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I think Lincoln wins at least one or two, but I'll be watching The Walking Dead so I guess I'll have to check here to see who wins what
OT: Oscars Open Thread
Same, waiting for the Walking Dead thread but i just watched Argo last night (by coincedence) and thought it was really good. My friend really liked Silver linings playbook but i haven't seen that yet.
IMO Argo should win best picture. Very compelling story and script.
Why oh why was this thread created?
When an OP has 36K+ points they can probably post what they want.
I'm trying to push "Hoke's First Miss" off the board.
I can get behind this
Why oh why did you visit this thread?
I think the only nominated movie I've seen is Django Unchained.
Someone needs to give one to Giuliana Rancic. (Yes, I am watching the E! red carpet pre-show)
What's the point? She'll just throw it up 10 minutes later.
any chance we get a recruit to pick us on the red carpet? if not, I'm not watching
I've only seen Argo so I can't make a reasoned argument on the Best Picture Award. I thought Argo was excellent. My wife and I have Django next on our wish list - tickets plus baby sitter make movie night relegated to special occasions.
How were the other Best Picture nominees?
"Hello" post.
I have to say, I'm actually interested for the first time ever this year, because I've actaully seen every major movie that was nominated for all of the big stuff. IMO- Argo all the way- it was the best I saw this year along with Skyfall and Les Miz behind it
Did you see/like zero dark thirty?
I did see it, and I loved it. BUT that's not saying much because I love practically every action movie or movie like that. I read "No Easy Day" (the book about the mission) about a week before I saw the movie, so I was pretty pumped on the whole thing. But yes, I did like it
was an interview with the author of "No Easy Day." Seems the film was pretty accurate.
I didn't really get an action movie vibe from zero dark thirty...I guess it moved too slow for me. I haven't liked very many of the Middle East-based thrillers in recent years (ie hurt locker, syriana), so maybe that has something to do with why I am not anxious to see Argo.
At the same time, I did appreciate zero dark thirty for not being very hollywood. I thought the Osama death scene was perfectly done (didn't make it overly dramatic). But I found the story leading up to it to be boring.
Argo should win tonight.
Daniel Day Lewis wins yet again.
Jennifer Lawrence gets her first statute
Christopher Waltz wins for playing the same character he played in Inglorious Bastards
Anne Hathaway wins for 15 minutes of Les Mis.
I'm going with an inside guess that Riva upsets Lawrence, but she's the safe bet. I think supporting actor is probably De Niro vs. Jones though. But you observation is spot on...I can just see them going "you're playing the same character, but this time he's a GOOD guy..."
Edit: wow, great call!
...nailed it.
1 for 1.
The Waltz characters are similar because they are supposed to be related. The character in Django is supposed to be the great grandfather of the character in Inglorious. I believe Tarantino is going to make another film with a character of the same lineage in between the two.
Was Shaft's great great great grandfather (or something).
I've ever been interested in the oscars bc I've seen almost every movie up for an Oscar this year (gap year before med school...living the life of a retiree)
Unfortunately, one of the only movies I didn't see was Argo. I can't say why, but it just doesn't interest me.
Loved Lincoln.
What is everyone wearing for the Oscars. I sporting a Michigan hockey t shirt by Adidas and jeans by Banana Republic.
I'm wearing a t-shirt by something called "Blue 84" that says "Sugar Bowl Champs 2012", old socks, and the shortest and oldest pair of gym shorts I own.
Ragged gym shorts and a ralph lauren t-shirt. Sporting an elegant, yet casual, $30 Timex on the wrist.
I'm wearing nut huggers and a wife beater, flip flops and a smile on my face
Who Seth MacFarlane offends first.
Chris brown
or Don Cheadle.
Sock puppet "Flight" was pretty good.
Was it me or did Sally Fields mouth that never happened. I don't have DVR
I want to play Unicorn Apocalypse on my Samsung Galaxy S 3.
I like Wreck-It-Ralph over Brave, but both were pretty decent.
Brave. I thought it was a very uninspired story and pretty boring. I really liked wreck it Ralph
The best animated film I've seen (for kids) is Ponyo.
Disagree on everything you said about Brave. Movie was fantastic.
Where would you rank it among the other pixar movies?
A god damn kilt. What a dope. That actually made me post here
Also, I didn't really enjoy Les Mis very much. Everything was good -- singing, scenes, costumes, cast, etc. but I just could not get behind the story.
At first glance, I thought you said "Les Miles".
Actually, Les Miles should win an Oscar. Just for being his entertaining self.
I negged this thread because, as much as I like movies, the Oscars are stupid and insufferable.
Then I had a crisis of conscience and realized that if I didn't want people negging soccer threads because they think soccer is stupid, then I shouldn't neg something just because I don't like it.
And then I wrote a post on it, because I have nothing else to contribute to this thread.
The other guy who negged it is posting in the thread....
My thumb is clumsy on the phone when I switch over to full-website mode to upvote posts I like and check the points on my own posts like the narcissistic man that I am.
Early on I was unnecessarily dicky to you in one of your early posts overblowing one thing you said for no reason. So I wasn't offended, just curious it wasn't one of the guys who said "WHY?!"
I totally forgot about that. Now that you mention it...MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Never be ashamed of what you like, nor proudly ignorant of what you don't like.
that's not all of the avengers. Where's Scarlett Jo?
Or Thor?
probably filming Thor 2.
The pictures coming from production look awesome.
Very true.
Big year for comic book movies, too: Thor 2, Iron Man 3, The Wolverine, Man of Steel...I suppose Sin City 2, to a certain extent, as well
ScarJo's doing Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway.
Hey edger winter is crying on stage
when the music drowned out the guy who wouldn't end his acceptance speech
especially with the Jaws theme. Best STFU song ever.
a STFU band to accompany me whenever I leave the house
That's actually probably going to be the most controversial part of the night. There's a huge VFX protest going on because of the industry's increasing reliance on VFX and decreasing compensation for VFX companies. Basically, tons of VFX houses are going bankrupt despite the industry relying on them more and more, including the company that just won the Oscar for visual effects. So it seems really crass that the guy was about to bring up the fact that the Oscar winning company was no more, only to get cut off.
I don't think that's why they cut him off, but it's going to cause something of a hubbub tomorrow, probably.
Biffed the big point one.
Edit: and my first one wrong after the first pick....Innocente. Had Mondays at Racine. Oh, well.
Zero Dark Thirty was better
It's pretty bad that I could name every movie each of those clips was taken from... I may have an addiction (and a box set of every pre 2008 Bond film on VCR)
This is the Oscars with James Bond!
I was hoping they would have brought all the actors who have portrayed James Bond on stage. That would have been cool and considering that a couple of those guys are getting up there in age, there won't be another opportunity like this again.
Overall, given all the hype they threw at honoring 50 years of James Bond, the tribute came up short for me.
Could have done so much more with the Bond tribute. Should have shelled out for all the available bond-theme singers to do a medley.
It was just a bad year for it to compete. So many good films.
Was Jennifer Garner crying?
Still bitter about being voted off American Idol.
Then Garner has been weepy all night, with her hubby's film probably winning best picture.
Wow. Totally misread which last name followed Jennifer. Hudson was obviously who I was thinking of. Read the comment above and jumped right in...MUST READ MORE CAREFULLY.
damn, Shows over. Hudson just set the stage on fire with her diva level performance.
All these musicals...so much subtext...
when she was eliminated.
these actors can't sing
Gollum guy singing Les Mis.
yeah, probably shouldn't have ended with One Day More after Jennifer Hudson.
Woah, never seen a tie for an Oscar before.
How can you have a tie?? And how could I have picked neither?!?
I am going to use the Jaws theme in my classroom to get my students to STFU.
I think MacFarlane is hilarious. His John Wilkes Booth joke was funny as hell, and not one person laughed.
I love his stuff but I don't think he's been all that great tonight.
Kinda irked Paul Thomas Anderson isn't nominated for best director for The Master, and surprised The Master isn't nominated for best pic.
Anne Hathaway does not look good with short hair.
Sally Fields shoulda won Best Supporting Actress.
Also how the fuck do you have a tie with an awards show?
Don't allow that bitterness to distort Argo's worth. It was a great flick. Not as good as Silver Linings Playbook, but still very good.
I loved Silver Linings Playbook until the final reel, where I thought it ran off the tracks with the terrible parlay bet plot device.
Better than Django.
If I had it my way Looper and Skyfall would also be nominated for Best Picture. Bond films and sci fi get zero oscar respect.
Agreed on Skyfall.
I am sure Argo stretched the truth, but it was a well made film. I think Life of Pi is probably the weakest Best Picture nominee.
Yes, the special effects are spectacular, but it was the only way to make that film. I read (and loved) the book, and it was an incredibly faithful adaptation. Visually magnificent, but much much more. (It doesn't all take place on the boat, by the way.) The human story (and the animals are part of that), and that wonderful young man who plays the young Pi is not FX, nor are the parts of the story of Pi's childhood & family, but they're as colorful and entertaining as the middle section on the boat. Not disappointed it didn't get best picture in a year full of good choices, but Ang Lee's directing award was well deserved in another crowded field.
And best editing almost always goes to the Best Picture.
whoops wrong thread
Um, wow. I'm sure someone out there agrees, but this is about the Oscars...
Haha, caught it quick.
And...limping? WTF?
Yeah, holy fuck balls, that was obvious. Looked like a train wreck.
LOL, it felt like a bit, but i guess vampire chick didn't really want to be there
Seriously. I don't know what the appeal is.
Had to be a bit. Harry Potter and Twilight together.
would rather see Hermonie
Yes. Please.
My guess is that she can't read.
My wife said she showed up on the red carpet on crutches, hence the limp. Regardless, she always looks like she'd rather be anywhere else in the world rather than where she is. Apparently that's supposed to be attractive.
George looking grizzled
Clooney is the man.
Every time I hear Marvin Hamlisch's name, I think of Role Models...
Augie Farks: Naysayers tell me "You should be embarrassed", "You should not be fighting", "You look like a young Marvin Hamlisch". I say "Nay, I am not embarrassed", "I will fight", "Who the fuck is Marvin Hamlisch?"
Danny: He wrote the music for The Sting.
Wheeler: That's a good movie.
Renee Zellweger looks odd. Catherine Zeta-Jones still looks pretty hot.
Yes! Argo!
Did I seriously just hear that Argo was partially-based on a Wired magazine article?
No problem with this one. Django was great.
Andy Griffith was left out of the memorium segment...HUGE Omission
Maybe he wasn't a member of the academy?
Tarentino won best writer? This whole thing is a joke.
Well that was the greatest commercial ever. Grey Poupon reinventing itself!
would rather see the Unicorn Apocalypse movie.
Nice cocaine joke.
Michael Douglas will always be Gordon Gekko in my mind...
That is complete crap.
That's just dumb! Life of Pi is so cliche.
And Spielberg gets screwed.
If Daniel Day Lewis doesn't win I'm done.
Lewis was a lock along with Anne Hathaway.
I'm about to give it right back by not picking Lawrence.
Most deserved win so far...
Yes!! It was that great run on The Bill Engvall Show that got Jennifer Lawrence here. But seriously, Silver Linings Playbook is awesome.
I don't even think she opened the envelope.
It better not win fucking win Best Picture.
I saw it. It was not that great.
Lewis swings for the fences, that's for sure...
First deserving win of the night.
Wow, first actor to ever win 3 lead actor Oscars.
Certainly one of, if not the, best ever.
That's for damn sure...
Bill the Butcher is easily one of my favorite characters of all time
I am pretty awesome
DDL is going to wreck Katherine Hepburn's record of 4 acting Oscars won.
EDIT: I'm sorry. I'm Drunk.
Jack just ordered a Code Red.
Seriously. If this turns into some fucking plea for bipartisanship...
I'll be shocked if it isn't Argo.
Yes!!! Argo!!
Here's my view of the Academy: Dark Knight Rises was easily one of the most popular, successful, and just all-around best movies of the year, and gets zero nominations. Zero.
I don't need them to tell me what a good movie consists of.
Anything that's a historical drama makes them salicate
Actually, well-acted movies win a bunch...
Eh. Dark Knight Rises wasn't that great. Plus it was never going to live up to it's predecessor. And that only took home two Oscars. And no Director nomination for Nolan.
I am sorry but TDKR was overrated and cliche. Batman Begins was better directed and written than TDKR.
If we are talking about overlooked movies, the discussion ends with Looper.
The real discussion is the lack of respect for science fiction in the academy.
Excellent movie, and incredibly original.
What other Sci-Fis have been overlooked in your opinion?
I saw Looper in theaters. The other two Best Picture noms I saw in theatres were Zero Dark Thirty and Django.
I can't say Looper was a better film than either of them, though I really did enjoy Looper. I thought it had some great, subtle cinematography.
I just loved the screenwriting in Looper. It is hard to a decent time travel movie. Joseph Gordon IMO is the most underrated actor although getting a NPH treatment.
I can't disagree with any of that.
I need to watch it again. I definitely came out of the theatres thinking "That was a cool movie" from an entertaining and artistic perspective. But at the time I never gave it too much award thought. Maybe just b/c it was a summer/late fall movie I wasn't thinking of awards at the time.
Here's my view: Dark Knight Rises deserved no nominations.
Signed: A diehard Batman fan.
I'm not saying it should have been nominated for Best Picture or Director, but I was pretty shocked it didn't receive a nomination for some of the technical stuff, like sound or cinematography.
Got to give a tip of the cap to Daniel Day Lewis, though. That man's ability to act sets the ultimate standard.
He's a good director.
His last three movies are great. If you have not watched "The Town" or "Gone Baby Gone" you should.
He's 3-0. He shouldn't cast himself, because he's usually the weakest thing in his films, but Affleck has a really good directorial eye (even if he is too in love with the birdseye helicopter shot).
Was entertaining but far from great.
yet Ben Affleck didn't get a best director nom. Affleck was HOSED.
Agreed. Ang Lee???? Come on!
But yes, Ang Lee. Incredible job.
Hell, even the guy from True Lies gets an Oscar!
It's pretty amazing that Lewis has 3 best actor wins when you consider how few movies he does.
I think Silver Linings was up there, for sure, but not Django...haven't had the pleasure of seeing The Master.
If he did you would think he would have been nominated for best director.
I won't argue that the academy seems to have an agenda and that there is politics involved. But comparing this to "Shakespeare in Love"? Come on! I would argue that the Shakespeare in Love win was more due to the Weinstein publicity machine.
I'd argue that Shakespeare in Love was about a lot of people figuring out that after the earth shattering first 20 minutes, which has pretty much changed the way warfare is filmed, Saving Private Ryan was schmaltz.
Fair enough.
Um, Alan Arkin?
You are disqualified from critiquing movies by your reference to Alan Arkin as 'that old guy'.
Ok Ebert
Silver Linings had a terrible final act (the parlay plot device was awful), the Master was beautiful to look at but should have switched the Hoffman's and Phoenix's roles, and was a hot mess narratively to boot, Django, I kind of agree with. But Argo was an excellent Hollywood movie. It did a great job blending humor, suspense, and real drama.
Now, there are a number of glaring innacuracies and ideological problems with it, particularly evident with Zero Dark Thirty's nomination, but as a work of film, it was excellent and held it's quality all the way through.
Nice to see Clooney finally pick up another Oscar. He was seriously hosed for "Michael Clayton"
The guy who runs my firm just handed Michelle Obama the best picture winner. Too cool.
It's running neck and neck for longest thread of the day after the game thread. Not bad.
Small solace for losing the Oscar pool for the first time because they decided to "tie" a category.
Edgy monologue worked for me. . . .The Lincoln joke seemed perfectly suited for Peter Griffin engaged in a heated argument at the Drunken Clam. . . . "Brian Fantana" hitting his face on the microphone is a reminder that "Anchorman: The Legend Continues" is due to be released this year. . . .
Jennifer Lawrence still looks good tripping on the steps leading to the stage, but that wasn't a good move for Tiffany (Maybe she was channeling Anne Hathaway's appearance on "Between Two Ferns: Oscar Buzz Edition."). . . . The Channing Tatum-Charlize Theron dance movie might be interesting. . . .
First time since 2006 that the six major awards (best acting, directing, picture) went to six different films. How often has that happened? . . . Shirley Bassey singing "Goldfinger" joins my list of all-time Oscar highlights. . . . Knowing that the song had no chance of winning an Oscar, as a thank you to Seth MacFarlane, couldn't they have had Norah Jones singing "Everybody Needs A Best Friend" with Mark Wahlberg and Ted on stage with her long BEFORE Adele sang "Skyfall?" . . .
Would Scarlett Johanson's song, "Before My Time," from the documentary "Chasing Ice" have worked as a soundtrack for the "In Memoriam" segment? . . . Speaking of which, bad move ignoring Andy Griffith's performance in "A Face In The Crowd" and Alex Karras as Mongo in "Blazing Saddles" in the "In Memoriam" segment? . . . Doubt that I'd see "Unicorn Apocalypse: The Movie," but, like Daniel Day Lewis, I'd be interested in seeing Meryl Streep as "Lincoln." . . .
Although I haven't seen the movie, I finally learned that "Life of Pi" is not 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510+ hours long.
The Walking Dead and the Oscars are two different shows......
It's more "The Voting Dead."

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Padres edge Giants 8-7 in 12 innings on error
- Associated Press
- April 28, 2013 - 1:31 AM
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Padres are happy to get wins no matter how they happen.
The NL West's last-place team came away with an 8-7 victory in 12 innings over San Francisco when Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro's error allowed Yonder Alonso to score. Alonso had doubled and then advanced to third on a single by Jedd Gyorko.
After losing five straight, the Padres have won three in a row.
Players said it was encouraging to get so many involved in a 14-hit night that helped erase an early five-run deficit, and reassuring that the bullpen pitched seven scoreless innings to turn the tide.
Padres manager Bud Black cited an extra source of inspiration: a rally squirrel.
"We're down five runs and we score six after the squirrel showed up in the middle of the fourth," Black said in jest, referring to a promotional event where a squirrel mascot raced a fan between innings. "I've seen a rally monkey work (in the 2002 postseason) when I was pitching coach in Anaheim. The squirrel won the race, and we put up six."
San Diego trailed 5-0 before rallying for six runs in the fourth inning, their biggest single-inning output of the season. Alonso and Chris Denorfia each had two-run doubles to chase Barry Zito.
"It was nice to get Zito out early and get into their bullpen," Hundley said. "It was even better that we came back from five runs down. We fought our way back into this game, and most everyone played a part in it. I love that we never gave up and we found a way to win the ball game."
Zito gave up six runs — five unearned — in 3 2-3 innings at Petco Park, a place where he struggles. Zito hasn't made it through the fifth inning in five of his last seven starts in San Diego, and hasn't won there since Aug. 2, 2008.
"He just couldn't get the last out in the fourth," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "That's what killed us. He was cruising until then."
The Giants responded with Hunter Pence's two-run double in the fifth, which gave San Francisco a 7-6 advantage before the Padres tied it in the seventh inning on Kyle Blanks' single that scored Chase Headley.
The deadlock held nearly five innings, until Scutaro's misplay decided the game.
"It was a tough hop, an in-between hop," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "It was a tough play on his part. If he comes up with it, we're out of the inning."
The loss was fourth straight for the Giants (13-11), and their third extra-inning defeat in four games.
Sergio Romo (1-2) took the loss.
Joe Thatcher (1-0) pitched the 12th inning giving up two hits for the win.
The victory was big for the Padres (8-15), who earned just their fourth home win of the season
"It's definitely nice," said Alonso, who was 3 for 5 with three doubles and two RBIs. "Wins like this give you life. They give you an opportunity to build some momentum and create a string of positive results."
Blanks had a solid night, going 3 for 6 with an RBI.
The Giants were paced by Brandon Crawford, who hit a three run homer in the second inning, and Hunter Pence, who had a triple and two RBI.
NOTES: Giants LHP Jeremy Affeldt, on the 15-day disabled list with a strained oblique, drew positive reviews from a Saturday bullpen session at Petco Park. Bochy said Affeldt is scheduled to throw another bullpen session on Monday. Based on that performance, Affeldt will throw against live hitters or be reactivated. He is eligible to come off the DL on Tuesday. . Bochy said he is not implementing a platoon at first base. Brandon Belt, who has struggled against left-handers, started against Padres LHP Eric Stults. . Padres RHP Andrew Cashner will remain in the starting rotation after consecutive quality performances. Cashner, who started the season in the bullpen, remains on a pitch-count loosened with every start.
© 2018 Star Tribune


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After a 16-month investigation, the NCAA announced its sanctions regarding the UNC football program. The Tar Heels had imposed their own sanctions, including vacating all 16 of its 2008 and 2009 football victories, a nine-scholarship reduction over the next three academic years, a $50,000 fine and two years probation.
But note that UNC did NOT self-impose a bowl ban, as the Miami Hurricanes did this past November (the only self-imposed step the Canes have taken thus far in the Nevin Shapiro case), and the NCAA obviously didn't agree with UNC's decision on that.
The NCAA Comittee on Infractions hit UNC with
* Three years' probation from March 12, 2012 through March 11, 2015
* A reduction of 15 scholarships over those three years
* Postseason ban for the 2012 football season.
* A three-year show-cause penalty for former assistant coach John Blake, who, "while employed by the university,'' according to the NCAA statement, "was compensated by a sports agent [now deceased Gary Wichard] for the access he provided to student-athletes and failed to disclose the income to the university." Blake, who was forced to resign from UNC after the scandal broke, will not be allowed to do any recruiting-related duties. Thus, he is expected to remain out of coaching for at least the three years.
The NCAA said Blake "was also cited for a failure to cooperate and [for] unethical conduct. According to the Division I Committee on Infractions, not only did he refuse to provide information relevant to the investigation, but he also furnished false and misleading information. At the hearing, in a reverasal of his previous refusal to provide information, the former assistant coach expressed a willingness to provide the pertinent records. However, he did not provide the documents for more than three months following the hearing, resulting in a significant delay in bringing this case to conclusion.''
Some more interesting info on the case from the NCAA findings:
* "The academic fraud violations stemmed from the former tutor [Jennifer Wiley] constructing significant parts of writing assignments for three football student-athletes... and also provided $4,000 in impermissible benefits, including airfare and paying for outstanding parking tickets, to 11 football student-athletes after she graduated and was no longer a university employee. The tutor also refused to cooperate with the investigation.''
* "This case also included the provision of thousands of dollars in impermissible benefits to multiple student-athletes.'' The NCAA found that seven football players "accepted more than $27,500 in benefits from various individuals, some of whom triggered NCAA agent rules. These impermissible benefits included cash, flights, meals, lodging, athletic training, admission to clubs and jewelry, among others. Whle the value of the benefits the student-athletes varied, one student-athlete received more than $13,500 cash and gifts.''
UNC, by the way, will not appeal the penalties.
UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp called those penalties "more severe than we expected.''
Former UNC football coach (and former UM football coach) Butch Davis, who now is a defensive assistant in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was not cited for any violations in the NCAA report. Davis was fired by Thorp just before fall training camp began last season.
Here's the statement by Davis, that was released Monday, and ran in the Charlotte Observer:
"As was stated by the Chancellor this summer, and has been noted in this report, I was not named in any of these allegations. I cooperated fully with the proper entities throughout this entire investigation. I felt that my staff and I implemented many practices into the program to try to prevent these types of issues. Indeed, the NCAA report stated that 'there was no indication during the joint investigation that student-athletes are not well-educated on regulations concerning agents, extra benefits, and preferential treatment.'
"I am truly saddened this matter has affected so many innocent people. i wish UNC the very best.''
UNC finished 7-6 last season (losing to Miami 30-24).
Telling quote by NCAA: "This case should serve as a cautionary tale to all institutions to vigilantly monitor the activities of those student-athletes who possess the potential to be top professional prospects. It should also serve to warn student-athletes that if they choose to accept benefits from agents or their associates, they risk losing their eligibility for collegiate competition.''
I think this is a pretty severe penalty, though, yes it is only the 15 scholarships over the three years (five per year) -- including UNC's nine scholarship losses already self-imposed (Aside: thanks Ken, and have a great day!).
In the mid 1990s, in UM's big NCAA pell-grant case, UM self-imposed seven scholarships and lost an additional 24 through NCAA sanctions, for a total of 31 over three seasons.
Also, please note should UNC qualify for winning the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference this coming season, it is banned from playing for the ACC title.
Is UM next? I heard a couple weeks ago that UM's case was still not close to being decided. But with this one over, it could begin to move faster.
UM, understandably, declined to comment on the NCAA's ruling of the UNC case.
UM should hear its fate, for sure, before the end of the 2012 football season -- and possibly before the season begins. Can you imagine if UM were to strike gold and win the Coastal and qualify for its first ACC title, only to be banned from playing in the championship?
UM's self-imposed bowl ban was definitely a good idea. If the NCAA can prove more of Shapiro's allegations, and obviously some have been proven because of previous football and basketball suspensions, no doubt UM will be losing scholarships. (Will find out more about the status of currently suspended hoopster Durand Scott later; the timing of the last two UM hoopsters' suspensions, just hours before playing FSU, can't help but conjur head-shaking and all kinds of curious thoughts)
I just think it's strange that former UM coaches implicated by Shapiro in this case are seemingly flying high with their respective football and basketball teams. Let's see what happens when this all shakes out.


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Walkers Hope to Shed Light on Sensitive Topic
People from the area will join together Sunday, Oct. 21 to walk for a subject they hope to shed some light on.
The 2012 "Out of the Darkness" community walk has been hosted annually for the past three years by Mercy Hospital's Wellness in the Valley along with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Debbie Anderson, director of Wellness in the Valley, said the intention of the walk, which also takes place in communities around the nation, is to bring the topic of suicide out of the darkness.
"So many people with depression, or depressive issues, or even mental health issues, it used to be that it was embarrassing — 'I can't tell anyone' — and even when they got suicidal, no one wanted to talk about it, and if someone did kill themselves, it was taboo to even talk to that family," Anderson said.
"The walk is to honor those survivors and to let them know that it's okay to think about the person who died and honor them, and also it is to raise awareness about suicide," she continued.
The public is invited to the five-kilometer walk, which begins at 2 p.m. at Chautauqua Park, making a square through downtown Valley City before ending in Chautauqua Park.
There will be rest stops, one being at the museum, where walkers will stop for coffee and to view the window display.
Anderson said walkers do not have to complete the entire walk. If they need to cut across the square-shaped route, they can, she said.
Following the walk, Wellness in the Valley will have a short presentation, where they'll announce the amount of money raised.
"We found that people just want to walk," Anderson said, so the program won't be long.
Walkers can register that day, but "we just encourage people to register online," Anderson said, which is at www.outofthedarkness.org.
The walk can be done in teams or individually. Teams often work together to do fun activities or sell beads and other novelty items to raise money.
Walkers are not required to make a donation, but the money that is raised will benefit Wellness in the Valley and the North Dakota branch of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
"The money stays either in our city or in our state," Anderson said, adding that the American Foundation for Suicide usually gives the money back to the community.
The money raised goes to "providing materials to families who have had someone kill themselves" along with free counseling and referral services.
"We do use the money for suicide awareness and intervention and prevention," Anderson said, adding that they put materials in all Barnes County schools.
"We don't charge for that," Anderson said, "because we raise money to do that, and we don't want to have to get to the point where we have to start charging for all these services because it's real important that they're there."
Donations are accepted until Dec. 31.
Raising money and awareness is a large part of the walk, but honoring and remembering those lost to suicide is also part of the walk.
Walkers are encouraged to bring pictures or banners of someone who has died of suicide for the memory wall.
"We really want them to be honored," Anderson said. "And it's that talking point to of, 'you're not alone.'"
"I think a lot of people don't think (suicide is) an issue, but in Barnes County, it's an issue," Anderson said. "Even across our country it's an issue."
Nationally, suicide is the third leading cause of death for teenagers and young adults, Anderson said, but in North Dakota, it's the second leading cause of death for that age group.
Anderson said that a person who has a close relative or friend who has killed himself by suicide is at a higher risk for committing suicide.
In Barnes County, the suicide rate is high because of that contingent effect.
"It keeps happening, and no one's doing anything about it," Anderson said.
Last year 122 walkers joined together for the cause.
"We're really pushing to get the same (amount of walkers this year)," Anderson said. They raised close to $10,000 last year, which they to double this year.
Wellness in the Valley specializes in mental health serving Barnes County and seven surrounding counties. The annual walk is its biggest fundraiser.
Another way Wellness in the Valley tries to prevent suicide is by offering free depression screening during National Depression Screening Day, which is held every year during Mental Illness Awareness Week in October. This year, it falls on Oct. 11.
National Depression Screening Day raises awareness and screens people for depression and related mood disorders.
Wellness in the Valley will be offering free depression screenings for all who are interested.
For more information or to visit with someone about mental health services contact Debbie Anderson with Wellness in the Valley at (701) 845-6436. They're also looking for volunteers for the walk.
Warning signs for suicide include, but are not limited to:
•Previous suicide attempt(s)
•History of depression or other mental illness
•Alcohol or drug abuse
•Losing interest in things one used to care about
•Making comments about being hopeless, helpless or worthless
•Visiting or calling people to say good-bye
Source: North Dakota Department of Health and Wellness in the Valley


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Why not 5?
This could increase our chances of finding a franchise QB that went under the radar
Why not 5?
Worked out great for the redskins last year. Why not?
This is not QB draft...by the way did you see the hundred sacks given up by our Oline? Did you see WR's not getting open besides Braylon??? We have much bigger problems on the O not just QB
It's not a bad idea IF there are 2 guys they like. This team has too many holes for an "improve the odds" pick.
There are only 4 QBs worth even looking at in this draft.
1) Tyler Wilson
2) Geno Smith
3) Matt Barkley
4) Landry Jones
And yes, that is the order of best to 4th. We only need TW.
Yeah, I've been saying that about pass rushers for 7 years now. Instead of drafting a couple of OLBs every year we take 1 guy in a decade. Then again, it's hard to do this when you trade away so many picks you have 4-5 selections a year. Welcome to having an incompetent front office.
I think we draft 7, one in every round.
Sign those beasts.
I'm all for adding a stud lineman and another run stopping LB. But we need to get a pick to use on TW from our Tebow trade package.
Jets need WR's and O-line in this draft. I don't care who you put back there at QB you've got to protect them first and they've got to have open receivers to hit.
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Sure, if we have a bunch of draft picks.
Not like we'd waste them. Wait, didn't we trade a 4th for one year of Tebow?
Ridiculous... Any QB you draft won't be the savior of this team with it's current O-line and and WR problems. I think the 2013 draft will be all offense but it won't be quarterback.
I'd be all for it
Someone like Nassib/Wilson in Round 2 and maybe Sean Renfree in the late rounds.
Last WR we draft in the first round was 12 years ago....
Last Oline we took in the first round was 7 years ago.....
What did we draft in the first round on offense since then??? Mark Sanchez and Dustin Keller....So in 12 drafts we drafted 5 players on offense in the first round...2 skill position players Moss and Keller...all other picks were on the defensive side of the ball.....and we wonder why our offense sucks...


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PHILADELPHIA – Three LSU football players – defensive tackle Anthony Johnson, linebacker Lamin Barrow and safety Craig Loston – were recognized on the watch list for the Bednarik Award, which is presented annually to college football's National Defensive Player of the Year, the Maxwell Football Club announced on Monday.
Both LSU and Alabama lead the Southeastern Conference with three players on the list. Only six teams nationally have at least three players on the list. LSU is the only school in SEC history to claim multiple Bednarik Awards when Patrick Peterson (2010) and Tyrann Mathieu (2011) won it in back-to-back years.
Johnson, a junior from New Orleans, serves as the Tigers' veteran defensive lineman with 27 games played to his credit. In two seasons, he has recorded 42 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and four sacks. In a reserve role last season, he finished third on the team with 10 tackles for loss.
Barrow, a native of Marrero, La., is LSU's top returning tackler after racking up 104 total tackles as a junior, which ranked second on the squad. He added 7.5 tackles for loss, five quarterback hurries and five pass breakups. He will assume the leadership role on the defensive side of the ball as a senior after the departure of Kevin Minter.
Loston, a senior from Houston, has made several pre-season All-America teams as one of the nation's elite safety prospects. In 35 career games, Loston has notched 91 tackles and six takeaways (four interceptions, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery).
Loston was a second-team All-SEC recipient as a junior after ranking fifth on the team in tackles with 55 and second in interceptions with three. He is one of only three players in school history to return an interception 100 yards for a touchdown as he joined the list in the fourth quarter of a 37-17 blowout win over Mississippi State.
The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995. Semifinalists for the Bednarik Award will be announced Oct. 29, while the three finalists will be unveiled Nov. 18. The winner of the 2013 Bednarik Award will be announced as part of the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show during the first week of December.
Maxwell Award - Mettenberger
Bednarik Award - Barrow, Johnson, Loston
2013 Bednarik Award Watch List
(Listed by Team)
Deion Belue, CB, Alabama
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama
C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama
Jake Fischer, LB, Arizona
Carl Bradford, DE, Arizona State
Will Sutton, DT, Arizona State
Chris Smith, DE, Arkansas
Ryan Carrethers, DT, Arkansas State
Dee Ford, DE, Auburn
Bryce Hager, LB, Baylor
Khalil Mack, LB, Buffalo
Kyle Van Noy, LB, BYU
Greg Blair, LB, Cincinnati
Vic Beasley, DE, Clemson
Chidera Uzo-Diribe, DE, Colorado
Yawin Smallwood, LB, Connecticut
Dominique Easley, DT, Florida
Loucheiz Purifoy, CB, Florida
Timmy Jernigan, DT, Florida State
Christian Jones, LB, Florida State
Lamarcus Joyner, S, Florida State
Derron Smith, S, Fresno State
Jeremiah Attaochu, DE, Georgia Tech
Jemea Thomas, CB, Georgia Tech
Jonathan Brown, LB, Illinois
James Morris, LB, Iowa
Ty Zimmerman, S, Kansas State
Roosevelt Nix, DT, Kent State
Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville
Hakeem Smith, S, Louisville
Lamin Barrow, LB, LSU
Anthony Johnson, DT, LSU
Craig Loston, S, LSU
Max Bullough, LB, Michigan State
Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State
Ra'Shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota
Benardrick McKinney, LB, Mississippi State
E.J. Gaines, CB, Missouri
Kareem Martin, DE, North Carolina
Bennett Jackson, CB, Notre Dame
Louis Nix III, DT, Notre Dame
Prince Shembo, LB, Notre Dame
Stephon Tuitt, DE, Notre Dame
C.J. Barnett, S, Ohio State
Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State
Ryan Shazier, LB, Ohio State
Aaron Colvin, CB, Oklahoma
Calvin Barnett, DT, Oklahoma State
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, CB, Oregon
Scott Crichton, DE, Oregon State
Deion Barnes, DE, Penn State
Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh
Jamal Merrell, LB, Rutgers
Jake Fely, LB, San Diego State
Bene Benwikere, CB, San Jose State
Travis Raciti, DT, San Jose State
Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
Ben Gardner, DE, Stanford
Trent Murphy, LB, Stanford
Shayne Skov, LB, Stanford
Devonte Fields, DE, TCU
Jason Verrett, CB, TCU
A.J. Johnson, LB, Tennessee
Daniel McCullers, DT, Tennessee
Jackson Jeffcoat, DE, Texas
Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA
Eric Kendricks, LB, UCLA
Morgan Breslin, DE, USC
Leonard Williams, DT, USC
DeDe Lattimore, LB, USF
Andre Hal, CB, Vanderbilt
James Gayle, DE, Virginia Tech
Nikita Whitlock, DT, Wake Forest
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The Center of Excellence in Faith & Health is an innovation studio that acts as a gateway for research and exploration of best practices of the convergence of faith and health.
Scholars and expert practitioners at the center will collaborate with Mid-South, national, global and Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare (MLH) leaders to blend the assets and intelligence of local congregations, Methodist Associates, community members, researchers, guest researchers and partnering international organizations.
A range of research activities are undertaken here, including: interdisciplinary research support, research partnering and collaboration, qualitative and quantitative research, community based participatory research, as well as community and congregational mapping and assessments.
Integrative Research on Faith & Health
While the Center of Excellence in Faith & Health works to draw in international voices and theory and maintains a research focus, this research is understood to be fundamentally centered on practice, and rooted in the Memphis context and experience.
The Center of Excellence in Faith & Health plays an integrative role—drawing many different threads into a single stream of coherent, evidence-based understanding. Sometimes conflicting perspectives and methods must be managed, integrated and translated for collaboration to succeed. For example, we aim to blend the lens of those with a "hospital-centric" perspective (clinical, medical and institutional), public health, social science, faith community (theology and religious studies) and community perspectives.
The Center of Excellence in Faith & Health works to interpret and translate these various bodies of knowledge, building bridges, as well as finding and establishing common ground for the better health of the Memphis community.
Community-Focused Research & Practice
As in most hospitals, "research" in the MLH system has, in the past, generally referred to clinical research, but both our assets and challenges demand more. So, the Center Of Excellence in Faith & Health does not only focus on the intersection of faith and health, but also aims to build a platform for true community-focused research and partnership.
The Center of Excellence in Faith & Health is broadly tasked by Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare with improving community access and growing community capacity to improve care and health status, and is therefore designed to be a laboratory for innovative community scale practices.
Research and related activities are broadly aimed at community change rather than specific cases of disease intervention. The integration of community transformation and partnership into clinical and medical models is seen to potentially result in a care delivery system outside the hospital which in turn would impact on community health.
The Center of Excellence in Faith & Health is committed to a transparent research process that is aimed at broader learning than within the MLH system alone; and emphasizes partnership and the open sharing of results. Our participatory analysis processes constantly serve to "close the feedback loop" in quality improvement, both within and outside the hospital.
The Memphis Model
The Memphis Model is a vision of an integrated health system, not just the Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare system, but a truly integrated system of health (or safety net) that integrates all these parts, laying the foundation for system level change in Memphis, Tennessee.
- Memphis provides a unique ground and opportunity for research on faith and health that could be of huge importance both to the Memphis context, and to a broader national and international audience. It is up to us (as a collaborative community) to nurture this potential.
- Integration is the key message: of the health system, of partners, of the different research streams, of faith and health. Seeking a blended intelligence remains a central strategy.
- Finding common ground and language is of critical importance: between different disciplines, between different practitioners, different needs, audiences and perspectives.
Blended Intelligence
The Center Of Excellence in Faith & Health takes an integrative approach to intentionally blending community wisdom, hospital data streams, academic research and the best practice knowledge from local and international partners, for research that is intentional about impacting practice, broadly defined and at several levels.
Through blending intelligences and integrating knowledge, the Center of Excellence in Faith & Health seeks to positively impact on the broader MLH system, in particular engaging with the MLH sense of mission and considering how this is practiced.
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History Detectives, Episode #611
8-9pm, Monday, February 23
Slave Songbook – The president of the Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum in Culver City, California, recently discovered an unusual book in his late mother's extraordinary collection of African-American artifacts. The small, cloth-bound book, titled Slave Songs of the United States, has a publication date of 1867 and contains a collection of 136 plantation songs. Could this be the first book of African-American spirituals ever published? HISTORY DETECTIVES host Wes Cowan visits a music historian in Los Angeles to explore the coded messages and the melodies that laid the foundation of modern blues, gospel and protest songs of future generations. He also meets with Washington, DC's Howard University Choir for a special concert of selections from Slave Songs sung in the traditional style of mid-1800s spirituals.
Josh White Guitar – A Michigan man owns a Guild brand acoustic guitar that he says once belonged to legendary African-American folksinger Josh White, who is credited with introducing black folk, gospel and blues music to a world audience in the 1940s. The contributor met White after a concert when he was a kid, and the guitar reminds him of a confidence White had shared with him: the Guild Company was talking to White about making a signature guitar built to his specifications and marketed under his name. If this is the guitar White had spoken of, it would be the first signature guitar ever created for an African-American musician in the United States. HISTORY DETECTIVES host Elyse Luray travels around New York City and New Jersey to explore the crossover appeal of Josh White's music and his ability to win over a racially polarized music industry.
Birthplace of Hip Hop – A hip hop enthusiast from New York City has always heard that 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx is the birthplace of hip-hop. The story goes that on August 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc, a building resident, was entertaining at his sister's back- to-school party and tried something new on the turntable: he extended an instrumental beat (breaking or scratching) to let people dance longer (breakdancing) and began MC'ing (rapping) during the extended breakdancing. This, the contributor believes, marked the birth of hip-hop. The music led to an entire cultural movement that's altered generational thinking – from politics and race to art and language. HISTORY DETECTIVES host Tukufu Zuberi sets out to examine an inner-city environment that helped lay the foundation for a cultural revolution.
Repeats: 4-5am, Sunday, March 1


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This Day in Baseball History
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In a matchup of 300 game winners at the Philadelphia Baseball Grounds, Phillies' submariner Tim Keefe sinks Jim "Pud" Galvin and the Browns, 2-0. The next time two National League pitchers with 300 or more victories will face each other will occur in 2005 when Greg Maddux of the Cubs beats Astros ace Roger Clemens at Minute Maid Park, 3-2.
|The Indians and the Yankees bang out 16 doubles collectively to establish a new American League record. The Tribe, with nine of the two-baggers, beat the Bronx Bombers in Cleveland's League Park, 17-8.
|Harvey Henrick's ninth-inning three-run round-tripper off the bench gives the Dodgers a dramatic 9-8 come-from-behind victory over the Redbirds at Ebbets Field in the first game of a twin bill. Redbirds George Puccinelli and Jim Bottomley and Brooklyn's Hal Lee also homer appearing as pinch-hitters in the game.
|Joe Medwick collects his tenth consecutive hit to tie a National League record shared by Ed Konetchy, Kiki Cuyler, and Chick Hafey when he singles off Carl Hubbell in the sixth inning of the Cardinals' 2-1 loss to the Giants at Polo Grounds. The 24-year-old Cardinals slugger, called Ducky by his teammates, had seven hits in his last seven times at bat in the doubleheader sweep of the Bees at Sportsman's Park before yesterday's off-day.
|At Philadelphia's Shibe Park, the A's and Tigers play the second longest game in major league history. The 24 inning contest ends in a 1-1 tie with Detroit right-hander Les Mueller setting a modern major league by pitching 19 2/3 innings in the four-hour and 48 minute marathon.
|Lew Flick sets a professional baseball record when he collects nine consecutive hits in a single game, before grounding out in his final at-bat in the 19-inning opener against Memphis. The Little Rock Travelers outfielder will get three more hits off the Chicks' pitching staff in the nightcap, finishing the day 12-for-13 in the Southern Association (AA) doubleheader.
|Frankie Frisch (.316) becomes the first switch-hitter inducted into the Hall of Fame. The 'Fordham Flash' is joined by Carl Hubbell, Mickey Cochrane, and Lefty Grove as the newest members to be enshrined at Cooperstown.
|In a 13-6 defeat to the Cubs, Dodgers' shortstop Pee Wee Reese becomes one of five active players to collect 2000 hits, and teammate Junior Gilliam sets a major league record by handling 12 assists at second base.
|Under intense public pressure and the Massachusetts Committee Against Discrimination investigation, the Red Sox become the last club to integrate. Fourteen years after Boston passes on Jackie Robinson despite a successful tryout in 1945, Elijah 'Pumpsie' Green pinch runs and plays shortstop to become the first black to play for the team.
|With back-to-back homers in the top of the first at Fenway Park, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris continue their assault on Babe Ruth's single-season home run record. The game's decisive hit, however, is a pinch-hit grand slam by Johnny Blanchard with two-out in the ninth-inning which propels the Bronx Bombers past the Red Sox, 11-8.
|Craig Anderson throws a seven-hit, complete-game against Cincinnati, but New York cannot overcome Marv Throneberry's error which would have ended the fifth inning, giving Vada Pinson the opportunity to hit a two-out, two run homer. The eventual 5-3 defeat at Crosley Field makes the right-hander the third consecutive Mets' starter, following losing efforts by Jay Hook and Roger Craig, to pitch a complete game and not get a victory.
|Pirates outfielder Jerry Lynch pinch hits a three-run home run off Chicago's Lindy McDaniel in the ninth-inning to tie the Forbes Field contest at five, a game the Bucs will eventually win in 14 innings, 6-5. The heroic homer is the left-handed hitter's 14th career round-tripper off the bench, tying a major league mark established by former Cincinnati teammate George Crowe.
|The usually mild-mannered Dodger manager Walter Alston is thrown out of both games of a doubleheader when the Braves sweep a twin bill from Los Angeles for the first and only time in Milwaukee, 7-2 and 13-7. To make matters worse, the manager has beer thrown in his face by a hometown fan as he leaves the second game. (My thanks to Lee for sharing this entry. He attended the game at County Stadium as a ten year-old. -LP)
|Ignoring Clay Kirby's bid for a no-hitter, Padres manager Preston Gomez, with his club trailing the Mets, 1-0, in the eighth inning, decides to pinch hit for his starting pitcher. Reliever Jack Baldschun fails to keep New York hitless, yielding a leadoff hit to Bud Harrelson, and San Diego eventually loses the Jack Murphy Stadium contest, 3-0.
|Braves slugger Hank Aaron become the second major leaguer to hit 700 career home runs when he goes deep off Phillies southpaw Ken Brett in the third inning of the team's 8-4 loss at Atlanta Stadium. Bronx Bomber Babe Ruth reached the milestone in 1934, homering off Detroit's Tommy Bridges at Briggs Stadium.
|Mets' infielder Joe Torre becomes the first player in National League history to hit into four straight double plays in one game. Felix Millan singles in four consecutive at bats against the Astros, making the dubious mark possible.
|The Reds, 24 games below .500, fire manager John McNamara and ask third base coach Russ Nixon to manage the team. Cincinnati will win only 27 games of the 70 they play for their new manager, who will be replaced at the end of next season after another last place finish.
|The Red Sox suspend Jim Rice for three days for shoving manager Joe Morgan. The Boston outfielder became upset when the skipper pinch hit for him, using the light-hitting shortstop Spike Owen.
|The Yankees trade Jay Buhner, minor league prospect Rich Balabon, and a player to be named later (Troy Evers) to the Mariners in exchange for 33 year-old Ken Phelps. The one-sided deal will be immortalized on Seinfield by Frank Costanza, George's dad, when he laments the Bronx Bombers' poor judgment, "How could you have traded Buhner for Ken Phelps?".
|In his first major league start, Ben McDonald, the Orioles' top pick in last year's June draft, blanks Chicago on four hits, 2-0. The 22 year-old right-hander from Louisiana State, the first American League pitcher making his debut to throw a shutout in 15 years, retires the final 16 White Sox batters he faces, after allowing Ron Kittle's fourth-inning single.
|Jose Uribe walks on a 3-2 count thanks to home umpire Harry Wendelstedt losing track of the pitches. The fifth-inning base-on-balls leads to a run when the Astros shortstop scores on Steve Finley's double in Houston's 5-3 victory over the Bucs at Three Rivers Stadium.
|Thanks to Harold Baines' four hits, the Orioles halt their 20-game Canadian losing streak, defeating the Blue Jays, 9-5. It is Baltimore's first victory north of the border since June 13, 1998.
|At Camden Yards, Troy Glaus becomes the fastest Angel player to reach the 100 career home run mark. The Halos' third baseman hits a pair of home runs in the team's 6-5 ten-inning victory over Baltimore.
|At Dodger Stadium, Vladimir Guerrero hit his 226th career home run, breaking Andre Dawson's club record. The Expos' right fielder hits his milestone round-tripper off Odalis Perez, a 454-foot blast over left field wall.
Thanks to an unusual play in the outfield, David Newhan hits a rare inside-the-park homer at Fenway. Inexplicably, Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez, from left field, cuts off the relay throw from center fielder Johnny Damon, allowing two Orioles to score in Baltimore's 10-5 victory.
|Mark Buehrle faces the minimum 27 batters as the White Sox rout the Indians, 14-0. Throwing just ninety pitches, the 25 year-old southpaw allows only two hits, with both runners being erased as a result of a double play.
|A third piece of concrete, which apparently fell from the park's upper deck, is discovered at Wrigley Field by a club employee. Two other chunks have also fallen recently in different sections in the 90 year-old stadium, prompting Mayor Richard Daley to say he would not hesitate to close sections -- or all -- of the facility to protect fans from potential harm.
|Hideki Matsui plays in his 395th consecutive game to start his career, breaking Al Simmons's 1926 American League record. The Japanese outfielder will also surpass Ernie Banks' NL mark of 424 en route to establishing the new major league record of 518 consecutive contests.
|Going deep in the third inning, 30 year-old Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez collects his 2,000th career hit and at the same time becomes the youngest player to reach the 450 home run plateau. Later in the day, Padres catcher Mike Piazza also becomes a member of the 2000 hit club with a second inning double to left at San Francisco's AT&T Park.
|After the All-Star Break, as part of the scheduled "grand re-opening" of the ballpark, the first live Presidents Race is held at the RFK Stadium, with George Washington taking first place in the inaugural competition among the Chief Executives. Mascots Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln will also chalk up wins in the next two days, but Teddy Roosevelt's will not, thus beginning his infamous streak over more than 500 attempts before finally crossing the finish line first on the final day of the 2012 season.
|The Pirates retire uniform number 11, once worn by Paul Waner, a right fielder who hit .340 during his 15-year tenure (1926-1940) in Pittsburgh. Big Poison's number is the tenth to be retired in the history of the franchise and the first in a decade.
|Forty-four year-old Jamie Moyer gets the better of veteran southpaw David Wells in the second-oldest matchup of starting pitchers in major league history when the Phillies beat the Padres at Petco Park, 12-4. The mound opponents are a combined 88 years and 307 days of age, making the duo younger than the tandem of Don Sutton (42) and Phil Niekro (48), who faced off in a 1987 contest between the Indians and Angels.
|Diamondback left-hander Randy Johnson becomes the first major leaguer to collect 2,000 strikeouts for two different teams. The Arizona southpaw, who fanned 2,162 batters pitching for the Mariners from 1989-98, whiffs Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez to earn the distinction.
|Jose Reyes' fourth-inning three-bagger in the Mets' 7-5 victory over the Reds at Great American Ball Park makes him the franchise leader in triples. The speedy shortstop's 11th three-base hit this season, his sixty-third of his career, all as a Met, puts the 25 year-old infielder one ahead Mookie Wilson.
|Coming out of the bullpen in the eighth, Jimmy Gobble allows ten runs in two-thirds of an inning, setting a franchise record for the most runs allowed by a Royals reliever in a game. The 26 year-old southpaw, who will be placed on the 15-day disabled list the next day with a stiff lower back, gives up seven hits and walks four batters, facing 13 Tigers.
|At Cooperstown's Doubleday Field, Fox analyst Tim McCarver and Toronto Sun's Bob Elliott are honored by the Hall of Fame for their longtime contributions in covering baseball. The pair, respectively, receive the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting and the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for sports writing.
|In an on-field ceremony, former first baseman Carlos Delgado becomes the 10th member inducted on the Level of Excellence, an award bestowed by the Blue Jays in recognition of an individual player's accomplishments for the team. Previous recipients of the prestigious award include Dave Stieb, George Bell, Joe Carter, Cito Gaston, Tony Fernandez, Pat Gillick, Tom Cheek, Roberto Alomar, and Paul Beeston.
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|2007-01-27, 00:55
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Join Date: Feb 2006
After hearing your reasons for moving to Japan, I'd also recommend you visit before moving. I just don't think you have a solid reason but that's just me. Hell if it's your dream than go for it.
Oh and for the Catholic Church, I'm gonna guess they do (just using my common sense).
If you do end up moving, good luck and may the force be with you.
|2007-01-27, 08:17
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
2. *shrug*
3. Bikes, lots and lots of bikes.....
4. Are there American's who mock Asians and the way they talk?
5. Well the fee isn't exactly hidden.... You'll have to pay it, but, as it's so well documented no problem.
6. Yes you get water, electricity and stuff........ :-/ They do work.... If you pay..
7. .... :-/ Not on standard TV....
You got a smoking picture because people get a hard time from people when they have thought it through..... You haven't thought about anything. :-/ You sound really clueless....
Reading your other thread I feel like maybe you are a joke character..... hmmm...
|2007-01-27, 09:42
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
and also what will i expect before getting there
and i know you going to say this
>learn some japanese phraise and when i get there get to know there language
right !
and also let me add something else
Japan Town / Little Tokyo - how that is compaire to japan " the same amount of stuff or just give your input "
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|2007-01-27, 10:38
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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I dunno where some of the info you guys are providing are sourced from. But my experience in Japan is. First, Learn the phrase "(insert destination) doku desu ka?".
Secondly, memorize the Kanji for your city you are staying at. Third, The train stops running at 11:00pm. The green line stops are 10:00pm. So if you planning on going more than 7 stop be prepared to sleep at the train stop till 5:00am.
Purchase a train pass at the window. They have 1 day pass and 1 week pass. Trust me it will save you alot of money than shelling out 200-700 yen each time.
The toliet is not what you will be used to. Remember this is Japan, public restroom toliet requires you to squat, to do a number 2. Number 1 you can still stand but your shoes may get wet.
Don't get mad at the acarda if someone challenges you. The gaming system over there are far more advance, The acarda we have in the US the 2 control are side by side, in Japan if very different. You might be challenge without ever seeing your opponents faces till you walk to the other side. (of coruse we're not childrens)
Last piece of advice. Don't walk in the park alone at night. Trust me on this. If you see a couple walking in the park, chances are eventually they will dissappear into the brush and you might interruprt their good time. (I was embrassed the first time I did that). Oh and always have at least 7000 yen with you, never know when you will need to used the taxi.
|2007-01-27, 11:01
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Join Date: Feb 2006
But I usually use Jetblue, I found it to be the cheapest airline. I don't know if it goes to Japan though.
Here's some lesson in life, all you have to do is be respectful and show kindness. Learning things as you go along is very helpful. Like it was said before, getting to know the custom and tradition is a plus. But all of that you can do over there. If you really have no clue, I'd suggest you make friends with someone that's fluent in Japanese or just get a guide (guide tour).
Hmm... that's not a bad idea, there's some japanese language courses that takes trips to Japan. Why not sign up for that, it'll be the perfect experience for you.
|2007-01-27, 13:39
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Join Date: Feb 2004
.....Which green line? You mean in Tokyo? Cross country trains? What? In any case ever train line I travelled on stopped running at 24:00.... Even if you did miss the last train you could stay in a capsule hotel.... That's what they were intended for....
[quotePurchase a train pass at the window. They have 1 day pass and 1 week pass. Trust me it will save you alot of money than shelling out 200-700 yen each time.[/quote]
Or if you are just visiting the country then get a JR Rail pass..... Well that's if you are going cross country.....
[quoteThe toliet is not what you will be used to. Remember this is Japan, public restroom toliet requires you to squat, to do a number 2. Number 1 you can still stand but your shoes may get wet.[/quote]
...........Yeah some toilets occasionally are the tradition Japanese style...... all the ones I found are modern though.. My girlfriend was telling me a lot more female toilets do have traditional style toilets though..... It isn't really a worry though. Everywhere that served food had a modern toilet and places that had traditional toilets also had a seperate place for modern ones....
..........Ermmmm I never saw this once............... Also whhy would this stop you walking alone? Were there no love hotels in the area you stayed in? :-/
|2007-01-27, 13:57
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: 大好きなところが遠すぎて
Age: 28
The thing that *does* make sense to do if you will be spending time in Tokyo, though, is get a Suica and PASSNET card (which will be combined into one card, PASSMO, in March). Instead of buying a ticket each time, you can just preload the card with money and use it on most of the trains and subways in Tokyo.
It definitely pays to learn how to use the "squat toilets" - you never know when you might really need to use the restroom and find that this is the only option.
|2007-01-27, 14:01
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|2007-01-27, 14:36
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Hmmm scifience seems to agree with me on the things that confused me most about Kitto's post.... Did you by any chance go to a really small town Kitto? :-/ That's the only thing I can think of, but, even the small town I went to had modern toilets........
By green line I automatically thought of the yamanote line Saikyo line as both went through Ikebukuro...... I never noticed one of them closed before 12pm and that was my hub to Japan as I mainly stayed at the hotel star plaza there.... :-/
One other thing that poped into my line was that there was a green JR pass, but, that wouldn't be it. lol
|2007-01-27, 15:55
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|2007-01-27, 16:23
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|2007-01-27, 18:46
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Age: 28
Look at the pictures. I can count quite a few more than three train lines there. Also of note is the fact that there are two metro companies, JR, and seven listed private rail companies that operate trains in the Tokyo area. There are some that are not even listed there.
|2007-01-29, 03:46
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Errgh, this thread (the last page at least) makes me queasy.
Going to Japan to work is not just a thing you do because you want to. There are conditions and requirements that you need to consider and pass before you can enter the country.
First if you want to work you need a working visa. If you don't please immigration, you can't enter the country for work. You have to have a company that is willing to hire you (that means finding an employer before you go to Japan), and generally you need to have graduated from college or university.
Once you have a company willing to hire you and you meet immigrations requirements, the paperwork is sorted, and several weeks or months later you get your visa and you can go to Japan.
When you get there hopefully your company will organize accommodation, or you have to do it yourself. For a normal apartment (not a more expensive guest house or monthly apartment) that means having somebody in Japan who will be your legal guarantor, having enough money for at least 4months rent (first month, broker fees, security deposit, and key money), and then you need to phone the utility companies and request they they turn on the gas, etc.
In Japanese of course, this being Japan and all.
Before that you will need a bank account so that you can pay for the apartment (you cannot pay cash), as well as receive you wages, and apply for things like a mobile phone. To do that you need to go to city hall and apply for an Alien Registration Card (ARC), which takes about a month. So for that first month you are a little stuck.
Then after all that everything is not-too-bad. You need to renew your "visa" before it runs out, your company will help with that.
|2007-01-29, 15:03
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Now, sorry, back to the topic please..
|2007-01-31, 18:23
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Well i got some good information people
Well you gave me the info but
the consulat of japan located in new york gave me EVEN more info but you have gave me the good amount of info
so they did explain to me about the whole processure
but let me ask you this "for the people who lived in japan"
1.what part of japan that you dont pay alot for rent in japan
2.can you ask for translated bill "Electricial,Water,Telephone,Tv,Cellphone,Auto Insurances " ?
and also with a twist " unrelated to this " i email the consulet of ireland about the same time that i email the consulet of japan about moving & working in ireland and guess what "nothing " so this is what irish people think of me and irish-american
IRELAND + Goverment = RACISM !
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|2007-01-31, 23:20
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Water, Gas, Electric, Auto insurance, TV, telephone/internet are in Japanese, but simple to understand. They generally have "Gas Bill" written on the front and the important items (like when to pay, how much) will have an English note, with the majority of it being in Japanese.
Most cellphone companies will arrange an English bill if you want.
Remember Japanese people live in Japan and speak Japanese. English is a foreign language, and very little use to them.
|2007-02-01, 06:11
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Age: 38
Moving to Japan for 2 years...
So, I'm going to be coming to Japan for 2 years on a JSPS Postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Tokyo, Komaba (Researching string theory with the physics department).
So, for 382,000 yen a month, where should I live?
I'm a single, 20-something american male.
I was doing some internet apartment searching, and it seems like it might be worth it to pay more for a nicer place that's not too far away (yoyogi-chou or nearby).
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to reiterate, 3 line keyboard nooooooooo!
that's not too lame, dang filter. 3 line keyboard is lame. and I'm not supposed to repeat either, stupid filters.
yes, but why not make it better? why not make it better and dodge a lawsuit at the same time?
but why not make it better in hw too then, why stick with 800x480 resistive...
Because the creation of new case would be the most expensive part of the project at such low production runs.
yes, but why not make it better? why not make it better and dodge a lawsuit at the same time?
but why not make it better in hw too then, why stick with 800x480 resistive...
Because the projected volume is on the order of 1000 units. In that sort of volume, selecting a new keyboard, new screen, redesigning casework for them, and tooling up to produce it becomes prohibitively expensive.
And I really don't understand what you mean by "dodge a lawsuit" -- AFAIK Nokia doesn't have any design patents on the N900, and even if they do, since they can't be bothered to pursue the makers and sellers of the parts that this will be made of, it seems really unlikely they'd bother coming afte
yes, but why not make it better? why not make it better and dodge a lawsuit at the same time?
but why not make it better in hw too then, why stick with 800x480 resistive...
Because the projected volume is on the order of 1000 units. In that sort of volume, selecting a new keyboard, new screen, redesigning casework for them, and tooling up to produce it becomes prohibitively expensive.
so why not use COMMODITY parts that are available right now? why are they using legacy garbage bin crap instead? Even $40 chinese tablets are capacitive by now.
I wouldn't buy Neo900 if it had a capacitive screen.
+1 to this.
What, you wouldn't pay up to $936 U.S. for a phone with a 3 line keyboard?
Love the idea, but, the price says get a nice laptop with a real keyboard, communications software, DSL phone Card , a case of beer and a prime rib dinner.
Not a fan of dinky screens and thumb keys anyway. This solution cuts the radiation you receive by carrying a phone in close proximity to your reproductive organs, while keeping the spirit of hacking alive in a familiar package.
Hmm, it's more like the spiritual successor to the old Psion palmtops. They were amazing for their time and every so often I wonder what would have happened if they hadn't just given up in 2001...
A lot of people complain about the keyboard but frankly, it's a lot nicer than no keyboard and it's compact. It's enough for quick script writing and SSH. I speak from experience. On the other hand, the screen is dire by modern standards. The resistive touch sensor is great for stylus use but bad for fingers. The battery is awful.
To resurrect the N900, it needs more than just new innards.
Fairphone seems like a more capable candidate for an open smartphone.
http://www.fairphone.com/ [fairphone.com]
That phone looks good, but I wish it had a physical keyboard and that it supported LTE.
Explain to me how is yet another Android phone open?
Look for an application called AutoDisconnect. You won't get IM notifications, but your battery will last 2-3 days. You can also buy the same battery but with more modern battery technology.
I have a N900 and am very interested in the Neo900 (and in fact will be contributing to the software stuff where I can). I LOVE the N900 touch screen, its far better than the one on the iPhones and Android devices the rest of my family use, I love using the stylus and even with fingers its still good enough for me.
And I love the keyboard too, its usable without being too annoying.
I think the Neo900 is the perfect device for me (and will be interested in one when my N900 eventually fails)
The keyboard is what most disappointed me about the N900. The dodgy USB port was the only other thing.
The screen was amazing in 2009 and doesn't look too bad today IF you don't mind using a stylus.
Battery technology has advanced a lot since then too, but you can buy replacement modern batteries which last a third longer. Secondly, the N900, once properly configured, uses almost no power and will last 2-3 days with a modern battery.
No, the resistive screen is one of the best parts. I hate iphone/android capacitive screens!
They might end up using a new battery, and the SoC at least should be more power efficient. Anyway, the n900 battery life is more a function of software than hardware.
why is it that i cant get a cellphone that is a cellphone and not a tiny computer that has to be rechanged daily? i want a cellphone that i only have to charge once a month or so. is it too much to ask for?! MOTOFONE was my last hope but alas it is dead.
that's a pretty usual line to say on smartphone thread.
so, why don't you fucking go and buy one so called africa dumbphone. 108 is coming soon from nokia and has a stated 31 days standby.
and dunno if colors are too much but http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nokia-Dual-Music-Phone-Unlocked/dp/B005W3HP26 [amazon.co.uk] http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vodafone-Button-Senior-Pre-Pay-Display/dp/B007EOG0MC/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1383413109&sr=1-2&keywords=mobile+phone [amazon.co.uk] or http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-E1200-Sim-Free-Smartphone/dp/B0079JZ4O2/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1383413125&sr=1-3&keywords=mobile+phone [amazon.co.uk]
you know why they don't make headlines? because these kind of phones have been 20-40 bucks unlocked - unsubsidized - for years and years now.
that's a pretty usual line to say on smartphone thread.
so, why don't you fucking go and buy one so called africa dumbphone.
You seem to be a bit lost. Gizmodo is over that way. Or perhaps you're looking for Wired?
You seem to be a bit lost. Gizmodo is over that way. Or perhaps you're looking for Wired?
Thanks for the link. That's just what I needed.
If you're referring to the MOTOPHONE F3, that's not what you want. I have one & everything is fine untill you actually start talking on it, then the battery drops very quickly. It's a mystery to me how such a simple phone can have such lousy talk time.
Finally, an underpowered smart phone that is already as dated as the existing smartphone I have, and will struggle with heavy app usage. But it's FLOSS and that makes it better.
That's a pretty harsh slapdown of DIYers, coming from someone with a 5-digit Slashdot ID.
I really, sincerely hope that they will avoid ever using the weak connection of the original N900's MicroUSB socket that caused bricking when it separated from the PCB.
RTFA; yes they'll avoid that.
Are you sure there is a description in TFA about how the problem of the original N900's MicroUSB port separating from the mobo (and thus bricking the entire device) is going to be dealt with? I don't mind people pointing out something that I seem to have missed.
It's for sure mentioned many times on Maemo Talk thread. You might also want to place your cursor near "Micro-AB 2.0 (OTG)" in Neo900 specification page to see a little tooltip...
Oh, I'm quite wrong. Sorry about that.
The Neo900.org front page has gone through some changes since last I remembered -- I'm pretty sure that a couple weeks ago, the USB port being sturdier was mentioned on the front page, but it's not now.
Anyway, it is a well-documented fact that they're quite aware of that issue, and will be avoiding it, but sorry for calling RTFA.
Nitpick: I'm with the AC in objecting to your use of the term "bricking". As long as you don't scribble over the bootloader and initrd (and thu
Lighten up, Francis.
I was a very happy N900 owner. In the near future, when I open up the case of my dead N900 to update it to a Neo900 I will be glad to see that the MicroUSB socket does not separate from the mobo. I had not even heard of the Neo900 project up until today (I've been way too busy to follow the Maemo forums too) so if it is me that you are accusing of being a troll you are *wrong*, like in 180 degrees wrong.
Your use of leading questions only leads me to wish you a better life in the future. Sorry to have upset you.
I can see that you have bested me. May you have peace and happiness now and in the future.
Considering that even Nokia dropped it like a red hot coal ASAP and shipped a different design why would anyone ever contemplate it?
Maybe because Nokia dropped it like a red hot coal?
N900: Debian based, resistive screen, hardware keyboard, great for hackers, cute name "Maemo"
N9: RPM based, capacitive screen, no keyboard, AEGIS!, horrid name "Meego".(*)
((*) some of this information is a lie, but it's Nokia's lie, not mine).
I have an old n900 at home. I'll be sitting this one out as I don't like resistive screens.
If you can show you're a developer with some projects under your belt who can help this project just send me a message and I'll send you my phone
Who goeth a-borrowing goeth a-sorrowing. -- Thomas Tusser


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Four Tet - Unspoken
Kieran Hebden aka Four Tet has a new 12" single out February 4, under the moniker KH and via his own Text Records.
"The Track I've Been Playing That People Keep Asking About and That Joy Used in His RA Mix and Daphni Played on Boiler Room." Yes, that's the track's title.
The title offers good commentary on how dance music is often consumed these days, via internet mixes and webcasts rather than out at actual clubs. It refers to Joy Orbison's Resident Advisor mix from this fall and a set that Daphni (aka Caribou's Dan Snaith) did at Boiler Room, also this fall.
KH - The Track I've Been Playing...
Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (Four Tet Remix)
"Kieran Hebden (a.k.a. Four Tet) will release Beautiful Rewind, his first album of original material since 2010, later this year. Hebden premiered a new single entitled "Kool FM" recently. Moving away from his recent work with atmospherics, Hebden spins together incongruent samples (turntable scratches, spurts of bass, random vocal bits) for an experimental take on a grimy club banger."
Beautiful Rewind Tracklist:
01. Gong
02. Parallel jalebi
03. Our navigation
04. Ba teaches yoga
05. Kool FM
06. Crush
07. Buchla
08. Aerial
09. Ever never
10. Unicorn
11. Your body feels