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5 Absurd Reasons Musicians Have Been Fired From Famous Bands
People get kicked out of bands. It happens. The Beatles nixed Pete Best because Ringo was a superior drummer. Metallica got rid of Dave Mustaine because only two very low IQ rageaholic jackasses are allowed in a band and they already had James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.
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Actually, Lars counts as two.
But sometimes people are kicked out of bands for absolutely stupid reasons. Here are five of the most ridiculous band firings.
#5. Lemmy Kilmister Got Kicked out of Hawkwind for Being Arrested by Canadians (And Released Without Charge)
So you might know Lemmy Kilmister as that hard-drinking and -drugging badass who escaped the bowels of hell by kicking Satan in the balls to start a band called Motorhead.
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You might also know him by his other name, "eew."
In any event, before Lemmy was the frontman for one of the most respected no-B.S. metal bands of the last 30 years, he was in a little group called Hawkwind. Yep, Hawkwind was a space rock band best known for songs like, um, I have no idea. But in 1975, they kicked Lemmy out of the band. Why?
Well, knowing Lemmy, you're probably thinking he:
1. Did so much cocaine and heroin that he took control of the tour bus and drove it into a lake, or
2. Personally sodomized all the roadies with his bass guitar in a booze-fueled rage, leaving them without support staff, or
3. Ate their manager alive in one sitting.
But you'd be wrong. They kicked him out for getting caught with some pills (in powder form) at the Canadian border. That's it. How lame. He got kicked out of a band for possession of drugs so minor, Canadian authorities had to release him (although they did hold him for five days when they mistakenly thought it was cocaine). Maybe Hawkwind had other reasons and were just using the fact that Lemmy was temporarily behind bars to get a big enough head start running away. Of course, that's foolish. Lemmy beat them all to death with a hammer two weeks later. (I'm assuming.)
#4. Steve Perry Got Ditched by Journey for Breaking His Hip
Do you like reunion stories? You don't? Oh. Well, I'm not sure I do either. Not sure what they are. Stories where people reunite, I guess. Anyway, if you're an old cheeseball, odds are that you love Journey. And I have to confess, I like Journey, too. "Separate Ways," "Don't Stop Believin'," and "Lights" were all pop rock classics of the '80s before the band went away to become professionally invisible.
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Band photo from 1992.
But then the spirit of the '80s returned! Meaning greed. And in 1996, the band reunited and put out some cheesy garbage and it sold really well. In fact, Trial by Fire made it to #12 on the Billboard charts and #36 for the year. A tour was inevitable. Mo' money, mo' money, mo' money (as people thought it funny to say back then, for some reason). But then Steve Perry had a hiking accident and broke his hip, requiring hip replacement surgery. When Perry didn't want to get it, they decided to hire some other dude who looked like a more masculine Kenny G and go on tour anyway.
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"I'm not Kenny G."
But, of course, after the tour and after they nixed Steve Augeri, Journey got back together with a healed-up Steve Perry, right? Nope. Journey decided to partner up with a Filipino dude who'd been fronting a Journey cover band.
#3. The Pixies Fired Kim Shattuck for Doing a Stage Dive
I was never quite hip enough to like the Pixies. I mean, don't get me wrong. I liked them. I understood why they were important. I fully appreciate that, without a song like "Where Is My Mind," Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" would have never existed. Fun, talented, and influential, no doubt. But I also always felt they were a bit ... precious. Somehow a little too cool for school. They had a group aesthetic that said "Not caring is cool."
"No, we didn't pose for this picture. We were just busy not caring when someone snapped it without our permission."
Now, I might be totally wrong. I don't know the band, but I certainly don't seeeeeem wrong. When the band disbanded in 1993, lead singer Black Francis called lead guitarist Joey Santiago to let him know the Pixies were no more. Then he sent faxes to the rhythm section, David Lovering and Kim Deal. Yeah, that sounds pretty cool, but that's not what the story's about.
The Pixies recently got back together and replaced bassist Kim Deal with bassist Kim Shattuck, formerly of the Muffs. Things were going great. The band was touring. Then, after one leg of the tour ended, Shattuck got a call from the manager that things weren't working out. Shattuck believes it might have been due to the fact that the other Pixies are more introverted, and pointed to a show at the Mayan Theater in LA where she did a stage dive. In a Rolling Stone interview, she said, "I know they weren't thrilled about that. When I got offstage, the manager told me not to do that again. I said, 'Really, for my own safety?' And he said, 'No, because the Pixies don't do that.'"
Now maybe that's not true, but if you listen to Santiago's interview, it's not hard to believe. He claims it was impossible to fire her in person because everyone had gone home after the show. Also no one faxes anymore.


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Identity theft is the type of crime that's easy to dismiss. Until it happens to you.
Just imagine, you've filed your tax return and are eagerly awaiting your refund. It's money you desperately need to pay some bills or buy whatever you've been hankering for.
But then you get a notice from the Internal Revenue Service saying that your return has been rejected. You won't be getting a refund because it has already been claimed. You've become a victim of identity theft. Now identity theft becomes very real. And it's getting frustratingly real for a growing number of taxpayers.
Typically, an identity thief will steal someone's personal information, including his or her Social Security number, and file a bogus return claiming a refund. This is often done early in the tax season, before most people have a chance to file their legitimate returns.
From 2008 to 2012, the number of tax-related identity theft cases the service handled increased 666 percent, according to the latest report to Congress from National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson. During fiscal 2012, the service worked 55,000 identity theft cases, or 25 percent of its total case inventory, Olson said.
The IRS had nearly 650,000 active cases in its queue at the end of last year, Olson wrote. She was particularly perturbed that it takes the agency six months or more to resolve them and provide refunds or other relief to the victims.
Because it takes so long, "many victims are left exposed to identity theft-related problems the following filing season," Olson said.
The IRS says the growth of identity theft cases has challenged the agency. From 2011 to 2012, it has doubled to 3,000 the number of employees working on them, according to Terry Lemons, an IRS spokesman.
"We know it's frustrating to folks, but it's frustrating to us, too," he said.
The IRS has created a special identification number to authenticate that a return belongs to a legitimate taxpayer. For filing season 2012, the agency issued an Identity Protection Personal Identification Number to about 250,000 taxpayers. For this year's filing season, the program is expanding the program to more than 600,000 taxpayers.
The agency has created on its website (www.irs.gov) a section devoted to identity theft. There is also a dedicated telephone line. You can reach the IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit at (800) 908-4490.
Still, Olson was critical of the bureaucracy of the specialized units within the IRS set up to handle identity theft. People need a single point of contact, she recommended. The agency should assign a "traffic cop" to monitor the cases.
If your return is rejected, contact the IRS immediately.

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As I wandered through the grocery store the other day, I looked for 100-watt light bulbs. I couldn't find any. I went to another store and they had none either....
Fly, the question is, why would the Journal print it? Does it have any standards at all?
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Kalva, the budget is two months late. It is expected in early April. It was delayed because of the recent debt and sequestration battles.
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"100-watt light bulbs. I couldn't find any." Lowes has them.
"The food police now limit the size of beverages" Buy 2 smaller ones.
"Straws" and "plastic spoons" are readily available.
"This means used toilet paper" I flush mine. Do you save yours?
"but inflating our tires" to the proper level. Deflate yours and tell us how you make out milage wise and how fast tires wear out.
This letter is completely bogus and some here seem to believe it. Please put down the crack pipe.
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If the NRA with 4.5 million members scares Democrats, how well will they stand up to AARP with 40 million ? They are between a rock and hard place. They don't want the fallout, especially with their hopes to get back the house in 2014. The can is sitting in the middle of the road - just waiting for the kick !
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Contrary - "It is also farcical to claim that Obama hasn't offered to cut entitlements."
The below is a bit short on "details", and you know who lives in the details. Where is Obama's budget ? It is already several weeks late. I guess we will have to wait and see if he actually proposes any cuts in his budget. I can't help but dwell on that part of your post - "...a move sure to anger congressional Democrats who want to exclude entitlement programs from the ongoing talks." We hear today that the assault weapon ban will likely not make it to the floor in the Senate. What are the chances of anything "meaningful" in the way of entitlement reform making it, even were Obama to put it in his budget ? He is a lame duck now and can afford to propose cuts, and be willing to do so as long as he knows it won't fly.
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The debt ceiling negotiations of 2011 led to an agreement to cut expenditures by $120 Billion/year for ten years, a total of $1.2 Trillion.
Kalva, it is farcical to claim that future expenditures haven't been cut. The sequester has started taking effect. It is also farcical to claim that Obama hasn't offered to cut entitlements.
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"President Obama's has offered to raise the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67 as part of a larger deficit-reduction package, a move sure to anger congressional Democrats who want to exclude entitlement programs from the ongoing talks.
As bipartisan talks continued Monday, two sources outside the White House confirmed to Fox News that Obama, during an earlier meeting with lawmakers Sunday night, offered to raise the Medicare eligibility age. There was also discussion of moving to a system that ties the Medicare qualification age to actuarial tables rather than a determination by Congress."
Fox News, 7-11-11
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"In his opening bid, after the rough framework of a grand bargain was reached, Mr. Boehner told the White House he wanted to cut $450 billion from Medicare and Medicaid in the next decade alone, with more cuts to follow. He also proposed raising the retirement age for Social Security and changing the formula to make benefits less generous.
Mr. Obama wasn't willing to go quite that far. But in his counteroffer a few days later, he agreed to squeeze $250 billion from Medicare in the next 10 years, with $800 billion more in the decade after that. He was willing to cut $110 billion more from Medicaid in the short term. And while Mr. Obama rejected raising the retirement age, he did acquiesce to changing the Social Security formula so that benefits would grow at a slower rate."
Matt Bai, 11-13-12, NY Times Blog
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Kalva, from 3-13-13:
"WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama raised anew the issue of cutting entitlements such as Medicare and Social Security as a way out of damaging budget cuts, a White House official said Sunday, as both sides in Washington tried to limit a fiscal crisis that may soon hit millions of Americans.
Signaling he might be ready to explore a compromise to end automatic spending cuts that began late Friday, Obama mentioned reforming those entitlement programs in calls with lawmakers from both parties Saturday afternoon.
"He's reaching out to Democrats who understand we have to make serious progress on long-term entitlement reform and Republicans who realize that if we had that type of entitlement reform, they'd be willing to have tax reform that raises revenues to lower the deficit," White House senior economic official Gene Sperling said Sunday on the CNN program "State of the Union.""
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No Rev. No Amen and no Hallelujah for BS ! But here's a nice little story for you from this weeks News of the Weird . . .
The 14 guests at a jewelry party in Lake City, Fla., were initially incredulous that home-invader Derek Lee, 24, meant to rob them, but when they saw that he was serious (by putting his gun to the head of one woman), the hostess went into action. "In the name of Jesus," she shouted, "get out of my house now!" Then the guests chanted in unison, "Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!" over and over. Lee, frightened or bewildered, sprinted out the door empty-handed and was later arrested. [WJXT-TV (Jacksonville), 1-27-2013]
I'm sure you can appreciate it - you are bit weird yourself !
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He dings Ryan's budget and those Republicans who are soft on reform of entitlements, but look at the beating they are taking on immigration and gay marriage. Republicans know Obama is not serious, and wants them to force entitlement reform in order to hang the blame and anger on the right. They aren't buying it. I think Samuelson realizes this and that's why he worded his column as strongly as he did toward Democrats.
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"Overall, which side of the politics is Samuelson saying needs to be yanked back to reality ?"
Contrary - "Both."
Come on now ! Clearly the title ( America the retirement home ) and most of the text deals with the problem of entitlements to seniors, and he is calling for a lot more than th CPI adjustment. Language like "Obama hasn't talked intelligently or openly about America's aging. ... But Obama hasn't put these modest steps into the larger context of social change; nor is it clear how much the administration supports them." and "...but only after the White House engages retirement spending." are aimed solidly at Obama and the Democrats in Congress.
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Contrary - "Obama is willing to accept at least some of this and is willing to fight with the Dems if the GOP would accept more increases in revenue."
So far it has been lip service. The only thing he's offered is the inflation adjustment to CPI. Very few Dems in the Congress are with him on it. He is catching flak from AARP and labor unions on this. It is always raise taxes now and we'll work on comprehensive entitlement reform later. The Republicans know better. They have fallen for that scam before.
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Kalva, sorry about the misspelling of your name. Don't know how that happened.
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"Overall, which side of the politics is Samuelson saying needs to be yanked back to reality ?"
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Kalevala, I have often called for a series of modest changes in SS and Medicare.
Raise qualifying ages, reduce SS tax cap, raising company's.
On SS, means testing of a sort is done because the benefits are taxable after a certain amount of income. Raising the income which is taxed would also accomplish more than means testing.
I would support means testing on Medicare.
The point is that I endorse MODEST reforms in all of these area without destroying the basic programs.
Obama is willing to accept at least some of this and is willing to fight with the Dems if the GOP would accept more increases in revenue.
So far, most of the impact has been thru cutting spending, not raising taxes.
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How about this one ? - "It's true that Republicans should also accept higher taxes — but only after the White House engages retirement spending."
This would seem to speak against your premise that only Republicans stonewalled in the "debt ceiling" debate from yesterday.
Overall, which side of the politics is Samuelson saying needs to be yanked back to reality ?
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Contrary - "...well-off retirees can afford to pay more for their benefits or receive less;...."
Didn't you just recently argue against the idea of "means testing" - as in "receive less" ? Are you now for it, or is it only the broader "principle" from the article you agree with, but would not means test ? There is a hole in the thinking that taking it on the front end is the better option of the two, assuming only one cold be done.
Do you also agree with this statement from the article ? - "Liberals drive this process by treating Social Security and Medicare as sacrosanct. Do not touch a penny of benefits; these programs are by definition progressive; all recipients are deserving and needy."
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I agree in principle with Samuelson:
"Only the occupant of the bully pulpit can yank public opinion back to reality. This requires acknowledging that an aging America needs a new social compact: one recognizing that longer life expectancies justify gradual increases in Social Security's and Medicare's eligibility ages; one accepting that sizable numbers of well-off retirees can afford to pay more for their benefits or receive less; one that improves generational fairness by concentrating help for the elderly more on the needy and poor to lighten the burdens — in higher taxes and fewer public services — on workers; and one that limits health costs."
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AMEN, Mr. Zigler. The only thing I disagree with is that the problem is caused by the "current administration". The current administration is simply following in the footsteps of those before it. All are corrupt, nanny-state advocates. The current legislature thinks that it is their job to make x number of new laws per year - most of which they chalk up to "keeping us safe from ourselves." We have got to STOP making frivolous laws!
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Long a tool of "credential building" for undeserving individuals such as Obama, a product of the "cult of personality", it is to be expected that the same would hold for polishing the reputation of organizations. Especially those favored by the world's leftists.
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"Contrary when the left is the one nominating left wing publications for awards,how much credibility can one take when the one who is awarding the credentials is the choir who is being preached to?"
Ever so true IC38. This has long been a propaganda tool of the left. The debasing of the Nobel Peace Prize is a good example. In much earlier times, when men were more honest and political correctness was unknown, such awards were given the appellative "counterfeit honors". The phase was taken from William Wycherley's Restoration Comedy, The Plain Dealer. The main character of the play, Captain Manly, is an outspoken old sailor who weighs in on the value of titles - "Counterfeit honors will not be current with me. I weigh the man, not his titles. Tis not the king's stamp can make the metal better or heavier."
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They don't agree because they are discussing different things at different times.
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IC, I think you are wrong on who is replacing Ed.
Ezra Klein is the smartest man in Washington.
Ezra Klein is a Liberal.
I see no contradiction in those two statements.
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Kalva, you and I aren't swayed by the commercials, but many are.
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Tammy Baldwin sworn in as U.S. senator
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, Baldwin named to Budget, Homeland Security committees
Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin is among a dozen new U.S. senators who took the oath of office Thursday morning.
Vice President Joe Biden swore in the 12 new senators, as well as those who won another term.
Democrats tightened their grip on the Senate with 55-45 edge following the November elections.
Baldwin is Wisconsin's first female senator and also the first openly gay candidate ever elected to the chamber. She defeated former Gov. Tommy Thompson, who had never before lost a statewide race.
WISN 12 News reporter Kent Wainscott was in Washington for the swearing-in ceremony and talked with Baldwin one-on-one Thursday afternoon.
"Until today, only 39 women, 39, have ever served in the U.S. Senate. I found that amazing," Baldwin said. "I hope for young girls across Wisconsin and across the country, my election and swearing in today can open up some aspirations for them, too."
"Perhaps the loudest ovation you got at your reception today was when you referenced the fact that you become the first openly gay member of the United States Senate in history. What's the significance of that?" Wainscott asked.
"I'd say in some ways it's similar to crashing through the glass ceiling and becoming the first woman, but to be the first only. One of the ways I have of putting it is, if you're not in the room, the conversation is about you. Even if you have extraordinary number of allies in the room, they're talking about you. If you're in the room the conversation is with you, and that's transformative," Baldwin said.
Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson was named to Senate committees dealing with the budget, foreign relations and small business.
Johnson came to Congress in 2010 after running on his credentials as a small-business man. The Republican and fiscal conservative ran a plastics-packaging company in Oshkosh.
He'll share two committee assignments with Baldwin. Both will be on the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Johnson will also be on three other committees: Foreign Relations; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Commerce, Science and Transportation.
Johnson said he came to Washington out of concern for the government's excessive size and scope. He said he's pleased that his committee assignments will help him focus on reining in Washington's overreach.
Johnson joined Baldwin as she was sworn in.
"It was my honor to join Sen. Baldwin as she was sworn in today to the United States Senate. I look forward to working with her on the issues and challenges so important to the people of Wisconsin and the nation."
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The 7 Jerks You Meet in Every Gym
It's like the best holodeck episode ever.
... and am thus a fully qualified personal trainer, because it turns out you can just call yourself that and no one can do a thing about it. Serving in my capacity as a chair-bound fitness expert, I'm here to shed some light on the gym experience, and in particular, list some of the awful, awful people you're about to meet on your self-improvement/desalination journey, and how you should deal with them.
#7. The GrunterAs you're slowly ambling through the gym, looking for the least-intimidating piece of equipment around (it's the water fountain), you'll soon hear strange and upsetting sounds, like a man giving birth to a fully grown female tennis player.
"Yeah, because that's what we made Photoshop for." -- Adobe
That's the Grunter, the guy or girl who can't exercise without forcefully exhaling like a seal in heat. To be fair, there are some arguments in favor of grunting: Exertion is often easier when breathing out, an occasionally noisy process. Many find that the grunting is an integral part of their strength and timing, something they can't exercise without. Which would be fine if they were in the gym alone. But they're not, and a key element of the gym social contract is staying out of other people's hair. You may find the music from Conan the Barbarian to be inspirational, but that doesn't mean that everyone wants to hear you chanting "Duh-duh-Duh-DUh-Duh-DA-DA! Phwum-phwum-PHWUm-PHWUM-DA-DA-DA-PWHUMMMM. Neuu neeee neeuu neu neu neu Niiiiiiiiiiii, da-da-d-a-d-a-da-da!" while you're doing side leg raises.
Don't let that stop you from putting on the camouflage, though.
How to Deal with Him: The easiest way to deal with a Grunter is to put on headphones and listen to music, perhaps a track of you chanting the theme from Conan the Barbarian. The hardest way to deal with a Grunter is to train a bird to fly into his mouth when he's exhaling. There may be other methods in between the two extremes, but they are not worth pursuing.
#6. The Weight Belt GuyEventually you'll spot someone who has what appears to be a wrestling championship belt around his back.
Sadly, they don't all look like this, because the world simply isn't that magical.
This is Weight Belt Guy, and he's there to do serious weight-lifting stuff. Ideally these guys will hang out in their own gyms, where they can have conversations with other Weight Belt Guys, using complicated words like "isometric" or "set." But they will sometimes show up in regular-person gyms, which is where you'll learn to fear them. The big problem with these guys is the intimidation factor. Whether they do it deliberately or accidentally, Weight Belt Guys make going to the gym even more humiliating than it already is. When a Weight Belt Guy does something with one arm that you'd been struggling to do with both legs, you're going to feel like a piece of shit. A small, weakly built piece of shit.
How to Deal with Him: Your first instinct might be to hang out by low-impact equipment, like the used-towel hamper, until they go home. But Weight Belt Guys don't ever seem to go home. Your best bet is to exercise on a different day, or just walk around the parking lot a couple times and call that a set.
#5. The Unsolicited Advice GuyFor most of us, working out is a pretty humbling experience, as you'll discover the first time you get winded while navigating a recumbent bike's menu system. There's not an exercise or workout that can be done with an audience that wouldn't be far more comfortable being done alone. So when some magnificent asshole sidles up and tells you that you're working the wrong part of whatever limb is trembling like a leaf at the moment, you're not going to like him.
"You see? Riding the really tiny trike is way easier if you're not holding that weight."
Actually, "not liking" him is a bit weak. In truth, the second this stupendous dillhole lays his hands on you to "correct your form," you're going to want to set him on fire.
How to Deal with Him: By setting him on fire. Carry two water bottles with you during your workout -- one filled with delicious water, the other with kerosene. Squirt Unsolicited Advice Guy with kerosene and rip the power cord out of an exercise bike, bringing the two bare wires together to create first a shower of sparks, and then an obnoxious human candle. This might sound extreme, if only because of the significant property damage that will result, but it turns out gyms are prepared for and well insured for incidents like this: it's why memberships are so expensive.
#4. The DripperThere's a good chance this person is you, so I won't be too harsh here. (There's a good chance this person is me, too.) The Dripper is the guy who, while working out, looks like a half man/half ice cream cone, like one of the X-Men who doesn't get to go on too many missions.
If your pulse rate goes up while taking your pulse, you're probably a Dripper.
The sad thing is that given its roots in the genetic and physical makeup of the subject, there's not much a Dripper can do to prevent this condition. Aside from not exercising, of course, which is a deservedly popular answer. But there are corrective steps that can be taken, and with that in mind, Drippers can be further sub-categorized into two categories: 1) Abashed Drippers, who seem slightly embarrassed about their mutant powers and discreetly mop up after themselves with towels and cleaning sprays. 2) Leaky Satans, who don't do that at all.
How to Deal with Him: Unsurprisingly, how to deal with a Dripper depends on the subtype: 1) For Abashed Drippers, there's little you need to do, other than minimize any urge you might have to wrestle with them. 2) For Leaky Satans, consult the Bible to find specific ancient rites that will ward yourself against the Beast's foul emissions. Thus protected, take a large towel and suffocate them. Shouting "The drying power of Christ compels you" while you do this will alert everyone nearby to spot you if necessary.


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So I just came across this:
I'd totally forgotten about it - but when I was reminded, I said (to myself), "Oh, right, the interview thing!"
But the above article has me thinking it might not have been what I - and pretty much everyone - had taken it to be. I like this explanation, from the comments section:
Pierre asks the players yes or no questions all the time off camera so during the broadcast he can say "I talked to X PLAYER during intermission and he does not feel that INSERT OPINION HERE." Zetterberg was simply responding to a yes or no question with an enthusiastic "no."
But that still begs the question: What did Pierre say? Was he asking a question (maybe a yes/no one), and if so, what was it?
Obviously we can't definitively put this to bed without input from Z and/or Pierre, but I'm still curious: What do you guys and gals think?
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The defending champion is such a big fan of American rock band Green Day that she has lost count of the number of times she has seen them play.
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Right, I think I've had enough. Goodnight scylla (and any lurkers)
Goodnight RtB, nice to have had your company :-)
Thanks for starting the new thread, Scylla. Goodnight RtB.
EJ awake at the moment, thinking about giving the eggs another turn.
Hi HERON :-) Cam went down briefly just a moment ago - sound's gone off again as I type, it's on 'n off 'n on at the mo - hope it's not a sign of something serious. Then I'll be asking for our rotten picture back again ;-D
Cam back on now - I'm always too late to see the action... :( But glad to see everyone catches it during the day. :) Are you awake as usual here tonight, scylla???
Hi there CC, I popped in to say that EJ moved ;-D and here you are :-)
She's not happy with how she arranged the eggs so had to do it again.
OH NO --- the cam's irregular again! But EJ looks rather ho-hum about everything, and content, it seems. At least the weather has been okay. And you, scylla, how have you been? I just finished my class I have been taking - finished the last paper yesterday. YIPPEE!
I'm just the same, CC, chained to my lappies and birds, neglecting all else :o
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After receiving complaints about the gun range from Hedgesville residents for two years, primarily pertaining to noise and safety concerns, the Planning Commission began looking into the range's public safety measures and permit compliance.
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He was born Dec. 17, 1929, in Salisbury, Md., to Lawrence and Ella (Bailey) Williams. He married Betty Roberts Feb. 13, 1953, in Cambridge, Md., and she survives.
Other survivors include a son, Richard A. (Melody) Williams of Tiffin; two daughters, JoAnn (David) King and Kathy (Chris) Elchert, both of Tiffin; four grandchildren, Chris (Mikki) King, Brian (Chrystal) King and Kacie and Caden Elchert; and three great-grandchildren, Taylor and Brandon King and Austin King.
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Visitation for family and friends will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, at Traunero Funeral Home and Crematory, 214 S. Monroe St., Tiffin, OH 44883, (419) 447-3113.
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And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation; neither shall they learn war anymore: Isaiah 2:4
What I love about this quote—both its content and its historicity— is what it signifies about the seemingly human-ness of our yearnings for peace. Some impulse in the human Spirit has been calling us to a time when we can lay down our fear and our hatred and to not "learn war anymore," a time when we can transform our destructive energy into something more constructive. Humans have always known what they were driving at, and known, more or less, how to attain it—complete and utter rejection and disengagement with the tools and systems of war.
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The wolf shall also dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them: Isaiah 11:6
This early depiction may seem to almost oppose nature itself—the "Peaceable Kingdom" is not, exactly, practical. Perhaps our own idealism is human, as well. Peace has always remained beyond our grasp. For if peace has always been part of the human condition, so has conflict and tension.
As much as I love these ideals of peace, I can't help but wonder if there is another, more divine, approach to understanding what humans have been driving at all of these years.
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After two straight years of foggy, low-visibility conditions in the finale of the four-stop event — and just one week after the first-ever weather-shortened stop — the Rahlves' Banzai Tour concluded Sunday under sunny skies at the place it originated: Sugar Bowl's Silver Belt Gully.
"We got lucky with the weather, and all the resorts put on a fantastic series. The only thing I would have changed was to be on my feet and battling with these guys," said event founder and Sugar Bowl Ski Ambassador Daron Rahlves, who oversaw the action on crutches after dislocating his hip last week, which took him out of the running to defend his title in the Super Final.
Without the former Olympic downhiller in the mix, Squaw Valley skier John Bochenek appeared destined to claim the victory and $5,000 cash prize in the Super Final, which is reserved for the men's ski winners from all four tour stops (or the next-highest finisher in the case that the winner had already secured a berth).
Bochenek, who won the men's ski division at Kirkwood and Squaw Valley and was second at Alpine Meadows, captured his third tour victory at Sugar Bowl, as he finished ahead of Kyle Coxon, John Lange, Chris Stiffler and Jesse Maddex in the final heat.
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"It was a tough day," said a beaming Coxon, his face lined in a goggle tan. "The actual Silver Belt (Banzai) was really stacked; we had everybody out here, and they were all out there sweating it. And then we had to go out and do it again (in the Super Final)."
Coxon said Maddex jumped out to a slight lead in the Super Final and held it until about halfway down the course, when he hooked a rut near the "keyhole" section, which allowed Coxon to swoop past.
While it pained him to sit back and spectate, Rahlves said he enjoyed watching the high-intensity racing, as well as the upset in the Super Final.
"It was a dominating series by Bochenek. He's proven that he's the best guy in the whole series. But he got beat by Coxon, and that just goes to show that there are other guys out there who can make it happen," Rahlves said. "I love to see the competition. It's awesome."
Before the top men's skiers duked it out, Banzai athletes raced in four-person heats from a round of a 16, with the top two finishers of each heat advancing to the next round.
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"Today I think was the best Banzai conditions we had all year. It was really good snow," said Chelone Miller, brother of Rahlves' former Olympic teammate, Bode Miller.
Like Coxon and Bochenek, who was crowned the overall tour champion in the men's ski division — which was worth $3,500 on top of his other winnings — Miller left with his pockets fat.
He blasted past Sylvain Duclos at the top of the last pitch in the men's snowboard final and held on for the victory, which secured the overall men's snowboard championship and $3,000 prize. He also took home $2,000 for his Silver Belt Banzai win, and the same amount for winning the Alpine Meadows tour stop.
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I'm totally with you on the importance and urgency of maintaining NIH funding for research, but I won't buy the argument that it's just "partisan fighting". That's rather like reporters who refer to outright scam treatments as "controversial". It is republicans who refuse to bring things to votes and many of the core (tea party) obstructionists don't give a damn about science or research (think Michelle Bachmann).ReplyDelete
This farce will continue until we rid the House of fundamentalist extremists who, frankly, don't have a real brain between the lot of them. Two parties is great, loyal opposition is important, INFORMED argument is essential, but what we have is far from any of that. I'm not putting democrats on any sort of pedestal of intellectual virtue, but they do tend more to asking for and accepting expert opinion.
Janet, I sympathize with your point, but many Republicans (most, I would argue) are highly supportive of medical research. Even the obstructionists, as irresponsible as they are, will probably change their tune as soon as they, or someone they care about, is in need of critical medical care - for cancer, heart disease, or any of the many other things that affect all of us some day.ReplyDelete
So I don't want to blame anyone for the NIH funding crisis. I just want them all to act responsibly and do their job, which is to set priorities and pass a budget each year.Replies
That is my point--nothing gets done because of blatant and ideologically based obstructionism--which is not coming from the left. I was speaking more broadly and including things like energy and climate change and I guess you were only referencing medical research.Delete
I think you are looking at it too narrowly and isolating medical research. If you are waiting for the tea party bunch to "act responsibly", I think you will have a long wait. One or two will come around when a relative suffers, as you said, but that won't get things moving any time soon. Portman came around on gay marriage in that vein, but I'd be surprised if that budges the party platform.
Lastly, as a senior (egad...can't believe I typed that!) I don't want to trade social security for research, so I appreciate democrats not compromising my pathetic little check right down the toilet. If the only way we can pass a budget is to sell out old people, I think we need to find who is to blame rather than hope for a sudden turnaround of a party that thinks I and millions of other older women are a bunch of "takers" for not wanting our SS reduced in the name of a trumped up deficit "crisis". There is no reason we cannot do SS and medical research, but I'm pretty sure I'll be long gone before a significant number of Republicans see the light on the importance of basic science.
Given the scale of disagreement on the large budget talks, I would like to see more effort towards specific budgets, not omnibus bills. The skeptic in me thinks that they prefer not to do this because they can't hide pork as easily. But I can see that they might view a small step like simply passing the NIH budget as not significant enough for their time.
Also, I think scientists need to push harder on their friends/neighbors/representatives to understand that the NIH budget (or general science budget) is negligible compared to the overall US Budget, and that cutting it would not improve the debt picture at all. Unless they are cutting from the big three, nothing else really matters.
While I believe that this whole situation is mostly a manufactured crisis for political purposes, and I certainly agree that a 10% across the board cut is foolish, and I totally agree that money given to NIH is money well spent, I'm squeamish at your assertion that "A 10% cut from the NIH budget would save 0.008% of the federal budget. This matters not a whit in the overall budget debate."ReplyDelete
The problem is not with the statement taken narrowly, but the knock-on implications. The budget is not a single large piece plus a small NIH piece, it's a collection of a whole bunch of NIH-funding sized pieces. NIH isn't all that big when taken as part of the budget, but neither is highway funding, EPA funding, etc. Even with something big like "military spending", you can look at the particulars and split it into particulars like veteran's health services, and airstrip maintenance at base X, and ...
It's the sorites paradox - no particular line item in the budget would make all that much difference if you fully funded it, but taken all together they would. One of the reasons we're in the budget situation we're in is there isn't any single item in the budget we can agree is over-funded - if there was, we'd have cut it by now.
Arguing "my piece is special, so we should fund it and leave the cuts to other pieces (i.e. the ones you guys like)" is basically why we're stuck in the situation we're in now. Perhaps changing the dialog from "which programs have greater than 50% approval to cut" to "which programs have greater than 50% approval to save" may help ease gridlock, but it's pushing it to say that funding one program at the (implicit) expense of another "matters not a whit".Replies
I don't agree that we're stuck because everyone is arguing to hang on to his piece. There are just 3 very large pieces (Soc Sec, medicare/medicaid, defense), and we have to cut those to make a dent in the deficit. We should either cut those, if we really think the deficit matters, or increase taxes to pay for them, or just run large deficits (which seemed just fine to Congress when George W Bush was President). This is a debate we are not having. But cutting science funding makes no difference to that non-debate.Delete
@RM - You are partly right: Each piece of discretionary spending makes up only a small portion of the overall budget. Even including defense spending, we're only up to about 1/3 of the budget ($1.2 trillion). Exclude defense, and it's only about $500 billion. The *deficit* is $1 trillion. 10% cuts it like trying to bail out the Titanic with a thimble. Maybe it helps you feel like you are doing something, but you're going to drown just as fast. In fact, since many of those discretionary funds (like NIH, NSF, health, transportation, education, etc.) actually *save* money in the long run, cutting them tends to actually *increase* the budget. So probably a better metaphor would be trying to save the Titanic by cutting more holes in the hull in order to "let the water out."ReplyDelete
(These numbers are based on the 2011 budget)
- AnonymousJanuary 16, 2013 at 5:49 AM
I think the key here is that the consequences of cutting NIH funding in the long-term are likely more devastating than other areas. When an investigator has less money coming in, he or she cannot hire as many postdoctoral researchers, assistants, or technicians, and may not be able to support research for new graduate students. So not only may people leave for industry or another field, they might not have the opportunity to gain the valuable graduate research experience at all. Why put forth time and money in STEM initiatives if we are not willing to support the scientific careers and research? Furthermore, biomedical research programs don't function as on/off. If you cut funding for a time, it will several times longer to get back to where you started when the money starts flowing again. During that time we will have lost on countless new scientific discoveries and medical breakthroughs... Many of which save us (and the government) money by reducing severity or incidence of disease. If the government isn't going to drastically cut spending where it's needed, they should at least venture to keep the tax payers healthy so we can go on paying for it!ReplyDelete
I think there isn't much that we can really do to salvage the situation. What the congress has decided is most certainly going to be the final and only conclusion that the rest of us would have to abide to. It is really not something to look forward to because medical research is indeed a very important issue that we need to tackle immensely. Our lives depend on our health as a whole on a daily basis and that is part of medical research as well. If we are going to reduce the efforts or put a complete halt to it, then I am afraid everybody is going to be directly affected either on a small level or a huge scale.ReplyDelete
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In the mood for a little aushak, Afghan-style pasta sheets filled with tender braised leeks, topped with meat sauce and drizzled with mint-flecked yogurt? Or maybe you're craving qabili palao, aromatic lamb stew buried under saffron rice and strewn with raisins and shards of sweet carrot?
What? You've never tasted them? Then you must get yourself to Nora Restaurant and Bar, the new spot on Lower Greenville from Matt Pikar, owner of Afghan Grill.
If Afghan Grill isn't on your radar, it ought to be: The 5-year-old spot is one of Far North Dallas' most reliably delicious addresses. But never mind — if that's not your neck of the woods, you can now taste what Pikar has to offer closer to the center of town.
Nora's dining room feels completely different from Afghan Grill's, which is cozy with Afghan rugs and done in reds and oranges. Nora's is sleek, polished and contemporary, with a chocolate and off-white palette and chandeliers that shimmer in the breeze when the door onto Greenville is open. The bar, done in tiny earth-tone glass mosaic tiles, feels like the heart of the place.
I was excited to see a list of exotically spiced cocktails, like a Cardamom Spice Martini with a splash of rose water, but I found that one (and several others) to be unbearably sweet. They're mostly vodka-based, and many involve pomegranate juice, which tends to overwhelm. Yes, the drinks list needs some work.
No matter — this is a terrific spot. Aside from those cocktails, the menu is nearly identical to that at Afghan Grill, which probably helps Pikar keeps things straight. He spends most days cooking in Far North Dallas, then zipping down to Nora in the early evening to preside over its kitchen at dinnertime.
That aushak makes a great starter. So does kashk, a lightly garlicky, chunky eggplant purée served cold, like a salad, and garnished with a swirl of yogurt. Hopefully you've saved some of the wonderful, wheaty flatbread that lands on the table after you're seated. It's just the thing to dunk into the aushak. With the bread comes a little pot of tangy, bright-green coriander sauce so good we fight over the last drops. If you behave, they'll bring you more.
Mantoo — meat dumplings — are similar in look and texture to aushak, but they're filled with braised beef. They are equally compelling.
When the weather cools down, aush, a homey onion soup harboring diced carrots, celery and onions and a smattering of fine noodles, would be the ticket. Pikar tops that with a yogurt drizzle, too, along with meat sauce that settles into the broth, enriching it. In the meantime, there are some fine salads, especially the "Afghan salad," a rough chop of cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, radish and bell peppers in a limey, dill-scented vinaigrette. I prefer that to the panir salad, tomatoes, good feta and mint that all gets a bit lost in balsamic vinegar.
If you like kebabs, you can't go wrong with Nora's chunks of nicely seared lamb, which come with a mound of perfect saffron rice and grilled tomato, bell peppers and onions. Thin-cut lamb chops are very good, too.
But the stews are more interesting.
One night, Pikar — a warm and friendly host — stops by the table as we're considering what to order as main courses. I settle on badenjan chalao, an eggplant dish he recommends. You can order it vegetarian, or with lamb or chicken. Which does he suggest? "Lamb, of course," he says. In fact, there are so many good lamb dishes that Nora is practically a lamb-themed restaurant.
The badenjan chalao is terrific, big cushions of soft eggplant and chunks of super-tender lamb in a nicely spiced sauce. It's garnished with some of the sweet carrots and raisins that top the qabili palao.
Lamb theme notwithstanding, there's plenty for vegetarian adventurers here. Kachlao chalao, big chunks of potato in a rich gravy, is worthwhile, too. Next time I'll try the sabzi chalao, a dish of spinach simmered with onions, leeks and spices that I've loved at Afghan Grill. Like the badenjan chalao and the kachlao chalao, you can have it vegetarian or with lamb or chicken.
Dedicated poultry lovers might try the chicken korma, boneless morsels of white meat bathed in a savory tomato-flecked sauce jazzed up with coriander seeds.
Last time I dined at Nora, I did what I always do with guests — sat back and waited for them to choose their dishes before I ordered mine. I crossed my fingers, hoping no one would pick kofta chalao. My friend Tim flirted with the idea, but then veered toward chicken korma. Oh, sure, I knew everyone would share, but we were talking about kofta chalao — meatballs. I love meatballs. Whew! Tim went for the chicken korma. I could have the meatballs to myself, at least for a little while.
They didn't disappoint. The small, tender orbs (beef, not lamb) luxuriated in a well-spiced sauce brightened with dried plum. Like most of the main courses, it comes with rice.
When I first encountered these dishes at Afghan Grill, they seemed wonderfully exotic. Maybe it's the spicing. But to tell the truth, once you commune with them twice or thrice, they start to take on the soothing predictability of comfort food.
So what if the bread, which comes from an Afghan bakery in Dallas, didn't taste freshly baked one night, or the crispy shrimp appetizer didn't appeal (shrimp, wrapped in rice paper and fried, was on the heavy side and sat on a mundane mound of spring mix). Do I wish it wasn't the same meat sauce topping several dishes? Sure.
But Nora is incredibly likable, from its easygoing yet professional servers to its well-made dishes — which by the way, are very affordable (main courses average about $15). Skip the tired-tasting baklava and the cardamom-rosewater ice cream with an unnatural-looking deep green hue and end the evening with firnee, a saucer of rosewater- and cardamom-flavored custard strewn with crushed pistachios. And maybe a Turkish coffee, served in a pretty little demitasse.
If you're anything like me, chances are you'll be back.
Follow Leslie Brenner on Twitter at @lesbren.
Nora Restaurant and Bar
Price: $$ (appetizers, soups and salads $4 to $8, main courses $12 to $24, desserts $4 to $5)
Service: Informal and easygoing, yet professional
Ambience: An inviting dining room that's sleek and contemporary
Noise level: Perfectly acceptable. The restaurant was nearly full on a Friday night, but we had no problem conversing easily.
Location: 1928 Greenville Ave., Dallas; 214-828-0095; noradallas.com
Hours: Sunday-Thursday 5 to 10 p.m., Friday-Saturday 5 to 11 p.m.
Reservations: Accepted
Credit cards: AE, D, MC, V
Wheelchair accessible: Yes
Smoking area: On the patio
Alcohol: Full bar. A brief, vintageless, reasonably priced wine list has a few interesting offerings, particularly a Turkish white, Kavaklidere Cankaya, and a Turkish red, Kavaklidere Yakut. Both are available by the glass ($8) or bottle ($30).


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Boy says grandmother was aware of family violence
Father sentenced to 140 years for slaying
Published 6:42 PM EDT Oct 06, 2012
A 15-year-old Indiana boy said his grandmother knew he and his siblings were being abused before their father beat one of the boys to death.
The boy testified Friday that 53-year-old Dellia Castile of South Bend used cocoa butter to treat the injuries inflicted on him by her son, Terry Sturgis.
Sturgis was sentenced in June to 140 years in prison for the Nov. 3 killing of his 10-year-old son, Tramelle. Castile is being tried on felony charges of neglect.
Defense lawyers said Castile lived separately from her son even though they lived in the same house.
The South Bend Tribune reported that the boy testified that Castille refused to come downstairs the night Tramelle died even though she was aware Sturgis had been beating his sons for hours.


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From 1920's america, was used in the deep south by Jem and Scout in the book "To kill a Mocking Bird" means yes
Nicole - "Have you seen my boots"
Jessica - "Yessum, they're by the door"
Jessica - "Yessum, they're by the door"
লিখেছেন- Alix--->foxy brown 23 de জানুয়ারি de 2008
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Southern polite people say "Yessum" to a female(usually an elder) meaning "Yes Ma'am". Can also be spelled "Yes'm"
Teacher: Warsh the chalk board and then you can go home.
Student: Yessum.
Student: Yessum.
লিখেছেন- Mazui 13 de নভেম্বার de 2003
Sorta like "yes ma'am" only spoken very fast.
<Mother> Shave your balls, that tea-bagging session we had last night nearly clogged my throat with hair like a shower drain.
<Daniel> Yessum.
<Daniel> Yessum.
লিখেছেন- Bastardized Bottomburp 13 de নভেম্বার de 2003
an affirmative answer of a yes/no question; originating in Southern US shortened version of "yes, ma'am"
yessum, miss daisy i'll drive you to the store, yessum.
লিখেছেন- cai 11 de নভেম্বার de 2003
"Yes ma'am," common southern slang. It's a term of respect to a woman, usually older than the speaker.
"Go kill yourself, you stupid fuck."
লিখেছেন- Fugerko.? 22 de নভেম্বার de 2003
When you say yessums, you mean "yes"
How Cole Hutto answers his phone
লিখেছেন- Cds 17 de জানুয়ারি de 2004
A response usually used alone in a mumbling manor to tell people that you are paying attention to them and you understand.
Jill: Can we go up the hill?
Jack: Yessums
Jack: Yessums
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Have you tried setting only the 1080i resolution in the display section ?
If your TV is 720p then you would set that instead.
This will / should eliminate the handshake and possibly the sound drop out.
Only 1080i is set. HR-34 is connected by HDMI to a Pioneer surround sound amplifier and then to the TV. Turning either the HR-34 or the amplifier off and on brings the sound back, it is just quicker to do it on the HR-34.