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Interest is one thing, paying the remainder of his $10.5 million due for this year, and the $4 mil option for 2009 are another matter.
you can't blame the guy for wanting to contend. he's been in the league for a long time and hasn't won the big one yet and i'm sure thats one thing he wants more than anything else. and its not gonna happen here for a while. this might even work out for us nicely with not having to pay Griff for next year, plus it will clear some room up in the outfield. i love Griff and always will where ever he plays. he deserves it.
Hi John-It seems very apparent to me that the national media has been writing stories, trade suggestions, etc, ever since Griffey became a Red, to get him out of Cincinnati. Why do you think that is?
I read the USA today article this morning and first off I'd like to say that it's a first rate article. Well written and I like that it shows the "human" side to Griff.In regards to the "I want to contend" statement...I don't think Reds fans should read that as a trade request/demand. That's just what I would hope ALL the Reds players want. Any professional ballplayer wants to contend. And that desire gets more urgent as a player nears the end of his carreer.But, that being said, yeah...I think it's time the Reds and Junior part ways. The only request I have is that the Reds allow it to be on JUNIOR'S terms. He's more than earned the right to go out as he chooses. I also think he's professional enough to see things from the Reds viewpoint and he'll do the best he can for them as well. Even if that's nothing more than giving them as much notice as he can so they can plan for the future.But whatever Ken decides to do, he's a class act and he deserves MUCH more recognition than he's currently getting for what he's done over the length of his glorious carreer. Junior is a perfect example of all that is GOOD in baseball. Cheers, Ken!
I hope for Junior's sake he gets a shot at a WS ring, or at least a chance to contend.I don't think he'll get that shot in a Reds' uniform.
I think the Reds came into the season with a plan. If they contend, Jr. stays. If not, ship him to a contender and try to get a catcher. Jr. deserves a playoff shot before he is done. Give it to him and let Bruce finish the season with the Reds. Griff came home, now let him go contend.Also, until the Rangers make it to .500, no more Hamilton talk. He is not making a bit of difference there and an argument could be made that they should have kept Volquez considering the Rangers are 29th out 30th in pitching. His 32 RBI have them at 13-20. Awesome.
I'll pick him up and take him to the airport.. Hes been paid handsomely for his tenure in Cincinnati..I wish him the bestSend him to Seattle today and bring Bruce up.
John,Thanks for the link to the USA Today article on Griffey, Jr. If the Reds start to the season continues, they need to do what they have to do regarding Griffey or Dunn to make the future brighter. However, this line from the article bothers me as a Reds fan, "Griffey, who enters today hitting .229 with four home runs and 15 RBI, says he expects the Reds to approach him before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline seeking his approval for a trade." To me, it says a player on this team doesn't think they'll contend. Now why I happen to agree with Griffey, as a fan, it can't be good to have players on the team who believe the season is lost alreay can it? I'd love your thoughts. Thanks.Jason in Charlotte, NC
Oh, yeah. Get his buns out of here. Sooner than later.The team is struggling. He is hitting a robust .229. He tells his teammates they are not contenders.What a LOSER.
How bout the Reds commenting to USA Today that they'd like a 12 million dollar man to bat over .250?He may almost 600 home runs but if he's a big reason we're not contending right now..
Good article.Gives Griff a different look.What a great family man.Good reporting too.In depth,instead of just icing on the top.I always forget that Griff took a "big" pay cut to help this team contend,compared to the deal he was offered in Seattle.Seattle walked out like a bandit on the "deal" if you ask me.A-rod may be another roid's user,at least that is what Canseco say's.So Griff may go down as one of the top three HR/RBI hitters of all time.I would like to see him get a ring & save Cincy the 16 million that could be used on younger talent.it's a win,win for everyone involved.The 16 million dollar question is,what CAN the reds get in return ? An over aged,prone to injury,some what under achieving, & over payed player that is on rent for the season.A destined DH is the guess,but who knows?But one thing is for sure;A automatic & guaranteed, 1st ballot HOFer.He played the game the right way.With heart,hustle,passion,grit,skill,talent,integrity, & with a smile.Thanks Griff,I'll miss ya,but I think it's best for both parties to cut ties.You deserve better & the red's FO need to LEARN how to produce a championship product,with more money to spend in other area's of need,i would think WJ could/should be able to do this
It seems inevitable and I didn't think I'd ever say it, but trade KGJ as soon as possible.
Looks the beginning of the end of Junior in a Reds uniform. I know most people on here will cheer for joy, but I for one will be greatly saddened when it happens. I've never once understood why he has gotten so beat up by the Cincinnati fans and media during his tenure. Y'all act like HOF once-in-a-generation-type players come through all the time. Probably for the best that he leaves for a team that has a shot and seems interested in winning, but he'll be a lot harder to replace than you think. I wish him nothing but the best and he will always occupy that same pedastal with Barry Larkin as the favorite players of my youth.
If Jr. agrees, I would do it as soon as possible. I would not wait for #600. I would not wait until the trading deadline. I would not wait to be sure the Reds were not going to be competitive this year. I love Jr., what he has accomplished and how he has done it. He wants a ring. He says he is not into the personal numbers, but DHing may give him another three or four years of HRs and hits. Three of four more years may give him a shot at 700 and 3000 hits. A real exclusive club. But he wants a ring, and his best shot may be in the AL as a DH. Do it for Jr. and take what you get out of the deal.
didn't we here this last year? and the year before? woe is me says ken, things are so bad around here, maybe they should just trade me...god forbid he ever take responsibility for any of the losing, or at least have the stones to ask for a trade if that's what he really wantsbest thing about him leaving, i hope at least, will be that it frees up 1 or 2 of the younger guys, maybe they'll feel a little bit more comfortable stepping up into a leadership role without his highness around
I'd make the deal today. I wouldn't wait until he hits 600. If he was hitting HR regularly, I would wait. But who knows how long it will take. They can probably work that into some kind of a better deal for him. Whatever team he plays for as he gets to 600 will see an attendance increase for a few games. Use that fact as leverage.
The fan in me wants to see him stay. The contender in me wants to see him go...ha what about Bedard talks once more...ha. Now that would be funny.
it saddens me. he still has it... not all of it.. but he's still a great player, doesn't really matter how many people dog him on here... there will be numerous comments on here about why not do it now if seattle wants him... i personally hope it does not happen. i'd be perfectly fine trading dunn but it looks like they want to dump JR to sign dunn... and if you get to the part where he deferred $57.5 million for ownership to build a team around him and they did nothing.... that's pathetic and shows he DOES care about winning!
Clement would have to be one of the players the Reds would get. He would shore up our catching. Maybe we trade Grif and Ross for Clement, Jimerson and Morrow.
So what?!Everyone in town wants the Reds to win. Why shouldn't he? If he didn't say stuff like this, all the whiners, who are determined to hate him no matter what, would say "he doesn't care." As it is, they can complain about something else.And it's pretty bad when you can make a play that makes SportsCenter's top 10 in your own park and not get a standing ovation! We've lost the ability to act like true fans, and we're getting what we deserve as a result.
I would say that Jr. is not headed back to Seattle:"What happened to Arthur Rhodes huge diamond earrings? Mariners manager John McLaren has a short list of club rules, and one of them is players are not allowed to wear earrings on the field." -- SeattleMariners.com
Yo!I appreciate the 'human' side of the Reds fans who have posted here, well, the first couple of posts, to realize how great Junior is. It has always been a black eye for the city of my origin that so many people in Southern Ohio have thrown Griff under the bus. Without question he deserves better. Too bad, we as a city could never appreciate a first class athlete, let alone a homegrown first class athlete. Plain and simple, we really don't deserve an above .500 club in ANY sport until we learn or decide to be better fans. I was living in the Pacific NW for the duration of Griff's career in Cincy, but by chance was living in S. America when the Redlegs came to Seattle last year. Still, it was obvious what real fans are like in a city and I was extremely embarrassed at being a Reds fan that day. Never again will I talk trash with people in Seattle reminding them that baseball started in the Queen City. Until the fans come back, we will be a loser sports city. Good luck Griff! I know whatever team you end up with I will be pulling for you all to win the Series!Redlegs!!!
So Griffey wants to play on a contender when he could be pinpointed as one of the biggest reasons that his team is not a contender. Seems like a conflict of interest there to me, but people scoffed in 2000 when I suggested it may not be a good idea to elect an oil man as president....I suppose it's only fair that Griff sticks it to Cincy on his way to Seattle the way he stuck it to Seattle on his way to Cincy.Maybe Junior and Kobe Bryant can I have a "the grass is always greener"-a-thon?
This doesnt mean now. If they trade for him now, they are assuming his contract plus club option. If they just wait, they can sign him as FA to a deal they want. Probably in the 7 - 8 mil range.Face it Reds fans, Griff is here till september.Dunn is another matter, teams that want him may trade for him now (sooner than the end of year)to have the inside track on negotiating a long term deal, if they wait until hes a FA, the price may go up.Odds Griffey is traded 5 to 1Odds Dunn is traded 2 to 1(these are of course made up odds for fun but are likely in the ballpark of being realistic)But Dunn is the one more teams will want. Hes young, and even though hes not hitting well, Id bet 20 of the 30 hitting coaches in MLB are gonna say "I can fix this guy"Griffs problem is that hes 38/9, and theres not a hitting coach in the world that can fix that.As far as a contender trading for Griff to make a run, hes just not that "money in the bank" hitter he used to be. Over the course of a season he puts up nice numbers, but theres no guarantee hed do it in the 3 week stretch needed to get to and win a world series. Thats what teams look for in a "rent a player".
Griffey has always been a dedicated, responsible citizen. Also he can hit the devil out of the baseball. Yet, he doesn't do the leadership things and the little things that make a team win. It's just not his nature. We have to accept him for who and what he is---a very fine person.It would be best for all if he left now and went where his HRs could help a team win. DHing and batting 5th or 6th, he'd a terrific help for a contending team. I hope there is an AL team out there that can use what he has.As for his getting paid below market...I can't feel sorry for a guy making his money regardless of what others are making. He' s rich for sure.(The one guy who I feel sorry for salary wise is Johnny Bench. If he was playing today he'd be the first billion dollar contract.)John, it was a great story. Thanks for passing it on. You are the best.
I have to laugh, laugh outloud . . . HAHAHAHAHA!Griffey will bring a return of Clement, Jimerson and Morrow? In what fantasy league?He's the Junior Griffey of 2008, not 1998, and the only way the Reds get a return depends on how much of the $10.5 mil salary and $4 mil buyout for 2009 they are willing to eat. If you think Clement, Jimerson and Morrow are worth $14.5 mil, then I have to laugh some more.HAHAHAHAHA!Griffey's return will be based on how much of the money the Reds are willing to eat. Frankly, what team is that stupid? Take the draft picks if the other team isn't willing to swallow most of the soggy cake.
Griffey would put fans in the seats in Seattle and pay for himselfI doubt many teams want Dunn nor or there many coaches that are saying " I can fix him"
"I doubt many teams want Dunn nor or there many coaches that are saying " I can fix him"Wow, I wish there was a book out there for you to learn about baseball, Id buy it for you and send it next day first class, just for the good of this blog.
hey, if the Reds can get anyone to even TAKE griffey and his huge salary off their hands, GO FOR IT!! he's almost an automatic out at the plate, can't even do something to move the runners up, or use the left side of the field to get on base. i'd be thrilled if they could move him without having to cover much of his salary.
Griffey alone will put $14.5 million worth of people in the seats? Hmmmm, let's see:With an average ticket cost of $25.29 and an average attendance of 26,686 through just 15 dates, the Mariners would have to draw 573,349 more fans for their remaining home dates, or 8,687 per game more.Of course, that number goes up for every home date played between today and the time of the potential trade. That's a whopping number of new tickets to sell.Additionally, the Mariners have a $117.6 million payrol. To add $14.5 mil tosses them into the luxury tax threshhold pretty heavily, so to pooh-pooh the money is, well, poo.
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Tufts University's School of Engineering has received a $40 million gift from Bernard Gordon, a prominent inventor and founder of Analogic Corp.
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A holder of more than 200 patents, Gordon has been called "the father of analog-to-digital conversion" and is also credited with major breakthroughs in medical imaging technology. He is a trustee emeritus of Tufts and his association with the university dates back to 1944, when at age 17 he attended a Navy officer training program on the campus.
The Gordon Institute, which he founded in 1984 to promote graduate education for engineers, has been housed at Tufts since 1992, the same year he was awarded an honorary degree by the university. Before his current gift, Gordon had donated $35 million to the school over the years for a variety of purposes.
A native of Springfield, Mass., Gordon founded Peabody, Mass.-based Analogic in 1967 and retired from its board of directors in July, according to a recent press release from the company.
He was awarded a National Medal of Technology by President Ronald Reagan in 1986.
Gordon co-founded Danvers, Mass.-based NeuroLogica Corp. in 2004 and is the company's executive chairman.
The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, which tracks publicly reported charitable gifts, has recorded 28 other gifts of $35 million or more to U.S. colleges and universities during the past 12 months, including 11 gifts of $100 million or more.
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Arab Israeli MK Mohammed Barakeh slammed the appointment saying it was "a disgrace that cannot be wiped away. It is unsurprising that Sharon and Mofaz preferred to appoint [Halutz] as Chief of Staff rather than shoving him out of the army. After all they are a violent trio that lacks any values and humane norms."
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One of Georgia's highest-profile 2011 recruits has hardly been heard from so far during his freshman season.
Outside linebacker Ray Drew could have the opening now to get more snaps since the Bulldogs won't have Cornelius Washington, their sacks leader, for at least the next two games.
"With good hope," Drew said. "Any snap is a good snap."
Washington is suspended after his DUI arrest early Sunday morning in Commerce.
Georgia lists "TBD" as its starting OLB on its Tennessee depth chart in place of Washington.
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A teammate also hit Boykin in the back of the head at the end of a punt return, Richt said.
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For a few hours after he met with Richt last Wednesday to tell him he was leaving the team, reserve tailback Ken Malcome thought about his decision "sitting by the TV light."
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Malcome changed his mind later that night and called Richt, who let him back on the team the next day.
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"If I had to do it again, I would have challenged it or at least asked permission to challenge it but the answer might have been the whistle blew," Richt said
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For the third time this season, Crowell was named Monday the SEC freshman of the week after rushing for 104 yards Saturday.
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The Southeastern Conference announced Monday that the Oct. 15 game at Vanderbilt will kickoff at 7 p.m ET. The game will be shown on FSN, which airs on Fox Sports South in Georgia.
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Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way.
On the occasion of its 40th anniversary, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, illus. by Quentin Blake, presents the famous story interspersed with Blake's characteristically frenetic line drawings, with clusters of candy sprinkled across the pages. Pink, lavender, baby blue and yellow backgrounds of the pages make a sugary new wrapper for this favorite tale. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.


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"...someone might slip dragon dung in it again eh, Perce?" said Fred. "That was a sample of fertiliser from Norway!" said Percy, going very red in the face, "It was nothing personal!" "It was," Fred whispered to Harry, as they got up from the table. "We sent it."


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There may be a shortage of local talent at Coachella this weekend, but you can rest assured that the lone band representing San Diego is the best we've got.
The Night Marchers has only been around a little over a year, but its music is gritty and raw, featuring some of the best straight-ahead rock there is.
Yes, the music's loud. Very loud. But there's also an accessible 1960s flair that gets audiences moving in ways no electronica artist or DJ can replicate.
What else would you expect from a group formed by John Reis, our city's greatest frontman?
Reis earned this reputation thanks to all the dazzling shows he put on when he fronted Rocket From the Crypt. He also performed in a bunch of other bands, including Hot Snakes and The Sultans.
Now, Reis puts all his efforts into the Night Marchers. It features his longtime friend, bassist Gar Wood, as well as guitarist Tommy Kitsos and drummer Jason Kourkounis.
Though The Night Marchers is best experienced in small, cramped quarters, Reis has a brand of biting humor he saves specifically for big festivals.
Just wait and see.
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To learn chinese; learn to play sax and plant some trees
I am the kind of person who likes meeting new and different people all the time. I come from Guanajuato, a state of central Mexico, which is very beautiful and highly recommendable for traveling as well. I am a freelance professional environmentalist who works under projects, therefore I move constantly from one city to another city, and sometimes even countries. I am an engineer specialized in environmental and energy planning as well as urban development. Normally work as external consultant for local governments to help them to improve their transport systems, with pollution and greenhouse gas inventories. I perform environmental and energy audits in Mexico, Central America and Caribbean. I was previously working for an international NGO that focused on the elaboration of Climate Action Plans for Latin American Cities.I am currently elaborating a sustainability strategy for an important bank.
Humans are fully natural creatures. Thus, nature does not equal environment when we are talking about the human-environment relationship. This relationship stands within nature as a whole. What I mean by this is that humans (and their hominid ancestors) have been a part of natural landscapes for more than three million years (homo sapiens sapiens, for more than 50,000 years). We should not view nature as something from which humans are inherently absent; and wilderness, as a natural place from which all trace of humans is absent, is a problematic concept. Second, having accepted humans as fully natural, we must ask whether there is any "natural" limit to human action. In other words, are we compelled on this basis to accept Mexico City as a "natural landscape?" And, if we are not so compelled, what does this mean about our concept of nature? We need to identify and understand how it is that humans can be natural creatures and yet Mexico City can still be viewed as an "unnatural" creation.
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
The first time was successful while I stayed in Denmark with a girl who later became a good friend. I like going to meetings and hosted 2012 CS new year party in Mexico City. I also received some people during these months. And surfed a couch in Eindhoven, NL and Tepoztlan, MX. Good experiences to say
All of them have been positive, since having delicious meals in somebody's house until going to the opera together, concerts, hosting, learning languages.I have enjoyed quite a lot CS
I have been practicing capoeira for more than 10 years, I like also african music. I love playing the saxofon.I love arts, world music, opera, international literature, poetry and vegetarian gastronomy, my weakness is football and I am a Barcelona Football fan.
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- literature
- poetry
- performing arts
- concerts
- capoeira
- environment
- human rights
- vegetarian
- partying
- movies
- traveling
- music
- opera
- world music
- soccer
- swimming
- engineering
- freelancing
- languages
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies: Cinema Paradiso, Amelie, City of God, Black Cat white cat, Die Welle, Le discrete enchant de la bourguesie, Babel, Mononoke princess, Ichihiro travel, seven samurais,
Music: Manu Chao, Charlie Parker, Pink Martini, Emir Kusturica and The No Smoking Orchestra, Gogol Bordello, Lila Downs, Kinky, Nortec Collective, Louis Armstrong, La Pegatina, Room Eleven, Umm Kulthum, Mercedes Sosa, Edith Piaf, Ute Lemper, Vinicio Capossela, Miriam Makeba, Oliver Mtukudzi, Joao Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, Toto La Momposina, Mulatu Astatke, The Old Crow Medicine Show, Concha Buika, Panjabi MC, AR Rahman, traditional chinese operas, Yemen Blues, Huapangos de Guillermo Velázquez, Yo-yo Ma, Renzo Arvore, ETC, ETC, ETC
Books: El che , Die Blechtrommel, La Región Más Transparente, Canto a América
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Traveling alone through the Amazon Jungle, crossing the Amazon river swimming.
Swimming in the freezing North Sea in winter.
Spending the night in Rio De Janeiro Streets during carnival. Spending nights several times at bus stations. Going alone across Lacandone jungle.
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Climate change, Environmental justice, Sustainable transportation, Human Rights, Gender Empowerment, Social Equity. World music, Opera, art-films. Languages I am currently learning Dutch and German
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Andorra, Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Sweden, United States
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Prove your Knowledge: Vocab Quiz
Lesson 3 of 3
Objective: SWBAT verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word by using their vocabulary words in sentences and stories based on an image.
Big Idea: Students already wrote stories using the words. But can they do as good a job if I provide the topic?
Getting Started
Before any vocab quiz, I always give a "5 minute cram time." I do this for a few reasons:
- I really do believe that a last minute review of the trickier words can be useful.
- It gives me a chance to answer questions and clarify.
- I use the time to see who has prepared for the quiz, with flash cards or sentences written.
- I also use the time to see how those who didn't prepare spend their time: do they just suck it up and decide that they will fix it next quiz? Do they pair up with someone else and use their flashcards, and if that's the case, is it a friendly relationship or a forced one?
These moments, when they don't think I'm watching, can be the most telling. Freshmen are still finding their way and figuring their peer groups out, but they're smart and often don't want teachers involved in this process. I try to arrange group work and seating plans based on what I learn in these few moments.
Of course, all of this takes more than 5 minutes. It usually turns into 15 minutes, but the 5 minute warning creates a sense of urgency.
The Quiz
Today we have a quiz on 12 vocab words and 4 commonly confused situations. This quiz asks students to write sentences or a story about the image using all the vocabulary words listed (L.9-10.4d). We practiced this skill extensively this week, using the same words. I am hoping for positive results. I think it is really important that vocab quizzes are meaningful. I very very rarely give a quiz that asks students to match the words with their definitions because it just isn't enough to know what a words means; they need to know how to use it. These quizzes take more time and are harder, but they are best way to encourage students to actually learn the words, words that they will see in our reading, on the SATs, and in life (W.9-10.10).
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Wrapping Up
Most students will be done with a few minutes left in class. As the last few finish, I will gauge the difficulty of this quiz from their perspective. Was it hard? Which words were the hardest to use? (SL.9-10.1)


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Yesterday's article about 5 Twitter myths that are hurting your efforts was mostly about the things that people who had never sent out a single tweet incorrectly believed about Twitter. But there are also some potentially damaging beliefs that Twitter newbies and veterans hold which could prevent you from finding success on the network.
It's easy to say that people who haven't signed up for Twitter are wrong to believe that Twitter is a waste of time or that you can never sift through the massive amount of tweets to find anything worthwhile. But many people who are currently on Twitter – and who have been for some time – also fall victim to believing some very, very wrong things about Twitter.
If you find yourself nodding in agreement to any of these headlines, you might want to rethink your Twitter strategy.
"You've got to follow back everyone who follows you."
This is such a commonly-held belief in Twitter newbies that it's extremely difficult to purge. And on the surface, it does sound "right". Like Facebook, you should have a reciprocal relationship on Twitter, shouldn't you? It's only polite to follow someone back when they take the time to follow you.
This is a type of logic that doesn't belong on Twitter, however. Twitter is meant to connect you to the things, people and topics that interest you. If you follow someone, it should be because you want to read their tweets, not because you feel obliged to follow a misplaced social norm. That person followed you because they wanted to hear what you said, but that doesn't necessarily mean their tweets about their family reunion and favorite burrito place are things you want in your timeline.
You absolutely do not have to follow anyone back who follows you, unless you browse over to their profile page and deem them worthy.
"You should only follow someone who follows you back."
Related to the aforementioned myth, this one holds that if someone doesn't follow you back after a certain period of time, you should unfollow them. It's based on the same indignant sense of rudeness that really doesn't apply to Twitter.
If someone doesn't follow you back after you follow them, it doesn't matter. It won't affect the tweets you read, retweet, compose or the links you click on within Twitter. The only thing it will affect is the number of followers you have – and more on why this, too, isn't as important as you think below.
The idea that reciprocity exists on Twitter is flawed. Think about it – if Lady Gaga followed everyone who followed her, she'd be following over 10 million people. And this would mean she'd be effectively following none because her timeline would be so active she couldn't read a single tweet. So if you don't get followed back, don't give it a second thought. Just continue following accounts you're interested in, sending out tweets that you think will add value to your followers, and your Twitter presence will continue to grow.
"More followers on Twitter means more influence."
Ah, the age-old Twitter-adage: more followers means more influence. Wrong! It absolutely does not. More engaged, active and interesting followers might mean more influence, but if you are speaking to 100,000 dormant accounts, well, that obviously means you're speaking to no one at all.
The number of followers you have means much less than the number of engaged followers you have. You want to be followed by people who care about what you have to say, who will retweet you, debate you, and stimulate your intellect. That's why those "buy 100 followers for only ten cents a piece" scams are just that – scams. Those followers you "buy" will do nothing other than inflate your follower count and clog up the system.
If you want to really test your influence, a service like Klout is a great place to start. This influence measure looks at your active followers, not the total, among other things when calculating just how influential you are on Twitter. But even this isn't a perfect measure – you can consider yourself "influential" if you have meaningful back-and-forths with 10, 20 or 100 different people on Twitter.
"All of my followers will read my tweets."
Unfortunately, no, they will not. And even fewer will retweet, favorite or mention you. Sorry! But that's not what Twitter's about. It's about finding those few (or many) who actually do want to hear what you have to say. It's not about "all or none", but it is about some.
If some of your followers read your tweets, and a handful retweet them, you should be happy. In fact, the average engagement rate (retweets, mentions, favorites), might be as "high" as 0.46%, if Shea's experiment holds any water.
But don't let this get you down. People are busy, and people's timelines fill up fast. Focus on sending out quality links, insightful comments and staying on topic, and you're bound to catch the eye of a few followers who like what you have to say.
"A Tweet is the same as a Facebook status update."
Maybe it's because a lot of Twitter users were Facebook users first, or maybe it's just that a "tweet" is more puzzling than a "status update", but for whatever reason a lot of new Twitter users think of them as one and the same. And that is one of the causes of the "I just had a delicious cobb salad" tweet epidemics.
Tweets are meant to share ideas largely with strangers who don't care so much about you but more about what you have to say. Facebook status updates are shared with friends (or at least people with whom you have some sort of relationship). The fundamental difference is that with Twitter, your ideas have to sparkle to catch people's interests; with Facebook, a number of your connections are already interested in you.


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When we talk about athletes we speak about "aura" a lot.
It is obvious to see what separates the legends from the very good. Vince Carter is a very good player, but Kobe Bryant is a legend. Chad Pennington is a very good quarterback, but Tom Brady is a legend. In essence some people just have a star quality that outshines their competitors.
The same could be said in regards to women. I will be the first to admit I have been blessed to have met and befriended some beautiful women in my day.
Honestly the young lady who helped me cover the ESPYs killed 99% of the ladies on the red carpet (sorry no picture but you can follow her on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/StilettoJill). The young lady who I went to the after party with (http://www.twitter.com/stepupangie) people kept stopping us because they thought she was Kim Kardashian (no one thought I was Reggie Bush by the way. Shocking isn't it).
I am not star struck and it takes a lot to impress me. So as the Red Carpet went on at the ESPYs there were some cuties who passed by. Kimberly Glass the volleyball player, Serena Williams and all the athletes' wives, girlfriends and jump offs looked very nice.
But then the MJ of NBA Wifeys stepped on the red carpet and shut the building down. This was a destruction like when Jay Z put Prodigy on the Summer Jam screen ("twinkle toes you breaking my heart" I love that line).
Vanessa Bryant delivered the ether and it burned hot.
What people don't understand is attraction comes in many forms. Of course there is physical attraction which is important, but at a certain point that is just one element. Vanessa isn't the finest woman I have ever seen. I heard she is a bit crazy and what not, but the attraction for me is how she played the game.
She has played it so perfectly since she was 17 years old, that it is the blueprint for all women who have ambitions to grow up an marry an athlete.
She maybe the only wife of an athlete I know of, that if her husband left her, the public would turn against him. D Wade leaves his wife no one cares, but if Kobe left Vanessa it would be on the front page of every newspaper, website and blog in America. Hell it would probably lead the news in China. She got the game on lock.
That young lady PIMP FOCUS is strong which is why before I leave LA, I am going to try to get a job as their pool boy so I can be her male NoHo 24/7. I mean I am Robert Littal.


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Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble's sound have been described as amazing. Stevie Ray's guitar playing is masterful, and the music is probably the best blues music to come out in the last 25 years. The DVD is two concerts from Austin City Limits. The first is from 1983, with Stevie Ray Vaughan just starting out his career with Double Trouble, and also having drug and alcohol problems around that time. The second is in 1989, when Stevie Ray kicked drugs and alcohol, and was having a comeback in his career. The question is, 'How is this DVD?' and here is the answer.
Content — 10
Here are the tracks on the DVD: 01. Program Start 02. Pride And Joy 03. Texas Flood 04. Voodoo Chile 05. The House Is Rockin' 06. Tightrope 07. Leave My Girl Alone 08. Cold Shot 09. Crossfire 10. Riviera Paradise 11. Tick Tock 12. Little Wing (bonus video) When the DVD starts out in 1983, Stevie Ray Vaughan's performance was amazing, playing most of his classics, including "Texas Flood" which is even better than the original, with Stevie Ray playing behind his back, and he can play better behind his back than some can play normally. "Voodoo Chile", where Stevie Ray plays a cover of Hendrix, is also better the the studio version. The first concert was incredible, but I was wondering, how good was he after he stopped doing drugs and drinking alcohol. When I saw the second concert, I couldn' believe that he was even better than the first concert. "Cold Shot" was so electrifying that it is beyond words, with Reese Wynans on keyboard, extended solos, and the greatest concert video I have ever seen in my life. "Tick Tock" isn't a live performance, it is a song played during the credits, which he played with his brother, Jimmie Vaughan (you might have seen him on David Letterman). "Little Wing" also isn't live, but it's more of a music video, showing Stevie Ray Vaughan and others like Jimi Hendrix playing guitar, including brief footage of Hendrix burning his guitar. Also some footage of guitars being made. Any true guitar player will love this music video. The concerts are electrifying masterpieces, and any guitarist must watch this DVD.
Production Quality — 9
The video quality is good, and it's just simply a man playing guitar like he's been practicing each song for 10 years. I haven't seen any uncomfortable close-ups, unlike my Cream DVD where the close-ups of Jack Bruce singing are way too akward.
Overall Impression — 10
I have Stevie Ray Vaughan Live At Montreux Jazz Festival, and this DVD is far better. "Cold Shot" is simply the greatest blues performance of all time, and the only thing to complain about this DVD is that it doesn't have all the classics, like "Rude Mood", "Scuttlebuttin'", or "Couldn't Stand The Weather", but it is still amazing. I have not seen a better Stevie Ray Vaughan DVD or even live performance by looking at music alone, and it's probably in my top 5 music DVD's. If you like Stevie Ray at all, or just the Blues at all, this is a must-have.


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- Big Chip sample offers more color with less mess, making color-choosing easy
- Companion colors, design tips and green living tips listed on back
- Big Chip is representative of Eggshell finish
- 12 in. x 16 in. Big Chip equates to 1.33 sq. ft. coverage
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Google rolled-out Chrome 20 (for the Chrome notebooks) not all that long back, and well, it looks like they have already returned and added Chrome 21 into the stable channel. Simply put, those with a Chrome OS notebook either have (or will soon have) and update. Google noted that the update will be rolling-out over the "next several days." And just for record keeping, the update is arriving as 21.0.1183.0 with platform version 2465.127.0. The update is going to be available for all Chromebooks including the Acer AC700, Samsung Series 5 550, Samsung Series 5 and Cr-48 as well as the Samsung Chromebox Series 3. Now that you know that an update is coming and which devices can expect to see it — lets get into what you can expect in terms of changes. According to Google, this update contains "a number of new features, as well as security & stability improvements." More specifically, the update breaks down as follows;
- We re-designed the App list to work alongside your browser and apps
- New Print UI – please see the blog post for more details
- You can select your own custom wallpaper
- New, offline-capable Google Docs app
- Update Adobe Flash to version 22.214.171.124
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- LTE Support for modem manager
- Support Standard USB audio devices
- Support wireless (bluetooth and others) Gamepads
- Update GTalk Plug-In to version 3.3.3
- Update Netflix Plug-in to version 2.0.5
- Kernel rebased to 3.4
- Gestures: support 3-finger tap/click as middle button
- Resolved issues Samsung users were experiencing with Verizon Wireless activation
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Change needed in state bird
March 6, 2008
I was driving Sunday between De Soto and Eudora on the old highway. I frequently take the two-lane road with its 45 mph speed limit because I can take my time and notice things. What I noticed Sunday was division in the clouds that ran from the southwest to the northeast. To the northwest of that division, the clouds were much darker and it was a harbinger of a cool front, which my mother told me dropped temperatures in Paxico 30 degrees from the afternoon high, to the weekend's warm if blustery weather.
That's March - itself a division between the seasons.
Soon, I spotted in the ditch another sign of the transition from winter to spring. Sitting on the top of one of last year's cattails was a red-winged blackbird, the first I'd seen this year. Since then, I've seen three others. They'll be around until late spring when they'll again disappear, taking off - I assume - for cooler climates.
I've also noticed turkey buzzards are back, circling the sky above.
The fickle birds of spring are back, gracing us with their presence now that the short cold days of winter are behind us.
Recently on a bitter cold day, I drove by a field filled with ravens near the same place I saw the redwing blackbird. The ravens - I'm relatively sure they weren't crows - had found something in the tilled acreage half covered with patches of snow to sustain them. They were peacefully pecking away in their sleek, black plumage .
I think ravens are cool. In fact, I think one should be the state bid.
Sure the meadowlark has the nice PO-TEET call going for it and a more colorful appearance, but it doesn't have the character of the raven. Also, the meadowlark is the state bird of five other states. How can it be our state bird and that of Nebraska, Wyoming, Oregon, North Dakota and Montana ,too? If meadowlarks were forced to pick a state, what makes us think they would pick us over the five other contenders?
Even without resorting to an Internet search, I'm confident no state has made the raven its state bird.
I think the state should take advantage of this oversight by recognizing the unique bird. True, nobody ever characterizes the raven as "majestic," as they do eagles, but some can get quite big and average the size of hawks.
Perhaps it's their blackness, but ravens have a mystery about them. Just as with cats, there seems to be a lot going on in their noggins.
They were a muse to Edger Allen Poe and regularly protrayed as familiars to fictional witches. It is said they can even be taught to mimic words - you won't get that from some fence-sitting song bird.
Ravens, and even their smaller cousin the crow, are in Kansas all year long. They don't disappear when the Midland's weather gets frigid in the winter or scorching hot in the summer. They're adapted to the state and seem to have weathered this year's bad winter just fine.
And while the raven's Kaw might not be sweet - and some might actually find it annoying - it has one important thing going for it. Kaw is afterall the state's nickname.
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Can anyone opine about Metro's bike lockers? My wife wants to ride her bike down to the station for her daily commute, but can't bring her bike on the train because of the time restrictions. With the state of some of the bikes that are locked to the racks, I don't feel comfortable with her leaving anything of worth there. So the lockers seem like a good idea, as long as they are safe and have enough room to fit her bike & accessories. I've already got an application/reservation, and the $70/year seems like a good deal.
She's small, so her bike is small, but when I walked up to one of the lockers, I was trying to figure out how they are divided inside. My guess is that they are split diagonally because they have doors pointing out from the front and back. Hopefully the two people don't have to share one section?
About the safety part, has anyone heard about them getting broken into? Thanks,
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Years ago I was conducting an interfaith couples group in which the topic was deciding how to raise the children. One young man raised his hand with a comment. Paired with his decidedly Jewish wife, he had already identified himself as a "recovering Catholic." Now he had this to say: "I'm okay raising my future kids as Jews, but I'm afraid of being the only goy in my family." The group erupted in nervous laughter. Even those who didn't understand this young man's Yiddish reference (goy is a slang term for a non-Jewish male, sometimes referring to any gentile) immediately grasped his concern. He did not want to be the odd man out in his own family.
This young man had succinctly given voice to a tension felt by most interfaith couples. At its most superficial, it appears to be about winning and losing. And indeed, for some couples it's a bit like a pitched battle. If we choose to raise the children in your religion and not mine, you have won and I have lost. However, look beneath the battle and there emerges loss of a different kind.
What happens to my traditions, my rituals, and my special memories if we choose your religion as our family faith? How do I relate to my children if I can't refer to the religious values and beliefs with which I grew up? People fear a diminished connection, the possibility that their heritage, all that they stand for, will be diluted. They fear becoming invisible to their children in their own home.
When a parent consents to raise the children in a religion other than his or her own, that parent functionally becomes the "out-parent," a term coined by Petsonk and Remsen in their wonderfully comprehensive guide, The Intermarriage Handbook. Petsonk and Remsen remind us that the out-parent has an obligation to be involved in the religious upbringing of the children AND that the other parent has a responsibility to not exclude the parent who doesn't share in the family religion. They underscore the importance of sensitivity to the parent who seriously practices another religion. Helping this parent celebrate his or her rituals and accompanying this parent to worship services on occasion are ways the family can show support for the out-parent.
In the case of a Christian parent committed to raising Jewish children, what exactly is appropriate for this parent to teach his children about his own religion and background? In other words, how "visible" should this parent be?
The answer is, completely visible. To begin with, all parents exert influence on their children whether they intend to or not. Children absorb their parents' values, their perspective on life, and even their corny sense of humor along with the very air that they breathe. Without debating the question of nature versus nurture, we can all think of examples of how children develop certain facial expressions, take up a particular kind of hobby, or learn to cook food that "tastes just like Mom's," without having been explicitly instructed by their parents.
In the case of an interfaith family, it is incumbent upon the parents to teach their children explicitly that even though the family may practice one particular religion, the children enjoy a dual cultural heritage. To separate religious identity from cultural identity can be enormously helpful for kids in an interfaith family. In today's world, one may choose to be of a certain religion, but one's cultural identity is always a given, a birthright. There is no disputing, for example, that Dad's Catholic paternal grandparents came to America from Ireland to enjoy a better life. Dad's ruddy complexion and pioneer spirit are surely related to his ethnic and cultural background. Dad's kids deserve to hear stories about their Irish ancestors and their customs. They need to know that their grandparents faced religious persecution themselves and to hear about a renegade great-uncle who struck it rich out West. They need to know so that Dad and all that has made him who he is, including his predilection for Irish shortbread, will be more "visible."
Nor should the Christian parent refrain from discussing his religion and religious beliefs, especially if he is actively practicing. This parent should be prepared for hard theological questions--children do have a way of going right to the core of things. They sniff out inconsistency in a heartbeat and aren't reluctant to ask "Why?" Depending on their age and stage of life, children respond to clear, thoughtful answers, even on such weighty subjects as the nature of God.
The challenge for the religiously faithful out-parent is to be able to speak about the core concepts of his beliefs without glamorizing on the one hand or confusing the child on the other. The key is for this parent to be able to talk about why he holds true to his particular religious perspective without undermining the singular religious framework the family has chosen to put in place.
Ultimately, healthy interfaith families become good at talking about and honoring religious and cultural differences. Acknowledging a dual heritage allows both parents to feel represented and on equal ground in the developing personality of the family. No parent need fear becoming "invisible" because each parent is helping to create and shape the customs and memories of the family. Children are less troubled by problems of loyalty because they learn they stay connected to their parent and their parent's past even if Dad practices another religion. Openly discussing the contrasts between the family's religion and Dad's religion gives the children a context for understanding the decisions that the parents have made together. The family can then join together in a different, more conscious way. Some might even say it's a win-win situation.
Wendy Weltman Palmer, M.S.W., is the Director of Outreach for the Southwest Region of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (the Reform Movement) in Dallas, Texas. She is also a practicing clinical social worker.


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For Dianne Stearns, art is as much about teaching as it is about learning.
The Sonora resident and artist has long been teaching classes and workshops in and out of the area to students of all ages. And Stearns says she often learns as much from that process as she has over years of taking classes and workshops of her own.
"The thing that has taught me very well is teaching my students," she said earlier this week.
Stearns will take another step as a teacher, student and artist this fall as an artist in residence for the Stanislaus National Forest's Artist in the Woods program. As a participating artist, she will complete a piece of forest-inspired work and also lead a workshop next weekend.
The program will also allow her to combine art with another love. As a longtime Mother Lode resident and avid horseback rider, Stearns is passionate about the forest where she spends as much time as she can.
"I feel most alive and the most gratitude in the forest," she said.
Stearns was one of two chosen to be artists in residence for the Stanislaus National Forest this year, picked from applicants to create a sense of stewardship for the beauty and cultural resources the forest has to offer.
She will spend time in October at a cabin in the forest while painting a watercolor piece inspired by the landscape, which will eventually be used on marketing materials for the national forest. She will also teach an open workshop through the program on Oct. 13 at Dodge Ridge.
The other 2012 Artist in the Woods, Joshua Cripps, conducted his workshop in September.
An accomplished watercolor painter, engraver, calligrapher and graphic designer, Stearns said her artistic skills didn't show up early. As a young girl, she said, she didn't show particular talent for the visual arts.
But what she says she didn't have in natural talent, she made up in experiences. Stearns grew up with a family that made their own gifts, sewed their own clothes, made their own food and undertook many other creative endeavors.
When she got older, she was in 4-H and took to art and craft activities like leather work, ceramics, lithographs, woodcuts and mural paintings.
"It started at home," she said of her artistic endeavors.
And it blossomed at home, as well. Stearns initially studied and pursued a career as a nurse. But when her son, Forest - now in his 30s - was young, Stearns said she wanted to find a way to work and stay home with him. She said she created three small business outlets in her home, focusing on graphic art, calligraphy and freehand glass engraving.
She has studied as a painter at workshops around the world, working with masters to hone her vibrant, colorful style. But Stearns says much of what she learns as an artist comes from people she is instructing.
She regularly teaches classes, retreats and workshops for all ages, and has a regular position working with youth at an after school program in Jamestown. She also is starting with the new youth art academy organized by the Central Sierra Arts Council.
Art education, she believes, can teach as much about creativity as it about life skills. She pointed to a recent project in the Jamestown program in which students made jewelry, with the process including marketing inventory and sales. The students are selling some of the products, with the proceeds going to charity.
"I totally see them building social skills," she said. "In my class, you're able to create while having discussions."
And for Stearns, herself, education is a constant process that doesn't begin or end in a classroom or with titles like teacher or student.
"I find that as a teacher, the way that I learn very well besides the basic study is if I see my students struggle, they either need a little more practice on that or I didn't explain it correctly. If you're struggling, I didn't teach it well correctly."
Stearns often looks to nature for her own artistic inspiration, so it's no surprise that she is a regular visitor of the Stanislaus National Forest backcountry. A horse owner and rider, she and her husband, Ron, often take pack trips into the wilderness to enjoy the "untouched, primitive" surroundings.
She also works to see that others can enjoy the same. As a member of the Backcountry Horsemen of California, she helps with projects to repair and maintain forest trails that accommodate hikers, riders and mountain bikers.
"It's important we all know this is our forest, it belongs to us," she said.
Though with all of her artistic accomplishments, Stearns said she believes her biggest one isn't on canvas, glass or parchment. Forest himself has become an accomplished artist, and is working for a design firm.
Growing up in an artistic household, it's no surprise he's "dripping with art," she said.
"He's my main masterpiece," she said.
For more information about the Oct. 13 workshop, visit www.3forests.us/dianne_stearns.html.