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Pain is to be expected after hemorrhoid surgery, especially when having a bowel movement or urinating. It may be severe at times, but should diminish steadily in the week following surgery. Some difficulty with urination may also be present after hemorrhoid surgery; however, a total inability to urinate should be treated as a medical emergency.
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Hemorrhoids. Medline Plus. National Institutes of Health. Accessed July 2011. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hemorrhoids.html
Hemorrhoids. National Digestive Diseases Information Clearing House. National Institutes of Health. Accessed July 2011. http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hemorrhoids/index.aspx
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It was the first "Cardiac Kids" moment of the spring, and the Blue Jays' kids were up to the challenge.
Trailing the Orioles 3-2 going into the 9th, with all the starters out of the game, the Jays' minor-leaguers and future stars rallied for four runs off big-leaguer Pedro Strop and extended the Blue Jays' spring win streak to three games.
Ricardo Nanita led it off with a single, then Yan Gomes hit a little swinging bunt-type nubber towards third that he beat out for his second hit of the game (he doubled in a run in the second). David Cooper drew a four-pitch walk to load the bases and Jonathan Diaz, with a career slugging percentage under .300 as a pro, picked out a pitch he could drive and belted it to the lip of the warning track in left for a game-tying sacrifice fly on which all three runners moved up. Anthony Gose was next, having walked and stolen both second and third the inning before in a valiant attempt to single-handedly tie the game. On his own, he dropped a bunt down the first base line on which Gomes didn't break right away from third. On the ball's big hop, though, he did, and he would have been out by a ton at the plate had Strop's six-foot flip to the catcher not sailed past him to the backstop. A batter later, Brian Bocok ripped a single up the middle to score a pair, and that was that.
Ronald Uviedo, called up from the minor-league complex for the day, struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth around a couple of singles to nail down the save. Uviedo was picked up by the Blue Jays for the long-since-lamented Dana Eveland a couple of years back.
Earlier in the game, J.P. Arencibia hit a moonshot for his fourth home run of the spring, and Travis Snider was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk, scoring ahead of the Gomes double. Eric Thames was supposed to play, but his legs started cramping up after the game in Fort Myers last night, and the Jays decided to hold him out. He may play Thursday against the Phillies, or may wait until Saturday's home game against the Braves. Likewise Brett Lawrie.
Kyle Drabek started and was OK. He didn't finish the requisite four innings, reaching his pitch count of 60 with one out in the fourth. Drabek allowed three hits over his 3.1 innings, but two of them were infield singles. He maintained his poise, never let an inning get away from him and in the overall, looked as good as you would want him to look as far as composure and strength. The fastball touched 95 and the curveball was working well. He's still behind the eight-ball for a rotation spot, though. Here's what Drabek had to say after his outing:
John Farrell had very good things to say about Drabek, Yan Gomes and the rest of the kids after the game:
And we also spoke to Rick van den Hurk, who was claimed on waivers by the Cleveland Indians during the game. The tall Dutchman was never going to make the team barring the unforeseen, but he didn't do himself any favours by giving up seven earned runs on 10 hits over 6.1 spring innings, walking twice as many hitters as he struck out. The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster, ostensibly so the Blue Jays can add Omar Vizquel to it later this spring.
Here's what van den Hurk had to say:
The Blue Jays are home to the Phillies on Thursday, and we'll have that game for you on mlb.com starting at 1:05PM Eastern. You have to have an mlb audio account to access the broadcast, but I do believe it's free. Brandon Morrow is scheduled to start and throw five innings and will be followed by Carlos Villanueva for two, Darren Oliver and Jason Frasor. Join us, won't you?
Please give me a follow on The Twitter (but not if you just want to pick a fight, thank you) – you can find me @wilnerness590.
Comments are welcome – I read them all and respond to most!
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The big difference between Tampa and Toronto seems to be that Tampa has much stronger pithing out of the 4 and 5 spots.
Now Romero, Morrow and Alvarez look pretty good for 1,2,3.
But out of Brett Cecil, Dustin McGowan, Kyle Drabek, Deck McGuire, Chad Jenkins and Drew Hutchison, do you think they'll be able to find 2 guys who can chew up innings and give the team a half decent chance to win, – either this year or next year?
MW: Absolutely.- Andre
MLB audio account is $20 for entire year.
MW: Which is crazy cheap. But in Spring Training, it's free – all you have to do is sign up.- BuffaloSojourn
Mike, where is Santos? Why isn't he getting into a few of these games?
MW: He pitched in a minor-league game yesterday, struck out three of the five hitters he faced.- Jeffrey
I got your back on this ridiculous semantic uproar over Lind. The tweet called Lind "one of the very worst hitters in baseball the last 2yrs?". If it even said "one of the worst 1B" it would have been a little more true and would have had some bit of relevance.
Anyway the year before that he was one of the best, so I don't know what the point was anyway. Sell low?
MW: I appreciate that. It seems to me that people are just looking for reasons to get angry, it's sad.- sons
WIth our current bunch of young players or future stars as you would put it, how do they stack up with some of our past homegrown stars (Wells, Rios, Hinske)?
The point I'm trying to make is, the three guys I mentioned above were all stars in the making and they all become good major league players with different levels of success. There was a high level of hype and anticipation of them becoming great players. Rios/Hinske were disappointments and did not live up to our hopes.
My question now is: how are our younger players such as Lawrie, Rasmus, Snider/Thames and others stack up in terms of skills and abilities and where would you see them in say 5 years as far as their achievements will be.
Like many others, I had a love/hate relationship with Rios and that ended terribly. I even have an autographed game used bat of his that I used to treasure, now it's under my bed collecting dust.
So Mike, please tell us that our new corp will be better than those in the past!
MW: I can't tell you that, no one can. Rios was a real disappointment, as it turned out, but he still went to two all-star games, and the Blue Jays' record book has Vernon Wells all over the top of most offensive categories.- Antony
"But not if you just want to pick a fight, thank you" well said. That should go for your post-game shows too. Was listening to JaysTalk from a few days ago when you had it out with a very rude fan. While I love the program, I can't stand some of the callers that phone in with negative, ridiculous, "categorically untrue" comments. I applaud you for your approach, I would be doing the same.
MW: Thank you!- John
Happy belated birthday Mike. It's great that Jays got Oliver and Vizquel, you won't feel old now.:)
Mike, do you remember what kind of spring training B.J Ryan had back in 2007, before he had his T.J surgery? Do you remember if his velocity had dipped during that spring training? Not connecting the lack of velocity with T.J by any means, but do you think if Doc is having some serious problems with his arm or is it just the age?
MW: I'm still older than Oliver. Ryan sat out most of that spring with what the Blue Jays said was a back problem. I think he may only have thrown a couple of innings, if that. I don't think there's anything wrong with Roy Halladay.- Beburg
Hi MIke, I am curious if you think the Blue Jays would move Rajai Davis and keep Snider and Thames. I assume there is an issue of having a back up CF. I wonder if there is an issue of getting enough ABs for both young players. The other scenario is moving Davis and keeping another infielder or McKoy who can handle the infield and the outfield. I assume the Jays at the least want someone to pay all of Davis contract. I wonder if I am seeing this clearly.
MW: I don't know if you're seeing it clearly or not, but you're not seeing it the same way as the Blue Jays. The presence of Rajai Davis – or Ben Francisco, for that matter, has nothing to do with either Travis Snider or Eric Thames. Neither Snider nor Thames will be on this team to be primarily a back-up or bench player.- douglas mccallum
michael,- darrell bishop
heard aa on the airwaves last evening with the drive home show host from sportsnet 590 (always forget his name)
he made the point that there has been many opposing organizations scouts, coaches, media people etc.. as they eyeball this blue jays organization in camp and during games and are calling them the perhaps likely surprise team of mlb in 2012.
ok. maybe i guess. but realistically i think all of these critical thinkers from within the game had to be moreso just drooling at the mouth at the look of the overall talent on the current major league roster in camp but as much or even moreso the look of all the depth of young talent and likely major leaguers and potential stars showing their wares at virtually all positions and at all levels be it a, aa or aaa. that in my mind is where the frothing mouths are coming from i would think.
that… i'm thinking michael is where most of the hype about this team and organization going forward is all essentially stemming from.
and especially the serious glut of young power arms and pitchers that aa has assembled.
which is needless to say fine all the same…
Hey Mike…how about a blog entry dedicated to the LF battle with your insights about all of the things being considered when choosing between Thames and Snider. There's so much interest in this thing.
It seems that they have both done what the club has asked them to – Snider has changed and solidified his swing and Thames has come back with a stronger arm and better throws.
Thames has performed well, and has done nothing to "lose" the job he had for half of 2011. But is that enough given Snider's performance?
Snider has outperformed Thames by a little (maybe not enough) and has the greater long-term potential assuming he can hit ML pitching consistently. He always tears up AAA pitching, and it seems at some point he has to be given the long term chance, and not get sent down if he goes through some struggles with the big club. Can he learn anymore at AAA, or is now the time?
How much consideration is given to which pitchers each faced and what game situations they were in at the plate during ST? How much consideration is given to the fact that Thames played 81(?) games last year, but got to hit in front of Bautista most of the time?
How much do options play into this equation?
Lots of questions from lots of people, not just me…would love to hear your more detailed comments!
By the way…all the Twitter junk directed toward you the past couple of days makes me puke! You're the best!
MW: Thanks. It's a really interesting thing, the Battle (TM), but I talk about it everyday. I don't know that a post solely dedicated to it would be a good thing, because it would be obsolete the next day. Snider has to outplay Thames by quite a bit in order to win the job, I think. Options won't play into it at all.- Steve in HH
You never like to lose assets but something had to give on the 40 man roster for Vizquel. I hope van den Hurk can stick with the Tribe and I wish him well.
Morrow is kicking some butt today. Can't wait for this season to get fired up, spring training feels like forever.
Nice job on the calls today Mike!- Slingshot
Loving the blog, sir. Between this and the unseasonably warm weather here in Winterpeg, I'm really getting pumped for ball season.
I know it's only spring ball, but if the rotation is reasonably strong, the bullpen is better than '11, Jose is still a beast, and a handful of the young guys — Lawrie, Snider, Morrow, Escobar, Alvarez, Drabek, etc. — approach their potential, it is POSSIBLE for this team to contend.
Currently planning my April trip out to the Big Smoke to watch some ball. Hoping I'll feel compelled to plan a September trip too.
MW: If those "ifs" wind up being positives, the Blue Jays will win the division.- hammer
Excuse me — did Darrell Bishop really say that he "forgets" the name of Bob McCown? Serious heresy!- Norm

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Regina, the Sisters of Life, and Some Time with Christ
There is a lot of talk in Communion and Liberation about following, and I am a literal person. So just past the midpoint of an extraordinary weekend at the New York Encounter, January 14–17, I told my friend Matt that I would follow him. It was Sunday morning and time for Mass in the Hammerstein Ballroom of the Manhattan Center, which was built as an opera house by Oscar Hammerstein in 1906 and still looks it. We were staying at the New Yorker Hotel, around the corner on 8th Avenue, and even being in Matt's company that morning was itself the result of following. . . .
I had checked in Friday evening and found no roommate assigned to me in the double room on the 24th floor of the New Yorker, which was not much bigger than a monk's cell, notwithstanding the twin beds wedged into it. I expected that, as at past CL gatherings, I would be assigned a roommate, but Friday night passed and I attended Saturday morning's events without a sign. Then, after Saturday lunch, I returned to the room and found strange books on the table between the beds.
Damn! The beauty of regional events, or national ones like this, is that there are great opportunities for following. I have told myself at such events that all I have to do is keep my focus on Christ and it is a certainty that He will surprise me. The friends I have made! However, where this weekend's roommate was concerned I had already decided that I didn't need any surprises. Solitude was working just fine, thank you, Lord. So now, Christ, what exactly did you have in mind? I furtively picked up the books one at a time and found Matt's last name written on the bottom one. My disappointment immediately changed to wonder. I had met Matt at a CL Vacation in 2009 and we had become friends, though I seldom had a chance to see him. Cool!
Matt and I bumped into each other in the hallway Saturday afternoon, and I told him we were roommates. His instant look of happy surprise mirrored my own. By the time Mass began the following morning, we had shared a meal and good fellowship. Matt was a more-than-compatible roommate, although he does have a habit of snorting and thrashing about in his bed covers like a pig wallowing in mud when he has decided it is time to fall asleep. Fortunately, based on the evidence of two consecutive nights, I can witness that this display only lasts about 20 seconds.
Into the Hammerstein opera space I followed Matt. The orchestra section, split latitudinally by a center aisle, was already close to full. Like a snowplow, Matt pushed his way through the crowd in the left aisle and turned right at the center break. By this point, I was silently thinking, Not going to find seats this close, brother. I raised my eyes and found Matt standing beside two empty seats that were absolutely perfectly dead center: on the open aisle and seemingly guarded for us by a pair of elderly African American women, plus an enormous pile of winter coats. Matt asked if the two vacant seats were available, and the older of the two women waggled a finger, twinkled an eye, and nodded, Unh-huh!
Her name was Regina, as I discovered when I introduced myself to the woman on my left. Matt did likewise with the lady to his right. It turned out that Regina was the mother, aunt, and perhaps even grandmother of several of the women who—as the Gospel Lites from the Church of St. Charles Borromeo on 141st Street in Harlem—were now warming up on stage. Regina proudly pointed in the Mass program to the one of four recessional hymns for which her daughter would be singing solo. Meanwhile, a great-granddaughter laid a head on Regina's lap, shyly avoiding my eye.
After a couple of minutes' conversation with Regina, I looked toward the stage and became aware of a remarkable sight. The two rear rows of the front section immediately across the aisle were filled with veils! Nuns—there must have been thirty of them—and all in full habit except what must have been the novices—and so young! For a Catholic, even a Catholic of recent vintage like myself, a community of nuns dressed in traditional fashion is a glorious sight, and the glorious sounds emanating from the rehearsal on stage, and maybe Regina's easy sway and silent finger-snapping as she listened, now moved me to get off my feet and introduce myself to some of the nuns.
They were the Sisters of Life, "a contemplative/active religious community of women founded in 1991 by John Cardinal O'Connor for the protection and enhancement of the sacredness of every human life." As their Web site goes on to say, they have a rich apostolate:
- We welcome pregnant guests to live with us in the Holy Respite of one of our convents
- Assist pregnant women in need of practical assistance through our Visitation Mission
- Host retreats at Villa Maria Guadalupe Retreat Center
- Invite those who have suffered abortion to hope and healing through day and weekend Entering Canaan Retreats
- Direct the New York Archdiocesan Family Life/Respect Life Office
- Dr. Joseph Stanton Human Life Issues Library
I had tapped gently on the shoulder of one young nun to start the conversation, but by the time the lights dimmed, signaling the start of Mass, several of the beautiful young women had turned toward me and were explaining their order, their life, their joy. I sat back down again beside Regina just as she jumped to her feet, swaying and dancing and singing along with the processional hymn. I realized in an instant that she was the only person not on stage who was on her feet, so I . . . followed. I stood beside Regina and danced too. Then Matt followed me, and with a bit of urging most of the people in the Hammerstein ballroom were on their feet and dancing to the hallelujahs of the Gospel Lites.
I looked forward and watched the Sisters of Life. In the sea of young heads, there was one elderly one, probably no older than me, in her 50s, but so much older than the average that the immediate thought was, Mother Superior. I noticed that, while the younger women stood swaying imperceptibly but definitely not clapping their hands yet, Mother Superior began to sway a bit more perceptibly, and then her hands, still clutching the Mass program, approached one another and began tapping gently. By the end of the hymn, the Sisters of Life were not just tapping but clapping, while Regina clapped and sang loudest of all.
The Gospel Lites sang Mass parts that were as respectful as they were stirring. Only at the end of Mass, when the program called for four rousers in succession, did they really let loose. The celebrant, a bishop from Chile, and the pair of American priests flanking him all exchanged smiles that threatened to break out all over their faces as they waited for the final verse of the first recessional hymn, then filed off stage. Regina and the Sisters of Life were still swaying. What could I do but follow?
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Your one-page daily morning preview of Atlanta Braves news.
Braves quotes after Sunday win over Rangers | Atlanta Braves
"There were a lot of good plays; my hat's off to Nate in the eighth inning coming in on that ball. Big afternoon for Freddie Freeman and Heyward, and Jonny Venters, getting an inning and two-thirds out of him against a good part of the lineup." "The bats are swinging a little better, and hopefully you get a good feeling and go win the next series, start winning series again."
Beachy to start Wednesday; Chipper update | Atlanta Braves
Jones, 39, mentioned the DL possibility if his condition doesn't improve within a few days to the point he can play and not just pinch-hit. He has also been playing for weeks with a small cartilage tear in his right knee.
O'Flaherty battling lingering back issues | braves.com: News
Braves pitcher Eric O'Flaherty continues to battle back discomfort, but manager Fredi Gonzalez doesn't foresee having to place the left-hander on the disabled list any time soon. "Just going from my experiences from the last time, it's three or four days, then he's good," Gonzalez said "He's a valuable piece. As soon as you put him on the DL, it's 15 days. So hopefully it's better."
Freeman working way back offensively | braves.com: News
Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman is well aware of his recent offensive numbers. "I fight and fight and work every day to try and get back to where I was," he said. "It's slowly getting there. I felt a little bit better the last two at-bats of [Friday] -- especially the walk. I haven't walked in forever. I finally worked one of those. I've been swinging at a lot of balls."
It's time for the Braves to start hitting the mark. And the ball | Mark Bradley
Enough with this we're-better-than-we've-played stuff. It's time for the Braves to play better. They're getting healthy. (Well, except for Tommy Hanson.) The schedule between here and the All-Star break isn't oppressive. If there's an upward move in this club — and surely there is — this would seem the moment.
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"That was a difficult decision," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "And like I told [Mather], this is not a 15-second decision, because he brings some flexibility, he can play all kinds of different positions. But we've struggled swinging the bat. "We just made the decision to maybe give Ramirez an opportunity to do that job."
Davidi on Escobar: Change in perception - sportsnet.ca
Nearly a year ago, the Atlanta Braves couldn't trade him to the Toronto Blue Jays fast enough, a slew of anonymous darts following him out the door. Lazy. Indifferent. Flamboyant. Selfish. Now, he's become a core piece in the eyes of general manager Alex Anthopoulos, one locked up through the 2013 seasons, with options for two more years after that thanks to a contract extension announced Sunday.
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Fond du Lac native Sam Munson, who was chosen by the Atlanta Braves last week in the MLB First-Year Player Draft was recently assigned to play for the Danville Braves of the Appalachian League in Danville, Va.


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January 29, 2010
Immediately following the "earthquake" that hit Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, I started seeing reports that the earthquake was not a random occurrence or happenstance. These were the same rumblings I heard following Hurricane Katrina. After the devastation of Katrina I started seeing reports about HAARP, High Frequency Active Auroral Research.
January 29, 2010
Haitians are helping Haitians. Young men have organized into teams to guard communities of homeless families. Women care for their own children as well as others now orphaned. Men and boys are scavenging useful items from the mounds of fallen buildings. Women are selling mangoes and nuts on the street. Teens are playing with babies.
January 28, 2010
Reports of violence in Haiti are largely disinformation. For centuries Haiti has been portrayed as a dangerous country filled with volatile and threatening people, unsafe for foreigners. This supposition, this fear and misunderstanding, has very deep implications for foreign aid and cross-cultural understanding.
January 27, 2010
Pierre Labossierre, cofounder of the Haiti Action Committee, alerts us to oppose "relief" funds and protest U.S. military occupation that threaten Haitian independence and sovereignty and to demand the return of President Aristide and the inclusion of Lavalas in Haitian democracy. Following the interview, listen and watch audio and video files featuring Pierre, Cynthia McKinney, Kiilu Nyasha, Nia Imara, Minister of Information JR, Joy Moore and more – all calling on everyone to "stand in solidarity with Haiti."
January 24, 2010
Major League Baseball in alliance with Rawlings Sporting Goods moved their baseball factories to Costa Rica in the late 1980s, throwing thousands of Haitian women out of work. Its million dollar donation to Haiti earthquake relief should be measured against its long, exploitative relationship with the devastated nation and it should make a much more significant donation to help rebuild the nation from which it made so much money.
January 21, 2010
There was an emergency service system established in Haiti under the government of President Aristide. We had trained people, trained volunteers everywhere in Haiti. There were buildings with materials and goods stocked there, so in case of an emergency, people would have the means to survive.
January 21, 2010
Venezuela was the first country to send aid after the disaster struck on Jan. 12, with an advance team of doctors, search and rescue experts as well as food, water, medical supplies and rescue equipment arriving in Port-au-Prince on the morning of Jan. 13. The Venezuelan government is doing everything in its power to provide as much help as possible while at the same time respecting the independence and sovereignty of Haiti.
January 20, 2010
Dr. Evan Lyon of Partners in Health stated, "There's also no violence. There is no insecurity." He said the security concerns are being overstated due to "misinformation and rumors … and racism." In a week since the earthquake, the U.S. had airlifted only 70,000 bottles of water for 3 million people in need.
January 19, 2010
"From the very beginning, U.S. assistance to Haiti has looked to me more like an invasion than a humanitarian relief operation," says McKinney. The SF Bay View, Block Report Radio, POCC and Haiti Action Committee are preparing to send a media-medical team to Haiti to serve the people most in need. Come to the fundraiser Sunday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m., at the Black Dot Café, 1195 Pine St. in West Oakland. Bring medical supplies. Spread the word!
January 18, 2010
It is amazing that no one says a word on the fact that Haiti was the first country where 400,000 Africans, enslaved and brought to this land by Europeans, rebelled against 30,000 white owners of sugarcane and coffee plantations and succeeded in making the first great social revolution in our hemisphere.
January 17, 2010
Haiti needs humanitarian help. Obama sent a bipartisan military invasion – 10,000 military guns sent come to help us to death. Just as the Black Katrina victims were vilified and criminalized, so too shall the Haitian earthquake victims be criminalized, vilified and evacuated at the point of guns.
January 17, 2010
Defense Secretary Robert Gates wouldn't send in food and water because, he said, there was no "structure … to provide security." For Gates, appointed by Bush and allowed to hang around by Obama, it's security first. That was his lesson from Hurricane Katrina. Blackwater before drinking water.
January 17, 2010
The U.S. has worked to break Haiti for over 200 years. We owe Haiti. Not charity. We owe Haiti as a matter of justice. Reparations. The U.S. owes Haiti Billions – with a big B.
January 16, 2010
Several hundred people had gathered to sing, clap and pray in an intersection here by 9 o'clock last night, a little more than four hours after an earthquake had devastated much of the Haitian capital.
January 16, 2010
"Rescue efforts were stalled today in Port-au-Prince with foreign rescue workers overwhelmed and unprepared to deal with impoverished people. Crews arrived with neither vehicles, nor gas, nor translators, nor guides." Make your tax-deductible donation to the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund through www.HaitiAction.net, an organization that will use your gift wisely, for the people who need it most.
January 16, 2010
Time is of the essence in Haiti, yet the international response has been painfully, tragically slow. Would this pace of rescue – where every minute counts in digging people out of the wreckage – have been the case if the earthquake victims were European?
January 15, 2010
In the spirit of solidarity President Aristide invokes and guided by Pierre Labossiere of the Haiti Action Committee, the SF Bay View and Block Report Radio are preparing to send a media-medical team to Haiti to serve the people most in need. Come to the fundraiser Sunday, Jan. 24, 6:30 p.m., at the Black Dot Café, 1195 Pine St. in West Oakland. Bring medical supplies. Spread the word!
January 15, 2010
Today provides a moment for reflection on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., born 81 years ago on this day. It is also a moment of intense anguish for the survivors and those continuing to suffer in the wake of the tragic earthquake in Haiti.
January 15, 2010
Hundreds of thousands of people in Haiti have had no access to clean water since the quake hit. Have you ever felt the raw fear in the gut when you are not sure where your next drink of water is going to come from? People can die within hours if they are exposed to heat without water.
January 14, 2010
Once the French army had subdued L'Ouverture and his rebel force, Napoleon intended to advance to the North American mainland, basing a new French empire in New Orleans and settling the vast territory west of the Mississippi River. By 1803, a frustrated Napoleon – denied his foothold in the New World – agreed to sell New Orleans and the Louisiana territories to Jefferson.


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Posted: January 23, 2014|
By Leslie Jackson
POLICE were called to reports of a disturbance at The Green Man at Bottomhouse in the early hours of Sunday morning.
A spokesman for Staffordshire Police said officers were called to the premises following reports that a handbag had been stolen. Officers said there was a large party on going at the premises and that a disturbance had taken place over the bag, which was later recovered.
A motorist, who does not want to be named, was picking up a relative following a night out and witnessed the scenes.
He said: "There were rowdy scenes with people half dressed. There were many people shouting and using bad language. The whole thing is tarnishing the area."
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The new CNBC documentary looks at the seven-year rise of the service based around messages no longer than 140 characters.
Andrew Kitzenberg found himself a participant in a series of dramatic events on the evening of April 19, when the two suspects behind the Boston Marathon bombing engaged in a shootout with police just outside his home in Watertown, Massachusetts. His series of live tweets, which included close-up photos, became a key source of information to the watching world on the unfolding drama, catapulting him into the spotlight.
In a new CNBC documentary, the founder of the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based startup GetonHand.com tells correspondent Carl Quintanilla how he went from having around 50 followers that night to tens of thousands of Twitter followers.
"Kitzenberg has turned the tables. Journalists are getting their information from a guy with quick thumbs and a Twitter account," intones Quintanilla.
This is just one of the handful of seminal moments highlighted by "#TwitterRevolution," a CNBC documentary that looks at the seven-year rise of the service based around messages no longer than 140 characters. The show, which premiered on August 7, seeks to explain the success, growth, and impact of Twitter, ahead of what is likely to be an IPO sometime in 2014.
For those of us who live and breathe social media, there are no huge surprises here. The documentary is probably more essential viewing for recalcitrant managers and other naysayers who still think the service is about "what I had for breakfast." Clearly those in the digital marketing space already "get" Twitter. But as the show reminds us, although more than 400 million tweets are pushed out every day, only 16 percent of American adults online currently tweet and 70 percent of Twitter users are based outside the U.S.
#TwitterRevolution only briefly discusses the commercial side of the service, explaining the role of sponsored tweets and reminding us that, for most of its existence, Twitter had no income. Nor does current CEO Dick Costolo help illuminate that question, as he declines to provide information on exactly how profitable the company is.
Still, it is exciting to relive some of the moments when it became clear that Twitter was starting to transform the way information is dispersed. Besides the Boston bombings, that includes the tweet from the January 2009 eyewitness who saw US Airways flight 1549 crash into the Hudson River, as well as the role Twitter played (and continues to play) in the political movements in the Middle East, as discussed by Bahraini activist Maryam Al-Khawaja.
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey also reminisces about the company's beginnings as simply a way for him to tell his friends where he was. And it examines the role the new medium plays in the democratization of information, with both citizen journalism and sources' freedom from the official media.
"The police used to be at the mercy of the mainstream media. Now we can tell our own story," Cheryl Fiandaca, bureau chief of public information for the Boston Police Department, tells Quintanilla, elaborating on the role Twitter played in helping them locate the Boston bombing suspects.
The dark sides of the medium are also addressed, such as the Twitter-based hazing in February of two underaged victims of an alleged sexual assault by two 18-year-old football players in Torrington, Connecticut. And it reflects on our culture's obsession with celebrities as well as the ease which Twitter allows anonymous users to bash the rich and famous.
It also looks at Twitter's addictive nature. "This is the first time we have had a technology that is so intrusive into our moment by moment lives," says Nicholas Carr, author of "The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains." "When we get new information, we get this little burst of pleasure in that we want to repeat it. The bad side is it can become kind of compulsive. Either you are always checking your Twitter feed or you are thinking about it."
Twitter's Costolo puts a better spin on Twitter as a "town square where we go to feel connected to one another." It is by necessity, he says, unfiltered and raw.
For good or for bad, the #TwitterRevolution reminds us how digital technologies continue to both reflect and transform our society.
The show will be rebroadcast on CNBC on Friday, August 9 (8 p.m. ET), Sunday, August 11 (9 p.m. ET), and Monday, August 12 (9 p.m. ET and 12 a.m. ET). It will also be available starting August 12 on iTunes and Hulu.
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Most of the influential content strategy books and posts revolve around creating a better website experience. The mobile revolution is forcing websites to evolve quickly, but their importance will remain.
For those of us who do content strategy work, there's a certain comfort in the constraints of websites. The boundaries are usually well-defined, the project deliverable is obvious, roles and phases are clear, and a launch date brings closure to the project (although the content work never ends).
The relationship between content strategy and social media, however, can quickly get murky. Instead of focusing on content strategy considerations – communication goals, audiences, messaging, workflow and editorial planning, among other areas – it's easy to become consumed with the intricacies of the social channels.
Without question, organizations must understand the strengths and nuances of each channel. But your social presence must be grounded in solid content strategy.
In Every Brand Will Need A Content Strategy, David Armano wrote:
Content strategy often is the starting point before getting into the nuts and bolts activities which support it, like developing a content calendar, putting an editorial process in place or supporting content production with writers, producers and creative talent.
Meanwhile, Shel Holtz wonderfully articulated the shortcomings of a "Facebook strategy":
Platforms come and go. They change. The audiences that embrace them are fickle and abandon them easily for something that better suits them….For communicators with a content strategy, adjusting to these changes is simple, just like a Mad Men-era advertiser sliding content into new or newly-popular TV series or publications.
It's so tempting – and exciting – to dive into the latest social channels, particularly with the emergence of visual communications. As long as they're viewed as new platforms for your core strategies, as Shel wrote, you'll be better prepared to create compelling, sustainable content.


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Inventor Dr Alex Moulton dies
The Wiltshire inventor Dr Alex Moulton has died at the age of 92. He's perhaps best known for the Moulton bicycle, the small-wheeled bike recognised as a design classic. The hand-built bikes are still made at the Moulton factory in Bradford-on-Avon.
Dr Moulton was also renowned for the Hydrolastic suspension system he developed for the Mini.


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Drew Carey can't catch a break
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I've heard from a few folks close to DREW CAREY'S GREEN SCREEN SHOW and they both have similarly depressing news about the show's future. Says one source: "Yes, we are contractually finishing up our last episode this week and then we'll be disbanded like a Peruvian brothel after a police raid."
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Howdy and welcome to an extra large episode of the Earth Station One Podcast. It's time to travel back to World War II and help fight the evil forces of Hydra, and also for truth, justice and all thing American, when we review the new movie Captain America, the first Avenger, but wait that's not all we also take a peek at the 3rd episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day. And after that will be chatting with Mike about his adventures at San Diego Comic Con, and the folks he met out there, and Bobby will talk about Fandom Fest in Louisville, KY
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EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL to Continue Support of ROOS N MORE ZOO Every Saturday in February
Las Vegas' homegrown Strip continues to support ROOS N MORE ZOO by continuing its month-long fundraising efforts for the area animal sanctuary. Along with accepting donations and selling merchandise for the private zoo, EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL is also playing host every Saturday night in February to one of the zoo's very own kangaroos, dubbed "Ashley J. Wallaby".
Producer/Director Sirc Michaels reveals the kangaroo to the audience during intermission each Saturday night, to the delight of fans at the show.
After the show fans are invited to take a photo with both Ash, the hero from EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL, and Ashley J. Wallaby, his kangaroo counterpart, which is framed and then available for purchase with all the proceeds going to ROOS N MORE ZOO.
"We've been raising funds for ROOS N MORE ZOO for the past 2 weeks," said producer Sirc Michaels, "But now that we are stepping up our number of performances starting next week we are hoping to see a spike in support for the cause."
$20 General Admission Coupons have been created for use throughout the month of February. The coupon can be found at the show's website www.evildeadvegas.com and its FaceBook Page www.facebook.com/evildeadvegas. The coupon is designed to be redeemed in person at the box office.
Exclusive merchandise featuring the show's newest mascot, Ashley J. Wallaby, will be available for sale. All proceeds from the sale of these items go directly to ROOS-N-MORE.
Fans who wish to purchase their tickets regardless of the coupon are welcome to visit: http://vtheaterboxoffice.com/evildead.cfm.
About Evil Dead: The Musical - Evil Dead: The Musical is a unique production that combines multimedia, live performance, audience participation and 4D elements to take audience members into its world. From undead ushers to blood spraying out into the audience, this musical comedy is bringing a new type of entertainment to the Vegas Strip, and the people behind it are determined to make a lasting impression. Performances can be seen at the V Theater inside Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino every Friday at 10 p.m. and Saturday at 11:30 p.m.
About Roos-N-More - Roos-N-More is a private zoo founded by Veterinarians Valerie & Jay Holt in 2009. It is an accredited zoo thru the ZAA (Zoological Association of America), a 501 c 3 non-profit, it has a USDA permit to exhibit animals, is licensed through the NDOW ( NV dept. of wildlife), and has a CBW permit from the federal gov. to breed endangered species. Roos-N-More does Ed-Zoo-Cational programs at schools throughout Clark County and southern Utah. It also shares its animals with nursing homes, special needs groups, underprivileged and troubled youths, church groups, boy scouts and girl scouts. It is also a rescue for unwanted and abandoned exotic animals. Since 2009 the zoo has grown to a menagerie of 350 animals (including birds and reptiles).


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(2005) Here's another drawing of a mother and a child. :)
(2005) I was thinking and missing my mother when I drew this. I'm not really happy with it but I'm posting it anyway.
(charcoal on paper, 2005) I can't remember where I got my inspiration from this. Anyway, it's a mom and her son walking at the beach.
(2004, watercolor on paper) I must admit I had a hard time painting. I need more practice.
(2004, watercolor on paper) I remember showing this to a college fine arts professor and he was like, "hmmm, are you poetic?"
This was my first attempt to use, i can't remember if it was watercolor or oil paint, on canvas. (2003)
So, yeah. When I turned 13, I started reading Archie Comics. BTW, I like Veronica more than Betty.
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ARLINGTON — The Arlington Red Devils used their experienced crew to control Jefferson 55-38 Saturday night in non-league boys cage action in Arlington.
The Red Devils (13-2) were led by Cody Frysinger with 17 and Blase McBride with 11. They finished shooting 50 percent from the floor (20-of-40, including 8-of-17 beyond the arc).
The revamped Wildcats (3-12) had only three players reach the scoring column: freshman Trey Smith with a game-high 23, junior Austin Jettinghoff with eight and senior Zach Ricker seven.
"I'm very pleased with how we played, especially the second half. Our cuts to the basket and execution for an extended time was as good as we've had this year," Jefferson coach Marc Smith began. "We were getting good shots and attacked the basket with two hands; it was a very physical game and that's what you have to do. We played the game like we needed to play it, how we talk to the kids about every day."
Jefferson went toe-to-toe with the Red Devils for most of the first period, despite Arlington's shooting 7-of-14 from the field against the Wildcat 1-2-2 zone. Jefferson could only hit 3-of-11 and turned it over six times (19 for the night) but made up for it by grabbing six offensive rebounds. Ricker (5 points) and Smith (4) accounted for the Wildcats' nine markers, while Frysinger dropped in eight. Jefferson led 7-3 on a 3-point play by Ricker at 5:04 but the Red Devils responded with a 7-0 spurt behind four from Frysinger to take a 10-7 edge at the 56-second mark. Smith put in a basket in the paint at 43 ticks but then the Red Devils scored six straight — two baskets by Frysinger and then a steal and layin at the horn by Andrew Hunter (6 dimes) — for a 16-9 spread.
Jefferson's rebuilt lineup — at times using three freshmen — struggled in the second period: thanks to six more miscues, they only managed 1-of-4 fielders, a 5-footer by Smith at 2:45. Arlington cooled off slightly (4-of-9) but steadily built a bigger lead that reached 29-11 on a putback by Frysinger at 1:45.
Jefferson's offense still couldn't get untracked against the Red Devil man-to-man defense that extended full-court much of the time. They turned it over five times, thus limiting their field goal tries to seven (2 makes). Smith netted five and Ricker two for the Wildcats but five Red Devils scored at least a point. When Jordan Freed canned a trifecta from the right wing that beat the buzzer, that made for a 42-18 edge.
Jefferson had its best scoring period of the night in the fourth, netting 20 markers — 12 by Smith (2 bombs) and eight by Jettinghoff (2 bombs). After McBride knocked down a triple at the 5-minute mark, giving Arlington a 48-20 edge, the Wildcats staged a rally that whittled the deficit to the final margin in shooting 6-of-10 (4-of-5 behind the arc) to go with all four made free throws.
Overall, Jefferson notched 12-of-32 shots (4-of-11 triples) for 34.4 percent and 10-of-11 singles (90.9%); nabbed 24 caroms, 10 offensive, as Smith and freshman Dalton Hicks (3 assists) had five; and 11 fouls. Jefferson gets back into Northwest Conference action Friday at Spencerville.
"Arlington is an excellent and experienced team; it came down to our freshmen and sophomores versus their juniors and seniors," Coach Smith added. "We went right at them; we didn't have any fear of them and that bodes well for the future that we weren't intimidated at all. We'll get through this situation and be stronger for it; we've built before and we will build again."
Arlington finished 7-of-9 at the line (77.8%); securing 16 boards (7 offensive) as Frysinger had four; and with nine turnovers and 12 fouls.
In junior varsity action, Arlington routed the Wildcats (2-12) 44-12.
For the Red Devils, Jared Green netted 10.
Leading the Wildcats were Kurt Wollenhaupt and Jordan Herron with three each.
Austin Jettinghoff 2-2-8, Zach Ricker 2-3-7, Josh Teman 0-0-0, Trey Smith 8-5-23, Seth Wollenhaupt 0-0-0, Tyler Mox 0-0-0, Dalton Hicks 0-0-0. Totals 8-4-10/11-38.
Andrew Hunter 3-0-7, Jordan Freed 3-0-8, Blase McBride 3-2-11, Cody Frysinger 8-0-17, Andrew Glick 1-0-2, Zach Metzger 0-0-0, Blake Courtney 0-2-2, Alex Steinman 2-0-5, Jared Green 0-0-0, Mason Wurst 0-1-1, Ryan McDowell 0-2-2. Totals 12-8-7/9-55.
Score by Quarters:
Jefferson 9 2 7 20 - 38
Arlington 16 13 13 13 - 55
Three-point goals: Jefferson, Jettinghoff 2, Smith 2; Arlington, McBride 3, Freed 2, Hunter, Frysinger, Steinman.
Ryan Goergens 0-0-0, Josh Teman 0-1-1, Kurt Wollenhaupt 0-3-3, Alex Neubert 0-0-0, Joe Gorman 0-0-0, Justin Stewart 0-0-0, Zavier Buzard 1-0-2, Jordan Herron 0-3-3, Carter Mox 0-1-1, Tyler Rice 0-2-2. Totals 1-0-10/14-12.
Ryan McDowell 1-2-5, Ridge Babb 4-0-9, Matt Glick 3-2-8, Jared Green 4-1-10, Aaron Starr 2-0-5, Mitch Jolliff 1-0-2, Blake Courtney 0-1-1, Justin Rice 0-0-0, Logan Grieser 2-0-4. Totals 13-4-6/7-44.
Score by Quarters:
Jefferson 2 1 3 6 - 12
Arlington 14 7 10 13 - 44
Three-point goals: Jefferson, none; Arlington, McDowell, Babb, Green, Starr.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two men charged in a University of San Diego basketball bribery scandal have pleaded not guilty to a home invasion robbery.
The San Diego Union-Tribune says Steve Goria and David Gates entered pleas Thursday to felony robbery and burglary charges.
Goria's attorney, Brian Watkins, denies that his client was one of the masked gunmen who took $70,000 from a family in their Rancho San Diego home last December.
Prosecutors contend that federal wiretaps caught Goria and Gates discussing a plan to rob the house four days before the attack.
Two other men also have pleaded not guilty in the case.
Goria and Gates also are among 10 people charged with taking part in a gambling ring at the university that included players and assistant coaches. They have pleaded not guilty.
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On March 31, Clarion University's "Communiversity" Grow Clarion Program will present "The Future's in the Dirt: How Local Food Can Transform Local Economies," a presentation by
author Ben Hewitt.
There will be two opportunities to hear Hewitt's presentation:
- 3 p.m. at Carlson Library, Level A, Clarion University
- 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion, 350 Main Street, Clarion
All are welcome to attend this free event.
Hewitt tells the story of Hardwick, VT, the small town at the center of his best-selling book, "The Town That Food Saved." Over the past five years, Hardwick has revitalized its local economy and reinvigorated its small downtown via the creation of numerous small-scale businesses rooted in sustainable agriculture. Thoughtful, inspiring, entertaining and humorous; Ben's presentation explores both the potential and the challenges inherent in creating localized food systems that benefit all.
Ben was born and currently resides in northern Vermont, where he writes and operates a diversified, 40-acre organic hill farm with his wife and two sons. He is the author of
best-selling books, "The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality
in Local Food," and "Making Supper Safe: One Man's Quest to Learn the Truth
About Food Safety." To learn more about Ben Hewitt and his work visit: www.benhewitt.net.
Communiversity thanks the following generous sponsors for making this event possible:
Clarion/Venango/Forest County Farm Bureau, ABLE (Advisory Board for Leadership
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Grow Clarion is part of the Communiversity program which is funded through a High Impact Practice (HIP) Grant awarded to Clarion University. Communiversity is a program that fosters partnerships between the community and the university to develop new initiatives that encourage growth and progress for the Clarion region. For more information about the
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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Overnight Wednesday, the City of Lubbock will have eight trucks out salting roadways so they're less treacherous during your morning commute. But with such an active winter storm season, and so much road work to be done, how does all that material and labor affect the City and County budgets?
Here's a breakdown of those numbers for you. Monday's storm was the fourth big storm of this season, and that's costing the City of Lubbock to pay the workers for overtime, and suppliers for salt and magnesium to make the roads safe.
The City of Lubbock Street Department says in the 2008 - 2009 budget, it paid $5,225 in overtime to street workers. From October to February 21st - that number is nearly seven times higher. One reason is during that first snow storm, workers were pulling 24 hour shifts to keep roadways clear on Christmas Eve.
In 2008-2009, the City used just under 300 cubic yards of salt. This year salt use has already topped one thousand cubic yards.
And last year's Street Department used 18,000 pounds of magnesium chloride. But in just the four months in this fiscal year, the City has already used more than 4 times that or 79,000 pounds.
What about County roads? Nick Olenik with Lubbock County says the County has more than 1,100 miles of roads. Of that, roughly 900 miles are dirt roads.
It takes five days, using 18 trucks to grade all the dirt roads after a winter storm. Usually, they have to grade each road twice. If a winter storm ruins a caliche road it costs $30,000 per mile to replace, and $200,000 per mile of asphalt to replace.
The County's road budget comes from vehicle registration fees. Of every vehicle registered in Lubbock County, $10 goes to County roads.
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You mad, bro? @SenatorReid—
Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) February 18, 2014
Eh, what else is new?
As Twitchy reported, the CBO is out with a new report predicting that a minimum wage hike would cost half a million Americans their jobs. But if you ask Harry Reid, we've got to fight to raise that wage — for America! And what's more American than blaming the Koch Brothers for your pathological ineptitude and lies?
The Koch bros made over $18 billion last year, but middle-class families have watched their incomes stagnate for decades. #RaiseTheWage—
Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) February 18, 2014
Good. Lord. This is full-blown Koch Derangement Syndrome, and evidently it's all the libs have left.
According to .@SenatorReid the CBO report has something to do with Koch Brothers.
I missed that in the report.—
SalenaZito (@SalenaZitoTrib) February 18, 2014
.@SenatorReid Un-fucking-believable. The majority speaker of the US Senate is attacking private citizens. A sad day in this country.—
EEÉ (@EEElverhoy) February 18, 2014
.@SenatorReid Wow.This is what you do as a servant of the people, try to demean its citizens?Never question why the PEOPLE hate Washington—
StaceyMay (@sportsmommyof3) February 18, 2014
CBO says raising wage will cost 500K jobs and @SenatorReid responds building a strawman around the 58th largest poliitical contributor.—
Blue Shift Blog (@BlueShiftBlog) February 18, 2014
That's how he justifies 500K-1M job loss? MT @burgessev Reid on CBO min wage report: "The Koch brothers made over $18 billion in 2013 alone"—
AshLee Strong (@ashlee_strong) February 18, 2014
@redsteeze @SenatorReid Stupid Kochs offering goods and services in exchange for currency in transactions that improve both parties!—
Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) February 18, 2014
Producing things that people want and will pay for. Try it sometime. MT @SenatorReid: Kochs made over $18 billion last year… #RaiseTheWage—
Tom (@BoreGuru) February 18, 2014
@SenatorReid I'm not entitled to their money! Nor is any American!—
Juan 14: 1-31 (@jdigg78) February 18, 2014
How many unpaid interns does your party currently "employ"? You can afford to give them some of your wealth. Walk the walk. @SenatorReid—
Casey Kim (@caseykim12) February 18, 2014
@caseykim12 @SenatorReid Not a peep about Warren Buffet's profits last year?—
Alan (@Schlotski) February 18, 2014
(D-RitzCarlton) MT @SenatorReid The Koch bros made over $18 billion last year, but middle-class families have watched their incomes stagnate—
Michael Freeman (@michaelpfreeman) February 18, 2014
Idiot —-> @SenatorReid: The Koch bros made over $18 B last year, but middle-class families have watched their incomes stagnate—
Neil Teatsorth (@nteatsorth) February 18, 2014
@SenatorReid how much did your buddy George Soros make?—
Thomas Lingerfelt (@tlingerfelt22) February 18, 2014
How much did your union friends make? washingtonexaminer.com/it-turns-out-t… MT @SenatorReid The Koch bros made over $18 billion last year—
S.M (@redsteeze) February 18, 2014
Enough to donate a crapload more than the Koch Brothers to political causes:
wfb.tc/1jD2ywD MT @SenatorReid: Koch bros made $18B last year, middle-class families have watched their incomes stagnate 4 decades—
Wash. Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) February 18, 2014
.@SenatorReid, speaking of the Koch brothers.. please retweet this. Thanks. j.mp/1eFQFW8 http://t.co/TNIdm8LWMZ"—
Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) February 18, 2014
Funny, that.
@SenatorReid Really Harry?! The Koch bros. You're so simple that you're going to base your argument for min wage on the Koch bros? Retire.—
iamnotbuyingit (@NewtonLake) February 18, 2014
Good idea. But first:
@SenatorReid You are filthy rich. Give me your money. Now.—
jon gabriel (@exjon) February 18, 2014
.@SenatorReid Why haven't you shared your millions of dollars with me? It's almost as if you don't really care about economic inequality.—
jon gabriel (@exjon) February 18, 2014
C'mon, Harry. Put all your money where your big, fat mouth is.
CBO says minimum wage hike will cost 500K jobs; Dan Pfeiffer, WH run interference
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The Olympic games opened on July 27th 2012, eight days after July 19th
2012 or the beginning of Ramadan. Ramadan is the holiest month of the
Islamic calendar and many observe this month long holiday by fasting
from dawn to sunset. This disruption in eating will no doubt have an
effect on Muslim athletes but I wonder, how will it affect commercials
and marketing during the Olympics?
Since one of the food industry's targets is fasting while watching the
games, any commercial showcasing food or drink will be that much more
effective. I know from personal experience that whenever I fast, the
first thought always on my mind is food. As a result, during these
fasting periods, I am very susceptible to food brands and any food
commercials. I can only imagine that my previous fasting experience is
similar to the millions of Muslims who are currently fasting.
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'The Help:' Rebirth of a painful genre
Kim McLarin | 8/24/2011, 1:45 p.m.
For two years I managed to avoid reading "The Help."
I didn't read it because I didn't need to. Whenever hordes of white women of casual acquaintance start coming up to me at cocktail parties or on the street and grasping my hand and telling me that I have to read this "wonderful" new book I can safely assume several things:
One — The book will be "about race."
Two — It will involve white people saving black people or, rather, appearing to save black people while really being spiritually and morally redeemed themselves.
Three — It will in no way make white readers uncomfortable about the complicated subject of race in America.
Four — It will make me ill.
From past experiences, I've learned that the best course of action for me whenever one of these soft bombs oozes over America is to simply opt out.
I don't tell others not to read/see these works, or suggest how these works might influence them. I try to keep silent when folks gush about how wonderful they are. I simply agree to disagree.
I bite my tongue when someone suggests that such works "at least gets people talking about race" — as if talking about race in the soft, rose-colored, deeply artificial glow of such books and movies is of any real benefit.
I did all of this and was content, until last month, when my friend Callie Crossley asked me to appear on her radio show on WGBH to discuss the cultural phenomenon the book has apparently unleashed. In other words, the invitation meant that I had to engage the beast.
Girding my loins, I borrowed a copy from a friend and hunkered down. Then I went to the movie of the same name. Let me just say this: Somebody owes me those precious hours of my life back. I'll take payment in gold.
Let's dispense with the nonsense first. Does the author, Kathryn Stockette, have "the right" to create a story about black people and written partially in the voices of black characters? Of course she does. Writers have the right to inhabit the minds of any character they choose, libel laws notwithstanding. Besides, this is America; the right of white people to exploit black people for fun and profit is written in the Constitution, I believe. Last time I checked, anyway.
Am I criticizing or judging the black actors who participated in the movie version? No. Viola Davis is amazing; I'd watch her read the phone book and applaud and certainly she has a right to accept any role she desires to play.
I would only note that 71 years ago years ago, when Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Oscar, it was also for playing a maid. McDaniel, beating back criticism for her portrayal of Mammy in "Gone With The Wind," said, "I'd rather play a maid than be a maid." Are they the only options of our fine actors still today?


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I'm sure you've all heard one of Nick Luebke's songs whether it be his "Call Me Maybe" remix or "Darty" but he's adamant about breaking from the mold. He doesn't want to be known for just one of his songs nor does he want to follow in the path of other artists. Luckily, he has a style all his own. With his meaningful lyrics and mix between rapping and singing, his songs have a unique elegance. He's talented and determined, but also laid back and humble. What better person could we have to represent the Madison community? You won't want to miss his concert with Mike Stud and Kyle & Keem this Friday, November 16th at Segredos!
How did you start making music? What did you originally do?
I would always sing when I was growing up, not in front of people though. We had a big mirror in my house and I would sing *NSync but I hate to admit that. Me and my friends started making music together, one would play the guitar and we would all sing. Then one of my friends bought a microphone, so one night we tried to freestyle, even though I can't do that at all. The words didn't make any sense but the rhythm was kind of good, so I sent it to my sisters and they were like "Nick you're so talented!" They bought me a microphone for Christmas last year and so originally I just did covers of Wiz Khalifa just to see what my voice sounded like. Then I started writing my own music and my friends started telling me to put it on YouTube. I was making my first song at the same time that Timeflies' "Under the Sea" song became popular. The first song I actually posted to YouTube was "Someone Like You" and I had no idea what to expect but one thousand people watched it in two days. Facebook's a crazy thing- it's changed the whole music industry. I was never actually trying to seriously do it, it just happened and it still is just for fun.
It's becoming increasingly more common for artists to make it big without a record deal. Is that something that you would want to do?
Whenever people have contacted me about bookings and managing my music I just think "I could do that myself. Why would I need someone to do that for me?" I just watched a documentary on Macklemore and at the end of one of his songs he explains how the label, agent, and manager get a percentage of the profits and basically he's left with splitting about seven percent with his producer. One of my majors is entrepreneurship and I'd rather just take it all on myself.
One of your biggest YouTube hits "Call Me Maybe" has 500,416 views. Did you ever expect that to happen?
No, that was not my idea at all. My friend Ryan thought of the idea. It was before we even knew the song would be huge, right when Bieber came out with his video dancing to it. Part of me hates that I did that because I don't want to be known as the "Call Me Maybe guy", but obviously it helped get my name out there.
Another popular song, "Darty" you made the video on Mifflin. What was that like?
This was the first professionally recorded song that I did and I went to a studio in Madison because I wanted to see what it would sound like. I wrote an entire remix to the song "Payphone" by Maroon Five and I spent three days on ot, but it turned out I couldn't record that song. At nine o'clock pm, the night before I scheduled the recording session, I called KonG and he made the beat we ended up using for "Darty," so we stayed up all night until seven am writing the song and then woke up at nine am and wrote the rest of it. We realized it was perfect timing because Mifflin was next week. I just got a message from Justin Clough that he would shoot video for me because he saw my "Call Me Maybe" video, so everything just kind of fell into place. He came on Mifflin and we shot the entire video. We basically just had fun shooting party scenes all day. It was something that everyone could relate to. Then we edited and released it the next day, which was during finals which was the perfect time because no one is actually studying- they're all on Facebook. Everyone wanted to show their friends what Mifflin was like so it spread quickly.
You mentioned Timeflies before and many people compare your voice to Cal's. Is Timeflies a major influence, or who do you look up to in the music industry?
I guess they are but I don't want to be in their shadow at all. I'm less of a rapper and more of a lighter rap style. I want to be compared as in the sound like the singing and rap combined, but I definitely have a different style. I don't know how to explain it. I think Timeflies is great, but I don't want to be labeled as that either.
Major influences
The first rapper I heard was Eminem and I listen to a lot of Wiz Khalifa for the rhyming, but not necessarily the lyrics. For lyrics, Atmosphere and Macklemore. I've been listening to Macklemore for a while and he's just unbelievable. Everything he says has meaning to it and that's what I try to do. The lyrics are really important, so I spend a lot of time on those.
This Friday you have a concert with Mike Stud and Kyle & Keem at Segrados in Madison.
It's gonna be so much fun. Kyle has produced some of my songs and I've seen parts of Mike Stud's series recapping his tour- it's gonna be a wild time, I can guarantee it. It's only gonna be my second concert so who knows what's gonna happen.
You're from Middleton. Are you excited to perform locally?
Yeah, it'll be different. It'll be weird because a lot of people that I know will be there and I'll see their faces when I'm up there but I'm just gonna be myself. I'm excited.
You were asked to be on the TV show "The X-Factor". Explain what that was like.
I performed in front of the huge crowd for the initial audition and ended up making it to boot camp, but I got kicked off in the first wave of eliminations. You can see me on there in the background a couple of times. It was a hell of a learning experience. The first performance of my entire life was in front of six thousand people. It was the craziest and most surreal thing that has ever happened to me.
When you perform do you get really nervous?
That one I was pretty nervous for and just wanted to get it over with. I basically blacked out for the entire thing. It's one of those experiences where you don't remember the whole thing. The whole time I was just thinking "What is going on right now? Why am in front of so many lights and people?" The first and only concert I've done so far I was really nervous during the day but then once I actually got there I was really excited so we'll see what happens this time around.
Do you want to continue performing?
That's the million dollar question. I really liked the first performance and obviously I've got to learn a lot and get better, but I'm liking it so far. If I don't like it then I'll stop, but I'm gonna keep doing it right now. Once you're up there, it's really fun and totally worth it. It'll be easier once school is done, too.
Speaking of school, what are you majoring in?
Legal studies and entrepreneurship. I was thinking law school but now it's up in the air. When I graduate I'm gonna see what I can do if I put all of my time into music. From there, who knows? I don't think ahead too far.
Do people usually recognize you on the streets?
No, not really. They definitely recognize me more on the weekends when they've had a few drinks. It's a weird experience when they do recognize me because I still just see myself as me, but it doesn't happen that often.
Some of your songs have specific references to Madison. What are some of your favorite memories of Madison?
Freshmen year just being dumb and innocent, not thinking about the future. Mifflin will always have a place in my heart, especially the "Darty" one. And football Saturdays- I live for those. I'm gonna make it back for one every year of my life. It's too amazing to miss.
What are you favorite places to hang out around campus?
The Kollege Klub. You'll find me there often. The Rathskeller to eat. I'm in Grainger all the time for my classes. And I always do my music stuff in Middleton. I also like to bask on Bascom Hill. I get a lot of good ideas there.
How can people access your music?
Only the two most recent songs are on iTunes but all of them are on YouTube if you just type in my name. There's download links in the info and it's all free. It's nicer for the listeners if it's free but it is a lot of work. If I ever make a mixed taped, it'd probably be free. You get more listeners and it spreads the music. It's better for the fans.
To buy tickets for the concert in advance, go to http://segredomadison.com/shows.cfm
Check out some of his videos --> "Darty" and "Chasin Dreams"


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A US Airways employee says he felt intimidated after finding a noose hanging from his work locker inside the Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
According to a police report, the 56-year-old man found a teal-colored cord tied into a hangman's noose hanging from his locker on Monday morning. He found the noose around 7:05 a.m.
The victim, who WBTV is not identifying, is an African-American man.
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"We do an annual Pub Crawl on Lake Norman every year and this was the first year we had t-shirts made up. We took a Pirate Map and added all of the locations of the pubs we were going to visit as well as an Island that we stopped at for BBQ. Working with CustomInk and your graphics made it a breeze to put this together. Then your teams made it perfect. Everywhere we went people stopped us and we really stood out in the crowd!"


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Sekou Smith likes Felton for the Blazers
"You put [Felton] at the controls of a Blazers team that boasts LaMarcus Aldridge down low and Brandon Roy and Wes Matthews on the wing with his old buddy Gerald Wallace (they played together in Charlotte) tossed in for good measure, and I'm seeing big things for Felton in his new role." A poll is included for those who like such things. But be warned, there is no choice for Other.


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Our lads have done us proud this year by reaching the Semi-final of the All Ireland Junior Hurling Semi-final. Unfortunately they were beaten by a strong Charleville side who have won the Cork and Munster Championship this season. Hopefully a short break and back into training for this coming season will lead to another successful season.
Our Camogie Club are currently recruiting and want you!
We will be competing in both Championship and League competitions this
year so we welcome new players throughout the year. Our first outing
will be the Birmingham 9-a-side tournament on the 10th March 2012.
Training will begin at 10am Saturday 4th February at Hough End,
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First and foremost, I would like to see the entire team being brought back next season, adding new pieces by trading away some would disrupt the team chemistry, because the new guys have to find a way to "blend in". In my opinion this is the first time since probably the start of 06-07 season where there are no major issues regarding the character of the players, remember having Hughes, Noc, and Gooden who were all complaining about playing time? I think this team has guys that are very happy with their roles.
Secondly, you can't replace Kirk, or Ben, not literally, but what they bring to the Chicago Bulls is just unique. Blake is not Kirk, and Wafer is not Gordon. Nobody can replace them. This team played TOGETHER in the PLAYOFFS and they know each other very well now, breaking this team will just be another recipe for DISASTER. As McGraw said in his write up few weeks ago, reinsdorf should pay the luxury tax because it would just be for a year due to the expiring contracts of Tim Thomas and Brad Miller in 2010.
Now to the main point, I would love to see Luol play the power forward position. Why? Because he is a shooter, and has a money mid range jumper. He is 6"9 and rebounds the ball pretty well. I see him actually posting up, or facing up the opponent power forward and that gives him the advantage. Having a starting lineup of
Noah, Deng, Salmons, Gordon, Rose, is having an offensive juggernaut.
I can never ever see, Salmons and Gordon accepting and being effectve in an off the bench role. Rose, Gordon, and Salmons all can drive to the hoop, and with Luol, he can space the floor because of his ability to shoot the Jumper. Rose can play the pick and pop with Deng, or drive and kick to either gordon, and salmons, plus you have Noah who is active moving without the ball out there. That gives Derrick four options on the offense. Plus it would prevent having the freaking famous three guard line up with Luol back and healthy.
That leaves Tyrus as an energy guy off the bench. You know, the guy who I thought was going to be Shawn Marion but never really is, he is the 06 version of Stromile "the 2nd overall pick himself" Swift. Dude you can not dunk your way for 20 points. And that is the only thing all he can do. Dunk. With Luol at the four, at least you know what you are getting and at least you know that he can score in a variety of ways. And he has a consistent jumper, much like what you can get from Chris Bosh or David Wesley or maybe even better. And Lu just weighs at the same level as this guys, there is no reason he can't play the four. He is a better on ball defender than Tyrus, and a better team defender. Tyrus over commits on defense, and his blocks are over rated. Lu can block as many as he can, or if not, hey KARL MALONE DID NOT BLOCK on the regular. He just used his basketball IQ and stripped the ball.
Having Miller, Hinrich, and Thomas off the bench, that gives Vinny an 8 man rotation he can work, plus if we draft a Hansbrough or Mullens, or any offensive big who can spell Noah or Deng its a bonus.


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