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Canada, the land of abundant fresh water, has little need for desalination technologies to quench the thirst of its citizens.
This makes it all the more amazing that Canadians are behind some of the most innovative new approaches to taking salt out of seawater, the need for which is expected to rise substantially over the coming years.
According to a recent report from the National Intelligence Council, which reflects the combined input of 16 U.S. intelligence agencies, global water demand will exceed sustainable supplies by 40 per cent by 2030.
That means certain countries, particularly in the already volatile Middle East region, will need to rely increasingly on the ocean as a source for drinking water and crop irrigation. Just as important, they will need more efficient and low-cost ways of doing it.
Vancouver-based Saltworks Technologies, which has been mentioned many times in this column, is an example of a company responding to the need. Assisted by waste heat or solar heat, it uses specially tuned filters that selectively block the natural flow of sodium, chlorine and other ions as they move through various stages of concentration.
The approach requires little pressure, making it tremendously energy-efficient when compared to conventional methods of salt removal such as distillation and reverse-osmosis.
Now researchers at GreenCentre Canada, the government-funded green chemistry research lab based at Queen's University in Kingston, have come up with yet another novel and promising approach based on the well-known concept of forward osmosis.
Osmosis, as you might remember from high-school science class, is the natural movement of a solvent through a partially permeable membrane from a low concentration to a high concentration until a balance is reached on both sides. This natural movement is called "osmotic pressure."
One of the most popular approaches to water desalination today is reserve-osmosis, which is designed to work against osmotic pressure. Seawater is pumped through a salt-blocking membrane to produce purified water on the other side. This uses a lot of energy because it requires high pressure. The membranes also tend to get fouled up with contaminants, boosting maintenance costs.
Forward osmosis, on the other hand, goes with the flow by taking advantage of osmotic pressure. Instead of using electricity to force water through a membrane, a draw solution with much higher salt concentrations than seawater is used to pull the pure water through the membrane.
While efficient and effective, it doesn't quite do the job. "The problem is, what you have at the end of the day are two buckets of salty water," said Rui Resendes, executive director of GreenCentre Canada.
But GreenCentre researchers cleverly got around this issue by creating an additive they call "switchable salts," building on the ground-breaking research of Philip Jessop, an organic chemistry professor at Queen's University.
When in its salt form, the additive is used to create a super-concentrated brine solution that draws pure water out of the much lower-concentrated seawater on the other side of a membrane. The sea salts and other contaminants are left behind.
It's at this point that the magic of green chemistry takes over. To end up with pure water, the additive in the super-concentrated solution must be removed. "We simply switch off the salt and turn it into a gaseous byproduct that just leaves the water," explained Resendes.
Huh? How does one "switch off" salt? That's the Cadbury secret, but it has something to do with bubbling air through the solution at about 50 degrees C. Somehow it interacts with and alters the chemical properties of the salt additive, turning it into a gas that rises out of the solution.
The beauty of this whole process – which sounds simpler than it is – is that the gas can be collected and reused to create the next batch of super-concentrated brine solution, creating a sustainable loop that depends on relatively little input of outside energy.
"It stands the conventional reverse-osmosis approach on its head," said Resendes. "The past process has been all about forcing the water out of the system. We leave the water alone and focus on getting the salt out of the system. It's working with nature, not against it."
The researchers have proven that it works in the lab. The challenge now is to lead it along the path to commercialization. A company, Forward Water Technologies, was spun out of GreenCentre late last year and is now focused on building a larger tabletop demonstration unit.
"We believe we can achieve that within 12 months," said Resendes, who has temporarily taken on the job of president and CEO of the new company.
Forward Water already has a major multinational water company on board as a strategic partner. The hope is that in 2014 they'll be ready to start planning for a larger-scale pilot project.
But the company is determined not to rush. It wants to get the technical work right before marching boldly into the crowded $13-billion desalination market.
Besides, the need for better approaches to desalination isn't going away. "Think of all the human condition challenges – political strife, drought, famine – all of this is connected to future supplies of fresh water," Resendes said.
"Technology that can make fresh water sustainably can really take a bite out of the world's major issues."
NOTE: I should mention there is one U.K.-based company, Modern Water, having some success in the market with forward osmosis — particularly in the Middle East and China. Here's what's posted on their website: In June 2011, the Group won a public tender to construct and operate the world's first commercial FO plant. Located in Oman, we are now operating the plant after successfully completing construction and commissioning of the plant in September 2012. The Group has a further two proving plants operating in Gibraltar and Oman. They have proven to deliver substantially lower operating costs by reducing energy use by up to 30%, with higher availability than conventional reverse osmosis plants, reducing chemical consumption and carbon footprint. Here's a link to a fact sheet explaining the process a little better. Boston-based Oasys Water also has a forward-osmosis approach to desalination. Neither Oasys or Modern Water are using anything that resembles Forward Water's switchable salts.
Tyler Hamilton, author of Mad Like Tesla, writes weekly about green energy and clean technologies.


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New Orleans quarterback and Madden NFL 11 cover athlete Drew Brees give the audience of last night's Tonight Show with Jay Leno a special gift for helping him overcome the Madden Curse.
The Madden Curse is not real, but if it was, Drew Brees figures he's managed to find a way around it. He points out that this is the first year the Madden cover athlete was chosen by the fans, and because of that, the Madden Curse won't affect him.
As a gesture of his thanks, everyone in the Tonight Show audience will be receiving a free copy of Madden NFL 11. As Leno suggests, if the entire audience dies, we might need to re-evaluate this whole curse thing.

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'Living Our Lives After Sept. 11' session, Nov. 28
Up the Pieces: Living Our Lives After Sept. 11" is the title of a session scheduled for noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, in 243 Frist Campus Center.
The session is intended to help members of the University community come to grips with their feelings about the current changing times. It will be conducted as a "dialogue circle," a method designed to transform ordinary discussion into sacred conversation. Versions of this method have been used around the world as a means of enhancing learning, deepening understanding and exploring controversial issues. It will be facilitated by Angelo John Lewis, a coach and consultant who founded this variant of dialogue with colleagues at Princeton in the early 1990s.
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New Members Advance Support for the Broadest Cross-Industry Effort to Accelerate the Internet of Everything
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – February 19, 2014 – The AllSeen Alliance, the broadest cross-industry consortium to advance the Internet of Everything, today announced that 10 more companies — AT&T Digital Life, Affinegy, GOWEX, iControl Networks, Kii, Muzzley, Patavina Technologies, 2lemetry, Tuxera and Vestel Group — have joined the initiative.
The addition brings to 35 the number of top consumer electronics manufacturers, home appliance makers, service providers, retailers, enterprise technology companies, innovative startups and chipset manufacturers that have banded together under the AllSeen Alliance.
AllSeen Alliance members are collaborating on an open software framework, based on the AllJoyn open source project, that allows devices and systems to seamlessly discover, dynamically connect and interact with nearby products regardless of brand, transport layer, platform or operating system.
Better interoperability is a requirement to enable autonomous sharing of information and coordinated, intelligent operations across multiple devices and systems — a state of connectedness that Gartner predicts will add $1.9 trillion to the global economy by 2020.
The AllSeen Alliance was formed in December by a group of companies and The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux and collaborative development.
More information about the newest members:
AT&T Digital Life is an all-digital, IP-based, fully integrated, wireless home security and automation service, giving residential customers control and flexibility to set up programs and alerts from their smartphone, tablet or computer. The nationwide offering allows customers to connect to their homes, regardless of their wireless or broadband service provider. Digital Life provides 24/7 professionally monitored home security through U.S. based AT&T-owned and operated monitoring centers. Customers can choose from home a security and automation solution that offers an individualized customer experience, and uses advanced mobile internet technology to make their lives easier and keep their families and property safer. Automation packages include camera, energy, door and water detection and control.
As of Friday, February 21, 2014 Digital Life will be available in 63 markets across the United States. AT&T plans to launch services to international carriers to equip global service providers with the ability to offer customizable, web-based home, security, home automation, and energy and services to their subscribers.
"Our focus is on providing our customers with a comprehensive home security and automation solution that connects customers to their homes in a game-changing, wireless-centric experience," said Kevin Petersen, president, AT&T Digital Life, Inc. "As the first home security and automation service provider to join and support the AllSeen Alliance, we look forward to helping lead the industry to enable customers to seamlessly connect the devices in their homes to make their lives easier."
2lemetry is an Internet of Things platform and solutions company that powers the connected enterprise, tying people, processes, data and devices together — transforming raw data into real-time actionable intelligence. 2lemetry has developed a unique platform architecture that allows for native support of multiple protocols, and can even handle home-grown, proprietary or legacy protocols. By doing so, protocol interoperability at all levels is now possible.
"Collaboration across the industry is what's needed to solve interoperability problems in the Internet of Things. The AllSeen Alliance's efforts will pay off in innovation and growth in this market," said Kyle Roche, CEO of 2lemetry.
Affinegy provides a software platform that powers entertainment, information, smart/safe home, and energy management. This platform securely enables these services to be distributed between the Cloud and connected devices within the home or business. Among the core features of Affinegy's profitable service enablement solution are automated installation, device discovery, secure network management, self/remote fix, service provisioning and analytics. Affinegy's platform is proven in more than 35 million homes and premises through leading broadband carriers, multi-service providers, and network equipment manufacturers worldwide.
"The AllSeen Alliance is an important cross-industry initiative that adds awesomation to the Internet of Things and solves key interoperability challenges among different devices," said Melissa Simpler, CEO of Affinegy. "We're delighted to be actively involved in this effort and help address a major need within the Internet of Things marketplace."
GOWEX has operated in the telecommunications sector for 15 years. It is currently leading the creation of "Wi-Fi Smart Cities," which offers free and premium Wi-Fi connectivity on the street and in means of public transportation. GOWEX, based in Madrid, offers its services in 80 cities around the world: New York, Paris and San Francisco.
"We are glad to be part of the AllSeen Alliance. We understand that the Internet of Things will be play a huge role in the city of tomorrow and, as a result, our own lives," said Jenaro García, CEO of GOWEX.
iControl Networks is a leader in connected home technology and innovation, and a driving force behind The Internet of Things. iControl's award-winning software platform solutions power many of today's leading home management and security offerings from top-tier service providers and home security companies worldwide. With seamless integration of interactive home security, home monitoring and control, energy management and home health care, iControl is defining the next generation of connected home management.
"iControl is constantly innovating its approach to home management. Membership in the AllSeen Alliance is the next evolution in providing greater accessibility to the smart home experience," said Ivan O'Neill, principal standards and ecosystem evangelist at iControl Networks. "We look forward to collaborating with fellow industry leaders to further enable the seamless integration of devices and technologies, and ultimately, provide end-users with the means to more effectively and efficiently manage their lives."
Kii provides end-to-end partnerships to mobile developers who want to maximize revenue, gain global distribution and turn their apps into full-time businesses. It offers a unique combination of cloud technology and distribution services, along with an early stage investment partnership fund designed to help app developers monetize and grow their business and marketing/distribution in Japan, China, and many other large mobile markets. Kii is headquartered in Tokyo, with offices in San Mateo, CA, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
"The connected world is the future, and the AllSeen Alliance is providing the ecosystem to enable that," said Masanari Arai, CEO, Kii Corp. "We are very excited to join the Alliance and provide a mobile backend that makes it easier for developers to build mobile and Internet of Everything apps at scale."
Muzzley offers a developer's platform — libraries & SDK's — and a cloud middleware service that extends machine-to-machine connections to humans through their smart phones. The smartphones, after pairing, transform themselves into context and then allow a seamless or predictive interaction.
"We're living in a time of vast potential for people to have amazing experiences from devices being able to discover each other, connect and interact," said Domingos Bruges, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Muzzley. "The AllSeen Alliance is doing important work to pave the way for widespread adoption of seamlessly connected devices."
Patavina Technologies is providing a complete software solution based on 6LoWPAN and WiFi to enable wireless sensors and control networks. The solution combines the benefits of both protocols, allowing objects of every kind to be reached and controlled via an IP network. Patavina has developed a unique high-level interface enabling the user to customize quickly the platform to the specific objects properties and quickly integrate it into existing IT infrastructure.
"We are excited to participate in the AllSeen Alliance's effort to address a key issue in for Internet of Things mass deployment — the fragmentation of the market into many different standards," said Lorenzo Vangelista, CEO of Patavina Technologies.
Tuxera's products solve interoperability challenges leveraging deep know-how in file system and media streaming technologies, recognized open source leadership and long-standing expertise in Linux, Android and Mac OS X, among others. Tuxera develops wireless media streaming technology, which allows users to interact with different devices in the network and stream media from local and online sources.
"There's almost unlimited promise in the Internet of Everything, as long as the industry can achieve true interoperability," said Mikko Välimäki, CEO of Tuxera. "We're happy to be part of the AllSeen Alliance and contribute toward reaching that potential."
Vestel Group is comprised of 27 companies operating in consumer electronics, mobile technologies, household appliances, professional displays LED lighting, and defense industries with renowned products, including television sets, educational, hospitality and digital signage solutions, digital set-top boxes, tablet PCs, smart phones and household appliances . With $3 billion US of export revenues, Vestel is the export leader in Turkey.
"We are delighted to join the industry leaders who are working together in the AllSeen Alliance to move the Internet of Everything forward," said Hayrettin Celikhisar, General Manager, Vestal Group. "A cross-industry solution for connecting people to the things around them will benefit consumers around the world."
Liat Ben-Zur, chairman of the AllSeen Alliance, said, "The addition of these 10 innovative companies demonstrates the consortium's momentum and the great interest we've seen in this work across the industry. No single company can accomplish the level of interoperability needed to support the Internet of Everything and enable real-life scenarios in homes and businesses. It takes many companies coming together."
About The AllSeen Alliance
The AllSeen Alliance is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to driving the widespread adoption of products, systems and services that support the Internet of Everything with an open, universal development framework that is supported by a vibrant ecosystem and thriving technical community. The Alliance hosts and advances an industry-supported open software connectivity and services framework based on AllJoyn technology accepting contributions from premier level members Haier, LG Electronics, Panasonic, Qualcomm Connected Experiences, Inc., Sharp, Silicon Image, Technicolor and TP-LINK; and community members 2lemetry, AT&T Digital Life, Affinegy, Canary, Cisco, D-Link, doubleTwist, Fon, GOWEX, Harman, HTC, iControl Networks, Kii, Letv, LIFX, Lite-on, Moxtreme, Musaic, Muzzley, Patavina Technologies, Sears Brand Management Corporation, Sproutling, The Sprosty Network, Tuxera, Vestel Group, Weaved and Wilocity, as well as the open source community. This secure and programmable software connectivity and services framework enables companies and individuals to create interoperable products that can discover, connect and interact directly with other nearby devices, systems and services regardless of transport layer, device type, platform, operating system or brand. For more information, please visit: http://www.allseenalliance.org
Source: AllSeen Alliance
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The car might be king today but thousands of devoted writers have ensured the railroads will never be forgotten. We have plucked from obscurity 30 fascinating books - most of them out-of-print - about railways from Cairo to New South Wales to Yosemite encompassing engineering, history, industry, photography, policing and a famous politician's final journey.
Whether you are an addicted train historian familiar with the Flying Scotsman, the Bullet Train and the Super Chief, or simply someone fascinated by how railways have influenced modern society, you will find something of interest on the list.
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With this feature, compatible smartphones with the appropriate operating system can be integrated into the vehicle via Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto*, and operated by voice control, for example. The system supports the most important programs and selected apps including navigation. This makes safe use possible while on the move. The connection to the smartphone provides access to the latest software and data such as, e.g. navigation and traffic information, media (streaming media and IP radio), as well contact information, telephony/FaceTime and messaging. To prevent driver distraction while at the wheel, not all smartphone contents are duplicated.
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Take in the sights in your urbane Mercedes. Everywhere you look, there are fresh new design features awaiting discovery, while the interior offers a highly individual style.
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The Comfort Exclusive package boasts striking luxury seats and luxurious appointments. An exclusive feature is the upholstery in a black buffalo leather look, Dashboard and beltlines are finished in ARTICO man-made leather.
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Give the GLA a sportier character in terms of looks, the feeling behind the wheel and overall exclusiveness. The AMG Line features comprehensive AMG body styling, measures to enhance driving dynamics and sporty highlights outside and inside.
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KEYLESS-GO Comfort package incl. HANDS-FREE ACCESS.
This function allows contactless, fully automatic opening & closing of the boot lid simply by performing a kicking movement under the rear bumper. This is particularly useful when the driver is weighed down with shopping bags & has the key in their pocket, for example.
The THERMOTRONIC automatic climate control.
The THERMOTRONIC automatic climate control system with two zones provides an individual feel-good climate on board. Driver and front passenger are able to control the temperature independently of one another. The climate is maintained at the desired level automatically with the aid of sensors.
The EASY-PACK tailgate.
For convenient loading and unloading, the EASY-PACK tailgate opens and closes electromechanically at the simple push of a button. To prevent the door from bumping against any objects, it can be stopped in any position and its opening angle can be restricted.


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Though Newsweek's the-internet-is-evil article would have you believe that texting while breastfeeding will turn nursing mothers' breast milk into baby stress poison, Leucadia thinks that it might actually set mothers free from their tyrannical infants:
Texting while you're breastfeeding is not going to make you tense. It's going to make you feel slightly more connected to the rest of humanity and slightly less like a milk-covered sweaty captive beast who is milked every hour for two months by an incredibly cruel and demanding tiny master who gives you no affection in return for 24 hour intensive care, and in fact actively causes you pain and attempts to cover you in his fluids at least once a day, while you cry and watch daytime television.
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Built for comfort, not speed.
John, what on Earth was that when it was a car?Rob C
Obviously a Buick. Note the signature "Buick holes" on the side of the hood.
May well be - though I thought the 'holes', from the 50s onwards, lived on the side of the wings.Are these modified bodies street-legal in the States or just made for shows? Other than for driving on frozen lakes, I can't imagine a street where they wouldn't get beached! I'm led to believe that in today's Britain they wouldn't even manage ten feet. Here, they couldn't even move off the carpark. For the past thirty-two years the local council comes around every two or three years and dumps tar into the holes (road holes, not Buick); they have never surfaced the local road properly, but they do nonetheless collect the council rates for it in full every year...Rob C
A Ford V8 in Oamaru, NZ. Used every day.
That's a beauty!I wonder if it has a rumble seat, or just a "trunk" in the rear.


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Mr. Sure: "Naprosyn."
Dr. Grumpy: "What happens when you take Naprosyn?"
Mr. Sure: "My armpit deodorant doesn't last as long as it should."
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
That's the most creative allergy I've ever heard of!
What the hell?
That IS creative. I wonder how long it took him to correlate the two?
You made this up.
Do you think this guy has done a controlled study on the subject? Is he taking notes on his daily life and habitus?
If so, he's scary.
Minimedic. Nope. It's true.
Well, drugs.com lists sweating as a side effect of Naprosyn.
Still an odd way to put it.
You make me laugh everyday.
Thanks :)
I lurve it!
Our computer system is full of "allergies" like this. Unfortunately after the 30 seconds of laughing, its a PITA 2 years down the road when we ask if it was a "real" allergy or a "fake" allergy.
Knowing my luck, the one time I dont bother to enter these "allergies" into the computer system they will die due to some other causes and blame it on my lack of entering an allergy into our system.
Aarif--notice that you said SIDE EFFECT...
Dr.G--how oh how do you keep from reacting when people say these odd-ball things to you?
Are you sure you are not really a psychiatrist? You have the wackiest patients ever.
Actually, I remember where I trained they had a combined Neuro-psych programme. I think you may as well board in both fields since your patient population gives you at least as much training as that dual residency does.
And let me guess... putting on more deodorant makes him hurt again?
That is the best one I have ever heard....
I usually get the silly ones who complain of known side effects as allergies, i.e. benadryl causes drowsiness etc.
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Microsoft and Citrix Systems hosted a virtual desktop love-in Thursday, talking about how their respective desktop virtualization products mesh well and how the companies will continue to cooperate in the future. Microsoft also lifted the veil on upcoming service packs for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7, which have features to improve server and desktop virtualization.
If you were looking forward to a lot of detail on Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2, which came out last fall, don't get your hopes up. Microsoft didn't say all that much about R2 SP1 for its server operating system and companion Hyper-V hypervisor. And it didn't provide any timing on when Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 would appear.
But Microsoft did talk generally about two new features. The first and most important is called Dynamic Memory, and as the name suggests, this is a feature of Hyper-V R2 SP1 that will allow for memory on virtual machines to be dynamically scaled up and down as workloads dictate. Right now, memory is allocated statically and a Hyper-V virtual machine - and all of the software running inside of it - has to be rebooted if more memory is needed for that VM's software stack.
Dai Vu, director of virtualization services marketing at Microsoft, says that Dynamic Memory will allow for greater virtual machine density for server workloads in general and for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) setups in particular. By having each VM have its main memory allocated dynamically, each image will get only the memory it needs as it is running, not something approximating the peak memory needed by a particular server stack or Windows user working from a VDI setup. This means more memory is left over to host other VMs on the same box.
Vu did not elaborate on the programming behind Dynamic Memory, but did say that it was different from the memory-overcommit methodology employed by rival VMware in its ESX Server 4.0 and ESXi 4.0 hypervisors. With that overcommit, each VM and its software stack is told it has access to more physical memory than it is actually using (operating systems like breathing room, and lots of it), but each VM is only given the memory it needs as it is running. If this sounds like Microsoft's Dynamic Memory to you, join the club.
Vu was adamant, however, that Microsoft had come up with a better way and that Dynamic Memory did not "fall off a cliff" like VMware's memory overcommit can do, according to Microsoft. Microsoft did not say just how much extra VM density Dynamic Memory will allow, but you can guess the answer: that all depends on the workloads running atop Hyper-V.
The other new feature coming out with Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 is called RemoteFX, which is virtualized graphics and media-processing capability that Microsoft picked up with its acquisition of Calista Technologies more than two years ago. What Calista was peddling when Microsoft bought it for an undisclosed sum was software that allowed server-based VDI to give end users sitting at fat or thin clients at the other end of the LAN a visual and audio experience that seemed like it was being rendered locally on a PC with a certain amount of muscle (even if it wasn't).
Well, this, of course, is exactly what Citrix has been promoting with something called HDX for its XenApp host-based application virtualization and XenDesktop VDI product. But, according to Sumit Dhawan, vice president of desktop virtualization strategy at Citrix, RemoteFX and HDX are complimentary, not competitive, technologies. Exactly how they will mesh is not clear.
What is clear is that Microsoft's Remote Desktop Services will, thanks to RemoteFX, be less clunky that it has been to date, once Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 is announced. Microsoft says that RemoteFX will smooth out the video and audio kinks for both hosted virtual applications (App-V from Microsoft and XenApp from Citrix) as well as remote virtual machines served up from the data center (XenDesktop from Citrix, with either XenServer or Hyper-V as the back-end hypervisor in the data center).
In a blog posted by Max Herrmann, formerly of Calista and now on the Remote Desktop Services team at Microsoft, RemoteFX will allow for remote applications rendered on the server to display the Windows Aero interface, 3D graphics, Silverlight and Flash, full fidelity video, and highly synchronized audio, regardless of the target device on the other side of the Remote Desktop Protocol connection.
As part of today's announcements, Microsoft and Citrix will collaborate to allow RemoteFX to be used by Citrix' XenDesktop VDI, and that HDX will be able to sniff out when a server or an end point has RemoteFX baked in and make use of that capability. It looks like RemoteFX will be used on servers and end points working over the corporate LAN, but HDX will be used for devices hooking into virtual desktops from other networks. No word on when the HDX-RemoteFX integration will happen. Microsoft expects other partners to jump on the RemoteFX bandwagon, and indeed HP was first out of the chute saying it would make use of RemoteFX within its thin clients and server-based VDI offerings.
Citrix also today announced that XenApp 6, which was announced last week, will be rolled into the XenDeskop VDI package with Feature Pack 1. Remember, XenApp 6, which has the ability to control and serve up applications virtualized by Microsoft's App-V as well as XenApp, only runs on Windows Server 2008 R2. So if you want all the goodies in XenApp 6, you'll need to upgrade your Windows servers. (Now you see why Microsoft tolerates Citrix. Well, at least one of the reasons why.) Feature Pack 1 for XenDesktop 4 will sport faster logon and logoff for virtual desktops and support for 3D graphics for the 64-bit version of Windows 7. XenDesktop 4 Feature Pack 1 will be available on March 24.
As part of Thursday's Microsoft-Citrix VDI love-in, Microsoft said that it would add roaming rights to customers covered under its Software Assurance licensing. An existing license allowed corporate users under an SA license to have their home PC access their remote desktop image on the corporate network for $23 per device per year. Now, this is part of SA and you don't have to monkey around with the Virtual Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD) add-on to the SA license. This is now part of the deal. If you wanted roaming rights outside of the network firewall, you had to pay an additional $110 per Windows image to do so, and you could only do it from a Windows-based PC. With the Windows Virtual Desktop Access (VDA) add-on to the SA license, the price drops to $100 per year per device, and now that device can be anything you want - a mobile phone, an airport kiosk, Microsoft doesn't care. These SA license changes take effect July 1.
The Microsoft-Citrix VDI collaboration is also about pointing a double-barrel shotgun at VMware's View alternative to their respective products. And so Microsoft and Citrix have loaded up their products into a bundle called VDI Kick Start, mixing together the XenDesktop VDI edition and Microsoft's VDI Suite, which includes Hyper-V, App-V, and Systems Center management tools, and giving it all to customers for $28 per seat for the first year they use it. The bundle is for virtualizing 250 seats and costs $7,000, half the list price for the products, according to the two companies.
Microsoft and Citrix have also cooked up another deal called Rescue for VMware VDI, which allows companies using VMware View to switch to the XenDesktop-VDI Suite combo from Citrix and Microsoft for free for up to 500 end users.
What was missing from the mix of products and marketing, of course, is a bare-metal hypervisor for the PC itself, something that Citrix and Intel have been working on for over a year and that still hasn't come to market. Whatever happened to XenClient? Businesses want to stream hosted apps and whole PC images down to a ruggedized VM container on corporate PCs, too. ®


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Johnson, Sanchez and Semien refuse to let competition affect friendship
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- There would figure to be a little competitive fire existing between the White Sox prospect trio of Micah Johnson, Carlos Sanchez and Marcus Semien.
After all, this young core of talented middle infielders compete for basically the same big league opportunities with the South Siders, whether those opportunities come sooner or in the slightly more distant future. Instead, this is a group that works together, and in the case of Johnson and Semien, live together in Arizona for the duration of Spring Training.
They work as a unit, as opposed to tearing each other down, dropping their individual chances into the bigger picture of helping the team as a whole.
Any thoughts of selfishness on their part get washed away by listening to Semien and Johnson praise Sanchez. It was Sanchez who was being talked about as having an outside shot to make the 2013 Opening Day roster after hitting .323 between stops at Class A Winston-Salem, Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte in 2012.
It also was Sanchez who then struggled with a .241 average and a .293 on-base percentage with the Knights in '13. Don't try to tell his friends and teammates, though, that Sanchez's prospect status slipped because of that first misstep into the International League.
"Oh, man. Carlos is still on the rise," said Semien, almost taken aback by any suggestion to the contrary. "He's so young. He's so talented. He makes the game look easy really. I admire what he does. Every time we play up the middle and play on the same team together, he brings more energy out of me. He's an awesome teammate, too."
"That kid is really special," said Johnson of Sanchez. "He's gifted defensively and offensively. People might drop him down [the prospects ranks], but I'm sure he doesn't worry about that. He likes to play, and he's full of energy."
Two things to remember about Sanchez is that he was the youngest player in the International League last season, and he will be just 21 years of age on Opening Day this season.
"I was playing college baseball when I was 21," said a smiling Johnson, who is 23.
"I'm here because I demonstrated I could play at this level, so I'm not going to use my age as an excuse," said Sanchez through a translator. "But you have to give credit to the pitchers. They were able to show me some things about making adjustments and improving."
Apparently Sanchez paid close attention to that particular lesson. The switch-hitter posted a .348 average over 58 games for La Guaira in the Venezuelan Winter League, not to mention a .428 on-base percentage.
His focus fell upon having a better, more consistent plan at the plate and paying more attention to how the pitchers went after him. Sanchez certainly wasn't satisfied with his full-season debut with Charlotte, but as he works during current big league camp, that year becomes a memory.
"You have to turn the page and go forward," Sanchez said.
Johnson topped the Minor League ranks with his 84 stolen bases in '13. He understands the role of a speed guy at the top of the order, and despite having enough pop in his bat to produce seven homers, 24 doubles and 15 triples last season, maintains his focus on that run-scoring intangible attached to his style.
Semien, 23, was named the Southern League Most Valuable Player last year and scored 110 runs between stops at Birmingham and Charlotte. He played third base, second and shortstop during a 23-game stint with the White Sox, producing a .261 average.
Those impressive showings have put both players in the White Sox roster picture, with Johnson targeted more at second base and Sanchez joining Semien in having a little more defensive versatility. They also understand that the work over the next six weeks is the important thing, as opposed to simply looking at trying to break camp with veterans such as Conor Gillaspie, Jeff Keppinger, Alexei Ramirez and Gordon Beckham ahead of them.
"Realistically, you understand your position," Johnson said. "You still don't come here to mess around and enjoy it. You want to work hard like everyone else. They are going to put me where they put me. I'll be playing baseball April 1 somewhere."
"Keep playing in front of this manager and this coaching staff and be here a little bit longer than I was last year," Semien said. "Just get better. Obviously, if I stay consistent playing my game, hopefully good things happen."
When Johnson and Semien aren't practicing their baseball craft in Arizona, they favor video games such as 2-on-2 hockey, NASCAR and Madden with their fellow prospect roommate, Jared Mitchell. They spend as much time together away from the field as they do at the field, which bodes well for their Major League work on the White Sox infield when they eventually are part of the same roster.
"We are trying to be a unit here. We are not individuals," Semien said. "I like the work we've put in so far."


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Recipe from Edgar M. Dapremont Jr.
1c. Chopped celery
1 large onion, chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
4 tsp. File (if you can't get this, it will still be a very good gumbo)
2 toes minced or chopped garlic
1 cup of all purpose flour
3/4 cup bacon grease
1 lb. Andouille sausage (a Cajun sausage) - if you can't get this use a good smoked sausage
1 tbsp. Sugar
1/8 cc Tobasco
1/2 teaspoon Tony Chachere's seasoning
3 Qt. Water
6 beef bouillon cubes
4 bay leaves
1/2 tsp. Dried leaf thyme
1(14 1/2-oz.) can stewed tomatoes
1 small can tomato sauce
2 (10oz.) Frozen cut okra, thawed
2 tblsp.
White vinegar
1 or 2 lbs. of lump crabmeat
3 lbs. shrimp
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
ROUX: Add flour to ¾ cup melted bacon grease in large heavy skillet and stir well to blend. Cook this over low medium heat stirring constantly until it becomes a dark mahogany rich brown color. This will take 20 to 30 minutes and it must be watched continuously and you must continue to stir until finished or flour will burn.
Alternate method of preparing Roux: I take the flour and brown it on a high fire while stirring constantly until it is a rich brown. I make the roux by then adding the brown flour to the bacon grease and then I just add the processed vegetables. I use brown flour a lot in gravies and soups so I have a big container of brown flour always available. (My mother browns 5 lbs. of flour in advance in her oven and then keeps it in the freezer for whenever she needs it. Both methods of making a roux work well but you just have to make sure it is good and rich brown.
VEGETABLES: Process the onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic in a food processor. Add sausage and the processed ingredients to the roux and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring constantly to sauté the vegetables. Set this aside.
BOIL WATER: While preparing the roux and vegetables start the 3 quarts water to boiling in a large Dutch oven or Gumbo pot at least 6 Qt. Size. Add beef bouillon to boiling water to create a beef broth. Combine roux mixture to boiling broth and stir. Reduce heat and add bay leaves, thyme, tomatoes, tomato sauce, sugar, salt, Tony's seasoning, and tobasco to boiling mixture. Simmer on low heat for 1 hour. At the 45 minute mark, add 2 teaspoons file to gumbo and stir.
OKRA: While the gumbo is cooking, cook the okra in a large frying pan with the 2-tablespoon of vinegar for about 15 or 20 minutes. Drain the fat off the okra and set aside.
CRABMEAT,SHRIMP,OKRA : After the gumbo has been cooking for about 1 hour, add crabmeat, shrimp, okra, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook for about 45 minutes more after adding these last ingredients. At the end add 2 more teaspoons of file.
Serve over rice.
Comments from Edgar:
The gumbo can be frozen or refrigerated and many people like it better the next day. Bon Apetit!
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Dustin Kaufman
Dustin Kaufman was born Thursday June 12th, 1980, one hour before Friday the 13th. However, Dustin will argue all day that according to the moon, it was Friday the 13th somewhere...
Dustin Kaufman got his start in Kansas City, MO at Stanford N Sons Comedy Club. An attic room that consistently booked the best acts on the circuit, and had seats so close together you would have to crawl over the audience members to get the stage. People would line up from the attic, down the stairs, through the bar and around the block waiting to see nothing less than an "A" show. After only a year Dustin was added to the roster as a regular opener. Being able to watch and work with comics like Greg Giraldo, Tom Rhodes, Kevin Nealon and Larry the Cable Guy was an incredible opportunity for a young up and coming comedian to learn the business of laughter.
Dustin Kaufman now calls home to Los Angeles, CA and is a national touring comedian who works coast to coast in the best rooms and cities in the country. A regular in New York, Seattle and Chicago Dustin is one of the most unique and outspoken comedians working today. He has been invited to the San Francisco Comedy Competition, The Seattle Comedy Competition, is a favorite at The Ice House in Pasadena, CA, works Theaters, Improv's, Funny Bones, and has opened for several recording artists such as The Calamity Cubes, Adam Lee and The Dead Horse Sound Company, Them Damned Young Livers and Obsidian.
Dustin's act is most commonly referred to with two words: refreshing and original. With his unforgettably rakish style and ragged poise, he has won the praise of major comedy clubs nationwide. Dustin only brings the best and will leave every audience wanting more.
"I try to make the audince think, let them know how they feel, and then make them laugh." ...Dustin Kaufman
Clubs Performed:
* The Icehouse – Pasadena, CA
* Broadway Comedy Club-New York, NY
* Bananas Comedy Club- Hasbrouck Heights, NJ; Poughkeepsie, NY
* Primetime Comedy Club- Sayreville, NJ
* Lake Ontario Playhouse- Sackets Harbor, NY
* Comedy Underground – Seattle, WA; Tacoma, WA
* Improv – Kansas City, MO; Orlando, FL; Cleveland, OH
* Funny Bone – Des Moines, IA; Pittsburgh, PA; Omaha, NE; Sioux Falls, SD; Huntington, WV
* Barrel of Laughs – Oak Lawn, IL
* New York Comedy Club- Boca Raton, FL
* Stanford and Sons – Kansas City, MO; Overland Park, KS; Bonner Springs, KS
* Looney Bin – Wichita, KS; Tulsa, OK; Oklahoma City, OK; Little Rock, AR
Special Engagements:
2010 San Francisco Comedy Competition
2006 Seattle Comedy Competition
2005 Portland Comedy Competition
Film and TV:
-"The Unbookables" – Feature Film
-"Road To The Future" PBS Documentary
Has Worked With:
Brad Garrett, Daniel Tosh, Larry the Cable Guy, Christopher Titus
John Reep, Collin Moulton, Doug Stanhope, Tony Rock,
Chad Daniels, Matt Bearden. Tom Rhodes, Bobby Lee,
Lynne Koplitz, James Johan, Mike Baldwin, Chris Porter
Anothony Jeselnik, Craig Gass, Billy Gardell, Nick Swardson, more...
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The Marlins: A Modest Proposal
So. Time to take Marlins Park and: A) Disassemble it; B) Crate it; C) Sell It; D) Ship it to San Jose (or Oakland, or Portland, or San Bernardino, Austin/San Antonio/Round Rock, or – wherever).
Now that the Miami experiment is over (as forecast here a year ago next week, and reiterated here last June) and Hanley Ramirez, Heath Bell, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, and the merely arbitration-eligible Emilio Bonifacio have either been offloaded in A Going-Out-Of-Business-Sale (or are about to be), the Marlins are officially the Montreal Expos of the 2010's and baseball is unofficially dead in Florida.
Notice I did not write South Florida. All of it. Rays' owner Stu Sternberg was already less than sanguine about getting significant scratch from the state and local governments for a new ballpark that is absolutely essential to his survival in Tampa/St. Petersburg. If he had any hopes left after the disastrously low crowds for the free ballpark the good burghers of Florida gave Jeffrey Loria, they have to be gone now and he has to be looking elsewhere.
There are all sorts of other implications if the Reyes/Buehrle/Johnson deal to Toronto is completed as advertised. Obviously, this revivifies a Toronto franchise that was already showing signs of being on the upswing last year and as far back as 2010-11. It sure knocks the price down for whoever is the Jays' first choice for the manager's job. It might make John Farrell a little remorseful. And it buries the Yankees in the American League East; there would now be at least three other teams in the division with more talent than New York. The prospects of Alex Rodriguez going to the lame duck Miami franchise (first reported blah blah blah here and blah blah blah ) might actually have increased, on the premise that Loria and MLB have to do something to make it at least look like they're trying to field a product worthy of 2013 big league ticket prices).
But the biggest long-term implications are fairly simple: the franchise carousel, all but quiet since the upheaval of the 1953-72 era, will begin to spin again.
Miami has a slight chance of survival (that stadium is standing, and a mess of prospects can suddenly win a division – ask the Oakland A's about that) but Tampa Bay is gone. One would assume that at the latest the season of 2020 opens without a Florida team in the majors.
Where do the Rays (and probably the Marlins) move?
Here are the top U.S. Metropolitan Areas without MLB teams ranked by population, on 2011 estimates drawn from the Official 2010 United States Census:
12. Riverside/San Bernardino/Ontario CA 4,304,997
23. Portland OR/Vancouver WA 2,262,605
24. San Antonio/New Braunfels TX 2,194,927
25. Sacramento/Roseville CA 2,176,235
26. Orlando/Daytona Beach FL 2,171,360
30. Las Vegas 1,969,975
31. San Jose 1,865,450
32. Columbus OH 1,858,464
33. Charlotte/Gastonia NC 1,795,472
34. Austin/Round Rock TX 1,783,519
35. Indianapolis 1,778,568
36. Virginia Beach/Norfolk 1,679,894
37. Nashville 1,617,142
Nashville you say? Virginia Beach? Hahahahahahaha?
Not so fast. Every metropolitan area on this list is larger than Milwaukee and Riverside, Portland, San Antonio and Sacramento are bigger than Cincinnati. There are certain practacalities here. All of Southern California is Dodger/Angel territory and the Magic Johnson group that just spent Eleventy Billion on the Dodgers isn't going to give up claim on anything. Though Texas is a big place don't tell that to the Rangers and Astros, who claim both the San Antonio and Austin zones. Columbus is Cleveland's territory (unless it's Cincinnati's), Orlando would have at least some of the same problems as Tampa/St. Pete, and the Giants and Athletics are in their fifth different decade of arguing over San Jose.
So the Rays go to Portland and the Marlins to Sacramento? Not so fast.
You know who'd be 15th on the list – right between Phoenix and Seattle – if we made it of not American metropolitan areas but North American?
15. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Regional population: 3,824,221.
But wait, didn't things go very badly in Montreal before? They certainly did, but not because of the city nor its love of baseball. Corrupt government and underfunded ownership and a betrayed fan base – all of them saddled with the greatest white elephant in the history of North American sports construction, Olympic Stadium. In every full season between 1979 and 1983 – even in that XXL Airplane Hangar – Les Expos drew at least 2,102,173 fans a year.
The peak total – 2,320,651 in 1983 – edged out the Cardinals for second place in National League attendance, and was just about a million more than the Mets drew in New York. It was about then that stuff started falling from the roof of the tribute to provincial graft, and star players started falling off the Expos' roster. But make no mistake about it: Montreal supported baseball. As late as 1997 the Expos still brought in a million-and-a-half fans (more than the Mets or the Giants).
If all that could not be done in the '90s and '00s could be put together – a downtown stadium with government support, plus a well-run franchise making a long-term commitment – baseball's second try in Montreal could be a triumph. And consider if it were the Rays fleeing north. Not only would Montreal get that well-run franchise, but it would suddenly find itself in a division with rivals from hated cities like Boston and New York…
…and Toronto.
Montreal and Toronto in the same division. Genius, I tells ya. Genius.
It's a win-win. Unless you're one of those few Florida baseball fans.
Oh yeah, I left out a fifth thing to do about the Marlins and Marlins Park: E) Ship Giancarlo Stanton separately. And while you're at it, you might as well start wrapping uber-prospect Christian Yelich too.
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I'd heartily approve of baseball returning to Montréal. Name the new stadium Stade Jackie Robinson.
Let's have more fun. If the Marlins moved to Montreal. the owner might be … Jeffrey Loria? And the Marlins' announcer is Ford Frick Award winner Dave Van Horne, formerly of .. the Expos. C'est magnifique!
I'd rather not have a team in Montreal, if the terms of that condition meant Loria and Samson were involved.
Or, with MLB going to 2 15 team leagues (with Astros moving to AL) you could contract the two Florida teams and eliminate the need for season-round interleague play.
You have no idea what you're talking about. I live in south Florida and gave been to many many games this season. Please I'm not attacking you, simply being as blunt and honest as possible.
You may be blind. The stadium is literally in little Havana. You park in people's drive ways & yards. The majority of the games attendees are Latino. There are bilingual signs literally EVERYWHERE. Announcements made in both languages most of the time. Approximately 75% of music played during down time is Latin. They have special concerts almost weekly after games, majority of the talent/acts being Latino. Majority of the ballparks employees are of Latin decent and are also bilingual.
What more do you need to appease the hometown crowd??
We must have been in different ballparks. I heard zero announcements in Spanish, and didn't see all those bilingual signs you mention. There were Latinos there of course, but the crowd was predominantly white bread. Not attacking you, but that's what I saw, and I was consciously looking for Spanish influence. Yes, the park is in Little Havana, which made my observations surprising to me.
When I saw the Marlins play this summer, I was struck by the absence of any acknowledgment of the huge Latino fan base in south Florida. I saw no bilingual signs, no bilingual programs/souvenirs, and heard no bilingual announcements. It would seem that one of the advantages of a downtown Miami location would be its proximity to large numbers of Latinos, who the last time I checked, were often avid baseball fans. I wondered if the Marlins were afraid of the appearance of catering to Latino fans for fear of alienating the Anglo fan base. Big problem.
I honestly don't understand it when people think this is a bilingual country. It's not. We speak English. We order "hot dogs" not "perrito caliente". You can appreciate the Latino fan base as much as you want, but why would a ballpark, in America, put signs up in anything other than English? That's just silly.
No Jason, it's not silly, it recognizes the reality of life in south Florida. It's good for business and demonstrates to Spanish speakers that they are appreciated and that the Marlins give a damn about having them as fans and customers. Of course if it's offensive to too many Republicans, then it might cost the Marlins business. That's why the marketeers make the big bucks, and considering the scarcity or absence of anything Spanish at Marlins Park, perhaps the marketeers have already spoken.
Are you saying that I could have my Winnipeg Jets back AND my Montreal Expos back? I would die of happiness, Keith. Of pure happiness.
If I can had the return of the Québec Nordiques, Me too, I would be very happy.
Las Vegas…Nuff ced.
Tremendous article. It's so rare nowadays to find well researched and well presented sports writing. Thanks KO!
You make the analysis fun. I do think it a great idea to move the Rays to Montreal. But they would probably have to adjust their name. There couldn't be Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Rays could there? Would they revert to Expos or create a new named franchise? I'd like to see them play in the division and give the 'Yankers' a run for their money. A triumph for our friends to the north and I'm sure they would show their appreciation a lot more.
Glad to see you back stirring the pot. For what it's worth, I think Montreal would be a great place to move the Rays; but please change the name, I always thought it a dumb name.
Which one–Expos or Rays? Remember, the Royals is taken–how about the "Reys"?
If they move to a French-speaking city, they're not going to have a Spanish name.
OK, "Rois". Pardonnez-moi espagnol. Just messin' with the sound-alike qualities. I like Expos, actually…
Nice article. Norfolk/Virginia Beach was "in the running" for the Nationals in 2004. I use quotes because it was likely nothing more than a leverage move. Would love to see us get something the second time around, but with the Nats and Orioles just a few hours away, I seriously doubt it, and Montreal makes a lot of sense. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to cry about our "always a bridesmaid" status.
Tampa and Miami are totally different markets , The Rays would have better attendance if the stadium was in a better location like downtown Tampa. I don't understand what Miami's problems have to do with Tampa.
Sal, you're dreaming if you think moving the stadium 20 miles east will have any effect on attendance. First, it would be a nightmare to get to a downtown Tampa stadium. The Trop in St Petersburg is accessible on both side by interstate. Most importantly, there is no money nor political will ( especially in light of the Miami fiasco) to build a stadium anywhere in Tampa. This area just needs to support the team where it now plays. The fans in most cities would immediately trade their commute for the 30 -45 minute drive from Tampa by interstate to St Petersburg and the Trop. What do you say Philly, Boston, Chigago fans????
You'd better go back to sleep Sal, cause you're dreaming.
Baseball can work in Miami. It can work anywhere. All you need is dedicated ownership, a decent ballpark and a solid team that can win games. Had this season been extremely successful for the Marlins, my guess would be that Marlins Park attendance would trend up and ownership wouldn't trade everyone so fast. But then again, Loria's team policy is to not give "no trade clauses" to ANYONE on the team. My guess that Pujols and CJ Wilson were held back from signing in Miami because they saw this coming.
And of course in your map Mexico is not part of North America. The rest of the world would disagree. Oh, Keith, you're so smart, but so dumb sometimes.
The rest of the world considers Mexico part of Latin America, not North America.
Pilot Field is beautiful. Unfortunately, it's all about TV these days.
I have an honest question…in the 1980's, the City of Buffalo designed and built a brand new ballpark with the dream of securing a major league franchise someday. When it opened in April 1988, Pilot Field (as it was known then, now as Coca Cola Field) had attendance over 1 million for a few years in a row. Yet, the Lords of Baseball said because of the size of the city, Buffalo would not get a franchise, based on their perception of the Buffalo television market.
Being on the border with Canada, the Lords of Baseball refused to consider the Toronto-Niagara-Southern Ontario Region as part of the geographical makeup for the Buffalo market. To somewhat prove my point, the Buffalo Bills of the NFL fan base includes the 'Golden Horseshoe' I mentioned, plus out to Syracuse, NY, and play one preseason and regular season game in Toronto; loyal fans stream from Canada, not only for the Bills, but also to attend Buffalo Sabres NHL Games. If both areas, based on television coverage were combined, we most likely would be the 5th biggest in television markets.
So why can't Buffalo be considered for the transfer of the Miami franchise? The closest National League team is Pittsburgh, the closest American League team is Toronto, followed by Cleveland, and you do have a loyal NY Yankee and Boston Red Sox group also.
I went to a game there a few years ago. Is it, architecturally, expandable? Western New York, unfortunately, has the marketing blemish of being Blue Jay territory.
Pilot Field is a sublime facility [as I responded, apparently, on a different thread]. It is gorgeous, with perfect sight-lines. Not sure about the Western New York market for baseball, as I am two years too late to this conversation…
If the Rays move to Montreal they could just drop the "R" and become the Eh?s.
The Montreal Rays could certainly become the Montreal….ROYs (as in Patrick)
Montreal Expos is just fine.
Keith has the Yankees buried in the division every year. File this proposal under "Beating Dead Horse." But Jeffrey Loria would eat Irish babies if he thought it would save him money.
Keith, I know this post is about hypothetically moving the Marlins and possibly the Rays but….
Like someone noted above, just get rid of the Rays and Marlins franchises and stay at 28 teams, two leagues of 14 teams with two-seven team divisions each like the early 1990's. You can have inter-league play like we have had for the past 15 years or just get rid of it altogether. Florida already hosts half of the MLB teams for spring training so they'll still have some MLB down there.
Also, I'm from the San Antonio area and they were talking several months ago about upgrading their minor league team, San Antonio Missions, to Triple A from Double A (yes SA doesn't even have a Triple A team!) and they want to build a new stadium near downtown but have no room to build it. Unless they knocked down the Alamodome which might be very costly. Of course knocking down that brand new stadium in Miami would cost a lot too.
Oh please, oh please, oh please.
Baseball gods, whether your turning a blind eye to the carpetbaggers and schemers was due to our hubris or whether you really are fickle and capricious, I beg of you to hear our plea!
If we buid a real stadium downtown, please… send us back a real team, without Lorias involved. We won't squander this chance.
Baseball could work in Montreal again. The canadian dollar isn't worth 63 cents US anymore, and there are enough potential deep pockets to fund a team in Quebec. On top of all that, the team is more popular than ever. Kids everywhere wear their Expos caps and there was a huge turnout for the 81 NL East Champions reunion in June. All that's missing is a ballpark, although the Big O can still function as a stadium for a handful of seasons. Just move the Rays already!
As a proud Montrealer and ex-baseball fan (haven't watched a game since the Expos left), I can tell you one thing for certain: if baseball comes back to Montréal with any whiff, shred, or speck of dust with Jeffrey Loria's fingerprints on it, it will be burned to the ground. Any self-respecting Montréal baseball fan hates that man with a passion, because of the way he bled, diminished and "carpetbagged" the Expos.
Some people will remain bitter, but I think the anger over what happened has passed somewhat, and now people just genuinely miss baseball. Plus there's a whole new generation of baseball fans that don't really remember the whole political situation surrounding why the team left. These kids are all Jays fan by default, and I'm sure they'd love to be able to go take in an Expos game, just like their parents warmly remember.
No Montreal baseball fan has forgotten what Loria and his cronies did to Montreal. I to have not watched a ball game since the 'Spos left. You are also incorrect in saying today's kids are Jays fans by default, that couldn't be futher from the truth. I see more and more people wearing Expos caps than from any other baseball team. If by any chance Montreal gets its team back and does not have Loria or any person ever involved with him, I would jump at the chance to watch a game and leave the stadium singing Valkery, Valkera, Valkery, Valker ha ha ha ha ha…
If KO's prediction is true, this would be the second franchise that Loria has destroyed. One would have to wonder if maybe it's Loria and not the fans.
For me being an Expos fan turned Rays fan, moving the Rays to Montreal would be kinda neat. Bringing Loria's Marlins to Montreal would turn off a lot of potential Expos fans for what he did in the 2000s.
"Oh yeah, I left out a fifth thing to do about the Marlins and Marlins Park: E) Ship Giancarlo Stanton separately. And while you're at it, you might as well start wrapping uber-prospect Christian Yelich too."
I'm curious to why they would have to do such a thing. Sure, Stanton may be pissed, but other teams aren't entitled to these players. They're under contract with the Marlins.
read this to understand why this article is mostly wrong: http://www.raysindex.com/2012/11/national-media-continues-to-ignore-most-important-factor-in-rays-stadium-situation.html#more-25212
But you're ignoring the fact that the team absolutely needs a new stadium, and neither government nor ownership seems too keen to foot the bill. That is what is working against the Rays staying in Tampa.
1. what makes that a "fact"? As bad as the trop is… the team does not "absolutely need a new stadium". did you not read the article? if they are making a profit, running a winning franchise, and have growing ratings, with a very big tv deal on the horizon, what does it matter if they top out at 20k a game?
2. it is much more likely that, if the rays move from the trop, that they move to tampa, not the carolinas or vegas. moving a professional sports franchise is not as easy as moving from your dorm room to an off campus apt.
3. for the past 5 years, it would be virtually IMPOSSIBLE to find any region that would pay for a stadium w/ govt monies. the miami type fleecing wont happen again, or at least not in a long time. now that the recovery is happening, local govt is starting to tip toe around the "use agreement" that the rays have. eventually MLB will get involved when its convenient for Bud and the rest of the good ole boys.
Point is, the fact that KO says the rays are unequivocally gone, based on a single marlins trade, is good for a catchy blog post, but very far from the truth.
Mike, you are obviously not from the Tampa St Pete area since you do not know that the Rays actually play in St Petersburg. As a result, it appears you have drunk the Kool aid served up by the national press about how "awful" the Trop is. Quite frankly, I've been in many stadiums throughout the country, and while it may seem romantic to watch a game at Fenway, the seats are awful, the views are obstructed, parking is outrageous and the trough urinals are horrendous. At the Trop it never rains, the seats are comfortable, the sight lines are OK, the beer is cold and the beach is nearby. What's the problem??? Baseball just hasn't been here for 100 years like it has traditional baseball cities. No one is going to build a stadium anywhere and the MLBPA will never agree to contraction. Next subject??
Bob, i think you should read closer.
"it is much more likely that, if the rays move from the trop, that they move to tampa".
that sentence should suggest to you that i understand the trop is NOT in tampa.
PS – I have field box seats at the trop and can touch the turf. i'm closer to field than the visiting players. I know what the Trop is like better than anyone who is reading this article. It is what it is. Some people think its garbage. Some like yourself think its just dandy. It probably falls somewhere in between.
Mike…..agreed on both points…I'm at the trop for about half the season too. Its far from perfect, but its all there's going to be for a while.
The Marlins wouldn't be able to move for at least 35 years per their agreement with the city of Miami. The Rays, I think also have a similar agreement with St. Petersburg.
I can't see the Marlins leaving Miami for at least another 20 years. No way MLB is going to allow the precedent of a team getting a new stadium and then leaving a few years later. It would undermine the ability of any other MLB to get taxpayer dollars for new digs. My guess is they'll push Loiria to sell the team to someone willing to clean up his mess and put a competitive team on the field.
Once again an owner has conned the taxpayers into building him a new ballpark with the promise of fielding a competitive team only to revert to his old ways once the facility is built. It's happened most recently in Milwaukee and Pittsburgh where they allow stars to leave for the greener pastures the new park was supposed to guarantee. I'm a resident of Tampa, and this mess in Miami will kill any chance of a stadium for the Rays. It's probably just as well because like in South Florida, I don't think much would change anyway
Great read! love to see the EXPOS back in Montreal!. You are so correct if it was not for Jeffrey Loria and David Sampson his stepson…the EXPOS may still be here in Montreal. Again you are corret, the city,province and federal levels of government were also HEAVILY to blame…..as for blaming the fans- NO WAY….you'd be nuts to have spent a dime on seeing a game aftwr what they did from 1990-2003….related to selling off players on a regular basis.
The only move that would have any effect is moving Loria out of major league baseball after he wrecked 2 franchises, Also Keith the election was not the same wiith out you on TV
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I really want the Expos to return but not in the American League, it's got to be in the National. I just hate the DH, can't stand that kind of baseball, it's so boring.
Expos in the American League will actually make a lot of sense. Sounds strange to me since I'm still more interested in NL teams, out of habit, but many Expos fans switched their allegiance to the Red Sox in recent years (Boston is closer to Montreal than Toronto). Expos in the AL East against the Sox, the Jays and Yankees, Oh yeah I'd like to see that!
But we still need a ballpark, and the location downtown is now occupied by stupid condos and a grocery store. A new team would not survive more than 2-3 years in Olympic Stadium.
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So he titled this piece "A Modest Proposal." Like Jonathan Swift's Modest Proposal. Get the hint, guys. He's kinda joking.
Bring our baseball back!! (Montreal misses our Expos!)
go back to talking politics, theres no reason for mlb to have a communist as a blogger…
Keith – problem with Montreal, as you allude to, is they have no stadium. They aren't going back to the Big O, and don't forget it was Montreal that Jeffrey Loria originally tried to con into paying for a new downtown ballpark, and they balked at it then – why now? The provincial government has been debating public financing for a new hockey arena in Quebec City for a couple of years; if building an arena to bring NHL back to Quebec is even a question, then taxpayer financing for MLB in Montreal just isn't going to happen. On the other hand, consider Vancouver, which just built a new retractable roof stadium downtown that opened in 2011. Its only 2.5 million people, but much more affluent than Montreal. The city is of similar size to Portland, just with a publicly-owned park (convertible for baseball) already.
Don't think Vancouver is going to happen. Convertible or not, BC Place is a big, multi-purpose facility would be nearly as bad as Olympic Stadium for baseball. Also, Vancouver is half the size of Montreal. Unlike Montreal, it doesn't have Ottawa just down the road with another 1.5 million people. I believe Vancouver was the first Canadian city to lose its triple A team. Not exactly a sure bet.
Vancouver Ays. Love it!
Newark, NJ for Rays.
Buck Showalter had the best idea on Baseball Tonight before he took the O's job: Eliminate the two franchises altogether. Cut back to 28 teams and have a dispersal draft. For next year's schedule, go back to four divisions, with each team playing each other team 6 times. (27 opponents x 6 games, 3 in each venue per matchup.)
Merci! De reconnaître que Loria est on bandit .Thanks!To show how Loria is bad owner.
Oui, un véritable Bandit, il a volé un peuple de "ses amours"
A real bandit
I agree whit this comment, I'm a proud supporter of "les expos de Montrésl. I hope so this dream will come true again.
Having often reported about Les Expos while living in Quebec, 1977-1990, I remember well that the heyday of the franchise closely coincided with the heyday of the Quebec independence movement, led by the Parti Quebecois under the late premier Rene Levesque, who loved baseball. With the Parti Quebecois now back in power, I would not be surprised if efforts were not made to reassure people anxious about the future of Quebec by luring major league baseball back. Since a team name is ideally supposed to both represent the cultural environment and scare the hell out of the opposition, I recommend that the Devil Rays be translocated to Montreal and renamed the Quebecois Independistes — and yes, they should play in Parc Jackie Robinson.
The Expos in the American League East would guarantee success; Yankee, RedSox and Blue Jay fans would flock to Montreal to see their teams- all 3 cities are 6 hours away- how far is Tampa? In addition Baseball revenue from TV and Internet has allowed for revenue sharing to be more equitable, Canadian dollar is now at par, Montreal population is nearly 4 million, it makes sense; everyone in Montreal- including a future owner knows they need a new stadium- but Olympic Stadium can be used in the meantime. The stadium is still used for Soccer and Football events and get 50,000 people with no problem. As far as using the name Expos- the logo etc.; all that is property of the Nationals. Even Youpii belongs now to the NHL's Canadiens!
Please don't make it sound like its the market's fault. Loria is mostly to blame, as he was in the destroying the the expos's last chance of revival. Your plan makes a ton of sense, especially with one economic data that changes everything: when the expos left, the canadian dollar was wporth less than 65 US cents. That meant the expos had to draw 3$ in revenue to pay 2$ in expenses (mostly player salaries). With today's currencies hovering around parity, all other things beeing equal, that's an increase of 50% in revenue. Huge.
Oh, please return a team to Montreal, preferably the Rays to compete against the AL East. A Jackie Robinson Stadium could be constructed close to where the Delormier Downs Stadium was (where JR played) on Delormier Ave. near Notre-Dame St. Big empty lot there as we speak. A team's name should indeed reflect the cultural heritage of it's host city. "Quebecois Independistes" is not only grammatically wrong, it reflects a very controversial subject that many would find inappropriate. More historically one might call a potential returning baseball team the "Patriotes de Québec" honouring the memory of the 19th century rebellion. It would honour the history of Quebec and use a name that would irk Boston fans 😉
I've been doing a little research about the EXPOS attendance numbers, I'm not finish yet, but look at the first thing I discovered:
From 1970 to 1997 incl. the Expos have a better total attendance than… Bud Selig's team, the Milwaukee Brewers.
40 222 728 vs. 41 692 504
Considering all the Expos fans been through (strike, fire sales, owners disputes and so on) I think it is not so bad…
Montreal a has great baseball fan base and tradition, and those who perpetuate the opposing view are misinformed people, at best, or just plain mythomaniac. Yes, it is about time to debunk the myths.
This will be a interesting ongoing problem because for those of us who love baseball it is a travesty to watch this linger much longer in Florida.
Sacramento would be a good choice for either team. Portland too.
Montreal is another good choice based on the population and the chance to do what they did in DC with the Expos/Nationals.
Out here on the left coast i would like to see the A's move to San Jose.
Unpopular, yeah, but realistically speaking the 2 largest cities in the region,
Enough miles between to create a good regional rivalry and in 20 years it will seem normal, Us older A's and Giants fans will be takin dirt naps.
Move the Giants AAA team to Oakland to fill the void there.
it will work.
Last, Keith, great to find you keeping those brain cells busy.
Keith, understand that Jeffery Loria must have been using Bain Capital as a consultant here. Profits over everything else. Perhaps Loria, with Bain's advice, will find that he can make an even greater profit by using robots as players and just firing everyone else.
Excellent analysis KO ! I am from Montreal, father of 2, and I can confirm that baseball has not been forgotten with little leagues going strong. Nobody forgot the Expos players and legends, such as Gary Carter. We can easely get over the Loria-Samson disaster and rebuild major league baseball here (without Loria of course). By the way, former Expos Warren Cromartie is doing lots of work to bring a MLB franchise here, and the possible next mayor of the city of Montreal has expressed public interest in bringing back the Expos. The Nationals can stay in DC, no problem, and the Rays can come here. They will play at the Big O for a few seasons while we build a new stadium. The AL is even better than the NL, we have already seen all those NL teams (but I will miss the Dodgers). If in the AL, I would be the happiest man to see the new Expos-Rays-whatever you want to call them now – confront the Yankees, the Red Sox, the Jays and even Baltimore which has a great history. Enough with the dirty Mets…thats right Mets fans, we have not forgotten our rivalry and dislike of each other… you proved it to me again when I went to your stadium in April and I was wearing my Expos jersey, I rooted for the Braves that day in the bleachers, hahaha 🙂
By the way, I also went to the new Miami ballpark this summer to watch the Marlins against Washington, and I found myself rooting for the the Marlins. Strange feelings… None of my love for the Expos has ever been transfered to DC., plus Miami has an awesome ballpark, love the Latino feel there, Little Havana, easy parking, their logo, the pool and the parties after the game. If there is one thing I want from JLoria, its the architectural plans from that stadium to replace the Big O in Montreal! Here in Montreal, more people than ever wear the Expos cap! On veut du baseball chez nous, le plus vite possible, merci!
Hey, Keith, how could you omit the #1 market: the New Jersey Meadowlands. Population base of 15 million. Just need Yanks and Mets to agree.
Mexico City. Population 8.84 million. Just sayin. . .
Mexico City, elevation 7,000+. How'd you like to pitch there?
Let's go Expos!!!!
Need More teams out west. Portland bridges the gap from Bay Area to Seattle. Come on Nike, foot the bill!
Inasmuch as I would like baseball to return to Montreal, I'd hate to see a state-funded stadium being built especially for them. There are many reasons for that.
First, why do the very same people who bar no holds at criticizing government and government intervention in the name of free enterprise, are invariably the first to insist on government investments in such ventures? The "You take the risk, we'll keep the profits" attitude may still be a viable business plan in the US, but we've been there, and we've done that, so thank you. However, if serious, responsible and committed investors want a new stadium, they're welcome to fund and build it themselves.
Secondly, all levels of government in Montreal are broke. Flat broke. As in bankrupt. And they will remain so for any foreseeable future. They need the money for essentials like schools, roads, hospitals, bridges or waterworks, let alone paying interests on their phenomenal debt. Thus, in Montreal, billionaire investors are not, and should not be, considered "in need", even if they plan to bring baseball back for the common good.
Thirdly, any major infrastructure project based in Montreal will cost much, much more if any level of government in involved. Corruption is everywhere. The cost of infrastructures has been shown to be up to 35% higher here than anywhere else. There is no need to feed that system any more with another white elephant project. And I'm not even touching the issue of what flag they'll want to paint the city this time around. So, if we want a stadium, it will be much cheaper as a private venture.
Fourthly, and above all other factors and considerations, what killed Baseball 1.0 in Montreal was greed. Montreal could support a MLB team – and a damn good one at that – but could in no way compete long-term with larger American markets like New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles. There is simply not enough money to be made here, no matter how hard you try. What killed baseball in Montreal was MLB's lack of consideration for small markets.
At the time the Expos left, there were talks about a downtown stadium that could potentially rake up some $35M a year for the team. If I remember correctly, that very same year, Alex Rodriguez signed with the Yankees for $19M, Tom Glavine with the Braves for $14M. How were we supposed to pay the rest of the roster with the remaining $2M? At that moment, the Expos, as sad as it may sound, had been chased out of town.
So, if we're given a second chance, let's make sure we don't get ourselves in the same dead ends as the first time. Hopefully, we will have learned something.
Yes to Montreal but, why not one Mexico City? An exploding middle class, rabid baseball fans, an untapped gateway to Latin America and still in North America! First year's draw: maybe 10 million fans! Now you get to add from the rich Latin tradition of baseball. Colors, music, all of it for anyone who's seen a game in Mexico is creates an experience not son forgotten. Tell me why not, why has MLB been so slow to go down Mexico way?
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How about putting the Marlins in Montreal and the Rays to Nashville wouldn't have to change the divisions much maybe put the Indians in the AL east and Naville in the AL central. Keep Montreal in the NL East.
As a long time Expos fan, it would be great to have baseball back in Montreal, even if it meant to be in the American League with the dreaded DH rule (arghhh) As you can tell, I'm more of a National League type baseball guy but having the Yankees, Red Sox & Blue Jays in Montreal more often than any other team is very interesting. I just wonder if Montreal would be able to compete with the deep pockets of the Yankees & Red Sox. I wouldn't want 2004 to repeat itself again.
have seen the marlins since their inception.while the crowds have dwindled, there are still enthusiastic fans.when the dodgers came to town 2 weeks ago, 27,000 showed up for a Monday nite/first day of school..everyone in and around the ballpark were friendly and helpful.. no its not fenway, or Wrigley field.but when you win in south florida, the fans will come.and jose reye and co. have really lit up toronto huh???olberman should join Al-Jazeera now that its in America,
I would love to see my beloved Expos back but Montreal is a shadow of itself. Graft and corruption abounds, the separatists are in power and passing laws against the English AND religion, the roads are a mess, health care is poor, and people are still moving out as fast as they can.
Montreal is a great baseball city and they don't need the likes of Loria back. He has to be one of the biggest embarrassments of an owner than baseball has ever had and they had Marge Schott. Get the Rays in there and have MLB pay the tab on Tropicana as reperations for the way MLB decimated the Expos. Montreal is a great sports city. If a team lands back in Montreal, MLB should issue a major apology to the city, its people and its fans. The circus that went on to make Montreal look like a bad baseball city/market was attrocious.
Tampa to Montreal ? There is already a heated hockey rivalry between Montreal/Toronto/Boston/New York …………..and now add baseball ? OMG OMG OMG
As much as I would love baseball back in Montreal and the Rays would be great despite the dh. Great ownership would help as well as a 97 cent dollar. the sad reality is that Montreal is the next Detroit, it is not doing well. The government will not build a stadium, so unless you can convert the football stadium on the mountain or the new soccer stadium, the team will have no place to play. There are many excellent sites for a stadium notably in the old port area, the blue bonnets area or off the western tip of the island(where they can draw from Ottawa). The fact is Bud Selig wanted Baseball out of Montreal, and he got his way, and until he is gone Baseball will not be back. There is a reason that a city of almost 4 M( with two 1M citys less than 2 hours away) does not have a AAA or AA team. Baseball should try Mexico. That being said committed strong ownership resurrected the football team and made it a powerhouse, and built a strong soccer franchise, but they would have to bring a team and build a stadium. Ideally the Rays play 12 home games in Montreal to test the waters.
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