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FFI reports brisk sales on Kill The Messenger
Focus Features International (FFI) chief Alison Thompson's team has virtually sold out the Jeremy Renner thriller at the EFM.
Michael Cuesta directs Kill The Messenger and principal photography is scheduled to begin this summer.
Rights have gone to: France (Metropolitan), Italy (Bim), Spain (DeA Planeta), Russia (Top Films), Latin America (Imagem), Australia (Transmission), Portugal (Lusomundo), the Middle East (Italia), Singapore (Shaw) and South Africa (Ster Kinekor).
Deals also closed in: Bulgaria (A Film), the Czech Republic (Blue Sky Media), Poland (Monolith), former Yugoslavia (Discovery), Hungary and Romania (Prorom), Iceland (Sena), Israel (Shani), Turkey (D Productions) and Malaysia (Golden Screen).
Universal will distribute in the UK, Germany and Scandinavia. Focus Features holds US rights to the story of investigative reporter Gary Webb, whose series of Dark Alliance articles in the mid-1990s exposed a connection between the CIA-backed Contra rebels in central America and a cocaine ring in Los Angeles.
CAA packaged the project and jointly represented sales rights with WME before FFI came on board to sell on the eve of Berlin.
Peter Landesman wrote the script and Renner and Don Handfield will produce through their production company The Combine alongside Scott Stuber.
Thompson and her team screened competition entry Promised Land from Gus Van Sant and announced that FFI will commence sales in Cannes on Turner, Mike Leigh's J M W Turner biopic to star Timothy Spall.
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The Pacific Regional Office is under the direction of the Regional Director who is responsible to the Director, (BIA), for all non-education related Bureau programs, functions, and activities assigned to the Region. The Regional Director represents the Bureau in dealings with other governmental entities and serves as the representative of the Director, (BIA), with responsibility to work toward strengthening intergovernmental assistance to the 104 Federally recognized Tribes in the Region's service area and improving interagency and intergovernmental cooperation and coordination within the Region. The Office of the Regional Director provides program direction and supervision to four agencies responsible for formulation and promulgating Region applications of national policies; for monitoring and evaluating operating programs and offices to ensure program effectiveness, efficiency, and conformance with established policies; and for obtaining adequate technical advice and assistance to support field operations.
The Region is made up of four agency offices that provide services at the local level: Northern California, Central California, and Southern California, and Palm Springs. Approximately 200 employees within the Pacific Region provide services to the 104 federally recognized tribes.
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Mixed Messages
Mixed Messages
This morning a two-hour drive from Philadelphia to Harrisburg had me listening to an unusually full set of morning news programming. As world, business, and local news updates cycled and my morning coffee settled in, two stories in particular caught my attention. The first story was about Olympic officials questioning whether McDonald's is an appropriate sponsor for the upcoming games. A few minutes later, a second story championed hospitals for efforts to improve healthy meal options, but as a back-drop, the story highlighted a confusing connection many hospitals have to fast-food chains housed in their facilities.
Yes, both stories feature mention of an iconic fast food chain in a setting where health/wellness is meant to be emphasized, but they share something else too. The common thread in these stories is the conundrum of sending a mixed message. You know those sticky situations when what is being said isn't being modeled or when expressed values don't align with our actions. I think this challenge relates to our lives in many ways, and it also has a significant impact on our work to change mindsets and social norms as they relate to sexual violence.
In the Mix
So we ask ourselves, with mounting concerns about a global obesity crisis, what is the impact of touting a fast food chain during a major international athletic event? Or what is the take way of walking past the dollar menu on the way to a doctor's appointment? Well, it's complicated.
The nature of a mixed message is that we aren't left with a clear direction. As a recipient of the message, we fill in the gaps with our own knowledge, experience, and values. We have an opinion, make a choice or maybe we don't process a message at all. It's just added to the white noise of our cultural/social consciousness. But then there's the consideration of when we are the ones with a message to share.
Sexual violence prevention cannot happen in a vacuum. It requires involvement and "buy-in" from every level of society. So we share a message about sexual violence and its impact with a call to action for involvement in prevention. But I think it's worth examining the times that this potential impact is threatened by mixed messages.
Clearly unclear
Do we spread awareness in a way that is victim-blaming? What is our message if we say that sexual violence is never the victim's fault but outline steps for risk reduction that emphasize personal responsibility, choice and dress? Or are we talking about consent in a way that reinforces gender norms? In addition to challenging unhealthy norms and attitudes, are we sharing skills and behaviors that outline healthy sexuality?
The questions run deeper too. Are these messages challenging systems of oppression like racism, classism, ableism, heterosexism and sexism that connect to the root causes of sexual violence? Do our partners and collaborators strengthen these messages?
For some, it's a positive step to be sharing any or all messages that raise awareness about sexual assault, and for others, waiting to settle on a "perfect" message leaves them with little to say at opportune times. I'd also like to think there's an in-between, a place where messages are clear, relevant and timely. In an ideal world, SAAM and all of our messages countering sexual violence would live there, and that's what we are working toward. In the meantime, I believe we are all learning to steer our messages in the right direction, and I think we owe it to one another to offer a heads up when we might be serving up more or less than we expect. (Translation: Let us know if you do not, in fact, want a side of fries with that.)


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What Should Giuliana and Bill Rancic Name Their Baby?
Find out what Giuliana and Bill Rancic's thoughts are on baby names here!
-Lucia Peters
Well, I was GOING to suggest some of the names I came up with for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's son, but apparently they will be of no use here. Ah well. After their baby shower last Sunday, parents-to-be Giuliana and Bill Rancic took a long walk—partially, as they told People, to "walk off too many cupcakes" (no such thing!), but largely to discuss baby names. An hour and a half later, they had a short list.
Of course, Giuliana and Bill aren't revealing exactly WHICH names are on that short list yet, but they're apparently leaning towards old-fashioned. Giuliana told People, "We're going for traditional but not commonly used. None of those Hollywood names. It won't be anything like Stereo System or Flag." Darn! Guess I'm going to have to find another wee one on which to foist "Jackelope Lampshade."
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In all seriousness, though, I like the idea of "traditional but not commonly used." I wonder if she'll go the Alyson Hannigan route—"Satyana" and "Keeva" are both unusual, but fairly modern and still sound like actual names—or take after Lily Allen instead ("Ethel Mary"—old-fashioned and adorable)?
It's certainly been a long time coming for these two, so no doubt they'll take great care when choosing their new son's name. Since their surrogate is in Colorado, the plan is for the baby to be born there ("We don't want to take her away from home," Giuliana explained).
The clock is ticking!
Tell us: What "traditional but not commonly used" name would you suggest for Giuliana and Bill's baby?
Lucia Peters is BettyConfidential's associate editor.


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Back in March, I discussed networking and the strategy of
looking for the "bright spots." I pointed out that while it is
important to figure out who are good referral sources (e.g. other
professionals who serve the same clients), identifying these
individuals is not enough. Just because someone knows or works with
the clients you want to meet, that doesn't mean they have the
personality or motivation to make the right connections on your
behalf. Finding individuals who are also good at connecting, and
who are inclined to help, will improve your networking
effectiveness. (The author Malcolm Gladwell describes these
"connectors" in his book
The Tipping Point.)
But how do you go about finding the "connectors" that you want
to meet? Where should you be looking?
One way is to borrow a page from the Bernard Madoff school of
marketing. Madoff understood the power of affinity. In his
case, he used his affinity with the Jewish community to build his
business. Of course he did commit one of the biggest financial
frauds in the history of Western Civilization; but if we ignore
that "minor point," there is much to be learned from Madoff. Madoff
cultivated relationships in a community where he felt comfortable
and where people felt comfortable with him. Because of that, he was
able to earn the trust of many of his unsuspecting victims
(including some pretty savvy people).
While Madoff was a crook who violated the trust that people put
in him, he understood that doing business in the Jewish community
was a place where he could find a lot of people with common
The marketing lesson is that finding a common affinity is a good
way to build relationships. Look for individuals who share a common
interest or who identify with a common group. The group can be an
alumni association, a group based on a hobby, a political group or
even an ethnic group. If you feel like you belong to that group and
you like being there, you are more likely to build your network
because you will be motivated to invest the time in building those
relationships. And people will be quicker to trust you and will
want to help you because you are part of that same group.
Tip courtesy of Stephen Seckler, president, Seckler Legal
Consulting and Coaching.
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This article was published 30/11/2012 (1725 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Health officials are concerned about a high rate of HIV among Manitoba's aboriginal population, and they're urging the province to improve its testing services, particularly in northern and rural areas.
Of the 80 people newly diagnosed with HIV in Manitoba last year, 53 per cent identified themselves as aboriginal (First Nations, Métis or Inuit).
Mike Payne, executive director of the Nine Circles Community Health Centre in Winnipeg, said he fears many aboriginal people living with HIV are going undetected due to inadequate testing in the province.
"It is very frightening for us," he said Friday, on the eve of World AIDS Day and the launch of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week in Canada.
The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) is kicking off a week-long series of events across the country with a major conference today at the Delta Winnipeg. Secondary events are taking place in Victoria, Regina, Toronto, Halifax and Iqaluit in the coming days.
Art Zoccobe, the organization's president, said aboriginal people represent close to eight per cent of Canadians living with HIV, yet they make up only 3.8 per cent of the country's population.
"One aboriginal person a day becomes infected with HIV (in Canada)," said Zoccobe, who is infected with HIV.
The focus of the Winnipeg conference, which will be attended by health officials, outreach workers and aboriginal leaders, is Getting to Zero, as in zero new HIV infections.
Payne said increased testing, particularly point-of-care tests, in which clients are able to learn on the spot whether they have HIV, is critical. Such tests are only available at Nine Circles on Broadway and at Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. They are not offered outside the city.
Healthy Living Minister Jim Rondeau said the province is looking at expanding point-of-care testing to Thompson and other locations.
Manitoba and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority have launched an ad campaign promoting safe sex to reduce the spread of HIV. They are also distributing "harm-reduction kits" consisting of condoms and clean needles to people who may be at risk of getting the disease. One in 10 new HIV cases last year in Manitoba was attributed to intravenous drug use.
The kits cost 59 cents each and have drawn criticism from some quarters, but Rondeau defends them on cost and humanitarian grounds. He said the cost of treating someone with HIV ranges from $15,000 to $25,000 a year. For those with full-blown AIDS, the price soars to between $100,000 and $200,000 a year, he said.
Rondeau said there continues to be a misconception that HIV is "a gay disease." The statistics say otherwise. Two-thirds of new cases in Manitoba in 2011 were transmitted through heterosexual sex.
53: percentage of new HIV cases in 2011 involving aboriginal people
44: percentage of new HIV cases last year involving women
67: percentage of HIV cases where the disease was spread through heterosexual sex
18: percentage of HIV cases attributed to men having sex with men
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Ongoing discussions and votes:
- Should appearances in comics be included in appearances section in pages?
- Should we merge the pages, Wei Jin and Jin Wei?
- Should the template, FanonUC, be deleted?
- Should the title of the forum, "War Room", be converted to sentence case?
- How should re-created fanon pages be handled?
- Should a category be created for recurring characters?
- Should the pages, Oma and Shu be merged?
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| From the editor: Avatar Wiki enters 2012
The 888th Avatar
It has been just over a year, but it seems only yesterday when The Ba Sing Se Times was restarted. In that time, 2011 has come and gone for Avatar Wiki, and it's been a great year. In spite of the long wait for Legend of Korra, the popularity of this wiki is stable; in fact, upon the release of official information and trailers for Korra on July 24, wiki traffic hit a historical high, with over 1.7 million page views for that week alone. We remain one of the most popular sites dedicated to Avatar on the Internet.
It's safe for us to have high hopes for Avatar Wiki in 2012. But that's not to say that we're perfect. The Ba Sing Se Times applauds the current efforts to revolutionize fanon policy, but that's far from the only issue confronting the wiki. What we have never been able to overcome is our below-average conversion of readers into committed contributors to the site, with passers-by visiting the once or twice a month accounting for a staggering 78% of people accessing Avatar Wiki. Clearly, we need to tap our full potential by finding ways to attract a diverse and capable pool of dedicated fans. What we must do now is formulate workable proposals to this end, to ensure that we are the best we can be for the release of Korra.
What a great year it was! Many great users joined, starting from me :P, many great new changes happened on the wiki. We two new admins, fanon admins, and almost double as many rollback users as last year. We had the User Awards, the many contests, etc., so many things I can't list'em. From the time I started editing seriously, in April, I've really enjoyed here. I just can't afford to not be here, even for a day! I remember May when so many people were activen both in the wiki and IRC. Even if the activity has died out, the enjoyment hasn't died out.
As for me, I don't have a memorable day to share, for everyday is a memorable day with a teeny bit of exceptions, of course. :P But, I really enjoyed co-hosting the User Awards, with the now-inactive Rass. Oh, and I also enjoyed hosting the What if contests – the second was a flop, but never mind. But one thing I'll never forget is my prank blog; I so loved seeing the comments after I revealed it was a prank! XD
I have more than thousand goals for the next year I aim to complete. I couldn't possibly list'em all, but one of my main aims is to host a grand "what if" contest, probably in April or May. The first two I hosted were not very nice, and the second was full, total, flop. I also look forward to hosting the second User Awards, along with Rassidy©, again. Oh, yeah, being the overlord of this wiki is my top aim. To add just a line, I also hope to edit along with MightyBrit, and hope he becomes well.
That's it, I guess, folks. Hope you have a great New Year. :) *waves*
In the rare case that you've been hibernating for the past week, just happen to read this particular article while overlooking the Hot Spots, here's the summary: WE HAZ KORRA RELEASE DATE!
Confetti blew! Shyamalan boos! But wait, is this for realz? Are we actually being bestowed with a release date for the most anticipated cartoon series in the history of epic cartoons? Probably. I'd say 50-50. Before continuing on, I'm well aware that not everyone is buying this date either.
"Y U NO believe Belgium MTV network?"
I adore English more than Dutch, thus I lack the confidence to place my zealous anticipation on anything other than English... Just kidding. :D But seriously, being a US-based series and having the Belgium MTV site announce the date baffles me. Despite being part of Viacom, the company we despise with a passion in recent months for the lack of everything imaginable (a date), the manner of which it is presented is highly suspicious.
There, jumbled along with Life with Boys (irrelevant), TMNT (irrelevant) and Korra (spotlight!) in one paragraph are programs scheduled for a release in 2012, with LoK set in fall described in less than 15 words. I believe more should be elaborated on this Legend of Korra, the successor for the most successful Nickelodeon series, considering the fact that many would scream/squeal in delight if there was a paragraph on Korra. New series? Meh. New spin-off? Interesting. New spin-off of A:TLA? Mother of God! Thus capturing the attention of more fans in its wake. A series with a solid fanbase/audience should not be included with those of fresh material, as uniqueness will draw in more attention/interest and more viewers. Speakeasy managed to dedicate an entire article for Korra, twice. I believe Viacom/Nick could, and should, do the same. There's no point in letting the current fanbase suffer just to promote fresh series with relatively little to no chance of outranking others.
Of all the dates we've excited/cringe/ponder over this year, why should this announcement be any different? Is it because of their affiliation with Viacom? The same could be said to Dark Horse and Nickelodeon. Perhaps we're in acceptance because of an earlier, less controversial release date is given instead of one that will make fans spit fire. Then there's the probability of them giving the wrong date! No. I'm not saying it's completely fake, just that we should perhaps suspend our excitement here; learn the truth before we bury it under a load of fangasms.
Did you know they spelled Legends of Korra with an "s"? (Nitpicking ftw!)
Happy New Year everybody! Bahjy1 here, and I have a truck loaded with Avatar jokes in the yard. Want to unload the jokes on you ? OK.
I collected the best Avatar jokes out there and put them together here. Some may seem weird, but some are extremely funny. And there is a joke for you Kataangers. All of these jokes are question/answer jokes.
Let's start :
1. What is Zuko's favorite candy?
3. Why couldn't Aang learn Earthbending at the start?
|from the fanon portal
Hello, this is BlackMonkey, ready to celebrate the holidays with the rest of the wiki. If there's one vibe that's been flowing through our network lately, I'd say it's "Wow, what a year on this wiki". I completely agree. This time last year I didn't even know about this awesome place, and now I'm signed up, have rollback rights, and a successful fanon.
But you guys don't want to hear the day-by-day story of my life on the wiki so far, because that'd be pointless and actually quite boring. Let's narrow it down a little farther.
If there's one moment - one thing that I've accomplished this year that I'm truly proud of, it's founding The Fanon Review Squad. For those who don't know about what the FRS is, it's an organization which will review and critique your fanons upon request. For those who do, please skip the sentence before this. After starting in the end of August we've created 49 total reviews, and will resume work next week. I want to thank all the users who supported the group when it was first made, especially to Millennia2 and Bahjy1, my fellow reviewing partners.
Lets get down to the fun stuff, then. As a fun New Year's gift to the community - the FRS will be hosting a special ceremony and analysis that will be held and posted in a blog next week - the "2011 Review of the Year". Sounds cool, ain't it? You can barely even imagine. We'll tell our thoughts on how we think the fanon portal is going and what we can improve on - and we're going to be giving out special awards, the best fanon our group has seen in each of the categories we review stories in (ex. story, creativity, action) since founding the group four months ago. I hope your excited - I sure am.
Well, that's it, folks. Thanks for supporting the user group, and get ready for an fanonical analysis like none other.
Hey there, Mageddon725 here, reviewing Avatar: The Legend of Rokan by Firebender896 on behalf of the Fanon Review Squad as a test review.
Avatar: The Legend of Rokan takes place during the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender. It is full of adventure, love, and struggles, as the main character must discover her identity and recover from the pain of her past.
The fanon focuses on a Fire Nation girl named Rokan. Having recently lost her parents and brother in a terrible fire, Rokan has taken on a cover name and personality; a cold, mysterious character who takes the name of Zoai. The Legend of Rokan begins in the outer villages of the Earth Kingdom. Rokan (under the guise of Zoai) is slowly making her way through the Kingdom, for lack of anything better to do. However, she is making enemies quickly. Little can be foreseen of her future; Rokan is hard pressed to make it through a single day without her life being threatened...
I have enjoyed every chapter of this fanon, and with more to come, I shall continue to enjoy it. The story is new and exciting, and the characters feel like living, breathing human beings. Firebender896 is talented writer, and that fact shows.
* Story – 9.3: Incredibly creative, The Legend of Rokan brings something so amazingly different to the table than the standard 'After the War' fanons. And best of all, it's done well.
* Action – 9.1: Well described and frequent, though not overbearing. And hearing a fight scene told from the point of view of a child? Simply amazing.
* Writing – 9.6: Spelling and grammar-wise, this fanon is a gem. But at the same time, it's so much more. Firebender has the unique talent of making her world appear real. Her descriptions are so spot-on, and I had no problems imagining clothing or scenery.
* Creativity – 9.5: I'm sure no one has brought about a story like this one, set within the Team's Adventures, but at the same time, LoR stands on its own.
* Believability – 8.7: This is where I felt that it fell a little short, as some conversations felt contrived and a bit too fast.
* Character Development – 9.4: From Zoai to Rokan, you can feel the identity crisis; it is palpable. Her inner struggle and catharsis are treated with an amazing amount of skill.
Average Score: 9.3
Note: All scores are out of ten
Advice for Firebender896: Keep up the good work! Your conversations could be made a tad more believable and fluid, but other than that your fanon is excellent.
Who should read Avatar: The Legend of Rokan? Anyone who is looking for a genius, character-driven story should jump right in. It's creativity and the simply amazing writing make it a must-read for those who read fanon!
Merry Christmas everybody!
Here I am again, back to work and at Christmas! I think a good christmas present will be presented today to Taekwond1, the author of the featured fanon The Fall of the Airbenders.
This amazing story talks about Chuan, the Northern Air Temple Airbender. The story centers in about 1 BSC to 0 ASC when Chuan discoveres an alliance between a member of the Northern Air Temple Council of Elders and the Fire Nation.
The story uses much description to give a full clear idea of what happens and who does it, not something like : "Chuan is airbender. He discovered an alliance.", but uses more than one chapter if neded without geting out of the edges of suspense. To be honest, Taekwond1 is an amazing author.
No wonder that this isn't the first time this certain author's story gets featured, he uses an amazing style : Give a full clear idea, avoid boredom in that, mix suspense with action and character development. I like that.
Anyway, I am on a cliffhanger 'till Taekwond1 releases the next chapter, it has so much suspense. Really does keeps me reading. Merry Christmas to you Taekwond1, and to you all my readers!
Hello, Avatar Wiki! So, for my first contribution to the BSST, I'm advertising a new fanon idea based on the Hunger Games. I'm one of the co-creators along with Agent Slash. We have titled it The Blood Bath of Fanons! The idea is that 23 users will sign up and add their favorite character form their fanon as a tribute. Once their are 23 tributes, we will begin writing. It will be sort of like OR's OSP, but with a different plot. We will start out with a prologue (I'm writing it right now). The next chapter will be a filler for each tribute. The next chapter will be a fight. At the end, one of the tributes will be dead. Then a filler chapter. Then a fight. You get it, right? (Hey, I just rhymed!) Before we end each chapter, we will have everyone vote at a blog for who dies. Once the tournament has ended, we will mass that into one big book, which we will call the "First Blood Bath". Then we will begin on the next one. For the new one, though, there will be different rules. It's always changing. If you are a fan of The Hunger Games, I suggest this for you. And that concludes my advertisement. Thanks for reading!
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- A CSS class for gradients was added to the site stylesheet by Thailog. If you would like to use this on a template, and you are not sure how to, simply ask in the comments.
- ...And nothing else. Wikia says hi: "Every year, we put feature development on hold for a few weeks in December and focus on planning for the new year. As a result, there will be no major releases until January."
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Fantasy Freestyle
Saves Are Everywhere
The beauty of baseball lies in its unpredictability—which spawned the #ycpb (you can't predict baseball) hashtag, as well as youcanpredictbaseball.com. While the sport may not be predictable, it only takes a cursory glance at the statistics from recent seasons to see that offense is down and pitching is up.
One particular part of pitching that is on a rapid rise is saves. Last season, there were 1,261 saves converted in baseball, and that total was just four shy of the post-expansion era record of 1,265 set in 1998, when the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays brought the league to 30 teams. Between 1998 and 2012, the numbers have been all over the place, as the save stat remains as risky league-wide as it is on an individual level for fantasy owners.
As quickly as the saves category exploded after the last league expansion, it collapsed two seasons later to its post-expansion low of 1,178. The category recovered to another boom in 2005, only to bust over the next three seasons, before turning the corner in 2008 and continuing to rise ever since.
Despite the rollercoaster ride the statistic has taken fantasy owners on in recent years, things have been rather stable in the past few seasons. Since 2009, at least 27 pitchers each season have saved 20 or more games, which is a step up from the previous four season, when no more than 25 pitchers attained that benchmark. Even in the peak year of 1998, just 23 pitchers saved 20 or more games, and baseball has not seen a total that low since 2008. That season, just 22 pitchers saved 20 or more games, marking the lowest total in the post-expansion era.
Since we know the category has had just a seven percent variance over the past 14 seasons, the trick becomes figuring out where those saves go. What makes that an exercise in futility is the fact the saves truly do come from everywhere—after all, both Brad Lidge and Shawn Chacon saved 30 more games in seasons where they had ERAs over 7.00. Joe Borowski led the American League in saves in 2007. In fact, from 1998 to 2012, there are 42 examples of pitchers saving at least 20 games in a season in which they had an ERA of 4.50 or higher.
In looking at the current ADP reports from NFBC, we have a sample size of 156 drafts that have taken place in their format. These are the ADPs of the top 40 relief pitchers:
Under the premises that saves can come from anywhere and that high ERAs do not necessarily stop pitchers from piling up saves, a case can be made for punting the category in your draft. After all, even if you wait until pick 180, you can still land a solid skills pitcher such as Glen Perkins or Steve Cishek, and take a chance on two closers on whom the market is down: Chris Perez or Brandon League. The League situation is rather comical, as Kenley Jansen, the pitcher behind him on the Dodgers' depth chart, is being taken three full rounds before him in drafts. Even Carlos Marmol, a pitcher everyone believes is doomed to fail, is still being drafted 22 picks before his setup man, Kyuji Fujikawa.
If you decide to wait out saves into the 200s, you are still left with good options such as Cishek, Jason Grilli, and whichever Angels reliever emerges from the first quarter of the season with the job. You also cannot forget about Tigers rookie Bruce Rondon, who continues to slide. Rondon's current ADP is at 249, and yet I was still able to draft him with the 286th pick in my own NFBC league on Friday night.
There seems to be more uncertainty on the closer market this season than in most years. If Chapman does come back to the closer role, we are left with seven closers that should have strong seasons: Kimbrel, Chapman, Papelbon, Motte, Rodney, Soriano, and Nathan. After that, there are question marks for each of the others, ranging from injury recovery to low strikeout rates to the lack of a track record. There seems to be a clear-cut push to wait on saves this year, as the market seems to finally be coming around to the fact that saves can be found just about anywhere. They truly have no face.
Jason Collette is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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Saves are everywhere. Pitchers who get saves while posting a 1.50 ERA and sub-1.00 WHIP are not. With fewer people paying for saves, the Craig Kimbrel's of the world have become very cheap.
Mar 20, 2013 03:49 AM
I find this to be true, too. Is there any way for you to reduce the sensitivity to saves, or lack thereof, within the player forecast manager? This is really the primary weakness of PFM. I play in a league that has holds, saves and QS's. The closers are so over-valued in PFM to be almost useless in projecting auction values for pitchers. In practice, I have found that 1 QS = 1 Hold = .9 * Save. The only reason that Saves are slightly more valuable is due to a slight scarcity of closers relative to starters and middies. In other words, the very best closers, starters and middies should be near the top of the PFM output.
Mar 20, 2013 05:45 AM
Run PFM without saves--this is essentially what I do for steals on the hitting side.
Mar 20, 2013 07:12 AM
if you run the PFM with and without SGP set, you will get closers ranked in a different way. Try that out and see which one suits your needs best.
Mar 20, 2013 07:16 AM
Something is still off...I play in a 4x4 keeper league (AL only). While most teams have kept closers, I have not. Joel Hanrahan fluctuates between $60 and $90 based upon settings I use for the league...that should just never happen.
Mar 20, 2013 12:59 PM
Your Centric inflation is also probably set to highly value stats you don't have. Try adjusting it.
Mar 20, 2013 13:15 PM
PFM settings: Conservative, Pos Adj OFF, No Inf, User Cen Inf Zero (None), SGP Off...all league keepers loaded
Mar 20, 2013 16:57 PM
Grey strikes again!
Mar 20, 2013 06:47 AM
Something to think about when using NFBC ADP at this point is that most of the sample is made up of 'slow drafts' where rosters are 50 deep and the leagues have no FA $. I think the type of draft you're in can in some way (haven't thought this all through) affect the ADP of saves. In these drafts, you can chase saves in rounds 30+ and if you hit on one it can make the category for you. If you're in a league with daily transactions, how tight the waiver wire is may affect where you draft saves as well. As I said, not that well thought through yet, but....
Mar 20, 2013 09:22 AM
I'm not seeing a reason to save Motte in my NL only, 5x5, 12 team keeper league.
Mar 20, 2013 12:57 PM
Depends how many keepers you have available. If you can only keep 5, probably best to let him go. If you keep 15, probably worth keeping him.
Mar 20, 2013 13:26 PM
No salary concerns? Motte is a keeper for me because while saves can be found, he's one of the strongest possibilities of bringing home the bacon.
Mar 20, 2013 14:10 PM
A contrary thought. There are several problems with the get-saves-later strategy. First, everyone's on it. Therefore, there's way more competition for the free agent pop-ups. A couple of wrong moves and an injury and you could be screwed for the year. We've probably all been there. Second, because there's so much competition for them, you usually have to roster the presumptive heir before he has the job --- if he gets it at all. That negates a roster spot from which you could be banking actual production. Third, the free agent pop-up is just as likely --- if not more --- to lose the job as his predecessor. Third, those plan-B and plan-C closers with their 1.50 WHIPs and 4.50 ERA's do peripheral damage to related stat rankings. Are we really so sure that the high downside, dead roster slots and raggedy peripherals make this such a genius strategy? This year in particular it may well be that a Papelbon in the bank is worth two Parnell's in the bush.
Mar 20, 2013 13:34 PM
Why isn't Romo among the "closers that should have strong seasons?" Would it surprise anyone if he outperformed half of them? Nathan, Soriano, Rodney, Motte.. all generally less impressive than Romo. Of the seven you mentioned Romo has a better BB/9 than all of them, better K/9 than four (right under Papelbon), and a career ERA that only Kimbrel beats.. although Chapman and Pap are pretty close.
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Few right-wing media outlets suffer more from Obama Derangement Syndrome than The Washington Times. Media Matters takes a look back at the Times' most outlandish, bizarre, and inflammatory attacks on President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama of 2011.
Wash. Times: Bin Laden "Outmaneuvered" Obama With Taped Message. In a May 19 editorial, The Washington Times wrote that Osama bin Laden "outmaneuvered" President Obama, writing that bin Laden's "final taped message was an eerie refutation of President Obama's major Middle East policy address. Even in death, bin Laden launched a surprise attack with impeccable timing." The Times further claimed that the words of bin Laden's taped message "could easily have tracked across Mr. Obama's teleprompter." [The Washington Times, 5/20/11, via Media Matters]
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Capturing Sept. 11 terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden has been the nation's top national-security priority for 10 years, but carrying out the final kill didn't stop President Obama from playing golf on Sunday. In a tiny concession to his job requirements as commander in chief, Mr. Obama cut his golf game short by nine holes in order to get back to the White House to monitor the final moments as Navy SEALs killed bin Laden in Pakistan.
While the president was playing golf, the highly-trained U.S. special forces were en route to bin Laden's fortified compound. "The high walls, security features, suburban location and proximity to Islamabad made this an especially dangerous operation," said a senior administration official after the killing. "The men who executed this mission accepted this risk, practiced to minimize those risks and understood the importance of the target to the national security of the United States."
Talking points aside, the suddenly religious president started his Sunday morning as he usually does: skipping church to go hit the golf links. [The Washington Times, 5/2/11, via Media Matters]
Washington Times' Green Cited 2010 Photo Of Jay-Z At The White House To Attack Obama Over Bin Laden. In a May 3 column, Green wrote:
While it's glorious that we finally delivered justice to Bin Laden, cowboy-style, it has been a little odd to see how eager President Obama is to take credit for it. Apart from the method of the military operation -- who knew he had it in him?-- his speech announcing the demise of the world's greatest villain was short on key details and sounded more like an extended pat on the back.
Green further used a photograph from rapper Jay-Z's March 2010 visit to the White House to claim that "Mr. Obama has had to grow into his role as the head of state and occupant of the nation's most revered residence." [The Washington Times, 5/2/11, via Media Matters]
Washington Times Complained Obama "Snub[bed] Bush," Showed "No Class" In Speech. In a May 2 editorial, The Washington Times complained that Obama "snub[bed] Bush" and "praise[d] himself" in his announcement that bin Laden had been killed. The editorial further claimed that the "[b]in Laden assassination wasn't the result of Barack's strategic genius." The Times continued:
Sunday's only mention of Mr. Bush came when Mr. Obama defended himself by quipping that even his predecessor insisted America isn't at war with Islam. Left unsaid was how Mr. Bush setting the groundwork for the conduct of the war on terrorism provided Mr. Obama with the tools to get this job done. The national unity, sense of purpose and offensive posture were largely the result of Mr. Bush's decisive action and strong leadership following national tragedy. Had Mr. Obama been in Mr. Bush's position on Sept. 11, 2001, bin Laden would still be alive today, and probably winning. [The Washington Times, 5/2/11, via Media Matters]
Joseph Curl: Michelle Obama "Doesn't Seem All That Happy With The Man She Married 19 Years Ago." In an August 28 Washington Times op-ed, Joseph Curl wrote that Michelle Obama "doesn't seem all that happy with the man she married 19 years ago." Curl also asked, "Man, how miserable is Michelle Obama?" [The Washington Times, 8/29/11, via Media Matters]
Curl: "Michelle's Back, And She's Madder Than Ever." In an October 30 Times op-ed titled, "The very angry first lady Michelle Obama," Curl wrote: "Michelle's back, and she's madder than ever. She was already pretty angry, seemingly unhappy with just about everything." From Curl's op-ed:
Michelle's back, and she's madder than ever. She was already pretty angry, seemingly unhappy with just about everything. As her husband wrapped up the Democratic nomination in 2008, she let fly her real feelings: "For the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm really proud of my country." A few months into her job as first lady, her French counterpart asked how she liked the gig: "Don't ask!" she reportedly spat. "It's hell. I can't stand it!"
She even seems to be mad at her silver-tongued husband. When the two were to set off on a luxurious 10-day vacation to Martha's Vineyard, she left early - four hours early - and flew up alone. And those private vacations. She's traveled to some of the world's most plush resorts, taking 42 days off in the past year - that'd be eight weeks of vacay time if she held down a normal job.
Now, she is ready to spew her bilious disgust with America on the campaign trail. A dignified, transcendent first lady? No chance. Michelle is going to break with a hundred years of tradition and play the role of attack dog, heaping derision on her husband's political opponents like no other first lady before her.
That is the America she lives in, and by campaign's end, it will be clear that she's no longer "proud of my country." Maybe she never really was. [The Washington Times, 10/30/11]
Wash. Times Attacked Michelle Obama As "America's First Nanny." In a November 1 editorial titled, "Americans groan: Michelle Obama's new book demonstrates her appetite for green," The Washington Times attacked Michelle Obama, calling her "America's First Nanny" who "admits she can't stay away from French fries herself," yet "that doesn't stop her from lecturing everyone else on what to eat." From the Times:
Liberals love to tell other people what to do. America's First Nanny, Michelle Obama, is no exception. Though she admits she can't stay away from French fries herself, that doesn't stop her from lecturing everyone else on what to eat. Now she wants us to spend our money to buy her new book on tips from the White House garden.
"American Grown: How the White House Kitchen Garden Inspires Families, Schools and Communities," is scheduled to hit the bookshelves April 10, just in time for spring planting - and the 2012 campaign season.
Mrs. Obama, the de-facto national food czar, is backing the effort to redesign the traditional food pyramid. With the help of $2 million from the Department of Agriculture, she converted the pyramid into a food circle. Dubbed "My Plate," the revamped bureaucratic diet regime is supposed to help the hungry eater select correct portions of the various food groups by arranging them as they would appear on a plate just before digging in.
The first lady does lead by example with her crusade for exercise called "Let's Move!" Hitting the road, she visited Chicago on Oct. 25 to warn residents of the dangers of dessert and attend a fundraiser for the Obama Victory Fund. Supporters were offered the opportunity to have their photos taken with Michelle for $10,000.
As Mrs. Obama barnstorms the country for her husband's re-election in the coming year, taxpayers have found her weakness for pricey vacations, costing them $10 million in 2010 alone, a little hard to swallow. While Michelle puts the finishing touches on "American Grown," Americans groan. Meanwhile, the Census Bureau reports 46.2 million Americans are living below the poverty line - the most in 52 years. [The Washington Times, 11/2/11, via Media Matters]
Wash. Times' Robbins Advanced Claim That Michelle Obama Disparaged American Flag. In a September 13 post, James Robbins, the Times' senior editorial writer for foreign affairs, advanced the right-wing media claim that Michelle Obama likely disparaged the American flag during a ceremony commemorating the 9-11 attacks. [The Washington Times, 9/13/11, via Media Matters]
For the truth about the right-wing claim that Michelle Obama disparaged the American flag, SEE HERE.
Emily Miller: "Where Was Obama During The DC Earthquake? Golfing Of Course!" On August 23, shortly after an earthquake struck the East Coast, Miller tweeted:
[Twitter, 8/23/11, via Media Matters]
Times: "Obama To Christians: Forget You." In an April 25 editorial headlined, "Obama To Christians: Forget You," The Washington Times complained that the White House did not issue "official statements for either Easter or Good Friday" and wrote that "[t]his basket of Easter problems underscores Mr. Obama's continuing problem with perceptions of his religious identity." [The Washington Times, 4/26/11, via Media Matters]
For more on the right-wing media's Easter proclamation freakout, SEE HERE.
Jeffrey Kuhner: Obama's Easter Worship Shows His "Black Nationalism." In an April 26 Washington Times column, Jeffrey Kuhner claimed that Obama's attendance at Washington D.C.'s Shiloh Baptist Church on Easter Sunday contributed to "[a] disturbing pattern" that makes it "clear by his actions and affiliations that Mr. Obama has black nationalist sympathies." [The Washington Times, 4/26/11, via Media Matters]
Wash. Times' Knight: Obama Turned Military Into "Largest Homosexual-Sensitivity Training Unit In History." In a September 23 Washington Times column, Robert Knight compared Obama to Rodney King, complained Obama does not speak "on behalf of the United States," and claimed that Obama turned the military into the "largest homosexual-sensitivity training unit in history." [The Washington Times, 9/26/11, via Media Matters]
Kuhner: Obama Wants A "Centralized Command-And-Control System" Like "Fascist Leader Benito Mussolini." In his September 22 Washington Times column, Kuhner claimed Obama is "facing an internal revolt" because "he has not dismantled corporate power" but instead is creating a government modeled after "President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini." [The Washington Times, 9/22/11, via Media Matters]
Kuhner: Obama "Injecting The Heroin Of Class Warfare And Socialism Into" America Will Lead To "Insanity And Death." In a September 8 Washington Times column, Kuhner claimed that Obama is a "reckless ideologue masquerading as a pragmatist" and is "injecting the heroin of class warfare and socialism into our national bloodstream" which will lead to "insanity and death." From The Washington Times:
President Obama is politically insane. This is the real meaning of his speech Thursday night in front of a joint session of Congress. Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result. By that definition, Mr. Obama is a lunatic leftist.
Much of his speech called for more of the same -- government activism; massive spending on infrastructure, bridges and roads; extending the payroll tax cut; and more public aid to states and municipalities. In short, he seeks to perpetuate the dismal policies of Obamanomics. He is a reckless ideologue masquerading as a pragmatist.
Mr. Obama is a man of the hard left. He deeply loathes everything America stands for -- capitalism, limited government, individual freedom and Christian civilization. In particular, he despises our exceptionalism. His stated goal is to create a "post-American world" where the United States is simply one of many countries -- no bigger, better or stronger. He exhibits a form of madness, a self-loathing, reminiscent of the late pop singer Amy Winehouse. Mr. Obama keeps injecting the heroin of class warfare and socialism into our national bloodstream. And he can continue to play on the biggest stage and boast a huge audience. In the end, however, it leads to the same result: insanity and death.
The column also featured Obama's face photoshopped onto recently deceased singer Amy Winehouse's body, adding a sickle-and-hammer tattoo:
[The Washington Times, 9/8/11, via Media Matters]
Washington Times: Obama Policies "Bringing America To The Brink Of Third World Inferiority." In an April 15 editorial, The Washington Times wrote that Obama's "policies have secured America's status as part of the declining world." The Times further wrote: "[T]he president's answer to economic crisis is to heap on more debt. It's this crippling tax-and-spend Obama creed that's bringing America to the brink of Third World inferiority." [The Washington Times, 4/15/11, via Media Matters]
Kuhner Called For Obama's Impeachment Over Libya Policy. In a March 24 column, Kuhner called for Obama's impeachment over his handling of Libya, writing that "[t]he Libyan war is part of a pattern of Mr. Obama's unethical and criminal behavior" and that "[i]f Republicans and conservatives are serious about restoring constitutional government, they will demand that Mr. Obama be impeached." Kuhner further wrote that Obama is a "socialist thug" who "has betrayed his country, his constitutional oath of office and his duty as commander in chief." [The Washington Times, 3/24/11, via Media Matters]
Times Called Obama A "Bigot" And Restrictions On Handgun Magazines "Pointless." In a March 1 editorial, The Washington Times stated that "restrictions on things like the size of handgun magazines" are "pointless." The Times also wrote that President Obama is "a bigoted man who derisively describes small-town America as a place where people 'cling to guns.'" [The Washington Times, 3/1/11, via Media Matters]
Times Declared DOMA Decision Part Of Obama's "Strategy To Force The Radical Homosexual Agenda On America." In a February 23 editorial, The Washington Times wrote that the Department of Justice's decision to no longer defend portions of the Defense of Marriage Act "is the next step of President Obama's strategy to force the radical homosexual agenda on America against the will of the people and Congress." [The Washington Times, 2/23/11, via Media Matters]
Nugent: "It's Hard To Argue" That Obama Isn't "Out To Destroy America." In a February 8 column, Ted Nugent wrote that "there are some Americans who think Mr. Obama is out to destroy America or at to least [sic] reduce the country to the equivalent of a Third World country." He then added, "Sadly, it's hard to argue with the flow of evidence." [The Washington Times, 2/8/11, via Media Matters]
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Hello everyone. I am very sorry and sad to report that my Aunt Sophie was unable to receive the surgery. The doctors found her situation to be a lot more severe once they went to do the procedure. My Aunt has not only the cc liver cancer, but now they find she also has Cirrhosis of the liver. This is quite a shocker to us and we feel an overwhelming sadness. My Aunt is an amazing person and is a single mother to Sarah. Sarah is an only child and has been raised solely by her Mom and is now 30 and pregnant. These are the happiest of times and most miserable of times for her and myself. We are in desperate need of prayers for my Aunt and her family. I so wanted to log on today and have happy news and am feeling lost and scared for what the future holds. This web site has been so great for myself and Aunt. So much heart break but also hope. Thank you all for the support you have offered to my Aunt so far. As far as the new diagnosis goes they will not be able to continue with any treatment at all including chemo. Apparantly this would cause the liver to fail more quickly. I know nothing about this and am very scared and so so sad. My AUnt is only 61 and has never been a drinker. This is just such a shock to us. I know that many of you were praying for a successful surgery and wanted to let you know right away. Thanks again for all the support found here. So many caring people and it makes you feel not so alone with such a horrible battle. I believe in miracles and need one now. God bless to all of you......Hollie My Aunt will be dismissed home tomorrow or the next day from the hospital.


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How to Keep Your Kitchen Coolby Sarah De Heer in How-to, June 14th, 2011
In the hot summer months, it's hard to spend time in the kitchen over a hot stove. Every Wednesday on Food Network's Facebook page, we host "Ask the Editor," where readers can ask a question on a specific topic. Last week, we received numerous inquiries on how to keep kitchens cool in the summer heat.
So how can you put dinner on the table without driving you and your family into a heat coma?
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Recipes: Shrimp Creole, Chipotle-Lime Chicken Thighs, Slow-Cooker Pork Tacos
3. Cook Early in the Day: Experts always warn athletes to run early in the morning when the day is at its coolest; the same can work for home cooks. If you're up early or it's the weekend, take advantage of the cooler temperatures by starting dinner. When meal-time comes around, reheat or let your food come to room temperature.
4. Take Advantage of Leftovers: If you know a heat wave is about to come through your area, cook up several nights' worth of meals like Rachael Ray does on her show Week in a Day.
For example, a London broil can be reinvented over several meals. On the first night, rub it with a spice mix, pop it in the broiler or on the grill and delight in slices of juicy steak.
The next day, layer some slices on a ciabatta roll, add blue cheese and sliced tomato and enjoy a hearty, big-flavor dinner that would cost a fortune at a restaurant. The next night, sauté the last of the steak with sliced onions, peppers and Mexican seasonings and serve on warm tortillas for fajitas.
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Recipes: Grilled Steak and Papaya Salad, Grilled Pork with Arugula
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Lets talk about the death penalty
So, the issue of the death penalty seems to be back on the agenda on both sides of the pond. In the UK we have the e-petition demanding that Parliament debates returning the death penalty in the UK.
In the USA we have the questionable execution of Troy Davis, and Rick Perry's electric-chair happy gubernatorial record in the spotlight during the 999999th Republican primary debate.
So what do you guys think? This has always been a contentious issue, with supporters using arguments ranging from the (false) belief that it is cheaper than imprisoning someone for life, to simple moral equivocations that someone who takes a life should lose their own.
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You know i think we really shouldn't be killing people it just seems to final. Even serial rapists I think might have some kind of redemption maybe to them. I think the complication of evidence and everything else basically means we can't really ever be 100% sure that they ever committed a crime, i mean there's some prisoners out there after 20 years still defending there innocent. Also something like rape which is a thorny subject evidence wise already could never be in there.
You know what I think I think we should be copying Norway focus on rehabilitation of the prisoner and usually people don't commit crimes afterwards. Also if we had a better society i think less people would commit crimes.
When I was younger I supported the death penalty.
With age I realized that it does lots of harm yet brings nothing positive.
It costs more than life imprisonments and our modern morality cannot allow lowering the cost as:
we have to prove without doubt that person deserves death. It takes time, it takes time of tens of people. So unless we are prepared to lower the cost by increasing the risk of sending innocent person to his or her death then it will always be more expensive than life imprisonment.
It does not work as deterrence. Criminals who murder people do not think logically. It will not stop a person from killing bunch of people just because he or she can get the chair. Do states with death penalty have lower crimes than rest of the country?
High possibility of killing innocent person. It happened few times. It is not the case most of the time but most states do not have death penalty, yet often they had to release prisoner after a decade or even a couple of imprisonment after it was found out that he/she is actually innocent. Does that make the system a murderer? If judge sent innocent person to death is he/she not the murder then? what about the guy who pulled the switch? This kind of thing is not acceptable to me.
Death penalty also creates social problem as it acts as vengeance for a family who got hurt. That's not healthy in my opinion. It teaches the society to spill blood for spilled blood.
I would also agree with King of Persia, that adopting Norwegian focus on not punishing but rehabilitating criminals will lower the crime rate and better the society as a whole.
Actually, I'm in a bit of a strange position with my beliefs. I don't believe in the death penalty, but perhaps it should be considered for those who commit the most atrocious crimes. I mean those who go above and beyond. There has to be a point where it's just unsafe for everyone for someone to be kept alive in prison. Even then I'd be worried about it happening, because how do you define where the line is?
I've got to say, though, that I like how some US prisons operate. They "employ" their prisoners, putting them to work. Yeah, I guess it's a sort of slave labour but not. It gives them skills to find work, I think they're rewarded for good behaviour and earn a little bit of money whilst doing it, so basically it's a form of rehabilitation but it gives something back to the prisoners as well as simply giving them something to do. I think it's a great idea, and one that's vastly underused.
Either way, the crime rate won't reduce until the world situation is improved. Some people commit crimes to get back in prison as life is better for them there. That speaks volumes both about the situation inside prisons, but also outside.
New York hasn't executed anybody since 1963, despite having it on the books. I hope this trend continues.
I think there are five key issues when you talk about any incarceration, of which the death penalty is the most extreme:
1) Prevention & Deterrence - Harsh punishments have little effect on crime levels because potential criminals don't expect to get caught.
2) Error in Rulings - With new evidence, all court rulings are reversible. The death penalty is not.
3) Cost of Incarceration - It costs close to $24k a year to house and police an inmate. Since the average wait on Death Row is well over a decade, you don't save any money by killing them.
4) Rehabilitation & Recidivism - Put anybody in federal or state penitentiary, and they're far more likely to end up returning after release, no matter the original crime. The original ruling matters more than any subsequent punishment.
5) Social Policy - are you incarcerating the inmate to punish him, or are you incarcerating the inmate to remove him from potentially harming the public? If the latter, then life without parole does the same thing.
The problem with America is that we're punishment-happy. We have more inmates both per-capita and in raw numbers than both Russia and China, and thanks to recidivism, we've essentially manufactured a criminal class. The Death Penalty doesn't fix that: Texas is still four times more violent than New York, despite having the most bloodthirsty governor ever. If the UK is looking for examples, let us hope they take the American system to heart as a case study of how harsher rulings do not work.
18-11-2011, 02:19 PM #6I've got to say, though, that I like how some US prisons operate. They "employ" their prisoners, putting them to work. Yeah, I guess it's a sort of slave labour but not. It gives them skills to find work, I think they're rewarded for good behaviour and earn a little bit of money whilst doing it, so basically it's a form of rehabilitation but it gives something back to the prisoners as well as simply giving them something to do. I think it's a great idea, and one that's vastly underused.
18-11-2011, 05:28 PM #10The terminology used here seems to imply that Mexicans aren't people
Ooo that made me feel like a PR person just then :)
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I like Rev Stu's idea:
So how do we square this tricky moral circle? Well, like most things it's pretty simple if you're prepared to adopt a radical and rational solution. Every nation on Earth should hand over the decision on capital punishment to a referendum of its electorate. There should be a free vote, on any and all aspects of the issue right down to the method used and whether the condemned gets a last meal or not. But there's a small twist.
Supporters of the death penalty argue either directly and openly or by unavoidable implication that a few mistaken executions are a price worth paying, either for the deterrent effect or the principle of judicial vengeance. So the only reasonable thing to do is to make them face up to the reality of that situation, and to do that in the only meaningful way possible.
The names of everyone who votes "Yes" to retaining/restoring capital punishment must be recorded and entered into a lottery. On the first of every month, one name (or more, determined as a proportion of how many people that nation or state executes in a typical year) will be drawn at random and executed on the last day of that month by the nation/state's chosen method, with no exceptions or appeals.
After all, if you're willing to accept the state killing of innocents, you have to accept that one day it might be you (or your son or your daughter or father or mother or brother or sister) who is the innocent in question. Because everyone who's ever been wrongfully executed was someone's son or someone's daughter, and why should you be magically exempt? If the random sacrifice of the innocent is a price worth paying to kill murderers, you must be prepared to pay it yourself.
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The thing that I find strangest about the death penalty is all the tinkering that goes into the methodology, e.g. whether lethal injection is truly painless. If you've accepted that a person needs to die for the good of the state, why not just use a firing squad or guillotine - it's quick, cheap and effective. I think the continuing debates about the morality of certain methods of execution betray that even pro-capital punishment advocates are still uncomfortable with the practice if not the theory.
I am staunchly against the death penalty. Nalano lists the relevant concerns better than I would have.
To me what I think it boils down to is simply the intention of court rulings. Are they to mete out 'justice' or are they for preventing crime in society. If the latter, then I do not see any reason for the death penalty to exist.
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I'm against the death penalty for all the logical reasons posted previously. However I still also want to be able to kill people myself if I feel my home or family is being threatened. It's seemingly at odds, but I'm also very pro-gun provided there is proper training and background checks. It makes me wonder if I'm being hypocritical since I'm also pro-choice on the abortion issue. Some would argue it's all murder in some form. Thankfully the world is gray.All times I have enjoyed greatly, have suffered greatly, both with those that loved me, and alone.
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4) Rehabilitation & Recidivism - Put anybody in federal or state penitentiary, and they're far more likely to end up returning after release, no matter the original crime. The original ruling matters more than any subsequent punishment.
It's worth considering the kind of individuals that are prone to violent behaviour, and how there really are risk factors that can be deal with. Substance abuse comorbid with psychoses is fairly good example.
If the UK is looking for examples, let us hope they take the American system to heart as a case study of how harsher rulings do not work.
For me there are other, perhaps less pragmatic, concerns. I'm not happy with the state having that power, simply because the concerns of the state change constantly. I'm not happy with either with any individual, or indeed a people, having those killings be by them or on their behalf.
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Controversial opinion coming up: I'm actually not all that worried about the idea of an innocent person being punished in circumstances where you could reasonably mistake them for the guilty party.
Mind, I am where the punishment has an irreversible effect on that person's ability to improve their lot.
In fact, I'm against any punishment having such an effect on anyone, no matter how guilty.
So death penalty is a no for me.
But public beating or corporal punishment? Are they actually more inhumane than locking someone away from society altogether, or trying to devise a least painful way to murder them?
Prisons create convicts, not repentants.
I speak largely on the macro-scale and stick to pragmatism mainly because any time morality is injected into these discussions, they devolve into tit-for-tats.
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A very well-publicised example of deterrence having a considerable effect on behaviour of a massive number of individuals would be the introduction of the Road Safety Act 1967 and subsequent decrease in road deaths; but it may be noted tat the behavioural changes have not been maintained as the decades have passed.
Don't get me wrong, deterrence is a relatively weak tool. But it's not utterly inconsequential. However, violent crimes of the relevant kind and the death penalty is case where there's little well-produced evidence for a deterrence effect. I was agreeing with you, broadly, but noting that the issue is more nuanced.
Statistically speaking, it's generally the case: Federal and state prisons have exceptionally high recidivism rates.
The current state of the United States' prison system - which is exceptional as you say - makes it unhelpful for generalising to other countries. There's also a great difficulty with taking criminals as a single, homogenous cohort - it's dominated by multiple-offence repeat offenders for one thing, so you end up losing any possible effect on first offenders if you don't examine these factors.
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A TEENAGER who was paralysed when a rugby tackle went wrong has taken part in his first-ever wheelchair rugby practice.
George Claxton, 16, was playing for Blackburn Under-15s when he committed to a tackle and was flipped over by the momentum of his body crashing into his opponent.
An MRI scan revealed he had dislocated his neck, shattering a spinal disc and twisting his spinal column.
Doctors told him he would be confined to a wheelchair for life.
But despite having minimal movement in his hands, the inspirational St Wilfrid's CoE High School pupil has not let the accident get him down and even has hopes to compete in the 2016 Paralympics.
He met up with a team in Southport for the training session less than a year after the life-changing incident. The flanker, who lives in Sandringham Close, Blackburn, said: "It was one of the most exciting weekends I've had in a long time because I finally joined in on my first wheelchair rugby practice.
"I went to Southport where Westcoast Crash practice and they all made me feel really welcome.
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"I had so much fun although it was extremely exhausting.
"I absolutely loved it so I can't wait for my second session."
George had been preparing to sit his GCSE exams when the accident happened.
Despite months off school, the teen is on track to complete qualifications in English, maths, science and sports BTEC and is also hoping to get into engineering when he leaves.
Blackburn Rugby Club has set up a trust fund to help pay for the alterations needed to his Blackburn home.
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CANCER patients have been kept waiting for up to FIVE hours before undergoing gruelling chemotherapy sessions at the borough's main hospital, it has been claimed.
One elderly patient from Stourbridge, who asked not to be identified, told the News he has had to wait for hours on end, sometimes sitting for four to five hours, before his three-hour treatment sessions have got underway at Russells Hall Hospital.
The terminally ill man, aged in his 70s, said on one occasion he arrived at the Dudley hospital's Georgina Day Case Unit at around 1.30pm and didn't get home until around 9.30pm.
He said: "At my last appointment, which was at 10.35am, they didn't call me until about 1.30pm; and at the previous one I sat there just over five hours before they saw me, and there was a woman who had been there longer than me.
"This is a very bad way to be treating terminally ill people.
"You're really knackered after sitting there for four or five hours. The one time they totally forgot I was there and on one occasion another man walked out after waiting three or four hours; he couldn't take it any more and I don't blame him. I'm absolutely disgusted."
The great-grandfather also said that while waiting for hours for his three-hour chemotherapy sessions to start - cancer sufferers arriving for shorter, one-hour sessions were being fast-tracked through.
He added: "It's all down to numbers; they want to make it look good. I'm not blaming the doctors and nurses - they never stop, but I feel sorry for the poor souls that are sitting there."
Paula Clark, chief executive of the Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust which runs Russells Hall, said: "We do sympathise with our patients who sometimes experience long waits for chemotherapy treatment at Russells Hall Hospital.
"Unfortunately, in common with chemotherapy units across the country, we have seen an increased demand on our cancer services due to more and more people being diagnosed and receiving treatment.
"The Georgina Day Case Unit has a limited number of treatment spaces but the number of patients visiting the department continues to increase."
She said the Trust recently appointed a new lead nurse whose role includes reviewing the ways delays can be cut and Saturday appointments are now being offered to patients receiving blood transfusions to take pressure off the unit on weekdays.
Ms Clark said the Trust was also exploring the possibility of offering chemotherapy in a community setting so patients would not need to attend hospital for treatment.
She said patients can expect visits to the unit to take between one and 12 hours - depending on the type and complexity of chemotherapy required.
Blood tests and awaiting results before treatment also result in "unavoidable delay for some patients" but Ms Clark stressed: "We understand any additional waiting time can be a source of additional strain on patients."
She continued: "Patients receive their treatment in time order. However, some complex treatments require the most senior nurses to administer while shorter treatments can be given by other nurses who can slot patients in to keep the flow of patients moving in the unit which, in turn, reduces delays."
She also refuted claims the unit is understaffed, saying: "We currently have only one vacant post and are recruiting. Annual leave is planned in advance, so cover is arranged to ensure the unit is staffed appropriately at all times. In cases of sickness absence, we backfill by offering existing staff extra shifts via our own staff bank."
Macmillan Cancer Support said ahead of the 2015 general election it will be urging all political parties to commit to ensuring cancer patients are treated with the highest levels of dignity and respect and that hospital staff are supported to achieve that.
Arwenna Davis, the charity's patient experience manager, added: "Currently the NHS still prioritises clinical outcomes over compassionate care, yet there is also growing evidence that being treated with respect, dignity and being involved in treatment is intrinsically linked to good clinical outcomes.
"We know from cancer patients that having treatment can be an anxious and stressful experience, so responding to their urgent needs during this time is very important."