Day: October 8, 2010

Noodling how to grow (verb intransitive)

National Public Radio headquarters at 635 Mass...
Can this bldg go populist?

The people I know who listen regularly to NPR are almost all degreed.  It appeals to them partly for the very aspect that this study says is limiting its audience:

A new study for NPR identifies a much bigger potential news audience that would listen to public radio if the field works to break down perceptions that its programs are elitist and stuffy.

Producers would have to make shows that are more lively and conversational and promoters would have to take greater care when describing public radio as “intelligent” and “serious,” according to the Los Angeles-based firm SmithGeiger.

So.  Maybe more like Rush Limbaugh?

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Wheeling Jesuit new presidents-to-be?

Jesuite missionary, painting from 1779.
This Jesuit not available for Wheeling Jesuit

The search for a successor to the fired Rev. Julio Giulietti at Wheeling Jesuit U. is approaching the wire.  Now two candidates: Joseph Bascuas and Richard Beyer.

Both will be on campus next week, and an announcement will follow after a final review on Oct. 20.

Beyer is vice president of Trimble Navigation Ltd., based in Sunnyvale, California, a company that develops global positioning systems.

Trimble provides positioning solutions enabling professionals in engineering and construction, surveying, agriculture, fleet management and field service to be more productive by revolutionizing their work processes.

Trimble is transforming the way work is done through the application of innovative positioning. Trimble uses GPS, lasers, …

He’s also served as chairman of the board at [his alma mater] Michigan’s Olivet College, [affiliated with the United Church of Christ and the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches] and he’s currently on the board of the Wash. DC-based Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.

Bascuas was most recently the interim president of Becker College [private, apparently nonsectarian] in [Worcester] Massachusetts. Before that, he was president [’02–’06] of Medaille College [private, nonsectarian] in Buffalo, N.Y.

The two are not Jesuit, as previously understood.  Catholic?  Ready to move forward in the Jesuit tradition?

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Stone age coming, vote Dem!

Joe Biden und Barack Obama in Springfield, Ill...
Scary! Here's scary for you!

In an email message, not online, the OP Dem committeewoman sees “very scary consequences” from the coming election — “26 more days” — plus:

Concerns about the Democratic candidates have faded [they are not as worried about Giannoulias et al.] and the alternatives have become even more frightening as we have learned more and more
about the Republican challengers. [italics and boldface added]

She urges Dems

to see Brady’s positions on women’s issues (no abortion in the case of rape or even
for a woman’s health), lesbian and gay rights, creationism in the schools, animal rights, the economy etc.

When dismal economy threatens, go social-issues.

Oh and did I tell you he wants to lower the [job-killing] minimum wage? Illinois will revert back to the Stone Age if Brady gets elected!

As for Kirk,

See the top ten worst lies about his military record, the top ten worst votes supporting the Bush style
economy, etc.

Having the Republicans retake the Senate will jeopardize and/or wipe out all the progress
we have made by getting Obama elected!

Sounds like a call to Republican arms to me.

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