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After maintaining possession of the Little Brown Jug last Saturday, Michigan will try to hold on to the Paul Bunyan Trophy this Saturday in East Lansing. The Wolverines have won four in a row in this series, including a dominating win last year. For the season, U-M has won seven in a row after a disastrous 0-2 start. Sparty started strong at 4-0, but has lost four out of five since and are in 10th place in the Big Ten. The Countdown Clock is about to strike zero, so without further delay, here is this week's edition of the MZone's KNOW YOUR FOE.
History – Founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, though there were no classes until 1857 (and not many since). Contrary to popular belief, it was not the first land grant college in the U.S., though it did serve as the model for which all following land grant universities were modeled. The original curriculum eschewed Latin and Greek studies, but did require three hours of daily manual labor. In 1859, this curriculum was deemed too elitist and the college became a two-year vocational school. A couple years later, the school changed its name to State Agricultural College (yes, SAC) and went back to being a four-year school. The school has had six different names including Michigan Agricultural College, Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, and finally Michigan State University since 1964.
Location – East Lansing, Michigan, which is celebrating its Centennial this year. The town has a bit of a love-hate relationship with the university. The town was a dry town until the 1960s, but since then it has been known as a major party town. From huge block parties in the '70s and '80s, to near annual riots after big basketball games, it's almost surprising the flaming couch isn't on the town seal. The Cedar Village area, which is home to many MSU students, has been declared "blighted" by the city, with plans to demolish and develop the area with condos and shopping centers.
The Michigan State campus is huge, but is considered one of the prettiest in the country. The W. J. Beal Botanical Garden is the oldest of its kind in the U.S. The Red Cedar River on campus is a popular spot for students. Though named for the trees along the river's source, the trees are actually junipers, not cedars.
Nickname – Spartans. The teams were known as Aggies until 1925. At that time, a contest was held for a new nickname and - Know Your Foe is not kidding about this - Michigan Staters was selected. The name was deemed too unwieldy for headline writers, so Spartans was then taken as the de facto nickname. The mascot, Sparty, lives on campus in statue form, as well as comical mascot during sporting events. The terra cotta version of Sparty, which depicts the mascot as a Spartan warrior stood outside from 1945 until recently when it was moved indoors to be protected from the weather (not much of a warrior if you ask me). A bronze version of the original was erected in the former spot and is guarded during the week before the Michigan game by members of the marching band. Boy, those Sparties sure are hung up on protecting their turf in a literal sense, not figuratively, on the football field.
Cartoonish Sparty has shown up at MSU athletic events since 1989. He's won the Mascot of the Year award twice and was nominated to the Mascot Hall of Fame last summer (yes, there is such a thing).
Colors/Logo/Fight Song – Green and White. Know Your Foe has always been partial to these colors. They're sharp and not used all that much in college football, but Michigan will have played two of the five teams that use the combo this year. The Spartans made an improvement when they moved to a more metallic green in the mid '90s. But they've gone back and forth on so many of their logos that they can't really establish an identity. Of course not winning the conference outright since 1987 might have something to do with that, too. They've used the current Spartan head design on four different occasions. They've had the block "S" for two different stints, including one where they only had it on the right side of the helmet, mimicking the Pittsburgh Steelers. And my goodness, what in the world were they thinking in the mid-'70s?In addition to the Spartan head, the athletic department has used numerous wordmarks, most of them emphasizing the word "State." Talk to people not from Michigan - when they hear someone talking about State, they're bound to laugh. It truly does sound like something that would be said on Leave It To Beaver. "Yes, Mrs. Cleaver, Wallace and I are planning on applying to State..."
The MSU Fight Song is another among the top fight songs in the country. From the opening line of "On the banks of the Red Cedar" to the concluding "Fight! Fight! Rah, team fight!" it's a classic. But with the performance of the football team, they might want to think about dropping the "Victory for MSU" part.
Academics – MSU is ranked 71st in the U.S. News rankings, which ties them with last week's opponent, Minnesota. Sparty is tied for 9th in the Big Ten, ahead of only Indiana. Of course, they pale in virtually every category to Michigan academically which has led to numerous family dinners being ruined. But talk to any Sparty alumnus and they'll be sure to point out how they have a real strong Hotel and Restaurant management program, something Michigan doesn't even offer. Plus, as a disappointed product of public schools in Michigan, Know Your Foe would like to blame Michigan State for producing so many of the teachers in the state.
Athletics – The Spartans became a member of the Big Ten in 1950. They currently excel in basketball (two national titles, four of the last nine Final Fours), and hockey (current NCAA champs). Oh, and of course dodge ball. But it's football they'd love to be good at. Unfortunately, they've only managed one Rose Bowl appearance in the last 41 years and have a 28-66-5 record against their one and only rival, Michigan.
Famous alums – There's no excuse for a school as huge as Michigan State to have such a barren list of famous alumni. But they do. Come on, Robert Urich and James Caan? That's as good as they can do from an entertainment standpoint? The stars, respectively, of TV schlockapaloozas Vegas and Las Vegas? Please. Compare that to Michigan which can claim one of the most distinctive voices in the world (James Earl Jones) and a freaking Charlie's Angel in Lucy Liu. As far as politics, all the Sparties can claim are some past governors of Michigan. No Presidents. And they also claim a former Secretary of Energy (Spencer Abraham). But no astronauts. Space, bitches, Space.
The Game – As far as the Big Ten title goes, Michigan doesn't need to win this game. As long as they win one of the next two, then beat tOSU, they'll win the Big Ten and go to the Rose Bowl. However, a win is crucial to keep Michigan's BCS bowl hopes alive. In my opinion, with wins the next two weeks, the Wolverines could pretty much assure themselves a spot in a BCS bowl regardless of the result on November 17. Sparty, on the other hand desperately needs to win this game. Their whole season has been built around the Michigan game and a loss would result in a disastrous end to a promising season. But a win would make everything right in Spartyland and would show that the program has taken a step forward under their new coach. Sorry, Sparty, Michigan is healthy again, and is just better. MICHIGAN 40, MICHIGAN STATE 27.
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Know Your Foe - Michigan State 2007
After maintaining possession of the Little Brown Jug last Saturday, Michigan will try to hold on to the Paul Bunyan Trophy this Saturday in East Lansing. The Wolverines have won four in a row in this series, including a dominating win last year. For the season, U-M has won seven in a row after a disastrous 0-2 start. Sparty started strong at 4-0, but has lost four out of five since and are in 10th place in the Big Ten. The Countdown Clock is about to strike zero, so without further delay, here is this week's edition of the MZone's KNOW YOUR FOE.
58 comments:
- Jim Harbaugh Scramble said...
We've won 5 in a row not 4 in a row actually: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
GO BLUE lets make it 6 in a row.
- November 02, 2007 4:49 AM
- A2saint said...
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- November 02, 2007 7:22 AM
- A2saint said...
That's tSAC, right?
- November 02, 2007 7:25 AM
- whetstonebuck said...
Sparty: Smell that? You smell that?
UM: What?
Sparty: Over confidence, son. Nothing in the world smells like that.
(moves into 3-point stance)
Sparty: I love the smell of over confidence in the morning.
- November 02, 2007 8:19 AM
- WingRG said...
Sontino Corleone went to Michigan State? I have newly found respect for Sparty.
"Mikey, you look beautiful, just beautiful ... Hey, Sal, doesn't he look gorgeous?"
- November 02, 2007 8:46 AM
- Katie said...
Today I can be positive! Sooooooooo
Let's GO BLUE! Let's shove that damn clock up their ....... ;o)
- November 02, 2007 10:51 AM
- J. Lichty said...
Infamous alums too: Don't forget portly polemicist and anti-american propogandist, Michael Moore.
- November 02, 2007 10:56 AM
- Benny Friedman said...
j. lichty,
You can call Michael Moore all the names you want if it makes you feel good. But don't call him a Sparty. He didn't attend MSU. As a matter of fact, he dropped out of U-M Flint. He does often wear a Sparty hat, but only as a fan not as an alum.
- November 02, 2007 11:04 AM
- Jeetender said...
Didn't the Dr. Theodore John Kaczynski go to UofM? Hmmm... a true winner...
I usually don't go on rants and raves on how MSU is better than UofM... cause I have had loads of fun at both establishments, but here is some food for thought...
UofM, the most winning school in college history... but in the past 10 years... probably not even in the top 10
UofM vs. Appalachian State... Well hell, thats just like saying Dick Cheney, everyone just laughs
UofM... has dominated MSU in one sport over the past decade... but has been dominated in every other sport (Tennis however, I think MSU is worst at tennis then football)
UofM... did you have a professor who won the Nobel prize in physics in 2007... no you didn't
And lastly UofM, The only reason you are in Ann Arbor (after moving from Detroit), is because the State decided to move the Capital to Lansing, (Right next door to MSU) I know you all are pissed off about it still, not being able to by the States capital, but at least you're not in fucking Detroit, grow up
- November 02, 2007 11:40 AM
- Chuck said...
jeetender, you are mistaken about your "domination of every other sport" -- UM women's gymnastics has won the last 16 dual meets with MSU, dating back to 1991. UM goes to the National Championships every year. I don't believe MSU has ever been.
That's just one example I know off the top of my head. I'm sure your hyperbole is flawed in other cases, as well.
- November 02, 2007 12:16 PM
- Jeetender said...
Women play sports? I am confused... :) jk
I should have been more clear and listed specific sports... but in my defense... every gymnast I've dated is nuts, so I try to ignore the whole sport in general
- November 02, 2007 12:23 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
Now it's getting good.
- November 02, 2007 12:29 PM
- WingRG said...
you better delete that last one before T9 gets here, she's about to go apeshit. :-)
- November 02, 2007 12:36 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
Shhhh. This is about to exceed the price of admission.
- November 02, 2007 12:43 PM
- Jeremy said...
Jeetender...last ten years not in the top ten in wins? Since 1997 (including this season) Michigan has 103 wins, only tOSU with 106, Texas with 105, and Boise State with 104 have more. Are we now to add "can't count" to the "can't read...can't write" chant?
- November 02, 2007 12:46 PM
- Killing My Liver said...
"UofM, the most winning school in college history... but in the past 10 years... probably not even in the top 10"
WRONG.WRONG.WRONG. I believe UM is #4 or 5 in the past 10 years. That will change after the 97 season falls off, though.
And everyone brings up App State. What's that gonna feel like when you get beat by a team that got beat by a team that lost to Wofford?
- November 02, 2007 12:48 PM
- GP_GoBlue95 said...
Jeetender -
There are so many inaccuracies with your first post. I'm not really sure where to start. Do you remember the Pontiac Cup Challenege between UM-MSU that ran for a few years in the early 2000s? Of course you don't...MSU never won it, and it was never really close.
As for the state capital thing, you just don't know your history. UM was established in 1817 and was in Detroit for 20 years. It was moved to Ann Arbor in 1837, 10 years BEFORE Lansing was chosen as the capital. MSU was founded in 1855, eight years after the capital site was chosen.
Benny - Great KYF as always.
- November 02, 2007 12:50 PM
- lovinum said...
Another great know your foe, but my Sparty friends probably would beg to differ in saying that UM is their "one and only rivalry." Many Spartys now consider ND a major rivalry game, which given recent history, is a point of great pride for their football program (one of few, to be sure).
- November 02, 2007 1:04 PM
- gh said...
Did someone really bring up nobel prizes?
Because that score would be
(though there's lots of ways to slice the data to manipulate your cause)
- November 02, 2007 1:15 PM
- Jeetender said...
- November 02, 2007 1:36 PM
- Jeetender said...
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- November 02, 2007 1:38 PM
- Jeetender said...
Since I admit when I am wrong...
From 1986 through 2005, in order, they are: 1. Miami 2. Florida State 3. Nebraska 4. Michigan 5. Tennessee 6. Marshall 7. Ohio State 8. Florida 9. Auburn 10. Oklahoma
- November 02, 2007 1:41 PM
- Jeetender said...
Can someone explain why you haven't won a bowl game since 2003? And I know you're going to look it up... yes, we haven't won since 2001, but everyone knows why already...
Truth or Fiction (Cause this kinda caught me off guard)
You haven't been the the consensus national champions since 1948 (according to wikipedia), though MSU has been in the 50s and 60s... is this true?
- November 02, 2007 1:52 PM
- Mikoyan said...
Wow, Eastern Michigan is older than State. Did not know that.
As for the Nobel Thing, doesn't it depend on how you measure it (UG, G, professors, etc)?
- November 02, 2007 1:53 PM
- dirty6 said...
Much as I love you guys...
I don't think UM has any chance of making a BCS game w/out beating OSU. The media has been dying to razz on UM since they lost those first two games. The media, I think, is rather dissiapointed that UM has avoided losing since then. So if UM wins the next two but drops the OSU game...the media will relish the chance to grate on UM as a team that blew the beginning and the end of its season. In fact, I think the lovely media (I don't like them, BTW) views UM's recent victories as more of a fluke than what we rational people know to be true. We rationals konw the real fluke was the app.st. game, and the oregon game was a conflagration of unfortuanate circumstances (depressed um team, scared coaching staff, oregon team looking to make a point, oregon qb looking to prove something....).
Much as I love you guys...the media wants to hate you. Lose to OSU, commence free-fall from any BCS chances.
-Formerly CapBuck
- November 02, 2007 1:56 PM
- Mikoyan said...
wow, a State fan calling out on National Championships. There's an interesting one given that the last time they won one was before most of us were born.
- November 02, 2007 1:58 PM
- Jeetender said...
What can I say... I like getting UofM "think tank" fired up...
And I was more looking for clarification on if Wikipedia was just straight up incorrect...
- November 02, 2007 2:01 PM
- Yost said...
I agree w/ you 100%. While I love Benny, when I read that, I was left scratching my head.
Plus, I don't even think we'd qualify for BCS if we lose that. We would probably be around 10th if we win next two, but at loss to Tosu will drop us out of top 15, I'm sure.
- November 02, 2007 2:15 PM
- Killing My Liver said...
If you're going to stir it up, let's get down to brass tacks. We'll discuss your team, MSU, and our team, UM. This a football blog, so we'll limit the scope to football. And, since the past is the past, we'll speak in present day terms. MSU has not beaten UM in football in 5, count them, 5 years. Case closed, go riot somewhere.
The only reason you mentioned Ted K, nobel prizes, and tennis is to deflect attention from your laughable football team that continually gets beaten by "The University of Puke". How'd that work out for you, Stanton ?
- November 02, 2007 2:17 PM
- Mikoyan said...
Looking at the List, Michigan has not had a consensus National Champion since 1948. That is correct. But it looks like Michigan State has never had one.
Part of the problem is that until 1998, the Champion was determined by polls (and pretty much still is) and polls are subject to shenanigans.
- November 02, 2007 2:20 PM
- Killing My Liver said...
And, it's also funny that you say "consensus" National Championship, to disqualify '97, making your point valid. However, the point you're trying to make is not only insipid, it's ignorant. If you actually watched football that year, you would know Nebraska's undefeated system was aided by the refs who missed a call vs Mizzou, where a receiver kicked the ball to keep it in the air. The split championship was a very nice retirement gift for Tom Osborne.
- November 02, 2007 2:45 PM
- Killing My Liver said...
*season, not system.
- November 02, 2007 2:46 PM
- Jeetender said...
killing my liver -
You're an idiot, did you read the post on this blog before you said this... "This is a football blog, so we'll limit the scope to football" - Cause if you did, you would realize alot of non-football topics were covered
mikoyan -
This isn't met being an ass, though, I am an ass, but check out 1952, "Helms, College Football Researchers Association" was dealing out those titles all the way to the 60s... by that regard, I may, and do mean may be right. Not that it matters, cause we haven't beat you guys since I 2001 as memory serves, and haven't had a real riot since 1998, there was a "skirmish" back in 2005, but that was more like brutal use of police force which caused the head of the police department to step down... but the students were more running for cover than rioting at the time.
All things being equal, no matter what, I hope to god you win your bowl game this year... all the while hoping we get to a bowl game.
- November 02, 2007 2:48 PM
- Jeremy said...
1. Michigan is #2 in wins in the last decade. Not "out of the top 10."
2. Michigan has one the Pontiac Challenge Cup Trophy every year since its inception. Not "been dominated in every other sport."
- November 02, 2007 2:50 PM
- dirty6 said...
Aha, I didn't catch that Benny wrote it up, lol.
So what happens if UM loses one of the next two then beats OSU? Who bets the B10 BCS auto-bid? UM, for beating OSU? Is that the highest-level tiebreaker?
- November 02, 2007 2:51 PM
- Benny Friedman said...
As for the BCS bowl talk, we may never find out but think about it. Say M wins the next two (not automatic, but let's say). They'll creep into the top ten and will probably be around 7 or 8. Say they then lose to tOSU (and it has to be a close game not a blowout), they probably won't fall much if at all. After all, I'm assuming tOSU will be headed for the MNC game. If that's the case Michigan would be a prime BCS bowl (probably Rose Bowl since tOSU will head to the Sugar) candidate. The only way Michigan falls into the teens is if they lose one of these next two or get blown out by tOSU.
- November 02, 2007 2:51 PM
- Jeetender said...
killing my liver -
Let the past go... I am sure ppl in Nebraska have the same shit to say about you're season...
you tied for first... and it was within the realm of me being alive... here you go... just for you...
UofM... You have the most recent National Championship by 30 years... Hopefully you can sleep tonight.
- November 02, 2007 2:53 PM
- dirty6 said...
1.) Your first point has already been made multiple times in this thread. The author (jeer) himself even conceded the point already.
2.) One and Won are too different words. See how stupid it looks?
- November 02, 2007 2:54 PM
- dirty6 said...
@ Benny-
I agree that is what SHOULD happen. But the reality is that the media wants UM to prove the theory that UM is terrible this year. UM only has to lose one to give the media the ammo they need. Even a close loss will have a lot of media-fallout.
- November 02, 2007 2:56 PM
- Jeetender said...
Wtf is the "Pontiac Challenge Cup Trophy"
Since I don't know what it is, I'm not even going to look it up, doesn't seem important....
BCS talk...
The UofM running game will be a big part of the OSU game, the OSU linebackers lead by that evil son of a WWF wrestler is amazing and they are amazingly fast. Your offensive line will need to really step it up.
Tomorrows game, anything can happen, you should easily handle Wisconsin, who you should be cheering on in winning every game, except when they play you, so you look better to the computer rating system.
It all comes down to OSU, if you can't rush against them, I don' think Henne and Manningham can do it on their own... the D is too good, leaving you with a loss... I think you cats are gonna lose... leaving your season to end at either 1 - 2 or 2 - 1... one of those losses is OSU no matter what.
All things considered, I hate OSU... I'll be cheering for you skunk bears that game!
- November 02, 2007 3:01 PM
- Yost said...
Just want to take a moment to say thanks for your input and welcome to the debate. Contrary to other team sites that only seem to want incestuous pats on the back from like-minded fans, we love a good verbal throwdown with our rivals as long as it's not simply vulgar or asshat bs. That give and take and smacktalk is part of the fun.
However, I will say, since at the end of the day it is a Michigan blog, trying to change hearts and minds of our core readership will, shall we say, be difficult.
Thanks for reading and here's to a great game tomorrow (with "great" being defined as a Michigan victory).
- November 02, 2007 3:14 PM
- Killing My Liver said...
2 retorts:
1. Lloyd didn't retire.
2. UM didn't have a game decided by a blown call that year.
I didn't bring up most victories or consensus national championships, you did. I'm not "living in the past", merely stating fact on a point you brought up.
I'll sleep just fine with images of Braylon Edwards prison raping your whole team.
- November 02, 2007 3:43 PM
- Jeetender said...
Yost, I have one last thing to say...
UofM, has a sports blog worth going to...
MSU... I am ashamed to post the link... http://blog.spartymsu.com/
Its terrible... but its the closest type of blog to the spirit of this one... did I mention... its terrible
I'll be back post game to answer your questions, by post game... I mean Sunday if I'm not too hungover.
Have fun all!
- November 02, 2007 3:43 PM
- Jeetender said...
Ok... Have to shoot something back...
Everyone (I hope everyone) will agree this is a very disturbing comment that you made...
"I'll sleep just fine with images of Braylon Edwards prison raping your whole team."
To all, have fun watching the game... except liver, you just freaked me out
- November 02, 2007 3:47 PM
- Killing My Liver said...
Yes it is disturbing how many of UM's "signature" moments are against MSU.
1. Braylons 11- 170+ and 3 TD's, coming back from a 14+ pt dft.
2. Chris Perry's 51 carries for over 200
3. Woodson - THE interception
4. The 2004 comeback
If I offended anyone, I apologize. The term I used was in lieu of "owned", "pwnd", or "disemboweled".
- November 02, 2007 4:00 PM
- Mikoyan said...
I think as far as National Champions go, up until the inception of the evil entity known as BCS (wouldn't they save us the trouble by taking the C out), I think the official National Champion was the winner of the AP Poll. In 1997 that team was Michigan.
- November 02, 2007 4:09 PM
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- November 02, 2007 4:16 PM
- Jeetender said...
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- November 02, 2007 4:27 PM
- Dave said...
Didn't Bruce Campbell kinda sorta go to MSU?
I'd grant the coolness of that, if so. Bruce kicks Bob Urich's ass (though maybe not James Caan).
- November 02, 2007 4:36 PM
- TitleIX said...
Hey Jeeter honey...
when does your mom get home from work and need the computer back????
It makes sense to me that you would not be aware that women play sports since the men's gymnastic team made for some pretty hot, but 'nutty' dates as you said. You should get out more. Try women's volleyball. SERIOUS legs.
Or Men's swimming and diving---mmmmmmmm Speedos!
(ok gentlemen, pays your money at the door, this apeshit show's over)
Benny Benny:
You left out the most fun fact of all----this will be the 100th meeting of the Boys in Blue against MooU.
Interesting to me how much was made of the 100th meeting between Big Blue and tOSU, yet this 100th goes virtually unmentioned.
Why do you think that is blogosphere????
Perhaps becuz, um, I dunno, um Sparty sucks in its irrelevance?????
- November 02, 2007 4:43 PM
- Andrew said...
i just forwarded the link to KYF to a spartan buddy of mine and it reportedly crashed his computer. this portends good things for the game tomorrow!
- November 02, 2007 4:46 PM
- WingRG said...
see, i knew you wouldn't disappoint. And for the record, jeetender, i'm not sure which gymnasts you've had such poor luck with, but i'm married to one and don't find them too nuts. Perhaps you mistyped and meant to say that "every gymnasts you've dated HAS nuts" (instead of "is nuts"). If that's true, the rest of your comments make perfect sense.
- November 02, 2007 5:49 PM
- Katie said...
Holy Mother of Mary, I am gone for the day and you guys go and have all the fun!
- November 02, 2007 6:16 PM
- 616goblue said...
All right already!
Did you know that Drew "assclown" Sharp picked UM by 21? Ohhhhh, is that the first time he had something positive to say about his alma mater? Yost what was the count last season, something like 0 positive, 6 negative and 1 neutral columns?
at any rate, I will be behind the "green and white wall" tailgating with the Spartan faithful, representing the Maize and Blue -- naturally was asked if I was bringing "wine and cheese" since a typical Spartan tailgate is full of jello shots and jager bombs...need not worry, I will have Stoli bloody marys which my host (Spartan grad) said tonight "hey, I may want to start out with one of those..."
I expect much fun and playful banter in and around Spartan Stadium and will be leading the chant of "Motor City Bowl" as I leave Spartan Stadium after another Meeeechigan victory!
- November 02, 2007 8:26 PM
- Kraut said...
Have any of you read the Wojo column in the Detroit News about this weekend's game? I found it pretty funny ...
My favorite line is "Michigan State, meanwhile, started 4-0, including the greatest victory in school history (Appalachian State over Michigan)."
I work with a bunch of MSU grads and that line is such a perfect representation of their psyche ...
- November 02, 2007 11:31 PM
- diebuckeye said...
Spartans....Congrats on your basketball team losing to Grand Valley State University tonight! Please refrain from all App. State comments from now on. Thanks!
- November 03, 2007 12:07 AM
- IamCris said...
My recent friday evening tradition, to drink WinterHook from my Wofford pint glass.
Go Blue!!!
- November 03, 2007 12:12 AM
- Yost said...
Yeah, I did see that. Simply brilliant. Just put a link up to it in the Open Thread.
- November 03, 2007 1:23 AM


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The lineup will feature Akimbo, Harvestman (with Steve von Till of Neurosis), and Helms Alee (members of Lozen and Harkonen). This is also a release party for Akimbo's Neurot Recordings release Jersey Shores, which is a concept album about a series of shark attacks that happened on the East Coast in 1916. They will play the entire album from start to finish, the way it was intended to be heard.
All of us at Alternative Tentacles feel really lucky and proud that Akimbo chose to spend some of their ten years working with us. They are amongst the hardest working bands we know, and we look forward to another decade--and more--of merciless rock from them!
This is a really special event, and we recommend that you get your tickets in advance.
Saturday September 27th, 2008
AKIMBO - (10 Year Anniversary + Jersey Shores Record Release Show)
at KING COBRA
Akimbo- livetocrush.com / myspace.com/akimbo
Dash Rip Rock has a new video for their song "If You See Kay" from their 2007 opus Hee Haw Hell, a Southern-fried take on Dante's Divine Comedy. We're posting it below, so check it out and let us know how you like.
Dash has a few dates coming up in July, including a couple in Key West. Mmm...conch fritters.
07/12/2008 Y-Bar Houma, LA
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For those of you who couldn't make it to the shows...and for those who were a little light in the wallet at the show:
We're gonna give away the new Jello 7" single bundled with a Biafra Five-O t-shirt to THREE people.
We're pretty pooped from the event, so just e-mail with:
+ your full name
by 5pm PDT on JULY 10 and we'll draw three winners. We'll do our best to accommodate your size, but we may run out of certain sizes; in which case, you'll be sent a shirt in a bigger size. We figure it's easier to grow into a shirt than to slim down, no?
If you want to entertain us, tell us what kind of cake you'd make for Jello's 50th birthday. We got him a coffin-shaped vanilla cake with the AT bat logo, presented to Jello on stage by Nat and Jon from Akimbo. The Melvins got him TWO choco-vanilla swirl cakes--one with Tipper Gore and the other with Ted Kennedy. You can see the cakes in our Biafra Five-O photo albums on the Facebook and MySpace.
The Raw Story reports that the Senate may delay voting on the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 until after the July 4 weekend. We still have time to contact our Senators and tell them that we absolutely oppose warrantless wiretapping and granting immunity to corporations who aid in the government's spying activities.
MAPLight.org has a list of Democratic representatives who received contributions from telecom companies and changed their minds between the March 14 vote to reject retroactive immunity to telecoms and the June 20 vote that passed H.R. 6304 in the House. If you're a constituent of these reps, please ask them why they changed their vote, or rather, why their votes are for sale.
If you've been keeping up with Jello's spoken word, you know that one of his recent themes has been "keep an eye on Obama" or something to that effect, so we should tell you that The Progressive and the Huffington Post have stuff to say about Obama and FISA.
V. Vale on BIAFRA'S 50th BIrthday Party, Mon-Tue June 16-17, 2008, Great American Music Hall
June 17, 2008 - JELLO BIAFRA'S 50th BIRTHDAY (Okay, so he must have been born in 1958).
Woke up after seeing the Biafra Five-Oh spectacular (JELLO Biafra's 50th birthday celebration) at Great American Music Hall, a work of interior art so beautiful as to now appear "steam punk" in all its art nouveau detail. We got in early and grabbed seats at the stage right balcony right next to the 2nd huge support pillar - perfect visibility for all the musicians -- especially the drummer(s). Funny, we share two interns with Alternative Tentacles now (Jared Power and Emily) and Jared displayed our Search & Destroy Vol Two, Punk 77 and Louder Faster Shorter DVDs on the Alternative Tentacles merch table. I noticed that Biafra Five-Oh t-shirts were on sale for only $10, plus the whole hard-to-find catalog of A.T. CDS, etc. Funnily enough, there was also a petition urging San Francisco voters to approve renaming San Francisco's sewer processing facility the "George W. Bush Sewage Plant."
Went out on the main floor to talk to Meghan, Rick Prelinger's (google him/them) wife, and was hailed by Mickey Creep, who now sports a shaven head instead of black curly hair. He was wearing a t-shirt. I hadn't seen Mickey "Creep" for years. He told me he still got my monthly RE/Search newsletter, and especially enjoyed the "personal" stuff -- what I read, did, etc. There's a "lesson" there, I suppose, having to do with the rise of biographies/confessionals and neologisms such as "memoirist," "diarist," etc.
Around 1980 he had started "Creep" magazine (editors: "Mickey and Deirdre Creep"), and had once lived with Jello Biafra. Mickey had become a radical lawyer years ago -- lived in Auburn (the home of Clark Ashton Smith, one of America's greatest imaginative fiction writers) and a few years ago moved to Sacramento with his wife and two kids. He told me that he still has quite an archive of early "Punk" material -- zines, posters, records, including a complete set of SEARCH & DESTROY tabloids -- and deplored the seeming death (now occurring) of independent tangible media (books, records, videos): "There's a lot fewer bookstores now, especially used book stores. I read about 3 books a week -- that's 150 a year, and in 40 years that's only 6,000 books. But think of all the books that have been written." I told him that last year alone almost 450,000 new titles had been printed just in America -- how can anyone read them all, and how can they all be "good"?
Well, if in your entire lifetime you can only read 6,000 books, they had better be "good" if not "the greatest" -- full of "eternal truths" and "lasting inspiration." Which ones are they? The ones that urge you to pay attention to your dreams, to chance, to "do what thou wilt" without distraction and faltering, to cultivate your imagination, to nurture your obsessions, to think dialectically, to always extract what is the "justice" of a given social situation, to always be questioning the idea of "freedom" (with "responsibility"), et al. Using all these quote marks reminds me of where I learned not to be afraid to liberally use quote marks -- which quickly function as a "distancing device" reminding you that you don't really know what words like "Copenhagen" mean, even if you've actually been there. Guess where? From Babs Gonzalez's great, classic book, "i, paid my dues." His revisionism of the English language toward the goals of clarity, reflection and meditation, are both anti-authoritarian and definitely humorous.
But on to the show. First were the 1983 incarnation of The Melvins as a power trio (original bassist, drummer) -- they played only 20 minutes, but were "great" -- a bit of a shock when they left the stage so early, but I realized "they" would be playing later on, with Biafra. (Actually, a different incarnation played; guitarist Buzz Osborne was the constant. Later met him backstage; he said he had the RE/Search #4/5 on Burroughs; Incredibly Strange Films; and the RE/Search PRANKS book.)
Next were LOS OLVIDADOS, who began circa 1982. Immediately I was impressed by drummer Matt Etheridge's compelling rhythms and "beats" -- which of course must have been augmented by bassist Ray Stevens II -- drums and bass always provide an interactive foundation for a song. At first I thought the leader singer was Joey Shi-head of D.O.A., but his name is Mike Voss and he has stage presence equal to Joey S. As he wore a white shirt hanging out and tie, he "stood out" on the dark stage. The shaven-headed guitarist, Mike Fox, nimbly jumped around while savagely attacking his guitar and occasionally drinking almost a full bottle of beer, toasting the audience. The set was over all too soon. My overall impression was: again, great rhythms/beats. Good lyrics. So to sum up: the lead vocalist is a genuine character, and the band is outstanding -- the kind of musicians who make playing instruments while jumping all around look effortless, easy, liquid-smooth. Their short set left you wanting more, which is a highly desirable reaction... It turned out that Alternative Tentacles has released a CD of LOS OLVIDADOS -- it sounds great and my only regret is that it doesn't have lyrics, as I like to "sing along" when I listen. And these are original recordings from 1981-1983, equal to or reminiscent of the Dead Boys or Heartbreakers, and some songs are evocative of the best of Iggy Pop.
Next up was DRUNK INJUNS -- part of their personnel overlapped with LOS OLVIDADOS. The 10-year-old son of Mofo (Los Olivados founding member, not on their A.T. CD; and Thrasher magazine founder) came onstage in a Mohawk mask and throughout the set shook two maracas. The other five members also wore great masks. Their set began with a tape of "Indian war chants"... then the rest of the band joined in ... again, just "great" songs and beats. Wearing ceremonial masks gives a lot of freedom to express yourself and also, like the Residents, you could have a career until you're 90 years old and nobody would know it. And when you started "getting up there in years," you could just hire younger people to "be" you... I noticed Mofo onstage videotaping a song with one of those handy new Flip Mino videocameras -- records one hour on a built-in solid state drive, and includes a USB plug which slides out of the thin case and plugs right into the USB outlet of a computer, simultaneously downloading video and recharging the battery at the same time. Under $200. (I would like one!)
Then JELLO BIAFRA came onstage with his new band, the AXIS OF MERRY EVILDOERS. Don't want to jinx matters, but maybe for the first time in some 20 years Biafra may have a REAL BAND, able to quickly come up with seven new songs and arrangements, with everybody having enough "space" to express themselves with freedom while preserving a kind of "group unity." Great musicians: Victims Family's Ralph Spight on guitar, Faith No More's Billy Gould on bass, and Sharkbait's Jon Weiss on drums. Really, the whole set was quite mesmerizing. And with the Melvins the songs "Holiday in Cambodia" and "California Uber Alles" seemed even better than the original recordings.
Some people (who paid for both nights) got a special giveaway: a 7-inch of Biafra and members of Zen Guerilla covering Rev. Horton Heat's "Speed Demon" and Frankie Laine's "Jezebel." The second night beautiful large silk-screened posters arrived and were selling quickly (maybe they're still available from http://www.alternativetentacles.com ?). Also second night, MATT GONZALEZ appeared to introduce Jello Biafra -- and his appearance reminded us to check out all the YouTube videos showing Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez. Those two will bring some genuine integrity to the Obama vs. McCain presidential race, showing us again how lack of information (as well as too much information) are the chief enemies of informed decision-making. Oh, did you not know that Ralph Nader was running for President with Matt Gonzalez as his Vice-President? Check out those YouTube videos...
Monday night Biafra appeared onstage dressed in a long crazy-patterned coat, cowboy hat, a long crazy-patterned shirt underneath, and a black T-shirt that may have said "The Meek Shall Inherit S--t." Tuesday night Biafra appeared in a beautifully tailored "pimp suit" with "pimp hat" which he "bought in Philadelphia, although there is a pimp clothes store on Market St near 7th St in San Francisco." Both nights, near the end of the show he bravely stripped down to no shirt -- not many fifty-to-sixty-year-olds would dare to do that.
BIAFRA's "AXIS" set almost seamlessly morphed into Biafra's "MELVINS" set, with seemingly less than a minute for the changeover. For an hour the audience was swept along on a tide of one compelling song after another. There were some great beats and rhythms and guitar work. In the balcony, it was difficult to decipher the lyrics, so -- can't quote song titles. There was at least one genuine "hit" amongst the new songs. Second night Biafra was possibly inspired by an over-the-top performance by TRICLOPS!' lead vocalist Johnny who was in the audience 50% of the set. So, Biafra was also in the audience, being passed overhead while singing. As our intern Emily put it, "Biafra outdoes many performers in their twenties."
TRICLOPS! did an intense set of progressive jazz / punk rock fusion music centered around the machine-gun-rhythms of drummer Phil, who (for good reason) performed in his boxer shorts. Vocalist Johnny performed with two bright flashlights, illuminating both the audience and sometimes his face -- very strange, low-tech but arresting special effect. TRICLOPS! is Johnny (vocals), Phil (drums), Christian Beaulieu (guitar), Larry Boothroyd (bass).
Another Alternative Tentacles band, AKIMBO, sported matching big frizzy hair -- a power trio performing a short but powerful set of very intense, complicated-punk arrangements. Lots of head shaking on the part of the drummer and guitarist -- fun to watch. Personnel are: Jon Weisnewski - Bass, Vocals, GameBoy; Nat Damm - Drums, PBR; Aaron Walters - Guitar, Vocabulary (from their MySpace page). There's a very detailed, fun blog detailing the Biafra Five-Oh show (and the band's contextual tour) on their MySpace page, written by Jon W.
Seeing Biafra deliver a set easily as exciting as any '70s Dead Kennedys show was a kind of affirmation, especially in the context of that despicable lawsuit Ray/Klaus/Darren filed against Biafra; as someone put it Monday night, "Biafra won!" What indeed have those other three "Fake Kennedys" done that's as blisteringly creative as Biafra's new songs? If those three are so original, where are their new songs??! Biafra and Iggy Pop are role models for all "rebels" who reject the "live fast / die young" cliche, and want to ride off into the sunset having never given up or lost a certain kind of "edge." (And never retired to the suburbs, or O.D.'d. either.) Biafra's fiftieth birthday, Iggy Pop's sixtieth -- two of the best birthday concerts the world has yet seen. You only live once, and certain experiences are beyond monetary valuation, so if you missed them... Both Biafra and Iggy symbolize a kind of triumph over adversity and the mortal human condition -- a triumph of the will, to protest against our brave new 21st century world headed, seemingly, straight toward apocalypse...
Alternative Tentacles staffers Jesse, George, Maiko, Jared, Emily, Patrick, Erica and others pulled off one of the best celebrations of this decade: BIAFRA FIVE-OH at Great American Music Hall. Funny how many of our best social events are made possible by people invisible and unknown to most of us! We think of the Andy Warhol prediction, "In the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes," and think how now that is virtually happening in the world of MySpace, FaceBook (and other social-networking sites still to come). Maybe everybody has an interesting life, if they could only express it and we could only read it...
The House passed the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (293 yeas, 129 nays, and 13 not voting). This bill ensures telecom companies get immunity from legal action for their role in aiding the government's warrantless wiretapping activities. Here is a record of who voted for/against the act. Please contact your representatives to express your opposition to government's domestic spying activities as well as granting immunity to telecom companies who do not respect your privacy or your civil rights.
+ Wired.com's reporting on the House passing the FISA Amendments Act of 2008
The other poster- the Jello-as-Steve-McGarret one we used for the 5-0 shirts- was never printed due to production difficulties. The shirts with this image will be available through the site momentarily!
We teamed up with Slim Cessna's Auto Club to bring you a contest celebrating their cipherific Cipher (Virus
383) album. We posted a riddle in cipher last week. We just updated the contest page with a second riddle. Please go take a look, sleep on it, and send in your entry by June 20!


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The one-day forum called "Positive Train Control: Is it on Track?" will bring together a wide range of experts to discuss the technological, the regulatory and the operational status of PTC.
"More than forty years since the NTSB issued its first recommendation addressing collision avoidance technologies on the railroad and after years of dialogue with industry officials, we continue to investigate accidents where PTC could have prevented the accident and saved lives" said NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman.
"As the industry prepares to make substantial infrastructure investments, this is a timely opportunity to engage in the dialogue and advocate for this important safety enhancement," Hersman said.
Following a collision involving a Metrolink passenger train and a Union Pacific freight train in Chatsworth, Calif., Congress passed the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008. The president signed the act into law, which included a key provision requiring Class 1 railroads, regularly scheduled intercity and commuter rail passenger carriers to develop plans for the implementation of a PTC system by December 31, 2015.
The "Positive Train Control: Is it on Track?" forum will be held in the NTSB Conference Center in Washington, D.C. and is free and open to the public.


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They were nominated by President Obama and recently confirmed by the United States Senate. Each will serve a five-year term.
"Yvonne and Chris strengthen the make up of the board with greater geographic representation, bring a wealth of experience and transportation knowledge, as well as a strong commitment to the continued growth of America's railroad," said Chairman Thomas Carper. "We welcome our newest members and know they will contribute to the current and future success of the nation's intercity passenger rail provider and high-speed rail operator."
Chairman Carper noted that with the arrival of these new members, all nine director positions will be filled. They will join himself, Anthony R. Coscia, Bert DiClemente, Jeffrey R. Moreland, Nancy Naples, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray La Hood and Amtrak President and CEO Joseph Boardman on the Amtrak board of directors.
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke is from Los Angeles, Calif. She is currently a member of the California Transportation Commission. From 1992 to 2008, she served as a Los Angeles County supervisor representing the 2nd District and was chair three times. On December 1, 2008, she retired from the board of supervisors. She also served for 16 years on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors, serving as chair for one term.
Christopher Beall joined Highstar Capital in 2004 and he serves on Highstar's Investment and Executive Committees. Beall has more than 12 years of experience in direct investments, investment banking and finance. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Star Atlantic and the Ports America Companies. Prior to joining Highstar, he worked in the Global Natural Resources Group at Lehman Brothers, Inc., and in operations and engineering at Koch Gateway Pipeline Company, a natural gas transmission pipeline owned by Koch Industries, Inc.


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What did turn out well was Never Not Funny, live at the Congress Theater. The show was hilarious as usual, Daver sang the theme and the crew sang along at the end. As an added bonus, I had the pleasure of meeting the crew. What a classy group of gentlemen.
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While those outside Columbus are calling it a coup d'etat, sources near the 'Shoe say students there are only referring to it as "really, really bad stuff" as "coup d'etat" was not a word many undergrads were familiar with.
The choas seems to have started when it began to sink in for Buckeye fans that beer in domestic bottles would not be sold near the stadium this weekend. Realizing they would only be able to chuck expensive, imported beer at Michigan fans, OSU faithful began fanning out in an attempt to stock up on domestic beer bottles before the ban took effect. Things quickly got out of hand when an angry mob stopped a beer truck near campus only discover -- quote-- "fucking imported piss beer" according to Bud Wilbinski who witnessed the event but claimed he didn't take part in the violence, simply stating, "the same shit goes on in Ann Arbor when we play there!"
As of this hour, the death toll at this hour stands at 3,000 as evidenced by the photo below.
In Washington, President Bush urged calm and said he was sending his top person to Columbus to take charge of the situation. However, many remained skeptical about the President's committment to Ohio when it turned out that aide he was sending was former FEMA director Michael Brown.
Sensing an unfolding tragedy, other world leaders quickly condemned the actions in Ohio with French President Jacques Chirac offering to send peacekeeping troops to Columbus. "Iraq-shmaq," said Chirac. "This is different. The French people have seen first hand the barbarism of Buckeye fans following the 2002 Michigan game. As such, we will do whatever it takes to help, including sending our entire 30 man peacekeeping force."
Stay tuned to the MZone and EDSBS as events on this growing crisis unfold. Now, back to our regularly scheduled blog.


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U.S. Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Reps. Aaron Schock (R-IL) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) in a letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, urging the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to provide funding for the construction of a railroad underpass at Carpenter Street, an important component of the Springfield Rail Improvement Project and the entire Chicago-to-St. Louis passenger rail corridor.
"The future of the Springfield Rail Improvement project depends on federal support for rail projects," wrote the Illinois members. "The underpass will allow the city to eliminate three at-grade rail-highway crossings, decreasing car and train accidents by 80 percent, reducing vehicle delays at rail crossings by 71 percent and improving access for emergency first responders for thousands of Springfield residents. The project is a vital step for the entire area's rail improvement strategy, as the free flow of police, fire and medical services must be preserved before other grade crossings are addressed."
The city of Springfield and Sangamon County, with the support of the Illinois Department of Transportation recently submitted an application to the USDOT for $14 million in funding through the TIGER grant program. The FY2013 Transportation Appropriations bill signed into law on March 26, 2013 appropriated $475 million for the program.


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The ALICE software implements AIML (Artificial Intelligence Markup Language), a non-standard evolving markup language for creating chat robots. The primary design feature of AIML is minimalism. Compared with other chat robot languages, AIML is perhaps the simplest. The pattern matching language is very simple, for example permitting only one wild-card ('*') match character per pattern. AIML is an XML language, implying that it obeys certain grammatical meta-rules. The choice of XML syntax permits integration with other tools such as XML editors. Another motivation for XML is its familiar look and feel, especially to people with HTML experience.
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Beonex Communicator is Mozilla polished for end users. It contains Navigator, Mailnews, Composer, and ChatZilla. Navigator has support for key web standards and a convenient interface. For example, it eases searching the Internet, similar to Apple's Sherlock on Macintosh. The Bookmark Manager can deal with huge collections of bookmarks and allows you to overview and sort them while you are surfing. If you want, you can track the latest headlines or webcams using the Sidebar. The Mailnews client supports multiple IMAP, POP3 and/or news accounts for each user, so you can download and manage all your email from various accounts in one place and store them on your computer or the server. Beonex puts a strong emphasis on security, privacy, and netiquette, to protect the private or confidential information on your computer and to encourage fairness.
Bluefish is a programmer's Web development editor written using GTK, designed to save the experienced webmaster some keystrokes. It features a multiple file editor, multiple toolbars, custom menus, image and thumbnail dialogs, open from the Web, CSS dialogs, PHP, HTML, Java, C, and XML support, external program integration (tidy, weblint, make, javac), and lots of wizards.
Apache Cocoon is a Web development framework built around the concepts of separation of concerns and component-based Web development. Cocoon implements these concepts around the notion of "component pipelines", each component on the pipeline specializing on a particular operation. This makes it possible to use a Lego(tm)-like approach in building Web solutions, hooking together components into pipelines without any required programming.
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Medication helps Greinke to perform at high level
By Ken Gurnick /2/15/2013 6:01 P.M. ET
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- At a time when the words "medication" and "baseball" are almost always linked to bad news, Zack Greinke connected those dots on Friday to share good news.
The medication is Zoloft, a commonly prescribed anti-depressant that Greinke credits for enabling him to manage social anxiety disorder and depression. With the medication, Greinke returned to baseball after walking away in 2006, won the 2009 American League Cy Young Award and signed a record-breaking $147 million deal to pitch for the Dodgers.
"The medicine is the greatest thing ever," said Greinke, addressing the issue publicly for only the second time since his diagnosis. "The only problem is that I feel it makes me a little tired, that's the only complaint. It's amazing. I wish I had known about it before. I didn't know there was anything for that. I don't know why I didn't figure it out. I guess I didn't realize there was anything wrong with me. But there was."
Excelling at the highest levels of the sport is tough enough, but Greinke has done it after learning how to survive within himself. Before controlling his disorder with the medication, Greinke said he thought about self-medication of the abusive type. That was in 2006, in his third season as a Major Leaguer, when he struggled with the Kansas City Royals as a 22-year-old former first-round Draft pick.
"At the time, I didn't drink or smoke, and thought that the only way to get through it was to get involved in that stuff, but that would just temporarily help," he said. "I decided that wasn't best, it just wasn't me. That would be hiding from the real problem, so I decided to leave baseball."
Despite the dichotomy of selecting a career in which the scrutiny is obsessive, Greinke said it always made sense to him because of his passion for baseball competition. He said he was raised to do what he wanted to do, and he wanted to play baseball.
He just didn't want the growing anxiety he felt going to the park every day, although he said he realized the anxiety started "a little before high school. I guess I always had it a little bit, and it got worse in high school."
It kept getting worse until he couldn't take it anymore, or at least couldn't take the combination of his anxiety and his chosen profession.
"I didn't have a family at the time, so there was no reason to go through the pain," he said. "If I would have had two kids, I would have kept dealing with it. There was no reason to push through it. Why put myself through the torture when I didn't enjoy it?"
Greinke said he can count on one hand the number of people with similar health conditions who have reached out to him for speaking out. He acknowledges that some athletes fear the stigma of admitting that they aren't bulletproof, but he's not wired that way.
"I'm not ashamed of anything," he said. "If I do something wrong -- like last year I broke a rib playing basketball in Spring Training -- if I make a mistake I want to pay the consequences I deserve. I'm not a good liar. I just tell the truth, I think that's the best way."
With the medication, things have turned out pretty well for the 29-year-old. He married a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. He's been an All-Star, and now he's wealthier than he could have ever imagined. He's known as a fierce competitor.
"I play to see what I can accomplish," he said. "I don't play for fun. I play to see how good I can be."
He also wants his team to excel. He researched the teams that pursued him during free agency, studying their rosters and farm systems to assure he wouldn't wind up in a rebuilding phase. With the deep pockets and championship aspirations of the new Dodgers owners, Los Angeles became a logical landing spot.
He said he's still uncomfortable if recognized on the street, which he hopes won't be a problem in a city as big as Los Angeles, although the traffic is intimidating enough that he "looked into" the viability of commuting from the beach to Dodger Stadium by helicopter, only to find that that's not an option.
Some former teammates have characterized Greinke as a loner, particularly because he doesn't enjoy idle chatter. But manager Don Mattingly said those portrayals seem overblown from what he's seen.
"After meeting him over the winter, I feel like this is a non-issue," he said. "He's up-front with how he deals with it. He doesn't stay to himself as much as you think. He's a baseball junkie -- it's pretty amazing really. I think he'll fit in fine with the guys. It takes all types. Some are funny, some are loud, some are quiet. It takes all types to make a club."


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The ALICE software implements AIML (Artificial Intelligence Markup Language), a non-standard evolving markup language for creating chat robots. The primary design feature of AIML is minimalism. Compared with other chat robot languages, AIML is perhaps the simplest. The pattern matching language is very simple, for example permitting only one wild-card ('*') match character per pattern. AIML is an XML language, implying that it obeys certain grammatical meta-rules. The choice of XML syntax permits integration with other tools such as XML editors. Another motivation for XML is its familiar look and feel, especially to people with HTML experience.
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ATG Dynamo integration for JBuilder is a JBuilder 5 plugin that makes it easy to deploy J2EE applications to the ATG Dynamo Application Server version 5.1 (DAS). It can be installed and run with the other JBuilder 5 plugins such as BEA WebLogicServer 5.1, BEA WLS 6, IBM WebSphere 3.5, Borland AS 4.5, etc.
Ada Util is a collection of utility packages for Ada 2005. Several packages are inspired from Java packages and libraries (Java properties, log4j, listeners, streams). The library provides a logging framework, a serialization/deserialization framework for XML, JSON, CSV, an Ada beans framework, a composition stream framework (raw, files, buffers, pipes, sockets), several concurrency tools (reference counters, counters, pools, fifos, arrays), a REST client framework, and more.
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The Java Algebra System (JAS) is an object oriented, type safe, multi-threaded approach to computer algebra. JAS provides a well designed software library using generic types for algebraic computations implemented in the Java programming language. The library can be used as any other Java software package, or it can be used interactively or interpreted through a Jython or JRuby front end. The focus at the moment is on commutative and solvable polynomials, power-series, multivariate polynomial factorization, Gröbner bases, and applications.
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Cysphere is an integrated social networking server for smaller virtual communities. It provides a private mailbox, public and private discussion forums, and simple file sharing, and makes it as simple as possible for users to communicate over the Web in a secure way. It includes an embedded Web server and SQL database and requires no installation or maintenance.
Bookingpad is a Web-based booking system. Its aims are to provide an easy to use interface for people booking and to be flexible enough to be used for a variety of purposes. It uses an image as a backdrop where booking slots can be placed. Once placed, the slots are manipulated through drag and drop.
The Shepherd Project is a software framework to support capture-mark-recapture (CMR) studies. CMR is a core technique used in the analysis and management of wildlife populations. The Shepherd Project promotes non-invasive "virtual tagging" mark-recapture techniques (e.g., photo-identification via natural coat/skin coloration instead of physical tags attached to animals) to protect both animals and researchers in population studies. The aim of the Shepherd Project is to aid researchers in obtaining and managing CMR data to better understand and manage animal populations. The Shepherd Project is most successfully used as a collaborative, public-facing Web site, allowing members of the research community to collaborate and analyze data "behind the scenes" (with login access) and allowing members of the public to collect data as "citizen scientists" and submit it through submission forms.
LabKey Server is open source software that helps scientists manage, analyze, and share complex datasets. It supports tandem mass spectrometry, flow cytometry, assays for neutralizing antibodies, Luminex, observational studies, and secure, Web-based collaboration. The software is modular, configurable, and customizable. It can be installed in your institution on any modern hardware and operating system. It is designed to integrate with your existing systems, instruments, and work flows, and to be readily adapted by skilled programmers to novel methods of inquiry. The project is under active development by a team of professional software engineers and a community of active contributors. New versions are released about four times per year.
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LogicalDOC is a Web-based document management system that is easy to use and learn. Its architecture leverages best-of-breed Java technology to achieve a powerful and flexible solution. It supports its users with a powerful search engine (Lucene), Web service interface (JAX-WS via CXF) compatible with .NET and PHP, versioning, annotation on documents, a WebDAV interface, importing and exporting from .zip files. Documents can be organized into hierarchical folders, searched using the integrated search engine, or browsed by Tag. The system is extensible thanks to the technologies used (Spring-Hibernate) and its plugin architecture.
DAC (Dynamic Agent Computations) is a novel software framework designed for implementing multi-agent systems that describe parallel computations. The whole system is easy to configure and extend, but also very efficient and scalable. Moreover, the technology that is used (JMS, Cajo, JMX) ensures high reliability of the framework, which can be used in a production environment.
TongueTied is a Web based application that helps with the creation of keywords with support for multi-language or multi-region resources. One of the key features of TongueTied is that it allows static resources to be exported from the application and can import translations from resources into the application. The following formats are currently supported for both export and import: Java Properties, .NET Resources (.resx), CSV, and Excel. TongueTied integrates an optional work flow around a keyword to track changes to a translation and ensure the validity of that translation. Operators are allowed to query a translation if they believe it to be incorrect.
iLAP (Laboratory data management, Analysis, and Protocol development) is a workflow-driven information management system specifically designed to create and manage experimental protocols and to analyze and share laboratory data. The system combines experimental protocol development, wizard-based data acquisition, and high-throughput data analysis into a single, integrated system.
BigBlueButton is a Web conferencing system that focuses on usability, modularity, and clean design, both for the user and developer. It implements real-time sharing of voice, Web cams, desktops, slides, and chat messages to provide remote students with a high-quality learning experience. Unlike other conferencing systems, the desktop sharing works on Mac OS X, Unix, and PC computers, and there is no hard-coded limit on the number of simultaneous Web cams.
The OpenGeo Suite is an integrated package of best of breed open source geospatial software providing an easy to install Web-mapping and data sharing solution. It consists of several components. GeoServer is a map and feature server providing standardized Web access to underlying GIS data sources and cartographic quality maps. GeoWebCache is a Web map accelerator, intelligently caching and serving tiles to make maps scale. Styler provides Web styling of maps, built on OpenLayers and GeoExt. GeoExplorer is a pure Javascript map composition application built on OpenLayers and Geoext. Dashboard is a cross-platform desktop application to access all the components. There are samples of Javascript functionality to build custom Web applications.


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Each month, KLRU chooses a program for your family to enjoy together. This month's Family Choice program is NATURE's "Clash: Encounters of Bears and Wolves" documenting the clash of these two predators for the control of the food supply in Yellowstone.
Airs Wednesday, April 10th at 7 pm
repeats: Thursday, April 11th at 3:00 am; Friday, April 12th at 3:00 am,
Sunday, April 14th at 2:00 am & 6 pm;
What happens when two great predators come face to face in Yellowstone? The grizzly and the wolf — they couldn't be more different. The bear is a loner, ranging far and wide in search of a rich variety of resources. The wolf hunts to survive and finds its strength in speed and teamwork. Their strategies have taken them to the very top of Yellowstone, and it's no simple matter when they meet. In every encounter, the opposition must be measured, strengths must be tested, and risks must be carefully weighed. Each time, one of them will have a tactical advantage — but which one, and when? What emerges as each remarkable scene unfolds, is the keen awareness that runs through all of Yellowstone. Elk and eagle, coyote and raven, otter and owl, every creature must assess, decide, and act — to fight or to flee? It's all in knowing your own strengths and limitations in the heat of the moment in Yellowstone.


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GNU parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel locally or using remote computers. A job is typically a single command or a small script that has to be run for each of the lines in the input. The typical input is a list of files, a list of hosts, a list of users, a list of URLs, or a list of tables. If you use xargs today you will find GNU parallel very easy to use, as GNU parallel is written to have the same options as xargs. If you write loops in shell, you will find GNU parallel may be able to replace most of the loops and make them run faster by running several jobs in parallel. GNU parallel makes sure output from the commands is the same output as you would get had you run the commands sequentially. This makes it possible to use output from GNU parallel as input for other programs.
Traffic Squeezer is a Linux kernel based WAN network traffic accelerator from Doublefish Solutions. It uses methods such as traffic compression, traffic PDU coalescing, protocol specific acceleration (such as TCP acceleration mechanisms), and quality of service. Traffic Squeezer also contains custom L7filters (application protocol filters), DPI (Deep Packet Engines) and so on to control and administrate your traffic. With Traffic Squeezer, you can optimize MPLS,ISDN, leased links, Satellite Networks, and Marine Internet, and even build your own custom WAN Appliance with Traffic Squeezer. A GUI is now supported via Doublefish Solution Aquarium. Aquarium is a Web-GUI that also supports Traffic Squeezer, Squid, and other open source solutions.
Bombardier is a software system that delivers visibility, control, and automation to data center environments. Bombardier provides a means for changes to be rolled out to a network of Linux and Windows servers in a highly controlled way, providing optimum security, logging, and centralized change control.
Fing is a command line tool for network and service discovery. It provides you a complete view of any network in a very short time. Its smart discovery automatically detects the network type and uses the best technique to scan it. The best results are achieved on Ethernet networks (including Wireless ones), where Fing is able to detect all network hosts, firewalled ones included. The service discovery feature quickly detects active TCP services on a target host or network. Fing is based on Look@LAN.
UnifiedSessionsManager is a unified and simplified interface for the use and management of local and remote sessions on physical and virtual machines. It provides management of distributed and stacked virtual machines, management of desktops and workspaces on multiple monitors, seamless access to all types of sessions, and support of encrypted connections using SSH.
OpenAPC is an APC (Advanced Process Control) solution that is highly flexible and configurable and covers a wide range of automation, visualization, and process control tasks from home control up to industrial automation. Control applications created with the OpenAPC editor's visual interface can perform several tasks dependent on how the application is configured and used. The application is available for many different platforms, so OpenAPC projects can be switched over to a different platform easily.


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A recent toast to James Watson highlights a tolerance for bigotry many want excised from the scientific community.
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An improved tissue-clearing technique makes whole animals transparent.
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An improved tissue-clearing technique makes whole animals transparent.
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Epigenetic and genetic changes in the SKA2 gene are correlated with suicidal behaviors, researchers show.
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Scientists identify a bacteriophage that is highly abundant in the gut bacteria of people around the world.
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Blood-based Alzheimer's diagnostics; CRISPR cuts out HIV; Leishmania and the sand fly microbiome; deconstructing the lionfish science fair debacle
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The microbial contents of sand fly stomachs may have important consequences for the spread of leishmaniasis.
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Researchers are on a mission to identify blood-borne biomarkers for dementia. Will this year's high-profile successes pave the way?
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Researchers determine that heritability outweighs non-genetic risk factors when it comes to the developmental disorder.
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Conversion of white fat to brown is associated with muscle atrophy and weight loss in cancer patients.
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A Florida man becomes the first US resident who has not recently traveled outside the country to be diagnosed with an infection from the mosquito-borne virus.
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Amtrak has pumped water from one of the two railroad-owned tunnels under the Hudson River and repairs continue in order to operate modified service. Among the procedures being followed is the operation of a test train -- without public passengers -- between New York City and Newark, N.J.
Repairs by other track owners also continue for the route between New York City and Albany-Rensselaer, with no estimate available for a restoration date for Empire Service trains between New York City and Buffalo/Niagara Falls, the Adirondack (Trains 68 & 69) to and from Montreal, Québec, Canada, and the Ethan Allen Express (Trains 290 & 291) to and from Rutland, Vt.
Amtrak will provide Acela Express and Northeast Regional modified service on the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C., via New York City, on Friday, November 2. Amtrak advises, before traveling to Boston-South Station, New York-Penn Station, Philadelphia-30th Street Station or other Amtrak locations, passengers should make reservations and/or use the eTicketing option with their computers and smartphones.
Amtrak services to and from New York City are subject to delay while repairs continue. For a full list of modified routes, please visit Amtrak.com.