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First Day of Full-Squad Workouts – Roy Smith
In today's first day of full-squad workouts, the day started out with Ned Colletti, Grady Little and Tommy Lasorda addressing the club. It was the first time that either Ned or Grady had spoken to the entire team in their current roles and I'm sure it was an exciting day for both of them.
Once the players hit the field, more than anything I wanted to get eyes on our new players. While I've seen veterans such as Bill Mueller, Rafael Furcal, Nomar Garciaparra, Brett Tomko, Jae Seo and the rest of them play many times, it was great to see them all in Dodger uniforms. It was also great to see our highly-touted young players like Russell Martin, James Loney, Andy LaRoche, Matt Kemp and Joel Guzman mix in with the established big leaguers. I was also anxious to see Andre Ethier, who I had not seen previously. He sure appears to be good looking player.
It was also announced today that the Dodger minor league system was ranked first in terms of talent by the Baseball America Prospect Handbook. This is a tremendous accomplishment considering that the organization was ranked 28th as recently as 2002. Not coincidentally, 2002 marked the hiring of Logan White as scouting director and Terry Collins first as field coordinator then as farm director at the end of 2004. They, along with assistant general manager Kim Ng, who served as interim farm director in 2004, deserve so much of the credit for our renaissance.
Logan and Terry have also put together outstanding staffs who have scouted and helped to develop these players. We as an organization couldn't be prouder to be recognized. However, we know that our jobs are not done and we must continue to work hard to help our current players reach the Major Leagues and to continue to add talent through our scouting efforts.
In response to the post about Justin Ruggiano, we were very pleased with his progress last year. Justin hit a combined 15 home runs and drove in 66 between Vero Beach and Jacksonville while hitting over .300 at each stop. As to why Justin's name doesn't get mentioned as much, we in the organization like to think it is because we have a deep system and some of our players just get skipped over. However, the organization is aware of Justin's play. We expect him to start in Jacksonville this year.
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Roy–I sure appreciate your taking the time to talk directly to the fans in this format. Many thanks!
I know you probably don't want to make unfair comparisons or crank up the hype machine, but do any of those six prospects you mentioned (Guzman, Laroche, Martin, Kemp, Loney, & Ethier) remind you of any other major leaguers you've seen in your experiences?
congratulations on the honor from Baseball America. The Dodgers future looks safe in the hands of those prospects. But also congratulations to Mr. McCourt and Ned Colletti on going out, spending money and making sure our organization makes an immediate return to prominence. Your fans sure do appreciate it. Would the Dodgers organization ever consider having some exhibition games in Honolulu? The Cards and Padres played a 3-game series at Aloha Stadium about a decade ago.
Dear Mr. Smith,
I will be visting Dodgertown from March 6-14 and would personally like to meet you and send regards from my friend, Dean Marrazzo.
If this is possible, please call me at my home in Mt. Vernon so we can set a time and date.
Sincerely yours,
Nick Petraglia
(914) 699-9623
Gee Grady, if I keep smiling like a fool, you think anyone will notice I farted?
Golly, look at Ned over there smiling like a fool – I'll bet he farted. Wonder if he has a clue what kind of schizophrenic line-ups I'll come up with. Nah, he never has a clue about anything.
Thanks, Enchanted.
LOL….didn't see your post before I did mine. I don't think thanks is in order for a fart 🙂
Hi-ya TruMom! We just can't stay away from this train wreck can we?
Nope…it always finds us! I was going to post the lineup STT had on the previous thread but, I figured, why bother!
Good point – that lineup is stinking up the place.
Dre, Matt & Billz are in there….the rest….oh well!
Pffffffffffffft!!!!!! ( | )~~~
Tonight's Lineup – Featuring #5-#8 No-Man's Land (or no men who can hit land)
Gordon SS
Blake 3B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Loney 1B
Uribe 2B
Navarro C
Gwynn LF
Billingsley P
By selltheteam on June 10, 2011 3:08 pm – Reply
Thanks for the lineup STT!!!
I see that Mattingly's finally changed who hits 5th and who hits 6th . Too bad its with who hit 6th and who hit 5th.
What's that smell?
Can't you smell that smell?
Got a Neddy on our backs.
The smell gets around you.
Don't you find these old posts fascinating? Just look at the names above that excited Roy Smith: All the vets except Raffy are long gone and of those only Nomar made much of a contribution. Martin, gone, LaRoche, gone, Guzman, gone, Loney sadly working his way to being gone. And not to mention, Kim Ng, gone, Terry Collins, gone. And what happened to Justin Ruggiano? And if this isn't enough, just read the second post above. Then read it again.
LOL Birky. Very ironic and very sad.
Yay. Great inetrview, Michelle. Terri, I love how much you give in your inetrviews. I can tell you put a lot of work into answering the questions
< ——— ( . ) ( . ) didn't work…..I'm trying for ( | ) tonight 😉
Now that's ACCEPTABLE!
( 🙂 )
Its about the only thing with "Dodgers" sprawled across it that is 🙂
Just wait until they lose tomorrow! 😕
I meant tonight!
Ned's Smell
(Ripped Off from Lynyrd Skynyrd's "That Smell")
Juan Uribe and James Loney
Navarro, you're in my way
Got you Ortiz 'n' 'nother Ortiz
Gibbons, Gwynn, and Marcus Thames!
Ooh ooh, that smell
Can't you smell that smell?
Ooh ooh, that smell
The smell of Ned's around you
Angel Berroa was a good one
Lasted longer than Nomar
And Garrett Anderson
Have a Mark Sweeney too
One more loser
Will drown you
Ooh ooh, that smell
Can't you smell that smell?
Ooh ooh, that smell
The smell of Ned's around you
Now we called him Jason Schidt
But he didn't lose a lot of games
So you signed up the Curacao Cow
I can't believe he was worse than Juan Pierre
Ooh ooh, that smell
Can't you smell that smell?
Ooh ooh, that smell
The smell of Ned's around you
One little problem that confronts you
Got that Frankie on your back
Trade away all the kids for a good Dotel
One hell of a price for you to get your kicks
Ooh ooh, that smell
Can't you smell that smell?
Ooh ooh, that smell
The smell of Ned's around you
Ooh ooh, that smell
Can't you smell that smell?
Ooh ooh, that smell
The smell of Ned's around you
Well done sir!
The original master plan was for Jay Gibbons and Marcus Thames to platoon in left, but Gibbons missed the start of his season with vision problems and then Thames went on the disabled list with a strained quadriceps.
When the left-handed Gibbons returned, he never could get it going and on Monday was designated for assignment to make room for the return of Thames. Which was curious, because on Thursday prospect Jerry Sands was sent back to triple-A Albuquerque and left-handed Trent Oeltjen was called up.
The Dodgers could have demoted Sands on Monday and kept Gibbons. Asked why they didn't do that, Mattingly said, "I don't know, really."
Doesn't Mattingly's quote completely sum up the front office in a nutshell?
Not to mention they waived Paul to keep Gibbons.
I know! I posted this on Facebook. How sad has this organization become?!
It's so nice to have a left-fielder who is so frickin' bad that he's got to hit eighth, behind Loweeny, NoRBI, and Nowhero. Once upon a time, someone told me that your left-fielder has to be able to rake. We got no plan, no backup plan, no chance whatsoever. How hard is it to find a LF who can bat #5 and provide real protection to Kemp?
I still think Sands or Blake should've had bat 5th all season long.
Fantastic STT!! LMAO!!!
When I read that quote from Donnie in the paper this morning I have to admit I was a bit stunned. Once again I wonder how much input the manager has about player moves. Folks, I think Donnie is a decent guy and does understand what is happening. He has the same optomistic attitude any successful baseball manager has to have but I am sure he knows not every move he makes will work out the way he hopes. What else is he supposed to do?
Billz has an OPS of .950! Bat him behind Kemp, and move him to LF when he's done pitching!
And, put Kersh on 1st 😉
Wonderful news……Matty not in lineup tonight. He is tired. I bet he is tired of losing!
I heard it was a tight left hammy.
Yep. That's what they just said. So sad 😦
Bummer!!! Billzs' fortunes just went from bad to total shit!!!
I had posted this just before everybody left the last thread —
" Wouldn't it be time to let Oeltjen play left field. Gwynn has already shown that he's a defensive guy only. Why not let the new guy take his turn to "seize the day". We've only been waiting for somebody to do that for two years now."
In the words of our manager, " I don't know, really."
Actually, with Matt out of lineup….Oltjen is playing.
Think that would make too much sense for this regime Bear.
And, your clean-up hitter for tonight is Casey Blake!
Well, Blake cleaned up that mess for the pitcher.
Geez, left field is just the tip of the iceberg. We've got just as big of a hole at 1st base, catcher, wherever Uribum plays, and the bullpen. Reading that management is clueless about it comes as no surprise however. Good grief, we had the immediate answer already in the system with XPaul but they just went out and wasted money on Gibbons, Thames, and Gwynn and lost him for nothing in the process. They should have given Paul a real shot. If it didn't work out, you can try to upgrade in late June or July. Besides, you can pick up players like the aforementioned trio any time for practically nothing. Nothing good is going to transpire while McCourt is the owner of this team and G'Ned is the GM. I'm not crazy about Dondildo so far, but, until Frank and Ned are gone, it is harder to pass judgement on him. It is time to officially start the rebuilding. Unload all the over the hill, washed up, broken dung and play the kids. I can get behind that. I can't get excited about continuing down this same path that hasn't worked and has now left us with a freaking joke of a lineup.
Agree totally.
Clearly the Dodgers did not think X. Paul was much of a solution in left field. He certainly has not set the world on fire with the Pirates. I am not saying he did not deserve more of a chance considering the alternatives but my guess is management decided to take potential power over anything else including signing a guy (Thames) whose defense was clearly suspect and another (Gibbons) who was out of baseball. Again, another move of desperation because someone has to play out there. I did not like the idea of platooning but who knows what might have been had Gibbons not had the vision problems or Thames had not been injured?
As for Kemp taking a day off and putting his consecutive game streak in jeapardy, streaks take on a life of their own and maybe it is better to break it now. Anyway, he still might get an at bat so we will just have to wait and see. I would rather they let him sit than risk further injury. Sitting Andre a few games helped him.
Clearly, the Dodgers(management) don't think!!!!
I really don't mind losing Paul but not this season and I hope Robinson is the real deal.
We keep hoping somebody, anybody is the real deal.
Are that guy Russell. I wish we could've traded Lambo for something useful and not over the bill Dotel and than trade Dotel to the Rockies.
oops bill=hill
The real lineup.
Gordon SS
Oeltjen LF
Ethier RF
Blake 3B
Loney 1B
Uribe 2B
Navarro C
Gwynn CF
Billingsley P
How did Ripken manage to play in all those games in a rows?
He kept showing up.
Anybody have No-Doz….I can really use some right now!
( | )zzzzzzzzzzzzzz~
I'm going to have to change my gravatar to fit my mood.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! It's the only thing keeping me awake. LOL!!
Just wait a little bit…you won't be disappointed 🙂
I was going to ask what I've missed, but I see its nothing.
Surely, you're not surprised!
I'm not surprised.
And stop calling me Shirley.
Very nice!!!
Somebody robbed Jim Thome of a HR a couple of weeks ago Beav!!!
I have a hard enough time following our own game, let alone one that was two weeks ago. 🙂
Crap! Here goes the ballgame!
You called it Trumom!!
Keep those cards and letters coming Trumom.
LOL….I'm so freaking bored and pissed off! I can't believe I wait everyday for the Dodger game….what a fool I am!
It's the proverbial train wreck. Ya just gotta watch.
That's another fine mess we've gotten into.
Good evening all.
I see the wheels have come off the wagon a little earlier than last night. 😦
Yep, the first wheel flew off before the game even got started when Kemp was pulled.
What a great idea! Unfortunately, a day at Fenway for us (a fimlay of four) it intouchable for many – they seem to gear the ticket prices more toward the wealthy! My husband and oldest son usually go to Fenway at least once or twice a year; as a fimlay we usually try to go to a minor league game (our local team is the Brockton Rox) – they are affordable and fun for families!
We look like a little league team out there!
Chad always struggle with the Rockies and this is the only NL West team that he doesn't have a winning record and has pitch in 100+ innings vs them weird.
oops hasn't.
Hamstring?!!! Oh great!! Someone's gotta step up.
Billz got lit up like a pinball machine. . .
Who'sgoing to step up? 🙂 They are going to walk Dre whenever they can.
There's no one on this team capable of stepping up except Dre!! Its not like we've got a bunch of players mired in slumps. They just suck and are already playing to their career stat lines.
Or less, as the case may be.
Yeah, they're doomed.
Could be fun watching Trontoasto take one for the team.
Something that McDougal couldn't do but to be far for Troncoso it was the pitcher.
The Bruins/Canucks games is fun 1-0 in the 3rd.
I can't believe this 42th rounds pick Max Povse is 6'8 185 pounds is that even possible? A right hand version of Mark Hendrickson.
Damn near skinny enough to dive through a toilet seat without touching the sides!
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lol Broxton probably eat him.
I just love these name O'Koyea Dickson looking forward to see this kid hit in the minor.
The vital signs are weakening.
Someone check for a pulse.
Look like Suzuki streak is also snap.
The top two active games played streaks are:
Matt Kemp: 268 straight games
Ichiro Suzuki: 255 straight games, all starts
Both are out of the lineup tonight.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 10, 2011 5:32 PM PDT
Luongo need that win tonight.
Chacin went through this lineup like shit through a goose. .
Is it me, or, did we play better when Uribe and Blake were on the DL?
Another OF assists.
Gordon looks like the real thing. He's been fielding well and he's hitting, too.
I hope Gordon keep that up.
Watching a train wreck implies that the train's at least in motion. This is more like watching a semi run over a cat.
Meow, Meow 😉
Here kitty kitty kitty…
Here pussy, pussy …..lol
TruMom takes you where Enchanted feared to tread…
\|/ Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!
Now that's how it's done – WTG Matt!
Unbelievable!! Wow, Kemp is a monster!!!
At least it's not a shutout!
I'm actually happy for a no shut out! Still a loss but, at least we scored.
Woo-Hoo a RALLY!!! We got a run!!! We got a run!!!
At least Kemp keep his streak going.
Still a pulse? Maybe bring out the crash cart, and throw in alot of divine intervention. .
Wow the tying run is at the plate come on Barajas knock one out.
You own Street in your career and 1/2 this season.
Let's try to get this back up to Kemp spot.
Close – much closer than we expected.
Didn't see that coming!!! Well, we scared'em!!!
Missed it by that much.
Too little too late. It got interesting there for a bit.
Too bad we waited until the 9th inning to wake up and score some runs. I do like the attitude though…..not giving up is appreciated. Let's do a better job tomorrow and who knows, maybe we can still salvage a split.
Even with a split it suck that we lost last night game.
LaRussa 5,000 games damn that's a lot.
How many homeruns does Lilly give up tomorrow? No way he survive that game without given up at least a homerun.
Diamondbacks lost….Gnats are losing right now……damn, we could have made our move! 😉
We win the Giants win. We lost the Giants lost. The Giants coming from behind and win and we lose.
Tru — How did you get that picture I took of you to be your gravatar? That's pretty cool!!
Another nice loss… At least they showed some fight. Maybe with that dinger by Matt they took notice that if he can battle and do that on 1 leg maybe they can give a little more effort. Hopefully this is Matty being a leader…
For anyone who was wondering why Sands was demoted (and believe me, it has very little to do with his performance – who has done any better?), buried in the last sentence of this story is the reason:
Oh, hell. Why make you read that other trash? We all know what the team needed last winter, but Ned went and got a bunch of .220/.300 hitters. Big surprise we're at the bottom of most of the run-producing stats.
Here's the real reason why Sands went down: "Trent Oeltjen, who was called up from Albuquerque on Thursday, could have become a free agent if he wasn't on the major league roster by June 15."
Ned's compulsion to not lose worthless players is amazing.
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Obviously the other alternative to bringing Oeltjen up to the big club would have been some proactive action like dealing him to another club for a prospect who wouldn't be immediately lost to free agency. Kind of like what might have been done with X Paul. I have to conclude that Ned knows this too, but probably can't find any major league GM willing to deal with him on any kind of equal basis.
As for Oeltjen, might as well give him a chance. Sands may come back and be a good big league player, but it has been proven time and again that we don't have the capability of developing young players at the major league level. I would say that our coaching stinks pretty much like a lot of other things at the front office and organizational level. So, if a player is going to come up and stick, he better play from the start like there's no sending him back ever.
bear, I almost never find myself disagreeing with you. This time is no exception. I have no doubt that Ned finds it disgusting that the other GMs are forever drooling uncontrolably while they're talking trade. He's also probably terrified that he'll end up not only with the short end of the deal, but he'll also be naked when it's over. No other explanation is possible for continually letting young players go with nothing in return. Except, I suppose, that it's simply cheaper to get nothing back. Even if it's only a minor league salary.
I even tend to agree about Oeltjen, even though his career is more along the lines of what Ned digs out of the dumpster (.237 .286 .423 .708). He hasn't really been given much of a chance yet either.
I think it's interesting to see what Ned has gotten rid of in left field (2011 numbers):
Jay Gibbons .255 .323 .345 .668
Jerry Sands .200 .294 .328 .622
Xavier Paul (PIT) .265 .296 .324 .619
Xavier Paul (LA) .273 .273 .273 .545
…….and what we have left:
Marcus Thames .143 .182 .333 .515
Tony Gwynn, Jr .219 .250 .302 .552
Thames & Gwynn = Leftovers 😉
And, what the hell hs happened to our "Aces"….Kersh & Billz look like shit? Except for Wallach, and, perhapa Lopes, ALL of the coaches should be fired. The BP is non-existant but, the starters must go farther than 5 or 6 innings.
it should be interesting, Dodgereric, to see what the attendance is when we finally get home. I feel sorry for Andre & Matt having to put up with the disdain from the fans. Hoowever, I think they know we want FRANK TO SELL THE TEAM! In the long run, everybody, including the players will be much better off.
I would hope that the players (at least the ones that are worth a shit) know that the fans don't hold any distain for them. I think they're all trying their best. Unfortunately for the team, some of their "best" is exactly what the team is getting. But I agree with you and bear, our coaching personnel and methods need a thorough re-organization. "The Dodger Way To Play Baseball" is nowhere to be seen anymore. I can't remember the last time I even saw a proper run-down. Thinkk of that the next time we get someone trapped between the bases. One throw is all you should do, and it should be back to the base the runner last touched.
As far as Kersh and Billz going through tough starts, all of them are going to occasionally. Koufax, Seaver, Gibson, Mathewson, Walter Johnson – not that Kersh and Billz are there yet – they all go through tough times. Look it up. They'll be fine.
We had a spectacular BP not too long ago, but Torre killed it. Not just by limiting the starters, but this using 4 arms in one inning is so ridiculous I'd need to invent a new word to describe it. "Torrendous"? However, I don't think that is a problem exclusive to the Dodgers. I've been complaining about this for years. Stop babying the starters. Everyone is hung up on this artificial "100 pitch" limit for starters and the BP is paying the price. Stretch the starters back to where they used to be and the pen guys can be used more sensibly. Anyone who was around even 20 years ago can remember starters who regularly went 7-9 innings instead of the 5-6 innings you see now. And they didn't get injured any more than they do today, probably less. "Quality start" my ass. Three runs in 6 innings? That's a 4.50 ERA. Quality? That got you sent to the minors.
Interesting to see what Dilbeck describes in the LA Times as a catching black hole for the Dodgers, with nobody promising in sight in the minors (sorry to the Ellis fans out there). It just goes to show what great planning Frank and Ned are capable of to consider that they gave up Santana and Mayes over the last two years for nothing more than saving a little salary for players who themselves were hardly worth acquiring. As many here have remarked before, longer range planning just isn't part of the plan with the Dodger organization.
Giving up Santana made some sense at the time with Russell Martin seemingly a lock at catcher for years to come. The black hole at the time was third base and I believe Casey Blake has adequately filled that hole. The last I looked Santana was not tearing up the league although clearly it could be argued he is better than what they have now. But the Dodgers did not know that Martin would decline and then suffer a serious injury that made resigning him a risk. It remains to be seen how well Martin does the second half of this season and I am happy things worked out well for him. He gave everything he had as a player while wearing Dodger blue. Sadly, it is just as clear the Dodgers would be better off with a healthy but crappy Martin compared to what they have now. Isn't hindsight grand?
My "hindsight" is grand, thank-you 🙂
🙂 No doubt Trumom!! This team could use some foresight.
Good afternoon everyone. Enjoyed your posts. As for the catching wasteland, well, don't look to fix it thru free agency. Take a look at this dung heap of catchers that will be free agents after this season.
Updated 6-9-11
Rod Barajas (36)
Henry Blanco (40)
Ramon Castro (36)
Ryan Doumit (31) – $7.25MM club option for 2012, $8.25MM club option for '13 with a $500K buyout
Ramon Hernandez (36)
Jason Kendall (38)
Gerald Laird (32)
Jose Molina (36)
Yadier Molina (29) – $7MM club option with a $750K buyout
Dioner Navarro (28)
Ivan Rodriguez (40)
Brian Schneider (35)
Kelly Shoppach (29) – $3.2MM club option with a $300K buyout
Chris Snyder (31) – $6.75MM club option with a $750K buyout
Matt Treanor (36)
Jason Varitek (40)
For anyone interested, here is a site with all the free agents after this season. When you peruse the list, it will become very clear why money should be spent on scouting and player development. Also, why the Dodgers need to have serious talks with Kemp and Ethier about a long term deal. The franchise going forward should be built around Kemp, Kershaw, and the promising kids we have. There really aren't very many options out there better than the young guys coming up. Another reason we should be selling/unloading whatever we can in July. That and the fact that this team is going nowhere this year. We all pretty much conceded that before the season started. Unfortunately, the only player that could possibly get us some really good prospects is Andre. Prince Fielder could be a nice fix for 1st base, but, I doubt the Dodgers as currently situated can afford him. He's only 28 and would look sweet in the 4 or 5 hole batting behind Kemp for the next 5 years.
Of course, Ned is the last person you want dealing and building for the future regardless of the ownership.
Interesting list of players eligible for free agency in 2012. There are probably a couple names on that list that could help the Dodgers but certainly budget restraints and the reluctance to offer deals longer than 2-3 years will eliminate most of the younger players. Not sure about Fielder; how well has he hit at Dodger Stadium? For the most part signing free agents has not worked out too well for the Dodgers but I understand the prevailing thinking has been all about signing known commodities rather than take a chance on a younger player with no real major league track record. Historically the Dodgers were built from within and I agree with Jhall that more attention needs to be given to that strategy. Dodger fans have never heard the term "rebuild" but clearly something has gone wrong with this organization and it is more than just ownership even though it starts there. I have to think the McCourt's came with the intent on winning but somehow got distracted by the money and status and lost focus on what is important to the fans/customers.
No, we have not done well overall with signing free agents. It really is a crap shoot. And we keep rolling Snake-Eyes!! If you looked at the overall success of signing free agents in all of baseball, I would be willing to venture that well below 50% of the deals actually work out well for the acquiring club. My guess would be about 25%. Just more reason to get back to what made the Dodgers great and won championships, Superior scouting and player development. We've been getting farther away from that since our last WS and the result is, we haven't been back in 23 years.
Heh, heh, sounds like McCourt and this goon are cut from the same cloth!!
Very good article about our catching issues.
Hard to understand how anyone can support Frank McCourt with all that is known. I have no idea why the AME church or any other religious group would even have an opinion on this situation. At this point even if Frank made a deal with Jamie and found adequate financial backing suitable to MLB, little would change with regard to his reputation and acceptance by his customers, the fans.
Tonights lineup:
Dee Gordon SS
Jamey Carroll 2B
Andre Ethier RF
Matt Kemp CF
James Loney 1B
Rod Barajas C
Aaron Miles 3B
Tony Gwynn LF
Ted Lilly P
Thanks, Jhall. I said ysterday that I would prefer Carroll and Miles over Uribe & Blake. Surprise, surprise, Donnie listened to me 😉
I agree Trumom. Too bad it doesn't fix the black holes at 1st and C.
One hole at a time is all we can hope for 😉
LOL!! I'll let Beav take off with that one.
🙂 🙂
Unless you're diphallic. 🙂
Nothing gets by Ned:
Colletti: Overall, Dodgers need to play better
Note in the article how he never mentions anything about the worthless shit he's brought in to play. Its always something or someone else.
Interesting that Nedildo cites the injury issues the team has had, but, fails to recognize the fact that he is the one who assembled a lineup filled with sick, lame, and crazy players in the first place. Its not like most of these has been/never weres didn't have a history of injury and failure.
You know what's really sad Wally? It isn't that Ned just picked out players helter-skelter, its that he actually planned this mess. AND he's also either too stupid or too proud to admit that he's a major cause of this franchise's downfall. Looking at this offseason's acquisitions in particular, its obvious he never even reads a stat sheet either. Maybe he doesn't know how.
I'm tired of Ned's sorry excuses. It's all on HIM. Our defense is one of the best o far his year. When you score 7 runs on night and 5 the next, you should be able to win. How much better is this team supposed to be? Did Ned actually think we were going to be good? We all knew we weren't. Remember Ned, you get what you pay for….and most of the time it bites you in the (_|_) !
I suppose Jason Schmid's problem was he could have played better.
Read the posts up above and have to agree – more often than not, even the big name "can't miss" FAs don't perform to the level for which they were signed. You're just rewarding them for what they did for another team that underpaid them.
Ned however takes that to another level when he signs players like Schmidt that he KNOWS GOING IN that they'll never perform because of pre-existing injuries. Now we can add Garland and Padilla to that list. Actually, considering how out of shape Andruw and Uribe were/are, those two as well. And he HAD to know Manny was juicing. It borderlines on criminal. Is someone getting kickbacks on the salary?
I believe Ned is a big risk taker for the bucks he has available. He seems to want to believe that whatever ailed a player the year before will somehow be a thing of the past never to be a problem again. Did he know for sure that A. Jones was a fat lazy out of shape over the hill player or did he allow himself to ignore what he did know in hopes that he could strike lightening in a bottle? Every free agent has a downside; Ned just chooses to look the other way and hope for the best. Anyway, enjoy the game and let's hope the Dodgers can bounce back and get a win tonight.
Poor Casey. Can't play because of a stiff neck. ;-)–;-)
Damn, I was trying something and it didn't work!
Jhall or Enchanted, we may need new thread soon.
Here's one we can use Trumom!! I'll follow you over.


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We trimmed our list of favorite grown and sexy hits performed live at Tanqueray Lounge to these three, making a short and smooth playlist for your Valentine's Day.
Saxophonist of Distinction Rod Adwaters, "My Funny Valentine"
Eddie Sawyer, "Open House at My House"
B.O.S.S. Funk, "Baby I Love You"
Light up your luckiest love candle from Rondo, hit "play" above, and pick which House member is going to be your Valentine this year. (Don't forget to email us at firstname.lastname@example.com and tell us, or someone else might claim your rep).
MARTA in the movies12 Feb
MARTA has played a bit part in a few films over the years, whether Atlanta is a cheap location for a film set in some other city or explicitly acknowledged. There's the very memorable hijacking of a MARTA bus at the beginning of Burt Reynolds' Sharky's Machine (1978), memorable mainly in the sense that everything that happens after this point is excruciatingly unmemorable.
Kim Bassinger takes it in The Real McCoy (1993) after she's just been released from jail where she was doing time for a botched bank robbery, now on MARTA and on her way to new life, a fresh start. We've all been there before.
MARTA is hilariously rebranded as "NARTA" in Livin' Large! (1991). Livin' Large was shot all over the city, so if you're really into that, be our guest.
The most felicitous use of MARTA, however, is in the truly terrible 1985 movie you've never heard of, The Heavenly Kid. Continue reading
Get Into It28 Nov
Good ones7 Nov
Here are some good photos we found recently.
Click on any of those to go deeper down the rabbit hole. The Lester Maddox protest and Ross party are especially fun.
Into the crystal20 Oct
Happy Halloween! Almost! Please spend some time working through the six short episodes of Diligent Witches, written/directed by Dave Bonawits.
We saw episode 4 ("Wicked Dance") at something at the Plaza Theater earlier this year where a bunch of people who hung out at the Plaza frequently when they were at GSU as art/film students showed their comedic short films and web episodes that they have been making as successful young adults. (Well, the event was much more professional and put-together than we're making it sound here but you know what we mean.) Diligent Witches was one of our favorites, among many high-quality and funny pieces.
Speaking of being a witch, somehow this very blog "won" a "Best of Atlanta 2012" nod from Creative Loafing in the fake sounding category of "Best recap by a local blogger of a 1990s educational series." Clearly no one fact checked the date stamp on those recap posts of ours, but if you are here to read about The Making of Modern Atlanta, you should start on this post. If you are here and work for Creative Loafing, we want one of those plaques all the restaurants and businesses have.
Song of the Raft Race18 Oct
Deal with it; summer is over! It's totally fall! We know this because of the 400 Facebook invitations to different Halloween things at Mary's that arrived over the past 24 hours, and because our most recent Georgia Power bill was in the double digits, and because we wistfully tucked away our river swimsuits and crusty river sandals for safekeeping until next year's tubing trips. The Chattahoochee River is fun and disgusting and and there's nothing quite as free in the winter. The Chattahoochee River is still (sub)urban and not too far away and definitely not the Chattooga, the real river of Deliverance. The Chattahoochee is no Mississippi River but it has still provoked the writing of terrible songs and beautiful poems, and vice versa.
Most importantly, the Chattahoochee River did not give anyone flesh-eating bacteria this summer, which still seems unbelievable.
If you are already looking for holiday gifts already and want to continue celebrating the Hooch, may we direct you to this Ramblin' Raft Race t-shirt that is on Ebay right now for $75?
What is the Ramblin' Raft Race? Well, obviously it's something that doesn't exist anymore because the hippies had too much fun with it. And so it was also sponsored by WQXI, sponsor of all things cool in the '70s in Atlanta like Bike Day.
Light summer reading at your fingertips5 May
Who was auditioning for Curbed or Catherine Ross' graduate research assistant position and rewrote the entire Atlanta metropolitan area entry on Wikipedia as their writing sample? Someone who really – I mean really – dove into that new Census data. And someone who also wrote the "Piedmont Atlantic Megaregion" and "History of Retail in Metro Atlanta" entries and individual entries of so-called "major edge cities" (???) of Atlanta, that's for sure.
If you don't have time to read all 9,000 words of the exhausting Atlanta MSA page, at LEAST look at its nightmare urban apocalypse images, including one of of a demon cloud swirling over the city skyline.
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The gay '90s18 Apr
Imagine, if you will, that there are these Atlanta cops, and they find out there are drugs possibly being dealt at this gay bar, so they go to bust up the bar…
…only to fall in love.
Real life? No, we're talking about In the Flesh, an independent gay film shot in 1997 Atlanta.
It is so gay, it is so '90s, it is so Atlanta. Eat your heart out, Gregg Araki!
The first thing that tipped us off that In the Flesh was no ordinary movie was the really intensely detailed Wikipedia entry, in which the section summarizing the movie's plot is longer than the same section for The Godfather's Wikipedia page. Then there are the polarized Netflix reviews. Naturally, we needed to see this for ourselves. (Please watch the trailer here to really get a "feel" for the movie before proceeding.) Continue reading
Pecanne Log's Suburban Explorer: Scottdale21 Feb
If you go down Ponce past Decatur, past Kudzu, past the galaxy cats mural, past YDFM, you'll end up pretty quickly in Scottdale. Scottdale ended up on the map because of Col. George Washington Scott, owner the Scottdale Cotton Mill and major donor to the Decatur Female Seminary, renamed Agnes Scott College in memory of his mom. Scottdale Mill closed in 1982, four years after the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills and more than a decade after Whittier Mill (also owned by the Scotts) were shuttered. Now one of the biggest games in town is the creatively named Steel, LLC and the area suffers from the unincorporated malaise so specific to DeKalb County.
Scottdale also pioneered beefing it up.
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Gonna put it in the want ads30 Jan
Good reading: the classified section of the Great Speckled Bird archives.
Accused of "spreading sexist attitudes" through its classifieds section ("requesting young, hip, white, females to move in free of charge and do housewifely chores"), the Bird ditched the money-making sexist ads in 1970 and just offered the space for free.In this section there were a lot of requests for prison pen pals (A LOT), desperate family members seeking their hippie dropout kids, free cats and poetry, waterbeds and VW vans for sale, cheap macrame kits, fundraising pleas for various liberation movements and lesbian fairy tale publications, and really cryptic personal ads. We can only hope the intended recipients got the message. Continue reading
Hey, what's up in Atlanta?26 Jan
Sometimes when we get too bummed out here in Atlanta, Georgia, we like to check in on what other Atlantas are up to, to see if they're living up to the hype, or even just making do. Makes us feel like we're not alone in the world – somewhere out there, there's another Atlanta, plodding along, learning valuable lessons through its constant mistakes, and just trying to make a name for itself in this crazy game we call life.
Atlanta, Illinois: It's hard to tell a lot of what's up in Atlanta, Illinois, as the Atlanta Argus is updated online only monthly. The water leak on North Street will be repaired soon. There is a problem with unnumbered houses in the town that the council has to deal with. Dollar General needs a business license and the grocery wants to start selling liquor on Sunday.
There is so much to see and do in Atlanta, located along Route 66 and proud site of "the Bunyon Statue" of Paul Bunyan holding a hot dog and Illinois' only eight-sided limestone public library and museum. You can get some great Atlanta souvenirs at the J. H. Hawes Grain Elevator Museum and find out where cornflakes come from in their new exhibit. Continue reading
Christmas judgment21 Dec
It's nearly the end of another year, which means it's time to reflect on all the people who rubbed us the wrong way in 2011 and make empty threats about what we'll do to them if they pull that shit one more time in 2012.
In the interest of Christmas cliches, we have compiled our annual naughty and nice list. Do you want the good news first or the bad news first?
1. Kim Severson
2. Robbie Brown
3. Kim Severson and Robbie Brown on the same byline
Everyone's still buzzing about Severson's latest thing, "that pecan article" (come on, Hawkdogg hasn't updated his MySpace page since March!), and we're probably still rolling our eyes over Severson-Brown's "black Hollywood" piece. (Good inventory of subtle offenses here.)
Oh, and let's not forget Brown's Waffle House crime story.
These are the issues that Atlanta and the South face. THESE ARE THE THINGS NEW YORK TIMES READERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TO CONTINUE SHAPING THEIR WORLDVIEW which apparently begins and ends with that one scene from Mame where Lucille Ball goes to Savannah to meet Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside's family.
But these articles to which we've already alluded barely scratch the surface of what Severson and Brown are capable of! Sometimes they cover the ho-hum trend pieces for which The New York Times is famous, or they'll hone in on one person in a human interest profile and won't try to convince the readership that this one Bogart man or "Windy" (=Gone With the Wind fanatic) represents the whole of the South, all of it, every last person. But then there are the times they get carried away, lost in some grotesque scattershot caricature that they know readers from other geographic regions will read with glee.
Behold some of their most offensive clippings and anecdotes from the past year or so: Continue reading
Street hymns29 Nov
Enough about Peachtree Street!
"Badstreet U.S.A." by Michael Hayes and The Fabulous Freebirds (from the 1987 album Off the Streets)
Shortly after this song debuted, Bad Street was renamed "Atlanta's Historic Livingston Mims Motorway" to shed itself of negative connotations with the notorious and sloppy wrestler vs. punk blood feud that plagued the thoroughfare for the majority of the '80s.
If I had to pick a real-life Bad Street Atlanta G-A, maybe I would go with the very south end of Moreland Avenue, past Coco Loco de la Noche. There are just a lot of beige nearly-windowless "sports" bars that seem like weathered men go in there every night and come out with nosebleeds, either from brawls over whether to play trashy honky-tonk or thrash metal in the jukebox, or because of snorting too much hillbilly heroin.
Now a real road – Auburn Avenue.
"Auburn Avenue" by The Spirit of Atlanta (produced by the legendary Tommy Stewart, from the 1973 soundtrack to the never-made film The Burning of Atlanta)
This whoooooole album is sooooooooooo goooooooooooooood. I can only imagine what the movie for which it was recorded would be like. What was the plan for "Buttermilk Bottom"? I am dying to see the heavy nightlife scene for which that was likely intended. There's also "Hunter Street" (now MLK Drive – thanks jolomo) which is clearly scored for a police chase scene. And if you like funk woodwind and brass riffs, you'll love the instrumental "Down Underground"!
Here's one last song with street undertones, while we're on the subject of Tommy Stewart. Continue reading
A wonk down memory lane23 Nov
There are days and weeks when we literally cannot remember why we live in Atlanta other than because all our stuff is already here. Only a force as powerful as the History Twins can nurse us back from full-on fatigue to just dull listlessness.
Hey, snap out of it, you! This is truly one of the most amusing, ineffable episodes of them all. Especially if you like grand sweeping staircases and the letters "DOT" flying in your face. Oh, and more visuals with FOOD. You'll see soon enough.
Here's how the third-to-last episode of The Making of Modern Atlanta starts:
WHOA WHOA WHOA!! What is this? Clearly we are impeding on some sort of fancy dinner and similarly fancy conversation…
Dr. White: "…Maybe when we're shooting The Making of the Modern Riviera." [Inhales goblet deeply.]
"Mmm, delicate fragrance. Fine taste. Robust but not ill-mannered. Ah, what's the vintage?"
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History Twins, will you mayor-y me?25 Oct
We are officially over the hill with The Making of Modern Atlanta. The second installment aired in 1993, two years after the first four episodes. The History Twins were still high off their regional Emmy nomination for "How We Played The Game" and ready to rock the PBA audience demanding more, more, more History Twins! This reinforced confidence in their game led to a few new snazzy enhancements on the series, like wackier introductions to each episode, Dr. White accenting his safari jackets with a little color base, and a new design to the titles and whatever it's called that tells you the name of the person talking on the screen.
Our fifth episode of TMOMA starts at City Hall, with the words we all dream of hearing spoken to us one day…
"Mr. Mayor, Professors Crimmins and White are here to see you.""Who?" Continue reading
Autumn architecture19 Oct
We know it's fall when we start noticing the argyle church on Briarcliff Road again.
The house next door is totally bricked out in bouclé, too, though you can't tell here. We call this part of Briarcliff "Sweater Row".
While you're cruising the Druid Hills Halloween decorations and wooly Tudor architecture, do stop by Callanwolde for Tom Zarrilli's "Faces of the Yards of Clutter" show.
Previously: Atlanta's pagan roots
The episode with the inevitable Field of Dreams allusions18 Oct
Wow, it's been a while! We have not abandoned you, gentle readers, and have in the past month learned a valuable lesson about unplugging one's DVD player from all those other things. And during football season! Of all the times to not be able to watch this:
That's a baseball field but later on they get to football.
In our last viewing of The Making of Modern Atlanta, the History Twins explored the mysterious suburbs and exurbs, where all the Pier 1 Tuscan Heritage Collection wine racks and Rubbermaid bids used as children's furniture in the world cannot keep up with the sprawling tentacles of cul-de-sacs and Colonial Williamsburg strip malls. (I know, I know; that run-on sentence is inconsistent because this show was filmed in the early '90s and Tuscan decor didn't hit big time until a decade later.) And if this is the first time you're joining us on our serial exploration of The Making of Modern Atlanta, please start back here.)
Now we will explore the next means by which Atlanta has expanded beyond its capabilities for quality and long-term sustainability: major league sports. The History Twins LOVE sports.
Literally the first sentence of this episode has a Field of Dreams reference. "Atlantan Billy Payne heard a voice: 'If you build it, they will come.'" So now we know that this, like many of the episodes of TMOMA, will be framed in the context of Olympics anxiety: "Have we made it? Is Atlanta Losersville or a big-league city?"
Somehow, I feel the answer to that question will be both.
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Hot trainny mess15 Sep
According to the most recent audience reach and customer demographic analysis by the Pecanne Log market research division, the average reader of this blog is a 57-year-old white male who makes 46.2 online purchases a month, is a model train hobbyist, reads rail timetables for pleasure, and eats Jimmy Dean products four meals a week.
These findings are likely due to the fact that Pecanne Log's only reader is Thomas Wheatley, and that's just when we pop up in his Google Alerts for himself. We also might be like the 80th result when Thomas Wheatley googles "Sam Massell's Celebrity Transit Policy Alaskan Cruise 2012."
Anyway, all this goes to say that the average reader of this blog might also find interest in Burnaway's annual art party fundraiser, happening this Saturday night:
- The theme is "trains"
- Tickets can be purchased online
- Thomas Wheatley will be performing
- There will be food trucks (of course) but it's cool if you bring your own Jimmy Deans
To make up for there being no Atlanta cookie cakes for sale this year, here's some TRAIN FASHION.


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Redlands Connection is a concoction of sports memories emanating from a city that once numbered less than 20,000 people. From the Super Bowl to the World Series, from the World Cup to golf's U.S. Open and the Olympics, plus NCAA Final Four connections, NASCAR, the Kentucky Derby and Indianapolis 500, Tour de France cycling, major tennis, NBA and a little NHL, aquatics and quite a bit more, the sparkling little city that sits around halfway between Los Angeles and Palm Springs on Interstate 10 has its share of sports connections. – Obrey Brown
It's September 17, the anniversary of a 2000 Sydney Olympic Games appearance.
After 34 years of Redlands Bicycle Classic mastery, The Johnny Bairos Story might fall somewhere through the cracks.
To this date, Bairos is the lone local cyclist who had ever found himself standing on the podium – first in a stage – after winning a downtown Street Sprint Prolog.
He was, in fact, going to be an Olympian. Bairos was considered a speed-whiz on a bike. He wasn't a road cyclist or a criterium specialist. In a regular time trial, he was probably underwhelming. In a short race of a few hundred yards, he was your man.
It's how Redlands Classic officials set it up in 1998. Armed with a myriad of world-class road racers at the 14th annual Redlands cycling clash, Bairos landed on a Sunshine Germany team.
Organizers set it up on State Street.
In a week dominated by U.S. Postal's Jonathan Vaughters, who was chased throughout the weekend by future Tour de France champion Cadel Evans, plus team duels set up with Navigators, Volvo-Cannondale, Shaklee and the Postals.
The 20-year-old Bairos out-quicked all comers in the opening street sprint.
Bairos, for his part, was trying to claim a spot in the 2000 Olympic Games.
A couple years later, I had a chance to chat with him for a story on his destination for Sydney, Australia.
He was a track sprinting sensation, officially named to the U.S. Olympic cycling team by a female United States Cycling Federation official.
"I've gone the entire emotional spectrum," Bairos said. "On both sides. This is so much more of a relief to hear her say it. I couldn't be happier."
Bairos, who found out he was on the team, had to pass a 45-minute physical by USCF doctor Gloria Beim on July 22, 2000. She flew from Colorado to examine Bairos, who was just shaking off the effects of a near-fatal crash while competing in the World Cup Cycling Championships at Mexico City on June 17.
Beim put Bairos through a virtual torture test, ranging from sprints, starts, riding, plus examining his knee and the rest of his body.
"I think she was extremely surprised to see how well I was doing," Bairos said. "She saw the force in my starts, the strength in my legs, and the only thing that was wrong was there was a little infection in my knee."
Bairos was sailing along in perfect health and a lock for an Olympics berth before the disastrous fall during the Keirin portion of the World Cup in which he went more than 20 feet over the track railing.
The torturous numbers – a 25-foot fall, seven days in the hospital, a non-finished 750-meter race.
"As soon as I went over the rail, I knew I was in trouble," Bairos said last month after returning to the Inland Empire. "I just closed my eyes and prayed."
During the race, a Venezuelan rider pushed his way to the front, forcing a French rider to react so he wouldn't fall. They got tangled up and a Swiss rider behind Bairos hit his rear wheel, causing the chain-reaction crash.
The results were devastating.
A shattered right sinus cavity. A fractured left sinus cavity. A gash on his chin. Black eyes. Missing teeth. A broken jaw. Cuts, bruises and contusions all over his body. Doctors had to wire his jaw shut so his face could heal. Two screws were placed in his kneecap.
A little over two years earlier, he'd been celebrating a 200-yard downtown sprint win over guys like Vaughters, Evans, Trent Klasna, Chris Horner and a bunch more.
Bairos had surgery in Mexico then was transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he had additional surgery.
"I learned that I never count my chickens before they're hatched," said Bairos.
In August, he said, "I'm not quite 100 percent. But I'm extremely close. Once it gets time to race, it's not a question of being 100 percent. It's a question of being 110 percent, 120 percent, 130 percent."
Bairos had been regarded as the United States' best cycling starter from a standing or stop position. He will lead off in the newly added sprint event, followed by longtime teammate and friend Marcelo Arrue, then by track veteran Jonas Carney.
"Nobody can go 200 meters from a stop position like Johnny can," Redlands Bicycle Classic official Craig Kundig said. "That's what he does, and he's the best in the country. That's why they have him leading off."
There was no question in the minds of USCF officials that Bairos was the best man for the ride, so when the organization named the Olympic team in early July, it held open a spot for him until a deadline for submitting the roster.
"It was whether I was healthy enough to fill the spot," he said.
And after passing the physical, it's on to Sydney.
Bairos won a gold medal in the 1999 Pan American Games at Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada). He had three top-four finishes in World Cup competition and five top-10 finishes in national events.
"It's usually dominated by the French, but the Spanish team has been giving them a tough time the last nine months," he said. "There's a big gap between them and everybody else."
Bairos, who was an alternate in the match sprint and the Keirin (never seeing action in either), seemed clairvoyant.
The United States had hopes of contending for at least a bronze medal in team sprint. Bairos said France and Spain have the top two Olympic sprint teams in the world.
The race was on Sept. 17. He was on a team sprint lineup with USA's Jonas Carney and Christian Arrue. Ripping off to a speed of 36 ½ miles an hour, the trio didn't qualify off a 46-second clocking, last place in a field of 12.
A 45.701 clocking would've been enough to advance.
Bairos' clairvoyance paid off: Eventually, France beat Great Britain for the gold medal.


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text: Sunday, June 19 is Father's Day. If your dad loves automobiles, why not treat him to some vehicular beauty on his special day? Thanks to Family Car Guide and a variety of other sources, here are some U.S. auto shows dad will love on Father's Day 2011. California Go for swank with the annual Rodeo Read on! →


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καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων ἀπέθανεν ἵνα οἱ ζῶντες μηκέτι ἑαυτοῖς ζῶσιν, ἀλλὰ τῷ ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν ἀποθανόντι καὶ ἐγερθέντι.
I am looking for a site on which I can place the file and then leave it there. If I cannot find a site, I will try this email site but would like to wait until I have a collection of addresses in which to send it. The file is quite large so I really only want to send it once.
Note: you can send me the email addresses using the message feature of this board if you do not want to publish them in this thread.
I understand your wish for one-time-upload, not several mailings.
http://www.gigasize.com/premium could be an idea for storage for 30 days for free anyhow.
https://www.dropbox.com/pricing allows 2 GB, storage time not limited. I use such an account for other purposes. Sounds sympathic. After uploading once, everyone you enable/invite can download the files.
Anyway, be patient and hopefully we get something worked out soon.
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PhD candidate Classics Univ. of Cincinnati
MDiv Concordia Seminary
MA Classics Washington University
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Indians reward Raburn with contract extension
Versatile veteran signed through 2015, with a club option for '16 season
CLEVELAND -- After a few weeks of working out the details, the Indians reached an agreement on a two-year contract extension for Ryan Raburn last Thursday morning. Later that day, the utility man took the field against the White Sox and showed his gratitude.
"We finalized terms that morning," Indians general manager Chris Antonetti said, "and he went out and hit two home runs."
Cleveland waited until Wednesday to make Raburn's contract official. Given his impressive performance to date this season, the Indians rewarded the versatile Raburn with a two-year deal worth a guaranteed $4.85 million. The contract includes a $3 million club option for 2016, or a $100,000 buyout for that season.
By locking up Raburn, the Indians have added some more stability to one of baseball's most productive bench groups this season. Over the winter, Cleveland signed utility man Mike Aviles to a two-year contract that runs through next season. The Tribe also has young backup catcher Yan Gomes under club control for six more years.
The way manager Terry Francona sees it, having a stable bench is critical for a team's success.
"We did some pretty significant moves this winter," Francona said. "But we're not always going to be the highest bidder on guys, so we got to figure out a way to win. And having guys like Raburn and Aviles on our bench helps us win, and it's proven. We've seem them time and time again help us win games. Moving forward, I don't see that being any different."
The timing of the announcement -- in the hours leading up to the Tribe's game against the Tigers -- seemed fitting.
After all, it was Detroit that released Raburn in November after a rough year that had him weighing if he even wanted to continue on in this game.
"I guess it's just a good coincidence that they're in town," Raburn said with a smile.
After the Tigers parted ways with Raburn, Francona and Antonetti both agreed that his ability to play multiple positions and provide right-handed pop would be a fit for the Tribe's bench. On Jan. 19, the Indians signed the 32-year-old to a Minor League contract that included an invitation to attend Spring Training and fight for a job.
With his .463 on-base percentage and five homers in Cactus League action, Raburn earned an Opening Day roster spot, and he has not looked back. Through 66 games, Raburn has hit .277 with 13 home runs, 14 doubles, 38 RBIs and a .935 OPS in 184 at-bats.
The Indians approached Raburn about the extension prior to the All-Star break.
"I had the mutual feeling," Raburn said. "For them to bring it up first, it really meant a lot to me."
Raburn headed into Wednesday's action with the most home runs among Major Leaguers with fewer than 200 at-bats. Among Major Leaguers with at least 25 at-bats with runners in scoring position and two outs, Raburn ranked first with a .462 (12-for-26) average. Second on that list was his former Tigers teammate, and last season's Triple Crown and American League MVP, Miguel Cabrera.
"I'm so happy for him," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "Well deserved. I'm really glad for him. He's comfortable here. He's got a manager that he's going to have a great relationship with, because his manager's a terrific guy. I think things are going to really work out for him. I couldn't be happier for him. We're all happy for him."
Last season, following a strong three-year run with Detroit, Raburn was handed the Opening Day role at second base by Leyland. Raburn battled injuries, dealt with a demotion to Triple-A Toledo and ended the season with a .171 average, one home run and 12 RBIs in 66 games for the Tigers, whose fans turned on him with a consistent stream of boos.
"I don't think anything went right for me last year," Raburn said. "Of course, when I went home, of course it's in the back of my mind whether or not I still wanted to do it. I'm just glad that Cleveland gave me the opportunity to come back and show that I can still play. I've been enjoying every minute of it so far."
Sometimes a subpar season can in turn create an opportune situation.
"We've always appreciated Ryan, playing across the field from him," Antonetti said. "He had a down year last year, and that's why he was available. So we thought that was an opportunity for us to bring him in and give him a chance to re-establish himself here. He's done an exceptional job of that."
Raburn earned recognition as the AL Player of the Week for his efforts from April 29-May 5. In that span, he batted .591 (13-for-22) with four homers, nine RBIs and a 1.773 OPS. In a three-game stretch at the start of that week, he went 11-for-13 and tallied consecutive multihomer games.
"That was awesome," Raburn said. "That's one of those weeks I won't ever forget, because I don't know if I'll ever have one quite as good as that."
On July 26, Raburn launched a walk-off three-run homer into the left-field bleachers to lift Cleveland to an 11-inning win against the Rangers. On Thursday, when he launched two home runs in a 6-1 win over the White Sox, Raburn became the first Indians player to notch three multihomer games in one season since Grady Sizemore accomplished the feat in 2008.
In 632 career games, Raburn totes a .258 average, .317 on-base percentage, .444 slugging percentage, 67 homers and 254 RBIs.
Detroit selected Raburn in the fifth round of the 2001 First-Year Player Draft. He spent the first 12 years of his professional career in the Tigers organization and socked a pair of homers for Detroit in the '11 AL Championship Series.
Raburn is hoping to have a chance at similar heroics this fall with the Tribe.
In the meantime, Leyland will be waiting for a present.
"If I don't get a sleeve of golf balls," Leyland said, "I'm going to be very disappointed."
Told of Leyland's comment, Raburn laughed.
"I'll get him a short sleeve," he replied.


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DALLAS (AP) Mavericks point guard Derek Fisher left Dallas' game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night with a strained right knee.
Fisher had his shot blocked by Evan Turner and went down to the floor holding his knee after he landed. He walked slowly to locker room with 6:50 left in the first quarter.
The team said Fisher's return to the game is doubtful.
Dallas coach Rick Carlisle told reporters before the game that Fisher wasn't going to play because of the flu, but the 17th year veteran started before his early exit.
Fisher signed as a free agent with the Mavericks on Nov. 29. The 17th-year guard came in averaging 9.4 points and 3.9 assists in eight games this season.


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2018 Honda CRF250L
Off-Road / Dirt Bike Motorcycle for sale by McKibben Powersports Lake Placid in Lake Placid, Florida 33852
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2018 Honda® CRF250L RallyBikes Built To Do It All. And To Have Fun Doing It.
We think motorcycles should be about getting out and enjoying the world around you. The sun, the smells, the wind, the weather. More reality and less virtual. And you know what's even better? If you could find one bike that could do it all. Let you go exploring in the dirt. Zip along mountain roads. Commute to work every day. And even save you some money at the gas pump. Well, guess what—the CRF®250L and new CRF®250L Rally are going to be the perfect bikes for all those things.
Some highlights: A larger throttle body improves the feel of the bike's low- and mid-range power, as does the new muffler design, revised airbox, and larger diameter exhaust header. And check out its new graphic treatment, matched up to our CRF®450R MX bike. The all-new CRF®250L Rally gets the same updated engine as the standard 250L, but it also gets a larger fuel tank, totally new Dakar-style bodywork, handguards, a windscreen, skid plate and even more suspension travel. And both give you a great upright seating position that's comfortable for longer rides, ideal for both urban traffic or out on the trail. They're even available with optional ABS.Features may include:
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Listen carefully to the words of Dr. Paul Roberts, a former Assistant Treasury Secretary. He says that the access Geithner is allowing to GS, C, and JPM is unprecedented. "America is a failed government…" He explains that the crooks are now on the inside of government and in a normal situation they reside on the outside of government. Yes, the rule of law is gone. Separate corporations and their money from state!
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Bullpen loses no-no as Bedard saddled with loss
Cisnero allows RBI double after lefty notches 6 1/3 no-hit frames
HOUSTON -- The Astros went from seeking a no-hitter to trailing by two runs with one crack of the bat.
Seattle outfielder Michael Saunders crushed a two-out, two-run double in the seventh inning that broke up Houston's combined no-hit bid and dealt starter Erik Bedard a 4-2 loss Saturday night during a game in which he allowed no hits.
The lefty walked five and struck out 10, but only lasted 6 1/3 innings after tiring out and losing command during his final two frames. It's the 16th game of his career reaching double-digit strikeouts and the first time since July 23, 2012 against the Cubs when he was with the Pirates.
Since 1916, only one other team has scored four-plus runs while recording one or fewer hits, that coming in 1990 when the White Sox beat the Yankees, 4-0, despite getting no hits.
Only five previous pitchers in baseball history had thrown six-plus innings without a hit and allowed at least two runs, the last being Matt Young with the Red Sox in 1992.
"It's tough to take, but I battled for six innings and kept the team in the ballgame," said Bedard, who didn't seem fazed by losing with a no-no intact. "It was a grind later on."
The Astros were doubled up on the scoreboard despite outhitting the Mariners, 7-1. It was the second straight night Houston lost by multiple runs while posting at least five more hits than Seattle.
"I would say probably the strangest game I've been involved in from little leagues to the big leagues," said Houston manager Bo Porter. "Where you give up one hit and punch out 15 guys and end up on the losing side."
The Astros have now lost eight of their past nine at home and their last 12 games in Minute Maid Park against American League West foes.
With the Astros up 2-0 entering the sixth, Bedard walked Saunders and Brad Miller with one out before they advanced a base on a passed ball. Seattle second baseman Nick Franklin brought Saunders home with a sacrifice fly to center and Miller scored on another passed ball to tie the game.
Despite having over 100 pitches already, Bedard went back out for the seventh, but walked Justin Smoak after retiring Kyle Seager, ending the lefty's night.
According to Porter, Bedard was ready to leave the game.
"The plan was to see if he could have a quick inning," Porter said. "He was at the end of the rope. When I went out there with a chuckle and left it up to him, he just said, 'I'm done' and flipped the ball at me. At that point, I took the ball."
Bedard confirmed that there was no desire to continue at that point, with 109 pitches, even though a no-hitter was still a possibility.
"I've had three shoulder surgeries, so I'm not going over 110," he said. "I'd rather pitch a couple more years than face another batter."
The walk to Smoak ultimately ended up costing him the decision, as the Mariners first baseman was the first run of the inning, tagging him with the loss.
Jose Cisnero entered and walked a batter before serving up Saunders' go-ahead double that just eluded Brandon Barnes' glove on Tal's Hill in center field.
The Astros were mostly at the mercy of Seattle All-Star starter Hisashi Iwakuma, who pitched around some early threats to earn the win with seven innings of two-run ball.
He never had it easy, beginning in the third, when Houston put runners on second and third with no outs. Consecutive strikeouts and a hard-hit Jose Altuve liner that Iwakuma nabbed ended the threat. The Astros left two more runners on in the fourth.
"Again, you talk about the critical strikeouts," Porter said. "Tonight's game is a prime example of how you lose baseball games. There are critical strikeouts that are more vital when you are in position to put the ball in play and score runs. From a situational standpoint, we didn't get it done."
Bedard cruised through four frames, retiring the first 12 Mariners as his off-speed stuff left Seattle hitters baffled.
The Astros gave the southpaw his big break in the fifth. After being so frustrated the prior two innings, Altuve's sacrifice fly and Jason Castro's RBI infield single provided Houston a 2-0 edge.
But the command Bedard had used to fool hitters and cruise past a hot-hitting Mariners lineup evaporated, leading to the combination of errant pitches and walks that earned him a strange loss despite pitching an abbreviated no-hitter. He's now lost his last four outings and is 3-7 for the year.
"That was one of the odder wins I've ever seen," Saunders said. "[Bedard] was getting ahead in counts and keeping us off balance. Later in the game, we were able to work our walks and we've been doing that great as of late. Getting runners on ... we were able to manufacture a couple runs with no hits, which is pretty surprising."
Bedard is just the second Astros pitcher to finish 6 1/3 hitless innings without completing a full no-hitter. Don Wilson also did so in September 1974 against Cincinnati.
The Astros were looking for the 11th no-no in club history and their first since six Houston pitchers combined to blank the Yankees in 2003.
But instead, it was Seattle that emerged with its fourth win in the past five games against the Astros, giving it a 6-5 edge in the season series.


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Cubs plan to build hotel across from Wrigley Field
Ricketts reportedly sign agreement for boutique that will complement neighborhood
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. announced Thursday that it will develop a boutique hotel affiliated with the Sheraton brand, and the exterior design will fit within the current Wrigleyville neighborhood landscape and community.
Ricketts family spokesman Dennis Culloton said the hotel will complement the neighborhood as well as serve fans and tourists.
"Most importantly, building this hotel is a critical part of a more than $500 million plan to re-invest in Wrigley Field and the neighborhood," Culloton said in a statement. "The family wants to create 800 construction jobs and 1,300 full-time jobs, preserve Wrigley Field as one of the top three tourist destinations in the state and grow the ballpark's $650 million in annual economic impact to Chicago and the region."
The hotel would be built on the land that currently houses a McDonald's restaurant and would anchor a large-scale entertainment and retail development. The Ricketts purchased the land in 2011 for $20 million.
A McDonald's restaurant would be included in any future redevelopment of the property, according to an agreement between the Ricketts family and the McDonald's corporation.
The Ricketts family also owns a parcel of land next to Wrigley Field, but development of that property depends on a proposal to renovate the ballpark, which celebrates its 100th birthday in 2014. The family has been seeking state and local taxpayer incentives to help finance the proposed $200 million in renovations.
The Ricketts family is expected to discuss the Wrigley renovations this weekend during the Cubs Convention.


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Your IQ that's measured in school has to do with problem solving -
mental gymnastics. Your spinal IQ also has to do with problem solving -
these are "problems" of the physical kind.
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A European Private Company Statute05 September 2009
by inadim -- last modified 08 July 2011
Progress must be made to improve access for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the Single Market and to promote their development in the European Union. The European Council proposes the adoption of a European Private Company Statute enabling companies to be set up across the Community, under simplified conditions.
Proposal [COM (2008) 396] for a Council Regulation of 25 June 2008 on the Statute for a European Private CompanySUMMARY
The Proposal aims to establish a European Private Company Statute (SPE) with limited liability, in order to create a simplified legal form to encourage the setting up and running of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Single Market.
The SPE can be formed ex nihilo by one or several natural persons and/or legal entities. It may also be formed by transforming, merging or dividing existing companies. The latter can have a statute governed by national or Community law, such as those recorded as being a European Company (Societas Europeaea) or SE.
Capital and shareholders
The minimum capital of an SPE can be 1 euro. It is divided into unquoted shares, which cannot be offered to the public or negotiated on a regulated market. Each shareholder is only liable up to the amount for which they have subscribed or agreed to subscribe.
The management body establishes a list of shareholders, which constitutes proof of ownership for the shares. All shareholdings must be notified to the management body which registers them in the list of shareholders. The procedure of excluding a shareholder is subject to a resolution of the shareholders which then leads to a request made by the SPE to the court having jurisdiction. Similarly, shareholders can withdraw from the SPE in order to protect their interests.
The registered office and the central administration or main establishment of the SPE are established in the European Community. The company is registered in the Member State in which the statutory registered office is located. Its subsidiaries are governed by the national law where they are established. An SPE is not bound to establish its central administration or main establishment in the Member State in which the registered office is located. Administrative formalities and registration costs must be reduced as much as possible.
The registered office of the SPE may be transferred to another Member State, without having any consequences on the legal personality or on the rights and obligations created by contracts concluded previously. The transfer takes effect on the date of registration in the host Member State.
The shareholders determine the Articles of Association of the SPE, according to the matters listed in Annex I of the Proposal. Matters not covered by the Articles of Association are subject to the national law of the Member State in which the SPE has its registered office.
The management body is responsible for the management of the SPE, and exercises all prerogatives that are not held by shareholders.
Shareholders are responsible for the organisation of the SPE. They adopt resolutions that are binding upon shareholders, the management body and the supervisory body of the SPE and on third parties.
Accounts management and the preparation, filing, auditing and publication of accounts shall be subject to national law.
Employee participation
Methods for participation are subject to the regulations of the Member State where the SPE has its registered office. Directive 2005/56/EC shall apply in the case of cross-border mergers. In addition, the Proposal for the Regulation provides for a series of specific regulations on this subject if the registered office of a SPE is transferred to another Member State. This is to avoid pre-existing rights concerning employee participation being circumvented.
The existing forms of Community companies are adapted to large enterprises. European SMEs and individuals must therefore benefit from a new form of simplified private company. The Proposal is part of the Commission initiative called the "Small Business Act" (SBA) to encourage the development of SMEs in Europe.
In 2008, SMEs represented 99% of enterprises in the EU, whereas only 8% of them carried out cross-border commercial activities and 5% have subsidiaries or joint companies abroad.
Source: Summaries of EU Legislation


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- Watch for signs of financial stress at your company, or signs that rewards might be curtailed in the near future.
- Try to figure out if your uncertainty is due to a culture clash between your style and the corporate culture. If it is, it might be time to move on.
- Once you do decide to quit, be sure you don't burn any bridges in the process.
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Should you stay or should you go? There's no surefire sign that it's time to look for greener professional pastures. But there are a few clear reasons that could signal it's time to change jobs.
First, ask yourself if there is a culture clash. Is your entrepreneurial nature always at odds with the collaborative style of your co-workers? Do you need a social, mobile work environment to keep your creative juices flowing, while your office is neatly divided up into closed office spaces? A company's core culture isn't likely to change over night, so if you're not happy, it might be time to look elsewhere.
Another sign that a job change might be in order is a lack of performance-based rewards. Maybe you've received the standard raise yet again, but weren't awarded a new title. Or you consistently exceed the limits of a company's bonus structure. Most employees need incentives and rewards to feel valued, and if you're not getting them, it might be time to dust off that résumé.
Signs of financial stress at your company are another red flag. If vendors are starting to complain about late payments, or one of your own paychecks bounces (or you hear that a coworker's did), you may want to proactively protect yourself by launching a job search.
If you decide that it is indeed time to quit and move on, take care when breaking the news to your boss. A poorly executed resignation could come back to haunt you. There may be a time when you need a referral from him or her to help you land a new job. And even after you quit, a merger could potentially reunite you with your former supervisor.
Set up a meeting to announce your plans to quit at least two weeks in advance of your departure. Share the news immediately rather than dance around the subject. Tell your boss you have enjoyed working at the company but don't want to pass up a new, compelling opportunity. Emphasize the lure of the new job rather than the flaws of the old one. Other good reasons to give for leaving include the chance to gain more responsibility, make a bigger impact on an organization or learn new skills.


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Guy Fieri Visits Davis' Pub
Guy Fieri, host of the Food Network's Diners, Drive Ins and Dives, visited Davis' Pub in the Fall 2011. Thank you to all the Pub fans that suggested DDD stop here. We are humbled to have so many think highly of our little dive.
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FunStuff: Charlottesville events June 7 and beyond
Flick 'n float
You can watch movies on your couch or in the theater any old time, but when's the last time you kicked back poolside– or actually in the pool– to soak up some cinema? This Friday is the first of three City-sponsored summer film events, and kids are sure to be revved over the selection chosen to play at Washington Park pool: Cars 2. In the second installment of the hit Pixar series, Lightning McQueen leaves his home in Radiator Station to compete in the World Grand Prix. He'll have some thrilling adventures and tough competition, no doubt; but if you're lucky, by the end, it's your kids who'll be out of gas.
June 8, Washington Park Pool, sunset, free
Speed racers
The family that runs together has funs together! Grammatically incorrect, perhaps, but true nonetheless, especially when the event in question is the Charlottesville Track Club's All Comer's Track Meet. Runners of all ages and levels are invited to participate in a variety of timed events from 100 meters to 800 meters. Those with a bit more endurance can test their mettle in either a two-mile or 5K timed race, and parent/child and sibling relays round out the night.
June 14, Charlottesville High School track, 6:30pm, $2 non-members
Oldies but goodies
Fans of the PBS series Antique Road Show know that valuable antiques passed down by generations can find their way into the attics of clueless descendants– or complete strangers– who are utterly unable to distinguish between a mint condition 13th century Ming Dynasty vase and a 1990s Ikea trinket. Could you have priceless gems hidden among your aged possessions? This week's your chance to find out as the Jefferson Area Board for Aging sponsors "Better with Age," an appraisal and fundraising event. In addition to expert appraisers, the afternoon features music by jazz pianist Jim Wray and wine from Trump Winery. So pick up your old Underwood typewriter– or that vase you think Grandma bought at Ikea– and head down to the Omni. You could be sitting on millions.
June 10, Omni Hotel, 2-5pm, $25/$35
Music for mouths
Anyone seen the viral Youtube video of world renowned violinist Joshua Bell playing an impromptu concert in the metro as harried D.C. commuters rush by without stopping to listen? Don't be like them. You've got a chance to recognize top flight classical music this week, as hometown talent and current Juilliard graduate students Fitz Gary (viola) and Avery Wait (cello) perform a benefit chamber music concert for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. Accompanied by New York City pianist Solon Gordon, CHS grad Gary and Tandem Friends School grad Wait will perform works by composers including Schumann, Brahms, Debussy, and Bartok at 500 Park Street. While there's technically no charge, donations of money or nonperishable food for the Food Bank are appreciated.
June 10, First Presbyterian Church, 3pm, free
Sunset and sipping
Many people take an annual fall trek up to Carter Mountain Orchard for the bountiful apples that grow at the top– and the breathtaking views of fall foliage. Switch the fruit to grapes (which also grow on the mountain), and the leaves from red, orange, and yellow to green, and you'll start to understand the appeal of the Thursday evening events put on this summer with the help of Prince Michel Vineyard and Winery. Really, what sounds more appealing than listening to live music (no cover charge) and sipping wine (charged by the glass) while gazing out over the lush green rolling hills and the Blue Ridge Mountains on warm evening? The apples can wait.
Thursdays from June 7-October 4, Carter Mountain Orchard, 5pm, free entry
Songs for change
When the going gets tough, the tough pull out their instruments and sing songs of protest. At least that's one way to respond to the current political state of affairs, and there will be plenty of protest songs at the Saturday night FolkMuusic Fest at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Unitarian Universalist church, featuring a slew of local musicians including the folk duo of Mike Cvetanovich and Penny Bowles as well as singer-songwriter Wendy Repass (pictured here), whose soulful voice and pointed lyrics evoke Sarah McLachlan, the Indigo Girls, and Brandi Carlile.
June 9, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church, 7:30pm, $10 suggested donation
Picture this!
Launched in 2007, the Look3 Festival of the Photograph continues to attract world-famous photographers– and throngs of camera toting professional and amateur shutterbugs. This weekend, picture yourself at the Paramount for any one of three "Insight Conversations," featuring world renowned photographers being interviewed by well known journalists and photography experts. Our pick: the Friday night chat with Donna Ferrato, whose work often illuminates the horror of domestic violence (as seen in this image titled "Garth & Lisa") and who will share her perspective with NPR radio host Alex Chadwick. A picture may speak a thousand words, but there's something especially compelling about hearing the story behind the picture from the artist who captured it.
June 8, The Paramount Theater, 4pm, $35
World beat
With the horns blaring and drums beating, a Baaba Seth show offers one guarantee: you will dance. Pictured here in their younger years, Baaba Seth has been working fans into a frenzy since today's 21-year-olds were in diapers, but the band's constantly evolving world beat sound stays fresh. Find out for yourself at the next Fridays After Five concert on the Downtown Mall.
June 8, nTelos Wireless Pavilion, 5:30pm, free
Jig is up!
If you think Michael Flatley's gotten a bit too big for his tight britches, what with his world touring Riverdance show and him always getting the pretty ladies after he beats his competitor in a tap dance, you don't have to give up on Irish music and dance altogether. The Blue Ridge Irish Music School presents a concert in a house by Irish band Lilt. Featuring Tina Eck on flute and whistles, Keith Carr on banjo and bouzouki (a Greek instrument similar to a lute), and guest singer Eileen Estes. Pre-registration required by calling 434-409-9631 or emailing firstname.lastname@example.com. (You can also sign up for $20 pre-concert workshops with Lilt.)
June 9, 2146 Lakeside Drive, 7pm, $15 concert
Speaking out
For decades, local attorney Steve Rosenfield has fought for civil rights, representing rape victims, people wrongly accused of murder, and serving as president of Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, and he has stories to tell. He'll share his wisdom gleaned from years of courtroom battle in a presentation titled "Representing the Least Among Us," as part of The Rutherford Institute's 2012 Summer Speaker Series held at Rutherford's HQ at 1440 Sachem Place and requiring an RSVP to 434-978-3888.
June 11, The Rutherford Institute,10am, free
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Come celebrate 15 years of protecting the land, air, water and communities of Central and Southern Appalachia!
Join us for a very special annual membership meeting that includes Appalachian music, readings and revelry as we come together to celebrate our past, present and future work for the health and betterment of our region. Proceeds from the event will support the current and future program work of Appalachian Voices.
The event is free for current Appalachian Voices members. New and renewing members can join for as little as $35 and receive a ticket to the event & a membership or renewal. Premier seating is available for an extra $15 donation, but its limited and expected to go quickly.
To purchase a ticket & membership, or to RSVP to the event, see the ticket information above.
If you cannot attend but want to help our work, please visit http://AppalachianVoices.org/donate to make your donation.
We look forward to seeing you in Charlottesville to kick off another 15 years of protecting the region we all love.


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There are many ways you can help I2P!
To get involved, please feel free to join us on the #i2p-dev IRC channel (on irc.freenode.net, irc.oftc.net, or within I2P on irc.echelon.i2p, irc.dg.i2p or irc.postman.i2p). We also have a forum, which is available at i2pforum.net on the clearnet and at i2pforum.i2p inside the network. If you don't want to create an account on our forum, some of our developers are active Redditors who will talk to you on r/i2p.
If you're interested in joining our team, please get in touch as we're always looking for eager contributors!
We need help in many areas, and you don't need to know Java to contribute! Here's a list to help get you started!
Grow the Community
- Spread the Word! — Tell people about I2P on forums, blogs, and comments to articles. Fix up the Wikipedia article about I2P in your language. Tell your friends, and more importantly, use I2P to communicate with your friends! We have many tools that can help you keep your private conversations private.
- Translation — Help translate the website and the software into your language. Translators are a very important part of this decentralized project and your work is always appreciated. See the new translator's guide for details.
- Testing — Run the latest builds from monotone or a recent build from the unofficial github mirror and report results on #i2p or as bugs on Trac.
- Documentation — Suggest changes to the website, or help fix the parts of the website that you notice outdated or incomplete. We also always appreciate our wonderful translators, join one of our Transifex teams and help translate pages into other languages.
- Multimedia — Create promotional materials, infographics, and videos about I2P. Create guides to setting up your favorite services on I2P, and take screenshots as you go. If your guide is helpful, we'd love to mirror it on our blog.
- Content — One of I2P's greatest strengths as a peer-to-peer network is that anyone can run their own website, it's actually a built-in feature. Create an eepSite, talk about something you're passionate about, or just interested in. It's easy, and it's getting easier every single day. Announce it on r/i2p and i2pforum.i2p/i2pforum.net you will have visitors in no time.
Host Services for Yourself and Others
- Services — Running many kinds of services on eepSites is very easy. You could self-host almost anything, from an SSH server for yourself to an ActivityPub forum for everyone and anything in between. Almost anything you can think of can be made to work with I2P, and your service is valuable to the network.
- Reseeding — Getting new users onto the network is a very important task, and that task is handled by our reseed servers. The more reseed servers we have, the more de-centralized and redundant our infrastructure is. It's a big responsibility, but it's pretty easy to set up a reseed server for new routers to bootstrap from. Detailed instructions are on our reseed server page.
Develop Software
- Applications — Write or port applications for I2P! There's some guidelines and a list of ideas on the applications page.
- Coding — There's plenty to do if you know Java or are ready to learn. Check for open tickets on Trac or the TODO list on zzz.i2p for some ideas on where to start. See the new developer's guide for details.
- Analysis — Study or test the code to look for vulnerabilities. Both anonymity vulnerabilities from the various threat models, and DOS and other weaknesses due to security holes, benefit from ongoing research.
- Donate