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He was 14. The Comanche slaughtered his parents and burned his house to the ground. His only brother never returned from the Civil War. Now the kid from Hondo, Texas, had nothing or no one. What would he do? Where would he go? How would he live? A chance good Samaritan act in the middle of the desert changed the course of his life and gave him a way to survive in the most dangerous way possible.
STORY (Western fiction) - It's strange. This series is full of cowboys, Indians, bank robbers, cattle rustlers -- totally NOT what I look for in a movie or a book. But it's such an easy listen and the characters are so endearing that I just love rambling along the wild west with these guys.
The Hondo Kid is Book 2 and introduces Cody Cordell, the younger brother of Buck, who was the main character in Book 1. Neither brother knows the other is still alive after their parents were killed by Indians. Cody, a teenager, must grow up quickly on his own and somehow manages to gain a reputation as a gunfighter called "The Hondo Kid." About the first third of the book is Cody's story, but the rest alternates between Cody and Buck, whose cattle ranch is having legendary success.
There's lots of western action with hangings, shootouts, etc., but the author doesn't dwell on the violence or blood. There's some romance but no sex or foul language, so this would make a good family listen. You should hear these books in order, as each picks up where the previous one ends. I look forward to Book 3.
PERFORMANCE - Good job. The narrator does lots of "cowboy" voices, which adds to the story. He reads pretty slow, so you may want to turn the speed up to 1.25 or even 1.5. I would have rated the performance a 5 but some of the cowboy characters are a bit overdone and his women's voices are pretty masculine. (Plus he mispronounces "Brazos," which drove me crazy).
OVERALL - Download Book 1 if you think you might enjoy a good western. I don't think you will be disappointed.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
Dusty Rhodes has written an interesting series about the Longhorn Ranch. Book two is mostly about the missing younger brother who goes by the name Hondo Kid. Rhodes does a great job of bringing to life the 1860s Texas and the large cattle drives to the rail head. Great to read a book that does not contain swear words, sex and violent without meaning. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
11 of 12 people found this review helpful
This is my second Dusty Rhodes audio, and if it was a book, I'd say, "I couldn't put it down", as it is I didn't want to stop listening to it.
I started this series with Book 2, and look forward to hearing Book 3.
About 4 hours into the audio, they switched characters, and not having listened to Book 1, it took me awhile to figure who the new characters were. Throughout the rest of the book it switched back and forth between Hondo and his Brothers life.
My favorite genre has been Historical Romance, but my selections lately in that genre have been disappointing, so I decided to try westerns. I certainly lucked out in finding Dusty Rhodes. He's a great story teller, and Gene Engene gave a wonderful performance.
If you like westerns, you won't be disappointed by listening to "The Hondo Kid".
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This writer understands his history and brings the old west back to life with descriptions of life from years ago that pull you into the story and want to read more.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Longhorn: The Hondo Kid?
Over coming lifes mental and physcial pains by using life lessons as a tool kit to become very successful.
Which scene was your favorite?
The Hondo Kid comes to the aid of a young waitress being mistreated by men that did not have respect for others. He resolved the situation swiftly with dealing out the appropriate punishment. His understanding of the fairness of swift justice is powerful.
Who was the most memorable character of Longhorn: The Hondo Kid and why?
Of course the Hondo Kid, he delivers justice deserved for those that do not understand life's written and unwritten rules of right and wrong.
Any additional comments?
A easy reading western about life's lessons and justice lost to times gone by.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
If you enjoy stories set in the American 'old west' it is likely that you will enjoy this book.
One caveat is that it ends quite abruptly. This is, I am sure, to draw the reader/listener along to the next in the series. But I would say the whole of this story could have been a portion of the first book or included with the third in the series - not a lot of meat on the bone so to speak.
This is the second in the series and is entertaining reading. I am afraid that some of the phraseology may get tedious if the writer is not able to come up with a broader vocabulary for his characters. But for a light 'read' it is overall decent if your expectations are not too high.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
What made the experience of listening to Longhorn: The Hondo Kid the most enjoyable?
Very good story line in the series. likeable players
What was one of the most memorable moments of Longhorn: The Hondo Kid?
being taken in by the old gunfighter
Which character – as performed by Gene Engene – was your favorite?
Buck and Chester along with the hondo kid. all strong charactors
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
Any additional comments?
Our Son got us book one and two to listen to. My husband is an avid Louis L'Amour reader....so these were great stories and fun to listen to in the car on vacation! They were so good we bought the other two.
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
Any additional comments?
The saga continues. Even though this book focuses on the younger brother, the story continues to progress with the older brothers life. It's really well written. I strongly suggest you listen to this series in book order. There is so many details you'll miss if you don't.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Seamless transition tithe younger brother's story. Loved the way Dusty keeps us current with the older brother too! This was a really good western tale!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
If you could sum up Longhorn: The Hondo Kid in three words, what would they be?
Western Rides Again
What other book might you compare Longhorn: The Hondo Kid to and why?
Very much like a traditional western where the good guys always follow their own morals, and bad guys have none.
If you could rename Longhorn: The Hondo Kid, what would you call it?
The too-perfect kid
Any additional comments?
I like the simple approach of this series. The good guys stay good guys, and you know the bad guys stay bad. Not as good as the first book, though.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful


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Orange SPV M700 Windows Mobile smart phone
Is it really any different to the M600?
Using the GPS function is obviously as energy-consuming as talking on the phone - dropping the M700's usage time to around four and half hours - so it's also good to see the inclusion of a cigarette-lighter power cable in the box. That adds to a number or recharge options, which make the M700 one for the serious traveller. Standard mains charging is augmented by a mini-USB lead so the device recuperates when you connect it to a PC to synchronise.
Unfortunately, the headphone socket also uses the USB connection point, so there's no charging capable while you listen to music or use the 'phones as a handsfree set. As with the M600, navigating around the device is extremely easy. Most useful functions appear in the Start menu or as hotkeys at the left of the home screen. These hotkeys offer a number of options when tapped, rather than simply opening a program. So, for example, choosing the text icon offers a list of actions, including writing a new text, viewing the regular Inbox, opening the list of picture message and accessing your Outlook email.
An Expert hotkey can be configured to show the functions or programs you use the most, or it can be turned off and replaced with a quick link to the camera. A list of the last five programs you used is also included as part of the Start menu. This list is only populated with items that don't already have a Start Menu entry so there's no doubling up and the space is used more effectively. As if the software navigation wasn't easy enough, the device once again includes a number of quick-access buttons on its front. A Start key and jog wheel are included if you don't want to pop the stylus out, with the main action key confirming your selections.
An OK button can also confirm data you have entered, or exit a program and return you to the main screen. A dedicated voice button puts you into voice speed-dial mode or can be held for three seconds to bring up the voice recorder. Windows Mobile 5.0 also aids the ease of use of the PDA, by offering relevant functions when necessary. For example, if the phone is having trouble connecting to a Wi-Fi network or getting a GPS signal, a link to those settings is included in the warning box so you don't have to remember where to go to access them.
Entering information on the SPV is a little fiddly if you use the small on-screen keyboard, although speed increases with practice. Much more useful are the Letter Recogniser and Transcriber functions. These turn single characters or whole joined up words into text for quicker entry and easily handled even web addresses without too many mistakes. That comes in handy for the mobile versions of Excel, PowerPoint and Word which are included as standard. There's also a Zip program so you can access office documents sent through your email or cut down on your bill when sending documents from the SPV.
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Stephen Curry Spreads Winter Cheer At Oakland's Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
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Stephen Curry Spreads Winter Cheer At Oakland's Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Stephen Curry Spreads Winter Cheer At Oakland's Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
On Monday, December 17, Golden State Warriors Guard Stephen Curry visited the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in downtown Oakland, as the fifth-year star looked to brighten the lives of children spending the holidays getting healthy. From the tip-off, Curry was energized to spend one-on-one time with some of his most adoring fans.
"It's awesome to bring some smiles this holiday season to the kids who might be going through some tough times, to bring some joy to them as best we can and spend some time with them," Curry said.
Curry started his visit at the Kaiser Permanente Pediatric Infusion Clinic, where he met with staff and patients undergoing treatment at the clinic. Curry then visited the bedsides of children throughout the hospital, providing Warriors holiday gift bags and sharing words of encouragement and good wishes to those who need it most this holiday season. The children were excited to spend time with their famous visitor, thanking them for all they are doing on the court and off.
"I met a lot of basketball fans today who play the game and watch the Warriors, so to be able to come out and meet them and spend some time with them is a cool experience," Curry said.
Kaiser Permanente, the official sponsor for the 2012-13 Golden State Warriors season, was excited to host their Oakland neighbors because of what it would mean to the children who must spend their holidays in the hospital, hoping that this makes their stay positive in more ways than one.
"The children were able to enjoy a special moment in the midst of their usual day of treatments and visits with doctors," said Kaiser Permanente Child Life Specialist Carla DeLemos. "Mr. Curry buoyed their spirits, which always helps to improve their well-being."
Stephen's visit to Kaiser Permanente was part of the Warriors 15 Plays for the Holidays initiative, where all 15 Warriors players will participate in at least one event this holiday season to brighten the lives of Bay Area children and families.


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Linda Ragsdale gave emotional testimony Thursday in Chicago's federal court during the sentencing of David Headley, who faces up to life in prison.
Ragsdale is a Tennessee children's author who was shot at a hotel in Mumbai.
She lost two friends in the attacks and described her fear and horror as she watched the gunman and how she felt a bullet move through her body and her pants soaked with blood.
Roughly 160 people were killed in the three-day rampage in which 10 gunmen from a Pakistani-based militant group fanned out across Mumbai. They attacked a crowded train station, the landmark Taj Mahal Hotel and other targets.


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Crippled cruise ship en route to Alabama port
Updated 10:26 am, Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The fire-disabled Carnival Triumph is under way to an Alabama port with the help of a second tugboat that arrived at the ship in the Gulf of Mexico.
Meanwhile, passengers aboard the cruise ship are sharing horror stories that include sewage sloshing around in hallways and flooded rooms, CNN reported. Some passengers have dragged their mattresses to the ship's open deck to keep cool and avoid the nasty odors inside.
The 4,200 passengers and crew of the ship were initially set to arrive in Galveston Monday morning, but instead spent the last two days drifting aimlessly in the Gulf waiting for rescue after a fire erupted in an engine room Sunday morning. The fire knocked out the ship's propulsion system.
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No injuries were reported.
"All of our guests are safe, and we're doing everything we can to make them as comfortable as possible," Gerry Cahill, Carnival Cruise Lines' president chief executive officer, said in a prepared statement.
The two tugboats, one from Mobile, Ala., and another from Mexico, were to tow Triumph on Monday evening to Progreso, Mexico, the closest port. But the ship had drifted about 90 miles north due to strong currents, and Carnival officials decided to head to Mobile, which was just as close.
Mobile also provides simpler re-entry, officials said, noting that 900 passengers do not have passports.
The ship had been dead in the water at least 150 miles off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula since the fire erupted. The ship's extinguishing systems stifled the fire.
The Triumph has been using its backup generator and passengers have had limited access to bathrooms, food and hot coffee since the engine failure.
Sunday afternoon, another cruise ship, the Carnival Elation, supplied dinners to the Triumph and Carnival Legend did the same on Monday. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous provided assistance early Monday morning.
The team on board has slowly been restoring auxiliary power to operate basic hotel functions. Public and cabin toilets are operational and some power has been restored to a few elevators and in a dining area.
Cruise officials said Carnival Triumph guests will receive a full refund of the cruise, along with transportation expenses. They will also receive a cruise credit equal to the amount paid for the current voyage, including reimbursement for most shipboard purchases during the voyage.
Triumph voyages scheduled for Feb. 11 and Saturday were canceled. Those guests will receive a full refund and a 25 percent discount on a future three to five-day cruise.
A similar situation occurred on a Carnival cruise ship in November 2010. That was also stranded for three days with 4,500 people aboard after a fire in the engine room. When the passengers disembarked in San Diego they described a nightmarish three days in the Pacific with limited food, power and bathroom access.
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Subscribe for the latest news from SNTV: bit.ly "Bladerunner" Oscar Pistorius raced against a horse in Doha on Wednesday and won - all in an effort to promote disability sport and fight discrimination in the region. Normally when a horse takes on a human in a race there's usually only one winner but that was before Oscar Pistorius challenged a noble steed to a sprint and it was the horse who came away with a long face. The Aspire Zone in Doha witnessed "Bladerunner", beating an Arabian horse as part of the 'Definitely Able' campaign which uses special events to highlight the exceptional feats Paralympic athletes are capable of. Reporter question: "Oscar, how was it?" Oscar Pistorius: "I think you know, for what it's... it wasn't about who won today, it was just about coming out here and really just showing people that those (people) with disabilities are not to be stereotyped against... Having the Arab horse out here, which is a symbolisation of strength and power in this region... To be able to do a showcase event like this is a lot of fun. So thanks to everybody who came out here, it was a good night and hopefully it will do a lot to change the perceptions of people with disabilities in this region." Several noted athletes have pitted themselves against animal opposition with limited success over the years. Welsh sprinter Jamie Baulch and American legend Jesse Owens have both raced against horses, while Pistorius' compatriot, rugby player Bryan Habana, once ran against ...
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Many times I get questions when I'm out and about. This one came up while I was exercising the other day: I've grown beets for years, but they seem so much smaller now. Why are my beets so small?
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A month after releasing the architecture specifications and hypervisor APIs for its UltraSPARC T1 processor to the open-source community, Sun is putting out more information on the chip. Sun on March 21 will publish the hardware design for the T1 - formerly codenamed Niagara - and the Solaris operating system simulation specifications for the chip. The move is the latest in the company's OpenSPARC project, designed to enable hardware and software developers to build atop the new chip's architecture. The goal is to build an ecosystem around the processor that will expand the reach of the SPARC platform. In addition, Sun's grid will finally launch this week.


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Skip to comments.Bored readers cutting off Globes circulation
Posted on 10/20/2005 8:06:55 AM PDT by Pikamax
Bored readers cutting off Globes circulation By Jay Fitzgerald Thursday, October 20, 2005 - Updated: 07:59 AM EST
Circulation is melting away at the Boston Globe, on top of vanishing ad revenue, and the need for deep cuts is forcing closure of its national news desk and two sections within the broadsheet.
But the New York Times Co., parent company of the Globe, is standing by Globe publisher Richard Gilman and his management team even as Morrissey Boulevard has become a drag on Times Co. earnings.
The Times Co. said yesterday its Boston paper's weekday circulation plunged by nearly 8 percent over the past six months compared to last year dropping 35,000 copies to 416,000, despite heavy marketing and steep price discounts offered by the newspaper.
Its Sunday circulation fell by 55,000 about 7.6 percent to 667,000.
Circulation at the parent Times newspaper saw a slight gain during the same period, the company reported.
The Globe is also the Times' poor performer on the ad front.
Its New England Media Group which includes the Globe and Worcester Telegram saw ad revenue fall by 4.1 percent in September and by 2.9 percent in the third quarter, the company said.
The Times ad revenue, in contrast, climbed by 3.8 percent in September and by 2.9 percent during the third quarter.
Times Co. earnings fell by more than 50 percent in the third quarter because of higher costs and a charge related to staff cutbacks.
The company's shares fell 26 cents yesterday to a six-year low of $27.49.
Janet Robinson, chief executive of the New York Times Co., attributed the Globe's poor showing to a ``continuing softness in the Boston economy.''
Despite the Globe's drag on companywide performance, Times Co. spokeswoman Catherine Mathis said the company is standing by Gilman and his Globe management team.
The entire newspaper industry has been suffering in recent years, due to a severe advertising recession and increased competition from the Internet.
The Boston Herald, owned by the private Herald Media Inc., saw its circulation fall by about 4 percent during the past six months, half of which Herald officials say is attributable to changed ABC auditing rules.
Al Larkin, a Globe spokesman, said about half of its six-month circulation drop is due to a decision to eliminate bulk giveaways to hotels and other sponsored deliveries.
Robinson had kind words yesterday for the Herald, which is searching for new investment partners.
``We always feel it's important to have a strong competitor in the market,'' she said. ``We certainly want the Herald to have more investments and certainly to continue to be a strong competitor.''
Last month, the Times announced that it would eliminate 500 jobs companywide about 135 of them at the Globe.
Yesterday, sources confirmed that the Globe plans to eliminate its national news department.
The unit's two reporters have reportedly been offered jobs within the metro department in the Hub newsroom. But the fate of the four editors is unclear.
Globe editor Marty Baron declined comment.
Larkin would only say the Globe is ``realigning our national desk'' and placing responsibility for national coverage under control of the 11-employee Washington bureau.
Meanwhile, the Globe is also planning to eliminate its Education section on Sundays, as well as eliminate its Life At Home as a separate section. It will be rolled into the Thursday Living section.
The Globe sucks.
Ha-ha. Until these yokels understand that being a left wing shill simply doesn't cut it anymore (even in Massachusetts), they are just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titantic.
The Federal Reserve reported recently that Massachusetts was the ONLY state in the union that lost more residents than it gained last year. Massachusetts also ranked 45th in economic growth. Gee what a suprise!
Vermont was also in the 40s and so was Maine and R.I. Conn. was around 34th.
Now, New Hampshire, which has the lowest tax rate in New England? The Granite State ranked 14th...heads and shoulders above its neighbors. Jeepers, what does this tell us?
No surprise that the Boston Globe is going downhill in circulation. A knee-jerk liberal broadsheet is what it is.
The Globe is "Stuck on stupid."
Janet Robinson, chief executive of the New York Times Co., attributed the Globe's poor showing to a ``continuing softness in the Boston economy.''
Yeah ... always an excuse ... what she wanted to say is:
It's Bush's fault!
Maybe that's what the readers are sick of and getting their news elsewhere.
You're 100% right.
I'm one of the MASS exodus folks. I now live in Georgia.
Boo hoo sniff sniff.
Why would they need a national news department when the DNC writes all those stories for them anyway?
Did I miss anything?
Congressman Billybob
Well, you have much company, don't you?
Isn't it nice to be around people who are polite?
I left years ago and never regretted it for a single moment. MA is a very strange place.
errr, actually Janet, I would say it's because of the softness in your editorialist's brains that are driving your subscribers and advertisers away. Of course you don't want to hear that, since you intellectual idiot types firmly believe you are right about everything - but the public is finally catching on about MSM.....here's to you being totally broke in five years...salute!!!!
The people in GA are good folks. Sadly, my children still live in or around MA.
Fortunately, the Sports section remains largely untouched by bias, and it is the only reason left that I read the paper at all (that and Jeff Jacoby on Thursdays - he's the Globe's "house conservative". The rest of the op-eds range from the merely inane (Tom Oliphant) to the "Stuck-on-Stupid" (Derrick Z. Jackson) to the sickeningly anti-American (James Carroll). When you're too loonie left for Massachusetts, you've got a problem.
Interesting to see the Herald reporting this, I wonder if it made the Globe?
I'm proud to say I've done my part by cancelling my subscription several months ago and laughing at their repeated calls to renew. I get called at least once a month. EVERY TIME I tell them know and tell them I disagree with their politics. I guess I should tell them to take me off their list, but I do enjoy laughing at them and taking up their time.
It's down right delicious that these morons STILL can't figure out that their lying and crappy reporting coupled with their blatant liberal bias is their main problem. It sure is a comfort to know they are so clueless and will keep digging their hole.
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- Bob Greene: J.K. Rowling used pseudonym to publish book that didn't sell, but critics liked
- She was outed as author, sales of the book soared
- Greene: If publisher hadn't known it was Rowling, it would have been a more telling tale
- He says once an unknown author retyped a famous novel; no publisher would take it
The J.K. Rowling/Robert Galbraith tale is a great and irresistible publishing story -- but it's only the second-best I've ever heard.
You may have read about Rowling and Galbraith last week. Rowling, whose Harry Potter books have sold more than 450 million copies, is the most successful author in the world. Galbraith, whose new detective novel "The Cuckoo's Calling" had been selling dismally, doesn't exist.
Rowling is Galbraith.
She wrote and published "The Cuckoo's Calling" under Galbraith's name, to see what would happen if readers and critics didn't know she was the author. The book received glowing reviews, but few readers purchased a copy.
Then, last weekend, the secret was revealed, and "The Cuckoo's Calling" zoomed to No. 1 best-seller status. Massive reprintings were ordered. Rowling, in a statement, said, "It has been wonderful to publish without hype or expectation, and pure pleasure to get feedback under a different name."
Yet top-echelon executives at Rowling's publisher knew all along that she was Robert Galbraith -- that she had written the book. And they presumably knew that, once the word got out, they would have an enormous and profitable blockbuster on their hands.
But what if Robert Galbraith really had been Robert Galbraith? What if an unknown author by that name had tried to sell "The Cuckoo's Calling" to a publisher?
As good as the book is, would a publisher have taken a chance on it?
Before you answer "Of course," consider the case of Chuck Ross -- the protagonist of the most instructive, the most damning, and the most hilarious true story about publishing there ever has been.
I interviewed him and reported on his story almost 35 years ago. Ross, in the 1970s, was a young would-be author who was trying with no success to get his first novel published. He was receiving nothing but rejection slips.
He wondered whether his writing really was that unappealing, or if publishers were simply turning him down because he was an unknown.
So he decided upon a clever, if highly unconventional, way to find out.
In those pre-personal-computer days, he sat down at a typewriter and copied every single word of the novel "Steps," by Jerzy Kosinski. "Steps" had won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1969, had received superlative reviews and was a big best-seller.
Once Ross had finished typing up the manuscript, he made sure not to put a title on it. He did put a byline on it: his own.
He made copies, and he mailed them off. The recipients were 14 major publishing houses. Four of those houses had published books by Kosinski. One of them had published "Steps."
The manuscript was turned down by all 14 houses.
None realized that it was rejecting "Steps."
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, which had published Kosinski's "Being There," wrote to Ross:
"While your prose style is very lucid, the content of the book didn't inspire the level of enthusiasm here that a publisher should have for any book on their list in order to do well by it."
Houghton Mifflin, which had published three of Kosinski's books, wrote Ross to say that it did not wish to publish what Ross had sent. Not that the editors thought he was a bad writer -- they said they admired his style: "Jerzy Kosinski comes to mind as a point of comparison when reading the stark, chilly, episodic incidents you have set down." But, they said in their rejection letter, what Ross had sent them "doesn't add up to a satisfactory whole. It has some very impressive moments, but gives the impression of sketchiness and incompleteness." They wrote that they would be happy to consider future efforts by him, but that this one just didn't work.
Random House, which had published "Steps," sent a form letter rejecting the retyped "Steps."
Ross thought that maybe the problem was that he was submitting his novel -- that is, Kosinski's novel -- without the assistance of a literary agent. So he sent the manuscript to 13 top agents, asking if they would represent it.
Not one of them was interested.
Some excerpts from the agents' rejection letters:
"I'm afraid the novel's episodic nature and the lack of strong characterization would not allow this book to compete in a very tough fiction market."
"From the section I read of your untitled novel, it seems too fragmented and dreamlike to be a good commercial bet."
"Thanks for having sent me your untitled novel. You write clearly and well, but I felt that the novel jumped around so much that it did not hold interest, and I would not be the right agent for it."
When Ross went public with what he had done, he expected the publishers and agents to be a little embarrassed that they had turned down a National Book Award-winning novel.
But, he told me when I interviewed him at the time, "I guess not. I went to the American Booksellers Association convention to talk to the publishers about what I did. They all thought that it was very amusing or silly. They agreed that it probably could happen again tomorrow. But the attitude was, 'So what?'"
As lovely as the J.K. Rowling/Robert Galbraith saga is, what would have made it even better, and turned it into more of a cliffhanger, is if Rowling had gone the Chuck Ross route:
If she had, without revealing her identity, sent "The Cuckoo's Calling" to publishers cold -- if she had submitted it and let them think that it really was by a novice named Robert Galbraith.
Would any of them have snapped it up?
It may be a terrific book -- but so was "Steps." And without Kosinski's name on the manuscript, "Steps" couldn't find a publisher. Or an agent.
Even though it had already won the National Book Award.
What a business. It's enough to drive even Harry Potter to drink.
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- The papers of Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1722-1793) and her daughter Harriott Pinckney Horry (1748-1830) document the lives of two observant and articulate founding-era women who were members of one of South Carolina's leading families.
- Their letters, diaries, and other documents span nearly a century (1739-1830) and provide a window on politics, social events, and people of the late colonial and early national periods. They richly detail the daily life of maintaining family ties and managing households and plantations.
- Pinckney's correspondence illustrates the importance of women's social connections and transatlantic friendships. Horry's correspondence documents the strength of personal ties that linked the elite families of the North and the South to each other even as connections were threatened by disputes over slavery, commercial differences, and political and constitutional conflict.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 26th Apr 2010 23:11 UTC, submitted by UglyKidBill
Well, this is unexpected. The iPhone 4G saga just got a whole lot crazier - dare I say it, a whole lot more ridiculous. Have you ever reported anything like a phone or something similarly small stolen to the police? What was their reaction? Did you ever get the device back? Did they send an army of officers to get your device back? No? Odd. They raided Jason Chen's house, and took four computers and two servers. Update: And thus our true colours reveal. "The raid that San Mateo area cops conducted last week on the house of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen came at the behest of a special multi-agency task force that was commissioned to work with the computer industry to tackle high-tech crimes. And Apple Inc. sits on the task force's steering committee." Update II: According to TechCrunch, the investigation has been put on hold while the DA ponders Gizmodo's shield defence. Update III: Some legal insight from a constitutional law and first amendment expert and a law professor. The gist? The DA has said no one has been charged with anything here, making this just an investigation - however, this makes the search and seizing of material worse. "If the police are literally just gathering information, with no suspect targeted yet, then a subpoena against a journalist would have probably been smarter than a search warranted that resulted in the front door of Chen's home being bashed in."
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by crocodile on Fri 30th Apr 2010 09:53 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: It isn't simply a phone"
"I think the charges that are driving the police response are more along the lines of corporate espionage,"
Does "corporate espionage" has anything to do with a phone lost in a bar which Apple didn't bother to track it and recover it? I do not think so.
I am astonished that Apple has not made any effort to immediately (within minutes or 2-3 hours not days) track the lost iPhone prototype and gets its GPS coordinates (using Verizon or AT&T) and send someone to immediately get it. Instead "someone" went to the bar to ask if there was reported a lost iPhone! This looks like Apple has not done almost any effort to protect, track, and recover its "prototype".


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The synth-pop trio Chvrches is not your average electronic band. The Scottish group embraces technology in its creative process — but that doesn't mean it can't turn in a stellar live performance.
Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty have joined the ranks of Glasgow's most successful musical wunderkind — from Mark Knopfler to Franz Ferdinand to Belle & Sebastian — in less than two years together.
Chvrches' debut album, The Bones of What You Believe, is out this week. The members say their preference for writing and recording with computers allowed them to capture some of the music on the fly — like the song "By the Throat," for which the main vocal was tracked in a motel room while the band was traveling.
"You effectively have a recording rig out on the road with you if you have a laptop and a small interface," Doherty says. "You know, that one day that you're in the mood and you've had a good rest, you open the computer and maybe write a song."
"I think technology is a very important part of modern music in general," Cook adds. "If you think about it, the mixing desk is technology; the piano is technology. Making music involves machines and equipment. I don't see how it does anything other than enhance creativity. To be honest, it opens up the floodgates to possibilities that just aren't an option in the acoustic realm."
The members of Chvrches spoke with Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon about their process and influences — including one beloved gem from the Ghostbusters soundtrack. Hear more at the audio link.
In this era of Pro Tools, Auto-Tune and one-hit wonders created on a Macbook, the synth pop trio Chvrches - with a V - embraces technology. Doesn't mean they can't deliver on stage too. Three (unintelligible) - Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty - make up the group. And in less than two years as a band, they have joined the ranks as some of Glasgow's most successful musical wonder team. Chvrches freshman album, "The Bones of What You Believe," is out this week.
IAIN COOK: I think technology is a very important part of modern music in general. I mean, if you think about it, the mixing desk it technology, the piano is technology. Making music involves machines and equipment. I don't see how it does anything other than enhance creativity. To be honest, it opens the floodgates to possibilities that just aren't an option in a kind of an acoustic realm.
CHVRCHES: (Singing) (unintelligible)
MARTIN DOHERTY: You effectively have a recording rig out on the road with you if you have a laptop and a small interface. You know, that one day that you're in the mood and you've had a good rest, you open the computer and maybe write a song.
LAUREN MAYBERRY: "By the Throat" is probably the song on the record that has the coolest backstory because we recorded the main vocal line for that in a motel room in El Paso on a travel day. And then it was a good-enough quality that we were happy to put it in with all the rest.
CHVRCHES: (Singing) (unintelligible) you know by, by tonight. And I will pay for every time. If I could catch you and (unintelligible), I would leave you every time. All that's gold...
DOHERTY: The music is that (unintelligible) from the '80s is the stuff that kind of batties(ph) in your head, especially stuff that was movie soundtracks from the time. I've never said this before but we've been trying to draw inspiration from that song from "Ghostbusters" for years.
COOK: "Saving the Day."
COOK: Of course.
DOHERTY: That's where those bare stubs come from. They're not the same actual harmony but the rhythmic stance is the same.
CHVRCHES: (Singing) Till you realize that you should go. You can see I'm over your romance. I knew (unintelligible) would never keep your pride from falling.
COOK: One of the things that you try to do is kind of balance the light with the dark. And I think "Guns" is a really good example of that, because, arrangement-wise, it is one of the lighter, poppier moments in the record. But lyrically, and in terms of the production in (unintelligible) things, it's probably one of the hardest and darkest songs, as well, lyrically.
CHVRCHES: (Singing) Makes you feel so (unintelligible) 'cause you wear it on your sleeve. If you see another venture, well, I was not a part so far entwined.
MAYBERRY: I guess was (unintelligible) for me with that song is that, I think, a lot of people have interpreted as being written up a relationship or written about a guy. Whereas I would have (unintelligible). It's not like I've been feeling a great amount of importance in myself with the lyrics I write but I feel like what the songs mean are important to us at the time when you're writing it or when you're recording it or when you're performing it. But at some point, there's like a transfer of ownership of the song. So, it doesn't necessarily matter to the people who come to the show or the people that love us listening to the record what those songs mean to me. It came as what it means to them, and I think that's quite a powerful thing.
CHVRCHES: (Singing) So, finally, we agree, no (unintelligible)...
SIMON: And you can watch a video of Chvrches performing live in the studios of Minnesota Public Radio on one of our websites, nprmusic.org. This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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After widespread media coverage of the potentially toxic levels of the chemical, PDBE, recently measured in breast milk, in farmed salmon, and other fatty foods, we learned for the first time that American women hold the frightening distinction of having the highest levels of PBDEs in the world.
After widespread media coverage of the potentially toxic levels of the chemical, PDBE, recently measured in breast milk, in farmed salmon, and other fatty foods, we learned for the first time that American women hold the frightening distinction of having the highest levels of PBDEs in the world. In fact, according to recent estimates, women in the U.S. have as much as 10 times to 100 times the levels of women in Europe.
No one really knows to what degree these levels pose serious health risks, but it doesn't look good. A growing body of evidence from animal tests suggests PBDEs—short for polybrominated diphenyl ethers-- are linked to neurological, reproductive, and thyroid damage in animals. We know that there are increasing levels of PBDEs accumulating our bodies and in breast milk. So many women rightly worry about breastfeeding and potential hazards to children, in particular.
The Green Guide (www.thegreenguide.com) has been covering this story for several years, and its science adviser, Dr. Philip Landrigan, an expert on toxic chemicals, advises that women who are breastfeeding definitely continue to do so as the benefits far outweigh the risks. Experts point out that women generally can reduce their exposure to PBDEs, and to many other potentially toxic chemicals as well, by adopting a basic "healthy heart diet" that is low in fats and high in vegetables, fruits, and whole grains.
To avoid the risks from PBDEs in foods, the major source of PBDE exposure, the editors of The Green Guide say:
-- Eat a diet high in vegetables, fruit and whole grains and avoid high fat dairy foods like cheese, butter and ice cream.
-- Eat leaner cuts of meat, poultry and fish—avoiding farmed Salmon from US and Europe in favor of wild Salmon.
-- Drink skim milk—it's PBDE-free and free of other toxic chemicals too
Meanwhile, PBDEs continue to be widely used as a flame retardant in a variety of non-food products such as mattresses, foam cushions, furniture, and computers and other household electronic products. Avoiding exposure from these products is more difficult. In the case of furniture, Ikea has stepped up to the plate, eliminating PBDEs from its products.
The European Union already has banned the most toxic forms of PBDEs. But the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has set no national safety standards or other regulations for their manufacture, use or disposal.
In consumer electronics, Sony, along with Apple, Panasonic, and NEC have taken the lead to eliminate or reduce some types of PBDEs in their products. However, some other types of PBDEs continue to be used.
Detailed advice on PBDEs in mattresses, furniture and home electronics and how to minimize exposure, is available from the editors of The Green Guide. Be sure to check out their new article on PBDEs by clicking here (subscription required). The Green Guide also provides a downloadable "Smart Shopper's PBDE Card" with tips and best products advice.
An award-winning broadcast journalist and new media executive whose credits include a wide range of environmental and "green consumer" websites and programs, Joyce H. Newman is a Trustee of the Green Guide Institute, a nonprofit, independent publisher of consumer health and safety advice, product reviews, and shopping tips. She currently heads Newman Productions, specializing in strategic communications for a variety of national nonprofit organizations.
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LAKE PLACID - The state Olympic Regional Development Authority plans to open the world's first museum dedicated to winter sliding sports.
The International Sliding Sports Museum will be installed at the Olympic Sports Complex at Mount Van Hoevenberg, according to ORDA spokesman Jon Lundin. The project is being planned in coordination with the Lake Placid Olympic Museum.
Plans for the exhibit will be presented to the public at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lamy Lodge at Mount Van Hoevenberg. Lundin said questions about funding will be addressed during that presentation.
The facility will track the history of bobsled, skeleton and luge. Lundin said the exhibition will also feature full-sized sections of past and present sliding tracks, and a display that explains how those tracks were built. The combined bobsled-skeleton-luge run was completed in 2000, replacing the track used during the 1980 Olympics. The bobsled run used in the 1932 Olympics had been located in the village of Lake Placid.
"And of course, since we're in Lake Placid, there will be information on the local bobsledding clubs and their influences and how Lake Placid was awarded the Olympics," Lundin said.
The museum is expected to be a big draw for other countries with rich traditions in the sliding sports, Lundin said.
ORDA also hopes to establish museums commemorating other Olympic sports like biathlon, ski jumping and Alpine skiing at their respective venues, but Lundin said those plans are still in the "very early" stages.
"The focus is on the sliding museum," he said.
Rebecca Dayton of the Lake Placid Olympic Museum said, "The concept is that it will be a living museum.
"We're going to take different spaces around the venue, and instead of a stationary museum, it will be part of the venue and the operation," she explained.
Starting at the Lamy Lodge, at the base of the mountain, the museum will have a comprehensive sliding display, "sort of an overview of the sports," Dayton said.
From there, the museum will include a walking tour featuring an in-depth look at sliding sports.
Dayton said the Olympic Museum, located at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, has a lot of bobsled, luge and skeleton artifacts it can't display due to a lack of space.
"It makes sense to bring them out here where they belong," she said. "The museum will retain some of the pieces, but the bulk will come out to (Mount) Van Hoevenberg, and we're always looking to add to the collection."
According to Dayton, other countries have already donated items to the museum.
"We hope the process will continue and pick up speed," she said. "A lot of those athletes spent a lot of time in Lake Placid when it was one of the only tracks around the world. We'll probably start from the position of Lake Placid's role, and then expand into the international story. It will take some time to bring it all together.
"We're in the first 50 meters, so to speak," Dayton said.
Gordy Sheer, marketing director for USA Luge and an Olympic silver medalist in doubles luge, told the Enterprise that he's excited about the museum.
"It's an opportunity to tell the story of the three sliding sports and how they developed domestically and internationally," he said.
Sheer said he was enlisted to help put together plans for the museum.
"What initially got me really excited was to have someplace to display the history of the three sports, but also the opportunity to have a living museum that allows people to come and experience the sports," Sheer said.
Pat Barrett, chairman of ORDA's Board of Directors, said in a prepared statement that Lake Placid is an "ideal location" for the sliding sports museum.
"It has played a vital role in the development and history of all of the sliding sports," he said. "And because of its unique location, within a facility used by thousands of athletes from around the world, this location is ideal for educating the current and future athletes about the history and the development of their sports, while at the same time educating and inspiring a global audience."
Contact Chris Morris at 891-2600 ext. 26 or cmorris@


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MAHANOY CITY - Mahanoy Area clinched its first Schuylkill League Division III championship since 2007.
The Golden Bears head to the league playoffs for the first time since they resumed in 2009.
And they did it by knocking off Division II leader Tri-Valley.
Behind the pitching of senior Ashley Hullihan and the clutch hitting of sophomore Tamara Tunstall, the Bears edged the Dawgs 2-1 in a regular season-ending crossover game on a drizzly Friday afternoon.
"Words can't describe how happy I am,'' Hullihan said.
Mahanoy Area (12-5, 8-5 D-III) advances to Monday's league semifinals at Blue Mountain's Patton Field. The Bears will take on Division I champion Pine Grove (18-1) in the opener at 4:30 p.m.
On the other hand, Tri-Valley (15-5, 11-2 D-II) came up short for the second year in a row trying to clinch the division crown on the final day. Last year, the Dawgs lost to Schuylkill Haven in nine innings, then fell to Williams Valley in a tiebreaker game.
Tri-Valley gets another chance to win the division today when it faces Minersville (14-3, 11-2) in a Division II tiebreaker. Game time is 2 p.m. at Pottsville's 16th Street Field. The Division II champion will meet Division I wild card Pottsville (14-5) in Monday's second semifinal at 7 p.m.
Playing as raindrops fell, Tri-Valley struck first in the top of the second inning. Taylor Troutman led off with a triple to deep left and scored on Haley Schwalm's squeeze bunt.
Mahanoy Area answered in the bottom of the inning. Errors allowed Ashley Wilner and Kelly Walinchus to reach base and set the table.
Losing pitcher Katie Rabuck started to work out of trouble, getting a strikeout and a shallow fly ball to keep the runners at first and second. Rabuck got ahead 1-2 on Tunstall but left the next pitch up on the outer half of the plate. The right-handed Tunstall lined a shot just inside the right-field foul line for a double that chased home Wilner and Walinchus to give the Bears a 2-1 lead.
"When I went up, I was just waiting for my outside pitch because that's my pitch,'' Tunstall
said. "When it went out, it curved, and I was grateful that's where it went. I saw it go, and then I saw it curve, and I was like, 'Yes!' The greatest feeling ever.''
Tri-Valley left four runners in scoring position, never bunching enough offense to score more than one run. Juli Weber went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, while Troutman finished 2-for-3. The rest of the team went 2-for-19.
Hullihan retired the first batter in six of the seven innings. She struck out four, walked none and recorded 10 fly-ball outs.
"My worst fear was falling behind, and we fell behind 2-1,'' Tri-Valley coach Marty Shade said. "I thought we'd be OK, but as each inning went by, I could see the girls gripping the bat tighter and tighter.
"Mahanoy Area wanted to win bad,'' he added. "They needed the game just as bad as we did, and they took it to us.''
Like Tri-Valley, the Bears missed out on last year's Schuylkill League playoffs after dropping a tiebreaker game to Marian.
A loss to the Dawgs would have put Mahanoy Area into another tiebreaker game, this time against Nativity for the Division III title.
"After last year, losing, and this year the chance of a tiebreaker, we didn't want that,'' Hullihan said. "We just wanted to win it (outright).
"That was one of our top goals, something for the program and something for our younger girls to strive for,'' she added about the division title. "And then us, as seniors, it would be awesome to go out doing that.''
Mahanoy Area started the season 6-1, then lost three in a row to Williams Valley, Lourdes and Minersville by a combined 34-1. The Bears responded by winning 6-of-7, punctuated by a victory over Tri-Valley, a team with two wins over Williams Valley, two over Lourdes and one over Minersville.
The last time the Bears won the division, today's seniors were in sixth grade.
"I'll never forget this,'' Hullihan said.
Added Mahanoy Area coach Darren Kline: "It's so big for the girls. It's huge for everything, for our school. Just for the girls to get the experience, to be part of the Schuylkill League playoffs. You can't ask for any more than that.
"They were a team,'' he added. "They were there for each other the whole time.'' Game Summary


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Tallahassee, FL — Bass Pro Shops, America's most popular outdoor store, will open a 70,000 square foot Bass Pro Shops Outpost® store in Tallahassee, FL. The new store will be located in the Fallschase Development at the intersection of Mahan and Buck Lake Roads in Tallahassee and is targeted to open in 2013.
In addition to being the world's leading supplier of premium fishing tackle, Bass Pro Shops is also America's leading supplier of hunting gear and the top retailer of Remington and Winchester guns and ammo as well as the top retailer of Bowtech and PSE archery equipment.
Bass Pro Shops manufactures and sells the world's leading brands of fishing boats--Tracker, Nitro, SunTracker, Tahoe, Grizzly and Mako factory direct to fishermen. Bass Pro Shops is also the No. 1 dealer in the U.S. for Arctic Cat ATV's and UTV's.
More than just a fishing and hunting store, Bass Pro Shops offers equipment and clothing for hiking, backpacking, wildlife viewing, camping, outdoor cooking and more. A gift and nature center will serve up a wide variety of outdoor-related items, from lamps and dishes to bird feeders and furniture.
"We are excited about the addition of Bass Pro Shops to Fallschase", said Phillip Duke of Columbus Pacific Properties. "With an anchor line up of Bass Pro Shops, Costco and Super Wal-Mart, Fallschase will be the super-regional retail destination the city and people of Tallahassee had always envisioned".
"We have enjoyed a long relationship with Florida sportsmen," stated Johnny Morris, Founder of Bass Pro Shops. "We opened our first Florida store in Ft. Lauderdale 15 years ago and our new Outpost® store, our 7th location in this great outdoor state, will be dedicated to better serving the sportsmen of northern Florida and south Georgia."
"The new Bass Pro Shops Tallahassee Outpost® will offer a broad selection of high quality gear at Bass Pro Shops' famous low prices supported by friendly, expert service to this area's sportsmen and women." Bass Pro Shops opened its first Outpost® store in Branson, MO in 2006 and it has been a tremendous hit with sportsmen. "We are very grateful to everyone at Columbus Pacific, owners of the Fallschase, for the opportunity to be one of their feature retail stores along with Costco and Super Wal-Mart." Bass Pro Shops will fast track development to enhance and expand the 70,000 square feet of existing retail space. "We want to be open as soon as we can to serve hunters, anglers and all outdoor enthusiasts for the 2013 seasons," Morris concluded.
"The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Wildlife Foundation of Florida are pleased to hear Bass Pro Shops is now opening a new store in the Tallahassee area! We already have a great working relationship with Bass Pro Shops, from support for our youth conservation programs to our exciting new TrophyCatch program promoting catch and release of trophy bass in Florida. They have always been a pleasure to work with and continue to show outstanding leadership and support for fishing, hunting and outdoor recreation in Florida. Bass Pro Shops has been an enthusiastic and innovative conservation partner with FWC, and now they are in Tallahassee it will only help make our working relationship in Florida that much stronger. Welcome to Tallahassee!" stated Nick Wiley Executive Director of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Bass Pro Shops is proud to be the lead sponsor of the new Florida TrophyCatch program and looks forward to continuing to partner with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Wildlife Foundation of Florida on youth education/outreach and fisheries enhancement efforts. Johnny Morris is the inspirational leader for Conservation initiatives at Bass Pro Shops and was recently recognized by the state of Florida and the other 49 Fish and Wildlife Agencies through the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies as the Citizen Conservationist of the year. Bass Pro Shops is the all time leading donor of the National Wild Turkey Federation and is a significant contributor to many other fish and wildlife conservation efforts.
The store will initially generate approximately 200 jobs which will be offered to the many outdoor enthusiasts in the Tallahassee area.
Bass Pro Shops will host over 120 million people visiting its 77 stores and Tracker Marine Centers across America and Canada this year.
FAMOUS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, Bass Pro Shops was one of only eight retailers in America named a J.D. Power Customer Service Champion, based on customer service excellence. Bass Pro Shops has also been recognized numerous times for their conservation and outdoor education efforts as well as for what they do to support our military men and women. Bass Pro Shops was recently named by Advertising Age magazine as one of the Top 10 Hottest Brands in America along with name brands such as Old Spice, M&M's, iPad® and Droid.
Bass Pro Shops' award-winning, outdoor stores are known for combining retail with entertainment, conservation and outdoor education while delivering unmatched value and service to customers. The average customer stays 2½ hours and drives an average distance of over 50 miles.
Unique exterior and interior motifs have branded Bass Pro Shops as visually appealing, high-quality outdoor stores. The outdoors feel is brought indoors through massive log and rock work, large indoor aquariums and water features stocked with native fish species as well as an extensive collection of museum quality fish and wildlife mounts. Historic photos and exhibits will pay tribute to Florida's great outdoor heritage.
Bass Pro Shops opened its first Outpost® store in Branson, MO in 2006. On May 12, 2009 Bass Pro Shops received from the U.S. Patent and Trademark office registration No. 3, 621, 050 for Bass Pro Shops Outpost® for: retail stores featuring clothing, home furnishings, fishing supplies, hunting supplies, camping supplies and sporting goods.
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Canberra squeeze past Panthers 20-16
Canberra beat Penrith 20-16 at CUA Stadium on Saturday night but their performance won't have NRL heavyweights shaking in their boots.
The undermanned Raiders got home on the back of a Marshall Chalk try midway through the second half, his four-pointer the only scoreboard movement of what proved to be a dour second stanza.
It was a courageous performance by the visitors who did the job with only 15 fit players for the second 40 minutes, young fullback William Zillman facing his second left knee reconstruction in as many seasons while prop Scott Logan suffered a cheekbone injury.
The match couldn't have started better for the Raiders who scored with their first touch of the ball, Zillman racing 80 metres after reeling in a clearing kick.
The visitors made it 12-0 after as many minutes and the only real resistance was coming from the crowd, tryscorers Zillman and Bronx Goodwin both pelted with missiles as they dived over.
Penrith finally got rolling when Maurice Blair sent Rhys Wesser over and they should have taken the lead a short time later when Petero Civoniceva looked more an 18-year-old centre than 31-year-old prop as he galloped down field.
The play ended with the Panthers handed a dubious penalty for Wesser being held back as he supported his skipper, but the home side got the maximum on the hour with Brad Tighe going over after a brilliant Jarrod Sammut 40-20.
Sammut was robbed of what seemed a fair four-pointer of his own five minutes before the break, video referee somehow finding an offside infringement after the busy No.7 had regathered his own grubber.
With Zillman and Logan not returning after the break it appeared the Panthers would just have to hold onto the ball to overrun the visitors.
They had their chances early but the Raiders controlled the tempo, Marshall Chalk giving Canberra a lead they would not relinquish after 54 minutes when the visitors created a simple overlap.


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History - Though not officially formed until 1918, the history of Ball State really begins in 1899. A private school, Eastern Indiana Normal School existed at the current site to educate teachers. It closed due to lack of funding in 1901. In 1902 the school re-opened as Palmer University, and a few years later became Indiana Normal College. It closed due to lack of funding in 1907. In 1912, the school re-opened as the Indiana Normal Institute. It closed due to lack of funding in 1917.
During the summer of 1917, local wealthy industrialists the Ball brothers of Ball jar fame bought the property and donated it to the state. The school was operated under the auspices of the Indiana State Normal School in Terre Haute, but due to the continued contributions of the Balls, the name was changed to Ball Teachers College in 1922 ("Huh-huh-huh, you said 'ball teachers'"). In 1961 it was renamed Ball State Teachers College, and finally Ball State University in 1965.
Location - Muncie, Indiana. Muncie can be summed up by its pseudonym, Middletown. During the 1920s and then later during the Great Depression, there were two major sociological studies conducted in Muncie to observe changes in culture of a small American city. The authors of the studies, Robert Staughton Lynd and Helen Merrell Lynd used Muncie as a typical American town, thus the name "Middletown." Even today, Muncie is viewed as an average American small city, as many news agencies and pollsters use the town as an example of "how America thinks." There's nothing spectacular about Muncie other than its average and typical characteristics.
Nickname - Cardinals. The nickname was a result of a naming contest in 1927. So for the second week in a row, Michigan will be playing a team with a horribly generic nickname. I guess that makes sense for a school from
Mascot - Charlie the Cardinal is the athletic mascot. He looks kind of angry doesn't he? The university uses him for athletic and fundraising events. The most curious way Charlie is employed at BSU is as "Concerned Charlie," where he answers questions from students as part of a counseling center program. OK, it's not the drunken mascot who does the answering (at least I hope not), but the name is invoked.
In addition to Charlie, Ball State also has an academic or campus mascot, Beneficence. The name is also the motto of the university, and means the quality or state of doing good. Beneficence is also a statue on campus, and was the final work of Daniel Chester French, the sculptor who created the sitting Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial. Unveiled in 1937, the bronze statue is of a robed and winged woman handing out gifts of jewels from a half-opened casket she holds in one hand. She stands in front of five pillars, each of which represents a Ball brother. But most importantly, Ball State students refer to this most respected and treasured representative of the university as "Benny."
Colors - Cardinal and White. We covered the red and white combo in our Wisconsin Your your Foe. As we said then, red looks great in a group, but the red and white combo is nothing special and very common. Many Michigan fans have pointed to this game and next week's contest against Indiana as a good warmup for tOSU since these teams have mobile quarterbacks. I think it'll be good preparation for seeing red on the field. What is it about red that makes their fans wear it so proudly? And what's with all the different names for it? Whether it's Cardinal this week, Crimson next week, or Scarlet the week after, the Wolverines will be seeing a lot of red in the next three games.
Logo - From 1971 through 1989, Ball State used the same logo as the St. Louis Football Cardinals. Perhaps because were disappointed that the team moved to Arizona in 1988, or maybe because they just didn't want to be associated with the Arizona Cardinals, BSU changed their logo to the one they currently use in 1990. It's standard fare, I'm sure designed by committee, and introduced with a press release about how the logo reflects the teams going forward and moving in the new direction. At least they didn't change the colors. The current Cardinal is more modern looking but less ornithologically correct - what kind of cardinal has a white beak? Besides, to me it looks like a bird in the process of a crash landing. Not the type of image they were going for, I'm sure. In the history of Ball State helmets, the best one has to be the one used in the 1970 season. Sure, it's not red, and it looks like some sort of ghost, but it's much cooler than the one they use now.
Fight Song - Fight Team Fight. Could there be a more generic name for a fight song? That sounds like the title of the fight some from some fictitious school in some bad
Academics - According to The U. S. News' ranking of America's Best Colleges, Ball State is "third tier." What does that mean? Well the magazine ranks 248 "National Universities." Just over half (126) of these are considered "First Tier." The third tier is the next 25% of schools. That's equivalent to a percentile ranking between 25 and 49. This is one area where Ball State fails to live up to being average.
Long known as a teacher's college, hence the Normal attached to its prior names, BSU now has strong programs in broadcasting, nursing, architecture and landscape architecture. Plus, it ranked as the nation's top wireless campus in a 2005 survey conducted by Intel Corporation and published in U.S. News & World Report.
Athletics - Ball State competes in the Mid-American Conference which is very familiar to Michigan fans. They offer 12 women's sports and seven men's sports on a varsity level - the same number as the Big Ten's Northwestern. The Cardinals last won the MAC in 1996, with their third title in eight years. They lost all three bowl appearances after these titles. The men's basketball team has had some success, winning six MAC titles in the past 21 years. But BSU is not really known for being good in any one sport, and has very few former players in professional leagues.
Famous alums - In honor of Ball State's most famous alum, David Letterman, I was going to make this category a Top Ten List. But I got stuck at #4 after Garfield creator Jim Davis, and Joyce DeWitt, the dark-haired chick on Three's Company. Even their sports teams haven't produced many notable professionals. The best is probably NBA itinerant Bonzi Wells or Chicago Bears punter Brad Maynard. This compares very poorly to the other MAC school Michigan faced, Central Michigan.
The Game - This game couldn't be more boring than last Saturday's 17-3 win over Northwestern, could it? It certainly won't be a nail biter and there will be plenty more for Wolverine fans - if they show up - to cheer for. Michigan 41, Ball State 9.


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The sad truth of forty years ago revealed.
Since I last posted, much has happened. Generally, people are pleased to be proven right. As the lies and betrayals by politiciams have been brought forth, there is no cause to celebrate being correct. This information is from an article by David Taylor of the BBC News.
It is now revealed that Richard Nixon betrayed the entire country and wasted thousands of American and Viet Namese lives. Lyndon Johnson was prepared for peace talks in Paris with Viet Nam. Nixon sent a staffer, Mrs. Chennault, to get a message to Nguyen Van Thiew that they should withdraw from the talks as they "would get a better deal from Nixon!"
LBJ knew what traitorous business Nixon was up to and told candadate Hubert Humphry in 1968. They did not go to the press as they did not want to reveal that the FBI had bugged the Vietnamese embassey. These were the days of unrest, riots, protests against the war. It was also a time of Civil Rights demonstrations and great injustices at home.
Nixon's underhandedness resulted in him winning the election by less than 1 %. He expanded the war into Laos and Cambodia, and wasted 22,000 American lives. And how many Vietnamese were killed, burned by Napalm, tortured, or worse. We knew people who were wounded, maimed, or killed, so it is very personal. It still is for many.
I don't know if there is a Hell, but information like this, learning of the betrayal the American people, and of the military, and of his wife and daughters, makes me hope there is.


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Saturday, August 26, 2006
Dirk Koetter Coaching Aid
Keller then left the ASU squad and has already enrolled at Nebraska. As result of the QB controversy, some folks are questioning Koetter's leadership and who is actually in charge in Tempe.
Well, thanks to our investigative team here, the MZone has uncovered just how Coach Koetter came to his decision.
19 comments:
- St. Simons Island Nole said...
"Ask Mom"....Classic!
- August 25, 2006 8:26 AM
An article about ASU that didn't include pornographic coeds...for shame MZone, for shame.
Although one of the options on the wheel was "ask student body"; which could be some veiled reference to a naked sophmore that Koetter keeps in his office.
- August 25, 2006 8:36 AM
Does he just have one naked sophomore in his office or is there a rotational system set up from the student body? He might also have a recruiting pipeline from the porn industry.
On an unrelated note I need advice from the "Ask Yost" column.
A friend of mine, who is a Michigan fan and grew up in A2, found out that her current piece of meat graduated from tOSU. I was shocked, he graduated from tOSU, I was under the impression that tOSU is nothing but a football factory that also produces some fine criminals.
I am hoping that this is not longterm and she is able to see the error of her ways in the future.
- August 25, 2006 10:51 AM
- Scott Boswell said...
Knowing kids from ASU, I'd like to add "Ask Jim (Beam) and Jack (Daniels)"
- August 25, 2006 10:58 AM
- 14 and Ohhhh said...
anon iv -
I am a tOSU grad, married a tOSU grad who happens to be a life-long UM fan (go figure). It's not as bad as it seems as long as they're not playing at the same time - "who gets to watch their team on HD?" But - that one day a year - it's a little rough. It's all love, baby...
- August 25, 2006 11:48 AM
- CaliGirl said...
Actually, there is A LOT more to this story than media will report. Although I am not at liberty to say facts that I know, I feel (and know) Koetter did his team (and school) proud making a very strong decision in this situation. Good Luck Devils!!
- August 27, 2006 9:59 PM
- Boomer Bear said...
i love it when "unnamed sources" cite "unnamed events". This sounds more like another T.O. press conference than any relevant information. If you can't say, then don't... but that shouldn't stop of from thinking the guy is a schmuck.
"The Bear"
- August 28, 2006 11:41 AM
- CaliGirl said...
I didnt' say they couldn't think the guy was a schmuck at all, everyone has the right to voice their opinion. I was simply stating that I think he did the right thing. My sources and information come directly from the football staff, hence the reason I am not at liberty to break that confidence.
- August 28, 2006 1:19 PM
- Boomer Bear said...
Wait? Is your source Jim or Ed? Those guys! They are such kidders. They almost got me last week when they told me Colorado was changing their mascot to a limping duck. And the worst thing is I fell for it! So funny, those guys.. Well, I am sure they are giving you a hard time as well but we shall see. But if they tell you that USC is German for Purple Monkey don't fall for it. They got me on that one as well! Tell them I said "hi."
"The Bear"
- August 28, 2006 2:08 PM
- CaliGirl said...
Who are Jim and Ed?
- August 28, 2006 8:53 PM
- Boomer Bear said...
You really are a caligirl huh? :) That was my point!
- August 29, 2006 9:28 AM
Obviously he was referring to your "anon sources"... Haha
- August 29, 2006 1:18 PM
That's funny Boomer Bear, you make a good point. You can make up ANYTHING with anon sources especially if you won't even say what they said
- August 29, 2006 1:19 PM
- CaliGirl said...
I got your sarcasm and was being sarcastic back. Have you never seen a comedy where the person makes the non-obvious statement/question?
Let me help you out....
Most people would have taken the route to call you out on the German definition of USC to mean Purple Monkey or Colorado's new limping duck mascot stories, I was being a smart ass by making the non-obvious statement inquiring about Jim and Ed.
I guess we "California Girls" aren't that bright....or maybe it is just you, as this is the SECOND time you misunderstood me. Oh well...
- August 29, 2006 2:13 PM
- Boomer Bear said...
Dear Caligirl,
"The Bear"
- August 29, 2006 2:58 PM
- Boomer Bear said...
I am just giving you a hard time! :) I do find it funny you won't tell us your "sources info" especially since we would have no idea who they are. But anyway, don't take things so personally and you are welcome on our site anytime for comment (especially if you have more insider information that I won't be able to know) :)
"The Bear"
- August 29, 2006 4:19 PM
- CaliGirl said...
I am not taking anything personally. If I did, I wouldn't come to this site. As a matter of fact, I enjoy the banter with others who are as passionate about football as much as I...whether we agree or disagree.
I get "insider info" quite often, as I work in the sports industry, and have good insider connections to certain teams. I do not feel it is right to give up their identity, being what I am told is often times in confidence. I am a loyal person that does not rat out my friends. Hence the reason I didn't give the 'facts', nor their name(s). I was simply stating I feel Coach Koetter made the right decision.
(PS You are more than willing to 'give me a hard time' As long as I dish it, I must learn to take it....because I know you do the same)
- August 29, 2006 5:53 PM
- Boomer Bear said...
Sounds good Caligirl... And now that I know you work in sports I can respect the "sources thing"... Cehck out our site sometime as we would welcome the comments of someone with your sense of humor and quick wittedness... "The Bear"
- August 29, 2006 11:02 PM
A common misconception in this story is that seniors lobbied for Carpenter to be the starting quarterback. However, the only football player reported to have asked for a switch was Terry Richardson, Rudy Carpenter's roommate.
Rudy Carpenter is a punk. Dirk Koetter is a prick. www.benchkoetter.com
- September 15, 2006 11:32 PM


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Chipley, FL-- To say the least, you have to be impressed with coach Joel Orlando and his Chipley basketball players are doing this season.
Heading into Thursday's game at Holmes, the Tigers are 17-3 overall and 9-0 in 1A district 2 play. On it's own that's impressive, but it's even more so when you consider the Tigers lost 7 seniors from a team that won the state title last year.
He wound up coaching a relatively young squad, with freshman and sophomores carrying heavy loads. When we asked coach Orlando if he was surprised by the early success of such a young team, he gave a pretty straight forward answer,
"It's not surprising when kids get up at 5 o'clock in the morning in the summertime and go to a court. It's not surprising where every time you see them they have a basketball in their hand. It's not surprising when you coach them up and they want to be coached."
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"Our team is very young and they have handled things as a young team."
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"It's completely different but we're winning and we got the same coach. So we all just want to win from last year and this year."
Another player to watch is freshman standout Trent Forrest, who has a pretty good formula to rack up those wins,
"We just gotta play to the best of our ability and keep working and just get better and better"
That ability and work ethic is the reason Coach Orlando loves working with such a young team,
"The most exciting thing is, when you have talented kids, that work, you know they are going to get better."
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Boonen Wins Roubaix on RED-2012!
Omega Pharma-Quick-Step made a few changes this year - new componentry (SRAM), new frames (Specialized), new wheels (Zipp), and adding new riders (Leipheimer & Martin) - and is having the most successful spring of any team in 2012. Once again we at SRAM want to celebrate their incredible win at today's Paris-Roubaix. Tom Boonen (again) had zero mechanical issues and showcased the comfort, durability, speed, light weight, and precision of SRAM RED-2012 over the brutal 27 cobbled sections of Roubaix with a solo effort that lasted roughly 52 kilometers.
Congratulations to the team for another incredible victory - and that makes three Paris-Roubaix's in a row for SRAM RED! Coincidence?