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Q&A with Fernando, plus first look at his bobblehead
Fernando Valenzuela participated in yesterday's 10th Annual Dodgers Dream Foundation Charity Golf Invitational at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes. His foursome included representatives from MillerCoors, a Dodger partner. Valenzuela's group got off to a fairly slow start on the front 9, only 3 under par. The breathtaking view on the course that overlooks the Pacific Ocean might have been a distraction to a couple men in the foursome who were playing Trump National for the first time. However, after a Morton's catered lunch, the team caught fire and birdied 5 of the last 9 holes to finish 8 under for the round.
Below is a Q&A conducted while riding around the course with the legendary lefty:
How long have you been golfing?
A long time. About 20 years. I started in the late 80s. One of my first times, I went out with Rick Honeycutt in Atlantic City, New York. When I was still playing, I golfed mostly in the offseason.
You took to the game quickly. Any attempts to go pro?
(Laughs) No, but when I stopped playing (baseball) in 1997, for about 4 to 5 years, I played (golf) almost every day.
Did you ever play with other teammates? Who was the best golfer?
I played with many of my teammates like Bob Welch, Alejandro Peña and Orel Hershiser. Orel was the best.
Which PGA pro would you most like to golf with?
I played with Arnold Palmer once at the Bob Hope Classic. I played a round with Peter Jacobsen in the late 80s.
What is your favorite course?
Riviera in Pacific Palisades
What's your favorite club in your bag?
My driver, but I can't tell you what it is.
What was the best prize you've won at a golf tournament?
Three years ago here at the Dodgers Dream Foundation tournament, I won the prize at hole 15 and it was an autographed photo of myself. (Laughs)
Which course would you like to play that you haven't already?
Pebble Beach
How many rounds of golf do you player per week?
About 2 rounds per week
What was the best game you've ever golfed?
I've had a few good games. I shot 74 at Riviera which is 3 over par there.
This season, the Dodgers celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Fernandomania" all season long in 2011. Valenzuela's "Fernandomania" bobblehead giveaway is July 26 (vs. COL). Below is a first look at the bobblehead!
Tickets are available here or by calling 866-DODGERS.
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Good Afternoon, Dodger faithful. Somebody please explain to me what you think the divorce settlement will mean for us. I could care less about the McCrooks but, I do care about the future of our team.
Donnie goes with mostly lefty lineup against Brett Myers, who, on his career, gives up more hits and HRs to righties. Unfortunately, the lineup includes Navarro, amongst other bums.
Gordon SS
Miles 2B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Loney 1B
Uribe 3B
Navarro C
Oeltjen LF
Lilly P
Message to Bud Selig: It's your move. Make the McCourts SELL THE TEAM!!!!!!
Don't bother going to the game tonight, folks, it's going to be a real stinker!
To behonest, I can't imagine Gwynn, Barajas and Carroll doing much better. Jamey, perhaps, but, not as far as getting any RBIs. So, if Andre and Matt don't do it all…..we are screwed once again! And, to me, Uribe is a 3-year pain in our asses!
I believe we're saved, my friends.
From what I understand of the settlement, MLB would have to be crazy to approve the Fox deal at this point. MLB would be properly justified to postpone the decision on the Fox deal until after the August 5th date when the Dodger ownership is to be decided by judge Gordon. MLB could justifiably say that they don't want to decide on the Fox deal, given the chance that the Dodger assets would be considered community property and would have to then be sold to partition that asset. Why would a new prospective owner want to be bound by a deal arranged by Frank McCourt. That could only diminish the value for the new owner and presumably for MLB in general.
I also have to laugh at the idea made by Frank that the advance payment by Fox would all go to the Dodger business interests. At least a $100 million off the top would reportedly be going to Frank and Jamie and to pay their respective attorneys and other fees. Beyond that who wants to believe Frank that the rest of the prepaid millions would be going into the Dodgers. Someone who had no problem in diverting a $100 million or so over the past five years to their own personal use would have no problem in cheating the fans and MLB of the rest of the Fox prepaid funds.
MLB TV pretty much said if MLB doesn't allow the Fox deal to go through, then Frank won't have the Dodgers. The June 30th payroll was brought up, which is about $30 mill with all the deferred payments. So, cross your fingers boys and girls, and hope for the best.
Fingers crossed, for sure!
Messagebear – So, I am assuming unless Selig is a real idiot ( I know! It's hard not to think that), he won't allow the Fox deal to go through, and let Frank sink, right?
Nells, I'm hoping that Bud will want to make up for his mistake a few years back and get rid of Frank for good, so he doesn't drag his legacy down forever. He won't get a better opportunity than this to clear his record.
Let's keep thos EMPTY SEATS going.
Kind of sad that we have to rely on Selig to o the right thing.
Bud's got plenty of other mistakes to make up for, such as "Bud's Steroid Era".
All we have to do is rely on Selig to save the Dodgers??
Been pondering who I'd root for if Frank's allowed to keep the team. Afterall, the franchise will be dead (the one I gew up with already is.) Can't root for the Angels – just can't stand the DH. Snakes or Rox possibly, but that'd be hard to do as well having grown up in SoCal. Then it came to me – my team will be whoever's playing Frank's Dodgers. Seems natural. That way I can truely delight in Ned's and Frank's follies, and take great pleasure in seeing nightly attendance dwindle to a paid crowd of 15-20000 per game as marketing dreams up one pathetic inducement to come to the park after another. Half price peanut night. Mr. Potatohead night featuring Frank as Mr. Potatohead. Pin the tail on Ned Night…
Oh, if Frank get's his money he'll sign a big name or two, probably someone like Beltran or some other washed up hack. But they want to be Dodgers Ned will say and self congratulate himself when he signs them to 3 year contracts, only to watch them underperform when not on the DL. It'll be funny then because I won't give a damn. And I'll smile knowing the kids will finally get their chance when Ned trades them away for worthless PVLs.
Not that I'm not 75% of the way there already.
It will be a sad day when Ned trades away Matt Kemp. That guy has made so much progress so quickly. Especially when we compare 2011 to 2010. If he had half a team to back him up, he'd be the top candidate for MVP at this point. But since batters #5-8 are such black holes, there's no way Kemp can win MVP this year. Perhaps he's better off somewhere else. 😦
It will be a true tragedy if Frank is allowed to keep this team. I hope it doesn't come down to that. I will probably go the way you are talking about if that happens. I'm already hoping they fail miserably and attendance continues to decline, so, it would not be much of a change to root against Frank and Furter going forward. Even with the infusion of more money, Ned will waste it on crap. I am holding out hope that Bud did not start this without the full intention of going all the way with it and removing Frank. I guess we'll see.
I think you make a great point about who to root for, E!
Inadvertently I find myself putting that into practice even as I wish Frank and Ned down the toilet.
Rumor has it that Uribe has dyed his hair blonde…….do blondes have more fun?! 😉 Blonde jokes would be fun, don't you think?
crossed and double crossed
What I read just moves the date back for determining the sole owner of the dodgers. Either its sole or community. There is little that is concrete,except jaime has given up her hand and stated what it takes to buy her fair share: 100 M plus the houses w/o tax liability, Sweet, most eligible woman in LA? This AUG date has no bearing on Seligs decision, and he could make his decision before or after that date. Except that JUNE 30 payroll looms, and I don't think MLB wants to hang McCourt on this issue, and be thought of as the ones that stopped the franchise from "moving on".
I can't trust McCourt; that if he did have funding, that he wouldn't just repeat history and funnel another lavish lifestyle that he enjoys; to the detriment of the Dodgers organization.
And with today's line up we should be on our way to the cellar. Its unfortunate that each team must have at least one representative to the AS game, I would rather not have any, although Kemp is deserving and Dre could do it, if he get out of his "tude" and start producing.
From Facebook……
In his order, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon wrote that the Fox contract "is in the best interests of the Los Angeles Dodgers and should be consummated immediately."
I didn't think there would be anybody any more idiotic than Frank and Ned, but if this is true, I guess I did.
I wonder how much Frank paid this judge? 😉
Lyons just sid that Donnie has Lilly on a short leash….only about 90 pitches. Just hope he makes it past the fourth inning!
Good evening all.
Just got home in time to catch the game on FSN. Got Vin on the radio broadcast & muting Deshaes & his lunchmeat partner.
Pretty small crowd at the ravine tonight.
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I thought it was gone. Glad it stayed in the yard.
Oink, Oink…where are you 🙂
Maybe the Arkansas call will work…Suuuuuuuuu-weeeee! LOL
( | ) ~~~Pfffftttt…….where are you? 😉
I thought it was the Twins. I thought they would have lit Meyers up by now. The rate they're going, they will be in the NL West cellar by monday.
I think the Twins have won a few games recently. Lyons mentioned that the Astros were he worst team…pretty soon, we might be!
My bad. This heat must be frying my brain! Goes to show how long it's been since I've paid attention to the standings.
I don't pay attention either. It's too depressing for me.
Just wonderful!
I see we're knocking the cover off the ball again tonight.
Damn SD – its going to be a battle all year with them for 5th, but I think come the dog days, we'll put some distance between us.
Coolest daytime temp here in the last two weeks…104!!….109 today! I'm pooped.
Where are you?
Wow…the natives are finally getting restless….lots and lots of BOOOOOs!
That could be the game.
Yep! I see the Astros scoring even more this inning!
It appears Lilly's pitch count tonight should've been about 68.
Just feels right. From Los Angeles, California, THE DOORS…
This is the end, beautiful friend…
This is the end, my only friend, the end
Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I'll never look into your eyes… again.
Can you picture what will be so limitless and free
Desperately in need… of some… strange hand
In a desperate land…
It sure is the end! Cellar, here we come!
Boy, do we ( | )~~~~!
( | )~~~Ka-Boom!!!
Yes fan,
I want to kill you,
I want to……………………………
Poof! Thar she blows!!!
<—–Lilly….nice game!
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Lilly sucks.
Unfortunately, it's not just Lilly who sucks!
Nah, he just needs to play better.
AMF Lilly!
Not sure if anyone's mentioned this yet but the pitcher were facing was 2-6 has a 5.03 era and thrown only 46 pitches in 5 innings and only allowed 1 run on 2 hits. Thanks Frank & Ned for assembling a winning team!!!!!
Vinny mentioned it!
They did a very, very good job.
In Ned's defense, it must be extremely hard talking real major leaguers into coming to play here (not that he'd know one if he saw one.)
Great…just pile on some more! We can take it! We are used to it!
It hurts so good!!
Don't worry, Blake and Frailcal will be back soon and save the season.
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The above link is a time lapse video of me watching the Dodgers the last couple of years.
LOL!! I know the feeling.
The stink is getting so bad, my eyes are starting to burn. . .
One heck of a price for us to pay,
for Frank and Jamie to get their kicks.
Ooh, ooh, that smell…
I was thinking more on the lines of "The Torture Never Stops" by Frank Zappa off the "Zoot Allures" LP Wally.
LOL!! Good stuff!!
Has anyone seen the trailer for the upcoming movie; "Moneyball?" Brad Pitt's playing Billy Beane of the A's.
Can't say as I have VL, but if there's one thing we should all know about, its trailers.
I saw it on yahoo. Only looks so-so to me, but some of their lame brain critics are comparing it to a comeback role for Pitt comparing it to what 'The Blind Side" did for Sandra Bullock. Go figure!
Haven't seen it yet VL.
Yes or no – do you think this club could compete in AAA?
I think our local "Rockhounds" ball club could be competitive against this team, and they're just AA!
Absolutely not.
Nelly's son's team could probably beat them.
Her son can pitch better than what we've got right now!
They might get to .500 in AAA.
I can't even follow the team anymore or watch the games theyre just too bad. If Selig approves the Fox deal before June 30th I don't know what I'm going to do I've already started to lose interest in baseball as a whole the last two years.
Rally Time 😉 😉
Wasting away in JuanUribeville!!!
Otra ves!! LOL
Guess going blond didn't help Uribe.
LOL…ya' think!
Y'all realize Uribe's either the starting 2B or 3B next year right?
Oh, joy!
Well It looks like the blonde hair hasn't worked out all that well. Time for him to break out a red or gold thong.
I'll loan him mine 🙂
I bet you would!!!
Unfortunately!! Although, it was mentioned in one of the Bleacher Reports that Uribe and Blake would probably draw some interest at the trade deadline. Of course, even if we're in last place and out by 10 games or more, Ned will think we have a shot and be a buyer.
They will probably go to the Yankees or Red Sox and be stars!
Good. And I hope they take Loney with them. He needs a change of scenery.
That's happened alot! Too many to mention.
I got the feeling from that article that he'll be a buyer not matter what. After all, he's uncomfortable in the selling position.
But really, according to the delusional management, this is a good ball club!
A very, very good ballclub. And Frank said he was going to use all the upfront Fox money on the Dodgers and not for his personal use.
What do you get when a blonde Dodger plays 3rd in The Ravine?
An ofer…
Jeeez! That ought to send them to the exits if they haven't left yet. . .
That's some fine relief pitching there!!!!
How many blondes does it take to screw Ned?
Do it to me Juan more time!
Ned gets screwed more than a $10 hooker when the fleet comes in.
That's awesome!!
Your Juance Twice Three times a KKKKady…
LOL!! Very nice.
Ha, ha! 😉
How in the hell can you walk an opposing pitcher on four straight pitches?! It can't get much worse than this. . . .
ye of little faith…
I keep thinking that, but then it does get worse.
They just need to play better…….
Poor Neddy doesn't realize this is as good as we are!
Paid Attendance: 35,053.
Thanks Trumom!!! How many do you think are actually there?
I'd say about 20,000 if they are lucky. Afterall, it is fireworks night! 😉
Gawd — if I was on this team I would be going ballistic. I gotta give Donnie some credit in the patience category. That or maybe he should be ripping some holes in this team.
I see calls across the internet to boycott the Dodgers if the contract goes through.
Screw that. If the contract goes through, I'm boycotting baseball, and blocking MLB Network on my TV.
Frank would have to rebuild the fanbase from the ground up, because he's lost a lot more fans than the 7-20 that come here to comment on ITD.
They've lost even the most positive Dodger fans in the country. They might not believe a "blogger", but they'd better believe those empty seats, and get used to them.
Wonder if the team will move if Attendance stays like this for the forseeable future. If so, I hope they move to Brooklyn, maybe they never should have left. Like Roger Kahn said, "In a perfect world, the Dodgers would've stayed in Brooklyn, and LA would've gotten the Mets".
I'll tell you what: The talk and the dropping attendance is eerily reminiscent of what I've read about the two NYC NL teams in the mid-to-late 50's. No one thought the Dodgers would've left Brooklyn in 1956, let alone the Dodgers AND the Giants. No one would've thought the Raiders would've moved in 1992, let alone the Raiders AND the Rams.
"Bud would NEVER let it happen", some say. But if Bud can let Steroids, tied and "this-one-counts" All-Star-Games and a sale of one of Baseball's most storied franchises to someone who had less than 20% of the physical capital necessary and was despised by anyone who had the misfortune to deal with him in a business sense, he'd let ANYTHING happy.
After all, if he moved the team back to Brooklyn, he'd be a GOD in New York. And it'd leave the SF Giants fans with no purpose in life, so there'd be that to look forward to.
And Vero Beach is still available.
That'd be OK by me. I'd rather some other city have Frank's mess. Give me an expansion team anyday over one that Frank owns.
They can name the eventual expansion team the Hollywood Stars.
"I'm very, very pleased we have put this matter behind us. Now we can focus on baseball again." — Frank McCourt
I thought he said the divorce wouldn't affect the team.
Hey Josh — could you explain this to me?
Oh and also please explain why there wasn't anyone in charge of security.
Oh and can you please explain…
Never mind — It's going to be another Fleece Blanket night soon!!!!!
"Bud would NEVER let it happen", some say. But if Bud can let Steroids, tied and "this-one-counts" All-Star-Games and a sale of one of Baseball's most storied franchises to someone who had less than 20% of the physical capital necessary and was despised by anyone who had the misfortune to deal with him in a business sense, he'd let ANYTHING happy happen.
ARRGH!!! Lemme retry that correction:
"Bud would NEVER let it happen", some say. But if Bud can let Steroids, tied and "this-one-counts" All-Star-Games and a sale of one of Baseball's most storied franchises to someone who had less than 20% of the physical capital necessary and was despised by anyone who had the misfortune to deal with him in a business sense, he'd let ANYTHING
happy happen.
I don't trust Bud!
You are not alone. This talk of 're-alignment is just dumb in my opinion.
I haven't thought much about what I'll do if Frank is allowed to keep the team. I can't imagine not rooting for the Dodgers, not going to games, etc…
Woo-Hoo, Andre finally showed up!!!
WTG DRE!! Too bad it's too little too late. . .
Atta boy Every Day Dre!!!!
PLOP!!! Another turd!!!!
It's beginning to be a turd a day.
A new food idea for Frankie….Turd-on-a-stick!
Selig needs to flush this toilet!!
Ned's got what I like to refer to as the Bandini touch.
Yep, Enchanted….a combo plate Turd-on-a-stick & Shit Kabobos! lmao!!!!
Wat the hell ar Kabobos?! LOL
Is that the Poo-Poo Platter!!!
LOL…and, it comes with Mellow Yellow to wash it all down.
I usually make me a mess of kabobos right about 8:30-9:00 after my second cup of coffee.
This one leaves skid marks.
That, you are!
You are too much, Enchanted! It's so difficult to keep up with you. I will, however, keep practicing 😉
I'm like IFC Tru – Always on. Slightly off. LOL!!!
That, you are! My lack of sleep is catching up with me….I'm typing like I've been on a two week bender!
Is about time Ethier but like vl4 a little too late.
Yeah Lincecum finally lost against the A's.
Didn't a confidential memo come out through this divorce that stated that the Frank & Jamie wanted to decrease payroll while increasing tickets and that as long as the team competed they would be fine.
Is that in the best interests of baseball?
I wouldn't think so…
Just like fangraph they better have an article of Lincecum slump just like they did to Billingsley.
This is an article explaining my above post. Just reading it gets my blood boiling!!!
It's hard to believe people actually still think Frank McCourt is what is best for this team. Who in the hell are these people? Good Lord!!! It's so agonizing to watch and read this crap!!
I think they're all full of kabobos.
I'm calling the MLB offices tomorrow and sending that article to Bud. I need to raise my voice.
I still think these people are paid by Frank to say those things.
lol must be Giants and Angels fans.
I wish you would do that, Collie!
Sad to see the team lose again, especially against these Astros.
Hope to see them bounce back soon, preferably under new ownership.
I happily remember all the wonderful McCourt ideas that never came to fruition ("The Next 50 Years", a "return to Dodger Tradition" under "Family Onwership") and angrily regret all the terrible McCourt ideas that did (raising ticket prices while decreasing team payroll, raising parking prices, getting rid of tenured Dodger personnel such as Amalfitano and Porter without even the courtesy of a phone call, refusing to allow the team to contend with championship-caliber teams for top-tier, in-their-prime talent at the trade deadline, etc.).
The saddest thing of the whole situation is that if Frank McCourt REALLY wanted to turn the Dodgers into a championship caliber team when he bought it, he could've easily reached that goal. He could've built the core around top-tier FA talent instead of building PVLs around the core. Fielding true contenders, no one would care if the boss bought a new house or car or jet or whatever, because they would've proved themselves an asset to the ballclub and its followers, instead of counting their ballclub and their followers' wallets as their personal financial assets.
They put all their eggs in one basket, before the hens even existed to lay them. Then they proved how much they really cared about the ballclub when they upstaged the playoffs by announcing their divorce on the eve of THEIR OWN TEAM's repeat NLCS appearance against the foe that defeated them previously, with the prize being a World Series against either the New York Yankees or the crosstown Anaheim Angels of Disneyland. It quickly became obvious that a championship wasn't the prize the owners were focused on.
7 years is a long time to successfully fool the greater number of 3 million+ fans a year, but everyone's heard the song now, and they're tired of it.
This kind of sums up ALL of our frustrations. A friend of mine on Facebook says: Everyday I hate Frank McCourt more and more. If he retains control of the team, I am done with baseball. I have loved the Dogers for 30 years. The Dodgers I knew are LONG gone. Now, I know how the Brooklyn fans felt like in '57. He also says, he could never root for any other team. So, Frank not only seems to be driving Dodger fans away but, he is also destroying the love of baseball away too!
I understand enchanted's reasoning as to who he would root for should the unthinkable happen and we don't get a new owner. My own jury is still out, more or less, on this issue. I live 60 miles from either Anaheim or San Diego, but I've never really hated the Angels the way I hate the Padres. I'm certainly no fan of the DH, but when push comes to shove, I think my real choice will be between the Angels and not following baseball at all.
Game 35 attendance (2010): 52,806
Today's attendance courtesy of trumom : 35,053
Greater than last year = 5 / Less than last year = 29
18th straight game of negative attendance
Games less than 30,000 this season – 5
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 (35 games) – 1,527,967 (43,656 average)
2011 attendance (35 games) – 1,245,526 (35,586 average) #9 in MLB
Drop of 282,441 total
Average drop of 8070
Extrapolated for 81 games – 653,649
Projected 2011 final attendance – 2,882,503
2010's final attendance – 3,562,318 (#3 in MLB)
Next game's (36) attendance in 2010 – 52,776
I am finding myself becoming more and more disconnected with the Dodgers, and I cam easily see me just becoming a player fan. I love the team because the players are who they are, and some are here by no fault of their own, but I detest what Frank, Ned, and Stan have done to this once thought to be a Young Gun Dynasty coming into greatness! They have turned my favorite players into players who I am now envisioning playing on other teams and actually being happy. Mattingly was asked tonight why he thinks they are playing so poorly at home? It's because there is nobody there!!
I am going to the Dodgers/Twins series in Minnesota with my good friend who is a baseball junky like me. Outside of this series, I have no desire to even watch them play in person. Watching at home is hard enough. Unless we have a change in ownership in a reasonable amount of time, it will remain that way.
However, my love of baseball will never go away. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching my son play this past year, and I am ready to plan my days off as soon as his schedule comes out for his next level of play at the college level and where it leads after that. My classroom will remain a baseball-themed classroom because I love to see my love of sports become something kids can latch onto if they need it.
Frank can avoid all this feeling of fans feeling disconnected if he would just sell the team. Oh that's right!!! Frank doesn't care about the fans! What an idiot I am 😦
Not sure if anyone's mentioned this yet but the pitcher were facing was 2-6 has a 5.03 era and thrown only 46 pitches in 5 innings and only allowed 1 run on 2 hits. Thanks Frank & Ned for assembling a winning team!!!!!
By Collie on June 17, 2011 8:42 pm – Reply
Myers isn't just any pitcher he has always pitch well vs the Dodgers in his career and I knew we was going to lose this game. That why I don't take regular season numbers seriously just take a look over in SF where Vogelsong is still pitching light out and this pitcher suck with the Pirates.
Myers career vs the LAD
Career vs. LAD 13 12 5 2 1 0 0 2 1 88.1 69 26 25 11 27 69 2.55 1.09 .218
Those damn Padres! How can we get into last place if the stupid Padres keep losing? With all the Sad Sacks that Frank and Ned have put on this team, we should rightfully be lingering way down in last place.
Wise was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.[7] Logan White, the assistant general manager for the Dodgers, stated that Wise was drafted so early because "…how he swings his bat and goes about the game, and he's hard-nosed, and I'd love to get him in the system."[7] In his first season in professional baseball, 2009, Wise played for the rookie-level Ogden Raptors. He batted .338 in 26 runs, 49 hits, nine doubles, eight home runs, and 23 runs batted in (RBIs) in 39 games played. On the defensive side, Wise played 24 games at the catcher position and committed four errors in 222 total chances. Wise played the 2010 season with the Class-A Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League and was promoted to the Advanced Class-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in 2011.
If they not going to give Ellis a shot why not promoted JT Wise to double A or triple A? This guy might be one of our best catcher prospect in the orgainzation for now.
I didn't know this guy Justin Orenduff was back in our orginzation I remember he retired 2 years ago.
I didn't know Redding was released and signed with the Phillies.
As I said earlier, I'll always be a Dodgers fan of some sort. I seem to be going into hibernation right now. But say they did move and we did get the Hollywood Stars back. That could be OK, they were my original favorites anyway.
Another wonderful LAME effort in celebration of our owners' settlement.
Wonder how many fans were left in the stands when Andre hit his HR, as many as 5,000?
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Maybe the Stars thing would not work. Those days of a little kids dad and the surrounding fans explaining the game at Gilmore Field are long gone. Baseball is a much different thing now. It's up to Selig.
I'm sure it wouldn't be exactly the same, if that ever happened. But the Angels are hardly the team of Wrigley Field and Steve Bilko either.
As long as they didn't bring the shorts back, I'd be cool.
All hypotheticals. But hypothetically speaking, if Walter O'Malley moved his team with the Brooklynites to the other side of Long Island, instead of the other side of the country, we could all be Giants fans in LA, and San Francisco would be stuck with the Sena-Twins. And Barry Bonds would've needed A LOT of steroids to catch Willie Mays' MLB-leading career Home Run record.
It's funny how the little things from half a century ago could make a big difference today. Who would've thought in 1956, while facing the Yankees in the Series, that the Dodgers would have only one more year before leaving Brooklyn? I think more people would've chosen the Kentucky Derby winner in 2011 than have picked the Dodgers to be a year removed from Los Angeles in 1956.
Don't forget, all you Dads, tomorrow is the day you can go to the Ravine to get your very own Father's Day BBQ apron for a mere $100 😉
I'll pass on the apron…but I'll bet Frank gets a couple nice gifts from his kids. They can certainly afford it, having been on the Dodgers' payroll while busing doing other things.
Jamie said yesterday she loves the community and she loves the fans. These two "owners" have the disconnect of convicted felons, sociopaths, or whatever psycho babble one chooses to apply.
Jansen was activated…Lindblom sent down….however, we still have McDooDoo, GrrrRear and the rest!
I am liking the McCourt TP. Looks like a great Father's Day present.
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But even the 2005 Dodgers, who featured Hee-Seop Choi and Jason Phillips, were 34-37 through 71 games.
The 2011 Dodgers are 31-40, the same mark they had at this point in that epic 1992 season.
Looks like the Dodgers could surpass my prediction of 91 losses. Maybe they'll go for 99 losses. Not too late to hit Eric's prediction – what was it, 120 losses?
Heh, heh…. Yes, your prediction of 71-91 is looking very good STT. DodgerErics' official prediction was 72-90. Beav is at 75-87. Bear at 79-83. I'd say you and Eric have the inside track on this one.
Yup. Looks like I was a tad optimistic. But then, you know me – Mr. Optimism.
Always right and, humble too 😉
Well, who am I to argue? 🙂
Lineup time
Gordon SS
Blake 1B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Uribe 3B
Thames LF
Barajas C
Carroll 2B
De La Rosa P
Nice for Donnie to have protection for Matty! I still think he should bat 3rd, with Dre behind him, ala Barry Bonds, this way he gets moore ABs and, I don't think they'd walk both Andre & Matt.
LOL, very appropriate Gravatar Trumom!!!
Love the new gravitar Tru. Frank's mouth's even at he ready to receive his just "desserts."
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Thanks for the lineup STT.
I don't know understand how royals fans and nationals fans can get excited for meaningless games I sure can't the only reason I ever tune in is to watch the young guns(gordon, de la rosa, sands) and kemp and ethier. I miss how in years past I would get so into the games and now if were losing I just have a who cares attitude
BTW, IF we need a new thread sometime during what I'm sure will be another exciting game tonight, here's one:
Uribe's blonde do didn;t work so, now he has shaved it all off 😉
I'm sure the less drag will help him run like the wind.
LOL…..I need your gravatar for this one…..it is most fitting.
Rubby, baby!
Think I'll head on over to your new thread Beav!!!
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The City of East Palo Alto, Calif., together with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District will participate in a groundbreaking to clean up and restore an eighty-year old toxic burn dump to create a new 9-acre bayfront nature park.
Soil in the project area is contaminated with mercury, arsenic, polycyclic biphenyls (PCB's), lead, DDT, dioxins and a host of other chemicals.
"This community-based cleanup and redevelopment project will provide the residents of East Palo Alto with direct access to healthy, safe open space near the largest pristine wetland in San Francisco Bay," said Jane Diamond, EPA's Superfund Division Director for the Pacific Southwest. "This coordinated investment will transform an empty, toxic dump into a precious natural resource, serving families as well as the City's economic development goals."
Through the cleanup, the former dump will be transformed into source of community pride, serving families and the City's jobs and economic development goals in the Ravenswood Business District.
East Palo Alto now has 16 acres of parkland (0.5 acres/1000 persons). Once Cooley Landing opens to the public, it will increase that by 72% toward the State of California's goal of 3 acres/1000 persons. The new project will provide outdoor recreation opportunities to promote healthy lifestyles and environmental and historic education opportunities, especially for youth.
East Palo Alto Mayor Carlos Romero said, "This project is so important because we'll actually have a place right here in our backyards where our kids can connect to nature. Ultimately, if we want to save our planet, they need to have that connection."
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing $800,000 in Brownfields funding to remediate the site and has provided more than $2.4 M in funding to address job training and environmental contamination to the City of East Palo Alto since 1996. The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and many other partners have also contributed to make this project possible. Funders such as the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, EPA/California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Cal Recycle, California Coastal Conservancy/San Francisco Bay Trail Project, Forest and Lands Stewardship Council, and many others have also contributed to a community planning process, permitting, design, and – now finally — cleanup.
Future phases not yet funded will renovate the site's historic wooden boat works building to create a nature and history education center that will demonstrate green technology and gather together East Palo Alto's multicultural residents. The city also seeks funding to fulfill the community's vision for outdoor nature and history interpretive displays and water overlooks.
The new Cooley Landing Park will support infill economic development and jobs creation in the nearby Ravenswood Business District, a former industrial area. The District's property owner's association supports this project because it will attract future developers as an amenity for new employees and residents. It beautifies the neighborhood and shows the City's capacity to transform this District, as it already has transformed other parts of town. It will create local jobs, reducing the need for commuting; this project will reuse existing brownfields, thus sparing pristine greenfields.
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An Editorial
Hampton Union, Friday, April 17, 2009
[The following article is courtesy of the Hampton Union and Seacoast Online.]
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The Hampton School Board has been making moves that would be a publicity agent's worst nightmare. In the past week, it has announced a massive restructuring of Hampton Academy, the school's principal announced his resignation and after she thought her job was intact for next year, an educator who is in the running to be the state's Teacher of the Year was told a mistake had been made and that she would be laid off.
Reportedly, Christina Hamilton got the news via cell phone while on her way home from school.
It was an oversight by the decision makers, whether it was the SAU office or the board," said Kevin Fleming, grievance chairman of the teachers union. "Even though she is recognized as a candidate for Teacher of the Year, they have to go on seniority."
Fleming said the union plans to fight to save Hamilton's position, as well as those of four other employees who are being let go.
And through all this, neither parents, nor teachers, nor students have much of an idea about how the changes came about and, more importantly, what they mean.
For its part, the board isn't supplying many answers.
Principal Chris Sousa announced his resignation just before what was to be an informational session on the changes on Tuesday night, possibly because the board is switching from a "middle school model," which involves students being placed in teams, and now wants to go to the more-traditional "junior high school model."
Board members have chosen to play it close to the vest when it comes to disseminating information. This, of course, has led to all kinds of speculation, and the rumor mill in Hampton has kicked into high gear. The town is in a tizzy and confidence in SAU 21 officials and the School Board has been shaken by the unwillingness of the decision-makers to be forthcoming.
On a more materialistic note, in these difficult economic times, neither the superintendent's office nor the School Board will tell the voters (who approved an almost $18.2 million school budget in March) what they intend to do with the savings that will result from this reduction in staff, a figure that could be in the neighborhood of $780,000.
It is almost inconceivable that an elected board would be this unresponsive to the demands of its constituents, who just want to know why all this is happening. It is a sign of the kind of arrogance one would expect to see on Wall Street or in the boardroom of an automobile manufacturer.
These board members are acting like they think they are the only ones capable of making an informed decision about what the community's children need. And that is not so.
Parents, teachers and other community members can contribute greatly to the debate and, potentially, to a solution as to why more children are not succeeding academically. Sadly, they were not given the chance to do so before this board unilaterally decided it was only vessel of educational awareness in Hampton.
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Massachusetts liberal
A Massachusetts liberal is a typically ultra-liberal in or from Massachusetts, in many ways the most liberal state in the United States. It is the only state where it is a crime, with a mandatory prison sentence of at least one year, to transport a lawfully owned gun for a lawful purpose in an automobile without a special permit. Out-of-state drivers traveling to hunting or gun competitions in the Northeast have to choose between going hours out of their way to avoid Massachusetts, or spending hours attempting to obtain a permit.[1]
Massachusetts is also the first state to allow same-sex "marriage". Massachusetts is home of Northampton, the "lesbian capital of the world". Massachusetts, particularly the Boston area, is also the home of many ultra-liberal professors who adhere to professor values. Massachusetts has the lowest divorce rate in the country at 2.4 divorces per 1,000 people per annum, according to the Barna Research Group, however this is due to the fact that Massachusetts has the lowest marriage rate, with many couples simply choosing to cohabit.
Two of the most liberal senators in the entire U.S. Senate, Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, represent Massachusetts.
Though small in number, Massachusetts liberals have produced two out of the last six non-incumbent Democrat presidential nominees, and almost produced two more when Ted Kennedy nearly unseated President Jimmy Carter in the Democrat primary in 1980 and Paul Tsongas nearly defeated Bill Clinton in 1992.
In 1988, Massachusetts liberals produced Michael Dukakis as the Democrat presidential nominee against a relatively weak candidate George H.W. Bush, who then made an issue of Dukakis's liberal views and beat him easily in the general election.
In 2004, John Kerry lost in the national popular vote by over three million votes in the 2004 presidential election against George W. Bush, yet Kerry won Massachusetts by a margin of about 62-38%.
Massachusetts was the only state in which a majority voted for George McGovern instead of Richard Nixon in the United States presidential election of 1972; even McGovern's home state of South Dakota rejected him, yet Massachusetts liberals thought he was just fine.
Massachusetts is "the only state estimated to have lost population between 2003 and 2004,"[2] and its decline has continued to the point of causing a collapse in its housing market and earning it the nickname "Crashachusetts".[3]
The Mayor of Gloucester, Carolyn Kirk
Mayor Kirk held a press conference explaining the 17 pregnancies by students, up 400% over last year. She blames the Unfunded Mandate- No Child Left Behind, the glamorizing of teen pregnancy and budget cuts over the last seven years.[4] Bush is to blame and citizens lack of taxes. No mention of the children's parents, the school's student daycare center or the policy to hand out pregnancy tests without parents consent. The Mayor, who also sits on the school committee, said she was not comfortable having Gloucester High School Principal Joseph Sullivan at the press conference.[5] Mayor Kirk is comfortable having him continue to lead Gloucester's children. The media event had occurred because Mr. Sullivan had announced the pregnancy pact when questioned. Gloucester resident Annette Dion, a 45-year-old private music teacher, said school and city officials should have done more to find out whether the girls truly made a pact to become pregnant. She said denying such a pact existed is "pretty naive."
Rep. James Fagan (D)
Representative James Fagan, a Massachusetts Democrat politician and defense attorney openly vowed to torment, "rip apart" and further victimize child rape victims who take the witness stand if the state legislature passed the Jessica's Law bill that applies long mandatory sentences for child sex offenders. "I'm gonna rip them apart," Fagan said of young victims during his testimony on the bill. "I'm going to make sure that the rest of their life is ruined, that when they're 8 years old, they throw up; when they're 12 years old, they won't sleep; when they're 19 years old, they'll have nightmares and they'll never have a relationship with anybody." [6]
- ↑ "Caution--Massachusetts has enacted one of the most restrictive gun laws in the nation, imposing a mandatory one-year jail sentence for anyone illegally possessing a firearm, loaded or unloaded, "on his person or under his control in a vehicle." In all cases, all firearms must be transported as prescribed in the general rule." [1]
- ↑ http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/10/23/a_state_of_decline/
- ↑ http://www.bostonbubble.com/
- ↑ [2], http://www.nowpublic.com/world/gloucester-mayor-blames-bush-17-pregnant-teens , Gloucester Mayor Blames Bush for 17 Pregnant Teens, June 23, 2008
- ↑ [3], https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/23/national/main4201301.shtml , CBS Mayor: No Evidence Of Teen Pregnancy Pact, June 23, 2008
- ↑ [4], https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,371344,00.html , Lawmaker's Pledge to 'Rip Apart' Child Rape Victims, June 26, 2008


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Victoria Beckham's and David Beckham two oldest boys Brooklyn, 10, and Romeo, 7, were spotted spending the day with Victoria's mom Jackie Adams at The Grove in Los Angeles on Saturday
Gorgeous actress Megan Fox and her partner Brian Austin Green was spotted walking around in Los Angeles, California with his girlfriend Megan Fox and son his 7 year old son Kassius(mom is actress Vanessa Marcil) on (February 15).
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Engaged!!
Parents of two children daughter Harlow and son Sparrow Joel Madden and Nicole Richie are getting married! Nicole confirmed the happy news during a taping of the Late Show with David Letterman on Monday (February 15) and showed off her ring outside the studio. After the taping, Nicole enjoyed dinner at Abe & Arthurs in New York City. "She was glowing," a source tells PEOPLE magazine . "She was telling her table how happy she way."
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Before language, people must have thought without words. I often have the impression that I have a thought fully-formed in my head, yet I wait to listen to it unfold in words before moving on to the next thought. Perhaps I could think much faster if I weren't addicted to words.
Has anyone developed techniques for thinking without words?
This would have a little in common with Buddhist practices of emptying your mind, but wouldn't be the same thing. For one thing, Buddhists also try to empty their minds of images. More importantly, they are trying not to think, while I'm trying to think - just not unpack everything into words.


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You think how to enable debugging via USB. It's easy, all of the options listed belowUSB Debugging (Debugging) can be located in different places, depending on your version of Android operating system:
It does not matter which company your smartphone or tablet, USB debugging is in menu; Settings.
- menu —> settings —> Development —> USB debugging
- menu —> settings —> For developers —> USB debugging
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- menu —> settings —> Yet —gt; Developer Settings —> USB debugging
- menu —> settings —> System —> About Smartphone / About tablet —> build number and click on the menu item 7 — 10 times, then go to settings; For developers —> Debugging USB (option for the latest versions of Android)
- menu —> settings —> About phone—> MIUI version and press 7 — 10 times, then return to the menu settings; Additionally —> For developers —> USB debugging
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If you've been searching for your images on the internet and have found copyright infringements – what do you do next?
For many photographers finding our photographs on the internet in places we did not intend for them to appear can be frustrating. I have written this post as a follow up to my earlier post "Finding Copyright Infringements on the Web". My previous post illustrated one method for finding your images in use on the internet, while this post tries to cover some of the options for what you can do next. I of course should point out that I am not a lawyer, but many cases of infringement are below the threshold for when we may get lawyers involved.
Your first step should be to first verify that this is actually an infringement. If you have never sold an image license, uploaded to any agencies or even told people they can use an image then this probably isn't a concern. If you have, however, double checking your licenses beforehand can save potential embarrassment later on.
There really isn't a "one size fits all" answer for what to do once you have discovered a copyright infringement. What you choose to do is up to you, and people may see some forms of infringement as no big deal, while others will not. Those sharing their images with a Creative Commons license such as "Attribution Non-Commercial" probably will not care if one of their photographs shows up on a non commercial blog. Some photographers who share their "All Rights Reserved" images will not want their images shared without permission or license in any location other than their own sites. What you are able to do also changes depending on the copyright laws in the part of the world where the infringement occurred. So I can't tell you what you should do specifically, but I'll outline a few potential responses that may fit your situation.
The Easy Method – Do Nothing
I bookmark most infringements that I find, but with many I wind up doing nothing about them. Sometimes an infringement is just a personal blog with little following and no advertisements. Perhaps the infringer even gave me image credit (rare). While credit is worth next to nothing really, sometimes it will mean I simply move on rather than take the time to do something about it. Sometimes I will find an infringement that I would normally do something about, but the server is based in a foreign country where copyright laws are nonexistent or not enforced. Usually this means I am out of luck. While this can be frustrating, sometimes I just have to forget about it and move on. This gets easier the more it happens.
The Removal Request
This is an option I only reserve for completely non commercial infringements. In a perfect world this kind of request would be met with a positive response and honoured. In my experience, however, most friendly requests for image removal are ignored. Very few actually respond by removing the image, or perhaps giving image credit if that was requested. The remainder respond with the sort of vitriol I won't repeat here – but you can use your imagination. Whatever the form of non compliance, this means I have to write another email to their web host, or issue a DMCA takedown – which takes even more of my time. For this reason, in instances where I am not pursuing payment, I go straight to the DMCA notice – or email the webhost/social media site directly. I would rather communicate with people in a friendly manner, potentially even educating them about image usage… but it just has not been worth it in the majority of times I have tried it.
The Payment Request
I always request payment from uses of my images that are even vaguely commercial. I sometimes handle this on my own, and sometimes use a company called ImageRights (more on them later). My usual first contact is fairly gentle. I explain that there must have been some sort of mistake as I have no record of a license for the image use. I then outline that they are infringing on my copyright and give them a price for a retroactive license. If paid, this only give them a license up to the current date. If they want to use the image going forward I point out a new license can be negotiated. Some times this "gentle reminder" goes ignored, but often it is successful and most communications I have had with reputable companies have been fairly civil. Those who ignore my initial letter receive a follow up with much sterner (but still professional) language. Often those who ignored the first letter respond to the second.
The Lawyer
There have been a few cases where I have sought the advice of a lawyer but thus far have not been able to have one return my calls or emails. I suspect that the cases I have brought up have been relatively small, and have been based in Canada (these were Canadian Lawyers). A US based infringement of a photograph that is registered with the US copyright office would likely be met with a much different reception. So while it is necessary to suggest you may seek the counsel of a good IP lawyer – I have not yet discussed these issues with one myself. I suspect that if you reside in the United States this would be much easier.
The DMCA Notice
The DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998) protects online service providers (website hosts, Social Media companies etc) in the United States from liability for the content their users upload. When a complaint is made under the DMCA the service provider usually disables the content in question quickly so as to not become liable themselves. What this means for us is if your infringed photograph is on a US based webhost then having the material removed can be relatively easy. If you decide to go after most image infringements a lot of the DMCA notices you may issue will be on social media sites. Rather than writing an email and finding an appropriate recipient for it – many of these companies have a form to fill out that is much quicker and easier. I've included a few links to notable services below and their DCMA/Copyright Complaint forms.
Pinterest: https://about.pinterest.com/en/copyright
Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/dmca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/208282075858952
Twitter: https://support.twitter.com/forms/dmca
Google: http://support.google.com/legal/troubleshooter/1114905?hl=en
WordPress.com: http://automattic.com/dmca-notice/
For most web hosts you can find the DMCA agent (who to contact) on their website, in their terms of service document, and occasionally in their support section. Individual services may also outline the exact language they require in a DMCA notice. While these things are pretty standard, sometimes a web host will require an address and phone number, which is information I tend not to give out unless it is necessary.
The US Copyright website also has a list of DMCA Agents that may come in handy for some web hosts: http://www.copyright.gov/onlinesp/list/a_agents.html.
How do I write a DMCA notice and who do I send it to?
A DMCA notice requires some specific "legalese" to be valid. The article "Two Easy Steps for Using the DMCA Takedown Notice to Battle Copyright Infringement" on the NPPA website explains both how to write a DMCA notice and how to determine where to send it. Written by a lawyer too. I did point out before that I'm not a lawyer right?
While this article outlines a way to find a website's host via IP I have found the initial method of a simple whois search to be fruitful at least half the time. The nameservers for a website domain name are often something like ns1.websitehostname.com and this makes determining who to contact rather easy in many circumstances.
Generally speaking most of these notices are acted on within a week. Some may take longer depending on how busy they are but I have also had takedown notices work in the same day I sent the notice. Do be aware that the sort of person that would have given me a nasty email (see "The Removal Request" section above) occasionally responds in the same manner with a DMCA request. At that point, however, you can pretty much ignore them – the image is no longer on their site. In one case this did mean that suddenly a LOT of my images were suddenly on their site. Another email solved that, and their site never resurfaced online again that I have noticed. They were likely asked to find new hosting.
US based ImageRights is a company that can pursue copyright claims for you in many corners of the world. I initially tested them out with their Basic service to pursue a Canadian infringement of one of my photographs in a visitors guide. The publishers had asked me to use the photograph, and when I mentioned the image was not free (and quoted my price) they did not return further emails. Later the next year I accidentally happened upon the same photograph used in their guide. This was the first infringement I had found that really got my blood pumping – so I tried out ImageRights for the first time. They successfully recovered a settlement worth many times what the image license would have been. Pleased with that result, I signed up for a Pro account for a year. It is early yet, but I am happy with their progress on subsequent infringements so far. Maybe I'll write a review of my experience with them after a year of data.
Final Thoughts
Ultimately this can be a full time job depending on how many images you are finding without licensing or permission. Often just looking through your images with a reverse image search can take a lot of time. This is why I occasionally do nothing – it often isn't worth hassling personal bloggers or non commercial users. Even writing a DMCA notice for them can take time, and you may not want to spend that time in every circumstance. I do think it is important to take copyright issues with your work seriously, however. If you do not look into these issues at all – you may find an infringement that does get you angry eventually. At that point you may find that your image has been all over the internet for several years, and having all those images removed that late in the game can be difficult or even impossible. I stay on top of this so none of my images get away from me in that manner, though a few still have.
Good luck! If you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a comment below.


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Okay, this awesome doodad was dropped off at my office last month. I took some shots of it when I had time, but didn't get to put them up until now.
This AMAZING doohickey thingamajig is designed to demonstrate how gout happens.
So let's start with the first shot. The yellow slider is on the right, showing a LOW blood level of uric acid. The patient on the left looks comfortable, and the joint shown has a soothing shade of blue.
BUT NOW we slide the yellow switch over to the left, RAISING the blood's uric acid level. The patient's joints now glow red (get it? He's hurting?) and the big joint on the right is now bright red, with sharp, ugly, uric acid crystals causing gout pain.
Isn't it amazing what technology can do these days? And I can't even use it for a fish tank. Look for it at my next garage sale. After I remove the AA batteries to use in my Wiimote.


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Getting Started Saltwater Fishing
By Craig Lamb
Stable, durable and fuel efficient. That sums up the DLX Series of flat-bottom skiffs. You can do it all from fish to work and play. And best of all the boats come with a 30-year legacy of quality design, construction and customer loyalty backed by Carolina Skiff.
The DLX Series can do it all because of it's design. A patented hull design with bow splash guards keep passengers dry and protected from spray over the bow. A positive tracking keel on the running surface keeps the boat tracking true, even without sliding on tight turns like most flat-bottom skiffs.
This stylish workhorse is laid out to please. Up front is lockable storage and a non-skid deck for sure footing. In the back is an 18-gallon baitwell and 19-gallon fuel tank and more storage to keep gear organized.
The console features full instrumentation and a lockable access door for storing small items like smartphones, keys and other personal items. Six flush mounted rod holders keep outfits at the ready. The windshield is removable for mounting of electronics.
The DLX Series makes the perfect platform for a saltwater fishing adventure. If you are new to the sport take these tips into consideration for a shopping list.
Rods and reels
Get a balanced rod-and-reel. Many outfits are sold as matched combos, which takes the guess work out of making sure the rod and reel are balanced. Choose a lightweight and medium spinning rig for shallow fishing and a medium action casting combo for deeper fishing.
You will appreciate the beefed up drag system of the casting combo when winching aboard a deep-caught snapper or grouper. The open-spool design of a spinning reel makes lightweight lures cast farther. That is a benefit when fishing over clear, shallow flats for spooky species like spotted seatrout (or speckled trout).
Standing in front of the line display at a tackle store can be intimidating. Monofilament, braid and fluorocarbon lines line the walls. For saltwater fishing a universally good choice is fluorocarbon. The line is nearly invisible in the water and stronger than monofilament, making it last longer before needing to respool the reel.
The Bimini Twist is the only knot that maintains 100 percent strength under all conditions. Use it to double the line for a strong leader connection. The improved clinch knot is the all-around knot for just about any application. Although there are sleeker and stronger knots, this one is the classic. The improved clinch works well with both monofilament and fluorocarbon when properly tied, seated and tightened. It does not test a strong as some other knots, but many pros favor it because they can ties it quickly and more consistently than other, more complicated knots.
Baiting up
You can't beat the real thing but the high-definition detail of today's lures closely resembles live bait. Choose an assortment of fake baits that mimic the food forage of the fish you want to catch.
Soft plastic shrimp, eels, and minnows (soft plastic jerk baits) are the basics. To make rigging easy match those plastic bodied lures to jig heads. Let depth, current, and wind be your guide for size. An assortment of 1/4-, 1/2-, 3/4- and 1-ounce weights cover most situations.
Pre-rigged live bait rigs make baiting up easier. A selection of popping cork rigs and spreader rigs cover the water column from top to bottom.
See the full line of Carolina Skiff and Sea Chaser boats at carolinaskiff.com. With 60 different options and models, you can use the Build A Boat feature. On the website, you can find a dealer, request a catalog and more. Check out the loyal following of Carolina Skiff fans and owners on Facebook.
Original Source: Sportsmans Lifestyle.com


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Seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST have been added to three shows (Orlando, Atlanta and Dallas) on the "Death To All Tour 2012" in benefit of Sweet Relief. This five-city trek will feature a majority of DEATH's amazing musicians, as well as special guests. This tour will celebrate the life and music of Chuck Schuldiner, as well as to raise awareness of Sweet Relief Musicians Fund — a charity that provides financial assistance to career musicians faced with illness, disability or age-related problems.
Commented ATHEIST frontman Kelly Shaefer: "We could not be more honored to be direct support on the upcoming 'Death To All' tour! It's gonna be a blast to gather with all our old and dear friends form the early days of extreme metal, and also to help celebrate the music from the godfather of death metal, Chuck Schuldiner. Any fan of death/extreme metal, I'm telling you now, sell everything to attend one or more of these shows. It's going to be legendary and you can bet on that! We will be doing the Orlando, Atlanta and Dallas shows, so we hope to see all the Southern metalheads out in force. Thanks to Anton and the organizers for asking us to be a part of this monumental moment in extreme metal history! See you all there!"
Canadian technical death metallers GORGUTS will open all shows up to, but not including, Orlando.
The drums on the "Death To All Tour 2012" will be handled by Gene Hoglan ("Individual Thought Patterns", "Symbolic") and Sean Reinert ("Human"). On bass will be Steve DiGiorgio ("Human", "Individual Thought Patterns") and Scott Clendenin ("The Sound Of Perseverance"). Guitar duties will be shared by Paul Masvidal ("Human"), Shannon Hamm ("The Sound of Perseverance") and Bobby Koelble ("Symbolic"). The vocals will be taken care of by Steffen Kummerer of OBSCURA and Charles Elliott of ABYSMAL DAWN and BEREFT.
The dates are as follows (opening act listed in parenthesis):
June 22 - The Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA (GORGUTS)
June 23 - House of Blues – West Hollywood, CA (GORGUTS)
June 26 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL (GORGUTS)
June 28 - Irving Plaza – New York, NY (GORGUTS)
June 30 - The Beacham - Orlando, FL (ATHEIST)
July 01 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA (ATHEIST)
July 03 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX (ATHEIST)
For more information, go to this location.
Chuck died on December 13, 2001 after a battle with pontine glioma, a rare type of brain tumor.


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Gather your mates around and jump into a compendium of award-winning multiplayer games. Score against your friends in the wonderfully wacky retro-styled BariBariBall, have a crack at pole vaulting reimagined in Super Pole Riders, enjoy the mayhem of ice hockey-like Hokra and get up close and personal against your friends in physical party game Johann Sebastian Joust.
Grab your DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller to enjoy all four of these bite-sized party games, or further enhance the Johann Sebastian Joust mayhem with a PlayStation Move motion controller.
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The Avenir® Next font family was designed by Adrian Frutiger in collaboration with Monotype Type Director Akira Kobayashi. It was an expanded reworking of the original font family (released as an OpenType font with both oldstyle and lining figures) and received considerable acclaim upon its publication by Linotype in 2004.
Adrian Frutiger was destined for typographical greatness well before his entrance into the world of commercial typeface production. Very creative from an early age, Frutiger dabbled in sculpture and type design, in particular, alternatives to the stiff, formal cursive taught at his native Swiss schools.
Arguably, Frutiger's most famous font, the Univers® family, was produced as a reaction to Paul Renner's 1927 Futura® typeface. Frutiger did not feel comfortable with the manner in which Futura sat upon the page, feeling it was too disciplined. Preferring a more humanist approach to typeface creation, he persuaded his then-employer Charles Peignot to allow him to create a new face based on different criteria.
Various other fonts followed after the Univers creation including Serifa®, Glypha® and the self titled Frutiger®.
The Avenir (French for "future") font was produced as another real alternative to the Futura design and the original face was available in three weights with accompanying italic variants. This limited variety led to the reworking of the type in the early twenty-first century by Frutiger and Kobayashi. The Avenir Next design was subsequently released in twenty-four different styles including Regular, Italic, Condensed and Condensed Italic variants and published by Linotype in 2004. Legible and eminently flexible, designers the world over have embraced the Avenir Next face for a wide variety of different projects.
Since its release, the Avenir Next design has been immensely popular for an extensive range of different applications. The font was instantly successful in print and with its expanded range of characters and specific optimization, equally successful as an on-screen font. Many companies have adopted the font for use in official literature as well as logotype.
LG currently use the Avenir Next design on cell phone buttons because of its excellent readability – something very important in everyday use and emergency situations. The British television channel BBC2 recently shifted its corporate typeface from the Gill Sans® font to the Avenir Next font, breaking away from the typographic image formerly used by all BBC channels.
Sans Serif