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Breaking down MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects
It's the moment everyone has been waiting for: MLB.com's 2013 Top 100 Prospects list is now available for perusal and dissection. Let the debate begin!
Lists like this are made to get people talking and arguing. Every year, discussions have been passionate about who's on the list, who's not, who's too high and who is too low. Don't worry, those responsible for putting this together welcome it.
It's the moment everyone has been waiting for: MLB.com's 2013 Top 100 Prospects list is now available for perusal and dissection. Let the debate begin!
Lists like this are made to get people talking and arguing. Every year, discussions have been passionate about who's on the list, who's not, who's too high and who is too low. Don't worry, those responsible for putting this together welcome it.
There's no better place to start that discussion than at the top. The top four prospects separated themselves a bit among the scouts polled for the rankings. Jurickson Profar, Dylan Bundy, Oscar Taveras and Wil Myers were the clear choices for the 2013 prospect version of Mount Rushmore. The overall tally at the top was close, but more than 70 percent of those polled picked the Rangers shortstop as their choice for No. 1.
"What I've seen is quite impressive," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "The game of baseball does not scare him, and that's a tough attribute for a young kid to already have, and he certainly has it. The game doesn't scare him, and because the game doesn't scare him, that means he won't be taken aback by adversity, because [this game is] full of adversity, and if you can't handle adversity, then this game will eat you up.
"I don't think the game will eat him up, especially how he feels about the game of baseball, and experienced players -- not only players but coaching staff that he will have around -- we will not let him fail. He's quite an impressive kid."
Bundy received 12.5 percent of the first-place votes, with Taveras getting two nods for the top spot and Myers one.
After that quartet, arguments could be made about any of the 96 on the list, which deserving prospects were left off or which teams' systems were unfairly underrepresented. The whole process, remember, is subjective, so if it doesn't stir strong opinions, something has gone wrong.
To be eligible for the Top 100, a player must have rookie eligibility. To qualify for rookie status, a player must not have exceeded 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues or accumulated more than 45 days on the active roster of a Major League club(s) during the 25-player-limit period, excluding time on the disabled list or in military service.
Such international signees as Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Dodgers, in case you were wondering, were not considered. Prospect Watch follows the guidelines laid out by the new Collective Bargaining Agreement: Players who are at least 23 years old and played in leagues deemed to be professional (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Cuba) are not eligible.
With those requirements in mind, each scout was asked to anonymously provide his own top 50. An AP poll-type format was used. If, say, a scout put Profar in the top spot, he would get 50 points; the second prospect gets 49 points, and so on, down to one point for the 50th prospect on each list. The more scouts involved, the more thorough the list, but there's no avoiding having some opinion form the overall rankings.
The Graduates
Four of the first 10 from the 2012 Top 100 are now big leaguers. The Nos. 2 and 3 prospects, Bryce Harper and Mike Trout, were the National League and American League Rookies of the Year, respectively. Of the others who received ROY votes in 2012, several weren't in the Top 100, but Jarrod Parker was No. 26 at the start of the year. In the NL, Yonder Alonso (No. 39) and Wilin Rosario (No. 63) received ROY votes. A total of 28 players from last year's list are no longer eligible due to their loss of rookie status.
Whereas those were the "graduates," others were "dropouts" for such reasons as injury and poor performance. In total, there are 46 new names in this year's Top 100 that weren't in the 2012 preseason rankings.
Handing out grades
For the first time, there are scouting reports with each player on Prospect Watch. Players are given present and future grades on a 2-8 scale -- 2-3 is well below average, 4 is below average, 5 is average, 6 is above average, 7-8 is plus -- for each individual tool, along with an overall grade. Obviously subjective, perhaps the most important grade is the future overall grade -- this number signifies what each player will ultimately be in the big leagues.
A future "7" is a player who could develop into a perennial All-Star. There are only 10 future 7s on the list. Five of them are right-handers: Bundy, Taijuan Walker, Jose Fernandez, Zack Wheeler and Gerrit Cole. There's one lefty in Tyler Skaggs, three shortstops (Profar, Francisco Lindor, Javier Baez) and one outfielder (Taveras).
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Every team has at least one player in the Top 100. Four have just one: the White Sox, Angels, Brewers and Braves. Five teams sat atop the standings with six players apiece, meaning those five organizations (Red Sox, Marlins, Twins, Cardinals and Rangers) are responsible for 30 percent of the Top 100. The Marlins' placement in this category comes largely as a result of various trades, with three of the six coming from the big offseason deal with the Blue Jays.
Having large representation on the list doesn't necessarily mean that an organization has the best farm system. Presence on the Top 100 list doesn't speak to depth in a system or where talent is on the organizational ladder. But what if a weighted score was devised so as to determine which system has the most impact or elite talent? After giving 100 points to the team with the No. 1 prospect, 99 to No. 2 and on down, it turns out it wasn't the teams with the six names on the list that rank at the top.
For the second straight year, the Mariners sit atop the "prospect points" standings, though they have five Top 100 players on the list. Their quintet gave them 351 prospect points, with Walker, Danny Hultzen and Mike Zunino all falling in the top 25. If their rumored Justin Upton deal had gone through, they would have taken a serious tumble. The Cardinals and their six prospects were second, with 340 points. The Rays (310), Twins (295) and Marlins (281) round out the top five. The Red Sox and their six prospects finished eighth, with 255 points, and the Rangers were 10th (229).
Positional breakdown
As has become customary, pitching dominates the list. Teams are always working to develop their own arms, and this list reflects that, keeping in mind that more can go wrong with a pitching prospect's climb to the big leagues than it can with others.
A year ago, MLB.com's first Top 100 list (it used to be just a Top 50) included 48 pitchers. This year was about the same, with 47 landing on the list. Thirty-seven are of the right-handed variety. The rest of the breakdown looks like this: 25 outfielders, 14 shortstops, six third basemen, five catchers, a pair of second basemen and just one first baseman.
Feeling the Draft
Whether it's a bias of the list's creator or just the way the Minors looks right now can be debated, but there's no question that the Top 100 is once again very Draft-heavy.
A total of 76 players on the list came to the pro game via the Draft. Perhaps a sign of broadening horizons, that's down three from a year ago. The 2011 Draft has the most representation, with 23 players from that class. The 2010 Draft comes in second, with 20. Last year's Draft has 13 players, and the Draft class of 2009 is right behind 2012, with a dozen reps.
Not surprisingly, a majority of draftees on this year's list are former first-round picks. A total of 42 come from the first round proper, but fans who worry about not having a pick in the first round should take some comfort. Ten players were supplemental first-round picks, six were second rounders, and there are three each from the third and fourth rounds. Although there are two No. 1 picks -- Gerrit Cole and Carlos Correa -- there's also a No. 547 (Allen Webster), a No. 571 (Adam Eaton) and a No. 1,156 (Jarred Cosart).
International flavor
Among the 24 international non-drafted free agents on the list, a number of countries are represented -- eight, to be exact. The Dominican Republic, not surprisingly, tops the list, with nine players in the Top 100. Venezuela and Cuba are next, with each landing four players on the list. Curacao and Colombia are next, with two apiece. Puerto Rico is often counted as international, but not here, as Correa came via the Draft. Lindor was born in Puerto Rico as well, and Fernandez was born in Cuba, but both attended high school in Florida. And a shout-out should go to Canadian James Paxton as well.
Jonathan Mayo is a reporter for MLBPipeline.com. Follow him on Twitter @JonathanMayo and Facebook, and listen to him on the weekly Pipeline Podcast.


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If you didn't know what the Kyoto Protocol was all about a few weeks ago, you'd be hard pressed not to know now. The international agreement to reduce the heat trapping emissions that are causing global warming has been all over the news since it came into force last week.
If you didn't know what the Kyoto Protocol was all about a few weeks ago, you'd be hard pressed not to know now. The international agreement to reduce the heat trapping emissions that are causing global warming has been all over the news since it came into force last week.
Leading up to the big day, I expected to hear from "both sides" of the issue in the media - those who felt that the agreement was an important first step to address a huge challenge for humanity, and those who felt that the targets would be too difficult to achieve in a short timeline.
What I didn't really expect was how the "climate change isn't happening" people crawled out of the woodwork, bleating about myths and conspiracy theories that somehow seemed to involve nutty left-wing scientists, government bureaucrats and the French.
Naively, I had assumed that this discussion was largely over, since these people had such little credibility. But there they were, being interviewed on television, in newspapers and on the radio - sometimes right alongside legitimate climate scientists or politicians. Over and over, they made bizarre pronouncements about how the science was uncertain and how humanity's hand in global warming could not be proven.
This continued insistence on "proof" even in the face of overwhelming evidence is simply bizarre. To say that we don't know enough about climate change to prompt action is to say that the entire discipline of science, as we know it, should not be trusted. Uncertainty is inherent in the scientific process. Currently, the vast majority of scientific evidence tells us that human activities are causing climate change and that it could have very serious consequences if we don't do something about it. Of course, the science could all be wrong - but I wouldn't bet our future onit.
Anyone who wants to know the real story on the current state of climate science should simply pick up a science journal. Or, to cut to the chase, read a short article by the University of California's Naomi Oreskes, published in the journal Science in December. Her analysis of all 928 peer-reviewed climate studies published between 1993 and 2003 found that not a single one disagreed with the general scientific consensus position on climate change.
Yet in spite of this, and in spite of the thousands of climate scientists who are working directly on this issue and are very concerned about it, from whom did we hear as Kyoto approached? A handful of pundits peddling warmed-over opinion articles and half-baked interviews. Yes, good dialogue, discussion and debate are vital to journalism, democracy and science. But they have to be informed dialogue - not conspiracy theories. And that is exactly what these people are serving up.
Of course, part of the problem is that journalism is fueled by conflict, so reporters will often dredge up a crusty commentator to make sure a story is "balanced." That may make for great TV drama, but it's giving industry and politicians an excuse to drag their heels on taking action. And heel dragging is hardly prudent in light of the science.
Our climate is a very complicated system. We don't know everything about how it works, but we're learning more each day. What we do know tells us that, by dumping vast quantities of emissions into the atmosphere, we are disrupting our climate in ways that may make it increasingly inhospitable. The Kyoto Protocol, by itself, won't stop this from happening, but it's the first step towards an energy economy that could.
That won't stop some people from bleating their conspiracy theories and claims that everything is going to be just fine. Given how disturbing the real science is, I sincerely wish they were right.
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Michael Schumacher has been in an induced coma since his horror ski crash in France at the end of December. There hasn't been much recent news on his condition, but today his manager says he is stable.
Schumacher's massive ski accident in France broke his helmet and would almost definitely have killed him if he wasn't wearing it.
After the crash, Schumacher suffered a cerebral hemorrhage that put him a life threatening condition. Surgeries released pressure from his brain and he was put in an induced coma to aid recovery.
Sabine Kehm, Schumacher's manager, today labeled the seven time world champion as being in 'stable condition' in the hospital in Grenoble. The statement was issued in response to some rumors that had surfaced about Michael's condition in the last week or so.
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Being a journalist, I have to admit I get suspicious when someone on the public payroll holds meetings behind closed doors. So I would normally be sympathetic to a question raised by Reuters correspondent Chuck Abbott during Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman's March 28 press conference.
Actually, it was a two-part question — which journalists are famous for asking when they don't think they will be invited to ask another one. The first part dealt with how much impact this year's disaster program would have on crop plantings given that signup would not begin until June 6. Then Abbott asked: "How much credibility do you believe Congress and farmers will attach to the report that's being drawn up by your Payment Limits Commission, considering the commission is doing all its work in secret, and I've already had some people say to me they think it's just a stacked deck that will favor producers."
Coincidentally or fortuitously, Veneman had invited Keith Collins, USDA's chief economist, to sit in on the briefing. Collins chairs the Payment Limits Commission.
For openers, Collins said, Congress exempted the Commission from the Federal Advisory Committee Act when it created the panel in the 2002 farm bill. Thus, the commission does not have to give public notice or invite the press to its meetings.
"I think Congress contemplated that this is an area of some interest and sensitivity," he said, "and the commission wanted to be able to talk with people who implement or enforce or audit payment limitation cases. Members simply felt they would get more frank opinions from those people if members of the press weren't sitting there."
Collins said he wouldn't characterize the commission's meetings as secret, likening them instead to work sessions where members are trying to analyze what exactly payment limits do for or to farmers.
"They are interested in public comments, and that's why the commission held a public comment period," he said. "They're free to talk about what they're doing as commissioners, and hopefully soon the commission will have a report which will help people better understand what payment limits are all about."
The commission received more than 100 letters during the 30-day comment period that ended in mid-March, he said, adding that the commission will continue to take comments even though the 30 days have ended.
Those who think the commission should come down on the side of tighter — or less stringent — payment limits are likely to be disappointed, according to Collins.
"They're not leaning in any particular direction," he said, "but are trying to understand the effects of farm program payments and what the effects would be if those payments were limited. That's what Congress asked them to do so that Congress will understand what the effects would be."
Am I sympathetic to Abbott's question? No, I'm more appreciative that commission members have not allowed Ken Cook and the Environmental Working Group to turn the deliberations into a media circus, generating a lot of heat and little light. That, in itself, should give farmers hope for a more balanced commission report.
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Nickelodeon Is Channel 33, Comcast Adult On Demand Is 333
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I discovered last night that my Comcast Adult on Demand channel is 333. Easy buttons for a child to accidently press, particularly when Nickelodeon is 33. That's right, one extra push, and my five year old gets the Playboy listings instead of Spongebob.
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Firsts are always hard and hard this one certainly was, which always makes the experience even more delicious. In this case it also makes the wine more delicious. This September we'll be able to share this experience with you.
It was with a surprising sense of satisfaction that I picked up the first bottle off the bottling line. It was, of all things a chardonnay. I confess I have little affection for most renditions of this variety in the New World. However, winemaker Tony Rynders changed my mind and I am sure this chardonnay will change yours.
The hard part I was referring to in this wine was a backbone. A concentrated minerality and racy acidity that will hurt the teeth of those that love oaky, sweet chardonnay. That is the way I decided to make it. I would never dream of making a spineless chardonnay. Cornerstone has never been about spineless wines and I have no place for them at my table.
So this September I will be extremely proud to introduce you to the 2010 Cornerstone Oregon, Willamette Valley Chardonnay. Less than two hundred cases were produced. It's a lean, mean machine and I wish I could wait another year to release it as it certainly needs a few years in the bottle to show all has to give. I can only hope that some of you will lay some bottles away in your cellar.
How did it get here? Well, first of all there was a challenging vintage to deal with, but that's something winegrowers in places like Oregon and Burgundy deal with seven vintages out of ten. There was a lot of mold when the fruit came in, but we hand-sorted like madmen and delivered only the clean bunches to the fermenter. Starting the fermentation in stainless steel tanks, the wine was racked into mature French Oak barrels to continue and finish fermentation. Those barrels were home to our chardonnay for the next fourteen months where it mellowed and broadened its flavors and, most of all, its complexity. Only 80% of the wine went through malolatic to preserve its perfect tightrope of acidity. In fact, nothing in the cellar was allowed to pilfer anything from the wine.
In a strange twist of conventional wisdom, our Cornerstone Oregon, Willamette Valley Chardonnay is a better oyster wine than our Cornerstone Cellars Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc, which finds its soul mates in crab and lobster. What these two white wines have in common is they will both age beautifully. This is our goal. To let each wine express its true spirit and find the match at your table that nature intended. That nature is something you'll find subtly expressed in all our vintages after 2008. This is just a start as we will push ourselves each vintage to ever higher expressions of vineyard, variety and vintage. I believe that the Napa Valley is a perfect place to grow sauvignon blanc and that the Willamette Valley is a perfect place to grow chardonnay. Our vision is to go where the variety loves to be, not to force the variety to love where we put down roots. After all, nothing is more important to a wine than the soil that gave life to the vines. That essence flows from the soil through the roots to be mixed with sunshine to create wine.
To understand my hesitance to make a chardonnay you have to understand my background. In the early eighties I was importing the wines of Domaine Comtes Lafon through Becky Wasserman, who I represented in the mid-west. At that time Dominque Lafon had yet to take over the estate from his father and was working for Becky. Over a two year period, on his many visits to Chicago and mine to Burgundy, I was privileged to drink a lot of great chardonnay (and a lot of other things) with Dominque. It is on this foundation my viewpoint on chardonnay is based. As a side note, just to highlight how different the wine world is today, in those days we had winemaker dinners promoting the wines of Comtes Lafon, which actually included their Le Montrachet. Times have changed, now you're lucky and a lot poorer if you can get an allocation of Lafon. The point is, if your early reference point is Lafon Le Montrachet your future enjoyment of chardonnay may be impaired.
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Hi everyone, its Freebie Friday, here is the needlebook pattern I promised in my last post, I have also designed a couple of gift bags to compliment the cross stitch pattern.
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Sew pretty needlebook to match sew pretty pin cushion
Hi everyone, I have just completed the finishing on this needlebook to match the sew pretty pin cushion I finished a few weeks ago. Both are free patterns from my blog, you can get the pin cushion pattern here and the needlebook pattern will be available on Friday.
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Hi everyone, its Freebie Friday so I thought I would show you my latest mini cat bag and loveheart box, it is very similer to the other blue mini cat bag I designed but the wording and design are slightly different.
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This question on random versions of deterministic problems reminded me that many conditional results in number theory hold if the primes are in some sense random, and it is common knowledge that the Riemann hypothesis is tied up in this line of thought.
Now, off the top of my head it's not clear what "randomly distributed" really means in the context of the primes. I know that the RH would imply better versions of the prime number theorem, but that's not quite the same. So I am interested in a clarification of this as well as the following
Main question: what results would imply that, and what results would we gain from, the assumption that the primes are "randomly distributed"?


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ELVINGTON, England, June 25 (UPI) -- A British team says it's pushed its lightweight electric powered car to a speed of 204.2 mph, a new world record for such a vehicle.
The vehicle developed by Drayson Racing Technologies eclipsed the old 175 mph record, set in 1974, in a run at a Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, the BBC reported Tuesday.
Company head Paul Drayson, who was driving, said the achievement was designed to highlight the potential of electric vehicles.
He founded Drayson Racing in 2007 while he was a minister in the Labor government.
The team set the record using a Lola B12 Le Mans series car into which it installed a lightweight motor/battery system providing 850 horsepower.
"What it, I hope, shows to people is just what the future potential of electric cars is," Drayson told the BBC shortly after his record-breaking speed was officially confirmed.
His company works to develop more sustainable automotive technologies, he said, and uses motorsport competitions as a means to focus its efforts.


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Welcome to Conejo Joe's Marathon Training and Running Blog. This started in April 2009 when I decided to start training for the inaugural Santa Barbara Marathon. Since then I've run several marathons and a number of other local races, while highlighting and babbling about a variety of things running-related in here, including training specifics, race reports, dealing with injuries (and I've had plenty of them). disappointments, successes, local races and so on.
I've been running since 1993 and have logged well over 50,000 miles since then. With over 30 marathons and a personal best time of 2:35 many years ago at the Los Angeles Marathon, I have a few things to say about running. My hope is that these posts provide you something of benefit, be it useful advice for your own training, a grin or two, or perhaps some motivation.
For an archive of past posts by date, visit THIS LINK.


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Tory MP Dan Byles is to stand down at the next election, forcing the party to find a new candidate to defend its most marginal seat.
Mr Byles, who won North Warwickshire with a majority of just 54 in 2010, said it was "time to move on to new challenges".
He said: "This has by no means been an easy decision, and I owe a great debt of gratitude to my parliamentary and constituency staff who have worked so tirelessly for the last four years on behalf of local people."
In a statement on his website Mr Byles, 40, said: "Before becoming an MP I served in the Army for nine years, deploying on operational tours in Bosnia and Kosovo. By the time of the 2015 General Election, serving my country will have been the primary focus of my professional life for some 14 years.
"For myself and for my family, whose support and understanding have been unerring throughout, I believe it is now time to move on to new challenges. I will therefore not be standing for re-election in 2015.
"As I hoped it would be, my time in Parliament has been hard work but uniquely rewarding. I am proud of what we have achieved as a Government - putting Britain back on the road to recovery following the worst economic collapse the country has ever faced.
"I am particularly grateful for the personal contribution I have had the opportunity to make, as a member of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee; chair of three active all-party parliamentary groups; on the Bill committee of the Energy Act 2014; and as the sponsor of an historic private members' Bill on House of Lords reform.
"With almost a year still to go before the general election, I remain absolutely committed to my constituents and to tackling the important issues that face us locally, such as HS2, ensuring that the George Eliot Hospital has a safe and secure future, and building on our recent successes in the local economy.
"It will be business as usual in North Warwickshire & Bedworth for Team Dan."
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saarstol necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 213 diseños de 54 diseñadores freelance.
I need a grayscale text logo for a surf equipment (stand-up paddle boards) and surf wear company with the brand name "Tower", as in lifeguard tower. The brand of the company is not about lifeguards, but rather about some of the characteristics the thought of lifeguards brings to mind. An iconic lifeguard tower is being used to conjure up these associations. That has already been designed and you can see it in the attached file. The brand is about fitness, surfing, being a waterman, and being one with the ocean.
The target market of the brand is a water-loving, fitness-minded audience that seeks out adventure. The closest proximity is probably a surf wear audience.
The full brand name is "Tower Paddle Boards", but the "Tower" text must also be able to stand alone. For the text elements, I'd like "Tower" to be emphasized (larger, bolder, whatever) over the "paddle boards" part, and in a hip surf culture friendly font. The surf wear brand will likely just be referred to as "Tower". The logo will be used on the side rounded rail of the paddleboards, but also on the top deck of the board, and on t-shirts, hats, etc.
Here are some examples of successful surf wear logos:
Ideally, this will be submitted in a vector format like PDF, but we can also accept any other vector filetype, but we'll require a .jpg as well so we can open it on all our computers of who needs to review this.
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Our Team
Brief notes on interests or special topics. Details to be confirmed for some on this list
Carol Baxter - Genealogist with 30 years of professional experience, Fellow of the Society of Australian Genealogists, and Author/Historian with books published by Allen & Unwin. Has expertise in British and NSW research as well as writing and self-publishing. - New South Wales
Cathy Dunn - Colonial history - Social and regional history - Family History - New South Wales
Vicki Eldridge - FindMyPast (Aus), Government & Police Gazettes, Convicts, Education and New South Wales research - New South Wales
Kerry Farmer - DNA, Immigration to Australia, Convicts, UK census records and valuation rolls, Scottish research online, English research online, Local History research, Jewish genealogy - New South Wales
Jan Gow - New Zealand
John Graham - Indexes, Newspapers, New South Wales research - Queensland
Shauna Hicks - Archivist, librarian and family historian with over 35 years of experience in Australian, English, Scottish, Irish and Norwegian research. Currently Director of her own research and consultancy business Shauna Hicks History Enterprises. She is the author of a number of research publications published by Unlock the Past. - Victoria
Graham Jaunay - Wide variety - South Australia
Andrew Kilsby - military, biographical, business and social: 1850-1920 - Victoria
Eric Kopittke - Physics and mathematics teacher since 1972 and family historian with 30 years research experience in Australia, England, Germany and former German areas; compiled the Emigrants from Hamburg to Australasia series with wife, Rosemary - Queensland
Rosemary Kopittke - Scientist, family historian and indexer with 30 years experience in Australian, English and Scottish research; compiled the Emigrants from Hamburg to Australasia series with husband, Eric - Queensland
Suzanne Maiden - South Australia
Susan Marsden - South Australia
Perry McIntyre - Irish and Catholic research - New South Wales
Cassie Mercer - Irish convict transportation to New South Wales, particularly before 1810 - New South Wales
Mike Murray - Wide variety - Western Australia
Allan Murrin - Civil Registration in the UK, FamilySearch and New South Wales research - New South Wales
Michelle Nichols - Methodology, family history research, Hawkesbury - New South Wales
Cora Num - Wide variety - New South Wales
Jeremy Palmer - British research - New South Wales
Chris Paton - Scottish history, Irish history - Overseas
Annie Payne - Personal historian - Western Australia
Andrew Peake - Occupations, Gazettes, South Australian research - South Australia
Alan Phillips - Local and family historian since 1971. Publisher since 1978. CEO of Gould Genealogy & History, Archive Digital Books Australasia, Unlock the Past and Family Photo Book. Founder of several local history and family associations - South Australia
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Carole Riley - Social Media, New South Wales research, NSW Land - New South Wales
Lesley Silvester - Wide variety - Western Australia
Helen Smith - England; Queensland; Medical;DNA; Brick Walls; Research Methodology; Organising and Digitising; One Name Studies; - Queensland
Bruce Smith - Business Archives, Trade Unions, Sport - Victoria
Dianne Snowden - Tasmania
Mark St Leon - Travelling Showmen - New South Wales
Leigh Summers - Fashion, the body, construction of sexuality & femininity - Victoria
Ann Swain - Genetics, Scottish and Queensland research - Queensland
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"Icy Bay Lodge is so remote, few people have ever fished our waters"
Virtually inaccessible to anyone else, Icy Bay Lodge is located 60 miles from the town of Yakutat and any other lodges. We are truly remote and raw Alaska. The only other folks you see all week are other guests from our lodge!
Icy Bay Lodge has over 110 square miles of private prime hunting and fishing possibilities. This includes 70 miles of coastline available only to us!
Icy Bay is a body of water in SE Alaska, formed in the last 100 years by the rapid retreat of the Guyot, Yahtse, and Tyndall Glaciers. It is part of the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park. A century-long glacial retreat has opened a bay more than 30 miles long thus creating one of the finest fisheries in the world.
Nestled in the Saint Elias Mountain Range, the world's tallest coastal mountain range, Mt. St. Elias climbs an astonishing 18,008 feet out of the ocean creating some of the most spectacular scenery on planet Earth.
More Interesting Facts about our surroundings:
The City and Borough of Yakutat, the nearest town to Icy Bay Lodge, covers an area 6 times the size of Rhode Island (9,463 square miles), making it one of the largest "counties" in the United States with a population of 662 residents.
Yakutat at one time had the only railroad in the U.S. built to carry raw fish and that was tidal. It was retired in 1949 and is on display in the park entering town.
During WWII, the U.S. built a major paved airfield in Yakutat in 1941 as part of a long range defense program. The airfield remains today and serves Alaskan Airline commercial flights.
The Hubbard Glacier located within the borough, is North America's largest tide-water glacier.
Mt. St. Elias has an elevation of 18,008 ft (5,489 meters) with a grade of 50-60% on the upper slopes. It is the highest peak in the world so close to tidewater and the 2nd highest peak in the United States making it the 4th highest in all of North America.
It was first ascended in 1897 (after 8 attempts) and was the first of the giant Alaskan mountains discovered.
Mt. St. Elias contains the worlds largest non-polar ice fields
Mt. St. Elias produces the largest single ice field in Alaska, called the Malaspina. Ice spreads from the mountain over 1500 square miles.
Wrangell-St. Elias which Icy Bay Lodge back up to, is the 2nd largest national park in the United States covering 13.2 million acres, of which, 5 million are permanently covered with snow and ice.
National Geographic labeled Icy Bay one of the 10 treasures of the world!
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Colombia end Belgium's unbeaten run
Christian Benteke squandered a number of goalscoring opportunities for the hosts before Colombia striker Radamel Falcao broke the deadlock six minutes into the second half.
Victor Ibarbo then added a second with a powerful left-footed volley in the 66th minute, but the Belgians had no response.
The defeat is Belgium's first for exactly a year - their last reverse coming in a 2-1 loss to Romania on November 14 2012 - while Colombia have now won five of their last seven.
Romelu Lukaku and Kevin Mirallas dropped to the bench in favour of Benteke and Eden Hazard for Belgium as Marc Wilmots made seven changes to the side that started the 1-1 draw with Wales in their last competitive outing.
Colombia, meanwhile, made five alterations to the line-up that started a 2-1 victory over Paraguay last time out, with star striker Falcao among the players to come in.
Benteke had the first effort at goal for the hosts in the sixth minute, but directed his header narrowly wide of 42-year-old keeper Faryd Mondragon's right post from close range.
Mondragon's opposite number Simon Mignolet then needed to be alert 10 minutes later as he touched the ball behind for a corner after Falcao failed to make a meaningful connection with a dangerous cross from the right.
Belgium had a claim for a penalty midway through the opening period as Benteke was bundled over in the area, but referee Mark Clattenburg waved play on as both goalkeepers remained relatively unthreatened.
The Aston Villa striker was in the thick of the action once again five minutes prior to the break, heading well over from a Marouane Fellaini cross.
Benteke continued to dominate the goalmouth action after half-time and had an 18-yard strike deflected over the crossbar three minutes in.
But it was Colombia who went ahead in the 51st minute, as Falcao beat the offside trap and found himself with the space and time to take the ball around Mignolet and slot into an empty net.
And Jose Pekerman's men doubled their advantage six minutes after the hour mark as substitute Ibarbo brought the ball down superbly 12 yards out before firing a left-footed volley beyond Mignolet shortly after being introduced to the action.
Belgium then went in search of a route back into the game and Thomas Vermaelen nodded the ball down for Marouane Fellaini in the Colombian penalty area, only for the Manchester United midfielder to sidefoot his effort against the right-hand upright.
Moments later, Dries Mertens did brilliantly to knock the ball between two defenders, but his eventual effort was thwarted by the same post that had denied Fellaini as Wilmots' side's nine-game unbeaten run came to an end.


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Planning Charrette for the West Quadrant Includes Two Open Houses
The West Quadrant Charrette is coming up next week! The charrette will be an intense period of design and planning, led by the project team and featuring invited speakers. Often used to bring together multiple stakeholders during one timeframe, a successful charrette will generate many ideas and promote joint ownership of solutions.
There are several times during the week for participation, and the general public is invited to attend two open houses.
All events will take place at 1900 SW 4th Avenue, Room 7A (7th floor):
- Open House #1: Tuesday, June 11, 5 – 7 p.m., informal review and Q&A
- Open House #2: Friday, June 14, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., formal presentation at 12 p.m.
Roughly at mid-point in the planning process, the West Quadrant Plan team is holding the charrette to synthesize the research and ideas gathered so far with stakeholders and the public in order to move into the next phase of the planning process ― concept planning. The West Quadrant Plan will ultimately guide growth, development and investments in the western part of Portland's Central City. For more details and other times to participate, check out the West Quadrant Charrette news posting.
For questions or comments regarding the West Quadrant Charrette or the planning process, please contact Elisa Hamblin at (503) 823-9714 or via email at email@example.com.


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Editor's Note: The following story is excerpted from the February issue of Woodall's Campground Management reporting on trends in the park model, cabin and yurt industry.
This year might be the year that the recreational park trailer industry snaps out of its multi-year slump.
At least that's what the major manufacturers are hoping for and telling Woodall's Campground Management (WCM) for its annual park model, cabins and yurts issue. And to what extent the nation's campgrounds bolster their covered shelter inventory will go far in determining the success these OEMs experience in 2013.
The major campground chains, Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) and Leisure Systems Inc. (LSI), each reported a hearty demand for covered shelter in their parks in 2012, which encouraged the park model OEMs as they begin to fill the pipeline for 2013. KOA said deluxe cabin rentals, a key point of emphasis right now, was up more than 20% in 2012 with registration revenues growing 19.5% higher than in 2011.
LSI reported that rental unit revenue rose 17% in 2012 from 2011. Double-digit growth has been recorded the past three years.
"Some people (parks) are not really taking advantage of this," LSI President Robert Schutter said late in the year. "This is an area that we can exploit for many years. We have not maxed out."
Builders are taking a variety of steps to grow their market share in both the campground and retail marketplace.
OEM Reports
Industry leader Breckenridge, a division of Thor Industries Inc., the RV industry's No. 1 manufacturer, is stepping up its production of rental units for the campground industry.
The company, which captured more than 25% of the retail park model market in 2012, has taken many steps to broaden the appeal of its 12-wide Extendable and Perfect Cottage series, explained Bob Phillips, general manager of Nappanee, Ind.-based manufacturer, which is a preferred provider for KOA and LSI, two of its two largest customers.
"What we're trying to do is anchor the market we're in," said Phillips. "Breckenridge has always been a leader in the 12-wide market. I don't think we're going to venture much outside that."
Forest River Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, the nation's No. 2 RV builder and among the five largest park model makers, has done a total overhaul of its park model offerings for 2013 in its high line Quail Ridge and entry-level Summit product line.
The company has introduced four new floorplans so far and revamped its interior decors for these 12-wide models. Many formerly optional features are now standard on the Quail Ridge line and may be available on Summit products.
Interior doors are now stained to match the cabinets. New cabinet designs and styles, new kitchen backsplashes and hidden hinges for cabinets were introduced. Cabinets now have pulls instead of handles and ball-bearing glides. Kitchen cabinet and pantry shelves are now adjustable. Countertop choices were expanded. Pullout trash cans are now inside the pantries.
New window treatments feature hard valances and give a more upscale look. Accent furniture was updated.
On the outside, new vinyl siding colors were added. Shutters have been added to entry doors and loft windows.
Click here to read the entire article, offering profiles on other OEMs along with the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association's (RVIA) inclusion of park models.


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- Managing Eye and Vision Changes Related to Cancer Treatments
- Mind Body Techniques to Cope with the Stresses of Cancer
- What Are Generic Drugs: Understanding Their Role in Cancer Treatment
- For Caregivers: Care Coordination for Your Loved One Living with Cancer and Other Health Problems
- Taking Your Pills on Schedule: The Importance of Adherence in the Treatment of Cancer
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- Understanding the Costs of Care and Your Health Care Coverage
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- Living with Cancer Throughout The Cancer Journey
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- Preventing Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting
- For Health Care Professionals: Care Coordination for Older Men Living with Cancer
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- Update on Clinical Trials: How They Work
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- Taking Your Pills on Schedule – Why It Is So Important in Managing Cancer
- Nutrition and Healthy Eating Tips During and After Cancer Treatments
- Cancer and the Workplace: Knowing Your Legal Rights
- What's New in Managing Blood Clots During Cancer Treatments
- For Health Care Professionals: Care Coordination for Older Men Living with Cancer
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- Understanding the Role of Immuno-Oncology in Treating Cancer
- Understanding Diagnostic Technologies and Biomarkers
- Healthy Eating and Managing Weight Changes During Cancer Treatment
- Managing the Costs of Living with Cancer
- For Caregivers: Practical Tips to Cope
- Highlights of the Affordable Care Act
- Understanding the Role of Biomarkers in the Care and Treatment of People Living with Cancer
- Understanding Diagnostic Technologies and Targeted Therapies
- Understanding Treatment-Related Rash and Dry Skin
- Managing Cancer Pain: What You Need to Know
- Understanding Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia: Low White Blood Cell Counts
- Cancer and the Workplace
- Advances in Treating Chemotherapy-Related Nausea and Vomiting
- My Cancer Circle™: A Support Network for Caregivers
- Young Adult Survivorship: Fertility, Sexuality and Intimacy
- Understanding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for People Living with Cancer
- Helping Cancer Patients and Their Families Cope with the Stresses of Caregiving
- Managing Post-Treatment Neuropathy
- Stress Management for Caregivers: Practical Tips to Cope
- Changing Roles and Responsibilities for Caregivers
- Recapturing Joy and Finding Meaning
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- The Importance of Taking Your Pills on Schedule: Understanding Adherence
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- Neuropathy and Joint Aches: New Post Treatment Challenges
- Managing Your Costs of Recovery
- Balancing Your Needs and Your Role as a Caregiver
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- The Bereaved Caregiver in the Workplace
- Stress Management Tips for Survivors
- The Challenge of Creating Supportive Work Environments for Employees with Cancer and Their Caregivers
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I've been diagnosed with uterine cancer and my OB-GYN did not refer me to anyone. How can I find a specialist?A.
I'd recommend locating a highly skilled gynecologic oncologist. This is a doctor who specializes in the surgical care and medical treatment of women with cancer of the reproductive organs. Keep in mind that you want to choose a doctor who specializes in treating uterine cancer based on his or her credentials, as well as one with whom you feel comfortable and whose style you like.
The Foundation for Women's Cancer provides a Find a Gynecologic Oncologist service
Cancer.net, the American Society of Clinical Oncology's website, allows you to search by doctor's name, organization, location, and specialty
National Cancer Institute provides information about finding a doctor
Ask your primary medical doctor for a referral
Ask a friend or family member if they can recommend a specialist
Most hospitals offer doctor referral services - select a hospital based on its reputation for providing high quality cancer care (e.g., NCI-designated facility)
I've been diagnosed with endometrial cancer and will have a hysterectomy. I'm worried about the physical and emotional toll it might take. Is there any way I can prepare myself?A.
Taking time to prepare yourself before your treatment can help reduce anxiety. One of the ways in which planning can be beneficial is by talking with your doctor about what to expect before and after a hysterectomy, both physically and emotionally. Our fact sheet, "Doctor Can We Talk? Tips for Communicating With Your Health Care Team, might be helpful as it provides tips on how to make the most out of your visit.
It is equally important to acknowledge you may have different feelings before and after your surgery. In order to explore those feelings, you may want to consider options for building in emotional support. Many women find comfort in support groups by sharing their feelings and learning how others cope with challenges and common fears. Individual counseling might also be helpful. You can learn more about CancerCare support groups or speak with an oncology social worker.
You may also contact HysterSisters offers information, support, and resources for hysterectomy-related needs.
Additionally, some people find various activities help ease their anxiety such as journaling, meditating, exercise, and exploring nature. If there are activities in your life that bring you a sense of calm, it is particularly important during this time to seek out and engage in those activities.
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Match report courtesy of The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald's Dan Barnes.
CHIPPENHAM Town recovered some pride at Hardenhuish Park with a hearty, battling display against high-flying Hemel Hempstead Town.
But the spectre of last weekend's woeful defeat to Bideford told as the Bluebirds conceded twice in the opening seven minutes and despite a swashbuckling fightback, couldn't prevent themselves slipping to another home loss.
Nathan Rudge's side got off to a nightmare start as they found themselves a goal down in the opening minute.
The visitors won a free-kick just inside the Chippenham half and right-back Danny May's whipped delivery arrowed into the box and deceived everyone as it nestled in to the side-netting.
Then, with only seven minutes on the clock, it was 2-0 to the visitors.
A quickly-taken short corner saw Dave Pearce play the ball out to Victor Osobu on the edge of the box and the Hemel man unleashed a powerful strike into the top corner, which the palms of Bluebirds goalie Ben John couldn't prevent from finding the roof of the net.
Despite being left shellshocked and with a mountain to climb in the opening stages, Chippenham didn't capitulate and slowly found their rhythm.
In the 34th minute James Guthrie broke and charged into the box before squaring the ball, which eventually found Scott Lye on the edge of the box.
The midfielder smartly evaded a diving challenge before striking low towards the bottom corner but was denied by May on the line.
Greg Tindle charged down Moussa Diarra as he chased the follow-up and the two players' collision was so forceful that it popped the match ball.
Alan Griffin rolled a shot across the face of goal soon afterwards while at the other end, Adie Harris put in a well-timed challenge to block Jordan Parkes, with the winger attempting to chip John at the second attempt but only finding the keeper's gloves.
Steve Casey headed over late in the half as the Bluebirds ended the first period in the ascendency, but trailing by two goals.
Five minutes into the second half, Chippenham almost reduced the deficit in freak fashion as Lye lofted a ball into the box, which Hemel keeper Ashley Timms opted to leave before having his heart in his mouth as it bounced and looped just over the bar.
In the 53rd minute, Dean Griffiths got a faint head on an Adie Harris free-kick but the effort wasn't enough to trouble Timms and on the hour mark, Chippenham were denied by a stunning save from the Hemel keeper.
Guthrie floated a cross to the far post and Griffiths nodded the ball down towards the target but Timms scrambled across to the bottom corner to somehow clear off the line.
And six minutes later, the Bluebirds finally got the goal they'd been threatening when Griffiths' deft delivery was cleared to the edge of the area and Guthrie beat Timms at his near post with a low, driven strike.
At the other end, following a bout of pushing and shoving involving players from both sides, Hemel's Pearce almost restored his side's two-goal advantage with a free-kick that dropped a whisker wide of the upright.
At the other end, a swift Chippenham counter-attack ended with Timms holding on to a Griffin header while Hemel's Osobu got in behind the Bluebirds defence but blasted wide under the attentions of Jim Rollo.
Chippenham continued to dominate through into stoppage time, with half-chances falling the way of substitutes Tom Knighton and Lee Phillips and then at the death, the hosts were relentless.
They piled the pressure on Hemel and the big chance to rescue a point came in added time when the ball dropped to Luke Ballinger on the edge of the area, who struck a superb left-footed strike that was agonisingly matched by an equally brilliant fingertip save from Timms.
CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Ben John, Jim Rollo (Lee Phillips 89), Greg Tindle, Ashley Williams, Steve Casey (c), Adie Harris, Dean Griffiths (Luke Ballinger 77), Scott Lye, Alan Griffin, James Guthrie, Iain Harvey (Tom Knighton 84).
Subs not used: Michael Gonzalo, Brandon Barnes.
Attendance: 195


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Gilmore Girls
"Come Home" - (TV-PG, D, L) (HDTV)
Tuesday , February 01 2005 Fresh Episode
STARTING OVER - Rory (Alexis Bledel) offers to help Logan (Matt Czuchry) write an article for the Yale Daily, but she is disappointed when he doesn't invite her to be his date at a book signing party thrown by his father. When Richard (Edward Herrmann) sees Emily (Kelly Bishop) talking to man she dated, he rear-ends her car, forcing her to ride home with him. The Gilmores reconcile and decide to renew their wedding vows. Emily warns Christopher (David Sutcliffe) that Lorelai (Lauren Graham)and Luke (Scott Patterson) are getting serious and he had better do something quickly if he hopes to end up with Lorelai. Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena Yanic Truesdale, Liza Weil and Sean Gunn also star. Jessica Queller wrote the episode directed by Kenny Ortega (#2T5312).


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Comic Genesis will be rocking the PAX Prime convention this year, just like last time. So far, the head count is Vorticus, Mrs. Vort (Michelle), Telly, BrownEyedCat, Ahaugen, and myself all showing interest. We need to start working out the hotel situation, so if you want to be part of the fun of having people to hang out with afterwards and do crazy shit with, we're the group.
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Your brand is who you are, what you are known for, what you specialise in.
If you don't like the idea of brand, substitute reputation.
In Masterclass 55 at Multimedia Journalism we are looking at how to build your brand - or reputation - online.
First, a bit of context.
In old print media, the closest a reporter or writer could get to personal branding was their byline on a story. A broadcast journalist got their name superimposed at the start of their report.
Journalists who were employed to do something other than write or appear on-screen – sub-edit, run a department, edit the title, edit the programme – often got little opportunity to get their name out.
Of course, some reporters and writers became big names. Some columnists, TV reporters and others had the power to bring large numbers of readers to a publication, or viewers to a news programme.
Their names might become as well known as the title or programme they worked for. They were stars.
But, for most journalists, that never happened. They remained more or less anonymous. A specialist reporter would gain the respect of those in the profession or area they covered, and be known to them, but that was about as much branding as the average journalist got.
Today, any journalist can build their personal brand online.
Now there are many ways in which a reporter can build their reputation – their brand – often independently of the title or programme they work on.
Many journalists are now as well known – or even better known – that the titles or programmes they work for. They often have a greater reputation - at least among the specialist audience that is most interested in what they do - than that of the place their work appears.
How has that happened?
Social media is one hugely valuable tool. So are blogs and personal websites. All offer great opportunities to show what you can do, and get your name known.
Now, any journalist can build their own brand.
So can student journalists or those who are struggling to establish themselves in their craft.
So here's what we'll look at in the masterclass. Follow the link at the bottom of this post to go to the first of them:
- Why good branding must start with good journalism
- The goals of your branding, and how to measure your success
- The places to build your brand: websites, blogs, on social media and on cv/resume/portfolio sites
- Why you need a Google profile and to be recognised by Google as an author
- Building your personal brand on Twitter
- Building you brand on Facebook
- Branding on LinkedIn
- And where else you should consider brand-building


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Who says sport, politics and literature can't mix?
Back in my undergraduate days at Otago, I took a political studies degree. One of my lecturers then was Anthony (Tony) Wood; a true legend of the field. And one of the things that sticks most in my mind about his teaching was his invocation of the rise of the "global village" as an influence on domestic politics - this, remember, was a pre-internet era - and the way that social issues could thus "spill" from country to country.
(Actually, another thing that sticks in my mind about Tony Wood was that he routinely walked into and around campus with headphones on. A good friend of mine (who shall remain nameless, but presently is deputy leader of the Labour Party) informed us that he was listening to Parliament on them ... quite how he knew this I know not, but even then he had the capacity to make us accept completely whatever he said. This information then caused another friend to fall about laughing, choosing to believe that a late-middle-aged-Pakeha-man-in-a-suit was listening to this.)
Anyway, Tony Wood's lectures have been on my mind of late as I watched the debate on same-sex marriage unfold in New Zealand from the shores of the United States (where I currently am spending some time for my sins). After all, the same-sex marriage debate has been roiling the waters here for some time now. And it was President Obama's (somewhat belated) decision to "come out" in favour of same-sex marriage that caused the New Zealand media to ask John Key his thoughts on it, which in turn led him to say he was "not personally opposed", which then gave Louisa Wall cause to introduce a members bill, which then got two-thirds support in Parliament at its first reading (the same proportion that seems to support the measure in the general populace, if opinion polls can be believed).
Which in turn lead to articles like this appearing in the US (and wider world) media ... and so the feedback loop continues.
Of course, the issue in the US is somewhat more contested than in New Zealand, for a bunch of reasons. One is federalism - essentially, you are having 50 different debates over the issue in very, very different places. Another is the institutional setting in which the debate takes place. Some places are having it in the legislature (like we did in New Zealand). Some are having it in terms of individual voters (when referendum measures are put on the ballot to either allow or ban same-sex marriage). And many are having it in the courts (when judges are asked to either allow same-sex couples to marry, or overturn attempts by voters to stop same-sex gays from ever marrying). And depending on where the argument is had, you get very different sorts of arguments getting presented.
Finally, the religious influence on the debate is completely different. Yes, I know there are some religious folk in New Zealand who believe gay marriage represents some sort of existential threat to their beliefs. However, religion's impact on the debate in New Zealand pales by comparison with the United States. That probably sucks if you are a committed Christian, Muslim or Jew in New Zealand who believes that the State is acting to redefine a sacrament that you consider central to your view of how the Divine wishes human relationships to be structured.
But I'm not a committed believer, and so while I can empathise, I don't sympathise. Because there's as little reason for me to bend my core moral beliefs (which is that same-sex couples ought to be recognised in law in a manner no different to straight couples) to accomodate religious believers as there is for such committed religious believers to bend their beliefs to accomodate me. And there's more people who think like me in New Zealand than think like them ... so I win.
However, I digress. My point was that here in the US there are the same sorts of debates over same-sex marriage are going on as in New Zealand. And, in particular, the state of Maryland currently is debating an upcoming "ballot initiative" (i.e. referendum vote) on whether same-sex marriage should be allowed. As this NY Times article explains, the vote comes after the state legislature voted to allow such marriages - but delayed its implementation to allow the chance for a public vote on the matter.
One of the prominent voices who has chosen to actively speak out in favour of allowing same-sex marriage is Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo.This is a pretty big deal in US pro-football terms ... it's got roughly the equivalent of Charlie Faumuina doing the same in New Zealand rugby circles. And it sparked a backlash in the form of one Emmet C. Burns Jr, a Maryland state delegate who opposes same-sex marriage, who wrote to the owner of the Baltimore Ravens and urged him to ""inhibit such expressions from your employee and that he be ordered to cease and desist such injurious actions."
Now, it may be simply that I am ideologically predisposed to oppose such efforts to shut down views that I agree with. Or it also may be that Emmet C. Burns Jr looks somewhat similar to an aged Clay Davis, and my many hours of DVD watching make me deeply suspicious of him for that reason alone. But this strikes me as extraordinarily dickish behaviour, even for an elected politician.
Fortunately, there were others who held similar views. In particular, Chris Kluwe, the punter for the Minnesota Vikings NFL team, got so upset with Emmet C. Burns Jr's actions that he wrote what may be the single greatest letter ever written by any sportsperson. I copy it in its entirety below, but also note that the response of the Ravens has been to "support Brendon's right to freedom of speech under the First Amendment":
Dear Emmett C. Burns Jr.,
I find it inconceivable that you are an elected official of Maryland's state government. Your vitriolic hatred and bigotry make me ashamed and disgusted to think that you are in any way responsible for shaping policy at any level. The views you espouse neglect to consider several fundamental key points, which I will outline in great detail (you may want to hire an intern to help you with the longer words):
1. As I suspect you have not read the Constitution, I would like to remind you that the very first, the VERY FIRST Amendment in this founding document deals with the freedom of speech, particularly the abridgment of said freedom. By using your position as an elected official (when referring to your constituents so as to implicitly threaten the Ravens organization) to state that the Ravens should "inhibit such expressions from your employees," more specifically Brendon Ayanbadejo, not only are you clearly violating the First Amendment, you also come across as a narcissistic fromunda stain. What on earth would possess you to be so mind-boggingly stupid? It baffles me that a man such as yourself, a man who relies on that same First Amendment to pursue your own religious studies without fear of persecution from the state, could somehow justify stifling another person's right to speech. To call that hypocritical would be to do a disservice to the word. Mindfucking obscenely hypocritical starts to approach it a little bit.
2. "Many of your fans are opposed to such a view and feel it has no place in a sport that is strictly for pride, entertainment, and excitement." Holy fucking shitballs. Did you seriously just say that, as someone who's "deeply involved in government task forces on the legacy of slavery in Maryland"? Have you not heard of Kenny Washington? Jackie Robinson? As recently as 1962 the NFL still had segregation, which was only done away with by brave athletes and coaches daring to speak their mind and do the right thing, and you're going to say that political views have "no place in a sport"? I can't even begin to fathom the cognitive dissonance that must be coursing through your rapidly addled mind right now; the mental gymnastics your brain has to tortuously contort itself through to make such a preposterous statement are surely worthy of an Olympic gold medal (the Russian judge gives you a 10 for "beautiful oppressionism").
3. This is more a personal quibble of mine, but why do you hate freedom? Why do you hate the fact that other people want a chance to live their lives and be happy, even though they may believe in something different than you, or act different than you? How does gay marriage, in any way shape or form, affect your life? If gay marriage becomes legal, are you worried that all of a sudden you'll start thinking about penis? "Oh shit. Gay marriage just passed. Gotta get me some of that hot dong action!" Will all of your friends suddenly turn gay and refuse to come to your Sunday Ticket grill-outs? (Unlikely, since gay people enjoy watching football too.)
I can assure you that gay people getting married will have zero effect on your life. They won't come into your house and steal your children. They won't magically turn you into a lustful cockmonster. They won't even overthrow the government in an orgy of hedonistic debauchery because all of a sudden they have the same legal rights as the other 90 percent of our population—rights like Social Security benefits, child care tax credits, Family and Medical Leave to take care of loved ones, and COBRA healthcare for spouses and children. You know what having these rights will make gays? Full-fledged American citizens just like everyone else, with the freedom to pursue happiness and all that entails. Do the civil-rights struggles of the past 200 years mean absolutely nothing to you?
In closing, I would like to say that I hope this letter, in some small way, causes you to reflect upon the magnitude of the colossal foot in mouth clusterfuck you so brazenly unleashed on a man whose only crime was speaking out for something he believed in. Best of luck in the next election; I'm fairly certain you might need it.
Chris Kluwe
P.S. I've also been vocal as hell about the issue of gay marriage so you can take your "I know of no other NFL player who has done what Mr. Ayanbadejo is doing" and shove it in your close-minded, totally lacking in empathy piehole and choke on it. Asshole.
[Update: This Salon article has more on state representative Burn's original letter, and the response it has generated.]


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The Weekend Palm Springs
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Villa Royale Inn
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The Andalusian Court
Another Place, Another Time
Andalusian Court has old world charm in a private, quaint, boutique setting. We invite you to come and experience and relax in the comfort of this historic Spanish Revival Inn. You will feel as if you have stepped back in time while strolling through the beauty of our Spanish Courtyard and Villas. We will provide you with our exceptional guest service, while allowing you the privacy that makes our property unique.
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Orbit In Hotel
your palm springs mid-century modern experience
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Los Arboles Hotel
Discover Your Dreams with Us
The brand new Mexican-inspired Los Arboles Hotel, located in the heart of Palm Springs at 784 North Indian Canyon Drive (entrance on East Via Altamira) with twenty-one stunning guestrooms and suites, dramatic mountain views, clear blue pools, sunny decks and private event spaces for up to 100 guests. Plus, Los Arboles Hotel's on-site restaurant El Mirasol Cocina Mexicana, a desert favorite for 26 years, can cater your special events, weddings, corporate retreats or any reason to gather and celebrate!
www.losarboleshotel.com 21 guestrooms $$ - $$$ 760-459-3605
Coyote Inn
The Coyote Inn is an exclusive Spanish mission style resort, fully walled and gated, offering the utmost in privacy. Our seven newly designed and completely renovated poolside suites offer every amenity for an unforgettable and one-of-a-kind adventure. Each suite comes equipped with full kitchens and dishwashers, raised bedside fireplaces, hardback mini-libraries and the patented Stellar-Vision system for sleeping under the stars. Each morning wake up to a spectacular mountain view from our luxurious 88 degree pool and tropical courtyard. You'll delight to the hauntingly fragrant blooms, playful hummingbirds, and the soothing sweet coos of the morning doves.
www.coyoteinn.net 7 guestrooms $$ - $$$$ 888-334-0633
Desert Hills
...a Palm Springs Classic
The Desert Hills Resort Hotel, snuggled up against the rugged San Jacinto Mountains is one of Palm Springs oldest luxury boutique hotels. Built in 1956, Desert Hills is situated in the tranquil, Tennis Club district, a few blocks from the fashionable shops, restaurants, nightclubs, and galleries in the heart of Old Palm Springs. The hotel retains the aura of years past with rooms and suites reminiscent of the original 1950's and 60's mid-century modern design. The property's 14 studios and one- and two-bedroom suites open to individual patios overlooking a lush, flower-filled courtyard and inviting pool and spa. Guests enjoy outdoor barbecues, a hot Jacuzzi and complementary bicycles.
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