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Secularism describes attitudes, activities or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis. For people, however, true secularism is a fleeting thing. We humans are hard-wired for faith and cannot help but be consumed by the maw of religion, even when we think we are running away from it.
Throughout time, people have taken up alternatives to religion. But these alternatives always develop religious qualities in themselves. Secret societies, fraternal orders and the Great Truth of Science are all good examples.
The best contemporary example can be seen on every TV channel, in every bookstore and at every movie theatre. Zombies are everywhere. Popular culture has been inundated with the undead. There seems to be a fervent obsession with zombies, or the living dead, or whatever your favorite franchise calls them. The current zombie trend displays many elements of religion, catered to today's culture.
Zombie stories promote the idea of life after death. In the zombie scenario it happens for everyone. You don't have to have lived an exemplary life or be enlightened to come back as a zombie. Unfortunately, an afterlife as a shambling shell of your former self is not quite as appealing as Valhalla or Heaven, but no one gets left out.
At least, no one is left out except the few survivors. Like many of the world's religions, zombie stories include the promise that a select few people will survive the apocalypse. It just depends on how they interact with the world.
For those fighting off the undead there are no inconvenient standards to be held to or a demanding God to judge them. People survive zombies by being brutal and harsh and, in a word, selfish. I suppose this can be seen as a virtue in an amoral, Darwinian sort of way.
Zombie stories share yet another similarity with religion, despite the secular tone they are told in. In all zombie media, there is an explicit cause for the dead rising. In order to maintain their perception of secularism, zombie fans and writers always make sure there is a scientific explanation for the phenomenon. It is usually caused by a virus, or a fungus, or radiation, or something!
Sure, there are the groups of survivors who believe the living dead are a judgment on an evil world, but they are always portrayed as crazy kooks who more often than not quickly succumb to the rotting hordes. The main characters know there is no divine or unnatural explanation.
In truth, if dead people ever start rising from their graves to eat the flesh of the living, it can only be a supernatural occurrence. Therefore, anyone who loves the idea of the undead must also love the idea of things existing beyond human perception or comprehension, and sometimes in spite of it. But don't tell a zombie fan that their hip new obsession is just another form of the age-old human desire for understanding. They might never forgive you.
Personally, I like a good zombie story as much as the next person, but I could never actually believe in it. I know as a human I need to believe in something, but I can do without the rotting corpses. They are scary, and even worse, they smell bad!
Joe D. is a local writer. He enjoys living on the planet Earth, a source of unlimited inspiration. More of his writing can be found at www.sinisterbend.com.


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Another week of great recipes!
Chicken Panzanella Salad via Women's Health Magazine {unfortunately the recipe is not on their website… but this is a link to their Food Section}
Bette's Diner Buttermilk Pancakes via The Pancake Handbook {Husby likes to substitute the buttermilk for greek yogurt!}
Everything Bagels via Food Coma {this is a blueberry bagel recipe ~ I've omitted the blueberries + instead brushed bagels with egg yolk, poppy seeds, salt, garlic powder + onion powder the last 5 mins of baking}
Shepherd's Pie via Gordon Ramsay's Recipes ~ this was perfect for St. Patty's Day dinner with some imported beer {none for me + baby though!}
Blue Velvet Sandwich Cookies via Food Network Magazine {I just substituted the red food coloring for blue and VIOLA!}
Hope you try some of these recipes + I'd love to hear suggestions of your favorite recipes to try!

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August 26, 2009
Edi Dishes on Seeing Completed New Moon
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That was a good interview!ReplyDelete
He's actually quite funny. :)
omg he's so freaking funny... Team Edi!!ReplyDelete
The interviewer was kinda ditsy. If you read the books, no matter how long it was, you remember the basic plot at least, duh!-- if Laurent dies or not, come on! And why would you ask someone who is not in the future movies about them?ReplyDelete
But yeah Edi is a pretty funny dude.
- AnonymousAugust 26, 2009 at 2:57 PM
only 85 days....eek!!! :)ReplyDelete
yeah Edi is really funny and i agree with THparkle.ReplyDelete
"I'll talk to you first when..the ink is dry"ReplyDelete
Just watch his eyes and semi-crooked grin.
Was it just me or was he trying to be flirty? Lol
- AnonymousAugust 27, 2009 at 3:41 AM
That interviewer needs to read up before interviewing people.ReplyDelete
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I'd love to have Jasper's talent. I could make the people I love feel happy, and the ones I dislike feel sad. Yeah, that is evil now that I think about it. =(
Edward's power is definitely useful, but it would be annoying. You would never be alone with just your own thoughts because subconsciously you'd be reading everyone elses. It would be horrible if you were in a gigantic crowd. I think my head would explode. And sometimes people don't always think good things about you, so my confidence would plummet badly.


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Kubel eyes Wednesday return from rehab assignment
By Tyler Emerick / MLB.com
PHOENIX -- There is light at the end of the tunnel for Jason Kubel. The D-backs outfielder, rehabbing from a strained left quad, will head to Triple-A Reno on Monday with the hopes of being activated Wednesday for the club's home series finale with the Giants.
"It could change, but that's kind of where we are right now," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said. "He's kind of ready but we'd like to send him out to confirm that."
Kubel, who incurred the injury on April 5, hasn't played in a Major League game since April 12. Since then, the 30-year-old has been working out and playing in games at club's Spring Training facility in Scottsdale.
"If it were up to me, I'm ready to go now," said Kubel, who hit a home run in an extended spring game Saturday. "I'm feeling good right now, I haven't felt a thing in my leg for a week now."
Kubel attempted to sway Gibson into letting him skip the rehab assignment, but the manager wasn't having it.
"They all do that," Gibson said. "I've been through this before, I understand he wants to play and feels he's ready, we're just going to make sure that's the right thing to do first."
Advanced stats show upside to McCarthy's slow start
PHOENIX -- Throughout Brandon McCarthy's winless stretch over his first five outings of the season, the right-hander has maintained that he is pitching well but getting unlucky at inopportune times and then letting the damage snowball.
In addition to the bloop or fluky hits that prove his point, McCarthy has some numbers to back it up when examining a couple of complex sabermetrics statistics.
The 29-year-old's batting average on balls in play (BABIP), which measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits, is a sky-high .396, the third highest of any pitcher in baseball. The league average for the stat, over which pitchers have little control, is around .300.
Another stat in McCarthy's favor is fielding independent pitching (FIP), a number used to show what a player's ERA should look like, assuming that defense on balls in play and timing were league average. While the righty's real ERA is 7.48, his FIP is a much lower 3.64. In comparison, Trevor Cahill has a 3.66 FIP and Ian Kennedy is at 3.94.
The league average for FIP is around 4.00, so McCarthy actually ranks well in the category despite his poor traditional pitching numbers.
D-backs manager Kirk Gibson also believes McCarthy has been unfortunate at times and has actually performed well this season.
"He is throwing well, he had the best stuff [Friday] he has had since joining us," Gibson said. "But if you look at the difference a few plays make, it's huge. But it's part of baseball and he has to deal with it."
Because of some of the plays that have gone against the right-hander, Gibson won't ask McCarthy to make any changes moving forward, he just hopes the unlucky streak begins to even out.
"In my mind, he understands what's going on," Gibson said. "It's not like he's hurt, mechanically screwed up or he can't throw ball where he wants, it's none of that. It just hasn't gone our way. I'm very comfortable with where he is at."
Gregorius feeling better; CT scan results normal
PHOENIX -- A day after being drilled in the helmet with a 93-mph fastball, D-backs shortstop Didi Gregorius reported feeling sore, but better, on Saturday. The rookie underwent a precautionary CT scan late Friday and the results came back normal.
D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said the club won't place Gregorius on the seven-day concussion disabled list for now, but he wouldn't rule it out entirely.
"We'll see how he's doing as the day progresses," Gibson said. "There is just a protocol you follow in these situations and we will certainly err on the side of caution."
In the meantime, the D-backs will play a man down with Gregorius in limbo. Gibson expects the club to make a decision on the shortstop either Sunday or Monday.
Since making his team debut on April 18, Gregorius, the D-backs' No. 3 prospect according to MLB.com, was batting 11-for-27 (.407) with six extra-base hits, including a pair of homers. Friday was the first time in his baseball career that he had been hit in the head with a pitch.
"I tried to get out of the way, but I wasn't fast enough," he said. "It swelled up yesterday, and I had a light headache. It feels sore, but otherwise I feel good."
After being struck, Gregorius immediately fell to the ground and was tended to by a member of the D-backs' training staff. He remained on the ground for a couple of minutes, but he said he never lost consciousness.
"I couldn't get up right away and they told me to stay down too," he said. "Then I was talking for a little bit. At least I didn't get knocked out."
Despite the inherent scariness of the injury, Gregorius said he harbors no ill feelings toward Rockies reliever Josh Outman, who hit him with the pitch.
"I don't think he did it on purpose so everything is good," Gregorius said. "I had two strikes on me anyways."
Even though the two hadn't talked yet on Saturday, Outman expressed a desire to apologize to Gregorius sometime this weekend before the Rockies leave town.
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• Mired in an 8-for-55 (.145) slump since April 12, Martin Prado batted leadoff Saturday for the first time this season. The 29-year-old has seen his batting average drop from .304 to .218 over the stretch.
In 134 career starts batting first, Prado has a .298 batting average with 19 homers and 71 RBIs.
• Prado isn't the only D-backs player cold at the plate right now. Since April 11, Miguel Montero and Cliff Pennington are a combined 10-for-77 (.130).
• The D-backs have held the lead in 16 of their 23 games this season.
Tyler Emerick is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Punter exits a living legend, says Waugh
WHEN his former teammates gathered on Thursday it was to hail Ricky Ponting and not bury him, yet to a man Steve and Mark Waugh, Glenn McGrath, Justin Langer and Brett Lee dug deep to explain the grit and grace that made him one of Australia's finest cricketers.
Steve Waugh believed Ponting thrived on adversity, Mark Waugh described him as one of the best he'd played alongside, McGrath paid tribute to a rare determination, Langer said he'd be forever mentioned alongside Bradman and Greg Chappell while Lee likened him to a ''prize-fighter''.
''Coming from that tough, working-class area of his in Tasmania he has that street-fighter mentality, he's a tough character who we saw battle through injury,'' Lee said. ''There was a feeling nothing could hurt Ricky Ponting. Nothing. Think back to when [Steve] Harmison hit him at Lord's and split his face. Ricky looked down and saw blood, got stitched up and carried on batting.''
Ponting had a seemingly thick hide but was it enough to protect him from the slings and arrows of the past few weeks as critics called for his head? Mark Waugh couldn't help but wonder if his recent dismissals - and not the criticism - forced ''Punter'' to confront an uncomfortable truth.
''Ricky would know better than anyone when the right time was.'' he said. ''I think he would be disappointed with the way he's batted in the Tests and that probably brought forward his retirement [because] I think he had his sights set on going to the Ashes in England next year. Like any batsman his career revolved around his form and how many runs he made. He'd done what he was told to do, he batted well for Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield, but unfortunately he came up short with his dismissals in Adelaide … he would probably have been affected by the way he was dismissed; the over-balancing and falling over would've made him think long and hard.
''I liked batting with him, I consider him one of the best teammates I've ever played alongside.''
Steve Waugh, who was proud he and Ponting will be the only two Australians to have played 168 Tests, said it was right to celebrate a brilliant career.
''He's been a fantastic player and leaves the game a living legend,'' he said. ''You tend to remember the great stuff. A cricket career with such longevity will have ups and downs and I always prided myself on how I came back from adversity and I think Ricky is the same.''
McGrath admitted he felt some nostalgia upon hearing Ponting's decision to retire. ''It's the end of an era,'' McGrath said. ''Ricky is part of that old era that is drawing to a close … I have a huge respect for Rick and would have him in any team I played in.''
Langer said Ponting formed the holy trinity of Australian batsmen with Bradman and Chappell but added he had earned an even greater accolade. ''The person,'' he said. ''His passion and humility for the game made him a person you'd stand alongside in the trenches. He's an incredible person and is one of the greatest ever cricketers in the history of the game''.
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I have been doing some pondering on animal Transfiguration lately, and I have a few things that have me stumps.
We knoe that inanimate objects can be turned into animals from the scene in the first book, but according to Gamp's Law, we know that magic can't be used to conjure food. Although, why people couldn't just kill the pig is a mystery to me, but I do have a few theories as to why this might be.
Could it be that animals conjured from inanimate objects just have the nutritional value of whatever they are transfigured from: like a bar of soap turned into a duck would really just still be the same as soap if a person tried to eat it?
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Nazem Kadri and Clarke MacArthur each tallied one goal and one assist to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers on Monday.
Phil Kessel also lit the lamp, while James van Riemsdyk, Dion Phaneuf and Cody Franson each added assists for the Maple Leafs, winners in six of their last seven tilts.
Ben Scrivens stopped all 37 shots to register his second straight shutout.
Jose Theodore made 29 saves for the Panthers, who have dropped five straight.
"We better figure it out," Panthers head coach Kevin Dineen said of the skid. "There's lots of things we need to work on."
A Florida turnover in the Toronto zone led to fastbreak goal for Kessel with just under three minutes left in the opening period.
Mike Weaver lost control of the puck just inside the blue line and van Riemsdyk recovered the loose puck before sending it up ice to Kessel, who beat Theodore with a wrister from the left wing for his third goal of the season
Toronto added a pair of goals in the second period just over 1 1/2 minutes apart to take a commanding 3-0 lead.
On a man advantage, Phaneuf threw the puck out from behind the net to Kadri, who pounded the disc past Theodore at the 12:13 mark.
Kadri then took the puck near the right boards near the Florida blue line and centered a pass to MacArthur who banged it off the right post with 6:03 left for his third goal of the season.
"For about 10 minutes of the second period we took over the hockey game," Maple Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle said.
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Scrivens has two career shutouts ... Toronto had dropped its previous five against the Panthers ... Tomas Fleischmann had six shots on goal for Florida.


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CARSON, Calif. -- Unlike in years past, only one team will advance from the newly formatted CONCACAF Champions League group stage. A change that that midfielder Marcelo Sarvas believes requires the Galaxy to have a killer instinct, beginning with this Thursday's match against Isidro Metapán.
The Brazilian midfielder is keenly aware of the difficulties of the tournament's old format as last season, while playing for Costa Rica's Alajuelense, his club bounced from the first round of the tournament last season on goal difference despite tying the Galaxy and Mexican club Morelia on 12 points.
Following training on Tuesday, Sarvas admitted that the new CCL format leaves little room for error for clubs.
"I prefer the old format, not only for Mexican teams or American teams, but you have more chance for the other teams from Central America, but when it's only one team that goes through, you can not lose points, you have to be sharp with what you're doing. So I think that you have to be a killer because you know that you're not going to have a lot of chances."


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Beebe and economic development officials briefed the Senate earlier this week and said they are confident the mill would be a good investment for Arkansas.
Lawmakers will have 20 days to decide on whether to approve the financing. The 20-day timeline starts when Beebe submits a formal proposal.


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Jones picks up where he left off
Bucs' '09 breakout slugger homers in first two '10 at-bats
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
PITTSBURGH -- Everyone wondered. Everyone had their personal opinions, their predictions and prognostications. And in Pittsburgh, surely everyone hoped. Hoped, that is, that Garrett Jones in 2010 would be the Garrett Jones of 2009, but no one really knew if that was a realistic expectation or too far-fetched of a dream. One day won't convince the doubters or validate the optimists, but Jones certainly started the new season with a statement that likely secured the confidence of at least a few. In other words, maybe '09 wasn't a fluke after all. Making his first appearance in an Opening Day lineup, Jones took Dodgers starter Vicente Padilla deep in each of his first two at-bats in Monday's 11-5 win. He reached base three times in all, drove in three and scored a trio of runs as well. No, this single-game performance doesn't guarantee Jones a spot in July's All-Star Game or on end-of-season MVP ballots, though there were MVP chants resonating from the sellout crowd at PNC Park after Jones' second blast. But it does -- for at least a day -- justify some of that hope that Jones can be a middle-of-the-order power threat that the Pirates desperately need. "People continue to question him, and I really don't know why," manager John Russell said. "This guy is a good baseball player. He does a lot of things right." Everyone knows what Jones did during last year's stellar three-month rookie campaign. His 21 homers and .567 slugging percentages were not only tops on the team, but highs among all Major League rookies. Only four players -- Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard, Derrek Lee and Mark Reynolds -- had more home runs after July 1 than Jones. By no means is that shabby company. But was that three-month period long enough to project what to expect from Jones in a full season? How much weight can he be expected to carry in this lineup? And what will happen now that pitchers are seeing Jones for a second, third and fourth time, and making the appropriate adjustments? They are all good questions, and ones that will take a season to answer. But if Monday is any harbinger for what might be coming, the Pirates' offense just might be more potent than people are anticipating. "He's a guy that's dangerous," said teammate Ryan Doumit. "With one swing of the bat, he can be a game-changer. It's nice having a guy like that in our lineup." Outside of Jones, no one in the Pirates' starting lineup has posted a 20-homer season in the Majors, including Doumit, whose high was 15 in 2008. For that matter, only three players -- Jones, Andy LaRoche and Jeff Clement -- ever hit 20 in a Minor League season. That's what makes Jones such a critical cog in the batting order. Jones changed the complexion of Monday's game early and did so on a day when he admitted the butterflies and adrenaline were at a high. His mammoth blast came on a 1-2 fastball in the first. It cleared the right-field wall with ease, bouncing into the Allegheny River. The homer was estimated at 456 feet, which is just shy of the 461-foot blast into the river that Jones had in July. "He was elevating the fastball, and I just kept swinging through it a little bit," Jones said of his approach against Padilla. "I shortened up with two strikes, and I think he was trying to bury it in there and left it over the plate. It felt like a great swing. It felt effortless." It looked that way, too. Jones' third-inning blast wasn't as authoritative, though as Jones jokingly noted afterward, "Three-hundred twenty-one feet or in the river, they're still worth the same." The opposite-field shot narrowly cleared the left-field wall. But as it did, Jones etched his name into the Pirates' history books yet again, this time as just the sixth player to hit two home runs on Opening Day. The feat was last done by Xavier Nady two years ago. "I couldn't have dreamt it any better," said Jones, whose two Opening Day homers were matched by St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols on Monday. "That crowd it just gets the butterflies pumping and adrenaline going. You feel so strong at the plate and on defense. It felt great." Jones' show before the fourth-largest crowd in PNC Park history wasn't limited to his at-bats. He made highlight-reel-worthy diving catches in both the first and sixth innings to aid the Pirates' pitching staff. "Seeing a big man like that move, I think the earth shook," joked fellow outfielder Ryan Church. "When that big body gets going, it's tough to slow him down." After the game, Jones downplayed the significance of Monday's personal accolades. It was just one game, he insisted, and not necessarily a fair representation of what is to come. Sure, no one is predicting that he stays on pace to hit 324 home runs, but if this offense is going to be a formidable one, Jones' success in the No. 3 spot is crucial. His ability to produce will force hitters to pitch to Andrew McCutchen, who bats one spot ahead of Jones. And his ability to get on base should set up plenty of run-scoring opportunities for the middle of the order. And through all this, maybe, Jones can prove once and for all that despite his arduous journey through the Minors, yes, he does belong here. "I've just got to try and stay consistent and keep the same approach," Jones said. "It's good to get off to a good start, and I felt comfortable at the plate going into the first game. It's definitely a good feeling to be noticed when you're trying to help the team win."
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Bulls 101, Wizards 99
The Wiz played most of the game with only eight guys but really put up a fight thanks mostly to strong efforts from Antawn Jamison and Javaris Crittenton but once again they came up short.
As usual, the third quarter really hurt as the Bulls outscored the Wiz 33-20 and built a 10-point lead that the WIzards spend the rest of the game chasing.
The play that clinched the game came with 8.9 seconds left. The Bulls led 98-96 after a JaVale McGee dunk off a nice pass from Dominic McGuire when Derrick Rose drove around a double team consisting of Crittenton and McGee, sucked in the defense and found a cutting Kirk Hinrich for an easy lay up before the Wiz could rotate to him. Great offense plus bad defense equaled another Wiz loss.
-Really loved Critttenton's attacking style and his final line: 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists with no turnovers. He and Rose really went at it for stretches. Rose has serious work to do on that jumper but he's killer on the pick-and-roll and tonight, he killed the Wizards on it.
-After the game interim coach Ed Tapscott said that Caron Butler, who missed his sixth straight game, could possibly be out up to another week on that tight left hamstring. I'll get an update on Darius Songaila (neck), Juan Dixon (Achilles) and the other guys tomorrow at practice.
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Crit was fantastic tonight - appalling he doesn't play more minutes because MJames is an offense killer. AJ had a good, not great night - 34 pts, but on 44% FG, & had 0 Asst in 40 minutes - how is that possible? And how does McGuire play 40+ minutes with 0 pts? I really like his D, but jeeze, that's horrific.
Posted by: BulletsFan1 | March 23, 2009 11:07 PM
Agreed....at this point why isn't Crittenden starting? Mike James is not the future, Javaris is!
What is the deal with this team...pretty soon we are gonna have to forfeit games for not having enough players that can suit up! Les Curse o'boulez continues.
Can't wait to see how Arenas looks on the floor on Saturday.
Posted by: azinat1 | March 23, 2009 11:19 PM
"And how does McGuire play 40+ minutes with 0 pts? I really like his D, but jeeze, that's horrific.
Posted by: BulletsFan1"
Obviously DM needs to work on his shooting ability, but don't be so consumed by his point total. Once again he led the team in assists (7 tonight with only 1 turnover). Right now, he basically runs the point when Crit isn't in the game with him. Pretty impressive feat for a 6'9 guy who was thought to be useless on the offensive end of the court coming into this season. He continues to be the most impressive youngster, if not player overall, on the team this year.
Posted by: psps23 | March 23, 2009 11:38 PM
"And how does McGuire play 40+ minutes with 0 pts? I really like his D, but jeeze, that's horrific."
It would be horrific if he went 0 for 17 from the field and turned the ball over 9 times. But he went 0-3 from the field and turned it over once against 7 assists with 7 rebounds. Any points he puts up are gravy. He's not in the game to score. There are other ways to impact the game other than points.
Posted by: kalo_rama | March 24, 2009 12:08 AM
Butler will be out another WEEK!!!
What is wrong with the training staff?!?!!
How many guys are going to come back too early for someone to get fired!
Arenas twice, Butler 3 times, Hayes, Stephenson....etc. Ridiculous. The Wizards training staff performs like AIG.
Why the F was Blatche on the bench at the end? I like McGee and all, but McGee was terrible vs the Bulls and Blatche was the best player on the floor at times. Absurd. What happened to earning playing time?
Posted by: UltimateFootballNetwork | March 24, 2009 12:27 AM
Kill Gill Vol.2
Posted by: jeremydvid | March 24, 2009 12:51 AM
CB is pretty much useless after about the 60th game. Mr. October. I predict the Wiz will not resign him.
Posted by: bj2000 | March 24, 2009 6:49 AM
In addition to not knowing how to develop the most promising young players, the Wiz don't know how to manage injuries - before and after the fact. Look at Butler's minutes after returning from the hamstring pull. Heck, they even started Etan in preseason after missing a year with open heart surgery. And they think McGee, Blatche and Young are goofballs....
Posted by: Izman | March 24, 2009 7:18 AM
Hard to work up much enthusiasm for a game at this point, but the Wiz didn't play badly, and it may be worth noting they're still playing hard. Maybe that counts as something of an achievement.
Posted by: Samson151 | March 24, 2009 9:01 AM
BulletsFan1, I happen to agree with you, I like DM but playing with him on offense is akin to playing 4 on 5 sometimes. There seems to be a dbl standard for DM fans here. If NY scores 20 and has 1 assist, he's vilified for playing no defense or not passing while a scoreless DM gets praise for doing 'other things' besides scoring.
Fact is, DM needs to score some points just as badly as NY needs to pass and play defense. Same with Jamison and his 34 with 0 assists.
DM is a very good all around player. Before anyone starts talking about me hating, I was one of the guys who wanted to draft him and kept mentioning that he had more triple dbls in college than any other guy out there that year. I like what DM brings to the table but he oughtta learn how to shoot. It's the most basic skill kids learn.
Posted by: original_mark | March 24, 2009 9:23 AM
...but on the flip side...
Next year if GA, AJ and CB return to their high scoring ways, what DM is doing now might be good enough. Rodman scored infrequently but did 'other things' because he had scorers around him. I'm not comparing us to the old Bulls but the concept is the same...play D while scorers score.
Posted by: original_mark | March 24, 2009 9:25 AM
Original_Mark / BulletsFan1 One thing to remember re DM's low scoring the past few games is that he has been running the offence much of the time, which takes him away from the boards where he used to pick up 2-3 baskets on put-backs each game. When he is back at the 3 spot, I expect that he will score more of those types of points.
Posted by: pk24 | March 24, 2009 9:33 AM
A Note to BJ2000: CB is probably fustrated as are all the Wizards who give a rat's azz about this season gone wrong, now lets see........... we've got a coach who don't know sh#t from shineola, a Gm who blew off the "real coach"(Eddie Jordan) and proceeded to mismanage the cap by overpaying Gil and AJ,then he sends Roger Mason Jr to San Antonio over a small amount of money doesn't improve the roster one iota,just look at Cleve. with Mo Williams,Atlanta with Flip Murray, you don't think if we had a real GM we might have been a playoff team this season? Hell! if we had kept Mason we might be in the Eighth spot,I don't blame Caron one bit he is a professional and we are running this franchise like a D-league team. Eddie Jordan must be laughing his azz off right now while counting his eight million. Thanks Ernie!!!
Posted by: dargregmag | March 24, 2009 9:51 AM
"Fact is, DM needs to score some points just as badly as NY needs to pass and play defense."
Completely untrue. Young needs to play defense and pass because, when his shot's not falling he needs to be able to do something else to contribute. Right now all he does is score and if that's not working he's useless. McGuire does a multitude of things to contribute besides scoring already. He defends, rebounds, handles the ball on the break, sets up teammates, blocks shots, gets steals, and sometimes scores. If one or two of his assets aren't working in a game, he's got plenty more to fall back on. Young doesn't.
Again, McGuire only took three shots, so it's not like he was shooting them out of the game with bricks. He wasn't looking to score because either the opportunities weren't there or that's not what they needed from him in this game. They scored 99 in regulation, so it's not like the offense was struggling without McGuire filling it up.
Posted by: kalo_rama | March 24, 2009 10:20 AM
I have to say that it kills me that even after having 15 points in 31 minutes, Blatche still gets no love from Wiz fans or even in any game articles. Yea he has his moments on the court where you want to shake your head and ask "why??", but he played great last night and still gets no mention....
I agree that Jamison and Crittenton had amazing nights last night, but so did AB. It killed me to see him sitting on the bench at the end of the 4th.
Posted by: mallorygrauer | March 24, 2009 10:26 AM
They scored 99 in regulation, so it's not like the offense was struggling without McGuire filling it up.
But if we'd scored a few more points, we'd have won. Maybe it doesn't matter this year but in the future, 0 points won't cut it no matter what else he does.
Posted by: original_mark | March 24, 2009 10:37 AM
Blatche was horrid in the first few mintues of Q4, so he was deservedly yanked.
Why is it that we are always out of timeouts at a close game's end, ETap? One more and we may very well have won last night.
Antawn and Crittenton had great Q4's last night. Good to see that at least a couple still care.
Posted by: rbelleisle | March 24, 2009 10:48 AM
"The play that clinched the game came with 8.9 seconds left. The Bulls led 98-96 after a JaVale McGee dunk off a nice pass from Dominic McGuire when Derrick Rose drove around a double team consisting of Crittenton and McGee, sucked in the defense and found a cutting Kirk Hinrich for an easy lay up before the Wiz could rotate to him. "
Another opponent's play involving McGee, The double team left McGee's man open, so McGuire had to guard him download, which led James to guard two players, Salmon (McGuire's guy) and Hinrich. James chose Salmon, who parked on 3 pt line, and left Hinrich free path to the lane.
Posted by: sagaliba | March 24, 2009 11:19 AM
Pech actually played somewhat decent in the last few games. Wonde why he didn't get more minutes?
Posted by: sagaliba | March 24, 2009 11:24 AM
"But if we'd scored a few more points, we'd have won. Maybe it doesn't matter this year but in the future, 0 points won't cut it no matter what else he does.
Posted by: original_mark | March 24, 2009 10:37 AM"
Obviously McGuire can afford to improve his shot. Nobody is saying he's perfect. But in a game where Javale McGee went 1 for 7, Nick Young went 2 for 12, and James went 3 for 9, complaining about Dominic McGuire going 0 for 3 while dishing out 7 assists is the last thing that would be on my mind, especially considering all 3 of the guys mentioned before are designed to play a much larger scoring role in this system.
Posted by: psps23 | March 24, 2009 11:36 AM
I think Butler breaks down precisely because of too many minutes. A blogger asked did anyone notice how Caron always loses time to injury since he's been here?
He has and Butler may be more aptly used as the prominent role player he is. Few players can withstand major minutes game after game.
These are the exceptional players. And exceptional in this case does not mean great players, it means the health and durability of some players may be greater than others.
Antwann Jamison so far has proven to be such a player. Michael Jordan was, Wilt Chamberlin, Robert Parrish, Shaquille O'neal, Dennis Rodman, Kareem Jabbar, Kolby Bryant, and others.
Luck or lack of it also plays a part. Gilbert Arenas believe it or not is such a player. Bad luck too him down and if I am correct about him being such a player and if his knee is completely healed his durability will be evident in the years to come.
Medically, when a person chews it causes a reaction in the mouth all the way down to the stomach. Chewing sets the body for digestion and I asked this once before, but did not get a response.
Would anyone believe besides me that chewing on straw while playing basketball eventually has a negative effect on the body?
Caron, or any player for that matter should only use a mouthpiece while playing.
Any medical knowledge out there?
Posted by: LarryInClintonMD | March 24, 2009 11:58 AM
McGee was 0 for 6 before the last dunk, and did not grab a single defensive rebound (one offensive rebound for the game)!
We need a good big-men coach (and hopefully McGee is receptive), otherwise McGee's talent will be wasted!
Posted by: sagaliba | March 24, 2009 12:20 PM
I think most of us here like what DM brings to the table. I guess I should be past the point of debating about individual games since we're 16 and whatever.
To piggyback on another comment...Pech seems to bring something positive every time he plays. He gets his hands on a lot of balls (no pun intended) and has decent, active hands for a big guy. He also seems to be ok at rebounding.
Again, why he doesn't play on a 16 and whatever team is a complete mystery. Even if it's to showcase him for a trade, he should be getting some time.
Posted by: original_mark | March 24, 2009 12:38 PM
CB3 is undersized at the 3 and has broken down in the second half of the season the last 2 years because he's not cut out to play 40+ minutes a night. The broken hand injury in 2007 was a freak injury, but the last two years were overuse type injuries that were aggravated by him coming back too soon.
One can only hope that the Wiz gets a coach who will monitor his minutes more closely and keep them in the 30-35 range. Second, the Wiz need to hire a competent medical and training staff to properly diagnose injuries and to ensure players rehab properly.
Posted by: wizfan89 | March 24, 2009 1:03 PM
"But if we'd scored a few more points, we'd have won. "
And to lay that at the feet of McGuire is nonsense, esp. when three of the starters who are supposed to be the primary scorers shot a combined 17 of 48.
"Maybe it doesn't matter this year but in the future, 0 points won't cut it no matter what else he does."
Nonsense. First of all, you continue to make it sound like he never scores or can't score, both of which are untrue. Second, in the future, they'll(presumably, hopefully): be getting a big offense boost from Arenas, some more supplemental offense from Haywood, have Butler healthy for a couple of weeks in a row, and (if they're lucky) have a high lottery pick providing some offensive firepower. If anything, on a fully loaded team, McGuire's offense will become even less of a concern.
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Tasha Tudor Museum: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 974 Western Ave., West Brattleboro. New exhibit featuring dresses from Tasha Tudor's historic costume collection. Members free; adults, $5; seniors over 65, $3; ages 6-12, $3; under 6 free. Information: www.tashatudormuseum.org.
Senior Bowling: 9:15 a.m., Brattleboro Bowl, Putney Road, Brattleboro. Every Thursday. Bowling for seniors. Information: 802-254-2710 or 802-387-5757.
Strength Training for Seniors: 9:30 a.m., Brattleboro Senior Center, 207 Main St., Brattleboro. Cost: $3 per class; $5 for two. Instructor: Cyndy Gray. Works on building strength on all major muscle groups followed by stretch and relaxation. Information: 802-257-7570.
Townshend Community Dinner: Noon, Townshend Church, on the Common, Route 30, Townshend. Sponsored by Senior Solutions. Suggested donation: Over 60, $3; all others, $4. All welcome.
Meet and Greet Train Excursion: 2:15 p.m., Railroad Station, Bridge Street, Brattleboro. Central Corridor Delegation train arriving. Passenger rail train will travel between New London, Conn., and Brattleboro to bring attention to the need for passenger rail services for eastern Connecticut, central Massachusetts and Vermont. Sponsored by RailAmerica.
Townshend Farmers' Market: 3:30-6:30 p.m., Townshend Common, junction Route 30 and 35. Fresh seasonal vegetables, berries, eggs, grass-fed meats; fresh baked goods, handmade soaps, hand blown glass, hand carved chairs; dinners. Rain location in the white church. Information: 802-869-2141 or visit Facebook. Thursdays through Oct. 11.
Putney Free Health Clinic: Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m., Putney Medical Office, Main Street, Putney. Free, open to all. Information: Putney Family Services: 802-387-2120.
Ongoing Events
Meditation Sittings: 7-7:45 a.m., Vermont Insight Meditation Center, in the Neighbor's Hall at Solar Hill, 229 Western Ave., Brattleboro. Information: Drew, 802-257-1213.
Bellows Falls Drop-In Center: Open Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Our Place Drop-In Center, 4 Island St., Bellows Falls. 9-10:30 a.m., free breakfast; 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., food pantry open, except during lunch; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., free lunch. Day shelter, shower, fax, phone, food pantry. Information: 802-463-2217.
Hospice Thrift Shop: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Experienced Goods Thrift Shop for Brattleboro Area Hospice, 77 Flat St., Brattleboro. Selling quality clothing, books, housewares, furniture and more. Seeking donations, 802-254-5200.
Recovery Chat: 2:30-3:30 p.m., Turning Point of Windham County, 112 Hardwood Way, Brattleboro. Less formal group, conversation, games, sharing. Information: 802-257-5600.
Spring Forest Qigong: 5-6 p.m., Medicine for the People, 133 Main St., No. 7, Putney. Exercise and meditation class. Meets every Thursday. Details: 802-387-3028, ext. 1.
Narcotics Anonymous: 5:30-6:30 p.m., Turning Point of Windham County, 112 Hardwood Way, Brattleboro. Information: 802-257-5600.
Bingo: 6:30-9 p.m., Gassetts Grange, Jct. 10 and 103S, Chester. Doors open 5:30 p.m. Every Thursday. Refreshments. Information: 802-875-2637.
Southern Vermont Scrabble Club: 6-10 p.m., Marlboro College Graduate Center, 28 Vernon St., Brattleboro. Welcoming environment stressing fun, friendship while respecting the rules and customs of competitive play. All equipment provided. Fee $3 to help cover room rental. First-timers play free. Every Thursday. Information: Ed at email@example.com or 971-344-8730.
Dedicated Dads Making a Difference: 6-8 p.m., Early Education Services, 122 Birge St., Brattleboro. Free fathers support group. Dinner and child care provided. Information: Josh Miller, 802-254-3742, ext. 172.
Mental Illness Support: 6:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, West Brattleboro. On-going support group for individuals whose family members are living with mental illness, the first Thursday of the month. Hosted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Information: Clare, 802-824-3909.
Meditation Group: 7-7:45 p.m., The Center for Mindful Inquiry, third floor of old Paramount building, Main Street, across from High Street, Brattleboro. Entrance in alleyway. Shambhala Buddhist Meditation Group. Each Thursday. All welcome. Cushions and chairs available. Information: 802-257-1984.
Al-Anon: 7-8:30 p.m., Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Tyler Conference Center, 17 Belmont Ave., Brattleboro. Information: Toll free, 1-866-972-5266.
AA, Food and Fellowship: 7-11 p.m., Turning Point of Windham County, 112 Hardwood Way, Brattleboro. 7-8 p.m., potluck dinner; 8-9 p.m., step meeting; 9-11 p.m., fellowship and sharing. Information: 802-257-5600.
Zen Meditation: 7:30-9 p.m., in Guilford. No charge. Beginners welcome. Information: 802-257-9425.
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Gamber-Johnson Announces a NEW Docking Station for the Panasonic Toughpad FZ-M1 Tablet Computer
Stevens Point, WI - Gamber-Johnson, an ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer of rugged docking stations and vehicle mounting, announces a new vehicle docking station designed for the Panasonic Toughpad FZ-M1 7-inch tablet computer.
The Panasonic FZ-M1 docking station is light-weight with a small footprint – the perfect mate for the FZ-M1 tablet and the mission-critical mobile worker. Gamber-Johnson is currently taking orders and will start shipping the FZ-M1 docking station in early July 2014.
The FZ-M1 docking station is designed to minimize the overall footprint of the FZ-M1 solution making the FZ-M1 the perfect mobile computer solution. A push and turn lock makes docking and undocking the computer easy – this is especially important in a mobile application; the keyed lock provides added security for theft deterrence. Bottom-facing ports make it easy to route cables for any vehicle or forklift mounting application, and the dock is designed to accommodate the FZ-M1 magnetic card reader or the X hand strap.
The FZ-M1 docking station provides two levels of port replication, both with optional Dual antenna pass-through for WWAN/WLAN/GPS. The LITE port replication model features Ethernet, (2) USB 3.0, and Input power, while the FULL port replication model features Ethernet, (2) USB 3.0, Serial, VGA, HDMI and Input power. The docking station is supported with Gamber-Johnson's three-year limited warranty.
The FZ-M1 vehicle docking station is designed for the rugged mobile environment and tested to MIL-STD-810G shock/vibration testing and crash tested to SAE J1455 Standards. The FZ-M1 dock attaches to any existing Gamber-Johnson Motion Attachment; Gamber-Johnson offers a full line of Vehicle Bases, Poles, and Motion Attachments to complete the mounting system.
For complete product specifications, visit our web site at www.gamberjohnson.com. Contact your Gamber-Johnson Sales Representative to place your order.
About Gamber-Johnson
In business since 1954, Gamber-Johnson is a market leader of rugged docking stations and vehicle mounts, and a member of the Leggett & Platt Commercial Vehicle Products (CVP) Group. Customers of all sizes – state and local governments, transportation, field service organizations, and mobile professionals – rely on Gamber-Johnson's vehicle mounting systems and docking stations on a daily basis and associate the Gamber-Johnson name and products with quality, safety and reliability. As a result, Gamber-Johnson vehicle mounting systems are installed in thousands of fleets worldwide. www.gamberjohnson.com.
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The Junior Wonder Boy Camp is open to children in grades 3-7 and is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. It will feature two 2-hour sessions on all aspects of baseball with lunch provided between sessions. The cost is $90.
The Wonder Boy Baseball Camp is open to athletes in grades 8-12 and is broken into two sessions, pitching / catching and hitting. It will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, with the morning session consisting of pitching and catching. The afternoon session will consist of hitting.
Cost of the Wonder Boy Camp is $145 for both the pitching and hitting sessions, or $85 for just one of the two sessions.
For more information, contact assistant coach Wes McCrotty at 968-0211. Information is also available on Arkansas Tech's athletic Web site at http://athletics.atu.edu.


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Clatsop Community Bank was named among the "100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon" for the fourth consecutive year by Oregon Business magazine.
The list will be released in rank order at a special banquet hosted by the magazine on February 28 at the Oregon Convention Center. 273 companies competed to be on the list for 2013, and more than 13,000 employees across the state completed and submitted surveys that were used to determine the magazine's annual list of top employers.
This is the twentieth anniversary of the "100 Best" project, and companies that have made the list at least 10 times will be inducted into the magazine's 100 Best Hall of Fame.
"We're thrilled to have been named to the 100 Best list again this year," said Joe Schulte, executive vice-president of Clatsop Community Bank. "We're about to celebrate the bank's fifth anniversary, and to have made this list each of the four years we attempted is something we're very proud of," he added. "We'll certainly be working toward Hall of Fame eligibility in the future."
"Our goal has always been to stand apart from other banks," said Clatsop Community Bank President Steve Ferber, "not only with our customers and the service we provide them, but with our employees as well. It is very rewarding to know our employees are proud and happy to be part of our team, and it is my honor to work with each and every one of them. They are responsible for every success we achieve."
Clatsop Community Bank is the only bank locally owned in Clatsop County, and has branches in Seaside and Astoria, Oregon.


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Notes: King holds court
Former Cardinals reliever rooting for old teammates
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
But King, always one of the chattiest players around, also made time to talk about the World Series and his old teammates -- and he's pulling for them. He's also picking them to win.
"You've got to go with St. Louis," King said when asked for a series prediction. "The game [Anthony] Reyes pitched, it really gave a twist. They can bring him back on regular rotation instead of bringing the other guys back on three days' rest. Plus, I like the situation where Albert [Pujols] hasn't been Albert in the first couple games, but [Yadier] Molina has carried them -- and outstanding pitching. So now they're home in front of the home crowd, and hopefully they can take the next two and win it."
King voiced his displeasure last October after not pitching in the National League Division Series or NL Championship Series. He missed a portion of the NLDS because of the death of his father, and was not used by manager Tony La Russa after returning to the team.
He's taken particular delight in seeing a couple of his former protégés succeed. Randy Flores served as King's understudy last year, and Tyler Johnson pitched briefly with King in '05. They're now the two left-handers in the St. Louis bullpen.
"It feels great," King said. "As soon as they clinched and got in the playoffs, I made a phone call to Flores and I made a phone call to Tyler. When I was here last year, I was joking, I said, 'I'm going to make a lot of money next year, so I'm out of here. You guys are going to take over.'
"But I told them just to go in there and relax and do like they did in the regular season. Just attack the strike zone and get ahead of hitters and put the ball in play. Don't try to strike people out. And that's what they've been doing. From Brad [Thompson] to the new guys, they've done a tremendous job. Hopefully they continue and win this thing."
King was traded to Colorado in December for Larry Bigbie and Aaron Miles. He posted a 4.43 ERA in 67 appearances for the Rockies.
Back and forth: The controversy regarding Kenny Rogers and whatever was on his hand in Game 2 remained alive and well on Tuesday. In comments printed in USA Today on Tuesday morning, Cardinals hitting coach Hal McRae went further than any other Cardinal had publicly gone in accusing Rogers of doctoring the baseball.
"It was so blatant," McRae told the paper. "What was so strange about it was how obvious it was, in the World Series. It's a shame a guy would cheat in a World Series game. It hurts the integrity of the game. He wasn't just cheating by using pine tar; he was scuffing balls, too. We collected about five or six balls that are scuffed. He had to be using his fingernails or something."
McRae declined to comment any further on Tuesday. When a group of reporters asked him to stop and talk, all he said was:
"No, no, no, no, no. It's the World Series, guys."
Tigers first-base coach Andy Van Slyke took great umbrage at McRae's comments.
"My reaction was he's horribly misinformed," Van Slyke said. "I don't want to defend him, because I think he's out of line, but I think what he's trying to do is he's sending a message to his hitters that he's concerned about what they're concerned about, more than anything else. I think he was sending a message to his hitters that at least he's looking out for them."
Van Slyke wasn't surprised that McRae was reluctant to comment further.
"I'm sure he was. Leather doesn't taste very good," Van Slyke said. "When you put your shoe in your mouth, that's what happens."
Encarnacion sits: With Juan Encarnacion struggling at the plate, La Russa gave his usual right fielder the night off on Tuesday. So Taguchi got the call in Encarnacion's place, with Preston Wilson starting in left field. Wilson is having a bit of a rough go as well, but he's 5-for-5 lifetime against Tigers starter Nate Robertson.
"So, there's been a couple of times [Wilson has] been right on the mark and gotten nosed out," La Russa said. "You've got to get what you earn. He's been clutch off the bench. He played Game 1 and showed good life, got the bat out. [And] part of it is that Juan is struggling. It's not like he's the only guy that's struggling, I don't like to point fingers, but he's talking about not feeling right. And that's a good indication, if I've got an alternative, I ought to go the other way."
Encarnacion is 0-for-7 in the World Series and 8-for-43 (.186) in the postseason. In another lineup shift, La Russa moved Ronnie Belliard up into the fifth spot, thanks largely to his 8-for-25 mark against Robertson.
This date in Cardinals history: On Oct. 24, 1985, the Cardinals missed out on their first chance to close out the Royals in the World Series. Bob Forsch lasted only 1 2/3 innings, while Danny Jackson pitched a complete game for KC, as the Cards lost, 6-1, in Game 5.
Coming up: Game 4 of the World Series is set for Wednesday night at Busch Stadium, weather permitting. Jeff Suppan will go up against Jeremy Bonderman, with first pitch set for 7:27 p.m. CT.
Matthew Leach is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Facebook said Tuesday that it mistakenly blocked a cartoon featuring bare female nipples and suspended an account used by the New Yorker.
The social network took down the magazine's cartoon page Monday after the New Yorker posted a comic depicting the biblical characters Adam and Eve in the nude, with the latter's nipple clearly sketched.
The move prompted a snarky post on the New Yorker's Cartoon Bureau blog, in which the cartoonist Mick Stevens satirically redrew the comic with both characters fully clothed and an "Not O.K., O.K." look at Facebook's policy (below).
Emphasizing the magazine's apparent eye-rolling, it posted a zoomed in image of both Adam and Eve's nipples indicating which is OK.
Facebook said it "quickly worked to rectify the mistake" as soon as its team of moderators was alerted.
"This team looks at hundreds of thousands of reporters every week, and as you might expect, occassionally, we make a mistake and block a piece of content we shouldn't have," a Facebook spokeswoman said in a statement to TheWrap. "We have already taken steps to prevent this from happening in the future and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience."
In its "Sex and Nudity" guidelines, Facebook purports to block "naked 'private parts' including female nipple bulges and naked butt cracks; males nipples are OK."
The policy also states that any obvious sexual activity should be pulled from the site, even if the subjects are clothed. That policy includes in cartoons and art.
However, as the New Yorker pointed out, Facebook did not take down a previous cartoon by Karen Sneider that shows a man atop a woman in bed, apparently having intercourse.


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One does what one must while in Vegas
Phones in hotel rooms can be a challenge. All those buttons, all those teenie tiny letters that defy my bi-focals, but I was determined.
Squinting, I recognized "Customer Service" and punched.
There was a switch from the dial tone to a ring and I heard a computer voice intoning "If you wish to ask for a wake up call, press one; for housekeeping, press two. I pressed 'two'."
The line was busy.
I dialed again.
Again, I dialed "two."
One more time.
I pressed "0."
Now, in the olden days of telephone service, dialing "0" brought an Operator to the line. And, it did. "This is Frank," which I confess isn't his real name. "How may I help you?" he said in his pleasant masculine voice, from somewhere in the vast domain of the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino, mainly casino, acres of casino. "This is Mrs. Harrell in 20211." "How are you this morning?" I asked in what I hoped sounded vaguely cheerful.
It is always polite to ask how "they" are when you want" them" to do something for you.
"Fine, madam. May I direct your call?"
He got right to the point. Evidently, he wanted to spare no time in chit chat. At home we would have said, "And, how are you?" But, that's alright. Even if he didn't ask, one way or another, I was going to tell him.
And, I did.
"I do so hate to bother you," I said. "And, I realize the economy is bad, so that's probably why there isn't a refrigerator in my room, one of those little ones like college students use in dormitories, and I wouldn't dream of asking for one, but would you please ask housekeeping to bring me some tea for my Keuring when they come by to service the room. I tried to call them directly, but their line was busy, to tell them there are containers for coffee, but not for tea."
"Keurig doesn't make tea containers, only coffee," he said.
And, I said that I was so sorry, but they really do make tea containers, all kinds of tea. "But, then," I said, "I suppose if the hotel can't afford to put refrigerators in the rooms, they certainly can't provide tea either."
"Do you suppose I could make a cup of tea in the Keurig with a tea bag?" "I have a tea bag," I said. And, he allowed as how he really didn't know.
"Oh, by the way," I said, "there are two bottles of water beside the Keurig." "Are they complimentary?"
And, I added, just to make myself absolutely clear, "Are they free?"
I didn't want to pay some astronomical price for two little bottles of water. Hotels seem to put out bottles of water that are ridiculously expensive, like that Fuji in the square bottle with the pretty label.
"No, there is no charge for the water," he said.
I could tell he was becoming tired of this conversation.
"Oh," I said. "That's nice." "Does that mean you should not drink water from the faucet?"
"No," he said, in a voice that was strained, but still most polite. "You can drink the faucet water."
I could tell the word "faucet" was one he wasn't used to. He struggled with it and I wondered what people in Las Vegas called it. Tap water?
Who knows.
People in this city all seem to be from somewhere else.
Oh well, "Frank" was well trained and certainly courteous.
Nevertheless, I had no cup of tea and walking the mile or so to the downstairs café wasn't' that appealing.
However, when in Vegas, one does what one must.
Annelore Harrell lives in Bluffton and can be reached at email@example.com.


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By creating your account you are now able to edit pages, join discussions, and expand the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia. Before you jump in, here are some ground rules:
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Please do not attempt to circumvent the system to move pages. Copy & paste transfer, such as you did to the pages linked in this section's title, is not allowed. If you're unable to move a page, then you're not allowed to move it. If you feel it should be moved, you may mention so on the talk page & by adding
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Sorry about moving those pages.--SaturnMario 17:39, 27 November 2011 (UTC)SaturnMario
It's not allowed. Kindly stop. - Blazios talk 21:55, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
Sorry about that. --SaturnMario 21:57, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
Could you help me become autoconfirmed?SaturnMario 12:51, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
How many edits do I have left?--SaturnMario 00:19, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
- There is no way to tell how many edits is needed, it's a number programmed in the software. When you make enough edits it your userspace rights will be unlocked. --Pokemaster97 00:22, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
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User: namespace a lot recently. Please don't do it any more, though. Bulbapedia's Userspace policy restricts the amount you can edit your userpage: no more than three edits per day. This policy was instated to prevent strain on our server, and also to promote people helping out in the mainspace. Bulbapedia is an encyclopedia, after all, so help us out by contributing to some articles before coming back to your personal userpage. The more often you edit in the mainspace, the more you will be allowed to edit your userpage. Thanks! --★Jo the Marten★ ಠ_ಠ♥ 22:08, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
- Sorry about that--SaturnMario 22:10, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
- That pretty much means don't do it anymore. MaverickNate 22:13, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
- If you did not read your last warning, then please read it now. You have edited the User: namespace too much. In the past, no one was allowed to edit their userpages because some users were over-editing their own userpages. Your personal editing privileges can be taken away, so please do not edit your page any more for now. Instead, how about helping contribute to some of Bulbapedia's many articles? Thank you. ★Jo the Marten★ ಠ_ಠ♥ 22:28, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
- Yes. With a preview.--SaturnMario 22:35, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
- That pretty much means don't do it anymore. MaverickNate 22:13, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
Userspace revoked
After 15 userspace edits in the span of 22 hours and being told three times to stop editing your userspace, your userspace privileges have now been revoked indefinitely. If you wish to have the privileges restored, you will need to make a very large number of helpful mainspace edits, as well as prove to the staff that you will be responsible with the userspace privileges in the future. Thank you, - Kogoro - Talk to me - 22:50, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
OK. I want my priveleges restored so I can edit my userspace stuff.
How many mainspaces should I make?--SaturnMario 22:51, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
- There will be no exact number stated. Simply make helpful contributions to the mainspace until the staff decide that your privileges will be restored. - Kogoro - Talk to me - 22:58, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
When you add information not everyone would know, you need to provide a valid source as citation. Otherwise it will just be considered speculation and will be reverted. Adding it back will merely result in edit warring, which is a block-able offense. ★Jo the Marten★ ಠ_ಠ♥ 16:49, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
May I please create the unblock template?--SaturnMario 18:25, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
- I'm just letting you know that leaving a message about something you want done on your own talkpage will not get you a response. I recommend that you leave a message on one of the Staff members talk pages instead. (An active one anyway). --Pokemaster97 20:42, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
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Please stop chaging the text in the intro of Pokemon articles. What you are changing it to is much less formal. Werdnae (talk) 20:09, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
Sorry about that. --SaturnMario 20:09, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
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One of the criticisms I hear most often of videographer education—both the live-seminar variety and the DVD version—is that there's too much beautiful video and too little explanation of how it was created. You won't feel shortchanged by the wedding video-to-instruction ratio on fast and Fabulous; Lance isn't a wedding videographer (see Elizabeth Welsh's June cover story, Going Corporate), and it's not his intention to wow you with his video work. fast and Fabulous might be called "Fast and Furious" for the amount of instruction that he packs into this collection, although with Lance's easygoing teaching style, the lessons never seem rushed.
The other thing that's cool about this training title is that it's delivered in Flash. You'll need to play it on your PC or Mac using the included Flash Player 9. This is great for two reasons. For one, it encourages you to run the tutorial on one computer while you work in Photoshop on another, which means you can try out the techniques Lance describes as he explains them, which I did repeatedly as I worked my way through the collection.
It also means you've got the menu right in front of you the whole time, and you can access it at will without having to back out of the tutorial itself, which you'd have to do on a comparatively clumsy DVD. If you've bought or rented Blu-ray movies with pop-up menus, you know what a nice perk this can be on a movie disc. But for a collection of tutorials like this one, it's a natural. And because it's sold via download, it's lower-priced than other PixelPops training tools (and most training DVDs sold by videographers), and if you can't wait to buy it after reading this review, you don't have to. While this approach doesn't make sense (yet) for video-heavy instructional titles, it's the only way to go for a training title like this one.
Lance kicks off the disc by talking about the $500 Photo Effect enhancement he discussed in the March installment of his Graphic Thoughts column. Immediately thereafter (fast & Fabulous just rolls right from one tip to the next) he explains how to save the steps used to create the effect as an Action so it can be reused later. He also explains—just as importantly—how to load and apply Actions that you may have downloaded or purchased from PixelPops or the dozens of other companies developing Photoshop Actions.
From there it's on to a range of great plug-ins, many of them free, including a cool and very customizable frosted glass effect using Mister Retro's Machine Wash, and two excellent plug-in actions from a company called PanosFX. My favorite is B&Big Picture Effect, a downloadable Action (open your Actions Palette, load it, click Play, and Photoshop does all the work) that chops up an image into small pieces and individual layers. One possible end result (after choosing a perspective, and choosing to have a "soft wind blow over the photos") is shown in the screenshot above. After noting that each individual piece is an individual layer, Lance shares ideas of how you might move the group onto a background and move the pieces around, or have the pieces fly in individually using After Effects. Another great PanosFX Action breaks your image into Filmstrips (all separate layers)—another effect that could take hours to create, but can be applied in minutes (or seconds, if you don't customize it) by loading it as an Action.
Fast and Fabulous also explains how to achieve some cool artistic effects using two sketching plug-ins, and how to illuminate text and a silhouette photo using the customizable (and free!) Luce Lighting plug-in from L'Amico Perry. And it provides some invaluable tips on creating cool color effects using Photoshop Gradients—as always, with an eye to creating designs that will help you do work that commands top dollar.
Perhaps the best thing about this fast & Fabulous set is that it's only the first in a series. Here's hoping the next one is just as fabulous—and gets here fast.
Stephen Nathans-Kelly (stephen.nathans at infotoday.com) is editor-in-chief of EventDV.


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DC Comics to Release Monthly Books Directly to Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble
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Hey you! Reader! Want to be a part of the GREATEST COMIC BOOK AND GEEK COMMUNITY on the web?! Well, they're not accepting new members, but we'll take anyone here, so why not sign up for a free acount? It's fast and it's easy, like your mom! Sign up today! Membership spots are limited!*
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by LOLtron » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:21 pm
The books will be available as direct downloads on the Apple iBookstore, Kindle Store, and Nook Store.
Source: DC Press Release
DC today announced a major step forward in the push to drive brick and mortar comic shops out of business by making all of their monthly titles available for direct download on the stores of three of the biggest mobile content providers, Apple, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble (Google's Play Store, formerly known as the Android Market, was noticeably absent from the list). While all three stores put some form of DRM on their books, preventing them from being read on devices or apps outside of the purview of their corporate masters, the ability to download actual digital files is a big step toward giving digital comics purchasers tangible ownership of a product they've paid for. In most other current digital comics models, such as comiXology or the comiXology powered DC and Marvel apps, files are stored online in "the cloud," leaving some readers feeling more like renters than owners.
According to DC, every single one of their monthly offerings will be made available through this program on the same day they are released in stores. This kind of availability has long been considered dangerous by industry analysts, who project that the digital market could make current readers less inclined to purchase physical books from local comic shops, rather than bringing new readers into the fold and benefiting the entire industry. Fortunately, DC is keeping prices of the digital books unreasonable compared to the amount of content contained within, which should help to mitigate the damage.
We should also consider the idea that this new availability will put comiXology out of business, which would prevent comiXology from putting local comic shops out of business, in which case it might be a brilliant strategy.
One more interesting thing about DC's press release, posted below, is the fact that, for their teaser line, they chose to mention Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and Batgirl as examples of the books they publish. Not Aquaman. Not The Flash. Not Green Lantern, who was the subject of a major motion picture. Batgirl. Make of that what you will.
The books are available now, although some readers outside of the United States are reporting a limited catalog (which they hilariously spell catalogue, because they are silly foreigners who use the metric system - haha).
Here's the press release:
DC Entertainment Digital Comic Books Now Available on Kindle Store, iBookStore and Nook Store
DC Comics' Entire Line-up, Including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Batgirl and Many Others, Now Available for Direct Download from All Major e-Bookstores
DC Entertainment, the #1 comic book publisher in the U.S., announced today its entire line of periodical comic books are now available for download from the top three e-bookstores including Kindle Store, iBookstore and NOOK Store™. The precedent setting new digital availability brings bestselling DC Comics and Vertigo periodical titles, including JUSTICE LEAGUE, BATMAN, SUPERMAN, DETECTIVE COMICS, ACTION COMICS, BATGIRL, WONDER WOMAN, GREEN LANTERN, FABLES and AMERICAN VAMPIRE, among many others, to an even broader audience of digital readers.
Written or Contributed by Jude Terror
by IvCNuB4 » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:46 pmThe Bat-titles are gaining interest and buzz lately. "Batgirl" sales have been increasing this year, so why not mention "Batgirl" ? It ties to the Bat-Family as well as the female demographic.
by Zechs » Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:25 pm
Better books deserve it than that book.
by Royal Nonesuch » Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:33 pmOnward, to the future!
by S.F. Jude Terror » Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:46 pmOnward into the digital age!
by Zechs » Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:10 pmThis doesn't bode well for Vertigo.
by Lord Simian » Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:09 pm"Not Green Lantern, who had his own movie".
Um, yes they did. Green Lantern is mentioned right there in the press release, in the exact same sentence as all the others, right after Batgirl and Wonder Woman...
by S.F. Jude Terror » Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:34 pm
Teaser line is the subheadline.
You're looking down in the text of the article. The teaser is their next chance, after the headline itself, to get the info they believe is most relevant to readers out there and entice the reader to read more. Once in the press release itself, you have a lot more room to include a bunch of stuff. DC believed that Batgirl was more likely to get people to read their press release than Green Lantern.
by Juan Cena » Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:27 pmSo will back issues be available too?
by Chesscub » Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:39 amPrice point?
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