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As I mentioned yesterday, there is a great performance festival taking place called IN>TIME. Organized by artist Mark Jeffrey, IN>TIME features both international and local artists exhibiting in 14 diverse venues across the city between the months of January and March. Bad at Sports will be posting a mini-series of interviews and essays about this festival, including an upcoming interview with Mark Jeffrey himself. This particular post is dedicated to two concurrent exhibits at threewalls that are also part of Jeffrey's festival. On January 11th, Mary Patten's performance/sound/video installation, Panel opened in the main space. Mathew Jinks' began screening his new 73 minute, single-channel HD video, The Unreliable Narrator, in the project space. While these artists are distinct from one another, exhibiting independent projects, I was interested in facilitating a conversation between them, particularly as both negotiate film, performance, history and collaboration. These exhibits will be on view until February 23rd, with an artist talk from Jinks on January 31st at 7pm, as well as a performance, SCHIZO CULTURE: A Collaborative Reading, and publication release of the catalogue associated with PANEL. On February 9th, there will be another performance, SCHIZO PANEL, at 7 PM.
Caroline Picard:Â You both call on speculative fiction in your respective projects. What does it mean for each of you to employ the fantastic?Â
Mathew Jinks: The idea of alternate histories is very resonant for me, not necessarily in the reconstruction of various alternative spaces, but aiding in imagining that sense of an 'other' space that can be inhabited by a narrative. Fictive narratives do not interest me. They seem too comfortable as a source of abstract invention in some way, which I see as an escape from reality and a dead end street; a more complex and evocative device for me is to sow seeds of doubt, to introduce situations and characters with a set of dynamics which have been loaded from the start and see how they play out. The origination in my practice was at the point of departure from personal histories and the evolution of expansive political histories.
Mary Patten: Mathew's articulation of alternate histories, his desire to "sow seeds of doubt,†the leaking or trespassing of "personal†histories into the territory of "the political†are all-compelling to me… and describe sensibilities or impulses that have shaped my own work for many years. It's very difficult, maybe even pointless, to draw an easy divide between "fact†and "fiction,†despite persistent claims of "objective journalism†or "scientific truth.†This is well-trodden territory: what "we†(in the most capacious sense) collectively and cumulatively "know†is subject to constant revision and reconstruction. We understand that "facticity†doesn't equal truth, and that what passes as fiction is not a series of falsehoods. One of the oldest cultural practices, the oral tradition — often taking the form of what we call fables or myths — has been a crucial element in constructing "history.†And yet "telling stories†is still a euphemism for telling lies.
"Speculative†introduces the possibility of wonder, a wandering imagination, the work of invention to heal or bridge inescapable gaps in any historical record. It is a kind of affective, archaeological process to make empirically un-provable connections between obscure, unknown or little-known histories. "Speculative†need not connote the fantastical, however — at least not in the "spectacular†sense. These words are funny… so interconnected, but full of paradoxes.
In the case of Panel, I was drawn to an obscure transcript, photocopied many-times over, given to me by the only participant still living, my friend Judith Clark, herself a survivor of a barely-remembered radical history, serving a 75-to-life sentence in Bedford Hills prison in New York State. (Judy's story deserves its own independent telling; I would ask readers to please check out judithclark.org.)
Judy's memory of the "panel on prisons and asylums†at Schizo Culture is that the three men – Foucault, Harp, and Laing – did most of the talking. That's contradicted by the transcript, which is itself very odd, characterized by breaks and ellipses. We know from Sylvère Lotringer's accounts that the entire Schizo Culture conference was rife with outbursts and interruptions, including this panel discussion, although that's not evident in the transcription.
In attempting to re-stage a little-known but somewhat exotic event, I wanted to resist any impulse to reconstruct or "narrativize†the episode in any kind of "realistic†way. I didn't want a performance designed to dissolve the distance between the "original†event and its contents, both very marked by that moment of the mid 1970s, and yet eerily (and depressingly) prescient of our current traumas of the "societies of controlâ€: diagnosis, punishment, imprisonment, and torture. I didn't want to blend or unify these four amazing characters and social actors, two of whom (Foucault and Laing) possess an iconicity shimmering with all kinds of aura, with the people reading and inhabiting their words now. I am compelled by both the "connects†and "disconnects.â€
CP: You share an interest in collaboration, but also work independently. How do you negotiate the role of an author who is also dedicated to fostering relationships in your work?Â
MJ: I have always felt uncomfortable in a lonely practice, with the idea of the studio Artist who appears after years of hermetic work with a portfolio under the arm. I began working for other artists in Chicago because I had always been a part of a DIY scene which to me was about skill sharing and enabling others to achieve their goals whilst you achieved yours, doing this I witnessed the evolution of a work through multiple creative minds first hand and this stayed with me. I introduce performers and artists into my works to have them re-interpret my ideas, for them to take the work in directions unknown to myself or to the work. It is quite stressful in many ways to work with others, although I am not precious about my projects I do have creative demands and I like to try to keep the overall affect of the work under my thumb. In return I try hard to become a tool for them to use, whether I am recording sound as I did for Mary's Piece, working as a Cameraman for Kirsten Leenars, or doing sound for Melika Bass. I simply try to gel with the process at hand.
The most important elements of my practice that I feel need to be under my control I will do myself, The Unreliable Narrator was shot, edited and mixed by myself, with voiceover recordings, studio shoots, post image production all done in my studio. I decided to use a colorist to step up my game a little and he really did a great job, I wanted some animation work for the chapter titles and again I used a great animator Han Han Li — the big key for this work was to employ a Producer, Parveer Singh Sohal. Without Parveer's connections in India the work would not exist, so that was an integral decision. I needed access. But Parveer is not a Producer, he is a Graphic Designer and so there were many discussions about what I needed and what he was bringing to the project.
MP: Mathew's discomfort with the notion of a lonely, hermetic studio practice and artistic identity is of course very much in sync with my own ideas, feelings, and history… although not without risks — losing oneself in the collective, for example. A good friend who shares a similar collaborative history once commented that it's possible that no one will know or remember that her labor and creativity helped form some of these projects, since individual authorship is so often dissolved… I'm obviously not talking here about the art world's current embrace of "relational practices†and the career building that goes along with that. But as I've said elsewhere, I continue to be drawn to collaborative ways of working, such as the Chicago Torture Justice Memorials Project, because it's urgently needed, and impossible to realize by a single or even a handful of authors. Most importantly, collaborations embody the kind of collective labor and passion necessary to any project that's trying to make change.
As you, Caroline, and Mathew make very clear, the project of film and videomaking, like so many art forms, is necessarily collaborative… Chris Marker makes this point beautifully during the ending credits of "Grin without a cat†which he dedicates to the anonymous and unnamed artists and technicians without whose clips, shots, sequences, and documents that epic film would have never been realized, seen, or distributed. To that point, I would like to acknowledge the thoughtful labor, participation, and support of performers Darrell Moore, Mikal Shapiro, Matthias Regan, and Mark Jeffery; Directors of Photography Yoni Goldstein and Meredith Zielke; Mathew for such great sound engineering; Alex Brown for assisting with camera; Ilan Gutin for helping with the large prints; and the lovely, hardworking, and brilliant Joey Carr who has worked as producer, compositor, and hardware/software engineer.
CP: You call on various histories, whether philosophical or psychological traditions, fortune telling traditions,  — is it possible to collaborate with disciplines? Or do you think about the way you engage those traditions differently?
MJ: This is a wonderful question; tradition by nature is a stubborn legacy and confronting it head on is an antagonistic strategy. If you lay the threads down together: personal history and its discipline of remembrance, familial oral history, musical traditions as in Jazz, Cheiromancy, Homeopathy, Metallurgy, then these lines will touch and intersect like magnets picking up each other. It is a naïve want to reshape these lines to any sort of permanence. I think of Francis Alys work, The Collector — with the magnet on wheels that he pulls behind him collecting metal from the street as he goes — the street will fill up once again with shards and paperclips. Francis creates a moment of being present, and it's this re-presenting and laying down with traditions in new almost aleatoric ways.
MP: I consider myself a visitor, a curious student, an interloper or trespasser in many disciplines, an auto-didact, or rather someone who has learned from many teachers and texts, "negative†as well as exemplary…
CP:Â How do you all think of beginnings and endings? Are those narrative touchstones useful to you?Â
MJ: No, I instinctively move away from creating narrative structure, arcs and so forth. I find the idea of conclusion quite arrogant in non-fiction. The episodic device is interesting because it introduces the idea of the 'false start', or the hidden track at the end of an album, or the prologue as in Bergman's Persona, or 'rewind' in Jamaican dance hall, the stutter. This is why gallery installations are so useful: people enter and leave as they wish; this is a very considered position for my work, the ideal position.
MP: There are no real beginnings. We're always starting in the middle, picking up someone else's traces and tracks… For me, in the realm of ideas, relationships, as well as many projects over the years, there are so many interruptions and breaks… things are "left for now†and unfinished or deferred. I find it much more habitual to abandon something, rather than "end†it. Like Mathew, I am drawn to the episodic, to "false starts†and "stuttersâ€â€¦ but when Mathew talks about resisting narrative arcs, I think he is perhaps referring to "mainstream†or what we used to call "Hollywood narrative cinemaâ€â€¦ for me, there are so many wonderful, rich and complicated examples of "narrative fiction†that escape these constraints – the films of Robert Bresson and Chantal Akerman, for example, but also so many more – in cinema and literature, in expanded forms of the essay, in experimental non-fiction and media forms…
CP:Â How do you conceive of utopia? Is such a thing possible? Is it a condition of being? Or a place?Â
MJ: More than a construct, a Modernist ideal, pathological, LSD induced? I never conceive of utopia. Utopia and dystopia to me are devices, but they are not very interesting devices. They suggest spaces of utter happiness or utter sadness and isn't that a psychological state? Bi-Polar? There is no tension in these extreme spaces and it is too easy to create heroics from such static dynamics. This is exactly what popular culture thrives on. The fine-line-in-betweens, and the slippage that occurs within those minimal gradations is what art production responds to. The  entertainment industry responds to those other extremes. Even in a spiritual sense — in Buddhism, for instance, elements are in a balance, whereas in cults, the utopian ideals are offset by the leader sexually prowling its herd for ultimate control. Conceiving of utopia maybe undermines an art making practice? Desire is a more interesting space to work from for me. It has the same goal as utopia — the perfect space — but it is much more psychologically complex. Desire is fixated on process, and the moment. There is presence in desire without conclusion.
MP: Unlike Mathew, I don't think that utopian impulses can be reduced to mere devices, or that they are necessarily tied to dangerous heroic narratives… maybe this is just a difference of language, because I find that his conception of desire as a transformative force is very akin to what I would call utopian longings.
Until fairly recently, it's been fashionable to dismiss "utopia†because of its attachment to so many terrible and failed agendas that promised brave new worlds and then delivered totalitarianisms. We know now that we should dislike and mistrust master narratives, totalities of certainty, and teleological schemes. However, I am drawn to utopian impulses not just because I was formed through my engagement with them – to the point of political lunacy, perhaps – but also perversely because they have been a despised or at best suspect category for so long.
Contemporary social movements and revolts against globalized capital, the fleeting "occupys,†the movements of the squares, the queer utopias of so many interesting artists today, all embody what people call "prefigurative politicsâ€: "Be the change you want to make.†The emphasis is on the here and now, against telos, embracing not only possibility, but doubt. Recognizing that we, and all matter, is/are in a constant state of becoming, that small and invisible shifts and changes are always (potentially) occurring, whether or not they are seen or recognized… this is what intrigues and provokes me. Brian Massumi is an extremely useful thinker and writer here.
Paradoxically, there's a lot of interest in reclaiming utopian thinking now because of how hopeless and scary the world has become, how reduced and flattened to information, to bits and bytes everything seems… and all the ways that capitalism forecloses the imagination and desire, except as an instrument of and for the commodity, no pleasure outside of consumption… or the deadliness of an actuarial life, with its endless assessment debits and credits…
CP:Â What does it mean to come from somewhere? What role does memory play in that reality?
MJ: The transition is interesting, to come from somewhere to go to somewhere else, and the translation from one meaning to another. There is a great deal of nostalgia and longing for previous inhabited spaces, especially if you have been formed by them in some way; that complicates memory. A new space can act as a lens from which to view the previous space and this is truly a unique position. You no longer belong to that place but the memories are attached to you, somehow the filtration from one's current position gives a sober screen. I think it is essential but painful, and again that tension of knowing you need separation while at the same time being in touch with a sense of longing is the drive for this 'other' space to be imagined in my work.
MP: Again, we return to the problem of origins…Years ago, I made a piece provoked by Courbet's "The Origin of the World.†I was very influenced by Linda Nochlin's pivotal essay on that infamous painting, and the difficulty, if not impossibility, of locating an originary point — whether in relationship to that picture, which existed in several versions, disappeared, and re-surfaced over a long stretch of time… as well as the funny ridiculousness of imagining the universal vulva-cunt as the origin of us all, the Great Mother… how much better to use the term "beaver� or just ordinary women's names: a succession of beavers…
A more recent project was instigated by the notes, translated from Arabic into English, allegedly written by Mohammed Atta in preparation for the hijackings and attacks of September 11, 2001. When I read these, all sorts of problems immediately presented themselves. Was this an actual document? Were the notes, in fact, "found� or were they a fiction, invented to "prove†a rationale as incomprehensible as the acts that followed? Was this a reliable translation?
The idea that translation is often slippery and inexact, and sometimes impossible, is widely acknowledged. Yet we like to pretend that complete transparency is within our reach, that vast differences of culture, language, and history can be breached, if only the right tools, technologies, and "mindsets†are available. And translation, like everything else, has undergone a renewed politicization in this ever-encapsulated world.
In a lot of my work, I explore spaces and distances between a "here†and a "there,†a presumed "center†and its "periphery,†to work off the grid to the point of falling off a map completely. I work with images drawn from public, although possibly ephemeral archives – things like newspapers, outtakes, margins of the margins – to fictionalize them, at the same time as undermining the authority of "authentic†or alleged autobiography. Like Mathew, I'm preoccupied with the instability of memory, very enamored of the idea, the necessity of the unreliable narrator… or the mute, opaque, or invisible one.
Caroline Picard
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1 cup pearl barley
1 ½ cup lower-sodium vegetable broth
1 ½ cup water
6 plum tomatoes, finely chopped
1 crushed clove of garlic
1 small yellow or orange pepper finely chopped
½ seedless cucumber, finely chopped
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons sherry vinegar
½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce
½ teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 avocado
In a 3-quart saucepan, combine barley, vegetable broth, and water. Bring mixture to a boil, cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer 35 to 40 minutes or until barley is tender. Cool completely.
In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, garlic, pepper, cucumber, extra -virgin olive oil, sherry vinegar, hot pepper sauce, salt, and paprika. Add cooled barley, stirring until well mixed.
Top with thinly sliced avocado.

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There are at least two kinds of historicism that are relevant to Islamic legal reform, one rooted in a progressive theory of history, the other rooted in history as a source for textual interpretation. The latter has the potential to garner greater support for progressive legal change insofar as it falls squarely within the well-known jurisprudential concept known as takhṣīs al-ʿāmm (specification of the general term). In this article, I explore this reform strategy by analyzing a well-known Prophetic ḥadīth that is traditionally understood as excluding women from holding political office. By exploring literary history, Islamic legal hermeneutics, and substantive Islamic law, I demonstrate that, in this particular case, substantial egalitarian reform can be justified without fundamental changes to traditional Islamic theological doctrines. While no one rhetorical strategy offers a "magic bullet" for creating a more gender-egalitarian version of Islamic law, in my view, progressive Muslim reformers should exhaust possibilities for reform implicit in traditional methods before introducing arguments outside of that tradition - arguments which, by their nature, raise controversial theological questions that may be more intractable than the legal rules that are the object of the desired reform.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Fadel, Is Historicism a Viable Strategy for Islamic Law Reform?
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- Timothy Lubin said...
Islamic jurisprudential principles provide a striking analogy with the sort of reasoning that underlies Anglo-American and Continental legal interpretation. For example, the debate whether or not the Second Amendment recongizes a general right or a limited right turns on one's reading of the text: is it expressed as a generality (ṣiyagh al-ʿumūm) or is some specification (takhṣīṣ al-ʿāmm) to be understood?
Fadel's case study of Islamic legal debates is a good point of access to this question and its broader implications for progressive-minded Muslim jurists. He doesn't point explicitly to analogies with other legal systems, but they are not hard to see.
One point of confusion arises from Fadel's apparent misuse of the word "androgyny." Its meaning in this context is never explained, but from context, and its juxtaposition with "misogyny" as its extreme form, one presumes that "androcentrism" is meant.
- December 7, 2010 at 10:31:00 AM EST


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Somewhere in this thread was a mention of a $7,000 A-17. If that is true then this should be headline news as for the first time, a truly functional medium format back is available for dslr prices. This not only allows new users to step up to better quality, but also allows current mfdb users to add an inexpensive backup to their current systems.http://ishotit.com/[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=74347\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
could not agree more...after owning both leaf and phase i have to say that the difference between all the backs is nothing compared to the difference between systems (that are still available) and the improvements being made (also goes for software) to these backs is way beyond that of the camera makers...the H1/2 is the only "new" system and i find it laughable that THIS is what mf has come to...really they are the only one left..mamiya's future is more then uncertain and rollei is (unfortunately) just a side note in the big picture (at least they still have the collectors)...and what does hasselblad do as a "marketleader"? they charge 2000 for a film back...in times when canon can come up with a camera like the new rebel xti for 799, no wonder the whole mf industry is dying...maybe that is the problem, there are no systems to compare, so we try to find the little differences between the only gear that is actually advancing the backs...even if these differences really come down to simple personal preferences anyway...[{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
As far as useability, I don't really think any medium format camera can be enginnered to operate as fast and easy as a dslr, but I see that as a plus rather than a negative.
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Just for the sake of accuracy, The Leaf Aptus 17 $7,695 deals are on refurbished product. Nothing wrong with that, all of the available Aptus 17 refurb units were sent to Israel for the process of reconditioning, and they will come with full one year warranties and be treated as new units by Leaf.However, there is a limited supply of these - we've already placed a number of orders and I'm sure other dealers have as well. These units will sell out quickly - perhaps as soon as end of week. By the way, Leaf Valeo 17's are also available (again, limited quantities) for $5,882!Pricing for new, in the box Aptus 17's and Valeo 17's remains $15,995 and $13,995. At least for now. So, yes - the refurb Leaf 17 pricing is a great deal. Act Now!Steve HendrixPPR Digital[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=74385\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Steve,What's the best way to find out when refurbished leaf backs aregoing to become available in the future? I'm assuming that the Aptus 17's are already gone. Do you know anything about how extensive their refurb process is?Thanks,Tony[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=74561\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
What we need is a dedicated 645 AF system from Rollei and that still accepts the full lens range!My 2CW,Cheers,Willem.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=74579\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
I think the Rollei 6008 is one of the most underrated systems!It has a bundle of lenses to choose from and they are top notch,some of them are very fast,have high sync speeds and there is a tilt/shift lens.The only problem is the issue with mounting a DB on it.You would need a back that could rotate unless you have a back with a square sensor.What we need is a dedicated 645 AF system from Rollei and that still accepts the full lens range!My 2CW,Cheers,Willem.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=74579\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
http://ishotit.com/superrotator/index.htmJR[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=74515\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
I agree that the Rollei is underrated but there are several problems.1) Distribution is sparse in the USA2) Very expensive3) the lack of digital backs Since i have a Rollei 6x9 I would have loved to have gotten the 6008 (adapter to use the same lenses with the 6x9) and a leaf digital back to fit both. I wish Hassy would make a TS lens[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=74593\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Actually, right now today is probably the golden age of medium format cameras.
Mark,the Rollei 6008 accepts the backs from Sinar,Phase and Leaf!What a choice+ it allows the back to rotate!Yes the lenses are expensive,but they are in their own league!I know what system I'm getting,Cheers,Willem.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=74596\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
What i should have done is order my Leaf back to fit Rollei rather than Hassy. THere is no way to adapt a Hassy mount back to a Rollei.. Mark[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=74601\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
awww, come on James. none of them really are modern designs, all have very old AF systems, exposure evalutation and processing power, plus they are designed to transport film! (remember that?) Once you've got used to a modern dslr, its embarrasing to step back to 1980's design MF equipment. and positively humiliating to have to put your $30,000 digital back on it.about the only point we agree on is the value - and thats only because everyone is dumping them.As for Contax 645 (which I use too) - you cant choose shutter speeds in fraction of an F stop - its 1/60 OR 1/30 - with nothing in between. the AF is center spot only. it turns itself off after 5 secs and is slow to wake up. it eats batteries and the lenses are just ok, but not remotely up to MF digital. And this is what I have to use? I'd happily pay 2x or 3x for something decent, modern and designed in this century.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=74597\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
I shoot 60 gigs a day with the Contax with no issue, inside out, studio, location mixed light, flash, hmi and daylight.The 1 stop shutter is not an issue to me, but you can always go to aperture priority and it will go between full stops, using the +1 control to move it.The auto focus on continuous I think is very, very accurate and covers 90% of anything I would shoot vertically.The verticle grip is the best I've used, the lenses are dead ass sharp and one stop faster than anything else available.Still if you want something designed this decade go to the H1/2. The grip is uncomfortable, no waist level finder, no tilt shifts, slower lenses and tons a mirror slap, plus every thing from lens to body must be updated with new firmware, or at least checked. But with the H-1/2 you will get your wish as it its 2x to 3x the price of the contax. Then there's Rollei but I've seen them come and go in the U.S. market more times than Madonna.They make a big splash and then disappear.If the rumors are correct and Rollei is going to combine with Sinar then that's twto companies that are completely invisible in the U.S. Also anything Sinar will be 40% more in price, gauranteed.Personally I don't care what anyoen uses, but for me the Contax is the best solution and I tried the others, actually wanted to buy an H-1, or a Rollei and couldn't get past the quirks, the cost and in the case of Rollei no clear solution for digital.JR[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=74611\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]


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You are looking at our patented interchangeable faceplate inserts. Each faceplate is meant to be inserted into our cornhole frames and ultimately replace or just change up the design that was originally purchased. In order to have a functioning game, you will need to have a FanBags frame for this insert.
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Grab some cupcakes and Red Vines – it's time for another snack attack.
"Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" viewers were treated to the first ever live performance of the "SNL" hit "Lazy Sunday" on Monday's program, as Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell reunited to riff again on snack foods, Google maps and "The Chronicles of Narnia."
Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone and other members of Samberg's comedy troupe, Lonely Island, helped act out scenes from the original music video, which parodies stoner culture. Fallon's house band, The Roots, provided old school hip-hop beats and soul grooves for the "SNL" veterans.
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"Boy oh boy....one for the historybooks. my job keeps getting better and better," ?uestlove of The Roots tweeted before the show on Monday.
"Lazy Sunday" first aired on Dec. 17, 2005 but shot to fame on a then little-known site called YouTube. NBC eventually pulled the clip from YouTube and the digital short now lives on Hulu.
On the heels of "Sunday's" success, Lonely Island went on to produce the Grammy-winning "D*** in a Box" and other digital shorts for "SNL."
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Yvette Wilson, a co-star on the 1990's hit show "Moesha" died on Thursday after a battle with cervical cancer, her manager confirmed to EW. She was 48.
A comedienne and actress, Wilson played Moesha's friend Andell Wilkerson for five seasons and then appeared in the same role on the show's spin-off, "The Parkers."
Close friend Jeffrey Pittle told E! News Wilson was "a good friend, a talented actress and a very funny lady, both onscreen and off."
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"She will be sorely missed, but I'm sure her talent and humor will live on in her legion of fans," he said. "It's a small comfort knowing we can still experience Yvette through the work she left behind."
Pittle had set up a website "Give Forward," where he raised $13,000 towards Wilson's medical expenses, according to The Washington Post.
He wrote on the site that Wilson had suffered from "kidney failure, kidney transplants and cervical cancer, among other things."
Wilson's former "Moesha" co-star Shar Jackson Tweeted on Thursday, "I wanna thank all my tweeties for their prayers but god has chosen to take my sister Yvette home."
Wilson attended San Jose State University in California and later made regular appearances on Russell Simmon's "Def Comedy Jam," People reported.
She got her break in 1993, when she appeared on ABC's sitcom "Thea," which, like "Moesha," also starred Brandy Norwood. She also appeared in "House Party 2," "House Party 3," "Friday," "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood," and other movies.
Wilson's death was first reported by NewsOne.
Suggested Reading: The Washington Post, EW, People, E!


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You first need to select your timezone so that your system knows where it is
located. Look for your timezone in
# ls /usr/share/zoneinfo
(Suppose you want to use GMT)# cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/GMT /etc/localtime
The core around which all distributions are built is the Linux kernel. It is the
layer between the user programs and your system hardware. Gentoo provides its
users several possible kernels to choose from. A full listing with description
is available at the
We suggest using
# emerge --usepkg gentoo-sources
If you take a look in
# ls -l /usr/src/linux lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Mar 18 16:23 /usr/src/linux -> linux-
Now it is time to configure and compile your kernel source. You can use
If you want to manually configure your kernel, continue now with
Manually configuring a kernel is often seen as the most difficult procedure a Linux user ever has to perform. Nothing is less true -- after configuring a few kernels you won't even remember that it was difficult ;)
However, one thing
Now, go to your kernel source directory, it's time to configure your kernel.
Start by configuring a kernel that will boot on most 32 Bit PowerPC machines
by first running
# cd /usr/src/linux # make pmac32_defconfig # make menuconfig
You will be greeted with several configuration sections. We'll first list some options you must activate (otherwise Gentoo will not function, or not function properly without additional tweaks).
First of all, activate the use of development and experimental code/drivers. You need this, otherwise some very important code/drivers won't show up:
General setup ---> [*] Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers
Now go to
File systems ---> Pseudo Filesystems --->
(/proc may already be forced on by your configuration, if so, you'll see --- instead)[*] /proc file system support [*] Virtual memory file system support (former shm fs) Partition Types ---> [*] Advanced partition support [*] Amiga partition table support [*] Macintosh partition map support (Select one or more of the following options as needed by your system)<*> Reiserfs support <*> Ext3 journalling file system support <*> Second extended fs support <*> XFS filesystem support
Users of NewWorld and OldWorld machines will want HFS support as well. OldWorld users require it for copying compiled kernels to the MacOS partition. NewWorld users require it for configuring the special Apple_Bootstrap partition:
File Systems ---> Miscellaneous filesystems ---> <M> Apple Macintosh file system support <M> Apple Extended HFS file system support
If you are using PPPoE to connect to the Internet or you are using a dial-up modem, you will need the following options in the kernel:
Device Drivers ---> Network device support ---> <*> PPP (point-to-point protocol) support <*> PPP support for async serial ports <*> PPP support for sync tty ports
The two compression options won't harm but are not always needed. The
Don't forget to include support in the kernel for your ethernet card! Most newer Apple computers use the SunGEM ethernet driver. Older iMacs commonly use the BMAC driver.
Device Drivers ---> Network device support ---> Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) ---> [*] Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) <*> Generic Media Independent Interface device support <*> MACE (Power Mac ethernet) support <*> BMAC (G3 ethernet) support <*> Sun GEM support
At this time, full kernel preemption may still be unstable on PPC and may cause
compilation failures and random segfaults. It is
Kernel options --->
(Select One)Preemption Model (X) No Forced Preemption (Server) (X) Voluntary Kernel Preemption (Desktop)
If you're booting from Firewire, you'll need to enable these options. If you do not want to compile in support, you'll need to include these modules and their dependencies in an initrd.
Device Drivers ---> IEEE 1394 (FireWire) support ---> <*> IEEE 1394 (FireWire) support <*> OHCI-1394 support <*> SBP-2 support (Harddisks etc.)
If you're booting from USB, you'll need to enable these options. If you do not want to compile in support, you'll need to include these modules and their dependencies in an initrd.
Device Drivers ---> USB support ---> <*> Support for Host-side USB <*> OHCI HCD support <*> USB Mass Storage support
Do not turn off kernel framebuffer support as it is required for a successful boot. If you are using an NVIDIA based chipset, you should use the Open Firmware framebuffer. If you are using an ATI based chipset, you should select the framebuffer driver based upon your chipset (Mach64, Rage128 or Radeon).
Device Drivers ---> Graphics support ---> <*> Support for frame buffer devices [*] Open Firmware frame buffer device support <*> ATI Radeon display support <*> ATI Rage128 display support <*> ATI Mach64 display support Console display driver support ---> <*> Framebuffer Console support
When you're done configuring your kernel, continue with
Now that your kernel is configured, it is time to compile and install it. Exit the configuration menu and run the following commands:
# make && make modules_install
When the kernel has finished compiling, copy the kernel image to
Yaboot and BootX expect to use an uncompressed kernel unlike many other
bootloaders. The uncompressed kernel is called vmlinux and it is placed in
# cd /usr/src/linux
Note, your kernel version might be different (Apple/IBM)# cp vmlinux /boot/ (Pegasos)# cp arch/powerpc/boot/images/zImage /boot/
Now continue with
You should list the modules you want automatically loaded in
To view all available modules, run the following
# find /lib/modules/<kernel version>/ -type f -iname '*.o' -or -iname '*.ko'
For instance, to automatically load the
# nano -w /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
Continue the installation with
Now that your kernel source tree is installed, it's now time to compile your
kernel by using our
Now, let's see how to use genkernel. First, emerge the genkernel ebuild:
# emerge --usepkg genkernel
Next, copy over the kernel configuration used by the Installation CD to the location where genkernel looks for the default kernel configuration:
# zcat /proc/config.gz > /usr/share/genkernel/ppc/kernel-config-2.6
If you are using firewire or USB to boot, you'll need to add modules to the
initrd. Edit
Before compiling your sources, the fstab needs a slight adjustment. The rest of
the fstab will be completed during a later step, so don't worry about the
details now. If you did not create a separate boot partition (NOT bootstrap,
that's different), remove the line referencing
# nano -w /etc/fstab
Remove this line/dev/BOOT /boot ext2 noauto,noatime 1 2
Now, compile your kernel sources by running
Note that, if your partition where the kernel should be located doesn't use ext2
or ext3 as filesystem you might need to manually configure your kernel using
# genkernel all
# genkernel --genzimage --kernel-config=/usr/share/genkernel/ppc/Pegasos all
Note, your kernel version might be different# ls /boot/kernel-genkernel-ppc- /boot/initramfs-genkernel-ppc-
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Music: Marvin Brodie, Johnny Marks
Sung by Pigpen half a dozen times with the Grateful Dead in December 1971.
Out of all the reindeers, you know you're the mastermind
Run, run, Rudolph, Santa's not too far behind
Run, run, Rudolph, Santa's got to make it to town
Can't you tell him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down
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Central Region - Regional Resources
Welcome to the Central Region Resources page where you will find regional and state Earth and Space Science education resources for Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Consider this your go-to page for local and regional resources, and also a place where you can contribute. Contact the NESTA President, your Regional Director, or the NESTA Website Coordinator with your suggestions. If you have a suggestion for another category, pass it along. Please let us know if you find a web link that no longer works. Thank you from all your regional colleagues for your contributions!
Note: States are listed in alphabetic order.
Government Agencies:
- Illinois Geological Survey - http://www.isgs.illinois.edu/
- Illinois Space Grant Consortium - http://www.ae.illinois.edu/isgc/
- Illinois Earth Science Teachers' Association - http://www.ista-il.org/
Field Trip Locations and/or PD Providers:
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - http://www.illinois.edu/
State/County Parks:
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources - http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/
- Illinois Mineral and Rocks Clubs - http://www.amfed.org/mwf/states/Illinois/Illinois.html/
Government Agencies:
- Iowa Geological and Water Survey - http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/
- Iowa Governor's STEM Initiative - http://www.iowastem.gov/
- Iowa GeoSAM Well Data - http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/webapps/geosam/
- Iowa DNR GIS Data - http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/nrgislibx
- Iowa Space Grant Consortium - http://www.iaspacegrant.org/
- Iowa Academy of Science - Teachers Section - http://www.iacad.org/ista/index.html
- Iowa Limestone Producers Association - http://www.limestone.org/
Iowa Geoscience Education Information Network (IGEIN) - http://www.exploreiowageology.org/
Field Trip Locations and/or PD Providers:
- US Corps of Engineers - Devonian Fossil Gorge - http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/CoralvilleLake/Recreation/DevonianFossilGorge.aspx
- University of Northern Iowa - http://www.uni.edu/
- University of Iowa - http://www.uiowa.edu/
- Iowa State University - http://www.iastate.edu/
State/County Parks:
- Iowa State Parks - http://www.iowadnr.gov/Destinations/StateParksRecAreas/IowasStateParks.aspx
- Iowa Rock and Mineral Societies - http://www.amfed.org/mwf/states/Iowa/Iowa.html
Government Agencies:
- Minnesota Geological Survey - http://www.mngs.umn.edu/
- Large Lakes Observatory at UM (Duluth) - http://www.d.umn.edu/llo/
- Minnesota Earth Science Teachers Association - http://www.mnearthscienceteachersassociation.blogspot.com/
Field Trip Locations and/or PD Providers:
- University of Minnesota System - http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/campuses/index.html/
State/County Parks:
- Minnesota State Parks (DNR) - http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/index.html
- Teachers Guide: Geology of Minnesota - http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/lands_minerals/geologyhandbook.pdf
- Midwest Federation of Mineralogical & Geological Societies - http://www.amfed.org/mwf/states/Minnesota/Minnesota.html
Government Agencies:
- Wisconsin Geological Survey - http://wisconsingeologicalsurvey.org/
- Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium - https://www.uwgb.edu/wsgc
- Wisconsin Geological Society - http://www.wisgeologicalsociety.com/
- Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education (WAEE) - http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/waee/
- Wisconsin Elementary and Middle School Science Teachers Association (WEST) - http://www.westsci.org
- Wisconsin Earth Science Teachers Association (WESTA) - http://www.elknet.net/pogg/
- Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers (WSST) - http://www.wsst.org
Field Trip Locations and/or PD Providers:
- University of Wisconsin System - http://www.wisconsin.edu/
State/County Parks:
- Wisconsin State Parks - http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/
- Wisconsin Mineral and Rock Clubs - http://www.amfed.org/mwf/states/Wisconsin/Wisconsin.html


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Schroders Quickview: Bank of Japan surprises markets with inaction
Schroders Quickview: Bank of Japan surprises markets with inaction
In the event, this was a major surprise.
In recent weeks the consensus expectation had formed solidly behind the view that the central bank would extend its negative interest rate policy which was introduced in January, and also extend the asset purchase programme.
However, today's decision seems to imply that the policy committee feels more time is needed to judge the impact of the most recent changes before extending policy further.
Inflation slowdown
The decision was particularly surprising as the latest inflation data, which was also released today, showed a marked slowdown in progress towards the central bank's own inflation target of 2%.
Indeed, in its statement today the committee implicitly extended the deadline to reach that 2% target into the latter part of 2017.
This admission that the target has become harder, without any additional policy response, led to an immediate decline of around 4% in the stockmarket from the levels seen in the morning session.
At the same time there was a sharp strengthening of the yen as currency markets priced-in the effective change in expected interest rate differentials.
Some of the current deflationary impact is clearly due to external forces, including the weakness in the price of oil which forms a major part of Japan's imports.
Nevertheless, financial markets had already reflected the change in expectations with the implied inflation rate in index-linked bonds declining this year from around 0.8% to 0.3%.
Most surveys of individual consumers in Japan also suggest that the gradual increase in inflationary expectations which has been generated in the last three years has begun to tail-off.
Inconsistency introduces uncertainty
Regardless of the actual level of interest rates or details of policy, the main issue around today's decision is one of inconsistency.
Although Governor Kuroda has successfully surprised investors with the timing of previous decisions, the direction of his policy has always been absolutely clear.
As a result, most investors have been prepared to accept his assertion that he would do "whatever it takes" to raise inflationary expectations. With those inflationary expectations now in decline, the lack of response today introduces an element of uncertainty which the financial markets may view negatively.
Of course, the central bank's policy objective is to influence the real economy, not the stockmarket, and we must wait longer to see if the current policy is indeed sufficient to maintain the positive underlying trends we have seen so far.


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Many with asthma, emphysema may misuse inhalers
April 24, 2011 - 0:0
NEW YORK - Many people with asthma or emphysema could be taking their inhaled medicines incorrectly, researchers say.When they asked 100 adults hospitalized for asthma or a lung disease like emphysema to show how they used their inhalers at home, most made some type of mistake.
Fortunately, it wasn't hard for them to learn the correct methods. Overall, patients misused metered-dose inhalers nearly nine out of 10 times, and Diskus inhalers seven out of 10 times, the researchers report in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Both types of inhalers deliver medication directly to the airways. Diskus inhalers are used mainly for ""controller"" medications -- the ones patients take regularly to keep asthma or other lung disease symptoms under control.
Metered-dose inhalers can be used for controller or ""rescue"" medications, which patients take during severe episodes of breathlessness and other symptoms.
The two types of inhalers work by different mechanisms, and require different steps to deliver the medication to the lungs.
So for people who use both -- which is quite common -- the ins-and-outs of correct use can be particularly tricky, said lead researcher Dr. Valerie G.
Press of the University of Chicago. With metered-dose inhalers, people have to inhale slowly, for example, while the Diskus device requires a sharp inhalation.
""Respiratory inhalers require multiple coordinated steps,"" Press told Reuters Health. ""They are not just point-and-shoot.""
Ideally, people who use inhalers should bring them to their doctor appointments and demonstrate how they use the devices at home, Press noted. But in reality, that may not happen.
""The key for patients is, don't assume that inhalers should be easy to use, and don't be afraid to ask questions,"" Press said.
The 100 patients in the study were at one of two Chicago hospitals because of serious asthma or worsening of their chronic obstructive lung disease, or COPD. COPD is the medical term for disease that blocks the flow of air in and out of the lungs.
Some of the patients, Press said, were hospitalized due to near-fatal complications -- making it especially critical that they know how to properly use their inhalers.
When the researchers asked everyone to demonstrate how they used their inhalers at home, one of the biggest problems was that patients failed to breathe out fully before placing the inhaler in the mouth. One of the obstacles, Press and her colleagues found, appeared to be vision problems. Nearly all patients with poor vision used the Diskus inhaler incorrectly, compared with slightly more than half of those with adequate vision.
It might be that vision problems make it harder for people to read the inhalers' instructions, which are typically written in very small letters, Press said.
On the bright side, though, the researchers also found it didn't take much to improve people's inhaler use.
Forty-two participants were given one or two lessons on how to use the devices, which included having them ""teach"" the techniques back to the researchers. All were able to master the techniques for both inhalers.
""In general,"" Press said, ""it's very important for people to know how to use their medications properly.""
For people with asthma or COPD, she said, trouble controlling symptoms might be a sign the inhaler isn't being used correctly, and they should ask their doctor to evaluate how they're using it.
(Source: msnbc.com)


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Here's how it works
Sort your images by your favorite subjects — the people in your life. The Photos app uses advanced computer vision to scan all of your photos and recognize the people, scenes, and objects in them. Then you can see the best photos, videos, and Live Photos of each person in your collection. Depending on the number of photos you have, you can watch a Memory movie of them too. And when you have iCloud Photos turned on, the people you favorite or name stay up to date on all of your devices running iOS 11 or later and macOS High Sierra or later.
Find your friends in the People album
Photos organizes the images of your family and friends in your People album. You'll see a face thumbnail for each person your device recognizes.
- Open the Photos app.
- Tap the Albums tab.
- Tap the People album.
Want to see even more People in your album? Just open a photo of someone that you want to add, then swipe up to see a thumbnail of that person under People. Tap on the thumbnail. Tap Add Name, then type the person's name (or tap the name if Photos suggests it). Tap Next. If the app has found that person's face in any other photos, it shows them to you. Confirm the photos that you want to associate with the name, then tap Done.
Put a name to a face
Add a name to your photos to help keep your library organized. Photos intelligently suggests names from your Contacts or you can enter one yourself.
- In the People album, tap the face that you want to name.
- Tap Add Name at the top of the screen.
- Select the person's name, or finish entering it. If you're using iOS 11 or later, tap Next.
- Tap Done.
Sometimes, the same person is identified in more than one group. To merge all of the photos under one group, tap Select, then tap all of the thumbnails that show the same person. Tap Merge at the bottom-right corner. Groups also merge if you give them the same name.
Favorite people
You have lots of friends and family members in your People album. Mark the People that you access the most as a Favorite so that it's easier to find them in the future.
If you haven't set any Favorites yet, you see on all of your photos.
To favorite someone, just tap .
Favorite any additional people that you want to easily access. You can also tap the person's thumbnail, scroll to the bottom of the screen, then tap Favorite This Person. Have multiple people that you want to favorite at once? Choose Select, tap each person you want to favorite, then tap Favorite at the bottom of the People album.
Change a thumbnail photo
Photos automatically assigns a face thumbnail for each person it recognizes. If you want to use a different photo for someone's thumbnail, you can change it from their photo collection screen.
- Tap the person in the People album.
- Tap Select.
- Tap Show Faces to focus on just the person's face in each photo.
- Tap the photo that you want to use.
- Tap > Make Key Photo.
Fix mixed-up names and faces
If you notice that there's a photo of someone in a collection that's misidentified, you can remove it.
- Tap the person that you want to remove in the People album > Select.
- Tap Show Faces to focus on just the person's face in each photo.
- Tap each photo that isn't of the person.
- Tap > Not This Person.
Learn more
- Learn how to take and edit photos on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
- Manage and store your photos in iCloud Photos.
- Use Shared Albums to create a shared album with just the people you choose.


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EDMONTON, Alberta, May 31 (UPI) -- An omega-3 fatty acid found in fish -- DHA -- prevented age-related vision loss in laboratory tests, researchers in Canada found.
Yves Sauve and his team at University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry discovered laboratory models fed DHA did not accumulate a toxic molecule at the back of the eyes. The toxin normally builds up in the retina with age and causes vision loss, Sauve said.
"This discovery could result in a very broad therapeutic use," Sauve said in a statement. "In normal aging, this toxin increases two-fold as we age. But in lab tests, there was no increase in this toxin whatsoever. This has never been demonstrated before -- that supplementing the diet with DHA could make this kind of difference."
Sauve's team recently started another study, looking at people who have age-related macular degeneration, a condition that results in the loss of central vision and is the main cause of blindness in those age 50 and older. The team said it wanted to determine whether participants with certain genetic markers will respond better to increasing amounts of DHA in their diet.
The findings were published in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.


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A Childcare Registration form and a Medical Release form may
be downloaded to register your child, infant through finished Kindergarten,
for the childcare which will be available during the Southern Baptist
Convention June 15-18, 2003.
Both forms must be filled out completely for each
child to be registered. Please include a non-refundable
registration fee of $10.00 per child. This fee is in addition
to the session total fee for the convention.
Please make your check payable to Ballwin Baptist
Church and on the MEMO line write SBC Childcare. Send the check,
registration and medical release forms to
SBC Childcare
Sandy Osborne
Ballwin Baptist Church
15101 Manchester Road
Ballwin, Mo. 63011
The childcare cost per session is $5.00 per child,
not to exceed $40.00 per family for childcare during the convention.
Lunch will also be available for the children on Monday and Tuesday
for a cost of $5.00 per lunch. Complete payment is due for all sessions
and lunch if selected, when you arrive for your first session.
Our volunteers will be available according to the
sessions you check. We are very pleased that we can cap the sessions
cost per family at $40.00. Please be a good steward of our time.
We will plan craft materials, snacks and volunteers accordingly
so please do not check sessions that you know you will not attend.
Childcare will be available during the following
There will be morning, afternoon and evening sessions as stated,
but the times are approximate. Please check the final schedule for
the exact times.
To assure your child a place in our on-site Convention
Childcare Center, applications and fees must be returned promptly.
Center openings will fill quickly. When your completed form and
registration fee for each child is received, a Family ID number
will be assigned and a confirmation packet will be sent to you.
This confirmation packet will consist of:
Family Confirmation Card
Parent Handbook
Security information
Procedures for check-in and check-out
This confirmation packet will consist of:
Family Confirmation Card
Parent Handbook
Security information
Procedures for check-in and check-out
Friday, May 30, 2003 is the postmark deadline. Do
not mail your registration after that date. Any registration postmarked
after May 30, 2003 will be returned. If you have missed the postmark
date, please bring the completed registration with you and the children
will be accepted only if there is space available.
If you have any questions, please contact Sandy
Osborne at firstname.lastname@example.com
Childcare Registration (Microsoft Word file)
Note: To download the above Word document, right-click
on the link, select "Save Target As...".
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It's coming down pretty hard outside so I'm guessing the first pitch will be delayed, if the game gets in at all. Most talk is that we'd play a day-night double header tomorrow if we don't get this one in, but as I type this in the clubhouse, everyone is preparing to play at 3:55 as scheduled. I guess that's how you have to do it to stay ready to go.
Speaking of rain (this is arguably my worst transition ever), tickets for the Madonna show at Dodger Stadium on Nov. 6 go on sale tomorrow. She once had a song called "Rain." Anyway, she'll join a long list of incredible musicians to play at Dodger Stadium as part of the "Sweet & Sticky Tour"…what else can I say? I figured maybe some of you are big fans, right?
Moving on…it was 31 years ago today that Joe Torre the player became Joe Torre the manager and in fact, he was both at the same time for a few weeks. He's gone on to become the only person in big league history with 2,000 hits as a player and 2,000 wins as a manager, which is a truly impressive feat.
For the Dodger history buffs, that same day J.R. Richard threw a complete game against the Dodgers in a 5-2 Houston win.
As for today's game, same lineup as yesterday, with Billingsley on the bump.
Pierre, LF
Kemp, CF
Kent, 2B
Loney, 1B
Martin, C
Ethier, RF
DeWitt, 3B
Maza, SS
Billingsley, P
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Well here's hoping they play today because I'm leaving right now for Shea.
If not I'll see two tomorrow(if it don't rain again).
I'll have to go to the first game, then come home, pickup my daughter and return for the night game.
If its any indication to those of you out west, I'm in Washington DC and its a monsoon here, so if its anything like this in New York we're looking at a day night double header tomorrow. Does anybody know when Furcal will be back? We need him…
I posted this on the last thread but I don't think many people saw it:
MLK, I saw your post from a couple of days ago about the universities. If I get into USC I will go there, 2nd choice would be Pepperdine and 3rd would be San Diego. Now as for the Dodgers, DFA Sweeney, bring up Rep from AAA, put him in center with Kemp in right and Ethier in left and bat Rep leadoff until Furcal gets back.
The AL Homerun leaders and RBI leaders are both young players who were traded for last year and both make less than a million dollars each. Or you can buy 17 of em if you can find em for one Andruw Jones.
Josh Hamilton and Carlos Quentin both have more 14 and 13 homeruns each and all 4 of our OF (Jones, Pierre, Kemp and Ethier) have 9 and Hamilton has 58 rbi and our entire OF combined has 70
So these are moves that could have been made but weren't and that's just for starters. There are lots of examples on smaller scale.
It gets my goat when I read articles blaming youth. I want to be clear that I a. realize the kids do make mistakes and b. don't excuse them for them but it pisses me off that our GM lets this go public and that the press and the writers don't say something like your leadoff guy in the last 23 games is getting on at .287 clip and has 1 extra base hit. And how your clean up man or 3 hole hitter has a .291 obp and 12 extra base hits for the year. 12. for the year. clean up.
aaargh, its loney fault, barf, naaaaaah its Kemps….no ned its Billingsleys damnit…….ned says its laroaches fault and sweeeny says its kershaws fault and pierre says its DY fault and kent says its the trashcans fault and nomar says its mia and proctor and abreu fault and mccourt thinks its dewitts fault and jones dosnet care and jaimie mccourt also thinks its the trashcans fault and mccourts son drew thinks its broxtons fault along with martin dads saxaphone.
LOL Jungar. I agree. A lot of BS!!!
Jungar we need to get rid of Pierre and Sweeney asap. I still have faith that Penny will come around as soon as he starts limiting the damage like he did in the first half of last season.
Good luck with your college applications!
Just looke at weather.com. I don't think there will be a game today. Tomorrow's New York weather looks excellent.
How does a guy batting .093 have the cojones to speak critically of anybody? I'm talking, of course about Mark Sweeney in the Gurnick (?) article.
swood, USC is my school. good choice! =)
once i finished my undergrad, i stayed at USC to work full-time, and now their going to pay for my masters.. are you thinking of USC for grad school? or undergrad? just curious.. let me know if you have any questions! since i've been at USC since 2000, i'm pretty sure i could answer any questions you might have =)
suffice to say.. i don't want to leave.. haha
oops, typo..
their –> they're
did you guys see loney's very coloful intro of our starting lineup? that was funny! nice to see some real personality from loney =)
Loney is cool. Didn't know Russell's face is so big.
Outfield grass is really slow today. They should be taking extra bases whenever possible.
Glad they're playing. Sounded like it was going to be rained out. Good song last night Crash. The kids are alright. Wish/hope Ned feels that way and make some stupid move. Go Kids, Go Billz, Go Dodgers!!!
Oops, doesn't make a stupid move.
kemp should have definitely held at third with russell coming up..
#1 He was safe
#2 Bowa probably sent him
yes, i know he was safe (but the ball beat him and that's what umps use to help determine) and i wasn't blaming kemp. i was just saying he should have stayed.. regardless of whether it was kemp's decision or bowa's..
good afternoon fellow bloggers,
Here at school trying to get some work done – 3 more days left and tons of paper work to do, and I am in charge of our annual school-wide "Field Day" event.
I see we had an interesting first inning. Kemp was out at home, and by your comments, he should have stayed at third.
thanks for thinking about me and our program. We had parents going through tons of film, and a few are bringing us discs, so as soon as they bring them, I will be able to send pictures. I took pictures also, but they were pre-show, and they don't show the full affect of the crowd we had. We had multi-generation family members there.
eric, thanks to you too 🙂
I wish the announcers would not act like we care that our DL vets (excluding Furcal, of course) are "blue" and not in the lineup.
Also, I had a chance to read the fox article that was talked about yesterday. Between all the songs and friendly banter, I didn't realize the conversation between Andre and Torre was a real one. When I read it last night, my first thought was, you guys weren't joking around. I don't know who to be angry with, Joe for asking him the questions, or the journalist who published it. For all that Andre has been through these past three years, and now, especially this year, I can totally see why he answered the questions the way he did. Andre is a player who is trying to prove to Torre/Ned that he belongs out there (vs. Pierre/Jones), and I would think that being out there everyday is his personal goal right now (to get my hits so I can stay in the lineup). I am not saying he doesn't care about the team winning (of course, he does), but if Torre had asked Loney or Martin the same questions, they may have responded the way Torre wanted because they are not currently fighting for a position. Sorry for the long post, but it makes me mad when they pick on the young players like that.
Kemp was safe at home and he should have gone home. Ump blew the call as Schneider missed the tag.
Hey Nelly. Heck of a comeback win last night, eh. That article was/is BS. Stuff like that is better kept internal. It is total crap that they don't mention the crummy performances by the PVL's. And the fact that they talk like we need Nomore and Jones to hurry back from the DL before we will be any good is a freaking joke. We're better off with them on the DL. I hope they never come off it. Matter of fact, I wish Phew and Kent would join them.
I just read the Fox article and I am not sure what to make of it. Ken Rosenthal is a respected writer so I have to assume he pretty much wrote what was said. However, it is hard for me to believe that the younger players don't know who Joe Torre is or what he has done. You don't think they were curious as soon as Torre's signing was announced? I know I would have been looking for all sorts of information if I were a member of the team trying to find out what makes him tick. We all know these younger players have not learned how to win yet but I was kind of hoping Torre and Bowa could lead them and it would be nice if the veterans had the right personalities to lead as well.
Our PVL's (Kent, Phew, Nomore, etc…) only care about their playing time and where they bat in the order. They are not leaders or mentors. They're bums in my opinion.
lbirken – that's what's missing is leadership from the vets/management. The vets aren't even setting examples right now (out on the field or in the clubhouse), much less being leaders. Like many of us have said, if you are going to bring up the problems with the young boys, then make it fair and talk about how the vets suck right now, too (they are losing games for us also, and they are making errors and their averages are not exactly up to par – some not even close).
Boy the media loves Pierre just way to much for my taste – ick!!!!!!
BTW – I hope PierreEW is having fun at the game 🙂
Then again, maybe all this great media attention Pierre is getting might just be what we need to get him traded – there's always wishful thinking, I suppose – lol!
God, I hope so Nelly. That thought brightens my day a little. Thanks. Imagine there's no Phew!! It's pleasant if you do. LOL
BTW – one of the best parts about last night (besides the Dodgers win) was I could be a true Dodger fans and cheer for the gnats to lose (which they did), and the Dbacks loss was sweet!!
Now – let's win this one!!! Go Dodgers!!
It would be nice to have announcers that are on our side for a change – why do we always get screwed in that department (I can use more colorful language on the weekends – no kids looking over my shoulder – lol). The gnat announcers are more unbiased than these two and I have to listen to them everyday.
I will admit to being a Jeff Kent and Nomar fan but I am also realistic in that it is clear their skills have declined. But I have a question: when does a "young" player become a "veteran"?
Most people consider 27/28-32/33 to be a players prime years. I would guess that after a player has over 3 years of service time they would/should be considered a vet. I consider Martin a young'un right now and after this season I would consider him a young vet. Same with Ethier. Kemp, Billz, and Loney should be considered vets after next season in my opinion. Good part is, we will be loaded with young veterans in a couple of years instead of old veterans. Big difference.
Sure hope we can get a few more insurance runs.
Bills is finding a way out of trouble today. Come on guys, get him some runs! For those of you watching on TV, how does Bills look to you?
Bills looked good that inning!!!
Question to those of you that have (or had) kids that play ball:
We live in a small city (large town) in the central valley in California, and there isn't any places for kids to go for batting practice or pitching instruction other than a few batting cages (with limited access). My husband and my son's pitching coach really think we need a facility that would provide batting/pitching instruction to our community of future ball players. We were at a great one two weekends ago in Palm Springs, but we were wondering what you have experienced in terms of these facilities like this. The one we went to in Palm Springs had batting cages, pitching mounds and both could utilize machines or "live" pitching/batting. They designed it like a club where you paid monthly, but allowed for guests. We live near the closed down Castle Air Force Base, and there are many buildings (and even fields) that can be renovated for this purpose.
My husband blogs on a site which consists of cen-cal coaches/parents, etc., but since this group is from everywhere, he wanted me to ask for your expertise and/or input.
way to go bills – way to get out of a tough inning!!!!
Nice job Billz. Brox and Sammy time.
That Chavez was one tough out. Way to go, Bills!!!
that's got to be one of the best, gutsy games that I've seen Bills throw. Now our 8th and 9th inning guys need to preserve this victory.
Sounds like a great endeavor Nelly. Wish I could help but I don't know anything about it. Good Luck.
Wow! the announcers finally said something positive about our club – Brox is doing an outstanding job!!
G'nats losing 5-0. LOL.
I'm blacked out on MLBTV so listening on KABC. Steiner isn't great but much better than freaking Met announcers.
Well, that really sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2-2 tie
Well isn't that just freaking lovely.
Brox is not on today!!!! Damn!!
This is not good!!!
Bills worked too hard to have it end like this, but like it has been, it will get blamed on our young boys and not getting enough runs.
Come on PierreEW – let them know you're there!!!!!!!!
gnats losing – that's good – thanks, jhall 🙂
Come on guys
Well, that's really a shame. Another Brox meltdown. I'm beginning to think that he suffers from the same overly fat pitcher syndrome like Penny and Brazobelly. Maybe we can teach Andruw to pitch as well.
Come on Dodgers – don't make jhall have to say his trademarked line!!!!!!!!!!!
All that hard work by Billingsley all down the crapper by Broxton.
LOL Nelly. Darn discouraging.
Nice job Beimel!!!!!
Get some runs boys!!!!
Show PierreEW the love!!!!!
Please, Joe, don't blame the kids for this one!!! Sorry to say, Joe, but this one's on Brox!!
go ahead a say it jhall!!!
This is a real easy game to analyze. Broxton blew the game. See you tomorrow night.
Well, that's just a rotten shame. Crap!! Go Nationals, whip the Snacks. Rockies and G'nats lost.
More unfortunate than unacceptable. But it is Un-Freaking-Acceptable.™. That's two games on this road trip we've given away. Sad.
Brox has already blown 4 saves. Unacceptable™.
The Dodgers need to understand that it's not how long you lead in the game, but who leads at the end of 9 innings. This was totally unacceptable. WE suck at trying to hold a lead, but billy wagner can strike out 3 of our better hitters but Broxton's 97/98 mph fastball was worthless.
I'm getting sick of these useless losses. No way we should have lost this game.
Your right jhall, it is more unfortunate – Brox just didn't have it today, and he knew when the homerun was hit.
Also, jhall, as for my husband's vision – he has had this in his head since my son became a real pitcher (my son is a freshman version of Kershaw – a lefty with a nasty curve ball, plus 3 other pitches already, and this isn't just a proud mom talking – he really does have the stuff), and on top of that, he wants to continue my father-in-law's (and my father's) vision of getting as many young boys involved in baseball, and now because of technology, there's ways of doing things in the off season when going outside isn't an option. He needs to do it, and I want him to do it, but he's worried about the economy like who isn't.
I hope PierreEW still had a good time :). I'm sure he will let us know.
Hey Nelly. It is a great vision. Go for it if it proves logistically and economically feasible. Your son sounds awesome. Get the Dodger scouts on the blower and give them a heads up. You'll have to call your baseball emporium "Nelly's". LOL I can see the name as a neon sign in Dodger blue script slanted upwards with the red ball going thru it. Too Cool….
Yep too bad for PierreEW. He probably still had a pretty good time. At least for 7 innings. He is also going tomorrow.
Could we had Kuo pitches the 8 and 9th at least we know the Mets would've had a loss there?
Yes, Brox had another meltdown, but I think Torre is overusing him. Look how many games he has been in lately. Torre seems to have a problem with how he overuses some relief pitchers. He did that to Proctor last year in New York. He also stubbornly refuses to use Young. I don't know why. Young could play LF (or 2B when Kent is out) and provide a needed bat in this scoring drought. But no, Torre knows best. So chalk up another loss to Joe for his arrogant and ill-conceived player decisions. With better management, this team could be in First Place right now! Don't blame the kids. The blame rests solely with Ned and Joe.
LOL!!! Jhall – remember, I live with gnat fans – the blue will not go over too well, especially Dodger blue (LOL!!), and the other guy is a Braves fan (blue maybe, but not Dodger blue). Honestly, they are planning on calling it "Bombers" because it would be at a closed down air force base, which already has many things happening on it since its closure. Plus, Nelly's has already been taken. My father in-law has a baseball field named after him at the junior high he used coach/work at. We will probably have to compromise on the colors because there is no way in hell I will allow orange and black either lol!!!
LOL!! Remember, he is Nellie and your Nelly. But I can see what your saying. "Bombers" at an old airforce base is too cool. You'll have "The Strategic Baseball Command". Guaranteed to get the first strike. Anywhere in the world.
Go a shade of blue between Dodger and Brave blue. And red. No orange. Maybe a accent of black in there. Black and red is really nice also. Like the Atlanta Falcons uniforms. They s*ck, but their uni's were cool. LOL
Don't blame Torre for this loss our offense get this loss with Broxton melt down. Torre is not overusing Broxton so stop it with that excuses.
The blame goes to Ned not Torre.
i knew it wouldn't be long before some folks start bustin' on Broxton's weight. how about his pitch selection/location. is any of this martin/honeycutt/torre's fault. the kid can almost throw 100 mph but he now seems timid and tentative…maybe he is tipping his pitches.
and why not pull him when he gave up the tying run?!? a losss in May is just as important as Sept?
jhall, love the lines! – Those would look great painted inside the walls with some cool art to go with it. See, you did come up with ideas – thanks!! Realistically, the colors should be a combination of red, white and blue for the same reason they are calling it "Bombers" (United States air force base). 🙂
What a frustrating game. Brox needs to be taken out of the setup role until he can string together a couple of good outings because he's killing us right now. Great performance by Billzz, but again our offense left us no margin for error even against a mediocre pitcher. I don't know about you guys but this team is frustrating the hell out of me.
BTW Nelly, I saw your comment from the last thread and I am not a teacher, I'm a student.
saralovesrussell and MLK- I am talking about undergrad and I would love to go to USC but I doubt I will be able to get in because my GPA is not up to their standards. Too many nights staying up until 1 AM watching the D's play. =) I think there is a much better chance I will go to either Pepperdine or University of San Diego, or even Arizona State(close to the new ST complex?).
I agree Shad that Torre is not overusing Brox, Brox simply isn't performing. His slider to Beltran even though it was in off the plate didn't have much movement, and the pitch to Tatis was right in the heart of the plate.
good luck with finals!!
Pepperdine is beautiful, and I have heard great things about University of San Diego (the private one, right?). UC San Diego is also great. My brother in-law graduated from USC (back in the late 80's), and it's still one of my favorites. However, Arizona State wouldn't be bad. You would be in good company – Andre's an alumni, and he was very impressive ball player there as well (his wife, Maggie, coaches gymnastics there, too). Plus, all these schools have great collegiate baseball teams (Pepperdine and ASU are both in the finals for the regionals and ASU will probably go to the NCAA world series).
I don't think you can go wrong with any of those choices.
Yeah Nelly, good old red, white, and blue. Can't go wrong there. Have to look up some good old WWII bomber nose art and names/sayings they put with them. Use the picture and put a baseball uniform on them with a bat or glove. There were some really neat ones. You can probably just type it in your search window and get a whole bunch of them. Wow, are you going to have fun.
My husband loves the idea "The Strategic Baseball Command", etc. I told him he would have to trademark them – lol!! Serious, if it gets used somehow – you will get the credit.
There is an air museum on site (they actually have one of the stealth bombers there, very cool) – I'm sure they have plenty of photos – thanks!!
Are you a graphic artist? – you talk like one; that's what my brother does down in Palm Springs. My dad is the real artist – He can paint anything on a wall and make it look real.
No I'm not. I can draw fairly well and enjoy music (haha) and art. If your father can paint, you've got it made. The possibilities are unlimited.
Just one question, is Torre going to use Kuo again before this series is over?
And offense-wise, I understand Torre's need to give every player chances to prove themselves, but sometimes the best thing to do is to sit them out for a while. Use common sense and do what it takes to win the games.
dbacks winning 2-0, Upton just hit a solo home run
Upton and Jackson just hit back to back home runs – dbacks winning 3-0 – yuck!!! However, Jackson and Upton are on my fantasy team so I just got a few points. I had Upton on the bench because my original outfield was Ethier, Jones and Kemp. Even I knew to bench Jones after the first week lol!
Manny got his 500th (if you care)
LOL. Yep, makes sense to sit Jelly Roll. Griffey got #599. Brandon Webb pitching. Doesn't look good for the Nats.
dbacks just got another homerun (young) – all runs have been solo home runs – haven't had a base runner yet. I guess that's a way to not have to worry about RISP – just hit all homeruns – lol! Oh, I forgot – Andre's (and the rest of the young boys) are not allowed to think about hitting homeruns, but I bet Justin Upton thinks about it all the time.
sorry, misinformation – reynolds (not jackson) had 2 homeruns, but he is also on my fantasy team – Dodger's didn't have a 3rd basemen when I drafted so I went with reynolds and adkins.
Broxton Blew it, Sammy blew it, they don't hit. What's the difference, right now this team is not very good. Torre is no different from a lot of managers, he's not worth 4 mil either.
Watching ESPN baseball highlights does make me feel a little better. Even though we lost, we are still 2nd in our division (looking down on the gnats), and it could be worse – we could be Detroit fans, Rox fans, KC fans, Seattle fans and even Yankee fans. Considering how we have been playing
, we should be thankful we are not in the position any of those teams are in – the Dodgers can still see the light at the top of the west division. It's got to be a better view then where the rox are sitting right now. With that being said, I am signing off for the night. I have been at work this whole time doing 1400 ribbons for field day on Tuesday, and that is just the beginning of the countless other things I have to do before then.
Have a great evening, and jhall, thanks for the conversation – the time went much faster and I still got everything done here I came to do. Your ideas were great, and if this really happens, those ideas will be used. 🙂
PierreEW – I hope you had fun at the game even though the result wasn't probably what you were expecting (I'm sure none of us did – I thought the game was done when Brox came in), but you are the eternal optimist, and you will always make us see the positive in everything that happens – growing pains 🙂
Dodger Blue forever!!!
Play the kids!! (Joe, we really want to see DY – let Pierre have a day off – he's earned it)
Likewise Nelly.
shad78, that's fine if you want to defend Torre, but he's the one that makes up the lineups and decides on the pitching changes. Despite offensive problems, Torre refuses to play Young to generate more offense. Brox pitched on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and now Saturday. That's five out of seven days. During that stretch he has 3 blown saves. With that recent track record, it was foolish to leave him in the game when he got in trouble. So in my book, Torre deserves the blame.
More on overusing Brox, his ERA when he's pitching with no days' rest is 5.87, compared to 1.59 with one day rest.
Andy LaRoche played 2B for Las Vegas today. Hmmmmmm.
The Dodgers final 18 batters were retired in a row. That speaks of impatience. Even if they can't hit their way out of a paper bag right now you'd figure they could sprinkle a walk somewhere!!?!?! Every day DeWitt plays solid ball. Bat him in the two hole with Kemp three. Kemp flourished there during the eight game streak. Don't know why Joe has to tinker endlessly. I dare him to try a set line-up for one solid week.
RLRLRLRL…there, just how Joe likes it.
Many of us have been saying ever since Furcal went down that Martin should be leading off. I wonder what our record in the last three weeks would have been if the leadoff spot had 100 more points?
Truth be told, I pretty much knew we were screwed when with Ethier and DeWitt on in the 4th, the next three batters were Maza, Billz, and Juanpy.
After a nice little start, Maza has shown why he has spent eight years in the minors. His average is now down to .257. I admire the guy's diligence, and heck it's starting to pay off — he's earned … what? … $50,000 for the last three weeks. More power to him. But the reality is he has no serious major league future.
Let Hu play. Or maybe give the DeJesus kid a shot?
Please, oh please, you vet-lovin' GM, don't trade away good pieces for a very short-term need at shortstop or the middle infield. At short, we can get by with Hu — Hu isn't hitting great but sure does field nicely. Hu'll be alright. And at second, you have at least three good options to spell old man Kent — Delwyn, Andy, and Blake.
dodgereric…speaking of LaRoche, DeWitt played 2B for a season…here's a guy who'll win the batting crown someday…but he's muffed more than a few key plays at third. You hope Ned will wise up (sorry Ned) and get both these kids in the line-up, with maybe DeWitt at second. With the Dodgers committed to youth, they might as well jump in and be done with it. Let Kent chase his ring in the American League. Sweeney, Nomar, Jones (take a good, long time healing up, bud) are asked to kindly step aside. Pierre? He's the albatross…or the fly in the youth movement, anyway. He stays but subs. But promote Repko and let him play center.
martinloneykemp…I second the "Please, oh please…"
Reading where Colletti is working hard to get us a veteran utility infielder. Use your imaginations of what he'll come up with. Will DY be the trading bait, or will Colletti go even higher to come up with that "solution"? In the meantime, DeWitt can take grounders at second and LaRoche can try second base at AAA, but management won't have the guts to really try that solution on the field. I only hope that Colletti is GONE at the end of the season – it would be so great if he was GONE earlier than that.
On a separate note, and I'm a fan of Brox in the long run, Brox is not performing in the 8th inning relief role. Beimel has much better stats, and it's not solely against lefties. It might be worth turning the 8th inning role over to him for a few games to see what happens.
We are begging you, please don't sign any utility veterans. There is plenty of talent right in front of your eyes. We are, for the most part, patient fans, and we want the young talent to play and develop. We are willing to wait out the growing pains, and no, that doesn't mean we are giving up on this season. We think if you stay with the young talent now, we have a great chance to be at the top of our division. The veterans have had 1/3 of a season to show us that they can be the leaders that they are supposed to be to our young players, and they have come up short. So, it's time to let the kids play and get the job done. I don't think you will regret it – trust the fans – play the kids!!!!!!!!!!!
A Loyal Dodger Fan – (who happens to live in Giants country)
Coming soon: A takeoff on "Brown Bear, Brown Bear"
We are patient fans, but we probably don't even need to be right now. If JoJo had been playing nothing but youngsters — and I'll even go as far as to say with DY as the regular second baseman over Kant, we ALREADY WOULD BE AT THE TOP OF OUR DIVISION!
Russell Martin for leadoff!
See y'all later. Going to church.
So true MLK about the young players. We've been saying play the kids all along. Hopefully someone will listen and start to play them before it's too late.
LOL!! great minds think alike
I was trying to do a song to "she'll be comin' around the mountain" and "Yankee Doodle" – too funny!!
Can't wait to see your version of Brown Bear!!!
And as you mentioned church – I attend a church that does very contemporary christian music (some rock even), so these last few weekends, I have tried to twist some of those lyrics around, in a positive light, of course.
I am also trying to get some of my own kids' music in the mix (mild hip hop for me). This is just too crazy (but too fun) that I will never listen to a song the same way again.
LOL Nelly. It's a gift, a curse, or probably a combination of both. HaHa. I wish they would just go with the kids and unload the vets as they are pretty much washed up. Arizona did it, look at the Marlins and Rays. Braves have even done it. Cleveland to some extent. It takes some patience as there will be growing pains as we call them but we are not going anywhere with the Nomore's, Kant's, Phew's, and Schidt's. We can either be watching the kids play and grow or watch the vets in decline. I would rather suffer the losses watching the kids grow than watch the team lose watching old players that just can't get it done anymore. Losing with the young'uns because of inexperienced mistakes is much easier than losing with washed up vets because they just don't have it. At least with the kids, you've got a future. The vets aren't going to be around in a year or two thank god. They do not figure into the future of this team. Play the kids for our futures sake.
lol! jhall – No kidding!! right now I am listening to our local oldies station, and they are doing Breakfast with the Beatles, and I all I keep doing is trying twist the lyrics around.
PLAY THE KIDS NED!!! No trades unless it's a PVL – I guess I am assuming he knows what a PVL is by now – lol!
seriously – does Josh tell him these things?
I'm looking at the Rosenthal article and wondering how it is that Sweeney rates any kind of a quote about what is going on. The only legitimate quote I'd like to see from him is an answer to the question like "do you think about hanging it up considering how your season is going, now that it's almost a third over?"
Lol! messagebear – maybe josh will forward that question to Sweeney – I am sure we would all like to know that answer.
Have fun watching the game today, everybody. My sister is getting married today at 3pm (PST), so I may be able to catch a little bit here and there via phone. Believe me, with this wedding, I'd rather be watching the game, unfortunately, and that's not just because of my slight (okay -very big!) addictiveness to watching the Dodgers, but the fact that this wedding is all wrong – sad, but I am the older sister who supports decisions regardless of how stupid they are (she's ten years younger than me, and this is her 2nd marriage already)
Morgan Ensberg was DFA'd, so he's a possibility to replace Tiffee or Sweeney on the roster.
Try to have fun anyway Nelly.
Santana this evening. Got our work cut out for us…
I have to crazy feeling Torre is going to over react to Santana pitching tonight and bench DeWitt and or/Loney and or/Ethier.
Actually Kuroda's ERA is slightly lower than Santana's.
3.29 to 3.41..
Sure hope JoJo doesn't get the bright idea that Sweeney needs to get some AB's!!!


text: Congratulations, gorgeous Gila on being today's Ca of the Day! That silvery fur is unmistakable, and the round face and sturdier build than a Russian Blue make it obvious what her breed is! It is great she is such a playful kitty, I bet her person's arm tires of throwing long before she tires of fetching! How nice she is a genetic cousin to your Boo Boo. She is a gorgeous girl, and sounds like a great cat, and of course we know she is an important member of the family!


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Battle Angel Anavere
The brilliant Joseph Corsentino photographed me as one of the characters in his fantastical universe - Battle Angel Anavere. The photoshoot was an incredible collaboration between various artists:
Joseph spent countless hours in post production, and you will see the resulting images below. The un-edited studio photos can be found in this gallery.
To see more of Joseph's imaginaty vision, visit his website, and check out Vol. 1 of The Time Of The Faeries Book!