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Da New Coach
The Bears get their new coach in Marc Trestman, his last gig was with the CFL Montreal Alouettes...who knew Moises Alou was so popular in Canada. Trestman has been out of the NFL for 8 years, coaching in the CFL and college, but has plenty of NFL experience. He's considered some sort of QB guru starting his career coaching Bernie Kosar at the University of Miami and then successful runs with Steve Young, Rich Gannon, Jake Plummer and Scott Mitchell, although I don't recall anything successful about Scott Mitchell in the NFL.
And if that's not enough good news, he's going to hire Aaron Kromer as his offensive coordinator/offensive line coach ending the Mike Tice era. Kromer comes way of the New Orleans Saints where he's been there the last 5 years including filling in as interim head coach for the first 6 games of last season while Sean Payton and Joe Vitt served suspensions.
Word is that they would like to keep Rod Marinelli as defensive coordinator which I doubt anyone will complain about. Special teams coach Dave Toub left to take a job with Kansas City so there's a vacancy there.
Anyway, only time will tell if this is a good move. The Bears are obviously moving to an offensive mindset and while the change is welcome, they're way behind the curve and it's always hard to lead when you're following. But I appreciate the out-of-the-box thinking in hiring a guy from the CFL, hopefully he'll bring some fresh ideas, something the Bears have been sorely short on for a long time.
...Steve Young, Rich Gannon,
...Steve Young, Rich Gannon, Jake Plummer and Scott Mitchell AND Bernie Kosar.
From all local accounts, this is an excellent, well-researched, superb hire.
Time will tell, we all know.
Of course, Cutler will be expected to call signals in French.
Damn. I need glasses! Yep -
Damn. I need glasses! Yep - sorry ROB G.
Local ESPN just had Dave Toub on. Now the highest-paid Special Teams coach in the NFL (don't know about the CFL).
Hester certainly was one of
Hester certainly was one of the good Angelo draft decisions.
But the decision to try to make him a receiver, cancelled that out.
If the Bears were the
If the Bears were the Patriots they would have traded Hester two years ago when he was worth something and stockpiled some draft picks.
You know...I partially agree
You know...I partially agree 100%.
Thinking he was a #1 or #2 WR was a big mistake. Using him as a slot receiver might've worked out. 2008-2010 Hester was not bad, he was just never a #1 or #2....Lovie must've been taking some good drugs to think that.
Agreed Rob.....ugh. Worse
Agreed Rob.....ugh. Worse hands...Hester or Dave Kingman...discuss...
Kellen Davis and Devin Hester
Kellen Davis and Devin Hester had the same Pass-Catching coach.
And offensive football
And offensive football intelligence he was about as bright as wet match in a cave.
If you can teach a high
If you can teach a high school kid how to catch a football, you should be able to teach a guy with crazy running talent to catch one in the pros. I played WR in high school. You watch the f'ng ball all the way into your hands, and pull your arms in fast. It's not rocket science.
I played some receiver too
I played some receiver too and I'd say some of the differences are:
1) QBs throw a lot harder
2) Defenders close faster and hit harder
3) Lot of the complicated routes might not allow you to watch the ball the whole way
4) Fast guys like Hester get so focused on yards after the catch they end up running before they get the ball, especially with all the trick plays they drew up for Hester expecting him to run after
5) I really hated the whole Hester package because basically when he was on the field defenders basically knew he was getting the ball and it was going to either be a streak or some sort of short pass. I guess part of that was his inability to run routes but once that was obvious there was no mystery to it.
Yeah, I agree that, obviously
Yeah, I agree that, obviously, the game is infinitely faster and the hitting is more like getting hit by a bus on a freeway than by some high school kid after you catch the ball, but I still gotta think that a lot of drills will help with the ball catching. Shit, Hester even made me nervous when he was a punt returner. I'd be yelling, just catch it, Devin, catch it, that's it, catch it, THEN run.
Don't be shocked if the new coaching staff finds some clever uses for Hester. He's still got legs. If he's used as part of a bigger package of eligible receivers, I think he can still do some damage.
Bernie Kosar's daughter Sara.
Bernie Kosar's daughter Sara...
She's quite the actress, I
She's quite the actress, I hear.
Honestly had no clue what she
Honestly had no clue what she did until I just went and googled it right now. Um ... interesting?
From the Saints Website on
From the Saints Website on Aaron Kromer:
The former college offensive lineman has developed the skills of seven Pro Bowl blockers during his time in the NFL, including three in 2011. Known for his teaching skills and attention to detail, five Saints blockers have been selected to the Pro Bowl under Kromer's tutelage. The line has allowed just 70 sacks over the past three seasons, the third-lowest total in the NFL. In both 2009 and 2011, the New Orleans offensive line has been honored with the Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award, awarded annually to the best offensive line in the NFL.
It doesn't hurt to have some good players, but this is a helluva addition to Trestman's staff.
I assume that since he has
I assume that since he has won two Grey Cups, and seems to love his QBs, he knows the importance of an offensive line. San Francisco destroyed Green Bay on the front lines last week, showing how important a good o line is, again. This is where it all starts. It's like developing your core when working out. Everything else falls into place from there. I'm pretty stoked about this hire.
On the surface, I think I
On the surface, I think I like the hire of Trestman/Kromer (and I guess I have no complaints about DeCamilis). It was just a bit out of the box, so I admittedly am mildly surprised, and I don't really know if Trestman's offense has changed in the CFL. The Trestman offenses I recall from his NFL days were more WCO's that utilized their RB's in the passing game, which should fit well with Matt Forte. I imagine that the passing scheme may be fairly similar to what someone like Mike McCarthy does in Green Bay, or what Kyle Shanahan did in Houston and Washington, which should work well for Brandon Marshall (assuming he's healthy) and Alshon Jeffrey.
Out of the finalists, I think I preferred Trestman or Bevell because, as much as I admire the job Arians did this year, I just worry that he gets too pass happy.
Lohse and Marcum. Buy one,
Lohse and Marcum. Buy one, get one free?
Excerpt from Francona's book.
Excerpt from Francona's book...Chapter 7: Theo Grabs My Knee.
Francona described how he nearly walked out of a meeting he had in 2010 with majority owner John W. Henry, chairman Tom Werner and CEO Larry Lucchino after Werner complained about declining TV ratings on NESN, the team-owned regional network, and said, "We need to start winning in more exciting fashion."
Francona said he began to rise from his chair, but general manager Theo Epstein, also present at the meeting, grabbed his knee.
"A good move by Theo," Francona said in the excerpt released Tuesday by Sports Illustrated. "When Tom started talking about ratings, Theo knew I was getting ready to flare."
snip...Chapter 8: Bigger Boobs.
"In direct response to the pressure from his bosses and the sagging ratings,'' the excerpt says, "Epstein went to work to build a sexier team for 2011."
lulz...john danks is home in
lulz...john danks is home in texas recovering from last summer's surgery. they released video of him throwing off the mound rehabbing...in a HOU hat.
fwiw, texas native, lives in texas, etc...still, lulz.
m.morse (WAS) is evidently
m.morse to SEA...j.jaso to OAK...aj cole to WAS.
Love the trade for Washington
Love the trade for Washington. Understand the move for Oakland. Do not like the trade for Seattle, and I say this sort of liking Morse.
giving up jaso for morse isn
giving up jaso for morse isn't a bad deal, imo...especially with them moving the fences in in SEA this year. if healthy, he could easily put up 25HR, 30 doubles and balance out the LH bats in their lineup. plus, he's "only" making 6.75m this year.
Morse will help the lineup,
Morse will help the lineup, but anywhere besides 1st or DH, he's probably a liability. Do they run him out there in the OF? Or do they push Smoak/Morales aside to give Morse 1st base time?
Leaving that aside, they do have a whole at catcher now, and while Jaso isn't an everyday guy, he's a capable platoon option. I guess they might rush Zunino up.
Don't get me wrong, I can see how it might work out in a positive way for them. But considering they probably aren't contending next year (nothing's impossible, but it sure is hard to see them being better than Oak/Angels/Rangers), I just am not big on this move for them. Maybe I'm listening to Mariners fans too much.
yeah, his OF D isn't slick,
yeah, his OF D isn't slick, but he's got a good enough arm for RF.
j.montero should cover most of the C duties...jaso was as expendable for SEA as morse was for WAS. montero's D gets a bad rap, imo, though it's not gold glove or anything.
Has been for decades
Has been for decades
"There's a bit of an imbalance in the organization between position players and pitchers
Seemed like it was going okay
Seemed like it was going okay under Hendry during the White Towel era for just a bit. But it turned out to be a big scam.
He could have saved a trip to
He could have saved a trip to Chicago if he just asked us here if the Cubs even had ONE FUCKING #1 or #2 PITCHING PROSPECT IN A-AAA ball! Or, just had emailed AZ PHIL.
The one prospect we had got traded for Matt Garza.
At least he admits (and now demonstrates) that he will be spending coin on pitchers if he has to.
In a revionist history look, Hendry could have traded either McNutt or Archer.
He picked the wrong card on that one, old Jimmy did.
shocking future cubs 2nd
shocking future cubs 2nd baseman news...
"Orioles manager Buck Showalter said that Brian Roberts (hip) has been dealing with setbacks this offseason."
Maybe when his career is
Maybe when his career is finally over he can sign a one-day contract and retire a Cub.
Now we know why the Cubs
Now we know why the Cubs Convention was moved from the Hilton to the Sheraton.
Per Muskat, via Craine's Chicago Business...Sheraton hotel to be built across from Wrigley Field
As part of a new, exclusive partnership, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. will become the "official hotel of the Chicago Cubs."
"We look forward to collaborating with the Ricketts family to bring a global hotel icon to one of North America's most beloved baseball teams and the vibrant Lakeview community," Simon Turner, president of global development for Starwood, said in the statement.
some good lulz...some groaners...
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Astros GM decides to be a
Astros GM decides to be a dick...
"Astros GM Jeff Luhnow said Thursday that Fernando Martinez's decision to participate in the 2013 WBC "potentially hurts" his shot at an Opening Day roster spot."
team Spain, btw.
I often get the feeling that
I often get the feeling that more pressure is put on international players to not play than American players.
I understand the team's rationale in all of this, though.
i understand it, too...i just
i understand it, too...i just don't like the public calling-out.
garza... 1/10.25m nice.
garza... 1/10.25m
I wonder what they'll do with
I wonder what they'll do with Sharkardza
I understand why Rod
I understand why Rod Marinelli left (loyalty to Lovie), but he basically took a demotion when by most accounts, the Bears wanted to keep him around. I'm guessing he'll get a AHC title next to whatever job the Cowboys give him (likely DL coach), and with Monte's age, Rod may be a 2nd DC there. Anyhow, I wish him the best, as he did a very solid job with developing some of the younger pieces.
A bit surprised Jeremy Bates was cut loose considering Bates' offensive background is fairly similar to the style of offense that Trestman will likely install and considering that Trestman had worked with his dad before. That said, at the end of the day, Trestman is basically the QB coach as well, as Cutler will be his main job. Any DC will likely get a lot of freedom.
Looking at Trestman's history, I can't find a name that seems like a likely hire for DC. I do wonder about someone like Raheem Morris - his background is with a similar defensive style that Lovie Smith ran, so that might be an idea.
I would like to see Jon Hoke
I would like to see Jon Hoke get the job.
Well-liked by the players, and his schemes and coaching of the secondary had TWO of his guys in the Pro Bowl in the same year.
He has a nice pedigree so far in his career, and been with the team for a while so some continuity would be instilled.
I would like to see Jon Hoke
I would like to see Jon Hoke get the job.
and he uses the online name, The J-Man?
"Athletics minor league right
"Athletics minor league right-hander Gary Daley was suspended 50 games for testing positive for Methylphenidate."
"Minor league infielder-outfielder Austin Gallagher was suspended 50 games for testing positive for Methylhexaneamine."
...2 more non-prospects. this is the 4rd/5th guy suspended for this stuff in the past 3 days. it's not even a major source of speed, nor a major (if any) performance enhancer. if you're gonna take a supplement...take one on the approved list. go figure.
Jesse Rogers [email protected]
$1.075M and $2.64M
$1.075M and $2.64M
As things stand right now,
As things stand right now, seven players presently on the Cubs 40-man roster will be eligible for salary arbitration post-2013:
Darwin Barney, INF
James Russell, LHP
Jeff Samardzija, RHP
Nate Schierholtz, OF
Ian Stewart, 3B
Luis Valbuena, INF
Travis Wood, LHP
No "Super Two" players post-2013.
BTW, Anthony Rizzo is on target to be eligible for salary arbitration as a "Super Two" post-2014.
Emery ges way out of the box
Emery goes way out of the box and hires Moe Tucker as the new Defensive Coordinator.
By my count Tucker will be the first female and first member of the Rock and Roll HOF to hold the position of DC in the NFL. I assume Emery hopes she uses the same creativity (Tucker played standing up, often avoided the cymbals, used only mallets, and did not use a conventional kick drum in her kit) to the defensive coordinator role with the Bears, as she did to her musical career. Her bio:
"Rangers pitching coach Mike
"Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux has indicated that Martin Perez, Robbie Ross and Justin Grimm will all be given the opportunity to compete for the fifth spot in the Rangers rotation."
would they just get it over with and give the cubs mike olt for garza already...
from the department of "well,
from the department of "well, that's interesting"...
"According to Bruce Levine of ESPN Chicago, the Cubs have cut off talks with the Diamondbacks about acquiring superstar outfielder Justin Upton."
...supposedly they were asking for s.castro as the key player in a deal.
Here's the Levine link..
Here's the Levine link...Sounds like the DBacks Towers is acting schizophrenic since the Cubs (as were the Mariners) are on Upton's no trade list. Looking for love in all the wrong places? Towers must have the Redsox and Bluejays next up on his speed dial since those are the 2 remaining teams on that NT List.
i was wondering about that,
i was wondering about that, too...maybe upton has added the cubs to the "okay, fine, i'll go there" list like he supposedly has with NY (they was on his no-trade list mid-season last year). *shrug*
AZ Phil - what can MLB do to
AZ Phil - what can MLB do to the Cubs for not adding Carlos Villanueva to their roster for so long now?
Q-MAN: An MLB club does not
Q-MAN: An MLB club does not have to add a player signed as a free-agent to it's MLB Reserve List (40-man Roster) until the contract is filed with the MLB Office, and the club has 20 days to file the contract after the player signs. (During the season, a club must add a free-agent to it's 40-man roster when the player is placed on the 25-man roster or within 20 days after the player signs, whichever comes first).
So it all depends on when Carlos Villanueva actually signs the contract.
Villanueva was reported to have "agreed to terms" on 12/19-12/20, but he obviously did not sign right away or else he would have been added to the Cubs 40-man roster by now.
Most players (and their agents) would not want to delay signing for too long, because something could happen that might cause the club to not sign the player while the player is waiting to officially sign (DUI or DV arrest, PED suspension, an off-the-field career-ending injury or illness, etc). And from the club's POV, any delay in signing the player could allow the player to change his mind.
Because Villanueva (reportedly) "agreed to terms" with the Cubs before the Christmas/New Year's holidays, it is possible that both sides agreed to delay the signing until after the holidays to give the Cubs more time to clear a slot on their 40-man roster. But again, that is at least a little bit risky for both sides.
It does not appear to be a matter of the Cubs reconsidering the signing for medical reasons, however, unlike what has been happening with Mike Napoli and the Red Sox (where the Sox apparently decided to take back their initial multi-year offer and instead offer only a one-year deal after Napoli's physical revealed a hip issue), or what happened with the Dan Haren trade.
BTW, a few years ago the Cubs signed a HS player selected in the First-Year Player draft, but did not file the contract in a timely manner. (The contract signing date was apparently "inconsistent" with when the player actually signed). And although the contract was eventually approved, the Cubs supposedly were fined $500K for the transgression. (MLB supposedly did threaten to void the contract and declare the player a free-agent, but then reconsidered when the player stated that he did not want to be a free-agent, probably because the player received an "over-slot" signing bonus),
So if there is any tomfoolery regarding the Villanueva contract and the MLB Office finds out about it, the Cubs can expect to get fined a significant amount and/or the Cubs could even possibly be precluded from signing Villanueva.
RIP Earl Weaver
RIP Earl Weaver
We'll remember you for your great contributions to the lexicon.
RIP Stan Musial, 92
RIP Stan Musial, 92
One of the greatest and most
One of the greatest and most underrated hitters of all time.
Oh, my goodness yes!
Oh, my goodness yes!
On a related note, how do the @#$%&!* Cards keep getting those world class players? Besides acquiring them in lopsided trades with the Cubs, that is.
Looks nice, still don't see
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J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.


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It had to happen. Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon, the former reportedly about to be replaced as Tonight show host by the latter, have come to blows. Blowing out their lungs in song, that is.
In a terrific and remarkably good-natured spoof that is getting high-profile play – not bad for anybody's ratings – Fallon's Late Night show opened on Monday night with his getting a call from Leno, who had just wrapped up his Tonight show.
"Hey, kid. How you holding up?" Leno, in L.A., asks Fallon, whose desk in his New York office is strewn with newspapers reporting the NBC late-night-host succession.
Fallon, 38, said he's okay and inquired how Leno, 62, was. "Yeah," says the 20-year Tonight veteran. "I'll live. I've been through this before, y'know. Got to admit, I'm a little sick of this."
They said they're still friends. Then they broke into song, a reworked version of the soaring "Tonight," from West Side Story. (Both possess great voices – Leno's is especially operatic – although professionals took over and dubbed the long passages, the Today show reported Tuesday.)
In the aria, Fallon sang:
Only you, every night you throw to me, Jay Leno
In the news, all they do, is say I'm replacing you
They think I can woo
The demo
Sang Leno:
So the network says
Here's an idea
Pack your bags, take a hike
N-B-C ya
Fallon: Tonight, Tonight
Who's gonna host Tonight?
Is it gonna be Jimmy or Jay?
Tonight, Tonight
Where will they tape Tonight?
In New York? Will it stay in L.A.?
Leno: Tonight, Tonight
My ratings were all right
Twenty years and I'm still in first place
Tonight, Tonight
I've got Fox on the line
Or maybe I could take over for Dave
In unison: Tonight, Tonight
Why do they say we fight?
I like you, you like me, we're okay
Tonight, Tonight
Who cares who hosts Tonight?
People just watch online the next day!
And here's the video:
Jimmy Fallon, Jay Leno Come Out Swinging – in Song
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Some obese children have to deal with more than just losing their excess weight. They are also teased at school, often unmercifully, because of their obesity. Over time, this taunting can take an emotional toll on any youngster, particularly as they lose friends and self-esteem. Some of these children eventually dread going to school at all. In fact, research shows that children who are bullied are more likely to skip going to class; some even drop out of school altogether.
In many cases, this taunting escalates with time. As it intensifies, these children may become terrified, even fearing for their physical safety. For parents, it can be heartbreaking to watch.
When you're evaluating the teasing to which your overweight child is subjected, don't overlook what may be going on in your own home. Sadly, some obese youngsters are teased by their own siblings. Even some parents direct negative comments at their overweight youngster, often with statements like, "I'm telling you what to do—why aren't you doing it?" If this is happening in your home, you need to put a stop to it. Have a family discussion about it, and set some sensible ground rules for relating to one another in a more positive way.


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Slang term for a ripoff ot the act of ripping off somebody.
A person who is good at scamming others is called a con artist.
de AYB 23 Iunie 2003
Trending Now
Can you define these popular missing words?
1. Shortened form of the word convict.
2. Something which rips someone off
2. Something which rips someone off
That con coned me out of $50.
de Gigi 13 Iulie 2004
Bloody or Damn Stupid in french =P
c'est con!!
It's damn stupid!!
It's damn stupid!!
de Zeldwina 01 Iunie 2005
A shortened term, meaning "Convention". A place where many people with simular intrests gather to show their respects. Such as star trek conventions, anime conventions, and motorcycle conventions.
"Are you going to cosplay at the con this year?"
"I've attended 5 cons this year, alone."
"I've attended 5 cons this year, alone."
de Felicia 31 Ianuarie 2003
In french slang it has an offensive term and a freindlier term.Only used for male.
con(offensive):dumb ass
female: see conne
con(offensive):dumb ass
female: see conne
Il est vraiment con se type.- That guy is really a dumb ass!
de lucky05 25 Ianuarie 2005
short for "Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars", which are a type of canvas shoes often used in basketball, or worn by grebs.
-"Dude, cool cons."
-"Yeah, they are cool."
-"Yeah, they are cool."
de tom the cs player 23 Octombrie 2003
A invisible crime. Normally paid with cash alone, leaving no paper trail.
"Find someone who wants something, for nothing""And give them nothing, for something"
"Find someone who wants something, for nothing""And give them nothing, for something"
That fat rich guy, he looks rather dumb and gullible, not to mention greedy. I am going to go and con 500 thousand dollars off of him.
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SASS & THE CITY: Silliness rules
A rising Republican star and early favorite for the 2016 presidential election appears to have a battle with the bottle.
The water bottle, that is.
A few weeks ago, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., caused a media sensation when he paused during his live network rebuttal to President Obama's State of the Union address to quench his thirst.
Rubio didn't dash out of the studio, run into Central Park, jump headlong into the Bethesda Fountain and suck all the water out. He didn't hold up a liquor store and down a fifth of Jim Beam. And last time I looked, he hadn't opened a vein in Andrea Mitchell's neck to drink her blood.
He reached for a bottle of water and took a sip.
A sip, it seems, that was heard 'round the world.
Big whoop.
Rubio's momentary break from droning conservative rhetoric was actually the high point of the speech for me. Yet it stirred up a whirlwind of attention, including a frenzy of news reports, media analysis, social networking and late-night comedy jokes. In the hour following the water-bottle incident, tweets about Rubio's slurp averaged 9,200 per minute.
Really. Is this all we have got?
Look around us. Our nation is armed to the teeth, and mass murder is becoming happenstance. The economy is still not cool. Jillions of people remain unemployed, the Chinese military hacked Apple, gas prices are going back up yet again, and Kourtney Kardashian is still fighting with her boyfriend. There are real problems in the world! Who cares if a guy has a case of dry mouth during a television speech?
To be fair to those losing their marbles over America's latest "Watergate," Rubio didn't just reach for the bottle of water. He pretty much lunged for it. He hit it like Lindsay Lohan going for a swag bag. Greg Louganis, on his best day, couldn't have gotten himself to the water faster than Rubio did that night.
Like any good politician, Rubio made the best of the situation, and promptly monetized his media attention, producing branded Rubio water bottles, selling them at $25 and raising over a hundred grand for his political action committee.
But the whole silly hubbub makes me wonder why America is so obsessed with the frivolous minutia that occurs in our world.
Rubio drinks water.
Someone snaps a picture of pregnant Kate Middleton in a bikini.
Jennifer Aniston blows her nose. Whatever!
Must be a misguided, um, thirst for knowledge.
Follow Monica on Twitter at twitter.com/sassnthecity or e-mail her at email@example.com.


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|October 16, 2011, 09:33 AM
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My hands are small, but not delicate -- more like a man's hand in miniature than a normal, woman's hand. I can rack the slide on anything I've ever picked up (BTW, little pocket semi-autos are notorious for having VERY stiff springs and being hard to rack). My problem is being unable to reach the assorted controls -- especially the slide lock. I once shot an entire target match with a borrowed Colt 1911 that had to be cleared safe by the range officer (it was his gun), every time the range went cold.
If your jamming issue is limp-wristing you might be able to improve it by doing wrist exercises. Get some object of weight, I use a 4lb iron mallet, but a small dumbell would be even better. Here's a picture:
I do them in 3 positions, palm up, palm down, and palm to the inside. Do them with your forearm supported on the arm of a chair to make sure that its your wrist rather than your biceps doing the work.
All that said, if you don't like shooting semi-autos you have that right. I don't like shooting revolvers myself. They feel different and different people will prefer one or the other.
"When confronted by a hungry wolf, it is unwise to goad the beast... But it is equally unwise to imagine the snarling animal a friend and offer your hand..." - Cicero
|October 16, 2011, 06:31 PM
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Soon after I met the women who became my wife (now hitched for 32 years) I took her camping. She likes to camp and sing songs around the campfire. Fun.
I brought along my Marlin 39A, that in those days sported a scope. She said that she had never fired a gun and had never been around any and didn't want to start now. No amount of cajoling could convince her to take a shot.
So I tossed out a coke can and commensed to bouce it along. She just watched. Finally I turned the Marlin over to her, gave her some ear muffs and told her that she HAD to take a shot. She did.
After a box or two of shells she returned the rifle. She held the gun perfectly and was a fantastic shot right out of the box. She still is, and we love walking along a country trail shooting our .22 rifles at pine cones, bits of wood, pebbles, etc... She was also an excellent shotgun shot the first time she tried it. A natural shooter. Also a wonderful cook! And she makes a mean martini!
|October 16, 2011, 10:27 PM
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Thanks for the info. My long time girlfriend enjoys going to the range with me, but she doesn't like shotguns. She says she wants a gun, but I don't think she has the heart to shoot anyone. Do you have a suggestion for this?
|October 16, 2011, 10:36 PM
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have her volunteer at a rape crisis center
|October 17, 2011, 11:22 AM
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You don't think she has the heart to shoot someone or she doesn't think she could do it? To me, those are 2 different things.
I was against having a gun in my home for many many years. I've even been through a few experiences that you'd think would have made me change my mind sooner - raped as a teenager, beat up by a customer. I was still against it. All for other's rights to bear arms, but not my choice and not in my house. A few years ago someone came on my property that creeped me out and the police even suggested I get a gun. I still said no - scared of it with kids in the house especially being someone never around the things. A few months ago someone tried to break in while I was home with one of the kids. I didn't even know it until I found the broken door, I still don't know what scared him off but that was finally the event that changed my mind. I got a camera that shows the side door and the driveway but I also got a gun, took a class and started going to the range every week. The whole momma bear thing kicked in and there is no doubt in my mind - I don't want to shoot anyone but I will if I have to.
First i bought a used .22 Taurus with a pop up barrel so i didnt even had a slide to deal with and practiced with that to get comfortable with a gun. In short time I upgraded to a slim .9mm. Cornered cat really helped me with the slide. When I first bought my 9mm I was distressed I bought something I found hard to shoot. The info on that site really helped and I'm completely comfortable with it now.
|October 17, 2011, 01:18 PM
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Really, one has to be trained to kill a person, which is what we do in the infantry. We train people to kill other people with gusto. If a soldier kills a bunch of people we give him an medal. Today we are putting women in combat units. A big mistake IMO, and for lots of reasons.
We hope that your GF will never be in a situation were she has to consider killing someone. It's rare today. A good thing.
|October 17, 2011, 04:34 PM
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Put a woman between a danger and her children or loved ones and you find out just how dangerous that nurturer is.
The most dangerous situation you can get into (well one of them) is to be between a momma griz and her cubs.
The stupid macho 'I'm gonna blow you away' is stupid
PERIOD, doesn't matter what gender. Being able and willing to defend yourself is just that. That isn't violence it's a willingness to do what needs to be done, including violence if required. MUCH different mindset, either you can get it or you can't. No matter of talking can really change someones minds, I've seen the rambo freeze when SHTF and the quite church mouse just took over and did what was needed to be done. Who'd of thunk that?
|October 17, 2011, 09:17 PM
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"When confronted by a hungry wolf, it is unwise to goad the beast... But it is equally unwise to imagine the snarling animal a friend and offer your hand..." - Cicero
|October 17, 2011, 09:21 PM
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Man, a bear in most relations worm and savage otherwise,
Man propounds negotiations, Man accepts the compromise.
Very rarely will he squarely push the logic of a fact
To its ultimate conclusion in unmitigated act.
Fear, or foolishness, impels him, ere he lay the wicked low,
To concede some form of trial even to his fiercest foe.
Mirth obscene diverts his anger Doubt and Pity oft perplex
Him in dealing with an issue to the scandal of The Sex!
But the Woman that God gave him, every fibre of her frame
Proves her launched for one sole issue, armed and engined for the same;
And to serve that single issue, lest the generations fail,
The female of the species must be deadlier than the male.
She who faces Death by torture for each life beneath her breast
May not deal in doubt or pity must not swerve for fact or jest.
These be purely male diversions not in these her honour dwells
She the Other Law we live by, is that Law and nothing else.
For the whole poem, in all its politically incorrect glory, http://www.corneredcat.com/The_Female_of_the_Species/
"When confronted by a hungry wolf, it is unwise to goad the beast... But it is equally unwise to imagine the snarling animal a friend and offer your hand..." - Cicero
|November 6, 2011, 11:05 PM
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Very good advice.
|December 18, 2011, 07:58 PM
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I want to buy my husband a gun...
I have a Sig 226 and the Boy (16) has a S&W 67. Husband likes to come to the range every now and then and prefers the 67 (how can he not love my Sig???) but I want to get him one of his own. He shot a lot when he was a kid; his best friend's dad was a gun dealer of questionable repute. But it has been (eek) 25 years since then. I ask him, and he just wants parts for his '70 Mustang.
On a more serious note:
First of all, there is nothing more nurturing than being protective.
Anyway, when I was looking for an auto (so I could pass the 38 special on to the kid) I was intimidated by all the levers and buttons on the pistols. I sucked it up and got ignored by many rude gun counter clerks and asked embarrassingly ignorant questions and held every 9 mm gun in three towns for months before I picked up my 226. It felt like coming home.
That's how a gun should feel to your wife/girlfriend, if you want her to go out to the range and shoot and improve and enjoy it. I don't carry but even if I did I would haul the sucker around in a tote bag. I can reach all of the controls with one hand, and the slide isn't too hard for me. I'm still struggling a little with where exactly to put one thumb, but that's a good excuse to get out to the range until I figure it out
I'm medium sized, medium aged, law abiding, moderately intelligent and a registered voter. I didn't hold a gun until I was 35. If I can pick out a gun, your wife or girlfriend can. She has probably absorbed WAY more information than she realizes from your babbling on the subject.
The best indicator of future behavior is past behavior.
|December 18, 2011, 09:56 PM
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"At times we do ourselves a disservice when we approach gun ownership as ideologues instead of as enthusiasts [...]" -hso
|December 19, 2011, 11:17 AM
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I see more and more women carrying. I think its great! My wife had a scare in a parking lot one night, shortly after she asked me to take her gun shopping. She got her carry permit and we picked her up a Keltec P32, a little Jimenez 22 (has been 100% reliable - otherwise I wouldn't let her carry it) and a Mossberg 500C for the bedside....she shoots regularly and bought what she felt comfortable and confident with. She is rather small and has smaller hands...so recoil wasn't as much of an issue and "fit". She couldn't keep ahold of some of the subcompact / pocket pistol 380's and 9's..but the 32 loaded with hydrashock is her perfect fit. Shes accdurate with it and has practiced alot.
I would never have attempted to buy her a gun...I felt that guns are the most effective for protection when the person carrying feels confident with their ability to accurately handle the "said" weapon...
|December 19, 2011, 12:10 PM
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I WANTED to buy my wife a gun. I still DO! Because she decided she "really liked" my VERY OWN, PERSONAL G19 while she trained prior to getting her carry permit. I haven't carried that gun since. I'm not sure if I've even SEEN it!
Remember gents, that woman is likely your potential BACK-UP. Get her good training (that means from someone who isn't YOU). See that ALL her gear (gun, ammo, holster, etc., etc.) is AT LEAST as good as yours. Good enough & hand-me-downs will NOT DO!
If you've got hard-line, serious, no-flex opinions about the process of her being armed. You secretly tell those opinions to a gun-savvy 3rd party who is trusted by BOTH of you. Then let that 3rd party "filter" those opinions to your wife. Trust me
Anyone who thinks the female human is less capable of taking a defensive stand has never seen a women who believes/recognizes their children are endangered. They make a Momma Grizzly seem kind & soft-hearted.
The New Politically Insensitive Smokey Bear
|December 19, 2011, 08:52 PM
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For several years I tried to teach my wife how to use a 9mm. She just couldn't (or wouldn't) get comfortable using it.
About a year ago a friend loaned me an old Charter Arms Undercover 38. He just wanted me to clean it up and shoot a few through it. My wife picked it up and liked it. Well, we went behind the house and she began to shoot up all my 38 ammo. A few days later she was the proud owner of a Chick Lady ultra lite. (Pink Charter Arms .38)
She now shoots once or twice a week and is completely comfortable with her own little 5 shot revolver. I don't even go out to coach her any more. She has even picked her favorite load that groups the best. And by the way, at 15 to 20 yards she can shoot a pretty darn good group.
She now wants to learn how to operate and shoot my little automatic carry gun so she can get a CCL. (In Arkansas to qualify with revolver means you can only carry a revolver but qualify with auto you can carry either) So we have been doing some practice with a little 380 and she likes it. She even likes the 9mm now, go figure.
So I guess she just needed to pick up the right gun to get interested in it. I really haven't figured it out.
|December 19, 2011, 09:30 PM
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I can give you a little insight. A woman knows if she has a hard time picking up a new traditionally male skill it's going to be because she's a woman while if a man has the same problems it isn't blamed on his gender. It takes some guts for us to plunge into something that isn't traditionally our territory; knowing that we represent for all women. I'm glad I decided to follow through after our awesome NRA course but it's taking me a long time work up the courage to show up out at the range during the steel shoots. I'm a rank newbie but I feel like the fact that I'm a woman will be what people notice when suck (which I will, at first).
The best indicator of future behavior is past behavior.
|December 19, 2011, 10:13 PM
Join Date: December 10, 2011
Location: Arkansas
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I never really thought of it that way. That explains a lot. A frend of mine gives CCL classes and sometimes has ladies only classes. They are always full. I think its great that more women are learning to defend themselves.
I know that I feel a lot better leaving the house knowing that my wife can defend herself and our children if needed.
|January 17, 2012, 03:04 PM
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Location: Texas
Posts: 24
I'm a woman, and feel like I should add my input here.
If a woman wants to get into shooting, she needs to shoot as many different firearms as possible to decide for herself which one fits her hand size, sight picture preferences, etc. You can't just go buy her one and expect it to work out perfectly. I've seen several men go and buy their girlfriends/wives guns only to end up frustrated because she didn't like it or enjoy shooting it. Let HER decide. She's (hopefully) a grown up and capable of making her own decisions. I hate to say it, but this mentality is one reason that some women are reluctant to get into shooting. So many of the guys "know it all" (seen that myself too) and treat the women as if they are not capable of making their own decisions about it.
If she's interested, encourage her interest in it. Do not, I repeat, do not say "You're doing it wrong"(sure fire way to make her lose interest). Find a better choice of words to correct issues. Then, let her pick the firearm that she wants.
That's my vent. Sorry for the long post. This is kind of a hot button for me...I've seen it happen over and over again. I've actually had women tell me that they enjoy shooting with me more than their Husbands/Boyfriends. I find that sad, but it all comes down to letting her make her own decisions, and not making her feel like you're being overly critical. I think the suggestion to let her take a class from someone else is a great one.
Okay, I'm done. haha
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|February 4, 2012, 11:03 PM
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Location: Texas
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I bought my wife one last weekend. She tried out a lot of them and decided she liked a Walther PK380. She is small and it fit her hand good. She surprised me with how accurate she is.
|February 5, 2012, 07:27 PM
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Location: Dayton, Ohio
Posts: 198
When my wife went shooting for the first time, she shot an XDM 9mm and she is really good with it... she just doesn't like the fact that it doesn't have any kind of manual thumb safety on it(like my 1911).
The second time we went together, I insisted she try renting an M&P 9mm or an FNP 9 or something else... something that she could potentially be comfortable with... but she is very headstrong and wanted only to use the XDM 9mm again.
So we rented the XDM 9mm for her again, and the second time we went together I had my 1911 then, so I let her shoot a magazine through that... she was OK with it, but was just intimidated by the .45 recoil and was flinching badly.
Then she got pregnant, so her shooting will be on hiatus until the baby arrives(and probably a short while after that too)... she doesn't want me buying any guns for her... so I'm not going to.
BUT! I will buy a couple guns, one in .22 and another in 9mm that *I* like... and if she happens to enjoy one or both of them when she's shooting again, then she can have it... if not... gotta buy some more
|February 5, 2012, 09:41 PM
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Posts: 272
Seriously, my wife's from Vietnam and seen stuff only solders talk about - bad stuff. On the other hand she understands their purpose and I was very surprised when she said that we should "get something." I'm old enough to know not to blow it right from the start, so got her a Ruger Mk III, which she actually enjoyed. Unfortunately someone in the same pistol class had a .45 that she (the other student) was obviously afraid of - her BF/hubby was making his own mistake. She was flinching so badly it was a bit scary where the rounds were going. Anyhow, that sort of freaked out my wife, which is unfortunate because at some point, I'd like to work her up to the point where - if she has to - she can use my .45. It might be doable but it'll be tricky. Yes I know that I could get her something like a .38, but we need to work up to even that point. Have to give it time and to not push.
The point of this blathering is that you have to be very sensitive to your wife's reactions to guns of various calibers - don't just hand her your Desert Eagle... work up to it.
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#2. Vegans
Often in my writing, I like to take a bit of an ignorant blowhard viewpoint on things and complicate the issue by being liberal 80 percent of the time, then ridiculously conservative in a way that's inconsistent the rest of the time, because that makes me laugh. So right now I'm hopping on the vegan bandwagon in opposition to about everything I've ever written about vegans in the past.
Why does anyone care if someone is a vegan?
If you Google "hate vegans," you'll get over 1 million results. This alone is offensive, simply because if you Google me, you get way less, and half of those are pages Gladstone started. A lot of the results are kind of jokey in the way you, too, perhaps in your younger days, would half jokingly tell your one vegan friend in high school about how delicious meat is and why they're being ridiculous. Lots of people do that, because we're still in a curious carnivore renaissance where bacon is somehow funny and things like Epic Meal Time offer a curious representation of both manhood and a criticism of the super healthy push that Western society really started in on a decade or so back. We feel that veganism is the new hipster trend (it isn't, but that's how some people view it), and we're being even more awesomely cool by rejecting it and embracing beef like the dirty cow lovers we all are.
I would punch a toddler right the hell out for a delicious burger if he got all uppity and thought to deny me that meat, but I also would require a team of MIT-trained researchers and maybe a robot designed by NASA to help me devise a way to give a shit if you want to grill up a portobello mushroom and call it a hamburger.
And yet there is a lot of genuine anti-vegan hatred on the Internet. Some people really want to slap that beet away from your mouth. Some of the hatred is directed not at the practice itself, but at what is perceived as a self-righteous attitude that vegans may have, that they have to tell you they're vegan and condemn you for eating meat. And sure, anyone who judges you for eating a ham sandwich can go fuck themselves with a tube sock full of jacks, but does every vegan do that? And is that because they're a vegan, or just because they're an asshole? Assholes, you'll find, are omnivorous. Also, Omnivorous Asshole would be a fine name for either a band or a porn site.
Here's an awful video and the first YouTube result for hating vegans:
Notice that most of this illiterati's beef with vegans (ha, meat joke! Fuck, I'm writing that down) come from vegans just espousing their beliefs. Kind of like this guy does, but in reverse. And then he tosses in complete horseshit like #5 about how vegans are evil. As much of a facetious point as that seems to be, I've heard it before. Hitler was a vegetarian, y'know? Yeah, well Jeffery Dahmer wasn't. Pass me some cornbread.
If you don't like vegetables, that's great. It's kind of lame and childish, you should eat some vegetables, you overgrown baby, but whatever, it's your thing. If you don't like assholes who push their beliefs on you, that's fine as well, because all of those people deserve crotch rashes. But not liking someone who chooses to not eat meat, just because they choose to not eat meat, is like hating someone for choosing to not watch HBO. Is that weird? Of course it's weird, HBO is awesome. But where did you get the time to worry about it at all? Does it change your life in any way? No. No sir.
#1. Health Care
This is not about Obamacare exactly, it's about not being dead. Obamacare is one example of many health care initiatives countries all around the world employ as part of what those nations offer their citizens by way of security and protection. Health care is a thing that protects you from dying. But holy shit do some people really want to see some death.
Do you not want to pay extra taxes or insurance rates? Fine. Do you already have health coverage? Awesome. But at the end of the day, there are kids with leukemia, parents with Parkinson's and superheroes with Only One Thigh Sclerosis who maybe can't afford to go to a hospital. Or they go and their insurance says "Sorry, annual cap," or maybe lifetime cap, if it's an untreatable condition. Or God forbid a pre-existing condition that will then limit them from coverage at all. Health care in America sucks, it really does. Don't feel bad about that, it's like saying John from Cincinnati was a crappy HBO show. HBO is still good, it just had shit on it. It happens.
Despite the fact that access to health care stops people from dying and/or living with festering head wounds and the like, the big critique is how awful and socialist such a thing is. People have even said that they're going to leave the country because of it and move to someplace like Canada. The people who say this are dumb as damp burlap sacks full of shit, mind you, but they're saying it enough that the media is covering it.
Libertarian-leaning people don't like the government stepping in and giving them insurance because they like to be difficult. That's really the gist of it, and you can try to argue differently, but come on. No one can say, with a straight face, that if they have a heart attack they'll be pissed off that the government forced an insurance on them that helped them survive that heart attack. Damn, I'm alive! Now I can get revenge!
Are there good arguments against a health care mandate on paper? Sure. You can argue points of contract law and precedent, but is any of that any more than sour grapes? It's not like the government wants you to wear genie pants all day, they want to let people go to the damn doctor. All other arguments against it are smokescreens that cover two arguments -- it costs too much and it's a filthy socialist initiative.
Every other developed nation has universal health care. Every one. Because the government and the people they represent see the benefit of not having streets full of lepers. The cost is not unbearable and, in fact, repealing the act would increase the deficit by billions. Hundreds of billions.
So there is no cost argument. It comes down to people not liking the fact that this is perceived as socialist and, in principle, that must be bad. No matter how much good it does, the word sounds bad. If we replaced the word "socialist" with "Robot Rainbow Fucksplosion" and had to listen to Fox News pundits tell us that Obamacare is a Robot Rainbow Fucksplosion policy that means insurance companies have to treat us with basic human dignity, we'd all be in the streets with signs demanding more of it.
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Date night was a great incentive for Simpson, who slipped into a curve-hugging black dress for an Oct. 31 dinner in L.A. with fiancé Eric Johnson. The Weight Watchers spokesperson welcomed her second child – son Ace – in June. And though she's now back in her skinny jeans, the star says becoming a mom has changed her "perspective completely." "Raising [daughter] Maxwell makes me realize that I don't want her to see me beat myself up for things like food choices or numbers on a scale," she wrote on her Parents.com blog.
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Elm is the furthest village in the Sernftal. Clustered round the church are the beautiful old listed buildings at the heart of the village. These imposing timber houses have earned the village the Wakker Prize and other prizes awarded by the European Council.
In the village of Linthal the Suworow Museum commemorates the 1799 alpine campaign of the Russian general Suworow found himself compelled to retreat from the French army and thousands of his men perished in the snow in the Panixer Pass en route to the Grisons. You can follow in the footsteps of the Russian field marshal on the 15-km Suworow Trail along the Sernf (Schwanden-Elm).
The Glarus alpine landscape is of great geological interest and is a potential UNESCO natural world heritage site. The history of Elm and the Sernftal was dominated by slate quarrying right up to the 19th century as the slate museum in Elm will testify.
Keen walkers can enjoy nature along 370km of hiking trails and footpaths. On the slopes of the Freiberg mountains above Elm stretches the oldest animal conservation area in Switzerland where deer, chamois, ibex and marmots roam. Particularly recommended is the mountain trail from the Erbsalp to the Empächlialp. The highlight of a week's hiking in the Sernftal is the trail through the Panaxier Pass, following in the tracks of Suworow.
From Elm you can soon reach the snowy, varied skiing terrain on the slopes of the Schabell (2036m) and Blistöcken, with six lift facilities and an astonishingly large choice of pistes, including a permanent racing course. The 40km of prepared pistes are suitable for both beginners and top-class skiers. After all, Elm is also the home of Vreni Schneider, the best female Swiss skier of all time.
The full range of winter attractions includes a 4km toboggan run; sunny winter hiking trails; marked snow-shoe trails; two lovely 7km cross-country courses; ski tours and an ice climbing tower in the middle of the village of Elm.
- Centre of Elm – the centre of this picture-book village with its impressive timber houses is listed under a preservation order and classified as a historical monument .
- Martin's Hole, a natural spectacle – twice a year on 12th/13th March and 1st/2nd October, if the weather is fine, the rays of the sun penetrate Martin's Hole, a 22-19 metre hole in the rock of the Tschingelhorn, and fall directly on the church tower in Elm.
- Slate quarry – there are guided tours of the 'Engi Quarry' a former slate mine.
- Sarganserland-Walensee-Glarus Geo Park – 50 sites, both above and underground, which are of geological interest or chart the history of mining, can be visited independently or with a guide.
Top Events
- Elmer Fair – summer fair with children's roundabouts, shooting stands, confectionery stand, snacks and refreshments etc. Fun and games for all ages (August).
- Glarus alpine cheese market and alpine descent – the dairymen present their cheeses for tasting in Elm. Zigerstöckli cheese production, snacks and refreshments featuring alpine dishes and traditional entertainments. (October).


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A billion thanks to the open source community from Red Hat | Opensource.com
A billion thanks to the open source community from Red Hat
Sixteen years ago, few imagined that a handful of people at a Linux start-up in North Carolina were laying the groundwork for an open source business with more than a billion dollars in annual revenue. Yet as we stand at that milestone, and as we take the opportunity to reflect, we believe our success speaks volumes about the power of community.
This billion dollar milestone is not only a win for Red Hat—it is a victory for open source advocates everywhere. Our fight has always been about
something greater than just access to software code. The open source movement is rooted in shared values about knowledge; it is founded on ideas that are both ordinary and revolutionary. As members of this community, we elevate transparency over secrecy. We prize freedom rather than control. This is the open source way: sharing ideas and information, contributing to an intellectual commons that leads to greater innovation and benefits us all.
Last December, Red Hat decided that no billion dollar milestone would be complete without honoring the open source community. To that end, we are making a $100,000 donation to the future of open source. Red Hat associates nominated and voted for the following organizations to benefit:
- Creative Commons. Creative Commons develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that aims to maximize creativity, sharing, and innovation. Creative Commons licenses offer content creators a simple, standardized way to retain ownership while allowing certain uses of their work—a "some rights reserved" approach to copyright—and making creative, educational, and scientific content freely available.
Learn more at www.creativecommons.org
- Electronic Frontier Foundation. Defenders of free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights, EFF has championed the public interest in critical battles affecting digital rights. EFF fights for freedom primarily in the courts, bringing and defending lawsuits even when that means taking on the government or large corporations. By mobilizing more than 61,000 concerned citizens through their action center, EFF weighs in on legislative proposals. In addition to advising policymakers, EFF educates the press and public.
Learn more at www.eff.org
- Software Freedom Law Center. Software Freedom Law Center provides pro-bono legal services to developers of free, libre, and open source software. They offer counsel on the big picture, beyond today's specific problems, helping projects reach their long-term goals safely and efficiently so developers can concentrate on making great software.
Learn more at www.softwarefreedom.org
- UNICEF Innovation Labs. Working today in Kosovo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, UNICEF Innovation Labs bring together the public and private sectors, using open source technology to co-create scalable solutions and transformational approaches to progress the health, welfare, and equity of under-served national populations where the Labs reside. Local collaborators use technological innovation to improve information flow between government and vulnerable communities and to address local needs within the context of national priorities. The UNICEF Innovation Labs are part of UNICEF's Technology-for-Development (T4D) program.
Learn more at www.kosovoinnovations.org/w/
With so many worthy groups making up the open source community, just narrowing down the choices proved difficult. We hope you will join us in supporting a few of the many fantastic organizations working to make our world more open, free, collaborative, and transparent.
Here's to the future of open source.
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¡Congratulations Red Hat!
And thank you very much for everything you have done for open source. Without doubt and without exaggerated praise, the world would be different without you.
Way to go...my daughter Jenny Severance. So proud of you and your company.
Congratulations Red Hat!
Congratulations and thank you for everything you have done for open source!
Congratulations, this is truly a great milestone in your company's history, but looking forward I wish you the best of success!
And, wow, from my small corner of the FLOSS community, these donations look like they're going to extremely good causes, and so thank you for that!
Thank you for this, it is amazing.
The Unicef innovation labs has been working with our free/libre open source software kosovo group in kosovo http://flossk.org on many joint projects and we will continue to support them. The Unicef labs has also a full time paid staff and offices that need money, and they are located all over the world.
I just wanted to say thanks again and look forward to bringing more red hat and fedora speakers speak in Kosovo, we have monthly flosstalks and organize a yearly conference the software freedom kosovo sfk conference.
Congrats on the milestone. After making one billion dollars in revenue, I would expect you to be able to afford $100,000 each for all four organizations. That's around 0.05% of 1 billion dollars.
Revenue isn't profit!
The importance of this is twofold,
1. redhat is a successful company based on FLOSS
2. they are willing to share the profits with important projects
It does not matter how much money they earn or give, the importance here is that they are earning and are giving. Big up to them!
Well done Red Hat, back in 1998 I had a protracted email debate with a friend who was working for Microsoft. In the end we had a bet; he predicted that Linux would never gain acceptance in the corporate world and it would be primarily a hobbyist operating system. Its about time I collected on that bet. :)
It would be great to know if you're able to collect on that wager. :) In retrospect, a good bet indeed.
While this is a great milestone for open source, there is much more work to be done. We need to let the average person know about the powers of open source software and how the open source way is making an impact--changing the world.
What can you do to help spread the word? What can opensource.com do to help tell the story of open source?
Way to go Red Hat!
¿No love for the FSF?
4 Worthy honorees each proof that the open methodology works to the benefit of all, including those seeking financial profit. A billion dollars indicates that industry is getting it, though it will take a bit longer for them to realize that open source applies to much more than just software and IT solutions. Here's to the next billion.
Here's to the next 10!
What can we do to help spread the open source gospel to the average person? The ones who may not know about open source or the one who've heard about it, but may think, oh, that's just some code?
How can we help relate our open source message to the people who use Twitter and Facebook? To those who watch Dreamworks movies and talk on Android phones but have no clue that they use open source under the covers?
How do we get them to realize the power and potential of the open source movement?
The answer is unfortunately longer than we would wish. The awareness we seek comes from mainly two sources. Firstly education, which is pivotal to any change in cultural direction, especially in but not limited to business schools where the seed for share value over customer/community value is currently sown.
The second is the regular and frequent practice of sharing and collaboration. As you point out the proof of the success of the open movement lies in the public's hands, yet despite familiarity with the use of communication devices there is little to no awareness that they are the product of many different open source developments. However it is not the device directly that will lead people to the necessary realization it is their own actions with and beyond the device that will provide the bridge to understanding. The "ah-ha" moment generally comes when one sees and experiences how knowledge, ideas and constructs can grow and improve with free dialogue and positive interaction. By removing the technological veneer to open source and realizing that the principle of sharing enriches everyone we can spread the gospel. And like other gospels, the Open Movement can spread faster when we walk the walk as well as talking the talk.
We should continue to encourage the adoption, use and proliferation of social media participation, taking it to a maturer level where entertainment and consumerism is secondary to enlightenment and progressive action. And to take it to higher levels we must once more rely on education, but this time not depend on those in the academic community alone; we have to engage and integrate with that community so that we too contribute to the education of ourselves and future generations.
I wish there was a shortcut yet I doubt there is one as I believe that this is a cultural change of such magnitude that either persuasive argument or marketing communication will lack the potency to rewire public thinking. Growth through devotion to practice is the surest path to public acceptance and adoption.
Redhat should give to FFII.org, software patents are coming back in Europe via the central patent court.
Note that EFF has an ambiguous position on swpats.
No need to thank me. Just send cash. ;-)
Seriously though, congrats, and thanks for giving me something to gloat about and tell colleagues "Told ya so, back in 1993" with regards to Linux and FOSS in general.
Nice choice of organizations to spread the wealth to, BTW.


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When Beth Danielson sees the butterfly on the poster for this year's Gala of Wines, she remembers the late Matt Schuman, who was a sports reporter for The Greeley Tribune and an advocate for people with disabilities.
"The designer added a butterfly in honor of Matt and the others (with disabilities) we've lost over the years," said Danielson, executive director for Connections for Independent Living. "It's a nice little touch. When I look at this year's poster. I will be reminded of Matt."
Each year, the disability-resource organization awards a local group the Matt Schuman Memorial Award for Disability Access and Community Inclusion at the annual Gala of Wines.
This year the award will go to the High Plains Library District during the Gala of Wines from 6-9 p.m. tonight at the Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley.
The library district will receive the award for its ongoing partnership with Connections for Independent Living, Danielson said.
The library created and supports a computer lab and bookmobile, which are housed at Connections for Independent Living.
The lab has four computers with disability software and typing tutorials that are maintained by the library IT staff, and outreach staff provides computer tutoring and bookmobile services.
"We want the people we serve to have access to the local library and this is a great way to teach them about the programs and services," Danielson said. "For the cost of an iPad, they can have access to assistive technologies which use to cost $30,000. It's really opening doors for people."
Danielson said the award has been named after Schuman since its first year, when they presented it to him and The Tribune for an in-depth series on disability access and community inclusion.
Schuman, who was born with muscular dystrophy, worked with Connections for Independent Living as a volunteer peer mentor, and later served on the organization's governing board.
After Schuman's death in August 2013, the organization added "memorial" to the title of the award in his memory.
"Matt was always involved," Danielson said. "I've been here since '97 and, until Matt passed away, I was never without his involvement and assistance. He was a friend to me."
Last year, the organization awarded the Kress Cinema & Lounge with the award.
Danielson said in other years the award has gone to service clubs, companies, retailers and restaurants that make efforts to help people with disabilities live more independent and self-sufficient lives.
Each year, Connections for Independent Living reaches out to the people it serves to get ideas for a group or organization that deserves the award that year. The list is taken to the committee who puts on the Gala of Wines to make the final decision.
"We don't make decisions without involving those with disabilities," Danielson said. "We reach out to our consumers, support groups and all people with disabilities to recognize some entity for contributing to people with disabilities having good access in the community. There are still many physical barriers as well as attitudinal barriers to overcome."