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Tremendous Tirades 4.06.13: Dragon Gate USA Open The Ultimate Gate 2013 iPPV
Posted by
Larry Csonka
on 04.07.2013
Johnny Gargano remains champion; morals optional…
It's the road to WrestleMania, and with that being the case, I have dusted off the old Tremendous Tirades name for new alternate recap to the main shows that will air each week (Raw, Impact and Smackdown). This will not be another traditional recap, but instead it will be a mash up of the Rs, Instant Analysis and my usual Twitter ramblings I would do during the shows; completely uncensored and as the ideas flow unfiltered to the old keyboard.
Today we shall look at the Dragon Gate USA Open The Ultimate Gate 2013 iPPV, headlined by the Open The Freedom Gate Title Match, featuring Johnny Gargano defending against Shingo. Lets hope for good iPPV vibes tonight.
The event takes place at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, NJ
The show started at 8:24PM ET, which was late, but it was due to the previous event at the arena running long.
Rich Swann kicked off the show, singing his WrestleCon cover of "All Night Long". You couldn't understand shit though because the audio was horrendous.
Brian Kendrick vs. Rich Swann
: And we're off to a great start early in the match as we are having iPPV issues with the feed. You'd get about 5-10 seconds of action, freeze for about the same amount of time, and then back to action for a bit before more freezing. I do love the people trying to say it's not the company's fault, and that it is shitty Internet at the building. Um, maybe, just maybe that shit could have been tested ahead of time. So they stopped the stream and restarted it during the match, and I am being asked to be patient. Sorry, I paid to see a show, not a frozen image. So we had the match finally come back. The early part, from what I could tell, was some back and forth wrestling, and when we got back, the pace had picked up, with Swann hitting a dive to the floor. Swann kept the pace up and got two really good near falls off of the ace crusher and then the frog splash. Nice home stretch of counters and near falls, and the finish was Swann counter sliced bread and hit the lights out (trouble in paradise) for the win. What I saw was fun, but no rating for now because I didn't see the full match. Kendrick continues to be fun in EVOLVE and DGUSA.
Match Rating
: n/a
After the match, Chuck Taylor hit the ring and cut a promo, calling Kendrick a hypocrite for saying that the Gentlemen's Club are wasting their talent, considering Kendrick pissed away all of his in the big time and is now back with DGUSA. Kendrick said Taylor would find out what he is all about tomorrow. Taylor then put over last year's Chuck Taylor invitational, and then called out the competitors for the Six Way Freestyle match.
Six Way Freestyle: Chuck Taylor vs. Arik Cannon vs. Jigsaw vs. Tony Nese vs. Fire Ant vs. Shane Strickland
: First pin wins the match, and this is supposed to be a wild style match. I always like when some of the other CHIKARA guys like Jigsaw and Fire Ant get a chance to work DGUSA, because they always seem to deliver fun matches. They were having a fun match, and they built to the big spot where everyone does dives, but Strickland screwed the pooch twice and killed the momentum. Thankfully they were able to recover from that, and went into a revolving door spot of clotheslines, cross body spots and superkicks to get the crowd back. Really fn finish as Strickland hit the reverse RANA on Cannon, but that left him set for Nese to hit the 450 on him and that was all it took for Nese to snag the victory. Your enjoyment of the match will vary, this isn't meant to be a traditional style wrestling match, it is supposed to be that exhibition style, essentially a well choreographed spotfest, and there is nothing wrong with doing those from time to time, as long as the whole card isn't like that. I thought it was rather great, and showcased a lot of talent. Nese winning plays well off of last night, where it was announced he signed with WWNLive.
Match Rating
: ***¾
Derek Ryze vs. Scot Reed w/Larry Dallas and Trina
: And nothing kills the momentum of an iPPV more than Larry Dallas and the Scene. These guys are the definition of go away heat. But don't tell Larry Dallas that, he's been to Japan and he'll let you know about it, just ask him. Ryze got some run, but Reed destroyed him rather easily. Comedown match, it was what it was.
Match Rating
: *
Caleb Konley hit the ring, and old off Larry Dallas. He said the Scene crap was for losers, and they have been stuck doing it for two years. They are sick of the lies, and he says they are out. Reed attacks him and they brawl. Konley clears out Reed, and goes to attack Dallas. Marti Belle hits the ring and Konley allows her to beat his ass. Konley then hits a driver and Konley parts ways from the Scene. The crowd went mild, even when Dallas got his ass beat, because they give no fucks.
Jon Davis vs. Trent?
: Samuray Del Sol was Davis' original opponent, but due to an injury was pulled from tonight's show. The former Trent Baretta is the replacement. Speaking of the crowd going mild, Jon Davis kids, a man nobody would give a single fuck too is their own lives depended on it. The crowd started off hot tonight, but has really tapered off. Trent's in great shape, and has been getting good reviews for his work since leaving WWE. This match looks like John Morrison battling Tank Abbot; make of that what you will. Man, the crowd has turned into the EVOLVE crowd from yesterday. Seriously, they do not care. Trent worked hard, and I get that there may have been disappointment due to Del Sol being out, but I also feel that Davis is becoming a liability to EVOLVE and DGUSA. His big push failed, and people just do not respond to the guy, and the general lack of response and people caring is just not good for the product. To further piss off the audience, Davis got disqualified for the second day in a row. He then murdered the ref like yesterday and hit three seconds around the world on Trent. He cut a promo on the audience, saying he doesn't care, and then discussed the DQ and said that he has nothing to lose. He then challenged anyone in the back, noting that he would take out the fan's superhero. The crowd chanted for Super Dragon, Hulk Hogan and others, and Davis blew it off and said he would kill both of them. He then left. Yup. I get that they are trying to tell a story with Davis, but this fell flat as hell.
Match Rating
: **
The Super Smash Brothers vs. EITA & CIMA's Secret Weapon (Tomahawk TT)
: As many predicted, Tomahawk TT was CIMA's secret weapon. Most felt that he would be the man since he has been working in Mexico, and could easily be brought in. Early on they did some comedy, which you expect with the SSB, but they also had some timing issues, and it was a bit of a rough start. Things started to come together though as the match went on and the pace picked up. They ran a sick near fall when EITA and Tomahawk hit a doomsday lung blower for a crazy near fall. EITA and Tomahawk countered the fatality, EITA wiped out Dos with a SWEET moonsault to the floor while Tomahawk hit a falcon arrow variation for the win. Hot finish and they recovered well from the rough beginning. If that was a bit tighter, this could have been one of the very best matches of the weekend. Still, it was very enjoyable and this was a really good debut as a team for EITA and Tomahawk, and they were the right team as far as the winners go, due to them being booked in tomorrow's big six man main event.
Match Rating
: ***¾
Akira Tozawa w/Christina Von Eerie vs. Ricochet
: This was one of the matches I was really looking forward too. Both guys are great and tend to deliver big time when I get to see them. They did the expected quick start, easily getting the crowd into things and setting the pace for the early portion of the match. Christina Von Eerie got involved at one point, laying the books to Ricochet on the floor and also hitting a suplex, allowing Tozowa to fully take control of things. Near the finish they did a sweet spot where Tozowa hit a Saito suplex, but Ricochet popped up and landed a kick to the head, which led to both guys being down. They then brawled a bit, and Tozowa about killed Ricochet with a German suplex while both were standing on the ring apron. That was followed with what could have been a great finish, as Tozowa did the electric chair into a German and then hit a dead lift German for a near fall. Things kept building, Ricochet countered the dead lift German, hit the back slide driver and then a swank 630 to pick up the hard fought victory. This was a match filled with amazing work and sweet back and forth action, and the crowd got hotter as the match went on. One of the top matches of the weekend thus far.
Match Rating
: ****½
Intermission time.
Sami Callihan vs. Uhaa Nation
: This is something like Callihan's 7th match of the weekend. Dude is earning his money for sure. They worked a different style, which is good coming off of the Tozowa vs. Ricochet match. More deliberate, hard-hitting style. Sami got a near finish with the stretch muffler, but Nation was able to counter with a roll up. Sami worked on the knee of Nation, which they have well documented he is coming back from a serious injury. There was lots of work on the knee by Sami, with Nation battling back with a slingshot powerbomb for a great near fall. Nation finally scored the win with a press slam, standing moonsault and then standing SSP combo. The match didn't really do much for me, and the crowd seemed out of it for one reason or another. Not bad, but I had trouble getting into it at times.
Match Rating
: **¾
Open The United Gate Tag Team Title Match: CIMA & AR Fox defend vs. The Young Bucks
: I know that a lot of people don't like the Young Bucks, but these dudes are simply entertaining. Early fun with the superkicks and then back rakes, including Matt Jackson doing a cartwheel, back hand spring, and then doing a back rake to a "this is awesome" chant for fun. The early portion of the match featured the Bucks in control, keeping Fox isolated and frustrating CIMA. After working over Fox for some time, CIMA finally got the hot tag and ran wild, but the crowd didn't react like you'd think for it. The champs ran wild, including the iconoclasm and senton combo, but the Bucks survived. They then did a sweet series of superkicks, counters and such that led to all four men being down. Insane spike tombstone by the Bucks for a near fall on Fox, but CIMA barely made the save. The champs looked to score the big win after Lo Mien Pain and the double knees from CIMA, but again the save was just barely made. The Bucks got a low blow on CIMA, and then got more bang for your buck on Fox to score the victory and the titles. Booking wise this was expected. Fox won the EVOVLE title, the Bucks win here, which will likely lead to Gargano retaining later, and CIMA winning the six man tomorrow to get his title shot at the anniversary show. So in that regard, things seem to be falling in place nicely. This was very similar to the SSB match, where the beginning was a little down and the crowd was out of it. The action picked up, they worked really hard, and by the end they got the crowd back and delivered a strong finish. It was really good and a they get the show back on track after the Nation-Callihan match.
Match Rating
: ***¾
Open The Freedom Gate Title Match: Johnny Gargano defends vs. Shingo
: Shingo is returning to DGUSA after a two-year absence. Gargano has been the Open The Freedom Gate champion for over 500 days at this time. The early story of the match was Gargano trying to overcome the strength and striking of Shingo. They had good back and forth and Gargano finally got the real advantage when they went to the floor for an extended segment. Gargano was rolling, but Shingo caught him on the run and destroyed him with a death valley driver on the concrete. This played well as a few moments later they did a really good near fall spot where Gargano avoided the DVD, countered, but then got caught for the close call. They did the big striking exchange, leading to the Gargano escape, but Shingo made the ropes. Gargano would escape the last falconry, and get a RANA off the top, leading to a lawn dart, but Shingo was able to survive. They again did a crazy striking exchange, and really got the crowd back into things and they were simply beating the piss out of each other until Shingo hit the bomber and both men were down. Shingo then hit the last falconry for an insane near fall as at 12:02AM the crowd went wild. Gargano struggled to his feet, countered made in Japan and hit the Hurts Don't It for another near fall. He then locked in the Gargano escape mid-ring, but Shingo again managed to get the ropes and survive. Shingo came back again and hit a dead lift made in Japan for yet another great near fall, followed by the bomber for another near fall. The crowd is getting louder on each near fall. They teased a ref bump and Shingo got made in Japan again and yet again Gargano survived. Crowd is standing here, they were battling and Gargano accidentally hit the ref with a back elbow. Gargano then low kicked Shingo and superkicked him, and then grabbed tape-string from his tights and choked out Shingo. He then locked in the Gargano escape and scored the submission victory. Commentary put over that Gargano had treated being champion with respect, only to win that way.
The crowd shit on the finish, with those in attendance noting on Twitter that they felt they ruined the show with it. I won't go that far, but I wasn't exactly a fan of a finish like that after a match that was honestly feeling pretty epic, because it did take away from the work. It is very questionable when you consider that DGUSA doesn't play by the usual face-heel dynamic rules, and just books as things go along and work out organically. I am willing to see where it goes, but it did take away from the match for me.
Match Rating
: ****½
Post match, Gargano grabbed the mic and asked if the crowd enjoyed the show. He said it was an honor to perform here, and he thanks them for their love and treating him as a hero. He hopes everyone had a good time and says he loves everyone there.
The Tirade
Overall a very good show from DGUSA. Whether you're a fan of the main event finish or not, the one thing is that they had people talking and no one expected it. The main event, along with Akira Tozawa vs. Riccochet were tremendous matches; and there was a lot of other good stuff as well including the Bucks vs. CIMA and FOX, Super Smash Brothers vs. EITA & Tomahawk TT and the six man bout. Overall this was the best show of the weekend (as of early Sunday morning) and they return tomorrow and will have to try and follow up on this.
The notable down parts were generally short, and didn't really hurt the show all that much. The great wrestling is what people were buying the show for, and they got it. This show had a ton of hype going in, and I feel that it delivered.
Show Rating:
As a reminder, I will be going by the 411 scale…
0 - 0.9:
1 - 1.9:
Extremely Horrendous
2 - 2.9:
Very Bad
3 - 3.9:
4 - 4.9:
5 - 5.9:
Not So Good
6 - 6.9:
7 - 7.9:
8 - 8.9:
Very Good
9 - 9.9:
Virtually Perfect
As a reminder, this is not a basic "how good was the show" number like a TV show, as I have always felt that a PPV is very different from a regular show. I have always judged PPV on how they built to a match, the match quality, crowd reactions to matches and angles, the overall booking, how the PPV leads into the future, PPV price and so on and so forth. I have added this in here for an explanation since so many have asked, and I have previously discussed it on podcasts. I understand that this may seem different, but that is how I grade. Obviously your criteria may be different.
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San Francisco 49er's linebacker Ahmad Brooks is in trouble with the authorities, after an arrest warrant was released earlier this week. The 29-year-old has been accused of hitting team-mate Lamar Divens with a beer bottle three times, punching him and threatening to get a gun.
Those interested in sports betting at Betfair will have the 49er's as a contender for the 2013 crown, however only if the team get their preparation sorted and can gel as a team. Brooks and Divens' disagreement threatens to derail the pair's relationship off the field, which could have an adverse impact on it.
It is believed that an arrest warrant was released, only to be retracted. Assistant District Attorney Karyn Sinunu-Towery has revealed that the authorities are evaluating the case.
"We haven't had time to look at everything we have and make a fair assessment of what went wrong here," she said.
It is believed, according to police reports, that the pair were drinking in a bar on June 8, before returning to Brooks' house. Both were intoxicated, and it is thought that Divens tried to play a trick on his team-mate, by pretending to throw Brooks' keys into the grass. Despite the fact that Divens did not actually do it, an intoxicated Brooks took exception and attacked Divens with a beer bottle repeatedly.
On first sight it appears that a drunken misunderstanding is the cause for the incident, however it has also been suggested that Divens has been left with a three-inch cut on his forehead.
The 49er's fans and coaching team will hope the latest scandal just blows under the carpet, and will not impact on the side's training camp ahead of the new season.
Brooks has become an important player according to sports websites - he started every regular-season game last season, finishing with 46 tackles, 6.5 sacks, an interception and two forced fumbles.


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Pricing with frictions
AbstractThe authors analyze markets where each of n buyers wants to buy one unit and each of m sellers wants to sell one or more units of an indivisible good. Sellers first set prices, then buyers choose which sellers to visit. There are equilibria where each buyer visits sellers at random and faces a positive probability of rationing when too many other buyers show up at the same location. The authors solve for equilibrium prices and other variables as functions of n and m, compare the outcome to the predictions of other models, and derive some limiting results as the economy gets large. The authors also discuss the impact of changes in capacity and show that the effects of an increase in supply can be very different depending on whether it occurs along the intensive or the extensive margin (a change in the number of units of output per seller or in the number of sellers). Among other things, this last result suggests that the standard matching function in the equilibrium search literature is misspecified. On the basis of this interpretation, the authors propose that the observed outward shift in the Beveridge curve may be explained by a shift in the firm-size distribution.
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In his post game press conference Mike Tomlin said what he has said all year after a loss. It is a message I would like the members of Steeler Nation to take to heart. Here is the comment of the post-game press conference. From Steelers.com
General: "Really, not a lot to say. I'd like to extend congratulations to the Denver Broncos, their staff and players. They played a good football game, of course, and did the job and won. They persevered. I'm proud of our guys and the way they fought but, obviously, we're not in it for the moral victories, it wasn't enough. They made the significant plays tonight, particularly the chunks that allowed them to win. We accept responsibility for that like we have through many, many legs of this journey this year. But we fell short."
On the impact of the Pittsburgh injuries
"You know better than that. We don't live in that world. We don't make excuses in regards to injuries. The guys we put on the field were capable of doing the job and the reason we didn't do the job is because we didn't perform. We didn't perform well enough from a coaching standpoint and from a player standpoint."
On how much QB Ben Roethlisberger's injury affected his performance
"Not significantly. It won't be enough to be an excuse, that's for sure."
I found myself beginning to start to blame the injuries, beginning to call out the referees, and playing the "what if game", but that not how our coach sees it and its not how our team wants it. So I won't make excuses and I hope you won't as well. Let's continue what this site is about proving the Pittsburgh Steelers have one of the classiest fan bases in the NFL.
Congratulations to the Denver Broncos. Do me a favor and beat the Patriots and Tom Brady. Love when they go 1 and Done. Hopefully Houston beats the Ravens as well that would help ease the disgusting feeling I have over how this game ended.
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Buffalo Bills rookie wide receiver T.J. Graham sat down with SB Nation's Dan Rubenstein at the NFLPA Rookie Premiere to talk about his future as the wide receiver opposite Stevie Johnson catching passes from Ryan Fitzpatrick. Graham -- who's every bit as eloquent and engaging as celebrated rookie Robert Griffin III -- revealed that he hasn't found a place to live or a car to drive around Buffalo quite yet.
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Tuesday Sep 02, 2014 | 5:38 am
Big series (for Yankees); Castillo added to Sea Dogs playoff roster
When the Red Sox schedule is released, you always look to see where the Yankees series' are. Boston visit the Bronx for a three-game set today through Thursday. These are important games (for the Yankees). New York (70-65) is tied for fourth place with Cleveland in the Wild Card standings, four games back. The Red Sox? They're 60-77, tied with Minnesota for the fifth-worst record in baseball. Joe Kelly goes […]CONTINUE READING
Monday Sep 01, 2014 | 7:20 am
Rare Buchholz dominance in East; Betts; Owens; the other Miller
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Sunday Aug 31, 2014 | 9:44 am
Almanzar traded; Haley on again
When Michael Almanzar came out of the Sea Dogs game Saturday night, it was not that unusual. Almanzar has been in out of the lineup with various ailments, usually the result of being hit by a pitch (shoulder, hand, etc.). But this time there was a different reason. Almanzar and Red Sox infielder/outfielder Kelly Johnson were traded to Baltimore for infielder/outfielder Jemile Weeks and minor league infielder Ivan De Jesus. […]Continue Reading
Friday Aug 29, 2014 | 8:29 am
Red Sox careful about Johnson; Ranaudo starts; Dogs close
The Cleveland Indians once had a prized pitching prospect named Adam Miller, who threw only 70 innings in 2005 because of an elbow strain. In 2006, he pitched 166 2/3 innings for Double-A Akron and was scheduled for the deciding Game 5 of the Eastern League championship series, against the Portland Sea Dogs. But Cleveland said no. Miller was scratched before the game (which Portland won 8-5), worried that he […]Continue Reading
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Tuesday Aug 26, 2014 | 10:47 am
Ranaudo Pitcher of the Year again; Dogs rolling with arms
Anthony Ranaudo picked up his second Pitcher of the Year award, this time from the International League, where he was 14-4 with a 2.61 ERA for Pawtucket. Ranaudo won the Easter League award last year while with the Portland Sea Dogs. Ranaudo's Pawtucket teammate, Matt Barnes, kept up his good run with 7 1/3 innings on Monday: 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K. Barnes (8-8, 3.80) has a […]Continue Reading
Monday Aug 25, 2014 | 6:10 am
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Sunday Aug 24, 2014 | 7:23 am
Red Sox OF surplus; Johnson's 1-hitter; Sea Dogs best ever?
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Tuesday Aug 19, 2014 | 9:04 am
Is Betts the future center fielder?
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Thursday 5/9/13
Thirsty Thursday can't be everyday. That's the bad news. The good news is, it is today! Woo! We also have some other good news, and that is we brought in the very talented Mark Long to guest host while Kevin is hooker-ing it up in Panama. You might remember Mark fromRoad Rules, but he's been keeping very busy since then, and we're super glad to have him in the Mini Mansion with us today. Let's recap the show quickly, and then commence to drinkin'.
We kicked off the show by continuing to celebrate the clitoris! It is International Celebrate the/your Clitoris Week, and as such, we had some more interesting facts for you. Were you aware that the clitoris is the only human organ designed only for pleasure? Oooh. Or that the average length is half an inch, and the longest ever was twelve inches?? Wow-ee!
Following that, we talked to Mr. Skin on the phone, who gave us the Mr. Skin Minute, and told us what to watch out for on screens both big and small. For instance, some fantastic old school Blu-Rays came out this week, such as "An Officer and a Gentleman," and "The Grifters." Check out his website for more (way more) information (and pictures!).
Next, we brought in Jenn Sterger and Suzy McCoppin from the theatrical show "Pieces (of Ass)," to talk about the show's tenth anniversary run here in LA, and what has kept it the #1 off-broadway show in both NY and LA for so long. If you're saying, 'Theater? That's not my style, dig?', well first we'd say that you talk an awful lot like a 1970′s pimp, but also that the show features many beautiful ladies talking about what it means to be them. So you should probably check it out.
Finally, it wouldn't be the Playboy Morning Show without a handful of beautiful women. We brought in Annette (who's our Cyber Girl of the Month), Hanna, and Julia to play a round of "No Strings Attached." The girls entered tied together by the straps of their bikinis, and had to take a step apart for every question that they got wrong. They put up a valiant effort, but in the end, the bikinis snapped off, and all was right in the world again.
Wednesday 5/8/13
Happy Hump Day! That means it's the middle of the week, not anything dirty. Maybe… Anyway, we had another great show for you all, broadcasting live on Playboy TV, and streaming online atwww.playboyradio.com, so let's get to it!
We started off today's show by continuing our Clitoral Appreciation Week, wherein Kevin wrote a haiku for Andrea's clit. That went about as well as anyone could have expected, but we did have another clit tip for yo. "In Turkey small clits are called sesame seeds." Seems a little oddly specific, but it is a fun fact nonetheless!
We continued on with the Lowell Down, giving you the dirty deets of what's going on in the world in our own special way. Everything from a very dapper burglar stealing men's care products to a disgusting poutine-flavored soda were discussed, and some made us hotter than others.
For the main dish in today's feast of a show, we played a little game called "Bet on Your Babe!" Our legal department has asked that we include the fact that we have never heard of any show that has even the closest resemblance to that name… ANYWAY, we brought in three couples to see who had the most confidence in their knowledge of their significant other. For this game, we brought in Leia and Ruby(our resident lesbian couple), Lindsey and Eric, and Gio and Kat!
We had the guys (and Ruby) stay in the room and bet on what outfit, sexual position, and erogenous zone their Babe would pick. After a game with a lot of ups and downs, Gio and Kat walked away with the $500 prize that they intend to put down as a deposit on an apartment. We'll have to see if that actually pans out…
Tuesday 5/7/13
It's Tuesday, ya'll. Let's get 'r done.
We started off the show today by celebrating international clitoris week, in this month of masturbation, with a helpful hint about the Greek origin of the word: it means key. Those Greeks, they thought of everything.
We welcomed into the Mini Mansion today, Miss May 2013 Kristen Nicole. We got to know our beautiful blonde California girl even better today, and saw how well she knew herself. We put a new spin on our Playmate body quiz, and threw Kevin and Andrea into the mix as well as we played "Who Knows THEIR Body Best?" We examined close-ups of our Playmate, Kevin, and Andrea to see who could recognize the body part and who it belonged to. It was actually a bit tougher than you'd think… but not that tough.
We also had our Playmate pick numbers off of the lovely Dani, as we did the Playmate Pick Six, where Kristen had the chance to enlighten us a tad on a small facet of her sexual fantasies, proclivities, and activities.
We also had a surprise for our crafty Playmate, who is a huge fan of Bedazzling: we brought in Vajazzling expert Mistey from Sashay Waxin Beverly Hills to "Boobie-Dazzle" our lovely girls Paula, Taylor, and Lindsey, who joined our Playmate and got some new bling bling on their ta-tas.
Monday 5/6/13
Happy National Hangover Day! It's Monday, the Six-o de Mayo, and we're trucking on through.
We started the day off by going through last week's Week in Sex! We broke down all the best sexy news stories from the world of last week, and the best news is that we get to do it all again on Friday. It's all the nudes that are fit to print.
In preparation for our "ComeFukMe Derby," we talked to a guy on the phone who was at the ACTUAL race, and got some hot tips on how betting works. Let's see if they pan out…
Following that, we played a little game we like to call Good Naked/Bad Naked. We touched on everything from racing dildos to naked car-jackers to sex on the beach, and doled out judgment based on whether we thought that they were worthy of being nude.
Closing out the show today, we brought in Danielle and Chelsie to be our Jock-ettes, and ride our tiny horses in the "ComeFukMe Derby." We had the girls name their horses, gave the odds, and let 'em race. Every time their horse's number was rolled, they got to move ahead. After a tight race, a photo finish revealed Danielle was our grand champion. She got roses and a medal, while Chelsie was forced to eat horse meat. That's how they do it in Kentucky, right?


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STATE-RUN bus entity Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is assuring parents that providing an efficient transportation system for their children is one less thing they will have to worry about come Monday.
When the new school year begins on Monday, September 3, the JUTC aims to fulfil this need according to Reginald Allen, corporate communications manager at the company.
"Prior to the holidays, there was a general mandate to our maintenance department to project for a more meaningful fleet roll-out come September," Allen told Auto. "Coupled with that, we have added some new buses to the fleet."
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17 October 2009 at 7:17am
Hi All,
I'm using 2.3.3 for one of my client's sites. Its been in place for several months with no difficulties. Today I tried to upload some photos through the CMS for them to use in blog entries, and I no longer have access to that section of the site. When that page loads SS displays an error message. All other pages, both external and admin, seem to work perfectly. The error message is below. Does anyone know how I can fix this?
[Notice] Trying to get property of non-object
GET /admin/assets/
Line 404 in /home/smadmin2/public_html/sapphire/filesystem/Folder.php
395 if($object->$fieldName != NULL) $usedFiles[] = $object->$fieldName;
396 unset($object);
397 }
398 } elseif($joinClass == 'Folder') {
399 // @todo
400 }
401 }
402 }
403 foreach($usedFiles as $file) {
404 $where .= $file->ID . ',';
405 }
406 if($where == "") return "(ClassName = 'File' OR ClassName = 'Image')";
407 $where = substr($where,0,strlen($where)-1);
408 $where = "`File`.ID NOT IN (" . $where . ") AND (ClassName = 'File' OR ClassName = 'Image')";
409 return $where;
410 }
* Folder->getUsedFilesList()
Line 465 of Folder.php
* Folder_UnusedAssetsField->getAssetList()
Line 439 of Folder.php
* Folder_UnusedAssetsField->getChildren()
Line 452 of Folder.php
* Folder_UnusedAssetsField->FieldHolder()
* call_user_func_array(Array,Array)
Line 408 of ViewableData.php
* ViewableData->XML_val(FieldHolder,,1)
Line 74 of .cache.home.smadmin2.public_html.sapphire.templates.TabSetFieldHolder.ss
* include(/tmp/silverstripe-cache-home-smadmin2-public_html/.cache.home.smadmin2.public_html.sapphire.templates.TabSetFieldHolder.ss)
Line 354 of SSViewer.php
* SSViewer->process(Object id #489)
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* ViewableData->renderWith(TabSetFieldHolder)
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* TabSet->FieldHolder()
* call_user_func_array(Array,Array)
Line 408 of ViewableData.php
* ViewableData->XML_val(FieldHolder,,1)
Line 70 of .cache.home.smadmin2.public_html.sapphire.templates.Includes.Form.ss
* include(/tmp/silverstripe-cache-home-smadmin2-public_html/.cache.home.smadmin2.public_html.sapphire.templates.Includes.Form.ss)
Line 354 of SSViewer.php
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* Form->forTemplate()
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* ViewableData_Customised->XML_val(EditForm,,1)
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* include(/tmp/silverstripe-cache-home-smadmin2-public_html/.cache.home.smadmin2.public_html.cms.templates.Includes.AssetAdmin_right.ss)
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* include(/tmp/silverstripe-cache-home-smadmin2-public_html/.cache.home.smadmin2.public_html.cms.templates.LeftAndMain.ss)
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20 October 2009 at 5:01am
Anyone? I've read everything that I can find on this, and it sounds like the problem is that files were added via FTP instead of through the CMS, but that doesn't make sense to me, and even if its the case I'm not sure how to fix it.
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22 October 2009 at 3:08pm
I just had this problem as well. I uploaded images via Dreamweaver and it writes _notes folders to the directories you upload files in to maintain sychronization files in. I deleted these folders as well as their entries in the database via phpMyAdmin and then tried the site in another browser and I got access to the Files and Images tab again.
I've also run into this problem when uploading images via the CMS but didn't have write priveledges to the _resampled folder, so it was looking for thumbnails for my photos but they were never written due to permission problems and Silverstripe choked and refused to render the page.
You may want to try deleting the files you uploaded via FTP and re-upload them using the CMS. You may need to delete their associated entries in the database table named "File" before the Files & Images tab will come back to life. The only way to do this is using phpMyAdmin or directly in mySQL.
Another quirk I briefly mentioned earlier, and why I tested the Admin panel in a totally different browser (if you're using Firefox log in with Safari or IE or vice versa) is because it caches the admin pages and totally blowing out the cache sometimes wouldn't bring the page back up in the admin. It wasn't until I logged in with another browser and it rendered the page correctly that I could then view it in my original browser. Really weird behavior and a pain in the ass to debug.
Re: Access to Files & Images
23 October 2009 at 4:21am
Thanks for your reply lawless. I did some checking on our server and I think this new error coincides with some updates that we made to the site's theme, so I think we have a direction to go in with resolving this.
I don't understand why SS needs a database record for all of the files on the server. Can anyone explain the logic or reasoning behind this?
Re: Access to Files & Images
17 November 2009 at 8:48am
Well I've been through the /assets folder, ensuring that _resampled is present for each folder, and has 777 permissions. That didn't fix my problem. In fact I set everything within /assets to 777. After checking all permissions I tried /dev/build?flush=1 as well, and still nothing. I'm at a loss. I might be willing to reinstall SS, but at this point I'm not even sure that would help.
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Re: Access to Files & Images
24 April 2010 at 2:30am Last edited: 24 April 2010 2:35am
asset management sucks.
recommendation: not use ftp uploads. if you do, you have to know ho to ;-)
it all depends on whether your php user and your ftp user are in the same group.
the chance that they'll be the same user, is near nothing ;-)
if you've got bad luck than they are not even in the same group, so you have to give
'world' rights so that anything can work.
first your '_resampled' folder must have read and write permissions for owner and group. (or world see above)
then your files you upload via ftp must have write permissions for user and group (or world).
becouse resizing of images seems to be done in copying the image to the _resampled
folder first and then changing it in size. dont's know why, but i also learned this lesson 'the hard way' ;-)
problem: if you FTP your files into the asset folder the 'w' for group (and word) won't be set.
your FTP-User is the owner. maybe there's a possibility on your hoster that allows you to specify which rights 'new Files' oder 'Folder' get. mine doesn't support this. so i've to care about 'rights' after upload.
means: if someone loades files 'manually' into the asset folder, he has to ensure, that he sets the appropriate rights AFTER upload. (right click on the file an look for chmod in your FTP-Client)
After that, start ONCE in your CMS the 'Asset management panel' (files & xxx, or what's the name).
This will scan in the new files and generate File Entrys in the Db for them.
The sense oft this is, as i can see, that later you attach only 'File'-Ids of within CMS fields that need 'files'.
So later changes of file-location won't be a problem. good thing.
The Problem i'm dealing with is that i've got 7000 files within my asset management (mainly uploads).
Now i get a timeout not at first start, scan runs 'till now'.
but if a klick at any folder the php script now needs more than 30 seconds. AARGH.
Last: if you USE this 'uploaded file' in CMS (assign it to one of your 'image needing' class-instances, the same time you select this new image a new 'thumbnail' will be created within _resampled. If you've forgotten to give your original file 'write' rights so that your php user cant write this file it will fail. And you' won't see any 'thumbnail'. so that's a good hint to chang this...
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The former Lightning defenseman leaves the NHL for Geneva of the Swiss league. Follow @RawCharge
The Lightning ink the right wing to a 2-year deal. Follow @RawCharge
You could see this coming at the time he signed, but Vinny Lecavalier is likely done in Philly.
This is a live discussion of te events of the 2014 NHL trade deadline day. Check in here to converse with other Lightning fans about league movement. Stay up to the minute with Twitter reporting too!
With the 6th annual Shorty Awards nomination season imminent, here's a recap of the top hockey Twitter accounts from last year's Shorty season.
Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman has changed his mind on fighting and opened himself up to a lot of criticism in the process.
Former Philadelphia Flyer defenseman Matt Carle adn teh Tampa Bay Lightning are reportedly close to an agreement on a contract, reports have said on Wednesday night.
A lack of leadership in the NHL executive offices has made it tough to suspend a player when a playoff series is on the line.
Some last thoughts and observations on the 2011 NHL All-Star Weekend before moving on to the stretch run.
Dave Nonis, assistant to Brian Burke in Toronto, is reportedly out of the running for the Lightning GM job.
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