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Have you voted for Matt and Andre yet??
Hard to believe that Kemp and Ethier rank fifth and fourth in All-Star balloting despite the monstrous season Matt's having and the impressive numbers Andre continues to put up. Or perhaps even a write-in vote for Jamey Carroll, who has been tremendous this year and would undoubtedly relish a spot on the All-Star team.
Dodger fans have answered the call before and helped get several former Dodgers to the All-Star Game in the past and this year. We need your help again!
Remember, you can vote up to 25 times online and with our longest homestand of the year, hopefully we'll get a strong push in-stadium, too!
282 Comments
Let's go EMPTY SEATS!
And yes, let's at least vote for Matt and Andre for the AS Game.
Matt Kemp definitely deserves to start…i feel like voting for Ethier takes those votes away. VOTE KEMP! and this is Kemp's year to shine…
They both deserve to be there. Those two, along with Jamey, are the bright spots of our team.
New gravitar coming soon TruMom. 🙂
Oh good its arrived already. Figured it was kind of apropos for most of the threads we're getting.
LMAO! Love it! You have to see my new one….I put it up last night but, got embarrased. I'm the shy type, you know. What, the hell, I'll do it now!
Changed my mind….maybe later.
i voted 125 times they better be starters
I'm voting 81 times this year – with my wallet! Not going to DS, not lining the pockets of F___k.
Sell the team!
Gordon SS
Carroll 2B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Loney 1B
Uribe 3B
Barajas C
Gwynn LF
Kershaw P
Now would be a good time to DFA Navarro and bring up Ellis.
I'm for that!
Should be big crowd tonight. afterall, it's Kuo's bobblehead night.
Don't count on it. I have been to two bobblehead nights so far this season (not going tonight) and the attendence is down for those games as well. Wait till tomorrow's day game if you want to see a lot of empty seats.
Any time would be a good time to DFA Navarro, plus a couple of other stiffs, while they're at it.
Any game until Frank is gone is a good time for a lot of EMPTY SEATS.
Hi Everybody
It would be great to see to see Andre, Matt & or Carroll in the All*Star game or even Aaron Miles for that matter. It always seems hard to get Dodgers into that game no matter how well they perform. And they're all performing great. I enjoy underling their names in the leading batter columns in my morning papers. Tonight's another must win night and we got our "Ace" on the mound, lets hope he can make it past the 6th inning
Yes, because we need his bat, too.
Both Lilly and Kuroda would benefit greatly if they learned to swing the bat a little better.
lol I think Carroll would need to hit some homeruns and I acutally been voting for Carroll to but I felt dirty doing it.
Kershaw pitching in his 100th career games.
Hi everyone. Just so you know, you might be able to catch Vin calling the game on the MLB network.
I'm really liking Dee Gordon, hope this kid sticks for a while.
Love mlb.network! i thought for sure they were going to show the A' game instead, though. Can't stand the A's.
Me too, if I can't find anything else on tv, it goes straight to MLB Network. It's like ESPN, minus the crap.
How 'bout that Gordon 6-4-3? Nice.
Wow I love Gordon defense.
Nice glove work Dee!
Happy Flag Day, btw….
Happy 85th Bday Don Newcombe
I knew Baker bday tomorrow was share with Lincecum and Lindbloom and probably a lot more.
Wow tru I can understand you hating the Giants but you don't like the A's either?
They are just boring and play in the worst stadium on earth!
I guess that why that stadium is always half full. Is it really that bad? I really hate when they played football/baseball together in one stadium.
It really is bad. Just not a fun place to see a game.
lol Dusty Bake toothpick bobblehead
Way to battle Kersh!
Can Kershaw played some 1st or PH?
Perhaps Uribe, Loney, Barajas and Navarro should watch Kersh. That was an impressive AB.
🙂 🙂
Like the new gravatar beav! Lipstick on a pig. Classic!
Thanks VL – feel it makes a statement. 🙂
It sure does! 😉
Come on Kersh, get out of this damn inning!
Wow….Gordon did it again!
Another assist for Gwynn. I love OF's assists from our guys.
Wasn't going to vote at all, but decided Kemp and Ethier deserved some support. I think Carrol could be considered, so I subbed him for Furcal. And, what the hell, I voted for the rest of them on the ballot. Not that they play like all stars very often, but they're my boys.
I hope Posey was watching and I knew if Kershaw didn't put Bruce away is was going to hurt. Damn Kemp should've stay at 1st.
Oh come on DBack geez.
<——-Frank, Ned, Nabatro, Grrrrear, Badajass, Loney, Urectum, Fuckal…….
Attendance for the matinee tomorrow should be minimal.
Hope so VL. Maybe we'll set a new season low tomorrow.
I think so too. Tonight looks better than last night…not much, but, little bit.
I wanted a catcher who can throw these guys out. Where is Wise going to hurry up and get demoted to double A.
Bring back Ellis.
<——– Bunnynutts!
<—-Broxton, Thames…..
This list could go on forever! 😕
<——-Especially you, Conte!
Yep, pretty damn pathetic.
Nice tru.
Dback is coming back.
Dee runs so fast, you can't see him! lol
Gordon's making a serious go of it since being called up! Great Wheels!!!
For a second there, I thought Gordon was going to try to steal home.
He should have! 😉
That would've been cool.
The lousiest GM in baseball!
Ned's an asshole.
There, I've said it.
What enchanted said!!! The man is unbelievable!!!! Well, I actually do believe what comes out of his mouth. Nobody else in this industry is more of an idiot than he is. Just another tap on the shoulder to remind Andre and Matt there is so much better out there.
What a tool! He makes me sick. The other day he opened his mouth & inserted his foot too. He's got some set of big brass ones to make these statements.
Move over Ozzie, there's a new A-hole that's numero uno!
BTW, I see we're mashing again tonight.
Dang I thought that was gone.
You gotta run that out Urectum!
Damn! I didn't realize I was making a Taco Bell statement. LOL
Now, Uribe gets a freaking hit! With two out!
That was a gift double from Jay Bruce!! He butchered it big time. Of course, Badajass can't cash it in.
Fatajas can't get out of his own way. Damn is he slow!!!
Why couldn't Gordon have been running for Uribe? That would've been an easy inside the park homerun.
Nice Donny let's Kershaw back out there to get that standing ovation but that wasn't aloud one.
How in the heck you miss that Loney?
Deja vu!! WTF is up with this bullpen?!
You would think something have to give.
<——–the entire blow-pen!
Good one.
From here on out, that's what they should be reffered to; "The Blowpen!"
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We wouldn't have this problem if the freeloaders on the DL would just play.
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Or we might consider that this team just isn't good.
Ya think! lmao!
LOL!! Yep, its not like there's any real impact players there. Just more dung. The DL is just a poor excuse to try and hide a shitty team.
Knew it….here she blows!
Here comes your McDoo-Doo!
Great Balls-o-Fire!!
Maybe they'd play better if their balls were on fire! 🙂
Insert name here?
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I still hate using McDougal with runners on bases think he's given up like 40% of inherited runners to score.
39,233….paid attendance
I think Dodgereric is right…they count feet instead of heads!
Thanks Trumom!! A hell of a lot of no shows from the looks of things.
There sure are! I long for the days when people were counted at the gate!
Yep, me too. Although, Frank has to pay his percentage (34%) of ticket revenue towards the fund to help smaller market teams based on Paid Attendance. And those no-shows aren't paying for parking, concessions, and merchandise.
Who's in charge to pay these people who work at the stadium?
Not surprise of that attendance especially on a Kuo bobblehead night.
I was a bit surprised to hear the attendance was that high; when the game started it looked as if there were 20 people in the seats behind home plate.
Paid, perhaps. But, there more more no-shows than actual people there.
<——Thanks alot McDooDoo! As if one run weren't a big enough deficit!
This bullpen is freaking curse and more runs with 2 outs allowed.
Thar she blows! Nice going McDon't!!
Been meaning to ask – does this orange lipstick make my hams look fat?
You look marvelous! 😉
Thanks Tru. You know I like to strut it around the barnyard.
LOL! I'll bet you have a lot of hogs chomping at the bit!
<——–Andre, to Frank & Ned!
Mason Raymond out for 3-4 months.
That suck for the Canucks at least they have 1 more game.
Giants won so, with a loss tonight, we will be in the dumpster and won't be able to climb out!
Cellar bound!
Damn it Giants win 6-5
Wow Weaver just had a 128 pitches cg/shutout.
That was a hugh run the Reds got. Come on Blake walkoff time.
oops huge
Holy cow, Blowney got a hit!!!
Damn it Blake.
<——-Casey & Rod!
Phew-Hoo, losing streak!!! Good job Kersh. Darn shame you pitch for a dung heap.
I love it when you talk dirty 😉
Do the yankees need some reliever pitchers?
Thirty nine thou? That would mean 2/3rds full? Right.
A really nice article on a really great guy, Brett Butler: http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0615-simers-20110615,0,3829737,full.column
Tomorrow starts 6 straight games of well over 50K in 2010's attendance. I'm hoping for a 150K drop over those 6 games.
Game 33's attendance (2010): 43,299
Today's attendance courtesy of trumom : 39,233
Greater than last year = 5 / Less than last year = 27
16th straight game of negative attendance
Games less than 30,000 this season – 5
Games less than 30,000 in 2005 – 2010: none
Last game was 9/14/2004 – 29,704
Lowest attended game of the year: Game 8 – 27,439
Largest single game drop: Game 18 (55,662 – 28,419 = 27,243)
2010 attendance (33 games) – 1,422,754 (43,114 average)
2011 attendance (33 games) – 1,180,030 (35,758 average) #9 in MLB
Drop of 242,724 total
Average drop of 7355
Extrapolated for 81 games – 595,777
Projected 2011 final attendance – 2,896,437
2010's final attendance – 3,562,318 (#3 in MLB)
Next game's (34) attendance in 2010 – 52,407
That article about Brett Butler is much nicer than the article Jhall posted about Ned's recent radio interview :). Thanks for the attendance stats.
Sorry about that Nelly!!!
Thanks for the attendance data and article about Brett Butler. He is one of my favorite Dodgers ever. Hope he gets a shot to manage. Keep those seats empty.
Great article by Simers on Brett Butler, who seems like a deserving guy to make major league manager. Wish we had somebody like that instead of Torre's leftover. On the other hand, Brett has already survived cancer and doesn't deserve having to live through Frank and Ned also – worthless piece of shit bastards.
Happy Bday Baker and Lindblom.
Good Morning. It's going to be hot, hot, hot, here….I don't mind. I love the heat. I guess it's too much to ask for the Dodgers to get hot! Luke-warm would be nice 😉 I still watch every game. Don't know what draws me in, I guess I keep thinking things will turn around. Enjoy your day all!
Hope there're more EMPTY SEATS than occupied ones today.
Hope judge Gordon makes them SELL THE TEAM.
<—–BlowPen has given up 25 runs in the last 12 games. GrrrRear, 8 runs in 5 appearances. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHING. Ha-Ha, did I just say major league?! 😉
Good morning all! Hope all are doing well! I am hoping we can get some good, healthy pitchers back to bolster our pen, as they have been blowing it the last 2 weeks! And yes, we need Matt and Andre to be starting the All Star Game! I haven't voted yet, but will be stuffing the ballot box this week! Have a great day!
Todays exercise in futility:
1. Gordon, SS
2. Carroll, 2B
3. Ethier, RF
4. Kemp, CF
5. Uribe, 3B
6. Thames, LF
7. Loney, 1B
8. Barajas, C
9. Billingsley, P
I'm OK with 1 thru 4 and Billz. 5 thru 8 is pathetic. I realize that is the best we've got to offer. And that is the truely pathetic part. Good job Ned, you ass dildo.
Uribe, Thames & Barajas – SUUUUUUU-EEEEEEEEY OINK OINK OINK
Wouldn't you know, Uribe and Thames get on base! I'm amazed!
Billz….show B.U.T. (Barajas, Uribe, Thames) how to hit!
Dodgereric ~ don't think I need Vinny to give me the attendance today. I can count the "crowd" myself 😉
Jamie Carroll could be the worst clutch hitter in the known universe. Does this guy EVER knock in a run? 8 RBIs in 232 ABs. And I see where Ned is doing his usual foot-in-mouth radio show. How this guy still has a job is beyond my mortal reasoning. But hey, school is OUT, so life is good!!!!
Must be the throw-up uniforms.
LOL….they make me want to throw up!
I like it Tru!!!
It isn't that Billz is bad, he's just trying to take some of the criticism off the bullpen.
Let's have some fun….predict the final score.
Speaking of bullpens, Donnie's trying to limit the damage by leaving Billz in.
10 – 5.
I'd like to up mine……..make it 12 – 5
BTW, how do you have 3 walks and 3 hits in 2 innings and only 1 run?
This is your 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers!
Can I submit Billz for the OINK OINK Club?
He got his bacon a little crip today.
He sure isn't makin' bacon!
Bear, we've got more pigs than Farmer John.
It would be a shame to lose this game in front of such a large crowd.
<<<<<———Thames! Why not take a pitch or two? He just hit Dre and walked Uribe (of all people)!
Just 5 more runs and we're right back in this game.
Make that 6. Just 6 more runs and we're right back in this game.
I think the Reds have a better chance of getting 6 runs than we do 😉
And, yay, we get to see what our pen can do!
Hopefully, the final score on paid attendance will cheer us up.
Sign me up for a final score of 12-2
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All we need is a six run super grand slam! Just one swing of the bat, maybe with a couple guys riding piggyback on guys already on base?
How 'bout we just get Selig to bend the rules for Frank again and say that every run we get counts as 10?
About time to hide Billz on the DL. Another 3 year deal gone Ka-Boom!!!
And, now we get Lindbomb to see what he can do!
He doesn't disappoint!
Goes to show that no matter what Ned touches, it turns to shit. Does anyone have any doubts that if we signed Fielder or Pujols that they would immediately become Andruw Jones upon putting on the Dodger uniform? (The real ones, not the satin pajamas.)
LOL!! Neddy has the fecal touch.
Yeah Wally – seems the only position Ned's truely qualified to hold is stable boy (if you catch my drift.)
🙂 Yep, he sure can shovel shit!!!
Isn't this where we bring in Padilla?
Oh that's right, he's injured. Who could've foreseen that?
Out for the season, no less!
Ken Levine: Must be anorexic day at Dodger Stadium……half priced food and there's no one there. 😉
Time to sell off all the useless crap on this team. Kemp and Kersh are my only untouchables. Aside from the kids. Rubby, Dee, Jerry, etc…..
I agree both with you and the article Wally (umbrage taken with calling Ned's work "respectable" if you look past Schmidt, Jones, Pierre and Uribe.) Only two tradeable commodities that would bring some upper eschelon prospects would be Dre and Kuroda IMO. However, I'll GUARANTEE you today June 15th, 2011 that Ned will still be a buyer at the trade deadline.
Yeah, I choked on that one too. Respectable my ass. Abysmal is more like it. You are right however, you couldn't give most of these guys away aside from Dre and Kuroda.
"Respectable" aside, don't you judge the work of a GM as a whole? Throwing out what you would consider bad deals is like cherry picking stats. I DO have a list of most of Ned's other "respectable" work (at least the ones that actually made it on the roster at some point) should that writer need a refresher.
Yep, his complete body of work is anything but respectable. I sure wouldn't call the Gibbons, Thames, Navarro, Barajas, Uribe, Guerrier fiascos respectable. Just freaking stupid. And thats just the tip of the iceberg.
Wow, it doesn't look like there are more than 10K there today.
Well, I guess the Coors Field, bad Rox defense illusion that this team is a contender has gone up in smoke.
Can't believe Thames is even on the team, let alone making a million dollars.
Isn't that what Ned was hired to do 😉
And Navarro!! Geez!!!
Looks like the Puds are gonna give us a battle for that cellar spot.
They are the Puds and we are the Duds.
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Paid attendance: 30,443
Thanks Trumom. Thats pretty hard to believe. Then there must be at least 15K no shows.
I take it a lot of them are dressed like seats.
Either of you see Gurnick's fluff piece on the homepage?
Normally I wouldn't make a comment on that blog, but I HAD to after reading that.
LOL!! Makes you want to vomit. I see Old Brooklyn still has the blinders on while sipping that weak Dodger Kool-Aid .
Doesn't make any difference what style of uniform we have on, we stink. I thought when we won a couple of series, we were on our way. Ethier has not shown his power. We can't win at home. What the hell's with this team!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd say Ned's incompetence has finally caught up to him with a vengeance.
P-U, losing streak!! Yep, this team is just bad. I don't want to hear the money excuses either. There are alot of better teams out there built on less money than we spend. Ned is incompetent.
The good news is that the Padres is losing 6-2.
The offense is still crappy on the road and Bills got rocked 3 times in a rows and especially today when he's ERA was one of the best at home. What's the hell? The Bullpen pulled up a 0 ER's in 4 innings? Why couldn't that do this very often or maybe the Reds just stop hitting when they know they had enough runs already. Gosh Ethier is totally struggling and this isn't good at all consider the rest of our offense blow.
Make that 5th innings.
Uribe in his career hitting .300+ vs the Reds but he still blow and he's have a very good stats lines at home and you would think he would've do better at home but no.
How fitting that Uribe would make the last out.
I'd still ike to know how anyone picked this team to win the west.
I assume it was base on a full healthy lineup which was impossible from the start.
I am as optomistic as anyone but Gurnick's logic escapes me. Of course, anything can happen and the Dodgers have had a rash of injuries. Clearly, a team cannot be judged on what happens at Coors. However, I see things a bit differently than Gurnick. Kershaw cannot do it by himself. He hung on yesterday but threw a lot of pitches early. He had a lot of full counts early and as Vinny kept reminding viewers, the Reds hit a ton of foul balls. For this team to be successful, Kershaw and Bills have to be dominent every time out and that is just not going to happen. Ethier is certainly having a decent season but as someone has already mentioned, the power is not there. Kemp is having a monster year and had a couple walk off homers. But how much better can he play? As good as he has been, the Dodgers still struggle. Jamey Carroll has been terrific but with no power his hits are not driving in runs. The bullpen has been good and then bad along with the starting pitching. The younger players making a contribution have also been spotty. I will reserve my judgement of these players until they have some more game experience. The other players have pretty much done what might have been expected, and that is not much. The Dodgers needed the marginal players to have career years to go along with what we expect from Kemp and Ethier and the team needed to avoid injuries. The only measure of seccess will be a winning streak. Can it happen? Of course it can. Will it happen? Stay tuned.
Los Angeles Angels Waive Scott Kazmir
Jun 15 7:04p by Grant Brisbee
Before 2009 started, Scott Kazmir had a 3.61 career ERA (124 ERA+), a 47-37 record, and a K/9 ratio of 9.7. He was the most successful pitcher in Tampa Bay Rays history, and he was locked up for the long-term, signed through 2011 for $36 million.
After a horrendous first half with the Rays, the team started to get nervous that a broken pitcher was going to command about a quarter of the payroll, so, they put Kazmir on waivers.
The Los Angeles Angels came to the Rays' rescue, taking the contract and giving up a couple of minor leaguers along the way. The idea was that if Kazmir bounced back, they'd have an ace-type pitcher locked up on a team-friendly, short-term deal. For six starts in 2009 after Kazmir joined the Angels, it looked like a brilliant gambit.
The 29 starts after that? Less successful. Kazmir was one of the worst starting pitchers in baseball in 2010, and after a long stint in extended spring training, Kazmir has been the worst pitcher in the minors in 2011. He posted a 17.02 ERA in 15-1/3 innings, walking 20, hitting six, and throwing five wild pitches. Also, his control was bad. So the Angels finally waived Kazmir on Tuesday.
So while there will certainly be another team that will think they can fix a pitcher who used to be one of the better southpaws in the AL, the Angels and Kazmir are officially splitsville. Like the dust that lufts high in June, the Angels have moved past Kazmir.
Chad Billingsley's June to forget got worse on Wednesday afternoon, as the Dodgers got swept by the Reds at Dodger Stadium, the final game by a score of 7-2. Billingsley at the plate has done well this month, hitting .600/.667/1.400 in all of six plate appearances. However, opposing batters have been similarly comfortable, hitting .448/.513/.625 in three games (with a .500 BABIP).
Billingsley allowed seven runs and nine hits today in four innings of work, his fourth straight game allowing eight or more hits. The last Dodgers pitcher to allow eight or more hits in four straight starts was Derek Lowe in July 2007.
Dee Gordon had two hits, the fifth time in eight starts he has had two or more hits, and is hitting .333/.333/.389 so far in his young career. Gordon also got caught stealing for the first time in his career, as Travis Wood picked him off in the first inning.
The last time the Dodgers were eight games under .500 was July 26, 2006. They did win 11 straight and 17 of their next 18 games, but somehow I don't see that happening this season. If they are to start such a streak, it will begin against the Astros on Friday.
Here is a nice article that everyone should read.
Gee, some good news for a change. Vinny is something else, not wanting fans to spend money on his star. Heck, some of us are willing to spend it to buy a share of the team if that were feasible.
Did you sign up, Jhall?
Yes. I added my name to the list.
Me, too!
Please don't ask Ned to take notes on the Kazmir situation. In Ned's mind that would mean that he can pick up Kazmir while somebody else pays the bill. He'd probably expect that Honeycutt could fix whatever ails him. On the positive side, Kazmir sounds so bad, even Honeycutt couldn't make him worse – you can't say that about many pitchers turned over to Honeycutt.
Kazmir is availiable? how cool, I'm going to be right on that. I wonder what it would take to get Dotel back for the stretch run?
Cory Wade picked up by the Yankees. Pitched a scoreless inning for them today. Ned should have been all over him. He was definately worth a shot for 0 dollars and the crap we are calling a bullpen.
I would've throught he would pick him up but how did the Yankees sign up so quick? I guess with the opt clause that he doesn't have to go through waiver.
Did he forget Padilla need neck surgury? Didn't he pick up some guy that was already retired?
Dang why did the Kings have to lose to the Candians in 1993?
lol at booing Bettman and I love how they hate him like every other commish getting booed.
I read that Gurnick article earlier today and almost fell off my chair!This team is sooooo bad in so many ways.
& Ned says they need to play better — Hey Ned how about signing better talent!!!
He needs to be accountable for his part of this mess.
Love the new gravatars by the way.
They're a good team, After all Boss wouldn't change a thing even if he had mo money. It's not my fault, they have to play better.
They did the same thing back in 1994. I don't even know why fans do this?
Well if you listen to what the boss thinks then your #1 a donkey & #2 delusional.
Remember — he thinks the fans are behind him!
We are behind him – pushing on him to sell the team and leave town.
The more I want that to happen, I get a sinking feeling that he will somehow manage to hang on and put this franchise more in the toilet than it already is.
As we know, he's all about himself and doesn't really care about the good of this franchise. I hope Selig does the right thing. It is going to be very interesting to learn what Schieffer and his assistants have found out. Keep the faith!
I will try, Sparkleplenty. If we don't get rid of him, Matt & Andre are goners for sure.
Unfortunately, I think you're right, Tru. We gotta enjoy 'em as ours as long as they are here. Should they go elsewhere and play against the Dodgers, I know we'll still root for them and think some not-so-fine thoughts in the direction of Frank and Furter.
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I am so tired of watching the gnats night after night win night after night. It is simply agonizing watching them, and then knowing we have an owner who honestly doesn't give a crap about how OUR team is doing. Oh, I forgot!!! Ned cares! He just thinks they need to play better and stop being pansies and get their asses of the DL. Geez!!! What a nasty bed Frank and Ned have made fir themselves, but they sure as hell don't want to sleep in it.
I wish Ned would go to the DL…
Holy moly!!! Shaq Fu what did you do?!!!!
A big FU to Ned and to think that Paul got in late and still went 3/3 with 3 runs scored and 2 big rbi's
b-X Paul PH-RF 3 2 3 2 0 0 12 .284 .315 .375
I read that wrong that's 2 runs scored.
Game 34's attendance (2010): 52,407
Today's attendance courtesy of trumom : 30,443
Greater than last year = 5 / Less than last year = 28
17th straight game of negative attendance
Games less than 30,000 this season – 5
Games less than 30,000 in 2005 – 2010: none
Last game was 9/14/2004 – 29,704
Lowest attended game of the year: Game 8 – 27,439
Largest single game drop: Game 18 (55,662 – 28,419 = 27,243)
2010 attendance (34 games) – 1,475,161 (43,387 average)
2011 attendance (34 games) – 1,210,473 (35,602 average) #9 in MLB
Drop of 264,688 total
Average drop of 7785
Extrapolated for 81 games – 630,580
Projected 2011 final attendance – 2,883,774
2010's final attendance – 3,562,318 (#3 in MLB)
Next game's (35) attendance in 2010 – 52,806
Happy 27th bday Broxton now get your act together and stop pitching like Franklin.
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Well, We're 9 games behind and fading fast. I think we've come up lame.
I keep trying to come up with something to say…but I'm numb……………………………..
With the Astros in town, you've got a couple of the worst teams in the league playing, with neither one going anywhere this season. Who gives a sh**!
Let's get many more EMPTY SEATS going.
Can't lose tonight.
C'mon, Bud, deliver us from evil.
Remember last season the Dodgers played a home series against the Yankees, all of which were sell outs. Going to be tough to make up those missing bodies. By the way, the Dodgers have not recovered from that horrible come from ahead loss against the Yankees last season at the stadium. Broxton has not recovered either.
Ah, yes… the McCourt World Series of 2010… I remember it well…
We almost swept them, they almost swept us. Came down to key situations in all 3 games, and we were on the wrong end in two of them.
Felt like a consolation prize, and there were Yankees logos as far as the eye could see in the greater L.A. area for the first half of the season.
To me, the Dodgers, as a contending franchise, haven't recovered from July 31st, 2004. Could the FOX Dodgers, finally getting all the cogs in place and the motor running strong, have prevented the Red Sox from reversing the curse (Dave Roberts was still a Dodger, mind you)? We'll never know, thanks to Frank "The Red (Sox) Queen" McCourt, praising Dodger tradition with one hand while lopping off its head with the other.
Frank has more important things to care about than the fans, though, so I've found more important things to care about than Frank McCourt this season. Still follow the games, but on MLB outlets.
Go Dodgers. I'm forever a Dodgers fan, but I've got no confidence in McCourt's ability to move the Dodgers to even the underachiever status we held before he got his hands on it.
Also… Remember how, at the start of last season, it was only Season Ticket Holders or buyers of mini-plans up to 12 games who would get the chance to buy tickets to the McCourt World Series.
Then… as time went on, mini-plan buyers of 6 games could get the tickets too. That irked all those people who bought the 12 game-and-up plans just for the chance to buy LA-NY tix.
Later, as the games approached, McCourt still hadn't sold out the stadium and sent e-mails to offer fans on their mailing list the "super special" opportunity to buy LA-NY tix on a single game basis.
Less than a year later, the stadium's filled with tumblin' tumbleweeds.
Wonder how that happened?
Frank's always been so kind to season ticket holders, looking out for their interests (unless you held season tickets before 2004, in which case your front-row seats became 12th row seats, and the tickets skyrocketed above what the patrons had paid for a front-row seat a year earlier).
Sometimes, I feel like McCourt sees Chavez Ravine as a litter box he had to knead, claw at, and settle in before making enough Johnny Cat briquettes to make over 500,000 people think twice about heading to the Ravine this year.
All Frank McCourt cares about is making his mark. Probably an excellent strategy in the Real Estate business, but horrible when you're the owner of one of the most storied franchises in American Professional Sports.
NSB, well said as usual.
Sure is!
Oh look Ned and a very cheapier option than Guerrier.
Wade (W, 1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00
Wow the Braves won on a balkoff.
If we don't get a new thread, here's my suggestion for tonight's battle to see who's the worst team in the NL:
Are we for sale yet!
Now that the McCourts have a settlement, our remaining hope is Bud – how ironic.
That will probably involve prolonged lawsuits. In the meantime, all good fans will provide many EMPTY SEATS starting this weekend.


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As we get older, our bones become thinner and weaker and may become more susceptible to fracture. However, in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), thinning of the bones can occur at an earlier age. Find out how bone health can be affected by CF and the implications of this, how bone strength is measured, and options for preventing and treating thinning bones.
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Osteopenia and osteoporosis are terms that mean bones are 'thinner' than they should be. A more scientific description is that the skeleton has a low bone mass, which means that the bones are more fragile and more likely to fracture.
BMD is a measure of bone mineralisation – the level of minerals contained in bone. The measurements are an indicator of the bone mass and therefore how strong the bones are.
CF-related low BMD can have many causes. These include:
People with CF are prone to developing bone disease (thin, brittle bones) due to nutrients in the diet being lost through stools because of the damaged pancreas, and other complaints related to the condition. For example, the side effects of steroids taken to control lung disease can cause bone disease. Thinning bones are a well-documented consequence of CF, with reduced bone mineral content found in people of all ages.
Low BMD is often found with increasing severity of the condition. Left untreated, low BMD can lead to osteoporosis. As a result of this, all adults require regular scans to monitor BMD.
Find out more about the causes of low BMD by downloading our factsheet.
BMD measurements are scored according to how much they fall below or above the population average value. BMD results can be reported as Z- or T-scores; Z-scores are usually the most appropriate method in people with cystic fibrosis.
Find out more about 'Z' and 'T' scores by downloading our factsheet.
People with CF should be screened for low BMD with regular scans and X-rays, but there are other ways that the complication can be prevented or treated. These include:
Find out more about treatments for low BMD, including specific drug treatments, by downloading our factsheet.
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Called the Myo, the armband was developed by Canadian startup, Thalmic Labs. Sensing the wearer's muscle movements and motions, it detects changes in hand gesture "right down to each individual finger," as well as "subtle movements in all directions," according to the company. Indeed, the Myo even accounts for accidental input.
The armband connects with most devices via Bluetooth, enabling users to control presentations, browse the Internet, play video games and edit audio, among other tasks — entirely hands-free. Thalmic says Windows and Mac OS will be supported, and that APIs will be available for iOS and Android developers to integrate the Myo on the mobile platforms.
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Five Ways To Manage Fear When You Stretch Outside Your Comfort Zone
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Losing your job can feel a lot like dealing with a death or other devastating loss (the process can be very similar). There's the financial aspect - you had plenty of money to feed your family, pay your mortgage, now you don't. The social aspect - you spent 8+ hrs/day with your co-workers, ...
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When the Saints arrived in Atlanta for their Thursday night game, they were greeted by having their team bus egged by airport workers. Finally, Bobby Hebert had the guts to say what I'm sure everyone was thinking: it was black people, right?
On his WWL radio show last Thursday, Hebert—the former Saints and Falcons QB, most recently seen getting kicked out of the LSU press box for excessive cheering—was trying to draw the distinction between the fan bases. Atlanta fans aren't passionate, he said. Co-host Deke Bellavia pointed out the egging incident. Hebert clarified, admitting that "the African-American community" in Atlanta is passionate about the Falcons, and "without a doubt" were the ones throwing eggs.
As theories go, this one's less offensive than it is downright weird and unsolicited, especially since it's clear Hebert means it as a compliment. It'll be fun to see how Hebert's luggage is treated at Hartsfield-Jackson when he travels to the Georgia Dome for LSU's Chick-fil-A Bowl appearance—if he's allowed in.


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A Kurd citizen identified as Karvan Azizi was shot and killed by security forces in the border region of Siran Band in the town of Baneh.
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Another Kurd man, whose identity is not known, was also severely wounded.
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Constipation—the inability to routinely and easily evacuate the bowels—is a common feline malady. Possible causes or contributing factors include: inappropriate diet, traumatic injury, infection, adverse reaction to medication, lack of access to drinking water, intestinal tumors, neurologic disease, and underlying metabolic abnormality.
According to Richard Goldstein, DVM, an associate professor of small animal medicine at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, the frequency with which cats routinely move their bowels varies considerably from animal to animal. "Cats typically move their bowels one to three times a day," he notes, "depending to some extent on the type of food they eat. You should seek veterinary consultation if your cat doesn't defecate for more than a day or two." You should be especially concerned, he adds, if the animal seems to be straining in its litter box, crying out in pain as it tries to defecate, or if there is blood in the bits of stool that it has managed to expel.
Prompt veterinary examination is warranted for another most important reason, Dr. Goldstein notes. "Straining in the litter box may be a sign that the cat is harboring a lower urinary tract disease and is unable to urinate properly," he says, "and that would surely call for emergency care. You have to be certain that the animal is truly constipated and doesn't have a life-threatening urinary tract obstruction."
In a constipated cat, the colon—the section of the lower intestine that functions as a reservoir for undigested food, mucus, bacteria, and dead cells prior to evacuation—has become impacted with feces that will not budge. Colonic obstruction can have varying degrees of severity, says Dr. Goldstein. The most common and least severe occurrence is occasional constipation, which is generally treatable with enemas, medication, and dietary adjustment. If left untreated, however, the condition can proceed to obstipation, a more severe and stubborn fecal impaction that may require hospitalization and elaborate therapy, including manual removal of hardened fecal matter from an anesthetized cat's colon. And some cats may suffer from a condition known as megacolon, in which the colon becomes grossly dilated and unable to function properly. This condition leads to severe constipation and could eventually prove fatal without treatment, which would typically entail surgical removal of part of the colon.
In cases of advanced and untreated constipation, says Dr. Goldstein, "The cat is completely unable to evacuate its bowels. The intestines get stretched to the point at which translocation of bacteria begins. That is, the barrier that normally prevents bacteria from moving from the animal's feces into its bloodstream is no longer functioning. The cat becomes systemically ill and, if not treated, will die."
Diagnosing constipation is relatively straightforward. The procedure will typically include baseline blood tests, a blood chemistry analysis, urinalysis, and various tests to rule out a urinary tract infection. Also important is abdominal palpation, in which the veterinarian's hands probe the abdominal area along the entire length of the colon to see if it is distended with fecal matter. Radiographs will be taken to confirm suspected constipation and show the extent to which the colon is dilated and whether a stricture appears to be present. In some instances, ultrasound imaging may also be used in order to rule out the presence of an obstructive tumor.
If a cat with colonic obstruction is dehydrated, treatment is apt to begin with intravenous fluid therapy. However, says Dr. Goldstein, "The first level of care for mild obstruction will usually involve dietary change—the addition of fiber and other foods that promote colonic motility." This treatment, along with administration of medications that will make the fecal matter more liquid, can be carried out at home.
If these measures fail to relieve the constipation, the veterinarian is likely to try a warm-water enema, repeating the process as often as necessary to produce results. (Owners should never attempt this at home, advises Dr. Goldstein, without being thoroughly trained by a veterinarian.) In extreme cases, a constipated cat may not respond to dietary change or enemas, in which case the animal may have to be anesthetized for a procedure in which the veterinarian uses instruments to go into the colon and manually evacuate hardened feces.


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NBA Playoff Preview - Oklahoma City vs. Memphis
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies battle in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs for the second time in the last three years.
After the Grizzlies ousted the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs in 2011, the Thunder needed seven games to knock off the then upstart Grizzlies.
Fast forward two seasons and the Grizzlies are no longer a trendy team that plays good defense and has two good big men. Well, that's exactly what they are, but they do it at a very high level.
The Grizzlies led the NBA in opponents' scoring and the defense was anchored by the Defensive Player of the Year, Marc Gasol. He and Zach Randolph are arguably the best big-man combination in the league, but this time around, the Grizz are healthy for this matchup.
Rudy Gay didn't play in that series two years ago. Back then, he was a huge presence on the Grizzlies. Earlier this season, he was shipped to Toronto and Memphis got back Tayshaun Prince in return. Prince's scoring numbers were down in the Grizzlies' six-game series win over the Los Angeles Clippers in the quarterfinals.
But Prince has won an NBA Championship and is a veteran presence. He will also be charged with trying to stop Kevin Durant, the second-leading scorer during the regular season.
When you discuss the Thunder, it's impossible to do so without acknowledging how difficult things were without All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook in Round 1 against the Houston Rockets.
The Western Conference's top seed lost one of the game's elite scorers and play-makers after Game 2. He underwent surgery on his right knee to repair a torn lateral meniscus.
Without Westbrook, OKC went 2-2 in their series with the Rockets. But the Grizzlies aren't the Rockets, especially on the defensive end where Memphis allowed 13.2 less points per game.
The Grizzlies don't want to hear anything about Westbrook.
"You've got to go play it. Everyone says, 'You can beat them because he's out.' They just won a series with him out," said Memphis coach Lionel Hollins. "I'm not worried about who they have or don't have."
Westbrook's absence was felt by the Thunder, but the team still scored over 100 points in all six games. In the deciding Game 6, six OKC players scored in double figures and the defense held the Rockets, the second-leading scoring team in the league, to 94 points.
"I think that was one of our best Thunder team wins that we've had all season," said head coach Scott Brooks.
BACKCOURT: With Westbrook healthy and dominant, this is a runaway. However, Reggie Jackson has done admirably trying to replace Westbrook. He's the team's third-leading scorer in the postseason at 14.0 ppg. Thabo Sefolosha is the team's best perimeter defender without Westbrook. He can knock down an open 3- pointer.
Mike Conley's scoring is up almost 3.0 ppg during the postseason and his assists are up almost 2.0 per game. Tony Allen, just another defensive stud on a team littered with them, is also scoring close to 3.0 ppg more in the playoffs.
FRONTCOURT: Durant is the second-best player in the NBA. Without Westbrook, his game has gotten even better. He's scoring more, and assisting more. Durant has had the ball in his hands even more as he's shifted to the primary play- maker role. He has a lot of pressure on him to now, almost single-handedly leading the team. Serge Ibaka is a fantastic defender and rebounder and has become a legitimate scorer. Kendrick Perkins has become a role player, logging about 15.0 minutes per game.
Randolph upped his scoring by 6.0 ppg during the playoffs. Gasol is up 3.0 ppg. Prince's numbers are down, but Randolph was like an unstoppable force against the Clippers. It'll be tougher against Ibaka, but Randolph and Gasol are perfect playoff players. When the game slows down in the postseason, dumping it down to them will pay dividends.
BENCH: Kevin Martin is an elite Sixth Man in the NBA. He is the fourth-leading scorer for the Thunder in the postseason. Derek Fisher has really stepped up his game. He is beyond battle-tested after all of those years with the Los Angeles Lakers. Nick Collison is a valuable defensive big man and sneaky scorer.
The Grizzlies have gotten a nice contribution from Jerryd Bayless. The only other significant bench pieces are Quincy Pondexter and Darrell Arthur. The reserves are not as important for Memphis.
COACHING: Brooks is a former Coach of the Year and has a very soothing influence on his players. He preaches defense because he knows his offense is stout, even without Westbrook. Guiding a team through an injury as massive as Westbrook's is no easy task.
Hollins doesn't even have a contract next season. Like Brooks, he's not a ranter, or a raver. He's very calm and his players are such pros, they unconditionally buy in. Hollins has a defense-first mentality and the perfect philosophy for the postseason.
PREDICTION: Injuries happen in sports and there's no timetable. Some hurt worse than others and the Westbrook injury is a catastrophe. The Thunder beat the Rockets, yes, but with Westbrook in the lineup, Houston probably doesn't win a game.
Westbrook's value is now fully appreciated. This was his best season as a facilitator and he also takes over games offensively. Westbrook can generate a one-man fast break.
Sadly, he is gone.
The Grizzlies are a perfectly-built team for the postseason. They have great recent success against the Thunder, winning two of three this season, including one in Oklahoma City.
Hollins may not have wanted to hear about how his team could beat OKC without Westbrook, but it's a reality. His injury will be too much for the Thunder to overcome against the best defensive team in the league.
SPORTSNETWORK PREDICTION: MEMPHIS in 6.


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Desperate Escape now available for Resident Evil 5 on XBL
Capcom has released Desperate Escape, its second DLC episode for Resident Evil 5 on XBL, and it will be made available tomorrow on PSN.
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RE5 Gold: Mercenaries videos highlight Josh and Excella
Capcom has released two new videos highlighting the Mercenaries DLC featuring Josh and Excella.Excella was revealed earlier in the month for the episode, with pics.The boxed copy of Resident Evil 5: Gold will contain all the additional DLC released, plus the upcoming Lost in Nightmares, Mercenaries Reunion, Desperate Escape, and costumes for $49.99 as a […]
Capcom: Sony montion control delay does not affect RE5: Gold release
Capcom has said that Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition's release date will not be changed, just because Sony's has delayed the release of its motion controller.
Shots - RE5 Gold: Excella Gionne announced for Mercenaries Reunion
Capcom has announced Excella Gionne, the CEO of Tricell, as a playable character in Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition's Mercenaries Reunion episode.
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition artwork revealed
Capcom's revealed the US artwork for the Gold Edition of Resident Evil 5.
Capcom releases visual goodies for RE5 Gold Edition
Capcom has released some new screens for Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition, showing off the new outfits that are set to arrive via retail and DLC.Sheva looks so business-like in some.
BBFC outs possible second level for Resident Evil 5
The BBFC has outed what could possibly be the "to be announced" second level for Resident Evil 5: Alternate Edition.Called Desperate Escape, the listing only cites the name, with no details other than the fact it's to be included in the retail version, which we all know as Gold.It's expected to be released through DLC […]
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Wait, did I say "sunshine and rainbows?" I meant "violence and despair." My bad!
This four-minute, new-footage-laden preview for the second half of the show's excellent fourth season has the showrunners and the cast members revealing that yes, everyone is still split up, and everyone is also pretty damned upset about leaving the prison. And when they can't take out their frustrations on zombies, they may start taking it out on each other.
A few other things to note:
• Man, Rick looks rough. Which, given the first three-and-a-half seasons of this show, is saying something.
• Nice snake, Daryl.
• Looks like the members of the Carol Corps are on their own. I'd be worried about two kids wandering the zombie apocalypse alone, except they may be the most terrifying two characters on the show.
• What's the deal with the zombie with the "RICH BITCH" sign around her neck? Very weird.
• By virtue that Steven Yuen is in this video and talking to us, I think we can possibly guess that Glenn survived the bus attack, despite Yuen suggesting it might be up for debate.


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Earlier in 2016, I purchased my goldwing, and my Time Out motorcycle camper. I spent a fair amount of time cleaning the camper, rewiring the trailer, and getting the tent repaired so this past weekend it was time to take her for her first run under my ownership! So prepped to go, we depart headed for Plymouth IN to crash at a Holiday Inn Express for the night. Sounds dumb I know, but it was just way to get a few hours north after working hours.
Here's the SS Goldwing ready to depart;
I've been thinking for awhile that I'd like to have a goldwing. 9 years of funeral escorts has turned me on to the raw reliability of these machines. So, about 2 weeks ago I started really looking seriously for one. I started looking at a 93 1500 just south of Indy. I took a look, I assume it ran well, what wing doesnt? The battery was shot, and he couldnt start it at the moment I looked at it, but it was rough. Many years of lackadaisical use, cracks on almost all of the lenses, and not much in
Updated 03-09-2016 at 11:59 AM by Derick
Writing this up for future reference.
July 6, 2014
To whom it may concern,
Greetings, Please find attached my application for the SaddleSore 1000. I have attached the receipts, a copy of the exact route taken via MyTracks from google, and this document with the zoomed in map shots of the stops.
I kept my log real time during the ride and my handwriting is far from great so here is the data in typed form:
Updated 07-14-2014 at 10:20 PM by Derick
The concours is about 95% back to glory. Everything is reattached and there a few smaller issues that need to be addressed (maybe).
I received the seat back last week and it looks great. The local shop did it for $175 and I think it looks as good as it did when it came off the line from corbin. Everything is buttoned up and there is a few screws missing for the fairing, but I'll get that taken care of courtesy of ace hardware.
After the
Over last weekend I had made a run to my storage unit, and there on the floor laid a little white baggie wrapped in tape right where the motorcycle was parked. Could it be?! YES!!! It was my missing bolts! Ecstatic as a little boy at christmas I ran home to bolt the fairing on. A buddy had come over to do some welding on my mower for me, and as he did that, I started putting the fairing back on. I retired from that task for a moment to help him, and continued the next day to find that I had damn


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Michael Frayn, (born Sept. 8, 1933, London, Eng.), British playwright, novelist, and translator whose work is often compared to that of Anton Chekhov for its focus on humorous family situations and its insights into society. Frayn is perhaps best known for his long-running, internationally successful stage farce Noises Off (1982; film 1992), a frenetic play-within-a-play about the antics of an English theatrical company touring the provinces and its inept attempts at performing a typically English sex farce.
Frayn graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1957 and worked as a newspaper reporter, columnist, and critic for the Manchester Guardian and The Observer. In the early 1960s several collections of essays from his newspaper columns were published; his later travel writing for The Observer was collected as Travels with a Typewriter (2009). A wide-ranging and prolific author, Frayn wrote novels, plays, documentary films, and teleplays. He also translated and adapted several plays by Chekhov.
Frayn's own plays are primarily comedies or tragicomedies. Alphabetical Order (1976) concerns the dehumanization that occurs when a chaotic newspaper office is transformed by an overly efficient employee. In Make and Break (1980) a salesman loses his humanity though he gains business success. Frayn's other plays include Donkeys' Years (1977), Benefactors (1984), Here: A Play in Two Acts (1993), Copenhagen (1998), Democracy (2003), and Afterlife (2008).
Among Frayn's novels are The Tin Men (1965), The Russian Interpreter (1966), A Very Private Life (1968), The Trick of It (1989), Now You Know (1992), Headlong (1999), and Spies (2002). My Father's Fortune (2010) is a memoir.
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Fun for the Whole Family With Television Premiere of The Hunger Games on New Years Day, January 1
New York, NY - November 20, 2012 - Premium network EPIX starts the New Year in a big way with the world television premiere of one of the most celebrated films of 2012, The Hunger Games. The hugely popular movie is great family fun, earning a colossal $686.0 million around the world since its late-March premiere and grossing $408.0 million at the North American box office. It is currently the 3rd largest U.S. film of the year and ranked 13th among the all time highest grossing films.
WHAT: The television premiere of The Hunger Games
WHEN: January 1, at 12 Noon ET and at 8PM ET with an encore presentation on January 4 at 8PM ET during an EPIX free preview weekend for all subscribers of affiliated partners. Leading into the January 4th airing will be behind the scenes clips and making of footage beginning at 5PM ET.
WHERE: On EPIX, EPIX on demand, online at EpixHD.com, and on EPIX apps on hundreds of devices including Xbox, Roku, iPads, iPhones and more.
About The Hunger Games
THE HUNGER GAMES is directed by Gary Ross, with a screenplay by Gary Ross and Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray, and produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel, the first in a trilogy published by Scholastic that has over 36 million copies in print in the United States alone, has developed a massive global following. It has spent more than 180 consecutive weeks/more than three consecutive years to date on The New York Times bestseller list since its publication in September 2008, and has also appeared consistently on USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists.
Lionsgate released THE HUNGER GAMES on March 23, 2012.
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EPIX is the newest premium entertainment network delivering the latest movie releases, classic library titles, plus original films, comedy, music and sports events on TV, on demand, online and on devices. Launched October 2009 as the first multiplatform premium network with online accessibility for subscribers through EpixHD.com, EPIX pioneered the development and proliferation of TV Everywhere for American consumers. EPIX was the first premium network to launch on Xbox consoles, first on Android tablets and phones, first on Roku(R) players and is available to authenticated subscribers on hundreds of devices including Apple(R) iPads(R), iPhones(R), Samsung(R) Smart TVs and Blu-ray(TM) players and more. Today EPIX remains the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up from new Hollywood hits to original programs on all platforms and provides more movies than any other premium network.
EPIX is a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), available to over 30 million homes nationwide through distribution partners including Charter Communications, Cox Communications, DISH Network, Mediacom Communications, NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon FiOS.
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Sound Off, May 21, 2013
I was saddened to read of the passing of Ann DeMatteo. After reading her Mothers Day column I looked forward to reading her Sunday column this week to see if she had been given encouraging news by her doctor. Today, I know that what is now her last article was a goodbye, written as she always wrote when she spoke of her illness. Gratitude for those people in her life. My sympathy to her family and to those who were her friends. She will be forever missed.
We need to protect women's rights - in Afghanistan was part of today's editorial comments. We should not worry about the rights of Afghan women, nor should we feel compelled to do anything about the rights of women anywhere but in our own country.
Further, to tie women in the military with the Afghans is an insult to the military and our country. I don't believe any women in this country stood in front of cameras after 911 cheering and making their disgusting cultural noises, did they? If there are problems in the military, let the military fix them. And, let the Afghans fix their own problems.
Lowering the acceptable blood alcohol level to be considered a drunk driver will only be successful if the laws for drunk driving are changed to one strike and you are penalized. No more "programs," no more second, third, ninth chances with a valid license. If someone truly has a desire to stop drinking they can go to AA where many a drunk has gotten sober. No more "education". You are realistically much more at risk of being maimed or killed by a drunk driver than shot.
Obama needs to resign as president. Between the Libya scandal, and the IRS scandal, and the AP wire tapping, he needs to resign yesterday. How dare he put the country in this mess!
Obama scandals are happening faster that Bill Clinton's bimbo eruptions. When an American compound in Benghazi was attacked last year, the Obama administration targeted an innocent filmmaker named Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, accusing him of setting the Muslim world ablaze. The government also pressured YouTube to remove his allegedly offensive video.
After it became evident that Benghazi was a coordinated terrorist attack that had little to do with Nakoula, family members of those killed started asking for answers. Journalists reacted with a smattering of press coverage, followed by weary demands that we all move on. But when we learned this week that the Department of Justice secretly collected two months of phone records from the Associated Press, suddenly bats flew out of hell, shrieking could be heard from distant castle towers, and Richard Nixon's ghost was seen clanking about the White House. With one of their own under attack, the press, which was more than happy to ignore the parents of dead Navy Seals, demanded that the Obama administration be held accountable.
The Obama administration tried to obfuscate its role in the Fast and Furious operation that left a Border Patrol agent and countless Mexicans dead. How about the administration engaged in the unprecedented persecution of leakers for years before the AP scandal broke?
Under President Obama, the IRS was weaponized and used to block the growth of conservative intellectual infrastructure.
This wasn't about a couple overcaffeinated agents in the IRS's Cincinnati office trying to adapt to an onslaught of nonprofit applications. It was a blatant, overt attempt to stymie the spread of ideas; a very potent and unique abuse of power. Stayed tuned readers it is about to get much worse for freedom loving Americans.
Three schools in lock down the other day because of some crazy fugitive who assaulted two police officers. This BOE is the reason you don't cut staff from schools. You better have done your homework and make sure you have enough employees for next year. There are the people out there in the line of fire with our kids. In keeping the kids safe it is your job. You better make sure you keep mine safe.


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The Senate took a crucial step toward passing its first piece of gun-control legislation since December's massacre in Newtown, Conn., moving a bill to crack down on "straw" purchases of firearms and gun trafficking out of committee.
The bill, which stiffens penalties for people who buy weapons for those ineligible to own firearms, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, 11 to 7, with Sen. Charles Grassley (R) of Iowa joining all the panel's 10 Democrats.
With Senator Grassley's support, the bill is tantalizingly close to the 60 votes needed to break a potential filibuster on the legislation. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mark Kirk of Illinois have already signaled their support, and even deeply conservative members such as Sen. Ted Cruz (R) of Texas and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) of Alabama expressed optimism Thursday that they could support the measure with relatively minor changes before it comes to the Senate floor.
But prospects remain murky for the rest of President Obama's gun-control agenda. While bipartisan talks continue over a measure to require universal background checks on all firearms sales, bills to ban assault weapons or high-capacity magazines look like a long shot to get to the 60-vote threshold.
To move the straw-purchasing bill forward, Democratic Sens. Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York merged their separate efforts and made several tweaks to meet Grassley's approval.
It's unclear when the full Senate might take up the bill. Senators are expected to turn their attention to fiscal matters next week before adjourning for the two-week Easter break.
Passage in the Senate is key because House Speaker John Boehner (R) of Ohio has signaled that his chamber will only take up gun legislation that can pass the Senate's 60-vote threshold. A similar bill has bipartisan support in the House of Representatives, led by Rep. Scott Rigell (R) of Virginia and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D) of Maryland.
The straw purchasing legislation was the only gun-control bill voted on by the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, leaving questions about the other gun-control priorities laid out by Mr. Obama after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown.
The proposal to require universal background checks, broadly considered the next-most likely bill to pass the Senate, is currently in a state of limbo. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) of New York has offered a proposal to be taken up by the Senate Judiciary Committee, but his discussions with key senators with "A" ratings from the National Rifle Association – including Sens. Tom Coburn (R) of Oklahoma and Joe Manchin (D) of West Virginia – broke down over record keeping for gun sales between private individuals. Senator Kirk, another Republican involved in the talks, also announced he could not support Senator Schumer's bill at present.
Those talks will continue even as the committee returns to gun-control measures next week, including Schumer's bill, next week.
"We're still working in a very aggressive, common sense way," says Senator Manchin. "I'm still very optimistic. If there's something that moves forward, I think it will be our bill."


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We know. The iPhone 5 just came out. But that isnt stopping Apple at least not from an analysts point of view.
According to an analyst by the name of Peter Misek, the iPhone 5S is expected to arrive back on track for Apples usual iPhone release time the middle of the year in June or July of 2013. For the most part, it would look a lot like the iPhone 5, however the analyst points out some new features the iPhone 5S would have that would set it apart from the iPhone 5:
Misek also sees the possibility of a 128GB storage option, which would offer the greatest amount of storage an iPhone has ever come with. Apple shattered the iPhone storage record in 2011 by offering a 64GB option with the iPhone 4S, so this is entirely possible. It would be plausible because media is growing in size with its higher quality, especially with the iPhone's latest 8-megapixel camera, which records video in full 1080p.
What else? NFC technology is being brought up again as a possibility. Its also pointed out that we might be seeing an IGZO display, which would increase the quality of the display. Apart from these changes, some other obvious changes that we've seen in nearly every iPhone release are also expected, such as a better battery and better camera.
Many people are probably going to want to wait out and see if Apple releases a redesigned iPhone after the iPhone 5S (if Apple even names it that) in order to put their money into newer technology that isnt basically the same iPhone design with an internal hardware upgrade. Some, on the other hand, just won't be able to hold back their shopping habits.
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http://www.nba.com/2013/news/02/04/...spended-license.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahptsPHOENIX (AP) -- Scottsdale police say Phoenix Suns forward Michael Beasley was cited last month on suspicion of speeding, driving on a suspended Arizona license and driving without a vehicle license plate or registration.
The Suns issued a statement Monday saying they discussed the matter with Beasley "and at this time do not believe any further action by the club is warranted."
A police report said Beasley was stopped Jan. 25 on suspicion of driving 71 mph in a 45 mph zone.
Police say Beasley's Mercedes didn't have a license plate or temporary registration tag.
The report said the 24-year-old Beasley had a Florida driver's license, but his Arizona driving privileges had been suspended Oct. 23 for failing to appear in Phoenix City Court.
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In the line of duty: I-64 site honors VDOT workers
You're familiar with monuments to soldiers, emergency-service providers, and law-enforcement personnel and others in public service who have given their lives for the sake of the common good.
But what about highway workers?
"In our own way, we are bringing these people back home to their VDOT family, and forever recognizing their ultimate sacrifice," Virginia Department of Transportation commissioner Philip Shucet said Friday, September 17, in dedicating a monument on the east side of Afton Mountain to VDOT workers who died in the line of duty.
The monument is located in Albemarle on the second Interstate 64 scenic overlook four miles east of the Crozet exit, overlooking the rolling hills of Greenwood.
The structure is a memorial to 124 highway department employees who died of job-related causes dating back to the 1930s.
It was built with $168,000 raised privately from VDOT employees, family members, businesses, and other entities across the Commonwealth.
The monument– a gray, black, and white granite wall with three silhouettes representing profiles of VDOT employees and rows of employees' names in random order– was designed by Stephanie Lee, the daughter of VDOT Fredericksburg District engineer Harry Lee. Her design was selected from among 41 concepts submitted by VDOT employees.
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"Let us not deceive ourselves," Victor Hugo once advised, in his iconic Hunchback of Notre Dame. "Architecture is dead, and will never come to life again; it is destroyed by the power of the printed book." Both as a discipline and a profession, architecture lagged behind the other applied arts. Even when measures toward modernization were finally instituted, many of the most innovative, technically reproducible designs were hived off from the realm of architecture proper as mere works of "engineering." Toward the beginning of the twentieth century, however, fresh currents of thought arose within the field to lend architecture a new lease on life. Avant-garde architects emulated developments that had been taking place in both the visual arts (Cubism, Futurism) and scientific management of labor (Taylorism, psychotechnics), advocating geometric simplicity and ergonomic efficiency in order to tear down the rigid barrier dividing art from life. Most of the militant members of the architectural avant-garde sought to match in aesthetics the historical dynamism the Industrial Revolution had introduced into society. Machine-art was born the moment that art pour l'art died. "Art is dead! Long live the machine-art of Tatlin!" announced the Dadaists George Grosz and John Heartfield in 1920.
The modernists' project consisted in giving shape to an inseparable duality, wherein the role of architecture was deduced as simultaneously a reflection of modern society as well as an attempt to transform it. Amidst the tumult and chaos that shook European society from the Great War up through the Great Depression, revolutionary architects of all countries united in opposition to the crumbling order of bourgeois civilization, attaching themselves to radical political movements. Forced out of Europe by fascism and subsequently out of the USSR by Stalinism, the architectural avant-garde fled to North America. Following a second global conflagration — transposed into the postwar boom context of America with the GI Bill, Europe under the Marshall Plan, and Japan under McArthur — the modernists now reneged on their prior commitment to spur on social change. Abandoning what Colin Rowe had called "that mishmash of millennialistic illusions, chiliastic excitements, and quasi-Marxist fantasies," they instead accommodated themselves to the planning agencies and bureaucratic superstructures of Fordism. "European modern architecture came to infiltrate the United States, largely purged of its ideological or societal content; where it became available, not as an evident manifestation or cause of socialism," he wrote, "but rather as décor de la vie for Greenwich, Connecticut or as a suitable veneer for the corporate activities of enlightened capitalism." Indeed, the International Style that premiered in 1932 at MoMA under Johnson and Hitchcock's highly selective curatorial oversight had already been stripped down to its barest formal elements. Looking to revitalize revolutionary modernism, Reyner Banham thus declared in 1962: "Even when modern architecture seemed plunged in its worst confusions it could still summon up a burst of creative energy that gave the lie to the premature reports of its demise. Modern architecture is dead; long live modern architecture!"
Only a decade later, however, Charles Jencks calculated in his book on Post-Modern Architecture that it was possible "to date the death of Modern Architecture to a precise moment in time" (July 15, 1972 at 3:32 pm, with the detonation of Yamasaki's much-maligned Pruitt-Igoe complex in St. Louis). Today it is postmodernism that appears to be aging badly. But if postmodernism, which stood for "the end of the end" (Eisenman), is itself at an end, does this mean the end of "the end of the end"? Just another stop along the way in an endless cycle of endings? — Or might it portend the beginning of a modernist renaissance? This prospect could prove bleaker yet. "In architecture," writes Owen Hatherley, addressing the issue of "post-postmodernism," "typically postmodernist devices seem to have entered a terminal decline, as historical eclecticism and glib ironies have been replaced by rediscoveries of modernist forms — albeit emptied of political or theoretical content. But does this trend represent a break with postmodernism — or does it merely mark the arrival of the pseudomodernism of contemporary architecture?"
In light of these considerations, Platypus thus asks: Where does architecture stand at present, in terms of its history? Are we still — were we ever — postmodern? What social and political tasks yet remain unfulfilled, carried over from the twentieth century, in a world scattered with the ruins of modernity? Does "utopia's ghost" (Martin), the specter of modernism, still haunt contemporary building? How can architecture be responsibly practiced today? Is revolutionary architecture even possible?
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While working on a sermon the pastor heard a knock at his office door.
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It's Thursday morning, and the Seders are behind us, the kids are in school, and all that food is in us! I must be honest, as much as I tried to eat as close to my ideals as possible, the over dose of all the extra food that my body is unaccustomed to, makes my body feel….well, simply… FAT!
One part of brain tells me, "don't be such as party-pooper!" It's so much fun to taste everything in sight and share in the fun with friends and family. The other side of my brain says, "get over it Sari, having control over what you eat is a direct line to how you look, and more importantly feel." For example, I hosted the first seder to 16 family guests. I was so excited to prepare my family's favorite dishes that I forgot to prepare something acceptable for myself! Being unprepared totally left me vulnerable. As a Jewish mom, I know taking care of others sometimes precede taking care of myself. On the converse, when I ate a lunch at a friends house, it was so easy to stay focused. I was being served, and making choices was easy, knowing that eating lightly will honor my body greatly.
In retrospect, I believe it's a sign of maturity to enjoy all the wonderful aspects about a family holiday dinner without over doing it and tipping the scale way over to what you are comfortable with. Whew! I thought I lost the ability to "have fun", and "let loose." Instead, I'm simply being insightful and in tune to my needs.
Just know, that Jewish women from all over the globe are going through the same thing! We are in it together! We can share in each triumphs and help each other in time of need. Like now! We do our best…. but together we can do better!
20- 30 minutes of walking or jogging
16 lunges
16 pushups
20 -60 second planks-3x
One important tip that's easy to follow: up your water intake! Aim for 8-10 glasses of water. You will immediately feel less bloated. Matzahs are very dry and can clogg us up, if you know what I mean…
Here's something to look forward to…..
After 8 days of Passover (Pesach) feasting, I will be introducing my 2nd annual "30 Day Sugar Challenge!" You are going to love this! Tell your friends and family. This challenge is for anyone and everyone who craves eating at a higher ideal.
Starting date: May 1, 2011
Ending date: June 1, 2011
Keep on the lookout for more information on how to join in and get started. But for now, enjoy your family, friends and honor your body. If not YOU…then who??
With Gratitude to All, Sari Dana


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Katrina Kaif is a Bollywood actress who startedher career modeling, and caught more attention than ever when she was voted at the No. 1 spot in FHM India's 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll for 2008. She is currently filming several film which are set to release in 2009.
Katrina Kaif unusual beauty, her overnight success as a model, her provocative work in Boom, and well, her being linked to Bollywood actor Salman Khan, all add to Katrina Kaif's notice. At 20, she is known in the industry as the beauty with brains. She also gets full marks for professionalism.
She came to Mumbai & started her career with Modelling. She signed Boom, but it was not successful. Boom was a typical Bollywood set-up. That was a combination of things going wrong. That was her learning experience. She is considered a very beautiful woman by a lot of industry people.
She is a private person and don't go to too many parties. She wants to go normally with friends. And she is also very particular about her clothes which she wears a bold outfit on screen or for ads but she feels more comfortable in not-so-revealing clothes in personal life. She had just finished his Kathak classes in 40 days only in which she had to dance for 7 hours non-stop everyday.


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At AllFaith.com I share numerous studies into the world's religions based on my personal quest for Truth. Over the years this research has led me to embrace Judaism. That is now the main focus of the domain.
On my blogs I share many of these studies and invite your questions and comments.
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Tomorrow a 31 truck auction made up of rare and usual Land Rovers will be held outside Birmingham, England. While most of the trucks are unique and interesting in their own way, the star of the show is undoubtedly this very rare and very cool Cuthbertson tracked Series II Land Rover.
Only 15 Series I, II, and III Land Rovers are believed to have been converted into go anywhere tracked vehicles by the Scottish firm Cuthbertson. This example is a Series II Long Wheel Base truck with only 4,000 miles on it. It is one of the nicest, if not the nicest Cuthbertson conversion known to the vintage Land Rover world.
Like the other 31 vehicles, this Series II Cuthbertson comes from a large Land Rover collection that was seized and liquidated under mysterious circumstances in Norway last year. The best examples of the 93 Rovers were purchased as a lot and moved to England by the company holding the auction, while the less desirable examples were sold off locally. What remains is a very interesting cross section of Rovers that includes everything from Forward Control oddities to one of a kind custom commercial applications.
We share the popular belief that this tracked Rover is probably the coolest vehicle that will cross the block tomorrow. Who knows what you would do with it, where you would get parts, or how you would even get it home, but given the opportunity to put this Series II Cuthbertson in our garage we would happily come up with an answer to all of these questions.
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Did you ever have a restless night and feel groggy the entire next day? Just imagine experiencing sleep deprivation on a long-term basis. Some seniors do. The American Sleep Association reports that 50-70 million adults suffer from a sleep disorder - many of them seniors. Don't dismiss it as another side effect of aging. Contrary to popular belief, maturing adults need the same amount of sleep as they did when younger. While that number may vary for each person, it should not lessen with age. Sleep remains important to overall health and well-being for everyone at any age.
When slumbering, the brain cycles through REM (rapid-eye-movement) and non-REM sleep, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. During REM sleep, the eyes move rapidly behind closed lids, breathing rates increase, and the body becomes immobilized as muscles turn off. The stage where dreams occur, REM sleep is noted for providing energy to the brain and body.
The first sleep cycle, non-REM sleep consists of four stages. Stage 1 is when you are about to drift from wakefulness into sleep and stage 2 signals the onset of sleep, with body temperature dropping and heart rates slowing. Stages 3 and 4 are the deepest and most restorative sleep stages, where the blood pressure drops, breathing slows, muscles relax and brain waves are active. Data suggests that non-REM sleep is the most restorative phase of sleep and most important for learning and memory.
Interruption to sleep stages results in the body starting over the sleep cycle, which results in never reaching the deeper and most restorative sleep phases. Short sleep periods also make it impossible to get through all the sleep stages. Insomnia - difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep - is a major issue among US adults over the age of 60 that disrupts the sleep cycle, causing physical and cognitive issues.
Aging adults don't sleep as soundly as in their youth. A study by the National Sleep Foundation determined that 44% of older people have symptoms of insomnia - more than once per week. That's because sleep disorders increase with age.
Older adults become sleepless for different reasons. According to WebMD, health, medication, frequent urination and sleep apnea contribute to insomnia. Some maturing seniors experience insomnia due to advanced sleep phase syndrome that causes the internal body clock to change to earlier bed and wakeup times. In addition, the pain caused by arthritis, muscular atrophy and heart problems can keep a senior awake at night.
Degenerative brain disorders such as Parkinson's Disease (PD) and Alzheimer's Disease (PD) also cause sleep disturbances. Frequent awakenings and sleep fragmentation are associated with PD and AD patients that causes daytime sleepiness, leading to napping that changes normal sleep patterns.
Symptoms of crankiness and moodiness associated with poor sleep usually are resolvable when sleep patterns return to normal. However, chronic sleepiness leads to sleep deprivation, affecting a senior's health in different ways.
It's not hopeless. Different techniques employed by seniors and their caregivers may help regain a good night's sleep. Here are some sensible tips:
Be mindful when your aging loved one complains of sleepiness. When visiting the doctor, inform them of poor sleep habits and question if certain medication or medical problems interfere with sleep. A simple adjustment to medication dosage or timing could solve the problem. Taking steps to improve their slumber can result in better attitudes and health for greater quality of life. You'll sleep easier too.
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