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440 N. State St. 312-464-1400
At the neighborhood's only gay bar, expect the bartenders to call you "honey" and the entertainment to range from live cabaret to karaoke to DJs.
The Purple Pig
500 N. Michigan Ave. 312-464-1744
This small but mighty wine and swine bar is packed every night of the week with diners hungry for a taste of charcuterie, cheese and treats that do the name proud, from pork neck bone rillettes to pig's tails braised in balsamic vinegar.
Nacional 27
325 W. Huron St. 312-664-2727
This Pan-Latin restaurant is well-loved for its globe-trotting menu and innovative cocktails designed by mixologist Adam Seger. Latin dancing nights make for prime people-watching.
GT Fish & Oyster
531 N. Wells St. 312-929-3501
This nautical-chic seafood restaurant with chef Giuseppe Tentori (Boka) in the kitchen serves classics such as oyster platters, clam chowder and lobster rolls, along with contemporary plates such as hamachi crudo with strawberry and shiso.
India House
59 W. Grand Ave. 312-645-9500
This always-bustling dining room serves up a massive menu of traditional Indian dishes, including specialty dishes baked in a tandoor oven.
Bin 36
339 N. Dearborn St. 312-755-9463
This wine bar/restaurant/store hybrid headed up by wine director Brian Duncan quite possibly the best place in the 'hood to further your grape know-how.
626 N. State St. 312-698-5000
This bustling Italian small-plates spot with excellent pizza is a perpetual pleaser of dates, parents and everyone in between.
Jake Melnick's
41 E. Superior St. 312-266-0400
This sporty pub has learned a following for its hefty selection of wings (spice ratings range from traditional buffalo to XXX) along with a solid craft beer list.
Moe's Cantina
155 W Kinzie St. 312-245-2000
Garage doors that open up onto the street and a mezzanine level that overlooks the main dining room make this lively cantina a popular pick for post-work sangria and Latin-inspired snacks.
Dragon Ranch Moonshine & BBQ
441 N. Clark St. 312-955-1900
All-American flavors mix with a hint of Far Eastern influence at this eatery, which serves dishes such as slow-smoked pulled pork rubbed with a blend of Asian spices alongside moonshine cocktails served in Mason jars.
401 N. Wabash Ave. 312-588-8030
This restaurant has the formal service, luxe look and decadent dishes you'd expect of its location on the 16th floor of the Trump International Hotel & Tower—with prices to match. The dining room features sweeping views of the Wrigley Building, Tribune Tower and the Chicago River, as does hotel lounge Rebar on the tower's second floor.
15 E. Huron St. 312-587-1000
The Ikram cafe, located on the second level of the uber-ubscape women's boutique of the same name, serves a frequently changing menu of salads, sandwiches and other lunchy items, all inspired by what's fresh at the farmers market.
Blue Frog Bar & Grill
676 N. La Salle Drive 312-943-8900
No-cover karaoke hosted is nearly every night of the week at this kitschy dive bar, which is cheekily decorated with holiday lights and classic board games and toys from the '70s and '80s.
M Burger
5 W. Ontario St. 312-428-3548
Tasty toppings such as crispy bacon and snappy pickles belie the fast-food prices at this burger joint. This location serves chocolate-dipped ice cream cones in addition to milkshakes and malts (ask for the featured flavor).
25 Degrees
736 N. Clark St. 312-943-9700
Spiked milkshakes and build-your-own burgers are the main attraction at this bar, which rocks a sultry parlor-like look with vintage-inspired wallpaper and chandeliers.
Mother Hubbard's
5 W. Hubbard St. 312-828-0007
Locals and tourists constantly fill this sports bar staple, known for its ample TVs, draft beers and saucy buffalo wings.
Public House
400 N. State St. 312-265-1240
This perpetually packed corner bar brings the party to your booth thanks to beer and liquor taps built right into the table; the same technology was first introduced at sibling bar Bull & Bear on the west side of River North.
Stout Barrel House & Galley
642 N. Clark St. 312-475-1390
It would be easy to mistake Stout for just another hangout working the "upscale tavern" model, but a late-night bar license and to-go sliders served until 3 a.m. set it apart from the pack.
Rossi's Liquors
412 N. State St. 312-644-5775
This reliable cash-only dive/packaged goods store is one of the only bars of its kind left in the neighborhood. While it's usually crowded with regulars on weeknights, Friday nights bring a rush of nearby office workers grabbing a cheap beer before heading home.
111 W. Kinzie St. 312-880-1511
To find this so-called "speakeasy" inspired by supper clubs of times past, look for the unmarked, glossy black doors (and a valet stand) near the CVS. Inside, you'll find a massive multi-room restaurant and bar serving indulgent small plates and craft cocktails.
RPM Italian
52 W. Illinois St. 312-222-1888
Chicago's own reality TV couple, Bill and Giuliana Rancic, teamed up with Lettuce Entertain You's Melman siblings (RJ, Jerrod and Molly Melman of Hub 51 and Paris Club) to open this glitzy restaurant and bar serving Italian dishes meant for sharing.


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HCN takes a spring break
In mid-March, as spring starts to sneak back to our hometown of Paonia, Colo., the HCN crew will be taking one of our four annual publishing breaks. Look for the next issue to hit your mailbox around April 16.
As an HCN subscriber, you get free access to all content on our website, as well as our new iPhone app and the "page-flipping" digital version of the print magazine. (To activate, go to hcn.org and click the "Login" link at the top right.) And you can forgo print altogether by purchasing a digital-only subscription, a choice more than 700 of you have made so far.
Although the growth in digital subscriptions has yet to knock our socks off, we have noticed a significant surge in the use of hcn.org. More first-time visitors are coming to the site, generally through our voluminous archives, which show up well on search engines. And more subscribers are coming to the site to read -- and comment on -- timely blog posts and op-eds that aren't in the print magazine. We hope more of you will join the dialogue on the website, as well as on our Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/highcountrynews) and Twitter pages (http://twitter.com/#!/highcountrynews).
We're delighted to welcome three new members to our board of directors. Rick Tallman of Denver, Colo., is a man of many passions, one of which is renewable energy; he is the founder of Renova Capital Partners, a private equity group that develops renewable power, and of Main Street Power Company, an international solar development firm. Rick served as a company commander in the U.S. Army during the Persian Gulf War, and he holds bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. He and his wife, Lisa Flores, are active education reformers and urban farmers at their Denver home.
Sean Benton came to Montana from the Midwest 17 years ago. He and his wife, Jennifer, fly-fish the Blackfoot, Bitterroot and various "nameless" places; Sean also hunts. He's the creative director and an owner of Partners Creative, an advertising and PR firm in Missoula that works with companies of all kinds, including social change and conservation organizations. Sean's agency has developed communications on many of the West's lightning-rod issues like clean water protection, dam removal and wolves. He's excited to use his professional skills, as well as those he gained as a longtime board member of the Five Valleys Land Trust, to help HCN increase its reach.
Wendy J. Pabich (pronounced PA-bick) is an environmental scientist, educator, adventurer and artist obsessed with all things water. She is the founder and president of Water Futures Inc., which helps communities find solutions for sustainable water management. Her passion for outdoor adventure and other cultures has taken her to Alaska, Patagonia and the Himalayas, but for the past seven years, she has called Hailey, Idaho, home. When she isn't working on water projects, making art or teaching (she has taught at MIT and the Sierra Institute), Wendy is writing. She is the author of Idaho: An Explorer's Guide and the upcoming Taking on Water: How One Water Expert Challenged Her Inner Hypocrite, Reduced Her Water Footprint (Without Sacrificing a Toasty Shower), and Found Nirvana.


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this is really funny. you guys will enjoy it. if not, i'm sure you'll neg me. either way.
i\'m starting to think that i\'m bound to always be the first guy on the second page of the thread.
This is funny but isn't it obvious which forum this belongs in.........
yeah. i was thinking either tech humor or GCC, but wasn't sure, since there are a few legitimate reasons to get this program. more than once my cat has ended a process on my computer just by napping on my keyboard.
it's also kind of interesting how they designed the software...
also, read the FAQ on that website... my favorite is the deaf cat answer.
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The 1839 School Box Sketchup Model
This is a deluxe model of "The 1839 School Box" featured on the cover of the Autumn 2009 issue of Woodworking Magazine. This file was made by Randall Wilkins, a set designer in the film industry who uses SketchUp in his job and in his woodworking hobby. This file is extremely cool. Here are some details. Wilkins has added additional scenes (click on the tabs at the top of the file) that will create shop drawings for you in a variety of views, including some helpful section views. All the surfaces have a nice wood grain pattern on them. And the box's lid is now a dynamic component – which means it will open and shut with a mouse click. Here's how to do that: In Sketchup, go to View/Tool Palettes/Dynamic Components, a new tool palette will open. Click on the little hand and then touch the box lid. It will open and close again on the next click. This will work from any view. Wilkins created these drawings because he is planning on making a copy of the schoolbox for each of his daughters. But he also graciously allowed us to share it with you.
View all of the Woodworking SketchUp Models.
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PARIS (AP) — An official says a 15-year-old girl who disappeared a week ago from her village in southern France is safe after she was found tied up in the trunk of a car during a traffic stop hundreds of miles (kilometers) away in western Germany
The girl was reported missing Nov. 9 in the southern Gard region after her scooter was discovered outside the family home, with all her belongings still under the seat except her helmet and cell phone. Her mother told the television network BFM that she was found Friday and is safe.
An official close to the investigation told the Sipa news agency that the girl was found in the trunk of a sedan. The official said the suspect was already known to police.


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CARSON, Calif. – Chandler Hoffman bagged his sixth goal in the MLS Reserve League during the LA Galaxy's 2-2 draw with the Colorado Rapids on Sunday.
Hoffman was dangerous from the outset as he nearly put the Galaxy reserves on the board early on, but his effort sailed over the bar. However, the 23-year-old would play a role in both of LA's goals as he set up Charlie Rugg's finish in the 22nd minute and then found the back of the net himself in the 33rd minute.
"He makes intelligent runs and he can finish," said Galaxy assistant and reserve league head coach Curt Onalfo. "If you can talk to him, I think that he'd say that he'd like to have another one because he had a clear chance, but he's done well."
As Hoffman looks to muscle himself into the picture for a spot on a Galaxy roster spot—something that would likely come in LA's CONCACAF Champions League campaign—the young striker is brimming with confidence.
"It's good. I got the assist on the first goal and then I got the second," said Hoffman. "Obviously, I would have liked to have scored the chance that I had the beginning of the game, but it's something that I have to keep building on and keep creating chances and being dangerous."


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Sareesh wrote. "I have not used FTP for years please use Usendit"
How do people here host and send large files.-secure to individual clients, ideally without them having to 'join' the service-open to download (eg show reel)-non expiring (or at least not too quickly - maybe set able eg 6 months for a client)Id be prepared to pay, but obviously not too much!
For web projects and showreels, nothing beats Youtube. Vimeo is great, but Youtube has improved their quality and allows any size or duration (once you're in 'good standing'). It can be made private on a video or channel basis, and is the second most used search engine in the world after google. And if you have sufficient views, you start making money.
Dropbox. Simple, free, works great.
Time for your clients to mature...this is 2012...the Cloud will be the paradigm for the next decade.
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Oct 28, 2010 at 10:56 am
Hey, very nice list of cars there! I especially like the GT500... Enjoy! = )
Aug 20, 2010 at 10:16 am
Very nice stable of cars!
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By Crispian Balmer
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip will not provide any long-term solution to the problem posed by the Islamist group Hamas, and this will make the government think long and hard before sending in the troops.
After six days of intensive military strikes against the Palestinian enclave, which Israel says are needed to halt regular militant rocket fire, thousands of Israeli soldiers are massing on the border awaiting orders to attack.
But aware that an assault on the densely populated coastal territory could backfire militarily and diplomatically, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will probably accept a ceasefire if he can draw half-decent terms from Hamas.
"I have never believed in the notion of definitive solutions per se," said Einat Wilf, who sits on the Israeli parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee and is a member of Defense Minister Ehud Barak's Atzmaut party.
"If there is the possibility to reach a reasonable situation, even if it is not an ideal one, where at least for a while Hamas no longer shells our towns and civilians, then this will be the course of the government," she told Reuters.
However, the rightist coalition, seeking re-election in January, is facing strident calls from some of its allies for concerted action that could yet influence the decision.
Moreover, any hopes in Europe that the conflict might help to revive moribund peace talks with the Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who is despised by Hamas for renouncing armed resistance, look certain to be dashed.
Dreams that Israel might one day live in peace with all its neighbors have long since evaporated, and most Israelis seem to accept that their army, the most powerful in the region, will have to wage war regularly to defend their interests.
Israel pulled its troops and settlers out of Gaza in 2005 but has ever since come under sporadic rocket fire from militants who refuse to recognize its right to exist and chafe under a tight blockade imposed by both Israel and Egypt.
Looking to halt the attacks, Israel launched a three-week war at the end of 2008 that left 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis dead. After a lull, the rockets started shooting across the border again, infuriating southern Israeli communities.
With the elections looming, Netanyahu felt compelled to send in the war planes. By Monday, Israel said it had carried out 1,350 air strikes against arms caches and other sites which have killed about 100 people, more than half of them civilians.
Some of the prime minister's supporters say now is the time to plough into Gaza and stamp out Hamas once and for all.
"We can buy time with small operations, but eventually we will have to deal with the main issue which is the downfall of the regime of Hamas," Danny Danon, the deputy speaker of parliament and a member of Netanyahu's Likud party, told Reuters. "I think we should postpone elections and bring down Hamas."
Others are even more outspoken, such as the son of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who is a newspaper columnist.
"We need to flatten entire neighborhoods in Gaza. Flatten all of Gaza. The Americans didn't stop with Hiroshima. The Japanese weren't surrendering fast enough, so they hit Nagasaki, too," Gilad Sharon wrote in Monday's Jerusalem Post.
Few if any in the military or intelligence establishment would ever propose such a course of action. They know that the radicalism in Gaza cannot be countered by bombs alone.
"If worst comes to worst, we can (launch) a much wider operation in Gaza. But that is not going to really solve the problem," Yosef Kuperwasser, the director of Israel's Ministry of Strategic Affairs, told reporters last month.
"There is a wide and deep problem of hate indoctrination that produces more and more terrorists all the time," he added, suggesting that more violence will only stoke the radicalism.
When deciding in the coming hours what to do, Netanyahu will also have to consider much broader concerns than just the tiny confines of Gaza. He will need to weigh up future relations with Egypt and also look to see where Iran fits into the picture.
The election last year of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in Egypt has lead to a seismic change in relations between Egypt and Israel. So far, their 1979 peace treaty is holding fast, but a bloody incursion into Gaza could yet alter that.
Any upset in that crucial regional relationship, which has been a cornerstone of U.S. Middle East strategy, would be a boon for Iran and bolster the Islamic Republic in its stand-off with Israel and the West over its nuclear program.
"An Israeli ground invasion would be very much in Iran's interest because first of all it would cause fantastic damage to Israel's international standing, particularly with Egypt," said Meir Javedanfar, an Iranian expert who teaches at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya.
"The place where Israel has to win the war against Iran and Hamas is in the soft power arena, not the hard power arena."
Looking at the soft arena, European politicians have linked the violence in Gaza with the paralyzed peace process, arguing that the prospect of a better future might draw Palestinians away from militancy and undercut Hamas.
The last direct negotiations between Israel and Palestinian leaders in the occupied West Bank broke down in 2010 over the issue of Jewish settlement building across the territory.
President Abbas wants a vote in the U.N. General Assembly this month so the Palestinians can become an "observer state" rather than just a "entity" as at present, giving them more clout in world bodies and potential leverage over the Israelis.
Israel is livid at this unilateral move and, whatever happens in Gaza, new negotiations seem far away.
"The European view is disconnected from reality," said member of parliament Wilf. "I believe talks should be conducted only when you have a fairly good chance to succeed. I don't believe we are even close to a resolution now."
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A long, long time ago some clever—and no doubt rather hairy soul—picked up a stick and decided that it could be used to do stuff with. Tools, good idea. Some time after that someone else discovered how to make fire. Also good. Then there was the wheel—great, very useful—and later shoes, the internal combustion engine, bikinis, toothpicks, and home theatre. All of these are good and useful things. Unfortunately, if we'd stopped with bikinis, toothpicks, and home theatre, we probably would have been okay.
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NCAA Preview: Utah UtesPosted by jstevrtc on March 18th, 2009
Utah (#5, Midwest, Miami pod)
vs Arizona (#12)
Fri., 3/20 at 7:10 pm
Vegas line: -1
Thanks to Vegas Watch for providing these graphs that measure the moving average of a team's spread (moving avg.) over time vs. the spread for each individual game (indiv). If a team's moving average is higher than zero, then Vegas currently has a higher opinion of them than Pomeroy, and vice versa.
General Profile
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Conference: Mountain West, automatic.
Coach: Jim Boylen, hired 2007. Record at UU = 42-24
08-09 Record: 24-9 (12-4)
Last 12 Games: 10-2, won 4.
Best Win: vs Gonzaga, 66-65, on 12/31/08.
Worst Loss: Southwest Baptist (Div. 2), 79-80, on 11/15/08.
Off. Efficiency Rating: 110.5 (50th)
Def. Efficiency Rating: 90.7 (21st)
Nuts 'n Bolts
Star Player(s): Luke Nevill (16.9 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 2.7 bpg)
Unsung Hero: Luka Drca – 7.8 ppg and he leads team in assists (3.5 apg).
Potential NBA Draft Pick: Luke Nevill is currently listed at 60th (final pick of 2nd round) on mock draft at nbadraft.net.
Key Injuries: No significant injuries.
Depth: 21.8% (325th nationally); percentage of minutes played by reserves
Achilles Heel: Aggression on defense. UU forces opponents to only 10.4 turnovers/game, which is 338th of 341 D1 teams nationally.
Will Make a Deep Run if…: They shoot like they have been and they get to the line. The Utes led the MWC in every shooting category, including a 78.2 FT%, which ranks third in the nation.
Will Make an Early Exit if…: Nevill is left to do all of the work. The supporting cast has to make its presence felt and make Arizona guard five people instead of one.
NCAA History
Last Year Invited: 2005; lost to Kentucky in the Sweet 16.
Streak: One year.
Best NCAA Finish: National Champion in 1944.
Historical Performance vs. Seed (1985-present): +0.26
Distance to First Round Site: 2539 miles
School's Claim to Fame: Playing host to many events in the 2002 Winter Olympics; renowned for contributions to the field of genetics/genealogy.
School Wishes It Could Forget: The University of Kentucky, to whom the Utes have lost a total of SIX TIMES in the NCAA Tournament, including the 1998 title game AND the preceding two tournaments in the Elite 8 and Sweet 16, respectively. Also, two physicists there said they had achieved cold fusion back in 1989, but were quickly discredited.
Prediction: People will be salivating to pick Arizona as a 12 upsetting a 5 largely because they haven't heard much about Utah this year. But the Utes look like they're peaking at the right time and should prevail at least in the first round in a great matchup. If they continue to shoot well, the sky's the limit after that.
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General Manager John Osborne says with $58.5 million in net revenue with one month left this year, the casino, barring a dismal December, will surpass its $59.5 million yield from 2011.
Osborne tells the Bangor Daily News he expects the facility to bring in about $4.5 million this month, which would mean breaking the $61.7 million record in 2010.
Osborne says a drop in slot revenue has been made up at blackjack, roulette and other games. The casino plans on adding craps tables in 2013.
The casino has also seen a boost in visitors from Canada this year.
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STOCKTON - Members of the Pacific men's basketball team have believed they were championship worthy since gathering for training camp in October, and they have spent the first half of the Big West Conference season proving it.
STOCKTON - Members of the Pacific men's basketball team have believed they were championship worthy since gathering for training camp in October, and they have spent the first half of the Big West Conference season proving it.
The Tigers (12-8, 6-2 Big West) conclude the first half of conference play today by hosting UC Davis (8-11, 4-4) in the nightcap of the annual Pacific Plays Pink doubleheader at 7:30 p.m. Pacific is in second place in the Big West, trailing Long Beach State (12-8, 8-1) by 1 1/2 games. It also has two fewer losses than any other team in the conference.
"We're playing well, but we're a work in progress," Pacific coach Bob Thomason said. "Our depth is a strength and we have to continue to find ways to have as many guys playing well as possible. When our guys play well, we're pretty tough to beat."
Another strength has been defense. The Tigers are allowing the fewest points in Big West play at 61.9 per game. That's helped Pacific have the top scoring margin in the conference at plus-7.4 and overcome poor rebounding (29.9 per game, ninth in the conference). Pacific's balanced approach has worked on offense as the Tigers average 16.3 assists per game, while no one plays more than 28 minutes per game.
Senior point guard Lorenzo McCloud has been Pacific's offensive engine all season and remains the team's leading scorer (11.5 per game) and playmaker (3.5 assists). McCloud said the failures of last season (11-19) when everyone was adjusting to Division I and each other, have toughened the Tigers and made them appreciate this season's success.
"For us being in the position we were last year to be where we are, our confidence is up and we're in a good position right now," McCloud said. "This is a critical stretch and we want to control our destiny and be able to accomplish our goal of winning it. We just have to focus on getting better and better."
Junior forward Ross Rivera said everyone on the team is hungry to win this season and while 6-2 is good, he feels the team blew close games at Long Beach State (67-63) and at Hawaii (60-52).
"We've been playing pretty well, but we let two games slip," Rivera said. "It's become a great team atmosphere. Everyone is getting their touches, all we care about is winning and no one cares about stats."
Pacific won't get a rematch with Long Beach State until the season finale on March 9 and Thomason, who is in his 25th and final season, said the Tigers have to remain focused and keep improving for that game to matter.
Today, UC Davis will be seeking revenge for a 74-64 home loss on Jan. 5 that saw the Tigers score 51 second-half points without McCloud, who was injured. The Aggies have won four of six games since with sophomore transfer Corey Hawkins (19.4 points per game) leading the way.
Hawkins, the son of former NBA star Hersey Hawkins, scored 40 points in a win at Hawaii on Jan. 24 and earned national player of the week honors. Thomason said Colin Beatty, Trevin Harris and Rodrigo de Souza would all get a chance to slow down the 6-foot-3 guard, who had 19 against Pacific last month.
Hawkins' older brother, Brandon, began his college career at Pacific in 2008-09, but played sparingly and transferred to Fresno City.
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|2012-01-27, 00:06
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Perth (AU) soon!
Age: 31
read my life story... ;]
wolf's rain and tsubatsa chronicles you can check out as some of them mentioned.
but for grown men you're looking for stories involving sacrifice betrayal dedication and im pretty sure i have just the series for you, but cant remember the name right now. i'll be back... i guess gantz has some emotional moments? but its more about the fanservice and violence...
|2012-01-27, 03:22
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singing heartbreak
You might want to try Kaiba. It's a little confusing at first, but it starts to make a bit of sense after the 2nd episode. Oh, and don't let the art style fool you, like it has so many others. It definitely tugs at your heartstrings. If you can't feel anything, at least remorse for some of the chars by episode 4 or 5, I don't know WHAT to say =02.
|2012-01-27, 10:15
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i eat glue
Join Date: Aug 2008
Age: 33
Tsubasa Chronicles - Slow/Easy watch, no tears.
Gantz - WTF watch, good show though
|2012-01-27, 10:22
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Prefectural Magical Girl
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Paris, France
Try Angel Beats (but Harima already mentionned it). You could also try Yosuga no Sora (beware of incest and extreme ecchi) it features lot of drama and some tearjerker scenes (especially in Akira's and Sora's arcs), it really gives me Key vibes.
|2012-01-27, 17:26
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i eat glue
Join Date: Aug 2008
Age: 33
Angel Beats! - Finished recently; see previous posts.
Yosuga no Sora - The feeling of getting turned on overwhelmed all other emotions while watch this (srs)
|2012-01-27, 19:46
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I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Yosuga no sora is just too short, imo, to communicate any deep fellings; i felt like the stories were all rushed, and the BL-hentai factor played a bad role in there.
Anyways, by experience i tend to know that if i now suggest you another title, you are less likely going to take a look at it, because you have a longshort list in front of you, and it's going to be forgotten.
When you finish The disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, let me know, because by then you shall be able to fully enjoy an anime that stands as my favorite for everything, and that will make every title on your list fall apart. Emotional? You'll be shaken. Just let me know by PM when that happens (i'll still ktake a look at this topic)
|2012-01-29, 03:06
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Love Yourself
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 32
It looks like you're going through series pretty quickly. I think that alone will prevent you from tearing up, because you're not giving yourself enough time to really get attached to the characters or the world. If you watch a series over the course of even a week, it becomes a part of your routine and you'll be much more impacted by it.
In addition, I notice that most of the series being mentioned here are the sad type. I also don't cry easily, and most of these sad series just leave me feeling sorrow inside - but without tears. On the other hand, when I get really attached to a series, the happy, touching moments tend to bring out tears.
I don't have a particular series recommendation, but just this advice: pace the anime, and don't go into it expecting that there'll be something to get you bawling. Savor it slowly, get absorbed into it, and expect nothing - at that point you'll be most "vulnerable" to being moved to tears.
|2012-01-29, 09:36
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i eat glue
Join Date: Aug 2008
Age: 33
Sad to say I've only enjoyed half of the series. The Endless Eight arc was brutal and very detrimental to the whole franchise imo.
The movie was very well done. Lots of emotional moments but not enough to tear up though. It's one of the best movies no doubt. I really enjoyed it. <3 Yuki
I also would like to add that it's a shame that I'm not into anime novels/manga (Let's just say I have serious case of ADD with them when there's all these wonderful anime out there to be watched). I'd really love to follow up on this series after watching the movie for sure.
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|2012-01-29, 11:20
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Love Yourself
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 32
Sort of like eating Stick a bunch of things in your mouth, and the flavors all jumble together. Stronger flavors overpower weaker ones. Yet if eaten slowly and savored, even the milder foods will give you sensations that you would have otherwise missed.
|2012-02-01, 17:21
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on an offnote, the manga that really got to me (ye it's in manga format only) is actually Watashi no Messiah-sama (ye it's a shoujo)
Most reviews i found after reading it said that the storyline was incomprehensible at some points and illogical to boot, but for some reason, i just tearup everytime i think back about that certain arc
|2012-02-01, 18:09
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I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
I notice now you edited your post:
I said somewhere that you needed only the first and last episode of endless eight (for reasons you experienced) because ye, it isn't affordable for everyone.
The movie didn't have to make you tear up, but rather give you a tornado of emotions, from confusion, desperation, joy, surprise and joy again.
Spoiler for near the end:
Ok, here i go with a suggestion that only depends on what you like. The title i'm going to suggest now is Steins;Gate. If you liked Haruhi Suzumiya for the time travelling and general mindfucking, then you will most likely love this one. This title is seriously near to reality, it doesn't have stupid stuff like memes, or chibi faces all around or weird face expressions: it's a serious kind of animation and a serious title overall. It's about some just acquainted friends who manage to make a sort of time machine(a microwave with a telephone) that is able to send text messages to the past. Even tho we are thrown in such a dark atmosphere, the protagonist in there will make you laugh like it was a comedy show. It got a very deep and satisfying romance(just trust me). I cannot say any more of the plot, because to enjoy it to full you just have to know nothing. The show starts at a bit slow pace, but don't worry, because our protagonist is surely some particular individual, and will entertain you until the plot evolves.
Here the picture of the cast, so you get a clue of what kind of animation it is.
Spoiler for pics:
At the beginning i wasn't interested in this anime, since i thought it was some sci-fi freak show, focused on nerd things and with an emotionless cast, but i would judge my past self a fool if i ever skipped this title. The first episode was 120% enough to catch my attention. This anime will provide you a lot of emotions, just like the Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, but more intense and more satisfying. Ah, the characters's ages are all around 18, even tho the protagonist looks 20 or more. You might shed some tear here, since you are actually given a reason to.
If you are currently watching nothing, i suggest you watch the first episode of this anime. Ah ye, forgot to mention: the first episode might cause some confusion in you, but don't worry, don't worry. It's okay for you to not understand, at that time of the story, haha. If you are already on some series, just finish it off, because you have to be concentrated on this one to enjoy it 100%, and you won't regret it. This anime is just satisfying. (Oh ye, and for your information, this title is actually being voted amongst the best animes of 2011 and is topping many classifics)
Just all this textwall should be enough to convince even God to watch S;G, so well, watch the first episode(it will make you watch the 2nd just because this anime it's that way)
|2012-02-01, 23:06
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i eat glue
Join Date: Aug 2008
Age: 33
@Classified - Stein;Gate is one of my favorite anime for sure. Though I did drop it after watching 2 episodes when it first came out. I wasn't in the mood for serious anime at the time I guess.
|2012-02-02, 04:42
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Storm Vanguard
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Type-00
I can understand that you didn't tear up in Ef: a tale of memories, but have you tried the second season at least? If you haven't, you're in for a surprise in Ef: a tale of melodies.
Also, you might want to consider watching Iriya no Sora, Ufo no Natsu, Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora, and Shinigami no Ballad. They're about 6 episodes long so if you have the time, just check it out. Even if you don't cry, I think these would leave a long lasting impression at least.
|2012-02-02, 08:23
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I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Oh sorry, i didn't pay attention to your "watched animes" list. I now took a look, and found the following titles missing:
Kannagi (About a boy who crafts a girl out of a piece of wood, and then that girl becomes human. She's actually some sort of deity and will stay at the boy's home, with all the consequences. At the beginning is slow, with some comedy, but nearing the end you get the melancholic part)
Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na (Already suggested it, and this is the one which got the most chances of making you tear up. Relationship between a boy and the moon's princess)
Canvas 2 (It's taken from an eroge, tho the adaption wasn't as good as the anime. It's 24 episodes long, a school-life romance/comedy with some drama)
Kamisama Kazoku (The plot plays around a young god who is adapting to the human life to better comprehend how it works. One day he falls in love with a girl and wants to conquer her without his god powers. There is a love triangle, since this god is always accompained by his childhood friend who would be an angel. Some episodes are really emotional, melancholic, but there is some comedy in it. The first 5 episodes already will give you some feelings, and that's good. I hope you can get over the graphic that is simple)
11 eyes (This title is more on the shocking side, but does contain emotional episodes. It's more a fantasy anime: there are some guys who happen to know they have some hidden powers, and have to fight in a parallel dimension against some dudes who have a girl captivated. It contains action but also much romance. The first 2 episodes will be enough to get an idea of the plot. Episode 11 will do the job)
This is all i can think of, considering you already watched the ones i considered the most emotional. There are some other titles that could be named, but they surely aren't going to make you tear up; only move some little feelings.
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The Oregon Water Resources Board recently approved a transfer application which is the preliminary step to a water rights exchange that would advance Nestlés' proposal to bottle water from Oxbow Springs in Cascade Locks.
In response, a coalition of environmental groups concerned with protecting public access to water joined the state and local employee union, Oregon AFSCME, to raise challenges to the OWRB permits.
The water exchange would involve a swap of existing ODFW Oxbow Springs rights and well water rights now owned by the City of Cascade Locks.
Cascade Locks Mayor Lance Masters, citing opponents' criticism, objected to "special interest groups, some from as far away as Washington, D.C., trying to influence what happens in our little town."
Masters went on to say, "In their attempt to stop Nestlé, they could be dealing a death blow to a town that's really struggling for survival. The main thing is we need jobs in Cascade Locks and this is a way to get them," said Masters.
Since the ODWR authorization of permits, other Oregon legislators are joining opponents of the project in forwarding an appeal to Gov. John Kitzhaber.
"It allows a private multinational corporation to use a public resource for the economically and environmentally unsustainable practice of bottled water," said Oregon State Sen. Jackie Dingfelder, D-Portland, chairwoman of the Senate's natural resources and environment committee.
Dingfelder, along with nearly a dozen other legislators, plans to ask Kitzhaber to discourage the swap by the ODFW.
Estimates of the amount of water planned for bottling and shipping by truck carriers from the area equate to approximately 167 million gallons per year.
"Over 40 percent of Oregonians get their drinking water from Mt. Hood National Forest (the source of Oxbow Springs waters)," said Lori Ann Burd, Restore Mt. Hood campaign manager.
"This water belongs to all of us and is too precious to sell off to a multinational corporation with a track record for leaving communities in worse economic and environmental shape than it found them," said Burd.
According to the Nov. 2, 2011, Cascade Locks community meeting notes on the Nestlé website, truck traffic and air pollution were topics of concern for residents in attendance at the meeting.
Clarifying average daily traffic data discussed during the presentation, Dave Palais, natural resource manager for Nestlé Waters, noted that peak truck traffic on Interstate 84 would be up by 100-105 trucks (200-210 truck trips) during the summer months.
"The ultimate solution to keeping Nestlé out of the Gorge lies with Gov. Kitzhaber," said Julia DeGraw, Northwest organizer for the Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group Food and Water Watch, who has joined the coalition opposing the exchange.
The Spokane-based Spokesman Review reports that Nestlé bottling proposals have recently been turned down by two other towns, one in Washington and one in Northern California.
CORRECTION: In the March 31 print edition of the News, an article on Nestlé's proposal to open a water bottling plant indicated that the Oregon Water Resources Board "authorized permits for a water rights exchange that would enable Nestlé to bottle water from Oxbow Springs in Cascade Locks." The use of the words "permits" and "enable" may have been misleading. The OWRB in fact issued a "preliminary determination approving the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's transfer application." The ODFW made two separate transfer applications to OWRB, proposing additional points of diversion within their existing rights. This is the preliminary step that must occur prior to another step requesting an exchange of water rights with the City of Cascade Locks. If no protests are received by the OWRB, the water exchange application may then be adjudicated. According to Julia DeGraw, Northwest Organizer for Food and Water Watch, a formal protest against the approved transfer application has been filed.
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Man charged in Upstate murder claims self-defense
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An attorney for 25-year-old Raphael Parks says the Clemson University engineering graduate was in fear for his life when he grabbed a gun from the glove box of his car and killed 31-year-old Timothy Pickens two years ago.
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Ethnomusicologist selected as recipient of prestigious awardUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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Professor Byong Won Lee, an ethnomusicologist with the UH Mānoa Department of Music, has been selected as the recipient of the 2011 Joong Ahn Prize for Achievement in Arts and Humanities. The Dukwon Forest Foundation in Pusan, Korea, selected Lee as the winner. The award comes with a cash prize of 10 million Korean Won (approximately $9,000).
Lee obtained his bachelor's degree in Korean Music Theory from Seoul National University, and his master's and PhD degrees in Ethnomusicology from the University of Washington.
Among his other honors, Lee was the recipient of the Nangye Akhak Taesang (Nangye Award for Achievement in Korean Music Research) in 2007, and was recognized and honored as one of the 85 "Proud Koreans Abroad" by the Seoul Metropolitan Government at the 50th Anniversary of Korean Independence in 1995.
The award ceremony will be held on November 15, 2011, at the Grand Hotel in Pusan. The Foundation has invited Lee to present a keynote speech during the award ceremony.


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• He's got a pen, but it ain't so mighty
• Senate trio builds consensus for ObamaCare alternative
• Pardon me, Hillary, but do you have any Grey Poupon?
• Christie's bridge battle: Heading to a state near you
• In Washington, we'd pay them not to talk
Have you heard? President Obama is raising the minimum wage this morning by executive order. He's got a pen! It's a year of action! He won't wait for Congress! Well, kinda… In an effort to show executive relevancy and tout his remaining clout ahead of what promises to be a highly partisan State of the Union address, Obama will sign an order this morning directing federal agencies to give contracts only to those firms that pay workers a minimum of $10.10 per hour instead of the $7.25 minimum wage. But… The move applies only to employees of firms seeking new contracts. Existing wages for current contractors can even be extended if the other terms of the contract haven't substantially changed. So how many people are really going to get a boost from Obama's pen? Team Obama provided no estimates, but waste watchers say that relatively few of the approximately 2 million workers servicing federal contracts are earning under $10.10 per hour anyway.
[Bing Pulse is partnering with Fox News to track your opinion live, during tonight's State of the Union Address, learn how you can participate here.]
Man in the mirror - FromRon Fournier: A Pen, a Phone, and a Flailing President - "Obama is right. Polls show the public is growing weary of him, which is a shame because he's still got three years in office. There are big problems to solve, starting with the lack of social and economic mobility. But that's the point. If it's so hard to put a finger on the problem, if the White House seems to ricochet from one slogan to another, lurching from strategy to strategy and consumed by tactics and excuses, maybe the problem is … the man himself. If so, the only question that matters is, can Obama change?"
[Watch Fox: Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., appears in the 1 p.m. ET hour to discuss what he hopes to hear during tonight's State of the Union address]
SOTU déjà vu - Gun control, tax and entitlement reform and a hike in the minimum wage were all cornerstones of President Obama's 2013 State if the Union address. And Obama's attacks on income inequality date back to 2012. But he has little to crow about on any of these topics. This is not, however, likely to deter Obama from revisiting them all. More.
"[President Obama] apparently is going announce that he's sidestepping Congress even more and simply going to force his agenda on the American people through executive orders -- that's not the way our constitution works, that's an abuse of power."— Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas on "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren"]
[The latest WSJ/NBC news poll indicates only 16 percent of respondents have an optimistic outlook for the remainder of the president's term.]
Preaching to the choir - The latest Fox News poll finds one third of respondents saying they will pay close attention to tonight's address. Forty-one percent of Democrats said they were likely to watch or view the speech carefully, compared to 29 percent of independents and 22 percent of Republicans. Further, 28 percent said they may watch at least part of the address, while 23 percent indicated they will likely read about it after the speech.
"President Obama shouldn't be surprised that most voters disapprove of how he's handled the economy. Likewise, he shouldn't be surprised that trust in the federal government has fallen to historic lows. After all, the Obama Administration has repeatedly ignored or 'waived' laws that proved inconvenient." –Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in Breitbart OpEd
[Watch Fox: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, discusses tonight's State of the Union address in the 10 a.m. ET hour]
President Obama's State of the Union will be high on midterm campaign rhetoric that offers little hope of results. That opinion, offered by Charles Krauthammer saw heightened viewer response during Monday's "Special Report with Bret Baier" All-Star Panel. As measured by Bing Pulse, viewer votes spiked to 16,000 votes per minute when Krauthammer stated, "This is all empty rhetoric. This is the framing of issues for Election Day. They know they're not going to achieve anything. Surely not in Congress…"
Bing Pulse measured 111,000 viewer votes during the panel discussion. See the full results in a deeper data dive here. Don't miss your chance to make your voice heard by taking your seat on the panel.
"One of the issues not front and center in Washington in recent months – or in several years, for that matter – is education. Expect President Obama to spend some time on the topic in his State of the Union address tonight, but Republicans have their own push on education and it's in part a response to the president's focus on income inequality.
From WaPo: "Sens. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), a former education secretary, and Tim Scott (S.C.), one of only two African Americans in the Senate, will propose far-reaching 'choice' legislation on Tuesday that would take the $24 billion in federal money spent annually to help educate 11 million students in poverty or with disabilities and convert it into block grants to the states, among other changes."
Expect some minutes in the SOTU on the issue." – Bret Baier
See for yourself - Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Tim Scott, R-S.C., will promote their Scholarships for Kids Act at the American Enterprise Institute. Deets.
Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Tom Coburn, R-Okla. and Richard Burr, R-N.C., have unveiled the Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility and Empowerment Act as a Republican alternative to ObamaCare. Under the plan, insurances companies would not be able to impose lifetime limits on patients and would be required to allow dependent coverage up to the age of 26, as ObamaCare currently does. The Republican proposal would address the issue of pre-existing conditions by creating a new "continuous coverage" standard that would prevent any individual moving from one insurance plan to another from being denied on the basis of a pre-existing condition so long as that individual was continuously enrolled in a health plan. More.
But do you get a tote bag? – First lady Michelle Obama emails her husband's supporters: "…chip in $10 or more and help protect Obamacare."
"The whole idea of this plan is to give affordable access care where you run your health care and your state makes decisions and it's not mandated what you'll buy, when you'll buy it, there's no employer mandate, there's no individual mandate. You get the option and if you want to take this credit you can." – Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren" Watch the full interview here.
Wonk impressed - American Enterprise Institute's James Capretta writing at The Weekly Standard (emphasis added): "They would leave the employer tax preference in place, and thus not displace any of the stable employer plans in force today. The only change would be to put a reasonable upper limit on the tax preference, to encourage employers and workers to select cost effective coverage. The Senators then provide a refundable tax credit to anyone who works in a small firm or who doesn't have access to employer coverage at all with incomes between 100 and 300 percent of the federal poverty line. This ensures that everyone who is uninsured and low income today will have the financial wherewithal to get insurance that, at a minimum, protects them from major medical expenses. With this credit, the Burr-Coburn-Hatch plan can rightfully be called a genuine universal coverage plan, with every American ensured of reasonable access to an insurance plan."
Ben Carson PACs up - Famed neurosurgeon Ben Carson is joining up with Save Our Health Care, a new project from the conservative American Legacy PAC. Ads featuring Carson started airing Monday.
Relying on data scooped up from "leaky apps" – everything from Angry Birds and Google Maps to applications with photo- and location-sharing abilities like Facebook, Flickr and Twitter – the NSA and Britain's Government Communications Headquarter have been secretly collecting personal data about users, including age, daily whereabouts, marital status, address books and much more, according to documents provided by leaker Edward Snowden. More. –Watch Fox: Chief Intelligence Correspondent Catherine Herridge is tracking the story.
Tech firms allowed to share snoop requests - "The Obama administration will allow telecommunications companies to reveal the number of national security orders they receive from the government and detail how many of their customers are being targeted, officials announced Monday." Washington Examiner reports.
[Watch Fox: Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, discusses the security of the Sochi Olympics in the 10 a.m. ET hour]
Navy cyber warfare head Obama's pick to lead NSA - LAT: "Navy cryptologist Michael S. Rogers is President Obama's top choice to take over the embattled National Security Agency — which conducts electronic surveillance operations worldwide — and the Pentagon's cyber warfare command, officials say."
Senate panel approves Iraq chopper aid - AP: "A congressional panel has signed off on the sale of Apache helicopters to Iraq as it battles the growing threat from Al Qaeda militants within its borders."
[Listen to Fox: House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon, R-Calif., previews the State of the Union Address and what he hopes to hear about the war in Afghanistan, on Kilmeade and Friends in the 9 a.m. ET hour.]
Conservative economist Thomas Sowell in The Inequality Bogeyman: "One of the problems with so many discussions of income and wealth is that the intelligentsia are so obsessed with the money that people receive that they give little or no attention to what causes money to be paid to them, in the first place... goods and services are the real 'wealth of nations,' as Adam Smith titled his treatise on economics in the 18th century… Too many discussions of large fortunes attribute them to 'greed' -- as if wanting a lot of money is enough to cause other people to hand it over to you. It is a childish idea, when you stop and think about it -- but who stops and thinks these days?"
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Real Clear Politics Averages
Obama Job Approval: Approve – 43.7 percent//Disapprove – 51.7 percent
Direction of Country: Right Direction – 29.0 percent//Wrong Track – 62.9 percent
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats – 41.2 percent// Republicans 41.4 percent
[The latest Fox News poll shows respondents favor Republicans for Congress, 43 percent to Democrats 41 percent.]
In another sign that the 2016 Democratic frontrunner recognizes the potential political liability of her role in failing to prevent the 2012 raid by Islamist forces that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americas, Hillary Clinton again spoke publicly of her regrets about the attack and sought to insulate herself from blame. Echoing remarks she made a year ago, the former secretary of State told a group of auto dealers who hired her to speak at their annual convention in New Orleans, that the Benghazi attack was her biggest "regret." Clinton was quick, though, to say that her decisions were the fault of others who provided "imperfect information" and, presumably referring to her agency's refusal of additional security for the doomed outpost, "unforeseen consequences, unpredictable twists and turns." She did not discuss her use of doctored talking points in the wake of the raid. More from Washington Examiner
["While we have learned about the Administration's failure to prevent a terrorist attack with actionable intelligence, we are again left wanting answers on the cover-up of this failure…Mr. President, I simply ask that you be forthright with the American people. Help us get beyond this tragedy."—Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kans., in a Breitbart OpEd]
Pardon me, Hillary, but do you have any Grey Poupon? - The 2016 Democratic frontrunner also told the gathering: "The last time I actually drove a car myself was 1996, and I remember it very well, and so does the Secret Service, which is why I haven't driven since then." More.
[BuzzFeed shares the contemptuous, taunting response from Hillary Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines when asked what commonplace activities Clinton still carries out for herself.]
Bubba defender: Monica was asking for it - "President Clinton did a bad, bad thing, and Monica Lewinsky was not precisely an innocent victim, I recall some thong flashing there." – WaPo columnist Ruth Marcus on MSNBC defending the former president against the claim by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky, that Clinton's Oval Office sexual exploits with a 22-year-old intern were "predatory."
War on Huckabee, Day VI - From Yahoo: "In a brief to be filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, 19 Democratic senators are siding with the Obama administration against evangelical Christian businessmen who argue that paying for their employees' birth control, a requirement under Obamacare, violates their company's religious freedom… Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, a Democratic senator who led the amicus brief effort, is planning to criticize [former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee who accused Democrats of thinking women unable to control their libidos] and other Republican opponents of the mandate in remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday announcing the brief. 'Allowing a woman's boss to call the shots about her access to birth control should be inconceivable to all Americans in this day and age, and takes us back to a place in history when women had no voice or choice,' Murray will say, according to prepared remarks provided by her staff."
From WaPo's Robert Costa (emphasis added): "Embattled New Jersey [Republican] Gov. Chris Christie and his top advisers are reassuring allies that he will survive the turmoil over a bridge scandal that has badly damaged his standing in the polls, believing he will emerge as an even stronger potential presidential candidate in the end. Members of Christie's inner circle said the developing field of Republican contenders is relatively weak, lacking a presumptive front-runner after consecutive defeats in national elections. The unsettled landscape gives Christie ample time and opportunity to bounce back, they said… Christie aides announced Monday that the governor plans to travel to six states this spring to host events for GOP candidates and for the Republican Governors Association (RGA), which he chairs. The stops in Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Utah, Connecticut and Massachusetts underscore Christie's national ambitions, which have been fueled by encouragement from influential Republican officials and donors… Christie's team has been laying the groundwork for the six-state RGA swing for weeks, promising Republican associates in conference calls and closed-door huddles that he has not discarded his long-planned playbook for the year. The aggressive behind-the-scenes maneuvering stands in contrast to Christie's public statements about the bridge controversy, in which he has struck a humble, conciliatory tone and vowed to focus his energy on New Jersey issues."
[Hey, buddy - Fort Lee, N.J. Mayor Mark Sokolich, who was on the receiving end of a dirty traffic trick by staffers of New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie, will be the guest of Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., at tonight's State of the Union.]
From WSJ: "Ohio Sen. Rob Portman the first-term Republican ended 2013 with more than $4.4 million in the bank, according to an adviser. That includes much of the $1.3 million he raised during the last three months of 2013.That's a staggering sum for someone whose re-election is almost three years away. In fact, for the sake of comparison, it's more than twice as much as the three most recent Ohio senators had in the bank at a similar stage in their terms…"
If Republicans can make a net gain of six seats in the Senate, the red team will take control of the upper chamber. Of the dozen or so competitive races for Democratic-controlled seats, which six do you think are most advantageous for the GOP? The current consensus from Fox News First readers (in order of times selected): Arkansas, Montana, Louisiana, South Dakota, North Carolina and Alaska. But reader Jim Hartman says Oregon could be a "sleeper" and a "possible" pick up for the GOP. Hartman notes, "Incumbent Senator Jeff Merkley [D-Ore.] narrowly beat [former Republican] Senator Gordon Smith in 2008 (3 points). With a much more favorable political environment in 2014, and ObamaCare a particular problem with its botched Oregon roll out, [Republican] Dr. Monica Wehby… appears well positioned to exploit Merkley's vulnerabilities."
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[Gallup's latest daily tracking numbers reveal President Obama's low job approval ratings could potentially hurt Democratic candidates, particularly in West Virginia, Alaska, South Dakota, and Montana.]
Former Gov. Frank Keating, R-Okla., now head of the American Bankers Association, quelled speculation that he would run for the seat being left vacant by the retirement of Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. From Keating's statement: "While I have considered and discussed this possibility with family and supporters, I have concluded that the most important way I can contribute to policy debates in Washington is by continuing my service to [the bankers' group.]" From The Oklahoman: "U.S. Rep. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma City, is running for Coburn's seat, and Oklahoma House Speaker T.W. Shannon is expected to enter the race this week." Still mulling a run is Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Okla.
["I don't have plans to endorse anybody." – Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., to Politico]
Georgia's knock-down, drag-out GOP Senate primary is going to be very expensive, and Michelle Nunn, the Democrat hoping to replace retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., will have oodles of money to spend in the general election. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that one Republican contender is trying to use an early fundraising advantage to husband his resources: "[Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga.,] showed he can raise money. Now he's showing how he will spend it, putting out a press release… advertising a $1.289 million television ad buy for the run-up to the May 20 primary. The Senate-seeking Congressman from Savannah is not going on the air right away, but is locking down rates well in advance — before other campaigns and Super PACs drive up the prices."
Citizens United is joining Club for Growth, Senate Conservatives Fund and the Madison Project in backing Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel in his primary challenge of Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss. "Sadly, Senator Thad Cochran has become part of the insidious D.C. culture that has caused our nation's debt to grow to
over $17 trillion," Citizens United President David Bossie said in a statement. The group is donating $10,000 to McDaniel's campaign, Politico reports.
Richmond Times-Dispatch: "John W. Warner, a Republican who represented Virginia in the U.S. Senate for 30 years…[Monday] backed Democrat Mark R. Warner, who succeeded him in 2009. 'He has proven himself to be very much like I was, reaching across the aisle' to work on policies that he believes are in the best interests of the state and the nation, Warner said in a telephone interview …'It takes a measure of courage these days,' to do so, Warner said. Mark Warner said on conference call …[Monday] that he is grateful for the former senator's support and friendship. 'To me, John Warner is the gold standard in Virginia,' he said."
A poll from Marquette University Law School shows Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., leading likely Democratic challenger Mary Burke 47 percent to 41 percent in his re-election bid. Fifty-four percent of respondents said the Badger State is heading in the right direction, with 40 percent saying it is not.
Following news that Trey Radel was resigning his House seat Monday after attempting to hang on in the wake of his cocaine-possession plea, Roll Call reports: "Several Sunshine State Republicans have already lined up to run in the solidly GOP Fort Myers-based district, including state Rep. Paige Kreegel and businessman Curt Clawson. The pool of potential candidates includes former Rep. Connie Mack, state Senate Majority Leader Lizbeth Benacquisto, and Chauncey Goss, a former House Budget Committee aide and the son of a Republican congressman from that region."
Madison Project backs Maryland transplant for GOP House primary in West Virginia: "Just as [Alex Mooney's] mother was a refugee of Castro's Cuba; Alex became a conservative refugee from Maryland."
Harlem insiders tell NY Post's Page Six: "' [Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y.] is hoping that he will get more support for re-election by promising this will be his last term — and that party leaders will allow him to step down in dignity then, rather than backing a challenger now,' said one source."
Washington Examiner: "The nation's biggest outdoors show, cancelled last year after vendors and sponsors protested a ban on AR-15 rifles following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, is being revived by the NRA, which is promising to give the popular rifle its place at the event opening Saturday in Harrisburg, Pa."
The producer who worked with conservative filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza on "2016: Obama's America" hopes that the federal government will back down from its prosecution of D'Souza for campaign finance violations. Producer Gerald Molen told Megyn Kelly: "The worst thing I think someone could think [is that] they can be put in a position to be intimidated by their own government. I just find that very offensive, I just can't believe that would happen. And I really believe this case with Dinesh that somebody's gonna wake up and it's gonna be dismissed," Molen told Kelly. Watch the full interview from "The Kelly File."
A former police officer turned Oklahoma state senator is proposing a bill that would allow officers to issue electronic citations for traffic violations and misdemeanors without leaving the comfort of their cruisers. From Insurance Journal: "If they don't have to approach vehicles during traffic stops to give people tickets but can simply email traffic violation citations directly to the district court clerk then they're less likely to get into a dangerous altercation," said [Bill sponsor State Sen. Al McAffrey, D-Oklahoma City.]
Super Bowl media day is mother of all scrums, as members of the national and international press descend on players and coaches from the teams vying for the championship. Today's media day near the Super Bowl site in New Jersey will give reporters a shot at the stars from the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos. The Seahawks' Marchawn Lynch wants to avoid all that hubbub, but it may be costly. The NY Daily News reports that Lynch, who was fined $50,000 by the NFL for refusing to talk to reporters during the regular season, could have a very expensive day. The league has promised another $50,000 fine if Lynch skips today's super scrum. He's thinking about it, but if he does show, he promises to do a bad job of it: "When you're forced to do something and you know it, it kind of just takes away from the whole experience of what it could be if (it were) natural," Lynch said, "So, I'll probably give forced answers."
"[President Obama] doesn't have a lot he can do. And the idea that you would tweet out a picture of the pen, I mean… how low can you go? All he can do is wave a pen?" Charles Krauthammer on "Special Report with Bret Baier"
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