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Verizon: Mandatory face-to face training Jan 25 to Feb 4... for iPhone?
Verizon is having another one of their mandatory face-to-face training sessions for an "iconic pre-order", this one scheduled for January 25 to February 4, 2011, and it could just be for the Verizon iPhone. That's what many seem to believe, at least.
An alternative could be the Android-powered Thunderbolt, but we're being told February is blackout month for Verizon which has not been the case before.
This source has been good to SPE in the past but if there's anything we've learned from years and years of rumors -- we'll believe the Verizon iPhone is here when Steve Jobs holds it up, and/or it goes live on Apple.
Still, it jives with reports of Apple employees getting blacked out during a similar period and seriously, the amount of rumors coalescing around early February 2011 sure are interesting.
What do you think, has the go order been given?
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Verizon: Mandatory face-to face training Jan 25 to Feb 4... for iPhone?
YO, how much money you are getting for to put this rumors..
I'M still saying verizon don't deserve the iPhone.. they suck. and again, the iPhone will be Like a Ferrari in Cuba. won't be a highway where you can ride it. same is verizon. remember, TALK, TEXT and SURF INTERNET at SAME TIME.. whoever switch will regret it..
att is not perfect but i least we know it.
You should really consider reading what you write before you post it on this blog. First off, your grammar and overall language usage is difficult to read at best. Secondly, there is no need to insult any persons heritage. Regardless of the "third-world" status that you are talking about, there is no need to insult people who either live there, or are from there that is just ignorant. I am not saying this from that point of view as I am born and raised here, but to have such a closed mind makes you seem like a 10 year old ignorant child.
Oh, and I am sure there are people in the "third-world" countries (at least one or two) who have a Ferrari and I would bet they have found ways to push them to speeds faster than you've driven.
Basically, have some respect, and stay on topic and not aggressive. Discussion threads are much more enjoyable to read for everyone.
Oh, and to get on topic - I am not sure the validity of the rumors, but a release can do nothing but help the iPhone community as a whole so hopefully these are true!!!
I don't care. I'm sticking with AT&T. I am always browsing the internet while talking with people (looking for addresses, phone numbers, prices etc.).
I'm with Dyvim.
I will stick with AT&T a while longer (It'll have to be a while longer now that my wife and I upgraded to the iPhone 4.) My guess is that the exodus of AT&T users to Verizon will ease the network and/or the competition will be enough pressure on AT&T to improve their network. I was on Verizon before and liked their coverage but hated their customer service.
Got to love how some are treating jobs like hes a god.
I believe it. I mean use common sense people!Why are we having all these back to back rumors? 3-4 each week! that should tell you something!
Simple answer is Verizon is like every company...they want money. The iPhone would make them boat loads more than they already are making.
A carrier is nothing without phones to sell.
Verizon has an impressive array of phones already... and the iPhone would sell phenomenally well too.
Apple sells the iPhone on up to 5 carriers in other countries... why is going to 2 carriers in Apple's home country such a shocker?
Fine, you don't care. But there are a lot more people that do care and Apple is very interested in selling them iPhones.
yo mamma,
Good for you, stick with AT&T. Apple really only cares about the huge increase in users they will get on Verizon, not the ones that are going to simply switch from AT&T to Verizon. They want the people that will never leave Verizon for whatever reason. Plus the whole talk/text/browse issue goes away when they turn over the LTE iPhone on Verizon about a year or two later. So it's time to sell them the iPhone CDMA now so they can then also sell them them the iPhone LTE later. Verizon doesn't deserve the iPhone, that really has to be one of the most ridiculous statements.
Personally, I wouldn't use any phone on AT&T. Their coverage and service is not as good, I get a better discount from Verizon and the Global pricing options from AT&T are lousy. I'm not running out to buy the iPhone on Verizon when it becomes available, but I know a LOT of people who are. Maybe I will when there is an LTE iPhone that I can use globally on Verizon.
I hope this is true. Why would Steve announce a phone on another plan When he already introduced the phone? Its the same phone, right?
I wonder if my husband will stay with Verizon if they do get the iPhone?
Yea, my wife and I both work for Verizon and all the reps have been trash talking it since it came out. You know which phones they don't talk about? The ones that aren't a threat. I've owned an iPhone and it's the best phone I've ever had. It's going to be funny when all these Verizon reps suddenly have to start selling this "horrible" phone that doesn't even do MMS. (yes, I know it does mms now. you'd be surprised how many vzw reps don't)
can we please stop with these damn roumors please? can we just wait for an official announcement. this is just plain old the iPhone going to verizon is the unicorn of mobile devices. please I beg of you to stop with the roumors, I love this site but my god I'm of seeing this dumb roumor. yes we all know eventually that it will be on all carriers so get over it and wait for an official announcement. wait did I keep repeating myself in this? oh it's kinda like all these roumors very repetitive!!!!!
"Say it ain't so, Joe."
I can't take anymore of that Verizon douchebag with the glasses.....
If the iphone ends up on verizon that will be the end of iphone blog sites.
Believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this verizon iphone rumor is getting old. i rather hear something more practical like untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 already and im happy.
I agree with yomama...The Verizon "3G experience" is not exactly like AT&T's. Everyone that I know who has Verizon in L.A. says the "ultimate" network gets between 500-1,700kbps.
That's great but we all know that there won't be a "4G" iPhone on ANY carrier until 2012, so I'll continue cruising on my HSPA iPhone at 4-6Mbps. Anything less will not feel right anymore after you have that experience consistently every day for 5 months now. :D
What do I think? I think we agreed most of us were tired of these damn Verizon rumors and your time would be better spent telling us about some magical new apps we didn't know about. Please shut up about this until Steve stands and tells us all about it. Thanks.
And after reading the comments, that seems to be the consensus. Please take the high road, Tipb, and just STOP.
OK, on another thread here it was stated that there are no black out date for either Verizon or Apple. Just more rumors of the mythical Verizon iPhone, which is the dream of a small group who are Verizon fanboys. Sorry, I just don't see it until there is real proof.
You always hear how much better the service on AT&T will be when many switch to verizon. Something to think about. Service may be better, but AT&T will loose money in data fees, not to mention loss of iPhone sales. So will the customers who stayed, find their data plans getting mire expensive? They have to make the money up somewhere. Either data, or minuets. I may be way off the mark, but never know.
Hello 2 all,I have had verizon 4 over ten years and never had any problems! My cellphone works everywhere even in the middle of dinner in the middle of the atlantic ocean. Other carriers around me were shocked. Don't u think a major carrier would test thei cdma on their network prior 2 making any major decisions. We know 4 sure at and t didn't. Let's wait for an announcement b4 making speculations!


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Solaris instance number to device name conversion
From Brandonhutchinson.com
When providing statistics on block devices in Solaris, utilities like sar and kstat return instance numbers instead of device names. Converting these to device names can be difficult, especially for NFS file systems. Example:
$ sar -d ... nfs1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 nfs2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 nfs3 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 nfs4 0 0.0 0 0 0.7 19.2 nfs5 0 0.0 0 0 2.5 15.3 ...
In the above output, which file system corresponds to nfs1? To find out, we have to look at the dev= value in /etc/mnttab and perform a hexadecimal conversion. Fortunately, there is a Perl script named mapdev that performs this conversion.
Step-by-step instructions for running mapdev
In this example, I run mapdev out of my current directory. You may instead put MapDev.pm in @INC and modify the instructions accordingly.
- Download mapdev.
- Extract mapdev.
$ gzip -cd Solaris-0.05a.tar.gz | tar xvf -
- Move MapDev.pm and mapdev to the current directory.
$ mv Solaris-0.05/MapDev/MapDev.pm . $ mv Solaris-0.05/scripts/mapdev .
- Modify mapdev. In this example, my version of perl is located in /usr/bin, not /usr/local/bin.
$ sed -e 's@#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w@#!/usr/bin/perl -w@' \ -e 's@use Solaris::MapDev qw(:ALL);@use MapDev qw(:ALL);@' mapdev > mapdev.new $ mv mapdev.new mapdev
- Modify MapDev.pm.
$ sed 's@package Solaris::MapDev;@package MapDev;@' MapDev.pm > MapDev.pm.new $ mv MapDev.pm.new MapDev.pm
- Run mapdev.
$ ./mapdev nfs11 is an alias for fas:/vol/oradata1_pp01 nfs12 is an alias for fas:/vol/oradata2_pp01 nfs13 is an alias for fas:/vol/oradata1_sp01 nfs14 is an alias for fas:/vol/oradata2_sp01 nfs15 is an alias for fas:/vol/oradata3_pp01 nfs16 is an alias for fas:/vol/oradata3_sp01 nfs17 is an alias for fas:/vol/oradata4_pp01 nfs18 is an alias for fas:/vol/oradata4_sp01 nfs2 is an alias for hostname:vold(pid1742) nfs21 is an alias for fass:/vol/dba_misc sd0 is an alias for c0t0d0 sd1 is an alias for c0t1d0 sd19 is an alias for c1t4d0
- If you would rather see local mount points instead of remote NFS resources, change line 71 in MapDev.pm from:
my ($special, $fstyp, $opt) = (split(" ", $line))[0,2,3];
my ($special, $fstyp, $opt) = (split(" ", $line))[1,2,3]; $ ./mapdev nfs11 is an alias for /oradata1/PP01 nfs12 is an alias for /oradata2/PP01 nfs13 is an alias for /oradata1/SP01 nfs14 is an alias for /oradata2/SP01 nfs15 is an alias for /oradata3/PP01 nfs16 is an alias for /oradata3/SP01 nfs17 is an alias for /oradata4/PP01 nfs18 is an alias for /oradata4/SP01 nfs2 is an alias for /vol nfs21 is an alias for /files/files0/DBA/misc sd0 is an alias for c0t0d0 sd1 is an alias for c0t1d0 sd19 is an alias for c1t4d0


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Originally posted by Karahandras
Retail sale of the boxed game generally sees about a quarter of the shelf price wind up in the publishers cofers, not the whole $60. That's left out of a lot of rosy maths.
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Originally posted by Karahandras
Define success. And which game by you since 2004 is real success apart that one? Btw, you would be very disturbed in case swtor would be success even by your standards?
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There will always be people that will think a game is a big success. When a game loses more then 80% of its playerbase within 6 months after release it can't really be called a success. That would be called a failure. SWTOR sold over 2 million copies. Two months later they claimed to have 1.2 million subs. Three months after that they were going free to play with less then 600k subs. Most likely they have less then 400k subs which puts them at a 80% loss in subs. So with an 80% loss in playerbase the game is a success? Bioware has already lost the two doctors, and many, many others in its executive branches. So how is this a success?
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Originally posted by Karahandras
For me it was a success for my expectations. I wanted a solo oriented MMO with a SW story. I got that. Because I played through the stories while still crafting, buying and selling and grouping for Heroics or just with others in the same place as me so we didn't fight each other for objectives. But the game failed expectations overall from both fans and investers.
The game will not die, it will continue for a few more years at least. It will be fun for someone like myself who is looking for this type of story driven gameplay. And it will be great with the F2P because I can get that without having to pay monthly. What they need to do is embrace the solo/heroic story and add new planets with a lot of content to buy once it goes F2P. Instead of Operation content, but they seem to be stuck with the current users wanting more ops.
"How many people long for that "past, simpler, and better world," I wonder, without ever recognizing the truth that perhaps it was they who were simpler and better, and not the world about them?"
Originally posted by artemisentr4
Well, myself would never ever play game that I can not (mostly) solo. Period. I have a job, kids are grown but I have other things to attend to. An because of my job I can hardly plan when to play. I already play however to much. :-) So I never have found any fun in lfg-in for 2 hours just to had to go to sleep or to work at time when group was found. Never found any joy being unable to progress because of requirement of group for quest I wanted to to at 3 at night.
I dare to say that group ONLY games (i mean forced gruping games) are DEAD. No ressurection available. No game today can have any success if not SOLO friendly. Hardly can come to my mind any game other then FF XI online where there is FORCED grouping and it is still alive. Ok, exception are very rare pvp only games with little or no questing at all. But that is exception.
So gaming industry have simply followed flow of money.
And really wondering when somebody says that SWTOR is solo game, if he/she have actually played at all. Because as I KNOW after 7 to 8 months playing it without interruptions that SWTOR can be soloed (as much as any other game with exception of FF XI) but also that one can level without single solo action (only mondatory for game progress are class quests that are solo). There are so many group possibilities that is just choice. Do not blame game if nobody want to use this choice.
As I already repeated many times, SWTOR for me is best, most fun and complex game ever. I must however add that I could not care less for pvp and end game that I currently do. Second is WOW. Third ... well ... I guess Rift but GW2 aproaching very fast for fun and a lot of candy factor.
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So l sets say the game has 500k to 750k subs, sure that would make it successful if not for the outrageously huge budget spent on the game, lets not forget how many of the 2.4 million sold are actual retail boxes and not from Origin through DL so you simply cant average $60x2.4mil as actual retailers do not sell at cost and with the CE,DE we may never know how much of the development cost was recouped with sales.
Lets look at EVE for a sec compared to TOR, EVE has what about 350k-400k and for the most part the game is just a sandbox with over 7000 instances(each system is an instance dont be fooled but its a great illusion), complex player drivin economy, player control sov system ect ect, despite this its monthly operating costs are pretty low, and they dont need an army of devs trying to spoon feed content to the hungry babies, and plus the sub numbers are slowly rising again so good for them.
CCP/EVE in reality are a huge success, It may be a niche game but what CCP has essentially done is own a Major League Baseball team and play its players(operating costs) the league minimum and still end every season above .500, and make a play off run from time to time. TOR on the other hand payed Yankee type of cash and if they are lucky get in as a wild card and get blown out in the first series every time in a weak division.
If you go back and read all the old quotes from the TOR team they had big plans to continue a short fast developement cycle with huge updates, not to layoff. The VO story was a high risk venture that did not pay off and i doubt they will continue to expand on it, plus i could go on forever how dysfuntional the game is, everything from OPVP, engine, bug busting, art design the list is to long to go on.
I say its a huge falure just by budget alone but then you also add quality of final product, and actual game features, there is no way this game could have succeeded...And yes the bar was set pretty high as it was Star Wars and I honestly feel that the 2.4 million boxes sold needed to cross over to subs and build the game from there, but that did not happen they went the other way and i would bet the whole development proccess and ideas have changed and everything that was promised about the only selling point of the game (story and a Star Wars type of world) wont ever be touched as they turn this into the most expensive mini game lobby to date with the inevitably of it eventually going P2W.
In the end the biggest falure is what Bioware/EA has done to Star Wars fans around the world we are stuck with this piece of garbage of a game with an inept dev team, producers and Im pretty sure we wont get another one despite the fact there is a huge demand for a good Star Wars MMO hopefully Lucasarts can see that someday and pull the trigger on this abomination. Its literally a tragedy what they have done to the Star Wars franchise and video games in general....
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If the game was a "success" ( meaning it made back every dime spent on it for development/advertising/etc up to this point AND holding/gaining subscribers not losing them ), EA wouldn't mention it in their quarterly reports by basically saying "Over there in the corner hiding we have SWToR."
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Originally posted by JobeArthur
EVE? Not bashing it, but most boring game ever with no adrenaline action. At least this is what I look besides exploring in any mmo. Empty space of nothing. Ok, tried 3 times as I remember, but never more then few days before got bored to death. I'm happy to those who enjoy but sincerely is impossible to compare EVE to any MMO by complexity, manpower and all the rest invested. But I'm happy for those who enjoy and hope stay for long as I hope for any game. I do not wish doom to any game. Behind every single game there is a team of people, many putting their heart in soul in. Even if I may dislike a lot game.
About "what they have done to SW..." I'm over 50 years now, whitnessed from first hand release even of 1st of SW movies ... SWTOR have incredible SW feeling, actually have been (and will still be, now I'm on short detour to play TSW, GW2, MOP, ...) enjoying every second just staying in game, even if only roaming around or staying on fleet station. Or encountering known characters. Or enjoying Tatooine or any other world.
Maybe stupid, but I plan to continue to pay sub for SWTOR despite will not play now for at least few months. I do not swim in money but I really love so much this game that this is my decision.
I hope for them more then for any game out there they stay for long, hoping for more of expansions.
I'm also absolutely pro for sub based mmo's as only this guarantee fresh money every month, sallaries for emploeeys, keeping servers healthy, keeping good support, ... and investing more money for future expansions. If there is no sub, game must make money from something else ... usually this "something else" become cash shops with items that are usually more then mondatory.
GW2 is actually first surprise of my life about quality of game that is P2P and where there I actually do not see any need to use cash shops if for vanity. Only expense that was mondatory for me was 30€ for 3 more slots so as altholic i can play all 8 professions. But at the end, people will have purchased all they wanted, there will be not so much new buyers for new copies of game, .... I just hope they will find enough money to continue this great game and prepare future expansions. GW2 is one of those rare games that would deserve to be sub based and where I would gladly pay.
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Really...a success...its F2p in less than a year. Do I need to say anymore.
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Spoken like a true CAREBEAR! Maybe undock in something other than a mining ship and acutally play the game or go back to playing WoW b/c the adrenaline rush is enough there to make you pass out. I hear they have pandas playing the games now, should be right up your alley.
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Originally posted by War_Admiral
Tbh, this coming from someone who's played EVE for 6 months, EVE combat is just like a RTS with a single unit. The adrenaline you get from the fact you can lose your ship and such is nice, yes, but the combat itself is on the dull side unless you enjoy calculating distances and that stuff. And I like how you went into bashing other games when the person above specifically said not bashing. And here I thought EVE had a mature community.
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Originally posted by Draron
I think the EVE community claims to be a lot of things, but mature isn't one of them. R.I.P. Vile Rat.
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The game was a financial success probably. It seems like the box sales generated more than enough to cover its development expenses.
However, the game really thought they could hang on to players, enough so to be a contender as a AAA mmo and that goal was not met or ever will be. In that regard it failed.
Now: Skyrim
Originally posted by War_Admiral
Wow, so anyone not likeing exactly the same game as you are a carebear?
For all we know he can be a Pre-trammel vet who thinks Eve is too carebearish (yeah, those actually exist).
Try to not insult anyone who isnt exactly agreeing with you, we are all MMO players and we all know that if you went to a party with just jocks and a really carebearish TOR player that would be the person you spoke most to (at least most likely).
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I would consider it a success at failing and having the worst hype vs longevity of any mmorpg, close second would be D3
Originally posted by ZigZags
Actually, we are not 100% sure of that, particularly after counting away Lucas arts share.
EA have been rather quiet aboutr anything financial. In april they said the game would be back to 2 million steady subs at the end of the year and 3 million at the end of next year, while in early august they just said it went F2P with not much comments beside that all MMOs would be soon.
So it might have gotten EA back the money they put in, or not. Whatever the case it, that is not what EA consider "financial success" and I have to agree with them there. That is more "no total disaster"but people like EA dont put in money to break even, at least not on purpose.
I would say that you need to get in at least a few dollars for each one you put in to call something a financial successs. And if that would be the case they wouldnt have changed the model so soon, it is risky because it might turn away current players and there is really no guarantee yoyu get new ones so it is more of a last resort this early in a games lifespan.
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Originally posted by Loke666
I'd be interested in a quote on that, or a video interview. If you know of it, can you find it for us?
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Originally posted by Karteli
Hmm, cant find it right now but here is one from a month earlier when they assumed it would hit 2 millions in June: http://www.videogamer.com/pc/star_wars_the_old_republic/news/star_wars_the_old_republic_to_hit_2_million_subscribers_soon.html
I did not invent the thing, but lets to be safe say I accendently put it a month too late and the 2 million mark 6 months earlier (it is about the same level of disaster) unless someone else can find the friggin numbers, it was one of EAs analysts that put out the numbers in EAs april.
But whatever, lets just call that one "unconfirmed" here, my googling skills seems a bit off tonight.
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Originally posted by daltanious
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Originally posted by Loke666
Ah OK, that was what an analyst said, not EA, in that example posted. When you said "they" above in red, I thought you meant EA said that, which would be very newsworthy :-)
Analysts say all kinds of things, when they are right, they get better jobs .. when they are wrong they change names :P
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Arizona Diamondbacks
Roaming D-backs Fan Fest with owner Ken Kendrick
PHOENIX -- I'm beginning to get frustrated.
I'm not looking to write anything scathing about him. I just want to talk to him about his star player's involvement in January's discussions with Masahiro Tanaka.
But at Fan Fest, Ken Kendrick -- managing general partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks -- is too preoccupied with the fans. And there are 35,000 of them.
He poses in pictures with fans, removing his 2001 World Series ring to place upon a finger of some of the younger ones. He shakes hands as he moves through the swarm, saying, "Thank you," and calling a handful by name.
I'm keeping an eye on the bald spot on the back of his head, hoping for a moment with him, as I elbow my way through a mixed sea of Sedona Red and vintage Diamondbacks purple.
He notices me; it's been 20 minutes and I'm approaching stalker status.
Then, a window. Paul Goldschmidt has taken the main stage near the visitor's dugout and he's introduced by Diamondbacks television broadcaster Steve Berthiaume as "America's First Baseman." My competition -- yes, my obstacles -- flock away from the face behind the franchise and toward the face of the franchise.
I begin to make my move when a nice-looking elderly couple boxes me out and swoops in on Kendrick who, too, has turned his attention to Goldschmidt.
What the hell is this about?
They begin to explain something to him, looking a bit frazzled, and he motions for them to follow him. My 75-yard pursuit drags on.
I trail the trio from one Diamondbacks booth to another as Kendrick inquires about something on their behalf. I don't want to get too creepily close, so I'm oblivious as to the matter at hand.
The whole chase is becoming rather uncomfortable as my bloodhounding grows more and more obvious.
Finally, the situation is seemingly resolved, and the couple proceeds to arrest Kendrick in a five-minute conversation.
They eventually part and I don't hesitate to pounce.
I rush our introduction and jump into Goldschmidt-Tanaka. Kendrick gives me everything I need.
Blanking on my follow-up question, my mind wanders into inquiry of the preceding situation with the elderly folks.
Kendrick explains that the woman was trying to meet manager Kirk Gibson for the first time, as she was in the Dodger Stadium bleachers on the night of his iconic walk-off home run in Game One of the 1988 World Series. He didn't waffle in considering the request, but actively sought to fulfill it, arranging for her to take part in a forthcoming reservation-only meet-and-greet at Fan Fest that afternoon.
I'm taking it all in, developing this story in my mind as we begin to make our way through the crowd together, chatting about West Virginia basketball, the upcoming season, and more, being intermittently interrupted by swarming fans, all of whom he graces with his attention.
"He takes care of his own," I think, remembering the infamous incident with a group of Los Angeles Dodgers fans seated behind home plate early last season. That -- the forced costume change in an effort to absolve the home plate cameras of Dodger blue -- could now be interpreted as a very public overflow of Diamondbacks passion and pride, the evidence of a really, really competitive spirit, the kind that loathes the opponent.
And that was before the Diamondbacks-Dodgers rivalry had taken on its current substance -- before the catalyzing June brawl and the ensuing, late-season games, including the demonstrative post-division-clinching pool party at Chase Field had by those in blue.
Earlier in the day, Kendrick and team president Derrick Hall recounted the controversial Dodgers celebration.
"The pool has been emptied," Kendrick announced to a cheering crowd on the infield diamond.
"And thoroughly disinfected," he finished slowly, with a bumptious smile.
"We'll try not to take any more shots at them because it wasn't good for anybody, but they bragged -- a few of them, on the way out -- to our security guards (that they peed in the pool)," Hall recalled.
"And once they admitted to this, Ken (Kendrick) says to us, 'Good, then they peed on themselves.'"
The applause was boisterous from a record-high Fan Fest crowd. This was the stuff they wanted to hear, the stuff they loved -- the aura of a rivalry and the reinforcement of an underdog identity. There was no cockiness among them, just scrappiness -- the very thing they saw displayed atop their beloved organization in the face of Kendrick.
He has made his commitment to compete with the Dodgers readily known. Beyond the stated assertions of contempt for the division rival, he showed as much with a commitment to take on the highest payroll in franchise history in 2014 -- curiously reactionary to the Dodgers' influx of money over the last two seasons. He's not just pocketing the reported $90 million a year in television money that's coming down the pike. He's willing to spend and sell away some of tomorrow because he wants to win today.
"He's a very passionate fan," Hall explained later in the day.
"He loves baseball. He loves the history of baseball. He respects the game."
The Diamondbacks legend who helped get Kendrick that World Series ring that was being used as a picture prop, Luis Gonzalez, was standing nearby.
"There's a reason he's successful in business," Gonzalez, a special assistant to Hall, said of Kendrick.
"We're very fortunate and lucky to have an owner like that here who's very passionate about the team."
There was a time when Kendrick, part-owner since the Diamondbacks were founded, was seen as a grumpy cheapskate who was tasked with the chore of cleaning up Jerry Colangelo's payroll mess. To Diamondbacks fans, he was the frugal Valley dad who decided on Castles N' Coasters over Disneyland.
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"And to see that the owner is also right in the midst of it has been fun. Our fans appreciate that. They know that he's got their backs and I think that's very important for the rivalry."
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HUNTINGTON -- Following Saturday's loss at UAB, Marshall University quarterback Rakeem Cato stood in front of reporters and said something that he hasn't had to say all year.
"It's all on the offense," Cato said as he stared straight forward after the 38-31 defeat.
Marshall was left with a 4-6 season record and is 3-3 in Conference USA with remaining games at home Saturday with Houston (4-6, 3-3) and Nov. 23 at East Carolina (6-4, 5-1). Houston and Marshall meet at noon, Saturday, in Joan C. Edwards Stadium and the game is televised on Charter Sports Southeast (Huntington cable Ch. 68).
Through two-and-a-half quarters Saturday the Marshall offense did not have a sustained drive. The lone touchdown on the board was on a one play drive following a fumble recovery.
It was one of four turnovers created by the Thundering Herd defense, but the offense turned just two of the turnovers into points, and the second came with the Herd already trailing 31-14 at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
Cato did not shy away from placing blame on his unit while saying it was one of the best game played by the defense.
"They got turnovers and we just couldn't capitalize on offense," Cato said. "This game's on us. We had plenty of opportunities to score and we didn't."
From the outset, Marshall had plenty of chances to seize hold of the game.
The team received possession on the opening kick for the 15th consecutive game, but followed with a quick three-and-out. It was the seventh straight game in which Marshall has received the opening possession and put up zero points with it.
However, the defense quickly followed with a turnover that led to Remi Watson's 3-yard touchdown run and a 7-0 lead.
Marshall got another chance to put the game away quickly by jumping out to a two-score lead when Keith Baxter intercepted a pass at the Herd's 19-yard line. However, the Herd squandered that chance after coming up short on a 3rd-and-long, and the ensuing punt by Tyler Williams was returned 79 yards for a touchdown to tie the game.
That momentum swing started a string of 31 consecutive points for UAB in which the Herd offense did very little.
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Just like what time ran out at UAB on Saturday, time is also running out on saving the season for Marshall.
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Not only does he work alongside on of the best light heavyweights on the planet, but with training partners like Magnus Cedenblad, Papy Abedi, Reza Madadi, and Nicholas Musoke, he's surrounded by fighters with UFC experience. Without a doubt, Tom Niinimaki will be his toughest opponent to date, but it's not a challenge he should be unprepared for.
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I wish I could do more than crib Patrick Wyman when he highlighted Backstrom as part of his Search for Future Champions series. But, he really hit most of the strong points. Backstrom has a nicely developed kicking arsenal which is a somewhat typical secondary skill for grapplers looking to dictate range. Where he seperates himself is in his variety of kicks and the confidence with which he throws them. Given his tall frame, he seems exceptionally adept at judging the distance from which he can strike and not get hit in return. Adding to the skill with which he uses his legs at range, is the skill with which he uses them in the clinch. His knees are vicious and his application of the clinch game liberal.
Once the fight hits the ground, Backstrom uses strong posture and positional control to emphasize his ground and pound. For a fighter with his competitive grappling chops, submissions seem to be an entirely tertiary concern (behind control and damage). This is honestly a pretty good sign for his UFC career, as it means he won't be overly reliant on getting submissions against top quality grapplers.


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Summerville High School graduate Sarah Montei continues to shine on the softball field.
The former Green Wave centerfielder helped the University of South Carolina Aiken softball team advance to the quarterfinals of the 2014 Peach Belt Conference Softball Tournament, where the Pacers dropped a 9-8 contest to Columbus State. USC Aiken entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed.
The Pacers are 32-14 on the year and ranked sixth in the third NCAA Southeast Regional Rankings, which were released last week. The top eight teams in each region advance so the Pacers will find out next week if it will play in the NCAA Tournament.
Montei has the fourth best batting average (.293) and on base percentage (.373) on the team. The sophomore is second best in the stolen bases category with nine steals.
On the season, Montei has 39 hits including three homeruns, two triples and five doubles. The outfielder has 20 RBI, which ties her for third on the team in the category. Her slugging percentage is .429 and she has scored 17 runs.
She is one of only four players on the team with a perfect fielding percentage.
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Winter never does settle in in Nantes. Not really. A midnight flurry, maybe, quite possibly, hidden from prying eyes. Wake to white in the morning and by noon it is gone. The days have been quite temperate, an early spring, and as cabin fever sets in we leave the safety and four walls of home and take to the streets.
Settle in, chair faced out, legs stretched, jutting awkwardly forward, and let the street theater begin. That old French tradition of long lazy moments at a sidewalk café beckons as the sun splatters across the pavement, warming our upturned faces. People scurry through town, in front of us, oblivious. People stroll hand in hand, nonchalantly, swallowed up in their own thoughts.
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A place for quiet reflection, a good book, a crisp newspaper, a shared meal or a lively discussion. Sit facing each other, eyes locked, leaning in across the table, the world shut out, forgotten. Sit side by side, shoulder to shoulder, watching anyone but your companion, watching the world go by, an unobserved observer.
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I was just playing around with a Romanian 7.62x39 bolt and noticed a .40 cartidge is a close fit.
Could the extractor claw be modified slightly to better grip the cartridge? Or would a modification to the bolt face be better?
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• Corpus cavernosum: Two columns of tissue running along the sides of the penis. Blood fills this tissue to cause an erection.
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Just so you know, Pat Robertson says it's okay that Petraeus banged Paula Broadwell because
she's an extremely good-looking woman…The man's off in a foreign land and he's lonely and here's a good-looking lady throwing herself at him. He's a man.
(But of course the four-star crossed lovers didn't make the beast with two backs until after he joined the CIA. Because adultery in the military is a crime.)
PROPINQUITY! Your Pat Robertson word of the day.
Oh what fools these mortals be! First off, let's just say there is a tried and true history of men having mistresses, even married mistresses; but nowadays a married mistress can be a bit messy, unless the man practices "catch and release," the woman has more to loose than he, and she isn't batshit, bughouse looney. And not to pillory my gender, but a lot of women, pabulumized on bad television movies and chick-lit seriously believe the hype of an affair. Plus, there's the whole removal of the love-object concept which takes away the source of endorphins, oxytocin, and drama, leaving an hysterical, heaving mass plotting revenge. Oh honey, just get a voodoo doll and keep your piehole shut.
I'm still trying to parse the timeline of Petraeus, Paula Broadwell, Jill Kelley, Allen and Shirtless FBI Guy. Here's what I've got:
DATE UNKNOWN: Jill Kelley received email pictures of Shirtless FBI Guy.
POST-APRIL 2011: Petraeus and Broadwell–which falls into the category of nomenclature is destiny with bush-league, wanna-be Bond-girl name–began their physical affair two months or so after he was made head of CIA. Because adultery in the military is a crime.
APPROXIMATELY MAY 2012: The Wall Street Journal reports that around May, Kelley began receiving nastygrams. She contacted her friend, Shirtless FBI Guy who initiated an investigation, which eventually exposed the Petraeus/Broadwell liaisons. And 20,000-30,000 pages of emails to Gen. Allen (which may or may not be about the anonymous, allegedly threatening, emails from Broadwell). But he never touched that woman. Because adultery in the military is a crime.
JUNE/JULY 2012, Petraeus ended his relationship with Broadwell. They had used super bad spycraft to correspond, which is really embarrassing considering he was like head of the CIA and she's a West Point graduate. Supposedly she was getting possessive and/or he was not amused by the emails sent to Kelley (which may or may not have been sent from the Gmail accounts they shared).
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2012: General Allen writes letters to support Jill Kelley's sister in a custody battle. Somewhere along the way, Gen. Allen receives an anonymous email from someone later learned to be Broadwell making comments about Jill Kelley; and according to CNN, Allen alerted Kelley and may have contacted the FBI himself.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012: Attack on U.S. Embassy in Benghazi.
OCTOBER 26: Broadwell talks about stuff that's not vetted regarding Benghazi. Was she telling the truth or making stuff up? We'll never know. But hell hath no fury…
LATE OCTOBER: Out of the loop, Shirtless FBI Guy drops a dime and blows it open, contacting a member of Congress, Republican David Reichert, who contacted Eric Cantor.
NOVEMBER: Apres l'election, le deluge.
And what a dump! It just keeps flowing like the Augean stables. And this is just the seksy stuff. Let's look at this from the spai who loved me perspective. (And few have done worse than Petraeus and Broadwell). Pick any of these:
1. Broadwell is a spy/plant/honey pot/firewalls/shiny object to distract from deeper Benghazi issues and of say, arm sales to Syrian mercenary insurgents in Syria, etc.
2. Broadwell is a spai who was supposed to learn stuff from Petraeus and tell her Nefarious Masters.
3. Broadwell's sesky email account may have been known about and compromised, and used to send emails to Kelley to start this. And Broadwell's seksy email account may have been used to send the email to Gen. Allen making comments about Jill Kelley. All of which means some long term planning. (cue James Bond theme)
4. Broadwell is a sloppy mistress (indiscreet and possessive), and Jill Kelley is a drama queen.
5. Promotional stunt for Skyfall.
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#5 Jon Fitch
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#4 Chris Weidman
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#2 Daniel Cormier
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Got a lot of soul searching to do. Sorry to everyone I've let down
Are we talking MMA wrestling? If so, then how could you not have Rashad Evans in there? He has taken down every single opponent but Jones and Machida which are his only 2 losses, and he has never been swept.
I would even put Jones and Phil Davis in there instead of Weidman . Cormier has high caliber wrestling, but I dont recall him using it much in his fights.
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It is a confusing list, are they going by wrestling, mma wrestling, or wrestling credentials? I don't have a problem with anybody on there, but I'd make it top ten, and include Sonnen, Maynard, Rashad, Edgar, and Bones.
Favorites: Fedor, Lytle, BJ, Tito, Wandy, Shogun, GSP, Belcher, Leben, Sonnen, Rutten...
Most Hated: Cerrone, Maynard, Fitch, Rashad, Lesnar, Shields, Kos, Jon Jones....
Weidman belongs on that list, or should be ranked higher than Phil Davis. I believe Weidman holds victories over both Davis and Bader back in college.
Josh Koscheck belongs on that list as well. In fact he should be right behind GSP as he is the only WW to ever takedown GSP. As great as Askren's wrestling credentials are, he has not faced any high caliber wrestlers in Bellator. Lets first see how he holds out against guys like GSP, Kos, Fitch, Hendricks before we decide to put him on that list.
I don't understand this list... what is the criteria?
Outside of the top two, I think it is really up for debate and they probably would've done themselves a service by rounding out the top ten, as there are many potential oversights here.
I wouldn't consider Askren's as a top five personally, if only because he isn't fighting anywhere near the WWs with TDD that the UFC roster offers and that his style of wrestling leaves him wide open for submissions, which I believe could be exploited against a higher caliber fighter.
Names I'd suggest be added into the top tier conversation include:
Rashad, Davis, Gray, Mo, Cain, Sonnen, Woodley, Munoz and Hendricks, maybe Mendes and Volkmann. Outside of ZUFFA alongside Askren, I'd recommend Nathan Coy and obviously Bubba Jenkins and Joe Warren.
Also, there is a really big difference between MMA wrestling and NCAA wrestling, catagorization is very subjective here. Are we going off of credentials or applicability in an actual MMA bout?
Im assuming they mean MMA wrestling, its hard to put GSP infront of an Olympic wrestler if they are not focusing on the MMA aspect of it
Got a lot of soul searching to do. Sorry to everyone I've let down
Ben Askren pins everyone on that list except for Cormier due to size.
Also people forget that Askren is a good BJJ practitioner. He is a legit Brown Belt, and trains with Marcello Garcia. He always has wrestled "funky"...he knows what he leaves out for subs and such.
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According to River Days Chairman Trent Williams, the 51st annual River Days Festival proceeded with out a hitch and plans will soon be underway for the planing of next year's festival.
"This year went much better than the weather was telling us it was likely going to," Williams said. "Overall the different parts of the festival went really well. I've heard really good things about pageant. I know we had all good contestants there and it looks like we picked some outstanding winners."
Crowned Miss River Days was Alexis Commeans who represented Minford Schools. Crowned first runner up to Miss River Days was Jerusha Durham from Clay High School and third runner up was Natalie Marasek of Portsmouth West High School.
When asked what it was like to be crowned Miss River Days Commeans said, "Being crowned Miss River Days has been such an honor. This is the 50th year of the pageant so I am the 50th queen. It has been 37 years since Minford (Schools) has had a queen. It feels good to bring the crown back to Minford."
Durham said being crowned first runner up was one of the greatest feeling she has had, "All of the hard work really did pay off."
Marasek shared her feelings as well.
"Words can't express how excited I was to be crowned," she said. "I was so surreal to me and still is today. I can't believe it."
All three of the girls said there was a heavy heart over the pageant with the situation of Kalyn Mitchell. Mitchell is in Nationwide Children's Hospital being treated for a possible case of bacterial meningitis. As of Monday morning, Mitchell's condition was still listed as critical.
"We all love Kalyn and she is just a great outgoing girl. She is in all of our prayers and we just wish the best for her," Commeans said.
Williams also wished Mitchell a speedy recovery on behalf of the River Days Committee.
"Being a River Days contestant is a big commitment of time, money and effort throughout the entire year, just to get to this weekend. Mitchell became seriously ill and that's never good. Given all of the hard work she's put in over the last year makes the situation particularly sad," Williams said.
Williams said some of the highlights of this year's festival included a performance by Phil Dirt & The Dozers on Thursday night as well as the baby/tiny/little/junior/teen Miss River Days Pageant.
He said highlights for Friday included the annual Rotary Fish Fry held on the Roy Rogers Esplanade. Other highlights included, Buckeye State Sanctioned Pedal Tractor Pulls and a performance by the Kentucky Headhunters.
Williams said the River Days grand parade is always a highlight on Saturdays of the festival. Other highlights from that day included the 50th Miss River Days Pageant and a performance from the group Restless Heart on the river front stage.
On Sunday highlights included a performance from the group Cook & Belle along with the SOMC Fireworks Extravaganza.
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Florence, Italy
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Berlin, a KROQ favorite with hits like: Metro, Masquerade, No More Words, Sex (I'm a...), Take My Breath Away, and many more. This is a must see show for Orange County KROQ fans. Plus an opening set from The Reflexx- Orange County's tribute to 80s alternative.
Tickets are $29 including fees from the venue.
Get them from us directly for $20.
Purchased tickets on eventbrite will be at will call under the name of the purchaser on the night of the event.
Have questions about BERLIN with special guests The Reflexx? Contact The Reflexx