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Investigators zero in on earlier blaze on runaway train as death toll in Quebec town hits 13
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec – Investigators searching for the cause of a fiery oil train derailment that wiped out a small town's center and killed at least 13 people zeroed in on an earlier blaze on that same train, and the possibility that the series of actions that followed it might have somehow caused the locomotive's brakes to fail several hours later.
Inspectors, meanwhile, searched for remains in the derailment's devastated epicenter after finally being cleared to enter the area late Monday — almost three days after the disaster. A total of 50 people were missing, including the 13 unidentified victims, and the death toll was sure to rise.
The rail tankers that blew up had a history of puncturing during accidents, but investigators acknowledged that it was too soon to tell whether that had been a factor in the explosions.
All but one of the train's 73 cars were carrying oil. At least five of the train's tankers exploded after coming loose early Saturday, speeding downhill nearly seven miles (11 kilometers) and derailing into the town of Lac-Megantic, near the Maine border.
Maude Verrault, a waitress at downtown's Musi-Cafe, was outside smoking when she spotted the blazing train barreling toward her.
"I've never seen a train moving so fast in my life, and I saw flames ... Then someone screamed 'the train is going to derail!' and that's when I ran," Verrault said. She said she felt the heat scorch her back as she ran from the explosion, but was too terrified to look back.
The rail tankers involved in the derailment are known as DOT-111 and have a history of puncturing during accidents, the lead Transportation Safety Board investigator told The Associated Press in a telephone interview late Monday.
TSB investigator Donald Ross said Canada's TSB has gone on record saying that it would like to see improvements on these tankers, though he said it was too soon to know whether a different or modified tanker would have avoided last weekend's tragedy.
The DOT-111 is a staple of the American freight rail fleet. But its flaws have been noted as far back as a 1991 safety study. Among other things, its steel shell is too thin to resist puncturing in accidents, which almost guarantees the car will tear open in an accident, potentially spilling cargo that could catch fire, explode or contaminate the environment.
"It's too early to tell. There's a lot of factors involved," Ross said. "There's a lot of energy here. The train came down on a fairly significant grade for 6.8 miles before it came into the town and did all the destruction it did." He said the train was moving at 63 mph (101 kph) when it derailed.
Officials were also looking at a locomotive blaze on the same train in a nearby town a few hours before the derailment. Ross also said the locomotive's black box has been recovered, and investigators were examining whether the air brakes or the hand break malfunctioned.
"The extent to which (the fire) played into the sequences of events is a focal point of our investigation," Ross said.
The Saturday blasts destroyed about 30 buildings, including a public library and Musi-Cafe, a popular bar that was filled with revelers, and forced about a third of the town's 6,000 residents from their homes. Much of the area where the bar once stood was burned to the ground. Burned-out car frames dotted the landscape.
The derailment raised questions about the safety of Canada's growing practice of transporting oil by train, and was sure to bolster arguments that a proposed oil pipeline running from Canada across the U.S. — one that Canadian officials badly want — would be safer.
Raymond Lafontaine, whose son and two daughters-in-law were among the missing, said he was angry with what appeared to be a lack of safety regulations.
"We always wait until there's a big accident to change things," he said. "Well, today we've had a big accident, it's one of the biggest ever in Canada."
The area remained part of a criminal probe and investigators were exploring all options, including the possibility that someone intentionally tampered with the train, said Quebec provincial police Sgt. Benoit Richard.
Canadian Transport Minister Denis Lebel said the train was inspected the day before the accident in Montreal and no deficiencies were found. Lebel defended his government against criticism it had cut back on rail safety measures. He said the rails remain a safe way to transport goods the vast majority of the time.
The train's owners, Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, said they believed brake failure was to blame.
Local fire chief Denis Lauzon said firefighters in the nearby town of Nantes, uphill from Lac-Megantic, were called to handle a locomotive blaze on the same train a few hours before the derailment.
Joe McGonigle, Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway's vice president of marketing, said the fire was reported after the first engineer secured the train and went to a local hotel.
"We know that one of our employees from our engineering department showed up at the same time to assist the fire department. Exactly what they did is being investigated so the engineer wasn't the last man to touch that train, we know that, but we're not sure what happened," McGonigle said.
Nantes Fire Chief Patrick Lambert said that when his crew intervened, the engine was shut off per the standard operating procedure dictated by Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway. The blaze was extinguished within about 45 minutes. And that's where the fire department's involvement ended, Lambert said.
"The people from MMA told us, 'That's great — the train is secure, there's no more fire, there's nothing anymore, there's no more danger,'" Lambert told reporters. "We were given our leave, and we left."
Edward Burkhardt, the president and CEO of the railway's parent company Rail World, Inc., suggested that the decision to shut off the locomotive to put out the fire might have disabled the brakes. "An hour or so after the locomotive was shut down, the train rolled away," Burkhardt told the Canadian Broadcast Corp.
Meanwhile, crews were working to contain 100,000 liters (27,000 gallons) of light crude that spilled from the tankers and made its way into nearby waterways. There were fears it could flow into the St. Lawrence River all the way to Quebec City.
Quebec's Environment Ministry Spokesman Eric Cardinal said officials remained hopeful they could contain more than 85 per cent of the spill.
The growing number of trains transporting crude oil in Canada and the United States had raised concerns of a major disaster. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has been pushing the Obama administration to approve the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast, has said railroad transit is more "environmentally challenging" than pipelines.
The train's oil was being transported from North Dakota's Bakken oil region to a refinery in New Brunswick on Canada's East Coast. Because of limited pipeline capacity in the Bakken region and in Canada, oil producers are increasingly using railroads to transport oil to refineries.
The Canadian Railway Association recently estimated that as many as 140,000 carloads of crude oil will be shipped on Canada's tracks this year — up from 500 carloads in 2009. The Quebec disaster is the fourth freight train accident in Canada under investigation involving crude oil shipments since the beginning of the year.
Associated Press writers Gillies and Charmaine Noronha contributed from Toronto. James MacPherson contributed from Bismarck, North Dakota.


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Here is a face (and body) that we haven't seen in a minute. Shawn Sutton looks like a million dollar bill at New York Fashion Week for Miguel Antoinne Spring/Summer 2010.
Miguel Antoinne is a rising young black and Latino designer who says he designs "sexy" clothing for the man "on the town, at the club... or jumping out of an airplane." The interview with Antoinne, see Shawn Sutton on the runway and up and coming models Thiago Santos and Andrew Ruffin, WHEN YOU JUMP.

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How our show works: We know the games, however, we don't know the content! That's where you and your audience friends come in! You give the suggestions and our in house comedians create scenes and characters based off those suggestions! It's on the spot comedy just for you! The jokes only happen once and won't ever happen again, making this an extra special night to enjoy!
Laugh, drink and enjoy local! We serve beer, soda and water. As always there is no drink minimum.
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Weekly business rail, with tax tips, a BBB warning about a scam using the BBB name, and more.
Tip of the Week
The average American spends approximately 12 hours preparing a Form 1040 income tax return, according to the Internal Revenue Service. With so much time invested, the last thing you want to do is make a mistake on your tax return - especially one that delays your refund. Fortunately, several of the most common mistakes made on tax returns are simple in nature:
- Incorrect Social Security numbers. They must match perfectly with what's on Social Security cards because the IRS compares tax return information with the Social Security Administration's database.
- Misspelled names. All names on returns must also match Social Security cards. Pay special attention to dependents' last names, as those tend to be misspelled.
- Filing status errors. If you're not sure which of the five statuses you are, see IRS Publication 501.
- Miscalculations. In addition to math errors, taxpayers often miscalculate amounts related to their taxable income, withholding and estimated tax payments, the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child and Dependent Care Credit, the standard deduction for age 65 and older or blind, and taxable amounts of Social Security benefits.
- Incorrect bank account numbers for direct deposit or payments. Double check the routing and account numbers for your financial institution so that you either receive your refund in a timely fashion or pay your balance on time (thus avoiding penalties and interest).
You can prevent a lot of errors like these by simply not rushing, says TaxACT spokesperson Jessi Dolmage. "Prepare your return when you have the fewest distractions. If you're interrupted, stop and come back to your return later, or even the next day. You don't have to do your taxes in one fell swoop.
BBB Watch
An email scam using the Better Business Bureau's name and logo continues to proliferate across North America, and even to some overseas addresses. Most of the emails carry the well-known BBB torch logo and may come with the subject line "Complaint from your customers." The emails have a link or an attachment containing malicious phishing malware that steals information, often with devastating results to businesses and private citizens.
"While the Internet has many benefits; misrepresentations and scams like this are one of the ugly features of the Internet," said Steve Bernas of the Better Business Bureau.
Because of experiences such as this one, the BBB has updated its advice and recommends the following to anyone who receives the email:Do not open any attachments. Do not click on any links. Delete the email from your inbox, and then delete it again from your trash or recycling folder. Run a full system scan using reputable virus software.
For more information, visit www.bbb.org.
The List
According to Forbes, here are the top-earning women in music:
1. Lady Gaga
2. Taylor Swift
3. Katy Perry
4. Beyonce
5. Rihanna
Number to Know
2.5 percent: Rise in sales from November through Dec. 17 over last year's numbers, according to ShopperTrak.
Tech Talk
Microsoft recently announced that the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show will be the last one it participates in.
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What to look for in a small business mentor
Small Business Guides
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Whether you're starting your first small business or you're a serial entrepreneur, you'll probably do better with a mentor. Not because they have all the right answers. Far from it. The best mentors make a ton of mistakes – which is why they're so valuable.
Mentors are really good failures
'Failing fast' is a popular notion in business. If you're going to make a mistake – and everyone does – you might as well get it over with quickly. Learn the lessons and move on. But there's something even better than failing fast and that's learning from someone who has already failed. You get the gain without the pain. That's where mentors come in.
They can seem like bulletproof captains of industry, but successful business people are just as bruised and battle-scarred as the rest of us. They've succeeded despite the setbacks. And even better, they're prepared to help you avoid those same mistakes. Why wouldn't you get one?
We talked to two successful business owners about their experience with mentors.
- JD Crouse co-founded Bolder Band Headbands in Colorado, US, in 2013 – and won Shopify's prestigious Build a Business competition.
- Jo Burston founded Job Capital in Australia in 2006 and also set up Inspiring Rare Birds to support women entrepreneurs.
They agree that mentors give you:
- knowledge you don't have yet
- access to valuable networks and capabilities
- reassurance that mistakes are okay
- a good eye for spotting business weaknesses you can't see
Six tips for finding a small business mentor
JD has been mentored by the Shark Tank's Daymond John, while Jo still has her first mentor from 10 years ago. Here are their top tips on choosing the right person to help you grow.
- Know what a mentor is and isn't
A good mentor will:
- support, encourage and provide direction
- have the expertise and skills you lack
- share knowledge, experience and networks
- see you as a whole person, not just a business
A small business mentor is not a business coach – they don't tell you what to do. They tell you about similar problems they had and show you how to find a solution.
Jo Burston recommends choosing someone who's already made the mistakes you're likely to make. "You learn more from observing other people's problems and innovating a solution, versus just hearing about success."
- Get started early
It's never too soon to look for a small business mentor. They can help you figure out if your business idea has legs. They can also assist with early choices, like what to charge customers or how to find suppliers.
As a novice, you're most vulnerable to mistakes in the early days. A mentor can help you avoid common pitfalls and get your business set up right.
Shopify connected JD with mentors in the very early days of Bolder Band Headbands. Like a lot of small business people, he worried his idea was too small and too raw to bother a mentor about. But once he got over that reluctance and put himself out there, he says the rewards were great. Insights and advice flowed fast. "It was like drinking from a firehose. We were consuming all we could into our brains."
- Look for someone compatible
When picking a mentor, go for someone who's in business themselves. An industry veteran can offer useful insights but they don't know what it's like to run a business. And don't overlook the personal side of the relationship.
Look for a person:
- with similar values
- who you respect and trust
- who's committed to watching you succeed and grow
- who inspires you
You have to feel comfortable with your mentor as a person because you'll be sharing more than just numbers. Jo says a good small business mentor will help you through the emotional side of doing your own thing, too. That means they'll see your vulnerabilities when you have bad days.
"It takes vulnerability to say 'this is not going the way I wanted it to go...I'm frightened about something...I'm scared about what's going to happen' – all those things require you to be quite vulnerable."
- See it as a learning opportunity
It's hard to ask for help because it requires you to admit your limitations. But it's a good first step in switching to an agile small-business mentality. That's a mindset where you:
- understand what you can't do
- invite (and genuinely listen to) criticism
- accept that things will go wrong
It's all about opening yourself up to learning and growing. And that means accepting you have learning and growing still to do.
JD explains that pride and fear of failure can inhibit your business if you let them take hold. "If I look at some of the decisions I made not to try something, it was because I was scared of failing. Now, when we try something new around here, we want to break it. When we launch something, we want to give it enough energy that it's going to take off, or if it flops, we just move on."
- Value the time and energy of your mentor
You've chosen your small business mentor because they represent success in your eyes. You want to get as much from them as possible, but don't become a burden. Ask them how they'd like to organise your time together.
You should:
- commit to a regular meeting time (that suits your mentor)
- jot down your discussion topics ahead of each meeting
- follow through on the action points that come up
- Know when to pull the plug
There's no point continuing a relationship when the value has disappeared. You'll evolve as time goes on and your needs will change. Perhaps your small business mentor will become less relevant to you. It's natural to move on.
But be aware that you're only outgrowing a particular mentor, not mentorship. Find a replacement. Even serial entrepreneurs need mentors. And, of course, be sensitive about how you exit the relationship. Always remember what your mentor did for you. Be respectful and stay in touch.
Get a mentor and get moving
Choosing a small business mentor is the first step in embracing an entrepreneurial frame of mind. It signals you're ready to learn, pivot, adapt and evolve. But don't feel you have to take the first mentor that comes along. It's important to connect with them on a personal level. You'll get much more out of your mentor if you can share the full experience of running a business – from the numbers right through to the emotions.


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Originally published in The Essential Herbal Magazine in the Mar/Apr '08 issue, it seems like this is a great time for folks to try something they've been wanting to do for a while. Betsy taught my sister and me to make mozzarella, and nothing compares to homemade!
Herbal Cheesemaking
One of my favorite things to do with fresh herbs is use them to flavor home made cheese. There is nothing better than a crusty piece of French bread, fresh Chevre flavored with basil and garlic, and warm diced tomatoes spread over top! Making soft cheeses is quick, easy, fun, and best of all it requires very little equipment.
The concept of how milk turns into cheese is relatively simple. Milk is mainly made up of water and proteins. To make cheese, you basically have to separate the proteins (curds) from the water (whey) by causing the milk to coagulate. The proteins stick together and form small lumps called curds, which are cut to release any remaining whey and then eventually they form a beautiful ball of soft round white cheese.
Equipment: The only equipment you will need is a stainless steel, glass, or enamel pot (no aluminum, it can make the cheese taste funny), a long knife that reaches to the bottom of your pot, a thermometer (one that measures temperatures as low as 65 degrees), a slotted spoon, and butter muslin. Butter muslin is very similar to cheesecloth but has a finer weave. You could use regular cheese cloth but I would double it up so that you aren't losing any curds during the draining process. When making cheese it is imperative to make sure that all tools are clean and sterilized to prevent growth of unfriendly bacteria. I boil all of my supplies in a pot for about 5-10 minutes just to make sure everything is completely sterilized.
Ingredients: You will only need three ingredients for my recipes; rennet, culture, and milk. Rennet is used to coagulate milk. It is an enzyme that originally came from the stomach of a calf. How man ever figured out that it would make cheese is a story for another day. These days there is also the option of getting vegetable rennet which is made from, you guessed it, herbs! There are many herbs that can be used to coagulate milk such as bark from the fig tree, lady's bedstraw, nettles, butterwort, knapweed, and yarrow. I have never been adventurous enough to try making my own rennet though; cheese is enough for me! I buy my rennet from New England Cheesemaking Supply Company, a fabulous company. Not only have herbs been used to make cheese, they have also been used to color cheese. Historically, yellow cheeses were desired because they were thought to contain more butterfat. Cheesemakers would add marigold petals, saffron, and hawthorn buds to their cheeses to turn them a beautiful yellow color in order to be able to charge more for their product.
New England Cheesemaking Supply Company also sells direct set cultures for cheese making, which I prefer using over a mother culture. Direct set cultures are more convenient as they are simply a packet of powder that is added to the milk and used to create a specific culture, depending on the type of cheese you want to make. Direct set cultures leave less room for unhealthy bacteria to grow because you are handling it less, and there is no need to keep a mother culture.
As for milk, technically you can use any type of milk straight from the grocery store. You can even use powdered milk. The main thing to remember is that you cannot use ultra-pasteurized milk because it is heated to such a high temperature that it usually will not work and you will end up with some runny looking ricotta. I prefer to use raw milk for my cheese. If you live in an area where raw milk is available I highly recommend trying it, just make sure to purchase it from a reputable farmer. I think it makes a more rich tasting cheese.
Basic Directions: Each cheese recipe is slightly different, but there are really only four basic steps to making soft cheese. Once you become familiar with these basic procedures you can make just about any recipe. To begin, you will heat the milk and add the culture and/or rennet. Next the milk generally left to sit until a curd is formed and well set. You will know once the curd is set because it will start to pull away from the sides of the pot, leaving a clear liquid. This liquid is the whey. You can also stick your finger or curd knife into the cheese. If the curd looks firm and releases a clear, greenish colored liquid when separated, it is set. Once the curds are set they are ready to be cut. You want to use the back (smooth) side of the knife to cut with. (They sell a special knife called a curd knife for this purpose which is smooth on both sides, but I think the back of a regular bread knife works just fine.) You want to slice the curd, sticking the knife the whole way down to the bottom of the pot, and cut acrossed, from left to right, about one inch apart. Then cut the same way but in the opposite direction, so that you end up with square pieces that look like a checker board. Basically, you just want to end up with equal sized pieces of curd about an inch or so in size, this will make it easier for the whey to drain out. Last of all, using the slotted spoon, place the curds in butter muslin or cheese cloth and hang to drain. It's really that easy!
Basic soft cheese recipe
1 gallon milk
1 packet mesophilic starter culture
salt to taste
1. Heat milk to 72 degrees.
2. Add mesophilic starter culture
3. Cover and let sit for 12-24 hours until firm. (I usually let it set overnight.)
3. Ladle the curds into a strainer lined with butter muslin, tie the corners and hang to dry.
4. Allow the curd to drain 4-6 hours or until desired consistency.
1 gallon goat milk
1 packet direct set Chevre culture
salt to taste
1. Heat milk to 86 degrees.
2. Add Chevre starter culture.
3. Cover and let sit for 12-20 hours until firm. (I usually let it set overnight.)
4. Ladle the curds into a strainer lined with butter muslin.
5. Allow the curd to drain 4-6 hours.
This cheese is similar to cream cheese but has less fat because it is made with mostly milk and only a small portion of cream.
1 gallon whole milk
1 pint of heavy cream
1 packet mesophilic starter culture
¼ tablet rennet, diluted in 1/3 cup cool, unchlorinated water
salt to taste
- Combine and heat milk to 80 degrees.
- Add the starter and gently stir.
- Add the rennet and gently stir.
- Cover and let sit for 12-18 hours until the curd is set.
- Pour the curd into a strainer line with butter muslin, tie the corners and hang the cheese to drain.
- Add salt to taste.
Herb Blends
Below are some of my favorite herbs blends. They are formulated for 1 pound of cheese. They can be added to any of the above cheeses after they are done draining. One gallon of milk will make approximately 2 pounds of cheese. This gives you a lot of cheese to experiment with and create your own personal blends!
Blend #1
3 fresh basil leaves, chopped
1-2 small garlic cloves, minced
Blend #2
¼-1/2 cup fresh chives, chopped
3 strips cooked bacon, crumbled
Blend #3
1 Egyptian onion, minced
1 ½ tsp fresh sweet marjoram
1 fresh basil leaf
garlic salt to taste
Finishing touches:
I think I love herbal cheeses as much for their aesthetic beauty as for their taste. Instead of blending herbs into the cheese, try forming the cheese into a ball and roll it in herbs such as herbs de province, peppercorns, nuts, dried fruits and berries, or a rainbow of edible flower petals. Garnish with pansies or nasturtiums.
Home Cheesemaking by Ricki Caroll is truly the bible for home cheesemakers and will teach you everything you need to know.
I can't recommend Ricki Carroll's books, website and catalog enough. She truly is the cheese queen. My goal is to someday be able to stretch mozzarella like Ricki! Check out the great pictures on her web site. She sells a fantastic 30 minute mozzarella kit.
New England Cheesemaking Supply
P.O. Box 85 Ashfield, MA 01330
Phone: (413) 628-3808 Fax: (413) 628-4061 Email: email@example.com
www.smalldairy.com is also a fabulous resource with tons of information on cheesemaking, cheesemakers, and where to buy supplies.
Betsy May is a Certified Holistic Health Practitioner and Yoga Instructor with a love of all things herbal. She can be reached at betsy.may @hotmail.com.


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"Razzle Dazzle" from Benjamin Moore
Greetings all,
As much as we all feverishly look through each new magazine for the hottest trends - there are more important things than a dramatic, new paint colour.
Gwyneth Paltrow
More important than a custom-made Ralph Lauren evening gown for the Oscars.
Or even a beautiful room by Miles Redd.
And that is your health.
October 1st marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Take a moment and be well informed about the facts. Click here for more information on screening, treatment, and donations. Click here for more information on the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Be well,
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AP Source: Dodgers lack cash for May 31 payroll
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) – Major League Baseball believes the Los Angeles Dodgers do not have enough money to make their end of May payroll, a person familiar with the team's finances told The Associated Press.
The person spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because MLB's investigation of the team's finances under owner Frank McCourt is ongoing. The Los Angeles Times first reported that the Dodgers lacked the cash to make their May 31 payroll.
The person said that if the Dodgers don't have the money, MLB would step in and make payroll.
"We've been assured that all their obligations will be met," union head Michael Weiner said in a telephone interview with the AP.
Commissioner Bud Selig and the man he appointed to monitor the Dodgers, Tom Schieffer, were to meet Thursday. McCourt said in a statement to the AP that he blamed the commissioner's office for any financial issues.
"The fact that we had obligations coming due in 2011 was no surprise to us and no surprise to Major League Baseball," McCourt said.
McCourt has publicly complained Selig has refused to approve a 17-year contract with Fox that could be worth more than $3 billion, a deal that would include a front-loaded payment of about $300 million. His lawyers sent a letter to MLB putting his complaints in writing, a precursor to a possible lawsuit.
"We developed a plan which eventually became the Fox transaction. We've been working on that plan, in different versions, for the last six months," McCourt said. "That is a transaction that is now completely negotiated, ready to be signed, and ready to be closed. It's the series of delays in allowing us to close this transaction that has created the problem here. Otherwise, there would be no problem here. My recent investment into the club was necessitated by the delay."
The commissioner's office effectively took control of the team on April 20, and Schieffer, the former Texas Rangers president, was appointed by Selig the following week. Schieffer must approve any transaction over $5,000. MLB is investigating the finances of the team and related entities since McCourt bought the Dodgers from the Fox division of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in 2004.
Rob Manfred, MLB's executive vice president for labor relations, said McCourt and the Dodgers were the cause of any difficulties. Manfred met with Schieffer on Wednesday and was to join Thursday's session with Selig.
"Any financial problems faced by the Los Angeles Dodgers are the result of decisions made by Mr. McCourt and his management team over a period of years," Manfred said in a statement. "The pace of the commissioner's investigation has been adversely impacted by the Dodgers' failure to produce documents in a timely manner and by the complexity of the financial structures surrounding the club. The commissioner intends to complete the investigation promptly but will not accept less than a thorough investigation."
The Dodgers said late Wednesday that the documents and financial information requested by MLB on April 20 had been placed in a data room at Dodger Stadium earlier in the day and that a current financial report on the team was given to Schieffer and MLB executive vice president John McHale Jr. last week.
Based on an opening-day payroll of $103.8 million, the Dodgers' payroll for its major league roster in the second half of May will be approximately $8.25 million. The figure includes 16 days salary, but not any signing bonus payments that happen to fall due.
"I'm sure they'll figure something out to make payroll, so I'm not worried about it at all," Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp said.
McCourt, involved in a contentious divorce, took a $30 million loan from Fox, the team's television partner, in the weeks leading up to Selig's decision to appoint a monitor. Baseball was concerned that McCourt was removing assets from the franchise, once considered one of the premier teams in the sport.
Baseball provided loans to the Texas Rangers before Tom Hicks sold the team last year to a group that included Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan. During the offseason, the commissioner's office gave the New York Mets a $25 million loan. And in 1992, the Detroit Tigers borrowed about $5 million from MLB to make payroll one month.
"Obviously, Major League Baseball, Frank and whoever else, one of them is going to take care of it either way," Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier said.


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With very little information on the internet about communication device meaning's, it is very rare when we get a chance to re post, with permission, an article from this industry.
You grew up texting and friending, so you have demon fast thumbs, a relaxed attitude toward online privacy and a baked in familiarity with the web. In other words, you're a digital native.
That's what a recent post on the HBR blogs by government executive John K. Mullen says, anyway. In it, Mullen warns Millennials that "the internet may have partially rewired your brain in such a way that when you meet people face to face, you're less capable of figuring out what they're thinking" because you're less skilled at picking up verbal and body language clues.
Research suggests that excessive, long-term exposure to electronic environments is reconfiguring young people's neural networks and possibly diminishing their ability to develop empathy, interpersonal relations, and nonverbal communication skills. One study indicates that because there's only so much time in the day, face-to-face interaction time drops by nearly 30 minutes for every hour a person spends on a computer. With more time devoted to computers and less to in-person interactions, young people may be understimulating and underdeveloping the neural pathways necessary for honing social skills. Another study shows that after long periods of time on the internet, digital natives display poor eye contact and a reluctance to interact socially.
Could this possibly be true? Author Stever Robbins has previously complained about the same phenomenon to me in an interview, saying "there are an awful lot of people under the age of 25 who spend an inordinate amount of time communicating via text and email, and they do it even when they should be working. Get that under control."
Robbins cited a young person he worked with who was reluctant to speak in person and constantly wanted to text instead, which Robbins felt stunted their relationship and made him less likely to help advance this young colleague's career.
That offers a clue to what might be going on here. Gen Yers shake their heads in disbelief when we're told we lack empathy because most of us don't experience our friends and peers as lacking understanding or being frustrating to communicate with. But remember, even if these studies don't pan out under close examination, and even if your brain is not all that different from your parents', you still have to interact with older, less digitally immersed generations at work.
Like Robbins and his young colleague, this can cause a clash of expectations and styles (and maybe even hold back your career). Your brain is just probably fine, but that doesn't mean you won't annoy your middle-aged boss if you try to use the same communication style with him that you do with your friends.
But fret not, both Mullen and Robbins offer tips to help you blend in. Mullen's emphasis is on learning what older generations expect in terms of face-to-face meetings like interviews. He suggests:
Your interviewer may be specifically looking for evidence that you're willing to make eye contact. Engage the interviewer – show a lively interest. This may not come easily.
Make clear that you understand the importance of face-to-face meetings and that you're willing to sit down with people. If an interviewer or a questionnaire asks how you'd contact someone in a potentially fraught situation, don't assume that email is the correct answer.
Develop empathy, especially if the thought scares you. Commit to spending two weeks without using your cell phone. And without texting and tweeting. Do all of your communications by planning in advance and by meeting up with people and doing face-to-face interactions. If you can't do that for two weeks to a month, seriously fix that, because it is simply the case that the way human beings are wired, the way relationships get formed is face to face. Relationships do not get formed textually. Very shallow relationships do, but the people you're going to depend on for big breaks are going to be people you have relationships with and not necessarily the people you tweet with all the time.
Do you think young people need to train themselves to match the communication expectations of older professionals?
London-based Jessica Stillman blogs about generational issues and trends in the workforce for Inc.com and GigaOM.
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A Sandwich a Day: The Second City at Bergstein Deli Food Truck
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It's due time this sandwich blog took notice of the burgeoning food truck scene around Chicago. Sure, it's the food movement de jour, comparable only to the cupcake takeover of the late 2000s (seriously, there is a cupcake shop on nearly every street corner in downtown). But discerning palates care not where the food comes from, but rather what it tastes like. And for those looking for a deli sandwich akin to the stylings made famous along the East Coast, Bergstein Deli is the truck to track down. Or at least follow on Twitter.
No need for lettuce and the like, Bergstein nixes the typical greens for slice after thinly-shaved slice of kosher deli meat. Take, for example, the Second City sandwich ($9.00). Though named after our fair city, this sandwich would have a New York City native convinced he'd somehow been transported back to Brooklyn. Bergstein packs a toasted pretzel bun with a thick stack of freshly-cut Italian salami, then tops it with warm turkey breast shavings and muenster cheese. It's a meat lovers delight, but there's one gripe: the sandwich—all of Bergstein's food truck sandwiches, for that matter—are rather small, given the price. Can anyone blame us for wanting more?
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The usual reliable bullpen wasn't so reliable last night. Twice, we escaped a bases-loaded situation without the Blue Jays scoring.
The third time cost us as Madson walked in the tying run in the top of the ninth. It broke a 14 scoreless inning streak by the reliever.
Madson's game-tying walk was one of eight by the bullpen. That many walks will bite you.
With his 10th homer, Werth became the fourth Phillie to reach double-digits. We're the first team in the N. L. to do that. Other than his two-run homer, the offense produced only one other run. Lack of hitting at home continues to be a puzzle. Before last night, .273 on the road; .252 at home.
Perhaps we should wear our gray road uniforms at Citizens Bank Park. Then again, we tried that on June 10, 1972, at the Vet, blue road uniforms against Atlanta. Brilliant idea, terrible outcome: 15-3, Braves win.
Trophy Update
Fans can take photos of the World Series trophy prior to every Citizens Bank Park game. The road show will slow down when the end of this month comes around.
For those of you in the Philly area, the trophy will appear this Saturday through the Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society.
June 27-28 it will be in Cooperstown, NY, for a special Phillies World Series weekend at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
"Take The Trophy to Work Day", a promotion with Comcast SportsNet, has drawn nearly 12,000 entries. Registration deadline is June 26.
Minor League Notes
LHP Yohan Flande and OF Stephen Susdorf are the minor league players of the week for June 8-14 . . . OF Michael Taylor continues to put up impressive numbers with the bat with the Reading Phillies. Defensively, he gets high grades, too. Harrisburg manager John Stearns says Taylor has the best outfield arm he's seen since Ellis Valentine . . . Lakewood BlueClaws' magic number for clinching the North Division first-half title is two going into tonight at Hagerstown.
Ring Time
Players received their World Series rings first, as they should, in pre-game ceremonies back on April 8. Front office staff receives their rings on the field after tomorrow's Citizens Bank Park Businessperson's 1:05 p.m. game. Should be exciting.


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SWEET HOME ALABAMA: Romantic comedy. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey, Candice Bergen, Fred Ward and Mary Kay Place. Directed by Andy Tennant. Written by Douglas J. Eboch and C. Jay Cox. (PG-13. 102 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.)
There's a certain formulaic and familiar quality about "Sweet Home Alabama, " but it doesn't matter. This is a film that uses traditional screenwriting touches (like characters from antithetical social classes falling in love) to great effect, mining the material for laughs, awkward moments and a sweet revelry that is endearing and infectious.
Melanie Carmichael (Reese Witherspoon) is an up-and-coming New York fashion designer who gets engaged to a man (Patrick Dempsey) who is rich, successful and looks like John F. Kennedy Jr. Her fiance's mom (Candice Bergen) is the mayor of New York. It all seems dreamy until Melanie returns to her hometown in Alabama to complete the divorce that will let her marry into this elite Manhattan family.
Melanie's soon-to-be ex-husband (Josh Lucas) has ideas of his own. A redneck who's still in love with the small-town woman he's known from childhood, he stalls for time so he can persuade her to stay in his life. He also acts as a catalyst for old memories, including brushes with the law that Melanie hid from her fiance.
Witherspoon's character is torn by this tug between the past and the present. Compared with her life in Manhattan, her parents (whom she hasn't seen in years) seem like hicks, and her old friends seem uneducated and tied down -- and, yet, there's something real about their manners and manias (like re-enacting Civil War battles), and she realizes that there's something sweet about her soon-to-be ex.
"Sweet Home Alabama" is an inspired, at times hilarious love story that seldom loses its way as we see Melanie struggle to choose between the two men who covet her. The worst you can say about "Sweet Home Alabama" is that, in some spots, it's predictable and almost too polished. Do the men in Melanie's life have to be that handsome? Do Southerners really call people from New York and the Northern states "Yankees"? Would Lucas' character really snappily retort, "Just 'cause I talk slow doesn't mean I'm stupid"?
Regardless, Lucas says his lines with flair, as does most of the cast in "Sweet Home Alabama." Witherspoon -- for those who've not seen her in "Election" and "Legally Blonde" -- shows she's a viable actress who can stretch into a role and do funny, sad and sassy and play a flawed character who has a habit of lying and isn't picture perfect.
There are other pleasant surprises in "Sweet Home Alabama," including Nathan Lee Graham, who plays a gay fashion designer who is friends with Melanie and who accompanies her to the South for a big event. His character's potential relationship with a gay friend of Melanie's in Alabama is one of the little subplots that keep "Sweet Home Alabama" on its toes and keep the audience guessing.
Thankfully, director Andy Tennant avoided the trap of emphasizing the hit '70s song that was popularized by Lynyrd Skynyrd. The tune "Sweet Home Alabama" is featured in this movie -- as when Melanie attends an outdoor dance and a band named Cornbread covers Skynyrd's hit -- but that's about it. The song ("Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue; sweet home Alabama -- Lord, I'm coming home to you") could be a kind of anthem for the movie, but it would have been really cliched to bookend every scene with it or to have the film's Alabama characters sing it in their cars.
In the end, Witherspoon's character sings a happy tune. That's not giving anything away. The movie's tag line ("sometimes what you're looking for is right where you left it") practically invites you to make that assumption. This is a feel-good movie that does just that.


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ESPN is laying off around 100 employees, including anchors, reporters and writers who have covered everything from the NFL and NHL, as well as college football and basketball.
Among the employees who announced on Twitter that they are no longer working for ESPN are Jayson Stark, Trent Dilfer and Ed Werder.
ESPN president John Skipper released a statement to employees today.
"A necessary component of managing change involves constantly evaluating how we best utilize all of our resources, and that sometimes involves difficult decisions," Skipper wrote and said there will be changes in the talent lineup
Officials from Bristol, Connecticut-based ESPN said the majority of the nearly 100 layoffs are not based in Connecticut.
Knew cuts were coming. Sad to say nine great years at ESPN end for me in July. Please stay tuned to @Midday180.— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) April 24, 2017
A tweet from ESPN PR said, "Managing change involves difficult decisions ..."
Jayson Stark Tweeted that today is his last day covering baseball for ESPN after 17 years.
Veteran ESPN reporter Ed Werder tweeted that he was informed that he was being laid off, effective immediately.
After 5 great years, I've been laid off by ESPN. It was a tremendous opportunity & I enjoyed working w/a lot of really, really good people— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) April 26, 2017
Trent Dilfer was also let go and announced that he was laid off on Twitter.
Landed in Madrid. Turned on phone 1st time all vacation. Got texts asking if job was safe. Found out it was not. Enjoyed my 4 years, ESPN.— C.L. Brown (@clbrownespn) April 26, 2017
"Our content strategy – primarily illustrated in recent months by melding distinct, personality-driven SportsCenter TV editions and digital-only efforts with our biggest sub-brand – still needs to go further, faster…and as always, must be efficient and nimble," Skipper wrote.
After 5 incredible years, I was laid off today by ESPN. I met & worked w/ some great people & I am very grateful to ESPN for the opportunity— Derek Tyson (@DerekTysonESPN) April 26, 2017
He added that "dynamic change demands an increased focus on versatility and value, and as a result, we have been engaged in the challenging process of determining the talent—anchors, analysts, reporters, writers and those who handle play-by-play—necessary to meet those demands."
The statement went on to say that beyond changes to the company's talent lineup this week, a handful of new jobs would be posted "to fill various needs."
After nearly eight years of covering the NHL, MLB and the NFL at ESPN, it time for the next chapter in my career.— Joe McDonald (@ESPNJoeyMac) April 26, 2017
"These decisions impact talented people who have done great work for our company. I would like to thank all of them for their efforts and their many contributions to ESPN," Skipper wrote.
Sports and entertainment industry watchers say reductions are ESPN were inevitable since they've been responsible for the economics of the the industry changing for decades.
ESPN's media and broadcasting rights agreements with the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, and NCAA are all expensive enterprises and the company needs to figure out ways to monetize all of them so they make sense for the bottom line.
Rich Hanley, an Associate Professor of Journalism at Quinnipiac University, says the layoffs announced Wednesday, and the significant reduction in October 2015 are indications that the company has struggled to keep the money flowing in.
"ESPN has to adjust, adapt to not only the coverage of the game but what it has on before the games, during the games, and after the games," he said.
In addition, with more people "cord-cutting," the practice of cancelling cable television subscriptions and relying solely on the internet, has been another hit to ESPN's cable-heavy business model.
It's estimated that ESPN lost more than nine million subscribers in 2016.
Hanley said, "In any business that has that drop off in paying customers has to react to it and ESPN is reacting to it by shrinking its workforce or recalibrating it around the new digital model or anything it can figure out to get those eyeballs back on ESPN whether its on a smartphone or some other device."
The State of Connecticut also has a stake in ESPN's success. ESPN is part of the state's "First Five," economic incentive program.
ESPN had to invest $150 million in its Bristol campus, and hire 150 new employees in Bristol by June 15, 2015 in order to receive $10 million in total tax incentives that they could spread out over multiple years.
The company quickly complied by investing $200 million in its Bristol headquarters, and it hired more than 150 people.
Catherine Smith is the Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development, the agency that administers the First Five program.
She says the layoffs at ESPN are part of the corporate ebb and flow, and she's not concerned about the company defaulting on its commitments.
"We think companies like ESPN that are household names that are run by great people will figure it out. They will go through the ups and downs until they find a strategy that works for them."
According to DECD, 20 of the 100 layoffs affect Connecticut employees with the rest being located outside the state.
Here is the full statement ESPN released:
"Tied to the news ESPN President John Skipper shared with ESPN employees this morning, we first wanted to thank our colleagues for their collective contributions.
"It is important to us to provide some additional context on how our content is evolving. In short, given how fans' habits are changing, our focus continues to be providing high-quality, distinctive content at any minute of the day on any screen. For instance:
"Perhaps the most noted example of this strategy is our recent approach to our flagship program, SportsCenter. SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt, the launch of SC6 with Michael Smith and Jemele Hill, and the debut of more digital-only content socially and on our App means SportsCenter in its many forms is easily accessible, informative and primed with personality.
"Our evolving ESPN App is the best mobile destination for sports fans and has been bolstered by the recent launch of home screen video and increased personalization. On the horizon is more live news video and enhanced video and audio streaming.
"There are numerous examples this year of ESPN's multi-screen approach around big events, ranging from the College Football Playoff Championship Megacast, the NBA Sidecast, the Tournament Challenge and Fantasy Football Marathons, and the Women's Final Four. And at the start of NFL free agency, ESPN3's show featured "Schefter Cam" while ESPN.com and the App were providing extensive clips featuring our NFL reporters and analysts, and ESPN2 wrapped it up with a comprehensive show.
"And on the immediate horizon, three days of NFL Draft TV coverage will be complemented with even more online (which can be personalized to match a fan's favorite team), the cover package of ESPN The Magazine, Mike & Mike and First Take on location, behind-the-scenes coverage on Instagram Stories and more. In May, two of our biggest journalism brands — Outside the Lines and E:60— will relaunch with an emphasis on increased collaboration and a larger presence digitally, socially and across all our screens.
"All this in addition to the extensive coverage this spring of NBA Playoffs, Major League Baseball, Indy 500, the men's and women's College World Series, and more.
"Our goal continues to be to maximize our unparalleled scale in every medium with storytelling that stands out and makes a difference. We are well-equipped to thrive going forward by embracing these themes."


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"The Voice" coaches surrendered control to the people of America Monday as the talent show shifted to a new voting round.
While the contest's four coaches—Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green—will continue to weigh in, the public will have considerable say over which of the 24 remaining competitors will have his face plastered on the cover of a chart-topping album.
Shelton and Aguilera's six students got first dibs on the stage Monday night. For a live show, everything went remarkably well: No falling, no tripping, no painful notes or lyric botching. And the coaches tended to agree.
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"This is not going to be easy," Shelton said as the show began. "It's hard to make a decision."
While each performance was professional, none was particularly mind-blowing.
Jermain Paul, the 33-year-old career background singer who's one of the most talented acts in the line-up was stunted by a poor song. His R&B power was bound by the confines of Bon Jovi's "Living on a Prayer" — a choice blasted by Aguilera and weakly defended by Paul's coach, Blake Shelton.
"The girls liked it," Shelton offered.
Jesse Campbell, another top vocalist— arguably The top vocalist—had a solid performance, but nothing that came close to his audition and gut-busting battle round duet.
RaeLynn, the apple of Shleton's eye, performed a good-enough country interpretation of Maroon 5's "Wake Up Call." Everyone complemented the Texan teen on showing an edgier side than she did during her sweet acoustic audition. But the compliments were all about improvement and potential, with one exception.
"I just came from the Country Music Awards last night," Shelton told her. "You're what everyone talks to me about already. It excites me to know that Nashville is already behind you."
The apple of Christina's eye, Moses Stone, perplexed the other judges who weren't sure how to assess his rap performance on the basis of voice. Aguilera, who spent his entire "Stronger" set dancing in her seat, raising her arms above her head and mouthing the lyrics, snapped back and explained that his performance went over the other coaches' heads.
Aguilera's Ashley De La Rosa, Chris Mann and Lindsey Pavao entertained the crowd with all the requisite bells and whistles—interesting costumes, stage lights, smoke and dancers. But none was exceptional.
The same was true for Blake's other pupils—Charlotte Sometimes, Erin Willet, Jordis Unga and Naia Kete.
Whatever votes are cast (via phone call, text message, iTunes download and new Facebook app, which debuted this week) won't be tallied until polls close tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET. The three lowest ranking contestents will then sing for their lives on Tuesday (9 p.m. ET). The coaches will then drop the ax on the weakest of the three—a threat that might inspire a little more gusto.


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Harper sits out Saturday's victory over Padres
WASHINGTON -- Outfielder Bryce Harper sat out Saturday's 4-0 win over San Diego, one day after jamming his left thumb sliding into third base after a triple.
While X-rays were negative, Nationals manager Matt Williams said there was some swelling and that Harper's hand remained sore. Harper was scheduled to see a hand specialist prior to Saturday's game against the Padres and afterward underwent an MRI, which Williams labeled as "pretty standard."
"We're continuing to work on it," Williams said.
Williams was fairly confident that Harper, who has a .289/.352/.422 slash line with one home run and nine RBIs in 22 games, would not miss an extended period of time with the injury.
"The early tests are pretty good," Williams said. "We just want to make sure we knock it out."
With the Nationals looking at an off-day on Monday, Williams added that Harper might not see action on Sunday, as well.
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Why skulls?
I understand if young kids want skull motifs on their knit items - maybe. But adults, women and men alike wear those items proudly.
I never felt skulls to be nice to look at. Reading up on the symbolism, it didn't make me understand this any better. Why is this skull motif so popular, and not a horse shoe, or a pigs head, or a hammer, for instance?
Doesn't it only remind us of our mortality? We all know how we end up sooner or later.
Wikipedia about Skull symbolism
Have you knit things with skull motives on it, and why did you choose it?
Would appreciate if somebody could shed some light on this. :o)
BTW: some of you know that we have been worrying about my dad's health. As of yesterday we know he's FINE!!! What a releave!
26 comments:
- Larry said...
I don't understand it either and have never been able to find an explanation. I guess it's harmless though even if it is pointless. There are some knee socks in the Vogue Ultimate Socks book that use skulls all down the leg, done in fair isle. I have thought about making them but fortunately my daughter isn't into the whole skull thing.
It's good to hear that your dad is doing well.
- January 09, 2008 9:01 a.m.
- Pat said...
I feel the same way you do - I've never knit a skull. I can imagine that if my boys were a little younger they might want a skull hat or mittens, but an adult??? Who knows?
- January 09, 2008 9:41 a.m.
- Marianne said...
I'm glad to hear your dad is doing well.
The Skull... to me it's a Jolly Roger... pirates... swashbuckling pirates..(so ok, we're talking Captain Jack Sparrow pirate :^). daughter,31, loves them, her sweetie, same age, I did knit him a Pirate Hat... he loves it.... other than the pirate connection? dunno.
(I have no plans for knitting anything for myself with skulls on it)
- January 09, 2008 10:16 a.m.
- Yarn Devil said...
Ok, first, Glad your dad is ok. Second, the skull thing... I bet it's just a way to hold onto that youthful rebel in them. Might make them feel bolder, stronger.. who knows... maybe they use it to remind them that we all come to the same end, it's how we get there... That sounds insensitive, but not ment that way. I myself have never been a skull person... I know my BIL likes them though... maybe I will ask him.....
- January 09, 2008 10:37 a.m.
- elizabeth said...
Because, as Steven Colbert said the other night - 100% of people want to be pirates!!! Yeah, I don't know - that's a good question. I've not knit skulls, but I'm inwardly rebellious.
fyi - my emails to you are being returned, but it might be user error on my part. Just wanted to let you know.
- January 09, 2008 10:41 a.m.
- Mr Puffy's Knitting Blog: said...
I think Skulls are liked because they remind people of pirates and fun childhoon stories like Treasure Island. Pirates live unstructured lives and do what they want when they want - what's not to like about that? Glad to hear your Dad is doing well.
- January 09, 2008 12:40 p.m.
- Agnes said...
I am another one who doesn't get it! Never feel the urge to knit a skull motif ... though I do like Captain Jack Sparrow! LOL!
- January 09, 2008 12:43 p.m.
I've never been big on skulls as a youngster. But now at the ripe old age of 30 ( ;-) ), something about a knit skull is somewhat appealing. Maybe it's that I'm holding onto my youth. Maybe I'm just jumping on the bandwagon of trying to be one of the "cool kids". I'm not sure. But a skull hat or mittens just seems kind of fun sometimes.
- January 09, 2008 1:13 p.m.
- Angelika said...
I guess it's all about the Pirates of the Carrabian thing right now or just a way for kids to show they can be a rebel as they are growing up, kinda like pirates are? That's my guess. I just made a hat like that too and to ge honest I kind of like the dark mark scarf in shadow knitting I saw on Ravelry.
- January 09, 2008 2:23 p.m.
- Maggie said...
Why skulls? Because skulls are BAD ASS! And as I have just entered my 30s in the past couple of years, I have an inexplicable need to feel as bad ass as possible.
Also, there's a delicious irony in knitting things like skulls because knitting is considered to be a meek and quiet pastime that churning out innocuous knitty things while skulls are BAD ASS and IN YOUR FACE.
I'm happy to hear good news about your dad!
- January 09, 2008 3:39 p.m.
I don't get it either, and like Pat have never knit one and prob never will.
I see the skull though as a bad boy thing, skaters, and that time, I don't think of pirates or happy places at all hehhe :)
I just don't know
- January 09, 2008 4:27 p.m.
- 2paw said...
I don't understand the skull craze, unless one is a Pirate and has a Jolly Roger!!! Glad your dad is well. I know how happy everyone must be!!!
- January 09, 2008 10:01 p.m.
GREAT question!
i do not get it either. have never knitted one!!!
i don't get the dinosaur thing either.
best wishes to your dad.
- January 09, 2008 11:01 p.m.
- Cloudberry said...
I do knit some hat/mittens with skulls for my boys. But I would never wear something with skulls myself.
And I too connect it with pirates - not death.
Glad your dad is well :)
- January 10, 2008 1:19 a.m.
- T-Mom said...
I'm glad to hear about your dad.
I don't get it about skulls, either, and have never knit anything with them, but Maggie's comment explains it to me at least a little bit.
- January 10, 2008 2:58 p.m.
I'm so happy to hear your Dad is fine! Yay!
I agree w/Angelika, I think it's Pirates of the Carribean movies and a kids thing. As in Kids! They were the darndest things.
I am so old.
- January 10, 2008 4:49 p.m.
I personally wouldn't wear skulls myself, but it's very popular with clothing designers these days. My husband had some t-shirts and shoes with skull motifs on them, I should ask him if he'd wear skulls of the handknitted type...
- January 10, 2008 5:34 p.m.
- Dave said...
Skull symbolism ... Definitely a topic one could spend a lifetime researching! Pirate stuff. :-)
- January 10, 2008 9:49 p.m.
- Sarah said...
Glad to hear about your dad!!
I heard somewhere that in some cultures he skull is a simbol of rebirth and new life. Unfortunately I'm not sure where I heard it or where in the world this belief comes from but there is maybe a different spin.
(I sorta think having the pirates movies that have come out the last few years have an impact as well)
I haven't knit anything with skulls but I do have two shirts from Cafe Press with Skulls, one says "surrender yer yarn" and the other says "knitter"
- January 10, 2008 10:04 p.m.
- knititch said...
oh monika you are addressing a question i have asked myself again and again. i made helloyarn's hat for both my great niece and a venezuelan friend of mine. the baby cap because the dad found it cool, the venezuelan's because he claims to be of pirate descent and the sweater for my 3 year old great nephew with text on the sleeves saying ahoy matey and arrgh because it is a fad in that age group. but to me it is a weird symbol somehow. when i was working with children one child made a pillow with skulls and a text saying the death, the death. the teacher who was very experienced had no idea of how to deal with her 'artwork' . in art history it is the memento mori and i love that for some reason because it might enhance one's life quality while we are here.
but personally i love polar bears much more.
- January 11, 2008 2:56 p.m.
I'm in the middle of making a skull scarf for my son-in-law. He liked the pattern so I'm knitting it for him. It wouldn't be want I would like, but I'm not making it for me.
- January 11, 2008 4:42 p.m.
I don't get the skull thing, either.
- January 13, 2008 2:41 p.m.
I never knitted anything with a skull and I am not planning to do it. I hope my children never ask me to make something with a skull because I don't like it.
It is funny: I asked the same question on our Dutch group on Ravelry (written in Dutch).
- January 14, 2008 3:27 a.m.
- Violiknit said...
Glad to hear your father is doing well :)
I don't get the skull thing either. It creeps me out, and I avoid buying or knitting anything with that design. I suppose that since pirates have been quite popular in the last few years, it may have caused an increased interest for those skull motifs...
- January 20, 2008 11:49 a.m.
- TllGurl said...
Why skulls?
Why not?!
Despite the fact that I am a modern, educated woman living in the 21st century, I find them mysterious, dangerous and a little edgy.
Maybe I was a pirate in a former life.
Or maybe I like the effect it has on people who see my knitted skull and crossbone fingerless mits. Or the skull and crossbone hat as I knit it.
"What's that? Are those skull and crossbones? Wow..."
I also like and completely "get" the Day of the Dead imagery from Mexico. I love calavera (skeleton) art.
That's my story, and I'm stickin' with it.
And cheers for your dad!!
- February 22, 2008 4:06 p.m.
- Zaz said...
hello :)
like you don't know why you don't like skulls, i don't know why i like them ;)
i just got 48 and i like fun things, so maybe the answer lies there? i don't like jolly rogers though, i don't know why.
i don't care for pirates nor treasures.
i have two skull themed knit items on my blog, one is a hat called "cemetry" and another is a sweater in bonbon pink (laced motif).
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The Padres open their home season Tuesday afternoon against an old foe in a remodeled Petco Park.
The Padres are hosting the Dodgers (3:40 p.m.; TV: FSSD) in the home opener after losing five games on their season-opening road trip.
Left-hander Clayton Richard gets the honor of starting the home opener against the Dodgers Josh Beckett.
Before Tuesday's opener, the Padres did get some much-needed good news on third baseman Chase Headley, who opened the season on the disabled list after suffering a fracture to the tip of his left thumb on March 17.
Headley's thumb passed a battery of tests Monday and Headley took his first swings since being injured before Tuesday's game. He hit off the tee and took swings off soft tosses from hitting coach Phil Plantier in the Padres batting cage. He then fielded grounders during batting practice with the glove on his left hand.
While not giving a specific date for his return Headley -- who finished fifth in the National League Most Valuable Player voting after hitting 31 homers and driving in a National League-leading 115 RBI last season – said he would be playing by May 1.
"His return looks closer to four or five weeks than six," said Padres manager Bud Black.
With the right-handed Beckett starting for the Dodgers, rookie Jedd Gyorko will start at third for the Padres with Alexi Amarista at second. Carlos Quentin will be in left. It will be the first Petco Park home opener for all three.
Meantime, Richard will be trying to rebound from a poor first outing in New York -- where he served up three two-run homers – against a Dodgers team against which he has had mixed results.
Richard is 6-3 lifetime with a 3.16 ERA in 13 starts against the Dodgers.
But former Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez is 7-for-8 against Richard, center fielder Matt Kemp has a .375 career average against Richard with two homers in 32 at-bats and third baseman Juan Uribe has a .385 average against the Padres left-hander with two homers.
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Time: 3:40 p.m. Game: 1 of 3
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Dodgers RHP Josh Beckett (0-1, 4.50 ERA)
Beckett vs. the Padres: 5-2 career, 2.09 ERA in seven starts.
Beckett at Petco Park: 2-2 career, 2.73 ERA in four starts.
Beckett, 32, was part of the package sent by the Red Sox to the Dodgers last Aug. 25. He moved west along with Gonzalez, outfielder Carl Crawford and second baseman Nick Punto. Beckett was a combined 7-14 last season with a 4.65 ERA in 28 starts, but was 2-3 with a 2.93 ERA in seven starts with the Dodgers. Beckett, who will be making $31.5 million with the Dodgers over the 2013-2014 seasons, has a career 132-96 record with a 3.91 ERA in 308 games (305 starts).
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Yonder Alonso: .000 (0-for-3, SO)
Everth Cabrera: .071 (1-for-14, BB, 4 SO)
Chris Denorfia: .167 (1-for-6)
Jesus Guzman: .333 (1-for-3, 2B)
Nick Hundley: .167 (2-for-12, 2B, BB, 2SO)
Mark Kotsay: .800 (4-for-5, Bb, SO)
Cameron Maybin: .111 (1-for-9, 3 SO)
Carlos Quentin: .333 (2-for-6, 2B, BB, SO)
Will Venable: .280 (7-for-25, 2B, 6 BB, 7 SO)
Padres LHP Clayton Richard (0-1, 14.54 ERA)
Richard vs. the Dodgers: 6-3 career, 3.16 ERA in 13 starts.
Richard at Petco Park: 19-16 career, 2.82 ERA in 45 starts.
One of the major questions facing the Padres in 2013 is how the shorter fences will affect Padres pitchers. Despite the distant fences of the past, Richard, 29, last season led the National League with 31 homers allowed. Only 10 of those homers were allowed at Petco Park, where he was 8-5 in 2012 with a 3.02 ERA compared to a road record of 6-9 with a 4.74 ERA. Rivals batted .245 against Richard at Petco Park last year. On the road, hitters had a .284 average against Richard. After giving up 21 homers on the road last season, Richard yielded three, two-run homers in 4 1/3 innings in his 2013 debut last Wednesday at Citi Field in New York.
Dodgers vs. Richard:
Jack Billingsley: .000 (0-for-1, SO)
Carl Crawford: .000 (0-for-2, SO)
Luis Cruz: .143 (1-for-7)
A.J.Ellis: .273 (3-for-11, 2B, SO)
Mark Ellis: .300 (3-for-10, HR, SO)
Andre Ethier: .143 (4-for-28, 2B, BB, 3 SO)
Adrian Gonzalez: .875 (7-for-8, SO)
Jerry Hairston Jr.: .000 (0-for-10)
Ramon Hernandez: .286 (2-for-7, SO)
Matt Kemp: .375 (12-for-32, 4 2B, 2 HR, BB, 3 SO)
Nick Punto: .625 (5-for-8)
Skip Schumaker: .000 (0-for-3)
Justin Sellers: .125 (1-for-8, 2B, BB, 2 SO)
Juan Uribe: .385 (10-for-26, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 4 SO)
Starting Lineups
Los Angeles Dodgers
1.Carl Crawford (L), LF -- .456-0-0
2.Mark Ellis, 2B -- .389-0-1
3.Matt Kemp, CF -- .100-0-2
4.Adrian Gonzalez (L), 1B -- .400-0-5
5.Juan Uribe, 3B -- .000-0-0
6.Andre Ethier (L), RF -- .278-1-2
7.A.J. Ellis, C -- .250-0-1
8.Justin Sellers, SS -- .063-1-1
9.Josh Beckett, RHP -- .000-0-0
San Diego Padres
1.Everth Cabrera (S), SS -- .182-0-0
2.Will Venable (L), RF -- .133-0-0
3.Carlos Quentin, LF -- .308-0-3
4.Yonder Alonso (L), 1B -- .190-1-1
5.Jedd Gyorko, 3B -- .261-0-3
6.Alexi Amarista (L), 2B -- .111-0-1
7.Cameron Maybin, CF -- .059-0-1
8.Nick Hundley, C -- .133-0-1
9.Clayton Richard (L), LHP -- .000-0-0
Looking Ahead
Wednesday: Dodgers Chad Billingsley (2013 debut) at Padres LHP Eric Stults (1-0, 0.00 ERA), 7:05 p.m.
Thursday: Dodgers RHP Zack Greinke (1-0, 0.00 ERA) at Padres RHP Jason Marquis (0-1, 3.00 ERA), 7:05 p.m.
Friday: Rockies RHP Jon Garland (1-0, 3.00 ERA) at Padres RHP Tyson Ross (0-1, 4.50 ERA), 7:10 p.m.
Saturday: Rockies RHP Jhoulys Chacin (1-0, 1.35 ERA) at Padres RHP Edinson Volquez (0-2, 10.00 ERA), 5:40 p.m.


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