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Tomorrow, July 30, 2009 is Pac10 Media Day. There will be a live feed available at the Official Pac10 website. So, you can follow along online tomorrow.
We just received confirmation that we will have Berkelium97 in attendance. This is extraordinarily exciting. He will be sending Twitter updates throughout the day, so keep it locked to the GoldenBlogs Twitter for more information. And he'll try to get a question in. Propose various questions in the comments and maybe he'll be able to get it in! Of course, if this all works out, then next week we'll have posts with photos and stories from the events. Thanks to Berkelium97 for his help in this matter.
Here are some of his biggest updates of the day (including a question for Tedford at 11:49):
1:45 PM--Everyone's filing out, i'm taking off too. If any of you have questions ask them in the livepost and i'll answer them when i get home.
1:42 PM--Talked to media directors. They've heard of, read cgb. One said cgb is "different" i asked if that's good or bad. Pause. "neither"
1:41 PM--I'll have more in an actual post. Lots of notes which i'll transcribe later.
1:40 PM--Sorry for the lull. Lost of people coming and going asking tedford and best questions. Tedford left. Best will leave shortly.
1:12 PM--Roundtable lunch with tedford, best, and cal media.
12:37 PM--Commish is speaking now and half the audience has cleared out.
12:28 PM--Again carroll emphasizes importance of players staying all four years, maximizing potential.
12:18 PM--If in charge of ncaa carroll says there would be "an awesome playoff system"
12:15 PM--Barkley is far ahead of any newcomer usc has ever had. He's not too far behind corp.
12:13 PM--Talor mays "maximizing his experience" by staying at usc all four years and not leaving early. Carroll subtly declares sanchez sanchez
12:10 PM--The guy next to me is wearing a hawaiian usc shirt with leaves and monkeys. And his ringtone is crickets chirping. Lolwut
12:05 PM--Boise st is 54-2 at home in recent years? Good luck, oregon. You'll need it to win on the smurf turf.
11:49 AM--I did, however, ask if best can return as gunner to improve kickoff coverage. The answer was a firm no.
11:36 AM--Tedford considering leaving a day earlier for minnesota game.
11:20 AM--Once again, the first offensive player mentioned is Best. Teams really see him as a force to be reckoned with this year.
11:19 AM--Stoops brothers won't play each other unless they happen to meet in a bowl game.
11:17 AM--Jahvid is in the room!
11:10 AM--Apparently miller told tedford about the letters he gets about whether tedford is the right coach for cal. They had a good laugh about that
11:05 AM--He says cal fans always send him the longest, most intellectually stimulating letters.
11:04 AM--Talked to ted miller for a few min. He showed me the bookmark for cgb on his pc! He really likes hydro's play breakdowns.
10:45 AM--When talking aboutopposing offenses, coaches and players have consistently mentioned Best first...
10:24 AM--Harby speaks of toby with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.
10:21 AM--I can hardly tell harbaugh and wolff apart. They're like brothers. Toby is on time and he's excited about his fb and o line.
10:16 AM--Reggie carter looks forward to hearing "rocky top" when they go to tenn. Words he will later regret.
10:11 AM--Note to Cal defense: yelling at Kevin Price (ucla qb) won't break his composure (this comes from Reggie Carter's comments)
10:05 AM--Neuby (UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel): "early commits are trouble"
9:48 AM--Wsu will incorporate some spread elements next year-interesting.
9:15 AM--I talked to Tedford and he confirmed that they're putting the names on the jerseys. He had to step aside for a photo, though.
We'll be including some brief notes of Tedford and Best's Q&A after the interview concludes, right after the jump. GO BEARS!
Here are brief notes about each question Tedford and Best answered.
On playing the Emerald Bowl close to home: "Great experience to play a home bowl game."
Biggest factors in losing to Maryland: Tedford believes "humidity and execution were the big factors" in the Maryland loss; they will try to travel to Minnesota earlier.
On having seven straight 1000 yard rushers and great success in the running game: This is due to tandems (JJ/Marshawn, Marshawn/Forsett, Best and Vereen), great coaching, great talent. Tedford also says Jahvid is worth the price of admission, one of the best running backs in the country.
What is Coach looking for from Kevin Riley: Says he has a leg ahead of Beau and Brock because of the experience factor. Looking for more consistency.
Said something interesting about the mindset of Cal fans: "They'd prefer a Rose Bowl over the National Championship Game."
About the USC game: "It'll be an electric environment." He says it didn't know that Cal had scheduled USC for the homecoming game, and doesn't know how the homecoming game is scheduled.
Chris Guarnero will be Cal's new center: "Alex was the traffic controller."; Jahvid: "We're going to miss Mack's practice intensity."
Berkelium's question, paraphrased: "Will we use Best as a special teams gunner?"
Coach: "I'm not even going to let Jahvid answer that question. No. We don't want to wear Jahvid out."
Talks about the 3-4: Syd'Quan Thompson, one of the best corners in the country, and the leader of the defense...Says more familiarity with the defense might make them experiment more." Does he regret how he handled the QB situation last year?
Does he regret how he handled last season's quarterback situation? Doesn't like quarterback by committee, but doesn't regret how he handled the situation last year. Wasn't enough consistency to go with one guy.
Best for Heisman, is he afraid of that possibly being a distraction?
~Jahvid is a team above self type of guy.
~Won't be a distraction.
~Not our goal as a team.
Here was the information from the official site:
The Pacific-10 Conference will conduct its annual Football Media Day on Thursday, July 30, 2009, beginning at 9:30 a.m. PT at the Sheraton Gateway LAX Hotel. The event will be streamed live and, for the first time, fans can take part and submit questions for the Pac-10 head coaches and players in attendance.
Each Pac-10 institution will be represented by its head football coach and a leading returning student-athlete, who will be given the opportunity to address media members from around the country. In addition, new Pac-10 Commissioner Larry Scott will be on hand to address the media.
Pac-10 Football Media Day may be viewed in its entirety on www.pac-10.org, Pac-10 member school websites and numerous other additional media outlets. For the first time, fans will have the opportunity to have their questions answered by the coaches and players via the Pac-10 Twitter account. Questions may be submitted at any time leading up to the event or on the day itself. The best questions will be selected and asked by the webcast's host, Steve Physoic, who will be calling Pac-10 football games this season on Fox Sports Net.
You can follow updates from the Official Pac10 Twitter (and they apparently accept questions there).
Here is the schedule of events for tomorrow:
|Pac-10 Commissioner Larry Scott
Archived Video
|Head Coach Paul Wulff | C Kenny Alfred
Roster | Schedule | Main Page | Tickets
Archived Video
|Head Coach Steve Sarkisian | OLB Donald Butler
Roster | Schedule | Main Page | Tickets
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|Rick Neuheisel | MLB Reggie Carter
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Archived Video
|Head Coach Jim Harbaugh | RB Toby Gerhart
Roster | Schedule | Main Page | Tickets
Archived Video
|Head Coach Dennis Erickson | OLB Mike Nixon
Roster | Schedule | Main Page | Tickets
Archived Video
|Head Coach Mike Stoops | FS Cam Nelson
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Archived Video
|Head Coach Jeff Tedford | TB Jahvid Best
Roster | Schedule | Main Page | Tickets
Archived Video
|Head Coach Mike Riley | OLB Keaton Kristick
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|Head Coach Chip Kelly | CB Walter Thurmond III
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|Head Coach Pete Carroll | FS Taylor Mays
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Tigers 'extremely disappointed' with RFU's handling of Cockerill ban
Leicester Tigers have strongly criticised the Rugby Football Union over its handling of Richard Cockerill's ban.
Cockerill, Director of Rugby, was banned for nine matches for his conduct towards fourth official Stuart Terheege during Leicester's Aviva Premiership final victory over Northampton.
Leicester will wait to receive a copy of the full written judgement before deciding whether to appeal the verdict but they are angry with the RFU's role in the case.
A club statement said: "There are elements of the way in which they have conducted this case which, in our opinion, calls into question the new disciplinary structure and we will be taking this up with the RFU at the earliest opportunity."

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Jury selection continues in a trial for a former Georgia State Trooper accused of causing a deadly crash involving the wife of Braves trainer Jeff Porter.
Trooper First Class Donald Crozier was indicted in February in connection with the Dec. 31, 2011, death of Kathy Porter.
Crozier pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle and reckless driving.
On Dec. 31, Crozier was on his way to a call when he struck the Porters' 2006 Ford Expedition, driven by Jeff Porter, at the intersection of Capitol Avenue and Memorial Drive.
On Monday, Crozier's defense team contested count three of the indictment, "violation of oath of office."
His team wanted the charge dropped before accepting any possible plea.
The district attorney refused to drop the charge.
CBS Atlanta News has a reporter on this story. We will provide updates as they become available.
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A woman who was texting while driving was impaled by guardrail pole.


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CERTINA DS Quartz, ca. 1990
Opening CERTINA snap-on Backs
Is not that easy. CERTINA snap-on backs are different then anything snap-on I had seen so far. There is a small gap between the edge of the snap-on back that goes around the case back, rather then an opening groove at a specific location.
Please also note the Scotch Tape to protect the case while working with the very nifty Bergeon case back opener.
Please also note that I left a tiny ding on the lower right lug. You will also note that the case is domed below the case back and if you look closely, you notice that this case back is actually already opened. If you do not want to leave any marks at all, take the strap off, then use something like a stack of coins (easy to adjust the height) to support the Bergeon tool, so you will not have to support it on the case which is as already mentioned, not ideal for this watch, because it is domed. I tried to illustrate this in the simple drawing below, so you could spare your older CERTINAs any opening marks:


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In A Lastriña with all details considered, everyone will find peace and relaxation. Perfect for a pleasant stay with the family, as a couple or with friends. You're in touch with the wilderness and famous historic past of this part of Galicia.
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Pan-Roasted Salmon and Tomatoes
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- 1 1/2 pounds salmon steaks, about 3/4 inch thick
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 2 14 1/2-ounce cans diced tomatoes
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- Dredge the fish in the flour. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat until it shimmers. Add the fish and brown about 3 minutes on each side.
- Carefully lift the fish out of the skillet and set it aside on a platter; sprinkle with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
- Add the tomatoes and garlic to the skillet and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook for 3 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low and return the fish to the pan. Cover and cook 5 minutes or until the fish flakes when tested with a fork or the tip of a knife.
- Remove the fish to a platter and cover loosely with foil to keep warm.
- Increase heat to high, add the basil, and reduce the sauce, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 3 minutes.
Nutritional Information
- Per Serving
- Calories 422
- Calcium 128mg
- Carbohydrate 12g
- Cholesterol 100mg
- Fat 25g
- Fiber 0g
- Iron 1mg
- Protein 36mg
- Sat Fat 5g
- Sodium 949mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101 .
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High in vitamin C, these hard, tart berries are grown in bogs in colder regions of North America and Europe. They're almost always eaten cooked, as in the classic Thanksgiving relish.


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A Vermonter is dead following a five car pile-up in Clayton County Georgia.
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Subpart F--Therapeutic Devices
(a)Identification. An orthodontic appliance and accessories is a device intended for use in orthodontic treatment. The device is affixed to a tooth so that pressure can be exerted on the teeth. This device includes the preformed orthodontic band, orthodontic band material, orthodontic elastic band, orthodontic metal bracket, orthodontic wire clamp, preformed orthodontic space maintainer, orthodontic expansion screw retainer, orthodontic spring, orthodontic tube, and orthodontic wire.
(b)Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in 872.9.
[52 FR 30097, Aug. 12, 1987, as amended at 59 FR 63009, Dec. 7, 1994; 66 FR 38799, July 25, 2001]
(a)Identification. An orthodontic plastic bracket is a plastic device intended to be bonded to a tooth to apply pressure to a tooth from a flexible orthodontic wire to alter its position.
(b)Classification. Class II.
(a)Identification. An extraoral orthodontic headgear is a device intended for use with an orthodontic appliance to exert pressure on the teeth from outside the mouth. The headgear has a strap intended to wrap around the patient's neck or head and an inner bow portion intended to be fastened to the orthodontic appliance in the patient's mouth.
(a)Identification. A preformed tooth positioner is a plastic device that is an impression of a perfected bite intended to prevent a patient's teeth from shifting position or to move teeth to a final position after orthodontic appliances (braces) have been removed. The patient bites down on the device for several hours a day to force the teeth into a final position or to maintain the teeth in their corrected position.
(a)Identification. A teething ring is a divice intended for use by infants for medical purposes to soothe gums during the teething process.
(b)(1)Classification. Class I if the teething ring does not contain a fluid, such as water. The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter.
(2) Class II if the teething ring contains a fluid, such as water.
[52 FR 30097, Aug. 12, 1987, as amended at 59 FR 63009, Dec. 7, 1994]
(a)Identification. Intraoral devices for snoring and intraoral devices for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea are devices that are worn during sleep to reduce the incidence of snoring and to treat obstructive sleep apnea. The devices are designed to increase the patency of the airway and to decrease air turbulence and airway obstruction. The classification includes palatal lifting devices, tongue retaining devices, and mandibular repositioning devices.
(b)Classification. Class II (special controls). The special control for these devices is the FDA guidance document entitled "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Intraoral Devices for Snoring and/or Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Guidance for Industry and FDA."
[67 FR 68512, Nov. 12, 2002]
(a)Identification . The device is assigned the generic name oral rinse to reduce the adhesion of dental plaque and is identified as a device intended to reduce the presence of bacterial plaque on teeth and oral mucosal surfaces by physical means. The device type includes those devices that act by reducing the attachment and inhibiting the growth of bacterial plaque.
(b)Classification . Class II (special controls). The special control is FDA's guidance document entitled "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Oral Rinse to Reduce the Adhesion of Dental Plaque." See 872.1(e) for the availability of this guidance document.
[70 FR 55028, Sept. 20, 2005]
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 371.
Source: 52 FR 30097, Aug. 12, 1987, unless otherwise noted.
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If There Is An Eventual TV Series-TOS Universe
A Couple of questions:
What is the likely-hood of a TOS TV series returning? If it returns, will there have to be "another" introduction of the crew?
I was just thinking that in the original series debut, we got little or no background information as to the character types, yet it did not take long to pick up on them. I consider the acting in the original series pivotal to the characters becoming "fleshed out" before our eyes within a couple of episodes. Heck, the first episode I saw, "Tomorrow is Yesterday" had me from first glimpse. The characters were believable and as real as TV could allow for the time.
Aside from a probable re-tooling, but not too much, (they could technically have a "minor" refit/upgrade written in as a two-part reintegration to TV) of the "E", the series, with the right people for the parts, could just about pickup from where they left off in the 60's. They still had a couple of years of the "5-year" mission to finish. (But please...no more "Spock's Brain" episodes!
It's possible.
There are a multitude of options for another TV series depending on who would produce it.
CBS has the television rights at present. But then they can't (I believe that's still the case) use the Abramsverse as it belongs to Paramount.
But they could do a 'third' reboot and start it all over again on their own.
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"This week on Star Trek" : Kirk and company are once again replaced by an entire crew with the same names, but different personalities... (yada, yada, yada!)
I would prefer that if the TV series returns, it would pretty much pick up where TOS ended: still on the original 5 year mission. The older "E" could receive intermediate "mods" for the series that would make an intermediate translation to TOS-Movie "E". (Bridge with an update, (nacelles update?) Perhaps as a result of damage during exploration or battle.
I agree with futureguy; consistency is key to a successful tv venture.
Trouble is, how could you afford to have all those (mostly movie) actors do a weekly series? It would be expensive beyond belief, right?
All I ask is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by....and even if you take away the wind and the sea, the stars are still there, Bones." -Admiral James T. Kirk-
The movie actors won't work in a TV series and a third version of the original characters is virtually impossible, at least in the near future.
But I wouldn't mind to see a series set in the 23rd century, perhaps even with some retro designs and more importantly, I say this as a TNG fan, a retro spirit: non-corporeal and silicon-based lifeforms instead of humanoids with bumpy foreheads, more unexplored and unpopulated space with more of an explorer spirit (this kind of stuff got pretty much lost after TNG's second season), less idealistic- and more realistic-utopian stuff Ã* la Devil in the Dark of Journey to Babel.
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Yea, I kinda agree about a third version of the crew. What I would have to really dislike is if they would have to go through an "introduction" AGAIN, only this time in the TOS Universe. The original series did just fine without an extensive and distracting time just to introduce the crew: I feel that most everyone came up to speed with the original quickly enough. I feel that their (character) acting...Shatner's included, told more about who "they" were than a forced and convoluted introduction to their backgrounds. Actually NOT knowing too much up front about the characters in TOS made them more flexible and allowed for a more gradual and endearing appreciation for the crew and other characters.
I would like to see more "Science Fiction-Science Fact" in a new series. Yes there were "new" technologies in TOS that happened more quickly than many could have guessed, but we were able to look back and say ,"I saw that (idea) on Star Trek!" The ideas/technologies may not have been born on TOS, but they found a fertile ground to take root.
As for Aliens, they do not necessarily have to be immediately "seen". Look at TNG episodes leading up to that episode where that "thing" took over the Admiral's aid and then the Admiral and several Star Fleet officials before being "discovered". Though the Borg were more quickly revealed, that cube spoke volumes of them being "Bad-A(**) before they were seen. They were generally a BA group of opponents for a while!
Just a thought on a few things. But I like where you see the series going...if it happens.
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Therefore if we were to go back to the 23rd Century (whether it be in the Prime Timeline or the Alternate) we would be looking at either a third recasting of Kirk, Spock etc or (and this is probably more likely anyway) a new crew on a ship in that period.
Now, visually (to make it consistent with the newest film) it would be easier to set a new series in the alternate even though in storytelling it's about even stevens with possibility.
Setting it in the 23rd Century in the Prime would only really work visually if you used post TMP styles - easier to match on a new set - because getting a TOS specific match is going to be equally as hard (think back to the problems ENT had on that aspect of the show's look) and there's IMHO just only so far 'upgrades' can be swallowed by everyone watching as a reason to slowly convert the ship from appearance A to appearance B.
That barely worked in the movies as it is due to the sheer frequency of them!
That said, I still have less problem which timeline a series is set in and instead am hoping whoever does it simply can craft a good series. That, to me, is more important than which Trek era or timeline it takes place in.
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I had the interesting experience last week of being asked about Star Trek (what series/movies there were, that sort of thing) by a co-worker who was at most a casual fan, and seemingly only interested in TNG (not in its spin-offs, and most definitely not in the original series). Aside from wondering where this person was when the movie came out last year, it felt like I had time-warped back to the 90s to be having this discussion.
That said, it's difficult for me to imagine yet another series based around a "different ship, different crew" approach. I feel like that was a trend that died with Enterprise in 2005, and that even when it yielded semi-positive results (DS9) the studio still wanted to reel it in and keep it safe. The very thought of being bombarded by articles announcing the makeup of another crew (hey kids, this time we have a captain representing X minority group, an alien with Y type of new forehead, a character fascinated with studying the 'human equation' for Z reason) makes me feel bored with anticipation.
At least CBS has a couple more years to think about it. (I'm still confused. Paramount 'supposedly' loses the film franchise if they let too many years pass with no new ST movie. What happens if CBS decides to go another ten years without producing a series?) But I humbly suspect Star Trek of all flavors will want to remain in a TOS mode for some time, regardless of political or economic affiliation. Maybe a Starfleet Academy series, with new TV actors as Kirk and Spock, would be in order (it wouldn't be my choice, but...)
And anyway, it's not like you need a time travel premise every time you want to reboot. I think TV audiences are more used to reboots anyway. How many times has Superman been rebooted? I'm also fairly certain every new movie/series is going to want to be able to advertise itself as being 'the' place for uninitiated viewers to start.
I share your preference for a show not set on a starship but DS9 showed the limitations of a stationary setting. Once the Defiant came into the show that problem was fixed and the show became more flexible. This very mixed setting of DS9, i.e. on the road and in one place for some time, would have benefited VOY (e.g. "Basics" prolonged) or ENT (Berman's idea of season One set on Earth) and I think that it might also benefit a new show.
But what shall it be, another space station set in the border regions like DS9? Sounds repetivie as well so how about a sliught modification, a ship mainly cruises around in a dangerous border region full of new colonies and stops here or there from time to time? Not to sure about this either as it lacks the explorer spirit.
While it's great to see a new version of the classic characters, I don't see the appeal of rebooting TOS ad infinitum. That's playing in an even smaller box than the new starship formula.
Given the studio's risk aversion and Trek's motto of exploring strange new worls and boldly going where no one has gone before another series set on a starship is most likely in my opinion. As long as it versatile, visits space stations and colonies and meets cargo ships (yeah, ENT did it right) and pirates from time to time and above all features good scripts the series will be fine like all its five predecessors.
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Awkward Black Girl, Mommy In Chief, Osiris, Black Folks Don't, Mommy Uncensored, Diva Divorcee, Diary Of A Champion, The Couple, The Number, Roomie Lover Friends, The Abandon, Brothers With No Game, DR0NE, Brett & The City, Lenox Avenue, Crumbs In The Bed, P.O.P, CV Nation, She Got Problems, and several others...
Those are just a few of the web series we featured on this site in 2012, listed in no particular order - just as they came to me. A hat-tip to those not mentioned.
I recall crowning 2011 as the year of the black web series, but, I think I'm going to give that honor to 2012 (although, don't be shocked if I'm saying the same thing about 2013, this time next year).
But yes, I'd say without a doubt that I received more emails this year, alerting me to new web series, than last year. And I won't be surprised if that trend continues in 2013.
What I applaud and appreciate most about this is that it tells me that black filmmakers (or content creators, as the zeitgeist demands that I call them) are realizing and exploiting the technology currently available to almost anyone, as the *process* is no longer one that's exclusive to those with wealth, or access to wealth.
There are no more excuses! You've heard those words before, I'm sure! The box has been smashed, and the means of production, distribution and exhibition, sufficiently democratized, are now far more accessible than they were as recently as 10 years ago.
Of course, not every web series will succeed, depending on how each creator defines success; however, a few stood out from the deluge, and even fewer (and/or their creators) have gone on to bigger and better things; for example, Issa Rae's teaming with Shonda Rhimes on an ABC pilot; or The Couple (photo above - created by Dennis Dortch, Jeanine Daniels, and Numa Perrier, starring Perrier and Desmond Faison) becoming a feature film, after successfully raising over $30,000 via Kickstarter, a couple of months ago.
And there are others...
Again, I expect this trend to continue into 2013, and beyond, as content creators claim their independence, free of restraints that previously limited their creative expressions, free to be bold and daring, to take risks, to experiment. So, if you're one of those who has been lamenting the lack of variety with regards to representations of black people on screens (primarily film and TV), I suggest you look to the web, where you're more likely to find the diversity in representations that's long been lacking elsewhere.
Taking a look at the titles I mentioned above, you've got the quirky comedy, the sci-fi thriller, the relationship dramedy, the musical, the documentary series, and more, all created by and starring people of African descent. You're not going to see that kind of variety on television or at the movie theater.
So, a toast to those of you who are no longer just talking about doing "IT," but who are actually taking control and doing "IT," and doing "IT" well. And also a toast to those who've been supporting these series, by watching them! Sometimes, that's all it really takes.
Unfortunately, with all I have on my plate, it's been impossible for me to keep up with watching any of these web series. I usually watch the first 2 or 3, just to get a feel for a series, and to find out if it's something readers of this site might appreciate, given how varied your tastes are. But I, frankly, really just don't have the time to keep up with all of them.
However, I'm hoping that some of you found a series (or more than 1) that spoke to you on some level (out of all of those we featured this year), and kept up with each episode, because I'm handing the mic over to you to share your favorite black web series of 2012.
Which ones did you watch (some of the series are over), or are you watching (those that are still going on, or recently debuted) with any regularity, and why? If you could recommend one or two or three that others should really be checking out, because you think they're awesome, what would they be?
School me... and here's to the black web series, and black web content creators in 2013!
Rasheed | February 12, 2013 2:48 AM
CV Nation. Black superheroes!
Danielle | February 12, 2013 2:24 AM
culturestarved.com always has great lists for black web series... Check them out!
Stephanie | January 31, 2013 5:20 PM
I've created a new web series called Sessions. Check it out on youtube!
I also love Awkward Black Girl of course, and the unwritten rules, roomie lover friends, and the number.
Grimm Factor Music | January 11, 2013 5:32 PM
I just started watching Osiris and watched all of the episodes of Brothers With No Game. Those two are excellent! Since someone already posted a link to Brothers With Not Game, I'll post a link to Osiris - http://www.youtube.com/OsirisTheSeries
here is a link to my blog: http://grimmfactormusic.blogspot.com for anyone that is into independent urban music and wants great online marketing advice. Embrace the web!!
s. Araya | January 6, 2013 1:22 AM
for the queer Black women there is 'between women'. watch with care there are scenes with domestic and homophobic violence.
LeRoy E. | January 3, 2013 5:56 PM
"Mommy Uncensored" is an awesome show and pretty funny also. Check out "The Bo Mania Project", it an black adult talk show with the comfortable feel of the Barbershop.
Lawrence | January 3, 2013 4:23 PM
Brothers with no game, Unwritten Rules, Awkward Black Girl and Lennox Ave. HIGHlarious!
CosbyLover | January 3, 2013 3:20 PM
Don't sleep on "Mommy Uncensored." It's just fun! Embarrassingly relatable. Parents trying to get it in while the kids are sleep? LOL. And "The Couple" is my smooth and mellow choice for the late night.
Spirit Equality | January 2, 2013 5:09 PM
For people late to the party for some of these shows, could this article be updated with links? Commenters responding with your favorite shows, I'd appreciate links to them as well. Will take me a minute to Google all of these, I'd be a lot more productive with direct links (LOL), help save a brother some time on a weekday :-)
Raina | January 2, 2013 5:03 PM
Brothers With No Game. British, and hilarious
Chanel | January 2, 2013 7:32 AM
Spin is a British show. i love it
sisi | December 31, 2012 3:40 PM
Funmi | December 31, 2012 6:36 AM
I really like the diversity of the stories within these black web shows and I hope 2013 leads to more of them getting picked up or creators having opportunity to work with big networks. Venus vs Mars, Awkward Black Girl and Chick are my top 3 shows. I recently stumbled across http://www.youtube.com/user/AmacoastWebSeries they seem to have a lot of shows in playlist format.
Fight | December 30, 2012 1:09 PM
Between Woman best drama on the web hands down.
Jcas | December 30, 2012 1:06 PM
The complex shine productions
Venus vs mars
Punanny diaries
She got problems
King's bachelors pad
Pop power of the pussy
Crumbs in the bed
The gay family
Playa and wifey
Touye Owen by rl Scott
Carl Sagan
12 steps to recovery
The Lyons den (projectblaque n blip tv)
All woman's channel wig tv
CALVIN | December 29, 2012 10:48 PM
The Lyons Den is a great webseries that definitely shows a real look at what families deal with after the death of a loved one. It's real life, real drama.
Shantelle Wheeler | December 29, 2012 10:33 PM
If you haven't seen it already, you should check out The Lyons Den. It's about a five siblings that deal with their father's murder and the secrets that come out because of it. Seasons 1 and 2 are available on youtube, projectblaque, and bliptv.
Bryan | December 29, 2012 7:26 PM
12 Steps To Recovery is also very entertaining.
bondgirl | December 29, 2012 5:46 PM
Personally, the only web series that held my attention was the one about the music industry execs w/ the 2 guys and a woman who killed (I think) the ingenue singer. I can't even remember the name bc you haven't posted it in over 6 months. I'm hoping that Shonda can get Issa back on track bc she kinda fell off, and I just don't connect with The Couple...the dialogue is so boring. I guess I'll check out the rest though before my hiatus is over.
Table23 | December 29, 2012 4:41 PM
Brothers With No Game. Just to see where they started from as a blog and then to turn it into a web series (an entertaining one at that) is an amazing feat. Credit to them. Black and Sexy TV are brilliant and definitely have at least two of my top 5 webseries. Unwritten Rules is great too!
Shines Productions | December 28, 2012 11:17 PM
Season's Greetings! Yes, I too have become intrigued with the new wave of black web series. So much so, that my creative partner &I have created one this yr called "The Complex". Its a quirky comedy about a young lady who relocates to Atlanta to pursue her dreams in the entertainment industry & moves in w/her sister as she tries to get back on her feet, trying to find a place of her own, a gig, and love in the A! Check it out these 6 new episodes at: www.youtube.com/shinesproduction. GOD BLESS! -Shines
Jali | December 28, 2012 10:01 PM
I have been hooked on Awkward Black Girl, The Couple, The Number, Roomie Lover Friends, Brothers With No Game, The Unwritten Rules, and Venus vs. Mars (at least their 1st season). I literally just canceled my cable because all of my favorite shows are on the internet and not the TV. I'm entertained all day!
Cel | December 28, 2012 9:43 PM
Oh and between women! I'm not even gay and was hooked
Cel | December 28, 2012 9:40 PM
Unwritten rules! My work life!
CeCe | December 28, 2012 9:34 PM
OMG I'm such a fan of Black Web Series. I watch so many but, Awkward Black Girl, The Unwritten Rules, Punanny Diaries & She Got Problems are my faves. It's like my life on the web.
Greg | December 28, 2012 8:39 PM
King Bachelor's Pad is definitely the funniest new sketch comedy series on the web, I subscribed to them and love the quality and production value! Plus its unpredictable and features some celebs and famous youtubers
Chenelle Covin | December 28, 2012 8:36 PM
Great list! Roomie Lover Friends is a new favorite of mine. BUT I never seem to understand why "Between Women" hasn't made these 'black web series' list. This incredible show was written by a black woman, directed by a black woman, has a black cast, and was picked up by a major network. Not to mention has an average 200,000 views on each episode. More than some on the list. Is it because the show is about lesbian lifestyle? Do we not support them? Shouldn't we? .. it's still black, people of color! Interesting .... http://www.youtube.com/user/betweenwomentv
Chenelle Covin | December 28, 2012 8:34 PM
Great list! Roomie Lover Friends is a new favorite of mine. BUT I never seem to understand why "Between Women" hasn't made these 'black web series' list. This incredible show was written by a black woman, directed by a black woman, has a black cast, and was picked up by a major network. Not to mention has an average 200,000 views on each episode. More than some on the list. It is because the show is about lesbian lifestyle? Do we not support them? Shouldn't we? .. it's still black, people of color! Interesting .... http://www.youtube.com/user/betweenwomentv
Lbug | December 28, 2012 7:48 PM
I love Awkward Black Girl and the Couple.. Check the new web series "Boomerangs" Starting Jan 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ksrNfltThC0
Adam Scott Thompson | December 28, 2012 7:35 PM
That new POP ("Power of Pussy") show -- about Atlanta-based strippers -- has gotten my full attention of late. lol *sorry* My own webseries, "Crumbs in the Bed," is wifey... but this could be my mistress. LOL
K | December 28, 2012 6:11 PM
I just discovered The Unwritten Rules about a week ago starring Aasha Davis. I want to know what you guys think about that web series. Check it out.
Mr. Pi | December 28, 2012 5:58 PM
You guys missed a great and funny as heck web series called "The Gaye Family" on Youtube.
Its a mess and a fun ride. The show challenges gender roles and stereotypes with humor.
The Gaye Family should most def be on your list!
Darkan | December 28, 2012 5:24 PM
"Roomie Lover Friends" is my show!!! From the music to the actors, direction and storyline. Very good show that deserves to be on a network. Also "Playa and Wifey" which should get some attention. BET or VH-1 should take notice of these shows. Congrats to all involved!!!
Guyver | December 28, 2012 4:34 PM
Definitely my man R.L. Scott's action crime series "Touye Pwen." It got funded and turned into a feature film coming out early 2013 called "Kill Point." He also has a brand new series called "Fixer" premiering on Feb. 24th. 2013. Dude is a great filmmaker, has a strong eye and keeps his production value high.
Jada | December 28, 2012 4:15 PM
I fell in LOVE with Roomie Lover Friends from the first episode! Also discovered King Bachelor's Pad after seeing that HILARIOUS Denzel parody!! If you haven't seen it, please check it out on YouTube. Also, Awkward Black Girl and the Couple are amazing, amazing, amazing!
Ashley1 | December 28, 2012 3:54 PM
She Got Problems only had one or two episodes and Alison McDonald ALREADY got major things going on. Kudos. Awkward Black Girl too. Good job ladies! But my absolute favorite is Got 2 B Real: A Diva Variety Show. It is funny as hell. Patti LaHelle is the creator but she's only doing 2 seasons.
Xi | December 28, 2012 3:37 PM
I keep my dial tuned into blackandsexytv and Dortch has yet to let me down! I also enjoy "Unwritten Rules"; I can actually get my mom to sit down and watch it with me (the elders aren't fond of watching computers).


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So, let's say you put together a roster of 25 players, according to a particular set of guidelines. (For purposes of this thought experiment, let's call you...DJL44.) You look over the roster you've assembled and think, "Man, this group of players could totally win the pennant!"
But then some other guy comes along. (Let's call him...me.) He says, "Dude, what are you smoking? That team would be lucky to break .500."
What's your response? Do you have a response that doesn't ultimately boil down to "nuh-uh"?Well, to some degree there isn't any certain way short of buying an MLB franchise, making all the trades, and then playing the season to see if you're right. But let's say you don't need 100% incontrovertable proof; you just need something defensible that isn't just, "They're awesome because I put them together and I'm awesome."
Most of us would listen to numbers.
If you had a set of numbers that showed that your club was at least as likely as not to win, say, 93 games, with 93 games being a pretty baseline division-winning total these days, I'd say you'd have made your point -- you've got a team that could, and given their composition probably would be expected to, reach the playoffs.
So what numbers do you use? If, like me, you decide to go in pursuit of some numbers, you find that a lot of them have...challenges. Issues that make them less than ideal as a system of evidence. Let's say you decide to use:
1. Projection systems
You want to know how good a player is likely to be in 2011? We've got access to a lot of projection systems that map out the contours of what a player's expected 2011 season will be. Pick the one that seems most accurate and go with it, right?
Not so fast. Projection systems are actually pretty darned good at telling you what a players numbers will likely look like in 2011 -- even Marcel the Monkey gets credit for over 70% accuracy when projecting stats. But what the projection systems don't generally do is tell you how valuable that stat line is going to be. Say you're looking at a player and trying to figure out if his .293, 12 HR, 81 RBI projection is going to help you win a playoff spot. Is he a second-baseman or a DH? Is he Joe Mauer? Is he a Yankee, where those numbers are just going to get lost in the crowd? Is he playing in Fenway or Petco? Is he batting second or eighth?
OK, that's probably overkill -- even most value-based systems don't differenciate between batting order positions. But the point still stands: how do you really know how much value, in terms of wins, that player is going to bring to your team? Based solely on projection systems, you really don't. So you move into the field of value stats, and find:
2. Wins Above Replacement (WAR)
These days, everybody loves WAR. Sportswriters are using it in their articles, baseball color guys are mentioning it during broadcasts. It seems like WAR has the potential to become that short-hand, single-number summation of a player's full value contribution to his team. Except...well, I won't get into the argument over how accurate or useful WAR is when looking at players, but I will ask this question:
If you took every player on every team in MLB last year and added their WAR scores together based on the team they played for when assembling that WAR score, which team would finish with the highest 'team WAR'? Philadeplhia, right? After all, they led the majors in wins.
Well, let's do the math (according to FanGraphs, since baseballreference doesn't seem to sum their WAR totals by team):
Philadelphia had 23.6 batting WAR, 18.4 pitching WAR, and...well we don't know what their fielding WAR was but as a team they finished with negative UZR so it can't have added much to their win total. That's a total of 42 WAR which, when added to the baseline definition of replacement level (a team with 0 WAR should win 48 games) totals 90. OK, a bit shy of their actual 97 win season, but not too shabby, right?
The problem is that the Phillies finished 14th in baseball in batting WAR and 7th in pitching WAR. The Giants, Twins (!), and Red Sox (!!) finished ahead of the Phillies in both categories, and two of those clubs even had more UZR runs than did Philly. So by this measure not only were the Phillies not better than the team that beat them in the NLCS (which makes sense), but they weren't as good as a team that didn't even get out of the Division Series (less sense) or one that didn't even make the post-season (not much sense).
There's some utility here, but there's also too much wiggle-room for WAR to be a convincing statistic in favor of our argument.
3. Win Probability Added
Yes, I know that WPA isn't intended to be a measure of player value, but rather just a nice way of seeing who had a good year (even if some folks used to write about it a lot). But WPA is team-normalized -- for each team that finished with a positive WPA after a game, a team finishes with the same negative WPA. Perhaps WPA has a value at the team level that it doesn't have at the individual level?
Short answer: yes, but not in any way you can actually use.
Longer answer: WPA does do a great job of telling you who won games -- the Phillies and Rays lead in team WPA, in that order, as you'd expect. And superficially, WPA even eerily predicts wins in that the Phillies finished with a team WPA of just over 16 (which when added to 81 wins gives you their actual total of 97) while the Rays finished with exactly 15 team WPA (which results in their total of 96).
The problem with WPA is that, as awesome as it seems to be as a team measurement tool, it's almost impossible to predict what a given player's WPA will be in advence. Case in point: Here are Michael Cuddyer's WPA totals from the last five seasons (which you can actually get from baseballreference.com):
2.6, 0.6, 0.0, 0.7, -0.8
Any idea what Cuddy might do this year? Me neither.
Ultimately, I boiled it down to a measure that actually works both ways we need it to:
4. Win Shares
The stat is derived starting from the actual wins of the player's team, so when you add the win shares back up again, you get actual wins. Also, offensive win shares, at least, are as consistent as runs created, which is the primary way offensive win shares are calculated. (Pitching and defensive win shares are a bit more hazy, but for our purposes, they work as well as WAR, which is all we need; we're just trying to come up with a believable level of proof, not dead certainty.)
So the goal is to come up with a team that's expected to earn at least 279 win shares (93 wins * 3). As an added hurdle, I'll limit myself to just American League players. Let's see if I can put it together before the All Star break...


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These Daughter Inspirational poems are examples of Inspirational poems about Daughter. These are the best examples of Daughter Inspirational poems written by international PoetrySoup poets
She showed me the clouds
and how to walk on the ninth one. A dreamer.
In the absoluteness of her mind, no barriers
exist within existence
as if her battles have
been won. I think she craves to fly,
past those clouds---another possibility
to make possible, a challenge
to challenge. Or dream about.
She probably thinks that when I complain
I cannot see the clouds,
the way she did when things got rough
in life. Of course, I beg to differ.
She dreams. I live. I don't
keep my eyes on clouds all day
as if there is nothing else to see
to make me understand the world better.
I suppose I'll rest one day, exhausted
by the what-ifs and whys, while Mama smiles
and points upward.
The warrior lays her weary head,
With heavy heart she cannot bear,
Burning tears stream down her face,
As whispered memories touch the ear.
Her armour tarnished by remorse,
Her battle-cry a wimpered row,
Her wounds, of which bleed solitude,
Will never know forgiveness now.
The song began two score ago,
When two came knocking at her door,
In need of refuge from the world,
Of that, and love, and little more.
Forced to fight for every smile,
Her only solace found in song,
She longed for love to rescue her,
And plant her where she could belong.
Jealous tongues are seldom kind,
Self-seeking hearts know nought of love,
The caged canary only sings,
When coaxed to praise from up above.
For the steely spine that now I own,
Forever shall I grateful be,
A gift from her, and from her own.
Courage mounted inwardly.
I'll not forget how I have loved thee,
And youthful memories I will prize,
Til on the shore of His forgiveness,
Whereto now, we both shall rise.
Dedicated to my Dad Jerry W. Niday 3/20/1952 - 6/18/2013
I am who I am because of him
He's the reason for my son's name
He gave me my courage & my strength
To stand tall even when standing wasn't easy
Stand for the ones who can't
To think and fend for myself
I'm my Daddy made over
Taught me to fight back
To never back down
How to pick myself back up
When I've been knocked down
Fight for what I believe
I'm my Daddy made over
He gave me my stubbornness
Gave me my pride
Gave me my temper
Taught me not to take crap
To speak my mind no matter who
Work for what I want
I'm my Daddy made over
How to keep my emotions in check
How to handle large amounts of pain
When in trouble he always had my back
He knew how my mind worked better than anyone
I got it from him
I'm my Daddy made over
Even though he's gone
I'll stand and continue on
I may stumble I may fall
May even get hurt along the way
But I'll pick myself back up
I'll dust myself off and stand tall
I'm honored and proud to say
I'm my Daddy made over
Sabrina Niday Hansel
Confetti flutters the sky
A bride dressed in pearly white
Footprints pave bright virgin snow
Steps to her future
On the edge
of the evacuation zone
Miyuki holds her daughter
tip-toeing in pink sneakers
her small hands fragile
blossoms opening
to the man with the beeping wand
They were outside in the karesansui
washing and raking
rocks, when the school
heaved, convulsed
then pressed into silence
voices rising inside
So now they wait with strangers
in ordered lines of sorrow
for bread and drinking water
as an adolescent, eyes downcast
sees the small pink laces and
offers up his only ration
of precious onigiri
Hooded and white masked they walk
three days and bed-less nights toward
Ishinomaki by the ocean
to family, friends, and home forever
The landscape jumbles unfamiliar
with plastic wreckage
and automobiles
detritus flooded in a field
where Japonica once grew
while moon-suited men
and women gather
albums for the living
And after sunset Miyuki moves
her little girl away
from a white-taped blue-bagged
lifeless form
toward the humming black-robed Monk, his
prayers for light
and workers burned
exposed to radiation ten
thousand times too high
And in the shadows one old man kneels
beside a fetid pool and scoops
rice to carry back to neighbours
moved to higher ground, un-opens
one last bottled spirit
bows his head and offers
Miyuki and her first and only
everything he has
At last they reach the shelter's glow
beneath the starless robe of night
not used to wearing
shoes indoors
Miyuki helps her daughter fold
sheets of painful news into
an origami box to hold
her last and only pair
And in the morning as they face
the stretch of road for home
to unknown love and losses there
they turn and gaze toward the east
awaiting still
spring's warming breeze
to rise with brilliant red once more
new light of wondrous dawn
'karesansui' is a Japanese rock garden or 'dry landscape'. Rocks are often washed.
'onigiri' is the emergency rice being distributed to survivors in Japan.
'Japonica' is a type of (short-grained) Japanese rice.
for Debbie Guzzie's contest, 'Tribute to Japan'
by ~Soulfire~
Little Bee, Deaamoo, grandmother of the Crane Clan, lies staring. The light of
winter's first full moon falls into the room. Through a ghostly haze of tobacco and
sage smoke, she sees her loved ones. One withered hand clasps a cowrie shell,
mee-ghis, tightly to her heart and in the other she holds a small dreamcatcher for
her youngest granddaughter Little Aamoo. Strands of gray white hair escape from
her braids which trail down beside her bird-frail form touching the fringe of her
parting dress. Her clan has been in the sweat lodge praying for her safe journey
home, some appear red-cheeked; others are a pale as the shades of her
ancestors. It is the end of her days, a time for passing on.
Outside of the house near the fringe of balsam pine a circle of stones are laid, each
one blessed and bringing an anchoring comfort to man, lodged between earth, and
sky. The four directions are marked and her way west is clear for her. Soon, she will
ask loved ones to lay here amongst the gifts laid for Pacugu, The Great horned Owl,
near the spirit house.
The veil is thin now between this world and the next. The smoke branches upward,
showing the way to sky world where Gichi Manidoo waits. The songs are being sung
for her now. The Shaman's rattle is crisp and clear. All about her is beauty. Drums
keep the beat of her heart. They wait. Remembering one last story, she calls her
family to her, she must leave them with all the knowledge she has. "Ah, what was
that story? Well, that is not for you."
I never did the
''He loves me not....
He loves me'' game
with flowers.
I already knew nobody loved me
so why should I listen
to a stupid flower?
I did make wishes
on dandelions
after the bloom died
and it was tiny spikes of fluff
waiting to blow away
till next year.
I hated wasting my time
but I couldn't resist.
I figured
''If there's even a small hope
that this will work....
I've got to try! ''
I would find a spot
where nobody could see me
and I'd whisper
my one wish
the same wish
every time.
Thousands of dandelions
blown away
by my pleading breath.
I never told a soul
my wishes.
Until now.
I wished to be happy
one day...
with a husband
who loves me
and kids who love me.
I wished so hard...
I never thought
those dandelions
were listening.
The most tender I have ever known
The world of never you created
Best example of love a lesson learnt
Mama cry no more
Stranger no more am I to this world
Mama I have learnt its tricks
The hills are lower now, the tunnels are brighter
Mama cry no more
Mama let me dry your tears
I will pop the toaster, crunch the flakes
Spread the marmalade, bubble your bath tub
Mama cry no more
The jet is ready, your ticket at hand
The line will dress you up with the queen's taste
The fruits of your labour, its time you had the taste
Mama cry no more.
John Weaver 2000 (Emily has cerebral palsy)
Her room is not the sort of room you'd quite expect to find
For a little girl whose love of life is clear
No toys or games or bats or balls, or fun things of that kind
No bicycle or skateboard will appear
But the little piece of crumpled silver paper
It's very cheerful and bright with pictures everywhere
A pump to feed her through the night and a big adapted chair
Though pretty dolls sit on the shelf and teddies on her bed
She cannot play with them herself so she holds them tight instead
And the little piece of crumpled silver paper
It was Christmas day some years ago with excitement in the air
When we opened her presents and then found
That she couldn't play with them and it didn't seem quite fair
That she would always be so cruelly bound
To a life without the toys that all children adore
And then we heard a new sound that meant so much more
A crackle from the little piece of crumpled silver paper
The expensive gifts didn't matter to this special little girl
Her joy came from quite another caper
As the parcels and the packaging slowly started to unfurl
All she wanted was the silver wrapping paper
You see, she could grasp it tight to make a funny noise instead
And so it fast became a dear friend
And she holds it close beside her even when she goes to bed
And the lesson to be learned is, in the end…
Happiness is not always found in gifts so big and costly
And often simple things can bring the joy you need
Contentment is a state of mind and the choice is yours mostly
To be content with what you've got and with every little deed
Or, to always be in want and never satisfied
And so for me the real belief will never taper
That the truth of life is clear and very closely tied
To the little piece of crumpled silver paper.
My eyes are my voice,
I was not born like this by choice,
My eyes enjoy all they see,
And on most days I am quite happy.
My eyes are my voice,
I was not born like this by choice,
My voice, although not quite loud,
Can always melt hearts in a crowd.
My eyes are my voice,
I was not born like this by choice,
Please don't judge me because I am unable,
I don't deserve that kind of label.
My eyes are my voice,
I was not born like this by choice,
My mom says it's part of Gods plans,
I believe her, we're His biggest fans!
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After police sting, Manchester man's job on hold
Alexander Ramasci of Manchester was arrested Monday night for theft of lost or mislaid property during a Manchester Police sting operation at a South Willow Street shopping plaza. (DAVID LANE/UNION LEADER)
MANCHESTER - Arrested in a shopping-plaza police sting on Monday, a Manchester man said he's been told not to show up to work until the matter is resolved.
Alexander Ramasci, 23, who works as a part-time clerk at the New Hampshire liquor store in Hooksett, said his hopes for a higher-paying, full-time job have also been put on hold. Ramasci was charged with misdemeanor theft Monday, after he took a purse and electronic consumer good from an unattended shopping cart and put them in the trunk of his car.
As reported Wednesday morning on UnionLeader.com and in the New Hampshire Union Leader, police had set the snare at the T.J. Maxx parking lot as part of a sting operation to ensure shopper safety. But Ramasci has maintained he planned to bring the purse home and try to trace the owner.
Ramasci, who lives with his parents in south Manchester, said he won't be able to pay his bills if he can't work. He ticked off credit card bills, student loans, car insurance and cell phone charges.
"Especially during the holiday season, this is killing me," Ramasci said Wednesday.
The human resources director at the New Hampshire Liquor Commission confirmed that Ramasci works as a part-time, temporary position and earns $11 an hour. But she said she cannot talk about his status.
"We go by the Division of Personnel rules. It all depends on the outcome of what's going on," said Kelly Mathews, human resources administrator for the Liquor Commission. Asked if Ramasci is not innocent until proven guilty, she said "it's supposed to be that way."
Ramasci said he was on his way to work Wednesday when his manager called him and told him not to show up. The manager also said not to bother with an interview, scheduled for Monday. Ramasci said he was hoping for a full-time job that paid a couple dollars more an hour and benefits.
"For me to have a theft charge at a liquor store, (they're thinking) why wouldn't he be stealing from us?" he said.
Ramasci is scheduled to be arraigned Friday morning in Manchester District Court.
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PHOENIX -- A judge has agreed to postpone a scheduled hearing to determine convicted serial killer Dale Hausner's competency to waive further appeals so he can be executed as soon as possible.
Judge Roland Steinle granted a motion filed on behalf of Hausner, who was convicted of six murders and numerous other crimes in a series of random shootings in the Phoenix area in 2005 and 2006.
The two-hearing was scheduled in Maricopa County Superior Court for April 24-25 but now is scheduled for July 10-11.
Steinle approved the postponement just days after he denied several others that would have scuttled the hearing.
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As one of (many) Eagles fans no longer in the greater Philly area, I won't have local TV to see the preseason game tonight. But there's no way I'm going to miss seeing Michael Vick in midnight green for the first time.
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Team # 558 -- Enrollment Verifications
Enrollment Management and Administration
January 2003
ObjectiveWe currently have data conditions that are not correctly reported on the Enrollment Verification. This project will correct these deficiencies, simplify the request process, provide consistency to all enrollment verifications, and expand the verification process to include applicable World Campus courses. This project will also introduce an enrollment verification fee to third-party requestors who choose to not use the free web service.
Team Membership
- Jim Wager, Sponsor
- Dona Oberheim, Leader
- Ross Brode, Member
- Cheri Gallagher, Member
- Alberto Gutierrez, Member
- Marty Smith, Member
Results Achieved to Date
- Completed 02/28/03: Business rule changes agreed upon.
Completed 03/07/03: Brode. Complete programming estimates and assignments.
Completed 06/25/03: Complete OUR programming and testing of the verification sub-program, ARUSTE, and eLion verification application.
Completed 06/25/03: Complete AIS programming of: ARUSTG and data base correction of enrolled credits.
Completed 07/11/03: User testing of all changes against the specifications.
Completed 08/04/03: Finalize staff training.
Completed 06/11/03: Wager will initiate change of audit credit rule with the Faculty Senate.
To ACUE 05/23/03:Wager - Develop new ACUE policy regarding the use of co-ops and internships as these apply to full-time status.
Completed 08/05/03: Full production.
Business Rule Changes:
1.Request change from Senate to remove audit credits from calculation of full-time.
2.Courses crossing two semesters will be counted only one time. The course will be counted in the calculation during the semester the course started
3.Summer calculation will use 12 credits = full-time
4.All enrollment verifications (past semesters, current semester, and future semesters) will be driven from the number of enrolled credits on the semester file. This will require a change to screen ARUSTG to update the enrolled credits fields, and a one-time update to prior semester records on the database. As part of this database update, audit credits will be removed from the enrolled credits fields.
5.We will no longer be manually calculating or reporting class-rank.
6.Expected date of graduation will be calculated as follows:
a. If the student has set the intent to graduate flag, report the current semester.
b. Else, use the semester classification value. Add to the student's semester class the value needed to reach
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c. If student semester classification = 11, report the following fall or spring semester.
7.World Campus technology based (TC) courses will be included in the new verification calculation starting Fall 2002.
8.New verification logic developed.
9.Verifications will not distinguish between students in an incomplete or complete registration status.
10.All printed verifications will include a statement that this document is valid as of this date and time.
11.Currently enrolled students will not be charged for an enrollment verification. They will be encouraged to order using eLion, however walk-in and mail-in requests will be provided without charge. Third party requests will not be charged if they use the public verification web site. All third party requests, and all former student requests, provided by walk-in or mail-in requests will charge $6 for each verification.
12.There will be no computer program change to considering students as full-time if they are enrolled in an approved co-op program. However, there will be a new policy developed that will provide a defined procedure for designating a co-op program as full-time equivalent.
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15.All printed verification documents will follow a consistent format, regardless of the request source (web or ISIS).
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We spent the night prior in a Fort Lauderdale hotel and hired a sedan service to take us to the cruise port. Embarkation was quite easy and rather quick. No lines to speak of when we arrived just before noon. Once boarding the ship we noticed immediately that it was quite worn in many places. A little disappointed that champagne and mimosas were not being handed out as a welcome but at the time didn't think much of it - we should have known it as an indication of the class level of this ship.
The first bad experience was the full court press to purchase their wine program immediately upon boarding. The waiters at this table were pushy and insistent and made one feel as though they would not get wine at all in the dining room unless you purchased the package. Personally, I like to pair my wine with my meal and how am I supposed to know what I want to eat three days from now? It felt like being on a tropical island where people chase you down to buy their trinkets of braid your hair.
We were able to go to our cabin at 1pm. I had read many things about the size of the RCCL cabins. We booked this little getaway just a few weeks in advance and could only get an inside to accommodate 3 people. I am not kidding when I say the sleeping area of this cabin is only a foot or 2 larger than the closet in my bedroom. I was able to unpack us (thankfully I packed light this trip) and get the luggage stowed out of the way. No safe! I have cruised on older ships before but never encountered one that had not been updated to include safes in the room.
Our dining table mates were lovely and we enjoyed their company. Our dining room service was very good and we got the best service ever from our maitre d', very attentive to us, getting Hannah shrimp cocktail when not on the menu, cutting her meat so I don't have to. On most cruises you only see the head waiters on tip night so this was a welcome change. The menu selections were substandard for us. The gala dinner left much to be desired (no lobster any night of the cruise) and for some reason, RCCL thinks it cute for the waitstaff to sing every night of your cruise. For me, if I want entertainment I will go to the show lounge.
Only went to one show and was pretty much underwhelmed. It wasn't horrible but just not wow.
Our trip had some not great weather (remnants of Gamma made it windy and quite cold in the Bahamas). Our excursion in Nassau was cancelled and we skipped CocoCay altogether. RCCL did refund our money for myself and my husband for our cancelled excursion in Nassau but not Hannah's for some reason and the line at the purser's desk wasn't worth the $16.
Dining in the Lido area offered good food but bad service. We always had a hard time finding a table because they did not seem like they were cleared of dirty dishes very often. Overall the service on this cruise was very very poor. The public restrooms were almost always dirty, with towels on the floor, water all over the sink etc. I never once saw anyone in these restrooms cleaning them, on other cruise lines there is an attendant for each public restroom to maintain it, etc. No one working on this ship seemed happy to be there, no one says hello to you or offers a smile. Usually on a cruise at any given moment someone is cleaning something but on this ship I never saw anyone - no one polishing the handrails on the stairways, no one vacuuming or cleaning the public areas, it was overall just a dirty uncared for ship.
The one saving grace was that Hannah enjoyed the children's program. She got a big kick out of Pirate Night and enjoyed the rock climbing wall
This was our first RCCL experience and more than likely our last. Their bigger, newer ships may be better but I am not sure we want to risk that kind of money to find out when we know other lines d it right on ALL their ships not just the 7 day trips.


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Following the cold front that has hit the western and northwestern regions in Tunisia, now covered in white layers of snow, various relief efforts are taking place in order to support citizens in need.
Heavy snowfall and low temperatures have caused significant difficulties for the inhabitants of the governorate of Kef and Thala, a town in the governorate of Kasserine.
"Mt. Chaâmbi is all covered with snow. It has been freezing since Sunday," said Basma Mokademi, a resident of Kasserine.
Nour Al Houda from Thala stated that due to the snow, power went out since 6:30am on Sunday, and that it was only until 2:00pm that power was restored. "Snow has been falling for a consecutive 16 hours on January 29th. A team from the electricity company (STEG) took care of the situation though. Electricity was back by the afternoon."
Al Houda, who is involved with the Thala Solidaire [Thala Solidarity] association, confirmed that there was also a gas shortage since the only gas provider in town did not receive any refills until Tuesday.
The snow level reached over 30 centimeters. "We are well used to the snow and hard climate conditions. We are trying to provide help needed as well – but that is not the point. This is a call for the government to introduce more radical solutions. We want regional development and jobs so that we can afford such living necessities," added Nour Al Houda.
Most of Thala's inhabitants lack basic needs such as heating, especially those isolated by the snow in rural areas due to blocked roads. Slim Briki, secretary general of "Thala Solidaire," confirmed that there are several other associations, such as El Kolna Twensa and Le PaCTE Tunisien, helping them collect material donations for Thala inhabitants who are in need.
"We started our call for help on our Facebook page. Since then, volunteers have been contacting me non-stop. We collected covers, food, medicine, and clothes. The amount of help received is impressive. We will be heading to Thala on Sunday, February 5th, and go by Kef as well, which has also been detrimentally impacted by the snow," said Briki.
Abdel Razzek, who is also from Thala, mentioned that the national meteorological center should provide more accurate weather forecasts so that inhabitants can adequately prepare. "They said that the temperature would be going up again; however, it is only 11:00am now and it is 0° Celsius. They said that snow fall reached 13 centimeters. But it is between 35 and 40 cm!"
Thala Solidaire is an association that was founded in May 2011 and is composed of 19 members who are originally from Thala, living in either Thala or Tunis.


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"Well, I think that goes without being said," said manager Grady Little. "If you haven't got some pitching, you're not going to go a long way. You can go a long way with the kind of offense we have, but you better do some pitching, too."
With that in mind, Little is trying to plan out a second-half rotation.
"Tentatively Derek [Lowe]'s going to go the first game and after that, we're not really quite positive on everything else just yet," Little added. "We'll know in Detroit [where the Red Sox finish the first half of the season]."
Pedro Martinez will probably start the third game back.
Little has been seeing some encouraging signs from Ramiro Mendoza, who made his first start of the season in a win against New York last week and will take the mound Thursday against the Blue Jays.
"He showed us a much better sinker," Little said. "The sinker that we remembered from the past, he showed us over there in New York. He showed us a better kind of body language than he'd been showing us earlier in the season. He had some success over in New York, and we feel like he can continue that success and can get that sinkerball working and downstairs where it needs to be."
With Mendoza in the rotation following Lowe, the Red Sox are faced with starting sinkerballers on consecutive days.
"Some things we just can't hide from," Little said. "We'd like to design it where it wouldn't happen, but we can't. We haven't been able to. [It's] just like, ideally, we'd like to have Pedro pitch in every one of those series against New York, but sometimes the circumstances might prevent us from doing that."
Little is confident that his aces will shuffle themselves.
"Things work themselves out," he said. "It might not start out like that in the second half, but after a week or two it might be like that."
No Nomar: Nomar Garciaparra did not start Wednesday's game. The Red Sox shortstop is just 7-for-36 after eight games of this 13-contest road trip. On Tuesday night, he went 0-for-5.
"That bat's getting awful heavy for him right now and if anybody ever needed a day off, it's him," Little said.
"And this is a guy that's not going to get an All-Star break."
After beginning their road trip in Tampa and the Bronx, the Red Sox have one more game against the Blue Jays and three in Detroit prior to the Midsummer Classic.
"Neither he nor I wanted to do it in New York and we picked today," Little said. "He's not going to take any BP, no ground balls, no anything. He's going to give his body a total day off, but he'll be around at the end of the game if we need him."
His manager didn't have to delve to far into the stats in making his decision. Garciaparra is 1-for-19 since Friday.
"Not just in the game but in BP and everything you can tell when a guy's body needs to be refreshed," Little said.
Leadoff Trot: The Red Sox will continue the experiment begun Tuesday night, batting Trot Nixon at the top of the order and Johnny Damon eighth. Damon went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and scored the game-winning run. Nixon went 0-for-6.
Nixon led Wednesday's game off with a double to left and scored on a Todd Walker sacrifice fly.
Varitek gets the nod: Prior to Wednesday's game, it was announced that Jason Varitek gained the last spot on the AL All-Star roster for the July 15 All-Star Game. The Red Sox catcher, who will attend his first Midsummer Classic, received 3,210,509 votes from fans in the AL balloting for the etopps All-Star Final Vote.
One thing is certain: he had his manager's vote.
"I think he deserves to go, but out of five people, they're just going to vote on one and if he goes to Chicago or doesn't go to Chicago, I still think very highly of Jason Varitek," Little said in his pregame press conference before the selection was revealed.
Fossum rehabbing: Casey Fossum made his second rehab appearance for Double-A Portland Tuesday night. On the disabled list with left shoulder tendinitis since June 8, he started and threw two scoreless innings.
"The report was good," Little said. "His next time out will be in Pawtucket on Thursday or Friday. He'll be with the [Triple-A] Pawtucket team and come out of the pen, and then we'll go from there."
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New song & album review in Maverick Magazine
by admin
Time goes too quickly these days! London's been treating me quite well (and I say things like "quite" now), and I am definitely enjoying my time here. It has so much to offer!
If you haven't made it out to any of my gigs yet, there are more coming up, you can always check my Songkick or MySpace pages to see what's coming up. For those that are not in London, you can watch a live stream of my recent gig at the lovely Regal Room at http://bit.ly/9todyC . Just click the clock and enter Feb 5, 2010 around 9:25pm, and watch from there. I play 2 different sets, so it's worth checking out the other acts that played in between - they were great!
I just finished a new song called "Can't Because I Won't", which you can check out on my Facebook page here. It's just a rough demo, but I figured you guys needed a treat after waiting so long for new material to get posted! Speaking of that, I have been writing pretty much constantly these days, and I feel like I'm starting to fall back into old (good) habits. You should be seeing lots more stuff getting posted soon.
Thanks for your support! I'll leave you with a review from Maverick's March issue:


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After the American Idol 8 live performance episode on Tuesday night, a woman attacked Terri Seymour, Simon Cowell's ex-girlfriend, and was arrested. That woman, Janice Thibodeaux, who's been arrested for felony battery and is being held on $52,700 bail, says she did it get back at Simon for his behavior during the episode.
From jail, she told Radar,
"I wasn't cool with Simon Cowell choking Paula Abdul on the show last week and with her crying-out 'help' as he did so. Nobody said anything about that so I wanted to confront him about it because that is not appropriate behavior, is it? She was taking some photographs with her camera and I knew she was his girlfriend so I went up to her to tell her how I felt. We started arguing and then I put my hands around her neck and started choking her just like Simon had done with Paula. Then I walked away and I was tackled by the police but I don't regret what I did because of what Simon did to Paula, nobody seemed to care about that."
If that isn't the most batshit insane thing you've read all week, well, you have some scary reading. For one, Terri is Simon's ex. For two, if you're mad at something Simon did, why does it make sense to confront the person you think is his girlfriend? Finally, Simon's behavior may be inappropriate, but he was clearly kidding around. And what grade is this woman in that she thinks the way to deal with that is to duplicate the behavior but in an actually violent way?
Terri's version of the event, by the way, doesn't include an argument. Terri told Extra, the show she works for, that the insane woman "came over to me and said, 'You're that girl from TV, right?' And I said, 'Yeah.' …The next thing I know, this woman had me in a headlock and tried to choke me. I yelled out, 'What are you doing?' and I lunged at her. She let go and took off running."