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Pope Francis spoke with reporters this morning in an extraordinary, impromptu press conference on board his plane on the way back to Italy from Brazil.
The National Catholic Reporter's John Allen Jr. writes that the 76-year-old Pope stood the whole time and never refused a question, even thanking a reporter who asked about charges of homosexual conduct against his appointee to reform the Vatican bank.
And when Francis was asked about the Vatican's alleged "gay lobby," the Pope replied that while a lobby might be an issue, he doesn't have a problem with homosexuality itself, telling reporters "Who am I to judge them if they're seeking the Lord in good faith?"
Gary Meier, an openly gay priest in St. Louis, Missouri, says the statements by Pope Francis this morning are "affirming," and an improvement over then-Cardinal Bergoglio's previous statement that gay marriage is the work of the devil.
Meier is one of a handful of priests in the U.S. who have publicly said they are gay.
Last June, Meier told his parishioners that he would take a leave of absence, after telling his archbishop that he could no longer teach the Roman Catholic church's stance on homosexuality.
- National Catholic Reporter: Pope on homosexuals: 'Who am I to judge?'
- Gary Meier/Huffington Post: My Prayer for the Church
- John Allen Jr., senior correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter. He tweets @JohnLAllenJr.
- Gary Meier, an openly gay priest in St. Louis, Missouri. He tweets @gmamstl.
From NPR and WBUR Boston, I'm Robin Young.
I'm Jeremy Hobson. It's HERE AND NOW. Coming up, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will join us on the new Mideast peace talks.
YOUNG: But first, what exactly did Pope Francis say today? Well, we know what he said. When asked by reporters aboard his plane about gays in the Vatican, he said: Who am I to judge them if they're seeking the lord in good faith? But what did he mean? We're going to hear from one of the few openly gay priests in the U.S. in a moment.
But first, John Allen, longtime Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter. John, what was it like when the pope made those comments?
JOHN ALLEN: Well, Robin, you're absolutely right. I was aboard that plane. But I can promise you I was not bored on that plane. We were given a heads-up just really moments before the plane took off from Rio de Janeiro that Francis would be coming back. We were told by some of the Vatican personnel that he would spend ample time with us, but in Vatican-speak that usually means 15 minutes.
What we got instead was an hour and 20 minutes. The pope did not have any notes, and he did not duck any questions. This covered a wide range of topics, from your hot-button issues such as abortion, homosexuals, to more sort of mundane matters of idle curiosity, such as what was in that black bag that he carried for himself up the steps of the papal plane. So it was a remarkable experience, Robin.
YOUNG: Well, OK, what was in the bag?
ALLEN: What he told us is basically a change of clothes, his prayer book and a couple of novels that he's reading. Even the pope has airplane reading with him.
YOUNG: Well, but to the comment to gays and that he should not - who am I to judge them? Some might say you are the pope, and the pope at least symbolically has been judging them by barring gay priests and also in the catechism, of course, homosexual acts are called acts of grave depravity because they close the sexual act to the gift of life. So what exactly was the pope saying?
ALLEN: Well, I mean, at one level, you're right, it's sort of a curious remark because one would think that the pope is sort of in the judgment business. But I think what Francis was trying to do here is not so much change the church's teaching as change the tone because also in the catechism, which you quoted a moment ago, it also makes the point that homosexual persons need to be treated with respect, compassion and sensitivity. In other words, the church's problem is not with the person, it's with the behavior.
However, I suspect that many gays and lesbians will tell you that they haven't always perceived a message of respect and compassion from the Catholic Church. Instead, what they have often perceived is precisely judgment. So the signature touch of the Francis papacy, I think, is a dramatically new tone without dramatically new teaching.
YOUNG: Well, he was asked if one of his own monsignors, someone who is tasked with reforming the Vatican Bank, is a member of the so-called gay lobby that pulls strings inside the Vatican. What was his response to that?
ALLEN: Well first of all, Francis denied, basically, that there is such a thing as a gay lobby in the Vatican. He jokingly said that if it exists, it's not stamped on anybody's Vatican ID cards. But, you know, to the point of the question about this monsignor, a guy by the name of Monsignor Battista Ricca, charges were aired a week ago that while Monsignor Ricca was a Vatican diplomat in Uruguay, he was a member of the kind of gay culture there, that he had a live-in lover, that he visited gay bars and so on.
In response to the question, which again Francis did not duck, he said that when those charges were aired, he conducted a preliminary investigation and found, in Francis' words, there was nothing to the charging.
YOUNG: And just to be clear, John Allen, just a quick context; the pope may be speaking about a softer tone, if not a policy change. The previous pope, Benedict, barred men with deep-seated homosexuality from being considered for the priesthood. You don't think we're hearing here an opening, an acknowledgement of gay priests in the priesthood because all priests are expected to be celibate.
ALLEN: The truth is that 2005 document, that said that men who have a predominately same-sex attraction should not be admitted to seminaries and therefore not become priests, has always been very spottily and unevenly applied on the ground. And I think what Francis was saying today is that he is on the side of those who would take a moderate and pragmatic approach, rather than a rigid, ideological approach, which is in its own way a much more sort of welcoming and tolerant position.
What we did not hear is in any occasion that he plans to issue an edict reversing the previous one.
YOUNG: Yeah, that's John Allen, longtime Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, aboard the plane with the pope as he returned from Brazil. John, thanks so much for speaking with us.
ALLEN: It's a pleasure, Robin.
YOUNG: Let's bring in Reverend Gary Meier. He took a leave of absence from his parish in North St. Louis, Missouri, last year after telling his archbishop he couldn't teach the Roman Catholic Church's stance on homosexuality because he is gay. He is also author of the previously anonymous book "Hidden Voices: Reflections of a Gay Catholic Priest."
So Father Gary, what do you make of the pope's comments?
REVEREND GARY MEIER: I agree with a lot of what John was saying, that it is a different tone. I think what's creating such a buzz about it is the fact that we haven't heard this tone of rhetoric coming from any of our hierarchy in years.
YOUNG: And why is that important to you? You wrote a piece in the Huffington Post a couple days about his trip to Brazil.
MEIER: I did, saying that my prayer for the church is that the pope would apologize to the LGBT youth for the previous church's stance and the way it's, you know, treated.
YOUNG: We know many gay young people are suicidal. Do you think it would make you a better shepherd to your flock if in counseling them you could acknowledge your own feelings, even if you don't act on them?
MEIER: Well sure, that's the harm that the church's teaching causes when you call it a grave depravity. The truth is that homosexuality is a gift from God.
YOUNG: By the way, we mentioned you've taken a leave of absence. Do you worry that you're going to be defrocked with, you know, these kinds of comments, or do the pope's comments today maybe give you hope that you might be allowed to stay in the church?
MEIER: You know, that's an interesting point. So there is maybe a gleam of hope, a little bit of hope there, that, wow, maybe there is a place for somebody like myself to be in ministry. So yeah, maybe there is a little bit of hope.
YOUNG: Gary Meier, a Roman Catholic priest, on leave after acknowledging he is gay. He is also author of the book "Hidden Voices: Reflections of a Gay Catholic Priest." Father Gary, thanks so much.
MEIER: You're welcome, Robin, thanks for having me. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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He returned from injury for the Blue Devils this season and was outstanding at times. Kelly can shoot and handle for a big guy, but he's not projected as a serious NBA contributor.
Kelly will probably make the Lakers roster, but will he see serious minutes? That would depend on what the Lakers do in the offseason. Could he do better than expected playing under Mike D'Antoni's up-tempo system? Probably, but that doesn't make him an exciting prospect.
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Starting on Jan. 23, a team of about 50 people led by Indianapolis-based digital marketing agency Raidious will shack up inside a social media command center—a 2,800-square-foot space reserved for monitoring and responding to the influx of fans visiting the city for the championship game, reports MSNBC.com. The firm's CEO, Taulbee Jackson, sits on the Super Bowl host committee and was asked to help with social media strategy for the event.
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The effort could prove to be a good template for managing communications for a large-scale event in a time when it seems almost everyone is digitally connected. And social media, while a great tool for brands to communicate with their audiences, is also the modern soapbox-of-choice for disgruntled individuals to voice their displeasure at and about a brand.
About 100,000 to 150,000 visitors are projected to descend on the city for the game, and social media will play a key role in ensuring a smooth, fun experience for all—well, at least for the ones rooting for the eventual winner.
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Sean O'Driscoll puts 2-0 victory over Watford down to improved organisation
Bristol City manager Sean O'Driscoll said organisation was the key to their 2-0 victory over in-form Watford.
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The Robins had a bit of luck with the first goal when Greg Cunningham's hopeful cross found its way into the back of the net and Paul Anderson settled it following a clever corner routine.
It was also City's first clean sheet since April 2012 - 32 matches.
New boss O'Driscoll admitted it was all about getting his side to work on the simple things.
"I've just organised them really," he said. "The previous game before I came in when they lost 4-0 to Leicester there wasn't much between the teams other than the goals.
"You need to be in a position in the Championship to win the ball back as quickly as you can.
"And if you can't win it back then you need to be in a position to not concede a goal and I just felt in that game we weren't in a position to do either.
"There was no lack of effort there, it was just tweaking it a little bit. They are a good group of players with a willingness to do well.
"You can speak about it but the players have to do it and their behaviour has been first class."
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First up, don't forget the RR March Madness Pool.
Let's kick off our NBA Draft coverage by recapping what's been going on between the 6th and 10th pick this decade. The Raptors are currently slated to draft 8th and even though the team's playing terrible I don't see them falling below OKC and upping their odds to draft 5th. Obviously the lottery can change things but for a moment let's assume everything works out according to the percentages and the Raptors draft where they're supposed to draft. You'll find that there's plenty to be had if a GM has done his scouting. Some of the better players drafted in those spots this decade are D.J Augustin, Brandon Roy, Rudy Gay, Andrew Bynum, Luol Deng, Andre Iguodala, Chris Kaman, Amare Stoudemire, Andrew Bynum, Caron Butler, Shane Battier and Joe Johnson. Only twice in this time span has the consensus best player been drafted between 6-10 and those two are Roy and Stoudemire.
DraftExpress.com has us currently drafting 6'2″ Wake Forest PG Jeff Teague as the eighth pick. NBADraft.net has us selecting Arizona swingman Chase Budinger. In the weeks to come we'll be looking at possible selections such as James Harden, Al-Farouq Aminu, Gerald Henderson and my dark horse Evan Turner of Ohio St along with many more. Go ahead and make an early call as to who you think might help the Raptors. My early pick is USC swingman Demar DeRozan. For now, let's just look back and recap.
2008 Draft
Best Player: Derrick Rose at #1
Notables: #2 Beasley, #3 O.J Mayo, #4 Russell Westbrook, #9 D.J Augustin, #22 Courtney Lee
6 Danilo Gallinari (SF) New York Knicks Olimpia Milano (Italy) 1988 7 Eric Gordon (SG) Los Angeles Clippers Indiana Fr. 8 Joe Alexander (SF) Milwaukee Bucks West Virginia Jr. 9 D. J. Augustin (PG) Charlotte Bobcats Texas So. 10 Brook Lopez (C) New Jersey Nets Stanford So.
2007 Draft
Best Player: Kevin Durant at #2
Notables: #1 Greg Oden, #3 Al Horford, #15 Rodney Stuckey, #24 Rudy Fernandez
6 Yi Jianlian (PF/SF) Milwaukee Bucks Guangdong Southern Tigers (China) 1987 7 Corey Brewer (SF) Minnesota Timberwolves Florida Jr. 8 Brandan Wright (PF) Charlotte Bobcats North Carolina Fr. 9 Joakim Noah (PF/C) Chicago Bulls Florida Jr. 10 Spencer Hawes (C) Sacramento Kings Washington Fr.
2006 Draft
Best Player: Brandon Roy at #6
Notables: #1 Andrea Bargnani, #2 LaMarcus Aldrdige, #8 Rudy Gay, #21 Rajan Rondo, #47 Paul Millsap
6 Brandon Roy (SG) Minnesota Timberwolves Washington Sr. 7 Randy Foye (SG) Boston Celtics Villanova Sr. 8 Rudy Gay (G/F) Rockets Connecticut So. 9 Patrick O'Bryant (C) Golden State Warriors Bradley So. 10 Mouhamed Sene (C) Seattle SuperSonics RBC Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium) 1986
2005 Draft
Best Player: Chris Paul at #4
Notables: #2 Marvin Williams, #3 Deron Williams, #10 Andrew Bynum, #17 Danny Granger, #37 Ronny Turiaf
6 Martell Webster (G/F) Portland Trail Blazers Seattle Preparatory School 7 Charlie Villanueva (PF) Toronto Raptors UConn-So. 8 Channing Frye (F/C) New York Knicks Arizona-Sr. 9 Ike Diogu (PF) Golden State Warriors Arizona State-Jr. 10 Andrew Bynum (C) Los Angeles Lakers St. Joseph High School (Metuchen, NJ)HSSr.
2004 Draft
Best Player: Dwight Howard at #1
Notables: #2 Emeka Okafor, #5 Devin Harris, #7 Luol Deng, #20 Jameer Nelson, #26 Kevin Martin, #30 Anderson Varejao
6 Josh Childress (G/F) Atlanta Hawks Stanford 7 Luol Deng (SF) Phoenix Suns Duke 8 Rafael Araújo (C) Toronto Raptors BYU 9 Andre Iguodala (G/F) Philadelphia 76ers Arizona 10 Luke Jackson (SF) Cleveland Cavaliers Oregon
2003 Draft
Best Player: Lebron James at #1
Notables: #3 Carmelo Anthony, #4 Chris Bosh, #5 Dwayne Wade, #18 David West, #29 Josh Howard, #47 Mo Williams
6 Chris Kaman (C) Los Angeles Clippers Central Michigan 7 Kirk Hinrich (PG) Chicago Bulls Kansas 8 T. J. Ford (PG) Milwaukee Bucks Texas 9 Michael Sweetney (PF) New York Knicks Georgetown 10 Jarvis Hayes (F/G) Washington Wizards Georgia
2002 Draft
Best Player: Amare Stoudemire at #9
Notables: #1 Yao Ming, #10 Caron Butler, #23 Tayshaun Prince, #34 Carlos Boozer, #55 Luis Scola
6 Dajuan Wagner (G) Cleveland Cavaliers Memphis Fr. 7 Nenê Hilario (PF) New York Knicks Vasco da Gama (Brazil) 1982 8 Chris Wilcox (F/C) Los Angeles Clippers Maryland So. 9 Amare Stoudemire (F/C) Phoenix Suns Cypress Creek HS (Orlando, Florida) HSSr. 10 Caron Butler (SF) Miami Heat Connecticut So.
2001 Draft
Best Player: Tony Parker at #28
Notables: #3 Pau Gasol, #10 Joe Johnson, #13 Richard Jefferson, #31 Gilbert Arenas, #38 Mehmet Okur
6 Shane Battier (F/G) Vancouver Grizzlies Duke Sr. 7 Eddie Griffin (F) New Jersey Nets Seton Hall Fr. 8 DeSagana Diop (C) Cleveland Cavaliers Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA) HSSr. 9 Rodney White (SF) Detroit Pistons Charlotte Fr. 10 Joe Johnson (SG) Boston Celtics Arkansas So.
2000 Draft
Best Player: Michael Redd at #43
Notables: #1 Kenyon Martin
6 DerMarr Johnson (SG/SF) Atlanta Hawks Cincinnati Fr. 7 Chris Mihm (C/PF) Chicago Bulls Texas Jr. 8 Jamal Crawford (SG) Cleveland Cavaliers Michigan Fr. 9 Joel Przybilla (C) Houston Rockets Minnesota So. 10 Keyon Dooling (SG) Orlando Magic Missouri So.


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Just don't take any shortcuts on your road trip in that area.
If they're going to do nuclear testing there, you could always hide in a fridge and be safe.
1) Lots of movies will be shot there.
2) Lots of squatters will move in and create a real life issue of the morality of building a vacant city that can house 35,000 people and not letting homeless people stay there.
I doubt you would want to move out in the middle of the desert with no open stores and no institutions if you are homeless.
You wouldn't want to move under a bridge either, but that's what some homeless people do.
I agree with the original poster though. You want to build a test town? Well at least have it help some people besides your R&D department.
Anyway, I bet they'll have water because there will be a bunch of R&D wonks working there.
Unfortunately, I think we're wasting time here. Something t
3) All the fridges will get stolen.
All the fridges will get stolen.
But... where can Indy hide for the nuclear blast then??
You forgot 3) All the fridges will get stolen.
Also (4) In this Ghost Town, all the clubs in this will be closed down (due to too much fighting on the dance floor).
I'm not sure how to fit a water recycling system backflow into a car analogy just yet; but I'm sure we can give it a go.
It would be akin to running your exhaust through your air vents?
Just a shot in the dark to help you out =D
Because burning down 35,000 real homes when your molten salt solar energy storage system fails, or having your water recycling system backflow bad water through the tap is a bigger problem when you fill them with families of 4?
Even "normal failure" needs to be covered up. If it takes 50 revisions to get your SDHW panels not to leak, the last thing you want is 50 families whining on facebook and twitter about how revisions 1 thru 49 of your new panel design leaked water all over their priceless scrapbooks.
Also payment negotiations with a zillion individuals would be a huge PITA.
Well, it's a salvation for construction companies. Now, they can keep building houses without the need of selling them.
That sounds all too familiar...
1. Let's abuse group A very badly
2. We make it up to them by giving them land
3. We give them terrible land in the desert
4. They open casinos and make some money
5. We tax said casinos...
6. Profit
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Another Slashdotter misses the point entirely and tries to rebut the post by trying vainly to force some semblance of logic and intellect in it.
Then another Slashdotter comments on the above.
Meanwhile, an obscure component manufacturer somewhere in the Pacific Rim announces a major order for some new bleeding-edge piece of technology that could conceivably become part of some expensive, digital-lifestyle-enhancing nerd toy.
Many miles away something crawls along the shore of a dark, Scottish loch.
Those Crashtest dummies have been demanding a homeland for compensation for decades of abuse and maltreatment in the workplace.
When asked to respond to today's news, the crash test dummies' spokesman said "Mmm mmm mmm mmm."
Only a scientist could understand the need to test outside a sterile laboratory environment full scale with the hubris to mock Reality by charging for it and then certifying the inanity soliciting a self-serving kind of captive tourism to pay rent while caught in its nightmare
They should just use Detroit [time.com]: it's already built, it's realistic and it's a lot larger than a 35,000 inhabitant city.
This article lists Riverside/San Bernadino a having the worst outlook for recovery of the housing market. http://www.businessinside [businessinsider.com]
After having lived in both NM and Las Vegas, I can contrast and compare the two fully. Where NM is sparse and full of local communities; the surrounding Las Vegas area is jam packed with people. (Problematic if you truly want a ghost town.) The real crux, how ever, is that NM has much more progressive policies. NM has tons of science all around the state. Los Alamos was built to design the nuclear bomb. It also has a nuclear waste repository (WIPP), a world-class tech/engineering college (NMT), Sandia
And before I'm flamed...Yes, I know this isn't a prospectus for a government program. But, it has the definite 'feel' of a government program. It simply wouldn't fly anywhere near Las Vegas.
They should just use Detroit: it's already built, it's realistic and it's a lot larger than a 35,000 inhabitant city.
I'm thinking things are going to be turning around for Detroit real soon. Sarif Industries [wikia.com] just started there a few years back, they're going to be huge.
I was thinking why not http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordova,_Alabama#Present_Day_Cordova [wikipedia.org]
Or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensburg,_Kansas [wikipedia.org]
Or any number of other places. I love the idea of building a town from the ground up. I just hope that put in a trolly system. Up till the 1950s every major city in the US had a trolly system. Maybe get Google involved as well.
What we are talking about is what EPCOT was supposed to be except Walt was going to have people live there.
I've read about plenty of them in a "chick or the egg" situation: commercants don't want to settle because there are no clients. Residents aren't drawn because there is no commerce running and there is nobody else.
Perfect setting for an apocalyptic scenario..
Boeing has supercomputers but even they wouldn't produce a kite without wind tunnel tests.
Indeed. A new universe shall be build to simulate life that simulates life that simulates life that...
How will they actually test the viability of 'intelligent traffic systems' with no traffic?
In fact, most of those mentioned systems are about the interaction of that technology WITH PEOPLE in an urban environment. Just an empty urban environment doesn't get you much?
I am sure you could wrangle up a sufficient number of college students looking for credit, interns and retro-post modernist-faux-psuedo-quasi hippie hipsters to move in for a few months for relatively lost cost for those experiments.
Which reminds me of my drive to work this morning...
The human element is a huge factor in something like traffic, when you have people running red lights, right on red when it's a no-no, and lane changes with no blinker (signal for those of you not in the Boston area).
Given the circumstances of driving, and introducing the human element, I'd nominate Boston, LA, or something of the sorts.
Furthermore, I will gladly accept a government stipend to live in this town, and drive like I do to work.
As long as GLaDO
is planning to take part in an unprecedented science project — a 20-square-mile model of a small U.S. city.
Note the military has quite a few of these, although smaller scale. Also full of bullet holes. Which might actually be a bonus if you're planning on a technology deployment in "urban" areas.
>> Also full of bullet holes.
Why do you have to bring Baltimore into the discussion?
I was amazed at the central/central eastern side of B'more when I went through on the train a couple weeks ago. Street upon street of abandoned/vacant(?) and just horribly run down row houses. Sad, indeed.
This better not get federal funding.
There was a blog early last decade that purported to be by someone in the White House; lots of gossip about Condo Rice checking her bank account. Only thing that really stands out as credible data is that the DHS had so much cash in the budget, they couldn't spend it all on things within their remit. So they bought and stored in underground bunkers masses of expensive supplies, "Just in case".
This feels like the sort of thing a govt. dept. WOULD spend money on, as no sane private corporation would do thi
$200 million will buy housing for 35 thousand? There's a town just north of Dallas called Frisco, also known as "Frisclosure" for the number of foreclosures in the area. Why not just do the testing there? Or in Las Vegas where there are thousands of homes in neighborhoods sitting empty?
Considering the state of the housing/mortgage crisis, this seems like a prime pork barrel project. I'd rather see $200 million (let's rephrase that, $0.2 billion) spent buying out mortgages or at least the pri
1) solar will be recommended. NM gets a ton of sunlight and it's a friggin' desert.
2) Insulation and sealing up the shell will have the biggest impact on energy efficiency.
3) Setting the thermostat to just above/below "uncomfortable" will be the second.
4) LED lighting will be the third.
5) The capital outlay will exceed the amount of money saved for the first 4-6 years... but only because energy production is subsidized in this country.
How much experimentation do we need? This ain't rocket science. Dad was right, turn down the heat and turn off the AC. Shut off the lights when you leave the room. You think I'm made of money or something?
I find it curious that the article says 35k people for 20 square miles is "typical". I'm familiar with several small cities with about 40k people in 9 square miles, and it's not that dense. 20 square miles for 35k people seems like a very inefficient city. 0.36 acres per person is not "city-like" at all.
Consider Detroit, which has lost a staggering amount of population, has a density of about 0.13 acres per person (using 700k and 139 square miles), and this idea of "typical" seems to be really poor.
Is it something to do with the SyFy (or is that PsyPhy) channel?
If they think a brand new, fully working "city" is going to stay uninhabited for long, they are too stupid to be performing "science".
Once construction starts, and word gets out, all the contractors will know, which will pass word down to the friends and families of people who know the construction workers, and pretty soon, you've got illegal immigrants moving in, homeless people moving in, people who've been foreclosed on and locked out of their own houses, i.e., basically a squatter situation, and, unless
As others have pointed out, just ask China to use their ghost towns. But if we're going to do this on US soil, might as well build the town on land used and operated by the military. God knows we spend a lot of money on defense. Might as well provision the complex for special forces training.
... we'll nuke it!
Typical governmental waste; building something new when we already have have the same thing.
Why not just use Detroit?
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September 24, 2009
For the first time, Mount Union College will be displaying an Alumni Art Exhibit in Crandall Art Gallery from October 2 through October 30, featuring a variety of works.
All Mount Union alumni were given the opportunity this summer to submit their artwork.
This exhibit includes artwork by Danielle Cammuso'02; Kimberly Clark '00; Allen Victor Diebel '73; Cache Fross '05; Heather Hutmacher '03; David L. Kuntzman '74; Nichole Lobdell '99; Rick O. Lobdell '96; Steve McCallum '73; Alexis Nile-Edie '04; Erica Raby '04; Abby Riley, '06; Amy Stilgenbauer '07; Amy Surak '07; and Kara Vassily '97.
A reception will also be held during Alumni and Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, October 3 from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Gallery.
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Welcome to another episode of Blow Out! In last week's season opener, we all got re-acquainted with Jonathan Antin and his supporting cast of minions. Also last week: Jonathan had another hissy fit in a business meeting, ran rough-shod over the designer's wishes at a photo shoot and appeared on Good Morning, America. This week, Jonathan heads off for the Sundance Film Festival, the epicenter of tragic hipness, and helps his sister Robin choose a new Pussycat Doll.
Tonight's episode opens at the West Hollywood salon as Jonathan returns from his Good Morning, America appearance in New York. He must be there bright and early, because Rosie isn't even in yet. I thought she slept in the salon, but here's proof to the contrary. After making his morning rounds, Jonathan heads upstairs to his office to deal with all the stuff on his plate. First up is a call from Jonathan's business manager, Rob Lee, who says that the people at the Sundance Film Festival want Jonathan to come dispense free Jonathan Product to the very rich, who wouldn't actually shell out money for the stuff. (<----paraphrasing)
Jonathan makes contact with the guy at Sundance and practically wets himself as he says yes. Jonathan says that he's "all about the film festival." I thought he was all about hair. I suspect that what he's really all about is self-promotion, however he can accomplish it.
Blind, er, Blonde Ambition
At the Beverly Hills salon, some of the other stylists grill Kiara about the semi-nude photo shoot that she worked with Jonathan. Salon Assistant Scott, in particular, hangs on her every word. He says that hearing about the photo shoots and other stuff that Jonathan does just makes him more confident that he will able to do that kind of thing in the future. Just watch, season four of Blow Out will feature Scott going all Single White Female on Jonathan's ass.
Jonathan calls Clarissa into his office and tells her that, not only is he going to the Sundance Film Festival, he's taking her along. She's excited, but in the low key way that Clarissa gets excited: it's not the reaction Jonathan would have gotten from Scott. Scott probably would've squealed like a little girl and started humping Jonathan's leg.
You know, from time to time, I've wished I had enough money to book an appointment and have Jonathan cut my hair. After watching the show though, I realize that it would be "Critical's Haircut, done by whichever salon assistant is there….with a special appearance by Jonathan Antin" He doesn't do the shampoo, or the comb-out, or the sectioning off of the hair. Clarissa seems to do all of that. Then Jonathan enters like a rock star to cut the hair. Then Clarissa blow dries. Apparently, this doesn't seem to be an issue with Jonathan's clients, who probably drop $700 to have him spend 15 minutes on their hair. Anyway, the woman whose hair Jonathan cuts in this segment doesn't seem to mind.
But Will Kiara Take the Baby Again?
Jonathan is making on of his very special hair-styling appearances when Rosie finally shows up. He tells her that things went well on GMA, even though things were crazy with the extra models. Before Rosie lets him get back to cutting hair, Rosie tells him that Rob Lee has called and Charles Nolan wants Jonathan to do the hair for his show during New York Fashion Week.
Jonathan and Rosie are taking a moment in the office at the West Hollywood salon when Rob Lee calls again. What's the deal with this guy? Until this season, we'd never heard of him and now he's calling every five minutes. This time, Rob's calling about Fashion Week. Jonathan whines a bit about not having any rest or days off. Rob does his best to coerce Jonathan into doing the Charles Nolan show – as if he actually wouldn't do it. While Charles Nolan's show last year featured very understated hair, he wants Jonathan to do something completely different this year. Be careful what you wish for, dude. He could have your models dragging the clothing behind them down the runway while wearing only hair, like Cousin It. While Jonathan says that he'd like some rest first, he agrees to do the show. With scotch tape holding his eyelids open, Jonathan mugs for Rosie (and the camera) about how tired he is.
The Land of the Tragically Hip
Jonathan's on his way to Sundance, but he has to say goodbye to his fiancée and his new baby. We finally see the new baby and you know what? He looks just like Jonathan. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, but there you have it.
Once at Sundance, Jonathan and Clarissa make their way (whining about the cold the whole time) to the storefront where they will be handing out the Jonathan Product schwag. The event promoter welcomes them and shows them where they will be setting up. There's just a big pile of boxes that still need to be unpacked. To his credit, Jonathan gamely grabs a box cutter and gets to work. I was expecting him to call for someone to do it for him.
As he and Clarissa get to work, Jonathan pulls out and unfurls a giant poster of himself that will be displayed on the wall behind the product. He then tells Clarissa, "There's nothing more nauseating to me than a picture of me behind me." Yeah, right. You know you love it, ego boy. Up goes the poster, out goes the product and soon enough, they're in business…. or not business, since they're giving the stuff away.
Oscar Winning Hair
Everything is in full swing at Schwag Central as the booth opens and people start pouring in. Jonathan fondles lots of hair and gives away bags of product. All of a sudden, someone comes in and tells Jonathan that Marlee Matlin (who Jonathan doesn't seem to know, since it sounds like he calls her "Marlene") is there and wants him to do her hair. Since Jonathan has never met a celebrity who he didn't want to suck up to, he jumps at the opportunity.
Jonathan meets Marlee and her interpreter Jack. Jonathan talks to Marlee and makes those exaggerated mouth and hand gestures that people do with deaf people….she can read lips, dude. Chill. He agrees to go do her hair the next day and seems very excited. As the day progresses, Jonathan and Clarissa hand out more product and things are going well. Then Jonathan notices a small booth in the corner and goes to find out what free stuff he can get out of them. As it turns out, the company in the booth is putting together a CD of readings of children's stories. Of course, because this is Jonathan's show, the guy in the booth asks Jonathan to do a reading.
Nursery Rhymes, Cali Style
Of course, Jonathan agrees to do a reading for the children's CD. What follows is so hilarious, I don't think I can even do it justice in the re-telling. Jonathan stands in the sound booth and reads "Hickory Dickory Dock" in that California dude accent that he has. He reads the first line and then pauses like Ted Logan and says (I swear) "Wow man, that's heavy." He then launches – in kind of a singsong-y voice- into "Itsy Bitsy Spider," only it's now the "Eensy Weensy Spider." At this point, I was laughing so hard that I had to pause the tape. Man, this is reality TV gold. He does take after take "singing" about the spider. Then comes the piece de résistance: he nearly tears up telling us about the experience and how he pictured his son when reading the story.
Somebody Validate Me
Jonathan's now on his way to do Marlee Matlin's hair. So continues the bad pantomime of how he will cut her hair. It's the same way Americans communicate with people who don't speak English. She's deaf, man. Speaking louder won't help. Still, she's probably used to it. Apparently, Marlee will be speaking – or signing…whatever – at a big conference, so she wants to look good. Jonathan and Marlee manage to communicate well enough and he gets started on her hair.
Marlee's best friend, Liz also makes an appearance and gets her hair done (by Clarissa) as well. All the while that Jonathan is blow drying Marlee's hair, she's asking him questions through Jack. She asks how the baby is and if he could just move in with her and do her hair every day. He says that he'll just bring Sescie and the baby. With Jonathan's one baby and Marlee's four kids, that makes some sort of sports team….doesn't it? I must say, she looks great for having had four kids.
Clarissa is working on Marlee's friend Liz and it's looking good. Jonathan tells everyone that Clarissa is taking her test to be a stylist soon. Hopefully, it will be better than when Kimberly took her test. Man, that was a nightmare. Even I wanted to quit and I wasn't even taking the test. Finally, Marlee's hair is done and it looks good….if not a bit like it did before. She seems really pleased with it, so that's probably what's important.
Forget Clarissa. Where's Jonathan?
Back at the hair booth, Jonathan is giving away product and pimping his salons. All the while that Jonathan is touching hair and schmoozing, he's thinking about all that snow out there, just waiting to be skied. He tells Clarissa that he's got snowboarding equipment with him and is going to hit the slopes….he wants to get just get eight runs in. I'm not really an expert on skiing, but isn't eight runs a lot? Clarissa looks like a deer in headlights and totally clueless as to how long Jonathan is really going to be gone.
Jonathan takes off to go snowboarding and leaves Clarissa all alone with the demanding rich people who want free stuff. She admits to us that she flipped out a little about being left alone. Jonathan tells us that he knows she was probably freaking out, but he wouldn't have left her if he didn't think she could handle it. Rob Lee is waiting for Jonathan at the ski slopes and they snowboard for the cameras. It's better than what I could do, but since I've never been on a snowboard, who am I to judge?
Back at the Jonathan Product booth, Clarissa's getting her bearings and passing out product like a pro. Of course, you know lots of those women were hoping that Jonathan was going to be there to fondle their hair. Clarissa is pretty soft-spoken, so this seems like a tough gig for her. She tells us that she thought Jonathan would be back "in a few minutes," proving that she, like me, knows very little about skiing. By the end of the day, Clarissa has completely run out of product….and Jonathan is still not back.
Time for more footage of Jonathan faux-skiing, Honestly, with the big ski jacket and goggles, it could have been anyone out there on the slopes. Jon and Rob finish up skiing and Jonathan tells Rob about the booth and how many people were there. It's a very pre-weepy moment. They share a manhug (distinguished by the sturdy back slap) and Jonathan heads back to see if Clarissa has been eaten alive or trampled.
Back in West Hollywood, we get some episode filler and meet Nikki, a new stylist. Could she be Sweaty Bobby's replacement? The mystery deepens… I could recap this part, but really, it's like a commercial for Jonathan Salon. …like this whole series.
Jonathan gets in his second actual haircut of this episode, and he spends half of the time making a big, fat, hairy deal over how young his client looks. She tells him she just turned 30 and he tells her she looks 18. Angling for a bigger tip, I see. While he's cutting her hair, sister Robin (who is now being played by Donna Karan) shows up to have a pow-wow. She asks him to help him judge at the upcoming Pussycat Dolls auditions. The very thought of all those half-naked women gyrating around sends Jonathan to the phone to tell Rosie to reschedule all of his appointments. Thaaat's the Jonathan I know and love.
Say Cheese!
In the car on the way to the Pussycat Dolls auditions, Jonathan tells us that he doesn't have to go help his sister today: he gets to go help her. See, this is no big sacrifice for him. He says it's about family, but we know the truth. Robin tells us that Jon will be looking at the girls from a guy's perspective.
Cut to plenty of shots of naked flesh at the audition: butts, bellies and breasts…some of which should be a little more covered up than it is. Robin tells all the would-be Pussycat Dolls that Jonathan is there to help judge. He looks like the cat that ate the canary, as all the girls applaud for him. Robin gives Jonathan a little introduction, telling the girls that he's styled the hair of stars like Ricky Martin and Madonna….when did he style Madonna? For the "Lucky Star" video?
The audition begins and we meet Robin's choreographer, who starts in teaching the girls their audition routine. Of course, it will be danced to that Pussycat Dolls song that's all over the radio now….and that I hate. This choreographer is like Salon Assistant Scott, only with a little growth hormone thrown in. Jonathan flirts with him and makes him blush, just 'cause he can. As the girls all learn the routine, the camera pans on this sea of badly dressed rejects from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Although….if they were dressed like Magenta, it would be an improvement. Is this what girls wear to all auditions now? Times have changed since I was doing this.
After a short break, the auditions start. One of the girls actually explains to us that they just learned the choreography and now they are going to do it for the judges – they're going to audition (<--said really slow, like we're retarded). Thanks for clearing that up, sweetie. I had no idea. The girls are broken up into smaller groups and perform the routine. It's montage of bad outfits, bad dye-jobs and semi-gynecological shots. So far, no one is all that impressive.
As the auditions continue, it just gets worse and worse (or better and better, depending on how you look at it). At one point, a girl in a demi-bra, torn fishnets and panties (the exact same thing I'm wearing while writing this recap – quelle coincidence) gets into the routine so much that she fails to notice that her bra isn't covering what it should be. As if there was any doubt, her naughty bits are pixilated, lest we see a nipple and be scandalized. Cut to Jonathan, his eyes glazed over. Even he has seen enough. The auditions go on and on…. and finally they finish the dancing portion and move on to the singing.
I have a confession to make: While I generally watch American Idol, I watch the first, say, 5 weeks of it with my finger on the mute button. I am really sensitive to bad singing and man, this is looking worse than the early AI auditions. Girl after girl sings and Robin, Jonathan and the choreographer try to keep straight faces. I do not. The song for the day is, apparently, "Amazing Grace." Some do better with others….and some do WAY worse. There is a hidden camera moment where a girl with impossibly blond hair sings a song she wrote herself. Honestly, I couldn't even watch the whole thing. It's bad enough to have to listen to bad signing, but when the "singer" in question is dressed like Barbarella on crack, I draw the line.
It's time for a decision for call backs and the list of who will move to the next round. Those girls were come back tomorrow….but Jonathan won't. Sadly, we won't probably get to see which girl gets the one slot with the Pussycat Dolls. Jonathan dances to the door Michael Jackson-style. It is, mercifully, short.
Make it Stop! Make it Stop! <---- me screaming about that stupid song
Okay, so maybe we are going to see who got the Pussycat Dolls job. Back at the office in West Hollywood, Jonathan gets a call from Robin. She needs him to style the winning girl's hair for her first night in the show – tonight! So, this probably means that it's not a tough show to learn. Jonathan is excited and says that he loves the new Pussycat Dolls song, which I then have to hear again as he plays it for her on his iPod. Robin won't tell him over the phone who won. She wants it to be a surprise.
Soon enough, Robin and new Pussycat Doll, arrive for a new 'do. This girl is one of the ones that Jonathan liked, so he's pleased. Robin says she wants "the bomb hair" that Jonathan does. In a very short amount of time, Jonathan adds some temporary extensions and does a cut. With a flight to catch, the new girl's hair is finished in the nick of time. He plays her out of the salon with that infernal song.
Next week: Jonathan returns to New York Fashion Week and the fur flies.
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Nice surprise from the boss.
Nice. You had your eye on one for a while I think
It took that long for an order to complete, Maker has not been feeling well, he said.
Wow schanop! Bewdie! I feel like I want one immediately.
I see that they make some in Jarrah and some other Aussie hardwoods as well. Well Jarrah although being so gorgeous with its dark tones is one of the hardest timber in Oz and I wonder if such hardwoods are so suitable for boards. Your choice of Tassie Oak is well chosen I think - and would be my choice too! May I ask how long a wait you had?
Thank Sambal,
Original quoted time frame from Peter was two to three weeks, but he got sick so it was a fair bit longer than that. Two softer woods that he would make are Tassie oak, and Tassie black wood. I chose Oak because I already have another black wood board. If you want the wood inset feet, rather than plain rubber feet, just have to ask for one.
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Shizuka's Petite Soeur
|2007-11-26, 23:05
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You can reach for my hand
First of, it wasn't your responsibility at all.. She chose to fall inlove with you, but what drive her mad was her family, or her parents.. You were just a girl inlove, you just loved someone very deeply, and there's nothing wrong with that.
I'm aware of what you're clearly thinking, who the heck is this person and what do I know right? Since what you have suffered were never experienced by me..
I completely agree with that, but I just want to point out to you that it can't possibly be your fault alone, nor was it really your fault to begin with.. It was everything around you both, her parents and society..
See? She even goes out of her parents home to visit you.. She clearly loved you
I don't think she has any regrets loving you..
As for friends and video games, video games can eat up time and make us forget reality for a little while, bu that's just really a temporary medicine.. What you need most is time for yourself alone and think about stuffs.. n_n
Or, better yet, talk to friends about it.. The most complicated problems can be solved by being open and talking about it..
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You can reach for my hand
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i think the reason i was drawn into marimite because the similiarity of lilian school and my old school. i used to go to all girl relegious school that have a soeur system in it. although we doent called it souer or have any roses to pass on and this type of relationship wasnt as oficcial as lilian school had but anyone who attain in my school aware of this existence. i myself even experience a few relationship (sistery) but like sei.. i never interest in it that much coz at that time i know my affection was beyond sistery relationship and i do mockingly think some of the girl did used their sistery relationship as an excuse to get closess to each other without having a slight of guilty about our relegious and moral believe.
5 years in that school i've been watching so many drama.. and although we dont have rosa camera there (u know who) but people did gossip each other about each girl relationship, date, valentinedays,crying over some other girl.. chasing over popular girl, jealosly, drooling over pretty girl that everyone want to have a hand on.. believe it or not it did happen.. exchange love letter..love song some i even know did have their first kiss with each other.. and strangely everyone accept that as long as it doent go to the other side of the road. which i dont think i cant exactly understand the line between that..coz the line is too thick..- if judging by the way we act.. i guess everybody gays.
but it also teach me love did come in many form.. i guess that what i like about maria sama...
i just hope that marimite doesnt end up like most of the student in myschool.. the feeling end until the graduation day and once you graduate no one want to talk about it as they describe it "childish experience".. and no as personal opinion i dont think marimite is yuri.. except for sei but i do have my doubt on yumi..
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You can reach for my hand
^Cool! What school is it? Or more importantly, what country?
Yeah, it happens in an "All-Girl's School" (since there are no boys) they would think it's normal and all ^_^
In Japan though, girls in highschool and college are considered "OK" to have that relationship with each other.. Since they think it's just a phase and a preparation for a "REAL" relationship, therefore, when you are still after girls even when you graduated, they will think you're immature for not growing out of that phase.
It maybe just a phase for some, but I think most people who go through that stage are at least bisexual.
So, you also fell into the category when you were still in your school back then?
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yeah some of them did think im immature to stick with a girl.. well before i go directly to them and say im into girl. but cant blame them much.. gay was too taboo here..
stephanie ill pm u later..
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Anime 4eva
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Indonesia
Age: 28
I agree with u
I also think that Marimite is more like sister's love than yuri
and I really like this story
not a boring one
very nice!
I have problem getting the original video here(my country)
sniff... sniff...
Anime is very hard to find here...
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Astral Traveller
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Mimizan, Landes, France
I don't really relate to any of the characters that closely, but I think it's a wonderful show and if I had to choose I'd pick Touko-chan as my favorite.
The best couple though is Shimako and Noriko. Buddhist girls are hawt.
|2009-05-13, 13:01
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Junior Member
I think Marimite first learned me something very important: it's hard wen you don't know that you can trust, or in your opinion, you can trust 100% your best friend. Shimako for Yumi was really a very important person, i know how she felt wen her grand soeur wasn't with her wen maybe she must.
Maria-sama has a special air. It presents differents situations of friendship. In Sei's case, that was a yuri situation, it was more difficult at her.
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: sapporo
how did it become a part of my life... i'm all for the purity of mind and spirit when it comes to girls. i guess i prefer them that way that is why marimite appealed to me straight away unlike strawberry panic i felt like wtf? or wth? it was like feeling violated when watching that one. anyway, i really enjoyed marimite to the extent that i wanted to prolong it that is why it was only now that i get to finish watching it. and as expected it was hurtful to part ways, why does it have to end? at least a live action is just around the bend. i'm scared though as it might turn out lousy and ruin what marimite has done for me.
i'd like to rant of how wonderful it might be to experience it first hand. not that i am a homo but it was just simply beautiful.
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Coworker camaraderie was out in full force during Bike to Work Day on Wednesday morning.
Rolling into breakfast stations in pairs and small groups, Bike to Work Day participants in Broomfield took the "the more, the merrier" approach by biking with a friend or office mate.
Bike to Work Day, which as of midday Wednesday had 21,925 signed up to participate throughout the Front Range, celebrates the health and financial benefits of two-wheeled commutes. More than 360 of those riders planned to start their commutes in Broomfield and stop at one of Broomfield's three festive breakfast stations for some food, water and even some dance music.
This year, participants said they grabbed a pal (or two or three) when signing up to participate.
"It's just a good time all around," said Justin Gritzmacher, who participated with three other coworkers from the Active Network, an online registration and event management software company.
Gritzmacher and his co-workers all wanted to participate in Bike to Work Day because it fits with their company's active lifestyle, but some of the employees lived too far to make the entire trek by bike. So, the group drove their bikes to the office, then mapped out a 12-mile morning ride that looped throughout Interlocken. The group stopped at Interlocken East Park for snacks before heading back to the office.
"It was a bike to work in spirit," he said.
First-time Bike to Work Day participant Julie Weaver said the event was a fun way to celebrate her office's new fitness initiative. Club Holdings, LLC, a hospitality and golf services company, launched a fitness-focused effort in March.
Weaver, who biked from McKay Landing to the Interlocken East Park breakfast station with a friend, said she is happy to see how her officemates have embraced the initiative. Of the 170-member company, 55 people are part of the active lifestyle program. They compete in fitness challenges and wear pedometers to log their movement.
For Bike to Work Day, some coworkers went all out, she said.
"Some people were coming in all the way from Denver and Boulder. I'm so proud of our group," she said.
Paul DesRocher, a multimodal planner for transportation nonprofit 36 Commuting Solutions, said local companies are a key to spreading the word about the viability, health benefits and fun of biking.
When biking is part of the community culture, it is easier to convince employees to try a bike ride to work instead of fighting traffic in a car, he said.
"It's easy to talk about it, but it's another thing to experience it for yourself," he said.
Jasmine Washington, a first-time participant, said her coworkers agreed to participate together and invited her to join in. Since biking wasn't her usual commute, she was wary of how well her 6-mile ride might go — until she hopped on her bike Wednesday morning.
Stopping at the breakfast station at Golden Bear Bikes on Nickel Street, she said she was relieved to see there was plenty of water — she'd somehow forgotten hers — but also was inspired to think about where biking will fit into future commutes.
"Now that I've actually done it, I can see this becoming a more regular thing," she said. "I love the stations they set up. Don't you wish they'd do this every time you rode your bike to work?"
Bill Maestas, who works for Wiens Capital Mnagement, said Bike to Work Day's celebratory air makes him look forward to his regular bike commute. His bike-friendly workplace includes showers, so cycling is a popular commute for other employees, too.
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Dec 08, 2011
Grassroots Advocacy and PR – An Interview with Shonali Burke
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As the holiday season begins in full swing, we think back to what we are thankful for and how we can help others. For those working in grassroots advocacy campaigns, helping raise awareness of how to help others is something that they do all year.
Grassroots Campaigns have been around as long as the PR industry. Today, there are more advocacy campaigns than ever. I live in Washington DC, home to thousands of associations and non-profit organizations both on a national and international level.
In the 15 years that I've been working in the media industry, I've met my fair share of incredible PR professionals who are so passionate about what they do and who they do work for. Back in 2005, I met Shonali Burke, who at the time was working at Ruder Finn in DC. Shonali and I have stayed friends. Today, she is running her own consulting business as well as teaching at John Hopkins University. She also runs the very popular #measurePR Twitter Chat every other Tuesday.
At this year's PRSA International Conference in Orlando, I got a chance to catch up with Shonali at the PR Newswire booth.
Here's a little deeper interview with Shonali.
Q. Please tell us a little about your background and how you got into working with Grassroots Advocacy and PR Campaigns?
A. I've been working in PR ever since I moved to the US in 2000, and for a while before (never mind how long!). Initially my work was very publicity-focused, but I found that I really enjoyed ways of incorporating community and grassroots outreach into my work. What I've seen over the last few years, as digital and social media have really come into the limelight, is that these are terrific platforms with which to do this – you can reach your end-audience directly, building and energizing online communities to really become your advocates.
Q: Tell us a little about the campaign you are working on right now?
A: I've been working with USA for UNHCR since early 2011 on the digital and social aspects of its Blue Key campaign. Since the organization works to raise awareness and support for Geneva-based UNHCR's efforts to help refugees, it came up with the concept of a $5 pin or pendant in the shape of a blue key, since the key to a home is what you and I have, but refugees don't, through no fault of their own. So by purchasing and then wearing their Blue Key pin or pendant, people can really spread the message about how critical the refugee crisis is – more than 43 million people around the world are refugees or forcibly displaced! – since the key sparks curiosity and conversation. Our goal is to get 6,000 keys out to US residents by December 31, 2011.
Q: For the particular campaign that you are working on right now, what are some of the unique tactics that you are trying to raise awareness?
A: As I mentioned earlier, I've seen how critical advocates can be to any campaign, and social media gives us the opportunity to reach them directly. So the heart of our outreach lies with the "Blue Key Champions" – people who are cause-passionate and active online, and willing to share the message of the Blue Key with their communities. We ask them to purchase a key and then commit to blogging about the campaign, but over and above that, whatever they do is completely optional.
What has started happening is that as the Champions get more invested in the campaign, they want to do more. So in June they asked to do a #bluekey "tweetathon," where several of them tweeted about the campaign for an hour each, including the hashtag and interspersing their tweets with the call to action of getting a key, from 9 am – 9 pm ET. This worked really well to the point where traffic to the site shot up 169% over the previous high point and more than half the key purchases for that week were generated by the tweetathon. We've now done two Tweetathons, the most recent being on Nov. 17th where we sold 159 keys, which we think is a very respectable number considering that this all volunteer. The next Tweetathon is will be on Dec. 12th. Just follow #bluekey that day to participate
In addition, several of the Champions are spearheading Blue Key tweetups or meetups in their cities, so that they can connect with each other offline, as well as share the message of the Blue Key further. Those are probably two of my favorite parts of the campaign.
Q: Are you mixing in traditional PR tactics into your campaign, if so – what tactics and how are they working?
A: When USA for UNHCR created the Blue Key website and began the campaign, it did embark on some traditional media tactics, such as an announcement news release that was issued via PR Newswire. Also, in April 2011, Khalid Hosseini, author of the Kite Runner and refugee advocate participated in a morning drive radio tour focusing on the issue. However, I was not involved in those initiatives and my work focuses on digital outreach, social media and taking the online community offline.
Q: You're operating on a shoe-string budget here – as many grassroots organizations do – so how are you making sure that you are getting the most bang for the buck when you do any kind of spending?
A: Good question! We look at what we're spending very, very carefully and don't spend any more than we have to. This is partly why we rely so much on our Champions. What we do spend is a lot of time – time in building those relationships, and time in maintaining them. So the costs incurred are mostly time, since our expenses are relatively few.
Q: How are search and social fitting into your campaign?
A: Search and social are very important to us. We created tracking links prior to our digital outreach so that we could see what, if any, impact our outreach was having on our overall goal of getting more people to buy keys. Over time, we've seen that the Champions' blog posts, sharing on Facebook and Twitter have all generated tremendous traffic to the site, as well as in getting people to purchase keys, particularly the tweetathon as I discussed above. In addition, prior to the onset of our digital outreach you wouldn't have found the Blue Key site on the first few pages of Google SERPs. Now, however, you can.
Q: What advice would you give to others who are working in Grass Roots Advocacy PR Campaigns in regards to measurement?
A: Identify at the outset what it is you're trying to achieve in a quantifiable and time-bound manner. For the Blue Key campaign, for example, it's 6,000 keys by December 31. Everyone's goals will be different, but the clearer you are about your end-goal, the more focused you will be in planning how to get there, and then implementing your plan. I'd also say that you shouldn't get lost in measuring the tools, e.g. how many Twitter followers do you have, etc. You can certainly track numbers like those, but they shouldn't be the be-all and end-all. Remember that these are just tools that you have to use in a smart manner to achieve your results, and those results are what you should be focusing on.
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Tallahassee, FL - Katherine Cox was born 16 years ago and was not expected to live because of the multiple open heart surgeries she would have to undergo. Cox states, "I was born with congenital heart disease and when I was 6 weeks old, I had my first open heart surgery." Heart disease is the number one killer in men and women, the number 2 cause of death in children and more prominent than all cancers combined. Cox says, "when you think heart disease you think of like 60 year olds and 80 year olds but it's just as common for a child to be born with heart disease."
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Justice Hovey was born September 6, 1821, in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, and died November 23, 1891, in Indianapolis.
He was virtually self-educated in the law, having received only a common school education before he began his legal studies. He was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1843 and began legal practice at Mount Vernon, Indiana. In 1850, he was elected a member of the Indiana Constitutional Convention and was later chosen judge of the Third Indiana Judicial Circuit, because of his exemplary service at the convention. He served as circuit judge for three years and was then appointed to be an Indiana Supreme Court Justice on May 8, 1854, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Justice Roach. He held that position only a few months, suffering defeat in his 1855 election bid. Justice Hovey was then appointed U.S. District Attorney for Indiana by President Franklin K. Pierce, and held that office until his removal by President James Buchanan.
When the Civil War began, Justice Hovey was appointed a colonel in the Union Army by Governor Morton and served throughout the war. When he left the military in October 1865, he held the rank of major general. In 1865, he was appointed U.S. Minister to Peru and held that position for five years. He resigned in 1870, and returned to Indiana to resume his law practice. In 1886, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Two years later, he made a successful bid for governor of Indiana on the Republican ticket. He died in office in 1891.349
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SPORTSbyBROOKS @SPORTSbyBROOKS
Exclusive: SbB has learned Arkansas is engaged w/ reps of the interests of Les Miles & a $5-yr $27.5M offer is on the table
per the Twitters. Nothing on SBB website yet.
SPORTSbyBROOKS @SPORTSbyBROOKS
Exclusive: SbB has learned Arkansas is engaged w/ reps of the interests of Les Miles & a $5-yr $27.5M offer is on the table
It is Les Miles....
In other news, Peoria, IL wants Barak Obama to run for city coucil.
Why? It seems that is not a good move for Les.
would not want to follow John R. Smith?
If Arkansas can lure Les Miles and Sailboat couldn't, I quit.
L-O-L. What are they offering? A buffet of grass?
And stay. It's not the first time he's been floated for another job and turned it into more money from LSU.
But if I'm LSU, this is an easy bluff to call.
Yeah, Les has tried this trick too many times I think.
Representatives for Mr. Miles have made an official statement to the public:
i wonder if Herbstreet will announce this before he is ready and screw the whole thing up
Via Twitter
Just hung up with George Bass, Miles' agent, on Ark rumor: "There's nothing like that going on."
For another pay raise.
Les will at best act interested to get a pay raise
He ain't going anywhere....tommrow LSU will anouncr a 5 year 30million dollar extension for Les
the TMZ of the sports world.
to TMZ.
I think TMZ has published an incorrect story once and they made a public apology for it. You just gave Sports by Brooks way more credit than he deserves.
Jeff Long and Miles are buddies from their Michigan connection. There's nothing in that tweet that mentions anything even close to Miles actually considering this. Just that Long called up his buddy, told him he'd get a raise...and Les probably laughed his ass off and hung up the phone.
His agent must drum up offers every 2 years to get him a raise at LSU.
If he didn't want to re-start the program at UM because he preferred the easier route with his loaded program at LSU, he isn't going to Ark.
I suspect delusional Arkansas thinking, or just Internets rumor-mongering, on this one.
that's completely realistic! but if things don't pan out with miles, perhaps they should go after bear bryant. or bill cowher. or maybe a robot that's a combination of don shula, chip kelly, vince lombardi and bill parcells.
or a robot who looks like No. 6 (see: blonde in my avatar), in which case, Petrino would instantly come coach the team.
Michigan never offered Les and it was rumored that he would love the opportunity to coach his alma mater.
to UM for life and wanted to "look around" so Brandon pulled his offer.
Brady decided to honor Brandon with his own no visit policy!
Have we seen Sam Walton's plane in Baton Rouge?
the breaking news?
Doesn't Les have an escalator clause in his contract to keep him in the top 3 highest paid coaches anyway?
I think it makes him the highest paid in the SEC.
Well, this adds an interesting angle to my observation last week that Lesticles is a cross between Bo and John L. Smith. Maybe Arky's AD said, "Hey, we want another guy who's stranger than nine kinds of hell, but this time we want one who wins."
they think they can just pull anyone in with enough money despite the historical mediocrity of the program and the relatively infertile recruiting grounds of Arkansas.
Good luck with that guys...
I would call Arkansas a "sleeping giant," but they're more like a "tall guy who dozes off too much."
history with Bo and Les at UM. Maybe just another courtesy chat for a few hours like Brandon two years ago ....
As long as Jeff Long stays the hell away from his high school friend turned D-I football coach with whom he also has Bo-Michigan ties with...
From an Auburn fansite admittedly, but still succinct and to the point:
"Les Miles may not be very smart but even he is not that stupid."
In any case, LSU's sports information director reported a while ago that Les has been informed of the tweet and has nothing to say. As for myself, I think we would have officially seen it all if this were in fact the case - it wouldn't make much sense for a 59 year-old Les Miles to make such a move now, especially to a program in a state of flux. Nice try, Sports By Brooks.
"LSU's sports information director reported a while ago that Les has been informed of the tweet and has nothing to say. "
Well if he is aware of the tweet and didn't respond, it is clearly not happening.
Gotta love the meaningless PR babble. Not to say I think it will happen.
I love how Arkansas tries to be a big fish in the big pool.
Not real until the first invocation of FlightAware and/or first television interview with a Baton Rouge waiter.
Gary Moeller is sitting front row right now at the UM vs NC State B-Ball game.....
If Miles didn't leave LSU for his alma mater, why on Earth would he ever leave to go to a second-tier SEC school?
He was never actually offered the job here...
You must've missed the part about 27 million dollars.
I thought Gruden was a lock for the Arkansas job? /s
ESPN guys just reported on it after the b-ball game.
Team loyalty or $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
I'd actually like to see Charlie Strong get the Arkansas job. Dude has earned it. For another topic, anyone think Ron English gets an offer from a big school this year? He's done things at EMU that no one else has of late.
But it'll be a Big East/C-USA type one. Like a Kansas, if they were hiring


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