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The Democratic Deficit and the "No Demos"-Thesis
von Annemarie Kunz (Autor)
Hausarbeit 2012 12 Seiten
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2. What Is a Democratic Deficit?
3. The "No Demos"-Thesis
Scholars have vigorously argued that a democratic deficit exists within the European Union (EU). This paper analyses the concept democratic deficit, firstly in general, defining democracy and the term democratic deficit, and providing general reasons for this perception. This paper supports the thesis of a democratic deficit for multiple reasons, including a dominating executive in the EU, a lack of accountability of EU institutions, technocratic untransparent decision-making and a European Parliament with too few powers.
The focus of this paper rests on the "No Demos"-Thesis: that European democracy cannot be achieved simply because the lack of a European demos, which is the Greek word for people. Therefore, at the beginning of the second part, the term demos will be defined and the role of citizenship of the EU explained. Thereafter, reasons for the lack of a demos at EU level are contextualised: the disregard of citizens of the EU, the lack of a European-wide public discourse, the complexity of European decision-making and the distance of the EU to the average citizen. These factors result in a low and steadily decreasing voter turnout in EU elections.
Finally, the paper supports the notion of the lack of a demos and existence of a democratic deficit, which can not be done away with the mere strengthening of the European Parliament alone. Nevertheless, the deficit could be overcome and this paper proposes some ideas on how to establish a European demos and democracy at EU level.
The key facet of any democracy is the public's ability to change governments and that governments are subject to their electorate. Follesdal argues, democracy is characterised by institutionally established procedures that regulate the competition for control over political authority on the basis of deliberation. Almost all adult citizens are allowed to take part in elections of political representatives that constitute a government response to the majority of the people.[1] Bache and George state that democracy implicates "[] public control of the people over their leaders, exercised by citizens with broadly equal rights."[2] The important liberal democratic criteria of the legitimacy of the authority of the EU are the effectiveness of policy-making, democracy and identity, which is currently merely embryonic in the EU.[3] According to Craig and De Búrca, the most important characteristic of a democracy is that voters can change their government.[4] Thus, summed up, democracy concerns the public control, whereas legitimacy the public accountability of the exercise of power.[5]
Many scholars maintain that there is a democratic deficit within the EU. As Choate aptly put it, the "democratic deficit is an expression pointing to several inconsistencies in the institutional organization of the community."[6] The key concern is the lack of public accountability of EU institutions.[7]
This is not the only problem: the executive dominates EU politics. Competence is transferred from member states to the EU, empowering the executive at the expense of national parliaments. Only with difficulty can national parliaments influence EU decisions. The Council of Ministers and the European Council, which together form the EU's executive, hold principal roles in the process of decision-making.[8] The increase of rights and powers of the European Parliament (EP) over the last decades could not match the pace of the transfer of authority from the member states to the EU. The result is what Choate calls the democratic deficit.[9] In the EU, the Council of Ministers, the Commission and the EP share legislative power. Only the EP is directly elected, which implies that even if citizens could change the composition of the EP, this would not automatically bring about a major paradigm shift in EU policy.[10] The division of power is undemocratic as the EP as only elected body obtains only a limited role and the Council of Ministers is executive and legislative at the same time.[11]
Additionally, "EU law is proposed and implemented by the commission whose leadership is not accountable to European voters."[12] Since the EP gained more and more powers during recent years, this problem got better but was not removed. It inheres only limited powers and voters have limited interest in EP elections. Moreover, the EU lacks a developed party system.[13] EP elections are not truly dealing with parties at the European level or the direction of the EU policy agenda.[14] This is also why voter turnouts are low and steadily decreasing.
Secondly, democracy is bypassed in the EU, due to the complex committee structure, also called comitology. These committees make many technical but important regulations and were created as a result to the delegation of power to the Commission. Nevertheless, as they consist of technocrats and national interest groups, they exclude the EP and the Council.[15] Experts dominate decisions and limit public and democratic control to accelerate the political process. European governance is consensus and compromise oriented as there is no political discussion and no alternative political options.[16]
Thirdly, it is argued that the EU is too distant from the citizens to be democratic, as many issues are transferred from member states to the EU. Moreover, expansion widens the gap between governing and governed. Citizens do not trust Brussels, which lacks legitimacy.[17] Additionally, European citizens (if there is anything like this), do not share a common language and culture, and thus no common political identity.
[1] Follesdal, A. and Hix, S., 2005, p. 14-15
[2] Bache, I. And George S., 2006, p. 66
[3] Ibid., p. 66
[4] Craig, P. and De Búrca, G., 2011, p. 150
[5] Bache, I. And George S., 2006, p.75
[6] Choate, A., 1994, p. 7
[8] Ibid., p. 150
[10] Craig, P. and De Búrca, G., 2011, p. 150
[11] Bieling, H.-J., 2009, p. 229-238
[12] McCormick, J., 2008, p. 141
[14] Follesdal, A. and Hix, S., 2005, p. 14
[16] Bieling, H.-J., 2009, p. 237
[17] Ibid., p. 238-242
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Democratic Deficit No-Demos Thesis
Annemarie Kunz (Autor)
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Day3. Kvareli. (H, B, L, D) night in Signagi.
After breakfast we will move to Kvareli district. Visit Kvareli Tunnel in WineryKhareba and have lunch in natures lap. The main attraction of Kvareli is Gremi – 16th century architectural monument. The complex is what has survived from the one flourishing town of Gremi.Depending on the time and if you don't mind visiting less wineries you will have a time to walk in an ancient town Signagi.
Day4. After check out time from the hotel you 'll move to Tbilisi.(B, L).


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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 soundtrack has brought together superhuman musicians to work on the soundtrack. Hans Zimmer will now create an album alongside top notch musicians such as Pharrell Williams and Johnny Marr. Announced yesterday by head of Sony Pictures Lia Vollack, Zimmer will work alongside talented musicians to create a fresh and exceptional sound.
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This collaboration sees some ridiculously accomplished names who have provided sound tracks for movies such as Inception, The Lone Ranger and Despicable Me. But this is a whole new experience for all involved, moulding as one big band to bring the most electrifying soundtrack for this heroic movie.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the sequel to the rebooted franchise that sees Andrew Garfield as the web-slinging hero. With Emma Stone as Gwen Stacey as Garfield does battle with Jamie Foxx's Electro. The second instalment of the (aptly named) Marc Webb series also sees the return of Harry Osbourn, Peter Parker's best friend, and the introduction of Paul Giamatti's Rhino.
With rumours flying around the movie, at least we know one thing, the soundtrack is going to rock.
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In 2016, a team of scientists found a protein in chickens' DNA that is needed for the flu virus to infect its host. Today, that same team is gene editing the bird to be flu-resistant by removing parts of that protein so it cannot be infected. The goal is to prevent the spread of influenza virus from wild birds to humans by way of poultry.
"If we could prevent influenza virus crossing from wild birds into chickens, we would stop the next pandemic at source," said Wendy Barclay, who is co-leading the flu-resistant chickens project.
More than half a million people died during the 2009-2010 flu season, the last pandemic. In 1918, more than 50 million people died from the flu.


Art in the Light Festival is held in Seyðisfjörður, East Iceland. The return of the sun is an important moment for Icelanders as they have been living in the dark for a few months. The locals transform the town into a brightly lit hub of activities from international and local artists that show illuminated artworks. You will find indoor entertainment as well, including performance, movies, and parties which are held all over the beautiful small town of Seyðisfjörður.


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11 World Celebrities Who Have Visited Tanzania
Tanzania is known for its warmth. Not just in terms of weather but its people too. And, this beautiful East African country charmed its way into the hearts of international celebrities and leaders.
Hitherto, a dozen celebrities from the west and global leaders have visited the vast Swahili territory abounding with game, reserves, and stunning geographical wonders.
So, this article highlights big names in the world who visited Tanzania recently or in the past.
Lupita Nyong'o
Barrack Obama
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Usher Raymond
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Popularly known as Steph Curry, the American basketballer is the latest celebrity to visit Tanzania. In August 2021, Curry in the company of his wife is exploring the magical Zanzibar and Serengeti National Park. Zanzibar has pristine beaches with world-class beach hotels. Serengeti gives the wildlife thrill, the best there is in the globe.
American basketballer Stephen Curry with his wife in Tanzania. [Photo: MaxSports TZ]
Hollywood actress and Oscar award winner Lupita Nyong'o crossed borders over the Easter holiday in April 2021 to experience life at the Serengeti National Park.
A bubbly Lupita was thrilled by life in the wild and did not hold back from posting an amazing image of her and a huge African elephant in the background. "This is not a zoom background, I promise! #elphie in the Serengeti," a post on her Instagram read.
Lupita is part of the documentary film 'Serengeti', a Discovery series where she plays a huge role as a narrator.
The American star actor toured the Serengeti in 2019 in the company of his lovely wife Jada Smith. Will was shooting a documentary for NatGeo at the Serengeti.
The 44th US President Barrack Obama in 2018 surprised the world with his private visit to Kilimanjaro. There was no pomp at all. He was in the company of his wife and their two children. They spent eight days in Tanzania and part of their stay was in Serengeti.
English football player David Beckham spent a week in Tanzania. He was together with his family where he toured the Swahili land by width and breadth. Beckham's highlight trip to Tanzania was the African safari to the wild.
The former Liverpool player could not have enough of Africa without a maiden visit to the Serengeti. It was a big show for him on his vacation to Tanzania. He shared great moments with his fans across the world via social media.
The American songwriter and singer in 2017 made a date with Tanzania. He visited the famous Serengeti National Park together with his family. And he also shared the breathtaking moments and sceneries with his fans via Twitter.
The same year, the former Everton player jetted into Tanzania for a vacation. It was just months after Beckham's visit. The thrill of being in the African wild, favorable weather, and friendly people could not just pass him.
The fact that Bill gates spent time in Tanzania while doing charity works is a testament to its greatness. Bill took time of his philanthropic work soaked in Tanzania's leisure. He enjoyed a beautiful retreat in Zanzibar's Mnemba Island Lodge.
Oprah, unlike other celebrities, took a ride to Tanzania's far northeast. She stayed at the prestigious Singita Sabora Tented Camp Lodge at the Grumeti Game Reserve. Grumeti is an adventure powerhouse with continuous views of game and enchanting wild landscapes.
'What Goes Around Comes Around' hitmaker Justin Timberlake chose Tanzania for his honeymoon with Jessica Biel. As you would expect, a hot air balloon ride above the Serengeti remains the highlight of their Tanzania vacation.
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The property has been freshly painted throughout and features A/C. There are two separate living areas adjacent to each other, one could be used as a formal dining area. The kitchen is brand new with gas cooktop and plenty of cupboard space.
The main bedroom has fresh white shutters, built in wardrobe, ceiling fan and brand new carpet. The second bedroom is a great size and features a built-in wardrobe, new carpet and old-style ornate ceilings. The third bedroom has built-in wardrobe, fresh paint and lovely new carpet. The bathroom is tidy with shower recess and vanity. There is a separate W/C and internal laundry.
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"Lady" won numerous championships in Half-Arabian English Pleasure, Native Costume, and Show Hack. Even after her retirement from the show ring, she was a wonderful horse to ride and a favorite to take to Addicks Reservoir for a romp out in the open. Lady leaves behind one fabulous son, which we continue to enjoy at Magic Moments: Party Tyme MM.
Lady was definitely cut from a different cloth than most horses. It took a special relationship between Granger and Lady to have the success in the show ring that the two of them achieved. Lady loved to be flashy and fast in the show ring, at home, or even out on the trail. There was nothing better for an adrenalin rush than riding Lady. You never knew what to expect from her... But whatever she did, it was always fun!!
Granger purchased melt down from Dolorosa Arabian as a 3 year old. He was to be her next Country English horse. She showed him a couple of times in that class and "Melty" let her know that this was not his career of choice. So at the next horse show, Granger decided to just tack him as a Hunter Pleasure horse, braid him up, enter the class, and see what happened.
After that they showed in the Hunter Pleasure division for a couple of years and had a great time. Melty then decided that he was bored with Hunter Pleasure and that he would really like Dressage. He spent about six years of his show career as a Dressage horse, and really seemed to enjoy this type of work. He was schooling second level when he struck a career ending health issue.
Granger lost Melt Down when he suffered from an extreme case of founder. Melty was the big, bay gelding that Granger could go to when she was having a bad day, sit in his stall, and he somehow made everything better. He was a great listener and the perfect kisser! He would move her hair around on her head with his muzzle while seeming to say "life always gets better".
For many, it is a once in a lifetime experience to have such a close, personal relationship with a horse, just between the two of you. We know Melty is up with some of his other barn mates prancing around a Dressage arena with perfect footing; his favorite thing!
This pure Polish stallion comes from classic bloodlines and has a power house pedigree. His sire, *Enoss, was bred by Janow Podlaski and was 1981 Polish National stallion.
Ukzmal is a hidden treasure we purchased from a Sannes Arabians in North Dakota. In addition to Ukzmal, we purchased three of his get: Katcha, Petula and Justajoi. These fabulously athletic mares are willing to work and are a pleasure to ride.
Petula has a solid show record in Sport Horse halter and performance horses. Petula is showing 2nd level Dressage and is working on 3rd level movements. In 2009 she produced a beautiful filly, American Thunder MM, by our leopard Appaloosa stallion Thunder Bay May. This typey bay filly has a white blanket and the athleticism of both sire and dam.
Katcha, a 16-hand grey mare, is part of our program to breed typey, athletic performance horses.
In 2010 Ukzmal sired Catch the Butterfly MM, a bay filly out of Parvana, one of Magic Moments Stable's most successful Sport Horse competitors.
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The Durdin's purchased DA Joshah as a 3 year old from Dolorosa Arabians. Two months after his purchase, with only three months of training under saddle, he earned a U.S National Top Ten in the Arabian Hunter Pleasure Snaffle Bit Futurity. After this stunning show ring debut, Joshah came home to Texas.
The following January Joshah sustained a serious injury to his front right leg and was stall-bound for over six weeks. He made a full recovery and with Granger in the saddle, went on to win numerous blue ribbons in Hunter Pleasure, AAOTR, Open and Junior Horse classes. Joshah had a couple of nicknames that fit him well. "Baby Shah" paid homage to his sunny, child-like disposition. He was also known as "Band-Aid Joey" because he seemed to always nick or scrape himself just before an important show.
Joshah's great personality is much missed at the barn and in the show ring. He was a wonderful friend and partner we will remember forever.


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Uncharted 4 cinematic reunites the Drake brothers
Nathan reunites with Sam after thinking he's dead.
Sal RomanoDec 5, 2015 at 1:07 PM EST12 Comments0
Naughty Dog debuted a new cinematic from Uncharted 4: A Thief's End during the PlayStation Experience 2015 opening keynote this morning.
The scene shows Nathan Drake's first meeting with his brother Sam in years, whom he believed was shot and killed. It also introduces decision-making to the Uncharted series for the first time. When catching up with his brother, Nathan is given three options to talk about: "I found El Dorado…," "I explored Shambhala…," and "I discovered Iram of the Pillars."
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is due out for PlayStation 4 on March 18.
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"Teshima Art Museum" like a drop falling on the grass, perfectly blends into the nature. Entering the inside of the museum, everyone just sit or lie down to feel everything the architecture bring us. It could be soft wind blowing, the voice from swaying leaves, the drop from the floor and also could be the sound of your own minds. There is nothing but actually bring everything to you.
Left the "Teshima Art Museum", taking a rest at "Shima Kitchen" then stepping on to rough road towing to "Okazaki Park". Arriving"Okazaki Park", the boundless view of "Seto Naikai" appears, the "Ogijima",Megijima,Yashima and Naoshima all in font of you. Enjoy the fine view and the peaceful time here.


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Cuts to legal aid have resulted in the closure of several child contact centres, a charity claims.
'Child contact centres' provide children with a venue to see their non-resident parents following a divorce or separation. According to the charity National Association of Child Contact Centres (NACCC), ten per cent of such centres have been closed due to a lack of referrals.
There was a significant drop in the number of children who used one of these centres since the legal aid cuts were introduced. In 2013, centres were used by 15,000 children. Last year, that number fell to 9,000.
The NACCC claims that a significant number of their referrals come from solicitors, and as the number of parents who become litigants in person is increasing, there are fewer who know about these centres.
Elizabeth Coe is the chief executive of NACCC. She said that usually, a parent's "first port of call would be a solicitor, but that is not happening now". The closure of more contact centres may disproportionately affect fathers, she added, as they make up the majority of non-resident parents.
The legal aid cuts "may prove a false economy" unless more people are made aware of the centres and the services they provide, Coe said.
To combat this problem, NACCC announced the launch of a new campaign which seeks to raise people's awareness of child contact centres. One of the central messages of the campaign is that parents do not have to be going through the court system in order to access the centres, nor do they need to have a solicitor.
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A clevelandi emberrablásra 2013 májusában derült fény, amikor három nő és egyikük gyereke mintegy tíz évnyi raboskodás után kiszabadult fogvatartójuk, Ariel Castro házából.

A fogvatartó
Ariel Castro 1960. július 10-én született, letartóztatásakor 52 éves volt. Apja Puerto Ricóból költözött az Egyesült Államokba, anyja Cleveland mellett élt. Kilenc gyerekük született, ezek egyike volt Ariel Castro. Egy rokonuk szerint a Castro család ismerte a DeJesus-családot, amelyből az egyik áldozat kikerült.

Castro felesége Grimilda Figueroa volt, akivel és kettejük szüleivel egy Seymour Avenue utcai házba költöztek. A feleség testvére és annak férje szerint Castro verte a feleségét, eltörve az orrát, karját és koponyasérüléseket okozva. 1993-ban Castrót letartóztatták családon belüli erőszakért. A feleség 1996-ban elköltözött a házból, és magával vitte négy gyermeküket. A feleség testvére szerint Castro ezután is fenyegette az asszonyt, aki távolságtartást kért a volt férje ellen. A feleség 2012-ben halt meg agydaganat következtében.

Castro buszsofőr volt, iskolabuszt vezetett 22 évig, 1991-től 2012 novemberéig, amikor elbocsátották több apró szabálytalanság miatt, például őrizetlenül hagyta a járművet.

Castro letartóztatása után a fia elmesélte, hogy a ház, ahol Castro élt, mindig zárva volt. Lakatok voltak a padláson, a garázson, az alagsorban. Voltak olyan részek, ahova soha nem mehettek be. A szomszédok Castrót normális embernek írták le, aki igen magánakvaló volt.

Castro fia, Anthony 2004-ben újságíró-gyakornokként írt egy cikket a Plain Press újságba Berry és DeJesus elrablásáról. Apja három héttel azelőtt, hogy az áldozatok kiszabadultak, megkérdezte a fiát, hogy szerinte Berryt meg fogják-e valaha találni. A fiú azt mondta az apjának, hogy Berry valószínűleg már halott, amire apja egy kérdéssel válaszolt: "Valóban így gondolod?". Castro lánya, Arlene volt az utolsó, aki DeJesust elrablása előtt utoljára látta.

Castro nem sokkal életfogytiglani (és további 1000 évi) büntetésének megkezdése után, 2013. szeptember 3-án börtönében felakasztotta magát.

Az áldozatok

Michelle Knight
Michelle Knight 2002. augusztus 23-án tűnt el, miután elhagyta az unokatestvéréék házát. Knight 21 éves volt akkor. Eltűnése előtt az akkor 3 éves fiát a gyámhatóság elvette tőle. Családjával rossz volt a kapcsolata, nem is igen keresték, mivel azt hitték, hogy a fia elvesztése miatt megszökött, ezért a rendőrség 15 hónap elteltével lezárta az aktáját.

Az elszenvedett bántalmazások miatt Knight valószínűleg plasztikai sebészeti beavatkozásra kényszerül, ezenkívül egyik fülére elvesztette a hallását.

Amanda Berry
Amanda Berry 2003. április 21-én tűnt el, egy nappal 17. születésnapja előtt. Aznap este 19.10-kor felhívta szüleit a Burger Kingből, ahol dolgozott, hogy autóval fogják hazavinni. Berrynek Castro ajánlotta fel, hogy hazaviszi, miután azt mondta a lánynak, hogy a fia szintén a gyorsétteremben dolgozik. Castro ezután a saját házához vitte Berryt.

A rendőrség úgy vette, hogy Berry elszökött otthonról, egészen addig, míg egy férfi Berry telefonján hívta fel a családot, azt állítva, hogy ő és Berry összeházasodtak, és a lány hamarosan hazatér. Berry anyja három évig nyomozott a lánya után, de 2006-ban szívroham következtében meghalt.

Berry esetét 2004-ben bemutatták az America's Most Wanted című tévéműsorban, amiben összekapcsolták az ő és DeJesus eltűnését.

Amanda Berry lánya
Amanda Berrynek 2006. december 25-én gyereke született a házban, ahol fogva tartották. Knightnak kellett asszisztálnia a szülésnél. Castro megfenyegette, hogy megöli, ha a gyerek nem éli túl a szülést. Castro néha kivitte a házból a gyereket, és a fényképét megmutatta a felnőtt lányának azt állítva, hogy a barátnőjének a gyereke.

Gina DeJesus
Georgina (Gina) Lynn DeJesus 14 éves korában tűnt el 2004. április 2-án. Castro lánya, Arlene aznap DeJesuséknál akart aludni, de az anyja megtiltotta. Azt állítják, hogy Castro felajánlotta DeJesusnak, hogy elviszi őt a lányához.

DeJesus esetét bemutatták az America's Most Wanted tévéműsorban, ami után a család és mások virrasztásokat tartottak, majd kutatást folytattak az eltűntek után. Castro két ilyen virrasztáson is részt vett és a családnak is felajánlotta a segítségét.

A kiszabadulás
Amanda szabadulása

A tízéves rejtély feloldása Amanda Berry segélykiáltásával indult. A most 27 éves nő kétségbeesetten és hangosan próbálta meg felhívni magára a figyelmet, és a módszer bejött. "Láttam ezt a lányt, ahogy őrülten próbál kijutni a házból" - mondta az egyik szomszéd, Charles Ramsey, aki éppen enni készült, amikor meghallotta a kiabálást, és akiből azóta nemzeti hős lett. Például az étterem, ahol dolgozik, a Twitteren adta a világ tudtára, mennyire büszke az alkalmazottjára, aki nem fordított hátat a segítséget kérő szomszédnak. A férfi feltételezte, hogy valami családi vita állhat a háttérben, így segített felszakítani az ajtót, amelyen aztán egy kislánnyal, aki a rendőrség szerint a gyereke, kilépett a fiatal nő. "Hívja a 911-et, a nevem Amanda Berry" - közölte a legfontosabb információkat a férfival, aki később elismerte, hogy nem volt ismerős neki a név, és arról sem tudott, hogy a nő tíz éve eltűnt.

Egy másik szemtanú arról számolt be, hogy Berry elkeseredetten kiabált, és sírva követelt egy telefont. Pizsama volt rajta, és egy régi szandál. Egy perccel később Ramsey hívta a 911-et. Később Amanda Berry is beszélt a hatóságokkal  "Segítsenek, kérem, Amanda Berry vagyok, elraboltak, és tíz éve nem találnak, de most itt vagyok szabadon" - mondta. Elárulta az elrablója nevét is, és hozzátette: a férfi most éppen nincs a házban, ezért kérte a rendőrséget, hogy siessenek. Tisztában volt azzal is, hogy az eltűnéséről részletesen beszámolt a média.

A rendőrök kiszabadították a másik két túszt is. Az emberrablókat - 50, 52 és 54 éves testvérekről van szó - őrizetbe vették a hatóságok. Egyiküket, az 52 éves férfit Ariel Castro néven azonosították. Egészen 2012 novemberéig sofőrként dolgozott, iskolabuszt vezetett, és 1992 óta lakott a Seymour Avenue-n egy kétemeletes házban, ahol a három fogva tartott nőt megtalálták. Rendőrségi adatok szerint 1993-ban családon belüli erőszak gyanújával egyszer letartóztatták, de végül nem ítélték el.

Fordítás

Források
Megdöbbentő terve volt a clevelandi rémnek
 Mindent leírt a clevelandi emberrabló
 Az áldozatokra akarta hagyni a házát
 Halálbüntetést kértek a clevelandi emberrablóra

Jegyzetek

Cleveland
Emberrablások
2013
Bűncselekmények az Amerikai Egyesült Államokban


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Russell Keziere
Vanguard, Vol. 9 #1, February 1980.
This year's Vancouver Island Invitational at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria concerns itself with the work of four sculptors. It consists of five very small bronze pieces by Victoria resident Elza Mayhew; three maquettes for a work completed in California by the University of Victoria teacher Mowry Baden; two large wood, metal and plastic tube constructions by the St. Martin's graduate and Hornby Islander Tom Burrows; and two, even larger, wood, metal and glass structures by former AGGV Curator of Contemporary Art, Greg Snider.
I have listed the artists in a reverse order of preference, vis a vis this exhibition. Mayhew's tiny little bronze paperweights resemble studies for larger works. The largest of the five is Sphinx, which has bilateral and Brancusi-like undulating curves. It has a rather emphatic aperture in its middle, however, and one cannot help but surmise that this is the orifice through which the oracle of the Sphinx will come to us. The references to symbolism are overt and do not relate at all well to the work of the other three sculptors. Little Temple demonstrates this best of all: it is a little bronze box with a tiny doorway through which we can see a crude goddess figure on the inside back wall of the box, waiting for our offerings.
Mayhew's work in this exhibition is diminutive and not simply miniature. One can make too much of bigness, of course, especially with precedents set by Joel Shapiro, Charles Symonds, or Vancouver's Al MacWilliams, for small but powerful sculptures. But when we compare these works of Mayhew's to her free standing column outside the McPherson Library at the University of Victoria, one cannot help but be disappointed by their unambitious character. To her credit, however, she did come up with some original art. Mowry Baden did not do even this. His contribution was some paltry documentation of a work he completed last summer, a site installation in Davis, California called Wild Celery for Stephen Davis. Judging from the photographs and the maquettes, this piece looks like an interesting project. Baden constructed a series of red painted steel mesh walkways that crisscross over a small creek bed. One is guided along these paths and must, I would imagine, keep one's eyes on the ground to avoid falling off. The sculpture would appear to be about an experience of space which is more physical than visual, combined with a use of the natural contours and colours of the landscape. It would appear also to have the additional merit of a possible long distance perspective: red lines against the grass. It looks like this might be the case; I cannot really tell, not having seen it. All Baden has given us in Victoria is conjecture, a few photographs and three sample maquettes, none of which were used in the final plan. This is a pity. Baden's position as a teacher of sculpture at the University is one which should have precluded such a nominal contribution.
Tom Burrows's work interests me less than Baden's, but it, at least, was there in the flesh. Both of his works are untitled, and while they were intended for an exterior location, one is found inside the gallery.
The interior work is a large metal circle intersected by two verticals, one wood and one plastic. The verticals are clamped to the circle with large C-clamps. In spite of the clamps, it looks like you could kick one of the verticals out and bring the whole thing down. Caroesque use of balancing and industrial materials is fine, mostly for Caro, but the work should have some integrity. As it stands it looks like a casual and randomly formed construction.
The exterior work has the same problem. It consists of three long, shaved arbutus poles, buttressed at the bottom with three small cement wedges and propped up into a teepee. A long plastic pipe rises from the apex, the same type of pipe found inside. It too has the effect of being thrown together, without being inspiring in its random arbitrariness. The components could be reshuffled ad infinitum without detracting from the original thought, which is a statement on the lack of thought and not its versatility.
Greg Snider also uses industrially available materials, but to different advantage. The two pieces in this exhibition, one inside the gallery space and the other outside, are integrated both formally and structurally. The outside work is a large unit of two facing triangles made up of cedar beams and held in balance by thick steel chains. The lines of the chains form another set of triangles and when the wood and steel are taken together the result is a single geometric unit which resembles a mixed-media trapezoid. The work, completed in 1978, is titled simply Two X Four. While one may question his choice of materials, the strength of line and balance is manifest.
The most intriguing work in the exhibit is Double Cross / Double Bind, The title is appropriately descriptive of both the method of construction and its psychological effect.
Snider has taken four large beams soaked in creosote and flecked with graphite, which are crossed to form two Xs. Between these two Xs, which are bolted together, are sandwiched two large tractor inner tubes which are naturally flecked with graphite. And between the two inflated inner tubes is a large square sheet of industrial safety glass, with the wire grid in it to prevent shattering. This square is set off by 45° so that one of the corners is poised directly above the floor, clearing it by about five inches.
The first thing that comes clear from this work is that if someone were to come along and deflate the inner tubes or slash them with an exacto knife, the glass would drop, leaving a permanent hole in the nice Art Gallery of Greater Victoria floor.
This tension and pressure, without wishing to overemphasize the drama, tightens the formal integrity of the work. We would be 'double crossing' the glass by deflating the inner tubes, which leaves us in a 'double bind'. The components of this work, unlike the Burrows, are in a state of polarized and unified coexistence. The rawness and the found quality of the material is used stylistically, as is demonstrated by the use of graphite in the black creosote beams. The flecking which results relates to the flecking on the inner tubes. The sword of Damocles is writ here in stylized industrial terms.
This exhibition of four sculptors should have been reduced to two. Tom Burrows and Greg Snider should have been given the space between them and should have been allowed to contribute another three works each. But for their contribution the exhibition would have been a non-event.
Text: © Russell Keziere. All rights reserved.
The Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art
The Canadian Art Database: Canadian Writers Files
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PREAMBLES
OTHER GREG
SNIDERS
Deluge, 2012
Sculpture Magazine
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Mowry Baden, Tom Burrows, Elsa Mayhew & Greg SniderArt Gallery of Greater Victoria, November 28 - January 6, 1979-80


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Condolence: With heartfelt sympathy, thinking of your family in these difficult times. We are so sorry about your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
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With all the contraventions perpetuated by the Danish government – particularly against refugees – this country has lost the moral authority to dictate to other nations on the matter of minority rights.
That is why it was absurd, if not laughable, when Denmark threatened to cut aid to Tanzania for perpetuating homophobia, while it continues to infringe on the basic rights of many of the minorities living here. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
When Trump caged immigrant children, the Danish media was awash with condemnation. But turn around and what do we discover: right under our noses, innocent children continue to be caged at the Sjælsmark centre.
The latest exemplification involved a five-year-old boy being denied boiled potatoes and broccoli by the centre staff on the grounds that he was overage. Yes, you can be too old for broccoli. According to the authorities running Sjælsmark, broccoli and potatoes are reserved for younger children. At the age of just five the kid was automatically disqualified.
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Q: scanf issue when reading double I'm using MinGW on windows 7 to compile C files.
My problem is a strange behaviour with scanf() to read doubles from user input.
My code:
int main() {

   double radius = 0;
   double pi = 3.14159;

   scanf("%lf \n", &radius); // after the input, it continues waiting...
   radius = ((radius * radius) * pi);
   printf("A=%.4lf\n", radius);
   return 0;
}

When I run this program it's necessary input a value, let's suppose 100.64, the normal behaviour is press enter and the program should continue and show the result, but the program stays waiting for more input. If I type 0 and press enter again, the program continues normal.
>area.exe
100.64  <-- doesn't proceed after press enter
0 <-- needs input another value, then press enter
A=31819.3103 <-- the result

Why scanf doesn't proceed with the first input? Why it needs more?
Obs: in my Linux this doesn't occur.
gcc --version
gcc (tdm64-1) 4.9.2

A: In your code, change
  scanf("%lf \n", &radius);

to
  scanf("%lf", &radius);

Otherwise, with a format string having whitespace, scanf() will behave as below (quoted from C11, chapter §7.21.6.2, paragraph 5)

A directive composed of white-space character(s) is executed by reading input up to the first non-white-space character (which remains unread), or until no more characters can be read.

So, to provide the "non-white-space character" to end the scanning, you need to input a 0 (basically, a non-whitespace character).
Please check the man page for more details.

A: You have the same solution for a little bit different problem (just in type of variable)
Why does scanf ask for input twice, but just in the first loop iteration only?
When you include the whitespace in the scanf
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This Morning in Metals: Liberty Steel to make over 100 layoffs at Georgetown steel mill
by Fouad Egbaria on November 11, 2020
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This morning in metals news: Liberty Steel will make over 100 layoffs at its Georgetown steel mill; U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions fell in 2019; and, lastly, a new airport has opened at Rio Tinto's Gudai-Darri mine.
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Liberty Steel to make layoffs at Georgetown mill
Liberty Steel will make over 100 layoffs after Christmas at its Georgetown steel mill, Myrtle Beach Online reported.
The company filed a WARN notice with the state of South Carolina for the layoffs, which will total 104 workers. According to the notice, the layoffs will take effect Dec. 28.
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions down
In addition to the Liberty Steel news, U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions fell last year, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported.
"After rising by 3% in 2018, energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell 3% in the United States in 2019," the EIA reported. "
Total energy-related CO2 emissions in 2019 were about 150 million metric tons (MMmt) lower than their 2018 level.
"EIA attributes nearly all (96%) of this decline to the changing mix of fuels used to generate electricity," the EIA added.
Furthermore, electric power generation accounted for approximately one-third of U.S. energy-related emissions last year.
New airport at Rio Tinto mine
Finally, a new airport has opened at one of Rio Tinto's Western Australia mines, the company announced Friday.
"Western Australia's newest airport has opened at Rio Tinto's $2.6 billion Gudai-Darri iron ore project in the Pilbara where construction is progressing ahead of the expected production ramp-up in early 2022," Rio Tinto said.
"The facility can accept a range of different aircraft including Boeing 737's, A320's, F100's and King Airs."
The miner added the current flight schedule features four flights per week, with the possibility to add additional flights later.
Furthermore, at peak operating times, the airport will handle more than 600 workers in a day, Rio Tinto added.
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"Ignoring the giant in the room" is not an unfamiliar phrase in today's vocabulary. It speaks of an existing major issue that no one want to acknowledge or address. In the life of many Christians there is a giant in their life that is believed best by some to be ignored and not acknowledged.
in our espousing lofty values that we fail to demonstrate in our daily life.
Theories abound as to how to best deal with removing the "elephant" but Paul gives a rather obvious answer to the issue. He dealt with the "elephant" by understanding what it means to be crucified with Christ. The word crucified appears three times in his letter to the Galatians. Look them up and see if they give you any clue that might be helpful to you in dealing with the "elephant" in your life.
If the ultimate goal of discipleship is to become Christlike, it's essential that we experience a crucified life and teach others how to experience it too.
The Giant in the room can only be crucified when we realize it is not enough to believe the Word of God or know it; we need to obey it. James 1:22-25 Thanks for your teaching that focuses on the actions that we need to address. Blessing…Tom Buskirk.
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Very excited to welcome Adrian Paul, Highlander's Duncan Macloud . Of course we talk about the series and new film projects he's working on, but Paul is also conducting amazing seminars in a program called The Sword Experience. It gives participants the chance to learn sword fighting techniques from Adrian himself. A great opportunity for actors, historic reenactors, LARP players and more.
They're happening in great cities and exotic locales all over the world beginning this weekend in California, and next month in Chicago. Paul describes the activities and techniques learned at the day long experiences, which include photo and video opps, luxurious meals and more. We also talk about his own podcast Peace Radio, his charity work and get his action hero view on today's exploding interest in genre fiction.
Then author and NPR correspondent Glen Weldon talks about his latest book The Caped Crusade Batman And The Rise Of Nerd Culture, from Simon and Schuster . A great chance to discuss Batman thru the decades and his impact on the fans sometimes changing the interpretation of the character. We look at some of the decades, and of course talk about the polarizing reactions to Batman V Superman.


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WandaVision will "make everybody look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a whole new way," says Paul Bettany
By Paul Bradshaw, Jack Shepherd
Total Film catches up with the team behind Marvel's first Disney Plus series, WandaVision
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After months of waiting, the Marvel Cinematic Universe finally returns later this month with WandaVision on Disney Plus. The show promises to be one of the wildest, weirdest, wackiest shows on television, and it's going to change the way we see the central duo, Scarlet Witch and Vision.
"I think it will make everybody look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a whole new way," Paul Bettany, who plays Vision, tells Total Film in the new issue. "Marvel has always taken big swings... But we're a really big swing. There are more VFX shots in WandaVision than we had in Endgame. That's a big ask."
"Law and Order this is not," laughs director Matt Shakman while discussing the sheer scope of the project. "This was not six months of shooting people walking down the same hallway. Kevin [Feige] was really clear from the beginning that this show would be very different but it would also be as Marvel as anything else they'd ever made – including some of the biggest set pieces they've ever done."
WandaVision will be nine episodes long and looks set to be a must-watch for anyone interested in the Marvel universe. The show starts on Disney Plus on January 15.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Hours before Tuesday afternoon's pivotal Game 3 at AT&T Park, Charlie Manuel said to no one in particular a wish that every Phillies fan was probably hoping for as the game progressed.
"I hope we score a lot of runs today—10, 15 or 20," he said as he passed the time before the game.
However, it's not known if Manuel was talking about one game in particular or the entire series. Either way, the Phillies appear to be in trouble. After all, in a postseason filled with tepid offensive performances, Tuesday's was the worst of the bunch.
The Phillies scratched out just three hits, stranded seven runners and left three of them in scoring position on Tuesday as they were blanked in a playoff game for the first time since time since Game 5 of the 1983 World Series. Has there ever been a worse time for the Phillies to go belly-up with the bats?
Trailing the best-of-seven series 2-1, there isn't much Manuel can do about his lineup. Moreover, the players really don't have too many answers for the hitting woes that began as soon as the playoffs started. Against the Reds in the NLDS, the Phillies batted .212 with one homer and two doubles in a three-game sweep. More troubling is that the hitting has gotten worse through the first three games of the NLCS.
With three hits against pitchers Matt Cain, Javier Lopez and Brian Wilson, the Phillies are batting just .195 in the NLCS. Things have reached a point that even the predictably patient Manuel opted to bust Raul Ibanez to the bench for Game 4 and start Ben Francisco in his place. That's not too over the top considering Francisco, a right-handed hitter, will face lefty starter Madison Bumgarner and Ibanez is 0-for-11 in the series and hitless in his last 15 at-bats in the postseason. However, Francisco has appeared in one game since Oct. 3 and he ended up getting drilled on the helmet by a pitch in Game 2 of the NLDS.
That's not exactly easing into game action.
"I would say from Raul's standpoint he's kind of a warrior and he tries hard all the time. That's who he is. And first of the year he was over-swinging and things like that. I've seen that in the last couple of days from him," Manuel said, pointing out that the right-handed Francisco might be a better option against lefty Madison Bumgarner.
Again, Manuel doesn't have too many options. Between ineffectiveness and Chase Utley's incomplete swing, the Phillies are in a rare position. After all, the recent playoff runs were over rather quickly. As watchers, we're not used to watching the Phillies fall behind, come back and force the series to go long. Sure, they fell behind 2-1 in the 1993 NLCS to Atlanta to win the series, but that's ancient history. Plus, the Phillies were underdogs in that series.
This time the Phillies are the overwhelming favorites to win the NLCS with many astute baseball analysts projecting them to reach the World Series with the brute force of the league's most formidable starting rotation.
Not so fast says Manuel.
The Phillies of 2010 are not the same as they were in 2008 or 2009, Manuel said. The opposition has adapted and adjusted to the Phillies' offense. For instance, it used to be that hitters like Shane Victorino or Jimmy Rollins would see fastballs because pitchers weren't too keen on facing Chase Utley, Ryan Howard or Jayson Werth.
That's all changed now. Instead, the Phillies don't see too many fastballs at all anymore. Even against hard-throwing right-hander Matt Cain in Game 3 the Phillies didn't get a single base hit on a breaking pitch.
No, the Phillies aren't fooling anyone these days.
"One of the problems with our hitting is you've got advance scouts and all the TV and Internet and things like that, and nowadays they go to school on your hitters, and they pitch us backwards a lot," Manuel said. "When I say backwards, that means when we're ahead in the count they don't give us fastballs, they give us breaking balls and change-ups and they pitch to us more. Especially our little guys, they don't throw those guys the fastballs they used to.
This is not something that can be fixed quickly, either, Manuel said. His hitters are going to have to make some big changes, the manager explained.
"We talk about that a lot. Our guys like to swing, and the whole thing about it is when you get up in the count, you're supposed to get a good ball to hit. Sometimes we do not get a good ball we can hit or handle," Manuel said. "We put the ball in play. We try to put the ball in play, of course, with two strikes on you, if you've got to cut your swing, put the ball in play, don't strike out. We don't make some of the adjustments.
"And you can talk about these things, but they've got to hit home and you've got to work on improving on those things. It definitely might take a while. But the league kind of has adjusted to some of our hitters if you sat there and watched the games. If you look at our lineup and you see the adjustments we've made in the last couple of years and how the pitchers pitch us now, then we still gotta make some adjustments against how they pitch us.
Teams don't win 97 games to wrap up a fourth straight division title by accident. But sometimes the best teams don't win. Remember the Oakland A's of 1988 and 1990? Clearly those teams were the best in the game, in fact, in 1988 the A's ranked second in runs and homers, but when the World Series arrived the bats went ice cold. In losing to the Dodgers in five games, the A's batted .177 and scored just 11 runs while the only victory came in a 2-1 decision thanks to a walk-off homer by Mark McGwire.
It was the same story in 1990, only this time the A's were swept by the Reds, tallying just eight runs in the series and batting .207. Six of the A's runs came on homers in the '90 series.
Are the Phillies resigned to the same fate as the Amazing A's? Could they become a footnote in history with just one title when it could have been many more?
Does Howard's deal put Brown on fast track?
READING, Pa. — The steady rain and foreboding forecast leant itself to some light workouts on Monday, so the Reading Phillies' right-fielder Domonic Brown knocked off a little early. With a doubleheader on the slate for Tuesday against Harrisburg's star Stephen Strasburg, a little extra rest was in order.
Besides, Brown suffered a concussion last week when he collided with teammate Tagg Bozied when chasing after a fly ball. With a long season ahead that likely will surpass Brown's previous career-best for games played, an easy day here and there isn't a bad thing.
Then again, that's just the thing — what are the Phillies plans for Brown this season? When asked last week, the team's latest can't-miss prospect said he didn't know what his immediate future held. For now the plan is to suit up for Reading, get his at-bats and wait for further instructions.
It's not known if those instructions will include a late-season call from the big club, because teams aren't too keen on getting the service-time clock started on a player sure to command a big paycheck in the future.
After all, as of Monday afternoon the Phillies are paying out a lot more cash to a handful of players for the better part of the next decade. In fact, it might just be because of Ryan Howard's new five-year, $125 million contract extension that Brown is officially placed on the fast track to South Philly.
However, if Werth wants to give the Phillies the ol' hometown discount, then general manager Ruben Amaro should be ready to listen.
"Naturally we'd like to keep all of those guys, but we'll go by a case-by-case basis," Amaro said from San Francisco during the press conference to officially announce Howard's new deal.
That's kind of like saying, "Water is wet." It's obvious the Phillies will weigh all their options before deciding which players to keep and which ones to let go. Clearly the team had no trouble in letting Brett Myers walk away even though he might not look too bad pitching for the Phillies these days. Along those lines, the Amaro Gang was not averse to shelling out three years to veterans Raul Ibanez (at age 37) or Placido Polanco (age 34).
Plus, after the 2011 season Jimmy Rollins, Cole Hamels and Ryan Madson can become free agents. Theoretically the Phillies will have enough money to go around re-signing all of those players, but you know what they say about theories.
So with the harebrained theory that the Phillies will be benevolent with that extra dough they are raking in from all those sellouts, it might be wise to look ahead at cheaper alternatives. That's where Brown comes in.
And by most accounts Brown could have cracked the 25-man roster this spring if the Phillies needed the depth on the bench. The thing there is that Brown is at the stage in his development where he needs to play as much as possible. At 22, Brown has hit .289 in 49 games for Reading, including a .325 mark this season though he has hit just one homer.
Still, Brown has a .386 on-base percentage this season and said he hoped to improve his plate discipline since jumping to Double-A. That's an interesting notion considering Werth routinely leads the Majors in pitches seen per plate appearance and has a robust .400 on-base percentage this year.
Brown was the one player the Phillies would not part with in any deal even if it meant they would not be able to trade for Roy Halladay. He rewarded the Phillies for sticking with him by batting .417 in 11 games this spring with two homers and a pair of doubles with eight RBIs. Only Howard and Ben Francisco had better numbers in Grapefruit League action.
Here's the crazy part… Brown was the team's 20th-round pick in 2006 and 606 players were taken ahead of him. Yeah, that's right, Brown, the untouchable, was a 20th round pick in the 2006 draft for the Phillies. The reason he dropped nearly off the charts was because he had a scholarship offer to play wide receiver at the University of Miami (Fla.). Odder yet, Brown was listed as a left-handed pitcher when the Phillies drafted him.
Needless to say Brown hasn't thrown a pitch since turning pro.
Still, Brown needs some honing. In 49 games at Double-A, Brown has struck out 46 times. He also has been caught stealing 29 times in 102 attempts in his minor league career. In other words, there are a lot of rough edges. Still, the potential and the raw talent that project to a five-tool All-Star is what turns heads at Reading.
"It should be lot of fun to watch him develop," manager Steve Roadcap said.
That's what the Phillies want to see happen. Ideally, when Ibanez's contract runs out, Brown could create a seamless transition. But if the money runs out and Werth moves on, Brown might be needed much sooner.
Catch him in Reading while you can.
Whiny little ed. note: It was announced on Saturday that Raul Ibanez will have surgery to fix a sports hernia. No surprise here. In fact, we were hearing that Ibanez had the injury dating back to late May and early June. It's just that the Phillies and Raul would never admit anything.
Is a failure to acknowledge something that was known the same thing as a lie? How about when asked point-blank if he had a sports hernia if Ibanez said, "no." Does that count as a little fib or is that simply ballplayer trying to mask a weakness?
Maybe. Who knows. Either way it's worth noting that Ibanez played the second half of the season and the postseason in incredible pain. Perhaps one day we'll find out exactly what extreme measures the outfielder went through just to play every day. Then again, I can't say I'm waiting for a straight forward answer. After all, that stuff seems to be reserved for the national press... even though it wasn't a secret that he was hurt. Players, coaches and media types are known to tell a story or two.
Anyway, here's the essay on the initial notice that Ibanez was likely headed for surgery, with the note of something I was told from a publicist/agent friend who worked with internationally known music acts. My friend told me he always implored his artists to talk to the local press before any national or international outlets, because, as he said, "When it's over and you're no longer a star, the local guys are the only people who will be there."
One of my favorite things about writing about sports is knowing something but still not being able to write about it. Call that a quirk or just an example of an off-kilter sense of humor because there are a lot of guys who get all bent about things like that.
Take the case of Raul Ibanez, for instance. A whole bunch of us knew that he was hurt/injured and that he was playing even though he was in obvious pain.
Just watch the guy run, for goshsakes. His form is all over the place like he's compensating for the pounding one takes with each painful footfall. Swinging a bat couldn't be easy, either. Just look at the difference between those first and second-half numbers for that proof.
Or better yet, when Raul first arrived in town he was always a fixture in the clubhouse before and after games, but during the second half of the season those clubhouse sightings were rare. It was deduced that he was getting treatment or going through a series of stretches, twists, shots or potions in order to get out on the field.
We didn't know any of this because no one was saying anything. Even when Raul or Charlie Manuel were asked—point blank—if the left fielder was hurt, injured or needed surgery, the answer was always elusive and ambiguous. The best answer was always something about not being on the list of players getting treatment from athletic trainer Scott Sheridan.
The truth was Ibanez was beyond such mundane things as basic treatment.
So when the most recent issue of Sports Illustrated arrived in mailboxes, it was all there for all to read—Ibanez was hurt just like we knew, only more dramatically so.
According to the story, rather than have surgery and potentially miss a large portion of the season he toughed it out as we all saw.
He batted .312 with 22 home runs in his first 2½ months, a welcome splash of cold water for a team still groggy from a World Series hangover. But by the third week in June, Ibañez was suffering from a sore left groin and, unbeknownst to the public, a small but serious muscle tear near his abdomen. On a trip to Toronto he was confronted with an excruciating decision: He could have surgery to repair the tear and miss a large chunk of time, or he could return after a short stint on the disabled list and play his dream season hurt. "We all asked him if he would have the surgery," Phillies first base coach Davey Lopes says, "and he told everyone, 'I won't do that. I'll do anything but that.'"
So there are a couple ways to look at this, such as we can laud Ibanez for his toughness and his pain management. These are admirable traits for athletes—especially Philadelphia athletes—as long as the team doesn't suffer because of it. Though Ibanez hasn't been himself during the second half of the season, he hasn't been a drain on the team.
Give the guy credit for going out there as often as possible. Charlie Manuel is the type of manager who rides his regulars and Ibanez got no special treatment despite the injury. He said he was OK, so he played... no complaints.
Surely there are second half VORP numbers out there to confirm or deny this claim.
Conversely, it kind of stinks that Ibanez and the Phillies held back a story that the local guys had already sniffed out only to confirm it for Sports Illustrated. In the meantime all some of us could do was drop some not-so subtle hints and force readers to do some between-the-lines reading about the assumed injury. There are other examples aside from this one, but this is what stands out for the moment.
So yeah, we knew something was up. We knew there was something more than what was being trotted out there. But apparently it pays to be a part of the national media as opposed to li'l ol' Philadelphia.
You want the truth? Can you handle it?
So yeah, Raul Ibanez is swinging a hot bat lately. The homers in four straight games and the 10 this month and seven in the last 10 days is a pretty good indicator of Ibanez's hotness.
But did you really know how hot Ibanez is? Try historically hot. Like hotter than Babe Ruth hot.
Well, according to the good folks at Baseball-Reference, only seven players in history have three 100-RBI seasons at ages 34, 35 and 36. They are Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Andres Galarraga, Paul O'Neil, Rafael Palmeiro, Gary Sheffield and Ibanez.
Ibanez, with a league-leading 42 RBIs in 41 games is well on his way to getting another 100-plus RBI season to join an even more rare group.
Only Babe Ruth, Paul O'Neil, Rafael Palmeiro and Andres Galarraga drove in 100 RBIs during the seasons in which they were 34, 35, 36 and 37. Ruth, Palmeiro and Galarraga added their 38th years to the list, too, with "The Big Cat," the only man to do it from ages 34-to-39.
Could Ibanez go as long as Galarraga? Sure, why not… he is signed with the Phillies for the next two seasons, so he'll get his chances in hitter-friendly CBP.
Crazy day at the old ballyard yesterday. So crazy that I had four different stories written during the game based on the outcome only to scrap them all when Raul Ibanez smacked his grand slam and when we learned Brad Lidge had an MRI, a cortisone shot AND was taking anti-inflammatory medication.
So yeah, crazy day at the ol' ballpark.
"Good ol' slugfest," Charlie Manuel said.
Charlie calls these early hot days "hittin' weather." He's certainly right about that considering the ball seems to travel a little bit longer when the winds are calm and the temperatures higher at Citizens Bank Park. Ibanez says he noticed the ball carrying well during batting practice earlier on Monday afternoon. But even Ibanez or Manuel would have had difficulty predicting the long shots belted by the Nationals and Phillies.
Not only did two shots clear the center field fence and strike the batter's eye (Ryan Zimmerman and Ryan Howard), but the Nats clubbed two upper deck shots - one to left by Zimmerman and one to right by Nick Johnson - and blasted one onto Ashburn Alley by Elijah Dukes.
Clearly the Nats gained more yards in the air than the Washington football team did all of last season.
Though the Phillies offense seems to be clicking after the two losses to the Brewers late last week and the first part of the Marlins games, Manuel is clearly concerned about the team's pitching. The staff's ERA is far and away the worst in the National League and only the Rangers and Yankees have a worse mark in the Majors.
"Looks to me like they are leaving pitches out over the good part of the plate," Manuel said when asked about his staff's troubles.
And by good he meant from a hitter's perspective.
At this point it seems as if the manager has little flexibility in regard to his staff. J.C. Romero is still serving his suspension (he has 32 games to go), Lidge might have a DL stint coming and the starters aren't giving the relievers too many breaks. So far the Phillies are fifth in the league for innings by relievers and 14th in innings pitched by starters.
Unlike with hitters, Manuel can't sit pitchers when they struggle. In fact, it might be the exact opposite - if a pitcher is struggling the manager might opt to get him more work.
You know, depending on the circumstance.
Not messing around... Speaking of J.C. Romero, the suspended reliever is not messing around with his law suit against the makers of the supplement 6-OXO Extreme as well as the retailers that sell the product. How so? Consider that he has Howard Jacobs as one of his attorneys.
For anyone who follows cycling, track or doping cases, Howard Jacobs is the go-to name in law. It seems as if he has represented everyone from Tyler Hamilton to Floyd Landis to Marian Jones. If there is one lawyer who knows about the ins and outs of doping tests and drugs in sports, it's Jacobs.
Better yet, Jacobs was a competitive triathlete so he understands all of the aspects of doping and athlete's rights.
The presence of Jacobs on Romero's legal team as well as thoughts from several attorneys weighing in on the case indicates that the pitcher has a strong case.
Still, one lawyer said if the supplement company advertised its product as something that complies with the MLB testing regimen, then yeah, Romero has a case. Otherwise, he might be losing even more cash.


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their business has increased 83% in just 2 years.
Over the last 20 years, Six-Time EMMY® award winner Shawne Duperon has interviewed presidents, celebrities and sports stars. She even coaches Parker College President Dr. Fab Mancini. She's filmed folks such as: General Colin Powell, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senator John McCain, Morgan Freeman, YoYo Ma, Phil Mickelson and Bill Cosby to name a few.
In this all-day workshop presented by Cryoderm in collaboration with MAC, this former network health reporter will give you marketing tips, tools and shortcuts to lower your marketing costs, while growing your practice, exposure, brand and fame.
* How to actually pitch and get results.
When you leave this workshop, you will shift your marketing skills and grow your practice, fame and exposure regardless of your skill level.