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Sunday night baseball
Welcome back, Hiroki Kuroda. He'll take the ball tonight against the Pads on Sunday night baseball so hopefully you'll be at the yard (sunset at Bleacher Beach!) or watching on ESPN.
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Can't wait to see Kuroda pitch tonight!!!
Post 2 of 1000…..
It's good to see Kuroda's name in the line – up 🙂
I am glad to report that Abreu is still officially with the Dodgers, because the D'Backs refused to take him as the player to be named later for Garland. D'Backs say that Ned misrepresented Abreu's status due to the apparent settlement of his Players Union Challenge back in 2007 concerning his demotion to the minors rather than placement on the DL, which he apparently deserved, since he reported the injury while still on the major league club. The misrepresentation due to the settlement would make Abreu subject to arbitration after 2011, because the settlement increased his major league time, rather than having to wait until after 2012. The D'Backs consequently figured that Abreu would cost them extra millions of dollars to maintain Abreu with them.
I am personally delighted to see that, because Ned and company tried to screw this player, and I even think that our medical staff should be liable for malpractice, since the first operation that we had Abreu undertake was apparently botched and subsequently required a repeat. Naturally I'm delighted with anything that can be stuck down Colletti's craw, and I also note that Josh nor anybody else with the Dodgers will address the Abreu issue openly to tell us what has been going on. Unfortunately the team will probably just deal Abreu to somebody else, because having him around would be too much of an embarrasment for the powers to be. He happens to be a special favorite of mine, which is why I continue to follow the issue.
Screw Colletti and everybody associated with his spinmeister handling of things. Fire his a** right after the end of the season, and let anybody go who was brought on board by him.
I know this is the Dodgers blog but this is crazy.
J Rivera flied out to center. 0 0
G Matthews singled to right. 0 0
M Napoli doubled to deep left, G Matthews scored. 1 0
H Kendrick singled to center, M Napoli scored. 2 0
C Figgins popped out to shortstop. 2 0
E Aybar tripled to deep right, H Kendrick scored. 3 0
B Abreu singled to right, E Aybar scored.
I think the Dodgers players should take notes on risp with 2 outs lol
Shad – We all know why enchanted/brownpaperbag is now justplaindisgusted, but why did you choose your new name? Just wondering…………………………
NellyJune ~ I think Shad should have chosen you_know_everything……with all the stats and facts he gives us.
I think I used this for Ned for signing Pierre, Schmidt and Jones but to bad I didn't think of this before.
That's not a bad idea either tru
Good afternoon ITD boys and girls!
Okay, okay. I know it's been A LONG time since I was here! A lot of stuff going on here and plus, it was getting kinda lonely the times I was here. Oh well, I'm baaack!!! I have been reading though. I was thinking of posting after Friday's game; I was SOOO ready to vent. But I think I expended too much negative energy during the game that I didn't have much left after – much better game yesterday.
For a while, I wasn't sure who you_know_nothing was at first, but after a while, yeah, I realized that it was our one and only Shad! So Shad, how long are you going to be you_know_nothing? Or will that always be you? I still think from time to time of changing my screen name, but I've been too lazy lately.
So how are my ITD friends today? Any plans for tomorrow?
I see that I posted 15 minutes in the future. Hmm, time warp problems…
I always like when one of Boras player get bombed and was a 1st round picks. I'm glad we didn't sign Horchevar and could probably be another Dreifort. Hunter stealing 2nd bases when his team up with a 7-1. I want Scioscia but he signed through 2018 but could opt out in 2015.
Awwwwwwwwww CP I though you would had knew lol. I don't know CP maybe for a few weeks lol.
Yeah Shad, I've been watching that game off and on. I'll be glad if Borass eats crow and Hochevar doesn't turn out to be much of anything. The way Luke has been pitching this year, he's not doing well. He's young though, and could grow into it. We'll just have to see. I'm just glad that the Dodgers don't have to deal with it…
It's been a while Shad. But I can't ever stay away from ITD for too long…
I often see the mention of Scoscia for Dodgers manager, and it would be absolutely great if that ever happened. On the other hand, why would you ever expect Scoscia to be so stupid as to come to work under either Ned or Frank?
Wow Yankees the so best team in the league since we're slumping and lost the best record is getting beat bad
Going into today, we're tied with St. Louis for the best record in the NL. I'm not concerned about not having the best record in MLB. It's nice, but until MLB (Selig) does away with that stupid "All-Star Winner" crap (which we know will NEVER happen as long as Selig is "in charge), having the best record in MLB doesn't mean much. We're tied with St. Louis with Phillies 2 games behind both of us. That's what I'm concerned with.
Yeah he's young and he does have alot of year ahead of himself so I won't count on it.
Hey there Bear! Perhaps both Ned and Frank would be gone! A girl can dream, can't I???
Hey CP!!!!! It's great seeing you on here. I hope all is well with you.
messagebear – It would be a great thing to see, and if it did, I would think Ned would be gone by then too.
My Nellygirl! I've been waiting to say that for a long time! Like I said before, I can't stay away from ITD for too long! I'm fine; just same old, same old – no major changes. But I have people coming over for a BBQ tomorrow afternoon. But I've got a lot of my shopping done; I just have to get the last minute stuff tomorrow morning.
So how are you? How's the Academy? How's school this year?
Wow Rex Hudler talking about the Royals Sept called up and he said that the Royals hasn't got any on their roster and still have 4 on the bench fromt he 25 man roster lol.
Why wouldn't a team that's going nowhere like the Royals not have any September callups? Should be auditioning time for some young studs for 2010. That's odd…
CP ~ great to see you here again. We have missed you.
Hey Trumom! (See, I still remember!) Thx; it's always nice to be missed. I'll just make sure that I don't go so long between postings. How are you?
Go figure that the dback would not try to help us.
Even worst Petit was pitching the guy we should had shelled when we face him instead of the pathetic 3 runs we scored.
But Shad, if the Snakes wouldn't want to help us, I wouldn't think that they'd want to help the Rox either. At least the Brewers are keeping pace with the Gnats…
Good for you CP!! Things are going pretty good here. The academy is doing well, I have "what seems to be" a pretty good class this year, and I am finally settling down into a routine, where I am not spending weekends at school as much. I do have a student teacher this semester for the first time so that will be an experience in itself.
Yes, that seems to be the main difference, is there are a couple/few behavior problems as opposed to last year where I had many, many more and constant. At least this year, we have had "real" good days rather than better days than the day before. The good thing is the behaviors that were hard last year, are the same behaviors for their second grade teachers, so at least it wasn't just me. The student teacher will be a great help, and for the last two weeks she is in my class, she has to run the class by herself, so it will be hard to let go, and not be in the class at all. Plus, I may have to give up my baseball for two weeks because that is the one unique thing about my class is the all-around baseball theme, which is, obviously not for everyone, and I don't expect it to be for her. However, her son, who is a 5th grader at our school loves it!!!
hahaha Jackson should've lost but it look like Maddon turned into Torre with mismanage the bullpen.
I'm glad Nelly. A student teacher, huh? For not being a teacher, I would think that having a student teacher would be a great help to you! As far as you can tell for right now, is your class this year a little less problematic as last year? I seem to remember that there were issues last year…
Oh, and before I forget, I wanted to give a BIG shout-out to my fellow El Camino Real High School graduate – CONGRATS WOLFY ON YOUR 100TH CAREER WIN!!! 🙂
And the other thing – St. Louis lost today, so with a win, the Dodgers can go one game ahead of the Cards for the best record in the NL…
Wow the Cards blew a game and didn't the Pirates have a big losing streak.
Nelly – I'm glad that your class this year seems to be a little better behaved. Just hope it stays that way! Yeah, having your student teacher run the class on her own should be interesting.
And Shad – I just checked the Pirate's homepage; it says that today's win ends a nine-game losing streak…
Well, I've gotta go. I promise, I won't stay away from ITD as long!
Look like the Astros sweep the Philly has Phan been online the past 3 days?
Wow shad that was you……..I thought it was JPD with another name change. LOL!!!
The Cards had won 6 striaght games vs them so it look like both streak had to end soon.
I hope the Giants goes 30th innings and lost and that bullpen be so tired when the Padres come to town.
Hi Cp 🙂
It's good to see you again!!!
Oh yeah and Seesky we hope you are alright and can join us soon for the Victory Flask 🙂
Were getting close to the end of the regular season and The spirits need to be in High Gear soon!!!!
I realize this has been an up and down 2nd half, but I think we are improving a little at a time.
bear, D-Backs have declined Abreu FOR NOW. L.A. Times says they have until October 15 to decide. Times also says Padilla, Billingsley, Garland will pitch in Arizona, with Wolf, Kershaw, Kuroda in SF. As for Rocks and Gnats, they're playing good ball, like they're supposed to. Dodgers last seven games have been WLWLWLW………..looking for the big, big, mind-numbing two in a row.
Shad ~ You know dodgereric charges for those services – LOL!!!. I am just kidding, really. If anybody can find it, it will be him 🙂
lol at the failed bunt by Uribe
I am time warped again 😦
CP – The time warp/submission error prevented me from asking how your volunteering at the hospital is going. Have a wonderful day tomorrow, take care and God Bless 🙂
I posted this in the other thread but going to added something else to my message. It seem Thome been having some bad luck. He played for the Phillies in 2003-05 but the Phillies won the fluke WS last year so he missed out winning a ring there by 3 years. He played for the White Sox from 06 through the middle of 09 and the White Sox won it in 2005. You won't find many players that would hit over 500+ homerun but was picked in the 13th round so I wonder how many late rounds like the 11th rounds that have over 400+ homeruns and make the Hof. I wonder why Thome valued was so low in that 1989 draft? Maybe Eric would find that answer for me lol.
Come on Brewers game over Howry is in lol
Come on fat Fielders for one day I don't want to hate you.
We will get that elusive two in row Khali. Kuroda is a winner also.
This team WILL GET IT DONE!!!
Minor milestones…..Casey Blake is 5 hits away from 1000
and the O-Dog need to play in 6 more to make it an even 1000…..Keep on trucking gentleman!!!
* needs to play
Yeah and Weaver is just one more win away for career number 100.
Good job Brewers
God damn Rockies cut it out.
Good job Fielders and now I can hate youb again.
Time for a little pre game calistethics…..
Stretch out good Boy's and ……..
Lets Get Down Tonight….
Congratulation Ichiro on 2,000 career hits.
Arizona manager A.J. Hinch replaced Justin Upton in the bottom of the third inning after the outfielder jogged to first base on a deep drive to left-center. The ball bounced off the wall and Upton was held to a single.
Wow that rookie coach have ball to do that and Upton though he had a 420 feet homerun.
Pierre CF
Belliard 3rd
I think last week I've posted the attendance of the Rockies game against the Mets series and they were under 60% and I see today they had this. I would had guess another under 60% consider the holliday coming up
35,192 (69.8% full) – % is based on regular season capacity
Hi GUYS AND GALS
I can't wait to see Kuroda on the mound and pitching.
At the moment it takes priority of everything else.
Young hit 3 homeruns and the dback still lost but not a surprise when that game was in Coors.
Yeah we get to see more Belliard and I see why Ned got him in a trade. I guess he seen enough off Loretta and Castro and I didn't even notice Amusmus batting average is under 300.
Since we took the last 2 games against the Reds. The Reds probably got mad as us and won 7 in a rows but it suck that 4 was against the Pirates and Braves seem to be choking.
Well unbelievable the Angels are 9-0 against the Royals and probably would be 10-0 after tomorrow and I for once would love to see our team beat the Pirates and goes undefeated
Damn a Odog rare error cost us. Time to get that run back.
Good evening OBF…..I agree it will be really nice to see Kuroda tonight. I have no doubts he will succeed.
That's inning look like the SF players not taking pitches no need for that at all.
A lot of action, a little sloppy but not much damage.
Wow Martin working a walk after being down 0-2 ala Manny watching 2 strikes go by.
7-pitch inning….ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Hiroki looks a little off.
Another gutsy offensive performance against a Cy Young type pitcher.
Good to see Kuroda have an easy inning after struggling the inning before.
R U S S E L L Just a flip of the wrist.
Well Adrian got that run back.
I guess everybody heard that the Dodgers are 10th in the league with RISP.
At least there's still 6 teams worse than us.
Well we all should be very happy that KURODA's back.
He didn't look at all effected by the injury.
I must be a jinx, I was just noticing how good Weaver was pitching and bang Tony Gwynn lines one solidly over his head.
Same old story. (different pitcher)
How much stamina does Tim Stauffer have and will he make some mistakes.
Good to read from you Kahli, I thought I had something wrong with my PC.
OH NO, I'm not gay.
but I sure love ANDRE'
We're back in the game.
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME ANDRE DELIVERS AGAIN!!!! RBI #92, and Double #38 – WOOOHOOO!!!!
Hi everyone ~ Went out for diner tonight and just got home. I see I didn't miss much. Looks like Kuroda didn' have much.
As I'm typing Either doubles. Allright a hit against a LHP. GO DODGERS!!!!
…against a lefty too 🙂
oldbrooklynfan – LOL!!! It's okay. I am married and have been loving Andre since the day he put on a Dodger uniform. It happens 🙂
Our strength, the bullpen comes through again…
Wow amazing but don't like Kemp PH for Loney when Kemp should've PH for Pierre.
A mancrush, on my part.
back to back strikeout didn't want to see that.
Maybe we'll cool Heath off next inning.
Geez! We couldn't get a wiff off of Gregerson.
Hung-Chih navigated there but he brought it back to the status KUO.
Come on guys RALLY TIME!!!
We better not lost to that unearned run in the 1st inning but Cabrera gave us a big gift.
oldbrooklynfan ~ Love your posts tonight. Your in rare form.
Come on JIM! SOCK IT THOME! SOCK IT THOME! SOCK IT THOME!SOCK IT THOME!
It's okay Andre!!!
No need for that error Beilliard
Damn!! That was pretty bad losing 2 out of 3 to the Padres and having a 3 – 4 homestand. This was supposed to be the easy part of the schedule.
I can't believe Torre didn't PH Thome for Loretta
Come on Thome a nice game winner would be nice
Damn it
Blake should've PH for Loretta. He can't be to hurt just for 1 ab's but then again that might be a problem on defense but probably could've move Belliard to 1st, Martin to 3rd and Ausmus behind the plate if the score were tied.
Blake should've PH for Loretta. He can't be to hurt just for 1 ab's but then again that might be a problem on defense but probably could've move Belliard to 1st, Martin to 3rd and Ausmus behind the plate if the score were tied.
Now maybe knowing that it's not going to be easy, just might be the spark they need.
Gosh which is would had posted when I hit submit the first time and not take 2 mins damn isp going to slow now.
Can't anyone on this team NOT named Ethier or Kemp pull their own stinking weight? Day after day, week after week. Can't really blame the PVLs, they are what they are. But Loney and Martin need to decide whether they want to part of a championship or part of a winter package.
Listened to the Bottom of the 9th in the car.
Hate to lose to the Pads, but it's bearable as long as there's some fight in the Dodgers. Friday night's lackluster antics were a different story.
No new letter in the Jim Mora board, but none taken off either. So the board remains at: http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n156/MercurySolo/MoraWOFPlayoffs9-5-09.jpg
And don't worry, Jim Mora's Vanna Dress isn't the same deal as the cutout of the Owner in "Major League". He'll keep his clothes on, thank you very much.
But Thome flied out to left field and appeared to injure his foot as he limped down the first baseline.
"I think it was something under his foot," Torre said of Thome's injury. "I think it's something he has that he just may have irritated. Hopefully that's all it is, but I don't really know."
The word "hopefully" never is a good sign when Dodgers and injury are mentioned in the same sentence.
Hello and Happy Labor Day gang!!! Very disappointing series with the Puds. Losing 2 of 3 at home to the door mat of the division is Unacceptable and, well, just plain disgusting!!!!! Hope you all have a great day and hopefully, our Dodgers can get back on the fast track soon. Got to get hot soon to have much of a shot in the post season.
Godd Morning and Happy Labor Day ITDland ~ we had better get our ducks in a row starting with the Arizona series……the Rockies play the Reds and the Giants play the Padres and I assume they will both win. So, if we don't right the ship, instead of playing for the division title, we will be battling for the Wild Card. LET'S GO DODGERS AND GET OUR BATS HITTING!!!!
Anybody else tired of the stock answers after another blah effort and loss? I guess we'll see when we play the giants again, but this is hardly encouraging.
Disappointing home stand, and the word "disappointed" is does not do justice to my emotional state. To think the dodgers are playing to two worst teams in our division, where the rox would play the mets and snakes, the giants the phillies and brewers, we should of put some distance between us and the gnats for sure, and perhaps the Rox.
Last nights game: A Travesty, not starting Matt kemp. #2 fisrt inning error by Hudson, #3 Furcals wide throw home to try and get eckstein. Thats just the first inning, you all saw the rest. But that set up this game and the psyche.
I was so waiting for the 9th inning bang from Thome, and if he didn't I was sure Dre would, but its Sunday and there is no mail being delivered.
Good Morning ITD, Dodger Faithful and Our Beloved Boy's in Blue………….
I hope everyone has an enjoyable Labor Day today. It has been a long summer, and Fall is right around the corner.
The Dodgers are laboring these days, it's almost as if they have their heads in the sand against the weaker teams ( so to say ) and only get riled up when the teams that threaten their existence come through. Maybe they played with so much emotion earlier in the year that they seem a little disinterested in the everyday grind. How do we go from Orlando's Cycle and the Magic Castle days to we don't watch the scoreboard, we don't need home field advantage. And don't say Manny cause that is just an excuse. Bills and ( the Twilight Zone)……Kershaw and ( Hide the Thimble, your hot, your cold.)…..McDonald looks like an ( Oasis…whoops make that a Mirage)…..Furcal is so, so….( just an average everyday SS. )….Martin I keep thinking of when the runner stole home on him ( He has done little to erase that memory.) Broxton and his ( should I stretch out on the mound mentality. ) Manny well he looks an an ( Big ole pampered Barbie Doll compared to the G.I. Joe of yesteryear.) I guess I'm just trying to say …
I'm just venting, and no it isn't helping so now that I have that out of the way……
BE THE VICTORS!!!! ENVISION YOUR DREAM and LIVE THE POSSIBILITIES!!!! GET IT DONE !!!!!
Notice when Manny was back in the lineup last night and Kemp rested we lost should've rest Manny for 2 days in a rows.
Love the description "Big ole pampered Barbie Doll" for you know who – you have the way with words, D4life.
Only Joe would sit the team's best avg. hitter, second in HR's for no reason other than to accommodate PP, who probably cost us one run because of the poor arm everybody knows he has.
Well he was 1 for 17 I don't blame him but still I'd rather have him in the lineup over Manny.
Well Kuroda didn't make his case by walking 2 guys and give up a single to load the bases in that inning but he does get a break because it was his 1st game back.
There is an upside to this…. WHEN WE TURN IT AROUND.
Those teams that ( kept us in the back of their minds and believe me they did. ) Will once again know that the energy is flowing strong on our side of the field. They will have to climb that hill once again. That is a strenuous and demorilizing climb too. We need to fight hard to get that swagger back. It is'nt gone completely some guys have it flowing now ( we all know who's thriving at the moment. )
Forget about everything else…..This may be just a baseball game…..But it is our baseball game, the season belongs to us!!!! What do you want to do with it???
Make the other side sweat, make them eat sleep and think Dodgers….all while we eat sleep and think Championship.
Don't Confuse Routine With Commitment!!!!
Commit Yourself to Victory!!!!
I'm just hoping the Reds keep on winning to bad one steak is going to be snap hopefully is the Rockies.
I would love to sweep the dback but the way we're been playing lately it won't happen. I hate when a team take 2 out of 3 and played the next series and get sweep. The Rockies sweep the dback with ease so we should try to sweep them.
There is no mystery to this team's slide: Furcal, Hudson, Blake, Loney, Martin…they no hit no more. An aberration? Or an accurate indication? And if a team isn't going to hit (when was the last time this team put a charge into ANY decent starting pitcher?), then it must manufacture runs. I can't recall seeing the art of moving a runner over from second to third with no outs (lead-off doubles seem to die a painful death at second base on this team), or taking the extra base on a single, or even stealing a base, or SUCCESSFULLY bunting to move a runner. Hell, this team makes EXCUSES for failed bunts ("not his comfort zone," or "hasn't done it all year, anyway…"). Joe is a staid American League manager. I'm not saying he's a loser, just not a genius–and certainly not best suited to be in the NL. Sorry. Even including his nearly two years as Dodger manager he's sub .500 in the NL. I know if the Dodgers string 8 wins in a row and get to the World Series I'll look like an idiot. So be it.
Bear ~ I said Thanks for the kind words but somehow that disappeared. You do vey well yourself my friend.
Khali… I do value your outlook on the game, very much so..as well as many many others. I do however… enjoy when you are wrong as well…..so be it.
Time to get Padilla his 10th wins of the season and 2nd with us and should've been 2-0 already. I hope Padilla got over that little minor injury.
Sep 3 RHP Vicente Padilla has owned the National League this season. Not only has he given up just three earned runs in 10 1/3 innings of his first two starts with the Dodgers, but he has a 2.22 ERA in five starts against National League teams this season. One of those outings was against the Dodgers while he was still with Texas, when he tossed five shutout innings June 12.
I didn't even realize he owned the NL.
* very well
Thanks Dodger4life…I WANT to be wrong on this one!
LOL!!!! I know ya do…..Lets Hope the Boy's in Blue do!!
This team is like my shop vac….it is like they have a switch that forces all of the energy outward, and with one little flip….( vroom ) the other way it goes…. FLIP THE SWITCH!!!
Urgh Philly leading 3-2 I wanted the Astros to sweep and the Cards leading 2-0 with Carpenter pitching a 1 hitter.
Did Drew really try to go to 3rd bases? Wow Manny and Loney is about damn time. This crappy submission is nerve racking.
Odog should've bunt like it seem to always do and put Belliard at 3rd bases with 1 out.
Wow even Martin is hitting with risp
Damn it Reds come on.
lol don't give the Rockies any gift runs Reds.
Gosh freaking time warp.
Thank-you, Manny!!
James, too!!!!
Urgh not the start I wonder started off 0-1 and had 4 balls in a rows and walk him.
Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 3-1 Reds
My Loney has a first name
It's J-A-M-E-S
My Loney has a second name
It's L-O-N-E-Y
I love to watch him every day
And if you ask me "Why?" I'll say
'Cause James Loney has a way
with H-I-T-T-I-N-G
By martinloneykemp
Martin CS% is way better this year even though we complaint about him not produced when he need to and thrown off baserunners.
Let's keep it going!!!!!! Let's prove we are #1!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think Penny and Jones are the except.
Well that inning suck.
Oh oh
Great DP!! Perfect execution by Belli!!
BACK TO BACK Manny and Loney That's the kind of jolt we needed!
As I was tuning in I heard Vin say Kershaw will miss his next start because he ran into a wall. Does anybody know anything?
Hopefully it fired the team the rest of the way.
I hope Penny Lame today. Don't wish former Dodgers anything bad…unless they rip the organization. Just shut up and pitch.
Another dp good.
Good job former Dodgers Park lol now the Astros are tied 3-3
Kershaw ran into the wall during BP, hurting his RIGHT shoulder.
Here comes JP!!!!! …………or will Repko get a chance – nah!!!!
That was outstanding…..way to go Boy's!!!!
Kershaw is going to miss start in SF.
Great job getting thrown out, Manny! Now we get JP the rest of the game.
Scherzer against Padilla with the bat should be very interesting….
Way to go Ronnie!!!!!!!!!!! He can definitely stay!!!
I love that slap bunt by Raffy.
How did Furcal goes to 3rd when Ethier lined out to the pitcher?
Time to calm down Padilla
Double crap I knew the Padres wasn't going to do crap.
Hello ITDers,
I am going to make this fast as I have tried since last night and I keep getting connection problems. don't know if is the connection from my laptop here where I am kitty sitting up until today.
Good to read you again. we missed you around here!
For those oldtimers,
What do you remember about Red Adams besides what little I can find on the net?
Shad ~ The ball hit off of Scherzer on a line and bounced. That's how Furcal was able to advance.
Thanks going to find that video later on if their is one.
Break that gosh damn no hitter and damn lead off singled to the pitcher.
Urgh Drew little brother with another hit
It has been frustrating commenting here. i tried a few times last night without any luck. Today, the second time I was able to submit.
We got two Bellies playings.
Can't believe all of Loney's homeruns have been on the road!
LOL, Dodger4life!
D4 ~ I've been having trouble with that too.
Nice K of Reynolds to end the inning. I think that's it for Padilla Joe should take him out.
In other news Phan team just got sweeped by the lowly Astros lol.
My loney with a double! In comes Juanp!
Well guess the Angels have to settle with a 9-1 record against KC. Gosh freaking submission errors and let's get 2 runs in this innings.
Gosh damn I've been trying to posted this for 5 mins. Well guess the Angels have to settle with a 9-1 record against KC. Gosh freaking submission errors and let's get 2 runs in this innings.
Gosh damn I've been trying to posted this for 5 mins. Well guess the Angels have to settle with a 9-1 record against KC. Gosh freaking submission errors and let's get 2 runs in this innings.
All these submission errors that I'm getting and it post that twice.
I think we all have TrueBluewill.
Come on Boy's!!!!
I just love how all the runners advanced come on Doug get a hit with risp with 2 outs.
Gob job Pierre two stolen bases!! That's the way to take the game to the D-backs Runner on third less then two outs. We MUST plate that run.
Way To Go Juan and Ron!!!
WTG Belli Super-sub. Come Russell. make them pay for the HBP.
Nice Boy's!!!
Rocks lead…Gnats and Rocks are playing well because they HAVE to win. Dodgers still a bit too comfortable….
oh god Sherrill vs Upton
Here come Broxton for the 4 outs save.
I can't believe Sherrill lost Drew when the count was 0-2.
He just blown Upton away
WTG Big Ox.
Kemp was 1 for 22 before that hit.
Let's get that insurance run in.
Way To Go Juan and Matt!!!!!
Yeah Pierreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee and Matt
I would had love to see Repko hit
Come on Broxton induced the dp now
or a strikeout lol
Better game today, guys. Let's step it up a notch tomorrow. Pitching was very good, hitting improved a bit but, I want MORE!!!!!
Thats Better……Good Job Today Boy's…..
Way to go Manny!! ( The Rambo action figure today )
They just had to stick to a fielder's indifference when we have a lead when Broxton in the game.
It like they have to have at least 1 to 2 every time this situation come up.
Tb4 ~ Pitching was as good as always. Nice to see the bats come alive. This is the kind of offense they showed in the first half of the season. Hopefully they'll keep it up and we'll finally get that winning streak we've been craving.
It's amazing that the Giants fans wants to see Posey get a ab's and Bochy being too stubborn even when they're up by 7 runs.
Great job Dodgers!
Jim "Vanna" Mora buys you a vowel!
Someone should've told Jim that you don't have to write on the square with Magic Marker, all you had to was turn the tile. When will he ever learn?…
Keep it up, Dodgers! St. Patrick is alive and well in Phoenix, Arizona.
Good Late Evening (pst time anyway) ITD readers and writers!!!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. I had a little of everything…………..some relaxing, some work, and some fun. These three day weekends never seem to be long enough, but it was great to get to see the Dodgers win today. I didn't see the entire game. I was at school when I saw the first five innings…………the homeruns and Manny getting tossed. Here's a chance to start a streak once again. It doesn't look like the Rockies are going to get much competition from the Reds, and the Gnats don't seem to have the same problem with the Padres that we do. However, the Dodgers are still in first, and as long as the Dodgers do the winning, what happens behind us shouldn't matter. Let's control our own destiny boys and start a streak tomorrow with two in a row. Every win for us is one less game the others have to catch us.
I knew their was a reason to even hate Penny more than we already do hate him a Padres fan posted this on the main board.
Penny is a PoS
To: All Sep-7 110123.1
Padres fan coming in peace…
No need to remind Dodger fans of what they already know but this guy is pure scumm. Cursing at Gonzo as he was rounding the bases and a ridiculous celebration to get out of that inning,
Hopefully we bomb him not once but twice and I really need to get to DS when we face him again.
Poor fan just waited when Penny break down and choke
Good morning everyone! Long time no talk! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Just wondering, did you guys see much of phan this weekend while his team got swept by the Astros? Somehow I doubt it. Glad to see our boys take the first game from the Snakes, hopefully we can get on track!
Really irritating to me how the media always portrays "Manny leads the Dodgers win". Actually he wasn't even around for most of the game. Why not Loney, why not Belliard leading the win? It's like this is Manny's team, and they never are able to do anything without him.
F Manny!!!
I have read him in the Phillies Beat Writer Mlb blog. I happen to go there 'cause I saw it in recent comments a few nights back.
Good Morning ITD,
MESSAGEBEAR I don't like it either. The media is just obsess with MANNY. But I don't blame Manny for what the Media is doing. So I say F' the media! But Manny does need to step it up and start hitting more balls!
You're right, msdodger on the media aspect, and I stand corrected up to a point. What I don't like to see about Manny is again what some of the so called sports reporters bring out – that is that whenever somebody else is being interviewed, Manny seems to butt in and have his say whether it's asked for or not. If I was one of the other guys who really have carried the team, I'd take him aside and tell him to shut the F up if somebody is talking to me. If he didn't, I'd kick his a** all over the shower the next chance I got.
Yeah it would bug me if Manny keeps butting in. But I don't know about kicking his *** all over the shower, I would probably wait til his walking to his car…LOL (need some clothes on the guy, don't want rumors started!LOL)
Probably so, msdodgers – I just figured it was easier explaining how he slipped in the shower instead of how the car door hit him in the face. LOL.
In the meantime I'm waiting for this evening to watch Manny lead the Dodgers again and see if we can't finally string two wins together.
Amen messagebear. Vin was talking yesterday about how the last 8 (now 9) games we have alternated win, loss, win, loss, etc. Let's get a streak going!
Good morning ITDers.
One of my earliest threads on my blog I was going to titled LWLWLWLW. You cannot even start with a W because before that we had LL. Let's see if the good Chad can get a W.
Two wins in a row would certainly be a move in the right direction.
MESSAGEBEAR….LOL…that is true…and there is less people in the showers!
I don't mind the win today loose tomorrow crap just as long as we win the NL West. Once we get to the playoffs, it better be a long long winning streak…..WWWWWW until we get the World Series RING!
Did anyone voted for the Odog yet for Man of the Year? If not here the link and I guess their no limit so better start voted now.
ALL IS WELL!! No worries!
I just heard Don Mattingly say that we've risen to every occasion so far, so we shouldn't be concerned about the inconsistent offense!
In all fairness to Manny:
"This is the guy you should be talking to," Ramirez said (to reporters), putting his arm around Belliard. "Not me."
KAHLI – Thanks…Manny is a good guy…but sometimes let's his fame get to his head….but overall he is good and has a great heart! And he seems to get along with the rest of the team…GOOOOO DODGERS!
Good Afternoon ITD, Dodger Faithful and Our Beloved Boy's in Blue…..
I sense a name change…….I am guessing it wasn't shad????
Bear I understand where you are coming from wholeheartedly….I agreed to give Manny a second chance as long as he acts responsible while representing my Beloved Dodgers. I do expect all of our Boys to produce to the best of their ability with or without all of the regulars, Manny included.
Andre has improved in my opinion by adjusting to the line – up when Manny is in and out, and by hitting in different spots . He was working on driving that outside pitch in the spring, and has been successful. Kemp has been pretty consistent this season as well and at a high level.
Kershaw looks like he wants that leadership role bad. He has the stuff and the mindset in my opinion. He may be a pleasant surprise soon???
The bully has progressed as well. There are several young guys down there that are producing. Bellisario and Troncoso.
Juan has been outstanding ( gotta give credit where it is due ).
The rest that haven't been mentioned I have all the faith in the world in. It's past labor day gentlemen, No excuse as I like to say.
Is Everythingisbeautiful D4L?
where is our fearless leader Josh? is he on vaca?
Is this a new Trivia Contest??? If it is you would be wrong Emma sorry. However I tend to look at things with rose colored glesse I guess. I think it may be……………….
I'm not tellin….ha ha ha ha …..It isn't me though 🙂
*glasses…really bad typing day sorry!!
Vote for the Odog Vote for the Odog.
BTW beware you can voted for 1 person in every division so actually we could voted 5 more players.
Hello all…D4L well I think our boys have mature and have improved soooo much from last year. As for the name change. I am guessing shad changed his name to YOU_KNOW_NOTHING. And I am guessing Eric is EVERYTHINGISBEAUTIFUL….???
Ethieraholic & Martinista…..all the way
I'm glad you got to shake Vin Scully's hand. He is a legend that I have been listening to since 1958. I can't imagine the Dodgers without him but that is something that we will all have to face some day.
I guess Vin is different if you run into him at the stadium or on the road. I hear that he is very thoughtful and friendly to those he meets in the right situation. The only two times that I saw him in public he showed a different side of himself. The first time was at the ceremony where the Dodgers got their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on June 20, 2008. All the big names were there, McCourt, Lasorda, Torre, Newcombe, Scully, Jaime Jarrin, former players like Maury Wills, Ron Cey, Jerry Reuss, Manny Mota and Eric Karros. Current Dodgers Blake Dewitt and Andre Ethier were also there. After he spoke, Vinny immediately left the area and did not mingle with the VIPs like most of the other invited Dodgers and with the unwashed masses like Ron Cey, Frank McCourt and a few others who were happy to say hello, sign autographs and pose for pictures.
In Scully's defense, it was a hot day and he said his fair complexion could not handle the June midday sun.
Later that year, on November 21, I saw Vinny get honored by the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters at Sportman's Lodge in Studio City. After his very entertaining speech, Vin waited on the dais for the event to end, then rushed off the stage.
A small group of attendees, not even the general public, cornered him as he was trying to get out of Dodge and asked him to sign some autographs. My mother wanted me to take a picture with him but I took one look at his face and there was no way I would impose on him. Like you, I would have liked to say hello and thank him for all the wonderful hours of pleasure that he has provided to Dodger fans of all ages. Instead, I watched him squirm as he reluctantly signed a few autographs with a frustrated and angry countenance. He said his wife hurt her leg and he wanted to rush home to be with her. I am sure the face he showed to my mother's camera ( http://tinyurl.com/scullyreluctantlysignsforafan ) was different than the one you saw walking back to the team hotel.


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Recently I told you about some awesome Nintendo Select games that we have tried out. We have been having a blast with the Mario Super Slugger and the Animal Crossing for Nintendo Wii. If you haven't already click above to check out my review of those games.
I saved our very favorite for last. Wii Console with Mario Kart Wii Bundle – Black is without a doubt our favorite game to date! This is fun for the whole family! My toddler gets all excited watching us play and cheers us along. My 5 year old is so excited to be playing with mom and dad. She is learning coordination, teamwork, strategic game play and determination. My husband is like a kid again when he is playing. And me, who is completely uncoordinated can play too! It is simple enough and yet challenging enough for all of us. It is very hard to find something that works for our whole family!
Here is a little more about the Wii Console with Mario Kart Wii Bundle – Black that we play with and LOVE!
Game storyline: Drawing on courses and battle arenas from every game in the series – not to mention tons of new ones – the true king of the Mushroom Kingdom racing circuits will finally be crowned.
- The Wii Wheel transforms the Wii Remote™ controller into a steering wheel that feels natural in anyone's hands, while the Wii Remote and Nunchuk™ controller offer a classic control style for the Mario Kart veteran. In either configuration, players can perform speed-boosting tricks with a shake of the Wii Remote.
- Players can race as their favorite Nintendo character, or even as themselves! Mario Kart Wii lets players race with their personalized Mii™ characters. And racers will see other Mii characters they have created cheering from the sidelines on some race courses.
- Players can compete with up to three friends in their living room. Or challenge up to 11 opponents via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in the biggest Mario Kart race yet. All tracks and modes of play are available via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, and players can visit the Mario Kart Channel to compete in tournaments, check rankings, see when their friends are playing and download ghost data.
The Nintendo Wii is fascinating to me! The fact that 4 people on so many physical and mental levels can enjoy this one game is incredible! It brings families together!
I was looking around at other great games that we can play on our wii and discovered the the Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board would be perfect for my on my weight loss journey! They actually have several games that you can play with the Wii Fit! So that is next on my list of things to work towards buying. Then Dad and Daughter can have Mario Cart and Mom can have her Fit time!
If you are still wondering what to get dad for Father's Day I highly recommend the Wii Console with Mario Kart Wii Bundle – Black . It is only $149.99 on Amazon. What an amazing price! You get the console, controllers and Mario Kart Game with Wheel! He will LOVE it! And your whole family will too!

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'Certainly, sir. What colour would you like?'
Invisible means that you can't see it. So, anything that is invisible has no colour!
Do you like the joke?
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very funny and good!!!!
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I can't get it
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Dear CaptainRap3000,
The idea of the joke is that the man wants to buy invisible ink. If something is invisible it means that you can't see it, so it is strange when the woman asks him what colour ink he wants!
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This joke is not funny . It bad !
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Hi. I am LilacPrincess7. I am 9 years old. I live in Maldives. I am new to this site.
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hi i am sporty moon star i am also from maldives do you like this joke
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I just don't seem to get it...
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what does this joke mean?
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Hi PrincessFlutePearl,
Click on the "Help" button to see an explanation of the joke.
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Feeling '100 percent,' Harrison awaits all clear
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers pitcher Matt Harrison said he feels back to full strength after a week of dealing with stiffness in his lower back. But the Rangers are still sending him back to Texas to be examined by Dr. Drew Dossett on Monday.
"At this stage, based on the initial symptoms, we want to make sure we're all clear before we ramp him up again," assistant general manager Thad Levine said.
Harrison said he thinks the problem came from sleeping on a too-soft mattress when he first came to Spring Training and that caused the lower back stiffness that came up a week ago. He has since changed beds and the stiffness has gone away.
"I feel good," Harrison said. "I feel like I did when I first came in here. I feel I'm 100 percent."
That still hasn't been good enough to cancel his trip to Texas.
"They won't let me do that," Harrison said. "They want me to see him, get checked out and be 100 percent. A lot of the time you come out here and get stiff the first few days or a little sore. But for sure the bed was the issue. But I've switched beds and there are no issues."
The Rangers want to be sure after Harrison missed all of last year because of a herniated disk in his lower back. Dossett had to operate twice on him to fix the problem. That's also why the Rangers will take it slow with Harrison when he returns and aren't going to rush him into the Opening Day rotation. Harrison hasn't thrown off a mound since Feb. 16.
"I think for the way we've built the team, we've definitely subscribed to the theory we want these guys to be strong at the end of the season," Levine said. "Starts in September and hopefully in October are more valued in our minds than starts in April. We want to make sure they're healthy for the stretch drive."


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What could make us dread another M. Night Shyamalan movie even more? What about adding that child actor who ruined Karate Kid? Although it sounds Shyamalan's next picture is The Happening 2, we're still clinging to a bit of optimism.
Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith are uniting with M. Night Shyamalan for his mysterious new science fiction feature. It's set a thousand years in the future on an abandoned Earth (and was previously titled One Thousand A.E.).
To be fair, it seemed as though Jaden could act in The Pursuit of Happyness, so perhaps he just needs constant supervision from his dad. Meanwhile, Shyamalan has surrounded himself with people that told him The Last Airbender looked great. So if Will Smith can drown out all the yes-men on set, we may have a very interesting post-apocalyptic adventure on our hands. We trust Smith's judgment and we know Shyamalan has the capability to make good movies. It's a big responsibility but Smith isn't just a giant Hollywood actor, he's also a pretty demanding producer. So maybe Smith's input will save Shyamalan from himself.
Also on the plus side, Shyamalan didn't write the script — Book of Eli scribe Gary Whitta did. Which, well, OK maybe that's not a huge plus. In any case, we just want the old Shyamalan back. We don't care how this happens, but if anyone can do it, Will Smith can.


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Hello, I am new to this forum.
When I was DJ some years ago I had a set of JBL speakers K140 with double reflex cabinet.
I still have in my possesion 2 K140, 2 passive crossover and 8 tweeters.
I am wondering if I could use those speakers to build a subwoofer. I am looking for specification to built such a box and what type of amp I could us to drive it.
This sub will be use as part of a pro audio set up.
Thanks for any help.


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package whileLoops;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
public class DealOrNoDeal {
public static void Instructions(){
System.out.println("The game will begin once the user has entered the correct password");
System.out.println("The user will first enter a phrase, the CPU will create a password base on the phrase given");
System.out.println("The game will then begin with 26 cases");
System.out.println("The user will pick one case to keep, then pick 6 cases to open");
System.out.println("The user will be offered cash to keep or to continue playing");
System.out.println("If the user plays to the end where only one case is left, she/he will have the decision to keep her/his case or switch");
System.out.println("The final case he/she opens will be the amount of money she/he wins");
public static void cases(double moneyvalues[]){
Random generator = new Random();
for(int i = 0; i < moneyvalues.length; i++){
int number = generator.nextInt(moneyvalues.length);
double randomM = moneyvalues[i];
moneyvalues[i] = moneyvalues[number];
moneyvalues[number] = randomM;
System.out.print(moneyvalues[number] + " ");
public static double banker(int MONEY){
double offers;
Random randomGenerator = new Random();
offers = randomGenerator.nextInt(50000) + 51234;
return offers;
public static String Password(String PIN){
PIN = PIN.replace("a", "c");
PIN = PIN.replace("e", "9");
PIN = PIN.replace("i", "8");
PIN = PIN.replace("o", "2");
PIN = PIN.replace("u", "5");
return PIN;
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
double moneyvalue[]= {0.01, 1 , 5, 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 750, 1000, 5000, 10000, 25000, 50000, 75000, 100000, 200000, 300000, 400000, 500000, 750000, 1000000};
double []Case = new double [25];
int Fakeboard[] = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,2 0,21,22,23,24,25,26};
String PIN;
System.out.println("Please enter a phrase");
PIN = input.nextLine();
String password = Password(PIN);
System.out.println("Your password for the game is " + password);
System.out.println("Enter the password to continue");
String answer = input.nextLine();
if(password.equals (answer)){
System.out.println("Welcome to deal or no deal!");
System.out.println("Get out of here scrub!");
..new to forums dont know how to put my code in that java box thingy, but anyways...
Im a grade 11 high school student and for this semester i have java programming, i am a complete beginner and we just learned everything from loops, if statements, arrays, and strings. For our finals we have to create a game or business application, i chose to do a game called Deal or No deal[ google it up i cant put instructions to game in here for some reason] At the moment i am trying to store all the money values in cases, i have managed to randomize it or shuffle them around, but it repeats some values.
After i fix that i need to somehow store them in 26 cases, so that when i run the program it will display case 1, 2,3, etc. When the player enters 1, it will say
"you have chosen case 1, case 1 has 500 dollars contained in" and so on.
Any help and suggestions/feedback will be greatly appreciated, thank you!


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SACRAMENTO (AP) — Hundreds of animal lovers and hunters packed the Capitol on Tuesday to testify about a bill seeking to ban the use of dogs to hunt bears and bobcats in California, legislation that arose after a top state fish and game official drew heat for killing a mountain lion during a legal hound-hunting trip in Idaho.
The crowd overflowed two committee rooms and filled the building's two cafeterias before SB1221 by Democratic Sen. Ted Lieu passed its first committee test on a 5-3 vote. The bill now goes to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Supporters say hound hunters use packs of dogs, often equipped with radio collars, to chase wild animals until they tire and run up a tree. The dogs used for this type of hunting are sometimes mistreated, they say.
"It's described as mild," Lieu, of Torrance, said before the committee voted. "This is not mild. You've got running dogs chasing a bear and-or bobcat. It's not mild because sometimes the bear fights back and kills the dogs or injures them. It's not mild because sometimes the dogs will tear apart the bobcat. And it's not mild because the bear runs and runs and runs until the bear is exhausted and climbs up a tree and the hunter goes and shoots the bear."
Lieu's office said several other states already ban the practice, including Arkansas, Colorado, Montana, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. Animal rights activists say it is inhumane for both the dogs and the wild animals they chase.
Hunters said a ban would infringe on a long-time sport and remove a tool for managing wildlife. Opponents wore orange pins reading "Revenge is not the answer," a reference to the chairman of the state game commission, who angered animal-rights activists earlier this year when he was photographed with a mountain lion he shot while using hounds during a legal hunt in Idaho.
It is illegal to hunt mountain lions in California.
Republican Sen. Doug LaMalfa said hunting is an issue for communities in rural parts of California to manage. He said banning the practice would have a devastating economic impact in some counties.
"We really have a good process here with the Fish and Game Commission and the Department of Fish and Game closely monitoring the impact of hunting. I'm an animal lover myself; I hate to see abuse, whether it's the wildlife or the hounds," said LaMalfa, of Willows. "By and large, the vast majority of folks are trying to have good conservation practices."
According to state wildlife officials, California has an estimated black bear population of about 30,000, which has grown from about 10,000 in the 1980s. Between 1,500 and 1,800 bears are killed each year by hunters but less than half of those were hunted with dogs.
The state last year issued about 4,500 tags to hunt bobcats, which number about 70,000 statewide. About 11 percent of the bobcats killed in California were killed with the use of dogs.
The figures do not include illegal killings by poachers.
Josh Brones, president of the California Houndsmen for Conservation, estimated there were between 600 and 700 opponents of the bill who came from throughout the state.
Animal rights activists, led by the Humane Society of the United States, estimated their crowd of about 200.
Brones said many states don't have hound hunting because many states don't have bears. He said the method allows hunters to select the bears they kill, which allows them to release nursing female bears if they happen to catch one.
"More often than not, the bobcats are usually left in the tree unharmed. They can go on about their day," Brones said. "For those that do intend to take a bear, bear is a very delicious, very nutritious (meat). It's organic, free range, stress-free, hormone-free."
Apache Daklugie Running Hawk, a Native American spiritual adviser from Mescalero, N.M., came to support the ban, saying bears are sacred.
"All our four-legged brothers and sisters were here before us," he said.
He added: "We keep building, and we're pushing them out."
Cheri Shankar, a member of Humane Society's National Council, said the bill was not drafted in retaliation to Dan Richards, president of the Fish and Game Commission. She said it was about the welfare of the animals.
"It's not about revenge, it's about awareness," she said.
Jess Cook, 55, of Tollhouse, Calif., just east of Fresno, said legislation is not needed when the state has wildlife experts.
The Department of Fish and Game "does a better job managing the bear population than the Humane Society," Cook said.


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Rubber Bands
1. Coming in and out with your hands full? Loop a single rubber band around a door's inside and outside knobs, twisting it as you do so that the "X" presses the latch open. Once finished, hang the band on the inner knob for the next time.
2. To get a better grip on a stripped screw, trap one side of a wide rubber band (like the ones used on produce bundles) between the screwdriver and the screw head, and twist.
3. Keep slippery tops and strappy dresses from sliding into a heap on your closet floor by looping wide rubber bands over the ends of their hangers.


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NOLA schools embracing the arts
New Orleans is known for embracing the arts. We see them - and hear them -- everywhere, including our schools.
For some students it's not just an hour of band practice or an occasional drawing class, students at KIPP McDonogh 15 see it every day, as part of their curriculum.
The class has taught students like Elace Harrison discipline, improvisational skills, and perseverance. She says those qualities are helping her succeed in other classes.
"It helps me understand to never give up," said Elace.
McDonogh 15 is a charter school founded in 2006 by the nonprofit organization KIPP, or "Knowledge Is Power Program."
The school is now ranked seventh in performance within the Recovery School District - a ranking driven in part by creative arts elements in at least one class a day.
Co-principal Deanna Riddick says many graduates go on to attend the renowned New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.
"I want kids at McDonogh 15 to leave knowing there are no limits to what they can achieve," said Riddick.
"I think music helps the world because whenever you're feeling down, or upset you can just listen to music and it can change your whole mood and it can calm you down," said Elace.
The brass band at KIPP McDonogh 15 just earned second place honors in the jazz and heritage festival's "class got brass" competition, winning $6,000 toward musical instruments.
La. schools aim for digital future
With little experience, Teach for America brings big impact for NO schools


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Monday, December 10, 2012
The occult art of fugue
A Los Angeles Times article about John Cage's formative years in the cultural stew of 1920s and '30s L.A. quotes how the city was described in 1913 as susceptible to "spiritualists, mediums, astrologists, phrenologists, palmists and all other breeds of esoteric wind-jammers," to say nothing of "mazdaznan clubs, yogi sects, homes of truth, cosmic fluidists, astral planers, Emmanuel movers, Rosicrucians and other boozy transcendentalists". The inclusion of the Rosicrucians in that list of West Coast movers and shakers is prescient, as the secretive society of the Rosy Cross re-entered Cage's life thirty years later via his fascination with the music of Eric Satie - in the 1890s Satie was the official composer and chapel-master of the Rosicrucian Order Ordre de la Rose-Croix Catholique, du Temple et du Graal in Paris and several of his works of the period are linked to Rosicrucianism. There are many other composers with connections to Rosicrucianism including Claude Debussy and Edward Elgar, the latter composing incidental music for a play written by a member of the associated Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
Rosicrucianism has its origins in early-seventeenth-century Germany when a series of pamphlets surfaced reporting the existence of a mysterious brotherhood named after the fourteenth-century knight Christian Rosenkreutz. The mythology of the Rosicrucians captured the public's imagination and fascinated influential figures as diverse as Descartes, Swedenborg and Leibnitz, and it has continued to attract occultists to the present day. All this despite recent academic research suggesting that Christian Rosenkreutz never actually existed, and despite evidence that the pamphlets were written by a group of Lutheran mystics as an allegorical spoof.
Michael Maier is an important figures in the history of the Rosicrucians, and his influence spread as far as the court of King James I of England, where he was for a time an advisor. Born in Ruidsburg, Germany around 1568, Maier, who remained a strict Lutheran all his life, combined his career as a royal counselor and physician with the extracurricular activities of occultism, alchemy, and – surprisingly - composing. Maier's most celebrated work, his 1617 Atalanta Fugiens, is an alchemical emblem book that contains imagery, poems and text, and also fifty epigrammatic vocal fugues, or to be more accurate, two-part canons with a plainsong cantus firmus.
The fugues have recently been recorded by Michael Noone and his Ensemble Plus Ultra for the enterprising Spanish Glossa label, complete with instrumental accompaniment from the mystical combination of Renaissance harp sackbut and the Chinese two-stringed fiddle known as an erdhu. There are many good reasons to recommend this new CD, not the least that this is little known repertoire which is performed both expertly and extrovertly. It is also the starting point of an esoteric lineage that extends across three centuries to Eric Satie and on to the epigrammatic mesotics of John Cage. But the main reason that I heartily recommend Glossa's catchily titled Atalanta Fugiens: Music, Alchemy and Rosicrucianism in the early 17th century is to support a brave project that provides reassuring evidence of life beyond 'condescending classics'.
* Photo 4 in my post about alchemist and serial child abuser Gilles de Rais shows a reconstruction of the villain's chamber in Tiffauges Castle. One of the books in the photo is Michael Maier's Atalanta Fugiens.
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4 comments:
- Philip Amos said...
Ah. I wondered about those books in Gilles de Rais' chamber. I was hoping they were his books, or at least contemporaneous, but as Atalanta Fugiens was published 177 years after the monster got his just desserts, that's a bit disappointing and puzzling -- I'd have thought those who reconstructed the room could do a bit better than that. Anachronisms do so jar!
- 6:44 pm
- Pliable said...
Philip, I have even worse news. One of the other volumes on the shelf in Tiffauges Castle was Fifty Shades of Grey.
Only joking....
- 7:03 pm
- Pliable said...
Michael Noone emails:
Many thanks, Mr Shingleton. Your readership maybe interested to know something of the genesis of this recording. The initial idea came from the bibliophile and publisher Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo who, at the time, was launching a new publishing house: Atalanta Editions (http://www.edicionesatalanta.com) (where you won't find any 'condescending classics'!). The concept was simple enough: a luxury edition of Atalanta fugiens accompanied by a CD recording of the fugas. And that is precisely how this CD saw its first incarnation, back in 2007. Last year Glossa released the stand-alone CD whose cover you have reproduced in your characteristically perspicacious review. As you can imagine, it was something of a challenge to perform this curious music, especially within the limitations of the CD format. We spent a good deal of time and effort penetrating what we could of this rather impenetrable music and we're still thinking about ways in which it could be brought before a wider audience. (I'd love to be able to infiltrate one of the tracks into the interminable seasonal drivel that is an obligatory part of commerce at this time of year!)
- 7:04 pm
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Nice back link from Boston College where Michael Noone teaches - http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/music/
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But in the aftermath of President Obama's disastrous performance in last Wednesday night's first presidential debate, which helped Republican Mitt Romney erase the Democratic incumbent's yearlong lead in the polls, "the stakes in Thursday night's debate are astronomical for both candidates," notes University of Michigan debate director Aaron Kall.
Here's what Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan needs to do during the encounter at Centre College in Danville, Ky.:
1. Keep the momentum going.
A win or a tie is fine for the Wisconsin congressman. He just wants to make sure that he doesn't do anything that reverses the gains created by Romney's aggressive, self-assured performance in the first debate. "The task for the Romney campaign is to maintain the momentum generated by the first presidential debate," said Steven E. Schier, a political science professor at Carleton College. "That means Paul Ryan cannot afford to lose the debate."
2. Avoid wonkishness.
Like President Obama, Ryan can be professorial and wonkish. He needs to ditch the green eyeshades and talk about budget and tax choices in a way that resonate with average Americans. "Congressman Ryan's specialty is giving power-point presentations that involve a lot of data and visual aids," said Kall. "He will be without those aids during the debate and must find a way to verbally integrate this information."
3. Pay attention to details.
Ryan tripped up recently when Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace tried to pin him down on details of the Romney-Ryan tax cut plan. He has said, in various venues, that the issue is too complicated to discuss on radio or television. That excuse won't fly during a 90-minute vice presidential debate. "Ryan is going to be on the defensive," said Newnam. "He's going to try to explain how things add up." How can you cut everybody's tax rates by 20 percent, cut business taxes and end up with a revenue-neutral tax plan? Ryan needs a concise, Romney-like answer to the all-but-certain question.
4. Fight to a draw (or win) on Medicare and Social Security.
Biden is sure to attack Ryan for proposing to replace Medicare with a voucher program for Americans born after 1957. And for supporting former President George W. Bush's plan to partially privatize Social Security. Over-65 voters could well decide the results in Florida, Ohio and Iowa. And baby boomers are anxious about any possible changes in their government retirement plans. Ryan doesn't have to win the argument with Biden. But he has to avoid a clear defeat.
5. Sound competent on foreign policy
Ryan is an undisputed expert on budget matters, but he has not been a major player on international issues. He needs to show a nuanced understanding of geopolitical matters. And he must avoid any misstatements on foreign policy. "Ryan will have to demonstrate he can articulate — and is informed on — foreign policy, given Biden's large advantage in foreign policy experience," said Jim Granato, director of the Hobby Center for Public Affairs at the University of Houston.
6. Look like he could be a president.
The gravitas thing. Dan Quayle flunked this test against Lloyd Bentsen in 1988 ("you're no Jack Kennedy") and then against Al Gore in 1992. (Of course, Quayle and George Bush were elected in '88 anyway.) Ryan is no Dan Quayle, but he does have questions to answer. "He's only 42," said independent pollster John Zogby. "He's got to show that he belongs there."


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Between the credit crunch and the relentless pace of technological innovation, the last few years have taught us that advisors are only as captive to their circumstances as they choose to be—and everyone needs to be able to roll with the punches.
At this point, advisors have almost complete control over every aspect of their business. They can replace the investment platform, switch custodians or broker-dealer affiliations, or swap out all their technology from the ground up.
Sometimes it's the advisor who decides it's time to make a change, and that's terrific. More often, the motivating factors are unfortunately beyond the advisor's control. Once-friendly vendors get acquired by hostile competitors. Legacy software packages stop getting the support they need or stop working entirely. Even the promotion of a key service rep can turn a great relationship into a problem that needs to be fixed as fast as possible.
Either way, change is universal and inevitable. Given that proposition, the best thing advisors can do is make sure their business is as flexible as possible, so when change comes, the process runs smoothly and any disruption is minimized.
Pack Your Data "Suitcase"
The core of your business, of course, is your clients and the files that represent your relationships with them.
Those files contain vast amounts of information, and that information is fragmented into competing proprietary formats and platforms, some of which might be around in a year or two, some of which won't. When your data is tied to one of those formats, those accounts are effectively at the mercy of the vendor who maintains them. The more formats, the more vendors, which means more opportunities for something to go wrong and fewer degrees of freedom for you.
Wouldn't it be great if your data could travel independently of all the clearing and custody platforms, reporting applications, asset management tools on which those files currently reside?
What advisors need is application-independent data that easily travels with the advisor from platform to platform, firm to firm, application to application.
Think of it as a suitcase full of everything necessary to your practice—all the transactions, performance reports, trading history, CRM—ready to be unpacked and plugged in as you adopt new technology.
Moving Across Firms; Moving Across Platforms
It will be good to know you can move your accounts to a new brokerage firm, clearing platform or custodian with a minimum of fuss. This is more than career flexibility and smoothing the path between compensation models. It is basic survival planning.
Given the amount of upheaval in the industry in the last few years, you might wake up tomorrow and find that a firm you're affiliated with has been bought out by a bank or broker-dealer and now all the accounts need to move to the new platform, or you need to move somewhere else.
Portability is the key. You want your clients to move with you, even if your firm or affiliations change overnight. Vendors come and go. Firms, platforms, business models come and go. But if your client files are in an application-independent format, they come with you.
You can sleep better at night. And until that mythical day when the industry calms down, that's the sweetest reward of all.


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I just spotted this image of the sumptuous and smart upholstery of an early-nineteenth-century travelling chariot in the collection of the Carriage Museum at Arlington Court.
It is thought to have been used by Gibbs Crawfurd Antrobus (1793-1861) a scion of an old Cheshire gentry family who attended the Congress of Vienna in 1814-15 as a junior secretary under Lord Castlereagh. The carriage includes a special compartment for the young diplomat's dress sword. It also still has its original imperials, the light wooden cases covered in leather to be placed on the roof. On long journeys such as the Vienna assignment the carriage would have been pulled by pairs or teams of post horses hired at inns along the way.
Antrobus was subsequently sent on diplomatic postings to Washington, Turin and Naples. He also had a career as Member of Parliament, in which he seems to have taken a reactionary stance, voting against the various reform bills in the early 1830s (his career is summarised on the History of Parliament website).
A photograph of Antrobus in later life – sporting a Regency-style collar which must by then have been slightly old-fashioned – can be seen on the British Library Images website.
The travelling chariot was donated to the Arlington Carriage Museum in 1974 by Colonel Antrobus. More information about the carriages at Arlington can be found in the National Trust Carriage Museum online guide.


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Backpiece with allot of unintended poetry that's so spot on for the collector and for what I relate to as an artist with the mission of my work.
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In this section we shall provide you with the list of Colleges details by particular State like Petlad.
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What Youll Do
We have an exciting Security Technical Solutions Architect role open in our Global Security Sales Organization! You will be a highly motivated, entrepreneurial-minded sales professional who has a passion for delivering world-class technology and services that protect our customers from the network to the endpoint to the Cloud. As part of your DNA, you are an aggressive, self-starter with the ability to build executive relationships, develop and execute sales strategies and tactics that maximize Ciscos opportunity within the customer environment, position and promote the partner and customer value proposition for Ciscos Security Architecture, articulate Ciscos product and business strategies, and create the demand that makes deals happen!
Check out the details:
Serve as the subject matter expert in Cisco Security Solutions
Provide guidance and assist account teams within the territory in building solutions to address specific customer security needs
Work with technology experts to help them position Cisco's security solutions effectively against competing offerings.
Provide specific solution/technology/product consulting, technical and sales support for major account opportunities
Understand business requirements for customer base and be able to translate them into technical requirements
Understand and articulate Cisco's architectures and services within Security technologies
Create, present and document technical solutions
Perform in-depth and high-level technical presentations for customers, partners and prospects
Drive identified major account opportunities (i.e. - technical consulting, upper level management presentations, and Cisco technology solutions) while allowing local account team to maintain long-term ownership
Who Youll Work With
In this role as Security Consulting Systems Engineer, you will provide guidance and assist account teams with in the territory in building solutions to address specific customer security needs. In this position you will be working with technology experts to help them position Cisco's security solutions effectively against competing offerings.
Who You Are
Minimum 7+ years of technical sales or pre-sales experience with 5+ years in Security specialization experience with Email Security, IDS/IPS, AV, Firewall, Advanced Malware Protection technologies
BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent highly preferred
Pre-sales experience required
Successful quota achievement
Proven track record or managing and winning technical and high value IT security projects
Experience of administering Unix/Linux systems, low-layer (packet-level) IP networking and have a thorough understanding of network security
Solid presentation and interpersonal skills
Commercial awareness and communication skills
Highly motivated self-starter that does not need day-to-day management
Desirable experience including press experience, delivering training courses, prior experience with Cisco/Sourcefire security technologies, experience with programming languages such as UNIX shell, Perl or C
Why Cisco Security
Cisco Security - Cisco delivers intelligent cybersecurity for the real world, providing one of the industry's most comprehensive advanced threat protection portfolio that is integrated, pervasive, continuous and open. Cisco's threat-centric approach to security reduces complexity while providing unmatched visibility, continuous control and advanced threat protection across the entire attack continuum -- before, during and after an attack.
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Banking error to blame for unemployment issues
A banking error led to problems with thousands of New Mexicans receiving their unemployment benefits this week, according to Gov. Susana Martinez.
For the past two days, 150,000 calls have poured into the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions because money was missing from the accounts of unemployed New Mexicans.
"There was a glitch with the bank. The bank had changed an account number and did not advise the other business that they do where the actual receipt of the money goes into the debit cards," Martinez said.
Many people who called Action 7 News said the phone lines wouldn't even put them on hold to speak with a representative that could explain the problem.
The governor said the bank is to blame for the glitch, not the state. She said people should've gotten the money deposited Tuesday morning, once the error was fixed.


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The world demanded it and the good people at Universal answered our prayers. I speak of course about "Death Race 3". While nothing has been confirmed there's word around campus that Paul W.S. Anderson will be writing the script for part 3 and Danny Trejo will return. Tanit Phoenix will also be back and that's exciting for all of us because according to IMDB she's played a stripper in about 8 movies and starred in something called "Kamasutra Nights". Let the Oscar buzz begin!
This afternoon I was down at the Manhole for lunch and the rumors flying around there are that none other than Paul Walker, Texas Ranger is in talks to play Kyle Reese in the much anticipated "Terminator 5". Of course that's not his real name but it would be awesome if it was. Anyway Justin Lin, who directed Walker in the last "Fast & Furious" movie is set to direct... I trust my fellow foodies down at The Manhole on this one. The lunch buffet is delicious, don't judge.
Years before Peter Jackson directed a 38 hour trilogy he directed a movie I actually liked called "The Frighteners" starring Michael J. Fox. And while three films that spawned a million pornos have been released in countless formats sadly "The Frighteners" has yet to make its way to Blu-Ray. Well good news kids, come September 13th you can get your grubby little mits on the flick with tons of special features and 0 wizards. Alright in all fairness the porn parodies are pretty decent. The visuals, you wouldn't believe!
Pultizer Prize winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire is being taken out for a lovely steak dinner by the people at MGM in the hopes that he will write the much discussed "Poltergeist" remake. No word on if he'll accept but if he orders dessert it's pretty much understood he has to, especially if it's the 3rd date.
A 48 year old father in Memphis is under arrest after threatening the host of a birthday party with a gun because she didn't save any ice cream and cake for his kids. Which is stressful for a number of reasons, namely that now I have to add a gun to the list of things I need to buy before I become a parent.
Let this be a lesson to all of you out there. If you're going to bite your girlfriend's ear off during an argument make sure your dentures are in securely. Because this guy in South Carolina who went a bite-in' and lost his chompers must have felt like a real prick when he had to explain the whole thing to a judge.


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1998 Ford Ranger - Long Nights, Worth It?
Tim Sockness' '98 Ranger
Tim Sockness was looking for a lightweight car he could cut up and use as a "Pro Street go-fast car." He'd been doing so since the '80s when he saw a Pro Street Duster wobbling down the freeway. "I thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen," Tim says. So it stayed in his head for 20 years. Then one day, something clicked. "I was a late bloomer as a car guy. Up until I was 30 years old, I drove garbage." When Tim realized his fate, he began to build. First there were four-wheel drives, then an import with a turbo. "That car was fast; it had 240 hp at the wheel and only weighed 2,100 pounds." That's when Tim decided to build a real car.
You're thinking it; we asked it. Why a Ranger? "It's small," Tim says. "I was looking for a Falcon or something smaller. Originally I wanted a Nova, but there were so many Novas at the [Car Craft Summer Nationals] that I wanted to be different."
Why not a Chevy S-10? "I'm a Ford guy. My dad has driven Fords all his life, so I started driving them, too."
Tim was on the hunt for "not a Nova" when he found this '98 Ranger. It had 291,000 miles on it, but the body was still in good shape. Without telling the owner his plan for a complete teardown, Tim paid the man $1,700 and drove it home. Since Tim was relatively new to building cars, he went to car shows with a camera and snapped photos of Pro Street cars to see what people were doing. If he had specific parts on his mind, he'd focus on that at the show. Soon, his photo album contained enough information for Tim to start ordering parts.
Once he had the basic plan, he tore into the truck. Over the course of a year, he'd accumulate parts, then work, and then buy more parts. He started with the rear suspension by first pulling the box off the frame, then taking the car to a friend with a welder to build the four-link and back half the truck. That friend also had a tubing bender, so they built the rollcage at the same time.
His son, Nate, attended a one-year class at a technical college that focused on bodywork, so he was hired as the panel beater. The aim was a coat of Volkswagen Indigo Blue, but there is still some work to be done before the truck sees a paint booth. In the meantime, it'll get blocked and bumped until the body is straight. This happens one weekend at a time so Tim and Nate can drive it.
And drive it, they do. "It's not a daily driver but a toy to take to Porky's drive-in and other cruises during the summer," Tim explains. "The goal last year was to get it to the [Car Craft Summer Nationals]. All the engine wiring was zip-tied to the rollcage so we could get it there."
Why is it primer? Last winter, they chased rust in the core support until it was summer again, so they still didn't get it painted. Another problem was it is too much fun. "After [driving it], we really dragged our feet taking the car apart again," Tim says. So the truck remains in primer.
"We can't believe the reaction we get about the primer. Some guys tell us just to leave it that way, but it will get paint eventually. The plan is to finish the inside of the box, drive it in primer next summer, and take it apart next fall for final paint," Tim says. Yeah, sure, we believe him.
Tech Notes
Who: Tim Sockness
What: '98 Ford Ranger
Where: Roseville, Minnesota. If you've been paying attention, it's near the Car Craft Summer Nationals. It's the biggest and best car show on the planet.*
Engine: The 351 Windsor was punched to 383 by Gary at Magnum Superchargers in Oak Grove, Minnesota. It was built with SRP forged 8.5:1 pistons to handle the violence of the 6-71 supercharger and has a bumpy 244/254-at-0.050-duration cam. On the dyno, it made 683 hp and 635 lb-ft and was still making power past 6,000 when Tim first thought about purchasing an aftermarket block for the next build. "I really didn't want to blow the stock block apart right there on the dyno, so we stopped at 6,000," he says. The heads are from Trick Flow, the carbs are a couple of Holley 750s, and the headers were handmade and then coated by Jet-Hot.
Drivetrain: Down the line, the Ranger has a C4 transmission built by St. Croix Transmission with a reverse-manual valvebody and an A-1 Transmissions 10-inch converter. The rear is a 9-inch from a mid-'80s, fullsize, disc-brake Lincoln that was chopped to fit. For fun, it's packin' a spool and 4.88s.
Body: Nate shaved the emblems, killed the third brake light, and pretty much did away with the stake pockets, tailgate latch, and gas cap door, then molded a roll pan-all while Tim supervised. Nate also took out more than 60 holes in the engine compartment and blocked his way to a straight coat of primer. Paint is next, or so they say.
Suspension: Most of the suspension was built by Tim and his fabricator buddy Dusty Ewing. And by that, we mean they built a jig with the same mounting-point geometry as the factory suspension, then fabbed up some tubular lower front control arms and a four-link. Jounce and rebound are handled by QA1.
Wheels/Tires: You can build your own Pro Street truck with 15x15 and 15x4 Weld Drag Lites, 165R15 tires, and 33x16-15 Goodyears, so get to it.
Thanks to: Dusty, Wendy, Nate, Lindsey, blowers, gasoline, and the CC Summer Nats. OK, we added the last three.


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What People Are Saying about CHLI
The crisis is urgent. Our time is short. Too many of us live unhealthy lives that lead to chronic disease, disability, and premature death. Unhealthy eating and sedentary lifestyle are two of the most important issues that must be addressed. Further delay will lead to preventable harm to the youth of America and ultimately to our entire nation. YMCA of the USA collaborated with researchers at Stanford, Harvard, and Saint Louis Universities to develop the Community Healthy Living Index as a tool for community leaders to assess and improve opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity. How does your community measure up?
Wesley F. Alles, PhD
Director, Stanford Health Improvement Program
and Senior Research Scholar, Stanford University
Hospitals continue to be a committed community partner with YMCAs and key stakeholders to build environments that help Americans make the healthy choice the easy choice. The Community Healthy Living Index is a major asset in those efforts.
Richard Umbdenstock
President and CEO, American Hospital Association
The Community Healthy Living Index will be a powerful tool to promote healthy living and ultimately can help us in our efforts to prevent and control chronic disease and obesity. As the Institute of Medicine recommended in its 2006 report Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity, it is essential that we find ways to assess our community environments for factors that support or hinder healthy living. This tool helps us do just that.
Chronic disease directors look forward to working with YMCAs and other local leaders to facilitate this process of community change in support of healthy living.
Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH
Past President, National Association of Chronic Disease
Directors and Section Chief, Chronic Disease and Injury
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Evidence shows a clear connection between the living environment of individuals and their health, but local solutions vary—one size does not fit all. Through its long tradition of community-building, the YMCA knows which programs most effectively break down barriers, lower disease rates, and help people make healthier choices, no matter where they live. The YMCA's Community Healthy Living Index gives Americans the means to take action, make their neighborhoods live up to their potential, and help America be as healthy as it can be.
Jeffrey Levi, PhD
Executive Director, Trust for America's Health
Active Living by Design helps community coalitions across the country in their efforts to create environments that foster active living and healthy eating. The Community Healthy Living Index can help all communities measure, plan, implement, and assess opportunities for physical activity and healthy eating where people live, work, learn, and play.
Sarah Strunk, MHA
Director, Active Living by Design
Assessments are an essential part of creating healthier communities because they equip people with the knowledge they need to successfully advocate for positive community change. In Michigan, the Promoting Active Communities assessment tool has been used by more than 85 communities as one of the first steps to create active living environments; the Community Healthy Living assessment tools created by the YMCA will help communities across the nation to create healthier places and ensure that all residents are able to lead healthy lifestyles.
Marilyn Lieber
President and CEO
Governor's Council on Physical Fitness,
Health, and Sports, Michigan
Chronic diseases have enormous human and economic costs for our country. Millions of lives are lost prematurely each year, quality of life is reduced, and our health care system is buckling under the weight of the costs to treat these conditions. We hope this tool is helpful to Ys and their community partners across the nation in their efforts to address the burden of chronic disease within their communities.
Janet Collins, PhD
Former Director, National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Photographer's Note
THIS PIC WAS TAKEN IN FRONT OF A HOUSE INSIDE THE LIVING FORT OF JAISALMER.The city is said to be founded by one Raja Rawal Jaisal, a Bhatti Rajput ruler, in approximately 1156 A D.do bear with the quality,as it was digitalised from negative,which itself was in a bad shape.
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williewhistler (16606) 2013-05-16 3:42
Hello Dwaipayan,
actually the quality of the image appears fine to me,you have done well to retain so many interesting details in a very well composed shot.
From the rather shy children to the textured door and well placed bicycle it is a beautiful,very charming and natural photograph.Fabulous.
Best regards Les.
rigoletto (34279) 2013-05-16 3:48
Oh WoW!
Now this is a setting which needs to be photographed, and in full majesty of colors! Every detail is so lovely. One by one, you are creating a very beautiful gallery, worth beeing seen by many TE members.
batalay (41261) 2013-05-16 4:42
Hello Dwaipayan,
I love the colors, textures and the composition itself with an old door, a very large bicycle, and the two tykes, smaller than the bicycle.
Warm regards,
Miguel82 (46134) 2013-05-16 4:45
Hello Dwaipayan,
Superb picture showing street art on this wall of Jaisalmer, a magnific city in Thar desert
Good framing, excellent colors and exposition
Clear shot
Best regards
Ilducabianco (940) 2013-05-16 5:17
Hi Dwaipayan,
in effect the image quality is not of the highest level, but the subject and how it is composed definitely deserve a positive critique.It summarizes the charm of India in its daily side.Also the colours are good, well saturated.
freakywindow (233) 2013-05-16 8:21
Excellent composition with beautiful colors.
lousat (127925) 2013-05-16 8:40
A magnificent old pic whit the typical colors of the camera working whit the film,i like the composition and the comparision of he bike and the small childs,excellent scannering work whit great details and bright colors,i like it! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano
ManuMay (36447) 2013-05-16 8:42
Hi Das!
Even if digitalised it looks very well, very well choosen subject, excellent composition and colours play, I really like it very much...a great one!
Best regards...
holmertz (90930) 2013-05-16 11:26
Hello Dwaipayan,
This is an intersting composition. The bicycle fits quite well with the old door and the painting on the wall, although the combination is a bit bsurd. The children are cute (they always are) and do very well here. Fine colours and attractive texture of the uneven wall.
Best regards,
SnapRJW (31631) 2013-05-16 12:10
Hello Dwaipayan - Perhaps the shot is a little scratchy but I think that adds to the feel of this shot. All the main elements are perfectly balanced and each one brings something special to the overall composition. I really like this presentation, well done! warm regardds Rosemary
subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2013-05-16 12:26
I love this composition dear... In my eyes the quality of this image is not so bad as you said... Love the rich colours. Love the moments. Love the arrangement of the items in this frame... Just Love it. Thanks for sharing this LOVEly photo.
Bhalo Theko.
Fis2 (152885) 2013-05-16 13:04
Witaj Dwaipayan!
Interesting scene.
Good reportorial photo.
I like colors and light
Well done.
Best regards
Gigidusud (21679) 2013-05-16 13:47
Hello Dwaipayan,
Splendid composition with the children and the bicycle on the facade. Nice colors, splendid light and great framing. Love it!
Best regards.
Urs (14082) 2013-05-16 17:05
Hi Dwaiprayan
Jaisalmer has changed but not everywhere. It is more then 10 years I last visited the desert town, but as I can see with your shot, there are lovely spots full of atmosphere. The innocent kids set against the traditional wooden door and the wall painting, not to forget the old bicycle. Great composition. well done
Warm regards
abmdsudi (86869) 2013-05-16 19:47
Namste Dwaipayan
Definitely worth shooting. Textures, colors, patterns and human touch, and importantly the character and charm of this place. You have great eye in seeing art here. Well doen shot, TFS
Kind regards
jcpix (14030) 2013-05-16 20:26
Hi Dwaipayan,
A colorful and appealing image, one that's hard to miss! Perhaps a bit too bright, some of the highlights are a bit washed out...but it certainly doesn't take away from the solid color and great textures. Love the composition, everything is in perfect harmony to present a beautiful moment and picturesque scene. The children obviously add the human touch, and even look a little unsure as to what's taking place as your snapping this picture. :) I really like what you've come up with on this one, great job! Thanks for sharing the moment and a wonderful little part of daily life. Have a nice Friday.
Best wishes,
dkmurphys (77866) 2013-05-17 0:11
Lovely composition in great colors and presentation. All the elements of your work are perfectly arranged. Good work!
BennyV (31914) 2013-05-17 5:07
Hello Dwaipayan
A fine restauration job on the picture, well worth it!
Bicycles and children...for some reasons the combination always works in photography!
Great picture. Thanks for sharing it.
Wanda1 (15142) 2013-05-17 5:30
Hi Dwalpayan,
Doors and bicycles are always nice photogenic subjects , so you have found the perfect composition to include them both in, and with that wonderfully decorated ochre wall too. Of course the two kids are so sweet too and add a nice life element.
Bluejeans (64251) 2013-05-17 13:30
Ola Dwaipayan ,
Uma bela foto de vida diária com estas duas crianças encostadoas a esta parede juntamente com a bicicleta , bom grafismo e cores , boa luz , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo
Sergiom (117241) 2013-05-18 5:33
Bonjour Dwaipayan
J'aime beaucoup la construction de cette image.La bicyclette vient contre balancer les deux enfants sur un mur avec une très belle texture. La lumière est superbe.
Bon samedi
fabbs99 (17179) 2013-05-18 22:52
Hi Dwaipayan,
Excellent shot probably one of my favorites from your collection.Quality shot of real good colors and positioning of the subjects in the frame.Fantastic sharpness and brightness.Khub bhalo hoyeche !
Great shot my friend, I like the composition, the colors, the sweetness of the childen, the play of shadows...A great work!
mohammad_H (10178) 2013-05-19 1:20
Hi dwaipayan
The view is beautiful with lovely children, and an old bicycle. Smells old and the paint on the walls and beautiful colors
best wishes for you
ChrisJ (157205) 2013-05-19 1:20
Hello Dwaipayan,
This is a very well framed shot with wonderful sidelight revealing the textural and tonal variations in the wall. The peacock painting reminds me of southern Nepal villages which had similar artwork. The bike and 2 children make good counterpoint focal areas. Tfs!
Curious_Eye (1320) 2013-05-19 6:34
Hello Dwaipayan,
The vibrant colours draw attention to this image. I also enjoy the details of the door, and the wall decoration. The composition is a little quirky (a bicycle, two children, and a peacock in between) and fascinating at the same time because all elements of this scene work so very well together. A warm and charming capture - congratulations!
All the best,
dta (97752) 2013-05-19 6:52
Hello Dwaipayan ,
How great is thsis picture ! A composition rich in colors ,in textures and in strong elements perfectly placed . A strong light well managed , too .
And teh children are so cute ...
Congratulations .
mkamionka (58457) 2013-05-21 1:57
Hi Dwaipayan,
very attractive composition with pleasant vivid colors. Very well captured with the bike, door and lovely children. Everything in great light.
Cricri (176) 2013-05-23 5:49
Hi Dwaipayan,
Magnifique image, de beaux détails de la façade, de la porte, des couleurs, les petits bouts a coté du grand vélo, une lumière et un cadrage excellent
Belle journée
adores (46979) 2013-05-24 16:01
Hi Dwaipayan!
Jaisalmer is indeed a very beautiful town. This composition is really good - the way you framed the well decorated old house, the bike and the two kids is just perfect!They seem a little shy:)! Very good work! Colours and textures add a lot to the photo, too.
InasiaJones (31566) 2013-05-26 4:07
Hi Dwaipayan,
Maybe I am bias because I do a lot of this kind of composition, but I like this image very much.
What you have in bonus is a light that shaves the wall, brining up all the texture and reliefs, for a dramatic result. Your subjects and the bicycle are place on both side of the drawing, showing a carefully built composition.
Well done my friend!
sevy (58) 2013-05-30 23:56
Looking to all the kind comments you received for this shot, it is esay to say it is a nice picture.
It is coming for the very good and strong composition, every thing is at a good place to consolidate the interest of the view. And in more a bright lightning giving a saturated colors on the wall and the kids suits.
Photo Information
- Copyright: dwaipayan das (adidas5nb) (5743)
- Genre: Luoghi
- Medium: Colore
- Date Taken: 2005-02-26
- Categories: Vita quotidiana
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- Versione Foto: Versione Originale
- Date Submitted: 2013-05-16 3:26
- Preferiti: 2 [vista]