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Going for the San Francisco sweep
It's been a little while since we broke out the brooms up north, but we have a chance to do that today. Lincecum vs. Weaver…on the surface, people will count us out because he's the reigning Cy Young Award winner but given how well we've played the last two days, I'll take our chances with this lineup:
Furcal, SS
Martin, C
Ethier, RF
Manny, LF
Blake, 3B
Loney, 1B
Kemp, CF
Castro, 2B
Weaver, P
According to Joe Torre, Orlando Hudson is available today if needed but with the off day tomorrow, he figured we'd give him the extra day off to get better.
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LET'S GO DODGERS!!!! A lunch time special, I am ready for the sweep and the boost of morale before we head to snake territory. Oh how I love inter league play.
I love this team!
S-W-E-E-P sounds S-W-E-E-T !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BEATen by LA…………………………BEATen by LA…………….BEATen by LA……………………BEATen by LA!!!!!
Thanks Joe Pierre (Oldbrooklynfan) for the best slogan ever….BEATen by LA…………………..FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!
OH YEAH it is almost time for DODGER BASEBALL!
Let's go for the sweep boys!!!! Getting the series is already great, but a sweep would make for some major bragging rights, not to mention just being incredible sweet to go into Pheonix with this kind of momentum.
Dodgereric – fabulous marketing idea!
Sorry Eric – I didn't realize I was in a time warp. However, I just realized you were new-threaded so I could have answered you from the previous thread instead of reading your mind again – LOL!!!!
Got new-threaded, so here's a repost:
Here is a marketing no-brainer.
T-shirts bearing joepierre's chant, "BEATen by LA!"
Proceeds to fund other long-time and far-away Dodger fans to visit Dodger Stadium.
Subject to joepierre's approval, of course.
Great idea Eric, Would really be a worthwhile cause. I've been a Dodger fan of over 60 years and a lot of fans are like me and have never visited Dodger Stadium. I see them when they come to play the cards but would a great experience for a lot of fans to see the Dodgers at home in LA
Good afternoon ITD blogmates!
What time exactly does the MLB audio start? I click on KABC but nothing happens. Thanks
Got a song all cued up, but it requires the sweep. So, Go Dodgers, let's SWEEP!
i got the audio! ahhhhh. listening to Vin just makes the world a better place to be.
Just got home from work. I'm ready for a sweep.
BEATen by LA!!……
BEATen by LA!!……
BEATen by LA!!……
Love that slogan by Joe. Put me down for a shirt.
Go sit down Molina that was a strike.
Hi Everybody,
Sorry I'm a little late, but got back before the first pitch.
Didn't miss anything.
Facing a good pitcher today in Tim Lincecum, but like anybody else, they have to give him they're best shot.
I was going to be pissed if Weaver walk Molina and that would be his 7th walk of the season in some 379 ab's and he's last walk was July 20.
60 degrees at the Phone Booth. What kind of baseball weather is that?
Yay!! Bochy already ejected!!!!!!!
Wow Bochy ejected
Whatever you say Dodgereric.
I know you've got pretty good ideas.
What is happening….I'm at work with NOOOO tv…
I wish it was here than those 85+ degrees here
The office is freezing so it feels when I walk out to the 95+ degrees.
Weaver is NOT doing good.
0-0 in bottom of 2nd, Gnats have 1st and 3rd no outs on a triple and HBP.
Weav loaded the bases with no outs. ughh. Uribe at the plate
Not looking for a loss today but if one does happen, I hope it is because the opposition just hit the ball better. I just can't stand the walks/wild pitches beating us.
LEAVE IT TO WEAVER to screw up a SWEEP.
COME ON DODGERS…we need our SUPER HEROES BAT-men to the rescue!
Uribe hit into a force play at the plate from Blake to Russ. Lincecum K's. Bases still loaded but now two outs. Line into Matt Kemp's hand Shaggy out of it!
Wow nice job Weaver
Weaver dodges a bullet, big-time!
Too bad, Giants
We know the feeling.
Great job by Weaver to WEAV his way out of that jamb.
dodgereric ~ Being a Dodgers fan living on the east coast I love your idea.
WEAVER working good under pressure!
not only a NO HITTER…but a SHUT OUT. Sometimes you don't even need to get hits to score runs…so I'm sure Lincecum is very happy with his SHUT OUT right now.
almost thought Weaver would get a hit there. He believed it more than anyone else that inning.
Lincecum sure pitching a heck of a NO HITTER right now. That would really be something for a young guy to get a NO HITTER so early in his career.
Gee, would be a shame if something would happen to, say, jinx his budding NO HITTER, don't you think?
NSB, did you say that Lincecum has a NO-HITTER going?
After all of that trouble we go down 1 2 3.
Scully mentioning all the Dodger fans at AT&T
I hadn't see so many Dodger fans at Citifield as I saw this year, in years, in a N.Y. stadium.
We're all over.
He said LINCECUM has a NO-HITTER!
Yeah Crash, I said Lincecum has a NO HITTER going on right now… and it would be a shame if something jinxed his NO HITTER so early in the game.
He has a NO HITTER???
Is it still a NO-HITTER?
No more No-No.
No more No-No.
If it wasn't for walking Ramirez, he'd have a Perfect game, alone a NO-HITTER.
Pretty good a SHUT OUT in the 4th…
Damn first walk for Molina since July and only his 7th walk dang Weaver you can't walk him
Did someone say that Lincecum has a no-hitter going?
It's not really nice to say that someone has a no-hitter.
It's taboo to say that someone has a no-hitter.
Because if you say that someone has a no-hitter, sometimes someone comes along and breaks up the no-hitter.
oldbrooklynfan ~ I noticed that also this year at Citi Field. I think it had to do with the Dodgers playing so well and the first time for Manny as a Dodger in NY.
Okay, here comes Lincecum bringing his NO-HITTER into the top of the fourth against the top of the Blues lineup.
NELLY walk out and walk back in AGAIN!
Nelly — It was you that broke up the No No! I bet you just walked into the room when Dre did it!
I noticed on TV a much larger and louder Dodger contingent than I ever recall.
Not a good day for a Giant no hitter, certainly not against the Dodgers.
Boy, if I had a no-hitter I sure wouldn't want people to be talking about the no-hitter that I was pitching.
Hey everyone… Good afternoon ITD'ers!! It's gonna be a tough one today!!! Let's pull off the upset!!
You're right, Truebluewill
The longer the Dodgers stay in this game, the greedier I get wanting a sweep.
what he has a NO HITTER!?!? haha
No mas no hitter!
Buy – Buy No – NO
Way to go, Everyday Dre!!! Too bad, Timmy!!
Wonderful at bat Andre!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just got here in time to see that.
What no hitter?
Did someone say that Lincecum has a shutout going?
It's not really nice to say that someone has a shutout .
It's taboo to say that someone has a shutout .
Because if you say that someone has a shutout , sometimes someone comes along and breaks up the shutout.
The mailman delivered the hit, Who else?
I like the way Every Day worked that pitch count.
Be careful, Eric. You might have to pitch.
It was me!!! I walked into my room, and Andre got the hit to ruin Tim's no-hitter as I turned on the TV. I didn't realize until then he had a no-hitter going.
Well, that was a great moment waiting to happen with Ramirez vs. Lincecum at phone company park. Too bad it ended the way it did but it must have been loud there.
Well, at least we won't get No-hittered.
Sure woulda been nice if Joe had kept McDonald fresh by letting Wolf finish the CG last night.
this is the kind of game that a homer is going to happen to win the game… You can just tell…. That or someone will make a mistake.
What? Another no decision for Weaver?
Ok, I had to leave. Why was Weav taken out? Did he get in trouble?
Nice inning by James. Other than the double, he strikes out the side.
This has been a great game so far!! Let's break it open boys!!
Benches cleared!
We didn't come alive in either of the first two games until they scored.
I'm afraid the most we can give up today is a run… and still have a chance as long as Lincecum is in the game
Oops. I'm guessing they didn't like the fatboy getting plunked.
He should have been ejected!!! He started to charge the mound sorta!! WTF!?!?
Go have some orange chicken!!!!
Come on you stupid Gints. GameDay says it was a changeup. You don't intimidate with offspeed pitches! Freakin' little babies…..
"Go have some orange chicken!!!!
By colliethec on August 12, 2009 2:18 PM"
LMAO collie!!!!!
The announcers in SF think that Martin should of been tossed because he was more active than anyone and he threw the mask.
These guys are idiots!!!
Thanks again, Joe, for using McDonald last night, you idiot!
Too bad Bochy can't be ejected twice in one game!!!!
Sandoval seemed to be swinging at the pitch that hit him.
I like it Khali… hopefully the downside will be the upside…
I guess the upside to all this is that Lincecum has been sitting on his downside for quite a while now.
This is just what we need to fire up our boys! Look out, we are going to kill them the next time through the lineup! GO DODGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm hoping for the same thing Kalifornia.
Dang 3 straight ball on Ishi
Come on Kuo get Lewis out
Upside/downside…….. nice kahli!!
Damn it Kuo
urgh 2 walks off of left hand hitter
Alright, now let's turn the score upside down.
What the bleep is wrong with Sandoval. That pitch was not that far inside. It was a foul ball. I only wish Drysdale was still pitching then Sandoval would know what it's really like to be hit by a pitch. That panda belongs in the SF zoo.
Wow, PP comes through!
Way to go PP!!!!
Now let's see about Lincecum.
What did I miss? I was in a meeting. I missed something good, didn't I? I always miss the good stuff!!!!!
Way to be, Juanpy! Let's bring him in! None of this man on third, one out and no score ****!!
Nice DP! Big hitters coming up this inning. I have a feeling We're going to do something good now.
Let get that run in
Did someone say that Lincecum has a win going?
It's not really nice to say that someone has a win.
It's taboo to say that someone has a win.
Because if you say that someone has a win , sometimes someone comes along and breaks up the win.
Glad to have a run but too bad we had to give up an out to do it.
that 2 outs walk to Lewis suck.
Lincecum has a win going on???
Half a loaf is better than no loaf. We'll scratch and claw our way to victory, if we have to.
Nice going R A F F Y.
Bring out the brooms, we want a sweep. SWEEP! SWEEP!
I loved that gapper by JP.
He contributed.
This damn game is going just the way I expected it.
So far.
This is one game where I don't mind Torre blowing thru the pen.
lbirken, earlier you said that I might have to pitch in this one. I'm more than willing, but I don't think I can throw hard enough to make it hurt anymore.
This game is far from over. Bring out the brooms. We want a sweep. SWEEP!!!! SWEEP!!!!!
Damn 3 straight ball to the pitcher bs
There we go again… Get a run & some momentum and walk the lead off batter the next inning. The pitcher to boot…
I thought this team doesn't take walk.
Didn't hurt us though…
I hate these games with no surprises. it's just what I expected.
nice dp now let tied this up
I guess the Dodger pitchers did not get my memo about not giving up walks today.
I can't believe Molina took his 7th walk in over 390+ ab's.
Honestly, I'm just glad we're in the game… That bases loaded no one out situation could have been bad, they've not had a big hit and neither have we… We really need Lincecum to make a couple of mistakes, so far he's really only made one…. He's damn good, if we win I'll be really happy obviously, but I won't be surprised if he beats us.
Damn should had took a pitch you like Manny
Our pitchers are doing a great job of keeping us in this game. I am sure the gnat fans and media thought this game was a given because their "only hope" was pitching today.
Collie – I thought you were going to this game?
damn… off the bat I thought Manny hit that out
Another gosh damn walk to this team that obp is around .320+
All we need is a run, then once Lincecum is out of the game, I think we got it!!
Damn this time warp…… at the risk of repeating myself:
This game is far from over. Bring out the brooms. We want a sweep. SWEEP!!!! SWEEP!!!!! SWWWEEEEEEEP!!!!!!!
This kid Lincecum, is tough, but you never know.
If the pen can keep it where it is, anything can happen, but it's tough on the road.
Make that obp at .309.
They need to do something this inning.
If Loney gets on… look out for Matty
That was a foot outside!!! Man, the umps have blown *** this series!! Both ways
No matter how you look at it, this game is in Lincecum's hands.
ODawg has owned Linceum in the past…. Let's hope for something good here
Freakazoid Lincecum 😦
Well, I was hoping at least Loney was getting that walk, because then it'd help in the bottom of the ninth with maybe getting Manny up.
We were taking about what it means to be called an "ace" of a pitching staff and one trait I forgot to mention is an ace often gets stronger as the game progresses. Of course, many teams have an ace on the staff but the team still does not win anything.
This game is really going true to form.
Just got back from listening to KNBR San Francisco in the car while the girl had an interview. I used to defend Jim Miller a bit… felt bad for the guy for having to spend his weekends in a booth with that windbag Joe Morgan… No more, though.
This was his account of the bench-clearing events.
"MacDonald throws inside to Sandoval… now Sandoval charges the mound, shouting at MacDonald… Martin's getting lively, and Velez goes over to jaw at him. Now the benches are clearing, two Dodgers keeping Martin away, Sandoval's still hot…
Now the sides leave the field, and Joe Torre is having a conversation with the umpires, probably about ejecting Sandoval and Wollomes (sp?) comes out too… the umpires usher Wollomes away from the field, and the umpires are having their own conference…
And they eject Sandoval!!! How can they do that? He didn't even charge the mound! Went up the first base line more than anything… Sandoval was hit by the pitch!!! [note: The first words out of Miller's mouth were about Sandoval "Charging the mound", and nowhere to this point had he mentioned a HBP, only a pitch inside, with a good 3-5 seconds silence before saying Sandoval charged the mound]
If anything, they should've ejected Martin, he was making the most noise out there! …
And Sandoval steps in the batter's box… ball 3… MacDonald winds up, ball 4, and in two pitches, Sandoval ends up where he should have been in the first place."
What the funk??? Worst job I've EVER heard calling a sporting event on the radio… Turned around and made an *** out of himself after Sandoval got ejected, saying a bunch of stuff he didn't mention previously, classic Jerry The King Lawler stuff there. Doesn't even mention that Sandoval was not ejected after all, just calls the game like nothing happened.
Wonder how many yards of fabric San Francisco has to use to make Jim Miller's cheerleading skirt? probably more than Kruk and Kuip combined…
Hold the game where it's at… and we at least have a shot in the ninth
lbirken – yes, Lincecum is an ace, witness striking out the side in the eighth, but …… 1954!!!
It's John Miller northstateblues… But yes, I agree.. it's tiresome to hear stuff like that… and I thought Sandoval for sure should have been ejected for starting the whole thing… No way JMac was throwing on purpose.
That guy going to be on DL in the near future and I hate to say that.
I'd bet my house that if Torre was managing the Giants that he'd hit for Lincecum and bring in the closer for the ninth.
Did someone say that Lincecum has a win going?
It's not really nice to say that someone has a win.
It's taboo to say that someone has a win.
Because if you say that someone has a win , sometimes someone comes along and breaks up the win.
"But it was all right, everything was alright. He won the victory over himself. Jim Miller loved Big Brother"
We need to get someone on here
We better no lose on a 2 outs walk. We better tied this even better take the lead.
What's the pitch count?
come on Loretta
Urgh Loretta pc 110
Tied this up or take the lead
OHHH Just a little further, a little deeper.
OOOH did you hear Lincecum? You little potty mouth, you…
Unbelievable!!!!!! DRE!!!!!
It a brand new game.
Wow, Ethier better watch out getting a hit… he might mess up Lincecum's WIN
Yes, Raffy!!!!
Man… we've been catching breaks over there at first all series!!
Wotus ejected!!
Another call that went our way – LOL!!!!!
Nelly — Got the call yesterday that he wasn't able to get an extra ticket for me.
NSB — That is pretty much the way they did it on the TV as well.
Don't you guys feel sorry for all the calls going against the Giants???
Wow — Timmy might get a WIN!
If Timmy gets 1 more out he'll have a WIN!
EVERY DAY, let's go!!!!!
Let's go DRE!!!!!!!!
Come on Dre! A hits a run!!!!
Joe he is at pitch #120…
Now we're cooking with gas!!!!
Everyday Dre does it again!!!! Tie game boys!!!!
That's worth a reprisal:
Every Day 'Dre (sung to I'd like to Teach the World to Sing – you know, the old capitalistic Coke – It's the Real Thing sing-a-long commercial)
I'd like to build a great outfield
And put in Ethier
With Matty Kemp and Manny Ram
The bench has Juan Pierre.
I'd like to teach Torre to play
Andre "Every Day 'Dre"
He'll be getting hits every day
And fielding flawlessly
I'd like to see Juan's butt on the bench
While Matt and Dre patrol the field
And watch them bring us to the promised land
A seventh world series win
(That's what Blue fans want)
I'd like to kick Ned in the asss
(for signing Juan Pierre)
Andre "Every Day 'Dre"
I'd like to teach Torre to play
Andre "Every Day 'Dre"
I'd like to build a great outfield
And put in Ethier
With Matty Kemp and Manny Ram
The bench has Juan Pierre.
"And this game is tied thanks to the umpiring crew."
Grab some pine meat!!!!!!!!
Way to go DRE!!!!!!!
That is why we call him Everyday Dre!!!!
Now let's blow up The Beach Boy…
All we need is a run, then once Lincecum is out of the game, I think we got it!!
By email@example.com on August 12, 2009 3:07 PM
I made that post half an hour ago!!! HAHA…. Come on make Nostradomus out of me Dodgers!!
Wow. Every DayDre comes though again.
Come on Manny homerun time
Sweep, Sweep, Sweep, Sweep, Sweep!!!!!!!
Sweep, Sweep, Sweep, Sweep, Sweep!!!!!!!
Sweep, Sweep, Sweep, Sweep, Sweep!!!!!!!
Sweep, Sweep, Sweep, Sweep, Sweep!!!!!!!
Sweep, Sweep, Sweep, Sweep, Sweep!!!!!!!
Sweep, Sweep, Sweep, Sweep, Sweep!!!!!!!
Sorry about that Collie. This would have been a great game to see in person. ……….and, no, never sorry about blown calls going our way, especially when it's the gnats.
Krukow just says, "Tie game thanks to umpiring crew!" LMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wonder how many calls have gone in their favor during the season?
My whole neighborhood heard that one!!!
That quote is from the Giants announcers. Crying all game as usual.
Any day is a good day for that song Crash, but it's perfect timing for this game.
You noticed it to Tru!!!
Collie ~ they have been crying all game about the umps!!!!
We've got some more baseball to play, boys and girls. Come on bullpen, shut them down.
Let's go, Brim Reaper!!
It gets old. The calls haven't gone their way but they would be complaining even if they were. They are the worst in baseball from what I've heard. I have gameday as well as the extra innings package so I get to listen to lots of different ones and they just grind to listen to.
The next worse are the White Sox announcers.
Come on boys! Win this and, on your day off, bask in the glory of a sweep of the Gnats!
What a classic Giant – Dodgers game! The key play of that inning was Raffy tagging up. That was a gutsy play. Imagine if he would have been called out. Raffy can't get enough credit for that.
Wow, I thought the baby bear had it! Now we need to get the DP!!
I really hope they don't score here as it would be a LOL moment for him to watch it and have it not go out and then end up @ 2B instead of 3rd. Then not score.
It would be nice.
Note to Uribe sun glasses go over your eyes not on top of your hat.
Flattening out my brim in the hopes it brings good luck here
That ball hit Kemp's glove.
Good post TBW! That was a heady play by Ferk.
I think you brought us luck, NSB!! Now I want to see Blake vs. Wilson.
Way to game up NSB.
I'm growing my Beard for Casey!
It make you feel bad for the Giants.
That should be as "I type…"
I'm lovin the Brim Reaper!!
I felt bad for the Giants in 1951
Man… you had to feel like Blake would strike out against Wilson after the ordeal those two had
Shad – we never say we feel bad for the gnats because they will never, ever feel bad for us.
Another break! Come on!! Cash that thing in Matty!
LMAO, Umpire didn't drop that ball, did he? !!!!
LMAO!!!!!!! He dropped a pop-up.. See, don't ever feel bad for them – LOL!!!!!
If we could some how get this game it would be a HUGE kick in the Giants groin and could throw them for a spin for the year.
Those sunglasses look good on the bill of his cap don't you think…
I know a lot of you had pretty much resigned yourself to a tough one run loss today to one of the best pitchers in baseball, still taking 2 of three from the Giants. How do you feel about that now? Losing now throws away a huge opportunity not only to put more space between the Dodgers and the Giants (and possibly the Rockies as well) but also sends a message that the Dodgers still are the team to beat. Remember last season when the Dodgers went into Arizona and beat their best pitchers? That is what it takes to win a championship.
Are the one in game 6 of the 2002 WS choke job with 4 runs lead with 7 outs left.
Not so hahaha, another bases on balls.
LOL Tru!!!
I know Joe planned on pitching by committee today but I don't think this is what he had in mind. Eric, are you warming up?
If we don't score this inning… It's crucial we hold them in the bottom, because then we're past both Lincecum AND Wilson… Not sure who they'd have left
Ausmus does have 1 dinger…
Thanks Joe Pierre (Oldbrooklynfan) for the best slogan ever……………..BEATen by LA………FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If we don't score this inning… It's crucial we hold them in the bottom, because then we're past both Lincecum AND Wilson… Not sure who they'd have left
To bad Torre used all those pitchers lol
I posted a thanks to Joe Pierre early in the day and it is just now showing up!
Brandon — They have a pretty good bully past Wilson. Although we chopped them up the other day.
Motas been good… do we use him, or go with Brox now?
In fact it was at 11:43 am and it showed up again at 4:12 pm.
I think we're running out of bullets… Win or lose… Thank God for the off day tomorrow
Let's go Guierllmo!! let's go!!
I gotta say, The Dodgers are facing some kind of pitching today.
Come on Mota time to shut them down to bad the last 2 apperance with the Braves was just bad luck.
hahahaha to Mota throwing inside!!
lead off walks!! argh!!! That might be the game…. Not getting discourged… I'm just saying… those KILL!! especicially in extras!!
The other day? It was just last night with Medders.
Collie – we still got the series. It's all great. It could have been fantastic, but I will take great. Once again, they fought back with one of the best pitchers in the league. Alot of credit goes to our pitchers for keeping it within reach the whole game.
Not that lead off walk come on mota dp now
oh well… this is one I did not expect to win eithr way…. But, we had a great series and almost stole the last game!! Off day tomorrow, then we can beat up on the D-Backs
I got time warped!!!
That's one need a rally killer dp
Oh my Martin is at 3rd hope he don't screw nothing up.
Oh well. Time to listen to the Giants post game announcers talk about how great their team is.
That one is on me. I got up from the couch to do the dishes. I was trying not to get up ever since the top of the 9th but I needed to get some chores done. Sorry guys.
And I think Mota needs to make another adjustment to his adjustment…
Another lead off walk that scores. Walks will kill you.
But then again so are HR's.
That stupid 2 out to Lewis from Kuo and Mota now back to pitching crap again 3 straight bad outing.
Great game & a awesome series.
I love baseball!!!!
Go Blue!!!
Bring the Ring to LA in 2009!!!!!!!!!!
Oh well… we won the series. We're still in 1st. Let the Giants fans pretend their team is worth a ****.
that should be 2 out walk to Lewis
True NSB. I've not given one friend grief about the 1st 2 games.
I know I'll hear from a handful by tomorrow afternoon.
1954… & Check the flags…
I had to run to the store again, Collie, it's on me as well…
going to work in half an hour, still happy we took this series and gave the Jints a shock to their nervous systems
Collie tell us how it goes lol
Tough game to lose, not that the Dodgers had a lot of opportunities. But the game was there and the walks had a lot to do with why the Dodgers did not win today even with some breaks. I hope the Dodger players enjoy a day off tomorrow and come back strong against the D'Backs.
As I said before a classic Giant – Dodger game. the important thing was to win the series and we did that. Also the bats came alive. At least there ace Tim Pondscum didn't get the win.
A sweep would have been sweeter, but still, a series win is a series win.
BEATen by LA (tribute to Joe Pierre)
Sing it to "Walkin in LA" by Missing Persons
Dodgers have had a really difficult August
And I'm not sure if we want to go back to Busch
But when we went up North to play against the Gnats
We just opened up a can of whoop a&&
BEATen by LA
BEATen by LA
The series won by LA
BEATen by LA
BEATen by LA
The series won by LA
First game was against Sanchez the no hit wonder
The Blue threw Hiroki Kuroda, not a blunder
Matty Kemp hit a bases clearing double, yeah
Torre cleared the pen in the seventh, uh?
BEATen by LA
BEATen by LA
The series won by LA
BEATen by LA
BEATen by LA
The series won by LA
Next starter was Joe Martinez the head ******
Against Blues' Wolf, much maligned by ITDers
But Randy surprised us all with 8 frames a three hitter
Manny Ram and Matty Kemp both went yard
BEATen by LA
BEATen by LA
The series won by LA
BEATen by LA
BEATen by LA
The series won by LA
Finally the Gnats trot out their ace Lincecum
They thought they could beat Weaver who's now just a Bum
The big fat Panda almost got hit and got upset
Two coaches tossed and no decision for Tim
BEATen by LA
BEATen by LA
The series won by LA
BEATen by LA
BEATen by LA
The series won by LA
Go Piratessssssssssssssssssssssss
Outstanding! Bravo! Bravo! ::clap clap::
Well time to hit the road and take the train home.
Crash – THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!
The gnats may have their one measley chant, but we've got songs, baby!!!!!
Youkulis and Porcello get suspended for 5 games actually Porcello really didn't do nothing and no suspension to Fielder for charging or locker room.
Mota needs to go back in the doghouse…hopefully we can sweep the Dbags!
Let's hope Bochy keeps running up Lincecum's pitch count…for future dividends! Andre keeps impressing. To quote a movie, I think the Dodgers got their groove back. I expect they will take care of business in Arizona…though Haren starts Friday night vs. Kershaw.
Hi ITD,
Kept quiet during the series because Monday afternoon I was concerned about getting swept, till just this afternoon going for a sweep. It was sweet to watch this series. WE played this one tough, never out of it, and we didnt let Lincecum get the win! I just don't understand why Torre didnt let weaver pitch longer and can some body tell me why Bochy was tossed in the 2nd inning. Those Giants are really uptight, I guess when you expect to sweep and you nearly get swept it causes some "anxiety". Geez
Too bad about kou and walking in that run it looms big in the loss, but Im happy we pick up a game on the rivals after all is done. I see those gnats fans are invading the MLB game post, as expected, but hey Im not going to engage their sour puss lips, the series is done, and yea they didnt face our aces either, so till our next meeting I let the scorboard say it. Time for cold one on a hot day and enjoy! That everyday Dre sure delivers the package!, I wish we could spread the heros out more (like if martin's shot to center in the 9th went all the way) but I look forward to stomping AZ, haren vs. kershaw sounds like a good game.
If Andre keeps this pace up, he could have 30 HR, 30+ 2B, 100+ RBI season.
Nelly I PLAN on IT! and more, Blake will get it going , Loney shows the slump is gone, too. Go Dodgers! Glad you made it to the park, my daughter saw the Tuesday game. It got very quiet in her section in the 4th! But she missed the Manny HR.
Andre is 11 for 21 with 12 RBIs this season in the ninth inning or later with his team tied or down by two runs or fewer.
Hey everyone! I know I don't post much, but I am a faithful reader and love to read what you all have to say everyday. That being said….I just want to say that the Giants are dumb heads and I hate em. Now I feel much better!
Hey edwcarter!!!!! It's good seeing you on ITD again, and I am glad you got that off your chest.
aeversw – That is a pretty impressive number for Andre – Thanks for sharing.
Koufax – I can only imagine how the Giants' fans felt yesterday for those at the game. All the Giants fans I ran into before today's game pretty much said "I don't want to hear it"
However, after today's game, it's all about how they beat us, not recognizing the fact that we took the series and we prevented their star from getting his 13th win (Andre being responsible for that and squelching his no-hitter). That is the big difference between us and them. The Giants are all caught up into the fact that they got this one game. We Dodger fans have already moved on to the series against the dbacks.
All great points Nelly. This Giants team has surpassed the expectations of everyone (including their own fans), and in my opinion it is only a matter of time before we witness a "Giant Meltdown". They have started of the second half of the season 13-13, far less impressive than before the break. It is time for Barry Zito to remember that he is Barry Zito….
We've moved on in pursuit of a seventh world championship. They are just happy about winning a single game. That's the difference.
edwcarter/crash – The one radio host I was listening to on the way home today said the only difference between us and them is Manny. That Manny is the best hitter on the planet, and they should have really tried to go after him. He also said that the Dodgers pursued winning back before spring training while the gnats pursued winning three weeks ago. He went on to say that their next 11 games on the road will make or break them. I wish some of their radio hosts would take over the announcing job for their team. At least they look at their team realistically most of the time.
There are only two weeks until rosters expand and the Dodgers' bullpen can finally catch its breath. Torre's obsession with J. Martin defies all logic. Spock would raise an eyebrow. Martin's a great player having a crummy year. Why wedge him in the two-hole just to delay Andre and Manny…what's the point? Torre has to find the guy to protect Manny. At this point in the season, more by default, the last two candidates standing are Kemp and Hudson. No one else has stepped up to the job except Ethier.
lol at the name stupid giants fans
Did the world end? Nobody with anything to say today? Concerning the benches clearing brawl (from Boston Herald.com):
For one, Lincecum was one of the first out of the dugout, ready to rumble. "That's my team, I go out there," he said. "If it was me, I would expect my teammates to have my back."
All I can say is he has a big heart…but perhaps a small brain. I'm sure Sabean would have loved to see Lincecum throwing haymakers with his Cy Young right arm.


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NEW YORK, Feb. 26 -- Spike TV has picked up a second season of 13 episodes of its first original scripted comedy series, "Blue Mountain State," it was announced today by Kevin Kay, Spike TV president. Produced by Varsity Pictures' Brian Robbins and Sharla Sumpter-Bridgett and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), "Blue Mountain State" launched in January and has averaged nearly 1 million viewers, improving the timeslot in the key demographics of Men 18-24 by +165% and Men 18-34 by +86% (through six episodes).
"Blue Mountain State" follows the on and off-field antics of incoming freshmen as they learn to adapt to life at the fictional college football powerhouse, Blue Mountain State. Former NFL running back and veteran actor, Ed Marinaro ("Hill Street Blues"), stars as the coach. Alex, played by Emmy Award�-winner Darin Brooks ("Blue Crush") is a talented quarterback, content to be second-string and ride the bench while partying with his best friend Sammy, played by Romanski ("The Sarah Silverman Program"). The cast also includes Thad, played by Alan Ritchson ("Smallville"), the team's over-the-top team captain and Denise played by Gabrielle Dennis ("The Game").
Brian Robbins and Sharla Sumpter Bridgett are executive producers. Series star Romanski, along with Eric Falconer ("The Sarah Silverman Program," "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia") also serve as executive producers and writers.
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What's next for health care following Obama's reelection?
With President Barack Obama winning reelection, more provisions of the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) are set to roll out over his second term. Some aspects of the law have already been put in place, including allowing children up to the age of 26 to stay on their parents' health care plans and free preventive services for women.
Eventually, the ACA will require all Americans to have some form of health insurance, whether through a state plan or one offered by their employer. Companies with over 50 people will be required to offer insurance to their employees.
"For most Americans [the next phase of the law] means almost nothing," Robert Field, professor of law at Drexel University's Earle Mack School of Law and professor of health management and policy at Drexel's School of Public Health in Philadelphia, said to CBSNews.com. "Most people get coverage through their employer and will continue to do so."
The act has already been implemented in several ways since being signed by President Obama in March 2010.
A Patient's Bill of Rights was introduced in 2010, and in 2011, people with Medicare were allowed to get free preventive services and also receive a 50 percent discount on brand-name drugs that fell into the Medicare "donut hole," a term for medication fees that fell between the initial coverage limit (maximum government would pay) and the catastrophic coverage threshold (maximum a patient is expected to pay).
This year, Value-Based Purchasing program (VBP) gave financial incentives to hospitals to improve the quality of care, and paperwork and administrative costs were reduced by requiring standardize billing. Health plans were also asked to adopt and begin enforcing rules for the electronic exchange of health information. For a full timeline of what has been and what will be implemented, visit Healthcare.gov.
But, there are still some parts that haven't been rolled out, and with Obama back as commander-in-chief, Americans can expect that the plan should go according to schedule. Coming up in January 1, 2013, the number of Americans who have preventative care will be increased through additional funding for states that decide to cover preventative service to their citizens for little or no cost. Medicare professionals will also be payed using payment "bundling," where they will receive a flat rate depending on the kind of care provided for each case instead of having to bill each individual procedure to Medicare. Primary care doctors will also get an increase in pay and will receive 100 percent of Medicare payments for 2013 and 2014 cases. States will receive two more years of funding to help cover children who are not eligible for Medicaid in Oct. 2013.
In 2014, several provisions will kick in, most notably the requirement that all Americans get health insurance or face a tax penalty. Also, companies won't be able to discriminate based on pre-existing medical conditions or gender, the latter meaning insurance companies can't charge men and women different rates. That year, the act will also eliminate annual limits on insurance coverage and make sure people who participate in clinical trials will be covered by insurance.
- Medical groups laud Supreme Court's decision on Affordable Care Act
- Free contraception for women provision of Obama health care law starts today
- Watch: President Clinton touts benefits of Affordable Care Act
As for the mandating insurance, Field explained that on a person's 2015 income tax claim, he or she will see a line asking if they have maintained insurance and asking for some sort of proof. If the person has no insurance, a fee will be assessed. The first year will be $95, and then the fee can be up to $695.
Probably the most affected group will be young people who do not opt into their employer's plans either because they feel they don't need insurance or they need the money because they are starting out, Field said. This group is the most likely to forgo insurance if offered it.
The bigger cost will be put on employers, who will be required to offer insurance plans if they have 51 employees or more. Field said most large companies already provide coverage, but the change will be bigger for medium-sized companies. Still, the fees assessed for not complying are rather mild, Field said. He estimated that each employer will have to pay on average about $15,000 to ensure an employee and his or her family.
"It's based on what happens to the people that you don't cover," Field said. "If people buy insurance from the exchanges, the employer will have to pay a penalty based on the subsidies the government has to provide the employee."
There is some concern that the fees employers have to pay may be transferred either to the employee or the customer through more expensive services and goods. Whether the ACA will cut into salaries is unknown right now.
"That's hard to predict right now," Field said. "They might. There are more workers than there are jobs."
However, Field points out that employers can use insurance costs for their employees as a business expense that they can write off as a tax deduction. For small businesses, the credit is up to 50 percent of the employer's contribution, and for small non-profit organizations, they can claim up to 35 percent.
On January 1, 2014, the affordable insurance exchanges will be introduced. These state-run programs will allow people to buy individual coverage without regard to their health status. Tax subsidies will be given to the middle class, referring 100 percent to 400 percent of the poverty line who are not eligible for other affordable coverages, so health care can be more affordable, according to Healthcare.gov. In 2010, that 400 percent of the poverty line corresponded to about $43,000 for an individual or $88,000 for a family of four.
There will be four levels of plans: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze, ranging from 60 percent coverage to 90 percent coverage of health care costs. So far, no price points have been set, but they will be based on actuarial values - basically, how much medical expenses you can expect to pay depending on the services you get, Field explained.
"There's a lot of logistical issues," Field said. "For people with lower income up to 100 percent of the poverty level, there are supposed to be subsidies to help you pay. However, that doesn't guarantee that (the plans) will be affordable.
Patients who make less than 133 percent of the poverty line -- approximately $14,000 for an individual and $29,000 for a family of four -- can enroll in Medicaid, and states will receive 100 percent of funding to provide this for three years and then 90 percent for the following years.
People however will be required to take their employer's plan if they are offered it first. Field said that chances are, those plans will be at least "as good if not better" than anything the state offers. If you are unemployed or are not eligible for coverage, you can buy into the state plan or show evidence of financial hardship so you do not have to pay for insurance.
Regardless of who offers it, all insurance plans will be mandated to cover some basic tenants, including hospital stays, tests, doctor's visits, basic procedures and emergency room visits. Nothing is really different from what is covered now by insurance plans, except for the requirement to provide preventative services which includes contraception, Field pointed out. That requirement is has caused much controversy.
As for the doctors, in 2015 physicians will be paid according to quality of care, not according to the number of patients seen.
This could potentially lead to a lack of medical professionals and a higher demand. Field said that in the case of Massachusetts, whose health care plan is the model for the ACA, health services did see an increase of primary care visits for the first few years. But, this isn't necessarily a bad thing, Field argued. That measure could increase the demand for nurse practitioners rather than physicians. Certain clinics in Massachusetts are run with nurse practitioners and don't have doctors on staff.
"It should be seen as a good thing that (nurses and other medical professionals) would be more in demand," Field said.


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SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.101 no.4 Cape Town abr. 2011
Medical ethics, law and human rights. A South African perspective
Edited by Keymanthri Moodley. Pp. xx + 377. R369.95. Van Schaik Publishers. 2011.
Issues related to ethics, law and human rights enter into the everyday work of medicine and the health sciences. Almost daily we encounter scenarios that raise ethical concerns - from laboratory work on stored human tissue, interactions between health care providers and patients, to the shape of policies and programmes to deliver services to populations. Yet, most health care providers and managers have had little formal training in ethics, law and human rights. As a result, most deal with ethical concerns with little preparation, or, worse, fail altogether to recognise the potential implications of their work.
This edited volume fills a critical role by introducing a comprehensive and practical approach to the kinds of ethical, legal and human rights issues that doctors and other health care providers may encounter on a daily basis. The authors are drawn from South Africa's leading experts in this field. Significantly, most of the authors are clinicians who have gone on to study and work in bioethics - ensuring that the content is both theoretically sound and imminently practical.
The book is divided into two sections. The first introduces key concepts in ethics, law and human rights (including surprisingly easy-to-read chapters on the philosophical basis for modern bioethics). Chapters in the second section discuss the ethical concerns that arise in different areas of clinical practice, such as paediatrics, mental health, end-of-life care, genetics, HIV/AIDS and organ transplantation. Of particular value is a chapter presenting a framework for decision making when faced with ethical dilemmas. Although there are comprehensive chapters on research ethics and global health, this work is focused squarely on issues of health care provision in the South African context.
This volume appears targeted at introductory and mid-level audiences. The material is presented in a well-organised and easy-to-follow format; potentially difficult content is presented in an approachable (and at times entertaining) style. Concepts and issues are carefully explained, with examples and case studies - most of which are drawn from South Africa - used to demonstrate how theories can play out in the real world. In most chapters these case studies are followed by several questions to the reader, and then a commentary explores different approaches to answering the discussion questions.
Overall, the presentation is clear enough to be digested by undergraduate students, but the content and format will appeal greatly to clinicians and managers working in services. More generally, this volume provides an invaluable starting place for any health professional who has faced a potential ethical challenge and not known quite what to do.
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By DAVID GREEN
Since May, the Fayette Board of Education approved budget cuts of nearly $327,000. During that same time, state support increased by only $40,000.
This points to the importance of the millage renewal request on the Nov. 8 ballot, superintendent Russ Griggs said at the Oct. 17 school board meeting.
Despite cuts in staff and salaries, the district desperately needs to maintain existing revenue to stay afloat.
Griggs said his main point to voters is that the levy is not a new tax, but only a renewal of what's been paid for many years.
"It's absolutely essential to the operation of the district," Griggs said. "Failure to renew the levy would be catastrophic for the district. Even with passing the levy, due to decreasing revenue from the state, operation of the school district is going to be difficult financially, at best."
District treasurer Kelly Bentley pointed out that Fayette's average teacher salary and administrator salary is significantly below the state average, along with per-pupil spending.
"I think that says a lot for our district that we're trying to be as conservative as we can," she said.
Bentley told the board that an earlier projection called for Fayette to be one of 10 schools in the region to show a negative balance in 2013, but due to the staff cuts, the district should remain in the black until the 2014 school year.
Bentley said the district received a bonus of $17 per student from the state for achieving the "excellent" academic rating.
GIFT—The district is to receive 10 percent of the Nora (Nash) Smith trust for student scholarships. Smith graduated from Fayette in 1952 and then left the area. The amount is not yet known.
INSURANCE—Insurance costs will increase nine percent for the current school year. Despite a decision by staff members to pay more of the cost, the district will still pay an additional $26,000. That cost would have been much higher without the help from staff members, Bentley said.
DONATIONS—The Parent Support Group for the Class of 2012 donated $598 to purchase graduation caps and gowns.
The Fayette Athletic Boosters donated $4,900 to buy uniforms that will be worn by the cross country and track and field teams.
PLOWING—The board voted to accept a three-year contract with Jeff Keefer for snow removal. The contract calls for an increased cost due to the price of diesel fuel.
STAFF—Veronica Molina was approved as a substitute employee for several positions. Carolee Hartman resigned from her full-time bus driver job and was hired as a substitute driver.
Wendy Adams was hired to fill the dish washer preparation position for three hours a day.
Brian Keefer, Rodney Kessler and Heath Armstrong were approved as volunteers with the boys basketball program. Carrie Ueberroth will serve as elementary school student council advisor.


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The UL Computer Society is for students who are interested in Open Source Software, Hardware, Computer Games and Technology in general. We run weekly meetups, where we discuss topics related to computing, work on projects together or just play games and relax. Membership is open to all UL students and Alumni not just those who are part of technology courses!What can we do for you?
Membership of the society comes with a free skynet account. Skynet is CompSoc's server cluster. Skynet was started in 1992 and currently has a couple hundred users!
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It's been a rough several years, and while the employment outlook is slowly turning hopeful, those who've been through hell and back because of unemployment and underemployment, not to mention the economic body blows they've taken along the way, may find that they're still at a competitive disadvantage for the jobs they want because of it.
A recent survey found that two-thirds of companies perform credit checks on at least some portion of their prospective hires and current employees—a practice that's inspired much debate, given the continued high rate of unemployment. Its critics claim there is no statistical correlation between credit reports and job performance, although the assertions appear to be based on the testimony of one person in one hearing. Nevertheless, a number of states have passed legislation limiting the use of credit information in the hiring process and the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection has issued strict guidelines to govern it as well.
Frankly, it all boils down to what the employer is looking to accomplish. I say that because when you consider the cottage industry of companies offering to do social media searches for prospective hires and the criminal and credit background checks currently taking place, the question is, are employers looking for reasons to say no or are they willing to search for ways to say yes?
An Employer's Perspective
As an employer, some of my more challenging personnel-related decisions had to do with choosing between equally qualified candidates with diametrically opposite credit bureau reports. The companies I've owned and run were financial in nature and our employees were responsible for selling, processing and accounting for the flow of money. Naturally, the aforementioned checks were an important part of the vetting process, at the very least because the financial services industry happens to be the poster child for insider fraud.
What's more, having worked with financially troubled employees in the past, my staff and I knew from experience that when job performance suffers, managers and supervisors often make matters worse when they're unaware of the underlying reasons. These incidents also affected employee morale as they had a way of making their way through the company grapevine, especially after a humiliating public incident such as the service of a writ of wage garnishment.
Having said that, let me return to the question of employer motivation. If the candidate has the right combination of experience, capabilities, potential, character and fit, it would seem that the employer should want to hear the backstory. At the same time, if the candidate is eager for the position, it would seem that he or she should want to tell it.
Here's how.
Facing Your Credit Issues
If you're applying for a job that requires a background check (credit bureau report, FICO score) and if you're having difficulties right now or have experienced them in the recent past (closed accounts, charged-off balances, bankruptcy), I strongly urge you to have a candid discussion with your interviewer before the report is ordered. It's especially helpful when you can point to a derailing life event and can demonstrate how you've moved in a positive direction since that time. Over the years, I've heard some truly awful stories about acrimonious divorces, medical emergencies and debilitating family crises, and I can tell you this: employers who are fundamentally decent will feel a "there but for the grace of God go I" sense of compassion for an applicant who's willing to disclose this very personal information at such a sensitive point in the interview cycle. If that's not the case, perhaps this is the wrong company or institution for you.
If you're having trouble and you also have a job that you value, consider initiating a similarly candid discussion with your supervisor (or human resources representative, if necessary) before the stress begins to take a toll on your performance. Speaking once again from experience, the conversation is entirely different when an employee is forthrightly disclosing this information up front as opposed to offering it as an excuse after the fact.
And finally, when life takes a turn and you find yourself in over your head, consider these action steps.
Tighten your budget. Cut whatever expenses you can and explore your options for bringing in more household income via overtime, freelance work or supplemental employment.
Refinance the debts that make sense. Focus on the interest that's being charged for the credit card balances you may be carrying, as well as the rates you're currently paying for your other borrowings. Just remember to take a hard look at the fees that can accompany a move from one lender to another because the money will be coming out of your pocket up front or over time. Either way, it'll have an impact on the Annual Percentage Rate for the financing you're contemplating and the total amount of interest you'll end up paying.
Apply for relief before you start missing payment-due dates. No different from the advice I've offered about talking to your supervisor before your work begins to suffer, it's a good idea to contact your lenders to work out an accommodation ahead of time. This is particularly true in the case of government-sponsored education loans.
Sell the things you don't need in exchange for the cash you can use to pay down your loans. This is important: instruct your lenders to apply that cash against principal and not against your future monthly payments. That's because installment payments are made up of principal and interest. Consequently, when you make a payment in advance of its due date, you're giving the lender the gift of interest it hasn't yet earned.
Look, it's hard enough finding good jobs these days. Don't let whatever adversities you may have experienced because of the recession, or for other reasons, take you out of the running for it. Know what your credit bureau and employment records look like (which can be accessed for free here) so that you're prepared to advocate for yourself and the job you want.
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By now, you know it's coming. The 40th season for the American Motocross tour is coming, with the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship rolling into Hangtown next weekend. Be there, or be at whatever race is closest to you. Or watch on FUEL, SPEED and NBC. It's going to be good. Check out the revamped facebook page facebook.com/AmericanMotocross or visit www.allisports.com to follow the series. In the meantime, we roll through our 40 years in 40 days countdown with the year 2005.
James Stewart and Ricky Carmichael finally got to race each other in 2005.
Photo: Simon Cudby
This one had been brewing for basically a lifetime. Ricky Carmichael and James Stewart were just far enough apart in age to where they had never raced against each other at any level. Instead, they broke each other's records. When Carmichael was finished racing the AMA Amateur National at Loretta Lynn Ranch, he held the all-time record for amateur titles. Then Stewart broke that record. When Carmichael was finished racing the 125 class as a pro, he held the all-time record for 125 National Motocross victories. Until Stewart broke that record. And the entire 2004 season served as a massive set up, with Carmichael winning 24 out of 24 motos in the 250 class, and Stewart winning 23 out of 24 in the 125s.
Finally, in 2005, they would meet in the 250 class. This was a clash of titans.
The battle should have begun in supercross, but Stewart crashed and broke his arm in the second race of the season, leaving Carmichael and Chad Reed to battle for the championship, with Carmichael coming out on top (Carmichael's AMA Supercross Championship was the first for Suzuki since Mark Barnett collected that title over twenty years earlier). Stewart did return late in the supercross season to collect a few wins. Outdoors, though, Carmichael would be armed with Suzuki's brand-new RM-Z450, while Stewart would still ride a KX250 two-stroke.
The Carmichael/Stewart battle never really materialized with Carmichael outpowering Stewart throughout the sesaon.
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Unfortunately, the outdoor battle never materialized. Carmichael waxed everyone at the opener at Hangtown, while Stewart struggled and eventually pulled out of the second moto with an illness. Stewart was on his game at High Point. He passed Carmichael in the first moto and began pulling away slightly. Before long, Carmichael latched onto Stewart's pace and hung there. He retook the lead in spectacular fashion, jumping over Stewart's head on a tabletop, and pulling away from there. Stewart then pulled out of action again at Southwick. At Budds Creek, Stewart was asked what it would take to beat Carmichael, and he said, "A 450." But Kawasaki didn't have one. So Stewart tried to soldier on, often getting booed by the same fans that had cheered him wildly while he was winning everything in sight on a 125. It was a strange year.
Carmichael kept on winning. He crashed in the first moto at Southwick, allowing Reed to take the first 250-class moto win of his career. Beyond that, he was pretty much aces, going as fast on a Suzuki as he had on a Honda. Then came Unadilla. Carmichael fell, and Stewart took the lead. Carmichael was charging, and late in the race began to close in. This was the showdown everyone wanted to see. Carmichael got inside and made the pass, but Stewart tried to cross back underneath. But Carmichael didn't drift wide, so when Stewart hit a jump, he came down right on top of Carmichael's back, sending them both the ground. Kevin Windham inherited the moto win, Stewart was knocked out, and Carmichael picked himself up to come back in moto two and win the overall. For Stewart, Unadilla was rock bottom.
Stewart landed on Carmichael at Unadilla. Their expected showdown had more downs than ups.
Photo: Tom Ferriter
No doubts for the rest of the year: RC was still the best in the business outdoors. But what about Stewart's vacated throne in the 125s?
Well, the '05 125 class produced one of the closest and most dramatic battles you'll ever see (which is the same thing we wrote about '89, '92, '95, '00, '01 and '03). With Stewart out, the class was stacked with contenders. In the first moto of the season, though, Suzuki's Broc Hepler put on a clinic, working his way into the lead and taking the win. Hepler finished second to Stewart in points during the previous season. Perhaps the sophomore was the best in the class? Well, he tipped over in moto two and threw away the overall. Up front, KTM's Mike Alessi led the way in his debut race in his first pro season. Looked like Mike had the moto won until Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Grant Langston made a heroic run on the last lap and made up huge ground. In the last turn, Langston went to the inside of Alessi and smashed into him. Alessi crashed and Langston stole the moto win, but also broke his ankle in the collision.
Langston would try to race through the pain each week, but his results were sporadic. Other contenders would win races here and there, but an unlikely points leader emerged: 2001 125 Champion Mike Brown. Brown was supposed to race in Europe for the '05 season, but his deal collapsed, so he put together his own privateer Honda effort in the U.S. and found himself leading the points by mid season. Brown was looking to become the first privateer to ever win an AMA National Motocross Championship, but for some reason, he began to falter at mid season. Conspiracy theorists say that Pro Circuit, who was building Brown's engines, was purposely giving him bad stuff to help their own team riders catch him in points. Others said Brown was cracking under pressure. Whatever the reason, he faded out of contention.
Ivan Tedesco proved the most consistent in a wild 125 tour, and he landed the title.
Photo: Simon Cudby
This left Alessi in the points lead. Hepler finally figured it all out and won some races, as did Honda's Andrew Short, and even Langston got a win, injury and all, at Red Bud. But the most consistent contender was Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Ivan Tedesco, who won in Colorado (the Thunder Valley national replaced Troy, Ohio on the schedule) and soon had the points lead. Heading into the finale, it looked like Tedesco had the crown pretty much wrapped, but he derailed a chain in the first moto and lost a ton of points. Alessi had a shot heading into he final moto of the season.
Then Alessi did something crazy. He took Tedesco out and stood on his bike so Tedesco couldn't get back on. Alessi even reached for Tedesco's kill switch to try to turn his bike off! It was an amazing series of events, both riders finished way back, and Alessi didn't make up enough ground to win the title. At the end of the season, the AMA stripped Alessi of his Glen Helen points, which moved Andrew Short up to second for the year. Alessi was also stripped of his AMA Rookie of the Year award. It instead went to Estonia's Juss Laansoo. Remember him?
Mike Alessi made his full-season pro debut in 2005, riding a 250F for KTM. He nearly won the title, but his season was marred by controversy.
Photo: Simon Cudby
Tedesco was considered a supercross specialist when the year began, but he had proven his outdoor chops during this wild season, and claimed the championship. Brown was originally scheduled to race the Motocross des Nations, but the team pulled him off in favor of Tedesco. He teamed with Carmichael and Windham, and the boys pulled through, winning the MXdN for the first time since 2000. Team USA had gone through quite a few starts and stops in MXdN effort since their massive win streak had ended in 1994, but this 2005 win was the catalyst of a new level of effort. At that time, finding the funding to race the event was difficult, so MX Sports, producers of the Loretta Lynn event (and sister company to this site) sponsored the team and picked up the tab. With the win came more interest, and the U.S. has sent a strong team (and won the event) ever since.
Once again the season ended with no doubt that Carmichael was the greatest motocross rider in the world. Would things change if Stewart got a crack at him on a 450?
With sponsorship from MX Sports and the Loretta Lynn's AMA Amateur National, Team USA returned to the Motocross des Nations. Carmichael led to squad to victory.
Photo: SImon Cudby
2005 250cc National Motocross
Date Location Winner Machine
May 22 Sacramento, CA Ricky Carmichael, Havana, FL Suzuki
May 29 Mt. Morris, PA Ricky Carmichael, Havana, FL Suzuki
June 12 Southwick, MA Ricky Carmichael, Havana, FL Suzuki
June 19 Budds Creek, MD Ricky Carmichael, Havana, FL Suzuki
July 3 Buchanan, MI Ricky Carmichael, Havana, FL Suzuki
July 17 New Berlin, NY Ricky Carmichael, Havana, FL Suzuki
July 24 Lakewood, CO Ricky Carmichael, Havana, FL Suzuki
July 31 Washougal, WA Ricky Carmichael, Havana, FL Suzuki
August 14 Millville, MN Ricky Carmichael, Havana, FL Suzuki
August 21 Binghamton, NY Ricky Carmichael, Havana, FL Suzuki
September 4 Delmont, PA Ricky Carmichael, Havana, FL Suzuki
September 11 San Bernardino, CA Ricky Carmichael, Havana, FL Suzuki
Ryan Villopoto made his pro debut after Loretta's. He struggled at first, but then finished on the podium at Glen Helen. A sign of things to come?
Photo: Matt Ware
2005 250cc National Point Standings
Pos. Name, hometown Machine Pts.
1 Ricky Carmichael, Havana, FL Suzuki 5942 Kevin Windham, Centreville, MS Honda 485
3 Ernesto Fonseca, Murrieta, CA Honda 392
4 David Vuillemin, Corona, CA Yamaha 390
5 Travis Preston, Hesperia, CA Honda 308
6 Michael Byrne, Murrieta, CA Kawasaki 294
7 John Dowd, Ludlow, MA Suzuki 273
8 Chad Reed, Dade City, FL Yamaha 258
9 Nicholas Wey, Dewitt, MI Honda 233
10 Jeff Dement, Kingwood, TX Suzuki 152
Yamaha busted out yellow plastic and graphics at Unadilla to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Here's David Vuillemin doing his best Bob Hannah.
2005 125cc National Motocross
Date Location Winner Machine
May 22 Sacramento, CA Grant Langston, Murrieta, CA Kawasaki
May 29 Mt. Morris, PA Mike Alessi, Apple Valley, CA KTM
June 12 Southwick, MA Grant Langston, Murrieta, CA Kawasaki
June 19 Budds Creek, MD Michael Brown, Johnson City, TN Honda
July 3 Buchanan, MI Grant Langston, Murrieta, CA Kawasaki
July 17 New Berlin, NY Broc Hepler, Kittanning, PA Suzuki
July 24 Lakewood, CO Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, CA Kawasaki
July 31 Washougal, WA Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, CA Kawasaki
August 14 Millville, MN Andrew Short, Murrieta, CA Honda
August 21 Binghamton, NY Mike Alessi, Apple Valley, CA KTM
September 4 Delmont, PA Broc Hepler, Kittanning, PA Suzuki
September 11 San Bernardino, CA Grant Langston, Murrieta, CA Kawasaki
2005 125cc National Point Standings
Pos. Name, hometown Machine Pts.
1 Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, CA Kawasaki 412
2 Andrew Short, Murrieta, CA Honda 376
3 Mike Alessi, Apple Valley, CA KTM 367
4 Grant Langston, Murrieta, CA Kawasaki 366
5 Michael Brown, Johnson City, TN Honda 336
6 Broc Hepler, Kittanning, PA Suzuki 321
7 Joshua Grant, Riverside, CA Honda 302
8 David Millsaps, Cairo, GA Suzuki 268
9 Matt Walker, McDonough, GA Kawasaki 240
10 Danny Smith, Middleton, ID Yamaha 196


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Summer fishing can be frustrating...or moderately successful.*Here are some suggestions for mid-year success.*
Come July the weather was will be hot .*If the heat index doesn?t get you first, the lack of fish will make you question your willingness to leave a nice cool fly tying bench.*Water temperatures in small ponds can reach into the eighties and catching fish becomes work, even at dusk. Frustration builds when a pattern produces a few fish then nothing for the rest of the summer.*Face it, it?s summer and things aren?t going to get better.


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I was late with one payment and the bank repossessed my car. Can it do this?
There are no banking laws or regulations that address when a national bank may repossess your vehicle. Technically, if your payment is one day late, you have defaulted on your loan.
Each bank may set its own policy on the conditions of default that will trigger repossession. (These conditions of default are included in the loan contract.) When you accepted the loan, you accepted these conditions. You should contact the bank if you have questions about the terms of your contract.


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Update: Testing continues for patients of deceased Arkansas dentist
Dentist committed suicide by drug overdose; may have exposed patients to possible infections
Updated April 29th:
Ed Barham with the Arkansas health department said 85 fomer patients of Dr. William Jarrod Stewart are being sought for testing. AHD has contacted "92% of the 85 patients," said Barham.
The ADH has recieved results for 59 tests submitted and all came back negative. Barham said the SHD has found no transmission of any disease from the dentist.
Ed Barham said "AHD is very reassured by the results so far."
Updated April 12th:
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) contacted patients who received IV drugs from Dr. William Jarrod Stewart. According to a statement from Ocean Dental, 68 of these are Ocean Dental patients.
In a statement released by the office, Stewart was an employee of Ocean Dental from November 2011 until February 20, 2012.
According to his obituary Stewart died on Feb. 29, 2012 - nine days after his employment at Ocean Dental.
Pulaski County coroner Gerone Hobbs confirmed Stewart committed suicide by overdosing on drugs. Hobbs said it caused liver and respiratory failure as confirmed by a toxicology test.
Dr. Stewart treated patients at clinics in Fayetteville, Little Rock, Jonesboro and Hot Springs.
Based on information received from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the ADH has concluded that some of the drugs used by Dr. Stewart may have been contaminated with "infectious material." The department of health stepped in after receiving a tip from the DEA that Stewart had tampered with vials of drugs by removing and then replacing the lids. A DEA spokesperson, said that the medication was tampered with after delivery. Health department officials say they have no evidence that the drugs were actually used on patients, but that patients should be tested as a precaution
The dental clinics where Dr. Stewart treated patients are Ocean Dental clinics in Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Hot Springs, Jonesboro and Little Rock. Additionally, Bevans Pediatric Dentistry in Little Rock. According to the ADH's investigation, no patients treated at the Ft. Smith clinic were identified as being at risk.
No other providers or employees from Ocean Dental clinics below had access to these medications; therefore, no patients seen by other providers at these locations are thought to be at risk.
The ADH is contacting patients and recommending screening for infection. Screening will involve a questionnaire and a blood test and will be coordinated at ADH locations free of charge.
Stewart, 40, passed away at Baptist Medical Center in Febuary 2012, according to his obituary. He was born October 1971 in Pine Bluff, according to his obituary. He received his under graduate degree from UALR and was a graduate of the LSU School of Dentistry in New Orleans.
He practiced dentistry for the past 10 years practicing dentistry in Little Rock, Arkansas.
At this time time no illnesses have been linked to this situation. According to the ADH, there may be potential for limited disease transmission.
The ADH confirmed only patients who received IV medicines (directly into a vein) from Stewart may be at risk. This does not include locally applied anesthetic or nitric oxide gas. Patients who received IV medicine prior to November 2011 are not at risk.
If you are a former patient of Stewart, were seen by him in the affected timeframe contact the Ark. Department of Health Hotline at 800-633-1735.
Wednesday the Arkansas State Dental Association released a statement.
"Earlier today, the Arkansas Department of Health announced its effort to contact about 100 patients of a dentist who may have violated infection control procedures during dental surgery involving intravenous (I.V.) sedation. The procedures were performed at dental offices in Little Rock, Fayetteville, Hot Springs and Jonesboro during a three-month period between November 2011 and February 2012. The Arkansas State Dental Association is closely monitoring the situation."
"The rules and regulations that govern the practice of dentistry dictate that all dental offices adhere to standard precautions as established by the CDC, including those for intravenous (IV) sedation. Adherence to infection control procedures ensures a safe and sanitary environment for patients in dental offices and creates a safe working environment for dentists and their teams."
"Dentists in Arkansas have an excellent record of providing safe and sanitary environments for their patients. Incidents as the ones described in the Health Department press release represent an extreme departure from normal sedation techniques and do not reflect the typical way sedation techniques are administered in Arkansas."
"Patients are always encouraged to visit with their dentist about infection control procedures that are utilized in their office. The dental professionals of Arkansas are typically pleased to describe their procedures for keeping patients safe and healthy while undergoing dental treatment."


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paradise Los Angeles, but for those of you in snowy, icy northern nightmares places, you might be very interested in the driving lesson that Motive is offering. It's called the Scandinavian Flick. Rally drivers, drifters and even my brother Hollywood stuntmen are all familiar with the technique. Motive's Bryan Joslin is claiming the Flick is the fastest and safest way around a wet corner. Though, he does point out that law enforcement might view your superior car control as nothing more than hoonage, so don't Flick on public roads.
Here's how you Flick around a right-hander:
1. Set up the car in a straight line before the onset of the turn. The car should be just to the left of the road's centerline, to allow room for the tail to swing out.
2. Flick the steering wheel just slightly in the opposite direction of your intended turn, in this case a faint snap to the left. This will shift the car's load dramatically, and build up inertial momentum.
3. Quickly move the wheel back in the direction of your intended turn, to the right in this example. The sudden change in direction will upset the chassis just enough to cause the back end of the car to over-react, pointing you in the direction of the turn, or even a little bit past it. To heighten this effect, you can either lift the throttle or provide a bit of left-foot braking just after the initial, opposite-direction flick (Step 2).
4. Once the car starts to rotate, apply just enough countersteering to put the car on its final trajectory.
5. With the car on its new heading, apply enough throttle to pull you through the turn, gradually trimming back the car's rotation as you pull through the apex of the curve.
6. Exhale, unpucker, and declare to the onlooking moose that you're the king of the North Country.
That sounds about right. Or at least fun. Next time we're in the snow we're going to have to give the Flick a try. Or at least some aquavite. Oh, and if you click over to Motive, pay special attention to the car used for the demo. [Motive Mag]


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Torrington superintendent of schools asks for 5.6 percent budget increase for '13-'14
TORRINGTON >> School administrators and Board of Education members expect to ask the city's taxpayers to reach deeper into their pockets for next year's school district budget as unfunded state mandates are put in place and contractual obligations for salary and benefits increase.
At Tuesday night's Board of Education Budget Committee meeting Superintendent Cheryl Kloczko presented her 2013-14 proposed budget -- $71,622,258.00, a 5.6 percent increase from last year -- for the first time.
While the budget contains many cuts to the district, Kloczko said the increase comes mainly from state mandated programs.
"We are hammered with more state mandates," Kloczko said. "The 5.6 percent increase is just to maintain what we have this year, to continue it. If we have to go backwards we will be hurting our last natural resource -- our students."
According to a chart made by Kloczko and school district business administrators that lists various state mandated requirements, the total cost equals $67,383,264, which is an increase of $938,954 from this year's budget at $66,444,310.
Most of the increases will come from salaries, insurance and utilities, however, employee health benefits will be one of the highest increases at 13.11 percent which is an increase of $1,527,398.00 according to Kloczko's budget.
According to Kloczko's breakdown of the areas that will increase, special education is on the list for a $112,900.00 increase. Kloczko's chart lists special education will receive a 3 percent increase for tuition and new state mandate for magnet and pre-k tuition.
In addition to the increase the school district will face, Kloczko's proposed budget plans to cut school programs as a result.
"We tried to take something from every building, every program," Kloczko said.
Kloczko proposed the following cuts in her budget proposal.
In the middle school, students would no longer have the option to play sports at all. Torrington Middle School athletics will be eliminated. In the high school, junior varsity level sports would be cut. Kloczko's proposed budget cuts also includes eliminating all FRP's (secretaries to the principal) which will only provide one person to manage the main office, answer phones, buzz people in. Those duties would be passed on to the principal.
According to Chairman of the Board of Education, Ken Traub the state is cutting $1 million dollars from Torrington Public Schools. Traub said $500,000 dollars are being cut from transportation, more than $200,000 will be cut from early childhood development, which will eliminate early childhood programs put in place to help children get ready for kindergarten.
"These programs were set up to help kids who are behind," said Traub.
Furthermore, Traub said the state plans to cut $200,000 for reimbursements for special education.
However, Traub said the state will give the Torrington school district $104,000.
"They (the state) can keep the hundred thousand and I'll take the million," said Traub.
Federal funds are also being cut. During the last budget subcommittee meeting, school administrators said they will be losing a 9.1 percent grant.
During that meeting last week, the school district also presented its "all-in" budget, which would ask for an 11 percent increase (roughly $73.7 million).
At the end of the meeting this Tuesday, committee members voted to process all the information presented and meet again on Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. before the Board of Education meeting.
"We feel challenged in a time when we have to improve. If we go to zero percent we will not be meeting state mandates" Kloczko said.
Reach Nikki Treleaven at (860) 489-3121 ext. 324


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There are ethical guidelines that have to be followed when conducting experiments. They keep experimenters from committing acts of pointless waste or extreme destruction. That's fair. But if those ethical limitations were ever swept aside, I know what unholy acts of scientific mayhem I'd like to see.
10. Chimpanzees with human vocal cords.
Project Nim has hit theaters. It's the story of a chimpanzee raised among humans as an experiment to see if chimps can learn language as well as humans when raised in the right environment. The experiment was hampered by, among other things, the fact that chimps can't speak and his human family didn't know sign language. At the time, there was nothing to be done but have humans learn sign language while teaching a chimp to learn sign language as well. Now, if we can put an ear on a mouse, we can put some vocal cords in a chimpanzee. Or a gorilla.
9. Make everything huge.
We've seen that when lions and tigers mate, the offspring gets a combination of the growth genes from each, growing to gigantic size. There are genetic ways to make animals enormous. There needs to be an entire branch of science that does nothing but work out how to make various animals gigantic. I picture it as being called The International Cool-Ass Center for Embiggening, and it should make chinchillas the size of ponies, ponies the size of SUVs, and elephants the size of houses.
8. Also make everything tiny.
Obviously, this goes both ways. I should be able to ride my three-story elephant back to my house to play with my cat-sized pony, and all while keeping a pocket-panda in my coat at all times in case I get depressed.
7. Fire things into the sun, or the moon.
We've got no shuttles. We're not going to the moon. We're not going to Mars. Let's just fire things into the sun and splatter things across the moon. It will be like the bit where Letterman threw things off a roof, only better. We don't need to be particularly precise or ambitious. Just lob things, a freighter full of watermelons, a player piano, balloons full of jello, at the sun or the moon with a camera just good enough to observe the splash/inferno.
6. Make some zombies
This would be a multidisciplinary attempt at apocalypse. It has been shown that various creatures can be zombified through parasites, through neurotoxins and other chemicals, and someday probably through nanotechnology. It's time to see if we can make some honest-to-god zombies. And if they get out of the lab and start wrecking civilization? Well, that's been shown on TV and in movies, so it must be desirable. Let the wildly unscrupulous experimentation with inadequate safeguards begin!
5. Do massive, sustained sociological experiments.
Remember the Milgram Experiment, in which people were made to believe that they were shocking a fellow human being to death? Or the Stanford Prison Experiment, during which some students were assigned the roles of 'prisoners' and others were assigned the roles of 'guards,' and which had to be stopped after six days when the guards and the prisoners participated in torture? Those seem almost quaint, in the era of reality shows that dunk anorexic aspiring models in ice water until they need to be rushed to the hospital or make people eat spiders. Not only would these new experiments be fascinating to watch, they'd be readily funded. Get an unscrupulous psychologist, or a social engineer, and have a TV crew haul them and a bunch of people, who either believe in the cause or will do anything to be famous, out to the middle of nowhere for the most elaborate and cruel sociological experiments ever. Hell, if the shows are profitable enough, and private space travel works out, we might get lunar colonies after all.
4. Bliss brain jacks
Scientists are finding ways to manipulate the various chemicals that make the brain happy. They might start working towards finding a way to keep it happy, or even brain modifications that make people happy all the time. Yes, it's all scary and dystopian. But if you believe the idea saying that, "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation," real life is even more dystopian. If the future looks bleak, maybe it would be a good idea to let people march into it artificially happy.
3. Isolate and reproduce the neurochemical soup that makes people feel love.
The potential for abuse is right there on the surface, and even if it weren't abused it would be creepy. But I like the idea that not only could people isolate and reproduce these chemicals, but they could make different 'flavors' of love. So those who wanted to experience all different types of love during their time on earth, could go with their partner and pick out angry, conflicted love one weekend, and obsessive love the next, and even chaste, courtly love if they needed a couple of days off. Those accustomed to their lovers could pick out 'first love' or 'new love' again and again. It would be a time saver. A horrific, soul-cheapening time saver.
2. Develop human intelligence for everything.
Artificial intelligence is getting good. Scientists are investigating the genetic sequences that might switch on human brain development in apes. They're also finding out about collective intelligence in animals like ants and bees. On film we've seen an uprising of the machines. We're going to see an uprising of the apes. What we need to see is a fight between the apes and the machines. Meanwhile, sentient sharks could fight sentient seaweed and algae in the ocean, and superintelligent colonies of ants could fight the encroaching flocks of intelligent birds. Enough uprising. It's time for a free-for-all.
1. Brain transplants.
I have to admit, this one would end not just the credibility of science but life as we know it. The rich would be farming the poor for bodies before anyone even thought of the appropriate twitter hashtag for the story. But I'd love to see if it would work.


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