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Gamification is the art, and sometimes science, of applying game theory and mechanics in non-game contexts. Businesses have used game mechanics for years--often in training and human resources settings--to provide users with incentives to perform particular (and, quite often, tedious) tasks. Now, with the rise of social networking in the workplace, the game, as they say, is really on.
Gamification has been used in business settings in the past, but users were often playing in a vacuum--or their success at "the game" was only visible to a manager. Think of a human resources application, where a user could earn points for every training document he or she read. The person's score might make a difference in his or her next performance evaluation, but the gaming model did not leverage what really makes people engage in games--the human desire to compete, against others and against themselves.
That's where social networking comes into play (pun intended). Organizations are using social networking platforms externally--for marketing, customer service, and product development--and internally--for workflow management and collaboration. In environments where people are already sharing and linking to each other, gamification is a natural fit. Now, users are competing against each other for points, or badges or to be known as a leader. Status is clearly visible, so even when users are not competing against each other, there is still incentive to achieve.
The gamification model integrated into social business applications often includes badges showing different levels of achievement, progress bars and meters, points and other rewards that can be earned, loyalty awards, and leader boards.
The market for gamification is expected to grow significantly in the next few years. Research from Gartner indicates that by 2015, 50% of organizations that manage innovation processes will gamify those processes, and that by 2014 more than 70% of Global 2000 organizations will have at least one gamified application.
Gartner has identified four principal means of driving engagement using gamification techniques:
1. Accelerated feedback cycles: Gamification increases the velocity of feedback loops to maintain engagement.
2. Clear goals and rules of play: Gamification provides clear goals and well-defined rules of play to ensure players feel empowered to achieve goals.
3. A compelling narrative: Gamification builds a narrative that engages players to participate and achieve the goals of the activity.
4. Tasks that are challenging but achievable: Gamification provides many short-term, achievable goals to maintain engagement.
In this slideshow we take a look at just some of the applications of game mechanics in a business social networking context.


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Body by Nintendo
One man's video game is another's exercise regime
Dr. Umit Ergin is cramming for a final exam.
Standing on a balance board created by Nintendo for its Wii Fit series, Dr. Ergin—a retired octogenarian internist who good-naturedly prefers to call himself "mid-mature"—is participating in a variety of exercises displayed on a nearby television. All the while he is under the watchful eye of Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Health Sciences Ray McCoy and student assistant Laura Halley '11.
It is the last session of six weeks of training, three times a week, 20 minutes a session, held at the retirement community where he and his wife moved two years ago. The next day, Dr. Ergin will return to a testing center inside William & Mary's Adair Hall, where six weeks earlier he was evaluated for balance and functional movement. Those tests will be re-administered, and a comparison of the two sets of results made.
"Wii Fit claimed to improve balance," explained McCoy. "In our study, we wanted to see if that was true. Could you, by moving your center of balance in compliance with the game, help train brain-to-muscle coordination to hopefully improve balance?"
A controlled study
McCoy isn't the first professor to engage a study using Wii Fit, but he says the controls he has imposed make his project different. For example, participants trained on Wii Fit only in McCoy's presence.
"Some people said, 'Go home and use the Wii and come back,'" McCoy explained. "You never know how much they use it. We've controlled things a lot better."
Dr. Ergin is the eighth participant in McCoy's study. During the fall, 2010 semester, the professor planned to train and test his final two subjects then release his conclusions.
"I like practical research projects, and this fits right into that," McCoy said. "We can see where it really benefits people now. A lot of basic research is very necessary, but doesn't have application right away. This is obviously very applicable to anybody who has balance concerns."
Studies show that, on average, 35 to 40 percent of people 65 and older fall at least once a year. Some data indicates that those who sustain broken hips have a 20 percent chance of not surviving another year, and a 20 percent chance of never regaining their mobility.
By comparison, Dr. Ergin has been lucky. He fell about nine years ago and broke his pelvis. He fell again about four years ago and ruptured his right quadriceps. He recovered from each, but as he and his wife once enjoyed long, romantic evenings on the dance floor, he recently began grasping his wife's arm for security when walking outside.
"I had tremendous anxiety," he admits. "It was a terrible way to feel."
When he saw McCoy's advertisement seeking volunteers, he was immediately interested.
"I have this problem," he said. "I wanted to increase my balance. I was very much motivated. If you are very much motivated, this is a wonderful situation, very helpful."
Beginning with balance
McCoy starts out with Wii games that focus on passive balance. Dr. Ergin stands on the Wii board and tries to keep the red dot on the screen—his center of balance—inside a yellow circle. Then he repeats it after bringing his hands together over his head. Then he alternates putting one foot on top of the other and lifting one arm. That stretches the spine and strengthens leg muscles.
After a short break, some of the more animated games begin.
One minute, Dr. Ergin is asked to pretend he is encased in a bubble that is hovering over a narrow creek with tree limbs protruding out. The object is to use subtle body movements to steer the bubble down the serpentine creek without running off-course and bursting. It tests circular balance.
Then he's a penguin perched on a bobbing table of ice, twisting himself gently to "catch" fish that are jumping out of the water. The exercise also works on circular balance.
He maneuvers marbles through holes while pretending to stand on a floating tabletop, and rumbles through a downhill skiing course, knocking down fewer gates with each attempt. The latter focuses on shifting from right to left and vice-versa.
"I'm doing so well," he jokes, "maybe I should go skiing."
Encouragement helps
In addition to flanking him in case he falls, McCoy and Halley offer Dr. Ergin encouragement throughout the exercises. At one point, McCoy moves in rhythm with the doctor.
"Up, back, on your toes," he instructs gently. "Now back up, get a running start."
When Dr. Ergin advances to his highest level ever on one of the games, he exchanges a broad smile and a quick hug with Halley.
"It's a good package," he said. "First of all, there's the camaraderie here. There's emotional involvement here, which we all need. To hear young people giving you encouragement—"You can do it!"—is a wonderful thing. We've become so close that I'd accept this girl as my granddaughter."
The next day at Adair Hall, the final exam is videotaped.
It begins with Dr. Ergin standing on a low platform staring at a dot on a blackboard, continues with him moving from a sitting position to standing, ideally without having to use his arms to rise (he doesn't). Then he pivots out of one chair and into another, and stands with his eyes closed for 10 seconds.
Next he stands with his feet together, which he does without help. That exercise is followed by having him make a complete turn in one direction then the other. Then comes the forward reach, in which he puts his hands together and leans forward as far as he can towards a blue piece of tape stuck to a wall.
He's asked to pick an object up off the floor—no problem—turn to look over each shoulder, alternate his feet to tap eight times quickly and, finally, to stand on one foot.
After a short break, McCoy and an assistant place pieces of black tape on Dr. Ergin's joints and strategic places on his white shoes to facilitate taping his gait tests. Among the measurements taken are for step length, symmetry, continuity and path.
The study continues
There seems little doubt that the doctor has improved in many areas; how much he has improved wouldn't be revealed until the complete study was finished. McCoy said he plans to offer the results to the Journal of Physical Therapy.
"Physical therapists are starting to use these games in their rehab work," he said. "So we'll give them some validation that, yes, these do work. Or, be careful, maybe they don't."
Dr. Ergin didn't need test results to be convinced.
"I recommend everything about this," he said. "I am more confident now in the way I am walking. Most important, my anxiety has all but disappeared. I have more confidence in myself. And the proof of that is in the way that I walk, from the short steps that I used to take to the longer steps I take now."

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Midwest Summers
All those great things I was saying about summer in Chicago…well, now it's raining. Should be able to get the game in, though.
Russell Martin is out of the lineup today and he went for a precautionary MRI on his left knee because of the way he went into home plate yesterday, but we still have no results. From what it sounds like, no one seems terribly concerned but since Grady was planning for an off day tonight, it made sense to make sure everything is ok in there.
Here's the lineup:
Furcal, SS
Pierre, CF
Kemp, RF
Kent, 2B
Ethier, LF
Hillenbrand, 3B
Loney, 1B
Lieberthal, C
Stults, P
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Is LaRoche ok? He was pulled out of the game early yesterday and he isn't in the lineup today.
He made an error. You can't do that unless your a veteran and then you can make them all day long.
I guess Laroche getting clutch hits two games in a row means nothing.
This proves my theory that Little sets up his line ups a week in advance!!!!
Hope Martin is ok, that means more than any lineup changes.
Knowing Martin is ok, is good. But Gump said that LaRoche will be seeing a lot of playing time. Seeing Hillenbrand and Lieberthal in the same line up makes me cringe. I'd rather see laRoche strikeout and develop than see Hillenbrand strikeout on 3 offspeed pitches and just get older.
I agree with diehardblue…Grady pulls names out of a hat when it comes to lineups.
I don't think Grady plans off days for Martin…I really don't. That being said, Im sure he's fine.
I figured we would see Hillenbrand in the lineup today. He has faced Lilly 10. He is 4-10 against him. I hope Russ is ok. A day off for him is a good thing, Hope to see him in there tomorrow. Look for Laroche to return to the lineup tomorrow as well.
I hope Martin AND LaRoche are ok.
So, is this a throw-away game by default? Lieberthal and Shea. Although without Nomar back Shea was our regular 3B. But at least no Gonzo today.
"Ethier" way, I'm sure we'll still do fine. LET'S GO BLUE!
Oh that explains it Hillebrand was 4-10 a few years ago when he faced Lilly(they were both on the Jays last year). Why is he batting in front of Loney?
i honestly cannot believe how much u guys hate on little…. look at how many game martin has played…. he needs to rest sometime…. hillenbrand has been awsome for us thus far expect for the last game and now everyone is hating on him. this is a good lineup tonight, as is everynight we cant play the same people 162 times a year esp a catcher
Left/right/left/right, I think we've talked about this before and also would you want Hillenbrand/Liberthal/Pitchers spot back to back to back? Nobody would…
Hillenbrand is in there for the numbers against Lilly, there is still plenty of offense in that lineup.
I hope all is going to be well with Martin. If he goes down, the team is doomed on making the playoffs. I guess Lieberthal will be designated to work with the lefties. Stults, and Wells.
I remember the good old days when Loney and Kemp were not good enough to play daily so don't worry LaRoche will convince them soon enough.
Plus you know, Nomar is making 10 million next year for nothing, so we wouldn't
want to lock in our 3b guy of the future too soon.
If Kemp/Loney had to wait 100 games, so can LaRoche.
Hey I know your a chico guy and its my alum (Chico 94) but how and the **** is a .242 Batting Average and .258 OBP and a.355 slugging awesome for us or for anyone? thats garbage.
well, people on this blog are attributing laroche sitting to one error. Why? Because it makes Grady look bad, and that's a "reason" you roll with to justify laroche sitting.
Could there be another reason for him sitting? Of course there can be..But saying Grady is "punishing" laroche for that error on that 1 single play works best to further your agenda when you're on the Grady hate train.
In my opinion, if Grady was the type of person to take such a hard stand against a player who makes 1 error, then Martin, Kemp, Kent, Furcal and any other player would be sitting indefinately the next game and beyond.
But of course, what do i know, Grady is the worst manager in the history of baseball and he puts hillenbrand out there. It's not like he's had any good games for us anyways. You wouldn't know it by reading the comments here. Instead, it seems like people are waiting for guys like hillenbrasnd and ramon to do bad, so they can jump all over them and trash them. When they do well, mouth's are shut.
So, let's hope hillenbrand can shut some of you guys up by giving us a good game. We need this win! 🙂
.242 avg 3 errors is not 'awesome' left/right/left oh yeah I forgot Laroche bats lefthanded? don't play hillebrand/Lieberthal on the same day that's how you fix that. Paly Abreu or HU but not Hillebrand!!!
Thank you skaizoji and alex for bringing some non-emotional arguments/reasons for tonights line up! There are reasons (Alex rattled off a few), plus it's a solid line up. Kemp, Ethier, and Loney are in there. Shea has been fine for us (I was at the game when he hit the 2 run homer to tie it at 8 and the sac fly to win it in the 12th) and Grady saying LaRoche will see a lot of playing time doesn't mean EVERY SINGLE DAY. We are fine. We will win tonight. We will gain on either the Padres or the DBacks.
diehardblu, what are you talking about? Yesterday was Gonzo, Martin, Loney, LaRoche (L,R,L,R)
Today is Ethier, Hillenbrand, Loney, Lieberthal (L,R,L,R)
You could have played the switch hitting Abreu tonight, that's certainly an option. But, Grady went with his past numbers vs. Lilly.
Oh and Casino…dead on!
wow that is two comments today from someone complaining that this community is hostile and all haters, kinda funny really. Skaizoji I will tell you the same thing we all tell other people. No body is forcing you to read this blog. If you dont like how we treat Little then you have a right to believe that and comment on it. But, its just the way things are here. There is a lot of frustration with the way Grittle handles the lineup and the veteran favor he showed to Gonzo in July/August when he was struggling. That among other issues. Im sure there were people who were pissed off when Little was signed over Orel. I personally think Orel would have made a better coach, and thats without ever seeing him manage a team.
No one knows what goes on inside Grady's head (if anything) but I guarantee you he's biased against young guys, you can tell from his daily quotes. Its always like, they're inconsistent cause they're young, they make mistakes because they're young, etc. He doesn't doubt their talent, but rather expects them to screw up from time to time.
Shea has been anything but awesome.
Well said Casino!
I can't believe how harsh some of the postings on Laroche's error on this blog.
NOBODY'S 'PERFECT.' Even the gold glover's make errors. It wasn't that costly. It was still a win. At least he tried to make up for it his next plate appearance getting a hit. Defensively at 3rd, I would take Abreu, or Laroche over Nomar, and HillenBLAND any day of the week. I hope Abreu gets some playing time in soon. Maybe Grady will put him in during the next blowout………
(L,R,L,R) is not how you should put to gether your line up.You would prefer to have a line up that is that balanced but to play weaker hitters in front of stronger hitters, even though Loney is hitting over .300 against lefties is crazy. The last time we faced a lefty you were explaining how we should load up with righties because the way the ball moves. Grittle makes horrible line ups no matter how you spin the numbers. Is he going to continue this shuffling in the playoffs?
Of course "the kids" make mistakes, but without them, we would be the Giants.
Probably worse.
The Dodgers are STAYING ALIVE I thought Russell didn't land right on that play. I hope he's O.K. because the team is jelling right now. Kemp might have trouble on the base paths but keeps getting on them with hits and he sure moves fast. Although they're taking advandage of Pierre's arm his speed is also an asset we need. That error didn't bother LaRoche as he showed with that double. You can't say that Little isn't sharing the playing time. We got a chance this year and the future looks bright and long. Don't judge Stults by the Met game, he'll do O.K. The Phils just lost. It's Not an impossible dream LET'S GO DODGERS STAY ALIVE.
Looks like the Cubbies switched up their lineup as well.
Okay, I think the comments on the error were all sarcastic jabs at the reasoning that Little is sitting LaRoche. I dont think anyone is really getting on LaRoche about the error.
I explained how against lefties most managers load up right handers against them. BUT we have lefties (Ethier, Loney) who can hit lefties. Some teams don't have that luxury. I would go more into detail, but something tells me I'll be writing the same thing again this season.
Diehardblu, just because you and some others on here THINK it's a bad move, the results will be made on the field.
Exactly our lefties are good hitters. They shouldn't move down for a guy that can't hit good enough to earn a spot on the WORST hitting team in all of baseball, the pads!
BTW, Philadelphia blew an 8-2 lead in the eighth and ninth innings. We can pull into sole possession of second place and two games behind the Wild Card leader with a win tonight.
"You would prefer to have a line up that is that balanced but to play weaker hitters in front of stronger hitters, even though Loney is hitting over .300 against lefties is crazy. "
Um, Loney is in tonight's line up…
The Phillies bullpen blew if for them today big time! Braves had a helluva comeback win. Good for us in the wild card race.
dear shea,
lay off breaking balls i nthe dirt.
hillebrand shouldn't be hitting in front of Loney that's what I meant.
They weren't moved down, they're where they normally bat because of the (L,R,L,R). Hillenbrand is only batting 6th because Martin has the game off. A ton of teams use (L,R,L,R), it's a proven system that works. The fact you personally don't like it doesn't really mean anything. The majority of managers out there use it every single game, like Grady.
Grady dosen't want Shea to call him a derogotory name for someone who is male and likes other males. He also dosen't want Shea to write on the team blackboard, the ship is sinking, so consider this a pre emptive move by Grady. I say good job.
Hey this type of pre-emptive move worked with Gonzo a few days ago….so who knows.
wow, mind readers!
Pinella loaded his entire lineup with righties for the lefty Stults tonight.
Saw Martin grimace and grab his leg as he went into home plate yesterday and thought to myself "Don't be silly about sending runners and have them injure themselves at the plate."
Hope that the 'precautionary' really is just that.
If you think that is the best line up the Dodgers can put out there, so be it. I think we have better personell that deserves more playing time than shea…that just me a babie that cries that little is the worst manager in baseball.
For me and others is a philisophical thing. I want youth to be fully servered if they are as good as the vets.
I think Laroche is better right now than Shea.
Just like I though Loney was better than Nomar in April and Ethier/Kemp both better than Pierre, in April.
I also thought Bills should have been starting in April instead of Tomko or Hendu.
I belive that if Kemp, Ethier, Loney, LaRoche and Bills were given their rightful spots in April and played daily in a set lineup, we would be in the playoffs for sure and be better set up for next year.
If Shea was better than LaRoche I would want Shea playing.
Now once the game actually starts I will be rooting for him to do as well if he was LaRoche or Ramon or Nomar, I don't really care.
The best lineup for tonight? Yes this is. Martin is an exception due to obvious reasons. Hillenbrand has made some terrific plays at third base that have gone completely unacknowledged, because he's made a few mistakes and because of the forever man love of one Andy LaRoche who by the way doesn't look like he'll be picking up any gold gloves in his bright future.
BTW, that in no way means I believe Shea to be better than LaRoche. But for this game, I get why Shea is in there. With that said, if LaRoche were in there tonight I certainly would not be complaining.
Both guys have small sample sizes (and one guy has never even faced Lilly) but on offense how does putting in a player with a .258 OBP beat putting in a player with a .418OBP?
Tonight, or any night? I really don't get your logic?
mostly I don't want Shea playing 3rd because I fall asleep watching him lob the ball over to 1st. Good thing is the cubs don't have a lot of team speed.
I personally would rather see Laroche in the game over Shea. However, i do understand the move, and will just enjoy the game without resorting to discontent, hatred, and anger towards Grady for putting Shea in there.
If you think Gonzo, Shea, Nomar, Ramon would not start a game the rest of the season, you are surely mistaken. There's a good change one or more of them would start more than 1 game the rest of the way. Moreover, if you think Laroche, Kemp, Ethier, Loney are going to start every game and get every at-bat the rest of the season, you're quite mistaken again.
It should come as no shock when guy's like Laroche, Kemp, etc. sit. But judging by the comments everytime they do, some act as if it's the greatest shock in the world and rehash the same comments/arguments. Heck, If that's the case, you might as well argue/complain/debate the lineup every single second and every single day and pre-emptively complain because it's inevitable anyways. Some of you won't be satisfied until you get what you want, without trying to understand the moves/decisions that are made by those put in charge of OUR DODGER team. I guess, it's a shame that Frank MCcourt doesn't give the reigns of the front office and management to insidedodger blog posters.
Game about to start.let's go get em!
Well said.
JOSH: – Just a quick question, what has happened with the gameday feature. it used to work really well but during this series it is not working well at all.
Pierre never slowed down at all. He was thinking double all the way.
About my post yesterday–sorry, I do tend to make long posts. I'm not a journalist–worse, I'm a lawyer, so I tend to talk/write way too much. But in the chicken/egg question, I was like that before I went to law school.
I had not thought about Martin's baserunning, because I always assume he can do anything. But people commented on his sliding, and appear to be right. Hopefully, he's OK. He needed today or tomorrow off either way.
I agree that LaRoche should be in there, but Hillenbrand has filled in competently, defensively and offensively. I would want someone better regularly, but as a fill-in for injured players (Nomar/Andy), he's OK. My concern is not so much that Shea is getting a start (we know Grady is going to give role-players the occassional start), but that LaRoche came out early yesterday. I can't imagine that it was "punishment" for an error. Grady really does not do that.
Nice double Juan, let's get him home!
I am sorry for wanting our best players to play.
The ones that are quite mistaken are Grady and Ned and our record (a game out of 4th) along with the play of the kids (Kemp, Loney, Ethier all hitting above or around .300 and Bills being our best 2nd half arm) have proved it. Your right though, no need to keep making the same point over and over again.
Let's go blue, let's win this one!
Man I still cringe every time they show the Dodgers are last in the league in HR's.
i cringe everytime i see KEMP with his home-run swing at every pitch.
Hopefully failing to get pierre in won't hurt us. We need every run we can get.
Hilly with the rag arm!
big DP!
okay so shea cant quite make accurate throws to first, but he can start DPs nicely 😛 and i know that that was a hard throw to first
yah that was a tough play and i was suprised it was that close with soriano's speed.
Kent made an adventure out of that pop up.
Matt Kemps 14 games in the three hole.
Yeah it makes me cringe too..
I guess we have Hilly & Libby tonight. Good Luck guys.
casino… you don't like to see Kemp bat?
Bad move on the steal attempt.
a delayed steal? Grady is joking right?
what are you doing Grady? Hillenbrand?
I don't understand a delayed steal with a player you would use an hourglass to time.
Go figure.
I think Hildy was thinking about going and by the time his brain was able to relay the message to his feet, it appeared to be a DP. Either that or he thinks he is still in an Angel uniform and stupid aggressiveness is rewarded.
Gotta get that run back as soon as possible.
Way to go, and help yourself out Stults! Is it just me, or does Monroe look alkward & lost in CF?
Talk about blind luck!!!
That was insane blind luck, tough break Pierre deserved that RBI.
Uh oh!
I'd like the offense to score a run or two now …
We got some wood to carry up there this inning. Hope we use it on Lilly.
casino… you don't like to see Kemp bat?
Posted by: firstname.lastname@example.com | September 5, 2007 05:31 PM
of course i do…he's hitting the ball great. It's just his situational hitting i'm not keen about. But like everyone says, he's young and needs to mature. I was listening to the ESPN telecast since i'm in SD at the moment, and even Orel said that Kemp should have tried to hit a grounder to bring pierre home instead of taking such a huge cut at the ball his first time up.
But like everyone else, i agree, he's a great hitter, no doubt about it.
Grady Little!You had better listen to this man!You don't want to win bad enough!All the fans should destroy you!How in the world do you not have Andy Laroche at third base!I have nothing against Shea,but Andy Laroche commands respect and spreads terror with the opposing team!If you can read this blog get him in now!Little,you jerk,he should start every game until the end!Got it!Good!
Too much 1st pitch swinging.
somehow, i doubt grady's reading this blog in the dugout..maybe after the game? 😉
When I saw the lineup I didn't like this game..So far I'm right..Let's all pray there is nothing REALLY wrong with Russell's knee…that would be awful for this team…
I wish we could get the ESPN telecast in LA…we get our local channel with Vinny, but I would rather listen to the ESPN guys..
and Andy should have been in the lineup…but Grady probably thought because Shea hit Lilly in the past, he would put him in…the PAST is the key word…not my fav player Shea..!!!
Com'on Bucs Stop them Cards.
yah, i'm listening to the ESPN telecast..it's orel, steve philips, and that other guy that usually calls the weekday espn games (i forgot his name)..
A coupler pitches from Lilly in the right places could get things started.
pierreeast You don't think the Cards will stumble into the playoffs like last year do you?
I hope I'm wrong, but we usually don't do well the few games Lieberthal has played..LOL…but it's true…
Just as I said that, Lieberthal gets a double…nice going
Nice 2 bagger from Libby. Outfielders are carefull of all the mud on the track out there.
With Stults it's like having 9 hitters in the lineup.
I like the way Furcal battled there.
Nice shot RAFFY that at least gets us on the score board.
The Dodger pitchers are fairing well against Cub pitching so far.
only down 2 runs..we can do this!!!!!!!
firstname.lastname@example.com–What???? Seriously, you would rather listen to Steve Phillips, Orel Hershiser, and "that other guy" than Vin Scully? Vin Scully!
Do you also hate mom and apple pie??? How can anything be better than Vinny. There are times when I would rather listen to Vinny than watch a game being called by someone else (though, I can usually just mute the TV).
I'm rooting for the Pirates because I don't want the Cardinals to win any more pennants.
just for a change I would like to listen to them…yes..
I can listen to Vinny all the time..and like him alot…just like to hear different views..
Ugly game right now..Matt has a good arm…too strong though…I think this game is a goner…I remember when Stultz was so good last year…
BAD overthrow from Kemp.
We all knew Kemp had a strong arm. Right?
hmm, throw was a tad too strong..just as tad of course.
Some of you guy's who don't like to listen to negative comments toward the "kids" should consider yourself lucky because ESPN isn't holding back their comments.
wow..just showed a shot of grady in the dugout on the ESPN telecast..Grady had his hat off and he looked pist off. You could probably see the smoking coming out of his ears in that dugout shot.
As long as Kemp comes out in the plus column after each game, I'm OK with it.
So do something good next, Kemp! 😉
email@example.com–you worried me there. Not that I would want those other guys, but at least you're only talking about once in a while.
Well, I hope Proctor does well here. I have my doubts though.
STULTS was just too hittable, but what I seen of him they proberbly can use him off the bench as a left handed pinch hitter lol.
true..KEMP needs to redeem himself with his offense in this upcoming innings, along with the other dodgers. No matter what 1 run isn't enough..we need to score!!!!
off topic.. but i can't help but wonder what the reaction towards a gonzo or pierre overthrow would be in that very same EXACT situation. Somehow, i doubt there would be much silence about it on this blog. That's just the way it goes i guess..double standards are acceptable 🙂
The thing is casino, Pierre and Gonzo aren't physically able and just don't have the arms to overthrow anybody.
Be interesting if Proctor gets us out of the inning…any bets?
Way to go Proctor…do it more!!!
Hey Little, you are nothing but a momentum killer!The pennant is on the line and like the blundering fool you are, will watch us slip to four games out!Time is running out!How in the world did you not have Andy Laroche in the line up!You are a complete idiot and you make everybody suffer because of your stupidity!You do not know how to go for the kill!You are a disgrace!
Nice job by Proctor so far.
dodgerdude..pierre and gonzo aren't able to overthrow anybody?
You sir, are correct. But an error is an error, so lemme rephrase my inquiry to just a general error leads to an extra run for the opponent since my general point is the same.
But then again, i should keep these comments to myself, since it opens up a can of worms and all types of excuses for certain plays and players suddenly show up up, when those same very type of plays for other players (who's names need not be mentioned) would be considered inexcusable no matter what.
That is the life of the insidedodgersdoublestandard.mlblogs.com
I just lost MLBTV MOSAIC and this game in not on extra innings tonight. Well I'm back, didn't miss much. But it's all I got.
good job by proctor. I hope our bullpen doesn't get worn out with the early exit by stults..we can still win this game, but the offense has to come up big. The past couple of games, our offense has scored a bunch of runs, so let's hope we can do it again!
It looks like PROCTOR did a good job coming in, in the 5th.
why the hatred for ze cards? They're one of the few likeable teams other than the Dodgers and thing have gone so badly for them it'd be nice to see them do well. Plus I hate the cubs.
I think Lou did right putting Pie in CF.
Oh Oh, what do we do now work on Lilly's pitch count? He can still screw up.
I don't like the feel of this game so far for the Dodgers..remember we don't have 2 of our good hitters in the lineup…Andy and Russell..and if Lilly falters, they have Marmol in the bullpen…when they're ahead..that's not good for us..
jspelk I don't care for the Cards due to their past history against the Dodgers – especially the playoff history.
Proctor does well tonight.
If the Dodgers' offense is so fragile that it can only win with the absolutely correct alignment of players in the lineup, that bodes no good.
Good thing that the offense is not quite that fragile, of course. Even though the past two games were mostly built on strings of singles with the odd double. A little more power would be good.
Come on, Kemp, transfer some power from your throwing arm to your bat 😉
oh…I like the Cards but obviously the D's are much more my favorite. Proctor did well. Its too bad we can't get anything going. Lily hasn't looked particularly dominating but we haven't been able to do much.
We got lot of help on the bench, some young help and Nomar & Gonzo might have some pop in their bats. Saenz is over due, way over due.
It's nice that Shea has been so good against Lilly..when does it start?
We look like that tired Dodger team that couldn't do anything…I liked the Dodger team of the last few days…
Doesn't look like the Dodger's night…
Stop the presses…if Lieberthal gets on, the Tomato gets to bat….LOL
Here comes Marmol….not good
Here comes the Tomato……..and Marmol. We're toast.
It's a bad day for NL Wild Card teams. Dodgers and Cardinals are both losing, and the Phillies completely tanked. Possibly the worst managed game I've ever watched…
Maybe we'll find it in the Cubs bullpen tonight. Anything to get rid of this sinking feeling.
Little, we have the pennant in sight and what do you do!You did worse than nothing!You don't know how to win and you are scared of success and happy with mediocrity!If we have any hope left, you better have Super Andy Laroche at the hot corner for the rest of the season to follow Superman Jeff Kent's cue.Everything else will fall in place!You idiot!
I think I hate the Cardinals more than I hate the Giants, but it's pretty close.
Stop the presses…Tomato gets a hit….and some luck…
HOLY COW! It's about time the Tomato did something. It was a cheap run, but we'll take it.
Raffy needs to come through for a change
I knew OLMEDO the killer tomato was over due I even knew he would make it to 2nd.
as usual Raffy doesn't come through.
I think they will do better against Howry, and Dempster than Marmol. I hope so. I hope Rudy holds them in check here.
This is about all we could ask for, a change of pitchers, maybe one of them will have a bad night and we could roll. I just hope it ain't one of ours, Com'on Rudy.
We're not out of this game yet.
we're in troble if Russ is out for a long time.
I couldn't agree more…Pray that Russell's knee isn't bad..
Beimel coming in…He hasn't been good lately.
Not bad Rudy. Com'on Beimel.
I just hope Beimel throws strikes, and isn't wild.
Whew..out of that…Can we score please!!!!!
Nice jog handcuffing Kendall there. Now I hope they Hammer Howry!!
Glad to see Beimel end that inning. He's had his troubles lately, but he looked like his realiable self there.
Pierre…too many pop ups
nice hit 20 push ups hayes!!!!
even better…hit the bottom of the order.
Casinod–I admit that there is definitely a double-standard with respect to the mistakes that the old guys make and the mistakes that the kids make. I personally don't harp on the older guys, but what's wrong with a double standard? If Matt Kemp is still making baserunning mistakes and airmailing his throws from right field after he turns, oh, let's say 25 in three years, people might be upset with him. Also, if he were hitting .245 rather than .345, people might be upset. But given that we know he is a gamble, and he is still the best hitter on the team, with tremendous upside potential, people will cut him more slack than veterans who are not supposed to make those mistakes, and who are not living up to their career production.
Take Jeff Kent–Kent's an old guy, but he's having another solid year and gets very little grief around here.
Without Russell we just don't look like the same team…
Kent made a battle out of it at least. Let's see how Meloan does.
Here comes Meloan….let's hope he does well
Kemp looked safe, man he's fast and ya can't hit 'em harder then Kent hit that last pitch. Well one more chance. Come on Meloan hold them if you can.
Martin's the key to the whole team. He's the MVP. If he's out, we're done. We can still pull this game out without him, but not the season.
Nice throw from Libby!
Totally agree….the team is flat without Russell…We look like the team that wasn't winning tonight…Let's hope we can beat Marquis tomorrow to at least take 3 of 4…Lowe should be ready tomorrow..He likes the big games at the end of the season..
Here comes Hendy….pray
I don't like the hush hush about Martin's MRI.
Grady with the hook. Haven't seen Hendy in a while. I hope he shuts them down.
Meloan, maybe nervousness, but that's 6 walks counting the last inning he pitched. It would be great if none of them scored.
i didn't say there was anything wrong with double standards. It is what it is, especially on this BLOG and the favorites certain people play on this squad certainly are indicative of that.
I'm not saying that these views/opinions/standards should change. Afterall, everyone has their own opinion on things and they treat certain players the way they want to. Being objective is a tough thing when you have such high feelings towards certain players and downright negative feelings towards others.
Like i said, i didn't want to open up a can of worms, because my observations don't really change a thing, and you're view on certain players won't change no matter what.
In sum, I just found it curious that the reaction by certain posters on this blog are remarkably different depending on the player. In fact, the division is clear and it is what it is.
Just an example, of many that i've observed..The pierre error he made last week in SD where he didn't see the ball was talked about after the game and even the day after even though we won the game. This overthrow error where Kemp failed to even hit the cut-off man will probably not even be mentioned since it's "okay for him to make mistakes."
Like i said, it is what it is. And if we end up losing this game, Grady will probably be trashed because he didn't put laroche in the lineup over shea. I don't recall however, anyone praising Grady for the past 2 wins v. the Cubs when he had Gonzo in there over kemp/ethier when there were countless "grady is an idiot" comments prior to the game, and the dead silence about the "horrible lineup" after the 2 wins.
Me too, I'm thinking more about Martin then this game.
Good job Grady…when they changed batters, why did he leave Hendy **********
ndeschenes – breathe, man.
In general, Russell is taking the day off on an injury scare. Andy has some back issues. If they played today and had to go on the DL, or aggravated injuries and tailed off in performance when trying to play through pain, would that help the team? Probably not.
Glad I'm not a MLB manager – you just can't please the crowd 😛
Today is a game we lost – it will happen. News flash: you can't win every game.
Just gotta come out tomorrow and play hard and see what happens.
It's not our night……
That flyball Pierre missed on Friday cost us the game. We lost 2 games in the standings that's why it was so huge. get your facts straight.
We were playing so well…and tonight we stink
Game over.
Great job Hendy….thanks
Grady coming to get Hendy…too late as always
bringing gas to the fire with blowberto!!!
HENRDY last pitch 9/1
I hate when we play this way when ESPN is watching…they didn't see us play well….don't like it!!!!
diehard, you're correct, we did lose that game, i was thinking about another error that he made earlier in the year..sorry for offending you and you're sense of rightness
Blowberto! This could go from bad to worse.
wasn't that the whole base of your post?
Ugly gets uglier
Love Blowberto…what a joke
it already did
Well I guess the roof is caving in now, but it's just one loss.
no it wasnt, it was merely an example.
if you read it correctly, it says "Just an example, of many that i've observed.."
get your facts straight or scroll up and read it.
since it was the "only" example you posted I figured that was your backbone.
Blowberto blows it again
yeah, it was 4-2 not so long ago…are brox and sammy out of commission tonight?
It's amazing to me that Hernandez is still on this team…ridiculous
I'll take Hull over Blowberto why is that guy in the game?
It was us Mon & Tues, Tonight it's the Cubs.
They won't pitch tonight…no reason to…we already lost
About Russell–here's the thing–MRI results take a while. I don't think they're being hush-hush, they just don't know yet. I hope.
Casinod–You're right that all of this will get shaded. And, except for on outburst, I've actually been pretty supportive of Ned and Grady. But are you really supposed to give credit to Grady for the win because he started Gonzo over Ethier in a game where Brad Penny went 7 innings and gave up 2 runs and Matt Kemps had 3 singles and a triple? That's a game you're supposed to win.
If the Dodgers come back and win the division, there will be some people still calling for his head, but a lot of people will give him credit.
I think that's the fundamental issue–success breeds credit and forgiveness. The better you are, the more your mistakes will be overlooked.
We have to take 3 of 4 against the Cubs and then sweep the Giants over the weekend.
diehard..well i guess you just misunderstood the "..of many that i've observed.." part of my statement.
I thought that made it clear that that was not the ONLY example i've observed, but anyways..
obviously, i meant were they available tonight before the wheels came off lol.
wow, the bad news bears are playing at wrigley…weeeeeeee.
Little, if I was the owner I would have already fired you!
Im glad i decided to watch the US Open instead of this garbage.
I still don't understand why we didn't keep Tomko in the bullpen instead of Blowberto?..We still have to pay him, and he is better at one or two innings most…much better than Blowberto….now the Pads have him…don't care about that but I sure would rather have him than this silly Blowberto who just hit a man and has given up way too many runs already this inning…A JOKE
Forgot about the Open..darn..
wanted to see the Roddick/ Federer match….
He might as well let BERT finish this up.
All I said was you posted one example being critical of people here and it was incorrect. I don't understand a lot of grady's moves, where else am I going to go with my concerns? I hate to see our talented squad not reach its potential because of our bad coaching all the way around. from grady to Donnely.
yeah the Roddick/Federer match has been very good so far.
exit music
thanks for reminding me..going to watch the match now…Dodgers too painful tonight
Any bets on how high Blowberto's ERA will be at seasons end?!! lol I'm thinking he'll be lucky if it's under 10…..
thanks max power!!! Save me some misery.
I hope they at least pinch hit for Hillenbland here. Let one of the kids have a whack at it.
i didnt mean to suggest that Grady should be given credit for that win. We all know managers don't win games, they can only lose them right? 😉
but my post was meant to show that there is a general consistent atmosphere that arises where grady is ridiculed, trashed, and bashed to death for his "wrong moves", but when those very same wrong moves are made and are successful, instead of acknowledging that it was a good move, an okay move, or even a lucky move, it's just silence.Radio silence if you will until the next "wrong move" is made that backfires and all of a sudden the hate starts up again. Like creatures of the night in the woods that only show their face when they feel it furthers their agenda.
Sometimes, i get the feeling that some are waiting for bad things to happen, for grady's moves to backfire, for certain players to have bad at-bats, or certain pitchers to fail. I know this isn't true of course, since we're all "dodger fans", but, if you didn't know any better from reading this one blog, you would think that is the case.
But like i said, it is what it is, and my personal opinion of what i observe won't change and thus, i'd rather just enjoy the Dodgers, the rest of the season (hopefully including the offseason), and the specific comments that I feel are fruitful and interesting for me to read while ignoring the other needless comments like i've always have.
ANd if my comments are needless to some, then so be it, but this is a free blog, and i post what i want to post, and i read what i want to read. Most times, i'm afraid that some people are afraid to voice their opinion on certain things for a fear of being ridiculed about it, or challenged consistenly on an issue that is a matter of personal opinion. That is the general feeling I get from emails I received from posting on this blog and invitations to other places to post (along with all the wonderful UK lottery winner type emails i receive as well).
That ball that Hillenbrand picked up was going foul (or at least could have). That's a play that a 'veteran' should know to at least wait on.
A loss here is not as big a deal as if MARTIN doesn't come back, right away, TOMORROW, it could be the season. At least it will be very hard.
All I said was you posted one example being critical of people here and it was incorrect. I don't understand a lot of grady's moves, where else am I going to go with my concerns? I hate to see our talented squad not reach its potential because of our bad coaching all the way around. from grady to Donnely.
Posted by: firstname.lastname@example.com | September 5, 2007 08:17 PM
where else are you going to go with your concerns?
Well, you can always voice it here on insidedodgers like you always have. My posts above aren't meant to tell anyone to shut up, or to stop posting what they want to post, their opinion, or what's on their mind.
I mentioned specifically that i was just posting about what i've observed over my time here on this blog, and my opinions about certain things. That is all, nothing more. Like i said earlier, it's off-topic, and not really Dodger related to on-field matters, so let's just leave it at that since i'm not saying that Pierre's error that day was "okay", "acceptable" or "meaningless" just like i'm not saying Kemp's error was bad. I was just posting about my observations to the way people react to such plays on the rare occasions when they do occur. That's all.
OK understood I didn't take it as you telling me not to post I just think grittl hurts us more then he helps.
glad to see Hillebrand get that meaningfull at bat in the 9th?
Can't we all just get along? LOL
well, tough loss, we let it get out of reach at the end.
However, winning 3 out of 4 at wrigley is not too bad, so let's try win the series with a win tommorow. 1 game at a time, 1 game at a time!
YA CAN'T WIN THEM ALL be back here tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow morning for some of you. Derek Lowe better bring his low balls with him and the team better bring there hitting bats and most of all they better bring back Russrll Martin.
Little you will never,never,never,never,never,never,never,never,never,never win anything!You are nothing bt a big loser!
Hey griffon 64,you know nothing!
I sure hope Lowe has his 'A' game tomorrow. It would be awesome to take 3 of 4, then on to the *** Bay and whip up on the Gnats. It all depends on Martins status. I hope he's ok. He's the heart & soul of this team. Without him, there is NO chance on making ther playoffs.
Wow! The snakes beat up on Peavy tonight! 8 earned runs.
If we pull out another win tomorrow and we better, I'm sure we will if Lowe stops giving up those homeruns, our record, after 140 games will be 74-66, exactly what it was last year. I didn't note what place we were in last year, but I will this year.
Casinod–I understand your point now. No doubt, the board is more quiet when we win. I don't view that as negative though. When we win, I think people are happy–even with moves by Grady they don't agree with–and are more likely to go out and do whatever they do. When we lose, we become depressed, and this becomes a place to vent. There are a number of positive posters, though, and that's appreciated.
Speaking of positive posters, pierreseastmeetswest makes a pretty good point. I did not realize that a win tomorrow would give us the same record as last year. Unfortunately, the division is tougher this year, because we were in first place (by a 1/2 game), and a win tomorrow would put us 2.5 games behind. But it's not bad if we can get there. Win tomorrow, sweep the Giants, and we will control our own destiny.
thanks for understanding my point..it just was a suprise to me when i first started visiting this blog on a consistent basis to find the style of posts and comments that were here.
I can specifically recall discussions in July, around the trade deadline and how people would try to talk about specific moves/deals/trades that may be made, rumors if you will, and instead of discussing those, people would somehow sidetrack it into a negative discussion about certain players/situations, when quite frankly, it wasn't even relevant, but somehow, it was twisted and spun into being relevant, and that is when i realized the "style" of posts that certain posters posted, and got used to it.
That's all in the past, and i have adapted my perspective so that i could enjoy the comments section of this blog again. Unfortunately, some of chosen to leave and stop posting because of it, and find alternative places to share dodger related discussions, and that's too bad.
With that said, we truly do control our own destiny. After this series with the Cubs, we play exclusively within our division the rest of the season. With us chasing AZ and SD, if we take care of business, we can win the division or the wild card. We just need to win, bottom line!
let's do it!
"The fact that we've won so many tight games is a testament to how he's used our roster," Arizona general manager Josh Byrnes said of Melvin. "He's pushed a lot of the right buttons."
NOTICE: The GM was complementing the manager for his use of the roster. Little makes the decisions of who he wants to play.
Rotation question.
I guess it's easy for me to sit here and play Nintendo baseball, but I really must question Grady on his readjustment of the rotation. Granted, I have no idea regarding the pitcher's physical ailments, but wouldn't it make sense to keep Loiza on track and start him Sunday versus the Giants, push Penny back to Tuesday(giving him extra rest which I'm sure any pitcher with 180ip can use) and then Penny will be able to start game one versus the Padres and the final game versus the Dbacks? Wouldn't it make more sense to have your ace pitch two games in arguably the 2 most important series of the year, instead of a pitcher who has made 3 starts all year? Call me crazy, but seems like I'd want my best pitcher going in the biggest series.
The Dodgers are satisfied with being mediocre. With Grittle as manager and Ned as GM how many playoff games have we won in the 2 years under them? It's true this season isn't over yet , but with these two running this club I'm sure they won't make it. ( I hope I'm wrong) The problem as I see it is that the Yankees consider it a failure of a season if they don't get to the World Series , where the Ds think it's a success to just make the playoffs. That's why the Dodgers will continue to be mediocre. They have to think differently.
The only way we'll ratchet up expectations and the team performance will be through the owner's insistance that the performance match the dollars invested in this club and through change in management that will use that investment more effectively. Both Colletti and Little have been a disaster in that respect. If McCourt wants to wait another year or two for a repeat performance by a mediocre club with mediocre results, that's his privilege. I would cut both off at the knees as soon as possible and turn a new page for our Dodgers.
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Possessive puppies: Yes, dogs get jealous
A study from the University of California is saying that jealousy isn't limited to people. Dogs can get jealous when they see their human pals not paying attention to them or even petting another dog. Newslook
All dog lovers know their pets can feel loyalty and love. Now a study has found that dogs also show signs of a feeling that, for humans, goes hand-in-hand with love: jealousy.
In newly published experiments, pet dogs became aggressive and pushy when their owners showered affection on a plush toy dog, which so captivated the real dogs that almost all of them sniffed the area under the fake animal's tail. When their owners read a book, the pets were relatively indifferent, suggesting that something other than a lack of attention prompted the animals' efforts to divide their beloved people from the "other" dog.
"These data support the idea that (dogs) have this state that motivates them to regain their loved one's attention," says study co-author Christine Harris of the University of California, San Diego. "I do think they have a form of jealousy."
Harris was researching jealousy in humans when an encounter with her parents' three young border collies prompted her curiosity about jealousy in creatures other than humans.
When she tried to pet two of them at the same time, "they weren't happy," she says. "One would take its head and literally push the other's head out of the way so both my hands were on him and the other one would do the same thing. And I thought, 'This really does look like jealousy.' "
To test the idea that dogs can be driven by jealousy, Harris and her collaborator Caroline Prouvost recruited 36 university students with small dogs. "We didn't want to have some German shepherd go ballistic on us," Harris says. She asked the pet owners to focus on three different objects in turn. One was a children's book, one was a plastic jack-o'-lantern pail and the third was a toy dog that briefly barked and wagged its tail when a button on its head was pushed.
When the human subjects read the book out loud, few of the dogs showed any interest. But when the humans cooed and stroked the fake dog, the real dogs went on the warpath. They snapped at the toy and even bit it. They pushed their owners or the toy dog. They whined and barked. They showed the same behaviors, though to a lesser degree, when their humans petted and lavished endearments on the plastic pail, Harris and Prouvost report in this week's PLOS ONE.
Many researchers have argued that unlike sadness and anger, jealousy requires complex cognitive abilities and consists of a blend of feelings, rather than being a fundamental "core" emotion. But these results imply that you don't need sophisticated thinking to fuel jealous actions, Harris says.
The study is "carefully and meticulously constructed," says Texas Tech University's Sybil Hart, who is not connected to the new study. The new findings dovetail with her own research on human babies to suggest "jealousy is part of human nature. It's not a pathology that is only found in individuals who are flawed."
But Indiana University's Jonathon Crystal, who studies memory and cognition, wonders whether the dogs may have learned these behaviors to get attention without the motivation of jealousy. Harris responds that if the dogs only wanted attention, they would've tried the same tricks when their owners were fussing over the jack-o-lantern or reading the book. Instead, the dogs were most likely to snap and try to thrust the interloper away when confronted with their toy "rival."
That's not to say that the dogs' internal experience is the same as that of humans confronted by a romantic rival, Harris says.
"We perseverate on these things. We ruminate on them, we imagine things, we ask questions about ourselves," she says, whereas "once the love triangle is over, the dog is probably over it."


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Riding in a buggy through the Zoo, accompanied by enamored paparazzi is all in a normal day for our baby wombat Milo, who just had his first trip to the dentist! The one-and-a-half year old common wombat was joined by Australia Zoo vet Mel and vet nurse Tara to check on his ever-growing teeth.
After gently administering the anesthetic, our dedicated veterinary team took a peek inside Milo's mouth for the first time. It seems that mum Minibus taught him well on how to take care of his teeth, as Mel gave Brave Milo the all-clear and rewarded him with his favourite food - sweet potato!
Milo was born to mum Minibus and dad Tonka at Australia Zoo in September last year. While he is boisterous and confident like his dad, he never strays too far from mum's side.
You can often catch Minibus and Milo wandering around the Zoo on their harnesses together, finding tree roots to gnaw on. These tough roots are actually vital for wearing down our wombats continuously growing teeth - so it is the equivalent of us giving ours a brush to keep them in good condition!
Fortunately Milo won't have to make a trip to the dentist for another year. His teeth will continue to grow to compensate for the tough, fibrous grasses in his vegetarian diet, and will be kept healthy with enrichment activities.
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From Sanity to Insanity and Back
From Sanity to Insanity and Back
The Road to and from Psychological Torment
All I can say is wow, it has been a long nine years of fighting to find my sanity, (well really a lifelong struggle,) but you long term leaguers are more familiar with my struggle for almost the past decade. Many say I switch between being a zealot to hardcore Atheist, one leaguer put it, " You change religions more than I change socks", or something like that. For the past few years life is been getting better, way better inter net connection, more friends that use logic instead of superstition, and oh yes, finally distancing my self from religious fanatic past associations.
Been taking online courses, you know those free ones MIT or other great Universities let us view on youtube, or just by having to make an account on an open course website, ran by a joint affiliation of those top schools. Also I been following a guy on youtube learning the basics of pre-Algebra, (hey have to start somewere. As I distance my self from those influenced by mythical belief systems my mind is starting to clear, just taking this highway to higher truth one step at a time, as I would now say, " May the Epic Philosophy of Hitchens be with you.
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P.S Thanks for introducing me to Linux Distros, they run far smoother than Microsoft products, I now figure I am getting to know the Penguin better than Gates.....
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Monday, January 11, 2010
It's Exam Week...
It is so utterly arbitrary what we decide our kids need to know. And it's just so completely unimaginative how we most commonly decide to assess them.
The idea of spending a week proctoring exams reminds me of these facts like a punch to the face reminds you that you have a nose.
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I agree. At first, it seems kind of cool. As the teacher, you get to sit and do other things while they take the exam. Then you realize that it is very boring, even with Twitter and RSS feeds and lesson planning, it gets boring. I want to interact with my students.ReplyDelete
The worst part is that the test are not mine. They are district exams. So I have to make sure that the students are prepped for that exam, even though they may understand the concepts really well.
I also think it is a tremendous waste of learning time. 5 days of just exams, no learning at all!
i think exams have some merit..I am just not sure how much. Especially when we consider how much (actually little) time students spend studying for them. We are starting to discuss common assessments and i imagine midterms/finals will be one of those. Not sure how I feel about this yet.ReplyDelete
I have started mixing in a "project" as part of the exam grade. In Physics it is build a contraption (choice of two) like a science fair project to demonstrate understanding. Geometry was publishing examples on a topic we studied on our wiki.
The lack of studying & prep and care for an exam grade is what really gets me.


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It's all about iPhone 5
Apple has now announced release of the updated version of its paradigm-shattering smartphone – mark your calendar for product release on Sept. 21 (pre-orders start Friday, Sept. 14) – and the big question has to be exactly what impacts will the device have on mobile banking and mobile payments?
For starters: unlike with last year's release of the phone that was named the 4S, there were no advance rumors (at least not from credible sources) that this year's iPhone 5 would have NFC (Near Field Communications) to turn the phone into a genuine digital wallet.
The 4S disappointed some by shipping without NFC. And the new phone also does not have NFC. That technology apparently just isn't ready for Cupertino prime time.
But don't think the latest Phone is a yawner for financial services. Analysts in fact see immense ripple impacts of the device that just may shape how credit unions interact digitally with their mobile customers.
Novantas' Ethan Teas, in an interview, said that to his eyes the biggest impacts will come from the "downstream impacts of other iPhone models." HIs point: if the analysts are right and more than 10 million iPhone 5s sell in Q4 in the U.S. alone, this may put lots of used, older iPhones on the market, cheap, and Apple is also slashing prices on old iPhones ($99 for the one year-old 4S; the two year old 4 will be free, with a two year contract).
This will put downward pressures on pricing of smartphones other than iPhone (and Samsung Galaxy 3, an Android device that is keeping pace with the iPhone). Motorola, Nokia, HTC and the others may have to start offering tasty discounts to lure buyers away from the glitter twins atop the smartphone sales charts.
The upshot: an ever-increasing number of members will own smartphones and they will want apps for the banking.
Current numbers place smartphone ownership in the U.S. at 55% — but watch that move nearer to two in three early in 2013 as iPhone 5 mania sweeps the nation.
The pressures on financial institutions to provide beefy apps – ones that permit bill pay along with balance checking – will intensify as more Americans pack smartphones in their pockets.
Meantime, Gene Signorini, a vice president at Mobiquity, said that Passbook – a kind of digital wallet integrated into the next generation mobile operating system from Apple, iOS 6, which will be central to iPhone 5 and apparently will also be available for some earlier models of iPhone and iPad – may have disappointed some observers for what it isn't (it isn't a tap-and-go-enabled payment tool).
But, said Signorini, "Passbook is a Trojan horse that will get Apple into payments. It also is an important first step for getting consumers into mobile payments."
As announced, Passbook is a tool for storing loyalty cards, movie tickets, even airline tickets, in a single app on the iPhone. But, from there, it may be a fast hop into implementing barcode-driven mobile payments and Apple certainly has that on its mind.
But whether Apple goes there, or not, Signorini's bigger point is that Apple, traditionally, has avoided bleeding-edge technologies. Its comfort zone is around improving technologies that are already proven (such as the MP3 music file format which Apple figured out how to monetize with iTunes). That's exactly what it is doing with Passbook.
"Passbook will be easy to use out of the box. It will get people thinking about the phone in connection with transactions," said Signorini.
Sam Lakkundi, chief mobile officer at Kony, also sees nothing but pluses for mobile banking in the iPhone 5. He said Apple has indicated that it is providing tools that will allow developers to beef up security and that, he said, will help reassure members who still cite security worries as a primary reason for not using mobile banking tools.
Lakkundi also pointed to the sharper, larger screen on the iPhone 5 as a draw for older members in particular.
Bottom Line: iPhone 5 may not have delivered what some had hoped for (notably, no NFC) but experts believe the smartphone revolution may be kicking into a higher gear and that is a message no credit union can ignore.


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Monday, April 5, 2010
Etsy shop update
Hi beautiful people!
Just a heads up that I will be updating my etsy shop in the morning. Tuesday April 6th at 1 PM eastern standard time. I only have a few things, so if you were interested in one of the 5 dolls they will be available then. I have a couple of pins and a couple of ACEO, plus I should have an original painting too.
Hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend. The weather here has be fabulous!!! I think I can put my winter coat away in storage for good now.
5 comments:
- julie Haymaker thompson said...
Oh Tasha, I have not been by in ages ... and I get so much joy from seeing the work. I put my hair under a bandana the other day and thought of you. tee hee
- April 6, 2010 at 12:39 AM
- elsiee said...
that little pin is PRECIOUS!! LOVE it!!
- April 6, 2010 at 1:18 AM
- andrea creates said...
How sweet
I love the little bird 'dangly'. The perfect finishing touch-I'll go check out the shop :)
- April 6, 2010 at 7:49 AM
- sMacThoughts said...
Isn't a change in weather such a pick-me-up?! Love the dolls; they make me smile all gathered around each other and the phone! :)
Well, I'll invite you to enter my latest giveaway on my blog. A comment on the post enters you. But will also not be offended if you choose not; I have no more room on my walls for art, and one as prolific as yourself probably has more than she can find a spot for!
Enjoy the day! :)
- April 6, 2010 at 2:27 PM
- Dean Grey said...
Thanks for the update, Tascha!
- April 6, 2010 at 5:41 PM


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- "Knew they were coming for me. Heard Death Eaters were in the area last week and decided I'd better run for it. Refused to register as a Muggle-born on principle, see, so I knew it was a matter of time, knew I'd have to leave in the end."
- —Ted regarding his standing under Voldemort's new regime[src]
Edward "Ted" Tonks[2] (d. March, 1998) was a Muggle-born wizard, the husband of Andromeda Tonks (née Black), the father of Nymphadora Tonks, and grandfather of Edward Remus Lupin.
When Ted married Andromeda, who was born into a prejudiced pure-blood family, her family singled her out for scorn. The couple had one child, Nymphadora, who later became a member of the Order of the Phoenix during the Second Wizarding War. Ted and Andromeda were not members of the Order, but assisted them occasionally. They allowed the Order to use their home as a safe house during the Battle of the Seven Potters.
When Lord Voldemort succeeded in taking over the Ministry of Magic in 1997 and the Muggle-Born Registration Commission was established, Ted went on the run. He was eventually caught and murdered by a group of Snatchers in March of 1998.
Early life
- "Andromeda married a Muggle-born, Ted Tonks, so —"
- —Sirius Black regarding the Tonks family[src]
Much of Ted's life is unknown. He was born to two Muggles. At some point, Ted married Andromeda Black, whom he affectionately called "Dromeda", in spite of her family's belief in blood purity. She was disowned and burned off the family tree tapestry in the house of Black for not making a "respectable pure-blood marriage", unlike her sisters Narcissa Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange. Ted and his wife had one child, for whom Andromeda selected the name Nymphadora.[3]
Ted and his daughter, whom he fondly called "Dora", lacked the talent for magical cleanliness that Andromeda has. He seems to have been friendly with Arthur Weasley, as he was familiar with Arthur's fascination with Muggle items[4].
Second Wizarding War (1995-1998)
- "Hagrid's fine, son. The wife's seeing to him now. How are you feeling? Anything else broken? I've fixed your ribs, your tooth, and your arm. I'm Ted, by the way, Ted Tonks — Dora's father."
- —Ted meets Harry Potter after the Battle of the Seven Potters[src]
When Lord Voldemort returned to power, Ted's daughter joined the second Order of the Phoenix to fight against the growing threat[3]. Neither Ted nor Andromeda were official members, but nonetheless supported their daughter, allowing their home to be used as a safehouse. In 1997, Tonks married Remus Lupin, who suspected that Ted and Andromeda disapproved because of his werewolf status, but it is unknown if this is true.
After the Battle of the Seven Potters, Harry Potter and Rubeus Hagrid crashed in the garden of the Tonks' home and were both injured. Ted brought the two inside, where he proceeded to fix Harry's broken ribs, tooth, and arm. He and Andromeda were very worried for their daughter's safety when Harry informed them that Death Eaters ambushed the group. Ted, however, attempted to calm Andromeda down by pointing out that Dora had faced worse during the course of her work as an Auror.[5] Sometime after Harry and Hagrid took the Portkey to The Burrow, Ted sent the pieces of Sirius Black's flying motorbike to Arthur Weasley, where they were kept in the Burrow's shed for the remainder of the war.
On the run and death
- Dirk Cresswell: "You believe that story, then, do you, Ted? You believe Snape killed Dumbledore?"
- Ted: "Course I do. You're not going to sit there and tell me you think Potter had anything to do with it?"
- — A discussion of Dumbledore's death while on the run[src]
When the Ministry of Magic fell under Lord Voldemort's control in August 1997, all known safe-houses of the Order lost their protective enchantments and were raided by mixtures of Ministry employees and Death Eaters. Ted and Andromeda were tortured for information about Harry, like many other families with connections to Order members; Remus later reported that they were "shaken, obviously, but otherwise okay". Some time after this, their daughter came to stay with them, upon discovering that she was pregnant. Remus temporarily left her side, worried about passing on lycanthropy to their child.
When the Ministry began its persecution of Muggle-borns, Ted, on a matter of principle, refused to register with the Muggle-Born Registration Commission. He was forced to leave to avoid Death Eaters who were operating near his home. Andromeda did not accompany him, as her pure-blood status kept her safe and she had to care for their pregnant daughter.
Ted then went on the run, eventually meeting up with fellow fugitives Dirk Cresswell and Dean Thomas, as well as goblins Griphook and Gornuk, and they proceeded to stay on the move throughout the countryside. At one point, the group discussed Harry Potter — unaware that Harry was listening in, along with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Ted dismissed the Daily Prophet's claims that Harry was involved in Albus Dumbledore's death, and stated his belief that The Quibbler was the only place left to get reliable news. Eventually, the group was caught by a gang of Snatchers led by Fenrir Greyback, perhaps due to breaking the Taboo curse on using Voldemort's name. Ted, Dirk, and Gornuk were murdered resisting capture.[4]
- "Let's take a moment to report those deaths that the Wizarding Wireless Network News and Daily Prophet don't think important enough to mention. It is with great regret that we inform our listeners of the murders of Ted Tonks and Dirk Cresswell."
- —Lee Jordan announcing the deaths on Potterwatch[src]
The death of Ted Tonks and his comrades was announced on Potterwatch, as the Daily Prophet had ceased reporting deaths caused by Voldemort's regime. When Nymphadora gave birth to her son, she and Remus decided to name him Teddy in her father's memory.[4]
Physical appearance
Ted was described as a "fair-haired, big-bellied" man, with a mellow and pleasant voice.[1]
Magical abilities and skills
- Healing magic: Ted was able to fix Harry Potter's tooth after the Battle of the Seven Potters.
Andromeda Black
Andromeda most likely married Ted (a Muggle-born) in secret, before telling her family[6]; she was disowned from her family and burned off the Black Family Tree. Considering that Andromeda gave up her entire family for Ted, they definitely had a strong and affectionate relationship. Ted called his wife by the nickname "Dromeda".
In 1973, the couple's only child was born and Andromeda named her Nymphadora, but Ted regularly called her "Dora" a name that, unlike Nymphadora, she didn't seem to mind.
Andromeda was devastated when her husband was murdered by Snatchers.
Nymphadora Tonks
Ted and Andromeda's only daughter, who was born sometime in 1973. Her name was Nymphadora, but she was nicknamed "Dora" by her father. Ted and his daughter most likely had a close relationship, considering Dora named her son after him. Both Ted and his daughter had a tendency to be untidy and disorganised. Tonks was likely devastated by her father's death.
Remus Lupin
Remus married Ted's daughter, Nymphadora; neither Ted nor Andromeda attended the wedding, but only because they did not know about it[7]. Remus's werewolf status was most likely never a problem for Ted, given the open-minded nature of his few recorded statements.
However the opposite may also be true, as Remus had stated that his wife's parents were disgusted by their marriage when he asked Harry "What parents would want their only daughter to marry a werewolf?" However this is unknown if that was the genuine attitude of Ted as he never made such a statement. It could have been possible Remus merely imagined his future in-laws would disapprove of him, as his distressed mind was considering other scenarios as to why he should not get married, such as being an older man than Nymphadora.
Teddy Lupin
Teddy is Ted's grandson, son of his daughter. Ted was killed before his grandson was born, but was probably aware of the pregnancy. Teddy's parents named him after his grandfather.
Edward is derived from the Old English words ead, meaning "blessed", and weard, meaning "guard", and has been the name of many members of the English nobility and royalty.
Behind the scenes
- Ted Tonks is rumoured to be the newsreader Ted who is mentioned in the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
- Ted Tonks and his wife Andromeda were both cut from the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, meaning that Harry and Hagrid escape to The Burrow, rather than the Tonks house. The trio also do not encounter Ted nor any other members of his group while on the run. However, he, Dirk Cresswell, and Gornuk are mentioned on radio as having been killed.
- It is possible that Ted Tonks was a Metamorphmagus, a magical trait he could have passed onto his daughter.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 5 (Fallen Warrior) - "A fair-haired, big-bellied man was watching Harry anxiously."
- ↑ Writing by J.K. Rowling: "Remus Lupin" at Pottermore - "The Lupins' son, Edward Remus ('Teddy'), was named for Remus's recently deceased father-in-law."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 5 (Fallen Warrior)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 1 (The Dark Lord Ascending) - Bellatrix: "She is no niece of ours, my Lord," she cried over the outpouring of mirth. "We — Narcissa and I — have never set eyes on our sister since she married the Mudblood. This brat has nothing to do with either of us, nor any beast she marries."
- ↑ Pottermore states that the only witnesses to the wedding were people from the local tavern in the north of the country.


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