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August 24, 2011
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11 Disastrous Acquisitions
1) Rangers draft David Clyde and immediately promote him to the majors
Anyone? OK, anyone besides Bob Short?
Fresh off a move from DC to Texas and faced with dismal attendance in Arlington, Short decided to draft the Houston high school phenom David Clyde with the first pick in the 1973 draft. Nothing out of the ordinary there, but what happened next was anything but ordinary. After signing Clyde to the largest draft bonus in history to that point, the Rangers decided to boost their gate by letting Clyde pitch two starts before heading to the minors.
He pitched 5 innings in his debut, striking out eight but walking seven(!). Somehow he managed to escape, allowing only two runs, and more importantly, Texas had their first ever sellout. In his second start, he pitched better, and the team drew over 30,000 again (this was a team that averaged 7,000 fans a game when Clyde wasn't starting). The revenue provided the impetus to forego the plan to send Clyde to the minors, and his performance was good enough for a 105 loss team to justify keeping him up.
Unfortunately for both the Clyde and the team, things went downhill from there. He slumped to finish the season with an ERA just over 5, and only 8,000 fans showed up for his final start. He didn't pitch much better in 1974 before succumbing to arm injuries in 1975. After three seasons in the minors, he was traded to Cleveland in 1978, where he pitched well for one season before being demoted again and fading from view.
Surprisingly, this experiment didn't turn out too well. Now who could have seen that coming? —Dan Turkenkopf
2) Indians sign Wayne Garland to a 10-year, $2.3 million contract
Garland had compiled a 20-7 record for the Orioles in 1976 with a 2.67 ERA in 232 innings as a 25-year-old. The woebegone Indians, who hadn't been to the postseason in 22 years or sniffed contention since 1959, decided they would make a splash in free agency by signing the right-hander. Garland tore the rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder early in the 1977 season but did not tell anyone because he felt the pressure of trying to live up to his record contract. He labored through 292 innings and 21 complete games, going 13-19 with a 3.60 ERA. Garland finally succumbed to the pain in 1978 after making six starts. He had open surgery—arthroscopic procedures were just in the developmental stages then—and returned for the start of the 1979 season, but he was never the same. He was released in 1981, ending his five years with the Indians with a 28-48 record and a 4.51 ERA. —John Perrotto
3) Yankees sign Carl Pavano to a four-year, $39.95 million contract
Over the course of the contract, he pitched in only 142 2/3 innings (26 games) with a 5.00 ERA and a WHIP of 1.46, good for a grand total of 0.4 WARP. His inability to stay on the field made him a whipping boy in the New York media as well as in the Yankees clubhouse. In his first season, he missed the final three months with a shoulder injury. He followed that up by not making a single major league start in 2006, missing time due to a bruised buttocks and later breaking ribs in a car accident. After starting for the Yankees on Opening Day 2007, he would later go down with an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery. As the time on the DL piled up, he was mocked relentlessly by the NY papers—who called him the "American Idle"— and Mike Mussina, who told GM Brian Cashman in 2006 contract negotiations, "You're not paying me less than Carl Pavano."
After his contract mercifully ended in 2008, Pavano signed with the Twins, which allowed the Yankees to exact a semblance of revenge against him in the 2009 and 2010 playoffs. Pavano gave up 6 runs in 13 innings against his former team and lost both starts. While the signing didn't cripple the team like some other signings being discussed (it is the Yankees, after all), the mere mention of Pavano brings out the ire of New Yorkers and remains one of the few times the Yankees wish they had lost to the Red Sox. —Sam Tydings
4) Astros sign Carlos Lee to a six-year, $100 million contract
Not surprisingly, Lee's defense and baserunning have deteriorated. Though he has hit well enough to justify a place in the lineup every day, Lee has delivered an underwhelming return of just 5.1 Wins Above Replacement Player at a cost of nearly $80 million thus far. At no point has he provided the premium-level production to match his salary. For the privilege, Houston gave up its first-round selection (17th overall) in the 2007 draft (plus the loss of its second-rounder, forfeited the same day when the Astros signed Woody Williams). The Lee deal was not the only cause of the Astros' downward spiral, but it certainly accelerated the slide. —Jeff Euston
5) Padres acquire Randy Myers from Blue Jays for Brian Loyd
The Padres and Blue Jays subsequently worked out a deal in which minor-league catcher Brian Loyd headed to Toronto. A 1996 Olympian and fifth-round pick of the Padres out of Cal State Fullerton, Loyd was batting .305/.401/.409 at High-A Rancho Cucamonga in the California League at the time of the trade. Those are nice numbers, but he was 24 years old.
Myers was 35 and, as it turns out, very near the end of his line. He also had $13.58 million remaining on his contract, so the Blue Jays were happy to take anything for him.
Myers worked 14 1/3 innings during the 1998 regular season for San Diego and three more in the postseason. He never pitched after that, his career already over before June 1999 rotator cuff surgery made it official. Myers cost the Padres more than $6 million in 1999 and again in 2000. They paid him a little more than $783,000 per inning, during which he compiled a lofty 6.75 ERA.
Towers spent the 1998-1999 off-season trying to unload Myers, but none of the reported potential suitors would touch that contract. As Towers told the New York Times in February 1999, "That one I will work on until I go to my grave."
Loyd never reached the big leagues—retiring in 2003 after 536 minor-league games—but he also never hamstrung his team's ability to compete in the free-agent market. Towers still hasn't found a taker for Myers, although in May 2003 the Padres recouped some of their losses when they settled a lawsuit with Lloyd's of London stemming from the insurance carrier's failure to compensate the ballclub for Myers's arm ailments. —Geoff Young
5) Cubs sign Milton Bradley to a three year, $30 million contract
The Cubs were looking for a left-handed bat to help balance their lineup—a problem that the media had lit upon as the explanation for two successive playoff sweeps. The switch-hitting Bradley, however, had always been weaker from the left side. The Cubs needed to replace the lightning-in-a-bottle production of superannuated center fielder Jim Edmonds; Bradley could only play a corner, thereby transforming Kosuke Fukudome from a defensive asset in right to a liability in center. Mostly, though, the Cubs needed a missing piece to finally push them over the top; marketed that way, Bradley was probably less equipped to shoulder the burden of a century of failed expectations than any player in baseball. It was no surprise that a slow start for both player and team led to boos, recriminations, charges of racism, clubhouse fights, banishment, and all the other trappings of a relationship gone disastrously wrong. The epitaph for Bradley's brief tenure in Chicago was a straight-up trade for the desiccated remains of Carlos Silva; the biggest indictment of Bradley's stay is that the Cubs were pleased with that return. —Ken Funck
6) Angels trade Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera to Blue Jays for Vernon Wells
Wells's replacement-level play hasn't been worth a penny this season, dollars-per-WARP-wise, let alone the $23 million he's making; as I wrote in yesterday'sTransaction Analysis, his .236 OBP is like one of those optical illusions you have to stare at for a while from a variety of angles and distances to comprehend. Alex Gonzalez is the only other player to have posted a lower single-season OBP in at least 400 plate appearances since 1990—and he was a 23-year-old shortstop when he managed only a .229 mark in 407 trips to the plate in 2000, not a left fielder paid to produce like he did in his prime. Even judged by distance below league average, Wells's OBP is worse than those of only a handful of players over the past two decades.
Couple that woeful return on investment with the opportunity cost of the four-plus wins Napoli is on pace to accrue for the Rangers (as current Angels catchers combine for a .194/.260/.300 line), and this deal could end up costing the Angels something in the neighborhood of $100 million: a staggering sum. Of course, it's too soon to write Wells off as a total loss; he's alternated above-average and below-average seasons since 2004, and if that trend continues, the Halos could still salvage some value from the swap. Still, with Peter Bourjos establishing himself as an attractive option, Mike Trout on the precipice of a regular role, and both Torii Hunter and Bobby Abreu under contract for 2012, Wells might find himself rendered redundant— a process that may already have begun—even if his bat bounces back. Heavy hangs the head that endorsed this deal in the Angels front office. —Ben Lindbergh
7) Mets sign Kaz Matsui to a three-year, $20.1 million contract
8) Blue Jays sign B.J. Ryan to a five year, $47 million contract
The disaster wasn't in the trade itself but rather in the assumption by the Tigers GM that Gonzalez was ready to sign the extension at his introductory press conference and even further that Gonzalez, with the GM as his puppet, made a mockery out of his time in Detroit. The worst part of it all was that Smith believed his offer for Gonzalez—who would be 38 by the end of the contract—was a fair deal for both sides: "This guy is one of the best players in the game. His consistency is phenomenal. He's always been productive. We think this is a good offer for a great player." It was quite lucky that Gonzalez didn't believe it was fair and turned it down."When you have a player of this caliber—on his way to Cooperstown—he's going to be expensive," Smith said. "But we think he's worth it, especially if he stays consistent."
The mockery of the Tigers continued as they tried to trade the depressed slugger at the deadline to the Yankees for Drew Henson only for Gonzalez to reject the deal and force the Tigers to keep him for the remainder of the year. Mercifully, the Juan-Gone era in Detroit would end early due to an injury that summer. The once "future Hall-of-Famer", instead of making $140-million until age 38, would be out of baseball at age 35 as a cellar dwelling Kansas City Royal. Randy Smith almost killed the Detroit Tigers with Juan Gonzalez; thankfully Juan Gone was too egotistical to let that happen. —Adam Tower
10) The Royals sign Mark Davis to a four-year, $13 million contract
Rumors of Erik Bedard being dealt away from the Orioles swirled throughout 2008 until a trade was consummated that sent him from the Orioles to the Mariners. The Mariners were reportedly looking for another frontline starter to pair with Felix Hernandez. Bedard was fairly useful while healthy, but he suffered shoulder injuries, including a torn labrum and related complications, which limited him to 164 innings across 2008 and 2009 and caused him to miss all of 2010. In that context, this may not seem like a disastrous acquisition.
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As bad as the Pavano contract was for the Yankees, surely the Kei Igawa acquisition is worse?
Aug 24, 2011 06:18 AM
Quick correction, it was the Indians that signed Pavano after his tenure with the Yankees ended (he was traded mid season to the Twins).
Aug 24, 2011 06:33 AM
Surprised to see no Carlos Silva or Barry Zito mention.
Aug 24, 2011 06:37 AM
Or Aaron Rowand...or Francisco Liriano, Joe Nathan, and Boof Bonser for A.J. Pierzynski...or $22.0 million for Aubrey Huff...or $6.5 million for Miguel Tejada to be the everyday shortstop on the defending World Champions...
Aug 24, 2011 08:21 AM
I'm sure there were many you could have listed, but some obviously bad contracts that come to mind that most of us BP readers knew were bad the instant they were made:
Aug 24, 2011 06:44 AM
Absolutely agreed on Matthews! In SoCal, it was a battle of bad contracts: Matthews vs. Pierre. (And I read nothing into the "tone".)
Aug 24, 2011 08:46 AM
How about the Pirates trading for Matt Morris?
Aug 24, 2011 09:45 AM
Indians Hafner deal
Aug 24, 2011 10:00 AM
As a Tigers fan, the Juan Gonzalez trade irked me for being so un-Tigers-like - so much so, I gave up on my 35 year loyalty to the team at that moment. This is a franchise that used to be known for its patience, ignoring expensive free agents and developing from within. However, when the Fetzer-Campbell regime sold the team to Tom Monahan, they made the operating costs appear less than they had been by gutting the farm system (although I didn't know that at the time - what an awful way to destroy what would have been a beautiful legacy on the franchise). I can't complain about Mike Illitch overall, but their farm system still hasn't caught up to any of the better organizations. The Juan-Gone trade was symptomatic of that farm depletion - trading what little promising young players they had, which included Frank Catalanotto, Francisco Cordero, Gabe Kapler, and their ailing young ace Justin Thompson, for an over-rated over-paid guy who said dislikeable things in the press. It was no longer fun to root for the Tigers.
Aug 24, 2011 07:30 AM
But...but...but... Glenn Davis for Curt Schilling, Pete Harnisch and Steve Finley...
Aug 24, 2011 07:51 AM
I haven't the faintest clue why my brief comment about Gilkey, Matthews, and Inge drew a negative.
Aug 24, 2011 08:13 AM
Aug 24, 2011 08:30 AM
How about the Yankees signing Steve Kemp?
Aug 24, 2011 13:18 PM
What hotstatrat says. There's been oodles and scads of acquisitions that turned out awful throughout baseball history. Only the ones where everyone else said, "just what in the blue blazes are they thinking there?!?", and everyone else turned out to be right as rain, now those are special. From up above, I only see 5), 6) and 9) as qualifiers.
Aug 24, 2011 08:17 AM
Randy Brown
I can't believe Justin Timberlake -for- Kevin Federline did not make this list.
Aug 24, 2011 08:33 AM
Milwaukee Brewers' division: Prior to the '91 season, veteran GM Harry Dalton threw $$$ at Teddy Higuera, Ron Robinson, Ed Nunez and Franklin Stubbs, clearly going over-market for the last 3. Stubbs' agent compounding things by telling the local newspaper that Dalton had indeed been bidding against himself. All 4 bombed immediately and big-time, financialy hamstringing the small-market franchise for years.
Aug 24, 2011 08:47 AM
Oh, that would be the illustrious Dean Taylor.
Aug 24, 2011 08:49 AM
...who continues to find employment in baseball, now V.P. with the Royals.
Aug 24, 2011 08:53 AM
Certainly the Glen Davis trade tuned out to be one of the all-time most lopsided - even worse, perhaps, than the Joe Morgan & other major Red Machine parts for an aging Lee May, etc., but this is article is about acquisitions gone bad, not trade rip-offs. Glen Davis was a major disappointment, but I don't think even the Astros expected Harnisch and Finley to turn out so well let alone Schilling turn out to have a Hall of Fame worthy career.
Aug 24, 2011 08:48 AM
Carlos Lee actually hit well enough for the Astros for a few years, but his fielding was so bad that his overall impact was nowhere near good enough. Had he been a DH somewhere, he might have put up 4 to 5 WARP annually in that period.
Aug 24, 2011 08:53 AM
It'd be interesting to categorize the 'Whys??' of the 'they did what?!?' ones. I'd suspect, for small market losing teams, most all fall into 'show the local media we're really trying!' fiasco category. Re Wells, seems to me Scioscia just wanted Napoli out of there. So insisted they trade him once anything of purported big-league use got offered for him.
Aug 24, 2011 08:54 AM
Well, bad on me, to some people my tone came off the opposite of my intention. I was trying to give credit to the authors and to us that my observations weren't anything that was egregiously ommitted or proof that anyone (other than the GMs) lacked insight. I was just trying to do an add on.
Aug 24, 2011 08:59 AM
I have no idea what some people's problems are on these comment boards. there was absolutely nothing you wrote that was objectionable unless one were looking to get offended by something
Aug 24, 2011 09:39 AM
Domenik Hixon
Have to include the Jason Schmidt signing by the Dodgers. Three years for **47 million* got the Dodgers the grand sum of a 3-6 record, 43.1 ip, a 6.02 era and a 1.708 whip over the life of the contract.
Aug 24, 2011 09:16 AM
Jay Jaffe
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I was traveling and thus didn't get my entry off in time, but I was leaning towards choosing this one, which was made all the worse by the green light from head trainer Stan Conte, who had handled him in San Francisco.
Aug 24, 2011 15:49 PM
Schmidt was the worst, but to continue the Dodgers theme, Darryl Strawberry.
Aug 24, 2011 10:03 AM
Rob Moore
As long as We're on the Dodgers, that Andruw Jones contract was pretty sweet, too.
Aug 24, 2011 14:02 PM
It seems that the reason the Juan Gonzalez trade is on here is because of a contract that Gonzalez never actually signed. The trade itself really wasn't that bad for a guy who was the AL MVP in 2 of the previous 4 seasons. The Tigers, while giving up a lot, didn't exactly give up premium players that they could've built around in the years to come. In retrospect, sure, it would it have been nice to have Cordero and Catalanotto on the team instead of Gonzalez, but would those guys have really contributed much to the abysmal squads that The Tigers would put on the field for the next few years? In fact, the argument that Gonzalez would've represented a better core player to build around seems like sound reasoning at least at the time. I mean, the guy was only about to be 30 and I don't think there's anyone who predicted how quickly he would deteriorate. The Tigers made a similar gamble with a 31 year old Ordonez that either worked in their favor or not depending on who you ask. Had Gonzalez actually signed that contract then I would agree that this deal should be included on this list. But really all this does is highlight what a bad GM Randy Smith was for even offering it.
Aug 24, 2011 10:21 AM
David Hernandez says you can't apply Reynolds (paltry) WARP to the Bedard trade, Mickolio's 6 innings pitched notwithstanding.
Aug 24, 2011 11:07 AM
That is fair to say (about the Gonzalez deal), but at the time many of us Tigers fans were hoping these players were the beginning of something worth building around. Two years ealier Thompson was 15-11 with a 3.02 ERA in a hitters' era and he was still only 26. Gabe Kapler was only 23, played centerfield, and hit 18 homers. On top of that as stated before, I had a personal dislike for Gonzalez and felt that he was generally over-rated and would not be worth the big bucks Detroit would have to spend to keep him.
Aug 24, 2011 11:09 AM
Three words: Chan Ho Park. The Rangers signed him to a contract that made him one of the ten best-paid players in baseball and were rewarded with ERAs near 6 and injuries (for which they may have been thankful). Some powerful fielding and luck adjustments bring his WARP total to 1.7 for the first three years, and (really?) another 3.4 for his half season in '05.
Aug 24, 2011 11:54 AM
Lou Doench
For the Redlegs File, Eric Milton. Signed to a ridiculous 3 year contract, Milty never had an era under 5 for the Reds. In 2005 he went 8-15 with a 6.47 ERA, and 40 hr's. Thing is, we signed him after he gave up 43 bombs for the Phillies the year before. I forget who was the GM for that fiasco, Dan O'brien?
Aug 24, 2011 12:54 PM
Yep, Dan O'Brien. Is it just me, or is his one of the most forgettable GM tenures of the last decade or so?
Aug 24, 2011 13:00 PM
Where's the love for the Mulder for Haren, Calero, and Barton deal? As an A's fan, I loved this one for the start.
Aug 24, 2011 14:44 PM
I Have to second amacrae's point about the Juan Gonzales deal, "all that talent" didn't really amount to much, Kapler and Thompson both fizzled badly after that deal (did Thompson pitch a game for Texas?? This move highlighted Randy Smith's incompetence not for making but deal but because the organization he presided over was so poor at drafting and developing talent that neither the list of players he kept or the players he traded really amounted to anything.
Aug 24, 2011 18:18 PM
Testing Post Reply from Chrome - Geez, I should try more of this stuff on my computer. I am old enough (just) to remember the Jim Bunning trade. Essentially all they got for him was Don Dememter, who I would describe as a good 4th outfielder/firstbaseman. Funnily enough, the Tigers almost made up for that bad trade 2 1/2 years later by pawning Demeter off on the Red Sox for Earl Wilson (who led the league in wins the following season). I believe Detroit got rid of Bunning, because he was the team rep (of course) and was instigating for more player rights / better pay, etc. Rightously so, as players' salaries were probably at their all time low relative to the U.S. mean salary of any decade in the 20th century.
Aug 24, 2011 19:15 PM
Ok, I'm going off subject. For all the people who like to bemoan the fact that baseball isn't as "popular" as it used to be...look at those Texas Rangers attendance figures. Even the much-maligned Marlins today outdraw those Rangers, and this was a team that just moved to a new city! Baseball was new there, and they drew 7000 per game!! If that kind of thing happened today the talk radio people would have a s--t fit.
Aug 24, 2011 23:07 PM
A little love for the Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps deal, please. Bad enough to be memorialized on Sienfeld.
Aug 25, 2011 22:33 PM
I don't really understand how things like the Matsui contract can be considered disasters. He wasn't particularly expensive and it was only a three year contract, plus the team payroll was high enough it's not like his 6.66m annually kept them from acquiring the star that could have potentially won them a title. He'd be a good inclusion in "11 Mets mistakes" but seems out of place on an all-time list.
Aug 28, 2011 18:53 PM
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The food in the airport, however, is much more enticing. My advice is that you eat before your flight. Ignore the KFCs (which have taken China by storm) and the Pizza Huts (which, in China, are upper class, sit down restaurants with seasonal specials and wine lists), and go to one of the many gourmet fruit stands.
Fruit is a popular gift to bring friends when you've been traveling abroad in China, so finding prepackaged fruit and farmers' market stalls next to the baggage check is rather common. Piles of dragon fruits, pommelos, pears, mandarin oranges, Etrog citruses, and Chinese dates (or are they just plain dates in China?) are abundant and tasty. When your plane is running late you can rest assured that fresh food is easily attainable.
Want something a bit different? The Chengdu airport has a grill station with an eclectic assortment of meats. Roasted chicken heads dredged in chili flakes. Chili oil duck tongues offer a gamey, ducky, and chewy snack; one that most of my traveling companions refused to try, which is fine as that meant more for me. Whole squirrels, skinned, gutted, and braised in sesame oil and soy are as daunting as the chili-bean sauce rubbed rabbit.
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My best friend, Tom, has 2 pairs of corderouy pants. And immediately, I gave him the nickname 'Corderouy' and it stuck. This story is perfect for us. I met him and knew right away that I was going to be friends with him. I was ready to accept him and all 'his missing buttons.' And we've been best friends ever since.
My son got this for Christmas and loves it! It's one of his favorite bedtime stories.
I read this story over and over again to my own daughters when they were little. Now my daughter uses it in her preschool class. My friend is a literacy coach and also runs a home preschool. She was with me in Barnes and Noble and asked me for a recommendation for her little charges. We both saw the toy and the book and thought it would be an excellent addition to her library and toy collection. So Corduroy has found another home and will be enjoyed by many more lucky little ones.
It is such a wonderful story of acceptance and love all in the form of a teddy bear with a missing button. My daughter loves it.
I bought Corduroy for my grandson for Christmes. This book was a favorite of his mother's when she was a child. I recommend this book for any child. A favorite gift giving book for many occassions.
I actually purchased the book for the Adoptive and Foster Child Coalition. We do already own a copy. Both of my girls enjoyed the story very much and it remains a classic in our home.
That was a joke. Corduroy...groovy...get it? This is a sweet little story that tells kids you don't have to be perfect to be loved. I recommend the Scholastic DVD with the Corduroy story. It's a very old video and very charming.
This book is so old..I remember when i was younger and loved this book..I felt so bad for the cute little bear 'corduroy'...Wow this book brings back memories!!!..I would recommend parents to read this to your children!!
This was my FAVORITE book as a child, I am due any day to have my 1st child and I intend on reading it to her. Definately highly recommended book!!!!
FINALLY! ... The original, with all its heartfelt charm in Board Book format. Twenty-eight years ago, at the tender age of two, tears welled in my daughter's eyes as the final page revealed those poignant words 'I always wanted a friend'. And, as the years have passed, if anyone needed a friend she remained true to those nascent emotions of so long ago. Throughout her childhood she made me promise never to let 'her' Corduroy book come to any harm ... yes, it still brings tears to her eyes.
I love Cordroy. i rember having it when i was little and now that im about to have a baby boy i just got to get it for him!!
A stuffed bear, Corduroy, sat in a store until one day when a girl, Lisa, takes him and his wish comes true - he gets a home of his own. A wonderful tale that tells kids how important home and friends are.
I love this book. Even as I get older I still love it.
One of my favorite childhood books. I remember sitting next to the piano and listening to my kindergarten teacher read this to the class.
i love this book how can anyone not. it is like the best childrens book ever. whoever doesn't like this book must have a bad reason for not liking. i reccommend this book to whoever has a chil 1-10. After that they will cherish that book.
I read this to my eldest daughter 26 years ago and she loves it to this day and then to my youngest daughter five years later. This story stands the 'test of time'. I am buying this book for my nieces 2nd birthday this month. Thank you Don Freeman!
I read this to my daughter when she was a child and purchased it on my nook for my granddaughter. She loves the story.


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Two Hearts Beat as One
The cynic may notice only how Hearts in Atlantis plays like a Stephen King best-of compilation. At times, it feels so much like Stand By Me -- with its nostalgic flashback tale of cherubs and bullies accompanied by sad and weary narration -- you might confuse it as a remake. It also recalls King's novella Apt Pupil, in which a young boy falls under the sway of an old man with a mysterious past. It borrows elements from The Dead Zone, allowing a psychic friend to see into the future of whomever he comes in contact with. And then there's the X-Files touch (King penned an episode during the show's fifth season): Bogeymen, sporting wide-brimmed fedoras and overcoats that flap like Gothic capes, lurk in the smoky shadows; they're the "low men," government agents, perhaps, cruising around in flash cars and posting cryptic flyers on telephone poles. The whole thing adds up to a moviegoing experience so familiar as to blunt its moments of shock and dull its flashes of suspense. You've experienced Hearts in Atlantis's thrills and emotions before; you know how to respond before the movie tells you.
And yet Hearts in Atlantis, based on two stories lifted from King's same-titled 1999 best-seller, is as stirring as it is slight, as effective as it is familiar. It's like a great cover version of a song you once hated, a hackneyed ballad made somehow moving in the right hands. Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis and Mika Boorem transcend William Goldman's adaptation of King's work. Their performances give depth and meaning to archetypes; their subtleties soften Scott Hicks's bat-to-the-head direction. Without them, the film would seem hollow and manipulative, a tearjerker that all but flashes a red light cueing the audience to well up. But they beckon us nonetheless, with melancholy eyes and heartrending smiles.
Hopkins plays Ted Brautigan, the mystery man who appears at the doorstep of Liz Garfield (Davis) and her 11-year-old son Bobby (Yelchin), through whose eyes Hicks (Shine) and Goldman (who adapted Misery) tell their tale. (The film begins in the present day, when a grown-up Bobby, a published photographer played by David Morse, receives by FedEx a worn-out baseball mitt and the notice an old friend has died; we then flash back some four decades to small-town Connecticut.) Ted has come to rent the attic room Liz has been leasing since the death of her husband five years earlier. Liz is suspicious of Ted, who offers no insight to his past other than that he's "only from a place not as nice" and that he once "worked up north [at] various places." Liz worries that Ted is there to seduce her bright but lonely son. But she's too absorbed in her own career, as a would-be real estate agent, to pay much attention to Bobby.
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Ted, a man obsessed with the all-too-rapid passage of time, quickly becomes the paternal figure Bobby craves, but theirs is less a father-son relationship than one of mutual protection. Ted pays Bobby a buck a week not just to read him the newspaper but to keep an eye out for the low men. In return, Ted offers Bobby profound insight into his future; he is a man blessed, or cursed, with the gift of prescience. He knows when the boy is in love -- with his best friend, Carol Gerber, played with beatific grace by Boorem -- and when they are all in danger.
But Hearts in Atlantis is less a thriller than a golden-hued flashback to sugarcoated yesterdays. The middle-aged Bobby is recalling, through both the photographer's literal lens and the figurative prism of memory, the last magical summer of his childhood. The film is as much about the power of a boy's first kiss and first love as it is about the danger that follows Ted like his own thick shadow. Sitting on the front porch of the Garfield home, Ted reminds Bobby, Carol and their friend Sully (Will Rothhaar) of the fleeting nature of childhood: "Sometimes when you're young, you have moments of such happiness, you think you're living in someplace magical, like Atlantis then we grow up, and our hearts break in two."
Ultimately, Hearts in Atlantis is a domestic drama about everyday dangers; Carol Garfield is the real source of danger in Bobby's life -- the absentee mother whose good intentions lead to mistrust and betrayal. Her lies, meant to protect her son, only damage him and their relationship. And more terrifying than the bogeymen are the bullies who keep threatening Carol and Bobby. These fresh-faced toughs, wielding tiny fists and a baseball bat, provide more horror than the men (are they real? imagined?) lurking in sewers and alleys.
The trailers for the film would have you believe Hearts in Atlantis is a sci-fi actioner; it tries to scare you into seeing it. But its spirit is purer than that. Yelchin, our stand-in, is merely a kid fighting through his youthful fears, and he's too strong to be undone by low men or little boys. We know he will grow up to become a melancholy adult, but not because he did anything wrong. Behind his wide eyes is a sharp mind and a big heart, and Yelchin plays Bobby perfectly -- as a child who knows he stands at the precipice of adulthood -- and does so without any fear. The rest of us should be so fortunate.
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Kinsale is a historic port and fishing town in County Cork, Ireland, which also has significant military history. Located some 25 km south of Cork City on the coast near the Old Head of Kinsale, it sits at the mouth of the River Bandon and has a population of 2,257, which increases substantially during the summer months when the tourist season is at its peak and when the boating fraternity arrive in large numbers.
Kinsale is a popular holiday resort for Irish and overseas tourists. Leisure activities include yachting, sea angling, and golf. The town also has several art galleries and a school of English. The town is compact with a quaint air of antiquity in the narrow streets. There is a large yachting marina close to the town centre.
The town is known for its restaurants, and holds an annual "Gourmet Festival". Chef Keith Floyd was previously a resident of Kinsale.
Prominent historical buildings in the town include St. Multose's church (Church of Ireland) of 1190, St. John the Baptist (Catholic) of 1839, the Market House of c. 1600 and the so-called French Prison (or Desmond Castle - see Earls of Desmond, prominent in the history of Munster) of c. 1500. Charles Fort, a partly restored star fort of 1677, is in nearby Summercove. See also http://www.kinsale.ie/category/things-to-do/historical-kinsale/
On 8 October 2005, Kinsale became Ireland's second Fair Trade Town, with Clonakilty being the first.
In 1333, under a charter granted by King Edward III of England, the Corporation of Kinsale was established to undertake local government in the town. The corporation existed for over 500 years until the passing of the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840, when local government in Kinsale was transferred to the Town Commissioners who had been elected in the town since 1828. These Town Commissioners became the Kinsale Council under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 and the Kinsale Town Council existed until 2014 when this layer of local government was abolished in Ireland as part of measures to reduce Ireland's budget deficit following the financial crisis of 2008-2010 (see Post-2008 Irish economic downturn).
Kinsale has significant military history. In 1601, Kinsale was the site of a battle at the end of the Nine Years War in which English forces led by Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy defeated a rebel Irish force, led by the princes Hugh Roe O'Donnell and Hugh O'Neill, which was allied with forces of the Spanish empire of Philip III of Spain and Portugal. Following this battle the Flight of the Earls occurred in which a number of the native Irish aristocrats, including the Earls of Tyrone and Tir Conaill, abandoned their lands and fled to mainland Europe. Shortly after the battle, James's Fort was built to protect the harbour.
In 1649 Prince Rupert of the Rhine declared Charles II king of England, Scotland and Ireland at St Multose Church in Kinsale upon hearing of the execution of Charles I in London by Parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War (see also http://bcw-project.org/military/third-civil-war/prince-ruperts-voyages/kinsale regarding Prince Rupert and his fleet at Kinsale).
Charles Fort, located at Summer Cove and dating from 1677 in the reign of Charles II, is a bastion-fort that guards the entrance to Kinsale harbour. It was built to protect the area and specifically the harbour from use by the French and Spanish in the event of a landing in Ireland. James's Fort, which dates from the reign of James I, is located on the other side of the cove, on the Castlepark peninsula. An underwater chain used to be strung between the two forts across the harbour mouth during times of war to scuttle enemy shipping by ripping the bottoms out of incoming vessels.
In 1690, James II of England (James VII of Scotland) and Ireland departed to France from Kinsale, following his defeat at the Battle of the Boyne by William III of England (also Stadtholder William III of the House of Orange-Nassau) after the Glorious Revolution (or Revolution of 1688) in England against the background of wars involving France under Louis XIV.
Kinsale's naval significance declined after the Royal Navy moved its victualling centre from Kinsale to Cork harbour in 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars in the period of France's First Empire.
When the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a U-boat of the German Empire on 7 May 1915 during the First World War, some of the bodies and survivors were brought to Kinsale and the subsequent inquest on the bodies recovered was held in the town's courthouse. A statue in the harbour commemorates the effort. The Lusitania memorial is at Casement Square in Cobh, to the east of Cork city.
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A new study verifies the long-controversial belief that a few children, in exceptional cases, can "recover" from autism. The study, which included CHOP's Center for Autism Research, is the first solid science to confirm that, however rarely, with the help of behavioral therapy some children can make such great improvements that they no longer qualify as having autism.
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Juve, Napoli and Inter win
Juventus need four points to successfully defend the Serie A title after Arturo Vidal's penalty decided a crucial 1-0 victory over AC Milan. • Blog: New faces, same problems for Roma While the Rossoneri sweat over their chances of competing in next season's Champions League, Juve can seal a second straight Scudetto by winning next Sunday's derby meeting with Torino, should second-placed Napoli fail to beat Pescara. A Vidal penalty in the second half was the difference between the two sides, who are now separated by 18 points with five games remaining. A last-gasp goal from substitute Lorenzo Insigne settled a thrilling 3-2 victory over Cagliari to keep Napoli's faint Serie A title hopes alive. When Victor Ibarbo edged the Sardinians ahead midway through the first half, it looked like Napoli were finally thwarted in their attempt to catch leaders Juventus over the remaining five games. A double salvo from Marek Hamsik and Edinson Cavani just after the interval briefly made amends until Cagliari's Marco Sau made it 2-2 with 20 minutes remaining. A late strike from Tommaso Rocchi lifted some of the pressure off Inter Milan and under fire boss Andrea Stramaccioni as they beat Parma 1-0 at the San Siro. Roma slipped out of the European places after being held to a disappointing 1-1 home draw by rock-bottom Pescara, who picked up only their second point in 14 matches.
Gianluca Caprari gave Pescara a shock 14th-minute lead at the Stadio Olimpico and although Roma got back on level terms at the start of the second half through Mattia Destro, the home side could not force a winner. Romulo's 86th-minute strike spared Fiorentina's blushes and earned a 4-3 win after plucky 10-man Torino had looked to have earned a share of the spoils by fighting back from three goals down. La Viola needed the Brazilian to come to their rescue despite appearing on course for a thumping win as goals from Juan Cuadrado, Alberto Aquilani and Adem Ljajic put them 3-0 ahead just after the opening half hour. Barreto gave the visitors hope just before the interval and strikes from Mario Santana and Alessio Cerci put them back on an even keel, but Romulo ensured their endeavour was not rewarded late on. To compound their misery, Matteo Darmian was sent off in injury time for a second bookable offence. Josip Ilicic scored at the death in the Sicilian derby to deny 10-man Catania all three points and keep Palermo within touching distance of a future in Serie A in a 1-1 draw. Defeat at the Stadio Angelo Massimino, which seemed inevitable following Pablo Barrientos' opener midway through the second half, would have left the Rosanero second from bottom and three points from safety. Ilicic had other ideas, though, sparing his side's blushes and dragging the club to within a point of 17th-placed Siena with a confident finish four minutes into second half stoppage time. Two of Serie A's midtable clubs played out a 1-1 draw at the Renato Dall'Ara after Gianluca Sansone cancelled out Alberto Gilardino's first half strike. With Bologna and Sampdoria sitting 12th and 14th, neither came into the match with much to play for, safe from the threat of relegation with little chance of challenging for a European place. Sergio Pellissier virtually secured Chievo's Serie A status for next season with the only goal of a 1-0 victory at struggling Siena, who remain one point above the relegation zone.
The Flying Donkeys opened a 10-point gap over the bottom three as 17th-placed Siena failed to respond to Pellissier's effort on the stroke of half-time. Information from the Press Association was used in this report
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This week, several events are planned in response to the District's transformation plan and the state budget situation that has contributed to a $218 million District deficit for next year.
According to the Education Policy and Leadership Center, this week has been named "Education Funding Advocacy Week," and the following events throughout the state are scheduled:
Tuesday, May 22 at 1:30 p.m., the PA Interfaith Impact Network is leading a coalition of faith-based, community, and labor organizations in a rally in Harrisburg.
Tuesday, May 22 at 2:30 p.m., the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators and Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials will release a survey on the impact of funding cuts.
Tuesday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m. ACTION United is convening a community meeting to help develop an alternate proposal to the District's transformation blueprint.
Wednesday, May 23, all day, Education Voters PA is organizing a statewide call to action.
Wednesday, May 23 at noon, SEIU 32 BJ will march from the Municipal Services Building at 15th Street and JFK Boulevard to protest layoff notices sent to union members.
Thursday, May 24 at 6 p.m., the School District will hold the final community budget session for input on the transformation plan at Girls High.


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We will defeat ISIS. And awkward text conversations together. One Trump quote at a time.
This text has gone viral since it had been posted on this girl's twitter account. This was her response to a guy asking her if she's talking to any other men. So funny…
listen. i'm not saying trump's not a moron. but it works pic.twitter.com/5lFd8xgGNA— cassandra (@cassbwell) October 10, 2016
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Former Grand Forks day care worker charged with molesting children
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- A Manvel man was arrested Friday and faces four felony charges of sexually molesting children at a church day care center in Grand Forks.
Timothy Tollefson, 29, remains in the Grand Forks County jail pending his initial appearance, probably Monday, on the four Class A felony charges of gross sexual imposition with a child under 15. Each count carries a top sentence of 20 years on prison if he is convicted.
According to Grand Forks Police Detective Steve Conley, Tollefson admitted to rubbing the bare behinds of four girls, ages 3 to 4, while helping them sleep at nap time in a darkened room at Immanuel Christian Children's Center, attached to Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Tollefson began working there as a substitute teacher in 2009 and said about August 2012 he began touching girls there during nap time, using blankets to conceal his activity from other employees, according to Conley's affidavit of probable cause.
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This application was made by the Marie Water Company of the village of Big Bend or Expedit, Black Lick Township, Cambria County, and is for permission to obtain an additional source of supply and to extend its water-works system.
The village of Big Bend, as the community at Expedit is called, is a mining settlement in the extreme southern part of Black Lick Township, Cambria County, on the south fork of the Black Lick Creek which divides Black Lick and Jackson Townships. The nearest railroad station is Twin Rocks on the Cambria and Clearfield Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad one-half mile south of Big Bend and nine miles west of Ebensburg, the county seat of Cambria County. A branch for coal transportation extends to the mines at Big Bend.
The village has a population of twelve hundred. It was two hundred in one thousand nine hundred and three, when the mines and town were developed by the Commercial Coal Company and the Big Bend Coal Company, which represent the same interests and own more than one thousand acres and control considerable more land in the vicinity. Coal mining is the only important occupation for the inhabitants. Bituminous coal underlies the entire section. The surface formation is red shale.
It is estimated that about five million gallons per day of mine drainage are discharged to the creek from the several mines around Big Bend. The creek is greatly polluted by mine drainage at several points above.
Coal Pit Run a tributary of the south fork of Black Lick Creek skirts the village on the southeast. There are four small private sewers to this run. Both the run and the creek are badly polluted by waste water disposed of on the surface of the ground and in gutters and by overflowing privies. The town is in an extremely unsanitary condition.
The Marie Water Company was incorporated May twelfth, one thousand nine hundred and two, for the purpose of supplying water to the public in the township of Black Lick, Cambria County. The water company represents the same interests as the mining companies.
In one thousand nine hundred and two a small reservoir was built on a run west of the village between First and Second Streets. Coal workings beneath it caused the abandoning of this reservoir. Another was constructed further up on the same stream about two hundred feet west of the village. The drainage area above the reservoir is about fifty acres, partially wooded and uninhabited. The reservoir had an area of about one thousand square feet, an average depth of two feet and a capacity of about fifteen thousand gallons. The bottom and sides are reported to have been stripped. The water is decidedly turbid. Although there are no houses on the drainage area, the reservoir is liable to pollution because of the proximity of the nearest dwellings of the village and the habits of their occupants, especially the children. The reservoir is not protected by a fence. This source is connected with the distributing system in the village by a three inch and a two inch pipe, although the supply is no longer used. It may be used in the future for boiler purposes.
An increased supply became necessary because of the growth of the community, principally in a northerly direction along the highway of Ebensburg. A supply was piped into Big Bend from a reservoir of a capacity of ten thousand gallons constructed on Spring Run. This source of supply also became inadequate and the existing system was installed.
In one thousand nine hundred and seven, the reservoir on Spring Run, a tributary of Coal Pit Run, just north of the village was enlarged so as to have a capacity of one million one hundred and twenty-five thousand gallons. This is one of the existing sources of supply. It is formed by a masonry wall one hundred and twenty feet long and fourteen feet high across a ravine. The sides and bottom of the basin are reported to have been stripped. The depth of the water at the breast is twelve feet.
The drainage area above the reservoir is about one and one-half square miles, uninhabited and partially covered with second growth timber. The flow of the run on August fourteenth, one thousand nine hundred and eight, was estimated to be about thirty thousand gallons per day and the water in the reservoir was somewhat discolored.
From a masonry intake in the reservoir a three inch galvanized iron supply main extends in a southwesterly direction eighteen hundred feet across private property to the principal highway of the village, the Ebensburg road, in which the three inch main continues in a southerly direction through Big Bend.
In one thousand nine hundred and seven the supply was also increased by the construction of the Seldersville reservoir, a part of the existing water works system. This reservoir is located just north of Big Bend and is partly in excavation in a hillside. The face on the down hillside is formed by a masonry wall fifty feet long and eight feet high. The reservoir has a capacity of twenty-five thousand gallons, an average depth of four feet and a surface area of about eight hundred square feet. The principal supply to the reservoir comes from springs in the bank immediately above it, but it also receives the run-off from a drainage area of about twenty acres. Within this area and one hundred feet above and east of the reservoir is a dwelling occupied by two persons. The only means of sewage disposal provided at this estate is a shallow privy vault from which pollution might reach the source of water supply. The Ebensburg Road passes along the edge of the reservoir at an elevation three feet below its top. The basin is not covered or fenced in. The flow of the springs was estimated to be five thousand gallons per day on August fourteenth, one thousand nine hundred and eight, and the body of water had a more than usually noticeable blue appearance.
A three inch galvanized iron pipe extends from this reservoir southward in the Ebensburg Road eighteen hundred feet to a point at which it terminates in a connection with the supply main from the large reservoir on Spring Run.
Just above the junction of the pipes from the Seldersville and Spring Run reservoirs there is a valve on each pipe line. This point is at elevation of twenty-six feet below the elevation of the water in the Spring Run reservoir and ninety feet below the elevation of the water in the Seldersville reservoir. Therefore, it is necessary to keep one of these valves closed except under unusual conditions and it is customary to keep the one closed on the Seldersville line, this supply being used exclusively to furnish water to about seventeen houses along the pipe line above the junction of the two pipes. The profiles of the three inch main drops rapidly below the junction of the two supply pipes. It extends about twenty-two hundred feet southward in the Ebensburg Road through Big Bend to the lower end of the village near the creek.
About five short one and one-half and two inch distributing pipes with dead ends branch from the three inch main. A three inch branch extends across the South Fork of Black Lick Creek and may supply water lo about eighteen dwelling houses and the boiler houses of the Commercial Coal Mining Company and the Big Bend Coal Mining Company, although the latter is fitted to obtain a supply by pumping from the creek. These buildings are in Jackson Township. No provisions are made for flushing the system either through blow-offs or fire hydrants. Practically the entire population is supplied by the water-works. It is reported that there are no wells or springs in use.
Should the water supply fail or the public be driven to constructing wells, disease-even an epidemic-might result, in view of the unsanitary condition of the town and the custom of disposing of sewage in shallow overflowing privy vaults and on the surface of the ground and gutters, conditions which it would be difficult to completely remedy at once. Up to the present time only isolated cases of Typhoid fever have occurred.
The water company started the construction of extensions to its system in one thousand nine hundred and seven before making application to the Department only because of the fear of a water famine and most disastrous resulting conditions.
The Spring Run supply, being derived, so it is reported, from an uninhabited drainage area, should be reasonably safe, especially after being allowed to settle in the large reservoir. The Seldersville reservoir should also furnish a reasonably safe supply if proper precautions are taken to prevent pollution of its waters by sewage and waste water from the dwelling above it. Since this source of supply is not dependent to any considerable extent upon the surface run-off, there appears to be no reason why a ditch and dyke should not be provided to prevent this surface runoff from reaching the basin. In any event, methods of sewage disposal to keep the sewage from this property from reaching the reservoir, either through the ground or over the surface, should be adopted. The reservoir should be tightly roofed over to prevent pollution of its waters by travelers on the highway. As mentioned, it is understood that the small reservoir west of Big Bend is not to be used as a source of domestic water supply and the connections between this source and the town's distributing system should be severed.
Adequate facilities should be provided for draining and cleaning the reservoirs and the entire pipe system.
It has been determined that the water-works and source of supply herein considered and the proposed extensions thereto are not prejudicial to the public health and the same are hereby and herein approved and a permit issued therefore, subject to the following conditions and stipulations:
FIRST: On or before September first, one thousand nine hundred and nine. the water company shall file in the office of the State Department of Health maps of the drainage areas above its several reservoirs, showing the location of all streams, highways, buildings and other possible sources of pollution, also detailed plans of its dams, reservoirs and intakes showing the pipe connections and facilities for drainage; and also plans of the supply pipes and distributing system, showing the location of all valves and blow-offs.
SECOND: On or before September first, one thousand nine hundred and nine, the water company shall provide ample facilities for draining its several dams, reservoirs and intakes and all low points and dead ends of the pipe system.
THIRD: The reservoir west of Big Bend on the small run near Second Street shall not be used as a source of domestic water supply for the public and on or before September first, one thousand nine hundred and nine, all connections between this source and pipes supplying water to the public shall be severed.
FOURTH: On or before September first, one thousand nine hundred and nine, a tight cover shall be provided for the Seldersville reservoir to completely protect it against chance or malicious pollution by passers by on the highway.
FIFTH: The water company shall maintain a sanitary patrol of the several drainage areas from which it derives its supply and shall have a sanitary inspection made at least once every month of the habitation above the Seldersville reservoir and of any future occupied estates on any of the drainage areas and the reports of the inspections shall be filed in the office of the State Department of Health. Unless the habitation above the Seldersville reservoir be vacated, the buildings razed and the surface soil in the vicinity stripped off, the water company shall see that a water tight masonry privy vault is constructed at this property and that suitable means are provided for the disposal of all domestic wastes at this property immediately, and that the same are properly maintained so as to prevent any pollution reaching the reservoir either underground or over the surface. Any neglect of any individual or owner of property on any of these drainage areas to comply with sanitary regulation shall be promptly reported by the water company to the Commissioner of Health. The presence of any infectious disease on the drainage areas shall he promptly reported to the said Commissioner of Health.
SIXTH: Detail reports of the operation of the water-works shall be kept on blank forms satisfactory to the Slate Department of Health and copies thereof shall be filed in the office of the said Department.
SEVENTH: At the end of each season's work, plans and such information as may be required shall be filed in the office of the said Department of Health showing the extensions made to the distributing system during the year, in order that the State Department may be always fully informed of the extent of the water-works and its use by the public.
EIGHTH: If at any time in the opinion of the Commissioner of Health any part of the water works or water supplied thereby becomes prejudicial to public health, then such remedial measures shall be adopted as the Commissioner of Health may advise or approve.
NINTH: This permit shall not be construed as authorizing the Marie Water Company to supply water to the public other than in its charter territory.
Harrisburg, Pa., June 23rd, 1909.


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Proposed Ohio legislation banning adoptions in homes where any gay people reside would prevent Vice President Cheney from adopting
Following their successful attempts to ban gay marriage across the country, social conservatives are now trying to ban gays from adopting children.
In the case of both bans, it's tiring for gay folks to be vilified for, of all things, wanting to give love. By this logic, Mother Teresa should've been strung up by her sandals.
At present, it appears barring gay adoption isn't going as swimmingly as barring gay marriage, thank goodness. As this fight unfolds, and all manner of things are said about us, I'm pleased to note that gays and our allies have held onto something important: the ability to wrest giggles from a bad situation.
Let's consider Ohio.
Ah, Ohio, where, in 2004, a particularly strident anti-gay marriage amendment helped George Bush capture the state, and thus the nation.
Ah, Ohio, where last month Representative Ron Hood introduced in the House a bill forbidding an adoptive or foster child from being placed with an LGBT person.
Also, no adoptive or foster child could be placed in a household where an LGBT person lives.
When it comes to bigotry, these Buckeyes are not namby-pamby.
Scott Greenwood of Cincinnati, an openly gay civil rights attorney, had a few words to say about this bill to Ohio's Gay People's Chronicle:
"Under this legislation, Dick Cheney and his wife would be prevented from adopting," he said, referring to the Cheneys' lesbian daughter. "Maybe that's a good thing for other reasons, but not this reason."
Scott, you accurate devil.
And if I may pick up the thread from here, Ohio, with its penchant for extreme legislation, might consider banning the vice president from hunting within its borders. That way there will be no birdshot or buckshot in Buckeyes.
This adoption bill is too much even for some Ohio Republicans. GOP House Speaker Jon Hustad, himself adopted as a child, is against it.
But let's not underestimate the fear generated by spouting falsehoods. In backing his ban, Hood claimed, among other things, that kids raised by gay parents are at "increased risk" of physical and emotional problems.
Enter Senator Robert Hagan, who has proposed additional legislation. In an e-mail sent to fellow senators, the Democrat said he's seeking co-sponsors to introduce a bill "that would ban households with one or more Republican voters from adopting children or acting as foster parents."
He wrote, "Credible research exists that strongly suggests that adopted children raised in Republican households, though significantly wealthier than their Democrat-raised counterparts, are more at risk for developing emotional problems, social stigmas, inflated egos, an alarming lack of tolerance for others they deem different than themselves and an air of overconfidence to mask their insecurities."
Hagan added, "I have spoken to many adopted children raised in Republican households who have admitted that "'Well, it's just plain boring most of the time.'"
He's joking to make a point. Alas, Hood isn't joking.
And while it's tempting to dismiss Hood himself as a joke, we don't dare. Not anymore.
Hustad responded to Hagan's memo by noting that his adoptive parents were Democrats.
"I got to go to the secret meetings when I was growing up. That's how I knew they were going to tax me and take away my Second Amendment rights. That's why I became a Republican."
The way I figure it, joshing between parties is good. At least it means they're speaking.
Mainly, I'm pleased my side is mining humor from rough legislative circumstances. When things get particularly nasty, it helps to keep your wits about you.
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Syria agrees to ceasefire during Eid holiday: Brahimi
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International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said on Wednesday the Syrian government has agreed to a ceasefire during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha and that Damascus would announce the decision shortly.
The holiday starts on Thursday and lasts three or four days. Brahimi, a mediator appointed by the United Nations and Arab League, said some Syrian opposition groups he had been in contact with had also agreed to a truce in principle.
"After the visit I made to Damascus, there is agreement from the Syrian government for a ceasefire during the Eid," Brahimi told a news conference at the Cairo-based League.
He did not give a precise time period for the ceasefire but said Damascus would announce its agreement on Wednesday or Thursday. "Other factions in Syria that we were able to contact, heads of fighting groups, most of them also agree on the principle of the ceasefire," he added.
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1. From a couple of days ago: BBC - Syria peacekeeping contingency plan mulled at UN
The UN is making contingency plans for a peacekeeping force in Syria in the event of a ceasefire there. The UN has called for a truce for the festival of Eid al-Adha, which begins on Friday.
The UN Security Council, which is deeply divided on Syria, would have to approve any peacekeeping force. Western and Arab countries have pushed for UN action on Syria, but their resolutions have been vetoed by Russia and China.
The head of UN peacekeeping, Herve Ladsous, said his department was considering options in the event of a ceasefire or political deal in Syria. "I would confirm that, of course, we are giving a lot of thought to what would happen if and when a political solution or at least a ceasefire would emerge," he told reporters at the UN.
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