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Got into a car accident after working a night shift
- 1Jan 27, '13 by prnqdayMy worse fear has come true. I recently got into a car accident after working a night shift. Thank God, the accident only involved myself, and I did not get hurt. However, it has really shaken me up and I'm petrified of having to drive from work after doing nights. The scary thing is that, I didn't feel myself getting sleepy or anything, it just happened so fast. I didn't even close my eyes. All the "what ifs", keeps playing through my mind. It would have been a nightmare if I caused death of a family or myself due to my inability to stay alert while driving home.
I'm in a tough predicament. I just started this full time nights position and I'm afraid to switch my schedule or ask to go to another unit that has a day shift avail. I've only been on the job for 2 weeks. Right now, I'm so petrified of driving after a night shift. I've tried cool air and loud music before and it does not help. My husband cannot take me to work and pick me up so that isn't an option.
I sometimes call my husband on the way home as a safety line, but he drifts off to sleep which is no help. I also don't drink coffee. I'm at a lost.
For those of you who have ever experienced this, how did you move forward? Did you quit nights all together? Find a closer job? Or did you continue to drive home but use different strategies?
- 5Jan 27, '13 by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN, CNS AdminSo scary for you! I worked nights for 15 years and while I didnt have an accident I did drive off the road into a cornfield once. Youve only been on nights 2 weeks - it really takes six months to get used to nights. Things that you are doing sound to me to be right: opening the windows, loud music, safety net of calling husband. How long is your commute? I drove about 30 minutes home after nightshift. Would have been easier if we lived closer but it was what it was. Do you have to go right home after work? Can you take a nap in your car first? Are you getting enough sleep during the day? No interruptions?
- 1Jan 27, '13 by beekerI have been struggling with nightshift lately. As the previous poster commented, it does take a good 6 months or so to get used to nights. But now that I am pregnant I am SO TIRED! I normally have to nap in my car before I drive home which I never had to do before. Its awful. I have had times where I felt ok to drive only to have to pull over at a gas station and take a nap for fear of falling asleep while driving. Safety first! If you need to nap, you need to nap. But 2 weeks is not enough time to know for sure if you CAN adjust to nights. Some people can, some people can't. But we all felt awful 2 weeks in! I felt that way for awhile. I did get used to it, and now my body is fighting it pretty hard.
- 3Jan 27, '13 by netglowWell that sucks. For your own safety try what the above posters have suggested, and also I will add... you need to attempt to keep yourself awake, why have you not tried caffeine? It's not about liking it or not ...
- 0Jan 27, '13 by nu rnNever had an accident, but early on after starting nights, I felt like I was about to fall asleep at any moment when driving home (30 min drive). What usually helped me more than anything was to grab something to eat/drink on the way home. Seemed like as long as I was stuffing my face, I didn't have much trouble staying awake! I also tend to turn the radio up & sing along. My body has adapted now after working this shift for more than a year & though tired, I don't feel so exhausted that I might fall asleep driving (usually).
- 0Jan 27, '13 by prnqdayI've done nights before, part time but stopped nights all together because I could not adjust. I've taken a full time nights because it is the only choice I have at this time.
I don't try caffeine because when I did in the past, I had a hard time falling asleep for work. I've come to the conclusion, I'm not a night shift gal. I'll do it right now because I don't have an option. If I do have an opportunity for a day shift I'll take it.
Safety first.
- 8Jan 27, '13 by BiffbradfordAfter 12 hours and a 45 min drive home, I've stopped at the grocery store, sun full in my face, and fallen asleep for a hour and a half. Manager wonders why I don't go to the 2 hour staff meetings before work. Is she NUTS?
- 1Jan 28, '13 by iluvivtIn the meantime always chew gum and play something annoying to you on the radio( nothing soothing) or roll down the window and let the air hit your face. You have to find what works for you for now. If you must take a nap in your car before you drive home. I used to drive my daughter to school then drive to the parking structure.... find a nice parking place...lean my seat pack....tuck a travel pillow under my head...pull my jacket over me..set my alarm and rest or take a nap until my shift started.
Have you considered a cup of tea an hour or two before your shift ends to give you a little boost..enough to keep you alert but not enough to prevent sleep when you get home.
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On September 16, 2011, Stout's police chief removed a poster with a picture of Firefly actor Nathan Fillion and a quotation from the show from outside the office door of Professor James Miller. The police officer stated that the poster was unacceptable because it "refer[red] to killing" and "can be interpreted as a threat by others." Days later, the same officer removed another posting outside Miller's door that read "Warning: Fascism" and mockingly stated that "Fascism can cause blunt head trauma and/or violent death." The university's threat assessment team was activated by the posters despite their obviously satirical content, and Miller's academic dean called him in to discuss the threat assessment team's "concerns." Under pressure from FIRE and Firefly fans, and after Firefly actors Fillion and Adam Baldwin began notifying their million-plus followers about the case, Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen and other administrators at first issued a statement defending its censorship, but finally folded and announced that Stout would no longer censor the posters. In December 2011, FIRE published a video about the case featuring an interview with legendary author Neil Gaiman, who also had alerted his 1.7 million followers about the case.
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Wis. University Allegedly Labels Prof's Movie Poster 'Unacceptable' & Removes It
August 6, 2013
by Christopher Santarelli The Blaze University of Wisconsin-Stout theater professor James Miller has become a firecracker in a debate over free speech after he posted a controversial poster in front of his office door on September 12. The poster was from the short-lived sci-fi television series "Firefly." What did it say? Here's a copy: The poster's quote was apparently deemed offensive by some, including UW-Stout Police Chief Lisa Walter, who took down Miller's poster and e-mailed him on September 16. The higher education free-speech group FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) obtained copies: Dr. Miller, I wanted to notify […]» Read More
Out of the 'Firefly' into the frying pan
August 6, 2013
Poster ignites controversy at UW-Stout by Deb Anderson The Dunn County News View this article at The Dunn County News.» Read More
Browncoats – 1, Alliance – 0: College changes tune on censorship of 'Firefly' poster
August 6, 2013
by Greg Lukianoff The Daily Caller Last week I wrote about a remarkable case of censorship at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Stout Professor James Miller was threatened with "disorderly conduct" for posting outside his office door a quote from the beloved, yet short-lived sci-fi TV show Firefly and a second poster in which he mocked the college for its heavy-handedness. The fact that a college would overreact like this, violate the First Amendment, and then treat criticism of its handling of the case like a threat to the whole community was not really surprising to me. At this point […]» Read More
FIRE's Firefly Victory
August 6, 2013
by Jacob Sullum Reason Online A new video from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) tells the story of James Miller, the University of Wisconsin at Stout theater professor whoseFirefly poster (right) was removed from his office door by campus police on the grounds that it constituted a threat of violence. Miller protested with a satirical poster warning that "fascism can cause blunt trauma and/or violent death," which was removed under the same pretext. The two incidents, which marked Miller as a threat to campus safety, threatened his career as well as his freedom of speech. Amazingly, university administrators backed the school's […]» Read More
What I should have said at FreedomFest
July 16, 2012
This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the libertarian superconference in Las Vegas known as FreedomFest. My organization, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), was there in part because our short documentary "Don't Mess with Firefly" was up for an award as part of the Anthem Film Festival. Daily Caller readers may remember the case from last fall in which a drama professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout found himself in hot water for posting a beloved quote from that short-lived, Joss Whedon science-fiction series, and for mocking the bullying response of the campus chief of police to that posting. I wrote several articles about the case last fall, […]» Read More
FIRE, Firefly, and the First Amendment
April 23, 2012
James Miller, a theater professor at the University of Wisconsin in Stout, is a fan of Firefly, Joss Whedon's short-lived science fiction series. Evidently Lisa A. Walter, the school's chief of police, is not. After Miller put a Firefly poster on his office door last September, Walter removed it, explaining in an email message that "it is unacceptable to have postings such as this that refer to killing." She claimed the poster was not covered by the First Amendment, since it "can be interpreted as a threat." To protest Walter's censorship, Miller put up a poster that shows the silhouette of a cop beating a prone man and bears the message "WARNING: FASCISM." […]» Read More
UW-Stout welcomes discussion of free speech issues
March 28, 2012
MENOMONIE – UW-Stout professor James Miller, who raised First Amendment rights issues on campus last year when he placed a controversial poster on his office door, said having a representative of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education on campus Wednesday is a good sign for freedom of speech. "I'm glad FIRE is here," Miller said. In September Miller put the poster with the quotation "You don't know me, son, so let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake. You'll be facing me. And you'll be armed" from the TV science-fiction series "Firefly" […]» Read More
Neil Gaiman and fans of sci-fi classic 'Firefly' save free speech on campus!
December 28, 2011
Despite my 10 years working to defend free speech on campus, university censors keep finding new ways to surprise me. This year a campus in the University of Wisconsin system managed to do something that offended me both as a First Amendment lawyer and as a sci-fi fan, two parts of my life that I thought would never intersect. As I reported back in September, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, James Miller, was threatened with potential criminal charges just for posting a quote from the beloved but short-lived sci-fi classic Firefly outside his door and, then, for having the temerity to object to the […]» Read More
Video: How sci-fi fans put Firefly into the FIRE
December 28, 2011
Our friends at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) have a new video out this week recapping one of their most prominent victories over censorship in Academia – prominent because this case found a ready-made constituency of activists for individual rights. Fans of the cult TV series Firefly rushed to defend University of Wisconsin Professor James Miller after he was accused by campus police of creating a threatening environment by hanging a Firefly poster on his office door, a case in which FIRE prevailed. The video interviews author Neil Gaiman and takes a generally light-hearted tone – but delivers a serious message: […]» Read More
How Firefly fans and Neil Gaiman used social media to save free speech
December 27, 2011
Firefly fans and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education helped protect free speech, and a university professor's job, with a little help from author Neil Gaiman and Twitter. (Note: Alex Knapp beat me to the punch on this one. Read his post here.) Social media is changing the world and certainly University of Wisconsin professor James Miller understands this better than most. When Miller hung a poster of the popular but short-lived science fiction show Firefly outside his office he never expected that university police would take the poster down. The offending material had a picture of the star of the show, Captain Malcolm Reynolds, and […]» Read More
How Firefly fans saved free speech on campus
December 27, 2011
Here's a great video for fans of the TV show Firefly, free speech, or both – this tells the story of how the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) worked to defend the free speech rights of a professor who had a poster of a quote from the show Firefly removed from his office door because it was deemed a "threat." Suffice to say, Firefly fans didn't take this lying down, nor did free speech advocates. Here's the description from FIRE: The video, which features an interview with legendary author Neil Gaiman, is a lighthearted look at how the University of Wisconsin-Stout backed down from its […]» Read More
University Backs Down Over Firefly Poster Protest
October 14, 2011
Back in September we learned about the sad story of James Miller, a professor at the University of Wisconsin who found himself in trouble with the campus constabulary for hanging a poster of Firefly-era Nathan Fillion, emblazoned with a famous quote from the show in which he explains the exact circumstances under which he will kill you. When the police decided that the poster was a potential threat to the peace and took it down, Miller put up another one referencing fascism, which of course just made things worse. Miller eventually took his case to the Foundation for Individual Rights […]» Read More
UW-Stout flip-flops on professor's 'violent' posters, will allow them
October 5, 2011
Will a UW-Stout professor hang duplicates of two posters taken down in September, now that the university changed its mind after a national First Amendment controversy? Jim Miller said he might hang a new poster of actor Nathan Fillion, but he first wants some time to see if measures pledged by the administration will ensure free speech on campus. "If I re-post, it will be a new, glossy shiny poster," said Miller, a professor of theater and speech communication at the Menomonie university. University administrators sent an email Tuesday to all students, faculty and staff, informing them that UW-Stout officials […]» Read More
Professor allowed to re-hang controvrsal posters at UW-Stout
October 4, 2011
The University of Wisconsin-Stout says it will allow a professor to hang two, controversal, posters outside his office, if he chooses to. According to a recent report, that surfaced earlier this month, a professor put up posters, outside his office. One with a quote from a move that read: "You don't know me, son, so let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake. You'll be facing me. And you'll be armed"- Firefly. The blog goes on to say, the campus police were called in to take the poster down. In a statement released on […]» Read More
UW-Stout chills First Amendment
October 3, 2011
The issue: UW-Stout officials remove posters from a professor's office door, claiming they constitute violent threats. Our view: The posters were not threatening, and the university should apologize for interfering with the professor's free speech rights. Acts of senseless violence – such as the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting that left 32 victims dead – no doubt weigh heavily on the minds of those who work to keep college campuses safe. University police and administrators must be mindful of threats and act with caution when they occur. However, there's a distinct difference between acting cautiously and acting rashly, as well as […]» Read More
The Speech Police Return to Campus
September 29, 2011
When government regulates what we can and can't say, we often complain about the "speech police" shutting us up. But at the University of Wisconsin–Stout, that characterization is literally true. Earlier this week, campus police showed up at the office of theater professor James Miller to take down a poster he had displayed on his office door. The poster featured a quote from the short-lived television show Firefly, Joss Whedon's libertarian cult classic that is part throwback Western, part space fiction, and features characters (ironically) who battle an authoritarian government. The poster on Miller's door featured the following quote, from […]» Read More
College campus police save students from threat of Firefly poster
September 27, 2011
Campus police at the University Of Wisconsin-Stout, a dark and slightly creamy university that pairs surprisingly well with chocolate, have once more secured the safety of their students by ripping down a theater professor's Firefly poster, which threatened to murder everyone who looked at it. Or rather, as you can see in the image to the left there, captured Firefly star Nathan Fillion's character in his typically tough-but-fair idiom, while also using the word "kill," suggesting that theater professor James Miller was just waiting for the right opportunity to kill one of his students, just as soon as they were […]» Read More
THE DARK SIDE: A First Amendment showdown at UW-Stout
September 27, 2011
This week, Wisconsin is ground zero in the battle between university bureaucrats and free speech champions. No, I'm not talking about the University of Wisconsin's attempts to stifle criticism of its admission policies. That's been going on for years, and will continue for many more. No, this battle is much less weighty, but far more absurd, and involves a theater professor at UW-Stout. Apparently, the same guy who made the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series also made some sci-fi show called "Firefly." I've never seen it nor heard of it, but if it was even half as good as "Buffy," […]» Read More
When Firefly posters are outlawed, only outlaws will have Firefly posters
September 26, 2011
For a show that only lasted 14 episodes almost 10 years ago, Joss Whedon's sci-fi/western mashup Firefly sure has left a lasting impression. There were enough clamoring fans to merit a feature-film sequel (but not enough for any further ones). Its premature cancellation gave geeks a decade's worth of "Friday night on FOX" jokes. And it gave libertarians everywhere a science fiction show to call their very own, if only for a little while. And now, here's the latest misbehavior it's been aimed at. From the website of FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education): A professor has been censored […]» Read More
Insult to injury: Quote from sci-fi classic 'Firefly' censored on campus
September 26, 2011
December 20th, 2002, is a date that lives in infamy to me and many of my fellow geeks. On that (presumably) dark and gloomy day, Fox aired the last episode of Joss Whedon's brilliant space western Firefly. The impatient network canceled the show after barely half a season of episodes — aired in the wrong order, no less. With this reckless, senseless act all of my plans for the series — weekly Firefly parties, my planned Reaver Halloween costume, my letter-writing campaign to link up the cast members with their soul mates the Phenomenauts, my ambitious scale model of the […]» Read More
The Clear and Present Danger Posed by Space Captains
September 26, 2011
James Miller, a theater professor at the University of Wisconsin in Stout, is a fan of Firefly, Joss Whedon's short-lived science fiction series. Evidently Lisa A. Walter, the school's chief of police, is not. After Miller put a Firefly poster on his office door, Walter removed it, perceiving it as a clear and present danger to public safety. The poster shows Nathan Fillion as Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds, captain of the spaceship at the center of Firefly. Superimposed over the image of Reynolds is a line he utters in the first episode: "You don't know me, son, so let me explain this to you […]» Read More
University Threatens Criminal Charges Over Firefly Poster
September 26, 2011
A professor at the University of Wisconsin is facing threats of criminal action for putting up a poster featuring a quote from the sci-fi television series Firefly. "You don't know me, son, so let me explain this to you once: if I ever kill you, you'll be awake. You'll be facing me. And you'll be armed." If you're a Firefly fan, that quote will be instantly recognizable as one spoken by Captain Malcolm Reynolds, explaining to a new passenger one of the many interesting philosophies that governs his life. It also apparently had some resonance with Professor James Miller of […]» Read More
Theater Professor's Firefly Poster Declared a Threat
August 6, 2013
by Lauri Apple Gawker The campus police at the University of Wisconsin-Stout deserve praise, bravery medals, and $100 gift certificates to their favorite steakhouse for ripping down theater professor James Miller's Firefly poster before it could murder any students. Oh wait—not praise and etc., but ridicule. Miller, once described as "a walking encyclopedia on all things theatrical," hung up a poster on his office door that featured Firefly star Nathan Fillion and a quote that included the word "kill." Worried that the poster would result in murder somehow, school police chief Lisa A. Walter decided it was a public safety […]» Read More
Censoring Joss Whedon's Firefly and the Chancellor Who Cried Wolf
August 6, 2013
by Greg Lukianoff The Huffington Post A time comes in the life of every campus leader when a regrettable or silly mistake is made. If you serve long enough, errors are inevitable, but leaders should be judged not for their errancy, but how they handle mistakes when they do come up. By that measure, let's take a look at Charles W. Sorensen, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stout. On Sept. 12, 2011, UW-Stout theater professor James Miller posted this tribute to the captain of the starboat Serenity, Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds, from the beloved and short-lived sci-fi series Firefly, on […]» Read More
'Firefly' censorship debacle gets wildly out of hand at University of Wisconsin
August 6, 2013
by Jess d'Arbonne examiner.com A University of Wisconsin professor aims to misbehave. Professor James Miller, a University of Wisconsin, Stout theater professor, has made headlines recently because of a battle over censorship with the school administration. And at the center of that censorship battle is none other than our favorite Space Western, Joss Whedon's Firefly. According to Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, it all started when Professor Miller put a Firefly poster up on his office door on the UW-Stout campus on September 12th. The poster featured an imposing Malcolm Reynolds (played by […]» Read More
UW-Stout poster ruling overreaching
August 6, 2013
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BREAKING: Wisconsin University Reverses Decision to Remove 'Firefly' Poster
August 6, 2013
by Staff Editorial Big Hollywood This morning Big Hollywood published a piece co-authored by our own Liberty Chick and Adam Baldwin critical of a Wisconsin university's decision to force a theatre professor to remove two posters from his office door. This afternoon, the university in question reversed their decision. —– Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) reports: The recent discussion resulting from the removal of two posters hanging outside the door of a University of Wisconsin-Stout professor in Harvey Hall has raised serious First Amendment concerns, both on campus and across the country. It is important to note that the posters […]» Read More
University Professor Censored Over… 'Firefly' Poster?
August 6, 2013
by Adam Baldwin and Liberty Chick Brietbart.com View this article at Brietbart.com.» Read More
'You can't take the sky (or my poster) from me, says UW-Stout prof
August 6, 2013
by Staff Editorial The Daily Caller Last week I told you about the theater professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout who was warned he could be facing criminal charges. Why? Because he kept making a fuss about the university taking down his poster of Firefly's Malcolm Reynolds with this quote: "You don't know me, son, so let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake. You'll be facing me. And you'll be armed." Somehow they turned this into the professor making "death threats," and it became a bigger deal when some of the […]» Read More
University of Wisconsin retreats from censorship
August 6, 2013
by Ed Morrissey Hot Air View this article at Hot Air.» Read More
College Changes Course on Censorship of 'Firefly' Poster
August 6, 2013
by Greg Lukianoff The Huffington Post Last week I wrote about a remarkable case of censorship at the University of Wisconsin-Stout (Stout). Stout Professor James Miller was threatened with "disorderly conduct" for posting outside his office door a quote from the beloved yet short-lived sci-fi TV show Firefly, and a second poster in which he mocked the college for its heavy-handedness. The fact that a college would overreact like this, violate the First Amendment, and then treat criticism of its handling of the case like a threat to the whole community was not really surprising to me. At this […]» Read More
University of Wisconsin reverses its decision in 'Firefly' censorship case
August 6, 2013
by Jess d'Arbonne examiner.com It takes a great school to admit when it's wrong. I guess University of Wisconsin, Stout is just a good school. Well… they're all right. This week the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has announced that the University of Wisconsin, Stout has reversed their decision in the case of the censorship of UW-Stout professor James Miller. For those of you following along at home, you can read the backstory behind this ludicrous violation of First Amendment rights here. For those who want a summary, it goes like this: Professor Miller had a poster […]» Read More
Neil Gaiman talks 'Firefly,' free speech on campus, and one of the craziest cases of the year
August 6, 2013
by Greg Lukianoff The Huffington Post As I reported back in September, a drama professor at a campus in the University of Wisconsin System appeared to be in danger of losing his job for two posters he had placed outside his door. The first poster included a quote from the beloved yet short-lived science-fiction classic Firefly. The second warned the university against acting like a bunch of fascists for tearing down the first poster and threatening the professor with potential criminal charges. The university reacted to the posters by stating that the professor was a threat to the school, […]» Read More
Best of the Blog: "Aim to Misbehave: Donate to FIRE Today!"
August 2, 2013
This week, FIRE has a special treat for you. We've rounded up some of our best blogs from over the years: pieces we think are particularly well written or cases we are particularly passionate about. Today, we hear from Gina Luttrell, who wrote about our "Firefly" case at the University of Wisconsin-Stout on December 21 last year. Please enjoy! A little over a year ago, I flew into Philadelphia to interview for an open position with FIRE (spoiler alert: I got the job). Sitting in the conference room with my soon-to-be coworkers, they asked me to name a few cases […]» Read More
Victory at UW-Stout: Chancellor Folds after Censorship of 'Firefly' and Anti-Fascism Posters
August 2, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 4, 2011—Under pressure from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), national media, and actors Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin, the University of Wisconsin-Stout (Stout) has reversed its censorship of theater professor James Miller's poster featuring a line from Fillion's character in Joss Whedon's television series Firefly. Campus police had threatened Miller with criminal disorderly conduct charges, and he was reported to the "threat assessment team." After Stout censored his second poster, which stated, "Warning: Fascism," Miller came to FIRE for help. "FIRE is pleased that UW-Stout has decided to abandon its previous position and reopen the […]» Read More
Greg's Anthem Film Festival Award Acceptance Speech — The Long Version!
July 17, 2012
At the conclusion of FreedomFest this weekend, FIRE President Greg Lukianoff took the stage to accept the 2012 Award for Best Short Documentary at the Anthem Film Festival for FIRE's film Don't Mess with Firefly! How Scifi Fans Made a Campus Safe for Free Speech. The documentary, directed by Ted Balaker, tells the true story of a university professor who was investigated as a potential threat by the University of Wisconsin–Stout for displaying a poster containing a quote from the popular television series Firefly and the successful advocacy campaign spearheaded by FIRE and adopted by members of the show's cast and […]» Read More
FIRE's 'Firefly' Video Wins Best Short Documentary at 2012 Anthem Film Festival
July 16, 2012
And the Browncoats have it! This past weekend, FIRE's video "Don't Mess with Firefly! How SciFi Fans Made a Campus Safe for Free Speech" was screened for audiences at FreedomFest in Las Vegas as part of the Anthem Film Festival. We are thrilled to announce that our video, which features legendary author Neil Gaiman, was named the festival's Best Short Documentary at the awards ceremony Saturday. FIRE would like to thank director Ted Balaker and Korchula Productions, Professor Jim Miller, Neil Gaiman, and Firefly fans everywhere for helping us draw much-needed attention to the serious problem of censorship on campus. […]» Read More
FIRE's 'Firefly' case in 'Reason' Magazine
April 18, 2012
In the May issue of Reason, you'll find a whole page devoted to FIRE's case involving University of Wisconsin-Stout Professor James Miller, whose Firefly poster was removed by campus authorities because "it [could] be interpreted as a threat." The case is featured in the Artifact section of the magazine. The case drew widespread attention this past fall. Firefly stars Adam Baldwin and Nathan Fillion and legendary science fiction author Neil Gaiman all tweeted FIRE's coverage of the case to their combined nearly 3 million followers; more than 1,000 people were inspired to take action and write to Stout's president; and […]» Read More
FIRE Visit Marks Progress for Free Speech at UW-Stout
March 29, 2012
Yesterday, I wrote that Adam would be at the University of Wisconsin – Stout this week. He spoke twice on campus yesterday, first addressing the campus community at a public lecture and then leading a discussion with students from a General Ethics class. His campus visit was reported by Pamela Powers of the Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, Wisc.), which previously covered the Firefly poster controversy at on campus last fall. Powers writes: FIRE vice president of programs Adam Kissel said it was rare that UW-Stout officials would invite him to campus after such an incident. FIRE has defended faculty and student […]» Read More
Announcing Our 'Firefly' Twitter Contest Winner
March 5, 2012
Lauren E. Becker, known on Twitter as @MsBecker, has won FIRE's contest for the best tweet promoting our video about our case at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Lauren's tweet was chosen from more than 300 entries collectively receiving more than 1,000 votes at Prizes.org. Her winning entry, which included a link to the video, was: When they try to kill your free speech, you should be awake. You should be facing them. You should be armed. prizes.org/Best-tweet-abo… — Lauren E. Becker (@MsBecker) December 27, 2011 The tweet echoes Captain Malcolm Reynolds' declaration of honor from the TV series Firefly when […]» Read More
'Firefly' Video Hits 75,000 Views; Win a Prize for Promoting It!
January 12, 2012
Just a few weeks after its launch, FIRE's newest video has reached 75,000 views—OK, 76,702 as of this writing—and the numbers keep on rising! If you have yet to see it, you should watch it right away. The video, Don't Mess with Firefly! How SciFi Fans Made a Campus Safe for Free Speech, outlines the case of University of Wisconsin-Stout theater professor Jim Miller. With FIRE's help, Miller recently won a battle with the university administration to be allowed to express himself through posters on his office door-one of which featured a quote from the widely acclaimed science fiction television […]» Read More
Tens of Thousands Watch FIRE's New 'Firefly' Video
December 28, 2011
Barely a day after its launch, FIRE's new video has already been viewed well over 25,000 times! Thanks to links from io9, Instapundit, Forbes, Hot Air, geekology, Geeks of Doom, reddit, and more, the new video has taken off! The new video, Don't Mess with Firefly! How SciFi Fans Made a Campus Safe for Free Speech, details FIRE's work in defense of Professor Jim Miller of the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Miller faced censorship and threats of criminal charges from campus officials for his posters celebrating Joss Whedon's acclaimed sci-fi television series Firefly and condemning fascism. The video also features an […]» Read More
Talking 'Firefly' in 'Daily Caller,' Greg's Sci-Fi Roots Show
December 28, 2011
FIRE President Greg Lukianoff is a self-described Firefly "fanboy"—and in a column today for The Daily Caller, he talks about how his love for the sci-fi TV series and his First Amendment advocacy intersected in FIRE's recent win at the University of Wisconsin-Stout: As I reported back in September, a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Stout, James Miller, was threatened with potential criminal charges just for posting a quote from the beloved but short-lived sci-fi classic Firefly outside his door and, then, for having the temerity to object to the university's heavy-handed treatment of him and the poster. Now, my […]» Read More
New FIRE Video: How 'Firefly' Fans Saved Free Speech on Campus
December 28, 2011
Yesterday, FIRE released our newest short video, Don't Mess with Firefly: How SciFi Fans Made a Campus Safe for Free Speech. The video, which features an interview with legendary author Neil Gaiman, is a lighthearted look at how the University of Wisconsin-Stout backed down from its censorship of Professor James Miller's posters, one featuring a quote from the science fiction show Firefly, and the other condemning fascism. Stout stood by its actions until FIRE's advocacy campaign on Miller's behalf inspired Gaiman, along with Firefly actors Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin, to take to Twitter to encourage their millions of followers to contact the […]» Read More
Greg on PJTV's 'Instavision'
October 14, 2011
FIRE President Greg Lukianoff appeared this week on PJTV's "Instavision" with host Glenn Reynolds to discuss FIRE's recent case at the University of Wisconsin-Stout and the state of free speech on our nation's campuses. To watch the segment, visit PJTV.com (registration required).» Read More
'Firefly' Poster Censorship Update
October 13, 2011
The University of Wisconsin–Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin, which confiscated two posters that Professor James Miller had posted outside his office door last month, has finally returned the posters to him. In case you missed it, Miller was reported to the "threat assessment team" and threatened with criminal charges because of the two satirical postings. One of them depicted actor Nathan Fillion's character in the television series Firefly and a quotation from the character, and the other stated, "Warning: Fascism." Click on the links in the first paragraph to see what the folks at UW-Stout supposedly thought was so dangerous. After a huge public outcry and […]» Read More
This Week in FIRE News: UW-Stout Folds on 'Firefly' Censorship
October 8, 2011
By now you're likely well aware that University of Wisconsin-Stout (Stout) professor James Miller had been censored twice, reported to the university's "threat assessment team," and threatened with criminal charges because of a satirical posting outside his office door depicting a quotation from actor Nathan Fillion's character in the television series Firefly. After taking it down, the Stout Chief of Police threatened Miller with criminal charges for disorderly conduct if he posted similar content in the future. After Stout censored his second poster, which satirically stated, "Warning: Fascism," Miller came to FIRE for help. Last Wednesday, we reported that the Stout […]» Read More
'Hot Air' and 'Firefly' Actors Praise FIRE
October 5, 2011
Since FIRE's recent victory at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, the Internet has been abuzz with news of our success. Some of the praise comes from Firefly actors Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin, who were instrumental in getting the word out about the censorship of Professor James Miller's posters and pointing out the blatant hypocrisy of UW-Stout's administration. Fillion and Baldwin are both featured today in a post about the case by Ed Morrissey on Hot Air. Baldwin's reaction to the case: I am heartened and encouraged by the outpouring of support from the "Firefly/Serenity" community. It remains a tragic multi-generational crime that […]» Read More
For All You Firefly Fans Out There
October 5, 2011
For those FIRE fans who are also Firefly fans (as we recently found out, the two groups include many of the same members), we thought you might enjoy the first graphic I jokingly made to celebrate UW-Stout's decision to back down from its censorship of Professor James Miller's Firefly and anti-fascism posters (we used this one instead). If you're not a fan of the show, just skip on ahead to the next blog entry.» Read More
Adam Baldwin Fingers UW-Stout's Censorship Double Standard at 'Big Hollywood'
October 4, 2011
On Big Hollywood, actor Adam Baldwin has written an excellent piece about FIRE's case at the University of Wisconsin–Stout (UWS). It is getting hard to keep up with all of the press attention to the university's censorship of two posters by theater professor James Miller. After all, it's hard to believe that UWS would threaten a professor with criminal charges over his posters, report him to the university's "threat assessment team," and then tell the entire faculty and staff that UWS won't defend their First Amendment rights. But that's what UWS has done. Baldwin, with co-writer "Liberty Chick" (Mandy Nagy), has called […]» Read More
More than 900 Voice Opposition to Censorship at UW-Stout
October 3, 2011
The outpouring of support for University of Wisconsin–Stout (UWS) theater professor James Miller, whose Firefly and anti-fascism posters hung outside his office door resulted in threats of arrest and a report to his university's threat assessment team, has streamed in from around the country. It's not just the dozens of articles in the national media. So far, more than 900 free speech supporters (including a healthy share of Firefly devotees) have contacted the university through our website, calling on UWS to reverse the violations of free speech it has perpetrated against Miller and the UWS community. The groundswell of support has been quite […]» Read More
More Dangerous 'Threats' Come to Light at UW-Stout after 'Firefly' Censorship
October 3, 2011
FIRE has learned that another professor has made a serious threat of violence at the University of Wisconsin-Stout (UWS, also known as "Stout"): This professor clearly is making a threat to punch through the head of a colleague during a campus meeting. Someone should notify Chief of Police/Director of Parking Services Lisa A. Walter as soon as possible so that the UWS threat assessment team can assess the threat and take swift action to save the campus from feeling unsafe. Also, an alert reader has notified me that the "Stout Fight Song" may be an implied threat. Although Stout lost to […]» Read More
Cue the Shameless Virginia Tech Comparisons: UW-Stout Takes Defense of Unconstitutional Censorship to New, Disgraceful Lows
September 30, 2011
I sometimes feel for the university spokespersons occasionally called on to defend unpopular decisions by their university—decisions which frequently are made by administrators without any clue about the likely public reaction, necessarily reduced to a set of talking points from which they must try not to depart. But then I remember that such persons normally are paid salaries and benefits. And while the rents here in Philadelphia are a much better bargain than in New York or Washington, I'm guessing that the same money probably goes a little further in the greater Menomonie, Wisconsin, area, and that university spokespersons are […]» Read More
Greg Reports the Latest on 'Firefly' Case in 'The Huffington Post'
September 29, 2011
In his latest piece for The Huffington Post, Greg reports on FIRE's outrageous case at the University of Wisconsin–Stout (UWS). As he writes, despite FIRE's wide-reaching publicity campaign, Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen released a statement earlier this week standing by the school's decision to censor Professor James Miller. The case began when campus police removed a poster quoting a character from the sci-fi series Firefly from outside Miller's office door, threatening to bring disorderly conduct charges against him should he post any other "threatening" images. When Miller posted a flyer mocking the school entitled "Warning: Facism," he was reported to a campus […]» Read More
University Police & Administration Freak Out Over Nathan Fillion Firefly Poster; Censor, Threaten Professor
September 29, 2011
Via Neil Gaiman, we come across yet another case of idiotic censorship by law enforcement who appear to have little understanding of the law. It involves a professor, James Miller, from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, who had the temerity to put up a picture of actor Nathan Fillion on his door, with the text of one of his lines from the show Firefly: If you can't read it, it says: "You don't know me, son, so let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake. You'll be facing me. And you'll be armed." The […]» Read More
What's the Context of the 'Firefly' Quote?
September 28, 2011
University of Wisconsin–Stout Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen has absurdly doubled down on the university's claim that a quote from the short-lived sci-fi classic Firefly is a credible threat of violence. In an email sent to faculty and staff yesterday, Sorensen writes: "It was our belief, after consultation with UW System legal counsel, that the posters in question constituted an implied threat of violence. That is why they were removed." Sorensen's claim that the quote is an "implied threat of violence" and thus properly subject to censorship is patently ridiculous. But some people have wondered if the quote itself was a […]» Read More
UW-Stout Chancellor Doubles Down on Censorship of 'Firefly' and Anti-Fascism Posters
September 28, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 28, 2011—The chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Stout (UWS) has declared that he will not defend faculty First Amendment rights from censorship. UWS censored theater professor James Miller's poster featuring a line from actor Nathan Fillion's character in Joss Whedon's television series Firefly. Campus police threatened Miller with criminal disorderly conduct charges, and he was reported to the "threat assessment team." After UWS censored his second poster, which stated, "Warning: Fascism," Miller came to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) for help. In the midst of FIRE's national campaign to restore faculty rights at UWS, the university is standing by its absurd claim that both posters […]» Read More
24 Hours Later, 500 Emails to UW-Stout Chancellor Demanding Justice in 'Firefly' Case
September 27, 2011
FIRE knew yesterday's announcement of the University of Wisconsin–Stout's (UWS's) intimidation and bullying of theater professor James Miller would make a big splash, given its outrageous facts. Nonetheless, the response has been overwhelming, in the best of ways. Joanna noted yesterday the widespread attention the case has received in the media, which since then has only grown; today saw writeups of Miller's shocking treatment in Gawker and the Onion-affiliated pop culture site The A.V. Club. Most incredible, however, has been the outpouring of support for Miller from free speech supporters (and more than a few Firefly devotees, spurred to action by actor […]» Read More
Will on the Radio Tonight Discussing 'Firefly' Case
September 27, 2011
In case you missed it yesterday, the outrageous censorship of University of Wisconsin–Stout (UWS) professor James Miller's Firefly poster has inspired lots of news media coverage. Be sure to check out today's stories in Gawker and The Onion's AV Club. Tonight, FIRE Director of Legal and Public Advocacy Will Creeley will be on "Thunk Tank Tuesdays" on WFMU (91.1 FM in the New York City area, and streaming online here) between 7:15 and 7:35 p.m. Eastern to discuss the case further. Don't forget to tune in and follow along here on The Torch for more coverage of this case.» Read More
'Firefly' Case in FIRE News
September 26, 2011
This morning we reported that University of Wisconsin–Stout (UWS) professor James Miller has been censored twice, reported to the university's "threat assessment team," and threatened with criminal charges because of satirical postings outside his office door. The first poster depicted a quotation from actor Nathan Fillion's character in the television series Firefly. After taking it down, the UWS Chief of Police threatened Miller with with criminal charges for disorderly conduct if he posted similar content in the future. After UWS censored his second poster, which stated, "Warning: Fascism," Miller came to FIRE for help. Because of the absurdity of this censorship, the […]» Read More


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Cooperative Education Programs in China
The Office of International Programs and the Steinbright Career Development Center (SCDC) hosted a group of 25 high-level administrators from Chinese universities at Drexel on June 2nd to learn about our unique cooperative education program. Provost Mark Greenberg welcomed the group to Drexel followed by Vice Provost for Global Initiatives, Julie Mostov, who explained Drexel's strategic interests in working with Chinese universities. Then, Peter Franks, Executive Director of SCDC gave a presentation on Co-op, beginning with Drexel's history as a pioneer in cooperative education. He noted that Drexel began the program in 1919 and now operates one of the oldest and largest "co-op" programs in the world, engaging more than 1,500 local and international employers. The group came to Drexel as a part of the Penn-NAEA program, which is a joint-effort among China's Ministry of Education, the National Academy for Educational Administration in China (NAEA) and Penn GSE for the purpose of promoting the exchange of ideas among university administrators in China and the United States. This year's themes were trends in US higher education, university development and planning formulations, postgraduate training and management, and improving student's innovative abilities.


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The Mac version of Star Wars: Empire at War won't be ready for Santa's sleigh, but Aspyr Media reports they've entered the testing phase, and the Petroglyph strategy port should be available in February. MacBook and Mini owners with integrated graphics won't have to worry about the game's performan...
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After some initial rumblings that indicated otherwise, AMD has reaffirmed their desire to attach the ATI brand to several of their forthcoming product lines. "The ATi name will live on at AMD as our leading consumer brand, and so will the Radeon brand and other ATi product brands," says spokesperson...
Epic's Mark Rein: Intel is killing PC Gaming
A couple of hours ago, Epic Vice President Mark Rein opened the Develop Conference in Brighton with a keynote covering topics ranging from the economics of next-generation games, episodic content and middleware (which, incidentally, Epic makes a lot of its money from). The majority of the second hal...
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Apple released the MacBook, its new consumer laptop, today. The full tech specs -- which are over at Apple's site -- mention that the MacBook features an Intel GMA950: in other words, an integrated graphics chip identical to the Mac mini. Previously we've summarized the disadvantages of integrated g...
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Energy-Laced CCC Orientation Set Aug. 1-2
CLARKSDALE When hundreds of freshmen and transfer students arrive on campus for Orientation August 1-2, they can expect more than a traditional Taste of Coahoma Community College.
Check the title: Experience Tiger Nation for clues being chanted by 200 orientation leaders.
Not only will first-time students experience the energy of CCCs acclaimed concert choir and fast-paced marching band, they will be welcomed into the riveting rhythms of student life, learn the nuts and bolts of team building, and graze through a Career Fair showcasing future professions.
The first 250 to register in the Pinnacle win deluxe backpacks. All receive T-shirts and become members of the white or maroon teams.
The spirit of fun eases tensions while transitioning into college life, explains orientation leader Chris Dixon.
Patrick Johnson adds, It also introduces CCCs goals, mission, policies, admission requirements and programs of studies.
Additionally, new students and parents can experience staying overnight in Coahomas dormitories, and also register for the fall semester.
Opening registration takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, followed by a general session about student services and housing at 4 p.m.
At 5 p.m. a student cook-in is scheduled in the Pinnacle foyer with a separate reception in The Gallery for parents.
Daniel Vassel will conduct A Gender Gap discussion about sensitive issues, and at 7 p.m. So You think Youve Got Talent offers interesting opportunities and outlets for many.
Door prizes will be given away. CCC departments are collaborating to present a concentrated view of Coahoma including introductions into student and administrative leaders, coaches, and others.
Orientation brochures with detailed information may be downloaded from CCCs website: www.coahomacc.edu/orientation in addition to registration for orientation.


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Sunday, January 21, 2007
The Experience Fetish
"The fact that Mr Obama was not in the Senate during the debates about the Iraq war probably is an advantage: remember John Kerry's fatal dithering on the subject. But the fact that he did not take part in a controversial vote cannot make up for his complete lack of experience in foreign policy. Will American voters really vote for a neophyte at a time when they are entangled in wars in the Middle East and al-Qaeda is doubtless planning another attack?"
Now, I've complained about this before. But let me say that the popular obsession with "experience" is not only stupid -- it's actively pernicious, projecting political whimsy onto a concept with no real meaning.
Yes, Obama will have a shorter Senate tenure than Clinton, Edwards, or McCain. So what? Although Senators have some access to privileged information, and occasionally participate in substantive policymaking, for the most part their foreign policy "experience" is the same as every informed person's: they examine the issues in play, discuss them, and declare their judgments.
I do that. And so did Obama -- in the 2003 rush to war, this "neophyte" managed to nail the correct position where the deeply "experienced" Washington establishment failed. Would you rather support Democrats who threw their weight behind the war? Who, either from cynicism or active stupidity, decided that supporting an irrational push to conflict was smart foreign policy? Would you rather support McCain, a man clinging to fantasies of a meaningless troop surge?
When such a dumb concept finds its way into the American zeitgeist, we can usually blame the media. It's tempting to do the same here -- certainly the media has propagated the "Obama lacks experience" line, mentioning it as a weakness because... well, the man doesn't have enough serious weaknesses to complete an article.
But the obsession with experience isn't just the media's fault: it's a far deeper part of our mental terrain. We love "experience" because it's the one asset that accumulates automatically. You might not be a success, but if you put in your time, you'll damn sure get your fill. And the young guys simply must respect you: you've been around, seen it all, and can tell some great stories. You call it experience; I say it's Social Security for the ego.
It's human nature. And it holds enormous potential to destroy. We may yet see the most talented political orator and thinker to win national prominence in decades (ever?) fail thanks to this phony flaw.
Let's hope for better.
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- Allan Niemerg said...
While I agree that experience is not everything, it is hardly a "dumb concept." It is a real and valid consideration. Experience is probably the single best way to measure talent. Experience means that one has been tested, again and again, and found to be worthy. Few other criteria we can measure people by come close. That said, I don't know if political experience makes one more worthy. Especially for senators, who become creatures of the Beltway and somewhat detached from the rest of America. Perhaps that is why governors tend to be favored. Regardless, I agree that the experience question is being pushed quite hard by the media. You may be right, they don't have enough weaknesses to complete an article on him.
- Megan said...
Hey! So, this is a great point. definitely. and well put. I'm a junior at Duke, I'm currently trying to re-invigorate the Duke Progressive Alliance...Ben Abram actually sent me to check out your blog. He thinks we should get together and talk politics soon, and I do too. I really hearing more pragmatic perspectives than my own... anyway, i'll get in touch with you.


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"Creatively Yours" Now Open In Downtown Ridgewood
"Creatively Yours" Now Open In Downtown Ridgewood
July 7,2012
Boyd A. Loving
Ridgewood NJ, Creatively Yours is the new name of the paint-your-own ceramics and glass-fusion studio in downtown Ridgewood. The studio is located at 254 E. Ridgewood Avenue, where it has been the favorite destination for kids and families for twelve years. There are a few notable changes that customers will welcome, including fresh paint, new cabinetry, and upscale tables and chairs.
Summer camp spots are still open for children ages six and up, where they will make several ceramic and clay pieces during one-week sessions.
Creatively Yours also provides corporate events, children's birthday parties, ladies nights, bridal showers, Girl Scout parties, school programs, and is always open for walk-in customers. Geary Wittmann, who is the co-owner/manager of Creatively Yours, says that customers come from as far as Manhattan and New York State to craft their own artwork.
The studio is open seven days a week, on Monday from 12-5, Tuesday and Wednesday from 11-7, Thursday and Friday from 11 to 9, Saturday from 12-7 and Sunday from 12-6.
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Agreed, it is terrific, even for the senior citizen crowd (of which I am a member!) and it is all the better now what with the improvements. Their phone number is 201-857-0900. And they also have a website, I am pretty sure it is http://www.createartstudios.com
I'm so very happy to hear this news. I have 2 daughters and we love this place. I thought we would have to find a new place to go. If the guy that works there reads this he will know who I'am. More power to ya!!!! thanks for the great memories! I mean it.~ Peter S
I am surprised. I thought they were doing well as a Franchise. I guess Franchises are not the best. I hope they do well. I'm more for the Mom and Pop stores anyway. My kids are married and/or in college. we have so many pottries from there. I told my wife that they can only make gifts for people if they go. I ran out of room for the things they have. They should advertise more!!! we as a family are glad that are still there. many many memories! good luck from Ian
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Ben & Jerry's is one of those "good corporations"
Ben & Jerry's does not, at all, contribute to America's obesity problem, and if they do, they are exempt, as is any other left-wing "good corporations."
Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream Ben Cohen is launching a new campaign to help his friends in the Occupy movement. No, he isn't donating his millions of dollars to charity. He's going to help distribute rubber stamps which can be used to deface dollar bills.
"At some point you have a enough ugly fat gut." – BFH
Cohen's goal is to get "thousands of people to buy rubber stamps and stamp any currency that comes into their possession." The stamps will include slogans like "Corporations are not people," "Money is not speech" and "Not to be used for bribing politicians."
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How about "not to be used to buy ice cream from fat commie pieces of sh*t"…Noteworthy Comment +25
I do believe that this is against the law:
Wouldn't rubber-stamping messages on banknotes qualify as "defacing" them?Noteworthy Comment +16
two piece of shit fat bearded fat commie fat hebrew shitbags.+9
Sorry. My alter ego took over for a second.+5
Yet another reason why I will NEVER spend so much as a penny on any of the products from these communist/progressive(Yeah, I know I'm just repeating myself.) rejects.Noteworthy Comment +17
He's selling these stamps. Even if he doesn't make a profit (and I'll bet he does), he doesn't lose (or donate) any money. What a duplicitous fat bastard.Noteworthy Comment +19
…and this is predicated on the fact that the Occupoopers actually have money, right?
Good luck with that one, 'Fat Bastard'.Noteworthy Comment +13
How about some new Ben And Jerry flavors for the occasion – like
Zuccotti Hurl ChunkNoteworthy Comment +16
As good as their ice cream is, yeah what Weldor said+2
New York's Finest Fender Fudge+7
just hit your local grocery and grab a dozen Ben and Jerry pints….put them in your cart and continue shopping…..at some point, simply return them all to the nearest shelf….ideally no where near any refrigeration and go through the check out with a big smile on your face…..that should cut into their obscene commie fat pig profits!Noteworthy Comment +12
Haagen Dasz should come up with their own stamps to counter those with: Ben and Jerry Want To Kill You, Ben and Jerry Gang Raped Your Mother, Ben and Jerry Put Dead Rats In Their Ice Cream, Ben and Jerry Masturbate Into The Ice Cream Tubs During Production, Ben and Jerry Worship Satan,…+6
So this is where your money goes when you buy the very progressive and diversity-loving Jeremy Lin Fortune Cookie ice cream.+4
Dontcha just love kosher bolsheviks badmouthing the country they made it in………???Noteworthy Comment +25
I'm not anti-Semitic…
I'm anti stupid fucking reflexively liberal American of Jewish derivation. Just so we're clear.Noteworthy Comment +10
They are adding to America's obesity problem, why isn't Mooch all over them?+9
@MaryfromMarin –
…with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt unfit to be reissued…
Maybe it's defacing them. They can say that there is no intent to render them unfit to be reissued. However, I have a perfect argument to defeat that!
"Not to be used for bribing politicians."
In court, I would say that these stamps make it impossible to use as a bribe because no politician will take the bribe with the slogan on the bills! So it IS defacing them because the bills can't be reissued to be used as bribes!+3
@Frosteetoes — …or we could.+3
Hypocrisy thy name be Ben & Jerry Capitalists!
Love it. If you are bearded, homely, wearing professorial glasses, and spouting Prog crap you are OK with the Marxist bastards.+5
brilliant idea. load up and leave in the health food aisle, lower shelf where no one looks.+4
This is why I only by Mayfield products.+1
I found what looked like dead mouse parts in their ice cream once…fukthem fat faggot commie bitches. Anybody show up at my house with their shit and they run the risk of getting SHOT!+1
Gaydar registers a 9 on that picture.+9
Gaaaaakk! After looking at that photo again I had a vision of those two lard-assed progtards rubbing that concoction in the bowl all over each other and licking it off, not caring if they sucked up a nut (so to speak). Like two bloated, puss-infected incarnations of Baron Harkonnen in 'Dune'.
Gaaaaaaaaak! Now someone get me a Q-tip swab dipped in chlorox so I can cram it in my ear and scrub my brain! Better yet, just jam a funnel in my ear and pour in the whole freakin' bottle!+7
Well I hope this doesn't sound to whacked, but as hard as I work, how do two dumb bastards like this make it big? Here's what freaken weird, I don't know any small business person that's a liberal progressive. I gotta be doing something wrong. Tomorrow, I'm going to stop working out, grow my hair out, and get fat and, well I can't go that far.+6
Well, rubber-stamping any Ben & Jerry's-approved slogans on them would cause them to be unfit to be reissued to ME.
Anyway, who will determine just what people would stamp on them? Some of the OWS slogans and quotes could cause the bills to spontaneously combust.+3
@Kool Aid
Leaving their products to melt on a store shelf might be satisfying, but it only helps their sales and profits. It would be the retail store that would lose the product and have to trow it out. The store would pay them for it and lose the sales due to waste.
I would never buy their products and will do nothing to help them in anyway.+5
1 20 oz. Coke is 240 calories. Total fat 0 g
1 serving of B & J's Chunky Monkey ice cream is 300 calories. Total fat 18.0 g
1 serving of B & J's Half Baked Original ice cream is 340 calories. Total fat 16.0 g
B & J should come out with a new ice cream flavor called Fat Bastard or perhaps to honor Ben Cohen's initials, call it Big Commie ice cream with 440 calories and total fat of 22 g.
Will Ben and Jerry's ice cream be added to Mayor Bloomberg's and Mooseshell's hit list?+9
Another good reason I have never bought any Ben & Jerry's ice cream, nor will I ever.Noteworthy Comment +13
FYI – Stamping dollar bills is not always illegal.
http://www.WheresGeorge.com has some info on this
@ Chief – I've got one lib/prog friend who's Jewish. He has more alleigance to the Donks than he does to his religion (much to his conservative dad's dismay).
These butterfat bolshevecks absolutely make me ill. I think everyone else captured my thoughts already, so I won't bother blabbing any more.+7
I can't criticize. I'm still using my TAX CHEAT stamp on Timothy Geithner-signed currency.+8
Hippy Capitalists to the bitter end.+1
I've seen some of the "where's George?" stamped bills. I assumed that it was for information gathering. The Ben & Jerry's thing is definitely sloganeering–different?
I'd be sorely tempted to stamp "Tax Cheat" on Geithner's bills myself, @Crusty B. Come to think of it, those bills are so devalued already, do they still qualify as "legal tender"?+3
Then I shall respond to this with a stamp of my own choosing.
With 1/2 cup of their crap at 300 or so calories I doubt that they fit into the Queens fitness program.
Just sayin.+3
I stopped buy Ben and Jerry's about a decade ago and I also refuse to buy any Wonderful brand products. I have no use for people who make it in the free market system and wish to impose authoritarian leftism on the rest of us.+8
@Toaster — The key words in the law are …intent to render [it] unfit to be reissued… Where's George is a way to track the bill that can only be done with the internet. Before Where's George, the FRB said that tracking a single bill was impossible. And the entire idea of Where's George is to intend to render it MORE fit to be reissued. It's kind like a novelty. Mr. Cohen's idea would piss off 50% of the people in the country because they wouldn't want such a bill. Therefore, it is intended to make it unfit.+4
Make a rubber stamp that says "Not for human consumption" and stamp it on all the Ben and Jerry's ice cream containers at your local food market.+5
Okay. We get it. Your icecream is made from the fromunda cheese from both of your fucking fat homosexual balls. That's why we don't buy your 'product'.+1
If I get a B&J bill I'll put the equivalent Paypal amount in iOTW's tip jar, and spend the actual bill at a non-Union shop and/or TEA party-owned business … wonder if there's a list of those somewhere …+3
No offense, but he really can't do any more daamage to the dollar with his stamps than the government and Fed have already done.+1
Even before I knew their melodramatic tendencies toward politics, I never cared for their icecream. It just tastes like cold sugar with a little bit of texture. Same goes for Coldstone.
If y'all get any of those bills, I suggest you take them to the Ben and Jerry's and have them trade it for a clean one. It's their idea, they should deal with it.+4
To Mayor Doomberg and Mooshelle: Why are you not all over these people for aiding and abetting America's diabesity problem? I won't ever again buy their ice cream. Haagen-Dasz is it from now on. Haagen-Dasz: Do not screw up like B&J's.+3
I finally got the link to the stamps that they're using. I had no idea they were so obnoxious .
What a bunch of assholes!!+3
Lice-Ridden Leftist Lick
Pisstachio Pinko
Sidewalk Turd Supreme+1
Fudge Packer Surprise
Commie Crunch
Resist We Munch+2
@Toaster – thanks for the link. A bunch of sanctimonious self-righteous and self-serving pricks!
And after seeing those stamps, I believe Mary from Marin is correct – those bills are sufficiently defaced so as to render them unusable. Haul their fat lard-asses in to court!
As an aside, I think that that tandem mother-daughter cart riding duo have polished off a few of those B&J ice cream sky scrapers.+2
If they sell Blue Bell ice cream in your area (it's made in Texas and not sold everywhere), eat that instead. It's better tasting and less political.+1
@Kool Aid, "just hit your local grocery and grab a dozen Ben and Jerry pints….put them in your cart and continue shopping…..at some point, simply return them all to the nearest shelf"
That will only harm your local grocer. Why would you do that, unless you don't like them either. If that's the case then why are you shopping there?
Oh, and Ben and Jerry slobber on big Marxist wangs!!!+1
Bluebell is excellent. But EDY'S rules. Graeter's is best in the midwest but their flavors are limited.
BJ's just sits on the shelf and ages. I gave up on them twenty years ago, as well as Vermont Communist Teddy Bears which I used to buy frequently when they advertised on Rush.
Myself I prefer Haagen-Dasz RUM-RAISIN.
They're the only ones I know of who make it, short of the original Caribbean homemade.0
I hope OWS, if they still exist, will spray paint and kick in the windows of Ben & Jerry 1% operation.+2
@Stirrin the B.S. and Toaster–
Glad to have seen that link. If anyone anywhere tries to give me one of those bills, I will refuse to take it, citing chapter and verse of the law (above) and blaming OWS. I expect I won't be the only one.
The banks will get very, very tired of trading clean bills for these ruined pieces of trash. What will the Treasury Dept. do when they start receiving huge bundles of these, returned as "unusable"?0


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'Welcome to our School'
Headteacher - Mrs C Jackson
The staff, Governors, pupils and I are delighted to welcome you to the Glasllwch Primary School Website. We hope that the following information will give you insight into our school, our values and our vision.
Glasllwch Primary School is a special place. Our children are happy, motivated, enthusiastic and independent learners. They are encouraged to build their learning power and thinking skills, to develop their philosophical questioning as well as to help and care for each other. Staff are motivated, enthusiastic, committed and dedicated to the children and the community.
The partnership we have with parents is excellent and vital if children are to flourish and reach their full potential. We are proud of our links with the community and the climate of trust, equality and mutual respect that exists within the school. Our motto, 'Today's Learning for Tomorrow's Stars' together with our aims, was drawn up in consultation with children, staff, parents and governors. They unite us and help us to strive to be a centre of excellence.
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This bilingual blog - 'आन्याची फाटकी पासोडी' in Marathi- is largely a celebration of visual and/or comic ...तुकाराम: "ढेकणासी बाज गड,उतरचढ केवढी" (Tukaram: For a bedbug a bed is like a castle. so much climbing up and down!)... George Santayana: " Everything in nature is lyrical in its ideal essence, tragic in its fate, and comic in its existence"...William Hazlitt: "Pictures are scattered like stray gifts through the world; and while they remain, earth has yet a little gilding."
G C Lichtenberg: "It is as if our languages were confounded: when we want a thought, they bring us a word; when we ask for a word, they give us a dash; and when we expect a dash, there comes a piece of bawdy."
W H Auden: "But in my arms till break of day / Let the living creature lie. / Mortal, guilty, but to me/ The entirely beautiful."
Will Self: "To attempt to write seriously is always, I feel, to fail – the disjunction between my beautifully sonorous, accurate and painfully affecting mental content, and the leaden, halting sentences on the page always seems a dreadful falling short. It is this failure – a ceaseless threnody keening through the writing mind – that dominates my working life, just as an overweening sense of not having loved with enough depth or recklessness or tenderness dominates my personal one."
John Gray: "Unlike Schopenhauer, who lamented the human lot, Leopardi believed that the best response to life is laughter. What fascinated Schopenhauer, along with many later writers, was Leopardi's insistence that illusion is necessary to human happiness."
Art Spiegelman: "You know words in a way are hitting you on the left side of your brain, music and visual arts hit on the right side of the brain, so the idea is to pummel you, to send you from left brain to right brain and back until you're as unbalanced as I am."
विलास सारंग: "संदर्भ कुठलेही असोत, संस्कृत, इंग्रजी, बुद्धिवादी, तांत्रिक, इतिहासाचे, खगोलशास्त्राचे, आधुनिक पदार्थविज्ञानाचे, शिवकालीन व पेशवाईतील बखरीचे, अगणित ज्ञानक्षेत्रांचे, अशा वैविध्यपूर्ण ज्ञानावर लेखन- विशेषत: कवितालेखन- उभं राहत."
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Where Cricket Bowlers Gallop through their own Intestines
The Times of India, March 29 2010:
"...India's Sports Minister M S Gill said the rules of cricket had been changed by the IPL, and acquiesced by the BCCI, by way of giving batsman advantage over bowlers to promote entertainment, allowing mongoose bat and shortening boundaries, all to earn profit."What the IPL is doing, the bowler is only the victim and the bat -- now you have a mongoose bat (and) I look forward to a cobra bat. The boundaries have been shortened ... the whole thing is to entertain the masses. And the bowler is just an instrument for this promotion. IPL is fundamentally business..."
This reminded me of Ernest Hemingway's book "Death in the Afternoon", 1932 which was about the ceremony and traditions of Spanish bullfighting.
Cricket bowlers today in limited-overs cricket are like horses from the book.
They were not expected to leave the bull-ring alive. The bull's horns usually gored the horses' sides and stomachs and they were often tossed in the air or flipped over. Hemingway describes as 'comic' the occasions where horses galloped through their own intestines. (They say this practice in bullfight has changed since then.)
So Mr. Gill this is comic and not trajic and, in any case, can you really argue with popular tastes of the day?
Following happened in US of A less than 111 years ago:
"...On Sunday afternoon, 23 April 1899, more than two thousand white Georgians, some of then arriving on a special excursion train, assembled near the town of Newman to witness the execution of Sam Hose, a black Georgian. Whole families turned up to watch. Parents sent notes to school asking teachers to excuse their children. Postcards were sent to those who could not attend the spectacle, and photographs were taken to preserve it in memory.
After learning of the death of her husband at one such occasion, Mary Turner – a black woman in her eighth month of pregnancy – swore to find those responsible and have them punished. A mob assembled and determined to teach her a lesson. After tying her ankles together they hung her from a tree upside down. While she was still alive her abdomen was cut open with a knife. The infant fell from her womb and its head was crushed by a member of the crowd. Then, as hundreds of bullets were fired into her body, Mary Turner was killed.
Were the smiling children who were photographed watching such events gnawed by remorse for the rest of their days? Or did they recall them with nostalgia and quiet satisfaction?..." (John Gray, 'Straw Dogs', 2002)
Artist: Reginald Marsh, The New Yorker, 8 Sept 1934


text: The show opened with a special performance by the Top 12 performing Phillip Phillip's "Home." This wasn't your ordinary results show opener, however, as the performance we saw was a pre-recorded rendition that the contestants filmed themselves. What a perfect pick! After all, the theme of the week was "Home" and Phillip Phillips was on hand to perform his latest song, "Raging Fire," live. The night also afforded a great performance from the up and coming Irish band, Kodaline.