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FOCUS ON: Compact Equipment
Compact equipment, such as skid steers, utility tractors, excavators and track loaders allow you to work in tight spaces on job sites. This equipment offers everything from hydraulic lifts and hydrostatic transmissions to ergonomically correct operator stations and convenient joystick placement. If you need more information, use the circle numbers provided at the end of each product description.
Allmand introduces the 8435 and 8435 HST 4-wheel drive compact utility tractors. Featuring powerful diesel engines, two power train model options and mechanical 4-wheel drive, the utility tractors are designed for use with a variety of implements in a wide array of applications including landscape, agriculture, construction and rental. Powered by a 36-hp Mitsubishi S4L2 diesel engine, the 8435 features a synchor-shuttle shift transmission allowing easy forward and reverse operation. Multiple gear range selections are available to manage different applications. The 8435 HST features a hydrostatic transmission providing infinitely variable speed selection with simple foot-pedal control, eliminating the need for a clutch. Cruise control enables the operator to maintain a set speed for extended periods without foot-pedal pressure. Both models are additionally equipped with category one, three-point hitch systems with draft control and standard rear auxiliary hydraulics.
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Combining power and performance with a rugged design, ASV Inc. announces the RC-60 All Surface Loader. The machine provides contractors with a mid-sized loader that achieves maximum traction and stability for more productivity in a wide range of conditions. The RC-60 uses a Caterpillar 3024CT 60-hp turbocharged diesel engine. With 60 hp and no de-rating below 9,840 feet, the RC-60 excels in many different environments. It is also designed to lift and place large loads, with an operating capacity of 1,900 pounds at 50 percent the tipping load.
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Bobcat Company has added two factory options to its Toolcat 5600 utility work machine. The B-Series 5600 is available with a turbo-charged, diesel engine and high-flow auxiliary hydraulics, which allows new attachments to be used and new jobs to be completed. Additional attachments, including a high-flow snow blower, wood chipper and stump grinder, are compatible with the new high-flow option. These are added to more than 20 attachments already available, including mowers, snow blades, post-hole augers, sprayers, sand sprayers, grapples and angle brooms. The 5600 comes standard with 18 gpm of hydraulic flow, while the new high-flow option provides 26 gpm. An optional 56-hp turbo-charged, Kubota diesel engine is Tier-II emissions compliant.
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The CX compact excavators from Case Construction Equipment offer zero tail swing and a center-swing boom for maximum productivity in even the tightest working spaces. The Case CX models deliver from 11.9 to 36.5 hp, bucket digging forces up to 8,747 pounds and digging depths ranging from 6 feet, 11 inches to 11 feet, 11 inches. Machine weights ranging from 3,240 to 10,428 pounds contribute to ease of transport and low ground pressure. The excavators are equipped with a hydraulically controlled backfill blade for added machine stability and light dozing work. These units are suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications such as installing utility lines, repairing streets, digging drainage ditches, removing contaminated soil, auguring soil test holes or digging building footings.
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The Caterpillar 247B Multi Terrain Loader features a turbocharged, Cat 3024C T 57-hp engine, improved hydraulic forces, redesigned operator station components and design changes that improve reliability and serviceability. This compact, rubber-tracked machine is designed for versatility, flotation, traction, stability and ride quality. The 247B has an operating capacity of 1,950 pounds, when defined at 50 percent of tipping load. It has radial lift linkage and the maximum pin height is 112 inches. The loader has an operating weight of 6,668 pounds, a machine width of 66 inches and the length of the track on the ground is 59 inches.
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The Ditch Witch SK300 is a versatile mini skid steer designed to perform a wide range of landscaping, utility, fencing and construction tasks. Featuring a variety of attachments, the SK300 can easily transform from a trencher to a loader, a pallet lifter, or an augering machine. It offers a 13-hp Honda engine, 300-pound rated operating capacity (measured at 35 percent of tip capacity) and independent dual hydrostatic ground drives to provide a zero turning radius. With its minimal ground pressure, the SK300 can gain access to sites that larger machines cannot, while minimizing damage to existing turf.
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John Deere's 300 Series Skid Steers provide stability, resulting in faster speeds and quicker cycles. This stability is delivered by a low center of gravity due to heavy components being mounted lower in the frame; a long wheelbase that provides smoother ride with less fore-to-aft rocking; optimal balance due to 60/40 weight distribution on the front and rear axles; and larger tires. The company's patented Quik-Tatch technology provides effortless attachment engagement and disengagement from the operator's seat with a simple push of a button. Powerful hydraulics delivered to the loader boom, bucket and attachments also enhance productivity. Several operator station features provide increased protection while boosting operator performance, including 360-degree visibility, wet-disk brakes and lower steps and four handholds that provide easier entry and exit.
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Kobelco introduces its SR-2 line of zero-tail-swing compact excavators that maximize versatility. The zero-tail-swing feature allows the machines to move and work in tight spaces without damaging the machine or the job site. Single and bi-directional auxiliary valves and piping are standard equipment and allow the use of attachments such as hammers and augers. The center swing feature helps in digging around obstacles and against walls. Rubber tracks minimize damage to paved sidewalks and driveways, as well as decreases noise levels. Steel tracks are offered as optional equipment. The dozer blade handles backfiring, and the hydraulic system allows operators to perform multiple functions while operating. The 25SR-2 has an operating weight of 5,556 pounds, a digging depth of 8 feet, 5 inches, and a bucket force of 3,988 pounds.
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Kubota's L Series compact tractors feature a more powerful engine, versatile mechanical shuttle-shift transmission and a highly functional heavy-duty front loader. Powered by Kubota's E-TVCS vertical, liquid-cooled, three-cylinder, diesel engine, the L2800 and L3400 rate at 24 and 29 PTO hp, respectively. Available in either 2-wheel drive or 4-wheel drive, operators can match their working conditions to the right tractor. The transmission is a sliding gear and constant mesh system with eight forward/four reverse speeds. Rear differential lock is standard and mechanical wet-type brakes ensure a longer life and reliable braking. Both models come with a choice of foldable or rigid ROPS and a retractable seatbelt.
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Takeuchi Manufacturing introduces the TL140 Rubber Track Loader that integrates power and design to excavate tough materials in a variety of environments. Powered by a fuel-efficient, 81-hp Isuzu diesel engine, the TL140 features a two-speed travel system for operating at both high (6.4 mph) and low (4.5 mph) travel speeds. The TL140 has a wider and longer track design and features an operating weight of 9,590 pounds, tipping load of 5,952 pounds and bucket breakout force of 7,403 pounds. With 18-inch wide rubber tracks and an undercarriage that provides floatation capabilities, the unit can operate on soft ground, improved surfaces, muddy conditions, loose ground or a combination of conditions. The loader offers a universal quick attach mounting bracket for changing attachments quickly.
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The model T320 Tracked Loader from Thomas Equipment features a track design that uses large diameter front and rear open sprockets. This self-cleaning design provides increased track wrap, up to 180 degrees around the drive sprocket, to eliminate track slippage or ratcheting. The T320 has more than 7,000 pounds of breakout force and a rated lift capacity of 2,200 pounds. Power is provided by a Kubota turbo-charged 87.4-hp diesel engine. It has a low speed high torque work range plus a quick, up to 12.3 mph travel range, ensuring fast, more productive work cycles. Tracks provide increased flotation in all conditions allowing contractors to extend their work season.
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The Toro Company introduces the Dingo TX 413 compact utility loader, which is designed for landscaping, deck footings, post holes, two-foot trenching, grading, bucket work and a variety of other tasks. Powered by a 13-hp Honda gasoline engine, the Dingo TX 413 features the Dingo TX-patented control system for direction. With the Dingo quick-attach system, attachments may be added or removed by simply turning two locking pins and connecting hydraulic lines when applicable. The hydraulics are powered by a three-pump system, providing 7 gallons per minute of flow at 2,650 psi of hydraulic power.
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The CX224 compact excavator from Vermeer Manufacturing features complete bi-directional auxiliary hydraulics and a comfortable operating station. Weighing in a 5,400 pounds and measuring 4.8 feet wide, the CX224 features 14.5 feet of reach and a digging depth of 8.3 feet, bucket breakout force of 4,410 pounds and a 25-hp diesel engine. The maximum digging height is 14.3 feet with a maximum dumping height of 9.8 feet. The machine fits into close confines comfortably and works with ease around walls, footings and other obstacles. For expanded versatility, the boom swing angles to the left up to 55 degrees and to the right up to 80 degrees. Standard operating equipment includes an 18-inch bucket, dozer blade, two-speed travel, rubber tracks and hydraulic pilot controls.
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Volvo Construction Equipment introduces the BL60 backhoe loader, which is equipped with a low-emission, 86-hp turbocharged diesel engine and a fixed-flow hydraulic system, providing power and control for a wide range of loading and digging applications. The loader has a 14-foot, 9-inch digging depth and 11,864 pounds per foot of backhoe digging force. The 1.3 cubic yard loader bucket has a lift capacity of 5,114 pounds and 8,752 pounds per foot of bucket breakout force. The unit comes with 2- or 4-wheel drive, enclosed cab or open canopy and with a standard or extendable dipper. All controls are positioned for easy and comfortable operation and the operator's station is designed to provide unobstructed views of the jobsite from virtually any working angle.
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Yogiji Maharaj
Posted by Manish Panchmatia on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Labels: BAPS, Festival, Gujarat, India, Spiritual Science / Comments: (0) Full article...>>
Jai Swaminarayan
Today 5th June 2013. Today is YogiJayanti - Birthday of Param Pujya Yogiji Maharaj. He was the fourth spiritual successor to the lord Swaminarayan. So let's have a look to some live paintings of Yogiji Maharaj.
This slide show contains photograph from Yogi Smruti Mandir (temple) Gondal. Gondal was very dear to Yogiji Maharaj. After passing away in January 1971 in Bombay, his material body was transported to Gondal and his last rites performed here. At this spot, a marble shrine with a marle image of Yogiji Maharaj has been erected. Known as Yogi Smruti Mandir, a museum has also been set up, wherein the life of Yogiji Maharaj is depicted through an exhibition and his personal belongings preserved.
Let's visit this place through below slide slow, on your own blog ' Express YourSelf ! '

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Ah, Monaco. A charming Principality, famous for its azure harbors, Grace Kelly and...car rallies. Lots and lots of car rallies. The folks over at Codemasters would like to invite you to this car-racing paradise in their newest gameplay trailer for Dirt 3, giving a glimpse of the title's Rallycross, Gymkhana and Head 2 Head stages.
It's unlikely I'll ever make it to Monte Carlo in this lifetime, so my thanks to Dirt 3 for this virtual substitution.


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'Nina, Me and Ricky Jay' formed part of TV Moore's ambitious video installation 'Nervous sleep' made for the 2009 Anne Landa Award exhibition which explored altered states such as hypnosis, group therapy, brainwashing, LSD experiences, trance and sleepwalking.
This installation included a mobile sculpture constructed from drummer's cymbals with sounds of a gurgling bong, while nearby was a massive and heavy cabinet balanced on a wheel rim and stack of CD and Laserdisc players, filled with old monitors playing DVDs, which refer to such pop culture topics as lookalikes impersonating film stars and the mass marketing of the supernatural. It also contains redundant technology including cassette players, a sculpture of Moore made by a blind woman from a verbal description of the artist's appearance given over the phone, a skull, Halloween masks and a medicine ball.
Projected next to the cabinet was 'Nina Me and Ricky Jay' which also considered impersonation and in this mesmerising video a seemingly stunned Moore sings a Nina Simone song. Moore is compelling yet vulnerable and strangely absent: as he performs under hypnosis he appears to see into another world. While these works explore a desire for transcending an everyday self - whether achieved through impersonating someone else, drugs, hypnosis or therapy - in common with many of Moore's videos they articulate a sense of dislocation and anxiety and of a masculinity which is unsure of itself and how to exist in our contemporary world.
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video projection, 16:9 ratio, colour, stereo sound, 03:43 min loop; wooden frame with inbuilt projection screen and metal suspension pole
Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Anne Landa Award 2009
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© TV Moore, courtesy Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
Shown in 1 exhibition
Exhibition history
Double Take: Anne Landa Award, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 07 May 2009–19 Jul 2009
Referenced in 1 publication
Victoria Lynn, Double take: Anne Landa Award for video and new media arts, Sydney, 2009.


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Come in and paint "Morning Sunrise" with us! One of our fun instructors will paint along with you, teaching you step by step over the course of this two hour event.
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From the Grapefruit League to the Bush League
Dodgertown got a visit today from Prescott Bush, the uncle of current President George W. Bush and the brother of former president George H.W. Bush. Following a tour of Dodgertown, Bush got a chance to meet some of the Dodger players, including non-roster catcher Pat Borders (pictured), who has enjoyed daily political discussions with the Dodger beat writers (no joke).
As most of you probably know, the current president has baseball ties, having owned the Texas Rangers before becoming Governor of Texas.
The Dodgers have their own long history of presidential ties, as former Commanders In Chief like Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan have thrown out the first pitch at Dodger games in the past.
Prescott Bush picked a gorgeous day to visit Dodgertown, as the skies cleared up for workouts. In fact, it's so nice that the front office staff is heading out to Holman Stadium for a softball game this afternoon – the L.A. Dodgers vs. the Vero Beach Dodgers.
Tomorrow, the real fun starts. We'll be boarding a 7 a.m. bus to Jacksonville for an intrasquad game. It will be the first chance to watch players like Nomar Garciaparra and Bill Mueller compete in a Dodger uniform and they'll be up against top Dodger prospects like Chad Billingsley, Andy LaRoche and the rest of the players that helped the Suns win the Double-A Southern League championship last season. We'll post some results on this blog tomorrow as soon as they're available.
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After looking at the rosters, the Suns look like they ahve a better team than the Dodgers. I think the Suns are more talented at every single positions. I'm glad I live in Jacksonville and can witness this game first hand.
Talent, maybe, I am excited about that too. But a better team? Let's get realistic. There is no substitute for major league experience. Jacksonville might win this one, I hope that they do, but I would guess that you are being facetious about them being a better team overall.
I've got to ask the question – why is Castro starting instead of Miles?
I would think Aaron miles above Castro.
Good question! Ask Mattingly!
Why does Ned still have a job?
lol Donny think we have the 2009 Castro and probably would get 2 to 3 hits like Loney did when he batted 2nd. I still want to see what Sands or even Mitchell could do batting 2nd.
If Jansen could get his ERA down from 11.42 than Troncoso can to. Jansen haven't given up any runs since the 10-1 games vs the Braves in Apr. 19 but that was also the last game that Troncoso pitch in the major.
The difference is, Jansen can pitch, Troncoso can't. I suspect next year Jansen won't be able to either.
Not really he did have some decent numbers in the minor.
Troncoso is done, or at least he is with this coaching staff. Maybe if he went to another organization he could revive his career, but not with these guys.
Either way, he is toast!
Speaking of Miles maybe he would've been an option to pitch over Cormier. Miles did pitch from the Cardinals last year I think it was that 20+ innings game vs the Mets.
I could pitch better than Cormier. And, I'm an old broad!
hahahahaha I bet you can pitch better than half of those guys who throw as hard as Lilly, Zito, Davis and so on.
I'm looking for Bumgarner to get his first win tonight…
What a line-up.
Make that 3/19 from Rivera and 13/113 for the season.
I wouldn't mind seeing Hoffmann up again since we got him back. Do the Twins need a catcher? Mauer replacement expanding 3 catchers are a combined 11/109. Butera 8/77, his backup Rivera 1/15 and Holm 2/17 before he was sent back to the minor.
Hoffman numbers in triple A and he still mashing there. He has a stats line as .278/.355/.546/.901 with 7 HR's 19 rbi's but of course he playing in a hitter league.
In 2009 when he was promoted to triple A he hit 8 HR's in 257 AB's, in 2009 he also 8 HR's in 545 and now this season he has already hit 7 HR's in only 108 AB's.
Wow this is the 1st game for the Cubs to played in Boston since 1919?
I don't think I ever seen the preview for tomorrow games up and the Cubs and Red Sox games is still going on.
Dodgers' Ethier snapped giving obscene gesture
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LOS ANGELES (AP)—Andre Ethier was photographed making obscene gestures earlier this week and Dodgers manager Don Mattingly has talked with the star outfielder about it.
During batting practice before a game against the Brewers, Ethier was snapped flipping his middle fingers at a photographer. He says he found the photographer distracting.
Either says he used bad judgment and will accept any punishment that baseball decides to hand out.
Mattingly says the Dodgers will handle the problem internally.
I think the gesture was aimed at Frank 😉
May 19 RHP Matt Guerrier, a native of Birmingham, Ala., donated $25,000 to the Salvation Army's tornado relief efforts, along with $10,000 to the Dodgers Dream Foundation. Guerrier earned his first save for the Dodgers on Tuesday night, working a clean ninth in a 3-0 win. It was Guerrier's sixth career save and first one since June 8, 2010.
I wish more players would donate like Guerrier did and Cormier need to give back all of his salary.
lol no way Castro gotten a walk.
It seems as though we keep watching the same game over and over….like Groundhog Day.
Think your right TruMom.
See, f*cking same shit!
Andre's gesture gave me a marketing idea…instead of selling the #1 foam finger, they should make it with the middle finger up……they'd sell a ton of them. A good supply of brown-paper bags might sell well too.
Tru, earlier in the season there was a foam finger giveaway with peace sign. Saw someone remove one finger to leave the middle one
Tejada is such a prick…..can't stand him!
I'm still of the opinion that every loss is a good thing until we get a new owner. Not that there's much in the minors worth anything, but I don't want Nerd trading Robinson or Lee for another worthless PVL who's going to "save our season." The further out we are the better.
It looks like you and Dodgereric will get your wish. We really look pathetic.
Not too many teams can boast a 1Bman batting .000
Frank's asked the divorce judge to make a ruling on the Fox deal. Pardon my ignorance, but what jurisdiction would a divorce judge have over that?
Just goes to show how desperate he is.
Hey sparks, how are ya?
Thanks, I'm good 🙂
Oops. Down two. Game over.
Nope…we will come back…only to let the BP blow it!
Boss is trying to what's right. Remember he thinks this is a good team. At least I didn't say that, but they are cheap. Remember, It doesn't matter if you win or lose, only if boss can pay his lawyers.
With the size of the crowds, he woon't be able to pay for his hair cuts 😕
What's the "crowd" look like so far tonight Tru?
I'm counting them right now….I think I can get a count before Vinny gives it to me. Seriously, it is very empty. You know your in deep poop when the bleachers and the upper decks are bare.
Well, samo ol , same ol. Looks like another Giant win in the making
Oh, boy, a Mattingly bobblehead night in June…Now, that will bring a crowd 😉
Dang it, I've got this started to the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, but I'm stuck after the first stanza:
The legend lives on from Pacoima on south
Of the big ass we call Ned Colletti
The team it is said does its best playing dead
And the cloud from this bomb is mushroomy
Signed a ton of vet'ran whores, ninety-five million or more
But the Dodgers roster still's empty
The rest of the blue is for us to eschew
When the break in November comes early
Need some help on this one!!
The Times and news wires sold a tattle-tale round
Bout chauffeurs Jamie was dating
And Franky he blew, cuz he'd married a shrew
T'was the bitch of Old Boston asquealin'
Divorce came fast and the team still came last
And Frank's pocketbooks were soon emptied
When '11 came half the team came up lame
And the rest I'm not able to mention
Does anyone know where the money all goes
Frank borrowed thirty but payroll's just twenty
The researchers say he shant make it through May
He needs sev'ral more millions to fund her.
Would they split the team up if the owner capsized?
Franky's boat leaks and is taking on water
Now all that remains is a bunch of lost games
Let's get rid of those scum Boston squatters
You go Wally!! I'll get 7 ready 🙂
With some rusty old clowns that Colletti lets play
In what once was considered a heaven
The death knell chimes for the [now] twenty-three times
That its been since won a world series
The legend lives on from Pacoima on south
Of the big ass we call Ned Colletti
The team it is said does its best playing dead
And the cloud from this bomb is mushroomy!
Great job Wally!!!
Bad call Ump!!!! Don't you realize we need all the help we can get?!
He obviously didn't get the memo, Tru.
Well, this is almost to painful to continue to watch.
Bumgardner is 0 – 6 and, we are making him look like their ace!
Good evening all.
Rough start for Billz. With this weak hitting lineup, he may need divine intervention to pull out a win.
At least the Mavs – Thunder game is entertaining. .
Come on Thunder!
Anticipating all the fun to be had tonight (and the last game I"ll get on TV for a while), I decided to pick one of these up from the store on the way home.
Will 12% alcohol by volume be enough? Tune in next inning…
OK I give up. What is it?
It's Tilt malt beverage. 12% alcohol by volume. The flavor: Red. 24 ounces only $1.99.
it's linked if you click the word "these" in my post, but the coloring doesn't really let you see it.
That's a new on on me. Who brews that?
Anheuser Busch. Never heard of it either until the local store started carrying it. Haven't cracked it yet, though, will do that in a minute and let you know how "red" tastes, heheheh
Good place for your first home run, Sands
I really don't see this team being abole to score two runs.
I really just get sick of looking out at the infield and seeing Castro playing anywhere. Don't we have somebody in the minors that can hit a ball. Come on..
I'm still trying to figure out how he's playing ahead of Miles.
lol geez let Miles have a day off and it just for one game I know I shouldn't had reply to this one when this was posted almost 2 hrs ago.
Game, set and match. Whoops, wrong game. Same ending…
And the Thunder rolls!!!
Mitchell power!!!
Thinking it might be a good strategy for the Giants if they played the infield in, you know, so the ball'd have a chance to get to them.
I made my point. Nuff said.
They have a game going in Facebook: Worst former Dodger players who would be a perfect fit for this team?
Stick a fork in Billz. He's done. .
What happened to the player that was in the dodger minor league for so many years. Did he go to Japan? Was about 32 yeats old. We need him back
How do we allways end up with a Giant player who turns out to be a big dud? They are smarter than our GM, that's for sure.
Yep. enough of this crap. Don't know why I subject myself to this crap. Where is the old Brooklyn fan. Haven't heard from him…
So far so good for Guerra. He might be a keeper.
Unless Honeycutt & Mattingly ruin him!
I sure hope not. This BP needs all the help it can get.
Oh noooooooooooo! NOT NAVARRO!!!
My bad. Gwynn came up with the same result.
Thanks, Emma.
Heard it from Jaime Jarrin. He, Pepe and Fernando guess the attendance every night. Who ever comes the closest wins. The other two pay $10 each . The money at the end of the season goes to a charity
Hey everyone!
E and jman, you guys are too much.
vl, the guy you're wondering about is John Lindsey. He's back in Albuquerque. And if I spelled that right, it's a miracle. And every now and then brooklyn will appear making a comment on the LA Times Dodger stories. I think it's all a bit too negative for him on here lately.
Me negative? Nawwwwww…
No, no, not you! I'm referring to a bunch of negatory people that come on here occasionally.
I think it was Bob not vl.
Game 25's attendance (2010): 36,533
Today's attendance courtesy of emma and Jaime Jarrin: 34,242
Greater than last year = 5 / Less than last year = 19
8th straight game of negative attendance
2010 attendance (25 games) – 1,087,235 (43,489 average)
2011 attendance (25 games) – 909,010 (36,360 average) #9 in MLB
Drop of 178,225 total
Average drop of 7129
Extrapolated for 81 games – 577,449
Projected 2011 final attendance – 2,945,192
2010's final attendance – 3,562,318 (#3 in MLB)
Next game's (26) attendance in 2010 – 35,355
This offense doesn't even have a pulse!
Anyone think they have a 'crash cart' in the dugout?
Well the good news is Troncoso's got his ERA down to 18.00
Thanks for the attendance update Ward Dear 🙂
Hi Mom.
Troncoso had a 1-2-3 inning. I think that now qualifies him to be the closer.
I don't think we need a closer…we will never have a lead!
Its an honorary title!!
🙂 🙂
He does have 6 career saves.
Ok I'm back now and it look like I didn't miss much anyway and I see Troncoso had a 1 2 3 inning to bad it was against a team that he normal dominated in his career.
Here's an article about the son of Steve Garvey, playing for a Palm Springs HS in the playoffs. If his team wins 3 more games, he'll get to play in Dodger Stadium. (Insert punch line here)
My son had one of his sons in Little League…he was not very good, even though Steve thought he was….I'm assuming this is a different son!
Can he played 1st bases?
Sorry. Here's the link:
Still Breathing! There goes the shutout & CG.
Sands just missing AGAIN! Seems he's just a doubles machine.
That's it, Dodgers. As Vin might say at a time like this, "Do not go gentle into that good night…"
Damn Sands is just a double machine and at least we're not shutout.
Can we have a walk off 3 runs HR's from Loney or is that asking too much?
lol Wilson seem to be struggling and see Bochy I never understand why these coach bring in there closer in the middle of the 8th innngs.
Holy shit!
They actually have a chance to do this. . .
top of the ninth… bases jammed… how 'bout acting like a good team and getting a double or better?
Carroll 2nd GS would be nice tonight.
I think you way off on that enchanted I think you mean .080.
Carroll 2 for 25 with RISP!!!!!
Look like all the Giants runs was scored with 2 outs? I haven't really check there risp with 2 outs.
Amazing. I would have loved that for Carroll, but facts are facts. He's the worst RBI man in baseball.
I think Carroll is just too damn lucky. Carroll just love when the pitcher is in their full windup.
It's a good thing for the gnats that Scherholz caught that. If it gets by him, game over, Dodgers celebrate.
Carroll is just too strong. That hit was just a little harder than a blooper. They say it's better to be lucky than to be good. The Dodgers are neither.
He misjudged it too.
lol he probably did that on purpose.
J Giambi 1B 5 3 3 7 0 2 21 .194 .306 .581
Wow kind of impressive and I don't know who I would take Loney or Giambi? All 3 of those hits were HR's and drove in 7 of the Rockies 10 runs
I think I'm blind like Gibbons dang it lol. Actually he had all of the Rockies 7 runs.
Carroll just couldn't "hit it where they ain't".
Was exciting to the end, though. Let's see how it goes the next time we see the Jints.
Looks like the Dodgers promoted Shawn Tolleson from Great Lakes to High A Rancho Cuc. He was lights out for the Loons with 15 IP in 14 games. Eight hits, 4 walks, 33 strikeouts. So far in Rancho, he's been in 2 games, 3 – 2/3rds innings, 1 hit, 3 BBs and 7 Ks.
Keep it up I love to see these 30th rounds pick be light out. He was born in Dallas just like Kershaw was.
I can't wait to see who's going to DL tomorrow?
I meant DH.
I might actually be right with Furcal coming back today but still I mean the other one.
I can't believe how onesided Barajas numbers are with the bases empty? Wally you should check this out and it look like yahoo did some updated on the pitchers side with situation hittiing and tbf.
Barajas have a stats lines as .353/.389/.618/1.007 and no that's not a misprint that what he doing with the bases empty.
lol I still wish yahoo would add the lob's numbers after each games other than checking the boxscore and do it manually. It also would be nice if yahoo would added QS for the SP's because it look silly with a SP's getting any holds and saves on there profile page.
Well not only that they have TBF's they also have SB, CS, GIDP's, OBPA, SLGA, and OBSA. They should have for the catchers, Catcher's ERA that I love on espn and also SB, CS, CS%, PB and I think they all I can name.
When will Barajas start to hit against RHP since he's batting under .200? This year Barajas is killing LHP but the past 3 years he has hit RHP way better than LHP until this year.
Actually, fans, we're in beautiful shape. The two half owners are battling each other in court, so no ownership resolving settlement is in sight. The MLB will probably get another leg up by having to make payroll from now on. The judge isn't likely to favor Frank's plan for future revenue with Fox – if that were to happen, it seems to me that he'd require Frank and Jamie to work that out and agree to between themselves. The performance on the playing field is no surprise to me with the lineups we have, and the EMPTY SEATS are very encouraging.
All this means that perhaps sooner rather than later we'll be rid of Frank and Jamie too, and consequentially of Ned and a whole caboodle of functionaries.
Hello all, its been awhile. I just been to busy with family & work. But when I watch the news a hear about Andre flipping the bird at some photographer or something like that, I had to come here. I'm at work and should be working but I have to say what's on my mind…
First the news gives us a tease about A Dodger that did something that made a lot of fans mad and images of Ethier are being shown….I was thinking….WTF! What did Ethier do? My first reaction was to start praying that he did not start talking crap about playing for the Dodgers, hopefully he did not pull a Juan Pierre on us…. Thank God that wasn't it. But when I heard that I was that Andre had flipped a photographer off…all I did was laugh. I am a fan and was not mad. Yeah he should NOT loose his Temper (like he does a lot). He really needs to work on that. It was not during a live broadcast…I hate how some media blow small things out of proportion. That photographer just wanted his 5 minutes of fame. Well if you ask me, Ethier looks good in that picture…LOL all we need is to add a caption on the bottom "FRANK F-U".
Agree with you, Thinking. It's not like he flipped off a fan. Some media types just like to make a big deal and get into a player's face, sometimes at the wrong time. If the truth be known, Andre would probably agree with your intended caption.


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In the first years of my youth, I lived in the Inland Empire, the citrus-growing region around Riverside, Upland and San Bernardino. There were smog problems back then, but most people accepted that as a fact of life, the cost of living in big cities. The ring of mountains surrounding our valley guaranteed that the poisoned air could not escape and be dispersed across the desert. In those days of the 1960's, no one could conceive that anything could be done about air pollution, much less that it should be. I grew up next to a steel refinery which, their media officials proudly pronounced, produced only 15% of all the smog in southern California. But dammit, they employed thousands, and even offered medical benefits (ever wonder where Kaiser Permanante came from?). Air pollution was the symbol of a booming economy, even if it was sickening and killing the people who had to live in it.
I have memories of the vast wall of yellow gunk streaming over the Chino Hills most afternoons, and after a time a smog alert would be issued and p.e. class would be canceled that day. It would physically hurt to take a deep breath. That was just the way things were, and there wasn't anything that could be done about it. There is still plenty of pollution, but for the actions we chose to take the Los Angeles basin and the Inland Empire would have ended up looking like the L.A. of the movie "Blade Runner".
The Clean Air Act made a difference. Even though the population has perhaps quadrupled since I lived there, pollution systems in cars and factories have improved air quality to a huge degree. It would never have happened without government intervention, and we are all the better for it. I think of the Clean Air Act and other landmark legislation that made life better for all of our population, not just a chosen few. Politics has always been about getting the advantage for those stand to make the most money, but once in a while we can force politicians to rise above their base instincts and really do something for the good of the country.
The ranges in these pictures are the mountains of my youth. I have stood on many of these summits, and explored many of the canyons hidden in the folds of the jagged rock. The first picture shows the rugged eastern end of the San Gabriel Mountains, the high ridges of Cucamonga Peak, Ontario Peak and Mt. San Antonio, ranging from 8,000 to 10,000 feet in elevation. They are composed of plutonic and metamorphic rocks ranging in age from Proterozoic to Mesozoic time. The mountains have risen rapidly in the last few million years, and have been described to me as statistically the steepest mountains on the planet. Indeed, the only places flat enough for developments in these mountains are on landslide deposits (Baldy Village and Crystal Lake, for instance). The town of Wrightwood, besides being sited on top of the San Andreas fault is also occasionally damaged by mudflows from the unstable slopes above.
The high ridges in the second picture are in the San Bernardino Mountains, the highest mountains in southern California. They are also composed of plutonic rocks, but also include Paleozoic metasedimentary rocks with affinities to those in the Mojave Desert. They are quite unlike the adjacent San Gabriel Mountains, which is hardly a surprise given that the San Andreas fault passes between them. The rocks of the San Gabriels originated far to the south, and have been carried north by lateral motion along the fault. The high ridges of San Bernardino Peak made an ideal location for the initial survey station for the township and range system of property boundaries across southern California. The primary east-west survey line is called a "baseline", and if you stand in the middle of Baseline Avenue as it runs through Claremont and Upland, you will see that it lines up exactly with San Bernardino Peak in the distance (you need a clear day, and watch out for traffic!).
I am trying trying to build a photographic record of some of the places I grew up in as part of my "Other California" series, so look for a few entries as I revisit the mountains of my youth. In the meantime, I recommend a wonderful book published by Stephens Press called "Call of the Mountains" by Ann and Farley Olander. It's a wonderful photo essay of the San Gabriels, the San Bernardinos, and the San Jacinto Mountains, the not-quite-fully appreciated jewels of the mountains of Southern California.


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Pennington County Faces Shortfall in Beetle Battle
RAPID CITY - A budget misstep is forcing Pennington County to dip into emergency funds to keep up the fight against the mountain pine beetle.
County Commissioner Lyndell Petersen tells the Rapid City Journal that the board misjudged the amount of federal funding available when it set this year's budget. The county needs at least an additional $175,000 this year to continue the battle against the pest that has devastated pine forests in some areas of the Black Hills.
The commission will draw $80,000 from the county's emergency disaster fund next week so crews can continue cutting down infested trees through the end of the month. Petersen says it's the first time in at least three years that the county has dipped into the fund that usually covers costs associated with disasters.
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The weekly episodic CG series, called "Red vs Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles," comprises five minutes of animated gameplay video set within the game's world. However, it places the Halo characters in a unique situational comedy that, unlike the game, is not interactive. This process is accomplished using the new genre machinima, or 3D game-based filmmaking (see "Making Machinima," pg. 26), whereby segments from a computer game are captured on video and editing together for a uniquely scripted mini-movie. And, it appears that the series is taking the Internet by storm, just like
Halo did in the gaming space.
"The way we create the illusion of an actual story taking place in 'Red vs Blue' is through editing, sound effects, dialog, and so forth," says Mike "Burnie" Burns, who founded Rooster Teeth more than two years ago with Geoff Ramsey, Gus Sorola, and Matt Hullum.
For the self-proclaimed gamers at Rooster Teeth, playing the Microsoft Xbox flagship title-about the futuristic super-soldier Master Chief and his battle against an alien race known as the Covenant-has dominated their pastime. Introduced by Bungie Studios in 2001, the story-driven first-person shooter became a megahit, and late last year, legions of fans rushed to the stores to buy the follow-up, Halo 2, which smashed first-day sales records that even outshined the box office's best (see "The Halo Effect," January 2005, pg. 16).
In the case of "Red vs Blue," Rooster Teeth uses Halo to act out the science-fiction comedy, which is also about a group of marines stationed in a desolate canyon somewhere in the universe. "There is a Red Team and a Blue Team (just as there are in
Halo), and they have no idea why they are fighting each other," notes Burns. "They just know they are situated somewhere in the middle of nowhere, and have to protect their base at all costs."
The crew's initial entry into filmmaking actually occurred while Burns and Hullum attended college at the University of Texas at Austin, where they wrote, directed, and starred in their live-action indie film called "The Schedule," about a regular guy named Jake (portrayed by Joel Heyman, now playing the character Caboose in "Red vs Blue") who collects souls for Death. With high hopes, the men also created a few live-action shorts and toured the film-festival circuit.
Achieving only limited filmmaking success, they were forced into various segments of the entertainment and technical job markets. And, like so many others, they were lured to the Internet. This was particularly true of Burns, who satisfied his quasi-filmmaking urges by making gameplay videos and posting them, along with reviews, on a computer gaming Web site, despite the fact that, of his own admission, no one watched them.
"From capturing the footage, though, I discovered that I could show a cool sequence if I edited the segments together," says Burns.


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Justin Bieber, not known for taking controversial public stances on hot button issues, was nevertheless pulled into one of America's most divisive political debates all because of a spoof celebrity website.
Satirical website Celebjihad ran a fake story saying that the Canadian pop star had voiced his opinion about the controversial mosque that is scheduled to constructed near the site of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, reports Salon, and that his fictious remarks on the topic sparked critics to protest the "Baby" singer on Facebook.
In an interview alleged to have run in the teen mag Tiger Beat, Bieber reportedly said that people opposed to the mosque were bigots. There were also made up quotes from the mop-haired teen, such as : "I was like seven when September 11th went down, and frankly I'm surprised people are still going on about it. Move on, already!"
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From there, the rumor picked up steam and a leading anti-mosque opponent, Andy Sullivan, started giving interviews saying that he would not allow his kids to listen to Bieber's music.
A Salon reporter, Justin Elliott, started looking for the initial interview that sparked off the controversy, and upon not finding it, he contacted Celebjihad, whose proprietor confirmed that the entire interview was made up.
"[T]he fact that some people take it seriously is hilariously depressing," the Celebjihad operator said via an e-mail interview with Elliott.
Suggested Reading: Salon, Tiger Beat, Newser


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With signs that economy could stumble, gold rises
Potential bad news about the economy was good news for the price of gold and other metals on Monday.
Many investors plow money into gold when they're worried about the economy, and the day brought several points to worry about. In Italy, which was counting election results, prospects for political stalemate were strong as center-left and center-right parties wrestled for control of Parliament.
In Great Britain, investors struggled to digest the unwelcome news that Moody's, late Friday, had stripped the country of its triple-A credit rating. In the U.S., investors were waiting for Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, to testify to Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday about the state of the economy. Investors will be watching for any indication of how long the Fed plans to keep buying bonds to stimulate the economy.
That's important to gold prices because the bond-buying can cause inflation, and some investors like to buy gold to protect themselves against inflation. So if Bernanke says the bond buying will continue, gold prices will probably keep rising.
On Monday, gold for April delivery rose nearly 1 percent, up $13.80 to $1,586.60 per ounce. May silver was up nearly 2 percent, rising 52.7 cents to $29.047 per ounce.
Analysts at Kitco predicted a volatile week for gold. "Be prepared for swift and abrupt moves as the market becomes one of interpretation in the short term," Peter Hug, global trading director, wrote in a note to clients.
Other key metals were also up, even as U.S. stocks fell. May copper edged up 1.05 cents to $3.561 a pound. June palladium rose nearly 2 percent, $14, to $751.50 per ounce. April platinum was up almost 1 percent, $13.30, to $1,620.70 an ounce.
Industrial metals, however, are tied more directly to how traders feel about the economy - they tend to rise when hopes about the economy do too. And George Gero, at RBC Wealth Management, said he wasn't sure how long their climb would last.
"We still understand that European trade consumers are living hand to mouth," Gero wrote in a note to clients, "and uncertainty still remains as to the growth prospects in China."
A survey released in China showed that manufacturing fell to a four-month low in February.
Oil was little changed. Benchmark crude fell 2 cents to $93.11 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent crude was up 34 cents to $114.44. Traders will be watching talks that begin this week over Iran's nuclear program, which can affect the country's oil output.
In other energy futures trading, wholesale gasoline was unchanged at $3.26 a gallon. Heating oil fell less than 1 cent to $3.10 a gallon. Natural gas rose 12 cents to $3.41 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Agricultural commodities were mixed. Wheat fell nearly 2 percent, down 13.5 cents to $7.0525 per bushel. Corn was up 3.25 cents to $6.935 per bushel. Soybeans fell 8.5 cents to $14.3525.


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Juan Duran hit a two-run homer, Jason Bourgeois added a solo shot and the Cincinnati Reds posted an 8-2 Cactus League win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Bourgeois and Yorman Rodriguez each had two RBI for the Reds.
Ryan Braun had an RBI double for the Brewers, while starter Kyle Lohse allowed two runs on five hits over five innings.


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Friday, September 19, 2008
Privatizing another street: Extra Place
At the Housing committee of CB3, we learned that the Avalon development is arranging with the city to buy a little alley, once a street, called, wonderfully, Extra Place. The city demapped it years ago, leaving it technically an empty lot, which dumped it from the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation (DoT) into the lap of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Now HPD wants to palm it off to Avalon -- the three hulking glass developments on the CB3 side of Bowery & Houston that have become architects' and urban planners' most preferred examples of bad city design. Avalon is eager to beautify the alley in preparation for a string of sidewalk cafes along its length which, Avalon says, will benefit the entire public! Which is why they want to buy it ... to benefit the public.
If Avalon owns the street, the sidewalk cafes fall out of much city regulatory oversight, for which private benefit Avalon is willing to take on the burden of cleaning and maintaining the space. HPD doesn't want responsibility for this alley -- they handle housing, but Extra Place is really a street, regardless what the map says. So -- again, always for the public good -- the city wants to sell it to the trusted developer of New York's worst. Everyone is so interested in the public good, don't you feel pampered?
Insert cartoon of a heavy-lidded, half-asleep, slovenly, unwashed and unshaven municipal authority holding the public in it's pudgy hand with the other palm outstretched for the pay-off saying, "You want it? How much you give me for it?" to a bright-eyed, prim-suited gal with a gleam in her Gucci glasses and a shoulder pocketbook popping with wads of cash.
CB committee members were not so foolish as to buy this smartly wrapped bill of goods. Rallied into the field by Herman Hewitt, they went on indignant attack. Chair Fout and Militano and Prisant and Ratcliffe and Wieder -- each took an opportunity to whack Avalon for the sake of the public and against privatization. Inspiring. A Frank Capra moment. Over the orchestra the crash of cymbals: The representatives of the public defend the public realm!
Made up in part for the truly depressing presentation from the Department of Buildings earlier in the meeting. DoB sent some low-level buffer to tell us that either DoB doesn't have the information we seek about 180 Orchard or DoB isn't responsible for having such information or he didn't bring the information, or you could get it yourself on the web -- in short, don't bother DoB because DoB is exactly what everyone says it is: useless. Did we need DoB to come tell us this? I guess it's good to watch the department itself provide living proof of exactly how useless it is, just in case there was any doubt.
180 Orchard has been in construction for four years with only three stories built and nobody can say what is being built there, whether it has financing for completion, what it's status is or what the future might hold. Meanwhile, it's hell for the local businesses and residents. Classic case of Developer's Blight.
Unfortunately, the committee tried to help DoB present its case. CB3 doesn't seem to have picked up the MO of the savvy political committee. When a failed agency under a cloud of scandal is called by a committee to present itself to the public, the committee members are supposed to sit forward in their seats, staring out at the public tight-lipped and grim-faced, while the publicly despised agency sweats it out in desperation. If the committee starts defending the agency or answering questions for the agency or even tries to show off that the committee knows more than the public about the agency, then the committee looks as if it's taking the side of a scandal-ridden crony against the public. That may impress the public with the committee's inside knowledge, but it sure as hell doesn't make the committee look good. It aggravates community distrust.
It's hard to keep silent. There's the temptation to display knowledge and give an impression of control. But that's unnecessary and counterproductive. It doesn't matter that there are reasons DoB doesn't have the information the public needs and wants: this is not a Panglossian best-of-all-possible DoB's. Let DoB sweat. After all, their commissioner just resigned under a scandal that hasn't been resolved and that needs resolution. Their regulations and operations need revision. There's nothing to be gained by being extra nice to them or helping them out of a jam. Put blame where blame is due. It's their moment in the hot spotlight; they're up for change. They don't need to be attacked. Just let 'em sweat! And then thank them very kindly for their presentation.
Watch how the U.S. congress does it. They are the jaded, cynical pros of Machiavellian silence. No one does it better.
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Conservation and Environment in Ecuador: Monthly Updates
Conservation in Ecuador Monthly Update: January 2014
Ongoing activities…
This year we finished as we started, working hard for the conservation of animals and plants endemic and native to the Galapagos Islands. We focussed the majority of our work on the control of introduced species, reforestation of areas affected by such invaders as the "mora" (Rubus niveus) and monitoring the island's fauna including the marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) and the wide variety of birds found in the coastal areas. Our environmental awareness programmes have been working well and the community has become involved in several of our conservation initiatives.
We have begun work to control the "mora" plants on the higher regions of the island where the Galapagos petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia) nests are suffering as a result of animals such as rats, pigs and cats whose numbers are increasing. The "mora" is outcompeting native plant species and as we work in the area we perform two tasks in parallel. We monitor petrel nests for signs of rats and if detected we place venom in the area at a distance of 3m from the nests. Simultaneously, we try to remove as much of the invasive plant as possible to facilitate the return of endemic plant species such as Miconia robinsoniana. I hope that our efforts will help the marine petrel recover and see its numbers return to levels before the human impact brought foreign predators to the island.
At the giant tortoise breeding centre we are continuing our efforts to eliminate the "supirrosa" (Lantana camara) and monitor the animals in the process. This thick invasive plant is invading the tortoise breeding and nesting sites and is making the collection of eggs for captive rising more difficult. We continue to help in the control of the animal's diet and the residents appear to be in good health and active in the centre.
On Cerro Colorado we continue our upkeep of reintroduced plants as we strive to regenerate the hill's ancestral habitat with a forest of endemic plant species. Our initial fears that the ecosystem had been seriously damaged were further supported as we began our bird monitoring study and found a very poor number of individuals barely surviving on the severely damaged habitat.
Back in the plant nursery we are cultivating plants from the different climatic zones of the island as we prepare to expand our reforestation work to these areas. We are continually preparing compost for the endemic plants and coffee saplings designated for families based within the island's agricultural sector.
We have been encouraging organic farming techniques on the different ranches on the island's high ground to encourage people to stop using chemical pesticides and other liquids which harm the island's ecosystem. Our goal is to raise environmental awareness and hope that the families we work with will pass on their experiences and newly gained knowledge to other families in the sector and slowly we can change farming techniques and conservation attitudes.
Goals accomplished:
- The giant tortoise are healthy and do not display any signs or symptoms of disease.
- We removed the "mora" from one section of the petrels breeding grounds.
- Our reforested plants are growing well and are already changing the visual impact of the habitat.
- Our monitoring sites are clean and safe for the wildlife and the species we study appear to have healthy populations.
- We have successfully set up organic farming techniques on some of the island's farms and have created compost for our coffee saplings.
Jonathan Guillen
Conservation Manager, Ecuador


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Somewhere in France
Dear sister Madaline:
We arrived at our rest camp after our long and monotonous trip overseas. This part of the country is wonderful. For the short territory that we have covered we could see nothing but stone houses with a large farm fully cultivated. The people here cannot speak very much english. The children can only say Give me a cigarette for pa pa. Hundreds of them are seen on the street asking for smokes as the American troops go bye. It looks so funny to see young boys averaging from ten years up in long trousers smoking cigarettes.
This poor country certainly is suffering and are feeling the effects of the war. The days here are long and the nights are very short. It never gets dark until 10:30 PM day break is about three AM so you see this makes a soldiers working day longer. Now dear sister about the women. Why I say that theirs nothing like the american girl and I know many of the boys will agree with me on that. But now about the wine + beer. Ah but that's the stuff that makes this country famous.
As yet I have not had the opportunity of indulging in either wine or beer but expect to as soon as our quarantine is lifted. Although you can bet that I will not drink to access because after getting into such a good condition I do not believe in ruining in what will soon assist me in going over the top and that is my health strength and condition. I am feeling fine and in the best condition. Best of love to pa and tell him that I promise to write you every day.
Must close now dear sister with loads of love and kisses to you all + Bob.
I am
Your loving Brother
P.S. Am going to write Anna after mess.
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Tonight the best two teams in NBA 2010 will start out a battle to win the NBA Finals. Boston Celtics play against LA Lakers in the final starting today.
Lakers have already won the previous years NBA championships and will be looking to do the same, however, don't expect the Celtics to give in easily.
The first game of the NBA 2010 Finals will be aired live on ABC at 9PM today. The match will available live online at ESPN Radio starting 8:45AM, you can tune into the ESPN Radio by visiting this link.
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Sunday, 16 September 2012
Wertzone Classics: Deadwood Season 1
Swearengen's operations are complicated by the arrival of the noted Wild West figures Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickok and Charlie Utter, as well as the establishment of a rival hotel and casino across the road from his own joint and the arrival of a former Montana marshal, Seth Bullock, who is looking to open a hardware store. With native attacks still a threat and a cholera outbreak striking the town, Deadwood needs to negotiate some perilous waters if it is to survive.
Deadwood is widely considered to be one of the jewels in HBO's crown. Running for three seasons from 2004 to 2006, the series has attracted critical acclaim matched by perhaps only two other shows in TV history: The Sopranos and The Wire. Unlike those shows, Deadwood was not able to complete its planned storylines and ended prematurely in 2006 for reasons that are still disputed between the show's creator and the studio.
The first season establishes the basic premise of Deadwood: the depiction of the slow metamorphosis of the settlement from a mining camp to a proper Western town. In the first episode, the town is shown to be lawless and almost anarchic. Over the course of the season the institutions of law, order and governance come into being, with in some cases the corrupt figures of the early episodes becoming 'respectable' figures in the new order. This shift is marked by one particular murder, which has significant ramifications for the town and its future. This gives the first season its thematic structure, the arising of order out of chaos.
The writing is exemplary, with David Milch and his writers (although Milch effectively rewrote every script in the season himself) creating a cadence rooted in both historical accuracy and also in getting across the feel of the period. The high levels of modern swearing, for example, are not particularly accurate but Milch felt this was necessary as the contemporary curse words would not resonate with a modern audience. This also extends to the general accuracy of events. Many of the show's characters are real historical figures, with their activities being a mixture of historically real events, real events that have been condensed or moved around in time for dramatic effect, and totally new scenes that better illuminate the characters and themes of the series. If there is a problem in the writing it's the lack of consistency in the use of some devices: E.B. Farnum's tendency to slip into monologue is rather intermittent, for example. Otherwise it's rich, textured and often amusing.
Performance-wise, the show features excellent turns from the likes of Timothy Olyphant (as Seth Bullock), Keith Carradine (Hickok), Paula Malcomson (Trixie), Doc Cochran (Brad Dourif) and Molly Parker (Alma Garret), but it revolves around Ian McShane in the role of Swearengen. Swearengen sits at the heart of the series, affecting events around him, like a particularly profane spider in his web. McShane, previously best known as the title role in the easy-goin' British detective series Lovejoy, is a revelation in this role, bringing phenomenal presence and menace to the screen. The characterisation of all of the characters is particularly accomplished, with a real focus on making them real, conflicted people. For example, a bald surface reading of the show would cast Olyphant's Seth Bullock as the hero, standing up to the villainous Swearengen, but in fact the two characters are also shown in the opposing role as well, such as when Bullock loses his temper and almost beats someone to death in a disproportionate response to a threat, whilst Swearengen shows mercy - albeit of a rough kind - and kindness to a desperately ill member of the community. This layering extends to all of the characters, making them much more compelling.
Production values are impressive, with huge sets depicting the town and its interiors. It isn't an action-packed series, with considerably more talking than shooting, but when things do go off, they go off in style.
Flaws are almost non-existent. Some events feel somewhat random, but this may be down to the show being as interested in depicting moments showing day-to-day life in Deadwood as it is in ongoing story arcs. In fact, arguably the most successful episode of the first season is the tenth, which shows a typical 'day in the life' of the town aside from all of the other ongoing shenanigans.
The first season of Deadwood (*****) lives up to the show's reputation and billing as a gripping, entertaining and highly compelling drama series showing the realities of life in the West. The series is available now in the UK (DVD only, so far) and USA (DVD, Blu-Ray).
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How can we dissagree so much on The Walking Dead season 2, and yet agree so much on Deadwood?
(The Walking Dead season 2 was by far, the WORST character drama I have ever seen through and through. Excellent action/horror, I do admit, sorta ironic, that.
- 16 September 2012 at 18:04:00 GMT
Anonymous, it probably has something to do with how Deadwood is so well made that you'd have to be mind-bogglingly thick not to recognize that.
On another note, I was surprised to learn partway through watching this season that most of the main characters were actually real historical figures. They almost seem too perfectly crafted to have actually existed.
- 16 September 2012 at 19:29:00 GMT
Ok, I'm now convinced to give Deadwood a try. After Carnivale incident, I swore never to watch anything HBO prematurely cancelled. (You should do Carnivale reviews one day Adam!)
About Walking Dead S2, I'm still not sure why I didn't like it. Was it because it was really bad, or because I was pissed they couldn't keep F. Darabont?
- 16 September 2012 at 19:29:00 GMT
I'm still a little disappointed that McShane isn't playing Mance Rayder.I think he would have killed it.
- 17 September 2012 at 02:33:00 GMT
The best season of Deadwood, no doubts. For me, the biggest flow is the early death of Bill Hickok, it was unexpected of course, but the we have seen him very little. Perhaps, thw creators was expecting, that viewers already knew him from the history.
- 17 September 2012 at 13:13:00 GMT
Great call Wert. This is one of the best shows HBO has done. Such a bummer it was cancelled. Always held out hope for a movie but that doesn't seem likely at this point.
- 18 September 2012 at 02:45:00 GMT
- Mark Lawrence said...
The writing in Deadwood is extraordinary - the most sophisticated work I've seen in modern TV. Plus it's such damn good fun, shocking, touching, just great.
- 23 September 2012 at 11:11:00 GMT


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The Ohio Northern University Music Department presents the Climax Jazz Band in Presser Hall on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Based in Canada, the Climax Jazz Band is a six-piece traditional jazz band known for its wide variety of tunes, with lots of vocals. Their particular brand of traditional jazz includes marches, blues, ragtime, spirituals and popular dance tunes.
The band has 26 CDs, including two award-winners from the Canadian Collectors' Congress.
They have performed for the Canadian Opera Company, The National Ballet, Toronto Symphony and BBC Radio. Climax has appeared at numerous festivals all over North America, Europe and Japan.
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Forget reality singing-show competitions. For the business-minded crowd, there's a growth of opportunity in college-based contests for aspiring entrepreneurs, hoping to catapult their budding ventures into the stratosphere.
"The connections and resources provided by the good ones [competitions] are tremendous," said Steven Kaplan, a professor at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He founded the school's New Venture Challenge, which helps launch companies. Competitions "really help the participant build their business and increase the likelihood that the business succeeds," Kaplan said.
Many colleges are beefing up business pitch competitions for entrepreneurial students. These contests are vital opportunities to meet potential investors, gain exposure and develop relationships with mentors. Success stories include known brands such as GrubHub, the food ordering service. And some winning business ideas walk away with millions in funding.
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Mentoring is arguably the most important aspect of business competitions—even more so than the cash, Kaplan said. Apart from providing financial awards, the New Venture competition counsels roughly 25 finalists each year.
"They get introduced to mentors and to a network well before they ever pitch [their ideas]," he said. "So what we're doing is trying to match these companies with people who can help them and give them advice."
The New Venture Challenge, founded in 1996, awards up to $100,000 in cash and another $100,000 in services such as legal help to top entrants.
Win or lose, competitors often "leave with pockets full of business cards," said Mary Lynn Fernau, a spokeswoman for Rice University, which sponsors its own pitch competition.
Success Stories
GrubHub and Braintree, the payments platform, are among the New Venture Challenge's notable recent winners.
"The New Venture Challenge and these other competitions help to prepare companies for real-life next steps in terms of building viable businesses," said Abby Hunt, a GrubHub spokeswoman.
Since winning the competition in 2006, GrubHub has raised five rounds of funding and more than $84 million in financing, Hunt said.
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I created the following class. Whenever the overloaded assignment operator is called, the program seems to deconstruct the object immediately afterwords. Whatever is actually happening, I consistently receive an error message immediately after the program executed the overloaded operator=().
This is the class:
This is a structure that uses the key class:Code:class key { public: key(int);//key.length is set to the value passed to the constructor, which allocates the dynamic arrays ~key();//The deconstructor deletes the dynamic arrays. //More member functions key operator=(const key &rhs);/*This operator sets key.length = rhs.length, deletes and recreates the dynamic arrays, and copies the dynamic arrays in rhs into those in key.*/ //If rhs = key, the function simply executes "return this". private: int *keyset;//keyset (key set) is a dynamic array bool *defined_keys;//defined_keys is a dynamic int length;//length is the length of the key set and one more than the highest numbered index of the dynamic array. }; key::key(int set_length) {//key.length is set to the value passed to the constructor. length = set_length; //Also, create the dynamic arrays. keyset = new int[set_length]; defined_keys = new bool[set_length]; //Rest of function omitted } key::~key() {//The deconstructor deletes the dynamic arrays. delete [] keyset; delete [] defined_keys; } key key::operator=(const key &rhs) {//This operator sets this.length = rhs.length, deletes and recreates the dynamic arrays, and copies the dynamic arrays in rhs into those in this. //If rhs == this, the function simply executes "return this" (at the end of the function). //This way, the dynamic arrays are not inadvertently destroyed in a self-assignment. if(this == &rhs) { } else { length = rhs.length;//Set this.length = rhs.length so the dynamic arrays can be correctly recreated //Delete the dynamic arrays so they can have new information put in them delete [] keyset; delete [] defined_keys; //Recreate the dynamic arrays with the new length keyset = new int[length]; defined_keys = new bool[length]; //Put the new information into the arrays for(int i=0;i<length;i++) {//Go through each index and copy the information in rhs to this defined_keys[i] = rhs.defined_keys[i]; if(defined_keys[i] == DEFINED) {//Only copy information from rhs.keyset[i] to this.keyset[i] if rhs.keyset[i] is defined. //(keyset's members are gradually defined as the program runs, but it is possible to call functions that can access any of its indexes at any time. defined_keys is a parallel array used to make sure that these functions only access defined indexes in keyset.) keyset[i] = rhs.keyset[i]; } } } return *this; }
This is the declaration of generate_keys, a function I used while testing the overloaded operator=:Code:struct full_set { key n,e,d; full_set(int length)//The constructor sets the length of all the keys by calling their constructors. Because of what the program is supposed to do, all the keys have the same lengths. : n(length), e(length), d(length) {} full_set operator=(const full_set &rhs) {//The assignement operator calls the assignment operators for the key objects, which are also overloaded. n.operator=(rhs.n); e.operator=(rhs.e); d.operator=(rhs.d); return *this; } };
This is one function I've tried using to test the overloaded operator=:Code:full_set generate_keys(int length);
While test.operator=() runs, there are no errors. After each call of key.operator=() runs, ~key() (the deconstructor) is called. I don't understand why. I'm pretty sure that when n.operator=(rhs.n) is called, n is deconstructed afterwards, and the same thing happens to e and d. Immediately after the program completes test.operator=(), I get the error below.Code:int main() { full_set test(1); test = generate_keys(1);//The program errors out here. cout << test.n.get_value(0) << endl << test.e.get_value(0) << endl << test.d.get_value(0); cin.get(); return 0; }
I also tested the overloaded operator= with this function:
In this case, immediately after test.n,operator=() runs, the deconstructor runs and probably deconstructs n. After the deconstructor runs and the program returns to the main function, I get the error.Code:int main() { full_set test(1); test.n = generate_keys(1).n; cout << test.n.get_value(0) << endl; //<< test.e.get_value(0) << endl //<< test.d.get_value(0); cin.get(); return 0; }
This is the error:
From what I've read on other forums, I understand that the _BLOCK_TYPE_IS_VALID(pHead->nBlockUse) error occurs when the program executes the delete command on a pointer that has already been deallocated. I don't understand why the deconstructor has been called at all or why I get this error after the deconstructor is successfully executed.Debug Assertion Failed!
Program: [location of the executable]
File: f:\dd\vctools\crt_bld\self_x86\crt\src\dbgdel.cpp [I don't have a drive labeled f: on my computer. ?]
Line: 52
Expression: _BLOCK_TYPE_IS_VALID(pHead->nBlockUse)
For information on how your program can cause an assertion failure, see the Visual C++ documentation on asserts.
(Press Retry to debug the application)
I want the program to complete key.operator= by having all the members in the left-hand object have the same values as those in the right-hand object except for the indexes in key.keyset[] that have not been explicitly defined in the right-hand object. For instance, this code:
Should end with a.length == 3, a.keyset == {0,1,?}, and a.defined_keys == {true,true,false}.Code:key a(2),b(3); //Program sets b.keyset[0] = 0 and b.keyset[1] = 1 and doesn't set b.keyset[2]. //In paralell, b.defined_keys[0] and b.defined_keys[1] are set to true to show that the corresponding indexes in b.keyset are defined. b.defined_keys[2] = false. a = b;
What is causing the deconstructor to run? What should I do to fix the error and have my program run as I expect it to?