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Jess McQueen is 16 years old and is currently study at Heaton Manor Sixth Form in Heaton. She signed up for the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme, run by Newcastle United Foundation, aimed at encouraging sixth formers to take on new challenges and learn new skills. Jess has written about her experience of the first stage of the programme, a group trip to Allendale for team building.
"I first heard about NCS when they came into assembly in year 11, it sounded lots of fun so when they visited again when I was in year 12 I signed up."
"I choose to sign up because it sounded like a challenge and a great opportunity for the holidays, also friends from the year above which were involved with previous programmes really convinced me to go with all the fun stories and exiting memories they shared with me from their trip.
"I remember the first time I met the people in my group, it was during the meet and greet part of phase one. At first I was rather nervous but quickly, with the welcome from the enthusiastic leaders, I was soon deep in conversation getting to know everyone.
"For me I was nervous about going away for the weekend with people I didn't know, in a new area, and doing activities I hadn't done before. I did have one close best friend on the course that I go to sixth form with and have grown up with which was very comforting.
"I found myself making friends straight away, I quickly developed a strong friendship with the two girls I was sharing a room with. They were both lovely and so easy to talk to and get along with, being of a similar age. We were from the same area so I found we had a lot in common and never ran out of conversation. "
"We did many activities during our stay my personal favourite the ghyll scrambling (waterfall jumping), it was an exhilarating challenge that left my heart racing but full of achievement. I felt very proud when we looked back at the height of the jump and I was able to say I had pushed myself and done that, especially when at points beforehand I had doubted myself, but with the support of my team and the coaches it almost felt easy.
"We did many other activities, which all followed the theme of teamwork and challenging yourself, including tree climbing, raft building, canoeing, a night line, fire starting, bridge building, rescue missions and archery. Then, on the last day we had a catapult competition between smaller teams which gave everyone an incentive to get involved and was a lovely way to finish the week.
"As a group we were fortunate enough to have very motivated, enthusiastic and encouraging coaches, I felt comfortable around them straight away. They didn't just watch over us, they experienced everything with us taking part in the activities, supporting all of us and encouraging us to carry on and overcome our fears.
"One of my favourite things not just about the trip but the whole programme, is I have now developed great friendships with people who also took park. We actually went to the park and played basketball after the programme one night and have planned to go for a meal as a group at the weekend.
"I've learnt lots over the weekend, not just about the others, but I feel like I know myself more now, it helped me identify my strengths and weaknesses and how I can use them beneficially. The programme has definitely built my confidence and given me an insight into how easy it can be to establish friendships.
"I would say that I have learnt lots of new skills throughout the programme many of them which will prove to be useful and transferable to other important aspects of my life, like sixth form and work. These include leadership, time keeping and a key one, communication. I also learnt how to include everyone in the group, and how important it is to make sure that I am actively taking part.
"Take me for example, I've made lots of new friends, the two girls Katy and Sadia which I briefly mentioned previously sharing a room with, they don't go to the same school nor are in the same year. I had never met them before the programme yet we left being best mates. They are fantastic, we have so much in common and I would definitely say we will keep in touch.
"There was also Alex and Moses, again so easy to get along with, we even met and got the Metro to the programme each day. In fact I got along with and spoke to everyone in my group. The feeling of developing friendships like that is truly heart warming, knowing that there is a wider world than the walls of your home and school.
"I would definitely encourage anyone considering the programme to go for it, it truly is a great opportunity and experience which will leave you with memories that make you smile and laugh.
"Even if you're nervous, do it. That's what the whole programme is about -overcoming fears, challenging yourself and being successful. I guarantee you will leave the programme being very proud with a strong sense of achievement."


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Ice Cube Campaigns To Get Chris Tucker To Do 'Friday' Sequel
Ice Cube has urged fans of his "Friday" film franchise to bombard his co-star Chris Tucker with messages on Twitter to convince the comedian to sign on for another sequel.
The 1995 cult favorite, about a pair of street-smart slackers, spawned two sequels and helped to launch the hip-hop star as a movie mogul.
Ice Cube is currently writing a new installment of the fun comedy, a follow-up to 2002's "Friday After Next," and he's eager to get Tucker on board too.
During an appearance on TV's "106 & Park" earlier this week, he said, "Everybody twitter (sic) Chris Tucker and make sure he's in this movie. We want him back, we want him back. Everybody just let him know how much we love him in Friday, you know... He gotta (sic) come back for his fans. I'm gonna write him in there and hopefully he'll do it. If he wants to be a part of it, we got open arms for him."

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Year of Jubilee
Asking for loan forgiveness is not the same as stealing. And if you don't like that idea, then you probably don't want to learn about the Year of Jublilee! See Leviticus 25.
You know what I am going through school right now and I'm commuting to my local university so that I can save money. I have friends who went to the community college that offered 2 yr. of free tuition to local graduates to save money. It is beyond me how people think that it is someone else's fault that they went and spent 10's of thousands of dollars on school and can't pay it off. What I see lacking in the speech of the protesters, of Shane himself, and others is a lack of a grounding of their theological beliefs in a good foundation of philosophy and a lack of a good enough grasp on economic reality. Maybe if everybody learned what things like prudence and justice really were they wouldn't go foolishly indebting themselves beyond return or go demanding that some bank -- which has employees whose paycheck and families depend on the money paid back on the loans or they might not have a freaking job -- to pay off a loan they voluntarily took. I swear I see no balance on either side of the isle. You've got the people who are on the other side who might not have the greatest amount of love but have a good bit of economic logic & knowledge, and then you have the protesters and their supporters who have big hearts and no grasp on how economics actually works. My advice: bankers and the like (and politicians even moreso, the fact that they are looked at as less culpable in income disparity is absurd, they are the ones who help these banks and whatnot game the system [them and the Fed]) learn the virtues of love/charity; protesters - learn how to make the right decisions in your life like not being greedy yourselves for a better home and being content w/what's affordable, and hit the books to see how economics and politics work...and no I don't mean reading Che Guevara or Friedrich Nietzche like Shane Claiborne quotes, I mean like reading the Foudning Fathers, Friedrich Hayek, Plato & Aristotle, and the like.
Occupy Wall Street Protestors Goals
According to published reports, some Occupy Wall Street protestors want student loans forgiven. Others want home loans forgiven.
Psalm 37:21-40New International Version (NIV)21 The wicked borrow and do not repay,but the righteous give generously;22 those the LORD blesses will inherit the land,but those he curses will be destroyed.
Exodus 20: 15New International Version (NIV)15 "You shall not steal.
You are quite right, in
You are quite right, in exodus God says "do not steal." But in the same book God also says
"If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest." (Exodus 22:25)
Making a living off of interest on loans to poor people used to be seen as a moral abomination, but our society has made greed a virtue, and riches earned that way something to be admired.
The prophets had many things to say about growing rich off of other people's suffering, such as Habakkuk:
Habakkuk 2:9-11
New International Version (NIV)
9 "Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain,
setting his nest on high
to escape the clutches of ruin!
10 You have plotted the ruin of many peoples,
shaming your own house and forfeiting your life.
11 The stones of the wall will cry out,
and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.
Or another translation
Habakkuk 2:9-11
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
9You're doomed! You made your family rich at the expense of others. You even said to yourself, "I'm above the law."
10But you will bring shame on your family and ruin to yourself for what you did to others.
11The very stones and wood in your home will testify against you.
Who do you think this admonition reflects on most? People who's houses are being forclosed and students who are in debt 3 times more than the loan they took out because of interest, or the bankers who are giving themselves bonuses from taxpayer bailouts?
Did you know for example that student loan industry is the least federally regulated and protected type of lending in the US? That c


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Coal consumption in the US slipped to its lowest levels since 1988 in the first quarter of 2012, and it's glory days could finally be over here.
Coal provided a full 50% of US electricity 10 years ago, now it's down to 33%, bringing the average American's carbon footprint to 1965 levels!
Across the US, coal consumption dropped to 206.9 million tons, while stockpiles climbed to 244.4 million tons, reports the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
That's because of cheap natural gas prices, a mild winter and because some of the oldest, outdated coal power plants are shutting down, rather than comply with upcoming EPA regulations. Therefore, mining is down - some 10.7% for the quarter in the largest production area in the US, Wyoming's Powder River Basin.
Consol Energy is even closing a mining complex in West Virginia, the No. 2 coal state, because inventory is piling up.
Then there's New York, which has new emissions regulations that make it virtually impossible to build or expand coal power plants there.
"By preventing new high-carbon sources of energy, this performance standard will serve to further minimize the power sector's contribution to climate change, which poses a substantial threat to public health and the environment," says Joseph Martens, Commissioner of the NY Department of Environmental Conservation.
Exports Remain High
But demand for coal remains high outside the US, notably in China, and even in the UK, and exports from the US are up. They rose about 3.5% in the first quarter - some Appalachian mines now export 100% of their coal.
Should the US endanger its citizens' health, destroy our environment and contribute to climate change by exporting our coal?
Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) commissioned a report, "Our Pain, Their Gain," which asks that question.
"American families are being subjected to coal mine pollution and damage, just so exports to China and other foreign nations can increase," he says. "The coal may be shipped to foreign markets, but the diseases, the destroyed mountaintops and the environmental ruin from these destructive practices are staying right here in America."
Besides being the leading source of US greenhouse gas emissions, coal's pollution contributes to four out of the five leading causes of mortality - heart disease, cancer, stroke, and respiratory illness. It emits almost half of all mercury pollution, which causes developmental problems in babies and young children, and is a major contributor to asthma. Coal pollution causes $100 billion in health costs annually.
In June, the US Bureau of Land Management auctioned a major tract of Wyoming coal to a single company - Peabody Energy - at a bargain-basement price of $1.10 per ton.
The report comes as Republicans and the coal industry are attempting to push back safeguards that protect communities from coal mining pollution, such as rules that protect streams and drinking water from mountaintop mining operations.
They also seek to gut funding for measures that would reduce the occurrence of black lung in mine workers. In a time when black lung is rising to some 10% of long term workers, a new rule would prevent workers and the industry from monitoring levels of coal dust that workers are exposed to.
And there's a battle in the Pacific Northwest about whether to build terminals to export coal.
The UK, which is consuming the most coal in years, gets most of it from Russia and China has big plans to get more coal from Mongolia, its biggest coal supplier and the world's fastest growing economy.
Mongolia Mining Co. is spending $800 million on a railway to double its coal exports to China, getting it there in just 2-3 hours.
China's coal consumption rose 9.7% last year to 3.7 billion tons, the biggest annual increase since 2005 and almost half the world's total consumption. Projections suggest its demand could reach 4.3 billion tons by 2015.
Report Debunks Coal Economics
But a report challenges the argument that coal is a cheaper option than renewable energy.
The days of cheap coal are over, concludes Locked In: The Financial Risks of New Coal-Fired Power Plants in Today's Volatile International Coal Market. It warns developing countries that locking themselves into coal plant investments puts them at significant financial risk from rising costs.
Authored by Bruce Buckheit, former Director of the EPA's Air Enforcement Office, the report points to commonplace cost overruns of up to 100% in coal plant construction; rising global coal prices; and the emergence of several powerful coal producing countries that it calls the Organization of Coal Exporting Countries (OCEC) that will closely control supply.
Environmental and public health concerns aside, all of this makes investing in coal-fired power plants inherently risky and unaffordable for countries around the world, he says.
The top two coal producers, Australia and Indonesia, account for more than 50% of global coal exports, providing ample opportunity for maintaining high coal prices, the report says. And investments in China and India are particularly risky because these countries have regulations preventing passing these costs to consumers.
In India, for example, an uncompleted 4 GW coal project is looking to be released from long-term power purchase agreements in the face of billions of dollars in losses, and the recently completed Spiritwood Station coal plant in North Dakota opted to remain idle rather than operate at a loss.
Contrast that with the cost of renewable energy, which is quickly becoming competitive with coal power, they say. The price of solar PV-generated power is down over 60% since 2008 and wind power is competitive with coal in any market at 5-10 cents/kWh.
"Countries and financial institutions that lock themselves into coal investments are exposed to the risk or volatile international fuel markets -- something clean energy investments avoid."
Sierra Club's "Locked In" report:
Website: http://www.sierraclub.org/international/lockedin/
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Hiper Unveils 730W Power Supply
As said before, high-performance PSUs are not a luxury, but something really necessary for performance-demanding users. To address those who plan to build ultra-high end computer, Hiper, a well-known maker of power supply units and various other accessories introduced at CeBIT its new 730W PSU: HPU-4x730 with Omnigrid II technology.
As the name implies, the HPU-4x730 was designed for systems with several consumers of 12V rails: it features 4 independent 12V rails and two dedicated PCI Express power connectors. HPU-4x730 also provides P4 and P8 connectors for users with motherboard that requires P8 connection.
Like many high-end PSUs these days, Hiper's HPU-4x730 features modular connectors, which allows users to detach unnecessary cables easily. But unlike the others, the new product from Hiper comes in stainless steel case, not aluminum box.
The 730W power supply unit from Hiper will be available next month, according to the maker. Unfortunately, pricing is not yet completely clear.


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In a prime-time matchup this Sunday night, the Eagles will take on one of their division foes, the Dallas Cowboys. It will be the first of two matchups that will take place in the next four weeks, and both games will be particularly important for the Eagles.
Sitting at 8-4, they are in the drivers seat to head to the playoffs as the NFC East Champions. However, they will need to play very strong over the next four weeks.
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April 2014
Baseball and bad decisions…
A swing and a miss, another miss, yet another miss…
This morning, I saw a post on the MLB Trade Rumors website (http://www.MLBTradeRumors.com) that asked the poll question of which MLB team had the best draft in 2002? Of all the examples shown, no Yankees were anywhere to be found. For a draft that started with Bryan Bullington and B.J. Upton, there was some great talent uncovered in the 2002 draft. Jon Lester, Zack Greinke, Matt Cain, Prince Fielder, Cole Hamels, Joey Votto and a guy who would eventually find his way to the Bronx, Brian McCann, were among the great choices by their respective teams. But sadly, not a single Yankee selection stuck that year.
Number 26 selection Phil Coke is a major leaguer but with the Detroit Tigers. He had his moments in the Bronx but was never anything special and was sent to the Tigers as part of the Curtis Granderson-Austin Jackson trade.
But removing Coke, there are 50 rounds of names that Yankee Stadium never heard from. I really do not recognize any of the names outside of the first round selection and that's only because he was later the starting quarterback of the Cleveland Browns (Brandon Weeden).
I know that there are many sad tales among the 2002 draft picks, like 2nd round pick Alan Bomer, a pitcher, who reinjured his shoulder after a previous injury several years earlier, bringing an end to his major league hopes.
But it's also a testament to the drafting ability of major league teams and 2002 was clearly not a good vintage for the Yankees. I know the team's re-focus on the minor league system didn't occur until a few years later but hopefully barren draft years like 2002 are a thing of the past. But looking ahead a few years, it's not too pretty.
2003 really wasn't much better with top pick third baseman Eric Duncan long gone from baseball. The only name that stands out to me from that draft is Washington Nationals reliever Tyler Clippard.
2004 was the year the Yankees selected pitcher Phil Hughes and can only wonder what could have been. Time will tell if he can fulfill his promise in the Twin Cities or if he was simply one of the most overhyped young players of our time.
For the Yankees, solid draft picks do not appear until 2005 which Brett Gardner and Austin Jackson were chosen. Interestingly enough, the Yankees also chose pitcher Doug Fister that year but he opted to return to college for his final year, and was taken by the Seattle Mariners the next year. Granted, Fister is currently on the Nationals' DL, but he'd certainly look good in the Yankees rotation about now.
In 2006, the Yankees made some good choices, but it's rather humorous that the first round pick went to Joba Chamberlain, a journeyman reliever for the Detroit Tigers, while current Yankees closer, David Robertson was selected in the 17th round. Ian Kennedy and Zach McAllister were both chosen after Chamberlain, and they are solid starting pitchers for the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians, respectively. Dellin Betances was also taken that year and after years of hype, he's finally contributing as a force in the Yankees bullpen. Mark Melancon, currently the closer for the Pittsburgh Pirates due to Jason Grilli's injury, was also a draft selection.
Of the decisions the Yankees made regarding trades, the one I didn't like was dumping McAllister. He went to Cleveland in 2010 for Austin Kearns who only stayed in the Bronx for the remainder of the season. That trade felt like the foolish ones that we had grown accustomed to in the 1970's and 80's. McAllister is having a very solid year for the Indians and is another guy who would have looked great in the Yankees rotation.
I will never find fault with the decision to trade Ian Kennedy even though he almost won the Cy Young after leaving the Yankees. I just never found him to be a good fit in New York.
2007 was another disappointing draft year as the Yankees really only have catcher Austin Romine, currently at AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre, to show for it. Top pick Andrew Brackman was coming off a major injury at the time of the selection and was never able to find his way back.
As I advance to 2008, it's disappointing to see how poor, outside of 2006, the draft has been for the Yankees. Atop the list in '08 is a pitcher the Yankees were unable to sign and who is now entrenched in the starting rotation for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Gerrit Cole. Talk about another guy who would have been a brilliant option for the Yankees rotation. What could have been…
This really shows how incredibly difficult it is to determine those who will be able to achieve results and success at the Major League level. It also shows how many people fail to find their way for whatever reasons.
It's a small wonder that the Yankees have had to spend so much in the free agent market to ensure the team remains competitive. In a statement of the obvious, the Yankees would be smart to improve the quality of their scouting and development to ensure that the older players are replaced by younger, cheaper talent with high ceilings.
The Tampa Bay Rays and Kansas City Royals are solid teams because of their drafting ability. For the Yankees, they are successful despite it. I get why owner Hal Steinbrenner believes in the power of the farm system. This is not rocket science. Sustainability will only be maintained through youth and controlling costs.
Stupid is as stupid does…
The fans of the Boston Red Sox took great delight when Michael Pineda was tossed from a Yankees-Red Sox game last week due to the blatant smear of pine tar on his neck. After the fiasco caused during his previous start against the Red Sox in Yankee Stadium ("brown dirt"), he had to have known he would be under the magnifying glass. Yet, he risked detection by continuing the use of pine tar and ended up applying a more generous amount than he had intended to. So, Boston manager John Farrell had absolutely no choice but to call out Pineda. This is one instance where I felt the Red Sox were 100% correct in a controversial decision involving the Yankees. Pineda's 10-game suspension hurts the Yankees, at a time when they've already lost starter Ivan Nova for the season due to an elbow injury that requires Tommy John surgery.
For a rotation that looked so strong and full of promise for a few starts, the Yankees now have to replace both Nova and Pineda, plus the top of the rotation has been questionable at times with CC Sabathia and Hiroki Kuroda. The only source of consistency has been Masahiro Tanaka, who faces an incredibly difficult challenge today against the Los Angeles Angels and the likes of Albert Pujols and Mike Trout.
Baseball is a team-first sport and Pineda made a "me-first" decision. I hope that he learns a valuable lesson during his suspension and comes back with choices that are for the good of the team.
For the record, I do believe that Major League Baseball should allow pine tar to some degree for gripping purposes only in colder temps. But until the rules are changed, it's a violation and should be handled accordingly. Baseball has been tolerant of discreet behavior regarding its use, but to blatantly violate the policy warrants the appropriate punishment until such a time the rules are changed.
Why not just build an unbeatable team?…
Where is Lyle Overbay when you need him? I know, he's enjoying the early season winning in Milwaukee, but the Yankees are clearly in need of someone who can play first base better than just a fill-in. I am still not convinced that Mark Teixeira will be a reliable force anytime soon even though his DL stint ends on Sunday. He hasn't been hitting and he never hits in the early stages of a season. It's made worse this year given that he is coming off a year lost to injury. Maybe we'll experience a renaissance at first with Tex but put me in the "I'll believe it when I see it" category.
Poor Kelly Johnson. Signed to play second base, he became the starting third baseman when he who shall remain nameless was banned for the season. Johnson subsequently had to move across the diamond to play the other corner when Teixeira went on the DL. What's next? Catcher? Or maybe he'll be the team #5 starter should anything happen to a member of the rotation. He's versatile, but seriously, I'd rather see Johnson stick to the left side of the infield. It's too bad that someone with talent like Stephen Drew remains unsigned when he could help the Yankees in so many ways. I know, the cost is too great and we're spoiled Yankee fans. But seriously, the team needs to protect its investment. The starting rotation has been solid and is capable of taking the team further than expected. But the bats and defense have to perform.
With the placement of backup catcher Francisco Cervelli on the DL, I was wondering what moves the Yankees would make. They have subsequently called up catcher John Ryan Murphy and signed Scott Sizemore to the major league roster after sending pitcher Shane Greene down to AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre. I've never been excited about Sizemore's bat so the move doesn't exactly resolve my infield concerns but to his defense, he had gotten off to a good start at AAA.
Interesting that the Yankees called upon Murphy rather than catcher Austin Romine. Brian Cashman made the comment that Murphy was the "better player". When a GM talks, you always have to wonder if it is the truth or simply posturing for potential future trades. I fully expect the Yankees to move one of their minor league catchers in the days leading up to the trading deadline. Could be Murphy, Romine or even Gary Sanchez. But at some point, someone has to go to upgrade other areas in need.
Shawn Kelley has allayed my early concerns about his ability to close games. After blowing a game shortly after he became the interim closer, he's been fairly solid the last few games. While it is good to see him gain closing experience, I'll be glad to see David Robertson return.
Even with the help of some liquid brown dirt (yeah right), Michael Pineda has been everything I've expected since 2011. When people were calling the trade a bust, I stayed patient as I wanted to see Pineda perform when healthy. Yes, he could turn out to be another Carl Pavano but I don't really expect that to happen. It's great to have someone with his ability as the fifth starter. In many ways, he is better than the so-called "ace" of the staff. Speaking of the latter, I really hope CC Sabathia can successfully return to his status as a frontline starter if he can make the necessary transition and changes to his pitching style with the loss in velocity.
So far, I've been pleased with the performance of the Yankees. They're holding their own and they just came off a series victory over arch-rival Boston. It's still a long season and the team will have to do something about the holes in the infield but at least they are not in a dire situation at the start.
The nice thing about the Yankees…they'll always give me something to complain about. Well, 1998 excluded.
Fear becomes Reality…
During the off-season, when Robinson Cano walked for the cash in Seattle, I was worried about first base when the other holes popped up at second and third base. The Yankees weakly filled the other holes with injury-prone Brian Roberts and utility-man Kelly Johnson while spending millions elsewhere on the roster.
Shortstop has been a concern as an aging Derek Jeter attempts to make his comeback from a serious ankle injury.
Catcher was truly the only infield position of strength with newcomer Brian McCann backed superbly by Francisco Cervelli, Austin Romine and John Ryan Murphy.
But first base was and still is my primary concern. The Yankees did nothing to bring a solid backup to the team as a hedge against Mark Teixeira's health. So, when Teixeira went to the DL this week due to a muscle strain in his leg, the Yankees had no legitimate first baseman on the roster. As it stands, Kelly Johnson has become the team's first baseman. When Johnson signed, Cano was still a possible return so Johnson was viewed as the team's super-sub. Then, Cano left and Alex Rodriguez was suspended for the season, and Johnson found himself as the starting third baseman. Now Teixeira's gone, and Johnson stands at first. It is great that he's so versatile, but the Yankees are so vulnerable with its current infield.
Yangervis Solarte has been a godsend but realistically I do not expect the guy to continue to play all season like he has in its first few games. He is an aging minor leaguer who had never gotten a major league shot and there's reasons for why that happened. Yes, late bloomers can happen, but I am too much of a realist to believe that the Yankees have struck gold with the minor league free agent. I like him in a bench role, but now he's the apparent starting third baseman along with another career minor leaguer, Dean Anna.
Mark Teixeira has always concerned me with his notorious slow starts and now he has other issues for us to worry about. I really thought that the Yankees needed to bring in a strong first baseman to help cover for Teixeira. This is where someone like Nick Swisher is really missed. An outfielder who can easily step in to play first.
When I heard that the Mets were dangling Ike Davis, I thought he'd be the perfect guy for the Yanks to pursue despite his underwhelming performance and injuries with the Mets. Son of a former Yankee (former Goose Gossage setup man, Ron Davis), I thought that Davis might benefit from a change in scenery. In a supporting role for Tex, Davis would be in a good spot to resurrect his career. The cost to acquire Davis would be less than acquiring a more frontline first baseman, but of course, on the day Teixeira was placed on the DL, Davis hit a grand slam to win a game for the Mets. It should be noted that on the same day, the Yanks did not score any runs in a 4-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Right now, I think that Ichiro Suzuki's presence on the roster is hurting the team. For the Yankees to call-up Scranton/Wilkes Barre first baseman Russ Canzler, the Yankees would have to free up a spot on the 40-man roster. The Yankees need more help for the infield than they do with the outfield. Alfonso Soriano provide good relief as the fourth outfielder/DH, and the ever-versatile Johnson can play there as well.
The Yankees need to go out and get Plan B for first base, and perhaps move Ichiro along the way.


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Daily Archives: July 14, 2011
Obama and the debt ceiling
I was gobsmacked by this quote in a POLITICO story about Obama's walkout from a debt ceiling negotiation:
On exiting the room, Obama said that "this confirms the totality of what the American people already believe" about Washington, according to a Democratic official familiar with the negotiations, and that officials are "too focused on positioning and political posturing" to make difficult choices.
That line could be the summary of the Obama presidency to this point. Think Afghanistan for instance. Remember this:
The withdrawal has created deep divisions in Washington. The defence secretary, Robert Gates, argued for a modest reduction – at one point as low as 2,000 – citing the advice of US commanders in Afghanistan that they need to protect gains made during the winter against the Taliban.
But senior White House staff, conscious that the president has an election to fight next year, argued in favour of a reduction that would send a signal to the US public that an end to the war is in sight.
The "difficult choice" would have been to keep the troops in place and reinforce the success they've been having. Instead, we got the "positioning and political posturing" decision made to hopefully enhance Obama's re-election chances.
Certainly, there is political posturing going on all over the place by both parties, but when the GOP actually sticks to its guns (no new tax increases) while playing hardball, how does that "confirms the totality of what the American people already believe?" I don't think he understands which side of that statement he's actually on.
Ed Morrissey makes another point:
One of the easiest ways to identify an amateurish negotiator is the issuance of obviously empty threats. Yesterday, Barack Obama issued one of the emptiest political threat in modern American history when he stomped out of the debt-ceiling negotiations yesterday in a fit of pique:
"Eric, don't call my bluff. I'm going to the American people with this."
Really? Then Obama will be in for a very rude awakening when he finally meets the American people:
Gallup: Americans paying attention oppose debt-ceiling increase almost 2-1
CBS poll shows 69% opposed to a debt-ceiling increase
Poll: Majority support a balanced budget amendment
Poll shows more people concerned about national debt than national default
Poll shows Americans getting more pessimistic on economy, want spending cuts
Americans oppose raising debt ceiling by more than 2-1 in Gallup survey
CBS poll shows Americans oppose debt-ceiling hike 2-1
Hill poll shows 62% opposed to raising the debt ceiling
The people have been taking it to Barack Obama since the midterm elections. Maybe he should do less stomping and a lot more listening.
But listening isn't one of his forte's. Instead he likes to play games like this. I'm sure some sycophant will soon call what he did "gutsy". Bottom line, the GOP has to hope he actually follows thorough on his threat because he is obviously not at all tuned into the American people who, as the links point out, have been stating their opinion for quite some time.
Obviously Obama thinks he can pull his campaign trail wool over the American public's eyes one more time. But my reading is that public is in no mood for his oratorical mendacity. The swooning crowds of yore are no more. For 2 plus years Americans have been able to watch and assess this guy based on his actions, not his words. And if the "generic Republican" poll is any indication, they're wanting change as badly now as they did when Obama was swept into office.
So – hang tough GOP, the polls say the American people are with you. Don't fall for the political theater and cave to non-existent pressure. He's the one the with problem. Make sure you remember that.
Twitter: @McQandO
The second term of Jimmy Carter?
Charles Hurt at the Washington Times seems to think so:
It has taken three decades, but Americans are finally living through Jimmy Carter's second term.
Now we've got Jimmy Jr. barking at us from the White House about eating our peas and ripping off our Band-Aid. He might not even let us have our Social Security checks.
These are just the latest in a long line of nagging lectures. Already, we have been taught how we should sneeze into the crook of our arm. We need to drive less. And we need to caulk up those drafty houses of ours.
What ever happened to the soaring rhetoric and big bold ideas President Obama promised us in that historic election of his?
Billy Hollis hit this very well the other day. This is how intrusive government has become. And as we all know, this has been an incremental thing taking years and years. Yes, it's more prevalent under Democrats but Republicans have done their share as well.
I lived through the Carter presidency and I can see many parallels to that time and that man. I remember him as the incredible shrinking president. It seemed he almost visibly shrunk in size as his term continued. I've never been more happy to see a president shown the door – until now.
Carter was pathetic and ineffective. Obama is dangerous. The good news, if there is any, is he's also fairly incompetent and the Democrats couldn't organize a circus if they had a monopoly on popcorn, hot dogs and cotton candy. But that aside, there are some Carteresque things going on that certainly remind me of Jimmy:
One of the most unpleasant things about Mr. Carter was the condescending disdain he could barely disguise for struggling Americans and their irritating malaise.
Increasingly, Jimmy Jr. is having difficulty concealing that very same disdain for us as the political winds around him turn hostile and all of his bright ideas lie fallow as nothing more than socialist hocus-pocus.
But even Mr. Carter never laid bare so baldly and plainly as Mr. Obama did earlier this week his deep-seated contempt for this whole annoying process we call "democracy."
I have to agree that Obama's condescension is at least as bad as Carter's. I'm not sure what happens to some people when they achieve the Oval Office, but they seem to want to be the Daddy-in-Chief instead of the Commander-in-Chief. There's something within that makes them feel they have to meddle in the lives of others to the extent, as Hurt and Billy noted, of lecturing on eating their peas.
And Hurt is right about Obama's apparent disdain for democracy. Other than a tool to get him elected, Obama has displayed little desire to accomplish his "change" legislatively. Instead we have executive fiat the chosen path with the EPA getting ready to enact rules that appear to be regulator overreach and properly the business of Congress. We have the administration single-handedly shutting down oil and gas production. The NLRB is on a vendetta against businesses and busily trying to enact a pro-union agenda. Democracy? Who needs it.
And then there's the sanctimonious hypocrisy:
The problem with reaching a deal to raise the debt ceiling, he explained in a long sermon, is that there is this huge wave of Republicans who won control of the House in the last election by promising not to raise any more taxes and to cut the absurd overspending that has driven this town for decades.
He bemoaned – in public – that these Republicans are more concerned about the "next election" rather than doing "what's right for the country." In other words, he is saying the honorable thing would be for these Republicans to ignore the expressed wishes of voters, break their campaign promises and raise taxes. Wow.
Exactly. This while he tries to frame the whole thing politically as well. I mean what was the walk out but political theater – something of which Obama is a master?
Jimmy Jr., as Hurt calls him, has to go. We've suffered through most of one term of the "Daddy-in-Chief" (one political sin among many). Among many things I'm most tired on the Chief Nanny. I'd prefer we make him eat his political peas come November 2012 and go back to community organizing. And among near future generations, I'd prefer Barack Obama be the example of a totally failed presidency and retire Jimmy to the political peanut farm.
Twitter: @McQandO
Poll: US more unpopular now in Middle East than during Bush administration
I wonder if this is "unexpected":
The hope that the Arab world had not long ago put in the United States and President Obama has all but evaporated.
Two and a half years after Obama came to office, raising expectations for change among many in the Arab world, favorable ratings of the United States have plummeted in the Middle East, according to a new poll conducted by IBOPE Zogby International for the Arab American Institute Foundation.
In most countries surveyed, favorable attitudes toward the United States dropped to levels lower than they were during the last year of the Bush administration. The killing of Osama bin Laden also worsened attitudes toward the United States.
Apparently "hope" isn't selling anywhere. And this isn't a one-off problem either:
The poll was conducted over the course of a month among 4,000 respondents in six countries: Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco. Pollsters began their work shortly after a major speech Obama gave on the Middle East, in which he spoke broadly of his vision in the Middle East and pressed Israel, in unusually frank terms, to reach a final peace agreement with the Palestinians.
The findings are largely in line with those of a poll conducted in the spring of 2010 by the Pew Research Center, which also found favorable views of the United States and Obama slipping. As with the new poll, Obama got his worst ratings for dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
So two plus years after the introduction of the Obama "unclenched fist", we're in worse shape than we were.
It's also a repudiation of the claim that Obama was the driver of the "Arab Spring". Most people are unlikely to follow or find inspiration in someone of which they don't think very highly. And apparently, according to this poll, that's Barack Obama in the Middle East.
In five out of the six countries surveyed, the U.S. was viewed less favorably than Turkey, China, France — or Iran. Far from seeing the U.S. as a leader in the post-Arab Spring environment, the countries surveyed viewed "U.S. interference in the Arab world" as the greatest obstacle to peace and stability in the Middle East, second only to the continued Palestinian occupation. . . . President Obama's favorable ratings across the Arab world are 10% or less.
Of course that doesn't mean he doesn't have his apologists:
Zogby said that he was surprised that favorable attitudes toward the United States had actually dropped to levels below where they were in 2008. By the same token, he said, Obama has been burdened by the fact that "every one of the issues that he's inherited has been more difficult than he or anyone else expected."
Really? Yeah, this couldn't be Obama's fault. The man has done nothing in the Israeli/Palestinian situation but beat up Israel and what has it gotten him? Bupkiss. No progress and this nation that is now less popular (and certainly less respected) than it was under the last president who was supposed to be the worst thing since Adolph Hitler if you listened to the left.
Wonder what they'll say about this?
Twitter: @McQandO


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Malaysian Spicy Lemon Chicken
Fresh and fragrant, lemony and lovely, and so, so quick!
This recipe is from How to Cheat at Cooking. Serves 2
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- Ingredients
First, season the chicken breasts, then in a smallish frying-pan, heat 1 teaspoon of the oil till very hot.
Add the chicken breasts and brown them on both sides. Meanwhile, whiz the red onion, jalapeño pepper, garlic and lemongrass together in a mini-chopper until very finely chopped. Then remove the chicken to a plate.
Add the other teaspoon of oil to the pan, followed by the onion mixture, and stir it around for about a minute to draw out the fragrance. Now, add the soy sauce, lemon juice and sugar to the pan, give it another good stir, then pop the chicken back in. Turn the heat to low and simmer with a lid on for about 15-20 minutes, turning the chicken once.
Serve the chicken (sliced if you like) with noodles, and garnish with coriander and lemon wedges.


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Adgers Mud Creek celebrates 175th anniversary comment (0)
June 7, 2012
By Maggie Walsh
Mud Creek Baptist Church, Adger, celebrated its 175th anniversary May 12. This was also Decoration Day, a day when people are invited to visit the church cemetery and put flowers on their loved ones' graves.
Event organizer Jane Kitchens and her husband, Bill, compiled and presented the church's history, a labor of love that took more than a year to accomplish. Copies of the history were given to the members of the Mud Creek Baptist Association church.
Kitchens said the entire church came together to prepare for the event, especially the youth group, who took time to clean the grounds and exterior of the church. The service included a reading of the church's history and music from the Royal Masters Quartet.
Lonette Berg, executive director of the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission, presented a plaque during the service. Pastor Billy Brewer gave an uplifting sermon that urged attendees to continue moving forward, even while looking back at history.
More than 175 attendees were present to enjoy the service and dinner on the grounds that followed. Brewer said although the church has a smaller number of regular attendees, there is a "very sweet spirit" that reaches out into the community.
"Even though we're an older church, even though we're a smaller church, there is still work to be done and people's needs to be met," he said.


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Lawyers will deliver closing arguments this morning in the first-degree murder trial of Edward Salas, accused in the 2005 shooting death of a 10-year-old Clovis boy.
The prosecution rested its case Thursday afternoon, and the defense followed suit after nearly three hours of testimony in a Curry County courtroom from Salas, 23, and investigators.
If convicted, Salas faces a minimum of 30 years in prison, and would be the third brother convicted in the shooting.
Morning witnesses included Salas' mother, Lisa Salas, and crime scene investigators.
With both Salas members, District Attorney Matt Chandler attempted to show statements they made Thursday conflicted with statements made during the investigation and previous trials.
Edward Salas admitted he made statements that were not true to investigators because he was afraid. Chandler felt the gravity of the situation required honesty.
"Anytime someone was going to talk to you," Chandler told him during cross-examination, "it was very important (to be honest) … because this was the death of a 10-year-old boy."
Perez was shot in the early morning hours of Sept. 15, 2005, and died later that day in a Lubbock hospital. Authorities contend the intended target of the attack was Carlos' older brother, Ruben Perez.
Edward Salas said he didn't know why two girls, Ashley Garcia and Cassandra Flores, testified he was involved in the shooting, but felt he created a conflict by telling Noe Torres — who is also charged in the case but remains at-large — it was trouble to be hanging out with "little girls."
Chandler said he would be surprised any conflict would be enough for two girls to frame him for murder given that Salas traveled through Clovis with them while he delivered marijuana and guns to acquaintances at two separate residences.
Earlier in the day, Lisa Salas testified she did not know the family's Suburban was missing until 8:07 a.m. on Sept. 15, when her husband, Isidoro "Lolo" Salas, reported it stolen.
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Days Of Our Lives Daily Recap For May 17.
Ciara is in the square with the envelope of doom. Nicole pops up and asks what she's doing. "It's private. You know what means?" Ciara shoots back. Caroline shows up and sits with Nic while Ciara and Johnny play My Little Pony. Nic and Ma Brady discuss Eric, Rafe and Sami's idiocy. Meanwhile, Johnny asks Ciara to show him what's in her envelope. She tells him what's in her envelope isn't for boys. He tries to take it from her Caroline comes over and stops them. Johnny grabs the envelope when Ciara isn't looking.
Brady finds a miffed Marlena outside the pub. She asks him to make the last three months disappear. She's about to storm off when Eric pops up. He tries comforting her. The three of them go into the pub. She tells him that she is not giving up on John. The shrink starts lecturing Brady. He says his father is jealous of him and tells her to give up on John just like he has. She walks off. The priest tells Brady that he's full of it. "I think you're an idiot," Eric adds. Brady asks him to the wedding anyway. The priest can't do that to his mom and leaves. Nicole comes in and tries cheering Brady up with a gift. He runs off. She heads to the rectory to ask Eric if he's going to the wedding. He's not.
Outside of the square, John asks Kristen if she is still going to marry Brady. She tells him to go away. He tells her that's not what she wants. They go around in circles. Some random kids kick a soccer ball at them. While John is distracted, she pulls out a piece of paper and drops it. John tells her that Brady doesn't need to know about them. He molests her elbow so she slaps him and storms away. He's smug and notices the piece of paper. It's a bill for the Salem Inn. He cocks his head. Meanwhile, Brady heads to Casa DiMera, Kristen promises him that tomorrow is going to be the greatest day. They chat about his dad. She's sure that John will end up back with Marlena once the wedding is over. He gets a call and has to leave to take care of something.
At the station, Sami paces as Gabi tells Hope about the call EJ got after Rafe was attacked. Sami moans and rolls her eyes as she defends Elvis. "How stupid can you really be?" Gabi asks her. She reminds her of all of the things EJ has done to her family… and Sami's. Gabi starts blaming herself and her muffin cravings for this. Hope realizes there were no muffins at the crime scene. The pregnant lady stomps off. Sami huffs. Hope and Sami argue about Elvis. Sami tries reassuring herself that she can trust EJ. She heads to Caffeinated and flashes through her past problems with Elvis. Meanwhile, Hope picks up Ciara and they go back to the office. Hope gets a call about the prisoner who was released.
At Caffeinated, Sonny and Will get confirmation that Nick's alibi checks out but Sonny doubts it anyway. Meanwhile, EJ drops by the hospital and asks about Rafe. The nurse won't say anything. He threatens her job and she runs away. He turns around and spots a dude with flowers. EJ follows him. Meanwhile, Nick meets up with Vargas in an alley. He hands him his cash. Vargas is pleased and offers him a reward. Nick says they are done but Vargas says this is just the beginning and stomps off. Nick heads over to the hospital and runs into EJ. They bicker. Gabi pops up. EJ instantly strolls away. Gabi tells Nick about the muffin issue and that her brother was planning to talk to her about him. Will and Sonny arrive. Nick insists on taking his wife away to talk. After they leave, the dude reappears and shoves his flowers in the trash. Out in the square, Nick assures his wife that the muffin matter is just a coincidence. Suddenly, the dude pops. "Nick Fallon! I even recognize you from behind," says the dude named Jensen. He has a gun in his pocket and asks Nick to go somewhere private. Jensen insists that Gabi come along. Back at Caffeinated, Sami asks EJ if he had something to do with Rafe's attack.
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|Dec 16 2012, 10:36 PM Post #81
|I don't like Nick, so I try to not include him in the Baby SL in my mind lol
|Queen B
|Dec 16 2012, 11:52 PM Post #82
So this is what it has come to in the DOOL section now. your absolutely right, no one cares anymore and we've all seemed to lost hope after waiting and waiting for change.
This article is shit, just like all the others. Marlena, John and Lucas etc are all now supporting characters for these half ass written teens? They continue to fail in all aspects. I know their trying to make the show focus more on the younger set but no one gives a fuck about this little Gabi slut. she's the new Melanie..
|Dec 17 2012, 12:15 AM Post #83
Re: the bolded...on the contrary, this thread clearly shows that some of us do care about this storyline. Personally, it's the storyline that I'm most interested in (with Kristen's storyline being the second-most interesting one for me).
John and Marlena aren't supporting players in this storyline -- they have their own storyline going on with Kristen.
|Dec 17 2012, 08:09 AM Post #84
Also, Gabi is many things and not my favorite, but she is not a slut. She's slept with two young men in her whole life, both of whom she has strong feelings for. And since most people would here would be horrified if someone called Will or Sonny a fag (and there's fear that Nick might do that), I wonder why misogynist language is still fair game.
Not only am I enjoying this storyline, I'm very happy with how Will treated Gabi when he discovered she was pregnant. He didn't blame her, he didn't get upset with her. He said they would face it together. Even prior to that, after the sex, Will and Gabi talked about it being a mistake and remained friends with little shame or recrimination on either side, and given that neither of them was in a relationship at the time, that's appropriate. That's a great message to send, and the show has the luxury of sending it since Will's sexuality provides other avenues for drama.
|Dec 17 2012, 12:52 PM Post #85
Actually, no one knows if he was raped...but he DID get attacked in prison. During the parole hearings Julie mentioned it to Maggie trying to convince her that prison was too awful for him to stay there. I think someone did jump him and beat him up....I just always kind of imagine maybe it was more than that and he just hasn't talked about it yet.
|Dec 17 2012, 01:23 PM Post #86
I've been enjoying this storyline so far, surprisingly. I didn't like that they were going this route in the beginning, but I'm invested now. Like others have said, it's not your typical questioned paternity storyline. And it's not your typical soap opera generic gay love story either.
As for this part of the story, I'm glad to see Lucas involved. I'm glad John and Marlena get involved as well. Especially Marlena. I just love her being used as a "core" in town. The way she should be. Fuck Maggie. If they aren't going to use Julie, Marlena should be the town's next Alice Horton.
As for Nick's homophobia, I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Just because he's an educated man, doesn't mean he can't think homosexuality is wrong. We may not have seen anything regarding his views on the issue when he was on the show from 2006 until 2009, but then again, there were no gay characters on the show at that point. The issue NEVER came up. Why would we have any idea how Nick felt if there was nothing for him to feel a way about? We wouldn't.
Nothing had to happen to Nick in order to make him uncomfortable around gay people. It doesn't happen that way in real life, and it doesn't have to happen on the show. It could just be an opinion Nick has always had since his upbringing back in Ohio with Marie, Jessica and Joshua. I don't understand why fans are having such an issue with the idea.
|Dec 17 2012, 03:03 PM Post #87
in my book you dont have to sleep with alot of people to be consider a SLUT Gabitch is a slunt
|Dec 17 2012, 03:20 PM Post #88
Streetcorner Philosopher
That's a great point. The other thing that keeps coming to mind for me is that for some people- they can be OK with the idea of something, but when they have to interact with it a different picture emerges. I think it'd be much more interesting if they went that route with Nick and his feelings about homosexuality. Sometimes nothing happens to you to bring out prejudice, you just have a different side of yourself than you might know (or consciously acknowledge).
|Queen B
|Dec 17 2012, 04:50 PM Post #89
Which is another shitty story. Its pretty sad when even Kristen DiMera can't make people watch. I always thought that if ANY return could bring up the ratings, it would be Kristen. Apparently not
This show is fucked
|Queen B
|Dec 17 2012, 05:02 PM Post #90
She may not be a slut, but I still hate the bitch and she is the main reason I am not longer watching.
The only thing I EVER watch are Nicole clips on youtube here and there, I couldn't even give two fucks about Kristen boinking Brady. I'd rather watch clips from 1995-97 of Kristen/John/Marlena then this shit
|Queen B
|Dec 17 2012, 05:03 PM Post #91
There's always an explanation for homophobic behavior and just because we don't get an explanation in real life doesn't mean the show shouldn't give us a reason.
|Spencer Hastings
|Dec 17 2012, 05:06 PM Post #92
|I also don't think the show needs a reason for Nick to be homophobic. Isn't Salem supposed to be set in the middle of America? Sometimes people here don't need a reason to be homophobic or racist or misogynistic--they just are. I think that's more true to reality than slapping a random reason on it.
|Queen B
|Dec 17 2012, 05:09 PM Post #93
People are racist/homophobic for a reason, even if they were just taught to be that way. This is 2012 and the show should give the viewers an explanation as to what his insecurities stem from, because that's what he is - insecure.
If they continue to write Nick as a homophobic ass then no one will like the character anymore, and people need to be able to sympathize with every character on some level or else they will start to tune out
|Dec 17 2012, 05:16 PM Post #94
Yeah, I thought about mentioning that previously, but I felt that a physical attack wasn't really what the original question was about, so I decided that it wasn't relevant to the conversation about Nick's homophobia. A purely physical assault (which is all that we've ever been led to believe that particular "attack" was) isn't likely to make someone homophobic. If that were the case, Nick would have had a much stronger reaction to Chad's assault.
|Dec 17 2012, 05:23 PM Post #95
Streetcorner Philosopher
I guess I just don't agree that prejudice always has a concrete reason, and I have a bad reaction to the idea of a television show like Days exploring the roots of prejudice. I'm concerned it will be overly simplistic, condescending, or pitched as some kind of Life Lesson people can learn through Nick. I prefer television just entertain, especially a show like Days.
We'll see where they go with it though. Who knows, maybe this will be the one time they surprise me in a good way.
|Dec 17 2012, 05:31 PM Post #96
|But hasn't Nick given the reason already? I thought when he and Gabi had the discussion when Nick first showed resistance to being around Will and Sonny, Nick said that he just felt being gay was wrong. That was his opinion. Does more really have to be stated? I mean, his grandmother was a nun for quite a while. Religion could have been a big thing in Nick's growing up. If that's the case, I don't think it's that much of a stretch that Nick could possibly still believe the "right" thing is a man and woman. Nothing else.
|Dec 17 2012, 05:38 PM Post #97
I don't think you need a reason to be prejudiced, and I think part of the seeking a reason is that Nick was such a sweet and lovely character when he was first on the show, that it's still hard to accept that he has a dark side but the show did take him to a dark place.. But he's clearly got a sinister, controlling side to him - so much that with the help of drugs he murdered someone to control Melanie. It's not a stretch that someone capable of that would not accept that being gay isn't a choice and that it's somehow wrong. Ever since Nick returned, more than one dark impulse has been hinted at, not just his homophobia.
|Dec 17 2012, 05:49 PM Post #98
People keep referring to the way the character was written on his first run. I don't think that can be used as a reference. There were no gay characters on the show back then. The subject never needed brought up. So who knows how Hogan Sheffer intended to write Nick when it came to homosexuality and his views on the subject. One thing I'll give Tomlin/Whitesell is that they really had a blank slate when it came to Nick's views on homosexuality. I think they could've gone either way. They chose to have him be against it. I don't think there's anything wrong with it, considering I know a whole bunch of 20something year old men that feel the same way as Nick. They weren't raped in prison. They weren't raised in a hardcore religious family. No reason needs to be given as to why they feel that way. It's just how they feel.
Edited by DrewHamilton, Dec 17 2012, 05:49 PM.
|Dec 17 2012, 05:50 PM Post #99
Yes, Nick has already given a reason. That doesn't necessarily mean that he was telling the truth, though.
Re: the bolded...does more need to be stated? Of course not. However, some viewers do seem to want more to be stated. Other viewers simply suspect that there is more to the story. Blake Berris has sent out at least one tweet that has fueled this fire of speculation, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.
To be clear, I don't necessarily believe that there is more to the story -- I just find it hard to believe that Nick is religious. In the end, that doesn't really matter -- if the writers tell me that Nick is religious, then I have to believe it -- but it still seems dumb to me. People like Nick (who was previously portrayed as a man of science) usually don't just blindly accept something just because "that's how they were raised". My entire family is religious, and I am not the least bit religious. That doesn't mean that Nick has to be "like me" -- I'm not suggesting that. I'm simply saying that, for a character like Nick, the religious angle doesn't ring true to me, and it probably never will. It's a personal issue -- nothing more.
In any case, I don't believe that Nick was raped in prison. Nothing has been shown or said on-screen yet that would make me think that. As I said before, at this point, the speculation that Nick was raped in prison is nothing more than fan fiction.
That doesn't mean that it won't one day be more than fan fiction, though.
|Dec 17 2012, 05:59 PM Post #100
|As of now, I'm satisfied with Tomlin/Whitesell's writing for Nick and his views on homosexuality. At this point, I don't need anything more to be said or explained. Scientists can be religious. I think that's a common belief in a profession where it's the persons job to prove something that can't be proved, such as faith. A scientist has a job. A professional life. That doesn't mean the scientist doesn't have a personal life where he/she still believes in religion.
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