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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio—Nineteen-odd years ago, before he'd spent a full month in office, President Bill Clinton flew to this city of around 20,000 people for his first national town hall meeting. He introduced the local Democratic congressman, Ted Strickland, who'd flown in with him, and the business that supplied wheels for his "famous bus tours," and some school officials. Then he got down to business with his first somewhat hostile crowd.
"Why are we denying the right to life for the 4,400 human beings a day and 1.6 million human beings a year in the murder of an abortion?" asked one voter.
"In your address to the joint session of Congress," said another, "nothing was mentioned about tort reform."
Clinton, in prime feel-your-pain mode, handled this with minimal difficulty. Each question could be dispatched with short lists of economic data, and when that failed, he could slip in an anecdote of real pain from somewhere in real America. "Salesman Clinton All but Clinches Deal," reported the Baltimore Sun. In 1996, after some reversals, Clinton easily carried Chillicothe's Ross County. No Democratic candidate for president has done so since.
On Thursday afternoon, while Barack Obama stumped in western states, Clinton returned to Chillicothe to save him. When I arrived at the local Ohio University complex, two hours before the start time, around 1,000 voters were already lined up to see him. A confused jogger stopped at the front of the line and ruefully asked who was coming.
"President Clinton," said a man holding a copy of the president's memoirs.
"Oh, Clinton?" said the jogger, replacing his iPod earbuds. "Cool!"
The people in the queue outdid one another with praise for Clinton. What was better with him in the White House? Everything. "You could walk across the street and get a job," said Dean O'Brian. Fifty years old, he had lost a job at ConAgra at the end of the Bush years, struggled through some manual labor gigs, and this year, finally scored a job he liked—a managerial role at a company that produced doughnut ingredients. But everything was better under Clinton. "He's up there with Kennedy as the best we've ever had," said O'Brian.
Ross County is around 90 percent white, and so was the crowd at Clinton's rally. John and Agatha Zikowski, 63 and 62, reminisced about how much better the city was when Clinton was president. Jeremy Brown, a 33-year-old software engineer, claimed that Clinton's speech at the Democratic convention managed, all on its own, to convert his Republican friends to Obama voters. It didn't last, but nothing Obama had ever done had swayed them. "As far as I'm concerned," said Brown, "he's our Camelot."
"What's Camelot?" said his daughter, Eliza.
"Oh, when Kennedy was president, they called it Camelot."
As we talked, a rolling, trolling flatbed truck from the Ohio Republican Party rolled by and slowed down. It carried an electronic billboard with this message:
In Obama's Economy, Every Ohioian's Share of the National Debt: $51,000.
The Clinton crowd laughed and booed. "Clinton's the only one who ever did anything about the debt!" said Joyce Childers, a 72-year-old Democratic volunteer. She wore a shirt mocking Obama "birthers," with the slogan "Made in the USA," and excitedly told me about driving Ted Strickland around when he was running for Congress and lacked a car, right before he and Clinton came to that town hall in Chillicothe.
Strickland was in the room again on Thursday, tasked with introducing the former president. Five years older than Clinton, the governor of the state until the Tea Party wave took him out in 2010, he talks like a politician one or two generations removed—his quavering voice, on tape, sounds like a recording of someone schlepping war bonds for the boys fighting up the boot against Mussolini. He quoted the scripture not once but twice—he has a master's from divinity school—to condemn Mitt Romney. "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he!" said Strickland. "And in that [47 percent] video, we saw something of Mitt Romney's heart! And it was not a pretty picture!"
This sounded like raw, underdog, populist politics. When Clinton arrived, he cut the volume by at least 20 decibels. "I have lost my voice in the service of my president," he said, croaking the words out. But Clinton doesn't lose his voice like other people. As he talked, the croak disappeared. Ten minutes into the speech, it was gone. With no real skeptics in the audiences, Clinton would be, alternately Barack Obama's Ambassador of Nostalgia and Secretary of Explaining Why Things Aren't So Bad.
He did this, at first, by putting on a pair of enormous glasses and reading from the newspaper. "Here's a headline from USA Today," he said. "GM's profit tops expectations. Another headline, which says Chrysler sales at five-year high. And then, there's this from USA Today—when disaster strikes, voters put competence over ideology."
Big cheers. Everybody intuited that "competence" meant their neighbors thinking harder about an Obama vote. He wasn't their favorite president, but he'd tried hard enough. And Clinton could explain, at great length, what had worked. "Last week," he said, "there was a big headline in the USA Today that said health care costs were the big reason that millions of middle class people did not get a pay raise in the last decade, because employers had to spend their profits on health insurance premiums. A lot of you had that experience, didn't you?"
Sure, finding a job and, generally, being alive had been easier when Clinton was president. But all of those wonderful, wonky things that Clinton had wanted to do, that he'd promised in 1993—Obama had done them! They were just tough to explain. Medicare reform, for example. "Barack Obama did not weaken Medicare." Explaining this meant walking the audience through health care reimbursement pricing.
"They start out at 114 percent of Medicare's price, and drop something like to 112 percent. They guarantee 12 percent revenue. How many businesses in Chillicothe would love to get a guaranteed 12 percent revenue? If grocery stores got that, they'd be richer than Wal-Mart."
Clinton kept talking, with no stab at anything like an applause line. The Democrats reacted like they were hearing applause lines anyway. I was sitting not far from a woman with a green shirt and the text "I'M IRISH! Do I Get a Free Drink?" who whooped at most of the wonky numbers and filmed what she could on an iPhone. The possible disaster, said Clinton, was an Obama loss that both undid the gains and let Romney take credit for the incipient recovery. Would Democrats really put up with the backlash and never get the credit?
This went on for 45 minutes. It wasn't clear what it would do for Obama. The only "news" Clinton made all day Thursday was a verbal flub at an earlier stop, accidentally saying he was in "Pennsylvania." For whatever reason, the press and tracker corps that follows these campaign events leads with the flubs. Post-convention, Clinton can't get a national audience to pay attention to all of this. With no notes, he says it anyway.
"There is no limit to what we can achieve, and I want Barack Obama to lead the way!" said Clinton. "We need you."
He turned and walked off the stage, into the rope line. The guy with the copy of Clinton's bio made sure to find a place there.


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Humanism is a worldview, religion, and philosophical belief system that worships man or in moderate forms holds man to be greater than God. It may be defined as the world's oldest religion, which arguably began with the fall of man in the Garden of Eden. The book of Genesis details the temptation of Eve to eat of the forbidden tree and receive the knowledge of good and evil.[1] Following this simple act, humankind began to view itself as an autonomous, self-directed, god-like person.[2] A person upholds humanism whenever they place their own views or opinions above the Word of God.
"You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." Genesis 3:4-5
The Greek philosopher Protagoras (c.490–c.421 B.C.) summed-up the philosophical stance of humanism with the maxim Man is the measure of all things. He held that each man is the standard of what is true to himself, and that all truth is relative to the individual who holds it. Protagoras was also a well-known agnostic, which some sources claim led to him being tried for impiety in Athens and his books burned. None of his writings have survived.[3]
Humanism is a religious philosophical worldview with beliefs based on atheism or agnosticism, Naturalism, Materialism, and Secularism. Although the name Religious Humanism was favored in the first Humanist Manifesto,[4] advocates have also strategically adopted the names "Secular Humanism" to separate themselves from theism, and "Scientific Humanism" to draw support from evolutionary naturalism. Currently, humanism is the only religious worldview allowed in the U.S. public school system where it permeates every facet of curricula. Whether discussing world history or some field of science, Biblical truths are nowhere to be found in modern schools. In contrast, the humanistic concepts of morality, naturalism, and the theory of evolution are treated as dogma.
The tenets or religious doctrine of humanism are expressed within the Humanist Manifesto. The Manifesto was first published in 1933 and revised subsequently in 1971 and 2003. The purpose of the document is to outline in detail the official position of humanists including their beliefs, values, and goals. The original version and its revisions all uphold the following tenets: atheism, evolutionism, moral relativism, human autonomy, and world government advocacy.(LaHaye, p70-88)
Affirmations expressed in the Humanist Manifesto II:
- Humanist regard humans as supreme.
- Humanist do not believe in a personal God, supernatural beings (such as angels, demons, Satan, Holy Spirit), heaven, hell, or life after death.
- Humanist reject the concept of a created universe in favor of the theory of evolution and a universe that obeys natural laws.
- Humanist reject divinely inspired ethical and moral codes.
- Humanist believe the full responsibility for the future of the world rests with humans.
- Humanist value knowledge based on reason and hard evidence rather than on faith.
- Humanist feel that "promises of immortal salvation or fear of eternal damnation are both illusory and harmful."
- Humanist are energetic supporters of the separation of church and state.
- Humanist tend to have very liberal beliefs about controversial ethical topics, like abortion, corporal punishment, death penalty, homosexuality, physician-assisted suicide, etc.
- Humanist believe that "moral values derive their source from human experience."[1]
- Main Article: Atheism
Atheism (the belief that there is no God) is the foundation of humanist thought. The definition of Humanism put forth by the American Humanist Association affirms this assertion: Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without theism and other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity. [2]
|Humanist Manifesto: As in 1933, humanists still believe that traditional theism, especially faith in the prayer-hearing God, assumed to live and care for persons, to hear and understand their prayers, and to be able to do something about them, is an unproved and outmoded faith. Salvationism, based on mere affirmation, still appears as harmful, diverting people with false hopes of heaven hereafter.[3]
Affirmations of atheism can be found within all three of the Humanist Manifestos.
- The first Humanist Manifesto published in 1933 lists atheism as first among their affirmations. We therefore affirm the following: FIRST: Religious humanists regard the universe as self-existing and not created.[4]
- The second Humanist Manifesto, published in 1973 makes an even more definitive statement, specifically denying the existence of God and instead placing humankind first. We find insufficient evidence for belief in the existence of a supernatural; it is either meaningless or irrelevant to the question of survival and fulfillment of the human race. As nontheists, we begin with humans not God, nature not deity.[4]
- Main Article: Evolution
Humanists uniformly believe in the general theory of evolution, and are committed to teaching it in public schools as what critics allege is an indoctrinational strategy. Historically, disbelief in God and belief in the theory of evolution occur concurrently as philosophical dogma. When human beings deny the creative act of God, they must explain the existence of Earth through other mechanisms. And almost by default, naturalism and the theory of evolution has served this religious belief since the time of Babylon - 2000 years before Christ.(LaHaye, p 73)
Corliss Lamont, who was a famous humanist Marxist philosopher, acknowledged naturalism as pivotal among the beliefs of humanists in his book The Philosophy of Humanism.[5]
|First, Humanism believes in a naturalistic metaphysics or attitude toward the universe that considers all forms of supernatural as myth; and that regards Nature as the totality of being and as a constantly changing system of matter and energy which exists independently of any mind or consciousness.(Lamont, p 13)
All three Manifestos list belief in human evolution as foremost in their affirmation.
- Manifesto I: Humanism believes that man is a part of nature and that he has emerged as a result of a continuous process.[4]
- Manifesto II: Rather, science affirms that the human species is an emergence from natural evolutionary forces.[6]
- Manifesto III: Humans are an integral part of nature, the result of unguided evolutionary change. [7]
Sir Julian Huxley, a founder of the American Humanist Association defined humanism in a membership brochure in these words.
|"I use the word 'humanist' to mean someone who believes that man is just as much a natural phenomenon as an animal or plant; that his body, mind and soul were not supernaturally created but are products of evolution, and that he is not under the control or guidance of any supernatural being or beings, but has to rely on himself and his own powers."(LaHaye, p 74)
- Main Article: Morality
The word moral or its derivatives can be found 15 times in the 1973 Humanist Manifesto, but with the singular intent to redefine morality to the humanist standard. Humanists believe that traditional moral codes fail to meet the pressing needs of today and tomorrow.[8] They reject the existence of absolute moral laws or standards, and instead accept situation ethics and promote permissiveness.(LaHaye p. 76) The leaders of the sexual revolution of the 70s were overwhelmingly humanists as are those who today advocate homosexuality as an optional lifestyle. Both sex education in schools and the homosexual movement are designed to destroy Christian morality.(LaHaye p. 78)
|In the area of sexuality, we believe that intolerant attitudes, often cultivated by orthodox religions and puritanical cultures, unduly repress sexual conduct. The right to birth control, abortion, and divorce should be recognized.(Humanist Manifesto II)[9]
The Humanists, like all who accept of the doctrine of evolution, reject theological moral standards that distinguish humans from animals. In 1964, The Humanist magazine states that "Darwin's discovery of the principle of evolution sounded the death knell of religious and moral values. It removed the ground under the feet of tradition religion."(Chawla p.151)
The following are moral affirmation from the Humanist Manifesto II.
- But we reject those features of traditional religious morality that deny humans a full appreciation of their own potentialities and responsibilities.
- We affirm that moral values derive their source from human experience.
- We reject all religious, ideological, or moral codes that denigrate the individual, suppress freedom, dull intellect, dehumanize personality.[10]
Humanists believe in maximum individual autonomy and self-direction, and view humankind as a god-like being with unlimited goodness and potential. To a humanist, one of the worst sins imaginable is inhibiting the freedom of others to express themselves.(LaHaye p. 80)
The following affirmations are from the Humanist Manifesto II.
- Ethics is autonomous and situational needing no theological or ideological sanction.
- We believe in maximum individual autonomy consonant with social responsibility.[11]
This view that man is inherently good is based on unbiblical and unscientific principles and wishful thinking. The Bible says that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23 ). The empirical evidence for this claim is also woefully lacking. One only has to read the headlines to see that humankind is far from the god-like creature the humanists once imagined. In an interview published in the San Diego Tribune, the director of the California chapter of the American Humanist Association (Fredrick E. Edwards) said: Humanists no longer have the extravagant faith they had in the 17th and 18th century Age of Enlightenment in man's ability to create a perfect world. I think cold, hard reality has thrown cold water on some of those naive illusions. We may be finding that our powers are limited and that we're not such perfectly wonderful creatures after all.(LaHaye p. 150)
Humanists have long advocated for big government. They are globalists first and nationalists second. Furthermore, many of the ideas and beliefs of communism are similar or identical to those of humanism. Today their motivation toward government is nothing short of zealous for a one-world order.(LaHaye p. 83-84)
The following quote from the Humanist Manifesto II attests to their one-world-order aspirations.
|We deplore the division of humankind on nationalistic grounds. We have reached a turning point in human history where the best option is to transcend the limits of national sovereignty and to move toward the building of a world community in which all sectors of the human family can participate. Thus we look to the development of a system of world law and a world order based upon transnational federal government.[12]
Humanists discovered long ago that the United Nations offered a tremendous opportunity for a one-world government with a socialistic economic system.(LaHaye p. 83) The American Humanist Association's New York City office is strategically located on UN Plaza at First Avenue, directly across the street from the United Nations.[13] Many of the American leaders of the UN legion organizations are committed humanists. For example, Julian Huxley, Brock Chisholm, and Lloyd Boyd who were director-general of key UN organizations are also leading members of the American Humanism Association. It is the intent of humanism to supersede national boundaries in favor of a worldwide organization with international sovereignty.(LaHaye p. 83-84)
Religious Identification
Humanism is arguably the oldest religion in the world, although many modern humanists attempt to deny the fact. Their religious status is not contested on philosophical grounds, but is almost certainly due to other motivations, such as avoiding separation of Church and state restrictions and perhaps for fear of awakenings the Christian masses to their demoralizing influence. An American Humanist Association promotional brochure states: Humanism is the belief that man shapes his own destiny. It is a constructive philosophy, a nontheistic religion, a way of life. The first version of the Humanist Manifesto, published in 1933, also explicitly identifies itself as religious humanism and describes humanism as a nontheistic religion.
|Today man's larger understanding of the universe, his scientific achievements, and deeper appreciation of brotherhood, have created a situation which requires a new statement of the means and purposes of religion. Such a vital, fearless, and frank religion capable of furnishing adequate social goals and personal satisfactions may appear to many people as a complete break with the past. While this age does owe a vast debt to the traditional religions, it is none the less obvious that any religion that can hope to be a synthesizing and dynamic force for today must be shaped for the needs of this age. To establish such a religion is a major necessity of the present. It is a responsibility which rests upon this generation.[4]
Humanist Chaplains have been employed for decades, and their missionary activities have been perhaps most significant on college campuses. In April 2007, an international humanist conference was held to celebrate three decades of Chaplaincy at Harvard University.[14] The ultimate purpose of the conference was to promote "Dialogue Among Religions, Cultures, and Civilizations?," and, lay out a bold new vision for the future of Humanism at Harvard and universities across the US. The conference was organized by the Secular Student Alliance (a high school and college student organization), and was held in conjunction with the 25th Anniversary of The Humanist Institute.[15] The conference boasts of nearly 600 registrants and 1100 attendees.[16]
It is also very noteworthy that the U.S. government defines Secular Humanism as a religion in the following IRS definition of religious belief.[17]
| 18.104.22.168.5 (02-23-1999) Religious Belief Defined
However, in recent years, many have begun to claim that Humanism is not a religion, and instead refer to their belief system as "Scientific humanism". Later versions of the Manifesto backed away from the explicitly religious language of the first. This is explained by some as the maturation of their belief system, and by others as a desire to downplay the obvious religious nature of their beliefs and instead portray themselves as "objective" and "scientific". The ultimate purpose can be seen as two fold - to distance themselves from theistic groups and circumvent restriction imposed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
By allowing their position to be redefined, humanism has been allowed to reap the protections of the Establishment Clause by preventing evangelism by other religions while themselves being able to promote religious secular humanism in schools through evolutionism. Paul Kurtz, a noted Secular Humanist today, wrote: They [the religious] claim that secular humanism is the "established" religion of the United States and wish to extirpate its influence from public life. We reply that secular humanism is not a religion; it is a philosophical, scientific, and ethical eupraxsophy (good wisdom in conduct).[18]
Italian Renaissance
The great intellectual movement of Italian Renaissance was based on humanism. The humanists believed that the Greek and Latin classics contained all the lessons one needed to lead a moral and effective life. They developed a new, rigorous kind of classical scholarship, with which they corrected and tried to understand the works of the Greeks and Romans, which seemed so vital to them.[19]
Both the republican elites of Florence and Venice and the ruling families of Milan, Ferrara, and Urbino hired humanists to teach their children classical morality. In the course of the fifteenth century, the humanists also convinced most of the popes that the papacy needed their skills. Humanist scholars were hired to write official correspondence and propaganda. The relation between popes and these scholars was never simple, for the humanists evolved their own views on theology. Some argued that pagan philosophers like Plato basically agreed with Christian revelation. Others criticized important Church doctrines or institutions that lacked biblical or historical support. Some even seemed in danger of becoming pagans. The real confrontation came in the later sixteenth century, as the church faced the radical challenge of Protestantism. Some Roman scholars used the methods of humanist scholarship to defend the Church against Protestant attacks, but others collaborated in the imposition of censorship. Humanist scholars, in the end, could not reform the Church which it both supported and challenged.[20]
Islamic Humanism
Notable Humanists
Sponsoring Organizations
- American Civil Liberties Union
- American Humanist Association the oldest and largest US Humanist association.
- American Ethical Society
- American Ethical Union
- Center for Inquiry Institute
- Emergency Civil Liberties Union
- Fellowship of Religious Humanists
- Humanist Institute the leading Humanist leadership educational institute in the US.
- Humanist Society of Friends
- Institute for Humanist Studies the leading Humanist think-tank in the US.
- National Academy of Sciences
- National Association of Biology Teachers
- National Center for Science Education
- National Education Associates
- National Organization of Women
- Planned Parenthood
- Secular Student Alliance organization in the U.S. serving the needs of secularist high school and college students.
- Society for Humanistic Judaism
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- ↑ LaHaye, T., Noebel, D. Mind Siege. Nashville: Word Publishing. 2000. p. 69
- ↑ LaHaye, p. 79
- ↑ Protagoras (c. 490 - c. 420 BCE) The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Humanist Manifesto I by Raymond B. Bragg. 1933
- America the Beautiful, Open to All Free Inquiry magazine, Volume 21, Number 4.
- S. S. Chawla. A Philosophical Journey to the West. The Humanist. Sep/Oct 1964. p.151
- Corliss, Lamont. The Philosophy of Humanism. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. 1977.
- Humanism Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library & Renaissance Culture. by the U.S. Library of Congress
- Humanist Manifesto II Paul Kurtz and Edwin H. Wilson. 1973.
- Humanist Manifesto III 2003. (notable signers)
External links
- Is Secular Humanism a Religion?
- Worshipers at the Secular Altar by David Klinghoffer. June 17th, 2004. Los Angeles Times
- Humanism Unmasked
- Humanism and the Humanist Manifestos
- The New Humanism A Conference Honoring 30 Years of Chaplaincy at Harvard University.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
We Believe in Edwin Encarnacion
Last night, somewhere in between his two home runs, we offered forth two thoughts on Edwin Encarnacion, which we will recycle here. (You'll forgive us for quoting ourself, like we're Chet from Kicking and Screaming.)
Firstly: "You know who still calls EE "E5"? Prickish fucking ingrates. #YeahThatsYouPal"
And then: "You may say I'm a dreamer...But a 20 HR season for EE is not out of the question."
And we all had a good laugh, and then Edwin cranked another home run, and you all stood dumbfounded by our foresight. (Right?)
It's damn hard being an EE apologist, what with the awful start to the season at the plate, and let's not even mention the fielding. Yet, we've felt for some time as though Encarnacion was starting to pull himself out of the funk and make himself into a perfectly good DH. And yes, the thought that he's the next coming of David Ortiz - a no field, all hit late bloomer - may have crossed our mind. Like, a thousand times or so.
It's not just last night's offensive onslaught that has us thinking in this manner, though. For the month of June, EE has posted a .967 OPS (.356 OBP, .611 SLG) with five doubles and four homers in 59 plate appearances. (And if you want to play a little dirtier with arbitrary endpoints, you can back up a couple of days to May 29th, and jack that OPS up to 1.019 and add another home run to the tote board. Just for fun.)
We've heard EE describe in much harsher terms than "E5" earlier this season, as fans torqued up their anticipatory frustration with the franchise and began referring to Edwin as "garbage" and "nothing" and "worthless". We're not so foolish as to use one game to tell you that we told you so. But we hope some of those who trade in hyperbolic vitriol as they preemptively vacate the bandwagon find that the harsh words towards EE are now much harder to summon.
13 comments:
- 500 Level Fan said...
I have believe in Edwin as a DH all season long (except for maybe 5 times when I lost faith). As long as you keep him off the field, I'm fine with him. Plus he seems to be happy. I like happy players.
- June 29, 2011 at 12:06 PM
- The Ack said...
Aloof. He seems aloof to me.
- June 29, 2011 at 12:10 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
You're racist, Ack.
(Just kidding.)
- June 29, 2011 at 12:12 PM
Long live Edwin the DH.
- June 29, 2011 at 12:14 PM
- The Ack said...
If I was his agent, I'd tell Edwin to start whistling during his at-bats and getting more involved in the crazy handshakes between Yunel and JoBau, and then Edwin would be all "SHOW ME THE MONEYYYYY"....
Or something like that.
- June 29, 2011 at 12:21 PM
- Brad Fullmer Fan said...
Put E5 (yes, Tao, E5...it's too good of a nickname not to use it) at 3B and return Bautista to his rightful position in RF. The team will be better for it and you won't be pissing off the team's best player.
- June 29, 2011 at 12:28 PM
A lot of the anger and frustration regarding Encarnacion is related to his predecessor. They went from an eight time gold glove winner to a guy who, to put it mildly, is a little less proficient with the glove. He's also less of a batter in a number of respects. So poor old Edwin takes some of the beatings for not measuring up to his most recent predecessor, based on management decisions.
Anyway, I'm comfortable with him at DH (or the occasional fill in at first). The Sabremetricians may not like it, but I can see how butchering plays on defense could affect his batting.
The Jays need a solution at third so that the Bautista band-aid solution can end and he can be sent back to right field. I will (im)patiently await Lawrie's arrival.
- June 29, 2011 at 12:59 PM
- mike in boston said...
Discussions not worth having: are fans unfairly hard on EE?
Discussions worth having: what is the best use of the 25 and 40 man rosters, in light of injuries?
Until Laurie comes up then DH'ing EE and letting Thames handle LF or RF makes sense. This means that Rivera is your bench guy. After that point, Bautista will go back to RF and then you have to decide whether EE deserves DH ABs ahead of Thames (assuming Snider is back in the OF by that time).
- June 29, 2011 at 1:08 PM
- Drew said...
I support your Kicking and Screaming reference. Quite a bit.
- June 29, 2011 at 1:26 PM
- Ian - BJH said...
I'll fully admit, I was one of the folks who bought into AA's spiel earlier this year when he said "this is a guy who can hit 30 home runs, etc".
Now I'm not so sure, but just the second I write EE off, that's when he comes back with a game like last night. And yes I picked him up off waivers in the Roto-Hoedown, but will likely regret that decision in a few weeks.
- June 29, 2011 at 1:53 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
- June 29, 2011 at 1:53 PM
- The Ack said...
I don't know, I didn't think Kicking & Screaming was Will Ferrell's best work.
- June 29, 2011 at 1:58 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
*Sad trombone*
- June 29, 2011 at 5:46 PM


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She was only 14 when she was in a car accident with her mother, Deborah, who I also lost that day, and the despair, shock and trauma will never leave me. I can remember every single moment of that day and the days that led up to it, and I'll never forget the eerie and deep pain I had in my very soul during the time that the accident had occurred, even without me knowing yet what had happened. 2 days prior to the tragedy, Gillie had recorded the theme for her new Nickelodeon TV show that was based on a young all-girls band, very similar to The Monkees. Gillian already had a real budding acting career, and we always knew that if she was to get a role that combined her acting talent as well as her guitar playing, it would be just the ticket for her! It finally came her way, and she was getting ready to shoot 27 episodes of her show. She was so proud two days before the accident, because on that day, she had recorded the theme for the show, and got to sing and play lead guitar on it too. The other girls were just actresses who did not really play their instruments, but of course, Gillie did!
We loved to perform together whenever we could, and I had her do many shows with me, as well as when she would perform with her own band of schoolmates, The "Ripptides". Those shows were a blast, and I always coached the band, as well as often times being the bass player "behind the curtain", as I called out one song after another! She was a real pro, and she loved to perform onstage, as well as on the baseball field, where she was an absolute star. There are many sports awards here named for her, and her poster still hangs in many a child's room who grew up with her.
She was everyone's hero, and the center of everyone's world who knew her. The world is a cold and empty place without her, and for me, time has frozen since that accident in 1998. This kind of trauma has that kind of effect on time and space, and it never really ever goes away. I am so glad that her younger sister Lexie has also pursued her music, but it also scares me, as I know what it is to have them walk out the door one day, and never to come home. So here's to her memory, and to holding onto the ones we love as long as possible. It's really all we have in the end, and for me, I had to go on for my Lexie, who I raised on my own, and who has turned out to be a magnificent young woman. We both know that her mother and her sister are with us every moment.
The guitar and music in general, is absolutely a language. It's no secret that when we are just little kids, even babies, we start to absorb literally everything as quickly as possible. This means for example, if a child is raised in a household where there happens to be 3 languages spoken, they're pretty likely to actually learn those three languages all at the same time! This is also true of the language of music, and I believe we start to learn it way before we can even play it! If I think back to my childhood memories, I can clearly recall certain key moments when I remember some sonic revelations that really stayed with me to this day. Never a problem hearing things, loving music, and also understanding pitch relationships, which is perhaps the most important thing of all.
Even as we learn to speak, we start to immediately learn that things such as inflection, volume, tone and pitch are all critical to the art of putting language together. These tones we speak in are all musical as well, and in fact all tones in life are truly musical in nature! So, when we are growing up, and haven't even touched a guitar string yet, odds are that we're already using our innate ability to discern tones as a language. Trouble is, there really has to become a point at which we are physically "ready" to actually play the instrument, and that of course is when we can really put all this great knowledge to actual use.
It seems to vary a bit with the child, but usually I don't recommend anyone starting before the age of 8 or 9 for the guitar. As the hands grow, so does the knowledge, and so does especially the ability to play correctly. It all seems to go hand in hand, and there's no question that with some players, starting them too early can be a detriment. On the other hand, starting very young can be good in terms of musical knowledge, and training of the ear too, but often times, the child's physical abilities just haven't "caught up" to their ears yet! There is no question though, that starting younger is always better, and those first critical days, months and years of their development are essential to success in the future.
Today I saw a very gifted young blues player who is now 14. His ability was so great, yet I was able to "head him off at the pass" when it came t certain bad habits he had already obtained. Because of his very young age, it was easy to make these corrections stick, as he is still developing, and absorbing new knowledge like a sponge! This showed me so clearly how it's much better to start truly young, and his dedication and enthusiasm was so real it made for a truly inspiring lesson for both student and teacher. It was also good that his father was here with just the right kind of encouragement to help him in the right direction, without him pressuring him or being too much of a disciplinarian. Instead, he just let us do our mutual musical thing, as he glowed with pride over him very talented and young son!
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Today I began lessons with an experienced player, but he's someone who lacks confidence, and it got me thinking. Really, it's the "confidence" factor that seems to be something can largely dominate our ability to be a true player or not, and I guess since I exuded so much confidence in my early days, it has always seemed like a natural thing for me to have. Of course, confidence builds as you get better and better, and sometimes your personal confidence may exceed that of your musical confidence, and we all know about "those" people, whose sheer gall and "chutzpah" outweigh their real musical abilities. They may go far in the biz, but in the end, their lack of real ability will sell themselves short!
You're much better off if you can have the "real" confidence in your playing, and even if you may be shy or find it hard to "put yourself out there", it's still far better to be really well-off, musically speaking! One thing I noticed in my student today was how much he actually was missing on the fretboard. This immediately told me that his lack of confidence was, as I suspected, directly connected to his lack of musical ability. There are far too many players who like to call themselves "advanced", when really all it is that they've play a long time, not that they've musically grown a long time! This is the key…I mean, I've known players who have only played 4 years who know more and are more confident that him, and he's played for 30 years!
It's so important to start young…..because even though he's played for thirty years, that means he was 30 when he started! Well, you should never not start because of age, but by starting at age 30, he lost the most important "formative" years of his learning abilities, and instead he acquired many bad and old habits that are now extra hard for him to break! I was amazed for example, which he played only with his thumb. Well, unless you're Wes Montgomery, that's not going to get you very far, and it's going to limit your playing. So, of course, I right away tried to get him to use that thumb independently of the other fingers, and tried to get him to learn to play only the bass notes with the thumb, while playing lead with the other 3 fingers!
If you do a lot of teaching as I do, it's such an important thing to be able to "tune in" to what your student happens to be all about. This is easier said than done in many ways, since we can have so many pupils, and they can vary so much in their "makeup." This also means that the ways in which they happen to learn can vary greatly, too. Some players, even though they are quite advanced, may learn in very "roundabout" ways, that can tend to "trip up" the teacher. They may have too much of a process of learning that involves needing to almost "over-analyze" what you are telling them, as opposed to immediately "getting it!" It's okay, because the eventually do learn it, but they had to come about it from a whole different direction than you did. This is only normal, since they also must learn to "tune in" to YOU, as their teacher, and that give and take between you both is so important!
This ability to "read" a student is very much like our need to "read" another player in a band or group playing situation. The signs we must look for, in communication, as well as with our ears are very subtle, and of course, are different with each human being we encounter. I know that from my own experience, I enjoy trying to pace myself a lot more with students these days, even if someone is a very fast-paced learner. The mistake I can make is to be too "caught up" in their tempo of learning, and end up literally "breathless" as I try to keep up with them in their lightning fast absorption of what I need to show them. Invariably, when this sort of thing occurs, there can be many subtle, small points that can be missed, and these points are really critical to the success, musically of what we are teaching.
That's why I also try to look for the correct subtleties in what a student has, such as his or her proper intonation, bending intonation, vibrato expression, and so much more. It'[s those little things that are "tip offs" to me as to what that student really can or can't hear, and what they may need to work on. So, be sure, as a student or as a teacher to always know what to zero in on with your teacher or student, and the entire experience will be just that much more rewarding, and you'll both want to come back for more!
The idea of "experimenting" with your instrument and your musical ideas is something of crucial importance. In the end, no matter how much direction or lessons we may have, we really all do actually teach ourselves, and this is important to always keep in mind. The art of this "experimenting" may not come too easily at first for some of you, as you may feel afraid or restricted somehow in a way that doesn't allow you to "think outside the box", but that is precisely what you need to start doing.
This "outside" stuff I'm referring to is literally that: Think outside the normal positions you're comfortable with on the guitar! You mustn't fear any diversion from the norm, since this is really the only way we can broaden our horizons and come up with new ideas. Improvisation is the key to all music, even if we are thinking about composition, since those ideas must also be truly original! Yes, we all borrow from each other, and yes, "it's all been done before", but it's up to you to truly break out of the typical modes and branch out into new, uncharted territory.
To start with, I would say use some trial and error. You can only tune your ear properly with hearing some "wrong" notes along the way, and once you've actually made those mistakes, you're far less likely to even make them again. One thing is for sure, you never want to become the kind of player who somehow keeps on memorizing their mistakes, which believe it or not, I have encountered quite a bit in my lifetime! This can be especially frustrating when a bassist is somehow doing this, and they manage to keep on falling into the same mistakes...usually because they are "predicting" changes, as opposed to really and solidly learning them.
A good way for you to also break the creative ice is to experiment with chromatic runs. A chromatic run, where you are not skipping any frets, can almost never be wrong, as long as you don't lose sight of the notes you are shooting for. For example, if you're running chromatically from B to A, you never want to get too hung up on the A#, as that would be far too dissonant, and would simply not make any sense. Remember, when we listen to a guitarist improvise and experiment with new ideas, we are literally hearing their thought process, and when that train of thought is broken, the listener no longer wants to tune in to what you're doing!
So, experiment, elaborate and discover....and hopefully, along the way you'll be able to tune that ear of yours to know what works and what doesn't! It's a lifelong quest, so better get going!
Today my new Gibson ES 335 arrived, and I surely couldn't be happier! It brings back many of those special moments, particularly from my earlier life, when there was that exuberance of having a new instrument in my possession! I can even recall that certain "new guitar smell" from those days, and nothing brings it back like opening this guitar case! In fact, it brings back the various smells of the few times when I did in fact get a chance to open a case for the first time for a new guitar, a rarity since most of what I've ever owned and played have been more used or vintage pieces.
I was also truly impressed, as I knew I would be, at the quality of build, fit and finish with this guitar. More and more these days, I find myself totally loving the newer instruments, instead of always being married to the idea of having "vintage only." After all, vintage simply becomes vintage at a certain age point, as opposed to being something of necessarily better quality than what you can buy new. All guitars had to be new at some point, and the thing to consider is "what was the quality of that guitar when it was new?" In the pre-Beatles days, guitars were never needed to be manufactured at the alarming rate they are these days, in what I call still the "post-Beatles boom." Instead, the guitar was something of medium popularity, and the craftsmen of the time could take their time with their work, and therefore the guitars were better from the standpoint of their "handmade" quality. You look and feel those old instruments and you get a sense that there was a real person behind each one of those who really cared about the guitar's playability as well as its appearance, as opposed to the "assembly line" kinds of approaches that guitar companies had to take once so many more thousands of people were demanding new guitars. Back in those days, they couldn't keep up with the demand, so quality took a backseat to delivery time!
Nowadays however, as I look at and hold and play this fine guitar, I can see that we are clearly in a renaissance of guitar building, and not only are all the rogue "boutique" luthiers responsible, but so are the fine companies such as Gibson, who can make such a fine and pleasing instrument like this ES 335 right out of the box! I'm proud to be a new Gibson owner, and I hope many of you will join those ranks too! Now on to my next lesson...
When I used to tour in my early days, I surely learned an awful lot that has probably not really changed too much since those times. Of course, I was always experiencing touring on many levels; I mean, when I walked into the Red Creek Inn in Rochester, NY, I was touring with my band, and basically sleeping on the floor of the van we had. But to show a complete contrast, I was handed a note as I walked into the club, saying I had to call Paul Simon, which turned out to be the Simon and Garfunkel tour asking me if I'd play lead guitar! Needless to say, that tour offered slightly better accommodations! Still though, there was something sad about the fact thatit always seemed to be just when my own solo career and band was taking off, I'd get a call from a much bigger and established touring act, asking me to do yet another big time road trip!
These early days we all have to put in when we are "learning the ropes" as they say, are truly critical to later success, and especially to your ability to really see what kind of "stuff" you're made of when it comes to touring. Tours really do take their toll, and my hat is really off to anyone who has done it for many years, especially those who have literally given their lives to the music, and who have toured forever. Those are the kind of people who have learned that the touring world is an entire universe unto itself, and the life that you lead on the road has a rhythm all its own. This started to happen to me, when I started seeing that I was playing over and over again in places I'd been before, but seemingly each time with a different act! It felt as if I had a kind of mental "map" in my head that preserved all the places I'd been, and all the stories I had to tell about them! I am working on a book about my life, and I promise it will chock full of incredible road stories, among many others as well!
Young bands have to be truly resilient to handle the road and all it can throw at you, and it's always important to have either a road manager who handles all the details, or at least one band member who is willing to take on those extra responsibilities for the rest of you. Of course, when I did the really big tours, there were countless folks working for us, and you can get real spoiled when you never have to lift an amp or a guitar until you actually have to play it! I can remember on that S&G tour how at least 7 guitars just kept flying to me and from me all the time thanks to my trusty roadie/guitar tech!
As I see young students and their bands, and as I see my daughter Lexie making her way through her early days of the music business, I see it all through the misty eyes of someone who has seen it all, feels it all and most of all, wants the best for everyone. I know it's a hard biz these days, but there's nothing like "cutting your teeth" on the real experiences of the road, which will sure help shape you as a musician and as a person as you go along! So, best of luck to you all in your touring endeavors!
As many of us know, or will soon find out, the search for the right guitar is an arduous, but many times, a fun thing to do. The choices are so endless these days as to make your head spin, and I have always taken a great deal of pride in helping my students to really find what is just right for them and for their particular needs.
For you, assuming you are the student who is in need of a guitar, you must face up to certain realities that will help you decide which is the right guitar for you. Even though most of us are first attracted to the sexiest guitars possible, our decision will really depend on more down to earth matters such as how the neck fits our hands, how the body of the guitar feels to hold, the weight of the instrument, and of course, the sound and the tone of the guitar! During these early days of guitar buying and playing, sometimes it's hard for a beginner to grasp all of these aspects, and we basically just want to go with the guitar that looks the coolest, or even better still, is played by one or more of our guitar heroes!
This is all well and good, but sometimes you'll need the kind of guidance only an experienced player or teacher can provide when it comes to steering you in the right direction. This can be true of the salesman in the store, too, who is usually an experienced player, too, but you must beware of the fact that their number one priority is to sell you a guitar, period! You'll always be much better off having a trusted friend, teacher or player there with you to give you the proper support about the instrument, while at the same time someone who is educating you about what to look for in a guitar for you.
I have always relished the opportunity to help someone find "just the right guitar" for themselves, so they could really feel at home with their instrument, and be able and comfortable to go on with their studies with me. I also love doing this for friends, and there's a certain vicarious pleasure that one can derive from doing this for someone else, for sure!
I suppose the first thing to do is to at least "narrow down" your selection to a few guitars that really appeal to you, regardless of the reason, and then begin to look into what makes them tick, and why that particular model may be right for you. This is important, as I've talked to many people over the years who have committed themselves to very expensive instruments that they really regretted buying. I guess we can chalk that up many times to simply buying with our hearts and eyes, rather than with our ears and our heads! Either way, there is definitely a kind of learning experience that goes on here, and no matter what guitar you eventually choose, you'll walk away from the experience knowing a heck of a lot more than when you started off. So good luck finding that guitar of your dreams, but never lose sight of the fact that it must be bought with your playing in mind, not just as "eye candy" that will look good hanging on your wall, or hanging off your shoulder! Good luck!
Time is surely the most precious commodity we all have, and there is nothing more critical to your success as a player than utilizing your "practice" time effectively. I make sure that no matter how crazy my day may be, what with work, students, gigging and more, I must always try to take some time for some good and peaceful guitar playing! First of all, there is nothing more relaxing or stimulating for the soul than playing, and it simply can't help but make one a better player, for sure! I'm sure that you've noticed that when you don't play enough, there is an immediate negative effect on your playing, and a kind of "rustiness" that unfortunately settles in. This can be easily remedied by playing again, but your "re-entry" must be on the gentle side, as we don't want to do too much playing, too soon. You can end up with sore tendons, or the bane of my existence, painful callouses!
I can remember when I was working with one of my all-time heroes, Buddy Guy, in Chicago for his Hot Licks video for me, and him telling me that he finds it refreshing to occasionally "get away from the guitar" for a while. I can definitely see this, especially for someone like him, who must perform a gig practically every night, and who like myself, plays real hard: lots of bending, vibrato, and just overall hard work. For a consummate pro such as Buddy Guy, I can definitely see this "break" being necessary. I also from time to time need a break, especially after doing many weeks or even months of hard teaching. The act of teaching actually can sometimes hurt more than regular performing. Both are very intense, but the "concentrated" act of teaching, where one is always focusing on the repetitive nature of such things as bending, can really take a toll on my hands, and I really will need a break sooner or later.
All that being said, I feel that making sure you play with good purpose and creative drive will be an invaluable tool for yourselves, and it should be done as often as you can. If you are starting to teach, you should, as I do, also use that time as a period that also helps build your "chops " as a player. I always feel good that when I am doing a lot of teaching, it helps me come up with new ideas, as well as simply building up my "chops" even without realizing it! This is one of the great benefits of guitar teaching, for sure, and you should take advantage of it! Don't think of that time teaching as a kind of "throwaway" time, but more as an invaluable time of being able to also benefit yourself!
So whether you're just starting out, intermediate or even teaching already, I recommend always utilizing these times as precious moments which you can truly benefit from as much as possible. Take full advantage of all that playing time!
The idea of using effects pedals, or "stomp boxes" as they're so lovingly referred to, has always been a bit of a touchy subject for me. I have always been an extreme advocate of the "guitar cable is my main effect" approach to electric guitar playing, so much so that my approach to pedals has usually been one of disdain. When I used to see a player with an entire arsenal of effects in front of him on the floor, my usual reaction was one of mistrust, repugnance and disgust at the thought that someone would actually need "this much help" when it came to getting the sounds they needed.
But over time, my feelings on this subject have changed to one of more acceptance and understanding about just how much of a creative tool these pedals can be. I suppose my main dislike for them came from hearing guitarists whose sound ended up being way too "processed" as a result of these devices, and also the fact that these players seemed to so heavily rely upon them, as to never have a "natural" sound of their own! But of course, as is now the case with any electronic or digital form of sound reinforcement, it's really based on what the artist has in mind as far as their own sound that really matters. In the end, it should be yet one more creative tool in the chain of command between guitarist and amp, and this should know no boundaries.
Studio players are perhaps the biggest beneficiaries of what these pedals can do, since they may be required to, at the drop of a hat, come up with many new sounds and ideas as required by the producer or artist of the recording. As a rule, those folks really don't give a hoot as to where or how you got that sound, just that you did, in fact, get it! Of course there are the traditional ones we are all pretty familiar with, that are quite recognizable; The Wah-wah, fuzztone, overdrive or distortion, phase shifter, flanger, echo, chorus box and even the octave divider. I have always hit the stage with mainly a delay pedal of some kind, just so I could have 2 or 3 delay settings at my disposal for some "long" delays, as well as short "Rockabilly" Sun Records –like sounds. Other than that, it's just good ole reverb and tremolo for me, both of which can be supplied by a nice vintage amp.
These days, it's far more common to see the typical guitarist onstage with a pedal board, or also in the studio, and the selection is mind-boggling. There is even a very strong movement towards some of the older pedals, in a sort of "retro" effect pedal reincarnation!
Whatever approach you end up taking, effects-wise, you'll surely find that it's the "getting there" that is rally half the fun, and you should always keep your ears open to new and more and more intriguing sounds that await you! So good luck with it, and don't be a "stomp box snob" like I was….feel free to have as much fun with them as possible…you'll be glad you did!


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BOAZ — The "interim" designation was removed and Mark Isley now is the superintendent of the Boaz City School System.
BOAZ — The "interim" designation was removed and Mark Isley now is the superintendent of the Boaz City School System.
At Tuesday's meeting, the board of education unanimously voted to offer the position to Isley, who has been serving as the interim superintendent since Mike Linsdey's resignation earlier this year. Isley had been serving as the system's director of secondary education prior to that.
The board interviewed four other "very viable candidates," as board president Alan Davis said in beginning the final process at the end of Tuesday's meeting.
"Mark Isley has done a good job of bringing the system together," Davis said. "He's aware of the challenges."
"There are some things that need to be done," board member Tony King said. "He is up to the challenge."
"I'm concerned with some of the things that are going on in the system."
Board member Roger Adams said from the lack of participation during the open process in selecting the candidate, the public must be satisfied with the job Isley has been doing.
"I'm overwhelmed with the faith you have put in my ability," Isley said as he returned to the board chamber. "This is a great system; we can make it better."
The board approved Alabama Student Assistance Program allocations of $3,250 apiece to RSVP to work as reading buddies and Real Live Pregnancy.
Chief financial officer Brian Bishop said revenues for October were $1,022,000 with expenditures of $1,261,000, leaving an ending balance of about $5 million. Bishop briefed the board on $175 million in BRACK bond money that will be available the first of the year. Bishop said if the system borrows $1 million, it would have to pay back only $500,000. He said the request will be made for $5.5 million.


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The Labor Department announced this morning that the American economy added 169,000 jobs in August and that the unemployment remained steady at 7.3%. In addition, it revised job gains in June and July downwards a total of 74,000 jobs — meaning that the overall job gain implied by this report is just 95,000.
The data beneath the headlines are not much more encouraging. The labor force participation rate, or the percentage of working-age Americans who are in the labor force, fell to 63.2%, the lowest since 1978. Though hourly earnings did increase by 5 cents from June to July, the overall trend of inflation-adjusted wage growth has been flat — falling in real terms since last summer.
Despite the fact that average pace of job growth over the past year has averaged a healthy 184,000, weakness in the labor market continues to manifest itself in stagnant wages and low labor force participation. Though the unemployment rate has fallen steadily over the past twelve months, as the chart below shows, the overall share of the population with jobs remains stuck around 59%:
US Employment-population Ratio data by YCharts
And without wage growth, it will be difficult for the American economy — which is powered in large part by consumer spending — to begin to grow at a faster pace.
That being said, the report wasn't all bad news. One particular bright spot was the fact that total government employment increased by 17,000 jobs last month. Ever since federal stimulus money began to dry up in 2010 and 2011, government employment (especially at the state and local level) has been on the decline. This report suggests that we may have finally stopped the bleeding as far as government sector is concerned, and that it will at least no longer be a headwind going forward.
But the overall weakness of this report cannot be denied, and there aren't many reasons to be optimistic about the economy in the near future either. Gridlock in Washington means that it's highly unlikely the President and Congress will agree on any measures — be it tax cuts, stimulus spending, or simply tax reform — to boost the growth in the short-term. Furthermore, we are quickly hurdling towards another showdown over the debt ceiling, which will be breached in as few as six weeks, according to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew. If Congress and the President can't come up with a plan quickly to raise the debt ceiling, it will likely cause significant stress in financial markets and possibly dampen the economic recovery further.


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Samsung has announced that an LTE-version of its Galaxy Note 10.1 Android tablet will be available online and at Verizon Wireless retailers this Thursday. The tablet will cost $599.99 for the 16GB version—about $100 more than the Wi-Fi only version with 16GB, and $50 more than the one with 32GB of storage.
The Note 10.1 features Samsung's signature S Pen embedded right into the chassis, as well as a 1280×800 resolution display, a 1.4Ghz quad-core processor, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, and a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera. The device comes standard with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and Samsung's SAFE enterprise features.
Verizon Wireless will offer prepaid data plans for the tablet device, and existing customers can add the Note 10.1 to their Share Everything plan. The Galaxy Note 10.1 will join the 10- and 7-inch versions of the Galaxy Tab 2 and the 7.7-inch Galaxy Tab at Verizon Wireless.


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The Twilight of Our Discontent
Unless you've lived under a rock for the past year or so, you know about the vampire lust phenomenon that is Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. Naturally, it was only a matter of time before a bakery, in an attempt to appeal to the "I'll buy anything with Edward Cullen on it" crowd, decided to recreate the iconic book cover on a cake.
So here's the cover:
Aaaand here's the cake:
Ready? Back in your chair? Good.
Now, can I appreciate the irony of a vampire cake that sucks?
Of course I can.
Do I mind that the apple is now a red bell pepper?
Nah, not so much.
Would I still like to know what the Wreckerator was smoking when s/he made those flabby-yet-disjointed amoeba arms?
[nodding] Yes, yes I would.
Kelly L., I know you have a stake in this, so I hope you won't be cross when I say looking at this bite-sized sucker is making me downright batty.
[bowing] That's five! Five puns! Mwah-ah-ah!


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The next GnOrfolkers meeting will be at the usual time and place. Thanks in advance to Ralph and Janet for their hospitality.
As a slight change to format - this time we will be celebrating that on that night it will be only 10 months to CHRISTMAS (Party Hats anybody?)


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ASP.NET developers have been asking for HTML5 & CSS3 support all the time and today we are super excited to announce the public availability of Visual Studio Web Standards Update which brings a ton of HTML5 & CSS3 support to Visual Studio 2010 SP1. VS Web Standards Update is a free extension available for anyone who is using Visual Studio 2010 SP1 and it provides HTML5 & CSS3 support based on current W3C specifications.
VS Web Standards Update provides you intellisense and validation for most common HTML 5 features like:
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· Geo-Location - Having location aware websites is growing trend and now you will have full intellisense and validation within Visual Studio for creating websites which are location aware. For sample view the source for the IE9 test drive demo.
· Local Storage – IE has been supporting local storage from IE8 onwards, now Visual Studio will provide you with full fidelity intellisense to create sites which can save state within browser. For sample of try view source on HTML5 Demo Site
This update supports intellisense and validation for most of the CSS3 modules including:
Additionally, if you are trying to make websites which work on a variety of platforms and browsers you will love the fact that Web Standards Update not only supports IE specific prefixes like –ms; but also other vendor prefixes like –webkit and –moz.
With all of the above goodness we hope you all will enjoy this update as much as we did creating it and hope you will share the good news with our larger developer community.
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· Download URL - http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/a15c3ce9-f58f-42b7-8668-53f6cdc2cd83
· VWD Team Announcement post by Mads - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/webdevtools/archive/2011/06/15/web-standards-update-for-visual-studio-2010-sp1.aspx
· Walkthrough post by Hanselman - http://www.hanselman.com/blog/AnnouncingTheWebStandardsUpdateHTML5SupportForTheVisualStudio2010Editor.aspx
Finally, I want to call out that this update is made feasible due to heroic efforts by a lot our team members working on their personal spare time, so please give a huge shout out to our team including Mads Kristensen, Peter Spada, Van Kichline, Aliaksei Baturytski, Damian Edwards, Barry Tang, Bala Chirtsabesan, Alex Gavrilov, Xinyang Qiu, Jon Jung, Scott Hanselman, Teri Schroeppel & Yong Lee.
Thanks again!!
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PS: The Web Standards Update works on both VS 2010 SP1 and VWD Express 2010 SP1. Being a VS Extension, it does not support certain CSS3 selector syntax & Browser API intellisense which would require servicing the shipping bits.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Announcing HTML5 & CSS3 support for Visual Studio 2010 SP1
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You got a bunch of stuff wrong on the CSS side, but for the most part its pretty good. (cursor, color, outline, outline-color, --webkit-padding-box, and more)
You should open source this and I'm sure you will get lots of fixes really fast.
- June 16, 2011 at 10:31 AM
- micalaston said...
hey dude this is really nice blog.it provides HTML5 & CSS3 support based on current W3C specifications.please continue posted this type of another blog and thanks for sharing information
- July 6, 2011 at 3:59 AM
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Great post, much appreciated!
- August 31, 2011 at 7:56 AM
- juegos de ben 10 said...
I love html5 , Is the standar html conding is faster than older and i am loved it.
- September 10, 2011 at 5:05 PM
- Rascals said...
I feel strongly about it and love learning more on this subject. If possible, as you gain expertise, would you mind updating your web site with more information? It is extremely helpful for me.
- September 21, 2011 at 12:49 AM
Hello Vishal,
Thank you for the post. I have installed VS 2010 SP1 and I have been able to get the intellisense support for HTML5. But, I am not able to get CSS3 intellisene and my IDE does not even show CC3 as you have shown in the screenshot here. Sorry, for the trouble but do we need to install a separate addon for CSS3 support. Could you please shed some light on this?
Thank you,
- September 27, 2011 at 9:00 AM
- ra one songs said...
I am glad to find your impressive way of writing the post. Now it become easy for me to understand and implement the concept. Thanks for sharing the post.
- October 17, 2011 at 3:58 AM
- ra one said...
It proved to be very helpful to me and I am sure to all the commenters here! It's always nice when you can not only be informed, but also entertained! I'm sure you had fun writing this article.
- October 17, 2011 at 4:56 AM
- web design company said...
That was really interesting to know about the html and css.Thanks a lot !
- November 2, 2011 at 9:56 PM
- Mayank Bhagat said...
Problem with div with css image background. I can show in design view but it will not display in run time view, where is proble, also I found that Eisk working fine in both view. please update me for the saem
- June 18, 2012 at 8:08 AM
- Internet Browser Support said...
The entire HTML5 specification isn't supported but most of the new elements and attributes are.
- September 20, 2012 at 4:58 AM
- garlie charls said...
You will need to get help in HTML5 Development
in order to make your site more attractive. This is a highly specialized job and you need to get help from the experts in order to have a site that can attract and retain visitors.
- April 23, 2013 at 2:03 AM
- Flex Sin said...
if new feature makes something insecure then THIS feature is guilty, not websites html5
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U.S. Equal Employment
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Restaurant Chain Ignored Repeated Complaints of Sexual Harassment by Female Employees, Federal Agency Charged
WINCHESTER, Tenn. – Rafael's Italian Restaurant, a Tennessee restaurant chain, has agreed to pay $25,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action No. 4:10-CV-00070) charged that Rafael's Italian Restaurant violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees, including some teenagers, to sexual harassment. The EEOC alleged that as far back as 2005, male kitchen workers at a Tullahoma, Tenn., Rafael's repeatedly subjected female employees, two of whom were teens at the time, to egregious acts of sexual harassment including crude comments, requests for sex and physical touching -- which encompassed using vegetables to simulate sodomy and to hit the victims between their legs. The EEOC alleged that, despite repeated complaints from several of the women, management ignored the problem.
Failure to correct known sexual harassment, whether by a co-worker or customer, violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Winchester Division after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
In addition to monetary relief, the two-year consent decree settling the lawsuit enjoins Rafael's Italian Restaurant from further discriminating against female employees. Rafael's Italian Restaurant will provide annual training on employee rights under Title VII and must maintain records of sexual harassment complaints and provide annual reports to the EEOC. The decree also requires Rafael's Italian Restaurant to establish and enforce a written policy that will protect employees from discrimination in the workplace and post a notice to all employees about the lawsuit that provides the EEOC's contact information.
"Allowing serial harassers to victimize female employees without facing consequences is a clear violation of federal law," said Faye A. Williams, regional attorney for the EEOC's Memphis District Office, which has jurisdiction over Arkansas, Tennessee and portions of Mississippi. "Managers must take swift action to stop this sort of abuse when they receive complaints of sexual harassment from their employees, especially when the complaints involve teenage employees who are in the work force for the first time."
Rafael's Italian Restaurant is one of several restaurants operated by Santos Macias across Tennessee.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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10 facts on noncommunicable diseases
Updated March 2013
WHO/C. de Bode
Noncommunicable - or chronic - diseases are diseases of long duration and generally slow progression. The four main types of noncommunicable diseases are cardiovascular diseases (like heart attacks and stroke), cancer, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructed pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
Noncommunicable diseases, or NCDs, are by far the leading cause of death in the world, representing 63% of all annual deaths. Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) kill more than 36 million people each year. Some 80% of all NCD deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.
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T3 Motion, Inc.: Photo Release -- T3 Motion Counters Segway's SE-3 With The Most Advanced ESV Ever Built
Advanced Features Including Motion Air(TM) Air-Ride Suspension and Active
Vision(TM) Live Streaming Video Clearly Establish the T3 Super Elite(TM) as
the Most Sophisticated and Technologically Advanced Design Ever
COSTA MESA, Calif., May 21, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --www.t3motion.com-- T3
Motion, Inc.
(OTCBB:TTTM), the leading provider of EV technology to consumer,
law-enforcement and government markets, announced today that it has begun
commercial shipments of its secret and much anticipated NGV (Next Generation
Vehicle), designed to counter Segway's entry into the 3 wheel marketplace
which was invented and dominated by T3 since its founding in 2006.
A photo accompanying this release is available
The T3 Elite Series(TM), including the new Super Elite(TM) ESV, is built upon
nearly a decade of experience building three wheel platforms, and without a
doubt, bar none, is the most advanced and technologically superior ESV's
ever. With new features and capabilities designed to specifically address the
needs of our government, law enforcement, education and security markets in a
changing society, nothing else even comes close.
New features available on the Super Elite(TM) include our new Active
Vision(TM) system which provides live streaming video to be broadcast
directly from the vehicle environment, allowing first responders to
wirelessly transmit live images to a remote command center with internet
viewing from anywhere in the world. This new patent-pending technology has
never been available on any other platform before and enables senior
management to remotely assess and direct their operations on a moment's
notice for any emergency event including the wave of active shooters recently
invading the sanctity of our schools and colleges.
Other new features such as our new advanced self-leveling Motion Air(TM)
air-ride suspension system, not only adds a significant new level of comfort
for the rider, but also provides exceptional control and handling benefits by
vastly improving the stability and safety of our vehicles versus our
competitors and reducing the long term effects of fatigue on the rider that
is often experienced on other platforms. This technology was originally
developed in cooperation with the Dallas Police Department in 2013.
"We began this development more than a year ago on the heels of our former CEO
joining Segway and announcing they were going to move towards a three wheel
platform after recognizing the tremendous advantages of our technology in the
market. We're very proud of our products and that we are the only
manufacturer in the market who can state that all T3 Motion vehicles are
designed and built by Americans in AMERICA as opposed to the wave of overseas
knockoffs we're seeing lately," stated William Tsumpes, CEO of T3 Motion.
"I truly question how any responsible would-be competitor, such as the ones
we've seen lately, could justly serve its customers or the market, by
introducing new vehicles into the market which haven't undergone any real
world testing and are nothing more in some cases than untried and untested
experiments and copies of what we've invested more than $47 million to
develop over the past eight years. I equate this situation to expecting a
lawn mower manufacturer to being able to build a John Deere tractor after
just a few months in development, it's just not that simple," said T3 Motion
CEO William Tsumpes.
"It's always been my most important priority to ensure that T3 maintains its
significant leadership role in the industry we invented almost a decade ago,
and that I use my personal and significant engineering background to lead the
development of the most technologically advanced vehicles in the world which
is exactly what we've done with the new Super Elite Series," Tsumpes
"Clearly, T3 Motion, after almost a decade of experience building 3 wheel
technologies, understands the challenges better than anyone else. We've taken
tens of millions of miles of real world use and experience and developed this
new platform to ensure that we maintain our advantages by building the
safest, more reliable, and sophisticated, performance driven solutions in the
"Our electric vehicles offer so many significant safety and performance
advantages over older, two wheel electric designs it's easy to understand any
competitors desire to follow in our footsteps. We understand the competitive
nature of the markets and will ensure that our loyal customers and investors
continue to be rewarded with a superior product line and service second to
none," Tsumpes stated.
T3 Motion, Inc. (OTCBB:TTTM) headquartered in Orange County, California, T3
Motion is dedicated to raising the bar on personal mobility technology. More
than 5,000 T3 Series vehicles have been deployed in over 30 countries
worldwide. For more information, visitwww.t3motion.com.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
Statements in this press release regarding T3 Motion's business, which are not
historical facts, are "forward-looking statements" that are not guarantees of
future performance. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties
include, among others, factors associated with market conditions and the
satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the proposed public
offering. For additional information concerning these and other factors that
may cause actual results to differ from those contained in the
forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Registration
Statement filed on Form S-1, as amended, and in periodic reports the Company
files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The photo is also available via AP PhotoExpress.
CONTACT: Company Contact
William Tsumpes, CEO
T3 Motion, Inc.
(714) 619-3600
This announcement is distributed by NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions on behalf of NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions clients.
The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
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- "Leeches! Aren't they great? Think of the uses!"
- —Adam Pickering talks with Harry Potter in the Boys' Dormitory[src]
Adam Pickering was a Gryffindor student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1990s. During the 1996–1997 school year, he was usually seen hanging out in the Gryffindor boy's dormitory, and would play chess with Harry Potter. He exchanged leeches with Harry Potter.
"Adam" is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew אדם ('adam) meaning "to be red", referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Akkadian adamu meaning "to make".
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- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (PS2 version only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (NDS version only)
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- ↑ He was at least in his first year at Hogwarts during the 1993-1994 school year.
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Northeast Kingdom, Number Twenty-One
Northeast Kingdom, Number Twenty-One
From Northeast Kingdom, a series of twenty-four photographs of apple orchards by Andrea Modica, printed in an edition of 25.
Archival pigment ink print on Hahnemühle paper, realized from a drum scan of the artist's 8 x 10 inch negative.
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Andrea Modica is a Professor of Photography at Drexel University. She is known for her work with an 8 x 10 view camera and exquisite platinum contact prints which can be found in the permanent collections of numerous prominent institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Bibliothèque Nationale, and The National Gallery of Art. A much sought after lecturer and instructor, she leads workshops in portraiture at the Maine Media Workshops + College and the International Center for Photography, where she has taught since 1997. Her monographs include Treadwell, Minor League, Real Indians, and Fountain. She lives in Philadelphia.
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What Are You Doing With Your Phone in the Bathroom?
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-More than 38 million Americans have shopped online while sitting on the toilet.
-17 million Americans have shopped via a mobile device while standing in the retailer's physical store.
-9 million Americans have secretly shopped while in a business meeting, and 4 million have shopped while driving a car.
SO TELL US: Do you take your smart phone into the bathroom with you? Have you ever shopped from the toilet? Do you make phone calls or text from the potty?


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BATON ROUGE — An Iberia Parish lawmaker wants the Legislature to approve a constitutional amendment this spring limiting the use of any fines resulting from the 2010 BP oil spill to coastal protection and restoration projects.
BATON ROUGE — An Iberia Parish lawmaker wants the Legislature to approve a constitutional amendment this spring limiting the use of any fines resulting from the 2010 BP oil spill to coastal protection and restoration projects.
State Rep. Simone Champagne, R-Jeanerette, pushed the same measure during last year's regular session, gaining approval from the House, but senators balked and instead added the provision into state law.
Gov. Bobby Jindal endorsed the act, but Champagne argued it is not enough protection for what is expected to be a substantial influx of dollars.
While the law requires that any BP fine money be deposited into the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund, a simple majority vote of lawmakers can reverse the law, allowing the money to be spent as the Legislature sees fit.
By comparison, changing constitutional law requires a two-thirds vote of the Legislature and a statewide vote of the public.
"We should all understand by now how important it is to protect the coastline," Champagne said. "The right thing to do is protect this money and make sure it is spent on the appropriate needs. And since it's a constitutional amendment, it would be up to voters, not us."
Champagne said she has pre-filed the proposed constitutional amendment for debate during the approaching regular session that convenes April 8.
Last summer, Congress passed the Restore Act, which will channel 80 percent of the resulting fines from the Clean Water Act to the five Gulf Coast states affected by the oil spill.
The fines are expected to possibly top $21 billion, a pot of money that will be regulated by the recently created Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, which conducted a public meeting in Houma Tuesday and is meeting with other coastal communities throughout the remainder of the week.
Along with Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Texas will be eligible to receive money from the BP fines.
The Gulf council is creating a plan for distributing the dollars, and a draft is expected to released in the spring, just in time for the regular session.
Upon completion, the council will direct the fine money as follows:
- 30 percent for restoration and protection projects.
- 30 percent for the five Gulf states to spend according to the council's final plan, expected for release in July.
- 35 percent to be divided equally between environmental and economic recovery in the affected states.
- 5 percent for Gulf fisheries research, with half going to science, observation, monitoring and technology programs, and the other half to create special research grants.
Of interest to civic leaders and elected officials has been the 35 percent share of the total fines expected to be divided among the Gulf states, possibly with few restrictions on spending.
Rep. Gordon Dove, R-Houma, said Louisiana's total share of the money overall could fall between $4 billion and $7 billion, including its cut of the 35 percent that would be directed to environmental and economic recovery.
It is the economic part that has some concerned, since it might not be directly related to coastal conservation.
Dove, who chairs the House Natural Resources Committee, characterized the state law passed last year as a step in the right direction but said he hoped lawmakers would put the same wording in the constitution.
"I support Rep. Champagne's bill 100 percent," Dove said. "I'd rather see that language in the constitution, just for the added protection."
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3. You've done your research regarding medicinal tea blends and can treat pretty much anything with a good brew.
4. And you feel like the goddamn potions master whenever anyone asks you what tea is good for their problems.
5. It genuinely angers you when you have to abandon a cup of tea and it's cold by the time you get back
6. You also have way too many tea strainers to avoid cross-leaf contamination.
7. You openly judge people who microwave their tea.
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9. So can looking at tea-related cinemagraphs.
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11. You react to cutesy tea infusers the same way most people react to human babies.
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13. You also have a very strong opinion on green tea: powder or leaf?
14. You have "a guy" that you go to for your tea.
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16. You need to drink tea more than once a day to feel alive, and that's not an exaggeration.
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AUGUSTA — The Capitol Street CVS pharmacy was robbed of drugs for the second time in as many weeks and for the third time this year Wednesday afternoon and police were on the hunt for the man who did it.
It was also the second time in three days a city drug store had been robbed and the robber fled on foot, evading responding police officers.
There have been nine pharmacy robberies in the city this year, more than any city in the state, police said.
Statewide, pharmacy robberies are more than double last year's total.
"There is no place that is going to be exempt," Augusta Police Lt. Christopher Massey said late Wednesday. "It's all time, any place, when the person desires to get that medication. Pain medication is a real challenge for law enforcement."
None of the customers and store employees at the CVS were hurt during the Wednesday robbery, in which a man handed an employee a threatening note demanding prescription medication, according to Massey. It was reported shortly after 3 p.m.
Police continued Wednesday night to search for the robber, who was described as a skinny man, about 5 feet, 6 inches tall, wearing tan khaki pants, white sneakers, black gloves, a dark sweatshirt with a hood and a dark ski-type mask.
At least one store employee followed the robber out of the store north toward Western Avenue. Massey said the robber never claimed to have a weapon and none was shown before he fled out the door with an undisclosed number of pills.
More than 20 Augusta and Maine State Police officers fanned out in search of the robber with the aid of a tracking dog. The robber's scent was picked up by the dog, Massey said, and police recovered items believed to have been tossed aside by the robber during his escape.
Police focused much of their attention on yards and buildings in the neighborhoods directly behind the store, including Western Avenue Place and Hillcrest and Walker streets.
Officers on Sewall Street questioned a man matching the robber's description, but determined he was not the robber, Massey said.
Initial reports from witnesses suggested the robber got into a large, dark-colored sport utility vehicle just off Western Avenue, but police determined the man fled on foot, not in a vehicle, toward Western Avenue.
Customers continued to pull into the store's parking lot late in the afternoon despite the presence of several police cruisers. An officer approached each vehicle as it parked to tell drivers that the store was closed.
The same store has been robbed three times since January.
The first occurred June 18. The robber wore dark clothing, a wig, a fake beard and sunglasses. A state police dog tried to track the robber, with no success. Two Augusta men were subsequently charged over the next few days in connection with the robbery.
The Capitol Street CVS was robbed again Nov. 17 by a man who reportedly threatened a pharmacy employee before fleeing on foot with oxycodone pills.
Augusta and Maine State Police and a police dog searched the surrounding area looking for a man described as 25 to 35 years old, 130-165 pounds, with a short scruffy beard, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and dark pants as well as dark face paint, a black hat and camouflage gloves. No one has been charged in connection with that robbery.
Wednesday's robbery occurred just more than 48 hours after a hold-up the Walmart pharmacy on Civic Center Drive.
A man dressed in blue wearing an FBI baseball hat handed an employee a note at about 1 p.m. suggesting he had a weapon. He fled with an undisclosed number of oxycodone pills. The man — who witnesses said was clean shaven and had an acne-scarred face and yellow teeth — was last scene by a surveillance camera running toward Civic Center Drive. He was not found.
"It's unknown if the last three robberies are connected, but there are similarities," Massey said.
This year 53 pharmacies have been robbed across the state. A then-record 24 were tallied last year. That was up slightly from 21 in 2010. In at least one of those robberies — a September hold-up in Pittsfield — the pharmacist refused to hand over the pills.
Massey said among other issues, the increase in robberies increase the likelihood of someone getting hurt.
"It's always a concern people will become more complacent, or desensitized, and challenge the robber, which would increase the possibility of violence," Massey said.
Police asked anyone with information about any of the unsolved Augusta pharmacy robberies to call police at 626-2370.
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