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Haunted hotels…
To answer the question about why we stay in a hotel that's haunted, I guess it's because it's still a very nice hotel. And, despite everyone talking about it as we checked in early this morning, there are probably a dozen people in the clubhouse right now and no one seems to have seen any ghosts last night. Then again, usually there are more than a dozen people at this time…maybe something happened last night.
Anyway, here's the lineup:
Furcal, SS
Pierre, CF
Martin, C
Kent, 2B
Gonzo, DH
Loney, 1B
Kemp, RF
Ethier, RF
Abreu, 3B
Lowe, P
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AWESOME LINE-UP. Thank you, Grady.
Ethier should be LF.
Haha. I beat you to it today Jon. No. I will not say I want the Dodgers to win the World Series in 2007 because I don't want them too. I want the Dodgers to crash and burn. I hate the Dodgers for what they did to me by firing Paul DePodesta. I was so happy in 2005. I used to post at http://www.dodgers.cc all the time as BluetotheExtreme. I even used to refer the Dodgers as 'we' on that site. As if I and the Dodgers were one.
I don't do that anymore. The only reason I follow the Dodgers is to root for failure and talk smack to the real Dodger fans on various forums (until I get banned) when the team is struggling. When the team is playing well I stay hidden in my iggy bin.
Still want to thank you Jon for not banning me. You're the only one. Glad to know I have a home at your forum. Thanks again man. Your regulars, I know, appreciate my insight. Like when I tell them Saito's K/BB ratio, or inform them that Werth is the Phillies starting outfielder, or praise someone's patience, when I say, "wow that was ugly".
Take care Jon. And forget about the $1000. It's not happening friend.
Yeah…Jayson Werth is in the Phillies starting lineup batting .244!!! He's so great!! **rolls eyes**
According to that article about the haunted hotel there in Tampa it appears that one of the main setup men (Scott Williamson) for Grady Little in the '03 playoffs in Boston was seeing ghosts in a hotel earlier in the year. That's comforting to know.
By the way Joey P., how about your good friend JD Drew? Here's his numbers compared to Ethier's.
Drew 210 51 6 30 .243.346 .386
Ethier 210 57 6 29.271 .323 .419
Very nice work there— thats nice to see…
Man that is a really good lineup right there! Tampa Bay also has a solid lineup and are capable of putting up a lot of runs. Gotta start off strong with Lowe on the hill. If you look at the pitching matchup a lot of people would say this is a gimmie. But, that's why you play the game. Nothing is for sure in this game. And Tampa Bay can flat out hit. The Pads have to deal with Matsuzaka and the Red Sox in probably the most interesting series of the weekend right up there with the Yankees and Giants. Good stuff this weekend.
Go Dodgers!
Vote for Martin!
I'm not worried about Drew. He's a stud. He'll have the numbers by the end of the season.
And like i posted over at DodgerBlues as ArubanPolice…if the Padres avoid injuries they'll win the division by 5-7 games. (I dare not post such a thing on dodgerthoughts. I'm kind of cowardly ya know. I want them guys to think I'm a true Dodger fan.)
BTW….Ethier's making about 14 million dollars less per year than Drew. Even Drew's OBP% is very low. What happened to your Princess???
No need to scratch you head Mr. Enders.
Joeyp's hatred for the Dodgers must be kept a secret. Do not discuss it.
Carry on.
Lowe has given up 1 run or less in 4 of his last 5 starts in which he has a 3-1 record… Not to shabby…
I'm not a Drew fan, but to be fair, he has a .926 OPS in June. Imagine if we could insert that kind offense in place of Juan Pierre.
joeyp how about your other boys how are they doing- Choi, Navarro, Guzman, Bradley I can't imagine this team without Martin that's our heart & soul! This is by far the best line up in the west please keep this line up Grady!!!!
Got to approve of this lineup. Does that mean if we win, we can keep the same for tomorrow, or is Grady going to screw around with it.
I forgot Valentin that was a great pick up
Kudos to management for inserting Kemp in there, Josh put 2 RF'ders today?? i'm sure Kemp will be in Right & Ethier in Left.
diehard…you cant fault Depo for Valentin. He got hurt and as we saw last year with the Mets he could still hit. Unlike Schmidt, Valentin showed no signs of an injury when signed he got injured on a freak play at the plate.
Ok, this could be cool. Tomorrow night, the Dodgers will be wearing their 1955 Brooklyn Dodger uniforms while the Rays will wear uniforms of the St. Petersburg Saints of the Florida State League. Thanks to Tony Jackson's blog.
No but I rather keep a defensive player that hits for average his three previous seasons before he came to LA he hit
not to mention all the strikeouts and errors I hate that guy.
sweet. i love retro nights. awesome lineup. i sure hope we win or we'll never see it again. ever.
I love the line-up…Best one i've seen to date
Hey everyone! Including you lostmysoul321….
Very nice lineup… we should score our share tonight.
Go Kuo!!
Go Dodgers!!
this is great, everyone needs to stop talking to this joey P. you guys dont have to bash every depo move when he posts, you cannot sense the sarcasm? ignore the troll. next person to debate with the troll should be banned. it is so pointless.
I apologize for feeding the troll that is Joey P. and his man crush on Depo.
1) I guess Pierre covers so much ground that he doesn't need a left fielder. 🙂 Either than, or Kemp and Ethier play rock, paper, scissors to see who gets right or left.
2) Nice game last night for just about everybody, really. Pierre went back to having shorter plate appearances, but otherwise all was good.
3) Nomar's absence from the lineup makes me wonder if his room was haunted. He seems like the most superstitious one on the team.
4) Dioner Navarro isn't doing so well. He's thrown out 23% of baserunners and he's hitting .170/.241/.240. That line just screams revenge for Julio Lugo.
5) Sonnastine has had 3 major league starts, and his big weakness is the longball (6 in 19 IP!). He seems to throw strikes, just some that aren't very good ones from a pitcher's perspective. I don't see our guys striking out a whole lot without swinging, so this promises to be a fun game. Especially since we have Lowe pitching.
Yeah, nice lineup too.
Lowe has given up 1 run or less in 4 of his last 5 starts in which his record is 3-1… Not to shabby…
If everyone keeps on letting this Joey P character get to them, we will have to put up with his bologna forever. It's as simple as how to get rid of a bully…don't let him get to you.
GO Blue.
Even though I'm happy to see Loney in the lineup, I hope Nomar gets a chance to pinch hit, he's still one of our best-despite what the blogging community has to say.
randy, Nomar is still o.k in my book but i really wish he'd see more pitches, you don't think the other teams know he's a 1st pitch hitter & counter him with that defect?
Please make sure Juan Pierre is checked into room 1408.
Please — will somebody tell me the reasoning behind batting Furcal in the leadoff spot rather than Pierre…. Just Curious..
Like most of you, I do think that this is the best lineup so far this season…
Nomar is on pace for a historically bad season for a Dodger first basemen. His average with RISP is about all he has going for him.
If Nomar's name wasn't Nomar Garciaparra he would be on the bench, in the minors or DFA'd
This is scary! The first night in Toronto nobody liked the lineup Grady put out there and they scored 10 runs. Every one posting tonight seems to really like this lineup, so we'll probably just win 3-0.
You folks realize your having a conversation with someone impersonating the person you don't like(JoeyP) and also impersonating a gentleman(Jon) who has more Dodger blue in his pinky then the rest of you have in your whole bodies. To mock a man who everyday shows his love for the Dodgers based on the time and feelings he puts into his blog is pathetic.
As far as Joey goes, he bugs everyone but battle it out in an honest an open way, not this cowardly backdoor **** your pulling.
Six of the nine batters in tonights lineup could very well be in our future lineups for years & years to come..
Sure hope they continue to mature & improve (Furcal already there) in the weeks, months, years to come…
I hope they will all be together for a long, long time & bring us many winning seasons…
This ought to be a good lineup. I hope Gonzo comes through in the DH role. He's been playing so well lately and it's just killing people here in Arizona!
I'd like to see them roll over the Devil-Rays, this way maybe we'll see more of Kemp and Loney and Either in the same line-up.
That's good strategy, 2 right fielders. I would expect to find one of them in LF. One good thing about the DH, it helps give players more of a chance to play. I watch Joe Torre play around with his line up everday and he has various combinations. But I'm a traditionalist I like the old fashion way. Once the game begins.
I love the line-up and agree that there should be no lack of production here. I hope Lowe keeps to form and tears up these Rays (can we have a moment of silence for the late but great Steve Irwin "Bi-Crickie let's get those Rays") sorry i just had to!!!!!!!
Hating a baseball team is one thing, but to me Joeyp is just frustrated. But it's interesting. It's like actually rooting backwards.
I am also in the "I love this lineup" camp.
What bothers me is why? If I analyze it one of our vets is sitting and one is DHing.
So we really only have on vet in there, Kent. Of course Furcal is not a youngster type youngster, and Pierre has been around the game a few years.
So maybe I'm just rambling and worrying about nothing!!! Think I'll just sit back, pop a brewski, and enjoy the evening.
hey joeyp, you remind me of dennis quaid in major league 2. Go Dodgers!
What's with the idiot screaming in the background?
What a Stud!
Wasn't that Randy Quaid in ML2?
Yes fisher, it was RANDY.
good looking out fisher. Nice job gonzo.
Gonzo with his patented sweet HR stride!
Loney follows with his beautiful swing for a double
I used that one about Max just a few days ago wanted to make sure I had not posted wrong.WTG Loney!
I'm liking this!
sorry to take your line. New to the blog.
no prob its a Blog everyone is free to say what they will with proper respect to the Topic and Welcome!
what a difference our third batter steals a bag and the young guys are smacking the ball everywhere!!!!
I don't hate Nomar but there is no way that guy should still be batting third!!
I'm liking Gonzo more and more Maybe Gonzo to 3 and Martin to 5 with Nomar doing the mop up in the 6 hole.
The Kids & Gonzo !!!!
Raffy – It's OK if you want to contribute also…
Given as we already have the highest paid hitting coach, and Schmidt could be the very highest paid pitching coach, I wish we'd make Nomar the highest paid public relations man and keep him out of the lineup period.
I can't wait to finally see Kershaw in the future's game!!!
Raffy sure didn't look like he was running allout to 1st on his groundout.
Lowe & Penny Lethal combo!!!!
Nice play Kemp!
Martin doing his Nomar impersonation on that one….
4 straight batters have hit the ball well off Lowe, he needs to get through this.
Loney Needs to play 1st everyday!
Thanks to the tremendous glove of Loney, he did
We all see & agree who should probably be hitting 3rd or more to the point, who SHOULDN'T be hitting there….
However, I can almost guarantee Nomar will be hitting 3rd tomorrow….
It simply blows my mind that Grady doesn't see what is ovbiously apparent to everybody else on the planet…
Did you just see that play by Loney ??? Just another reason why….
Loney…yeah you all know the rest
What a Beautiful swing stayed back and waited still pulled it through.And Kemp follows suit!
The Kids are at it again !!!
Let's keep it going…
awwww man……
You're no doubt right, rwbjr0 about Nomar returning to his usual spot tomorrow. There's no way that Grady will let him sit out two days. That's the shame with this team – we just don't want to play the best components, because we have so much money spent on the veterans, and they have EGOS.
Its a shame it took Kemp and Loney this long to be on the big club together. I could watch this alllllllllllllll year long.
Loney and Kemp are our next 3-4 hitters.
Max — I'm sure your right… Hope it stays that way for years to come…
Welcome to the Bases Raffy!
Here we go —
It's BIG INNING time —
YES 1-2 Punch Great ab by JP!
What a tremendous at bat by Pierre, send them in Martin!
Is there any question who should be hitting 3rd??????????????
I'm really enjoying this game.
The only thing that keeps me from jumping aboard the Martin#3 train is the worry of burning him up.I want him in the game catching as many as possible.Thats the only reason I'd keep him in the 5 spot.
Headsup Play By Abreu!
Good point fisher
click click
Gotta quit wasting opportunities here and put this game away.
It must be mandated that the #3 hitter swings at the first pitch…They need to change that!
Loney is just Unreal at 1st base —-
A Gold Glover for years to come….
This game is getting to close for comfort…
Please guys, Don't waste another great outing by D Lowe
That pitch was Nasty!
i'm still not comfortable when seanez come in…keep fingers crossed
On to Bills and Saito now we still need a run or 2 to keep it comfortable.
i bet kent is made that Young made him have to run that far.
old man showin some wheels!!!
nice triple by kent…it was fun to watch him run
some much needed insurance on the way
The Old Timers !!!!!!!!!!
Ha Ha Ha
HAHA!!! who would think it
HAHAHA the old guys with back to back triples…niiiice
Ok, there is something we will never EVER see again. But,***** am I glad I did tonight!
This is looking Much Better!
I don't believe what I just saw
haha kent and gonzo are gonna need some extra Geritol tomorrow.
and james loney comes through. Nomar who?
WOW OLD MAN TRACK MEET!!! Followed by some clutch kiddie corp action gotta love this line-up!
This team is fun to watch boy!
It's a Gatorade Moment!
The Kids with all their ENTHUSIASM have ignited this team…
I agree rwbjr, this team has a different feel to it with this line-up
I voted for Milton Bradley 250 time for the as taem along with navarro and Lugo…..
Welcome aboard Tony!
I love kiddie ball. I know that sounds like something a pedophile would say but they give the team a whole new look and feel and its much much much more exciting to watch.
Great fun to watch ….
Are you kidding me if grittle starts nomar tomorrow I'll be on suicide watch!
Wonder what it must be like for Nomar — Watching the Future pass him by…
i bet Nomar DH's tomorrow. Loney at first and Gonzo gets the day off with Kemp in Right and Either in Left.
Nomar would be an insane super sub pinch hitter utility player.Can you imagine DS in the playoffs with Nomar Pinch hitting with risp during a rally?
fish turn in your resume to colletti!
Why he need some remodling work?
I'll one up you Max a few weeks back Little said Kemp would play center against lefties and we haven't faced a lefty since he said that. Tomorrow is that day, Gonzo in left, Kemp in center, Ethier in right, not quite sure who DH's yet, Martin will DH tomorrow or Sunday, if not tomorrow Nomar is the obvious choice to DH with Loney at first.
I think Nomar would be a good piece to try and trade before the break. Honestly the Yankees need a first basemen. Maybe Nomar for a b or c level prospect but I think Loney is poised to take over now.
we all know Cashman likes those big names.
wow Max …I Agree!
fisher..i think **** just froze over.
But Nomar would have to approve it and I'd much rather push him into a utility role first so we can get his blessing.
Nomar would never accept a trade to the Yankees, this team is SO deep. I love it so much because we can rest certain players and still play with talent good enough to win. It's such a great thing to have and the dividends will be shown later in the season.
lol Eagles Rock!
Geeze thats his 3rd first pitch swing that one made it but whats up with that?
Furcal 1for5 & Pierre 1for5…
These guys have just got to start PRODUCING……
No matter who is batting 3rd, if they don't produce, it is just so much harder to score runs…
but they are 2 of 6 runs.
Was that Martin or Donnely or anybodys fault ???
Fisher — if those were the only 2 runs we scored this game, We would be losing this game ….
i think lyons made a good point that Russ might have sacrificed the out to avoid the double play
That was Martin being aggressive Donnely just stands there.
Fisher — if those were the only 2 runs we scored this game, We would be losing this game ….
Posted by: email@example.com | June 22, 2007 06:42 PM
and whats your point? yes they both need to hit 2-5 everygame and score 4 runs in that time? Nobody has that and it will Never Happen everygame ever anywhere….
a run each out of 1&2 spots with the rest of the line up being productive and the team wins 95-105 games….
I just want them to be what they are paid to be – Good leadoff hitters with good OBP — Neither is doing the job on a consistent basis at this point….
Furcal has been terrible for the entire month of June…
Pierre has some good days & some bad days…
Being consistent is what we need them to be… Constantly giving our 3,4,5 hitters someone to drive in…
Saito's The Man ….
Great win ….
Kids and Old Timers having a productive nite…
So much Fun to watch….
I am SOOO Glad for having Loney up and playing I want him starting everygame!
Had a few issues in the end but Sammy pulled it out. Fun game to watch. Now I'm going to watch Matsuzaka vs. Maddux and Yankees/Giants. I'll also keep an eye on the Orioles and the D'Backs. Hopefully by nights end we'll be all alone in first place!
So Here is an obscure stat what is the oldest combined pair of triples in history?I don't Know and would like to know it Kent and Gonzo just reset that record.
Dodgers baseball for me……..meh
Thanks for covering up for my Dodger hatred Jon.
LOWE+HITTING(by everybody). VETS+YOUTH+SEANEZ+BEIMAL+S_A_I_T_O=WINNING. Good Combination. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK GUYS.
We Like it WE Love it We want more of it!!!!
For the Grady hate…How do you feel about the SP switching?I like it its showing that he is looking at the division and trying to make the matchups that matter.
Regarding Martin out at the plate:
1st and 3rd with one out, the runner on 3rd should almost ALWAYS go on ground ball contact. If the D goes home, no double play. If the D tries for the double play and don't get it, the run scores. If the D gets the double play, nothing lost by the runner on 3rd going. This is not something the 3rd base coach should signal as the play occurs.
So the young blood in the lineup ended up 10-21 with the only walk as well. With the lefty Kazmir starting tomorrow, I'd guess Grady sits Loney and Nomar goes back to 1st, but Little's surprised us before. And with the LHP starting, maybe this is the best game to play Lieberthal and DH Martin.
Dawn Flemish posted a great piece in her article about Tsao's rehab start and overview of our current situation.
Anyone come up with anything yet on the oldest pair of triples in history?Kent and Gonzo's were 79+
Fantastic game in San Diego tonight. A great pitchers duel where both bullpens did not give up a run, but a 2 run fourth inning was the difference as the Red Sox beat the Padres 2-1. Dodgers back in FIRST PLACE! Also, during the game Maddux pulled a Hendrickson and fell off the mound.
firs place is ours!
first not firs…haha
Yes!!! A friendly familar smell about this place! First is always the sweetest smell!
Ya know Zoe another way to a mans heart is through his Daddy! Bake up one of those Sweet Cakes for Russ Sr. for the next homestand…and one thing leads to another….
So Who is next on the kid train? Kemp Loney and abreu are all availible still I think.
Josh, are there any plans to update the "Signed" column on the "Draft Results" page?
Any word on signing Kyle Blair? As a first-round talent with signability issues and thus draft in the fifth, his status is a big swinger in the result quality of this draft, i.e. signing him improves it greatly.
Back in first, best record in NL, more of the same tomorrow in throwback uniforms in front of Duke, Carl, and Johnny. How much better can it get? Let's celebrate the day, relish the moment, keep up the great work, and don't look back. That hotel isn't haunted, it's blessed!!!
Go Blue
So I think you can actually call the back-to-back, oxygen tank triples, a new MLB record for "oldest combined age to hit back-to-back triples in the majors = 79 years, 1 month combined age".
Think about it: the odds that two players in their late 30's would actually hit legitimate, back-to-back triples has to be astronomical. First off, the older players usually stop at second base on balls that younger players would easily convert into triples. Second, the fact that two players would have to hit gappers back-to-back AND be in their late 30's is something of a rare occurrance. The odds get exponentially bigger as the players' age increases due to #1, "old man disease" and #2, loss of speed (see #1, lol!).
So this is something that will never happen again… but still, this is baseball and I suppose anything is possible.
BTW… thanks for pointing this out Fisher…
If Colletti can spend 44 million on Pierre he can spend 1 million on Kyle Blair. IF he gets signed this draft class will be even better.
I can't wait to see Withrow start playing some pro ball. He's a very intriguing player.
oh and another thing. LOL @ the LATIMES poll on which was the worse trade in dodger history. I can't belive the fans are still upset about the Lo Duca trade. Especially when Penny is having a cy young type of season.
Get over the depo hate people. He got us Lowe and Penny without whom we'd be dead last right now. Also trading Lo Duca opened up a spot for Russ. Imagine with we still had Lo Duca today and Martin was the one that was traded…scary isn't it.
maxpower do you know were Withrow is headed? hopefully he'll be in San Bernandino.
Mentioning both Penny and Lowe, both of whom were DePo acquisitions, it will be interesting to see how Colletti will deal with retaining both of their services now that he has shown his hand with the Schmidt contract that yielded practically zero in results.
who new! just checked the standings & were in 1st place.
Now that Pierre has the longest current games played streak in the majors, do we think that Grady will ever have him sit out a game? I think NOT.
Well Penny is locked in until 2008 with a club option for 2009, while Lowe is here until 2008 as well and may have hinted at potentially testing free agency as he's a Boras client.
4 years/$36M (2005-08)
* signed as a free agent 1/05
3 years/$25.5M (2006-08), plus $8.75M 2009 club option
* signed extension 6/05
* $3M signing bonus (paid 2006-08)
* 06:$4.5M, 07:$7.5M, 08:$8.5M, 09:$8.75M club option ($2M buyout)
* limited no-trade clause
messagebear: "…it will be interesting to see how Colletti will deal with retaining both (Penny's and Lowe's) services…"
I believe that the Dodger will re-sign Penny (to a VERY large contract) but will let Lowe walk for no other reason than Scott Boras is his agent. The way that contracts are headed for premiere starting pitchers, Penny and Lowe will both be seeking a Barry Zito type contract, and I can't imagine the Dodgers investing $100 million for two pitchers (although they did that for Schmidt and Pierre – Ugggh!).
The good news is that by the time Lowe becomes a free agent, we should have a pretty good idea what Chad Billingsley's future will look like, not to mention our phenomenal prospects on the farm.
By the way, Kent and Gonzo are NOT old! (LOL!). (I got tired just watching them run!).
A GREAT win yesterday. If we can take 2 of 3 from the Rays and 2 of 3 from the Snakes (which will be a very difficult task), we should be standing in first place all by ourselves when the boys come home. That said, we sure could use a little help from the Red Sox, Orioles, and The Hated Ones over the next five days.
I love it – Pennant Fever in June!
anyone staying in Tampa know what time the team leaves for the field or round about what time they arrive back? good spots for graphs at the hotel? GO BLUE!
Alex, we can still get 2 or 3 quality years out of Penny, so i agree we need to sign him when his contract runs out, i'd offer Lowe a 2 year deal take it or leave it.
Withrow won't be in SB until the end of 2008.
withrow will be down in the gulf probably right? SIGN BLAIR COLETTI !! we obviosly knew he had signing issues, thats why he fell all they way to the 5th round. if lowe wants to play hardball, im all for having him go to seattle or something. so yesterday was one fun game to watch, but after the game, this wierd gross feeling came over me when i realized we wont see loney probably for another week. nomar isnt half the player james loney is, just like pierre isnt a sixteenth of the player kemp is. does that mean that they will play the better player? of course not,as we have witnessed many times thus far, grady will just say some stupid one line cliche and smile and just **** me off. im all for nomar and pierre being given the shea hillenbrand treatment. but our manager favors the same run down veterans night after night. james loney is our first basemen from now on in my book, im just gonna refer to nomar as the utili-mar.
just a thought, haven't heard anyone else talking about this ,but.. did you guys get a load of the dumps the bluejays and devilrays play in? what eyesores, it makes me so thankful to be a Dodgers fan, I love going to the stadium at about 6:00 pm, everything is great, the grass, the dogs, the fans, and then the game, I love it. wouldn't trade Dodgers Stadium for any other.
just a thought, haven't heard anyone else talking about this ,but.. did you guys get a load of the dumps the bluejays and devilrays play in? what eyesores, it makes me so thankful to be a Dodgers fan, I love going to the stadium at about 6:00 pm, everything is great, the grass, the dogs, the fans, and then the game, I love it. wouldn't trade Dodgers Stadium for any other.
Penny and Lowe won't be seeking Zito contracts. Lowe is too old, I'm fine with him leaving in 08, we will have gotten some of his best years. Penny is ours until 09 (I think we have an 09 option) His contract is very reasonable and I'm happy he will be there until then.
As for nomar, it was clear as day since ST that management completely screwed themselves with nomar's contract, as there is nowhere to put him and nowhere to move him. Im not sure management is sold that loney is the better player right now, but they should be. It's really an unfourtunate situation all the way around.
Chjones, I totally agree with you. I've been to Fenway, Yankee Stadium, and Camden Yards on the east coast; and Petco, AT&T, and Angeles Stadium on the west.
Dodger Stadium ranks up there with Fenway and Yankee Stadium among the best places to watch a ball game. The Stadium itself is beautiful, the weather is great 99% of the time, the grass and infield are pristine, the food is great, and despite the general perception, dodger fans are among the most passionate in the country.
At the other end, I would rank Petco and Angels Stadium among the worst places to watch a ball game. They pummel you with advertising and the cheesy attempt at entertaining fans between inning is beyond tolerable. Not to mention the yuppie, bangwagon fans you have to sit next to for 3 hours.
Dodger Stadium is, and will hopefully remain for a very long time, one of the most magnificent places to enjoy the world's greatest game.
Dodger stadium is simply, and by far, the most beautiful and best place to watch a game. It gives me the chills thinking about it. Personally, i disagree with you Manny and hate Yankee stadium more than anything. It might be a decent place to watch, but its just a dump. Shea, is obviously a huge p.o.s. Really, the good sets Dodger stadium apart. Nowhere are there better hot dogs. I have been to Fenway, RFK, Shea, Yankee, Petco, Anaheim, Busch, AT&T, Rockies, Arizona– Dodger stadium is just so much better. Ill finally be home for the summer and first game of the year will be v. Pads on the 30th and i cannot wait for some dodger dogs..
fansince53 – Keep in mind, Penny is signed through 2008 with an option for 2009, and that one will be picked up. Lowe is signed through 2008. By that time, I think Colletti might get over his thing with Boras, and also, the market will look much better for clubs with more good players up for free agency.
whoever the GM is after the 2008 season should put all our resources into signing Johan Santana for the rest of his career.
of course if Ned is the GM after 2008 we'll have to hope Johan's velocity is down 10 mpph and his shoulder is held together with duct tape for Ned to offer him a contract.
ewk…I totally agree that Yankee Stadium is a dump. In saying its a great place to watch a game I was referring to the history, aura, and mystique of the place; you simply can't beat it. As much as a hate the team, Yankee Stadium IS American Baseball, pure and simple.
for sure max, santana is by FAR the best pitcher in the game.but i would like to see big bucks get spent on a bat. coletti ***** at signing pitchers too. imagine this
????? not going out on a limb, but if coletti is gm i will not rule out tomko or hendy.
screw yankee stadium….i dont lump baseball in general with the yankees. yeah they are the most storied but they are not BASEBALL. you could make that case for the brooklyn dodgers, of course we never hear those stories thanks to espn. but pure and simple ill take a game at dodger stadium over yankee stadium anyday, mystique, aura, and all. chavez ravine is one of the most unique locations for a baseball stadium. im biased gowing up here going to games for 20+, but still any stadium i travel to pales in comparison to dodger stadium. fenway is much cooler than yankee stadium imo as well rooting for teams aside.


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As I have wanted to do each year, here is my goals post for 2012. Last year I set out to do this very same thing but was very unsuccessful at completing the post. Here is all I had written:
Personal Family Blogging Build out my Virtual Environment
Professional SSIS SSRS SSAS Blogging Writing (articles) Community Presentations
Education Certification Books
Fitness Running Exercise
This year, I will do much better. As proof of that goal, this post will get published – one way or another. Despite not having published an actual list of goals, I think I did fairly well with this list. I wrote a few articles. I was able to maintain a steady pace with my blog. I completed my MCITP for both Admin and Dev tracks in 2008. I became very familiar with SSRS and learned a substantial amount with SSIS.
So, as I set out to establish my goals, I decided to keep the list very short.
Professional Development
I will finish the MCITP for the BI track in 2008. I plan to have this done by March 2012.
I will study for and take the MCM written and Lab exams for SQL 2008. I will take more time to achieve this goal but will have it done by year end.
Continue writing. I will continue to contribute articles for publication as well as write on my blog. I hope to also do some writing professionally.
I have several rooms in the basement to finish. I plan on finishing the family room and my office.
I will continue to volunteer at the UG level as well as at the PASS level. I like volunteering with PASS and helping to achieve the greatness that is PASS Summit.
Despite some setbacks already, I will push forward and get a SQLSaturday event to happen in Las Vegas.
There you have it. Nothing too elaborate. I'm trying to keep the goals short and simple without overly complicated detail. I think this year will be a successful year as well.

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I almost forgot!
The first open house I had at the new shop was a success!
Thanks to all who came out to support me,
I appreciate it!
I will be open the second weekend of every month!
Oh your living room is so wonderful. I love it. I didn't think I'd seen much in the way of decor in your home since you repainted and had the floors done. ...But! you've been a very busy woman this year with all your travels and your shows and your shop! One of these days when you get back to Texas...I'll have to come and make your acquaintance in person.
See I do read and try to follow along...I just don't say much.:)
I think it looks wonderful.
Merry Christmas-- Pat
Your home always looks so pretty. Glad you did well at the shop.
I am glad you got a chance to work on your own home before the Holidays- Good luck with the new Blue Host. I will be anxious to hear how it works- xo Diana
I'm sure spending time on your own home feels wondeful! Your new wash tub table is darling!
From what I am seeing - Very Pretty!!!
Glad to hear your open house was a success - wish I could have been there.
Have a great week.
It looks very, very pretty. And, you know what ?
The small tree has lots of SPIRIT... it works.
Glad your new shop went well.. where is it ?
I tried to go back to the last several posts to see,
but they were all gone.
You tree is even smaller than my little tree, but sure is adorable!!! Love the floors too, what little I could see. Beautiful living room, and the leather chair looks so inviting!
merry merry my friend..may your holiday be bright <3
The architectural elements in your room are exquisite! Oh, I want some! Wherever did you collect those from?
Wow...what a great room!


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Cell Biology and Human Health
All diseases are disturbances at the cellular level (Rudolph Virchow, 1858) To treat disease, we must understand its cause. To understand the cause of a disease, we must understand the alterations that occur at the level of individual cells.
With the elucidation of the human genome, we have greatly enhanced our potential for pinpointing the molecular aberrations responsible for even genetically complex diseases. However, identifying mutant genes or altered patterns of gene expression by themselves are insufficient to turn this information in to understanding or new therapies. The functions and cellular contexts of these gene products must also be understood, assays developed to enable their study, and models put in place to test new therapies. Thus, genomics and informatics will increasingly rely on cell biology and cell biologists.
Further, not all diseases are genetically based (infectious disease, for example) nor do all affect processes that can be easily revealed by gene expression patterns.
As the study of cell biology will become increasingly important to the study of disease, the study of the cellular basis of human disease has already produced some fundamental insights into cell biological principles.
Some major diseases elucidated, as a result of systematic cell biological analysis, include:
- Familial hypercholesterolemia (defective cellular uptake of lipoproteins; led to the development of "statins", widely taken to reduce cholesterol levels)
- Cystic fibrosis (chloride transport proteins are misfolded and retained in the endoplasmic reticulum, failing to reach their site of action at the cell surface)
- Lysosomal storage diseases (defective transport of hydrolytic enzymes)
- Alzheimers disease (defective processing of amyloid plaque precursor protein)
- Hypertension (defective endocytosis of sodium channels)
- Hypertension (defective formation of junctional complexes in kidney epithelial cells)
- Muscular dystrophy (defecive plasma membrane-associated cytoskeleton)
- Bullous pemphigoid (failed adherence among skin cells due to cytoskeleton defects)
- Pigmentation defects (defective maturation and transport of melanin granules in melanosomes in the skin)
- Several forms of cancer (defective transport of growth factor receptors, aberrant cell migration, defects in mechanisms of epithelial cell polarity, defects in cell cycle regulation)
- Virus infections (endocytosis, membrane fusion)
- Deafness due to mutations of myosin genes that control mechanotransduction in cells of the inner ear


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Czech sculptor and woodcarver of German origin: Father of M.J.J.Brokof and F.M.Brokof.He learned to be a woodcarver and as an apprentice he got to know Prague. He came to Bohemia after 1680 from Spiš and worked for noble families in West and North-West Bohemia. In 1692 he settled in Prague and opened a prosperous workshop, in which he employed his sons. In stone masonry they surpassed their father and most of the top quality sculptures from Brokof workshop are said to be their works.
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A Sandwich a Day: Roasted Ribeye at LuLu & Me
A new sandwich every day.
In this great city of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around New York. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt.
I want to like the Roasted Ribeye ($14.50) at LuLu & Me, and I do, but with a caveat. This elevated roast beef sandwich has meat sliced deli style, but thick enough to retain that satisfying sink-your-teeth-into-it feeling. The beef is meaty but tender (thanks, ribeye), and when combined with a thin coating of mayo, it's a pleasantly rich bite. The sweet pickled red onions balance out the peppery beefiness of the ribeye, and the thick layer of arugula adds a crunchy textural contrast. Cradling it all in a chewy yet light ciabatta makes for a satisfying sandwich indeed.
The only problem? This sandwich was over $15, after tax. Sure, it came with some fries and ketchup, but for that price we'd hoped for something more substantial. The sandwich and fries was enough to fill me up for lunch, but if I'm forking over $15, I want leftovers too.
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Five Island Trail Hosts 'Post Game' Kick Off
The first section of Five Island Trail has been completed in north Emmetsburg. To celebrate, the public is invited to a 'Post Game' Kick Off along the trail this Friday, Oct. 12.
Join the group at the trail north of Five Island Golf course, along County Road N40, after the E-Hawk football game. The trail committee is planning to have a bonfire and serve hot chocolate and goodies.
Nearly one-half mile of paved trail is seeing good use this fall. The trail will be lighted Friday night.
Preparations on an additional section of trail have been made. That section is ready to be paved next spring.
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You can't get there from here (at the same price with an IC card)
This spring the big news for train lovers was the integration of almost all the regional IC card services, thus making it possible to travel from one region to another on lines operated by different companies using a single IC fare card. But while computer systems have been linked successfully to allow for such inter-line transfers, one element of the changeover that has bothered public officials remained problematic: the non-integration of fares.
In some instances it actually costs more to go from point A to point B using an IC card than it does with a ticket, though most patrons aren't aware of the fact. It depends on which lines you are using. For instance, if you are going from JR Kameari Station on the Joban Line in eastern Tokyo to JR Yokohama station and buy a ticket for the whole trip, it costs you ¥780. However, if you take the same route and use an IC card, ¥910 will be subtracted from your card balance. That's because the Joban line turns into the Chiyoda subway line, which is operated by Tokyo Metro, after it passes Kita Senju, and the passenger then leaves the Chiyoda Line at Nishi Nippori and transfers back to JR in order to proceed on to Yokohama.
The ticket you buy from a vending machine takes these transfers into consideration and simply charges the zone-related JR fare between Kameari and Yokohama plus the Metro fare. But the IC card system doesn't make such a distinction and each of the three legs of the journey is charged separately, meaning you pay two JR fares, one from Kameari to Kita Senju and another from Nishi Nippori to Yokohama, plus the ¥160 for the Chiyoda line between Kita Senju and Nishi Nippori.
The sticking point is JR East, and in Diet discussions about the IC fare discrepancy representatives of the company have said it's a computer-related problem that they have yet to figure out, claiming that any changes to rectify the problem would "place on the system more of a burden" that might cause even more issues.
At the urging of Your Party the company did say it would make more of an effort to inform patrons of price differences where they occur. The various JR companies offer the Suica card system, but the equally popular Pasmo card has the same problem. In the Tokyo Metropolitan Area 80 percent of riders use one card or the other.
The problem is limited to transfers between JR and other lines. Other inter-line transfers don't have the same problem. In fact, discounts that are normally offered to ticketed riders between the two Tokyo subway lines are integrated into the IC card fare structure, even when passengers leave one line through a wicket and enter the other through a different wicket. A transportation expert, discussing the problem in Tokyo Shimbun, said that such a change shouldn't require a major system overhaul, and, in fact, JR recently announced it would make it possible for IC cards to subtract amounts of less than factors of ¥10 in line with the consumption tax increase, which means amounts of factors of ¥1 can be charged, but only if the patron has an IC card. Fares for tickets will still be rounded up to a factor of 10.
The fact is, the ticketing system costs operators more than the IC card system, which is why in London you pay less if you use a card than if you buy a ticket. Ideally, all patrons should use cards, so JR's intransigence on the matter is difficult to explain.


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George Clooney honoured by Julia Roberts at award function
Actress Julia Roberts presented actor-friend George Clooney with the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film at the recent BAFTA Los Angeles Jaguar Britannia Awards.
While honouring him here Saturday, the "Erin Brockovich" star cracked jokes about him. "I'm normally in my second REM cycle by now, so let's get this done," Roberts joked on stage, reports eonline.com.
"George Clooney, or as my daughter calls him, 'George Looney.' So, so honoured to be here tonight. And there are two obvious reasons why I was chosen to do this. One, Brad Pitt was out of town. Two, Matt Damon, he's in town but he was unavailable," she added.
The Hollywood stars have acted in movies like "Ocean's Eleven" and "Ocean's Twelve". "I consider George a friend. We have worked together in many capacities. We have acted together a few times. He's handsome, he's talented, he is an exemplary humanitarian and a gifted prankster," said Roberts.
Clooney also returned the compliments. "It has been such a pleasure to watch the woman you have become," he gushed. "Its' very hard for me to be just straight nice because she'll get me later. But just an amazing mother, an amazing wife and a great, great friend. It's really an honour to have her here."
Other stars who were honoured during the bash included Kathryn Bigelow with John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing; Sacha Baron Cohen won Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy; Benedict Cumberbatch got Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year; Idris Elba got Britannia Humanitarian Award; and Ben Kingsley got Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment.
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I'm confused batchick...Were those banners in the picture we saw at the entrance to Rhodes Memorial or at one of the University entrances?
From: SwissMiss08I first approached the plaza piazza sant'antonio around 6pm (it gets dark here around 5:30pm now). It is a little plaza in the old city (citta vecchia) which has some parking spots. I tried to park my car and was waved away. And there was a priest standing in front of the church, outside. They did not appear to have been standing there for long. It looked like they were just getting set up.
Around 7, I was again heading up towards the plaza AGAIN when we were passed by a team heading down the street, towards the vicinity of the Piazza Grande or the castle, we thought. This team was two younger people (early to mid 20s). I think the woman I saw was blond, but not sure. She was definitely pretty and tall - guessing 5'9 or more. The "producer" (ie 4th person in group, not carrying a backpack or camera) stopped her to adjust her shirt or necklace as they walked down the street.
Amazing RaceNovember 6, 2008 in généralBut the show exploits more than the vampire legend. The most intriguing element of The Amazing Race episode in Romania relates to the gypsy village, which was, strangely, a fake. Constructed specially for the show in an area with a relatively low gypsy population, the artificial village was populated with ethnic Romanians dressed up in gypsy attire. Yes, even the supposed gypsies were impostors, as authentic as their costumes may have appeared. All this was done for the benefit of a reality television show. And tourism, of course.
I really hope that this is not true, cuz I'll be really disappointed.
I also have to say that one of the most exciting points of the day was when we saw signs for the show "The Amazing Race." It was being filmed at the palace where the famous Sound of Music gazebo now is. I took a picture of one of the signs that I saw, but there also were about 15 matching white Mercedes out front that were supposed to belong to the people in the amazing race. After I took a picture, an angry man came and put a garbage bag over the sign.
The driver pulled down the window and asked a young Austrian man for directions. I recognized right away that the driver spoke American English, so being the helpful American I am, I pulled around the front of the car to see if I could help. The Austrian man was fishing for his English vocabulary. Both the front and rear driver's side windows were down. A young man was driving, what I guess was his wife or girlfriend was behind him."How do you get to Schloss Hellbrunn?" the man asked me. He and the woman were frazzled, amazingly desperate! And they were covered in what looked like an amazing amount blood, guts, and pumpkin rot. But it all looked fake. Plus they had tons of make-up on.I explained that they needed to turn back onto the major road they had just left, Alpenstraße, and head straight down until they passed underneath and underpass. Then they should take the very next right which would lead them down a wooded country lane.By the time I had finished my first sentence, out of the car from the front and back passenger seats raced the camera man and the boom (sound) man, and they were both on me. I was good. Amazingly enough, I didn't look into the camera! I put a foot on my peddle to push off and ride away when the boom man caught my eye. He shook his head quickly as if to say, "Don't race off!"The camera man turned off his camera and the boom man, an American, explained to the Austrian and me that we had to sign a release or this footage couldn't be used.While we signed the paperwork, the woman in the backseat swore. They were in an amazing rush! The boom man turned to her and said, "Look, I told you. If you ask people questions, we have to do this. If you don't like it, don't ask for help.""What kind of show is this?" I asked."A travel show," he replied."What channel?" I asked."I'm not sure," he said. Amazing, if that were true!"What's the show called?" I asked.Then he (sort of) came clean. He said, "I can only tell you that it's a pretty popular one!"Off into the car they went. I wave and they raced off.So this was some sort of race! Amazing, I thought, that I was caught in the middle of it.I swore myself to secrecy--this was big stuff--I couldn't tell people about this! In two minutes I was home and spilling my guts to Jenny. Then one of my students came over 15 minutes later to pick up some soup, and I was telling her before she even sat down.After my student left, Jenny suggested we head to Hellbrunn (only 5 minutes from our apartment) to see what we could see. There's a huge playground there and we promised Nikolas he could play there a bit (he said 40 minutes, and we said about 10--hey, it was getting dark!).When we got to Hellbrunn, I noticed not one, but three cars that looked like the one I'd seen earlier. They each had numbers in the back window. The highest number I saw was 11.When we tried to enter the castle grounds, we were immediately forced to make a U-Turn by a staff member. "Das Schloss ist zu wegen Dreharbeit." Closed due to filming...hmmm.Just then, another white car pulled into the parking lot. A different set of people but with camera and boom men. They held each other's hands and headed right past us through a different door than the main entrance. I wanted to tell them that the path they were taking was a Detour, but I figured it wasn't my place.In fact, a staff member came up to us a short time later and asked us in German if we'd said anything to the couple. "Nein," we answered. Dang, can't we be friendly?Jenny decided to take Nikolas down that path to see where the couple was headed. I waited in case more white cars appeared in the parking lot. None did, and soon Jenny was back to tell me that she's seen "things." Well, I wanted to see things, too, so off I went along the path. The pathway was heavily wooded so it was even darker. Up ahead I could see huge lights, the kind you see on film sets. But there was a Roadblock between lights and me: a gate and a staff member. I spoke to the staff member for a moment. I asked him if they were filming an advertisement (playing dumb I was) and he spilled his guts. And while he spilled, I looked through the gate and saw "things."Fast Forward to me catching up with Jenny and Nikolas in the park. We saw bobbing through the trees what looked like a TV camera light. Two women were running together. One was hobbling. The other said, "I'm going ahead a bit," and the other countered with, "OK, go ahead." Off into the park they went, clueless as the day was long.Satisfied with the afternoon's excitement, we headed home and made a Pit Stop at Rossbräu, a local restaurant. No one recognized me from TV and I didn't tell anyone who I was.
QuoteI also have to say that one of the most exciting points of the day was when we saw signs for the show "The Amazing Race." It was being filmed at the palace where the famous Sound of Music gazebo now is. I took a picture of one of the signs that I saw, but there also were about 15 matching white Mercedes out front that were supposed to belong to the people in the amazing race. After I took a picture, an angry man came and put a garbage bag over the sign. Salzburg Austria Posted 11/06/08 Image date 11/03/08
Why is that blog written with every possible TAR term? U-turnRoadblockDetourPit StopFast Forwardany more? I guess it's just a stylistic tongue-in-cheek way of writing
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Every team in the NFL has at least one chiropractor on staff and about 25 percent are Palmer graduates.
When the New England Patriots lost their chance last weekend to go to the Super Bowl, Michael Miller was on the sidelines feeling the same disappointment as fellow team members.
He's not one of the coaches or football players. He's the team's chiropractor.
Dr. Miller, a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic, has been the chiropractic team physician for the Patriots for the past 30 years, working on about 30 to 40 Patriots players before each game and available for specific injuries during the game.
He has been to seven Super Bowls with the team and has three Super Bowl rings and four championship rings.
"You start to feel like you are a part of the fixture there. The team is very tight knit. When you are with the team and they have respect for you, you are all one," said Miller, 58, a graduate from Palmer's Iowa campus.
Sports chiropractic care has become a growing part of the profession. Miller said he was the first for a National Football League team 30 years ago and now every team in the NFL has at least one chiropractor on staff and about 25 percent are Palmer graduates, local officials said.
Locally, doctors and student interns with the Palmer Chiropractic campus in Port Orange provide sports chiropractic care. This includes adjustments and other needs for athletes, including tennis players throughout the year at events with the USTA (United States Tennis Association) Florida in Daytona Beach; the National Collegiate Athletic Association; Daytona Cubs; and the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association).
Palmer's local campus and its Sports Council provide sports-related health care at about 35 events from running to surfing and motocross. Student interns and physicians provide chiropractic adjusting, athletic taping, soft tissue techniques, injury assessment, stretching and basic first-aid and emergency care.
Palmer Chiropractic Clinic's three campuses also provide sports injury services, including at the Florida campus in the Allen Green Civic Center, 4705 Clyde Morris Blvd., Port Orange. Sports Council physicians and interns have also treated a number of athletes in the outpatient clinic who participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics, two of whom were gold medallists.
For Miller, whose son is also a student at the Palmer Iowa campus, most of his work is before the game in a separate room in the locker room. Players get adjustments, which may just be on their knees, shoulders or ankles because "they feel it is a more proactive approach so it prevents injury from occurring."
"Their job is to get banged and be tackled," said Miller, who is the team's only chiropractor. "They are basically getting beaten up each game. They understand the importance of a chiropractor and see how it allows them to play longer."
During the game, incidents vary from hip joint and cervical spine injuries to shoulder or low-back pain. A few months ago, he worked on three players within 10 minutes during the game for two low-back injuries and one knee injury.
For last weekend's game, he treated about 30 players beforehand and during the game treated a wide receiver with an ankle injury who required an extremity adjustment.
"We went into the AFC Championship game with the intent of winning it. Unfortunately, we were not able to accomplish the team's goal," he said Tuesday. "As is the custom of the New England Patriots, the team lost as a team and not because of any individual player's performances."
Miller said his work can be exhausting and "draining on your energy. You are responsible for athletes making multimillion dollar salaries." But he gets "invigorated every year to do it again."
And being at a Super Bowl and winning, he said, is the "most exhilarating experience I had since witnessing the birth of my first child." The players depend on him, he said, and get nervous easily, such as when he was five minutes late two weeks ago.
"It becomes almost like a superstition that they have to have certain things done so they feel they've done whatever is necessary to enhance their performance," said Miller, who has made longtime friendships and received memorabilia from players, from intercepted footballs to a championship kicker's shoe.
Dr. Shane Carter, director of clinics for Palmer Chiropractic in Port Orange, said sports chiropractic care is a "growing field" and "I think there is a major role chiropractors can play in that industry." He and local students treat everything from ankle injuries to tennis elbow.
"With chiropractic being intimately involved in health care nutrition and that lifestyle, it makes it a logical connection to tie that into sports and that healthy lifestyle," Carter said.
Sean Driscoll, 25, of Olean, N.Y., is president of the Sports Council and a student at the Port Orange campus who will be graduating in September. He said every sport has different movements and different injuries and the events are "an opportunity for us to get our hands on all different types of athletes and see what types of things they do to their bodies and how we can fix it."
Driscoll, who has a bachelor's degree in athletic training, will likely be a family chiropractor while also treating athletes.
"Going into the world of sports chiropractic is not the easiest route," he said. "You just can't decide to work on professional athletes and go do it. You have to know some people or really stand out and work your way up."
Jennifer McDuffie, 26, of Barnegat, N.J., who will also graduate from Palmer's campus in Port Orange in September, spent last weekend working on tennis players and coaches at the USTA.
McDuffie, who has a bachelor's in sports medicine, wants to go into family practice with an emphasis in sports.
"Doing the events is really good experience. You get to work on different athletes of all different ages," she said. "We get to help people and let people know what chiropractic care is about."
Ronald Steinwehr, a certified licensed athletic trainer who is contracted by the USTA, said "even though tennis is not a very large injury-producing sport like football," it does create a lot of injuries to the knees and hips."
"A lot of tennis players love tennis so much they want to continue playing so they will do things to get better and get healed," he said. "(Palmer students) provide an extra level of service."
Sandy Marshall, director of league tennis for USTA Florida, said the partnership since 2009 has "been a win-win experience for all involved with the students receiving credit hours and the players reaping the therapeutic benefits."


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Arcuatula senhousia
- For the Asian green mussel, see Perna viridis.
|Arcuatula senhousia
|Exterior of left valve of an Asian date mussel
|Scientific classification
A. senhousia
|Binomial name
|Arcuatula senhousia
(Benson), 1842)
Arcuatula senhousia, commonly known as the Asian date mussel, Asian mussel or bag mussel, is a small saltwater mussel, a marine bivalve mollusk species in the family Mytilidae, the mussels. Other common names for this species include: the Japanese mussel, Senhouse's mussel, the green mussel (a name also applied to Perna viridis), and the green bagmussel. It is harvested for human consumption in China.
This mussel is native to the Pacific Ocean from Siberia to Singapore, but it has also been accidentally introduced and become an invasive species in numerous other areas worldwide. It can live in the intertidal or shallow subtidal zones. In California the species has been recorded in densities of up to 150,000 individuals per square meter. It grows quickly and lives only about 2 years. It prefers soft substrates and surrounds its shell in a dense mass of byssus.
One of several negative impacts of this invasive species is that it has a detrimental effect on eelgrass.
This species is differentiated from other mussels by its relatively small size and inflated shape, as well as by the greenish colour of its outer periostracal layer. The shell has radiating reddish lines on its posterior surfaces, small internal teeth on the dorsal edge posterior to the ligament, and small ribs anterior to the umbones. It can grow up to 30 mm in length.[2][3] It is also known for its relatively fast growth and has a maximum lifetime of about two years.[4]
Arcuatula senhousia is native to the Pacific Ocean, inhabiting coastal areas from Siberia and the Kuril Islands south to Singapore. The mussel has become an invasive species in California, the Mediterranean, Australia, and New Zealand.[3] It was introduced to the Western coast of the United States sometime in the early 20th century with shipments of Japanese oysters. In 1983, large specimens of the species were collected in the Swan River estuary in Western Australia. The mussel has been present in Auckland harbour since 1980, and specimens have also been reported at Tamar estuary in Tasmania.[2][3] Invasion of the aforementioned locales is thought to have been achieved in a variety of manners: the mussels were transported on the hulls of ships, in water-intake chambers and the ducts of ships, as planktonic larvae carried in the ballast water of bulk-cargo vessels, in association with intentionally introduced oysters, and by Lessepsian migration through the Suez Canal.[3][4]
The Asian date mussel is generally found in sheltered mud or other soft substrates up to twenty metres below the surface of the water.[2] In China and Japan, where it is native, the mussels are found in intertidal zones with densities up to 2500 individuals per square metre. In Australia, as an invasive species, they are found from 0.5 to 4 metres below the surface of the water in slightly higher densities.[3]
Along the Western coast of North America, however, the species generally reaches densities of 5000 to 10,000 individuals per square metre and has been recorded at densities of up to 150,000 individuals per square metre in Mission Bay in San Diego, California, USA. The mussel is most abundant in the summer and early autumn.[4] In the Swan River estuary in Western Australia, the mussel population has a high mortality rate in the late autumn and early winter. This may be the result of a decrease in water salinity from increased rainfall.[3]
Arcuatula senhousia uses byssal threads to form a sort of cocoon around itself. The cocoon may be necessary for protection due to the relatively thin shells of the species, as well as to assist in the stabilization of the individuals within the sediment. The cocoons of the individuals can intertwine to form a mat that tends to trap other shells, sediment, algae, and detritus on its surface.[4]
Predators of the Asian date mussel vary depending on the native fauna of the area. In the Swan River estuary of Western Australia, for example, predation occurs mainly by boring carnivorous gastropods such as Nassarius burchardi or Bedeva paivae, which drill through the mussel's thin shell.[3] In Mission Bay in San Diego, however, the mussel's main predators include the yellowfin croaker, spotfin croaker, sargo, willet, and the marbled godwit (three fish and two bird species respectively). Other less significant predators include carnivorous gastropods (especially Pteropurpura festiva), crustaceans, echinoderms, fish, and diving ducks.[4] Recent research has emphasized the importance of the predation of Arcuatula senhousia by native fauna as a means of reducing the negative effects of the invasive species on ecosystems.
Asian date mussels also face predation by humans. The mussel is gathered as food in China, as food for domestic organisms in Japan, Thailand, and India, as well as bait for fishing throughout Asia. There are currently no commercial or recreational uses for the mussel in the invaded areas. It has been suggested that harvesting the species might help reduce the effects of their invasion; however, there are a number of detrimental effects associated with benthic harvesting.[4]
Impact on invaded ecosystems[edit]
Research has shown that the Asian date mussel can have a variety of effects on various ecosystems. In the Swan River estuary in Western Australia, for example, the presence of mats of Arcuatula senhousia has caused an increase in the biomass of benthic macro-organisms in general.[3]
In Mission Bay in San Diego, California, USA, the increasing abundance of Asian date mussels has caused a decrease in species richness and abundance of the native Solen rostriformis as well as the complete disappearance of the native Chione fluctifraga. The Asian date mussel has also become one hundred times more abundant than any native bivalves. Two other native species have appeared in the bay, however: Macoma nasuta and Chione undatella. Laboratory experiments using these species show that the growth and survival of the surface-dwelling and suspension-feeding species of the Chione genus decrease dramatically in areas where the Asian date mussel is abundant. Populations of the deeper-dwelling and deposit-feeding Macoma nasuta are not significantly affected, however, by the invasion of the mussel.[5]
Similar occurrences have been observed at Sacca di Goro, a brackish lagoon in the Po River Delta of the Northern Adriatic Sea in Italy, which the Asian date mussel invaded in the early 1990s. Researchers there have found that growth and survival of suspension feeders has significantly decreased following the arrival of the Asian date mussel. There has also been a concomitant increase in the abundance of detritivores and herbivores.[6]
Laboratory research has also shown that deeper-dwelling species are less affected by the invasion of the Asian date mussel. Mussel mats have no significant effect on the mortality of deeper-dwelling clam species such as Tapes decussatus and Ruditapes philippinarum.[7]
Competition with native species is the primary cause of concern in areas of New Zealand where the Asian date mussel has invaded. There are significantly fewer macrofaunal invertebrates and there has been an eightfold decrease in the abundance of infaunal bivalves. Scientists suggest, however, that the adverse environmental effects of the mussel in New Zealand will be localized and short-lived.[8]
Arcuatula senhousia shares its habitat with eelgrass (Zostera marina) in many of the areas in which it has invaded. The presence of the mussel has been shown to affect rhizome growth in the eelgrass. This decreases the ability of established patches to spread. The Asian date mussel had the most detrimental effect on rhizome growth in areas where the eelgrass was sparse and patchy. This is a cause of concern for conservationists because beds of eelgrass are already degraded and sparse as a result of anthropogenic forces. The presence of Arcuatula senhousia can only worsen the situation.[9]
- ^ Markus Huber; Bruce Marshall (2016). "Arcuatula senhousia (Benson, 1842)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Edgar, Graham J. Australian Marine Life: The Plants and Animals of Temperate Waters. Victoria: Reed, 1997.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Slack-Smith, S.M., A. Brearley. "Musculista senhousia (Benson, 1842); a mussel recently introduced into the Swan River estuary, Western Australia." Records of the Western Australian Museum. 13.2 (1987): 225-230.
- ^ a b c d e f Crooks, Jeffrey A. "Predators of the invasive mussel Musculista senhousia (Mollusca: Mytilidae)." Pacific Science. 56.1 (2002): 49-57.
- ^ Crooks, Jeffrey A. "Assessing invader roles within changing ecosystems: Historical and experimental perspectives on an exotic mussel in an urbanized lagoon." Biological Invasions. 3.1 (2001): 23-36.
- ^ Mistri, M., R. Rossi, and E.A. Fano. "The spread of an alien bivalve (Musculista senhousia) in the Sacca di Goro Lagoon (Adriatic Sea, Italy)." Journal of Molluscan Studies. 70.3 (2004): 257-261.
- ^ Mistri, Michele. "Effect of Musculista senhousia mats on clam mortality and growth: much ado about nothing?" Aquaculture. 241.1-4 (2004): 207-218.
- ^ Creese, Robert, Simon Hooker, Sharon De Luca, and Yvette Wharton. "Ecology and environmental impact of Musculista senhousia (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Mytilidae) in Tamaki Estuary, Auckland, New Zealand." New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 31.2 (1997): 225-236.
- ^ Reusch, Thorsten B.H. and Susan L. Williams. "Variable responses of native eelgrass Zostera marina to a non-indigenous bivalve Musculista senhousia." Oecologia. 113.3 (1998): 428-441.


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Aviva plc confirmed today that it is talking with unnamed "external parties" about selling its U.S business, Aviva USA, which operates out of Des Moines.
Speculation that the United Kingdom-based company might sell its U.S. unit has been circulating ever since August, when unsourced reports surfaced that Guggenheim Partners, a private equity company, was reportedly a potential buyer. Aviva USA focuses heavily on annuities, especially indexed annuities, and Guggenheim has been building up its annuity book in the past year.
At least two other private equity firms have been said to be possible buyers of the U.S. business, as well.
The speculation followed the company's announcement that it was planning to sell non-core units and make other changes to shore up operating results. The company did not say that its U.S. operation would go on the block but market watchers soon began telling reporters that this might happen. The company did not comment on the speculation.
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He described the third quarter results as "strong." For example, in the third quarter, he said that:
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In addition, Miller wrote, as of third quarter, "our risk based capital (RBC) – a key measure of financial strength – is 391 percent."
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Any such sale would come at a "substantial discount to IFRS book value, but would generate significant economic capital surplus," according to the statement as published on the company website. IFRS refers to International Financial Reporting Standards
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The Electrical Trades Union has apologised for comparing Prime Minister Tony Abbott to Adolf Hitler, infuriating Jewish groups who condemned the portrayal in the union's newsletter during a campaign.
The ETU released a brief statement on Friday apologising for the newsletter and pulled the offending article from its Facebook page.
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"The theme of the magazine was to show the demonisation of unions has had a long history."
The cover of the autumn newsletter for the Victorian branch of the ETU has used a digitally altered picture of Tony Abbott, complete with a tiny moustache and a tattoo on his chest similar to the Third Reich eagle.
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The new HFA inhalers may or may not help the environment and drug companies but are the users the forgotten men?
Some patients complain they do not work as well and more complain about the increased costs and more than a few physicians have spent time educating patients regarding their use and offering reassurance.
If you wonder, as I do, about how much effect the CFC pulmonary inhalers have on ozone depletion and how much good this prohibition will generate, this reference might offer some information and opinion in that regard.
When I wrote about this before I said:
.. I think this is the first time that the FDA [has banned] a medication or group of medications not because they are thought or proven to be harmful to those who use them but because they are thought to possibly harm folks who do not use it. (OK, the purported skin carcinogenic effect of increased sun rays from the purported decrease in ozone layer thickness would affect everyone- even asthmatics.) Since the task of determining harm to medication users has proven much harder that the FDA or anyone ever thought, it is admirable that the FDA will take on an even more difficult task.
I don't have a tracking on the course this regulation took through the regulatory mechanisms and who supported it, but I cannot help but wonder if we are dealing with still another instance of the "Baptists and the Bootleggers". Since there are no generic versions of the HFA inhalers, guess who the bootleggers would be and would the Baptist role be played be the more radical environmentalists?
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The customers/patients, like the doctors, have been eliminated as sources of input and concern by the insurance carriers and the bureaucracies that governments use to maintain that monopoly. At teh edge, this cozy relationship could well lead to nationalized health, which in turn would be a wedge for nationalizing everything else.
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Some folks are having some major problems with the new HFA inhalers.
The most compelling story is at consumer affairs:
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Also worth mentioning from the FDA website is the following:
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"In the multiple dose adolescent and adult studies, albuterol HFA showed a numerically smaller improvement in FEV1 than was seen with albuterol CFC"
"There was other evidence that the HFA formulation delivers a lower/less effective dose on a per acutation basis than the CFC product. In the single dose, dose ranging study in adults, and in the single dose methacholine challenge study in adults one and two acutations of albuterol CFC were statistically indistinguishable in terms of effect, whereas significant differences were seen between one and two acutations of albuterol HFA. Finally, the combined adolescent/adult studies showed that the HFA formulation had a longer median time to onset of effect(4.2-9.6 minutes versus 3.6-4.2 minutes), had a shorter duration of effect(1.55-3.30 hours versus 2.29 - 3.69 hours), and was associated with more albuterol 'back up' use than the CFC formulation."
"We note that in the two 12 week clinical trials in adolescents and adults, Ventolin HFA Inhalation Aerosol consistently showed a smaller effect size than Ventolin CFC Inhalation Aerosol"
"Because it is expected that many physicians will prescribe Ventolin HFA Inhalation Aerosol for patients who have previously used the CFC formulation, it would be appropriate to include some description of the relative effectiveness of these two formulations in the product label."
"Unfavorable changes in physical examinations were observed in the ears, nose, and throat category as follows: 8% placebo HFA; 13% albuterol HFA; and 5% albuterol CFC."
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For more information on bringing back CFC Inhalers please check www.savecfcinhalers.org