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"According to the latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office, Obamacare will reduce Medicare spending by $716 billion between 2013 and 2022, relative to prior law." "Forbes, 8/11/2012"
Essentially, an entitlement program that was built in 1965, that was meant to help seniors, is now going to be shared with the rest of the uninsured America. All these years, the Democrats have ran on a platform saying "The Republicans are going to let Grandma die." Yet here in black and white is grandma's "entitlements" being removed by the very party that claimed to protect them.
Some people might say "what's wrong with sharing?" The simple answer is when grandma falls down and hurts herself, or needs a simple treatment. How fast will she get medical treatment, and how good will the treatment be? Visit a Veterans Hospital sometime... that's a form of national healthcare. Ask the vets what they think of their "National Healthcare."
I'm disappointed that our representative did not explain why she voted "No" on auditing the Federal Reserve. I think it's important that all levels of government, and their sub-entities, be accountable... you would think her being a lawyer, she would be too.
Finally, for all of her promises of what she can do for a beloved community, the only thing I read was she's in favor of increasing "taxes." Which she has never voted against in her long career as a politician.
So what we are left with is Grandma lost her entitlements, the government doesn't have to be accountable for how they print money, and raise taxes for all of it, and get less out of what we contribute in taxes...
I think I'll go with her opponent Delinda Morgan.
It would be nice if arguments could be factual rather than inflamatory and misleading..... but i guess fear is a great motivator.
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Here in Ontario....there are some counties open...and others that arent'.
I shouldn't say hunting is close on Sundays....I should say, no discharge of firearms on Sundays for some counties.
It Sucks. My daughters has swimming lesson and dance lesson on Saturdays. So Sunday would be good for me.
Hopefully one day.


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CNN: How does it change the way students are learning?
Shea: It's the kids who came in with no experience, no background, no skills who get that sense of accomplishment. Without fail, nothing works the first time. It's something we don't get enough opportunity to do. In most classes, we have to move on, you either get it or you don't. Failure is a judgment rather than part of the process. In math, kids come in convinced, or someone has convinced them, they can't do something. We don't take the time to go back and make that failure a reflective process.
"You failed? That's great, what did you learn?"After you get those little moments of success, "That's great - remember how bad you felt yesterday, after three days of putting the thing together, flipping the switch and it didn't work? It's not over."
That's more like real life, rather than school.
CNN: What advice would you give to other schools and teachers that want to start their own maker spaces?
Shea: Start small. Start with an after-school thing. Get this stuff into the mainstream of the school. "We've got this stuff, what do you need?" As an assignment, (the students) have got to make something for a teacher's room. The whole idea is to open eyeballs and start to think creatively.
We've gotten an amazing amount of materials and support from the community. We've had a number of community builders coming in, ex-teachers, tinkerers who are moving, realizing they're not going to get into their electronics stuff. You've got to just dive in, and you've got to know, it's like a tiger by the tail, but it's a great tiger.


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Back in '01 and early '02, Britney Spears was still pretty much in her prime so when I would constantly tease readers of the IGN PSX and PS2 mailbag sections that I had nudes of young Miss Spears it tended to get the masses riled up. While a good portion of the audience either knew or figured I was full of shit, there were quite a few gullible readers out there that thought I must be telling the truth because I was a respected editor of a professional web site, so they took it hook, line and sinker.
This tomfoolery went on for months and usually ended up with me posting this "nude" of Britney where I went through the work for doing a quality Photoshop job of her face onto some naked chick only to mosaic and blur out all the good parts. I, of course, said you could click the pic to see the real photo but the link would always take the victim to something like a pic of a bodybuilder with my head Photoshop'd on top or maybe a fat chick in a swimsuit.
This culminated with my final work of trickery on my last day as an editor with IGN before taking my job with Visual Concepts to work on the 2K football titles. In my final mailbag update, I proclaimed that I would finally share the nude of Britney Spears that I had and that nobody else in the world could get their hands on because it was my last day with the site and they couldn't fire me for posting x-rated material since I was already leaving.
For my final act of evil, I had my roommate Sam Bishop, much to his dismay, take a photograph of me half-naked with whipped-cream dripping off my mountainous man boobs while sitting on our living room couch. The act of taking the photograph has scarred Bishop for life, and I'm sure it did the same for the 1.5 million people that ended up clicking the link over the course of the next two days. I say it scarred most — but not all — because I wouldn't be surprised if at least a few of the freaks out there rubbed at least one out to my sexy honor as I've done to thousands of chicks over the course of my short time on the planet.
I bring this up because today is the 9 year anniversary of the taking of my infamous whipped-cream bikini photo that can still be seen on this blog if you decide to search hard enough.


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The news out of Palo Alto isn't good. Now, that won't exactly come as a shock to most observers, as HP has been flat for some time. But CEO Meg Whitman yesterday acknowledged that the pain will intensify before the patient recovers, telling analysts that revenues would fall 11 to 13% over the next fiscal year. In real dollars, that's a drop of up to $16.5 billion, roughly the size of Jabil Circuit, or, the companies ranked No. 15 to 50 on the CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Top 50. Worse, Whitman said not to expect a turnaround before 2016. Give Whitman credit for honesty, although keep in mind that, by setting the bar low, she raises the prospects for shareholder sainthood should HP's recovery come faster. But what Whitman did not disclose is what, exactly, HP's prescription for saving itself is. In all likelihood, that strategy will focus on paring of the company's core product lines -- servers, PCs and printer. Perhaps it will follow IBM's lead and sell or spin off its PC unit, an idea that the company itself has floated in the past. It says here, however, the company HP should be emulating is Apple. HP once was as respected as any business in the tech industry, admired for its stable and forward-thinking leadership, its commitment to research and development, and a manufacturer of the top rank. Today, that path is more remembrance than reality. The company has long since moved away from its manufacturing roots, outsourcing almost anything it could. (Foxconn, Quanta and Wistron have been major beneficiaries.) What HP, along with Dell and many of the other big PC makers, is learning the hard way is, you give away the family jewels at your own peril. By offloading its fixed assets -- and that includes its people -- HP also gave away its competitive advantage. It's become a parody of itself, a business confined to imitation, not innovation. Sure, HP has to retool, but it should do so by going back to its roots, much like Apple did when Steve Jobs was welcomed back after 11 years wandering the desert. "Invent" was a favorite marketing campaign of HP. The company should practice what it preaches, bring design and manufacturing back in-house, and strive to be the technology leader it once was. It can be done. But HP has to be committed to the task. On Oct. 22, chat with Mike Buetow about PCB West and SMTAI at PCB Chat.
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We Dare is a new game, for the Wii and PS2 and out later this year, that invites players to use motion-sensing consoles in a rather more adult way than previous titles. Gaming blog Kotaku, who spotted the forthcoming release, reckons it's a sex party in a box, which isn't as far from the truth as one might hope. We Dare …
"(PS2 players need the Move accessory)"
Move remote is for PS3
I'm probably not the first to bring this up, but...
PS2 Move? You mean PS3 Move, shirley?
I shall post a serious comment....
.... just as soon as i've finished cringing.
Early April the First?
They have got to be kidding.
Ubisoft site describes it as 'Sexy Party Game' and yet it has a 'Pegi 12' rating.
Grab the popcorn and wait for the Daily Mail and the Tories to see this, this is gonna be fun.
Daily Mail
They already have covered it, with many mothers 'out raged'.
Or you could just
Sod the games console, go upstairs and shag. Jesus.
I always thought the Wii MP controller in its big rubber sheath looked more like a sex toy than the Move. Especially in black. When I got my black Wii, I almost immediately started referring to it as the Wii Dildo.
Doesn't the Wiimote have a vibe motor too...
<phew> For a moment there I thought you were suggesting we go upstairs and shag Jesus!! Must alter the res of this monitor - it's blurring out full stops!
Oh man, why didn't I think of that before?
Nintendildo! It's so obvious!
I feel stupid for not having thought of that wordmangle earlier.
Wanna know what's worse?
"<phew> For a moment there I thought you were suggesting we go upstairs and shag Jesus!! Must alter the res of this monitor - it's blurring out full stops!"
Slightly worse, I nearly misspelled it Jess, which isn't a problem until you consider that the only Jess I know is my cousin.
re. WHAT!!!???
I was more worried about him suggesting sodomising the console; that slot's very narrow, and none of the ports at the back look any better.
re:re. WHAT!!!???
"It's my sex box... and her name is Sony!"
Re: LuMan
"Want to get down on my knees and start pleasing Jesus."
Depending on where and how the remote is inserted...
The Distendo
Does the PS3 Move have the rumble pack in it?
Paris, well because..
Adults only?
I was already cringing when I saw Wii Watersports in my local games store...
In one party game they are shuffing the remote down the crack of their arse.. In another they are kissing the remote, bet that must taste real nice.
Finally ...
... the reason I've been looking for to persuade SWMBO of the need for a console.
I shall end the week a happy man ...
ANd this will...
..get approved how?
Can't see Nintendo letting this loose on the console, or MS and probebrly not Sony either....
It'll be the end of gaming!
You know what like the yanks are, you can have as much violence as you want but as soon as ssshhhhh, s...e...x is mentioned they throw a wobbler! Especially as the Wii is very much a kiddies console. I guess it's just electronic Kiss, Cuddle or Torture though. Wow, that sounds bad these days lol
Yes, the move controller has rumble, and can change colour to a suitable deep purple.
Though seeing how Buzz already takes pictures with the Eyetoy at 'key moments' , heaven forbid they combined this with facebook image upload integration in this game.
burn the controller
Your kids will have to burn the controller after those shenanigans.
bum the controller
You know how "burn" can sometimes look like "bum" in sans-serif fonts? This is one of those very unfortunate situations.
Disgusting and not at all sexy
A lame attempt to capitalise on the word "sex" with minimal risk and effort.
Being as it's from Ubisoft it'll doubtless require an always on internet connection to "play" - it might occasionally pop up a message on screen saying "we know what you're doing ... " or something.
So this accessory allows you to strap the controller where?
It might get Jacqui Smiths husband off the pr0n and reinitialize their marriage.
blocked in my country
Geesh, "This video contains content from Ubisoft, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds." How annoying is that? And how anti-fair-use?
Perhaps I should move to an open country, like Libya.
'Pegi 12'
sounds like she's under-age mate, you better grab your coat and move on.
Coincidence? I think not!
The first 'parental code' shown on the page at the end is 6969...
Pathetic "copyright infringement" !!
Come on Ubi-soft. You really are being lame here!!!
Why the hell would you run an advertising campaign then stop people doing your advertising for you, for free !!!!
Just because you don't plan on releasing the game in the US is no reason to uni-laterally block US access to seeing the advertisement !!!
Lame, Lame, Pathetic !!!
Twister is dead
Obviously it is not the done thing to just chuck your keys in a bowl these days, so it saves you having twister in the house to start your party.
That will be why they insist you put the rubber cover on the controller, safe Wii'ing or no Wii'ing
This seems highly inappropriate...
...for a children's toy.
Nice double standard, Ubisoft!
Lesbians are ok, but gay men are too icky to appear in ads.


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This year, some people will be receiving rather unusual Christmas presents. Among the gifts will be goats, condoms, agricultural fertiliser and schoolbooks. The gifts – which can be purchased on Oxfam Unwrapped, part of the UK-based charity's website – are not delivered to the friends and family of the giver, but to needy communities in the developing world.
Oxfam Unwrapped is just one example of how the internet is changing philanthropy. Not only is it giving individual donors an easy means of sending money or gifts to remote parts of the world. The web allows the rapid spread of information about pressing social and environmental problems. Moreover, it is providing a forum for the exchange of knowledge and ideas between charities and non-profit groups, facilitating a more "open source" approach to coming up with solutions to seemingly intractable problems.
Some online resources are well established. GuideStar and GuideStar International provide web-based databases of many thousands of non-profit organisations, allowing users to search for information about a specific charity or look for organisations working in an area of interest, such as healthcare or humanitarian relief.
Increasingly, the matching power of the internet is helping connect donors not just with charities but also with individual recipients in far-off countries. As well as Oxfam Unwrapped, there are sites such as globalgiving.com, where donors can find a cause that means something to them, make a gift and see progress reports about the project they have donated to.
Microfinance is part of the trend. Once managed by non-profit institutions, microfinance is now taking place in cyberspace, with websites such as kiva.org acting as a channel for person-to-person loans. Microfinance institutions vet the borrowers who can post their profiles on the site to attract lenders. Once a loan has been made, individuals can receive e-mail updates from their borrower.
Another online microfinance initiative, MicroPlace.com – launched by eBay working with the Calvert Foundation – allows users to lend as little as $100, which are then deployed by groups in the developing world, which make loans to poor farmers, shop owners or craftspeople – many of them women – without access to other forms of finance. The individual lenders receive interest payments, allowing them to reap both a financial and a social return.
Crucially, most of these sites make it clear that they will provide regular updates on how the money is being used and the difference it is making to the recipients. This reflects a new wave of accountability in the philanthropy sector, driven by the desire of donors to track the impact of their gifts – and the internet provides a powerful tool for doing so.
"There's a new evaluation and monitoring that goes on with online transactions, which is lost in government aid projects," says Carol Adelman, director of Hudson Institute's Centre for Global Prosperity. "So this new-age global philanthropy is accompanied by the benefits of technology, transparency, accountability and hands on directness that's never been seen before."
As well as channelling and monitoring funds, a growing number of website are offering donors a chance to become involved in an issue. At Razoo.com, a social networking site, users are invited to "learn", "connect" and "take action" on causes about which they care. The idea, says the website, is to "see people become more socially conscious and entrepreneurial by focusing on action, practical solutions, and enterprise".
For Witness, an organisation that uses video and other technology in human rights campaigns, the internet provides a distribution tool through which anyone who has taken video of human rights abuses or captured witnesses' testimonials can publish to a global audience. To provide a forum for these videos – and for information giving them context – the organisation is launching the Hub, a website where people can upload videos in the way they do on YouTube.
Suvasini Patel, communications and outreach manager at Witness, believes technology will alter the way issues such as human rights abuses are addressed. "It's really about user generated content and empowerment," she says. "So far change has been in the hand of a select few. And 2.0 technology is taking it out of the hands of experts and putting it into everyone's hands so everyone has the power to make a difference."
While Witness is drawing on the YouTube model to create communities of activists, others are turning to Second Life, the 3D virtual site. American Cancer Society holds regular walkathons on the site, with avatars doing the walking. As well as providing a new source of fundraising – a walk in July raised almost $115,000, with about 1,700 participants from around the globe – the organisation uses the site for education and raising awareness.
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One such site – the Change for Good Network launched in July by Corporate Culture, a UK-based communications consultancy – offers users access an online database of tools, applications and articles. "Technology is opening the possibility for everyone to contribute to real change," says John Drummond, chief executive of Corporate Culture.
However, Mr Drummond stresses the fact that supporting this online knowledge exchange are monthly meetings and seminars. "It would be a mistake to think of networks like these as stopping on the web," he says. "Because effective networks have to link the virtual to the real."
The web is also helping charities and non-profit groups with practical tasks. The Development Executive Group – which now serves more than 100,000 people, including executive members that include large NGOs such as the American Red Cross, World Vision, Catholic Relief Services and Care – allows those working in the development sector to search for appropriate candidates for positions they are seeking to fill.
Development Executive Group also helps NGOs keep track of the funding being made available from multilateral institution and government development bodies. "Our model is low fees for high impact by bringing together all these people from around the world," says Raj Kumar, president and co-founder of the Development Executive Group. "It's the network effect."
The network effect can also be put to use in coming up with new solutions to social and environmental problems. An online competition launched in June by the Case Foundation solicits "citizen-centred" approaches to solving community problems. The top 20 finalists in the competition will each receive a grant of $10,000. Awards of $25,000 are to be made to the top four finalists, who will be selected by ordinary people using an online voting system.
"In so many ways, the internet can be a tremendous tool for giving and for joining forces with others," says Beth Cohen, director of the Global Philanthropists Circle at Synergos. "And when it comes to mobilising young people, they live in the internet world, so you have to speak their language and use their tools."
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The 2010-2011 Golden Globe Awards are on this weekend, and I think the title of this post sums up what I have to say about this year's nominations. The Golden Globes are BALLS!
Being an avid wannabe moviegoer and an aspiring filmmaker who thoroughly believes in cinematic magic, I hate to admit that the film industry could be politically motivated or just plain rigged. The Golden Globes continue to display questionable nomination after questionable nomination, furthering themselves from their goal of being on the same level as the Oscars. I think it's time someone bought the Hollywood Foreign Press an English dictionary so they can look up the word "comedy" and find out its literal definition.
Best Motion Picture – Drama:
Nominees – Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The King's Speech, The Social Network
This category makes the most sense to me. Granted that films like 127 Hours and True Grit could be considered as well, but this is a solid lineup of dramatic films. The rest of the categories, I'm not so sure.
My Pick: The Social Network / Reality Pick: The King's Speech or Inception
It may not be an accurate depiction of the lives of the creators of Facebook, but it was one hell of a movie. It was like The Dark Knight in a way. If you took out the name "Batman" or "Joker" as the primary hero and villain, The Dark Knight would still be a masterpiece of a crime drama. Same with The Social Network. Take out the name "Facebook" as the Internet phenomenon, an excellent dramatic film still remains. Due to their non-American production (The King's Speech) and high gross (Inception), these two films might actually take the win. You know how the Globes are; they gave it to Avatar last year.
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama:
Nominees – Halle Berry (Frankie and Alice), Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone), Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Michelle Willians (Blue Valentine)
My Pick: Natalie Portman / Reality Pick: Natalie Portman
Although Nicole Kidman evidently shows that she's still got her dramatic acting chops, and the surprising breakout performance by Jennifer Lawrence, I think Natalie Portman has a pretty tight grip on this one. Judging by her amazing performance in Black Swan and less critical press about the other nominees, I'm confident that she'd take the Globe and the Oscar.
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama:
Nominees – Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), Colin Firth (The King's Speech), James Franco (127 Hours), Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine), Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter)
My Pick: James Franco / Reality Pick: Colin Firth
All good picks except Mark Wahlberg, whom I think is a filler pick, and I have a feeling he will appear again as a filler pick when the Oscars come. The ones that stood out the most for me were James Franco and Colin Firth's performances. Jesse Eisenberg played a great asshole version of Mark Zuckerberg (or a lesser asshole) but I still could not see past his type-casted, stereotyped self. James Franco is my favorite to win because of his ability to make it feel like 127 hours, when the film lasted less than two. I'm betting that he would be the first host of the Oscars ever to win. Colin Firth is a very close second and also his best performance yet.
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical:
Nominees – Alice In Wonderland, Burlesque, The Kids Are All Right, Red, The Tourist
My Pick: The Kids Are All Right / Reality Pick: Who gives a f***!
This is where shit hits the fan. This is what gives the movie industry a bad rep. Let's start at the top shall we:
Alice In Wonderland. This movie is only passable to be nominated in this category because of its musical background and whimsical nature. Fine, I accept that, barely.
Burlesque. Technically, it is a musical. But regular movie folks should know it is definitely not awards worthy. The only other musical released this year was the animated "Tangled", which much more deserves a nomination than this Cher-like mess.
The Kids Are Alright. The most deserving nomination in this category and should be the rightful winner. The ensemble cast blends effortlessly together in this underrated independent film exploring the complexities of lesbian parents, surrogate fathers, and (no pun intended) a modern American family.
Red. Marketed as an action-comedy but it wasn't that funny. Want a comic book movie that covers "comedy" and "musical"? Scott Pilgrim VS The World! I would think this would be an obvious choice. It is truly disappointing that it was not seen by more people.
The Tourist. F*** it. The most bullsh** nomination I have ever seen.
In my ideal world, these should be the nominations:
Get Him To The Greek, I Love You Philip Morris, Scott Pilgrim VS The World, The Kids Are Alright, Toy Story 3
And Toy Story 3 would win it by miles. I think Toy Story 3, I Love You Philip Morris and The Kids Are Alright have a shot at Best Picture nominations when the Oscars come. I can even list a few more films as honorable mentions to show how messed up the nominations for this category are: Easy A, Despicable Me, Date Night, Due Date, How To Train Your Dragon, Kick Ass, Tangled
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical:
Nominees – Annette Bening (The Kids Are Alright), Anne Hathaway (Love & Other Drugs), Angelina Jolie (The Tourist), Julianne Moore (The Kids Are Alright), Emma Stone (Easy A)
My Pick: Julianne Moore / Reality Pick: Again, who gives?
Anne Hathaway and Angelina Jolie both don't deserve to be on that list. Granted, this is a very tough category to nominate for, as funny actresses are rare these days. I won't rant more on the disaster that is The Tourist being in any of the comedic categories. But I will say that Julianne Moore should win this category because she was the centerpiece that made The Kids Are All Right such a delight to watch. She could get an Oscar nomination with Bening getting one for Supporting Actress. To fill in the rest of the nominations, I would choose Tina Fey (Date Night) and Rachel McAdams (Morning Glory) for the heck of it.
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical:
Nominees – Johnny Depp (Alice In Wonderland & The Tourist), Paul Giamatti (Barney's Version), Jake Gyllenhaal (Love & Other Drugs), Kevin Spacey (Casino Jack)
My Pick: Kevin Spacey / Reality Pick: PROBABLY Johnny Depp…
Like the previous category, Johnny Depp from The Tourist and Jake Gyllenhaal is a frustrating mystery on this list. Although Casino Jack was a weak film adapted from real life, Kevin Spacey performed well as Jack Abramoff and carried the messy film all on his own. Other possible nominees that would have made more sense: Russel Brand and Jonah Hill (Get Him To The Greek).
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:
Nominees – Amy Adams (The Fighter), Helena Bonham Carter (The King's Speech), Mila Kunis (Black Swan), Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom)
My Pick: Melissa Leo / Reality Pick: Amy Adams
I think the press would give the award to Amy Adams because her role is hierarchically less of a supporting character than Melissa Leo's character. But in terms of performance, Leo definitely made her presence more evident than the Amy Adams. I would undoubtedly nominate Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) over the Helena Bonham Carter and Mila Kunis due to her prodigy-like breakout performance in her first major film.
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:
Nominees – Christian Bale (The Fighter), Michael Douglas (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps), Andrew Garfield (The Social Network), Jeremy Renner (The Town), Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech)
My Pick: Christian Bale / Reality Pick: Christian Bale
Christian Bale takes this award and the Oscars by a mile weeks before any nomination lists were released. Much like how Heath Ledger stole the film with his spellbinding performance in The Dark Knight, Bale stole The Fighter and made it seem like more of a Dick Ecklund film rather than a Mickey Ward film. Irony at its finest. Michael Douglas seems like a filler nomination or a sympathy vote, as offensive as that sounds. Ewan McGregor would have been a more fitting nomination from I Love You Philip Morris.
The Rest:
For Best Director, I would be content if either Darren Aronofsky or David Fincher wins. Both executed their creative leadership respectively in the constructs of two very different films. Aronofsky, the indie film genius, does it again with limited resources and pushed everyone's performances to their best. Fincher morphs a near-perfect script and a group of young talent into a film about the one of the most significant inventions of the Internet age. I would argue that Danny Boyle should also be as deserving a nomination for his unique and true depiction of Aron Ralston's death-defying story.
As for Best Screenplay, I would have 127 Hours and The Social Network as the leaders of the pack, but with Aaron Sorkin's genius writing to win it all, even the Oscar. Due to his screenplay, as inaccurate as it might be, it highlights very relevant current events and people and what can be seen as a device that is changing the way people live in the world. Also because of Sorkin and Fincher, Mark Zuckerberg was named TIME's Person Of The Year. The Social Network goes beyond film, into politics, and into people's personal lives.
It is inevitable that Toy Story 3 would win Best Animated Film. I had a pretty confident thought that Dreamworks would finally take it back from Pixar this year when How To Train Your Dragon first came out in March. Boy was I very wrong in June when TS3 was released.
As for television…
Breaking Bad not being nominated for Best TV Drama is a sin. Dexter being nominated on the other hand is an even bigger sin, with their poorest season yet. How the Globes find Glee and Nurse Jackie to be more comedic than clearly the best show on TV this Fall/Winter, Community, is light-years beyond me. Julia Stiles in Dexter was a very unlikable character, and another anomaly of a nomination. And last but not least, Scott Caan nominated for his role in Hawaii Five-0?! I vote Donald Glover to replace his nomination spot immediately.
As I stated in the title of this post, this year more than any year before, the Golden Globes have demonstrated their lack of creative criticism, their politically steered intentions, and overall ridiculousness. Yes. This year more than ever, the Golden Globes are BALLS! Let's hope the Oscars are better.


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Kim Kardashian - Baharain's number one propagandist (sorry Ed Husain!)
Piers Morgan – The special relationship might be under strain but we can still agree on something: no one likes Piers Morgan
Haaretz – For running a piece by 9/11 truther John V. Whitbeck who labelled Zionism a "racial-supremicist, settler-colonial experiment"
PressTV – For claiming Sandy Hook massacre was a Zionist plot
Stop the War UK - For exhausting the moral bankruptcy quotient of the entire year
George Galloway – The champion of dictator apologism
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A father and son from Bladen County are accused of orchestrating a year-long operation that brought at least 10,000 pounds of marijuana into the state from Arizona.
Lee Guy, a former Bladen County sheriff's deputy and trooper with the state Highway Patrol, and his son Christian Guy were charged last week with conspiracy to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court.
Both men appeared Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge James E. Gates in Raleigh. During their appearance, Gates agreed that both be detained until their next court appearance. No date has been scheduled.
The complaint also lists Jimmy Clark, who was arrested on the same charges. All three were charged Nov. 19.
Lee Guy is represented by Fayetteville lawyer H. Gerald Beaver, who declined to comment Wednesday. No lawyer information was available Wednesday for Christian Guy.
Clark is represented by Raleigh lawyer Rosemary Godwin.
Lee Guy last worked for the Bladen County Sheriff's Office in 2000, Capt. Rodney Hester said.
According to the criminal complaint, Lee Guy was the leader of a drug operation where, for more than a year, he organized the transportation of between 10,000 and 12,000 pounds of marijuana from Tucson, Ariz., to Bladen and Robeson counties.
Authorities learned about the operation Oct. 23 when a confidential informant contacted the State Bureau of Investigation in Fayetteville, according to court documents.
The informant told Assistant Agent in Charge J.L. Crawford that Lee Guy involved him in the transportation of marijuana by purchasing plane tickets to Tucson and providing a vehicle to bring hundreds of pounds of the drug back to North Carolina. The informant received payment for his services, court records said.
The informant said he traveled to Tucson around Oct. 5 to receive approximately 180 pounds of marijuana with the help of James Nelson Stevens, who officials said helped Lee Guy by inspecting the marijuana for quality. The informant said the marijuana was purchased from suppliers from Mexico. The informant said he was scheduled to fly to Arizona again on Oct. 24 to make another pickup.
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Following Stevens' arrest, Lee Guy started having trouble securing a new supplier, according to court records. On Nov. 1, Tucson and Raleigh agents agreed to have a Homeland Security agent pose as a supplier named "Carlos" to infiltrate the operation.
On Nov. 1, the informant was wired with a microphone and video equipment for a meeting with Lee Guy, according to records.
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Around 6:30 a.m. that day, lawmen watched as the informant met with Christian Guy and Lee Guy at a truck stop off Interstate 40 in Mebane, according to documents. During that transaction, the informant received the money in a bag from Christian Guy and, after moving to the back of the truck stop, he was given the marijuana to give to Homeland Security agents posing as drug dealers.
After the exchange, the informant and Christian and Lee Guy were followed as they traveled to Lumberton to the home of Lee Guy's girlfriend on N.C. 41, according to court records.
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Christian Guy said he knew Clark from other drug deals involving his father and said Clark was a dealer with the operation, according to court records.
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Terry Ryan's first order of business as interim general manager: Jamey Carroll at shortstop for Minnesota in 2012. Seriously?
Pending a physical, the Twins are signing the free agent infielder to fill the ever-present void up the middle to the generous tune of $7 million over two seasons.
One man should be able to do the job that Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Trevor Plouffe, and Alexi Casilla could not accomplish if they all stood at the shortstop position at the same time flailing their arms. I'm not sure Carroll will be that man, but he has to be somewhat of an improvement... or maybe the soon-to-be 38-year-old will be the everyday second baseman, and the yahoos priorly mentioned will continue to be a three-headed fiasco with no clue how to play defense. Upgrade or no, I'm not super impressed.
At the plate, Carroll could create run-scoring opportunities at the top of the order. He batted .290 over two seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but (like most Twins) wasn't much help with runners on. He does not hit home runs at all, compiling just a dozen over his decade-long career, and managed to drive in only 17 runs in 146 games last season.
Enough stats though, the apparent cost of this contract is mildly bothering me. The Dodgers signed the utility player for an average amount of $3.85 million for two seasons in 2009, yet somehow his value has nearly doubled after showing scrappy Nick Punto-like ability with some hustle here and some hard-playing there. Plus he's a nice guy, so there's that. Carroll earned the Roy Campanella Award in 2011 for being the player "who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership of the late Hall of Fame Brooklyn Dodger catcher."
But I'm a glass half-full type of person, so I guess.. welcome to the team, Jamey Carroll. Don't hurt yourself out there.
The Twins, who managed to go from first to worst over the course of one embarrassing disaster of a season, made an interesting move Monday afternoon.
The team has canned general manager Bill Smith and promoted former GM Terry Ryan to run the team on an interim basis. Smith has been offered some other position with the club, which hopefully doesn't require any sort of decision-making.
Here is a short but impressive list of the things he has done to irritate me: trade Johan Santana, J.J. Hardy, Matt Garza, Wilson Ramos (for that sucktard Matt Capps.) Meanwhile, the Twins received practically nothing in return for Delmon Young. Also there are the matters of Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Drew Butera, and Trevor Plouffe. Ugh.
Although owner Jim Pohlad referred to Billy as "unquestionably loyal, committed, and talented," apparently he does not believe the guy has what it takes to pull this team out of the gutter in 2012 and beyond. I concur.
After becoming completely burned out on the job, Ryan stepped down in 2007 to become senior advisor to the GM. I can't imagine how helpless he must have felt over the last four seasons...
Enjoy the 4:30pm news conference while you purge your thoughts on the situation. Do you feel some kind of newfound hope or are you rolling your eyes at the lack of imagination that went along with replacing Smith?
The Minnesota Twins avoided the shame and embarrassment of a 100-loss season during Wednesday night's season finale against the Kansas City Royals.
Thanks to a complete game-shutout performance by Carl Pavano, a ridiculous diving catch by Ben Revere, and a walkoff single off the bat of Trevor Plouffe, the Twins came away with a 1-0 win for a 63-99 season record.
Unfortunately, 99 losses is not all that much better than 100. Obviously just one win better. In fact, the appearance of triple-digits in the Loss Column would better serve as proof of just how terrible the 2011 season really was. Not only did the Twins not make the playoffs, they finished as far out as they possibly could with the worst record in the American League. Only the 56-106 Houston Astros sucked more than Minnesota.
Well, at least they won't be swept by the Yankees in the ALDS this year.
In a season plagued by injuries, filled with mistakes, and marred by mismanagement, it can only get better from here. There are many questions to be answered and broken crap to be fixed this offseason, like strengthening the rotation and the bullpen, signing and/or ditching free agents, trading away the junk, bolstering the offense... yep, pretty much all of it.
Ron Gardenhire, who for some reason sounded rather optimistic after the win, had this to say postgame:
"A very exciting end to the season for us. Kind of a storybook way to get out of this season for nine innings and get a couple big hits there at the end and win it like that in front of these fans, who have been so good to us and been behind us through thick and thin."
Whatever, Ron. I don't want to read that book ever again, cause the story sucked.
P.S. I don't know about all of you, but I really enjoyed listening to the game on the radio last night. There are so many fondly treasured memories from my childhood in the voice of John Gordon: sitting on the porch, riding in the truck, and fishing with my dad, who would have absolutely hated Gardy, by the way. Happy trails, Gordo.
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Joe Mauer nailed his 500th career RBI at U.S. Cellular Field Wednesday afternoon with a ground-rule double to left-center field off Jake Peavy to give the Twins an early 1-0 lead over the Chicago White Sox. Congratulations are in order I suppose, but it's hard to get all excited when he can barely stay healthy long enough to hold a bat. I hope that kitten didn't scratch him.
Speaking of Mauer, Anytime Fitness is holding a contest to see who can come up with the best Joe Mauer Facts. They're like Chuck Norris Facts, but not as badass. The winners gets autographed Mauer Memorabilia, so its worth a shot to get creative. Besides, who doesn't like winning free stuff on the internet?
Also, I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you all about the 2011 Twins & Pins Charity Bowling Event, hosted by Denard Span on Thursday, September 15 at 6pm at the Brunswick Zone XL in Lakeville, MN. You can either choose to join a team led by a Twins player, or just show up to bowl with your friends, depending on how much you're willing to donate.
They are hosting a live auction as well, so there will be plenty of opportunities to give to both the Jeremiah Program to benefit single mothers, and Friends of St. Paul Baseball / RBI Program, which helps to give kids the opportunity to play baseball in St. Paul.
My girl Marea and I interviewed a few of the players last year, and she got a lot of good information out of Span regarding his charitable contributions...
We'd love to see you there, so get a team together and get your bowl on.
With Luke Hughes having "travel problems", Michael Cuddyer out with a strained neck, Denard Span still having concussion symptoms, Matt Tolbert's wrist being all messed up, Jason Kubel having family issues, and Delmon Young now playing for the Tigers, there was no one left but Joe Mauer to play right field tonight against the New York Yankees at 7:10pm.
Apparently, Hughes was unable to make it to Minneapolis in time for the game after his call-up from AAA Rochester, leaving only nine healthy position players available. The lucky recipient of the empty spot was between Mauer or Justin Morneau, and I'd like to see the (formerly known as) Canadian Crusher try to run around the outfield. Then again, Joe's knees are already like 40 years old, so hopefully he doesn't hurt himself fielding a grounder or something. It may be a circus out there.
Speaking of injuries, Span is headed to the disabled list this evening, while it's not looking good for Cuddyer either. This team is completely falling apart. So if, for some unexplainable reason, you still had playoffs hopes before today, I think it's safe to kiss them goodbye now.
Enjoy the show tonight with CC Sabathia on the hill against Brian Duensing.
Congratulations to Jim Thome on nailing career home run no. 599 and 600 Monday night in Detroit.
The 40-year-old slugger has officially joined the exclusive 600 Home Run Club, which is home to only seven other players in the entire history of the game. Pretty impressive... even though no one outside of Minnesota or Cleveland really cared up until this point.
Thome hit a two-run shot for no. 599 in the sixth inning on the first Rick Porcello pitch he saw before coming to bat again in the seventh. He then smashed a 2-1 curveball from Daniel Schlereth over the fence in left field for three more runs. As he circled the bases, the fans in Detroit gave him a standing ovation, even though his 64 taters off the Tigers are his most against any team.
Way to go, Jim Jam.
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OVB: Outside Vertical Bar
VRCB: Volatility Reduced Compression Bar
Core Position: $50,000,000
PowerShares DB Agriculture (DBA):
08/31/2012 Closing Price: 30.42
Intermediate Term Trend is bullish.
Current Position: FLAT
Current Downside Targets = 27.94 – 27.40
Projected Weekly Range: .54
Trading 185,000 Shares
- DBA is a comprehensive agricultural ETF. Holdings include fairly equally-weighted futures contracts in sugar #11, live cattle, corn, soybeans, cocoa, coffee, lean hogs, wheat, and cattle feeder.
- Last week DBA traded and closed above 30.37, confirming a new I.T. bottom. It also surpassed the previous top's high of 30.44. These bullish moves were carried by strong buying in soybeans, live cattle and lean hogs markets. Although many signs still point toward the upside, we have begun to see intrinsic weakness within the commodity sector. The extreme bullish price action in June and July has clearly dissipated and unless this week trades significantly higher, we believe a top and correction will form near current prices.
iPath DJ-UBS Grains (JJG):
08/31/2012 Closing Price: 63.44
Intermediate Term Trend is bullish.
Current Position: LONG @ 62.25 on 08/20/2012; STOP @ 62.25
Current Upside Target = 70.95
Projected Weekly Range: 2.41
Trading 87,000 Shares; COVERED 17,400 @ 64.45,
- Initial trade risk was $191,400 or .38%. Current trade risk is 0%. Current trade profits are $121,104 or .24%.
- JJG is concentrated in agricultural grain futures, holding 46% soybeans, 30% wheat and 24% corn.
- Last week's trading range formed an inside bar to the previous week, meaning neither the high nor low was violated. Friday's close near the midrange was only one tick lower than the previous week's close. Similar ranges and nearly identical closes are not good signs for our current long position. Although the trends are very bullish, we believe grain markets may be overbought and looking for a near-term correction. Our current STOP is at 62.25, or entry position, guaranteeing a profitable trade. Note that trading 62.26 will confirm an I.T. top has formed; a weekly close below this price indicates a correction should follow.
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD):
08/31/2012 Closing Price: 164.22
Intermediate Term Trend is bullish.
Current Position: LONG @ 158.81 on 08/21/2012; STOP @ 158.81
Upcoming Cover Prices: SELL 10% @ Monday Open; SELL 20% @ 169.35
Current Upside Target = 165.88
Projected Weekly Range: 4.42
Trading 35,000 Shares
- Initial trade risk was $139,650 or .28%. Current trade risk is $0. Current trade profits are $189,350 or .37%.
- GLD's single holding is gold bullion.
- Price action was decisively bullish for the second week, closing at the weekly high tick of 164.22. On Friday, gold rallied up 3% off its intraday low, sending GLD back up and through the previous weekly high of 162.45. Although Friday's price action is an extremely rare anomaly, trading should be higher this week, never retracing back to last week's low of 159.56. Our current trade has performed well, even after a fill price 100 ticks higher than expected. We are issuing a SELL of 10% on Monday's Open and another 20% if 169.35 is traded to further lock-in profits. Our upside price target, established on July 21, 2012 has achieved 86% of its upside objective. Once 165.88 trade, look for a revised price target to follow.
iPath DJ-UBS Copper (JJC):
08/31/2012 Closing Price: 43.74
Intermediate Term Trend is bearish.
Current Position: LONG @ 43.67 on 08/21/2012; REVERSAL SELL STOP @ 42.59
Upcoming Break-Even Price: 45.05; COVER 20%
Current Upside Target = 47.91
Projected Weekly Range: 1.56
Trading 128,000 Shares
- Initial trade risk was $188,160 or .38%. Current trade risk is $138,240 or .28%. Current trade profits are $8,960 or .02%.
- JJC is an ETN that holds only a single commodity, the Copper High Grade futures contract.
- Copper's price action last week was essentially nondirectional, although Friday's intellectual rally could be an indicator for this week's trading. JJC formed an inside bar to the previous week's range and closed slightly above the midrange. We still have confidence copper will trade higher and continue this minor rally, but last week's trading decreases the probability of a wild bullish move. If 45.05 trades this week, look to sell 25,600 shares, pocketing $35,328 in profits. Be mindful that our current position is against the I.T. and major term trends. We therefore believe a Sell Stop and Reversal Short Entry are appropriate at 42.59.
United States Oil (USO):
08/31/2012 Closing Price: 35.89
Intermediate Term Trend is bearish.
Current Position: SHORT @ 35.45; STOP @ 36.46
Upcoming Break-Even Price: 34.44; Cover 20%
Current Upside Target = 35.85 – 37.87*Extended Upside Objective
Projected Weekly Range: 1.21
Trading 159,000 Shares
- Initial trade risk was $160,590 or .32%.
- USO seeks to replicate the spot price of WTI light, sweet crude oil and primarily holds futures contracts.
- We entered a short position on Monday's gap lower open at 35.45 trading 159,000 shares. Friday's gap higher open and strong close leaves us believing our current position could be stopped out early this week. Price action was bearish divergent, have a lower weekly range yet closing above the midrange and previous week's close. Excluding Friday's abnormal volatility, the first four trading days last week followed through as planned. If 34.96 trades this week a new I.T. top will form, indicating a correction has begun. Look for trading to be essentially nondirectional this week with the moderate possibility of trading slightly higher.
United States Natural Gas (UNG):
08/31/2012 Closing Price: 18.82
Intermediate Term Trend is bullish.
Current Position: SHORT @ 20.39 on 08/09/12. STOP @ 19.50
Upcoming Cover Price: 17.27; Cover 40,000
Current Downside Targets = 17.27 – 16.36
Projected Weekly Range: 1.15
Trading 100,000 Shares; COVERED 20,000 @ 18.35
- Initial trade risk was $204,000 or .41%. Current trade risk is $0. Current trade profits are $166,400 or .33%.
- UNG seeks to replicate the price movement of NYMEX Natural Gas by holding futures contracts.
- UNG sold off early last week only to rally back up on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. If buying continues, look to cover our current position. Our STOP has been moved lower to 19.50, locking in $112,000 or .22%. Price action was bearish divergent with a lower range yet higher close, indicating trading should be lower this week but with fairly high uncertainty. We have issued a large cover of 40,000 shares at 17.27, our downside objective, due to the very low probability of trading below 15.18. We believe the current UNG correction will NOT reverses the bullish trend and are therefore looking to enter a long position.
CurrencyShares Euro Trust (FXE):
08/31/2012 Closing Price: 124.98
Intermediate Term Trend is bearish.
Current Position: LONG @ 122.23 on 08/09/12. STOP @ 123.75 OR Weekly Close Below 124.11
Current Upside Target = 125.59; Cover 30,000 Shares
Projected Weekly Range: 1.78
Trading 100,000 Shares; COVERED 20,000 @ 124.74
- Our upside price target of 125.59, established on 08/05/12, was achieved to the tick on last week's high.
- Initial trade risk was $251,000 or .50%. Current trade risk is $0. Current trade profits are $270,200 or .54%.
- FXE seeks to track the movement of the Euro currency.
- FXE continues to be one of our best performing current trades. Our long position, initiated after dual VRCBs followed by an OVB, has locked-in profits of $171,800 or .34%. Since the end of July, there hasn't been a single weekly low violation, a very strong sign of steady bullish price action. Last week's low was near the previous week's close and far above the previous midrange, showing very little selling pressure. Now approaching the previous I.T. top of 126.74, FXE is attempting to reverse the trend to bullish.
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM):
08/31/2012 Closing Price: 39.28
Intermediate Term Trend is bullish.
Current Position: SHORT @ 39.97 on 08/23/2012. STOP @ 39.97
Current Downside Target = 37.05
Projected Weekly Range: .93
Trading 135,000 Shares; COVERED 27,000 @ 39.09
- Initial trade risk was $118,800 or .24%. Current trade risk is $0. Current trade profits are $98,280 or .20%.
- EEM seeks to replicate the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index by investing in the underlying international securities.
- All probabilities and predictions played to our favor last week as EEM continued to fall. We covered 27,000 shares at 39.09 and moved our STOP price to our entry price, guaranteeing a profitable trade. On the short-term trend, EEM has made lower lows and lower highs for seven of the previous eight trading days. Even after a Friday rally, the weekly close was significantly below the previous week's low, indicating prices should continue to trade lower. If 38.84 trades this week, a new I.T. top will form, signaling a correction is in effect.
08/31/2012 Closing Price: 141.16
Intermediate Term Trend is bullish.
Current Position: FLAT.
Current Upside Targets: 145.55 – 147.05
Projected Weekly Range: 2.34
Trading 39,000 Shares
- SPY seeks to track the movement of the S&P 500 Index.
- SPY failed to continue the bullish momentum of the current rally, never even retracing back to the previous week's high of 143.09. Friday's close below the previous close and near the midrange leave us believing trading will be nondirectional this week, if not slightly lower. The previous three weekly lows have been within .18 of each other, designating strong support near 140. Once this support zone is broken through, expect a moderate correction to follow. SPY needs to see strong buying pressure and a breakout through 143.10 in the next two weeks or prices may continue to settle, forming an I.T. top.


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New Student Orientation (NSO) gives you and your parents the opportunity to learn about resources that support student success at NOVA. We will provide more information regarding transfer and career resources, financing your education and your academic division. You will have the opportunity to meet with faculty advisors, counselors and financial aid specialists. You can also tour our facilities and receive answers to your specific questions.
NOVA is a large community. We encourage you to take advantage of the personalized attention we show our new students to get a jump start on your academic career at NOVA. Sessions are offered at the beginning of every semester on a first come, first serve basis. Students who participate in both SOAR and NSO this summer will earn extra credit in their Student Development (SDV) course college-wide!
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Kazutaka Itako, an electrical engineer at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Japan, has played the guitar since he was six years old. Satoshi Itako, who has a master's degree in electrical engineering, works as a guitar fabricator. Together the brothers have been investigating the optimal shape for guitars.
Experts have settled many questions relating to the best shape for violins, but far less research has been done on guitars. The Itakos' preliminary work, presented in May at the Acoustics 2012 conference in Hong Kong, looks at one variable: guitar depth. They crafted four nearly identical instruments, ranging from 58 to 98 millimeters deep.
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