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funny, I was in Old Town Orange (Historical District Orange County) today on family business..Just got in...lol no I did not. Been booked..Was that this weekend?
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Go USC !
Go ETIM !
LOL
go packers (for mike) lololol LMAO
he might buy some ETIM shares.
04/15/2007 10:09 PM ET
'Sacred' No. 42 on display in baseball
From coast to coast, players honor Jackie Robinson
By Mark Newman / MLB.com
April 15, 1947, was a day unlike any other in Major League Baseball.
You could sort of say the same thing about Sunday.
On the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers as the first African-American player in the Majors, there was: widespread use of a "sacred" No. 42 jersey number by on-field personnel; a game won by Cleveland despite only one hit and a game won by Cincinnati despite only two; almost constant references by broadcasters to someone who played long ago; a walk-off homer by Oakland's Marco Scutaro off real No. 42 Mariano Rivera of the Yankees; and an almost-unthinkable six rainouts due to a massive weather system in the East.
Even the weather seemed to understand that this day was reserved for Jackie Robinson -- helping us all turn our eyes to Dodger Stadium for the evening's national celebration of this annual date on the baseball calendar.
Jennifer Hudson, don't stop singing.
Rachel Robinson, don't stop speaking.
Frank Robinson and Hank Aaron, don't stop throwing.
Tony Clark, don't stop swinging.
People everywhere, don't stop thinking.
"It's bigger than just a number," said Marlins pitcher Dontrelle Willis, who wore No. 42 for Sunday's game against the Braves. "This is American history. I might be going out on a limb, but I see so much emphasis on it the last couple of weeks about Jackie Robinson. . . . He opened the doors for everybody in baseball. If it wasn't for him, there wouldn't be a lot of the great storylines you see in baseball today. I hope they continue to have that intensity to remember Jackie Robinson at all times."
Rachel Robinson, the wife of Jackie Robinson and founder of The Jackie Robinson Foundation, was presented with the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award by Bud Selig hours before the Dodgers' game against San Diego. The award, created in 1998 to recognize achievement of historical significance, was given to Rachel for her contribution and sacrifice to the legacy of her late husband. Throughout her life, Rachel Robinson has championed numerous social and charitable causes and, in 1973, founded The Jackie Robinson Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide scholarships and leadership training.
"Rachel Robinson has played a significant role in the history of baseball through the strength she gave her husband, Jackie, and the way she has continued to champion the causes in which they both believed so strongly," Selig said. "On the 60th anniversary of Jackie's entry into the Major Leagues, it is fitting to honor Rachel with this prestigious award."
Along with that, the unquestioned highlight on this special day around the game was the wearing of the "Jackie Jerseys" by so many players, managers or coaches. Those jerseys will appear at the MLB.com Auction in coming days, with all proceeds going to The Jackie Robinson Foundation. And there will be plenty from which to choose.
It was the kind of day when you would click from one game to the other on MLB.TV and suddenly hear a broadcaster say: "In the 1955 World Series against Robinson's Dodgers, who wore No. 42 for the Yankees?" (Those guessing Jerry Coleman were right.)
Here is an in-progress roundup of Sunday's events:
Reds 1, Cubs 0
Brady Quinn, former Notre Dame quarterback on his way to the NFL, sang the honorary song at Wrigley Field for the seventh-inning stretch, and began it: "All right, Chicago: This one's for Jackie! A one, a two . . ." That captured the spirit of the day. Jeff Conine singled in the lone run, and Ken Griffey Jr. had the only other hit for Cincinnati. That was the same Junior Griffey who came up with the idea to wear Robinson's No. 42 in tribute -- an act widely followed as the number was temporarily "unretired" for this anniversary recognition.
Griffey had six of the Jackie Jerseys in his locker before the game and said he intended to wear each of them during the game. "The first one will go to Rachel," said Griffey, who had last worn No. 42 on April 15, 1997 -- the 50th anniversary of Robinson's historical moment.
Indians 2, White Sox 1
No. 42 C.C. Sabathia picked up the win, his third of the season, with eight superb innings. No. 42 Jim Thome singled in the ninth to try to start a rally, and was replaced on the bases by No. 42 Alex Cintron, but early fantasy surprise Joe Borowski picked up his fifth save and the Indians somehow won with just one hit. Even more amazingly, it came on the very first at-bat of the day for Cleveland, a double by Grady Sizemore, who also wore No. 42.
"It meant a lot [to wear the number]," said Sabathia, who wasn't originally scheduled to pitch this day but had his turn shifted due to those earlier snow-outs. "I'm just excited I got a chance to pitch. To be able to pitch and play on this day was huge."
Cardinals 10, Brewers 2
It was interesting to see the entire St. Louis club wearing No. 42, and that included the sight of Albert Pujols hitting a three-run homer in the first inning. It was his first longball at home this season -- and then he went deep again in the eighth.
"I see it as an honor to an American," Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen said. "I don't look at it in baseball terms, necessarily. I think it's a guy that, as a person, as an American, did something great for this country. That's what I see. That to me is honorable, and I wanted to be a part of it."
The celebration in St. Louis featured a number of prominent figures. Sonya Pankey, Robinson's granddaughter, attended, as did Beth Louis, the granddaughter of Branch Rickey, and Johnny Sain's widow, Mary Ann Sain. Rickey was the man who signed Robinson to play for the Dodgers, while Sain was the first man to throw a pitch to Robinson in the Majors.
Rays 6, Twins 4
Torii Hunter not only wore No. 42, but he also ditched his low-rider pants and wore high black socks, just as Robinson did 60 years earlier. Hunter, one of only two African-American players on the Twins' roster (Rondell White is the other), said he thinks of Robinson whenever he hears a racial slur directed at himself -- and tries to imagine what Robinson must have endured every day as a player.
"If it wasn't for Jackie Robinson," Hunter said, "I wouldn't be here."
Carl Crawford, whose team rallied for two runs in the ninth off Twins closer Joe Nathan, wore a different No. 42 jersey every inning. The more "Jackie Jerseys" he contribute to the auction, the more money that can be raised for the Foundation. That was the spirit of this Sunday. Crawford said he was honored to wear the jersey number and called it "sacred."
"When I was growing up in Houston, I'd heard about Jackie Robinson, but I didn't know much about him," Crawford said. "I'm embarrassed that I don't know more about him. I've only seen one video about him, but even though everybody had heard of Jackie Robinson, nobody talked about him much when I was a kid. Now I realize he's up there with Martin Luther King, only from a sports standpoint."
Braves 8, Marlins 4
Dontrelle Willis didn't pitch, but he got the No. 42 jersey. And he said he plans to keep it forever.
"I've talked with my family about it. This is a little bit different. It may be in my will," Willis said. "This is monumental to me. This is a proud day for all African-Americans. It has more than just baseball, he was a humanitarian. You never know what time it would be, not just for African-Americans, but for Latins, that they could step on a field if it wasn't for him. There still might be Negro Leagues or whatever. This is a monumental day."
Andruw Jones wore No. 42 instead of his usual 25. He hit one of the homers that led to the Braves' victory, and said:
"I really don't know much about Jackie Robinson, but I know what he did for me to be here. That's why I'm honoring him today and give a special honor to him and his family for breaking the color barrier. I'm glad that I didn't grow up in that atmosphere and times [Robinson did] because I know how tough that was. I'm just happy I'm here right now and most of that stuff is behind. I appreciate all he did to make all this happen."
Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1
Four Jays players wore No. 42, including shortstop Royce Clayton, who doubled and scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh. Clayton was one of the best stories of this day around Major League Baseball. He had been the first player to endow a scholarship for The Jackie Robinson Foundation, and said: "I grew up near Jackie Robinson Stadium at UCLA, and my mom educated me about the impact Jackie Robinson had. I told her I wanted to play baseball, and she said, 'This is the man that will give you that opportunity.' She gave me a couple of books to read, and it went from there."
"The big thing that stuck out for me," Tigers outfielder Curtis Granderson said, "was the letter that they showed saying that they would kill him if he played. Just little stuff, to see how someone would have to go through all that stuff, knowing the threats that he got day in and day out. And not only to step on the field, but to play the way he did and get Rookie of the Year for the way he played, that was the big thing. That kind of hit home."
A's 5, Yankees 4
If you want to know how important Sunday was, just ask someone who has been around the game a while like Derek Jeter. He put a "4" digit in front of his usual "2" (Robinson Cano and manager Joe Torre also donned No. 42) and said this MLB-wide tribute would be one of his fondest memories of his career.
"I've never worn another number, obviously, but there have been times when you've had things on you that have meant a lot," Jeter said. "We've had tributes to players who have passed away and things like that, but this day is definitely memorable. It's something that means a lot and it's special."
Rivera is the lone player in the Majors who still wears No. 42 regularly -- a number that was retired across MLB after Rivera joined The Show. Maybe it was a bit ironic that the usually unflappable closer gave up that three-run bomb in the bottom of the ninth on this day, but the significance of the moment remained.
"You're not just talking about any player, or any person," Rivera said. "The respect that he had for the game. The passion that he had for the game. How he played the game. We should respect that and tribute that."
A video was shown at McAfee Coliseum before this game, and A's catcher Jason Kendall was one of many players giving their thoughts about Robinson's legacy. "It's definitely a special day," he said. "[This day] definitely needs to happen. When I was in high school, I always did book reports on Jackie Robinson, from eighth grade on up. It's definitely an exciting day. He played the game the right way -- with a lot of heart."
Mariners 14, Rangers 6
No, this was no ordinary day around baseball. It's not often a winning pitcher gives up five runs but only one of them earned. Horacio Ramirez did for Seattle. He had all the help he needed at the top of the Mariners' order; Ichiro was 4-for-5 and even hit his first homer of the season. In fact all three M's at the top of the order did that, combining to go 9-for-14 with 10 runs and 10 RBIs.
Beltre, a Dominican native, was wearing No. 42 and said, "I am proud to do that, even though I'm not African-American. I came up in the Dodgers organization and I know how much Jackie Robinson meant to that organization. I'm a Latino. I didn't go through anything close to what he went through, but it's an honor for me to wear No. 42."
Kenny Lofton said before the game in Seattle, "For me it means a guy who went through extreme lengths back in the 1940s to play the game of baseball and I don't know how he did it. I know how we are as people. When somebody fires words at you, you want to fire back. He didn't. That's tough. He put a whole culture of African-Americans on his back and played a sport he wanted to play no matter what it took."
Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 4
For all the remarkable memories produced by the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson Day, Tony Clark will have to be around the top of the list. He was among six Diamondbacks representatives who wore No. 42, he took out the lineup card along with Orlando Hudson, and he smashed two homers to lead Arizona to the victory at home. That is definitely a Jackie jersey sure to get a ton of bids.
"It's hard to express and without a doubt hard to comprehend the obstacles he had to overcome," Clark said of Robinson. "To think that he perservered despite threats to himself and threats to himself so that Tony Clark would have the opportunity to play this game is special and appreciated."
Rockies reliever LaTroy Hawkins wore No. 42 and spoke at length before the game about his real concern over the fact that the percentage of African-Americans playing in the Majors now is in single digits -- way down from a high of 27 percent in 1975.
"I can speak for one kid," Hawkins said. "I have a little cousin that plays baseball in Gary, Ind., Jay, and he's 13. And he loves the game. He'd rather be playing baseball than doing a lot of other things. He loves the game in a way you don't see in African-American kids today. His love is totally different.
"[But] everything about the game is too expensive, way too expensive, especially for the average income or the below-average income. If a family is making $30,000 a year, they're thinking, 'Maybe I'll pay this money to send my kid to a private school.'"
Rainouts
Six games involving five cities were all rained out, and clubs involved in those were told by MLB to pick a date to reschedule their JDR ceremonies. Those decisions were ongoing and the rescheduling information is available on those clubs' Web sites. The postponements included:
Nationals at Mets; Angels at Red Sox; Astros at Phillies; Royals at Orioles; and a doubleheader between the Giants and Pirates in Pittsburgh.
Just got in too.
I missed the excitement today evidently..... Oh well.. too tired to read the drama. lol
Moving forward_
The sentiment is positive. The 'Fear Factor' is 'Nill" ~ LOL
ETIM
TIME
Hey BASSSS!!!
Gotch yer MojO ON ? or just yer underwear? lol
or are you.....I won't go there..
sey hi to basserBeb. lol
exciting times ahead ! We're making this company grow and making history in the process...Imagine the mid and long term view... mid term difined as 3-5 years and long term 6-20 years.
When I was in high school Coke was just getting started and microsoft was a itch in my pants.. IN those days most of my friends had parents that worked in the Aero Space Industry..ie Northrup Grumann/MacDonald Douglas etc.... They (my class mates) are now seeing the results of the long term hold..WOW Millions of Dollars now circulate in those families...
So much for the 300mil days... Were you around when we did those numbers ? or the 1/2 a Bil day?
Now thats what I'm Talkin about !
and no, my boss doesn't even know about ETIM. One other co-worker does, he pick a few shares a couple of months ago in the twenties, he's happy. The boss is getting a divorce and is doing the date online thing all day in the office. His mind is elsewhere...poor Sap ! He should have been nicer to his wife..
Here's to flyin under the radar!
prediction: WE BLOW the ROOF OFF .01 and run up to .0115 on medium volume 80million or so.. If we break 100million we see .0125 imo.. runs can go from that to .02 and .0285 in a heart beat...been there done that on a much weaker company with volume averages lower than 100million...
note to self:
Pick up deluxe model of the Chin Strap Super Duty.
or maybe an assitant..lol
Your not so bad yourself derek!
You Da Man Toooo..
lol
iknowa.
member of the
North American A$K Slappers Association (NAASA)
Roger that cougar12. Brain fart, thanks
now back to
SLAPIN that A$K !!!
LOL
and Start SLAPIN That A$K !!!!!!!!!!
Misc.
How does the company plan to pay for the rest of the MLB Teams/ tooling costs for the 2008 goal. We have 8 teams completed with many more. What is the time line for completition of ALL MLB Teams?
Time & Money
nice one (the 5 second rule) lol
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"The Thong"
LMAO
Looks like some form of Code...lol
Nice.
Excellent ! You get an A+ Sir !
Nice break down and to the point. Way to trim the "FAT"
This list has just about everything now.
iknowa
thanks !
we're all signed up, I will be with another Shareholder at his desk during the call.
Just getting caught up for the evening thread.
Thanks Bee for creating a list. Will you be in charge of submitting these particulars during the Call? This would help reduce redundant Q's.
Also: Sarbanes Oxley Sox Audit Compliance !
BTW: Many are aware that a Sox Audit can take up to two years to complete before becoming available with Edgar Online.
ETA For: Edgar Filing?
The office has several items to be discussed. They have alot of things to cover during the CC and about an hour to get through it. The overall spirit of things IMO are very positive. The tone of voice was encouraging, courteous & professional. We did not discuss specific items but I sensed that the basics will be covered. Revs/Production/Marketing/Sales.
My contribution to the list is regarding share structure plans for Q2/3/4. It would be nice to know the companys' plans on this item. I will sign up and put this on the chat session.
LOL Dave. I have some 45's from a few weeks ago but they're under the mattress.. sorry but I am keeping them for awhile. Should be a good vintage down the road...
ikno.
....plus we often move up on no news at all.
CC sign ups will be available on the EI website later today.
Hey dave...GM
Scottrade local offices receive funds, certified and personal check. They Fed Ex the check to the home office in St Louis and it shows up the next day by 10 am or so, available for trading. On occasion funds will not be available for even one or two more days in cases where ST says the fed ex was delayed due to wheather delays at the airports. One shipment they said a couple months back was delayed and temporarily lost because of an accident in the midwest. So we are at the mercy of Fed Ex on time delivery performance...imagine that
you see when you give a check to your local branch for deposit, it is recorded but not posted. The Home office must physically receive our funds prior to posting...
GL
Nice one Bee...lol
.01 isn't a resistance point and imo when we blow the roof off of the double zero's the run up won't stop at .011 either.
I do not under estimate this stock and its abilities. In ETIM for 7 months this week and have 7 months of experience on EI events 1st hand. No worries here
LOL
GM
xoxo
#42 AM Read... GM All, make it a great day...remember... "Its a DEAL at twice the price"...lol (Go ETIM)
04/10/2007 11:33 AM ET
A fitting tribute to a legend
Many players, including all of the Dodgers, plan to wear No. 42
By Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com
Ken Griffey Jr. wore No. 42 on April 15, 1997, to honor the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut. (AP)
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers -- all of them -- will be wearing No. 42 on Sunday at Dodger Stadium in honor of one of their own. It's the 60th anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson put on a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform in a regular-season game for the first time, thus re-integrating Major League Baseball forever.
Robinson will be honored in each of the 15 ballparks where games will be played this April 15, but the big ceremony will be in Chavez Ravine, six decades and 3,000 miles from Flatbush and tiny Ebbets Field, where Robinson went out to play first base. The Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves that day and the grand old game was never the same.
Commissioner Bud Selig will be there. So will Rachel Robinson, Jackie's seemingly ageless widow and the founder of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, which offers college scholarships to underprivileged minority students. And when the Dodgers take the field to play the Padres, each and every one of the starters will have on his back the famous No. 42. That's the number Selig retired on the occasion of Robinson's 50th anniversary in 1997, but was "unretired" by the Commissioner's proclamation for the day on Sunday.
"Obviously, Jackie was a player who changed the game," said Luis Gonzalez, a first-year Dodger, when asked about the club's gesture. "He opened up the culture barrier for a lot of players. The stuff that he had to go through opened the door for all minorities to be able to play in this game."
The 8 p.m. ET ceremony and game will be carried live on ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes and on XM Satellite Radio.
It will be preceded by a 90-minute pregame show on MLB.TV and BaseballChannel.TV, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The pregamer will be hosted by Seth Everett in New York with live feature reports from Dodger Stadium generated by Billy Sample and Ed Randall, who will also bring in special guests.
The idea of wearing No. 42 in honor of Robinson will be duplicated throughout the Major Leagues on Sunday and was the brainchild of Cincinnati's Ken Griffey Jr., who personally petitioned the Commissioner last week for the opportunity.
"It's just my way of giving that man his due respect," Griffey said. "I just called Bud and asked him if I could do it. He made a couple of phone calls and said, 'Yeah.' We had a good conversation. It was about me wearing it on that day, and only that day."
At that point, Selig said that he welcomed the gesture and that every club was free to have at least one player join in.
"I think it's great," Selig said on Monday night during his visit to Chase Field for the Diamondbacks' home opener against the Reds. "Just their understanding of history and what that man did for so many people is so important. Believe me, it makes me very happy. I had a lot of respect for [Griffey] to begin with. But this is wonderful. "
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Barry Bonds of the Giants quickly accepted at the behest of Peter Magowan, the team's managing general partner, and others such Minnesota's Torii Hunter, Jermaine Dye of the White Sox, Derrek Lee of the Cubs and Gary Sheffield of the Tigers are among the stars who have joined the group.
The Yankees' Mariano Rivera, of course, has worn 42 since he joined the Yankees for good in 1995 and was among a handful of players grandfathered in when Selig retired Robinson's number. Rivera is the only remaining active player who still wears the number.
"As a minority, I feel honored wearing the No. 42 and carrying the legacy that Jackie Robinson left," Rivera said. "I wear it with good pride. That's the way it goes. All the guys retired or left, and I'm still carrying the number. I feel blessed for that."
Other teams such as the Pirates and Cardinals have also pledged their allegiance to Robinson and, like the Dodgers, will wear No. 42 as a full squad when they play on Sunday, Selig said. The Pirates play the Giants in Pittsburgh and the Cardinals are at home against the Brewers.
"I think the players should wear it who want to wear it," Selig said. "On the Diamondbacks, there are four or five players who are going to do it. [Mets manager] Willie Randolph, I know, is very proud to wear it."
Joining Rachel Robinson for the ceremony is expected to be their daughter Sharon Robinson; several of Jackie's former teammates, including pitchers Don Newcombe and Tommy Lasorda -- the Hall of Fame former manager of the Dodgers and a consultant to the team; various baseball executives, civic and industry leaders; Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars, and winners of the Breaking Barriers Essay Contest.
But the day will be forged in memory of Robinson and that magnificent No. 42.
"Jackie Robinson was a Dodger," said Jamie McCourt, the club's president and vice chairman. "And the most fitting tribute the Dodgers can pay to him is for the entire team to wear his number on the 60th anniversary of his breaking the color barrier."
The Led Zepplin Urn... Nice
thanks for the update. I call occasionally as well. I don't see it changing in the short term.
Steady as she goes.
You slapper you ! lol
lmao, nice cover...lol
Cover that ASK !
Its free to the mail recipient. Placing ad space is chargable or maybe its just the initial fee. However it would be nice to see Eternal Image on board with them since they are in touch with so many in the industry. Good resource I would think..Or perhaps a distributor that already places ad and write up could add EI to the next edition..
Good morning..
nice buy
ander... its Shane.. 4getaboutit!!!
like your posts..
gota family member or 2 in PNMS..
I'm somewhere else spreading the family risk around...lol
that means the old roller coaster ride....lol
I'd better fasten the chin strap.
I've been in this for awhile and have had a few rides on the coaster. I've made it this far and have faith I will continue to make good on my invested dollars.
Totally Green and all of my money is back in my possesion and has been since November.
perhaps... there will be some accumulation over the next week in anticipation of a good meeting with the company. Strength is steady and people are excited.
L and S
Note to self:
Write Clint and company.
Subject:
Updates and feedback PR from Ohio Vault and Casket. How are things going from the distributor level? Are they having fun with their new products? Whats the latest from the distributorship level in general?
Can we get a survey going from distributors and feed that back to investors? (PR)
note: Questions for the 18th.
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Eternal Image DD
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