback edition.
Critical Massby Sara Paretsky
In 1939, Dr. Lotty Herschel, V. I. Warshawki's closest friend in Chicago, escaped the Holocaust in Vienna with her childhood playmate, Kitty Saginor Binder. Though the two drifted and animosities grew between them over the years, when Kitty's daughter finds her life in danger, she turns to Lotty for help. In turn, Lotty summons V.I. to take the case.The threats on the daughter's life at first seem a simple case of bad drug dealings, but V.I. soon discovers that they are just the tip of an iceberg of lies, secrets and silence whose origins trace back to the deadly race among America, Germany, Japan, and England to develop the atomic bomb. And while the secrets may be old, the people who continue to guard them will do anything to make sure they stay buried...., Germany, Japan and England to develop the first atomic bomb. The secrets are old, but the people who continue to guard them today will not let go of them without a fight.
Critical Massby Sara Paretsky
"Vic is at her stubborn, reckless, compassionate best in this complicated page-turner about selfish secrets passed down through generations. Paretsky has been on a roll lately, her long-running, trailblazing series at its most dynamic since the early days. " -Booklist on Critical Mass New York Times-bestselling author Sara Paretsky's brilliant protagonist V. I. Warshawski returns in another hard-hitting entry, combining razor-sharp plotting and compelling characters with a heady mix of timely political and social themes. V. I. Warshawski's closest friend in Chicago is the Viennese-born doctor Lotty Herschel, who lost most of her family in the Holocaust. Lotty escaped to London in 1939 on the Kindertransport with a childhood playmate, Kitty Saginor Binder. When Kitty's daughter finds her life is in danger, she calls Lotty, who, in turn, summons V. I. to help. The daughter's troubles turn out to be just the tip of an iceberg of lies, secrets, and silence, whose origins go back to the mad competition among America, Germany, Japan and England to develop the first atomic bomb. The secrets are old, but the people who continue to guard them today will not let go of them without a fight. .
Critical Massby Sara Paretsky
"Vic is at her stubborn, reckless, compassionate best in this complicated page-turner about selfish secrets passed down through generations. Paretsky has been on a roll lately, her long-running, trailblazing series at its most dynamic since the early days." --Booklist on Critical Mass New York Times-bestselling author Sara Paretsky's brilliant protagonist V.I. Warshawski returns in another hard-hitting entry, combining razor-sharp plotting and compelling characters with a heady mix of timely political and social themes. V.I. Warshawski's closest friend in Chicago is the Viennese-born doctor Lotty Herschel, who lost most of her family in the Holocaust. Lotty escaped to London in 1939 on the Kindertransport with a childhood playmate, Kitty Saginor Binder. When Kitty's daughter finds her life is in danger, she calls Lotty, who, in turn, summons V.I. to help. The daughter's troubles turn out to be just the tip of an iceberg of lies, secrets, and silence, whose origins go back to the mad competition among America, Germany, Japan and England to develop the first atomic bomb. The secrets are old, but the people who continue to guard them today will not let go of them without a fight.
Deadlockby Sara Paretsky
When Chicago Black Hawks hockey legend Boom Boom Warshawski slips off a wharf and drowns in Lake Michigan, cousin V.I. questions the report of accidental death and rumors of suicide.V.I. searches for leads and finds a trail of violence and corruption. It takes her to the center of Chicago's powerful shipping industry. There she ferrets out her cousin's killer -- but nearly gets painted out of the picture -- permanently!
Deadlockby Sara Paretsky
When Chicago Black Hawks hockey legend Boom Boom Warshawski slips off a wharf and drowns in Lake Michigan, cousin V.I. questions the report of accidental death and rumors of suicide.V.I. searches for leads and finds a trail of violence and corruption. It takes her to the center of Chicago's powerful shipping industry. There she ferrets out her cousin's killer -- but nearly gets painted out of the picture -- permanently!
Deadlockby Sara Paretsky
When Chicago Black Hawks hockey legend Boom Boom Warshawski slips off a wharf and drowns in Lake Michigan, cousin V.I. questions the report of accidental death and rumors of suicide.V.I. searches for leads and finds a trail of violence and corruption. It takes her to the center of Chicago's powerful shipping industry. There she ferrets out her cousin's killer -- but nearly gets painted out of the picture -- permanently!
Deadly Housewivesby Marcia Muller Nevada Barr Sara Paretsky Nancy Pickard S. J. Rozan Elizabeth Massie Carole Nelson Douglas Denise Mina Julie Smith Eileen Dreyer Barbara Collins Suzann Ledbetter Vicki Hendricks Christine Matthews
Wisteria Lane has nothing on the grandes dames of mystery. . . . In the expert hands of fourteen unsurpassed storytellers, being a housewife takes on a whole new meaning. Get ready for a lethal mix of meddling mothers-in-law, creepy neighbors, cheating husbands, fickle female friends, careers left behind, out-of-control kids, steamy sex, and much, much more in this thrilling collection of never-before-published stories! Go behind the lace curtains and PTA smiles to explore the often mind-numbing reality of being a housewife. You'll laugh, you'll scream, you'll recognize yourself or your best friend in each of these deadly situations. Join Nevada Barr, Barbara Collins, Carole Nelson Douglas, Eileen Dreyer, Vicki Hendricks, Suzann Ledbetter, Elizabeth Massie, Christine Matthews, Denise Mina, Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky, Nancy Pickard, S. J. Rozan, and Julie Smith on a riotous ride through the dark but often hilarious corners of the housewife psyche. In Deadly Housewives, the murders and mysteries on Wisteria Lane will look like an elementary-school bake sale compared to the thrills and suspense that these masters cook up!
Fire Saleby Sara Paretsky
A conscience can weigh a PI down more than the heaviest firearm-and get her into more trouble. It's that nagging conscience that makes V. I. Warshawski agree to fill in as coach for the girls' basketball team at her South Chicago alma mater- which in turn leads her to the headquarters of By-Smart, the global retail empire where V. I. hopes to get some desperately needed funds for the struggling squad. But conscience seems to be in short supply at By-Smart ... with the exception of Billy Bysen, the earnest teenage grandson of the chain's gruff, tight-fisted founder. And when Billy disappears-along with a mysterious document much desired by By-Smart's management team-V. I. is hurled onto a twisted, body-strewn path that runs through Chicago's dirtiest places and reveals some of its dirtiest secrets
Fire Saleby Sara Paretsky
The astonishing new V. I. Warshawski novel from one of America's foremost writers of crime fiction. V. I. Warshawski may have left her old South Chicago neighborhood, but she learns that she cannot escape it. When V. I. takes over coaching duties of the girls' basketball team at her former high school, she faces an ill-equipped, ragtag group of gangbangers, fundamentalists, and teenage moms who inevitably draw the detective into their family woes. Through young Josie Dorrado, V. I. meets the girl's mother, who voices her worries about sabotage in the little flag manufacturing plant where she works. The biggest employer on the South Side, discount-store behemoth By-Smart, pays even less, and Ms. Dorrado doesn't know how she'll support her four children if the flag plant shuts down. The elder Dorrado's fears are realized when the plant explodes; V. I. is injured and the owner is killed. As V. I. begins to investigate, she finds herself onfronting the Bysen family, who own the By-Smart company. Founder William "Buffalo Bill" Bysen, now in his eighties, has four sons who quarrel with each other and with him; the oldest, "Young Mr. William," is close to sixty and furious that his father doesn't cede more power to him. And then there's "Billy the Kid," Young Mr. William's nineteen-year-old son, whose Christian idealism puts him on a collision course with his father, his grandfather, and the company as a whole. When Billy runs away with Josie Dorrado, V. I. is squeezed between the needs of two very different families. As she tries to find the errant teenagers, and to track down a particularly cruel murderer, her own life is almost forfeit in the swamps that lie under the city of Chicago.
Ghost Countryby Sara Paretsky
Sara Paretsky's genius made Chicago private eye V.I. Warshawski a household name. Now the New York Times bestselling author explores an unseen corner of the city she loves. In Ghost Country she has written a parable for the millennium, a powerful, haunting novel of magic and miracles, of four troubled people who meet beneath Chicago's shadowy streets--and of the woman whose mysterious appearance changes all of their lives forever.They come from different worlds and meet at a time of crisis for all of them. Luisa, a drunken diva fallen on hard times, discovers on Chicago's streets a drama greater than any she has experienced onstage. Madeleine, a homeless woman, sees the Virgin Mary's blood seeping through a concrete wall beneath a luxury hotel. Mara, a rebellious adolescent cast out by her wealthy grandfather, becomes the catalyst for a war between the haves and have-nots as she searches among society's castoffs for the mother she never knew. As the three women fight for their right to live and worship beneath the hotel, they find an ally in Hector Tammuz, an idealistic young psychiatrist risking his career to treat the homeless regardless of the cost. Tensions in the city are escalating when a mysterious woman appears during a violent storm. Erotic to some, repellent to others, she never speaks; the street people call her Starr. And as she slowly transforms their lives, miracles begin to happen in a city completely unprepared for the outcome. In this extraordinary novel, Sara Paretsky gives voice to the dispossessed, to men and women struggling to bury the ghosts of the past, fighting for their lives in a world hungry for miracles, terrified of change. A magical, unforgettable story of myth and madness, hope and revelation, Ghost Country is Sara Paretsky's most eloquent and ambitious work yet.From the Hardcover edition.
Guardian Angelby Sara Paretsky
When a neighboring eighty-year-old dog owner turns up floating facedown in a canal shortly after an argument with a yuppie couple, V. I. Warshawski begins an investigation.
Hard Timeby Sara Paretsky
Among the first, and perhaps the most compelling, female private investigators of contemporary fiction, Sara Paretsky's incomparable character V. I. Warshawski at last returns to the page in her first full-length appearance since 1994's Tunnel Vision. Hard Time is the work of a master--a riveting novel of suspense that is indisputably Paretsky's best V. I. Warshawski novel yet. Multimedia conglomerate Global Entertainment has purchased the Chicago Herald-Star,forcing the paper's staff to scramble to stay employed. Reporter Murray Ryerson, V. I. 's longtime friend and sometime rival, manages to reinvent himself as the host of a television show on Global's network. On her way home from a party celebrating Murray's debut, V. I. almost runs over a woman lying in the street. Stopping to help, V. I. soon learns that her Good Samaritan act will drop her squarely in a boiling intrigue. In a case that forces her to go head-to-head with one of the world's largest providers of private security and prison services, a case that exposes dark hidden truths behind the razzle-dazzle of the entertainment industry, V. I. will be ahead of the game if she gets out alive.
Hardball (V.I. Warshawski Novels #13)by Sara Paretsky
The long-awaited return of V.I. Warshawski Chicago politics-past, present, and future-take center stage in New York Times bestselling author Sara Peretsky's complex and compelling new V.I. Warshawski novel. When Warshawski is asked to find a man who's been missing for four decades, a search that she figured would be futile becomes lethal. Old skeletons from the city's racially charged history, as well as haunting family secrets-her own and those of the elderly sisters who hired her-rise up with a vengeance.
Indemnity Onlyby Sara Paretsky
The 30th anniversary edition of the first V. I. Warshawski novel, Indemnity Only, featuring a new afterword from Sara Paretsky Meeting an anonymous client late on a sizzling summer night is asking for trouble. But trouble is Chicago private eye V. I. Warshawski's specialty. Her client says he's the prominent banker John Thayer. Turns out he's not. He says his son's girlfriend, Anita Hill, is missing. Turns out that's not her real name. V. I.'s search turns up someone soon enough--the real John Thayer's son, and he's dead. Who's V. I.'s client? Why has she been set up and sent out on a wild-goose chase? By the time she's got it figured, things are hotter--and deadlier--than Chicago in July. V. I.'s in a desperate race against time. At stake: a young woman's life.
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text: The voice of Elmo resigns. Kevin Clash Wed-21-Nov-12 16:04 Share this Tell Us What You Think WTF 0 LOL 0 FAIL 0 OMG 0 HOT 0 CUTE 0 ] Sesame Street puppeteer Kevin Clash has quit the show amid a new sex scandal.Earlier this month , the 52 year old, who voices Elmo on the kids show, was accused of having a sexual relationship with a Pennsylvania man when he was 16.The accuser later recanted, confirming he was an adult during his relationship with Clash, but now a second man, Cecil Singleton, has come forward, claiming he had a sexual phone chat with the star in 1993 when he was only 15.Singleton is suing Clash for $5 million USDThe new lawsuit came as Clash was preparing to return to Sesame Street after taking a leave of absence, but now it appears he won't be back.Confirming the news of his resignation, a statement from Sesame Street producers reads: "Sesame Workshop's mission is to harness the educational power of media to help all children the world over reach their highest potential. Kevin Clash has helped us achieve that mission for 28 years, and none of us, especially Kevin, want anything to divert our attention from our focus on serving as a leading educational organization."Unfortunately, the controversy surrounding Kevin's personal life has become a distraction that none of us want, and he has concluded that he can no longer be effective in his job and has resigned from Sesame Street. This is a sad day for Sesame Street."Clash, who has provided the voice of the lovable puppet since 1984, will be replaced by understudies he has trained on the show. You May Also Like Bert & Ernie can tell you how to get to your destination Macklemore remixes Thrift Shop for Sesame St No gay marriage for Sesame Street puppets Sesame Street goes all Carly Rae Jepsen Become a fan of The Edge on Facebook and on Twitter .

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Dorothy Elizabeth Helmly Sheppard
Dorothy Helmly Sheppard of Bowman, wife of James Kenneth Sheppard Sr., died on Monday, May 5, 2014 at MUSC Hospital in Charleston. She was 65.
A Memorial Service was held May 10 at the Cotton Gin Country Church, Reevesville with Pastor David Drumheller officiating.
Dorothy was born on Jan. 7, 1949, in Charleston, a daughter of Hayward Marion and Marguerite Baldwin Helmly. She was a graduate of R.B. Stall High School, and was a retired employee of Summerville High School and was a member of Cotton Gin Country Church in Reevesville.
Surviving are her husband, James Kenneth Sheppard Sr.; a son, James K. (Lori) Sheppard Jr., a granddaughter, Leah Elizabeth Sheppard, all of Bowman; brothers Howard M. Helmly and Bobby Tucker, both of Orangeburg, and William H. (Laura) Helmly, Vero Beach, FL.
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Transportation and Communication
Denver and Rio Grande Railway System, 1886.
Diagram of routes K-L-M-N-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z-P, Tampico to Tuxpam.
Diagram of the United States of America, Mexico, the West India Islands and Isthmus of Darien; by W. T. Steiger, General Land Office.
Dinsmore & Company's new and complete map of the railway system of the United States and Canada; compiled from official sources, under the direction of the editor of the "American Railway Guide."
Dinsmore's complete map of the railroads & canals in the United States & Canada carefully compiled from authentic sources by Richard S. Fisher, editor of the American Rail Road & Steam Navigation Guide.
Distance map United States, Mexico and Canada.
Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada.
Disturnell's new map of the United States and Canada showing all the canals, rail roads, telegraph lines and principal stage routes.
Drew's new map of the state of Florida, showing the townships by the U.S. Surveys, the completed & projected railroads, the different railroad stations and growing railroad towns. The new towns on the rivers and interior, and the new counties, up to the year 1874.
The east coast of Florida is paradise regained.
Eikō yori Neikōtō-jō ni itaru rojōzu /
Eisenbahn-Karte von Mittel-Europa :
Electric railway map of eastern New England.
Empire Russe.
Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning's rail road map of the Eastern States.
Experimental survey for the Eastern Shore Rail Road, Maryland, drawn by W. H. Emory & J. McClelland Asst. Civ. Engs., made under the direction of James Kearney.
Explorations and surveys for a rail road route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.
Fox River Valley R.R. in Wisconsin with its connections.
[Franklin-Folger chart of the Gulf Stream].
From Fort Smith to the Rio Grande :
From Great Salt Lake to the Humboldt Mountains.
From San Francisco Bay to the Plains of Los Angeles :
From San Francisco Bay to the northern boundary of California :
From the Humboldt Mountains to the Mud Lakes.
From the Pimas villages to Fort Fillmore :
From the Red River to the Rio Grande
From the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean :
From the northern boundary of California to the Columbia River :
From the valley of Green River to the Great Salt Lake.
From the valley of the Mud Lakes to the Pacific Ocean.
G. Woolworth Colton's railroad map of Illinois.
G. Woolworth Colton's railroad, township & distance map of New England with adjacent portions of New York, Canada & New Brunswick.
Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Illinois.
Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Indiana.
Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Iowa.
Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Kansas.
Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Michigan.
Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Minnesota.
Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Missouri.
Galbraith's railway mail service maps, Nebraska.
General map of a survey in California :
General map of explorations and surveys in California /
General map of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road & its connections; the great national route between the east and west.
General map of the Orange & Alexandria Rail Road and its connections north, south, and west.
General map of the Pennsylvania Railroad and its connections.
General map of the United States & their territory between the Mississippi & the Pacific Ocean.
General map of transcontinental routes with principal connections.
General plan showing location of ship canal from Atlantic to Pacific / A.G. Menacol, Chief Engineer.
General railway map engraved expressly for the Official guide of the railways and steam navigation lines of the United States, Porto[sic] Rico, Canada, Mexico and Cuba :
A geographically correct county map of the states traversed by the Atchison Topeka and the Santa Fé Railroad and its connections.
Geschäfts- und Reise-Karte von Europa :
Goldthwait's map of the United States, British Provinces, Mexico, Central America, W. India Is. &c., exhibiting the railroads with their distances, single and double tracks and width of gauge.
Gray's new trunk railway map of the United States, Dom. of Canada and portion of Mexico.
Gray's railroad map of Texas.
Guide through Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin & Iowa; by J. Calvin Smith, engraved by S. Stiles, Sherman & Smith.
H. V. Poor's rail road map showing particularly the location and connections of the North East & South West Alabama Rail Road, by E. D. Sanford, Civil Engineer.
Hannibal & St. Joseph Railway & connections.
The harbor of Annapolis /
The harbour of New York /
[Charts of the coast of Florida]
Hawaiian Government Survey; W. D. Alexander, Surveyor General, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands; map by C. J. Lyons, from trigonometic surveys by W. D. Alexander, C. J. Lyons, J. F. Brown, M. D. Monsarrat and Wm. Webster, finished map by Richd. Covington.
Hazard's rail road & military map of the southern states.
Hillsborough & Cincinnati Rail-road map extending from Hillsborough, Highland Co. to the coal field at Jackson, Jackson Co. Ohio; as located in 1852 under the direction of Ellwood Morris, Chief Engr. N. F. Jones, Princ. Assist. Eng.
Hillsborough & Cincinnati Railroad map extending from Jackson, Jackson Co. Ohio to Parkersburg, Va., as located in 1853 under the direction of Ellwood Morris, Chief Eng. N. E. Jones, S. Linton, Princ. Assist. Engrs.
Indexed county and railroad pocket map and shippers guide of West Virginia, accompanied by a new and original compilation and ready reference index, showing in detail the entire railroad system.
Indexed county and township pocket map and shippers guide of Nevada, accompanied by a new and origianl compilation and ready reference index, showing in detail the entire railroad network.
Indexed county and township pocket map and shippers guide of South Dakota.
Indexed county map of Montana with a new and original compilation and index, designating all post office towns and railroad stations.
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The Liikanen report on European banking doesn't call into question BNP Paribas SA's universal banking model and won't hurt its ability to service corporate clients, said Francois Villeroy de Galhau, chief operating officer of France's largest bank.
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combined with policy-induced production swings across Asian countries,
are the main sources of higher and more-volatile sugar prices.
By Michael McConnell, Erik Dohlman & Stephen Haley*
Affected Global Sugar Market in 2009/10
Policies fostering the industrial use of sugarcane also increased demand. Brazil, the world's largest sugar producer
** Prices have increased again in recent months, with world raw sugar prices as of early November actually surpassing the January/February 2010 levels. While having fallen from those highs, they still remained in the 25-30 cent/pound range as of the time this issue went to press.
Brazil's leading role as a sugar exporter was further heightened when the European Union (EU), which supplied as much as 20% of global exports in the 1990s, shifted from a net exporter to a net importer following sugar policy reforms in 2005. This shift removed a traditionally important supply source from global markets and has made sugar importers more reliant on Brazilian exports.
In addition to exposure to supply and price developments in Brazil, sugar prices have become more susceptible to increasingly volatile production cycles in Asia's large sugar-consuming markets. Production swings in these countries are tied to policies that ultimately create large oscillations between their exports and imports from year to year.
With the full implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 2008, the United States now relies on Mexico to supply a significant share of U.S. sugar demand. However, after exporting 1.4 million tons of sugar to the United States in the 2009 marketing year, Mexico was forced toimport large amounts of sugar from the world market, thereby helping to support high world sugar prices. Despite the United States' general isolation from the global market, developments within the United States still can affect world prices, albeit sometimes indirectly.
Sets the Tone for World Sugar Prices
Brazil — particularly the center-south region of the country — has a low cost of production, usually ranking first or second globally, with production costs of $265 per ton, compared with a world average of $353 per ton in 2008, according to LMC International.
Brazil also has the world's largest land base committed to sugarcane, which contributed to its rapid growth as the dominant exporter. Over the past 20 years, Brazil more than doubled its cane production area, from nearly 3.6 million hectares to almost 7.5 million hectares, and it continues to increase area each year. Sugarcane area among other leading exporters has remained relatively stable — Australia with 350,000- 450,000 hectares and Thailand with 900,000-1.2 million hectares over the past 10 years.
Because Brazil is such a significant world supplier, both raw and refined world sugar prices are closely correlated with Brazilian production costs. A key factor affecting these costs is the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Brazilian currency, the "real," because sugar is traded in U.S. dollars in international markets. When the U.S. dollar is strong against the Brazilian real, Brazilian sugarcane producers' costs are relatively lower, which makes exports more competitive. For instance, if Brazilian production costs remain constant in local currency terms and if the value of the U.S. dollar doubled, Brazilian production costs would fall by half when measured in U.S. dollars.
The real lost 50-70% of its value against major currencies between 1997 and 2003, which coincided with especially strong growth of Brazilian sugar exports and a decline in global sugar prices. However, the real began rebounding in 2003 and steadily strengthened through 2009. The real's appreciation was modest enough to allow exports to continue increasing, but there was also a close correlation between the appreciating real and the increase in sugar prices after 2003 leading up to the 2009 price spike.
The real continued to strengthen through the first half of 2010, indicating that sugar prices could continue to remain elevated if the underlying relationship between exchange rates and world prices continues to hold.
Brazilian Sugarcane Area,
But Creates Tradeoffs
Increased production and use of ethanol has generated an additional revenue stream for sugarcane producers and processors, added flexibility to switch between sugar and ethanol production depending on market conditions, and allowed the Brazilian cane industry as a whole to grow.
Growth in the use of sugarcane for ethanol production dates to 1975, when the Brazilian government established a national program to regulate alcohol levels in fuel to mitigate the impacts of oil price shocks at a time when Brazil imported over 80% of its oil. The result was a large expansion in sugarcane production and the development of anhydrous alcohol, used for blending in gasoline, and hydrous alcohol, used in a pure form in specially equipped cars.
From 1998/99 to 2008/09, Brazilian ethanol production nearly doubled to 27.5 million liters. Increased vehicle sales have raised demand for fuel and ethanol. The Brazilian government mandates that all gasoline must be blended with 20-25% ethanol. Flexfuel vehicles (FFV), commercially available since 2003 and now in widespread use in Brazil, have the ability to use either blended gasoline or pure ethanol as fuel. Consumers can purchase the fuel that is most cost-effective given the energy differentials between the two, allowing for a greater ethanol capacity and improved substitutability for drivers. In addition, with sugar and ethanol production typically being made in the same facilities, producers can adjust the output mix substantially within each year in response to price movements in both markets, which provides flexibility in the supply of both goods.
Add a Volatile Dimension
Sugar production in India, China and Pakistan fell by a combined 15.9 million tons (33%) between 2007/08 and 2008/09, contributing to an unprecedented decline in global sugar stocks. This decline altered trade flows and led to higher prices around the world. Brazil increased its exports in response to the higher prices and greater returns for sugar, but could not fully compensate for the production shortfalls elsewhere, particularly since production in Brazil was held stagnant in 2008/09 by weather problems.
Weather played a role in Asia's decline in production; but policies also influenced the outcome, and global markets were highly susceptible to perceptions about how production would respond to the economic and policy levers affecting output from this region. China, Pakistan and India together account for over 25% of global sugar consumption — a share that has been growing since 2005. India is the largest consumer, with sugar consumption totaling an estimated 23.5 million metric tons in the 2009/10 marketing year, more than twice the projected U.S. consumption of 9.2 million metric tons. China consumes 14.9 million metric tons of sugar and Pakistan, 4.2 million metric tons.
These countries also account for 20 to 30% of global sugar production, depending on the year, but are subject to volatile production cycles. Over the past 10 years, Indian sugar production has ranged from 14.1 to 30.8 million metric tons. Production variability has also increased in China and Pakistan over the past decade, although the cycles are not as large as in India.
The result of steadily growing consumption but volatile production has been large swings in net trade for the region as these countries, particularly India, shift from net exporter to net importer and back again. The magnitude of these shifts has increased as production cycles have become more exaggerated. Most recently, India switched from a net exporter of 5.8 million metric tons in 2007/08 to a net importer of nearly 4.5 million tons in 2009/10, representing about 11 and 9% of global trade, respectively.
Asian production is expected to increase 23% in 2010/11, and pressures on price due to tight supplies are already beginning to wane. However, continued cyclical production patterns will mean ongoing risks of sudden world sugar price increases — particularly if global demand growth and Brazil's exchange rate remain strong and if sugarcane for ethanol becomes more lucrative.
Exacerbate Cyclical Patterns
Both the central and state governments of India have policies that affect sugar storage, pricing and trade. The Indian Agriculture Ministry recommends annual support prices funded by the central government. State governments then set a price, known as the State Advised Prices (SAP), which sugar millers pay sugarcane growers for their cane. The government also regulates the price of sugar for consumers by using marketing quotas and centrally managed stocks.
The relationship between changes in SAP levels and harvested area is clear: reductions in SAPs generally correspond with decreases in sugarcane area harvested, while increased SAPs tend to bring more land into production.
However, there is a lag in this relationship due to yield patterns that vary over time. In India, a sugarcane plant is typically harvested for three years — rather than for five or six as in many producing countries — with the first year of growth providing the highest yields. Production depends not only on sugarcane area harvested but on how much of that area is in its first year of growth.
Acreage responses are typically stronger in the years following a change in the SAP than in the first year. The result is that price signals affect consumers and producers at different times. For example, in 2005/06, the Indian government began decreasing the SAP for sugar and increasing the support prices for rice and wheat. However, harvested sugar area did not decrease until 2007/08.
These policies, designed to support growers and consumers, have caused financial stress for India's sugar mills, particularly when sugarcane prices are kept high and sugar prices low. The market factors that affect the cost of sugarcane and the price of refined sugar are not aligned. In surpluses, mills face weakening sugar prices but fixed costs based on the SAP. Mills have to defer or default on payments to sugarcane growers. In response, growers will divert sugarcane to the production of alternative sweeteners, such as khandsari and gur, which are not subject to government restrictions. When producers divert land away from sugarcane, the loss of production is exacerbated by the decrease in yields that results from fewer first-year plantings. The central government, in turn, often modifies its trade policies to encourage exports in surplus years and imports in deficit years.
Affect U.S. Sugar Market
attempting to increase their export potential, such as Colombia.
Although many countries attempt to insulate their domestic markets from dramatic price fluctuations like those in the past two years, any country that imports sugar is in some way influenced by global price swings. The U.S., for example, supports domestic prices at or above 20 cents a pound through domestic marketing allotment quotas and through tariff-rate import quotas.
The U.S. is still heavily reliant on these imports even though it now imports duty-free sugar from Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement. When world sugar prices are close to or above the U.S. base support price, U.S. sugar prices have to be, at minimum, slightly higher than world prices to cover marketing expenses involved with importing tariff- rate quota sugar. Therefore, U.S. sugar prices react to changes in world prices, although not necessarily on a one-to-one basis.
So what are the implications of changing world prices for the United States? World prices appear poised to remain at a higher plateau than in the past. Consistently high prices could undermine the rationale for policies that support domestic producers, as well as lower the opportunity cost of government support policies. However, volatility in the global market, such as that caused by Asian production cycles, would still leave U.S. sugar producers vulnerable to low prices without the domestic programs currently in place.


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Witherspoon protects image
Reese Witherspoon's recent arrest and admission that she "clearly had one drink too many" could be more damaging to her brand than it might be for someone with a less-wholesome image, experts say. But because she apologized quickly and sincerely, her career is likely to fare just fine.
"Witherspoon has become successful by positioning herself as America's sweetheart -- a likable, friendly, nonthreatening star -- and this fundamentally disrupts that image," said branding expert Dorie Clark, author of "Reinventing You."
"It's far worse for Reese Witherspoon to be arrested -- image-wise -- than it would be for Lindsay Lohan. I think Witherspoon understands the severity of the situation and that's why she issued the apology so quickly."
The 37-year-old Oscar winner was arrested in Atlanta after a state trooper said she wouldn't stay in the car while her husband, Hollywood agent Jim Toth, was arrested and accused of driving under the influence of alcohol.
"Do you know my name?" Witherspoon is quoted as saying in the trooper's report of the early Friday incident. She also said: "You're about to find out who I am" and "You're about to be on national news," according to Trooper First Class J. Pyland.
"It was definitely a scary situation and I was frightened for my husband, but that is no excuse," Withspoon said. "I was disrespectful to the officer who was just doing his job. The words I used that night definitely do not reflect who I am. I have nothing but respect for the police, and I'm very sorry for my behavior."
Kardashian out as 'X Factor' judge
Khloe Kardashian will not return as a judge on Fox's "The X Factor."
Fox officials said that while Mario Lopez will return this fall as host of Simon Cowell's music competition series, Kardashian will not be joining him.
Cowell's series, which has never quite met ratings expectations, is in the midst of turnover with its judging panel, too. Cowell and Demi Lovato will return, but Britney Spears and record producer Antonio "L.A." Reid left and have not yet been replaced.
The show starts its third season in the fall.
Judge scolds Lauryn Hill for restitution shortfall
A New Jersey judge has postponed the tax evasion sentencing of singer Lauryn Hill and scolded the eight-time Grammy winner for reneging on a promise to make restitution.
Hill pleaded guilty last year to not paying federal taxes on $1.8 million earned from 2005 to 2007. At that time, her attorney said she would pay more than $500,000 by the time of her sentencing.
But Hill has paid only $50,000. U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo criticized her for relying on the promise of a recording contract to pay the tax bill. Hill left the court without commenting.
Steisand receives Chaplin Award
Barbra Streisand has been honored for her film career with the 40th annual Chaplin Award from the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
Friends and fans celebrated the legend of song and screen at Lincoln Center Monday, where highlights of her films were screened.
She says as a young child what she wanted most was to be an actress. But nobody really wanted "a 15-year-old Medea," she says. "Thank God I was given a good voice."
Among those saluting Streisand were former president Bill Clinton, Liza Minnelli and Tony Bennett. The awards gala raised $2 million for the film society.
Streisand, who turns 71 this week, is one of the few entertainers to have won Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony awards.
Summitt enjoys documentary about her coaching career
Pat Summitt, the Hall of Fame basketball coach, who has early onset dementia, was part of an audience Monday who watched a screening of a documentary, "Pat XO," about her career.
"It's a wonderful film and they did a great job with it," the 60-year-old Summitt said. "It was incredible to see all those people share their stories."
The show, part of ESPN Films' Nine for IX documentary series, debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival on Sunday and will air July 9.
The film starts from Summitt's earliest days and goes through her retirement last April.
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Welcome to SportsNation! On Wednesday, Baseball America's John Manuel will chat it up with SportsNation. Ask any question and he will try to answer - big leaguers, prospects, draft picks ... anything goes!
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Linton (Fredericton, NB)
Were you encouraged by the debut of Bud Norris last season? Do you see him sticking as a starter or closing eventually? Thanks.
John Manuel (2:00 PM)
Hey everyone, forgive me for not being Jim Callis. Bud Norris' season was encouraging, most definitely. I'm not sure he'll be an ace but I do think he has enough fastball and command of the fastball to remain a starter. I did see him in a short stint in the Triple-A All-Star Game in Portland (save baseball in Portland!) and he was impressive in a short burst, so relieving is an option as well.
Linton (Fredericton, NB)
Do you still consider Mat Gamel a "prospect?"
John Manuel (2:03 PM)
One more from New Brunswick, why not? The whole province is under its quota . . . We do because he hasn't surpassed 130 ABs as a big leaguer yet. His star has dimmed somewhat because he's not even an average defender, so his bat has to be fairly special. It seemed on its way to being that kind of a bat in 2008 but less so in '09. If he shows some improvement at 3B, though, it wouldn't shock me at all if he beat out Casey McGehee and got time at 3B for the Brewers this season.
Justine (CA)
How do you think Lonnie Chissenhall will develop. Whats his upside? Thank You
Tyler (Harrodsburg, Ky FCB :))
Do you think Bryce Brentz is a legitimate top 10 pick or just a solid first rounder? How hard is it to project his bat when he isn't playing in a major conference?
John Manuel (2:08 PM)
My first time with this chat software so bear with me; I'll try again on the Chisenhall question below. Brentz will try to play CF for MTSU this spring, and if he shows some aptitude there, he could be a legit top 10 pick, but I'm thinking more first 20 picks. He's on a very short list for best D-I draft-eligible hitter in this year's draft. He hit with Team USA which is a good sign.
Terry (Miami)
What's the latest word on James Paxton?
John Manuel (2:12 PM)
He's not expected to pitch anytime soon. BA National Writer Aaron Fitt has the latest on Paxton on our College blog: http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/?p=2755
John Manuel (2:12 PM)
I can't get my answer to the Chisenhall question to post. Short version is -- I like him a lot and think he'll be Cleveland's everyday 3B starting in mid-2011. I'm bullish on his bat.
Jerry (St. Louis, MO)
Is it reasonable to assume Desmond Jennings will crack your Top 10 on the BA 100 list?
John Manuel (2:13 PM)
He cracked my personal list, in fact he was No. 4. I don't see any weaknesses; health is all that has held him back, but he picked it up late last season for Triple-A Durham, helping it win the Triple-A national championship, and just has electric tools across the board. Our Top 100 goes up next week at BaseballAmerica.com so I will wait until then to reveal just where he ranks.
Hi, John. For those of us anxiously awaiting your Top 100 Prospects list, just how many fistfights have broken out within BA's offices as you debate the almighty "Heyward vs. Strasburg for #1" question? Is it a closer battle for supremacy this year than in previous years?
John Manuel (2:15 PM)
It is much closer than last year's Price vs. Wieters debate. That surprised me. I thought last year would be closer, considering what Price did in the 2008 MLB postseason, but it was almost unanimous for Wieters. This year it's definitely closer, and both players are on the cover of the print edition, which I just proofed, so that doesn't reveal which way we went either.
Chris Fiegler (Latham,NY)
Who do you think will be the starting left fielder in 2010 for the New York Yankees?
John Manuel (2:17 PM)
I just read the chat with Brian Cashman at NoMaas.org, which I'm sad to say didn't doctor a photo of Cashman like it did for me with my interview with NoMaas.org. Anyway, Cash indicated it still could be Curtis Granderson, if Brett Gardner shows the team is better with him in CF and Granderson in LF. I'm betting LF becomes a hybrid of Gardner, Randy Winn and maybe even some Marcus Thames if he can squeeze his way onto the roster. I really liked the Winn signing for the Yankees -- great clubhouse guy, versatile, good fourth OF.
Terry (Miami)
From what I've read and seen of him, Bryce Harper wants to get his career started ASAP. Does this mean he won't be as hard to sign as most people think?
John Manuel (2:21 PM)
Terry asked that, and JAYPERS asked "If the draft were held today, about how much would Harper fetch, and would the Nats pony up to get him?" To me trying to read those tea leaves, I see (a) Harper wasn't going to grow as a player staying in high school, and (b) he's a Boras Corp. client. He isn't going to be an easy sign. I'd guess the price tag starts at $10-$12 million, but I'd guess Boras Corp. will ask for more. Let's see how he performs this spring before speculating any more.
Jon (AZ)
Sandoval or Zimmerman offensively in 2010?
John Manuel (2:22 PM)
I've always been a Zimmerman fan but I think last year was his peak, so I'll say Pablo Sandoval.
Jim Hendry (Hohokam Park, Mesa AZ)
In your honest opinion, what would be the current rank of the farm system of my Cubs and why?
John Manuel (2:23 PM)
The Cubs' system is right in the middle of the pack for me; it's much improved and has some depth, but there are questions about most of the top prospects as well, with some weak spots (catching, starting pitching, LHPs in general). As a system, it made significant progress in the right direction in 2009.
Anonymous (CO)
Who in the minors right now do you believe is most likely to be the Next Albert Pujols like super-star?
John Manuel (2:25 PM)
Heyward. I saw where Chipper Jones compared him to Fred McGriff, and the high follow-through on his swing is quite reminiscent of the Crime Dog, but Heyward's closer to a Dave Parker type with his athletic ability. Health is the only thing that has held Heyward back, so he's my pick for having that kind of a career.
Chris (Northern Virginia)
John, thanks for pinch hitting today. My question: Where in your personal top 50 would Mat Latos ranked if he were eligible? Thanks.
John Manuel (2:26 PM)
I was light on Latos in our Midseason Update on prospects, leaving him off the top 25 because of lingering makeup and durability concerns. While those could be borne out eventually, his big league debut was very impressive. I probably would have penciled him in around No. 10, right behind Strasburg, Matusz and Neftali Feliz among pitching prospects.
Mike (Iowa)
Five years from now Gordon Beckham or Starlin Castro?
John Manuel (2:27 PM)
Beckham. I am a firm believer in that bat.
Dan (Fairfield, CA)
Zack Cox the #12 draft prospect? Aside from the one very good summer on the Cape last year - what else motivates this high of a ranking? Are his tools that good?
John Manuel (2:27 PM)
Yes, big raw power, arm strength, the athletic ability (if not yet the skills) to hold down 3B at the pro level. But also, it's a weak year for hitters on the college side -- very weak really. That helps a lot.
Dan (Fairfield, CA)
Thanks for the chat. I've been pondering BA's early draft preview, and I'm wondering if any of the five are likely to stay at shortstop in the pros? Obviously not Cabrera or Gyrko, but what about Colon, Machado or Hague?
John Manuel (2:29 PM)
Machado is the best bet; Colon has the savvy and instincts, he's the the next most-likely to stay, but his range has been described as short for shortstop since high school. Those assessments were wrong then -- I mean, I talked to scouts who pondered moving Colon to catcher then. I wouldn't count him out at SS, but 2B is a better fit. Hague would rank third even though superficially he seems more suited to stay there than Colon.
Dan (Fairfield, CA)
I realize that the difference between #3 and #4 is an eyelash, but what gives Taillon the edge over Cole in BA's early draft preview?
John Manuel (2:32 PM)
One more from Dan . . . Taillon is bigger, has performed better, more mature physically, and his stuff is just a tick better in terms of both the fastball and breaking ball. Taillon has a chance to be the first prep RHP ever drafted No. 1 overall; two guys have gone No. 2 overall, Bill Gullickson in 1980 and Josh Beckett in '99.
Dusty (Loyola Chicago)
Next 5 years: Verlander or Wainwright?
John Manuel (2:32 PM)
Good question . . . I'd take Verlander but I've been wrong on Wainwright before.
Dusty (Loyola Chicago)
Who will be the better pitcher in two years, Yu Darvish or Aroldis Chapman?
John Manuel (2:33 PM)
The better MLB pitcher will be Chapman, because I don't see Darvish coming here in two years. Darvish is the better pitcher now and I would put my money on him to stay better through two seasons, as he has similar velo, a better breaking ball and a better feel for pitching.
Chris (NYC)
Why don't we see more top HS players commit to JUCO's (and thus be eligible to be redrafted every year) instead of D1 programs. Especially for players who are, well, less academically inclined
John Manuel (2:36 PM)
I honestly can't say, Chris. I've advocated more players going to JC ball for years. It has fewer restrictions than NCAA schools on playing time, and I think I'd rather play at certain JCs than be in the GCL or Arizona League. However, I think it's hard to fight the attraction of big-time D-I programs when you go on a recruiting trip to a football game on a Saturday night or a big basketball game or some of the other, say, attractions of campus life. Those are big recruiting tools for four-year schools.
Chris (NYC)
I know it's early, but isn't this draft class a little underwhelming? After the wonder kid, we've got Ranaudo, McGuire and the classic projectable HS Righties
John Manuel (2:38 PM)
Yes. But honestly we shouldn't separate Harper out from the pack like we did with Strasburg last year. He's not head and shoulders above everyone else in this draft class. The hype train already has left the station but for me, it's fairly close. Also Taillon is almost more of a college pitcher, at 6-7, 230 lbs., there's not much projection left on that sucker.
Chris (NYC)
Is it me or are these Cuban guys getting overpaid? 8mil+ for SS's who "probably wont hit enough to be regulars?"
John Manuel (2:40 PM)
Where've you been Chris? Cubans have been overpaid for a while by MLB. It's funny, Cuba had to become a Communist country for that to happen, I'm sure the Cubans who played in MLB in the '50s and '60s weren't overpaid, quite the opposite I'm sure. But now the lack of information is what contributes the most; a lot of teams spend money unwisely on players (draft or int'l free agents) who have great private workouts. That said, Iglesias, the Red Sox SS you may be referring to, is an 80 defender at SS, top of the scale. Those are hard to find, and that's why he got paid like he did.
Fred (Baltimore)
john, is it too early to say the orioles screwed up by picking hobgood?
John Manuel (2:40 PM)
Yes, it is too early.
Mike (DC)
Is the shortstop of the future in the O's current organization?
John Manuel (2:41 PM)
Depends on what future you're talking about--2 years? 4 years?--but for me, the answer is no. Mychal Givens gets a "maybe" from me, 4 years from now.
Ted (Houston,TX)
I thought BA Top 100 list was suppose to come out today, now I see it isnt coming out to the 23rd? What is up with that?
John Manuel (2:42 PM)
Too much draft and college preview stuff to get through, Ted. We also have some Dirk Hayhurst columns in a holding pattern. Just too much content, what a terrible problem to have. FWIW, I've read Dirk's book and it's pretty darn good, very fun read.
Mark (Lyme, CT)
I know he is not a true prosapect, but do you think Nava will find a place in MLB?
John Manuel (2:43 PM)
Daniel Nava question; I'll post it just for J.J. Cooper, our indy guy who helped find Nava in the Golden League a couple of years ago. Nava hits enough and runs well enough to profile as an extra outfielder. He's smallish, though, and has had durability issues. If he can stay healthy, he could get a shot as an extra outfielder. He is a legit hitter, though he doesn't have much power.
Newman (NC)
I've read reports that some scouts are worried about Stephen Strasburg's mechanics leading to future injuries. Your thoughts?
John Manuel (2:49 PM)
I've talked to some scouts who have doubts and others who have none. Inherently, there's going to be some effort when you throw as hard as he does. One skeptic told me he gets into some "bad spots" in his delivery, specifically pinching his shoulder blades together. My personal take is, he gets in and out of those positions so quickly, his arm speed is so good, that he mitigates that to a significant degree and should be OK.Quick phone interview here, sorry.
Norm H. (Dallas)
Which First Baseman for the Rangers is most likely to stick with the club for the long term? Smoak or Davis? Please explain your reasoning.
John Manuel (2:57 PM)
Ok, sorry about that. Justin Smoak's a better pure hitter than Davis and a better defender at 1B. Davis has more power and might be a shade better athlete, but Smoak's a very good defender around the bag, a switch-hitter . . . just a better, safer bet with significant upside of his own. I don't think Smoak is going to be Mark Teixeira II like some do, though; I don't think he has that kind of 40-homer potential.
Mike (Pitt)
Chase D'Arnaud seems to be getting alot of attention lately. Has he improved on something over the last year to bring this attention or is it just that he's consistently around a .290 batting average?
John Manuel (2:58 PM)
I think he just keep making believers out of people. He was mostly a 3B in college at Pepperdine so I think the fact he's shown he can handle SS keeps opening eyes. Also he's a solid gap power kind of hitter. I like both d'Arnauds. Wish I could get a definitive answer on how to pronounce the last name!
Jon (Des Moines)
A couple Mauer questions... Has he exceeded expectations from draft day? Seems to me he was projected to do great things, but it seems even this couldn't have been expected. Also, what do you see the Twins doing eventually with their other C prospect? Does Mauer eventually see a position change?
John Manuel (3:00 PM)
I think it's safe to say Mauer has exceeded expectations; no one expected three batting titles. People did expect greatness, he was very highly regarded, but also the track record of HS catchers in the first round is quite poor historically. He has bucked that trend as well. As for Wilson Ramos, he raked in the Winter in Venezuela, but he also lacks patience, missed about 60% of last season with injuries and will go back to Double-A as a 22-year-old. He's a great trade chip, and he's got an outside chance at earning a job out of spring training as Mauer's backup. I am a big fan of his as a prospect because of his power arm, power bat and solid athleticism.
Joe (Eugene)
What do you think about prospects Simon Castro and Cory Luebke? They seem to have really put it together in the last year.
John Manuel (3:02 PM)
I'm higher on the Padres system than I have been in some time. I like Luebke as a fourth starter type, he was also quite good for Team USA in the World Cup in September. Castro is a legit sleeper, one of the better pitching prospects in the minors who gets very little buzz among us dorks who follow these things. He's a power arm and has a swing-and-miss fastball with life and velocity, plus he throws strikes with it. My kind of guy.
Michelle Damon (Someplace Fabulous)
This Chat isn't cosmopolitan enough for me.
John Manuel (3:03 PM)
I feel compelled to report that I ate leftovers from a chain restaurant as well while chatting. I'm sorry.
Jason (St Louis)
I know Allen Craig OF isn't a high ceiling prospect, but do you think he could be a servicable bench guy, 5th OF? Considering how much TLR plays his bench, I have to wonder if he could field enough for that role.
John Manuel (3:07 PM)
I've always kind of liked Allen Craig, who by the way played for USA Baseball's junior national team (now known as 18U) back in the day. He was the SS on the '02 team that had a middle lineup of Lastings Milledge, Delmon Young & Ian Stwart; pitching staff had Ian Kennedy and Chad Billingsley, FWIW. So he's always had talent, but he's not as athletic as he used to be. He has a solid track record for hitting, and I think he is a legitimate option as a reserve OF and maybe even 3B if David Freese doesn't work out.
Jason (St Louis)
If Bryce Harper didn't play catcher, would he still be the consensus number one pick for this coming draft? I ask because he is so young, he is still growing. And as is, he would be huge for a catcher. If he ends up at 1st or in RF, how does that effect his value?
John Manuel (3:09 PM)
Obviously it would affect his value; I've definitely talked to several scouts and evaluators who believe Harper's bat is potential such an impact bat that they would move him to RF as soon as possible so he doesn't get held back as a big leaguer by catching. Then others think he's going to outgrow catcher and will have to move, though 1B would be a waste of a plus-plus arm that Harper loves to show off. He'd still be the best position player in the 2010 draft class as a RF, though.
Peter (Atlanta, GA)
Bigger year: Roy Halladay or Cliff Lee?
John Manuel (3:09 PM)
Halladay. How good should he be leaving the AL East for the NL? Quite a bit better I would think.
nick (albuquerque)
What do you see Victorino topping out as? I honestly think he is a 4th outfielder at best, and I think that the phillies overpaid for him.
John Manuel (3:10 PM)
He already topped out as the starting CF for a World Series champion. They may have overpaid a bit, but he's been pretty good.
David (Atlanta)
What kind of bat potential (power and average) does Austin Romine have?
John Manuel (3:11 PM)
He should settle in as a .260-.270 hitter with 15-20 homers annually, which is pretty good for a good defensive catcher.
Jason (St Louis)
Do you think there is any way Taillon slides to the 20's due to signability concerns?
John Manuel (3:11 PM)
Never say never, but no, I don't anticipate that.
peter (nyc)
good afternoon John,In the near future, does the yankees trade Jesus Montero in a key acquisition or keep him because his offensive skill set?
John Manuel (3:12 PM)
Keep him. He's already taking groundballs at 1B this spring, and they can given him a whirl in the outfield as well. One of the storylines I'll watch the most in spring training is Montero at other positions.
Chase (Weatherford, TX)
In terms of "stuff" which Rangers prospect ranks highest?Scheppers, Perez, or Feliz
John Manuel (3:14 PM)
Feliz has an 80 fastball and it sounds like a 70 or so changeup. That's enough for me. Perez may have three pitches that are 60s with 70 future potential. Scheppers is more like a 70 fastball (big velo but not the life that Feliz's has). He does have a better breaking ball than Feliz, but it's not as good as Feliz's change.
Ted (Houston,TX)
How much upside does Jared Mitchell have?
John Manuel (3:15 PM)
Loads of it, for me. He has plenty of room to get better; he's almost too patient for his own good and has to learn when to pounce on hitter's pitches. But he's athletic, strong and has some plate discipline; count me in.
Oden (Motown)
Post-hype guys question. Which of the following do you think can be pretty good in '10: Delmon, Brandon Wood, Andrew Miller, Milledge, Chris Young? Thanks!
John Manuel (3:15 PM)
I'd rank them Young (encouraged by his '09 finish), Wood, Miller (always been a fan), Milledge, Young. Miller probably *should* rank last, but I have a soft spot for him.
Jim (Granger, IN)
John, Why is it I generally see Matzek and Jacob Turner ranked much higher than Shelby Miller? What does Miller need to show in his first season of pro ball to catch up?
John Manuel (3:16 PM)
Better fastball command.
Jason (St Louis)
Who do you think has the most major league ready bat in college that is draft eligable this year? Anyone on par with Ackley?
John Manuel (3:18 PM)
Ackley was the best pure college hitter to come along in 20 years. No one this year sniffs that. I've vote Christian Colon of Fullerton for *most ready.*
Jason (CT)
John- Can you pls compare Kalish to Fmart. They both seem to have very similar makeups on the field, yet FMart always gets the nod as the much better prospect. Thanks
John Manuel (3:19 PM)
Fernando Martinez has more raw power than Kalish by a lot; potentially a more impactful bat. Kalish is more well-rounded. They really aren't that similar, sorry, Jason.
Charlie Fliegel (Bethesda, MD)
Thoughts on Ross Detwiler? He had a great 2009 in AA and AAA, but not so much in the majors. Is he going to make the next step and be a success with the big league club?
John Manuel (3:21 PM)
Never been a huge fan; throws way across his body and he's just so skinny. I'm not sure he's more than a fourth or fifth starter for a championship club.
Nick (Long Island, NY)
Do you think Josh Thole is ready to be a MLB catcher? Also, what type of career do you see him having?
John Manuel (3:22 PM)
He's close to ready but his upside is limited. He has very little power; that walk rate may not hold up to big league scrutiny (scouting reports) and pitching. He's going to be challenged a lot; he just seems like a second-division regular or backup catcher to me, more than a regular on a nine-figure payroll team like the Mets.
John Manuel (3:23 PM)
All right, I better get out of here but thanks for all the questions. Jim should be back next week.
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Pairs well with:
- Off-dry riesling
- Gewurztraminer
- 1 tablespoon of bacon fat
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 3 medium-sized fuji apples, chopped
- Curry seasoning (found in your grocers spice isle)
- Kosher salt
- Fresh-ground pepper
- 3-4 fresh zucchini
- 1-package of rice noodles
- 1-can of coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon of curry paste (red or yellow)
- 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1/2-cup of a quality peanut butterOptional but preferred toppings:
- Chopped peanuts
- 1/2 handful of chopped, fresh basil (Thai basil preferred)
Preheat grill on high heat for 15 minutes and then start to prepare rice noodles per package instructions. While those are getting ready, season the chicken with the salt, pepper and curry seasoning and place in a cast-iron skillet with the tablespoon of bacon fat. Cook until they reach an internal temperature of 160° degrees.
Pull chicken, place under aluminum foil and let rest for 10-minutes. While their resting, sautee the chopped apple in the pan-drippings until tender.
In a separate pan, empty the 1-can of coconut milk – add the peanut butter, brown sugar, fish sauce and curry paste over medium-high heat, bring to a slow simmer.
After your grill reaches "high heat" – grill the zucchini until tender – approximately 2-minutes per side. Season with salt and pepper.


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ROGERS - Confederate and Union soldiers will battle for the bridge at Beaver Creek State Park this weekend. The "Jackson in the Valley" event is the first Civil War reenactment in the state to kick off the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
Evelyn Koch, Beaver Creek volunteer, said the Stonewall Brigade requested to use the park because it is similar to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, which was the site of more than 325 military engagements and 14 battles during the Civil War.
Beaver Creek is recognized by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources as the most scenic state park in Ohio, Koch noted.
"It is a rarity in having an 1803-1830 log cabin village," she added.
Stonewall Brigade Commander Mike Lawson said reenacters are drawn to the park because of its authentic appeal - and the Pioneer Village in particular.
"Everybody loves it because it is a great venue. If you are in the woods, you don't see anything (like telephone poles or houses). It's absolutely beautiful down there," he said.
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Schedule of events
12:30-7:30 p.m. - Registration and camp set up
6 a.m. - Morning tactical, registration
9 a.m. - Camps open to the public, children's scavenger hunt
9:30 a.m. - Morning parade
10:30 a.m. - Soldiers/officers/civilians speak about the Confederacy, the Union and the war
11:30 a.m. - Load and fire completion
Noon - Children and adults drill and dance
1 p.m. - Live mortar fire by the 105th OVI
2 p.m. - Battle for the Bridge
7 p.m. - Camps closed, Union and Confederate social with music and refreshments at the barn. Public welcome
9 p.m. - Artillery night fire. Public welcome
9:30 p.m. - Ghost hunt/walk by Ghosting 12 Paranormal. Public welcome
8 a.m. - Breakfast at the barn
9 a.m. - Camps open to the public, children's scavenger hunt
9:30 a.m. - Church services
10:30 a.m. - Soldiers/officers speak about the Confederacy, the Union and the war
11:30 a.m. - Load and fire completion
Noon - Children and adults drill and dance
1 p.m. - Live mortar fire by the 10th OVI
2 p.m. - Battle for the Bridge
After battle - Camps closed for breakdown of equipment and tents
The brigade has performed reenactments at the park the last five years, and Lawson said more people are joining the brigade each year.
"When we started fighting about five years ago we had about 10 confederates. We are now expecting 130 to 150," he said.
The Beloit-based brigade performs reenactments in various cities around the state in addition to Beaver Creek.
"The only difference between a real battle and this one is that we are not using real bullets," Lawson said.
While most reenactments are based on actual battles, not all are.
Lawson also said the brigade will be doing something different this year. Instead of each side knowing who will win a battle beforehand, they are going to actually "fight" it out.
"The officers are really going to have to know what they are doing. Their orders right now are to bring as much power as they can. This battle will last a while. Neither side is going to want to give up," he said.
Koch, who wasn't always interested Civil War history, said she enjoys the brigade's authenticity.
"This group is so knowledgeable. These guys really train. They go out and train as if they are going to be in a real battle. They know how to skirmish," she said.
Union soldiers will be represented by the Ohio's 105th Volunteer Infantry, among others.
Confederates will be represented by the Stonewall Brigade, and others.
Koch said some reenactors are also EMT's, and will dress and act the part of medics and doctors.
All reenactors will spend the weekend in tents set up outside, wearing period clothing and using only items and equipment from the Civil War era.
Although the reenactments will not feature live ammunition, a live mortar fire is planned for Saturday and Sunday afternoons, and an artillery fire is planned for 9 p.m. Saturday.
Lawson said firing the canon at night near the pond will be one of the highlights of the weekend event.
"For demonstration purposes we are actually shooting a solid steel ball into the air," he said.
Other events planned include a children's scavenger hunt, Union and Confederate Social at the barn, and a Ghost Hunt at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, which will be conducted by Ghosting 12 Paranormal.
Camps will open to the public each day at 9 a.m., and guests can also purchase items from the Suttlery, which will feature period hats, bonnets, dresses, and other items.
The event will close at 2 p.m. Sunday.


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A Winning Number For The Laborites?
The national lottery flap may further undermine the Tories
`Scamalot." That's what critics are now calling Camelot Group PLC, the for-profit, Anglo-American consortium running Britain's national lottery. After barely a year of operation, Camelot Group is weathering a storm of controversy. Among the allegations are offering bribes, cozying up to government regulators, and paying top executives unseemly salaries for the low-risk chore of peddling lottery tickets to wager-loving Britons.
The consortium denies any impropriety, and no one at Camelot has been formally charged with any wrongdoing. No matter. The Labor Party is turning Scamalot into a referendum on the ruling Tories' laissez-faire approach to business. With elections just a year away, Labor will do everything to keep the issue hot. Pressure already is mounting to revamp government oversight of the lottery and to turn the operation over to a not-for-profit group when Camelot's license expires in 2001.
The Conservatives had reasoned that a for-profit business would operate a lottery more efficiently than a state-run firm. So after reviewing both for-profit and not-for-profit bids, the government went with Camelot. It's composed of four British companies--candy and soft-drinks giant Cadbury Schweppes, computer maker ICL, Racal Electronics, and banknote printer De La Rue--and one U.S. company, lottery operator GTech Corp. A new government agency--the Office of the National Lottery, or Oflot--oversees Camelot.
"SMELL FACTOR." By December, Camelot was estimating it would sell $7 billion worth of tickets and scratch cards in its first year, making the lottery one of the world's biggest. Then controversy flared. On a BBC investigative program, Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Atlantic Airways, alleged that Guy B. Snowden, GTech's co-chairman and a Camelot director, had offered him a bribe to withdraw his group's bid for the lottery. Branson said he informed Oflot's director general, Peter Davis, of the alleged bribe, but Davis denies being told. Snowden labels the charges "beneath contempt" and is considering a libel suit against Branson, who is already suing GTech for libel. On Dec. 20, Davis said an investigation would begin in January.
The same day as the BBC broadcast, Davis admitted to a House of Commons committee that he had accepted rides in GTech's jets, helicopters, and limousines while touring state lotteries in the U.S. Davis also has acknowledged a close friendship with GTech board member Carl B. Menges. In a heated debate, Labor member Donald Anderson argued that the "smell factor" prevents Davis from having "the credibility necessary for the performance of his functions." The government so far has refused to sack Davis.
SCRUTINIZED. Labor MPs also are raising questions about whether Oflot let Camelot profit at the expense of the good causes it is supposed to fund. Camelot made a $37 million profit on revenues of $3.9 billion during the half-year ended in September and paid out a $14.6 million dividend to its five shareholders, the maximum payout allowed under its license. Yet in a September 1994 letter to an MP, Oflot's Davis wrote that based on the consortium's forecast he expected it would be "over four years before Camelot shows a cash return on its investment." Camelot says it did not "deliberately understate" its expected returns.
Meanwhile, Camelot's pay packets are raising eyebrows, too. Camelot Chief Executive Tim Holley received $682,785 for 1995, including a $184,800 bonus. Holley declines to comment. Oflot says it doesn't regulate the pay at Camelot, but in a country where high salaries arouse ire, this argument is hardly convincing. Says Denis Vaughan, an orchestra conductor who started the move for a lottery to help the arts: "Oflot is more of a lapdog than a watchdog."
GTech merits far closer watching as well, Camelot's critics say. The Rhode Island-based company, which operates 74 lotteries for governments and other public authorities, has endured scrutiny for its methods of winning contracts in the U.S. Its former national sales manager, J. David Smith, has been charged by federal prosecutors with taking kickbacks in New Jersey. GTech has never been charged with a crime and says it was victimized by Smith, who is vigorously defending himself. Nonetheless, critics are calling for a reexamination of GTech's role in Camelot.
Scamalot will make even more headlines when the inquiry starts probing Branson's allegations. The way things are going, Camelot's partners may come to regret that they ever bet on this business.


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