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I have been covering Georgia Pro Days off and on since the early 1990s — I remember watching Garrison Hearst and Andre Hastings run the 40 up on the track in 1992 — and I have to say that Thursday's had to be the biggest "event" of all of them I've personally witnessed.
The 2001 Pro Day was well attended, with Marcus Stroud and Richard Seymour and Kendrell Bell and pretty much the whole of that defense getting drafted. There were a bunch in 2002, such as George Foster, Jon Stinchcomb, Boss Bailey and Musa Smith. Then there was 2004 with David Greene, David Pollack, Reggie Brown and Odell Thurman, among others. But in terms of creating buzz and attracting NFL and media attention, 2009 took the cake.
That comes as no surprise as Georgia may have the top players drafted at two positions in quarterback Matthew Stafford and tailback Knowshon Moreno. There were 13 other Bulldogs that worked out for the scouts, too, so they had both a quality and quantity representation. And there were tons of media around to chronicle everything.
So what did I think of the actually proceedings?
Hard to tell. The way I look at it and the way these NFL types view it are totally different. And you can't get a whole lot out of the NFL people because they're all holding their cards close to their vest this close to the actual draft. Some execs from a team not drafting a quarterback told us that Stafford "didn't hurt himself; might have helped himself a little." That is a relative dump truck of praise in their ultra competitive world.
Here's what we do know: Stafford threw 50 scripted passes in 10 minutes. Based on my unofficial accounting, he completed 45 of those with three incompletions and two drops. Stafford was pleased but not thrilled.
"If you miss a guy here it looks bad because there is nobody [covering] him," Stafford said. "I just wanted to throw. I know these people wanted to see me throw. I think I did fine. I just wish that I could have completed all of them."
Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo, who oversaw and scripted the session with Stafford. "I thought he did good," Bobo said. "I wish I could've gotten him to slow down a little. He likes to go fast and the receivers got a little tired. But I thought he made some nice throws and showed them a good arm and good mechanics."
Two of Stafford's three misses were high sailers on deep outs to the left. Bobo said outs to the left are actually Stafford's favorite because he can really put some heat on them. Probably just put a little too much on those two.
As for Moreno, he didn't seem at all dejected afterward despite not breaking 4.6 in the 40. In his typical Knowshon style he just kind of shrugged off the whole production. "It's whatever they want," Moreno said. "You definitely get a lot out of the running back drills and things like that. . . . But all my stuff is really on tape. They can see what I can do."
A few guys who definitely helped themselves were CB Asher Allen (4.33 40), DB CJ Byrd (4.38 40, 10-4 broad jump, good bench performance), WR Mohamed Massaquoi (4.47 40) and WR Kenneth Harris (4.47). I was told after the fact that Demiko Goodman ran a 4.35. Hard to tell a lot about the linemen, though I thought Corvey Irvin looked pretty good. Word is the Falcons may be interested in Allen and LB Dannell Ellerbe.
But, again, there wasn't a lot of feedback to go on. What did y'all think?
In the meantime, be sure to check out Brant Sanderlin's photo gallery of the day.
March 19th, 2009
11:37 pm
Any word on how Southerland looked????
March 20th, 2009
3:15 am
It is a Big Day at UGA, Pro Day 2009.
Everyone was on hand.
Scripted passes by Matthew Stafford after refusing to throw at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis a few weeks ago, where he ran a 4.84 in the 40-Yard Dash February 23, 2009.
Linemen are not that slow. That is stuck in the mud slow.
You do not have 18 fumbles in his 39 games played here at UGA and 33 Interceptions for 51 total between the two in 39 games played to only 51 Touchdown Passes thrown, and go to a Scripted Pro Day in Athens today and show anything different.
ESPN NFL Draft Analyst Todd McShay said that Matthew Stafford sailed multiple scripted passes and was antsy.
But, that is not the telling statement.
That is just exactly what we watched in his 3-Year NFL Interview at UGA where he accomplished nothing. No National Championship. No SEC Championship. No SEC East Championship even. Quarterback Rating of 129 for his 39-game career here. No All America. No even All-SEC Quarterback.
The telling statement is afterwards, they interviewed Matthew Stafford and he said he thought that it went pretty well, that he said he missed a few that he felt like he should have hit, but that other than that he felt like he was putting it in good spots.
The guy never paid attention to consistently not having long stretches of many games, exactly like this.
Georgia was on a big-time roll in the Coach Richt Era when he came here. We were Number 3 and Number 7 and Number 7 and Number 10 in the Final AP Poll every single solitary year. We won SEC East Championships. SEC Championships. Played in Sugar Bowl Games.
In his first season, he promptly took that and his 7 TD passes and 13 interceptions in which only he played all 13 games as QB, and left UGA not ranked in any final poll except the Final AP Poll at Number 23.
His second season, Matthew Stafford took virtually every snap and led UGA to the Number 83 Official NCAA Passing team of the 119 teams.
In his Final Season, after which he declared himself fit to play in the NFL, had he not started out Number 1 in both the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches' Poll, he would not have been ranked in any poll this season either. He Lost to Every Team who beat another Final AP Poll team this season who was in fact ranked in the Final AP Poll. He not only Lost to them all, but disappeared for Long Stretches of each of the 3 games against Georgia Tech (threw Pick 6 that cost us the game) where he let Tech put up 29 unanswered points, Alabama where he let them take a 31 to Nothing Lead to Half Time, and Florida where he let Florida take a 49-3 lead before he was finally benched in favor of Joe Cox.
And now we hear him Interview for the NFL Draft and try to tell the NFL, and all of them were there, that hey I hit a couple of passes and well a couple went sailing. He's gone. Despite having Knowshon Moreno to hand the football to, Stafford had 4 carries a game for 39 games himself and fumbled the football 13 percent of his carries with 6 rushing touchdowns. We were a lot better team before he got here with lip service from Mike Bobo before every practice and after every game for 3 years that Matthew Stafford had the value the football more.
And, we will be a lot better football team, now that he is gone. Goodbye. They have videos of Pro Day Athens March 19, 2009. It wasn't anything that you did not see any of his 39 games here.
March 20th, 2009
5:38 am
Matt Stafford will make a great pro quarterback…first to go in the draft.
March 20th, 2009
7:32 am
Nobody wants the #1 pick this year. I know there's a lot of guaranteed money involved, but if teams thought there was a player worth it, they would try to move up. I feel bad for Detroit. They go 0-16 and have the first pick. no player in this draft is worthy of being #1 overall.
March 20th, 2009
7:59 am
Oh the media hype! He's #1. Then he is not. Then he is. Then eh let's look at crybaby Cutler. Then yeah great arm, then not mature enough. Then hey what a student of the game. The media has to yank the chains of the public to keep all this interesting till draft day. I gues they are just doing their job. Too bad there isn't a Manning getting drafted this year to cry about getting picked by a team that needs him.
March 20th, 2009
8:04 am
Thomas Brown (the blogger above, not the tailback) is the epitome of quantity over quality. With that much spin though, he could have a future in politics.
March 20th, 2009
8:23 am
Honestly, true Freshman QBs shouldn't be expected to finish in the top 10 in the country–especially in the SEC. What you miss about Stafford is the atheletic tools, which cannot be taught. He has learned and grown as a player and if you look at this last year UGA had one of its most prolific offenses ever. Yes me made bad throws in the UF and Tech game. But he won the UK game, which I was at. The 2 things that killed us against Bama was the no fumble recovery after penalty and the dropped pass that became an INT.
But, the pros love intelligent super-atheletic guys. They believe in their player development. From a pro standpoint, he has all the physical tools, is a smart kid and likes X and Os, and is still young and getting better. I have no idea why you wouldn't draft him. The only real knocks are occassionally sloppy mechanics (like many current pros) and he's laid back and doesnt scream and cry like Tebow. Well, neither does Joe Flacco and that seems to be going pretty well.
He may be a bust, but all the elements for success are there and you can't blame anyone for taking him. All signs point to YES.
March 20th, 2009
8:29 am
Thomas Brown's full of hot air. Completed 45 out of 50, but our boy Thomas reports multiple overthrows. Maybe Thomas, if he was there, was watching another QB on another field. Think Ole Thomas would know the difference. Agree that Thomas might make a good politician, because you can say whatever you want to get elected, but never follow through with the action. Wonder if Dan Marino or Peyton Manning could run a 4.8? Thomas probably knows that also…
March 20th, 2009
8:56 am
Thomas Brown: Who is this 'we' and 'us' you keep tossing out, kemo sabe?
March 20th, 2009
8:59 am
Thomas, go root for Tech. They welcome self loathers.
March 20th, 2009
9:05 am
I agree with Thomas ALMOST.
To say that Stafford was sperratic is an understatement. He's missing whats necessary between the ears. Physically- all world potential. Mentally- Can't cut it. He disappears in tough games. WE WILL be better without him.
March 20th, 2009
9:09 am
LOL. I love the way Thomas Brown conveniently manipulated data. For instance, spouting the 83 passing ranking 2nd season, but conveniently missing the fact that we ended up ranked #2 in the nation that year after we kicked Hawaii's rear end in the Sugar Bowl. Also, that he played his third year behind an inexperienced line, which can be vital for pass protection when you're a passing QB.
It was quite entertaining though. Thanks for the laugh!
March 20th, 2009
9:16 am
I think that the Falcons learned their lesson with Mike Vick. I will be very surprised if Allen and Ellerbe end up in Falcons' uniforms.
March 20th, 2009
9:34 am
Please remember that Thomas Brown is ………BuLLDawg. He remains consistent in his 'suppport' for Stafford.
March 20th, 2009
9:56 am
It's the swell recap from 'Thomas Brown' that keeps us enemy bloggers reading. Really, 'Thomas Brown' is entitled to his opinion. That's the beauty of the gray zone in life. You know, you can put lipstick on a BuLLdawg, but it's still a BuLLdawg…
zoodawg : Please put your Manning statement in the form of a Jeopardy answer and I'll give you the question. BTW, send a quick note over to Ann Arbor and tell 'em thanks. I went 12-4 yesterday and fully expect to go 1-15 today…
March 20th, 2009
10:16 am
General, "I was selected by the Chargers in the first of the draft and cried my way to New York"
I had Michigan on that one. Minnesota and Illinois killed me yesterday. Rumor has it that "Georgia on My Mind" was blaring from the Gophers locker room.
March 20th, 2009
11:17 am
zoo : What has happened to you is you've fallen for the Big 10 mumbo jumbo. 'Course, I fully understand that trap by residing in the Twin Cities area for over 7 years. You know, I still like the Queens and the Cheeseheads but loathe Da Bears. I've got WI going as far as meeting Pitt… Alas, I too had MN but I took WK over IL. For the record, it'll be easier to give you my losers for yesterday. Tomorrow, it'll be easier for me to give you my winner…Lost MN, BYU, VCU,and Butler on Thursday. VCU and Butler should have pulled out the upset…If you get back to this specific blog tomorrow, I'll give you my Friday's results…It'll be ugly but honest…
March 20th, 2009
11:21 am
And the question is, "Who is Miss Eli Manning"
March 20th, 2009
11:57 am
Gen, no I see the Big Ten for what it is. Whatever that is. And I guess that would depend on what the meaning of the word is is.
Congrats, that was a daily double.
I will try to look back on here Sat to see how you did. I will probably lose a few today too.
March 20th, 2009
12:02 pm
CG: Brannan Southerland looked good. The only thing he did was position drills, however. He stuck with all his combine numbers as far as the testing. . . .
Crimedog: Comparing Asher Allen and/or Dannell Ellerbe is asinine. Allen has never been in a lick of trouble and your insinuation is off base. Ellerbe has been in trouble but it fell into the category of "young and stupid" (drunk driving). . . .
March 20th, 2009
1:10 pm
General did you copy my bracket? Vol alert, put up a fence around the state of Georgia. No good, he lives in Georgia. Oh wait a minute, I did not have the Latter Day Saints.
March 20th, 2009
1:38 pm
Cuz : I figured if anybody could do it, John Smith could. Heckfire, I had an ancestor that was a part the Donner Party. They had enough respect for him as not to make him a main course, soup or appetizer after he went snow-blind and fell out. Just left him for the wolves. What the haze does that have to do with anything, you ask..? Nothing, I guess. After UT/OK ST, the beer drinking and yard work begins anew…
zoo : One of our granddaughters has a soccer game at 0900 hrs Saturday, a hour and 1/2 away from our foothill compound. I may not be able to put my winner and losers up until later in the day, but put them up I will..
zoo :
March 21st, 2009
6:50 am
12-4 again. Cleveland St. Good for them…Off to the soccer match.
March 21st, 2009
12:53 pm
Congrats General, my west is still all good. Didn't see Cleveland State, USC, or Dayton coming so that hurt. Hope you enjoy the soccer game. Good luck in the brackets today.


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Published by Karl Shallowhorn at 12:01 AM under Community | Education | Stigma
We experienced another tragedy recently in Isla Vista, California at the Santa Barbra City College. We've all heard the story of Elliot Rodger and most of us that have seen the story on the news have seen his "retribution" video.I'm not going to get into the fray over gun rights.I'm not going to delve into Rodger's misogynistic mind-set.What I would like to discuss is the need to address what has become an epidemic in our society. These types of occurrences are happening much too frequently. We can no longer turn a blind eye and say, "This will never happen in my community."It is my firm belief that we need to begin teaching about mental health as early as possible. Our children are our future. Teaching about mental health should be just as important as physical health. It is only if we eliminate the stigma associated with mental disorders and educate our youth that we will be able to see a change in the horrible direction we are headed in.We also need to provide mentors for our at-risk youth. Too many of our children lack good role models, not to mention just someone to give them the attention that they deserve.I may be preaching to the choir. But you the choir member have a voice. Talk to your local educators, legislators and community leaders. Every time I watch the news and hear a crime story that has the term "mental illness" mentioned I hold my breath. My heart breaks whenever I hear of a life that has been taken. Something must be done. We can no longer be silent.Will you join me?
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Published by Karl Shallowhorn at 5:57 AM under Bipolar Disorder | Community | Education | Stigma
In my current role as a community advocate, I'm always looking for opportunities to educate the general public about mental health. This is sometimes in presentations to groups. There are other times that are more personal.I was at my daughter's track meet this week and was chatting with another parent. She saw the green ribbon I was wearing and asked what it was for. I proceeded to inform her that it was in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month.Well, this prompted a brief, but interesting conversation. The first thing she said was, "My mother always tells me I talk too much, but I have this cousin….." She proceeded to explain that her cousin has Bipolar Disorder and "What is that thing where you hear voices?" "Schizophrenia," I replied.The woman then proceeded to explain that her cousin has had problems since she was young and is in a "nut house" (she then apologized for using that term). I explained that I work for a local mental health agency and that I do trainings and advocacy work.I then took the opportunity to inform her about the statistic that 1 out of 5 individuals live with a diagnosable mental illness. I also informed her that many people only have one "episode" in their lives.I stressed the importance of being open about mental health and that if more people did so perhaps we wouldn't have some of the pervasive issues that we currently have in our society.I try to take the opportunity to educate people with whom I speak about the facts of mental health and help to de-stigmatize these conditions that affect so many people.Do you try to educate others? What has been your experience?
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Published by Beth Mader at 12:04 AM under Bipolar Disorder | BP Hope | Peer Support | Recovery | Stigma
Sometimes silence on an issue implies acceptance and sometimes it means an issue isn't worth commenting on. I debated whether or not to write anything about ABC's new show, "Black Box", whose main character has bipolar. Thanks, Karl Shallowhorn, for bringing bphope.com readers up to speed on the series' senseless, ill-advised, and shockingly inaccurate characterization of our disorder in your blog.
Long before I was diagnosed with bipolar, but when my moods first began to change, I initially suffered from anorexia/bulimia. I was sixteen in 1982, and I'll never forget the searing pain I felt the day my best friend said to me that I didn't eat and was depressed because it was "trendy". That was incredibly far from the truth. But it was in the 1980s that eating disorders among white, upper-middle class girls was first becoming a class of psychological study. I was sorry to fit the demographic.
These days, it's no secret that bipolar is a hot topic: the disorder's description in the DSM-V underwent major changes; there are signs that over-diagnosis/over-medication may be a problem; celebrities are "coming out" regarding their mood issues as explanations for behaviors (some very legitimate; some questionable); last, the media is all over bipolar disorder as an avenue to teach, like in real-life, great "I have overcome"-type stories like those we do at BP Magazine, or to embellish and overdramatize, like in really crappy stuff like "Black Box".
"Black Box" is awful, for all the reasons Karl, other commentators, and those within and outside of the bipolar community have noted. And worst, it seems that ABC may have developed the character and series based on what is indeed "trendy", mixed with all the assumptions that perpetuate not just stigma but inaccuracies and stereotypes that we with the real disorder have to work even harder to change.
Is bipolar and its stereotypes "trendy"?
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Published by Karl Shallowhorn at 12:00 AM under Bipolar Disorder | Mania | Stigma
ABC-TV premiered a new program last week entitled, "Black Box." This limited series stars Kelly Reilly as Dr. Catherine Black, a neuroscientist who has Bipolar Disorder. I had seen the preview to the program and was immediately skeptical but in all fairness I had to tune in to get a better picture of what the show is about.While watching Black Box I was infuriated by the inaccurate and exaggerated depiction of the disorder and how it took many of the negative characteristics associated with the disease and put them all together into one person. Whether it is medication noncompliance, delusional thoughts, risky sexual behaviors, grandiosity, hallucinations, you name it, Dr. Black has them all. And then there are absurd scenes that are obviously created to be more dramatic. One is when Dr. Black is experiencing a manic episode, writing furiously whipping papers around and then on her arm.This program does so much to promote the stigma associated with Bipolar Disorder. For those of us familiar with this illness the flaws associated with the program may be evident. But what about those who have little, if any knowledge about what BP is all about? This is what concerns me. I couldn't help but think that ABC is trying to tap into the popularity associated with the Emmy Award winning series "Homeland." But while Homeland has a different focus, it provides a different perspective of what BP is all about.Basically, Black Box could be done so much better. But I guess profiling a person who lives with BP and is managing his/her illness successfully isn't sexy enough for ABC. Hopefully the show will go off into cancellation quietly and not be around to promote stigma.Have you seen Black Box? What did you think?
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Published by Beth Mader at 12:01 AM under Bipolar Disorder | Communication | coping skills | Hope | Living Well | Self-Esteem | Stigma | Tools for recovery
This last weekend was a nephew's birthday. I'd been very busy and wrapped up in my work and in my own home life, and I plum forgot until I saw the announcement on Facebook. I rushed to the phone and called, leaving a sing-song voice message just under the wire. Whew! I made it in on time, yey, me!
When I called again a couple of days later to wish the other nephew happy birthday (always get this wrong too, despite writing it down), my sibling questioned my previous voice mail by saying that I seemed rather "up".
Huh? I asked for further clarification. My sibling simply said that on my voice message I seemed a little wound up, hypo-, whatever.
Well, no, I was not. I was simply trying to get out a happy, goofy, funny "Happy Birthday" message for my nine year-old nephew to listen to on time.
And therein lay the stigma. It feels like I can't simply leave such a message without someone being suspicious that I'm getting sick.
But it's not that easy. I could write that it's stigma and just be upset about it. And part of that is true. What's also true is that my sibling, from 600 miles away, is trying to show concern that maybe there's something going on.
So what is there to do about it? I told my sibling that I was not too "up". Then I wrote this blog. And in doing so, I realized that I need, when I am ready, to call my sibling back, and relate what I've written here: I felt stigmatized, but I know the comment was made from love, and that I accept.
Do you sometimes feel stigma when you are just being you?
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OWENSBORO, Ky. - Mary Russell Poole Sinnett, 79, of Owensboro, Ky passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at her home with her family, after a long battle with her health. She attended Nickel Ridge Pentecost Church for many years, where she was the pastor's wife for many years. She loved Jesus, her church family and her family. She was employed by General Electric Company for nine years, before leaving to take care of her home and family. When she was able, she loved going to Rough River Lake and loved working with her flowers.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Russell and Hazel Poole; her husband of 58 years, The Reverend Wavie L. Sinnett; and an infant daughter, Lena Diane Sinnett.
She is survived by her children, Gary Sinnett (Linda), Rosa M. Sinnett and Mary E. Sinnett-Cline (Robby) all of Owensboro; six grandchildren, Chad Gray (Stacy), Aaron Sinnett, Phillip Sinnett, Krista Reynolds, Lydia Hobdy, Isaac Hobdy all of Owensboro; and four great grandchildren, Parker Gray, Jill Johnson, Rylie Gray, and Jacob Reynolds all of Owensboro; her sister, Emma Rosa Crowe (Donald) of Owensboro; a brother, O.C. Poole of Lewisport, Ky a brother-in-law; several nieces and nephews; and many friends.
Services are 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2014, at the Chapel of James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory in Owensboro. Burial is in Nickel Ridge Cemetery in Daviess County, Ky. Visitation is from 1:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday and after 9:00 a.m. on Friday at the funeral home.
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A gallery of the best photos taken by Gazette staff and freelance photographers in February 2013. MONTREAL, QUE.: FEBRUARY 18, 2013–Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban, left, dumps Carolina Hurricanes right wing Tim Wallace during NHL action at the Bell Centre … Continue reading
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Since I am working with Scrum already for 3 years I was familiar with most topics and fortunately it seems we are not doing bad at all. To make the training a bit more valuable for me I would try to get some 1-on-1 time with Mike around the breaks, and ask him about Scrum Alliance related issues and ask his opinion on real life situations related to eBuddy.
When talking about the Scrum Alliance, I asked him if they were going to do something about the certification program. With all due respect, I would not trust our teams to many of the newly added Certified Scrum Masters. He agreed the name was badly chosen back in the day, but that it was legacy now, and they would announce a new name within a few weeks. He did share they were going to change the name of Certified Scrum Practitioner to Certified Scrum Professional. Obviously we ended up talking about Ken leaving the Scrum Alliance and Mike rejoining the Scrum Alliance. It seems Ken wanted to start a new certification program called Certified Scrum Developer (a 5 day course focussing on Scrum and Development practices like TDD, etc.) which could be taught by Ken himself only. Apparently this lead to Ken leaving the Scrum Alliance. I asked him what would happen in Ken with scrum.org and the Scrum Alliance would go their separate ways and he said that that would not make sense and that they were working very hard to keep everyone on board. Mike has had long heated phone calls with Ken in the past weeks but he thought they reached a break through. It seems Microsoft who was very much in favour of the Certified Scrum Developer program, will be working with Ken on this program and they confirmed to Mike that Ken was on board and this could all still be held under the umbrella of the Scrum Alliance. But like I mentioned before this will probably be announced in a few weeks.
I also brought up a few eBuddy specific practical situations, like how best to organize our teams when scaling up, going from 3 to 5 teams, and how to track value added to a product, with an open ended scope opposed to a more or less closed scoped project.
Here are a few new and old ideas I will bring up in a session with the teams to see if they make sense in our case:
Today I came across http://status.net an open source microblogging tool. Maybe you already heard about http://identi.ca an alternative to twitter which is based on the StatusNet software (formerly called laconi.ca). This software is open source and can be downloaded here. The software is based on php and mysql and has some dependencies on gd and curl.
In about 30 minutes the site was up and running. The documentation and especially the installation instructions were a bit outdated, so it was pretty much a trial and error thing. I had some issues getting gd and curl enabled for php and I struggled a bit with the fancy urls (e.g. http://status.net/nverdo/all in stead of a url with lots of parameters) required some changes to the AllowOveride attribute in apache. If you want to get an idea what can be configured your best bet is the config.sample.php. This file contains a lot of commented settings which you can experiment with.
So today some of the ebuddy team already started experimenting with our internal twitter like system. The idea is everyone can inform others of events, from a build going to staging or inform people of an issue. We can also integrate it with our continuous integration server (TeamCity) via jabber and our monitoring tools, so together with the 'human' updates everyone can subscribe to the information which is relevant to them. Like twitter it has search capability, and since updates have timestamps, this also provides an event log.]]>
It makes sense for device manufacturers to deliver proper tools for the development community, since they all have app stores they want to monetize. This is one of the reasons I think not many developers will jump on the maemo bandwagon just yet, their SDK right out sucks. Not like any developer would want to have their app in the Nokia OVI store anyway.
It can't beat the similar Wii vs Playstation ad though]]>
The CEO's of these companies, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Suckerberg, don't get me wrong, I have a lot of respect for these guys, but just looking at them, they aren't exactly prototype highschool hunks.
I guess it comes as no surprise that so called nerds who are generally the shy types, not really fond of face to face social interaction, 'invented' other means of communication. The companies from Mark and Jack have changed our every day communication and social interaction in particular, but there are millions of 'nerds' out there (I consider myself one of them) who work for companies in this new communication space, some more successful than others, who keep contributing to the social revolution.
Twitter has probably been the most significant in changing online social interaction. In fact Facebook's homepage was recently changed to resemble a more twitter like stream, instead of their previous Wall format. An interesting concluding fact, twitter only just recently surpassed 5 billion total tweets, which is if you think about it quite minimal for a service which has influenced our online interaction already so much. BTW at my employer ebuddy.com we are not really impressed with 5 billion messages though]]>


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Help The Age's online sport reporter, Will Brodie, further his sporting education. Put him straight.
Brumby pushed Geelong venue to 'reluctant' FFA
Will Brodie Premier John Brumby says he suggested Geelong's Skilled Stadium as a potential World Cup venue 18 months ago to a 'reluctant' Football Federation of Australia.
I wasn't paid $4 million: World Cup lobbyist
Will Brodie Peter Hargitay, adviser to Australia's failed World Cup hosting bid, has defended his team's work and denied claims he was paid $4 million for his two years of lobbying.
We're all a-Twitter at Harry's demands
Will Brodie and Scott Spits The Twitterspehere delivers a hilarious verdict on the serious business of Harry Kewell's A-league contract negotiations.
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My name is Clint. I'm a designer, an illustrator, dad & husband, a coffee drinker, a bicycle rider, an over-analyzer, a beard grower, a music lover, a worrier, a lister-of-things.
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If Synthetic Biology Lets Us Play God, We Need Rules
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Judge Frees 2 North Carolina Men Imprisoned for 30 Years
DNA evidence exonerates two half-brothers convicted of the 1983 rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl
The Changing Face of Exonerations
For all the understandable weight we give DNA evidence, it is of little if any use for the vast majority of the wrongfully convicted.
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Lisa Foiles is a Tetris addict and will go on a rampage if anyone beats her high score. As a Tetris addict, she owns Tetris merch including an an amazing Tetris V-Neck Top that she got from Urban Outfitters years ago. I've coveted that shirt in her closet and she'd never let me borrow her beloved t-shirt. Luckily, I found a similar style for all the fellow Tetris fans out there and wore it for Day 194 of 365 Days of Video Games Fashion. Perhaps, match it with some Tetris underwear?
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The name made the man. And the man made the most of the name.
Over the course of the life of George Walker Bush, his name and all it symbolizes have been defining features.
Time and again, opportunity--inextricably linked with being a Bush--knocked, and the man answered. The name Bush affected virtually all of his life's trajectory: his choice of the elite private schools his father attended; his cushioned exit from the oil business during the industry's collapse; his entry into a baseball management position that made him a multimillionaire; and meteoric success in his bid for the nation's highest office, just six years after becoming Texas governor, the only elective office he has held.
In 1989, at 42, Bush had a resume of little note, including one failed run for the U.S. House of Representatives and an unspectacular career in the oil business. A decade later, he is the leading Republican contender for president and the recipient of more campaign donations than any candidate in history, a testament to his political skills, charisma and the powerful imprimatur of the name Bush. If he succeeds, Bush will become the first son since John Quincy Adams to follow his father into the presidency.
Bush, who declined to be interviewed for this article, has on rare occasion acknowledged the benefits and baggage of bearing the name, a political legacy of a grandfather who was a U.S. senator from Connecticut, and, of course, his father, the nation's 41st president.
In 1989, the son--for perhaps the first time in his adult life--came into his own by taking the helm as part-owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team.
"It solved my biggest political problem in Texas," he told the Long Island, N.Y., newspaper, Newsday, at that time. "There's no question about it, and I knew it all along. My problem was, `What's the boy ever done?' "
To another question that has been a refrain throughout most of his life--"How are you different from your father?"--the affable Bush characteristically has responded with a punch line, saying, "He went to Greenwich Country Day School, and I went to San Jacinto Junior High."
Yet in many respects, Bush often has sought, either deliberately or unconsciously, to emulate his father, at times falling short and occasionally exceeding.
In 1961, at age 15, Bush enrolled at his father's alma mater, Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., one of the nation's most exclusive prep schools.
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In a place that tended to quash individuality, Bush displayed a decided irreverence. Though the school's dress code required a coat and tie in the dining room, Bush was one of the mischievous few to tweak the system, wearing a T-shirt.
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The Dallas Cowboys offense took a hit when they're leading rusher went down with an injury in the Sunday's win over the Washington Redskins. His status is still unknown but it seems like the Cowboys will be without Murray on Sunday, but he is preparing to play.
"I am preparing like I am playing this week, the way I'm preparing mentally in the classroom, physically on the field," Murray said after Wednesday's practice, via ESPN Dallas. "I am running, doing some good things with [trainer] Britt [Brown]. We haven't said which way, what we're going to do yet. I think it all depends on how comfortable I am. We were able to do some things today and it felt good."
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said earlier in this week that Murray won't be playing.
"He's probably going to be out," Jones said of Murray on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM], via the Dallas Morning News. "We'll miss him certainly this coming week and then we'll see from there."
"I don't know what's been said," Murray said when told about Jones' comments. "But my intentions are to just work hard and possibly do everything I can to play this week. Is that going to happen? I don't know. I am not saying one way or another. But we had a good day (Wednesday) and I am going to continue to do what the trainers tell me to do. We'll see what happens later in the week."
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Kelly, it made me think of you because I know you often perch on an exercise ball while doing home school. ;)
So far I don't have a kiddo who seems to need this, but I'm certainly keeping it in the back of my mind for the future. The idea of having a free-standing adult one is really cool, too. I think all of us could use a little leg break while we're sitting at a desk job.


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1. Gardner CF
2. Cano 2B
3. Wells LF
4. Hafner DH
5. Boesch RF
6. Nix 3B
7. Overbay 1B
8. Nunez SS
9. Romine C
Pettitte P
1. Gardner CF
2. Cano 2B
3. Wells LF
4. Hafner DH
5. Boesch RF
6. Nix 3B
7. Overbay 1B
8. Nunez SS
9. Romine C
Pettitte P
Nunez is due for an upward correction.
What a lineup
This looks like a spring SS lineup.
Which means we're right on par with the everyday Astros lineup. Time to win!
Just as well it's the Astros. Hopefully the rain stays away, Andy is his usual self and we put up just enough runs to win the game. No wonder Mo already has more saves this April than ever before. No blowouts with this lineup.
Romine with Andy makes sense. Is it raining in the Bronx?
Scary 5-7…
Rich, agree about Nunez.
If you take Cano out it becomes a lineup of No Names and Hasbeens… I like it; They are scrappy…..
I am going to have fun seeing how Nick and luis' bet plays out…
2:1 Stewie thus far, right?
DL Youk , release Francisco, call up Adams
room for one more callup? Musty?
what are the results of the Youk mri? anybody?
"Trisha, speaking of R.I. have you read either of Bruce DeSilva's novels, fiction based on real life characters around Providence.
He is a former reporter of the Providence Journal? terrific reads."
Have not but I will definitely do it. It will be fun to identify the characters. Thanks!
Drat, I'm really torn. I had decided not to watch the Astros series because one of my "sensitivities" is that I cannot stand to watch some of the less-strong teams get beat up on, and after the Astros were swept by the Sux, I know watching them get hurt by the Yanks will bother me. Sorry but I'm just odd that way (yes I know, one way of many.)
So here's my conundrum. I really want to watch Romine play. And Phelps get his first start! Maybe I'll catch a little of each game and then call it quits.
HOWEVER – I will definitely be rooting for the Sux to lose their next two games anyway. I heard that one more win for them this month and they will set the ML record for wins in April. That MUST not happen!
Come on Romine, show us something please.
I just hope they don't pull a Russell Martin by continuing not to DL Youk, keeping the bench short.
Sweeny Murti ? @YankeesWFAN 1m
Youkilis (back) had MRI today. Waiting for results.
"2:1 Stewie thus far, right?"
No, 0-0. Tally starts ticking 2 weeks from call-up day, which was Saturday.
Jays already 9.5 games back of Boston. I know it's only April but do you think we can call this a "must win" series for them?
Youk said he didn't think it was anything serious but wouldn't speculate on the MRI results…. ugh.
Nick in SF April 29th, 2013 at 3:55 pm
"2:1 Stewie thus far, right?"
No, 0-0. Tally starts ticking 2 weeks from call-up day, which was Saturday.
Oh, tricky tricky…
If they DL Youk, which seems inevitable, why not call up Adams and Musty?
Against a lefty they can both play, 3B and DH.
Nix needs a rest.
I wouldn't be surprised if Youk's MRI doesn't provide a clear answer. It may just continue to be a question of how much pain/soreness he can tolerate.
"Sweaty Freddie Garcia" is IL Pitcher of the week….
Releasing Francisco, DLing Youk and calling up those 2 guys makes too much sense…
Too bad Neal was injured
Yeah, that's why AAA stats are sometimes don't provide as good a read of a prospect's true talent as AA stats. Aging veterans who are hanging on can skew things.
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Romine on catching Pettitte and making 2013 debut w Yankees: "tonight is huge for me." Said he's "excited to take hold of this opportunity."
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Headed out to the RailRiders doubleheader tonight here in Charlotte. Bootcheck then Stoneburner
Omg, Mike Francesa…… I can't.
Sometimes I think there's no way Francesa could be more ridiculous. I'm wrong every time!
Would love to call up Musty, but is he even playing at all?
blake April 29th, 2013 at 3:35 pm
DL Youk , release Francisco, call up Adams
This opens 2 spots. Musty must!
"Best wishes and good luck Romine"
Can anyone confirm if Musty is healthy? Don't see him on the SWB roster/stat list.
I think we can confirm that Musty has yet to play a game with SWB yet, so more deep breaths can be taken before hoping to see him in the Bronx.
Last I heard, he had played in a extended spring game is all
I don"t think Musty really exists.
Francesa is a bag of hot air. He actually believes what he spews…He has his favorites and scorns the rest…
It's supposed to actually be Betances in the first game. Stoneburner and Wang tomorrow, I believe. Would love a report.
•26-year-old Yankees righty Phil Hughes posted his third consecutive quality start yesterday against the Blue Jays. Hughes, who turns 27 in June, projects to be the youngest established free agent starter after this season. One alternative for teams that prefer young starting pitchers is South Korea's Suk-min Yoon, a Scott Boras client who was born a month after Hughes and will be eligible for free agency after the season.
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DL Youk , release Francisco, call up Adams
Only problem with above is that i think they won't dfa benF until Grandy comes back meaning no room for Adams. The only other option is to 60 day Cervelli but like with Tex, there is no guarantee he will be out that long. Also, Cervelli won't clear waivers this time. People have seen he can hit and catch, so they cannot drop him from the 40…..
mick April 29th, 2013 at 4:09 pm
blake April 29th, 2013 at 3:35 pm
DL Youk , release Francisco, call up Adams
This opens 2 spots. Musty must!
That only opens 1 spot. Youk to the dl doesns't create room on the 40 man roster
What did Fransayso say that has you up in arms?
Though the 2013 draft isn't the strongest—which, should be noted, seems to be the common refrain most years—I see plenty of players who would be first-rounders in any year. As discussed above, Appel and Gray have set themselves apart from the rest of the group. They fall in the middle range of typical No. 1 overall selections.
After Appel and Gray, I have no problem coming up with 22 more easy first-round talents. Nine of them are high school position players (Clint Frazier, Austin Meadows, Reese McGuire, J.P. Crawford, Jonathan Denney, Dominic Smith, Billy McKinney, Ryan Boldt, Nick Ciuffo), and the group also includes five college bats (Kris Bryant, Colin Moran, D.J. Peterson, Hunter Renfroe, Phillip Ervin), four college pitchers (Sean Manaea, Ryne Stanek, Braden Shipley, Chris Anderson) and four prep arms (Kohl Stewart, Trey Ball, Ian Clarkin, Hunter Harvey).
That takes me three-quarters of the way through the first round, and at the bottom of the round, teams have widely differing opinions on players. It's not hard to fall in love with the tools of college outfielders Austin Wilson, Aaron Judge and Michael Lorenzen. I have some reservations about their hitting ability, but they certainly are "true first-rounders" for at least a few major league clubs.
Ditto for a deep pool of lefthanders among both the collegians (Marco Gonzales, Tom Windle, Kevin Ziomek) and high schoolers (Rob Kaminsky, Matt Krook). Quality southpaw starters are difficult to find, so all of them could be legitimate first-round picks.
I'll draw my line at 24 no-doubt first-rounders. But if I wanted to be slightly more liberal, I easily could find enough to cover all 33 actual first-round selections.
Hopefully the Yanks snag a few
Playing Nix everyday was not meant to be. Although right now we have no other answer at 3rd.
If Musty isn't ready bring up Adams. It seems inevitable as Youk can't play 3rd even if not DLed.
If Nix gets hurt we then need a 3B and a utilityman.
Nix greatest value is that he is the BU ss.
Adams can play 2b/3b but he can't do ss.
You have to have a BU ss.
Adams can play 2b/3b but he can't do ss.
Apparently they are ok having Cano play ss in a bind.
mick April 29th, 2013 at 4:26 pm
What did Fransayso say that has you up in arms?
its not what he said…its what he did…check it out
What if Nunez gets hit on the wrist again ?
They are not going to let Cano play ss for more than a day or so.
It was a rare circumstance and not something they would do for any extended period of time.
W/o a viable bu ss your pants are down.
The problem is that Nix doesn't play SS very well.
Maybe so.He's the worst ss they have except for all the rest.
too bad Ronnier is not a SS.
He'd be up in a heartbeat.
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its not what he said…its what he did…check it out
thats a riot!
Mike is all wrapped up in the gay thing….Rich, was that you who just called in?
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Gulp. If they postpone this game they may not pitch De Paula in NJ at all. I will be one of many who will suffer greatly if that happens. I think Norris intended to attend and shoot video too. Please play this game.
justinxdance27 April 29th, 2013 at 4:09 pm
Headed out to the RailRiders doubleheader tonight here in Charlotte. Bootcheck then Stoneburner
No, you're seeing Betances!!! At least that's what milb says, and it makes sense, otherwise he'd be pitching on the 7th day tomorrow.
yankeefeminista April 29th, 2013 at 4:15 pm
It's supposed to actually be Betances in the first game. Stoneburner and Wang tomorrow, I believe. Would love a report.
Those SWB folks were a little late to getting this info out, if they ever did. I stumbled on it on Milb.tv where there was a promo. Glad I went in there, or wouldn't have known.
Gulp. If they postpone this game they may not pitch De Paula in NJ at all. I will be one of many who will suffer greatly if that happens
That would, um, suck.
Mike is now comparing gays like Ellen and Martina.
This has potential…
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- Arkady Grudzinsky
- Beaverton, OR
- United States
This conversation is closed.
Would you prefer sales tax to income tax?
The power to lay and collect taxes is, perhaps, the greatest power of the government. With this power alone, the government can encourage or prohibit certain behaviors without passing additional laws - it can effectively ban alcohol, tobacco, firearms, etc., can coerce people to marry, to have or have no children, buy gas or "green energy", buy real estate, lock up their money for decades in retirement accounts (both policies make people return a large percentage of their income straight back to the banks withdrawing huge amounts of cash from circulation). Taxes inhibit the taxed activity.
I see several advantages of sales tax compared to income tax:
1. Sales tax inhibits spending, income tax inhibits earning. When money are taxed when spent, not when earned, it may encourage saving and investing rather than spending and incurring debts.
2. One can avoid paying a sales tax on discretionary items by not buying these items - sales tax is less coercive.
3. Sales tax on discretionary items appears to be self-regulating. When it is too large, people stop buying the taxed items, and the tax revenues drop. It's easier to determine the economic effect of sales tax and optimize the sales tax percentage. Whereas, the economic effect of changing income taxes is a lot harder to determine.
4. The tax code would be extremely simple - just a look-up table of tax rates (this may be a naive statement).
5. "Taxing the rich" would mean taxing the excessive luxurious lifestyle. Why would a frugal billionaire who leads a lifestyle of an average citizen be taxed more than an average citizen?
I understand, there is no "correct answer". This is why I post this as a debate. I'd like to know how many people think this way and to hear cases for or against both types of taxation.
Edited 4/13/2013: This seems to be a similar idea: http://www.fairtax.org
Closing Statement from Arkady Grudzinsky
I'd like to thank everyone for the discussion.
There were good points made:
- that sales tax would make "the rich" pay smaller percentage of their income than "the poor";
- that no matter what type of tax we have, "the rich" will still have an opportunity to avoid it - either by spending money overseas or by making money overseas bringing into consideration the necessity of a uniform wold-wide taxation.
- A good discussion whether charity should be voluntary or compulsory and whether people should contribute to society voluntarily or forced to do so.
- Good references to other resources such as Mises institute.
- Interesting point in a video referenced by Krisztian Pinter that taxes have a way of distributing across all layers of society - often what seems to be "a tax on rich" becomes a burden on "the poor" bringing up the idea of a uniform tax (sales or income) with equal percentage for the rich and the poor.
- A good discussion with Pat Gilbert of how government intervention in free market creates artificial incentives and "bubbles" which are unlikely to exist otherwise.
These are just some points worth noticing. I appreciate having a civilized discussion on such highly politicized topic involving social justice, economy, and morality. This is where TED community stands out.
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Apr 19 2013: Would you prefer sales tax to income tax?
"I understand, there is no "correct answer". This is why I post this as a debate. I'd like to know how many people think this way and to hear cases for or against both types of taxation."
There is a third case... that being the old adage... "He who has the gold makes the rules", and you can pretty much surmise the answer from that, well at least in a "democracy" :)
Tify Ndanoboi 50+Apr 20 2013: I never said it was, but in someways one has to realize the reality that we're in, if only to know what the consequences of change are. That's where the true value lays in discussions like this. And as you can no doubt see, getting consensus is probably the biggest challenge. Maybe because, and due to the fact morality, like which tax do you think is better, is inherently subjective.
Apr 20 2013: Yes again. Unfortunately, there is no litmus test to determine what is "just". The definitions of "just" are often opposite, depending on which side of any proposed transaction people find themselves.
The definition of "rich" is also vague. Most people define "rich" as people making or having more money than themselves. There are as many definitions of "rich" as there are people.
Yes, consensus is the key and understanding each others opinions promotes consensus.
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London riots: the underclass lashes out - Telegraph By Mary Riddell
Another vital piece examining the root causes of the riots, which remain debated. The Arab revolts made sense, their goals easily perceivable; justice, basic human rights, democracy, freedom from fear. They took to the streets and the squares to claim visibility as a means of change. As a city that has everything, materially and structurally, London's unrest is much foggier. Gangs come out at night, dressed in black and fully masked. Smoke and fire is becoming the emblem of their plight. People are being asked to look inward, towards parental homes and inner communities, in order to stave off further trouble, and it's looking like this particular civil unrest has stemmed from years of spiritual corruption. There is no figurehead for this dissatisfaction, no leader to depose. In the short term there is clearing up and policing and the in the long term there is a system in need of reform that can no longer afford to make the underclass a secondary priority.
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If the rioting was a surprise, people weren't looking / The Guardian by Stafford Scott — "Yes, indefensible – but not unexpected. Clear signs of deep problems in our youth were ignored as being a black problem" Covers commonly prescribed root causes: gangs, turf wars, ghetto culture. Fails to mention how that translates to outside London incidents, but the high rated comment ripostes are fantastic.
Looting 'fuelled by social exclusion' / The Guardian by Alexandra Topping — A generation bred on a diet of excessive consumerism and bombarded by advertising had been unleashed, he added. "Where we used to be defined by what we did, now we are defined by what we buy. These big stores are in the business of tempting [the consumer] and then suddenly these people find they can just walk into the shop and have it all." Great insights from criminologists and sociologists.
Farewell youth clubs, hello street life – and gang warfare / The Guardian by Alexandra Topping — "With budget cuts leading to the loss of facilities that kept many inner-city youths occupied, experts predict a rise in crime" Eerily prescient article that mentions Tottenham and Hackney specifically (where the riots first sparked). The accompanying videopiece ends ominously with a young man on the street repeating the line "There are going to be riots" with a look of resignation. Posted 29 July.


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Cultural transformation
The Enlightenment
The industrial and commercial developments, already significant by themselves, were the cause, and perhaps also the effect, of a wider and still more momentous change preceding the Revolution—the Enlightenment. Today the Enlightenment can be understood as the conscious formulation of a profound cultural transformation. Epistemologically, the French Enlightenment relied on three sources: rationalism, which had in France a strong tradition dating to Descartes; empiricism, which was borrowed from English thought and which in France underpinned the work of such writers as Claude-Adrien Helvétius (1715–71), Paul-Henri Dietrich, baron d'Holbach (1723–89), Étienne Bonnot de Condillac (1715–80), and Julien Offroy de La Mettrie (1709–51), the author of a book eloquently entitled L'Homme machine (1747; Man a Machine); and an amorphous concept of nature that was particularly strong in the immensely popular and important work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–78) and, in the 1780s, in the works of widely read pre-Romantic writers such as Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737–1814). The relationship between these intellectual developments and the Revolution of 1789 remains a subject of dispute among historians, but there is no doubt that Enlightenment critiques undermined belief in the traditional institutions that the Revolutionary movement was to destroy.
Though far apart from one another in a strict philosophical sense, these sources of inspiration generated a number of shared beliefs that were of obvious political consequence. The enlightened subjects of Louis XV and Louis XVI were increasingly convinced that French institutions of government and justice could be radically improved. Tradition seemed to them an increasingly inadequate principle to follow in such matters. Meliorism, gauged especially by the progress of the sciences, was one of the cardinal beliefs of the age. Regarding the economy, physiocrats such as the king's own doctor, François Quesnay (1694–1774), praised the virtue of free-market economics and, as they put it, of "laissez-faire, laissez-aller" ("allow to do, allow to go"). The Encyclopédistes—the contributors to the great Encyclopédie edited by Denis Diderot (1713–84)—spread the idea that agricultural and manufacturing processes could be rationally analyzed and improved; the work also criticized religious and political orthodoxy. Voltaire (1694–1778), the most celebrated French Enlightenment author, used his sharp wit to skewer the absurdities of absolutism and intolerance. His eloquent defense of the Protestant merchant Jean Calas, broken on the wheel in 1762 for the supposed murder of his suicidal son, made him the model of the engaged intellectual, rallying public opinion against injustice.
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3/20 Susan Gillotti | Women of Privilege
03/20/2013 7:00 pm
We are pleased to announce the March publication of Susan Gillotti's book that was postponed from last fall!
Women of Privilege: One Hundred Years of Love and Loss in a Family of the Hudson River Valley is an intriguing social biography that traces the decline of a once privileged family - neighbors of the Vanderbilts, Delanos, and Roosevelts.
Susan Gillotti, the great-great granddaughter of Sarah Minerva Schieffelin, has collected journals, diaries, and stories to paint a portrait of a family in turmoil.
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The NOH8 Campaign has open photo shoots coming up in the following cities:
February 13 in Woodland Hills, California.
February 17 in San Diego, California.
March 16 in Boise, Idaho.
Check the links at NOH8 for times, locations, costs, and the names of the local organizations sponsoring the events. Put YOUR picture where your heart is, and join in the tens of thousands of others who have had famed photographer Adam Bouska take their NOH8 iconic photo.
The NOH8 photo campaign is a great way to show your support LGBT equality!
(that's me, by the way, taken at the 99th open shoot, in Fresno, California, July 13, 2012)