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A living monument to those killed in the 1983 Beirut bombing will be getting a new home.
A living monument to those killed in the 1983 Beirut bombing will be getting a new home.
City officials selected a site for the creation of the Beirut Memorial Grove.
Bradford pear trees were planted to honor the troops killed in Beirut.
But some of the trees along N.C. 24 have been removed, damaged, or died.
Some were removed because of construction.
The city planted a grove of 273 autumn flowering cherry trees on 16 acres at the intersection of U.S. 17, N.C. 24 and Wilmington Highway across from Camp Geiger to symbolize the 273 lives lost during the blast or related incidents.
�As a bombing survivor, I am happy to see that continued commitment to honor our shared sacrifice,� said Beirut Veterans of America Vice-President Danny Joy. �I�m sad to see the (original) trees go, but it�s a good thing to see that there is a plan to never forget the Beirut bombing.�
The bombing on Oct. 23, 1983, initially killed 241 Marines and sailors. The death toll increased to 273 after more service members succumbed to their injuries.
�The Beirut bombing brought the city and the military together,� Joy said. �We had a less-than-ideal relationship prior to the bombing and it forged us into a community.�
The Bradford pear trees along the Lejeune Boulevard median are a product of the City of Jacksonville�s Memorial Tree Program and were one of the first honors given to those lost in the bombing � the deadliest act of terror in Marine Corps history. The trees were successfully planted and dedicated by March 24, 1984.
�It�s a very sensitive issue,� Joy said. �Some parents have adopted the trees in remembrance of their son so I�m sure some will be truly heartbreaking for them to see them go.�
Others, such as Mike Ellzey, a former public works director for the city of Jacksonville said the new grove is long overdue.
�We wanted to have trees to represent those killed over there and the first place we came up with was the median down Lejeune Boulevard,� Ellzey said. �We recognized after we put them there it wasn�t the best place for them.�
Ellzey said the new site will better represent, not only the sacrifice, but the support of the military from the local community.
�The fact that the trees will now bloom during the fall is great,� Ellzey said. �That�s when the (Beirut) families come into town and for them to see that would be just great.�
The memorial will be installed at no cost to Jacksonville, according to Deputy City Manager Ronald Massey.
�There are moneys set aside for area beautification by the state,� Massey said. �It will come out of that pot of money that DOT has for enhancements.�
The city recognizes the significance of the original trees, Massey said.
�What we would hope is that the creation of the grove will be a much more significant acknowledgment and recognition of the incident,� Massey said. �We�ve coordinated with the survivors� group and they support what we�re doing � People may be sad but, hopefully, by us having a replacement will quell those emotions.�
Base construction led to the removal of about 30 of the memorial trees. N.C. DOT determined the trees could not be replanted because they would stand too close to the highway.
�With some of the trees nearing the end of their lives, we recognized we couldn�t just cut them down and not replace them,� Massey said. �They all have significance and we want everyone to know we aren�t just going to rip them all out immediately. It will certainly be on an as-needed basis.�
Contact Daily News Military Reporter Thomas Brennan at 910-219-8453 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @ thomasjbrennan.


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Sony Computer Entertainment will begin offering a software update for the PlayStation Portable that allows it to interoperate with the PlayStation 3, which recently launched in the US and Japan.
The update, which will take the PSP's system software to version 3.0, includes Sony's "remote play" function. This allows media files on the PS3's hard disk drive, such as movies, to be streamed across a wireless LAN for viewing on the PSP.
The new firmware also allows games for the original PlayStation to be downloaded from Sony's online store to the PlayStation 3 and then transferred to the PSP. Sony will begin offering nine titles in Japan from Wednesday for download to the PSP all priced at YEN 525.
Other enhancements include a timer setting in the RSS channel menu that will make the PSP look for updates on blogs and download them, and the ability to stop the PSP from automatically loading a game on boot-up if a disc is inserted in the handheld's drive.
Sony didn't say when the update would be available outside of Japan but the company typically releases such updates at about the same time worldwide.
PSP owners can update their devices by choosing the "network update" item in the "settings" menu.

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The annual Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) conference holds court in Los Angeles this year, which means 7000-some writers descending upon the city for the weekend, and gads of events peppered all over Downtown and environs in every bar, cat condo and project space that can fit scribblers and the poetariat in.
As ever, the Poetic Research Bureau raises its crooked flag, scatters the chairs, warms up the PA, and becomes Chinatown's own living room for mutterers and guessworkers in the unguarded arts. Come sit under the paper lamps of Chung King Rd for what looks to be very merciful weather, and succumb to the numerate vertigo of:
Three nights, six events, eighteen presses, and sixty writers!
We'll also have a video interview station with Caleb Beckwith, Ching-in Chen, Houston Donham and Kate Robinson interviewing writers and participants throughout the nights' events.
7pm: Black Radish, eohippus labs, Staging Ground & Tinfish
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Black Radish (Tim Dyke, Deborah Meadows, Julia Wieting, Donovan Kuhio Colleps), Tinfish (Carrie Hunter, Sarah Mangold, Valerie Witte, David James Miller, Daniel Tiffany and Brittany Billmeyer-Finn), eohippus labs (Eireene Nealand, Janice Lee, Michelle Detorie, and Allison Carter), Staging Ground (Will Alexander)
This group reading celebrates the publication of Clark Coolidge's Selected Poems: 1962-1985, published (fall 2016 release) by Station Hill Press. Advance copies will be available at the reading. The readers will include, among others, Brandon Downing, Johanna Drucker, Andrew Maxwell, Jerome Rothenberg, Michael Ruby, Tom Trudgeon, Sam Truitt and Diane Ward.
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Krupskaya (Syd Staiti, Eric Sneathen), Nightboat (Vi Khi Nao, Orlando White and Brenda Iijima, Melissa Buzzeo), Wonder (Kate Durbin, Mathew Timmons, Josef Kaplan)
Poor Claudia (Claire Donato, Jamalieh Haley, Greg Purcell), Kelsey St. Press (Jennifer Pilch, Mg Roberts, Anna Morrison and Sueyeun Juliette Lee), Image Text Ithaca (John Keene, Catherine Taylor and Matvei Yankelevich, + Claudia Rankine video)
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UDP (Jen Hofer, A Maxwell), Siglio (Danielle Dutton, Richard Kraft & Joe Biel), Dorothy (Amina Cain, Joanna Ruocco), Essay Press (Ben + Sandra Doller, Jenny Boully)
1913 Press (Cynthia Arrieu-King, Leif Haven, Ronaldo Wilson), Insert Blanc Press (Divya Victor, Joseph Mosconi, Kevin Mcpherson Eckhoff), Les Figues (Michael du Plessis, Chris Tysh, Sean Pessin) and Sophia Le Fraga.
951 Chung King Rd
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"The Gospel Reloaded" Provokes Thoughts, Promotes Dialogue
- Rachel Williams Contributing Writer
- 2003 23 Jun
For some, the year 1999 redefined what we expected from a $7.00 ticket to the movies with the release of "The Matrix." Featuring starring roles held by well-known actors Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving, the film's groundbreaking special effects and elaborate, thought-provoking storyline made the movie a massive best-seller. Everyone from sci-fi buffs to college students, and even average, everyday yuppies discussed and debated as they tried to determine what the film's real message was.
This year, "The Matrix" story has continued with two additional installments, "The Matrix Reloaded," released last month, and a final episode, "Revolutions," to hit theaters in November. Much of the buzz surrounding the films has centered on their spiritual, theological and philosophical undertones, which are layered to an intricate depth and run the gamut of modern and post-modern influences. Among the Christian community, fans and foes of the movie have argued long and hard over whether the spiritual elements in the "Matrix" plotline merit applause or disdain.
Corralling the passionate responses that "The Matrix" movies almost always spark, and with an obvious appreciation for the process behind making a trilogy like the "Matrix" are authors Chris Seay ("The Gospel According to Tony Soprano") and Greg Garrett ("Free Bird"). In "The Gospel Reloaded," Seay and Garrett examine the many factors that created this multi-faceted and supposed jewel of a movie series, and provide a deeper look at what really is unarguably spiritual about the films. With eyes wide open to the questions and problems the films raise, the authors invite readers to draw inspiration from the truths that lie in a pop culture icon.
"When we wrote the book, we were recognizing a couple of things," says Garrett, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer and English professor at Baylor University. "One was that many of the stories in the 'Matrix' have a very strong biblical core. We tried to make that clear whenever we could in the book. But we also wanted to write a book that would appeal to the mainstream viewers who were interested or intrigued by the spiritual ideas and wanted to explore them further."
What Is Spiritual
With their sights set on sparking dialogue that can lead to deeper spiritual understanding, Garrett and Seay cover a great deal of ground from both "The Matrix" and "The Matrix Reloaded." Though they provide insight into a wide range of the influences found in the "Matrix, the authors focus primarily on the spiritual and theological concepts in the films in both its characters and plotline.
"The story of Neo seeking to rescue a world in bondage represents the Wachowskis' attempt to bring healing to a confused world by re-injecting a common narrative. The biblical narrative and its fall from prominence have left a vacuum in the culture — a space not easily filled," the authors argue in chapter eight("Reinventing the Myth for Gen X and Y").
"Before the modern era, which is to say, mostly before the Renaissance ? before people started to try and answer questions with science and logic exclusively ? we recognized that there were two ways to know things, one of which was empirical, and one of which was mythic," explains Garrett. "So we've always relied on stories to tell us perhaps the most important things about where we come from and what we're doing here. Stories, whether they're in movies or whether they're in Scripture, give us a model for how we're supposed to live, and they show someone else's experience. So a good story can inspire us, and it can teach us, and it can give us a sense of our higher purpose."
Examining the various stories in the "Matrix" can provide a smorgasbord of food for thought. Among the more obvious spiritual parallels are the main character, Neo's, similarity to a Savior-figure. His love interest and sidekick, Trinity, provides him with life and inspiration as she rounds out the trio of divine leading characters with Morpheus, a father and leader to the human race as it exists at the time of the movie. Calling to mind the first "Matrix" film's focus on Neo's lessons in overcoming his erroneous view of reality and finding the strength to believe in a new worldview, as demonstrated physically by his learning to jump fearlessly through the Matrix program, Seay and Garrett present "The Matrix" as a film about finding faith.
"'The Matrix' is a film about overcoming the fear of falling and taking a leap of faith, ascending instead of dropping…. We follow — and learn about — the ascent of a spirit through belief and the conquering of disbelief," asserts chapter seven. And in chapter eleven, "Our own introduction to a life of faith, like that of Neo, revolves around seeing ourselves in a new way: redeemed, transformed. Once we grasp our new identity, we become ready to walk the path of faith." The spiritual journey continues, the authors say, with the second film. "Reloaded' brings another message of faith, a message not of understanding, but of doing: Follow the path."
"I think the most positive theme actually comes out of the second film," Garrett shares. "[As for] the theme from the first film – to have faith, 'to make a decision,' we would say in Christian terms – we understand from our own daily lives that accepting Christ is part of the Christian life, but it's not the culmination of it. 'The Matrix Reloaded' was a powerful reminder to me that in a sense, we're called to get up and walk the path every day, even when the promise is unclear to us, even when we're met with setbacks along the way. For me, I think the strongest message that I carried away, thinking of it as a Christian, was that you have to get up and reaffirm your walk every morning, and that was a pretty wonderful thing to take out of a $7.00 experience at the movies!"
What Is Troubling
Yet the authors' examination of the movies was not without obstacles. "I'm pretty confident Jesus would not walk into a building with a machine gun!" Garrett exclaims. "The thing that was most troubling for me, and that we had to wrestle with in the writing of the book, is what to do with the violence that Keanu Reeves [as Neo] employs. We know that that's not the primary message of Jesus, but at the same time, we do have those sort of perplexing things in the New Testament where He withers the fig tree or in the same chapter, where He whips the people out of the Temple. That's something that I'm [still] trying to resolve for myself, and I think that's something that's been very troubling for people in terms of thinking of Keanu Reeve's character as Jesus."
In addition, Seay and Garrett present the rather controversial idea of the female face of God as represented by Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity in the "Matrix" films. Chapter twelve, which is devoted to her character, says, "In symbolic terms, perhaps we could think of [Trinity and Neo's] physical love as a spiritual or mystical bond, or as a combination of male and female aspects of God that together represent the totality of experience. But frankly, we can also think of it strictly in generic terms: this is a Hollywood movie, after all, which means we need a love story."
It is this ability to step back from the rich allegories which can be found, or at least derived, from the "Matrix" films and acknowledge their basic function as artifacts of popular culture apart from philosophical speculation that keeps the pace in "The Gospel Reloaded." "And really, if Keanu Reeves can aspire to spiritual greatness, why can't anyone?" they quip candidly in the chapter on Neo's similarity to Christ.
Ultimately, whether the book inspires greater spiritual understanding, fans the flames of moviegoers' appreciation, or offends those who are turned off by its "R" rating, Seay and Garrett hope that "The Gospel Reloaded" will help people of faith and those still seeking to ask questions that will draw them closer to the Truth. They caution that seeking to interpret the film as a Gospel allegory will be a disappointing effort.
"Allegory is too strong [a word], and anybody who tries to think of this movie, and really most artifacts of popular culture, as 'Christian' is probably pushing a little too hard," Garrett says. "The thing you can do is say, yes, this has elements of the Messianic story in it, so we can look at it and we can find symbols that help us understand Jesus better and understand our faith better. But I think if people think of 'The Matrix,' or as I said, just about any artifact of popular culture, as something that has a close correspondence with Christianity, they're probably going to be disappointed and maybe even offended.
"What Chris and I try to do is point out what we can learn from the Christ-like elements that we see in the character of Neo, and at the same time recognize that Neo can be Christ, but he also stands for other things, and he ultimately also stands for the lead character in a popular action movie!
What Makes the Connection
"In a sense, we didn't write the book for the Christian community, and while I think that it's entirely possible that pastors and other vocational people will find some real inspiration and some real understanding that will help them connect to people, I think our primary hope was that we would be writing the book for the fans of the movie, Christian or non-Christian," he continues. "Two entire generations of Americans are connecting with faith and spirituality more through popular culture than they are through just traditional religion – Gen X and Gen Y – so when we find a story like this in popular culture, and the makers of the story admit that religion and theology are one of the things that are informing the questions they're asking, it seemed to us that this was a great way to create a sense of dialogue with people who may not be getting called to God in traditional ways."
In chapter 14, "The Gospel Reloaded" reveals the inspiration we can all take away from "The Matrix" and "The Matrix Reloaded," as it draws an allegory from the film and gives practical application for each of us on the path to faith and freedom.
"The Christian Scriptures paint a world in which we all are slaves. The question is simple: Who or what will you serve? Or put another way, who or what owns your soul? Morpheus says that many people are not ready, and Cypher proves that some are not willing, to trade their form of slavery for truth … [Yet] we still have this much control over things, even in a world enslaved: we can decide how we will live and die, and we can choose to live rightly."
Chris Seay is pastor of Ecclesia, a progressive Christian community in Houston, Texas, recognized for exploring spiritual questions of culture and breaking new ground in art, music, and film. Author of "The Gospel According to Tony Soprano," Seay has appeared on numerous radio and television broadcasts, including CNN and ABC News.
Greg Garrett is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated novel "Free Bird," forty short stories, and numerous articles and essays on film, narrative, and spirituality. He directs Art & Soul, the nationally recognized festival of religion and the arts at Baylor University, where he is a professor of English.


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Overhead lifting chain slings are useful tools for various types of overhead lifting operations and are frequently used for material handling in construction and manufacturing. Following industry guidelines is key to optimizing the use of these slings in a safe and effective manner.
Why is safety such an important issue for overhead lifting? Lifting or applying loads in any direction is incredibly dangerous work. Failure of any component or link in the chain can result in catastrophic failure. Heavy loads can be dropped, causing massive damage to equipment and facilities as well as serious injury or even death to workers. The operation, care, and maintenance of chain slings are important factors in the long-term, safe use of these devices and ensure the safety of anyone working with or near an overhead lifting device.
Chain sling or sling component use is governed by the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA regulations. In particular, Section 1910.184 governs the operation and usage of alloy steel chain slings and sling components. A chain sling or chain product must always be operated in strict accordance with federal OSHA regulations. Any user or operator of a chain sling device should be completely familiar with these OSHA requirements.
The identification tag includes vital information, including the grade of chain, the nominal chain size, the number of chain legs, and the rated loads for the sling assembly. Always look for proper and clear identification, especially the working load limit.
Each chain sling is supplied with a certificate and an identification tag. The identification tag includes the name of the manufacturer, the grade of chain, the nominal chain size, the number of chain legs, the length (reach) of the sling, the rated loads for the sling assembly, and the angle upon which the rating is based. Always look for proper and clear identification, especially the WLL. Some manufacturers also provide sling warning kits that can be attached to a chain sling. The owner and user of the chain sling are responsible for maintaining and repairing the sling and its identification tags.
Keep in mind these usage and training safety rules:
Each chain size can handle different weight loads, and should be carefully selected depending on the job.
Chain slings come in a variety of lengths and combinations of hooks and components, depending on the lifting application. The chain manufacturers have specified a variety of chain testing and safety standards in American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B30.9, ASTM-A906, and the National Association of Chain Manufacturers. Any chain sling used for lifting must have suitable characteristics for the type of load hitch and environment used and must be in accordance with ASME B30.9, Sections 9-1.5 and 9-1.8.
The working load limit (WLL), or rated capacity of chains and slings, is determined by the "grade" of the chain and its components. For overhead lifting, only high-grade alloy steel chains and components may be used. These devices must meet a variety of strict quality standards such as minimum breaking strength, fatigue testing, and heat resistance.
The most commonly used chains for overhead lifting are rated at Grade 80, however, the industry is moving to the safer and stronger Grade 100 and Grade 120 chains. The WLL and lifting capacity increases as the grade increases. For example, a 3/8 inch Grade 80 chain has a WLLof 7100 pounds, a 3/8 inch Grade 100 chain has a WLL of 8800 pounds, and a 3/8 inch Grade 120 chain has a WLLof 10,600 pounds—50% higher than Grade 80. For safety reasons, each chain and sling is rated with a 4:1 design factor. The 3/8 inch Grade 80 chain with a WLLof 7100 pounds is pull tested to 14,200 pounds and has a minimum breaking load of 28,400 pounds.
Every chain or chain sling is only as strong as its weakest link, so it is very important that every component of the sling meets WLL. All chains and components must be marked by the manufacturer with a grade from which the load rating can be determined. It is important to note that a number of factors such as lifting at an angle, wrapping the chain around a load, or extreme temperature reduce the WLL of the sling substantially. These factors must be considered when determining what type of sling is necessary to lift a load.
Observing the WLL is a critical safety aspect in all overhead lifting operations. Exceeding the WLL of a chain sling can cause chain failure and, consequently serious injury. To avoid hazards, consider:
In order to ensure a safe operation of chain slings, inspection and maintenance are very important. Excessive wear of any single component can result in a failure of the sling and serious injury.
Proper safety practices should be followed, including never walking under a suspended load.
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Where to Drink Coffee in Midtown Manhattan, 2011 Edition
Just because you only have the time to walk five short blocks for lunch or coffee shouldn't leave Midtownites stranded, and though it's a part of Gotham slow to embrace, say, a lengthy Chemex brew, it shouldn't be so hard to find a great cup of carefully crafted, thoughtfully sourced, beautifully roasted coffee in the heart of Midtown New York City, right? Well...maybe. We'll let the economy catch up for a bit and cross our fingers for a flood of newcomers in months and years to come (we're looking at you, future Blue Bottle Rockefeller Center) and in the meantime point out a few truly great oases in a blighted landscape of chains and delis.
Enjoying a cup at the Joe location in Grand Central Station is not the hard part—the hard part is finding the minicafe in the crazed halls of Grand Central. But it's there—in the Greybar Passage, if you master commuters know where that is—serving up characteristically nuanced espresso and coffee drinks, mostly for those on-the-go.
There's nowhere to sit, and in fact, little room to stand if you're having an espresso or macchiato on the spot (which, wonderfully, you can have in ceramic cups), but that's okay, as you've almost certainly got a train to catch, right? Beans come all the way from San Francisco area roaster Ecco Caffe, and provide a constantly shifting selection of what's right for the season. This kind of no-nonsense, good service, coffee's-always-great kiosk is exactly what New Yorkers are entitled to (not that we have a sense of entitlement), and Joe is one of the few places that deliver it perfectly. Thank goodness.
44 Grand Central Terminal, New York, NY 10017 (map) 212-661-8580; joetheartofcoffee.com
The Shop
Many have witnessed (or been) the weary urbanite, spilling out, glassy-eyed, from the steps of the New York Public Library, seeking another kind of enrichment or escape. Their sleepy call has been answered by The Shop, an innovative, startlingly welcoming hotel-foyer-cum-cafe, in the lobby of the Andaz Hotel. With arguably the city's best-stocked cookbookshelves of any cafe, The Shop positions itself (well) as a sort of gourmet microstore, featuring giftable takeaways such as pickles and chocolate along with cookbooks, whole bean coffee and prepared drinks from across-the-river-roasters Cafe Grumpy.
It's a mini-bar of New York food culture, if you will, but with quality to back it up. Competent espresso and coffee drinks are served with utmost politeness (a hospitality factor lacking in many Manhattan cafes where you might otherwise expect it), and you're welcome to chase your drink down with a half-sized (but full-flavored) donut from Brooklyn's Dough.
The Shop (at the Andaz Hotel)
548 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10018 (map) 212-601-1234; newyork.5thavenue.andaz.hyatt.com
Culture Espresso Bar
What seemed like an unlikely location for a fabulous espresso bar has become the bustle of West 38th street, a packed house of coffee lovers clamoring for room at the rough wooden central table, or stealing away in a corner for a quick meeting over one of the finer shots in midtown. What started as a (visibly identifiable) spinoff from Brooklyn's Variety Coffee (I did like that wallpaper the first time, come to think of it) has now full come into its own.
Having upgraded from the creaky machine they opened with to a state-of-the-art La Marzocco Strada, enthusiastic Culture staff now pull shots of PT's espresso from—that's right—Kansas with excellent execution, like the balanced, chestnutty shot we tried last week. Manually brewed cups over V60 and iced coffee on Kyoto dripper are available, along with Valhrona cocoa, and some fancypants sodas, sandwiches and chips—a most practical application of serving multiple urban niches that most cafes fail to do well.
Culture Espresso Bar
72 W 38th Street, New York NY 10018 (map) 212-302-0200; cultureespresso.com
Stumptown Coffee Roasters
The first East Coast outpost of this legendary Pacific Northwest roaster is more than two years old now, but the new-cool sheen still hasn't worn off this brass-and-steampunk boîte emanating from the Ace Hotel's superhip lobby. Queues for the sturdy espresso and seasonal selection of Red-Hook-roasted single origin coffees (on Chemex, or from an urn if you're rushed) often reach well around the counter and into the hotel itself, where by the way you're welcome to take your cappuccino to see and be seen. (There are no seats in the actual cafe.)
Pastries revolve from selections by various purveyors, like the cafe's friends at Momofuku Milk Bar, or an absolutely insane Red Velvet macaron cooked up just next door in The Breslin. Service looks fancier than it truly is—it seems they want you to remember they're are still Portland punks at heart—but it's a reliable quality coffee experience in a truly gorgeous setting.
Stumptown Coffee Roasters
20 West 29th Street (in the Ace Hotel) (map) 212-679-2222; stumptowncoffee.com
...and there are honorable mentions of course, with the likes of Rize, The Knave, Birch and Fika putting in their all to make those middle-double-digit street numbers that much more drinkable. But as we watch coffee and coffee consciousness truly evolve, it will be neighborhoods like Midtown, all about the quickie lunch deal and tourist turnaround, that truly announce when we have arrived. In the meantime, you'll be well taken care of at any of the above.
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World Wide Panorama
The World Wide Panorama (often abbreviated as wwp) was started in March 2004 by G. Donald Bain, the then Director of the Geography Computing Facility, University of California at Berkeley. It has since become an ongoing series of events and attracts artists from a large number of countries.
Visitors can reach the project website via worldwidepanorama.com which links to the content actually hosted on a server of the Geo-Images Project at geoimages.berkeley.edu.
Participation is open to everyone, interpretations of the theme have to be uploaded as cylindrical or spherical panoramas as well as object vr. The required file format is QTVR.
Photography takes place during a time frame of several days before and after the solstices (longest and shortest days of the year) and equinoxes (days and nights of equal length). An iCal / Outlook compatible calendar maintained by Landis Bennett is available at icalx.com/public/Landis/WWP.ics. If you need to plan your shooting schedule in advance use e.g. Wikipedia to look up the actual UTC date/time table of the coming solstice or equinox and convert that to your local time with timeanddate.com.
Event themes are chosen by the organisators, which are open for suggestions about new themes. The WWP Yahoo group is the preferred mailing list / web forum for the communication between interested artists and notices from the organisators. This list is also helpful if you run into technical problems during the preparation period.
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New Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin is tired of hearing that he's too old to coach in the NFL at age 72.
"I thought it was my jersey number by the end of the day, good golly," Kiffin quipped at Thursday's introductory press conference, according to The Associated Press. "I got the same question when I was 68 years old at the University of Tennessee. Let me tell you what. I'm 72 going on 52."
A leap year baby born in 1940, Kiffin will actually turn 73 by the start of the season after spending four seasons running defenses for his son Lane Kiffin at the college level.
Kiffin insists he's up to the task of transitioning the Cowboys from Rob Ryan's 3-4 defense to his own 4-3 alignment. "I look at coaching like this, do you like it or do you love it?" Kiffin added. "You got to love it. You got to have great passion."
Kiffin's Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense ranked in the top 10 in fewest yards and points allowed a league-record 10 times. It will be interesting to see if he can continue that success as the NFL continues to move away from the Tampa-2 defense that took the league by storm in the late 1990s.


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How the Sox and Dodgers teamed up to #VoteAndre
You guys came through big time for Matt Kemp, vaulting him into the starting lineup at the All-Star Game so your help is needed once more this week.
With 10 teams in baseball starting to put on a campaign to vote for their respective player in the Final Vote, we want to use every advantage we can and that's how the Dodgers and White Sox (and Inside the Dodgers and Inside the White Sox) have teamed up to help our players.
When the Final Vote players were named yesterday, we immediately heard from Scott Reifert, the VP of Communications at the White Sox and the guy behind Inside the White Sox. His blog was the inspiration for this one and he's always thinking creatively, so we immediately set out to join forces and help our guys. It works out great that not only do we share a Spring Training complex at Camelback Ranch, but both guys are Arizona natives.
Many of you probably remember Konerko from his days as a top Dodger prospect who was traded back in 1997 for Jeff Shaw (who, coincidentally, joined the Dodgers during the All-Star Break and wore the Dodger uniform for the first time at the All-Star Game). This game clearly means a lot to both guys, as you can imagine what it might be like to grow up and have the opportunity to play an All-Star Game in front of your home crowd.
Both guys recorded videos today for one another and there's all sorts of campaigning going on this week, so please help Andre and vote as often as possible at dodgers.com.
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Funny you should mention that, Josh. I've been voting in Ethier and Konerko so often, people are going to think some Dodgers or White Sox voter had too much time on their hands.
Thanks to my current schedule, though, I do, and they're gonna benefit, heh.
I've been voting non stop for two days now…and we must keep voting to keep Victorino out!
I've been voting for Konerko and Ethier for two solid days now. I wish the Dodgers had kept Konerko, and were shocked when they traded him away. He' s been a valuable home run hitter ever since!
That trade help both teams out big time and we did needed a closer at the time. I just wish we could've had trade Karros for Shaw.
I was already voting for Konerko for the AL but now that I know he
Guess fireworks has something to do with it – this game has been announced as a sell out.
All right James!
Hi, it's me, Nellyjune!!! I had been voting for Paul the whole time, but when I found out the White Sox fans were pulling for Andre, I thought that was a great thing they were doing. Glad I made a good choice. I have been voting since it started, 16 times at time, but as often as I can. I was doing it pretty much non-stop during the entire gnats/Padres game (16 votes at a time). I normally do not vote like this, but when I found out the Cryin' Hawaiian was leading this morning, I find that unacceptable – lol!!!! Out of the two of them, Andre deserves it more, so I will vote until they tell me I can't.
I see Ned sent Gordon down. He was one of the few that actually added some excitement to this dreary bunch. Nice we have Fecal and Velez though. Now Ned can trade Dee so he can save our season.
What a freakin joke this organization is.
It sure is!
Successful jokes involve an element of surprise, and there's no surprises here.
To quote a Kevin Smith film, Ned's reliance on PVL ages-old experience over the unlimited upside of youthful potential "is a one note joke nobody laughs at anymore. It's f*****g clown shoes"
At any rate, I'd rather have Dee playing every day than riding pine.
Gordon was going to get send down no matter what but Blake help his cause and volunteer to be on the DL again. Dejesus was pulled early in triple A thought he was coming up.
He was sent down to make him play everyday and they didn't mind having Dejesus as a bench platyer.
Yea, but Velez! Give me a break….there hs to be somebody with some "pop" who can play….we have enough "slappy" players!
James – again. Good job!
Gordon should be playing everyday at the ML level, Who can honestly say at this stage of his poor broken down career that Furcal is a better alternative? The ONLY way I can accept this move is if Fecal gets traded here in a couple weeks and they're using this time to "showcase" him (if that's even possible.) Although, Ned's already on record saying he wants to be a buyer, not a seller at the trade deadline.
Gordon look overmatch I don't think you really want him there maybe he'll be back when Furcal is traded.
But shad, how are players ever going to develop if they're not allowed to play (and fail at times?) This season was over before it started. Now's the time to get rid of all the worthless vets and see just what you have got in the minors so that you can plan for next year and the season beyond. If Gordon can't cut it, wouldn't it be better to find out now rather than next season when you haven't got anyone else? Same with Sands. Same with Robinson. My God, if players have to produce from day one, they NEVER will have any young players stick coming up from within the organization.
Apparently the organization don't seem to feel that way. I still can't believe Robinson isn't called up yet. What are they waiting for?
And that's exactly why as long as Ned is the GM this organization will NEVER go anywhere.
Yeah Loney getting hot now.
I didn't even realize Loney was batting 7th.
How do you let Uribe steal a base?
Damn espn put up the blue light speicial man such a jinx and we already had one of them lose.
Urgh Tejada damn espn jinx.
There goes the shutout to.
Happy Fourth Of July everyone. Not surprised its a sellout tonight considering its the 4th of July with fireworks and Frank just about gave away the tickets.
Happy 4th to you too, Wally!
Yes, me too, Wally 😉
Thanks Sparky and Trumom. Pretty good outing from Rubby tonight. Too bad pretty good, isn't good enough with our offense. 2 for 11 with RISP. Same old song and dance.
Emphasis on the "old" – unfortunately.
OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! It's Grrrrrear.
It doesn't matter this game was all done for when the Mets scored those 3 runs and gosh we still lead the league in 2 outs/runs. I wonder if there is a stats out there.
Yeah there is Shad. It's called Losses. LOL!!!
Nellyjune & I just missed the paid attendance….did you hear it? If not, I will get it at the end of game.
Vinny said it came in at 56,000 – it was a sell-out.
Thanks, Sparkleplenty.
You're welcome.
It was already a sellout.
Good night everyone. Maybe tomorrow will be better.
What a terrible game at least hopefully nobody out of that sell out crowd will want to return. I was glad to hear boos at the end
Sellout. Fhaw. Blocks of seats with no one in them in the Loge Deck, wrapped around the foul poles. Regardless:
Game 44 attendance (2010): 43,790
Today's attendance courtesy of sparkle: 56,000
Greater than last year = 7 / Less than last year = 36
Games less than 30,000 this season – 6
Games less than 30,000 in 2005 – 2010: none
Last game was 9/14/2004 – 29,704
Lowest attended game of the year: Game 8 – 27,439
Largest single game drop: Game 18 (55,662 – 28,419 = 27,243)
2010 attendance (44 games) – 1,967,496 (44,716 average)
2011 attendance (44 games) – 1,607,623 (36,537 average) #10 in MLB
Drop of 359,873 total
Average drop of 8179
Extrapolated for 81 games – 662,493
Projected 2011 final attendance – 2,959,488
2010's final attendance – 3,562,318 (#3 in MLB)
Next game's (45) attendance in 2010 – 49,016
LOL!!!! It's okay Ward Dear. It will drop back to normal tomorrow 🙂
Hi'Ya Mom and Dad. Hope you and your families enjoyed your 4th of July. Thanks for the attendance status update. Yep Nelly, tomorrow should get back to normal. Hell, Frank practically gave the tickets away for todays game. What was it, $24.00 for a $130.00 field seat and $14.00 for a $70.00 loge seat. And 4 bucks for the upper deck. I think they will take a big hit tomorrow night.
Hey Wally! Our 4th was pretty good. I hope yours was good as well!! I think the lower cost mixed in with the fireworks made it cost effective for 4th of July festivities.
Good Morning ITDland. All I have to say about last nights game is: "Not again!"
I will be voting today (all day) for Andre. I DO NOT WANT VICTORINO to get in!
Sluggo should be in left.
Sinking, SINKING, SINKING!
If I have to read one more story where any coach or player says they're "grinding" (this time it was Miles)… How about more than one or two guys on the team that can actually play BASEBALL?!! From what I've seen, this team is at the absolute ZENITH of its ability, and Ned still wants to be a buyer? Oh please please Ned get us Carlos Beltran for Gordon, Sands and Lee.
Then you've got Frank practically giving away tickets to get some people in the stands to make attendance look good for the bankruptcy court and his creditors.
THis whole mess just makes you sick.
12-year-old girl hospitalized with severe eye injury after illegal fireworks set off
Daily News Wire Services
Posted: 07/05/2011 07:45:01 AM PDT
Updated: 07/05/2011 08:01:14 AM PDT
LOS ANGELES – A 12-year-old girl was hospitalized today with a severe eye injury that she suffered when someone set off illegal fireworks at a Fourth of July party in South Los Angeles, authorities said.
The incident occurred in the 600 block of West 42nd Place late Monday night, said Los Angeles Fire Department Brian Humphrey spokesman.
Witnesses said the girl was playing with a sparkler in front of her home when someone apparently set off a firecracker, injuring her right eye. Humphrey said she was rushed to Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
Los Angeles police officers were investigating the circumstances of the accident, he said. The personal use of fireworks is illegal in Los Angeles.
These people are just dumb and don't give a crap about anyone else. Can someone tell me what's the point and marrying a 16 years old that is old enough to be your father?
Is that girl really 16 years old? No freaking way.
I'm of the opinion that Frank's already got Bud by the short hairs.
I'd like to tug at Frank's short hairs 😉
Christ, I'd just like to kick him square in the nuts.
You do one and I'll do the other!
Random thoughts for a Tuesday afternoon: I was at the game last night and it was clearly the largest crowd of any game I have attended this season. Yes, there were some empty seats and I did notice people coming into my section late in the game to find seats. The crowd was in a festive mood as might be expected and no doubt the post game fireworks are always a big draw on the 4th. Not sure how many realized Rubby had a no no for 5 innings but that went away quickly. And yes, the fans did boo as the Mets scored and at the end of the game. I could not help but notice the Mets had 3 runs on three hits while the Dodgers had two runs on 6 hits but such is the way with the Dodgers. I also noticed something else: when the Mets were up at bat there were no images of the Met hitter on the video board as I recall in the past. In place of those images was a steady stream of promos for tickets, upcoming games, food and other such stuff. I also noticed the Dodgers were offering $4.00 reserved seat tickets for the July 26th game, a Fernando bobblehead giveaway. The catch is the tickets could only be purchased at Dodger Stadium ticket booths. The fireworks display was first class as always and we did see a few new wrinkles. Most of the fans stayed for the show and many took the opportunity to go on to the field after the game although I think the view is better from the stands. The game went the way they have been going recently: the Dodgers get runners on base but cannot drive them in. Miles had two opporunities early in the game to drive in runs but made out and then came up late in the game with nobody on base and hits an opposite field double. Uribe did his usual thing swinging at first pitches and Andre could not get the ball out of the infield against a lefty. Kemp crushed the first pitch he saw for a double but could not do much after that although he was walked once intentionally. Anyway, being at the ballpark on the 4th is still a great place to be in spite of all the issues but I admit try as we might, it is darned hard to not think about all the other crap going on with the Dodgers as they continue to lose games.
You mean the 2nd largest crowd opening day was soldout.
Last-place Lineup
Gwynn lf
Furcal ss
Miles 2b
Kemp cf
Loney 1b
Uribe 3b
Oeltjen rf
Ellis c
Lilly 1
BTW – Dee Gordon was finally awarded stealing all the way around the bases. Needs to come back up tomorrow, after Fuckal gets hurt again, so the Dodgers can manufacture some runs.
Every Day 'Dre given the day off to rest up for the All-star game.
This really sucks! I'll bet we lose by at least 5 runs!
Tru, does it really matter? It only sucks for Andre's fans. He did not look good last night so maybe a day off will help him. It did the last time he sat for a game or two.
It matters to me! And, Nellyjune too 😉 Uribe can go 0 – 12 and he will still play! Loney too!
Strange that he's sitting against a RHP. Hope he's okay.
Thanks for the lineup STT.
Good grief. What a crock of shit. If you're going to rest Andre, it should be against a lefty. Miles should be playing 3rd, Carroll at 2nd, and Uribes' fat ass polishing pine. What a joke!!!!! At least we don't have to be subjected to Navarro.
I was not surprised Gordon was sent down; after all, he does have options. He was not hitting the ball well and there is no sense having him sit and watch games from the bench. I like Furcal and hope he does well but I concur with the idea of trying to deal him for prospects if the opportunity presents itself. Dee did not have a good game Saturday but he will be back and let's hope he comes back a better hitter. I will admit when I learned about Blake going back on the DL I thought it was another of those convenient DL visits but clearly Gordon is not a bench player and there is no logic to having him try third base while he is struggling a bit offensively.
Yes, he needs to play every day. He's still got a lot to learn, but seems to have the aptitude for learning. Hopefully, Dee is like Kershaw, who wants to get better every time out no matter how well he is doing.
Blake volunteer to go back on the DL to have them keep Gordon but that change a lot when Velez was called up.
Folks, sorry for the crappy attitude about the lineup. Normally I don't pay much attention to it. I also hope Andre is o.k.
Per Dylan Hernandez – Andre had a migraine yesterday and fever today. He's available to pinch hit.
That would make him the only one on the team that was hot.
No need to apologize birk, this line up save Kemp is pure USDA crap from top to bottom. If crap took a look at this like up, it'd say crap.
BTW, I thought Lilly was hurt. If I'd have known he was going to pitch I'd have personally made sure he was hurt. Tru, I bet we're down 5 runs after the first couple innings.
But I guess I shouldn't worry, they're all "grinders."
What I wouldn't give for a few movers and shakers though…
He was supposed to have a sore elbow…However, a 60 mph fastball shouldn't make much difference 😉
I said Andre didn't look good last night but I had no idea. Watching this team play could give anyone a headache.
I have a headache and stomach ache every night watching this team play, lbirken.
I know it's early but, there is NOBODY THERE!
Wait a minute!! Shirley that can't be Aaron Miles batting third.
It Shirley is! lmao
I'd say we are in real deep poo-poo!
Hey boys and girls. Do you know what time it is?
Iiiiiiiiit's Dodger Doody Time!!!
That should be their theme song!
Wonder if Uribe would be a better hitter if he ever saw more than one pitch?
I don't think it would matter 😉
Any guesses on how far into the game Lilly Tomlin will go?
Uh-oh. I think Carlos is going to be mean to him…
Ooh…a Uribe swing!
Way to go Fecal!
Atta boy Raffy. Glad he's on our team.
Surprise, surprise!
Aaron Piles too.
Fecal, Piles & Urine 😉
Oh my!
Good evening all.
Glad I ate earlier with all the excrement posts! LOL
Not pleased with the lineup like most. Hope they can generate enough runs for a win, as long as Lilly doesn't implode.
It should be….damn, Wallach!
Kemp got caught LOAFing!!!
It (_|_)~~~~
Damn Uribe for putting him in that position!!
Hey Tru, how's that "crowd" look now?
It has to be one of the lowest of the season….really bad!
Shit! Although, I'm not surprised!
Oh NOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooo
Screw you Loney.
Poof! Lilly throwing cookies over the heart of the plate again. . .
I doubt this pathetic bunch could score two runs if the Mets left the field.
I forgot who mentioned it in a previous thread, but if Lilly were to throw for the NL in the upcoming Home Run Derby, they would win hands down.
It was me and, I stand by my comment!
LOL!! That was Trumom!!! Damn good suggestion.
lol who's the fool who said the AS game should determine homefield advantage?
The voting seem so lopsided in favor of yes.
Selig. The brainless leader of MLB.
( ( 🙂 ) )
U R a Bummer Urectum!
LillyPad does it again!
18 homers in 101 innings!
Sheeit! How much longer before Donnie gets the hook?
3 or 4 more runs.
I'd rather he got the boot.
Permanently? 😉
mmmm – maybe 😉
I have a new topic of conversation. This is for Josh who says that the front office and management listens to comments here on ITD. I seriously doubt that due to the actions of not having a security supervisor and cutting costs in that area when it was mentioned here and elsewhere how it was an issue.
It's called "Hey Josh".
Hey Josh — So if Frank feels that this would be the same team fielded by him & Ned that would be assembled whether he had the issues that are going on or not is he now second guessing that statement?
Hey Collie – I just love this new "Hey Josh" topic. Thanks!
Hey Josh — Does Frank still feel that the divorce will not have any affect on the team or play on the field?
Now Josh — this isn't intended to be negative towards you but I really want to know. So please don't take this personally.
Hey Josh — When is Frank going to address the fans and admit to the wrongs he's done?
Hey Josh — How come Frank cut security when he knew it was an issue?
Hey Josh — How come Frank wanted to cut payroll and increase the cost of a ticket and still be happy with being "competitive"?
Hey Josh — Please ask Frank how come Ned is still here?
Hey Josh — Ask Frank how come Stan is still here?
Hey Josh — Why did Frank charge the Dodgers rent if he owned both them and the land when all he did with it was take it to buy himself & the "wife" houses?
Hey Josh — How come Frank had his kids had a job but weren't working at the stadium or doing anything for the organization?
Kinda like Ned, except he DOES work at the stadium.
Hey Josh — how come Frank thinks the fans are for him and want him to retain ownership?
Quality Start for Lilly.
lol at that.
Hey Josh — What does Frank think is the cause of the drop in attendance?
See it's fun guys!! Chime in and maybe we'll get an answer… I mean our comments are important to the management. Right?
I had my doubts for awhile, but we really put a move on SD and are leaving them in the dust.
Hey Josh — If Frank is happy with the team he's assembled he must be happy with finishing in last with one of the worst records in the league? With a team that can't score a run?
Hey Josh — Is Frank ok with losing? I know I am — however I don't enjoy losing when my leadership is shady and causes the losing.
Kuo still domin ate the Mets like he used to. I wanted to see him hit again.
Hey Josh — If we comment on here and it is taken seriously by management & the ownership then how come nothing is ever commented on here other than fluff stuff about minor stories?
Hey Josh – How come Frank neglected to mention that he gets a 35% share in Prime Ticket in the FOX deal that would net him $60-$80 million aside from the club and not subject to revenue sharing?
Keep on winning Padres.
3 wins….39 losses when trailing after 6….awesome!
Hey Josh — Doesn't the management and Frank think it's important to come out and apologize to the fans and address the issues of the organization on here or anywhere else — I mean if this is important to them?
I had a Pedro Beato once – got 18 miles to the gallon.
Remind me again….why is Fecal better than Gordon?!
That's it Beav! See maybe with these questions since Frank "cares" about the fans & they "listen" to the comments on this blog, these questions will be answered. I like listing them 1 at a time. There are so many I can't recall them all.
lol what the hell someone is still wearing a Manny jersey?
I also saw someone in a Kent jersey.
Hey Josh — Is Frank ashamed of his actions with regards to this ownership situation?
They shoot horses don't they?
Hey Josh –How come Frank lied in April that if the Fox deal was approved, all the money would be used for the team and not his and Jamies' personal expenses?
Hey Josh — How come Frank lied when he said the deal was worth 3 billion and it was less than 2?
Hey Josh — How can Frank avoid paying taxes for all these years when he's owned so much property and things? I pay taxes and I even cut my own hair!!
This team is headed for a hundred loss season at this rate. . .
FINALLY an attainable goal. 🙂
Hey Josh — Does Frank feel responsible at all for the Stow beating?
Hey Josh — Why does Frank want to keep the team when very few want him to keep it?
What would happen if the Dodgers players refused to play? I know, I know, it would be hard to tell the difference, but what if they just plain didn't come to the ballpark in protest of Frank's ownership? You know, in solidarity with the fans.
That would be AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hate gift single like it matter anyway.
Hey Josh — How is Frank worried that if he retains ownership of the team that the fans will continue to stop coming because they hate him so much?
Hey Josh — What will Frank do differently with the influx of money this time around that he didn't do in the past that wont just run the ATM dry?
Thar she blows!
Hey Josh — Is Frank going to go after the best player in the draft next year seeing as we will probably have the #1 pick or is he possibly going to trade it away to buy another house in Malibu?
He will probably trade the pick up for some washed up has been/s.
So much for 'home sweet home.' As lousy as they've been at the ravine so far this season, I bet they can't wait to get on the road again.
Hey Josh — This one is for you… Have you lost weight this year by not having any ice cream?
Pelfrey was 1-7 with a 6.75 ERA on the road this year. Need I say more?
Guess we just didn't have any bats in the Pelfrey.
Ta dum dum!
Shades of Henny Youngman.
Once Vinny jinx him I knew he was going to pitch well. I had this game as a loss and Pelfrey get on track since this was the only NL team he hasn't gotten a win over.
We really most sincerely SUCK!!!
Phew. Would hate to screw up the shutout.
I've decided since I'd like to win a few games, I'm going to start rooting for the other team.
Hey Beav, the Dodgers have to play .500 ball the rest of the way for your 75 win prediction to be achieved.
Counting todays game. I believe we started tonight at 38-50.
When I go to the Phone Booth and they yell at me "Dodgers suck!" I'm going to have to yell back "Wow — a rocket scientist!!!!"
Collie, that's funny!
lol those fans don't know better do they.
This team is taking 'sucking hind tit' to a whole new level!
Game summary for those who just joined us:
There's no crying in baseball but E you just made Wifey & I laugh so hard I'm crying!!!!
You don't know how many friggin eggs being layed I had to watch before I got one that was G-Rated!!! LMAO
LOL!! Put a mustache on the egg and it would be a perfect rendition of Ned.
Shit. Put a mustache on the chicken's ass and its Ned.
LMAO!! Good point.
I'm so glad that they don't have a censor on this program. I can express myself much more fully when allowed to use my entire vocabulary.
Sweet!! Shut out #9!
Thanks Frank! Thanks Ned!!!
Come on Bell.
Damn stop trying to blow it Bell and I have you in my fantasy league and I don't like your high whip the past 2 games but glad that you gave me 2 saves.
E — I've got to steal that for FB!!!!
Anything to help the cause!!
I'm guessing that after all the Hey Josh questions we'll get a reminder that tickets are still available for the Dre Bobblehead night on Thursday.
By the way — if Frank didn't still own the team I'd be going to LA to get that bobblehead. I'm thinking many others feel the same as I do.
I guess that's good for those selling them on e-bay.
The decision was kind of made for me as my son has a baseball tourney in Las Vegas, but I am saddened to the fact that I had to hope for this so I wouldn't have to make a decision on whether to go to Andre's Bobblehead night. I have been voting non-stop when I can for Andre to get a chance to go home to the ASG, and I will continue to do so. As Frank drags this team further and further into baseball hell, at least us fans will have some pleasure in seeing Matt, Kersh, and hopefully Andre, play in the ASG.
There is not much more to do but laugh.
Last year we past 2 million in attendance at game 45. We're not going to hit that for what, 9 – 10 games? We hit 3 million at game 67 last year. With a little help, we won't get there at all this season.
Game 45 attendance (2010): 49,016
Today's attendance courtesy of trumom: 32,329
Greater than last year = 7 / Less than last year = 37
Games less than 30,000 this season – 6
Games less than 30,000 in 2005 – 2010: none
Last game was 9/14/2004 – 29,704
Lowest attended game of the year: Game 8 – 27,439
Largest single game drop: Game 18 (55,662 – 28,419 = 27,243)
2010 attendance (45 games) – 2,016,512 (44,811 average)
2011 attendance (45 games) – 1,639,952 (36,443 average) #10 in MLB
Drop of 376,560 total
Average drop of 8368
Extrapolated for 81 games – 677,808
Projected 2011 final attendance – 2,951,914
2010's final attendance – 3,562,318 (#3 in MLB)
Next game's (46) attendance in 2010 – 45,398
Random thoughts for a Tuesday evening (or Wednesday morning depending on how fast I type)……….thanks birk:
Just saw a preview for "Moneyball". There's a line that Brad Pitt says in describing the A's, (I'm paraphrasing) "There are winners and losers and 50 feet of crap…….then there's us." Remind you of anyone?
Hey Josh, why does the owner hate Ethier so much that he put his bobblehead in that ugly-ass throwback uni?
I really wish Kemp wasn't doing the home run thing.
Another stupid "Poor Ned" story:
Oh, speaking of that idiot, has anyone else noticed that the guy with the "bacon-neck" on that horrible Hanes commercial with Michael Jordon is a dead-ringer for Ned?
Well, I either typed fast enough or ran out of thoughts. G'night.
Wonder how long it's been since our Dodgers finished LAST in the division, or have we even ever done that since coming to LA? I was forecasting a fourth place finish at the beginning of the season, and I'm still thinking that we should be able to accomplish that at least. It's not exactly like we're operating with a small market payroll – it's just that it's being misspent so badly by Ned, which has not been unusual in the least. Just like looking at Garland as the latest example. Apparently everybody knew that Garland was likely to come down with exactly the arm problem that has now finished the season for him. Ned however goes and gives him $5 million – no great event taken all by itself, but Ned has a penchant for doing that type of thing repeatedly; yet the pundits always want to give Ned some credit for his efforts. As far as I'm concerned Ned has always been a worthless asshole and is unlikely to improve EVER.
The LA Dodgers finished last place only once – in 1992. Our record was 63-99, which was nine games behind the fifth place Giants.
Thanks to Frank and Ned, the Dodgers will likely run off a string of last place finishes from 2011 through 2014. Time to rebuild.
1992, when both Hershiser and Scioscia batted .221. We aren't the only ones thinking about that Messagebear.
Before that, it was 1905.
Garland – shesh. Only one in the world who couldn't see that one coming was Ned. So, let's add another $5M to the wasted catagory. And of course there's Padilla. Guess Ned couldn't see that one coming either. Then there's Fecal, who's never played a full season in blue, but you know Ned. Then there's Schmidt. Ooh, and Nomar and Andruw. Oops, almost forgot Mueller. Manny of course, but his malady was, shall we say, different from all the others. None of these guys were healthy signs, yet Ned went ahead and signed them anyway at $192M. And this doesn't even count Pierre, Uribe, et al who were healthy, but just plain suck.
Say whay you will about Frank (I know I have), but no one's hurt the team itself more than Ned.
<—-Nuff said.
Hey Josh – Is Frank still happy that Bud Selig let him buy this team back in 2004 with no money down?
Hey Josh – Is Frank still happy that he hired Ned Colletti?
Hey Josh – How come Ned likes players who are way past their prime?
Hey Josh – Why did it take over two weeks for Frank to apologize to Brian Stow and his family?
Hey Josh – Tell us about how much you have enjoyed your job over the past three months.
Cmon people come out for Andre's bobble head night, only $5 a seat, let's fill the stadium and show the boss we want to help him pay his lawyers. You'll stay have to pay regular parking though.
That should be, still have to pay regular parking. Forgive the typo, I'm still upset about that Garland thing. It doesn't make me look good, no matter how nice my mustache is.
Don't worry about that Garland thing, it's only the difference between a 69-93 season and a 71-91 season.
Hey Josh–How about a new thread with one of those great pictures you were creaming over on the last thread. That and your usual paragraph or two of fluff about shit we really could not care less about to avoid addressing the real issues of the franchise.
Hey Josh – Which rookie will replace Ted Lilly when he goes on the DL next week with a season ending elbow injury?
Hey Josh – How many games out of playoff contention do we have to be before Frank and Ned realize that we should be sellers this July and not buyers?
Hey Josh – How is it possible that Stan Conte, trainer for the Giants before he was trainer for the Dodgers, did not know and did not tell Ned that Jason Schmidt was a wreck before Ned signed Schmidt?
I am assuming that Ethier and Miles will not be playing tonight. Also Shams is still gimpy, not that he is a good choice even when he is healthy. It's time to DFA him and bring Sands back up. Nobatro is a total waste of a roster spot. I think the best we can do tonight is:
Carroll 2B
Furcal SS
Kemp CF
Loney 1B
Ellis C
Uribe 3B
Oeltjan RF
Gwynn LF
Kuroda P
Lineup for Bankrupt Losers:
Furcal ss
Carroll 2b
Ethier rf
Kemp cf
Uribe 3b
Loney 1b
Velez lf
Ellis c
Kuroda p
Thanks for the lineup STT. Good to see that Andre is apparently OK. I sure hope Sands gets his kinks worked out soon. The door is wide open for you kid.
Sands would only fill one hole. We need help at catcher, ss, 2b, 3b, 1b, at least two starting pitchers, and four-five relievers. Ned needs to trade away Kuroda, Fecal, Uribum, Piles, Carroll, Loney, Broxton, Lilly, McDooDoo, Hawksworth, etc. in exchange for a buncha young prospects that can fill those holes either now or within the next three years.
I agree STT. One player is not going to make a significant impact on this dung heap. I'd just like to see players with an upside playing instead of the fill in shit like Thames and Velez that have no future. This team is so far down the sewer that it will take 2 to 3 years minimum to get it even competitive again. I think they should be grooming Sands to play 1B next year. I think Loney will be non-tendered this off season as he is already over paid for what he brings to the table at first base and he will be going to arbitration looking for a raise. Same with Broxton. Frank or whomever is going to have to cut payroll somewhere as Kemp and Kershaw are going to get significant raises in arbitration. Ethier will also be in line for a raise as well.
Josh, please understand none of this anger is directed at your personally and many of us can only imagine how difficult it must be for you, especially in your official capacity as a spokesperson for the Dodgers. But while you are at it, I would like to know if Frank McCourt really believes MLB is responsible for the organization running out of cash when it is public knowledge that the Dodgers had a cash flow issue before the season even started and before MLB officially turned down the Fox media deal. Does Frank even acknowledge that taking $100 million out for personal use while piling debt on top of debt might have something to do with the cash flow issue? On second thought, maybe Frank is correct in blaming MLB. After all, it was Bud Selig/MLB that let him "buy" the Dodgers in the first place.
Hey Josh – How does it feel to be a part of the regime that has transformed the storied Dodgers, winners of six World Championships, into laughing-stocks that are now the equivalent of the Seattle Pilots?
New thread anyone?
You read my mind Beav. Catch you over there.
Hey gang, what say we jump over to this thread.
Forgive us, Josh. We're just very,really, way round the bend frustrated. You do a good job, and I hope you are allowed to continue when we are finally rid of McCourt.
I cannot imagine what that f**k is thinking. "Will no one rid us of this turbulent a**hole?" That's Bud's line.
Looks like round one went to MLB.
Right on: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/08/sports/baseball/dodgers-denied-access-to-mlb-files-in-bankruptcy-court.html?_r=1
I just wish all the headlines would cease using the word "Dodgers" and substitute "Frank McCourt" when speaking of the two sides involved. NOTHING about this bankruptcy or fighting MLB has anything to do with the Los Angeles Dodgers that I know and love.
I found this address for the judge in our bankruptcy case. I don't know if it will help, but, I intend to let him know how I feel about Frank McCourt and his ownership of the Dodgers. It can't hurt.
United States Bankruptcy Court
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c/o Judge Kevin Gross
824 North Market Street
3rd Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
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The Cubs were built to lose 100 games, so what was with the obsession to avoid it?
The actual issue is losing 100 games and still not getting the top pick in the draft. So Cub.
I can understand players not wanting to be a part of 100 losses. I understand that part of the obsession. Nobody wants to wear that ignominy.
Of course, racing out of the dugout Wednesday afternoon to celebrate a walkoff for win No. 61 as if they were the division-winning A's might be even worse. It looked embarrassing. I would admonish them to act like they've been there before, but these are the Cubs, so, who's zoomin' who?
I don't get it, but I suppose anytime you can avoid that critical 102nd loss, you're popping champagne, baby. Wooo! Love you, brother!
Anyway, here's the deal: Many of those players were called up and sent down, retained and traded, given playing time and shuffled around to reach that kind of 100-loss "goal.''
The Cubs played hard all season, a credit to rookie manager Dale Sveum. The Cubs also played badly most of the time and stupidly at others, a tribute to Theo Epstein's scorched Hendry policy.
I mean, the Cubs went through 30 pitchers this season. Thirty. Yeesh. Who knew that Epstein had that many pitchers he would dare bring to the majors?
He didn't. That was the point. Pitching is the golden rule in baseball, and you don't know what you have until you see how much you don't.
No Cub won 10 games. Their two winningest pitchers were Paul Maholm and Jeff Samardzija. The former was traded, the latter was shut down early. Oh, and Joe Mather finished with the best ERA.
If you're projecting next year's rotation, you have Samardzija for sure, probably Travis Wood, maybe Matt Garza, and Your Name Here and Your Name Here.
That's why items nos. 1-10 on the Cubs' to-do list is pitching. See the seven straight pitchers the Cubs drafted in rounds 2-8 last June for details. And if you're still uncertain, see the 13 pitchers they drafted in the first 19 rounds.
Item No. 11 might be why Josh Vitters is still so bad, and No. 12 might be Ditto, Brett Jackson.
At some point, the Cubs need to improve the offense beyond Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro. Vitters and Jackson were expected to be some of the answers, and they are, just as long as the question is, "Why was Jim Hendry fired?''
Drafting and development take time for smart organizations. It takes forever when you swing and miss on the likes of a third baseman and supposed power source such as the strikeout-happy Vitters and a center fielder and alleged on-base threat such as the equally strikeout-happy Jackson.
Know what's worse? Jackson might make the team out of spring training next year.
And Ian Stewart might be your starting third baseman. It just keeps getting better, doesn't it?
Alfonso Soriano might not be here next season, but if he is, I'd bet against a repeat of his production. Maybe it's me, but it looks like another season of the fourth-worst slugging percentage and third-worst OPS in the majors.
Season ticket renewals are due Nov. 12.
"Not many people around here have been through this many losses,'' Epstein said. "It serves as motivation. It's a very stark baseline of where we are and how much improvement we need to make.''
It's as if Epstein ordered a living autopsy. Cut open the body, show everybody what's wrong, and let it bleed out.
Thing is, the bleeding isn't done. Next year might not be another 100 losses, but it figures to be close.
No, wait, immediately after that legendary 61st victory Wednesday, the 101-loss Cubs fired third-base coach Pat Listach. All better.


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I have to say Mahalo Nui Loa again to susie for helping us start to get organazized! I have to say that I am not seasoned with planted tanks however, I've become quite obsessed with this subculture hobby! After doing lots of research I realized there are certain problems we come across living here IE we are completely cut off from the rest of the contingent 48 states(hopefully the AK people have a way of keeping in contact with each other). Being isolated makes it hard for us to get together with other aquariasts for tutorials or just getting together to help out with projects which may be over our heads. So if you are from HI and you are interested in forming some friendships or just ways to maybe get shipping bulk rates with others heresound off. If you have any issues which may be relevant to residents of the 50th state post your thread here. If you are planning on dropping in/ visiting our state hit up our discussion areas I along with other locals, I'm sure will be glad to point you in the right direction for tourist spots or off the path spots/ eateries. But, please sound off here so we can at least see who is here and that this spot made for us graciously by susie (moderator) wasn't just a waste. Take care!
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41st District Democrats select candidates to replace Marcie Maxwell
August 30, 2013
By Christina Corrales-Toy
Mercer Island City Councilwoman Tana Senn emerged as the frontrunner among three possible replacements to fill the 41st District state representative seat vacated by Marcie Maxwell.
Maxwell, a Democrat, resigned her seat July 9 to take a job with the governor's office. To fill the seat, members of her party nominated three candidates to replace her and presented those nominations to the King County Council.
The 41st district stretches from the northern parts of Renton to the southern parts of Sammamish, encompassing Mercer Island and Newcastle, and parts of Issaquah and Bellevue.
After three rounds of voting Aug. 21, the 41st District Democrats nominated Senn, David Ellis, a former field director with Washington United for Marriage, and businessman and civil rights advocate George Pieper.
The three candidates will now sit for interviews with the County Council in early September, before the council appoints one of them to fill the vacancy.
Senn received the majority of the votes, and even received the support of fellow candidates Ellis and Pieper as the nominee to fill the vacancy, 41st District Democrats Chairwoman Karol Brown said.
If Senn wins the appointment, all three of the lawmakers from the 41st District — the others are Sen. Steve Litzow (R) and Rep. Judy Clibborn (D) — will be from Mercer Island.
Appointed to the Mercer Island City Council in 2012, Senn spent most of her career on nonprofit marketing and government relations.
If selected for the 41st District seat, Senn has plans to run for the position in 2014, according to responses from her candidate questionnaire.
She identified the need to fully fund public education, the creation of a transportation package that fully funds the 520 bridge without relying on Interstate 90 tolls and increasing public safety as the top three issues facing the district.
Ellis, a 2006 graduate of Mercer Island High School, owns a voiceover company.
In 2012, he worked as a field director for Washington United for Marriage, a group that supported the gay marriage referendum. He has also worked on campaigns with the Sierra Club, Environment Washington and the Washington Public Interest Research Group.
Ellis identified fully funding education, protecting the environment and gun safety as the district's most important issues.
Pieper lives in Bellevue, but his company, OutSmart Office Solutions, is based in Mercer Island.
He has served on the King County Civil Rights Commission and presided over the statewide Washington Stonewall Democrats and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Caucus.
Transportation, education and growth management and economic development are the most important issues facing the jurisdiction, according to Pieper.
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We made update Asterisk to version 13 (by installing from ports in FreeBSD 10.2). And the problem with attended transfer appeared. When a client calls, secretary answers the call and tries to transfer it to manager. If the manager does not answer, the call returns back to the secretary but the phone rings one second (maybe less) and then the call enters the standby phase. The secretary does not have time to pick up the phone! The second time (if the mananer does not answer again) the call returns back normally. So each firs attempt of callback is unsuccessful. In Asterisk 11 it was all right.
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If an item must be returned with the tag in its original position.
Hosiery, lingerie and swimwear items must be returned with the hygiene seals attached and in unopened and undamaged product packaging, where applicable.
Lingerie and swimwear must only be tried on over your own undergarments. We will not accept any returns that have been worn or are soiled.
Jewellery must be returned in the same condition it arrived in, including all branded packaging and documents provided with it.
Please take care when trying on your purchases and return them in the same condition you received them. Any returns that do not meet our policy will not be accepted.