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While parts of the world have already begun to ring in the new year, others will have to wait. But who has to wait the longest?
The consensus is that American Samoa, Midway Islands/U.S.A. and Niue will be the last places to welcome 2013 based on the currently established time zones. Howland and Baker Islands are technically have the latest times on earth, but are both uninhabited.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House will miss the midnight Monday deadline lawmakers set for voting to avoid the "fiscal cliff."
House Republicans notified lawmakers that the chamber will vote Monday evening on other bills. They say that will be their only votes of the day.
President Barack Obama and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Monday they are near a deal to avoid wide-ranging tax increases and spending cuts - the fiscal cliff - that take effect with the new year.
HONOLULU – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kukui returned from a 46-day law enforcement patrol where they exercised bilateral agreements and enforced fisheries regulations across the Pacific Dec. 7, 2012.
Hawaii island police have opened a murder investigation after finding the body of a man with gunshot wounds in Hilo Saturday night.
Police were called at about 8:47 p.m. to investigate gunshots near Mooheau Park. Responding officers discovered the body and have identified the victim as Faafetai Fiu, 32, of Hilo.
Police said this morning that the suspect is at large.
Several residents of Tutuila, especially Poloa residents, are hoping for excellent weather today so they can witness the last sunset of 2012 in preparation to ring in the New Year, which will involve church services and parties.
Since Samoa moved to the other side of the dateline last December, American Samoa is now the last place on earth, along with Niue and a handful of smaller islets in the South Pacific, to witness the last sunset of a year.
Once Bank of Hawaii closes its two branches in American Samoa during the first quarter of 2013, as it has previously announced it will do, ANZ Bank of Australia will be the only bank in the territory.
But the Honolulu Star-Advertiser is reporting that a delegation led by Afimutasi Gus Hannemann, a brother of former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann, is talking with other Hawaii banks in hopes of getting someone to establish a presence in American Samoa.
O le tula'i mai ai pea o faafitauli i ni isi o Itumalo i le filifiliina lea o ni a latou Senatoa i totonu o le Maota Maualuga o le Senate, ua faaalia ai e se tasi o Tamalii o le atunuu sona finaglo na te lagolagoina ai le finagalo o le Kovana Sili, ua oo i le taimi ua tatau ai ona palota le tofi Senatoa.
O le alii pagota lea o lo o faa falepuipui mo le 30 tausaga ona o le moliaga o le fasioti tagata na ta'usala ai o ia e le faamasinoga, ua toe faaopoopo atu nei i lana faasalaga lea isi fitu tausaga, ina ua ia ioeina le moliaga o le talepe fale i le tulaga muamua.
A'o lei tuuina atu le faasalaga a le faamasinoga maualuga mo le alii pagota o Mark Faipaua i le vaiaso na tea nei, na faatoese le ua molia i luma o le faamasinoga ma le malo o Amerika Samoa e tusa ai o le solitulafono ua ia faia.
Ua uma ona maua uma tagata leaga ua leva ona faigaluega i tamaloloa ia pei ona maua uma mai e le CIA, ina ua maua mea valea ia a toeai'ina o lo o fai nei.
Ua maua ai foi nei e le 'au vaega lea mea e fai agai latou paaga lea e leai 'ni foliga' ae lei vaai foi i ai, pau le mea e le iloa foi e tagata faatupu faalavelave poo fea e alu atu ai le latou alaga tupe.
E ala a'e le loomatua o Eva e le o i ai Atamu i luga o le la moega, ua masau i lalo o le fogafale muamua ae te'i i le savali atu o lo o nofo mai le toeaina i le laulau 'ai ma inu lana kofe.
The Senate has endorsed the 30-year land lease between StarKist Samoa...
Detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) have arrested...
Samoa Bowl IX made history this year by adding baseball to its events...
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The way fans have shown their pride has gotten to their head.
"A lot of people are coming in with (Spurs requests)," said barber Donny Reason, who works at Thee Fine Line barbershop. "It's called a freestyle design, which is whatever you want, but make it look cool."
Rick Salazar came in with a unique 3-D Spurs design, and Reason quickly went to work.
"He just came in with the idea, so I had to do it," Reason said. "I thought it came out pretty cool. Some people will hopefully like it."
Reason first attended barber school and enjoyed it. He was never the artsy kind of guy, but he slowly developed a knack for it.
Now, he's one of the go-to guys for the job.
Along with the Spurs logo, Reason has crafted other Texas teams into customers' heads, including the Houston Oilers and Houston Texans.
"I've done a lot of different types of stuff," Reason said. "Whenever they come in, I kind of try to relate to them and add my own little twist on it."


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Friends are still running laps around me in the transit savings department
By Jennifer Hadley 12/31/2008
One way I've tried to save money is by using Metro whenever possible, the most recent opportunity coming last week with a meeting to attend in Monrovia, more than 26 miles from home. At first, I considered taking the Gold Line. But, unfortunately, the train does not yet extend that far. I could have taken it to its terminus at Sierra Madre and probably found a bus to get me the rest of the way to my appointment, which seemed like a lot of work. But I'm trying to save money, so I needed to figure out a way to get there and back cheaply and quickly.
Just a few months ago, with gas prices nearing $5 a gallon in some places, I would have needed a small loan to commute just once. But now that gas prices are hitting five-year lows, with drivers in Alhambra paying $1.77, drivers in Glendale paying an average of $1.83, and my Xterra getting 21 freeway miles to the gallon, my choice was never easier: I would once again be able to drive, which is certainly more convenient and now actually cheaper in most cases than taking public transit.
With my Xterra, the total trip would use just under 2.5 gallons of gas, meaning that the total cost would run about $4.50. Taking the Metro, on the other hand would run me at least $5, plus additional bus fare.
I was feeling pretty good about this, mainly because my Metro-riding friends have been running gas-savings laps around me for months. Tricia, for instance, who lives in Westminster, started riding the Blue and Red lines to work in downtown LA back in September. At the time, she estimated saving $400 to $500 a month in gas and parking alone, to say nothing of the reduced wear and tear on her car. But now, with gas being so cheap, I wanted to know if she was considering going back to driving.
Tricia said that she's only saving about $200 a month now, and taking the train actually takes an additional 40 minutes per day. But she's sticking with it; she's still only putting 7,000 miles a year on her sweet little Acura, not the 20,000 she otherwise would have logged. Plus, she gets reimbursed $50 of the $62 she spends a month for a Metro pass and has no parking fees to pay, adding up to $12 bucks a month to get to and from work. Suffice it to say, Tricia has saved hundreds — if not thousands — of dollars by taking Metro. And she is still saving, only not as much, as gas prices plummet.
Then I thought about my friend Joe, who had grown weary of $400 repairs to his car every few thousand miles and bought a scooter for local commuting. The most he has ever spent on gas at one time when it was expensive was $2. Joe's also schooling me in the savings department.
But really, since I only drive a few times a week, there's not many ways that I can capitalize on any possible savings. Of course, the irony isn't lost on me that you have to spend money on gas to save it when prices are down. But I also want to save hundreds of dollars a month! What's a girl to do?
I'll tell you what: drive even less and walk. As meager as the savings may be, I've taken to walking more often. I walk to dinner, to the bank, to the post office; I even walk to the gas station each week to buy lottery tickets. I may not be saving that much money, since these walks total less than two miles. But I'm still saving a tiny bit each week by walking instead of driving.
Oh, I'm still envious of all the savings my friends are realizing. But if I'm going to be a jealous monster anyway, I might as well be one that's slimmed down and well-toned while still saving at least a few dollars a month.
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These programs aim to assist parents in helping children manage their weight and live healthy lifestyles with specific activities and milestones.
Healthier Generation
ChooseMyPlate.gov from the USDA illustrates the five food groups that are the building blocks for a healthy diet and provides tools for diet/calorie tracking and information on weight management, physical activity, and healthy eating. Some materials available in Spanish.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
These validated patient survey tools work to assess patient and health care professional attitudes, wishes, and needs in diabetes management, a vital and valuable part of patient-centred quality of care improvement.
DAWN (Diabetes Attitutes, Wishes, and Needs) Study
This resource provides tools for behavior change and information on how to create new healthy habits as well as a network to connect and share with other concerned families.
Diabetes Families
Educating the Student Body: Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education to School - Institute of MedicineThis report provides approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school.
National Academy of Medicine
This toolkit assists parents in helping their children make healthy food choices and start healthy habits to prevent diabetes. The materials use Sesame Street characters to teach lessons on nutrition and healthy activities. En español
This website for kids tells you cool stuff about how your body works, how eating right helps you play better and feel good, and how staying active is lots of fun! En español
This initiative, launched by First Lady Michelle Obama, aims to eliminate childhood obesity and create a healthy start for children by empowering parents and caregivers, increasing physical activity, providing healthy food in schools, and improving access to healthy, affordable food in every part of the country.
Let's Move
This school- and community-based fitness program teaches kids to live an active and healthy lifestyle by running or walking 26.2 miles over six months, eating healthy food daily, and even learning to grow fruits and veggies. Available in select cities.
Marathon Kids
This curriculum for an after-school health promotion program is designed to teach young people ages 11 to 13 about the complex media world around them and how it can affect their health—especially in the areas of nutrition and physical activity.
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
These resources help teachers get their students active, excited, and engaged in the NFL PLAY 60 Challenge. The resources include a teacher guide, lesson plan worksheets, game planner, classroom scoreboard, and certificate.
American Heart Association (AHA)
SPARK PE offers evidence-based physical activity programs that provide curriculum and staff development to teachers of Pre-K through 12th grade students.
This website makes publicly available materials that were used in the HEALTHY intervention program, which was designed to moderate risk factors for type 2 diabetes in adolescents including nutrition, physical education, behavior, and communications and social marketing. En español
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Photos: Progress continues on L. William Seidman Center
Posted on February 02, 2012
Construction efforts on Grand Valley's new L. William Seidman Center are in full swing as mild winter weather continues throughout West Michigan.
Work on the site along Front Avenue in Grand Rapids has been ongoing since the groundbreaking ceremony in May of 2011.
Construction of the Seidman Center will be a major investment in the downtown Grand Rapids area, totaling $40 million in land acquisition, site preparation, construction and infrastructure improvement costs.
The new Seidman Center will support the Seidman College of Business' growing reputation as the premier business school in the Midwest. It will also house the Small Business and Technology Development Center, a federal/state/Grand Valley-sponsored program that creates and sustains jobs across Michigan.
The project's designer is Robert A Stern Architects, LLP, an internationally recognized firm known for attention to detail and a commitment to design quality. Local firms Integrated Architecture and Pioneer Construction will be part of the project as well.
The building will be Grand Valley's 16th LEED-certified building. Grand Valley is nationally recognized for being a "green college" and the building will contribute to that reputation by promoting water and energy conservation, recycled and locally manufactured materials and indoor air quality.


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Hang the SKLZ® Pro Mini Hoop on any door in your home for tons of indoor basketball fun for all ages. It offers the look, function and durability of a professional-grade basket. Foam padding cushions the door mounts, and the spring-action, break-away rim allows for hours of slam-dunking. The miniature basketball measures 5-in in diameter, while the hoop measures 9-in.
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Rated 2 out of 5�by 3BoysDad Wrong size bolts My nine-year-old son bought this today with a Christmas gift card he received. We got home and began assembly and quickly realized that the bolts were about a 1/2 inch too short. There was no way to get the nut on. Should be easily remedied with a trip to the hardware store tomorrow, but still disappointing. Hopefully it will provide the anticipated "fun" once we get it fixed and mounted. January 2, 2016
Rated 3 out of 5�by Shortymae24 Cracked My son loves this thing. Bought it for Christmas. It is noisy but he is thrilled with it. It's only early February and the backboard is cracked. It isn't going to last much longer. He has patched it together with packing tape. Did we get a lemon? Others say theirs have lasted much longer & they are dunking too? February 15, 2015
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Rated 5 out of 5�by father to a basketball nut! minihoop My son can't stop playing on this thing. he loves it and i think that is a ringing endorsement. Personally, maybe i will regret this, but i would rather have that occur then a situation where he only wants to play video games. February 8, 2014
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It struck me today while reading the fifth book of the Odyssey that the Greeks were awfully smart in referring to Poseidon as the mover of earthquakes--especially with all the reports about earthquakes causing tsunamis. The wave-quake connection, that is. When Odysseus is overpowered by a Poseidon-powered wave while trying to save himself on the beaches of the Phaecians, and Homer's writing all about Poseidon the mover of earthquakes, well, it's just damn impressive of Homer. Lots of earth knowledge there among those ancient ones.
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"What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home"
These lyrics came to mind earlier this week as I learned about a new ad campaign that was recently launched by my home Diocese of Brooklyn. The ad depicts an image of the bottom half of a person (presumably Jesus) clad in a robe and wearing a pair of scuffed Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers. The ad simply reads: THE ORIGINAL...


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Everyone knows that you should be behind a firewall whenever you go online. However, not everyone knows that it's easy to create a personal firewall for a FreeBSD (or PC-BSD or DesktopBSD) system. This article shows how even a casual home user can get a firewall up and running in about ten minutes.
Like all of the BSDs, FreeBSD has always been security conscious. It offers several built-in firewalls to choose from: ipfw, ipf, and pf. I use pf because it is built into all of the BSDs, including OpenBSD, NetBSD, and DragonFly BSD.
I also recommend using a GUI firewall editor called fwbuilder. While my examples will demonstrate this utility from a FreeBSD system, it is available for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows XP and supports iptables, ipfilter, pf and ipfw.
pf comes with FreeBSD, but double-check that it is loaded on your system by typing the following as the superuser:
# kldload pf.ko
If you get your prompt back, you just loaded it manually. If you're in the habit of turning off your computer, add a line to /etc/rc.conf to reload pf when your system boots:
If you instead get an error like:
kldload: can't load pf.ko: File exists
it means that your system is already configured to load pf for you.
Become the superuser and install fwbuilder:
# pkg_add -r fwbuilder
# rehash
# fwbuilder
fwbuilder command will open up the Welcome to Firewall Builder screen. A prompt will ask if you want to open an existing project file or create a new one. Click on the Create new project file button and give it a filename; the program will add the .fwb extension. Click on the Next button to proceed.
The next screen offers two possibilities:
Revision control is a very good thing. Every time you start fwbuilder, it maintains a copy of your existing project file (i.e., your last session). This gives you a history of all of your sessions. More importantly, if you mess things up, you can go back to a previous working session. I recommend selecting both options, then pressing Finish.
This will take you to the fwbuilder GUI, which is divided into two main sections. The left frame contains an Object tree and the right frame contains your firewall rules (after you have defined some objects). Using objects is a very powerful visual aid, allowing you to quickly see your networks, computers, and services, and to cut and paste these objects into firewall rules.
The first object you create should represent your firewall. Click on the New Object icon (it looks like a sheet of paper) and select New Firewall from the drop-down menu. Give your firewall a name (I called mine
my_firewall), select PF from the drop-down menu of firewall software, and click Next. Keep the default to Configure interfaces manually, and press Next.
You should see a screen like Figure 1.
Figure 1. Your new firewall
Note: if your screen doesn't include the Netmask and MAC options, you didn't start
fwbuilder as the superuser. Only the superuser can create firewall objects and firewall rules.
Be sure to Add the interface information for each NIC in your computer as well as the loopback. If your firewall will protect only your personal computer, you need only one physical NIC installed in your computer. If you wish your computer to provide NAT to other computer(s) on your home network, you need to have two NICs installed.
If your ISP assigns you a DHCP address, check the Dynamic address option. Otherwise, enter your static IP address and subnet mask.
To determine the FreeBSD names of your interfaces as well as the associated IP addressing information, type:
# ifconfig
xl0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 192.168.2.49 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255
ether 00:04:75:ee:e0:21
media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>)
status: active
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
With my information, I entered into the New Firewall screen:
Name: xl0
Address: (greyed out because I checked Dynamic address)
Netmask: (greyed out because I checked Dynamic address)
MAC: 00:04:75:ee:e0:21
Label: external
Name: lo0
Address: 127.0.0.1
Netmask: 255.0.0.0
MAC: (leave empty)
Label: loopback
When choosing a label, "external" is good for the NIC you use to access the internet, and "internal" is good for the NIC attached to your home network. If you need to add a static subnet mask, you must first convert that hex number (
0xffffff00, for example) to decimal. Ignore the 0x, as that simply indicates a hex number. What remains is four pairs of numbers: ff ff ff 00. ff is easy; it represents 255, and 00 represents 0, so this mask is: 255.255.255.0. If you have a pair that isn't an ff or a 00, use a conversion table:
Note to users of modems: your interface name will be either
ppp0 or
tun0. Running
ifconfig while connected to the internet will make it easier to spot your IP address.
Once you've entered the information for a NIC, click Add and repeat for each of your NIC(s). When finished, click on the Finish button. The Firewall properties menu will stay open for you, but you can close it to keep the defaults. If you take a look at your Object tree, it now contains some new objects: one for your firewall and one for each interface you defined.
You have one last change to finish the firewall object--marking one of the interfaces as a Management interface. For a personal firewall, it should be the loopback. Double-click your loopback object and check the Management interface box, then close that screen.
You now have everything you need to create a simple firewall ruleset that allows your personal computer to access the internet and prevents anyone on the internet from accessing your computer.
Click on the Rules menu and select Insert Rule (Figure 2). Notice that the default rule denies any source from reaching any destination using any TCP/UDP service. To allow the system running the firewall, right-click your firewall object and select Copy. Right-click inside the Source box of the rule and Paste. Your firewall should now show as the source of packets. Next, right-click the Deny word under Action and change it to Accept. In the Options box, right-click and select Logging Off--you don't want to log every one of your successful packets.
Figure 2. Inserting a rule (Click for full-size image)
You should always add a comment to remind yourself why you made a rule. If you double-click on the box, you can type in your comment. I wrote:
allow my computer to access the internet
That one rule is enough to give you a working firewall. If you want, you can add a second rule. Click on the Rules menu and select Add Rule Below. Add a comment:
deny all other traffic
If you don't plan on looking at your firewall logs, turn off logging in the Options box.
Note that this second rule isn't necessary for this setup, because the pf firewall assumes you want to deny any traffic you didn't explicitly accept. This is an implicit deny. You may find it useful to add the rule with a comment to remind you of this behavior.
Tip: A quick administrator's trick is to add this rule only when you are troubleshooting a problem and to leave the Logging option on.
You've just created a firewall ruleset, but it won't start working until you install it.
First, you need to configure
sshd to allow the superuser to connect and install the firewall rules. By default, FreeBSD doesn't allow superuser
ssh sessions. Change this default by typing the next line very carefully and double-checking your upper- and lowercase and your >> before pressing enter:
# echo "PermitRootLogin yes" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Don't worry; no one on the internet will be able to
ssh to your computer once you install your firewall rules. Next, tell
sshd about that change:
# /etc/rc.d/sshd reload
Reloading sshd config files.
If you see an error:
sshd not running? (check /var/run/sshd.pid).
use this command instead:
# /etc/rc.d/sshd start
Starting sshd.
Double-check that
sshd is running with:
# /etc/rc.d/sshd status
sshd is running as pid 5467.
Next, select Install from the Rules menu. You'll receive this message:
Some objects have been modified since
you compiled the policy last time.
Do you want to recompile it before you install?
You do, so click the Compile button. A text box should open and the last message should read "Policy compiled successfully." Click the Install button. Under authentication information, enter
root for the username and type in the password for your superuser account, then press Next. You should receive a New RSA key message:
You are connecting to the firewall 'my_firewall'
for the first time. It has provided you its
identification in a form of its host public key. The
fingerprint of the host public key is: "
You can save the host key to the local database
by pressing YES, or you can cancel connection
by pressing NO. You should press YES only if
you are sure you are really connected to the
firewall 'my_firewall'.
It is safe to press Yes because you know you are connecting to your own firewall. However, it is good to know how to check a host's fingerprint in case you ever connect to a remote FreeBSD system:
# ssh-keygen -l -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key.pub
1024 b6:76:30:aa:01:27:64:48:3b:18:28:18:5b:c9:ae:e4
Note: you will only need to verify the fingerprint the very first time you install your firewall.
Once you click Yes, a text box will open (mine was minimized). You will get a message about No ALTQ support in the kernel, but that's OK, as you aren't using it. Simply close the message box. Your firewall is now running.
Use the
pfctl (pf control) command to see what's happening with your firewall and to stop and start the firewall. Use the show switch (
-s) to view the rules currently running on the firewall:
# pfctl -s rules
No ALTQ support in kernel
ALTQ related functions disabled
pass out quick inet from (xl0) to any keep state label "RULE 0 -- ACCEPT "
block drop in quick inet all label "RULE 1 -- DROP "
block drop out quick inet all label "RULE 1 -- DROP "
block drop in quick inet all label "RULE 10000 -- DROP "
block drop out quick inet all label "RULE 10000 -- DROP "
If you compare that text to the rules you made in
fwbuilder, you'll recognize rules 0 and 1. Rule 10000 is that implicit deny rule.
If you ever wish to stop your firewall, use the disable switch:
# pfctl -d
To restart the firewall, specify the name of your ruleset. It will be in /etc and have the same name as your firewall. In my case, it is in /etc/my_firewall.conf. To start this firewall, I use
pfctl at the command line with the enable switch:
# pfctl -e /etc/my_firewall.conf
Alternatively, I can right-click the firewall in the Objects tree and choose Install from the drop-down menu. (Note that this will fail for the current set of rules. It's easy to fix though.)
Note: if you added the line to /etc/rc.conf mentioned at the beginning of this article, add another line to load your ruleset if you reboot your computer:
where my_firewall.conf is the name of your ruleset. It is always a good idea to run
pfctl -s rules after a reboot to double-check that your firewall is running.
If you take a look at your first rule, it allows the firewall to go anywhere as a Source. However, nothing can connect to the firewall as a Destination. This includes the firewall making a connection to itself in order to install a policy, so if you were to add a rule you would get an error when you tried to install it. This is fine if you are happy with your firewall as is. Try it out--you should be able to surf, send/receive email, and do most of the things you normally do on the internet.
However, if you find you need to add more rules, you must start with a rule that allows the firewall to install a policy. Click on the number 0 in the first rule, go to the Rules menu, and select Insert Rule. Because the firewall needs to access the loopback management interface over
ssh, it makes sense to have the rule look like this:
Source: my_firewall
Destination: my_firewall:lo0:ip (you'll find this if you click the +
by your loopback object)
Service: ssh
Action: Accept
Options: Logging On
Comment: allow firewall to install policy
You haven't made a ssh object yet, so do so now. Click + next to Services to expand its tree. Right-click TCP and select New TCP Service. Under Name:, enter ssh. Under Destination Port Range Start, enter 22 and click the Apply Changes button. When finished, your firewall rules should resemble Figure 3.
Figure 3. Firewall rules that allow ssh (Click for full-size image)
Before you can install the new rule, you will have to temporarily stop the firewall--remember, it currently doesn't allow any connections to itself.
# pfctl -d
Install the rulebase as usual; it will restart the firewall for you. You should be able to see your new rule if you type:
# pfctl -s rules
My new rule looks like:
pass out log quick inet proto tcp from (xl0) to 127.0.0.1 port = ssh keep
state label "RULE 0 -- ACCEPT "
Today, I've demonstrated how to make a personal firewall that protects your system while allowing you to access the internet. My next article will show you how to install a NAT policy with
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The Angels first real move of the hot stove season was signing left handed pitcher Hisanori Takahashi, formerly of the Mets. After last year's trades and free agency losses, we definitely needed a lefty. A quick skim of the roster yields one long string of Rs and Scott Kazmir and Kaz is more of a big question mark than an L we can count on. Which Kaz will take the mound?
I admit I know little to nothing about Takahashi. I know a lot more about American League players these days than National League players, for obvious reasons, and I have not been paying a lot of attention the Mets for the last several years. His stats look okay. Ten years as a successful pitcher on three championship teams with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan, Matsui's old team followed by a year with the Mets. It looks like he was great against lefties last year for the Mets – no homeruns, a .217 average and a .270 slugging average – with less impressive stats against righties. He was 10-6 last year with the better part of that record (6-2) coming as a reliever. Is this because he's more effective as a reliever or more indicative of the fact that he was playing for the Mets, the Angels, of course, being in a unique position to understand what an unsuccessful team can do to a good pitcher's record? I don't know. Win record is an important but murky stat and I have never seen the guy pitch. But I am intrigued to find out.
He seemed like a much better deal at the $5.5 million for 2 years that was previously, unofficially, announced than the $8 million reported later on Friday. Terry Smith interviewed L.A. Times Sports reporter Mike Digiovanna during Friday's Angels Tonight broadcast and DiGiovanna predicts that at that salary the Angels actually want Takahashi for the 5th starter position. That brings up all kinds of interesting possibilities, like moving Kaz to the bullpen where he might be able to rebuild his confidence and stamina – and hopefully regain his control in the process. Better for Kaz, better for the Angels. Of course, I did notice that in the press release, the front office kept hyping Takahashi's stats against lefties over righties and, as previously mentioned, he has a much better record as a reliever. To me, this screams reliever. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Tony Reagins made it clear that he thinks this is good for the Angels first move this offseason. That "first move" line was one of the best parts actually. The fans all know that the Angels front office does not comment on potential trades and signings until they are official and we know they are trying to work some offseason magic for us, but it's nice of them to throw us a bone and confirm this assumption from time to time.
It was funny to see the Angels name listed among the offers for Mariano Rivera. The front office had to know that was never going to happen. And would it have even worked out if it did happen? Rivera's considerable prowess vs. the Angels curse with high priced closers – which one would prevail or would they cancel each other out? But I do understand making an offer. It's like buying a lottery ticket when the jackpot is up to $100 million or so. You don't actually expect to win but you'd feel awfully foolish if you didn't at least try. Then again, when you shell out $5 bucks or so for a lottery ticket it doesn't drive the price of lottery tickets up for everyone else prompting the lottery commission to retaliate. Oy, this could get expensive, more so than originally planned I think.
While I wait for more news on that front, it's time for my favorite way to while away the offseason. No Saturday night baseball? No problem, time to have folks over for a game night of the board and build your own board variety. I will defend my Catan title with fierce trade negotiations. Bwa ha ha. All your brick and wood are belong to me.
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Glad the Angels made their "first move" of the off season. I have no doubt that there are some big ones coming – like Carl Crawford, for example?
Kaz is one of those guys I always wish the best for, unless he is on the mound against us.
Thing is, Kaz is a leftie, and they always seem to think with the right side of their brain.
That can be an advantage and a fault considering which hand you pitch with or put your fork inor for dinner.
But seriously, the guy when he is on is a great pitcher. The problem is in recent years you have had to accept both Kazmirs and hope the right one for the job shows up that day on the mound.
Sure you want it to be more focused and straight lined, but lefties are not about all of that….Trust me here.
I am a Southpaw too (lol).
Rays Renegade
Jane – I sure hope so! But a deal with Crawford is looking messier and messier as time goes by…especially after today.
Rays Renegade – That was an Annie Savoy worthy description of a leftie's thought process. I love it! I remember how good Kaz was for the Rays and how good he was for us when he came on board at the end of 2009. It's hard not to want the best for the guy when seems more perplexed and upset by what happened to him in 2010 than anyone. That there are two Kazes sadly makes him a perfect fit for the Angels in many ways because there are two Angels teams, the one that plays like baseball champions and the one that plays like a glorified AAA team. We just see a lot less of the latter Angels in a good season, but they're still there. Hopefully Kaz and the Angels can find a way to be their better selves a lot more often this year.


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A defining momentJanuary 01,2013
In defiance of international law and the Geneva Conventions, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announces plans for 3,000 housing units for Jewish settlers. The announcement of more Israeli settlement construction probably gets a ho-hum, what else is new? reaction from many people. I submit that this is not just another expansion move. It is known as E-1 (from East One). It is a defining moment, a watershed, in the history of the colonial occupation of Palestine. I am not an alarmist, but my 40-plus years of experience of observing firsthand the expansion and acceleration of Israeli settlements on Palestinian land tell me that Israel has whittled away chances for a real durable peace. And this move is a critical point of no return for the future of Israelis and Palestinians.
What is E-1? Why is it so critical? Looking at a map of Israel, find Jerusalem; on the west side is West Jerusalem and Israel proper; to the east is Arab East Jerusalem, Palestinian villages and E-1 proposed settlements and to the east is Maale Adumin. When completed it will cut the West Bank in two North and South will not be contiguous. It will connect Maale Adumin with Jerusalem. It will cut off Arab East Jerusalem from Palestinians in West Bank towns. It forecloses on any hope for a shared Jerusalem as capital of both Israel and Palestine. (See BTselem.org, E-map.)
BTselem reports that despite the illegality, the police station, roads and street lights have already been built for E-1. Long before this recent announcement of 3,000 housing units, E-1 plans were formulated in the 1990s and approved as early as 2005. Hotels and a business center are planned. What a number of concerned Israelis have noted is Palestinians are not mentioned anywhere nor have they been consulted. Palestinians are forbidden to use the roads to the settlements. The Jahalin Bedouin tribe has been moved to a garbage dump near Abu Dis, and land confiscation continues in the nearby Palestinian villages of Anata, Abu Dis and Al-Izaryyah.
With a police station and partial infrastructure already in place, Israel will undoubtedly tell Washington to bug off, and this defining moment will pass the way of Oslo, Sharm El Sheikh, Wye, the road map and other so-called peace talks. Israeli occupation will be entrenched with two legal systems already in place. Israelis will have full freedom for a normal life, while Palestinians, cut off from one another north-south, east-west, will be controlled in every aspect of life through a system of permits, roadblocks, checkpoints, and ultimatums of closures, curfews, even control over the taxes collected belonging to Palestinians. The wall will continue to transform Palestinian villages into open-air prisons.
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The policy, intended to vet anyone volunteering in any capacity through a county department or program, upset two people enough to drive them to resign. A married couple who has volunteered with Meals on Wheels for more than 20 years will leave their posts after being offended by the new policy requiring background checks.
ŌĆ£I think the interpretation is they are being treated the same as a county employee, and that wasnŌĆÖt their intent when they started the program,ŌĆØ said Karen Davis, Jackson County nutrition program coordinator.
The new policy requires anybody who volunteers with a county-run program such as Meals on Wheels to fill out an application that includes a background check. While the new policy has elicited grumbling ŌĆö and, in the case of Meals on Wheels, resignations ŌĆö from some long-time volunteers, itŌĆÖs a needed protection for the countyŌĆÖs most vulnerable citizens, according to county administrators, including Jackson County Department of Aging Director Eddie Wells and Jackson County Manager Chuck Wooten.
Volunteers who deliver Meals on Wheels go into the homes of the elderly, and may be that personŌĆÖs only human contact all week.
ŌĆ£They put a lot of faith and a lot of trust in that person,ŌĆØ Wooten said. ŌĆ£We just want to make sure that the person we send into that home has nothing to cause us alarm.ŌĆØ
So far, the background checks have unveiled no unsavory pasts, and the human resource department holds the results confidentially as personnel records, Wooten said.
But while the resignation of two stalwart volunteers is upsetting ŌĆö the pair was responsible for five routes between them ŌĆö things are looking up for the Meals on Wheels program overall.
After an August kerfuffle during which county commissioners questioned the programŌĆÖs waiting list, Meals on Wheels now has a waiting list of zero. Commissioners had allocated extra funds last winter so Meals on Wheels could expand and serve everyone on its waiting list.
But five months later, the waiting list still had 32 people on it, only down somewhat from the previous number of 43, much to commissionersŌĆÖ disappointment.
The Jackson Department of Aging Director Eddie Wells explained at the time that the challenge wasnŌĆÖt just the money to provide the meals, but also a volunteer force to deliver them.
Now, the program is serving more people than one year ago, and its volunteer roll has seen a boost.
In January 2013, the program served 78 clients using 70 volunteers. This year, it serves 89 people with 74 volunteers. New clients are now added to routes as they apply, rather than waiting weeks or months to be added.
While an increase of four drivers might not sound like a lot, that extra handful of volunteers makes all the difference, Davis said.
ŌĆ£It makes a huge difference because each meal delivery route feeds around 10 clients, so one person feeds 10 people,ŌĆØ she said. ŌĆ£One volunteer does a lot of good for the community.ŌĆØ
Conversely, the resignation of two drivers responsible for five routes can pose a challenge, so Meals on Wheels is looking for volunteers to fill the void. Wells, however, is optimistic about the programŌĆÖs future and the safeguards the new volunteer policy provides.
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1 they are fans of clubs that haven't got DR and support their clubs decision
2 they have had it their own way for a long time
One of the clubs most against DR is Barrow. A club who in recent years have cheated their way to success more than any
At least what we are doing is in the rules regardless of the moral standing on the actual principle of DR.
The reasons DR is good for Swinton
1 im a swinton fan and tend to support my clubs decision
2 we have faced more adversity than any club in rugby league yet still we remain. Its time we had a bit of help our way
This argument will rage all season
Ambiguous rumours like the one Terry quotes are not worth my attention.
And finally if DR is abandoned at the end of the year guess what wil happen?
The annual scramble for players will begin
Fev will sign all the best in Yorkshire with Halifax breaking the bank
Leigh will sign all the best in Lancashire and Sheffield will somehow sign a load of good players from the southern hemisphere again despite crowds on a par with ours
The rest of us will scratch around what's left. Hope to pick up a hidden gem from the amateur game or hope to pick off a super league academy star.
Now that system is fair...is it?
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Vacation was over. There was one more thing to do. We were in search of the best chicken pot pie ever.
And it was sold in the deli of a supermarket somewhere in L.A. (Lower Alabama).
The Lady of the House and I had discovered it on our last trip when we stopped at a supermarket for some road food.
We sat in our car on that cool fall day and dug into our eats.
"Mmmm," I said. "This is the best chicken pot pie I've EVER had."
The chicken had a freshly roasted flavor to it, the gravy was smooth and tasty, the vegetables weren't overcooked and it was all wrapped up in a flaky puff pastry crust.
"You just like the puff pastry crust," said The Lady of the House.
"And the gravy and the chicken," I said.
So going home we stopped at the first grocery store across the Alabama state line. It was filled with a wonderful barbecue aroma but no chicken pot pie. We stopped at another supermarket that had lots of tasty looking pastries but no chicken pot pie.
On the road again I fell asleep in the back seat. West of Mobile,
Ala., I woke up just in time to see, like the shining golden city of El Dorado, a Winn-Dixie supermarket in Semmes, Ala.
"THAT'S IT!" I proclaimed. "THAT'S the supermarket, pull in!"
I dashed out of the car through the store and back to the deli where there was one lone chicken pot pie.
I stood in front of the deli, spread out my arms and yelled, "This is the home of the best chicken pot pie in the world!"
The people behind the counter looked like they might call the cops. The two little old ladies waiting for fried chicken seemed scared.
"All this for a little puff pastry," said The Lady of the House.
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This B- list mostly television actor who had a great role on a great hit cable show walked out of an interview last week when a reporter called him black. The actor said he isn't black and it really ticked him off.
Jason Momoa
What is he then? ?ReplyCancel
Well you should get a persons race correct. I don't like when ppl assume I'm only black because of my skin tone. Do your fucking research.ReplyCancel
"His father is of Native Hawaiian descent, while his mother is of German, Irish, and Native American ancestry."ReplyCancel
He should have stayed and politely corrected them. Educate don't be bitchy. He is C list at best. He doesn't have the clout to be throwing tantrums or walking out on reporters. It was probably an honest mistake
Educate the reporter.
Or they should research who they're interviewing instead of assuming things about them.ReplyCancel
Though I like him, he should have treated it as a teaching opportunity for the ill informed.
Not all non-white people are black!!ReplyCancel
@VIP, I can't find it in the original – did you ever deliver on the request for hot Kahl Drago pic? It's Friday, help a girl out. 😀ReplyCancel
If it was a new TV show that red river thing the interviewers are probably given the assignment with little time to prepare.
It's not like they're interviewing Scandal or Revenge where everyone is a household name. It's a new show on the Sundance channel and some low ranking intern probably got the assignment hours before
Lose the attitude. Take it on the chin and promote your show
There, there, Jason. (One hand caressing his cheek the other hand on his other cheek.)ReplyCancel
Agreed with those who said the reporter should have done his research.
Still not as bad when crazy lady mentioned Martin Short's wife Nancy as still living when he was a widower. He was classy and let it slide. NOT to imply Jason wasn't but his name is obviously Hawaiian.
Why bring up his race in the first place even?ReplyCancel
Here I thought today was Thursday.ReplyCancel
It's not Friday. I was daydreaming.ReplyCancel
Isn't the mother of his children half black? WTF?!?!ReplyCancel
He's Hawaiian? Interviewer is lucky he wasn't Samoan or they'da got the Stinkface (SFW).ReplyCancel
Thank God for that I thought I really tied one on yesterday :pReplyCancel
If his dad is Hawaiian (Samoan) and his mother German, then he is a Mutt! — just like me!ReplyCancel
The things I would do to that man……ReplyCancel
Momoa didn't handle it well and the interviewer sounds like a moron. Some people do NOT suffer fools gladly. For his career's sake, Momoa needs to learn to brush it off. It is kind of insulting that you're one of the most high-profile celebs of your ethnicity — a very small group of the world's population — and the reporter thinks your background is something entirely different. This isn't like he confused a Swede for a German.
I don't necessarily read this as Momoa left b/c he was insulted to be perceived as Black. I think he was insulted that the guy couldn't get a very basic thing about him correct — an aspect that may well be a source of great pride to him.
Also, c'mon, Momoa doesn't look Black — at least not in the sense of "this person is of 100% African lineage." At best, he *might* be seen as mixed, in which case, a professional would not assume what that was. Just really tone-deaf and irresponsible of the interviewer.ReplyCancel
I was going to say if he was Maori or Samoan or Tongan, interviewer be in real trouble.
I don't think he was reacting to be called black more like he is proud of his Hawaiian heritage and couldn't believe the interviewer apparently did no research on him not even a 20 second glance at wiki
but that's "journalism" today, even though not all internet sources are as accurate as the old school sources of the olden days, there is no excuse now not to have done your research you don't even have to leave your bed to do a few minutes of research before any interviewReplyCancel
Wait until this guy/girl asks The Rock that questionReplyCancel
You assume he was pissed because he doesn't want ppl to think he's black but as a person who's had to deal with ppl getting my race wrong I assume he is just proud of who he I'd and doesn't want ppl to be confused about things. It isn't his fucking job to educate ppl. Educate yourselves.ReplyCancel
Oh, for GoT fans: the moment when Jason Momoa crashed the GoT Comic Con panel and made Khaleesi blush.ReplyCancel
@Sugarbread maker, really? Little time to prepare? How much time to you need to Google Jason Mamoa and learn to which ethnic group he belongs?
You bet he was not reacting to be called black, and you bet he was not offended to be called black, but pissed off to see his heritage brushed aside because for some stupid people in this country you can only be white or non-white, and non-white can only mean Afr-American or Latino.ReplyCancel
Wow, some of these comments… *jaw dropping*.ReplyCancel
I doubt he was pissed about the race. He was probably pissed the interviewer didn't know anything about him. When Stuttering John would start interviews w/ "W-w-w-who are y-y-y-y-ou and why are you ff-f-f-f-amous?" lots of people would get pissed.ReplyCancel
I'm with you jack ducky. I'm black but I look very racially ambiguous, and in my family it was considered a non-issue. People sometimes make assumptions. I had some Puerto Rican girls mad at me because they thought, I thought, I was too good to speak Spanish to them. I am 0% Latino, speak no Spanish and meant no offense at all. Yesterday some black women got mad at me on Dlisted for complaining that Kim Kardashian has become the beauty standard for many women of various races. I never mentioned my race but did say that I my looks are similar to KK's. They basically told me I was ignorant and that no black women were doing that, only stupid white girls. Yeah, sometimes race needs to be kept out of it.ReplyCancel
FWIW, in England–at least through the early 2000s–anyone of color was referred to as "Black." Imagine the delight of my marketing colleagues at a cross-pond publisher, after I read samples from an upcoming reference about "Contemporary Black British Culture"–that we had to promote in the US–& had to inform them that in the UK ALL non-whites are "Black." x[
That may still be the case, as the DM & other far-right UK media has a very inclusive hate hard-on about immigration policy allowing so many non-white people to settle there.ReplyCancel
And the whole non-white thing gets complicated too. Technically, I've got lots of black and white heritage, but I don't identify as biracial because for most people that means one white parent and one black parent. The old old old school word for most of my ancestors was mulatto. They in turn married into other mulatto families making more mulatto babies. Lots of folks are uncomfortable with this so I generally identify as black.ReplyCancel
Only people of color should be responding…..white comments are way off base, not appreciated and mostly drip in race-ignorance. (It's equal to the misinformed, bigoted, centuries of ignorance comments now associated with gender). The exceptions are those who have significant others representing other ethnicities/race/hues.ReplyCancel
@Freya: Yep. Amazing that as big as them Samoan sumbitches get, they still remain remarkably agile.
@KidJones: FU "Only we can respond" talk about bigoted.ReplyCancel
It's my Friday! How about a lil Jason Momoa tush pretty please?ReplyCancel
Is KidJones the new JustCurious? God help us.
People of any color can have an opinion and comment. This isn't some deep philosophical debate, it's a smutty gossip site. You have no fucking clue what race we are or what we are mixed with. You think the comments are ignorant? Welcome to CDaN! You must be new.ReplyCancel
I think it's fine that people of any race comment on this but saying it's okay to be ignorant or offensive because this is the Internet is honestly the dumbest thing I've heard today.ReplyCancel
If this reporter had called Chinese a Japanese / Korean person, would those commenters who say this is not big deal support him too? Or calling Kraut a Limey? Or Russki someone from the PIGS?
It's not racism, it's having your facts OK.ReplyCancel
I think whenever people have to post comment after comment about offensiveness or ignorance on the internet or deride a gossip site for it, they might need to take a break from the internet. This isn't academia. Its for entertainment and no ones forcing you to be here. Very moronic behavior on your part to have such high expectations from a gossip blog imo.ReplyCancel
So it's okay to be offensive if it's for entertainment? And it's moronic to expect grown adults to not be ignorant and offensive just because they're anonymous on the Internet? Lol okay then.ReplyCancel
Whose being offensive? The truth is i think youre a bigot because you wouldn't have a problem with anything anyone was saying if they were non white. Offensiveness is subjective. I haven't read anything on here that is offensive. I also think that you have a problem with your dark skin and the racism youve experienced and youre taking it out on everyone in here. Thats not fair.Look to yourself. Value who you are as an individual. I dont give a shit who you are or what color you are. What is the mettle of you as an individual? That is what is truly important – not all this stupid racialized bullshit. What do you REALLY think about everything- whites , blacks etc. ? Not a white person in this room , except me would answer that question. Blame white guilt..To me, even if a person's opinions are the most biased, bigoted bullshit in the world, at least they are honest. Those opinions can be change d through life, experience and education possibly. The problem with race relations In this country is people dont talk…And the negative social stigma associated with dark skin will always be a reality until people acknowledge this is a fucking problem. Thats why momoa responded the way he did. There is a negative connotation associated with blackness and its severely fucked up. If its never acknowledged, publicized and discussed by all the worlds peoples, this will never change.
Also i wanted to make a small point here, a test. I'm going to make a blanket statement. ' Alot of black people always make themselves out to be the victim. 'Now before you get offended, would your reaction be different if I was black. You know it would be and thats not right. People should be able to be honest about their views without being accosted. Most of the white people on here would never say truly what they believe if a topic is racial because they dont want to be judged as being racially insensitive. I dont have those issues. Im sure you know that by now though.ReplyCancel
I've already staten I'm not black so once again fuck off for assuming and secondly yeah I get annoyed and offended when anyone regardless of color makes a blanket statement about any group and thirdly I said I didn't have a problem with white ppl commenting on this. Do you read? I said I though it was dumb that ppl think it's okay to be offensive or ignorant just because this is the Internet.ReplyCancel
I get mistaken for Mexican all the time because of my last name & I am not Mexican. I can totally see why Jason would have been agitated. When you're proud of who you are and where you came from it's frustrating when other people assume you are something else entirely. Yes he could have handled it better but the reporter should have researched him better. It's not like his last name doesn't scream pacific islander. :/ReplyCancel
Youre a fucking idiot. I never called you black. My examples used black people because the topic of discussion was related to them from the beginning. You have some severe reading comprehension deficits. Im done trying to explain to someone who obviously doesn't have the mental capacity to comprehend. So peace yo!ReplyCancel
Lol becoming defensive and insulting my intelligence. Classic. Have a great day.ReplyCancel
Youre repeating the same retarded bullshit and Im ignorant. Go get your g.e.d. and then come back and lets have a frank discussion on race relations. You're dismissed.
Also you're the bogot because if I wss anything other than white you wouldnt be offended by my comment. That's ignorance personified.ReplyCancel
LOL Jack Ducky gets mad all the time, just ignore his drama queen ass. Kid Jones you're the biggest racist on here. Both of ya'll need to take it to Son of Baldwin and be outraged there. But feel free to stay and keep getting angrier and respond to everyone, it's funny.
Anyway I myself am Haitian, German, and Irish – ya'll better come correct if I help you in a store with commission, don't you dare say the "black girl" helped you. You say the Haitian/German/Irish girl helped you LOLReplyCancel
First off I'm a girl. I'm not angry? And I don't get mad all the time? Just annoyed by people's ignorance. I do find it funny though how all of y'all's responses to being called out on being offensive is to then be insulting to somebody you don't know. Bullying at it's finest.
Anyway I'm done for the day so continue being offensive/ignorant if you want. And insult me all you want too cause it honestly doesn't hurt my feelings.ReplyCancel
I'm proud of my Hawaiian heritage and get annoyed when people start to speak Spanish to me because the assume I'm Latino. Not that I find Latinos less than, just that I am not and if someone is unsure of another's ancestory one should simply ask. Easy peasy. If I had made a film and were presenting at a film festival I would hope that anyone interviewing me would at the very least knew my name and whether or not I'm black, Latino or Persian. If I am unsure of someone's ethnicity I either ask or don't bring it up so not to offend.ReplyCancel
That comment shows you're an idiot Pip. None of you have the proverbial balls to have a frank discussion about race. You tiptoe and sidestep and never spit any real truths about how u feel. Btw, jack ducky wasnt just referring to me as the person that he was offended by. He was offended by you and others. Just wanted to make sure you were aware of that because i know that twists your silly lily white heart into pieces. Not that I give a fuck what jack or anyone else feels. I speak the truth and those who can't deal shouldn't address me. By the way im a woman. Get it right. LolReplyCancel
I actually wasn't offended by pip so… I was referring to you and that kels personReplyCancel
And, jack ducky has mentioned more than once she's a female, so how's about YOU get it, right, @Eros?!ReplyCancel
Eros, you still got it wrong.ReplyCancel
Hahaha! I didn't bother to read all the comments but here is my thought. Jason was perfectly happy to be viewed as a black man when he was with Lisa Bonet. Black women swooned over him. Being identified as a black man HELPED his career. To the white people who are feeling incredulous check Ebony magazine, Essence magazine, Madanoire, and Lipstick Alley. Many accounts of his efforts are there. SMDH. :-/ReplyCancel
My self hatred? What are you even talking about anymore?ReplyCancel
Ii think were running into that issue again — your mental incapabilities of grasping simple concepts. I dont feel like child feeding ideas to those who aren't mentally equipped either. All I will say is this in closing, your responses bespeak your mindset and your self perception. I know you wont get that either. Thats okay. Lol. Best of luck to ya duck lmaoReplyCancel
The interviewer is clueless and inexperienced. I'm a former journalist and regularly interviewed people during film festivals where I knew ziltch about them because they were added at the last minute in a group interview, or it was a scrum. In those situations. there are loads of interesting questions that can be asked that can reveal a lot about them as a person. You don't have to ask or reference age, sex, race, relationships, religion… I would start my interviews with a quirky, humorous and mild 'insult' and how the interviewee reacted told me everything I needed to know about them regarding how seriously they took themselves and therefore guided me as to how to proceed with the rest of the interview.
In this situation, Jason figured out fairly quickly how this interview was going to go and bailed. Good for him. The interviewer will hopefully learn from his mistake.ReplyCancel
the date of this interview hints at sundance when some 500 rookie interviewers all collide in a snowtown and get told their interview subject usually minutes before interviewing them,, no real time to prepare.. sundance always seems like a drunken madhouse on all parts. might have asked about being a black lead in an indie movie?? you don'y know the reference of question and it could have been an international journo tooReplyCancel
See 2:03. And she was just pointing out some fallacies in your argument. Frankly the only thing on the man that even hints African heritage is the hair and even that's a moot point these days. The green eyes and olive skin and the last name should have all been indications of heritage.ReplyCancel
I guess I'm naive because I don't understand why race came up in the first place. The reporter called him black? Why call him anything at all but Mr. Mamoa or Jason or whatever. Obviously they weren't doing a biography on him (they would have known already if that was the case), so why was his race brought up in the first place?ReplyCancel
@Ay, in all fairness, Jason does look like he's mixed with black. He really does. But even mixed people shouldn't have to identify with just one race, I get that. Now on to my main point, him walking out implies that he is offended that he was called black, and not simply because the interviewer was ill-informed. Now before anyone jumps up & says he can't be racist because his wife is half black, let me just say two words: Donald Sterling. You can still fall in love with a person of a particular race and have negative views of that race as a whole. He probably sees his wife as an exception to the rule.ReplyCancel
@poppyfresh….yeah I get what you mean. I'm Native Hawaiian, but i'll be the first one to say that a majority of hawaiian islanders are usually lazy, mooch off of their families and in general have a lazy outlook on life lol. But it still annoys me when peeps assume I'm mexican or whatnot without asking me. I'm proud of my heritage, as is Jason. He's spoken about his ancestry plenty of times in the press since his Game Of Throne days so I can see that he'd think most people would already know that about him.ReplyCancel
@KidJones: Your comment is as stupid as a pro athlete saying "You can't talk about (insert sport here) because you never played it." So don't hate me cause I'm white, hate me cause I'm not as stupid as you are.ReplyCancel


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