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I purchased this humidor after facing the fact that I needed to get a larger one.It took almost a week to slowly season it to a good level.replaced the stock hygro for a digital xikar hygro and using Dr.RH gel jars for humidification.readings are 70% rh/69*f.this thing is working beautifully.You will not be disappointed with this baby.I strongly suggest that You do upgrade the hygro and humidification than the stock items.not that the stock items won't work,but You will get a more reliable system working for You.
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Obama v. Warren on Trade
Obama pushes trade agenda in local TV interviews. W. Post: "Among the television stations Obama spoke with was KGW in Portland, Ore., the home state of Sen. Ron Wyden, whom the White House views as a key Democratic ally on trade … Wyden and Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) have been negotiating a 'fast-track' bill that both sides hope could be introduced in March, with a goal of sending it to Obama's desk by the end of the month … On the Senate floor, [Sen. Elizabeth] Warren joined a group of six other Democratic senators in warning against the dangers of unfair trade practices, using a placard reading 'Not Another NAFTA'…"
Warren prioritizing trade fight. Politico: "Warren's comments … focused on an obscure piece of the TPP agreement, the so-called Investor-State Dispute Settlement process, which allows multinational corporations to sue national governments in international forums and win cash judgments that cannot be appealed … Warren's ability to rally progressives could make the math of getting the deals done more challenging … Some pro-trade Democrats were privately dismissive of Warren's arguments, saying the senator was stoking unrealistic fears."
House Moves For 3-Week Homeland Security Extension
House will vote to fund Homeland Security for three weeks. The Hill: "If the bill is approved by the House, the Senate is expected to quickly follow suit — though the upper chamber also plans to move forward with a bill funding Homeland Security through the end of the fiscal year … [But] House Democrats said they are whipping against the measure, which could make it difficult for Republicans to win the 218 votes necessary for passage given grumbling from some on the right that the measure would do nothing to attack President Obama's executive actions on immigration."
Sen. Schumer says Dems will support. The Hill: "'…we're not going to shut the government down,' Schumer, who is vice chair of the Democratic conference, said on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe.'"
No Surrender In Greece
Greece did not surrender, argues NYT's Paul Krugman: "… that the main issue of contention involves just one number: the size of the Greek primary surplus … Syriza has always been clear that it intends to keep running a modest primary surplus … The question instead was whether Greece would be forced to impose still more austerity … did the current Greek government back down and agree to aim for those economy-busting surpluses? No, it didn't…"
Syriza wants to crack down on tax cheats to shore up finances. NYT: "… fixing Greece's finances [means] reshaping a system in which Greek tycoons dominate much of the economy and engage in sometimes murky business practices — including, Mr. Tsipras asserts, tax evasion — that analysts say deprive state coffers of billions in revenue … Frustratingly out of reach … is considerable untaxable Greek wealth outside the country."
GOP '16ers Pander To Right
Jeb Bush entertains flat tax. W. Post: …Bush began an aggressive outreach to more suspicious conservatives with an appearance before [the Club for Growth] … Bush said that he was open to a flat tax and that his eventual policy plan would be 'bigger and broader tax relief.'"
Gov. Scott Walker says busting unions prepares him to defeat ISIS. The Hill: "'If I can take on 100,000 protestors, I can do the same across the world,' Walker said in response to a question about international terrorism [at CPAC]"
Jeb addresses CPAC today. The Hill: "Bush will have to face his two biggest liabilities among conservatives head on Friday — his support for Common Core and immigration reform."


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When one dwells on the masterpieces of the great artists (and surely, don't we all ponder on this at least two or three times daily?), often the works that spring to mind are the paintings. Picassos, Chagalls, Manets, all beautifully wrought and now the property of the ages -- or more accurately, the property of museums and collectors with scads of cash. Rarely, though, does one contemplate the little napkin doodles these artists must have done while sitting in a café somewhere, starving and acting tortured. When it comes to names like those mentioned above, though, even the smallest works on paper can have artistic significance years later. And it is in this spirit that the Norton Museum of Art (1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach) brings us "The Permanent Collection: European Works on Paper." The exhibition, which runs through November 30, features 15 small-scale works by all of the previously named artists as well as several others. Opening at the same time is "Jacques Callot: Selected Prints from the Permanent Collection," which features 32 works on paper by the early 17th-century French artist. Call 561-832-5196, or visit www.norton.org.
Unless somebody big breezes through town, the Factory (2674 E. Oakland Park Blvd., Fort Lauderdale) tends to cater largely to either 16-year-old girls wearing tank tops with phrases like "Cruel" on them or 38-year-old metal fans who do IT support during the day. Every once in a while, though, something comes through and blows your skirt right up over your head. The Blowtorch Collective, a local revolving-door group of DJs, presents its first concert at 8:30 p.m. For your listening pleasure, the Heatseekers, AC Cobra, the Getback, and Orlando blues rockers the Stud Dogs and the Hex Tremors lightly toss a big ol' beer-drenched, bruise-inducing sonic salad. After the show, the 'Torch DJs spin old-school hip-hop, indie rock, and metal. Tickets cost $4, and the show is for fans 18 and older. Call 954-564-ROCK.
Well, it's getting to be the snowbird time of year, when suddenly cars with out-of-state plates inundate the highways and Canadians speaking French (oops, excuse us... we meant "Freedomese") fill the beaches with their milky-white skin and Speedos. And so, it is time for native Floridians to pay it forward by fleeing northward -- after all, in other parts of this land, ski season hits its stride even as you read this. Best to pick up all the latest gear before you go, though, as sports shops in ski towns are known for merrily price-gouging the tourists. Instead of signing away your soul for a pair of skis, head to the Southeast Winter Sports Show, which takes place from Friday through Sunday at the Broward County Convention Center (1950 Eisenhower Blvd., Fort Lauderdale). From 3 to 9 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Sunday, you'll gaze upon more than $1 million worth of ski, snowboard, and in-line skate merchandise, much of it on sale for up to 70 percent off. While you're stocking up, get a few pointers from legendary skiing greats Glen Plake and Jeremy Nobis. Now you're ready to take on that jag-off ski instructor in a one-on-one race down the double-black-diamond K-12! Admission is $5. Call 954-765-5900.
It's Sunday, and can you think of anything better to do than hang out with your family? Of course not! The Boca Raton Museum of Art (501 Plaza Real, Mizner Park, Boca Raton) offers a Latin-themed Family Day at 1 p.m. Grupo Folklorico Latino presents dances, music, and costumes of Central America, and the Keili Kids perform a selection of Latin American songs. Instructors from the museum also help kids create arts and crafts, and the whole family can view the film Botero: Champs Elysees. This event is free with museum admission, which is free for children 12 and younger. Call 561-392-2500.
For serious hikers, the end of the trail is always a bittersweet time. You've conquered the trail and seen all there is to see, but now the whole experience is over. What these folks need is a longer trail! At this week's meeting of the Florida Trail Association at 7:30 p.m. at Okeeheelee Nature Center (7715 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach), veteran hiker Gordon Johnson presents a multimedia show on the development of the Florida National Scenic Trail, which covers 1,300 miles as it crisscrosses the state from Big Cypress National Preserve in the south to Gulf Islands National Seashore in the north. Admission is free. Call 561-684-1168.
As any good disciplinarian knows, the oppressive South Florida heat makes for wonderful corporal punishment conditions. Anyone who has visited a fetish club in Fort Lauderdale realizes that people take their nipple clamps, ball gags, and hot-pink whips very seriously. If you're a sadist or a masochist or just enjoy a good-natured slap on the backside with a wooden paddle, then you might want to check out the monthly meeting of the South Florida Bondage Club. The club, which meets the first Tuesday of every month at the Fort Lauderdale Eagle (1951 NW Ninth Ave., Fort Lauderdale), offers a short "business" session followed by a bondage demonstration and organized play time. You have to wait until the end of the night for "open" play time, though -- unless you want to be punished and locked in the dungeon with Mr. Diaper Fetish. Meetings start at 8 p.m. Call 954-462-7224.


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The sales operations analyst helps drive sales growth by identifying areas for expansion and improvement. They use methods such as analyzing key metrics; coordinating with sales, accounting and marketing teams to develop and implement solutions; and coordinating with local, regional, national, and global sales teams to ensure sales goals are met in a timely fashion and in compliance with best practices and relevant regulations. They also create reports based on their analysis of sales data and present that data to others in their organization, including management. The sales operation analyst may also be called upon to communicate with clients in person, through email, and over the phone to create and build sales relationships.
Read More...Overall, survey participants reported applying a fair number of skills to their work. Most notably, skills in Business Analysis, Database Management & Reporting, Microsoft Excel, and Powerpoint are correlated to pay that is above average, with boosts between 4 percent and 10 percent. Those familiar with Data Analysis also tend to know Salesforce and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).
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October 3, 2013
Seymour Oktoberfest
Willkommen! ("Welcome!") Whether you come for shopping, food or fun, you will find something to enjoy at the Seymour, Indiana Oktoberfest. Admission is free!
The 41st Annual Oktoberfest in Seymour, Indiana will be held October 3 – 5. Join us for a great weekend!
"Photographic Impressionism" by Darryl Jones
Columbus Museum of Art and Design features the manipulated photographs of artist Darryl Jones at the Gallery at Hotel Indigo from October 1 through October 31.
30th Annual American Red Cross Book Fair
30th Annual American Red Cross Book Fair
DATE Thursday, October 3, 2013
TIME 9:00 am – 7:00 pm EDT
WHERE Monroe County Fairgrounds, Commercial Building West, 5700 W. Airport Road,
Bloomington, IN 47403
PRESENTER Monroe County Chapter
CONTACT June Taylor
COST $10 opening day only
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NOTES 30th Annual American Red Cross Book Fair
October 3 – 8, 2013
Location: Monroe County Fairgrounds, Commercial Building West
Phone: 812-332-7292
Admission: Free, except for opening day.
The 30th Annual American Red Cross Book Fair will be held October 3 – 8, 2013 at the Monroe County Fairgrounds, Commercial Building West. There will be 100,000 gently used books, CDs, videos, DVDs, cassettes, records, games, puzzles, maps, sheet music, and many other items for sale at very reasonable prices.
Opening day admission is $10, but the rest of the week's attendance is free. Please call to receive a Book Fair bookmark with dates, times (vary from day to day) and specials listed. All proceeds from the Book Fair benefit Red Cross disaster relief, service to military families, and emergency preparedness services in Monroe and Owen Counties.
Thurs., Oct. 3, 9 am -7 pm OPENING DAY! $10 admission for best selection of books & media.
Friday, Oct. 4: 9 am – 7 pm: No admission charge. 4th annual food drive for Hoosier Hills Food Bank – bring non-perishable food and you'll receive a "book buck,"
good for $1 off book and media purchases.
Saturday, Oct. 5: 9 am – 6 pm : 4th annual food drive for Hoosier Hills Food Bank – bring non-perishable food and you'll receive a book buck, good for $1 off book and media purchases
Sunday, Oct. 6: 9 am – 6 pm: Half-price day & Military Family Appreciation Day – Military families present ID and get free goodie bags for your children!
Monday, Oct. 7: 9 am – 6 pm: $10 bag-it day – we furnish the bag or bring your own of comparable size. You can fit at least two dozen books in a grocery bag – all for ten bucks.
Tuesday, Oct. 8: 9 am – 12 pm Community Day; Books & media left are free. Donations are encouraged.
Contact us at (812) 332-7292 or firstname.lastname@example.com for more information or to volunteer for this event, or visit us on the web at www.redcross.org.
The Bone Garden-Book Discussions
Discuss this year's Community Book Read selection with Librarians Robert Mixner and Mary Clare Speckner.


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Since moving to Oakland and working from home, my primping days are few and far between. But just because my wardrobe is comprised exclusively of sweatpants and target uggs, and my hair only gets combed once a week, doesn't mean I don't keep up on all the hawt makeup trends!!!
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SF Sketchfest On YouTube: Hail to the King, Baby!
By Kyle Anderson on October 22, 2013
Each and every year since 2001, SF Sketchfest, one of the premier comedy festivals in all the land, delivers over a fortnight of funny with panels, podcasts, and performances. We're delighted to share that SF Sketchfest now has a YouTube channel and has become a proud member of the Nerdist Alliance, the small but sprightly band of content creators dedicated to eradicating boredom and frowns.
Their first offering is a doozy – snippets from this year's event "Hail to the King, Baby! An Evening with Bruce Campbell." That's right, the B-movie god himself, Bruce Campbell, sat down with Patton Oswalt to have a good ol' chin wag about the history of all things Evil Dead. Many thought they'd entirely missed out on this legendary meeting of the minds, but now we can all partake in this grooviest of groovies. The above clip has Bruce discussing his career trajectory whilst the below clip is him explaining how Sam Raimi had him ballroom dance with skeletons.
Also up on their channel now are clips from "An Afternoon with Pinky & the Brain," in which voice actors extraordinaire (and former Nerdist Podcast guests) Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche held court and played their famous characters in equally famous scenes from Abbott & Costello and Pulp Fiction. Below, you can see Rob doing Yakko Warner's famous "Nations of the World" song, which will never get old.
This are merely snippets of what you will be able to see on the SF Sketchfest channel, which you can subscribe to now!
So…are they posting the full videos of these? Cause this is a pretty insane tease.
I JUST got the e-mail announcement about this. Awesome.
Now I can see some of the stuff I missed, since I was only there for one weekend (and the most Nerdist packed weekend) of the fest.
Dunno if I'll be out in '14, so I hope there's more tapings and available shows on the channel while it's happening/after it's all over.


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Black kicks things off at Hays High
By AUSTIN COLBERT
The road connecting the Hays High School weight room and the football team's practice field is the same as it was a season ago under former head coach Ryan Cornelsen. But at the end of the road now is Bo Black, his white sun hat just the beginning of all that is new for the Indians this season.
"Honestly, any time you walk this dirt road and get on that field it feels the same," senior quarterback Alex Delton said. "But it's definitely a more intense practice out there. ... For us seniors, it's a lot different, obviously, because we are used to coach Cornelsen's style. But with coach Black's style, you love it and he gets us excited about everything we do. We play for each other, which I think is something Hays High struggled with in the past. But that's something we are really building on this year."
Monday marked the first official day of fall practice for teams around the state, and also signaled the start of the Black era at Hays High. Black was named the school's head coach back in February after Cornelsen resigned after five seasons to take the same position at Hutchinson High School.
Black, 41, spent the previous 13 years as the head coach at Great Bend High School, where we was 83-47 with eight WAC championships under his belt.
"I thought our kids came out and did a really good job," Black said of Monday's practices, which began with a 6 a.m. session. "I'm feeling like we're right where we need to be and stepping back into it, it had been close to a month since we'd been able to do anything with the kids. So it was kind of a slow process. But just getting back to the basics of football, our kids were excited to be here and I thought we had a great first day."
Black now has less than three weeks to get the Indians ready for their Sept. 5 season opener at Olathe Northwest. While there are plenty of holes to fill, including that of reigning Hays Daily News Offensive Player of the Year Preston Weigel at running back, Hays High returns many starters from last year's 6-3 team.
The most notable returner is Delton at quarterback, a Kansas State University football commit considered to be one of the state's best players. Defensively, seniors Ethan Deterding and Brandon Hardwick, among others, should lead a fairly veteran group.
"The offensive linemen know how to block, and wide receivers know how to catch. Quarterbacks know how to throw, and tackle defensively," Black said of having a veteran squad.
"We want to really solidify who we have at what positions and where we need to adjust depth charts at and create some depth in different spots (by Saturday)," Black added. "Then really have your base defense in and 90 percent of your base offense in. Then there are still some little things within the offense and you just know some of that stuff will be week five or six or seven before you get into it."
Black said he was just shy of 70 players, including freshmen, that came out for the team this season, putting him right on par with previous years. The team will continue with two-a-days through Thursday and plans to begin game planning for their first opponent next week.
Until then, it's all about having the players adjust to all the newness that comes with a new coach, new style and new playbook.
"Every day is fun and exciting because you don't know what to expect," Delton said. "Obviously, for seniors it's our last shot at state. Seniors have such a huge role this year. We think about that almost every day. There is definitely more emotion put into the game this year, just going that extra yard, going that extra play."


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Trevor Chappell
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Full name | Trevor Martin Chappell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Glenelg, South Australia, Australia |
12 October 1952 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Ian Chappell (brother) Greg Chappell (brother) Vic Richardson (grandfather) |
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Test debut (cap 311) | 18 June 1981 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 21 July 1981 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 61) | 23 November 1980 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 20 June 1983 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1977–1986 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1976–1977 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1972–1976 | South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 November 2008 |
Trevor Martin Chappell (born 12 October 1952, Glenelg, South Australia) is a former Australian cricketer, a member of the South Australian Chappell family which excelled at cricket.[1] He played 3 tests and 20 One Day Internationals for Australia, in which his batting was lacklustre but his bowling was strong enough to make him a bowling all-rounder for Australia.
His career was overshadowed, however, by an incident in 1981 in which he bowled an underarm delivery to New Zealand cricketer Brian McKechnie to stop the batsman from hitting a six.
After retiring from first class cricket in 1986, Chappell went on to coach the Bangladesh cricket team and became a fielding coach for the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is currently the national coach of the Singapore Cricket Team.
Early life[edit]
Chappell was the youngest of the Chappell cricketing brothers. He attended Prince Alfred College and was a schoolboy cricketer, meeting the high standards set for him by his brothers Ian Chappell and Greg Chappell, and their grandfather, former Australian test captain of the 1930s Victor Richardson.[1] His childhood hero was Keith Miller.[2] Chappell grew up playing cricket in the backyard with his brothers and like them was coached by Lynn Foster.[3]
Over the summer of 1969/70 he toured the West Indies with the Australian Schoolboys XI, a team that also included Gary Gilmour, Gary Cosier and Ian Davis.[4] At this stage Chappell was a batsman, although his excellent fielding at cover also brought him attention. "I figured the cover region was the area where the ball went more often than not, so I thought it was a good spot to field," he later said. "It keeps you occupied and always in the game."[3]
First Class Career[edit]
Chappell debuted for South Australia in the 1972–73 season. He later recalled:
When I first got picked for South Australia, Ian said, "You got to decide what sort of a player you want to be – whether you want to be an aggressive, attacking player, or more like a grafting sort of player." I had to think about that and that I'm not really a free hitter of the ball, so the choice I made was I was going to be more of a grafter.[3]
His career began well, scoring 67 on debut.[5] He made half centuries in his next two games, but struggled thereafter and was eventually dropped from the South Australian side. Chappell:
When I first played for South Australia, I did all right. Then I got injured right at the start of the second season – I broke my nose and cheekbone in a fielding accident. I damaged my shoulder as well. I couldn't throw very well. Fielding has always been one of my main skills and I lost confidence in the fielding. I wasn't getting any runs, I wasn't bowling much in those days, and I wasn't fielding terribly well either. I ended up playing all of the first-class season and had a bad season. I still couldn't get runs in South Australia the following season but I'd go to England and get runs. I got dropped from the South Australian team. [3]
Over the 1975–76 summer Chappell toured South Africa as part of DH Robins XI ("I... did all right," says Chappell.[3]) When he returned he continued to play club cricket in Adelaide.
West Australia[edit]
Chappell then received an offer to play for the Scarborough Cricket Club in Perth and moved to Western Australia. He played four first class games for West Australia in 1976–77, scoring two fifties at an average of 40. In 1976 and 1977 he played for East Lancashire in the Lancashire League.[6]
World Series Cricket[edit]
In 1977 Chappell signed to play for World Series Cricket along with his brothers. He had failed to make the first team for WA for the 1977–78 season when Dennis Lillee approached him. Chappell later recalled, "Lillee said to me, "Bad luck about not making it in the WA team. Don't worry, something better might come along." I had no idea what he meant. And a few days later [Austin] Robinson, Dennis' manager, rang and said, "Do you want to join World Series Cricket" and I said, "Yeah, where do I sign?""[3]
In 1977–78 Chappell played ten games for WSC Australia in the Country Cup, scoring 339 runs, more than any other Australian batsman, although his average was only 26.[7] A highlight was a 110 he scored against the West Indies.[8]
1978–79 Summer[edit]
Over the 1978–79 season Chappell mostly played for the WSC Cavaliers, a team of players of various nationalities, who were not selected for the top three WSC teams, competing in the Cavaliers Cup.
"We had a whole mixture and nobody probably really wanted to be there," recalled Chappell. "They would rather be in the main games. We had some surprising results. We won a few games we probably weren't expected to."[3]
Chappell enjoyed good form that summer, which he partly attributed to the captaincy of Eddie Barlow. "Eddie once said to me early on in the series, "You gotta stop trying to play like Ian or Greg and play like you. Just be Trevor." That definitely helped me through World Series."[3]
Chappell's highlights that summer included 93 against the West Indies[9] and 126,[10] 96[11] and 72[12] against the World XI. Chappell led the aggregates out of all players in the Country Tour, making 629 runs at an average of 33.1, including one century and four half centuries.[13]
Australian XI Selection and the West Indies[edit]
This form helped earn Chappell selection in the Australian XI one day team for the International Cup that summer (he played in three games with a top score of 14) and also on the Australian XI in the West Indies in 1979.[14] Chappell was picked in the first four of the Supertests but was unable to reprise his Australian form in the Caribbean, his highest score in the test matches and one day internationals being 28.
Move to New South Wales[edit]
When World Series Cricket ended in 1979 Chappell moved to Sydney started playing for New South Wales.[1] He started brilliantly for his new state, scoring 150 against West Australia.;[15] he later scored 144 against Tasmania.[16] Chappell's bowling began to be increasingly used as a change option and his fielding came be regarded amongst the best in the country; he began to be discussed as an international prospect.
International career[edit]
In 1980/81 Chappell was selected in the Australian one day side.[17]
He was also picked in the team to tour England in 1981. Early success on the tour saw Chappell selected in the first three tests however his lack of solid performance led to his eventual dropping. He scored a total of 79 runs without once passing 30, and did not bowl.[1] He never played another test. "Being on a tour that is not very successful probably damns your chances to get another go," he later reflected.[3]
In his One-Day International debut against New Zealand, Chappell managed only 12 runs and went wicketless.[17] For the remainder of his ODI career, his batting would remain the same, he passing 20 only twice and passing 30 only once.[17] That particular innings against India, however, ended on 110 – becoming his first and only century in international cricket.[17] However, his bowling eventually improved and he ended his One-Day International career with a bowling average of 28.31.[17] He took three wickets in a match twice, both in the World Cup.[17] Chappell later recalled:
I preferred to open the batting or bat in the top order somewhere. But I probably wasn't good enough to bat at No. 3 or No. 4, which is why I was where I was – down at the bottom. It just depended if we had couple of good openers so I wasn't going to get a go there and at No. 3 or No. 4 or even at 5, 6, so 7 is where I got a go in the international side.[3]
Underarm incident[edit]
Chappell became infamous after bowling an underarm delivery when playing for Australia during a match against New Zealand in 1981, an incident still often described[by whom?] as the lowest point in the history of cricket.[who?] The teams were contesting the third final of the Benson and Hedges World Series Cup. New Zealand needed to score six runs to tie the match. Not wanting to risk this, Greg Chappell, Australia's captain and Chappell's brother, asked Trevor Chappell how his underarm bowling was. When Trevor Chappell replied that he didn't know because he had never bowled underarm, Greg Chappell said, "well there is only one way to find out"[18] and then Trevor Chappell rolled the ball along the ground to batsman Brian McKechnie.
Underarm bowling, allowed at the time by the rules of the series, but already outlawed at the time in England's domestic competition, is no longer permitted in games under the playing regulations directly controlled by the ICC. In terms of The Laws of Cricket (Law 24.1b), underarm bowling is permitted in other matches provided that the captains agree to it prior to the start of the match.
Although it was not universally illegal to bowl underarm at the time, it was widely accepted to be contrary to the spirit of the game. A visibly agitated McKechnie could do little but block the ball to avoid being dismissed and so Australia won the game. It was described as "the most disgusting incident I can recall in the history of cricket" by then Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rob Muldoon.[19]
Later career[edit]
In 1982–83 Chappell was an integral part of the NSW side which won the Sheffield Shield. His efforts earned him selection in the Australian side for the 1983 World Cup.
Later life[edit]
Chappell retired from first-class cricket in 1986, however he continued to play grade cricket with the North Sydney cricket club and went on to coach the Gordon Women's cricket club. He was also engaged with the Sri Lankan cricket team and Bangladesh cricket team in coaching. He was a fielding coach for Sri Lanka and had a short stint as national coach for Bangladesh.
In 2003, Chappell, along with his brothers, were honoured by the South Australian Cricket Association when a new stand in the Adelaide Oval was named the Chappell Stand after the cricketing brothers.[20]
Chappell now coaches the 1st XI cricket team at The King's School, Parramatta and the Singapore National Cricket Team. From July to September 2009, he undertook a 50-day stint as coach of Singapore for its ICC World Cricket League Division 6 tournament, held in Singapore.
- ^ a b c d "Trevor Chappel Cricinfo Profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2006-12-29.
- ^ "Lost at Lord's, pasted by Viv: Trevor Chappell on being hit through the sightscreen and other delights", Interview by Vishal Dikshit Cricinfo 9 November 2013 accessed 10 November 2013
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "'People probably wouldn't remember me if not for the underarm incident'The youngest of the Chappell brothers talks about growing up in a cricketing household, how baseball and football helped his fielding, and coaching youngsters" Interview by Vishal Dikshit Cricinfo June 6, 2014 accessed 7 June 2014
- ^ Australian Schoolboys in West Indies 1969–70 at Cricket Archive
- ^ "Queensland v South Australia, Sheffield Shield 1972/73, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane on 17th, 18th, 19th November 1972 (4-day match)" at Cricket Archive
- ^ Trevor Chappell Lancashire League matches at Cricket Archive
- ^ WSC Australia Batting Avergages Cricket Country Cup 1977–78 at Cricket Australia
- ^ "WSC Australia v WSC West Indies World Series Cricket Country Cup 1977/78 Venue Lavington Sports Oval, Albury on 12th, 13th December 1977" at Cricket Archive
- ^ "WSC Cavaliers v WSC West Indies World Series Cricket Cavaliers Country Tour 1978/79 Venue Sir Richard Moore Sports Centre, Kalgoorlie on 23 November 1978" at Cricket Archive
- ^ "WSC Cavaliers v WSC World XI World Series Cricket Cavaliers Country Tour 1978/79 Venue Queen Elizabeth II Oval, Bendigo on 10th, 11th January 1979" accessed 10 November 2013
- ^ "WSC Cavaliers v WSC World XI World Series Cricket Cavaliers Country Tour 1978/79 Venue Wade Park, Orange on 20th, 21st January 1979 (2-day match)" at Cricket Archive
- ^ "WSC Cavaliers v WSC World XI World Series Cricket Cavaliers Country Tour 1978/79 Venue Robertson Oval, Wagga Wagga on 24th January 1979 (50-over match)" at Cricket Archive
- ^ "Complete Country Tour Statistics", Cricket Alight! World Series Cricket, Golden Press 1979 p 51
- ^ WSC in West Indies 1978–79 at Cricket Archive
- ^ "New South Wales v Western Australia Sheffield Shield 1979/80 Venue Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th October 1979" at Cricket Archive
- ^ "Queensland v New South Wales Sheffield Shield 1979/80 Venue Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane on 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd January 1980 (4-day match)" at Cricket Archive.
- ^ a b c d e f "Stats Guru – Trevor Chappel Innings by Innings list ODIs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2006-12-29.
- ^ 'Interview with Trevor Chappell:It wasn't easy bowling that over' CricketSoccer.com, 2013-08-26
- ^ The Underarm incident
- ^ "Chappell brothers and Clem Hill honoured at Adelaide Oval". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2006-12-29.
External links[edit]
- Australia One Day International cricketers
- Australia Test cricketers
- New South Wales cricketers
- South Australia cricketers
- Western Australia cricketers
- World Series Cricket players
- Sportspeople from Adelaide
- People educated at Prince Alfred College
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Chappell family
- Australian cricketers
- Cricketers from South Australia


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Pick of the day: Foraging in America's storage units
This past weekend, This American Life aired a piece by writer Jon Mooallem about people who buy the contents of abandoned storage units.
Abandoned, in this case, doesn't mean unwanted. The owners of the contents fell behind on their storage unit bills, so the storage rental places auction off their stuff.
Mooallem, who has written for the Believer, Harper's and Mother Jones, haunts storage unit auctions in the Bay Area, mixing among the folks who bid on units without really getting a good look at what's in them. They can't go inside the storage space or look in any boxes. Instead, they scan them with flashlights and have to guess what's there by looking at the outlines of shapes, or how neatly things are stacked. Many of the bidders then sell what they buy on eBay or at flea markets. Some even scrape out a living doing it.
The experienced storage unit bidders share a few rules of thumb, such as a flat-panel TV box never holds a flat-panel TV. Each has his or her own strategy, like one fellow who bids only on the appliances and electronics he can see -- a vacuum cleaner, for instance, or a toaster-- and no more. Often, these prospectors happen upon other people's misfortune, like one man who realizes that the unit he and his girlfriend just bought probably belonged to someone with a drug problem.
Sometimes the people bidding are only slightly less desperate than the people whose belongings they're hoping to buy. One of them recounts how he lost all of his possessions that he had acquired up through the age of 15 because his drug-addicted parents failed to pay the bill on their storage space. He now supports a girlfriend and two children selling what he buys from storage units. When he comes across toys, he takes them back to the storage place so they can be returned to their previous owners.
What I liked most about the segment was that it is the flip side of stories I remember reading in the 1990s about the growth of the storage unit industry and what a testament it was to our endless accumulation of stuff. In that case, storage units offered a way to tell the story of better economic times. In this case, they are a way to tell the story of bleaker ones.
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There must be something in the water that those Take That boys have been drinking: Mark Owen has just announced that wife Emma Ferguson is pregnant with their third child.
The news follows Robbie Williams' confirmation that wife Ayda is expecting their first baby and Gary Barlow's proud Tweet that his wife Dawn is pregnant with their fourth child.
According to The Sun, Mark said: "Emma and I are delighted to confirm reports that we are nearly six months pregnant and expecting our third child in the summer.
"Myself, Emma, Elwood and Willow are thrilled with the news and cannot wait to meet the new addition to our family.
"We would like to say thank you to all our family and friends for their support and mind messages."
On Friday, Robbie revealed his good news on his official website, adding his own unique twist to the announcement.
He wrote: "Hey friendlies, I've been keeping a secret from you all. Me and Ayda are going to be a Mummy and Daddy this year!!!!!!!!"
Before adding: "We had sex! It works!
"We've seen scans and cried... looked at babies in commercials and teared up... the nursery is already planned.
"Basically I'm in love with a little person growing in mummy's belly... and can't wait to be a daddy. Crying now.
"Much love, much joy. Roberto, Mum and Little Bump. Xxx"


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USA Today quotes studies which suggest that 70% of Barack Obama's Twitter followers are fake. "A new Web tool has determined that 70% of Obama's crowd includes "fake followers". The New York Times describes how it's done.
The practice is surprisingly easy. A Google search for "buy Twitter followers" turns up dozens of Web sites like USocial.net, InterTwitter.com, and FanMeNow.com that sell Twitter followers by the thousands (and often Facebook likes and YouTube views). At BuyTwitterFollow.com, for example, users simply enter their Twitter handle and credit card number and, with a few clicks, see the ranks of their followers swell in three to four days.
Will Mitchell, the founder of Clear Presence Media, a marketing company outside Tampa, Fla., said that he has bought more than a million followers for his clients, which include musicians, start-ups and a well-known actress he declined to identify.
"And it's so cheap, too," he said. In one instance, Mr. Mitchell said, he bought 250,000 for $2,500, or a penny each.
The NYT article lays out the worst case.
If accurate, the number of fake followers out there is surprising. According to the StatusPeople tool, 71 percent of Lady Gaga's nearly 29 million followers are "fake" or "inactive." So are 70 percent of President Obama's nearly 19 million followers.
But TechCrunch is not so sure that the Presidents numbers are so grossly inflated. Their own estimates are that President Obama's non-existent legions only comprise 31% of the total.
But it is probably unwelcome news in any case for the Obama campaign. Just recently the Guardian noted that "when it comes to sheer productivity, Obama's massive staff – in June, it was 750 compared with Romney's 87 – has maintained the president's lead by dwarfing Romney's postings on Twitter, out-blogging him on the Obama campaign website and matching Romney's activities on Facebook." Imagine their chagrin at learning that many of those enthusiastic supporters were no more real than a three dollar bill. The NYT reports that Twitter is cleaning up their act.
But Twitter is starting to clamp down. In April, it filed suit in federal court in San Francisco against five spammers, including those who create fake Twitter followers. (The case is pending.) That didn't discourage Mr. Nainan, the comedian. He recently asked about "the theoretical maximum" Twitter followers he can purchase. "They said, 'You could probably get over a million, a million and a half,' " he said. "And I'm like, 'Why not? I can afford it.' "
The difference is that a comedian inhabits the land of fantasy and entertainment while a president is supposed to govern over reality. The discover that many of President Obama's legion followers are fake seems strangely suited to the tenor of his administration, which abounds in imaginary objects. In late 2011 Obama told Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes that he could scarcely enumerate his accomplishments to that early date.
"The issue here is not going be a list of accomplishments," he told the program's Steve Kroft. "As you said yourself, Steve, you know, I would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president — with the possible exceptions of Johnson, F.D.R. and Lincoln — just in terms of what we've gotten done in modern history. But, you know, but when it comes to the economy, we've got a lot more work to do."
He was just part way through his first term and there he was, level with FDR and Honest Abe. Imagine what he coud do with a second? This self-assessment was widely seen by the blogosphere as proof of immodesty. "How," they thundered, "could someone compare himself to Lincoln and Roosevelt on so thin a record".
They did not notice what was really odd: the fact that Obama put Johnson, FDR and Lincoln on the same level of greatness — an assortment that is about as credible as putting Danny de Vito, Marlon Brando and Brad Pitt on the same level of handsomeness. In fact if three Presidents were placed in a multiple choice test under the heading, "which of these does not belong" on a high school test:
- Abraham Lincoln
- Frank Roosevelt
- Lyndon Johnson
which would you choose? Clearly Abraham Lincoln since he was the only one who was a Vampire Hunter.
Few remarked on the strangeness of the comparison at the time, but in retrospect it is all understandable, in view of President Obama's judgment processes. Doubtless LBJ was a favorite of his Twitter followers and he had to give them their due. Marvels ever cease in modern electoral politics. It is a place where the dead vote, the nonexistent Tweet, most of our friends are on Facebook and all your base are belong to us.
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1. cjm
But the choice of LBJ is a datapoint, if accidentally. What was Johnson's signature accomplishment? The massive expansion of welfare. And obama relates to that in a very strong fashion, which is telling of his plans for a second term (should it happen).
August 24, 2012 - 3:18 pm Link to this Comment -
2. stoicheion
1. cjm
But FDR was the king of Socialism in America. Actually, it was a stupid question. A case could be made for any of the three. LBJ because he actually served in the Military during WW2, FDR because he was crippled, Abe because he was half black.
I would guess the answer they wanted was Abe because he was a (R) and the others were (D)_'s.
But your great great great great grandfathers (R) was not the (R) of today. Today's issues hadn't even been invented yet.
I have a question. Is buying a twitter friend 'slavery"? For you legal beagles out there, can the spammer selling 'friends' be prosecuted under anti-slavery statues? Or is it plain and simple fraud?Charlie don't surf.
August 24, 2012 - 3:39 pm Link to this Comment -
3. stephen b
Obama also believes economy is about to turn a corner any day, and he wants to win so Romney won't be able to take credit for effects of his policies. Apparently it hasn't occurred to him that mere fact of a Romney win will probably add a point or two to GDP.
August 24, 2012 - 4:00 pm Link to this Comment -
4. Charles
1. cjm
What was Johnson's signature accomplishment?
I agree that the great society is johnson's biggie. But judging by Dinesh D'Souza's work–that's not how Obama thinks. I'm going to see Dinesh D'Souza's movie 2016. Here's a good essay by Thomas Sowell on the movie. It begins. "Years, and sometimes decades, pass between my visits to movie theaters. But I drove 30 miles to see the movie "2016," based on Dinesh D'Souza's best-selling book, "The Roots of Obama's Rage."
http://www.ocregister.com/opinion/obama-369398-world-souza.htmlJudging by Sowell's comments I'd hazard another reason for the inclusion of Lyndon Johnson in Obama's list.
In 1965 Lyndon Johnson also changed the immigration policies so as favor non white European immigration into the USA. That's the key. The effect has been to slowly zone the founders out of the future of the USA. As well, the past.
Under these circumstances, as demographics change –you can use the government to loot the white people as they did in Zimbabwe and are now doing in South Africa. I think that's the great exciting thing that Obama was looking to. That's why Lyndon Johnson made the cut. He was seen as the direct line from Abraham Lincoln.
August 24, 2012 - 4:17 pm Link to this Comment -
5. Annoy Mouse
Yes, if people think that we have a non-anti-business government at the helm a lot of pent up demand is going to break. There is a lot of power to a bully pulpit and conversely, a bearish pulpit has its own effects. But there is a lot of ruin already built into the halls of big government and weeding it out has got to be lower on the list of Mitts priorities. I must say though that if Mitt can push through his energy independence policies in his first term he'd certainly have a head of steam going.
If Mitt wins against the wishes of the glitterati I am going to make a new years resolution to get hostile with every d!ck weed who berates him like they did with GWB. Being a jackass is not the sole domain of the left. Speaking of pent of demand, I am tired of being terrorized by communists.
August 24, 2012 - 4:28 pm Link to this Comment -
7. toadold
LBJ was frogged in as an officer and they flew him around a bit. His "service" was pretty much a farce. Bob Hope got closer to the action than he did.
August 24, 2012 - 4:29 pm Link to this Comment -
"70% of Barack Obama's Twitter followers are fake."
Not only that, but they all live in the same trailer in New Mexico.
But they'll still be able to vote. It's about Fairness.
August 24, 2012 - 4:33 pm Link to this Comment -
9. Satan
If I sent the antichrist, he'd look just like Obama…
August 24, 2012 - 4:57 pm Link to this Comment -
"[LBJ's] service' was pretty much a farce. Bob Hope got closer to the action than he did."
But – LBJ won the Silver Star!
(I know….)
August 24, 2012 - 4:59 pm Link to this Comment -
11. Morton Doodslag
Is it possible for our entire nation to go on a cruise and drink brain-erasers for 4-5 days, and then pretend none of the last four years ever happened? For the first time in my adult life (over the last four years) I'm ashamed of my country. Really. I question that a plurality of people, including many in my family and circle of friends, voted for this freakish, lying psychopath.
August 24, 2012 - 5:03 pm Link to this Comment -
12. Peter Boston
…that a plurality of people, including many in my family and circle of friends, voted for this freakish, lying psychopath.
And likely will again. It ain't the Age of Idiocy for nothing.
August 24, 2012 - 5:22 pm Link to this Comment -
13. CharlesWhite
0bama didn't lie to Steve Kroft, every minute of every day since he won the election is an accomplishment, one of the greatest acts, greatest illusions! Except for the Ponzi scheme called Social Security 0bama has got to be the second greatest scam run on Americans.
August 24, 2012 - 6:12 pm Link to this Comment -
14. Subotai Bahadur
May I note another implication other than the basic political one that Obama's campaign, like him, is a lying sack of whatever. This software looks like it could be adapted to check out another obvious target. FACEBOOK.
Given that FACEBOOK's owners are big Lefties, and that George Soros bought a big stake in it last quarter, according to the SEC; anything that hurts it is good [and incidentally hurts Jerry Brown out in California, as his budget projections were based in part on the assumption that California-based FACEBOOK's stock IPO price was a floor and not a ceiling, the difference being literally over a $Billion].
FACEBOOK's financial structure is based on ad income and what they can datamine from their members/victims and sell. They have, like any Leftist structure, been all sizzle and no steak. Their cash flow is based on some really hinky projections, and their ad rates on some …. crackhead level optimism as to numbers.
So lets say someone does an analysis and finds that a) there are Obama levels of fraud as to numbers of real users, and b) that the proportion of the real users that are active and click on ads is even smaller than that ….
If 70% of their datamining revenue is based on false or outdated profiles, that source of income is gone. If the equivalent of circulation figures are that much smaller, the rate they can charge for ads plummets, AND any competent advertiser is going to be suing for refunds based on fraud.
I hope that either StatusPeople or a competitor are busily programming an adaptation as we speak.
Subotai Bahadur
August 24, 2012 - 6:27 pm Link to this Comment -
My gut instinct is that Obama has no particular historical reason for choosing those three presidents — he just grabbed for three presidential names and came up with those. I don't think of him as any kind of student of the presidency any more than he was named president of the Harvard Law Review based on his incisive legal analysis. He's a fraud in everything he touches and lies as his default position. Why parse his choice of Lincoln, Roosevelt and Johnson as if there's any substance there? If we could read his thoughts as he makes that comment they would not be "let's see — which 3 presidents fundamentally redirected America?" They would be "what will impress the people who will view this interview?" Fraud. Bottom line. Don't read any more into anything he says. F
August 24, 2012 - 6:41 pm Link to this Comment -
16. David
Many of Lyndon's achievements are important to the Left. Yes, they were bad for the country in the long run, but Medicaid and Medicare were the Mom and Dad of Obama's ACA (Obamacare).
Lyndon, more than Carter and Clinton, was the template for the Democrats for the second half of the 20th Century. He stole an election in Texas in the 1940′s (per Robert Caro), was a phony officer in WWII per Toadold, set the stage for the entitlement disaster that is overtaking us now, and frankly was a disaster in much of his foreign policy. Failure upward. No wonder Obama identifies with him.
And of course the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed on his watch, after he spent a good deal of his time in the 50′s undermining people in his own party regarding Civil Rights legislation.
Lyndon Johnson. Of course he is a hero to Obama.
August 24, 2012 - 7:36 pm Link to this Comment -
17. Mad Fiddler
There is some vague comfort in the emerging news that the Obama campaign (and by extension, the man and his inner circle) are less than masters of the subtleties of internet manipulation. This suggests that their grasp is still exceeded by their reach, and perhaps they aren't after all siphoning our brains through our computer screens as we diss'em on our blogs.
But we dare not assume that same credulity and savoir un-faire from the security apparatus President Urkle commands.
The treatment of U.S. Marine veteran Raub in Virginia is a clarion call. He seems to have been reported to the FBI as a dangerous person by leftward busybodies scanning his facebook or twitter accounts. Subsequently he was "taken into custody" by the government agents who came to question him.
You have to wonder if there was ANY response he could have given to their questions that would have resulted in their polite apologies and walking back to their vehicles to go seek ACTUAL bad guys. Or had the decision to take him into custody already been made before they were ordered to visit him?
So far, the courage of a single sane judge is all that has prevented this man from disappearing into the minotaur's labyrinth, denied habeas corpus by use of that SOVIET magical trick of a charge of a psychiatric disorder. Evidently, any number of parties in the chain have the authority to place a little bitty tick mark on his paperwork that can result in detaining someone snared like Raub precisely as long as they damn well WANT.
Jesus! Are there other instances of this abuse we haven't noticed?
Look at the belligerent and increasingly Aggressive treatment of inoffensive citizens, stopped WITHOUT CAUSE and subjected to humiliatingly intrusive searches. How many have been arrested, detained, and FINED simply for objecting to these abuses, when there was no other fault discovered?
The Police state is here and now.
The only question is whether the incumbent power structure will allow for another peaceful transfer of government that has uniquely identified our nation for two and a half centuries.
August 24, 2012 - 8:24 pm Link to this Comment -
18. Walt
Things are often dull here in the nursing home, except when my pleasingly plump sitter spends the evening with me. Engaged in idle conversation,
I said to my sitter
I hear you're on Twitter
She smiled and said I come quite cheap
I'm on Facebook as well
It's my name that I sell
And that's how that I earn my keep
Now here's how it works
There's money and perks
For we who are willing to say
That we all follow you
And we read your stuff too
And do so at least twice a day
Now Obama can claim
That my very own name
Is on his big followers list
Now I don't want to gloat
But when I go to vote
Obama will never be missedAugust 24, 2012 - 8:31 pm Link to this Comment -
19. Blast From the Past
Does wretchard have any thoughts on the passing of Robert Hughes? I met him once. Despite his theatrical Aussie Leftist irascibility he deflated many false gods and provided intellectual support for many critiques of modern culture that resonate with themes covered on the Belmont Club. He was arguably a more substantial character than the two dimensional Gore Vidal. "The Shock of the New" is still worth reading.F 15,
Correct. BHO could have cited Jefferson Wilson and Cleveland without it meaning any more. The mention of LBJ is interesting only in that it shows how shallow the attachments of the Left are. LBJ was consciously trying to emulate FDR, possibly because of Daddy Issues. Despite the enactment of the Great Society his patriotism and sincere anti-communism, even if coupled with venality crudity and error, made him a hate object to the Left of Obama's mother's generation beyond anything experienced more recently by Bush or Cheney. LBJ was a political pro who played the game with bare knuckles. LBJ and Hizzoner Mayor Daley would both have run circles around the current crop of Chicago Way wannabes.August 24, 2012 - 8:43 pm Link to this Comment -
20. stoicheion
All you revolutionaries that want to fight the US Army? Well the US Army wants to fight you too.
My Aunt, the retired advertising executive, asked me if I really thought there was a single person that would vote for a politician because they had more Facebook friends then another politician. I pointed out that having 3 sons that survived the 20 to 30 phase, I would put nothing past them.
I had less trouble out of them as teenagers then young adults.Celer, Silens, Mortalis.
August 24, 2012 - 9:28 pm Link to this Comment -
21. Dworkin Barimen
17 @Mad Fiddler
The Raub case is deeply, deeply disturbing to me, and the fact that it has received so little media play is even more suspicious. Yes, he is pretty far out in left-field with his views, so that will be used to poo-poo the whole thing. What I have been trying to determine (unsuccessfully so far) is whether NDAA played any part in this. It seems to fit the template. Anyone know?
Look at the belligerent and increasingly Aggressive treatment of inoffensive citizens, stopped WITHOUT CAUSE and subjected to humiliatingly intrusive searches. How many have been arrested, detained, and FINED simply for objecting to these abuses, when there was no other fault discovered?
Ah yes, "Contempt of Cop". How dare you assert your God-given rights, you right-wing militia freak?
TSA, Dept. of Ed. SWAT, militarized police, DHS: It's all conditioning, my friend.
The Police state is here and now.
Yes, the police state with the smiley face is here.
August 24, 2012 - 10:03 pm Link to this Comment -
22. T2costkeeper
The mask has slipped almost completely off.
Given 0bama's "You did not built it" slap in the face to small business and now this new inflated twitter followers debacle, I can say this exposes the petty, self-indulgent, power hungry, idiot who unfortunately occupies the highest office in the land.
Worse, birds of a feather tend to flock together. I believe everyone in 0bama circle from David Axelrod to the limo driver thinks that one lie is good but two is better. This probably extends to all statics that the 0bama Administration has control over.
The unemployment rate is probably grossly understated. The amount of actual government debt is probably understated. The inflation rate is probably understated. The war is probably going worse than stated. The number of White House "leaks" to boost 0bama's polling numbers is probably understated. The actual polling numbers is probably skewed. And, the list could go on.
The damage that the 0bama Administration has done to this country is incalculable. Every time I hear him blither away in front of the cameras while facing the teleprompter left and then teleprompter right, makes me want to vomit.
0bama sucks raw!
August 24, 2012 - 10:35 pm Link to this Comment -
Obama also believes economy is about to turn a corner any day…
Well, I kinda think it's going to turn a corner someday soon too, but I don't think I'm expecting the same corner or the same direction. All those debts are going to come due and it'll be a fine hullabaloo when everybody has to deal with the fact there isn't enough stash to pay 'em all.
When that happens, and it will, the economy will turn all sorts of corners.
…a lot of ruin already built into the halls of big government and weeding it out …
I take hope from the fact he (Romney that is) was a turnaround guy, and turnaround guys need to be good at cleaning house, cause a company usually doesn't need turning around if the folks already in place were the right ones for the job.
Plus, he's already said he likes firing people, and there are a lot of FedGov folks that need firing.
August 24, 2012 - 11:01 pm Link to this Comment -
24. spudnik
It was a pleasant surprise to see the fake Twitter followers disclosed on USA Today. I wonder if some disclosure of this sort might trigger the preference cascade that Glenn Reynolds keeps mentioning. This cascade might not take the form of plummeting poll numbers –in fact it almost surely won't– but it might cause former Obama enthusiasts to decide they just have better things to do on election day.
August 24, 2012 - 11:16 pm Link to this Comment -
25. Kinuachdrach
F @ 15: I don't think of him as any kind of student of the presidency any more than he was named president of the Harvard Law Review based on his incisive legal analysis. He's a fraud in everything he touches and lies as his default position."
Far be it from me to say anything nice about Obumble, but the question is — is he a fraud? Or is it really the rest of us who are the problem?
Consider the presidency of the Harvard Law Review. From the few Harvard lawyers I have met, probably about 75% of Obambi's classmates considered that they should have been president of the Law Review; and probably about 25% of them would actually have done a stellar job if appointed. So why did the prize go to the below-average guy who claimed to be from Kenya (or Indonesia)?
Based on the Soetero we all have seen, it was not his erudition, quick wit, glib tongue, deep perception, or ability to think on his feet. Those qualities are not evident in the man, and they would have been absent in the student too. Barry did not defraud anyone at Harvard into giving him that plum; rather, some key people at Harvard kidded themselves that giving it to the foreign exchange student would demonstrate their moral superiority. And others at Harvard went along, because the human animal has a great proclivity to go along.
Blame Darwin! Thousands of generations of the importance of group solidarity to individual survival (& breeding success) in a nasty bloody natural world have left us very susceptible to peer pressure. The deep desire to be part of the in-group is one of our great human strengths. It may also prove to be the human race's Achilles heel.
August 25, 2012 - 12:24 am Link to this Comment -
26. Don51
16. David
You missed one of those quiet acts which has historical consequences many years/lives later. It was under Johnson that the Congress and the Executive rewrote the accounting practices that moved Social Security into the general revenue pot to exploit for all those Great Society programs. He cooked the books. There had been some pilfering prior, but that act was the means to wholesale looting and the endless 'spend, spend, spend!'.
August 25, 2012 - 5:06 am Link to this Comment -
27. Aristide
Stoi @ 20
That scenario is so out in left field. Darlington? The Army? Hell, the NASCAR fans would run them out of town!
August 25, 2012 - 5:43 am Link to this Comment -
28. CharlesWhite
Here's the sad truth about all the crimes both openly committed and those not seen is when Mitt takes office they all get swept under the carpet, the really sad fact is BH0 team knows this and is counting on it!
August 25, 2012 - 6:06 am Link to this Comment -
29. elkh1
"…that 70% of Obama's crowd includes "fake followers"".
How about '100% of Obama's crowd includes "fake followers"' or seven out of ten of Obama's crowd are "fake followers"? See, if "70%… includes", then there are less than 70%.
Obama is all fluff, no substance. Obama is a creation of fakers.
Question: How many of his "supporters" are fake?
August 25, 2012 - 7:20 am Link to this Comment -
30. Doug
At the opposite end of the spectrum:
Mostly OT,
Don't spend any time on facebook, but happened to check back a whole week in my e-mail and spotted an update from our son that shocked me, left me in tears, and engulfed in gratitude that this very very busy young man still remembers the most important person in his life…
William updated his status:
A day that commemorates or celebrates a past event. Do precious memories truly mean more to us on one specific day rather than on all the other moments in our lives?
Generally I think not, however, 6 months ago on this day I lost my mother, my friend, my role model, and even my boss.
It seems like only yesterday that I saw her sweet caring smile look upon me, and yet it seems like an eternity since I was last held in her arms.
These feelings know no specific moment, they just are.
So what is 6 months?6 months ago the Earth was on the opposite end of our Universe and I kissed my mother goodbye for the last time… 185,911,775 miles away from where I am today…
I have never felt so far from her.
I love you Mom!"
August 25, 2012 - 8:00 am Link to this Comment -
31. ploome
Everything about Obama is fake. Obama is the Potemkin prez.
All hype, corrosive substance.
August 25, 2012 - 8:57 am Link to this Comment -
32. Josh
USA Today quotes studies which suggest that 70% of Barack Obama's Twitter followers are fake.
If any number is associated with Obambus, it will turn out to be fake.
Here's how Obambus "saves money":
This week, we found out that, thanks to the health care law we passed, nearly 5.4 million seniors with Medicare have saved over $4.1 billion on prescription drugs. That's an average of more than $700 per person.
Attention the Romney campaign – target acquired.
Of course the problem is that even if it doesn't "save money" it may be a benefit that voters like, it will require some fairly careful rhetorical styling to balance those issues. I think Romney may have to say, "We like this benefit but it COSTS MONEY!" It's only straight talk, for Ghu's sake, but I think straight talk is exactly the right way to send Obambus home.
August 25, 2012 - 9:02 am Link to this Comment -
33. Annoy Mouse
That is touching Doug. My mother is still with me but has Alzheimer's and I am afraid that each passing day is another step closer to the last… I pray for her and already miss her so I try to make the best of every day. We are all millions of miles from home. God speed.
August 25, 2012 - 9:19 am Link to this Comment -
34. Baobo
We have fake leaders, why not fake followers? Jim Traficant left his entire district without real representation for 17 years. He was too busy acting "bad" (for whatever weird reason) and never did a real day in jail for it.
It's not simply that these people need teleprompters or have hidden agendas. They are literally trained actors who have taken over everything in our world.
August 25, 2012 - 10:01 am Link to this Comment -
35. jWarrior
2 @ stoicheion: Why do you say Lincoln was half black?
August 25, 2012 - 10:48 am Link to this Comment -
36. dla
Its the rock star effect. There have been, (and still are), a lot of people swooning over Obama – almost cultish. Actor Kal Penn (House MD) left his acting job on a wildly successful show to become Barack Obama's associate director of public engagement in April 2009. In June 2010 he resigned his position and returned to acting. I can only assume that the glow had faded.
Obama hasn't done jack and his faithful are waking up to that fact. Obama's ability to whip up an orgasmic frenzy of support amongst the young seems to have waned. He plays to nearly empty venues sometimes.
America has had it's thrill with electing a hip, suave, black man. But it is pretty clear that we need more than a front man to address the nation's woes. Obama's been a good front man, we've enjoyed him, and many have proven they're not racist by voting for him. OK, so we're not racist, but now the question is are we idiots?
Obama in 2012? Seriously? – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4nvhAZ0vr0
August 25, 2012 - 12:53 pm Link to this Comment -
38. stevesmith
37. Don Rodrigo
The half black Lincoln thing comes from a 2008 article in a British satirical online publication, The Daily Squib, that was launched on April's Fool day 2007. In old fashioned English a squib is a brief satirical or witty piece of writing or speech, like a lampoon.
In 2008 they published a spoof article claiming that Obama had been endorsed by the Ku Klux Klan to avoid Hilary being elected.
Nothing that the daily Squib says should be taken seriously. Treat like you would The Onion.
August 25, 2012 - 2:11 pm Link to this Comment -
39. wretchard
Don't forget that the President has created more jobs than Ronald Reagan. Spokesman Stephanie Cutter said:
Well, I think that worker probably has a good understanding of what's happened over the past four years in terms of the president coming in and seeing 800,000 jobs lost on the day that the president was being sworn in, and seeing the president moving pretty quickly to stem the losses, to turn the economy around. And over the past, you know, 27 months we've created 4.5 million private-sector jobs. That's more jobs than in the Bush recovery (or) in the Reagan recovery."
The number is a nonsense. The question is which is worse: that Cutter wants us to believe it or that she sincerely believes it herself.
August 25, 2012 - 2:42 pm Link to this Comment -
40. elkh1
"The question is which is worse: that Cutter wants us to believe it or that she sincerely believes it herself."
She is either a liar or is delusional. That means she represents her boss perfectly.
August 25, 2012 - 3:33 pm Link to this Comment -
41. stoicheion
"How many of his Nobel Prizes are fake?"
How many Nobel prizes are real?Lincoln was born in Illinois, right? He was born in Illinois because Illinois was a "free state". That meant blacks were allowed to own property. They were not allowed to own property in Kentucky. Abe's dad twice lost title to 'his' farm because he was judged black in a court of law. So he moved to Illinois were it was legal for him to own land;
http://www.squidoo.com/FiveBlackPresidentsoftheUSALike everything else, the definition of black has changed over time. That is one reason why I find the issue of race so trivial. If it was important, society would be able to agree on exactly what it is.
Going by the 1% rule, there were at least 5 "black" Presidents BEFORE 0bama. A couple of them bragged about it. One bragged that his grandfather was 1/2 black 1/2 Indian and the best fist fighter in New York state. That would make him 1/4th. There is a technical term for that. I don't remember it.
Richard, when the numbers are bad, you make up new numbers.
The base will believe anything. His opponents won't believe anything. So might as well go for it. Besides the votes don't matter. It is who counts the votes that is crucial.August 25, 2012 - 3:51 pm Link to this Comment -
42. stoicheion
I didn't have the heart to tell this guy it was 70% fake;
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2012/08/22/Jake-Tapper-Im-Spartacus-Inspire-OthersAugust 25, 2012 - 4:49 pm Link to this Comment -
43. Gordon
"There is a technical term for that. I don't remember it."
It may be quadroon or sambo, not sure.
Slightly OT: I'm half into The Roots Of Obama's Rage by D'Souza. I delayed because the title seemed cheesy. The book is a masterpiece and clarifies virtually everything about O. All Clubbers should read it.
August 26, 2012 - 10:12 am Link to this Comment -
44. Ari Tai
Seems some enterprising reporter should be digging into who paid what to whom for inflating these numbers. "Who wrote the check?" and "Who authorized it?" And pull on the same thread to look for equivalent in all related services (including polling). (including getting these firms to leak their customer lists, $ and number of fakes).
If any taxpayers dollars went into producing this "propaganda" (and can't prove it didn't leak back to U.S. citizens – i.e. was produced with delivery limited to, say, Iraqis or Afghans) then various IGs can go party on their heads – consider the grief they gave Mr. Rumsfeld's DoD (justified) efforts in this arena. Right, what's fair for Lady Gaga is out of bounds for most government work.
Granted, we'll need a new administration and AG to ever get the facts out.
August 27, 2012 - 2:43 pm Link to this Comment
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