Monthly Archives: October 2009
Wikipedia Narrative
I’ve always been fascinated with speaking. Something about the idea of using one’s voice to persuade or teach another is very intriguing. Wikipedia, known as the free online encyclopedia, is actively working to add narrative to every one of its encyclopedia articles. I found out about this initiative, known as the Spoken Wikipedia Project, and decided give it a shot.
I found a short article that would be easy to narrate, but one that would also give me a good taste of the project.
The article: Grace (style). Visit the article by clicking here and tell me what you think!
2009 Shady Spring Football Senior Night
Listen to Senior Night Welcome (Hover over link to show the WordPress audio player.)
Football Players
- Nick Akers
- Kaleb Farmer
- David Harvey
- Willy Lilly
- Taylor Modley
- Will Ort
- Nick Palchesko
- Michael Pinardo
- Josh Weeks
- Nathan Wilburn
- Michael Midgley, Manager
- Josh Vance, Manager
Band
- Terri Belcher
- Amna Khan
- Kayla Massie
- David Osborne
- John Osborne
- Emily Perdue
- Matt Pitts
- Nick Pritchard
- Megan Richmond
- Matt Stevens
Cheerleaders
- Madison Bowles
- Sarah Griffith
- Brittany Lilly
Oath of Office
“I Christian Martine do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the State of West Virginia…”
“…and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of the West Virginia Partnership to Promote Community Well-Being to the best of my skill and judgment, SO HELP ME GOD.”
View more pictures and documents here. See the story on WVNS.
Christian Martine Appointed to State-Level Drug Prevention Advisory Group
Shady Spring High senior Christian Martine has been appointed to the WV Partnership to Promote Community Well-Being. Martine, 17 of Daniels, WV, will take the Oath of Office tomorrow at 4:30 P.M. He will be sworn in by Judge H. L. “Kirk” Kirkpatrick, III at the Raleigh County Courthouse. Read full story…
Free Feature-Packed Conference Call Service
Lately, I’ve found myself on a lot of conference calls. A conference call is a very easy and cost-effective means of bringing a large group of people together and accomplish tasks. Despite having many positive attributes, conference calls are not without a nuisance or two; because there are so many callers, background noice and participants’ audible breathing commonly distract from the overall business to be had.
I was researching for a service that would be inexpensive and would be able to control a large group of people that cannot see the other people they are in attendance with. My research resulted in an outstanding find: Free Conference Calling. This site is first and foremost, free. Unlike traditional conference call services, Free Conference Calling includes a web-linked monitering interface that allows you to take full control of the conference.
Features include an all-conference mute, participant-host interaction, audio recording, and much more. Best of all, not one feature on this site will make your wallet any thinnner. A nice feature about Free Conference Calling, is that you are given one conference code. No longer must you have a new code for every teleconference. Now, just tell the participants when the call is and they will be able to use the same code time and time again.
Whether or not use use a subscription-based conference call service, Free Conference Calling is worth a look. It’s easy. It’s free. It just works great.
Letterman: A Gift For (Public) Atonement
Last week, David Letterman, host of CBS’ the “Late Show with David Letterman,” made headlines when he admitted to have had sex with women who have worked on his show. He announced this news on his late-night talk show along with the fact that he was a victim of extortion resulting from these acts; $2 million (USD) was the asking price to keep the news quiet.
A fan of Letterman, I experienced some mixed emotions upon hearing the news. Because of the way he presented this story, I found myself having a strange sense of tolerance and feeling quite nonchalant about the matter. Moreover, I was quite impressed with how he did apologize to the public voluntarily.
Overall, I do believe that he made the right decision. Now, instead of the media trying to dive into his life for the truth, the media is now focusing on whether he should have apologized on national television. This is a faux pas if there ever was one. In a sense, by using humor, Letterman added naïvety to his actions and made his story easier to digest than if he had maintained silence or denied the claims altogether. On a historical note, when President Clinton found himself in a similar situation, his actions—and the fact that he was President of the United States—led to much greater consequences than Letterman will ever face. Who knows what would have been if Clinton had taken the same route as that of Letterman.
Yes, what Letterman did was wrong, and yes, he probably deserves a little more public heat than he is receiving, but he handled his conduct with perfect political poise. The only question now is whether these surfacing truths will result in the last of his marriage.
