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I am trying to use Dashboard design with Business Objects 4.0 but having problems seeing the Universe. Tried connecting the Universe to the Dashboard design through the Add Query in the Query Browser but the Universe is not visible even after giving the BO credentials.
The Universe can be accessed through Webi though. Please let me know on how to resolve this issue.
Hi !
Do you use .unx universe or .unv universe ?
Once the BO credentials are passed in the add query the whole screen is blank. At the bottom I have the icons Next, back and cancel and the rest is blank. I cannot see any universes to select. The one we are planning to use is .unx.
Thanks for replying.
Hi, colleagues
We have the same problem. BO XI 4.0 SP01 Patch level 4
Regards, Alexander
Have you solved the problem i am facing the same problem.
Can you confirm these three things:
1) you are looking for a unx universe.
2) the unx universe sits atop a relational database, not an OLAP data source
3) the user you're logging in as can see the universe (say, when you log into the CMC)
It's also worth checking that you have the latest flash version.
Only .unx Universes developed using Information Design Tool (IDT) will be available in Query Browser of Dashboard Design 4.0.
We have created a new Universe using IDT and published to the repository. Only then we could able to see the published .unx Universes in Query Browser -> Add Query of Dashboard Design 4.0
We have universe (unx) created in IDT 4.0 SP01 but we still cannot see the universe under the query builder. Our unx file is based on MS SSAS (OLAP universe). Though I can see other RDBMS unx under the query builder.
Is OLAP universe supported by Dashboard Designer Add query? Has anyone faced the same issue?
Dashboards 4.0 can only display/connect to a relational UNX universe (and not an OLAP UNX).
I had this problem as well. The symptom is that the screen comes up as a solid color beige as if its an application issue. If it was that no universes of the correct type existed I would think you'd get a white center section that is blank.
I noticed that it was using adobe flash to display this dialog box so I downloaded and installed the latest adobe flash for IE and rebooted. Problem solved.
For all others who have still this isse,
do this as a workaround if this is not fixed already!
1. Open Dashboards.
2. Click on "File" and select "Open from Platform".
3. Enter your BOE credentials.
4. Now you see a window where you can open dashboards from platform.
5. Dont select a dashboard - just close the window.
6. Now create a new dashboard with Dashboard Designer.
7. Click on Query Browser and if anything works you will see a list of available .unx universes.
We have the same problem. We are unsing BW as relational connection and published the universe as unx. However, when I try to create a new query in Xcelsius, we don't see anything but empty screen.
Does Query Browser support BW relational unx universes at all? We are on the latest SP and FPs. Qaaws do not support unx universes either. How are we supposed to connect these universes to dashboards? It is really one huge question. :((((
This is really annoying.
If anyone has a solution, please let us know.
Follow SAP Note 1626965. This solved my problem.
1. Logon to Central Management Console (CMC).
2. Go to Applications.
3. Now double click on Web Service and go to Properties.
4. Update the Access URL as mentioned below and click on Save & Close:
5. Launch Dashboard Design, open Query Browser, click on Add Query and enter BusinessObjects Enterprise logon credentials.
6. Notice that the Add Query window appears with the list of universes.
Thanks Zahid. It worked for me. I am getting another error after selecting an universe that is "Datasource not found XLS 000006" Any solution? I would really appreciated it.
Hi All,
I have similar problem Error(XLS 000006) in Dashboard Design with Access an MS SQL databases and tried with different connections - ODBC doesn't work so I tried to prepare .unx file with OLE DB connection and problem still exists - only in Dashboard Design. I had the same problem with Webi but resolved when installed newer Adobe Player. Webi worsks well and I can use my .unx in Webi and cannot use it in Dashboard Design Any ideas?
Kind regards,
Did anyone find a solution to this issue? Iu2019m having the same exact issue as Ram.
Once credentials are entered and system connects, the whole area where 'Select a Universe' would appear is grayed out as if there is a program issue.
Only Back, Next and cancel are options available.
I have already tried the two suggestions above but neither worked.
Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Having the same issue.
Please advise on any other solutions that you may have.
you need to apply this note
SAP Note# 1575451
Apply the last Service Pack o SP2 Patch 9 and run WDeply. This worked for me.
just go to
applications area in CMC and
go to web service
user security and
add the group from which you are trying to access the unx in dashboard design.
Hi ,
I am facing same problem.
1) My universe is based on SAP BW system ( Created from Infocube) and this is ".UNV" format ( Created via Universe design tool).
2) From WebI i am able to see and access this universe.
3) Tried to access File --> Open from Platform--> Dashboard Objects/Xcelsius object, But not worked , no universe abailable.
Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.
In 4.0 you can access only UNX universes in dashboard designer
Hello ,
I am facing the same problem but no success.
Once credentials are entered and system connects, the whole area where 'Select a Universe' would appear is grayed out .
Only Back, Next and cancel are options available.
Please help.
Thanks Seema


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Cubs To Sign Carlos Pena
Carrie Muskat and just about everyone on twitter is saying the deal is done for Carlos Pena for a grand sum of...
(drumroll please)
1 yr/$10M
I'm sure we'll get more details on Wednesday, but looks like Cubs chose to pay a little more this year and a little less overall than the 2/$14M that Levine suggested earlier. If the numbers are true, it is $2M more than they offered Berkman and I'm wondering if Pena and Co. were willing to take deferred money that Berkman was not.
Pena was the Rangers 10th overall pick in the 1998 draft and was one of the top prospects in the game in the early part of the decade ranking #11 overall in 2001 and #5 overall in 2002 by Baseball America. He bounced around four different organizations (Rangers, A's, Tigers, Red Sox) before finally settling in Tampa in 2007 where he went nuts to the tune of a 1.037 OPS and 46 HR's. He settled down to an .871 OPS in 2008 and .893 in 2009 with over 30 HR's each season before last year's .732 OPS and just 28 HR's and .196 BA. His monthly splits last year show 2 disastrous sub .500 OPS months and 4 above .800, including a .920 OPS in May. Streaky I believe is the term they like to use. He lefty/righty splits are typical with .881 vs. righties and .750 vs lefties for career (.759 vs. .675 last year).
Pena has a reputation of being a good clubhouse guy and a good defender although UZR doesn't agree. A good time to mention that UZR is also getting more and more distractors every day and first base seems to always have been sketchy in their rankings.
As for the peripherals, he strikes out A LOT, over 30% in each of the last three seasons but walks a lot too, near or over 15% over the last four seasons. His BABIP was .222 last season and just .250 the year before (.279 on his career), so hard to say for sure if he's just the victim of bad luck or seriously degrading skills.
But with a change of scenery and leagues, maybe the Cubs can get a good year out of him and either help the team or be a trade chip come July. We'll see how the rest of the offseason shakes out, but I think the deal makes sense for the Cubs in 2011. There's no burden on the Cubs past 2011 and there's plenty of reasons to to believe Pena could bounce back (and plenty of reasons to believe he won't). The risk is low and the upside is high, which is about the most the team can afford this offseason.
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I'm happy enough. I'm simply grateful that it wasn't the rumored 2 year and an option, and I am particularly glad that it is only one year. Good point on deferred money possibilities - I hadn't pondered that. 10 million seemed like more than we could spend on a first baseman if Hendry still planned on adding pen help, rotation help, and perhaps some depth, but if some money is deferred, that may help.
I think Pena's solid defensively at first, and that could help long run, even if he's gone after a year, because getting a good glove at first could help Starlin out a bit. I'm happy if Pena means that we don't pursue that rumor floating yesterday of Davis/O'Day for Chirinos/Gorzelanny. I prefer keeping Chirinos over Castillo, and I don't love the idea of shopping Gorzelanny, particularly for that return (hard to think we'll sign a better starter, and a better lefty starter, that is worth all the maneuvering). As a passable cost-controlled lefty starter coming off a passable/decent year, Gorzelanny should be packaged for either a better return, or to help clear some salary. I'm not against a Chris Davis gamble - I just want it at a better price.
At the end of the day, a one year deal was the best possible news (unless we traded for a first baseman). I don't think there was any significant difference between the remaining first baseman on the market.
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my only real issue is overpaying him 2-3m when the budget is nickle/dime'd as it is.
it should be interesting to hear what the deal "really" is and how the loot breaks out.
soriano and pena...we're in for a lot of whiff-leball in 2011.
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The Cubs seem to give indications that they aren't high on Soto's play behind the plate. Chirinos is probably the more ready catcher (compared to Castillo), and he probably has a better overall bat. I would much rather have that safety net around than Chris Davis. I'm fine with a Davis gamble, but I'm not too enthused that he eventually figures it out.
Who knows, though.
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Chris Davis.......Yikes.....Really?
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how's that? Most indications are that they are fairly high on him and that they like his defense and leadership a ton. After all, he was Starlin's "mentor", and has long been viewed as a potential coach in the system.
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Az Phil has said Soto is coming off a shoulder surgery that may not be healed until the end of May. While Chirinos has interesting skills, it would appear Castillo still has a higher ceiling. I personally would make the Gorzo/Chirinos for O'Day/Davis deal NOW. O'Day could be the bullpen arm they need to put Cashner in the rotation and I don't think Gorzo brings anything that Coleman couldn't at this point..........until Archer/McNutt are ready
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I actually like Castillo. That said, I find it hard to argue Castillo having the high ceiling. He has age on Chirinos, but Chirinos is the better defensive catcher, one of the best in the minors. Chirinos has a better approach at the plate. Castillo has slightly better raw power, but with the holes in his swing, it's hard to see that power being consistently in play.
A middle reliever like O'Day shouldn't impact their decision on Cashner. I understand it might, I just don't think it should. You'd have a hard time convincing me that O'Day is a setup level arm, but if one feels that way, sure, I can buy it.
I'm not against moving Gorzelanny. Just not sure this is the right move.
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I'd liken Chirinos to a Jason Kendall with less speed and Castillo to a Henry Blanco.
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Except by the time Kendall was 27 he was a 3 time all-star and had put up 4 Season's of over .300 and a .294 batting average up.
People forget just how good Jason Kendall was when he first came up with the Pirates. The fact that he is completely average at 37 seems to skew those memories.
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I think that he'd hit .300 with 30 doubles and 12 HR's given the chance.
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Okay ... I'd counter -
a) There was no need to make an additional call-up/40 man move when Castillo wasn't getting enough time as is.
b) Koyie Hill probably reflects more on the situation with Soto and the pitching staff than it does Chirinos.
c) Scouting reports from BA and other places note the strong improvement and how more and more, people are seeing him as a possible late-blooming catcher who has a chance to be a starter.
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After years of being about the worst org in baseball for catchers, it would seem now the tables have turned and the Cubs are deeper at catcher than any team around. Soto, Castillo, Chirinos, Clevenger, Brenly--that's a lot of decent catching talent. Problem is, there isn't enough room at the inn for all of them, what say you about their likely 2011 assignments, AZ Phil?
It sure looks like the Cubs will go (yet again) with Koyie Hill as backup catcher, why I have no idea. If Brenly is ready to move up to AA, Clevenger would seem to be screwed, and I don't know how Chirinos and Castillo could split time in AAA to a degree that gives either enough PT to further develop their skills.
So are the Cubs FORCED to trade one of Chirinos or Castillo this winter? This is what irks me to no end about keeping Hill around. Why the Koyie love? It's ridiculous.
As for Pena, meh. $10MM is too much, but it ain't my money.
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Let's wait on Rule 5. There's still a chance Clevenger could be selected. That said, if I had to take a guess right now, I'd go
AAA - Chirinos/Castillo/Robinson
AA - Clevenger/Brenly
A+ - maybe Flores/Mota
A - Gibbs/uh ... Guevara? Noble? Vigurs?
of those, though, Chirinos, IMO, is the only one that has a chance to be a starting backstop (and even then, he might be better suited as a backup backstop). I've always liked Castillo more than many Cubs followers, but everything about Welington and Clevenger sounds like backup backstop material. With Soto's defense still being questioned, plus the fact that he's going to be extremely costly in arbitration at an age when many catchers can start to show signs of wearing down (he'll be 28 next year, and while still be in arb for a couple more years), I'd rather keep Chirinos around.
Clevenger really should be in AAA, but there's no way they can split the AB's enough. If Clevenger is selected Rule 5, my guess is ... maybe Mota goes to AA, or maybe Chris Robinson, more of a system asset than a prospect, gets shifted down. Gibbs should ditch switch-hitting, which might give him a better chance to develop into a starting backstop.
As for Koyie, nothing against him, but I was fine letting him go. That said, if the Cubs are down on Soto's defense, then Koyie being around makes some sense (if they don't love Soto enough defensively, tough to turn it over to a kid without a veteran like Hill in place). I could see Chirinos or Castillo have a great spring and perhaps convince them to let Koyie go from the 25 man.
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Submitted by Jim Hickmans Bat on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 6:06am.
After years of being about the worst org in baseball for catchers, it would seem now the tables have turned and the Cubs are deeper at catcher than any team around. Soto, Castillo, Chirinos, Clevenger, Brenly--that's a lot of decent catching talent. Problem is, there isn't enough room at the inn for all of them, what say you about their likely 2011 assignments, AZ Phil?
JIM H: Barring a trade or losing a catcher in the Rule 5 Draft or an unforseen injury, I would predict this as of right now:
If Geovany Soto's shoulder is healthy enough for him to handle the #1 load, then Soto and Koyie Hill will be the only two catchers on the Cubs MLB Opening Day roster, Welington Castillo, Robinson Chirinos, and Steve Cleveger will be at AAA (with Chirinos and Clevenger also playing 1B-3B), Michael Brenly, Chris Robinson, and Blake Lalli will be at AA (with Robinson mentoring Brenly and Lalli mainly playing 1B), Luis Flores, Jose Guevara (or a FA TBD), and Jonathan Mota will be at Daytona (with Mota also the D-Cubs #1 back-up 2B-SS-3B), Micah Gibbs and Chad Noble will be at Peoria, and Sergio Burruel, Carlos Romero, Max Kwan, Jeff Vigurs, Engel Santana, and Alberto Mineo will be left at Fitch Park (EXST).
If Soto can't throw well enough to be a catcher (ast least to begin the season0< then I would think Castillo and K. Hill would share the back-stop job, Chirinos and Clevenger would be the catchers at Tiowa, and everyting else would be the saame.
The Cubs would probably like to re-sign one of their two Rule 55 minor league FA catchers (Mark Reed or Mario Mercedes) to share the catchers job at Daytona with Luis Florse, but both might want to try to find a better opportunity in another organization, especially Mark Reed, who should be at AA in 2011, but probably would not be if her returns to the Cubs. Mercedes is more of an organizational guy who could be developed into a mentor-coach, so of the two, I would think Mercedes is more-likely to come back and play at Daytona in 2011.
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Looking at this team, who the hell leads off? Is it a platoon of Dewitt and Baker? Maybe Sori will lead off again.
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I'd guess Fukudome v. righties, Baker v. lefties.
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Is Fukudome going to get the PT to do that? By most accounts (Bruce Miles has indicated this I think), the Cubs are going to let Colvin run with it at a position, and now, that position is RF. My guess is that whoever mans 2nd will lead off.
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Yeah, I just tried to write a good lineup v. righties, and it's definitely hard to stay defensively coherent, offensively balanced, and give everyone their time off. The other thing about this team is that no one jumps up and screams #3 hitter. If Lou was still here, it'd be Byrd, but I'd be more inclined to put (healthy productive) Ramirez there and get into the power section a little quicker.
Vs. lefties, this team's lineup actually doesn't look too shabby on paper: Baker, Castro, Ramirez, Pena, Soriano, Soto, Colvin, Byrd
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that was my concern this offseason as well. At some point, they need to change the lineup structure and find a top of the order bat. If, as expected, the OF is Soriano/Byrd/Colvin for the most part, that leaves MI options to lead off. I don't love the idea of Castro leading off, and it doesn't seem like we'll have enough money to find a leadoff 2nd baseman.
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If they trade Fukudome, then maybe Guyer makes the team, and there will be a lot of days when you will be tempted to sit Soriano or Byrd and let Guyer lead off. (Thirty SBs, three CSs.)
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Maybe they are looking at fielder or pujlos in 2011.
Any big name 3rd baseman in 2011?
Vitters will probably get one of the corner spots.
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Vitters in 2011? Or Vitters in 2012? Let's not get too far ahead. Let him consolidate and have a big year in AA. Even if he does, a best case timeline puts him more mid-2012 than beginning, so they should have another plan in place.
I also wouldn't be surprised if some of the speculation about Vitters becoming a full-time first baseman (and being viewed as the first baseman of the future) comes true.
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The Cubs have downplayed this. The majority of his on-the-field work has been at 3B as he has been anointed the A-Ram replacement. However, AZ PHIL has pointed out continually that he struggles with his defense there at times. I am hoping he gets it together big time this year in the field. He is a "natural" hitter, and I believe that part of his game will continue to improve.
But it would be sad to realize that we drafted a 21 year-old DH.
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There's places to go down the defensive spectrum from third that aren't DH (Namely left and first) so I wouldn't worry about that too much.
Whether he's going to be able to hit is now up in the air, though.
I disagree that with Toon's comment that best case puts him in the majors mid 2012. Best case puts him in the majors in September of this year. You have to go way back to 2010 to find a time the Cubs promoted an infielder from AA to the majors mid season.
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okay fair enough. best case is this year. how about a positive case would be mid-2012 (AA this year, a dash of AAA next year, assuming all goes well).
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Well, based on history, I think he'll get promoted to AAA this year after his first hot streak at TN, but yeah, right now mid 2012 is probably what they're hoping for.
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Submitted by toonsterwu on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 7:31am.
Vitters in 2011? Or Vitters in 2012? Let's not get too far ahead. Let him consolidate and have a big year in AA. Even if he does, a best case timeline puts him more mid-2012 than beginning, so they should have another plan in place.
I also wouldn't be surprised if some of the speculation about Vitters becoming a full-time first baseman (and being viewed as the first baseman of the future) comes true.
TOONSTER: Josh Vitters showed definite improvement defensivelyy at 3B in the AFL. It's possible that the move to 1B at Instructs and occasionally playing 1B in the AFL was a bit of a wake-up call for him.
Although he sometimes looks a bit disinterested when he's in the field, he actually does have the actions of a third-baseman, He just needs to pay more attention to his defense and make a better effort. He did that in the AFL, but he and needs to carry it over into the 2011 season. As long as he plays 3B in 2011 like he did in the AFL, I doubt that he will play much 1B next season.
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personally, with me on Vitters, it simply comes down to his bat. I think he's fine for his cost-controlled years at 3rd. I'd guess passable. REally comes down to the bat.
hey, AzPhil, any news on the DJ LeMahieu strength and conditioning, along with power stroke, winter?
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I'm semi-optimistic about this pickup. It's a bit much, but whatever...less money for a post-career-year reliever. One year, good clubhouse guy, switch from AL east to NL central, good defense. I'd throw in contract year, but that didn't seem to help him last year. I'm mainly just glad it's over quickly so I don't have to keep hearing about shitty 1B possibilities.
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It's tough to go wrong on a 1 year contract. I agree with most others here that he's probably a bit overpaid, but there's a good enough chance that the cubs aren't paying for the August/September part of that.
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Like I mentioned in an earlier post, I find Pena pretty interesting. His career numbers are strangely enticing. He's got a high OBP, a fairly decent but not magnificent career OPS, a low average, a high strikeout rate, and a high walk rate. That to me is the strange part. For example, his seasonal average number of walks is 88. If he had repeated that last year and played in the NL, he would have been sixth in the league in walks.
But his seasonal average for strikeouts is an almost astonishing 171. He would have been fifth in the league with that number last year. I just think that's weird. So, when he does manage to get wood on the ball and isn't having a pitcher work around him, he apparently hits the living shit out of it. What's nice is that he actually apparently ALLOWS pitchers to pitch around him (Soriano averages 42 walks per season).
Anyway, get ready. On average, Pena strikes out a little less than 40 times a year MORE than Soriano does.
That said, the Cubs could have some pop next year if Ramirez stays healthy. You've suddenly got a bunch of home run hitters: Ramirez, Pena, Soriano, and Colvin (especially if he doesn't go through a sophomore slump and maybe even gets better).
Project .500, as Rob calls it, looks to be taking shape rather nicely.
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Here's hoping Rudy can get him going. The first thing that he needs to do is start hitting to the whole field again. That's the crux of his BABIP issues. If you're slow and you insist on hitting the baseball at 6 of 8 defenders, you're going to have a low BABIP. The fact that the cheap HR's in Wrigley are to left center, may help his mindset. Plus he batted .250 in day games last year, so we're golden.
I like the deal in that it's one year, and if you sort of look at it as one year $8 million, with a $2 million buyout it's not that bad. The idea that the Cubs can at least bid up the Brewers and the Cards on their first basemen next year is appealing (though probably too smart for the current regime to actually do).
On defense, unless UZR has recently changed their system without notifying anyone, it totally disregards "error saving" catches, something that Pena is allegedly good at. So there's some hope, but I wouldn't expect Keith Hernandez over there.
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Ya, I was pleasantly surprised to see the words "one" and "year" in the same sentence on a Hendry signing. I forgot to mention Soto of course. So the corrected sentence is: "You've suddenly got a bunch of home run hitters: Ramirez, Pena, Soriano, and Colvin and Soto".
It does seem like every year one of the keys to the Cubs' success is Ramirez being healthy. I'd love to hear he went through a conditioning program this winter, but I'm not holding my breath.
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Perhaps Ramirez will re-dedicate himself this winter...
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$10 mil for a .196 hitter.
Someone remove Hendry's eyes, because they clearly aren't working.
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You do know that there is more to baseball than batting average, right? And there is more to a player than just the past season, right?
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And I do know that a guy who's career BABIP is .272 is scary. And when it's dropped to .250 and .222 the last two years, something is wrong in Denmark when he gets $10 million.
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This guy suggests the Cubs move Ramirez and Soriano for Vernon Wells. Hey, it's the Internet, why not?
Then, just for kicks (trade everyone!): Fukudome, Grabow, and Silva for Jason Bay?
Does not compute.
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He's not necessarily saying that the Cubs SHOULD do those trades. He is talking hypothetical, moderately realistic trades of bad contracts.
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Really don't see the point of going with Pena. Whats he gonna do? Match Derrek Lee's numbers at best, while hitting .220? I seem to remember us finishing 5th with that kind of production.
I guess welcome to the National League Central, home to a crap load of lefties that Pena has only hit .194 off of in the last 3 years.
Chris Davis makes more sense for a team in transition than a 1 year rental on Pena. Its clearly not a sure thing on Davis but the team is gonna suck anyways and your gonna find out if Davis is the answer or not next year. If he is you got a long term solution, if he isn't ohh well no biggie we don't lose much in the attempt. With Pena, no matter what happens your still back at square 1 next year. And your still in "what if" mode.
I personally like to look for long term solutions not 1 year band aids.
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DLEE at age 35: .260/.347/.428
Pena at age 32: .196/.325/.407
The batting average sucks, but he did manage to hit 28 HR still in a down season. I would believe that the Cubs are hoping that moving to the NL, and getting away from the AL East will help a bit. I'd rather have this deal that 4 years of Dunn...or 3 of Laroche.
Not a sure thing on Davis, is putting it mildly..since the Rangers were willing to try anyone but him at 1B last season. Oh..and Davis at 3B? Yeah..that's not happening....ugh.
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It's always fun to play around with these hypotheticals, but if the Cubs were to do what the author suggests, they would lose;
Alfonso Soriano
Aramis Ramirez
Kosuke Fukudome
Carlos Silva
John Grabow
And pick up:
Vernon Wells
Jason Bay
So the Cubs payroll would remain relatively unchanged, but they would have to find a third baseman, fifth starter, and another bullpen arm. Fun to think about, but not very realistic.
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Cubs the 4th Best Staff...
Its now official: the Cubs are behind the Brewers starting staff with the latest trade of Shaun Marcum coming over from the Jays.
With the Cubs staff consisting of three #5 pitchers (Wells, Gorzo, and Fat-Boy-Slim), a 3 and a 2/3, currently, the Brew-Crew just leap-frogged us.
Can't wait for the long mileage our bullpen will be getting this year!
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Eh ... I don't think our staff is good, but I don't think Marcum is that much better than Randy Wells. He's better, but let's wait and see how much. Everyone assumes that he'll be lights out - this is a average fastball guy that requires his secondary pitches to be sharp.
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Not much better than Randy Wells
You may want to put down that Cubbie Cool-Aide.
Read stats much?
Garza at 26 (and not a converted catcher), when factoring in the AL East numbers compared to the shit NL Centr, his no-hitter, AS game appearance, is WAY better than roller-coaster Randy, a 5th starter on most contending teams - if at all.
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Garza or Marcum? I thought we were talking about Marcum.
Sure, I read stats.
Wells xFIP and WAR (2009/2010): 4.24/3.1, 4.09/3.3.
Marcum's xFIP and WAR (2008/2010): 4.24/2.0, 3.90/3.5.
I didn't say Marcum wasn't better. I'm just not sure it's by nearly as much as you seem to be suggesting. Marcum's got an edge on K rate and BB rate. The K rate difference isn't as big a deal, as Wells is more of a groundball guy than Marcum.
For the heck of it, let's look at Garza (I've stated that I think the Cubs should look at Garza and Nolasco)
Matt Garza xFIP/WAR (2009/2010): 4.21/3.2, 4.51/1.8.
I note those stats, and also recognize that Rays fans are hoping that he's the starter that's shipped out (and not Shields), but even then, I'd go after Garza. The change in his K rate (dip) is troublesome (Garza's K and BB rates are similar to Wells this year), but he's a solid guy who will eat innings and should be a solid starter in the NL.
I'd probably tab the three as Marcum/Garza/Wells, but I don't think the difference between 1 and 3 is as dramatic as a number 2 vs. a number 5.
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Pays to read - I had read Toons post as comparing Garza to Wells - not Marcum (who I think is still better than Wells, but not as much as Garza).
My bad.
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Sounds like you would rank it
If I knew more about what happened with Garza last year, I would feel more confident ranking it that way. If he's the guy who put up those numbers in 2009, I'd rank it that way, but that drop in K rate looks ugly. I don't recall any reports suggesting injury was a significant factor.
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Cubs Rotation by ERA + last season
Brewer's rotation (with Marcum)
It takes a shitload of pessimism and optimisum respectively to put the Brewers ahead of the Cubs at this point. The Cubs, without Zambrano for half the season were 2nd in the majors in quality starts.
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You are counting on Fat-Boy to be useful again? Wells to do anything (he has to be perfect in order to win a game)? What is left with removing those two and the Brewers adding something useful?
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I thought fat boy was Silva
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We should trade Byrd and play Colvin in center.
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I think we should trade Byrd, but not necessarily put Colvin in CF. I'd look around and see if we could find a top of the order CF.
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Yeah, that would be OK too. I am just trying to figure out how to get a reasonable (3!) number of left handed bats in the lineup.
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"I'd look around and see if we could find a top of the order CF."
Looking around, I see Guyer, Jackson, Campana. It's something of a Wilken specialty.
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Byrd at 33, coming off his sole All Star appearance (but he really ran out of gas the second half of the season). That would truly be selling high. Maybe a first for Hendry.
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He sold high on DeRosa.
Are there any big contracts I am missing?
Here is a short list of Cub contracts that expire after the 2011 season:
Silva - $11.5 million
Grabow - $4.8 million
Fukudome - $13.5 million
Pena - $10 million
Ramirez - $14.6 million + a $2 million buy out
Total $52.4 million (reduced for the buy out)
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You forgot Koyie Hill!
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Do you think that's enough to get in on Todd Helton, Aaron Cook, and Edwin Encarnacion?
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Not with Jim Hendry negotiating the contracts
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Submitted by Rob Richardson on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 9:06am.
Here is a short list of Cub contracts that expire after the 2011 season:
Silva - $11.5 million
Grabow - $4.8 million
Fukudome - $13.5 million
Pena - $10 million
Ramirez - $14.6 million + a $2 million buy out
Total $52.4 million (reduced for the buy out)
BOB: Actually Carlos Silva gets paid $6M from the Cubs in 2011, plus a $2M buy-out for 2012. The remaining $5.5M of Silva's 2011 salary will be paid by Seattle.
And Ryan Dempster has a $15.5M player option for 2012, although I doubt that he would walk away from that since he allowed his contract to be restructured to back-load it and free up more cash for Hendry in 2010.
I also think Jeff Samardzija could get outrighted to the minors post-2011 (he can't be traded or placed on Outright Waivers in 2011 without his permission, that is, until the Cubs decline their 2012 $3M club option, which they can't do until after this season), and that will save another $2.8M. If the Cubs do decline the club option on Samardzija for 2012, they can either keep him on the 40-man roster and he becomes an Auto-Renewal player (but can't have his $2.8M 2011 MLB salary cut more than 20% for 2012), or the Cubs can try and outright him to the minors where they could pay him as little as $15,000. If Samardzija is outrighted, the Cubs would continue to control him (although he would be eligible for selection in the 2011 and 2012 Rule 5 drafts) until after the 2013 season, when he would be eligible to be a Rule 55 minor league league FA (unless he is added back to the 40-man roster by the 4th day after the conclusion of the 2013 World Series).
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Bruce Levine radio report...
The Cubs are going after Matt Garza of the Rays.
He believes there's deferred money in the Pena deal.
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Phil Rogers again working hard to get his facts right:
"...(Dodgers GM) Colletti remains hard at work trying to replace catcher Brian McCann and adding depth in the outfield and bullpen."
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How does Phil Rogers remain employed by such a prestigous, well-run, reputable icon of the news industry........oh, wait a minute. My bad.
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I am fully on board with the idea of going after Garza. It could get costly, though. I also think Garza is a bit overhyped/overrated, but he's a strong arm who will eat innings.
I'd like to see them ponder Ricky Nolasco as well (as Florida is rumored to be considering shopping him again).
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The addition of Matt Garza would likely mean to me that this team is good enough to compete for a pennant if exactly everything goes right (assuming there's still a competent 7-8th inning guy on the way).
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Garza rumor in print from Levine:
Also saying Chris Davis and Darren O'Day still in play.
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uhh, okay.
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The only scenario better than Gorzo/Chirinos would be that the Rangers have to take Koyie Hill as well.
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The only good line from Just Shoot Me. Wait, what? - no I didn't watch it.
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ha, I'll admit to watching that show. Enrico, Wendie Malick were interesting characters. Always felt Laura San Giacomo wasn't given enough ... even though she was the lead. That said, she was playing the "straight" person.
See ... I watched it.
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I don't know what you're talking about...but I like the episode when David Spade found out he was, uh, physically superior.
Something to the effect of "I only ever saw naked guys in porno...I just thought I was a bit above average."
But I didn't watch it.
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Gordo tweeted that some of Pena money is deferred.
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So that essentially makes it a two-year $10M deal, with a $5M salary in 2011 and a pre-planned de facto $5M buy-out for 2012 (with the deferred $5M taken from the 2012 payroll).
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Kershaw gets hurt by his defense and gave up 2 more runs. Blach has 8 shutout innings.
Mets already won as did Cards.
tomorrow is gonna be helluva fun if Giants hold on. We're all rooting for a 3-way tie I presume.
good news is now 5 K's for Lester through 4 (in a quest for 200 for season). Bad news is he's already at 86 pitches.
be curious how long Maddon sticks with Lester to try and let offense get back into it and get him the win (4-2 as I type, was 4-0)
Fwiw, he needed 2.1 IP to cross 200 for season so he got that at least. He also needs 9 K's for 200K's on season and he has 4 through 3.
cubs score 2 runs thanks to predictable reds pitching and horrible CIN defense...cubs only down by 1 now. heyward even got a gift 2rbi double out of an easy popout. neat.
something named Ty Blach has outpitched Clayton Kershaw through 6 innings (1-0 Giants).
not that finishing 2nd place will matter much nor did this game, but have to think if Hendricks pitches well tomorrow, he could leapfrog Lester in Cy Young voting. Don't see anyway Scherzer doesn't win it regardless and it doesnt' look like Lester has any incentive clauses that matter. Also might give Cueto some votes.
Rather remarkable how many teams have really good 1-2 options this year.
Nats: Scherzer and Roark (and Strasburg was great before injuries)
Cubs: Lester and Hendricks (and Arrietta is still damn good just not as consistently lately)
pretty much what I'm gathering from this thread is that it doesn't matter who you play in 5-game series, but no one wants to have to deal with Cardinal fans if we end up losing.
I can respect that.
first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(


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I remember the time and place well - Christmas 1998. I had but one pressie under the tree that year - a game I had been eagerly awaiting for months. If I had had to wait longer than a couple of weeks from Decenber 25 I might have tried stealing it for an early play - hell, if I had had to wait a month or two I would probably have been bold enough to pinch it from Santa himself. The game of course was Thief: The Dark Project on the PC.
I'm sure most of you know what the premise of the game is, and those who don't can probably guess (it's a bit like Super Mario, but much darker, and the reason you're looking for Princess Peach is to ease her of the burden of her diamonds). I can't even begin to tell you how much I loved this game - it was so moody, so real, you were actually there. I wouldn't go so far as to say it made me decide what I wanted to do with my life, but I still maintain the hobby...
Here's a typical scenario for you: your manager tells you about a local nobleman who has far more money than he could possibly hope to spend in a lifetime, and the kindest thing to do would be to relieve him of some of his wealth. Once you have the location, it's up to you to break and enter, find the loot and make your way out. Sound a bit easy? Well there are guards to contend with too - guards with chronic tunnel vision. You see, so long as you remain in the shadows, it's absolutely impossible for them to see you - but walk into the moonlight or make too much noise and you'll be dead in no time. Basically, you stay in the shadows, you're safe. This makes for some of the most intense gaming experiences imaginable - sometimes passing guards get so close you think you can smell their sweat (don't worry, it's probably yours).
But the tale I'd like to share with you if I may, is one of the most terrifying experiences of my late teens, sure enough, all courtesy of Thief. You see, for the first couple of weeks I merrily broke every rule in the good book (trespassing, GBH, Destruction of Property) and I prospered. But one day, when I turned on my powerhouse PC (Intel 266 Mhz with a whopping 32MB of RAM - I told all the girls that) my manager told me that there was an abandoned mine, with lots of loot up for grabs. "Hmm" says I, "not quite the same as giving Lord Montgomery's place the once over, but money is money".
Sure enough, my manager was right, the place was derelict - not that it mattered, the mine was so dark I'd be invisible to any foe, but either way something felt...odd. As I travelled deeper and deeper into the mine, all I encountered were pesky spiders, indigenous to the middle section of numerous games that want to add some variation.
Soon I found myself in a large chamber with an altar in it - my prize was close at hand. Everything so far had gone like clockwork - but as I approached the altar housing the treasure, I saw a figure standing there. 'Strange' I thought, why would anyone else be here? One guard at the end of the level almost seems pointless. Perhaps it's a friendly sent by my manager to help, or a lost civilian. Bearing all this in mind I approached with the stealth I had come to master.
I eventually got close enough to spy the treasure, but more alarmingly, I got a good look at the figure. He was slightly transparent, completely still and stared eerily into nothingness - it was a bloody ghost! Fortunately my visibility indicator confirmed that I was totally invisible - there was no way he could have seen me in these shadows - I'd just have to give in to fate and leave this poor spectre to his resting place. As I turned to make back for the exit, I noticed a shimmer from the ghost's direction. He was looking right at me. My eyes quickly glanced at the vis-indicator - still invisible. For a long moment I was frozen, staring into cold eyes that impossibly, improbably, met mine. Then it happened. He ran full speed at me - any obstacles in the way were like air to this creature - he ran straight at me, and was on me in seconds.
The next few moments felt like a dream in slow motion: in one swift motion I screamed (I might even have slightly wet myself too), slapped my monitor like the kid in the infamous puzzle movie (we don't condone scaring kids), unplugged my computer by the mains and ran out of the room.
Needless to say, I never actually finished Thief: The Dark Project.


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Jessie Lucille Roberson DeMotto, 87, a resident of Coalton, departed this life late Monday evening, Jan. 28, 2013, in Colonial Place in Elkins. She had been in declining health.
She was born Saturday, March 14, 1925, at Durbin, a daughter of the late Stanley Judson and Vivian Lucille Mullenex Roberson.
On May 22, 1948, at Coalton, she was married to Tony Roger DeMotto, who survives.
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Also surviving are two sons, Mark Andrew DeMotto and wife, Lisa, of Elkins and Matthew Anthony DeMotto and wife, Stacey, of Bridgeport; one sister, Virginia Ash of Fairmont; and four grandchildren, Dr. Andrew Steven DeMotto, PHD of Whiteriver, Ariz., Ashley Lynn DeMotto of Morgantown, Carson Matthew DeMotto and Quinn Anthony DeMotto, both of Bridgeport; and one niece, Doris George and husband, Roger, and their son, Chris, all of Elkins.
Preceding her in death were one brother, Stanley Roberson; and one sister, Lottie Hancock.
She attended the schools of Durbin and was a graduate of Green Bank High School with the class of 1944. She attended Davis & Elkins College and was a graduate of the Davis Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and she earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing education from the University of Pittsburgh in 1953. She had worked at Eastern Aircraft Co. during World War II, in Baltimore, Md. She was the director of the school of nursing at Davis Memorial Hospital. In the late 1960s, she left nursing to join her husband, Tony, and together they owned and operated the DeMotto Harley Davidson and DeMotto Honda Sales and Power Equipment in Elkins, retiring in January of 2010, with 53 years of service. She was a loyal member of Saint Patrick's Catholic Church at Coalton, had worked as one of the spaghetti ladies and was past president of the Parish Council. She was an extremely positive person, energetic and fun. She will be remembered dearly by her family and was a person who found the good in everyone.
The family will receive friends at Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Elkins Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. On Friday evening at 7 p.m. at the funeral home, a wake service will be recited by the Very Rev. Donald X. Higgs, VF. On Saturday, Feb. 2, Mrs. DeMotto will be moved to Saint Patricks Catholic Church at Coalton where the Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. The Very Rev. Donald X. Higgs, VF will be the Presider, and interment will follow in Saint Brendan Cemetery at Elkins.
Lohr & Barb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Jessie Lucille Roberson DeMotto. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.lohrbarbfuneralhome.com.


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A slang word used to describe people or a person that is annoying and makes you itch, People who annoy you and won't get of your head
They won't stop talking and their annoying as fuck, these niggas are lice bruh
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A derogatory label, used in good humor, to call someone who has either just beaten you or has been winning excessively in a card game (usually poker).
Common in West-Central Pennsylvania.
Common in West-Central Pennsylvania.
"We're playing Hold'Em, and he's beaten me three times in a row. What a louse!"
автор: Justin Zelman 14 января 2006
Hideous fusion of the words LA and Ice, the name of an Australian soft drink. Resulted from attempting to talk way too fast while high on crack.
omggggg i need some liceeeeee
автор: funward 28 мая 2008
Lice are little bugs that live in your hair. Plural name is "Louse." They lay eggs that look like black balls with a clear tail attached to strings of hair. Usually very hard to get out. Lice are spread by sharing combs, clothes, pillows, beds, hats, hair accesories, etc. In the U.S only white people can get lice because their hair follocules are a different shape then Africans. Vice Versa. Pets and wild animals cannot get Lice either. Their eggs are called nits.
Stupid Lice, they keep running to a different area of your hair whenever i try catching one.
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An attorney who does not represent his/her client well.
Seth did not show up for a meeting with his client, he sure is a louse.
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clearly a derogatory name for the police, as in poLICE.. especially when they are seen as threatening or when you are doing something midly illegal
"bah lets get out of here, the place is swarming with lice"
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azn rice
antag breathes in the sensual aroma eminating from his steaming hot bowl of lice
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name for city of Fresno,CA.
mane lets get out to the No-Town
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Slang term for Reno, Nevada...aka tha 775. The only place where you can legaly pay for sex at 18, but cant have a drink until you're 21.
When i hit up the No-Town i want two things, sex and money.
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FresNO CAlifornia the central of cali.
best no the deal in the NO-Town
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1. slang term for Fresno, CA
that punk bitch doesnt know tha streetz of No-Town
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There's only one No-Town and that Reno. 775!
There's no town like No-Town.
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aka Fresno, California. A city in Central California with nothing to do. Too hot in the summer, too cold in the winter. Its not a snowy cold. Its a dry fucked up cold. The City that gave birth the the Bulldogs. A local gang that runs through Fresno County. You need to drive 2 hours in any direction and you will find somethign to do. Other wise you will be bored. All No-Town has is Wild Water. A Water park that is well known through out the central valley.
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Anwar Ibrahim's Acquittal and Politics in Malaysia
However, I did maintain in my radio interview (an hour before the verdict) that Anwar should be acquitted if the case is purely judged on the content and reliability of evidence tendered by the complainant and the prosecution.
As a Malaysian, we should take cognizance of this sodomy saga as a lesson for the nation. I was asked if the ruling regime is set to restore its image as pro-reform with the acquittal. I said there are better ways to strengthen its reform agenda and credentials rather than doing it this way.
Anwar's sodomy trail II was marred with too many political conspiracy and interference from the start. The trial process was tainted by possible political manipulation and interference. The 'victim's' choice of action was too suspicious. If it was a matter of personal honour, the alleged victim would have gone straight to the police and not running to the Prime Minister!
I hope that the ruling regime, Barisan Nasional, has learned a painful lesson too for being too eager to cast a destruction on Anwar Ibrahim. It is obvious that the verdict did nothing to benefit the coalition. It is not overboard to say that Barisan's image has been further tarnished and soiled by Saiful, the complainant.
As a voter, I sincerely hope the two coalitions shall now focus their competition on pure policy issues and good governance. I know this is a tall order and a miracle if it happens. But miracle can happen and it was proven today at the Anwar's sodomy trial.
It is time for whoever aspire to govern and lead the country to focus on what they can do for the people and not washing dirty linen in the public.
However, I expect personal attacks to continue because there are still a number of cases which have not found any viable closure yet and they are as hot and lucid as this one.
God help Malaysians!
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Never in the history of Malaysia had a man being hunted down so mercilessly like Anwar from so many interested parties - Anwar has suffered enough while these hunters have enjoyed enough.It's time to let Anwar lead and see what so bad he will do to the country as these hunters always speculated to the rakyat.
I hate to say this Najib and all the deceitful and corrupted Umnoputras have in fact score a big victory insofar as the coming GE is concerned.
They now have the whole world including the lusty Anwar say positive things about them, like how fair their judiciary is. Needless to say that would have won them a lot of votes as a consequent of this, but the real show has just begun. Just like when the verdict was that Anwar is found guilty he would have appealed. The prosecution too will file their appeal in due course and this time round Anwar will no doubt be found guilty.
I thought the people of Malaysia would have learnt by now the race is far from over.
The deceitful and corrupted Umnoputra is using this not guilty to their advantage to win more votes. How naive are the oppositions !
As sure as the sun will rise from the East every morning the prosecution will appeal and at the end Anwar will end up in jail for more than the one year needed to prevent him from participating in politics. Frankly that will be the end of his dream and illusion to become the first opposition P.M..
Even though anyone replacing the present regime is seen to be better, but remember this lusty Anwar is every bit as bad as the deceitful and corrupted Umnoputras, he was brought up and trained by Umno and he became the blue eye boy of shenanigan Mahathir and made the former DPM because of his anti Chinese believe. Just like the grand son of the pariah from Kerala, his former boss, the shenanigan Mahathir. Anwar hasn't changed a bit since he became the opposition leader, he has never shown any remorse for the clarion calls he made for the Chinese to return to China.
He just wanted to become the P.M. of Malaysia and I might add it is with any cost. Can the leopard change its spots ?
For BN it was choosing which would cause less damage.For PR it was a win win anyway.Anwar reputation cleaned up.But there is the court of appeal.We all know this familiar storyline.
Would sanity be restored finally? I would like to believe and hope so but we know that that's unlikely to happen as long as BN is in power. Greed can rob a person's soul, morality, ethics, conscience and all the good virtues leaders should possess. Without such human values, we will be ruled and ruined by tyrants and monsters. Yes, God please have mercy on us, your innocent children, who are trying hard to live a decent life and working hard to make ends meet.
Khoo,the reason Anwar was charged with this sodomy 2 was to rendered him politically irrelevant.With the public backlash and Umno/BN having tons of problems with relevations of corruption by Umnoputras,they found themselves losing public support rapidly.
Umnoputras having found themselves
painted into a tight corner,reluctantly having to make an 180 degrees u-turn.Therefore we have the aquittal verdict.If Umno was not this weak at present,Anwar would have been sent to the cooler.This is gutter politics at its worst.
Can't help thinking there are parties who could have betted their entire wealth, the outcome of the verdict! There must be people in the government who very much want the verdict to go this way because it is best for them, as an after thought. Doesn't take too much brain to think like that, only some lateral thinking. I wonder how the police has got it so right that they suddenly gave so much latitude for the gathering. This is one incident in the country in which I see so many winners and they are: 1-the COURT, to have chosen the most appropriate reason for the verdict.But I give no point for the correctness of the verdict though I congratulate the judge. 2- the GOVERNMENT, for somehow managed to anticipate the verdict so correctly and benefiting from it too! Betapa tidak, otherwise they would not be called Barisan Nasional government! There could be some wayang after this, I don't know la! 3- ZAID IBRAHIM. Amazing how timely he so sincerely apologised to Anwar. 4-ANWAR played his cards at the occasion very well, his appearance of spontaneity looks convincing, though I am not so convinced that he was not betting his life that the game would come out this way. He is in a little dilema now because having been pronounced innocent, the other side is capitalising on a judiciary that appears not to be influenced by the Barisan government 5-the POLICE for 'acting' well and in so doing redeem some of their damaged reputation. It's not all that easy to be the Police chief with so many parties to be 'fair' to and still to want to think about his own professionalism of supposed 'without fear or favour.' 6- SAIFUL. The court verdict and rationale somehow protects him from any legal claim for remedies. The court did not say he made wrongful allegation or he committed perjury by lying anywhere. But I think he will live a very comfortably for the rest of his life. They wouldn't dunk him, would they?
1.MALAYSIA. Sangat memalukan di pandang dari kacamata masyarakat antarabangsa. Ini satu negara sekular dengan sisten undang undang dan nilai nilai sekular dan barat yang buruk yang tak bawa kemana mana dalam apa jua bidang. 2.ORANG KAMPUNG. Dengan drama yang memakan begitu banyak tenaga dan sumber kewangan negara yang sepatutnya digunakan untuk mempertingkatkan taraf hidup mereka sebaliknya dipergunakan dengan cara yang tidak berhati-hati maka sia sia lah. Pihak yang berkuasa gagal melihat relevance dakwaan Saiful dalam kontek kepentingan negara maka headlong plunge kedalam agenda yang dari mula lagi tidak ternampak indulgent for the simple pursuit of justice secara keseluruhan, 'across the board' dengan terusnya berlaku dan peningkatan terlalu banyak kes jenayah seks dan lain lain dalam negara yang dikatakan Negara Islam ini.3-SETERU ANWAR. Merekan ini, for whatever reasons would want to see Anwar locked up for the rest of his life if they can, no matter what it takes.Maybe they donot feel safe with Anwar outside as they had never felt safe even with Anwar inside. 4. THE PROSECUTION. Most unfortunate for them that no matter how serious or appear serious in their job, they will be the weeping boy for the occasion. That is the problem with secular and selected justice. Nobody apprecia
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One unsung incidence from this episode is the statement from Anwar Ibrahim that Najib Government free him due to international pressure. This statement is backfiring and somewhat detrimental to Anwar Himself.
This man is being hunted down by the racist political elites and his powerful political opponent relentlessly in the past and present in order to break his political career hence reduce his chance of a life time shot on PM office in Putrajaya after last election, it is time to leave him alone; free him and his family all these anguishes leveling at him. The justice for him is long overdue. Time for our judiciary system to put a stop on all these political shenanigan and move our nation forward.
- rpremkumar2u said...
"If it was a matter of personal honour, the alleged victim would have gone straight to the police and not running to the Prime Minister!"
From the perspective of a senior cop who has served for 20 years, I agree with you. Saiful inadvertently lent himself to unnecessary speculation. Both sides of the divide viewed each other with contempt and suspicion. Evidently he opened a can of worms.
Najib may be a dirty politician but he is hardly a messy one.


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