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Humanitarian relief in Haiti: Some shocking facts
by PSLweb.org News Bureau
The phrase "aid to Haiti" might not be entirely accurate.
For every dollar spent in the "aid" effort, 33 cents pay for the U.S. military force that has taken control of the country. In contrast, the U.S. government is spending only 9 cents of every dollar on food and another 9 cents to transport the food. The military expenditures in Haiti are on top of the annual U.S. military budget.
The statistical breakdown of how U.S. earthquake aid is being spent was undertaken by a review conducted by the Associated Press and reported by AP on Jan. 27. AP also reports that Haitians are being hired at meager wages to assist the U.S. efforts.
"The Obama administration is putting 5 cents of each dollar into efforts to pay survivors to work. One program already in place describes paying 40,000 Haitians $3 per day for 20 days to clean up around hospitals and dig latrines," according to the AP report.
The U.S. military immediately took control of the airport and ports in Haiti following the earthquake. The U.S. priority was to land contingents of what will be a 12,000-plus military force. This prevented humanitarian aid from reaching Haiti.
After not being able to land for days, the World Food Program was finally allowed access to the airfield, according to another report in the New York Times. The group had been denied access to the airstrip for days so that U.S. troops and military equipment could land.
The $379 million that the U.S. is spending on Haiti is less than the cost of one day spent on the Iraq and Afghanistan occupation. That number is approximately $480 million each day.
This story first appeared on PSLweb.org, the website of the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
6 thoughts on "Humanitarian relief in Haiti: Some shocking facts"
Mike Humphreys
I just don't understand why some organizations such as yours fill compelled to continue to propagate the lies and half-truths about our military's effort in Haiti. First let me dispel the myth about the U.S. military halting the aide effort that you have reported as fact: U.S. Military air traffic controllers DID take responsibility for air traffic into Haiti because no one else could or would; the Government of Haiti maintained responsibility for slots on the degraded airfield; U.S. Military flights made up exactly 27 percent of all air traffic arriving into Haiti; of that 27 percent, those massive cargo planes, second only to one Russian air cargo craft, carried thousands of pounds of food, medical materials, and civilian aid workers and NGOs to support the relief effort; of the 12,000 U.S. servicemembers on the ground, many were doctors, engineers, air traffic controllers, etc, and of course the security elements to maintain order, that MINUSTA was not, so relief could make it to where it was most needed. Through all their incredible efforts, austere living conditions, and incredible challenges, unprofessional and inaccurate media like yourself continue to belittle their work. Try spending a little time down there and learn the facts behind the numbers next time. And ask the people of Haiti who they most trust to help them in their time of need.↓
Malaika H. Kambon
1 February 2010
In what cave have you been living?
We ask people on the ground in Haiti 25/7 what is going on. Perhaps you can speak about why it is mandated that those service members, 'many' of whom you claim are 'doctors, engineers, air traffic controllers, etc.' are also armed to the teeth?
Haitians certainly do not understand what type of relief aid entails shooting alleged 'looters' with rubber bullets, and throwing pitiable amounts of relief aid on the ground, and turning away planes full of medical supplies and portable hospitals w/ operating theaters so that they must endure amputations w/ hack saws and no anesthetics.
Haitians certainly do not understand what type of relief aid entails sending soldiers with guns who do nothing to help them, and in fact are afraid of them because their handlers (Clinton/Bush/Obama) are terrified of FANMI LAVALAS.
Haitians certainly do not understand what type of relief aid entails genocide: which is what it is when U.S. military 'weather weapons' are utilized to cause an earthquake that kills hundreds of thousands of people; then sends in troops to shoot traumatized, grief stricken, hungry, thirsty people for trying to survive under conditions that are far worse than the 'austere living conditions' you describe that the soldiers are living under.
Haitians certainly do not understand what type of 'relief' aid entails bringing in the very people who destabilized Haiti (U.S./French/Canadian/UN MINUSTAH troops) but refusing to allow their twice democratically elected president into the country.
Haitians certainly do not understand what type of 'relief' aid entails criminalizing and demonizing the very people who need the help; and diverting most of the aid away from those with the most need in favor of assisting UN troops.
Haitians certainly do not understand what type of 'relief' aid provides them no relief – no water, no food, very little to no coordinated search efforts for Loved Ones, no clean hospital conditions, no clothing, no stable shelters – and the ever present dangers of having their orphaned children snatched away over the DR borders w/o passports or papers, by so-called 'well meaning' U.S. whites from whatever dominations, Portuguese, and Dominicans.
And Haitian people are truly perplexed at the so called relief efforts of heavily armed soldiers who (a) do not know why they are in Haiti, and (b) truly believe that they are not there to save lives but to secure perimeters.
Theft of natural resources, theft of human lives, and the attempted theft of sovereignty, and dignity…this would not be happening to a white country in need.
The corporate media in Haiti is a bigger disaster than the unnaturally caused earthquake.
The relief aid offers no relief.
The people's pleas are being ignored.
I hope that people don't want to be like you, Mike, for you are clueless.
The next time that the U.S. military decides to cause an earthquake to kill a million people just so that they can steal their oil, ask them not to do so until you're sitting on the fault that they decide to disrupt.
If you're capable of surviving for 15 days or more buried under tons of rubble, terrified, injured, with no food or water, through countless after shocks when millions and millions of dollars of aid is reputedly pouring in, but is being turned away; and search and rescue teams are called off so that any surviving people can be herded into the country side, so that the land that your house used to sit on can be confiscated for use by some foreign superpower – then you can speak about trust, Mike.
Until then, Mike, be quiet.
Maybe then you'll hear the screams of those who are dying unnecessarily because a greedy, rich, superpower seeks to take everything they have just because they've decided that being Black is a crime, and that they are therefore entitled.
War Without Terms,
Danielle Nierenberg
Wanted to make sure you saw this recent post about Haiti and agriculture on the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet blog. All the best, Danielle Nierenberg, http://www.borderjumpers.org
Looking to Agriculture to Help Rebuild in Haiti
A recent article in the New York Times highlights the critical role that agriculture will play in rebuilding Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake of January 2010.
Food security is not a new problem in Haiti, and development organizations such as the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme, as well as nongovernmental organizations like Heifer International and Oxfam, have been forced to halt food programs in the country as these groups themselves attempt to recover from the disaster.
Before the quake, FAO alone was implementing 23 food and agriculture projects in Haiti, hoping to improve access to food in the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Prior to the disaster, an estimated 46 percent of Haiti's population was undernourished, and chronic malnutrition affected 24 percent of children under five.
Right now the most urgent need is to get food and water to millions of people in the capital city of Port au Prince and elsewhere in Haiti. But as the country looks to the future, the need for sustainable sources of food, such as those we are learning about in sub-Saharan Africa, is more important than ever.↓
Malaika H. Kambon
1 February 2010
I recognize that Haiti, like AFRIKANS everywhere, once had not only the capacity to feed and clothe herself, but even enslaved, fed and clothed the economy of all of Europe, such that Europe flourished for centuries.
This global capacity of AFRIKANS has been systematically abrogated and / or destroyed by the behemoth of imperialism that cares nothing for Haiti, or AFRIKANS, or AFRIKA.
Thus, I have little or no feeling for 'development organizations, NGO's, etc. who come in to 'help Haiti recover,' as though Haiti and / or Haitians are the problem.
Haitians are not the problem… (with the exception of a tiny Haitian elite that collaborates in its own country's oppression)
A short demonstration of this is proven in the piece below.
by Dr. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, (true) President of Haiti
"… Many in the 'first world' imagine the amount of money spent on aid to developing countries is massive. In fact, it amounts to only .03% of GNP of the industrialized nations….So, we find that aid does not aid.
The little finger knows that she is sinking deeper into misery each day, but all the while, the thumb is telling her that profits are increasing, economies are growing and he is ouring millions of dollars of aid into her country. Whose profit, economy? What aid? The logic of global capitalism is not logical for her. We call this economic schizophrenia.
The history of the eradication of the Haitian Creole pig population in the 1980s is a classic parable of globalization. Haiti's small, black, Creole pigs were at the heart of the peasant economy. An extremely hearty breed, well adapted to Haiti's climate and conditions, they ate readily-available waste products, and could survive for 3 days without food. 80-85% of rural households raised pigs; they played a key role in maintaining the fertility of the soil and constituted the primary savings bank of the peasant population. Tradidiotnally a pig was sold to pay for emergencies and special occasions (funerals, marriages, baptisms, illnesses and, critically, to pay school fees and buy books for the children when school opened each year in October.)
In 1982 international agencies assured Haiti's peasants their pigs were sick and had to be killed (so that the illness would not spread to countries to the North.) Promises were made that better pigs would replace the sick pigs. With an efficiency not since seen among development projects, all of the Creole pigs were killed over a period of 13 months.
2 years later the new, better pigs came from Iowa. They were so much better that they required clean drinking water (unavailable to 80% of the Haitian population,) imported feed (costing $90 a year when the per capita income was about $130,) and special roofed pigpens. Haitian peasants quickly dubbed them "prince a quatre pieds," (4 footed princes.) Adding insult to injury, the meat did not taste as good. Needless to say, the repopulation program was a complete failure. One observer of the process estimated that in monetary terms Haitian peasants lost $600 million dollars. There was a 30% drop in enrollment in rural schools, there was a dramatic decline in the protein consumption in rural Haiti, a devastating decapitalization of the peasant economy and an incalculable negative impact on Haiti's soil and agricultural productivity.
The Haitian peasantry has not recovered to this day.
Most of rural Haiti is still isolated from global markets, so for many peasants the extermination of the Creole pigs was their first experience of globalization.
Today, when the peasants are told that 'economic reform' and privatization will benefit them they are understandably wary. The state-owned enterprises are sick, we are told, and they must be privatized. The peasants shake their heads and remember the Creole pigs…"
EYES OF THE HEART: Globalization: A Choice Between Death and Death; pages 13-15.
War Without Terms,
SISTAH KAMBON, you are so correct in your assesment ,this first afrikan free republic has been underfire from this repressive regime of U.S.military/political aggression since its inception . The MAAFA for the third time!!!!!!!!↓
I was waiting for one of these relief planes to land in Port-au-Prince on January 14th, one of those planes that were refused the landing by the US military, running the airport at that time.
Almost 24 hours later the plane finally has landed, medical teams got to the ground, relief cargo was discharged, evacuees and wounded boarded, and the plane took off immediately for Guadeloupe.
It was a huge luxurious plane designated for aid by a Portuguese holiday charter company. Gosh, that fancy aircraft looked so much out of place there! But it was huge, the crew was excellent and they served well their mission.
I was not angry, I was very grateful for all the help that was there – to Portuguese business people who committed their aircraft for humanitarian; to the French doctors who came; to the plane crew who volunteered to go and chose to stay close to wounded children aboard, seeing some of them die during the flight; to the US Army – yes, to the US Army that delayed our plane! – who provided the means to land the planes. Thank you for your imperfect help, it really helped!↓


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They were learning about how to help their children be successful in school and in life.
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"All of the sessions that we have, have to do with education and things that we can do from our end. We're helping the parents learn more so that they can help their children at home and to be more successful. Working together in partnership with the parents is really the key," said Lorriane Landon, Parent Advisory Committee Coordinator.
The parent advisory committee that runs the event, provides input to the school district superintendent on how to improve programs for migrant and bilingual students.
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April 14th was without doubt a turning point in the movement to prevent catastrophic climate change. Many tens of thousands of people in all 50 states took action on Step It Up day. We demanded that Congress move now to cap and begin reducing the carbon emissions that are dangerously heating up the earth, toward the goal of 80% reductions by 2050.
I actively supported these actions. I was a leader of the N.J. Climate March April 13-16 which supported them. Bill McKibben and the young people from
However, I've been thinking all week about this fact: despite the tremendous upsurge in consciousness about and activism on the climate crisis over the past year and a half in the
This is not surprising, given the pervasiveness of fossil fuel use throughout the economies of the world, the maddening intransigence of the Republicans and the timidity until very recently of most national Democratic leaders. But it is not something to be sanguine about.
We don't have the luxury of time on this issue. Scientists like James Hansen have said we have less than 10 years to fundamentally alter our energy policies, and that was a year and a half ago. A small number of scientists think we may have already reached the point of no return. Other scientists think that we are fast approaching it.
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According to the Potsdam Institute, as reported in George Monbiot's Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning, with the "equivalent of 440 ppm of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, there is a 67% chance of holding the temperature rise†to a point which will avoid catastrophic climate change. And as Monbiot explains, when you add in the other greenhouse gases—methane, nitrous oxide, several fluorocarbons—we are right around that "equivalent of 440 ppm†right now.
As study of the earth's climate history demonstrates, if we reach a point where the earth's carbon sinks become sources of carbon, it is virtually certain that we will enter a period in the world's history that can best be described as climate hell. James Hansen believes that, under these circumstances, eventual sea level rise of 80 feet is a distinct possibility, probably inevitable.
Each year that passes without action to seriously reduce carbon emissions is one more year that we are rolling the dice for ourselves, our children and future generations.
We need to do more. We as a country need to lead the world on this issue. We need to provide an example in action that we get it. We need to operate as if we were on a war footing, a nonviolent war against anything which prevents the rapid and urgent unfolding of a clean energy revolution.
Can we actually reverse course, undertake the social and economic transformations in enough time? Yes, we can make the necessary transformations. How do we know this? Because we've done it before! In his book, Plan B 2.0, author and visionary Lester Brown looks at what happened in the
"The year 1942 witnessed the greatest expansion of industrial output in the nation's history. A sparkplug factory was among the first to switch to the production of machine guns. Soon a manufacturer of stoves was producing lifeboats. A merry-go-round factory was making gun mounts. . . The automobile industry was converted to such an extent that from 1942-1944, there were essentially no cars [for commercial sale] produced in the
"This mobilization of resources within a matter of months demonstrates that a country and, indeed, the world can restructure the economy quickly if it is convinced of the need to do so. In this mobilization, the scarcest resource of all is time. With climate change, for example, we are fast approaching the point of no return. We cannot reset the clock. Nature is the timekeeper.â€
But let's get real. We know the Bush Administration will never lead this kind of campaign. And neither will the Democratic Congress, absent a continuing (after Step It Up) and escalating grassroots campaign that will not take no for an answer. A grassroots campaign that demands:
-A capping and mandatory reduction of carbon emissions, as fast and as deep as possible.
-A moratorium on any new coal plants. Coal is the worst of the fossil fuels. We need to get off it as quickly as possible.
-A mandated increase in fuel efficiency standards for all vehicles produced in the
-An immediate allocation of at least $25 billion, to be increased annually, to go towards effective energy efficiency programs and clean, safe renewable energy from the wind, the sun, the tides, the currents and the earth.
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What is missing is people willing to sit in, to get arrested, to refuse to eat until action is taken, to spearhead and motivate the more traditional forms of political protest and pressure that will also need to be taken, but by many more people.
This is not a new issue for the climate movement. For the last two years I have been part of organized discussions with other leaders of that movement about either a long fast/hunger strike or a campaign of nonviolent direct action. Two years ago in July about 40 people did fast for three days across from the White House at the same time as a Group of 8 meeting in
There have been a handful of small civil disobedience actions in the last year or so, at Penn State University, in a Montana U.S. Senator's office, in the West Virginia coal fields, at the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in D.C. and, just recently, at a big car show in New York City.
This is not enough. Climate activists cannot be seduced into believing that the main thing they should be doing is to get the candidates running for President to speak out on this issue. That's OK as a way to build up pressure, but we can't accept that nothing of substance can come from the federal government until there's a new President in the White House two years from now.
What are the political realities right now? We have a Congress controlled by Democrats, a majority of whom more-or-less get it on this issue, at least giving lip service to it. You have a seriously weakened Republican President and Vice-President and Republicans who are fearful that they could lose large numbers of seats in Congress in next year's election if they're on the wrong side of popular issues. And you have a large majority of the U.S. American people wanting action on the climate crisis.
The conditions are ripe for a political offensive directed at Congress on this issue, demanding that they move now, pass strong legislation and refuse to give in if Bush vetoes. We should make it clear to Congressional Democrats and Republicans who say they care about this issue that we expect them to "go to the mat†with Bush in defense of our ecosystem, our economy, our children and future generations.
I'm prepared for a long fast. I'm ready to get arrested, again. Is there anyone else who feels the same?
Ted Glick is the Coordinator of the U.S. Climate Emergency Council and co-founder of the Climate Crisis Coalition. His Future Hope columns are archived at www.ippn.org. He can be contacted at [email protected] or


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Hale's Wee Heavy Winter Ale - Hale's Ales Brewery & Pub
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Ratings: 98 | Reviews: 72 | Display Reviews Only:
4/5 rDev +7.8%
06-09-2014 19:11:17 | More by HoppySeb
4/5 rDev +7.8%
03-18-2014 02:24:58 | More by bef126
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
03-15-2014 01:17:50 | More by meflyntz
3.85/5 rDev +3.8%
Appearance- Pours up an okay amount of head which looks to have good retention. The head is a light beige/khaki while the body is a very dark amber which is a medium to dark amber when held up to the light. Considerable lacing is left behind.
Nose- I may have kept this one too long as the aroma seems rather muted for a Scotch ale. Light notes of caramel, brown sugar, and molasses from the bottle. There was some burnt caramel, even a popcorn note. Slight notes of raisins, maybe prunes. Swirling shows more raisins in conjunction with brown bread. Maybe a slight touch of bubblegum.
Taste- Starts off with some citrus on the front (oranges mostly) that moves into a middle occupied by caramel, raisins, and brown bread. Has many of the standard flavors of a Scotch ale but seems a little bit lighter. Some pine and resin bitterness on the finish which matches up well with the dominant sweetness which manages to be lively without being cloying. Might not have the complexity or presence that a lot of Scotch ales have but I'm still enjoying it so far. A light Scotch ale that has great balance and integration. More of an everyday Scotch ale if you will, maybe even a little sessionable. Solid, good beer in my opinion. Nothing more, nothing less.
Mouthfeel- Medium to heavy bodied with minimal carbonation. Approaches smooth and velvety. Bolsters the flavor profile and hints at the possibility of a really good beer.
Drinkability- Very accessible for a Scotch ale- certainly not in the same class as the Traquair beers but as drinkable. Almost sessionable if the thickness of the beer doesn't get to you. I think this was a little more than standard craft beer six pack price but I think it's worth it. I would probably buy this again.
Overall- Solid, good beer with flashes of being a really, good beer- this is mostly because of the mouthfeel. Definitely worth a try, even if you don't like Scotch ales. You might like this one.
03-09-2014 23:46:21 | More by artoolemomo
3.5/5 rDev -5.7%
02-21-2014 02:49:23 | More by derkfromwi
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
02-12-2014 01:21:05 | More by DOCRW
3.5/5 rDev -5.7%
01-19-2014 23:26:04 | More by bernat1971
New Jersey
4/5 rDev +7.8%
01-09-2014 06:33:11 | More by YeastEnthusiast
3.69/5 rDev -0.5%
12oz : tulip
Pours a hazy, muddled burnt-orange brown with a thin foamy off white head.
Big caramel, toffee, breaded malts with a light herbal, floral hop bitterness in the finish.
Medium body, foamy carbonation.
Nothing mind blowing, just a very solid, well brewed Scotch Ale.
01-04-2014 09:06:50 | More by vkv822
4.25/5 rDev +14.6%
12-02-2013 04:50:45 | More by William85
3/5 rDev -19.1%
11-09-2013 04:31:47 | More by HKUSPC40
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
02-05-2013 21:56:24 | More by twistedweather
3.48/5 rDev -6.2%
12 oz. bottle poured into a Reuben's Brews snifter/tulip
A: Pretty nice looking dark orange verging on brown. Caramel toffy looking. Some spotty lacing on the glass. Thin head.
S: Not too much going on in the nose, malty, winter spices, a little booze, and breadiness.
T: Tastes pretty solid, kind of exactly how it smells, malty, cinnamon, kind of boozy, slight hop bitterness. There's also a really nice chocolate note in the finish, which leaves me wondering if they used a little bit of chocolate malt in the mash.
M: Mouthfeel is very good for the style, full, creamy, light carbonation.
O: Overall I'm not over, or underwhelmed with this beer. Definitely an interesting take on the winter ale style. Hales pretty much hit the mark with a big warming malt bomb for the winter season. I'd say it's worth trying if you happen to see it, but definitely not worth going out of your way to find.
02-02-2013 20:53:06 | More by bifrost17
3.5/5 rDev -5.7%
01-30-2013 04:13:13 | More by Lazaro
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
01-27-2013 19:55:31 | More by powdersoldier
4.34/5 rDev +17%
A: Cloudy brown. Sticky foam with low retention that left flecks of foam in random configurations, not in rings. Appearance was the worst part of this beer. It's also the least important in my opinion.
S: Sweet smelling. Light roast smell. A little woody smelling.
T: Very unique flavor. The combination of sweetness with the roast flavors give it a bit of a fruity raspberry flavor up front. It finishes with a light chocolate flavor and a hint of vanilla. A home run, almost a grand slam if it weren't for the long aftertaste.
M: Again I wasn't a fan of the aftertaste. It had a tongue coating effect that tastes great, but just didn't finish when it was supposed to. Thicker and chewyier than others, which I like in a darker beer , so it was still good.
O: 'Wow' was the first thing I said after the first taste. The fruity, sweet, toasty flavor was amazing. It's clear this beer was purposefully and expertly crafted. A slightly cleaner finish would have been nice.
01-22-2013 04:28:41 | More by constantine_272
4/5 rDev +7.8%
Poured into a MacAndrew's thistle glass. Pours a hazy, medium ruddy orange amber. Two finger fine light tan head with great retention and lacing. Aroma of caramel malt, cinnamon, faint hops. Flavor of biscuit malt, light peppery hops, light cinnamon, finishing with the same peppery hops. Somewhat on the dry side and hoppy for a scotch ale, but nicely balanced. Medium body with a pleasant creaminess. I enjoyed this interesting take on a wee heavy with a nod towards a winter warmer. I'll look for this next year.
12-21-2012 03:35:35 | More by LiquidAmber
3.75/5 rDev +1.1%
11-25-2012 07:29:27 | More by Birdlegs
North Carolina
3.68/5 rDev -0.8%
Appearance: Pours a hazy burnt auburn color with hardly any foam, despite a hard pour; the ringlet leaves a surprising smattering of dots all around
Smell: RIch caramel aromatics; some toast and a vague sense of the hop
Taste: Caramel, up front, but the hops intrude surprisingly, adding an earthy and piney character that balances out the hops, in the middle; the caramel adds a spice cake dimension, as well but, after the swallow, the profile is rather balanced
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body, but somewhat flat
Overall: A very unusual beer and certainly not your typical Wee Heavy; still, reasonably enjoyable; just call it a Winter Warmer and it would be much more understandable
Thanks, bobertkuekn, for the opportunity
11-07-2012 00:07:16 | More by brentk56
4.25/5 rDev +14.6%
05-15-2012 18:19:10 | More by sflefthander
3.25/5 rDev -12.4%
05-12-2012 04:16:54 | More by Tiriansdoor
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Canadian Progressives Aggregator....New home....!!!Submitted by pale on Fri, 04/11/2014 - 14:06.
So, every spring, the flowers start to bloom, the grass grows, the trees bud, and the host for the Canadian progressives Aggregator demands a massive sum of money to host us. (to me its massive, I'm thrift girl.)
This year, we had a whole swath of amazing contributions from the usual suspects, and some new ones! to allow me to pay the massive sum of money for the hosting.
But yanno.....When they also demanded a completely out of whack exchange rate for the Canadian dollars I have to offer, I said.....Naaaaaaaaaaaah. pale no play dat!
So after some investimagation ™, I found hosting at a much more reasonable rate, that is also pretty reliable.
Thanks to all those who added to the pot to make this possible. You know who you are and will be getting a pvt mail as well.
Rock on! Stop HARPER!
The Harper Gubbermint: Taking the Universality outta Universal health care!Submitted by pale on Fri, 02/21/2014 - 19:59.
I know, this is a soapbox I have been on for years.
Here is where I would say, "I told ya so!" and get some weird perverse pleasure at being right, but I am not feeling the joy.
So what is the Harper Gubbermint planning to do?
Fair Election act? --->Voter Suppression act of 2014.Submitted by pale on Fri, 02/07/2014 - 09:56.
So we are in the midst of having our elections act changed by the very party that have been under investigation for committing election fraud, the ones that have most likely been pulling the nasty stunts. Makes total sense, right?
They are changing it so that it will be harder for the people who are not rich or conservative, to actually vote.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOD morning Canada!Submitted by pale on Fri, 01/31/2014 - 11:15.
So, how was your long sleep?
In other newz the Canadian government has been spying on you using your cellfone and laptops.
The Harper Government is burning books, and destroying scientific data that cost you and I untold Millions of dollars, AND....OH! KITTY!
Wouldn't it be a good idea to pay attention to the man behind the curtain? he likes to watch.....
The new plastic money: Or, How Old dead white dudes got a makeoverSubmitted by pale on Thu, 01/23/2014 - 15:14.
So we are all probably pretty familiar with the new money. It's horrible to have to count a stack of it, very slow, and often has to be recounted as the buggas stick together.
If it gets folded up in a pocket or a wallet, the creases become almost permanent.
They will melt. It doesn't feel real to me anymore, but our money is just electrons with no valid tangible thing to back it up anyway. Debit cards, and now cash are just pieces of plastic. Worthless in so many ways.
But the amusing thing I have also noticed, is the makeover that all the dead PM's that appear on our bills seem to have gotten.
Laurier, looks 10-20 years younger. Side by side:
The collar is the same.
If it's Monday, this must be JerusalemSubmitted by pale on Mon, 01/20/2014 - 18:44.
Wow. Not only are we bankrolling this expedition and the Harper and the Rocking Rabbi's Roadie tour, but we are being looped into supporting the Israeli government no matter what. They wanna bomb Iran? Apparently we do too!
Not in my name. Thanks very much. I'm more of a traditional Canadian, not the war monger sort at all.
Celsius 232Submitted by pale on Thu, 01/09/2014 - 16:38.
"But you can't make people listen. They have to come round in their own time, wondering what happened and why the world blew up around them. It can't last."
No. We cannot make people listen. That is most obvious after so many years of standing in the crowd yelling DANGER while providing AMPLE facts and data to support it.
As Dr Prole said the other day, they called us Cassandras.....
But, as we have learned over and over again, the Harper government is set on destroying what Canada was, and what it could be. Part of the methodology has been the death of knowledge, and the destruction of truth.
The Craigslist Christmas eve scam.Submitted by pale on Tue, 12/24/2013 - 21:40.
So I have a few items up for sale on Craigslist.
I got an email reply very early this morning, basically asking what the condition of the item is?
After several more mails the person said he was buying the item, and he would pay by paypal and arrange shipping with an "agent".
Nadda came from paypal, except some paypal spam. But to my inbox.
In my spam folder I found this:
Dying in this Harper wonderland....Submitted by pale on Fri, 12/20/2013 - 12:04.
Well, every year here at ACR it is a tradition that a Christmas song gets subverted. (The inspiration is usually the news.) Why should this year be any different?
Dying in this Harper Wonderland.
The phone rings,
Gone away, are good wages,
If you have two kidney's you can sell one,
Not my job,
In the park the benches are all taken,
Work three jobs,
Owing in this Harper wonderland.
The Harper family production of 'A Christmas carol'Submitted by pale on Sat, 12/14/2013 - 10:18.
Here is a still, from the Harper family production of 'A Christmas carol', with the ghost of Christmas present.
Repost: A Tail Of Two KittiesSubmitted by pale on Fri, 11/29/2013 - 10:00.
A repost from 2007, and 2008. Just to say that at this time of year, and especially this year with the economy still in the trench, there are children who need a "kitty" of their very own. -pale
kitty, in better days, before the stuffing came out.
Its that time of year again.
I call it the annual stressfest (otherwise known as Christmas.)
I bet you can tell by the title that this is probably not a political diary?
No, this is a diary about something entirely different.
The latest "Anti cyber bullying bill" looks suspiciously familiar.....hmmmm.Submitted by pale on Sun, 11/24/2013 - 08:54.
*pale taps her black nails on the desk and thinks......*
Oh! Ya! Same gig from a couple years back....When anyone who protested proposed laws that invaded our privacy was labelled as a paedophile.
This is a regular occurrence with the Harper Government. When a bill fails (whether Through public outrage, or because the writ is dropped when Harper shuts down parliament) they bring it back with violins and boxes of kleenex.
I always think it's a "to do" list they must have posted at the PMO. They will push it through in any way they can.
My good friends at Dammit Janet have outlined what is going on. Dr Michael Geist has also looked at the new legislation being proposed.
Blessed Samhain!Submitted by pale on Thu, 10/31/2013 - 06:54.
Or, Happy Halloween.
It has been resurrected and once again graces our living room.
The gurlies and I put lights and pumpkins and cobwebs on it. A black cat is the "star."
Blessed Be, and may the next year be all that you need it to be.
The Tories under the Bus....Submitted by pale on Tue, 10/29/2013 - 20:42.
Thhhhhhhhe Tories under the bus go thump thump thump, thump thump thump. thump thump thump,
the Tories under the bus go thump thump thump!
All over town!
Thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhe Media on the Bus goes Shhhhhhhhhh shhhhhhhhh Shhhhhhh, Shhhhhhhhhh shhhhhhhhh Shhhhhhh, Shhhhhhhhhh shhhhhhhhh Shhhhhhh,
The Media on the Bus goes Shhhhhhhhhh shhhhhhhhh Shhhhhhh,
and carries Harper's water!
Thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhe Harper on the Bus just deflects and fibs, deflects and fibs, deflects and fibs,
the Harper on the Bus just deflects and fibs,
To save his sorry hide!
The War room spins! and spins some more, spins some more, spins some more!
The War room spins! and spins some more
Observations through thick and thin.....Submitted by pale on Tue, 10/22/2013 - 16:27.
I have said it before. I am a walkin' talkin' eating disorder.
I started purging and crash dieting at the age of 12. Fast forward a few years, and I found myself a size 22. At the moment I am a much smaller size, purely a reaction to stress. Just could not eat. Period.
So, I can give you the skinny, as it were, on how people act and react to my various sizes, it's an interesting thing actually.
When I was a larger lady, I always dressed fairly well, hair and makeup always done. Despite that, it became common to be treated as invisible. Lots of people offer dieting advice too, unasked for and unwanted and not always in a kindly way. But that is always a given, the holier than thou art types think they need to save you from yourself.
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"20,000 Days on Earth," the highly dramatic documentary from Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard takes an inside look at the life of a dramatized Nick Cave, the front man for the Australian punk-rock group the Bad Seeds. The film provides a previously unseen view into the creative process of the modern re...Read More »
"Nick would have never gone for a straightforward rock-doc," co-director Iain Forsyth told The New York Times about the docudrama "20,000 Days On Earth." "We decided to go in a direction that combined reality with fantasy as seamlessly as possible — which, if you think about it, isn't too far from t...Read More »
Half a century ago this month, "A Hard Day's Night" came out, and musicians in the movies were never the same again. When The Beatles took to the big screen in Richard Lester's anarchic film, playing themselves at the height of their fame, they were hardly the first famous musicians to make the move...Read More »
Increasingly over the last two decades, musicians and bands have looked upon the film score and seen a rare opportunity to challenge themselves in a new medium, and also to gain a break from non-stop touring. The results have been an eclectic, unconventional bounty. Last month, Mica Levi of Micachu ...Read More »
Though he's never been a superstar, after four decades of making music there is no question that Nick Cave is a legend. Singer, songwriter and occasional composer, Cave has been playing in bands since he was in his teens, from his post-punk group The Birthday Party, to his back-to-basics side projec...Read More »
Last week we brought you word that Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard and Beastie Boy Ad-Rock where bringing their musical skills to a couple of films headed to Sundance by providing a score (Lynn Shelton's "Laggies" and the baseball flick "No No: A Dockumentary," respectively). Well, that's j...Read More »
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Brooklyn, N.Y. — A variety of dynamic multicultural performances hit the stage this October at Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus.
Kumble Theater is located on Flatbush Avenue between DeKalb Avenue and Willoughby Street in downtown Brooklyn. For more information, call (718) 488-1624 or visit www.kumbletheater.org.
Saturday, October 2, 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, October 3, 5:00 p.m.
Eastcoast Movement, Inc. Through The Storm Production presents: Why Didn't Jesus Get Married?
This play is a thought-provoking, modern-day family comedy that explores love, marriage and relationships. Tickets: $35. Contact Kumble Theater box office at (718) 488-1624 or visit www.kumbletheater.org.
Saturday, October 9, 7:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Arts Council in association with Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts present: Intergenerations: Dance Kings of Black Brooklyn This special event honors an important generation of Brooklyn's black male dancers and choreographers, including Obediah Wright, Baba Chuck Davis, Ron Brown, Jamel Gaines, Reggie Wilson, Michael Manswell and Kevin "Shock-a-lock" Porter. The group will be joined by some of their protégés for an evening that will feature a processional, performances and a panel discussion. Tickets: $15; $12, students and seniors. Contact Kumble Theater box office at (718) 488-1624 or visit www.kumbletheater.org.
Friday, October 15, 7:30 p.m.
LIU Brooklyn Dance Department presents: Dance Faculty Brooklyn Campus dance faculty presents an eclectic evening of contemporary dance and performance art choreography. It includes former members of such dance companies as Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Mark Morris and Martha Graham Dance Company. Tickets: $15; $10, students and seniors. Contact Kumble Theater box office at (718) 488-1624 or visit www.kumbletheater.org.
Saturday, October 16, 1:00 p.m.; Sunday, October 17, 2:00 p.m.
13th Annual Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival and Lecture Series
The Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival and Lecture Series will offer an exciting selection of more than 20 films produced, directed or written by women of color across the globe. The showcased films will include director Joyce P. Fields' A Kindness, a short, silent film of a homeless man's search for one kind soul; director Deatra Harris' Addicted, a humorous hair story; and director Ivana Todotovic's A Harlem Mother, a powerful short documentary about a mother's fight to end gun violence in her community after her son was killed in a brutal shooting. The festival will offer special screenings by youth filmmakers and a workshop for educators wishing to utilize film in the classroom. Tickets: Two-day pass: $25; one-day pass: $15, $10 for students and seniors; section ticket: $7, $5 for students and seniors; workshop ticket: $5. Group discounts available. Contact Kumble Theater box office at (718) 488-1624 or visit www.kumbletheater.org.
Wednesday, October 20, 6:30 p.m.
Center for Communications, Kumble Theater and the Brooklyn Campus Journalism Department present: Reality Check: Creating Your Own Show Why do some shows knock it out of the park while others die on the vine? Reality pros explore the essential elements for a breakout reality hit. From development and production to distribution and maintenance, learn how to avoid the perils and pitfalls of the "real" world. The panelists include Daniel Markell, Development Producer, Cineflix; Thom Beers, Creator/Executive Producer, Deadliest Catch; Liz Gateley, Senior Vice President, Series Development, MTV Networks; and Andy Cohen, Senior Vice President, Original Programming and Development, Bravo Media. Tickets: Free admission RSVP at email@example.com.
Friday, October 22, 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, October 23, 8:00 p.m.
Brown Girls Burlesque presents: Culture Classics Culture Classics is a fusion gumbo of movement and storytelling. It merges neo-burlesque with postmodern theater and dance - stripping down the story in sensual expression. Guest artist Yalini Dream shares her magic. Cabaret Cataplexy's Ashley Brockington will host the show. Tickets: $25; $20 if purchased before October 18.
Friday, October 29, 7:30 p.m. St. Martin/St. Maarten Friendship Association presents: The Philosopher of Humor - Fernando Clark Fernando Clark, St. Maarten's leading stand-up comedian and radio host - appearing in his latest comedy DVD release Fernando U 2 Baad - will perform his one-man, stand-up comedy show live on stage. Rescheduled from September 3, due to the impact of Hurricane Earl on the island of St. Martin/St. Maarten. Tickets: $25, group discounts available.
Saturday, October 30, 7:00 p.m.
Minister Marcus and Friends presents: 2nd Annual Kingdom Choice Awards
New York City's official urban gospel award show, the Kingdom Choice Awards, present awards in 17 urban gospel categories. The show features live performances by some of the leading urban gospel artists from New York, Philadelphia, Florida, Ohio and other locations across the country. The 2010 KCA honorees will include special guest performers, Hip Hop pioneer Kurtis Blow and the grandfather of Holy Hip Hop, Mike Peace. Tickets: $25
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POLICE are appealing for information after a man indecently exposed himself to a passerby in Harnham at 11.45am on Saturday.
The incident occurred at the junction of Netherhampton Road and Carrion Pond Drove.
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The Washington Nationals are a game over .500, having just swept the Seattle Mariners. This is the latest in the season they've been over .500 since 2005, and it took a streak of 11 wins in 12 games to get there.
With that in mind, this comes as a total shock, from MLB.com's William Ladson:
I just learned that Jim Riggleman has resigned as manager of the #Nats.
When a manager resigns from a team that's going well, the first inclination is to assume there is some sort of personal reason for doing so. According to Ken Rosenthal, though, the reasons are very much business related:
Riggleman apparently upset that option had not been picked up, upset over way he was treated by Nationals.
Wow. The 58-year-old Riggleman took over as the Nationals skipper in the middle of the 2009 season, taking over for Manny Acta. He had previously managed the Padres, Cubs, and Mariners since 1992.


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Lawyer sues groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, seeks death penalty for being dirty liar
While much of the nation is blanketed in snow, millions of people can't help but shake their fists in rage at that conniving, lying groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, who so casually misled the country into believing we would see an early spring.
One Ohio lawyer refused to sit idly by and let this fur-covered liar get away with it. He won't stand for it. Oh, no! Not on his watch. Phil will pay, if he has anything to do with it.
Butler County Prosecutor Mike Gmoser has decided to indite Phil for "misrepresenting an early spring," but that's not all — Gmoser wants justice — by punishment of death.
That's right — if Phil is convicted, he will face the death penalty.
"I woke up and the wind was howling, the snow was flying, and I said to myself, 'Phil, you let us down,'" Gmoser told Metro. "It popped into my head that this must be criminal in some way. Punxsutawney, here I come. "
When asked what method might be used to put a convicted groundhog to death in Ohio, Gmoser responded, "That raises some issues with respect to what's called roadkill. We 're not sure what the method might be. Right now, it's lethal injection, but we would have to consult the legislature."
One might ask, "How can a defenseless animal be sued and put to death?"
"There's an old saying that prosecutors can indict a cheeseburger if they want to. Well, we can indict a groundhog," Gmoser said.
Gmoser said Phil's defense will likely plead ignorance — HA! Fat chance, Phil.
He went on to say that people in Butler County want "a piece of Phil" and have even been submitting recipes with groundhog as the main ingredient.
On Feb. 2, Phil was roused from his cozy groundhog domicile and asked the most important question of the year: Will there be an early spring? It was at that pivotal moment, when Phil did in fact confirm an early spring, that the trouble started. Seeing as how Wednesday was a very snowy first day of spring, Phil's adoring fans have quickly turned against him in cold fits of fury.
"We have to put a stop to this! These predictions are killing us!" Gmoser exclaimed.
When asked whether Gmoser would ever accept a plea deal or if there is anything Phil can do to save his furry behind, Gmoser said, "If the temperature hits 80 degrees by April 15, my heart may soften."
Watch your back, Phil. Butler County is coming for you.
Editor's note: Gmoser wanted to make it clear that this shouldn't be taken too seriously. "This whole thing is tongue-in-cheek, and we have had a few calls where they thought this was serious, but it is good light humor from an office that does serious work every day," he told Metro.
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This gripping murder-mystery entertainingly blends nail-bitting tension with outback comedy. Indigenous detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pedersen) returns to his hometown after spending too many years in the city. Jay's first case is the murder of an Indigenous teenager whose body is found in a drain under the highway truck route out of town.
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When she was a kid in North Baltimore County, Laura Amy Schlitz trained herself to sleep in a position that was similar to that of Mary Martin on the cover of the Peter Pan phonorecord: "one knee up and the other knee stretched behind me and my back arched." She thought that if Peter popped into her window, he would think, "Oh, she's asleep, but she definitely wants to go to Neverland."
Considering this history, it makes sense that the author has written The Night Fairy, a middle-grade novel about a brave fairy named Flory—and the challenges she faces when a bat accidentally crunches off her wings.
In a phone interview with BookPage, Schlitz explained that fairy stories, which have a fairy as the main character, are different from fairy tales. And fairies are not frou-frou girly-girls (contrary to what you might think from coloring book pictures of fairy princesses).
"What's enchanting about the fairy world is that it's completely free," Schlitz explained. "You never see a fairy with shoes on. Princesses wear shoes. Princesses wear corsets, but fairies wear loose clothes and they're barefoot. They move and they dart and they spring. When I dreamed of fairies as a child that was part of what was so fascinating to me. Part of it was aesthetic; there was this beauty. And the other part was adventure. And I think it's that aesthetic plus adventure quality about fairies that is so enticing."
In The Night Fairy, those qualities are captured in Schlitz's writing—which is wonderfully descriptive of Flory's changing emotions and the creatures that surround her, including a praying mantis, a squirrel and a red-throated hummingbird in need of rescue. Thanks to illustrations by Angela Barrett, the book is a true work of art. Young readers will delight in discovering Flory's miniature world, captured in vibrant greens and blues. As Schlitz says, the pictures bring a feeling to the story that is "luminous and exquisite."
The garden where Flory lives is based on Schlitz's own garden, and because Flory is a nocturnal fairy, Schlitz observed at night for research. "I turned off all the lights in the house and watched the garden get dark. I thought about what I could see, where the sky is lightest at dusk and what's the last thing you can see as it gets darker and darker." She noticed that white flowers would remain visible during the night, but after a certain point pink flowers would be gone. "It was interesting because I think in our culture we very seldom let our eyes completely dilate," she said.
Besides writing and gardening, Schlitz has another passion: her work as Lower School librarian at The Park School of Baltimore, a position that gives her "an edge" when it comes to writing for children. Talking about her students, she said, "They both inspire and encourage me and I can try things out on them."
This method certainly helped when Schlitz wrote Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, the winner of the 2008 Newbery Medal. The book was originally conceived as monologues for students at The Park School, and now Schlitz said her kids "own the characters; they live in their skins."
The Night Fairy was also inspired by students—specifically, little girls. "They wanted a book about a fairy," she said. "I went to a bookstore because I thought we should have these books; we should have more books about fairies. But when I started looking for books about fairies, there were a number of them that had quite nice illustrations, but I didn't find many where much was happening."
While she was working on her manuscript, Schlitz read The Night Fairy out loud to a group of second graders, watching their faces to see interest, or squirming, and identifying "good parts" based on when she got excited about sharing certain scenes.
"My students are very avid listeners as well as avid readers. They love having a story told to them. As they say, 'I like it when I make the pictures up in my head. I like to see the pictures in my head.' And that's exciting to me because they may think that what they like is the way I'm telling the story, but what they really like is the way they're participating: the things that are happening inside their brains."
Since winning the Newbery, Schlitz has cut back to working three days a week at The Park School, and now she teaches third through fifth graders: the perfect audience for The Night Fairy, Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!, and The Hero Schliemann: The Dreamer Who Dug Up Troy, her novel from 2006. But the author is also adept at writing for different age groups, as demonstrated by her picture book The Bearskinner or her young adult novel A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama.
Next up will be a Victorian gothic called Splendors and Glooms, which Schlitz calls "a bizarre little book" that will appeal to readers who loved A Drowned Maiden's Tale, since both stories have "suspense and surprises and a little whistle of brimstone." The title comes from Shelley's elegy "Adonaïs" and stars a boy and a girl who personify "dingy splendor" and "decorative gloom." Schlitz hasn't yet signed a contract for the book, although she wants to finish it soon. "I'm hoping that I can finish the second draft and that someone will want to publish it," she said.
If the rich characterization and lovely descriptions present in The Night Fairy are any indication, that shouldn't be a problem.Copyright 2010 BookPage Reviews.
All is not well in fairyland, at least for Flory, a young night fairy whose wings were broken during an encounter with a bat. Feeling vulnerable when unable to fly, Flory finds shelter in a wren house and decides to become a day fairy despite her nocturnal bent ("She soon found that her body did not like the day. Her skin liked to be cool and moist, not hot and dry"). In this whimsical and cozy tale, Newbery Medalist Schlitz (Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village) explores what it's like for a tiny winged creature to be grounded. Readers will delight in Flory's resourcefulness in finding food, clothing, and a new form of transportation (on the back of a squirrel), and identify with her brash, childlike personality ("I hate, hate, hate bats, and I'm always going to hate them"), which softens as she grows compassionate and makes friends. Culminating with Flory's brave act of saving a hummingbird caught in a spider's web, this story reveals how handicaps can be overcome through quick thinking and determination. Full-color art not seen by PW. Ages 7-11. (Feb.)[Page 47]. Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.
Gr 1-4--Flory is a night fairy who is still becoming accustomed to her beautiful mothlike wings when a run-in with a bat drops her into a strange garden unable to fly. She is forced to learn to survive in the daylight and takes up residence in a birdhouse in a Giantess's garden. Flory, no taller than an acorn, struggles at first with squirrels, hummingbirds, spiders, and other creatures that do not look at the world the same way she does. She quickly learns that kindness, compassion, generosity, and bravery can help her to make much-needed friends. Written in short chapters, this beautifully crafted tale works equally well as a read-aloud or as independent reading. Barrett's full-color watercolor illustrations add depth and perspective to the story. Detailed and drawn to scale, they give readers a sense of just how tiny Flory is compared to the other animals. Children will enjoy looking at this garden from the perspective of the tiny but resilient protagonist. Sure to be a favorite among girls who love fairies.--Sarah Polace, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma, OH[Page 139]. Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.


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Black August is a month of reflection on the losses that we as a people have suffered. It is a month of high elation and extreme sorrow – elation for our resistance, sorrow for our losses. For me, the three most significant events of August are Jonathan Jackson's raid on the Marin County Courthouse in 1970, the August 1971 liberation of the San Quentin Adjustment Center by Comrade George Jackson and Nat Turner's slave uprising.


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After blowing a 27-14 lead to the Detroit Lions with only 7:47 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Oakland Raiders were able to get themselves in position for a game-winning 65-yard field goal from their kicker Sebastian Janikowski, which would have been an NFL record.
But Lions DT Ndamukong Suh, in his first game back after a two-week suspension, came through for his team, powering through the line of scrimmage and blocking Janikowski's kick:
Suh, after a rough two weeks under the national media microscope, threw his helmet off in celebration.
With yet another dramatic double-digit comeback, the Lions moved to 9-5 and kept pace with the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC's wild-card race. They now have a two-game lead on the 7-7 Chicago Bears and New York Giants, as each team lost Sunday.
The blown fourth-quarter lead may haunt the Oakland Raiders, who have now dropped three straight games. At 7-7, they are one game behind the Denver Broncos in the AFC West playoff race.


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There is this belief that once you go to a young quarterback, you cannot go back. It's a falsehood.
Had the plan worked out, Donovan McNabb would be starting his 16th game of the season this Sunday. It did not, and the Vikings had to turn to Christian Ponder midseason.
That hasn't worked out, either. Oh sure, some good things have come from it. Ponder now has plenty of tape to look at in the offseason to figure out what he must improve upon.
But the undeniable truth is that not all players work out their problems on the field. And Ponder has regressed.
His toughness is great. His improvisation and running skills are admirable. He has an arm. Ponder appears smart and respected by the coaches and his teammates.
But he needs to sit in Week 17.
The concussion he suffered against the Redskins is nothing to mess with. That's the first matter of business.
But there is another: Joe Webb is just a better quarterback right now.
If Leslie Frazier truly wants to send a message to his team right now that he wants to win, he does it in this way: He starts Webb.
Frazier regrets not starting Webb against the Lions. Ponder barely practiced the week before the game and he had no business being on the field that day. Instead, Webb didn't come in until the third quarter and was nothing short of brilliant. Had he gotten the start that day, Webb might have beaten the dangerous Lions in Detroit.
He was brilliant again Sunday. With five throws and five runs, he generated 118 yards of offense and led four scoring (three touchdown) drives.
The Vikings need to know what they have in Webb. Maybe he's not the future, but maybe he is. Ponder is a year and a half younger. They have the next three years to figure out if he can make it.
Webb is a different animal, an unorthodox run-pass threat. But isn't that what Tim Tebow is? Or on the flip side, what Vince Young was. Right now, the Vikings have no idea. If they knew Webb was as good as he appeared, he would have started before Ponder. If they didn't believe in him at all, he would have been cut and Sage Rosenfels would be earning playing time.
That's what Week 17 should be for: figuring out what they have. There's plenty of time to do that with Ponder. Sitting him now won't hurt him, as he has not gotten better and isn't likely to in four quarters of action. Plus, he has a concussion and it's best not to head down that dark road.
Webb struggled against the Bears last December and should get another crack here. He has earned it.