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Draft Preview: Jays have plethora of top picks
Toronto holds 11th overall selection, eight among top 100
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Since taking the reigns at the end of last season, Anthopoulos has reshaped Toronto's scouting and player development departments, made moves to strengthen the club's farm system and taken steps to build a better product on the field. Now, with a high volume of selections in his first Draft as the Jays' GM, Anthopoulos has another opportunity to make his mark on the organization.
MLB.com will offer live coverage and analysis of the entire First-Year Player Draft from June 7-9 on MLB.com/Live. The first round and Compensation Round A will be broadcast live on MLB.com and MLB Network on Monday, June 7, beginning with the Draft preview show at 6 p.m. ET.
MLB.com Draft expert Jonathan Mayo will join Greg Amsinger, Harold Reynolds, John Hart, Peter Gammons and Baseball America executive editor Jim Callis on Monday's broadcast.
Coverage for rounds 2-50 will shift exclusively to MLB.com/Live. Rounds 2-30 will be streamed on Tuesday, beginning at noon, and rounds 31-50 will be streamed on Wednesday, starting at noon. Host Pete McCarthy will be joined by Mayo and former general manager Jim Duquette.
Here's a glance at what the Blue Jays have in store as the Draft approaches:
In about 50 words
Anthopoulos' first Draft as a general manager includes more early-round picks than any other team. In the first round, the Blue Jays boast four selections (No. 11 being the first), including three in the first compensation round. Overall, Toronto has eight picks within the top 100 selections and 10 within the first four rounds.
The scoop
"There's a lot of people who believe that because you have so many picks you might take more chances. When we sit down in our meetings, we'll probably debate that a little bit. I think we have to look at every pick in a vacuum, independent of all the other picks. We're looking at ability and talent, because if the strategy, which I'm sure everyone has, is 'best player available,' the thought process should be the same." --Anthopoulos
First-round buzz
The last time the Blue Jays used their top pick on a high school pitcher was 1995, when the club selected a right-hander out of Colorado's Arvada West High School named Roy Halladay. With so many early-round picks this year, Anthopoulos can afford to take a chance on a prep pitcher. The top high school arms this year include Jameson Taillon (likely to be long gone by the 11th pick), Karsten Whitson, Stetson Allie and Dylan Covey. Other possibilities might include: collegiate outfielders Michael Choice or Bryce Brentz; Ohio State pitcher Alex Wimmers; Arkansas third baseman Zack Cox; or high school third baseman Nick Castellanos or Kaleb Cowart.
Shopping list
Anthopoulos has let it be known that finding a long-term solution for shortstop was one of his goals when he took over as the Jays general manager. Anthopoulos hopes to have found his man in Cuban shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria, who signed a four-year contract with Toronto earlier this season.
That does not mean the Blue Jays will necessarily pass on any shortstops early on in the Draft. Anthopoulos said he and his staff do not plan on making picks based on any perceived organizational needs at the Major League or Minor League levels.
"You can never have enough," Anthopoulos said. "We're not going to be impacted by what positions we have at the big league level. We're not going to be impacted by what positions we have at the Minor League level. At the end of the day, the best player available is the best player available."
"Some of our better prospects are at certain spots, but we won't shy away from a player because we have someone at that spot. Things change too quickly."
The Blue Jays have a wealth of young pitching prospects (Kyle Drabek, Zach Stewart and Henderson Alvarez, among others) and high-ceiling prospects at first base (Brett Wallace), shortstop (Hechavarria) and catcher (Travis d'Arnaud and J.P. Arencibia). Areas of need would seem to include the outfield and at third base.
"You should be aiming at trying to get a prospect every single time," Anthopoulos said. "I'd rather take a tough sign in the 43rd round that has a chance to be a prospect than someone who's just going to fill out a roster and maybe last for a year or two."
Trend watch
Former Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi had a tendency to lean toward collegiate players in the Draft rather than stockpiling high school talent that might come with more risk. Anthopoulos worked under Ricciardi for several years, but the young general manager is hoping to stick with the best-player-available philosophy throughout his first Draft.
"We've talked about it a lot," Anthopoulos said. "We're trying to get the best player available. We're shooting for ceiling, but it's not going to be reckless. We're also managing our risk at the same time. I just think it's a matter of lining it up with respect to rounds. We might sacrifice some probability.
"There might be some players that are high-probability guys that are maybe lower ceiling. I think we're going to shift the focus a little bit to potentially taking on a little bit more risk, the reward being a little bit more ceiling and understanding that we're not going to hit on all of the picks. We're going to make mistakes."
Anthopoulos added that the college vs. high school argument might become more of a factor in the later stages of the Draft. As high school athletes slip to the later rounds, the chances of them pursuing college scholarships instead of signing a professional contract increase.
Jays' recent top draft picks
|Current team
|Ricky Romero
|Blue Jays
|Travis Snider
|Blue Jays
|Kevin Ahrens
|Class A Dunedin (Jays)
|David Cooper
|Double-A New Hampshire (Jays)
|Chad Jenkins
|Class A Lansing (Jays)
Rising fast Originally selected by the Cardinals in the first round of the 2008 Draft, and acquired by the Jays in an offseason trade with the A's, Wallace continues to tear through Minor League pitching. Through 52 games, Wallace was hitting .282 with 11 home runs, 16 doubles and 33 RBIs for Triple-A Las Vegas. Wallace, 23, is honing his skills at first base, where he will likely play next season in Toronto.
Cinderella story
The Blue Jays grabbed outfielder Darin Mastroianni in the 16th round (505th overall) during the 2007 Draft and he has enjoyed a steady rise through the farm system. This season with Double-A New Hampshire, the speedy center fielder has hit .289 with three homers, six doubles, three triples, 26 RBIs, 31 stolen bases and 39 runs through 51 games. Mastroianni had a .370 on-base percentage.
In The Show
The Blue Jays had four starting pitchers make their Major League debuts in 2009 -- three were products of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. One of those young arms, lefty Brett Cecil, remains in Toronto's rotation.
Cecil -- selected with the 38th overall pick in the '07 Draft -- opened this season with Triple-A Las Vegas, but has performed well since joining the Blue Jays' staff in late April. Through eight starts for Toronto, the 23-year-old Cecil has gone 5-2 with a 3.81 ERA, striking out 40 and walking 12 over 49 2/3 innings.
Lefties Marc Rzepczynski (175th pick in '07) and Brad Mills (145), who each made their big league debuts in '09 with the Jays, are currently pitching for Triple-A Vegas. Rzepczynski was in the mix for a rotation job with the Jays this spring, but was sidelined until recently with a fractured middle finger on his pitching hand. Mills has gone 4-3 with a 4.33 through 11 starts for Vegas this year.
Jordan Bastian 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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"Here,at the University of Malta, the sign that should hang out of the window should say: "None of us have any balls and therefore we don't need to worry about condoms"."
"I despair that the next generation will one day look back and read that the University Students' Council, KSU, was unable to even comment on whether it would agree to an application from organisation MOVE to install a condom machine in Students' House, because it has no "statutory" right to take a stand without the approval of the Social Policy Commission. Statutory rights? On the life-or-death issue of a condom machine (Aids and STDs apart)? Give me a break."

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Clear clutches and minaudières have been a part of many street-style pics in recent fashion weeks, so we knew that it was the perfect time to DIY one of our own. Our rhinestones were the first product we gravitated towards in order to add the right amount of holiday sparkle.
Clear case
Assortment of rhinestones and jewels
1. Place the rhinestones on the cover of your case in the pattern you want. Make sure the opening of your case is on the top.
2. Add glue to the back of each rhinestone and place onto the cover.
3. Once you are finished gluing rhinestones onto the cover, let this dry for an hour.
4. Add rhinestones onto one side of the case. Make sure to only glue gems on the side of the back of the case and not the front so that you don't glue the case shut, as depicted. Let this dry for an hour and do the other side of the case.
5. Now it's time to add your frog to the opening hook of your case! Your frog comes in 2 parts. The part of the frog with the loop gets glued at the opening portion of the back of the case. The part of the frog with the ball gets glued onto the front cover with rhinestones, as depicted.
6. Let the whole case dry overnight and you've created a minaudière that will add enough glitz and glamour to any holiday outfit!


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The context
About half of all Indonesians live on less than two dollars a day. Employment growth has been slower than population growth. Public services remain inadequate by middle-income standards, and health indicators are poor. The island is also one of the most disaster-prone nations in the world.
Our work
- Economic opportunity: Providing technical assistance, training and financial services to microfinance institutions throughout the country and helping spice farmers earn more income
- Health: Raising awareness and supporting mothers to practice and promote exclusive breastfeeding
- Water: Improving sanitation and hygiene in crowded urban areas with a mobile sludge removal service
- Disaster preparedness: Identifying and mapping areas at risk and helping those communities plan, train and practice how to respond when disasters occur
- Emergency response: Maintaining a response team ready to quickly deploy and provide immediate relief to survivors during the critical first months after a disaster strikes
All stories about Indonesia
Indonesia: Reaching families displaced by massive floods
We're distributing emergency supplies as flooding washes through Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, and submerges thousands of homes.
Indonesia: Food carts on a whole new scale
In Jakarta, our teams found that 17% percent of children under 5 are malnourished, while 12% are overweight.
Indonesia: Nutrition on wheels
Indonesia: Amid a gold rush, infant health improves
Late last year, a man on the tiny Indonesian island of Buru discovered gold in the mountains.
Indonesia: Cleaner tempeh, for health and profit
About an hour's drive from the capital of Jakarta, Ribiyanto, a 37-year-old small business owner, is going about his daily task of making tempeh. The product, which is derived from fermented soybean, is a staple in the Indonesian diet.
Indonesia: Mothers connect in the field
Portland, Seattle, Taipei, Jakarta, Brebes, Kutamendala. After 44 hours of travel my colleague and I wander into our final destination — a secluded village in the jungles of Java.
Indonesia: Emergency planning saves lives in Indonesia today
Given the scale of the earthquakes that hit on Wednesday, the damage and impact on lives in West Sumatra's Aceh province has been minimal.
Indonesia: Monitoring quake aftermath in Indonesia
Mercy Corps is monitoring the situation in Indonesia after a powerful 8.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra island on Wednesday.
Indonesia: From the source: Mothers provide perfect nourishment
Infant mortality remains high in Indonesia, the result of acute malnutrition and illness. Breastmilk imparts key nutrients to protect babies' health, yet many mothers are misinformed and choose to feed their infants formula or other foods.
Indonesia: Cities and climate change: Mercy Corps joins the global discussion
Next week London will host the Planet Under Pressure conference, a gathering designed to discuss solutions to the global climate challenge.


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ROYAL OAK, Mich. - Detroit Zoo attendance has exceeded one million for the sixth consecutive year with 1,217,200 visitors in 2011, up 6 percent from 1,146,241 in 2010.
The zoo's summer attraction, Dinosauria – featuring more than 30 life-like animatronic dinosaurs – was a factor in the robust numbers. The attraction drew roughly 28 percent of Zoo visitors between May 25 and Sept. 5. Another factor was the home makeover for the lions, which debuted in August with more than double the space and a 17-foot glass wall for a closer encounter with the big cats.
"It's wonderful to see the community continue to enjoy the zoo, including the new attractions," said Detroit Zoological Society Executive Director Ron Kagan.
Attendance surpassed the one-million mark in September, and the zoo continued its roll with the introduction of the Carousel. The 36-foot wood-and-brass ride features 33 hand-carved and hand-painted figures – including traditional horses as well as exotic mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs, insects, snakes, fish, seahorses and dinosaurs.
The zoo also opened an American Coney Island restaurant, introduced Science On a Sphere – an animated hologram-like globe that displays dynamic representations of the Earth's atmospheric, oceanic and land activities – and created a new habitat at the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles for its 18-foot reticulated python.
Plans for 2012 include the introduction of a Michigan wetlands and beaver habitat.
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Mentals errors cost Rays against the Astros
After a killer sweep of a series like we just had with the Chicago Cubs, you know there had to be some kind of backlash that would plague this squad for at least one night.
Well, we got the fatique and the mental clouds Friday night in our first contest against the Houston Astros.
Considering we also had the Astros ace pitcher on the mound, Roy Oswalt, that could combine to make for a long, long night.
It was good to see old friends come back into the fold.
Ty Wiggington was there with his usual gruff and serious stare, Jose Cruz Junior was just chillin', and Brandon Backe was loving every minute of it all seeing old friends and taking pictures with the fans.
Good to see former guys' coming in and still playing ball against the Rays. Backe will have an extra smile on his face Sunday as he faces his old squad for the first time as an Astro.
Should be an interesting afternoon for a few of us in the crowd who think Brandon is an outstanding pitcher and want to see him do great things today, but also want our hometown team to beat the Astros for their 10th series win of the year.
Maybe he can have 5 good innings, and we do our usual late inning push and win the game. Win…..win for both sides Sunday.
Trivia Fact of the Night:
The youngest player to reach 3,000 hits was Ty Cobb at age 32.
I am going to get this out of the way early today. Rays starter Matt Garza was a victim of an offense that was stymied by a great pitcher and he took the loss to move to 5-4 for the year.
Garza pitched 6 strong innings and gave up 7 hits and 3 runs to the Astros. He showed mental toughness and did not show any frustration or adverse emotion on the mound. Garza got 8 strikeout before leaving tonight and showed mass improvement in his location at the plate.
The Rays Bullpen again came in and closed out the game by shutting down the Houston offense. Trever Miller and Gary Glover pitched 2.0 innings and gave up only a hit each in an effort to keep the Rays in this contest.
The Rays Bullpen this season is currently 7th in the league in ERA ( 3.23), and are first in opponent's batting average ( .219).
The Rays committed 2 errors last night against the Astros. Evan Longoria got an error on a hard hit ground ball hit well behind third base, and it should have gone for a hit.
I am of the opinion, that if a ball could not be fielded and put into play before a player can reach a base in a certain amount of time, that play can not be an error. Evan was almost on the grass of the outfield when he got control of the ball. I guess that is why I am not a offical scorer of the MLB, I might have missed something in the translation.
The second error was a play in the rightfield Bullpen area by Eric Hinske. It was on a ball hit down the line and curling into the Bullpen area. It seemed like just a common play, but turned into a classic example of not looking the ball into your glove and searching for the baserunner before you had total control of the ball.
Hinske unfortunately had the ball drop out of his glove and hit his foot and roll behind him a few feet to his left. The Astro's baserunners advanced on the play.
It is only Hinske's 2nd error of the year.
Even with 2 errors last night, it was just their 2nd multi-error game in 58 games this season. The other recent game was June 8th against the Texas Rangers. The Ray still lead the majors in defense with only 32 errors on the year.
Dioner Navarro hit a curving blast just to the left of the rightfield foulpole for a solo homer to get the Rays close against the Astros. It was Navarro's 4th homer of the season and set the scene for a dramatic ending to the game. Earleir in the contest, Navarro threw out Hunter Pence at second base to stop a Huoston rally.
B J Upton recorded his 8th outfield assist of the year. He is currently tied for 2nd in the AL with Delmon Young of the Twins.
The play actually came about because B J held onto the ball too long in centerfield, and Miquel Tejada decided to challende his arm and take second base. B J got in a good throw and Akinora Iwamura applied the tag to Tejeda at second.
Eric Hinske did make up for his fielding error at the plate last night by going 2-4 with 2 RBI's. Hinske hit two singles to center that scored Carl Crawford in the 1st inning, and Akinora Iwamura in the 8th inning. Dioner Navarro and Hinske were the bulk of the Rays offense last night, getting 3 of the team's 8 hits.
The bottom of the 9th for the Rays was filled with huge amounts of excitement last night. The Astros inserted their secondary closer, Jose Valverde to pitch the inning.
He got Willy Aybar to fly out to the wall in deep rightfor the first out.
Then Navarro hit his curving screamer down the rightfield line for a solo homer, then Valverde got Jason Bartlett to hit a liner down to third for an easy putout.
Aki Iwamura was the last guy standing for the Rays. Aki got a ball outside with Ververde's first pitch, then took three straight strikes, two of them swinging to end the game.


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Braves take finale vs. Cards behind Minor
ST. LOUIS -- Mike Minor has spent the past year establishing himself as a legitimate front-line starting pitcher. Along the way, he has indicated he is capable of rising to the occasion when the Braves need him most.
The latest example came Sunday afternoon as Minor provided seven strong innings and benefited from the spark Jordan Schafer gave Atlanta's injury-depleted lineup in a sweep-preventing 5-2 win over the Cardinals.Full Game Coverage
ST. LOUIS -- Mike Minor has spent the past year establishing himself as a legitimate front-line starting pitcher. Along the way, he has indicated he is capable of rising to the occasion when the Braves need him most.
The latest example came Sunday afternoon as Minor provided seven strong innings and benefited from the spark Jordan Schafer gave Atlanta's injury-depleted lineup in a sweep-preventing 5-2 win over the Cardinals.Full Game Coverage
"It was one of those days today where we needed a win," Minor said. "We didn't want to get swept. But there wasn't any added pressure."
While combining for five runs through the first three games of this four-game set at Busch Stadium, the Braves realized just how frustrating it can be to face the Cardinals without Jason Heyward. Their injury woes were extended late Sunday morning when Chris Johnson was scratched from the lineup with turf toe.
Johnson's absence created an opportunity for Paul Janish to team with Elliot Johnson to serve as the two most surprising contributors for Minor, who scattered six hits over seven innings. The only run he allowed came when Matt Carpenter opened the bottom of the sixth with a double and scored on Matt Holliday's sharp groundout to first baseman Freddie Freeman.
This was Minor's first start since he needed 67 pitches to record five outs against the Nationals in a career-short start Aug. 17. The Braves were planning to let him rest until Tuesday but made an adjustment when Brandon Beachy developed right elbow inflammation. Minor still entered this start with three extra days of rest.
"I think any time you can give a pitcher [extra rest], especially at this point in the year, it's going to be beneficial," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "I told him when he walked off, you didn't forget how to pitch. He competes every time out."
Minor's latest outing was similar to the one he produced against the Cardinals on July 26 in Atlanta. The Braves entered that series opener having lost four of their previous seven games and feeling the effects of losing Tim Hudson to a season-ending injury two days earlier. The victory recorded that night marked the start of a 14-game winning streak.
"The [Adam] Wainwrights of the world and the [Clayton] Kershaws of the world stop losing streaks, and they extend winning streaks when you run them out there every fifth day," Gonzalez said. "He's becoming one of those guys."
Despite recording just two wins during this six-game trip that was marred with Heyward sustaining a fractured jaw Wednesday in New York, the Braves still own Major League Baseball's best record. They own a 13-game lead over the Nationals in the National League East, and with 32 games remaining their magic number to clinch is 20.
"You don't want to get swept, especially by a team that will be a playoff team you have the potential of seeing," Schafer said. "You don't want them to have that confidence going into the playoffs. It was a big win for us. We just need to get back to playing good baseball, and we'll be fine."
After not recording a hit or drawing a walk while replacing Heyward as the leadoff hitter in the first three games of this series, Schafer proved to be St. Louis starter Lance Lynn's primary nemesis. He tripled to begin the game and capped a two-run second inning with a ground-rule double.
Schafer's triple set the stage for Johnson's RBI single that marked the start of his second two-hit performance in this series. The infielder, who was claimed off waivers from the Royals on Wednesday, had recorded three hits in his final 59 at-bats with Kansas City.
"Any time you get an opportunity to play, you want to help the team win," Johnson said. "Every day you put forth some production, I think it increases your value. You've got to make the most of the opportunities given to you."
Gerald Laird and Joey Terdoslavich began the second inning with singles. Laird scored on Janish's opposite-field bloop single to right, and Terdoslavich crossed the plate when Schafer went the other way with his double that bounced over the left-field wall.
Andrelton Simmons, Justin Upton and Freeman were the only members of Atlanta's lineup who had started more than 34 games this season. The only hit provided from this group Sunday was Simmons' seventh-inning home run off Lynn, who allowed four runs and nine hits in seven innings.
After the Cardinals pulled within three runs in the eighth with two hits, including Allen Craig's RBI single off Luis Avilan, Gonzalez called upon Craig Kimbrel to record the inning's final out against Yadier Molina. Kimbrel also worked a scoreless ninth to complete his first multi-inning performance and four-out save since Sept. 5.
"I'm ready to do that a lot," Kimbrel said, flashing a smile that had not been seen in the Atlanta clubhouse after the first three games of this series.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com.


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On PTI yesterday they said that the Knicks and Blazers are talking and a trade might go down its not final but they're only talking for the moment. The guys said that they were talking about........
Keith Van Horn for Rasheed Wallace
On PTI yesterday they said that the Knicks and Blazers are talking and a trade might go down its not final but they're only talking for the moment. The guys said that they were talking about........
Keith Van Horn for Rasheed Wallace
Rahseed rejected contract extension.
An NBA source says that the Knicks would be willing to trade any of their players other than Stephon Marbury, Allan Houston or Keith Van Horn for Wallace. However, the Knicks believe they may be able to acquire Wallace this summer with the midlevel salary-cap exception and, thus, wouldn't have to trade any of their players to Portland -- most notably forward Kurt Thomas.
Not sure if PTI guys are telling the truth or if the NBA Source is wrong. I'm confused.
Maybe once statement is more recent than the other.
sounds like a good trade if its just one-for-one.. rasheed is tougher than van horn but if rasheed cant control himself id rather have KVH
heard it
what sounds even better is that rasheed, has definitely eyed the knicks and doesn't want to play elsewhere
if we can do the trade without trading marbs, h20 or kvh it would be Excelent. might even have a chance to the EC finals
See this is tough, Rasheed is a good player, but does he ever go into the zone like KVH and Thomas do? IT's hard because some nights KVH goes crazy and Thomas does nothing, and then like tonight against the Clippers Thomas goes crazy and KVH does nothing..
kvh had foul trouble and a little hurt so he didnt play that much.. if ever we do get rasheed, i hop that he plays well and keeps his cool
looks like isiah is planning to keep kt and probably resign him."We're in negotiations with Kurt right now, trying to work numbers out and everything else," Isiah Thomas said.
Kurt Thomas can opt out of his contract at the end of this season, but the Knicks' new president is not about to let that happen.
"The first day I got here, I realized how important Kurt was to the team," Isiah Thomas said. "All the talk that I heard before I got here was every trade proposal involved Kurt. You have not heard one trade proposal come out of here since I've been here involving Kurt. We recognize Kurt's importance, and we want to reward him. He's a valuable player to us."
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do what you gotta do!
Rasheed was traded to the hawks for Rahim and someone else... what the hell..
i'm keeping my fingers crossed that Sheed will hop over to NY this summer.
there's an update on rasheed on a detroit newspaper
The Pistons would hold Wallace's Larry Bird rights, which would allow them to go over the cap to sign Wallace this summer. But, Wallace and his agent Bill Strickland have made it clear he plans to play in New York next season.
So, as of late Tuesday, the Pistons were apparently out of the Wallace sweepstakes.
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perfect. 2004-2005 we will have everything we need. i hope 'sheed is a man of his word. To have an allstar calibur player with a midlevel exception check.. excellent!!


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Neurologic EHV-1 Identified in Quebec Horse
- Feb 28, 2013
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The neurologic EHV-1 virus.
Photo: George P. Allen, PhD
One mare is dead and two horses are showing neurologic signs in an outbreak of the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) in Quebec, Canada, that has left more than 50 horses in quarantine.
A 12-year-old Canadian Horse mare showed signs of illness last week, including fever, lethargy, and difficulty standing and walking, according to treating veterinarian Isabelle Morin, DVM, of the Clinique Vétérinaire Sagamie in Alma, Quebec. The horse then "rapidly deteriorated" over the next 24 hours and was unable to stand. She was humanely euthanized.
Necropsy results confirmed the presence of neurologic EHV-1, Morin said. All 53 remaining horses at the Bédard Quarter Horse riding stable in Chicoutimi, Quebec, were immediately placed in quarantine by their veterinarians and their owner.
Two horses have since shown signs of the disease, including fever, ataxia (incoordination) in the hind legs, and bladder complications, said Morin. However, their condition is currently stable, and care takers are "hopeful" for a full recovery.
On-site care takers, including riding instructors, are observing the horses at regular intervals throughout the day and taking rectal temperatures at least twice a day, according to Laurie Michaud, one of the club's instructors. "We're remaining very attentive and watchful for any slight change in any of the horses," she said.
The origin of the outbreak is still unclear, according to Morin. Samples have been sent to a laboratory in Ontario for strain analysis, which could provide clues into how the virus arrived at the Bédard premises. The analyses are still under way, and no preliminary results have been released.
The mare that was euthanized had competed regularly for several years at a national level, but she had not competed recently, according to Michaud.
During the quarantine, the stable's activities are continuing, including riding classes and a full-time school for children pursuing equestrian sports, Michaud said. "But no horses are coming in or (going) out until the quarantine is lifted."
The quarantine--which is not obligatory, as EHV is not a reportable disease in Quebec--will continue until no horses have shown positive symptoms for 28 days, Morin said.
"We have posters up all around our stables and at the entrance, to make sure everyone knows," Michaud said. "Since it's not a reportable disease, we want to do what we can to keep this outbreak contained as much as possible."
Although it's not transmissible to humans, EHV-1 is highly contagious among horses and camelids, and it is generally passed from horse to horse via aerosol transmission (when affected animals sneeze/cough) and contact with nasal secretions. The disease can cause a variety of ailments in equines, including rhinopneumonitis (a respiratory disease usually found in young horses), abortion in broodmares, and myeloencephalopathy (EHM, the neurologic form).
Myeloencephalopathy is characterized by fever, ataxia (incoordination), weakness or paralysis of the hind limbs, and incontinence. Should a horse with potential EHV-1 exposure display any of the aforementioned clinical signs, a veterinarian should be called to obtain samples and test for the disease.
About the Author
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
Christa Lesté-Lasserre is a freelance writer based in France. A native of Dallas, Texas, Lesté-Lasserre grew up riding Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, and Shetland Ponies. She holds a master's degree in English, specializing in creative writing, from the University of Mississippi in Oxford and earned a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing with a minor in sciences from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She currently keeps her two Trakehners at home near Paris. Follow Lesté-Lasserre on Twitter @christalestelas.
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south side sammy wrote:please don't say nobody is ever going to go back and take another look at this. it's something I think needs to be done. In that article it just says physx this physx that and shows a few FPS charts. I'd rather have more information. That's what it's all about. Learning and understanding. I hope physx lives, whether it's the "free" version ( that ATI is trying to push ) or not. I have a hard time grasping nvidia would just cede. It's more than just a gimmick.
south side sammy wrote:that's not true. if you have a gtx580-gtx660 or above and you toss on a 9600gt or 8800gt or something less than a gt450/550 you'll lose performance.
south side sammy wrote:hows about this. you take 2 top end cards ( 680's )........ make one a physx card. play batman and/or borderlands2.
if there was a way to find out what exactly the physx card uses to perform it's part................ you could get your answer. no need to test 47 games. no need to use 47 different cards.
as I said before. performance is a combination of many different factors. unfortunately we only see the frames per second side. I've gotten high frames and rotten performance before and I've gotten low frames and good performance before.
south side sammy wrote:I don't own and haven't played any of the Batman games nor the borderlands games. You still don't get it. It's no about ANY game. It's about actual usage of whatever physx uses to perform it's tasks.
TheEmrys wrote:Its just such a niche area.
south side sammy wrote:You still don't get it. It's no about ANY game. It's about actual usage of whatever physx uses to perform it's tasks.
Chrispy_ wrote:This is nvidia's complete Physx list[/url], I count only nine games worth mentioning on the list.


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Tomorrow evening at 7:30 I'm doing a book event on KFAI radio. There goes my afternoon and most of the evening.
This weekend we have our Bridge to Biology program — a huge number of our incoming first year students in biology get taken out to the Lake Itasca Field Station, where we try to
lose them in snipe hunts get them enthused about science and biology. I'll be out there with a microscope and cameras and embryos (I hope, if the RO system doesn't poison everything).
Oh, yeah, I'm preparing all my class stuff. I'm teaching cell biology and cancer biology this term. Any students reading this? You can get a jump on everything by reading the first couple of chapters of Life by Sadava et al., we shall be marching through the first third of this book in the cell biology class. In cancer biology, we're going to focus on The Emperor of All Maladies by Mukherjee for the first few weeks, so read that whole thing now. Then once you all know what horrible things cancer does to people, we'll dive into the mechanisms. You're fortunate, too: last time I taught this, we used Weinberg's Cancer Biology text, which is really aimed more at graduate level work; this time around we're using Hesketh's Introduction to Cancer Biology. The first two words in the title will make it a less daunting exploration, I hope.


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Transverse Ranges > San Gabriel Mountains > West Baldy > Climber's Log
West Baldy Climber's Log
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|Baldy bowl
Date Climbed: Mar 11, 2017
|Hiked up the bowl to bag the 3 peaks, still good amount of snow left!
|Posted Mar 12, 2017 12:18 am
|Snowman of Annapurna
Date Climbed: Dec 19, 2013
|A lot less wind than on the East SUmmit
|Posted Feb 14, 2017 2:11 pm
Date Climbed: Nov 18, 2016
|Not so many people over at West Baldy. Pretty breezy though
|Posted Nov 24, 2016 1:30 pm
|Three peak traverse
Date Climbed: Nov 4, 2016
|Via Devils Backbone. I thought this peak had the views of the three.
|Posted Nov 4, 2016 10:39 pm
|w/ Mt. Baldy
Date Climbed: May 22, 2016
|Nice day to tag a few So Cal peaks.
|Posted May 24, 2016 3:03 pm
|4 Summit Day
Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2015
|Manker, Notch, Backbone, Baldy, West Baldy, Baldy, Harwood, Backbone, Notch, Thunder Mtn, Notch, Manker- 17.8 Miles.
|Posted Sep 21, 2015 9:19 pm
|North Backbone
Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2015
|Pine, Dawson, Baldy, West Baldy.
|Posted Aug 3, 2015 1:35 pm
|All alone
Date Climbed: May 27, 2014
|First time on Register Ridge Trail to Mt. Harwood, then on to Baldy (4th time), West Baldy (1st time), and down the Ski Hut Trail to Manker Flats.
|Posted Dec 4, 2014 7:22 pm
|With Baldy and Harwood
Date Climbed: Feb 18, 2014
|Drove down from the Bay Area for a conference in Palm Springs - after visiting the downtown LA library I drove up to Manker Flat and hiked up to the ski lodge and took the Devil's Backbone trail up to Baldy with a side visit to West Baldy and Harwood on a fine afternoon. Barely any snow to be found anywhere, and none on the trail. Trip report is HERE.
|Posted Feb 22, 2014 6:42 pm
|Ted Bauer
|Fun Traverse
Date Climbed: Nov 13, 2011
|This was more of an after thought having reached the summit of Mt. Baldy with too much energy to spare. It looks closer than it is, and I took me 45 minutes they and back. There was some snow and I did post hole quite abit. My son was extremely patient yet cold by the time I got back.
|Posted Dec 3, 2013 7:27 pm
|from Baldy
Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2012
|Quick round trip from the top of Baldy.
|Posted Jul 2, 2013 6:58 pm
|San Antonio Ridge from Iron Mtn.
Date Climbed: May 28, 2012
|Part of my hike from Iron Mountain, for which I have a detailed trip report.
|Posted Mar 22, 2013 8:30 pm
|From Mt. Baldy Village via Bear Canyon
Date Climbed: Oct 27, 2012
|Extra credit and extra gain during a speed ascent of Baldy from Bear Canyon, as warm-up for C2C.
|Posted Jan 28, 2013 6:49 pm
|nice loop
Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2012
|harwood, baldy, w baldy; 12 miles and 4500' gain
|Posted Sep 23, 2012 2:09 pm
|Via Bear Cyn at Nite
|Heather and I took off at 7PM and topped out around 11PM during the Venus transit. What a beautifully windy night to spend up there with a tasty bottle of wine. :)
|Posted Sep 13, 2012 5:26 pm
|From Bear Canyon
Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2010
|Quick tag stop en route to Baldy. Nice views toward the west.
|Posted Apr 10, 2012 12:49 pm
Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2010
|nice sidetrip when Baldy is crowded on weekends.
|Posted Nov 2, 2011 1:38 pm
|Avoid the Crowds
Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2011
|Great views, easy little hike from Baldy to get away from the huge crowds.
|Posted Aug 14, 2011 1:27 pm
|From Guffy
Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2011
|Blue Ridge Rd, over Pine, Dawson, Baldy, then W Baldy, then back.
|Posted Jun 27, 2011 2:51 am
|Ski hut to Baldy to West baldy
Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2011
|good times with my gf and 2 buddies!
|Posted Jun 22, 2011 2:58 am


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Dwindling deficit disorder | March 14, commentary
Rule No. 1: There's no free lunch
The first thing I learned in freshman economics is that there is no free lunch. Now, economist Paul Krugman assures us that indeed there is. Deficits don't matter as long as the economy grows faster than the debt. His prescription for faster economic growth? More deficit spending.
The fairy dust that makes this circular argument work is called the "Keynesian multiplier," which states that a dollar of government spending grows the economy by more than a dollar. As evidence of this working, he does not cite the booming economy (because it isn't), but how bad the economy might have been had we not run the deficits we did. In other words, he proves a theory with a hypothesis: dismal reasoning for a dismal science.
Incidentally, the advanced placement economics textbook used in Pinellas County is written by none other than the distinguished professor and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman. No word on whether the newly discovered free lunch appears in the latest edition.
Eric Burns, Palm Harbor
More Medicaid not right for state March 13, commentary
Convoluted nonsense
The article on Medicaid by Will Weatherford presented such convoluted thinking that one hopes it was a cut-and-paste effort by an aide rather than the speaker's actual understanding of the issue.
An example of his bizarre reasoning is his objection to Medicaid expansion covering "able-bodied adults." You're able-bodied until you need help. What is intended is helping thousands of working folks access preventive, early intervention health care that will result in better outcomes and less costly treatment and slammed emergency rooms.
Throughout, Weatherford argues against health care for Florida citizens who need help and offers no concrete proposal to serve the "best interest of all Floridians" in this regard.
Karen Putney, Tampa
Tables turn on gambling | March 15
Money is root of problem
The lights have been switched on and the cockroaches are scattering for cover.
That pretty much describes the fallout of Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll's resignation in the wake of charges against 60 people associated with alleged fraud by Internet cafe mogul Allied Veterans.
Should we be surprised that this segment of the gambling industry has showered both political parties and legislators with almost $1 million in campaign contributions in the last two years? Should we be surprised that the politicians and industry lobbyists are now heading for cover?
To their credit, some of those same politicians are falling over themselves to deny undue influence and pledge to close the loophole that has allowed Internet cafes to operate.
But the real problem is the corrosive influence of money in politics. Legislators shouldn't stop at banning Internet cafes; they should pass meaningful campaign finance reform.
Peter Butzin, volunteer state chair, Common Cause/Florida, Tallahassee
CPAC grasps for way upward | March 16
It's not just the tone
Speakers at the CPAC gathering revealed that Republicans still don't get it.
They appeared either very naive, completely out of touch or outright delusional when they proposed that it's their tone, rather than their message, that needs changing.
They can't seem to understand why there's such push-back from unemployed people when the GOP proposes taking away unemployment benefits because, according to conservative views, these jobless individuals will be happier and enjoy more freedom.
They can't seem to grasp why people at the poverty level, who have no health insurance, reject Republican efforts to eliminate Medicaid.
They can't seem to understand why seniors so strongly oppose cuts to Social Security and Medicare. And they're baffled as to why Latino citizens distain Republican efforts to deny a path to citizenship for their undocumented friends and relatives.
These conservatives just don't get it that, no matter how gentle and sanguine their tone, it's essentially the content of their message that the American people reject.
Terrence Gourdine, Clearwater
Tea party trouble
As a closet conservative, I was interested in the style and substance of the messages delivered by invited Republicans at the recent CPAC. The theme espoused by several within the GOP in your article is that the answer rests not with a different message but one that is better articulated. I hope this means we will no longer hear tired, knee-jerk comments referencing rising tides, makers and takers, and tax-and-spend liberals.
What I did not see in the article was any reference to the tea party. As I understand it, the junior senator from Kentucky, a tea party member, was well received by those in attendance. What I don't understand is who or what the tea party is. Has it been adopted or subsumed by the Republican Party? Or can the tea party be the long-awaited and sought-after viable third political party? As currently construed, tea partiers don't seem to play nice with either the speaker of the House, the Senate minority leader or any elected Democrat. Whatever it is, it needs to stop being the rock in the GOP's shoe.
Jim Murphy, Sun City Center
Driver texting ban advances | March 8
Send a message on safety
Texting and driving has been proven to be as dangerous as drunken driving. Drivers who send or receive text messages take their eyes off the road an average of 5 seconds — which is the same as driving the entire length of a football field at 55 mph blind.
Florida is one of only a handful of states that have not passed laws restricting texting while driving. We can turn this around with Senate Bill 52, which bans texting while driving as a secondary offense and is an important step toward improving the safety of our roads and highways.
We have all been impacted negatively by distracted drivers — while out walking with our children, riding our bikes, or driving to work. As an avid walker, I have often had to stop short as a driver rolled through a crosswalk while staring at a cellphone. We need to send a message that it is not okay to text and drive.
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How Would You Define a MLBlog?
Blog: (As defined by the dictionary on my computer's dashboard) A website on which an individual or group of users produces an ongoing narrative.
Blog: (As defined by the dictionary on my computer's dashboard) A website on which an individual or group of users produces an ongoing narrative.
Get those brownies in the ready Elizabeth – I have a gut feeling that Varitek will be wrapped up by Wednesday. Good question – what is an MLBlog? I think I look at it as a community of like minds who discuss and debate all things baseball and its impact on our lives and the community as a whole. And one true sentence….. "The greatest joy in my life is waking in the morning, sun streaming in the window, and knowing that I have a loving family to face the challenges, obstacles and rewards of the day ahead." Okay – how did I do Elizabeth?
Excellent comparison! Scott Boras is exactly like Agent Smith…though hopefully Theo/Neo won't have to die and come back to life first…I would pay lots of money to see him make Boras burst into a million little pieces.
What are you going to do with two closers? Papelbon and Saito are both amazing…
An MLBlog is an MLB-sponsored webpage devoted to life, baseball, and the pursuit of a world series ring. Anyone can write one. The requirements are a love of baseball, and a willingness to debate over it.
Hemingway-have you read the short story "Indian Camp"? It's amazing. It's very sad, but extremely well-written. A true sentence…hmm…In Manhattan there is a North End Avenue, which is somewhere in the southern region of the island.
I don't think I could define a single MLBlog. We're all so different that there's no way to define it other than adding something about baseball to the dictionary definition. However, if you were to add a definition of MLBlogs (plural), I'd say MLBlogs are "a community of high knowledgable and skilled baseball fans who discuss and debate the sport with a passion not known elsewhere." That sounds like the people I know here! Boras looks like he's being strangled by his turtleneck in that picture. I'd pay the turtleneck to do it! And my true sentence is: If you don't tell someone you love them, you may never get the chance because life is short. (I unfortunately had that experience, and I'll never forgive myself for not saying it.)
Julia: By Wednesday?! That sounds great!!! And I love the sentence Julia, we should all wake up on the right side of the bed like you!
Diamondback: I'm pretty sure we'll keep Pap as the closer and maybe use Saito as a setup man. We could also use Saito as a closer if Pap is overworked and vice versa. Very flexible situation. And nice sentence lol.
Jen: You're right in the sense that it's so hard to define one single MLBlog, it's better to define MLBlogs as a whole. And LOL, I would pay the turtleneck to do that as well!! Great sentence!
An MLBlog is a blog mostly about sports, that is goes above and beyond. I would LOVE to sign J-Bay to a deal.
Bob, http://bostonsports.mlblogs.com/
Yeah, the people who named the streets in New York were obviously insane. There is no River on River Avenue (but apparantly there used to be a canal on Canal Street)…and that's just the beginning.
Good idea with switching off Papelbon and Saito…it makes me wish the D-Backs had 2 closers…
Well, you have given all of us an interesting assignment. So, the following is: "My definition of a MLBlog"; and, "My one true sentence" !!! …… I define a MLBlog as: …… "A Major League Baseball.com web site community of dedicated and passionate baseball and sports fans who express their thoughts, comments, ideas, and opinions, through their writings on blogs, on the great American Pastime, the game of Baseball." My one true sentence is: "When all else fails 'pray to God', as He has all the answers." Elizabeth, thanks for inspiring us to give thoughtful reflection on these questions !!! Jimmy [27NYY], "BY&L" … http://baseballtheyankeesandlife.mlblogs.com/
Bigpapi72: Great definition and I really hope we can get Jason Bay to a long term deal to avoid the uncertain woes of free agency. He really adds a lot to the clubhouse.
Jimmy: I love the definition, and the sentence as well. I think we should all follow that because he does have all the answers. God will always be there, and baseball is God's greatest gift, because it will always be there as well.
For me, MLBlogs is "A community where passionte fans gather around and share great thoughts with others about their favorite sport, baseball."And my one true sentence: "Realizing you can't do everything you want, makes you realize grasping what you have now is enough." Do you like it? 🙂
Hyun Young: I love the sentence. That's a really important thought that we should all have. And thanks for the definition!
The definition of MLBlogs. Hmm. I think it's "an online community of people of different ages, genders, geographies, ethnicities, political persuasions, senses of humor and views of the world whose common denominator is their love of baseball." Whew. Does that work? I'm still thinking about my one true sentence. Just one? Yikes.
– http://janeheller.mlblogs.com
I'm sticking with "A community of passionate MLB fans conveying their views about the sport they love."
And as a reply to something you wrote on my blog. You help me get ahead of the shoe blog, and I'll back you all the way in return.
Keep up the good work!
One true sentence: "The Cardinals win the pennant! The Cardinals win the pennant!"
An MLBLOG is a place where you can say anything you want about your baseball team, and to interact with other fans. I hope you guys can get Paplebon locked up for a long time. He's such an amazing pitcher!
COB: Sounds good to me!!
Jeff: Nice sentence, Harry Caray?
I love the definition of a blog from Urban Dictionary. I use that thing all the time, but I never looked up the definition of a blog, and now that I know it, it's hilarious. The Red Sox being my second favorite team, I'm really hoping they lock up Varitek, I mean, c'mon, the Red Sox without Jason Varitek? We're still on Earth, right? Anyway, if I saw Scott Boras, I would hope that I would have time to think up an elaborate scheme on how to trip him or something, then I would blog about how I tripped Scott Boras and hilarity ensued. Also, I love Tim Lincecum and Cole Hamels, they are really good pitchers. As for a definition, I have no idea, my thoughts are always so discombobulated (I'm excited I just used that word) that I couldn't wrap it up into a sentence, but I hope people provide you with a good definition!
Kaybee: Thanks for the definition, and you know I'm rooting for Papelbon's return as well! He's such a funny guy too!
Emily: The Red Sox without Jason Varitek is unimaginable. And I hope you do see Scott Boras one day so you can blog about how you tripped him! LOL!
Happy's definition of MLBlog=an online gathering of equally eccentric and enthusiastic fans of our great game with the main objective focusing on the spread of that passion to all fans alike; old/young, man/woman/child, etc. regardless of team devotion.
Great definition Happy!!
The era of the blog is just beginning to take a foothold into our minds and personal space. No other time in the existance of man has a few written words meant so little or so much depending on the person reading the blog.
The power of this written word has transformed normal journalists into blog-writers like us, but they still have to guard their fiends and sacrifice their enemies.
A blog has no agenda or hidden motive to hurt or harm another club or person. But a single letter or paragraph can change the way a read can think about a event, a player or even a team. Bloggers have more power to insult, dig up scrap information, and also inform the general public on things that normal papers do not have the space or time to commit to daily. Sometimes a blog can bring about an issue that most people would never know except for the blog entry.
Use the power with intelligence and you can have the world at your feet someday.
Rays Renegade
Rays Renegade: You're absolutely right. A blog can mean different things to different people, just like great works of literature. The important thing is, like Mark said in his entry on journalism, that we don't write for other people, we write for ourselves. Writing is such a beautiful thing isn't it?


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I'm in a bit of a quandry. I have a 76 r90 that I bought thinking this would be the bike I could crisscross America on while making yearly reliability and comfort improvements. Sort of like the Breakfast 101 story in the current ON-I love that story!
After a 1700 mile trip last summer, it became obvious that future trips will not be happening until/unless I am able to resolve the bike's handling issues pertaining to grooved roads. I can't be calling every state's DOT and ask whether my planned route has grooved roads on it. I know the various techniques for riding on such surfaces, but I'm telling you it is downright frightening and I grew up riding dirt bikes in snow, gravel, etc, so I'm hardly a novice when it comes to handling bikes on various terrains.
What don't want to do is sink a bunch of money into the bike only to find to find the issue is only slightly improved. I know there are fork braces, swing arm braces, suspension changes and tire changes available, but am real reluctant to go down that road without hearing from others that such expenses are well worthwhile.
If I didn't have this problem, I'd be looking to get a custom seat and some different handlebars this year.
Right now I'm running year-old Michelins and the front tire has a groove right down the middle.. I'd be willing to sacrifice that tire for another if others can attest to such a move and recommend a specific tire.
Should I just accept the bike for what it is and get something else or there reasonable changes that could make a world of difference.


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Christianity is the religion that we are exposed to the most, and the one that we are most often told is the right one.
I'm going to assume most atheists you know of live in America, where Christianity is the largest religion. That being said, It's not atheists that bash any religion, It's people who are atheists. There can be Christians that bash other religions, but that doesn't mean Christians bash religion.
its just an observation. And what's the difference between atheists and people who are atheists?
Coday means that it isn't the atheist community as a whole, it's certain people.
oh okay I see. Well that's why I said usually and not all the time
I'm saying that just because an atheist person does something, that doesn't mean that's a thing atheists do. Like how if a black guy steals something that doesn't mean all black guys steal things.
yeah I get what you're saying. I just feel like most of the atheists I meet don't criticize other religions as much as they criticize Christianity
I don't criticize Christianity, I criticize the Christians who criticize me for my Atheism.
Think of it as how people say get me a kleenex rather than tissue
As an atheist I criticize almost all religions. Some I find a little bit less idiotic than others but when it comes down to it they're all pointless.
That's a very biased view, especially considering atheism is technically a religion.
No, Atheism is the absence of spirituality or religion. That's like saying Darkness is a type of light when it's the absence of light.
Yes, it is. It's the belief that there is no God or creator, and usually supports evolution. If you chose not to participate in religion, then don't. But labeling yourself as an atheist means that you do believe in religion.
Ugh, here have some definitions of religion:
1.The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, esp. a personal God or gods. (obviously atheism is not this)
2.a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs. (arguably, Atheism is not this, especially not the last part.)
3. cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith (atheism is not based on faith so it is not this either)
4. the service and worship of God or the supernatural (not atheism)
This is all from different dictionaries and each one does NOT describe atheism because religion almost always has to do with the belief of some deity or supernatural or being or in the very least includes valuing faith over logic.
Calling Atheism a religion is like saying not smoking cigarettes is a habit.
Christianity is the religion that we are exposed to the most, and the one that we are most often told is the right one.
well I know a lot of atheists who are happy to tell Christians that they think they're wrong, but would never do the same thing to a Muslim. It just seems like atheists are more focused on being against Christians
I think that's just a political correctness thing. Telling a Muslim that they're wrong is "intolerant" or "racist" or something. If you did that, people would call you an Islamaphobe.
Why is that though? Muslims and christians both believe in God, so why should people not be just as respectful to Christians?
...9/11 or something.
I'm not saying it's right, I'm just saying that's how it is.
Plus, most atheists were raised to be Christian when they were young. It's the religion we know the best, so it's the one we feel the most comfortable discussing. I don't know very much about Islam, so chances are I'm not going to enter a debate about it.
In general, people ARE more respectful to Christians. I mean if you took a general poll, you'd probably find that most negative stereotypes in America revolve around Muslims, and Muslims are generally treated with less respect than Christians.
However, I do see what you're saying about how Atheists tend to speak against Christianity most often, and I think it's partially political correctness like AtheisticMystic said and partially that it's the most popular religion in America.
Yeah I agree
I don't bash any religion, but I can understand that happening in America, where Christianity is the most dominant religion. I have had Christians insult me for being an atheist, but not Muslims.
They just don't want to get blown to bits. *coughstereotypescough*
But Christianity is the right religion. Now accept Jesus or die you heathen.
Might have already been said, but Christians also attack Atheists the most. I'm a Christian and I don't give two **** what your religion is. One of my friends is in the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (NO JOKE!). But besides that, it's true. For some reason some Atheists (here in the US) seem to really bag on Christians :c
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I personally feel the people who yell at you are Anti-theists. I'm an Atheist, and I have several atheist friends. We're all really respectful about it and only complain about it when we aren't around religious people. It's just that most of us have had to deal with christains trying to force their beleifs on us, from something as simple as showing up at our door or something bigger like when one of my friends (we no longer speak) tried to get me baptised.
I don't have a problem with Christains, I have a problem with converters. I've never had anyone who wasn't a Christain try to convert me.
That's because Christians are supposed to be disciples and lead people to Christ. It's hard to do that without offending someone though, and I think that trying to approach it straight on just makes Atheists hate Christians. It's harder than you think when you're trying to do the right thing, but just end up making everyone hate you. But the same goes for Atheists. I've had a lot of trouble with some of my Atheists friends in the past. If I ever mentioned anything about my faith, I would get yelled at for trying to shove it down their throats, which I clearly wasn't. I guess that Atheists are sensitive to Christianity because they assume that every Christian will try to force them to convert. I assure you I wouldn't, but I've given my life to God, so it's hard to not bring it up every once in a while. I would never try to offend someone on purpose though.
Yeah, I guess that makes sense. My mom (Who is agnostic) has told me to just think of it like they see you on a train track and feel the need to push you out of the way. It's just so hard when you've got people shouting at you and saying horrible things about atheist. It's not an easy path (see http://atheism-shitthatblows.tumblr.com/)
As for your friends who get offended they're just being super sensitive. I have highly religious friends and we get along perfectly fine. Sometimes I even ask her about christianity and everything is civil. Then again, I have it pretty good compared to some.
It's just a really complicated issue.
Wow. Some of that stuff is really awful. I can see why it's hard being an Atheist, but for a lot of Christians I know, their intentions are good, they just approach the situation harshly and make it sound like anyone who doesn't believe in God will burn in Hell. No human being has the right to tell someone that they will burn in Hell.
Yeah, the friend I was reffering to before hates when people do that. SHe feels like a lot of people don't really understand what it means to be a christain.
Then of course there's that quote "The single biggest cause of atheism today is christians who acknowledge jesus with their lips , then walk out the door and deny them with their lives"
Exactly. I agree with all of that. It's those people who claim to be Christian, but only act like one on Sunday mornings, that give other Christians a bad name. If you're a Christian, God should be a part of your everyday life. Someone you turn to, not just in your bad times, but in all times. Someone who you devout your life to. THATS what it means to be a Christian. If people read the new testament instead of taking someone else's word for it, they'd realize that those Christians that yell and people and judge them for their sins are doing the exact opposite of what the Bible says.
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I understand. The one part about Christianity that I hate is the converting part. I wish we could all just pick the religion we wanted and then just be done with it without anyone having to put in their two cents about why it's wrong..
But see it from a Christian perspective. They're only trying to help, and they (hopefully) are only doing it for what they believe is your benefit. I can definitely see how that can be annoying though. I had to deal with a lot of the same stuff before becoming a christian.
But I am and always have been a Christian...
Ohhh so you mean you just don't like the idea of trying to convert other people?
Yeah. I'd just feel really offended if one of my Muslim friends came up to me and tried to convert me to Islam, as if my faith wasn't good enough, you know?
Yeah, that kind of stuff offends me sometimes, too. But I'll listen to someone's views and I'm glad to share mine. I don't really like the whole converting thing either. I think there are different, less offensive ways to be a good example of your religion besides telling someone exactly what to believe.
That's because it is Christians (not all of them of course, but a fair amount) trying to use their religion to control others, take away freedoms, and remove the idea of separation of church and state. Think Rick Santorum on gay marriage, One Million Moms and their opposal of Ellen being the JCPenny Spokesperson, and Churches being able to donate money and influence public policy while being exempt from taxes. There are good Christians, millions of them. However, Christianity and religion as a whole have historically been the opposition of progress both scientifically and socially.
That's because in the United States, I'd assume most atheists were probably raised Christian and found something about Christianity that caused them to leave it. You don't usually abandon something unless you have negative feelings about it. If I were an atheist in a country like Egypt where some people want Sharia Law to be the law of the land and rule over all people, regardless of their beliefs, I daresay I'd be "bashing" Islam.
Yeah that's true. I have a friend who is a Buddhist, though, and grew up that way, but still is so focused on finding every possible way to prove Christianity wrong, while being completely tolerant of all other religions. I don't get it.
Probably because most of the people she knows are Christian
Usually the bad apples just bash every religion every time they can. but debates are still good, makes both sides think. "Those who don't know their opponent's arguments do not completely understand their own"
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I don't "bash" it, but it's the one I'm most familiar with and the one I have to argue against the most.
So far Christianity is the only religion I've ever had forced on me so it's the only one I have to fight against. I've never had Jews, Muslims, or even Mormons stand outside my school and tell me I'm going to hell for X reason that I haven't even done. I'm not gonna argue with people who are respectful to me and what I believe, and so far Christians are the only ones who have disrespected my beliefs to my face and instigated a fight with me.
But Muslims terrorized New York city. And just like not all Muslims are terrorists, not all Christians would tell you that you're going to Hell. Those terrorists and those extreme Christians took their religion into their own hands and twisted what it said to mean something completely different. Islam is actually supposed to be a religion of peace and Christianity is supposed to be a religion with forgiveness and without judging others.
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I'm by no means denouncing Christianity. I have met many many people who are christian and they're amazing people and many of the teachings are great. But when it comes people attacking me personally with religion, they're always christian.
well I'm sorry that you've had to deal with that :/
Those "Muslims" weren't real Muslims though. As you said below, it is a religion of peace and by terrorizing do they break any religious faith they have built up. As you also said, informing people of the love of Jesus is something you are supposed to do. Nothing OOC there. Now, I realize that most Christians aren't converters, but I got a little frustrated when you said Muslims terrorized NYC. I grew up Muslim, but I'm now an Atheist and I'm sorry you have met poor representations of atheists. Even though it's a bit hypocritical, whenever people "bash" any religion with the pure intent of causing anger or they are ignorant, I at least try to tell them that people of faith aren't all bad even though I am not one myself.
But they claimed to be Muslims. And so now, many ignorant people associate Muslims with terrorism, which is awful. Just like people associate Christianity with people yelling at you for not believing a certain thing, when that's not at all what the religion is about. I understand that not all atheist bash Christianity.I didn't mean to stereotype anything. I just see more atheists bashing Christianity than any other religion
Hey, I just wanted to tell you that I understand that you were just making an observation about what you hear. I also want to mention that I hear the same thing. I have lots of friends who are atheists, and they do tend to criticise Christianity more than Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc. (and they're exposed to all of them regularly). I also have some atheist friends who don't talk about other religions at all. I think it is because there are a lot of bible-thumping Christians out there (even though most of the Christians I know personally are very respectful). It's irritating to be told your personal beliefs are wrong, no matter what those beliefs are.
I totally agree with everybody that Christianity is the religion Americans are exposed to the most. It's also one that you generally don't get criticized for criticizing like you would Islam or Hinduism. However, it seems to me (emphasis on SEEMS, I'm not saying this is how it is everywhere) that Christians are generally more forceful with their religion and in getting other people to believe it.
Also, if you look at the history of Christianity or Catholicism, compared to say Hinduism or Buddhism or Judaism, their history is a lot more focused on violence and conquering lands and people and converting as many people as possible, whether it be against their will or not. The history of the other religions seemed fuller and more accepting to me.
And I'm not saying that Christians can't be peaceful and other religions can't be violent. I'm looking at their general history.
I totally agree. But I think most Christians are more forceful because they are told to be witnesses and lights so that they can lead more people to become their brothers and sisters in Christ. And I think that a lot of people twist this into meaning that they must do anything they can to get people to believe in God. That's not at all what its about.
That's just because it's mainstream. What I find comical is that atheists will say in an argument that they have proof because they're more open-minded than Christians and they know about other religions. No you're **** not! The majority off these people only know the infinitesimal bit that they know mainly because it's everywhere, it's popular, and it's hard to live in America without knowing about it. What, is paying attention to what's in your backyard an accomplishment for you? I guarantee you that if I questioned these people about Hinduism they wouldn't know shit.
Exactly! I can't stand when people tell me that I'm close minded when I tell them that I'm a christian. Or when they tell me that I'm only a christian because I grew up in a sheltered home where it was forced upon me. Neither of those are true. I've chosen to follow Jesus because I honestly believe that he died for my sins. I wasn't even raised in a christian home. And, at this very moment, I'm studying for a test about Islam and Judaism. And I think it's really interesting! Of course I will listen to other people, but just because I've chosen a certain path because I have faith in God and want to live for him does not mean that I'm close-minded. I'm willing to listen to anyone about whatever they have to say, and I will always try my best to see from their point of view.
I completely agree. I think of myself as a pretty open-minded person. I don't always know what to say immediately to someone in debates and whatnot, but I'm ALWAYS thinking and chances are I'll be tossing around those ideas you brought up and decide how I feel about them within the next few hours. It makes it a lot easier to communicate with someone effectively if you know how they will process what you say. But just because I understand, does not mean I have to agree.
Yeah, and I'll definitely make sure I know what I'm talking about before I say something or start a religious debate with someone.
I'm stupid and I'll start debates on things that I think I know about... But still I kind of know I don't. So then I'm like "Oops, I gotta go research this" and I do, and now I have new information to work with in the future. That's why all my arguments from when I first joined made you want to shoot yourself in the mouth, because I didn't know shit then!
Same here! That's why I always try to research stuff first. It's really embarrassing when you realize you clearly know nothing about your topic
A lot of atheist logic can be generalized to any religion. We may single out Christianity in our speech/writing but what we say equally applies to Hinduism and Islam and all the other ones as well.
That's true. But why is everyone so furious when Christianity is mentioned at school, but not when Hinduism or Judaism or Islam or Buddhism is?
Again, it's just the law of numbers. Christianity is pushed in schools about 100x more than any other religion. Therefore, Christianity is the natural target.
To be fair, shouldn't you also be complaining about teachers who only teach Christian faith and not other religions? Isn't that just as unfair as atheists who only insult Christians?
But I've never had a teacher who only teaches the Christian faith
Well then, there's the answer to your question. You only complain about the atheists, because you've never had a problematic schoolteacher.
Likewise, we atheists only complain about Christians because we've never dealt with problematic people of other religions.
But fyi there are definitely teachers who only teach the Chrsitian faith, for example teachers in the bible belt who are legally allowed to teach Christian creationism alongside evolution in science classes
Yeah I see what you mean.
Studies have shown that atheists are generally more knowledgeable about various religions than religious people. This includes atheists being more knowledgeable about Christianity than Christians on average.
You know, whenever someone says "Studies have shown", those "studies" are really just when one biased person asks their friends about it. So unless you can show these "studies" and prove their validity, that comment is worthless to me.
I had this book on atheists who wrote letters explaining why they were atheist. I had it because I wanted to see what other people's beliefs were. In nearly ever letter the atheists only explained why they didn't believe in a Christian God. I was so pissed, I wanted to learn about their views regarding every religion, but they only really mentioned Christianity.
As someone mentioned previously, that's probably because Christianity is the dominant religion in the West; therefore, western atheists have the most exposure to it, and many of them probably grew up in Christian households.
Generally, atheists don't believe in Christianity for the same reason that you don't believe in Greek Mythology or Buddhism (I assume). If you want to know why we don't believe in a certain religion, then look at why you don't believe in a certain one, and apply that to every religion, including Christianity. We see no reason to think it is true, so we don't believe.
There are many other reasons too, but I think that is the main reason. Atheists just believe in one less religion (out of hundreds) than religious people do.
Christians ** about other religions, so we don't feel that it would be fair to about other religions as much. Although we do ** about them.
Personally it's because the only people who bash atheism are Christians in the region I live in. People of other religions don't give a shit, only Christians seem to do so. Thus, I reserve the right to bash them in return if I'd like to, which I almost never do.
That wasn't offensive at all...
I know right? If they're going to have a religion, they could at least make it something semi-believable like Pastafarianism.
I love how this hasn't turned into a massive flame war! Everyone is trying to understand each other :'3
SOME Atheists. I myself am an Atheist, though I would never attack another's beliefs unless they were actively harming others in some way.
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