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The Center for American Progress' Reel Progress film series is pleased to present an exclusive advance screening of the first installment of the new SHOWTIME® series Years of Living Dangerously.
It's the biggest story of our time. Hollywood's brightest stars and today's most respected journalists explore the issues of climate change and bring you intimate stories of triumph and tragedy. Years of Living Dangerously takes you directly to the heart of the story in this awe-inspiring and cinematic documentary series event from Executive Producers James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
SCREENING: "A Boom with No Boundaries" and "Backyard"
Please join the Center for American Progress' Reel Progress film series and the DC Environmental Film Festival for the DC premiere of the films "A Boom with No Boundaries" and "Backyard".
SCREENING: Paycheck to Paycheck
This is the story of our time - how 42 million American women and the 28 million children who depend on them are living in poverty or on the brink of it. From Maria Shriver's multi-platform "The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Pushes Back From The Brink" comes a film that offers a deeply personal, unvarnished and moving story of the life of Katrina Gilbert, a single mom, struggling to get ahead but constantly getting knocked back by a system that almost seems designed to see her fail. Directed by Shari Cookson and Nick Doob.
SCREENING: The Square
The Egyptian Revolution has been an ongoing rollercoaster over the past two and a half years. Through the news, we only get a glimpse of the bloodiest battle, an election, or a million man march. At the beginning of July 2013, we witnessed the second president deposed within the space of three years. The Square is an immersive experience, transporting the viewer deeply into the intense emotional drama and personal stories behind the news. It is the inspirational story of young people claiming their rights, struggling through multiple forces, in the fight to create a society of conscience.
SCREENING: Inequality For All
Directed by Jacob Kornbluth and narrated by former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, Inequality for All explores how the widening income gap – currently at an historic high – affects Americans, our economy, and democracy itself. Told through expert interviews, personal accounts, and animated graphics, the film brings the abstract concept of income inequality to the masses, and demonstrates how inequality really does harm us all.
ARTICLE: How ESPN's 'Let Them Wear Towels' Could Influence Women Who Want To Write About Sports
A personal take on ESPN's Nine for IX documentary "Let Them Wear Towels", exploring how the film can inspire young women interested in sports journalism.
SCREENING: Bridegroom
Winner of the Audience Award at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, Bridegroom is a documentary directed by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason that tells the emotional journey of Shane and Tom, two young men in a loving and committed relationship — a relationship that was cut tragically short by a misstep off the side of a roof. The story of what happened after this accidental death– of how people without the legal protections of marriage can find themselves completely shut out and ostracized– is poignant, enraging and opens a window onto the issue of marriage equality like no speech or lecture ever will.
SCREENING: "Venus Vs" and "Let Them Wear Towels"
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the passage of Title IX and the continuing struggles that women face for equality, ESPN Films and espnW have created the Nine for IX film series, which will air on ESPN this summer. The two films being screened – "Venus Vs." and "Let Them Wear Towels" – explore the struggle for workplace equality for women through the lens of two remarkable stories from the world of sports.
SCREENING: 'A Grand Threat' and 'Watershed'
The Center for American Progress's Reel Progress film series and the DC Environmental Film Festival are excited to present a special double-feature screening of the short film "A Grand Threat" and the documentary "Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West."
SCREENING: Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Center for American Progress's Reel Progress film series screened of Beasts of the Southern Wild, followed by a panel discussion with the film's Oscar-nominated director/writer, producers, and breakout star.
SCREENING: Electoral Dysfunction
Electoral Dysfunction, a feature-length documentary created by a team of award-winning filmmakers, uses humor and wit to take an irreverent—but nonpartisan—look at voting in America.The film stars the brilliant political humorist Mo Rocca, a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning, a panelist on NPR's hit quiz show Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me!, and a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
SCREENING: Hunger Hits Home
America has a problem – one in five of our children struggles with hunger. It's not something we like to talk about, but childhood hunger is a crisis, right here at home.
SCREENING: Love Free or Die
"Love Free or Die" is about a man whose two defining passions are in direct conflict: his love for God and for his partner Mark. Gene Robinson is the first openly gay person to become a bishop in the historic traditions of Christendom. His consecration in 2003, to which he wore a bullet-proof vest, caused an international stir, and he has lived with death threats every day since.
SCREENING: A Better Life
Join award-winning director Chris Weitz and star actor Demian Bichir in a special screening of A Better Life, a heart breaking tale of the lives of today's immigrants.
SCREENING: Tony & Janina's American Wedding
After 18 years in America, Tony and Janina Wasilewski's family is torn apart when Janina is deported back to Poland, taking their 6-year-old son Brian with her. Set on the backdrop of Chicago, and featuring Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez , a leading champion of immigration reform, this film follows the Wasilewski's three-year struggle to be reunited.


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An abnormally cool Arctic is seeing dramatic changes to ice levels. In sharp contrast to the rapid melting seen last year, the amount of global sea ice has rebounded sharply and is now growing rapidly. The total amount of ice, which set a record low value last year, grew in October at the fastest pace since record-keeping began in 1979.
The actual amount of ice area varies seasonally from about 16 to 23 million square kilometers. However, the mean anomaly-- defined as the difference between the current area and the seasonally-adjusted average-- changes much slower, and generally varies by only 2-3 million square kilometers.
That anomaly had been negative, indicating ice loss, for most of the current decade and reached a historic low in 2007. The current value is again zero, indicating an amount of ice exactly equal to the global average from 1979-2000.
Bill Chapman, a researcher with the Arctic Climate Center at the University of Illinois, says the rapid increase is "no big deal". He says that, while the Arctic has certainly been colder in recent months, the long-term decrease is still ongoing. Chapman, who predicts that sea ice will soon stop growing, sees nothing in the recent data to contradict predictions of global warming.
Others aren't quite so sure. Dr. Patrick Michaels, Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Virginia, says he sees some "very odd" things occurring in recent years. Michaels, who is also a Senior Fellow with the Cato Institute, tells DailyTech that, while the behavior of the Arctic seems to agree with climate models predictions, the Southern Hemisphere can't be explained by current theory. "The models predict a warming ocean around Antarctica, so why would we see more sea ice?" Michaels adds that large areas of the Southern Pacific are showing cooling trends, an occurrence not anticipated by any current climate model.
On average, ice covers roughly 7% of the ocean surface of the planet. Sea ice is floating and therefore doesn't affect sea level like the ice anchored on bedrock in Antarctica or Greenland. However, research has indicated that the Antarctic continent -- which is on a long-term cooling trend -- has also been gaining ice in recent years.
The primary instrument for measuring sea ice today is the AMSR-E microwave radiometer, an instrument package aboard NASA's AQUA satellite. AQUA was launched in 2002, as part of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS).
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quote: In 1975, The US National Academy of Science confirmed global cooling was a serious problem also. And that's hardly the first thing they've been wrong about.
quote: According to the Academy [the NAS] report on climate, we may be approaching the the end of a major interglacial cycle, with the approach of a full-blown 100-year long ice age a real possibility...with ice packs building up relatively quickly from local snowfall that fails to melt form winter to winter"
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House won't vote before midnight; 'fiscal cliff' won't be avoided
December 31, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will miss the midnight Monday deadline lawmakers set for voting to avoid the "fiscal clif....
More obstructionistic behavior from Republicans who are intent on ruining the US. They are SME's heroes - he loves anyone who is anti-American like him.
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Why does the tea party insist that we should pay for Wall Street's wars, bailouts, and other mistakes? Let the rich pay up for once. I am tired of subsidizing their tax cuts while they help themselves to my retirement fund.
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Homeowners Urged to Use Licensed Contractors for Repairs Caused by Recent Storms
Baltimore, MD (July 2, 2012) – Scott R. Jensen, Interim Secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) urges homeowners to use caution when hiring a contractor to repair damage from the recent storms. Because the storms caused severe damage, homeowners need prompt repair; however, to protect themselves and their homes, owners to be careful before hiring contractors.
"Homeowners should remember that Maryland laws protect consumers by requiring contractors to hold a current license in order to perform home improvement, electrical, plumbing, or HVACR (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration) work. Often the first available or the cheapest contractor is the wrong choice," said Interim Secretary Jensen.
"Too often, unlicensed contractors follow storms with offers to help when their true intent is to prey upon individuals and families in distress, said Jensen. Hiring an unlicensed contractor can lead to many other problems.
Only homeowners who hire licensed home improvement contractors are protected by the State's Home Improvement Guaranty Fund. This fund is administered by DLLR's Home Improvement Commission to compensate homeowners who suffer economic damages at the hands of a licensed home improvement contractor. No coverage is provided to the homeowner if the contractor is not properly licensed.
It is unlawful for any home improvement contractor, electrician, plumber, or HVACR contractor to work in Maryland without a license. Penalties include fines or imprisonment. Consumers may contact DLLR's Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing at 410-230-6309 or visit the website to check on the licensing status and complaint history of any contractor.


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caribbean/jamaican slang, meaning "to make an angry face"
"wah wit dat screw face yah hab?" (what's with that angry face you have?)
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1) like a poker face...revealing nothing
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"Screwface means I'm not pleased/ Screwface means I'm not amused/ Screwface means I just wanna walk, not talk/ Screwface means I just wanna leave." ~ dizzee
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to scower or frown at another
a look of disgust or distaste
a look of disgust or distaste
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A crazy Jamaican drug dealer from the movie Marked for Death.
John Hatcher says "You bailed out a Jamaican street named Monkey the other day, I want him. This other piece of shit, Screwface, I want him."
Screwface says "I want Hatcha dead. I want his family dead. If you can't kill him, I go kill him. Then I'm gonna kill you
Screwface says "I want Hatcha dead. I want his family dead. If you can't kill him, I go kill him. Then I'm gonna kill you
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The face a girl makes when your banging her
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Prior to Stetson he worked for the Olympic Regional Development Authority in Lake Placid, NY, from 1994-2008. Tom was the Director of Advertising for Olympic Venues and Marketing Manager for Olympic Center Arena venues.
From 1988-1994 Tom worked at the Adirondack Berkshire Group in Jay, NY where he was Director of Sales & Marketing for national award-winning outdoor publications.


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Grand Island School District residents Tuesday, in a 404-220 vote, approved the $6.37 million project for a new transportation center.
The district will build a new 16,000-square-foot building for the school buses behind Sidway Elementary School on Baseline Road and renovate the existing 65-year-old transportation center at the same site for use by maintenance and buildings and grounds.
Interim Superintendent Robert W. Christmann said the project "provides the opportunity to increase safety for the students and parents at Sidway because there will be a separate entrance and exit for the buses"
A new ring road just for buses will be constructed to the north of the school and its athletic fields that will loop around the rear of the property to reach the new center and bus parking areas. The project, expected to be completed by September 2014, is eligible for 80.6 percent state aid and also will be financed with $1.3 million from a reserve fund, so there will be no impact on the district's tax levy.


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Wando football coach Jimmy Noonan celebrated his selected players of the week after Wando's game against Beaufort, Aug. 30. Every Thursday morning at Eggs Up Grill in Mount Pleasant, Noonan directs a breakfast meeting that is open to the public to discuss the past week's game and the upcoming game. The meeting is sponsored by the Mount Pleasant Football Association (website: http://mpfa.us/). This week's players include (from left) special teams Hakeem Keith, scout team offense Oliver Michaud, B-team Derrick Jenkins, offense Alex Pumilia, coach Noonan, defense Ross Cary, scout team defense James Jennings and junior varsity Kevin Brown.
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Snow and ice slowed down traffic and kept some residents off the roads altogether Thursday, but warmer weather is on the way, forecasters said.
Today should offer a retreat from the harsh winter weather, according to the National Weather Service in Charleston. Meteorologist Mike Zwier said there are no current weather watches or warnings in place for Randolph, Barbour, Tucker, Upshur or surrounding counties.
"There is a lingering upslope of participation that will bring a wintry mix of almost flurries and drizzle, but that will end before dawn (today)," Zwier said. "Friday should offer peaks of sunshine with increasing clouds. Temperatures should be in the 40s."
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Ski lovers who were able to make it out of their driveways Thursday traveled to White Grass Ski Touring Center in Canaan Valley for a day of hearty White Grass Cafe cooking and fresh snow.
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A resident carefully crosses Davis Avenue in Elkins Thursday after overnight precipitation coated roads and vehicles in a layer of ice. Mike Moran, district manager of the West Virginia Department of Transportation, said today's warmer temperatures should melt any remaining ice and snow.
All local primary and secondary roads have been cleared and treated, according to Mike Moran, district manager of the state Department of Transportation.
"(Today) the weather will be warmer, and should help with the road conditions," Moran said. "(On Thursday) the freezing temperatures had an effect on the roads. People should drive slowly and exercise caution as the winds and temperatures cause changes quickly on the roads."
Moran said the state road equipment is holding up well and the department has plenty of salt and abrasives.
Across the U.S., the powerful winter storm brought snow to inland parts of the Northeast and driving rain and wind to areas along the coast Thursday, a day after it swept through the nation's middle, dumping a record snowfall in Arkansas and ruining holiday travel plans for thousands.
The storm, which was blamed for nine deaths, pushed through the Upper Ohio Valley and made its way into the Northeast Wednesday night. By Thursday morning, there was anywhere from a few inches of snow to a foot in some locations.
National Weather Service spokesman David Roth said the Northeast's heaviest snowfall would be in northern Pennsylvania, upstate New York and inland sections of several New England states before the storm ended Friday morning and headed to Canada.
The East Coast's largest cities - New York, Philadelphia and Boston - were seeing mostly high winds and rain Thursday morning. Other areas were getting a messy mix of rain and snow or just rain - enough to slow down commuters and those still heading home from visits with family.
Thousands of travelers were trying to make it home Thursday after the fierce storm stranded them at airports or relatives' homes around the region. Some inbound flights were delayed in Philadelphia and New York's LaGuardia, but the wet and windy weather wasn't leading to delays at other major East Coast airports.
A flight that landed safely in Pittsburgh during the storm Wednesday night got stuck in snow for about two hours on the tarmac.
The American Airlines flight arrived between 8 and 9 p.m., but then ran over a snow patch and got stuck.
Airport spokeswoman Joan Jenny told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers tried for nearly two hours to tow the plane to the gate before deciding to bus passengers to the terminal.
Hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed on Wednesday and scores of motorists got stuck on icy roads or slid into drifts. Said John Kwiatkowski, an Indianapolis-based meteorologist with the weather service: "The way I've been describing it is as a low-end blizzard, but that's sort of like saying a small Tyrannosaurus rex."
The storm system spawned Gulf Coast region tornadoes on Christmas Day, startling people like Bob and Sherry Sims of Mobile, Alabama, who'd just finished dinner.
"We heard that very distinct sound, like a freight train," said Bob Sims. They headed for a center bathroom.
Power was still out at the Sims' home on Wednesday, but the house wasn't damaged and they used a generator to run heaters to stay warm. Some neighbors were less fortunate, their roofs peeled away and porches smashed by falling trees.
The storm also left freezing temperatures in its aftermath, and forecasters said parts of the Southeast from Virginia to Florida saw severe thunderstorms.
Schools on break and workers taking holiday vacations meant that many people could avoid messy commutes, but those who had to travel were urged to avoid it. Snow was blamed for scores of vehicle accidents as far east as Maryland, and about two dozen counties in Indiana and Ohio issued snow emergency travel alerts, urging people to go out on the roads only if necessary.


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The meeting will be held at Heartland Community Church, 1280 S. Alpine Road. Speakers include superintendent Ehren Jarrett, school board members Mike Connor and Laura Powers, as well as other district officials. They will discuss current investments and initiatives, safety and education plans, parent and neighborhood empowerment, and updates from school board members. Attendees can submit questions for the presenters.
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How hard can John Cena pimp Zack Ryder until someone notices him?
The Long Island boy is making a name for himself in the WWE universe. Too bad it's not with WWE programming.
The caricature he has become, the G.T.L of Monday Night RAW has been a YouTube and Twitter sensation, but it hasn't been enough to get him back on to WWE TV.
At least, not so much that you would notice.
The question for WWE management isn't if Zack Ryder is popular, it's how do they market him on TV? Can you make a guy like that, an inflated meat head who looks more like a reality TV reject than he does a legit WWE superstar, into a viable presence in the WWE?
They were able to market Santino Marella into a viable wrestler on TV. They started him off as a heel, but naturally his ability to make people laugh positioned him as a face.
Zack Ryder would be a face, but could he win matches? Could you take him seriously? And how long could he job for until all his greased up charm wore off?
The WWE may have to find out. Momentum is building.
For a recap on this week's WWE Buzz, as well as thoughts and feedback from around the world of wrestling, stay right here.
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Logan Township's real estate taxes will remain at current levels in 2013, but monthly sewer rates are going up by $7.
Supervisors voted Thursday to approved 2013 budgets totaling $35.4 million, which includes an $8.92 million budget for the proposed sewer expansion project slated for construction. Real estate taxes, which were increased by 2 mills to support the 2012 budget, will remain at 14.375 mills in 2013.
Supervisors blamed the sewer increase, from $46 to $53, on unfunded mandates that are driving up the cost of sewage treatment.
"It's really not our doing," Supervisor Chairman Frank Meloy said.
Supervisor Ed Frontino said the township residents he talked with seem to understand the reason for the increase.
When township Sewer Director David Pozgar addressed supervisors in November about the proposed increase, he spoke of upgrades made to sewage treatment plants in Pinecroft, Altoona and Hollidaysburg to comply with the Chesapeake Bay watershed improvement program. All handle sewage from Logan Township property owners.
While Pozgar proposed phasing in higher sewer rates with a $4 increase in 2013, a $3 increase in 2014 and a $2 increase in 2015, supervisors unanimously agreed on the $7 increase in 2013.
"I'd rather get it over with," Supervisor Joe Metzgar said.
If the township opted for the gradual increases, reserve funds would initially be needed to cover annual expenses, but Meloy said he didn't want to use the reserve funds in case they're needed for an emergency.
The $7 increase, he said, allows the township to "meet our obligations now instead of down the road."
The budget is funded with 9.125 mills for the general fund, 4.5 mills to support the volunteer fire departments and 0.75 mills for recreation.
The budget also reflects raises between 3 percent and 3.4 percent for 11 mostly administrative non-union employees and a 2.5 percent increase for 15 employees represented by the United Steelworkers union.
The Steelworkers contract, covering 15 employees who work in the highway and sewer departments and two office staffers, also sets raises at 2.25 percent in 2014 and 2015 and at 2.3 percent in 2016.
The new contract also shifts the unionized employees health care insurance from Highmark Steelworkers Trust to UPMC. Manager Tim Brown said the change will save the township $52,826, or 30 percent of the 2012 premium, for their coverage.
The savings is more than enough to cover their salary increases in 2013, Brown said.


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When a man chooses to use both hands to grasp a woman's breasts as if they were doing a "honk honk" motion (like honking two horns on each handle of a bicycle).
John Russell totally double honked Rebecca on the dance floor last night.
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quote: I don't know what you are not getting about the "multi-roll" aspect here and how it, combined with stealth, ballooned the development costs of the F-35 all to hell.
quote: I don't know why you are defending people who are talking your tax dollars and wasting them.
quote: Some of the greatest fighters and bombers in the world had similar problems early on like you're describing. Hell some had worst!
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quote: You've no idea how much I'm dumbing this all down for general consumption.
quote: I named a number of aircraft that each do things the F-35 claims to be able to do.
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Julio Reyes was the latest Williamsport pitcher to set the bar high for the Crosscutters on Tuesday night. It's become a nightly occurrence over the last two weeks that the starting pitcher is going to set a tone for the pitching staff.
The bar Reyes set was matched for the four innings he watched. He combined with Josh Warner, Mark Meadors and Lino Martinez on a five-hitter at Bowman Field in a 3-1 win over Auburn.
Reyes became the 11th consecutive Cutters starting pitcher to allow three runs or fewer in his start, tossing five innings of one-run baseball, allowing just two hits and striking out three. Williamsport is 7-4 in those 11 games.
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Julio Reyes pitches for the Crosscutters Tuesday evening at Bowman Field.
"The starter sets the tone," Warner said after throwing two shutout innings of relief. "If he goes out there and he's strong for five innings like Reyes was and you go in there, you say the hitters are down, so let's just attack."
Reyes has been stellar since his move to the starting rotation. He actually took Warner's spot last week when the Australian was moved to the bullpen after struggling at both Lakewood and Williamsport in a starting role. In two starts since the move, Reyes has allowed just four hits and two runs in nine innings. He's also struck out nine.
Reyes' win last night was his first since Aug. 16, 2011. He missed the entire 2012 season.
Mixing a low 90s fastball with a good slider and flashing a change-up at times, Reyes retired the final 11 batters he faced from the second to the fifth innings. The only run he allowed was scored by Cody Gunter, who led off the second inning with a four-pitch walk. It was the only walk Reyes issued.
His biggest adjustment came after issuing that walk to Gunter. He started throwing over to first base multiple times per batter trying to pick off Gunter, a player who has attempted just one stolen base this season.
Losing focus on the hitter, he ended up leaving a 2-2 pitch over the middle of the plate to Brenton Allen who drove it into the right-field corner for a double. Cody Dent hit a sacrifice fly on the next pitch to give Auburn a 1-0 lead.
"I didn't really see why he was getting in that mode (of throwing to first base)," Cutters manager Nelson Prada said. "He's got a really good move to first base, so he was trying to get that guy out. But he worried too much about him and he gave up the double.
"He was mixing his pitches well after that. He's a guy that can get people out mixing fastballs and sliders."
Samuel Hiciano got the one run back leading off the third inning, crushing a home run over the left-field fence on a 2-2 pitch. It was Hiciano's first home run of the year, and the league-leading 16th for Williamsport. The Crosscutters hit just 21 home runs the entire 2012 season.
Hiciano has shown the ability to drive the ball in batting practice, but hadn't yet put it together in game action. He had just two extra-base hits in 35 at-bats this season prior to that third-inning blast. The power is a part of his game.
As an 18-year old last year in the Dominican Summer League, 22 of Hiciano's hits were for extra bases and he had a .444 slugging percentage. He also drove a ball to the center-field wall in the sixth inning which should have been a two-out RBI double. But Doubledays center fielder Greg Zebrack made a running catch before crashing full-speed into the wooden fence at Bowman Field.
Hiciano got the silent treatment in the dugout after hitting his home run.
"Hiciano's a good hitter. He's a guy who started slow, but had a good extended spring with us," Prada said. "I think he's capable and he's a guy that can play every day."
"It's good to see that it's not just one hitter is hitting home runs, we've got the whole lineup hitting home runs," Warner said. "We've four or five guys in the lineup so far that have hit home runs. But seeing his bat come alive is definitely a good sign."
Pullin kept his hot streak from Monday rolling when he drove in the go-ahead run in the third inning, three batters after Hiciano's home run. The second baseman who was 6 for 7 in Monday's doubleheader split, drove a 1-0 fastball to right field to score Malquin Canelo to give Williamsport a 2-1 lead in the third inning.
The offense then turned over the lead to a pitching staff which allowed just three walks and stranded seven runners on base. They also held Auburn to an 0 for 5 night with runners in scoring position.
Meadors, making his second appearance since being drafted in the 13th round last month, threw a scoreless eighth inning, and Lino Martinez followed with a scoreless ninth, stranding runners at the corners when he froze Dent with a breaking ball for the final out.
It was Martinez's second save.
"The pitchers are doing a good job throwing strikes and they're aggressive," Prada said. "That's what we expect them to be."


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What to do
Therapies that interrupt destructive mind-body interactions include:
- Cognitive behavioral therapy. This well-studied, effective combination of talk therapy and behavior modification helps you identify — and break — cycles of self-defeating thoughts and actions.
- Relaxation therapy. Find ways to relax. Meditating, doing yoga, deep breathing, listening to music, being in nature, writing in a journal — whatever works for you. There's no downside to relaxation, and it can help ease pain.
- Acupuncture. Some people experience pain relief through acupuncture treatments, when a trained acupuncturist inserts hair-thin needles at specific points on your body.
Heat and cold. Use of heat, such as applying heating pads to aching joints, taking hot baths or showers, or immersing painful joints in warm paraffin wax, can help relieve pain temporarily. Be careful not to burn yourself. Use heating pads for no more than 20 minutes at a time.
Use of cold, such as applying ice packs to sore muscles, can relieve pain and inflammation after strenuous exercise.
- Massage. Massage may improve pain and stiffness. Make sure your massage therapist knows you have arthritis and where.


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NEW YORK (AP) - Gobble down the turkey and save the pumpkin pie for later.
As more than a dozen major retailers from Target to Toys R Us open on Thanksgiving Day, shoppers across the country got a jump start on holiday shopping. The Thanksgiving openings come despite planned protests across the country from workers' groups that are against employees missing Thanksgiving meals at home.
Tradition clearly did not deter local residents from heading out to the stores in search of holiday shopping deals. Wal-Mart in Lewistown was no exception, attracting a large crowd of shoppers Thursday night.
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The parking lot at the Wal-Mart store in Lewistown is overflowing with vehicles Thanksgiving night from shoppers going to the store in search of holiday deals.
Sentinel photo by BUFFIE BOYER
Customers flock to the Lewistown Wal-Mart store on Thanksgiving night in search of pre-Black Friday bargains.
Sentinel photo by BUFFIE BOYER
Elizabeth Albert, of Milroy, was one of the shoppers standing in line in the hope of getting discounts on some of the items she needed.
"It is my first time at one of these events. Right now I have been here for over an hour, just standing in line, and waiting to get my ticket so I can go get the item I want," she said.
Hundreds of shoppers were lined up in different sections throughout the store, depending on what items they wished to purchase. Some, like Carol Troup, of Burnham, had been there for hours.
"I've been here at least three hours hoping to get some movies and clothes. It isn't as crowded as it was last year," she said.
Some, like Dwight Peachey, of Mifflintown, were forced to come and participate in the sales to please their families.
"My wife made me come. I'm the designated driver. She wanted to come and I came because I wanted peace at home," he joked. "But, the sales are good and I do think it's worth coming here on Thanksgiving."
The holiday openings are a break with tradition. The day after Thanksgiving, called Black Friday, for a decade had been considered the official start to the holiday buying season. It's also typically the biggest shopping day of the year.
But in the past few years, retailers have pushed opening times into Thanksgiving night. They've also pushed up discounting that used to be reserved for Black Friday into early November, which has led retail experts to question whether the Thanksgiving openings will steal some of Black Friday's thunder.
In fact, Thanksgiving openings took a bite out of Black Friday sales last year: Sales on turkey day were $810 million last year, an increase of 55 percent from the previous year as more stores opened on the holiday, according to Chicago research firm ShopperTrak. But sales dropped 1.8 percent to $11.2 billion on Black Friday, though it still was the biggest shopping day last year.
"Black Friday is now Gray Friday," said Craig Johnson, president of Customer Growth Partners, a retail consultancy. "It's been pulled all the way to the beginning of November."
Stores are trying to get shoppers to buy in an economy that's still challenging. While the job and housing markets are improving, that hasn't yet translated into sustained spending increases among most shoppers.
Overall, the National Retail Federation expects retail sales to be up 3.9 percent to $602.1 billion during the last two months of the year. That's higher than last year's 3.5 percent growth, but below the 6 percent pace seen before the recession.
Analysts expect sales to be generated at the expense of profits as retailers will likely have to do more discounting to get people into stores. More than two dozen stores including Wal-Mart and Kohl's have already lowered their profit outlooks for the year.
The Thanksgiving openings are part of retailers' holiday strategy of trying to lure shoppers in early and often during the holiday shopping season. But the stores face challenges in doing that.
Sentinel reporter Sarah Davis contributed to this article.


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Officials with the 36th Cooper River Bridge Run and Walk expect a small rush on registrations on Friday, as people try to beat a $5 price hike to register.
The cost to register goes from $40 per person to $45 after 11:59 p.m. Friday.
As of 3 p.m. today, 28,728 people have signed up for the April 6 event, according to Assistant Race Director Tami Varn.
Varn and other race officials are wondering when the race will reach its new, lower cap for regularly-priced registrations of 38,500. (That doesn't include 1,500 charity registrations that cost $150 each.)
Last year, the Bridge Run set a record for selling out faster than ever before – three weeks before the race. It reached the regularly-priced registration cap of 43,000 on March 8 for the March 31, 2012 event.
But this year, that cap is 38,500. The drop in the cap was due to the logistical nightmares of last year's race when the start was delayed for nearly an hour because of transportation delays.
Because of the fewer number of registrations, Varn and fellow Assistant Race Director Joanna Jackson think the cap will be reached within the first two weeks of March.
"For some reason, I think March 11 is going to be the day," says Varn.
To register online, go to www.bridgerun.com.
For more on this year's Bridge Run, see upcoming editions of The Post and Courier.


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weird, whacked out, messed up, not working for no definable reason. Usually applied to technology.
"Dude, you have the wonkiest computer in the world. I walked through the room and it crashed."
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not right, odd
Jenni had a wonky eye, it was the source of all her self-esteem problems.
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Askew, non-intuitive, poorly designed, or not functioning as it should.
The UI on that site is kind of wonky.
My demo works, but when you start clicking around things get a little wonky.
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My computer keeps deleting my incoming mail,a nd being all wonky
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my computer went wonky today.
After drinking I felt a bit wonky
After drinking I felt a bit wonky
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i should have done that bump before we even got in the club i am now wonky as fuck *proceeds to fall over*
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Illinois Governor Indicted on Corruption, Charges Include Tampering with Sale of Wrigley
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been arrested on corruption charges. The most prominent charges involve allegations that he essentially tried to sell his pending appointment of a successor to the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Obama.
However, the indictments also include a charge that Blagojevich threatened to make assistance in the Tribune's efforts to sell Wrigley Field conditional on the Tribune firing members of its editorial board who had criticized his administration and even called for his impeachment.
Not wanting to pre-empt the winter meeting updates too much, the details are after the break.
Looking at pages 41 through 49 of the indictment (warning, .pdf file), Blagojevich is accused of phoning officials at the Tribune and demanding the dismissal of editors who Blagojevich believed were "driving" the movement towards impeachment; the governor feared would impeachment could go forward early in the spring of 2009. If they were not let go, the governor allegedly threatened to block state assistance in the sale of Wrigley - a process that would go through the Illinois Finance Authority. In a phone call to an unnamed Deputy Governor intercepted by the FBI this November 3rd,
ROD BLAGOJEVICH's wife can be heard in the background telling ROD BLAGOJEVICH to tell Deputy Governor A "to hold up that fucking Cubs shit. . . fuck them." ... Deputy Governor A told ROD BLAGOJEVICH that Tribune Owner will say that he does not have anything to do with theeditorials, "but I would tell him, look, if you want to get your Cubs thing done get rid of this Tribune." Later, ROD BLAGOJEVICH's wife got on the phone and, during the continuing discussion of the critical Tribune editorials, stated that Tribune Owner can "just fire" the writers because Tribune Owner owns the Tribune. (44)
The Tribune company, which just yesterday filed for bankruptcy protection, was widely known to be in financial trouble, so the threat to deny state assistance in the sale of Wrigley must have carried some amount of weight.
Pages 48 and 49 of the indictment gives a sense of just how much weight.
In apparent reference to the prospect of IFA assistance for the Wrigley Field deal, ROD BLAGOJEVICH then asked, "what does this mean to them? Like $500 million? What does it mean to [Tribune owner] in real terms?" HARRIS replied, "To them? About $100 million . . .maybe 150." ROD BLAGOJEVICH said that he thought "it was worth like $500 million to 'em." ROD BLAGOJEVICH and HARRIS then discussed the details of the deal the Cubs are trying to get through the IFA. HARRIS [Blagojevich's chief of staff - Trans] said that it is basically a tax mitigation scheme where the IFA will "own title to the building" (believed to be Wrigley Field), and the Tribune will not "have to pay capital gains tax." HARRIS explained that the total gain to the Tribune is in the neighborhood of $100 million. ROD BLAGOJEVICH said, "$100 million is nothing to sneeze at. That's still worth something, isn't it?"
The prosecuter in the case is U. S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, most recently known for his prosecution of the Valerie Plame leak. Blagojevich, a Democrat, came into office on the heels of Gov. George Ryan, a Republican, who was convicted of racketeering and fraud, and presently is serving a six-year prison term. Fitzgerald's press release notes the potential penalties facing Blagojevich:
if convicted, conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, while solicitation of bribery carries a maximum of 10 years in prison, and each count carries a maximum fine of $250,000. The Court, however, would determine the appropriate sentence to be imposed under the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines.
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Whew! This is not going to be good for Blago's approval rating (which was already down to 4% before the arrest).
It's pretty amazing that Barack Obama could emerge pristine and pure from the same Crook County political machine
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Obama hasn't associated with the best people in the world. But from everything I read he wouldn't play ball with Blago and tried to space himself from any wrong-doings early on.
Who knows, i think all politicians are corrupt in someway, so this isn't surprising to me.
Just all of don't get caught
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So, you seem to think Obama knew about Blago's wrongdoings early on. I guess he did the right thing and turned him into the Feds.
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yeah, I was wondering the same thing. It's one thing to distance yourself from the situation, the other would be to actually do something about it, which Obama should have been doing.
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I don't, I was wondering (hoping) that he did.
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He simply distanced himself from Rev. Wright, Rezko, Ayers, and never addressed those situations. What would anything with Blago be different?
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I don't believe you'll find much of anything from Obama, words or actions, that tried to actually reduce the amount of corruption going on in Illinois. He didn't even speak out against George Ryan as a State Senator. Incompetent fool or corruption enabling opportunistic self-interested power seeker willing to sacrifice good, honest, efficient government - take your pick.
That's not to say John McCain isn't a completely different kind of incompetent fool.
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Let's try substituting a few words in Washington's post just for fun...
"I don't believe you'll find much of anything from McCain, words or actions, that tried to actually reduce the amount of corruption going on in Washington. He didn't even speak out against George Bush as a U.S. Senator. Incompetent fool or corruption enabling opportunistic self-interested power seeker willing to sacrifice good, honest, efficient government - take your pick."
Not trying to start a flame war, but that looks just as accurate to me as anything else said.
I still can't believe the stupidity on Blago's part to not only follow up Ryan's corruption with this own, but to know for four years the FBI were investigating him and to still be doing it as recently as last Thursday (one of the calls about selling the Senate seat). This guy belongs in the same cell with Ryan for the next 6+ years and I hope neither of them gets a day cut off their sentences.
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hell, for this crap he'll be lucky to see freedom for quite a while.
he buried his corrupt-ass self.
the entire dem. party in IL needs a shakeup, but until the people demand it (aka, actually participate in democracy beyond the newspapers/tv and voting 1 day every couple years) it probably won't happen.
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where have you gone Jason Farbman
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Very true Paul. Couldn't have said it better myself. I don't root for either party. And I'm a Cubs fan. I have no idea what happened.
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Assuming Blago doesn't weasel his way out of this, we'll be able to brag that four of our last eight governors wound up in Federal prison. Awesome.
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This really surprises me. Illinois never has any history of political corruption. It's like US's own littl version of Latin American politics.
Once you go Mob you don't go back?
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This again?
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What do you call the countires of Central and South American, well known for their politicians with flexible morality?
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"A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.
What are mine?
What draws my admiration?
What is that which gives me joy?
A man stands alone at the plate.
This is the time for what?
For individual achievement.
There he stands alone.
But in the field, what?
Part of a team. Teamwork.
Looks, throws, catches, hustles.
Part of one big team.
Bats himself the live-long day,
Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and so on.
If his team don't field...what is he?
You follow me?
He's no one.
Sunny day, the stands are full of fans.
What does he have to say?
I'm goin' out there for myself.
But... I get nowhere unless the team wins."
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You knew when they showed the guy with the loud colorful vest he was the one that was going to get it.
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We had the presser from the government about this in our noon newscast. Pretty damning stuff against Robby. Some of the other stuff he allegedly said in those wiretapping conversations is going to get him in a lot of trouble.
Ugly, ugly stuff.
Illinoisans are idiots.
"I have nothing to fear but the truth." - Governor Rod Blagojevich (D-Illinois), July 3, 2008.
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{FDR}Hey! That's not what I said!!!{/FDR}
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Obama's US Senate seat for sale on Ebay
12 bids so far
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Is Blago a season ticket holder? Maybe this will free up a couple of seats. Jagass.
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My favorite from the ebay listing "
* Media reports indicated that Senate Candidate 1, an adviser to the President-elect, was interested in the Senate seat if it became vacant, and was likely to be supported by the President-elect. During the call, ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated, "Unless I get something real good for [Senate Candidate 1], s--t, I'll just send myself, you know what I'm saying."
* ROD BLAGOJEVICH later stated, "I'm going to keep this Senate option for me a real possibility, you know, and therefore I can drive a hard bargain. You hear what I'm saying. And if I don't get what I want and I'm not satisfied with it, then I'll just take the Senate seat myself." Later, ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated that the Senate seat "is a f-ing valuable thing, you just don't give it away for nothing."
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winter meetings talk down below...
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Hard drinker, huh?
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depends on the Vegas bar. Piano Bar in New York New York - one does not have to be wasted to sing there. Casino Royale, on the other hand ...
Here's a fun wrinkle
Blago can still name the Senate replacement until he's officially removed from office.
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Blago still enjoys ALL the powers of the Governor's office. Impeachment proceedings should begin tomorrow, and should have happened 3 years ago. The feds have been investigating him for 5 years after dozens and dozens of people that donated $25,000 to his re-election campaign started showing up as appointments within weeks of making the donations. Obama didn't lift a finger. All he will do now is try to avoid the situation instead of being a leader in changing the situation. Just watch.
Obama should call for Blago to resign and for Jones Jr./Cullerton and Madigan to immediately begin impeachment proceedings as a good start. A leader interested in change would also call for the resignations of the party leaders that put Blago where he is, namely Michael Madigan as Chair of Illinois Democratic Party and Chair of Blago's re-election campaign. Obama should be a leader and make one of those great speeches of his calling for change in how his party runs Illinois. Obama is a wimp when it comes to Illinois politics, I'm sorry to say.
I have a feeling Blago is going to go down kicking and screaming trying to take as many people with him as he can. If only he has enough dirt on Michael Madigan and Emil Jones Jr and King Daley and Toddler Stroger and half the Illinois General Assembly and the entire Democratic/Republican Combine Party of Illinois to take them down with him. This will be fun to watch in any event.
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Federal politicians almost never insert themselves into state politics so overtly. But hey, since you need something to be angry at Obama about, enjoy.
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I don't think Obama's going to get off that easily. Even the softballers up in DC are going to feel obliged to ask 'If you knew this was going on, how come you did't do anything about it?"
Then Fox will show the gumption to ask "Why didn't you know it was going on? Are you going to run a 'don't ask don't tell Whitehouse?"
For Obama's sake I certainly hope he at least was a tipper, since he pretty obviously wasn't a hornblower.
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Barack Obama was a STATE Senator for 8 years and did nothing and then campaigned on the theme of CHANGE instead of the business as usual politics that federal politicians usually engage in such as ignoring rampant crime sprees of corruption as the US Attorney put it today. But hey, since you need something to be an apologist for and business as usual federal politicians' behavior fits, enjoy.
Government power for sale makes me angry since I had more skin that game than most, but there still is no excuse to sitting idly by while the people of Illinois get ripped off because its politically advantageous. We're better than that and should expect better from the people with all the power. Barack Obama isn't a saint and there should be nothing wrong with pointing that out. I really do hope he proves me wrong and actually changes things, but apologizing for his stupidity certainly isn't going help.
Anyway, enough of that microphone grab, Go Cubs. One of the few professional sports teams not getting much, if any, government welfare at the expense of poor people. The Cubs even have to bribe Daley and the neighborhood every time they want to fix falling concrete. Hopefully this ends all discussion of the state getting involved with Wrigley Field in any way.
I obviously need baseball season to start and turn my thoughts towards the real enemies. Dusty Baker and Albert Pujols and Ryan Braun and Roy Oswalt and soft tossing Pirate lefties.
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I view Dusty Baker as a sort of double agent for the Cubs.
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He wasn't a state senator for 8 years while Blagojevich was governor. You might want to check your math on that.
It's a great argument you've constructed around the assumption that Blagojevich was corrupt from the day he stepped into office though no specifics exist and that Obama knew about the corruption while he was a state senator, though no record of this exists. Arguments that can't be disproven are generally considered poorly constructed. If rejecting that fabulously Hannitytastic argument makes me an apologist, so be it.
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That sounds more naive than apologetic.
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It's naive to not accept an argument that claims they know what someone was thinking five years ago? If there were even a sliver of proof that this was the case I might consider it. This TCR newbie is pulling this argument out of his ass. It would be like me saying that Harden was in the Bay Area when Bonds and Balco were active. He had to have been doing steroids. If you said, that's not a very good argument, would you be an apologist or naive? Stop for a second and pretend you're not on the internet and you actually have to say something with a smidgen of validity.
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it is if you're on the wrong "side" of a political motivation.
it's interesting to see what side-pickers-of-politics will trash and who they let slide with doubt. go figure. happens on both side and these type of people generally come off without the proper impact after a history of their views show themselves.
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Eh, I tend not to accept these kind of arguments regardless of political leanings. If you haven't noticed by now, rhetoric and semiotics are of particular interest to me. I rarely if ever talk politics.
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i'm just talking on motivation from a means to an end.
not talking about you, either, at least to my knowledge.
i'm just generalizing about people and the "team sport" mentality of politics we've cultivated here (and in many many other nations).
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Mr. Whipple has an interest in semiotics? Damn, I've been away from this board and the chat for too long.
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I'm usually split between discussion of semiotics and making fun of retarded babies.
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no good will come of this....
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Trans, are you still proud of us?
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I really shouldn't have called him a newbie. That wasn't nice. Retracted and apologies offered.
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It's naive to think that someone was part of by what all appearances were corrupt administrations for 8 years and think he didn't ever hear anything about it. You're going on and on about proof, like you're defeding OJ at a murder trial.
As a representitive it's your job to report things like what has been going on. It's part of what's called 'the public trust'.
Either he knew what was going on and didn't say anything, or he's a dolt. Which do you prefer?
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it's a bit naive to think criminals like to surround themselves with lots of people and share their criminal motivations, imo.
does it help that he's been wiretapped and under surveillance through most of this?
just because the people share a party and a state doesn't mean you can link them together...god...let's take everyone associated with gordon liddy and lock them up because they're obviously building-bombing terrorists and they all knew what was up.
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I can just imagine you guys watching a cop drama. You know, one where everyone knows certain cops are dirty but no one says anything about it?
Everyone trying to enjoy the movie:
crunch and Whipple yelling "HEY! They don't REALLY KNOW FOR SURE they're DIRTY!! This movie is BS!"
Nice strawman though, since no one accused Obama of being a criminal.
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when anyone brings up a serious point...
you HAVE to turn it into a semantic argument and change the subject?
i dunno why i even bother when you play stupid and never-wrong with so many issues. you're some piece of work, guy.
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Because he's just like Adolf Hitler.
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Please elaborate.
I said that Obama should answer some tough questions about this, and based on that you leapfrogged to me calling him a criminal, which you follow up with.
'you HAVE to turn it into a semantic argument and change the subject?'
My subject the whole time is that Obama knew or should have known what was going on.
Honestly man, I just don't understand how your brain works.
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your mom!
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"...let's take everyone associated with gordon liddy and lock them up because they're obviously building-bombing terrorists and they all knew what was up."
Followed up by:
when anyone brings up a serious point..."
Only you, crunch. Only you.
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*does the arsenio hall hand twirl thing*
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I happen to know that Crunch is an anti-semantic.
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i hate JUICE.
geez...get a q-tip, dude.
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weirdest thread ever on TCR I think....
on another note, I traded Tulowitzki, Aramis and E. Santana and got Chase Utley's ailing hip, Arod and Jake Peavy?
Did I win?
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arod and ootley? damn. win.
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wait, you're in my league, you should know these things.
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yahoo groups are almost 100% unreadable and outdated in it's format to me.
unless someone gets to me via email i pretty much only check it once a week until it's near season-start.
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you should get emails, there's a daily email option....
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i used to, but 1/2 the traffic there is just jokes and b/s instead of business. i expect that, though...it's supposed to be fun, not all business.
i'll try to stop by 2 times a week rather than 1...heh.
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Q: How skinny can these boxes get?
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Even skinnier
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But can they get even smaller?
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It appears they can.
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We do this a lot on these sort of posts.
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This place beats the hell out of MVN
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FUCK YES: we can fucking curse. Fucking fuck fuck.
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you broke my layout....
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Either Utley's got Bo Jackson disease or you guys need some trade review.
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goes by "JD" around here, but he won the league last year and finished 2nd by a 5 or less pts the first year, so he seems to have a plan. Actually he just really likes to trade....a lot. I didn't even initiate the trade.
on a 6-keeper league, I now have Pujols, Arod and Utley....if I could get Tulo back, I'd have my dream infield.
and I'll still finish in 4th (3 yrs running now).
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It seemed slightly lopsided to me, but oh well.
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Obama was part of a corrupt Blagovich administration for 8 years? huh?
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"He wasn't a state senator for 8 years while Blagojevich was governor. You might want to check your math on that."
Straw man, you lose. Is that and the rest of it a quote from me or are you putting words in my mouth, because I never said anything remotely similar to what you claim? You might want to check your logic or imagination.
If you did want to do the math, I'd be more than happy to. Today the Governor of Illinois was arrested for trying to, among other things, sell Obama's seat to the United States Senate. Previous Governor George Ryan is sitting in jail. Barack Obama did nothing while he was a state politician for 8 years to prevent a "George Ryan" from happening again or to prevent to political corruption, waste, fraud, and abuse reported in newspapers every day. Barack Obama did NOTHING to Change Illinois. In light of today's events do you, an apparent newbie in paying attention to Illinois politics, contend that Barack Obama did something to Change Illinois?
My argument is perfectly valid and solid. You are just making stuff up and then arguing about that.
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"Barack Obama did NOTHING to Change Illinois. In light of today's events do you, an apparent newbie in paying attention to Illinois politics, contend that Barack Obama did something to Change Illinois?"
Umm, Please find me one instance where Obama campaigned on the theme that he changed Illinois politics?
"My argument is perfectly valid and solid."
Well, actually, no. It lacks fact. It lacks knowledge of the role of a state or federal senator. It lacks an understanding of what Obama campaigned on or for. It lacks an understanding for the seperation between the judicial branch and the legislative branch.
The one thing it doesn't lack is partisan hackery.
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#1. The "Change" that Obama ran on was not about corruption, it was about change in policy, and about ending partisan grid lock.
#2. While Obama certainly isn't a saint, and doesn't pretend to be one...There is no evidence that he has altered policy or financially benefited by corruption. He was very open with the Tribune about his dealings with Rezko that basically rendered the situation over as he didn't hide anything.
I hope Obama isn't corrupt. But assuming he is corrupt simply based on some loose associations with no direct ties or implications is sketchy at best. On the otherhand, I won't be so bold as to say that anyone isn't corrupt. Power corrupts, and to some people, it corrupts to the point of mental illness. I think a sickness is the only thing that can explain how completely out of touch with reality Blago was and his complete oblviousness to his dirt low approval ratings and the fact that the feds have been on his ass for years.
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Barack Obama has sat idly by and done a thing to clean up politics in Illinois and it has gotten so bad that the sitting Governor is trying to sell a United States Senate seat. Being personally corrupt is not the same thing as watching it happen everywhere around you and not doing anything about it. What has Obama done about it? Nothing. Stick with the arguments people are actually making.
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the day ED comes to TCR.
no good shall come of this. heh...
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I don't get it...
I mean ED, looked around, dont' get what the angle there is....just to make up shit?
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it's a complex subculture with it's own talk and familiar "memes."
it's getting more mainstream, but to the uninitiated most of ED will be insulting, revolting, wrong, and/or make no damn sense.
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but to the uninitiated most of ED will be insulting, revolting, wrong, and/or make no damn sense.
A lot like Parachat.
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I go with makes "no damn sense"...the only thing that revolts me is Chadball.
...and Dusty Baker still managing a professional baseball team.
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Chadball has produced more World Series titles than any other baseball philosophy.
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to give a more detailed answer...ED pretty much "organically" came about to consolidate various memes, sayings, beliefs, and weird senses of humors that spread across various unrelated (but similar user base attracting) message boards.
the language used on most of ED is weird-to-untranslatable without knowing the culture's talk and memes.
these are the people (not ED, but the people who spawn things like ED) that brought the world rick-rolling, lolcats, weird scientology protests, and other crap. they get a lot done for a group with no formal organization or central leader.
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"rick-rolling, lolcats, weird scientology protests"
I must be really out of touch. I don't specifically know what any of those things are. Even though I know that rick-rolling has occurred here.
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I don't specifically know what any of those things are. Even though I know that rick-rolling has occurred here.
My turn: No good can come of this.
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Washington, I'm honestly at a complete loss for what you expected Obama to do as a state senator and then US senator regarding corruption in the Governors office.
These problems weren't a matter of congress turning the other cheek as far as any of us know. It wasn't a matter of some state laws that Obama could have changed. These were criminal matters that are in the hands of law enforcement officials...who in a couple cases including Rezko did get statements from Obama or members of Obama's staff.
As of this moment, there is ZERO implication that Obama was involved in this scheme in anyway, or had any direct knowledge of laws being broken. Without that information, as a senator, he has no power to do anything.
Maybe, one day, there will be information tying Obama to Balgovich....but based on the info we know now, the leaps that you and a few others are making is nothing more than a purely partisan witch hunt based on drawing a picture of what you want things to look like.
However, virtually all of your insinuations are not just baseless, it shows a complete lack of understanding of what Blagovich is being accused of, what Ryan was convicted of, and what power state or US senators have.
Again, maybe 3 years from now...you'll be right. maybe Obama is the devil, is corrupt as Blago and was intimately involved in exchanging favors for political support and contributions. But based on what anyone knows as of today, your insinuations are, to put it cleanly, garbage.
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As State Senator or US senator, tell me in very specific terms what Obama could have done to stop either Ryan's corruption or Blagovich's corruption?
As US Senator there is really no official role that Obama can play in cleaning up state politics.
As State Senator, his only power is impeachment...but in order to impeach, you need some credible grounds to impeach on. Hence the reason for the federal investigation...and to this point, the prosecutors had not been able to get to Blagovich, so there isn't anything Obama or any of the other 150 state senators or reps could have done.
So,...you say he sat "idly by and did nothing". I want to know specifically, what Obama should have done given the information that you know for a fact that Obama had....and given the fact that Blago was not charged with anything until today.
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"As State Senator or US senator, tell me in very specific terms what Obama could have done to stop either Ryan's corruption or Blagovich's corruption?"
I don't know, just spitballing here, but maybe call up the FBI or the local DA and say 'Hey, my govenor is soliciting and accepting bribes."
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But again, as far as it is known, Obama had no knowledge or was not privvy to solicitations of bribery.
I'll say it again. Maybe based on future information that comes out, you guys will be proven right. But based on what anyone outside of the prosecutor knows now, you are making purely speculative partisan based leaps based on the fact that you personally don't like the guy.
It should also be mentioned that there is a possibility that Obama did provide information to the Feds at various points during their investigation. Blago and Obama never had a close or even cordial relationship. They operated in very different political circles, and blago didn't endorse Obama in the senate primary in 2004.
Again, what is so wrong with letting facts come out? The Prosecutor specifically said there is no implication that Obama had any knowledge or role, so why not wait and see where things come out before making ignorant, baseless and largely clueless accusations?
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Well, let's look at what we do know.
1. Obama was a state senator under this rocket scientist for three years
2. Obama was an advisor to his election campaign (I am assuming first?)
3. Someone in Obama's 'team' was approached recently to see what could be had to appoint a preferred candidate to his vacated seat.
We also know that all the major news services are " making speculative partisan based leaps based on the fact that you personally don't like the guy".
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1. Obama was a state senator under this guy for 3 years. Umm, yes. And without any known criminal acts, what exactly could Obama have done about it? You aren't seriously implying that every single state senator or congressman under a governor who committed a crime had implicit knowledge to stop that crime are you?
2. Obama was an advisor to his campaign? Probably one of a thousand, but even if he was the only one, how does that show Obama knew anything about Blago's criminal corruption?
3. All we know is that Blago was upset that Obama wouldn't give anything but "appreciation" for the appointment. We don't know if Blago said "Give me money and I'll appoint Jarret".
Actually, from EVERYTHING that I have read today, media has been going to great lengths to explain that there is no known tie between Obama and Blagovich and no known role in this corruption case. They do present some information in terms of questions that Obama needs to be answered, but in terms of media coverage, I haven't seen any implication that Obama had the chance to stop Blagovich, but didn't.
Obviously, there are partisan pundits who are leaping to the same conclusions as you (without first having the answers). And yes, they are also hacks.
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OK, so you're going for option 2. Dolt.
You realize your credibility about the status of their relationship was flushed by not knowing about #2.
You're right, we don't know anything. It's possible that none of these things happened. It's also possible that Obama aided and abetted various transgressions. To jump down the throat of anyone who wants to raise the questions, besides being rabidly partisan, smacks of desperation.
We also now see that the voters of Illinois don't know their head from their hole when it comes to determining character of the people they put in office.
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Oh BS. You weren't simply "raising questions". You and Washington were making gigantic leaps based on information you could not know and is not known, and making direct implications that Obama had either the knowledge of this corruption, or the power to stop it.
My credibility about Obama and Blagovich's relationship? What credability, when did I try to establish I was an expert on it? It has been well known and public for years that they don't get along. That's the only point I made.
Ed Rendell was a co-chair for Obama in Pennsylvania, yet it is also well known they can't stand eachother.
There is a big huge gigantic difference between saying "I wonder what Obama knows" and "Obama sat idly by and did nothing for years". A direct accusation and implication that Obama had implicit knowledge of these events and had a role in stopping them.
Not once have you seen me say "Obama is not corrupt and has no role in this". If you are now changing your tune, and now will say that you don't have enough information to make the series of accusations you made all through this thread about Obama being complicit in this...then I have no issue with you.
But that's not what you said, and I have a feeling that's not what you think.
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Hi genius.
Go ahead and quote my "series of accusations you made all through this thread about Obama being complicit in this". This should be good.
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FWIW, the rumor is that Rahm Emanuel tipped off the Feds on Blago's corruption around the selling of the Senate seat.
Emanuel's people have denied it, so who knows?
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Barack Obama has sat idly by and [not] done a thing to clean up politics in Illinois
Not true, Washington.
First, Obama worked on ethics legislation as a state senator (as he later did in the US Senate). Second, and more importantly, check out this article in today's NY TImes today: "Obama's Effort on Ethics Bill Had Role in Governor's Fall."
Washington, you wrote, "What has Obama done about it? Nothing." Sorry, but you are wrong.
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One of those rare moments when three of my "enthusiasms"--the Cubs, politics, and scandal--fuse into one glorious moment. I wish I could freeze time for a moment and enjoy it some more.
Note to whoever writes the End of Year in Quotes for TCR, Patricia Blagojevech's "hold up that fucking Cubs shit...fuck them" needs to make the cut.
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Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Best quote of the year by far.
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Just amazing. I am expecting the State Militia to launch a coup any moment now.
Not all guys from Illinois are A-holes
Bill Murray showing up at random parties in NY-
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well known a-hole.
stuff and things
article on bats, breakage, studies, and new measures for manufacturing...
from ye olde world o roto via fawx newz...
"Agent Paul Kinzer said the Dodgers, Blue Jays, Royals and A's are the four teams still in the mix for Rafael Furcal."
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anything that enables Matt Gonzalez taking over Nader's top Green spot in 2012 is just fine by me.
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Gore should takeover the Green Party's candidacy.
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gore's far from a green-type candidate.
he's very corporate/business-friendly and relied on them throughout his political career.
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I doubt the voters would care much about that. He's a name, he's associated with the primary green issue more closely than Nader ever was and he wouldn't be perceived as a novelty candidate.
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if he pulled that, then he would finally get exposed for the two faced liar he is. He is awash in oil and by no means a true greeny.
he's a full of shit politician just like the rest of them.
i don't like Nader. I don't agree with him on anything. But at least i think he's honest and real.
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"i don't like Nader. I don't agree with him on anything. But at least i think he's honest and real."
Ralph Nader has been carrying out a 30 grudge agtainst the Democratic Party because they wouldn't support him in 1980. He is a vile, bitter man, who runs every 4 years so he can keep getting paid for speeches in between. Running for president is an occupation and income source for him. (Alan Keyes also campaigns for president as an income source as well, although he is still paying off debt from his '96 campaign)
As for Gore, I'm obviously not going to convince you to like him or respect him politically, but Gore hasn't hidden from the fact that he has big business ties. If anything, that has made him more powerful and more able to make environmental changes and impact from the inside.
I thought Gore made a terrible candidate for president...but I do think Gore has had a profound impact on the world since 2000, and the world as a whole has progressed dramatically in terms of environmetal issues.
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I wouldn't agree that he's made much of an impact outside of the US, where we still haven't signed onto the ... kyoto? accord.
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gore is a f'n superstar outside the US.
asia...europe...guy gets serious press and travels/works. he's doing a lot even if the US press doesn't cover it much anymore. he's not sitting at his home sipping tea on the front porch.
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And here I am thinking I've burned through two passport books since Gore ran for president.
Thanks for the catch, my bad.
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want more? want some nobel prize stuff? his travels in india? his praise and meetings with leaders in pretty much every country in europe?
does it matter most of this has happened within the last 4 years?
in conclusion...want more?
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I want you working with for internationals for five years who don't even know who Gore is, or may have seen his movie.
Gore's appreciation in international circles, is because they think he's having a great impact on America. That's even obvious in your articles.
Try to live life through something other than the internet.
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i'll just get to the point instead of wasting words or anything resembling bringing more to the table...
you're a fucking idiot.
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look guy...
you're always right and when you're not you change the subject. you fly off the handle and dream up things you're being accused of without checking. now, this is fine and it happens...only you have an attack-first policy where you lash out and defend stuff that don't need defending because these "conflicts" don't exist.
you also seem to have a knack for being presented with information backing up what's being said then totally pissing on it and going with what you want to believe anyway.
you have a huge presence built on insisting things and not only ignoring other people's side, but attempting to take them down as if you're being personally attacked.
there's a better response...it just took a little time.
i'm no angel myself, but hell man...i'll take responsibility when i say stupid shit without trying to constantly weasel out of it and attacking others.
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Hey I just logged back on to apologize. I can see how reading those links you'll get the impression you've formed.
Let me elaborate. I've worked in London for a year, CPH for two years and worked at least one week in
Delhi, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shehnzhen, Taipei, Manila, Rio, Bremerhaven, Czech Republic, Warsaw and
Someplace else I forget off the top of my head
The projects I work on rarely have more than a couple Americans. I've been out drinking with locals and people from work in all of those countries and being an American they often want to talk politics with me - for some reason they don't care about Peavy's throwing motion. I chat with one or two of my friends just about every day.
So say I've talked to maybe 300 people from all the continents besides Antartica, both college educated professionals and locals who I could barely communicate with. Not once has Gore's name ever been brought up. So to describe him as a "rock star", well it's not really grounded in the reality of the situation as I've seen it.
I'm not saying I'm smarter than you or more educated than you or my opinion counts for more than yours. Just as I'm pretty sure you've said on this board before, when you get information, you've got to judge the source of that information, and those links you've provided, they're not anywhere nearly as good a source as I have, in this case.
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You could probably troll around the internet a bit and find international chat boards about US Politics and eco stuff, see how often Gore is mentioned. Michael Moore and Barrack Obama are way way way more relevant to the international community at large than Gore is.
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it's not the links...i'm not alone in the view...
it's a pretty "given" view that al gore is a LOT more popular overseas than here.
it's got nothing to do with me...it's got nothing to do with you.
al gore is pretty damn popular overseas and a lot more than stateside for years. he's all over their media...he works there...he's doing his thing...
just because you don't see that doesn't mean it's not happening.
it's not about you...i know that might be hard for you to get.
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Well, you can't say I didn't try.
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yes, you tried to push your 1-man view as being superior to the world view. it's been done before. it's one of your common end-games. "i've experienced this therefore it is."
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Neal, having lived in Ukraine for a year, you can add that to the list of places where I've heard nothing about Al Gore. Bill/Hillary Clinton and Obama, however....although most people there were convinced Obama didn't have a chance in hell during the election despite the polls because we were all a bunch of closet racists.
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and I've been counting, current historical totals.
Arizona Phil +1000, Carlos +300, Transmission +250
the rest of us...
Chad -500, Manny -1000, Silent Towel -3000
but seriously, less insults...more boobs.
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f that! i'm +1,000,000
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he's just not a very green candidate and it would definitely create some issues with the leadership over name recognition to the party vs. substance of the candidate supporting the party.
if the hypothetical did become some real reality it wouldn't be smooth (or predictable) given gore's strong ties to the world corporate scene.
he's not as liberal as some people like to think he is and greens, especially, tend to be torn over whether he's worthy of praise on his latest "eco-warrior" phase without even getting him mixed up in their own party politics.
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I will agree with you that he and the green party wouldn't make good bed fellows. I don't think Gore would think that either.
I don't think Gore ever presented himself as very liberal. He did, however, take the lead in the 80's on the impact of man on the environment. But he has always taken the tactic that you can make change in environmental issues without making grand economic sacrificies. That's what his whole carbon offset campaign is about. You can make a mess, you just need to offset it by cleaning it up. (I have issues with carbon offsets, but that's for another discussion).
Again, I think Gore's power on this issue over the last 8 years comes from his knowledge and relationships with big business and industry....and I think it's lead to many big businesses becoming very green friendly overnight when they saw the profits that could be made by taking the lead on the issue.
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He's a name, he's associated with the primary green issue more closely than Nader ever was and he wouldn't be perceived as a novelty candidate.
You don't know much about the Green Party, do you? It isn't just about environmental issues. That is just one part.
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One can be green and be corporate/business friendly. The two do not necessarily contradit one another.
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yeah, but gore's track record isn't exactly green-friendly.
much like john kerry in 04 people were blown away they were pushing gore to liberals because of his intense corporate connections and voting records.
from gore's internet busting "new" telecom laws he supported (after he invented it, hah) to his support of NAFTA and many points in between...he's not green, imo.
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definitely not. I'm assuming you mean the TCOM Act of 1996 the bill that Clinton/Gore composed which pretty much ruined contemporary radio and broadcasting in general. Hello Clear Channel, Emens and other monopolies...good bye any taste, originality and diversity. Yes, certainly not a Green. Nader advocated against all of that legislation.
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Nader should be bitter, just look at what the Demos have tried to do to squash the lowly Green Party candidates in Chicago. (hail Jason Farbman) but yeah Gore isn't our type, kind of a fraud imo. I respect some of what he's accomplished but we don't want him. I want SF's Matt Gonzalez as our frontman in 2012. I'd only want Nader elected in some sort of consumer relations position, that's really his only valuable skill.
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well lookie here.
it's the college boy.
son, you don't come around here much to more now do ya?
btw, you bringing up racism is interesting. god didn't put us here on this planet to put up with homos like you. it's terrorist commie nazis like you that want to kill whitey (just like they did with JFK and our brave soldiers in Iraq) and threaten our women like kellie pickler. hell, i bet you're wetting your lips dreaming about S&M torture porn you'd like to inflict on kellie while listening to the arcade fire on your ipod.
if you think you that's gonna happen on my watch you better grab an organic black currant tea enema to clear out that bullshit you and guys like al yellon seem to be inflicted with.
btw, fuck heinie massman. peace out.
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*clap* *clap* *clap*
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A) Taco-stuffing
B) Still Johann's mom
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...words hurt...
*more crying*
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No, words don't hADAM DUNN.
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If you like early (80-83)U2 and Kid A era Radiohead then you'll like Arcade Fire. Otherwise they're French Canadian and like all French Canadians they should be ignored.
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Gay witchcraft?
Why didn't Noah take the unicorn on the ark?
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Re: Other Cubs Bloggers
That guy over at BCB -- well, yeah, Al Yellon, whatever, posted this tonight:
"… I think refraining from any political comments here would be the right thing to do.
If this post degenerates into that sort of discussion, it will be deleted."
And to think that he got mad at me once for calling him Blog Nazi.
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You're late to the Godwin game my Mexican friend. I hit that HOURS ago.
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Redundant, since according to Oliver Stone all of those can be reduced back to the JFK assassination. Yes, even Sabrmetrics.
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I've been around awhile on this good earth, and I'm detecting some drinking goin' on round here. Meanwhile, this whole Peavy thing is making the Brian Roberts vaporware look like a quick spit in the wind. Thank God for people like Blogovich or whatever the fuck his name is, for taking y'all minds off this Peavy horseshit.
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post of the year nominee. hehe.
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"to hold up that fucking Cubs shit. . . fuck them."
Okay, forgive my ignorance... this is satire or real?
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The poor White Sox never get the attention the Cubs do.
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google it
i'll see her next tuesday
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you will see mrs. blago next week?
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not exactly
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I'm sorry Rob, but I LOVE this thread. It's like a little taste of a warm summer Parachat in the dead of winter. It's EXACTLY what I needed.
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Greed is a revolting act that could get you into a lot of trouble down the line – I'm sure Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich would agree. Blagojevich was arrested early Tuesday, December 9th, on federal corruption charges related in part to the selection of President-elect Barack Obama's successor to the Senate. Shockingly, this is the second time in a row that an Illinois governor has been arrested on federal charges. Illinois' 39th governor, George Ryan, was also charged for political corruption and has served little more than a year of his 6 1/2-year sentence. Much like Ryan, Blagojevich saw an opportunity to use his power to leverage benefits for himself by attempting to sell the senate seat. According to the news, Blagojevich was hoping to get a significantly higher salary, a position on the board for his wife, a cabinet post and more in his senate replacement bargain. His greed caught up with him. The FBI has filed a seventy-six page indictment against both Blagojevich and Harris. Apparently his devious deed was caught on tape through a court ordered wire tap last month. The governor is declaring his innocence, professing that everything he said, both in public and in private, has always been lawful. Click to learn more about Blagojevich, courtesy of Personal Money Store's Payday Loan News.
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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.