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OCEAN CITY — The resort will continue to play the "value" card when advertising Ocean City this summer, and it could be partnering with another Maryland mainstay that is trying to attract customers very much the same way.
Tourism Director Deb Turk told the Tourism Commission at a recent meeting that planning has already begun for the summer season, a little more than 20 weeks away, and the preliminary plan is to continue to spread the word over various mediums about the "value" of Ocean City.
"In the past, August was always kind of a down month for us, especially toward the end of the month", said Turk, "but since we have been really pushing the value of Ocean City and pushing the specials and deals, August has really been great for us the last two summers."
With that said, Turk said that the town is going be advertising the month of June as "On Sale In OC", and plans to have the promotion be prominent on not only the town's www.ococean.com website, but also on the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association website as well.
"We are really looking to build up the month of June this year, and this promotion coupled with the number of big special events that are scheduled in the month of June, we feel it could be very successful for the business community and the resort as a whole", said Travers.
Historically, the month of June is kind of like the proverbial calm before the summer storm that comes each July and August, as the town is inhabited by large number of recent high school graduates, but not necessarily the masses of families and couples that the resort not only targets, but also spends more money.
However, with the Ocean City Air Show, and the OC Car and Truck Show on the same weekend early in June, as well as a handful of other big events such as the Maryland Firemen's Convention, town officials are hopeful that the month of June could be a bigger month business wise than in past years.
In addition, Turk says that the town is in negotiations with the Baltimore Orioles about partnering for a number of promotions, one of which could see Mayor Rick Meehan or perhaps Rodney the Lifeguard throwing out the first pitch at Camden Yards.
"There are just so many things that we can do with the Orioles as far as promotions go, and every time we talk about it, it seems like three more ideas come from there," said Turk. "We've always wanted to do something with the Orioles, but the price never worked out for us in the past. I think this year though, something will work out since we are both trying to play up how affordable it is to go to the beach and the ballpark."
There are a number of potential promotions that are on the table, according to Turk, some of which tie in former Oriole, Ocean City restaurateur and avid golfer Boog Powell. Turk said that a few of the proposed promotions involve golf rounds with Powell, as well as trips to Ocean City.
"Golf is really a great tie-in for baseball, and those types of promotions would really help push the golfing industry down here," she said.
Another possibility for Ocean City, according to Turk is having an "Ocean City Day at the Ballpark", which would include many resort merchants actually setting up shop on Eutaw Street at Camden Yards, as a way to promote their establishments to those entering the ballpark.
"We are also talking about the idea of having advertising space behind home plate during the month of June when the New York Yankees, Mets, and Washington Nationals all play games there," said Turk. "Since those three big teams are all in our main target markets, and it is during the time of the June on sale promotion, it could be great exposure for us."
Turk said that in years past, the amount of money that Ocean City had in the advertising budget never provided the town the opportunity to seriously consider a partnership with the Orioles, but she noted that not only does the town have more to spend on advertising than ever before, the Orioles are also "willing to work with the town of Ocean City outside their usual media plan."
"The Orioles are trying to market themselves as a great bargain at the ballpark and they apparently have a lot of fresh young talent coming in this year, so the timing for the two of us to finally work together might be right," said Turk.


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Following a busy day for the couple which included four solo engagements in the North East for Kate while William attended the funeral of his much loved childhood nanny, Olga Powell, the couple took the opportunity to catch up and relax at the club.
Arina Rinz revealed she sat next to the Duke and Duchess via Twitter.
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Located on 5 Hertford Street, owner Robin Burley recently invested £30 million to update the classic London club for a new generation.
'Deploying £30 million, designer Rifat Ozbek, and a stuffed giraffe, Robin Birley had updated the classic London club. The bar is made of shells, and an illuminated peacock. Effulgent, glamorous wallpaper, bathrooms in which you would happily spend a first date, and a restaurant of deep glowing crimson with scarlet shaded lights'.
Kate's dress is the Reiss Rozalia (With many thanks to commenter Beth and the ladies at What Kate Wore) The long sleeved wrap dress was also worn by Pippa. It is a past season piece and now sold out.
The Duchess carried her black suede clutch.
And completed the look with black Episode pumps.
Tonight, William will host a gala dinner at St James's Palace for 100 Women in Hedge Funds. Kate will not attend due to a 'prior engagement'.

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Organizers of the effort to restore Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park by draining its reservoir plan to turn in about 16,000 signatures Monday at San Francisco's Department of Elections to get a related measure on the November ballot.
The ballot measure calls for the city to increase its water recycling and spend up to $8 million creating plans to improve its water system, including studying the idea of draining the century-old Hetch Hetchy reservoir, the main repository of drinking water for San Francisco, much of the Peninsula and part of the East Bay.
Proponents need 9,702 valid signatures to get the measure on the ballot and said they had almost 15,000 signatures on Friday. A poll gauging support on the topic was being conducted last week.
The effort has made strange political bedfellows.
The idea of draining the reservoir is being pushed by, among others, Rep. Dan Lungren, the Sacramento-area Republican. While Lungren hasn't signed off on the proposed ballot measure, it does have the backing of Huey D. Johnson, the Democratic former state Secretary of Resources under Gov. Jerry Brown; some environmentalists; conservationists and actor Harrison Ford.
Many local leaders, including Mayor Ed Lee, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi are firmly against the idea of draining Hetch Hetchy, saying it will be prohibitively costly, cut back on a source of carbon-free power and risk the drinking water for millions of Bay Area residents.


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New Dream spoke with Josef Beery, an artist, printmaker, and community activist in Charlottesville, Virginia, about his passion for the printed word and his efforts to broaden the dialogue around sharing, simplicity, and community connection.
Can you briefly describe your work as an artist and printmaker?
I began my adult life, like many of my contemporaries, placing the "artist" on the pedestal. I knew that creative activity had always been very rewarding in my own life, but it was always a distraction, a recreational activity I never really felt "OK" to pursue. It took decades before I began to acknowledge that creativity is an essential port of each of our natures as human beings. An "artist" is simply someone who recognizes that their creative impulses to explore and discover are just as valuable as the more obvious drives we feel compelled to follow
In my own life, drawing, writing, and printmaking became the media in which I found expression. Drawing and writing because they are a form of focused meditation which leads to a deeper understanding of our world, external and internal. Printmaking because it is a way to easily share this drawing and writing with others.
Printmaking is a fabulous medium that introduces tools and materials into the process of making and depends on them to play a strong role in the creative process. Finally, this very ancient craft is accessible to anyone who can make a fingerprint or a footprint.
You started out working with drawing boards and pasted materials, and have since joined the "digital revolution." Was this a difficult transition for you, philosophically and/or technically?
I feel very blessed to be alive during the digital information revolution. The pace of technological change has been jarring and often difficult for me to keep up with. It is this confusion that has resulted in my focusing my attention on more historical hand-centered tools and processes at the same time that I have been learning the new digital techniques.
You're a big advocate of books and strongly believe that "the printed word endures." But in the era of digital everything, how important is it for physical books to remain a part of our lives?
Books occupy a magical place in our lives. They are both tool and symbol. Think about the importance my generation has given to books: the book is the ultimate symbol of power and law in so many political and religious systems. But more importantly than that, we see in the book a physical expression of ourselves as living beings.
A book is an extension of the life of a human being—a physical encapsulation of the interaction of human beings with things and ideas. This is a fundamental concept that even preschoolers grasp when they feel motivated to make scrapbooks and story books.
Digital media have given us a multitude of new means for expression and communication, but while these add to ways for creating value in our lives they do not change the essential physical and material need we have to hold a book within our hands, turn the pages, and quietly lose ourselves within the ideas represent by printed words and images.
In your presentations and classes, you speak about the importance of "hand/heart coordination." What do you mean by this?
I believe that most of the challenges we face in society today—failures in social systems, exploitation of natural and human resources—are based in the fact that we as individuals are encouraged to listen to very primal fears within our souls instead of the natural love and compassion residing in our hearts.
Many of us work at jobs that we do not enjoy or, most troubling of all, that involve activities that are counter to our own personal ideals. We do this because we feel compelled to, if we are to assure the survival and security of ourselves and our loved ones.
Finally, living surrounded by the constant media clatter about what we "need" and "must have" to be happy, makes it very difficult to truly listen to the urgings of our loving hearts. If we can find the peace and the time to listen to our hearts, and then put our hands to the work of our hearts, I believe many of the ills we struggle with in human society would disappear.
You're a strong advocate of exploring ways of living that center less around consumption and competition, and more around one's connection to place, others, and community. What are some examples of this?
I think it is clear that groups of individuals competing with one another will never do as well as groups of individuals working cooperatively. Professor Martin Nowak at Harvard recently published an article in Scientific American about the dynamics of cooperation in the evolutionary process. Unfortunately, free enterprise has mucked up our understanding of this concept, resulting in a society that builds its very existence on the social and political conflict between these ideas.
Advocates of the "more is more" philosophy are quick to point out that without the production of massive amounts of material goods and a concomitant frenzy of consumption, our economy would no longer have a life-giving engine. These commentators overlook the fact that we as humans have plenty to "do" without just producing and consuming widgets. We have the infrastructure and services of a growing problem-solving society to create and sustain.
In your own life, you decided to move from a very urban setting in downtown Charlottesville to a rural community in a largely Mennonite area. What have you learned from this experience?
In 1980, I finished college and lived in downtown Charlottesville in a diverse socio-economic community, one recovering from the racial stresses of the sixties and the economic downturn of the seventies. It was a time of social stagnation, but the flip side was a very nurturing place for artists to live and work. For the next 20 years I flourished in this environment, but by the turn of the millennium, our community had been "discovered." Real estate and business began to boom and I felt it was time to pursue a long-time dream of rural living.
Not seeking isolation, just an environment in a more natural setting, I sought out a community to move to. I was fortunate to find a small community of Mennonites who welcomed me as a neighbor when I moved into the oldest farmhouse in the area. Life in the country can be challenging—one lives a bit closer to the necessities of life—and it is in community that folks can provide support for one another as we share struggles and joys of life.
In recent years, you've taken your views about lifestyle and community "to the streets" through what you call "power-pole political protest posters." Can you explain what these are, and what motivated you to take this step?
I have been very inspired by young people, their concern for creating a better society and the energy they bring to that challenge. I am still part of a very active arts cooperative in downtown Charlottesville in what is now a very busy city location.
I discovered that by printing posters using linoleum or wood on my letterpress, I had an outlet for many of the strong political feelings that grew out of the struggles of the last decade. Posting them on power poles outside my studio window, I could watch their effect on passing traffic. I was flattered that this became a perfect way to "publish" my comments as the posters were "stolen" from their postings to be reposted in living rooms and kitchens.
You're particularly concerned about the disappearance of shared public resources, like libraries and public schools. What is society losing with the erosion of the commons?
This is an amazing time for me, as the art form that interests me the most—printing and the book—becomes a huge focus of the digital information revolution. We are reinventing the book and reconsidering the services that we have associated with it for so long. Our American system of a democratic society was built upon the foundation of an educated electorate (Jefferson and Franklin). This requires strong public libraries and schools. But interestingly enough, the idea of a public library is contrary to our attempt to commodify intellectual property.
Almost 250 years after our nation's creation, we would never think to use public money to create institutions in every community to allow individuals to read materials that the free market expects them to pay for. It was a revolutionary and subversive idea—an idea that we will have to struggle to protect. I am encouraged that the public library spirit is alive and growing in some of the grassroots movements that have emerged on the Internet—projects such as the Little Free Libraries and BookCrossing.
Most people know about Charlottesville because of its connection with Thomas Jefferson, a passionate reader and overall renaissance man. You've done a lot to help Charlottesville flourish as a "book town." What did this involve, and do you have suggestions for how other communities can take similar steps?
Charlottesville has been a fabulous place to be involved with the book. Being a university town, it is filled with readers and book stores. It has been the perfect location to build a book festival, the Virginia Festival of the Book, which attracts writers and readers from across the country in a long weekend of celebration. And then additionally, this interest in books has supported a growing book arts scene, centered around a cooperative book arts center, the Virginia Arts of the Book Center.
Josef Beery is a graphic artist specializing in the design of books and publications for educational institutions, museums, historic sites, and literary publishers. He is also a book artist and printmaker creating handmade chapbooks and broadsides for poets and poetry presses. To learn more, visit his website at www.josefbeery.com.


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Gibby's Grandma gets right to the point
BOSTON — During the Blue Jays' off-day on Monday, manager John Gibbons took some time to head about a half-hour north of Boston to visit with his 96-year-old grandmother, Mary Boyson. Knowing her grandson's team just endured a rough six-game losing streak, Boyson got right to the point.
"She's still pretty sharp," Gibbons said with a smile. "She said, 'What the hell's going wrong with your team?' I said, 'Good question.' She said, 'Are you going to get fired?' I said, 'That's another good question.' I didn't expect her to hammer me. I thought she might give me a hug or something."
Gibbons is a Texan through and through, but he does have a little Boston blood flowing through his veins. Both of Gibbons' parents lived in Beverly — not too far from the hub of Red Sox Nation. It just so happens that Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi — a Minor League roomie of Gibby's in their days in the Mets farm system — also lives in Worcester, Mass.
"New England blood, man. I don't tell anybody that, though," Gibbons joked. "That's the only reason J.P. hired me."
Gibby also joked that Grandma Boyson advised him to shake up his lineup, which featured David Eckstein in the No. 2 hole and Aaron Hill bumped to the No. 5 hole for the opener in Boston. IF there's a series opener tonight, that is. It's drizzling and the tarp's on the field about an hour before game time here, but the forecast would seem to indicate that they'll get this game in.
The cramped visitor's clubhouse is not the place a team battling a nasty flu bug would want to be and Toronto sent another victim back to the team hotel today. Shaun Marcum — scheduled to start on Friday at home against Chicago — is the latest to fall prey to the contagious bug.
Gibbons also noted that left-handed reliever Scott Downs was available out of the bullpen on Tuesday, if needed. Downs has been battling some minor soreness in his throwing shoulder for the past few days, but Gibbons said the pitcher was feeling better. A trip to the disabled list doesn't appear to be on the horizon.
On another note, I just finished reading Cormac McCarthy's The Road and I would advise others to do the same. It was a fantastic read and a book I struggled to put down until I was finished. I picked it up after thoroughly enjoying McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, which reads like a screenplay for the film. I've since moved on to Scott Smith's The Ruins and blazed through half the novel yesterday, thanks to lengthy delays at the airport.
Anyway, here are…
Today's lineups:
TORONTO (10-15) at BOSTON (15-12)
at 7:05 p.m. ET at Fenway Park
Alex Rios, RF
David Eckstein, SS
Scott Rolen, 3B
Vernon Wells, CF
Aaron Hill, 2B
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Shannon Stewart, DH
Adam Lind, LF
Gregg Zaun, C
PITCHING: RHP Roy Halladay
Coco Crisp, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
Manny Ramirez, LF
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Mike Lowell, 3B
J.D. Drew, RF
Jason Varitek, C
Julio Lugo, SS
PITCHING: LHP Jon Lester
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the road was a pretty good book…alot of people didn't like it…I personally liked the story and its uniqueness…however it did have its faults like every other…it got too repetive at points, but he definately portrays a different style of writing in the book (no quotations, no names). Excellent use of imagery and suspense and a definate short book…i guess a 3-4/5 stars would suit it, what do you think?
Is Gibby taking advice from his grandmother (no offence to anyone) but he is the MANAGER he has to make the decisions, his decision to let others make the decision is NOT a good decision or the right one for that matter….
Stewart's been in the 2 hole most games, and yet now against a lefty which Shannon is hitting .364/.467, Abner puts Eckstein in. Ecksteins hitting .214/.313 against LH's. Why not Stewart or Hill? Abner's grandmother is smarter than that.
I definately hope that the game gets going today…its been a long time since I have had very little work to do…and was able to watch the whole game
Why would Rios lead off ? That makes very little sense to me. With a lefty going tonight, Stewart should leadoff, he hits lefties well. Hill should be in the 2 hole.
Red Sox have hit Halladay at Fenway over the last couple of seasons. Pitchers weather tonight, rain and all that good stuff.
Lester is a very frustrating pitcher to watch. He doesn't throw enough strikes out there. I think he thinks too much out there and should trust his stuff. Second time around the order has gotten him in trouble a couple of times as well. If you don't throw strikes, your night in the big leagues will be a short one. Toronto has given Boston fits the last few years. Both teams being swept by Tampa Bay, whould have thunk ? Not me.
It sounds like Gibbons' grandma should be in the dugout, lol. Jays need some tough love. She sounds feisty, that is great to here. You have to love those older folks, alot of spirit. I wouldn't mess with her.
Rios led off the last game and went 4-5. He has been in that position a few times. What does't make any sense is Eckstein in the 2 hole.
I have been concerned about TB, a lot of talent on tha t team. Could be a dark horse, their pen is performing well.
Did you see the article on SI today? One of the writters picked 6 GM's who could be fired over the next little while. JP was on the hit list. I assume the Clemens/McCready story was covered in TB. What are your thoughts on it?
Rios is the Blue Jays best hitter, he should bat 3rd and Rolen 4th.
Alot of pressure on J.P. and Gibbons. The owners have spent the $$$$ and they want results. I did not see the S.I. atricle.
I really don't have much opinion on the Clemens saga. Who knows what is true and what is b.s. Time will tell I guess.
22 years ago, Clemens struck out 20 Mariners at Fenway. It was a great night at Fenway. Attendance that night was 13,414. Clemens was supposed to start in K.C. 2 days before but it was rained out. Amazing to think that he did it twice.
Tampa's bullpen has the lowest e.ra. in the A.L. I wonder how long that will continue. The Rays have done this without Kazmir. Kazmir will return on Sunday at Boston. The Rays definetly have there fair share of good young talent. I think they'll fall short but could end up with a winning record. I thought at the begginning of the season, the Rays would win about 78 games. If I had to take a guess now, I would say 82 or so.
I still think the Jays will hang around and make a push. There pitching is very good. When you have good pitching, your in every game. If the Jays hit with guys on base, they would definetly have a great shot for the playoffs. It is a very long season as we know.
Look at the Marlins of 2003. They fired Torborg and brought in McKeon and the Marlins won it all. Nobody saw that one coming.
HARRYPOTTER: On a five-star scale, The Road has got to be a 4.5 or 5 for me. It was one of the most enjoyable books I've ever read. I really liked the lack of punctuation, though No Country for Old Men had me prepared in that regard. It's definitely an aquired taste, but once you get into the flow of the book, you hardly notice — at least that's how it was for me. I also enjoyed the lack of names. The bond between the father and son was the heart of the story and names didn't really matter. Maybe it's easier to identify with a character and play the "What would I do in this situation?" game if you're void of things like names. The style of McCarthy's writing is definitely different, but I find it's a nice break from the cookie-cutter style that we've grown accustomed to with many novels. Anyway…
Who here thinks that we should fire Gibbons and give his grandmother a shot?
I like the lineup today, it's different. I just wouldn't have Stewart in the 7th hole. Actually I wouldn't have him in the lineup. I am also looking foward to Lind getting his first hit of the season.
Here's the article on clemens: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080429/ap_en_mu/bbo_clemens_mccready_17
As I said earlier, I don't know what is true and what is b.s.
After what happened with Clemens on Capitol Hill, I would say he something happened, just a guess of course. Time will tell.
Lowell hasn't played in almost 3 weeks and the first game you have to face Halladay. Tough time to comeback, it is great too see him back though.
Halladay is 10-10 against Boston in his career. I would have thought Halladay was over .500 against Boston.
I expect they'll file charges against him. Boston has always been a problem for Halliday. Manny and Ortiz have owned him from time to time. I didn't realize Lowell had been out, what was the problem? Hey have you seen Jed Lowrie play yet? I hope we see him this series, I had hoped JP would have tried to do a deal to put him in a Jays uniform. He certainly looked good in AAA last year.
Through 4 innings already, not one hit, and not one ball out of the infield.
Lowell hurt his wrist on the first play of the game against the Tigers, his glove hand. Lowell has hit Toronto pitching pretty well. Lowell is loved by everyone and why not. I'm glad he is back with Boston. Philly offered more money but Lowell didn't want to leave Boston. Sometimes in life, it is not about the money, lol.
I like what I have seen from Lowrie. A switch hitter and he can play 3 positions. You have to love his versatility. No way Theo was going to deal Lowrie to Toronto, sorry to inform you gsumner. He could be there s.s. next year. Lugo does have 2 years left on his contract after this year, a tough contract to deal.
Lowrie is going to be a good one, Theo might just bite the bullet on Lugo-who hurts your defense, or at least I think he does.
Lowrie is going to be a good one, Theo might just bite the bullet on Lugo-who hurts your defense, or at least I think he does.
Lugo does hurt the Sox D. He'll commit 20 errors or so. Lugo will make the dazzling play but his throws can get him in trouble at times. I don't have much confidence in him out there in the field. Everyone else in the infield is outstanding. Youkilis, Lowell and Pedroia not many better than those guys with the glove.
Rolen is outstanding at 3b, a rocket for an arm. McDonald is very good at s.s. as well. I also like Hill out there, he is solid all the way around.
I'm glad Reed Johson is gone, he was a Red Sox killer. Johson seemed to eat Boston pitching alive. Wells is known to go deep at Fenway as well.
What great games from both pitchers. But if Halladay pitches his way to a complete game loss again because of lack of run support…………
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I knew they should've taken Halladay out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What the h—, is the matter with Abner we have a good bullpen is he trying to rune Doc.
Rolen is outstanding, much better for us than Glaus. A lot of our competitors are happy Johnson is gone. With Macdonald in, I think our infield defense is about as good as it gets. Our biggest problem is Abner; we won't win with him as manager.
Wells should have been charged an error on that play. I think if he picks it cleanly, He'd thrown out Ortiz at the plate. Tough loss for Halliday, Im sure he's pissed.
Completely unbelievable. You need to feel sorry for Doc. does he need to grab a bat now to get some runs. And for the love of GOD, why is Gibbons leaving our pitchers in so long. We do have a bullpen right???? Why not use them.
Doc did not deserve this.
A shake up needs to happen. JP gone? I think Gibbons needs to go. He is far to laid back, the jays need someone to ride them and get them back on their games.
What is the answer?
Oh yeah…… Who in their right mind just releases Frank Thomas and eats $6 million plus dollars? Heck if they want to throgh money around like that, I sure we all could use some, poney up Ted.
A case in point on Abner. On our lineup, who would you have batting in the 2 hole, Eckstein or Hill?
And here's the justification for putting Eckstein in the 2 hole, taken right out of the release. "Eckstein, who has a .233 career average in his limited time in the second slot."
Dump Abner is a start.
Gsumner, I would agree with that. I heard before the game he has a 281 – 281 overall record since taking over the jays.
I guess if Ted is satisfied with just being average then keep him. Lets be honest 281 – 281 record is nothing to even right home about. this team needs to reach to the next level and gibbons is NOT the gut to take them there.
We will not make the playoffs with Abner we may wind up in 5th place the way we are going remember we can't win any
more than 5 gamer in a row and that is wery seldom
WELLSis an idiot and does not play the game with any intensity he is lazy and it's all a big joke to him
Not sure if I would blame this all on Wells. However, the last play he bobbles, completely symbolizes the season. Lack of focus! lack of intensity, and lack of passion.
The team is what the manager is… Do you see a fire in Abner. NOPE.
Mediocrity is what this team is going to be about, until somthing changes.
Wow, i havn't been reading this blog for a long time, and i will now that i see your back GSumner. This Blog totally died and people thought you were hurt or something.
What do you think of the A's ? I know the Rays are going to be good, but the A's have traditionally gotten stronger as the season progresses but now that they have a hot Frank the tank, huge depth in the minors and a very capable pitching staff i think they could very much take advantage of a struggling central division. Seeing how Greg Smith does tonight i think will definetly help show how Oaklands pitching will do against the Angels.
I agree with you. There's no intensity. I think these players know Abner screws up resulting in little chance of winning. I'm sure they asked themselves the same question I did about tonight's game-why is Eckstein hitting in the 2 hole? They've seen this incompetent management too long. What I don't understand is why isn't JP doing something. This team has a lot of talent. Great pitching, great defense, and a strong lineup. Maybe we don't win, but we sure are a hell of a lot better than were playing.
The only way to get rid of Abner is to get swept by Boston.
Thank you for your comments, I took off for 3 months over the winter. Oakland has what we don't have, strong management. Their GM is one of the best. He's able to see potential in players others discard and their minor system is good, because they draft really well. Case in point, they dump Zito, San Fran sign him for 128 million and today demote him to the pen, and are still on the hook for the ridiculous contract.
Although I never thought they'd be this good, they just might be. I'm not sure Thomas has much more left, so I'm not sure how much he'll help them. It became apparent when Texas was here, they simply threw him fastballs on the inner half and he couldn't catch up to them. Now that might still be spring rust, or it might just be age-time will tell.
Tampa Bay is for real, they added nicely to their pen this winter and could be a serious dark horse to win.
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Can't agree with you more. This team has so much talent and they are not showing an ounce of it. How long is to long before something gets done.
The blessing here is that so far this division has not been running away from us. Lord knows they should be by the way we are playing.
If the jays are serious about winning, they need to as the saying goes…. "S_ _ _ or get off the pot".
You know the other biggest mistake JP has made as Gm is the signing of Burnett. They are paying this guy to much money.
What's difficult for me to understand is why Abner isn't showing urgency of winning more. It's like he's in a como.
coma, yeah that would describe best how he is managing….
Oh wait a minute, not managing.
Here is the mutli-million dollar question….. You let Abner go…. who do you bring in?
Don't look at our division only, we will not beat Boston. We can only look at the wild card race and right now we're 5 back, going to 5.5 tonight and have 9 teams over us. We don't have the luxury of waiting too much longer. Assuming we need to win 94 games to win the wild card ( last year it was 96), right now we'd have to go 83 and 52 or .610 for the balance of the season. If we continue to struggle in May, with the schedule we have, we will be gone before the end of May. There's precious little time to make a move.
But even tonight, we're still screwing up. Eckstein batting 2nd-how dumb is that. We don't appear to take winning tonight's game seriously enough.
Why not someone from the minors????????.
The Thomas signing was a huge mistake. I don't think Burnett was. Look at what Zito, Melche and Lilly got. Burnett could make more someplace else next year-OR be trade bait for us in about 20-30 days if we keep playing like we are.
I think we miss Johnson a lot, he was a scapper and spark plug, maybe what we're missing.
I'm not sure which managers are available. Maybe it's time we search and send JP a list. The only guy in the minors I've heard anything about is the one who manages Auburn, who's won the division like 6 years in a row. But Auburn is a long way away from MLB.
the jays are killing me. totally wasting my time. i think doc wants to pitch complete games thats why they didn't pull him tonight. wells to me is the worst investment the jays have made – horrible pr guy, horrible arm, mediocre bat – and this is the man this team is built on. I doubt he could have got it to the plate, but would have been nice to see an effort. my mid-life crisis ladies softball team would have shown more of one. i am going to stop watching I swear. maybe I'll give them one more night. thursday I'll stop watching for good.
ps – why abner?
Garry and I came up with that nickname for Gibbons last year. He reminds us of Lil Abner of Yokum fame. The real question is who's brighter. lol
Wells should not be hitting in the 4th hole, just like Eckstein shouldn't be hitting 2nd, he should be hitting in the bottom 3. Vernon puts too much pressure on himself and when he does that he consistently tries to pull everything and hits those soft ground balls. When the pressure goes away he hits to all fields and is a really good hitter. Vernon should either be hitting 3rd or 5/6th.
Wells' defense doesn't look good this year (not to mention his bat). The guy's range seems decreased and he's bobbled a few balls so far this year. Hope he gets it together quickly.
This team is in need of someone who can drive in runs. They seem to be getting on base fine (either via single or walk), but that's about it. It seems like they can't score runs if they are not helped by the opponent's mistakes.
I understand the logic of having Rios in the leadoff spot (I like having some power in that spot), but right now, we need someone to drive in runs in the middle of the lineup. I'd rather have Rios hit in the 3 hole and Rolen in the 4 spot. Maybe we'll see this format soon enough, since the Jays' lineup changes every freaking day.
This is getting ridiculous and everyone is too scared to realize what the solution is. This team is built to win, right now. They need a power bat, a left handed power bat, that can change this offense from top to bottom. Go and get Barry Bonds. It's that easy. JP doesn't seem to realize that he will be jobless at the end of the year if this team continues to play the way it does. Trust me, the players want Barry, the manager would definitely want Barry (there was more than a couple managers this offseason who spoke out in wanting him), and the fans would tolerate him for a season if it meant WINNING.
The biggest drawback management has in Bonds is that they feel he could be a bad clubhouse presence and the negative fan reaction. Well right now the clubhouse is in shambles and the fans are losing their minds after such high hopes for the season. Management is willing to pay 8 million dollars to have Frank Thomas, a guy who was hitting half his weight and refused to platoon for the good of the team, to play elsewhere, but refuse to pay a motivated Bonds maybe 4 or 5 million a year.
And for all Bonds baggage you can never say he isn't motivated. Yes, he can be a jerk, but he wants to win, he is always driven, and the Jays need that. So the choice is simple, either a crazy summer of Bonds and the possibility of a pennant chase or another summer full of empty seats and fan apathy.
I wonder if doc is going to be with us once his contract runs out? (NOT). We can't even get the guys a couple wins.
freedom, I agree that Doc will leave this team when his contract is up .
These guys need to play together , as a team . Bringing Bonds in will not fix that, it doesn't matter what his numbers are or how much he costs . If he was capable of "fixing" a team , he would have fixed the Giants . His agent may have acquired about playing for Toronto but I think it was only because he is out of work and they ( his agents & the players union ) are trying to determine if there is collusion to keep him out of basbeball.
You asked about Gaston, I believe he was in the running to manage the Tigers or the White Sox and he came down to the final out but as we know lost out on both jobs . I believe he was also offered several coaching jobs but turned them down . He did work for Godfrey for awhile as an assistant . I wonder if he would have the same fire if he managed today . I believe he is in his mid 60's now . He was certainly loved by the fans and his players, not so much by Ash obviously……he fired him
Barry Bonds isn't a solution. Indigo is right, this team isn't gelling. These guys played like a team in 2006, Thomas came in 2007 and they haven't been the same ever sense. Bringing Bonds in will only cause distruption, and questionable contribution. In San Francisco, Bonds demanded and got a complete corner of the clubhouse to himself. Signs were put up identifying the space as Barry Bonds. Players exhaled when he left. Bonds has never won a world series; he has no desire to win, his desire is about Barry, not the team and never has been. The man is a self serving circus. He's never been a team player. We just got rid of a guy like that in Thomas, Bonds is worse.
Hallelujah…….. Finally someone who knows what they are talking about. The difference between San Fran and us is Bang on what you said… THIS TEAM IS BUILT FOR WINNING NOW!!! San fran wasn't in the same situation very much during Barry's tenure there yet he still almost carried them all the way. Bonds played 15 years for the Giants and was signed to several contracts, so they obviously didn't think he was that bad with his teamates. This is all a bunch of crap created by the media because he wouldn't give them the time of day. Don't forget the Giants made the playoffs 4 times during that time. Alot better than w'eve done the last 14 years( how about ZERO ). Players actually don't mind a little when Mega Stars sometimes get preferential treatment as well (ie. his own corner in the dressing room). A ROD does get his own SUITE when the yankees are on the road. Bonds would make our lineup the most dangerous in baseball and without him it is just average at best. Anyone who doesn't think Barry Bonds would make this team infinately better should start watching other sports or find a new hobby…..Iv'e never heard in all my life such iggnorance than thinking the greatest hitter since the "BABE" doesn't make the Toronto Blue Jays a much better team. The greatest thing about Bonds is that he is ready to go. As someone pointed out a few days very intelligently he is not about timing and if were signed today could be in the lineup batting cleanup and hitting homeruns by the weekend. Don't buy in to the media…… most of them went to community college at best….. most of them know very little about sports. This site is a good example: Jordan make a post and rarely comments thereafter unless it is about a book or a movie that has nothing to do with sports. Just look at his post to Harry Potter up at the top here……….Maybe he would enjoy being a movie critic or writing book reports than writing about the JAYS?
This TEAM ( operative word ) is built for winning now (your words ) so why do we need to bring in X , whether it be Bonds, Arod or Sheffield it is not going to make the rest of this team suddenly cohesive. This "team" has more problems than hitting , they are not working together as a unit. If pitching is on then hitting is absent . Maybe you need to stick to golf , tennis or bowling since they are one person sports because you seem to have a problem with the concept of team sports . One person does not make or break a team.
Jordan does a great job , is always professional and when asked a question always replies. What is wrong with him being personable, showing us other aspects of his character . Read the other mlb blogs , they all talk about things other than baseball . We are all human and have other interests.
The Yankees have thrown money at players for years trying to fix their problems and it hasn't won them any titles. This year they choose to go with players from within . They will having growing pains but will be a better team for it … maybe not this year but in years to come . If the Jays are built to win now, then there is no need for another bat or to throw more money away .
I think letting go of Johnson was a huge mistake, he is a real gamer, a true player and was a sparkplug for this team. JM is probably one of the best defensive shortstops and if the rest of the bats did their job his offence would not be in question . He may not have the offensive power but he can lay down a bunt as good as anyone out there . He knows how to play small ball , something that has been lacking with this team and something thats needed to compete with Boston and New York
I didn't think we were here to make friends. I have enough friends then to concern myself about "aspects of other people's lives here". This is a baseball BLOG and should be kept talking, discussing, debating BASEBALL!! and BLUE JAY! issues. I could care less what movie Jordan goes to see when he is on the road. As far as other Blogs….I don't care about them nor do I intend to read them.
Who said make friends, I have plenty of those but not all of them like baseball. The problem with the written word is you don't have the inflection of a voice . Reading about other teams is part of being a baseball fan just as much as watching other teams play. If you don't want to read posts that discuss movies , books or whatever that is your choice but why chastize those who do . Why not just ignore them instead ?
I agree with your quote: "This is a baseball BLOG and should be kept talking, discussing, debating BASEBALL!! and BLUE JAY! issues."
So do exactly what you just suggested… Personal attacks and or insults is not baseball.
Fellow Bloggers,
I haven't posted in a while, but you may remember that a few months back I was suggesting (repeatedly) that the Jays would likely go south, while the Rays would come north in the standings. Sure there is a lot of baseball still to be played. However, at the end of the day their is no substitute for genuine talent. It will always prevail in the long term. The problem with the Jays is that although they do have some "good" players, they don't have enough very good or exceptional players that make a difference. Look at Oakland, look at Arizona. These teams no when to trade their assets to get young, up-and-coming future stars. For too long the Jays, like the leafs, have had this mentality that we have to "win now", meaning that we cannot afford to develop our own young talent, so we will try and buy old talent that is past its prime. It is interesting that the best three players on the current roster are all home-grown talent, and all but one of these were signed by other general managers. Obviously, I have no idea how the rest of the season is going to unfold, but I strongly suggest that if the Jays fall out early, we need to seriously look at trading our assets, including Roy, in order to acquire a crop of first tier prospects from other organizations. Who hear would not trade Toronto's line up for that of Arizona, straight-up. I want to win as bad as anyone, but this is not the right group to get the job done. Don't blame the manager. He may make mistakes like all the rest of us. The problem is that the Jays are simply not good enough to win the east or the wildcard.
What the h-e-l-l is the matter with you you insult Jordan and the rest of us all the time nobody wants to be your friend on this blog your to much of a wimp and a creep.
Why is it a low life like you has to try and upset everyone,I think your mother would be very upset if she walked into your batman bedroom and caught you expressing yourself the way your are you must have a bully knocking you around at school good for the bully.
As for Barry Bonds he will never wind up in Toronto,
So long for now winp and you can attack me all you want because I don't care I just laugh at your post anyway.
Can anyone tell me why Abner left Doc in the game last nite after Ortiz was on first base and then manny reaches base any other manager would have pulled the Doc, Yesterday someone said the Doc would want to stay in the game but it is up to the manager to decide that Abner can not manage the pitchen staff so JP show some guts and fire him now before it's to late for this team to have a chance.
I agree with Jerodruff, the more I watch this team the more I feel that Bonds would be a huge addition to the lineup. I have to respectfully disagree with most of you guys about the whole "team" thing. Rshobi (even though I didn't like the rest of what he/she said) made a good point about Barry and the Giants making the playoffs more then the Jays in the last 14 seasons. Jeff Kent was on that team as well and he isn't exactly the nicest guy. I don't think anyone will confuse the jays for a serious World Series contender with or without Bonds but at this point I would just be happy that they make the playoffs and Bonds, in my opinion would make it a lot better of a chance.
Adam Lind hasn't exactly been the saviour that some people here predicted he would be (I mean that figuritively). I'd give them another week and if things don't change (the way they're playing) i'll continue to say that signing Bonds would be the right move while being well aware that what I say really doesn't matter anyway.
So far this season I really feel that Roy was talking about Rios and Wells in particular when he mentioned the whole getting up for teams we should beat thing.
We don't need Bonds or anyone else all we need is a manager that will put the proper lineup out there everyday day in and day out and pull the starting pitchers out of the game at the right time never mind the butt kissing, manage to winn the game Abner is not the right person for this job.


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»Eva Thanheiser, Mathematics and Statistic faculty, authored "Understanding Multidigit Whole Numbers: The Role of Knowledge Pieces, Connections, and Context in Understanding Regrouping 3+ Digit Numbers" published in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 20
»Jay Gopalakrishnan, Mathematical and Statistics faculty, received a $161,186 grant for 2012-13 from the National Science Foundation as principle investigator for the study Novel Mixed and DG Methods.
»Nobuko Murakami-Chalfen, Business Administration instructor, received the 2012 Ray Verzasconi Pacific Northwest Postsecondary Teacher of the Year Award from Pacific Northwest Council For Languages at Oregon and Washington foreign language teachers
»Sharon Carstens, Anthropology faculty, presented her forthcoming book Language through Culture, Culture through Language: A Framework for K-8 Mandarin Curriculum at the 2012 Hanban American Local Professional Training for Chinese Language Teaching and Tea
»Ben Anderson-Nathe, Child and Family Studies faculty, presented "'Just Hold On:' Queer Youth, Risk, and Resilience in the 'It Gets Better' Project" at the Triennial International Child & Youth Care Conference in Canmore, A.B., Canada.
»Dilafruz Williams, Education faculty, participated in a symposium, "What's the Learning in Learning Gardens?: Direct and Indirect Outcomes," and a roundtable, "Gardens for Training Teachers," at the North American Association of Environmental Education An
»Talya Bauer, Business Administration faculty, was a facilitator in the session "OB Research Incubator" at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, Aug. 3-7. She also had three papers presented: "Deeds that Help and Words That Hurt: Helping
»Sherril Gelmon, Public Administration faculty, presented a preconference workshop and a conference symposium on "Rethinking Peer Review" at the annual research conference of the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Enga
»Sean Kohles, Mechanical and Material Engineering and Biology faculty, and biology graduate student, Shelley Mason, presented "The Influence of Vitamin D on Osteogenic Precursor Cell Biokinetics for Bone Tissue Engineering" at the Oregon Health & Science U
»Branimir Pejcinovic, Mark Faust and Andrew Greenberg, Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty, presented "Redesign of Senior Capstone Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering and its Assessment" at the Frontiers in Education conference, Seattle,
»Jill Mosteller, Business Administration faculty, presented "Transformational Solutions of Self through Companion Animals" at the Association of Consumer Research North American Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Oct 4-7.
»Jill Emery, Library faculty, has created a wiki on the web titled TERM: Techniques for Electronic Resources Management. Emery is working with Graham Stone from University of Huddersfield in the United Kingdom. Their wiki focuses on best practices for mana
»Tom Fisher, English faculty, authored "The Audible and the Inaudible: Bob Kaufman and the Politics of Silence" in Babilónia n. 10/11 (2011).
»Jason R. Jurjevich, Urban Studies and Planning and Population Research Center, co-authored a paper, "Voters on the Move: The Political Effectiveness of Migration and Its Effects on State Partisan Composition," published in Political Geography. His co-auth
»Leerom Medovoi, English faculty, authored "The Race War Within: Biopolitics of the Long Cold War" published in American Literature and Culture in the Age of Cold War: A Critical Reassessment, Steven Belletto and Daniel Grausam editors, University of Iowa
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i know i missed out on the last years SPA but there wasnt much thatwe really missed. But this year if i dont give u the written update of the function u all will surely miss out a lot …the reason u all are aware of! this year "Star Parivaar Awards" are being hosted by none other than our very 'handsome, dashing, charming, heart-throb around the globe' – Mr. Barun Sobti from 'Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon!'
So, i'll be writing what I observe or like in the function (which will be mainly Barun n Sanaya) ; I know many of you are aware of the winners already but I'll let you know about the entire function and the various nominations went about …and I WISH that you like it!!
Coming back to Star Parivaar awards …this year it was not just another Star Parivaar awards, not just be'coz of Barun but also due to the Magnum grand celebration of Star Parivaar as it entered its 10th Anniversary! the funtion is going to be majestic, memorable n sizzling as we all get to see the amazing effects of 3D for the first time on Indian Television!! So here it begins…
- Santosh Rathi (Bhabho)
- Pratigya
- Hetal
- Meeta Mishra
- Sajjan Singh
- Shyam Saxena
- Shashi Gupta
- Tarachand Mathur
Then next on stage Viren was joined on by Suhana who told the viewers abt the 3 leading ladies of SP visiting the "Vatsalaya" foundation who works of orphan children. These leading ladies were Khushi frm Iss pyaar ko kya Naam Doon (IPKKND) and Jeevika n Maanvi frm Ek hazaaron mein meri behena hai. they brought gifts for the children n invited them to SPA for a dance performance. This led us to the 2st performance of the evening starting with Khushi (Sanaya looking gorgeous in Green) on gun gun guna re…song frm Agneepath followed by Jeevika on Jazba (frm Ladies Vs. RB) n maanvi. And all dancing to the tunes of "all is well" frm 3 idiots wid all the kids dancing along around them – total fun !!
After this, viren n Suhana had the "Fake" private diaries of few of our charactersn read them out loud, like Naitik's which was filled wid the word "Pyaar" as i love watching my pyaari wife sleep; i wake her wid pyaar; i have pyaar bhari tea, lunch n dinner' …to which Suhana joked as wht would Naksh grow n tell everyone abt his father's profession tht "woh bahut pyaar karte hai" hahaha!!
Then it was ahem's diary in which he mentioned as on which date he got to say how many words as dialogues (poor guy); then came the diary of Arnav (Hmm..m) which read "got married to Khushi in the mandir …the idea worked …shaadi ka kharch bach gaya…n he got spared of having a fake smile for hours to the invitees @ their reception" …awww Barun looked aweomse as he cracked up on this! This finished when viren got hold of suhana's diary which had tht she's stuck up wid boring host on 24th for SPA …it was cutely funny!
Next came the most awaited n expensive award of the function – "Nayi Soch kirdaar" wbt which Khushi told how the real diamond studded trophy was designed n then finely prepared for the winner.
3. # Nayi Soch Kirdaar
- Pratigya
- Kokila
- Sooraj
- Maanvi
- Aham
- Jigar
- Sooraj
- Viren
- Naitik
This award was given away by Sahilja Maa (badi maa of SGP) and Dadi frm EHMMBH. And the award was won by "Naitik (Karan)" of Yeh Rishta kya Kehlata Hai
Next came the category of:
5.# Favourite Beti for which the nominations were:
- Sandhya
- Khushi
- Akshara
- Saanchi
The award was presented by Anant (shahir Sheikh) frm Navya and Sooraj (Anas Rashid) frm DABH. And the award was won by "Akshara (Hina Khan) " frm Yeh Rishta kya Kehlata Hai
Next – Arnav jokes as how Kokila is related to next category of fav. Behen n on asking of her replies tht isn't kokila alwaz addressed as "Kokila Behen/Bain" (cute). So comes –
6.# Favourite Behen for which the nominations were:
- Maanvi
- Jeevika
- Rashi
- Anjali
Next category
7.# Favourite Bhabhi for which the nominations were:
- Jeevika
- Gopi
- Akshara
- Varsha
To present this award 3 guests were invited on stage tht included "Ranbir (Shaleen Bhanot) – Aaliya (Deblina Chaterjee) frm Sajda- tere pyaar mein along wid Manorama Mami (Utkarsha) frm IPKKND. And the award was won by Gopi (Jia Manek) frm Saath Nibhana Saathiya.
After all these awards came the awesome performances of –
Krishna– fire act on the "Dabang' title song
Virat fighting-dance act tht too Blind-folded on the "Singham' title song
Sooraj's magical act wid BG tune playing.
For next segment, Arnav came back on stage n this time he had Gopi as co-host wid him (they looked sweet; she appeared so litl standing next to mighty ASR – hehehe!). they both introduced the act of "3 Goddesses' n in came the performance where –
Sandhya came as Maa Saraswati to spread the light of education to illiterate world
Akshara came as Maa Lakshmi to bless all wid her divine power of wealth, and
Pratigya came as Maa Durga to wipe off all injustice frm the worl n help the helpless.
The act was stunning n powerful!
For next segment, Kokila came back on stage wid Bhabho (Neelu Vaghela) frm DABH start off wid the mentioning of dushman n how all saas feels tht Bahus are their enemies n so this led us to the next set of awards of –
8.# Favourite Dushman for which the nominations were:
- Ammaji
- Shyam
- Swamini
- Sadananad Tiwari
This award was presented by Jigar (Vishal Singh) n Rashi (rucha) from Saath Nibhaana Saatiya. And the winner of this award was the most 'love-to-hate-you' character of the season "Shyam Jha (Abhaas Mehta)" from Iss pyaar ko kya naam doon (IPKKND).
9.# Favourite Mazedaar Sadasya for which the nominations were:
- Manorama Raizada
- Minu (Meenakshi)
- Urmi (Urmila Shah)
- Dabboo
And this award too was bagged by the IPKKND sadasya – tht we all complaint abt for taking more screen space than our 'Arnav-Khushi' …yeah it was 'Manorama Raizada aka Mami' from IPKKND. As she got on the stage she walked up in pure mami avatar n started off her thnk u speech wid all famous line of hers "Helo-Hi-Bye-Bye' ! while all this we cud see the IPK team having a blast n totally enjoying themselves.
Then came the part where all the leading romantic Jodi's os SP had to perform (well not all coz ASR-KKG were not in it). But is was worth a watch if u have any of the following Jodis as your favourites. The act began with Gopi – Ahem who both looked sweet in their pink-violet matching attires on a soft slow music (cant remember the song). This was continues by Naitik-Akshara on the tunes of song "bheegi si, bhaagi si…' frm the movie 'Rajneeti' …they both looked fab as ever (well i like them too!). then came on stage to spread their ever cute romance was Ishaan – Suhana who were mesmerizing as they danced on song 'dil yeh bekraar kyu hai' from the movie 'Players" (oh i wish this song wud have been picturised on Arnav-Khushi).
Well but the best was saved for the last – Sooraj – Sandhya (coz i liked Sandhya this evening n Sooraj too J) as they danced to the tunes of one of my favourite song "Main waari javan…' from the movie "Tere Naal Love ho gaya" . And wid that the act came to its end as all the Jodi made a come back on stage one-by-one humming on to the tunes of their show tunes, like SNS, YRKKH, SGP n DABH. It was soooo amazing!~
Then back on stage came, Arnav n Gopi to continue wid the awards for next categories, which were –
10.# Favourite Saas for which the nominations were:
- Santosh Rathi (Bhabho)
- Kokila
- Gayatri
- Shailaja
And this ward was given away by Navya (Soumya Seth) from Navya and Hetal (Swati Shah) from Saath nibhana Saathiya. And this was won by Shailja- Badi Maa (Supriya Pilgoankar) from Sasural Genda Phool (i really like her character as this soooo understanding Saas)
11.# Favourite Sasur for which the nominations were:
- Sajjan Singh
- Vijay Singh Vadhera – Dadaji
- Vishambhar
- Arun Rathi
And this was won by the Vishambhar Maheshwari (Sanjeev Seth) from yeh Rishta kya Kehlata hai.
Next, as the hierarchy flows after, Fav. Saas-Sasur came the award to be given for the "fav. Bahu'
12.# Favourite Bahu for which the nominations were:
- Sandhya
- Gopi
- Akshara
- Suhana
- Priya
And to give away this award two new guests were called on to stage, the two most unliked-YET-liked characters of SP, n they were – Urmila bain (Vandana Vithlani) from Saath nibhana saathiya and Swamini Bua (Seema Kapoor) from Ek hazaaron mein meri behena hai. And the winner of this category was the newest Bahu of SP "Sandhya (Deepika Singh) from Diya aur Bati hum.
Next act was a funny one as we got to see two "Sajjan Singh" getting on the stage. One of which obviously the disguised played by "Manish'. It was chaotic n so Kokila came on stage n tried to be the problem solver. She even askedKrishnaif he recognized his real father. N he said he does but didn't say it out loud telling that he knew who was his father n that's all what mattered (oh really – smart!). so finally it was kokila who solved the mess as she recognized the disguised one when he referred to kokila as "koki darling' – the same way the 'chappan churi' woman had done. And so kokila threw him off stage n led us to the next awards, which were –
13.# Favourite Naya Sadasya (Male) for which the nominations were:
- Arnav Singh Raizada
- Viren
- Viraat
- Indu Singh
- Anant
And this was presented by Gopi n someone whose name i didn't remember (:p). And it was won by the one 'whose name i cant forget' n don't even intend on doing so – it was our Dashing 'Arnav Singh Raizada/ ASR (Barun Sobti)" from Iss pyaar ko kya naam doon". As soon as he heard his name, he was like "reaalllly' n cute surprised look on his face. He hugged everyone – Khushi (Sanaya), Anjali (Daljeet), Akash (akshay) n even Shyam (abhaas) n they all weer like "nahi hum nayi jaane denge' cute! Finally he got to the stage n recived his award n gave a short 'thnx to all' speech; just when Akash (akshay) called him n reminded him to thnk him, which he did (they are all crazy). Just as he was abt to lave, Sajjan singh stopped him saying tht he being the new member in the family have to go thru a little ragging – and Kokila rephrased it was we'll have a little game – and told Arnav to recognize all the members younger to him in Star Parivaar n send out his blessings. But as he being all into his reserve nature didn't answer it n wid a cute smile left the stage saying "main jaa raha hoon!"
14.# Favourite Naya Sadasya (Female) for which the nominations were:
- Sandhya
- Jeevika
- Khushi Kumari Gupta
- Saanchi
- Navya
This was given away by Dani Sharma and Maanvi from EHMMBH. And it was won by sandhya (deepika) from Diya aur Bati hum.
15.# Favourite Nayi Soch Pal (i forgot to write it so i'm not sure of its order L) for which the nominations were:
- Shailja (badi maa) slapping Ishwar n debarring him off of all rights as her husband.
- Sandhya tells Bhabho why was it important for her to go VOTE.
- Gopi decides to go to school after marriage n family, esp. kokila supports her.
- When in Mater-chef 2, Joseph says that he wants to fulfill his father's dreams n gift him a restaurant.
- The true Indian survivor girl – Raj Rani (state level hockey player) in SurvivorIndiaas the one wid 'never-give-up' attitude.
And this award was won by SNS team when they decide n support Gopi's decision of studying after marriage.
16.# Favourite Mezbaan (Host) for which the nominations were:
- Vikas Khanna
- Ayushmann Khurana
- Samir Kochhar
- Riteish Deshmukh & Sonakshi Sinha
And for this, Kokila called on stage the hosts of upcoming singing show of SP. So entered Mandira Bedi, Shantanu moitra n one more person to give away this awards. And the winner of this category were "Ritesh Deshmukh & Sonakshi Sinha" for hosting an award function on SP. Ritesh came n recived the award for him n on behalf of Sonakshi. Asnd as he left the stage, Mandira called on another Host – coz there had been a tie in this award too – she called upon "Ayushmaan Khurana" from "just Dance" show.
Now, as we are around the conclusion of the evening, the next segment of popular awards was hosted by Shailja (badi maa) n Rashi. They came to present the award for Fav. Pati and –
17.# Favourite Pati for which the nominations were:
- Sooraj
- Viren
- Naitik
- Krishna
- Ishaan
And to give away this category, on stage came Ritesh Deshmukh n the very pretty Khushi (Sanaya) from IPK… as she got on the mic, she asked Ritesh "so you've just gotten married. Toh abhi-abhi naye pati ban kar kaisa lag raha hai?' ritesh went smiling on this n Khushi too laughed up n said "sorry for the wrong question? J. But then, riteshe said "i've waited 10 yrs for this so i'm on top of the world. but to be a gr8 husband i need to spend time with my wife. So i request all my producers n directors to give me some early breaks". At this every laughed n there a quite agreeing expression of our ever-so-busy husband in real life Barun Sobti who plays ASR in iss pyaar ko…
Coming back to award, Khushi announced it, the winner is "Viren (Karan Tacker) from EHMMBH. But as he got to stage, Khushi off wid her antics didn't present him the award n asked to tank everyone before. So he did n finally said "now i've done it …ab toh dede yaar" awww. And so she presents the trophy to him.
18.# Favourite Patni for which the nominations were:
- Pratigya
- Sandhya
- Suhana
- Jeevika
- Akshara
Before the winner of this category was announced the hosts asked the husbands of all nominated patni's to tell everyone why their wife should win it. So one-by-one Naitik, Ishaan, Viren,Krishna, Sooraj gave the reason as to why they adore their wives. Finally came the winner name, and it is "Suhana (Ragini Khanna)"s from Sasural Genda Phool.
Finally came the last two awards (for which we all held our breaths) the Jodi award. But this year looking at the immense response from out ofIndia, SPA introduced a new award of International Jodi where the residents of foreign can too vote for their fav. jodi, so –
19.# Favourite International Jodi for which the nominations were the same as for the Favourite Jodi.
To give away the award, Aditya (Rakesh Vashisth) and Priya (Ridhhi Dogra) from "Maryada: Lekin kab Tak?" – and this award was won by noneother than the most-talked-about-HOT-jodi on television right now "Arnav-Khushi (Barun-Sanaya) from Iss pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon! As their names were called out, there was a roar in the audience n the team of IPK too started jumping esp. Sanaya. As they walked on to stage, Akash (Akshay & NK) were wid them too. It was cute moment, when Akash says that he's the third wheel in ArHi story …but quickly Khushi cuts him off saying "No, i'm the third wheel" hahaha! 🙂
20.# Favourite Jodi for which the nominations were :
- Khushi- Arnav
- Sooraj – Sandhya
- Aham – Gopi
- Viraat – Maanvi
- Akshara and Naitik
And this award was presented byKrishna(Arhaan Behl) and Pratigya (Pooja Gor) from "Mann ki awaz – Pratigya'. And this award too was won by the favorites (mine too) Arnav-Khushi n this time Khushi aka Sanaya was like super excited as their names were called n started jumping n dancing, Arnav on the other hand took a min. to get up n joined the exceitement by flaying his arms like "YAYYYYYY!" n they walked to the stage to receive their award. Arnav got to the mic first n said "Khushi ke aane se pehle bol leta hoon", but all he cud say was 'h-mm' and like alwaz Khushi took over. They once again thanked all their viewers, fans, team of IPK, producers n Gul. Arnav aka Barun was sure to thank his real-life wife again n also his sister n niece (awww he's soooo cute).
That lead up to Kokila n Viren who then directed us all to the closing act of SPA where the main characters of SP were dancing on the stage n finally were joined on by the winners of the various awards of the evening!
IT WAS a BLAST – SPA!


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An important relationship has existed between Native Americans and cities from pre-Columbian times to the early 21st century. Long before Europeans arrived in the Americas, indigenous peoples developed societies characterized by dense populations, large-scale agriculture, monumental architecture, and complex social hierarchies. Following European and American conquest and colonization, Native Americans played a crucial role in the development of towns and cities throughout North America, often on the site of former indigenous settlements.
Beginning in the early 20th century, Native Americans began migrating from reservations to U.S. cities in large numbers and formed new intertribal communities. By 1970, the majority of the Native American population lived in cities and the numbers of urban American Indians have been growing ever since. Indian Country in the early 21st century continues to be influenced by the complex and evolving ties between Native Americans and cities.
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I just took some time to install Windows XP Service Pack 2 RC1 on a test machine at work. The first thing I start playing with was the new firewall include in XP who look much better that the original firewall. I had fun playing with it and I must say that at first glance, it¡¦s look pretty easy to configure. Considering the fact that it¡¦s can be configure by Active Directory domain, the Firewall is be a huge asset to XP even for companies behind corporate firewall. By default, the firewall come with 4 rules ; File and Printer Sharing (Off), Remote Assistance (On by default), Remote Desktop (Off) and UPnP framwork (Off). With the default configuration, a complete port scan result is complete stealth. When I took the File and Printer Sharing rule on, the computer was very open after. I was able to ping, resolve the dns name of the machine, enter the C$ share (I was using an administrator account on both machine to test). The File and Printer Sharing rules open 4 ports: Tcp 139 (File and Printer Sharing), Tcp445 (Ping), Udp 137 (DNS), Udp 138 (Broadcast DNS). After, I want to add some rules to open certain port. I was pretty please of easy it was to add the rules to open a port: just add the port number, Udp or TCP and the IP address. At the IP address configuration, you have 3 options: open the port for the Internet, for your subnet or for custom IP. The custom IP option looks very powerful since it can configure Active Directory. I was able to open the File and Printer Sharing only from a specific IP address so the computer looks stealth for my subnet computer except my computer.
The firewall has a special feature that NOT an outbound filtering but when a program tries to listen to a specific port on your computer, the Firewall will tell you and ask you to do a rule for this program.
The firewall also contain ICMP setting that will accept incoming echo, timestamp, mark, router and outgoing destination unreachable, source quench, parameter problem and time exceeded.
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