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Look at our boy Bailey Kurariki now, oh we're all so proud
Kurariki back in jail charged with assault
Bailey Junior Kurariki, the country's youngest convicted killer, is back behind bars charged with assaulting a woman. Kurariki was arrested in South Auckland yesterday on a charge of assaulting Janie Martin, believed to be his girlfriend. He appeared today in the Manukau District Court and was remanded in custody to appear again on May 6. No plea was entered and no application for bail or suppression of his name was lodged.
LOOK AT OUR LITTLE BOY FOLKS, isn't he the poster boy for throwing kids in jail? Hasn't he been the shining example of what a fuck up our prison system fuelled by our lynch mob mentality can create? I love how rednecks want more prison time, but don't want to see the results of that prison time, they never seem to want to talk about Bailey, tell me lynchers – what do you think happens when boys go through corrections, seriously, do you believe Simon Powers and his mates in National that prisons are all 3 star hotels and prisoners love the place or would that contradiction force tool much soul searching?
The sad inevitability of Bailey going back inside is as much our failure as a society as his.
Round of applause everyone, now while I criticised heavily the idea that we should throw a 12 year old into prison for a botched robbery when all he did was say 'ready now', look at how he's turned out! His clown of an accomplice hit Michael Choy once in the head, leaving Michael screaming in pain, they took the pizzas and money off him, walked Michael (screaming and bleeding) back to his pizza delivery car and then went back inside to eat the pizzas and split the money (hardly criminal masterminds were they), Michael Choy was then robbed again by a couple of teenagers who had watched the initial robbery from across the street (great neighborhood) and Michael crawls out of his car, bangs on an old couples door and dies in the garden. Awful and hideous for Michael Choy and his family, but 7 years in prison for a 12 year old? Unbelievable! I remember saying at the time that this was a joke of a sentence that would only doom society to having to deal with a furious young man who we've thrown onto the scrapheap of prison to feed our own sense of vengeance. His foundation years as an adult have been spent inside our underfunded and broken penal system and while I criticized a system that would lock up a 12 year old, look at how well balanced our Bailey has turned out now.
Well done NZ, silly me for doubting the wisdom of throwing kids in jail.


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The Albemarle County Police Department arrested two individuals for vandalizing vehicles and shooting BB and pellet guns into vehicles and structures.
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Wow that's impressive...I give up "I stand corrected.'
I was always a look in the back of the book for the answer student..:-)
ThanksJanuary 3, 2012 at 3:49 p.m.
Actually Mike, solving for x doesn't get you anywhere. You need two equations for this one.
ball = x
bat = y
x + y = 1.10
y = x + 1.00
then you get
x + x + 1.00 = 1.10
2x + 1.00 = 1.10
2x = .10
x = .10/2
x = .05
ball = .05, bat = .05+1.00 = 1.05
(This is for any fifth/sixth graders that might be taking the test soon) :)January 3, 2012 at 3:27 p.m.
A good one Mike. I just hope they don't have trick questions like that on any standardized test. I also came up with the wrong answer.January 3, 2012 at 12:43 p.m.
I'm ashamed to say this but this question stumped me but according to Fareed Zakaria of CNN's GPS,several graduates of Harvard missed it.
QUESTION: If a baseball and bat costs $1.10, and the bat costs $1.00 more than the ball, how much does the ball cost?
The ball is .05 -and the bat is 1.05....Most people thought the ball cost .10 and the bat $1.00
x+$1.00= $1.10 solve for XJanuary 3, 2012 at 12:06 p.m.
We should have more of these.
I would like to know the statewide percentage of students who answer #3 accurately. If the majority of students have the necessary skills and knowledge taught at previous grade levels, the percentage of correct response could be more than 50 % providing that this is not a multiple choice test. It takes commitment on the part of the student, parents, teachers, and the school district to make the test tool that will provide positive feedback and render desirable results. As a consultant, I can assure you that if one of the above mentioned factors is not present, the student's chance for success in school are diminished and for some it may not produce the intended results.January 3, 2012 at 11:52 a.m.
familyman, go to http://www.KhanAcademy.org and take the Arithmetic Challenge!November 7, 2011 at 10:29 a.m.
since when did they start teaching algebra in 6th grade? When I was in school, that was an advanced 8th grade class.November 7, 2011 at 10:05 a.m.
Are you smarter than a 6th grader? Vic ad- have a section on schooling like this every day. It will help the older generation to remember. Besides it is fun for the readers.November 6, 2011 at 5:21 a.m.


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Note: I wrote this for a class during the middle of the season. Some things are not updated, but I hope you enjoy anyways
The year was 2004; Washington State reached the 10-win plateau for the third time in as man seasons with a 28-20 comeback victory over Texas in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl. This was the greatest stretch of football in Cougar football history. USC was the only other team in Pac 10 history to achieve this feat up to that point which was way back in the 40's. Everyone associated with Washington State University was infatuated with the hire of coach Bill Doba. Former Cougar head coach and current Cougar football radio color commentator Jim Walden alluded to this by stating that hiring Bill Doba was a stroke of genius. Just 3 years later, after the 2007 season, he was fired and replaced with Eastern Washington University coach and former WSU football player Paul Wulff. The Cougars now find themselves at the lowest point in Cougar football history. They have had 3 wins and 18 losses since Paul Wulff has taken over for Bill Doba. On the surface, one might want to blame coach Wulff for the current state of the program, after all, he is the current coach, however, one would have to be narrow-minded and arrogant to believe that most of the blame falls upon the shoulders of Bill Doba. That is why the current state of Washington State football is not Paul Wulff's fault, that Wulff was the right guy for the job, and that I believe that the Cougars will, in a relatively near future, achieve the successes of old under Paul Wulff.
When a coach has established a 3-18 record over 2 years (with only 1 win coming against a Pac 10 opponent) there is obviously going to be some people who believe that its Wulff's fault. Doba had a much better record as a coach at Washington State, where there was obviously a huge drop off in record when Wulff took over. However, I would argue to that that the drop-off was due to a large drop-off in talent over the Doba years, which is a due to a lack of recruiting. The talent drop-off is evident when you look at the amount of NFL players from each team over the last few years. When Doba inherited the team, there were 11 future NFL players on the roster. When Wulff inherited the team, there was one future NFL player on the roster (Media guide 2009). When one looks at that, it seems pretty obvious that there was a lack of productive recruiting. One might then argue that Wulff should be able to do more with the players he got and turn them into NFL talent. First of all, the NFL drafts people on a potential basis so if any of the players that Wulff he had were NFL talents they would have been drafted. Also, there isn't a lot one can do when one gets kids for only 1 or 2 years to develop them to NFL talents or to talents that can get you wins in the Pac 10. Like Walden said in his book, "it's not about the x's and o's, it's about the Jimmy's and Joe's" (106). What he meant by this is that coaches are not the people that are going to win football games. It comes down to players on the field. They will decide the game between the sidelines, not the coaches. People also might say that Doba had much more experience then Wulff and thus would be the better man for the job. To that I would say look at Bobby Bowden. Bobby Bowden is the Florida State head coach and he is one of the greatest and most experienced coaches in NCAA football history; He is second in the history of the sport in wins. However, he shows the flaws that old age can have on a man as a head coach. In an interview conducted after his recent game against Clemson, he forgot what the score was at points in the game and whether or not his team had the lead at specific points mentioned by the reporter. I know Bill Doba isn't as old as Bowden is but the point is, as you get older you lose some awareness. Being old also puts you at a disadvantage as far as recruiting goes. A high school kid connects better and gets more fired up to play for a coach that is closer to his dads age then his grandpas. To illustrate this point, lets compare. On November 5th 2007, Doba picked up his first commit of the year in the form of a young player from Spokane, Washington named Jared Karstetter. This was Doba's final year as head coach. Jared is a very fine football so the knock here is not on the player he got. However, if you fast forward to November 5th 2009, Paul Wulff had already received 17 verbal commitments from high school and junior college players. I will go more in depth into the recruiting later, but the point is that there is an obvious difference in the coaches' ability to get a commit and that the experience factor is no help to this ability and, in reality, Doba's age may have been hampering his ability to recruit.
Some people might also argue that Paul Wulff has never had any success at the division one level. They might say that he hasn't had to tackle a challenge like this before. First of all, in a football sense, I disagree with this. He was the coach at Eastern Washington, a school not unlike our own. Rural Washington, small city, small budget compared to the teams that they compete against. He had a tremendous amount of success there; 3 out of his last 4 years, he made the playoffs and in 2 of those he made the FCS or division 1-AA quarterfinals. Eastern is a FCS team, which is one level lower then Washington State as a FBS team, but I believe this level of success will translate over to this level as well. Coaching is the same basic ideas no matter what level and if you are an excellent coach at one level, there is no reason to believe anything would change at the next if you understand how much hard work will be involved, and it seems as if he does. He knows how to deal with any challenges life throws at him. Along the lines of those who think he has never tackled a challenge like this before, you must know next to nothing about the Paul Wulff story. When he was 13, his mom was murdered and probably by his dad. His mom disappeared one night and his dad was the only one that had been home that night. The father even seemed to have maps that mapped out potential body hiding places. However, no body was ever found so it was difficult to convict him. More recently, his first wife succumbed to breast cancer and died. So in the grand scheme of things, do you really think that a bad football team is a large obstacle for this man to overcome?
Other naysayers may argue that this team hasn't gotten that much better here in year 2. We still get blown out every game and the games are generally uncompetitive. That might be true, but to think there is no improvement is simply not correct. So far this year, we have played 7 teams that we played last year. Last year, the combined score against these 7 opponents, Stanford, Hawaii, USC, Oregon, Arizona State, California, and Arizona, was 370 to 55 with the opponents having the 370 and the Cougs having the 55. This year, while still lopsided, the combined score against those 7 opponents is 280 to 83 with the opponents on top. Those numbers point to an improved offense and an improved defense. The defense is giving up 12.8 points per game less then last year in those 7 games and the offense is scoring 3 more points per game. People might then argue that coaches are just taking it easy on us this year. That is a ridiculous statement. It is not like in the past year those 7 coaches have suddenly gotten a conscience that makes them not want to run up the score as much. Why would, one year, coaches run up the score at a much higher rate and then this year all of the sudden just take it easy? They wouldn't.
More people who think that Wulff is not the right guy say we should have hired someone from outside of the area who had good coaching experience. However, it takes a certain person to be a Cougar coach. If we get a good coach that isn't a Cougar, they will use Washington State as a pit stop along the way to some job that they consider to be "better." In football, Dennis Erickson and Mike Price come to mind. Erickson was here for 2 years in 1988 and 89 and then went to Miami. Mike Price led the Cougars to a Rose Bowl in the 2002 season and then left for Alabama after that season. If you get a coach that isn't a true Cougar, there will be no longevity with the program as they will leave for what in there eyes appears to be green pastures. Walden, who left WSU to coach at Iowa State, described being a Cougar best in his book when he said:
I can't define it; I can't tell somebody who isn't a Cougar what it's like. There's something that happens at Washington State, you quietly and subtly become infected… I have to be honest, at no time in my eight years at Iowa State was I ever as much as a Cyclone. I never really was. I coached there, yes, I worked there. But that was a job. Washington State was a passion. Being a Cougar was a passion, (Walden 201)." Paul Wulff is a true Cougar. He played his college ball here and seems like he would never leave. He loves Washington State and he possesses that special quality that makes being Cougar so awesome.
One, thing for me that is encouraging as to why Wulff will get this turned around is how young our team is. There has only been one year where our line-up has been similarly young. That year was 2000. The year after that, the run of 3 straight 10-win seasons was started. That year, we had 4 seniors starting on offense and 4 starting on defense. The depth chart as of this week for this team has 3 on offense and 3 on defense. The amount of true freshman we have starting is another good indicator of how young these cougars are. Never has a cougar lineup had more then 2 true freshman in the starting lineup. This year, the young Cougs have started 5 different true freshmen in various games. This is not only a sign of good things to come, but also of great recruiting by Wulff. For any freshman to be able to come in and contribute is special but for so many of them really shows Coach Wulff ability as a recruiter. It not only show a tremendous ability to get people to come to Washington State but also shows that he is a very good talent evaluator. For an example of this, lets look at starting quarterback and true freshmen Jeff Tuel.
Jeff is from Clovis West High School in Fresno, California. He is the first quarterback since Drew Bledsoe to start a game as a true freshman. Bledsoe went on to have a successful NFL career after being picked first overall in the draft by the New England Patriots. So obviously, it is rare and special for a true freshman to come in and do what he is doing. You might think with that he was a highly touted recruit who everyone wanted. Not necessarily the case here. He didn't play a single game at quarterback his junior year in high school and most colleges didn't even know who he was. Coach Wulff saw him at a camp last year and offered him a scholarship to come play at Washington State before he even started a game in high school. That shows a very unique ability to find talent that many, or most, other coaches would not be able to find. That is not to say that he doesn't know how to get those big time recruits either.
Jim Sterk, the athletic director here at Washington State University, wrote a letter to WSU alumni and athletic donors. In the letter, he reiterated to everyone that the rebuilding was being done correctly. While trying to convince the fan base, he brought forth some interesting statistics about recruiting. Wulff inherited a roster that only had 5 players that had scholarship offers to play football at other BCS schools. The BCS schools are the ones in the major conferences such as the Pac 10, SEC, Big 10, Big 12, Big East, and ACC. In just 2 recruiting classes, Wulff has brought that total up to 18 players and those 18 players had a combined 30 offers from BCS schools. This shows Wulff's ability to not only evaluate talent but also to be able to go head to head with big boys and come out on top.
Another reason I am encouraged by the future of the program can be found just 8 miles away. Over in Moscow, the University of Idaho is having a renaissance in football. They are currently 7 and 3 and staring a bowl game straight in the face. This is coach Robb Akey's third year as the Vandals head coach. His first 2 years seemed nearly identical to Paul Wulffs. He had a record of 3 and 21 his first 2 years. Right now Wulff stands with a 3 and 18 record. There are 3 games left in the year and the Cougars will not be favored in one of them. If everything goes the way it is projected, Wulffs record will stand at that same 3 and 21 mark after 2 years. Not only will the records be similar, but the tasks the coaches were given seem similar as well. Washington State and Idaho are both similar places to get recruits to go to obviously in that they are 8 miles away. If Akey can do it over there in Idaho, I think it is realistic to believe Wulff can do it here.
Furthermore, Wulff has a system that he believes in and has been proven to work. He has a plan and he is going to stick to it no matter what. His plan consists of building from the ground up. Many coaches, like Dennis Erickson, like to build programs up by recruiting junior college players. That however creates only a quick fix and ends up damaging the program in the long run. Many junior college players are in the junior college ranks because they do not have the grades to get into a 4-year college out of high school. That means any junior college player you bring is somewhat of a risk academically which would not be a good thing given Washington State's current academic standings. They have lost 8 scholarships because of a poor academic performance rating (APR) during the Doba era. Junior college transfers would only but that APR at a bigger risk, potentially losing even more scholarships. Wulffs plan goes away from this quick fix plan that many coaches employ. He gets high school players with high character and builds them up through the system, most of the time for 5 years, as he prefers to redshirt freshmen as much as possible. The high character is important especially considering the off field trouble WSU has had recently. When Wulff took over in 2008, he acquired a team that in the previous 18 months had 25 different players arrested, some of them multiple times. Wulff always tells his players that before they can be good football players, they must be good citizens. The level of arrests has gone tremendously and seems almost non-existent with the players that are his and not Doba's. Wulff has a system that he believes to work very well when dealing with off field issues. He forms a unity circle, filled with the teams most respected players, and then they decide what the best punishment should be.
I know many people are frustrated with the amount of losing that is taking place right now and are calling for his head. I understand the frustration, but they are asking for something that just cannot be done right now. Washington State as a school can't afford to buy out Wulffs contract. As a country, we are facing a very difficult economic time and this University is not resistant to any of this. We have had to make budget cuts in virtually every aspect of the school. To fire a Wulff right now would be irresponsible given the predicament this economy has put us in. Cougar fans need to be patient and hope that this man can turn around our program. If not, at the end of the contract, we can get rid of him. But it is worth to at least see it out. We have nothing to lose if we just let him continue his plan. If he is successful, he will be one of those coaches that never will leave the school they are at and he will always be happy here in Pullman. He could potentially build us up to be a national powerhouse. If that doesn't occur, the worst that will happen is he leaves the program in a better shape then Doba did. Cougar fans please exercise your patience and be supportive of this man. Continue to buy tickets, attend games, and donate because in 1 or 2 years when we are going back to bowl games, you will be extremely happy you were along for the ride. Chris Fowler said on ESPN's College Gameday that, "The pride endures at Washington State University." Lets show him that pride. Lets show the world that pride that makes our college so much different then others.


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Ordinarily I'd be the first one to say that calling the second game of the regular season a gut-check is a bit melodramatic. But with today's news of Athletic Director Jim Weaver's early retirement fresh on everyone's minds, to call it anything less would be disingenuous. Coach Johnson is in his second year of a five-year deal. However, most close followers of the program have long doubted that he would last the full five years, simply because the deck was stacked against him from the jump, due to the decay the program was in when he accepted the job. This past Saturday's season-opening loss against USC Upstate further validated the doubts in many a Hokie Basketball fan's mind. The fact that Weaver is not long for the job removes a proverbial safety net from under Johnson, and the time has come to produce tangible results.
Today's game, part of ESPN's 24 hours of basketball marathon that has become one of my favorite days on the calendar, saw VT scheduled against the despised Mountaineers of West Virginia at the very odd start time of 1 PM. Perhaps due to a little something called going to class, and a large something called apathy, many who could have been there to support the team were elsewhere, and Cassell Coliseum was more like Cassell Mausoleum at the start of the game.
I've been critical of Coach Johnson to date because he was 6-20 over his last 26 games after a blazing 7-0 start to begin last year. Additionally, the team had been such a disappointment with good players for so many years under Greenberg, that I found it impossible to believe that Johnson was capable of doing any better with more lightly-regarded players and walk-ons. Even keeping in mind that the transfers and attrition the coach has had to deal with would set many better coaches back. It's unfortunate that this is the pressure cooker he must operate in, namely because we don't have the historical stature in basketball to be so demanding, and because a lot of rookie head coaches would get two years before anyone even questioned their job security. This is why a lame duck Athletic Director should never be allowed to make coaching hires in the revenue bearing programs.
As previously stated, we began last year 7-0, and looked somewhat impressive in the process. Johnson espoused an up-tempo style that would countermand our lack of half-court presence. To me, this was particularly welcome after having watched Greenberg slow down so many games into the high 50s where we'd either win by a FG or lose in heartbreaking fashion. He always coached the game so that we'd have a chance to win in the last five minutes, but the drawback was that the game was so close that we could also easily lose in the last five minutes. This strategy kept us out of at least two NCAA tournaments because the quality late season wins were missing from our resume. An up-tempo style was a welcome idea, but flawed, simply because the defections and attrition left us with too few scholarship players to remain fresh for a full 40 minutes for more than the first handful of games. Without Erick Green last year, the team would have maybe won 7 or 8 games. As it was they won 13, due to the best combination of high usage and high efficiency (both modern terms that designate what % of offense a player accounts for) that a player has exhibited in a very long time. The wheels began to fall off of the 2012-2013 campaign in game 8, at you guessed it: West Virginia.
Last year's game was an exercise in frustration. West Virginia killed us on the glass (46-33), and we couldn't run out fast enough to disrupt their 3-pt shooting (10-24), a problem which was a carry-over from the Seth units. Erick Green and Robert Brown combined to take 38 of our 65 shots, and a large number of those were contested. For WVU, a sophomore stretch-4 (a Power Forward with some shooting range) named Kevin Noreen went for 14 and 12, with 7 KILLER offensive rebounds. This offset Green's 23 point, 10 assist, 0 turnover night, whose only blemish was a missed teardrop in the lane that would have won the game with 1 second left. The Hokies lost 68-67.
That loss marked the beginning of the 6-20 stretch that led us to today's match-up. Bob Huggins WVU squad didn't fare much better last season, suffering only his third losing season EVER. He's highly decorated, having seen both Cincinnati and WVU to Final Fours in the last 23 years. But having kept a wayward eye on the situation at WVU, I've noticed some slippage. Huggins has had a few health issues in the past few years, continues to get heavier (I believe he was wearing a size 8X poncho on the sideline today), and seems to lack the trademark intensity he once brought to every game. The conference re-alignment that has devastated the former Big East has seen them relocated to the very competitive Big 12 conference, and relief does not appear to be in sight.
Considering WVU returned 2 starters (and 4 heavy contributors) for the game this year, and we are still finding a way to replace virtually half our offensive output in Green, my expectations for today were minimal. I wanted to see better than I saw on Saturday's loss is pretty much all. And in my opinion, the first thing that needed to happen was to instill a little discipline in Jarell Eddie and Adam Smith who shot a combined 9 for 31 (3-11 from three). Jarell Eddie can be described as mercurial, with an offensive game that at time resembles a young Allan Houston. However he's never seen a shot he didn't like, and the early reports on Smith (a transfer from UNCW) are that his shot selection is in the same vein. True to their nature they shot us out of the game on Saturday. By the time we decided to flex our inside muscle, the game had become a game, and we didn't have the experience to pull away. Further, with the absence of two veterans in CJ Barksdale (suspension) and Marquis Rankin (personal), our bench was short once again, as though the Basketball Gods took notice that our team had too many players at our disposal and opted to correct that for us. I honestly thought our freshmen didn't get enough minutes on Saturday, and that Will Johnston and Christian Beyer were being trusted a little too much at the expense of the more fiercely recruited talent. The result was as embarrassing a loss as we've had since the VMI debacle a few years back that murdered our RPI, and single handedly hamstrung our tournament resume. I don't think we'll have that problem this year, but losing a game to what sounds like a community college is something none of us want to answer to at this year's Christmas parties.
We brought out the same starting five today, and quickly got behind 29-12. We were trying to raise the tempo, and surprisingly (given Huggins' controlling nature) WVU was only too happy to oblige and trade attempts with us, often making two or fewer passes once past the timeline. At the 8-minute mark, we were trailing 30-14, and were being out-shot 48% to 20%, had missed all 5 of our threes, and were getting killed on the glass 18 to 11. The only noticeable outlying stat was that we had 6 blocks, which I will get into a little bit more later. Then things changed, a switch was flipped. Freshman Ben Emelogu began to heat up. The Freshman Captain (yes, true freshman team captain) hit a couple 3's, had a couple nice drives, and the Hokies began to flat out RUN the Mountaineers off the floor for the next 11 minutes of game time.
The Mountaineers still led 35-20 with 4 and a half minutes to play. But with a 10-1 run to close the half, capped by a Emelogu 3 at the buzzer, the Hokies found themselves down 5, after being at a deficit of 17 just moments before. The momentum was on our side, and the crowd on hand let their appreciation be known, sounding like double their actual number. It's safe to say Ben is a leader on the floor, and that it doesn't appear that we'll miss a beat from Erick Green in that department. At the half, Bruce Pearl (let's hope he isn't calling too many games this year) said that Joey Van Zegeren and Cadarian Raines having only four points wouldn't get the job done. At the time, i was definitely in the camp that thought he was right, we'd need another 10 points from the two of them in the second half. But given the 8 blocks we had at the half, i thought that those were worth a few points in their own right, in as much as a shortstop in baseball will save you a few runs a year, thus supplementing a shortstop's usually low offensive output. But Pearl is about Pearl, and being sensational, and he makes a living off telling people what "won't get the job done." Perhaps telling the truth to the NCAA when you're under serious investigation might get the job done, but why start there?
After the break, the onslaught continued. At one point, Tech was officially on a 25-2 run. What happened to our joke of a team? Suddenly they were sharing the ball, challenging every shot, running out on 3's, and the bench was alive like we haven't seen in....i don't know, ever? Guys were racing over to help their teammates off the floor, the kids were imploring the aging veteran fans behind the bench to make some noise. I was proud of what we were making of the afternoon, and what a different feeling that is compared to the somber relief that accompanied Seth's nominal successes. Needless to say, games aren't won after 25 minutes, and there were still 15 minutes to play. The only potential roadblock i saw was that our two postmen were both sidelined with 4 fouls. All of the contested shots in the post had taken their toll, and Joey Van Zegeren (henceforth known as JVZ) and Cadarian Raines were both on the bench for at least the next 10 minutes, having each picked up their fourth fouls a mere 5 seconds apart.
Enter Trevor Thompson. In spite of Ben Emelogu's effort today, my MVP was Trevor Thompson. The slender freshman forward with the wingspan of a pterodactyl scored 7 points, grabbed 5 boards, contributed 3 blocks and frustrated the bespectacled AC Green lookalike on WVU into 1 of 10 shooting, and an eventual disqualification due to fouls. It was quite a debut, as Johnson didn't play him in Saturday's loss. I would not bank on that critical coaching error being repeated. Though to Johnson's credit, Raines was in beast mode in the 2nd half Saturday having scored all 17 of his points in the second stanza. The only downside to Thompson's game today was missing 2-3 more FT attempts than he should have, a couple of which might have helped us avoid WVU being within one possession with the final shot clock of the game ticking down. It's nice to know we have a capable reserve in Thompson, as it will allow Raines and JVZ to remain aggressive on defense. The return of Barksdale will further buttress the frontline which is emerging as a strength for this team; no small feat considering our best bigs have traditionally been 6'8"-ish like Jeff Allen and Coleman Collins, and those guys stood alone. It's nice to have some variety to play with.
One of the keys to today's game, and if you read my columns moving ahead you will notice that I harp on this: Getting into the bonus early. Today we were in the bonus at the 14-minute mark and the double bonus at the 10-minute mark. This led to 5 additional attempts from the stripe, and 9 additional points on the scoreboard. This definitely accounts for the margin of victory by itself. Remaining aggressive and getting to the line will be paramount for a young team with such a slim margin for error. It caused Huggins to move out of his comfort zone with the substitution patterns.
Down the stretch, heady guard play by freshman Devin Wilson and some key drives by off-guard Adam Smith kept the Mountaineers at bay. This backcourt has some potential. Wilson is in the Erick Green mode, a tall PG who takes good care of the ball and picks his spots to make his offensive moves. He's cautious in his shot selection and would prefer getting to the rack over shooting the 3. I was duly impressed with him today and his defense on Eron Harris, who he forced into 4 of 17 shooting. Smith calmed his shot selection down today (7 for 12, 2 of 5 from distance) and was too quick to handle and got to the basket at will. He is a bit short for the off-guard, and his experience at UNC-W will serve him well as our backup PG since Rankin's return is still shrouded in mystery. And to be honest, Rankin has done little to separate himself at all. He often appears to play even smaller than his diminutive stature and doesn't possess a consistent jumper. I find him to be very similar to Hank Thorns, and would not be at all surprised to see him transfer to a smaller school in an attempt to earn more playing time. Sitting out now while the youngs develop isn't helping his cause.
The game was exciting down the stretch, with WVU settling down and even coming back to reclaim the lead at 61-60. But the Hokies depth ruled the day, and we were able to insert our veteran bigs back into the game and control the tempo. Raines hit a couple of huge FTs at the 4-minute mark, and Smith had a runner to put the game away that was so quick you needed the rewind button on your DVR just to see the first step. The game gave me a glimmer of hope for the young team, Coach Johnson, and the program as a whole. The resilience demonstrated will serve us well as we move into an even more competitive, expanded ACC this season. Though i don't expect to make the postseason this year, it wouldn't be unreasonable to suggest that we could be playing for .500 and a low NIT seed this Spring. It's always good to have a tangible goal to shoot for. That's a far cry from what last season's dumpster fire and Saturday's loss portended.
The only negatives i saw today involve Jarell Eddie and Marshall Wood, two of the more experienced Hokies. As one of the veterans, Eddie has a tendency to wear his heart on his sleeve and get down on himself. He had 10 quiet points today, and one really nice take, but he had 3 bad turnovers, and only used one foul (a sign of a lack of aggressiveness on D to me, fouls are to be used as a tool in moderation in my manual). Eddie can be a weapon, but he needs to remain medium usage....21 shots like Saturday and we will wind up with double the L's to W's. As for Wood, he's only gotten up 9 shots this year. I was looking forward to his aggressiveness this season given the offense we needed to replace. He seems content to blend in and stand in the corner and wait for the pass that doesn't come. With his size and leaping ability, he needs to be in the mix a little more. He came on late last year, and I'm hoping he might just be a slow starter. He has the quickness to defend larger two guards and stretch the floor. If we desired we could go 6'4 at the PG, and 6'8 or taller everywhere else, and i'd like to see a few rotations like that against the "Directionals" and "Coastal Pansy States" we have coming up on the schedule.
Beating WVU at anything is always sweet. Coming back from a large deficit to do so is even sweeter. We learned a lot about our group today. Keeping in mind that it's only game two, the excitement this generates can be some serious propulsion towards exceeding everyone's expectations. Hopefully this season sees more of the student body dig their flip flops and pajama pants out of the closet, and walk a couple hundred yards across campus to the venerable barn we call home. This team hasn't done anything to deserve the apathy that accompanies our program. Let's all give James Johnson the best possible chance at nailing his audition, if not for more years at the helm of our program, but his next job then. Today marks a new day in Virginia Tech Athletics and the future is what we all will make of it, there is nobody to look at for blame but ourselves if we don't make it the brightest it can be.
Three Cheers for the Hokies, may we do this again soon.


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Oakwood senior Jake England had just tossed a no-hitter, but his first thoughts were not about his pitching.
"That was a better defensive game for us,'' said the right-hander as the Comets had just beaten the Salt Fork Storm 3-0. "We've made a lot of improvements in that area in this game.''
Oakwood, which improved to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the Vermilion Valley Conference, committed 10 errors in wins over Milford and Seeger on Monday and Tuesday respectively.
During the victory on Wednesday, the Comets had just one fielding miscue while handling seven ground outs and six fly outs.
The other eight were strike outs by England, who needed just 64 pitches — 50 strikes and 14 balls — to toss the area's first no-hitter of the season.
"It's not a secret, Jake is our ace and he looked like it tonight,'' Oakwood coach Bob Sermak said. "He was very sharp tonight. We had a pretty good scouting report on their team and Jake did a nice job of hitting the spots.
"I don't think (catcher) Ryan Bott had to move his glove very much all game.''
The only baserunners that the Storm got against England came in second, when Cole Sanford was hit with the first pitch he saw and in the third when Colton Baird reached on Oakwood's only error of the contest.
After that, England (2-0) retired the final 15 batters in a row.
"I felt pretty good,'' England said. "I was able to mix things up pretty well. You can't just throw fastballs and be successful. I was able to get my breaking ball over the plate for strikes, and more important, I was able to locate my pitches well.''
Salt Fork's Cole Taylor was matching England with zeroes through the first five innings, but the Storm right-hander had to work out of bases-loaded jams in both the third and fifth innings.
"That's a concern for us,'' Sermak said. "We need to do a better job of scoring in those situations.''
But, Taylor had to throw 48 pitches in those two frames and the extra work seemed to take its toll later in the game.
Oakwood scored its only run against Taylor in the sixth as Cody McClintock drew a leadoff walk, advanced to second a sacrifice bunt by Kyle Girton and he scored on Salt Fork's only error in the contest.
"This was the type of baseball game that I thought we would get,'' Salt Fork coach Gary Hansgen said. "A tight pitchers' duel where it would come down to which team was able to scratch out enough offense.
"Cole threw well, but those walks (6) got the best of him.''
Hansgen pointed out that Salt Fork (3-4, 2-1) has four freshmen that played on Wednesday and the Storm are currently without their two best pitchers — Ross Learnard and Max Stutsman.
Oakwood got a pair of critical insurance runs in the seventh as Ryan Bott delivered a two-out, two-run single to left for the Comets.
"This is the third game in a row that Ryan has come up with a big hit,'' said Sermak, noting that Bott had the game-winning hits against Milford and Seeger.
Both the Comets and the Storm continue Vermilion Valley Conference action on Friday. Oakwood travels to Milford, while Salt Fork plays at Armstrong-Potomac.


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The Bible. It's my favorite book of all time. I read it. I study it. I teach it. I quote from it. I write about it. I sing songs about it. I love the Bible in many formats, for I use several translations and paraphrases. And I've even been known to borrow my husband's Greek New Testament to check on some phrase or word from the original. I'm not telling you all this to brag. There's no conceit in what I feel about the Bible. I know that most of you reading this column feel the same way about the Bible that I do.
However, there are times when studying the Bible can be a challenge. There are times when I'm tired or sleepy and thinking about serious things is difficult. There are times I'm preoccupied with things I have to do and it's hard for me to concentrate. There are times I have unconfessed sins and my guilt keeps me from the Word. That's when I have to remind myself of a few things to keep myself on task.
First, I read Scripture passages that speak about Scripture, like 2 Timothy 3:16-17: "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work;" and Hebrews 4:12: "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow." Verses like that remind me there will be truth in what I read in the Bible.
Next, I might read Psalm 119. That whole Psalm (all 176 verses!) reinforces the importance of God's Word. Verse 11 says, "I have hidden Your Word in my heart that I might not sin against You." Verse 18: "Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in Your law." Verse 90: "Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures." Verse 103: "How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" Verse 105: "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Verse 130: "The unfolding of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple." Verses like that remind me I can grow stronger with God's Word.


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Consecration - Russian River Brewing Company
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Ratings: 3,767 | Reviews: 1,034 | Display Reviews Only:
2/5 rDev -55.5%
10-23-2013 04:10:00 | More by Dduquette
2/5 rDev -55.5%
02-12-2012 06:24:18 | More by mborge
2/5 rDev -55.5%
A. Meh
Smell Meh
Taste. Meh
Mouthfeel. Meh
Overall. Meh.
This is meant to be a valid criticism of this beer. This is a back to back tasting of Consecration and Supplication.
I openly challenge anyone and everyone to do a blind tasting of these beers. They are interesting in their own way, but all I see them as is a vessel to deliver the bitter strain of yeast that they have in common. This beer is nothing more than sour, you cannot taste the currants or anything. RR Cornered the DIPA.TIPA market with the Pliny's and is in search of a new thing, unfortunately it does not deliver. These beers are nothing more than sour.
05-08-2011 21:37:15 | More by alexhahn82
2/5 rDev -55.5%
03-30-2014 23:35:25 | More by Rossnicolini
2/5 rDev -55.5%
11-15-2011 03:41:47 | More by pzymali
2.03/5 rDev -54.8%
Poured beautifully, an opaque red mellowing to a rose at the bottom of the tulip glass. Small head.
Smells lilke wine and vinegar.
A very strong and intense sour flavor even for a style where strong flavor is to be expected and valued. There is a high level of carbonation. Cough syrup start then finishes with hints of sour yogurt.Tastes like fizzy balsamic vinegar.
I have tried a number of these beers in the last year or two but this one is in a league of it's own. If you like sour, go for it but if you are not devoted to this style try something less intense. I couldn't finish it.
03-15-2009 04:39:45 | More by jsapunor
2.28/5 rDev -49.2%
Russian River's Consecration Ale pours a deep, ruby red in a goblet or Chardonnay glass. Good carbonation and massive Beethoven's 5th notes of very ripe fruit and dark cherries. Lots of wine like qualities - more like Muscat-beer like qualities. Good amount of sourness and kinda like a blended cocktail of Muscat, sherry, Belgian dubbel, and a lambic. One of the few beers that is STRICLY an after-dinner thought.
For the novice: You probably won't like it.
Personally: Up front, I am not a fan of the oak barrel infused types of beer that tastes like wine or whiskeys. Consecration is in this category. Although, I can see drinking this over Temptation Blonde, that's not saying much. Not worth the price, I rather just buy a Flemish Sour.
08-31-2009 16:29:02 | More by WCBCFrank
2.38/5 rDev -47%
Purchased a 750 ml bottle at the Cheeky Monk, shared with a friend.
Appearance: Poured into a chalice, dark brown in color with some red overtones. Clarity is poor, small head that dissipates rapidly.
Aroma: Very prominent oak, getting lots of winelike character (from the cabernet barrels). Some burnt sugar character as well as dried fruits. Some horsey brett character also coming through.
Taste: Very acidic up front, like getting punched in the face. There is some complexity of flavor early on, but as you go through the glass, it just becomes more and more like drinking a carbonated cabernet sauvignon.
Mouthfeel: More body than most sours. The wine-like character seems to create massive palate fatigue, coats the tongue
Drinkability: very poor, got through the glass, but could not make a session of this brew.
Overall, not impressed with this beer for the price we paid. Vinny could stand to take some lessons from Peter or make a return trip to Belgium and learn from the masters
09-08-2009 15:19:22 | More by PartyHatjo
2.48/5 rDev -44.8%
Consumed Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Blue Palms Brewhouse, Hollywood, CA in a snifter.
Beer is a dark, plummy brown with no head.
Sweet apricot and plum aroma. Reminds me of a Passover wine as well. Trace of a metallic tang.
Flavor is the same as the aroma but is quite tart as well. Tart as in crazy sour. Weird aftertaste, like fermented figs.
Mouthfeel is ever so slightly thick and flat as Kansas.
I'll let the sour beer lovers have this one, as I'm not in that camp.
01-14-2012 18:41:25 | More by charlzm
South Carolina
2.5/5 rDev -44.3%
8 oz pour served on tap in a chalice at Saraveza.
Not much to look at. Barely any bubbles at all, let alone head. Dark reddish amber, almost brown see-through body. Zero lacing.
Things get more interesting right away with the first sniff. Massive tart/sour fruit- cherry, fermenting wine- and vinegar smells up front. Once it warms up, small hints of other aromas appear: oak, some sweetness and a teaser of the brett to come. Quite interesting.
In the mouth, the sour flavors once again dominate at first, but things develop quickly as the beer warms up. Some of these things are more pleasant than others. Sour cherryish flavors on the edges of the tongue, overwhelming nasty brett funkiness up the middle as I swallow (I have cultivated an appreciation for milder funkiness that complements the other flavors in a beer, but the brett is simply too strong here for my taste). Hints of sweet currant and oak all around. Sour lingering aftertaste. The brett basically ruins this beer for me.
The moderate-light carbonation is certainly more than I would have thought based on the looks of it. Really makes all that sourness tingle all over the tongue. Dry and sour finish leaves me wanting a sip of water after every swallow. Probably would have rated the feel a lot higher if the brett didn't linger all over the palate threatening to activate my gag reflex.
Drinkability is not good. I like the sourness, but the overpowering brett nastiness severely limits extended enjoyment for me.
Overall impression: Definitely doesn't live up to the hype for me. Hopefully the Supplication and Temptation I recently traded for are better. This much brett has no place in beer! (at least not the beer going into this mouth)
02-19-2009 22:39:10 | More by PDXHops
2.5/5 rDev -44.3%
10-23-2013 20:08:46 | More by cherche
2.55/5 rDev -43.2%
Brought this batch 005 bottle back from Colorado Summer of 2010. Allowed it to rest for a year. At last, poured into a New Belgium Globe.
Color is good - a garnet red hue that reminds me of a dark cola. Was denied any type of foam at all even though the cork popped off like a bottle of Dom. I'd prefer to see some bubbles here, but not even as much as a glass hugger. No lace of course. Really blows the appearance for me.
Some serious aromas here - it's best attribute. Red wine, dark fruits, sweet pipe tobacco, and woody. The sourness is evident, but not what I'd call inviting. The alcohol is not at all hidden. All this makes for an interesting aromatic ride.
Now for the deal breaker. RR's description of this beer does not deliver the message of "sour bomb", which it is. The sour takes over all the other components found in the aroma and shoves them out the door which is really too bad. Worst tasting brew I've had in ages.
The feel of this beer is pretty chewy, but also lacks the carbonation to balance it out.
This over-hyped concoction was a major let down for me. After wrestling this thing for several swallows of varied volume...it ended in drain pour. A good brew should not make me pucker and salivate profusely. Consecration lacks the all-important balance I search for in a good brew. Now I can say, "Been there. Done that."
07-04-2012 04:40:44 | More by DelMontiac
2.58/5 rDev -42.5%
Disclaimer: still not a fan of sours, but will try to keep this in mind while reviewing. Batch 005x1e
A: deep clear amber w/dark ruby highlights. Similar to the color of an old madeira. Little to no head dissipates immediately and cannot be roused back by swirling. No lacing. Served in tulip glass.
S: dark stone fruit and red wine dominate. Some funkiness and earthiness but those characteristics are not overpowering.
T: very little residual sweetness present. Mostly dry and sour. Nose carries over into the taste. Very mich like drinking a lightly carbonated tannic red wine, although the sourness is more vinegary than tannic. Some oak/vanilla noted which is a nice layer of complexity here.
M: this must be the lightest bodied 10% beer I've ever had by a mile, due to the high attenuation. Sourness lingers. more CO2 would've helped, as there is very little.
O/D: for the style, I am sure this is a great achievement. But I can't see having very much of this and would need to be in the mood for it. This probably would be a great pairing for some food/dishes, and as a component of such as well, although the cost would be prohibitive in the latter case.
I'm certain some lovers of this beer and/or sours will report this review (much like my review of thomas hardy's old ale). To these people i can only say i tried to be open-minded and enjoy having my own opinion, and that i prefer beer to wine.
01-29-2012 03:25:50 | More by MrMcGibblets
2.58/5 rDev -42.5%
I had a chance recently to review Russian River Brewing Consecration which the owner/operator of Yeasty Beasty in Monmouth, Or. had presented me. These are my impressions:
The bottle feels good to handle. It has a retro vibe with the neck bulging slightly in the middle. The lip of the bottle is thickened so as to accommodate the champagne-style cork made necessary, I suppose, by the in bottle fermentation. The color and labeling are not intrusive and add to the air of subdued refinement.
The first taste showed the cabernet casking strongly. So strong in fact, that I could not find the ale underneath. A second taste revealed a finely crafted, but very complex brew. One that was beyond my meager abilities to dissect. I could not pick apart the strong cabernet taste from a hint of something I am still trying to put a name to, and the ale I knew lay behind the fine carbonation. There didn't seem to be any top hit of hops.
Beyond those criticisms, Russian River Consecration is a finely crafted brew. If you are looking for a brew to serve to a group of friends looking to have a few, this may not be it. If, however, you are looking for an immaculately-crafted beer full of surprises, then try this one.
06-21-2013 22:32:39 | More by Airliebeer
2.75/5 rDev -38.8%
03-18-2014 21:54:15 | More by chim52chim
2.75/5 rDev -38.8%
05-22-2014 02:40:33 | More by HitchSlap
2.75/5 rDev -38.8%
01-30-2014 00:56:13 | More by Jeremy0682
2.75/5 rDev -38.8%
06-26-2014 13:15:52 | More by MaryW
2.78/5 rDev -38.1%
Paid $23.99 for a 750ml bottle from Perry's Liquor in Livermore, CA. Batch 001X3. Poured into a large wine glass.
Upon cracking the cage n corked bottle, the beer spilled rather quickly out of the top of the bottle. Beware to have a glass ready with this one! Perhaps it was shaken a bit as upon pouring as the head is quite small actually. Quite fizzy, this off white head dissipates to almost nothing very quickly. Carbonation is quite tricky/deceiving. Color is deep ruby red. Its darkness leads to this being nearly opaque. No retention.
Smells of wild yeast funk and very fine tart cherries. Also a grape complexity added a la aging in Cabernet Sauvignon barrels. Mildly sweet, yet certainly much more on the sour side. Even some breadiness from the yeast.
Sour to the taste buds resulting in strong astringency. Funk, sour cherries, some grape. Not as complex as the nose. A bit too sour for my liking.
Very dry mouth, astringent. Light to medium bodied. Light carbonation. As dry as some champagne I've had, which for me, is not a positive quality I'm looking for in a beer.
04-08-2009 01:59:38 | More by ibbjamin
2.85/5 rDev -36.5%
Poured into my trusty Darkness snifter.
Batch 003 from a 750ml bottle.
Let me start by saying I know people go apeshit for this beer. I get that I am possibly a minority on not liking this style. The fact is, I rate a beer based on how it tastes to me. Style aside.
Pours a reddish ice tea color with a bit of off white head. Brett sour funk with a bit of vanilla note. Incredibly sour and tart. Puckering even. After I'm done praying this sip gets over with I do notice a booze bite on the backend. Overly tart and something I really don't wish to have again.
I'm getting stinkeye from the crowd on this one. Maybe rightfully so. Last I checked though I don't get mad if you dislike the ipa or stout in your glass.
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A- Consecration pours a gorgeous, deep, ruby red. The head is a slightly tan color but it goes away just as quickly as its poured.
S- Just like its counterpart, Supplication, the wine barrel aging plays a big roll in the smell. Dark, rich, wine notes come through first giving way to the currents added to the mix.
T- Wow. Incredibly sour yet a bit of sweet mellowing on the back end. What a dry taste as well. Cherries, currents, and event an interesting malty sweetness going on.
M- Absolutely no head yet an interesting, effervescent feel to it. Fuller bodied than Supplication yet just as easily drinkable. Still can't get over how dry it is as well. It's in perfect balance.
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Dexter Review: Take It!by Matt Richenthal at . Comments
The latest episode of Dexter relied on a couple of significant plot holes to move the season's story along:
1. Are we really meant to believe Lumen would somehow still have her cell phone? That her abductors wouldn't have taken/destroyed it when they first captured her?
2. Considering how careful Dexter typically is when it comes to his kill rooms, there were multiple ways in which he and Lumen would have been caught on "Take It." Chase sprinted through a hotel with security cameras in his pursuit of the latter. He also broke down the door that connected his room with Dexter's.
I'd be willing to overlook these developments if they contributed to an especially tense hour, but we're more than halfway through this season and I continue to be disappointed, mostly due to the presence of Lumen.I'm curious to hear what readers think of this character... because I can't get remotely invested in her. It's partly due to the performance of Julia Stiles.
This actress doesn't specialize in subtlety, typically overacting and making me feel like she has no business sharing a screen with Michael C. Hall. It's a major reason why I can't buy into the characters' supposed bond.
I want to get into the concept that Lumen is the first person around whom Dexter has truly been himself, I really do. But I would rather have seen Dexter on his own this season, dealing with Rita's death by either going on a major killing spree or distancing himself as much as possible from his Dark Passenger out of guilt.
My favorite scene of the episode, by far, was when Jordan called Dexter on to the stage and forced him to talk about Rita's death. Was he just pretending to have trouble with it? Is he really still struggling with what happened? I would love to see more of this.
I know Dexter's relationship with Lumen is based on his desire to help her in a way in which he couldn't help Rita - but it's just not a direction I'm satisfied with.
To end this review on a positive note, though, the final scene was intriguing. Sure, there's a fear that this Quinn/Liddy storyline too closely resembles season two with Doakes learning just what Dexter is, but at least seeing Liddy get this close to the truth raises the stakes a whole lot. I'll also give nothing but props to Peter Weller, who appears to be having a blast as Liddy.
As I say every week, Dexter's interactions with Lumen are not keeping me interested, so the more this serial killer's world tightens around him, the greater the chance for the kind of suspense I expect from this show.
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i agree wholeheartedly on your opinion on stile's acting - it's just not up to scratch on this character. the almost-sexual tension between the two characters is completely one sided - as dexter (hall) looked at her across the killing table in one of the scenes from 'take it', i felt it. but it was not in lumen.
I'm sorry but I completely agree with Matt. Dexter has been my favourite programme over the last four seasons, but this season has been appalling. The pace is slow, the script takes everyone for idiots - crassly explaining everything where once it would have subtly insinuated. I also completely fail to bond with Lumen - Stile's performance is lifeless, and feels diluted after having Miguel and Trinity precious seasons as the main guest stars. The jumping the shark plot devices, of which there are too many to go into, but tonight's 'body dumping' being inexplicably performed close to shore while Robocop sat on his bright green sportscar using a comedy scoobydoo lens (yes, I'm aware that some lenses have a long reach, but not in the dark!) was tonight's pick of the bunch. The script is really, really baggy right now. Lumen's questioning of Jordan Chase being implicated because 'he wasn't in the photo'? I mean think about that, it's just an incredibly dumb and heavy line. I'm frankly grinding my way through this series, if there is one thing keeping it afloat it's Peter Weller's sparkling performances. We need more of him. I'm not criticising for the sake of it, Dexter, particularly seasons 1 and 4 used to make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. The series is like being cheated on by a lover - it actually hurts. Oh dear...
I agree with the loop holes and this season is slow maybe because instead of 10epis this season has 13episodes...
Plus Julia Stiles is great as lumen but reading your reviews week by week makes me suspect that now.. maybe some other actress would
have explored it to next level.. still Julia stiles is good maybe not that great bx of the slower pace of the show.
Overall the whole epi was intriguing and captivating but that's the truth its more G-rated season of Dexter maybe they want to reach wider audiences..
I don't know whats the reason behind that, its about Rape but overall their isn't much Gore or bloody murders this time!
who is emily birch? first to be tormented? the original tormentor of the 5 friends (the sickness started somewhere)?
this idea of a group which dealt chaos on victims does not seem real to me... this season is so far fetched and YES it has many holes.
liddy should do well to stay alive. i'd like that liddy does not get too close and die.
Dexter isn't helping Lumen out of some guilt over not being able to help Rita. He's helping her in the hopes that he can be fixed, too. He wasn't born the way he is and neither is she. If she can find redemption, perhaps Dexter can to. Is the ultimate act of selfish altruism.
Matt, just add a little more, I think Dexter is the kind of shows that meant for us to look at character developments (not unlike Buffy if you ever watched it) plus a bit of suspense in the mix. Yes the story lines could have been tighter but I'm enjoying the changes and the various facet of Dexter so much I dont care about minor things. Lumen is something that Dexter has never experienced before and a side that the writers havent explored. Someone who totally accepts who he is and still wants to be with him. The spoiler did say that the relationship did end unfortunatley, I guess it would be her getting killed in the course of Dexter/Lumen protecting their secret from Liddy/Quinn.
I agree with you on certain things. The season does have a slower pace compare to the other seasons. However, I give them credit for trying something different. Re Lumen, it's a shame you dont like Julia Stilts, she does have a tendency to slightly overact but she also has a very down-to-earth unpretentious kind of charm, you just know she is the type of girls who would never play games with you which is exactly what Dexter needs, unlike the arsonist in S3. Besides, Michael and Julia do seem to have pretty good on screen chemistry compare to Dexter's previous love interests. The way he looked at her when they talked about Owen shows that Dexter has already gotten quite attach to her. Overall, I do agree on the plotholes about the Hotel camera and door, not so much about the cellphone as it can be explained quite easily like get a new phone but have the same number, but the laziest plot I found is the accident that reveals all the drum victims. What are the chances of that. Anyhow, I still love the show, despite all of the above, Dexter is still way ahead of other shows.
@Emma: I appreciate the insightful comment. It's in-depth analysis such as that from readers that makes this job so fulfilling.
now you mention it the security camera in hotel issue is bugging me. it isn't completely inconceivable that: a. Cole had the cameras turned off either while chasing Lumen (he was planning to kill her after all, and he'd also have to explain busting through the door) or prior when bringing the woman back to his room for some kinky funtimes b. Jordan Chase will suppress the tape, if you think about it it would be nearly as sticky for him as Dexter, however this would entail him become aware of Dexter, and the previews for next episode suggest that happens next episode, although it might still tie in somehow c. the security cameras were on the fritz that day...
What do I think, Matt? I think you're full of shit.


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I guess it was only a matter of time until someone asked whether the Arizona's Immigration law (Senate Bill 1070) is unconstitutional.
I started by reading Senate Bill 1070. It took be about an hour to get through the 16 pages, underlining and making notes in the margins as I went along. I also read its federal counterpart and concluded that the state statute is incredibly similar to the federal statute. In fact, the state law is a tad bit weaker.
I then went to one of my copies of the Unites States Constitution. Now I've read the U.S. Constitution at least 250 times from beginning to end, but I don't recall ever reading it while thinking about immigration. Before I opened the U.S. Constitution it dawned on me, I don't EVER remember seeing the word "immigration" in the U.S. Constitution. Just before opening the document and turning to Article One, Section Eight I tried something cool.
I went pulled up the U.S. Constitution on a web site, highlighted the whole thing with the mouse pad, I hit copy and then pasted the information into a word processing document. I then did a search for the word "immigration" and, you guessed it, the word "immigration" is nowhere to be found. The Constitution grants power to the Congress "To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization". Rules of Naturalization can certainly mean to provide a process of granting citizenship to someone born on foreign soil, but Arizona isn't trying to establish rules for people to become citizens of the United States. Arizona isn't even making a statement as to who should or should not be in the country, Arizona is simply saying that AFTER the Congress says who can and can't be in the United States of America, and therefore Arizona as well, their peace officers can inquire as to someone's Congressionally established authorization to be in the state, and take proper measures if that person should not be in the state, and then turn that person over to the federal authorities.
Without digging any further into Constitutional law or theory, let's finish reviewing the text of the U.S. Constitution. What other provisions may play a part in this analysis?
We can brush past the Fifth Amendment since its Due Process clause only applies to the Federal government, not to the states. We then land squarely on the Tenth Amendment. It is downright poetic in its brevity and power, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." So this seems to mean that a state can exercise any power that it is not prohibited to exercise under Article One, Section Ten.
Moving on we come to the Fourteenth Amendment which says, among other very important things, "[N]or shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." Perhaps the Arizona law deprives people of liberty? If that is the case, the federal law is equally unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment, and I've not heard anyone make that claim. In any event the Arizona law does provide for due process of law so Arizona can deprive an illegal alien of liberty so long as that illegal alien is provided due process. Whether or not the due process afforded is sufficient is another matter.
The Fourteenth Amendment distinguishes between born and naturalized citizens, and persons. It also clearly says that no person can be denied equal protection of the laws, so this equal protection not only concerns citizens, but all persons. Equal protection of the laws is part of the fundamental principle that all men are created equal, and are endowed with certain unalienable rights from God being life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Ever wonder how our Declaration of Independence impacts our U.S. Constitution? This is a perfect example.
The Arizona immigration law does need to be examined under the due process and equal protection clauses since the statute is an extension of a current police power that is intended to promote the public convenience or the general prosperity as well as to promote the public health, safety and morals of the state. Since police power cannot be used by the state in an arbitrary or oppressive manner, and must show a real and substantial relation to the end it claims to promote, such an examination is appropriate. The Arizona immigration law seems to survive this test, although I am confident that there are many that would disagree. If there is disagreement, it would be expected that those that do disagree take the time to read and understand the statute.
While our U.S. Supreme Court is the steward of the Due Process Clause's impact on state criminal justice systems, the court hasn't provided us with a bright line with which we can determine when a state law is unconstitutional. Instead the Court has said that the issue must be examined on a case-by-case basis as to whether a policy, practice, or procedure violates a fundamental principle of liberty and justice. This examination can certainly give us a wide range of results based on who occupies those nine seats.
To be continued.....
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- May 28, 2010
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That was the clearest and most thorough explanation I have read or heard to date. Thank you, great stuff!
You need a bigger stage and audience. Though those reading your blog are more than worthy, more need to read this.
Looking forward to part two and three.
If you can find the time, maybe someone in your office can send this to all major papers in the southeast? I believe this will get printed. It is totally neutral but for of fact. They could put this in the editorial or opinion section. Though you have a big following now, get this in the major papers and your email and phone wouldn't stop.
There are many law abiding tax paying people out there who would enjoy this article and would pay attention.
Thank you for taking the time to write this. Thank you for giving back/seeding in.
- May 29, 2010
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Very good explanation, - thanks a lot!. problem is a people who enter US illegally ignoring ANY Immigration law or other laws or process.. they want similar rights as animals and birds crossing US border everyday by thousands, and they demonstrate for right to not to have any documents..at all. In Arizona we have huge problem with people driving cars, working, dumping garbage illegally, and these people are the same who protest US Immigration law. if Obama's administration will take request to grant legal immigration status who sneaked here, than US residents should ask for right avoiding paying tax and demonstrate any enforcement. enough is enough.
- June 3, 2010
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Nice post. Thanks. You have brought some clarity to something I have been trying to figure out.
- June 3, 2010
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Thought provoking post. Thanks. You have brought some clarity to something I have been trying to figure out.
- June 5, 2010
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- June 10, 2010
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Great reading, thank you
- June 12, 2010
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Cool content. Thanks so much. Yes !, it sometimes is perceived you are entering to the cyber-breezes…. then, a person is likely to leave a comment that in some way connects yourself to the outside you now know you are developing a community.
- June 13, 2010
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One of these comments is killing me, but I will not turn this into a pointless argument. Thanks for the good post.
- July 14, 2010
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I agree - there is no power granted to Congress to control immigration - that power - in Article 1, Section 9, is left to the STATES to admit or not admit foreign nationals in their borders - once admitted - it was then up to the states to control access to various legal benefits and burdens within their own boundaries.
This is pretty simple analysis legally if you are smart enough to read the words.
Art. I Sect 8 gives Congress a grant of power to create a uniform system of 'naturalization,' which has always been defined as the 'path to citizenship,' it was NEVER defined at the time the framers met to be the importation as non-citizen foreign nationals. OTHERWISE, Congress could have simply slapped down slavery by creating a rule that negroes from Africa could not be brought into the states rendering the Civil War and Article 1 Section 9 irrelevant.
Just because Congress passes a whole slew of laws does NOT it possesses the power to do so - these 'law' professors fail at the first element of constitutional construction because I agree 100%, the laws Congress passed would survive a Supremacy Clause challenge if they are within a specific grant of power to Congress, but since the laws themselves are not within the enumerated powers of Congress - then - the Supremacy clause analysis is meaningless. There is nothing to be supreme over if the original law is ultra vires to the granted powers.
To answer the question - can't we control who comes into the country? Yes we can. The STATES have the power to control visitor immigration and the privileges and immunities clauses then grant that same right in other states to visitors legal in certain states. Alternatively, the federal government can enter into a treaty which grants visitors from certain nations access to the US as a visitor under certain conditions- and that ratified treaty is the supreme law of the land - There are clear options provided in the Constitution to do what needs to be done without tearing up the meaning and the intent the document.
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So you're a guy; you're at a band show and your ex, the girl who dumped you, walks in with the new guy. Looking for a safe exit, you ask the girl you happen to sitting with to be your girlfriend for five minutes. You're a girl; you're at a get-together and your least favorite female strolls in. The stranger sitting next to you asks you to be his five-minute date. So what do you? You lock lips .
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The Pit Stop Bar and Restaurant, 1220 Martin Luther King Blvd. (Pendleton Avenue), Anderson: Rick Copeland acoustic — 7 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday; Thomas Pruitt — 8 to 10 p.m. first and third Thursdays; and karaoke — 8 p.m. to ? every Friday; first Monday of each month is Ladies Night from 8 to 10 p.m. featuring Thomas.
Stingers Bar & Grill (old Eagles Building on Indiana 28), 1415 Main St., Elwood: open mic and bands most Fridays and Saturdays at 9 p.m.; The Fields Brothers Band — 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. first and third Wednesday of each month.
The Three Pigs, 520 E. 29th St., Anderson: House disc jockey — 9:30 p.m. Friday ; live music by Norman Leever (aka Abnorm) — 9:30 p.m. to ? Saturday.
Vertigo Sports Bar & Grill, 2232 Columbus Ave., Anderson: Karaoke with DJ Kay-Oz — 8 p.m. to close every Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday; and Dueling DJ's — Jammin' Jeff and DJ Kay-Oz — 9 p.m. to close every Friday and Saturday.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 266, 3210 Columbus Ave., Anderson: Disc jockey Lew Goodwin — 7 p.m. to ? Friday.