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Legea educatiei spune ca trebuie alocat pentru educatie 6% din PIB.
Totusi, PIB-ul, produsul intern brut, este doar un indicator ce reflecta starea economiei in tara, nu este insusi bugetul statului. Cum poate aloca statul 6% din ceva la care nu are acces?
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Athletics @ Pirates - Wed, Jun 07

Game Status: Final - Score: 9-5 Athletics

Links & Info

• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

	Athletics Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Noda - 1B	4	2	2	2	2	1	2	.255	.415	.473
2	Brown, S - LF	4	2	3	1	2	1	0	.200	.281	.375
3	Rooker - DH	6	1	2	2	0	1	6	.263	.363	.505
4	Laureano - RF	5	1	1	0	1	1	4	.225	.284	.391
5	Peterson - 2B	4	1	2	2	1	0	1	.225	.320	.343
6	Bride - 3B	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	.304	.407	.348
7	Bleday - CF	4	1	2	1	1	0	4	.221	.316	.395
8	Langeliers - C	5	0	1	0	0	2	8	.217	.290	.392
9	Smith, K - SS	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	.195	.214	.317
	Totals	41	9	17	9	8	6	28

Athletics
BATTING: 2B: Peterson (3, Contreras); Brown, S (5, Ortiz, L.L.); Rooker (10, Ortiz, L.L.). HR: Noda (7, 7th inning off Ortiz, L.L., 0 on, 1 out). TB: Bleday 2; Bride 2; Brown, S 4; Langeliers; Laureano; Noda 5; Peterson 3; Rooker 3; Smith, K 2. RBI: Bleday (4); Bride (2); Brown, S (10); Noda 2 (23); Peterson 2 (20); Rooker 2 (36). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Laureano 2; Peterson; Langeliers 2; Noda 2. GIDP: Rooker. Team RISP: 7-for-18. Team LOB: 13.
FIELDING: DP: 3 (Bride-Peterson-Noda; Smith, K-Peterson-Noda; Peterson-Noda).

	Pirates Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	McCutchen - DH	3	0	1	0	2	0	3	.269	.381	.435
2	Reynolds, B - CF	4	0	1	1	1	1	3	.278	.341	.475
3	Joe - RF	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.251	.347	.474
	b-Marcano - PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.270	.325	.459
4	Santana - 1B	4	1	0	0	1	0	6	.226	.323	.349
5	Hayes - 3B	5	1	3	0	0	0	3	.250	.295	.404
6	Castro, R - SS	4	1	2	3	0	1	2	.268	.360	.436
7	Mathias - 2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.255	.364	.298
	a-Palacios, J - LF	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	.250	.325	.417
8	Bae - 2B	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.276	.333	.362
9	Delay - C	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	.301	.366	.425
	Totals	33	5	9	5	7	5	22

Pirates
a-Struck out for Mathias in the 6th. b-Singled for Joe in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B: Castro, R (7, Harris, H). 3B: Hayes (5, Erceg). HR: Castro, R (6, 2nd inning off Harris, H, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Bae; Castro, R 6; Hayes 5; Marcano; McCutchen; Reynolds, B. RBI: Castro, R 3 (21); Joe (21); Reynolds, B (38). 2-out RBI: Castro, R. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hayes 2; Bae; Palacios, J. GIDP: Castro, R; Reynolds, B; Santana. Team RISP: 3-for-11. Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING: Outfield assists: Joe (Smith, K at 2nd base). DP: 2 (Hayes-Mathias-Santana; Santana-Hayes).

Athletics Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Harris, H (W, 1-0)	5.0	4	3	3	3	2	1	75-44	6.46
Erceg	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	4.50
Lovelady	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3-3	3.93
Waldichuk	2.1	3	2	2	4	1	0	54-25	7.24
May (S, 1)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	5.93
Totals	9.0	9	5	5	7	5	1

Pirates Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Contreras (L, 3-5)	0.1	6	7	7	2	1	0	38-22	5.91
Zastryzny	1.2	0	0	0	3	1	0	32-15	4.97
Ortiz, L.L.	5.0	10	2	2	2	1	1	91-54	4.23
Moreta	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	17-12	1.61
Perdomo, A	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-8	0.00
Totals	9.0	17	9	9	8	6	1

Game Info
HBP: Delay (by Waldichuk).
Pitches-strikes: Harris, H 75-44; Erceg 11-8; Lovelady 3-3; Waldichuk 54-25; May 8-6; Contreras 38-22; Zastryzny 32-15; Ortiz, L.L. 91-54; Moreta 17-12; Perdomo, A 13-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Harris, H 7-3; Erceg 0-0; Lovelady 0-0; Waldichuk 3-0; May 1-1; Contreras 0-0; Zastryzny 1-2; Ortiz, L.L. 4-3; Moreta 2-0; Perdomo, A 1-0.
Batters faced: Harris, H 21; Erceg 3; Lovelady 1; Waldichuk 13; May 3; Contreras 9; Zastryzny 8; Ortiz, L.L. 24; Moreta 5; Perdomo, A 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Lovelady 1-0; May 2-0; Zastryzny 3-2.
Umpires: HP: Edwin Moscoso. 1B: David Rackley. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Nate Tomlinson.
Weather: 69 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 4 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch: 12:38 PM.
T: 2:59.
Att: 14,550.
Venue: PNC Park.
June 7, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 1	Brent Rooker singles on a line drive to center fielder Ji Hwan Bae. Ryan Noda scores. Seth Brown to 3rd.	1-0 OAK
Top 1	Jace Peterson doubles (3) on a ground ball to right fielder Connor Joe. Seth Brown scores. Brent Rooker scores. Ramon Laureano to 3rd.	3-0 OAK
Top 1	Jonah Bride singles on a line drive to center fielder Ji Hwan Bae. Ramon Laureano scores. Jace Peterson to 3rd.	4-0 OAK
Top 1	JJ Bleday singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Jace Peterson scores. Jonah Bride to 2nd.	5-0 OAK
Top 1	Ryan Noda walks. Jonah Bride scores. JJ Bleday to 3rd. Kevin Smith to 2nd.	6-0 OAK
Top 1	Seth Brown walks. JJ Bleday scores. Kevin Smith to 3rd. Ryan Noda to 2nd.	7-0 OAK
Bottom 2	Rodolfo Castro homers (6) on a fly ball to center field.	7-1 OAK
Bottom 4	Rodolfo Castro doubles (7) on a fly ball to center fielder JJ Bleday. Carlos Santana scores. Ke'Bryan Hayes scores.	7-3 OAK
Top 7	Ryan Noda homers (7) on a fly ball to left field.	8-3 OAK
Top 7	Brent Rooker doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Bryan Reynolds. Seth Brown scores.	9-3 OAK
Bottom 7	Connor Joe walks. Jason Delay scores. Andrew McCutchen to 3rd. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd.	9-4 OAK
Bottom 9	Bryan Reynolds singles on a line drive to right fielder Ramon Laureano. Ji Hwan Bae scores. Andrew McCutchen to 2nd.	9-5 OAK

Team	Highlight
OAK	Bullpen availability for Oakland, June 7 vs Pirates (00:00:07)
PIT	Bullpen availability for Pittsburgh, June 7 vs Athletics (00:00:07)
OAK	Fielding alignment for Oakland, June 7 vs Pirates (00:00:11)
OAK	Breaking down Ken Waldichuk's pitches (00:00:08)
OAK	Brent Rooker's RBI single (00:00:23)
OAK	Jace Peterson's two-run double (00:00:30)
OAK	Jonah Bride's RBI single (00:00:17)
OAK	JJ Bleday's RBI single (00:00:15)
OAK	Ryan Noda's RBI walk (00:00:08)
OAK	Seth Brown's RBI walk (00:00:06)
OAK	Noda's over-the-shoulder catch (00:00:24)
PIT	Rodolfo Castro's solo homer (6) (00:00:28)
OAK	A's score seven runs in the 1st (00:02:09)
PIT	Pirates turn two to end the 4th (00:00:12)
PIT	Rodolfo Castro's two-run double (00:00:23)
OAK	Ramón Laureano steals second (00:00:30)
PIT	Connor Joe's amazing throw (00:00:29)
PIT	Ke'Bryan Hayes' triple (00:00:22)
PIT	Roansy Contreras K's Langeliers (00:00:07)
OAK	Ryan Noda's solo homer (7) (00:00:23)
OAK	Brent Rooker's RBI double (00:00:18)
PIT	Connor Joe's RBI walk (00:00:06)
OAK	Parrot joins anthem standoff (00:01:04)
OAK	Hogan Harris strikes out two (00:00:44)
PIT	Bryan Reynolds' RBI single (00:00:16)
OAK	Ryan Noda gets the save at first base (00:00:09)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Athletics	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		9	17	0	13
Pirates	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1		5	9	0	9

Decisions

• Winner: Hogan Harris (1-0, 6.46)
• Loser: Roansy Contreras (3-5, 5.91)
• Save: Trevor May (1, 5.93)

Division Scoreboard

LAD @ CIN 07:10 PM EDT
BAL @ MIL 07:40 PM EDT
STL @ TEX 08:05 PM EDT
CHC @ LAA 09:38 PM EDT
Next Pirates Game: Fri, Jun 09, 07:05 PM EDT vs. Mets (2 days)
^{Last Updated: 06/07/2023 03:43:31 PM EDT}

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This public park has become a private party grounds with music blaring, regular campfires, and rampant open drug dealing day and night. The park is unsafe for everyone. There have been sexual assaults, stabbings, and overdoses happening regularly. Residents have reported to me that they have witnessed and experienced racist, sexist, and homophobic verbal attacks, intimidation, as well as aggressive and violent behaviour, including physical assault. I have personally experienced this as well, on my own walks through the park.
Earlier this year, I was hopeful as some progress was made. At one point, the park was down to 16 structures (not including the tents supporting the Sacred Fire) and 11 people; 24/7 corporate security was deployed; and on the west side of the park after Streets to Homes services have been refused new encampments are removed immediately.
I believe I have done everything within my power as a City Councillor to compel City staff to prioritize those living in the encampments in Allan Gardens for shelter and housing. I have walked through the park with city outreach staff to witness the challenges firsthand. I made numerous suggestions including opening up additional spaces at Seaton House as well as in nearby Toronto Community Housing buildings as soon as I took office in November 2022. I have convened regular Allan Gardens Task Force meetings with senior City staff from several departments including the City Manager, Deputy City Manager, Office of Emergency Management, Shelter Support and Housing Administration (SSHA), Indigenous Affairs Office, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, Toronto Police, and Toronto Fire for the purpose of prioritizing the park and escalating outreach operations so the park may be enjoyed by everyone this summer. Allan Gardens is the largest encampment in the City of Toronto and deserves direct and immediate attention.
We all know that the only solution to address homelessness is through permanent housing and City staff have tried using the Dufferin Grove model, as recommended by the City Ombudsman.
Unfortunately, this model has been taken advantage of by a small group of people who are actively obstructing outreach efforts, evading outreach staff, or outright declining all shelter and housing offers altogether. Our exhaustive efforts now conclude me to believe we are wasting city resources on prolonged and ineffective “engagement”, rather than providing a framework that would ensure the safe transition into stable shelter even in the event of refusal of services.
Without City staff taking concrete and regular enforcement actions, the City is actively sanctioning this park as an encampment site. Everyone in the park has either been engaged by SSHA staff on numerous occasions or has declined offers of housing or shelter. It is time to enforce our bylaws and make it a safe destination once again for local residents, families and anyone who wishes to enjoy all that this destination park in the heart of our downtown has to offer.
I really appreciate the support that has come in from residents regarding my approach and the work my office has done so far. I am committed to continuing my bi-weekly Allan Gardens Task Force meetings to ensure this remains urgent and top of mind for city staff."