The Wayfinders, 2009 Massey Lecture: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Ancient World (CBC Massey Lectures)
Intuitech (Free subscription) | yesterday
I’ve just finished reading Wade Davis‘ book The Wayfinders. This is a series of lectures he wrote for the CBC Massey Lectures and it’s an incredibly enlightening and sad book. He writes about the disappearance of aboriginal cultures all over the world and what we’re losing by the destruction of these cultures. Many of these cultures [...]
HorrorScope (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Wade Davis, Simon & Schuster, 1985 In 1982, ethnobiologist Wade Davis arrived in Haiti to investigate two documented cases of zombis - people who had reappeared in Haitian society years after they had been officially declared dead. Drawn into a netherworld of vodou rituals and celebration, Davis' investigations resulted in his placing the phenomenon of zombification in its proper context, as well...
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
More photos » by Rob Carr - AP about 1 month ago: Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Wade Davis prepares to throw to a Baltimore Orioles batter during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, in Baltimore. The Rays won 3-0. Davis threw a four-hit shutout to earn his first major league win. (AP Photo/Rob Carr) Browse more photos » About three weeks ago, I had a chance...
Dr Jim West (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
I was watching GMA this morning and happened to catch a segment on the 2012 madness/lunacy when they interviewed Wade Davis, Cultural Anthropologist. They asked Wade where this apocalyptic curiosity came from and he replied that it went as far back as John, and the book of Revelations [sic!]. Mr Davis, please don’t ever talk about the Bible [...]
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
by Chris O'Meara - AP Longoria: Dude, relax, Andy H just said you had the two best starts of the year. Garza: F*$# YEAH ::spit:: (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) View full size photo » This is it, for those of you that have been patiently waiting to see the best Rays pitching performances of the year. If you read through the last installment, then you noticed that I have moved to a scoring system. Let's...
RaysProspects (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
We looked back at the lower half of our 2009 pre-season top 30, now let's see how we did in the first 15. They were:1. David Price2. Wade Davis3. Tim Beckham4. Jeremy Hellickson5. Jeff Niemann6. Reid Brignac7. Mitch Talbot8. Desmond Jennings9. Nick Barnese10. Matt Moore11. Heath Rollins12. Jake McGee13. Fernando Perez14. Alex Cobb15. John JasoEverybody and their brother had David Price as the #1
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
by Mark Duncan - AP (AP Photo/Mark Duncan) View full size photo » Nothing seems to come easily for Andy Sonnanstine . His fastball barely tops 87 and he's forced to get by on mixing pitches and superb control, which is not a way to earn the benefit of the doubt from fans or scouts. The fastball-throwing, strikeout machines are by far sexier and catch your eye easily, which is why players like...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
This is part 5 of the 6 part series on the best 30 starts for the Rays in our most recent season. So far we have seen 11 - 30 and there have been some real humdingers in there. As a review, here are positions for each starter: James Shields - 24, 23, 20, 19, 12 Matt Garza - 29, 28 Jeff Neimann - 25, 22, 21,16 Scott Kazmir - 14 David Price - 30, 26, 15, 13, 11 Wade Davis - 27, 18 Andy Sonnanstine -...
LEMON HOUND (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
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Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Joshuah Bearman says: Proximity to Halloween, and sheer fascination has moved me to highlight this great article I read a little while ago. It is about Zombies, the Haitian kind, and is the best Zombie-related story in recent memory. Of any kind: no comic, game, literary mash up, or blockbuster matches this article in Men's Journal (of all places)! The piece is a detailed look at the elaborate system...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Alright gentlemen and lady (?), I wanted to continue the look at some of the best starts the Rays had this year. If you don't remember, here's the tally for each pitcher: - James Shields (19, 20, 23, & 24) - Matt Garza (28 & 29) - David Price (26 & 30) - Jeff Niemann (16, 21, 22, & 25) - Andy Sonnanstine (17) - Wade Davis (18 & 27) - Scott Kazmir (0) So if you're good at math you've...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
These are all pitches thrown at least 200 times (except in Wade Davis ' case, the limit was 50). Note: Whiff% is (Swinging Strikes/Total Pitches)*100 and rounded to two decimal points. To avoid making this a data dump, here's some commentary: James Shields doesn't have wowing stuff. If you've watched him since 2006 then the newness factor has also wore off. In ways he's undervalued by his own fan base...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
More photos » by Rob Carr - AP Big Daddy D says, "Get under my wing and I'll learn you a thing or two, son." (AP Photo/Rob Carr) Browse more photos » With this installment we now reach the half-way point in this countdown. As a recap, here are Parts 1 & 2 . Here is a brief rundown of who has done what so far: Shields: 23, 24 Garza: 28, 29 Price: 26, 30 Nieman: 21, 22, 25 Davis:...
Kouya Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Thank you to my friend Dave for pointing out this excellent video. It takes a little over twenty minutes, but it is well worth the time. “Language is not merely a body of vocabulary or a set of grammatical rules. It is a flash of the human spirit, the means by which the soul of each [...]
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
(note: bumped from FanPosts) In the same vein as yesterday's Minor League free agents, these are the John Maine -esque, under the radar steals of typically cheap, young pitchers that for whatever reason become available. Whether it's a post-hype prospect (like Maine), a 4-5 starter that's out of options but won't make the 40-man or just a player that's being overlooked, usually this is someone who...
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