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Visitors to Pusser's Caribbean Grille may soon be able to cross the street to catch a cab because Annapolis is considering adding a taxi stand on Newman Street near the playground.
The city's transportation board announced it will hold a hearing for public commentary on the creation of a Newman Street taxi stand on Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. in the City Council chambers.
"This is really the first step," said Iain Banks, a city parking specialist. "The board will come up with a recommendation and submit it to City Council."
Unlike the 24-hour taxi stand near O'Brien's on Main Street, this stand would create two additional parking spaces downtown, Banks said.
The Newman Street stand would use the two spaces the Department of Public Works took over when it began renovations of the old Rec Center. The parking spots would become available for public use until 6 p.m. every day when they would turn into a taxi stand until midnight.
Banks said the transportation board is also open to suggestions on where to create more taxi stands around the downtown area—specifically near hotels.
The need for additional stands was raised by hotel owners and taxi cab companies at a meeting with the transportation board four months ago.
Jordan Peters, the general manager of Annapolis Yellow Cab, attended the meeting at the O'Callaghan Hotel.
"It would help because you know, especially on weekends, it's congested downtown," Peters said. "A lot of people do come out of the bars and you know, want to just walk up and catch a cab. Half the time there's not too many places for the cabs to sit."
The city has four designated taxi cabs spots on Main Street.
With most of the metered parking spots filled on weekend nights, Peters' drivers often circle the downtown area wasting time and gas.
He also thinks it would alleviate nighttime traffic as people learned about the new stands.
"Half the people when they find out the cabs are able to sit there, they will just walk across the street and jump in," Peters said. "Pusser's bar is a pretty popular bar amongst customers that go downtown, and it's pretty congested trying to pull up in that circle all the time."
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Picking my Top 20 Panthers of 2012 series back up we've got DE Greg Hardy who comes in a little lower than I would have expected. But don;t let the ranking dissuade you from thinking Hardy is not a key to the defense in 2012. Teams will certainly account for Charles Johnson on every play and that should leave Hardy matched up one on one in many pass rushing situations. Many pundits outside of Carolina have even acknowledged this could and should be a break out year for the unfulfilled player.
In 2011 the player we affectionately labeled the 'The Kraken' (which he acknowledges) won the starters job after the Panthers released Tyler Brayton. The result was a nice increase in his stats but his performance left a little to be desired, Ace of Sween describes:
Ace: He's shown a lot of flashes, particularly his rookie season, but left a little to be desired in the run game last year. From breaking goal posts in Chicago to blocking punts against the Giants, there was a lot to be excited about from the Kracken of Carolina. Sadly, last season he was a bit inconsistent. Maybe he was simply overused as he saw more defensive snaps than anyone else on the field.
As a result Hardy dedicated himself to getting bigger and streonger in the offseason and showed up heavier (reportedly a full 298 lbs) but leaner. He was measured during OTA's as having 14% body fat. Subsequently I expect a difference in Hardy to show up in two areas.
Where is was a bit of liability in the run game he should be much stouter at the point of attack, something the Panthers sorely lacked last season. Second, look for Hardy to be the DE that moves inside to DT on 3rd and long situations, a move that might not help his sack count but will help in other areas he is strong at. Rick Bates explains, after the jump...
Rick: While I think Hardy is a bit of a nut-case, I also think his ability to harass opposing QBs is about to explode. He admitted that he was pushed around by TEs and Tackle combos last year, so he committed to getting bigger. If his 299 lb, 14% body fat claim is to be believed, then I expect him to bull rush his way to 8 or more sacks this season; as well as improving against the run. His motor (the internal one, not the Bentley), has never been in doubt. I recall him winning sprints by large margins during his rookie training camp.
The motorcycle accident last year kept him out of camp and pre-season, which I think also left him out of shape. Still, he was the best in the league at batting down passes. This season, assuming he doesn't hurt himself again, he should be a real force at DE, and be equally effective moving inside on passing downs. Let's just hope the Kraken goes 100mph on the field, not on the highway.
Outside of Hardy the middle of the Panthers d-line last season was terrible at getting their hands up and obstructing if not blocking the passing lanes. Putting Hardy in the middle on obvious passing downs will provide that ability as well as give us some strength up the middle in the event of the dreaded draw play on 3rd long (we do play the Broncos after all).
Hardy is a bit of a strange bird off the field and he is to prone to doing stupid things like tweeting his speedometer at 100mph. But if he can avoid any further off the field drama he should give Panther fans plenty to watch and cheer in 2012.
His rookie year with zero starts but game action in 15 of 16 games Hardy put up 30 tackles, 3 sacks, a pass knocked down and a safety. As a 16 game starter in 2011 Hardy increased his total to 50 tackles, 4 sacks, a safety and an amazing 11 passes knocked down.
So what might he do in 2012 with hopefully a better cast around him? You might recall Hardy played one of the highest number of snaps for a defender in the entire league in 2011. Though I expect fewer snaps in 2012 due to an improved defense I'm thinking 60 tackles, 6 sacks, 1 safety and another 14 passes defended.
Hardy is one of the guys I'm most looking forward to seeing this weekend at the start of TC. I want to see the guy with DT size but DE speed for myself. Is it September yet?


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This week, we are featuring Jerry! Jerry was found on the streets of Skokie a couple of months ago. With the help of Chicago Canine Rescue (yes, they do help out the occassional cat), Tree House Humane Society, and Morton Grove Animal Hospital, he is now safe, vaccinated, viral tested, neutered, microchipped, and ready to find a comfy home of his own.
Initially, it was hoped that Jerry could live out his life as one of the well-loved house cats at Morton Grove Animal Hospital. However, he has made it clear that he would prefer to be the only cat. Since he would be around a lot of other cats at MGAH, it has been decided to find him a home where he can be king of his castle.
Jerry so far seems accepting of dogs. The great thing about him, though, is his love of children. His tolerance for being carried and petted and walked is beyond amazing! He never has his claws out or bites, and he never gets over stimulated or reactive. When he has had enough, he simply jumps back into his cage.
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Neighbors say that's been the problem for years.
"It just kept falling back---less stores and less stores," said Jim Wehr.
Cedar Rapids realtor Scott Byers and the Frew Development Group are looking to change that with a $90 million redevelopment. They say they'll work with the tenants there and plan to keep the anchor stores, but in the future they'll knock down some parts to create a park, hotel, and housing.
"This is a place where we envision people can eat, sleep, play, shop, and work," said John Frew.
Tuesday night the Cedar Rapids City Council put its support behind the idea and neighbors are excited.
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Frew hopes to start construction on site by this time next year. He says it's a long process and the mall will stay open for "a while."


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Posted on May 3, 2012 by Brooks Bayne in Articles
Released today by the Combatting Terrorism Center at West Point:
This report is a study of 17 de-classified documents captured during the Abbottabad raid and released to the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC). They consist of electronic letters or draft letters, totaling 175 pages in the original Arabic and 197 pages in the English translation. The earliest is dated September 2006 and the latest April 2011. These internal al-Qa`ida communications were authored by several leaders, most prominently Usama bin Ladin. In contrast to his public statements that focused on the injustice of those he believed to be the "enemies" of Muslims, namely corrupt "apostate" Muslim rulers and their Western "overseers," the focus of Bin Ladin's private letters is Muslims' suffering at the hands of his jihadi "brothers". He is at pain advising them to abort domestic attacks that cause Muslim civilian casualties and focus on the United States, "our desired goal." Bin Ladin's frustration with regional jihadi groups and his seeming inability to exercise control over their actions and public statements is the most compelling story to be told on the basis of the 17 de-classified documents. "Letters from Abbottabad" is an initial exploration and contextualization of 17 documents that will be the grist for future academic debate and discussion.
Zimmerman Is Part Black And He Purchased His Gun Because Of A Pit Bull
Posted on April 25, 2012 by Brooks Bayne in Articles
The latest from Reuters. No rush there, guys. Take your time. Pricks.
SANFORD, Florida | Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:20pm EDT
(Reuters) – A pit bull named Big Boi began menacing George and Shellie Zimmerman in the fall of 2009.
The first time the dog ran free and cornered Shellie in their gated community in Sanford, Florida, George called the owner to complain. The second time, Big Boi frightened his mother-in-law's dog. Zimmerman called Seminole County Animal Services and bought pepper spray. The third time he saw the dog on the loose, he called again. An officer came to the house, county records show.
"Don't use pepper spray," he told the Zimmermans, according to a friend. "It'll take two or three seconds to take effect, but a quarter second for the dog to jump you," he said.
"Get a gun."
That November, the Zimmermans completed firearms training at a local lodge and received concealed-weapons gun permits. In early December, another source close to them told Reuters, the couple bought a pair of guns. George picked a Kel-Tec PF-9 9mm handgun, a popular, lightweight weapon.
By June 2011, Zimmerman's attention had shifted from a loose pit bull to a wave of robberies that rattled the community, called the Retreat at Twin Lakes. The homeowners association asked him to launch a neighborhood watch, and Zimmerman would begin to carry the Kel-Tec on his regular, dog-walking patrol – a violation of neighborhood watch guidelines but not a crime.
Few of his closest neighbors knew he carried a gun – until two months ago.
Zimmerman is also of black descent:
The 28-year-old insurance-fraud investigator comes from a deeply Catholic background and was taught in his early years to do right by those less fortunate. He was raised in a racially integrated household and himself has black roots through an Afro-Peruvian great-grandfather – the father of the maternal grandmother who helped raise him.
Read the rest of the story here.
Updated: US Labor Department Is NOT Banning Children From Doing Farm Chores Or 4-H
Posted on April 25, 2012 by Brooks Bayne in Articles
(Updated to add the US Labor Dept.'s "Five Facts about the Proposed Child Labor in Agriculture Rule" section)
The conservative social web has been freaking out this morning over a story from the Daily Caller who reported:
Rural kids, parents angry about Labor Dept. rule banning farm chores
A proposal from the Obama administration to prevent children from doing farm chores has drawn plenty of criticism from rural-district members of Congress. But now it's attracting barbs from farm kids themselves.
The Department of Labor is poised to put the finishing touches on a rule that would apply child-labor laws to children working on family farms, prohibiting them from performing a list of jobs on their own families' land.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/25/rural-kids-parents-angry-about-labor-dept-rule-banning-farm-chores/
Twitchy even highlighted some of the knee-jerk reactionaries (I'm laughing with some of you) who took to Twitter to create the #ObamaFarmChores hashtag to mock the supposed impending doom of farm chores for boys and girls across America. Not that the kids would mind. Amiright?!
This Internet urban (or rural, in this case) myth is much ado about nothing. In the very US Labor Department proposal that the Daily Caller cited, the language is clear about this. From the 2nd paragraph of the US Labor Department proposal (my emphasis in bold):
The department is proposing updates based on the enforcement experiences of its Wage and Hour Division, recommendations made by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and a commitment to bring parity between the rules for young workers employed in agricultural jobs and the more stringent rules that apply to those employed in nonagricultural workplaces. The proposed regulations would not apply to children working on farms owned by their parents.
Also, getting everyone in a tizzy is the rumor that 4-H would be eliminated under this proposal. Not true. From the US Labor Department site:
Five Facts about the Proposed Child Labor in Agriculture Rule
Fact # 1: The proposed Child Labor in Agriculture rule will not prohibit all people under the age of 18 from working on a farm.
The proposed rule would not change any of the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum age standards for agricultural employment. Under the FLSA, the legal age to be employed on a farm without restrictions is 16. The FLSA also allows children between the ages of 12 and 15 years, under certain conditions, to be employed outside of school hours to perform nonhazardous jobs on farms. Children under the age of 12 may be employed with parental permission on very small farms to perform nonhazardous jobs outside of school hours.
Young people can be employed to perform many jobs on the farm – and this would be true even if the proposed rule were adopted as written. The proposed rule would, however, prohibit the employment of workers under the age of 18 in nonagricultural occupations in the farm-product raw materials wholesale trade industries. Prohibited establishments would include country grain elevators, grain elevators, grain bins, silos, feed lots, feed yards, stockyard, livestock exchanges, and livestock auctions not on a farm or used solely by a single farmer. What these locations have in common is that many workers, including children, have suffered occupational deaths or serious injuries working in these facilities over the last few years.
Fact # 2: The proposed rule would not eliminate the parental exemption for owners/operators of a family farm.
The parental exemption for the owner or operator of a farm is statutory and cannot be eliminated through the regulatory process. A child of any age may perform any job, even hazardous work, at any age at any time on a farm owned by his or her parent. A child of any age whose parent operates a farm may also perform any task, even hazardous jobs, on that farm but only outside of school hours. So for children working on farms that are registered as LLCs, but operated solely by their parents, the parental exemption would still apply.
Fact # 3: This proposed regulation will not eliminate 4-H and FFA programs.
The Department of Labor fully supports the important contributions both 4-H and the FFA make toward developing our children. The proposed rule would in no way prohibit a child from raising or caring for an animal in a non-employment situation — even if the animal were housed on a working farm — as long as he or she is not hired or "employed" to work with the animal. In such a situation, the child is not acting as an "employee" and is not governed by the child labor regulations. And there is nothing in the proposed rule that would prevent a child from being employed to work with animals other than in those specific situations identified in the proposal as particularly hazardous.
Fact # 4: Under the proposed rule, children will still be able to help neighbors in need of help.
In order for the child labor provisions of the FLSA to apply, there must first be an employer/employee relationship. The lone act of helping a neighbor round up loose cattle who have broken out of their fencing, for example, generally would not establish an employer/employee relationship.
Fact # 5: Children will still be able to take animals to the county fair or to market.
A child who raises and cares for his or her animal — for example, as part of a 4-H project — is not being employed by anyone, and thus is outside the coverage of the FLSA. Even if the child needs to rent space from a farm, the animal is not part of the farm's business and with regard to the care of the animal no employer/employee relationship exists, so the child labor provisions would not apply. Likewise, there would be no problem with taking the animal to the county fair or to market, since the child is doing this on his/her own behalf – not on behalf of an employer. The proposed prohibitions would apply only if the child was an employee of the exchange or auction.
There are some portions of this US Labor proposal that do need some attention, but not the one being widely misreported.
The lesson here: trust, but verify. Better we knock this down before the left pick up on this and mock you for a couple days with their own hashtag. We federalists are here for you, conservatives. We have your back, but work on the knee-jerk reactionary response thing that's had a lot of you (especially the eunuchorns) under its spell lately. K?
Actor Jon Lovitz Explodes At Obama: 'What A Fucking Asshole'
Posted on April 25, 2012 by Brooks Bayne in Video
Jon Lovitz hates heavy progressive taxation. Why would anyone hate plank #2 of the Communist Manifesto? "A heavy progressive or graduated income tax."
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Another White Man Critically Beaten: 20 Black Racist Thugs Assaulted Him Citing "Justice For Trayvon"
Posted on April 23, 2012 by Brooks Bayne in Articles
Here's Matthew Owens in the hospital after the attack:
That's makes 4 attacks that we know of so far related to blacks engaging in lynch mob mentality to attack whites because they feel "justified". Thanks Critical Race Theory! The first attack was in Toledo. The second attack was in Baltimore. The third was in Chicago. And now this one in Mobile, Alabama.
He was beaten by 20 blacks using pipes, brass knuckles, chairs, and paint cans. Really? To beat ONE white man! Hate crime? By the left's standards, hell yeah.
"Justice for Trayvon"? More like "Tyranny for Trayvon", you criminalistic self-entitled bastards. For more real-time black racism regarding this case, see the #TeamDueProcess hashtag on Twitter.
Mobile police need your help to catch a mob that beat Matthew Owens so badly that he's in critical condition.
According to police, Owens fussed at some kids playing basketball in the middle of Delmar Drive about 8:30 Saturday night. They say the kids left and a group of adults returned, armed with everything but the kitchen sink.
Police tell News 5 the suspects used chairs, pipes and paint cans to beat Owens.
Owens' sister, Ashley Parker, saw the attack. "It was the scariest thing I have ever witnessed." Parker says 20 people, all African American, attacked her brother on the front porch of his home, using "brass buckles, paint cans and anything they could get their hands on."
Police will only say "multiple people" are involved.
What Parker says happened next could make the fallout from the brutal beating even worse. As the attackers walked away, leaving Owen bleeding on the ground, Parker says one of them said "Now thats justice for Trayvon." Trayvon Martin is the unarmed teenager police say was shot and killed February 26 by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida.
Police canvassed the area, but did not find any suspects. They're asking anyone with information to call them at 251-208-7211, Crime Stoppers at 251-208-7000, or text a tip to 274637 and include the keyword CRIME 411.
Of course, Touré (black race-baiter who works for hard-left MSNBC), Piers Morgan (the Brit CNN guy who won't provide all the evidence of the Zimmerman case on his "show", while blustering about being a "real journalist"), Think Progress/Judd Legum (the leftists who started the hysteria by publishing lies "white shooter" and half-truths about the story), Brian Williams (the guy responsible for NBC's fraudulently edited 911 tape), etc. won't cover these stories. Anti-American frauds, all of them. They're fomenting and enabling this behavior by NOT reporting all the facts of the case and using lies to promote their leftist anti-gun agenda.
Obama and Holder, you're also culpable in this regarding your actions due to your anti-gun agenda. Know this. Still no arrests for the New Black Panther Party's bounty on Zimmernan's head, Eric? No calls to the black community to tell them to stand down, Barack? Still ignoring the calls to riot over the Zimmerman case that we uncovered weeks ago? Who's "acting stupidly" now?
And some on "our side" refuse to allow us to have an open dialog about racism. You'll be called out soon enough for your cowardice and ignorance too.
From The Rush To Judgment Files: Meet The Black Artist Who Made The So-Called "Nigger Cake"
Posted on April 17, 2012 by Brooks Bayne in Articles
(Filed another one under: "Never mind, media, we'll do your damned job.")
See the evil, white, racist, Swedes. Look. White devils, the lot of them – even the one in black face on the horrific "chopping block". Insensitive ghoulish bastards!
But that's not the story.
The Internet was abuzz earlier today with news that the Swedes had lost their minds and were eating an horrifying cake, that was made to look like a black woman having her vagina cut apart. Gross, right?!
I tried to warn people off the rush to judgment until more about the story came out (you can see my Twitter stream for that). It's a habit of some to wait until more facts come out before jumping to conclusions. Unfortunately, it's a habit for others to jump the gun and scream "RACISM!!!" at the top of their internet lungs the instant they see something framed the way they don't like. Never forget… the leftist media lies… constantly. However, this was the first story I saw circulating around the social web about the story today, and it came from Breitbart.com:
Swedish Minister of Culture Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth joined in an unthinkably repulsive event on Saturday in which she carved the labia from a cake baked to look like a "stereotypical African woman."
As the Swedish newspaper Fria Tider reported, "the self-proclaimed 'anti-racist' Liljeroth … slices and eats a cake depicting a black African woman with minstrel-esque face." She was "performing a clitoridectomy (sic) on the cake." Video of the party shows the cake screaming – the head of the cake was actually a person in blackface under the table – each time someone cuts the cake.
I expect the left to respond this way, because that's been their historic M.O. However, I don't expect those on "our side" to keep doing it when they continually end up being shown their folly. See: Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman for a more recent example. But, Breitbart runs with the story and cites "a person in blackface under the table", and simply stops there with the story. That's good enough, isn't it? As if a bunch of white Swedes would be that stupid. Methinks some conservatives should consider traveling more. This is the story that Breitbart.com linked in their piece. Here's the way the leftists at FriaTider tried to frame it. Screenshot of part of their piece:
Note the caption: "The maimed "corpse" of an African woman has sparked an outcry in social media." Ffs. Yes, an outcry, because irresponsible and reactionary people with keyboards are allowed access to the Internet, you white boobs (see what I did there?).
Then other stories surfaced described the event as a means to raise awareness about the plight of African women who are routinely the victims of female genital mutilation. A good thing to bring to the world spotlight. It's a horrible practice that I routinely call out on Twitter. In fact, I Tweeted about it last just 5 days ago.
muslims just love removing girls' clits -> Female genital mutilation bit.ly/IyMtIo
— brooks bayne (@brooksbayne) April 14, 2012
Then I was finally linked to another story (thanks, @thekelliejane), that had the artist's name, Makode Linde. This piece included the bit about the artist, stating that this bombast was his idea, because it was his art project! However, even though that particular story mentioned that the artist put on blackface, it still didn't mention that the artist is a person of color. Behold the evil, racist, black, Swede who started all this (following pics from Makode Linde's Facebook account):
Kickin' it at the beach.
Here he wears a hat with the word "nigger" on it. Check out his sidekick "jail bait". Lovers? Only speculating. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Here Makode's pretending to be black Hitler. He had some other photos on Facebook where his friends were sporting the Hitler 'stache – like the one next to him. Must be a popular thing in his circle. Or maybe he's taking a break to smell his finger.
Maybe this is more "art". Dunno.
Then finally, the screenshot from Facebook that lays it all out.
Here's the text, in case some of you writers want to Bogart it to update your posts!
Documentation from my female genital mutilation cake performance earlier today at stockholm moma. This is After getting my vagaga mutilated by the minister of culture, Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth. Before cutting me up she whispered "Your life will be better after this" in my ear.
I wonder what Lena meant by saying, "Your life will be better after this." Maybe that he'd become more well-known as a result. Damn racist whitey trying to help the poor negro. Appalling.
Thanks, knee-jerk internet reactionaries. I'm guessing that Andrew Breitbart would've been embarrassed by what happened with some of his team today. Lest anyone, not even Touré, forget how Andrew felt about knee-jerk charges of racism. Here's Touré's account from the eulogy he wrote about AB:
For some reason, Andrew Breitbart loved to hate me. He named himself the executive producer of a fictional TV show he called That Broccoli's Racist! The show's host was me. The undergirding idea was to discredit the continuing existence of racism by saying "People like Touré will call anything racist, even a vegetable."
We all make mistakes, but this one wasn't sussed in the least. Do better next time, Internet. Remember where political correctness came from, people; Marxists. You're not going to win the WAR this way. Remember, I'm neither a writer, nor a journalist. I was never here.
More Leftist Adoration Of Our Sandra Fluke Piece
Posted on April 16, 2012 by Brooks Bayne in Articles
Everyone remembers how we demolished the Sandra Fluke, "poor co-ed", strawman, and introduced information that led the Washington Times to start hounding Anita Dunn, who still won't respond to questions regarding the White House's involvement in staging the mock Fluke "testimony". In response to the thorough torching of that strawman, some leftist made this sweet flukin' diagram to… basically, prove everything we covered. Thanks, leftists! It helps us measure how "irrelevant" we are when you spend so much time on stuff like this.
Anyway, check it out!
Stuttering Fool Van Jones Awkwardly Walks Back His Bigotry Against Libertarians
Posted on April 10, 2012 by Brooks Bayne in Articles
If Libertarians are as aligned with far-right ideology as Van Jones says, how would that make Libertarians hate people of color. Perhaps Van needs a little refresher course on who freed the slaves, who passed the 14th Amendment (while zero Dems voted for it), and who proposed the first civil rights legislation in this country.
Sadly, too many people with a national political voice in America are just as ignorant as Van Jones. Watch the stuttering fool who used to work for Obama:
Santa Monica College Protestors Get Pepper-Sprayed… In the Face!
Posted on April 4, 2012 by Brooks Bayne in Articles
Class, the most important part of this lesson is that leftists hate push-back, especially when pain is involved. The leftist students are protesting a new Board of Trustees proposal, which would eliminate state subsidies for certain classes. I wonder if any of these protesters can tell us what California's debt is right now…
Anyway, cue the pain!
From the video description:
Campus police pepper sprayed as many as 30 Santa Monica College students this evening as they disrupted a meeting of the Board of Trustees, which is moving forward with a controversial plan to offer a second tier of classes not subsidized by the state.
<socialist fist!>
If Brooks Bayne Is An Anti-Semite, I'll Eat My Kippah
Posted on March 29, 2012 by Yaron Mordfin in Opinion
I had heard that Brooks' recent Sandra Fluke piece caused a bit of an uproar, with people on both the left and the right flinging the anti-Semite label at him. It has taken me a little while to figure out the best way to address this, as it has clearly hit a nerve.
Over the 12 years that I have been friends with Brooks, I have heard him called all sorts of names. He also has a thick skin, so I have never seen him put any stock in what other people say about him. But, I can usually see where people are coming from. So I would say that Brooks is a bit of an acquired taste. You either like him, or you don't. It is just that simple.
Now, Brooks may be a lot of things, but I can say one thing for certain: he is not, and never has been, an anti-Semite. In fact, in my many debates about Israel with our mutual friends on the left, he has always been as staunchly pro-Israel as it gets. He even went out of his way to consult with a Rabbi so that he could better accommodate me and my strictly kosher diet (at the time) when I visited him for a few days.
Looking at the various blog posts and tweets about the Fluke piece, it strikes me that the outrage is born of a misreading. I can see how one who reads the piece, and thinks that Brooks "is relying on the premise that there is something socialistic about Jewishness" (as Marc Tracy at Tablet does), concludes that the piece, and therefore Brooks, is anti-Semitic. In fact, I recommend you read all of Tracy's post, as he makes a good point about how to discern the fine line of anti-Semitism.
However, this is not what Brooks has done. He is not saying that socialism is Jewish and socialism is bad, therefore Judaism is bad and anyone associated with Jews are bad. His reference to Tikkun Olam is also not proof of this. Coming to this conclusion is simply a misreading of the piece.
All Brooks has done is point out that there is a variant of socialism that has Jewish roots, and then proceeds to tie Fluke to the political circle of elite Jewish socialists. (As a side note, Jewish progressives have used the concept of Tikkun Olam to their advantage, as its literal meaning fits quite nicely with the tenants of socialism. This has been going on for a long time, and is really not new information). This does not mean that Brooks thinks that Jews are bad, etc. All it means is that a connection is there, and for all people in the political arena, connections and associations matter.
We cared that President Obama's pastor was Rev. Wright, who is a radical that espouses anti-American sentiment, among other things, and associates with other Christians. Does this mean that we think all Christians are radical anti-Americans, and therefore that makes us anti-Christian? Of course not. It also does not make us racist, since Rev. Wright is black, although there are those who would have you believe the charge of racism.
As people in general, but as Jews specifically, we need to be vigilant when it comes to anti-Semitism. But we also need to be careful with the accusations that we make. Could the Fluke piece have been done differently and with less sarcasm (sarcasm being part of Brooks' acquired taste)? Sure. Does that make it, and by extension, Brooks, anti-Semitic? Of course not.


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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — As Tuesday's announcement of Canada's Olympic roster edges closer, Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos nudges ever so closer to potentially being a part of that team.
Stamkos continues to skate and increase his movements on the ice as he recovers from a broken right tibia suffered Nov. 11. Though there remains uncertainty as to when he will be able to return to action, Stamkos maintains his goal of wanting to be a part of the Olympic experience next month in Sochi, Russia.
"I'm a pretty driven guy. I set goals for myself and I'm going to do everything possible to know that I'm going to be able to look at myself in the mirror and say that I did everything in my power to try and be on that team,'' Stamkos said.
"So that is something that is a goal of mine. I want to come back and play hockey for the Tampa Bay Lightning before I go to the Olympics if that's the case, but it's nice to have that goal so you have something to shoot for to get through some of the tougher days.''
It has been seven weeks since Stamkos underwent surgery to insert a titanium rod in his right leg to stabilize the tibia bone. The 23-year-old has been traveling with the team for the past three weeks as he has been able to skate.
What he is now able to do is skate with speed in straight lines with some light shooting of the puck, and Wednesday he was doing slalom drills going side-to-side.
While he said there is still some expected pain and swelling in the leg after he skates, he's come a long way in the recovery process.
"You don't want to put torque on that leg, especially the area in which the bone was broken,'' Stamkos said. "In a straight line I feel that I can go pretty quick. Obviously not to where I would like to be in game shape but in a straight line I've felt great for a while.
"Now it's about turning and mentally trusting it. For the most part I have seen progression each time I've been on the ice, so that's mentally very pleasing for me.''
When Stamkos was injured, it was considered a 3-6 month window for his recovery. Though everything seems to be trending on the shorter side of that window, the two-time Rocket Richard trophy winner knows he has to maintain the path he has been on and not start pushing things too fast.
"I like to think that ... I can be on the quicker side of that but it's all up to the bone, really,'' Stamkos said. "You get the X-ray done and everything looks great so far, but until that bone is healed you are not going to get clearance to play.
"So I'm still a ways away but you can see a light at the end of the tunnel. You just want to make sure that you are staying focused and not going too hard, especially at the 7-to-8 week mark where there is still a lot of healing to do.''
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Terence Conran - The Way We Live now
16 November 2011 – 12 April 2012
The Design Museum marks Sir Terence Conran's 80th birthday with a major exhibition that explores his unique impact on contemporary life in Britain. Through his own design work, and also through his entrepreneurial flair, Conran has transformed the British way of life. The Way We Live Now explores Conran's impact and legacy, whilst also showing his design approach and inspirations. The exhibition traces his career from post-war austerity through to the new sensibility of the Festival of Britain in the 1950s, the birth of the Independent Group and the Pop Culture of the 1960s, to the design boom of the 1980s and on to the present day.
The exhibition was curated by Stafford Cliff and Design Museum Director Deyan Sudjic.
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Someone's gotta be the Debbie Downer. Sorry, guys, it's me this time.
Like many of you here, I've been a lifelong Niners fan. I've dealt with basically a decade of nothingness from the team. And I'm always looking for signs of improvement.
So I'm happy to see this team at 5-1, with a few solid victories and one blowout victory. But I don't like people talking about playoffs and the Super Bowl just yet.
I want to offer one simple cautionary tale so that we don't get carried away.
The 2007 Detroit Lions. More specifically, they started out the season 6-2. Read the following psasage and imagine if you could see it being written about the Niners:
The Lions (6-2) have established themselves as a legitimate contender in the NFC and perhaps the surprise team in the entire league at the midway point of their season. They are one game behind Green Bay (7-1) in the NFC North.
"This is real," defensive tackle Cory Redding said. 'This is a different team. It's not the same-old Lions anymore.'
In the Super Bowl era, 76 percent of the 146 teams that started 6-2 made the playoffs. The Lions haven't won six of their first eight games since 1999, the last season they made the playoffs.
"I hope we keep playing one snap at a time," coach Rod Marinelli said. "The rest of that is too far down the road. I know that's boring. I'm boring.'
Anyone remember what happened to them? They finished the season 1-7, then followed that up by going 0-16 the next season.
That is all. Cheer the Niners, but please don't look ahead and please don't tempt karma by talking about the Super Bowl.
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I was running UnifiedGenotyper on a set of 26 bam files. There was one particular position where I was comparing calls to the actual pileup and I noticed a major discrepancy. There was a no-call ("./.") for that position for one of the bam files while most other samples had calls. That non-called sample, though, had a very convincing variant in the pileup, with lots of high quality coverage at that position.
I then tried running just that bam file alone through UnifiedGenotyper, or that bam file along with two others. In both cases, the 1/1 variant is called properly with the following genotype field:
This seems to me to be a serious bug. Is this anything that's been noted before?
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TACOMA, Wash. – A man who asked his neighbors if he could dump a body in their trash can was arrested Wednesday night, Tacoma Police said.
It happened around 4 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 500 block of East 36th Street.
Tacoma Police spokesman Sgt. Mark Fulghum said it was unclear if the neighbors actually gave the man permission to dump the body in their trash, but he allegedly did it anyway.
Police said the body was that of a 16-year-old Tacoma boy who had been shot in the head.
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A Warren county man accused of murder will head to trial.
During a preliminary hearing Tuesday, a judge ruled 52-year-old Randy Poole will be bound over for trial.
He is accused of shooting and killing 56-year-old Kathleen Sweeney in her home on Davey Hill Road in Deerfield Township.
Back in December, police responded to a call of an intruder at the home. That is when they found Sweeney's body.
According to investigators, Poole crashed his car during a chase with police before he took off on foot. Police eventually found him.
He now faces several charges including homicide and burglary.
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Normally, a game against Missouri State wouldn't cause much worry for the Iowa Hawkeyes. But this might not be a normal football season. Seven FCS teams beat FBS teams last week. That includes Northern Iowa's win at Iowa State.
The Hawkeyes are trying to bounce back from their 30-27 loss to Northern Illinois in their opener. Iowa has now lost seven straight games going back to last season, and haven't won a game since winning at Michigan State last October.
Missouri State is also 0-1 after losing to Northwestern State of Louisiana in their opener. It's the first meeting between the schools, but Iowa is anxious to get on the field again.
"Saturday's behind us. It was behind us pretty much after the game," said linebacker James Morris. "We watch the tape and we try to learn from it but a loss is a loss and you can't do anything about it right now. We're just focused on Missouri State right now and trying to beat them."
"You always got to work after a loss," said Carl Davis. "Just work on everything. We want more pressure on the quarterback, less rushing yards, more coverage, just different things. We can always get better."
Iowa and Missouri State play at 11:00 AM Saturday on the Big Ten Network.


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Biology Games and QuizzesBiology games and quizzes can be an effective way to learn about the fun-filled world of biology. I've put together a listing of several quizzes and puzzles that are designed to help you further your knowledge of biology in key areas. If you've ever wanted to test your knowledge of biology concepts, take the quizzes below and find out how much you really know.
Anatomy QuizzesHeart Anatomy Quiz
The heart is an extraordinary organ that supplies blood and oxygen to all parts of the body. This heart anatomy quiz is designed to test your knowledge of human heart anatomy.
Human Anatomy Quiz
Human anatomy deals with body components and body structure. Can you name the largest gland in the body? Take this quiz to find out.
Human Brain Quiz
The brain is one of the largest and most important organs of the human body. It is the control center of the body.
Cardiovascular System Quiz
The cardiovascular system is responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from the body. Take this quiz and find out how much you know about this system.
Organ Systems Quiz
Do you know which organ system contains the largest organ in the body? Test your knowledge of human organ systems.
Animal GamesAnimal Groups Name Game
Do you know what a group of frogs is called? Play the Animal Groups Name Game and learn the names of various animal groups.
Animal Name Game
Do you know what a female alligator is called? The Animal Name Game is a fun and informative trivia game on the names of animals.
Baby Animal Name Game
Do you know what a baby zebra is called? Play this game and find out how much you really know about baby animal names.
Baby Animal Name Game II
Ever wonder what a baby llama is called? The Baby Animal Name Game II is a fun and informative trivia game on the names of baby animals.
Predator or Prey Game
The predator-prey relationship is important in maintaining balance between different animal species. In this game you must choose the correct predator-prey relationship.
Cells and Genes QuizzesCell Anatomy Quiz
This cell anatomy quiz is designed to test your knowledge of eukaryotic cell anatomy.
Cellular Respiration Quiz
The most efficient way for cells to harvest energy stored in food is through cellular respiration. Glucose, derived from food, is broken down during cellular respiration to provide energy in the form of ATP and heat.
Genetics Quiz
Do you know the difference between genotype and phenotype? Test your knowledge of Mendelian genetics.
Meiosis Quiz
Meiosis is a two-part cell division process in organisms that sexually reproduce. Take the Meiosis Quiz!
Mitosis Quiz
Take the Mitosis Quiz and find out how much you know about mitosis.
Plant QuizzesParts of a Flowering Plant Quiz
Flowering plants, also called angiosperms, are the most numerous of all the divisions in the Plant Kingdom. The parts of a flowering plant are characterized by two basic systems: a root system and a shoot system.
Plant Cell Quiz
Do you know which vessels allow water to flow to different parts of a plant? This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of plant cells and tissues.
Photosynthesis Quiz
In photosynthesis, the sun's energy is captured in order to make food. Plants use carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight to produce oxygen, water, and food in the form of sugar.
Other Biology Games and QuizzesBiology Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz
Do you know what hematopoiesis is? Take the Biology Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz and discover the meanings of difficult biology terms
Biology Whiz
Ever wonder what "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" might look like if there were only biology related questions?
Biology Whiz II
Are you a Biology Whiz? Take this biology quiz to find out!
Biology Scramble
Can you unscramble these biology terms?
Biology Word Search
Can you find the twelve biology terms that are hidden in this word search?
Humorous Biology Definitions
Take a humorous look at biology terms and their possible meanings.
Land Biomes Quiz
Do you know which land biome is home to the majority of plant and animal species in the world? Test your knowledge of the world's land biomes.
Scientific Name Game
Have you ever heard of an animal called a Lutra lutra? In the Scientific Name Game your mission is to identify the correct organism for the given scientific name.
Virus Quiz
A virus particle, also known as a virion, is essentially a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) enclosed in a protein shell or coat. Do you know what viruses that infect bacteria are called? Test your knowledge of viruses.
Virtual Frog Dissection Quiz
This quiz is designed to help you identify internal and external structures in male and female frogs.
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ALBANY, GA (WALB) –Spend or save? It's a tough choice for many families dealing with tight budgets during this tough economy. Members of an area credit union managed to save a lot of money that they can now spend this holiday season.
Tracy B. Canty knows all about the ABC's and 123's. She's a special education teacher at Dougherty Comprehensive High School.
"Counting money and telling time. That's the kind of math we do," said Canty.
She's used to counting numbers in the classroom. Outside the classroom, the equations aren't always favorable for teachers. "Because being a teacher, we only get paid once a month," said Canty.
One paycheck a month plus strict budgets and holidays approaching can add up to a bad math problem, especially if you're like Canty. "I do love giving and seeing everyone happy," said Canty.
So years ago she started using something called the Christmas Club Savings Account at her credit union. "It helps them to be able to budget for the year, to be able to put some money back for Christmas so it doesn't hit them all at one time," said DOCO Regional Federal Credit Union Vice-President of Member Services Carol Wolfe.
Depending on the amount, DOCO Regional Federal Credit Union members also get dividends on that money. "Each November 1st, we transfer it over to their savings or checking accounts for the holiday spending," said Wolfe.
This year those savings hit a record. "It was very popular. We had about $1.2 million that moved over into the checking or savings accounts," said Wolfe.
Those $1.2 million plus dollars can eventually spill into the local economy as members spend for the holidays. "The concern is that if you're spending money outside of the area that those dollars aren't going to circulate into the community," said Darton College Economist Aaron Johnson.
Johnson says every dollar will count for local retailers this holiday season when shopping is expected to be down. More local spending can even lead to folks getting a few more hours at work. "Businesses are going to want to see some type of sustained movement with the consumers," said Johnson.
You don't have to tell Mrs. Canty to get moving. She's ready.
"That's a great feeling compared to if I didn't have the Christmas account. I wouldn't be able to shop," said Canty. She's ready to shop and give. This year she won't have to crunch numbers or break the bank to do it.
There's a small early withdrawal fee for folks if they touch that money before it's released. That encourages people to keep saving.
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UPDATE: Indiana Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman announced Monday she will not be running for governor in 2012, citing minor health issues.
She released the following statement:
"With much disappointment, I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for Governor in 2012. My end of year physical exam revealed minor health issues. Nothing will interfere with my devotion to my duties as Lt. Governor, and I plan to continue the same pace as always. However, it is best to continue without the additional stress of a gubernatorial campaign.
"I owe a huge debt of gratitude to my family, office staff, campaign staff, and many friends and supporters throughout the state who offered great encouragement for my potential candidacy.
"I look forward to the next two years of service with enthusiasm, particularly the up-coming legislative session, as Governor Mitch and I work every day to move our state forward."
Following her announcement, Governor Mitch Daniels (R) had this say:
"Indiana has never had a better lieutenant governor than Becky Skillman.
"No governor has ever had a better partner; she has been a central figure in every reform and every big change we have brought about.
"Since we citizens won't be fortunate enough to experience it, take it from me that Becky would have made a superb governor, ready in every respect and Hoosier to her core."
From the opposite side of the political aisle, Indiana Democratic Party Chairman Dan Parker released the following statement:
"On behalf of Indiana Democrats, I want to personally thank Lieutenant Governor Skillman for her years of service to the state of Indiana. The Lieutenant Governor has been a constant leader and consistently brought both political parties together to find common-sense solutions. Becky's devotion to fighting for Hoosier families over the last two decades has been unwavering and I offer my best wishes in her future endeavors and sincerely hope her health issues are nothing serious."
Indiana Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman says she could announce by spring whether she'll make a run for the state's top job in 2012. The South Bend Tribune reports Friday that Skillman said she'll likely announce her plans by May.
The Republican former state senator who has served with Gov. Mitch Daniels since 2005 says she's been traveling around Indiana to "chat with Hoosiers and see what they think."
The governor's office comes open as the term-limited Daniels leaves. The job has attracted interest - or rumored interest - from others. Democratic U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh said Sunday he wouldn't run but considered it. He served two terms as governor. Indiana Rep. Mike Pence, the third-ranking Republican in the U.S. House, has alluded to a potential bid for president or governor.


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More than 12 Dominicans will be without a job in less than one week when a local business in Roseau is forced to stop operating.
The popular Ruins Rock Café, situated adjacent to the Roseau Bayfront will no longer be operating come September 2nd, 2012
Government has asked that the premises which sells local juices and spices be evacuated to accommodate the construction of a vendor's arcade.
Proprietor of the Ruins Rock Café Serge L'Homme says the decision is not good news at all.
"They want to remove the vendors on the roadside and place them into the building. The vendors say they don't want to be in a closed spot. Yet still they said they are still going ahead with it," he said.
L'Homme said it took him 9 years to build the business that he is now being forced to let go of.
"I create all these products. They are Dominica. We have 66 different rum punches made with only herbs and fruits from the island, we have over 20 different flavors of hot sauces made with only fruits from the island and 129 different spices from Dominica," he said.
He said only local juices are sold in the Ruins restaurant which also boasts of exotic meats that can only be found there.
L'Homme says the removal of his business will deal a major blow to the tourism sector.
"Ninety percent of what we do is for tourism purposes. We sell for tourist and it will affect the industry because the project was tourism oriented. Many tourists would come back and ask for products from the Ruins. Some of them came back year after year and would have others purchase on their behalf," he said.
He said there is no place like the Ruins in the Caribbean.
"If we move out from here, we have nowhere to go or what to do. We are not getting any compensation because government said they could not afford it," he said.
L'Homme, a La Plaine native, spent several years in the French islands before returning to Dominica.
He said he plans to hold a farewell party at Ruins on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night "to give back to the customers".


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If Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge left any question about his desire to compete for a title next season, he eliminated such uncertainty Tuesday when the team agreed to terms on a three-year contract with veteran sharpshooter Jason Terry, according to an NBA source.
Terry, 34, played the past eight seasons with the Dallas Mavericks, establishing himself as one of the game's top sixth men. He averaged 15.1 points this season in 31.7 minutes per game, shooting 37.8 percent from 3-point range.


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Now Morehead is ready to take his game to the pro leagues overseas.
Buchanan back in town over the weekend for the battle of the south tournament.
Staying in shape for one of several offers he has from European pro teams.Buchanan would love to play in the NBA like most American players but believes the European experience will help him on and off the court.
Leon Buchanan said. "it is a little nervous being out of the country but I look at it as an opportunity to better myself in many different ways. Like me going to Morehead State, that was far away from home where I could concentrate on doing my work and doing what I had to."
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WaPo Fact Checker gives 4 pinocchios to President Obama's claim that no one will take away your health plan.—
Jeff Monosso (@jeffmonosso) October 30, 2013
@SteveWorks4You Just one more whopper in a long, sad history of whoppers. Hey @washingtonpost – waiting for those 4 Pinocchios.—
Right Wing Jewess (@RightWingJewess) October 29, 2013
Ask and ye shall receive.
Hi @GlennKesslerWP , could you fact check this Obama promise please? blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/…—
Cuffé (@CuffyMeh) October 28, 2013
@CuffyMeh yep, looking into that….he said it many times.—
Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) October 28, 2013
Um, yes. He did. For years. And those silly Tea Party rubes knew it was a shameful lie all along. Way to be on the ball, WaPo!
@GlennKesslerWP thanks!—
Cuffé (@CuffyMeh) October 28, 2013
@GlennKesslerWP you may want to add this brand new whopper by Valerie Jarrett to you analysis twitter.com/vj44/status/39…—
Cuffé (@CuffyMeh) October 29, 2013
@GlennKesslerWP an excellent contemporary account of Obama's promise by @AP, June 2009 –> wbur.org/2009/06/19/oba…—
Cuffé (@CuffyMeh) October 29, 2013
On Wednesday, Washington Post fact checker Glenn Kessler decided to weigh in. Verdict?
New #FactChecker : @BarackObama's promise that "you can keep your health care" earns 4 Pinocchios. wapo.st/17Xs34x—
Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) October 30, 2013
Duh RT @jamiedupree: Washington Post gives 4 Pinocchios to Obama on his "if you like it you can keep it" line washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-che…—
Jason Walker (@RaginJason) October 30, 2013
I appreciate 4 Pinocchios, but might I add "dumb as a wooden-brained boy" if you didn't think this would happen washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-che…—
Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) October 30, 2013
@GPollowitz 700 days late, and $17,000,000,000,000 short.—
Francis Cazayoux (@FCazayoux) October 30, 2013
also says @Vj44 has a gigantic nose RT @seanagnew: "if you like it you can keep it" – 4 Pinocchios washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-che…—
BrewPain (@PruPaine) October 30, 2013
@GlennKesslerWP Do you guys do "the full Geppetto" anymore?—
(@jimgeraghty) October 30, 2013
Hardest hit? Media Matters' hacks.
But @mmfa said…… RT @TheRickWilson: Obama's "You can keep it" lie gets 4 Pinocchios. Naturally. wapo.st/1aHamuh—
Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) October 30, 2013
@JayCaruso Prepare for @mmfa to issue a 5000 word exegesis of WaPo's far-right deceptions.—
Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 30, 2013
And an exit question for WaPo:
4 Pinocchios for "You can keep your plan." Will they amend their choice for '09 Lie of the Year? wapo.st/1ckrN3d—
Ed Frank (@frankstrategies) October 30, 2013
We won't hold our breath.
Truth-boom! RESOLVED: Tea Party rubes best Obamacare-gullible elites [pic]
FACT! Mary Katharine Ham has slogan for President Pants on Fire and lying liar Jarrett
FACT: These #ValerieJarrettFacts aren't true either
Incredible: Valerie Jarrett parrots ridiculous line that 'nothing in Obamacare forces people out of their health plans'


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One Year Shy of Three Cycles
In the western world, you celebrate Sweet 16, your becoming legal at 18, your legally drinking age at 21, and then when you turn 30, 35, 40, 45 and what not.
Us Thais, we traditionally celebrate every 12 years. It's a complete cycle in the Chinese zodiac.
These years are supposed to be your milestones in life. At 12, you're not little kid any more–you're becoming a teenager. At 24, you're now becoming a responsible adult. At 36, you've got stuff to show for now that you've been an adult awhile. At 48 and onward, you're just celebrating having been around the blocks so long.
As of today, I'm a year shy from my 3rd cycle. And all I have to show for is a closet full of t-shirts, a messy home office, and a growing–but awesome–sci-fi-related costume collection.
I wrote on Facebook a few days ago that I'm not where I thought I would be at this point in my life.
I mean having a full-time job, living in our own place, raising a couple of cats, and reminiscing about the epic trip to Italy.
Instead, I'm working on a freelance contract at the dream company, living in a cozy apartment in a great neighborhood, occasionally hanging out with a neighbor's cat, and reminiscing about the New Zealand trip we took after I lost my job in April.
It's not all according to plan, but it ain't a bad detour.
But that is life's best gift right there. The surprises. The new experiences. The friends you meet along the way. And wisdom that comes with age does come in handy sometimes.
The gray hair, though, is getting ridiculous…
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According to this timeline, many would agree I've never made it past that second cycle mark. :/
Wow..That's quite the costume! I for one DO BELIEVE that you are, indeed, the TARDIS. Not to worry about the errant gray hair(s)…folks will be flash-blinded by your [police call box] "head" light [which is an inspired touch, by the way].
As the embodiment of the TARDIS [both a time machine & a space ship, right?], you are exactly WHEN you should be, and exactly WHERE you should be.
Regards from Ken C.
Touche, Ken!


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As They Say, "Vote Early & Vote Often"
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: dana preino, evan bayh, fox news, moderate politics, no labels, washington shutdown
The National Anthem from the Boston Garden
Posted in Independent | Tags: boston bruins, boston national anthem, boston pride, boston strong, national anthem
Hoyts Came within a Mile of the Boston Marathon Finish Line
The Hoyts have provided Boston with inspiration for years. Yesterday the Hoyts were running great when the race was stopped, and spectators provided them with help and a ride…
Quoted from Mass Live Team Hoyt – Rick and Dick Hoyt – stopped 1 mile short of Boston Marathon finish line; inundated with support from public
As a tribute to those who lost their lives and as an example to those responsible for Monday's bombing about the spirit and strength of America, the elder Hoyt says it would be an honor for them to finish the race one day.
"I think it will mean a lot to lot of people," Dick Hoyt said by telephone Tuesday morning. "If they ask us, we are ready."
Known as Team Hoyt, the 73-year-old father and his 51-year-old son have been running and competing in triathlons and marathons for more than three decades, inspiring people around the world with their story of perseverance.
Over the past 18 hours, Dick Hoyt said, he and Rick Hoyt have been deluged by well-wishers, supporters and members of the media clamoring for their perspective on the marathon bombing.
The Hoyts' run on Monday was halted about a mile short of the finish line in downtown Boston, and the Hoyts were only able to make it back to their hotel thanks to a helpful bystander with an SUV who volunteered to give them a ride.
Via Rambling Web
Posted in Independent, NH | Tags: boston marathon, boston strong, dick hoyt, rick hoyt, team hoyt
The Women's Vote vs. Men's Vote – Game On
I'm a little tired of politicians not just courting the 'women's vote,' but decreeing what issues are 'women's issues.' Therefore in the interest of fairness we should really clarify not just the 'women's issues' but also what are 'men's issues'.
The most commonly claimed women's issue – reproductive health. Fine, we are the ones to get pregnant, so that one goes in our column.
Following that logic, I declare 'beer and guns' a men's issue. Now I like beer, but the numbers are what they are, beer and guns go to the men.
Consequently, the environment goes to the ladies. You ever tried to get a dude with a rifle to drive a Prius? Good luck – we're taking the environment.
So since the guys have the guns, the military goes to the men – that's only fair.
However, that also means foreign relations goes to the women. Don't want the cowboy with the beer and the weaponry trying to talk to the ambassadors of Israel and Saudia Arabia about 'Peace in the Middle East.'
The economy is more challenging. Concerns about gas prices will have to go to the men since they're driving the hummers, and the women are driving the hybrids. Jobs are tricky, the women are at home barefoot and pregnant, so they may not need the job. However, are you going to hire the guy who pulls up to work in his Hummer with a 40 in one hand and a rocket launcher in the other? I'm thinking the women are more employable, so that means men are more concerned about the lack of jobs, and the women are more concerned about favorable economic conditions for businesses. Hence cost of gasoline and unemployment concerns go to the men. Deregulation and lower taxes go to the women.
That's fair, right? Just following the numbers and the facts to their logical conclusion.
Hopefully everyone realizes this is tongue and cheek. However, the analysis that men are all about 'beer and guns' is only slightly more offensive than politicians that think women are all about reproductive health. So I'm a pro-environment, small government, socially moderate (maybe even a little left-leaning depending on your POV), fiscally conservative, independent woman who is quite interested in a range of issues that may or may not be deemed 'women's issues.' So good luck candidates, I'm not the only girl out there not interested in your opinion on how I should think or vote.
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Good Reasons to Leave GoDaddy
This, however, isn't GoDaddy's only public relations blunder. The president of company trumpeting his 'big game' hunting, and a series of tasteless and trashy commercials have left many web professionals looking for an alternative. While they are the most well know domain name registrar they are also likely the most disliked as well.
Yet my complaint about Godaddy is due to their customer service and business practices. I strongly recommend looking for another registrar like Network Solutions or NameCheap, because GoDaddy misleads its customers and bleeds money from them through their dubious practices. The most recent example I encountered is of a client who purchased a domain and email service believing they had also signed up for a hosting account. Technically they could 'host' their domain at GoDaddy, but it was a severely limited plan that only allowed for a canned page to be 'hosted' at Godaddy, which left them without the actual service they needed.
My initial problem with GoDaddy is that I placed an order using their 'speedy checkout' option. This wasn't a short cut through the order process like it sounds, it was a sneaky way to get customers to sign up for auto-renewal for particular products. Obviously I hold responsibility in this mistake, I should have read over the fine print. However, Godaddy has made a lot of money by misleading people into purchasing the wrong product.
They also hold your credit card number, and you can only check out if you agree to let them hold this information on file. For most online businesses, this is a voluntary choice, not a prerequisite to ordering. GoDaddy is the last company I trust to hold my credit card information, and I highly recommend not allowing them to store your information. At one time, GoDaddy was the only real cost effective choice for domain registration. That is no longer the case, and taking your businesses elsewhere to a company that will treat you fairly is a prudent and wise decision.
I have moved my business to NameCheap.com. I have nothing against Network Solutions, but NameCheap is more affordable and has a good domain management set up. SWITCH2NC is a coupon code you can use to get a dollar off each domain name transfer (effective early March – don't know the expiration date.) There are other domain name registrars as well, these are just two of GoDaddy's most prominent competitors. -Katherine Morrison
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: customer service, domain registrar, domains, godaddy, sopa
Edith & Carolyn on CNN Caucus Night In Iowa
A delightful reminder of what is so great about the small early voting states. They run due to the work of people like Edith and Carolyn.
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Huntsman Hits NH Airwaves
Posted in Economy, Foreign Policy, Health Care, media, NH, Politics, Primary, Uncategorized | Tags: huntsman, nh gop primary, nh video
First In the Nation Primary – Why New Hampshire?
So it may seem like asking a Granite Stater why New Hampshire should have the first in the nation primary is sort of like asking someone from the Windy City why they think Chicago makes the best pizza. However, the only way to really understand the benefits of New Hampshire's first in the nation primary is if you have experienced it. I have. I supported and volunteered for Senator McCain in his presidential bid. He won me over during the NH primaries. I joke that I'm an 'Unrepentant McCain Supporter' because if I had it all to do over again even knowing the results I would – I don't regret one moment of it. I still think he was worth it.
Yet I am not compelled to participate in the same manner as last time. However, I am compelled to defend the process. This is a unique element of our political process that is worth keeping. First, let me defend a somewhat accurate criticism of the process, "It's not fair." Honestly, it's not completely fair that NH gets this opportunity when other states don't. The problem is that the fixes to make it fair don't work. New Hampshire, Iowa, and South Carolina are the three places where candidates have to meet, talk to, and take questions from actual voters. A national primary day, often described as a fair solution, actually means that presidential contenders no longer have to meet and address voters directly. It would make the process very similar to the general election where candidates with money buy ads and saturate the airwaves with what many consider hollow self-serving sound bites. This doesn't address fairness; it simply means candidates no longer have to deal with real voters in a meaningful way.
Which brings us to the crux of this issue, why is this part of the process needed and important. The New Hampshire primaries are an important test of the candidates. It's a sincerity test; can this candidate look me in the eye and honestly tell me why he/she should be leader of the free world? It's a competency test; can the candidate explain their positions competently and clearly without talking down to the voter, or over simplifying their message? Also, can the candidate deal with the crazy protester in the back that starts wildly yelling when all the protester needed to do was raise their hand and ask their question? It's a test of empathy and compassion; when a voter who disagrees with a candidate nervously tries to get their question out, does the candidate mow them down, or do they hear them out and address the voter's concerns? None of these things are adequately addressed via TV. Voters need to meet the candidates in person and this is the point in the process where that's done.
So why does New Hampshire have the first primary and not other states? First, is tradition – not tradition for tradition's sake, but tradition because of the level and sincerity of participation. Generation after generation has gone to town halls to test the candidates, and many Granite Staters accept it as a duty and responsibility. By and large, they participate in significant numbers, and they test the candidates in a sincere and responsible manner.
Many states think they want to move up in the primary process, but their citizens are not invested in the manner that Granite Staters are. Do they really want the campaign phone calls a year and a half before the general election? Do they really want to spend their Saturday driving to see a candidate at a town hall that they may find out does not actually suit them? States want the attention that could come from a jump forward in the process, but have not shown that their citizens actually want the responsibility.
Also, there's a logistics issue when states try to move forward in the process. The more that try to move up, the earlier the vote gets, the more crowded the calendar gets, the more the primary process starts to mimic general election politics and that unique test of the candidates is either watered down or lost.
So if you want to say I am biased, you're right. I'm a New Hampshire voter and I want to preserve our unique tradition. However, the reason I want to preserve this tradition is not so that I can say that I have something you don't. I want to preserve this tradition because it significantly enhances the presidential political process. It does benefit New Hampshire, but more importantly it benefits the country. This is an important first hurdle that gives candidates short on money a shot, and stops candidates short on sincerity, ideas, and motivation in their tracks. Don't let this part of the presidential process evaporate, no one benefits from that in the end.
Posted in Independent, McCain, media, Moderate, NH, Politics, Primary, Uncategorized | Tags: first in the nation, new hampshire primary, nh primary, presidential politics, primary politics
Nice Clean, Quiet, Condo in Southern NH up for Sale
So for a little shameless self-promotion, I have a nice clean, quiet, condo in Epping, NH up for sale. It is perfect for a political campaigner/staffer, or media member who is looking to cover the 2012 primaries. Last election I attended numerous campaign events in Exeter, Hampton, Portsmouth, Manchester, Bedford, Rochester, Keene, Concord, Claremont, and more. Okay so Claremont was a drive, but this condo is perfectly situated, just minutes from Rt 101 and Rt 125. This makes both the Seacoast and the Manchester area very accessible. It's a town over from Exeter, 25 minutes to Manchester, 20 minutes to Hampton, 1 hour to the Lakes Region, 1.5 hours to Boston, 2 hours to the White Mountains, 15 minutes to Rt 95, and 20 minutes from Rt 93. This condo isn't just convenient, it's nicely situated in a quiet wooded area. It has new appliances and floors, and was hooked up to town water just last summer. It is an excellent deal, and a great opportunity for a first time home owner whether you're into politics or not. Live in tax free New Hampshire, and take advantage of easy access to the ocean, the lakes, the mountains, and the cities, while living in Epping, a delightful small New England town.
Check out the listing for this charming Epping NH Condo.
Posted in Independent, media, Moderate, NH, Politics, Primary | Tags: media primary, new hampshire primaries, nh condo, nh primary, nh realestate, primary campaigner, primary staffer
Time's Bin Laden X Cover
Time's Bin Laden cover with the Red X on Twitpic.
Usually don't like Hitler comparisons, but think there's a relevant point to be made about the fate of political mass murders.
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10 Sexiest Cartoon Vixens on Adult Swim
Here are the most delectable cartoon sex kittens Adult Swim has to offer.
Here are the most delectable cartoon sex kittens Adult Swim has to offer.
Voice actors: the unsung heroes of our childhood. People all over the world know the characters they help to create, but very few people know the faces behind the voices. Today, we want to give some of the great cartoon voices their due. Plus, we love watching them work, talk, or just goof around.
Well, 'Futurama' is over. The final episode aired last night. We...don't feel great about it. But why use words to describe our feelings, when we could use moving pictures. No, not videos -- GIFs! These sad GIFs from 'Futurama' sum up our feelings on the end of the beloved animated series best.
Back in the day -- when you'd wake your parents up at seven in the morning by fighting with your older brother and throwing Chuck Norris action figures at his guinea pig -- the panoply of cartoons like 'G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero,' 'Transformers,' and 'Darkwing Duck' made being up that early much more tolerable.
Want to be a hit at parties, or at least know what to say when the silent anger builds up to a point at the dinner table where everyone is just seething and glaring at each other? Have we got a Tumblr for you!!
If you've checked your Facebook feed lately, chances are you've seen a friend, coworker, acquaintance or former middle school teacher sharing a "new" inspirational Bill Watterson cartoon. Except, it's not actually by the reclusive artist behind the beloved 'Calvin and Hobbes' comic strip.
If Miley Cyrus' performance at the VMA has turned you off of twerking, or if you just find cartoon butts bouncing around hilarious, this is for you.
You were innocent, but these animated images were not. Why you so pervy, old cartoons?
No, it isn't Guillermo del Toro's long-dormant 'Hulk' TV series, and certainly not the 'Smash' and 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' crossover we've been pondering for the last five minutes, but Marvel's newest upcoming animated series 'Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.' finally has a first trailer to debut its star-studded cast.
Merida, the heroine from 'Brave,' was officially proclaimed the 11th Disney Princess. But instead of celebrating, people got angry.
NBC should just save themselves the trouble and go ahead and make all of the different She-Ra TV shows Funny or Die came up with for this video next season. It's not like the could do much worse than they already are
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has led an interesting life: youngest heavyweight champ of all time, a prison sentence, ear biting in the ring, 'The Hangover' and a reality show in which he raised pigeons


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Practice Report
Safety Glenn Faulkner will be out for six to eight weeks after he had surgery to repair his ankle Thursday. The four-star safety out of East Saint Louis, Ill., had a screw put in to stabilize the ankle. Running back Josh Clemons has been battling swelling in his surgically repaired knee since the spring and the trainers wanted to get a second look at it. Results of an MRI done Tuesday did not show any issues, Phillips said.