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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post6885175091594796127..comments2018-11-29T09:44:07.332-06:00Comments on ERV: EXPELLED: ERV finally gets angryERVhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-57715190976514056322008-04-22T16:54:00.000-05:002008-04-22T16:54:00.000-05:00I'm not sure whether, here, the ID people would ar...I'm not sure whether, here, the ID people would argue in favor of a "common designer"(Harvard/XVIVO) to account for striking similarities between two distinct things or, in this case, video specimens. Perhaps, they would want to ease down on that line of argument at this point, given that it doesn't always work to their advantage.

Isn't there a saying that goes something like "Satan always tries to imitate God"?

-firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-1907086010672517952008-04-22T16:36:00.000-05:002008-04-22T16:36:00.000-05:00"plagiarism is amongst the lowest and most despica..."plagiarism is amongst the lowest and most despicable forms of intellectual dishonesty"

Not that Permise media plagiarized, but I wonder what the extreme left wingers at ERV think about Dr. Martin Luther King's doctoral dissertation, "A Comparison of the Conception of God in the Thinking of Paul Tillich and Henry Nelson Wieman"?

It was of course plagiarized, or, as liberalpedia puts it, it had "authorship issues".William Wallacehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-61148642960798879892008-04-17T01:12:00.000-05:002008-04-17T01:12:00.000-05:00I'm also mad at the lack of the PhD holders to squ...I'm also mad at the lack of the PhD holders to squash this nonsense outright. I do have a PhD, but it's in computers, not biology or any of the other natural sciences, so I'm unfortunately I'm not well versed in biology well enough to squash them on my own. I wish a scientific movement would begin, starting with a major publicity campaign geared at exposing these morons. I mean, the hypocrisy alone is enough to convince the fence-sitters.rwolfordhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-39477204517381779862008-04-16T20:50:00.000-05:002008-04-16T20:50:00.000-05:00The Expelled blog is now expelling The Bible... se...The Expelled blog is now expelling The Bible... selectively.

I signed on to Expelled's blog under the name "Bible Tales" and started posting Bible quotes courtesy of http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/donald_morgan/precepts.html with links to www.biblegateway.com, a real Christian Bible website.

My first two posts were accepted.

LE 24:16 Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord must be put to death.
DT 13:2-5 Anyone who causes someone to turn to another god must be put to death.

After that, they rejected all of these:
LE 24:16 Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord must be put to death.

DT 13:2-5 Anyone who causes someone to turn to another god must be put to death.DT 13:6-10 A man is required to slay his friends and members of his own family who are guilty of worshipping another god.

DT 17:12 A man who shows contempt for a judge or priest must be put to death.

DT 22:13-21 A bride in whom "the tokens of virginity" are not found is to be put to death

NU 3:10 An unauthorized person who acts as a priest must be put to death

Now of course there are many Christian posters on the blog who are posting all sorts of Bible quotes that support their point of view. One of the most fanatic is "John" who writes long angry childish rants full of Bible quotes. So I attempted to post this:

Bible Tales Says: .
April 16th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
John, I love your posts where you quote the Bible and God's word but the webmaster is censuring my Bible quotes. Why are they afraid of God's instructions about truth and justice?

As of 5:58 pm it still says "
Your comment is awaiting moderation.

If you can use this in any way please do.Bible firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-46309331380749662352008-04-16T18:40:00.000-05:002008-04-16T18:40:00.000-05:00"I thought it was maybe just sneaky modify-it-just..."I thought it was maybe just sneaky modify-it-just-enough-to-get-away-with-theft a la WIIIIILIAM DEMBSKIIIIIII!

I almost had a drink --> keyboard reaction to this. If it's a reference to "Leroy Jenkins," BRILLIANT.

-- CortxVortx"

I would never compare Dembski to Jenkins without proof that Dembski, at least, has some chicken. I'd also like a recording of various DI fellows shouting "Stick to the Wedge! Stick to the Wedge! Oh my God...."Thomas S. email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-3163844149527798432008-04-16T14:38:00.000-05:002008-04-16T14:38:00.000-05:00Well, hey, let's get back on the subject...the sub...Well, hey, let's get back on the subject...the subject of XVIVO's standing in the supposed copyright violation.

That wasn't the subject. And while the copyright for The Inner Life of the Cell may be held by Harvard, XVIVO still retains a proprietary interest in the animation, which is but one small part of the copyrighted work.

Which part of "THOU SHALT NOT STEAL" did Premise Media not understand?Ken Prescotthttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-45693752970663903762008-04-16T13:27:00.000-05:002008-04-16T13:27:00.000-05:00From what I've seen so far, the ownership of the I...From what I've seen so far, the ownership of the Inner Life video, and thus the standing to sue for its infringement, is very much up in the air. While it's correct that no copyright notice is required, if the notice does appear, it must include the name of the owner. And, although it seems we have several versions floating around, the notices seem to list Harvard, not XVIVO, as the owner. So we'll have to wait to see how this gets sorted out.

Premise Media may have provoked XVIVO into a trap by threatening to sue on a copyright they may not own---Premise can look up the ownership in government records easily enough. Although I'm guessing at their legal theory, Premise then sues XVIVO for tortious interference with their business by issuing threats that it cannot enforce.

Premise may also sue for a "declaratory judgment," regardless of ownership. The basis here is to claim that XVIVO is hassling Premise with threats of an infringement suit, so Premise forces their hand by asking that the infringement issue be settled immediately. And in a court of Premise's choice, rather than XVIVO's choice. (DJ actions are fun if you are on the right side, but a real pain if not.)

Premise's strategy under either theory is probably to exhaust XVIVO's meager economic resources and force them into a settlement that allows use of the video and vindicates Premise's actions. Since the suit is only against XVIVO, the greater resources of Harvard are of no avail, unless Harvard wishes lend some help on a strictly eleemosynary basis. Also, Premise's suit is filed in a Texas court that has a reputation as a "rocket docket"---where suits come up for trial very quickly and are decided quickly. Say, before a big gun such as Harvard get get its ducks in a row.

We like to think of the IDers as stupid, but we're dealing here with the entertainment industry, which has all kinds of top-drawer legal talent, and loads of experience in both legal and business strategies for dealing with situations such as this one.Olorinhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-89418711281988695242008-04-16T13:17:00.000-05:002008-04-16T13:17:00.000-05:00Hi, Anonymous. If you don't mind me butting in, I ...Hi, Anonymous. If you don't mind me butting in, I think she probably means hangers-out on http://PandasThumb.org but I could be wrong. It has email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-21438028553299669002008-04-16T13:03:00.000-05:002008-04-16T13:03:00.000-05:00Hi Abbie,What are PTers?Hi Abbie,

What are email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-84952971482186263472008-04-16T12:37:00.000-05:002008-04-16T12:37:00.000-05:00So. The producers wanted to make a The Producers? ...So. The producers wanted to make a The Producers? Waidaminnit. Didn't that already been done, like 40 years ago? Man, that's so BC, like, Old Testosteront. And they even copied the Jewish lead, as well as the H-tl-r references. These guys must really be out to make a killing at the box office. Or at least a shilling. Or thirty.

Wonder how much they liberated from the tithe this time around? Wonder what they have been smoking rolled up in them Bible leafs to get so steined.

Play, movie, musical, cell animation -- what next... All about some hysters with a lying scheme about some hysters with a lying scheme, about some... No, I give up.

Teh recursive dizzies, it are killing me so email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-69931342920952232752008-04-16T11:15:00.000-05:002008-04-16T11:15:00.000-05:00marc buhler, phd reports that some cretinist grad ...marc buhler, phd reports that some cretinist grad stud IDiots are saying stupid stuff like:

"Jezus had 'perfect' DNA"... and it was only after the 'fall' that mutation began to occur.

Uhhhhhhhh.....yeah, right.

& Ceiling Cat wuz in ur holey Kitteh Kondo base l00kin down uppon ur st00pid hy00minz scrooin up.

& Ceiling Cat sed, i seez wot dey did dere. iz teh rly sry i maded dem & did not eated dem. i shud hav eated dem wile i haz teh chanse.

& Ceiling Cat sed, st00pid hy00minz scrood up, so ovbiusly i maded dem 2 perfick. i tink iz messiz up deyr dee en ay & sees if htat fixxs tings.

WTF??????????

Just another case of cretinist IDiots banging their Bibles so hard they break them.....it goes so well with the fact that they've decided there are really only Eight Commandments. Stealing? Bearing false witness? Prob noblem.

Oh, but they're still holy and righteous, because they don't worship fake Ceiling Cats, they wouldn't think of skipping church on Sunday (or Wednesday night prayer meeting either!), they don't sass back at their parents, and they're not coveting their neighbor's wife's ass or messing around with it...... Oh, and they're not messing around with their neighbor's ass [HORRORS!!!!11!] either........

Feh.the mad LOLscientisthttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-32586781890101931212008-04-16T09:39:00.000-05:002008-04-16T09:39:00.000-05:00Has anyone checked on the clips of Nazis, and what...Has anyone checked on the clips of Nazis, and whatever other "lord privy seals" were used? I would bet they stole most of those from PBS documentaries too, but they're probably harder to identify for most people following this story.Markhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-61868515747147402012008-04-16T09:11:00.000-05:002008-04-16T09:11:00.000-05:00Well, hey, let's get back on the subject...the sub...Well, hey, let's get back on the subject...the subject of XVIVO's standing in the supposed copyright violation.

Translation: Let's change the topic. At all costs.David Marjanovićnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-53983927761328936322008-04-16T09:04:00.001-05:002008-04-16T09:04:00.001-05:00About 20 comments down, tintenfisch mentions creat...About 20 comments down, tintenfisch mentions creationist stupidity in the research lab...

About a dozen years ago, twice within a fortnight or so, different grad students in our institution (one of the larger teaching hospitals in the southern hemisphere) said to me that "Jezus had 'perfect' DNA"... and it was only after the 'fall' that mutation began to occur. I wondered at the time if we could work out the correct basepairs needed to bring this "mutationless" human genome back into existence.marc buhler, firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-2201925257772897562008-04-16T09:04:00.000-05:002008-04-16T09:04:00.000-05:00Take a bow. I love a good blast towards people wh...Take a bow. I love a good blast towards people who try to shove Christian superstition down little kids throats while acting thoroughly unchristian in doing so.Cycle Ninjahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-72967837254773395642008-04-16T08:53:00.000-05:002008-04-16T08:53:00.000-05:00If XVIVO created the animation as a work-for-hire ...If XVIVO created the animation as a work-for-hire for Harvard, then Harvard owns the copyright and XVIVO doesn't, and thus XVIVO doesn't have standing to sue.

On the other hand, if XVIVO created the animation but retains the copyright, and licensed it to Harvard for use in the film "Inner Life of the Cell," for which Harvard owns the copyright, then XVIVO would still have standing to sue. The animation is only one component of the film's content.Jim Lippardhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-15806151861638983232008-04-16T08:29:00.000-05:002008-04-16T08:29:00.000-05:00william wallace, while I take no position on the s...william wallace, while I take no position on the standing of anyone to sue anyone as IANAL, I'll point out that just because Expelled isn't being/can't be sued by someone doesn't change the fact that they plagiarized their content and that plagiarism is amongst the lowest and most despicable forms of intellectual dishonesty. Your attempts to distract from this point are typical of your ilk in these firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-15679124265796283982008-04-16T08:12:00.000-05:002008-04-16T08:12:00.000-05:00William Wallace's point seems to be that everythin...William Wallace's point seems to be that everything is hunky dory because Premise Media is ripping off Harvard University instead of XVIVO Productions. 1) I don't see how this lessens the crime on the part of Premise, and 2) Harvard University has a much bigger budget for legal assistance.Bayesian Bouffant, email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-23199814435156767992008-04-16T08:11:00.000-05:002008-04-16T08:11:00.000-05:00Windy:It's beginning to look like some of them thi...Windy:

It's beginning to look like some of them think that this is what scientists actually do all day. They muck about a bit, copy each other's work, and ad lib their own bullshit on top. More cargo cult science.

Yup, this is, unfortunately, what creationists typically think scientists do. I can't tell you how many times I've said (or seen someone else say) creationists don't do original research, only to have the creo fire back with "YUH HUH they do! Behe wrote two whole books!"

You can try to explain the difference to them, but I just don't think it gets through.minimalisthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-53784518373760390842008-04-16T08:08:00.000-05:002008-04-16T08:08:00.000-05:00Martin,I've had exactly the same thought over at P...Martin,

I've had exactly the same thought over at Panda's Thumb. It's not just the animation, though; nearly everything to do with this film seems to have been done to try to provoke a lawsuit.

1.) Interviewing under false pretenses

2.) Inflammatory content (interpersing Nazi footage among the interview excerpts)

3.) Chucking PZ out of a preview screening

4.) Plagiarized animation content

5.) Continually lying and changing their story about all of the above

Considering how half-assed the final movie product reportedly is, my thinking is that Expelled was never really even meant to make it to theaters. They were hoping to bait someone into suing them, preventing the movie's release so they could scream "SEE? SEE?!? They even want to suppress this film! Because it has DA TROOF!"

The movie would therefore, become legendary among creationIDiots more as a symbol of 'Darwinian oppression'; far more powerful than the cruddy little movie would have been on its own.

Christian groups get to play the martyr all over again, downloading the "forbidden" movie via BitTorrent, doubtless getting to feel like they were early Christians in Roman times, staying one step ahead of the evul Darwinian lions...minimalisthttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-60605562390184485342008-04-16T07:49:00.000-05:002008-04-16T07:49:00.000-05:00I thought it was maybe just sneaky modify-it-just-...I thought it was maybe just sneaky modify-it-just-enough-to-get-away-with-theft a la WIIIIILIAM DEMBSKIIIIIII!

I almost had a drink --> keyboard reaction to this. If it's a reference to "Leroy Jenkins," BRILLIANT.

 -- email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-31095746947842036912008-04-16T07:40:00.000-05:002008-04-16T07:40:00.000-05:00To quote Daffy Duck, "The producers of Expelled ar...To quote Daffy Duck, "The producers of Expelled are firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-65017391181210935672008-04-16T07:04:00.000-05:002008-04-16T07:04:00.000-05:00- How do you know a law suit is correct?- ???- Cre...- How do you know a law suit is correct?
- ???
- Creationists complain about it.

It is too bad if this will again play out in court instead of in the science arena, but that is how creationists sets up the game. OTOH I think those who predicted a hairier case than in Dover have been proven wrong. The chosen defamation strategy and the incidental thievery due to genuine ignorance of the flagship driver for the school boards "alternatives" are obvious within and without the court, at least in saner quarters.

And isn't it nice if the key case this time around would turn out not be about inserting religion in science class but another thievery case à la Hovind?Torbjörn Larsson, OMhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-32978665244091230192008-04-16T03:19:00.000-05:002008-04-16T03:19:00.000-05:00What the fuck is the matter with those people???It...What the fuck is the matter with those people???

It's beginning to look like some of them think that this is what scientists actually do all day. They muck about a bit, copy each other's work, and ad lib their own bullshit on top. More cargo cult science. "Waah, why isn't it working for us?" I don't know how they are missing the parts where we collect new data and do email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913414.post-70877058997407151512008-04-16T02:41:00.000-05:002008-04-16T02:41:00.000-05:00The main point one has to keep in mind when dealin...The main point one has to keep in mind when dealing with creationists and when anticpitaing their actions, is that creationism is just another conspiracy theory.
There simply isn't anything more to it.
Which means that they aren't just bad people, but very seriously deluded (and mostly stupid) people email@example.com


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The moment we walked in the door, we knew.
"This is THE house," I whispered.
"I know," hubby agreed.
Now, I have lots of crazy ideas, but when hubby agrees with me, I know I'm on to something. What made it so right for us? First off, it was beautiful and huge with a good-sized casita attached, which would make it possible for us to grow our fledgling business and continue to run it from home. It was also located across the street from the church we attended, a church we loved and could see attending for years to come. And finally, we had just enough equity available in our "starter home" to make the leap.
We spiffed up and listed our home, confident that we were stepping into God's best for us and He would clear our path. Our realtor worked so hard for us. She listed our home with amazing photos, advised us on staging and scheduled several open houses. We were excited to take the next step on our journey.
Deus Autem. But God . . . .
We listed in November and for the first time in recent years it rained buckets every weekend, dousing our realtor's beautiful open house plans. We had a couple of nibbles from the online listing, but it soon became clear that the price was an issue. What do we do now, God? We really NEEDED every bit of equity to get into our new home. After weeks of prayer and two-person budget meetings, our decision became clear. We would give up the dream house. We grieved briefly, but grief quickly turned to relief. God had proven faithful to us through many "yeses and nos," so if He was blocking this plan, He surely had a better one.
New International Version (NIV)
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."
Jeremiah 29:11-14
It has been years since God told us to stay, and now more than ever, we are so thankful He did.
Since He told us "no," our dream home has been in foreclosure not once, but twice. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention we were trying to finagle all this at the peak of the market.
Since He blocked our path, we have found a church home unlike any other we have experienced. Through their ministry, God brought us three of our four kids and we have built a community of friends without whom our crazy life would be overwhelming.
Since He gave us a new dream, our business has flourished and required far more room than we could ever dream. Dear ones, I could go on and on with examples of how God has proven faithful to us in the "no."
Can I just encourage you for a minute? If God is telling you no, just let it go. He has something far better for you, I promise. Better yet, He promises. Someday you will look back and see what your life would have been if you forced your own will and you will be grateful you followed Him instead of yourself. I know I am.
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Yeezy - Heartless
The Love Unlimited Orchestra - White Gold
I gotta let yall in on some of the smoothest shit you'll ever hear. I swear, If you're a 70's cat, who wants some soundtrack music, this is what you need. To my understanding, The Love Unlimited Orchestra was to Barry White, as The JBs were to James Brown. The sound the Love Unlimited Orchestra was synonymous with the 70's disco-funk, satin sheets, white-walls, marble floors, love boat, dynasty, white suits and loafers, pimp-strut...yall get the idea. I wasn't around back then, but if there was ever anything that made me feel like I was it would be this. This shit may even make you do a couple lines if you listen long enough. If I see ANYone I know in the next couple days w/ a hard perm, I know they've been on the blog. But seriously, this is some real cool Barry White style, mostly instrumental joints to vybe out to.
"Can you dig it?
awwwww yeah..."
Rest in Peace Sean Taylor (April 1, 1983 - Nov 27, 2007)
Today is the one year anniversary of one of the most untimely and unnecessary deaths the world of sports has ever seen. Sean Taylor was one of the most talented players ever seen on the football field, one who had the gifted combination of size, speed, and power. Although his NFL career lasted a little longer than 3 years, he will be forever remembered as one of the greatest talents, and it is truly shameful that NFL fans will never see what he could been for the league, but more importantly, his life was ended much too soon. Rest in Peace.
(Clinton Portis, who was Taylor's teammate at U of Miami and as a Redskin,
pays his respect to Sean.)
Dead Presidents 3
Dead Presidents 3,
just in case you don't have it.
Dead Presidents prod. by Ski Beats
I've seen this video a countless number of times, and I am amazed each time.
One of the greatest beats in the history of Hip Hop.
Hands Down.
Dead Presidents 12" Single
(Video Version, Dirty, Instrumental)
(The 12" had 'Ain't No N***a' as the B-Side)
The Video Version is the best one, in my opinion.
Lonnie Liston Smith / Jay-Z / Mary J. Blige
This may be a dumb question, but I just thought I'd ask. In most cases where a classic song is remade, I wouldn't. But I felt Mary really shined on this beat.
Which beat was better usage of the Lonnie Liston Smith sample?
Here's the original...
it's so beautiful it'll damn near bring you to tears.
Garden of Peace
MC Breed (Rest in Peace)
I gotta give a formal farewell to...well, not really a legend, or a poineer, and really hate to use the term one hit wonder, but DAMN, I think his one hit has to account for a classic album! I never like using the term One Hit Wonder, because I don't know how many underground mixtapes he put out, or how many classic regional projects he did, (let me remind you, he WAS from Detroit, not from the westcoast. It's an honest mistake, because the song has such a westside flavor) or what he did behind the scenes, but MC Breed will ALWAYS get respect from any Ol Skool cat, or any DJ. I cannot tell you how many times I was struggling through a set (well, that doesn't happen TOO often :D ) and I threw on that song, not even mixin it, just droppin that intro [TO THE BEAT'CHAL (haha) ] and that song alone would get any club crackin, and Its gotten me outta a rock and a hard place. All yall DJs out there know exactly what I'm talkin about...those times when there's less than 20 sec to go in a song, and we don't know what we're gonna play next. So on behalf of every person who has stepped foot into a Hip Hop club since 1992, I say Rest in Peace.
One other note, he wasn't the first person to use the Ohio Players "Funky Worm" sample, but I think it's definitely worth noting.
Lonnie Liston Smith - Astral Traveling
as•tral adj.
Of, relating to, emanating from, or resembling the stars.
Biology. Of, relating to, or shaped like the mitotic aster; star-shaped.
Of or relating to a supersensible body believed by theosophists to coexist with and survive the death of the human physical body: an astral body; astral projection.
trav·el (trvl)
v. trav·eled or trav·elled, trav·el·ing or trav·el·ling, trav·els
To go from one place to another, as on a trip; journey.
To be transmitted, as light or sound; move or pass.
To advance or proceed.
To go about in the company of a particular group; associate: travels in wealthy circles.
To move along a course, as in a groove.
To admit of being transported without loss of quality; Some wines travel poorly.
Informal To move swiftly.
That sums it up right there...
This is a must have for any Hip Hop producer. You can loop any 10 seconds, put some drums behind it, and have yourself an instrumental worthy of some verses. Listen, I'm not tryin to discredit the beat makers out there, or give away any tips, my point is that some of the sounds heard on this album are so smooth, it'll put you on another level. Lonnie Liston Smith (Not to be confused with Dr. Lonnie Smith) goes out there on this one...I mean OUT THERE! (sometimes, a lil too far for my taste) but he brings you back to where even the novices will feel it. The best time to listen to this is night time, home by yourself, or overlookin the city somewhere. If you're lucky enough to have both, then that's a MUST. This Brotha is on one, and when you're on one in the 70's lemme quote the 36 Chambers album by sayin, you can cook up some marvelous shit!
Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansion
Nas - The World is Yours (Kev Brown Remix)
I "found" this Kev Brown Instrumental, and I 'found' the Nas "The World is Yours" acapella.
Now I know the Mash-Up trend is dead and gone, but you'll like this remix.
hope you don't mind, Kev...
download it here.
Tags Kev Brown, Nas, Remix Download
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Today marks one of the 30th anniversary of the Jonestown Massacre.
This is a special that aired on PBS,
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
There are no words to describe this tragedy.
May the members of the Peoples Temple rest in peace.
Total Running Time: 1:24:04
Raekwon (More Linx)
I've heard Cuban Linx 2 is set for release early next year. I think I've heard that same thing since 2001, so I really don't know what to expect. To be honest, I think Raekwon missed the window of his album being 'Highly Anticipated' because you can only keep cats waiting for so long. Rather the album drops in 2009, or 2029, here's a lil somethin to tie you Raekwon fans over (He was the hardest WU member in my opinion.)
this foo is trippin for this one...HAHA
Whose World is it... (Nas & Raekwon)
Tags Nas, Q-Tip, Raekwon, Remix Download
It's Illmatic
I wanna give a shout out to one of my favorite blogs, thimk.wordpress.com
If there's one video you watch on this blog (or any Hip Hop blog, for that matter). let this be the one. All the youngstas that say "Why do so many people wish Hip Hop was the way it was in the mid 90's?" This well documented promo video for Nas' Illmatic album reminds you how much that album was hyped, and even more so, how it ended up being a classic. When you factor in everything...production, lyrics, content, EVERYTHING, it's easy to say that there will never be another Illmatic.
Tags DJ Premier, Large Professor, Nas, Q-Tip
Ol' Dirty Bastard (Brooklyn Zoo)
This past week marked the 4 year anniversary of the untimely passing of Ol' Dirty Bastard. ODB, along with the rest of Wu-Tang, was a HUGE influence to me as a youngster, and it's fitting that I recognize that whenever possible. I can't really consider myself a devoted Wu fan, because after that second Wu double album, things were never really the same for me, but the 1st album, along with the 1st round of everyones solo albums (y'all know what I'm talkin about). That was the WU I knew and loved. Let me reference the
just so yall get a visual. Anyway, ODB wasn't the best lyricist, but he was a lyricist, something that he didn't really get credit for. His shtick got a lil tired, and he became sort of a laughing stock after Wu's heyday, but you cannot deny his lyrical capabilties on the verses on the 1st album, the energy and presence he brought to the entire group, the style and attention he commanded when he was on stage. He was one of a kind, and Hip Hop misses him.
"Brooklyn Zoo" was the single that had the biggest impact on me. When you talk about that New York, Raw, Gutta, Back Alley type Hip Hop, no song is more true than this one. I don't think ODB goes more that 4 bars with out a swear, and everytime this I hear this song, I stop what I'm doin, and sing every word tryin to sound just like him, thinkin for about 3 minutes and 30 seconds that I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. That's why I loved, and continue to love this music.
Brooklyn Zoo - The Video I remember
Brooklyn Zoo - Alternate Video
Brooklyn Zoo (Lord Digga Remix)
Lord Digga Remix
Original Instrumental
Remix Instrumental
Bernard Wright - 'Nard (1981)
If you never seen this album cover, I know what you're thinkin...who the fuck is this 'Lemar from Revenge of the Nerds' lookin, track suit wearin', baby afro havin, dude who calls him self 'Nard? Well, that's what I thought when I first saw this album. My boy who sold me this record at one of his record swaps, he was like "That shit is DOOOPE"...and I gotta saw, this is one of my favorite albums. Seriously. I haven't heard too much of his other stuff, but Keyboardist Bernard Wright displays an excellent fusion of Disco, Funk, and Jazz throughout the album. Most of these tracks you can play out in the club, and cats will be like 'What the fuck is that?!" (...in a good way of course.) This album has also had a TREMENDOUS influence on a few Hip Hop Classics (I'll let you listen for yourself), and there's samples throughout the album. I'll stop talkin about it and let you listen for yourself.
1. Haboglabotribin' - Bernard Wright, Don Blackman
2. Firebolt Hustle - Bernard Wright, Henry Grate, Jr.
3. Music Is the Key - Bernard Wright, Weldon Irvine,
4. Spinnin' - Bernard Wright, Alvin Flythe
5. Just Chillin' Out - Bernard Wright, Marcus Miller
6. Bread Sandwiches - Bernard Wright
7. Master Rocker - Bernard Wright, Ronnie Miller,
8. We're Just the Band - Bernard Wright, Henry Grate, Jr.
9. Solar - Bernard Wright, Miles Davis,
This is the back of the LP. I know it's a terrible quality picture, but I wanted you to see how corny this fool looks on the album! This one, you can definitely file under the 'Bad Album cover, Good Album' category.
Bernard Wright - Who Do You Love
Q-Tip - Let's Ride (Video)
I NEVER KNEW there was a video for this song! To be honest, I'm not sure how I feel about listening to a song for years and years, and hearing it so many times in so many different ways, and then finally seeing a video. It's kinda like seeing your favorite book turned into a movie, or talking to a girl for years on the phone, and then finally seeing what she looks like (not that I know what THAT'S like!) Even if the outcome is good, it's not what you envisioned or expected. Don't get me wrong, I love Youtube, but just because it exists, doesn't mean I have to see it...
So the new Q-Tip album has been getting a real good buzz, and honestly, Its good to hear cats talking about it. No matter who you are in the Hip Hop game, the legacy of Tribe Called Quest will always be remembered. Although I am one of the Millions of music listeners that would love to hear a Tribe reunion album, I think this will do.
I hate posting shitty quality youtube videos, but this one is just proof of what I'm talkin about. At the 'Rock the Bells '08' show in the Bay, Mos Def came out and did the first verse of Q-Tip's song 'Lets Ride' (prod. by The Ummah, which included Jay Dee, a.k.a. J. Dilla, y'all know....). I thought it was fresh how Mos knew all the words and performed it like it was his own song. SEEE...??
Miriam Makeba, Rest in Peace
Mama Africa. A True Legend.
Learn More.
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They really DID exist!!
Everyday when I leave my house, I pass by the neighbors car parked on
the street with a bumpersticker that says 'African Americans for Obama'
(right next to her 'food is good' and 'the sky is blue' bumperstickers).
So me, being the backwards thinker I am, thought...are there ACTUALLY
African American's that were not only against Obama, but FOR McCain?
Naw, can't be...could it?
Well, you gotta give em credit for going against the grain...
Evidence & Alchemist - So Fresh (Step Brothers)
QUESTION: "Damn, Why are you postin so much Ev?"
ANSWER: "He shot damn near 6 vids for his new project,
so I gotta reward the effort and hard work.
Veteran's Day 2008
During this past election, we all (and I mean WE ALL) celebrated the victory for President Elect Barack Obama. While my peers and I experienced our best day as American Citizens (or living in America...I gotta shout out my "illegal alien" folks) there's still that little (how should I put this...) 'Situation' going on overseas that started out as 'Operation Freedom' and has turned into yet another Black Eye in George Bush's tenure.
It's shameful to admit that the longer the war goes on, the less attention it gets. I remember when the war first began, they used to put the U.S. death toll on the front page. Not the ones that came home with missing limbs, not the ones that come home and don't recognize their own family, not the ones that are on the other side, or civilians, or the people that are effected, but just the ones that were counted, that died. Well, they stopped posting that number. They stopped with the coverage and attention all together. The administration wanted us to forget.
I was listening to KPFK in Los Angeles today, and I heard an War Veteran from Iraq speaking against the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, representing and organization called Iraq Veterans Against the War. The stats that he gave regarding the condition of many Iraq war veterans were staggering, which included Veterans with Post Tramatic Stress Disorder, Permanent Injuries, Suicide, and other terrible events that have effected the lives of millions. His personal story he said was like so many others..."I wanted to defend my country. I wanted to protect my freedom". Then he spoke an apology letter to all he had killed in his line of work.
Barack is the closest thing to a savior I have ever seen for this country. When that GLORIOUS day comes (1/20/09...We've ALL been waiting, even BEFORE Barack!), he has said he will make Executive Orders to make an immediate stamp on presidency. I hope, as well as millions of others, hope he's gonna do what we're all thinking. Before the economy, before the energy crisis, before the anything else...
Anti-War rally at Presidential Debate in Hempstead, NY
For more information on Iraq Veterans Against the War, visit www.ivaw.org
Illa J Interview
For those who haven't heard yet, Dilla's brother is jumpin on the scene now, and it almost seems like some sort of ressurection. I'm not sure how much longevity he's gonna have in the game, but it's great to see him makin music. The tribute mixes and the t-shirts are coo, and artists shouting him out is nice, but to actually see his own blood, it's a nice consolation. I ve heard some of the tracks from the myspace page, and I must say...it may be an instant classic. Check out this interview, it almost brought tears to my eyes. It makes you feel like Dilla is still here. Best of luck to Illa J. Dilla will always and forever be the greatest in my eyes.
Listen to the tracks on his myspace at:
The Alchemist ft. Jadakiss, Snoop, & Pusha T.
the alchemist ft. jadakiss, snoop dogg, & pusha t - lose your life
The Alchemist
One of my favorite producers, and someone who has definitely been puttin it down for almost 10 years. He got his pub in New York, but I ain't mad at him for that! I think it's nice that he's still workin with Evidence, and I'm juiced to hear the new project. With Alchemist beats, it seems like he turned a corner in his production career. He had some cool beats in the early 2000's, but it seems like a light came on in his head where everything he put out was just FIRE. If Al stopped makin beats today, He'll go down as one of Hip Hop's Best Producers.
...moreALCHEMIST beats
Tags Alchemist
Evidence - Yellow Tape Instrumentals
1. Dog Town
2. Strong
3. 360
4. Alive & Well
5. Deeerty
6. Rain
7. Ragtime
8. Three
10. Evolve
11. Operate
12. Fuego
13. Slow Roll
Evidence - Mr. Slow Flow
Evidence - The Layover
Peace to Ev, reppin L.A. for 10+ years now!
Evidence - Far Left feat. Alchemist & Fashawn
Peace to Ev, reppin L.A. for 10+ years now!
Tags Evidence
Obama: Good, Prop. 8: Bad
Obama won. This is no doubt the greatest day in my political lifetime,
and I'll be hard pressed to find something that parallels. I am so proud
of all the 1st time voters, all the young voters, and all the voters
that didn't believe in Democracy that decided to vote anyway. This feels
like a victory for the little guy, for the common man, for the people,
for a new America.
Unfortunaltely, November 4th was bitter sweet because of the approval of
Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage. Although a Black president is an
immeasurable step in the history for African Americans, the passing of
Prop. 8 is a huge step backward in the movement for civil rights. The
right to ban a group of people of any civil right is wrong, and this
wrong doing was approved on November 4th. It's ironically disturbing
that the people who feel strongly about the advancement of human ethics,
or people that want to celebrate diversity of our society, or ones that
feel all men and women should be treated equal would vote for a
President who personifies all of the (few) great things about our
country, but would rob a group of people their civil right because of
personal or religious belief. By no way am I trying to offend anyone by
what I am saying, but all n all, I am dissapointed that California's
voting public could not see past the negative propaganda and bullshit,
which was funded by millions of dollars of out-of-state donations, which
was fed to the voting public. Any person of color living in America has
been affected by civil rights, and more importantly, has fought for
their civil rights. Each person living in this country is entitled to
the same rights, regardless of race, sex, or personal beliefs, and
unfortunately, that was not displayed on November 4th. Prop. 8 was not a
gay issue, it was a human rights issue, and human rights suffered a
signifigant loss in the country's most progressive state.
Obama Wins!
Tags Barack Obama
Nas & DJ Green Lantern - Election Night
Tags Barack Obama, Nas
Your New Favorite Mixtape
This past weekend, I had he oppertunity to DJ at the monthly event Boombox in Los Angeles (Shout out to Inka, Ben and Jazz), and I held down some of L.A.'s freshest emcees on the turntables...some of the same cats that are represented on this here mixtape. I'll tell you this. It's MY new favorite mixtape, and I think it'll be yours too! Also, shout out to TiRon, and don't forget to check out the blog site, theexactly.net
Theophilus London - Higher (Feat. Jesse Boykins III)
I haven't heard of this cat till I saw the video, but yoooo, its definitely worth a listen and a download! Trust me, the video and song is fresh, and I definitely wanna hear more from this guy. (Have I ever lead you the wrong way?)
This one is NIIICE!
I HATE dead links, so these are some songs I re-uped from some of my earliest posts. Back then, I used zshare...which is cool, but the links expire. If you haven't got these tracks, get em!
Akon - Senegal - http://sharebee.com/d76f095e
Rza Interview - http://sharebee.com/6ded218b
Queen Latifah - Just another Day - http://sharebee.com/f7299493
Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel - Once Again it's On (Vocal and Inst) - http://sharebee.com/89a884ca
Check out my mixtape page.
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James Yancey Productions
Love Movement Mixtape vol. 1
Love Movement Mixtape 2:
Love from the Soul
Soul Brother Selections:
Pete Rock Productions
Dilla says "Turn it Up!"
Promo Mixtape
INI: Influence n Inspiration
Bargain Bin Mixtape
2Day Notice Mixtape
feat. J-Billion
Look on the SunnySide
The Legendary DJ Premier
Class of 2007
JB: A Tribute to
James Brown
So Soulful:
Isaac Hayes Tribute
08-09 Season
Goldenera Remixes
ATCQ: Queens Representatives
Love Movement 2.5 (Recorded Live at Eve Lounge, SF)
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I recommend this Score Bard post which includes our fine 3B, "Altered Brain". Check it out.
Times: M's sign Ibanez to two-year, $11m extentsion
Just when you thought the fun had stopped in this merry-go-round offseason. Finnigan, reports The Mariners now get to enjoy the services of Ibanez through 2008. From the Seattle Times today:
Befitting his status as successor to Alvin Davis and Edgar Martinez as the soul of the Seattle team, the Mariners have given Raul Ibanez a contract extension.
A source said Thursday the club has signed the outfielder, who is in the final season of a three-year deal, for another two years at $11 million.
Good thing they locked him up for those prime age 35 and 36 years, before we find out this year if his legs and body will hold up at all, much less allow him to hit while plodding around in left field, doubles dropping around him.
Two problems:
– if you thought he was tough to trade now, and were hoping some contending team might pick him up to patch a DH/LF hole as they head to the playoffs… nope
– combined with Everett's easily vesting 2007 option, this makes it real hard to bring Adam Jones up that year, or any other super-talented left-field option, if you know who I'm talking about and I think you do.
Random spring training news
Hargrove wants Ichiro swinging early and often. Also, Morse is a hard worker. [Hickey, PI]
Matt Tuiasosopo has tools [LaRue, TNT]
Baseball America's Top 100 prospect list out
Not a whole lot of analysis on each one: if you want that, you've got to check out each team's Top 10. Still, an interesting read.
Jeff Clement is the highest Mariner, at 33
Adam Jones is 64
Kenji Johjima is 66 (I have no idea why he'd rank that low)
… and that's it.
First day of spring training, wheeeee
Position players showed up. Speeches were made.
Carl Everett, in the PI today:
"What I saw here last year was a team that hoped to win," Everett said as position players reported to the Mariners camp. "It wasn't a team that went out to beat you every day.
"The talent on the field offensively here was better than the team in Chicago. But with the White Sox, we knew how to beat you."
Hickey also flogs the "team didn't have a leader" line, but I'll skip quoting any of that in favor of this:
Former No. 1 draft pick Adam Jones is being converted into an outfielder, and he's expected to be ready to go in a year. If he is, he could slip into the lineup in left field and Raul Ibanez, who was the DH early last season, could move back into that role.
Left field? Also, Ibanez's contract is up after this year, so he's likely to move back into the role of "free agent".
In the Seattle Times, Finnigan writes about Everett as having a reputation for saying controversial and includes the comparison "Like others known to be offbeat" which is almost an invitation to make your own joke. Especially when paired with:
Instead, he signs more for fans than most pro athletes during training camp because, he explains, it gets too busy during the season.
"And I gravitate toward kids rather than adults," he added. "It's a kid game, and they are the future."
PI: Bloomquist gets his chance
"The most heated competition will be at second base," manager Mike Hargrove said. "We've got three very good, quality candidates. These are all legitimate guys."
Did the Mariners sign two more… nooooo… I guess he must be talking about Fernando Vina, who hasn't played in a year, will be 37, and hasn't been a decent player since 2001, and Bloomquist, who…
Update, from the Times: "Three-way race for second".
Position Roundtables: Left Field
Starting Left Fielder: Raul Ibanez
Before 2005, Raul Ibanez had never walked 50 times in a season. His career high, 49, was set in 2003 and came in 608 plate appearances. Last year, he walked 71 times in 614 plate appearances. That's a 22 walk jump over his prior best. Or, for those who prefer percentages, he walked in 11.5 percent of his at-bats. In his 2003 season, he walked in just 8 percent of his at-bats. At age 33, Ibanez significantly increased the amount of free passes he took. We're big fans of the walk as an offensive weapon, and we wish all of the Mariner hitters would stroll down to first base more often than once a week.
However, in this instance, I'm worried. It's not just the increase in walks, which in isolation would be a good thing. Ibanez also set a career high in strikeouts with 99. Additionally, he saw a drop in power and a change in extra base hit distribution, with more of his extra base hits tending toward the home run side and less towards the doubles side. As players age, they lose speed in both their bat and feet, and they often compensate by adjusting their approach to only swing when they think they can drive the ball over the wall. This shows up in the statistics as an increase in home run rate, walk rate, strikeout rate, and a decline in batting average and doubles. Ibanez fits the mold to a tee.
Ibanez has reached the decline phase of his career. How long he can hold off the inevitable end is really up to him, how hard he works, and whether he's willing to accept his new skillset rather than trying to force himself to still be the player he was several years ago. We saw first hand-hello Bret Boone!-what happens to a player who refuses to accept the changes in his physical skills near the end of his career. The end can come very, very quickly.
So, in order to help Ibanez fight the effects of aging, the M's have… made him go from DH'ing to chasing balls around the most spacious left field area in the league? Bill James showed years ago that moves left along the defensive spectrum-in other words, going from an easier position to field to a harder one, such as from 3rd base to 2nd base or left field to center field-often end in disaster, and not just defensively. Now, its true that Ibanez did play left field occassionally the past few years, so he's not changing positions per se, but I can't believe that going from a regular DH to a regular fielder is going to help his body fight off the effects of getting older.
You can pencil Raul in for a .270/.350/.420 line and 550 at-bats, which is about what I'm expecting from him this year, but you have to keep the idea in your mind that there's a chance that he's just going to fall apart, that the effects of age are going to overtake him and he won't resemble the same player we've seen the past few years. There's a legitimate chance that, at some point this year or next year, Raul Ibanez is just going to be done.
And the M's backup plans, in case that happens? A 35-year-old who can barely run and a 34-year-old who lost all his power and has admitted to using steroids. Fantastic.
In the USSM Department of Crow-Eating, we've got a prominent 8×10 glossy of Raul Ibanez. At least I do. The lefty stroke the Mariners said would be perfect for Safeco Field has been, and the deal that I thought would chain the team to a declining hitter has instead proven valuable.
Bravo, Raul, kudos, Mariners, and as for mea, how about a culpa?
That was then, though. Each decision is a new world, and it ultimately doesn't matter if genius or folly brought you to a certain point — like Buckarooo Banzai says, wherever you go, there you are. Finding your way from there is the concern.
And I share Dave's concerns, all of them: the worrisome statistical trends, Ibanez' age, and his return to patrolling the outfield full-time. As for the current left-field backup plans, the best we can say about them is that they evidently do not include Richie Sexson.
Consider, also, that the M's have added another flyball pitcher to the staff. Defensively, selecting from Ibanez, Carl Everett, Matt Lawton or Mike Morse is like asking Jarrod Washburn which flavor of hemlock he likes best.
Forgive me for infringing on Derek's fanboy territorial borders, but wouldn't it be fantastic if this was the year a certain Australian's body held together? The artist known around these parts as Doyle features a potent bat plus a favorable PECOTA projection, and he'd be a defensive boon compared to any other currently-available option. The Mariners are hoping he'll be ready by the All-Star Break.
Speaking of the future and of contingency plans, neither Everett nor Lawton is likely to help the team beyond 2006. Morse is not the answer. Being able to pencil in — quick, everyone knock wood — Chris Snelling as heir apparent outfielder would be the ideal solution.
That's not me giving up on getting productivity from the left field slot in this or ensuing seasons. Truly, no one wants to go back to the days of Mariner Left Fielder rivalling Spinal Tap Drummer in terms of jobs with the least security.
Ideally, Ibanez continues to perform beyond what some of us have expected. In a sub-ideal world, he slides a bit, gets nicked up and misses a few games. At worst, Ibanez' productivity collapses or his body fails him, leaving the Mariners with a ragtag revolving door out there.
As a wise man said in the last line of our previous roundtable, "If everything clicks, look out world. But rarely does everything click."
Glad you brought up defense, Jeff. I didn't want to drone on and on, so I left my initial comments to his offensive ability, but his performance with the leather is likely to have a much bigger impact on the team's success in 2006.
For all the complaints about the arm that Randy Winn bought off of an 84-year-old lady and used to hurl balls back into the infield with, he was a darn good defensive left fielder. He covered a lot more ground than the average LF and helped keep the team among the leaders in fewest extra base hits allowed. Ibanez has a solid arm, but is about as swift as a suit of armor, and the lack of range is going to be noticable.
I've said this before, but it bears repeating here; the outfield at Safeco is backwards in terms of defensive setup. While center field is still the most important position defensively, left field is not that far behind, with right field being the least important. The alignment of the walls is the big factor here. Simply put, the best chance for a double or a triple in Safeco is to hit one into the left center field alley. In most stadiums, right center or the right field line is the place for gap hits to turn into extra base knocks. However, because of Safeco's short porch down the right field line and relativel shallow RF-CF gap, combined with the wall aiming caroms toward the center fielder, that isn't the case in Seattle.
So, while it's true that most teams can simply hide their worst defensive player in left field, the Mariners are not in that position. Left field is an important area for defensive value. Safeco is traditionally a flyball park, making outfield defense more important than in a neutral park, and it's also a park that is at the extreme of run values on balls hit into the LF-CF gap. Balls hit there that are turned into outs are more beneficial than average, while balls hit there that get down for hits are more harmful than average.
In fact, if I was going to design a defensive spectrum for Safeco specifically, it would go SS-CF-LF-2B-3B-RF-1B. I'd argue that left field is the third most important defensive position (excluding catcher, a whole other animal) for the Mariners, and the fact that they've assembled a staff of flyball pitchers only emphasizes that.
Ibanez isn't a catastrophe in left field. At the worst, he'll probably cost the teams 20-30 runs over the course of the season from what they've been getting from Randy Winn. There's a solid chance he'll be better than that, and the real downgrade will only be in the 10-15 run range. But make no mistake; the M's have sacrificed defense at a position they shouldn't sacrifice defense. And they did it to get Carl Everett's bat in the line-up.
I didn't like the Ibanez signing at the time, and I'm still not crazy about it — I guess I'm not all that impressed by a corner OF/DH who hits .280/.350/.450. Dave's projected .280/.350/.420 line borders on pathetic for the position, especially when you factor in the potential collapse and the hit the M's are taking defensively. C'mon. Seriously? A sub-.800 OPS with poor defense? These are the kinds of guys who supposedly grow on trees in the minor leagues. Billy Beane probably has one such player at his house for dinner even as you're reading this.
Granted, Ibanez won't be the thing dragging the M's down this year, as Bret Boone and the catchers were last year, but he's certainly not a guy pushing them towards a winning season, either.
BP Spring Training Feed With Bavasi and Towers
Headed for spring training this year? Perhaps you want to check out Baseball Prospectus' feed, which features Mariners GM Bill Bavasi.
The particulars:
Spring Training Feed and Padres/Mariners Game with Kevin Towers and Bill Bavasi
Sunday, March 5, pre-game at 10 am, game at 1:05 pm
Peoria Stadium, Peoria, AZ
There is a non-zero chance you will see me there as well. More to follow, but I wanted to get this up in a timely fashion.
Sports Illustrated AL West Preview
Ever wish you could engage your inner contrarian and find that the engine just won't fire up? That's how I feel after reading SI's AL West preview. Nits are absolutely available for picking, but for the most part, there's little in the larger narrative to disagree with.
Upshot here:
The only team left out of the divisional mix is the Mariners. Seattle tried to get Millwood but had to settle for Washburn. The M's were looking for a big slugger but only got free-agent DH Carl Everett. They did score a coup of sorts in signing Japanese catcher Kenji Johjima to a three-year, $16.5 million deal. For a team that lost 93 games in '05, though, that won't be nearly enough.
The author, John Donovan, lauds Johjima and Felix — though not enough in the case of the latter, I'd argue — and concludes that Oakland's the division favorite, Texas is the most improved team, and Anaheim's not out of the picture. It's quite early yet to be drawing firm conclusions, but I'd have to say that this broad sketch seems accurate to me.
Note to Self: Do Not Take Up Quail Hunting
Guess who, besides a friend of the Vice President, has been shot while on the hunt for quail? That's right, your friend and mine, Mike Hargrove.
Regular readers of the site may react the same way I did upon reading this:
"I was on a little rise and Doyle made a mistake," Hargrove said. "He was too focused on the bird. I couldn't have been more than 20 yards away."
No, he's not using USSM's nickname for our favorite outfielder from Down Under: he's talking about Doyle Alexander. I still almost spit water on my keyboard.


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drama, comedy..and then some some - captivating and capturing life as mirrored in people, events and countries, making for a beautiful mosaic of pictures and musing(s).
Sunday, 17 April 2011
Going Dutch
It occurs to me as I look out toward a sea of orange-clad, hearty Dutch men and women celebrating their national day at Trafalgar Square that I don't know much about the Netherlands and its people. Every country has their 'thing': the English like their tea, and talk of the terrible weather; the French like their cheese, and wish French, not English, was the world's premier international language; the 'Ghanaman' likes his fufu on a Sunday afternoon, especially in the wake of national or club football success...and so on. These are broad generalisations which may not be necessarily true, yet form part of a country's DNA nonetheless.
It is fitting then, that Saturday finds me in Trafalgar Square, ready to experience all things Dutch with the 'Freaky Deaky Dutch' (FDD - the words on the back of a t-shirt which sold really well at the event). Within minutes of arriving, I walk by the food stalls - just to check out what's on offer, mind - and see that it IS true that the Dutch have a propensity to produce tall, blue-eyed, leggy blondes! At least that's what it seems. Maybe it's just pure coincidence that the women behind the counters have those general features.
I'm bopping along to the live music on stage when a man bearing orange cowboy-like hats accosts me. He thrusts one at me and says:
'Six and a half.'
'Six and a half?' I repeat stupidly. Um..is that the size or the price? He's looking critically at my head, so I decide that must be the size then. 'I don't really know the size of my head..' I begin awkwardly.
He waves an impatient, dismissive hand. 'No, no it's six and a half. The price.'
'Then you should say six pounds fifty!' I also inject the right note of impatience into my voice.
He laughs and leans forward to put one on my head, and then insists on a picture so I see for myself how it looks on me (above left). His name is Walther.
Soon after, a group passes by and asks Walther how much the hats cost. 'Six and a ha-' he starts to say, sees my mock stern look, and hastily corrects himself, 'I mean six pounds fifty.' We share another laugh. Then another seller saunters over to where we're standing and proffers his goods: miniature clogs held artfully together with a safety pin.
I peer at them uncertainly. 'But what will I do with them?'
'You'll wear it with pride!' He delivers this line in grave, dramatic tones. Oh alright then, give me two, why don't you. Maybe I'll wear them as earrings.
I spend much of the time chitchatting with Walther who asks me how much I know about Holland. I tell him that from watching episodes of America's Next Top Model shot on location in Amsterdam, I can tell Dutch fashion is daring and unpretentious. That, and a red light district that would make Pigalle (in Paris) blush. He laughs uproariously at this, and assures me that said infamous Red Light District in Amsterdam (called De Wallen) is now a fascinating mix of prostitution and couture. Ookay..
A roll call of names like Van Gogh,Bosch, Rembrandt, Marlene Dumas..have contributed to showing the world what makes the Dutch unique in art, design, architecture and heritage. It looks like a trip to the Netherlands is in order - and if I do, I've got a tour guide in Walther who's promised a canal cruise past all of Amsterdam's top sights, and a visit to the Rijksmuseum. I think I've got the wanderlust!
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Court of Appeals of Connecticut
July 18, 2017
CATHEDRAL GREEN, INC.v.DOROTHY HUGHES ET AL.
March 28, 2017
process action brought to the Superior Court in the judicial
district of Hartford, Housing Session, where the defendant
William Moore was defaulted for failure to appear;
thereafter, the court, Woods, J., rendered judgment
of possession for the plaintiff and stayed execution in
accordance with the parties' stipulated agreement;
subsequently, the court, Hon. Joseph H. Pellegrino,
judge trial referee, granted the plaintiff's request for
execution of the judgment and granted an equitable stay of
execution to the named defendant, and the named defendant
appealed to this court; thereafter, the court, Rubinow,
J., granted the named defendant's motion for use and
occupancy. Affirmed.
from Superior Court, judicial district of Hartford, Housing
Session, Woods, J. [judgment]; Hon. Joseph H. Pellegrino,
judge trial referee [request for execution]; Rubinow, J.
[motion for use and occupancy].
R. Zanger, with whom was Katrina R. Cessna, for the appellant
(named defendant).
P. Sexton, with whom were Matthew C. Eagan and, on the brief,
Michael H. Clinton, for the appellee (plaintiff).
DiPentima, C. J., and Prescott and Mullins, Js.
plaintiff landlord sought, by way of a summary process
action, to obtain possession of an apartment that it had
rented to the defendant tenant. The plaintiff and the
defendant entered into a stipulated judgment pursuant to
which the court rendered a judgment of possession in favor of
the plaintiff and a stay of execution. In accordance with the
stipulated judgment, the plaintiff agreed to allow the
defendant and her minor child to remain in the apartment
during the stay provided that, inter alia, the defendant no
longer allow the child's father, M, a nonparty to the
lease who previously had resided in the apartment and
allegedly sold drugs there, to enter the premises, and that
the defendant call the police should M enter the premises in
the defendant's presence. Subsequently, the plaintiff
sought an order of execution on the ground that M was seen on
the premises with the defendant's knowledge and
acquiescence. The evidence demonstrated that M was in the
defendant's apartment and that he was recorded by a
security camera following the defendant into the apartment.
The trial court granted the plaintiff's request for an
order of execution, finding that the defendant wilfully
violated the stipulated judgment. On appeal to this court,
the defendant claimed that the trial court improperly had
relied on facts that were not in evidence or that were not
supported by the record, and failed to properly adjudicate
the defendant's equitable nonforfeiture defense.
1. The defendant failed to demonstrate that the trial
court's material factual findings were clearly erroneous:
this court could not conclude, in light of its review of the
record, that the trial court impermissibly inferred that the
plaintiff had encountered problems involving M's presence
on the premises or that the stipulation was not entered into
in light of those problems; moreover, allowing for all
reasonable inferences, the court's description of the
events depicted in the photographs from the security camera
was not clearly erroneous, and, to the extent that there was
any misstatement by the court regarding those events, it was
harmless in light of the other undisputed evidence
establishing that M was observed in the defendant's
apartment with her knowledge and consent and that she never
called the police to report his presence.
2. The trial court having applied the three part test
established in Fellows v. Martin
(217 Conn. 57) for determining whether a defendant is
entitled to equitable relief from forfeiture of a tenancy, it
recognized and applied the correct legal standard in
considering the defendant's equitable nonforfeiture
3. The trial court properly found that the defendant's
breach of the stipulated judgment was wilful, the evidence
having demonstrated that the defendant knowingly,
voluntarily, and deliberately allowed M to be on the
premises; the defendant never disputed that she invited M to
her apartment, that she initially tried to hide his presence
from other residents, and that she knew his presence was in
violation of the stipulated judgment, and photographs from
the security camera showed the defendant permitting M to
enter the premises.
present appeal arises from a summary process action that
initially was settled in November, 2014, by way of a
stipulated judgment. In accordance with that stipulation, the
court rendered a judgment of possession in favor of the
plaintiff, Cathedral Green, Inc., execution of which it
stayed through the end of January, 2017. During the stay, the
plaintiff agreed to allow the defendant, Dorothy Hughes, and
her minor child to remain in the defendant's apartment
provided that, inter alia, the defendant no longer allow
William Moore, her child's father and a nonparty to the
lease, to have access to the premises, which included both
the apartment and the common areas of the
property.[1] The defendant now appeals from the trial
court's postjudgment ruling of October 5, 2015, in which
the court found that the defendant wilfully had violated the
terms of the stipulated judgment. As a result, the court
ordered execution of the judgment of
possession.[2] The defendant claims on appeal that the
court improperly (1) relied upon facts that were not in
evidence or that were not supported by the record, and (2)
failed to adjudicate properly the defendant's equitable
nonforfeiture defense.[3] We disagree and affirm the judgment of the
trial court.
following facts, which the court either set forth in its
decision or are undisputed, and procedural history are
relevant to our resolution of the defendant's claims. The
defendant is a single mother who resides with her minor
daughter in a subsidized apartment that is part of a housing
complex, Cathedral Green, owned and operated by the
plaintiff. In June, 2014, the plaintiff commenced the
underlying action seeking to evict the defendant on the
ground that she violated the terms of her lease. In
particular, the plaintiff alleged that the defendant had
allowed Moore to reside in the apartment despite the fact
that he was not an authorized occupant under the lease.
Further, the plaintiff alleged that Moore had
''been coming and going on several occasions
using the defendant's keys to enter the premises and has
a lot of visitors meeting him briefly at the premises on
several occasions during the day and night to transact
illegal drug sales.'' According to the plaintiff, the
defendant failed to cure the lease violations after she was
notified of them by the plaintiff.
November 25, 2014, the date set for the summary process
trial, the parties, each of whom was represented by counsel,
filed a joint motion for a stipulated judgment, which was
accepted by the court, Woods, J. According to the
parties' stipulation, the defendant agreed to pay
reasonable use and occupancy payments going forward, and to
repay $890 in unpaid rent in accordance with a repayment plan
the parties agreed to ''work out'' by the
end of the following month and to present to the court as a
modification of the parties' stipulated agreement. The
stipulation also provided that the defendant agreed to abide
by all of the terms, rules, and conditions contained in the
original lease with the plaintiff except as specifically
modified by the terms of the stipulation.
particular relevance to the present appeal, the defendant
agreed in the stipulated judgment to the following:
''[S]he shall not allow or permit [Moore] to
enter her unit or accompany her in the common areas of the
property, including all outside areas and the parking lot.
The defendant agrees that [Moore] is a trespasser and both
Catholic Family Charities and [the Department of Children and
Families] agree that [Moore] should not be allowed on the
plaintiff's premises. As such, [the] defendant shall have
an affirmative obligation to call the police should he enter
the premises or the common areas in her presence. Further,
the defendant agrees that if [Moore] is to visit the
defendant's minor daughter, the visit or transfer shall
occur off of the plaintiff's premises, including the
common areas, driveway and parking lots. [The defendant]
agrees that [the] plaintiff may treat [Moore] as a trespasser
and call the police to keep him off of the
premises.'' If the defendant was able to make all
payments, as agreed, and to comply with ...
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It has been almost two weeks since I last wrote and published an Installment for "My Story". The first part of that time was Passover, which lasted about a week. Then it turned into scheduling issues because I had several personal projects that had to be taken care of, like auto repairs.
After Passover, I did not really feel too well, either. I just felt really down, even had problems locating everyday things like my debit card. I thought I had lost the card. I went to the bank. Talked with the teller. That same teller helped me find my card. The card was IN my wallet.
I mean, really? But that is how bad I was feeling. Certainly not my usual energetic self. But here I am, ready to resume. So let me share some from my interactive prayer from May 19, 2013. For this Installment, I am only highlighting some things.
Personal instruction to me with a reminder of where God leads:
You are to follow me. I will lead in paths of righteousness.
Personal instructions for me about my wives:
Love your wives.
Pray for them, with them. Love them wholly, completely, lively. Unified.
Why does God do what God does?
I share with you, from my loving kindness, my grace, my heart. I give because it feels good. I give blessings because I love. I give because of righteousness.
Keep proper focus for following God:
Follow me. Not out of honor, [not out of] duty, [not out of] sacrifice, but out of love, love for me, love for them, love for yourself.
What is in God's heart?
My heart is for kindness, goodness, loving kindness.
Specific directions for me:
Continue in righteousness. Serve others.
Descriptions about my wives, and directions for me:
Your wives are kindness, mercy, tender feminine vessels, with loving kindness, tenderness, servant's hearts. They will look to you for servitude example. Be that example.
Concepts for me about marriage:
Do not command. Do not demand. Serve. Always serve. Be tender, not feminine, but tender. Love them, hold them, caress them, be tender in words, in speech.
Instructions for our marriage:
Open yourselves to each other, open to frailty, hurt, deception, but don't deceive, be honest, have fidelity.
Instructions to me about marriage:
Serve them with honesty, purity, kindness.
Instructions about faith:
My son, always seek my face. Seek my will. Follow me.
Reminder about protection and focus:
I am your refuge in times of trial and weakness. I am your refuge in times of blessings, remember me in prosperity[.]
This was encouraging:
You will make music, because you will find joy. Live in joy.
Thoughts about how to view life:
Live in freedom, be wise to prolong your days. …be wise to enjoy the blessings of this life longer and that your days may be prolonged. Wisdom is powerful, but it is not Me [God]. Wisdom is from me [God]. Seek me, [seek] not wisdom, but I will give wisdom for your walk, your deliverance, your salvation, your prosperity, your family. Encourage wisdom, but wisdom governed by love and compassion, compassion and love. Purity of heart is not wisdom, wisdom is not purity of heart. Purity of heart comes from faith, belief in me, my power.
My prayer life changed. And changed in a huge way. I can't say that those things are ground breaking, no.
But I can say that when the Divine is willing to meet you in prayer, and share Divine encouragement, insight, wisdom, the Divine becomes more than God, the Divine becomes like a father, a father who loves his children and wants the best for them.
Here are some things from my interactive prayer on May 24, 2013:
As for you, your family, your guest(s), love them as you would love me. Serve them, even when it hurts, only then can and will they see you completely devoted to me, the one true living God.
Now, I don't know about you, but that is a tall order, requiring much. But how is that not exactly what Jesus teaches?
You are my son. My words are your guide, your mainstay. Read them. Imbibe them. Live them. Then others will find it easer to follow your instructions.
I take it that "My words" refers to the Bible and also to what God has helped me learn during my prayers. His words, his directions are truly my mainstay, it is where I spend my time.
Lead in my ways, and people will follow. …you are a servant of righteousness, a man after my heart. … Live as one free. Made free by me. Set free from man's misunderstandings, man's misinterpretations, man's mishaps.
While the above uses the word "man" it is used in the sense of "humanity". Personally, sometimes I find it quite difficult to lead. That is because so much within religion is about humanity and how humanity thinks it knows what God wants.
Yes, humanity reads the Bible. Yes, humanity studies the Bible. Yes, humanity preaches the Bible. Yes, humanity sets up religion based upon the Bible.
But that doesn't mean that humanity and its various religious outlets carry out spirituality perfectly. Only one was able to accomplish that. I am a disciple of the Anointed, but certainly NOT the anointed. Knowing that humanity has so many problems is why I am pleased that God's grace covers the transgressions not just of the flesh, but also of the mind, the very instrument that shapes faith into a religion.
You will continue to grow, learn, mature, continue seeking me, continue learning me, learning the Bible, my words. In them are words of life, words of instruction, words of wisdom. In them you will find life, life not salvation. Life is what you do daily, life is what you experience, your interaction with those around you. Life is not limited to the afterlife, to the resurrection, life is what happens from birth to death, this too is life, life temporary, not eternal, but life anyway. Live life. Enjoy life. Enjoy life through the Spirit, and all things will be pure and joyful.
I have continued to do the things from the first sentence. I do find it intriguing how the Divine described the Bible, and how the Divine described life. The Divine verified ownership of the Bible, but then went on to describe the importance of living life. I think that the information about life is one of the best things that happened to me in prayer.
I feel like for much of my religious life the focus was on the eternal, the judgment, the ramifications of physical life. There were teachings that emphasized the need to withdraw from living life, not participating in activity, anything from not drinking to not having certain occupations.
In the context of things, the Divine is NOT encouraging uncontrolled, unrestrained, rebellious behavior. But the Divine IS encouraging me and my family to enjoy life, and that the focus of our earthly existence is not fully lived when only focused on the afterlife, eternity. In essence, God created this life to be enjoyed, lived, lived in his presence, lived in his blessings, with laughter, joy and merriment. The very thing that I feel I have not fully experienced.
Personally, I can NOT even begin to describe how liberating that is.
I was trained up to be uber cautious. Cautious with my time. Cautious with my faith. Cautious with my worship. Cautious. Cautious. Cautious. Because there would be judgment, and I didn't want to be found wanting. In a word, I was taught to fear, and I feared God's wrath.
That is part of the reason why I gave my life to being a disciple. I made sure I shared my faith. I made sure I was in church. I made sure I involved myself with church activities. I made sure I taught classes. I made sure I knew the Bible. I made sure that I conducted myself in ministry as boldly and blamelessly as possible.
I still devote myself to the Divine, through Jesus as Messiah, but there is far more freedom in living life and expressing faith than I was ever led to believe. It is this freedom of life that the Devine has encouraged me to live.
Before I close out this Installment, I want to share another interactive prayer event, this time from May 27, 2013.
You, you have to believe, have greater faith, greater trust in me, I will provide.
With that I prayed asking, "So how do I have greater faith?"
You must seek me. Seek me more than you have. You were on an intellectual quest. I rewarded that quest, journey. But faith is not intellectual, faith is heart. Heart is the source of faith. You have heart, and have the heart, you must "set aside" your intellect to have the heart for seeking.
In my journal, I recorded my reaction: shaking [my] head in disbelief.
One HAS to understand that I grew up in a religious heritage that places a lot of focus on intellect, the maturation of the intellect using the Scriptures and, in a sense, places intellectual faith above heart-felt faith.
So from a youth, I have reasoned from the Scriptures. Later, I went to a Bible School to learn how to better reason from the Scriptures in order to find answers for my faith. Reasoning from the Scriptures, to me, in many ways, was faith and a manifestation of my faith. That was the intellectual quest/journey.
To this day, I reason from the Scriptures. I use my intellect to understand context: history, culture, society, literature, among other contextual items. I use my intellect to examine those things against Theological perspectives. I use my intellect to find reconciliation for doctrinal, dogmatic, and Scriptural disputes.
ALL of that uses the mind to understand God and the Bible. The mind SHOULD be utilized in one's discipleship. The Scriptures themselves uphold the idea that we ARE to reason from the Scriptures.
BUT that is not seeking God from the heart and is not having faith from the heart. Learning that difference was a tremendous moment for me.
I still want to have an excellent Biblical apologetics approach for God, Messiah, belief, doctrine, and hope.
But faith is rooted way deep inside the person. Faith does not exclude the mind. Yet, faith is rooted not in the mind. Rather, faith is rooted in the heart.
That means then that one's mind is used for explaining what is in one's heart. That also means the mind will utilize: apologetics, music, poetry, among other things, to reveal the content of one's heart.
The heart motivates. The heart wants to speak. The heart wants to live. The mind and intellect help the heart find expression.
The Divine gave more clarity:
You see, your mind doesn't understand what I am saying, but your heart does. Your heart yearns to be as free as your mind. And when freed, and working together with your mind, and your spirit, Whoa! Look out. Unstoppable. Unstoppable in the sense that you will be fully persuaded in your heart, soul, and mind. The mind is powerful. But the heart is the motivator, the heart motivates to action, the mind guides the heart in the action.
… Your heart is screaming to be let out, freed, but your mind is convinced that the world, others around you, will condemn your heart.
Your heart does not care about them. Care about them in the sense that you care about what they say about you, your mind does, because it contains the structure by which things are assessed, classified, categorized. Your heart feels, and feelings do not judge. They, feelings, simply are, exist. But feelings also guide your actions, almost when to act, but not strategy, heart overcomes strategy. In the sense that it has the power of motivation to achieve the strategy and persevere when the strategy is inadequate.
What was my reaction to that? My journal records that I wrote "Funny, that he is teaching me about my heart through my brain."
Think about it. The mind thinks, contemplates. But the heart motivates, inspires. Not the other way around. The heart is inspired to "build" something; the mind is what contemplates the strategy to achieve it – like building a bridge, a skyscraper, or an automobile.
So in my prayer, I asked "So how do you train my heart?"
Here is the Divine's answer:
Seek mine. Not with your mind. Yes, you use your mind to read my words, to understand, like you are now, but the mind is not the heart, the heart yearns for more than what the intellect can give, which is why intellectual study and [intellectual] pursuits do not satisfy. Seek my heart and you will find fulfillment for your heart.
The Divine went on to help me see:
The heart is … more than feeling, yet not the mind. It [the heart] is the part of you that motivates, urges, you to press on when fear wants to hold you still.
After more interactive prayer, the Divine concluded saying:
… People believe when the heart is exposed. Exposed to betrayal, hurt, joy, pain, torture, but most importantly love. Love can persuade people in ways that no one understands. Not sexual, sensual love, but dedicated, devotional, convicted, heart-felt love, genuine deep-residing soul love for others. This kind of love really does not feel pain, oh yes it is aware of the pain, but the pain is tolerable, bearable, endurable because love works like anesthesia, but [love] is not anesthesia, nor is love a drug. Love comes from the heart, the motivator – heart. Heart takes men places the mind simply cannot. Find your heart. Find me.
One would think (a pun there) that I was ready, that my heart had been found. Not really, I had partially found my heart. Enough to motivate myself, knowing that I didn't want to lose what I had learned or what I had been given.
In the days that followed the prayers that I include in this Installment, I gave myself to more prayer, more interpersonal dialogue, and deep soul searching. After those things, my heart helped motivate me to reach out. I was led to communicate with the lady that I had corresponded with previously.
Here in 2016, I consider my heart ready for two wives. But back then I was finding my heart and was not yet fully ready for a marriage with two wives.
Blessings and Shalom