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Books With Bite @ your library -Resources for TRW 2008 Oct. 12-18
Teen Read Week is Oct. 12-18! Visit the Teen Read Week Web site for more information, and use this wiki as a resource for sharing ideas.
Download the Books with Bite Annotated Pamphlet (PDF), with several booklists, all relating to the theme. Print on letter-size paper on a color printer, cut on the dotted lines, fold into panels and give your teens a pocket-sized guide to Books with Bite!
Planning for TRW 2008
Possible takes on the theme:
- Animals (Sharks, alligators, snakes, saber tooth tiger, bears, killer whales, wolves etc.)
- Cooking
- Techie books (Books with Byte)
- Monsters: Vampires, Werewolves, Dragons, Sea Monsters
- Edgy titles
- Non-fiction: Dinosaurs, Bytes—technology, Recipes, Philosophy
Web site resources
- Teen reads about "Dead, Dying & the Undead" from YALSA's Popular Paperbacks for YAs Committee
- MonsterLibrarian.com's young adult horror section provides reviews and lists of young adult horror fiction.
- Host a PacMan tournament for some biting fun! Free PacMan
- Host a Classic Movie Night. You can download free classic horror movies, part of the public domain here: Classic Horror Movies As the website states, "Find nearly two hundred full-length feature films, cartoons and newsreels from 1900 through 1960- all legal to view and download. Come back often for new movies."
- Have a "razzies" movie trivia night and compete for bite-size candy prizes. Or try to find all the mistakes in famous movies using this site: Movie Mistakes. Did you know that there were 34 mistakes in "High School Musical"?
- If you are an E-vanced Solutions user, why not do a Books with Bite online program? View a template at the CMRLS reading program site. Contact Maureen Ambrosino (mambrosino at cmrls dot org) to get it "exported" to you!
- In celebration of Young Adult Library Services Association's (YALSA's) Teen Reed Week™, readergirlz (rgz) is excited to present Night Bites, a series of online live chats with an epic lineup of published authors. The chats will take place at the rgz forum, Oct. 13-17, 2008. Learn more at readergirlz.com
Display Ideas
- Use your great non-fiction/recipe books to create a display and accessorize it with cooking utensils, pots, pans, etc. Then ask teens to bring in favorite recipes. For program ideas invite a Local Chef orrestaurant owner to come in and do a food program. Contest Idea - Teens Submit Recipes with Bite, Chili cookoff, recipe contest.
- Create a display where all the book covers have teeth!
- Thirsty by MT Anderson
- Shark by Mark Carwardine (or any adult shark picture-y book)
- Blue bloods by Melissa de la Cruz (bite marks)
- Phineas Gage by John Fleischman
- Bloodline – Kate Cary
- Chronicles of Vladimir Tod (2 books in series) Heather Brewer
- Jurassic Park – Michael Crichton
- Cujo – Stephen King
- You Suck – Christopher Moore
- Monster Book of Monsters (from Harry Potter)
- Angel After the Fall
- YA Vampire Book Display: If your teens crave more vampires, here's a list that they can sink their teeth into. Use some of these books in a fun, themed display during Teen Read Week.
- Thirsty by M.T. Anderson
- The Morganville Vampire Series by Rachel Caine
- Glass Houses
- The Dead Girls' Dance
- Midnight Alley
- House of Night Series by P.C. Cast
- Betrayed
- Marked
- Chosen
- High School Bites by Liza Conrad
- Blue Bloods Series by Melissa de la Cruz
- Blue Bloods
- Masquerade
- Vampire Beach Series by Alex Duval
- Bloodlust
- Initiation
- Ritual
- Legacy
- Vamps by Nancy A. Collins
- The Beth Frasier Books by Julie Kenner
- The Good Ghouls' Guide to Getting Even
- Good Ghouls Do
- Fendi, Ferragamo, and Fangs by Julie Kenner et al.
- The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause
- Blood Coven
- Boys that Bite by Mari Mancusi
- Girls that Growl by Mari Mancusi
- Stake That! by Mari Mancusi
- Got Fangs? by Katie Maxwell
- Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead
- Vampire Academy
- Frostbite
- Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
- Twilight
- New Moon
- Eclipse
- Breaking Dawn
- You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
- Vampire High by Douglas Rees
- The Half-Blood Vampire series
- Braced2Bite by Serena Robar
- Fangs 4 Freaks by Serena Robar
- Dating for Demons by Serena Robar
- Vampire Kisses Series by Ellen Schreiber
- Vampire Kisses(also available in graphic form)
- Kissing Coffins
- Vampireville
- Dance with a Vampire
- Coffin CLub
- Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith
- Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
- The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld
- Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde
- The Darkangel Trilogy by Meredith Pierce
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Model by So-Young, Lee
- The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith
- The Awakening
- The Struggle
- The Fury
- Dark Reunion
- Have local restaurants compete in a taste test or model a cooking contest after the Johnson and Wales University National High School Chef of the Year contest.[1]
- Host a cookie decorating party where students can decorate cookies like book covers or favorite characters. Take pictures and display them throughout the library.
Teens' Top Ten
Each year teens across the country have the opportunity to vote online for the annual Teens' Top Ten list of favorite titles. Help your teens prepare for the vote by promoting the Teens' Top Ten nominations, which are posted on the YALSA web site each April. Teens can read the nominations from April to October, then vote for their favorites.
Products for 2008 are now on sale via the ALA online store and through the ALA Graphics catalog.
Make sure you have Teen Read Week built into your budget. Use last year's information to estimate what next year's costs will be (didn't celebrate last year? borrow info from a library that did). If you want to expand on what you did last year, be ready with a rationale for your supervisor. Gather together statistics from your prior Teen Read Weeks. Can you show an increase in attendance at TRW events? An increase in visits to the web site? An increase in circulation of materials? All of these things can provide a rationale for expanding your TRW programming and building a larger budget to go with it. Check out the ALA online store for pricing of prior TRW products to estimate what you may need for 2008.
Teen Read Week 08 @ your library
Tell us your plans for Teen Read Week 2008 in this space. How are you and your teens planning on celebrating the theme Books with Bite @ your library?
Teen Read Week Events Across the U.S.
''''On Thursday October 21st, the West Leyden High School Media Center is promoting Teen Read Week by hosting a Beatnik Cafe!! http://missmonegato.edu.glogster.com/beatnik-cafe/ We are encouraging students to utilize our open mic format to do spoken work, poetry slamming, music, skits and performance pieces. We have also constructed several displays with books that highlight poetry and music, audio books, and books that are about "workin' the crime beat" as well as "books that make the heart beat" i.e., love stories.
On Thursday, Oct. 16, the Encino-Tarzana Branch Library (part of the Los Angeles Public Library system) celebrates "Books with Bite" with three horror experts - DEL HOWISON, owner of Dark Delicacies horror bookstore & editor of the Bram Stoker Award nominated horror anthology, Dark Delicacies: Fear, DEAN LOREY, author of Nightmare Academy & Nightmare Academy 2: Monster Madness, and WAIDE AARON RIDDLE, author of "The Chocolate Man." Teens will discuss their favorite "Books with Bite" and receive cool creepy giveaways including candy, horror ARCs, vampire teeth, Vampire Kisses bookmarks & more! Join us if you dare!
Vampire Kisses author Ellen Schreiber has graciously teamed up with the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library (IN) for a system-wide book drawing and email Q&A for teens. In addition, IMCPL's branches are offering an array of programs highlighting "Books with Bite." Teens will gather throughout the week to create Vampire puppets, watch Vampire films, play Vampire trivia games, create duct tape roses, edible book covers, plus much more. All featured on the library's new "Teen Scene" blog.
Please celebrate YALSA'S Teen Read Week on Thursday, October 16th, 2008 at 3:00 pm in the Boston Public Library's Young Adult Room with local author Alisa Libby. Ms. Libby will lead a YA book discussion group about her book, 'The Blood Confession'.
On Friday Oct. 17, the Tuscaloosa Public Library staff will present a "'Twilight' Family Feud" game at Paul Bryant High School. The teams - the Cullen Family and the Quileute Family - will battle for dominance!
The Rancho Penasquitos Library (San Diego, CA) presents a monthly family movie on one Saturday each month at 12:00 p.m. October's date is October 18th. No registration is required, and all ages are welcome. Fitting with the Teen Read Week 2008 theme of "Books with Bite", we are pleased to show "Monsters Inc." Children and Teens will participate in a monster costume contest to win an iPod shuffle. There will be one Teen winner and one Child winner, and the contest will be at 2:00 p.m.
On October 13 the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Library (NJ) will show "House on Haunted Hill" from 7-9 pm. There will be a give away of Wax fangs, gummy fangs and a drawing for a copy of "Breaking Dawn" donated by River Road Books in Fair Haven. This will be the first of a kind event at RFH. In addition, we have had our book display available of vampire and werewolf books including the "Twilight" series, "Peeps" and various related books.
City of Commerce Library (Commerce, CA) will be having a visit from teen latina author, Sandra Lopez. She will be discussing her book "Esperanza, a Latina Story" on October 15, 2008 @ 3:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served and the first 30 teens will receive a Teen Read Week tote bag.
Clermont County Public Library (just east of Cincinnati, OH) will be celebrating with three systemwide passive programs: a systemwide short story contest, Stories with Bite, a branch passive candy guessing contest (Guess the number of candy corn in the jar to win its contents.), and a fun giveaway (vampire bite tattoos or candy vampire teeth) to visiting teens. Several of its 10 branches are also holding a "Books with Bite"-themed program: Amelia Branch: Teen Buffet 10/17/08 6:30-8:30 p.m. Celebrate Teen Read Week with food, fun & books; Felicity Branch: Books with Bite 10/18 1:30 p.m. Vampire genre will be the topic of storytelling and booktalks. Light refreshements; Goshen Branch: Teen Read Week Party 10/18/08 2 p.m. Make your very own photo cube with recycled CD holders; Owensville Branch: Twilight 10/16/08 7 p.m. Vampire and werwolf fans are invited to join us for games, crafts and snacks inspired by the Stephenie Meyer series; Williamsburg Branch: Creature Feature: House of Reptiles 10/16 7 p.m. Scott Braunstein and his traveling zoo will visit and discuss which reptiles make good pets and which ones bite. There is also a month-long Twilight book trivia contest. Here are the rules for Stories with Bite: 1) open to teens ages 12 to 19. 2)Short stories must be original and no longer than 4,000 words. 3) Stories must be typed and double-spaced. 4) Title and number pages on your story on top of each page. 5) Objectionable content or language will not be considered. 6) Fill out an entry form at any Clermon County Public Library. 7) Submit your stories at the circulation or reference desk. 8) All submissions become the property of the Clermont County Public Library. Submission deadline - 5:30 p.m. on October 18, 2008. Winners will be contacted during the week of October 27, 2008. Prize for best entry: 10" portable DVD player!
South Park High School Library (South Park, PA) is using the entire week to celebrate. Favorite Bite has students writing their favorite Book With Bite on apples that will be posted on the library doors. There is an Amnesty Day when students can return books and not pay a late fee (no matter how late). There is Vampires, Dinosaurs, Cupcakes, Oh My! which is a matching game where students match clues to the Bite themed books or authors of the books. I Vant to Find De Booook has students drawing a book title from a cauldron. They then use the OPAC to find the book which has Dracula's coffin hidden in the back pocket. Finally, Friday is Check Out and Win when each book a student checks out enters them into a prize drawing. Plus, this is also our Cook Off. This collaboration with our Culinary Arts teacher has her students cooking and a panel of judges (teachers, administration and students) judging. Each activity has a winner or is a prize drawing (gift cards to Barnes & Noble and Bruster's Ice Cream) and bookmarks and candy will be given out to all participants.
readergirlz will be hosting Night Bites, a series of online live chats with an epic lineup of published authors. The chats will take place at the rgz forum, Oct. 13-17, 2008, starting at 6 PM PST/9 PM EST each night. Participating authors include Coe Booth (TYRELL), An Na (THE FOLD), Mitali Perkins (SECRET KEEPER), Lorie Ann Grover (ON POINTE), Stephanie Hemphill (YOUR OWN SYLVIA), Lisa Ann Sandell (SONG OF THE SPARROW), Ally Carter (CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO SPY), Justina Chen Headley (NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL), Maureen Johnson (SUITE SCARLETT), Holly Black and Ted Naifeh (THE GOOD NEIGHBORS), Dia Calhoun (AVIELLE OF RHIA), Tamora Pierce (MELTING STONES), Holly Cupala (A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT), Christopher Golden (SOULLESS), Annette Curtis Klause (BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE), and Mari Mancusi (BOYS THAT BITE). Learn more at readergirlz.com
Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy in Jefferson, LA is ready to celebrate TRW. Every day students will have an opportunity to test their monster I. Q. and win a prize. We are going to erect a picture Monster Hall of Fame. Every student who adds a picture to the wall will win a prize. There will be a bookmark contest. We have a display of lots of vampire reads that the students may have missed after spending so much time with the Twilight series. Since all students have laptops, they will be receive a daily email highlighting the events of the day. So show your support of teen reading and bite into a vampire book today!
Oak Avenue Intermediate School in Temple City, California has an exciting week planned for TRW.
Monday, October 20: "Fangs for the memories author letters". Write a letter to your favorite author. If the author is alive and the letter is appropriate, we will look up the address and mail it to them. Be sure to include your return address and/or e-mail address so they can write you back. The teacher choices for best letters will receive and additional prize.
Tuesday, October 21: "Savor the flavor bookmark contest". Bookmarks must include the theme "Books with a Bite". Please make your bookmark black and white. Winning bookmarks will receive recognition and copies of their bookmarks will be available for the entire school.
Wednesday, October 22: "Recipes with a Bite". Staff and students will be encouraged to bring a copy of their favorite recipe. We will compile a recipe book and offer it for sale as a fundraiser in December to purchase more books for the library.
Thursday, October 23: "Sink your teeth into a good Book Swap". Monday through Thursday, bring up to 5 books to the library for the swap on Thursday. Books must be in good condition and middle school appropriate. Ms. Johnson will record the number of books received and you will be allowed to trade for the same number of books on Thursday. Ms. Johnson will invite you to the swap, time TBA.
Friday, October 24: Bookcrossing "Return to the Wild" release party and autographed book raffle. Bring a book to "release in the wild" to the library after school on Friday. We will register your book on Bookcrossing.com, journal it and make release notes. You will release your book to that location over the weekend for others to find and enjoy. Winners of the autographed books will be announced over the intercom on Friday during the reading of the morning bulletin.
While they last, students will receive a Halloween Shrek bookbag when they check out a book.
All participants will receive a raffle ticket for each event they participate in for the raffle on Friday.
The Reading Public Library in Reading, PA has a great fun-filled week planned. The week kicks off on with the Winners of the Map Other World Contest that was announced in September. There will be a Beyond Reality Fashion show. The teens will have an opportunity to create characters from books with materials we will provide and showcase them. Open Mic Night will be all about The I-Pod Shuffle. Teens get to showcase music that represents who they are. The Gamers' Club will be trying their luck with our Sci-Fi & Fantasy Games. We will end with a special showing of showing of the movie Jumper. Come join us! For more information go to: http://www.reading.lib.pa.us/youngadult.asp!
*On Thursday Octber 22, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. the Columbia County Public Library (Magnolia, AR.) is hosting a "Teen Open Mic Night" accompanied by pizza and drinks. This night is sure to be filled with enthusiastic teens presenting their own works, or their favorite works, under the categories of: poetry, spoken word, stand-up comedy, hip-hop, freestyle, non-ficion, dramatic scene, monologue, improv, and short fiction.
Program Ideas
Program ideas from a session facilitated by Beth Gallaway at the VT Library Association Conference in May 2008. The Vampire/Horror theme was very appealing to this group of YA Librarians!
Bite Me!
- Monster themed program with fanfiction contest, display of classic books & movies: Frankenstein, Dracula, etc; booklist with prizes
- Werewolf: The Apocalypse role-playing game (after school)
- word of mouth
- emails, blog, MySpace
- local public access TV
- local schools/class visis
- radio
- fliers
- school newsletter
- Community Values Youth
- Youth Involvement (TAC plans & implements)
- Reading for Pleasure
- Planning and decision making
- number of people who get prizes (by turning in a booklist)
- butcher paper on table (kids write what they thought of the program)
- debrief with TAC (interviews)
Books with Bite
- Sink your teeth into... vampires & horror books! Book display with teen recommendations
- Costume party and showing of an old B&W Horror movie
- Session in which teens make their own short film
- Posters in schools, library, stores
- Collaborative activities with school
- Publicity committee
- Community Values Youth
- Support (teens invite parents to come to program)
- ???
Go Goth!
- Show old vampire movies
- Promote Stephanie Meyer's new book, Breaking Dawn
- Costume contest with prizes for best Goth outfit
- Librarian makeover: make him/her Goth!
- Food: "Vampire Goodies" (ie cookies shaped like they have a bite taken out of them)
- Sponsor: Local funeral home?
- Posters
- Community values youth - teen input/appeal
- Creative Activities
- Reading for Pleasure
- Photos
- Public/school library cooperation to promote vampire series
- Show movies, host a costume contest & party.
- Link to online monster games
- Posters/Fliers
- Announcements/PSAs
- Reading for pleasure
- Constructive use of time
- Bonding to School
- Creative Activities
- Feedback/Surveys from participants
- Number of participants
Night of Horror
Description: Activities include design your own henna tattoo, costumes (dress as your favorite character) and special food: beverages that are the color of blood, desserts that denote book titles ( or food that sounds like a title or author's name (Roald Dahl/Jelly Roll)
- Newspaper
- Newsletter
- Student made fliers
- School websies
- Podcasts (use YALSA's podcast instructions!)
- Letters to English teachers
- Community values youth
- Creative expression
- Reading for Pleasure
- Achievement Motivation
- Markers/table covered with newsprint
Sink Your Teeth Into a Good Book
- Costume evening - come as a character from a book
- Vote for your favorite book online
- Write a short story to post online and be illustrated by anyone
- "Brace yourself"
- Sponsor: Local Dentist Office?
Marketing: Blog online a month before Assets: Community values youth Constructive use of time
- Creative Expression
- online form
- hard copy at library
This Bites!
- Edible Vampire books, Vampire movies
- Decorate the library
- Book displays
- Schedule with schools to host during teacher conferences
- Storytelling/Booktalking it up
- Website
- Myspace
- Cross curriculum - home economics
- Community Values Youth
- Teens vocal response
- Paper on tables for comments
- Watch circulation stats & attendance numbers spike!
Vampires Bite!
- School Library Program: Movie night during a parents group meeting
- Short horror story writing contest with books for prizes
- Horror Genre book club
- Halloween themed reading hour - little kids come in costume, teens read to them
- Promote voting for nominated titles on Teen's Top Ten List
- Book Cart decorating contest
- Painted library windows
- School newsletter
- Announcements
- Posters
- Reading for Pleasure
- Service to Others
- Creative Activities
- ???
- Stephanie Meyer's Book Club/Discussion Group
- Midnight showing of old B&W horror movies; teens invited to dress in costume; free popcorn and door prizes donated by business owners in community
- radio station
- PSA by kids (use YALSA's podcast instructions!)
- School/Public Library collaboration
- Word of mouth (personal invite by peers)
- Reading for Pleasure
- Creative Activities
- Community Values Youth
- Youth as a Resource
- Newsprint on tables
We Want Your Blood!
- Blood drive with students who are ELIGIBLE to give blood (meet age/weight requirements)
- During drive, students invited to come in vampire costume to "Read & Renew" to fill the Blood Bucket (with titles read)
- Display Stephanie Meyer's books, Blood & Chocolate, vampire & monster titles
- Invite teens to blog at event
- Refreshments: brownie bites & blood oranges
- Get English Dept on board! Extra credit for participating?
- MySpace
- YouTube
- Grade level competitions to fill the Blood Bucket
- Get Principal involved in some fun way
- Volunteering
- Reading for Pleasure
- Service to Others
- Achievement Motivation
- Blood Bucket (books read)
- Count of number of pints donated


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I submitted my first-ever story to Slashdot this week, when I heard from a friend in South Korea: He was suddenly unable to access his own BlogSpot weblog. I did a little footwork, and was amazed to find out that South Korea was ordering ISPs to block entire blog sites, on the rationale that they might contain links to forbidden material. I had no idea that South Korea, which I have always thought as a liberal democracy, did that kind of thing.
This is the kind of story I expect to read about on Slashdot: After all, they justly cover the Great Firewall of China with unrelenting attention. But my story was rejected. Perhaps it was not well-written, or perhaps it violates some style guideline. I don't know. The selection/rejection process is totally opaque.
I wasn't looking for a byline, so I don't care that they rejected my account of things. But I am disturbed that this story has never appeared in anyone's version. Why does Slashdot care when China censors the Internet, but looks the other way when South Korea does?
I feel a general affinity with the "Slashdot ethic": Free Speech, Free Software, etc. But now that I've seen how partially it is prosecuted in the selection of stories, I'm never going to look at the day's crop of stories without wondering which stories I am not reading, and what agenda is guiding that process of selection.
I thought about writing them a nastygram, but I'm sure they get enough of those, and really, what end would it serve? Either they don't get it or they're not operating in good faith, and telling them off isn't going to change either of those things.
So: I include the rejected story below in the hopes that someone will read it and tell a friend, just as my friend in Korea let me know what was going on.
The Korea Times reports the South Korean Ministry of Information and Communication has ordered ISPs to block access to web sites to stymie the distribution of videos depicting the decapitation of South Korean hostage Kim Sun-il. At least 39 sites have been blocked. Additionally, 12 people have been arrested for downloading the video on P2P networks. In-depth coverage is available from OhmyNews.
The blacklist of sites includes not only distributors of the video, but also sites discussing the video, including blogs hosted at Blogger (a.k.a. BlogSpot) (e.g. "BigHominid's Hairy Chasms") and TypePad (a.k.a blogs.com) (e.g. "The Marmot's Hole"). Concerned bloggers cite a breach of the Korean Constitution and have begun to circulate a petition to the Ministry of Communication. In the meantime they are using anonymous proxies to read each others blogs.


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Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/14/commons_thefts/
Commons hit by rash of laptop thefts
One politico also has charm stolen
Posted in Policy, 14th June 2011 14:52 GMT
The House of Commons' perennial theft problem has become increasingly high tech, with sporadic thefts of computers in recent years turning into a veritable run on laptops, according to the latest figures.
In a Commons answer last week, John Thurso detailed cases of theft on the Commons Estate over the last five years, for the benefit of MP Keith Vaz.
Back in 2006 there were 13 thefts, with the swag bag including one sim card, two laptops, a CD writer and a dictaphone. Non-high-tech items swiped included copier paper, lights, shoes, flowers and cash.
There were just eight thefts in 2007, all of them resolutely low-tech, including a bottle of whiskey, a rug, a cable drum, a purse, some cash and doorkeepers badge.
Just one laptop and one mobile phone went missing in 2008, but other items swiped included cash, a camera, a set of golf clubs, a set of chairs and a bike.
Cash was top of the list in 2009, with six incidents of folding-stuff thefts, although four mobiles also disappeared. A letter and a tax disc also went walkies.
In 2010, there were five cash thefts, with two laptops, one desktop, three mobiles, an iPod and an MP3 player also disappearing. Other disappearing items including a knife, and chillingly, an orchid. That year was an election year.
However, the Commons' thievery committee has now gone resolutely high tech, with the latest year's haul including no less than 25 laptops, two desktops, one iPad and three mobile phones. There were 40 thefts in total for 2011, the figures show.
One unfortunate was even left bereft of their "charm".
Thurso also gave an answer detailing the number of prosecutions for theft since 2006 – altogether five. ®


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Due to the wildfires burning throughout Colorado and high fire danger in other parts of the state, Gov. Bill Owens has asked county governments, municipalities and federal land agencies that have not yet implemented a ban on open fires and fireworks to reconsider their circumstances and implement restrictions as they see fit. Grinstead has said in addition to a ban, he would also like to see an ordinance adopted outlining exactly what people can and cannot do under a ban.
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Inspired by the clean lines and diverse forms of 1960s Italian product design, Nodul(ar) House puts the mod in modular housing. This series of four nodes connects to a kit of extruded aluminum parts and offers a systematic approach to the kitchen, the powder room, the full bath, and the staircase. The nodes are extremely versatile and surprisingly compact: the kitchen, bath, and stair nodes are circular in plan and roughly 12 feet in diameter, and the powder room is even smaller. The nodes can be stacked to service a second floor and placed at many points along the perimeter of the prefabricated aluminum structure (a system of 4-foot-by-8-foot panels). As a result, living space stays free for different configurations. Juror Sarah Herda appreciated that such options are "forcing people to come to terms with how they want to live."
Another level of customization comes from panels cladding the aluminum frame, which are cut with a laser or water jet to provide shade and privacy. The panels can be made in a variety of materials, including wood and glass. The juxtaposition of the panelized structure and the nodes intrigued juror Thomas Phifer: "The most interesting thing to me is this spatial diversity of living in the glass building and then having a completely different spatial circumstance inside these pods."
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Am sorry but you are the wrong one here. I am Greek, you think I don't know my language? Katherine derives from Greek AIKATHERINE which derives from the word KATHARE, 'clean', 'pure'. EUPHEMIA derives from the words EF, 'good' and FEME, 'reputation'. EULALIA is the one that means 'to speak well'. Anyway, you can always refer to the folowing:
In Greek, "Lexicon of Ancient Greek", John Stamatakos
In English, "A Greek-English Lexicon", H.G. Liddell, R.Scott
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Selling Homosexuality to America
By Craig von Buseck
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In this exclusive interview, Paul Rondeau talks about his in-depth study, Selling Homosexuality to America, which was recently published in the Regent Law Review.
CBN.com In his recent study, Selling Homosexuality to America, marketing expert Paul Rondeau explains, "Among America's culture wars, one of today's most intense controversies rages around the issue alternatively identified, depending on one's point of view, as "normalizing homosexuality" or "accepting gayness." The debate is truly a social-ethical-moral conceptual war that transcends both the scientific and legal, though science and law most often are the weapons of choice. The ammunition for these weapons, however, is persuasion."
This article and interview explores how gay rights activists use rhetoric, psychology, and the media to frame what is discussed in the public arena -- and how it is discussed. "In essence," Rondeau points out, "when it comes to homosexuality, activists want to shape 'what everyone knows' and 'what everyone takes for granted' even if everyone does not really know and even if it should not be taken for granted."
"The first strategy of persuasion," he goes on to say, "is to establish a favorable climate for your message so that the communicator (marketer) can influence the future decision without even appearing to be persuading ... This is at the heart of the homosexual campaign: to get consent via social construct today to determine whose idea of personal freedoms will prevail in our legal codes tomorrow."
Paul Rondeau has been a senior sales and marketing management professional with industry leaders for over 25 years. He holds an M.A. in Management, with a specialty in persuasive communication. Currently, he is a doctoral student in communication studies with a focus in rhetoric and persuasion.
I hope I didn't come off as a wierdo to you, I don't like homosexuality any more than you do. =) But I also don't always like to pray for my enemies, either.
I can't imagine Richard Simmons' genetically EVER had a chance at muscling up at Golds Gym, and playing stud-muffin to the ladies...
Just my two cents.
LOL! Well, maybe if he'd lay off the estrogen injections....
Take genetics out of the equation, and the "behavior" of homosexuality will still be around.
Today, gay is not only no longer considered taboo, it in fact has gained social acceptance as merely just another "sexually experiental option" -- thanks to American Psychiatric Association, the state-sanctioned sex-ed and moral relativism agendae promoted so heavily by the gay-infested National Education Association, and of course the Howard Sterns of the "entertainment" world.
Sure he does. (Luke 17 1-4) Where did you get that from? You should be careful when you speak to others about Christ. Don't confuse his words to fit an agenda. This is dangerous. Mark 14:21
See, when I'm judging you, I'm obviously not looking at my own faults. However, when I see a shortcoming in another person, then I must examine myself so that I don't have to be that way. People can be axamples, either positive or negative. Just as I learn from people how to act, I also learn from others how not to act. *LOL* My endeavor is to be a positive one, though.
So what are you doing? Making up your own morality as you go? All the while trying not to offend anyone. This is not how Christ wanted us to live. Did he not say. "Do you think that I came to grant peace on earth? I tell you, no, but rather division." Luke 12:51
That raises an interesting issue. There may not be a "gay gene," but you can certainly tell a homosexual when you see one. Not because of how he dresses or what he says. But there is a certain sameness in their mannerisms. The wrist. The lisp. It's considered a stereotype, I guess, but it's true.
When we were young, we could all easily identify the gay kids. They didn't like sports, they were kinda prissy. We even had a name for them. We called them "sissies."
And these kids were in every city, town, village and hamlet in America.
So if there's no gay gene, then what is it that made so many kids have this in common.
Good post. I am a scientist myself. Although I am not a clinical researcher, I too believe that there is a definite imbalance somewhere. Liberals and the APA are stifling research IMHO with their apologetics.
These people need help and they are probably not getting the help they need when we normalize this perversion.
Homosexuals are atypical.
Artificial is anything outside of the biological human reproductive process in regard to reproductive anatomy.
With all due respect this is nonsense.
Anybody who's been around knows that men often exhibit these mannerisms yet are totally hetero in their sexual attractions.
And many men who are totally gay, who aren't the least bit attracted to women, exhibit none of these feminine mannerisms you mention.
and so it begins.
The Rolling Stone story that's referenced in the link you posted was debunked before it even hit the newsstands. The writer admitted that the character he profiled was mostly a fictionalization of mere anecdotes he'd heard second hand, and the doctor who was cited as the basis of the "25% of new infections from bug chasing" completely denied he said anything of the sort.
All this is well known by now, but apparently for those who want to slander and promote bigotry, the truth is no obstacle to spreading bellicose rhetoric.
Look, I don't have any mutt in this race and won't engage in a flame war but I remember some research from a couple of years ago that showed lesbians had a fairly consistent difference in phenotype: Something about the length of their middle finger! (compared to heterosexual women) [This is not a joke!]. Not sure if this is known to correspond to a difference in genotype but you would assume it does.
Definition of Phenotype from:
This is the "outward, physical manifestation" of the organism. These are the physical parts, the sum of the atoms, molecules, macromolecules, cells, structures, metabolism, energy utilization, tissues, organs, reflexes and behaviors; anything that is part of the observable structure, function or behavior of a living organism.
I don't mean this to sound like an accusation...but I have heard that only gays are good at spotting other gays in the general population.
I know sometimes I can spot them, but many times I can't.
I've been totally surprised many times to find out a person is really gay.
For example one time I caught a guy peeking into the stalls in our company men's room....a guy who was married and his wife just had a baby. I was shocked.
Unfortunately, as I didn't anticipate having this discussion with you, I've not made photocopies or saved bookmarks about those stories. However, as you're the one who's posting statistics and stories that have been publicly refuted, it would be incumbent upon you (and your credibility) to look into it and make sure you know the whole story.
Same goes for adulters. God prescribes the death penalty for both homosexuality and adultery in the Old Testament.
Unfortunately we have far too many self righteous religious hypocrites who openly condemn homosexuals on these boards, yet never seem to rate the level of heterosexual immorality as just as deserving of condemnation.
Mark 14-21 warns of betraying Jesus. I'm not aware that I have done so on this thread. But this can go both ways. Peter denied knowing Christ, but yet others can preach false Gospel and still betray.
I don't make up morality. We all know the difference between right and wrong. But God gave us free will, didn't he? Sometimes, in the heat of an emotion, I don't always make the right decision. I beleive God wants me to learn from my mistakes, and help others with my experience.
I certainly don't want to offend anyone, but it happens. If I have offended you, I apologise
Very observant...look at post #115.
If homosexuality did not involve some degree of choice then God would not be justified in condemning it and holding people responsible for it.
But we all know God is perfectly just. Therefore homosexual conduct must be a choice.
Yes, I know. Good response and very true. Less than Socratic, but very Aristotelian...
For all I know, you may well be an idiot; I have no way to tell.
The point I am now belaboring is that one cannot start an argument with a preemptive phrase and expect to win simply because they have obviated a response.
For what it's worth, I advocate nothing, I do debate points of logic, reason and science to the extent of my knowledge as long as it entertains me.
I have actually seen water run uphill -- but there was an earthquake in progress.
I have more hope to repeat that phenomenon than to penetrate your consciousness.
Methinks the "self-rightous" on this forum are simply trying to point out the error and sin of a perverted behavior. If you haven't heard it yet...I'll be the first to tell you that adultery is wrong. It is harmful to the family unit.
So how do interpret this verse? To tell us we should be causing divisions among our fellow man?
Jesus also said "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be call the children of God".
The scriptures need to be interpreted in context and balanced against each other.
No. He is telling us if we follow HIS way, then we will be chastised, beaten, killed, and ostracized. If you follow him then people would single you out, call you names (self-rightous), and call you a kook.
If you follow HIS way, your life will not be easy. It will be very difficult, but your reward will be in heaven. So rejoice.
It is also a cult of perversion, a religion with idols, dogma, fanatic adherents preaching the praises and converting others in ritual baptisms. (See my FR homeage, click on my name...)
Simmons' next estrogen injection evolves him into a headless giant vagina.
In some cases maybe, but not always.
There are also examples of the "self-rightous" who seem to think God's Word is there to support up their personal prejudices and hatred of their fellow man.
If you haven't heard it yet...I'll be the first to tell you that adultery is wrong. It is harmful to the family unit.
I'm glad to hear that and I agree.
Now try getting a thread going about the evil adultery and heterosexual fornication is causing our society...and see how many responses you get.
The fact is most of those ranting against homosexuals here who claim to have genuine religious convictions are really hypocrites.
Thank you, and may you also share in His blessings.
As for astrology, it's more entertainment than anything else. Who, occaisionally, doesn't like hearing about themselves?
God gave us free will, but do we all know right from wrong. Apparantly not. If we all did then Christ would not have had to die for our sins. I am not offended by what you said. Don't worry. I'm not hitting the abuse button.LOL.
I believe and God believes that homosexual behavior runs counter to his plan. He wanted us to be fruitful and muliply. He wanted us to love him freely. Homosexual life is no life at all.
I'm not being facetious, I'm truly curious
Feel better?
LOL. Yes :)
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• Kate and William wave from their open-top carriage after leaving the abbey (PA)
12.56pm: Thanks for joining us on today's live blog. We'll have more news, analysis, pictures and video online this afternoon, and read much more in The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday this weekend.
12.25pm: The royals are arriving at Buckinham Palace. They will gather inside for photos then are expected to appear on the balcony at around 1.25pm.
12.20pm: This event was always going to be a massive challenge for the police. So far, there are reports of just ten arrests - "within and outside the event footprint", Scotland Yard say. Yesterday the police arrested 20 suspected anarchists.
12.19pm: The tiara worn by Kate was loaned to her by the Queen, it has emerged. The little known "halo" tiara was made by Cartier in 1936 and bought by Queen's father, then the Duke of York, for the Queen Mother, then the Duchess of York.
12.18pm: The Queen is travelling in the "Scottish stagecoach". Not exactly Stagecoach Express, and she won't be asking for two OAP singles.
12.14pm: Near hysteria as the royal couple proceed along Whitehall, past the Senotaph.
12.09pm: Huge roars and clouds of confetti as Kate and William finally emerge from the abbey and hop into their open top carriage. Their path is lined with servicemen and women specially selected for their achievements.
12.08pm: Tweet from @Fifeneebs - "I do hope Kate and Wills have updated their status on Facebook while signing all the papers. 21st century monarchy n all that."
12.06pm: Kate Middleton is undoubtedly the focal point for much of the attention today. Here is a gallery of images of her much anticipated dress.
12.02pm: Comment from Geoff - "A bright spot in the general gloom. I wish them well. Hopefully William will herald the arrival of a slimmed down and updated Monarchy for the 21st Century."
11.53am: William and Kate now have to sign three registers - two registers for the abbey and one for the chapel royal.
11.52am: If you're getting a bit tired of the occasion, you could watch Duel in the Sun on BBC Two, a Western featuring Gregory Peck and Lionel Barrymore, property show A Place by the Sea on Channel Four or Santa Fe, another Western on Channel Five.
11.48am: In Edinburgh, people are participating in an anti-royal wedding gathering on the Royal Mile, rebranded the "Republican Mile" for the day:
11.47am: We are in the midst of the prayers. Next is the singing of Jerusalem.
11.46am: According to a lip reader, Prince William cracked a joke to his future father-in-law at the altar: "We were supposed to have just a small family affair."
11.33am: As the ceremony follows the order of service, here's a gallery of images of the royals arriving at the abbey this morning.
• Prince William is joined by Kate Middleton at the altar (PA)
11.26am: Kate's brother James is now reading a lesson from the Bible (Romans 12: 1-2, 9-18) as the royal couple look on. Kate gets a cheeky wink from William.
11.17am: The couple exchange vows, prompted by the Archbishop of Canterbury. William places the ring on Kate's finger - it takes a bit of pushing.
11.14am: No-one shouted out at the "If any man..." bit. Always a relief.
11.07am: The world watches as a clearly emotional Kate Middleton, accompanied by her father, makes her way towards the Nave as the choir sing 'The Introit'. She joins William at the altar.
11.03am: The Dean of Westminster welcomes Kate as they prepare for the procession of the bride.
11.01am: She's a minute late, as we get confirmation of the designer: Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen.
10.58am: Huw Edwards on the Beeb is a Kate fan: "The effect is splendid, it really is magnificent."
• Kate Middleton is driven to the abbey with her father (PA)
10.55am: The wait is almost over, as Kate Middleton is driven to the abbey, wearing an ivory dress with long sleeves and open neck, with a veil covering her face. She waves to the cheering crowds as her sister Pippa escorts the bridesmaids inside the abbey.
• The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, with the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, arrive at the abbey
10.49am: The state trumpeters greet the Queen's arrival in the abbey.
10.47am: Bookmakers Paddy Power have odds of 5/2 that Kate Middleton will be one minute late and odds of 3/1 that she will be five minutes late. Worth a last minute punt?
10.44am: The Queen leaves Buckingham Palace with the Duke of Edinburgh. She is wearing an Angela Kelly-designed single crepe wool primrose dress, fashion fans.
10.40am: Prince Charles and Camilla are next to leave. Camilla is wearing a champagne silk dress and clutch bag by Anna Valentine, with shoes by Jimmy Chu. Sophie Raworth on the BBC says she looks "stunning".
10.35am: There's a real cavalcade of royals on the way to the abbey now, as the Duke of York, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence are driven down the mall. Still waiting on the big guns.
10.27am: Now it's mother-of-the-bride Carole Middleton's turn in the limelight, as she is driven to the abbey. About half an hour to go now.
• Prince William arrives with Prince Harry at the abbey (Getty)
10.18am: Prince William has arrived at Westminster Abbey with his brother Harry, in full military regalia. A few signs of nerves but they look fairly relaxed as they greet guests inside.
10.15am: Of course, not everyone is so enthused about the royal nuptials. If you want to avoid it altogether, it's not too late. Here's how.
10.12am: We're now waiting on the emergence of Prince William and his best man Prince Harry. The mall is decked out in union flags and the crowds cheer as the official car leaves Buckingham Palace.
10.03am: Kate Middleton has been called "Waity Katie" during her long courtship. Although the daughter of self-made millionaires, she is, to use the old-fashioned term, a "commoner".
• Sir Elton John and David Furnish arrive for the ceremony (Getty)
10.00am: Sir Elton John, who was famously a close personal friend of William's mother, has arrived with partner David Furnish. They drew one of the biggest cheers from the crowd before heading inside.
• People gather for a Royal wedding breakfast at St Salvator's Quadrangle in St Andrews (PA)
9.57am: The Fife town where William and Kate's romance began got celebrations off to an early start today with a large wedding breakfast. More than 2,000 people crowded into St Salvator's Quadrangle in St Andrews to fill their stomachs ahead of a day of festivities.
9.48am: The maroon Rolls-Royce that will take Kate to the abbey has arrived at The Goring Hotel. The large-scale operation to prepare her hair is understood to be underway.
• A military band perform as they march on the Mall (Getty)
9.40am: Prime Minister David Cameron on the royal couple: "We are a reserved lot (in Britain), but when we go for it we go for it... It's very exciting... Kate Middleton and Prince William bring a sense of fun and a sense of humour, as well as a sense of duty. He has a wicked sense of humour." The PM has ditched his tails for a morning suit today.
9.24am: There will be a global TV audience of around two billion people watching this morning. The marriage of Charles and Diana in 1981 was, at the time, the most popular programme ever broadcast, with a meagre audience of 750 million.
• David and Victoria Beckham arrive at Westminster Abbey (PA)
9.22am: Breaking news! The Beckhams have arrived. Apparently Victoria Beckham has chosen one of her own designs. David is wearing Ralph Lauren. So now you know.
9.18am: Tweet from @lothian_sky: "Just waiting to see what Moira Salmond's wearing, & how many swan liver canapes Alex manages to scoff. Fill yer boots Eck!"
9.15am: Here's the schedule... The guests are currently arriving at the Great North Door of Westminster Abbey. From 9.50am "governors-general and prime ministers of realm countries, the Diplomatic Corps, and other distinguished guests" will arrive. Then at 10.15am Princes William and Harry will appear. The service will begin at 11am.
9.11am: Are you taking part in a street party today? Let us know what you have planned using the contact details below. Here's a quick list of events planned in Scotland. If you're in Glasgow, the city council have issued a warning not to attend the Facebook-organised party at Kelvingrove Park, where 10,000 people have signalled their intent to attend.
8.50am: Weather watch: Any showers are unlikely to hit central London until early afternoon, meaning William and Kate should be able to make their way from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace without getting wet. The open-top carriage is ready to go.
8.23am: Of course, Kate and William already have connections to Scotland through their time at university in St Andrews, but the title of the Earl of Strathearn will now link them to Perthshire as well. Strathearn has had Royal Connections since Robert Stewart, High Steward of Scotland, was created Earl of Strathearn in 1357.
• Crowds line the streets outside Westminster Abbey this morning. (PA)
8.02am: The first item of breaking news this morning is that the Queen will award the newly married couple the title of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. William also became the Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus, which means Kate will become the Countess of Strathearn and Baroness Carrickfergus.
8.00am: Welcome to our live blog where we'll bring you full coverage of the day we've all been waiting for (haven't we?) - the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
We'll be interspersing our updates of the occasion with photos and video clips of the events in London, fascinating facts and figures, offbeat observations and fashion analysis on that all-important dress from resident style guru Alice Wyllie.
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Geoff Baker covers the Mariners for The Seattle Times. He provides daily coverage of the team throughout spring training, and during the season.
July 27, 2008 11:55 AM
Washburn at Toronto Blue Jays: 07/27 game thread
Posted by Geoff Baker
Yes, that is indeed Jarrod Washburn out there on the mound.
Jose Lopez just extended his hitting steak to a career high 14 games with an RBI single in the seventh inning. Seattle now leads 5-1. The M's could have had more, but with the bases loaded and one out, Jeremy Reed hit into a 1-2-3 double-play. Washburn is back out for the seventh, his pitch count in the low 80s. A complete game from him, perhaps? Why not? He's unlikely to be here past this start. Let his arm rip for 120 pitches. Then, tell the Yankees: "We'll take that Gardner kid and you take all Washburn's salary. As for Kei Igawa, I hear Tokyo's real nice this time of year.''
This seven-game losing streak more or less sneaked up on this team. I can't ever remember seven losses in a row happening so matter-of-factly, or routinely. I asked Jim Riggleman about that earlier today. He said he liked the effort the players were putting in. But he agreed, this team does tend to look as if it's just playing out the string at times. He insists that's not the case.
"I'm happy with the intensity that we play with,'' he said. "In the American League -- I think this happend to us in April, May and part of June...if you're not hitting in the American League, you really look flat. Because when you're not hitting, there's not much you can do.''
In other words, it's easier to play small ball in the NL and do those types of small ball things to generate offense and stay close in games. Not so much in a slugger's league. You can scratch a run or two across in the AL as well, but it's tough to keep pace with a bunch of homer-hitting clubs unless you can slug some homers, doubles and triples as well.
11:45 a.m.: A huge four-run sixth by the Mariners, launched with a two-run homer from Jose Vidro -- countering John McDonald in the long-ball rarity department. Then, an equally-rare RBI double from Kenji Johjima plated two more runners. But prior to that, a non-play by Blue Jays second baseman Marco Scutaro helped get Seattle those final two runs. Jeremy Reed hit what looked like a tailor-made double-play ball to Scutaro. But he tried to tag the lead runner instead of throwing to second to begin a 4-6-3 twin-killing. Instead, the runner, Jose Lopez, held up slightly, and Scutaro tagged him a little too late in order to make the throw to first in time. Lopez knows all about such plays. He botched a similar play in Minneapolis last year and failed to get anyone out. You have to be quick in such situations. Scutaro wasn't quick enough.
So, it's 4-1 for Washburn and the M's heading to the seventh.
11:21 p.m.: Washburn just gave up a one-out, solo homer to John McDonald in the fifth inning, making it a 1-0 lead for the Blue Jays. Will that help Washburn's trade value? Nope. McDonald goes deep about as often as I get praised for knowing anything about analysis on U.S.S. Mariner. It was his first home run of the year. Washburn always seems to have that fifth-inning hump to get over. He's gotten through it with only one run allowed. Let's see what happens from here.
11:06 p.m.: Not much new to report so far. We're still scoreless in the bottom of the fourth. The Mariners have managed three hits off Shaun Marcum, while the Blue Jays have one against Washburn. Two walks allowed by Washburn at this point, taking his pitch-count up a bit, though six innings should not be a problem for him at this pace. This M's lineup looks hopeless so far and has for most of the series.
Seattle's best chance to score came in the top of the fourth, when Jose Lopez drew a two-out walk and Jeremy Reed doubled to right. Lopez decided to test right fielder Kevin Mench's arm and was gunned down at the plate. I understand the decision to send Lopez. This team isn't scoring and -- with two out -- needed to press the issue and try to catch Mench off guard. He had to make a strong throw and did. Lopez was out, but I won't question the decision to wave him in. Not this time. If there were fewer than two outs, certainly. But with Kenji Johjima on deck, you have to wave that runner home.
10:18 a.m.: Jarrod Washburn retired the side in order in the bottom of the first. Raul Ibanez had a two-out double off Shaun Marcum in the top of the inning, but Adrian Beltre grounded into a fielder's choice out. So, scoreless heading into the second inning. Not sure what the holdup is on the Washburn trade front. The M's don't have a front office representative here, other than the team's traveling secretary. We'll assume they're all dilligently working the phones back home, or in Cooperstown, NY.
Posted by DTM
10:37 AM, Jul 27, 2008
Betancourt is now hitting .201 since June 8 w/little power and no walks, swinging at everything. When does his hitting start to become a real concern for the M's down the line? With his fielding seemingly regressing, do the M's still see him as their shortstop of the future?
Posted by George
11:21 AM, Jul 27, 2008
Through yesterday the Ms runs-per-game has fallen below 3, to 2.93.
Even in the NL the team ERA would need to be around 2.75 or less for this team to win.
Posted by Carlos Triunfel
11:32 AM, Jul 27, 2008
"With his fielding seemingly regressing, do the M's still see him as their shortstop of the future?"
Posted by Ragarm
11:35 AM, Jul 27, 2008
So Riggleman likes the effort the team has been giving over the last seven games that they lost. Does this speak volumes about the man, or what? Come on! This mindset is pathetic and so discouraging to the fans. They are playing horribly and we get quotes saying they are giving 100% or more in intensity.
This is so so so much a downer.
On the upside, I'm enjoying the radio broadcast today. It shows that there is still some integrity in the media.
Posted by M's Fan
11:38 AM, Jul 27, 2008
Enjoying the sound of Ken Wilson back on the broadcast today. Hope he gets considered if/when a spot opens up on the broadcast team.
Posted by Bill
11:39 AM, Jul 27, 2008
I love how the "Mariner official" basically admits there are no strong personalities in the organization.
Posted by downonstrikes
11:41 AM, Jul 27, 2008
After Betancourt struck out yesterday he came back and had this, "Oh well, big deal, who cares" look on his face and his demeanor spoke volumes. It said, I'm just going through the motions.
So yes, Carlos Triunfel, his hitting and fielding are regressing. Yes Ragarm, it is discouraging and disappointing, and let me add, sickening.
Who cares about a Washburn trade? We are going to get burned one more time. A stinker is not going to trade for a sweet smelling plum.
Whose great idea was it to big a team around small ball in the AL? The architect ought to be fired since the building is collapsing.
Thursday is trade deadline. Bet we get zilch.
Posted by downonstrikes
11:44 AM, Jul 27, 2008
By the way, where is that positive thinking Amanda who wanted to keep Sexson and praised this great team? Are you happy with a seven game skid and an empty cart at the player supermart, Amanda? As long as the fans continue to support this team blindly without fault, we will go nowhere and continue the history of sub-par play.
Posted by nature
11:53 AM, Jul 27, 2008
Don't look now but LaHair has a 4 game hitting streak. Mostly a meaningless stat but considering he started off 0-6 in three games that, well, doesn't suck.
Posted by tg3me
11:59 AM, Jul 27, 2008
Why can't Morrow be a starter
OMG who is going to close. It is insane not to have someone to close, can we trade for a closer.
maybe we can trade Morrow for a closer or Putz
then we would have a closer or maybe trade Morrow and Putz for a closer I will go insane if we don't get a closer But if we traded Morrow for a closer then he couldn't start OMG
Posted by Bill
12:04 PM, Jul 27, 2008
So this is why Washburn was picked up by the M's, his stuff looks good today. Just the thought of going to a winning team sure has elevated his game over the last couple months. The human psyche is such an interesting thing. For everyone who has ever watched a player leave the Mariners and go on to do well, here's to you. The beat goes on.
Posted by Nick
12:04 PM, Jul 27, 2008
Washburn is having an amazing game. Especially considering the amount of pressure he is under with this whole trade looming. At the start of the year, and even 2 months ago, I didn't think we would be able to get any value for him .. or even just have the ability to move him! Now, the fact that we may actually be able to get a decent prospect AND dump his salary.. Thank you Washburn!
The last 2 months he has been one of the very BEST in the league. I don't care if you are like ussmariner and bash him all the time. He has been BETTER than Felix in the last couple months. The M's are very fortunate, and I hope they figure something out .. cause Washburn is sure doing his part!
Posted by Chris from Bothell
12:25 PM, Jul 27, 2008
I had no idea what I was missing until hearing some of Ken Wilson today. I'd be very happy to have him share radio with Dave until Dave retires, then have Ken take on radio fulltime in a bit of symmetry. And move Rizzs to TV and ditch Sims altogether.
OMG, this team is so broken, and I'm such a rabid fan, I'm actually doing fantasy lineups with the broadcasters on this team now.
...I'm so sorry.
Posted by Nick
12:26 PM, Jul 27, 2008
BTW, Geoff, you are doing an awesome job with this coverage. I'm glad to see someone reporting who can keep their head on straight with the number of rumors going on with the M's and trades. Through it all, you have still done a fantastic job with the basics such as simply reporting what is happening in the games. Thanks!
Posted by scottM
12:26 PM, Jul 27, 2008
Yes, but Nick, why has Washburn never performed this well in must win games for the M's?
He's overpaid, complacent, and one of the reasons the M's have had such a culture of losing. Washburn is about Washburn. I do hope the M's can both dump salary and return a legitimate player/prospect for the lefty. But when I think of all the important games I've seen Jarrod choke in, watching him showcase himself the last month makes me want to puke. Adios, to his kind of insidious team poison.
Posted by qmzjmt
12:28 PM, Jul 27, 2008
scottM, when have the mariners actually had a must win game? Last year was the only time that the M's have even had a chance since he has been here .. and he wasn't even close to being the biggest problem they had in August.
Posted by Neil
12:29 PM, Jul 27, 2008
Don't trade Washburn. He gets better with each outing.
How can Ichi get a leadoff triple and be left on base? What is wrong with these guys??
Posted by Nick
12:29 PM, Jul 27, 2008
haha.. that post by qmzjmt was from me. My bad...
Posted by Victor
7:25 PM, Jul 27, 2008
While we are on the subject of salary duping uummm dumping-
"Is there any way we can dump the parking lots owners around the stadium that think CHARGING $40 a game for parking is equitable?
Or perhaps they have their own show that I am unaware of that is included in the price of the parking spaces.
I find it remarkable that they can charge the same price a s a season ticket pays to sit behind first base in the lower section.
MY suggestion is after the M's trade Washout - they subsidize the parking spaces so we can save some money too.
Make the trade and save us some money...........
Posted by Dave from the same ol' coast
10:25 PM, Jul 27, 2008
I can't explain why Washburn has excelled lately...has he felt that he WAS going to leave the M's this year? If so, that implies that before then, he just didn't care; just cashed the paychecks. Or, is this all a coincidence, that Washburn has just now happened to "find" the grip that works...I honestly don't know.
What I do know is that, if tonight's Red Sox/Yankees game is any indication, Richie Sexson is one former Mariner who ain't gonna be doing better with His New Team. I saw him strike out twice. He looks totally LOST at the plate. It's just GOTTA be a mechanics-type thing.
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Institutes of higher learning continue to be challenged by quality, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Tuesday. Speaking at the 10th annual convocation of the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, the president said that quality, affordability and accessibility should become the mainstay of the higher education system. He said the universities, engineering colleges and research and development centres should be the hotbeds of innovation. The president said an international survey indicated that there was not a single Indian university amongst the top 200 universities in the world. "This calls for drastic action to reform the way education is imparted in our universities and academic institutes. A culture of excellence should be embedded in the thought process of our higher education providers," he said. Mukherjee said that future growth would have to be secured by innovation and constant technology upgradation and noted that India's innovation balance sheet was not very encouraging. "In 2011, 42,000 patent applications were filed in our country compared to over five lakh applications filed each in China and the US. As per a recent Forbes survey, only three Indian companies have been listed amongst the world's most innovative companies. This number will increase if the process of innovation is made a permanent feature in our institutions of learning," he said. The president suggested constructing more incubation parks, building linkages with grass-root innovators, enhancing the number of research fellowships, and driving inter-disciplinary research as some of immediate measures that need to be taken. Noting that shortage of faculty was assuming serious proportions across all types of higher education institutions, he said existing vacancies must be filled quickly. Mukherjee said there was also need to scale up research in cutting-edge technologies. "This demographic dividend is ours for the taking, but for that, the youth must be qualified and trained to participate in national progress," he said. Referring to the nine per cent per growth rate envisaged in the 12th Five Year Plan, Mukherjee said such scales of economic expansion need several enabling factors such as education. He said India has 659 degree awarding institutions and 33,023 colleges and the number of Indian Institutes of Technology has increased from seven in 2006-07 to 15 in 2011-12. The enrolment to higher education institutions in the country has increased, from 1.39 crore in 2006-07 to 2.18 crore in 2011-12. He said growth rate of enrolment in engineering, which was close to 25 per cent annually during the 11th Plan, was the highest for any field of study. Mukherjee said the government intends to establish more central universities in the 12th Plan with priority also to be given to governance reforms. He said institute at Kurukshetra had completed 50 years of rendering engineering education. Source - IANS