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I do like the concept of moves management because it is donor-centric (it's about the donor, not just their money). Now let's contrast moves management with automated cultivation. Enter technology for automating the process.
This is Mazarine Treyz with Wild Woman Fundraising and today I am so pleased and happy to have Justin Handley here, who is going to talk about marketing automation at our Nonprofit Leadership Summit this September. But I also, since about 2004, have been working in marketing automation.
Below are some quick and easy things you can do to raise more money. Consider setting up an automated thank you email series and send multiple thank you messages throughout the giving season. We won't waste your time with a lengthy intro.
But the wealthy donor can move money into the donor advised fund. Once they move that money, it is technically donated. They get the tax deduction for that immediately, but then they can give that money away over time. So they just log in, and then they transfer the money.
It will lead to missed connections with supporters, and thus, a seeming inability to raise money using the platforms. However, raising money using social media, specifically Facebook, can be done. No automated posting here!
That way it gets scored and sorted for future automated marketing using highly segmented, highly relevant, highly personalized messages. So, if you can help them realize their dreams and feel good and be the hero in their own life story, then you'll get more money.
We have panels on everything from fundraising automation to donor acquisition and vendor client relationships. We'll also have three live demo sessions in the exhibit hall on how EveryAction can help you raise more money! Want to meet EveryAction at this year's NTC?
How do you make money on the side with what you already know? A blogging calendar that you can use to automate your posting. An automation plan for your social networks, so you only spend 15 minutes a day building your reputation.
For even more helpful tools for maximizing the money you raise and , check out our. Use automation to save time and stress. When possible, save yourself time and effort by creating automated processes to do the work for you. #GivingTuesday is right around the corner!
Fundraising Automation: Raising More Money and Getting Home to Dinner On Time. Looking to raise more money without adding staff or hours to your day? Learn how to automate some of your key fundraising campaigns. Automation is where strategy and technology meet to help you get the right message, to the right person, at the right time. You'll discover how to use automation to more easily set up and manage an integrated campaign across mail, email, and social.
How do you make money on the side with what you already know? A blogging calendar that you can use to automate your posting. An automation plan for your social networks, so you only spend 15 minutes a day building your reputation. Move on up!
Thousands of nonprofits use EveryAction every day to raise money, manage offline fundraising through pledges and grants, send emails, run nonprofit digital advocacy campaigns, and so much more. Higher Conversion Rates = Raising More Money. Save time with marketing automation.
Our team was on hand to chat with the many nonprofit techies who stopped by, eager to mention their own experience using EveryAction to raise more money and maximize their nonprofit's impact. Panel Praise: Raise More Money and Make it Home to Dinner on Time. EveryAction's Executive Director, Melissa Wyers, was joined by a panel of fundraising experts to chat all things fundraising automation.
For other circumstances that cause failed donations, such as a donor cancelling their credit card, set up an automated email response that will let them know that their donation failed to process and prompt them to update their credit card information.
For every percentage of email that goes to spam, nonprofits leave money on the table. Users expect a lighting fast experience on your website, from your homepage to your donation page, and each additional second of loading time costs your organization money in missed donations.
12pm-1pm PT (3pm-4pm ET) Save money, save time! Marketing Automation for Non-Profits -Justin Handley. VIDEO: How to save weeks of time in a year with better automation. VIDEO: How to make Your Nonprofit Stop Bleeding Money. Do you want to get more major gifts?
This includes email marketing and marketing automation expertise with multiple organizations, delivering hundreds of emails impacting millions in revenue. An autoresponder is simply an automated email sent by an email marketing system based on a triggering event.
Tis the season for email marketing. We can help. Fundraising Social Networking Web Site 101 Email 101 Donor Databases Nonprofit Marketing Training Network for Good provides easy and affordable online fundraising services. Visit our website to learn more.
Technology maximizes your potential by automating repetitive work, synchronizing data, and allowing you to easily spot trends and paths for growth. Look for a software that will propel your organization forward, enabling you to raise more money and build better programs than you had before.
Use a welcome email series Marketing automation is more than just a buzzword for nonprofits today, it is a necessary tool, saving valuable staff time that can then be spent on more valuable tasks. For most nonprofits, email is the backbone of their digital fundraising program.
Do you really have to spend a ton of money on ads to reach people?". Stop automating your posts. Each platform is completely unique, and automating all of your content across platforms doesn't work anymore (not that it worked well even just a few years ago).
There is a lot of learning and experimenting going on in digital fundraising, which is fueling new innovations in how to raise money across the whole spectrum of digital channels. Automation tools such as EveryAction's credit card updater , enable our database to get updated member credit card numbers directly from their bank, meaning that a monthly donation can continue to process without any action needed on the card holder's part.
When and how to automate without losing the personal touch. Digital tools that wow AND save you time & money. Giving to charity is the neurological equivalent of winning the lottery! So why do 3 out of 4 donors not make a second gift?
For instance, if the new technology you are recommending automates processes that are currently being done manually, calculate the amount of paid staff time currently spent on those workflows that could be redirected toward other purposes with new technology.
IRS #tax #taxes #money #TaxRefund #TaxTime #TaxTips #TaxPlanning #BeTaxReady #GetReady. My recommendation is to get registered with Facebook Fundraising tools by going to donations.fb.com and then creating a strategy to get people to set them up and raise money for you in 2019.
It should not ask for money. Then automation can "drip" the right engagement offers over a long period of time to support the donor's journey as they move themselves from awareness to interest to desire and, finally, to action. It's about their timing, not yours.
By leveraging your time and your knowledge, you can serve more people and make more money using the same (or less) amount of time. Add in an automated ordering, payment, and shipping system, and you can completely remove yourself from the process.
If you're like me, you aren't necessarily interested in making tons of money (although you want enough to live the life you want) nor are you interested in building an empire. There are many business models you can use to create a business for yourself.
BUT if you want to: Raise more money and stop being overwhelmed. If you're looking to get more money with your year end appeal, some consultants can help you write the letter and get better results than ever before! More money through enewsletters?
Maybe your nonprofit automates fundraising and cultivation processes that other nonprofits have to do by hand. For example, will you eliminate the time it takes to get back to a donor by automating your donation thank you emails? Will you eliminate the time it takes to nurture a donor after they give the first time, through automated updates? They had depended on one grant for so long, it was hard for her to make the shift to think about getting money a new way.
Raising Money with Text-to-Give. Nonprofits that leverage texting wisely can increase their membership base, save money, run successful events and increase donations. She is into all things mobile and automated, and she is passionate about how technology transforms communication.
That, in turn, leads to frustration among staff, costs the organization money (time = money), and potentially annoys constituents. It saves you time and energy (which saves your organization money).
Network for Good just released a new online giving study that provides all kinds of good ideas for increasing the amount of money you can raise online. Offer automated monthly giving.
One day a long time ago I was in a board meeting talking about raising money and a member said the following: "The only time I would feel comfortable asking for a donation.
1,211 of those are qualified but deferred leads not ready for 1-to-1 outreach yet but receiving value-oriented automated cultivation that helps them move themselves through the consideration process on their own so they build desire for giving without any pressure or friction. 31 said they were likely to give financial assets (such as stocks, bonds, mutual fund shares or the contents of a savings or money market account) and 113 said they were somewhat likely to do so.
Spending some money to boost posts helps also!) Mixing up the language and sending the tweets out at different times of the day works best – you don't want to seem like an automated robot.
Humanizing automation: www.humanisingautonomy.com. of innovation money. This post features my key takeaways and notes from two events I attended earlier this month here in Ottawa.
And your time costs your organization money. And the list goes on and on… Then, once the donors have segmented themselves, you can employ an automated cultivation system that will send highly relevant emails that have been pre-written but personalized for each donor segment.
In 2009 and 2010, only about 1/3 of the organizations acknowledged the online gift with more than an automated email, and just a few started any real kind of conversation with me with newsletters or additional email communications. If you want my money, you'll have to impress me online.


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Holly Herndon — PROTO (May 10, 2019) Location: Berlin, Germany
Album release: May 10, 2019
Record Label: 4AD
01. Birth 1:14
02. Alienation 3:43
03. Canaan (Live Training) 1:36
04. Eternal 4:45
05. Crawler 5:57
06. Extreme Love (with Lily Anna Hayes and Jenna Sutela) 2:34
07. Frontier 4:29
08. Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt 3:11
09. SWIM 4:38
10. Evening Shades (Live Training) 1:33
11. Bridge (with Martine Syms) 2:48
12. Godmother (with Jlin) 2:30
13. Last Gasp 5:09
∠ As with most other areas of life, artificial intelligence has been shaping our relationship with music in various unseen, rather scary ways. Listen to anything on Spotify and algorithms will tell you what you like before you know it yourself. Do so much as google Rumours by Fleetwood Mac and you will be bombarded with offers of online divorce services or — worse — retirement plans. Warner has even acquired an app for algorithmically composed music. The robots are no longer merely telling us what albums to buy, they are making them too. ( https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ )
∠ From the moment Holly Herndon opens the door of her west Berlin apartment I have one eye scanning the place for her baby. "What's she doing right now?", I ask when we find her sat at the back of Holly's desk, partially obscured by a monitor. "She's just chillin'," says Holly, and we pass through into the next room.
∠ When Holly is changing for our photo shoot, her PR and I go back and stare at the baby and agree how hypnotic she is. Her name is Spawn. She's probably the height of any other baby out there but she's square shaped and has a glass front, so you can see her heart beating in hues of pink, purple, blue and green. She's an "AI baby", which either makes everything I've said so far far less or far more creepy. That really depends on you, although, if you're open to it, Holly and Spawn and the new album they've made together are capable of shifting your perspective on artificial intelligence and its place not just in music and art, but in our aggressively progressive world. To understand how we got to PROTO, though (out 10 May via 4AD), first we need to remind ourselves of how Holly Herndon became the only artist capable of delivering it. ∠ ( https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/holly-herndon/ )
Album Review by Dafydd Jenkins | 07 May 2019 | Score: ★★★★★
∠ US electronic experimentalist Holly Herndon makes cerebral and emotive contributions to the on~going discourse of art and AI on her best album yet, PROTO.
∠ As a student of both avant~garde synthesists and club~adjacent electronic music, composer Holly Herndon has always been concerned with the pervasive relationship between humans and technology today. Her main instrument — besides her sonorous voice — is the laptop, a tool which has now superseded both diary and planner, containing more of ourselves than we often like to acknowledge (schedules, work, friends, sex, entertainment, interests). It's a nuanced relationship, nurturing and uneven, and Herndon's work often seems borne out of these intersections. Where 2015's Platform explored how technology enables and perverts communication between humans, PROTO — her latest on 4AD — casts its gaze at our relationship with 'inhuman' beings, which proves to be just as troubling.
∠ Earlier this year, Endel, an algorithm created by a subsidiary of tech company Techstars Music'18, 'signed' a record deal with Warner Music Group, making it the first AI in history to sign with a major label. Herndon took to Twitter with a quietly alarmed statement: "this is a warning shot […] that we are about to be inundated with automated and procedurally generated music systems, producing good enough music to appease most people for most situations."
∠ The Endel app is primarily intended as less a music platform and more a lifestyle tool, something to help you sleep, work, and commute, generating sound in real time based on location, weather and heart rate. But for Herndon, among many others, the news is an ill omen. Where AI was once a mere possibility, it now accompanies us wherever we go, in our pockets or on our wrists — and now AI can create our music. Herndon begs the question: how should we handle it?
∠ Bolstered by radical notions of reproduction and communal creativity, PROTO begins to posit an answer in administering the assistance of Spawn, a machine learning unit co~created by Herndon, long~time collaborator Mathew Dryhurst, and ensemble developer Jules LaPlace. Over the course of the album — namely in vocal pieces Canaan and Evening Shades, both followed by the words 'live training' in parenthesis — Spawn uses its gathered knowledge to accompany gorgeous, folk~informed performances, utilising something akin to early musical call and response methods.
∠ The idea is as powerful as its sound, bringing AI directly into human histories of communal music performance. What's more, PROTO is unabashedly a work of collaboration — among which Spawn can be counted as an agent. Lily Anna Hayes and Jenna Sutela articulate a sci~fi creation myth on the levitational spoken piece Extreme Love, while the Jlin featuring Godmother runs the gamut of the footwork producer's triplet~spamming exploits, made totally terrifying with Herndon's hyperventilating sound font.
∠ The album abounds with references to growth milestones, and we're compelled to imagine Spawn just as Herndon does — a child being nurtured, liable to absorb and internalise the world around it. Opener Birth stutters with pre~linguistic speech. Alienation soon follows like a first cognisant sensation, its language matured into near~intelligible shapes, inviting connotations with Marxian theories of worker's estrangement in capitalist modes of production. 'Why am I so lost?', asks the singers of Crawler in woven, ghostly voices. It's tempting to ascribe these anxieties to Spawn, a would~be robot servant, brought into a society where music is less a great mystery and more just another service in numbing the workforce — cynically, not unlike Endel.
∠ PROTO feels far bigger than its 45~minute runtime. By design or coincidence, it's a prism through which concerns of our strange, as~yet unknowable epoch refract. In other words: it's great, difficult, enjoyable, rewarding, prescient — a notable work of art. It wouldn't be surprising if the years to come recognise it as such.
∠ https://www.theskinny.co.uk/
Website: http://hollyherndon.com/

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Bill Britton: Third Parties, Middle Class Economics and Choice.
August 3, 2016 August 4, 2016 / hardythomast
A third party, the Free Soil Party, was organized for the 1848 election to oppose further expansion of slavery into the western territories. Van Buren received 10.1 % of the popular votes.
FOR THOSE BERNIE SANDERS LOYALISTS WHO ARE EITHER 1) THINKING OF STAYING HOME ON ELECTION DAY, OR 2) VOTING FOR A THIRD-PARTY CANDIDATE LIKE JILL STEIN (GREEN) OR GARY JOHNSON (LIBERTARIAN), OR 3) VOTING FOR DONALD TRUMP BECAUSE HE'S "ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT," THINK AGAIN.
The first alternative, which is sometimes justified by saying, "My vote won't count anyway," is simply irresponsible.
The second will only shift votes away from the Democrats and could hand Trump the presidency. The third alternative makes no sense at all if you have progressive views, because Trump's Republican Party and the Democratic Party are polar opposites.
There are times for third parties and times for protest votes, but this is not that time.
Hillary Clinton does have character flaws, but Trump is lacking even the most basic ethical standards, or even more spot-on, he lacks basic human decency. Some say he'll change once he's sitting in the Oval Office—I doubt it. Already, he's isolating us from our allies as he embraces one of the world's leading despots, Russia's Vladimir Putin. Demagogues do indeed make strange bedfellows.
Supporters of both Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein have pressured the Democratic Party to move closer to its roots of championing the middle class and the disenfranchised.
Over the past 20 to 30 years, the party moved so far to the right that it became a shadow of its former self. The simultaneous drift of wealth toward the so-called one-percent is one symptom of Washington's failure to provide the mechanisms needed to redistribute wealth, rather than concentrate it. This election cycle's Democratic platform shifts the party back to its progressive roots.
The myth that American corporations have a tax burden that is inhibiting growth is now being told by Trump and the Republican cohort. The statutory rate of 35 percent is a joke. In reality, the rate for large corporations is roughly 14 percent, and for 50+ companies on the Fortune 500 list, it is zero. The reason for this is simple: corporations, in the form of K-Street lobbyists, essentially write the tax code, one that favors both stockholders and corporate officers.
Simply put, the tax code is riven with loopholes designed to concentrate wealth. One result is the obscene compensation paid to some CEOs that range from 400 to 600 times the average worker's. The theory of "trickle-down economics," where reducing taxes at the top will mean more for all Americans, has been discredited time and again. A critical component of "wealth redistribution" (a dirty term among the plutocrat class) is a progressive tax rate, whereby tax rates increase as incomes go up. Over the past 50 years, the wealthiest have seen their tax rates cut in half, almost to the same rate as the middle class.
By itself, a more-equitable tax code will not stop this drift, but expanding the middle class would. One of the keys is making education affordable, without having graduates face years of loan repayments.
Another would be massive public works programs designed to overhaul the nation's infrastructure, not only roads, bridges, and tunnels, but also the electric grid, water supplies, water treatment and sewer systems, and airports and seaports. Neither private enterprise nor local municipalities have the resources to fund such projects at the level required.
Leaky water infrastructure in Skokie, ILL. 22 billion gallons of water lost.
We as a nation are kidding ourselves if we believe that flat or decreasing tax revenues will make America great. Who benefits from efficient, modern infrastructure? Certainly, the average person does.
But, arguably, the greater beneficiary is American business. The need for efficiency does not stop at the loading dock or at the interface connecting commerce with the Web. Nor does it take focus groups or market studies to conclude that increased efficiency increases profits. And with an equitable tax code, the common good would be enhanced along with those increased profits.
In November, Americans will choose between hope and engagement with the world, and hate and disengagement (or engagement with the wrong people). To me, the choice is obvious.
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9 thoughts on "Bill Britton: Third Parties, Middle Class Economics and Choice."
Bob Webster
If Progressive means voting for the most corrupt serial liar to ever seek the Presidency, then this silly article makes sense.
To those who have an IQ north of 80, there is only one option: Vote for Donald J. Trump.
Bill Britton
This must be a misprint. Did you mean an IQ south of 80?
hardythomast
Where is the misprint?
I was being facetious in my response to Mr. Webster. I'm going to tender one less so in another article.
I wasn't remarking about YOUR IQ, Bill. We know where YOU stand… or sit.
Yours is a patently biased article. Just look at the carefully selected photo of Trump.
Get real.
We're not buying the mischaracterizations, false narratives, and self-serving nonsense you peddle.
As a self-proclaimed "progressive" I understand your bias perfectly.
Progressives, like Marxists and Shariaists, despise our Constitution because it severely limits the constitutional power of federal government.
In the Constitution's model, the Federal government has the LEAST power. Moving up the ladder of power, States are more powerful than Federal government but are subject to the ultimate power, that of the People.
Progressives have an elitist view of the People as collectively inferior, believing themselves to be intellectually superior to "the masses".
As with Marxists, Progressives see their role as guiding the "great unwashed" through life, providing for their needs through the collective power of federal government.
Problem is, our Constitution does NOT give that power to Federal government. So the Left merely takes it, satisfied that their dominance in our judicial system will insulate them from the wrath of the People.
Except the People get a chance to vote.
So Progressives and Marxists dominate in teaching and news media to "spin" both education and news stories to support their silent coup.
When a threat arises (like the Trump candidacy), every means must be employed to destroy the candidate. The truth is a casualty in the Left's "the ends justify the means" approach that fits well with their secular humanist relativism.
To ensure that their power grab is eternal, every effort is being made to preserve their gains through vote fraud in heavily controlled urban voter farms (the urban plantations where minorities are herded and kept in poverty by limiting their education opportunities to poor schools and rampant drug issues).
Just as the KKK assured Democratic Party dominance of the South after the Civil War, the urban vote farm plantations have secured a power base for modern Democrats.
Frankly, the Democratic Party should change its name to the Machiavellian Party.
Nice job, Tom.
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As always, you write good articles. We will NEVER vote for Hillary Clinton! We are planning to put Ohio Governor Kasich's name on the write-in ballot rather than staying at home. However, if Trump learns to rein in his bombast and stupid remarks then he will have our vote in November.
I will have a response to Mr. Webster's assertions in a future article. At the moment, I am tied up with an editing job.
I look forward to your creative fiction that attempts to contradict the truth about the nature of Progressivism, Marxism, our Constitution, the nature and history of the Democratic Party, the roots and purposes of the KKK, the purpose of urban vote bloc farms (modern "plantations" for minorities), etc..
The "War on Poverty" is a classic example. Progressivism at its best and worst. A program that purchased many votes of the urban poor in exchange for more urban poor and no ladder of success to escape the poverty, all at an obscene cost to our nation's economy. But Progressives had a wonderful "feel good" moment when they sold that scam to the public.


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Q: How to make a good node/connection network | Java I want to make a network of clients connected to each other. Basically a decentralized network and I'm not sure how to do that (They should be able to send data to each other). I tried a network of SSLServers + Sockets but I'm not sure if that works with the keystores.
So:

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*Has anyone a suggestion how to do that?

*What would you recommend?

A: I'm not sure if you are asking about the architecture or technology but you may want to take a look at this:
As far as I know this kind of decentralized form of network is known as Peer-to-Peer network or P2P.
To be frank, the idea behind is to have a registry node to maintain the peer groups and other shared preferences of the network. The registry address is known by all clients (by a default setting), each of which tries to connect to on startup. After each client connected to registry, it tries to register itself and get the list of other available clients. Most of the time clients loosen their connection to the registry and only try to connect to them on demand (or in a periodic manner). When one client wants to download some file, it tries to get the list of available resources and the peers who shared a specific file.
Since in this kind of networks each node may get service from another nodes or serve other nodes, your code for the node may have both of the ServerSocket and Socket to support the idea. If you try to implement it in a native way you should deal with threads to maintain concurrent serving to other clients and getting service from other nodes.
In a high available P2P networks there are more than one registry nodes to maintain the skeleton of the network. Moreover, Every client may volunteer to play the registry roles to help the network remain available even in the total failure of the default registry nodes.
This kind of networks is based on a sharing attitude so when it launched it starts to grow day to day and after a portion of time you cannot simply shut it down by shutting down the first main skeleton of the network.
This is just an idea to start with, but as it grows you may want to add more complex features to have a robust and extendable network.
Here is a good tutorial to implement such networks:
https://www.javaworld.com/article/2071877/enterprise-java/peer-to-peer-applications-made-easy.html
Hope this help.

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Navigating the waters of a tranquil river fills the heart with joy. Meanwhile, satisfying the gurgles of your stomach fills you with food. But what if you can do both at once? That's the privilege I savored by making a trip to the serene Loboc River. I've been looking forward to this part of my Bohol trip as my heart and stomach agree.
A 550-peso fee entitles you to a seat at the floating restaurant. There are several cruises to choose from depending on what the appetite gods dictate you to gobble. The river vessel that you chose is assigned to a dock gate but you will be entertained by the local rondalla before you hop in to raise the ante of the festive nature. Once you are on board, the fun never stops for there will be an entertainer on board.
Aside from the trip itself, the highlight of the cruise is indeed the food. While the singer was strumming the beats of the Beatles, I glanced at the contents of the buffet table. Offered there are fried chicken, barbecue, shrimp, pancit bihon, tilapia, clam and squid for the main course. The viands alone were delicious but the trip made it tastier.
As the first wave helped propel the boat, I ate a spoonful of squid and a bite of the chicken. So far, so good. There was nothing gloomy about the taste of the squid and the chicken got an approval from my taste buds. However, the best is yet to come. At the middle of the trip wherein I have packed much calories onto my stomach, a group of locals stationed at a bamboo shade in the river bank pleased us with a presentation of Filipino folk dances.
The first half of the trip ends on an area with mini waterfalls. As the boat made a turn back to the port, I made my way to the buffet table and select from the abundant dessert options. The desserts on hand were slices of juicy watermelon, chunks of pineapple, delectable banana cue, green mango strips, and rice cakes.
I finished my dessert frenzy a few minutes before the boat went back to the dock. As I digest the food that I've been blessed with, I was also ingesting the picturesque views that are frozen in my mental camera. The trip might have been over but the memories from the food fest and the river cruise in Loboc will continually be savored in my consciousness.
Lawrence Andrew Fernandez is a Digital Marketing professional that is passionate for sports, music, and travel. A journalism graduate from the University of the Philippines Diliman, he also contributes articles to Fox Sports Philippines. He is also a member of the CFC-Singles for Christ and a proud Cainta resident.
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Wallpaper blurs the boundaries between sincerity and satire
By Jordan Holliday
Wallpaper is a band that's hard to put your finger on. You could say it's an Oakland-based funk duo comprised of front man (and Berkeley grad) Eric Frederic and drummer Arjun Singh, but that's not quite right, because Frederic never exactly goes on stage. In his stead, he sends Ricky Reed, his polyester-suited, gold-chained, Auto-Tuned alter ego and the man whose lifestyle has inspired songs such as "Fine GF," "Freak Scene," and "Text Me Your Love." The lyrics are so over-the-top they sound like satire, but the performance is so earnest that you want to believe. Is it irony? Exaggeration? Autobiography? Tough to say.
Luckily, once Wallpaper takes the stage, Ricky Reed grabs the room by the lapels and shakes so hard you don't have to think about all that anymore. Ricky's outsized persona includes many things, but misgivings about his artistic talents are not among them, and he sings lines like, "I'm in the kitchen / Getting drip like a fish" and "My girlfriend's always telling me / I gotta start paying utilities" with such bravado that the layers of irony fall away and leave behind only pummeling beats and knockout hooks. Wallpaper is self-conscious stupidity, the kind of music that brings U of C–style wallflowers to the center of the dance floor.
At least that's one take on it. For another, the Maroon talked to Eric Frederic, the man who dreamed up Ricky Reed and brings him to life at venues all over the country, including at Chicago's own Double Door tomorrow, November 13.
Chicago Maroon: So you started using Auto-Tune in 2005, before I'd ever heard of T-Pain. Can you guys take any credit for Auto-Tune blowing up?
Eric Frederic: I wish I could take credit for it. At that point people were referring to it as the "Cher effect," because it was in Cher's "Life After Love." The beginning of Wallpaper was more of a pop satire thing, so I thought what better way to satirize pop music than make my voice as robo as possible…So I took Auto-Tune and cranked it all the way up, and I thought, "This is kind of sweet. This is my thing, no one else is doing it."
And I was listening to the radio in 2007, and I heard this E-40 song featuring T-Pain, and my heart just sank. I thought, "This is it, some guy is doing Auto-Tune and it's just a matter of time before this is the biggest thing in pop music." And sure enough…so we've dropped it from our toolbox. I don't like the way it sounds, it's so grating, and it's everywhere.
CM: I'd never heard of "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" until Pitchfork linked your remix of it, and suddenly your version was everywhere. How'd that song catch your ear?
EF: I was playing a show with Girl Talk in Las Vegas. We were in Girl Talk's hotel room, and [Dan Deacon] was like, "You have to hear this song—it's crazy." So he played it, and of course we were all in stitches, and I knew the instant I heard it I had to remix it because it was just the weirdest song ever. At that point, Das Racist hardly had a MySpace, so they said I could remix it. We share a lot of the underlying ideas Das Racist has. Like using humor to subvert bigger ideas, that's definitely what Das Racist does in their songs.
CM: I'm curious where the humor in your music comes from. Are there comedians who've influenced you?
EF: Wallpaper's lyrics draw on very exaggerated versions of life experiences, good and bad. There are definitely comedians who I draw on: Andy Kaufman, Richard Pryor, Mitch Hedberg, but I don't know if the humor we employ is derived from those dudes.
[For the song, "I Got Soul, I'm So Wasted"], the idea for it was born when I was quite intoxicated after a show in Sacramento. I was dancing at the club where we played, feeling good, and I can't say all the lyrics for that were written on that dance floor, but the concept was birthed there.
CM: You've done a lot to promote Wallpaper on YouTube, tumblr, and MySpace. I'm curious what you, as part of an up-and-coming band, think about the role of the Internet in the music industry. Are MP3s and file sharing the downfall of the industry, or is this a great new way for bands to get noticed?
EF: In some ways, the MySpace explosion was bad for the music industry, at first. If you signed up for a MySpace music page, you had a band. So there was an explosion of people that had bands but may or may not have had a real passion for music making.
Now that a few years have passed, there's such an over-saturation that bands with good songs or good Internet branding do rise to the top, the way bands rose to the top back in the day.
The downside is, it's hard to have the sort of mystery. You can shut yourself off, but it's hard to maintain your fan base without having a constant content flow. Luckily with Wallpaper, the front man is Ricky Reed, and he's happy to spew all kinds of personal bullshit on the Internet. That's my way out of having to tell people what I'm having for breakfast.
CM: What's the future of Wallpaper? Can you keep the humor? Does Ricky Reed eventually have to show a softer side?
EF: There are a lot of moments of vulnerability on our album Doodoo Face. There are admissions of loneliness and disconnection. With all the references to technology, we're trying to deal with how our generation is hyper-connected and information-addicted. Ricky talks about chasing down girls on Facebook, and we all get an immediate sense of pleasure from that stuff, but ultimately we may be distancing ourselves from actions and real people.
That's woven into the lyrics. It's not on the surface, because Wallpaper is party music. But if we ever lost those ideas, then the music would be coming from an insincere place and the project would stop. And as we change and evolve, there are things about my personality that I dislike, and they come to light via Ricky Reed in exaggerated form.
CM: What's Ricky Reed's highest aspiration? When will he know he's made it?
EF: He would probably have to have a small colony on another planet, with tens of thousands of virgins feeding him grapes and dark chocolate, and the latest SkyMall catalog delivered to him daily, and a fucking hybrid helicopter. It takes a lot to satisfy him.


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Q: How to make Apache use PHP 7.3 on server upgraded to Debian 10? I am upgrading a server from Debian 9 (stretch) to Debian 10 (buster), and am aware (and intend) that this results in PHP being upgraded from PHP 7.0 to PHP 7.3.
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Deer Lake is een meer van 67,8 km² in de Canadese provincie Newfoundland en Labrador. Het meer bevindt zich in het westen van het eiland Newfoundland.

Toponymie
Deer Lake (letterlijk "hertenmeer") werd door vroege Europese kolonisten vernoemd naar de kuddes kariboe die er passeren. Ze bestempelden deze onder de algemene term deer (herten). De benaming van het meer in het Mi'kmaq (Qalipue'katik) betekent letterlijk "plaats van kariboe".

Geografie
Deer Lake heeft een uitgesproken langwerpige vorm vanwege zijn ligging in de Humbervallei. Langsheen zijn zuidwest-noordoostas heeft het een lengte van 26,5 km, terwijl het nergens meer dan 3,5 km breed is. De bovenloop van de Humber mondt in het meer uit aan het noordoostelijke uiteinde. Aan die monding is de gemeente Deer Lake, de op twee na grootste plaats van West-Newfoundland, gevestigd. In het uiterste zuidwesten stroomt de Humber opnieuw uit het meer om in vogelvlucht 16 km verder uit de monden in Humber Arm.

De Trans-Canada Highway (NL-1) loopt langs de zuidelijke oever van Deer Lake. Langs die weg bevinden zich twee plaatsen, met name de gemeente Pasadena en het dorp Pynn's Brook.

Galerij

Zie ook
 Lijst van meren in Newfoundland en Labrador

Meer in Newfoundland en Labrador

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The World Cup, It Is Not
By Phil Hecken, on March 16th, 2013
Unbeknownst to probably a good number of Uni Watch readers, there is a pretty big, somewhat important, international competition taking place (it started with 16 qualifying teams, on two continents in four countries), but few of us seem to care, much less watch — the 2013 World Baseball Classic. It's still going on, and some of the better players decided to participate, but the games are really more like exhibition games, kinda-sorta interrupting spring training. Bring on MLB, folks, because this is just for show.
But they still wear uniforms in the WBC, so it's worth a quick run-down.
The last time this event was held, in 2009, I actually spent two weekend days taking the time to grade and review the 16 teams involved. This time around, since many of the uniforms appear to be retreads (and not particularly good), I won't bother with the grades. But it's always fun to take a look at what the world trots out on their "big" stage. So lets get to it. I will do this alphabetically.
Australia: (Home Jersey, Road Jersey, Cap). One of the nicer uniforms, if only because of the color scheme. Sadly, like many unis in the Classic, it suffers from the Majestic yoke and side panels. But green & gold are great colors, so at least it has that going for it.
Brazil: (Home Jersey, Road Jersey, Cap). Another decent uni, from a color standpoint, but like many, the panels ruin it. Nice, legible font however.
Canada: (Home Jersey, Road Jersey, Cap). While the Canadian teams (in many international competitions) seem to like to add black to their red and white colorscheme, the baseball squad makes sparing use of it, but it would have been nice if they'd made the contrasting panels white on the roadie. I LOVE the cap.
China: (Home Jersey, Road Jersey, Cap). While another Majestic top ruins a nice uni, it does have two things I like: the Olde English(!) font and the fact that the road uniform is actually a uniform. No softball top for China! Ditch the paneling and that's a fine looking getup.
Chinese Taipei: (Home Jersey, Road "Jersey", Cap). OK — two things about CT – I like, A LOT, the home uniform, because it's clean (no bumperstickers), but I'm not sure why I couldn't find a button-down jersey graphic. Because, they do have a button-down road top (which is also sans superfluous piping). Nice. How did Majestic ever come up with this?
Cuba: (Home Jersey, Road Jersey, Cap). I have always liked Cuba's international unis, because of two distinct characteristics: Script "Cuba" and the fact that they (almost) always wear a full red monochrome uniform on the 'road'. I wouldn't want every team to do that, but Cuba owns it. Stupid paneling ruins this year's uni however.
Dominican Republic: (Home Jersey, Road Jersey, Cap). The interlocking "DR" is a classic, and the team always looks good — not much more to say. The red and blue are pretty evenly distributed, on both the home and road uniforms.
Italy: (Home Jersey, Road Jersey, Cap). Italia's uni is another favorite (maybe because the home looks like the Dodgers). The roadie, unfortunately, really does not look as good with all that white crap (and it reminds me of the Royals softball top). But that cursive "Italia" and classic blue & white colorscheme is a beaut.
Japan: (Home Jersey, Road Jersey, Cap). One uniform which is not made by Majestic, this one is the one that doesn't look like all the others, and for that, I guess we should be grateful. It's not a great uni, but it's still not the awful Majestic template.
Netherlands: (Home Jersey, Road Jersey, Cap). I'm not generally a fan of two tone caps, but the Dutch cap is awesome. And how can you not love the black & orange (even with gray pants)?
Korea: (Home Pullover, Road Pullover, Cap). Another uni not made by Majestic, this one is made by Nike. The pants are stripeless, and the jersey is a pullover rather than a button down, and the road jersey is plain — almost too plain. The home does have blue raglan sleeves and odd broken striping, while road jersey has solid raglan sleeves and solid 'arrow' piping. I don't really like it, but it's still better than that Majestic crap.
Mexico: (Home Jersey, Road Jersey, Cap). Mexico has some of the best and worst: Best cap and font, by far, and a pretty nice home uni (notice the pants are plain white with a single stripe), but possibly the most busy clusterfuck of a "road" uni — pinstriped pants, black helmets, and green & red top. WAAAAAY too much going on there. But…those are Mexico international colors, so I can give it a bit of a pass, but still. ¡Ay, caramba! that's hard on the eyes.
Puerto Rico: (Home Jersey, Road Jersey, Cap). This uni, either in 2013 or any other time, has never done much for me. It's not bad, but it's not very good, either. It's just kinda…there.
Spain: (Home Jersey, Road Jersey, Cap). Spain easily takes the prize for the biggest cap logo and the least readable font. Other than that, the red/gold colorscheme is nice, ruined by Majestic's bumperstickers. That uni has such potential, however, with just a few tweaks.
United States: (Home Jersey, Road Jersey, Cap). Another middle-of-the road uniform (the USA looks good, but the "S" crossing the rubicon only looks good when the players are at rest [or not really moving]). Otherwise, you get some very unfortunate splitting issues. And I think the US, if they must wear a colored top, should wear a red-dominate jersey, not a blue one.
Venezuela: (Home Jersey, Road Jersey, Cap. Our last of the 16 uniforms — and one with good colors (almost too close to Spain) except with a darker shade of red. And with a slightly smaller cap logo & more legible font. Meh. Damn Majestic ruins another.
Well, there you have it.
Aside from the templatey-feel for most of the unis, there are other similarities. All the teams have their nation's flag (and some have the WBC logo) on their sholders, and all teams have a flag patch on their caps. Some of the teams had both white and gray pants (and some just white).
But these are unis not too many care about in a tourney almost no one watches. The WBC has great potential — the problem is when to play it. But the way it's set up, it's just not a good time to try to fit it in during MLB (and other leagues') spring training. Not every player shows up to play for his "home" country, the pitchers are on very short counts, and the games are basically exhibitions (and treated as such). And the unis…well, they're perfectly in keeping with the 'minor league/batting practice/spring training' feel of the games.
Readers? What's your take? Have a favorite (or worst) uni? Let us know in the comments down below.
Uni Tweaks Concepts
We have another new set of tweaks, er…concepts today. After discussion with a number of readers, it's probably more apropos to call most of the reader submissions "concepts" rather than tweaks. So that's that.
So if you've concept for any sport, or just a tweak or wholesale revision, send them my way.
Please do try to keep your descriptions to ~50 words (give or take) per image — if you have three uniform concepts in one image, then obviously, you can go a little over, but no novels, OK? OK!. You guys have usually been good with keeping the descriptions pretty short, and I thank you for that.
Like the colorizations, I'm going to run these as inline pics — click on each one to enlarge.
And so, lets begin:
We begin today with Anthony Zelph, who has much better look for the USA World Baseball Classic unis than what they trotted out:
I have a tweak/concept for the US men's national baseball team, ahead of the World Baseball Classic.
With a team name of "USA" it is hard for the national team to put on a uniform that resembles the classic uniforms from baseball's rich history. None of them are memorable. I put together one with classic Spencerian script, and a road uni that borrows from the Red Sox and the Yankees, among others.
Anthony Zelph Jr.
Next up is Danilo Roman, who sent a set of Dolphins tweaks; I'm honestly not sure if he put them in Paul's contest over on ESPN, but either way, I'm posting them here:
Greetings Phil—
Using the Nike template, I've made a little concept using the early Dolphins' early nineties style of dress. I've removed the navy blue, and given the Fins a new, more modern-ish type of font. I've also used a logo that has been created using the old "Dolphin Stadium" dolphin with the old sunburst. Funny thing is that, even before scouting the internet for logos, many have made something similar to the one I have on here with a few minor differences. I've even added an orange alternate (not a fan but what the hell?) that kinda resembles the early 90s 'Canes which is unintentionally intentional.
– Danilo Roman
And next is Danny Dillman who has a Super Bowl logo:
I just found you logo contest tonight as I was starting to look ahead to the next Super Bowl. I am very sorry that I did not know about this before, but I thought you'd like to see what I came up with for Super Bowl XLVI here in Indianapolis. Like your emailer that initiated the contest, we are very unhappy with the standardized logo. As such, I created this. I had a few hats made for out-of-town friends, but never tried go beyond that. Enjoy.
Moving on we have Todd Hudson, Sr. who came up with an interesting look for the Saints (both images are full-size):
I am a life long New Orleans Saints fan. I think its time for an extreme makeover. Perhaps a switch to white helmets or removing the the 1970s style stripes off of the gold ones and switching to brighter Notre Dame style gold! The bottom line the the gold pants most go and the team should find a consistent gold throughout the uniform, there are five shades of gold by my last count. I am including a mock up of an all white uni I found on the web. Please ask your readers opinion.
Todd Hudson, Sr.
And we close today with Thomas Juettner who has decidedly plain look for Sparty hoops:
Here's an idea I have for MSU. I wish I could grab MSU's current font but I'm not good enough at photoshop yet. Essentially this is what I think they should use. The chevrons on the front and sides are reminiscent of the Greek Λ that the spartan warriors would paint on their shield which stood for Laconia.
Tom Juettner
And that's it for today. Back with more next time.
Stirrup Fridays…
Because we love the stirrup here at Uni Watch, this section is devoted to those of us who sport the beautiful hose on Fridays — a trend popularized many years ago by Robert P. Marshall, III. For many of us, it's become a bit of an obsession, but a harmless one — a reflection of our times. Where we once had Friday ties, which has been replaced by Casual Friday — we now have Stirrup Fridays. It's an endearingly simple concept — no matter where you work (or even if you don't) — break out a fresh pair of rups to compliment (or clash with) your Friday attire.
Kind of a smallish set, with a bit of a rarity — one from yours truly. But with the warmer weather and leagues starting up, we're sure to pick up soon. I don't normally post rup pix of myself, but because today was the Friday before St. Paddy's day, I had to break out the Irish rups. Turns out I wasn't the only one wearin' o' the green. Yes, the Irish rups are smiling … Here we go:
James Poisso:
Happy Friday! This being the Friday before St. Patrick's Day, I decided to ho with these solid green stirrups.
James Poisso
Joel Sprick:
Hey Phil,
No better time to rock my new Cardinals stirrups than my first trip to
Spring Training in Jupiter!
– Joel
Jason Bernard:
Phil & Robert,
Rays, to match my Argentina jacket, which commemorates Maradona's" Hand of God" goal. This is not an endorsement of the new pope, it just feels timely.
Phil Hecken:
In honor of St. Paddy's day, and to keep up the revolutionary spirit, I give you the "Irish" rup with gold sani.
Soukie Outhavong:
It's been a challenging week at work and I needed a pick me up. Stirrups to the rescue. I F'n love these and am ready to kick some a$$.
@eikuos
And that ends today's look at Stirrup Friday — all of you who participate, send me your pics and a brief (~50 words) description of their relevance, and I'll run 'em here on Saturday (and sometimes Sunday too!). Be sure to visit Robert's House of Hose for news on rups.
And now…here's …
Comrade Marshall's Rupdate:
Comrades!
When it comes to out little stirrup section here, I really enjoyed last weeks submission by Michael Clary. Not only is the plate hysterical because the light switch comes out of Fisk's crotch, but it features a killer stirrup. So I wanted to take the time to encourage other people to submit stirrup finds outside the stirrup box, it could be fun. Our little stirrup section here does not only have to be defined by those participating in Stirrup Fridays, or playing ball, we can have fun with this any direction the readers want to take it.
As far as the revolution goes, I am about as stocked up as I am going to be before opening day with more Monarchs, 54 & 59 White Sox, Blackhawks, and Cardinals in stock. While there are still a couple old stirrups that I want to re-release, nothing will be here before opening day. So if you do want something by opening day we have this weekend and next weekend to make that happen, so keep that in mind. Also, since i never really offered up the Mother's Day stirrup as "new", I decided to rectify that and order a dozen which got here this week. So there is no waiting, but for those fellow Stirrup Friday revolutionaries who like the oddballs, I decided to offer this up as "new" for a discount this weekend, but there is no waiting for manufacturing. You can see the Mother's Day's and the other selections at robertmarshallart.com.
from each according their stirrvp, to each according their strype
That is all for today. Tomorrow is that day we're all Irish, so rest up (of course, there are many parades today, so you may end up sleeping in tomorrow). I will catch you then. Everyone have a great Saturday.
One For The River
"That was the protocol of the Detroit Tigers' road jerseys in the 1968 World Series. They wore the uniform number on the sleeve facing the pitcher."
— Walter Helfer
59 comments to The World Cup, It Is Not
Ben Hoskins | March 16, 2013 at 7:59 am |
So tired of the homogenization of sporting events that are generated in US…and I was born here and still live here. The teams in sports abroad ( I primarily watch European soccer) have distinctive looks because the manufacturers are all different. NFL, NHL, NBA & MLB (even WBC) look like youth sports leagues that just change the color on the paneling. Because that's exactly what they are. Even worse, the teams allow this to happen. I'm from Fort Worth, TX ( no, we are not Dallas) and a Cowboys fan, Jerry Jones effectively put an end to this when the Cowboys were practically sponsored by Nike & Pepsi, and the NFL saw that they weren't getting any of that money. Yet, one more thing to blame Jerry for. Cowboys headquarters in Las Colinas is still called the Pepsi Compound by the local sports radio station, KTCK 1310. Since then, the league, and the others have followed, demands all meaningful sponsorship revenue ( Save stadium naming rights) runs through them.
It makes for a sterile league and especially sterile uniforms.
ThePonchat | March 16, 2013 at 6:14 pm |
Rad | March 16, 2013 at 6:47 pm |
I totally agree. I can't be convinced that templates are so cost effective that they have become normal in the big leagues.
There are people doing uniform redesigns for the fun of it 24/7 online (whether they are good or horrible); how busy/understaffed can the big manufacturers be? B.S.
If I had the sales figures I'm sure I can do a pie chart to the owners showing how the unique stuff sells better; at least I hope it does. If it doesn't, then that's just sad. Reebok/Adidas is the king of the template. At least they're out of the NFL. I wish the NBA would go back to Champion.
Count me in for hating contrast panels and all that other unnecessary junk.
Ronnie Poore | March 16, 2013 at 8:42 am |
digging the Saints makeover. well done!
-DW | March 16, 2013 at 10:28 pm |
Yes, the ones with the gold numbers.
John Parke | March 16, 2013 at 9:01 am |
We share the same opinion of Majestic's work. Before they became the "official" supplier of MLB unis, I thought that their stuff looked like it was made by a cheap bootlegging operation. It's not much better now.
I'd rather see the USA wear road grays vs. the Navy softball top. And if they are going wear blue tops and feature blue panels on the home whites, can't they get the shade to match the blue cap?
DJ | March 16, 2013 at 9:33 am |
Majestic (and cap supplier New Era) can't match the blue jerseys and caps for the Cubs; it's not surprising they can't match other teams' jerseys and caps.
Clevo | March 16, 2013 at 9:08 am |
I think you are doing the WBC a diservice with that first paragraph. These games are more interesting than your basic spring training game, and unless you are not a baseball fan, who can complain about decent baseball games in the middle of march. Sure there were some mercy rule victories, but if you didn't feel any tension watching the US vs Canada game last weekend (the score is not reflective of how close that game was) then I don't know why you watch sports.
Does the tourney have some problems? Sure. But the games are entertaining. You get to see many players who are not familiar, different crowds (the Asian fans were so into their games, and of course the DR and PR fans made a showing)
In summation, I love the WBC. And I'll take that over split squad spring games every day.
(in total the unis really do suck though.)
Red instead of blue for the US? No. Not when the country won its independence fighting against the Redcoats. Either an all gray away uniform, or blue tops. I'd even prefer a buff-and-blue combination.
Also, in reference to the US baseball concept. Not bad, except for using "States" as a script. That's…just not right.
Terry Proctor | March 16, 2013 at 10:13 am |
To Anthony- The Rochester Americans (AHL) called and they want their logo back. LOL
chris | March 16, 2013 at 10:19 am |
Agree on the mismatched blues (though i am aware of the above commenter's NewEra Majestic point). I also hate the damn horns. Hated vuvuzelas in soccer (though i hate soccer anyway), but when horns start to invade a sport i love, ughhhh fiery mad. Stfu and let us watch the damn game. I get "different players," but it ticks me off seeing my country lose to a bunch of guys who are dual citizens from being born in say L.A. and also couldnt exceed AAA. But no, our 2nd and 3rd best options (like…whatever's left of Victorino) cant get in the top four with KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS. I also really like Matt Vasgersian and Harold, but after the tenth name error, break out your roster study guides fellas.
Oh and those are very pretty Saints concepts, but wasnt matching the golds a point of Nikes switch? And you cant minimize the gold. Then eventually youd wander back to the black pant monstrosities.
And yes, i will be the spellchecker dick. It's DOMINANT! Dominate is the verb. The act of being dominant. There is no red or blue dominate uniform. My gosh, go to freaking school. I know from reading that you are intelligent people, that is no secret. It's a matter of pride, just like wanting colors to match and for corporations to stay in the background rather than the forefront.
Javier | March 16, 2013 at 10:27 am |
Just because people in the USA doesn't care about it, doesn't mean nobody cares about it. Most of the other countries do. Hell, it's broken national ratings records in Japan and Taiwan. Days that the DR plays are pretty much national holidays. It was getting prime news coverage in Italy where soccer rules. And obviously it's the main topic here in Puerto Rico. Just remember that.
Phil Hecken | March 16, 2013 at 10:46 am |
There were a couple comments on my *take* on the WBC, and perhaps I should have qualified/clarified in the main article. I don't mean to imply that no one cares about the games, but I'd say it is fair to say that in the USA we don't. Please don't take that as an indictment of the entire tourney — I'm sure in other nations this is a big deal. But I think that most non-Americans would admit that a tournament that takes place during spring training, when injuries, *injuries* and the need to gel with teammates leaves most (especially the US squad) with less than the proverbial all-star team. I think if this tourney were to succeed, it needs to figure a way to play it when every team is as close to full-strength as possible, and starting pitchers can go 7 or 8 (or even 9, god forbid) innings. It would be better for ratings and interest overall, and certainly make for better baseball/beisbol.
I tried to focus this article on the unis, not the games themselves. Unfortunately, with 13 or 14 teams in the WBC all wearing templatey Majestic, it certainly takes the fun out of things. I love seeing the colors from the other unis (and while I detest softball tops, in this instance, I don't have nearly as much of a problem with it because of the international flavor); when every uni *looks* the same, except for the colors and fonts, well, it gets very, very hard to watch.
Let each team design their own unis, and give them the option of either different uniform suppliers or at least different patterns, and it will be much better.
As to making it a truly international tourney played with all the best from each nation? I have no idea how to make that work, but playing it in March is NOT the answer.
Cort | March 16, 2013 at 12:55 pm |
Play it in a warm weather nation, in late November/early December, before college bowl games start, and ideally when the soccer leagues are on break for international play.
Schedule the qualifiers for the US in Spring, and play the knockout rounds in the Autumn in, I don't know, Venezuela? Puerto Rico? Australia? Brazil?
Chris | March 16, 2013 at 7:22 pm |
I agree, March is not the answer, but then again, neither is November/December. There just seems to be no right way. You want the best players, so it would wind up being (most likely), the players who go deep in the playoffs and frankly, need to recover and rest after a long season. It's kind of like the Pro Bowl, where you're stuck with the best of the rest. Aside of those two times though, you're stuck with mid-season, and there's no way that's happening.
Cort | March 16, 2013 at 8:54 pm |
Lots of guys play in Winter Leagues. Couldn't this serve as a replacement for that?
mark | March 16, 2013 at 10:37 am |
Majestic's jersey "panels" will run their course soon enough. The 'worry' is: What will they do for their next BP fashion blunder.
mike d | March 16, 2013 at 10:53 am |
I would move the WBC to November. I understand it would have to go up against the NFL, but players would be more willing to participate.
BTW, anyone know when Majestic's deal with MLB is up?
mmwatkin | March 16, 2013 at 11:17 am |
You wouldn't be able to get any of the players who were in the postseason to play (read: a lot of good players).
Any player who would 1.) be a Free Agent, 2.) have a club option available, 3.) be arbitration eligible would avoid the competition.
Having the WBC in March, while not perfect, is the best solution. Players are playing anyway.
If they're still playing the MLB playoffs at Thanksgiving, something is seriously amiss.
Chris Holder | March 16, 2013 at 11:03 am |
Wow, that MSU jersey is pretty… dare I say… spartan.
Also, I LOVE that Super Bowl logo for Indianapolis. I'm sure the ciy would never want people to have that image of them (it makes me think Iowa actually), but it sure looks nice. Great work, Danny.
Tom Juettner | March 16, 2013 at 11:03 am |
Really need to take a photoshop class. That MSU concept could look so much better.
Louis Chirillo | March 16, 2013 at 11:28 am |
This is one American who likes the WBC regardless of it being played in March. I enjoyed watching Brazil compete in the tournament for the first time. Italy was exciting to watch as was Canada. The Canada-Mexico and Canada-USA games were great baseball. And now I can dislike the Netherlands in baseball as well as in soccer. The WBC is still in its infancy. Clearly there are kinks to be worked out. But it's a good idea. And I always look forward to it.
Having said that, I sure hope they go for some uniform changes in the next WBC. Those unis are looking tired.
Will S | March 16, 2013 at 11:45 am |
While "Tomorrow is that day we're all Irish", various places in Minnesota, Thunder Bay, and other places with a large Finnish community, celebrate another holiday on March 16th. Today you can join those of Finnish decent in their celebration of St. Urho's Day. http://www.sainturho.com/
Dion Webb | March 16, 2013 at 11:47 am |
Is that a raised emblem on the Japan batting helmet? And Spain's roadie looks like they should be asking if you would like fries with that!
Steve | March 16, 2013 at 6:20 pm |
Yep, teams in the NPB use raised emblems on batting helmets, so the style carries over to Samurai Japan. Here's Abe in the uniform of the polarising Yomiuri Giants: http://jto.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sb20121105j2a-870×489.jpg
Odessasteps | March 16, 2013 at 11:48 am |
I guess Majestic not making Japan's uniform is why you can't buy their stuff in the WBC store on MLB.com
You can buy Japan stuff in the UK at least. Majestic make some generic Japan hoodies and t-shirts and I bought a few items, no problem. The Mizuno uniform is also listed for sale: http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=19962046&cp=3477774.3471179
Apologies, broken link above.
http://jto.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sb20121105j2a-870×489.jpg
Chris | March 16, 2013 at 12:04 pm |
Interestingly there is a Braves "banned" screaming indian hat for sale on ebay for a mere $75. As long as people are willing to pay this muchto be politically incorrect, the movement is doomed!
ChrisH | March 16, 2013 at 6:20 pm |
Unless one 'must have' the formerly official 2013 BP cap, there are plenty of hats (some more visually appealing than others)featuring the laughing/screaming Brave (not what I would consider an attractive logo…its' appropriateness is another matter) available elsewhere for considerably less than $75.
quiet seattle | March 16, 2013 at 12:13 pm |
Such potential…a world stage…so many extrordinary artists and designers…
Those uniforms are an embarrassment.
Matt B | March 16, 2013 at 1:23 pm |
Obviously, the Puerto Rico uniform is completely incorrect. It should be identical to the USA uniform, because Puerto Rico is part of the USA.
Tim E. O'B | March 16, 2013 at 1:27 pm |
"If they can dye the river green today, why can't they dye it blue the other 364 days of the year?"
Attila Szendrodi | March 16, 2013 at 1:28 pm |
"Tomorrow is that day we're all Irish"
Speak for yourself. I was born in America, not Ireland.
You're the worst. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1yYEDjeWA8
OF COURSE an O'Brien doesn't like that, lol.
StLMarty | March 16, 2013 at 6:50 pm |
The day I play Thin Lizzy over and over.
Attila Szendrodi | March 17, 2013 at 2:34 am |
GOOD company!
I think the Team USA concept is really pretty terrific.
The uni tweak one. The one that says "States". It's old timey. I like the number on the sleeve for the roadies. Nice.
Anthony S. | March 16, 2013 at 1:54 pm |
I think the WBC United States hat would look better if the star was not behind the interlocking US. I think it's too cluttered and the US would stand out better.
It would be great if one of the graphic artists could create one to see the difference.
Douglas King | March 16, 2013 at 3:35 pm |
Anyone else find it weird that the US team was eliminated by a bunch of American citizens.
If they win it I'm going to claim victory for the US.
Chris Mayberry | March 16, 2013 at 4:33 pm |
Last item:
A common misconception about the 1968 Tigers. Here's are pictures of Al Kaline and Mickey Stanley disproving it:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AL-KALINE-SIGNED-1968-WORLD-SERIES-DETROIT-TIGERS-GAME-11×14-PHOTO-COA-/271160331072?pt=US_Autographs&hash=item3f226a4b40
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickey-Stanley-Autographed-8×10-1968-World-Series-Batting-Detroit-tigers-TIC-COA-/121009008046
Another misconception suggests the sleeve number was worn on the throwing arm. But I've seen old pitures of southpaw pitchers like Terry Fox (albeit before '68) wearing the number on his right sleeve. So, I don't know the answer but it is true some players, like Willie Horton, switched to older grey jerseys (different number font) featuring a number facing the pitcher:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DETROIT-TIGERS-WILLIE-HORTON-1968-World-Series-Color-8×10-SWEET-PHOTO-/271157757436?pt=Vintage_Sports_Memorabilia&hash=item3f224305fc
Horton in 1969:
http://wchbnewsdetroit.com/2354702/today-is-willie-horton-day-lets-celebrate/
Rydell | March 16, 2013 at 5:43 pm |
I've been watching the WBC faithfully and could never get a good view of the US hats. Originally I thought the star was a fancy letter A, eventually I realized it was a star..today Phil Hecken confirmed it. Canada's uniform is disappointing no need to add black to a red and white flag. Also, the Italian flag is green red white,…so someone decided on blue and white uni's??..what a joke!
I like the USA shield patch Anthony drew up as well as the stars surrounding USAjersey
The WBC logo needs to be tweaked
Clevo | March 16, 2013 at 6:19 pm |
Italian soccer historically wears blue to acknowledge their pre-unified past. It's safe to assume the baseball unis are the same?
a-rock | March 16, 2013 at 6:23 pm |
Light blue was the colour of the House of Savoy, the last royal house of Italy, and still considered a national colour today.
Phil Hecken | March 16, 2013 at 7:53 pm |
^^^This.
It's the same reason, for example, the Nederlands wear orange — for the House of Orange — even though their flag is red/white/blue.
Robbie | March 16, 2013 at 5:49 pm |
There are some other neat unis that were worn by the teams that played in the qualifying round but didn't make it.
http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13037029
Yeah, there were a bunch of teams that played in qualifying rounds that were interesting — but the bit was already long enough with the 16 teams in the tourney, and photos were spotty. Maybe in 4 years when the next one of these things cooks up…
HHH | March 16, 2013 at 7:04 pm |
About the flag on the Chinese Taipei cap:
http://mlb.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pMLB2-13037548dt.jpg
Why would they choose the Chinese Taipei Olympic Flag?:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg
Why would they do that when the World Baseball Classic has nothing to do with the Olympics and all the other countries went with their national flag? Wikipedia has the answer, sort of:
"The Chinese Taipei Olympic flag is used by Republic of China (ROC) team – commonly known as Taiwan – which competes under the title "Chinese Taipei," during the Olympic Games instead of the flag of the Republic of China. This is a result of the complex Cross-Strait relations between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China. The Olympic flag has been in use since 1980, following a decision by the International Olympic Committee that the ROC could not compete under the ROC name or flag."
HOWEVER, Chinese Taipei also has separate flags for their other sports teams when competing internationally (from Wikipedia):
For other Olympic-affiliated and international sporting events, the ROC uses variations on the (Chinese Taipei) Olympic flag:
The Paralympic flag replaces the Olympic rings with the logo of the International Paralympic Committee:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_Taipei_Paralympic_Flag.svg
The Deaflympics flag replaces the Olympic rings with a green Chinese dragon and the words "Chinese Taipei":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Deaf.png
The flag of the Chinese Taipei national football (soccer) team replaces the Olympic rings with the taijitu (the yin and yang symbol), with the black and white dots replaced with footballs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_Taipei_Football_Flag_on_FIFA_website.svg
The Universiade flag replaces the Olympic rings with the letter U (from the logo of the FISU) and has an electric blue background:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Universiade.svg
The flag of both the Chinese Taipei men's national volleyball team and Chinese Taipei women's national volleyball team replaces the Olympic rings with a volleyball-playing figure and the abbreviation of the Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_Taipei_Volleyball_Flag.svg
Now this all begs the following question: If Chinese Taipei has all these separate flags for different sports, why don't they have a distinct flag for the World Baseball Classic?!?!?!?! Can you say Uni Watch design contest????
Rob H. | March 16, 2013 at 8:10 pm |
Would it really be a contest, isn't it a pretty standard design, you'd just replace the Olympic rings with the WBC logo?
http://i.imgur.com/duZsAg7l.jpg
Jake M | March 16, 2013 at 8:17 pm |
I feel like the USA really missed an opportunity with their WBC uniform. A USA baseball jersey needs to be pinstripe.
Douglas King | March 17, 2013 at 12:42 am |
but it'd have to be red pinstripes, and that just looks bad.
Jake M | March 17, 2013 at 10:31 am |
i dont think it necessarily needs to be red. Using current MLB jerseys as a template the Cubs jerseys would be a nice to place to start. I think a more true royal blue as opposed to the current navy would be an upgrade.
Ben D. | March 16, 2013 at 11:39 pm |
Am I the first one to notice the URL?
Mike 2 | March 17, 2013 at 1:15 am |
Gallery from tonight's Canucks game.
http://canucks.nhl.com/club/gallery.htm?id=34534
As a calgarian I'm required to hate the Canucks, but those look SWEET
Derek | March 17, 2013 at 2:30 am |
For the WBC, I'd much rather see each team/country design their own uniforms (ala Japan and Korea) using the supplier of their choice, rather than being subjected to an MLB influenced Majestic design. Differences in this case are much better than sameness.
As for the team USA uniform, I think it's time to change the cap design, since it's been around since the 2000 Olympics. However, I do prefer Blue Alternates/Road jerseys over red, especially when the cap is blue. I also like the blue over red, much like US Olympics track jerseys of the 60's look better than those of the 80's.
One thing in general about all uniforms that bothers me, is when the shade of a colored jersey doesn't match the shade of the cap of the same color.