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well Obama and friends have yet to pass a budget in 4 years. I'll take any plan over no plan...
So stating results without any method to achieve them counts as a plan now?
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Posted 16 October 2012 - 20:05
Funny how Paul Ryan was asked about this twice during the VP debate and he gave a non-answer.
Posted 16 October 2012 - 20:12
No, he doesn't. It is a lie that the Obama and his campaign has been telling. A lie that was debunked by numerous sources, including CNN. A lie that one of Obama's own campaign managers has admitted is not true. But they keep telling the lie, making fake web sites, and pushing this made up "fact" to try to "prove" that Romney hates people who are not rich.
Posted 16 October 2012 - 20:17
Posted 16 October 2012 - 20:37
Politifact would like to have a word with you..
Also, I don't see a problem with the video about Stephanie Cutter. She admits that it's a $5 trillion dollar tax cut, and that some of it will be paid for by closing loopholes, but the problem is there aren't enough loopholes to make up for that $5 trillion, so the money has to come from somewhere.. and if Romney wants to spend an additional $2 trillion on defense, then the only things left for cutting are Medicare, Medicaid, SS, corporate welfare, and social welfare if Romney wants to stay deficit neutral.
Based on the lack of specifics from the Romney/Ryan plan, Bill Clinton is right, the math doesn't add up!
Posted 16 October 2012 - 20:42
And we do know what does add up - Obama's record. His record adds up to $1+ trillion deficits year over year over year over year even after he claimed that he would cut the yearly deficit by half, and is still claiming he will do it. But that is OK, we need to make up a mythical $5 trillion over 10 years lie.
Posted 16 October 2012 - 20:58
Or instead of the constant trolling, you could do some research and learn the details of his plan...
None of this has been a secret, and it doesn't take a genius to figure any of this out.
Posted 16 October 2012 - 21:09
CNN has fact checked it, and it is simply not true. Cutter first said "It will be a 5 trillion dollar tab", then she said "It will not be near 5 trillion dollars." So she doesn't know what she is talking about. Then she tells CNN to prove it - why doesn't she prove it? She is the one making the claims, the burden of proof is upon her to do it. So why doesn't she, she was there on TV she had the chance to, but either couldn't be bothered or it is all a lie, like she admitted it is.
And we do know what does add up - Obama's record. His record adds up to $1+ trillion deficits year over year over year over year even after he claimed that he would cut the yearly deficit by half, and is still claiming he will do it. But that is OK, we need to make up a mythical $5 trillion over 10 years lie.
Jon Karl's Rating:
Obama is not accurate when he says Romney's plan includes a $5 trillion tax cut. Romney has said his tax plan will be revenue neutral. Romney has not provided the details on how he will pay for his tax rate cut, but that does not mean the President can make the details up for him.
This claim would be Mostly Fiction.
Amy Bingham has the facts:
Mitt Romney has said repeatedly, and said again from the debate stage tonight, that his tax plan will be revenue-neutral and will not add to the deficit. But he has yet to outline exactly how he would pay for his plan.
So far the only specifics he has offered on how to pay for his 20 percent across-the-board rate reduction and collection of other tax cutting measures is to eliminate tax "loopholes" for high income earners.
Without these specifics, an analysis by the non-partisan Tax Policy Center estimated that his tax cuts would strip $5 trillion from federal revenues over the next decade, or $456 billion per year.
Romney's tax plan could add $5 trillion to the deficit. But that is an estimate on an incomplete tax plan. Romney insists that when his plan goes from an election-year outline to a Congress-ready proposal he will include provisions, closing tax loopholes and broadening the tax base, that will ensure it will not add to the deficit. The issue is that no one knows what those provisions are just yet. Recently he has suggested a maximum $17,000 deduction.
Posted 16 October 2012 - 21:28
It's not true if you take Mitt at his word, but that doesn't mean his word is true. All because Mitt says it doesn't make it so.
So the cost is still in the ballpark of up to $5 trillion, less after deductions, but still not enough to be revenue neutral based on closing loopholes alone.
Once again, how is he going to pay for these tax cuts if he's not going to cut defense? Has to be Medicare, Medicaid, SS, corporate welfare, and/or social welfare.


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You see, it was born in the decade when Maserati was enjoying life in the motorsport world, originally constructed in 1954 as an A6GCS sports car prototype and campaigned throughout the year. This made people at Maserati happy. And when a racing car makes people in a car company happy, they want it to do more.
So this A6GCS racer was modified as a second prototype, this time serving as the base for the Maserati 300 S sports car, which itself finished 2nd overall in the 1956 world sportscar championship. More happiness, more development, this time for public consumption.
Because after its two-part racing career as a Maser works car, the company decided this little prototype would be the first of a new generation of road cars derived from the racing circuit, showing off Maser's engineering know-how. The result is the car you see above: the 150 GT Spider.
Sadly, some accountants got in the way. The competition-based prototype was deemed too expensive for production, and Maserati eventually moved onto the 3500 GT car (itself a rather beautiful motor), and thus, this 150 GT was left to ponder its existence.
It has since been fully restored and mechanically rebuilt by a man called Steve Hart, who saw fit to retain the original 195bhp engine and A6G/2000 gearbox, 250 F Grand Prix brakes and splendid Fantuzzi coachwork. The ruddy thing only weighs around 860kg too, so even with that ancient engine, it's still pretty nippy.
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Jonny Lang has performed at the White House, Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, and House of Blues locations across the country. Now, Lang is about to add Mississippi State University's Riley Center in Meridian to that list.
Lang will perform at the Riley Center at 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, with a pre-show party at 4:30 p.m.
Lang released "Lie to Me," a critically acclaimed multi-platinum album, one day before his 16th birthday in 1997 and earned his first Grammy nomination at 17. He won his first Grammy in 2007 for Best Rock Gospel Album for "Turn Around" amid a career spanning blues, rock and soul.
Lang has toured with the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, B.B. King and Sting and made appearances on "The Drew Carey Show," "The Tonight Show" and the film "Blues Brothers 2000." Clapton began playing guitar at the age of 12 and was signed to A&M Records three years later.
Dennis Sankovich, director of the Riley Center, said Lang is a double threat, an expert blues guitarist with a voice few would expect from a 30-year-old performer. Lang's accomplishments at such a young age are comparable to those of John Mayer, he said, but Lang plays a completely different brand of blues.
I think people will really be blown away by his singing and his playing," Sankovich said. "You can't believe that voice is coming from a young man. It just sounds like a seasoned blues performer. It's really perfect for the blues."
Sankovich said Lang is a good fit for Mississippi and its blues scene, with a ready-made audience, but he was unsure if Lang had ever performed in Mississippi before. For those reasons, Sankovich said, Riley Center staff have been looking to coordinate a visit from Lang for the past few years.
"We've been keeping an eye on his schedule, and everything seems to have worked out this year," Sankovich said. "I heard about him through the Eric Clapton guitar festival and saw his vignettes on the DVD. The last album that I saw of his was his live CD, and that's what got me really excited about bringing him here, was the energy on that CD."
Lang's appearance at the Riley Center is also the start of a new experiment for the Riley Center, Sankovich said. This is the Riley Center's first year with shows during the summer months of June, July and August, he said.
In previous years, Sankovich said, the spring season has ended with MSU's spring semester, because other presenters at the University of Mississippi, Delta State University, and Birmingham, Ala. have not hosted musicians in the summer, either. Sankovich said one of his main tools for bringing musicians to the Riley Center is coordination with these other presenters.
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This year's summer shows are few and far between because they are new to the Riley Center, Sankovich said. The next summer performer at the Riley Center is five-time Grammy Award winning bass player Victor Wooten on July 20.
"If this works real well, we're planning to go to fill in a little bit more in those months," Sankovich said. "This is kind of the pilot year to see how it goes and what people's reaction is. It's just how it worked out this first year, and next year, we want to do more."
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Meanwhile, Paramount's Star Trek Into Darkness held up well in the face of new competition. The J.J. Abrams-helmed sequel is headed for a four-day weekend of $49 million.
Fox's Epic impressed with a strong $9.35 million take on Friday. Despite no built-in audience, the animated film took advantage of the lack of kiddie-centric movies in the market right now (March's The Croods was the most recent film to appeal to that crowd). We're projecting a $44 million four-day gross for the pic.
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5. Iron Man 3 - $20.0 million (3-day) / $25.5 million (4-day)
6. The Great Gatsby - $14.0 million (3-day) / $17.5 million (4-day)
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Three hours before the advance screening of Fruitvale Station I attended in Chicago, a line of eager fans snaked through the Cineplex. Many were dressed up, hair done right, faces beat. Writer and director Ryan Coogler and stars Octavia Spencer and Michael B. Jordan were on hand for a talkback after the screening. The Reverend Jesse Jackson, introducing the actors and the drama, which won the 2013 Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, referred to the movie's subject matter as "Trayvon Martin in real time" and led a vigorous call-and-response.
There was a charge in the air, like the one I felt a month earlier at a crowded screening of the romantic comedy Peeples, written and directed by Tina Gordon Chism. During both screenings, attended by predominantly black audiences, the crowd laughed, nodded in the darkness, and, when each movie finished, offered sighs of contentment and effusive praise. At the end of Fruitvale Station, there were also tears.
Contemporary black film is something of a cultural desert, with little water to be found. When movies by a promising black writer-director, like Fruitvale Station—or even Peeples—premiere, black audiences wonder if finally their thirst might be quenched. Or maybe it's just me. I am real damn thirsty. Broadly speaking, if contemporary black cinema were divided into categories, we'd have raunchy comedies like Soul Plane, the feel-good family films frequented by Eddie Murphy and Ice Cube, the awareness-raising films that tackle major race-related issues, and, of course, the work of Tyler Perry, a hideous genre unto itself. Most black movies, for better or worse, carry a burden of expectation, having to be everything to everyone because we have so little to choose from.
Suffice it to say, a movie about a notorious incident of police brutality like Fruitvale Station enters an already-fraught conversation. On New Year's Day in 2009, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer Johannes Mehserle, working at the BART station in Oakland's heavily Latino Fruitvale district, shot Oscar Grant, a young black man returning to Oakland after celebrating with friends in San Francisco, in the back. Earlier that night, BART police had responded to reports of a fight by removing Grant and several of his friends from the train. Accounts of what happened next differ, but matters escalated quickly.
Bystanders took a number of videos and images of the incident, and soon these artifacts of Grant's death went viral. Oakland residents held a vigil and rioted, releasing a long-simmering rage over the plight of young black men in the city. Protests, some violent, would continue for more than a year. Four years later, digital traces of Grant's death linger across the Internet, continuing to bear witness.
Fruitvale Station begins with Oscar (Michael B. Jordan) and his girlfriend Sophina (Melonie Diaz) talking about their New Year's resolutions. Then the film jumps to 2:15 A.M. in the nearly empty station. Oscar and a group of his friends are seated on the ground. Officers surround them, both the young men and the police shouting. The footage, from a cell phone, is shaky and grainy, but there is no ambiguity about what is taking place.
The rest of the movie chronicles the events leading up to that moment. Oscar is shown as a charming young man with a troubled past who is finally on the right path. After two stints in prison for drug dealing, he is working to reconnect with Sophina. He dotingly parents his daughter, Tatiana, and strives to be a good son to his mother, Wanda (Octavia Spencer). A movie about limited options for young inner-city black men, Fruitvale also explores the multiple identities many of these men must adopt. Oscar is a master of code-switching—the man he is with his mother is different from the man he is with his girlfriend and child, with his friends, and in prison. As director Coogler, who is from the Bay Area, notes, "Often times you've got to be different people just to stay alive."
When Oscar picks Tatiana up from day care, they race back to the car, their bodies so full of joy it's like they're trying to outrun the feeling. Actor Michael B. Jordan, best known as Wallace, the 16-year-old dealer from The Wire, and Vince, the high-school quarterback from Friday Night Lights, expresses that joy from his face to the kick of his heels. In scenes with Diaz, Jordan brings out the raw appeal of a young man in his prime—slow drawls, sexy smiles, toned body. He also expresses openness and vulnerability when he confesses to Sophina that he has lost his job and when, in prison, he begs his mother not to leave him alone.
As Wanda, Octavia Spencer is the movie's moral center. She embodies nurturing, tough love and the small ways a mother never lets go. She chides Oscar for driving and talking on his cell phone, urging him to take the train home so he doesn't drink and drive. In a powerful flashback, Wanda visits Oscar in prison. He's in his uniform, thrilled to see a familiar face. Wanda is loving but weary, trying to hang on to what normalcy she can. During her visit, Oscar gets drawn into a verbal altercation with another inmate, revealing the aggressive, defiant man he can be when pushed. Wanda tries to calm him. But it's too much, how he has to straddle two worlds, and when he sits back down his body is coiled with frustration. Wanda tells Oscar she won't be coming back to see him. Spencer's handling of the moment, with quiet control and resolve and no hysterics, is heartbreaking.
There are moments of levity, like when Oscar has to buy a birthday card on behalf of his sister. Despite the sister's express instructions not to, he gets a card with white people on the front. Such moments not only humanize Oscar, they allow the audience to laugh, to exhale. We need that.
Director Coogler had only the length of a movie—90 minutes, in this case—to give us a sense of who Oscar Grant was, someone to mourn when the end came. He conducted extensive research on Grant's whereabouts on that final day and overcame the family's apprehension to work closely with them. In a prophetic scene, Oscar comforts a bleeding dog hit by a car, whispering kind words so the animal won't die alone. When Oscar is at the grocery store buying crab for his mother, a young woman at the butcher counter wants to fry fish but is unsure how. Oscar gets his Grandma Bonnie on the phone to school her. On the streets of San Francisco after midnight, surrounded by revelers, Oscar and his friends convince a storeowner closing shop to let their girlfriends, and the pregnant wife of a couple they don't know, use the restroom. The men enjoy the camaraderie of strangers, and we see Oscar plan for a future he will not be part of.
At times, Coogler's choices verge on the sentimental, if not manipulative. His investment in Grant's story is palpable. There are indulgent directorial choices, like the superimposing of text messages and phone numbers on the screen when Oscar is using his cellphone. It is a testament to the movie's excellence that the flaws are in the details.
Fruitvale Station could have been an angry movie, but Coogler has crafted an intimate, at times exuberant portrait. This was a deliberate choice, co-star Octavia Spencer said during the question-and-answer session after the screening: "Anger without action leads to riots. I didn't know if that was the best emotion to associate with this film." Still, it is hard to consider what made the movie possible without surrendering to some amount of rage.
As Coogler notes, "Grant's murder came at a time where people in Oakland were optimistic about race." In one night, that optimism was taken away. Oakland, the eighth-largest city in California, is a particularly difficult place for young black men. According to a June 2011 report from the Oakland Unified School District on African-American Male Achievement, "In Oakland, African American male students have the worst outcomes of any demographic group, despite improvements in some areas in recent years."
The world beyond the school system provides little statistical solace. According to the NAACP, nearly 1 million of the 2.3 million Americans in prison are African American. Further racial disparities persist in the length of sentencing, and the effect of incarceration after release. The institutional biases make it difficult to envision how young black men can succeed. Or as Oscar seems to say in the movie, feeling defeated by a series of failures, "I'm tired. Thought I could start over fresh but shit ain't working out."
Year after year, we discuss these statistics and the impossibility of them. Year after year, we tell the same stories, using these statistics, to show how shit ain't working out. Accurately conceiving of what young black men face when we talk about them as numbers, though, is difficult. Some statistics loom so pervasively they have become myths. For example, a commonly recited "fact" is that more black men end up in jail than attend college. Ivory A. Toldson, a professor at Howard University, refutes this statement, noting in a series on black education for The Root that "today there are approximately 600,000 more black men in college than in jail, and the best research evidence suggests that the line was never true to begin with." Behind the statistics for black men in Oakland and across the United States are men who are being failed by society. These statistics, when offered without any kind of reflection, do little to advance the conversation, and when they go unquestioned, as Toldson suggests, they distort the conversation.
It is in this context that Fruitvale Station works compellingly to treat Oscar Grant as a man. Forced to decide whether to sell drugs to support his family, Oscar makes what we hope is the right choice, throwing a large quantity of marijuana into the bay. He tries to get his job back at a local grocer after being fired. Not only are his options drastically limited, his learning curve is steep. There is little room for error. For some young black men, there is no room for error at all.
Depicting this reality was Coogler's primary aim because, he says, "we struggle with a mass loss of life [in the Bay Area], and the root of these issues is a demonization of young black men." Contemporary black cinema will not end the demonization of young black men, but a movie like Fruitvale Station offers us a necessary insight into the consequences.
When black movies fail at the box office, too often it becomes a race to see who will first say, "This is why we can't have nice things." Take the case of Red Tails, produced by George Lucas and directed by Anthony Hemingway, which only earned a bit less than $50 million domestically.
In interviews at the time of the film's release, Lucas, having put his own money behind the project to ensure it would receive a wide launch, essentially insisted the movie-going public bore a responsibility to see the movie. In an interview with USA Today, Lucas said, "I realize that by accident I've now put the black film community at risk (with Red Tails, whose $58 million budget far exceeds typical all-black productions). I'm saying, if this doesn't work, there's a good chance you'll stay where you are for quite a while. It'll be harder for you guys to break out of that (lower-budget) mold." Self-important and grandiose as his statement is, Lucas also gets at a frustrating truth. Each time a black movie is made, it has to succeed or risk fallout for the movies that follow. Fruitvale Station bodes well, though, having grossed $377,285 with a $53,898 per screen average in its opening weekend; the quality of the movie offers hope that a broader range of black movies might be made and that we will see black people portrayed in more nuanced ways.
Movies matter. But still, there is this painful reality. Each time Oscar says goodbye to his girlfriend or family in Fruitvale Station, he adds, "I love you." Coogler remarked that many young men in the inner city do this, because "every time we leave the house, we know we might not make it back." Such is their uncanny burden. There is also this. Oscar Grant was 22 years old when he was murdered. Johannes Mehserle, after serving just one year of a two-year sentence, was released from prison on June 13, 2011.
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My thirst for black cinema was quenched for the first time ever about three years ago. I was searching through the website www.blackbuying.com and came across a review of the movie Hidden Colors. It looked interesting so I bought it. It turned out to be a well produced perspective of Black/African history. After watching Fruitvale Station I was once again quenched. I loved how the movie simply an effectively humanized Oscar Grant. He was imperfect and thus human. He was not a glaring black male stereotype. He had a life and loved ones. He had possibilities.
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Last night I started round 2 of humanitarian quilts. My hands are sore from cutting these stacks into kits and quilt backs…but it makes my heart so happy to know that these quilts will help people rebuild their lives. You've sent me so much beautiful fabric (and amazing quilt tops!) so thank you again. These kits are going to super talented ladies to sew up and we'll get them finished this month and sent overseas. Back to cutting I go!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
24 comments:
- Kim said...
What an amazing amount of fabric and that is so kind of you and everyone to be doing such a wonderful thing!!!!!!
- April 5, 2011 at 6:23 AM
- randi---i have to say said...
that's a ton of fabric! happy sewing, alison!
- April 5, 2011 at 6:33 AM
- Melissa said...
Allison, want any help cutting? I'd be happy to come over any time this week. It get me out of the week and feel like I'm doing something. Just call or email me and I'll be there.
- April 5, 2011 at 7:15 AM
- Melissa said...
PS - I can bring my own mat and rotary blade.
- April 5, 2011 at 7:15 AM
- Peggy said...
Wow what an amazing amount of fabric! And I just want to say thank you for being willing to undertake this project!
- April 5, 2011 at 7:53 AM
- MaryJo said...
Amazing!! I give you a lot of credit for doing this - I know how time consuming these things can be!
- April 5, 2011 at 8:30 AM
- Nancy said...
My hands are tired and sore too doing the same thing. My kitchen is stacked with fabric and piles making kits for humanitarian. Great minds think alike!
Nancy Oakes
- April 5, 2011 at 9:20 AM
- Dawn said...
Oh my, what a fabulous stack of fabric for such a good cause!! Projects like this make me happy. Totally jealous, though...my friend and I just started a local chapter of Quilts for Kids and our fabric stash is much smaller. Can't wait until it becomes that big!
- April 5, 2011 at 9:29 AM
- rubyslipperz said...
You must be growing wings...Angel/Fairy ones...!
What a large undertaking...what a great person to do it!!
- April 5, 2011 at 9:32 AM
- Linda said...
What a wonderful thing! You will be a blessing to so many people!!!
- April 5, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- bethanndodd said...
- April 5, 2011 at 12:05 PM
- Trulie Scrumptious said...
Holy smokes, you are AMAZING!! My sister and I started our own little blog (not entirely finished yet) and would love your tips and thoughts on making such an AMAZING blog like this one... Come check it out
- April 5, 2011 at 2:18 PM
- Jil ~ said...
Such a wonderful sight. Our church is holding a family quilting day this Saturday in hopes of making a bunch of quilts to send. It makes my heart happy to see others doing the same!! Way to go
- April 5, 2011 at 2:34 PM
- shez said...
OMG that is a lot of faBRIC TO HAVE CUT OUT NO WONDER YOUR HANDS ARE SORE,WELL DONE
- April 5, 2011 at 2:47 PM
- lifeinredshoes said...
Bless your heart....and sore hands :)
- April 5, 2011 at 5:16 PM
- natalie. beyond the reef said...
I have always found that 'de-stashing' is a great way to give to charity quilting....
Good, good!
- April 5, 2011 at 8:08 PM
- aprilsatelier said...
Since cutting is absolutely my least favorite part of quilt making, I can only assume you're on the fast track to sainthood lol! Wonderful work you are doing...
- April 6, 2011 at 4:31 AM
- Betty Lou said...
I love you coment----"It makes mt heart happy." The quilts will make a lot of hearts happy also.
- April 6, 2011 at 5:38 AM
- notes of sincerity said...
Momma Mia that's a lot of fabric! :o)
What you are doing will truly bless those in need. You are so sweet to reach out to them as you are.
I wish I lived closer, I love to cut fabric!
Weird I know. :o)
Have a great day.
Sincerely, Trish
- April 6, 2011 at 6:00 AM
- Inspired Gal {Crafts} said...
So fantastic! I second Trish. I'd love to help but I have a feeling we live at opposite ends of the earth :0)
- April 6, 2011 at 6:22 AM
- Sabra said...
amazing! The goal is to start a very simple quilt or two with my boys (it will be tied, not quilted) for the Humanitarian Center this month. There is such a great need, those quilts will bless so many.
- April 6, 2011 at 6:39 AM
- Tasha from Creation Corner said...
Wow, that is a lot of fabric. You are amazing. It makes me happy seeing how many quilts and blankets you are going to make.
- April 6, 2011 at 7:11 AM
- Christie, Describe Happy said...
You're doing a beautiful thing there!!
- April 6, 2011 at 7:49 AM
- quiltypleasuresonline.net said...
There will be a special place in heaven for you Allison! What a wonderful gift that I know will be gratefully received by so many.
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Gave it 3 years. Adios, Orlando - 12/12/2014
In a nutshell, orlando is... poor minorities and nouveau riche, sprawl, poor infrastructure, sleaze and scam artists, slow, boring, expensive, crime ridden, very low wages, humid, and void of culture. It's pretty much an incredibly poorly done poor mans imitation of LA. You've been forewarned. You're welcome.[Comment on this Posting]
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Watch "Hotwives of Orlando." This parody says it best.[Comment on this Posting]
orlando economy - 11/11/2014
do not come here unless you want to work selling timeshares or at Disney. It seems that there are only two major economies in the Orlando area. The tourism and elderly care industries. If selling timeshares wasn't hard enough or shady enough, most of these companies pay their employees $ 9.00/hr plus commission and the fact that they are always advertising job openings leads one to believe that obviously, there is incredible turn around at these companies.
There is much more opportunity down south in the Miami/Ft Lauderdale area. The problem is that rent and housing costs are through the roof. Aside from all this, the weather is unbearable due to the humidity for at least 6 months of the year. There are native Floridians who still are not accustomed to the heat. In all fairness to Orlando, from the months of November to April the humidity dies down and it could be pleasant on most days. [Comment on this Posting]
It's not all Disney - 7/31/2014
I lived in Orlando for 10 years and was pretty happy for most of that time. The heat, especially in summer, is oppressive but, being single, I would just head to the beach or stay indoors. Once I had my daughter, I began to see things differently. Crime is horrific. We lived in a nice middle-upper middle class, gated neighborhood. One night a man who had stolen a vehicle and was evading police was shot and killed on our front lawn. Every night I could hear drag racing and what I believe were gun shots in the distance. A family owned convenience store around the corner from our neighborhood was robbed in the middle of the day by 4 men wielding sawed off shotguns...saw them speeding away shooting into the air. I was a high school teacher at one of the 'better' high schools in Orlando....it was a nightmare. The students were thugs - they wore ankle monitors to school, PO's visited them, they conducted business in class, more than one male student flashed the other students, one even assaulted another student with his penis. Downtown was overrun with homeless people. The downtown bars were awesome when I first lived there - they had some pretty cool, unique places to hang out (Go Lounge, Kit Kat Club, I Bar, Sapphire Supper Club) but all those unique spots were replaced by boring polished corporate-owned establishments. Boring. Aside from all this, there is no culture or entertainment to speak of. (Disney and the I drive area do not constitute entertainment imo). It's pretty much a cesspool. I knew as soon as our daughter was born that we would leave and we did when she was 16 months old. Best decision we ever made. [Comment on this Posting]
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orlando is the worst city in the world... - 5/17/2014
no he is right...ORLANDO IS THE WORST!! people there will be nice to you if you are average- if you are different or even outstanding you will get abused. the residents are ALL PSYCHOPATHS. very few are NORMAL. Orlando is full of devil people? they aren't human they are robotic demons from hell designed to infest that city and destroy the normal people that live there. there are no good jobs and recruiters are losers from other cities who shun good qualified people. ive worked at places full of angry ugly fat Hispanics and low lifes who all treated me like dirt. there is so much evil and bad in that city its shocking. the people are the WORST worse than some ghetto place in harlem or even in any third world country. these people in Orlando aren't people they are soulless maggots. neighbors are sociopaths- an entire neighborhood of sociopaths HARASSED me for no reason and pick on random people. I hope all of these evil worthless people perish in hell where they belong. FAMILIES are evil disturbed deranged BAD PEOPLE. its IMPOSSIBLE to make friends unless the clicks of psychos accept you and most people are so closed unfriendly no one will. the people of Orlando are the most disgusting filth to exist...trust me no one can hate a place like this...it isn't a place full of humans. I agree with Gabriel totally- many people move here and just suffer because of the quality of filth humans that exist there...I am a kind sweet caring smart beautiful educated female- anywhere I go almost I get shunned mistreated talked bad about judged- even chickfilas bully me for no reason. I cant make friends people are so mean unfriendly...sick people there. if I try to make friends I get kicked out, banned. the people there aren't human?? even at Disney its full of nasty rude cast members now who are arrogant and crazy. the entire city is made up of sociopaths. thai and Asian restaurant employees are psychos. Orlando is the worst city on the PLANET...I promise you this. its worse than some trashy third world country...its the WORST. [Comment on this Posting]
orlando is the worst city on the planet.... - 5/17/2014
Orlando is hell on earth...its the WORST. please help me!! im stuck in this nightmare of a hell city. the people are the RUDEST NASTIEST MOST UNEDUCATED LOW CLASS GARBAGE TO EXIST!! even the educated people are trash scum. everyone in Orlando is evil- from restaurants to citizens--its full of filthy people. I hope the entire city gets wiped out by a tsunami![Comment on this Posting]
Senior Health Plans Supplements have lower Premium - 3/17/2014
You can get a plan F in Orlando for as low as $150/month this is not a Select plan either. The highest premiums are for those 80+ but are still significantly lower then New York more then $100/month less then everyone in New York pays. You also lock in your enrollment age for the rest of your life. If you want to discuss this or Medicare advantage plans or PDP plans please call me. I am a licensed Healtn Insurance agent. Call (407) 756-4736.[Comment on this Posting]
Professional Health Care : No Fear of Regulation - 10/12/2013
As far as Orlando / Orange County Fl goes, you can find some great professionals here. Google search (Tosh Florida Flat Hot Dumb) Many professionals care less about professionalism, courtesy, the law etc..
I think, they believe we are "dumb" and unsophisticated. Food service - health department, no enforce, refusing to recycling business! Orange County - no money to enforce. There is an underlining provincial, intellectual (if you call it that) isolationist. They have no clue about the world here and eating healthy is hard w limited access to fish.
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This ain't Mickey Mouse or you're Grandparent's Fl - 9/28/2013
(My Synopsis) If you're rich, white and obnoxious you'll love it here. If you're anything other than that, turn around and go back to where you came from, or be prepared to enter your new living hell.
"You need to speak Spanish to live here." False. Mostly everyone here knows how to speak English and will speak it if necessary. It is true though that there are companies that won't hire you unless you're bilingual. This seems to be an increasing number all the time.
"It's hot and humid and there are a lot of bugs." True
"You need a car to live there." TRUE. VERY VERY TRUE The public transportation here is the worst I've ever seen. The "city" is very spread out and it's pretty much impossible to get around without wheels of some sort.
"Disney controls everything here." False. Rich white folks control everything here. Disney isn't even in Orlando, it's in Kissemmee.
"There's lots to do in Orlando." The downtown is lame as hell. It's a bunch of banks, lawyers offices, condo towers and bars. Literally, that's about it.Everything else is in the outskirts and is expensive as hell. Again, rich, white and obnoxious is what thrives here. Also, there is also no shopping downtown whatsoever, it's bizarre. Also, everything here is incredibly, I mean unbelievably commercial. If you're into Starbuck's and Wal*Mart, this will be you're heaven. Aside from the Spanish places, nothing here is authentic. Real pizza is non-existent.
"The rent prices are out of control." For the wages paid, definitely
"There aren't any jobs here." False. There are tons of jobs here, they just don't pay anything and if you have a criminal record, forget making any money here.
"There are lots of scams here." VERY VERY TRUE, be careful.
"The people here are mean and rude." True. Orlando has the slowness of the south with the attitude of the north. You must remember, nobody is really FROM here. It's rare you run into anybody who is legitimately a native.
Another thing I can't believe people haven't mentioned is the HUGE issues of drugs, prostitution and homelessness. It's freakin EVERYWHERE here. Tent cities all over the place (hidden in the woods), not to mention downtown, where it's right in your face, they're everywhere. (Homeless people drug addicts and prostitutes that is).
This place is sad. Don't move here, trust me!
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Too hot! - 4/20/2013
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Don't bother moving here if you can't speak spanis - 3/23/2013
I don't even know where to begin. Orlando is truly a nightmare. The schools are horrible and way behind as far as coursework goes, compared to northern schools. I have a child that graduated with a 4.0 GPA who could not pass a test given to incoming freshmen at a Tennessee high school. Yes, there is the Bright Futures scholarship, but it is only good for Florida Colleges... I would be surprised if a graduate from a Florida University could pass a high school equivalency test. You cannot even imagine! The schools are not safe either. Not a day goes by that fights are not reported at the middle and high schools on the news. I know for a fact that there were over 100 fights in which kids were seriously harmed at my daughter's high school during her senior year. (most racially motivated-two of her friends were driving in a truck, all the passenger heard was "whitey don't belong here" and some pops, the driver was able to pull into a 7-11 and stop the truck, but did die then. A teenager shot and killed for not being hispanic) As far as trying to reason with other parents, it is a joke as these supposed "parents" are purchasing alcohol for the kids, getting the kids tattoos, fighting, cussing and leading the way by example. The high school yearbook omitted the section for the cheerleaders and instead had a new section called body-art. Yes, for the students to show off tattoos and piercings! 90% of the grocery stores, discount chains (walmart, etc) and mall shops hire only "bi-lingual" people. Problem being is that these people do not speak English well at all, if at all, so any questions you have.. well you will not receive any answers. There is absolutely no work ethic down here. The small working population (as most are illegal immigrants, welfare recipients, teenage mothers, or have some imaginary disability so as not to actually work) do not care about their jobs, only a paycheck. They try to say it is because Florida is so "laid back". No, Floridians are LAZY and simply do not care. The crime rate is so high it is insane! Although I will state that most crimes are committed by illegals because they know they will simply be deported and they'll return on the next bus, so they have no consequences to face when committing crimes. The only ting worthwhile down here is the weather, but after dealing with everything else, you'll want to run back home ASAP. Oh and good luck finding a doctor or dentist that will see you without at least a 3 hour wait.. they consider that normal. Driving has been mentioned and poses an interesting situation in itself. Road Rage seems to be the norm. Oh and (as I wasn't in the habit of doing so) make sure that when driving your car doors are locked at all times! Con-artists are everywhere! They are homeless, out of gas, were mugged, are out of diapers.. all are veterans (yet none seem to remember what unit they were in) etc... of course none of this is true (heck, I've gotten to know some of the "regulars" now and had the same people try different stories) They will stand at stoplights and peck on your window while you are stopped, or accost you when you park in a parking lot at a store, come up while you are pumping gas.. it is crazy too. All I can say is that the weather is not worth it at all! The sad thing is, these people that have lived here all/most of their lives think this is a normal way of life too... BEWARE![Comment on this Posting]
Variety of Churches - 3/5/2013
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After 30+ years, I'm leaving - 2/17/2013
I was born and raised in Central Florida. After thirty-something years, I'll be moving to Pittsburgh, PA this summer. Why? This town has really dissolved into a puddle of watery crap. I know they say things were always better in the past, but this place has fallen apart. The Southern feeling to this place has completely vanished and given way to hostility. People here are just angry, miserable and hateful. On top of that, rent is out-of-control expensive while salaries are getting lower. This area has always paid lower than the national average thanks to The Mouse, but it was supported by a lower cost of living. On this very site, I'm finding major metropolitan areas that pay better with a lower cost of living. Once I began to travel extensively, I started to realize that it's hard to find a cultural heartbeat of Orlando. Other cities have unique enclaves carved out by immigrants with quirky shops and restaurants. Orlando is a huge (outlet) strip mall with a tiny Vietnamese district. The weather? You're already aware that Florida is disgustingly hot and uncomfortable from May-November (and in this year's case, it will be disgustingly hot next week in the winter). In the concrete paradise of Orlando, it's amplified.
If you're considering a move to Orlando, it's probably a move you will probably make anyway like the other 95% of residents who don't count themselves as natives. Your reason is probably superficial: you hate snow. I'm sure you'll enjoy the theme parks, water parks and convenience stores on every corner. Enjoy it while it lasts. It's very easy to outgrow this place.[Comment on this Posting]
Not a good place to live and raise children! - 2/10/2013
The weather is good. Crime is very high![Comment on this Posting]
College student Review - 2/8/2013
On a positive note, my money goes far enough to make ends meet and there is plenty of businesses to work for here. Attractions and theme parks with great benefits for both locals and tourists. We work then play. On a negative note, our public transportation system is nearly relyable and improving with hope from the sun rail station to bring more business to our buses. Orlando's crime rate is also high with several city gangs patrolling its streets. All in all its up to nature on if you have a good day or not here in Orlando. The weather is unpredictable... However it never snows here.[Comment on this Posting]
OK place to visit, terrible place to live! - 12/16/2012
This is one of the worst places to live according to a BestpPlaces.net article and backed up by a Forbes magazine article. Living in Orlando or anywhere is not like a vacation here. The Florida Move Guide says that most who move here will come to despise the heat, humidity (summers are 6-9 months long), lack of sense of community with everyone moving in and out. Have kids in school? Near worst graduation rates in the nation. 1,000,000 have permits to carry guns in Florida, more than any other state and lots more if you count all the criminals. High crime and growing, stressed out drivers from worsening traffic, foreclosure capital of the world, average people walking around with guns shooting people. Visit and stick to the tourist areas (safer) but don't move here for retirement or if you have kids.[Comment on this Posting]
Home of Mickey Mouse - 10/27/2012
If you can deal with the constant influx of tourists there are plenty of things to do in Orlando! Your near everything, great nightlife, not far from major sporting events, theme parks, and the ocean![Comment on this Posting]
Orlando LOVES Criminals - 10/9/2012
Orlando is getting worse in regards to crime. Every night there is news about murders,burglaries,etc. and that is what we know about.I live in what is considered a great area of Orlando and it is getting where it is having just as much crime as the worse areas. I was at a Funeral Home for a service and my vehicle plus 2 others got smashed in windows and items stolen. Between the Orange County Sheriffs office and the judicial system,,the criminals love it here,,they get by with very little punishment for their crimes. A car thief got caught in my neighborhood and it was his 3rd car theft,he was out the next day and we were told there is really no punishment until he steals 10 cars!!!! [Comment on this Posting]


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(Sports Network) - The improving Washington Capitals will take aim at a third straight victory when they host the Florida Panthers in Thursday's Southeast Division battle at Verizon Center.
With recent wins over Winnipeg and Boston, the Capitals have compiled a 7-3-0 record over their last 10 games. Despite its recent success, Washington is still tied with Florida for last place in the Eastern Conference and the Capitals have a 2-8-1 start to the season to thank for their current standing in the conference.
Washington is 2-0 this season against the Panthers, posting a 5-0 win in a home meeting on Feb. 9 before winning 6-5 in overtime three days later in Sunrise. The Capitals have won five straight in this series overall and Florida has dropped six in a row and nine of 10 in D.C.
The Capitals played Tuesday against visiting Boston and overcame a three-goal first-period deficit to down the Bruins, 4-3, in overtime. Eric Fehr scored the game-winner at 37 seconds of the extra session.
Fehr was skating over the Boston blue line when Nicklas Backstrom laid a lead pass one stride ahead. The veteran grinder accepted the feed, skated between a pair of Bruins defenders and scored with a rising shot to the far post.
"We didn't give up at all today. We know how important it is to string some wins together. To come back against a team that good means a lot, and hopefully we can keep going," said Fehr. "I think it says a lot about our character. This team believes in ourselves. We're a pretty confident bunch right now and we believe in the system."
Mike Ribeiro and Tomas Kundratek tallied in the second period and Wojtek Wolski notched the tying score late in regulation for the Capitals. Braden Holtby hung in and earned the win with a 30-save effort.
The win improved Washington's home record this season to 6-5-0.
Meanwhile, Florida was able to halt a three-game slide on Tuesday with a 4-1 home win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Jacob Markstrom made 20 saves to notch his first win of the season in Tuesday's triumph.
"That was good for him to get the win," Panthers head coach Kevin Dineen said of Markstrom. "He was the difference maker."
With Jose Theodore on injured reserve with a groin issue, Markstrom could get the start over Scott Clemmensen again on Thursday.
Tomas Kopecky, Shawn Matthias, Jonathan Huberdeau and Mike Santorelli each scored once to help the Panthers earn Tuesday's win.


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So, I'm in the peculiar position of saying that this is--all things considered--one of Pratchett's weaker novels. The Colon-Nobby bit with the Watch is almost painful to me. I suspect that's because these comic stereotypes who have been functioning quite well in their limited, accepted roles are suddenly treated as real human beings. And it's a bit painful to watch Colon's degeneration into something resembling a psychiatric breakdown when he is promoted beyond his capabilities.
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I think what we have here is Terry trying to show us that some things and some people shouldn't change because they wouldn't work as well. Nobby and Colon are a double act - they can't function as well as anything else. Whilst he's tinkering around with all the rest for a purpose which will take Discworld onwards and upwards he's showing us why they're going to stay the way they should be because that's best for them. They're perfect as they are in other words
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In previous books you could think , even after Vimes had married her, that he was kind of annoyed with her and about her, but here you can see there's something more, something nice : respect and even admiration.
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TFE is the first DW book where PTerry truly develops DW as a real world, with real geography, history, politics and mythos. We start to get bits of this in the Lancre books. In "Jingo" we get a Lawrence of Arabia-style view of desert kingdoms. In "Feet of Clay" we learn more about Ankh-Morpork's 'underground' than we have seen previously
But it's not until TFE that PTerry truly develops the "world" part of Discworld. The Uberwald he creates is no longer the Universal Pictures Horror Movie version of "Care Jugulum" but morphs into a culturally rich milleau of races, both sentient and semi-sentient, each with its own history, economic and political battles and conspiracies. The people of Bonk are a full fleshed out version of the 'vampire-dominated' Uberwald city in Carpe Jugulum, with the political structure affecting not the rule of law by intimidation by the powerful over the weak.
swreader wrote:While Sam does not change the world in this book (Rhys does not reveal that he is a she), there is the beginning of a change that culminates in Thud! . And he does so more in spite of Carrot than because of him.
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CARSON, Calif. -- Fresh off a successful January camp with the U.S. National Team, Landon Donovan and Omar Gonzalez returned to training on Thursday ahead of Saturday's friendly with FC Shirak.
After being given a few days off to rest up after the month-long camp with the U.S., both Gonzalez and Landon Donovan were excited to return to the Galaxy.
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CARSON, Calif. – Bruce Arena will be with the LA Galaxy for three more years according to club President Chris Klein.
On Wednesday, the LA Galaxy announced that they had signed the team's head coach and general manager to a multi-year deal, but in an interview with LAGalaxy.com, Klein revealed the length of Arena's contract extension.
"Look at what he's done since he came here in 2008. And we wanted to make sure he could continue to do that, for another three years," Klein told LAGalaxy.com. "He's the best coach our game has seen in this country, and we're thankful he's a part of the Galaxy."
Klein was not the only person who was in high spirits after Arena's extension as midfielder Landon Donovan stated that he was pleased with the Galaxy's decision to keep their head coach around.
"It's well deserved," said Donovan. "We're very happy for him. He has much as any coach in this league deserves to be taken care of. As we've seen over the years, this is a club that takes care of people. We're all happy for him."
The man that LA Galaxy fans glowingly refer to as "Bruce Almighty" will be sticking around a few more years.
On Thursday, the Galaxy announced that they have signed head coach and general manger Bruce Arena to a new multi-year contract extension. Arena, who is one of the most successful coaches in U.S. history has led the Galaxy to two MLS Cups and three MLS Cup finals since joining the club in 2008. Heading into his seventh year at the helm of the Galaxy, the three MLS Coach of the Year and four-time MLS Cup winner has compiled a 82-46-44 regular season record with LA.
"I'm honored to remain in this role with the preeminent soccer club in the United States," said Arena in a statement. "I appreciate the continued support and confidence from Mr. Anschutz, Mr. Beckerman, Chris Klein and my staff and players as we head into the 2014 season."
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CARSON, Calif. – At the moment, the competition between right backs Matheau Hall, Dan Gargan and James Riley is a friendly one –they do carpool to the stadium every morning after all—but each has a simple goal: prove to the LA Galaxy coaching staff that they deserve a spot on the team's roster in 2014.
With Sean Franklin and Hector Jimenez departing in the offseason, the Galaxy have sought out cover at the right back spot which led to camp invitations for Hall and 31-year-old Gargan at the start of preseason, and Riley a week later.
Hall, 26, went 45 minutes in strong performance during LA's 2-2 draw with Chivas USA in a closed-door scrimmage, repeatedly challenging the Rojiblancos defense as he pressed forward early and often. Neither of the veteran defenders appeared in the scrimmage on Wednesday, but Riley, 31, expects to return see time during LA's preseason friendly against Armenian side FC Shirak this weekend.
HALL: "The camp has been going great. I've been given a lot of work in short period of time, but it is going really well. Every day is a challenge because you have come ready to play since it is a position that everyone is hungry to earn. … I think that I add pace out of the back as well as versatility."
GARGAN: "Bruce is looking for competition in the backline and I'm an experienced guy with a lot of games in this league. I think that Bruce is looking for quality players who can compete every day, and this team has a lot of them."
RILEY: "LA tries to set the bar and I think that's a fantastic environment to come into. I love the challenge and I love the opportunity, and I am prepared for it. … I just want to build on my first two days [in training]. It's definitely a marathon and not a sprint. The tortoise won that race, not the hare so I keep that in mind."
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Below are a series of photos from LAGalaxy.com videographer Paolo Ferrari from their 2-2 scrimmage draw with Chivas USA on Wednesday.
CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy battled to a 2-2 draw with cross-hall rivals Chivas USA in a preseason scrimmage on Wednesday.
The Galaxy were dominant in the first half and needed just five minutes to pull ahead when Rob Friend finished a side-footed volley off a Juninho free kick. The Brazilian midfielder scored a goal of his own in the 20th minute after finishing a brilliant strike from beyond 25-yards that curled past the Chivas USA goalkeeper.
However, in the second half, Chivas USA was able to capitalize on a Galaxy lineup that went through a near complete change at the half and was totally different 10 minutes into the second stanza. Chivas leveled the score in the 72nd minute with a finish by Jacob Barron before equalizing less than 10 minutes later after Matthew Fondy buried a header past Brian Perk.
The result may not have been ideal, but Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena affirmed that it was simply part of the process of getting the team ready for their MLS season opener which is a little more than a month away.
"It was just another day of practice in all honesty. It was about getting guys in a full field situation," said Arena. "The group we played in the first half did a good job of pressuring and creating some chances while the group in the second half was definitely outplayed and it was a sloppy performance."
LA Galaxy Starting XI First Half: Penedo; Hall, DeLaGarza, Opare, Cochrane; Ishizaki, Husidic, Juninho, Zardes; Friend, Samuel
LA Galaxy Starting XI Second Half: Perk; Sorto, Leonardo, Venter, Gaul; Jamieson IV, Sarvas, Garcia, Hoffman; Rugg, McBean
LA Galaxy XI at the Final Whistle: Perk; Sorto, Leonardo, Venter, Gaul; Mendiola, Sarvas, Garcia, Hoffman; Rugg, McBean
David Beckham is coming back to MLS -- as an owner.
On Wednesday, the former LA Galaxy midfielder and MLS announced that Beckham had exercised his option to become an own an MLS expansion team and has selected the city of Miami to place the new franchise. With Beckham's announcement, MLS will return to Miami for the first time since 2001 when the league was forced to fold the Miami Fusion who played between 1997-2001.
According to the Miami Herald, Miami-Dade County has already begun negotiations with Beckham's ownership group about the team's potential sites for the team's soccer stadium. During his press conference on Wednesday, Beckham was adamant that the ownership group does not want to use public funds to finance the stadium.
"From the beginning of my career in England to today in Miami, my journey has always been driven by my incredible passion for the game," said Beckham in a statement. "Miami is a vibrant, diverse community that thrives on the same type of energy that fuels the international appeal of soccer, and I look forward to a dedicated, long-term partnership with this dynamic city and Major League Soccer. My experience with the Galaxy is what convinced me that I wanted to one day own an MLS team and it is thrilling to now see that dream coming true."
"We appreciate all that David has done as a player, an ambassador and as a global icon to help grow Major League Soccer," MLS Commissioner Don Garber said in a league statement. "We are thrilled that he will be an owner, and we look forward to him helping us achieve our goal of being one of the top soccer leagues in the world."
Is MLS on the way to Miami?
Former LA Galaxy midfielder and world soccer legend David Beckham is set to deliver a special announcement on Wednesday on the state of a potential new expansion club in Miami, Florida.
Watch the announcement in the video below and feel free to comment on the proceedings.
It's been a week of firsts for LA Galaxy II.
First the team came into existance on Jan. 29, then on Monday, their first game was scheduled, and on Wednesday, Galaxy II held their first training session. LAGalaxy.com was there for the first training session and spoke to Galaxy II head coach Curt Onalfo on how his team is progressing.
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A new season means new uniforms and new merchandise, and on Tuesday, I obtained the first look at the LA Galaxy's training tops for 2014.
The training kits come in two colors: a dark blue with blue-green and gold trim on the shoulders and a gold version with blue and black shoulder trim. These tops will be available for sale at the Team LA store at StubHub Center starting Friday.
Now that the training kits have been released, I'm hearing that the first tease of the new Galaxy primary kit will take place at Legends Night on Feb. 22 prior to the "Blue and White Game" between the LA first team and LA Galaxy II, with the full unveil taking place on March 3. Although there have been images of the kit floating around online, sources have confirmed to me that the jersey making the rounds on the internet is not what will be released in March.
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