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Heather Hogan: Here's a little known fact about celebrities: They are — how do I say this? — human beings. And, like all other human beings, I think they should have the right to come out in a way that is safe and fulfilling and healthy and emotionally rewarding. See, because another person's coming out has exactly nothing to do with me, just like my coming out had exactly nothing to do with anyone else. Coming out is one of the most deeply personal decisions someone will ever make, and it's dynamic too. My experience coming out wasn't like your experience coming out. And even within my own paradigm, my coming out to my dad wasn't the same as my coming out to my sister or my best friend or my co-workers or my friend's parents or my old classmates.
There are dozens of internal and external factors that affect a coming out adventure: psychological ones and biological ones and sociological ones and geographic ones and physiological ones and political ones and on and on and on. Lots of people would like to shake down coming out to some kind of binary ethical equation of wrong and right, shame and pride — but I think that kind of reasoning shows a distinct lack of understanding about the human condition, or a real dearth of empathy, or maybe even a misguided sense of entitlement. Would my life be better if every closeted celebrity came out? Probably. Because visibility of that magnitude would force changes ranging from perception to legislation. Am I thankful for the courage of openly gay celebrities? Heavens to Mergatroid, yes! When a celebrity comes out, I'm giddy beyond the telling of it. But another person's decision to come out isn't about what's best for me; its about what's best for that individual.
(I should probably say that my opinion is the minority in the gay media community.)
The celebrity coming out that had the greatest impact on me was Jennifer Knapp. When I say she did it "well," what I mean is: she got in a time machine and traveled to 2001 and wrapped up a very confused, very devout Christian version of me in hug of lezzorama proportions and said, "Lay it down, kid." (And I did.)
Lesley Goldberg: Like Heather said, coming out is a unique individual experience that can't be broken down into a formula. Sure, there are the Hollywood coming out parties and magazine covers that mean the world in terms of visibility and equality. But my favorite celebrity coming out stories are those that have little to nothing to do with a book, album or TV show that coincidentally may be being promoted at the time.
When Wanda Sykes came out in November 2008, it was at a rally protesting the passage of Prop. 8 shortly after the anti-gay legislation was passed by California voters. She told the crowd of a thousand people gathered for the rally in Las Vegas — one of hundreds going on across the country that day — that she didn't feel like she had to discuss her sexual orientation in interviews, but now she felt like she had to. "I was just living my life, not necessarily in the closet, but I was living my life."
Does it help us when celebrities come out? Absolutely. But like Sykes inferred, it shouldn't have to be that way. Stars, just like us, have the right to just "be" themselves. Being gay is not the most interesting about Sykes, just as it isn't for me. Yes, being gay is part of who I am but I don't make it a point to come out to everyone, I just live my life. I don't hide the fact that I'm gay (that'd be really hard for me to do, anyway) but I also don't feel compelled to make sure everyone knows I'm gay, either. I just am. This is how I like my gay celebrities: they just are.
So when someone like Sykes — or Amber Heard — uses their celebrity to fight the hatred and do something for the community to which they belong, it speaks volumes. "We took a huge leap forward and then got dragged 12 feet back. I felt like I was being attacked, personally attacked — our community was attacked," Sykes said at the rally. "Now, I gotta get in their face. I'm proud to be a woman. I'm proud to be a black woman, and I'm proud to be gay."
Sykes and Heard came out and publicly discussed their sexual orientation when they were ready and on their terms, with equality being their only agenda. They chose who, they chose when, they chose where. I'm just happy they chose to do it.
Trish Bendix: I totally get that every individual should do what is right for them, but I feel like giving any sort of go-ahead for celebrities to stay closeted until comfortable is setting us back. This goes for any LGBT person — not just public figures. I remember the first time I heard Harvey Milk's comment on being out:
I would like to see every gay doctor come out, every gay lawyer, every gay architect come out, stand up and let that world know. That would do more to end prejudice overnight than anybody would imagine. I urge them to do that, urge them to come out. Only that way will we start to achieve our rights.
Melissa Etheridge made similar comments at the March on Washington for LGBT equality in 1993, asking people to come out to their friends, their families, their clerks at the grocery store. And besides the idea of coming out so that you can help progress the rights for yourself and your LGBT brothers and sisters, coming out for yourself is the healthiest thing you can do for you. Ellen DeGeneres later said of that very important day in which Melissa made those comments:
I remember crying, wishing I could be part of the march on Washington in 1993. I thought "This is a huge group of people that I belong to. And I can't do that because I'm not out." That was a powerful thing to watch the march and to not be able to be there — it impacted me and tortured me more. I just wanted to be able to be out.
As we know, Ellen famously came out on an episode of her television show and on the cover of Time magazine. And though she suffered professional setbacks for some time, I think we can all agree she is now one of the biggest celebrities in America, if not the world.
So what's the best way to come out? These people have paved the way for us now to just be out. Bring up your partner when it's relevant, like you would if you were talking about your boyfriend or your husband. Feel free to correct people if they ask if you have a boyfriend or a husband. Being gay is not something you should have to keep secret or feel ashamed of talking about. Just be yourself, be gay, be out — no announcement needed.
Drummerdeeds: While Tila Tequila's televised "I'm a bisexual!" mating call wins her the Crazy Pants Award, Anna Paquin's classy coming out for the We Give a Damn campaign's LGBT equality video demonstrates how a high-profile celebrity's public acknowledgment of her or his queer identity can send a positive message to queer people, allies, and bigots.
In the video, Paquin declares that she's bisexual and calls for awareness of the disturbingly high hate crimes committed hourly against queer people. I don't think that there's a "best way" for a celeb to come out, but it was refreshing to see the True Blood star and Oscar-winning actress come out for a good cause, rather than a cheap publicity stunt.
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Amid fears that moving enemy combatants from prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a correctional facility in rural Illinois poses an unnecessary security risk, the Obama administration says funding issues will delay the transfer of detainees until at least early 2011, according to The New York Times.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons does not have the necessary resources to purchase the Thomson Correctional Center, which will cost an estimated $150 million. The Times reports that a few weeks ago the Obama administration tried to persuade the House Appropriations Committee to add $200 million to the fiscal year 2010 military appropriations bill. Democratic leaders, however, rebuffed the politically controversial addition and passed the appropriations bill on Dec. 19 with no financing for buying the prison from the state of Illinois.
The next chance the Obama administration will have to get congressional authority to buy the prison is March or April when Congress takes up a supplemental appropriations bill for the war in Afghanistan. Nevertheless, administration officials told the Times that they may wait until the fiscal year 2011 appropriations bill, which Congress wouldn't take up until late 2010.
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Administration officials have told The Washington Post that such upgrades will make Thomson "beyond supermax" in terms of safety and security.
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Denise Cattoni, a member of the Illinois Tea Party Organization, said she fears Thomson will become "a focus of revenge" for jihadists, according to The Associated Press.
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Obama administration estimates say 3,000 jobs will be generated in the economically depressed area surrounding the prison if all goes as planned.
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After Hard Work, Rookie WR Stephen Burton Gets An OpportunityPosted by on October 27, 2011 – 6:54 am
On Wednesday we discussed the possibility of Greg Camarillo's role with the team increasing, in part because of the Vikings decision to release WR Bernard Berrian. But Berrian's release presents another Vikings WR with a big opportunity, too.
Rookie Stephen Burton, who was selected by the Vikings in last April's draft with a 7th-round pick (#236 overall) out of Division II West Texas A&M, was promoted from the practice squad to fill Berrian's vacant spot on the active roster. Burton is now the 9th of 10 Vikings draft picks from last April to make the active roster.
As Dan Wiederer of the Star Tribune pointed out, Burton's promotion to the active roster comes roughly 6 months after he received a call from the Vikings notifying him that he's been drafted.
"That draft call was incredible," Burton told Wiederer. "Because of the lockout, if you went undrafted, it would have been months of not knowing if you'd get an opportunity. So for me, that was such a highlight. But when I got the message Tuesday about getting called up, that was a great feeling in a different way. My first thought was, 'This is awesome.' After all the hard work, I'm finally getting an opportunity."
Burton stands at 6-1, 221 pounds and is a developmental prospect at the WR position. But with rookie Christian Ponder now the starting QB, the team's record at 1-6 with the midpoint of the season around the corner and, perhaps most importantly, one of the best WR coaches in the business on staff in George Stewart, now is a great time to give a player such as Burton a chance to prove himself.
Promotion to the active roster doesn't necessarily mean a player will be active for a game. The active roster contains 53 players, but teams are permitted to dress 46 of them on game day. So Burton could be inactive on Sundays, or his ability to impress coaches could meet a sudden need at the position, which might result in him suiting up in a game.
Increasing Burton's chances of seeing the field on Sundays this season is his ability to perform on special teams. Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier said on Wednesday that Burton has kickoff return capabilities, and if Burton can also display skill in kick coverage, his chances of playing will only increase.
"He's a guy who has really grown from the time we got him to the point where we've been commenting about him over the last two or three weeks," Frazier said. "He had some hamstring issues when we were in Mankato so he missed some time and we really couldn't get a feel for where he was but once he got that injury behind him you could see the promise that he has. We're excited to see how he performs now that he has this chance."
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By Parody on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
With the season already over, it would be great to start seeing young players like Burton show us if they have what it takes to cut it in the NFL.
There's another roster spot open right now with Cook on the Suspended/Injured reserve. Hopefully it gets used to promote that last rookie to the active roster. I'm a little surprised that they haven't made the decision yet.
I just looked at the transactions page and was a bit surprised to see that DL Cedric McKinley was cut from the practice squad. I hadn't heard any bad news about him, and we have 2-spots opening from the squad without him getting cut. I guess the coaches had seen enough of him and want to review all the talent they can for next year.
By Rogerthevikefan on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
Maybe he will be a draft steal and become are no. 1 receiver.
By Rogerthevikefan on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
With Cook being suspened hopefully B. Burton can step up and become a starter. How has Cb Torrance looked on the practice squad? LB Homan is the other draft pick right? Rather give a young Db a chance at impressing the coaches then a undersized LB.
By Rogerthevikefan on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
Although I would rather give the young OLinemen a chance over both. Bring DeGeare up from the PS. Then have the OLine LT Love, LG Hutch, C Fusco, RG DeGeare, RT Brown or Loadholt.
By Rogerthevikefan on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
Cook is now free to travel with the Vikings if they choose to reinstate him. Former Pro Bowl Saftey Chris Harris was released by the Bears. NFLNETWORK.COM
By Joe on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
Rookies are fresh,Just put them in.We have nothing to lose this year.Too bad about Cook.He was just starting to look very good.
By Rogerthevikefan on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
Maybe one of the young Dbs and Olinemen will stick. Therefore allowing the front office to draft a different area of need.
By Rogerthevikefan on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
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By Puckertrucker on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
Lets get all thge fresh talent we can get on Sunday put in your young WR's so you can see how they react during real game time situations, Put Burton in and use the best young talent we have. If we have players on the Practice Squad bring them up and use them where they will help us win or atleast give us a chance to compete in the game. After all Mr. Frazier you used a has been washed up QB Mr McNabb for five and a half games and all he did was help us Lose so Mr. Frazier use every young player you can to help our team for the rest of the season. use the practice Squad players after all thats why you drafted them so they can help this TEAM WIN. AT LEAST WE MAY END UP WITH A 10 AND 6 RECORD. LETS GO OUT WITH A GOOD OLD VIKING BLITZ AND ATLEAST TRY TO WIN.
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By Twoodsnvikes on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
I hope they have him active on Sunday just to see what he can do, what's there to lose? Activate Jenkins, Harvin, Arom, Cam, and Burton for our 5 or keep Arom out if we are only doing 4, deactivate dimperio or Klein, probably deimperio
By adrianjedipeterson on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
the bears have released S Chris Harris. The vikings need to pick him up he has plenty of years left, and we would get him at a discount rate. He would still be better than, Sanford and Johnson (and probably need Abdullah) .
By adrianjedipeterson on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
****(and probably EVEN Abdullah)
By Skol_Vikes98 on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
Purple Trucker — If the Vikes end up 10-6, Ill go sky diving for charity….. and im not a fan of heights.
By Frederick Jones on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
We are getting quality play from some members of this team. But are spending a second straight year with the same two main problems (OL and DB).
How does this make you feel?
What could we do about it?
By rez507 on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
can it get any worse for vikings this year ughhh im die hard fan always will remain optamistic but our wr and db have gotta step up and make some athletic plays id like to see them compete at a higher level seems they just want a check to cash very dissapointed thanx for ap he plays with guts and determanation mabe other players shuld take note
By Frederick Jones on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
NOBODY TALKS ABOUT THE OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY. We need to improve it, along with the DBs and WRs.
In fact, if we had a better line it, the wrs we have would be more than adequate.
Brady and Rodgers succeed largely because of the protection they have provided by their linemen !
By Frederick Jones on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
How does it make you feel that the Vikings did virtually nothing to improve last years' problems (OFFENSIVE LINE and DEFENSIVE BACKS)???
By Twoodsnvikes on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
Where are all the chris johnson lovers this year?? Still think he's better than AP?? LOL
By Skol_Vikes98 on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
You know Fred — Its not like the Vikings arent concerned with DBs and the OL. I think it was more a matter of they had other issues to resolve last year in the draft, and if there isn't a better talent on the board, why waste the pick? I didn't expect Chirs Cook, who was really starting to come along, to turn in an abusive monster. I don't think they did either. No one thought McKinney was going to show up 50 lbs over weight. We had 1 high draft pick last year and we needed a QB more. Its not like all pro tackles are generally waiting in the 2-5th rounds.
By CA Norwegian on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
Fred. I've been talking about it. I'm with you. The line has only made a good showing vs the cards. The other guys have something else to say every game. The Vikes might have saved the McHavbeen bucks folr some big mean FA or a so so DB, Imagine if we had picked up on the Plax bargain and started Ponder day 1! The other guys play can hide a weak line. Jenkins was a good pick up. OL #1 and #2.
By Frederick Jones on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
@CA Norwegian,
When I first began blogging on here, I a s s u m e d that the bloggers were never right about anything. Now I know we get a high percentage of things right.
The best example might be Berrian. We should have gotten rid of him last season. I would not have gone along with that, but the other bloggers were right. Most bloggers were right about McNabb, I was wrong.
It drives me crazy that the Vikes messed up the 2011 off-season.
By Frederick Jones on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
The Vikings Draft FOCUS is wrong.
Perhaps we have a Stalin or Hitler who is in charge, and he scares the rest into picking his way.
The FOCUS has to change, football is played in the trenches. (But that does not mean pick 3,281 defensive linemen either.)
By Frederick Jones on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
Ask yourself: What is wrong with the Vikings this year?
What was wrong with the Vikings last year?
Do you get the SAME answer???
By Frederick Jones on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
Jim Souhan, Mpls Tribune writer said it well when Brad Childress was fired.
The problem with the Vikings is the way the administration is set up.
My feelings are that one of the Wilfs or all of them are interferring.
"Wal les jus pik a tight end then."
By xvike on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
This has nothing to do with Burton but i just finished watching the peterson interview from inside the locker room. I swear some of those reporters, journalists, etc., ask the dumbest questions. Peterson's reaction to some of their questions is like "What?? what kind of question is that?" and the he politely answers…..
By rez507 on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
@ fredrick jones
179 yards rushin by ap last week i think our line is gonna be just fine the more they play together.rogers and brady are top 2 qbs in league to compare with vikings struggles is not great comparison we simply need wr to step it up make athletic plays and better rout running dbs are also struggling as athletes hmmmm ?how many ints we got this year lol ??? mistakes attention to detail coverages are wat lost game to gb wide open jennings mental mistake costed us a win
By rye on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
fredrick jones,
don't worry. The vikings will be back on top next year. I don't think they had a bad draft. I honestly think Ponder and Rudolph will become all-pro and I'm sure one or two more picks will develop into good players.
Fact is, the vikings made a bad move with Mcnabb. It's ok though, because Ponder will now get to learn the rest of the season.
With the QB position locked up for the next 12 years, the vikings will be able to focus on the defensive and OL problems.
I truly think, they will be back on top next year with the talent they have. They will also be a younger team!!!
By CanadianVF on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
Bernard Berrian makes 1.9 million, Wes Welker makes 1.5 million. Another example of why there is no justice in this world.
By CanadianVF on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
In hindsight it is easy to say that the Vikings made a bad move bringing in McNabb because he did not play well. However when they decieded to bring him in, it made perfect sense to bring in a veteran quarterback to serve as a bridge to Ponder. The unique situation which was presented because of the lockout and consequently no training camps or ota's made bringing in a veteran a very sensible move which would help provide time until Ponder had his feet under him. I applaud that move, the last thing you want to do is put a rookie quarterback in when he is not ready yet, he struggles, loses his confidence and you have ruined him.
By Dryes on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
Did anyone tally how many times Mike Wobblyshall defended Berrian as a great receiver that contributes to the team? So what's your stance now, genius? I guess I can't blame him for taking a lot of money to do a half-ars job as a yesman for the Vikes, buy I for one would be a lot happier with the organization if he was replaced with someone who has integrity and is grounded in reality:)
By Dryes on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
NIce post, CanadianVJ!
By Dryes on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
OOps meant CanadianVF
By Dryes on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
I'm with you on that, Fredrick Jones. I've been thinking that as well. All the wilfs care about is making business moves, which they can do whether Vike fans are happy or not. Like buying a polluted dump to build a stadium on. Remember wilfs are real estate businessmen.
By DrinkHeavyVikingFans on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
CP is a lot more fun to watch than McNabb for sure, but let's not put him in the HoF just yet..he has a lot of football to play. Hopefully he takes another step forward this week and makes a couple of more plays than he made last week on 1st and 2nd down. That's all you can expect a rookie QB to do. For us to even have a chance this week, it's all on the defense. Carolina is averaging over 400 yds a game, Steve Smith always kills us and I'm not sure who is going to tackle Cam – he's a monster back there. I just want to see who comes to play – GO VIKES
By CanadianVF on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
Bernard Berrian makes $ 1.9 million, Wes Welker makes $ 1.5 million. Another example of why there is no justice in the world.
By Woodboat on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
@ Fred….. I've been complaining about the O Line for the last few years, so let's not say no one is bit ching about it. That being said, I can't fault the Vikes last draft. I'm happy they grabbed Ponder (maybe they could have traded down and still got him, maybe not…), and I really like Rudolph for this team (if they'd use him). I don't recall who they got in the third…. oh yeah, Randy Moss for 15 minutes.
I'd like to see the young guys get some playing time this year, but I don't think you can just plug in O Linemen and expect them to play well together as a unit. Perhaps when we enter the bye week, they'll take a look at it. At this point, however, they are still publicly making noise in support of the guys they have (why, I don't know). I think they'll be serviceable with Ponders mobility.
Ours DBs is an entirely different matter. I'd like to see them start handing our pink slips and bring in rookie after rookie to try to find someone that can play. Asher Allen will NEVER be a quality player in this league. Griffen NEVER was what you'd call good and without knees, he's pretty useless. Winfield is a great tackler, but can't press cover. I don't even want to talk about our safties. BRING IN SOME KIDS, COACH!!!! :)
By CanadianVF on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
I think Rudolph was a great pick. The point has been put forth that we draft where there is team strengths and we do not draft in the areas of weakness. I assume that Rudolph was drafted because one he is a talent, two Shiancoe is going the free agent route possibly next year and Kleinsasser is getting to the end of the line. With our O line we started two rookies last year and they are now in their second year. Some more linemen were drafted this year and I believe we will go after at least one reallly good prospect with a high draft choice in the upcoming draft. Woodboat is right though about our defensive secondary, I just cannot figure out if they are really that bad or is it the system we play is not good for the players we have. The Cook issue really hurts. Assante Samuels anyone?
By Rogerthevikefan on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
Draft OT Riley Rieff in the 1st and OT Andrew Datko as low as he falls. Datko had a 1st round draft grade before his shoulder injury so, he could fall as low as the 3rd. Datko only allowed Ponder to be sacked once last year so CP may push to have his old buddy drafted. Rieff is the most technical tackle in the draft he could play either tackle spot.
By VegasVike on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
So y'all still believe the Wilf's want to keep the Vikings in MN..?? You said businessmen
By Arrow86 on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
I think at this point give a practice squad player a shot. Didn't John Randle start on the practice squad. Good luck on the start of Burton's career. He coould be the spark we need right now.
By Arrow86 on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
@Frederick Jones:
I still feel the blame goes to Spielman. I really didn't feel that the Vikings during the Jerry Burns era had as much talent on the field as this years squad, but those teams would whip these guys. Burnsy always had them 7-9 to 10-6. It comes back to coaching and motivation. Mike Lynn took a shot at the one elusive Super Bowl in his trade for Herschel. We should have learned from that, if we're not realisticly going to win this year, get Gerhardt some carries. Move A.P. to a winner. K-Will could go, J.-Allen, and load up on draft picks. I love these guys, but they deserve a chance to win now. We're going to remain years away until we revamp the organization and the players on the field.
By Arrow86 on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
Rudolph has great hands, but in pre-season I came away more and more impressed with Reisner.
By Dryes on Oct 27, 2011 | Reply
It seems to me that the Wlifs are investing in a desperate need for a stadium that could lead to fans and government accepting a cra9py plan; ie Arden Hills chemical-polluted wasteland in the middle of rural-burbia that will not boost the economy like a stadium in downtown Mpls. After the game I'd love to go out and have a little fun, but in arden hillls i don't see that happening. I wilil ONLY support a downtown stadium because the revenue will return to the city/county because of all the entertainment revenue/taxes that the after game crowd would provide. the wilfs just want to buy cheap and sell high in my opinion. of course i could be totally wrong…
By Troy on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
1st round we should take (this order if the previous are taken)
1. Matt Kalil OT
2. Jon Martin OT
3. Morris Claiborne CB
3. Dre Kirkpatrick CB
By drew on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
Don't give up on Cook, he's a work in progress. We still need a temporary replacement, but lack O-line help bad.
By peter on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
To: Rogerthevikefan You are Dead On!!!!!
By Matt on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
Biggest needs: secondary, O-Line, receivers. However, they should take the best player available with each pick – having more All-Pro talent on the roster never hurts.
By Rogerthevikefan on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
Cb Stephon Gilmore would be great in the 2nd. Some draft experts have called him a young Winfield. S Marc Barron and S Ray Ray Armstrong look awesome too. They have 2nd round grades. This draft class is load with Corners. Coryell Judie is really good but hamstring injury has hurt his draft stock. Maybe he will fall to the 4th.
By Ambrose on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
chase minnifield cb virgina 3rd round steal of the draft
By Ambrose on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
justin blackmon, ryan broyles or hometown kid micheal floyd in 1st or 2nd rounds
By Ambrose on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
spence lb miami would also be a nice pickup. e.j. is too slow now and will never be what he used to be
By Ambrose on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
brian robison is an idiot. Packers have to run the ball to ice the game. what does robison do? pass rushes up the field to create a gap the size of my living room for starks. Losing, duh!!!
By Ambrose on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
more ballard and griffen and maybe even time for some d'andre reed. maybe
By Ambrose on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
move winfield and griffen to saftey bring in faster more athletic corners that actually have a knack for playing the ball and cut asher allen. he is constenly picked on all day. His nickname should be All Day because thats how often he gets beat
By Ambrose on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
Asher couldnt cover my left nut
By Ambrose on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
Brandon Burton perhaps?
By Ambrose on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
O-Line isnt nearly the problem our secondary is
By Ambrose on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
Percy needs to play with bubble wrap on. He is softer than a glazed doughnut. But I do love his playmaking ability
By Ambrose on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
More Rudolph please
By Ambrose on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
last but not least. good luck and congrats to stephon burton
By Vikings1 on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
@ CanadianVF
Sorry but I disagree with you concerning the Vikings needing NcNabb as a veteran to Ponder. Look at Cam Newton and how well he did in his 1st 3 games as a starter, didn't do much except set a rookie record for passing yards. Ponder was capable of being an effective starter as a roiokie, the guy is very smart and if he had started as a rookie, I truly believe that he would have won at least half of the games we were leading in. He looked very good against the Packers, made a few mistakes but overall he did great for his first start.
By Carl Brodin on Oct 28, 2011 | Reply
Troy we need help all over the place. 1st R Martin OT, 2nd R Floyd WR, 3rd R Chase Minnifield CB, 4TH R Blake C. or 1st R Martin, 2nd R Rhodes CB, 3RD R Mcnutt WR, 4th R Brooks OG. 5th,6th,7th R's Depth
By Arrow86 on Oct 29, 2011 | Reply
I don't feel that we need another wideout in the draft or free-agency. Last week we saw what Jenkins can do when someone gets him the ball in space. Harvin, although injury prone, is a remarkable talent. More and more I like the idea of moving Webb to wideout or safety.
As a wideout he has remarkable hands, speed, and vertical leap. Look at what Calvin Johnson is doing every Sunday with that same skill set.
As a safety / he has the speed to prevent anyone from getting behind him. If a Calvin Johnson were to go up for a ball against Webb, I'm betting on Webb.
Unfortunately, for now, he'll wear a baseball cap on Sunday for 98% of the game and then hand off to Percy and throw a screen pass to Booker. Oops, sorry, I gave away the "Blazer Package." Why do I hear Mike Myers saying "Blazer Package" like Dr. Evil??? I guess it's because casual Friday must carry over to the Vikings blog as these were the same topics I commented on on THURSDAY!
By Arrow86 on Oct 29, 2011 | Reply
I really like Schiancoe, but could we trade him for some additional picks in 2012 or 2013? Depth at tight end is high. Rudolph and Reisner can get open and catch the ball, at a lot less ka-ching.
K-Will, I'm not sure what the market is on him. Plus, earlier this season he was diagnosed with planter faciatious which is painful, and may be hampering his performance. I'm not sure we would pick up much for him at the moment.
Our O-line is again a problem. But I'm not sold on the Henderson's being much more than adequate as linebackers. After the season Lieber gave us last year they are at least up to that standard, but not an improvement. I really thought Singletary would have brought a toughness and aggressiveness to that position, but possibly by next year we'll see more results.
Wow, I just heard myself saying "Next year" and it's not even November. Usually, it's Detroit that you can stick a fork in before your Thanksgiving turkey. Thanks Mr. Spielman for really addressing our glaring weaknesses. We need to upgrade the GM position in our front office.
By Arrow86 on Oct 29, 2011 | Reply
Did you notice last season when the fans started being realistic about the pathetic play of the Vikings we heard more and more about the tremendous charity work the Vikings do in the community. Madiu Williams, was remarkable in his charity efforts, to which I whole heartedly applauded.
The Viking front office and coaching staff can't disguise this P.O.C. as a Snicker bar anymore, so they bring in their support of Caringbridge and E.J. Henderson's charity onto the blog. I love what Caringbridge does for those of us with ill friends and loved ones, and I thank the Vikings for their support of the charity. Now, can you address why we stink in the same areas year after year? It's not like you have to find a cure for a terrible disease, you have to spot and develop talent, which is a lot easier.
By sandiamond on Oct 29, 2011 | Reply
agreed Troy!… hope the scouts are keeping an eye on the 4 Horesman right now
1. Matt Kalil OT
2. Jon Martin OT
3. Morris Claiborne CB
3. Dre Kirkpatrick CB
By Jason on Oct 29, 2011 | Reply
I think that we have a potential all pro CB in Brandon Burton, one play that really sticks out is the INT he got in the 4th preseason game. That INT showed me much more than Asher Allen ever has. I say play Burton and see what he's got.
By Rogerthevikefan on Oct 29, 2011 | Reply
After watching OT J. Martin play I think he is over-rated. Draft experts call him the next Ryan Clady(BRONCOS) he looks nothing like Clady and got beat all day by USC. Not sure how the only gave up 2 sacks. Kalil and Rieff look a lot better.
By Arrow86 on Oct 29, 2011 | Reply
Does anyone miss Ray Edwards yet??? I don't. When the Falcons are discussed you never hear anything about him. He chooses when to play. It was a good thing to let him go. We hang on to too many who then become overpaid for their performance.
By Rogerthevikefan on Oct 29, 2011 | Reply
Go see the Rum Dairy. Rather pay for over priced pop corn than see over paid "TALENT" waste space on the field.
By whenallelsefails on Oct 30, 2011 | Reply
At this point of the season and 1-6 record I don't see why not let people move up from practice squad and let them actually play in a game or two to see if they are capable of stepping up to the next level. Can move one or two up each week and move one or two back down.
Might just find out we have been wasting talent in the practice squad.
I know in the past there have been players that were listed as so slow. Once they put on the pads and played they were far above average players.
Sometimes it is best to just give a person a chance to shine. It could motivate them into being a great player.
By Pharewynd on Oct 30, 2011 | Reply
I totally agree with you 100% whenallelsefails.. Why not bring people up from the practice squad? We need to evaluate the potential of some of these players in order to move on for next yrs. draft. Who knows; maybe we have 1 or 2 which could be a benefit to our team. It's definetly worth a shot to see whom is the player that will give it their best try to make the team effective again. We were very aggressive in pre-season as far as defense is concerned. These young players need to be given a fair shake and see what they can do to help the team. I still think that they really need to take a hard look at J.Webb as WR though. He is young,athletic,tall, fast on his feet. Why waste sitting on the bench when who knows if he could help the team out at WR. The coaches need to be more versatile and mix n match these guys a little bit more.


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Even now I can smell the clothes
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Still hot from the dryer
Even now I can smell your skin
To wrap you in a towel
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march 2007 i lost my best friend through a drug overdose, i loved her dearly and i hope she knows that even now shes gone, il always remember the romantic moments and the smiles she gave me, id love to say better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all but i cant even say that, this song lets me know that even now shes still around =]
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i love this song because it has alot of meaning behind it for me. this song was one of my friend's favorite songs and he died almost a month ago. it was played at his wake and ik he would have loved it. he means so much to all of us and i think this song will always serve as a reminder to all of us that he may not be here, but he will always be with us in spirit. (and i always can find you again...)
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This song says exactly how I feel right now. After five years my wife has left. I keep wondering where we both went wrong, but I think we let our daily routine complicate our passion. I keep waking up in the middle of the night thinking that she's right next to me. Smelling her clothes that are still here, standing in our closet looking at an empty space where her clothes used to be. Even now I feel her presence here, but she's gone. She'll always be in my heart. I still hope that she'll come back one day.
sweet song | Reviewer: debbie | 7/31/09
my son was murdered in 2006 and i still find it hard to listen to music,but this song is so comforting to me..i feel this song is about a loved one who is either sick or deceased and they are remembering them...it brings me comfort, as does their song, Don't Wait, especially since my son was stabbed and they reference the knife and what it took much too early and let's not speack of it again......
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2013 Instructors
Chris Jones - Founder and front man of The Night Drivers, Chris Jones is a quadruple threat as a singer, a songwriter, a guitarist—and, thanks to his role hosting SiriusXM's Bluegrass Junction, as one of the most widely heard broadcasting voice in bluegrass. His immediately recognizable voice, warm sense of humor and abundance of talent have combined to make him one of the music's most distinctive personalities, and one of its strongest artists.
Following apprenticeships with bluegrass legend Dave Evans and Chicago's durable Special Consensus, Chris moved to Nashville at the end of the 1980s as a member of the band Weary Hearts, where his colleagues included Ron Block (Alison Krauss & Union Station), Mike Bub (Del McCoury Band, 18 South) and acclaimed mandolin master, the late Butch Baldassari. Forming The Night Drivers in the mid 1990s, he's led the band through a set of stellar recordings and tours while appearing and recording with some of the world's most respected musicians including The Chieftains, Earl Scruggs, Vassar Clements and Tom T. Hall. And while The Night Drivers have made extensive use of his original songs, they've also been recorded by a range of other artists, including the Gibson Brothers, Lou Reid & Carolina and The Chapmans.
Chris' range of talents took center stage at the IBMA's Awards Show in 2007, where he earned both a Song Of The Year award as a co-writer of "Fork In The Road," the title track of the year's Album Of The Year by The Infamous Stringdusters, and the organization's Broadcaster Of The Year trophy. The occasion marked the first time that both music and industry awards have gone to a single person.
Since then, Chris has continued to draw attention for all aspects of his multi-faceted career:
In 2012, he and The Night Drivers had the #1 song for the entire year in bluegrass radio airplay, a song he co-wrote with bassist Jon Weisberger, "Final Farewell."
With the release of Lonely Comes Easy, Chris and the band put an even stronger emphasis on their original material, unique arrangements, as well as their characteristic humor, while maintaining the traditional bluegrass sound at its core. The album has received a string of rave reviews, and in September, 2013 the album yielded 5 different songs in the top 20 of Bluegrass Today's weekly chart, including the #1 and #2 songs. Actor/director/comedian/banjo player Steve Martin said of their new release: "A haunting, silky-smooth CD by some of the best players in bluegrass. Chris Jones' voice is there with the great masters, and The Night Drivers should no longer be driving at night, but playing music 24/7."
Jon Weisberger - A member of the Night Drivers since the beginning of 2003, Jon Weisberger is a quadruple bluegrass threat as bass player, songwriter, radio producer and journalist. He first drew attention as a member of Cincinnati-based Union Springs, which released three well-received CDs in the 1990s, following that with a stint in the Wildwood Valley Boys before moving to Nashville at the end of 2002. In addition to his regular gig as a Nightdriver, he has also appeared with artists ranging from Hazel Dickens, Jimmy Martin and Roland White to Tony Trischka, Harley Allen, Melonie Cannon, 3 Fox Drive and Canadian fiddler April Verch. As a bluegrass journalist, he has written features and reviews for multiple publications and liner notes for more than 80 albums, earning him the IBMA's Print Media Person of the Year award in 2000 and Best Liner Notes in 2001. His "Losing Again," recorded by the Chapmans, was among the most popular songs of 2001, and his songs have subsequently been recorded by Del McCoury, Blue Highway, Jim Van Cleve, Dwight McCall and others. Since 2006, Jon has produced Into The Blue, the most widely syndicated bluegrass radio show in North America, and Sirius satellite radio's Hand-Picked with Del McCoury.
Tim May - If you were not fortunate enough to have caught a show by the Nashville-based group Crucial Smith during its fifteen-year run, flatpicking guitarist Tim May has probably managed to fly under your flatpicking radar. If that is the case, then get ready for him to pop up on your screen and be added to your list of favorite flatpickers because he is starting to fly high. Guitar guru, toured with Patty Loveless promoting her bluegrass album, "Mountain Soul" and also played in Eddie Rabbitt's "Hare-Trigger Band". Tim has recorded three albums with "Crucial Smith". He has been featured in "Flatpicking Guitar Magazine", "Bluegrass Unlimited" and "Bluegrass Now".
In the past couple of years he has toured with Patty Loveless, played on an all-star-cast Rounder project called Moody Bluegrass: A Nashville Tribute to he Moody Blues and recorded a bluegrass gospel project with Charlie Daniels. Additionally, FGM Records is getting ready to release Tim's new solo CD and he is featured in a new FGM Records concert DVD with Brad Davis and Cody Kilby.
If you own the Flatpicking Favorites: Hot and Spicy CD and have listened to Cody Kilby and Tim May tear up "Lonesome Fiddle Blues," you'll know why Tim is now getting called to play so many prominent gigs in Nashville. As they say here in southwest Virginia, "The boy can pick!"
Elliott Rogers was born in Osceola, Arkansas and grew up in Albuquerque NM. He fell in love with bluegrass music at an early age by hearing local bands like the Big River Boys and the Clear Ditch Ramblers. His trio in High School opened for Doc Watson. "That was a mighty big deal for me and pointed me in the direction I took with music." That path led Elliott to Austin Texas after a hitch in the Army at FT Hood. There he worked for years with songwriters like Townes Van Zandt, George Ensle and Blaze Foley, and recorded with Lyle Lovett , Nancy Griffith and Robert Earl Keen on Roberts first album, 'No Kinda Dancer'
"Along with everything else, we hosted a weekly Musician Night at the Soap Creek Saloon and had a great time in Austin." Elliott and his wife Janice moved back to Albuquerque and as fate would have it, started a band with 2 members of the Big River Boys, the band that he would sneak in to see as a kid. "Wayne Shrubsall has taught me everything I know about Bluegrass and is an outstanding banjo player and musician." (Look for his CD with Alan Munde, 'Old Friends'.) He and Claude Stephenson on mandolin and super talented wife Janice on Bass make up the current Elliott's Ramblers and have been festival favorites in the southwest for nearly 20 years. Elliott is also a member of the ADOBE BROS. a popular band that plays a huge variety of songs and styles. The Brothers are Moby Adobe (Wayne Shrubsall), Toby Adobe (Bruce Thompson), Obi Juan Adobe (Tim DeYoung) and Hydrophoby Adobe. They recently added the lovely Anita Pricechek on bass. What a band! Elliott's songs have won awards and have been recorded by Jill Jones, the Bluegrass Patriots and Sons and Brothers. Elliott brings driving rhythm guitar, smooth lead and harmony vocals and contributes original material to the Gazette.
Ned Luberecki - A 25-year professional who's noted for his dazzling technique, originality and broad sense of humor, Ned Luberecki has served for over a decade in The Night Drivers. His resume includes stints with Paul Adkins & The Borderline Band; Gary Ferguson; Radio Flyer and the Rarely Herd, frequent winners of SPBGMA's Entertaining Band Of The Year award. He's also drawn growing attention as a popular banjo instructor at some of the most renowned instructional camps in the US, Canada and Europe. Like Chris, Ned is also a broadcaster on SiriusXM's Bluegrass Junction, where he hosts the regular newgrass show, Derailed, and the popular Sunday Banjo Lesson.
Since joining The Night Drivers, Ned has continued to make a name for himself as a guest on a variety of recordings and appearances, including tours with Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time and as the "other" banjo player with Tony Trischka's Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular. In 2007, he released a popular solo project, Nedski, which included duets with friends like The Infamous Stringdusters' Chris Pandolfi and Punch Brothers' Noam Pikelny, along with comic favorites like "Cabin Of Death." In 2010, he teamed up with the Sam Bush Band's Stephen Mougin as Nedski & Mojo, releasing an acclaimed project (Nothing More) and making occasional appearances on shows like the syndicated Music City Roots.
Mark Stoffel - joined The Night Drivers over six years ago, but his ties with Chris date back to the 1990s when they met in Mark's native Germany.
Now a resident of southern Illinois, where he teaches media at Southern Illinois University, Mark was a founding member of Shady Mix, a popular roots music group that toured around the world and recorded several well-received projects over its career.
A recording engineer as familiar with his studio as he is with his mandolin, Mark has recorded and produced a long string of albums by local, regional and even international groups. He has released a popular solo album, One-O-Five, as well as an album of holiday music, A Midwinter's Eve, with guitarist Nathan Clark George.
Steve Smith - is a musician, composer, performer, and teacher. His music reflects the many influences his life, from his beginnings in Virginia as the son of a musician to his current home in the desert southwest (Las Cruces, New Mexico). You can observe these influences in his musical compositions, performances and multi-instrumental prowess as he conquers everything from Bluegrass and Old-time, to Jazz, chamber, Celtic and New Age music. Steve has performed professionally for over 25 years and has toured in 47 states, 8 European countries, Cuba, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He has appeared in the national touring company cast of the Harry Chapin musical "Cotton Patch Gospel" as an actor and multi-instrumentalist. He also appeared in the off-Broadway production hit "The Robber Bridegroom" and composed the score to the Sam Sheppard play "Curse of the Starving Class". He is founder and leader of the old-time, retro-bluegrass, modern acoustic band Steve Smith and Hard Road. He is a former member of the group Cloud Valley and the Nothin' Doin' band. Steve plays mandolin, sings lead and harmony vocals.
Sterling Masat is a multi instrumentalist who currently teaches guitar, banjo and bluegrass studies at South Plains College. He started playing fiddle at age 4 and then discovered a much deeper interest in the banjo and guitar, two of the many instruments that he's learned to play and create with. Growing up in his family's Bluegrass-Gospel band, he recorded and toured for over 10 years before pursuing a degree in Commercial Music at SPC. He then moved to Nashville where he toured internationally with The Roys and Janie Fricke before starting his tenure at South Plains College in the fall of 2012. Through his teaching, Sterling hopes to encourage musicians of all ages to find their passion and excel in every facet of their studies.
Nate Lee - Nate Lee brings a youthful energy to the camp. Like Steve Smith, Nate was born in Virginia, but moved to Texas when he was four years old. Growing up in a musical family in Ovilla, Texas (Nate's father is banjo maker Chuck Lee), Nate started playing fiddle at the age of ten. He took lessons from Valerie O'Brien and gained valuable experience in Texas Old-Time Contest fiddling. Nate is currently a student at South Plains College. Nate plays fiddle and sings harmony vocals with the Alan Munde Gazette.
Tim McCasland - McCasland is a veteran of bluegrass music education with over twenty years experience as an instructor in the South Plains College Commercial music program. He is accomplished on the dobro, steel guitar, standard guitar and banjo. Tim's down-to-earth approach to music makes him an instant hit with students. Tim's many dobro instruction videos for Mel Bay Publications and Texas Music and Video have been popular for over ten years.
Dede Wyland - Best known in Bluegrass circles as the lead singer for Tony Trischa's influential 1980s band SKYLINE, Dede will share her beautiful voice and years of vocal teaching experience with a small group of lucky students. BACK AGAIN BY POPULAR DEMAND!
The Rest of the Faculty:
(special in their own ways)
Joe Carr - Joe is an experienced teacher with many instructional books and videos to his credit. He will present several special topic lectures during the camp.
Gerald Jones - Certified banjo weirdo, who also plays guitar, mandolin and fiddle, you are more likely to see him at 3 a.m. in the dorm teaching and picking, than in class at 10:00 a.m. His special topics sessions are camp favorites.TheGeraldJones.com
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Global Security
The economics of pirates
Peter Leeson, an economist at George Mason Univeristy, just published an extremely well-timed book on the hidden economists of old-school pirates. Tired of the "arrrrrrrrs" and "aye mateys" floating through blog posts on modern-day pirates? Join the club. However, Leeson does make a solid connection at the end of this Freakonomics interview:
What kinds of lessons can we draw from The Invisible Hook in dealing with modern pirates?
We have to recognize that pirates are rational economic actors and that piracy is an occupational choice. If we think of them as irrational, or as pursuing other ends, we're liable to come up with solutions to the pirate problem that are ineffective. Since we know that pirates respond to costs and benefits, we should think of solutions that alter those costs and benefits to shape the incentives for pirates and to deter them from going into a life of piracy.
Clearly part of the "benefits" side of that equation is building up (or at least not breaking down) other economic opportunities.
Rep. Payne's plane fired on in Somalia…again
Apparently there's no safe passage in Somalia, either by sea or air. Today UN Dispatch interviewee (and U.S. Congressman) Donald Payne's plane was fired on as it took off from an airport in Mogadishu. Payne landed safely in Nairobi.
This, apparently, isn't the first time the Congressman's plane has been attacked on a trip to Somalia. Payne, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, was in Mogadishu meeting with the interim government's president and prime minister in hopes of exploring ways to help stabilize the country. Do we need more evidence that other leaders should be doing the same?
U.S. Captain Escapes Pirates!
*UPDATE – Ok, my fantasy of, one day, being able to escape pirates by flipping off the end of a liferaft is now completely dead. This in-depth account confirms that "after snipers, positioned near the fantail of the Bainbridge less than 30 yards from the lifeboat, determined that one of the pirates was aiming an AK-47 at Phillips's back, they opened fire, killing three pirates."
Throughout this whole crisis I kept thinking to myself, if I was to be held hostage, the place I'd most like to be is on a life raft (with Navy SEALs in the vacinity). If push came to shove I could jump overboard (machine guns don't fire as well underwater). That was until I found out that this was no dinghy, but a "28-foot covered" lifeboat, where getting into the water involves more than just falling backward.
Apparently that was no barrier to Capt. Richard Phillips, who today escaped overboard. Navy SEALs then shot three of his four captors. (CNN reports this sequence of events, even if the Times doesn't, and it's the one I prefer.) Earlier in the day, the fourth pirate, scared after the Navy fired warning shots, jumped ship himself…into U.S. custody. Negotiations between the U.S. and a group of "elders" representing the pirates broke down on Saturday. Phillips is now safe and sound aboard the United States Navy destroyer Bainbridge.
The NY Times quotes a pirate on mainland Somalia:
One pirate named Ali, in Galkaiyo, Somalia, said the American Navy rescue won't discourage other Somali pirate groups at all.
"As long as there is no just government in Somalia, we will still be the coast guard," he said, adding: "If we get an American, we will take revenge."
One Big Happy Naval Family
Spencer Ackerman and Matt Yglesias are thrilled to see the collection of strange
bedocean-fellows — including the United States, Russia, NATO, the EU, and now China — patrolling the waters off the coast of Somalia. Here's Spencer:
Yes, that's right, despite the bleatings of militarists who view the Chinese as an inevitable enemy, there are in fact ways to share the world's security burdens in a positive-sum fashion. The world is far, far better served forming legitimate (and legitimized) coalitions of capable nations to confront shared threats than it is when nations either seize for themselves the mantle of global protector and/or assume the burden alone, with or without the blessing of the international community.
This attack on a Chinese ship — plus the hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil that pass through the channel — seems to have hastened Beijing to the quite astute conclusion that enforcing some semblance of legality in the Gulf of Aden is very much in their interests as well. May this be a model for cooperation — military and diplomatic — on the entire continent.
(image of a Chinese patrol boat from flickr user concrete cornfields under a Creative Commons license)
Brink of War in South Ossetia
According to news reports Russian and Georgian armed forces are in a pitched battle over South Ossetia, the majority ethnic-Russian breakaway province in Georgia. The Secretary General is urging restraint. And so far, over 1,000 civilians have fled South Ossetia to Russian territory. Global Voices Online offers a grounds eye view from bloggers in the region.
Also via Global Voices, this Russia Today clip (posted on Aid Worker Daily) gives an update from the front lines.
Meeting the Challenges of International Terrorism
For the next seven days, UN Dispatch, The Washington Note and On Day One will host an online discussion about international terrorism and offer recommendations for how the next United States president can meet these challenges. Leading this discussion is an international panel of experts on terrorism, counter-terrorism, international law, and national security. We are honored to have Steve Clemons as a moderator and co-host on The Washington Note.
Our panel of experts (full bios here) include:
Peter Bergen, New America Foundation
Paul Cruickshank, NYU Center on Law and Security
Greg Djerejian, The Belgravia Dispatch
Stephanie Kaplan, Woodrow Wilson Center
Matthew Levitt, Washington Institute on Near East Policy
Alastair Millar, Center on Global Counter Terrorism Cooperation
Eric Rosand, Center on Global Counter Terrorism Cooperation
Yosri Fouda, Al Jazeera
Stay tuned for the first discussion prompt.
Middle East; Iraq; Ebola
Middle East: During the last 48 hours of the continued ceasefire, humanitarian workers have delivered food to hundreds of thousands of people, repaired water and sanitation infrastructure, re-stocked medical supplies, and some of the 520,000 displaced Palestinians have returned to their homes. However, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator remarked the scale of needs remains "unprecedented in the Gaza Strip."
Middle East; Ebola; South Sudan
Middle East: At today's informal session of the General Assembly on Gaza the SG remarked that the most recent ceasefire has held since yesterday at 8 a.m. local time. He noted that a durable ceasefire is necessary and UN shelters must continue to remain safe zones. The SG thanked UN staff in Gaza and will fly the UN flag at half-mast tomorrow in memory of those who died in the conflict.
Middle East; Ebola; Syria
Middle East: The SG commended Israeli and Palestinian parties for committing to a 72-hour ceasefire that took place at 8 a.m. local time today. He urges all parties to abide by the ceasefire and commence peace talks in Cairo to address underlying issues and agree on a durable ceasefire to sustainably stop the violence. The UN lends its full support toward these efforts.
Middle East; Iraq; Afghanistan
Middle East: The SG condemned yesterday's shelling outside of an UNRWA school in Rafah that killed at least 10 Palestinian civilians. The SG stated that the attack violated international humanitarian law and UN shelters must continue to be safe zones and not combat zones.
SG; Security Council; Middle East
SG: Last night the SG spoke at a joint press conference with the Foreign Minister of Costa Rica where he repeated his call for an unconditional and extendable humanitarian ceasefire. Speaking about yesterday's shelling of a UN shelter he said: "Nothing – nothing – justifies such horror" and demanded "that all parties immediately respect UN premises".
SG; Ukraine; Middle East
SG: The SG met with President Ortega yesterday in Nicaragua where he visited a wind farm and praised the country's commitment to renewable energy. The SG arrived in Costa Rica today where he is expected to lecture about "Costa Rica and the United Nations: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century".


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It's Christmas and churches are putting on their best face - hoping for a quick sale
Simon Johanson What better time than Christmas to buy a church? And there has been a steady stream going on the market in Victoria this year.
Mansion fetches a pretty penny
Simon Johanson The sale of Portsea cliff-top spread Ilyuka - expected to set a Victorian residential property record of more than $25 million - is almost finalised.
Brighton units burst $1m
Simon Johanson Blue-ribbon Brighton has recorded the first million-dollar median price for units and apartments despite Melbourne's house prices falling 6 per cent overall in the March quarter.
Bumper auction action on cards for weekend
Simon Johanson Melbourne's streets will host about 1000 home auctions this weekend, the largest number of dwellings likely to go under the hammer in a two-day period this year.
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Nathan's Kosher Hot Dogs
- jfood May 10, 2007 04:06 PM
Wandering through the HD section of the grocers and a new label appeared, Nathan's Kosher Hot Dogs. Jfood says, OK will try.
Well jfood gotta tell you these dogs a really good. They have the saltiness and flavor of the HN dog. Jfood will perform a side by side test over the weekend, but the first dogs definitely says, buy me again.
Nathan's Famous is our favorite hot dog. It's the hot dog we buy when we want to splurge. I think they're close to, if not over 300 calories each, that's twice of some other hot dogs, but worth every calorie in my book! If we're having a cook out we always give our guests a choice of Nathans or another dog like Ball Park or Esskay. Some people, like my mother-in-law, say Nathan's are too fatty for them. I say Good! More for me!!
re: Axalady
According to the label on my pkg, each dog is 170 calories. (So you can have two now...lol)
re: OldDog
The Kosher's weigh in at 140 calories, 110 calories from fat, 7 gm fat, guess that's why they taste so good.
re: Fleur
Father jfood used tocall them "specials" growing up. Then jfood saw knockwurst and thought they looked a lot like specials and now they are called "Dinner Franks". Jfood does not understand the difference between Specials, Knockwurst and Dinner Franks made by the same "lable". Just call them Fat Franks
re: OldDog
That is good news! I thought they were closer to 300 each - I WILL have two - and won't feel nearly as guilty as I used to!!
there is no hot dog like a nathan's... i've turned my husband's family on to them, and they haven't gone back since... glad you found them!
Yes yes...when we have burgers and dogs, Nathan's are what we buy...they are SO good!
$4.00+ for 8 of them, kind of steep so I try to watch for a sale and freeze them. Living in FL, we really only love our hot dogs grilled anymore. I think my son had one at someone else's bbq years ago and asked me to get them--that's all I buy anymore.
re: jfood
We were excited to see the kosher ones, too, especially since many people consider the HN hechsher questionable. The kosher Nathan's taste okay, still I prefer HN. Maybe because that's what I grew up with. I'd honestly rather have Boar's Head with the skin on, but it's always good to have a kosher alternative to Rubashkin's (feh!).
re: rockycat
NATHAN'S KOSHER are made by RUBASHKINS--zelingold upper midwest kashruth----non-glatt.
re: jfood
The best Nathan's are the ones sold only at the mother ship on Coney Island (not the boardwalk itself, though). They are tied a bit longer than the skin-on ones sold elsewhere (and I am of the school that a dog without skin is a wasted opportunity), and seem to be fattier and therefore even tastier. It will be interesting to see what the kosher Nathan's are like.
I miss the skin-on Hebrew National franks we would get at our butcher a generation ago; I don't know when HN stopped making them or distributing them, but it was a shame they did.
I've done the side by side taste test between NH and Nathan's and Nathan's has come out the winner in our house. NH is just slightly too salty for us. Nathan's has all the flavor without as much saltiness.
I've seen the Nathan's Kosher, but haven't tried them yet. My guess is that they are probably saltier than the regular Nathan's due to the koshering process. A good comparison might be the regular Nathan's and Kosher. I love Hebrew National hot dogs as well, and you can still get them with the skin. It is a collagen casing. They are available at numerous places in New York and one place in New Jersey where I get mine. It is Goldberg's Kosher Meats on rt 516 in Old Bridge, N.J. If you go, call ahead to make sure they have them on hand.
I will keep an eye out for those Nathan's Kosher dogs. I used to think HN were the best, but they have slipped to second after trying Nathans.
Now, if I try to eat any of the usual supermarket cheapo dogs, I end up feeling nauseous for the rest of the day.
With the return of warm weather to New York I stopped by my local supermarket to pick up a pack of Nathan's. I much prefer the natural casing variety. In addition to the satifying snap when you bite into them the spicing of the natural casing dogs is more assertive than the skinless kind. Let me be more specific - the natural casing dogs are the ones sold at Coney Island. They define what a great hot dog should be.
In place of the NC variety my supermarket had the new Nathan's kosher dogs. I thought "How bad could they be?" and bought a pack. Thirty minutes later I had grilled a couple and had my answer.
In short - why bother? These are skinless dogs - no snap. They are also bland dogs - pretty much the equivalent of their regular skinless variety. If I wanted bland I already knew where to find it.
Unless you need to keep kosher there's really no reason to buy these. They're not bad - just totally without distinction.
re: Bob Martinez
Thanks, Bob. I've seen these at a supermarket near me but have not gotten around to buying them. I, too prefer a natural casing dog. If the Nathans Kosher is the equivalent of the regular skinless dog (which I think is ok) I'll stick to the regular natural casing Nathans.
re: hotdoglover
As you said, they're the equivalent of a skinless dog. Not bad at all but definitely a distant 2nd to the natural casing Nathan's.
re: Bob Martinez
Jfood agrees that there is nothing like a natural casing dog. They seem to have disappeared in my grocers tho. :-((
If given the option jfood would also grab the NC dogs, but given the choice of non-NC's jfood found these puppies really good.
re: jfood
Replying to you post up above
Specials were big fat knockwurst when I was little (NYC)
You rarely hear that term anymore
You could find "specials" at local Queens delis that were great
Katz's still has those great knockwurst "specials"
Not sure about general availability beyond that since I no longer live in NYC
Yes, I loved specials much better than hot dogs. Just the word made a little kid feel like he was eating something special.
And these knockwurst specials were big fat things. Full of garlic and spices. The packaged Hebrew National ones are shrimpy
re: gafferx
Thanks G. HN now has three sized dogs:
Regular - 1.75 oz
Jumbo - 3.00 oz
Dinner - 4 oz.
And one knockwurst at 3.00 oz. the same size as dinner franks.
re: hotdoglover
Unfortunately neither Nathan's or Hebrew National is sold with the natural "snappy" casing here in San Francisco (at least I haven't found them, and I have tried) luckily we have other brands which do, but it's not the same!
re: ChowFun_derek
The best snappy casing of any supermarket brand here around Boston is Pearl's. The ones they sell out of the deli case are about 1/4 lb each, with a great pop to the skin. Tasty too!
re: ChowFun_derek
After a lot of searching I found Nathan's Natural Casing hot dogs at Safeway on 16th and Potrero. They were a new item, I bought three packs in the hopes that they will keep carrying them and of course to stock up in case I can't find them again. Good Luck!
re: virtualguthrie
Thank you, thank you, thank you,
I'll head over there today!
re: virtualguthrie
I picked up 3(!) packages, the Safeway on Market doesn't carry these..I hope others will buy the remaining packages, so that they will restock them!
re: ChowFun_derek
Safeways in the SF Bay Area just started carrying the natural casing Nathan's franks -- I've seen them at Potrero Safeway, the Westlake Safeway and at the Pak 'n Save in South San Francisco. I'm sure that other Safeways in the area have them, too. By the way, they're delicious!
re: Nancy Berry
Good to know...I'll request them from the Market Street store and see how responsive they are....
re: ChowFun_derek
It would be cost prohibitive to have kosher natural casings. Casings are made from intestines. For kosher, it would have to be sheep (not pork) but also, the lower parts of kosher animals are not kosher unless there is a complicated procedure to remove a major blood vessel, and it's not commercially feasible, IIRC. So truly kosher sausages in the market don't have casings. That's why I don't bother with them,
re: Karl S
There are a few places near me (N.J.) where I can get Hebrew National franks with collagen casings. They are excellent.
re: hotdoglover
We used to get those a generation ago, but they are not listed as a produce on the HN website, so it makes me wonder if they are really HN products or something subcontracted out in some way.
I kind of like Hebrew National better. Maybe it is their commercials "We answer to a higher authority!"
Nathan's Hot Dogs is always a stop for us when we go down to Brighton to walk the Boardwalk. For home grilling, I prefer HN.
I stock up when I'm down yonder. We can't get them up here in the GWN and it's killing us. Good dogs are a rarity here in TO.


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Written by Jane Lawrence Saturday, 22 March 2014 00:00
In keeping with Subaru's corporate social philosophy of giving back to the community, North Coast Subaru recently hosted a Love a Pet adoption and donation drive in association with the Glen Cove Animal Lovers League.
The dealership in Glen Cove has been owned and operated by the Santoro family for more than 35 years and is now managed by brothers Bill and Angelo. Bill Santoro explained, "We wanted to do something that fit with our clientele and give back to the community as well. The idea came to create an awareness of the Animal Lovers League."
Thomas Robbins, Internet and marketing manager, spearheaded the event, "but really," said Robbins, "everyone who works here pitched in."
On Saturday, March 8, the showroom floor was taken over by animals and animal lovers alike. Volunteers from the shelter brought cats and dogs available for adoption, members of the community came to drop off donations of food and supplies for the shelter animals and customers were treated to free give-aways, including Subaru dog leashes and bright tee shirts from the Animal Lovers League. Alison Robbins, owner of Caring 4 Paws, helped run the raffle booth and donated three gift certificates for in-home pet grooming services to round out the three raffle bags of products. All proceeds from the raffle were donated to the shelter.
Joan Phillips, president and co-founder of the Animals Lovers League, was delighted to partner with North Coast Subaru for this event and was pleased by the response. "We rely heavily on donations and the efforts of all the volunteers," said Phillips, "since only about 25 percent of our operating expenses are covered by the city."
The Animal Lovers League was founded in 1994, when, under then Mayor Tom Suozzi, the city privatized the shelter in an effort to provide a more humane setting for homeless animals. "The conditions were horrendous," said Phillips, "and the shelter was sadly in need of renovation and an adoption program. Every Friday animals were being euthanized."
Today the Animal Lovers League operates out of a clean, modern facility and is the only privatized municipal shelter in Nassau County. "We provide 365-days-a-year coverage for the city," said Phillips.
In addition to running adoption programs and providing long term homes for cats and dogs that are not adoptable, the Animal Lovers League takes in injured animals and also removes dead animals from our roads. Their Trap Neuter Release program trains volunteers to trap feral cats which are neutered at the shelter by volunteer veterinarians and then released back into the wild.
"After three years of running the program," said Phillips, "we started to see a huge decline in the number of stray kittens."
Future plans for the Animal Lovers League include expanding to create an education center where children can learn about the plight of the animals and proper animal care and where trainings for careers in animal welfare can be conducted. Future plans for the Santoro brothers and North Coast Subaru include more events such as this one, to give back to the community that has been so supportive of them for so many years.


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It looks like "American Gangster" and "Hendo" have their testosterone levels in check. Good news out of Las Vegas, Nevada, as reports surfaced earlier today (May 13, 2014) that long-time Team Quest bandmates Dan Henderson and Chael Sonnen have been granted their respective licenses to compete in "Sin City" soon. Why is that big news? Well, it means that both men have their testosterone levels under control now that no professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter is allowed to undergo testostero read news >>
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