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LMN 1-27-15 TL;DR-- Bergdahl Doubles-down with Aliens on Facebook.
by Lisa Mason
posted Jan 27 2015 8:16AM
New York was told they'd get three feet of global warming, instead they only got about 5 inches. Sorry – my favorite part of winter is still not living in New York.
The 11th US Circuit Court has until February 9th to decide what to do about the overturned ban on same-sex marriage in Alabama. C'mon, Gay Divorce Court would be an awesome show! The argument against overturning the ban is that marriage in America is a sacred institution. Yeah? Allow me to present everyone who has ever been on an episode of "The Bachelor." Yeesh. It's the obsession with shows like that that the aliens refuse to talk to us.
The federal government has asked Disney to make a "Frozen" spin off warning kids about global warming. Because doom and gloom go well with a top 40 hit.
Remember the Facebook fights surrounding Bowe Bergdahl? The guy who got himself captured by the Taliban and for whom 5 terrorists were freed from Gitmo? I saved hundreds of dollars on Christmas presents because of the defriending that took place during a Bergdahl debate. Anyway, he will be charged with desertion. No clue if that's us or the Taliban bringing the charges against him. There will be a court martial, but the WH is trying to keep it on the down-low since we now know we traded FIVE of their guys to get ONE of their guys.
A mystery radio signal has been picked up in deep space. The main thing that makes me believe in UFO's/aliens is sometimes I lose stuff that I had in my hand not three seconds ago. MUST be aliens.
And a few things you need to know…
It was on this date back in 1662 that the lime was first introduced to America. It wasn't until 250 years that the lemon arrived in the U.S., on a Detroit assembly line.
In 1948, the very first tape recorder was sold. We offer that option with this show, but no one takes us up on the offer. Except the NSA.
Sports Illustrated has laid off all its staff photographers. This year's Swimsuit Issue could be entirely selfies.
While you may never actually want to unboil an egg, it can be done. Researchers in the US and Australia have found a way to do so with a primary ingredient from urine. Great – who needed that cure for cancer anyway?
KFC is out with their new "double down dog." A hotdog with a bun made of fried chicken and topped with gooey cheese sauce. The real injustice here is A) It is only available in the Philippines and B) they didn't wrap it in bacon.
AND … Facebook went down for an hour last night. Worldwide, social media addicts had to print out pictures of themselves and hold them up to total strangers while screaming, "DO YOU LIKE THIS?"
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by Lisa Mason
posted Jan 26 2015 8:23AM
Already we have travel disruptions because a blizzard is going to hit New York later. They're calling it Winter Storm 2015. Uh, it's only January, what happens if there's ANOTHER winter storm this year?
Alabama's ban on gay marriage was overturned Friday. No matter what you think of it one thing is certain: in a gay marriage you never have to argue over who left the toilet seat up. I support EVERY couple's right to a 50-50 shot at a miserable divorce.
Thank goodness they finally have a suspect in this sad case -- A Georgia couple went missing after leaving to purchase a car from a seller on Craigslist. You know how to tell if a deal is potentially dangerous? It's ON CRAIGSLIST.
Cheetos is introducing a new cinnamon and sugar snack called 'Sweetos'. I'm assuming it'll do better than the time Comet offered that violet-scented cleanser, Vomet.
The Bulletin of Atomic scientists last week cited increased threats to mankind's existence, so they turned the infamous Doomsday Clock ahead 2 minutes, leaving the world just 3 minutes from midnight! So the other night, when President Obama told everybody that 'the State of our Union is strong," apparently he left out the part about everyone in the world dying in 3 minutes. We would have been OK had Joe Biden not set the Doomsday Clock ahead an hour during the time change last spring.
SkyMall, the catalogue of unnecessary items that air travelers have long flipped through while waiting to be told that they're allowed to turn their iPods back on, has filed for bankruptcy. Now, people who have more money than sense must find abother source for platinum iPad bed easels or life-sized Lord of the Rings chess sets.
The Old Farmer's Almanac says bitter cold is expected to dominate the Central Plains and Eastern Seaboard next month. But enough about the day Hillary Clinton goes to Iowa to announce that she's running for President. Which leads me to this; Sarah Palin says SHE'S definitely interested in running for president in 2016. I'm surprised she'd take the pay cut from doing all those reality shows. Comedians, comedy writers, morning show hosts, democrats and Tina Fey are all desperately hoping this happens.
CNN says they're going to try a political game show. Suggested title: "Who's watching it anyway?"
Hey FYI -- there's an asteroid the size of two cruise ships that's passing by Earth today. Astronomers are calling it a "near miss." Excuse me, but isn't a "near miss" an "almost hit?" It'll be at its brightest around 10:52 this morning but you'll need binoculars to view it unless scientists are wrong and it really kills us all. My dog isn't worried about the asteroid, I'm Sirius.
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LMN 1-23-15 Doomsday, Deflatriots and a couple bad fish jokes
by Lisa Mason
posted Jan 23 2015 7:59AM
I'm super-duper excited that Birmingham has been chosen to host the 2021 World Games! What are the World Games again?
Some sports analysts are saying the New England Patriots may have peaked a little too early this season, and could be on the way down. Even Bill Belichick admits now he probably should have saved cheating for the actual Superbowl. The NFL says it will investigate Deflate-Gate further once TMZ sends them a tape of what happened.
The U.S. backed President of Yemin has resigned after a coup by a group called the Houthi rebels. Although the coup worked, I still liked the Houthi's better when they were teamed with the Blowfish.
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has died at age 90. He's being hailed as a reformer, yet women are still not allowed to drive over there. Granted, some women on 280 shouldn't be allowed to drive either, but you take my meaning. His Majesty is succeeded by his brother Prince Salman, who admits maintaining US relations in a crumbling Middle East will be like swimming upstream. Given it's his first day on the job, King Salman is off the hook for now but says he will carry on his brother's legacy just for the halibut.
Michael Moore is backing away from criticism about the film American Sniper. Like the film's main character, Moore also lives a dangerous life: being enormously overweight in his 60's.
Tens of people watched a ref get punched and three players get ejected from the Alabama/Auburn basketball game last night. MAN those dudes can fight! Oh.
Did you resolve to get in shape this year? A new study says that walking on your lunch break with your coworkers is not only a great start but can also make you feel better. I know it works for me. Except I go for a drive and I'm by myself.
The Mayor of Paris plans to sue Fox News for insulting the city's image. A large group of Democrats told her to get in line.
The chief executive of Tootsie Roll died this week at the age of 95. Toot-Toot Tootsie, goodbye.
And … 11:58 has never been more interesting. The hands of the official Doomsday Clock have been moved two minutes (queue up the Iron Maiden)! So are we springing forward to Doomsday or falling back? I'm confused. Or is it now two minutes till noon, which doesn't sound as dire as midnight?
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LMN 1-22-15 Zombies, Lohan and how not to invite someone over.
by Lisa Mason
posted Jan 22 2015 8:04AM
President Obama is hopping mad that Speaker John Boehner invited Benjamin Netanyahu to Congress. I'm totally with Obama on this; if you're going to invite someone over – TELL ME first so I can put clothes on and have supper ready. "What do you mean you told Benjamin to come over tonight? Have you SEEN the kitchen? Guess I'll stop what I'm doing and clean up."
The former Ferguson, Missouri police officer who fatally shot a teenager will NOT face civil rights charges. Upon hearing the news, residents reacted with grace and quiet dignity. Just kidding, it's about to be free flat-screen day in Ferguson again.
Birmingham wins the bid to host the 2021 World Games! The Magic City beat Lima, Peru and Ufa, Russia for the honour. Apparently the World Games Committee wanted to go with a city that hasn't been featured on an episode of Locked Up Abroad.
Scientists have concluded that people don't load their dishwashers correctly. Apparently we must have figured out the cancer thing and have moved on to dishwasher etiquette.
And a few things you need to know…
On this date in 1881, an Egyptian obelisk known as "Cleopatra's Needle" was erected in New York's Central Park. It was far from the last needle ever found there.
Lindsey Lohan was vacationing in Bora Bora and contracted a bad mosquito-borne virus. That mosquito better get tested.
This past Monday was identified as "Blue Monday," the saddest day of the year. Why? It was a holiday, and your VISA bill from Christmas didn't arrive until Tuesday.
A 17-year-old in Florida was arrested for posing as a gynecologist at a health clinic he'd 'worked' at with phony medical credentials many times before. He could be charged with impersonating Dougie Howser.
Hope Solo, the goal keeper for the US Women Soccer team, has been suspended for 30 days because she was riding with her husband when he got busted for a DUI. Solo was also charged back in June with two counts of fourth-degree domestic violence assault. She could face charges of impersonating an NFL player.
And … an Alabama teenager is recovering from the incredibly rare Cotard's Syndrome; AKA "Walking Corpse Syndrome," in which the sufferer actually believes themselves to be a zombie. I have the opposite of this condition; I think OTHER people may actually be zombies. Or maybe it's just my coworkers before they've had their second cup of coffee.
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LMN 1-21-15 Happy Wednesday!
by Lisa Mason
posted Jan 21 2015 7:13AM
President Obama says the crisis is over and the state of the union is strong. OK, sure. That's why my friends who were large business owners are now small business owners or ex business owners.
Turns out that airline passenger in New Jersey has tested NEGATIVE for Ebola! Turns out it was just some bad tacos from the airport food court.
Caught cheating again, the Superbowl will this year still feature the New England Deflateriots.
On this date in 1793, France's King Louis the 16th was separated from his head. That was back when heads of state didn't necessarily retire with their heads.
On this date in 1924, Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin died of a stroke. At first, they thought he was just showing support for the communist cause. "You're so red Vladamir ... uh, Vladamir?
Brace yourself: the Comedy Central roast of Justin Beiber is coming. The best way to roast this kid is with charcoal and lighter fluid.
The New Kids on the Block have announced a tour. Spoiler alert: they're not that new.
They're out with red velvet Oreos. Red Velvet is the new Pumpkin Spice.
And… Johnny Depp – who got his start in music -- says actors who try to be musicians are sickening. Um ... it worked out OK for Elvis? THIS from the guy who thinks doing "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" is a good career move.
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LMN 1-20-15 Back in town, what did I miss?
by Lisa Mason
posted Jan 20 2015 7:44AM
The State of the Union speech will interrupt your shows tonight. Look on the bright side; when you get mad enough it raises your heart rate which counts as cardio.
Ebola is back in the headlines – makes you wonder what we need distracting from. A woman who had contact with Ebola patients in Sierra Leone is now being monitored in Jersey. Over Christmas, I tried to download that Ebola benefit song, but my anti-virus software wouldn't let me.
54 people have been arrested in France for "hate speech." It's tricky there; because you want to dislike "hate speech," you just have to be careful how much.
This is huge news for that one person in your office like me who cares about a bunch of obscure science stuff: the British have FINALLY found their Beagle 2 robot! It was dropped on Mars back in 2003 and almost immediately went missing. They just found it … on Mars. Right where they left it. This is like me looking for my car keys in the morning. So the Brits can find something the size of a trashcan on Mars but they CAN'T find ISIS insurgents in their own country?
And a few things you need to know …
On this date in 1988, the Rockwell B-1 bomber was delivered to the U.S. Air Force. When they heard it was the B-1, the Air Force yelled out, "Bingo!"
FOX is being sued by a watch company for a deal that went bad over making commemorative "24" watches. Because they didn't want it to go public, FOX is ticked that they talked.
Did you hear who won the Critic's Choice Awards? Better yet, did you even know they were happening?
Word is that the New England Patriot's head coach Bill Belichick had been caught cheating again. Belichick swears there's secret video taken during Colt's practice sessions that will totally exonerate him.
There's international trouble brewing at the Miss Universe pageant. Miss Lebanon is outraged to have been photobombed by Miss Israel. I don't get it; both of these women look pretty much the same to me. This is going to make the "interview" part of the show pretty awkward. "I support world peace, except when it comes to THAT GIRL OVER THERE WHO I WANT TO SEE DIE A THOUSAND DEATHS." So much for the "Miss Congeniality" award. Thank goodness there wasn't a cartoon involved …
And ... many thanks to my girl Darlene who posted on my FB page to wish me a happy National Disk Jockey Day! I'm going to celebrate by taking your requests, then just playing whatever I want to hear. Yes I work in radio, yes I make a LOT of money, yes I have a retirement plan … said no DJ ever.
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LMN Special Vacation Edition
by Lisa Mason
posted Jan 19 2015 5:30PM
What happens when someone with a giant stick up their rear-end goes on a cruise? I've always wanted to be a travel writer (not really) so here's my chance to chronicle our adventures to … uh … I think some place where some girls were beheaded in Mexico, a city I thought was in the Bahamas but is really near the Yucatan and an island I think might be Roanoke, Virginia. All of this takes place aboard the cruise ship, "The Dream." Sounds majestic, ja? Hold up; it's a Carnival Cruise. (Add horror music SFX).
My husband, Trap, booked a cruise years ago but never went, he HAD to use his credits this month or would lose a lot of money. Because Carnival spent their money on a sales department that can fight lawsuits better than Matlock, cruising was our only option. I begged Trap to save himself and take anyone else but me; because I wanted him to have fun. Yet there we were aboard the Good Ship Lollypoop.
My vacation dread was already at reactor meltdown levels as I made my Emergency Contact List which included Liam Nissen's number in case of human trafficking (since we're visiting countries that support that vile industry). THEN I saw that Liam had come out in support of the scumbuckets who attacked Charlie Hebdo so I scratched him off and put Thor on instead. My friends were instructed to call Thor before calling my parents.
Believe it or not, I was keeping an open mind despite all the comedy mileage I got out of Carnival's inability to keep their floating petri dishes out of the headlines. You're probably already shaking your head at this whining, so allow me to embark (haha, nautical humor) on a review of my first and final HMS Pinifart experience.
First Day: Welcome Ablah
I sent one last text before the oversized dinghy lumbered out of NOLA into the fog and blackness beyond, like a bloated Leviathan crowded with lanyard-wearing parasites. I wept as I watched my Wi-Fi and service signals go dark on my phone. We were cut off from land-based civilization. As I paced our suite in full Freak-Out mode, Trap napped after a long day of dragging my miserable butt around. Pope Francis will probably saint him if Trap's not too busy being knighted by the Queen. I knew we were in for trouble when I asked the Dream's Captain if he knew where we were going and he replied, "Off course."
One fantastic feature of your FUNTASTIC Voyage ™ is trying to figure out what the staff is actually saying. I love learning different languages but only thought I was fluent in Manglish. I approached a snack bar girl and asked about buying a single drink package. Her response was "809." O … K… any more info on that? "It is 809 dollar for two person one week cup of cup. No cup of two at seven day." She shook her head mournfully as she added, "No cup of two." Great! Got it, thanks very much for your help. A similar conversation was repeated regarding where the restaurant was and the security drill. No cup of two indeed. BTW-- The bartenders speak perfect English until you ask them if they applied your VIP discount, then it is back to, "no cup of two."
Not even a full 24 hours in, I was wondering if they'd serve dinner on the rescue chopper. Except there was no rescue chopper coming because, despite Carnival's track record, everything was still floating. There wasn't even a single, lousy Ebola patient onboard that would cause us to turn back to NOLA.
Day 1: The "Fun Day at Sea" AKA: "You're trapped"
I was thankful I'd brought enough nausea meds to drop an elephant riding a tank.
You know you're on a Carnival cruise when the spa is cold but the pool is at 90 degrees, thanks to choppy seas. We'd finally gotten semi-relaxed on our balcony only to have some dude instantly pop through an adjacent door to declare, "Please to sorry for the washi. Man is detory." Me, "A man fell down a story?!" Dude says, "No is for a wash. Is a man-da-tory." Oh well of course. No cup of two.
The biggest #Fail was nothing less than the FREAKING LIFEBOAT DRILL. The Carnival Survival Minions ™, are (in theory) in position to direct you to your evacuation station in the incredibly likely event that something goes wrong. Ours guided us to the wrong side of the ship, a broom closet, then to a dead end before stumbling upon our assigned station. On the plus side, most of the people in our station were old/disabled. We could easily fight our way to the lifeboat first! Granted, Trap is the kind of guy who would stay behind to get all the Cruisin' Sheeple™ to safety. We later found out these "old guys" were a veterans' group; those 80 year olds could wipe the floor with us. After it was announced that the lifeboats were "unsinkable," I went to the ship library and asked if they had any books on the Titanic. The librarian said, "Yes, several." I told him I was sorry, as those books were likely ruined long ago.
You have neither power nor control while on a cruise, which drove me mad. The flow of onboard information runs similar to that of Turkmenistan: "you WILL attend the Happy Fun Seminar™ or you WILL NOT know how much money we allow you to bring into ports of call." Wait, WHAT? It's my money, turdblossoms, and you won't let me use it on your garbage scow so I might as well get robbed by the locals who pay dearly to curry favour from the Almighty Cruise Lines™. I skipped all "seminars", hoping to get arrested in Cozumel. I saved embassy numbers for just such an emergency. Trap laughed because I treat vacation like Survivor meets Locked Up Abroad.
On the plus side, the tilework aboard the Dream is lovely. So is the tile in my friend Amy's kitchen, next time we'll vacation there. She probably has a cup of two.
After what felt like an eternity on board, I finally figured out how to get a few things that I want (Cokes) to my room without running through a Labyrinth with a ball of string and David Bowie; bribe the stewards.
I was surprised to find you lose your identity once on board. To the (supposedly) "in charge" people, you are simply a credit card. To the staff, you are an annoyance asking a (sometimes incredibly pertinent) question. To the other hostages aboard; you have no name except for what your novelty t-shirt reads. On Day One I was, "Hey NASA, what time is it?" "Clocks are in the stairwells, 'White Girl Wasted.' Just glance up." The majority of interaction with other hostages occurs in The Trough ™, the Carnival equivalent of a grade-school lunchroom. The interaction consists of A) elbowing you out of the way to get to the bacon and B) elbowing you out of the way to get to the other bacon. By the end of the cruise we'd learned to move fast, but neglected to strap razor blades to our elbows like everyone else.
Day 2. Cozumel.
I'm going slightly mad. Carnival wants you out of your room and spending money in their jank casino, watching their cut-rate shows, or at infomercials they disguise as "seminars." We skipped all of that, so I swiftly depleted my bootleg supply of Coca Cola. Like the sailors of old, I was going to have to start drinking my own urine even though I expected Carnival would charge a corkage fee. After all, "No cup of two."
At this point, you're thinking, "What a brat! Cruises are awesome!" Yeah, well at this point I was Captain Ahab and sparsely-populated dry land was my great white whale. I was happy to see Cozumel floating on the horizon like an oily film over a neglected pond, even though it is a place I hadn't the slightest interest in visiting.
We avoided the Carnival-owned Happy Fun Tourist Area™ and got into the actual city. It's a dump. HOWEVER, we found Sunset! It's some kind of travel/scuba/restaurant with awesome service and FREE WI-FI. We were able to talk online to some of the people we went on vacation to avoid, so that made me happy.
I wasted a few minutes eavesdropping on conversations amongst the other hostages. Fleecing on board was the primary complaint. One couple bought $1200 of CarnivalCash™ to use onboard, but was only allowed to use their shipboard card, leaving them with $1200 they could not access. They were told something to the effect of "No cup of two." The ship was so crowded, it reminded me of that Star Trek episode where people are waiting for others to die just so they can get an extra inch of room.
Day 3 OMS it's only day three and we're NOT in Belize?
That's because we were in Honduras. Belize was to be the following day. Whatever little island we visited was the one I kept calling Roanoke.
Waiting to get on dry land, I was struck by how scarcely the other hostages on board acknowledged each other. I was likely the least fun person on that tanker yet I always smiled when passing a stranger. The others just shuffled along their assigned paths and if you said "good morning," they averted their gaze and scurried along as if you've broken some hostage code.
We couldn't get out of the Honduras Happy Fun Area™ due to the ship's schedule. Mom and Da went to Honduras a while back and their tour guide told them that the way to gain passage through guerilla-controlled mountains was to show them an American Bicentennial quarter. I was boring Trap with this story when he asked, "you mean like the Bicentennial quarter I found in the nightstand?" Taking this as an omen, I carried that quarter with me, hoping the guerrillas had free Wi-Fi. Useless guerrillas offered NO assistance whatsoever. Jerks.
Day ? Time has stopped but here's a cesspool port in Belize.
I've been to some jankey places, but Belize City was sketch by my already subterranean standards and I was shocked some of my fellow hostages even made it back alive.
This was our last stop before turning back to NOLA and I was prepped to personally beat to death any a-hole who missed the last ferry to delay the trip home. Some of us are simply not meant for cruises; it's boring, I couldn't sleep because of the boat rocking, it's ugly and people were rude. Our balcony was usually in the shade so there was no sun and you couldn't even smell the sea, much less swim in it. The food was all frozen and you had to fight 3,000 people to get a bite of it. When did we volunteer as Tribute?
Except for our cabin steward, the guy in the uber-tacky dining room who taught me how to make napkin swans and whatever brilliantly noble soul put "Guardians of the Galaxy" on the giant (but outdated) screen twice; the "Dream Team" staff is professionally indifferent. Just pick a beautiful, exotic location and fly there instead. It's cheaper, nicer and there's no cup of two issues.
Day ?? "ANOTHER Fun Day at Sea™"
It was rather chilly outside so we spent most of the day locked in our suite. Trap, who had a cold, napped/watched TV and I paced around. I pace a lot.
People tell me, "There's something for EVERYONE on a cruise." No there is not. Where's the beach? Where's any adventure? Where's fresh food? My steak was so cold it was singing "Let it Go." Where is privacy? Where is common decency? Where is our car and how fast can we get to it?
Last day: The horror … the horror …
Since 3000+ jerk hostages were all aboard with nowhere else to go, every common area was packed with the biggest idiots ever to float aimlessly upon Poseidon's waters. Seriously, if you also had the ill-fortune to sail aboard the Carnival Dream last week – you are an imbecile and your mother would be ashamed. It's as if the self-centered behavior exhibited on Day 1 ratcheted up to Kardashian levels. Men shoved women aside to get through doors first. Fat banshee-women screamed at their kids. 20 year old males picked fights with grandmothers. If you give up your window seat at breakfast so an older couple can sit down, they'll order you to wipe the table for them. At least I learned that I should carry my semi-hot coffee with my arm outstretched; if anyone bumped me they got damp.
One high point on the last day came when I got to meet the Dream's Head Chef; the microwave.
Day 7: Thank Poseidon for VIP debarkation status.
Waiting on the call to leave the boat, I imagined this must be how death row dudes feel; waiting on a call from the Governor.
If you've got "that" friend who is obnoxious about not doing things they don't want to do: listen to them. It'll be easier on everyone. Would YOU like to discuss the galactic consequences of a corporate trade blockade of a small, backwater planet? Oh? You don't? Well there you have it.
The best way to describe a Carnival Cruise is this; some dark entity transported an entire Wal-Mart to the Gulf of Mexico and announced it was Black Friday all week. Since Trap and I managed to return home to a dead plant and a happy dog, I'd say we won the Hunger Games. With or without no cup of two.
LMN 1-9-15 Have fun here while I'm off!
by Lisa Mason
posted Jan 9 2015 7:58AM
The terror suspects from the Paris massacre are surrounded after a massive manhunt. Well, it wasn't a MAN hunt, more of a scumhunt. Now we have a SECOND standoff in Paris. So far 2015 is much too depressing.
Snow fell Wednesday in Israel and the Palestinian territories. We all suspected it would snow in H E Double Hockey Stick before we get peace in the Middle East.
The Department of Public Health is warning a massive measles outbreak in Southern Cal has been traced back to Disneyland. Disney Measles are awful but at least it's not a Small Pox world, after all.
Space heaters have sold out in Hawaii, as record low temperature records broke when the mercury dropping into the unheard of 50's. The 50's? Hey Hawaii, get back to us when you reach "Hawaii minus-five-O."
And some more stuff that I'm spending shockingly little time on since I can go on vacation once I finish writing this…
Starbucks has introduced a new drink called "the Flat White." For coffee drinkers looking for a new experience, it's a way to pay $1 more than just buying a latte.
The Rockefeller Christmas Tree was taken down Wednesday. Now, they're asking about yours.
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the new Audi A7 self-driving car actually drove itself 500 miles to get to the show! The whole drive, the car was singing, "But I would drive 500 miles and I would drive 500 more, just to be the car that drove a thousand miles to break down at your door."
Due to a slowing of the Earth's rotation, scientists are adding an extra second to 2015. WOW! Now, to figure out what to do with all that spare time!
Don't look for news next week, I'm taking some time off. And don't think you're going to rob my house because I'm "on vacation." I'll be inside with an attitude and a claw hammer*. I'd bring you back something but my sofa doesn't sell touristy refrigerator magnets.
*Read; "guns."
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LMN 1-8-15 Cartoons: the greatest weapon in the war on terror?
by Lisa Mason
posted Jan 8 2015 9:40AM
As of right now, the manhunt continues in Paris for two of the animals responsible for the massacre at a French satire news office. It's a sad, sick world when humor and free expression can get you killed. Remember; laughter is the best medicine – unless you're laughing loudly for no reason, in which case you need medicine. Rallies of support for those murdered at Charlie Hebdo are taking place all over France, many American satire artists are sending tribute as well. #JeSuisCharlie.
Congress is considering making some changes in order to improve their image. Changes could include; doing something, doing anything and only fighting with Obama on odd-numbered days. Can you believe this is the 114th session of congress? Hard to believe any team has gone 0-114 but they've managed it.
The CDC reports that more middle-aged white guys die from binge drinking than college-aged kids do. Of course, this is the same CDC that told us that Ebola could only be spread by direct contact with bodily fluids, so keep that in mind.
Scientists say they've discovered the most Earth-like planet since, well … Earth. Kepler 438b is 475 light years away so it's gonna take a while for the apes who live there to enslave us.
And a few things you need to know …
On this date in 1918, President Wilson outlined his 14 points for peace after World War I. Given the state of things now, I'm going to assume we chose to ignore them.
A Connecticut brewery has apologized for marketing a beer named after Gandhi. When you think about it, non-violence and booze are seldom used in the same sentence.
UK government officials have ordered Urban Outfitters to remove photo-shopped models on their British website that promote unrealistic body sizes and shapes. Most unbelievable of all, they depicted models with mouths full of clean, straight white teeth.
The Consumer Electronics Show is underway in Las Vegas. Hey, if anyone there is listening: you know those robot vacuums that run around the house by themselves? Do one that does laundry and puts it away.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he is going to read a book every other week for 2015. Maybe this will keep him from messing with your security settings again.
And … A new study says that kids with smartphones in their bedrooms sleep less. The study was conducted by the University of No Duh.
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Mark Zuckerberg
LMN 1-7-15 Seriously? 9 degrees? 9 is only for an outside line!
by Lisa Mason
posted Jan 7 2015 8:40AM
Tell me honestly; at what point should I just give up on my last-minute Christmas shopping?
After a revolt in his own party, John Boehner managed to hold on to his job as House Speaker yesterday. No word on if his tanning package is still intact.
The newest members of congress are getting to work this week. This is that honeymoon period where they actually believe they're going to get something done, which is sooooo cute. The first order of business is the Keystone Pipeline, which President Obama says he'll veto no matter what. Great job, guys! You're off to an awesome start. Back in grade school, there was a line on the report cards that said, "Works and plays well with others." These guys better practice changing an F to an A or their parents are going to be ticked.
A new study claims that the biggest cause of cancer is purely bad luck. Good thing I bought that anti-carcinogen rabbit's foot.
Area superintendents are mulling over the decision to either close or delay school tomorrow because it will be cold. I've been sitting here shaking my head at that statement for so long, I can't even think of a punchline. Seriously, another five minutes just elapsed and I'm still baffled by this.
McDonald's is reportedly swapping to plain white bags so people who don't want you to know they've been there can still get their fix. What these people don't realize is, none of us care.
Verizon has approached AOL for a possible takeover. Kids, ask your parents what AOL is.
Yesterday I mentioned the sign in front of Bill Cosby's house read "9 days without a new allegation." Cosby's people called to tell me this information was completely incorrect. They're right; two more women just came forward in the defamation lawsuit.
The Girl Scouts have unveiled three new cookies! Toffeetastic, Rah Rah Raisin and Trios. SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY.
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed the 4,500 year old tomb of the previously unknown mystery queen Khentakawess III. 4,500years and they finally found her? And people make fun of Geraldo for still looking for Jimmy Hoffa.
With animal rights groups outraged over a photo of Sarah Palin's son using a dog as a step stool, her husband says he stands by her. Unfortunately, he was on the dog, too.
And … The movie Exodus is finally being allowed to screen in Morocco, but all mentions of God had to be removed first. Given that and the fact that Egypt had a couple dozen gods, none of whom could be mentioned all that's left of the film is Christian Bale running around in a skirt for 15 minutes talking in that weird Batman voice.
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Congress returns back to work this week, if that isn't an oxymoron.
Have you seen the sign outside Bill Cosby's house? It now reads, "8 days since our last new allegation."
Consumers are hoping drastically lower gas prices will cause a domino effect among businesses to drop the fuel surcharges on things like delivery pizza. I'm just curious to see how the domino effect effects Dominos.
It was on this date in 1994 that figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed on the knee... It turned out that rival Tonya Harding's boyfriend was behind it. Obviously, the average IQ of figure skaters took a very big dip that year.
Horrible. A record number, over 1,000, rhinos were illegally slaughtered in South Africa last year, and they could soon become extinct. Wow! It's the EXACT same thing that happened to Unicorns.
Falling oil prices are being blamed for a horrible day on the stock market Monday, with the Dow dropping over 350 points. The only guy who didn't lose his shirt? Matthew McConaughey. I don't think he HAS a shirt.
And … Space X aborted it's mission the is morning, scrubbing the launch that would have resupplied the International Space Station. Guess the guys up there will be stuck eating beanie weenies for another month.
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Happy Cinco de January-o! Oh hi! You came back! To be honest I HAD news for you all last week but just never got around to posting it. Mom yesterday expressed displeasure that I didn't even bother to post a happy new year's message, which I meant to do but instead … didn't. Here's hoping you and yours have an awesome 2015 and beyond. I hope that sounded sincere. Now on to a few things of note in the headlines!
Apple is facing a pricey lawsuit accusing the company of falsely advertising the storage capacity available in its iPhones, iPads and iPods, when in reality, nothing close to the advertised capacity of the devices is available to users. Yeah, and I bet an apple a day doesn't really keep the doctor away either. Little lying liars who lie!
In his New Year's Day address from a jam-packed St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis called for peace. He's the POPE what do you expect him to say? "We need to start some more wars?"
JeffCo officials are looking for a woman who simply walked off her work release job. 42-year old Sharon Young was last seen wearing black pants with a black and white striped shirt. That alone qualifies her to officiate the Birmingham Bowl.
Scientists are studying how birds react to alcohol. It's been found birds can get "drunk" from toxic algae and fly into windshields because they mistake them for water. Happened to Ted Kennedy once. Seriously, why are birds getting drunk? Did someone put vodka in the birdbath to keep it from freezing?
And a few more things you need to know …
On this date in 1778, the colonists set explosives afloat on the Delaware River to destroy the British fleet, but not one exploded. The only bomb was the idea.
Lindsay Lohan was hit with a virus while on vacation. Wow, that's a pretty brave virus.
Sara Palin is crazily fighting online because animal rights groups took offense to a photo of her son STANDING on the family dog in order to reach the kitchen counter. Call me crazy, but I was raised not to stand on animals. Granted, my dog stays underfoot so any standing on Hera Mason is accidental. Honestly, I'd like to think I'd die a noble death but I'll probably end up chocking on a popsicle while tripping over my dog.
And … A 72 year old Wisconsin man is recovering after the deer he shot with a crossbow … turned and attacked him. The story is being made into a feature film. "Bambi: the Revenge."
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Attica Raceway Park Crowns 2007 Champions & Honor The Top-10 In All Four Divisions |
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By Brian Liskai (Attica, OH) Attica Raceway Park crowned its 2007 champions at a gala awards program Saturday, Dec. 1. Earning the track titles were Byron Reed in the World Auto Parts of Huron & Cleveland 410 Sprints; Andy Shammo in the 305 sprints; Ken Hahn in the Fultz Fabrications & Speed Shop Attica Late Models; and Art Ball in the dirt trucks. Attica Promoter John Bores thanked all the teams and fans for a successful 2007 season. He also paid special tribute to all the businesses who have become partners in the track's success. continued from the homepage... For Reed, 2007 was a banner year. Not only did he win Attica's title – his third straight - he also claimed the track title for 2007 at Fremont. The Monclova, Ohio driver competed in all 15 A-mains at ARP in 2007. Reed, who has titles in 2003, 2005 and 2006, scored an incredible 14 top 10 runs and a remarkable 10 top fives. He posted wins on May 11, June 8, June 15 and Aug. 3 and had three runner-up finishes. Reed now has 21 career Attica victories, moving into second place on the all-time win list. His average A-main finishing position was a fantastic fourth. Following is a recap of positions second through 10th in the World Auto Parts of Huron & Cleveland 410 Sprints: Dustin Keegan, from Fremont, Ohio, competed in 11 of the 13 A-mains, missing only the June 22 and Aug. 18 features. He recorded 8 top 10 finishes including a season-best pair of thirds on July 6 and Aug. 25. His average A-main finishing position was 7th. |
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As an anthropology major at Grinnell College, Andrea Leiser '10 volunteered as co-leader of a group that worked to end the stigma of mental health issues. Three years later, Leiser is a Peace Corps volunteer in Benin, teaching English and introducing local instructors to new teaching methods.
Leiser is one of 16 Grinnell alumni currently serving in the Peace Corps—a participation rate that puts Grinnell eighth in the nation in a recent list of Peace Corps Top Colleges.
Since the Peace Corps' founding in 1961, 365 Grinnell grads—including former Grinnell President George Drake '56 and his wife, Sue—have served as Peace Corps volunteers. Leiser sees a direct link between her Grinnell experience and her current work with the Peace Corps. "Grinnell's focus on social activism inspired me to work in underserved communities, particularly with silenced populations," she said. "I knew I wanted to do something 'meaningful' right out of college. I wanted a completely different experience to broaden my perspective on the developing world and my own country, and to help me figure out how I wanted to fit my career into this global system."
Grinnell College's connections to the Peace Corps are long and deep. The college's "fifth- year travel-service program"—which existed at Grinnell until 1964-- preceded the establishment of the Peace Corps by many years. The college established a teaching program in Nanjing in the 1980s, and created a similar program in Lesotho in 1997. And since 2001, the college has supported international service through the Grinnell Corps, six one-year, post-graduation service programs for graduating seniors. Last year, Grinnell graduated more Peace Corps volunteers per capita than almost any other college or university in the nation.
"Service with an international focus is a natural for Grinnell students," said Doug Cutchins '93, the college's director of social commitment. "Every year, dozens of Grinnell students pursue opportunities to serve abroad through the Peace Corps, Grinnell Corps, Watson Fellowships, and other programs. The college is serious about supporting and encouraging these efforts," he added, "and we're proud that Grinnell has so many individuals committed to making a difference at home and abroad. "
Carrie Hessler-Radelet, acting director of the Peace Corps, said the organization welcomes graduates of Grinnell and other highly selective colleges. "As a result of the top-notch education they receive, these graduates are well prepared for the challenge of international service," she said. "They become leaders in their host communities and carry the spirit of service and leadership back with them when they return home."
Hessler-Radelet said Peace Corps service makes a difference not only to the communities served, but also to the volunteers themselves, who return home as global citizens with cross-cultural, leadership, language, teaching and community development skills that position them for advanced education and professional opportunities in the global job market.
For Leiser, the experience has been a natural and important extension of her academic experience at Grinnell. "I knew from my studies in anthropology that the best way to broaden my knowledge was from firsthand experience," she said, "not simply reading someone else's thoughts or the media's interpretation of a situation."
About Grinnell College Since its founding in 1846, Grinnell has become one of the nation's premier liberal arts colleges, enrolling 1,600 students from all 50 states and from as many international countries. Grinnell's rigorous academic program emphasizes excellence in education for students in the liberal arts; the college offers the B.A. degree in a range of departments across the humanities, arts and sciences. Grinnell has a strong tradition of social responsibility and action, and self-governance and personal responsibility are key components of campus life. More information about Grinnell College is available at www.grinnell.edu.
About the Peace Corps Since President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps by executive order on March 1, 1961, more than 210,000 Americans have served in 139 host countries. Today, 8,073 volunteers are working with local communities in 76 host countries in agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health and youth in development. Approximately 95 of these current volunteers are Iowa residents, and 2,251 Iowa residents have served since the agency was created in 1961. Peace Corps volunteers must be U.S. citizens and at least 18 years of age. Peace Corps service is a 27-month commitment, and the agency's mission is to promote world peace and friendship and a better understanding between Americans and people of other countries. Visit www.peacecorps.gov for more information, and read about the work and experiences of current volunteers from the Midwest at http://midwestpcvs.wordpress.com/.


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Bono and JT are in the studio recording a remake of the Lionel Ritchie/Diana Ross classic "Endless Love."
Bono and JT are in the studio recording a remake of the Lionel Ritchie/Diana Ross classic "Endless Love."
Oh I know. I cant wait.
Jan Terri IN GERMANY!
May 28, 2010 by Sally Smuggins ·
Last time Jan Terri came to Germany was 2 years ago. This year her 'Love Jan' Tour lands in Germany. Today we analyze with our love and discoverer and wager that this beautiful Jan Terri has brought her beauty to Germany. Here we hear the pure angel like voice that is Jan Terri. I look at Jans beauty and can not believe her pure talent.
If I had not been there myself I would never have thought one woman could be so beautiful and sing like an angel. Jan Terri opens with the huge hit some 'Time' with a chorus of male dancers that has to be seen to be believed.
The many massive hits she sang left the crowds spellbound. Jan Terri has not been matched in record sales or pure talent by any other female artist alive. While others like Whitney Houston, Lady GaGa etc are just wanna be's. Jan Terri is the real deal.
Germany may never ever see a force like Jan Terri again. We can only hope and pray that she will grace us one again with her pure voice and stunning beauty.
Get Down Goblin:
Fans Pay Tribute to Jan Terri .[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdWjhcHHMeM&feature=related[/ame]
She betta tour the US! I still want my chance to see her live in concert and i want to do that fan Meet & Greet thing too so i can meet her backstage and get my picture taken wit her too!
Oh me eviltwintwo. Thank god she isnt smoking crack like some other singers.
Her dancers are hot.
Jan and Liza. Oh what a combo!
JT was such a reassuring presence during this period of national tragedy. Her beauty, her grace and her talent made it possible for me to weather that storm. She even added some levity when she changed the lyrics of "Get Down Goblin" to "Get Down Osama."
At the end of her triumphant concert, she was joined by Ray Charles for a stirring rendition of "America the Beautiful." There was not a dry eye in the house.
Jan Terri's SMASH new single, Back With You.[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LKNrDaj37M&feature=related[/ame]
Wow this thread is still going on and on and on and on...
Practice what you preach.......
This thread is like a Jan Terri song -- I never want it to end.
Why the fudge am I just now hearing about this thread? I supported Jan before any of you hookers did.
*pulls out 80s-style walkman and jams to "I Don't Wanna Leave You Tonight"
You're just a ball of yarn and this pussy is done playing with you
Jan Terri is a legend and a supermodel. She doesnt do crack like some other burnt out divas. Jan terri is the only true Diva left.[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO2oayC54dg&feature=related[/ame]
I think you posted in the wrong thread....
Speaking of On and On and On...
Are the rumors true that lady gaga wants to do a duet with her remaking ABBA's On and On and On but Jans' busy touring scheduling is keeping her from the recording studio?
The Queen of England has just requested that JT perform at the marriage ceremony of Prince William.
Hold them notes, girl. While the crowd goes wild...as usual. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEf30JgP6zY&feature=related[/ame]
Jan is heaven. Deal......
The new smash hit remix of 'Losing You' Enjoy......[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5qL8YPLt5c&feature=related[/ame]
Losing You remix is zooming up the dance charts.
Jan Terri and her husband, Bobby Beige, recently celebrated their 20th year wedding anniversary. They have three daughters. Not one is named Bobby.
By the way....[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEf30JgP6zY&feature=related[/ame]
New photos of Jan Terri's next video 'Fax My Love'.
Brand new video to Losing You.[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddj0YGrciW0&feature=related[/ame]
Where's my ass? Oh right. I lost it dancing to this great song!
Isnt it wonderful syntax?
Mike she is after all a world known super model.
The one and only, Jan Terri......[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzIsKLJZ7KY&feature=related[/ame]


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A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in immunology and related areas, from Faculty of 1000.
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in immunology and related areas, from Faculty of 1000.
Microbiologist Marvin Whiteley chats about teaming up with chemist and bioengineer Jason Shear in order to build tiny houses for bacteria.
Researchers reveal several new viruses lurking in healthy hives.
As Germany grapples with an E. coli outbreak, a new strain of MRSA appears in Europe.
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More than a dozen researchers voice their concerns about a 2010 paper that claims bacteria can use arsenic in place of phosphorus in its DNA and other biomolecules, such as proteins.
Successful vaccines have been created to protect against pathogenic bacteria and viruses. Why aren't there any for combating fungal infections?
Gay men are nearly twice as likely to report that they've had cancer as heterosexual men, according to a US health survey published in Cancer.
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Kid Zone: Library launches book club for children
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"Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!" (LB Kids) by Grace Lin
♦ Through May 24
♦ Chicago Public Library
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Attention, Chicago's kindergarten, first- and second-graders and their parents.
If you can read this, the Chicago Public Library has something even better for you to read — a whole lot of books and a new book club just for you.
For the first time, the Chicago Public Library has launched a program to support the city's earliest readers.
Hop Into Reading: New Reader Book Club debuted March 15 at every Chicago library and runs through May 24.
Parents are asked to read with their children for 20 minutes every day.
Children keep a "frog log" — which can be picked up at your local library branch — and when it is completed and returned to the library they are entered into a raffle for a collection of books.
"Kindergarten through second grade — those are the grades where typically kids are learning to read and they're really practicing hard on reading," said Elizabeth McChesney, director of Chicago Public Library's Children and Young Adult Services.
"We wanted to encourage them with that."
The K-2 grades are critical for building a foundation for future school success, she said.
It's also a time when books designed for beginning readers are written in a specific style to aid everything from building eye strength to building vocabulary.
Hop Into Reading is rolling out in the spring because that's when students are practicing the reading skills they have spent all year learning.
The library still will offer its summer reading program, McChesney said, and Hop Into Reading can help young readers gear up for that.
She said she hopes Hop Into Reading will help facilitate parents and their children to spend the time to read together.
"It's fun and it's great bonding," McChesney said. "There's no better time than when a child is sitting on your lap and you're reading together and exploring new ideas together."
It's also good practice for new readers to read out loud to someone.
McChesney suggested that parents read a page, then let their child read a page.
Twenty minutes will fly by and parents might be pleasantly surprised to see how this time translates into stronger school performance.
"If I hadn't had the library collection to help support the way my kids were learning we'd really be up a tree," she said.
"We want to help families by promoting the resources available to them."
For parents who might find picking out appropriate books with their children intimidating, McChesney recommended asking the children's librarians throughout the city.
These books, she said, are also among the most popular for early readers:
♦ "Elephant and Piggie" books (Hyperion Book CH) by Mo Willems.
♦ "Frog and Toad" books (HarperCollins) by Arnold Lobel.
♦ "Benny and Penny" books (Toon Books) by Geoffrey Hayes.
♦ "Pete the Cat" books (HarperCollins) by James Dean and Eric Litwin.
♦ "Up, Tall and High" (Putnam Juvenile) by Ethan Long.
♦ "Fly Guy" books (Scholastic Inc.) by Tedd Arnold.
♦ "Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!" (LB Kids) by Grace Lin.
♦ "Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover" (Candlewick) by Cece Bell.
♦ "Mouse and Mole" books (Sandpiper) by Wong Herbert Yee.
♦ "Zelda and Ivy" (Candlewick) by Laura McGee Kvasnosky.
For nonfiction check out:
♦ National Geographic Kids.
♦ DK Readers.
♦ Rookie Readers.
♦ We Both Read.
♦ Pebble Plus Books.
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♦ The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 North Cannon Drive, Chicago, will open its largest exhibit of the year, "Food: The Nature of Eating," on March 23.
Drawing on the museum's own collection, "Food" will bring visitors through a prairie-covered Illinois, Union Stockyard Gates and modern-day Chicago, taking a look at the history of an array of culinary-related local customs like bison burgers at Wrigley Field.
Admission is included in museum general admission, which is $9 for adults, $6 for ages 3-12 and $7 for seniors and students. Thursdays are suggested donation days for Illinois residents.
Information: (773) 755-5100, naturemuseum.org.
♦ Afro-Beats! will pair the Fulcrum Point New Music Project ensemble with West African musicians and dancers for a family-friendly performance at 2 p.m. March 23 at the University of Chicago's Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St., Chicago.
Afro-Beats! debuted in 2012 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance.
The 75-minute performance features traditional Mandingo and African-American music.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children.
Information: (773) 702-2787, arts.uchicago.edu by clicking on the Logan Center link.


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No one can say Major League
Baseball is spending money like a drunken fool in these challenging economic
times. All you have to do is check my
travel itinerary to this week's Winter Meetings to prove that point. Back in my NFL days as a team PR executive,
no one blinked when we spent a full week at a resort hotel in some warm, exotic
locale like Miami or Laguna Beach.
But now, as I write this on board a flight with our GM Billy Beane and equipment manager Steve Vucinich,
I'm headed to America's heartland–Indianapolis, Indiana, where the three of us will
share a cab ride to the downtown Marriott later this evening.
One thing many of you may not know is
Baseball's Winter Meetings are predominantly an annual gathering for minor
league personnel. The Major League
contingent is probably less than 30% of the hundreds of people who attend the
event, which probably explains why the meetings are held in places like Indy, Louisville or other minor
league cities. And while Major League
GMs like Billy seem to dominate the daily media coverage at the Winter Meetings
each year, there is a veritable cross section of professional baseball
represented at these annual conclaves.
Beyond team and league personnel on both the major and minor league
levels, you will see hordes of sportswriters and electronic media at the
meetings–including broadcast partners MLB Network, ESPN, ESPN Radio and
Sirius/XM Radio–as well as player agents, equipment vendors and job seekers.
I'm anxious to see what the layout of the Marriott is, as how functional
the meetings will be is directly related to such things. Some past meetings have been held at the
Opryland Hotel in Nashville,
where the rooms are nice but the lobby configuration is a nightmare. There is
no lobby, just various identical quadrants filled with indoor trees and
shrubbery which made it really difficult to find people you may want to meet
with. You needed a compass just to take the right elevator to your room! So, ideally, the Marriott has a spacious main
lobby, and all the meeting rooms are conveniently located within one end of the
As the A's public relations
director, my week will consist of league PR Meetings in the mornings, assisting
Bay Area writers–such as the San
Francisco Chronicle's John Shea and the Bay
Area News Group's Joe Stiglich–who are on site covering the event, pitching
stories to national media like Sports
Illustrated, ESPN and USA Today, and attending a MLB subcommittee
I am particularly looking
forward to a Communications Meeting chaired by MLB President Bob DuPuy on
Tuesday, as he never sugar-coats issues that challenge baseball yet he is a
very logical and pragmatic thinker who understands what drives our
business. There will also be some
evening social functions, including the A's Organizational Reception for all
major and minor league personnel Tuesday night and perhaps a night out with the
media at a local restaurant–I have had St. Elmo's Steakhouse on my "bucket
list" for many years and hope to finally eat there on this trip–and later in
the week, I will cover the Rule 5 Draft in the event we select a player like we
did last hear (Ben Copeland).
Each evening around 6 p.m.,
Billy will host our Bay Area media in his hotel suite, giving the reporters an
opportunity to ask questions for the stories they will write later that
evening. I refer to this as "The Media
Dance," as more times than not, there simply is no hard news to report. So, the writers and Billy engage in a
conversation of hypotheticals. "If
another team were to offer you a deal that involved a slugging first baseman,
would you be willing to give up some of your best pitching prospects?," a
reporter might ask. Then Billy, being
the good soldier, would try his best to give an honest quote without really
saying a whole lot. "Well, John, we are
always willing to listen. However, it
would have to be an impact player who has a long-term future with us, not
merely a rental player." And so it will
go. Probably the highlight of most
session is the round of beers Billy usually offers all of us in
attendance. No guarantees here, as my
time schedule can go sideways in a New York second if we happen to make news
with a player acquisition, but my intentions here in Indianapolis will be to
file a short blog daily, sharing observations and information that hopefully
you will find of interest.
Stay tuned…
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I love this behind the scenes look from you on what the Winter Meetings are all about. I am looking forward to your updates from Indianapolis. Thanks for being willing to write.
Tell Vucinich to look into those weird energy "bands/bracelets" all the Yankees seemed to be wearing in the postseason. Maybe the team can add these to the budget if no free agents become available!
Here is my wish list: Garrett Anderson to the A's to form a platoon with Hairston!
Have a great week.


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UNITED STATES (2/17/14) — Originally established in 1885, after President George Washington's birthday, which is still viewed as "Washington's Birthday" by federal law, Presidents Day is celebrated on the third Monday of February to honor past and present American presidents.
The story of Presidents Day essentially dates back to 1800 following President George Washington's death in 1799. His Feb. 22 birthday became a continuing day of his remembrance.
During that time, Washington was cherished as one of the most important figures in American history.
While Washington's birthday was viewed as the unofficial observance for most of the 1800s, it wasn't until 1870s when it became a federal holiday.
Sen. Steven Wallace Dorsey of Arkansas, was the first to propose the idea of making it a federal holiday, but wasn't signed into law by President Rutherford B. Hayes until 1879.
In the beginning, the holiday only pertained to the District of Columbia, but in 1885 it was branched out to the whole country, making it the first individual American life to be celebrated.
The shift of Washington's Birthday to Presidents Day began in the late 1960s when Congress introduced the Uniform Monday Holiday Act.
Then in 1971, the act was put into place as an attempt to create more three-day weekends since Presidents Day never actually fell on any presidents birthday's.
Today, Presidents Day is traditionally viewed as a time of patriotic celebration and remembrance.Amber Averitt
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I'm a software developer currently residing in San Francisco. I work at Google on the Ads Review team. Previously I worked at Cardpool, and before that ThoughtWorks (and before that, a real-time trading company in Philadelphia that no one's ever heard of).
I studied philosophy at Duke University, then a couple of years later went to Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley for a graduate degree in software engineering (hence the name of this blog). In between I lived with my wife in Namibia for a year through WorldTeach, an organization that places volunteer teachers in developing countries around the world.
One of the principles I believe in most strongly is that there's really no place for arrogance in this world. Living in Silicon Valley, I can't help but feel that most of us in this industry are encouraged to forget that. The culture here is one seemingly designed to inflate egos and reward self-importance. Having said that, I realize that I'm guilty of it from time to time as well. So let this serve as my perpetual apology for ever letting my head get too big, or acting like I know what I'm talking about.


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- Contribute to the MongoDB Project >
- Build and Test MongoDB Server Code >
- Build MongoDB From Source
Build MongoDB From Source¶
As you make changes, you will need to build the server and tools and run the appropriate test suites. Though the exact dependencies and semantics differ by operating system, building the server from source has the same basic steps.
Dependencies & Installation¶
MongoDB uses SCons to build the Server and associated tools. While it is unnecessary to know all the intricacies of SCons, glancing over the documentation may be helpful. SCons is unlikely to come preinstalled on your system, so make sure to install it using your preferred package manager.
Other basic requirements, independent of system, are to install Git and a recent 2.7.x version of Python.
Compiler Requirements¶
Changed in version 2.8.
To build MongoDB you must use one of the following minimum compiler versions:
- Windows: Virtual Studio 2013 (i.e. MSVC12) Update 2
- Linux: GCC 4.8.1
- OS X: Clang 3.4 of XCode 5
System Specific Requirements¶
Further requirements are system-dependent and for both SCons and running the tests:
On Linux, you will need to install a compiler gcc or clang, as well as glibc headers which are usually included in a package named glibc-devel.
- On Debian and Ubuntu systems, you must install the libssl-dev package to compile with SSL support.
- On Red Hat and CentOS systems, you must install the openssl-devel package to compile with SSL support.
On Mac OS X, you will need to install XCode, specifically the command line tools.
On Windows, you will need to install Visual Studio 2010 or later. When running on Windows machines, it is recommended to install either pywin32 or ActivePython if you wish to do parallel builds.
On FreeBSD, the included compiler (gcc or clang) should suffice, but you will need to install devel/libexecinfo from ports or via pkgng.
On OpenBSD 5.4 or later, you will need to install gcc from ports (lang/gcc) or by using pkg_add You will also need to install devel/libexecinfo.
When you run SCons, you will also need to pass additional arguments to scons to use the compiler from ports instead of the system compiler, i.e. --cc=egcc --cxx=eg++.
Building With SCons¶
Building the server executables consists of passing SCons a target, for example when we build the MongoDB database server executable:
scons mongod
If you're on Windows, this will instead be scons mongod.exe.
Other executables you may need to build include mongos or mongo, depending on what you are working on. You can pass SCons multiple targets in a list if necessary:
scons mongod mongo mongos
Alternatively, you may build everything, which includes mongo, mongod, mongos, the tools, and all the C++ unit tests:
scons all
All of these commands should be run from the root of the MongoDB repository.
While certain top level build artifacts (like mongod and mongos) get copied to the top of the source tree during a build, other files like the C++ unit tests are generated underneath a directory called build. The build directory is created is created at the top level of the source tree as soon as you build anything.
Building can take a while, depending on which target(s) you are building and the capabilities of your computer. Without getting into all the intricacies of SCons, here are some flags to get you started:
- --help
This options provides help on both the intrinsic and local options. Read this.
- -j <N>
This option controls the number of parallel jobs SCons will use. Depending on what the local hardware is, you probably want to set this from anything between 0 and 32. Keep in mind that this isn't just compilation, but also linking. Having 32 concurrent linking jobs running can make your machine pretty sluggish. Find a number that works for you such as the number of cpus. When running on Windows machines, it is recommended to install either pywin32 or ActivePython if you wish to do parallel builds.
- --ssl
This option builds MongoDB with SSL support.
The following table lists some SCons aliases that are helpful with testing:
Alias | Effect |
all | Builds everything (core, tools, and all tests) |
tools | Builds the server tools (mongodump, mongostat, etc.) |
test | Builds the dbtest program. |
lint | Runs the code linter (cool!) – do this! |
msi | Builds the Windows MSI installer. |
core | Builds mongod, mongos, and the mongo shell. |
install | Installs to the directory used with the --prefix option, or to /usr/local if no --prefix was specified. |
smoke | Runs the "dbtest" test. |
smokeCppUnitTests | Runs the C++ unit tests. |
smokeJsCore | Runs (some of!) the Javascript integration tests. |
Other aliases related to testing exist. Our aliases fall into two categories: ones that simply build targets, and ones that build targets and then run programs, typically a test harness of some kind. These latter aliases have dependencies defined for them, such that all the build targets that are necessary for a certain test are up to date before running the test. The only difference between, for example, the 'test' and the 'smoke' aliases is that the former builds all the dependencies for the program named dbtest, and the latter does all that same work and additionally runs the dbtest program.
Windows Specific Instructions¶
Install Git from http://git-scm.com. When you install git, choose Checkout Windows-style commit Unix-style line endings. This will set the git option core.autocrlf to true. To verify the setting after installation, run the following command.
git config --get core.autocrlf
SCons requires Python 2.7.x. On Windows, ActiveState Python Community Edition is recommended to support parallel builds. Install either the 64-bit (x64) or 32-bit (x86) version depending on the machine architecture.
To install SCons 2.3.1 with ActiveState Python Community Edition, download the zip distribution of SCons, not the self-extracting exe installer labelled Windows. You must use the zip file, because self-extracting installer cannot find the 64-bit install of ActiveState Python. Unpack the SCons zip file, and if Python is installed at the default path, use the following command:
c:\python27\python.exe setup.py install
MongoDB version 2.4.x supports VS 2010. MongoDB 2.6.x, and 2.7.x support VS 2010, VS 2012, and VS 2013.
SCons 2.3.1 does not have builtin support for Visual Studio 2013, and later at this time. See Building in Visual Studio 2013 & Later
Finally, to build MongoDB for Windows, you will need to specify whether SCons will target 32-bit or 64-bit. SCons will target 32-bit builds by default. For 64-bit builds, run the following command:
scons --64
For 32-bit builds, run the following command:
scons --32
Building in Visual Studio 2013 & Later¶
To build in SCons, first start the VS2013 x64 Native Tools Command Prompt, and within this command shell environment, run the SCons commands listed above.
In a typical Visual Studio installation, the batch file to setup the VS 2013 environment has the following path:
%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\vc\bin\amd64\vcvars64.bat
It is also available in the Visual Studio Tools folder in the Start Menu.
You may see a warning such as scons: warning: No version of Visual Studio compiler found - C/C++ compilers most likely not set correctly: this is normal in this context.


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- EnterpriseStorageForum.com: Proofpoint Data Storage Meets Healthcare Organization Needs
- Datamation:5 Dangerous Cloud Computing Security Misconceptions
- ZDNet:Good insights from The Open Group Cloud Conference
- Messaging News: Can Data Be More Secure in the Cloud?
- Messaging News:The Road Ahead: Insiders Give Insight on What to Focus on in 2011
- Information Security:Retailer makes the switch to cloud-based email security to reduce costs and maintenance burden
- Securitypark.net: Wedbush Securities uses Proofpoint Enterprise Archive to improve IT efficiencies for eDiscovery and compliance
- CRN: Proofpoint Launches Program To Assist Federal Government Resellers
- Electon: Wedbush Securities Invests in SaaS Email Archiving Solution
- TMCnet: Wedbush Securities Invests in SaaS Email Archiving Solution from Proofpoint
- The Electronic Discovery Reading Room: 10 eDiscovery Trends in the Cloud
- TMCnet: Proofpoint Predicts Top 10 eDiscovery Trends In 2011
- The Tech Herald: Spammers back from vacation - volume climbs as they play catch-up
- Network World: Spam Traffic Returns after Holiday Break
- Yahoo! Finance: Things Your Boss Will Not Tell You
- ZDNet UK: Global spam traffic rebounds as Rustock wakes
- CMS Wire: GRC Roll-up: e-Discovery Moves to Cloud
- RFP Connect: Wedbush Securities Leverages Proofpoint Enterprise Archive
- PC World: Spam Traffic Returns after Holiday Break
- MSNBC: Experts: 11 credit card and debt predictions for 2011