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response to #8 actually, I listened to a report on NPR several weeks ago that the DEA has been finding many of the farms they have been busting were being run by the mexican cartels. So all of that money ends up going to mexico.— June 25, 2009 6:02 p.m.
The search for convention center money in San Diego
Response o 107 I was referring to the importance of loyalty in terms of the people he hires. If you read some of the things he has said about the people he has fired, loyalty pops up in most of the conversations. Likewise for the people he keeps around him.— June 23, 2009 9:57 p.m.
Shark Sandwiches and Drug Busts
I agree about actually going into the water, what I meant by go to the beach was actually go in the water. A Texas A&M University professor of wildlife and fishery sciences who has studied sharks says that most attacks occur in 3-4 feet of water. The Florida Museum of Natural History does extensive study of shark attacks. One of their data sets was kind of interesting. In 2000, an estimated 264 million people went to US beaches. There were 70,000 rescues, 74 drownings, 58 non-drowning fatalities but only 23 shark attacks with 0 fatalities. That's about 1 in 11 million odds. Even if only 10% of the people going to the beach go into the water, it's still more than a million to 1 odds on getting attacked. And if people go in more than once... well you get the picture. I agree that to really know exactly you would have to have some very specific parameters, but in anything involving the general public, how often does that happen? It's always an estimate or an extrapolation. Since 1926 there have been 97 confirmed shark attacks reported in California with only 8 fatalities. The last fatality in San Diego was 50 years ago and there has never been a fatality off an Orange or LA county beach. and only 6 attacks in the last 80 yrs. So I think you would agree that statistically speaking, you are more likely to drown than get attacked by a shark if you go into the water. Yet how many times have you worried about drowning?— June 23, 2009 12:08 a.m.
The search for convention center money in San Diego
response to 105; There was a black player/coach in the league back before the NFL was called the NFL. The first black head coach in the modern was Art Shell. Prior to Art Shell Tom Flores was the first Hispanic head coach in the NFL and the first minority coach to win a Superbowl. Actually he coached to winning teams , in 81 and 84. Many, if not a majority, of the Raiders position coaches thru the years are former Raiders and many of them have been minorities. It seemed that Davis just wanted the best people and really didn't care about skin color; all he cares about is loyalty.— June 22, 2009 11:30 p.m.
Volcano Energy, Made From Scratch, Freeway Sign Mileage
FYI http://www.spotsnstripes.com/Training.htm LOL— June 22, 2009 6:58 p.m.
Shark Sandwiches and Drug Busts
here's some more realistic data for you josh. It's about 100 people world wide per year In 2007, 7 million visitors to the Hawaii beaches and 8 shark attacks occured. Florida is supposedly regarded as "shark attack central", averaging about 33 reported attacks per year and over 50 million beach goers. In 2007 there were 5 attacks in California. How many people went to the beach that year. it sound like alot of people going to the beach but if you think about it, maybe not so much. The Florida tourist bureau say about 50 million people visit . If only 25% actually go to the beach but go 2 times, that's 25 million right there. Then how many Florida residents go to the beach and how many times. looking at it that way 50 million doesn't seem so outrageous. The same would aply to cali. I think it's alot more than 1 in 1000.— June 22, 2009 6:55 p.m.
The search for convention center money in San Diego
response to #102, a couple clarifications for you surfpuppy. It was the family of the guy who originally brought Davis in who sold him their principal owner shares. His name was Ed McGah; I think he made his fortune in real estate and construction. Sound familiar? Anyway he was actually one the 8 original founders of the raiders. He died back in the 80's I think. The other guy of whom you speak is Wayne Valley. He was the 3rd general partner, the one who screwed by Davis while out of the country. I recall that he was so po'ed that he sold his shared a few years later, but not to Davis. I remember reading someplace that Davis paid something like 20k for his original 10% ownership. Also, Davis wasn't the raiders first coach. I believe he was their 4th coach. Remember that in 60/61/62 he was with the Chargers. The Raiders started in the AFL the same year as the Chargers, in 1960. I think most of us here would agree that Davis has been his own worst enemy at times. But maybe the biggest irony of all is that his own actions precipitated the merger. He wanted to get the best of the NFL into the AFL and talked the owners into offering big money to lure the players. Pete Rozelle said a long long time ago that's what prompted the NFL owners to start merger talks. The just didn't want to have to pay yhat kind of money to keep their players. If they only had a cystal ball. LOL. Interestingly, Rozelle once also said that the concept of the 2 leagues was a good one, like MLB and a merger may or may have not occured at some point on it's own. But once the player raiding started it was inevitable. Seems, like Davis shot himself in the foot; it wouldn't be the last time. That said I will give him this. He certainly has to be considered one of the pioneer in for giving opportunity to minority players, coaches and executives when pro football was still run by some racist owners hostile to minorities. I think he's also the only NFL owner to put a woman in charge of an NFL team.— June 22, 2009 6:24 p.m.
Santa Barbara: Stearn's Wharf and the Art Walk
#1, you took the words right out of my mouth.— June 22, 2009 5:01 p.m.
NBA -- Playoffs and Personalities
Josh, just came upon this column and wanted to comment on a couple things. I'll assume you're using "journalistic license" when saying you watched Magic play in thousands of games. Magic played in less than 1000 regular season games and maybe a couple of hundred playoff games. As for trash talking, he did. He wasn't an in your face guy, more subtle than that, like while going back down court after a basket or off the ball on defense. But he did talk. I know because from about 83-90 I had season tix about 1/3 up across from the opponants bench and could hear him sometimes. The 2 players during that period who hardly ever said anything, unless provoked, were Kareem and AC Green. Also, Buechler played 12 seasons, I believe he only has 3 rings and and he made about 12-15 million during his career; I know he had a couple of 3+ million contracts at the end of his career. I like alot of your writing, but I do take exception when you write something as obtuse as "What I'm saying is...whether he even knows this or not...he would've been happier having a 15 year NBA career...". Based a a couple of articles I've read in surfing magazines and a UA alumni story, I think he's pretty happy the way things turned out. He actually didn't expect to play pro ball and was working on getting into the AVP if he wasn't drafted. in one article he said something to the effect that his NBA career was more than he ever thought it would be and because of it, his life after basketball was more than he could have ever dreamed. Sounds like a happy guy to me.— June 22, 2009 1:35 p.m.
The search for convention center money in San Diego
AD didn't become actually the majority owner in 2005 when he bought the remaing shares heirs of one of his original partners.He managed to become managing general partner by rewriteing the partnership to give himself control while the 3rd partner was out of the country.— June 20, 2009 9:49 p.m.