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College football prospects are being watched on Twitter and Facebook.
And many of them know it.
Jordan Watkins realized it after attending a WrestleMania event last year. "One of the Ohio State coaches was messaging me, asking who was winning and who was doing what," said the Woodward Academy defensive tackle who signed with Stanford last February. "That kind of woke me up to it."
Shaq Wiggins discovered it after tweeting out some song lyrics. "When I was talking to some coaches in person, they were like 'I like so and so song that you put on Twitter' and I was surprised they had paid attention," said the Sandy Creek High School cornerback who is committed to Georgia.
Brandon Kublanow, the highly-recruited offensive lineman, knew after attending his prom at Walton High School. "I had coaches look through my Facebook photos, and were telling me I looked nice in this or that one."
Social Media is a new and popular way for colleges to both monitor and communicate with potential recruits. Just about every elite recruit has a Facebook or Twitter account, or both.
Coaches are on there, too. Georgia's Mark Richt, after expressing reluctance, returned to Twitter last week after an 1,072-day absence to publicize the program and get noticed by recruits.
Under NCAA rules, a coach can send a Facebook friend request to a prospective student-athlete and follow them on Twitter.
And once they do, they are often finding out a lot of new information. Some of it good, some of it not so good.
"I'm on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and you name it," Virginia coach Mike London said. "You will find out more about guys on Facebook and Twitter sometimes than you will having a 10-minute conversation with them because a lot of times they will let their guard down and show a side maybe you haven't thought about before."
Said Vanderbilt coach James Franklin, "The society we live in now, how kids are growing up, [Social Media] is a huge part of their lives. It's a huge part of what they do and how they communicate. So we embrace it … It's another way to build relationships and get to know people."
Unfortunately for some recruits, their comments and tweets are also destroying relationships with colleges.
Last year, one of New Jersey's top prospects was expelled from school and reportedly had scholarship offers withdrawn after posting explicit messages on Twitter.
Duluth High School coach Corey Jarvis said one of his former players was recently kicked off a college team for the same reasons. "It was the final straw. It was stuff that shouldn't have been posted. I understood where the college was coming from. He was representing the program when he did that."
It became such a concern to Lovejoy High School coach Al Hughes that he finally gave in and created Facebook and Twitter accounts, simply to observe the team.
"I'm on there for the same reason as most college coaches – I wanted to know what was going on and keep up with the pulse of the team," he said. "We've told all our kids to be careful what you say because you're being watched."
Many high school football players are cautioned about the dangers by parents and coaches. Joe Burns, the co-founder of the RisingSeniors.com high school all-star game, even went as far to have a 90-minute educational seminar for last season's participants.
"We let them know with Social Media and the Internet, we're all publishers; anything you say is out there immediately," Burns said. "I just put out a Tweet the other day saying that there's going to be some really good football players not make this year's game because of their Twitter accounts.
"If they're talking crazy, we're not going to let them be in our game because we care more about their image than they do. We're trying to take a stand and get certain kids to be leaders and be more respectful … I think it's disrespectful how some of these kids talk, and I can't believe their parents aren't jacking them up."
Ronald Jenkins, the father of AJC Super 11 defensive end Jordan Jenkins, created a Twitter for several reasons: To follow news about his son (who signed with Georgia), to correct or address recruiting rumors, and – surprisingly — to follow the tweets of college coaches.
"Those guys were looking at Jordan, and I was looking at them to see if their character was a little different than what they were representing in person," he said.
"We didn't eliminate anybody based on that. But I did monitor them, and if there was a concern, we would've definitely discussed it as a family with something like 'Hey I don't agree with this and I don't like that person's character.' Yes, it could've lead to losing trust in a coach."
It works both ways. Sometimes, you just never know who is watching you on Facebook and Twitter.
– By Michael Carvell, AJC Recruiting Blog
Note: Inappropriate BLOG comments and personal attacks will NOT be tolerated. We love the lively discussions but hate-filled, harassing and irresponsible comments are unacceptable.
May 29th, 2012
10:13 am
Good way to see their Character
May 29th, 2012
10:16 am
Here is a good example of how not to use social media….
From Vad Lee:
"@WrecksNEffect yo I don't know you and I would really like if you stop tweeting me! Thank you and God bless!"
few minutes later:
"Although I do encourage you to watch GT football this year and years to come!"
Wow, very classy of that young man to handle the situation like that. I'm glad he's a GT man!
Fans contacting recruits to try to sway them one way or the other is out of bounds and against good judgement.
May 29th, 2012
10:17 am
*judgment. -1 pt. for poor spelling.
May 29th, 2012
10:24 am
Joe Burns might be an old Techie nerd. But he's right on the money. It's amazing that many parents of college prospects don't keep closer tabs on their sons' social media pages with so much on the line. And amen to Burns not accepting players into his all-star game with screwy and ignorant and insensitive social media pages.
May 29th, 2012
10:34 am
Some of the things these kids post I can't even read or understand. Words are not spelled and the language they use might as well be Chinese. I am not saying just black kids. It is the language of all the kids. I am not sure how coaches older than 28 have any idea what the hell many of the posts mean. I am willing to bet the coaches have a Twitter/Facebook Interrupter tell them what the hell is being said in many of the posts.
May 29th, 2012
11:05 am
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May 29th, 2012
11:07 am
And Mark Richt and UGA put a certain player out as a poster boy, lets talk that certain player: student body does not like certain player or his character, pictures of females without consideration of them, questions about a sex video out with a coed who approved and thinks its funny, questions about failed test like some other teammates but goes unpunished while others sit out,
Mark Richt teaching men to be men: What a damn joke!!
McGarity: I got your back Mark Richt and will sweep it under the rug.
May 29th, 2012
11:09 am
Coaches chasing recruits by any means necessary. Sordid, I think.
May 29th, 2012
11:10 am
There was a guy blasting me in a blog last wek and I finally said to him that from reading his posts there was no way he attended Georgia Tech.Tech grads just dont speak the way you write.He admitted that while his handle indicated he was a grad the truth was that he never attended the school and was just a fan.People can pick up a lot from what's sent out through social media.
May 29th, 2012
11:35 am
Delbert D…….I think they might call it stalking in some towns & cities where family values are held in a higher level of importance. The "good ole days" really were the good ole days. Throwing away your chances at a free education because you don't understand the consequences of Social Media, what a waste!!!!!!!!!!!! Just another case of parent neglect
May 29th, 2012
12:05 pm
I read an article yesterday about the Department of Homeland Security monitoring not only all social networking, but blogs as well. The article had a list of key words that trigger a closer look at the intercept. One of the words is "team."
May 29th, 2012
12:13 pm
Delbert there are many people at HS reading a lot about Sports then. What a waste of time.
May 29th, 2012
12:20 pm
Better stuff usually than MC and AJC recruiting blog…………http://bit.ly/K9OoWh
May 29th, 2012
12:51 pm
Paddy, you are a apologist on this forum concerning everything that is wrong with UGA football and the athletic department.
I like reading your post and everyone elses for the most part, but you claim good ole days, parental upbringing and then support a certain poster boy favorite of Mark Richt who may just be the worse personality and character on the team. Nuff said
May 29th, 2012
12:55 pm
Any fan who follows a high school or college student athlete on Twitter or Facebook crosses the line. I'm all for the coaches having access but a common fan is just creepy.
May 29th, 2012
1:02 pm
A player post pictures on twiitter and or facebook without the females approval while in sexual or compromising situations – should all players involved be kicked off the team for doing such?
Remember: This is a Felony Crime.
May 29th, 2012
1:03 pm
Wes Mantooth……..Following College players on Twitter or Facebook is OK. It depends on what you are using it for. Some of the players are interesting to follow for more than just their life on the Field. They are in college and people can relate. To follow a High School is a little much. If your school is recruiting the kid some people post well wishes and mostly positives of why to choose their college over another.
May 29th, 2012
1:09 pm
Game Changer…..I will not apologize for being a loyal Dawg fan, but my post was in no way intended to suggest anything associated w/UGA. How you came to that conclusion is beyond me. It was pointing at the lack of control by our youth and the lack of supervision by parents. Nothing more, nothing less. Though not a UGA grad, I am a fan since the late 70's. I am also not beyond pointing out when I believe they could do better or changes be made. A fan yes, apologist, never.
May 29th, 2012
1:15 pm
BoneDrownedDave, I'm glad that "Techie nerd" doesn't discriminate against players who are looking at UGA as their top choice because a lot of these kids might not be invited to his important program. Whether you like it or not, people who attend GA Tech don't fit your stereotype and the football players and other athletes on the various Jacket rosters don't look at anyone as "competitors" outside of the playing field. It's high time you fans start to give these guys their due, just like you would anyone else who does anything else positive for the community. Grow up and get over it.
May 29th, 2012
1:17 pm
I notice GAME CHANGER will not Say a NAME. If you KNOW the things you are saying are FACTUAL then you can't be sued(and lose) for Libel.
SAY the name Game Changer and while you are at it POST your name too.
May 29th, 2012
2:25 pm
Game Changer……if you do not support parental strenght and youth disipline, you are a lost cause. Tell me our country would not be better off having young people know what to do in most situations because their parents spent time with them when they were young and still continue to do so when the temptations of the teen years are the most difficult.
May 29th, 2012
2:52 pm
Well, well, well, A paddy cake, a bakers dummy, and a roll-um up and flush it down the
pan "shameless changer—-More LIES, DISHONEST STATEMENTS—terror via, guess what??
May 29th, 2012
2:56 pm
@A person SMART enough to know……
May 29th, 2012
1:17 pm
I notice GAME CHANGER will not Say a NAME. If you KNOW the things you are saying are FACTUAL then you can't be sued(and lose) for Libel.
SAY the name Game Changer and while you are at it POST your name too.
Well said….If its true and you can prove it there is no way he will be sued. He's blowing smoke.
May 29th, 2012
3:01 pm
You have to read this……………http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/2012/05/29/uga-basketball-player-donte-williams-arrested-for-marijuana-possession/?cp=1#comment-259569
HOW Stupid can you be to smoke dope and then park beside a cop car? UGa has some real Rocket Scientists playing sports.
May 29th, 2012
3:18 pm
These poor coach's. No one over 25-30 except for a few lonely nerds follow this social hype.
May 29th, 2012
3:23 pm
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May 29th, 2012
3:25 pm
Hats off to Joe Burns! Sounds like he has found a great niche in All Star games with his inclusion of Social Media Education. He perhaps if he is properly funded and the media will give him proper attention could well be on his way to success with young men. Keep up the good work Joe!
May 29th, 2012
3:25 pm
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We are having a Golf Celebration to honor the life of my mother n law Kimberly Burton and to raise funds to help women who are getting treated for breast canceron June 11th at North Fulton Golf Course. The tournament starts at 1pm. Great fellowship, food and prizes. Your contribution will be tax deductible. Get your 4 some together, come out and have a great time. If you have any questions just send me a message or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks in advance!
May 29th, 2012
3:28 pm
Smart —
So many variable that are in play with the situation for you to leap from point A to point D make you look like a real fool. The young men where obviously in the wrong but you have no idea if the care was marked or unmarked? How close they actually parked to them but yet you still wanna put in some stupid zinger. Looks like Tech has some real Rocket Scientists as fans then….
May 29th, 2012
3:31 pm
@a person smart enough to be"a bakers dummy"———BLA-HAHAHAH
May 29th, 2012
3:41 pm
LOWCountry……………A PATROL CAR………Do you not KNOW what a POLICE PATROL CAR is?
A PATROL CAR is a MARKED CAR you moron.
May 29th, 2012
3:44 pm
Low-IQ-countrydWag can't read a simple sentence and comprehend what was written. God I hope you don't have a UGa diploma.
" After the Charger parked in a space "right next to an Atlanta Police patrol car," the officer approached the vehicle on foot to investigate."
May 29th, 2012
3:47 pm
2012 Georgia Tech Football Hype Video
May 29th, 2012
3:51 pm
a person Smart……..they used to be called Prowel Cars, back in the day, also. IE. Broaderick Crawford in "Highway Patrol" They don't mak'em like they used to!!!!!!!!
May 29th, 2012
3:58 pm
speaking of recruits & tweety birds( btw — if you tweet, you're a queen — ex. Roddy White —
This one for Aubie Nation courtesy of bleacher report :
If it weren't for Twitter, we wouldn't be able to instantly know if a recruit enjoyed his visit to Auburn or not.
In this case, it was clear that, at one point, Cory Helms – a center from Alpharetta, GA, for the Class of 2013 – did not. Helms tweeted "This place sucks!" while visiting the Alabama school during its big recruitment weekend.
Helms then deleted the tweet and followed with this: "To clear things up for the mean people on Twitter. My auburn visit went well, just started off bad."
May 29th, 2012
3:58 pm
Paddy…………it was City of Atlanta Police not Highway patrol. It is Zone 2 at Lenox Mall it was the cars that patrol that area of Buckhead. They were Fully Marked with lights. I know where the station is and you would have to be dumb as a box of rocks to know see all the cop cars in that area near the Mall Station.
May 29th, 2012
4:02 pm
"I am willing to bet the coaches have a Twitter/Facebook Interrupter tell them what the hell is being said in many of the posts."
Hey SMART, what's a Twitter/Facebook Interrupter?
May 29th, 2012
4:03 pm
calvin johnson taking BP with the detroit tigers: http://itsalwayssunnyindetroit.com/2012/05/calvin-johnson-takes-batting-practice-at-comerica-park-video/.html
May 29th, 2012
4:07 pm
interpreter……….sorry Gorilla
May 29th, 2012
4:07 pm
For the record —
The Barn is a definite "cow-town", however I do think the guy could have kept his thoughts to himself & shown a little graciousness to a "University" that invited him & daddy to their place during a big recruiting week-end.
Chances are, Chiz-Newton & Co weren't gushing all over the young man enough for his liking.
May 29th, 2012
4:13 pm
Smart — is that you or the "GT handle-burgler"!!!
Hate to say it — I'm glad the little puppy stopped doing it to me & is back on you and SS.
May 29th, 2012
4:21 pm
LMAO! Big Crimson 75
Good posts!
May 29th, 2012
4:22 pm
Yes Bi Cri 75 it is me. Yes he has been doing it to me and Super a lot lately.
May 29th, 2012
4:32 pm
Don't care for Facebook or twitter. Joe Burns is doing a good job helping the recruits out. Good for him and the players.
May 29th, 2012
4:32 pm
Low-IQ-countrydWag………No come back to show you are not a DUMB as your last post?
May 29th, 2012
4:36 pm
BootLT….I have some of the tech players as friends on FB. Don't get them as recruits. I will check some of their post as High School Players as it gets close to signing day. I really chat with a few players once they are on the Team. Some of the guys do some amazing things with their Class stuff at TECH.
I do follow Calvin Johnson still and Joe Nurns rising seniors is a good page too and GT sports as well.
May 29th, 2012
4:37 pm
Bravo for Joe Burns! That segment needs all the help and advice they can get. Trouble is, will they listen?
May 29th, 2012
4:40 pm
A smart Person…….you may want to go back and read my last post. Of course the article says Atl PD. I don't understand your post to me. I make no reference to the Highway Patrol being involved in the arrest. I made reference to a '50 tv series starring Broaderick Crawford!. And they called them Prowel Cars back in the day! not so much any more.
May 29th, 2012
4:41 pm
May 29th, 2012
4:43 pm
It's my preference SMART. I was speaking to the article. It's a good article. Thanks Carvell


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The Personal Finance Hour, Episode 13: Credit Scores with Liz Weston
Published on - June 22nd, 2009 (by J.D. Roth)
Join us this afternoon for the 13th episode of The Personal Finance Hour. Today, Jim and I will be joined by a special guest, money writer Liz Pulliam Weston. Weston, "the most-read personal finance columnist on the Internet", writes regularly for MSN Money, and is the author of Your Credit Score: Your Money and What's at Stake.
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OK, this is going to sound crazy…but do any of us really NEED a good credit score if we have no plans to use credit? I lived my whole life as a slave to my credit score, guarding it fiercely, freaking out if there was ever a possibility it might get dinged…and then this year those 38 years blew up in my face. My husband's business of 12 years collapsed when a big client stopped paying its bills, and we were stuck with a crushing amount of personally guaranteed business debts (we had no consumer debt other than our mortgage). We blew through our emergency savings servicing our mortgage and meeting our tuition obligations for our kids' school, and can't sell the house because the market's down so far. We've declared personal bankruptcy and have decided to give up on the house rather than start draining our retirement savings as well.
When our credit card companies got word of this, they closed our accounts. So what? We pay them off every month anyway so now we just use our debit card. We needed to rent a house to live in, so when we put in an application we included a personal letter explaining our situation and they rented to us. We sold our financed car and finished up the lease on our other one, and bought used cars we could afford for cash instead. They're not fancy but they run. Our kids will go to public school and I'm 100% confident they'll turn out just fine.
So other than getting a new mortgage some day, I'm not really sure what I need a good credit score for. And now that we've learned the true cost of paying a mortgage on a home that costs vastly more than a comparable rental, and experienced first-hand the breathtaking rapidity with which you can lose all of the equity you've paid into a home and then some, well, I'm not so sure I am convinced that owning a home is such a great investment, either.
In reality, perhaps our great credit score was partially our undoing. My husband and his business partner (with my and the partner's wife's co-signatures) were able to get a LOT of business credit. In retrospect they could have run their business leaner and maybe not gotten us all into such trouble. We bought our house with a nice fat down payment and got a 30-year fixed mortgage, and on paper we could afford the payments…but only as long as everything chugged along. If we'd cut back a bit and not bought such a big liability, maybe we would have been able to hold on through the downturn. But the banks said our credit was good enough to have anything we wanted, so we did. (Let me be clear, I am not blaming the banks for my situation)
Anyway, just some food for thought, from a recovering FICO addict. I'm sure I'll be taken to task by someone here.
A good credit will give you lower rates on insurance and maybe a job you apply for as more and more employers check credit reports and scores of potential employees. It may not seem fair but that's the way the world works these days.
You are correct in questioning why you need credit. you don't. IF you plan on actually "paying" for items/services in the future rather than "renting" them, then credit is of no importance.
And as you have found, you can rent an apartment, or a house, or a plane ticket, or a car without a credit card. You do not need credit to get insurance. You do not even need credit to get a mortgage.
You do not "need" a credit score to do anything really, other than borrow mor money. You will do just fine.
However, don't get discouraged about home ownership. It is still the best way for most people. Your situation is your situation, and you did what you had to…I would have as well. You will own again.
But you will also be clear about what matters and what doesn't. And a good credit score doesn't mean jack ****.
@ Barb1954 – true, true…but in my situation, the interest I was flushing down the drain every month on my house (and the savings on the expensive homeowner's insurance…and the expensive car insurance for the nice cars) will more than cover the increased cost on renter's insurance and minimum car insurance for our beaters. Don't get me wrong – we will re-build our credit, but more passively – by virtue of the fact that we are just the kind of people who pay our bills on time – than by worrying about it.
@Troy – thanks for the encouragement. It's a brave new world out there for us and it looks like it's all going to be OK, despite what the financial industry tries to tell us we need.
So if a person never borrows money or has been debt free for the last 10yrs, they have no FICO score? Right?
It makes no sense why some companies look at people that have zero liabilities/ no risks (no debt) and charge them more for auto insurance than a person that lives in debt. You would think they would rewards people that don't have a FICO score. After all, no FICO score means no debt.
When are these companies that rely on FICO gonna get that a NO score is not the same as a LOW score?!?
I used to work for a credit bureau building credit scores. Banks, lenders, insurance companies, and most other institutions that price risk via a credit score realize there is a difference between No scores and low scores.
But the fact remains, in aggregate, people with no score prove themselves riskier than those with high scores time and time again. The key is "In Aggregate", you may be different but amongst the millions without scores like you, you have to find other ways to stand out as a good risk.
Secondly, it is entirely possible to live without debt and maintain a high credit score. You don't need a mortgage to break 800. You need time, judicious use of cards, low utilization, and dependable on time payment history.
You are absolutely right. Imagine a hiring managers dilemna faced with two equally qualified candidates. Now throw in the position is high level with access to a budget, company card, client secrets, large finances, etc. I guarantee as a hiring manager I'd choose the person with the good score over the bad one. While bankruptcies do happen to people who play by the rules, once again in aggregate they clearly reflect riskier behavior.
Well…my husband has worked in the staffing industry for 15 years and he says the credit check thing is essentially a myth, except in fields like accounting, where the potential employee has access to company finances. The use of criminal background checks in an employment screening is very common and increasing, but not credit checks.
My credit score is around 760 or something like that. But it's going to eventually fall off. I haven't used debt in awhile. I think I'll skip on the whole FICO thing and stay debt free. If I have a high score, that's great! If not, it's not worth going out of my way to keep up with it. I prefer to use "cash" to buy stuff, and that includes a house too. If feels good when your highest monthly bill is your electric bill for $60!
@LIKO – Good for you. People look at me funny when I say I want to save up a 20% down payment for a house. I'm not averse to paying cash either. I will if I can. In the meanwhile, I'll continue to pay my bills on time so that I can qualify for the lowest interest rate mortgage possible.
@J.D. I hate I missed the show tonight. I'm glad it's available on iTunes. Liz Pulliam Weston is one of my favorite financial experts.
The show was GREAT and I thank you for keeping it up so we can catch what we missed. I only regret I wasn't able to call in. I started with no credit score 3 1/2 years ago. In 16 months I had it up to over 700. Then turned around and bought a new car … at 14.75% interest, (WAY upside on that!). Just over 2 years later, I finally have it back up over 700 and am trying to buy a house with nothing down. (THANK God for the VA loan!) The car note I thought would help build my credit is now the biggest impediment to me getting a home loan!!
The show was GREAT and I thank you for keeping it up so we can catch what we missed. I only regret I wasn't able to call in. I started with no credit score 3 1/2 years ago. In 16 months I had it up to over 700. Then turned around and bought a new car … at 14.75% interest, (WAY upside on that!). Just over 2 years later, I finally have it back up over 700 and am trying to buy a house with nothing down. (THANK God for the VA loan!) The car note I thought would help build my credit is now the biggest impediment to me getting a home loan!!
P.S. – Sorry, forgot to tell you great post!
Loving catching these shows on Tuesday morning over coffee at work! When do I get to be on talking about the economy?
I am hoping to buy a house within the next 2 years. I am trying to eliminate my debt and improve my credit score (let's just say that I am less than "gazelle intense" about it). Has anybody used any services like myfico.com to watch their credit scores and micromanage their score? Suggestions or advice?
Some day I'd really like to be a cash-only guy for everything, but I can't see that happening for a house any time soon.


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I've been seeing some reviews of Radical Womanhood pop up on various blogs and I have enjoyed reading the feedback. (Google Alerts--such a helpful tool!) Below are some excerpts from recent reviews. However, there's more "link love" to come! My publisher, Moody, has generously agreed to supply a copy of my book to ten bloggers who would like to publish a review. All you have to do is leave a comment requesting the book and I'll follow up to get the book shipped to you.
Book Nook Club: "This is quite possibly the best book written for Christian women that I've read to date. As someone who prefers classics, saying that about a book that was published in 2008 hopefully says a lot."
Chrysalis: "If you're ready for a challenging read, and the opportunity to understand the source of confusion surrounding our God-given roles as women, I strongly recommend you get this book. Personally, I've gleaned much from its pages."
Hawley Home: "Lately I've had a difficult time finishing some books on my reading list. However, when I picked up Carolyn McCulley's Radical Womanhood: Feminine Faith in a Feminist World, I couldn't put the book down."
Reading to Know: "I'm grateful McCulley took the time to sit down and write this all out for my benefit. It's a useful tool and I welcome it!"
Ignorant Historian: "The best book I've read so far in 2009 (and I've read 20, so I have some room to talk)."
In a Mirror Dimly: "I am reading Radical Womanhood by Carolyn McCulley. This is my second read through this book - yes it's that good."
Maidens of Worth: "I can't say I enjoyed this book, but it was definitely a good read. I'm glad I read it."
Sandra Peoples: "Radical Womanhood: Feminine Faith in a Feminist World by Carolyn McCulley is one of the best books I've read on the topic of biblical womanhood. It is academic enough to be used in the classroom, yet readable enough so that any one even casually interested in the topic couldn't help but keep reading."
Literary Lounge: "I recommend this book for all women, Christian or not … Feminist or not … Single or not. It's an amazing look at the history of women and the current state of where we are today."
I appreciate these encouraging words!
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2011 Native Circle Performers
We have an All-Star Line-up of Performers for the 4th Native Circle Touch the Earth Festival!
Corn Bred
Formed in 1999 by Jerome Lazore, Corn-Bred began as a local band on the Onondaga Nation in Central New York. Corn-Bred's current members include Jerome Lazore (guitar, vocals), Curtis Waterman (harmonica, vocals), John "J.B." Buck (bass, vocals), Todd Minard (drums), and Morris Tarbell (lead guitar, vocals). Jerome, Lenny, Curtis, and J.B. hail from the Onondaga Nation, and Morris from the Mohawk Nation which makes Corn-Bred Central New York's only all Native American Blues Band.
At first they played for family and friends, but as more people heard their unique blend of rhythm and blues, rock and traditional American Indian music, their popularity grew and has extended beyond the boundaries of New York State. This has in turn led to some pretty amazing gigs.
Some of the places where Corn-Bred has played: New York State Casinos, The President's Inaugural Ball, The National Museum of the American Indian, The Harley Davidson 100th Anniversary, Iron Workers Union Local 60 100th Anniversary, The Budweiser New York State Blues Festival, The Taste of Syracuse, and the Syracuse Area music awards ceremony. They have also opened for such national recording artists as The Beach Boys, Diamond Rio, Jana, Martha Redbone, and Los Lobos.
The band, who recently released their fourth album Rez-Bomb, took home the 2007 Native American Music Award for Best Blues and Jazz Recording for their title track Mother Earth. The Native Circle is honored to have two of their songs, Rez Bomb and Number 9, on the 2011 Native Circle Touch the Earth Festival LIVE CD and their song Jingle Dress Dancer on The Best of the Native Circle Touch the Earth Festival CD! Click here to order them today.
Corn-Bred will certainly have you up on your feet dancing! Please visit www.cornbredband.com to read more on Corn-Bred.
Gypsy Red
Gypsy Red is a progressive folk band from Parish, NY who have over 80 original songs to their credit. Their music chronicles the endless journey of the spirit, ever seeking its way home. Spirit breaks free with guitarist John Sardella's enchanting refrains on his melodic 12-string acustic guitar. The music spirals and soars with passionate jubilation through the expressive and heartfelt voice of Cherie Sardella, lead vocalist. John & Cherie Sardella have created a unique blend of spirited folk sound that appears to be a fusion of ageless wisdom and culture in a modern context.
They have played at festivals, coffeehouses and cultural events throughout New York and Canada appearing with artists such as Joanne Shenendoah, Bill Miller, Keith Secola, Ulali, Richie Havens, and Jamie Notarthomas. Several local musicians add a unique touch when they join the duo. Gypsy Red's song, Standing in the Shadows, was on The Color of Hope Project, a CD comprised of 18 First Nation female artists, produced by Spirit Wind Records and Promotions, which seeks to improve the lives of battered women, their children, and others impacted by domestic violence. 40% of the profit goes to help battered women's shelters and programs throughout the nation. To purchase this amazing CD go to www.thecolorofhope.info.
Gypsy Red fans eagerly await the release of the groups' 3rd CD … The Heart and Soul of Gypsy Red. Let's hope it's completed by May so they can share it with everyone at the festival! In the meantime, you can check them out at www.gypsyred.com
Jonny Lipford
Jonny Lipford is a young, award-winning performer of the Native American Style Flutes. Jonny takes an age old instrument and uses it to create not only the traditional sounds, but also sounds that are new and not commonly linked to the Native-American style flute – a voice all his own, "Flute Outside the Box".
Jonny started his musical journey at the young age of 13 and released his first CD, Transitions, in 2007, at the age of 17. He is on a mission to share with people what this instrument is all about, to show just how versatile it really can be. He has been featured on NativeRadio.com and is a three time NAMA Nominee, ISMA and JPF Nominee, and NEMA Winner. Along his journey, Jonny has shared the stage with many notable musicians including Mary Youngblood, Mark Holland, Jeff Ball, Arvel Bird and Michael DeMaria. Most will find it hard to believe that one so young could have mastered the flute so perfectly.
In every song you hear, you'll experience the unbridled passion of an individual who has experienced far more than many people his age. Jonny's innate sense of composition and mature understanding of melody touches the soul. His hands play out melodies that are uniquely pure, invoking a variety of emotions that will warm your heart and leave you astonished at his musical technique.
Whether it be a jazzy beat, a spirited tune or a heartfelt ballad, you will surely be satisfied. Please visit him at www.jonnylipford.com
Michelle Johnson
Michelle Johnson is a student of American Sign Language (ASL) who has deep respect and admiration for this language and the culture from which it comes. She is not an interpreter as you would usually think about ASL. By combining ASL signs, movement, dance and facial expressions, Michelle instead creates a "visual interpretation" of what the song sounds like and what that music feels like.
Michelle began studying American Sign Language (ASL) at Massasoit College (MCC) under Professor Irene Duke in the summer of 1996. It was in the fall of 2010 when Michelle's ASL journey took her away from MCC and her ASL family. Catherine Martin, a friend from MCC, had selected the song Grandfather by Wind Spirit Drum to perform for her final. When she chose it she was unaware that it had been nominated for Song of the Year at the 2010 Native American Music Awards. Not only did Michelle perform Grandfather at the 12th Native American Music Awards, she also appeared on stage that weekend performing to Joanne Shenandoah's newly released song America.
Michelle Johnson is combining her American Sign Language Dance Interpretation with Laura K. Vannah's Cherokee Amazing Grace at this years Native Circle Touch the Earth Festival. Michelle credits this beautiful, silent language for giving her a "voice" she never knew she had.
Owl & Dove
Owl & Dove, formerly known as Sacred Winds, have been Native Circle performers since its inception in 2006.
David "Searching Owl" Beaulieu was born in a small town in New Hampshire where he still lives today. Both Great Grandmothers were Native Americans. One was of Ojibwe descent and the other Abenaki. Influenced by many Native artists, for the haunting and thought provoking sound, David found his own style and place. Harley Son of Eagle Bear's, David's loving pet who passed away a couple of years ago, vocals inspired the song "Owl and Eagle Bear" on his first CD Leap of Faith.
Janet "Quiet Dove" Murphy-DeBlois born in a small city in Massachusetts, is of Irish, French and Native American heritage. Her Great Grandmother was an Eastern Woodland Native. On the journey of learning about native crafts and culture she was given the wonderful gift of her name by an elder. Honoring the heritage that her Great Grandmother could not. Music has always been a part of her life, and she am honored to be sharing it with you.
Together, they are Owl & Dove. Owl & Dove were nominated for two Native American Music Awards in 2010. One for David's compilation cd Night Before, the other as part of the Rise Up compilation cd. They appeared in the 2010 global release of Live As One recording collaboration by NAMA nominees to commemorate National Native American Heritage Day! Their music graces the Best of the Native Circle Touch the Earth Festival CD. Click here to order your copy today.
Check out their interview on WMUR's Chronicles and then visit their website at sacredwinds-music.webs.com.
The Storytellers
Ken Quiet Hawk and Deborah New Moon Rising are both of Abenaki descent. Both being from the Dawn land they felt most at home in a small wooded town in New Hampshire. Living by a quiet lake, they gather wondrous insight into the stories they tell. Quiet Hawk is an accomplished flute maker and photographer, whose Native wooden flutes and stunning photographs are played and viewed by many world wide. New Moon Rising is an award-winning artist best known for her realistic wildlife paintings on wild turkey feathers. Her birch bark rattles and crafts adorn the regalia of many from coast to coast.
Both believe that storytelling should be more than just entertainment. "Storytelling should be a means of teaching, teaching us all how to be better people." They have spent many years searching and researching for the stories that portray the true heart of the Native peoples. Only those stories that are suitable for all ages are performed in their teachings. Together with all the stories and life's lessons they have gathered, they are very popular storytellers at Pow Wows and Native gatherings. They have performed at concerts and schools throughout New England, as well as traveling the entire East coast sharing their stories, their crafts, and their hearts to share the teachings of the native peoples.
The Storytellers are two-time Native American Music Award-winners for Best Spoken Word, Ken has been nominated in the Best Male category and Deb in the Best Female category. Their wonderful stories are a part of the Best of the Native Circle Touch the Earth Festival CD. Click here to order your copy today.
Their message, "If the stories die, the culture dies with them," is a timely one. Listen to The Storytellers Radio Show every Wednesday night at 8pm on Blog Talk Radio. Please visit them at www.nativestorytellers.com.
Thunder Hawk Singers
The Thunder Hawk Singers, Donald Blackfox, Founder of the Thunder Hawk Singers, and Laura "Bright Star" Vannah, Founder and Executive Director of the Native Circle, was formed in 2000 in Salem MA. Their first CD Native Pride, featuring music from the Mi'kmaq and Northern Cheyenne nations, was awarded the 2009 Native American Music Award for Best Historical Recording.
The Thunder Hawk Singers have opened for Joseph Firecrow, a Northern Cheyenne recording artist; performed with Keith Secola at the opening ceremonies of the 2001 Native American Music Awards; and at the Ronald McDonald House NYC fundraiser in 2002. They have performed at the Native Circle Touch the Earth Festival each year since its inception.
The Thunder Hawk Singers music was featured on Primal Quest Badlands, a documentary film by Randy Ericksen, which just became a part of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. They can also be heard on Rise Up: Music from Native America, a compilation CD intended to promote national awareness of the homeless crises in America.
Click here to purchase their CDs and read more about them.


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Billboard -- With Ke$ha's "Die Young" pulled from a number of radio stations in the wake of the shooting tragedy in Newtown, Conn., the RCA Records singer had her own criticism for the hit song on Tuesday.
"i understand. I had my very own issue with 'die young' for this reason," she wrote on Twitter on Tuesday evening. "I did NOT want to sing those lyrics and I was FORCED TO."
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The tweet was deleted not long after. An RCA rep had not returned a request for comment at press time. Ke$ha has a writing credit on the song, alongside fun.'s Nate Reuss and producers Dr. Luke, Cirkut and Benny Blanco.
She addressed the Connecticut events more directly with her next tweet, which remains published.
"I'm so so so sorry for anyone who has been effected by this tragedy. and I understand why my song is now inappropriate. words cannot express," she tweeted.
WDAQ radio's program director and morning host Rich Minor told Billboard.com that the song was no longer in rotation on the Danbury, Conn., station.
"We've been playing it before Friday but not since and I think we're now done with it," he said. "Even though it's a fun pop/dance record about seizing the moment, all people are going to hear right now is those two words in the title."
He's also removed Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks," turning instead toward tracks including Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" and Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings." "Die Young," at No. 3 on the Hot 100, drops to the No. 2 spot on this week's Pop Songs charts after an 11% drop in radio plays, with the charting week covering Dec. 10-16. The shootings, which claimed the lives of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in addition to the gunman and his mother, were Friday, Dec. 14.
she is 25 but the age demographic intended as listening paying consumers is 14, "target market" 14, ehmmmmmm 12 possibly, funny enough there are teenagers that can tell whats being done to or "for" them and that age group, their numbers however are relatively LOW! not to state adults growing up with empty tunes dancing thru their heads are not brainwashed or droned out to commercialism either, still, people do as they age move away from the pop products, or migrate to a knew one(s); generally it forms a portion of the personality as the mind hears the music over and over and perceptions, even motivations, socializing, intimacy are affected from my understanding though this kind of music makes people eventually despondent and susceptible/malleable, as "when young" and "fun" impressions become lasting mentally, and memories are not consciously attached to the sonic experiences as its devoid in an aspect, before you read on I have a question did we ever find out if Tinky Linky was actually a gay Teletubbie?


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- Demonstrate understanding of TV news broadcasts, given a context, some vocabulary clues, and some background information in advance. This would apply to their ability to demonstrate understanding of other video, such as feature films in the target language.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate orally expressing themselves more fully than they have been able to do in the past, producing appropriate vocabulary in the target language and sentences in the present, past, and future and conditional tenses,
- Demonstrate the ability to understand material written in the target language including grammar texts, excerpts of literature in the target language, authentic magazines, written work produced by students.
- Demonstrate their knowledge of reading strategies such as cognates and using the dictionary correctly.
- Demonstrate their ability to produce written material using correct grammar, producing short compositions that are comprehensible to native speakers and are well organized using increasingly more sophisticated vocabulary. Demonstrate their ability to use a dictionary appropriately to find the correct term ( "le mot juste") to describe what they want to communicate.
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Purell now, Bacteri-ell later?
The hygiene hypothesis, the idea that "too much cleanliness prevents the development of a well-balanced immune response"(Sironi and Clerici, 2010), has received a lot of support and also criticism. It has recently been challenged by the hypothesis of "early immune challenge", which states that a lack of appropriate immune stimulation during early childhood might account for the increased development of allergies in industrialized countries (Kramer et al, 2013). This proposal places less emphasis on excessive hygienic practices and focuses more on the insufficient exposure to specific environmental microbes, particularly those from non-urban environments, as the reason behind the rise of atopic disease. While different, both hypotheses point to the beneficial health affects of some microbes.
What do you think is the reason for increased allergy levels in industrialized countries? Do you think that a concoction of the "right" microbial species in the form of a lotion, drink, or inhalant (aka "Bacteri-ell") could be a future replacement for natural exposure to beneficial microbes?
Instead of using hand sanitizers like Purell, do you see a future where people from some regions of the world are unsanitizing their hands with "Bacteri-ell"?
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Apr 30 2013: Going back to a point that was brought up a couple of hours ago--that industrialized countries need more interaction with nature to acquire these microbes-- I totally agree! The hygiene and early immune challenge hypotheses could be joined with a myriad of others acting as metaphors for how far removed much of Western civilization is from the natural world.
To me, this is less an issue of discovering, making, and selling a bacterial concoction that humans currently lack. This is not addressing the root issue, and pushing us further away from it if anything. The root issue is that many of us never spend real time in a forest, around animals, wild plants, or most importantly, any of their microbes! Reconnecting with the microbes many of us currently lack could be solved through a reconnection with the natural world, which many of us also lack. This would not only make us healthier individuals in the sense of microbes, but also through the many other ways that nature has been proven to make us happier people.
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Read a great piece in on grantland.com yesterday by a writer named Charles Pierce. He's written some excellent stuff before but this one really got me. His premise was that those of us who grew up watching "The Wide World of Sports" on ABC have a deeper appreciation of the Winter Olympics. That we cherish and relish great competition even its in a sports we know little or nothing about. If you grew up a sports fan in the United States you feel you know baseball, football & basketball. Message boards and call in shows are filled with "experts" who know why coaches are morons and which players should be drafted where and the intracacies of the Cover Two defense. But those of us who watched Wide World on Saturdays were also exposed to ski jumping and bobsledding and barrel jumping and demolition derby and cliff diving and on and on and on. He believes and I do to that Jim McKay would have loved shor track speedskating and snowboarding and skeleton. The idea of Wide World was that competition is competition no matter if you even know the rules of the particular sport you are watching. Which brings me to my Saturday afternoon this past weekend. I was hunkered down watching Olympic Hockey (a sport I know a bit about) when they switched over to nordic skiing (which I know little about). Al Trautwig proceeded to tell me that the womens nordic ski relay was probably going to be a win for Norway. They hadnt lost a relay race since 2009 and were the heavy favorite. But they fell behind on the second leg and never caught up...but that wasnt the story. When Charlotte Kalla, skiing the anchor leg for Sweden started her segment, she was 25 seconds behind the leading skiiers from Finland and Germany, with their rival Norway in 4th. She was basically skiing for Bronze...but she wasnt going to settle for Bronze. With the King and Queen of Sweden looking on Kalla began her pursuit which cut the deficit to 13 seconds with 2.5 k to go. As they came to the final curve she was still 3rd but the leaders were running out of gas. She moved into first with a burst of speed that actually brought me out of my chair and brought a Holy Sh#* to my lips. And won. Competiton...from people I had never heard of before Saturday actually brought me out of my chair. That's why I love sports. And thats why I love the Olympics
BTW-Al Michaels compared the Norway-Sweden rivalry in Nordic skiing to the Packers-Bears or Red Sox-Yankees. To put things in perspective Norways biggest newspaper labeled the day the Greatest Disaster in Sports History. Oh, and the Swedish men beat Norway and everybody else to win Gold on Sunday.
Team USA will play Canada for gold in womens hockey on Thursday. The matchup everybody wanted will happen. Also the men got the #2 seed and will face either Slovakia or the Czech Republic on Wednesday. Those two teams play today.
The high school hockey tournament begins tonight with first round games. I'll be in Minoqua as the Wausau East Lumberjacks face off with Lakeland at 7pm on Foxsports radio AM1390 & FM 93.9 and the games can be heard as podcasts afterwards on foxsportswausau.com or wsau.com.
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Mockingbird-James Taylor & Carly Simon(1975) the married(at the time) couple took this old tune to the Top 5
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Jose Clark's March 30 Other Views piece, Depression does not discriminate, was masterful. It took unbelievable courage and introspection to share his thoughts with us. The Miami Herald needs to repeat it on Page One, then in Local and Sports. Everyone should understand that this disease needs to be treated medically, but also with love and understanding from friends and family.
When people who are depressed hide in the bedroom, they are not lazy and uninspired, they are confused and trying to hide from the demons and realities of life. Too many people are then given miracle pills, followed by additional medication to treat the side effects of the first set of pills.
In many cases, however, what is missing is the face-to-face psychological intervention of a trained professional, someone who can say, "You are not alone, we can work this out together." Family members need to be super supportive. There is a fine line between support and enabling. That is where Dr. Phil comes in.
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Krispy Kreme doughnuts hit Thailand
KKD is climbing out of its hole after a stock crash and a rash of store closures a few years back.
Consumers in Thailand craving the signature taste of a hot, fresh Krispy Kreme (KKD) glazed doughnut will no longer have to suffer. The sweets shop announced today that it will open its first store in Thailand, in the center of Bangkok's business district. Company officials expect to open approximately 20 stores in Thailand over the next five years.
The Thailand opening is part of a larger expansion, as just last month the company announced the construction of stores in the Dominican Republic. Krispy Kreme now offers its products in 22 countries and is showing signs of growth after a very steep and very public flop a few years ago.
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Krispy Kreme's stock has had its share of both sweet and sour notes. Founded in 1937, KKD found tremendous success in the 1990s and expanded at a torrid pace. The company's stock soared past $40 in 2003, and Krispy Kreme was a major competitor to Dunkin' Donuts and intent on gobbling up market share.
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The success did not last long, however, as the stock bottomed out around $5 in 2005. Some people claimed the store expanded too quickly, and as earnings dropped, store closures became the norm. Others people pointed to KKD's stale product line. Instead of offering a variety of breakfast options like its competitors or upscale coffee, Krispy Kreme just kept shoveling out glazed doughnuts. Post continues after video:
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The chain's expansion has also certainly added to its recent success.
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text: We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Andrew Altman has been named a Distinguished University Professor. This title recognizes those faculty members whose research, instruction, and service are exemplars of what a Georgia State faculty member should be. Please join us in thanking Dr. Altman for all he has done to advance the frontiers of human knowledge, to help Georgia State students, and to assist his colleagues.