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- 1. Introduction
- 2. Supported games
- 3. Running games
- 3.1. How do I install games to run in ScummVM?
- 3.2. Do I need original CD or Floppy disks?
- 3.3. Does ScummVM work with all versions of games?
- 3.4. Can I play through xxx (place your favorite adventure game here) ?
- 3.5. Can I save/restore the game?
- 3.6. Do savegames from the original games work in ScummVM?
- 4. Graphics and Audio
- 5. Troubleshooting
- 5.1. My game won't run.
- 5.2. I installed my game but ScummVM can't find it.
- 5.3. I don't hear any sound.
- 5.4. I don't hear any music.
- 5.5. My game crashes at some point.
- 5.6. ScummVM crashes, but the console window disappears too quickly to see the error message.
- 5.7. The game colors are messed up.
- 5.8. The subtitles in my non-English game are messed up.
- 5.9. How do I make my Macintosh version of a game work?
- 5.10. Reporting Bugs.
- 5.11. I downloaded the Broken Sword packs from your site but the game won't run.
- 5.12. There are no graphics in the Broken Sword I intro.
- 5.13. I get "WARNING: Unable to open configuration file C:\windows\scummvm.ini!"
- 5.14. I get "Failed to save game state to file: xxx"
- 5.15. ScummVM starts, but all I get is a transparent window!
- 5.16. ScummVM runs, but sound is stuttering and/or garbled!
- 5.17. How do I set an environment variable?
- 5.18. ScummVM starts somewhere in the middle of my two Xinerama monitors in fullscreen mode. Help!
- 6. Features
1. Introduction
- 1.1. Why is it called ScummVM - what does this name mean?
- 1.2. What is SCUMM?
- 1.3. Is ScummVM free?
- 1.4. Where do I find ScummVM?
- 1.5. How do I compile the source code for my OS?
- 1.6. On what platform does ScummVM run?
- 1.7. Can I use ScummVM to make new games?
"Scumm" comes from the fact that it was originally designed to run SCUMM games, like Monkey Island. "VM" stands for Virtual Machine.
Every now and then somebody will raise the subject of finding a "better" name for ScummVM, one that fits better with its modern scope (which extends well beyond SCUMM games). So at this page we present you with some nice alternatives. Choose whichever suits you best -- but we will stay ScummVM.
SCUMM stands for "Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion". It is a utility used to create the famous LucasArts adventure games.
It was initially created in 1987 by Aric Wilmunder and Ron Gilbert for the game "Maniac Mansion" and was used later, with some modifications, for Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders. Development on the SCUMM system continued for some time, and was used in Loom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Monkey Island 1,2,3, Sam & Max Hit the Road, Day of the Tentacle, The Dig and Full Throttle.
ScummVM is released under the GPL (General Public License), so it's more than free. ScummVM source code is freely available and you can do whatever you want with it. If you make modifications to it and redistribute your work you MUST make the source available. However, the ScummVM team would be pleased if you choose to send them your modifications, so they can be merged into the main tree.
You can find it on the download section on our web site. You can download the latest version, which could be a little old. For the most recent cutting-edge in-development version, you have to compile it yourself from the repository or use the precompiled 'daily builds' linked from our download page.
The source code package contains a file called README explaining the basics. More detailed information can be found on our Wiki.
ScummVM should be able to be compiled for any platform supported by SDL, with just small modifications.
ScummVM runs on a wide variety of platforms, including Win32 (Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/7/8/10), Linux i386 and PPC, OS X, many smart phones and game consoles and more. It is also part of various BSD ports collections and included in Debian testing and unstable.
For a more comprehensive overview please take a look at the platforms list in our Wiki.
A few engines supported by ScummVM have publicly available authoring tools. Developing for any other engine would require the author to develop their own tools, which is not a trivial task as a full understanding or specification for the engine would be needed. The engines which are known to support authoring tools and thus currently have a number of "fangames" also have detectors which will detect and add entries for unknown games, though upon game completion contacting the ScummVM team will allow a full detection entry to be added of the stable final version. You could for example use the Wintermute Development Kit.
It should be noted that other non-ScummVM supported systems for Point and Click game development exist, and the authoring tools for these may be easier to use and more suited to your game. Adventure Game Studio is probably the most popular and supported system with tools and a large developer community.
You will find more information on this topic and a more comprehensive list of authoring tools on our wiki HOWTO-Fangames page.
2. Supported games
- 2.1. What games does ScummVM support?
- 2.2. Will ScummVM support other games?
- 2.3. When will Maniac Mansion Deluxe be supported?
- 2.4. Will you add support for Sierra's SCI games?
We have a compatibility list on our website that contains an up to date list of which games work, and how well they work. Apart from SCUMM games, we now also support quite a few other adventure games. More games may be added, but this is not a common occurrence — see below.
That depends on several factors: First off, it has to fit within the scope of ScummVM, i.e., it has to be a point and click adventure or rpg with 2D graphics. Secondly, there must be a developer (or multiple) who is interested in working on this and both willing and able to carry out the required work.
You have to understand that all ScummVM developers are volunteers who work on ScummVM in their spare time, solely for fun, and not for profit. Yet reverse engineering a completely new game without source is a long and difficult process. Even with source it can be very tedious and time consuming.
So unless you work for a company interested in providing us with source code for one of your classic titles, or want to do the work yourself, please do not ask us to add support for a new game. We will simply reject any such requests out of hand.
The short answer: not anytime soon. The long answer: This game is a fan-made replica of the original Maniac Mansion. It is not the same game as Maniac Mansion Enhanced, which we do support. It features improved music, sound, 256-colors graphics and reworked game interface. It was made using the Adventure Game Studio which is a free, and now open-source graphics adventures engine. There are Windows, Linux and FreeBSD versions of the engine. This engine is not currently supported by ScummVM and a lot of work would be required to support it.
We said never. We even made a joke about it (and also here if you want to read the full story). But it happened nonetheless. FreeSCI has now been merged into ScummVM, and thanks to the hard work from several developers most SCI games are now supported. For the few that are not yet supported you can check out DOSBox.
3. Running games
- 3.1. How do I install games to run in ScummVM?
- 3.2. Do I need original CD or Floppy disks?
- 3.3. Does ScummVM work with all versions of games?
- 3.4. Can I play through xxx (place your favorite adventure game here) ?
- 3.5. Can I save/restore the game?
- 3.6. Do savegames from the original games work in ScummVM?
For most games you do not need to run the installer. Simply copy the files listed here from your floppy or CD to your hard drive, then start ScummVM. Click on 'Add Game' and select the directory to which you copied the game files.
For some games the files are packed and not directly accessible on the floppy or CD. In such a case you will need to run the original game installer and then copy the files from where they have been installed to the directory in which you want to install the game to play with ScummVM.
For Macintosh games, see also "How do I make my Macintosh version of a game work?".
It depends. These days number of companies such as GOG.com legally distribute DRM-free versions of old games, but not every game supported by ScummVM is available there. In such cases you will most probably need the original media. ScummVM won't work without them. If you would like to buy these games, we suggest you refer to our Where to Get the Games Wiki page. Do not ask the ScummVM team where you can download the full versions of LucasArts games. These requests will be ignored or you will be directed to the aforementioned wiki page.
Yes. Saving and restoring is supported. In most games you can use Ctrl-F5 to display the Global ScummVM Menu and get access to saving and loading functionalities. Some engines may have different or additional ways to save and restore games (for example in SCUMM games you can use Alt-1/9 to save, Ctrl-1/9 to restore, or F5 to access the save/load menu). See the README for more info.
In general, no. We do not have any plans to load old savegames (with the exception of the Simon the Sorcerer series of games). Newer versions of ScummVM have also sometimes broken compatibility with older ScummVM savegames. Since ScummVM is under heavy development, this may occur again in the future.
4. Graphics and Audio
- 4.1. Does ScummVM support CD audio?
- 4.2. Does ScummVM support using MP3/Ogg/FLAC files instead of CD audio?
- 4.3. Does ScummVM support using MP3/Ogg/FLAC files instead of the original MIDI music?
- 4.4. Does ScummVM support filtered graphic modes?
- 4.5. Can I run my game full screen?
Yes, ScummVM fully supports CD audio in Gobliins (CD), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (FM-TOWNS), Loom (CD & FM-TOWNS), Monkey Island 1 (CD, FM-TOWNS & SegaCD) and Zak McKracken (FM-TOWNS). Just keep your game CD inserted into your CD drive when you start ScummVM. If you have more than one CD drive in your system, you can specify your CD drive using the -c command line parameter. See the README for more info.
Yes. You can use LAME or some other CD audio conversion utility to convert your CD audio to MP3. Since version 0.3.0 we also support Ogg Vorbis files, and FLAC is supported since version 0.7.0. See the README for more info.
In general, no. If all the game does is to play or loop a tune it would be possible, but many of the games do fancy stuff like smooth transitions from one tune to another, or turn individual instruments on and off, etc. There's simply no way ScummVM could take a piece of digital music and emulate that kind of behavior.
This question usually comes up in connection with Sam & Max Hit the Road (which has a few unused bonus audio tracks on the CD) and Monkey Island 2 (which is sometimes distributed on the same CD as the version of Monkey Island 1 that uses CD audio). Both of these games do far too much fancy stuff to even consider an idea like this.
However for a few other games we do support using MP3/Ogg/FLAC files instead of the original MIDI music. See the ScummVM Music Enhancement Project web page for a list of games that supports such a feature and get access to the recorded music files.
Yes, ScummVM supports several filtered graphic modes such as AdvMAME2x, also known as Scale2x. See the README for more info and our wiki for a comparison of the available filters.
Yes. You can either start your game using the -f command line parameter, setting the game to Full Screen in the ScummVM Options dialog, or by using the Alt+Enter key combination in-game to switch between full screen and windowed modes.
5. Troubleshooting
- 5.1. My game won't run.
- 5.2. I installed my game but ScummVM can't find it.
- 5.3. I don't hear any sound.
- 5.4. I don't hear any music.
- 5.5. My game crashes at some point.
- 5.6. ScummVM crashes, but the console window disappears too quickly to see the error message.
- 5.7. The game colors are messed up.
- 5.8. The subtitles in my non-English game are messed up.
- 5.9. How do I make my Macintosh version of a game work?
- 5.10. Reporting Bugs.
- 5.11. I downloaded the Broken Sword packs from your site but the game won't run.
- 5.12. There are no graphics in the Broken Sword I intro.
- 5.13. I get "WARNING: Unable to open configuration file C:\windows\scummvm.ini!"
- 5.14. I get "Failed to save game state to file: xxx"
- 5.15. ScummVM starts, but all I get is a transparent window!
- 5.16. ScummVM runs, but sound is stuttering and/or garbled!
- 5.17. How do I set an environment variable?
- 5.18. ScummVM starts somewhere in the middle of my two Xinerama monitors in fullscreen mode. Help!
First make sure your game is supported. See "What games does ScummVM support?". If it is a supported game and you have followed the instructions in README to the letter, then see "Reporting Bugs." to report this as a bug.
First don't use the install.exe or setup.exe shipped with the game. They usually will not do what you need to run the game with ScummVM -- rather they just copy the game .exe and install some shortcuts. ScummVM requires all game data to run, so you will need to copy those manually. Look at the Game Data Files page for further details.
Check the compatibility list to see if your game has sound support currently. You can also try the -s command line parameter to set the in game SFX volume.
See "I don't hear any sound.".
Check the Compatibility List to see if your game has any known issues. If you can reproduce this crash more than once, please report it to our Bug Tracker. See "Reporting Bugs.".
If you are experiencing random crashes, and your game plays music from CD, you most certainly have encountered a Windows bug. Try copying the data files from CD to your hard disk, and running them from there.
On Windows, to make it visible, you should run ScummVM from the command line. To open a command prompt, open the Start Menu and select the 'Run' option. Under Windows NT/2000/XP/7/8/10, type 'cmd.exe' (no quotes) in the dialog box that shows up; under Windows 95/98/Me, type 'command.com' instead. If necessary, change to the proper drive first by typing 'D:' (where 'D' is the drive ScummVM is located). Change to ScummVM's directory by typing 'cd \your\path\to\scummvm' (substituting the appropriate path) and then type 'scummvm'.
On MacOS X, you can find the error messages by starting Console.app (in Utilities within the Applications folder). If you prefer, you can also run ScummVM from the terminal. To do this, start Terminal.app (also in the Utilities folder), then drag&drop the ScummVM.app application onto the Terminal window, remove the space at the end of the line and add 'Contents/MacOS/scummvm' (without the quotes). The line should look like this: '/Path/to/ScummVM.app/Contents/MacOS/scummvm'. Then press return to start ScummVM.
You can also find messages in the ScummVM log file. The location of this file varies depending on your operating system. On recent version of Windows it should be in '%appdata%\ScummVM\Logs\scummvm.log'. On OS X the log file is '~/Library/Logs/scummvm.log'. On Linux and other POSIX systems we use the XDG Base Directory Specification, so by default the file will be '~/.cache/scummvm/logs/scummvm.log' but its location may vary depending on the value of the 'XDG_CACHE_HOME' environment variable.
This is a known issue when using certain Amiga version datafiles. Normally, ScummVM should have detected your game as an "Amiga" version, but sometimes this fails for various reasons.
To fix this, select "Amiga" as a platform in the ScummVM Game Options dialog, or use the "--platform=amiga" command line parameter to enable Amiga-specific code.
You are most likely using a game such as Maniac Mansion or Zak McKracken if you have this problem. You need to specify the correct language in the ScummVM Game Options dialog, or via the "--language" parameter or by using the 'language' config file option.
Consult the README or command line help for further information.
First, if you use a ScummVM version prior to 0.7.0 we strongly recommend you to upgrade to the latest version, as we improved support for Macintosh games considerably starting with 0.7.0.
For newer games ScummVM needs the main data file, usually called "<Game Title> Data" (where <Game Title> is name of your game, such as "The Dig" or "Sam & Max"). Some CDs may appear to only contain an application (watch out, it has almost the same name as the data file, except that it lacks the " Data" at the end). In that case there is still a separate data file but it is invisible.
There also exists a separate tutorial for setting up Macintosh versions
The older games which have LFL files should only need the platform set to 'macintosh' to run. See "The game colors are messed up." for information on specifying the game platform.
To report a bug, please create a SourceForge account and follow the bugs link from our homepage. Please make sure the bug is reproducible, and still exists in the latest daily build/current repository version. Also check the compatibility listing for that game to ensure the issue is not already known. In your bugreport please provide the following information:
- ScummVM version (PLEASE test the latest daily build/current repository)
- Bug details, including instructions on reproducing it
- Language of game (English, German, ...)
- Version of game (talkie, floppy, ...)
- Platform and Compiler (Win32, Linux, MacOS, ...)
- Attach a save game if possible
- If this bug only occurred recently, please note the last version without the bug, and the first version including the bug. That way we can fix it quicker by looking at the changes made.
These are not full games but reencoded cutscene (video) packs. To run the games you still need the original disks. Originally cutscenes were encoded in a proprietary format but Revolution Software kindly permitted us to reencode them into DXA and distribute them freely on our site. Note, however, that recent ScummVM versions support using the original cutscene files directly. Therefore, you don't have to use the ones from our site anymore.
Be patient. There are about 12 seconds of speech only and eventually the Revolution logo will appear.
Make sure you have enough permissions to write in c:\windows directory. Also note that this warning the first time you run ScummVM, since the file does not exist yet then.
Check savepath in Options->Paths->Save Path. That should point to writable directory.
This problem has been reported to happen under Windows in some cases. Check that you have the latest drivers for your graphics card. If that does not help, try setting the SDL_VIDEODRIVER environment variable to "windib" and try again.
Apparently other applications have had the same problem, because the release notes for SDL 1.2.10 (May 17, 2006) contained the following note:
The "windib" video driver is the default now, to prevent problems with certain laptops, 64-bit Windows, and Windows Vista. The DirectX driver is still available, and can be selected by setting the environment variable SDL_VIDEODRIVER to "directx".
This problem has been reported to happen under Windows in some cases. Check that you have the latest drivers for your sound card. If that does not help, try setting the SDL_AUDIODRIVER environment variable to "waveout" and try again.
Note using the "waveout" SDL audio driver causes an increased delay in sound, especially under Windows Vista and later versions.
That depends on what operating system and/or command shell you are using. Under Windows, you could try creating a file called scummvm.bat in the same folder as scummvm.exe. Open this file in your favorite text editor and put something like this in it:
@echo off set SDL_VIDEODRIVER=windib set SDL_AUDIODRIVER=waveout scummvm.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
You should now be able to run ScummVM by double-clicking on this batch file, instead of the ScummVM executable.
On more recent versions of Windows, you can also set an environment variable permanently, and for all applications, through the control panel.
In fact, this is SDL problem. SDL does by default has xinerama support enabled. Set the SDL_VIDEO_FULLSCREEN_HEAD environment variable to "1" to start ScummVM (and other SDL applications) in fullscreen on only one monitor. If this does not work make sure your SDL library does have Xinerama support compiled in.
6. Features
We will not do it. There are two main reasons for that. First, we believe that it would ease illegal distribution of games. Second, we already support compression of sound & speech in most larger titles, and use specially designed algorithms like MP3, Ogg and FLAC, so you can already reduce the size of the data files.
We as a team already discussed that question. We can't absolutely exclude the possibility of changing our mind one day in the future, but for now, we have no intentions to do so, hence please don't ask us about it!


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Poland said on Wednesday it will transfer to the state many of the assets held by private pension funds, slashing public debt but putting in doubt the future of the multi-billion-euro funds, many of them foreign-owned.
The changes went deeper than many in the market expected and could fuel investor concerns that the government is ditching some business-friendly policies to try to improve its flagging popularity with voters.
The Polish pension funds' organisation said the changes may be unconstitutional because the government is taking private assets away from them without offering any compensation.
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I was looking for someone who could take the spin off of this and found this article on Zero Hedge.
While the world was glued to the developments in the Mediterranean in the past week, Poland took a page straight out of Rahm Emanuel's playbook and in order to not let a crisis go to waste, announced quietly that it would transfer to the state – i.e., confiscate – the bulk of assets owned by the country's private pension funds (many of them owned by such foreign firms as PIMCO parent Allianz, AXA, Generali, ING and Aviva), without offering any compensation. In effect, the state just nationalized roughly half of the private sector pension fund assets, although it had a more politically correct name for it: pension overhaul.
[…]By shifting some assets from the private funds into ZUS, the government can book those assets on the state balance sheet to offset public debt, giving it more scope to borrow and spend.
It is nationalization, and we should expect to see a lot more of it as spendthrift governments start to run of road to kick the can down. Maybe even here at home, some day. The United States is already up against the debt limit now, and our credit has been downgraded twice already. How soon until IRAs are nationalized into Social Security to prop it up?


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This complex icon that the book features tells much of what this book sets as its goal: a thorough, painful and direct analysis of all the possible kinds of relationships that are existing in contemporary bourgeois society. The handling of the topic is similar to the treatment of an ulcer by the surgeon: precise, uncompromising and cutting right to the hidden core. And the expertise of the venture is no less professional than the means. This text is visibly and evidently informed both by personal experiences and recollections, and thorough sociological research in the subject matter.
What is this book then? A testimony, an analysis, a therapeutic vehicle. But also, first and foremost, a story, and a very good one at it. The storyline is captivating, the text practically reads itself. Basically, it is impossible to put this book down. Those who found Alexandra's Project by Rolf de Heer too didactic, might find this one, just as well over didactic, but let me make clear I am not one of those people, and I found their position fundamentally mistaken. There are issues that must be tackled openly, honestly and bravely, and directly. Just that, does not make a venture didactical, or even worse, political propaganda. Text (book) or subject (person), one cannot leave her ideological capitation behind, and should not attempt to behave as if it were so. What makes this venture particularly honest and successful is its acceptance of its ideological position and its self-criticism.
Needless to say, this is definitely not a book for those who wish to find a decorous escape from reality. There is no idealization or compromise in its portrayal of what forms a man-woman "relationship" can take. Be prepared: this book is about rape, both statutory and not, it is about prostitution and about violence both in the family and outside of it. There is suicide and murder, suffering and torture. But for those willing to take this journey, it is definitely worth it: it is empowering and gives a lot of hope. I am not saying that this work is perfect and faultless. There is no such work, of course. Mainly, the ghost of compulsory heterosexuality seems to linger among the lines and perhaps also a slight hint of hostility towards others, but it seems to be a minor issue compared to the book's enormous achievements.
This book is a must-read for those who read and enjoyed Dawn Lyons' The Dry Well, as well as for anyone who is willing to take the troubling journey into the lives of many women who were raped, forced into prostitution or tortured in any other way. It is also a book for those who like powerful storytelling and vivid descriptions, and do not get scared by some "extra message."A percentage of the book's profits will be used to support the cause of the prevention of domestic violence and sexual assaults.


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Edwin Jackson pitched four scoreless innings and struck out six as the Chicago Cubs took a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Monday.
Emilio Bonifacio, Ryan Roberts, Anthony Rizzo and Darnell McDonald each drove in a run for the Cubs.
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New York City students spend summer in suburban Connecticut
Students from New York City are being given the opportunity to get away from the city for the summer to participate in a local internship through the Nature Conservancy's Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future Program.
The LEAF program was established 18 years ago to inspire children to develop an interest in environment conservation. The program is run through a network of environmentally themed high schools and magnet schools across the country that provide students with paid internships working to conserve the environment. Students are divided into teams to do physical work with mentors and Conservancy scientists through July.
In addition to completing four paid work weeks, they go on college visits to learn about possible careers in environmental studies and related fields.
A team of 17- and 18-year-old students from New York has been working at the Devil's Den park in Weston, Katherine Ordway Preserve in Weston and Sunny Valley Park in New Milford.
"We've been doing a lot. Lopping trees, trail maintenance, studying fish diversion." said 17-year-old Stanella Duff who will be starting her senior year at the Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment.
"Right now we're working to build a water bar, a kind of trench that diverts water away from the path. It will help emergency vehicles get to calls from the woods more quickly," said Mike Mainieri, the preserve steward.
Aside from their work preserving the environment, the students take away other skills as well. "The group is given money and I help teach them how to budget it to buy groceries and other necessary supplies." said the group's mentor, Iemanja Brown, also from Brooklyn, who is in her second season as a mentor with LEAF.
Many of the students expressed their desire to incorporate what they are learning now. Overall, the program sees 30 percent of alumni pursue environmental career paths.
Yangstel Sherap, 18, from Queens, N.Y., plans to attend the University of Vermont in the fall to study biology and international relations. Her working partner, 17-year-old Cynthia Chan, isn't sure what she wants to do. "But I have enjoyed this experience." she said.
The LEAF Program has recently expanded due to a $3.1 million grant from the Toyota USA Foundation.


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About Me
- About Zayphora
- Biography
- Welcome to my profile!
So, Im the type of person that likes to read a LOT. A WHOLE LOT. But I also enjoy things like Pokemon. (OBVIOUSLY, as I'm here. XD) I don't like to give out personal info, so please do not ask.
On the topic of video games, I have only played Platinum, Soul Silver, Black and Black 2for the Pokemon franchise, but I liked Pokemon for a few years before that. Yeah, I'm a n00b, I know, but really, who cares? My characters in Pt and SS were named Vanessa(that's not my real name, IDK why I named them that) and in Black I was Zaphora; currently, my character in B2 is named Danie, after a character in a story I was writing. I don't EV train, I really don't care about natures, and to be honest I don't really care about most stats either, but I'm working on it. I also don't breed or use the Dream World because I don't have a Pokemon Trainer Club account. My favorite characters from the games are Looker(because he's such an epic fail that he ends up being epic)(and also, he's secretly The Doctor), Cyrus(because he's just epic in general, and also, as I read the Eureka seveN manga I have a feeling that he and Dewey Novak are secretly the same person), N(because he's also epic and plus he HAS GREEN HAIR XDDDD) and the weird disappearing girl on the Marvelous Bridge in Black. Oh, and Kcalb. DOPPELGÄNGERS FTW. swab a ekiL
I don't hack, and I know nothing about programming. Like I said, I'm a noob.
I also play Animal Crossing Wild World and would be happy to wifi with someone.
On a completely different note, owls are cute.
And the band Owl City is EPIC. Not just because it has owl in the name.
I also loooooove creepypastas if you couldn't tell.
- Interests
- I like reading, Harry Potter, drawing manga, playing clarinet and saxophone, owls, Sirius Black, the band Owl City, science, sci-fi in general, polar bears, collecting American Girl dolls, the colors fuchsia and turquoise, Wreck It Ralph, Minecraft, creepypastas, Tobuscus, Eureka Seven, Yume Nikki, BEN DROWNED, and...Yeah. Pokemon.
My current theme is based off Yume Nikki (Dream Diary), an indie game from Japan that follows a hikikomori named Madotsuki through her strange and trippy dreams, collecting powers called "effects" and meeting all sorts of bizarre creatures along the way. Like Seccom Masada, the crosseyed space piano man. And the Aztec Rave Monkey. And UBOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...yeah.
Past themes were
-Cyrus/Team Galactic
-Creepy Black/GHOST
-Kcalb and Etihw
-Kcalb, AGAIN
-Turbo from Wreck-It Ralph
-THE ENEMY'S GATE IS DOWN (Ender's Game)
-Eureka seveN Anemone X Dominic
- Location
- Somewhere beyond the Veil
- Gender
- Female ♀
- Occupation
- I'm a kid in school lol
- Nature
- Sassy
- Also Known As
- Zay, Zayphy, that one creepypasta girl
- Favorite Pokémon
- Milotic, Zorua, Poocheyeena, Arcanine, Glaceon, Umbreon, Espeon, Empoleon, Krokorok, Giratina, Cressalia, Lugia, Zoroark, Glameow, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Mighteyena, Piplup, Oshawott, Hydregion, Braviary, Articuno, Staravia, Ninetales.....too many.....
Oh, and don't forget about MissingNo.
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Just last month Gwen Stefani hosted a visit from First Lady Michelle Obama at her Beverly Hills home. The $2,500-per-family fundraiser was dubbed a "playdate" by Gwen on Twitter and the No Doubt frontwoman shared with CBS Local how the day came together.
"They came to me and they asked me if I wanted to host something. I was shocked and I said, 'Sure. Let's make it happen,'" Gwen recalled. "That was a surreal moment. That was a milestone. To just be asked I just felt so honored."
The event was all about families and being a mother and Gwen says the whole day "was really amazing" as she praised the First Lady.
"There's a reason why certain people rise to the top and she really showed us why she was the First Lady. She was just so gracious and calm. She made everybody there feel important," Gwen said.
Despite the hot day, Michelle Obama made it a point to introduce herself to every person who attended.
"She went around, she didn't need to and she wasn't expected to, but she went around to every single person," Gwen said. "It was probably 103 degrees in my backyard and she made sure she talked to everyone. It was incredible there were 400 people there."
As Gwen's event came to a close the First Lady was off to her next appearance, but the day will remain a memorable one for the whole band.
"Watching Gwen, watching our bandmate, host the First Lady at her house and then introduce her and give this incredible speech, it was just such an amazing thing," bandmate Tony Kanal said.
"This was just one of those moments where you sit back and you're going, 'Wow this is our bandmate hosting the First Lady at her house and introducing her.' It was one of those really big milestones in this band's history."
-Annie Reuter, CBS Local
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High Schools Can Give College a Head Start, Study Finds
Cross-posted from Caralee Adams at College Bound.
New research confirms that getting a head start earning college credit in high school pays off.
The multi-year study finds that students in early-college high schools were much more likely to enroll in and complete college than their peers in traditional high schools. The research examined schools that are part of the Early-College High School Initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (The Gates Foundation also supports Education Week coverage of the education industry and K-12 innovation.)
Nearly 25 percent of graduates from early-college high schools earned a college degree (typically an associate degree) two years after graduation, compared with 5 percent of their peers in regular high schools, according to the latest report, issued Dec. 15 by the American Institutes for Research. Overall, AIR reports that 81 percent of early-college high school students enrolled in college, compared with 72 percent of students in a control group who did not attend early-college high schools.
Although the researchers found that being admitted to an early-college high school had a positive effect on attending a two-year college, it had no apparent benefit in terms of attending a four-year institution. The authors noted that students in the study were between two and four years out of high school, so many would not have had time yet to complete a bachelor's degrees.
With the early-college high school model, students can earn up to two years of college credit or an associate's degree through partnerships with nearby colleges and universities. The Gates initiative, which now includes 240 early-college high schools, started in 2002. It was designed to improve educational opportunities for underserved students. The hope was that by engaging students in a rigorous high school curriculum tied to earning college credit, that those students would be more motivated to attend college.
This latest report updates findings from last June and is based on an additional year of postsecondary data for students who were in 9th grade during the academic years 2005 through 2008. Earlier evaluations only looked at students one year past high school graduation. The overall study sample included 2,458 students, analyzed through last summer and covering as far as four years past high school for the oldest students.
Overall, 81 percent of Early College students enrolled in college, compared with 72 percent of comparison students. During the study period, 25 percent of Early College students earned a college degree (typically an associate's degree), as compared with only 5 percent of comparison students. - See more at: http://www.air.org/news/index.cfm?fa=viewContent&content_id=3014#sthash.FUJCsW0v.dpuf
The authors say that although the study's findings are applicable only to the 10 early-college high schools included in the study sample, they provide strong evidence for the benefits of such offerings.


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[ 什么是从来 ]
对于一般人来说, 从来, 是第三次.
举个例子, 一位妈妈叫正在玩电动游戏的儿子去做功课.
第一次, "儿子, 功课做完了没有, 快去做功课." 儿子还在玩电动游戏.
第二次, "儿子, 快去做功课啦, 不要再玩了." 儿子继续在玩电动游戏.
第三次, "死仔包, 叫你去做功课啦, 从来都不听!!"
但对于一位女士来说, 从来, 永远是第一次.
再来一个例子. 两个面临分手的情侣 (姑无论两人一起三天, 三个月, 抑或三年).
女生对男生说, "你从来都没有爱过我!!"
– 黄子华
What is Never ?
For most people, NEVER, is the third time.
For e.g. a mother ask her son who is playing PS2, to do his homework.
1st time, "Son, have you finished your homework? Go do your homework." The son is still playing his PS2.
2nd time, "Son, faster go do your homework. Stop playing the game!" Still, the son is playing his PS2.
3rd time, "Hey son! I asked you go do your homework. Why you NEVER listen to me?!"
But, for most ladies, NEVER, is the first time.
For e.g. A couple in the mid of break-up. (no matter how long they have been together, 1 day, 1 year, 10 years..)
The girlfriend told the boyfriend, "You NEVER loved me!!"
- Dayo Wong Tze Wah
This is what I heard from a talk show by Dayo Wong. The moment his talk about this, I feel it's really funny. But come to think about it, it's so true.
Just wants to share to you all..
P/S: Not sure where he gets all his topics, probably it's what he is thinking?


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Travelers' choice: World's top 25 destinations
By Marnie Hunter, CNN • Published 8th April 2014
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You blinked and a quarter of the year flew by. It's time to plan a vacation.
TripAdvisor's sixth annual
Travelers' Choice awards
has sliced and diced its users' reviews and ratings over 12 months into lists of its most highly recommended global and regional destinations. TripAdvisor announced its winning destinations Tuesday.
Istanbul tops the travel review site's list of best spots in the world this year.
TripAdvisor picks: World's best beaches
"I think what really appeals to people about Istanbul is this great combination of wonderful culture and amazingly beautiful architecture there and great shopping. And if you're a U.S. traveler, the exchange rate is pretty good," said Brooke Ferencsik, director of communications at TripAdvisor.
Rome and London rank second and third on the global list.
This year's top 25 list of global spots has Asian destinations climbing in the rankings. Six of this year's top 25 global destinations are in Asia, with several Asian cities climbing 10 or more spots from their rankings last year. See the top 25 destinations in the world in the gallery above.
Travelers' Choice award-winning destinations are determined using an algorithm that takes into account the quality and quantity of reviews from TripAdvisor users. In addition to the top spots globally, there are also lists for a selection of countries, continents and regions.
In the United States, the South makes a strong showing in 2014, with Austin, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; and Nashville, Tennessee, breaking into the top 25 this year.
Here are the top cities from the Travelers' Choice U.S. list (see the top global destinations in the gallery):
1. New York, New York
2. Chicago, Illinois
3. San Francisco, California
4. Las Vegas, Nevada
5. New Orleans, Louisiana
6. Los Angeles, California
7. San Diego, California
8. Seattle, Washington
9. Washington, D.C.
10. Orlando, Florida
11. Honolulu, Hawaii
12. Houston, Texas
13. Charleston, South Carolina
14. Boston, Massachusetts
15. Portland, Oregon
16. San Antonio, Texas
17. Palm Springs, California
18. Austin, Texas
19. Branson, Missouri
20. Atlanta, Georgia
21. Phoenix, Arizona
22. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
23. Saint Louis, Missouri
24. Nashville, Tennessee
25. Miami Beach, Florida
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XO - Five in a Row was orignally created by Gazoot. It became a little outdated as Gazoot got more and more invested in other projects. Me being the avid fan of most of Gazoot's games offered to update it for him, this is the result of that update.
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KRT's WorldSBK riders Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes completed their final days of European winter testing in Portugal today, with just two more days of testing in Australia to take part in before the start of the new season, at the end of February.
Rea was fastest on both days of action at Portimao, with his opening session 1'41.475 the best overall time. Sykes set his personal best time of 1'41.952, also on the less windy first day of action.
Track conditions became both more blustery and dustier on day two, to the extent that Rea and his technical crew opted to stop for a while in the middle of the day. They restarted near the end of the available time to complete the evaluation of the last few items on their overall testing planSykes was not in a position to push for a fast lap time near the end of the test but was happy to have completed his schedule of work and also set a good race pace on used tyres.
With new technical rules introduced this season, limiting all Kawasaki riders' engines to a maximum of 14,100rpm at the start of the year, much of the winter test programme has been concentrated in this area, with positive outcomes thus far.
Rea and Sykes will head to Australia in confident mood for the opening round, to be held between 23rd and 25th February.
The next appointment for the entire KRT squad will be the team launch on February 8th in Barcelona. Then the final testing action will take place on 19th and 20th February, at Phillip Island.
Jonathan Rea, stated: "Today was actually bit of a difficult day with the conditions, very windy and gusty as well, so I really did not feel comfortable pushing on the limit. It did not make any sense to use a qualifying tyre or do long runs. We also made some practice starts and tested a new front and a new rear tyre from Pirelli. We expect those to come in some time in the future, but both times I used them I got interrupted by red flags. So it was a strange day in some ways. Generally the test has been good because yesterday we were able to have two hours while the wind was a bit reduced and do some productive testing. We have ticked all the boxes and the feeling with the bike has improved. I have woken up, because in Jerez last week I was still fast but I did not feel 100% on the bike. Here I was much better on the first laps."
Tom Sykes, stated: "It went relatively well today but we did not get that initial fastest lap time. On used tyres the pace and was much better and where we need to be. The last two days we have been basically function testing so we never really got to dial in the set-up but I am happy because were are not too far from where we need to be. I felt we were making good progress and we have got everything done in time to go to Phillip Island. I can go there with a clean slate and really start working."
Pere Riba, Crew Chief for Jonathan Rea, stated: "I am very happy with these tests because we made another step to get Johnny confident and he has been flying. Jonathan did not use a Q tyre and set basically the same lap time as yesterday. It was windier today and more difficult, so we stayed a lot of time in the garage. The plan was to do a long run and make test with Pirelli tyres but we could not do that as the wind was stronger than yesterday. The wind was sometimes inconsistent and there were a lot of red flags, a lot of crashes. We focused on finding a small comparison with some items and the set-up we found yesterday was very good. I am very pleased with this test and now we go to Australia for the final test and then the races."
Marcel Duinker, Crew Chief for Tom Sykes stated: "Today the wind picked up some speed and this was disturbing us quite a lot. The good thing is that we completed our full test programme, all the items we needed to test over these two days. We ended up with a good idea about how to start in Phillip Island. Near the end of the day we tested some new Pirelli front tyres which gave us a similar result to Jerez. We did not use qualifying tyres at this test. Overall we hoped to be a bit closer to the front of the time sheets but over distance we have the correct pace and we are ready than the first round."
2018 KRT Rider Statistics
Jonathan Rea: World Champion 2015, 2016 & 2017
2018: Races 0, Wins 0, Podiums 0, Superpoles 0
Career Race Wins: 54 (39 for Kawasaki)
Career Podiums: 112 (70 for Kawasaki)
Career Poles: 14 (10 for Kawasaki)
Tom Sykes: World Champion 2013
2018: Races: 0, Wins 0, Podiums 0, Superpoles 0
Career Race Wins: 33 (33 for Kawasaki)
Career Podiums: 100 (99 for Kawasaki)
Career Poles: 42 (42 for Kawasaki)
5 x Riders' Championships (Scott Russell 1993, Sykes 2013, Rea 2015, 2016 & 2017), 1 x EVO Riders' Championship (David Salom 2014)
3 x Manufacturers' Championships (Ninja ZX-10R 2015 & 2016, Ninja ZX-10RR 2017)
3 x Teams' Championships (KRT/Provec Racing 2015, 2016 & 2017)
Kawasaki FIM Superbike World Championship Statistics
Total Kawasaki Race Wins: 109 – third overall
Total Kawasaki Podiums: 348 – third overall
Total Kawasaki Poles: 73 – second overall


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Ku-ring-gai High School
The original idea of space is an infinite space – through my art-making I aimed to explore the unconscious, interior space of 'being'. Like abstract expressionist Franz Kline, I have favoured a spontaneous, abstracted representation of a complex thought – where the physical act of creation takes precedence to the final product. I have used a variety of media and techniques with an emphasis on automatism and the element of chance in my approach. The starting point for my body of work was in fact a rapid, calligraphic ink drawing – an idea I experimented with and developed to eventually transfer to large-format canvases.
Investigate the influence of Japanese calligraphy on the work of Western artists. Imagine that you are the artist creating one of these works. Choose one work and outline the processes and the materials needed to make it. Discuss how the act of creation is evident in the work of these artists? Suggest ways the scale of an artwork can affect the audience's response. Comment on the way Hannah Stenstrom, Hokusai pupils and Peter Upward use both positive and negative space in their work.


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Movie review: 'The Best and the Brightest'
"The Best and the Brightest" might have had some real teeth -- and some real smarts -- in the hands of a savvy satirist such as Christopher Guest. Unfortunately, writer-director Josh Shelov's sendup of the Manhattan private school culture flies off its comic rails after an engaging start, never to land back on solid ground.
Shelov's glib, overly crass script, co-written by Michael Jaeger, finds cautious computer programmer Jeff (Neil Patrick Harris), his more adventurous wife, Sam (Bonnie Somerville), and their 5-year-old daughter, Beatrice (Amelia Talbot), moving from Delaware to the Big Apple for reasons that seem, frankly, less than urgent. Once there, however, Jeff and Sam learn an elite kindergarten slot for Beatrice is nonexistent, so a steamrollering admissions consultant (a nimble Amy Sedaris) is employed and it's down the rabbit hole.
Whatever-it-takes trickery, a dirty-poetry ruse, a swingers' club foray and other unsavory bits ensue in service of wedging Beatrice into the tony Coventry Day School, but it all feels desperate and wildly off-message, even for a spoof.
The deft cast, which also includes Jenna Stern as Coventry's uptight headmistress and Christopher McDonald and Kate Mulgrew as uniquely married, startlingly un-PC school board members gamely navigate the dubious material, though a low-key Harris makes us long for his usual exuberance.
"The Best and the Brightest." MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language, sexual content and some nudity. Running time: 1 hour, 33 minutes. At Laemmle's Sunset 5, West Hollywood.
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Tsunami hits close to home
At breakfast this morning at our hotel, I ran into our Executive Director of Asian Operations Acey Kohrogi and our primary scout in Japan, Keichi Kojima and as you might imagine, all anyone can talk about is the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan.
Acey was up much of the night following the news and I can only imagine how hard this is on someone like KK, who isn't home in Japan and has to follow all the coverage on TV. We also know former Dodger Takashi Saito is from the town where this hit and as you can imagine, it's been impossible for guys to call Japan and speak to anyone right now.
Kuroda learned of the earthquake online first thing this morning and said he was shocked by the photos he saw. His family mostly lives in the West, but he has a lot of friends on the Rakuten Eagles, which are based in Sendai, where the damage appears to be worst.
Even though this is taking place on the other side of the world, it's amazing that the impact can be felt in Southern California, where very large waves are expected to be hitting the coast.
For those of us who lived through the Northridge, Whittier or even the Sylmar earthquakes over the last 30 years or so, you can somewhat understand what the quake itself felt like but there's simply no way to understand the sort of damage that has occurred there.
We are all hoping and praying that the worst is behind the people of Japan and that the process of putting back together their lives and these towns starts to get underway quickly.
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My prayers go out to all those affected.
My thoughts and prayers to everyone in Japan and for those away from their home that have family and friends there.
The parent company where I work is in Japan with headquarters and five plants there with about 2,700 employees there. We have Japanese employees here in the US that get rotated every so many years then sent back to work in Japan. We have heard from some but not all.
It is nice that in times like this, I have heard this morning from friends that used to work here wanting to know news from our people in Japan and how they can help.
My prayers and hopes go out to the quake victims, their families, and friends.
My thoughts and prayers are with everyone, that have been touched by these tragic events. I will continue to pray for the best outcome possible. God Speed!
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I just learned about the earthquake in Japan, I hope everything turns out alright for everyone.
Well, we're halfway thru spring training folks. I'm not feeling it!!! I give our team a C-minus thus far.
I checked with the magic 8 ball and it kept coming up; Outlook Grim!!!!
Damn Wally – you're being kind!! LOL
I'd have to give them an F.
I'd have to give Ned and Frank an FU.
I agree with you Enchanted…I keep telling myself it's only ST but, other teams are still beating us and, very easily, I might add. Just wish they would make the damn cuts already and then let the guys play as though it really mattered. So, as E says, "FU Ned and Frank"!!!
LMAO Beav!! I did/do give Frank and Furter a huge F and FU!!! They get a C-minus however, because, we have been playing alot of minor leaguers that have no shot just to fill out innings until the regulars stretch it out to 7 to 8 innings. The next couple of weeks will be more telling. By the way, I think the Casey Blake batting in the 2 hole is incredibly stupid. Geez!!! I would have given Carroll the starting 2B job and batted him 2nd. Blake is a waste. Should have kept Andy LaRouch!!!!! Heck, two years ago, I wanted to move Martin to 3rd. I think if we would have had the imagination and balls to do it, we would have a better than average 3B now and Marty still in the fold. JMO!!!
Hi'Ya TruMom!!! Well said!!!
Not to be all gloom & doom, but I think its going to be a pretty sad season Tru.
Look at the problems:
Brox still comes to camp as bloated as ever. No change-up. Couldn't even get SD's scrubs out. Why isn't he getting the coaching to learn a third pitch? And why is no one on him about his weight? I really wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt, thinking a lot of his problems were JoJo, but I don't know anymore.
Blake ? really? Its obvious he slid dramatically last year, and now he comes to camp another year older and slower and they think a little extra rest during the season is going to help? And on top of it all, bat him second? Add to that his defense slipped last year and now being another year slower isn?t exactly a plus.
Furcal brings a chicken in the clubhouse. Colonel Sanders is one thing, but a live chicken is something else. And Ned claims these guys have an urgency about them? He must have walked in the wrong doorway and gotten into the White Sox half of the camp.
Left field by committee. THAT?s a great strategy, especially when two of them can only marginally hit and can?t field a lick, and the alternative can?t hit period. Gibbons (.057) was somewhat of a feel good story last year, but if he makes the team ahead of [even] Paul, there?s something wrong here.
Uribe? URIBE? Ned gives him $21 million for a career YEAR he had in SF? (also see Schmidt, Jason.)
What can you say bout Barajas/Navarro? Really, what can you say? I haven?t decided if they?re a step forward, sideways or backwards (or is that just Ned waltzing around again?)
Last year was just about a career year for Carroll, so at 37 I really don?t expect him to be able to duplicate it. And relying on Dre, Kemp and Loney wasn?t exactly a recipe for success last year, why all of a sudden is it going to come together this season?
The defense on this team is crap on a stick (that?s right, a shitkabob) and I?ll be so bold as to say I doubt this team averages 4 runs a game. Add to that a rookie manager who failed so miserably as a hitting instructor he got a promotion (kinda like Ned failing miserably and getting a contract extension.)
Talk about the inmates running the asylum?
I?d say my expectations were abysmally low for this team, but I?d be lying because I don?t have any expectations for them at all.
And yes Shad, I?m still that good. 🙂
LOL Beav!! I'm with you. The bad part is, you could have kept going!!!!
Yes you are that good, Enchanted 🙂 I actually think we would do better with Matt and Andre….and, give a chance to the young guys who look like they could make a diffrence (I'm thinking of Sands and Gordon, perhaps) Xavier, I feel will be gone and, we will never know if he was good or not, since he never had much of a chance. He will probably end up with another team and turn into Werth.
If you look back on trades in July(not just the Dodgers), it is obvious that they very rarely works out. It is better to be a seller or do nothing!!!! In my opinion, Ned has only one good trade in his 5 year resume, Ethier. Manny trade was good for half a season, but they nullified it by extending him!!!!
Howdy, Jhall 🙂
The bottom line is: going for it or rebuilding, we don't have the right pieces in the owners and GM box to do either well. Until Frank and Ned are gone, we are screwed!!!!!
I was telling Nells last night that this team is in a death spiral with no way of pulling out with Frank 'n' Furter at the controls. It only gets worse from here – can't attract or pay any top flight talent, and I'm sure the young guys are champing at the bit to get away.
Like I said, its like watching a trainwreck about to happen, but the facination keeps you from turning away. I'm also starting to derive great pleasure from watching Ned's failures, past, present and future, and to see just how epic this franchise can fail before either creditors or Selig forces Frank to sell. If/when that day occurs my biggest fear is Frank will sell to Jaime and her consortium so they can still save the franchise for their sons.
Unfortunately Beav, I share your fascination for the impending train wreck!!!! It's going to be a doozy!!!
I wouldn't give Ned too much credit for getting Andre. Andre was still pretty much an unknown entity at the time, and the A's were probably thinking they were putting one over on Ned. Ned never knows shiiit from shinola, so getting Andre was just a bit of luck at the time. Figure how many trades he's made, and we can count one success? FU Ned is the right answer. And yes, I think JHall is an easy grader to give this ST a C-, but I like JHall, so I din't say anything at the outset.
:))) Thanks Bear!!! I only went with a C-minus as I don't think we can get a great outlook when the field is crowded with minor leaguers and invitees. There's a huge grading curve up to and thru the first mid-term. These next two weeks are where it gets down to business.
Hey, Bear, just thought you'd like to know that the attendance for our ST games is still sparce! Not like last year, for sure. But, I don't blame th people fo not wanting to put out that kind of money to see a minor league game.
*the people for not wanting.
Heck, $20.00 parking, $6.00 nachos, $8.00 beers, $5.00 Dodger Dogs, not to mention the price of tickets. By my calculations, for a family of four, if I stay home for four or five games, I can buy a 42″ plasma HD TV!!!!!
So true, Jhall! lol
And a new La-Z-Boy rocker recliner!!!!
Leather no less!!!!! LOL!!!!
And, the floor ain't wet or sticky in my bathroom!!!! One stool, no waiting!!!!
I think James Loney batting second is a better option than Blake.
Hi'Ya CZ!! I'm with you on that. Good call!!
Great to hear about the sparse attendance at our Spring Training home. Now if we can only put a little panic into Frank with similar attendance at DS. Of course, I expect that our publicity and marketing people will get to work and keep announcing new events just like they're doing for the midweek games featuring the old uniforms. By May I expect we could be featuring half off for games when Blake is batting in the #2 slot, or maybe free beer when Uribe dips under .225.
That's alot of free beer Bear!!!! It would pack the seats!!! Taco Bell won't be giving away many free Taco's for scoring 10 or more runs this year.
Very good, Bear and Jhall!!!!!
Thanks Trumom!!! Hope you are having a great evening. Always nice when you are in the house. Just watching some college basketball and having a cocktail. How about you?
Ned makes one of the worst signings in Dodger history and then trumps his own ace!!!! Un-freaking-believable!!! Ned, you are a true baffoon!!!!!
I'm watching basketball too, Jhall. Wish I had a cocktail 🙂
Someone just sent me a message stating that for ST our Dodgers are dead last of the 30 teams…batting only .235 with an astonishing OBP of .283…..YUCK!!!!!
I never thought I'd say this, but with the situation in LF, I long for the days of JP. But as you can see, even when Ned stumbles into doing the right thing, he still manages to fall facefirst into a steaming pile.
Gibbons is "hitting" .057 against mediocre competition, and he being lefthanded is going to take a majority of the PAs in left? Thames is hitting OK, but his D stinks. At this point they need to be cutting their losses by letting Gibbons go, and giving Gwynn the job in center (and batting second), with Thames taking the ABs against LHers. At least the D would be better for most games.
But honestly, debating doing this or doing that and with whom where is moot because this team is so bereft of bonafide talent that debate is an exercise in futility.
I mentioned on Gurnick's blog that L.A. deserves better than this, and if this team were in Kansas City, I'd be saying that Kansas City deserved better than this.
So choo-choo and chugga chugga, here come the trains.
Well Trumom, crack a nice bottle of wine for yourself!!! I'm not surprised. This offense and franchise are dysfunctional. We'll see, but it could be a long lackluster season.
It is ironic, we thought it couldn't get worse!!! I stated a year or so ago that I would have signed Adam Dunn to play left and some at 1B.
Now I am told that, Battingly says our OBP is so low because he told the guys to look at more pitches….I always thought, if you see the ball…you hit the ball!
Dunn is the most economical HR per dollar player in the game among players with more than 7 years playing!!!!
LOL Trumom!!!
Only problem with Dunn, Jhall, is we would have to pay him 🙂 And you know Frank doesn't open his wallet !
Nothing against Mattingly, but I would rather have Kirk Gibson.
I'm not a big fan of Dunn, but that move would've made sense and actually helped the team Wally, hence there was no way they were ever going to do it. Ned's never demonstrated he could run a little league team, let alone a ML club. 6 years and he's made one good trade and maybe a couple decent signings? He's got no more baseball sense than a turnip. But what's worse, Frank has so much less baseball knowledge than Ned that he thinks Ned's doing a good job.
As far as OBP, what Mattingly said makes no logical sense.
This franchise is so dysfunctional its like watching a reality show.
Well Trumom, Ned has wasted more than enough money paying crap(Thames, Gibbons, Uribe, etc…) to pay for a player like Dunn.
Yep Beav, I think Kathy Griffin would be a better GM than Ned!!!! Yes, I am serious!!!! At least she looks good in a camo bikini!!! LOL!!!!
I hear our own Beaverette looks damn good in a bikini too!
If you figure that each and every year Ned turns over half the team and signs 8-9 mediocre players per year to contracts from $1-$3 mil each, that's $10-13 mil PER YEAR he's wasting where if he signed one impact player he could mostly fill in the rest with prospects at $400K/yr. Now figure the 5-6 years Ned's been GM and that's $50-$65 mil wasted. That's ON TOP of the $225+ mil he's wasted just on Jones, JP, Schmidt, Manny, Nomore and Mueller. Not to mention Furcal, Blake and assorted other freaks and geeks that don't fall into the first two catagories.
How can you spend over $300 million and not have a single thing to show for it? (and still have a job?) And I'm all but going to guarantee we'll be able to add Uribe's $21 mil before the season's over.
You should strangle Ned with the thong Beav!!!!
I agree with E that it's time for Gibbons to be GONE and Gwynn should probably stay to platoon with Thames in the OF. I wish Paul was showing some reason why he should be kept, but he really doesn't seem up to it.
The Giants have to be laughing there collective ****s off!!! Ned is released/fired/let go and can't even cut it with the G'nats and there ineptness, and he ends up in charge of your arch rivals.
I won't matter Bear. In 2013 the only young'n left will be Kersh. And he'll be on his way out.
The players aren't stupid. They can see the ship sinking. They will get out!!!!!
Thong, it is! And, yes, we should strangle them with it!!!!!
Especially if you put me in powder blue and parade me around!!!!!
Gotta be a thong song in there somewhere in there Wally!
Yeah, I'm sure the players are counting the days until they can get out.
Definitely a thong Tru.
Its trashy, yet provocative.
I wonder how many of the faithful Dodger Stadium attendees will opt out too?
Yep Beav, I would be itching to get out!!!! Thong song, hmmmmmmmmmm!!!
A powder blue thong?????????
Don't forget the high heels!
Powder blue, shocking pink, doesn't matter.
I make 'em all look good!!! 🙂
(I was going to say I could pull off any color, but that brings with it a whole nother connotation. And dammit, I may be trashy, but I'm not easy!)
Trumom, I only attend 4 or 5 games year in Cincinnati and Cleveland. I used to look forward to the Dodgers coming to town. Last year, I passed. I did not care to watch them. I have not bought any new Dodger merchandise in the last 5 or 6 years as I will not contribute to Franks bottom line.
Only works with a cheesey mustche Beav!!!! Get one tattooed on your *** like the one on Franks!!!!
Only works with a cheesey mustache Beav!!!! Get one tattooed on your *** like the one on Franks!!!!
Jhall ~ I know how you feel. Nellyjune and I only went only one game in LA (it was Andre's bobblehead night)and one in SF (because we wanted to meet Collie).
Enchanted….I was thinking a tattoo on one cheek would complete the look!
🙂 I don't think that's a mustache tatoo on Frank's posterior Wally – I think that's Ned's.
Well I'll check back in on y'all a little later. Time for the Friday night fights. Or as I like to call it, spending time with the wife.
Put the mustache just above your anus!!! Best redition of Ned!!!!
Have a good night Beav!!! I have to apologize. Ranking Ned and Frank for that matter with an a** hole is a complement. Truth be told, at least an a** hole provides a vital and essential function with great efficiency. Something I can't say about Frank and Furter!!!!!!
I picture a bobblehead tattoo for both of them (that's what they are) and when you strut your stuff, they will jiggle:)
I'm here for you Ned!!! LMAO!!!
I picture bobblehead tattoos….that's what those two are. And, when you walk, your chees would mae them jiggle 🙂
It really explains why you still have a job!!!! Your signings suck, your trades suck, and you don't have a clue!!!!
I can't even type today…my keys are sticking….first a double post….then, it should be cheeks and make )
LMFAO!!!! Where do you find his stuff, Jhall?!
Hey Trumom. Just yahoo it.. I'm not proud about it however. I'm peeved that Frank and Furter have put me in this position…
In all seriousness, I am a life long Dodger fan and I have never felt this bad about our organization. I've gone thru some lows, but, I believed we would be OK. That's because we had a viable owner and GM. That is not the case now. We are basically watching the demise of our beloved Dodgers at the hands of a con man. MLB and Selig let it start, it is time for them to make it stop!!!!! C'mon Bud, he's a good con man. He got you up front, but you can shut him down. Please, force the McCourts out!!!!!
Many Dodger fans feel the same way you do, Jhall. Me included!
Wow!! I leave school with under 20 posts and come back after dinner, and it's at 89. Great posts ladies and gentlemen! Looks like our time warping issues are gone at least. Too bad Frank and Ned can't be gone too 🙂
At this point in the evening (and conversation) I'm afraid to ask what position it is they put you in Wally.
I am picturing bent over – LMAO!!!
Damn enchanted still writing long post without a submission error lol
enchanted's THAT good!!! LOL!!! ……..and even better in a thong 🙂
Is there an option to have Gwynn batting lead off and Furcal batting 2nd but for that to work he had to beat those LF for the job. To bad it would've been so easy if it was Paul to lead off or bat 2nd.
Something tell me that Mattingly going with experience in that 2nd holes because if you look at how many AB's Blake has in that 2nd hole that his 3rd highest AB's in that spot but he should be batting 6th.
Kemp should be batting 2nd no matter what because of his speed and good obp.
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The answer turned out to be yes with an asterisk. On sale since the 2004 model year, the Nissan Titan matched up well in terms of towing and hauling capability, and excelled in terms of design and road manners. However (and here's that asterisk part), sales have not exactly pegged the swagger meter. In fact, the Nissan Titan has typically been the least popular full-size pickup in terms of sales. So for 2008, Nissan is making changes in hopes of improving the vehicle's appeal.
Most significant is the new long-wheelbase model. The 20-inch-longer wheelbase is available on both extended-cab and crew-cab trucks. Truck buyers who were previously put off by the Titan ? contractors or those who do a lot of hauling ? will no doubt appreciate the new cargo bed lengths. Long-wheelbase versions of the crew cab and extended cab have 7-foot and 8-foot beds, respectively.
There are other changes for the Titan this year, as well. The exterior has been updated with revised front-end styling, while the interior features new designs for the seats, center stack and gauge cluster. Feature-wise, the 2008 Nissan Titan can now be had with Bluetooth connectivity and factory-installed satellite radio, and the optional rear-seat entertainment screen is a little bigger than before. Nissan has also introduced a new trim level ? the Pro-4X ? but it's pretty much just a new name for the equipment offered in last year's optional off-road package.
All of these changes have made this year's Titan the best yet. Unfortunately for Nissan, a lot of media attention is on the Toyota Tundra and GM trucks right now, both of which received full redesigns last year. In a comparison test conducted last year, the Titan ranked behind the new Tundra and Silverado, and we found it outclassed in terms of capability and comfort.
But look past all that and you'll see that the 2008 Nissan Titan is a still a very desirable truck. That it lacks a full range of body styles or a V6 engine shouldn't matter much to the mainstream, truck-buying consumer. Though you'll obviously want to shop around before making a decision, we have no problem recommending the Titan.
Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options
The 2008 Nissan Titan full-size pickup is available in two basic configurations: an extended cab (King Cab) or a crew cab. The extended cab comes with either a 6-foot-6-inch bed or an 8-foot bed while the crew cab is available with either a 5-foot-6-inch bed or a 7-foot bed. From there, one can choose among four available trim levels: XE, SE, Pro-4X and LE.
Base XE models come with 18-inch steel wheels, a 40/20/40-split front bench seat, air-conditioning, a CD stereo and cruise control. The mid-grade Titan SE adds 18-inch alloy wheels, full power accessories, front captain's chairs with a center console, leather seating, an in-dash CD changer, an auxiliary audio input jack, power heated mirrors and an overhead console. The Pro-4X (four-wheel-drive only) is similar to the SE but also comes with Rancho shocks, heavy-duty skid plates, a lower final-drive gear ratio, all-terrain tires and a push-button rear locking differential.
Top-of-the-line Titan LE models add 20-inch wheels, a factory-applied spray-on bedliner, specialized cargo tie-down tracks, rear parking assist, power-adjustable front seats, Bluetooth connectivity, dual-zone automatic climate control, an upgraded Rockford Fosgate audio system, power-adjustable pedals, auto-dimming mirrors and a power-folding feature for the side mirrors. Many of the LE's features are also available as options on the lower trims. Other major options, depending on the trim, include a tow package, a navigation system, satellite radio, a DVD rear entertainment system and a sunroof.
Powertrains and Performance
The 2008 Nissan Titan is available with two-wheel or four-wheel drive. There is only one drivetrain combination: a 5.6-liter V8 hooked up to a five-speed automatic transmission. The V8 is rated at 317 horsepower and 385 pound-feet of torque. With the optional tow package, the Titan extended cab is rated to pull up to 9,500 pounds. (The crew cab maxes out at 9,400.) The standard five-speed automatic transmission features a tow-haul mode for handling heavy loads.
Antilock disc brakes with brake assist are standard on all Titan models. Front-seat side airbags, full-length side curtain airbags and stability control are optional on all trims, except the XE. In National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash testing, the Titan received a perfect five stars for driver protection in frontal impacts and four stars for passenger protection. The Titan earned a "Good" rating (the highest possible) in Insurance Institute for Highway Safety frontal-offset crash testing.
Interior Design and Special Features
Both extended-cab and crew-cab Titans feature a spacious and functional interior design with easy-to-use controls and numerous storage bins. Materials quality is only average, but build quality is generally very good. The rear seats fold up to provide a large load floor for hauling items inside the cab, and the rear doors on extended-cab models open nearly 180 degrees for easier access. The Titan is a great cargo carrier thanks to the optional Utility Bed Package with its durable spray-on bedliner, movable tie-down cleats, handy tailgate illumination and driver-side lockbox
Driving Impressions
The 2008 Nissan Titan's precise, linear steering and nicely weighted effort make the truck relatively nimble and easy to drive quickly on pavement. However, a stiff ride quality (especially on Pro-4X models) can make the Titan feel skittish in off-road situations. The Nissan Titan's tractable 5.6-liter V8 delivers plenty of muscle, right from idle. It sounds great, too, but that booming exhaust note can grow tiresome on long drives.