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Family's fear teen hospital tragedy could be repeated
9:19am Thursday 26th June 2014 in News By Ian Craig
THE family of a Worcestershire teenager who died of a series of cardiac arrests days after being discharged from hospital have spoken of their fears the tragedy could be repeated.
Amy Carter, of Santa Maria Way, Stourport, died on Christmas Eve 2009, and her family have now secured an out-of-court settlement from Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Worcestershire Royal Hospital, in Worcester.
The 15-year-old Stourport High School and Sixth Form Centre student was taken to the hospital on December 19 suffering from nausea, vomiting, a rash and a sore throat.
She was discharged two days later with glandular fever despite being too weak to walk and having lost more than half a stone in weight.
But her condition continued to worsen and on Christmas Eve she was rushed back to hospital, where she died of multi-organ failure while her parents Richard and Jacqueline and sister Samantha watched helplessly.
Although an inquest in July 2010 found she had died of natural causes and that the diagnosis of glandular fever was correct, Mr and Mrs Carter claimed the care she received was "inadequate".
Although the trust has not accepted formal liability for his daughter's death, Mr Carter said he and his wife were concerned another family could be put through the same ordeal.
"Our family has been utterly devastated at losing Amy," he said. "We have really struggled to come to terms with what has happened.
"We feel that the treatment Amy received at hospital fell well below acceptable standards.
"We put our faith into the clinicians that were looking after her in hospital and now we have to live with the guilt of thinking we could have done more to save her life."
He said he and his wife were "bitterly disappointed" the trust had not accepted responsibility for their daughter's death and was unable to provide a detailed explanation of what went wrong.
"We are now trying to piece our lives back together after the shock of losing our precious daughter," he said..
"We hope that through Amy's case lessons are learnt by medical staff in recognising when patients need further treatment rather than being sent home in the hope no other family has to go through what we have."
Experts from medical lawyers at Irwin Mitchell – which secured the settlement – said Amy developed septicaemia as a result of the overwhelming amount of bacteria which entered her Amy's bloodstream through the fever.
Thomas Riis-Bristow from Irwin Mitchell said if Amy had not been discharged she would have survived.
The trust's chief executive Penny Venables said: "All involved in Amy's care were extremely saddened to learn of her death and we extend our greatest sympathies.
"Following Amy's death a full investigation was carried out by the Trust which found that at all stages of her hospital stay, Amy received appropriate care. We are pleased that the legal claim has now been resolved."
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I really want Von to succeed and be awesome again. I'm not denying that he's had positive effect in games — getting a couple sacks, making a couple tackles, getting double-teamed and freeing up other defenders, breaking up an Alex Smith screen pass — but no one seems to be talking much about the elephant in the room, i.e. the lack of the big-time, significant, game-changing impact we expected from him.
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Authorities announced a $2,000 reward Wednesday for information leading to the arrest of a man who stole an expensive bulldog puppy at a North County kennel business.
A good Samaritan found the 5-month-old English bulldog, named Schroeder, wandering unsupervised last Wednesday evening and brought him to nearby Dogtopia in the 900 block of West San Marcos Boulevard, according to sheriff's officials.
About 45 minutes later, a man showed up at the business and claimed to be the owner of the brown-and-white puppy. An employee asked him to describe Schroeder, and when he successfully did so, turned the animal over to him.
A surveillance camera captured images of the suspected thief, a black-haired Latino with a mustache. He was wearing gray pants and a long-sleeved black shirt at the time of the dog-napping.
Schroeder's owners told investigators they'd paid $4,000 for the puppy.
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Dunking chips into high-fat dips over and over again like an automatic tennis ball machine is so tempting when there's a spread of food at your 4th of July picnic, but making a healthy dip or two before the party begins is a smart way to get the taste you want without overdoing it.
Here are five of Bethenny's favorite dip recipes for you to make for your barbecue:
1. Bethenny's Party Guacamole
Makes: About 1 cup
2 avocados
Juice of 1/2 of a lime
1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
2 tablespoons white onion, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Mash the avocados until they reach a consistency you like. I like mine a bit chunky.
Mix in the lime juice, cilantro, and onion
Add salt and pepper to taste
QUICK TIP: When you buy avocados, they should be just a little bit soft (or not at all) and let them ripen at home. Stick them in a brown bag with a banana to speed up the process.
2. Guilt-Free Artichoke and Spinach Dip
Makes: 6 servings
1 box or bag frozen artichokes (about 9 oz), defrosted and well drained
1 box or bag frozen spinach (about 9 oz), defrosted and liquid drained (using paper towel)
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (grate it yourself)
1/4 cup Monterey jack cheese shredded
1/4 part skim ricotta cheese
1/2 container (8 oz) reduced-fat cream cheese
2 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise
1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 clove garlic, minced
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 dashes Tabasco sauce
1. Defrost the vegetables in the refrigerator overnight, then drain them a colander in the sink or over a bowl. You can drain them together in the same colander because they'll get mixed together anyway, and that makes fewer things to wash. After they are drained, press on them with paper towels to get rid of any extra moisture that would dilute the dip's flavor.
2. Preheat the oven to 350. Combine all the ingredients except 2 tablespoons of the Parmesan cheese into a large bowl or into a food processor. Blend or pulse until mostly smooth but leave some artichoke chunks for texture.
3. Pour the mixture into an oven-proof dish or casserole. Sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan. Bake for 20 minutes, or until heated through and just starting to bubble.
4. Remove from the oven and let cool for at least 10 minutes. Serve hot or warm with thin slices of baguette, raw vegetables, baked tortilla chips, or crackers.
3. Lemon Basil Hummus Dip
Makes: 10 servings
1 can (about 15 ounces) chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves
1 clove garlic, peeled
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Whole wheat toasted crackers
1. Drain the chickpeas, reserving 1 tablespoon of liquid. Rinse the chickpeas with cold water and drain well in a colander.
2. Place the chickpeas, reserved liquid, basil, garlic, lemon juice, oil, black pepper, and soy sauce into a food processor. Cover and process until the mixture is smooth.
3. Serve with the wheat crackers for dipping.
4. Simply Irresistible Blue Cheese Dip
Makes: About 2 1/2 cups
8 oz reduced-fat vegetable cream cheese, softened
1 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1 cup crumbled blue cheese
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley, plus more for garnish
1 teaspoon minced fresh dill
Pretzel thins
Place the cream cheese, sour cream, blue cheese, garlic powder, pepper, parsley, and dill in a medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until blended.
Sprinkle with additional parsley. Serve with pretzel thins for dipping.
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16 oz reduced-fat chive-and-onion-flavored cream cheese
1/4 cup chipotle peppers, pureed
Juice from 1/2 fresh lime
Pepperidge Farm Baked Naturals Four Cheese Crisps
1. In a bowl mix the cream cheese, peppers, and lime together by hand, or puree with an immersion blender.
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on Jul 30, 2006 at 9:04 am
The only thing that I can say is that I would imagine that any house that had not been maintained for that many years would be a mess. I live in a lovely eichler and last winter I was not cold (yes, I have intact radiant heat in the floor, huge windows and no window coverings) or wet and did not have raw sewage on my lawn. However, I do maintain my house. Perhaps, if the house had been maintained her experience woiuld have been different. I do not think that this is an eicher issue, it sounds more like a family problem.
What I would like to better understand is why she chose the fact that this house is an eichler as the target of her frustration? Its just a house. Yes I love my eichler, but I am pretty sure that all recognizeable archtectures have people who feel strongly about them.
It may be that her house is not worth saving. She clearly thinks so. I just hope that if someone does tear it down, they are senstive to the privacy and concerns of the neighbors. Eichlers do have much glass and a two story home next door can adversely effect the property value and quality of life of the neighbors.
on Jul 30, 2006 at 11:08 am
I agree with the previous commenter. It's good that the writer is going to become a renter soon, because she is obviously not prepared to be a homeowner. "Wahhh - my old neglected roof and sewer system leaks. I don't like the colors and furniture! Tear down the house!" That's silly and infantile, regardless of the architectural style of the house.
It's notable that the two people interviewed in the article who admire Eichler homes are not from Palo Alto. Here in Silicon Valley, we have developed a true indigenous architecture, designed by some of the top architects of their day to fit with the climate and lifestyle of this specific area. Palo Alto with its 4000 Eichler homes is the arguable center of this California Modern style and yet, within Palo Alto the familiarity has bred contempt.
I recently met Ned Eichler, the original builder's son. He has been surprised to find in recent years that his name is now recognized around the world: "Eichler? Like the Eichler house? They're so cool." People elsewhere know the houses because they've seen them in design magazines and style pages in the major papers (NY Times, LA Times, Metropolitan Home, Dwell, Spaziocasa . . .).
From the photos with the article, it looks like one side benefit of the inattention the house has had is that the redwood ceiling has not been painted. That clear redwood alone is worth $100K. The Eichler I live in was also very neglected when we bought it. A new roof took care of the leaks, and we installed the finishes and cabinets we wanted. The one thing we had to reluctantly live with was the fact that someone had previously painted the redwood ceiling with cheap white paint.
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The original Eichler homes should be made extinct due to their energy inefficiency. Period.


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News: Snoop Dogg Co-Signs 50 Cent's Business Skills, "He Fed Everybody Already" [Video]
Monday, Nov 30, 2009 10:20AM
West Coast rap veteran Snoop Dogg recently praised 50 Cent for his effectiveness in handling both his own career and the careers of artists on G-Unit Records.
Having collaborated with 50 since the beginning of his career on "P.I.M.P," Snoop pointed out how the rapper has remained loyal to his past and present artists.
"50 Cent is a motherf*cking entrepreneur man," Snoop told DJ Whoo Kid. "That young man is a business man. You know I knew him from the beginning when he first come in. He's trying to find his niche to what he's doing [but] he done outgrew everything around him...He fed everybody already. He made sure everybody ate, he rapped on everybody's sh*t, he promoted everybody, he sent n*ggas on the road, he had me rap on everybody's sh*t, come on n*gga. Even Spider Loc...He set them n*ggas up so if he don't ever rap with them n*ggas again, they still supposed to be straight. That's why nobody can say how unfair [he is]. He played fair, I been with n*ggas that played fair, Master P was a fair n*gga. He played fair and made sure everybody ate..." (Radio Planet TV)
Lil Scrappy, who teamed with 50 for the promotion of his Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live, recently talked about why the G-Unit leader would likely not allow Young Buck back into his camp.
"Buck is my homie; he's like a big brother you never had," Scrappy explained in an interview. "50 is also a big brother you never had. I was around both of them when they would talk about each other love-wise, and that sh*t just flipped, which is what money does. 50 is a real dude. He didn't have to do any of that sh*t for none of us. Young Buck and Lloyd Banks were the first ones. I didn't really get the love that they got. 50 thought they were his babies and if you talked to him, he would tell you that. Buck just saw me in the same situation that he was in, when he got shot up and ain't nobody f*ckin' with him. I just talked to him like three weeks ago, and he said keep doing what you're doing, and I was like I appreciate everything he did for me. And I'm out here grustlin' and if we can make a hit record again, we can do it. Buck and 50 beefing is like two brothers beefing, and they ain't never going to talk to each other again, but it ain't that beat though. They will probably get over it one day, but I doubt it just because its disloyalty. [You've] got to be loyal. Look at Lil Wayne with Cash Money: he was loyal and look where he's at right now." (Hip Hop DX)
Aside from his business skills, New York rapper Saigon recently co-signed Fif's street credibility.
"Sha Money XL introduced me to 50 early in his career," Saigon revealed in an interview. "We sat down and chopped it up. I was actually G-Unit'ed out at one point. I was running around screaming that sh*t and all that. Like 'G-Unit n*gga!' 'cause me and Fif chopped it up...But we had a falling out, we both Cancers -- so as far as us being alpha-males, it's hard to co-exist around that n*gga. A lot of times it's his way or the highway. We kinda bumped heads, early...He never attempted, I never attempted to fix it. But to see him succeed, I kinda felt like I was succeeding...That n*gga Fif was like us, he's a goon, he's in the street, he wasn't no studio gangsta n*gga. He was a real n*gga, so for him to make it outta that -- seeing him make it out of that was kinda like gratification for me in a weird way...Sha Money is my manager now and Sha Money still works with Fif and if Fif ain't want that to go down, it wouldn't happened." (Rap Radar)
He has also received props from Raekwon who applauded the rapper's This Is 50 Fest last month in New York.
"That's something that he did that was a great move," Raekwon explained in an interview. "It's like New York n*ggas, this is what we never ever try to do because it's hard for n*ggas to get past certain things, yo, we gotta stop that. We got kids, man, and at the end of the day your legacy's gotta be great. It gotta be something that stood on something positive so your kids could talk about it later on when they get older. So yeah, I applaud that, for that n*gga to go and invite n*ggas through, that was a gentleman's move." (Absolut TV)
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Marilyn Manson is in a movie called 'Wrong Cops'
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He plays a teenager. We're in a weird place here, friends. It seems like people can just make whatever the hell they want and call it a movie now. The kid who made Gummo is making a Selena Gomez movie. The dude who made Terminator is just doing movies about blue people. And now the dude who made Rubber, which is about a psychic tire (watch it, it's on Netflix Instant) has a new thing called Wrong Cops that's… aw, hell, I don't know what it is. Marilyn Manson is starring in it with Eric Wareheim and a couple people from Twin Peaks and I'm going to see it as soon as it comes out on drugs. The end.


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"I actually saw some break dancers perform in Washington Square Park and thought it would be really fun to do a party with a street vibe," says Allison Sarofim of the inspiration for her eighties art-scene, graffiti-themed Halloween party that people are still taking about—and will be until next year's fete. It takes creativity to find the perfect party entertainment, but also a clear grasp of exactly what you're looking for, because in New York you never know when or where you'll find it. It was on a walk through Union Square Park that Jamie Johnson first spotted Baby Soda Jazz Band, a rotating collective of musicians that he ended up hiring to play at his recent thirtieth birthday celebration. "They're an interesting local band. They play in proper jazz clubs, but they also play regularly in city parks and in the subway," says Johnson of his discovery. When in search of the party muse, sometimes all you need is a walk in the park.
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IF GROSS INJURIES ARE YOUR THING Sabres defenseman Christian Ehrhoff lost a piece of his ear during last night's game ..... If you want to see the truly nasty photo, which Ehrhoff tweeted, of course, click here. OOPS Arian Foster
Sabres call up 3 from AHL for season finale
The five injured players included goalie Matt Hackett, who was carted off after hurting his right leg. Defenseman Christian Ehrhoff sustained a concussion while forwards Chris Stewart (leg), Matt D'Agostini (lower body) and Brian Flynn
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Animal Law
New Jersey Supremes Bar Emotional Distress Claim for Seeing Pet Mauled to Death
Posted Aug 1, 2012 7:28 AM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
Pet owners in New Jersey can't sue for emotional distress caused by seeing their animals killed, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled.
The court ruled in a suit by Joyce McDougall, whose was walking her maltipoo in June 2007 when a larger dog attacked and shook her pet to death. The trial judge awarded $5,000 to replace her dog but denied emotional distress damages. The New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed in a 5-0 opinion (PDF), report the New Jersey Law Journal, the Wall Street Journal Law Blog and the New Jersey Star-Ledger.
The court said that New Jersey allows emotional distress damages for witnessing a traumatic death only in narrow circumstances. "Although we recognize that many people form close bonds with their pets, we conclude that those bonds do not rise to the level of close familial relationship or intimate, marital-type bond," the court said.
Allowing a cause of action would require the court to "vastly expand the class of human relationships" qualifying for damages, or would "elevate relationships with animals above those we share with other human beings," the court said. "We conclude that neither response to the question presented would be sound."
Courts in Florida, Hawaii and Louisiana allow emotional distress claims stemming from the death of a pet.
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The Harrisburg School District announced Monday night that an audit confirmed an $11 million surplus in the district.
But what the district will do with that money still has not been decided.
Teachers repeated calls for the district to pay back the five percent that had been cut from their pay before the surplus was discovered.
School Recovery Officer Gene Veno said that is being considered but it has to be figured out. He said has to make sure that restoring the pay wouldn't hurt the district five years down the road.
"Plus we want to do, as you heard, full-time kindergarten," said Veno. "Plus I don't think the taxpayers of this community should have to bear another tax increase in 2014, nor 2015 if at all possible."
"We just want the five percent back that they took from us. That, in my opinion, they stole from us," said teachers' union leader Sherri Magnuson. "I want it back. so do my members. So do the cafeteria ladies. So do the custodians. I mean every single person wants that money back and they deserve it back."
Veno said the final decision on what to do with the funds will be announced next Tuesday.
Veno said the audit found that surplus was caused by aggressively conservative accounting principles.
"They've been through many different changes in business office managers," Veno said, adding that they have a new system in place. "They've had closures of schools. They've had layoffs. So when you start to look at expenditures over the last four years, some of them are not going to be caught."
But Magnuson said this was an egregious error that ended up costing some of her members their jobs.
"At some point in time somebody has to be held accountable and when it's something this major, the district had an opportunity to do so and all they did was demote the person which I think is dead wrong," Magnuson said.


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Friends and family celebrated the achievements of a soldier on Monday, seven decades after his heroic acts.
During a ceremony in St. Albans, West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General James Hoyer presented the Bronze Star and Purple Heart to Corporal Walter Filipek for his actions in World War Two.
Filipek served with the Marine Sixth Division in Okinawa, where he rescued a wounded squad leader, then wiped out an enemy machine gun to save his platoon. He was wounded in action later that year on Guam.
Filipek didn't even know he had been awarded the medals. He gave all of the credit to a good friend, Ellen Mills Pauley. "Here is the gal that got my medals for me right here," said Filipek.
Pauley returned the favor during the ceremony, "Walter is my hero and has been for a long time."
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and St. Albans Mayor Dick Calloway attended the ceremony.


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"To be pleased with one's limits is a wretched state."
~~~~~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1791)
Monday, June 29, 2009
Thought for Today
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Thought for Today
"The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom."
~~~~~ H. L. Mencken
Friday, June 26, 2009
As the Stomach Turns
Normally, I'm a stalwart Fox News fan. The AT&T U-verse TV service I've been enjoying since last February brings me something like 120 channels, but 119 are wasted on me, because I almost never watch them.
Actually, I don't spend nearly as much time watching Fox News as I do listening to it, talk radio-like, from the next room while doing something else. If I hear something particularly interesting, I walk into the living room and watch for a few minutes.
Yesterday afternoon, though, just after 4 PM local time, Fox News ran off the rails. As soon as the rumors about Michael Jackson's demise began to spread, Fox preempted its regular programming and replaced it with 100% Michael Jackson coverage. First there was the sappy, saccharine, sanctimonious Shepard Smith, my least favorite of the Fox anchors.
After three solid hours of Shep running on about Michael Jackson, I couldn't stand it any more. I dashed off this note to Fox's Viewer Comments mailbox:
Enough already!
Among other stories, Congress is about to vote on Cap and Trade tomorrow, Iranians are dying in the streets in quest of freedom, and North Korea is threatening us with nuclear annihilation.
So what is Fox News talking about wall to wall?
Michael Jackson!
Please, let's see some of the maturity and balance for which Fox has been known until now. Stop pre-empting your regular programming. Get Shep off the air. Let your regular programming resume.
Certainly, I don't expect you to ignore the Michael Jackson story, but for Heaven's sake, let's set some priorities. There are other important stories out there, too!
Shortly thereafter, I got part of my wish, anyway. Mercifully, Shep's shift ended – to be followed by the self-promoting histrionics of Geraldo Rivera. Geraldo has long had the reputation of somehow shaping every story to be about him, and he did not disappoint. To hear him talk, he was Michael Jackson's best friend, and the only reporter on the planet to whom the Gloved One would entrust the Real Truth.
This morning, I checked National Review Online's The Corner, and found that I was not alone. Jonah Goldberg (no relation), who often appears on Fox News, was equally dismayed, and far more eloquent. In a post called, simply enough, Some Quick Thoughts on Michael Jackson, here's what he said:
[NOTE: Normally, I just quote the first few paragraphs, but in this case, I'm making an exception. I hope that NRO doesn't mind.]
Generally speaking, I'm a believer in the rule that we should not speak ill of the dead. Or at least we should wait a decent interval before doing so (if we never spoke ill of the dead, history would be meaningless). But, I must say I find the media's instinctive rush to sanctify Michael Jackson disgusting.
Look, I understand that Michael Jackson was an "icon." I understand that some people loved his work and that many people who never met him believed they loved the man too.
But I didn't, and I'm hardly alone. If Michael Jackson were just another famous person, I'd probably stay silent and let the pro forma celebration of his memory roll by without comment. (For instance, I have no problem whatsoever with the media taking a moment to pay respects to Farah Fawcett).
Sure, I liked the Jackson Five. I liked "Thriller," too, when I was a teenager. Michael Jackson was an "icon" for me too.
But let's pause for a moment on that word "icon." It seemed the consensus adjective for the news networks. NBC ran a special on two "American Icons" — Fawcett and Jackson. Every cable network (including Fox, for the record) used the word "icon" to describe him as if this was some sort of safe harbor, a word everyone could agree on. "Love him or hate him," the implied logic went, "he was an 'icon.'"
Yes, well, maybe so. But that doesn't let you off the hook. Even though the term sounds neutral, it isn't. An icon, technically speaking, is a religious symbol deserving of reverence and adoration. The networks may not have intended to use the word that way, but they certainly showed an unseemly amount of reverence and adoration for the man.
I think part of it is the narcissism of our celebrity culture. Here was a guy so many of "us" read about in People magazine for so long. His passing, therefore, isn't a loss in the sorrowful sense of the word, but in the selfish one. It's a loss of an interesting subject, a creature to gossip about and to fill a few minutes on E! or Entertainment Tonight.
Everyone likes to invoke Lord Acton's axiom that "power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." But nearly everyone forgets that he coined this phrase not to indict powerful men, but to instruct the historians who write about them. Historians tend to forgive the powerful their transgressions. Likewise, journalists (for want of a better word) tend to forgive the famous.
Calling Michael Jackson an icon doesn't let him off the hook for anything. But to listen to the news anchors you'd think it absolves him of everything.
I say: Who cares who his famous friends were? Who cares what a "fascinating" person he was? If you want to talk about his death as an end of an era, have at it. But that's not what the Barbara Walters set is doing.
I know that Michael Jackson wasn't convicted of the despicable crimes he was accused of. And that's why he never went to jail. Three cheers for the majesty of the American legal system. But in my own personal view, he wasn't exonerated either. Nor was he absolved of his crimes because he could sing, moonwalk, or sell 10 million records. (Though many of us suspect the money and fame he made from those things is precisely what kept him out of jail).
And, while I merely think he was a pedophile, I know he was not someone responsible parents should applaud, healthy children emulate, nor society celebrate.
And while we're at it, his relatively early death wasn't "tragic." He was one of the richest people in the world. He spent his money on perpetual childhood and he was perpetually with children not his own.
Meanwhile, in the last ten days, we've seen or heard of remarkable people who've given their lives for freedom in Iran. We've heard of innocents killed because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. In the last decade, America has lost thousands of heroes in noble causes and thousands of innocent bystanders who were denied the simple joys of life through no fault of their own. Those deaths are tragic, and we're hard pressed to think of more than a handful of names to put with the long line of the dead.
If anything, Michael Jackson's life, not his death, was tragic.
Every year at the Oscars they show a montage of people who died over the previous year. Invariably, the audience only applauds for the really famous people. This has always offended me. Not necessarily because the famous people don't deserve praise but because it's so clear that the audience is clapping for the fame. Michael Jackson had many accomplishments. But the press is sanctifying him because he was famous, deservedly so to be sure, but not because he was good. So much of the coverage seems to miss this fundamental point, as if being famous made him good.
I feel sympathy for Jackson's family and friends who understandably mourn him. But I can't bring myself to mourn him any more than I mourn the random dead I read about in the paper everyday. Indeed, I confess to mourning him less.
Every channel says this is a sad day for America. I agree. But not for the same reasons.
Well said, Jonah!
Monday, June 22, 2009
Thought for Today
"Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul."
~~~~~ Michel de Montaigne
Friday, June 19, 2009
The Old Jarhead: I'm Tired
I'm Tired is a truly great blog post written 4 months ago by Marine Vietnam veteran Robert A. Hall. It has spread virally all over the internet, and finally made it into my mailbox a little while ago. If you haven't read it yet, you need to. Here's how it begins:
I'll be 63 soon. Except for one semester in college when jobs were scarce, and a six-month period when I was between jobs, but job-hunting every day, I've worked, hard, since I was 18. Despite some health challenges, I still put in 50-hour weeks, and haven't called in sick in seven or eight years. I make a good salary, but I didn't inherit my job or my income, and I worked to get where I am. Given the economy, there's no retirement in sight, and I'm tired. Very tired.
I'm tired of being told that I have to "spread the wealth around" to people who don't have my work ethic. I'm tired of being told the government will take the money I earned, by force if necessary, and give it to people too lazy or stupid to earn it.
I'm tired of being told that I have to pay more taxes to "keep people in their homes." Sure, if they lost their jobs or got sick, I'm willing to help. But if they bought McMansions at three times the price of our paid-off, $250,000 condo, on one-third of my salary, then let the leftwing Congresscritters who passed Fannie and Freddie and the Community Reinvestment Act that created the bubble help them—with their own money.
I'm tired of being told how bad America is by leftwing millionaires like Michael Moore, George Soros and Hollywood entertainers who live in luxury because of the opportunities America offers. In thirty years, if they get their way, the United States will have the religious freedom and women's rights of Saudi Arabia, the economy of Zimbabwe, the freedom of the press of China, the crime and violence of Mexico, the tolerance for Gay people of Iran, and the freedom of speech of Venezuela. Won't multiculturalism be beautiful?
You can read the rest of it, along with the many comments it has attracted, here.
Thought for Today
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."
~~~~~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Lisa Benson on Rising Gas Prices
Hat tip: Townhall.com
Thought for Today
"The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and have it found out by accident."
~~~~~ Charles Lamb
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Thought for Today
"America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please."
~~~~~ P.J. O'Rourke
Monday, June 15, 2009
Thought for Today
"Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others."
~~~~~ Robert Louis Stevenson
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Sarah Palin on the Holocaust Museum Shooting
Yesterday, Governor Sarah Palin issued this simple, elegant statement following the National Holocaust Museum shooting:
"Our hearts and prayers go out to the shooting victims at the National Holocaust Museum. The museum itself remembers and honors the lives lost in one of the world's most horrific genocides. To have an act of intolerance further spread hatred at this place of reflection, further adds to the grief. My heart goes out to all those impacted, especially the brave guards who acted so selflessly to prevent further injury. May God Bless the Jewish community."
President Reagan couldn't have said it better.
Middle Tennessee Liberty Rally
A huge Tea Party rally on the Legislative Plaza in Nashville, Tennessee is coming soon. It's called the Middle Tennessee Liberty Rally, and it will be held at high noon on Monday, June 29th. If you live anywhere within driving distance and you can get away from work for a couple of hours, come join us. So far, the scheduled speakers are Nashville talk show hosts Phil Valentine, Ralph Bristol, and Steve Gill, along with Ben Cunningham of Tennessee Tax Revolt and Ken Marrero, the Blue Collar Muse. By the time of the rally, there may be one or two more.
Here's a brochure (click to enlarge):
For the most current information, and to sign up for the mailing list, go to the Tennessee Tea Party website.
See you there!
North Korea As Seen by Zack Rawsthorne
Here's the Diversity Lane take on the North Koreans and how not to handle the situation:
Thought for Today
"The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us."
~~~~~ Paul Valéry
Monday, June 1, 2009
Thought for Today
"It is as useless to argue with those that have renounced the use and authority of reason as to administer medication to the dead."
~~~~~ Thomas Paine


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Here's the deal: Remember that recap of Saturday's game against the New York Rangers? Go read it. The exact same shit still applies.
The Flyers lost a game due to a bad penalty kill and just all-around poor team defense, despite the fact that they probably outplayed -- or, at the very least, were on the same level as -- the Detroit Red Wings for the majority of the hockey game. There's not much more you can write about it or say about it. It is what it is at this point.
Four days to let this one fester, no game until Thursday night. Don't listen to WIP for a few days if you value your mental health.
Questions with Answers
- Joey MacDonald has been good for the Wings in his limited action, but he's not the greatest goalie in the world. It could be perceived as a weakness for Detroit. Can the Flyers exploit? Two MacDonald mistakes led directly to two Flyers goals. So, yep.
- Special teams were the Achilles heel on Saturday. Better in both departments tonight? Nope.
- How many times is "history" mentioned during the NBCSN broadcast? Relying on somebody to keep track here. 11. Thanks, everybody who kept count. You've done us all a great service.
- Kimmo Timonen talked about the lack of effort against the Rangers. Do they appear a bit more in gear for this one? Tough to tell, really. There's definitely plenty of emotion out there, for sure. It's not a happy hockey team right now.
- Wayne Simmonds has been playing really well lately. The Flyers can especially use him on the power play tonight, but in general, can he keep up his nice stretch, maybe grab himself a goal? Zero points, two penalties.
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Louis Vuitton Utah Tattoo
Designed by Louis Vuitton and tattoo artist Scott Campbell.
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The collab between Louis and Infiniti is pretty dope. Infiniti has positioned itself next to the big boys of the auto industry and this collab with LV only enhances their visibility. The Essence Concept from Infiniti garnered wide spread adulation and so they asked LV to design a carrying case for the miniature sculpture version. The Daimer design was used for the case and retails for $300, as of now only one has been made. The sculpture however is a collector's item with 300 being made.
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My Monogram
For a limited time you can have Louis Vuitton customized with your very own monogram and colors. With their latest, My Monogram, the iconic bags are designed with you in mind. Nothing says its my LV, like having your very own initials stitched on your bag.
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Apparently this will be the bag to look out for this Spring from Louis Vuitton. The Fox Tail Messenger bag still has the monogram logo on it as well as a dyed fox tail to complete the look. Pricing for it will be in the thousands so start saving.
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Bosphore backpack for the person who is into luxury or addicted to Vuitton. This is one of the brands most popular bookbags for celebs and will cost 1400. It has the signature monogram logos along with zippers, straps. The bag is made from canvas for durability.
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Relevation Bag
The Louis Vuitton Revelation Bag is everything you want in travel bag. Priced at $4,040, the Revelation Bag, it has the raised LV trademark monogram all over its black tonal body. Plain and simple, LV Revelation Bag is dope! It will be part of Louis Fall/Winter Accessory selection.
So all you ladies addicted to Louis, and all you dudes trying to copy Kanye's swag might want to try and get at this book. It is a book of art and essays by Louis with an exclusive edition designed by Takashi Murakami being sold beginning Sept. 1 in Vuitton stores and on their website. The book will have illustrations and comments with some of the most influential designers that Louis' has come in contact with.
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They do what they freaking want and we are but putty in their hands. Louis Vuitton has designed a commemorative trunk in honor of Apollo 11. Not sure what thas all about? Come on open a book I can't give it all to you. The trunk will hold all your extras with many compartments and drawers maybe even the extraterrestrial you found.
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It's Louis! Vuitton that is. This jacket is made from Alligator Skin with gold button trimming and epaulette details. I love the concept, the design is minimal construction to allow the fabric to do the work. Its slaying pockets for 50 to 75k. Newness it is and we approve!
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text: Word is that Jarkko Ruutu will be joining the Ducks for a sixth round pick. With Mara being moved last night you knew a forward would be coming to town. Either by trade or by call up someone was coming up. Now Saku, Teemu and Toni have another countryman to have around. I kind of like this. We could always use another guy with a chip on his shoulder and he is a left handed shot. Not a bad pick up for a sixth round pick.


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Regulations in the Middle East around pharmaceutical companies' payments to physicians are less restrictive than in larger, more developed US and European markets, finds a new study.
Cutting Edge Information's report, "FMV Processes and Physician Fee Schedules: Establishing Transparent HCP Relationships in Middle East Markets," examines companies' challenges aligning transparency policies and compensation restrictions in US and European offices with their Middle East counterparts who are not restricted by similar country-specific legislation : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. .
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A Radical Imperative to Artists
* and why it'll never catch on
The Imperative
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Stop expecting money and esteem from art. The role of the artist is to tell the truth.
Won't Happen
The assumption that producing content is equivalent to producing art is absolutely false – it is the conceit of the content producer that a given photograph, string of words, or paint-on-canvas is meaningful and, therefore, "art" – consider artwork mistaken for garbage (and, as happens most often, vice versa).
To the untrained eye, many artists' work might be mistaken for refuse: many well-pedigreed objets d'art can be considered over-valued (particularly should one consider the relative value of a $1.1m "piece" and the number of people facing malnutrition but for the lack of a dollar's worth of calories, vitamins, and minerals) – and therein lies the truth no self-respecting artisté would utter.
In a nobler world, there'd be no need for such admonitions – but we've yet to see that nobler world and, barring the serendipitous discovery and magnanimous distribution of some as-yet-unimagined technology, the pursuit of such is ruinous.*
Meaning is conceit and greed is law while energy is a zero-sum game.
* … which is not to say that the pursuit of cultural adjustments in line with such developments is inappropriate – it is simply counter-productive to individual and cultural survival so long as other individuals and cultures cling to the regressive stratagems which have evolved from the demands of present-day energy availability (i.e. the limits we humans have yet to surpass or even, in the context of peak oil, fully acknowledge).


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BILOXI, Mississippi --- Pascagoula rallied from an early deficit against rival Moss Point Saturday en route to a 71-53 win in the 20th annual Hoopsfest at the Coast Coliseum.
The Panthers, behind 22 points from Bobby Nettles, improved to 12-6. Moss Point, which saw Devin Booker score 24 points and move past former Tigers great Litterial Green for second place in career points at 2,225, dropped to 9-12.
Booker, who scored nine points in the first quarter and five more in the final 1:19 of the game, has his sights set on passing David Booker (no relation) as the school's all-time scoring leader at 2,251 points. The Tigers host Biloxi on Tuesday.
''To pass Litterial Green, who was a McDonald's All-American and accomplished the things that I want to in the future is special,'' Devin Booker said. ''When we moved here in my 10th grade year, my dad (Melvin Booker) told me I could be special. I don't think he thought I would be this special.''
The Tigers opened the game with a 12-0 run with Booker scoring seven points, including a 3-pointer and two inside baskets in the first four minutes. Pascagoula's first basket was a short jumper by Jacques Belford before Terrance Trussell connected on his second 3-pointer of the quarter to give the Tigers a 15-4 lead with three minutes left in the quarter.
Booker would add a baseline jumper to give Moss Point a 19-10 lead at the end of the quarter. But the Panthers would outscore the Tigers 61-34 in the final three quarters to even the season series with between the teams at one game.
The second quarter saw the Panthers hold Booker to one basket, a put back off an offensive rebound at the 6:20 mark. Booker would then miss his final three shots of the quarter as the Panthers cut the lead to 28-26 on a basket by Nettles and missed on a chance to tie the game with a turnover in the final five seconds of the quarter.
Pascagoula, which hit eight 3-pointers in the game, took its first lead of the game at 37-35 with 3:05 left in the third quarter on a Montrell Shepherd 3-pointer and never trailed again.
In the fourth quarter, La'Datren Deas gave the Panthers a 54-42 lead with 4:44 on an inside basket left before two technical fouls against the Tigers resulted in four points for a 60-48 lead and 1:53 left.
Booker then tied Green with a free throw with 1:19 left and added four more points in a stretch of 25 seconds to finish with 24.
In other games ...
• Harrison Central defeated Gautier 49-32 to drop the Gators to 12-8 on the season.
Lafayette Rutledge and Trivell Broyles led the Gators with 10 points each. Rutledge scored all his points in the first half and Broyles added his points in the second half.
• St. Martin lost 57-55 to Raymond when Markevious Hinton's last second 3-pointer hit the rim. Ed Simpson led St. Martin (16-6) with 21 points and Jamond Franklin added 16.
• In the first game of the day, Ocean Springs beat St. Stanislaus 47-44 in overtime. D'Iberville beat Pass Christian 58-47.


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There have been a lot of inquiries to our writers as to what methods are available to watch UFC on Fuel TV tonight. The show is main evented by a very solid bout between Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger, but Fuel's limited availability has many fans worried that they'll miss the action.
To start, the evening's undercard will stream on Facebook with the UFC currently listing the start time for the action as 6:20 p.m. ET. That stream is as easy as going to the UFC's Facebook page and giving it a like.
For the evening's main card, the action will be available on Fuel TV only, with no online stream. While normally that would mean massively decreased numbers over regular live UFC events, Fuel is having a free preview week. For information on the free preview weekend there is a page set up by Fuel.
In addition to current providers which offer Fuel such as DirecTV, Dish Network and Verizon FiOs offering the station without having to pay for an upgraded package, they also list participating providers such as Comcast, AT&T UVerse, Charter and Time Warner Cable.
It does seem that there are actually only a small segment of those carriers airing the free preview, however. Chicago, Denver, Atlanta and Boston area Comcast customers have all informed me that they are not getting the free preview. But the markets that already carry Fuel (a limited number of Comcast markets..etc) are airing the free preview.
It appears that even with the free preview only roughly 43 million households will have access to Fuel.
If you fall into a situation where Fuel is not available, you can always check the official UFC list of bars that show their events and get out of the house and do something with yourself.
Feel free to share your provider, area and if you have access to the Fuel show tonight in the comments.


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To the surprise of no one, the St. Louis Rams are not interested in New York Jets third string quarterback Tim Tebow. A Tuesday report from the New York Daily News puts St. Louis out of the mix as a potential suitor.
Scratch Rams off list of possible destinations for Tim Tebow. St. Louis, rumored 2 be interested last yr, won't be trading for him, I'm told— Manish Mehta(@MMehtaNYDN) April 9, 2013
Just how much interest the Rams ever had in Tebow is not clear. That rumor first started last year, before the Jets and Broncos agreed to a deal. It smelled exactly like an agent or a team trying to drum up interest in a player to get a little more leverage out of a situation.
The rumor got some new life over the weekend when Pro Football Talk published some unwarranted speculation about Tebow's potential to land with the Rams. That PFT post even went so far as to suggest that Tebow would be an attractive option for the Rams to game plan for mobile quarterbacks like Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick. We debunked that ridiculousness.
So, until the next time we have to travel this road ...


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