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Posted Thu, July 26th, 2012 3:20 pm by Lyle Denniston
Editor's note: During the Supreme Court's summer recess, the blog will be publishing a series of posts that explain, in non-legal terms, some of the most important cases that will be decided in the new Term that starts October 1. This is another in that series. This post explains two cases, Florida v. Jardines and Florida v. Harris. Both involve the use by police of dogs that can detect the odor of illegal narcotics. The Court has scheduled those cases for separate hearings on Wednesday, October 31.
Police forces across the country have found that dogs, which have a highly developed sense of smell, can be trained to detect specific odors, such as scents from a human body, or the odors given off by illegal drugs. This makes police dogs highly valued partners to police as they search for missing persons, or for illegal narcotics. When a trained dog's capacity to detect a certain odor has been formally certified by an expert, the evidence that police gain from dog searches frequently is permitted in criminal cases in court. But the Supreme Court several times has had to rule on whether a search by a trained police dog is the kind of inspection that must be done so that it does not violate the constitutional right to privacy of the individual targeted. The Court will give further constitutional guidance in two new cases, both originating in Florida.
The Fourth Amendment is one of the Constitution's strongest guarantees of personal privacy, especially for the privacy of the home. The Supreme Court has made clear that the protection given by the Amendment is intended to protect people, rather than physical space. But its protection does extend beyond the individual's own body, to places and things which the owner and society in general would recognize as intended to be free from government intrusion. Thus, the protection can apply to houses, documents, and personal belongings. Searches by police or other government agents, however, are generally barred only if they are "unreasonable." That is a sufficiently flexible word that courts have traditionally had to fill in meaning on how to apply it in specific situations. The Amendment also provides that, as a general rule, police cannot carry out a search unless they have the permission of a judge, through a "warrant." Police can obtain a warrant to carry out a search only if they have a fairly strong reason to believe that the search will turn up evidence of crime. Police do not have to be absolutely certain that the search will lead to evidence, but rather that prospect must be "probable." In some situations, a warrant is not needed, but police still need to show that a search "probably" will turn up criminal evidence.
But, before Fourth Amendment protection comes into play, police activity must actually be found to be a "search" in a legal sense. For example, if one puts the family trash out on the curb, police can inspect it without getting a warrant because the family has given up any expectation that the contents of the trash bags are private. But, if the trash is still in the can inside the house, perhaps in the kitchen, police could search it only if they got a warrant allowing them to do so; that would be a search in a place that the homeowner considers to be private, and so does society in general. For another example, if one keeps drugs in the glove compartment of a car or truck, and police pull over that vehicle for a traffic violation, police are not allowed to search the glove compartment unless they have some reason to think that the search will turn up evidence related to the reason the vehicle was stopped. But if the individual, on getting out of the vehicle, drops a package of drugs on the ground, police can gather that up and use it as evidence, because they were not searching for it when it just turned up.
It is clear, then, that the factual situation can make a difference constitutionally. And that is why the Supreme Court has had to return periodically to define the situations in which the police may use a drug-sniffing dog, without violating someone's right to privacy under the Fourth Amendment. That issue arises, of course, because a well-trained drug-sniffing dog, by giving an "alert" to its police handler when the animal smells a specific drug, may actually lead the police to the discovery of evidence of a crime. If the Fourth Amendment does not apply at all, police may hand over that evidence to a prosecutor who pursues criminal charges. But if the Fourth Amendment might apply, the evidence might be valid or it might not be, depending upon the factual situation.
Police and prosecutors have generally argued in court cases that the use of a drug-sniffing dog is not a "search" at all, because the only thing that a dog's "alert" identifies is something that is illegal anyway, and no one has any privacy right in illegal items or substances. The Supreme Court has sometimes embraced that argument.
For example, the Court has ruled that it is not a "search" under the Fourth Amendment if police use a dog to sniff the exterior of luggage that police have temporarily seized in an airport terminal, believing that it is likely to contain something illegal. It also has allowed police to check the outside of a vehicle that police have legitimately stopped at a highway checkpoint set up to search for illegal drugs, or to check the outside of a vehicle that police have legally stopped for a suspected traffic violation. In each of those situations, the impact on privacy was considered to be very slight, because the intrusion was minimal, so the use of the dog did not violate the Fourth Amendment.
Suppose, though, that police use a dog to check for narcotics on the exterior of a home that they suspect is being used for drug trafficking. Does the fact that the site of the search is a private home make a constitutional difference? That is one of the new factual situations that the Supreme Court is now preparing to confront. In the case of Florida v. Jardines, Florida's state supreme court ruled that the U.S. Supreme Court's past rulings on the use of drug-sniffing dogs did not apply at all when a dog was used at a home, even if the dog only sniffed exterior surfaces of a house. Nowhere is the right of privacy stronger than in a private home, the state court said.
That case originated when police in Miami got a tip from a "crime stopper" source that the home of Joelis Jardines was being used to grow marijuana. Police went to the home, based on that tip alone, and used a trained detection dog named Franky to check out the front porch of the house. After circling for a few minutes, Franky sat down, near the front door. That indicated to his police handler that the dog had detected an odor of marijuana coming from under the front door. At that point, the officers obtained a search warrant, which the officers then carried out, finding a marijuana-growing operation inside the house. Jardines was charged with growing illegal marijuana plants, but his lawyer contended that the search was unconstitutional because it intruded on the privacy of the home.
The state's highest court relied primarily upon a 2001 Supreme Court decision, in the case of Kyllo v. United States, a ruling that it is unconstitutional for police to use a heat-sensing device aimed at the outside walls of a house, to check to see if marijuana was being grown inside with the use of high-intensity lamps. When the government uses a device that the general public does not employ, and the police use it to explore the details of a home, the state court said, that is a "search" under the Fourth Amendment. A trained dog's sniff test fits into that category, it concluded, adding that such a test reveals not only the presence of something illegal, but it also is capable — when carried out in public view — of exposing the homeowner to public humiliation and embarrassment, and further is capable of being used in a discriminatory way. Before police may conduct such a sniff test, it ruled, they must be able to show in court — after the fact — that they had more than mere suspicion that a crime was being committed in the crime; they had to have information indicating that it was "probable" that there was such criminal wrongdoing taking place in the home. The bottom line of the ruling: the use of Franky at the Jardines home was "unreasonable," so the marijuana evidence could not be used against him.
That ruling is being challenged by state officials of Florida in their appeal to the Supreme Court. They have the support of the federal government for their challenge. Their basic claim is that a sniff test by a drug is not a search at all, at a home or elsewhere.
In the other Florida case that the Justices will be reviewing (Florida v. Harris), state officials have persuaded the Court to return to the issue of a dog sniff test on a car or truck, not a home. But this time, the sniff test was done on the inside of a private truck. The Florida Supreme Court, finding that the U.S. Supreme Court's prior rulings involving sniff tests and vehicles only involved checking the exterior of a vehicle, decided that the Fourth Amendment provided greater protection when the dog's "alert" led police to search the interior of a vehicle. But the decision also is important because the state court spelled out the information that police must have in order to convince a court that a drug-sniffing dog can be trusted to make a reliable "alert" indicating that illegal drugs were present.
A Liberty County sheriff's deputy with a drug-detecting dog named Aldo, who had been trained to detect the illegal drug methamphetamine, was on patrol in Blountstown, Florida. The deputy pulled over a truck driven by Clayton Harris because the license plate on the vehicle had expired. The officer noticed that Harris was shaking badly, and was breathing rapidly — telltale signs, for the officer, that Harris might be on drugs. The officer asked for permission to search the truck, but Harris refused. The dog then "alerted" to a drug on the door handle of the driver's side of the truck. With that "alert" as legal justification, the officer searched the interior of the truck's cab, and found ingredients for making methamphetamine.
Harris was charged with possessing materials for making the illegal drug, and his defense lawyer challenged the use of the evidence found in the truck's cab, arguing that the search of the truck's interior violated the Fourth Amendment because the deputy had no legal basis for conducting such a search. The Florida Supreme Court agreed, concluding that Aldo's "alert" to a substance on the truck door handle was not sufficient to justify searching the cab. A police dog's "alert," the state court said, is not enough by itself to satisfy a court that the dog is properly trained and certified for the detection of a specific illegal drug. A court can accept an "alert" as a basis for a search only if the evidence shows how the particular dog was trained, what was done to satisfy an expert that the dog was adequately trained, how the dog had actually performed in "alerting" to drugs in other situations, and how well trained and how experienced was the dog's police handler.
The state court remarked that it appeared that, in dog-sniffing drug cases, "the courts often accept the mythic dog with an almost superstitious faith. The myth so completely has dominated the judicial psyche in these cases that the courts either assume the reliability of the sniff or address the question cursorily; the dog is the clear and consistent winner."
Finding in the Harris case that there was not enough proof that Aldo was a reliable drug detector, the state court overturned Clayton Harris's no-contest plea to the criminal charge, because the evidence taken out of the truck cab should not have been allowed in court.
State officials, with the support of the federal government, have asked the Supreme Court to rule that the fact that a trained and certified dog does make an "alert" should be enough to justify a police officer's further search of a vehicle for illegal drugs.
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Recommended Citation: Lyle Denniston, The dog-sniffing cases: Made simple, SCOTUSblog (Jul. 26, 2012, 3:20 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2012/07/jardines-and-harris-made-simple/
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Grant Gross (IDG News Service) on 31 March, 2015 05:10
Two former U.S. government agents face charges related to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin while assisting with an investigation of the Silk Road underground online marketplace, with one accused of using a fake online persona to extort money from operators of the site.
Facing charges of wire fraud and money laundering are Carl Force, 46, of Baltimore, a former special agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, and Shaun Bridges, 32, of Laurel, Maryland, a former special agent with the U.S. Secret Service. Both served on the Baltimore Silk Road Task Force, which investigated illegal activity on the Silk Road website, the Department of Justice said Monday in a press release.
Force served as an undercover agent with the task force and worked to establish contact with a main target of the investigation, Ross Ulbricht, also known as Dread Pirate Roberts, who was convicted in February of criminal charges related to running Silk Road. In addition to wire fraud and money laundering, Force is charged with theft of government property and conflict of interest.
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Force also stole a "sizeable amount" of bitcoin that Ulbricht sent to him in his official undercover capacity, according to the complaint. Force, working at the CoinMKT digital currency exchange at the same time he was with the DEA, also directed the company to freeze a customer's account, worth about $297,000, then seized those funds and transferred them to his personal account, the complaint alleged.
Bridges served as a computer forensics expert with the task force. He allegedly diverted to his personal account more than $800,000 in digital currency that he gained control of during the Silk Road investigation. Bridges placed the assets into an account at Mt. Gox, the now-defunct digital currency exchange in Japan, according to the complaint.
He then allegedly wired funds into a personal investment account in the U.S. just days before he sought a $2.1 million seizure warrant for Mt. Gox's accounts.
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"The worker, who wants to know his degree in the master's eye, should first observe how much he works for him.
Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah
"Whoever prefers Allah to all others, Allah will prefer him to others.
"There's only one way to win Him, this Beloved of mine - become His.
"God Almighty (swt) says: My love is incumbent for those who love each other for Me; who sit together for Me; who visit each other for Me; and who spend on each other for Me.
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"What's given to dunya is lost. What's given to Allah is never lost. If you give what you love, for the sake of what He loves, you'll have what you love forever.
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"Sometimes you don't see appreciation or results in order to purify your acts from the attachment to anything other than His pleasure.
"Life is only truly meaningful when one's priority becomes seeking the Pleasure of Allah.
"Let us live for Allah. Let us love and like what He likes; let us dislike what He dislikes and hate what He hates. Let there be no territories carved up and no frontiers set up in serving Him. Let us passionately involve ourselves in our society to do His will, but still passionately let our hearts yearn for His pleasure. Similarly, let the life of the Prophet live again in our lives. Let his message, his conduct, his goals, be our message, our conduct, and our goals. So, also, let nothing motivate us but an intense longing to please our Lord in the next world, and let that expectation give a decisive shape to our life here. The hope of a meaningful future must lead us to confront the risks and overcome the tribulations that lie in living by His will in the totality of our existence. We, as Muslims, have but one option: to strive to change the world according to the model given to mankind by the Prophet Muhammad, blessings and peace be upon him.
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Yep, I can't resist new mechanical pencils, the perfect gel pen, and notebooks.
I have them tucked everywhere. In my handbag, in the kitchen, on my office desktop (well, duh!), in my bedroom, in my car, in The Big Room, in Pup's car, in the bathroom. Yes, even there. You just don't know when a random thought might appear and let's be clear here - if I don't write it down immediately, it's gone. GONE!
I know I've passed this particular obsession to at least one of my daughters. Along with my love of hair twirling. Hey! It's what mothers are for.
I don't think of my obsession as bad, I think of it as necessary.
I know they have some office supplies hidden in here somewhere.
I like office supplies too... supplies for my printer. They surround me everywhere in my office and make me feel safe. LOL I know, but you just never know when you may need some of it, right? RIGHT???
Oh, and lipstick. GAH... have so many of them.
I know what you mean about writing it down, or it's gone! I've got notes everywhere!
A casual trip to Staples must be explosive for you.
There are obsessions, and there are secret obsesssions.
To name one of many -- belts. I can't stop buying belts. I hit the belt section every shopping trip.
OMG! You and I were separated at birth! I have enough yellow (legal) pads to last me several lifetimes. I also have my cell phone's Notepad full of...you guessed it...notes to myself.
And your kitties are soooo adorable.
Paper. Any kind of paper. Pretty paper. Plain paper. Happy paper. Paper Tablets. Stationery. Greeting cards. Old paper. New paper. Antique paper. Yep, have a huge passion for paper (and would even say an obsession). Always looking for the perfect paper!
Lists, I write loads and loads of lists. All written in the same black felt tip pen and then crossed off with a pink highlighter when finished.
Deb, I see your PDI tablet! I think I've finally used all of mine up!!
RJ! - do tell some! We won't tell anyone.
tPretty - you just have no idea! I wander around like fool looking for spiffy things I have to have. So sad. Belts! Now that sounds like a good obsession.
SCG - thank you about the kitties! I try not to post too many photos of them cuz I think they're so cute. Not everyone shares our love of the kitties. You and I ARE separated at birth - in so many ways!
Anony - you got it!
Sara - ooooh! I like this! Crossing things off the list is the best! I love the pink idea. Fresh!
Bonnie - yes! I still carry my PDI leather pad folio! It's good.


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Loving God, Loving People
Evening Worship
New Song Café
SJR Contributors
Since our development project was launched in 2016 much detailed work has been done with the Architects CPL Ltd, and all the necessary planning and building regulations obtained. Our preferred construction contractor has been selected and this is Greendale Construction, a relatively local company (Poole based), who have significant experience with new building work and extensions to Church premises. They have been notified of their selection and are happy to work with the Church and accommodate the Church's expected programme of work in 2019. Finance is of course a major part of this project and we now have some confirmed grants, and a significant amount of fund raising done by our own members either by direct giving or by specific fund raising events, details of which are shown on the back of this brochure. We need now to concentrate our efforts in fundraising and direct giving to have the necessary funds in place so that building work is able to commence as has been planned, in June/July of this year.
As a church we reminded ourselves in the recent publicity card that Jesus challenged us to be Salt & Light to its community and that we have a strapline "Loving God- Loving People"
From my contact with a wide cross section of people in the area and those who use our building I am made all too aware of those who consider that this church has made a difference to their family or them as an individual. The test will always be; "What difference does this place make to others?"
There will be some who rightly say these premises are brilliant as they are. However we also have to remember those who were visionary enough to make significant improvements to the building under Link 2000 scheme and we thank them for that, but we cannot stand still. Life moves on and the needs of the local area change, for example the need for a youth facility and the way in which people relate to and engage with faith.
These days a coffee shop for example has become the place to hold meetings, undertake business and to meet others in the community. It is my belief that by completing these plans, we will be better equipped to be salt and light in our ever changing community.
Deacon Brian Purchase
The plans for the alterations and new building work are the product of much thought and prayer at church vision mornings, discussions between the development group and our architect, CPL (Church Projects Ltd.). Following the special meeting of the Church Council on Sunday 28th October, the order of the construction works was changed to reflect the advice given by the Southampton District of the Methodist Church and our national body, the Methodist Connexion.
Phase 1 and 2: Extending the Link welcome area to provide a greatly improved open and attractive area for all the community groups to see plus demonstrate the many and varied activities that take place within the building. Also to amend the access to the Link from the main church hall as well as additional toilet facilities and a new coffee/refreshment bar with lounge area. Also to update and improve the toilet and washroom areas within the area of the building currently used by the Pre-School Group which are in a poor condition.
External works to install a new fire escape, demolish the old World War 2 Bomb shelter, create an external area for the Pre-School play group that use the premises daily, and update/improve the car park.
Phase 3 Works: To provide a lift to the first floor community rooms and accommodation,new toilets for both able bodied and disabled, new kitchen facilities and enhanced room layouts
If funds permit, and to keep costs as low as possible, it is hoped and expected that phase 3 works will follow on directly after the completion of phase 1 and 2.
To All Members and Friends of St. James Road Methodist Church
It seems a long time since we launched the discussions about 'Connect' and shared with you our vision for the Church's future, but we continue to be committed to the project and the work we hope to achieve in the improved facilities.
We are grateful for all the contributions that have been made so far but the work of fundraising is not over yet. And so, once again, we are asking you to consider how you can contribute to this work, so that we can serve our God and our community better. Thank you.Christine Coram – Minister
Christine Coram – Minister
November Update
Planning permission granted
Project name & logo announced
£55,000 already received in granted
Since our last update, our church building development project has got its name, logo and identity.
Separate to, but in keeping with our church logo, we need this SPECIFICALLY for the development and fundraising project. It will identify the project and raise our profile with fundraising bodies and businesses.
The name and concept was developed by a small group nominated by Church Council. They used all of the ideas gathered at the most recent vision morning and worked with a designer on the logo itself. This is the thinking behind the final product…
The Name: CONNECT is a similar word to 'Link', which was the name of the previous development project. The word 'connect' suggests being involved, connecting community and church, connecting with each other, discovering common ground and celebrating different ideas
The Strapline: A SPACE TO SHARE can be interpreted in many ways, similarly to our church strapline –'Loving God, Loving People'. It can mean to share our faith, to share our premises, to share our joys and sorrows, to share our ideas and activities, to share between generations, to offer a calm space for thoughts and a sanctuary.
The Image: The cross shape echoes the cross from church logo but is less distinct than in the logo for our worshipping community. The image of light coming through stained glass blends with our surroundings as church and symbolises how our faith blends with surrounding community.
The Colours: These come from a colour palette in keeping with existing SJR church logo, but the colours are brighter to reflect the light that is shared through all that the project will enable us to do. The fragments suggest different things being brought together.
'CONNECT' is being officially launched at the Christmas Trees and Music Festival.
Building Update
Following the receipt of planning approval from Southampton City Council, with practically no significant changes being requested, we are now able to move forward with our project on several fronts.
Firstly, it opens the doors for more Grant Applications which our Financial Controller, Neil Hitch, is currently preparing. In parallel with this it is hoped that Church giving by our Members will continue or even increase as there is a real relationship between what we ask for in a "Grant" and what we have contributed as a Church body. Any increase in giving to our project will be greatly appreciated.
Living Lent – Day 40
Lent & Easter 2017
Read… Luke 23: 1-49
But all his acquaintances, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
Read… Isaiah 52: 13 – 53: 12
He was despised and rejected by others; a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity; and as one from whom others hide their faces he was despised, and we held him of no account.
Read… John 13: 1-7, 33-35
He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, 'Lord, are you going to wash my feet?' Jesus answered, 'You do not know now what I am doing, but later you will understand.'
Read… Isaiah 50: 4-9a
I gave my back to those who struck me, and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; I did not hide my face from insult and spitting. The Lord GOD helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
Read… Isaiah 49: 1-7
Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One, to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nations, the slave of rulers, 'Kings shall see and stand up, princes, and they shall prostrate themselves, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.'
Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.
Read… Matthew 1: 18-25
Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
Read… Mark 12: 38-44
Beware of the scribes… They devour widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers
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As you can probably tell I'm trying to get a lil more faffy daffy with my photo skills (or lack of). Now I'm back at uni where the photoshop lives, I thought I should really start making the most of it whilst I still can and its free! You would think after 3 years of being taught how to use Photoshop I might be pretty good at it, evidently not, I still pretty much only know how to copy & paste things and change the colours but this is enough atm to edit the backgrounds like I have done above to remove any distracting objects. Hopefully though messing around with it for my blog will do me a world of good just in time for me to actually not be able to use it anymore, hmm. So don't get too used to it, 4 months time and I'll be back to the same old 'heres me in my garden' photos, sorry.
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With Las Vegas Getting An NFL Team By 2020, It Only Makes Sense To Expand To The NBA And MLB
It's time for Las Vegas to grow their professional sports teams
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Many were skeptical when the NHL announced their expansion to the city of Las Vegas in 2016. The Sin City had no previous track record of supporting major professional sports, and commissioners of the major North American pro leagues were apprehensive because of the gambling scene, which many believed could tarnish the purity of games. With the success of the Vegas Golden Knights and the NHL in the city, the soon arrival of the Las Vegas Raiders of the NFL, and massive population growth in the metro area, it only makes sense that the NBA and MLB will soon place franchises in the city.
There are many reasons to believe that Vegas is already on the NBA's radar for future expansion or relocation of an existing franchise. The NBA already hosts their Summer League in Las Vegas during each offseason for recent draftees and league hopefuls. In 2018, the reigning champion Golden State Warriors played the Los Angeles Lakers in a preseason game at T-Mobile Arena (the home of the Golden Knights), which drew high local and national attention. With the arena in place for a team to play right away, a potential NBA ownership group would have a much easier time pitching to NBA executives why the city deserves a franchise.
For the MLB, it is not as clear whether or not Vegas is a serious target for expansion or relocation. The MLB season is 162 games, meaning 81 home games. With MLB attendance declining overall the past few years, the league may be apprehensive at expanding to unproven markets. Even so, there are some promising signs. The 2018 Baseball Winter Meetings were held in Las Vegas, giving the market exposure for top baseball executives. The Las Vegas Aviators, a Triple-A minor league affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, have the top attendance amongst Triple-A teams so far in 2019, even topping the MLB's Miami Marlins. It is clear that there is local interest in pro baseball, which could make the market much more attractive to the MLB.
Relatively, Las Vegas Metro is a small market at 2.23 million people in 2018. On the flipside, this is up from 1.95 million in 2010, and 1.56 million in 2000. With rapid population growth, there is greater feasibility to have all of the Big 4 pro sports leagues in Vegas. One thing that makes the city/metro distinct from other small markets is the fact that it is a major tourist destination. In theory, home games for either the NBA or MLB in Vegas will be filled by road team fans who are there to not only see their team play but also make a Vegas trip out of it, go to casinos, see shows, party it up, etc.
Another possible concern is that Vegas is an area full of transplants who have hometown teams that they are incredibly loyal to regardless of residence. Many have hypothesized that this would hurt attendance for a Vegas team regardless of sport. With the success of the Golden Knights early on, they have been able to build a large fanbase, including many transplants who have adopted the Golden Knights as their "2nd" team or "1B" team. It is not out of the question to say that this could very well be the case if the MLB and NBA come to the city.
With the more liberal attitudes towards sports gambling amongst the major pro sports leagues, and for the aforementioned reasons, the Las Vegas market is now much more attractive for these leagues, and the NBA and MLB could very well be in the Sin City by 2030.
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Two men where shot in cold blood on the streets of Holland. Victims of extremism, Theo Van Gogh and Pim Fortuyn weren't afraid to make their opposing political views known. Pim Fortuyn was a far-right Dutch political leader. Theo Van Gogh was a left-wing anarchist film-maker.
Both were murdered by extremists. Pim and Theo explores the opposing but oddly linked lives of these key Dutch political figures and ask what their careers and deaths can tell us about our times. This show is inspired by Ian Buruma's book The Limits of Tolerance.
Pim & Theo is a theatre performance, an exhibition, an education programme and an online resource.
This show is a collaboration with Odsherred Teater (Denmark) and Korjaamo Culture Factory (Finland). Funded by Arts Council England, Arts Council Norway and with the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union.


The problem is not that you don't have time to read. You make reading inaccessible when you have time.
Last year I failed my reading challenge. I couldn't finish reading 12 books in a year. At the beginning of 2016, I got competitive and wanted to prove that I can read 24 books a year. Now, I want to take up the 52 book challenge and read one book per week in 2017.
I've got an enormous amount of value from these 24 books I read this year. I started sharing notes from these books and created a reading list where I rate and summarize my favorite books.
You must be grateful for being able to read. You must use that gift. I love how Mark Twain summarized the power you have. The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.
The benefits you could reap joining the reading challenge.
Learn new things every week.
Get ideas to improve in business, life, relationships, health and more.
Be mentored by the best minds in the world.
See things that are not easy to see.
Train creativity and comprehension muscles.
Books are the best mentors in life. I'm still fascinated by how much you can change by reading a single book. People who might have been the best guides in the world are not among us anymore. Books carry decades and centuries of knowledge and wisdom. It's foolish not to read.
The problem is not that you don't have time to read. You make reading inaccessible when you have time. Your reading time has to compete with mindless consumption of news, social media, television, and games.
To read more, you must consciously design your reading habits and organize your environment you help you with it. Below are strategies that worked for me.
Read the first thing in the morning.
Always have a book, whether it's a physical one, Kindle or your phone.
Read when you commute, take a break, wait for the doctor.
Go on the blog reading diet.
Go on the news reading diet.
Read books that are interesting (not necessarily useful).
Don't worry about reading slow (take your time to think, highlight ideas and translate words if you're reading in foreign language).
Don't force yourself to finish a boring book. Don't steal the reading time from a book you'll love.
If you miss a day of reading, don't beat yourself up, catch up the next day.
Try audiobooks and listen when doing tedious tasks, walking and exercising.
Discuss books with people who also read.
I have over 500 books on my to-read list on Goodreads, and it was not an easy job to decide which books I will read for my 52 book challenge.
In the list below you will find books about habits, money, psychology, lifestyle, design, writing, science, history, business, spirituality and more.
For every book I fail to read by the end of 2017, I will donate $100 to charity (I support ShareTheMeal at the moment).
I challenge you to read more next year.
Connect with me on Goodreads and create your reading challenge where you can share progress and stay accountable. Join the 52 book challenge by sharing the book list on your blog, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Use the hashtag #readmorechallenge to become a part of the community and see how others are doing.
It doesn't have to be 52 books. If you haven't read a book in years, start with five and see what happens.
Challenge your friends to read more. Keep yourself responsible by setting high-stakes. Donating $100 if you fail to read a book is more accountable than $10. However, it can be anything: a day without internet, a week without TV, a week without social media for every failed book.
Are you ready to read more to make your life better?


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By selecting the name of the person you will be able to upgrade or downgrade them depending on the type of AUSkey they currently have.
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Woodford Town boss Dee Safer looks on from the touchline (pic: David Simpson/TGS Photo).
Woodford Town play host to Redbridge on Friday night looking to end their slump in the Essex Senior League.
After a terrific first half of the 2018/19 campaign, Dee Safer's team have not picked up a victory since December 7.
Following a 4-1 win over Stanway Rovers on that date, Town have lost to Hullbridge Sports, St Margaretsbury and most recently on Friday to Sporting Bengal United, and drawn with Ilford, Takeley and West Essex.
The Woods manager Safer said: "Redbridge is a must-win now. We need to turn this recent slump around. It will be a big game for us.
Before the Christmas break, Town may have been clear favourites for this fixture with Redbridge struggling and near the bottom of the standings.
Yet the appointment of former May & Bakers boss Micky Wetherall at the start of the month has seen the Motormen improve their form.
Safer expects a difficult encounter at the Harlow Arena, he added: "Micky has turned it around and made a few new signings.
"It is always hard in this league to do a double over a team. Once they have found out what you are about they are more prepared next time.
Town's last victory occurred at home – the Harlow Arena – against Stanway, but boss Safer did admit they have generally been better on the road.
Prior to that December win, the Woods had triumphed five times in a row on the road and against some strong clubs.
Yet five of Town's next six games are at the Harlow Arena and so they need to enjoy home comforts again.
Safer said: "You would think at home on a nice pitch we would do better because we play nice football. Sometimes we maybe overplay, but we have to get the ball down and play because that's the only way these boys are going to develop.


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/** @babel */

import DeleteBranchDialog from "../../lib/dialogs/DeleteBranchDialog";
import {mockGit} from "../mocks";

describe("DeleteBranchDialog", function () {

	beforeEach(function () {
		this.branches = [
			{name: "local", branch: "first", local: true},
			{name: "remote", branch: "second", remote: true},
			{name: "selected", branch: "third", selected: true, local: true, remote: true},
		];

		this.root = "root";

		spyOn(atom, "confirm").and.callFake((opts, callback) => {
			callback([0, false]);
		});
	});

	describe("selected branch", function () {

		it("should select selected branch", function () {
			const dialog = new DeleteBranchDialog({branches: this.branches, root: this.root});
			expect(dialog.state.branch).toBe("selected");
		});

	});

	describe("fetch", function () {

		it("should set state.fetching to true", async function () {
			const git = mockGit({
				branches: () => this.branches,
			});
			const dialog = new DeleteBranchDialog({branches: this.branches, root: this.root, git});
			spyOn(dialog, "update");
			await dialog.fetch();
			expect(dialog.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({fetching: true});
		});

		it("should change branches", async function () {
			const git = mockGit({
				branches: () => this.branches,
			});

			const branches = [
				{name: "name", branch: "branch", selected: true},
			];

			const dialog = new DeleteBranchDialog({branches, root: this.root, git});

			await dialog.fetch();
			expect(dialog.state.branches).toBe(this.branches);
		});

		it("should show error", async function () {
			const git = mockGit({
				fetch: () => Promise.reject("fetch error"),
				branches: () => this.branches,
			});

			const notifications = jasmine.createSpyObj(["addError"]);

			const dialog = new DeleteBranchDialog({branches: this.branches, root: this.root, git, notifications});

			await dialog.fetch();
			expect(notifications.addError).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Fetch", "fetch error");
		});

	});

	describe("accept", function () {

		beforeEach(function () {
			this.dialog = new DeleteBranchDialog({branches: this.branches, root: this.root});
			this.activate = this.dialog.activate();
		});

		it("should return the branch object", async function () {
			this.dialog.branchChange({target: {value: "local"}});
			this.dialog.accept();
			const ret = await this.activate;
			expect(ret[0]).toBe(this.branches[0]);
		});

		it("should return local", async function () {
			this.dialog.localChange({target: {checked: false}});
			this.dialog.accept();
			const ret = await this.activate;
			expect(ret[1]).toBe(false);
		});

		it("should return false if branch is not local", async function () {
			this.dialog.state.local = true;
			this.dialog.state.branch = "remote";
			this.dialog.accept();
			const ret = await this.activate;
			expect(ret[1]).toBe(false);
		});

		it("should return remote", async function () {
			this.dialog.remoteChange({target: {checked: true}});
			this.dialog.accept();
			const ret = await this.activate;
			expect(ret[2]).toBe(true);
		});

		it("should return false if branch is not local", async function () {
			this.dialog.state.remote = true;
			this.dialog.state.branch = "local";
			this.dialog.accept();
			const ret = await this.activate;
			expect(ret[2]).toBe(false);
		});

		it("should return the force", async function () {
			this.dialog.forceChange({target: {checked: true}});
			this.dialog.accept();
			const ret = await this.activate;
			expect(ret[3]).toBe(true);
		});

		describe("confirm", function () {

			it("should confirm on local only available", async function () {
				this.dialog.state.local = true;
				this.dialog.state.remote = false;
				this.dialog.state.force = true;
				this.dialog.state.branch = "local";
				this.dialog.accept();
				await this.activate;
				expect(atom.confirm).toHaveBeenCalled();
			});

			it("should confirm on remote only available", async function () {
				this.dialog.state.local = false;
				this.dialog.state.remote = true;
				this.dialog.state.force = true;
				this.dialog.state.branch = "remote";
				this.dialog.accept();
				await this.activate;
				expect(atom.confirm).toHaveBeenCalled();
			});

			it("should confirm on local and remote", async function () {
				this.dialog.state.local = true;
				this.dialog.state.remote = true;
				this.dialog.state.force = true;
				this.dialog.accept();
				await this.activate;
				expect(atom.confirm).toHaveBeenCalled();
			});

			it("should not confirm on local only", async function () {
				this.dialog.state.local = true;
				this.dialog.state.remote = false;
				this.dialog.state.force = true;
				this.dialog.accept();
				await this.activate;
				expect(atom.confirm).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
			});

			it("should not confirm on remote only", async function () {
				this.dialog.state.local = false;
				this.dialog.state.remote = true;
				this.dialog.state.force = true;
				this.dialog.accept();
				await this.activate;
				expect(atom.confirm).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
			});

			it("should not confirm on both false", async function () {
				this.dialog.state.local = false;
				this.dialog.state.remote = false;
				this.dialog.state.force = true;
				this.dialog.accept();
				await this.activate;
				expect(atom.confirm).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
			});

		});

	});
});


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Shades of Grace dedicates cemetery space for those who die alone
October 13, 2016 Poverty
Local United Methodist and Lutheran Local churches join to dedicate a space in a cemetery for those who die homeless or without anyone to claim their remains. (WJHL)
By Micah Smith/ WJHL
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (Oct. 13, 2016) -- Nearly 600 people are homeless in the Tri-Cities region. When those who are homeless and without families pass away, local funeral homes say their remains often go unclaimed.
News Channel 11 found out two local churches are coming together honor members of the community who have passed away, without loved ones to claim their remains.
Shades of Grace United Methodist Church and Immanuel Lutheran Church will dedicate part of Immanuel Lutheran's Cemetery to bury the remains of those who died homeless or alone.
The pastors of both churches told News Channel 11 they hope this gesture will give them the dignity in death that many did not experience while they were alive.
"(We) started doing services for some of our own members and so far we have done about 27 services," said Shades of Grace Pastor Will Shewey.
Shewey said for the last two years, local funeral homes from around the Tri-Cities have asked him to pick up urns.
"They were someone's mother, someone's father or child, or someone's brother or sister. It's just really sad that at this point in their life, when life ended, there was no one to come forward for them," said Pastor Shewey.
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Russian Foreign Ministry: threats to Crimea from Kyiv will be eliminated during the NWO
By CrimeaNEWS On Ноя 30, 2022
Representatives of the Kyiv regime do not hide their plans to seize the Crimea, all these threats to the peninsula and other Russian regions will be eliminated during a special military operation. This was stated by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova, commenting on the statements of the ex-commander of the air assault troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mikhail Zabrodsky.
Earlier, the British weekly The Economist, citing the ex-commander of the airborne troops of Ukraine Mikhail Zabrodsky reported reported that Kyiv was preparing to carry out an operation to seize Crimea by force in year.
In the ranks of the Kyiv regime, they do not hide plans for the so-called, as they say, "liberation" of Crimea by force … Zabrodsky's revelations, along with documents found during the special operation, convincingly indicate that the Kyiv regime was seriously preparing for a large-scale offensive to the Crimea. All this once again confirms the presence of real threats to the security of the region and our country as a whole and the justification of the actions that were taken to protect people living in Crimea , Zakharova said at a briefing on Wednesday.
She noted that these threats from the Kyiv regime would be eliminated, and all other tasks of the special military operation formulated by the Russian leadership would also be fulfilled.
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I've always been a strong believer that ice cream can fix basically anything.
Whether it's cooling you down on a hot summer day or sealing the cracks in your heart after a bad breakup, a couple of scoops can make all sorts of problems melt into oblivion.
That's right. You might want to put down the bacon, egg and cheese on a bagel and pick up a spoon instead, because it turns out all you need to cure your horrible hangover is a couple of scoops of ice cream.
Apparently, South Korea has a new grapefruit ice cream called Gyeondyo-bar that's intended to combat all your hangover symptoms.
Withme FS, the convenience store chain selling the ice cream bar, said in a press release the name actually means "hang in there" in English. The release elaborated that the name "expresses the hardships of employees who have to suffer a working day after heavy drinking."
The secret to eating your way to recovery lies in the ice cream's unique ingredients like oriental raisin tree fruit extract, which has reportedly been used as a headache home remedy by Koreans for hundreds of years.
Now, South Korea just needs to invent an ice cream that will erase all of those drunk texts sent out at 4 am, and then all of life's problems will be solved.
Take a look at the pictures below and this video from Reuters to see some awesome grapefruit ice cream.
...I have some good news for you.
Now, getting some sweet relief from your horrible hangovers might be as simple as eating a couple of scoops of ice cream.
...specifically intended to alleviate all of your hangover symptoms.
I repeat, this is not a drill. You can now make all of your hangover struggles disappear by eating your favorite frosty dessert.
...namely oriental raisin tree fruit extract.
This extract is apparently known to have headache-curing properties and has reportedly been used as a Korean hangover remedy for hundreds of years.
So then, I guess it's safe to say ice cream really does fix everything after all.


On May 3 a Tree Care Inc. technician treated white ash and blue ash trees in the Ellis Park and Lloyd Kenney Arboretum by injection into the tree trunk. The ash grove on the west side of Ellis Pond was given ground treatment for the time being. Until they leaf out fully, it is hard to tell which trees should receive the trunk injection, or if any of the trees should be removed.
The Yellow Springs Tree Committee decided to invest some of its donated funds to treat and try to save the arboretum's ash from emerald ash borer damage. This effort constitutes something of an experiment in combating the borer, which has begun to attack trees in the village. Property owners who are considering treating their private ash trees could contact Tree Committee members to learn the results.


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Piața Orașului Vechi (în cehă: ) este o piață istorică din cartierul Orașul Vechi (Staré Město) al Pragăi, capitala Republicii Cehe. Ea se află între Piața Wenceslas și Podul Carol.

Clădiri
Piața conține mai multe clădiri construite în diferite stiluri arhitecturale. Turnul Primăriei Vechi oferă o vedere panoramică asupra Orașului Vechi, având la partea superioară un ceas astronomic medieval. Ceasul astronomic din Praga a fost instalat pentru prima dată în 1410, fiind al treilea ceas astronomic ca vechime din lume și cel mai vechi aflat încă în funcțiune.

Biserica gotică Týn a fost începând din secolul al XIV-lea biserica principală din această parte a orașului, iar cele două turnuri ale sale au înălțimea de 80 m. Biserica Sf. Nicolae din Staré Město, construită în stil baroc, este un alt lăcaș de cult situat în piață. Un muzeu de artă al Galeriei Naționale Cehe este situat în Palatul Kinský.

Statui și alte monumente
În centrul pieței se află monumentul reformatorului religios Jan Hus, care a fost ars pe rug pentru convingerile sale la Konstanz, ducând la declanșarea Războaielor Husite. Statuia cunoscută azi ca Memorialul Jan Hus a fost amplasată în piață la 6 iulie 1915 cu ocazia comemorării a 500 de ani de la moartea sa.

În fața Primăriei Vechi este, de asemenea, un monument memorial dedicat martirilor (printre care Jan Jesenius și Maxmilián Hošťálek) decapitați pe acel loc în timpul Execuției din Piața Orașului Vechi de către habsburgi, după Bătălia de la Muntele Alb. Douăzeci și șapte de cruci sunt amplasate pe pavajul trotuarului în cinstea lor. Crucile au fost instalate în timpul reparațiilor Primăriei Vechi după cel de-Al Doilea Război Mondial, în timp ce o placă memorială din apropiere, care enumeră numele tuturor celor 27 de victime, datează din 1911.

În piață se mai afla o coloană mariană, ce fusese amplasată acolo la scurt timp după Războiul de Treizeci de Ani. Ea a fost demolată la 3 noiembrie 1918 într-o acțiune ce simboliza obținerea independenței față de Imperiul Habsburgic.

Târguri

În preajma sărbătorilor de Crăciun și de Paște sunt organizate târguri de produse tradiționale în piața Orașului Vechi; ele seamănă cu târgurile medievale.

Târgurile de Crăciun din Piața Orașului Vechi sunt cele mai mari târguri de Crăciun din Republica Cehă, fiind vizitate de sute de mii de turiști din Republica Cehă și din străinătate. Este ridicat un pom înalt decorat și amenajată o scenă pentru spectacole muzicale. Târgurile sunt vizitate în special de către germani, ruși, italieni și britanici.

Referințe

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Orașul Vechi


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Home / news / Dog mauled newborn baby to death 'while mum was in the toilet and dad was in garden'
Dog mauled newborn baby to death 'while mum was in the toilet and dad was in garden'
A family's pet dog mauled a newborn baby to death while his mother was in the toilet and his father was in the garden with another child, a coroner heard.
Elon Jase Ellis-Joynes was 12 days old when his family's Chow Chow-cross is believed to have bitten him on September 13, 2020.
The child, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, was still alive when mum Abigail Ellis frantically called for an ambulance, but died at the hospital.
Doncaster Coroner's Court heard Elon was "bleeding from his leg or his stomach".
Police are currently investigating his death and senior coroner Nicola Mundy adjourned the inquest until a later date.
Coroner's officer David Copley said: "At 3.04pm on Sunday, September 13, a call was made to South Yorkshire Ambulance by Abigail Ellis.
"She stated that her son, Elon, was breathing, but was really poorly.
"He was bleeding from his leg or his tummy, she thought that one of the dogs had bitten Elon.
"She had been on the toilet and her partner Stephen was outside with another child and came running in.
"Officers attended and Stephen Joynes identified Elon to police officers."
A police spokesperson said the baby had suffered serious injuries after being attacked by a dog.
They said the pet, called Teddy, was removed from the address and will remain in secure kennels until the force's inquiries have been completed.


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Cheltenham SubD
Registration sub-District
Available Themes
Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 3,076 in 1801 to 48,942 in 1911.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1881: In 1851, only 4.95 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1881 6.87 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 133.04 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 109.45 in 1901.
Occupational Structure in 1881:
1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
Cheltenham SubD, Gloucestershire
CHELTENHAM PLU/RegD Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.
This unit contained the following units:
CHELTENHAM CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Cheltenham SubD through time | Census tables with data for the Registration sub-District, A Vision of Britain through Time.


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On the actual value of Mike Cameron
By Kyle Lobner Nov 3, 2008, 3:48pm CST
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So, as you've likely heard, the Brewers exercised their option for 2009 on Mike Cameron today. Mike Cameron will make $10 million in 2009, $750k of which the Brewers would have been forced to pay him even if they had decided not to keep him, to buy out the option.
Now, $9.25 million is a lot of money. In $100 bills, it would pretty much fill this suitcase.
If you assume the Brewer payroll will be around $90 million next season, give or take depending on free agent signings, Mike Cameron stands to make about 11.1% of the Brewers' total payroll. That number is less than Jeff Suppan (13.8%), only slightly more than Bill Hall (9.3%) and much, much more than Ryan Braun (0.8%).
In several threads discussing the option, there seems to be a percentage of the population that feels like $9.25 million was too much to spend on Cameron, an above-average defensive CF who hit .243/.331/.477 in 2008, his tenth consecutive and eleventh out of twelve season with an OPS+ over 100. I'll agree that $9.25 million is a lot of money, and perhaps more than I'd like to spend, but if not Cameron, then what? Let's take a look down three other paths the Brewers could have pursued:
Option 1: Replace from within
Cost: Cheap. Any two of these guys would cost less than $1 million for 2009.
Six minor leaguers played in at least ten games in center field for either Nashville (AAA) or Huntsville (AA) in 2008. Thanks to Jeff, we can calculate their major league equivalents for 2008 relatively easily. Here are the six, sorted by their MLE OPS:
Laynce Nix (AAA): .238/.287/.429
Lorenzo Cain (AA): .228/.293/.383
Michael Brantley (AA): .264/.322/.323
Hernan Iribarren (AAA): .233/.274/.283
Tony Gwynn (AAA): .231/.272/.274
Freddy Parejo (AA): .233/.248/.289
Of those, Nix is no longer with the organization, Brantley was the PTBNL in the Sabathia deal, and Iribarren has played just 11 games in center field in his career. Lorenzo Cain has played just six games above AA, and only played half of 2008.
So if you want to go really cheap and create the possibility of half innings that go 7-8-9 with Kendall, Cain/Iribarren/Gwynn, Pitcher, that's one option. On Yovani Gallardo's starts he should hit seventh.
Option 2: Sign another free agent to replace Cameron
Cost: Moderate
Could the Brewers bring in another stop-gap centerfielder for less? Possibly. Let's look at the options:
Gabe Kapler, Brewers: There's no guarantee Kapler will be back, as he's coming off a career year and the Red Sox reportedly have interest in him. He's never had 500 AB's in a season, and hasn't even had 500 plate appearances since 2001. He had a career year and a nice comeback in 2008, but spent 2007 out of baseball, and in the five seasons before that he posted OPS+'s of 75, 85, 77, 65 and 77. He's only 33 and coming off a career year, so my guess is he'll sign for either 2 or 3 years at $3.5-$4 million per. If you sign him for that and he either can't physically handle playing full time or is ineffective, then you're back to the options listed above.
Jim Edmonds, Cubs: Came back to hit .256/.369/.568 for the Cubs in part-time duty after a rough start that led to his release in San Diego. He's 39 years old and hasn't appeared in 120 games since 2005. He's almost certainly not capable of playing everyday, but if you'd like to give him a shot I'd guess about $3 million for one year could do it.
Mark Kotsay, Red Sox: Hit /276/.329/.403 for the Braves and Red Sox in 2008. He's a serviceable big league CF with decent experience and while he hasn't reached a 100 OPS+ in any of the last four seasons, he was only truly terrible in one of them. The downside: he made $8 million in 2008, and since he's really the only other everyday option available in free agency, he'll probably get something like 3 years, $27 million, to make him $25k cheaper than Cameron.
Scott Podsednik, Rockies or So Taguchi, Phillies: Podsednik hasn't been a full-timer since 2006. He had a nice comeback in Colorado this year, but still only hit .253/.322/.333. Taquchi hit .220/.283/.297 for the Phillies this season and, at 38 years old, is likely done. Either might take a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. Neither should be depended on to provide anything.
Option 3: Move Ryan Braun/Corey Hart to CF and look for a corner outfielder
Cost: Depends on the corner outfielder
CHONE projects Mike Cameron as about three runs above average defensively in center field in 2009. Braun projects at about 7 runs below average in center, and Hart projects at 9. Braun has never played there before, so I'm not sure how reliable that number is. But, assuming one of the two would be 8 runs below average, the new corner outfielder would need to be an average defender and 11 runs better than Mike Cameron offensively to break even.
There are some Brewers that could be a fit here. Brad Nelson (.246/.321/.393 MLE in Nashville) is as close to big league ready as he'll ever get, in all likelihood. Mat Gamel (.273/.326/.430 MLE in Huntsville) could work, and a free agent to fill a corner spot is easier to find than a center fielder. This is probably the most viable of the three options, but it weakens the Brewers a lot defensively, and could mean Ryan Braun's second position change in as many years.
So what do you think? What should the Brewers have done?


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