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Michael Abraham has been in Special Olympics for nearly two decades, and it has helped him build strength, make friends, learn responsibility and develop confidence. Now, Michael applies these skills in his daily life and at work.
Michael Abraham has participated in many sports over the years but gymnastics has been a favorite for many years.
Michael started playing Special Olympics basketball and soccer at an early age. His parents also signed him up for gymnastics to help with his low muscle tone – a condition that is often associated with Down syndrome. After Michael did an impromptu cartwheel across the basketball court, someone suggested that he make gymnastics his primary focus. Though Michael still enjoys participating in other sports, especially golf, gymnastics has been his main sport ever since.
Michael trains hard and it pays off. He has countless medals from events and was even selected to represent Team Virginia in gymnastics at the 2006 Special Olympics U.S. National Games in Iowa. Attending the games was one of the most memorable and proudest times of his life. It was a chance to meet other athletes from all across the country and to travel independently with the team. The Abraham family traveled separately and had the opportunity to cheer for Michael.
Although the family loves to watch Michael compete, their involvement extends beyond the bleachers. Michael's dad has volunteered as a Special Olympics coach and chaperon for years, even serving as the head coach for Michael's basketball team. Younger brother Matthew, though currently away at college, comes home to cheer at basketball practices whenever he can. Both brothers enjoy shooting baskets together at their neighborhood cul-de-sac.
Michael's dad (also named Michael) shared how much his son looks forward to events and how much excitement competitions bring to his life. More importantly, he says, Special Olympics has given his son the chance to build confidence and to make lifelong friends.
These days, Michael juggles a busy schedule, learning to balance work and sports. For nearly four years, Michael has been working as a Courtesy Clerk at Safeway. He takes pride in his work and has even received employee awards. According to his dad, the independence and responsibility gained through participation in Special Olympics has carried over into his son's professional life.
What amazes the elder Michael is the inclusive spirit of Special Olympics. Everyone, young children and adults, is given the opportunity to train, compete and to be accepted by their community. "It's touching. Win or lose, people try to do their best. Sure, you are competitive but even if you lose, you hug your opponent." He explains, "It's a wonderful organization. There are a lot of athletes with different abilities and Special Olympics does a first-rate job of putting on programs for all different skill levels."
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KENTUCKY (10/13/13) - A few years ago my youngest son and I sat together one evening watching his favorite channel: The Cartoon Network. It wasn't the reruns of Bugs Bunny or Huckleberry Hound from my own youth, but it was entertaining enough.
After a few laughs my son reached up with his small hands and rubbed the skin around my eyes and temples, burrowing his chubby fingers into the ever deepening crows' feet that now mark my face. Then he asked, "What are those?" My laughing stopped immediately. Despairingly, I said, "Those are wrinkles."
A few days later he and I were buzzing down the highway, he sitting in his car seat in the back of our family SUV. Out of nowhere he said to me, "Dad, I don't have any 'sprinkles.'" I looked in the rearview mirror to find him carefully rubbing his temples.
"Why do I have 'sprinkles?'" I asked my observant son, bracing myself for the answer. Surely if he has noticed my wrinkled face he has also made note of my now graying beard, expanding love handles, and aching joints. But his answer was a pleasant, most unexpected surprise. He said, "Because you need 'sprinkles' to help you smile."
One of my favorite pictures of Jesus has him seated on a big Palestinian rock. The artist, unknown to me, has surrounded him with smiling, playful children. The Son of God, head thrown back in laughter, is smothered with little ankle-biters of all nationalities, races, and colors.
That portrait comes right off the pages of the Gospels. People brought their children to Jesus to be held and blessed by him. Jesus' disciples, with no tolerance for such immature distractions, began running off the children and their parents. Jesus rebuked the disciples strongly, and readily invited the children into his arms.
He also took the opportunity to be instructive. He said, "Unless you become as a little child you will not enter the kingdom of God." Strangely, my son reminded me of that picture and the words of Christ, and as my "sprinkles" grow deeper each year, I try to hang on to this lesson.
Because we grown-ups worry over so many things: Our finances, politics, the stock market, the price of gas, the escalating cost of living. We fret over our weight, our wrinkles, and what sags or sways on our ageing bodies. We are layered with barnacles to protect ourselves from others and the world. In the process, we miss out on so much. Children have no such concerns or inhibitions.
Blissfully, they soak up every moment of happiness. They quickly forget pain and heartache. They deal honestly and lovingly with those around them. They collapse into their beds at night, exhausted, having lived another day to its fullest. And they awake in the morning, slate wiped clean, ready for a new adventure.
Children attack life with the passion of a zealot, the love of heaven, the forgiveness of a saint, and the nakedness of an open book. Jesus was right to point us toward the little people in our lives. How I wish we adults could live with the same state of mind!
My wish can become reality, for a child, regardless of age, is one who is still learning, and still trusting, still relying upon God. A child is one who still has an impressionable mind and a pliable will. So one can live as a child whether he or she is seven or seventy years of age.
Brennan Manning is right: "Heaven will be filled with preschoolers. No adults allowed." Heaven is only for those still in diapers; only for those who still have a sense of openness and adventure; only for those who still reach out to touch the faces of those they love.
It is only for those with the openness and sincerity of youth; only for those who will allow God to actually do something with them. Heaven waits for those children of all ages who possess a curious, fun, welcoming smile – even a smile surrounded by "sprinkles."
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I can explain the first question with pretty good detail. He's a kid himself, but in the Millenium Puzzle around his neck is contained the spirit of an ancient pharoah. In duels, he allows the pharoah to play for him because the pharoah(named Yami) was alive during the time that the mosters were real in Egypt, therefore he is more experienced. The fact that it looks like he's older is because Yami happens to look a lot like Yugi.
to your second comment, you'll have to earn Eevee's trust. I'm the only 1 she ever trusted on first sight. Why I don't know, but when we(latios, latias, and I) found her, we got her out of a trap she was caught in and she would only let me be the 1 to bandage her leg. she'd try to crawl away with her 3 good legs when Latios or Latias came close, but she'd just sit there when it was me. She came to trust them in time, but you still need to earn her trust.


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The Mathematical Research Institute in Oberwolfach have a sculpture on their grounds depicting Boy's surface: |
The centrepiece of McAllister building, which houses the math department at Penn State, is the Octacube, designed by Adrian Ocneanu. There's a bit of a description of the mathematics behind the Octacube on the Penn State website, but unfortunately, that's the most material that I can find online. There are all kinds of animations set up to display on a computer terminal in McAllister building, but they don't seem to be available online anymore. Very briefly, the mathematics of the sculpture is as follows: consider the four-dimensional regular convex polytope whose vertex set is the union of the vertex sets for the four-dimensional cube {(±1,±1,±1,±1)} and the four-dimensional octahedron {(±2,0,0,0), (0,±2,0,0), (0,0,±2,0), (0,0,0,±2)}. Consider the 1-skeleton of this polytope (vertices and edges), and project radially to S3 ⊂ ℝ4. Project the resulting "inflated polytope" stereographically to ℝ3, and "fatten" the edges so that a cross-section of an edge is no longer just a point, but a Y-shape (see the corners of the sculpture). What you get is the sculpture shown. |
Helaman Ferguson. My department has one of these in the main office: Keizo Ushio. He made this during the 2006 ICM in Madrid: |
Adding to the list two of my favorite mathematical sculptors: George Hart: http://www.georgehart.com/sculpture/sculpture.html Bathsheba: Finally, there are a lot of nice things at the new Geometry Playground in the Exploratorium, for anyone coming through the SF bay area: |
MoMath, in partnership with Make, has a regular feature on DIY math sculptures. I personally like the space filling curve made of steel pipe ells by Chaim Goodman-Strauss and Eugene Sargent. |
I think tensegrity sculptures are cool. Kenneth Snelson does a lot of these. |
I suspect that the Octacube is also the only mathematical sculpture (possibly the only mathematical topic?) to appear in the journal Playboy (March 2006). |
A month ago our team completed, over four days, a very large geometric sculpture out of 20 tons of snow. Eva Hild of Sweden designed it and came over to work with us. The complete story is at http://stanwagon.com/snow/breck2011/index.html The videos linked at the top of the page allow you to walk around the work. Stan Wagon |
Alessandro Giorgi has made a bunch of statues concerned with the mathematics of juggling, e.g. 1 and 2. |
Stan Wagon (with various collaborators) is known to make snow sculptures that are mathematically pleasant. |
at Ohio State ... The Garden of Constants is a sculptural garden of large numerals that highlight the activities performed in nearby College of Engineering buildings. The installation, by Barbara Grygutis, includes a black walkway featuring 50 individual formulas cast in bronze and embedded in handmade pavers. The Garden of Constants is on the lawn of Dreese Laboratories. |
The MSRIs eightfold way |
Cliff Stoll makes Klein bottles and sells them too. He's made the "worlds biggest klein bottle". You can see that here. |
"Tucker's group of genus 2" by Duane Martinez and DeWitt Godfrey http://www.colgate.edu/news/blog/archives/archivedisplay?nwID=5031 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tucker%27s_Genus_Two_Group.jpg |
I like the 4 dimensional mathematical sculptures by Bathsheba Grossman, such as the 24-cell: http://www.bathsheba.com/math/24cell/24cell_new_th.jpg Are the cryptographic sculptures by Jim Sanborn -- Cyrillic Projector, etc. -- close enough to a "mathematical sculpture"? |
The sculptures of Morton C Bradley are not so widely known. He was originally an art conservator in Boston, but he also explored geometric shapes and color to create many sculptures. They are "a reflection of his fascination with the science of color, his admiration for traditional patterns, his exploration of mathematical designs." (Quote from web site below.) He never sold a single piece of work. At his death he donated his entire estate to Indiana University. The IU Art Museum is cataloging his work and arranging exhibits. They've created a web site http://www.iub.edu/~iuam/online_modules/bradley/ that discusses and displays some of his work. In comparison with other work already mentioned here, perhaps the most significant thing is his deep exploration of color in his sculptures. |
I am by coincidence in Paris at this moment, attending a meeting (the first) of ESMA, the European Society for Math and Art. George Hart is giving a talk in two hours on his sculpture. The website of ESMA is here: http://mathart.eu/ and the program of the meeting here: http://mathart.eu/en/conf10program.html, and a web tour of the associated exhibition is here: http://mathart.eu/ihp10/index.html There was a talk yesterday about Stan Wagon's snow sculptures by John Sullivan, one of the team. |
Borromean rings on campus of George Washington University in Washington, DC; unfortunately, I didn't make a note of the name of the artist. http://www.maths.mq.edu.au/~gerry/IMG.jpg |
There are a few lying around Fine Hall in Princeton. One I think is "Five Disks: One Empty" by Alexander Calder. There's also Marc Pelletier's "Polydodecahedron" which was gifted to JH Conway. http://www.princetonoccasion.org/quarkpark/pages_statements/Conway.html There's also this big Obelisk in the common room (or did it get moved recently? I seem to remember its relocation when they redid the flooring). I had forgotten what it is actually called and what mathematics it is supposed to represent. Someone should edit this to add in the details. |
Check these out...they spring into shape by creating parallel folds on an initial paper shape: http://erikdemaine.org/curved/ Erik Demaine is a mathematician (computational geometer) at MIT. |
Does the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing count? It illustrates the Weaire-Phelan structure, a recent (and the first) counterexample to Kelvin's conjecture. Here's one of a large number of nice mathematical sculptures at the Science Museum in London. This sculpture is made of 30 interlocking pieces and requires many hands to assemble or disassemble. This sprinkler illustrates a theorem that a 3d solid can be constructed to cast any desired set of silhouettes (also illustrated on the cover of Gödel, Escher, Bach). The last three were found on the three-dimensional geometry page of this wonderful collection. Finally, a shameless plug of one of my own questions. |
Robert Longhurst made some surfaces as wood carvings. |
I've always liked Robert Engman's sculptures |
Miguel Berrocal. http://www.berrocal.net/index_eng.html I also remember a beautiful article by Martin Gardner on the mathematical aspects of his sculpture. |
Sugimoto Hiroshi has made some beautiful mathematical surfaces. They are described in his book Conceptual Forms and also in his web site. I have seen some of them "live" in the museum island of Naoshima. |
Jane and John Kostick make many mathematically inspired sculptures some of which can be seen here: http://www.jjkostick.com/jjkostick/Welcome.html For example, Jane made a coffee table whose base is a trefoil knot. For two more examples of sculptures that Jane built, please see the December 2008 issue of the Girls' Angle Bulletin, which can be downloaded from: http://www.girlsangle.org/page/bulletin.html |
I think there are some sculptures by Helaman Ferguson on the campuses of Macalester College and the University of St. Thomas, both in St. Paul, Minnesota. |
A ruled surface seen at the Peggy Guggenheim collection in Venice (I believe it is by Antoine Pevsner): |
Here are some sculptures by Henry Segerman: https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/102006004474081559466/albums/5946201022131183089 |
Most of the artistic work of the Italian Attilio Pierelli was inspired by mathematics and notably by the idea of representing the forth dimension. You can see some pictures of his "hyperspaces" at his site: www.pierelli.it/ |


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Rusty Gregory says he knows what one of Mammoth's problem is, and that it is he himself.
In a carefully crafted speech in front of the Town Council on Wednesday night, the CEO of Mammoth Mountain Ski Area made good on his promise, made early in the week, to step into the murky, tempestuous waters of town politics.
He also promised to throw the weight of the Eastern Sierra's biggest economic engine—the ski area—into the town's effort to survive its daunting, short-term financial obstacles, creating in the end a solid growth cycle.
Rusty Gregory says he knows what one of Mammoth's problem is, and that it is he himself.
In a carefully crafted speech in front of the Town Council on Wednesday night, the CEO of Mammoth Mountain Ski Area made good on his promise, made early in the week, to step into the murky, tempestuous waters of town politics.
He also promised to throw the weight of the Eastern Sierra's biggest economic engine—the ski area—into the town's effort to survive its daunting, short-term financial obstacles, creating in the end a solid growth cycle.
Gregory, often glib in public settings, appeared to be dead-on serious this time.
"I am an impediment to the growth and prosperity of our resort community," he began.
Twelve minutes later, at the end of the speech, Gregory intoned, "We have to fundamentally change, and the Mountain will fundamentally change, I promise you that."
With those two statements acting as bookends, Gregory castigated the Town Council as well as Mammoth's townspeople, arguing that it in the town's character—its "gene pool," as he put it— that has put the town in a cycle of economic stagnation.
"I came here 34 years ago to learn how to ski. Like many, I stayed around, maybe too long, and I stay because Mammoth was a place that I could do what I wanted, when I wanted, how I wanted, for the purposes that I wanted.
"We have a gene pool that's made up of a lot of those kinds of people, which is what makes Mammoth a very interesting place to live. It also makes it a very difficult community to lead because you're full of a gene pool that wants to do things when they want to do it and how they want to do it, and they have very strong opinions.
"There are a lot of people who stay where they grew up, not that they're followers—they do radically idiosyncratic things as well—but to come to a difficult, harsh environment like Mammoth, do your business, raise your kids, try to build institutions that are strong and stable, that's one hell of a challenge.
"The kind of people it takes to do that are people like us, who have very strong opinions. But I can tell you that as I've gotten older and have more responsibility—I came here to have fun and to pay for it by being a lift operator—and I am where I am today, rightly or wrongly, but I still hold to those basic ideas. Holding to that is part of what has contributed … to the circumstances of Mammoth Lakes today."
The only way out of the town's $29.5 million, 23-year judgment against it, he said, is to grow as a cohesive community, with a shared vision, and to put aside the individualistic habits that Mammoth has fostered since its beginning.
"When you have a significant obligation that's going to last for a long time [the judgment], one that probably doesn't make sense to pay off early if you do the time/value of money calculations, from a finance standpoint, that obligation is only going to feel like a lesser obligation if we can create the resources to minimize it," Gregory said.
"The only way to create the resources to minimize it is to bring more people to the town of Mammoth Lakes, because whether we like it or not, whether we want to diversify or not, the business of the Town of Mammoth Lakes, the economics of Town of Mammoth Lakes, are dramatically influenced by tourism.
"I'm not sure how many of us here just want to survive. Just surviving is no small feat here, given what we've faced the last several years. I don't think that's our objective, even though that may seem out of reach to many of us these days.
"After a few years of drought, after financial meltdowns, and after all of the things that we've faced, survival seems like a pretty lofty goal at this point.
"But the way I'm thinking, and the way that I've acted and the way that I've been running the company, has been an impediment to the very things that we need to do to fix the problem, which is to grow."
Using resorts such as Vail and Northstar (Tahoe) as examples, Gregory rhetorically asked,
"Why do other places have the things that they do, and we still seem to be working on making our flush toilets work?
"I don't know what it is, but I can tell you that I'm part of that problem. It's because I want to do it my way, when I want to do it, how I want to do it. And now I run a big company and I have a lot of clout to back up that attitude, and I need to change that attitude, and I covet to you tonight in front of the Town Council and the community, I'll do that in a very big way and I'll talk about that in ways that I think other people can get behind."
Gregory declined to get into specifics, saying the timing isn't right, given the town's current re-structuring efforts to meet the first wave of settlement payments.
Rather, he painted in broad brushstrokes a future that is sustainable and cooperative.
"I know that if I think about it differently, we can figure out a way to pool our vision by creating it together and really working through it. There's not going to be a free lunch. We're going to have to argue through the politics and without having the government as a proxy for doing it, and then beating them up for doing it, when we can't figure out how to do it as a group."
In ending, Gregory laid out some big promises.
"The Mountain will be different, and I mean very different. We won't compete with the rest of you. We will follow behind the collective … vision, with commitment, with resources committed to it."


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The Nationals try to win their fifth straight series this afternoon.
CHICAGO — A weekend of transition for the Nationals comes to an end today. Davey Johnson will be in the building, but not in the dugout. John McLaren will manage, then leave his position on the coaching staff for a non-uniformed scouting job within the organization. A new bench coach will be named.
McLaren's third and final Nationals lineup has Jayson Werth (hitting .171 with a .316 slugging percentage this month) in the 2-hole, behind Roger Bernadina. Ryan Zimmerman returns to play third base after serving as DH yesterday. Laynce Nix is today's DH. Ian Desmond gets a day off, with Alex Cora filling in at shortstop. Matt Stairs (who has yet to appear in this series) remains on the bench.
Livan Hernandez starts for the Nats. He labored through his last start but at the time insisted an easy mechanical fix — he was trying to throw his sinker from too much over the top — should get things back on track. We'll see.
Game updates to come here, and any other news (including the expected official Davey announcement) can of course be found on the homepage…
NATIONALS at WHITE SOX
Where: U.S. Cellular Field
Gametime: 2:10 p.m.
TV: MASN, Ch. 50
Radio: WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (1500 AM), XM 180
Weather: Partly cloudy, 72 degrees, Wind 14 mph in from LF
CF Roger Bernadina
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3B Ryan Zimmerman
DH Laynce Nix
- Gonat - Jun 26, 2011 at 3:21 PM
Matt Stairs (who has yet to appear in this series) remains on the bench.____________________________That is a good thing!
- natsfan1a - Jun 26, 2011 at 3:33 PM
Let's go NATS!!!
- Sunshine_Bobby_Carpenter_Is_Too_Pessimistic_For_Me - Jun 26, 2011 at 3:52 PM
Like the lineup. GYFNG!End the Johnny Mac Era (OK, three games) in style.
- Doc - Jun 26, 2011 at 4:07 PM
Can't wait to see what Davey, the original sabernut does with the lineup…if anything! Given the Nats recent success, will he take a 'if it's not broken,…don't fix it' approach. Also, like to see if he can get JWerth on the right track.Seems like the Nats have been making a few more errors since the great 13 game errorless streak ended.A new and better era! Goooooooooooooo Nats!
- JaneB - Jun 26, 2011 at 4:16 PM
I like Bernis in the one hole.Just came from watching a documentary about Steve Bartman (and Bill Buchner) at Silver Docs film festival at AFI. There is no question that the vibe in the stands impacts the game. I love that our fans are growing wiser, more devoted and greater in number.GYFNG!
- Bzl. - Jun 26, 2011 at 4:18 PM
@Doc, this lineup *is* broken. In the last five games, we have scored exactly 1 earned run in the first 7 innings! Yes, 1 earned run (3 runs total) in 35 innings. That we've been able to win 4 of those 5 games borders on miraculous.Go Nats!
- LoveDaNats - Jun 26, 2011 at 4:20 PM
Granted I'm not sabermetric savvy but I'd like to see Jason werth in the 5 hole after morse. No one knows better than he that the way he's playing is unacceptable. He was brought here for his bat and defense. I think athletes have better luck rising to expectations than meeting the minimum. At least the decent ones do. Just an opinion.All you sabermetric people, go easy on me.
- Sunderland - Jun 26, 2011 at 4:20 PM
And I thought we had problems at the top of our lineup. Juan Pierre, .310 OBP, stole 10 but caught 9 times. And a lousy arm in left to boot.Then Omar Vizquel with a .306 OBP. Hate to say anything negative about Vizquel, he's had an amazing career, should get some chatter about HOF in 5 years, but the dude is 44 years old now. Will be interesting to watch Humber pitch. Last 4 seasons in AAA, 90 starts to an ERA of about 4.60. Now in 13 MLB starts this season, he's got a 2.76 ERA. A run and a half better than his best season in AAA! What gives? I don't remember who offered the over / under of 5 K's for Dunn this series, but he's sitting on 5 going into game 3. Most took the over if I recall…
- Section 222 - Jun 26, 2011 at 4:37 PM
Very glad that Mac is smart enough not to waste a lineup spot on Stairs. Query what Stairs is doing on the team if he's not going to be the DH vs. a RH pitcher. If Mac prefers JHJ in the lineup over Stairs, it's clear that Stairs has to go.
- Grandstander - Jun 26, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Stairs is just hanging around until they activate Ankiel off the DL. I just can't see the justification of cutting any of the other 24 guys to keep him. He doesn't have a single RBI. Every starting pitcher has at least one except Lannan, who has no hits. Lannan and Gorzelanny are currently the only players he's outhitting. But enough about that, we all know how bad Stairs is.@LoveDaNats – The sabermetric justification for batting Werth leadoff is that he has a high OBP. But his performance lately has tailed off significantly while Bernadina has been getting on base quite a bit, so it makes more sense for Bernie to go leadoff, especially with his speed.
- CBinDC - Jun 26, 2011 at 5:12 PM
To Jim Riggleman… I heard all of the local interviews you did on radio ….also a few of the national ones as well ….if really did not like the terms of the contract at the outset and it really bothered you in this ST ……why did you not press the issue then ???? …….You have an agent ?? what was he doing? …..I am sad you have left and I wanted you to get fair treatment as I wish for all people….but if you and Rizzo were talking then you should have pressed then not now it did you no good. BTW if people do not remember that Rizzo was interm and the talk of unfair treatment that surround him until he and Kasten announced his 5 yr contract …….no no one remember that the Lerners and Kasten were the evil people who strung Rizzo along until he had Strasburg under contract ……well enough on that topic on with the SHOW
- FS - Jun 26, 2011 at 5:23 PM
Make him a special adviser whatever that post is or one of those coaches that can hang out in the dugout. Guy has not produced at all, but he might be an impact in the clubhouse. Fantasy-wise he is the worst hitter in the two leagues besides Wil Nieves, averaging 0.1 points per game.Anyways let's hope we can take today's contest. Need the boost.
- natsfan1a - Jun 26, 2011 at 5:33 PM
- CBinDC - Jun 26, 2011 at 5:55 PM
Ohh on Johnson please tell me he hates Angelos PLEASE ohh that would so great …..
- Mark Zuckerman - Jun 26, 2011 at 5:56 PM
natsfan1a: For some reason, your test comments were showing up as spam. I made sure to note that each wasn't actually spam, so hopefully you're able to get comments to post now. Email me if you still have problems.
- Manassas Nats Fan - Jun 26, 2011 at 6:03 PM
Win for Johnny Mac and he can leave with a .667 record unless that first one goes to the interim interim managerWe can make this 5 series wins a row. A series win is always my goal.Note to Werth. If it is in the strike zone swing. If it is not don't. (anyone else this applies to may listen too. )
- Sunderland - Jun 26, 2011 at 6:30 PM
Poor Dunnkey. Hope he breaks out of his funk next week,
- Grandstander - Jun 26, 2011 at 6:43 PM
Looking at that replay, I think Zim would've ran right through Morse if Livo didn't block him there. Get your head in the game, buddy!
- JaneB - Jun 26, 2011 at 6:44 PM
We got the new TV set up in time cor the first pitch. Phew.I'm with you Sunderland, especially on the timing.So ready to be done with the Riggleman/Rizzo/Johnson talk.What's the over/under on people, especially the anonymous kind, calling for Johnson's removal? Think we even make it to the AllStars break?
- FS - Jun 26, 2011 at 6:46 PM
My God get something going guys. Put this game away so I can go out and chill. I don't want how Nats doing in the back of my head while I do other things. Are we getting no-hit tonight?
- CBinDC - Jun 26, 2011 at 6:52 PM
Dunn's situation reminds me of how much the DC fan will put up with ……it is so rare for any of the sports teams fans to start the boos until the person is perceived as a jerk and unproductive, and you need both for the boos to start …does a certain Czech hockey player come to mind ?My leading nomination for the all Bowden Fail Team is Wille Moe Pena….and do not care what he is doing now. No body has really put together quite the "I could careless" I am here for the money career here in DC like he did.
- JaneB - Jun 26, 2011 at 6:52 PM
We need to get MASN to send out a text message that the Sox have a no-hitter going and BOOM, that'll take care of THAT.
- CBinDC - Jun 26, 2011 at 6:55 PM
JaneB what is the over/under on the "see how they wilt fail with out Riggleman" talk if the Nats lose this game?So what happened to the bats again ????
- Sunderland - Jun 26, 2011 at 7:00 PM
More evidence that our best defensive arrangement includes Ankiel in CF. Nice swing by Konerko. Let's keep it at 1 Livo.
- JaneB - Jun 26, 2011 at 7:03 PM
Roger has been prettybdarn good in CF, Sunderland. And his bat is way better than Ankiel's.
- Anonymous - Jun 26, 2011 at 7:10 PM
Werth knows the object of the game is to actually swing the bat correct?
- Manassas Nats Fan - Jun 26, 2011 at 7:17 PM
Honestly has anyone in the press asked the team if Werth needs contacts? Those three strikes were all good pitches to hit. he swung at none of them. He needs corrective lenses it appears to me. Zimmerman has hit into way too many double plays and that is with missing 57 games.
- Anonymous - Jun 26, 2011 at 7:18 PM
I took Sunderland's post to mean just that Ankiel was better defensively, not that he should be playing.
- Grandstander - Jun 26, 2011 at 7:18 PM
Werth's Swing % is 37.3%. The only "position player" with a lower rate is, who else? Matt Stairs (37.0%). The hottest hitters on the team?
- Manassas Nats Fan - Jun 26, 2011 at 7:20 PM
Just for the record. Zim is 1 behind Ramos in hitting into double plays. Almost the team leader already. that is not good.
- CBinDC - Jun 26, 2011 at 7:34 PM
Carpenter talking about corrections on reports …well I am always struck at the snark and bile that passes for reporting …..there were more then a few reports that did not cover the Riggleman situation but just repeated the same old tired and wrong impressions of the Nats, the city and the stadium. Just so they can keep the snark alive. There is one on yahoo a Jeff Passan that really added nothing but to prove that at yahoo all you need to be is a yahoo.
- Manassas Nats Fan - Jun 26, 2011 at 7:39 PM
Cy Humber at work. Who said the hitting was better? The team average is headed right back to .230
- Anonymous - Jun 26, 2011 at 7:41 PM
Can we all agree that the jury is in on F.P. and he's awesome?
- Drew8 - Jun 26, 2011 at 7:45 PM
I've had enough of this Humber-whelming offense.P.S. Somebody tell Espinosa and Werth what happened when they shaved Samson's locks.Bring back Jeremiah Johnson!!!
- Color me unimpressed - Jun 26, 2011 at 7:49 PM
SInce June 15 Werth is under .170 BA. Multiple errors. Not exactly a key member of the team during the hot streak.
- Sunderland - Jun 26, 2011 at 7:52 PM
Did ya hear FP talking about Dunn? You could easily have thought he was talking about Werth. Base hit JHJ.
- Dave - Jun 26, 2011 at 7:57 PM
And…Jayson Dunn grounds out to end the inning.Thank you, Jerry H., for ending the no-no and getting to third.
- Manassas Nats Fan - Jun 26, 2011 at 7:58 PM
Cy Humber still at work.Jayson Werth obviously didn't hear FP. Bunt the ball we score. No can't do that he has to ground out instead. Come on guy be a team player.
- imjustlikemusiq - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:01 PM
Way to go Werth… what a loser you are. Who are you going to throw under the bus next, now that Nyjer Morgan and Jim Riggleman are gone? Perhaps you'll look in the mirror, though somehow, I doubt it.
- Grandstander - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:01 PM
There's no guarantee a bunt works there. If it goes foul now you're down 1-2. Plus, Werth never bunts, so it's unlikely he's able to get it down cleanly. At least he swung…
- Harper is Awesome - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:03 PM
Does anyone know where Chad Gaudin is along with Doug Slaten?I know they were both put on the 15 day DL. But where are they now? Mark?
- Joe Seamhead - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:03 PM
Jason Werth has got to be past talking to himself. I doubt if his self is talking back to him about now.I honestly feel that he will soon snap out of this funk, though if we honestly had somebody to take his place I'd sit him down for a couple of games.
- Sunderland - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:08 PM
I think I just figured out the little things that were holding up the Davey Johnson contract. Unconfirmed of course, but my money says DJ insisted on a clause that he would not have to record any MASN commercials this season.OK. How do we get Humber out of there?
- Exposremains - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:09 PM
Zim is lost too
- Ernie - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:09 PM
I've been away from the blog for a while, but I am loving this winning tear and as a season ticket holder root for these guys all year long. That said, am I a terrible person for starting to think it's time to bench Werth for a while and let Hairston/Bernie/Nix roam the outfield when we get back to NL opponents? There sure seems to be a lot of non-loving feelings for him on here today.
- Grandstander - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:10 PM
Gaudin is on a rehab assignment at Potomac. He's pitched in 2 games, 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 K 0 ER.No word about Slaten.
- Grandstander - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:13 PM
- Navy Nats Fan - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:13 PM
ESPINOSA!!!!!2 Run jack, Nats up 2-1
- Harper is Awesome - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:13 PM
- Joe Seamhead - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:14 PM
Too, bad that Danny can't hit from the left side, eh?
- Drew8 - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:14 PM
OK Danny! That's one clean cut!
- Sunderland - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:14 PM
Not that it matters, but I think Gaudin is in Syracuse. His opponents recently have been AAA clubs.
- Grandstander - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:17 PM
You are correct, sir.http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=t552&t=p_pbp&pid=429985
- JaneB - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:18 PM
Anon at 3:41, I agree. Love him. And I am sure he was talking Werth as he was using the name Dunn.Love Jerry Jr.too. You can always count on him.And Danny! Made 'em pay. Take THAT,I wonder if Zimm and Werth were embroiled in the Riggleman hate in the clubhouse (we know Werth was) and haven't focused yet. That's my hope. I also wonder if Werth gets better when Stairs goes away. He apparently sees Stairs as his mentor. In fact, I'm wondering if the reason we still have Stairs is Werth, not Rizzo or Riggs. I bet so. Anyway. Another reason to cut Stairs when Ankiel comes back: kick start Werth.
- Manassas Nats Fan - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:24 PM
Espinosa swings at a breaking pitch that is up. Those are good pitches to hit. Breaking balls that are at the waste of below bad ones as they fall out of the strike zone (Are you listening Desmond?)Does Eckstein go over this at all with the guys? These are things that have been true about baseball since I have been watching over 50 years now. It is not new information.
- JaneB - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:24 PM
JuggerNats! Brilliant, Mark!GYFNG!
- Grandstander - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:36 PM
I can't believe that didn't go out the way it came off the bat. That was a no-doubter that just died. Clipp obviously needs another day of rest. He could not through a heater to save his life.
- Dryw - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:37 PM
I'm only watching on gameday live, but it sure does look like we got Good Livo today! I love good Livo…..
- Drew8 - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:38 PM
Wow. Thank you, Windy City.
- George Brett - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:43 PM
Can someone please go slap Werth and Zim to wake them up/
- FS - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:52 PM
Add to the lead please.
- Tim - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:55 PM
Still love Dunn. It's hard to watch him struggle like this, although we saw it plenty ourselves. We know he can explode for 10 HRs in 15 days. Just hope he waits til we're in Anaheim.
- Anonymous - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:56 PM
I've seen Espinosa talking with Stairs quite a bit. If that is a key to Esp's growth as a left hand hitter Stairs has earned his place on the team.
- Sunderland - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:57 PM
Do people really go to an MLB game and yell "hey batter, batter…swing!"? I thought not, but ChiSox fan has corrected me. His seat neighbors must be so pleased.
- JaneB - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:58 PM
What is with this umpire crew? Is there recourse for the way they keep overruling correct calls to get them wrong?
- Exposremains - Jun 26, 2011 at 8:58 PM
Zim and Werth talk a lot about leadership but right now Espinosa and Morse carrying the team
- Nattydread - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:00 PM
How many 2-1 games have been in this year? What's the record for 2-1 games in a season?
- Manassas Nats Fan - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:02 PM
Clippard (with help from the wind) and Burnett did their jobs. Come on Storen do yours (do it grandmother's honor ).
- waddu eye no - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:04 PM
i think this ump crew is competing with joe west for stupidity. could be a close contest
- JaneB - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:08 PM
Thank you John McLaren. I hope we don't end up having to say goodbye to any other coaches.Hurrah for another seies win! Sleep well on the plane guys,
- Drew8 - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:09 PM
Another series win!Back to two games over!Congrats to Mac and Godspeed.Welcome Davey.Onward and upward!
- Grandstander - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:09 PM
They've played 19 games with 3 or less total runs. They are 11-8 in those games. In the month of June, they are 8-2 in those games.
- FS - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:13 PM
Congratulations. I can finally breath normal. Good to win in Chicago. Congrats guys.
- Manassas Nats Fan - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:16 PM
Heroes today Espinosa and Livo. Updated pitching numbersLivo ERA 3.81Starters 3.65relievers 3.05Overall 3.46The hitters need to swing at hanging curves and lay off low ones and swing at low strikes and quit swinging at high ones. And if not over the plane of the plate forget it.
- baseballswami - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:25 PM
FP — agreed , he is terrific — Werth,whatever , but am pretty much figuring he doesn't listen to Eckstein, Zim still has an excuse. Love me some Danny Espinosa – have you noticed that he and Morse are always right in the middle of things when they happen? Lots of respect for JHJ at this point – does whatever you ask of him, is passionate, starting pitchers- awesome – my heart hurts for Drew losing his grandma – glad to see him back in the w column. Way to go boys, but maybe tomorrow you could start a new tradition and score in the first couple of innings?
- SonnyG10 - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:27 PM
Awesome! Won the game and the series. GYFNG!!!
- Anonymous - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:30 PM
And Dunn strikes out 9 times in the 3 game series…
- NatsJack in Florida - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:30 PM
JaneB…..the only coach that may move would be Trent Jewett but that probably would be his choice. Davey's fine with everyone on the staff as he's been able to observe them for over two years or as in the case of Bo Porter, been part of their recruitment to the team.And I'm sorry but I have to admit that there is a smile from ear to ear on my face every time Dunn gets cheered for a foul ball.
- natsfan1a - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:33 PM
Thanks re. the comment flagging situation, Mark. Wasn't sure what was up there.Anon & JaneB, I'm also liking FP's color commentary. Given his remarks about McLaren, I think he may be a mensch as well.Tim, I really felt for Dunn, and I winced at each third strike. At the last one, though, I was also hoping he'd do so that we'd keep the lead ("I'm sorry, but I really need you to K here. I'm really sorry, and I hope your bat heats up starting tomorrow.")Great game and series win, particularly given how well the ChiSox have done in interleague play the last few years. Livo, what can I say? Love you, dude. Another good inning from Burney, too. Maybe he's turned a corner.
- Joe Seamhead - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:41 PM
That's the fifth series in a row the Nats have won.Another impressive streak that is ongoing is Michael Morse still hasn't been charged with an error since 2005, at any of the positions that he has played. I'm not sure how many chances he's at now but it has to be around 700.Can anyone verify that?
- Grandstander - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:41 PM
I was really enjoying Dunn striking out until the last one, when he threw his helmet in the dugout. It's gotta be eating him alive. I really hope he figures it out, now that we're out of town.I'd kind of like Davey to bring in Bo Porter as bench coach to groom him to manage in 2012. Werth is right on the edge of getting seriously on my nerves. It's not that he messes up, it's that he seems not to care, or he's blaming it on coaches. I haven't heard Bob or FP mention him working on things at all, and they seem to go out of their way to flout everyone's "putting in the work". Have their been any reports on Werth's work ethic? He just seems to be sleepwalking out there. Going through the motions.
- Cwj - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:44 PM
I don't like to see someone like Dunn get booed in his home park.He's been atrocious this year for Chicago, but I like him for what he did as a Nat.I apply this to the Nats as well.I guess I'm just not really into booing a (favorite/home team) player who is struggling. If a player appears to be dogging it out there, then yes. Anyway Go Nats!! What's cool about this team is that even when they appear dead for 6 or more innings, they just might come back and win! Also, just about every backup player seems to come through when the stars struggle.This team has some weird stats. The best though is their record: 40-38!
- natsfan1a - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:47 PM
Also, to the Nat who called out "We love you, Mac" during the skipper's postgame interview – attaboy!
- Grandstander - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:49 PM
@JoeSeamheadIf you take out all of 2005, he's had 695 chances. Very good guess.
- Anonymous - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:50 PM
Sounds like Dan Radison (first base coach) will probably go also – Riggs' best friend.
- Cwj - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:52 PM
Nattydread- the Nats have played 10, 2-1 games this season. Their record is 7-3 in those games.I have no idea what the MLB record for most 2-1 games is.
- Gonat - Jun 26, 2011 at 9:57 PM
The "Kardiac Kids" do it again with 11 K's by Livan, Burnie, and Store-n, 3 offensive hits and 1 of them the GW HR. Making the most of a little. Also of note, the Nats won't face Weaver in Anheim in the Monday-Wednesday series.
- Anonymous - Jun 26, 2011 at 10:03 PM
Yeah, we weren't supposed to face Peavey either…
- Gonat - Jun 26, 2011 at 10:04 PM
Anonymous said… Sounds like Dan Radison (first base coach) will probably go also – Riggs' best friend. June 26, 2011 5:50 PM______________________________________I agree and maybe they do something 'out of the box' like make Stares the 1st base coach.It is clear to me that Riggs didn't use Stares his last few games and McLaren/Jewett clearly bypassed him Friday night and haven't seen him since so I am more curious what the great Pinch Hitter will do going forward.Going back to Riggleman's "exit" speech that a few players will be happy to see him go I am thinking was partially pointed at Stares. I think Riggleman perfers to use an escape hatch in case of emergency and not Stairs.
- Cwj - Jun 26, 2011 at 10:06 PM
For anyone who cares, the Nats are now 13-13 in 1-run games.And, while I'm looking at my (hand written, btw! win-loss sheet for some fun facts, the Nats have not given up more than 11 runs in a game this season. But it's happened twice (both losses).
- Cwj - Jun 26, 2011 at 10:07 PM
*given up 11 runs twice, I mean
- Slidell - Jun 26, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Grandstander: regarding Werth's work ethic, FWIW- he did get on Nyjer during ST for dogging it.
- Cwj - Jun 26, 2011 at 10:26 PM
Another interesting stat I found, (but I need to update my game log so it's not 100%)It looks like Storen has a higher save pct. in 1-run leads than he has when he is protecting a 3-run lead…kind of odd.Go Nats!
- Manassas Nats Fan - Jun 26, 2011 at 10:27 PM
Matt Stairs first base coach. That sounds better already.
- Cwj - Jun 26, 2011 at 10:31 PM
Manassas- Stairs hasn't really been on (or even seen!) first base much this season…I like him though. Good coaching prospect.
- Doc - Jun 26, 2011 at 10:50 PM
McLearn retires with the best winning percentage of any Nats manager (.667). Let's see if Davey can beat it!Seemed like a nice guy. Good luck Johnny Mac!
- Anonymous - Jun 26, 2011 at 10:58 PM
Don't you know who we are? Were the JuggerNats, b****!
- Carl in 309 - Jun 26, 2011 at 11:01 PM
I think the Nats series win over the White Sox breaks the pale hose string of series success again National League teams. When I was at a Cubs-White Sox last week, fans were bragging about their success.
- Dave - Jun 26, 2011 at 11:07 PM
And so the McLaren era comes to a glorious conclusion. Nationals.com now has the MASN clip of the Friday night ejection. Worth seeing to hear Carp's reaction. Priceless!Thanks for a winning weekend, Mac.
- Ernie - Jun 26, 2011 at 11:14 PM
It's a shame that all of McLaren's wins were on the road. It would be classy if the Nats brought him out before Friday's game against the Pirates for some recognition. I know it's only 3 games, but he never got an ovation as manager.(Or maybe they'll just unveil his name as the newest member of the Ring of Honor or whatever they call those names over home plate. Winningest manager in franchise history.)
- Sunderland - Jun 26, 2011 at 11:26 PM
2 1/2 games out of the wild card?Really?GYFNG!Stairs 1B Coach? What's he gonna do, help guys read pickoff moves? If Stairs coaches, he goes to rookie ball to start, not MLB on DJ's staff.
- Cwj - Jun 26, 2011 at 11:29 PM
Ernie- like you said only 3 games, but those were 3 HUGE games for the Nats considering what happened just prior. Can anyone even imagine what people would be saying/posting had the Nats got swept by Chicago right after Riggs resigned??? I shudder to think :)Agree also that McLaren should be given a nice "farewell intro", or whatever they want to call it when the team gets home.And he did get a standing ovation from me in my living room today :)Well done McLaren.
- Anonymous - Jun 26, 2011 at 11:35 PM
McLaren seems like a really good guy and has done this team a great service.
- Oldguy - Jun 26, 2011 at 11:37 PM
I want to say something about Storen's 3 "blown" saves. We won all three games. In every case, though he gave up the lead, he left with the score tied. I was at one of those–the 1-0 game. Yeah, the first guy up hit a HR, but Drew shut down the next three in short order and the next guy up, Morse, won the game. Even though he blew the saves, he limited the damage and gave us a chance to win.
- Grandstander - Jun 27, 2011 at 12:07 AM
@SunderlandWe're actually 3.5 games out of the wild card, behind the Braves, DBacks and Cardshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3-eavMSBnk&feature
- MikeH0714 - Jun 27, 2011 at 2:03 AM
Wonder if Dunn remembers, as Chicago's "Boo Birds" serenade his every whiff, how we CHEERED his three strike-outs at the final home game last season, and left chanting "Sign Adam Dunn!"Glad we won, but jeez I couldn't help rooting for the big lug. Gotta confess that part of me wanted Dunn to knock a few outta the park if only because Rizzo has been so smarmy and dishonest when discussing the Riggs situation on radio and TV.
- natsfan1a - Jun 27, 2011 at 2:20 AM
Was watching play of the week on MLB Network and Roger's catch (of Dunn) was the top play.Also included were the Ramos and Nix walkoffs. The latter had both the DC and Seattle broadcasts – then they played the Seattle "no way" call in the background a time or two when other teams' highlights were shown. haha.


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Royals aim to claim third series following break
Sale looks to stay hot as Davis makes a bid to remain in rotation
KANSAS CITY -- Royals starter Wade Davis needs a solid start against the White Sox on Saturday.
Davis will take on Chris Sale as he looks to snap a four-game losing streak in which he's pitched just 15 2/3 innings and allowed 19 runs. Three of his last four starts have been ugly, including his two shortest starts of the season.
By the time he exited after 2 2/3 innings on Tuesday against the Orioles, he'd thrown 83 pitches and given up four runs (two earned) on seven hits, three walks and three strikeouts.
"I fell behind too much," Davis said. "That leadoff walk to start that first inning was a bad way to start it, and that led to a lot of pitches."
Despite his recent struggles, manager Ned Yost elected to keep him in the rotation.
"One, he hadn't pitched in 11 days. Two, we think that there are some things we can do to improve his game," Yost said Sunday. "His stuff was as good as it's been all year long, it was just command."
If he can put together a good start, the Royals may be in position for their third straight series victory out of the All-Star break, with previous wins against the Tigers and the Orioles. They also have the chance to move back to one game under .500.
Since Davis' last start, the Royals have won six of eight games out of the break and four straight, including Game 1 against the White Sox.
They'll face a familiar foe in Sale, who is making his third start of the season against the Royals. He's allowed just one earned run in 15 innings for a 0.60 ERA, with 12 strikeouts.
On Tuesday, Sale notched his 15th quality start of the season with 11 strikeouts over eight innings. It was the 11th time in his career he posted double-digit strikeouts.
Despite having a 3.13 ERA in the last eight games, he's lost seven of them due in large part to a lack of run support. The White Sox have plated just 2.75 runs per game in the same eight-game stretch.
With the loss, Sale dropped to 6-9 on the season with a 2.81 ERA through 18 starts.
Royals: Clutch in close games
Although Friday night's game was not a one-run win for the Royals, they still lead the league with 36 one-run games. The White Sox are right behind them with 34. The Royals are 19-17 in single-tally decisions, and they've gone 8-1 in their last nine and 13-5 in their last 18.
They also lead the Majors with 31 comeback victories. They've already exceeded last year's total by three. Kansas City's opponents have 18 comeback wins.
White Sox: Beckham back in the lineup
Gordon Beckham returned to the White Sox lineup on Friday after missing five games with a strained left wrist. He went 0-for-3 with a walk.
"I'm close to healthy," Beckham said. "There's definitely some soreness there, but I feel a lot better than I did last weekend so we'll go from there."
• Reliever Jesse Crain had a slight setback in his rehab from a sprained right shoulder and will sit out for a couple more days. Crain had an 0.74 ERA in 38 appearances before the injuries.
"Just take four or five days off, start throwing again next week," Crain said. "Let it calm down and see where it goes from there."
Worth noting
• Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games.
• Josh Phegley has hit safely in nine of his 13 starts, with three home runs and nine RBIs.
Kathleen Gier is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Re: Bad Idea Park
I like it but isn't that logo copyrighted?
Re: Finkle and Einhorn Law Firm
I had to do another one inspired by Ace Ventura.
Re: I PLAY FOR KEEPS!
OH MY! OH MY! OH MY! I want one so bad lol
Re: Dinosaurs Park v2
I love it! want/need one for each kid and myself too! Just let my little ones see that Dino Park movie, scared them silly but they loved it!
Re: Stages of getting on line
This is hilarious...brought back some funny (and frustrating) memories.
Thanks a ton for all the love so far! :D
Re: 90's Sci-fi evolution
Thanks for your support, I hope to continue to participate every week and continue to learn from the great artists who frequent the derby. And if there is a print not be wrong: D Lots of sci-fi that I would like to be included and has been left out. Space problems. I hope to have more opportunities to design next derby more about it.
Re: The Day My Childhood Died
messa like dissa ones
Re: Troopers
Not only that, the quote is "Remember your training, and you will make it back alive"
writermist wrote:I like it but isn't that logo copyrighted?
This would qualify as derivative art, and be free of such concerns.
how do you vote for the shirts? this one has my vote
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ayerscolleen wrote:Missing Babylon 5 - how can you miss a 90's sci-fi show that ran 5 years (7 including the Rangers and Crusades miniseries) and won 2 Hugo awards?!
I totally thought that last dude was Kosh (under his robes)...for a minute there.
jpoutlaw wrote:how do you vote for the shirts? this one has my vote
You must make a purchase from Woot in order to vote. Doesn't have to be a tee, just something from one of the woot sites.
Mavyn wrote:You must make a purchase from Woot in order to vote. Doesn't have to be a tee, just something from one of the woot sites.
^ what Mavyn said. Thanks jpoutlaw for wanting to vote. Quick! Go buy one of today's woot items and then come back here and vote. Just kidding of course but I do appreciate that you liked it enough to comment.
Without any text, this would be one of the most awesome designs since about 3,4 months. Love the composition. Sadly the text makes it like "Get it? Yes? Get it? You know, the 90's like... you know... it's a reference... get it?"
eyetechdirk wrote:This would qualify as derivative art, and be free of such concerns.
Yes, but it also means that the artist directly copied another artist's work (the Red dino logo from Jurassic Park), which is exactly the same thing as using clip art or a photo, per all derby rules. It's not like he drew a black dinosaur skeleton on red (to invoke the comparison) - he used the exact dino logo and just copied it.
Re: One Supreme Being
Probably going to be rejected for celebrity likeness...
Re: Got Any Cheese?
I need cheese!!! love it!! want it!! and also a give away
Too bad, I really like this one!
Re: Chaos
I would have bought it
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Re: Graveyard
Lol nice
harveytherabbit wrote: It's not like he drew a black dinosaur skeleton on red (to invoke the comparison) - he used the exact dino logo and just copied it.
Sorry if I'm missing some sarcasm, but that IS exactly what he did. He drew a black dinosaur skeleton on red. His is even smiling.
nickm1290 wrote:OH MY! OH MY! OH MY! I want one so bad lol
Haha, I'm glad you like it! The good old days of POGs
How could I say no to a mouse nerd? Got my vote as always Walmazan, keep up the awesome work.
bluetuba wrote:Totally made me think of this
LOL! This was my first thought too. I was like..."huh?"
Re: Isn't It Ironic?
But it's not ironic at all. At best it's an example of Murphy's Law.
minnick85 wrote:But it's not ironic at all. At best it's an example of Murphy's Law.
Re: 1994
Voted. I missed this one somehow. Took a little thinking to get it, though...
Re: Ice-Scream
Hope you like it! :D
Re: Kitchen Safety 1999
ShirtWoot does gradients now? Where have I been?
wkjii wrote:I do. My CD collection was growing but I only ever listened to mix tapes taken from them until burners came out. Great shirt!
tonycenteno wrote:Wow my friends, you´re on fire!!! :D +1
THanks Tony!!
harzack wrote:Awesome!This will be on a shirt
Thanks buddy!
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PO Box 963 New York City, NY 10108 How awesome/sad that I still remember that. I love this design!
I don't get it...
fishman396 wrote:This is hilarious...brought back some funny (and frustrating) memories.
haha....and that noise of the dial up!
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If nothing else, his costume is a vast improvement on whatever Magneto was wearing at the end of First Class. Sir, can you lend Fassbender your helmet for the next movie?
"Everything is worth seeing."
Daredevil Recap: Saints and MartyrsThis show needed more Claire.
Here Are the Best Answers From Chris Pratt's Reddit AMA"Anna and I are meant to be together. Our relationship has made me believe in divine intervention and destiny."
Britney Spears's Cover of 'Tom's Diner' Sounds Like a Haunting, Futuristic Diner (That Still Serves Grilled Cheese)Whoo, boy.
Adam Sandler Reportedly Had Several Native American Actors Walk Off the Set of His Netflix Movie [Updated]The actors found "repeated insults" in the film's script.
Russell Crowe's Acting Can't Save Russell Crowe's Directing in The Water DivinerThe Water Diviner's real problem is that it doesn't really know what to do with the profound concepts it's trying to tackle.
Duh: Evan Peters is Joining American Horror Story: HotelHe'll be in Room 64.
Lots of People Tuned In to Grey's Anatomy to Watch You Know Who You Know WhatSpoiler alert.
Grey's Anatomy's McDreamy Deserved More Than ThisYou guys really messed up.
Here's a Game of Thrones–'Too Many Cooks' Mash-Up to Help You Keep Track of All Those Characters, and Also Get the 'Too Many Cooks' Song Stuck in Your Head AgainWith Steve from corporate, too!
"My husband is gone, he's never gonna come back."
Montage of Heck and the Impossible Kurt CobainThere's a gap between "authorized" and absolutely true.
This Week's Teachable Moment on Louie: Listen to the Youth, They're Smarter Than You"We're the future. And you don't belong in it."
Terry Crews is a demigod.
T.J. Miller on Silicon Valley, His Crunchies Controversy, and Using the B-Word"I'm not going to go up there and use the C-word because that's an implied mean thing. But the B-word ..."
Happyish Is Another Sad Married Rich White Dude ShowEnough.
3 More Bill Cosby Accusers Come ForwardAll accuse the comedian of sexually assaulting them.
The Age of Adaline's Tepid Romance Can't Be Saved by Blake Lively and Harrison Ford's PerformancesBlake Lively plays an immortal who is stuck at age 29.
Scandal Recap: Conflict of InterestIt's interesting how Liv continues to underestimate her father's evil.
8 Ways TV Shows Have Killed Off Unhappy ActorsWriters have a long history of exacting their revenge on an actor by giving his character a Faces of Death–style ending.
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Paul Bettany Calls Avengers' Vision Supremely Powerful, Yet NaïveAnd here's a clip to prove it.
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Don't Worry, There Will Be a Furious 8 in 2017These movies get confirmed a quarter-mile at a time.
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New Photos From Scream Queens Reveal That Lea Michele Can and Will Play Another NerdLea Michele is a nerd.
SNL Will Close Out Its Season With Scarlett Johansson, Reese Witherspoon, and Louis C.K.Rihanna, Florence + the Machine, and Wiz Khalifa will be the musical guests.
Girls Guys Make Suggestions About Where Their Characters Will Be for a Girls-at-40 MovieElijah is going to be successful ... right?
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Mother Russia and Uncle Sam: The Americans' Many Overbearing ParentsEvery institution, as well as every character, is at some point defined as a parent or a child.
Chet Faker Has a 'No Diggity' ProblemThe Aussie electronic producer is working on his next album and plans to retire the R&B cover that made him famous.
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President Franklin Roosevelt declared December 7, 1941 — when Japan launched more than 350 fighters, bombers, and torpedo planes against the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii — a "date which will live in infamy." In fact, that Sunday morning is so seared into America's memory that the tumult of the critical weeks and months afterward, as the U.S. responded to the attack, is often overlooked. Here, on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, LIFE.com presents photos — most of which never ran in LIFE magazine — from Hawaii and the mainland, chronicling a nation's resolute reply to an unprecedented act of war.
Japan's early morning assault on Pearl Harbor, on the island of Oahu, lasted less than two hours, but took an incredible toll: four battleships sunk, 188 aircraft destroyed, 2,403 Americans killed. For its part, Japan lost 64 men and 29 planes.
At the time of the attack, there were roughly 50,000 troops based at Pearl Harbor. Afterwards the number of soldiers spiked; there were several hundred thousand stationed in Hawaii by 1945. (The number dropped to less than 70,000 by 1946.) "Out of the Pacific skies last week," LIFE magazine wrote in its December 15, 1941 issue, "World War II came with startling suddenness to America . . . With reckless daring Japan aimed this blow at the citadel of American power in the Pacific."
The Navy, which was able to salvage an astonishing number of ships damaged or sunk by the Japanese, could not fully salvage the battleship USS Arizona (slides 1 and 3 in the gallery.) Today, the spot where the massive ship went down is the site of the USS Arizona Memorial, which straddles the sunken hull and commemorates the events of that long-ago Sunday. Of the 1,177 Arizona sailors killed that day, 1,102 have the ship as their final resting place.
Like so many vessels that saw action in World War II, the Arizona was built at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, founded in 1801. The yard had contributed ships to every American conflict, including the War of 1812, the Civil War and World War I. As the pictures in this gallery attest, it would prove absolutely essential to the war effort during WWII.
As a matter of fact, as the Japanese Navy grew during the 1930s, many ships had already been transferred from Brooklyn to the Pacific to deal with the potential menace. This created room for new ships to be built — and as America was faced with the prospect of a global war across continents and on the world's oceans, construction of and repairs to battle ships, destroyers and other naval vessels grew increasingly urgent.
Within days of the attack the eyes of America were, understandably, focused on Pearl Harbor and the Pacific. (Left: A young boy from the Madison Square Boys' Club in New York carries a bundle of newspapers On Dec. 8, 1941, the day after the attack, including the New York Mirror which bears the headline "Japs Declare War.")
But thousands of miles away from the scene of the Japanese assault, the Brooklyn Navy Yard was already ramping up production for what looked to be a long, long war.
At its peak during the war, the Brooklyn Navy Yard employed more than 70,000 people, including many women, who for the first time held jobs as welders and ship-fitters. But the size of its workforce wasn't the yard's only impressive aspect: to transport materials where they were needed, the Brooklyn Navy Yard employed 11 locomotives — with 199 railroad cars. Much of the work at the yard involved making ships ready for the sea by loading them with fuel, food and ammunition.
The Brooklyn yard itself ceased being used by the Navy in 1966. By that time, its work force was down to around 9,000 employees.
[MORE: See all of TIME.com's Pearl Harbor coverage.]
LIFE magazine's response to the attack and its aftermath, meanwhile, offers an illuminating glimpse into the thinking not only of the magazine's editors, but the nation as a whole late 1941 and early '42.
"In the face of an attack so clear that no man could argue it," LIFE declared to its readers in mid-December, "the nation stood absolutely united. Senator [Burton K.] Wheeler, the leader of the Isolationists, spoke for all when he said: 'The only thing now is to do our best to lick hell out of them.'"
Japan's daring was matched only by its barefaced duplicity. There was no warning — not even such an ultimatum as Hitler is wont to send as his legions pour across some new border. At the very moment the first bombs fell on Pearl Harbor, Japan's two envoys in Washington were in [Secretary of State Cordell] Hull's office . . . making their blandest protestations of peaceful intent.
Ambassador Nomura and Envoy Kurusu had come with the answer to Hull's note [of protest to the Japanese delegation in D.C.]. Hull read it through and then, for the first time in many long, patient years, the soft-spoken Secretary lost his temper. Into the teeth of the two Japanese, who for once did not grin, he flung these words: 'In all my 50 years of public service I have never seen a document that was more crowded with infamous falsehoods and distortions — on a scale so huge that I never imagined until today that any government on this planet was capable of uttering them.'
How much or how long it would take to lick Japan, no man could say. There will surely be more naval losses and more strong attacks on American islands because Japan has a strategic and tactical advantage at the outset of the war. It will take not only all-out U.S. military might but great persistence and great courage to hurl back attack and win the final victory.
Close observers of Japan have said for years that if that country ever found itself in a hopeless corner it was capable of committing national hara-kiri by flinging itself at the throat of its mightiest enemy . . . [On December 7] it took the desperate plunge and told its enemies in effect: 'If this be hara-kiri, make the most of it.'
The American people got over the first shock of war and began to chart their course with wisdom and resolution. They saw the blitz attack on Pearl Harbor in its true perspective as a heavy blow but not an irretrievable disaster. They took heart as American fighting men from Midway Island to Manila began to create a new saga of ability and heroism.
Japan is no less real or dastardly an enemy than Germany. Japan yields to no nation as an aggressor. It was committing aggression against China while Hitler was still a beer-hall orator. The aggressor nations are all equal enemies but, while England and Russia fight Hitler, Japan is America's own particular adversary.
World War II lasted four more years, until Germany surrendered in May of 1945 and Japan surrendered in September of that year, in the wake of America's destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The attack on Pearl Harbor, meanwhile, rather than heralding Japan's greatest victory, turned out to be an act of belligerent folly that, in elemental ways, guaranteed the Land of the Rising Sun's eventual defeat.
— Ben Cosgrove is the Editor of LIFE.com
Liz Ronk, who edited this gallery, is the Photo Editor for LIFE.com. Follow her on Twitter at @LizabethRonk.
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Launch Center Pro for iPhone review
Simply tap to tweet, text, search, dial, and much, much more with Launch Center Pro for iPhone
App Cubby's Launch Center Pro is the newer, shinier, big brother to the existing Launch Center app, built with a new kind of power user in mind. The original Launch Center was a great attempt at organizing and enabling URL schemes. URL schemes are a limited way -- and currently the only way -- for apps to send actions to each other in iOS. Many apps support them and the net result is that Launch Center allows users to pre-program certain actions (for instance launching IMDb and immediately grabbing current showtimes for your area) in a list form. In other words, it lets you launch actions, not just apps. It was a great start and Launch Center Pro builds on this pedigree, but adds a entirely new level of customization that new users will immediately find accessible, but fiddly (and I mean that in the best way possible) users will dive into and love.
Launch Center Pro's interface is completely revamped. The original Launch Center was list-based, but Launch Center Pro presents a chunky, easy to hit touch-target grid that can be augmented with a secondary level of functionality. You can assign actions or groups to a button: actions are single target functions, whereas groups are nested functions that sit underneath the original button. The nice thing about groups, however, is that the control scheme to access the second level relies on pressing and holding the primary button and then sliding a finger quickly to the desired group action. It takes about three seconds to figure it out, and every time you use it after that is a delight.
In addition to the new grid layout, the levels of customization for each button are impressive. You can now change the look of the button by altering its color, texture, icon and label so that it's easily identifiable at a fast glance. The iconography is very cool too -- there's a nice mix of newer emoji-style icons as well as some charming classic computing-style icons to change things up. And if you like a more default look, in many cases you can appropriate an iOS-native icon as well.
So what can you do with Launch Center Pro?
Well, everything you did with Launch Center, and some new things. Carried over from the original are standards like composing an email/message, with or without a default recipient/body, quick dialers, Safari searches and page launches, a flashlight utility, and the ability to insert a custom URL string that can either launch an app function or a web page.
A nice new addition that I'm already enjoying is a brightness toggle that can be set to two default values; I usually keep my phone brightness at about 40%, but on a sunny day it really helps to be able to snap it up to 90-100% to quickly read something and then snap it back without ever having dropped into Settings.app.
If you have supported apps installed, their functions are still listed within the configuration page, as well as apps on the App Store that you might not have on your iPhone yet. Ultimately, if you're familiar with Launch Center, then you'll feel right at home in Launch Center Pro, and likely smile as you stumble onto the little things that make it even more enjoyable than its predecessor.
A few more nice additions: quick Google search access and a full phone dialer and contact search engine (Apple should take some notes on how that one works -- it's really phenomenal) quietly add some subtle power to Launch Center Pro.
The result from all these changes is simply this: Launch Center Pro is pure speed.
Launch Center Pro launches so quickly and sends actions so fast that it feels like it should be part of iOS. It's completely fluid within a few minutes of using it and just gets better as muscle memory kicks in.
App Cubby spent a lot of time not only optimizing the code to perform more admirably, but put a great deal of thought into the interactions you will need to perform within the app, minimizing finger travel time and effort to add to the overall perception of speed. It's markedly faster than Launch Center, and that's a very good thing. One of my only areas of improvement for Launch Center would have been to reduce the time necessary to open and perform an action, and it's been addressed nicely.
My only wish is that URL schemes would catch on more!
A lot of apps already support this functionality, but I want to be able to hit all the apps on my phone in one way or another. There's so much potential and power in this method, I think I may start emailing/tweeting developers to politely ask (demand? threaten?) for the inclusion of URL schemes so I can continue fleshing out my Launch Center more fully.
The good
- Easy access to apps and actions that are sometimes screens away and stuck in folders
- High level of appearance customization
- Blisteringly fast app and action launch and response times
- Clean, clever UI
The Bad
- Not all apps will work with Launch Center Pro (yet... but it's still an unknown, especially if Apple decides to change the way URL schemes work)
- Could benefit from an instruction panel or help screen for getting started and working with advanced features
The bottom line
Launch Center Pro is a separate app from Launch Center, not an update. The original Launch Center will remain in the App Store and get its share of updates, but if you want the new version you'll have to buy it. And let me tell you, you'd better be ok with it because aside from its intent, there's almost nothing in here that feels like it was simply carried over.
App Cubby rewrote Launch Center Pro from scratch, and it shows. If you like tinkering a little, or even think you might like a new way to think about using apps, do yourself a favor: buy Launch Center Pro, support the developers, and enjoy. Leave a good review and email your favorite developers to include URL scheme support. As iOS matures, we have a lot to look forward to, but it's not now, and has never really been a one-size-fits-all mentality for some of us. Apps like Launch Center Pro enhance the experience of an already great device in some new ways, without sacrificing the aesthetics of the platform we've grown to love.
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Launch Center Pro for iPhone review
It looks cool- Kinda messed up it couldnt be done as an upgrade with the original one- There is no reason to have both so if you get this then the original launch center becomes obsolete- Most developers revamp apps to keep current users happy and attract new ones- Here that isnt that case-
Seth complained (harshly) about something similar a while back. http://www.sethclifford.me/things/2012/5/8/adding-value.html It was the Instacast app making him do an in-app purchase for a feature the app provided previously. Since then, smart playlists were made available for free and more new features added.
It's striking the difference of opinion he has for this developer wanting to charge for version two of his app as opposed to the Instacast app situation. Support the dev. You better be ok with it.
Well, that's because there's a fundamental difference in what we're talking about here. Instacast removed functionality that previously existed within the app and requested that existing users pay to get it back. I was critical of that decision. To their immense credit, they listened to the user base and changed their approach, and many people (myself included) respected that decision.
Launch Center Pro is a separate purchase. It adds functionality and UI changes. Your original Launch Center app will continue to function exactly as you would expect it to on your phone if you never, ever give App Cubby another cent. You're conflating two situations and it's really not the same thing. As a user, you don't have to buy LC Pro at all, but you have a choice; with Instacast, I would have had to make a purchase (again, not the amount, the principle) to restore something I was doing (and had paid for already).
If instacast's 2.0 version had been a separate app, you'd have been fine with this? It added new features and functionality as well and similarly not all of 1.0's functionality was brought over. In either case, the dev wanted more revenue.
I actually agree with the instacast article for the most part and this one. But I don't like this solution that much better as you can continue with the 1.0 app but most likely little attention will be paid to it by the dev. I suppose it was the level of love or hate you gave to each dev as a result that struck me.
"And let me tell you, you'd better be ok with it because aside from its intent, there's almost nothing in here that feels like it was simply carried over."
Are you kidding me?! We should be "OK" with being forced to pay for an upgrade? This simply looks like a UI "update", nothing more. Your assertion that we should be ok with paid upgrades like this just pisses me off. There is no reason we should pay for such an underwhelming upgrade.
"Your assertion that we should be ok with paid upgrades like this just pisses me off. There is no reason we should pay for such an underwhelming upgrade."
Easy answer... Don't. If you take the time to read, your current version of Launch Center will continue to be updated. Your argument is like expecting to be upgraded to Photoshop CS3 because you bought Photoshop Elements 9. Yes, they are from the same developer. Yes, they share the same first name. If you want the new functionality, buy it. If you don't, enjoy the one you have and keep your sour grapes to yourself.
I plumped the £2 for this app and have purposely put it on my dock so I'm reminded to use it. I spent a good hour setting it up how I wanted. It's a great little app that works flawlessly and fluidly (even on iOS 6 beta). Would like to be a teater for this app and see the addition of the Facebook quick post too.
Seriously needs some instructions or guide though for the more advanced features, totally agree there.


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The portion of the Cotton Belt service DART will operate in Dallas, Denton and Collin counties is seen as key to connecting Fort Worth, the airport and cities along or between DART's Green and Red lines.
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The east-west connector would enhance DART's current light-rail network, which is currently a hub-and-spoke system. That configuration leads to long trips for suburb-to-suburb passengers who are forced to go through downtown Dallas, according to the report. For the full story, click here.
The vehicle drove into the bus around 2 a.m., with the badly injured driver of the car trying to flee on foot before being arrested at a nearby gas station. The driver's blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit, according to the report.
Up to six cameras will be installed on each bus. There is no live monitoring of the video which will only be removed and viewed by authorized security staff following a reported incident. Only video required for security purposes will be retained, all other video will be erased.
Pending adoption by its member entities, the merger between Victor Valley Transit Authority and Barstow Area Transit is slated to take effect July 1, 2015.
Officials at MCI's Pembina plant included Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D.; North Dakota Commerce Department Commissioner Alan Anderson; Gail Hand, northeastern director for Sen Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D.; Tom Brusegaard, regional director for Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D; Pembina County Commissioner Hetty Walker; and Cavalier, N.D. Mayor Ken Briese.
Drivers are told to say 'namaste,' a common Indian greeting, and are encouraged to use their meters. Uber pays its drivers an additional 40 rupees, or just over 60 cents, per ride on top of the fare.
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