ABA
Leaves Syracuse
Here's
more stories about the Syracuse Raging Bullz and their canceled season: here
and here.
I didn't realize Syracuse was one of the charter members of the NBA.
Posted
by T. Baker on December 6, 2007 | comment
Top
10--One Day Later...
The
Syracuse Raging Bullz had cancelled the remainder of the season. Here's
some reaction
by fans and others.
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by T. Baker on December 5, 2007 | comment
Syracuse
makes Top 10
Congratulations
to the Syracuse Raging Bullz. They are listed in the first ABA power
rankings in their first season of action.
Posted
by T. Baker on December 4, 2007 | comment
Hot
Buttered Swing
I
watched Miss
Sweet Potato Pie and her Soul Food Babies dance/perform during half
time of the Syracuse Raging Bullz v. Montreal Royal contest last night.
The group is from Rochester and featured several energetic and acrobatic
children. It reminded me a lot of the break-dancing contests I saw in the
early 1980s.
Posted
by T. Baker on November 19, 2007 | comment
Dance
for Kicks (part 2)
Here's
a well-done
video by Steven J. Pallone featuring Odetta Norton's Capoeira
class.
Posted
by T. Baker on November 13, 2007 | comment
The
World in Pictures
Memphis
photographer Ernest
Withers passed last week. I had the opportunity to meet Withers thanks
to local media personality George Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick
co-produced a documentary film that featured Withers, a legendary Civil
Rights photographer and Dorothy Gilliam, the first female reporter to work
at the Washington Post. The film, Freedom's Call, premiered
at Syracuse Stage in 2005.
Posted
by T. Baker on October 22, 2007 | comment
Philanthropy
2.0
One
Laptop Per Child Founder and Chairman Nicholas Negroponte puts interesting spin
on the concept of "Give One to Get
One."
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by T. Baker on October 9, 2007 | comment
Gifted
Hands
Dr.
Ben Carson, renowned pediatric neurosurgeon, author and
philanthropist, spoke tonight at the WellsLink Transitions Ceremony at
Hendricks Chapel on the campus of Syracuse University. Dr. Carson
encouraged students to make the world a better place by using their
God-given talents and abilities to help others around them succeed.
“God made you with a brain with the capacity to be relevant to
everybody. You have to make a decision as to how you are going to use
it.” If you want to be relevant to the world you have to know what’s
important to the world, he said.
Carson
directs pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University, where, at age
33, he became the youngest-ever physician to head a major division of
Johns Hopkins. He is also professor of neurosurgery, plastic surgery,
oncology and pediatrics; and operates on more than 300 children each year.
Posted
by T. Baker on September 17, 2007 | comment
Artistic
Principles
I
don't consider myself and artist, but if I was, I'd have these kinds of principles.
Posted
by T. Baker on September 13, 2007 | comment
Dance
for Kicks
SIF
Advisory Member and dancer Odetta Norton will be perform a Capoeira
demonstration at the Everson
Museum this weekend.
Odetta
has performed in New York City, Santa Fe and other places, but
I look forward to this special Syracuse demonstration. She will be also
teaching a Capoeira class at the Everson this fall.
Posted
by T. Baker on September 5, 2007 | comment
Jazz
enough for the City
In
case you missed Jazz in the City coordinated by the Central New York Jazz
Arts Foundation and Larry Luttinger, here are some photos. I saw all but
one of the evening dates, and found this year's edition one of the
best.
Jazz
in the City traditionally follows the Jazz
in the Square series, also run by CNY Jazz.
Posted
by T. Baker on September 4, 2007 | comment
Radio
Heads
Kevin
Beacham on MPR: If
there is a better Hip Hop radio show that blends contemporary music with
80s and 90s old school, please let me know. I personally enjoyed a show
they did six months ago featuring "Posse Cuts" from 1984
(i.e. Pumpkin & the Profile All-Stars).
If you enjoyed Red Alert or
Lady B, or Frank Ski from the 80s and 90s, you'll enjoy this musical trip,
called Redefinition
Radio.
Posted
by T. Baker on July 18, 2007 | comment
Making
(small) Top Chefs
My
wife planned a party here
for our children yesterday and I found the concept great for
introducing kids to the kitchen.
Posted
by T. Baker on July 16, 2007 | comment
Summer
Reading
Here's
some easy reading for your summer vacation: Truce
mag
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by T. Baker on July 10, 2007 | comment
Children
Conserve
My
daughter's school recently held an Lights Out event for Earth Hour. Read
more here.
Posted
by T. Baker on June 10, 2007 | comment
The
virtue of being a quitter
I
read this
book recently and will pass it along to some of my colleagues.
Posted
by T. Baker on May 27, 2007 | comment
You're
only as good as your last project
Why
didn't I think of this.
Posted
by T. Baker on April 12, 2007 | comment
Three
Minute Drill by a Communication Architect
I
don't know much about this speaker, but this is one of the best
lectures (under 4 minutes) that I've ever heard.
Posted
by T. Baker on April 12, 2007 | comment
Getting
Beyond a J.O.B.
Motivational
speaker Mel Tillar came to Syracuse as a guest of George
Kilpatrick and New Inspiration for the Nation last week. Tillar
gave advice to entrepreneurs that included getting beyond a job (which he
defined as "just over broke").
To
see a clip from this talk click here.
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by T. Baker on April 6, 2007 | comment
Understanding
Power: Do you get angry or do you make decisions
I
discovered a wonderful radio show when I visited California last Spring
called The
Treatment, with Elvis Mitchell. I may have mentioned this before, but
one of my favorite interviews he did was with
producer/writer/director/actor Tyler Perry. You can hear the interview here.
Posted
by T. Baker on March 30, 2007 | comment
Spring
Cleaning
Here's
some good advice from marketing guru Seth Godin to move you into the season:
Spring
is almost here.
Posted
by T. Baker on March 10, 2007 | comment
Working
for nothing
I
received this link from a freelance photographer living in New York City.
It's about spec work.
Posted
by T. Baker on March 9, 2007 | comment
Music
Appreciation
I've
recommended this internet
site recently for anyone interested in old school R&B
and blues music.
Posted
by T. Baker on February 26, 2007 | comment
When
I say Hey, you say Ho...
Upon
the recommendation of author and activist Kevin Powell, who recently spoke
at Syracuse University, I recently watched HIP-HOP:
Beyond Beats and Rhymes, a documentary film by Byron Hurt. For
anyone interested in hip-hop culture and rap music, this film showed
an honest, detailed look at the bravado, sexism and misogyny has become
more pervasive recently.
Posted
by T. Baker on February 25, 2007 | comment
Control
Your Stories, Control Your Destiny
Dudley
Brooks, assistant managing editor of photography with the Baltimore Sun,
discussed photo stories in the age of multimedia during an Alexia
Photojournalism Seminar held at Syracuse University today.
He discussed the “shrinking news hole”, visual value in an era
of downsizing, and the need for journalists, and particularly
photographers to adopt a web-based philosophy to take control of their
careers. Brooks previously worked for The Washington Post and co-edited the
book "Songs of My People: African Americans: A Self-Portrait."
Posted
by T. Baker on February 23, 2007 | comment