DBD 06.17.09 Responding to UCLA alum
by HydroTech on Jun 16, 2009 9:50 PM PDT
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I'm studying for culinary school finals, and in my culinary school review class there is this smug UCLA alum that always tries to let me know that UCLA is better than Cal at everything. I'm tired of hearing his stupid "Hippie" jokes and would like to respond with something better than "UCLA sucks," but I don't have the time to do some thorough research into UCLA to get this guy to shut his trap, because of these damn culinary school finals.
This guy was on UCLA's rally commie (which he makes sure to reminds me about it every time we talk) and a requirement of being on UCLA's rally committee was that members had to know about Cal so that they can talk trash about Cal.
Other than the usual "satellite school" jokes and "baby blue" jokes, I really can't think of much else. One thing that I did mention to him that got under his skin was about how a bunch of UCLA football players were caught with illegally obtained disabled parking placards. Any suggestions on other rebuttles?
Thanks!
I've been working on my chocolate souffle recipe lately. Here are some pictures from the internet which sort of look like what I've been making:
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Oh man, looks like you are going to NAIL souffle class!!!! I’ve give you an A for that.
Cal rugby players known to be good:
BERKELEY – The University of California saw eight of its student-athletes from the Golden Bear rugby program receive 2009 USA Rugby Collegiate All-America honors, with one honorable mention, in an announcement made Monday.
Ryan Harris and Jim Barrett were named USAR All-Americans for the first time to end their collegiate careers, joining two-time honorees Keegan Engelbrecht, Dustin Muhn and Blaine Scully; three-time honorees Colin Hawley and Eric Fry, and four-time honoree Chris Biller. Ryan Taylor, a 2008 All-American, was named a 2009 honorable mention.
Graduating senior Paul Jesseman was also recognized as an All-American by American Rugby News, which also tabbed Biller, Engelbrecht, Fry, Hawley, and Muhn as All-America choices.
Harris, a wing, and Barrett, a prop, were seniors on the 2009 team that won 30 games and advanced to the national title match. Scully, who played inside center and wing, was previously recognized as both a USAR and ARN All-American following his 2008 season, before transferring to Cal.
The addition of three new players to California’s list of USAR All-Americans brings the Rugby Bears’ all-time total to 117.
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Softball player makes USA team:
Pitcher/ utility player Valerie Arioto will be representing USA Softball as a member of the American team playing at the Japan Cup in Sendai, Japan later this summer. The Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) announced the three teams that will represent USA Softball Women’s National team program during the 2009 summer season. The three teams were selected after a selection camp in Chula Vista, Calif, held June 8-12.
Arioto’s squad, the 2009 USA Softball Japan Cup Team will compete at the Japan Cup in Sendai, Japan, July 31- Aug.2. The USA Softball Pan American Qualifier Team will represent the USA at the Pan American Qualifier in Maracay, Venezuela, July 31-Aug.9. The final squad, the USA Softball Women’s National Team, will compete at both the Canada Cup in Surrey, B.C., and the KFC World Cup of Softball presented by Six Flags in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Arioto, a first team All-Pac-10 and first team All-Pacific Region selection, also earned third team NFCA All-American and second team Easton All-American honors this season doing double duty as a pitcher and playing first base for the Bears. Arioto was the second leading hitter on the team, posting a .325 average with a .425 on-base percentage. She was second in home runs with 10, tied for the lead with 37 RBI, led the team with 41 runs scored, and stole 15 straight stolen bases before being thrown out on her 16th attempt of the season. Arioto posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage, not making an error on defense in 244 chances. As a pitcher, she ended the year with a 14-9 record and a 2.40 ERA, capping her season with a complete-game four hitter against the top-rated Florida Gators at the Super Regional in Gainesville, Fla.
Arioto will play alongside Florida’s Stacey Nelson,the nation’s ERA leader, Arizona’s Stacie Chambers, the nation’s home run leader, and Ashley Charters, a member of Washington’s 2009 National Championship team.
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can I get a comment or fanpost about life in culinary school / as a chef?
For example, do pastry chef’s specialize in baking? Is a special emphasis within culinary school?
Do they teach you how to a) make marinades and b) how to BBQ like a champ? Any chance I can get a special mouth watering marinade recipe from yours truly?
Pics or your really a cocktail waitress.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Pics of other smokin’ hot cocktail waitresses or you’re Yan Can Cook.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
He’s actually famous Italian cook Giatta de Laurens, or whatever she calls herself. We’re still trying to figure out why he spoke at a UCLA commencement speech last week.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 16, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
BECUZ UCLA IZ BETTAR DEN CAL IN EVRY WAY DUH.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 16, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t write like that ever again. You nearly broke my monitor.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 16, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you have to experience how people type during middle school?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 16, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
We had a keyboarding class at our middle school. I was at 120 words per minute before my brain got stupid.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 16, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Not like that. I mean like on the internets talking to people while in middle school. Some people talk in all caps except they make the I’s lowercase. No, it really doesn’t make sense, but middle school in general doesn’t.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 16, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
When I was in middle school, we didn’t have the internet. We had Wolfenstein 3D and SimCity 2000. Those were the days…
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I think I had SimCity 2000.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
looks like I need to change my breakfast cereal...
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Credit were credit is due - I think this is a reasonably classy reponse from the original author and good food for thought.
I would take my post back because this negativity just creates more negativity on the other side. As a Bruin, I initially respected and liked Cal because it was a sister school. Then I read a lot of hateful things from Cal fans on the web concerning UCLA and I saw some Cal fans beat up one of their own at a football game because they thought he was a Bruin. His blue shirt was too light. This type of stuff created a hatred in me for that school that might rival any negative feelings I might have for USC, our true rival and the school we’re supposed to hate. In fact, I almost respect USC fans more because our rivalry is a natural one. We’re not sister schools.
My post above will instill hatred for UCLA in Cal fans that might not hate UCLA already and that bothers me. In that way, I’m no better than the Cal fans that sent me down this path or the Cal fan mentioned Seas98’s original post. I would like UCLA fans and Cal fans to respect each other, but my anger got the best of me and I just added to the problem.
For the record, I was very close to the student section incident he was referring to, and it was embarrassing. I can describe it in greater detail if people want, but I wouldn’t say that what happened reflect to any degree on the majority of Cal fans or even the majority of students. But embarrassing nonetheless.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Dammit and I was literally on my way to reprinting what he said before to my sister to follow up my: “I completely hate your school” post from earlier today. Its no fun if he is actually reasonable.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 16, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
That incident was embarassing
but I wouldn’t characterize it as being a simple case of him getting beat up for wearing the wrong colors. I was close to the incident as well. The colors thing was part of it, but this guy also stood up during halftime and was egging on the students around him. Is that a reason to beat someone up? Absolutely not, no one should get beat up like that. But in a setting where there are a bunch of drunk college students, that sort of thing will happen at ANY university, and it’s not because Cal students hate UCLA so much.
Plus even if he got beat up just because his shirt was too light, you’re right – the embarrassing actions of 5 idiots don’t reflect the views of the other 5000 students in the student section. Similarly, the nonsense spewed on Bruins Nation only reflects the views of a bunch of 40 year old virgins in Nestor’s posse going through a mid-life crisis – not the hundreds of Bruins I know who are rational, coherent and intelligent.
by Sharkbit12 on Jun 16, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Or my sister who only goes to games and knows nothing about football (she calls me before games to ask who is going to win). But that doesn’t stop me from giving her shit for it.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 16, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, okay, I should have read Sharkbit12’s post because he just said the same thing I did. And I was totally about to write another post saying: “Plus even if he got beat up just because his shirt was too light … the embarrassing actions of 5 idiots don’t reflect the views of the other 5000 students in the student section.”
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Was this in 2006?
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by Berkelium97 on Jun 16, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
It would be interesting to hear your take on things. I was literally like 4 rows up from the guy directly in front of him. He didn’t deserve a beat down but at the same time he certainly wasn’t helping himself avoid a beatdown.
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It was lots of bad timing
Lots of things tend to happen at halftime for a variety of reasons. For one, by halftime all of the people who have spent all morning/afternoon getting drunk at fraternities have arrived and shoved their way into the student section. At halftime, everybody sits down and gets uncomfortable when there’s not enough room because everybody takes up more room as they sit. Then, everybody has the cards for the card stunts and the computer paper they print the directions on. So drunk people throw the paper at anybody who stands up.
The guy in the too light t-shirt stands up. People throw things at him like they do to anybody else who stands up. He’s also drunk, and therefore starts gesturing and yelling at nobody in particular. At the time I figured he was a UCLA fan trying to piss people off but things were pretty unclear. This is when things get out of hand. An already ex-friend of mine and his frat friends happened to be near me at the time. Earlier in the game they had the courtesy to warn me that as soon as Cal scored they were planning on starting a sort of mosh pit to create more room for themselves because they got to the game late and had to cram in.
They’re the type of people who are drunk and looking for a fight. When they saw this guy starting a ruckus, they intentionally climbed 5 to 10 rows to confront/fight him. I don’t know if anybody else from a different part of the student section came to join in other than these guys who were together, but they were pretty much the only ones I saw. This ex-friend that I mentioned, I’ve seen him get removed from the student section on other occasions by campus police. I for the life of me couldn’t figure out why his tickets had not been revoked yet, but he was still around for the UCLA game to help cause problems.
So yeah, drunk people who come late and in part because they just want to be able to get away with acting like maniacs are bad.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
by norcalnick on Jun 16, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I would rec this, but this doesn't reflect well on the university...
…ah to hell with it. Rec’d. Thanks for the info.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 16, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Every school has its share of bad apples. I don’t think all UCLA fans are all asshats despite most of the ones I’ve interacted with being asshats. U$C fans on the other hand… they’re all asshats. Especially that DC Trojan guy. He’s THE WORST!!!
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Oregon: who cares?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 16, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
You should tell it to his face. YOU SHOULDN’T TALK BEHIND HIS BACK MAN. That’s high school hijinx!
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 16, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
For one, by halftime all of the people who have spent all morning/afternoon getting drunk at fraternities have arrived and shoved their way into the student section. At halftime, everybody sits down and gets uncomfortable when there’s not enough room because everybody takes up more room as they sit.
Well in MM we sit pretty much the whole time. And nobody is really that drunk. I mean there was that one UCLA fan at the game this year who was pretty drunk and he is one of those guys that yells out instructions during sporting events. During FUCLA kickoffs he screamed ‘COVER’ like 80 times, as if the team would forget to do it without him.
Just in case you guys wanted to see the awesome view from MM. That’s him, by the way.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 16, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, at the Emerald Bowl, I was in the same section as The. Best. Cal. Fan. Ever. He was incredibly drunk. And that was before he bought 2 beers at the stadium. Before the game he yelled at least 15 times (that is NOT an exaggeration): “Let’s play some GOD DAMN FOOTBALL”. After the final touchdown he started going crazy and either hugged or high fived literally everyone in the section. There was this one guy, also exceptionally drunk, who he hugged and they jumped around in circles while hugging and screaming. Then, when he came over to give me and my friend the obligatory high five, it lead to this epic exchange (after we high fived and shared Cal pleasantries):
Drunk guy: Hey… hey you guys drive home safely tonight. Alright?
My friend: Yeah you too man.
Drunk guy: You think I’m driving man. Nah… I am really drunk. I’m not driving tonight.
I really want him to be in my section for all Cal games in that future.
That seat was awesome because of him and some of the other still ridiculous but less ridiculous fans near us. However, the guy 2 seats to my left fell asleep at like the end of the 1st quarter, woke up in the 4th quarter, and proceeded to vomit out what had to be like 2 days worth of food. That was not so fun. And his buddies were getting food so I was the person closest to him. I booked it out of there like a fucking library. Not really relevant but still a ridiculous story.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 16, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
If I make a hilariously awesome post, and nobody reads it, is it hilariously awesome?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
no
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Yeah, that’s what I figured.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Regarding this original poster feeling angry at Cal fans for what happened to that guy with the too light blue shirt…
I think the original poster really missed the point on why the guy got targeted in the first place. It had nothing to do with his shirt color being too light. It had to do with the fact that the guy stood up during half time. Everyone knows that if you stand up at half time you’re going to get the stunt cards thrown at you. He knew that. He stood up, pretended to play cool and ignore the trash being thrown at him. Then he turned around, acknowledged the crowd, and antagonized them. So people started throwing more stuff. THEN perhaps people started to mistake him for a UCLA fan because his shirt color was too light.
Anyways, this Bruin has the facts wrong. Initially, and primarily, t had nothing to do with the fact that the kid was wearing a light blue shirt and everything to do with the fact that he stood up at half time.
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by HydroTech on Jun 16, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
A Bruin with his facts wrong?
Wow, stop the presses.
Marshawnthusiastic Jahvidtician and member of the PRileytariat.
I remember it well. Not that I’m condoning beating anyone up in that situation, but if you go to any local library and locate the textbook “How to Get Beat The Fuck Up at a Football Game” you’ll find that the lighter blue-colored shirt guy wrote the forward and the credits.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 17, 2009 3:15 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Who writes your material?
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The lighter blue-colored shirt guy.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 17, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
The excessive hype continues as ESPN’s Andy Katz has Cal as #11 in his pre-preseason basketball rankings.
11. California: The Bears return the core of their team, led by the best backcourt in the West in Jerome Randle and Patrick Christopher. Give Mike Montgomery a full season to implement his system and Cal should flourish. The Bears should be the pick to win the Pac-10 and carry that banner into the NCAAs.
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This year is either going to be really really great.
Or really really suck. I hate mainstream media.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 16, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
If Jorge develops a stronger offensive game
watch out. We’ll live up to these expectations, even with only a slightly better front court.
If Jorgedevelops a stronger offensive gamegains the ability to bring the ball upcourt without finding some comical way to lose it
Changed for accuracy. Though this team has me excited. This could be a banner year for the Cal money sports. Unlike any in my lifetime and probably the median lifetime of commenters here.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 16, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
That would actually be an interesting question: What year had the most combined success in Cal football and men’s basketball? I don’t recall both teams being that good at once in my memory…
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Yeah I knew that. Notice how I didn’t say ever :]. But how many here were around for that year? Even my dad wasn’t (he was in the womb, however).
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 16, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
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I feel those are both realistic goals for this year (sub in Holiday for Alamo), and definitely not the best case scenario. Also that wasn’t in my lifetime :]
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 16, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
The history of Cal athletics is pretty
poor. Especially in football/basketball and especially since 1961.
No way! Cal Athletics, particularly in the 1920’s, was awesome. Andy Smith’s teams, 6 conference titles for basketball, an Olympic Gold and national champion men’s crew team, and probably all kinds of other shit I missed in the Wikipedia article.
Going through Blue & Golds from those years and seeing the campus culture, the rallies, and the athletics pages is fucking awe-inducing.
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 17, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I was just going off the “especially”. The history isn’t poor, just the relatively recent history.
by Yes We Cannon on Jun 17, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Gotta admit, this is pretty slick:
http://www.youareasu.com/football/
You put in your name (such as “Go Bears”) and phone number. You watch a pretty nice video from a first person point of view walking through the ASU facilities, then you get a phone call from Coach Erickson (Yes, a real phone call).
It’s pretty slick how they timed the phone call to your phone at the precise moment in the video.
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as for the main DBD
why don’t you just ask him how many elements of the periodic table are named after his school?
by LeonPowe on Jun 16, 2009 11:55 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
This answer wins!
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by Berkelium97 on Jun 17, 2009 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions
you speak da truth.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
We actually have 4, but it’s in parts. Boron, Ruthenium, Indium, and Sulfur. We figured any UCLA chem student would figure it out. Guess it’s too subtle for you guys.
it seems sulfur goes back a ways
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur
Sulfur (Sanskrit, sulvari; Latin sulfur or sulpur) was known in ancient times and is referred to in the Torah (Genesis).
English translations of the Bible commonly referred to burning sulfur as “brimstone”, giving rise to the name of ‘fire and brimstone’ sermons, in which listeners are reminded of the fate of eternal damnation that await the unbelieving and unrepentant. It is from this part of the Bible that Hell is implied to “smell of sulfur”, although sulfur, in itself, is in fact odorless. The “smell of sulfur” usually refers to either the odor of hydrogen sulfide, e.g. from rotten egg, or of burning sulfur, which produces sulfur dioxide, the smell associated with burnt matches. The smell emanating from raw sulfur originates from a slow oxidation in the presence of air. Hydrogen sulfide is the principal odor of untreated sewage and is one of several unpleasant smelling sulfur-containing components of flatulence (along with sulfur-containing mercaptans).
A natural form of sulfur known as shiliuhuang was known in China since the 6th century BC and found in Hanzhong.2 By the 3rd century, the Chinese discovered that sulfur could be extracted from pyrite.2 Chinese Daoists were interested in sulfur’s flammability and its reactivity with certain metals, yet its earliest practical uses were found in traditional Chinese medicine.2 A Song Dynasty military treatise of 1044 AD described different formulas for Chinese black powder, which is a mixture of potassium nitrate (KNO3), charcoal, and sulfur. Early alchemists gave sulfur its own alchemical symbol which was a triangle at the top of a cross.
In 1777 Antoine Lavoisier helped convince the scientific community that sulfur was an element and not a compound. In 1867, sulfur was discovered in underground deposits in Louisiana and Texas. The overlying layer of earth was quicksand, prohibiting ordinary mining operations, therefore the Frasch process was developed.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
FML
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Jun 17, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Never talk again.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 17, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
boron
Boron was never recognized as an element until it was isolated by Sir Humphry Davy, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac and Louis Jacques Thénard in 1808 through the reaction of boric acid and potassium. Davy called the element boracium.27 Jöns Jakob Berzelius identified boron as an element in 1824.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boron#cite_note-28
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
these guys also came before the UC system ever started
Jöns Berzelius and Gottfried Osann nearly discovered ruthenium in 1827.34
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruthenium#History
Will I pull off the sweep?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
In 1844 the Russian scientist Karl Klaus showed that the compounds prepared by Gottfried Osann contained small amounts of ruthenium, which Klaus had discovered the same year.36 Klaus isolated ruthenium from the platinium residues of the rouble production while he was working in Kazan University, Kazan.35 Klaus showed that ruthenium oxide contained a new metal and obtained 6 grams of ruthenium from the part of crude platinum that is insoluble in aqua regia.35
Good point
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I’ve been had.
The German chemists Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter were testing ores from the mines around Freiberg, Saxony. They dissolved the minerals pyrite, arsenopyrite, galena and sphalerite in hydrochloric acid and distilled the raw zinc chloride. As it was known that ores from that region sometimes contain thallium they searched for the green emission lines with spectroscopic methods. The green lines were absent but a blue line was present in the spectrum. As no element was known with a bright blue emission they concluded that a new element was present in the minerals. They named the element with the blue spectral line indium.1011 Richter went on to isolate the metal in 1864.12
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
The acronym there is BRIS. I never realized how Jewish UCLA chemists are.
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Really? I thought LA had a glut of kosher butchers right now.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 17, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Avinash, as far as that NBA draft thread goes, I think I should do it next Tuesday because that way, it’d be two days before the draft begins. I think it would make more sense.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 16, 2009 11:59 PM PDT reply actions
Don’t worry about it, the NBA people will rec your post up and it’ll stick for two weeks in the “recommended posts” area. We’ve done similar things for non-Cal sports stuff that lasts longer than a few days. Get it done whenever you can and we’ll make sure it stays up for the draft.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 17, 2009 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay, cool. I’ll squeeze it in before now and next Tuesday.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 17, 2009 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you’re looking for ransom, I can tell you I don’t have money… but what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you who make mock drafts and don’t have the Pacers picking Dejuan Blair. If you let the Pacers pick Dejuan Blair now, that will be the end of it – I will not look for you, I will not pursue you… but if you don’t, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.
And I will have Dejuan Blair eat your corpse.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 12:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Totally unrelated, but I’m sort of a Kings fan b/c I grew up near Sac. Those mock draft things have been saying the Kings might pick up Ricky Rubio. After watching the kid play in the Olympics, I can’t help but feel excited about the pick. Do you have any thoughts on Ricky Rubio?
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I am really not the guy to ask on basketball. I know he is considered to be amazing. Since I was sick at home for literally the entire NCAA tournament I know a pretty large amount about college basketball right now. And I know I live Dejuan Blair. A lot.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Unlike Brandon Jennings
I love Ricky Rubio. Handle, passing, size (he’s 6’4"), flash and defense. He needs to get stronger and isn’t the athlete that he’ll be matched against in the NBA at the 1 – but his court vision and ability to get to the rim were evident all Olympics.
He’s also a lot of fun to watch because he plays with a LOT of flair.
by LeonPowe on Jun 17, 2009 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
People have compared him to Pete Maravich
With the crazy things he does on the court (combine Nash with Payton or something like that). He is a superb defender, which is rare for Euro talents. He’s supposed to be the best pure European talent since Drazen Petrovic. If he could develop a good jump shot, within two or three years of good NBA conditioning he’d be the third best point guard in the NBA behind Williams and Paul.
Here are some sweeeeeet highlights from one of his last games in Europe.
I’d be baffled if Memphis or OKC don’t take him though. Kings would have to trade up at least one spot to have any shot at him.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 17, 2009 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions
you know, i never actually learned how to rec a post, only comments.
I put a Cal degree to shame.
I can tie my shoes!
I am really not up on current events, and CGB is the place where I go for general information. Anyway, what is happening in Iran right now? Can somebody give me a synopsis of the situation?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
The two-sentence answer is that the incumbent, Ahmadinejad, may or may not have rigged the election so that he would defeat the challenger, Mousabi. The votes will supposedly be recount, but it’s probably just a show to quell the rioting and dissent.
Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!
by Berkelium97 on Jun 17, 2009 12:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Brad Delong’s blog. The head of my department and the man who handed me my on-stage diploma. Also a good economist at Cal and blogger. He has a good update, as well as a link to the twitter for all Iran-related current events.
This is more distressing:
CGB is the place where I go for general information.
So according to you, the new president is the first dinosaur-american president ever, and for his cabinet he has selected many famous figures, such as a cat with a funny caption and a cornerback named sydboner. Apparently the new administration is most concerned with who will start as quarterback for a college in Top Dog Land, California; it is between a Yacht magnate and a Howitzer cannon with a broken firing mechanism. Also, everyone is a lawyer, except for one guy who is a chef.
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jun 17, 2009 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
except for one guy who is a chef.
I always thought the Swedish Chef News Hour would’ve been the perfect foil for the Daily Show.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 17, 2009 1:01 AM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, I did break the news of the Mumbai Massacre to many of our readers in the DBD and then offered first hand information from people not only in Mumbai itself, but also people stuck in the hotels and restaurants.
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Twist is our Anderson Cooper! With better scarves!
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 17, 2009 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Do yourself a favour, read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_presidential_election,_2009
I coudl give you a summary, but my inherent bias would slip through.
It’s a really fascinating and gripping situation that has unfortunately not been given nearly enough media attention. Read up, understand what’s going on, understand the parallels to the 70s, think how this affects the Middle East as a whole, and, moreso, how this can impact the future of democracy.
JAI HO!
by Rishi on Jun 17, 2009 7:10 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Initially, this election didnt really mean a lot as you might think. President there doesnt mean the same as it does here. Itd be as if that Saddleback Ranch guy could veto pretty much anything and everything Obama did. Nonetheless, people in Iran still feel that the Presidential positoin is an important one and wanted their voice heard. When it appeared that the reform candidate was winning, the true ruling elite shut the whole process down and declare the Banana Republic looking dude the winner.
But heres the thing, as all Cal fans know, broken hope is the WORST FEELING EVER. So, when the sham reality of the democracy was revealed, all hell broke loose. The situation is most likely worse now than it would have been had they allowed Mousavi to win. Because not only is the president going to change (if that even exists anymore), but they might change the true power elite. The entire republic might change. Nobody knows what the future is, but last I read, there was an “emergency meeting” of the mullahs.
See, for all the talk of the street protests, they dont really mean as much as you might think. What matters is the mullahs. And they are in the middle of a complete melt down apparently. Many side with Mousavi. This is from HUffPo.
2:01 AM ET — Aslan: Rafsanjani calls “emergency” meeting of Assembly of Experts. If true, this is a bombshell. Appearing on CNN last night (video below), Iran expert Reza Aslan reported this:
There are very interesting things that are taking place right now. Some of my sources in Iran have told me that Ayatollah Rafsanjani, who is the head of the Assembly of Experts — the eighty-six member clerical body that decides who will be the next Supreme Leader, and is, by the way, the only group that is empowered to remove the Supreme Leader from power — that they have issued an emergency meeting in Qom.
Now, Anderson, I have to tell you, there’s only one reason for the Assembly of Experts to meet at this point, and that is to actually talk about what to do about Khamenei. So, this is what I’m saying, is that we’re talking about the very legitimacy, the very foundation of the Islamic Republic is up in the air right now. It’s hard to say what this is going to go.
Aslan’s scoop is also reported by the Farsi-language Rooyeh.
The reader in Iran who tipped me off to this sent a follow-up note:
jesus christ dude,
I’m [in my 30s] and never thought of it, let alone witnessing it as it unfolds.
I’m going nuts.
HOLY SHIT !!!
An informed Iranian-American had a different take. “I think Rafasanjani is not going to ask for Khamenei’s removal, but is bluffing to force Khamenei to drop support of Ahmadinejad.”
Now, I am absolutely OBSESSED with this sitch. Im reading everything I can get my hands on. This is huge. We are watching the complete meltdown of an entire political system. The system might hold on, who knows what the future holds. But this is so very interesting. Its kind of like watching the Republican party self-immolate, but on a much larger scale.
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Also, from here, this is a mock up of the current political power sitch in Iran>
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When I read Montazeri’s statement yesterday, it seemed like the first really big crack in the dam. I don’t know enough about the ins and outs of Iranian domestic politics to say more than that, but it seemed like an early opening for the mullahs to start to support Mousavi… or at least oust Ahmadinejad.
Montazeri doesn’t have much influence anymore.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 17, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Proving that there was a reason for my disclaimer about my limited knowledge… perhaps only of minor symbolic value then?
It definitely has symbolic value; I’m just skeptical about how far this supposed “revolution” is going to go. I’m not an expert on Iran, but I can’t see the Assembly ousting Khamenei. Having said that, it might be in the hardliners’ interests to sacrifice Ahmadinejad at this point.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 17, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
They are probably in damage control mode. They dont want the entire system to crumble. They probably want to do just e nough to satiate people without having to make major changes. I bet it ends up at a new revote.
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If the reports of the “regular” military refusing to actively crack down on protesters and the arrests of senior military figures are true, the hardliners may indeed have to sacrifice Ahmadinejad if only to avoid losing half their means of maintaining control.
The rumors of them having to truck in foreign fighters to maintain control through intimidation and violence, if true, could be illustrative of the problems they are having controling their military.
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If we see Michelle Bachmann surface in Tehran shouting “You be da man! You be da man!” at Mousavi, does that mean it’s all over?
Michelle Bachmann (R-MN). She brings the crazy, like wanting to start an anti-American activity investigation of Congress and going off about protecting America from some global currency that is going to take over tomorrow…
A high school friend of mine
(and a Stanfurd grad) is in Tehran right now (he flew back 3 weeks ago to campaign for Mousavi and vote.
Here’s some of his last few facebook status updates (most recent first – it’s a little disheartening to read them go from optimistic to shock to very reluctant acceptance that something is fucked)
Soccer game today at 3 pm in Tehran. Iran v. (get this) N. Korea. Axis of Evil Throwdown! If Iran wins then it will likely go to the World Cup. That will mean a cause for celebration…in the streets…
Delicious Irony Deep Thought: If there’s a do-over of the elections, can Jimmy Carter come and monitor the results?
Deep Thought: Social movements are a great way to lose weight.
Very important to keep in mind, this is not like 1998 in which primarily college students were in the mix. As those receiving my emails already know, families are the base of the anger and this will have an important effect on events. Scheduled march today to Freedom Square at 4 pm, though there are conflicting reports as to whether official permission has been granted. Nights are filled with running battles.
Allah Akbar!" being shouted from the rooftops beginning at 9 pm every night, a recapitulation of the 1979 Revolution. In other words, protest is occurring within the framework of Islam. Word is going around that Ahmadinejad has gone ahead and announced the results of Wednesday’s soccer match against fellow Axis-member N. Korea: Iran 5, N. Korea 0…
State television is showing clips recorded of the candidates before the election in which they promise to support the outcome and the next president no matter what…sneaky…People from Iran are calling the BBC demanding that their vote be defended.
SMS down…BBC.com (for the first time) blocked…Woke up to bad news, all of it fails to pass the sniff test. 18 million votes to nearly 9 million for Mousavi, the numbers just aren’t adding up
7:34 am the day after the election and it’s still not working. I don’t know about the rationale but it certainly doesn’t take SMS for rumors to get around this town (though texting no doubt helps). As for the statement…they’re more concerned that the rest of the world sees the turnout and that Iran runs a great democracy…why spoil the good news with reports of irregularities?
Cast my vote…We went 9 strong to local polls. The crowds are out, but the mood is good…
Sleep is impossible this past week. Tehran has turned into one big disco, or perhaps more accurately, a series of open-air roller rinks spread out over the city…folks are gathering and circling around each other in celebration until 2, 3, even 4 in the morning.
One week ago, less than 24 hours in country, decked in green and handing out Mousavi flyers to Ahmadinejad supporters in front of Khomeini’s tomb…This election is for real.
Here's a note he posted on facebook
I’m just helping him spread the word
Seriously, this nonsense has got to be stopped. Iran is not a Jurassic-era fly frozen in amber.
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1904953,00.html
Please, whatever you do, fight this pernicious myth, what Juan Cole aptly calls the North Tehran Fallacy:
http://www.juancole.com/2009/06/class-v-culture-wars-in-iranian.html
I know that Time is not in the business of adjudicating between voices, but reading Robert Baer’s recent post on the Time website defies reality. This myth that the West has been fooled by scenes and action in middle-class Tehran neighborhoods does not apply to what is happening here. I say this not because of my bias, but because it is the reality. He writes that he hasn’t seen images from the poor neighborhoods of Iran…MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, the poll that he cites was conducted three weeks prior to the elections and BEFORE the debates. Iran’s political situation is not like the U.S., there are no parties, the situation is completely fluid. We know that debates can have an effect in the U.S.; they were even more influential in the Iranian context. What’s interesting is that local polling inside of Iran showed the same results as the poll that Baer cites, but the big difference is that the Iranian groups continued to poll until the night before the election. (The American poll was final three weeks out.) Their results were—-and this was a consortium of pollsters, now made silent by the regime—-that Mousavi had 44% vs. 38% for A., meaning a second round.
There is no way that A won this election, the idea that the poor are automatic supporters of A—-Mousavi, after all and as Baer himself admits, is no “Western liberal”—is a load of malarky
I'm surprised really
At how many people thought this election would be legit. How many times have the mullahs rigged these things?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 17, 2009 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
They don’t need to, normally – you can’t even be a candidate unless they clear you.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 17, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
This is an all-time great Facebook status message
Delicious Irony Deep Thought: If there’s a do-over of the elections, can Jimmy Carter come and monitor the results?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I seriously doubt Rafsanjani has the votes to remove Khamenei. As long as Khamanei is still pulling the strings, the protests are basically meaningless. They’re probably just going to drag it out as long as possible until most people get tired of protesting and security can beat down the rest.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 17, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Im not sure how the meetings are going to go. The fact that they are having these meetings is quite extardoariny. Like I said above, the ruling elites here want to protect themselves firsta nd foremost. So, they arent going to make sweeping changes. I predict they redo the election and hope thats enough for the people.
Will it be? I dont know. The clerics have lost a LOT of legitimacy and it will be difficult for them going forward.
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It depends on what you mean by “ruling elites”. Rafsanjani is still one of the most powerful people in Iran. Mousavi’s no angel either. This isn’t the spontaneous democratic uprising it’s being portrayed as so much as a power struggle between factions within the elite.
Btw, these guys are all clerics.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 17, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
On the one hand, that’s a fair assessment. But I can’t help but wonder what’s the net result of having so many Iranians protesting when the scripted process comes so spectacularly undone? In other words, once you start asking for transparency and legitimacy in constrained elections, what’s to stop you from going one step further to actual elections? (Aside from a repressive, mullah-controlled security apparatus that parallels the ostensibly “secular” security apparatus, of course…)
Yeah, but isn’t there’s a reason that he was cleared as a candidate? The mullahs seems to believe they can exert just as much control over him just like with Mr. Crazy Pants.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 17, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
We’re not talking a Czechoslovakian Velvet Revolution here, no doubt. But countries don’t become more democratic overnight, so until such times as the tanks are rolling, there’s nothing to say that we couldn’t be seeing some slight liberalization.
I assume that the mullahs picked Mousavi assuming that he wasn’t really going to get elected because he’d been out of the loop for a while.
Yeah – think of it as a political bend but not break defense.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 17, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s the first time anyone’s compared Bob Gregory to the Mad Mullahs.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 17, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Bob Gregory is the Mad Mullah of the Three-Four Taliban
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 17, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
If you ever call our defense that again, then the next California Road Trip you post on this site will have to be your excursion to Rialto.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 17, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Guilty. I remember being at a campus event when the students were taking over Tienanmen Square and while everyone was wittering on about democracy on the march, I said it was only a matter of time until the government cracked down.
I don’t know what it says about me that I’ve actually acceded to the slightest degree of optimism in middle age. I suspect it’s the influence of having small children around the house – as powerful in behavior modification as psychoactive substances but more ruinously expensive by some margin.
Haha. I haven’t heard that one before – but more power to you.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 17, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
What Im saying is that even the clerics against the Supreme Leader are still clerics. They still want to maintain the status quo to some level. And theyll do just enough to maintain the status quo.
I bet those against Khamanei (sp) are somewhat upset about the rigged election, not necessarily because they were pro-Mousavi (tho they might have been), but because now they have a “situation” on their hands. Its going to be worse for them than if Mousavi had just won right out.
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Yeah, I agree. I think they will give way enough to stop the pot from boiling over, but no more.
As that article you quoted suggested – Rafsanjani possibly isn’t actually trying to make a move against Khameni, but just to force him into dropping Ahmedinejad to appease people. Although even that seems unlikely to me.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 17, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
But what will be enough to appease the people? Is it just dumping Ahmed? Is it new voting? Is it something new that we havent considered yet? Im not an Iranian person on the ground, so I cant speak to that.
But after seeing some of the violence of the past few days they might require more than just a new vote. They might want some radical changes and then the shit will hit the fan if it affects the clerics directly.
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Hanging out with Miguel Tejada?
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 17, 2009 1:38 AM PDT up reply actions
not in Lafayette.
I think that Mike_Fell guy has a foot fettish.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
He apparently officiated for the FINA World Cup.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 17, 2009 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I guess she's married
I guess Ethan chap?
I wonder what would happen if Jack Clark made it out onto this patio…
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Fuck no.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Pull the international test
Go to a foreign country (or, for those of us on a budget, ask friends in foreign countries). While Cal / Berkeley may not have the name recognition of Harvard, it’s still known by people around the world.
UCLA?
lol kya
JAI HO!
Berkeley
actually does have the name recognition as Harvard in most places I’ve been (I’m hitting my 37th and 38th countries this summer – Indonesia and Cambodia- I’ll try to hit 39 before the year is out)
Jesus Christ I want a fanpost of your entire life. I am starting to think that you are not Leon Powe and actually this guy:
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
1. the Dos Equis man is not actually that interesting
2. 39 countries is not that many (no offense, Mr. Powe)
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 17, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Obviously my love training didn’t work. Maharg, help me out here.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Have you ditched me for Olsonist?
I am just saying that next time you see HolmoePhobe, give him a big hug. Possibly twirl him in the air.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
WTF is love training? Can I punch it in the face?
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 17, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I am trying to make you a more loving human being. And less of a jerk.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
15 year olds tend to try and do unrealistic things.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 17, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I keep trying Jessica Alba but to no avail…
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
You refute even the most minor things I say. Honestly. Look at this thread. It has reached the point of the ridiculous. If it was anyone else you would think nothing of it. But its me, so you had to reply negatively. You even went so far as to debate the interestingness of a fictional character. Really? Like, f’realz? It is a fucking fictional character. My god HolmoePhobe.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
This might stop if you didn’t make such a big deal out of it.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 17, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I only started making a big deal out of it after HolmoePhobe decided to refute everything I say. It gets tiresome.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve told you this before – I am perfectly willing to quibble over trivialities or argue about pretty much any topic under the sun with anyone here – you just present more opportunities for me to do so.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 17, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
But come on. This one is ridiculous. Did you really see that comment and feel the desire to refute what I said? Even if it was someone else? Honestly?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Would you two like to exchange email addresses? Perhaps we can set up a chat room, or even a CGB meetup for just you two. Together, we can overcome all our differences!
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I have already tried to make him a more loving being. But he resists.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Honestly?
You’re not that interesting, nor special. I’ve seen Holmoephobe respond to many trivial statements. Usually the original commenter just ignores it or laughs it off. You’re the only one who makes a big deal about every comment, turning them into long pointless threads for me to ‘z’ through.
by CaliforniaBone on Jun 17, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
But Twist tells me Im interesting and special. He doesn’t use apostrophes in speech either…
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
http://newmedia.funnyjunk.com/pictures/brb-jesus.jpg
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Having been a lot of places
doesn’t equate to interesting.
I spend 70% of my evenings sitting around shirtless watching “The Big Bang Theory” on pirated DVD.
And CGB. Duh.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
A lot of people know who Britney Spears is.
Not a good thing.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 17, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
New UC Davis Chancellor in deep shit already.
First, she takes a 80k pay raise over the more experienced incumbent…which pushes her salary to 400k + a sweet house near campus. For those that don’t know, a campus chancellor is basically a PR rep.
Then she pretends to be an innocent bystander in an 800 student admissions scandal at her old school.
This Yoda Yudof Prez is freaking me out. I shouldn’t be surprised…he’s from Texas.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Well a PR rep
Who happened basically saved the University (and here, I’m talking about Chancellor Tien)
Chang-Lin Tien at the blackboard
Chang-Lin Tien was a talented, tireless teacher and a favorite with students. Even in his years as chancellor at UC Berkeley, Tien made time to mentor graduate students and teach classes in his chosen field of mechanical engineering. (Peg Skorpinski photo)Chang-Lin Tien, UC Berkeley chancellor from 1990-97 and an internationally known engineering scholar, dies at age 67
30 October 2002
Chang-Lin Tien slideshow A life in pictures: Chang-Lin Tien at Berkeley
Berkeley — Chang-Lin Tien, who, as chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, from 1990-97 was an outspoken supporter of equal opportunity in higher education and who preserved the campus’s preeminence despite a prolonged state budget crisis, died Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Kaiser Permanente hospital in Redwood City. He was 67 years old.In September 2000, Tien was diagnosed with a brain tumor and suffered a debilitating stroke during a diagnostic test. He never regained his health and retired from his many duties on June 30, 2001.
Chang-Lin Tien
John Blaustein photoMEMORIAL SERVICE
Campus memorial service: Even in death, Chang-Lin Tien illuminates and inspires
(Nov. 14, 2001)
VIDEOChang-Lin Tien announces the “Berkeley Pledge,” vowing to do everything possible to ensure that California students receive a first-rate education, regardless of their race, ethnicity or gender.
(Sept. 7, 1995)
Excerpt from Tien’s inaugural address
(March 22, 1991)UC President Richard Atkinson’s tribute, delivered at a symposium honoring Tien
(June 22, 2002)Chancellor Robert Berdahl’s tribute, taped after Tien retired
Tribute of C.D. (Dan) Mote, former vice chancellor for University Relations at Berkeley, delivered at the June, 2002 symposium honoring Tien
Tribute by the Committee of 100, upon conferring on Tien their Inspiration Award in Washington D.C.
(April 26, 2001)Requires RealPlayer
One of the most popular and respected leaders in American higher education and an engineering scholar of international renown, Tien spent nearly his entire professional career at UC Berkeley. He was the campus’s seventh chancellor and the first Asian American to head a major research university in the United States.
“Chang-Lin was an exceptional leader during one of UC Berkeley’s most challenging periods, a time of severe budget cuts and political changes,” said UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert M. Berdahl. “His energy and optimism, his willingness to fight for the principles he cherished, and his loyalty and love for this campus made it stronger and better.”
“Chang-Lin Tien’s visionary leadership, outstanding scholarship, uncommon enthusiasm, and warm regard for his fellow human beings have made an everlasting mark on the Berkeley campus — and have secured for him a very special place in the long line of Berkeley chancellors,” said UC President Richard Atkinson. “He has made an immeasurable contribution to the vitality and excellence of UC Berkeley and to the educational opportunities available to students throughout California.”
A matter of excellence
Tien once said the most important fight he faced as UC Berkeley chancellor was in the early 1990s when, with California’s economy lagging, state funding to the campus dropped $70 million, or 18 percent, within four years. During the same time period, 27 percent of active faculty members took advantage of incentives to retire early and departed.Tien personally recruited top young professors, dedicated himself to retaining prominent faculty members and presided over consecutive years of record private fund-raising, vowing that UC Berkeley would stay on top.
“It’s not a matter of whether we can survive,” he said in 1993, asking the public to help spare the campus’s dismantling by lobbying their legislators, “it’s a matter of being excellent or mediocre.”
UC Berkeley more than weathered the storm. In 1995, for the third straight decade, the National Research Council identified UC Berkeley as one of the premier research universities in the nation. Overall, 97 percent of the UC Berkeley graduate programs assessed in the survey made its Top 10 list.
To help reduce the impact of the state cuts on the university, Tien in 1996 launched an ambitious fund-raising drive, the largest of its kind at the time for a public university. “The Promise of Berkeley — Campaign for the New Century” would support students and faculty members through scholarships, professorships, research funds and facilities. Encouraged by Tien to strengthen ties with its alumni and friends worldwide, the campus raised more than $975 million under his leadership.
Actually I believe that he raised over a billion dollars for Cal.
Plus he placed an emphasis on sports which had disappeared since about 1960.
by LeonPowe on Jun 17, 2009 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Damn, why did no one nominate him for the Hall of Fame?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 17, 2009 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
there are exceptions…and people like Tien are worth every penny.
In the past 5 years, however, the Office of the President has made some very questionable and unethical decisions with employees and bloated salaries.
You know how professional athletes make a lot of money and GMs/Presidents/front office guys make decent but not unbelievale salaries? In UC academics, it’s the faculty and staff who have the decent but not unbelievable salaries and it’s the Office of the President that doles out bloated salaries left and right while raising tuition for the students.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Why are there like 58 assistant chancellors and vice provosts who make six figures each? It’s ridiculous.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 17, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Remind to tell you guys my Tien story some time.
Tien was an amazing person, a wonderful chancellor, and one of the greatest Golden Bears ever.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Sounds like the As sweep Dodgers, Giants sweep Angels idea wont happen.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
potential prospect in Matt Holliday trade
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Jesus Christ carp calm down with the Jesus Christ.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Only in my dreams…where I’m apparently a Giants bat boy.
by CaliforniaBone on Jun 17, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Best doesn't care about the Heisman. Should we?
As for the Heisman talk, the junior is flattered but he’s eyeballing other prizes.
“I’m just blessed to even be in some of those categories people are putting me in,” Best said. "But as far as I’m concerned, I’m not going to pay too much attention to it. I’m just going to work on my game to be sure I can be the best player I can be when the season comes around.
“It’s definitely a dream of mine, but there won’t be any let-down if I don’t achieve that goal. As far as I’m concerned, I’m worried about my team and worried about winning the Pac-10 and moving up in the rankings with my team. Individual goals can be put aside for now.”
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 17, 2009 9:23 AM PDT reply actions
I’d love to have a Cal player win the Heisman, but I’d rather have the team go to the Rose Bowl or National Championship game. So I’m hoping the team focuses on the team goal rather than an individual goal.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
what Hydro said^^^^^
the only thing that will really piss me off is if he deserves it based on Cal’s season and Best’s output and he still gets shafted.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Unfortunately for Cal players trying to win the Heisman, traditionally, Cal lacks the TV coverage and name recognition to garner Heisman consideration. So it’s almost like Cal players have to do even better than players from top Heisman schools in order to win the Heisman. For example, a RB from Texas could rush for 1500 yards and 20 touchdowns, and be a Heisman candidate. But a Cal RB would need 2000 yards and 25 touchdowns to get Heisman consideration.
I think we saw this effect in 2004 with JJ Arrington. His production should have earned him an invite to the Heisman ceremony. However, due to Cal’s lack of prestige and TV time, he got shafted.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
I already don't care about the Heisman
I mean, I suppose the recognition is nice, but it’s just an award handed out by some sports club in NYC, and even though it purports to recognize the most outstanding player in college football, it really recognizes the most outstanding QB/RB on a team with, at most, a couple losses. It still means something, but not nearly as much in proportion to the media attention that it receives.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Jun 17, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I agree…the national credibility/image of Cal and recruiting are two nice perks to the award. If Cal ever receives such an award, I imagine the following recruiting classes will be the best ever.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
it really recognizes the most outstanding QB/RB on a team with, at most, a couple losses.
rec’d for truth.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 17, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
srsly
They should call it the “award for the most productive quarterback or runningback on a highly ranked team that is traditionally a powerhouse with no more than two losses.”
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
I suppose the best argument against the Heisman is that Jason White has one. Also, until I looked it up, I’d already forgotten that Troy Smith won one as well. Somehow that doesn’t seem right…
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
also that kid from Nebraska that tried to be a WR on the Rams like 7-8 years ago.
So I mean, you really don’t have to be NFL talent to win the award, just productive.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Well, I’d be OK with people without NFL talent winning the award, but Jason White wasn’t even that outstanding, just numerically productive because he was on a fantastic team surrounded by fantastic athletes in a system that suited him perfectly. There were lots of great players on that Oklahoma team, and the voter’s myopia with regards to the quarterback’s importance within the context of a football offense is my real problem with the award.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
How about Archie Griffin’s second Heisman?
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 17, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
At the risk of bringing the smug, I can assure you that Heisman trophy and no national championship is much less exciting than a national championship. Or so Texas fans remind me.
by DC Trojan on Jun 17, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
A WHAT?
Hydro, this is stuff you’re supposed to tell us first!
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 17, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Usually when posts on this site are authored by “Mullah Twist”, or whatever Olsonist calls him, that’s my cue to start using StumbleUpon.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 17, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
flagg’d for not reading your own blog cronies post.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
flagged for reading CGB.
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
by TwistNHook on Jun 17, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec’d for not reading CGB
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Pics or Sandy Barbour is your mom.
(as a side note, isn’t she…a lesbian?)
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
...and?
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
and, what?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
just didn’t know what the question about her being gay was about. but yes, she is gay.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Okay, enough of that. Your antagonistic behavior and arrogance will no longer be tolerated. One more comment from you and you’re banned.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Don't make me call in my secret weapon Yellow Fever!
We had a nice chat about all of you on Saturday…….Extortion letters will be arriving in your mail box VERY soon so you better pay up, pronto.
BWAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH
Damn! I knew I shouldn’t have loaned those compromising photos of me to Yellow Fever for safe keeping!
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Geez…I’ve said too much already!
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Jun 17, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
In the words of that nut G. Gordon Liddy...
Just tell me what street corner to stand on…I will see you there.
Be careful with all that smug. Berkeley is close to the smug capital of the world and this could be catastrophic.
by CaliforniaBone on Jun 17, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
The Heisman Trophy does an amazing job of recognizing the most outstanding player in all college sports. It is truly the greatest accomplishment one can receive, and all athletes have a fair shot at winning.
The The is above souls.
-1
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
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for not bolding
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
+1 for some old school CGB inanity.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
-1 for redundancy
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 17, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Does it look like this blog looks down on redundancy?
It'll be just you, me, and Peter Nincompoop.
by BeastMode on Jun 17, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Does it look like this blog looks down on redundancy?
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Jun 17, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1 for not being sober.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
moving story out of the East Bay:
(06-16) 19:44 PDT OAKLAND — The 12-year-old boy paralyzed by a robber’s stray bullet as he was taking a piano lesson in Oakland last year had a message for the gunman Tuesday:
“I forgive you.”
Christopher Rodriguez delivered his words after rolling in his wheelchair to the front of the Oakland courtroom where Jared Adams, 26, had just been sentenced to 70 years to life in prison. Then he shook the convicted man’s hand.
“I don’t know where that came from,” Christopher’s mother, Jennifer Rodriguez, said later. “We didn’t talk about it or plan it. It came from within himself.”
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Jun 17, 2009 9:39 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Uh…that kid’s wrong.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 17, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
He should not forgive that waste of society…
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 17, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
eh…Cal basketball @ 15 to start the season?
I guess I won’t be watching it this next year…
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Everyone else has Cal as the number 1 team in the Pac. Wilner could never stand for such a thing.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I still like UW next year. Cal gets just about everyone back, yes, but I’m still waiting to see a more consistent team, and some sort of inside presence would be nice, too.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Well we have one Bak, Bak coming to rock da partay.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve heard that his tears cure cancer.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Too bad he has never cried in his life.
Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!
by Berkelium97 on Jun 17, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Any ranking that doesn’t include UCLA has serious issues. Of course, it is Wilner, so whatever.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
SJSU opts out of game with Stanfurd…for a $1 million trip to Alabama.
A home/home series w/ Bama would be fun.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Obama's speech on financial regulation
Anyone watching this right now?
We can keep this under control. I’m interested to hear reactions from people here.
JAI HO!
need link
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Key points
Overarching – regulating systemic risks
1) Examining stability of system as a whole
2) Creating an oversight council to bring together all the regulatory agencies to prevent another AIG
3) Creating a new agency focused on protecting the consumer
4) Regulating Credit Default Swaps and other derivatives.
JAI HO!
WE CANT KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL!!!!!!!! I’M OUT OF CONTROL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am the Tyrant Boy King Of UC Eugene! An endless cavalcade of worthless inanities is my currency!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
YOU’RE OUT OF ORDER! THIS WHOLE COURTROOM IS OUT OF ORDER!!!
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 17, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
You are so out of control that you used an apostrophe. WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO???!?!?!?!?!??
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
OBAMA SUCKS
(runs)
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 17, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
a requirement of being on UCLA’s rally committee was that members had to know about Cal so that they can talk trash about Cal.
Do you really need more than this?? Seriously, if they need to study about Cal, it points to some very serious insecurity and inferiority complex issues.
When push comes to shove, the next time this Ucla honk starts to pop off, just smile at him the way you would at an annoying child, and tell him “that’s nice”
Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Also for Lakers fans
lol best part of the parade by far
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jun 17, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It says there are 20 new comments… but there were only 3? Something is up with SBNation this morning.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
Yeah, I’ve been having trouble with that too. I blame Twist.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 17, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
There was an internal moderator fight. We’ve been fucking with all of you, and you didn’t even realize it was happening. This Stalinist regime cannot stand much longer!
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I support Rags. You get my vote to be the King of CGB. Of course, my vote is useless because: 1) I am not old enough to vote. 2) This is a tyranny.
But, y’know, its the thought that counts.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
But, y’know, its the thought that counts.
If I fail to win the upcoming power struggle, it’ll be this sort of thoughtcrime that gets you banished to Siberia (aka, CougCenter).
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Nooooooo! Not Siberia. Well, I suppose it is better than being fed to the wolf (Nestor)
Can you send me to a white collar prison that rich people who steal money go to? Like Addicted to Quack?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Artist's rendition of Ragnarok and rollonubears
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
by norcalnick on Jun 17, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
It looks like he is judging me and deciding whether or not to keep me.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
That used to be me and CBKWit but sadly CBK is no longer with us…
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
It all makes sense now. Twist is totes Khamenei.
Not only is he wearing a scarf, but that robe is clearly double-breasted.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 17, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Anarchy!
I don’t know what it means, but I like it.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 17, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Sources: USC searching for a coach with NBA experiences
USC’s search to replace Tim Floyd has moved beyond Pitt’s Jamie Dixon and for the time being is focused on coaches who have professional ties, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN.com.
Multiple sources confirmed that the Trojans made an attempt to woo Dixon, a native of Los Angeles, but the discussion was perfunctory in nature because Dixon wasn’t going to move from Pitt. The Trojans were willing to make Dixon a strong offer to go West, but Dixon’s comfort at Pitt made it a moot point.
OK everybody, time for your best joke about how USC needs a pro coach because they’re a professional athletic organization!
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
I think Jamie Dixon has been a candidate for every single job opening in college basketball over the past 3 years. Its ridiculous. Everyone tries to lure him away.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
please let this be Nellie.
It would benefit both the W’s and Cal.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Why would Nellie leave a cushy job in Oakland where he controls…everything?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 17, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I know…I was dreaming out loud.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Yeah, and now his best bud, Larry Riley, is the general manager and they together can sit there and think about why Dan Fegan’s clients won’t work out with the Warriors.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 17, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder…could Nellie Ball™ get him a NC at the college level?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Doubtful. Plus he would probably only have 4 people on the floor at once because there is no way he would play a young power forward.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
nah, he’d play a G at PF. Then, he’d play a skinny center to grab the occasional rebound and shoot the 3.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Paging Max Zhang…
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s it I’m voting for Palin
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 17, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Danzig is a former secretary of the Navy, the defense adviser to the Obama campaign who some thought would be secretary of defense. Some think he still will be.
Danzig please blow up all of Afghanistan…thank you!
PS – if you miss and hit Iran that’s OK too.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
economy is in recession…therefore, can’t waste gov’t funds on being friendly. They talk shit, so we cap ’em. Street justice yeah yeah!
Fear not…carp’s bro and not carp is flying the A-10 Warthog. He’s a nicer guy than I am :)
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Clinton played golf so everyone in D.C. played golf, working angles to get into a foursome (with Clinton, we might need to clarify that we’re referring to a group of four who enjoy a round of golf together).
Do I even need to say it? Yes I do. NAILED IT!
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 17, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Iran’s trying to catch us ridin’ dirty.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
THEY SEE ME VOTIN'... THEY HATIN'
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
by BearStage on Jun 17, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Figure some of you may find this interesting
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
holy moly awesome
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 17, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Off topic...
Does anyone have that website that people used to use to include little images of sparklies and unicorns and little flashing stars with whatever they posted?
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
There's some really messed up stuff on that site
Case in point:
<img src=“”http://www.glitter-graphics.com">
glitter-graphics.com"/>
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That’s pretty ugly.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 17, 2009 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, and the sparkles don’t help.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Jun 17, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
haha
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 17, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I just posted the 2009 NBA draft open thread here.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 17, 2009 4:08 PM PDT reply actions
UM's new football stadium could be LOUD
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/48205597.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUjc8LDyiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
Looks like they’ll pack ’em in there.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
They can pack ‘em in there, but let’s beat ’em in there!
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 17, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Heres the thing to keep an eye out for in Iran over this night (their day). Its apparently going to be a day of mourning for those who have died. So, big events, not necessarily protests or riots, but people in the streets mourning. If the gov follows through on their promise and clamps down with violence, its going to mushroom into something more than what it is now.
I sort of view it like the tree-sitter situation. The tree-sitters were an unimportant problem. The rich people in the trees were important. Once we dealt with the latter, the former were easy to handle.
Now, here the streets arent as unimportant compared to the tree-sitters. But its definitely of lesser importance compared to the cleric meetings. But if the gov makes the “unimportant problem” important through violence on a “day of mourning” leading to MORE “days of mourning” in an ever expanding cycle of anti-government protesting, then they’ll have a serious problem. This is similar to what would have happened if Cal had moved on the tree-sitters well before they did. Which thankfully they didnt.
If the Iranian gov was smart, theyd let the protestors protest. The only thing thats going to stop the street at this point is Mousavi and Co. saying “Yay! We’ve got the change we wanted!” So, the gov needs to deal with the pro-Mousavi clerics against them internally and try to negotiate something that appeases them and MOusavi. If they can convince those clerics and Mousavi, then those people might be able to convince the street. But if the gov clamps down, then its only going to make the sitch worse for the gov, because then they cant rely on the pro-Mousavi faction of clerics to be able to calm the street as much.
This is a key day tonight/tomorrow.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
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The other thing to mention
is the N. Korea/Iran World Cup qualifying game is on as well. If Iran wins, it paves their way to the World Cup – I think – which will be interesting to see how either political group will use the celebrations to push their own agendas.
Iran qualified last time I believe…Asia’s just so weak in general in futbol.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 1:57 AM PDT up reply actions
South Korea, Japan, Australia and Iran
are credible sides.
An interesting tournament would be an Africa vs. CONCACAF vs. Asia
Australia doesn’t qual through Asia, right?
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
they do now because they had it too easy beating New Zealand and American Samoa every year.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
Which in turn means NZ basically has a free pass through the Oceania conference.
It’s kind of funny:
-All the Oceania teams besides NZ play a tournament
-The top 3 countries in that tournament play a new tournament with NZ
-The winner of that tournament plays the 5th place team from the Asian conference
-The winner of THAT game gets to play in the World Cup
So after all those rounds of qualifiers, Oceania can still end up with 0 teams in the World Cup.
Not to overplay the analogy
But Russia did exactly what you described Iran shouldn’t do in 1905. A group of loyal but upset subjects marched on the winter palace in St. Petersburg because Russia was just getting destroyed in the Russo-Japanese war. A trigger happy officer couldn’t disperse the crowd, so he ordered his men to fire into them. While Nicholas II’s reign survived that incident, the February Revolution in 1917 became that much likelier as a result of the actions that day.
I am dreaming.
Warriors Get:
G O.J. Mayo
G Marko Jaric
F Hakim Warrick
C Marc Gasol
Second overall pick in 2009 draft
Grizzlies Get:
G Marco Belinelli
F Corey Maggette
F Brandan Wright
C Andris Biedrins
Seventh overall pick in 2009 draft
2009-2010 Golden State Warriors:
PG — Ricky Rubio / (C.J. Watson or veteran signing)
SG — O.J. Mayo / Anthony Morrow / Marko Jaric
SF — Stephen Jackson / Kelenna Azubuike
PF — Anthony Randolph / Hakim Warrick / (Jermareo Davidson or Rob Kurz)
C — Marc Gasol / Ronny Turiaf
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 17, 2009 11:33 PM PDT reply actions
Come on man, this is totally material for the draft thread!
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 18, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions
it’s on the front page.
http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2009/6/17/909650/norcal-or-socal-choose-your-destiny
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
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| Presbyterian | Sat 09/17 | W 63 - 12 |
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@
Washington
|
Sat 09/24 | L 23 - 31 |
|
@
Oregon
|
Thu 10/06 | L 15 - 43 |
|
USC
|
Thu 10/13 | L 9 - 30 |
|
Utah
|
Sat 10/22 | W 34 - 10 |
|
@
UCLA
|
Sat 10/29 | L 14 - 31 |
|
Washington St.
|
Sat 11/05 | W 30 - 7 |
|
Oregon St.
|
Sat 11/12 | W 23 - 6 |
|
@
Stanford
|
Sat 11/19 | L 28 - 31 |
|
@
Arizona St.
|
Fri 11/25 | W 47 - 38 |
|
@
Texas
|
Wed 12/28 | L 10 - 21 |
Pacific-12 Conference Standings
(updated 1.2.2012 at 11:12 PM PST)
| North | Conf | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
|
Oregon Ducks
|
8 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
|
Stanford Cardinal
|
8 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
|
Washington Huskies
|
5 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
|
California Golden Bears
|
4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
|
Oregon St. Beavers
|
3 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
|
Washington St. Cougars
|
2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| South | Conf | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
|
USC Trojans
|
7 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
|
UCLA Bruins
|
5 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
|
Utah Utes
|
4 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
|
Arizona St. Sun Devils
|
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|
Arizona Wildcats
|
2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
|
Colorado Buffaloes
|
2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
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