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tias en espanol
There's plenty of talk about how tapping into the Hispanic fanbase is key for MLS success in the competitive world of professional sports. Though besides some translated American news Hispanic coverage of MLS is slim. Inasmuch Jose Miguel Burgos, 26, took up the mission. Chilean-born, Chicago-based Burgos is the man behind MLS en Espanol, a Spanish language site for MLS fans that launched last year.
With little to no handle on Spanish, and knowing from reading the likes of Pablo Neruda that sometimes translations can't convey the whole meaning, I let first-time TIAS contributor (and reader of Spanish) L.E. Eisenmenger handle it, sitting down with Burgos to work out the full story.
Their best translation after the jump…
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TIAS en Espanol
By L.E. Eisenmenger
MLS en Espanol.net provides an online space for Hispanic fans (and any reader of Spanish) to comment and vent while reacting to Burgos's passionate commentary, critical analysis, and original reporting. The hope is to attract new fans to MLS, mainly those whose allegiances lie in another country and another league. By leveraging his strong contacts throughout South America and in Europe, built throughout his years training and playing in the professional development academies in Chile, the lobbyist by-day has even been known to scoop the American media on Hispanic player movement.
Burgos is quite comfortable addressing Hispanic/American cultural complaints within his soccer commentary and talks about the sport as a way of life that he feels doesn't exist in America. He strives to personify the passion of the game in his off-the-field life and especially in his writing. In case you can't read it, know this much: this is not a match report in Spanish.
Patagonia. Blue line denotes a cruise ship route, but better to put on a backpack and get into some of that brown.
LE: Before we get to your blog, let's start with you. You grew up Chile, and at 17 were captain and top scorer in the academy at Concepcion. How did you get from there to here?
Burgos: My family lives in Patagonia, the very south part of the world, the end of the world. It's extremely cold down there - penguins, mountains, beautiful place, but it's not really fun if you're looking for excitement and big cities. Now I'm here, I met my wife here, have a son born in America, and it's all because of soccer. My grandfather was a professional soccer player for a small team called Nublense, where Chase Hilgenbrinck played. Right now they're in first division. My dad is a doctor and running for Congress next year in Chile, really successful, but completely passionate about the game. I grew up with him telling me he always wanted to be a soccer player. When I was 12, he told me we were going to see our first World Cup, so we went to the United States and saw five games, and then in four years he said, 'Get your stuff, we're going to France to see another World Cup.' And in the meantime, he took me to the Copa America in Chile, then Uruguay, always trying to teach me how to look at the game, how to understand it. I was lucky he was so, so passionate about it.
To become a soccer player you have to leave your home early, so at a really early age you have to decide this is what you're going to do. When I was 14, I was recruited by Deportes Concepcion, moved out of my city and went there alone. The coach, Carlos Gonzalez, was attracted by my audacity and ability to dribble at people. The idea for them is to develop professional soccer players. They don't necessarily believe every one of us will be a professional, but they make sure to train you professionally so if that happens, if you leave the country, they can get some money.
I played there as an attacking midfielder until I was 17, and by then I was already playing games with the first team, and that was hard for me to handle. I was the captain of the academy, the top scorer with 17 goals in 1999, and the youngest player on the professional team. In Chile, soccer is everything. The recognition you get for being a professional soccer player is huge and there's a lot of pressure coming from everywhere. It's a big deal to be only 17 and practicing with professional players making money, on TV. I was partying, not wanting to train because I thought I was already there, that I didn't need any more training than what I already had. It was a mistake, but that's what everyone was telling me, that I was great, and it was hard to handle. I had an incident in 2000 and was kicked out. I was practicing with the professional team and the coach put me in the second half as a sub and I started walking on the field, simply walking.
L.E.: You had attitude.
Burgos: Exactly! That was my problem. So he says, 'Why are you walking when everyone is running?' And I said, because I don't need to run. I was a little Cuauhtemoc Blanco right there. It's a combination of immaturity and everybody telling you you're so great. You have to be completely focused to understand that's not the end, in fact, the beginning of your career. A career that I was never able to have because of that.
I never went back, I wasn't allowed to go back. I could have, but they said with that kind of attitude . . . And then I decided I was going to stop playing soccer. But of course I changed my mind after a few months. I was kicked out of the team, I'm not really proud of that, I was immature and confused. I was completely, completely hardhearted. Worst decision I ever made. I was completely irresponsible. I can't believe to this day that I didn't see all I needed to do was to keep working hard. When I got fouled, the coaches would say, 'come on, get up, you'll have thousands of these in your career.'
So then I played at high school in Chile, and got recruited by Universidad Catolica, one of the biggest teams in Chile, again. This was for the U-20 team. Two hundred kids tried out, they came from all over the continent and I was the only one who made it, and the coach told me I could really make a difference in Chilean soccer. So there I was again thinking, I'm great! I made it again!
While I was playing with them, somebody from the United States was in Chile looking for players for a professional development team in Southern Indiana. He asked if I was willing to come to the US and play a summer tournament with PDL, so I thought, Why not? I'll go check it out. So I came to the United States, played in Indiana for four months, and realized all these schools had soccer programs and gave scholarships – you could go to school here in America for free! So I thought, If I'm already here, and have the opportunity to get a great degree from an American university and also play soccer, this is the perfect deal.
PDL Indiana Invaders 2002. Burgos started 6 games and had one assist while playing on the first team. He also started every game for the U-21 team, scoring 7 goals. They called the team FC Raccoons because they all lived in one house, under which a giant raccoon lived.
Before I came to the United States I didn't know college soccer programs even existed. At least 90% of Chilean soccer players have no college education. Every time I went back to Chile they had me on radio and TV shows to explain what this was about. If colleges wanted to recruit, there's a lot of smart, talented kids sitting on the bench down in South America who would like to go to school here. You'd have to interest them at 15 or 16 so they don't play professionally, cause if they do they can't play here.
L.E.: So you came to the U.S. for PDL, not college?
Burgos: When I left Chile to play in PDL, thought I was going to be a professional soccer player, that was the main idea. I'd play summer tournament, do really really well, and someone will find me and I'll go straight to A league or MLS. But when I got here, I realized the level was higher than what I expected. Players were stronger, soccer was different. I was excellent player in Chile, but here, they didn't want me to keep possession of the ball, they wanted me to be faster and stronger. Here, the players play with urgency: 'Wow, we need to score, we need to go forward.' For us, we take our time, we keep possession, we move the ball, we switch fields; it's a different style. The first time we went to Notre Dame, I couldn't touch the ball for the first twenty minutes. These kids were flying. It was the ugliest soccer I've ever seen but these kids were impossible to stop and when I had the ball I didn't have time. It was a war. In Chile whenever I got the ball, I had time, because everybody wanted time when they had the ball, too. It's different.
L.E.: So after 4 months of PDL you turned your attention to college. Where did you end up?
I played for Robert Morris College, a small NAIA school in Springfield Illinois, the only one willing to work with me without SATs or the TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language), and they gave me a full scholarship, even money to go back to Chile. It was a really, really small school. So small that when I saw the campus, I thought, I'm leaving Chile for this? This is not what I saw in the movies.
I talked to Division I, Division II schools, but every time I talked to them, because I was not really able to express myself in English either, they asked if I had an SAT or ACT and I'd say no, and they'd say, 'maybe next year.' I couldn't be accepted without that. I didn't even have the TOEFL. But these people at Robert Morris College, God knows how, had their own admission rules. I took the test the first time, math and English, and I passed math, because it's an ancient language, but I failed the English one the first time. I was only allowed to take it twice, so then the soccer coach said, 'don't leave anything blank. Just guess.' And I passed it. Everything was paid. I couldn't refuse. I thought I'd stay for a year and try out somewhere else, but after I played one year and did so well, I thought, I'll stay another year. After the next year I told the guy that I want to transfer out, it's not challenging for me anymore.
The first year I won Conference Rookie of the Year, Player of the Year, All-Region Best XI, and All-American mention. Second year, I was ninth in the nation with 19 assists and nine goals. Then the University of Illinois offered me a full scholarship, and I played with them for two years and got my degree in economics. But once I was done with college soccer I knew I was done completely. I felt my opportunity to be a professional was gone.
LE: How do you feel about that decision now?
Burgos: I still dream about being a pro soccer player. I wish I could have had in me what it takes. Friends still doing it tell me, 'If you were to stay, you'd be here with us,' so it's something I don't like to think about, but it defines a lot of my personality right now. The fact that I was so close, but couldn't get there.
LE: Does that play into why you started MLS en Espanol?
Burgos: When I write, I get the same passion [as I do in soccer], and that's why I do it. That's something I remember reading in one of Valdano's books. He was really afraid of retiring, but convinced he'd find something he'd be so passionate about, it would be equal to playing. I write about MLS because I need to convince myself that futbol is always beautiful, no matter where it's from or even if it's called soccer. I write about MLS because it's challenging, because I decided to do it one day and I hate not following through, because I hate criticizing and destroying. I like to build instead. When I started doing this I got two visits, probably from my dad and myself. But if you have passion for something, that's all you need.
I know this is going to take me somewhere. When I was playing soccer every day, my mom used to say, 'You should go to law school,' and I'd say, Mom, this is going to take me somewhere. And it did. This is the same way I feel when I write the blog, when I get phone calls, and my wife looks at me and says, 'What's the point?'
L.E.: Why did you decide to focus on the Spanish-speaking, Hispanic market?
The idea of the blog is to inform about MLS from a completely different perspective, through the eyes of a person who's been around the game the game of soccer, and I think I know what Hispanics want from MLS. So I give the news that matters to them, and that's why the title is in Spanish. If you go to the blog, and it says, 'Una mirada futbolera a lo que realmente importa en la MLS', which means 'A soccer look at what really matters.' A lot of Hispanics think a lot of people who write about MLS don't know about soccer.
Hispanics are the only market that can get MLS to the point it wants to be. There are close to 45 million Hispanics in the US (legally) and they need a place where they can read about professional soccer where they live. The main idea is to create a place where Hispanics can say what they think about MLS and get the information they want. I write in simple Spanish, in words not too complicated for people trying to learn the language. The original idea was to have a Spanglish website because there's a lot of first generation people that love soccer, but I tend to lose my voice and I want to make a solid statement every time I write.
LE: Why aren't Hispanics buying into MLS?
Burgos: Hispanics want to know specific things and want to be critical about players and teams. Even if I create a site where they can just complain about it, maybe we can realize why aren't they going to the games and following MLS. They love soccer, they're here, and they're not going anywhere. Most of these people don't have the chance to go back to their countries. They're betting people, they're betting thousands of dollars. But I don't think they're getting enough information, what they want to hear about the league.
I started the blog about seven months ago. I didn't know anything about web sites so I had to figure it out on my own, and little by little more people started asking questions, requesting things, now I know things. I can post things about David Beckham but no one ever says anything about it, that guy has no impact with Hispanic MLS fans. But they're excited about Barcelona coming to Miami, a new team in Seattle, especially when I post essays about MLS, what I think about the direction, where they should go, the fans always have something to say and most of them have positive things to say, too. The main idea is to create a place where they can say what they think and get the information they want - what's going on with Guillermo, Angel, Gallardo.
And on a personal level, I want to do something about MLS. I'm here, my son was born here, and I won't be able to escape from it. I want to take my kid to watch a soccer game without having to fly 25 hours. And I'm going to do anything I can to make sure there's a game we can attend. It's a sentence for me, a sweet sentence. I'm destined to do something with soccer, anything, even if it's a little website. It's something I like, that I read about, sometimes I feel so inspired I write poetry about it (Burgos' poetry can be found here).
Since I was a little kid, I've been reading about soccer's social impact, how it changes lives, affects the world at some point. Pele stopped a civil war in Africa for two days. Tell me, who can do that? I've seen the world through soccer eyes and that's the way I understand it. Francisco Maturana, who coached Columbia when they came here in 1994, used to say people live their lives the way they play soccer, and I agree with that. When I see a soccer player on the field, I can see the way he will live his life.
New Yorkers and Burgos have something in common when it comes to soccer fields. Pier 40's soccer field/baseball field/American football field/parking garage/barge gives a good example of how hard field space is to come by in Manhattan.
L.E.: That kind of brings us to the sport here in the U.S. Coming to the States with your high stakes South American soccer development, what surprised you about the sport here?
Burgos: You have the resources here to train kids here in America, to produce players like nowhere else in the world. I find myself driving and seeing beautiful fields that we don't have in South America, and they're empty and it's sad. I think of all the times when I was little and thought, I wish I could play on a field that had grass. My dad has a foundation that goes out to neighborhoods and helps people, so I grew up seeing people who have really, really little. Coming from a poor family he felt he had to do something and he became "the dentist of the poor," that's what they call him, "el dentito del pobre." My dad didn't have teeth until he was 20 – he lost his teeth in an accident when he was 13 years old and his parents couldn't afford to pay for a dentist, so he knows how much it sucks not to have teeth. Every weekend he takes a group of doctors, lawyers, different professionals, and they go to different neighborhoods - he went to Argentina last year to help the Chilean community there that doesn't have access to dentists. I've seen both worlds.
Think about the social class where soccer is played in America. It's completely different than most of the world – England, Spain, France. Soccer comes from the poor. Here, they make it sound like in order to play soccer you have to have shin guards, a traveling team. Are you serious? You just need a soccer ball. That's all you need! You can play barefoot, you don't need shoes to play. But here it's perceived completely different, almost an elite sport. The media here, the people working with MLS, need to educate people about the game. It's not only 11 players, the goalkeeper can use his hands and the rest can't, trying to score goals. It's too simplistic, it's not like that, not about the score. Most of the sports here in America are dictated by the amount of points scored, but for us the beauty is in the journey, before you get to that point. Sometimes it's even more inspiring to see how a goal was created.
It's hard because the audience is not educated. Even travel coaches cannot name all the MLS teams or ten players that were influential. And parents and kids question everything; it must have something to do with the culture. I love this place, but when we were playing college, kids would question authority constantly. I remember asking one of my teammates, tell me, what kind of coach do you think you deserve? Who are you to question every single f—ing thing this guy says?
L.E.: Did that bring back memories of your episode in Chile?
Burgos: I was only 18. I did not technically question my coach. I simply said I was not going to play with the reserves. I was too good for that. He asked me to leave the field, pick up my stuff and look for another team. My teammates did not say a word. They knew I made a big mistake. And of course, I am not justifying it. It was a stupid thing to say, and it was indeed disrespectful. However, I learned from it and never did it again, in Catolica nor in the U.S. The problem is probably the same one [here in the U.S.], but what I did in Chile was probably the first time anybody did something like that. I wasted my opportunity to be a professional player. And that is a huge deal.
I simply feel like here in America it is more common to question decisions when playing soccer because the consequences are different. Who cares if they get kicked out from a traveling team or the school team or if they don't make it to MLS? How much money are they gonna make, anyway? Who is going to tell them how much they screw up? Nobody. It's soccer. It's not a big deal.
Burgos chips in from midfield.
LE: That being said, what's wrong with college soccer?
[Eisenmenger addressed this topic recently at Soccerlens]
Burgos: First of all, the amount of time you spend training, it's not right. You've only got the fall to play, and it's only a 10-day preseason for most schools and after that, you just play an insane amount of games in three months. We play about 25 games in three months, even back-to-back - something I've never seen, playing Saturday and Sunday. The first time I played Saturday and Sunday, on Sunday I could barely walk. We just played yesterday and now we're here again at 11 in the morning? It's impossible to perform when you're playing that amount of games in such a short period of time.
It's impossible to think you can develop a professional player by letting them do whatever they want for seven months. And I was fascinated with the college lifestyle, and in a competitive sport like soccer, you can't afford to do that. While in Chile I was practicing every day, twice a day sometimes. And in college, I always felt the technical coaching was lacking. They're really good at strategy, but with kids here in America I saw a lack of basic skills. They're really strong and really fast, but when it comes to technique they're lacking a lot and eventually that always affects the performance of the team.
LE: What do kids do differently in Chile?
Burgos: That's something I always think about because I'm training a U-13 team. In Chile, it all goes back to the fact that we imitate; we grow up watching soccer. If it's Sunday, your dad will be watching soccer so you'll watch it with him and then you'll imitate. The other day we had tryouts and I asked them to write their names down and their favorite soccer player's name next to it. Some of them had a lot of trouble finding soccer players, and they're 14 and it's 20 degrees out there and I'm telling them if you don't know what soccer player, go home and play PlayStation 3. At their age they should know the history of the game, but more than anything here, kids don't watch enough soccer. They don't imitate. For a coach, it's hard to explain how to do things. You just expect kids to see it and imitate what you're doing. Here, soccer is perceived just as a game, a form of entertainment. They never want to understand why they're doing the things they're doing.
I've asked kids, that was a really good free kick, how did you do that?
'How do you do what,' they say.
How do you place your foot?
"I don't know, I just move my leg.'
So you don't think about the things you do?
soccer in Patagonia, found at Viviani galleries.
It's almost a cultural thing. Soccer is there for them to enjoy, to socialize, but most of these kids, even at the college level, don't think about the game the way we do. We think about it in depth. Why is Blanco still playing when he's 36? The guy knows how to move, he can protect the ball, he's got a really good first touch - before you even try to touch the guy, the ball is gone.
What drives me crazy is what's happening with Gallardo on DC United. I just had to watch one game to realize how good this guy is to this league, to the point where I don't think even his teammates realize that. The guy will constantly move, asking for the ball, playing one time, making through balls, and in five minutes nobody has given him the ball yet? Having a player like Gallardo, he can play anywhere in this world in any league, and they're talking about letting him go? He makes the game so simple, so, so simple. But he needs help, the same with Beckham, they need the team to understand what their role is. The Fire coach understands Blanco. He knows why they guy is here, what he does, and what he can and cannot do, but the team revolves around him.
LE: Do you think MLS clubs should fully use their eight international slots or increase that number?
Burgos: They should use them. The only way to get better is to keep bringing players like the ones they have lately. MLS has gotten so much attention lately because players are coming here, good players that want to make a difference. They're still talking about Blanco playing for the Mexican national team in Mexico, I watch Mexican news, they want the guy there. You have Gallardo, Schelotto, these players make a difference, and also with the Hispanic market. Without Hispanics, I don't think MLS can have the league it wants to have. That's what makes soccer so crazy for us because we have this sense of entitlement – 'We own this team, so we're going to support you, follow you, we're going to watch the games.'
When Blanco came to the Fire, I've seen the amount of Hispanics there and they're only there because of him. They were never there before. I don't think that right now the United States has enough young players coming up to make this league attractive. They just don't.
LE: What would FC Barcelona bring to MLS?
Burgos: I think it would bring attention more than anything. The way I look at it, MLS is lacking credibility with the rest of the world. I honestly think if the Fire plays against one of the giant teams we have down there, they might be able to beat them every single time. The level here is more than acceptable, it's a good level of soccer, but MLS is lacking in credibility. When people refer to MLS they call it a joke league, a lot of players even think like that, they think they can come here and just play. I mean hell, I felt like that when I came to the United States. It's not like that, there is a good level. But with Miami Barca, they're going to get attention, and at this point that's what they need.
if he didn't have his name on the back of his jersey, would you recognize him?
Take this guy Dempsey who scored two goals recently against Chelsea - I'm pretty sure if I ask a kid who's been playing since he was three if he knows who Dempsey is, he won't. The soccer media, MLS public relations need to promote that he's scoring against Chelsea and he came from MLS.
LE: This winter in the off-season, MLS allowed Beckham, Blanco to go 'train' with big clubs, but they're selling tickets. If MLS clubs had stronger affiliations with foreign clubs, couldn't the reverse be true as well? Couldn't some of these foreign players sitting on the bench come and 'train' with MLS clubs during their off-season? Wouldn't it spike ticket sales, international interest in MLS, and give these guys a chance to become known in a new league?
Burgos: Absolutely, and I think that's why MLS is trying to do this. Some of the kids in the Barcelona academies won't get enough playing time on the first team, because it's Barcelona, right? But they'll be able to come here and bring the level of the league up. It's a good idea. MLS players need to be around better players. Until MLS can bring up young players, it's going to have bring in foreigners, like Mexico did. If you look at Mexico 15 years ago, the Mexican league was just like the American league. For us Chileans, we used to sarcastically say, 'this guy's going to Mexico, he's going to play against handicapped people.' But they kept bringing players. Claudio Lopez, before he came to Kansas City, he played for Racing, but before that he went from Inter Milan to Club America. That's a huge step for a league to be able to attract that kind of player. That's how Mexico did it - they brought in foreign players. The reasoning was, 'If our players start seeing them, learning from them, imitating them, then we'll be able to produce our own.' And two years ago, they won the U-17 World Cup for the very first time – that says something - now they're producing players, that's huge.
LE: One of the questions you have to ask is how much sports can the broadcast market bear? People made fun of Ruud Gullit when he said there was a conspiracy, but football, basketball, baseball don't want competition cutting into their share of broadcast revenues.
Burgos: Ruud Gullit wasn't just talking. That plays a big role. Football and baseball are part of the American culture, they almost define this country. But MLS will succeed as a league, I know this. I truly believe in MLS, I truly believe in soccer here in America. But it will be really, really hard to transport that sense of entitlement we have – soccer belongs to me, to us – it's almost like a socialist way to look at things. If you think about it, soccer will never be what it is for other countries who have gone through that or thought about that. We're all equal when we play soccer. Why do I think the United States cannot play the World Cup and have the whole country watching it? Because that puts this country at the same level as any other country. When I try to think of America putting soccer at the same level the rest of the world does, they also have to give up that status they have.
LE: Some of that goes back again to media, and I'm now wondering what you think of the U.S. soccer media? How does it differ from Hispanic media?
Burgos: The media here, they inform. They let you know about the score, but they lack analysis, where you can learn about the game. They're too informative at times. I was looking for Hispanic soccer media and couldn't find it, so I thought I should start something. Hispanic media here, they don't watch the game, any of the game. They show the score, write a few lines, and that's it. The American media are trying, I see that, I see passion here.
Duilio Davino fell out of favor in Dallas. Photo found at the Dallas News.
I've been working with MLS Rumors, and what I like about MLSR is that there's debate, controversy, you need that, it's necessary. The first time I got in touch with MLSR, I sent them a rumor about Duilio Davino leaving FC Dallas – that ended up being true. After that, I sent them a few more articles and they added me as one of their friends. After a few weeks, they gave me an account so I could write articles directly into their site. The idea to work with MLSR was mainly to increase my exposure and traffic, and it's helped a lot. My visits increased and people started getting familiar with my site and the fact that I was writing about MLS in Spanish.
There are other good sites that have a strong point of view and are passionate, too. And those two guys talking on Fox Soccer Channel Monday nights, they're not bad, they know what they're doing.
LE: You've scooped the U.S. media a few times. Where you get your information, such as transfer tips, for your blog?
Burgos: I get my information from friends, players, agents in Latin America and from all the traditional newspapers and magazines available on the Internet. I do lots and lots of research. I have my own way to do it, though, and that's a secret. Bottom line is, if something that involves MLS happens in Latin America, I will be the first one to find out, and if I find it relevant I'll post it. Players are either talking because they want attention or maybe they do want to come here. Players are seeing this league growing too, especially after this year with Schelotto winning the Cup. I got a lot of hits from Argentina that day, more than ever.
LE: Why do South American players want to come to MLS now?
Burgos: Because of the organization. They know they might not get that craziness, that rush from playing a game with crazy people singing, but they like that it's organized, that they're building their own soccer fields and they're nice and clean, and you get paid in time. If you're 30-something like Schelotto you get time off, and people won't bother you the way they do in Chile. If you play for the smallest team, you'll go to the street and people will start questioning what you do – here in America people are more respectful. That's attractive for many players. In America you can go to a game and drink beer. Where else can you do that? The referee would be dead within five minutes. People die over soccer in South America, it's not a peaceful place to play soccer.
The fans are really fascinating in South America. The things you see in Latin America when it comes to futbol are just insane. The last time I went to the stadium in Chile I decided I wasn't going to do it again, at least not the main stadium. It felt unsafe. That's one of the things I like about MLS compared to Latin America, I could take my child to the stadium, but in Chile I would never do that. It has a lot to do that they come from really poor areas, there's a lot of repression there. In fact, Garra Blanca has a really cool story. It started in the 80s while we had Pinochet as a dictator, for 17 years, in Chile, and it was sort of protesting through soccer games. They expressed whatever they wanted to say through songs in games. It started like that, almost like a political movement. But once Chet left, there was no reason to keep doing it but they stay there, they support the team, but they're taking it way too far. In Chile we have two big teams, Colo-Colo and Universidad Chile, and these people cannot even see each other. The same in Argentina, now they're having it in Mexico, it becomes almost like a place for criminals. Some of those kids don't even watch the game, but they follow the team. I think we all wish we could watch a game the way you watch it in Toyota Park.
When two big teams in Chile play against each other that's just a war that makes no sense. Some of the players want to come here to escape from that craziness. There's a lot of pressure and a lot of players, especially the ones that already made money and achieved what they wanted to achieve, think MLS looks like a good place to go. It's growing, it's organized, they're responsible – even European teams are looking at the MLS organization financially because they're doing well, they're responsible with their money. They're trying to grow slowly and responsibly.
LE: On a final note, I'm curious as to who your favorite writers are?
Burgos: One of my favorite authors is Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan. He writes everything – poetry, novels, mainly short stories. He has a good short story called Puntero Izquierdo, which means [something like] "left forward," back in the days when they used to play with three forwards. And Jorge Valdano, who was actually a soccer player for Real Madrid, Saragosa, and Argentina, and scored the second goal in 1986 when Argentina beat Germany 3-2 in the final. He was Real Madrid's coach in 1994-95 and now he's working as Real Madrid's director or general manager or something. But he's the only professional soccer player who's done work in literature, writing books, short stories, essays, he's almost like a soccer philosopher. His words and way to express what he has experienced is more graphic and can totally take you to that moment. I think he has them in English. His book that totally changed the way I perceived soccer is Suenos de Futbol (Soccer Dreams), and a short story, Creo, vieja, que tu hijo la cago. And there's Soccer in Sun and Shadow (Futbol a Sol y Sombra) by Eduardo Galeano, really fascinating. It has little essays, short stories, and he talks about players, World Cup, how scoring a goal feels, he tries to cover every aspect of the game. He's a good writer.
Alejandro Ruiz
on Jan 27th, 2009 - 10:46am
Great article, I'd visited his site once or twice before but wasn't sure what the deal was. But I'm really impressed by his insight and agree on a lot of points.
If he visits the section 8 tailgate this year beers are on me.
ana luisa
on Jan 28th, 2009 - 12:23am
a fascinatting article, i could stop until the end, congratulations jose burgos. I am really impressed on your writting to express yourself, but your passion for soccer is amazing.
on Jan 28th, 2009 - 1:17am
The article is good. I agree with most of Burgos' insights also. As a social anthropologist and a soccer player I find very interesting the cultural analysis of the sport. MLS has no future without southamerican players and hispanic audience. American football (the one with the oval ball) represents much of american culture, toughness, effectiveness, endurance, winning by all means, etc. Rest of the world's football (soccer), and specially southamerican, has a lot to do with certain art expression also. To have a defined style matters to a coach in a South American league. To go and watch a defined type of soccer, preferably "well played soccer" matters to the audience as much as winning. Think about players like Riquelme, they couldl be deemed as partially "not-effective", whereas for the south american viewer is the maximum expression of art through soccer. For the last, the problems of kids not watching soccer in daily basis is global, and happens all too often that kids try to play real football the way they play their playstation. (Burgos, fine technic and great right foot!!)
Paul Pianezza
on Jan 28th, 2009 - 3:12am
Really enjoyed the article. Jose's articles are one of the of the few sites I make sure to visit regularly. I'm glad he is getting more and more attention. His analysis and articulation are great. He really helps explain and bridge the gap between the way of life that soccer is overseas compared to the game that it is in the states.
Alex Garrido
on Jan 28th, 2009 - 8:04am
I really enjoyed the article. It was very interesting. I actually check this guy's site regularly cause I think is a good place for Hispanics (I am Honduran) to learn more about MLS
However, I don't think MLS will be a top league soon. Is gonna take many, many years. But I appreciete what he is doing
Adam Howell
on Jan 28th, 2009 - 8:32am
Wow! Awsome article. I think it is clear that Burgos gives some of the greatest insights into American soccer culture from a hispanic viewpoint. His reporting is excellent and his articles are not only entertaining, but more informative than most of the mainstream sports media. This man is one of the greatest up an comers of our time and I personally will be reading his bolg and enjoying his articles for a long time to come.
Phil Schoen
on Jan 28th, 2009 - 9:30am
Great read. Hope his enthusiasm and ideas are contagious!
Caitlin Cavanagh
on Jan 28th, 2009 - 3:02pm
Wow! this guy Burgos really knows what he's talking about! It's great to have such an energetic voice for the MLS!
on Jan 28th, 2009 - 10:09pm
I have had the privilege to become a friend of Jose Burgos in the last year or so. He is very passionate about soccer and life. He is a good man and I think you are able to see it in this article. Good job Jose! Never lose the dream - even if it is a little different than what you originally thought it was.
on Jan 30th, 2009 - 2:58pm
As an American who played college soccer and lived in S. America for 6 years, I agree wholeheartedly with Mr. Burgos' comments. Great article.
on Jan 30th, 2009 - 9:16pm
Burgos has unique vision and insight. This quote really hit home for me.
"Most of the sports here in America are dictated by the amount of points scored, but for us the beauty is in the journey. Sometimes it's even more inspiring to see how a goal was created." Great article.
Moose McDowell
on Feb 2nd, 2009 - 3:54pm
Great article. Your comments about MLS gaining the respect from Hispanics as well as the rest of the world certainly ring true for me. The level of play here is not bad at all and will grow at a very fast rate over the next decade.
What I don't agree on is that a melding of "world football culture" is necessary in any part for this league's success. American culture brings a new style of soccer that is entirely our own, for better or worse. Players and fans will flock to the league for this pluses and stay away because of the minuses, which is exactly what happens in Europe right now when, for example, a fan chooses Serie A over the EPL as their favorite league. American soccer can be both great and a unique individual in the world soccer landscape.
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on Mar 27th, 2009 - 12:18pm
Hey Jose!!!
This is Alex C. and Elaina from the Rebels!!! we think this is the most awesome thing ever. We have always loved u but never understood everything you went thru or all the stuff u said. Now we get the importance of focus and dedication and watching soccer. You are Da Bomb!!!! We are so insanely amazed at you and glad we have you as our trainer.
The Rebels <3 Jose Burgos!!!!!
on Mar 27th, 2009 - 3:50pm
Hey!!!!!!! Same thing that Elaina and Alex said!
You are the best trainer ever and our entire team owes you so much!!!! I have gotten so much better since I started playing with the Rebels and I hope even after high school starts we can all still play as a team in the fall!
on Mar 27th, 2009 - 5:18pm
Hey Jose!
this is alex L, from the rebels!
im just going to say that you are an amazing coach and thanks for mentioning us in your blog / story thing! haha.
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on January 22, 2013 @ 6:10 am (Updated: 6:25 am - 1/22/13 )The conventional wisdom is that people on the left loved the inaugural address, and people on the right found it ominous, with all that mention of equality.
And it's true, Mr. Obama's inaugural speech used the word "equal" or "equality" seven times; more than Reagan, both George Bushes, more than even Clinton, Johnson, Kennedy, and FDR.
I can understand why that might warm hearts on the left, and stop hearts on the right.
But he also used the word freedom seven times - a word cherished by the right. Which reminds us that we hear words differently based on who speaks them.
Like this line: "Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity."
I know that welcoming foreigners to this country seems like a liberal idea, but what he's saying is every immigrant who embraces American ideals makes our country ... how does that line go again?
Said George W. Bush, "And every immigrant, by embracing these ideals makes our country more, not less, American."
And Obama again, "For we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it."
I know it worries some people to hear Barack Obama referring to class differences.
But as George W. Bush said in 2001, "While many of our citizens prosper, others doubt the promise, even the justice of our own country."
We've heard it from the same podium before!
Mr. Obama also said, social programs like Medicare, and Medicaid, and Social Security - they don't sap our initiative; they strengthen us.
Which is a way of saying "How can we love our country and not love our countrymen?"
That was what Ronald Reagan said in 1981. "How can we love our country and not love our countrymen, and loving them, reach out a hand when they fall, heal them when they are sick, and provide opportunities to make them self-sufficient so they will be equal in fact and not just in theory?"
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Amazon.com Will Collect State Sales Tax in 2013
The Internet retailer said the collection would begin in time for next year's holiday shopping season.
Checking out at Amazon.com will be a little pricier starting next November.
Amazon.com and Patrick said they would work together to support a federal bill allowing individual states to collect sales tax in states where they have no physical location.
"I value the contributions large and small employers alike make to Massachusetts' economic vitality, and this agreement captures that," said Patrick, in a statement. "We are thankful Amazon was willing to come to the table and we will continue our conversations with them about creating jobs here. This agreement is a win for all sides, and I am pleased it promises to generate millions in long-term revenue for the commonwealth."
Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance Jay Gonzalez said while he's pleased with the progress, that to receive the full benefit of the taxes paid, the feds have to act.
"I appreciate Amazon's willingness to work with us to reach an agreement that will benefit both the commonwealth's businesses and Massachusetts taxpayers," said Gonzalez. "However, Massachusetts and other states will receive the majority of the revenue owed only when Congress passes federal legislation, and we encourage Congress to act."
Will this change how you shop online? Tell us in the comments.
Brian Northborough
12:29 am on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Congratulations! You elected them...you get to live with them! Tax us all! This is will obviously save the state from the fiscal perils we face without taxing online sales...Of course anyone savvy enough to shop online can find any one of 100 other sites to shop tax free...
Jim O'Connor
11:17 am on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Brian, It was MA retail businesses that pushed for this. Online purchases of tangible personal property have always been subject to tax. The only change is that Amazon will now be collecting the sales tax like any other Massachusetts "brick and mortar" retail store. I'm sure as a law abiding citizen you always declared and paid the tax (as part of your MA income tax return) on purchases of tangible personal property you brought into MA.
Jay Moore
4:14 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Thank you Jim for pointing out the facts. It is refreshing when people actually know what the law states and which lobbying groups pushed for a change. It is so easy to blame President Obama or the Governor. As the article notes, no change was made on the federal level and the proposed bill to make EBay and other online sites collect taxes has been kicking around since the Clinton era. If Brian wants to fuss, he should focus on the tax we all really hate: excise tax!
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Patrick needs to know it's not a "win for all sides". The taxpayers are the loosers.
Glad i didn't vote for this ass.
Allison F
9:41 am on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Good. This evens the playing field for local businesses.
10:59 am on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
more of a win for New Hampshire and Amazon's online competitors. People will shop where they can save the most.
Good grief!
11:59 am on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
How about lowering taxes to encourage more sales and stimulate trade, and learning to get by on what you have instead of spending your way into debt and bailing the state out by taxation? No, that will never happen. It is just too easy to increase taxes on the population when the state needs more money. If the number of voters getting government benefits exceeds the number of voters paying for them we will spiral into debt, and it will not improve.
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6:05 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Lowering taxes for everyone may be a good idea, but there's no conceivable reason we should be subsidizing a large out-of-state corporation at the expense of local businesses.
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Subsidizing? Even without the tax break, they consistently offer better deals with the convenience of shopping at home with free delivery. I just don't see this as a great boon to local businesses. And what "local businesses" are we really talking about? Target? Walmart? Best Buy? I'm not worried about any of them. Do you really think that more people will shop at small businesses like Tatnuck? People are not going to completely change their shopping habits. They will pay the same 6.25% whether via a local cashier or the click of a mouse.


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"I will try everything I can," said Massa, who qualified fifth ahead of Venezuelan driver Maldonado.
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Academics from Harvard University in the U.S. and the University of Bordeaux in France discovered that elderly people who had taken the drugs within the last 15 years were 50 percent more likely to get dementia.
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Published in the British Medical Journal, the study involved 1,063 men and women over the age of 65 for a period of 20 years in southwest France. None of the participants had previously suffered from dementia and no one was taking benzodiazepines.
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In a situation like this it is perfectly acceptable for the police to enter the residence; the phone call about the domestic disturbance provides exigent circumstances. The police acted under the suspicion of further potential harm to either the children or one of the spouses. They can't just take the word of the wife who is locked in a house with a man who may pose a threat to her and refuses to talk to the police. In a situation like this if the police were to leave without even talking face to face with the suspects and then the dispute led to a murder it would be a huge failure and the department would still be blamed for not stoping it.
The reality of policing is that the police can do what ever they want, warrant's do discourage police misconduct but they mainly serve to protect evidence which in this case is irrelevant. The police were responding to exigent circumstances, not seeking to search the house for evidence. The police know that they can't just bust down a door and search a house. By not complying the resident gave the police the lawful right to search the area incident to arrest.
Had the resident complied there would be little grounds for arrest, forced entry, or any search of the residence. That being said from what is visible in the video it doesn't appear that there was reason to tase the resident but as long as the officer can articulate his reasoning it's justifiable.
@leha, to get this straight is actually easy: if the police have suspicions about illegal activity, they obtain the warrant. This should have happened in Cleveland, and this should have happened in this case. However, the judge usually only issues the warrant when there's enough evidence for the entry. A single call is not nearly enough, i.e. in this case if the police followed the law, not only they wouldn't be able to enter without the warrant, but, assuming that the call was all they had, they wouldn't obtain the warrant as well - in which case they have to leave. In Cleveland, a single call wouldn't be enough either, but when the number of tips and suspicions accumulated, the warrant would be issued. This is how it's supposed to work in civilized society, and this is how it has been working for many decades in our country.
Not only the officers won't be charged with anything, but from the comments so far made by Parish, they will be rewarded. Contrary to numerous rulings of the Supreme Court, Parish claims that the call from 3rd party is already the exigent circumstance, and no warrant is required. I.e. all it takes for the police to break into your home, is somebody's word that violence _might_ be going on inside.
Note that the crime the occupants were arrested for was not anything related to the violence. It was obstruction, i.e. from the police's standpoint, not cooperating with their investigation (by not coming out or opening the door) is a crime by itself. Equally, the taser was used as punishment for non-compliance, i.e. for refusing to lay on the ground.
Don't you feel somewhat obliged, as a "journalist", to investigate and explain the overlap in the "most likely" and "least likely" lists; ie "surgeon" vs "doctor"?
Wow, what is going on there, I certainly hope those police get appropriate action against them for inappropriate behavior....fire them.....they work for us....
are we to be frightened of the people who are working to protect us.....at least are suppose to be....
Seems like police want it both ways: in this case, they had to enter because the safety of the parties inside demanded it. In the case of the three girls who were held captive for ten years, police were required to ignore the calls to help them, because they didn't have a warrant. I sure would like to get this straight...
We're always told that the taser is an alternative to deadly force: There was nothing in this even that warranted the use of firearms, so clearly it's not considered an alternative to deadly force by the police officers carrying it.
To Parish's "not to cooperate with law enforcement." comment, it sure seems to me that someone kicking down my door without a warrant or probable cause is not involved in law enforcement. Unless there were some amazing mitigating circumstances, I hope the officer who came through that door is charged with a felony that adequately captures violently breaking into an occupied home with the intent of harming the inhabitants.


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Thank you for allowing me to join your forum, and I hope to find ways I can to contribute, share and learn. I am 43 and have been privately doing large format photography in a manner that attempts to grow out of the early Aperture and general Weston/Adams/White/Caponigro tradition since 1990. Before that I used a smaller camera and inherited experience and equipment from my father who photographed 4x5 and 8x10 as a dedicated hobbyist, and learned under Fred Picker who I also communicated with. Four homes I have lived in had dedicated darkrooms built by my father or myself, but now I live married in a small condo and my Zone VI 8x10 enlarger 44" column sits under a tarp (very sad), but I do have an Epson 7800 in the bedroom which can make very good prints, if I had a place to store them (I don't.) So, for my latest project I came up with the idea of doing a book that at first goes through one of the short run printers available that use the HP Indigo line of presses. One I found allows (in theory) complete customization of the CMYK PDF file that you give them, thus allowing greater control of the color, tone and densities of the final product. I would love to communicate with anyone interested in this subject. I would also be interested in talking to people in my area who might benefit from my traditional darkroom equipment in a sharing or other capacity.
As for the rest of my background, briefly, in the mid-1990s I showed, defended and developed my work in an academic setting, obtaining an MFA degree from Hunter College in NY with the support of the late Mark Feldstein, who was a great LF shooter earlier in his career and one of the best printers I ever saw. I had some small post-graduate exhibitions, but moved into a photogaphy related career based on working inside a stock photo house in New York while I was still in school, where I stayed for 7 years. I then worked in a digital photography studio setting for several years as a retoucher, premedia and technical color specialist before moving on to perform similar duties for the music artists under contract with a major printing company for 8 years, where I still am today.
My current book project is purposely limited to the subject of spring progressing into summer in the Adirondack mountains, and is composed mostly of new work but flavored with some architecture and details dating back 30 years or so. The subject is also a metaphor, though, for how to see or transform nature and traditional work into "Fine Art" that may or may not be relevant today. Preparing photos digitally as compared to traditionally is an immense subject I could go on for hours about. The hard part is writing about photography and forcing oneself to make sacrifices that will finish a project that can go on too long. Thank you for your time, sorry for such a long opening post, and I hope to share my work with you in the future and if you think I can help you please drop me a line.


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The Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies offers a dual track B.A. degree in Philosophy & Religious Studies. We also offer minors in Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Ethics. We also have an interdisciplinary minor in Environmental Studies that would complement fields of study in Sociology, Anthropology, Criminal Justice and more. If you are interested in becoming one of our majors or minors, please come see Dr. Frederick Downing, our Department Head, 2009 Georgia Author of the Year Award winner in Creative Non-Fiction, Biography for his book on Elie Wiesel.
What can a Philosophy & Religious Studies degree can do for you? Well, there are several important skills this degree provides that will help you in your career, such as: critical and objective thinking, clear and effective writing skills, the ability to present a convincing case, organizational & analytical skills, and political awareness. Please see what some of our alumni are doing with their degrees. We also provide some helpful links that entail careers and other related topics that could be beneficial for you.
How do I get involved with students in this major? There are plenty of ways to get involved with other Philosophy & Religious Studies majors. The Philosophy & Religious Studies Club along with their faculty advisor Dr. Lily Vuong has weekly meetings and host many events throughout the academic year. Students in any major with a 3.0 or higher who have taken two or more Philosophy and/or Religious Studies courses are invited to join Phi Sigma Tau, an honor society. Our Senior Capstone Symposium is the major annual event that occurs every Spring Semester. The Symposium is a presentation of students' semester-long work and their final papers. Check out some of our photos from the 2009 Symposium. Please take a moment to view Dr. Christine James' site and Dr. Ari Santas' site.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Classic Dresser right here kids. The 90's pro shred of Silence and EVOL fame once graced the cover of Transworld jumping over a massive stump that looked a little like this.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Young CAPiTA ripper Jacob Krugmire won himself a cool G and 4th place at the final stop of Volcom's PBRJ at Mammoth this past weekend.
The future is now!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
A visit to our lair. Via Snowboard Mag interweb:
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Sales/design meeting in Skytucky. Some fun and productive days in the spring slush at Steven's Pass, and around the bum fire. Axe wounds, good food, party Tosh, fast snow, slow snow, juicy lucys, pasta, testing news shreds,beers, hi fives...and so on..good times!
Our crew devours everything.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Herr Sebastien Muller has been tickling the spring snows in the Czech Republic....get some, ost-eees!
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Enjoy the spring shred while you can, wherever you are.
Monday, March 29, 2010
It's the place to be right now, it seems. Phil Jacques was just in Anchorage, filming with TWS. Scott Stevens is there for a few more days, with Think Thank. Dustin's on his way up there with Grenade. Cocard en route to meet up with Airblasters. Brisse - also on his way soon, with Absinthe. & Hadar's heading up in a week or so! Yowsa. Lots of snow still up in the mountains (be careful!), and in the towns. Get some, AK style...!


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KTAB Going Green: Energy Savings
By: Nance Burgin
Updated: January 28, 2011
One way to save is turning the thermostat 10-15 degrees warmer (or colder) than normal while away from home. This will ensure that the AC/Heating unit does not run constantly while no one is home. Also, a programmable thermostat is a great investment. You are able to set the temperatures you desire for energy saving during the day and comfort when you are home.
Another key to making sure your unit runs properly is changing the filter. Filters need to be changed at least once a month, maybe more depending on your location.


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Woes of the City of Pacific | Guest op
December 19, 2012 · Updated 6:19 PM
By Gary Hulsey
For the Auburn Reporter
I have been reticent too long.
The problems the City of Pacific is facing are the results of the actions and omissions of one individual. A would-be tyrant who has no respect for city ordinances or state and federal laws. An individual who procrastinates and intimidates. His antics, stalls and bullying have caused department heads and other key employees who were not fired by this individual to leave because of hostile working conditions.
This same individual touts the cleansing of corruption, but has yet to identify any corruption within the City. The claims that have been filed against our City are the result of this individual's actions and omissions, and that is why our insurance carrier is canceling our City's coverage.
This individual is incapable of accepting responsibility for his actions and tries to blame the City Council, the city attorney, the committee for his recall and anyone he sees as an impediment to his tyranny. This individual has introduced problems and cronyism to our City at an unprecedented level.
There is a glimmer of hope, however. City Council members have been working on alternative solutions to the insurance dilemma. We have contacted other carriers and there exists the possibility that we, as a City, may be able to secure insurance from a different provider. It will be expensive though, but will, if we are successful, provide coverage so that we can remain a viable city.
There is another possibility that has yet to be considered. So far the options considered to the lack of insurance coverage have been: A, disincorporation of the City; and B, annexation to the City of Auburn. In my opinion, neither is acceptable.
Property taxes will go up. Services to our citizens, such as water quality and police protection, will decline, if not be altogether nonexistent. Crime will increase and our property values will decrease.
In the event that we cannot secure insurance coverage, we should consider the possibility of a change in form of government, which would require a vote by the citizens. This change would be from a mayor/City Council form of government to a City Council/City manager form of government. The City Council would then hire a City manager who would manage Pacific and be accountable to the City Council, which would set City policy and approve the budget very much as it does now. The mayor would not be elected as there would no longer this position.
As our current insurance provider has stated, they will cancel our coverage unless the mayor resigns or is otherwise out of office. This would accomplish that end. If we must send a ballot to the voters, this needs to be an option.
I pray that our city can soon return to some sense of sanity.
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Eurener, based on criteria of efficiency and accountability, extended the certificate "ICIM Factory Inspection", which previously covered up to 230 Wp power to all PV modules reaching 250 Wp. This testifies its European manufacturing at company's factories in Spain and Portugal providing a distinctive of excellence and quality. Thus it is proved that Eurener PV modules come from the European Union.
With this certificate Eurener meets the requirements of the Italian Quinto Conto Energia. It is a 10% additional premium for the sale of electricity produced by photovoltaic panels manufactured in Europe.
The manufacturer, which produces modules that reach 250 Wp, enclose the certification of each one with a distinctive identifying its origin in order to end customers get the highest performance in the PV installation where they will be set up. From now, the modules are labeled with the "Factory Inspection ICIM," the place of manufacture and the "Made in Europe" mark.


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Black Tabby Cat
Binds when used
Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion.
Yawns, sits, and lies down.
Pit-pattering footsteps; vocalizations (on-click)
Chased by Stinker.
This pet was formerly known as 'Maine Coon'. Prior to The Shattering, this pet could only be looted by horde as they dropped from the Dalaran Spellscribe, a rare mob that was friendly to alliance. Horde also had a chance of obtaining it from a Dalaran Shield Guard, Dalaran Theurgist, and Dalaran Summoner in the Alterac Mountains. These mobs have since been removed.
After Patch 4.0.3, the Black Tabby was relocated to Hillsbrad Foothills as a zone drop, making it more accessible for alliance.
If Stinker the skunk is nearby, he will fall in love with the Black Tabby and chase it around.
Finally found this cute little kitty after several hours of farming. Farmed Murlocs for 2 hours with no luck, then decided to farm the wild horses between Tarren Mill and Durnholde Keep down at the river. Dropped from the 3rd Wild Horse I killed.
Got him! Farming for about 15 minutes when the server shutdown started 15 minute countdown. Was going to stop and thought ...just a couple more, and then there it was. Wild horse near the river.
Farming 1 min ....in AH....60 g :))))
Just found this on the AH for 160g so, of course, I bought it straight away no more killing the horses for me :)
Oh my lord is all I can say about this grind..My rarity addon said 15:42 hours and 9987 mobs killed with percentage 84% however before I got that addon I already had 3500 on killtrack.
Anyway my main mobs were murlocs and gnolls and I would swing around to look for the 8 horse pack. On way back to the gnolls I said to there is a lonely horse grazing,swoop down and killed And BANG thing popped up: found cat carrier. I immediately learned and upgraded to rare...god he deserves it
so annoying that they've stopped the instant respawn for the wild horses.. as if this damned cat wasnt hard enough to get! Oh, well, 4700 loots and no cat so back to the beach and killing murlocs for me :(
If you intend to use wild horses for this, be aware that as of patch 5.1 the spawnrate for the horses is 5+ min between respawns.
The average that I noted was around the 7 minute mark. Early days so others might get a more accurate timing, but in any case it is no longer instant respawn as it has been in the past.
Catbalu: 9000+ kills no cat. Not happy, not happy at all.
I started killing bears by Azureload mines for the Infested Bear Cub. This cat dropped on 2nd bear kill. >.< Only uncommon though. :P
After weeks of farming for this cat, I finally looked on the AH.
And there it was, a lvl 7 black tabby, for only 1,000 gold.
So of course I bought it :D
Found it yesterday in the AH for only 350g!
I though i would never get this one....I suggest to check often the AH, insted of farming it!
after 18,000 kills then quiting it for several months i came back only to find horses are no longer instant respawns :( ...
Never mind though, just found it on ah for 1.4k :D
Farewell Hillsbrad.
Never give up! Your kitty might just be on your next loot!
I notice Warcraft Pets updated this pet from droprate 1-1000 to 1-8000 :/
I talk to GM who say... "The kitty is indeed very rare and hard to get. But still obtainable"
Well, AH? Nope, more fun to get i by my self ;)
1 thing i know for sure, never to give up, next kill i am sure i get it ;
FINALY, after 14 hour, 14 201 kill it drop (Rarity 94.16%) :))
A black tabby makes an excellent pet for a rogue — they share many of the same traits: stealth, flexibility, agility, an appetite for small rodents... wait... scratch that last one. Unless perhaps you're a worgen rogue.


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Have you wondered what the iPhone 6 would look like? People have been talking about the new concepts of the iPhone 6 which they say will have a larger display and a slimmer body. While these are just rumors it is still a believable look for the future of iPhone. Consumers are eagerly waiting for the iPhone 6 even though all of them are aware that there wont be a major redesign until 2014. The iPhone 5S has been planned to be launched during the late summer of this year which would have a design that is more or less similar to the iPhone 5.
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We are pleased to share with you a selection of President Moore's speeches and publications from select events including convocations, commencements, lectures, and academic events.
Honorary Degree RemarksJune 12, 2011 Joe Moore receives an honorary degree from the State University of New York. The Education Achievement Gap, Technology and Neuroscience: A Review of Recent ReadingsJanuary 21, 2010 A presentation at Faculty Development Day, summarizing some of the key points, connections and challenges from seven recent books. Arts Education Partnership Forum October 2, 2009 President Moore welcomes forum participants and shares some thoughts about arts in society, and the arts at Lesley. Mass. Education Conference on Mathematics September 30, 2009 A brief welcome to conference attendees, along with some opinionated statements about math and social inequality. Lesley Centennial Academic Convocation Welcome September 17, 2009 Formal remarks at the Centennial Convocation. Nancy Carlsson-Paige Book Launch April 2, 2008 Brief remarks about childhood, memory, and Professor Carlsson-Paige. MFA in Creative Writing, Graduation Recognition CeremonyJanuary 12, 2008 Brief remarks congratulating the MFA in Creative Writing graduates.
MFA in Visual Arts, Graduation Recognition CeremonyJanuary 12, 2008 Brief remarks congratulating the MFA in Visual Arts graduates. Early Childhood Institute Welcome January 10, 2008 Brief welcoming remarks to participants in the Institute with some data points and perspective about how children pay the price for our income, employment, and health care gaps. The 50 Percent State(s) November 26, 2007 This presentation describes the various levels of educational attainment in the New England states and proposes a regional online collaborative to make higher education more accessible, with more quantity and quality, to adult learners in New England. Opening Address September 4, 2007 Initial address to the Lesley University community at the start of the 2007-2008 academic year. Lifelong Learners Knocking at the DoorACE Annual Conference, February 12, 2007 A presentation describing specific challenges for adult learners, and how higher education creates barriers for adult learners. Making Connections: Distance Learning and Adult Learning CDL Regional Conference, June 10, 2006 A paper presented at SUNY Empire State College about the relationship of adult learning and distance learning.
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Central America Tours
- Ometepe Island (Nicaragua)
- Bay Islands (Honduras)
- Antigua (Guatemala)
- Bocas del Toro (Panama)
- Lake Atitlan/Panajachel (Guatemala)
- Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave (Belize)
- Havana (Cuba)
- Tikal (Guatemala)
- Palenque (Mexico)
- Playa Hermosa (Costa Rica)
Diversity. The word sums up Central America travel. So geographically close to the frenzy of North America, yet a million miles away in culture and lifestyle, this small area changes colours as quickly as a chameleon. Each country is so different that a simple border crossing will bring a whole new mix of surprises and cultural experiences. If beach life and water activities are your thing then a Central America tour is perfect for you. Snorkeling, sailing, SCUBA diving, surfing, parasailing, swimming and windsurfing are all possible in virtually any Central American country. For history and culture buffs the archaeological ruins of Tikal in Guatemala or Copan in Honduras are fascinating reminders of the ancient Mayan civilization. Whether you have just a week or a full month to travel, Central America has something for you.
Guanacaste Beach Break (TCRGBN)
Ankles sore from too many bungee jumps and volcano treks? Maybe it's time to stop and smell the Frangipani. Costa Rica specializes in adventure but this beach break is all about relaxing and recharging in style. Let us take care of transportation and the hotel, you just focus on taking it easy. Guanacaste is an eternity away from crowded trails or city streets, so melt into that deck chair poolside, grab a drink from the bar and maybe—but only if you're up to it—contemplate the sun melting into the sea.
Highlights: Marvelling at breathtaking sunsets over the Pacific Ocean, Strolling along the beach and taking time to relax.
Costa Rica Kayaking Adventure (CRKA)
Glide straight into the core of the Costa Rican experience when you hit two of Costa Rica's hot spots in a kayak. Beginners and more experienced kayakers are welcome—for the nature lover, the scenery's the point, not the sweat! Cruise through the canals of Tortuguero in search of monkeys and sloths, and then get really wild at Lake Arenal, the centre of adventure sports like paddleboarding. Experience lush greenery and Caribbean flavour from a whole different level when you kayak Costa Rica.
Highlights: Glide through the canals of Tortuguero by kayak, search for wildlife in the dense green forest canopy, view the beautiful vistas from your kayak on Lake Arenal, try your hand at stand-up paddleboarding
Local Living Costa Rica: Caribbean Coast (CRCL)
Break out of the ordinary and spend a week on the truly magnificent Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Your house in Punta Uva, which you'll share with a small group of other like-minded travellers, connects to a white sand beach and is in a pristine wilderness region teeming with exotic animals and the nesting grounds of sea turtles. With a CEO there offering local tips, you're free to craft a dream trip. A week is enough time to get settled—the danger is you may never want to leave.
Highlights: Sharing a rental property with optional day trips and activities, making new friends in your gorgeous Caribbean home, searching for wildlife in Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge, grabbing an included bicycle and cruising into town, chilling on picturesque beaches, sampling Caribbean food, dancing to reggae beats.
- Trip Style:
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- Trip Type:
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- Service Level:
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Trip | Length | Style | Service Level | Starting Price |
Guanacaste Beach Break (TCRGBN) | 4 days | Classic | Standard |
Costa Rica Kayaking Adventure (CRKA) | 9 days | Active | Standard |
Local Living Costa Rica: Caribbean Coast (CRCL) | 8 days | Local Living | Standard |