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Enron Founder, Awaiting Prison, Dies in Colorado
Kenneth L. Lay, who was convicted of fraud and conspiracy, faced the possibility of spending decades in prison.July 6, 2006 businessNews
Two Enron Chiefs Are Convicted in Fraud and Conspiracy Trial
Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling were found guilty of fraud and conspiracy on Thursday. Sentencing is set for the week of Sept. 11.May 26, 2006 businessNews
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Enron Buffed Image to a Shine Even as It Rotted From Within
The story of Enron's collapse is that of two completely different tales: the company's public image and the hidden truth.February 10, 2002 News
Narrowing the Definition of White-Collar Crimes
The Supreme Court's message is that the government should be careful in applying laws that carry heavy punishments to defendants who pose little threat.
March 4, 2015, Wednesday
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David A. O'Neil will become a partner in the firm's Washington office, where he will handle white-collar defense and cybersecurity issues, he said.
January 11, 2015, Sunday
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Dynegy's Deals Mark Return of Ambition
Dynegy's deals look sensible, says Christopher Swann of Reuters Breakingviews, but the lesson from their bankruptcy is to avoid getting carried away.
August 22, 2014, Friday
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BNP Paribas Says U.S. Penalties May Top the $1.1 Billion It Set Aside
In its earnings report, the bank said discussions over penalties showed "a high degree of uncertainty" as to the amount the United States might impose.
April 30, 2014, Wednesday
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A Purpose Beyond Profit
Over the past 15 years, something palpable has begun to change at big companies, Tony Schwartz writes. They are awakening to a larger perspective and a bigger view of the role they play in the world.
February 28, 2014, Friday
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Pricewaterhouse Takeover of Booz Risks Culture Clash
Restrictions enacted after the Enron scandal mean advisory services employees at Booz & Company could end up battling with PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants over clients.
November 1, 2013, Friday
Blankfein Discusses Goldman's Support of SAC Capital
The chief executive of Goldman Sachs said that if his firm and other banks withdrew their support from SAC, that "would vaporize" the firm.
September 18, 2013, Wednesday
Prosecutor in Enron Case Expected to Be Named to Justice Dept. Post
The Justice Department is expected to name Leslie R. Caldwell, the former lead prosecutor in the Enron case, as the next head of its criminal division.
August 19, 2013, Monday
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When Cheating Is Ignored
Enron and Italy: The cheating was known, but viewed as unimportant. And that was a serious mistake.
July 1, 2013, Monday
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Ex-Enron Chief's Sentence Is Cut by 10 Years, to 14
A deal between prosecutors and lawyers for Jeffrey K. Skilling, who spearheaded the fraud that destroyed Enron, came after an appeals court ordered his sentence recalculated.
June 21, 2013, Friday
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Even having a great agent, building a strong relationship with a CD through workshops better your chances of getting called in everytime that CD casts something.
|Morgan Freeman
Casting couch: you sleep with someone in the hopes of getting an acting job.
Workshops: you pay someone in the hopes of getting an acting job.
You are right, they are not exactly the same. But they both prey on false hope. It's pay-to-play. You pay with your body (or mouth), or pay with your wallet.
Pointless to argue this because those who do it understandably don't like to be criticized for it.
|Nicholas Cage
I don't understand why some actors say that without paid auditions they wouldn't have opportunities to meet CDs. I don't understand it because CDs need good actors. Their livelihoods and reputations depend on it. If actors stopped paying for auditions, CDs wouldn't stop needing to find new talent. Wouldn't they go back to their previous practice of seeing more shows and showcases? I've seen CDs and agents say things like, "I don't go to as many shows as I used to because why would I if actors are willing to pay me for workshops?"
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@donquixote, while I'm not a fan of "workshops" / paid auditions, I can't get behind your analogy. Everyone pays for things with their wallets, and most advertisers prey on false hopes. A similarity in sentence construction doesn't equal a similarity in reality. In my opinion, saying that workshops are the same as the casting couch weakens your argument.
|Kevin Bacon
I made a target list of five CDs I wanted to see. Went to a workshop with my first one. Got called in for my first pilot audition from that CD a few weeks later for a small co star role on a major network. I was asked to come back to read for a large guest star role. Booked it. Best $30 I ever spent. Didn't feel like a scam to me.
|Nicholas Cage
You're missing the problem. The auditions being real doesn't make it ok to charge for them. Would you say that it's ok to charge for job interviews as long as someone who paid the fee was hired for the job? Of course not. Your post solidifies the point that these aren't workshops, they're auditions. It's not ethical to charge for auditions.
|Kevin Bacon
I think you might be missing the point. For actors that do not have strong representation there is very little that can be done to get seen and that is where workshops become very helpful. I did not pay for an audition, I STILL had to audition separately for that part but I never would have gotten that audition if I didn't go to the workshop because that CD would never have known I existed. Yes, we are paying to perform and get feedback on those performances as well as our headshots but we are also paying for the information that is given out about the casting process which is why it is a workshop. As far as your comparison to a job interview,that just doesn't hold water because that would mean that everybody there that paid for the workshop has paid "the fee" and would get hired. Workshops are a way for actors to take a bit of control, learn about what is going on in casting and to show their work to influential people. Why shouldn't CD's get paid for their time?
|Nicholas Cage
I believe that this is a side effect of the paid audition process itself. CDs have an inherent economic incentive to find talent. If workshops didn't exist, they would find other ways to look for talent. This is their cost of doing business and is not something that the talent should pay them for.
You're saying that you paid for a general, which is my point.
These were not the reasons you previously gave for the workshop being valuable.
I don't understand what you're saying here. Not everyone who interviews for a job is hired.
Again, these were not the reasons you gave previously about why you felt that your workshop experience was valuable.
If the value being imparted by the CDs at the workshops is mostly educational (eg, how to audition, how to slate, what not to do), then CDs should get paid for their time. If the value is primarily having the opportunity to be called in to audition for a role, then it's a general, and CDs should not be paid by the actors for that time. I just ask you to be honest about which it is, and I point to your previous post about why the experience was valuable to you.
|Nicholas Cage
My wording wasn't clear. I should have said, "Would you say that it's ok to charge for job interviews as long as they're real job interviews?"
|Johnny Depp
I have to admit that I haven't tried this program yet, but a friend recommended it to me, and it might help with the original question. They compare all the workshops in town in one place as well as keep reviews on the different companies. http://theworkshopguru.com/
What a racket! We actors pay for enough damn monthly services. How many suckers actually subscribe to this?
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Fix everything with a new school system.
We need to redefine the curriculum. If we are all honest to ourselves we would all admit there are some things taught in school we don't need to know. I think we need to reevaluate what's really important. Once children are taught what's really important they can make real choices for themselves. When I was a child I knew i wanted to be a detective, but now that I'm an adult I don't know what I want to do. Yes we can do whatever it is we want to do when we are an adult but this is after being taught we have to do, and to learn what others want us to do and learn. I think if children had the opportunity to do what they wanted to do (career wise) at a young age and were provided with everything they needed to do so, they would be more successful adults. How do you create a super soldier? You raise them that way. So, how do you create a super doctor or super anything? My best guess is to raise them that way. We can all say that a child can learn what they want on their own time but isn't that what school is for? We can blame parents for raising the child but how much time does a child spend with their parents? Children have school they have homework they barely have time to play. When do children learn what they want to learn and why do we force them to learn anything else? I declare teaching children what we learn (through studying) to be truly important such as social behavior (social behavior being my opinion on something important). Then when the child is ready to move on (at whatever age they happen to be, because not all children are the same) we allow them to study what they want to study. Children start doing the things they love at a younger age and as adults are much more successful in their line of work.
May 4 2013: Hi Ruben!
Your thoughts remind me of this talk by Alan Watts:
Our current education system is designed to fulfill our needs as a capitalist society. Our kids are learning how to work and earn and spend money, to become active consumers. What they need is time for self-exploration, like you say, kids have no time to play!
I agree that stimulating kids from an early age in what they love and do best is essential to their becoming more successful adults. And by 'successful', I mean successful on their own terms, not those determined by society.
Fortunately, education is changing, slowly but surely! Just recently, a few 'Steve Jobs Schools' have opened here in the Netherlands.
There are already forms of 'alternative' education that stimulate social behavior, creativity, independence, and play, like Waldorf, Reggio Emilia, Montessori... (I am a Montessori kid, myself.) Perhaps home schooling provides freedom for kids to develop the skills they love most? I don't know...
Although kids spend most of their time at school, as parents, it's important for us to recognize what our children love to do, and stimulate it, and communicate openly with their care-givers and teachers about it.
Did you see Rita Pierson's talk on education?
May 4 2013: I'm just confused as to why everything hasn't changed for the best. If we can see there are better ways of doing things out there, why isn't everyone doing it? I know not everything is right for everyone, but I know there is something better than the standard. Why? Why is the standard what it is and not what is better? This is the bigger picture. Thank you for giving this thought a look over.
Everett Hill
May 4 2013: Your challenge here is the phrase "for the best". This is such a loosely defined phrase and so many different programs offer great results. Problem being, they disagree on how to do it and what is "the best" for kids. When kids are not a "one size fits all" package.
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Then, research in education has notoriously been weak in some areas. And those areas where it is strong or deemed "expensive" or "to hard to implement" on a wide scale so they are resisted. Lots of roadblocks jump in front of them. And, as an educator, I am always a bit leery of "programs" implemented by owners of companies such as Bill Gates company or Steve Jobs. I wonder what the under-lying theme is for running a school in their name.
May 5 2013: Hi Everett,
you know, being a creative spirit myself, I guess I am more inclined to see the creative nature in children than someone who is not. You are an educator (thumbs up for that alone!) and know better than anyone that kids develop differently, have different interests, and indeed, that there is no one formula that will work on everyone. Kids - they're just like people, aren't they!
So, what is 'best'? I would say, simply allowing kids the freedom to discover what they do best at their own tempo, while at the same time providing structure so they will learn how to prepare for the society they will eventually take part in.
I am very intrigued by this Steve Jobs school thing, myself. From what I've read, there is as much praise as criticism about this new system in Holland (can't seem to find any info in the states, surprisingly enough!) Here is the link to the one in Breda (which is in Dutch):
The main objectives are (I'm translating this from the website):
1) every talent is recognized
2. a combination of physical and virtual components - the school, which has no classrooms, is open all year round, and all students are equipped with an iPad to access the virtual school and educational apps, so learning can take place anywhere, anytime.
3) 21st Century Skills - kids are stimulated in creativity, innovation, critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, leadership, productivity, and social motor skills using the very latest hard/software
4) Community - because a large part of their learning takes place outside school, parents play an important, active role in their child's education. Community and school is connected and enhance the quality of education.
This raises questions for me too, but I have to say, I sure like those objectives!May 5 2013: I know what you mean, Ruben. I do think change is going on, though, slowly but surely. We know more than we ever did, and it's frustrating to see that knowledge not implemented in a way that will improve the situation! It's tough to get everyone facing the same direction, though, if our directions are all so varied.
May 6 2013: I agree, I just feel there has to by a better standard not to suggest that anything can be perfect. I really like where this conversation has gone. I think most people are willing to believe things can be better and that's good. I also agree it's hard to say whats gong to work for everyone because it is so varied. I feel there has to be a teaching standard out there that can help everyone fine their personal strengths and utilize them for their own success. Maybe we don't have to have personalized teaching, maybe we just need to teach each person to be capable of it for themselves, as well as giving support by having open courses for each subject. This is why I believe it needs to be researched. Not everyone learns the same but everyone can learn. Why are special education classes special? Shouldn't any class that teaches children in ways right for them just be considered a normal class. We might need to find different ways of teaching different people but whats wrong with that? I also realize money is a very large issue but if it works wouldn't it be worth every penny we have? To create a more successful more beautiful and more fulfilling world for all generations to come?May 5 2013: Lizanne, I think your thoughts about the Jobs school, like most charter type schools, is correct and they will be good for the students that they serve. Most are at least as successful as public schools and have more flexibility than public schools as their charter allows them that flexibility.
For the most part, organizations like this attempt to provide a quality program and usually succeed quite well. But every program is only as good as those serving in it and those that wish to be served. Which is always an interesting part of the equation.
Overall, any program that offers more choices and a greater chance for the students to discover their life's enjoyment is a good one.
May 7 2013: So true, Everett.
Recently, I did a workshop at a sort of charter school here in Holland that integrates music into their lessons. I spoke to the principal who told me with pride that they were 'the most musical school in Holland'. When speaking to the teachers, it was quickly clear none of them had any musical background. The children played instruments that were plainly difficult for them, (to name a few - sax, bugle, accordion, guitar) so the level of success was low for them.
I found out later that this school is on the verge of closing.
This could be an example of what you say, "every program is only as good as those serving in it and those that wish to be served".May 7 2013: Lizanne, sadly, the example you cite here is only one of many examples of programs around the world. During my master's program, we discussed a school that made amazing academic gains in high risk populations due to the administration change and the teacher brought in to support it. When the principal left, the program reverted back to low performing levels because the staff didn't really support the program.
Good programs are not easy to run and require focus, energy, and buy in from all parties if they are to work. Plus, it is not as easy as just dropping a program into a school to make something new or demanding change. You have to have people who believe in it, buy into to it, support it, and are willing to work hard for it. Great schools out there have those characteristics.
May 8 2013: Everett, you are clearly one of the educators out there today who IS passionate about improving education with a good understanding of what's needed to implement a change.
I actually have a proposal for you - would you send me a message through TED so we can talk about it?May 8 2013: Lizanne, I have considered posting a couple of questions for people to discuss regarding education. Several topics are kicking around my head and I am working on putting a few thoughts together in a cohesive manner. I will wait about a week or so though because I will be offline for the next week and wish to be in the conversation. In a funny twist of fate, I will be offline as I will be with a group of students on an outdoor education trip showing them part of the country that they have never seen before and learning skills that they have never learned. So, I will wait until after the trip to post something for questions.
And thank you for you kind comments. I do try to do the best I can by my students. I am not always successful nor spot on, but I try to get a little better each day and year as a teacher. I have been fortunate to work with some amazing educators and learn from some very good mentors in education.May 5 2013: I love these thoughts Lizanne
May 5 2013: Thank you, Everett! I really appreciate your thoughts as well!
Scott Bell
May 5 2013: Do we really have a firm grip on the actual PURPOSE of Education? We live on a tiny rock spinning about 1000 mph and screaming around a ball of burning gas at about 60,000 mph. Our current system seems to be oriented around obtaining some fantastic job sometime in the future. :-)
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May 8 2013: I swear Scott Bell. (We meet again! :D)
Something has given you the ability to make some of the best points out there! :)
Kind regards,
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May 4 2013: My initial reaction to your title was less than favorable, as I thought is was another "change school" thought. I am glad I read your thoughts about this idea.
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As a teacher, I have watched education go from much of what this is to "everyone will go to college" as a mentality. The current trend of "everyone will succeed and go to college" needs to go away first for this to happen. I do think your idea has merit, but on a small scale. Large scale, you would face multiple challenges to this thinking. And they would come from inside and outside of education.
Your greatest challenge, and I would say educations greatest challenge right now, is the assumption that all students will succeed at the same level. That line of thinking is hamstringing education today. And, I would say, it is what is "dumbing down" education over time.
I do believe that all children should have a chance to succeed in their lives. But not every child should be expected to go to a four year university. The tech programs that existed in schools need to come back and schools should focus on specific areas, as they did in the past. Teachers and counselors should track students into those areas they are interested in and support their education. To much emphasis is on AP courses and college prep rather than real life prep. As one friend once told me, "I still need someone who knows how to fix my car. And that ain't a college level job yet."
This line of thinking would be opposed by many groups though. It smacks of elitism and tracking which is why public education would oppose this, at least the policy makers would. Though it has merit on the small scale where you could work with a dedicated group of folks from Pre-K through high school at least.
May 4 2013: Thank you for giving it a chance. I just believe that whatever is best for children is what should be done, whatever that may be.
May 4 2013: In this particular case, your best bet is to start with a small group of dedicated educators and parents who buy into this idea and move forward with them. To implement a massive change across the states would be stopped in its tracks by educators, government, and parents alike.
It has merit and should be looked into. My only caution, start small and build rather than attempting to change a massive creation that is resistant to change at all levels.
May 4 2013: Oh man, Ruben. Education is so complex and takes half of our taxes. I believe schools (mandatory ed) will become more and more privatized and more like colleges. Parents will be able to select the type of school for their children's skills and desires. But I agree with your basic premise - only education can save us.May 5 2013: The topic reminds me what the education we are doing at schools.keep be aware of'what is the good education for children'.Infact we teach who we are.May 4 2013: You're right when you say children are not being educated correctly.
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Today, children should be taught how to change their governance. How to take back their freedoms and civil liberties.
How to end domestic spying, invasion of privacy, particularly when threatened with filming the abusive, illegal false authorities, who film you wherever you go and wherever you are!
In order to succeed with today's educational system, and the one that looks like the future, children are to a large degree taught how to be successful in their society.
However, their system is corrupted through and through, from top to bottom, so what they are really taught is how to become corrupt or corruptible in order to succeed, at whatever it is they want.
Thus, they really need to be taught how to dismantle their corrupt system.
If you think it isn't corrupt, then you most likely are crazy.
Yes, helping children find out what they like, mentoring and monitoring them, at earlier ages, as is already happening, doesn't take into account the larger numbers of kids who simply don't know yet.
But education certainly needs to change and one way is that, though it is against federal law (I believe), to have the government dictate curriculum,, that is exactly what has been going on for some decades now.
Interesting that many Americans think educating children sexually is somehow immoral, but they willingly allow the gangs of government and their peripheral gangs, to solicit their minor children in order to teach them how to kill other human beings, and even tell them it's okay to do so simply because they are "authorities", which of course isn't the same as being the truth, which should be the authority.
No, the American parent doesn't seem to mind in the least that their children are groomed as minors for killing, learning that it is necessary to be corrupt if one wants to get ahead, and how to do that, along with practically all other types of occupations that will require "team loyalty."
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May 5 2013: My greatest challenge with this statement Random is that it is full of generalizations and assumptions. You start with the assumption that American kids are not being educated correctly. Based on what data do you make that assumption? Not everyone would agree with that statement based on the success of their children. And when you say "correctly" you are placing a value statement on that comment. "Correct" education is probably the most hotly debated topic out there today.
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So, I guess my question would be, what is "correct" education? What do you want to the children to learn? It seems you want students to learn critical thinking skills and thought processes. Which are good things and good schools teach their kids today.
May 7 2013: Everett.
Okay. It's filled with generalizations but so too is your proposal:
"Fix everything...........with a new school system."
What is every thing?
Is it corruption, crime, greed? Because those need to be fixed before an education will work because how and what children are educated, on, wth and about, will determine whether or not they will in fact be able to "fix everything." If their system is corrupt, and it is 100% through and through, then their education will still revolve around how to become successful in a corrupt system.
The only way is to become corrupt.
It is not a generalization to say that most or many Americans don't seem to mind their minor children being solicited and groomed for killing.
That is exactly what is being done. If they don't agree, then stop it.
They can't. They don't know how to, they're afraid to, so they are leaving it up to their children to do so, so, at least teach them how to do it.
An unjust, corrupt system can never be made just.
A completely new and just system must be created and implemented in place of a corrupt one.
If you think it can be made just, then you are fooling yourself. That is what people have been trying to do for who knows how long, and they have failed.
It is not possible.
Which kind of education do you think is needed?May 4 2013: Ready when you are when and how do you want to start?
May 4 2013: This is the most difficult start. I think part of it is getting the word out to everyone. I think everyone has to agree that whatever is best for children is absolutely what should be done.May 3 2013: It's a good idea. One thing that might be an issue is motivation. Some kids will be motivated to do good work and progress towards a career. Others are much more interested in playing video games, sports, etc. They can try to make a profession as a pro gamer or sports player, but the percentage of people that make it vs. those that try is pretty small. Most people's career interests change over time, which in this model means that their education might make a drastic jump that they're not prepared for. This often happens in college, but at least they have the basics from high school to fall back on.
This educational model would definitely help people specialize and excel at a career. It'd be very good at that. The only flaw I see is getting the kids to take initiative and maintain their attention spans at a young age.
May 3 2013: I agree but that might be something we would have to teach children in school. Teach children to make the right choices and give them a good understanding of why and how. School in America isn't really optional for children, that wouldn't change. Children would still have to go to school and if they don't choose a career they can still learn a general education. There are all kinds of jobs that need to be done that plenty of people can fall back on if in case they didn't choose a career early. I think schools should be created to help teach children and adults the fundamentals of whatever subjects they choose. I believe this will create new teaching jobs for anyone who knows anything relevant about any given subject.May 3 2013: I also believe that anyone should be able to change subjects at any time. I believe giving someone the choice at any time in life will eventually create a person who knows enough about at least one subject to pursue that as a career.


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- The ETSU baseball team picked up its fourth series win Sunday as the Bucs rode the hot bat of senior
Derek Trent
(Kingsport, Tenn.) to a 11-5 win over Florida Gulf Coast at Cardinal Park.
posted a season-best four hits as he led the way with two doubles, two runs and two RBI on the day for the Bucs (16-8, 8-5 A-Sun).
Dylan Pratt
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Andrew Green
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Ben Booker
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Matthew Scruggs
(Knoxville, Tenn.) single-handedly gave the Bucs a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Scruggs led off the frame with a double down the left field line and then came around to score on a throwing error by Robert Green after stealing third base.
The Bucs added two runs in the bottom of the third after an RBI bunt single by Green and perfect squeeze bunt by
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In the top of the third, the Eagles cut the Buccaneer lead to 3-2 after an RBI triple by Brandon Bednar and a RBI single by Tim Roberson.
ETSU jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the bottom of the fourth as the Bucs plated four runs on five walks, two Florida Gulf Coast errors and a wild pitch.
Javi Sujo cut the ETSU advantage to 7-3 in the top of the sixth as he singled in Roberson.
The Eagles got within a couple runs in the top of the seventh after RBI singles by Mike Reeves and Sujo to make the score 7-5 Bucs.
The Buccaneers added two insurance runs in both the seventh and eighth innings to go in front 11-5. Green and Niesman each drove in a run in the seventh, while Trent brought in a run on his fourth hit of the day and shortstop
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Bo Reeder
(Cookeville, Tenn.) closed out the contest for the Buccaneers throwing a scoreless eighth and ninth to increase his scoreless inning streak to 13.2 innings.
ETSU is back in action on Tuesday at 6 p.m. as the Bucs head to Greenville, S.C. for a non-conference contest against Furman. For more information on ETSU baseball and all other Buccaneer athletic news please visit www.ETSUBucs.com.
ETSU 11, FGCU 5 (April 3, 2011 at Johnson City, Tenn.)
FGCU............ 002 001 200 - 5 11 4 (14-15, 8-7 A-Sun)
ETSU............ 120 400 22x - 11 11 1 (16-8, 8-5 A-Sun)
Win - Ben Booker (3-0) Loss - Kevin Bryant (0-1)
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East Tennessee State Comes Back To Down College of Charleston, 13-6
Sunday, April 21, 2002Johnson City, Tenn. (April 21, 2002) - Trailing 5-2, East Tennessee State outscored the College of Charleston 11-2 over the last four and a half innings to earn a 13-6 Southern Conference baseball win over the Cougars. Brandon Cross (Bluff City, Tenn.) drove in five runs to lead the Bucs to the win, including slamming a three-run home run in the sixth inning. The win, which gave ETSU a 2-1 series win, gives the Bucs eight wins in its last nine SoCon games. Charleston (24-15, 10-8 SoCon) scored in its first at bat when the Cougars loaded the bases with a pair of walks around a double from their first three hitters. Brett Anderson then plated the first run of the contest with a sac fly. ETSU (16-22, 9-9 SoCon) answered in its half of the first when Matt Traylor (Knoxville, Tenn.) led off with a double and later scored on a ground out by Cross. The Bucs then took a 2-1 lead in the third when Justin Clear (Lafollette, Tenn.) led off with a single and later scored on an RBI single to center by Jeremy Terry (Cumberland, Ky.). Charleston regained the advantage with three runs in the fourth. The Cougars got base hits from its first two batters in the inning before Victor Martinez followed with a double to left that scored both runners. Brett Spivey later singled home Martinez to put Charleston up 4-2. Trailing 5-2, ETSU began its comeback in the fifth, scoring three times to tie the game. After a pair of singles started the inning, Cross doubled home the first run, putting runners on second and third with one out. Caleb Moore (Knoxville, Tenn.) brought home the next run with a ground out before Kirk Keithley (Peoria, Ill.) beat out an infield hit to plate the final run of the frame. Scott Rose (Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.) led off the sixth with a single and was sacrificed to second. Charleston pulled starter Charlie Wentzky for Matthew Thompson to face John Gorton (Hinsdale, N.H.), who drew a walk. Traylor then singled home Rose before Terry filed out. Cross then slammed his third home run of the season to right and the Bucs never looked back. Charleston got a run back in the eighth on an RBI single by Matt Lauderdale, but ETSU scored four more in the bottom of the inning to put the game away. Keithley drove in a pair with a single and Rose slammed his first home run of the season to highlight the eighth. Tim Turner (Marietta, Ga.) won his third straight game on the mound for the Bucs, striking out 10 in seven innings, allowing all six runs on eight hits. Jarrod Hyder (Elizabethton, Tenn.) closed out the game for a second straight day, allowing just two hits over the final two frames. Wentzky took the loss for Charleston, allowing nine hits and six runs in 5.1 innings. Cross was 2-for-4 on the day with a double and home run, scoring three times to go along with his five RBIs. Keithley went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs. Traylor also ended up with three hits for the Bucs. Brett Spivey led Charleston with three hits in four trips, driving in one run. ETSU will step out of conference for its next contest, as the Buccaneers will face Virginia Tech in the Kingsport Classic on Tuesday, April 23. The game will be held at Hunter Wright Stadium in Kingsport and will begin at 7:00 p.m.
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Is it okay to judge people according to their physical Appearance ?
Many people judge others without knowing anything about them. They only judge them according to their physical Appearance . It's really wrong deed to do so. Let's get to know them in order to know who they are. We can not know anybody till we get to know them. We should interact with them. It's really a huge mistake to juge and gossip about them.
Do we choose to deal with people according to their physical Appearance ?.
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Jun 28 2012: There is probably a reason in our evolutionary history why we use our eyes as one sense to evaluate whether another animal is a potential threat. For example, if a large someone comes running toward you looking angry and as if about to threaten your person with a large stick, are you going to judge the situation by its appearance and step aside, or will you ignore the visual cues and stand your ground without raising an arm to protect your face?
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I ask this only because the obvious cases of not assuming character traits from things like beauty (can't tell a book by its cover and all that) are so well accepted that there remains little to discuss of them maybe?
Visual biases in general are likely to have some evolutionary history that makes such assessments often below consciousness.Jul 15 2012: Thre's an important difference between the physical appearance we are born with, and physical appearance as an intentional refinement.
I think people can manipulate their own physical appearance in certain ways to attract others of similar appearance - and therefore an assumption of similar personality and lifestyle. Projecting a particular look can act as a kind of 'filter' to narrow down a desired social group.
I think we all make assumptions about what people are like from their appearance alone, and often that assumption is correct because those people actually desire us to think exactly that. Conforming to fashions, covering the body in tattoos, pumping up a muscular body, dressing up to look like an academic, etc are all unspoken messages projected outwards for to others to see, or internalised to establish self identity - or possibly both.
Having said that, I have often found in the work I do, that there is a kind of dissonance in the personality behind the intended appearance. For instance, an aggressive exterior sometimes belies a vulnerable interior - the exterior says "keep away", yet the personality behind it is only too glad to have someone to talk to.
In every case - bar none - it has always been worth trying to find and communicate with the person behind the external appearance, no matter how hard it seems.Jul 15 2012: There is a famous saying ...." One must not care about comments made by people who don't know you because even a dog barks at someone it doesn't know "....
So its simple .... judging people on the basis physical appearance is one of the most foolish things to do...
Jul 22 2012: Maybe ultimtaely the better question is whether you get enough information that way and I think the answer is NO!
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Jul 12 2012: we don't have any right to judge people without knowing about them...
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Jul 15 2012: you are right. We have to get to know them first before making judgements.
Jul 7 2012: I think you can tell a fair bit from a persons physical appearance...
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Their weight tells you how much or little they exercise,
Their skin can tell you whether they smoke, travel a lot, or use sun-beds, or use fake tan
Their eyes can tell you whether they are high and from their expression you can tell if they use a lot of hard drugs.
Their hands can tell you if they work outdoors or if they get into fights.
Their clothes and hair can tell you about the people they most commonly identify with, or by boldness how confident a person they are.
The list goes on and on...
Jul 8 2012: In that sense you are right.
But what if you saw a person who looks sad or let's say ugly. You might not talk with him/her. But that person could look the opposite deep inside him/herself. That ugly person may have more beautiful soul and purity. I had a friend who went through tough experiences and he looked sad for a long period of time. They though he does not like to talk to people. Also, they though that he's not a good guy to make friends with. They keep away from him. Is that fair??
Thank you a lot.
Jul 8 2012: If I was looking for a partner I would probably avoid them if they were ugly, if I was looking for a friend then I would not. I believe this may be the problem, as people spend a lot of time looking for relationships. It isn't fair, life isn't but equality is a nice thing to aim for.Jul 12 2012: MR T and Ghassan,
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I agree MR T that we can gain a lot of information by simply looking at a person, and that process does not have to be judgmental....it is simply gathering information. If we are looking for something/someone special, with certain attributes, then we may narrow our search, as you insightfully say MR T.
Re: Your friend who looked sad and people thought he didn't want to talk...
We all send out certain messages, with our energy, demeanor, the way we dress, speak, act, and react. At any given time we may draw people to us, or not. When one appears to look sad for a long period of time, it is probably because he IS sad, and continual sadness may not draw people to us. That is often when established friendships can be helpful to us.
Personally, I like connecting with ALL people, and would not deny myself the opportunity to connect, based on what a person looks like. In fact, I perceive it to be a GREAT opportunity to connect with people who are different, because it offers more of an opportunity to learn something I may not have known prior to the interaction.
When/if I genuinely feel like connecting, which is most of the time, I make eye contact with people and carry a smile. It seems like an open invitation for people to connect, which has worked well for me throughout my life, in various parts of our world, with many people of very different backgrounds:>)
I agree Ghassan, that it is not beneficial to judge, and to get to know someone takes the willingness and intent of BOTH people. We cannot get to know someone who honestly does not want to share that part of her/himself with us.
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Jul 7 2012: The debate around people being judgmental according to appearance is endless. I personally hear it over and over again, and not for vein; it's so clear to everyone that judging others by their appearance is wrong, yet, we keep do that. I'm asking myself why. Physical appearance has a big role in our life, and as much as we should strive to be open to people (in contrast to judgmental towards them), I believe that we have an important role by representing ourselves with dignity. Don't wear rags, walk barefoot and bent and expect people to show respect towards you. Doing so would be ludicrous and even irresponsible. It does not mean that one should follow any temporary change in the general fashion, rather, to show a respectful appearance of him/herself.
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Jul 8 2012: Thank you Lia.
We do judge people unconsciously according to their appearance. But we should bare in mind that our judgment might be wrong. I used to judge people unconsciously, but later on I found out that my judgment were wrong. I learned a lot from my experiences at school. Sometimes, I really find it harsh to judge people according to their appearance. I could judge someone and then it turns out that the person whom I judge is really good. Then I might like that person and after that I would make friends with him/her. I agree with you that physical appearance has a big role in our life.
Thank you Lia for your wonderful comment.
Jul 8 2012: You are very welcome, Ghassan.
I have to share; this topic makes me wonder often too. Few years ago I wrote down "Values which I want to implement in my life" and one of them is not judging people. This is an endless work. The interesting thing is that the more I work on myself not to judge people, the more I realize how judgmental I am. I'm "catching" myself judging people, for good or for bad, even in the most marginal situations of every day life.
As long as it means that I always have something meaningful to work on, I am welcoming it.
Jul 9 2012: we all try to create our own philosophy in life in order to improve ourselves. Let's say that humans are paradoxical and we do things unconsciously even though we try to avoid those things.
My greetings Lia :)Jul 6 2012: You can judge their appearance by their appearance.
Probably anything else needs more information.
Good to be aware of how our intuitive or instinctual assumptions, the blink assessments, can be misleading.Jul 5 2012: I've always thought it was wrong to judge a person based on their physical appearance, but the fact is.. I still do it. I honestly think everybody does it and that it is a natural thing. Nobody likes stereotypes, but they still exist. I believe it's okay to be cautious of someone based on their appearance and still act civilized. Of course you must get to know someone in order to understand who they are, and if they can prove your judgement wrong (or right), that's great. People can be very surprising. Gossiping, on the other hand, is for people who can't find anything interesting to talk about.
Jul 8 2012: Yes. I do agree with you.
Barry Palmer
Jun 30 2012: Your question is in the form that expects a yes or no answer, but judging by appearance is about a process that occurs through time. When you first see a person, that person's physical appearance is all you have. So do you make a judgement at that time? Of course you do; you cannot avoid it. When you first see a person in uniform, it is a very different experience from seeing someone in a clown costume.
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Now suppose that the clown is running after the person in uniform. Context is everything.
Now take the opposite extreme. When you meet a close friend, do you judge your friend by his appearance? No, you judge the state of your friend by his appearance.
"Do we choose to deal with people according to their physical Appearance ?" We certainly do, and sometimes this is good and sometimes it is bad and often it is neither good nor bad. A major factor is the extent that the person has choice over his appearance; and, of course, the context.Jul 24 2012: When we make judgements, we limit ourselves and our own behaviors. Not the other person's.Jul 6 2012: If I were casting for a movie .. yes. If I required height say for basketball ... yes. So my immediate answer is that it would depend on if the physical attribute is important. If you are saying don't judge a book by its cover then you would be correct to await judgement.
To the "X" generation looks and material possessions are high on the desirable list. Belonging to a gym and being fit for women and a great set of abs for guys rate a X gen thumbs up. Yep appearance is important to them.
Gossip on the other hand ... to me ... is like a politicians spin doctor. Redirect attention to avoid being the focal point. This usually come from feeling of inadequacy, lack of confidence, or jealousy with the possibility of wanting to belong thrown in. This usually backfires over time.
Judge not lest you be judged ..... good advice.
All the best. Bob.Jul 3 2012: Its okay to judge people on their physical appearance if they have a choice on what they look like. Everyone has a different preference in what they like in physical appearance. Some people like someone you might thing physically looks ugly. Judge people on physical appearances they choose to have, such as the clothes on their body or how fat they are. Bad clothes means bad taste. Fat means lack of self control to me. If they have poor clothes, big deal, I won't judge them for that. I won't even judge them if they didn't have the money or resources to fix their hair. If they choose to be fat though I will judge them. If they are muscular, this is a plus to me as it signals to me that they want to be influential in some way. This might not be true for everyone, but, the number one thing I judge people by is how they judge me and how much information they get about me or anything before they make a judgement. If someone judges me off little information, then I can expect them to make bad judgement all together. If someone judges me and has a lot of information about me, that person has my respects and I treat them as a fellow intellectual, even if we don't have the same method of interpreting the same information.Jul 1 2012: Howdy if you have all the facts about the person not just apperance then you can form an oppion but your never in a position to judge.Jun 30 2012: Is it wrong to gossip or be mean? Yes.
Wrong to judge? Not necessarily.
All animals judge each other. We judge each other when we are looking for potential mates, or assessing threats. Thats just the way it works.
I might have wished that that super-model would've spent the time to get to know me better but …
I don't worry about it. Her private judgements of me are none of my business.
And, I would be wrong to demand that she change them.Jun 29 2012: Even though it is not, in the fast paced world that we live in, it is necessary to come to judgements in the nick of time, which thus obliges us to do so. We do unfortunately continue to judge a book by its cover. Is it possible to not do so. And about the personality, what guarantee do we have that the person is not attempting to manipulate us or provide a falsified personality. What guarantee do we hold that even if we 'attempt' to get to know some one, we know them any better than we did before ?
Lejan .
Jun 29 2012: No, yet unfortunately more convenient to manyJun 29 2012: Yes it is.
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Particularly if they are wrapped up in an American flag.
Steve C
Jul 5 2012: There do seem to be a lot of extra flags getting flown these days - especialy by things-official! In that case, I'd say that the believers" were very sensitive to the tried-and-true methods of propaganda.Jun 29 2012: Like it or not, we have instincts to judge people based on appearance. It is our higher brain that sorts it out after initial first impressions. Many more people are meeting online and getting to know each other before seeing each other for the first time. I think a super race of smart, ugly people will take over the earth within the next 50 years :)Jun 29 2012: It's fine to judge according to physical appearance as long as you're good at it.
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Jul 8 2012: maybe.Jun 28 2012: Great question :) In my opinion,definitely not.We seem to be sticking labels to everyone,mostly according to their physical appearance and unfortunately by doing so we are losing the ability to actually 'see' the 'person' underneath those...


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