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Travaler67 wrote:I Sooo wanted to see cartman take the plane to isreal.
They had him fly to Iceland instead, lol. They're not ones to stick too close to the source material.
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evildregs wrote:This is the last episode for me. I either agree with or can tolerate the other politically charged episodes, but I think Matt & Trey have their heads up their asses so far on the Zimmerman trial I don't think they'll ever be able to see again.
Zimmerman was rightly found not guilty. He didn't shoot Martin because he got too close - there was an eye witness that testified Martin was on top of Zimmerman punching him, and expert testimony that showed Martin was still on top when he was shot. Even if you don't like Zimmerman his portrayal here wasn't funny.
This is one of the reasons I found this episode extremely disappointing. I've been a SP fan for nearly a decade, I've watched every episode AT LEAST 5 times, and normally I agree with M&T's stance on political issues because normally they have a logical, balanced opinion.
I followed the Zimmerman trial and was frustrated by the protests and outrage surrounding it. If you put all the facts together it was obvious that Zimmerman wasn't a racist and had made a mistake due to inexperience (the mistake being following TM instead of staying in his car, which led to him shooting to protect his own life). I feel disgusted that M&T used the two-dimensional media narrative to carry a plot. I kept hoping the episode would show an opposing side to the story, which would have enabled Zimmerman to be presented as a human being rather than a caricature. This episode felt as thrown together and needlessly hateful as what I expect from Family Guy. It's especially disappointing considering that SP in the past has made clever episodes about complex issues. Dances With Smurfs (s13), as an example, was a humorous demonstration of how propaganda works.
As for the writing, ShaneHaughey said it for me..
ShaneHaughey wrote:This was a sh*t sandwich. It had no direction and everyone had to act downright idiotic for any little thing to work.
ShaneHaughey wrote:The jokes are less well constructed, the plot structures are sometimes nonexistent, characterization and development have slowly started to evaporate, the references are boring and royally unfunny.
I've been watching The Boondocks lately, and it really puts SP to shame in terms of complex characters and subtlety.
I got my hopes up when Jimbo was talking about gun laws, but there were no "They're coming right for us!" or "Thin out their numbers" jokes. I'm getting close to giving up on this show..
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evildregs wrote:Zimmerman was rightly found not guilty. He didn't shoot Martin because he got too close - there was an eye witness that testified Martin was on top of Zimmerman punching him, and expert testimony that showed Martin was still on top when he was shot.
After Zimmerman stalked Martin through the neighborhood.
evildregs wrote:Only retards in the media think that "stand your ground" laws had anything to do with the Zimmerman trial. The portrayal of stand your ground was completely inaccurate and in no way funny. How is suggesting it only applies to white people in any way accurate or funny?
Unless you realize that the episode is not about the trial or the incident itself but everyone's reaction to it. Fatass merely embodies popular conceptions about that whole ordeal and the media shitstorm it caused. White people thinking there'd be riots; white people regarding Zims as a hero until he shot a white person; a black person frustrated that white people are getting worked up over the wrong thing.
They do this a lot with their current event episodes. Instead of a straight up parody of something in the news, they focus on some absurd way people are talking about that news.
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Dantk wrote:I didn't really like this episode it seemed to be promoting the myth that the Stand-Your-Ground law had something to do with the Zimmerman case, and overlooking the fact that blacks use the law successfully at a greater rate than whites.
If that's a myth then the jurors were lying and so is the court record of the jury instructions:
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/0 ... d-himself/
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DaleReeck wrote:I thought attempts to link the movie and Zimmerman were weak. Its almost like they came up with a clever title for the episode, then tried to build a story around that title. And shooting Token was pretty severe, even for Cartman. Its funny watching Cartman be reprehensible, but even for Cartman, there's a line that can be crossed where its just not funny. But I will admit, Cartman Brad Pitt-ing his hair was pretty hilarious.
my thoughts exactly if it crosses that line it just comes off as cringe worthy.
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- Cut or move the first scene. I think the viewer needs to see Cartman's nightmares before they see him trying to make nice with Token. There's really no mystery in it.
- Possibly depict Cartman in his normal gear during the dream only because... (see one after next)
- Remove the poem version of 'I was not the Bullet' and skip to the rap scene. Playing it over twice w/ modifications was a waste of screentime. Maybe to supplant, Cartman finishes the song and calls Token up and that's when he gets mad.
- ...then him pulling out the Brad Pitt Survival Gear is actually amusing. He's already been seen in the costume so him changing is kind of weird.
- We really didn't need to board and destroy an entire plane. Cartman could've more realistically caused such a fuss just at the airport. There's no over-the-top violence but even a few people buying it but not everybody can still produce a similar enough effect. Cue black security guards and Cartman fleeing to Jimbo's Guns. We don't need a dead pilot for him to come up with Patient Zero. He hands the drawing of Token to the cops.
- Cartman boards an actual plane to Florida and that goes like normal. Maybe make a joke out of them taking the plane and not panicking in the middle of the situation? Or just don't show them going to Florida, that works too.
- I don't see why they rehashed WWZ itself with George Zimmerman. I'd cut the kids and include his real wife, who's having issues with him right now.
- Cut directly from Zimmerman's death to Cartman's next nightmare in the classroom. Have Cartman argue with Stan and Kyle a little longer. The Token getting shot scene makes no sense, especially since Jimbo says earlier in the episode that there is no 'stand your ground' law in Colorado.
- Well, f*ck I lost an end gag. Shiiit.
And some more arbitrary stuff that wouldn't compliment the storyline and is just fanboy crap:
- Maybe use Liane instead of the Random Woman, and therefore skip having her hit by a car.
- Nichole gets pissed off, too.
- Ned says one of Jimbo's lines in the Gun Shop, unless his voice box really is gone.
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Mamont wrote:When Zimmerman shot Cartman a part of me wanted fatass dead for real.
I didn't, until Cartman shot Token. Then I wanted to punt his balls into his colon.
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I also got an impression Cartman rushing past everyone on to the first plane was a nod to the recent incident of the underage boy that snuck right past all security and on to an airplane.
I frown at all the negativity toward this episode in this thread. Okay, it wasn't their best episode ever, but it was far from the worst, and still had many good laughs for me. M&T have been quoted as saying they will stop doing the show when "it's just not funny anymore". If these comments are any kind of feedback to them, I think these "fans" are hurting the show more than helping. In my opinion the show is still one of, if not the funniest show left on television. I'd rather see more episodes like this versus no South Park at all.
It's been said comedy is hardest entertainment to create. These same two guys have been writing this show for 16 years, and it still has an edge. A lot of people are quick to sling hate here, but what have these critics created lately (or for 16 years)? If you hate the show now, then stop watching and stop posting and let the fans enjoy South Park.
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clubbinguy wrote:These same two guys have been writing this show for 16 years, and it still has an edge. A lot of people are quick to sling hate here, but what have these critics created lately (or for 16 years)? If you hate the show now, then stop watching and stop posting and let the fans enjoy South Park.
For 16 years these same two guys have been fighting against all sorts of hypocrisy. Ironically enough, some of us think they're so hypocrytical they would actually prefer to be immune from criticism, not unlike all those hypocrites they've been poking fun at. Some of us presume these same two guys actually need the green goo that the pissed off celebrities led by Tom Cruise were trying to extract from Muhammad's body. Your post is flat out an insult to these two guys and what they stand for. And yet you have every right to voice your opinion, even if you don't want other people to voice theirs.
Irony. It manifests itself where you least expect it.
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Oh well. There's always the next show. I wonder how these guys are going to deal with the stress of having to write 10 shows straight.
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There's such a disgusting air of self-entitlement to comments like this. It's 30 minutes of free entertainment, dickhead. They're not making the show to satisfy YOU personally...they don't give a sh*t about you. They make shows they like. If you like it, good, cool...if you don't. Oh well.
Stop acting like you've been personally wronged when a comedy episode isn't to your liking. They know nothing about your sensibilities and preferences and don't really owe you anything.
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Is the anger towards fake nerds more akin to the feeling people have wards "fair weather fans?" Is it the idea that it lessens your nerd achievements because it's trendy to be nerdy now but you have judged them to be less of a nerd because of your standing in nerdom?
This isn't subject just to the gaming culture as Jim pointed out. I meet a lot of people wearing a band tee shirts of groups from the 90's who, when asked, don't actually know the band or the body of their work. It doesn't bother me though.
Eh, it pisses me off.
I've been accused of being fake, and so has every female gamer I know.
Boo-hoo you got bullied for being a nerd.
Sounds like a good reason for female video gamers to be mad about poser girls, because everything y'all male gamers been through - at least you had each other while you joined the rest in crapping on us so... how about y'all build a bridge and get up over it already.
I wasn't aware that being a gamer meant being in an elite club where hazing is required to obtain membership. It sounds like your reasoning is your problem and yours alone.
Also, I like how your posts starts with you saying "women are getting into video games" like they weren't into them before recently. Clearly YOU didn't do any research on the matter.
Ditto. When anyone learns that I play a lot of computer games they get this look: I like to call it the 'what's wrong with her? Is she secretly a man? No, she's probably just lying' look and it drives me mental. Similarly, the fact that people feel you can tell a fake geek just by looking at her is absurd. It's the worst kind of judgemental bullshit, but people feel they can get away with it because the people they usually judge to be fake are people who are fairly popular/mildly attractive/well-dressed/confident and/or female, and so have automatically been dealt a better hand in life and should be ok to get some insults sent their way. It's ridiculous.
Poser girls tend to have a negative impact on the rest of us because we then end up having to 'prove ourselves' for some reason. I've had countless people ask me to speak on the mic just to prove that I am actually a girl and even then some say it's "my sister" and so on. I don't really get why it's so hard to believe?
It also sucks that some males think all women just got into gaming recently. I've been a gamer for about 20 years and I'm sure many others have been playing games just as long.
I feel that the video could've definitely gone into a bit more depth; you only scratched the surface Jim. Hoping you maybe continue in an article or another video.
Darn it, you beat me to it.
Man, Count Duckula was awesome. He had a teleporting castle if I remember correctly.
I disagree.
Why should people who know nothing of what they're talking about be made presenters of that subject when there are thousands of people more equipped to do that job?
Its not they themselves that annoy me, its that that's what whoever hired them thinks i ultimately want. They don't think i would be interested in actual news or passion for the subject... no, they think the only thing i'm interested in is boobs.
I don't think its any real threat to the industry, other than making it seem more immature, but i don't like it, and it certainly lowers my disposition towards certain companies... and i can never watch those shows. I cannot provide the views that attract the advertisers that fund the show that pays the wages of somebody who doesn't give a flying fuck about what they're talking about, while at the same time insulting me, saying that i'm some braindead idiot who only buys things because the hot girl told me to.
This thread is incensing me.
#1 - Booth babes are not the same thing as geek girls! Booth babes are paid professional models!
#2 - You think geeky girls don't get picked on in school??
Its because these angry virgins so desperately want a woman that likes games just like them. Whenever they find one they get so hurt when they find out she was lying to them. Its a personal betrayal. The more beautiful (and thus the stronger the fantasy) the more it hurts. She is not the dream whore they imagined while masturbating.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait... This- this is a thing? A thing that is going on? Now? Right now? Right now, people are getting there panties in a bunch because an attractive lady likes playing CoD, Silent Hill, Rayman, whatever? Didn't this... Wasn't this... Like, it was a thing... But I thought it was a little thing... And it was over... I- I'm... But surely pretty ladies playing videogames is a good thing, right? Y'know, show that we're not all a bunch of sweaty guys who get all up in arms over women and what not... Like, does anyone miss the days of being ostracized for playing videogames? Like- I mean- really? Really? Seriously there are MEN who dislike this? MEN and BOYS who, not wanting to generalize but, may have a harder time getting to common ground with members of the opposite sex disapprove of women liking similar things?
That seems... Stupid...
This is one of the most depressing posts I've read in a while. You don't want to let people join in on your hobby simply because they didn't have to deal with the hardships of your childhood? I honestly don't know how to properly respond to this other than grow up a little bit dude. People don't have to be beat up anymore or go through any sort of initiation just because they claim to like a certain thing.
OT: Well, I hardly even knew it was that bad a thing before I read some of the posts in the thread here. If someone, guy or girl, wants to be in on something I say let 'em. Maybe they really do just think that they are a nerd and really do kinda want to be one. If they're just doing it for attention, shrug your shoulders and move on then. You'll live, trust me. It's unfair and unjustified to grill people and force them out just cuz they didn't have to put up with social stigmas or because they don't know every minute detail on every game ever. I'd like to think we kinda get over that stuff as we get older.
I'd agree with Jim if it was so simple that people get angry at a non-gamer girl wearing a mario shirt just because of that. I think it's a little more complex; nerds don't like that popular culture is co-opting our culture to be some kind of new fad, it feels disrespectfull.
It's still not right that women get more scrutiny than men, but thats probably because traditionally nerdculture is male-dominated. Not saying it's moraly right, im just saying its understandable.
Now to go hide in my flame-proof bunker.
The issue is, some guys will do that.
Its almost a counter sexism thing "guys deserve to be taken advantage of because they want love "
Money, if its easy money then some people will do it and since the invention of the pre numptual millionaires are a little harder to rip off
Well, YOU also just attacked a *concept*, with nobody singled out, or as some people like to call it, a "straw man".
Quote the actual people who actually said something general and deluded/mysognistic/petty, and attack them, but not the vague concept of anyone ever accusing certain women of being manipulative. Just looking through this thread, you can find several commenters who are willing to defend the term and it's basic implications from several angles, without the pitfalls that you attacked.
That alone proves that even if you are not intentionally strawmanning your opponents, you were at least WRONG in your belief that people always use the term that way.
And it's not just an issue about the puppetmasetrs of booth babes and actresses designing them in a certain way, but also about individual posers who are jumping on the nerd stereotype's shallowest "fashion" elements now that it's popular and fetishized by the media, while also shitting on the kind of social outcasts and obsessive basement dwellers who reclaimed the term from being an insult into their subculture.
It's disrespectful to nerds in the same way as EA releasing an "indie bundle" is disrespectful to indies, or as turning Che Guevara's face into a commercial brand icon is disrespectful to communism.
It has very little to do with who's getting attention, and everything to do with something we call, "Authenticity."
We like to think that within our interest groups the people we involve ourselves with are, in fact, actually wanting to be there. We like to think that our peers meet or exceed our own knowledge about a given hobby. The problem with faux-nerds is that they're paying lip service, and you can find as many male examples as you can female examples. You just need to look. No, you're not a nerd for reading a book (to say nothing of Harry Potter). No, you're not a nerd for playing a video game for 2 hours a week. No, your thick rimmed glasses, which you don't even need, and the pocket protector don't make you a nerd.
Most of this really is a reaction to the fact that the gate keeper for the term, "nerd" isn't really there anymore. Nerds don't own their own language anymore, and this is a reaction to that.
Ultimately, the reaction to faux-nerds is the same as you'd see in any other hobby. When someone can't meet an incredibly low-set gate for acceptance into the group they're called posers, and summarily shunned.
Great point on the judicial microscope upon women in gaming.
Excellent point on the non-geeks in and running the gaming industry.
Poor low-blow attack that we don't look much better than you. Jim, I am fabulous. Not everyone involved in gaming looks like a Boggard: http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs37/f/2008/247/3/e/Boggard_Champion_by_ilkerserdar.jpg
although Jim makes some good point, I disagree with him.
I half agree and half not. And I'll tell you why.
Yes, there are girls that use games to get attention, just like there are guys who will drop a group of friends in high school if they're "invited" into a clique that makes them more popular.
Both men and women CAN be fake, it matters not weather or not theyre called out on it, but the part I agree with you on, is that its blown WAYYYY out of proportion. I've met many a girl that can whop my ass at pretty much everything I play, because (and heres the shocker) THEYRE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. -_-
Captcha: Play in style
thats....suprisingly fitting.
So, what does make someone an authentic nerd, and what makes that label so important?
It is at the point that I will not `out` myself as a gamer unless I'm pretty sure I'm not going to catch any hassle.
Also, cant figure out how to get this into an image but THIS: http://sailorswayze.tumblr.com/post/35678126959/am-i-right-ladies
It's not about what makes a nerd so much as what makes one not a nerd. The first is hard to define, the second is very, very easy.
Look, if the perception gets around that nerds can be normal people who might even be physically attractive, all the pale fat smelly nerds covered in cheeto dust and wankstains might not have an excuse any more.
And that would be terrible.
I'm a dude,I've been into games, comics and sci-fi all my life (I'm 22) I never got bullied for it. Hell I even looked like
So it's not like my appearance was deceptive or I'd somehow tricked people into thinking I was cool. Wasn't aware I had to pass some right of passage. Know what I do when someone tells me they like sci-fi and I find out their knowledge is lacking? I give them some Philip K. Dick novels. If by "I love comics" they mean "I saw the Avengers" I give them some comics. Fandom isn't something to be hoarded, it's not finite, it doesn't actually affect your enjoyment of something.
Love the cartoon!
My situation is a little different. I don't have ANY friends who are gamers, so thankfully I don't often get quizzed on my knowledge by some nerd gatekeepers (the only time it really happens is online, or from my students. And since I can hand out revenge-homework at whim they tend to back down when I tell them to!). I get the opposite, which is that most of the people I know think that all games are CoD, overly complicated flight sims or kiddy platformers and judge me to be a hyper-violent, boring woman-child accordingly. Oh, and I forgot lesbian. Apparently playing games automatically makes you a lesbian. Who knew?
Whilst waiting for the Mass Effect 3 launch a friend asked me why I was getting so worked up about it. When I explained that I really wanted to know how the story that I'd sunk 60+ hours into ended, she said, in all seriousness, 'don't be stupid. Games don't have stories'.
There are no double face-palm memes emphatic enough to describe the people I have to deal with on a daily basis!
I cant believe people actually believe such things as
Didnt you always fight for acceptance? To not let gaming define you totally but instead just to be a thing you LOVED like everything else people love?
Which makes as much sense as an elderly black man who fought for the right to vote saying:
Which sounds petty and disgusting. Your previous suffering isnt any excuse to hate peoples current lack of suffering. Thats pathetic. So totally pathetic. How low. Can you be. As to wish pain onto others because they are now free to do something you used to be hurt for. To wish them to suffer too... just because you did. Its so arrogant and self absorbed i cant even begin to describe it. Im sorry. I cant even start to relate as to why you would feel that way.
Lemme steal this from a wonderful wonderful friend of mine who showed this to me:
My favourite part is "The girls wear skimpy outfits when cosplaying for attention!"
Uhuh. So erm. They are copying the character. A character created specifically to appeal physically to men by men for men. And they cosplay that character because they love the fandom and the character. And its THEIR fault its skimpy. Even though it was created when WE the "Real nerds" had the say in what characters were created. We should have demanded better characters, not expected "Better" female fans to share our interest with.
True, but the problem isn't nerds getting angry at others stealing their identity, it's that they're targeting their aggression at the wrong people.
The so called "Fake nerd girl" that attends conventions and plays games just for the attention doesn't exist. No one who's "fake" would go to those lengths. While they may not have the same passion as others they're by no means fake.
Its definately a probability what with people who love drama and making for the sake of some misguided attempt at self importance. Id wager over half of this years controversies were started that way.
Another hit out of the park Jim. Games are no different to every other medium now, anyone can enjoy them in any capacity and theirs no reason appearance or other nonsense should factor in to their level of interest or understanding. Props for using Jessica Nigri in your footage, she's certainly a fine example of a very attractive lady who IS paid to help market games by dressing up (in outfits she makes herself no less) but she also seems to know her games and play a tonne.
Funny how the same people who come up with this fake nerd girl stuff would probably also be the first ones to start yelling about how not all gamers are fat, lazy shut ins should ever a claim be made but if they realized the irony there they might explode.
I know how you feel.
I feel like knocking my head against my desk right now. There is just so much to be ashamed of in this thread. The Entitlement here is palpable. "Oh, women are only pretending to be gamers now because it's considered hip," or "I used to get beaten up for being a gamer, therefore, I have the right to be disrespectful to every girl gamer I come across and judge them inferior because they can't pass some arbitrary gamer test that only "TRUE GAMERS" can pass."
It's complete and utter bullshit. I am really glad that I have been able to steer clear of these "TRUE GAMER GUYS" lest they grill me about the hobby that I've loved since I was a small child.
Being a nerd isn't just liking some form of entertainment. It's loving it and clinging to it. In a sense, it's a lifestyle. Personally, I hate it when people (BOTH MALE AND FEMALE) say shit like "lol, i read a book, I'm such a nerd".
Anywho, here's a video that will explain why "fake nerds" aren't a good thing much better than I ever will.
I've actually met a few girls like this, so they do exist. they don't try too hard and they're usually teenage girls that know nothing about everything anyway. it's not that they choose gaming specifically to be such a poser of, they do it with everything because they're stupid teenage girls. it's what they do. it's like when they say that Green Day is their favorite band but they can only talk about are "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "21 Guns".
I doubt any adults do this anyway so i really don't see it being a problem. As for any men getting angry at this, well it's basically just your usual sexism in the nerd circle of sexually neglected men. Women entering gaming is (to them) a security breach in their safe zone. it just makes them feel uncomfortable because it's "been this way for so long".
F*** tradition.
White Knighting pretty girls, Jim? Really? Is this a thing?
I would also like to point out that people who usually hate "fake geek girls" also hate guys who do the same thing. It's just that you don't see it from guys as much. It's really not a sexism issue as much as it's made to seem.
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In its first matchup with Detroit last week, Orlando survived a bruising effort by the Pistons' big men and made just enough shots down the stretch to grind out a tough road win.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ? In its first matchup with Detroit last week, Orlando survived a bruising effort by the Pistons' big men and made just enough shots down the stretch to grind out a tough road win.
For Round 2, the Magic didn't have to sweat as much. This time, they got all the help they needed from the Pistons.
Andrew Nicholson scored 15 points, Glen Davis had 11 points and 14 rebounds, and Orlando used a 21-0 run to open the third quarter to earn a 90-74 victory over Detroit on Wednesday night.
"I didn't think we shot particularly well, but we played well together," said Magic guard J.J. Redick, who finished with 11 points.
For a Magic team struggling to find itself amid key injuries, a youthful roster and a brand new system, it was a needed spark during a challenging first month.
"I think it was just great concentration coming out of halftime and guys were focused and it showed," Magic coach Jacque Vaughn said.
Orlando struggled to compete with Detroit's big men early, but used the third-quarter spurt to blow open the game. The surge included a more than 10-minute scoring drought by the Pistons.
Greg Monroe scored 19 points and Rodney Stuckey added 13 for Detroit, which connected on just 28 of its 85 field goal attempts for the night. For the second half alone, the Pistons were a dismal 8 of 44, or 18 percent.
The Magic stopped a two-game losing streak. They continue a five-game homestand Friday against Cleveland.
The Pistons lost to the Magic for the second time in a week. They return home Friday to host Toronto.
"I wish I could explain it to you," Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said. "I didn't like the way we played there and then to open the third quarter was embarrassing."
Detroit led 48-45 entering the third quarter, but went ice cold from the field, missing its first 15 shots and committing five turnovers to allow Orlando to take a 66-48 lead.
The Pistons finally got their first points of the quarter on a pair of free throws by Stuckey, but didn't end their field goal drought until the 1:59 mark.
"They have been executing coming down the stretch," Monroe said of the Magic in their two meetings this season. "I think we lost our focus and what we need to do to win games ... the things that have happened these last couple of games is on us."
Frank said after the Magic trimmed what had been a 10-point edge to single digits late in the first half, "we had no energy to start."
Gone, too, was the inside presence they depend on.
"We lost it, we just lost," Frank said. "Once they hit us we just lost our poise."
The Magic got points from all over the place during the game-changing run, including some open 3-pointers and easy layups.
Point guard Jameer Nelson was a non-factor in Orlando's loss at Atlanta earlier in the week as he recovered from an illness. He showed little effects of that Wednesday, though, posting a balanced 10 points, seven assists and six rebounds.
An exasperated Frank pulled all his starters at one point during the Magic's onslaught and when the reserves couldn't stop it, he subbed for some of them.
Detroit finished the period with eight points, just besting its franchise-low mark of six points in a quarter. For the Magic, it tied a franchise mark for fewest points allowed in a third quarter.
The Magic's lead reached 20 in the opening minutes of the final period as the Pistons never were able to rekindle any semblance of their early offensive flow.
Looking for a better matchup with 6-foot-9 Pistons small forward Tayshaun Prince, Vaughn gave rookie Maurice Harkless his first start career start at that spot. The shift allowed Arron Afflalo to move back to his natural shooting guard spot.
Harkless' speed did give the veteran fits at times in half court, and in turn opened up the court for his teammates on offense as the Pistons had to respect his ability to get to the rim.
It didn't seem like it would be an easy night for Orlando in the early going, though.
The Pistons took a three-point lead into the break, dominating the Magic for the second straight game in the front court.
Detroit scored 32 of its 48 points in the opening 24 minutes in the paint, led by Monroe's 15.
Orlando fell into a 23-13 hole late in the first quarter, before using a 16-6 run to tie it 29.
The spurt, punctuated by a fast-break dunk by Harkless, featured 10 points from the Magic's young contingent of first- and second-year players.
The most active was Nicholson, who finished the half with 10 points to lead all Magic scorers.
With four games at home before going back on the road, the word of the week for the Magic will remain what it's been all season: consistency.
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Notes: The 74 points were the fewest the Pistons have scored this season. ... Prince briefly left the game late in the first quarter after banging knees with another player. ... The eight points allowed by the Magic in the third quarter was the fewest they've allowed in third quarter since 1999 at New Jersey.


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Delayed by a pair of appeals to the state supreme court, jury selection is set to resume Wednesday in the trial of an insurance agent accused of helping a fitness instructor use her Zumba studio as a front for prostitution.
Justice Nancy Mills convened attorneys for defendant Mark Strong and fitness instructor Alexis Wright on Tuesday to get the case back on track after the state supreme court upheld the dismissal of 46 counts against Strong.
Afterward, she ordered remaining members of the jury pool to report Wednesday morning to complete the selection process, which started nearly a month ago.
Potential jurors were in limbo for more than three weeks after prosecutors appealed the judge's decision to dismiss 46 counts accusing Strong of violating the privacy of prostitution clients who were videotaped without their knowledge. The married insurance business owner still faces 13 other counts dealing with promotion of prostitution.
Both Strong, 57, of Thomaston, and Wright, who ran the fitness studio in Kennebunk, have pleaded not guilty.
Remaining jury selection in Strong's case will be held in open court instead of behind closed doors after a lawsuit by the Portland Press Herald that went to the supreme court. Wright is due to be tried at a later date.
On Tuesday, Mills addressed several matters, including a suggestion by prosecutors that there could be an appearance of a conflict of interest because of the judge's personal and business relationships. However, prosecutors maintained that there were no legal impediments to prevent her from continuing to preside over the case.
Mills explained that she was satisfied with steps taken to ensure that her sister-in-law, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills, isn't involved in prosecuting the case. She also didn't see an insurmountable obstacle upon learning that her husband's law firm once represented a Kennebunk police investigator who's expected to testify.
She said neither instance rose to the level of having to remove herself from the case.
"I can act with complete impartiality in this matter," she said.
Defense lawyers supported her decision to stay on the case.
The prostitution scandal generated national and international attention, both because of the small-town location and the scope of the alleged operation. A lawyer who has seen the client list says it totals more than 150, including some prominent names.
The judge has tried to tamp down pretrial publicity, telling attorneys not to talk to reporters. On Tuesday, she rejected a request by one of Strong's lawyers to lift the gag order, which will be in effect until jurors are seated.
The judge also ruled that the defense cannot call two chief prosecutors to testify. The defense has contended Strong was singled out for overzealous prosecution.
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Monday, June 9, 2008
Nibble And Spread / Grignoter Et Tartiner
Oh June! I didn't know you had such a hot temper.
First you came with open arms and roses and candle lighted dinners on the deck. You were beautiful, pleasant, and funny. You were the answer to our prayers after harsh cold winter days. Mornings with you were cool and breezy. Mornings with you had a scent of the beach and shells and fishermen coming back from the sea. Mornings with you were lovely.
We opened our house, our windows and our kitchen to you. The curtains were pulled all the way to the ceiling. The winter clothes were buried in the basement. Hairdressers were busy. Children were free. We went to the park together and you delighted us with tender asparagus, crunchy radishes and sweet strawberries. You told us stories about friendship and riding bikes and festivals and scraped knees and picnics and how you liked being on the spotlight announcing the summer season. We laughed together. We raised our glass to you. You gave us more strawberries.
But then everything changed. Something must have happened. Someone must have upset you. We must have upset you.
You left. August came. You said it was just for a day or two. It has been more than a week and you are still away. Different. Upset. Hot. Humid. Angry. Thirsty. Rude. Pitiless. 95.
We shut down our windows. We pull down our curtains most of the day. We drink and we are still thirsty. We huff and puff and drink and we are still thirsty. You threaten my kitchen garden. You threaten my sweet bread. You threaten my hometown and scared my mother. You gave me a sunburn on my shoulders. You leave my daughter wearing onesie all day long; leaving her beautiful pock dot dresses buried in her closet. We consider living under the shower. We consider living in our basement. We think about shutting down the stove and lighting up the grill. We think about going to work in shorts and flip-flops. We think about spending our day "farniente", stretching our hand just to nibble and spread…and maybe gulp some ice cream to cool your hot temper down.
If I had to list my favorite summer food, olives would definitely be on my top five. No doubt about it. I like to eat oil-cured olives, also called Moroccan olives, with a piece of crusty bread and a glass of fresh, cold lemonade to wash everything down. This marinade is very easy to make and has become a staple in my house since the beginning of spring. Warm spices with fresh herbs complement the olives and give them another dimension of taste and warmth.
Muhammara is a Bell pepper and walnut spread originated in Syria and is very popular in most of the Middle East. I don't remember how this addictive spread came into my life, but I'm glad it did; because the minute a spoonful of it laid into my slice of bread I promised my self to set a date for another batch of Muhammara. June goes much smoothly with olives and muhammara on the table.
Recipe: Gourmet, December 1993
- 3 red peppers, roasted, seeded and peeled, or a 7-ounce jar roasted red peppers, well drained - 2/3 cup fine fresh bread crumbs
- 1/3 cup walnuts, toasted lightly and chopped fine
- 2 garlic cloves, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
- ¼ to ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Bread to spread on
In a food processor blend together the peppers, the breadcrumbs, the walnuts, the garlic, the lemon juice, the cumin, the red pepper flakes, and salt to taste until the mixture is smooth and with the motor running add the oil gradually and blend very briefly to a rough, slightly chunky paste.
Transfer the muhammara to a bowl and serve it at room temperature with the bread.
Muhammara should be stored in an airtight container in the fridge.
Marinated Olives
- 8 oz of your favorite olives* (I used kalamata olives)
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1 fat garlic cloves, minced
- ½ tsp cumin, freshly ground
- ½ tsp coriander seeds
- A good pinch of cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- A dash of sea salt to taste
Rinse the olives two or three times under running water to remove the excess brine. Set aside to drain.
Put the remaining ingredients in a mortar or a bowl and mix enough to combine. Pour the marinade over the olives and stir well. Let the flavors develop for at least 1 hour before serving.
* Most Middle Eastern stores have a good variety of olives for a fair price. My favorite variety is the oil cured black olives; sometimes called Moroccan olives.
In Francais Please: Gourmet, Decembre 1993
- 3 poivrons, grillés, épluchés et épépinés ou une jarred de poivrons de 200g
- 25g de chapelure de pain fine
- Une poignée de noix, légerement grilles et hachées
- 2 gousses d'ail, finement émincées avec ½ c.c de sel
- 1 c.s de jus de citron, plus ou moins selon le gout
- 1 c.c de cumin, fraichement moulu
- ½ c.c de piment rouge en flocons
- 50 a 100ml d'huile d'olive
- Du pain pour tartiner
Dans un robot ménager, mélanger les poivrons rouges avec les noix, ail, le jus de citron, le cumin, le piment jusqu'à une consistence onctueuse. Avec le moteur en marche, verser l'huile d'olive en filet juste assez pour que le mélange prenne du volume mais reste riche en petits morceux.
Mettre la Muhammara dans un bol et servir avec des morceaux de pain pour tartiner.
Muhammara se conserve mieux au frigo dans un bocal à fermeture hermétique.
Olives Marinées
- 225g d'une selection d'olives (J'ai utilisé des olives Kalamata)
- 2 c.s de coriandre, finement haché
- 2 c.s de persil, finement haché
- 1 grosse gousse d'ail, émincée
- ½ c.c de cumin en poudre
- ½ c.c de graines de coriandre
- Une bonne pincée de cayenne, selon le gout de chacun
- 1 c.s de jus de citron
- 2 c.s d'huile d'olive vierge
- Une pincée de sel marin
Rincer les olives deux ou trois fois sous l'eau coullante pour enlever le plus de saumure possible. Laisser égouter.
Mélanger le reste des ingredients dans un mortier ou un petit bol et bien mélanger. Verser la marinade sur les olives et laisser les aromes se connaitre entre elles au moins une heure avant de servir.
32 comments:
- Meg said...
There's no middle ground, is there? In Seattle, we've been having March (with a couple of days that zoomed into summer before reverting) since, well, March. We're still wearing sweaters and sometimes down jackets. I love recipes for marinated olives; this looks great.
- June 9, 2008 at 5:31 PM
- Maryam in Marrakesh said...
You are a rare talent, Warda. Your writing is evocative, your photos are gorgeous, and your recipes put us all to shame. I should be jealous.....very, very jealous of you. But, sigh, you are just so nice that all I can be is grateful.
- June 9, 2008 at 6:42 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
Oh, I love the direct address to June. It is a mercurial month, isn't it? And you've captured it perfectly.
- June 9, 2008 at 8:19 PM
- browniegirl said...
I love, love, LOVE this post!!! In the midst of donning winter woolies, needing gloves to sit and work at the computer, lighting fires and bringing out the red wine and ports to warm us up, making large pots of soup and warm spicy wintery stews, here you come sweet Warda-Rose with your wonderful discourse to Hot June and I feel all warm and cozy again, just for a little while!! Thank you, you are, as I said before, an amazingly talented woman!! Keep up the wonderful way you take care of your lovely family and this blog. All your readers benefit from both :) OH YES..... And I just adore marinated olives and roasted red pepper spreads so thank you for the recipes as well... Hugs from Colleen xx
- June 10, 2008 at 4:33 AM
- Rim said...
HI there,
I just discovered your blog. So lovely! …! Beautiful pictures .
Summer in Algeria!! Summer…:-(. We're still wearing jackets here in Oulu.
Your marinated olives look so tempting!
Kisses from Finland,
- June 10, 2008 at 6:32 AM
- Shayne said...
Today is a nice cool day, finally! I am making your granola which is filling the air with the smell of cinnamon and cardamom while it is toasting in the oven. I read this post and the marinated olives and muhammara sounds so good I can imagine the smell of cumin and clove added to the wonderful smell of the granola. If I could I would come to your house every day to eat. Thank you for inspiring me with new flavors and culinary ideas.
- June 10, 2008 at 12:49 PM
- Patricia Scarpin said...
Warda, you should get published, my friend. Seriously.
Last week there was a special article in one paper about olives. I read it and came to the conclusion it would be impossible for me to give olives up if I ever had to. I absolutely love them!
- June 10, 2008 at 1:09 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'm convinced this weather is out to get me! ;) One night it's hot as you-know-what and the next it's storming like crazy.
I loved the simplicity of this marinade - the olives look so good!
I love the muhammara you made- I need that with some fresh farm bread and grilled chicken!
- June 11, 2008 at 1:30 AM
- alisa said...
just stumbled upon your blog through links from other food blogs I read, and I must tell you how much I enjoy it! you're photographs are scrumptious, your recipes seriously make me want to visit morocco, and your text fills me with the desire to learn french, finally!
thank you for being one of the new highlights of my boring weekdays:0)
very truly,
I hope it's ok that I linked you on the favorite food blog section of my blog!
- June 11, 2008 at 8:58 AM
- mima said...
Tu n'as pas honte de nous faire saliver dès l'ouverture de ton blog??
Ces préparations sont idéales pour mettre en appétit,et elles accompagnent très bien les grillades...vive l'été!!
Donc a essayer illico-presto.
Un grand merci Warda,quel talent(khamssa ou khmouss 3lik...) ou vas tu chercher tout çà??
Biz et à bientot.
- June 11, 2008 at 10:50 AM
- Warda said...
- Meg, Unfortunately there isn't. Despite this wave of heat, I know I would complain if June in Michigan would be like June/March of Seattle. I guess I like to complain about the weather all the time ;)
- Maryam, thank you! Thank you! Thank you for your words of encouragement and your kindness.
- Susan, thank you very much!
- Colleen, it is funny to think that while we are roasting here under the sun, eating only salads and fruits and drinking gallons of water a day, here you are needing gloves, lighting fires and making spicy wintry stews :) Save one pair of glove for me when winter comes my way. I'll save you a shady spot just for you when summer comes your way. Warm hugs, my friend.
- Rim, welcome! It seems like nobody is happy with the weather lately. We can switch if you want for a few days ;)
- Shayne, how was the granola? Hope you enjoyed it. If only we were next-door neighbors, I would pretend any excuse, like "I need some salt, or eggs or a hug, to come see you, and have lunch and dinners and lovely moments together. But though we're not very close to each other, my doors will always be welcome for my friend. Come whenever you want. I'm serious.
- Patricia, you are so sweeeeeeeet. May be one day! Who knows? Thank you for your support. You will have my first autographed book ;)
- Christine, I think it's out to get us all ;) But you and Pierre should take care of yourself when you are out taking photos. Don't forget hats, sunscreen and lots of water :) I'll bring muhammara to our next picnic.
- Alisa, welcome and thank you for taking the time to write me such a sweet message and for the link :) I am glad you enjoy it. Have a nice end of the week. Only two days before the weekend. Hang on there ;)
- Mima, tu n'as qu'a venir. Je viens juste d'acheter des olives. j'ai ete a la bonne ecole. Je dois beaucoup a ma chere et tendre maman de m'avoir fait aimer la cuisine en particulier et la vie en generale. Bisous. Bisous.Love.
- June 11, 2008 at 3:45 PM
- Anonymous said...
Our June is not that hot ! But we had several happy shiny days before the return of the rain :( The planet is going crazy ...
Your olives and peppers look really beautiful :) as usual !
- June 11, 2008 at 4:05 PM
- Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...
Love the olives and muhammara. Makes me want to grill a lovely piece of fish to have with them. We've been suffering with the same foul hot weather, which just broke today, though I fear it will come back. Makes me want to live in my freezer....
- June 12, 2008 at 8:49 PM
- aforkfulofspaghetti said...
I had some muhammara for the first time at a restaurant the other day - I commend it to everyone! And big, fat, juicy, marinated olives - yes, please!
- June 13, 2008 at 5:25 AM
- Anonymous said...
hummmmmmmmmmmmmm, tu me fait saliver avec les photos
tbarkalah 3lik ma belle
- June 13, 2008 at 2:22 PM
- Eglantine said...
Je crois bien qu'au prochain apéro, je penserai à toi !
- June 14, 2008 at 8:57 AM
- Helene said...
Oh Sweets! Here we have 100F in the shade at 6pm...we installed outdoor fans with water mist on them...and the kids are spending their time playing with the grass sprinklers!! Thanks for such great nibbles!
- June 14, 2008 at 2:38 PM
- Nora B. said...
Oh how I wish to get some of the warm weather from you - can you please send me some. It's been such a cold, wet and windy weekend here in Sydney.
I love these recipes, thanks for sharing.
take care,
- June 15, 2008 at 3:51 AM
- Krimo said...
I am delighted to discover that I marinate my olives like yours with caraway seeds being the only extra ingredient.
But I am sad to say that I have never tried Muhammara. Definitely a must for my next BBQ. Merci!
- June 16, 2008 at 11:50 AM
- Inne said...
Funny that, June is throwing April tantrums here in London!
The olives look amazing, I know what I'll be putting on my grocery list :)
- June 17, 2008 at 10:54 AM
- Big Boys Oven said...
wow this is so lovely, so incredible, I just love it!
- June 22, 2008 at 12:19 AM
- Anonymous said...
tu es vraiment douée! ces petites idées sont idéales pour l'été!
- June 22, 2008 at 12:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
a beautiful post. I loved reading it. But you know, 95 is about average for us during summer. :-) I love the long hot evenings during this weather. Esp at the beach.
- June 23, 2008 at 11:14 AM
- Anonymous said...
salam hbiba
je t'es tagué voir mon blog
- June 23, 2008 at 3:00 PM
- mima said...
alors,fine raki?
on a tartiné puis grignoté et mème avalé...que doit on faire d'autre ?
on attend tes ordres!!
c'etait juste un coucou.biz
- June 23, 2008 at 3:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
hummm bravo, it's so beautiful...
- June 25, 2008 at 10:27 AM
- Jen said...
Warda, what a wonderful blog! I found you through the Lady Bloggers invite. Your writing, recipes and photos are all stunning!
- June 27, 2008 at 8:38 AM
- Anonymous said...
Dear Warda,
Can you please explain "farn niente"?
- June 29, 2008 at 4:30 PM
- Warda said...
- Thank you all for your sweet comments. Glad to see that my olives and muhammara pleased you all.
- Y, Farniente means lazing around, doing nothing. In a word, my kind of life ;)
- June 29, 2008 at 6:34 PM
- Anonymous said...
Me again...
A quelle langue?? Italiano?
- July 7, 2008 at 5:46 AM
- Warda said...
- Y, Farniente est un nom d'origine italienne. We've all learned something today ;)
- July 7, 2008 at 10:55 AM
- Anonymous said...
Merci & grazie!
And I wish you plenty of it...
- July 22, 2008 at 5:22 AM


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Alanhale necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 142 diseños de 28 diseñadores freelance.
Independence Motors Sales & Service; A Hale Family Company
- My wife and I bought a small tow truck dealership/retail car and truck repair facility 2 years ago from a (stodgy, set in his ways) veteran of the towing industry. It is time to shed his brand identity and create our own, without scaring off the old customers.
- Located on a visible corner in a quaint town in the "Live Free or Die" state of NH, we have two distinct markets to be served by one logo and brand.
-Our Values: Integrity, Freedom, Patriotism, Personal Responsibility, Inspiration, Community, Unity, Harmony, Partnership, FUN, Friendliness
- We love hot rods and racing, but we're college graduates, not your typical grease monkey types.
We have two target audiences, each with its own tag line:
1) Tag line #1:(Biz to Consumer) "Family Friendly Car Repair"
- Soccer Mom & Dad who want good work done at a fair price from a garage they can trust. We offer dealership level service with the hometown garage feel.
- NOT targeting the 'price shoppers,' rather customers who value precision, quality, integrity, and relationships.
- Our building (see pics) is modern, presentable, professional and sunny, but only identified from the road by the sign you will create!
- We are on road traveled by commuters to Boston and 'technology row' in Massachusettes. Many of our new customers just moved to NH from MA.
2) Tag Line #2: (Biz to Biz brand) ~ WRECKERS ~ CARRIERS ~ PARTS ~ ACCESSORIES FOR THE TOWING PROFESSIONAL
- small business owners/operators ranging from Mom & Pop service stations to large towing companies. Typically blue collar, hard working, and self sufficient.
-Truck dealerships. (Ford, Hino, International, Kenworth, Peterbilt, etc...)
We do NOT do towing. We SELL tow trucks and towing equipment.
- If a tow truck appears anywhere in the logo, it would need to have a car too. We're OK without either.
- We need to leave ourselves open to the possibility of expanding into truck rental/leasing, trailer sales, and used car sales
- The logo will be used:
- to replace existing signage. (see pictures of the signs)
- on the side of company vehicles
- on letterhead
- on business cards
- on our website
- on advertising copy
- We're cool with a red white & blue american flag type of theme, but open to suggestions.
- We have a strategic alliance with another wrecker dealer: http://patriottowingequipment.com/ It's OK for our logo to be similar to theirs, but should not look like a direct copy
- Our current website is: http://www.chevronofnh.com
- We'd like the sign to contain the text: Independence Motors Sales & Service; A Hale Family Company
- The focus of the sign should be on "Independence Motors"
- The tag lines do not need to appear in the logo
- MUST be reproducable in black & white.
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Jamey Johnson already has strong following of dedicated fans, but he can now count one more: Neil Young.
In a recent interview with Parade magazine, Neil was asked about artists he was listening to today. He named Jamey Johnson and also Lukas Nelson, son of country legend Willie Nelson.
"I love music, and there's a lot of great music out there to listen to," Neil told Parade. "There's Jamey Johnson — he's a great songwriter and singer, and he's got a really great band. And there's Lukas Nelson, who I really admire. He's great and I love his music."
Jamey is earning a lot of (well-deserved) attention lately thanks to his beautiful, understated new album Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran.
Lukas gained more prominence this year after he played a large role on his dad Willie's album Heroes. He sang and/or played guitar on 10 tracks, including the gentle, moving "Just Breathe."
Lukas also has a band of his own, the rock-and-blues-based outfit Promise of the Real.
And finally, Neil also mentioned someone very close to his heart (and home).
"I love listening to my wife Pegi's band," he said. "She's got a great band."
Exclusive CBS Local interview with Pegi Young
And a year earlier, during a press conference at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Neil admitted he was also a fan of Taylor Swift. And not just her music, but how she handles herself professionally.
"I like watching her respond to all the attacks," Neil said. "I like the ways she's defining herself."
– Kurt Wolff, CBS Local


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MIT Institute Professor Barbara Liskov, the 2008 recipient of the Turing Award -- frequently called the Nobel Prize for computer science -- opened the first lecture of the 2009 Dertouzos Lecture Series with a joke: In large part, her Turing Award honored work she had done in the 1970s, laying down principles for the organization of programming languages that today are almost universally followed. After the award was announced, she said, her husband spent a lot of time on the computer Googling the reaction, and at some point, "he came upon a quote from someone who said, 'What did she get this award for? Everyone knows this, anyway.'"
After that, Liskov was all business. The thrust of her talk was that, in the 1970s, it was emphatically not the case that "everyone knew this," and she described in great detail the intellectual environment in which she did her pioneering work. The talk was not for the uninitiated: She began by describing several papers from the early 1970s from which she had drawn inspiration -- with titles like "Go To Statement Considered Harmful" and "Information Distribution Aspects of Design Methodology" -- but first conceded to the audience that while "many of you have read them, I'm not sure all of you have."
Liskov explained that, in the fall of 1972, after reviewing the literature in the field, she came up with the idea for what today are called abstract data types. Traditionally, a computer program would be a long list of exhaustively detailed instructions, and anyone reading the code -- including the original programmer -- could easily get lost. Abstract data types are, effectively, repositories for the computational details of the program, which let the programmer concentrate on the big picture. A complicated program turns into some rather simple interactions between the abstract data types. And indeed, the programmer can later change the details of the data types' instantiation -- how they do their low-level computations -- without changing the overall structure of the program.
Liskov explained how, after coming up with the idea of abstract data types, she and some collaborators created a programming language, CLU, which put some of her ideas into practice. The rest of her talk was largely a demonstration that CLU prefigured most of the ideas that are commonplace in today's programming languages -- ideas with names like polymorphism, type hierarchy, and exception handling.
During the question-and-answer session that followed the talk, Liskov was asked the secret of her success. Part of her answer -- which must have chagrined some members of the audience -- was that "I don't work that many hours a day." "I always went home at night, and didn't work in the evening," she said. "I always found that downtime to be really useful." She also, however, emphasized the importance of pursuing research that's interesting -- rather than, say, the research that will generate the most publications. That way, she said, "at the end, if you fail, at least you did something interesting, rather than doing something boring and also failing." After the laughter died down, she added, "Or doing something boring and then forgetting how to do something interesting."


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John McCain and his campaign have a strategy: To throw as much crap against the wall as possible and run on whatever sticks.
The tricky part is that no matter what he does, in the end, he's still gonna smell like sh#t.
|Damn. Can you see him?
McCain's big punch was an unintentionally hilarious ad which juxtaposed Senator Obama's popularity against Britney Spears' and Paris Hilton's celebrity. It was supposed to highlight McCain's depth and experience versus Obama's vapid celebrity. Instead it came off like a whiny chunk of celeb-envy and…with all kinds of race baited mockery. However, instead of my review, let me go to a credited source…The Hiltons.
If you haven't seen it, Paris Hilton made a rebuke viral vid where she rebuffs McCain and comes with a hybrid of both campaigns' energy position. It's funny and well done. She refers to McCain as that "wrinkly white haired guy".
You can see it here, http://www.funnyordie.com/
However, the real rebuke comes from McCain donator and supporter, Kathy Hilton, Paris' mother. She and her husband forked up $4,600 and, as a McCain "stockholder", voiced her opinion…loudly.
"I've been asked again and again for my response to the now infamous McCain celebrity ad. I actually have three responses. It is a complete waste of the money John McCain's contributors have donated to his campaign. It is a complete waste of the country's time and attention at the very moment when millions of people are losing their homes and their jobs. And it is a completely frivolous way to choose the next President of the United States."
–Kathy Hilton
Damn. Can't get no mo' obvious than dat!
Imagine a rich white man trying to become the next rich white man to hold the office held mostly by rich white men, chastising the first Black post-primary Democratic Presidential candidate for pointing out the obvious.
We knew this was going to happen. Okay I knew this was going to happen (read page 2 of my first blog "Wright Words Wrong Time?").
Over and over again I have written about the desperation of the McCain campaign and the entire GOP to name call and dredge up the late 19th and early 20th century specter of Black Rule: Where fear of newly freed Black slave retaliation upon a "noble" White population is amped with filthy stereotypes of ignorance, degenerate behavior and overall societal collapse.
Senator John McCain accused Senator Barack Obama of "playing the race card" for softly alluding to the McCain campaign's use of such tactics in their voice:
"Well, we know we're (the GOP) not very good but you can't risk electing Senator Obama. You know…he's new…he…doesn't look like the other Presidents on the currency…"
-Sen. Barack Obama
In short (literally), McCain has tried to attack the Senator from Illinois for pointing out the obvious; He is a black man. The GOP is going to try and use that coupled with fear mongering as a tactic to scare you away from voting for him.
In fact this strategy is a testament to the GOP's attempt to distract the public away from many obvious things:
That, obviously, the Iraq war was wrong.
That, obviously, the Bush administrations stewardship of this nation has imploded the economy.
That, obviously, the World is ready for a new way of thinking via Senator Barack Obama.
That, obviously, no one plays the victim better than rich White men who have been running this nation into the ground for a better part of a decade.
Early on Senator Barack Obama told the world that he wasn't going to commit to federal campaign funding because he needed his lead to set up counter attack measures from the GOP. This came shortly after he had directed the Democratic Party to shut down their own attack factories in lieu of a need for critical debates about huge issues and challenges facing this country.
These were sobering attempts to seem to take campaigning to another level. Of course the Senator is,…well…a Senator and he will find a way to work in his own attacks. Like against the Celebrity Envy ad which compares Barack Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton.
"Given the magnitude of our challenges when it comes to energy and health care and jobs and our foreign policy you'd think that we'd be having a serious debate but so far all we been hearing about is Paris Hilton and Britney Spears…
…I do have to ask my opponent Is that the best you can come up with?
Is that really what this election is about? Is that what is worthy of the American people?"
-Sen. Barack Obama
Moreover, Senator Obama doesn't call them racists but "cynical".
That's nice but I am not bound by any decree of "higher" debate. The McCain Campaign is Filthy in their hypocritical "Bastardom". It's all they got and McCain comes off smaller than usual here. Like a Smurf in a funk because Senator Obama had 200,000 thousand to speak to. He then tries to act as if being that appealing in the world makes very little difference. Except for the fact that we need the world for a healthy America I might be able to see his point. I mean the last guy was immeasurably unilateral and look at what a success he is.
Then again…
…McCain is either a liar or suffering from pre-dementia.
'Coupla Flips
On June 13, 2008, at a taped New Hampshire event, McCain said,
"I'm not for, quote, privatizing Social Security. I never have been. I never will be."
On November 18, 2004, McCain announced,
"Without privatization, I don't see how you can possibly, over time, make sure that young Americans are able to receive Social Security benefits."
And in March 2003, McCain backed his President, declaring,
"As part of Social Security reform, I believe that private savings accounts are a part of it – along the lines that President Bush proposed."
During a February 15th rally in La Crosse, Wisconsin, "McCain promised he'd offer a balanced budget by the end of his first term." But just days later, McCain's senior economic adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin announced a deficit-ending target of 2017. In mid-April, Holtz-Eakin proclaimed, "I would like the next president not to talk about deficit reduction." McCain, too, signaled the retreat from his first-term balance budget commitment, explaining to Chris Matthews on April 15th that "economic conditions are reversed."
Apparently economic conditions have improved dramatically since then. On June 6, Holtz-Eakin squared the circle, announcing, "That plan, when appropriately phased in, as it has always been intended to be, will bring the budget to balance by the end of his first term."
In other words…I'm for what I was against which really I was for in the first place.
Let's see McCain joked about "Bomb, Bomb Iran…" – crude, unfunny and even more ridiculous because it's from a man who could conceivably order the bombing of that nation.
Hopefully killing Iranians with cigarettes. –this is especially heinous because the issue here was, after calling them one of the axis of evil and a sponsor of terror, amazingly, neither the Bush administration NOR McCain had any problem with the tobacco industry doing big business in Iran.
A joke about rape. -well c'mon he IS a conservative.
Claiming that Iran was training Al Qaeda….twice;
Speaking to reporters in Amman, the Jordanian capital, McCain said he and two Senate colleagues traveling with him continue to be concerned about Iranian operatives "taking al-Qaeda into Iran, training them and sending them back."
Pressed to elaborate, McCain said it was "common knowledge and has been reported in the media that al-Qaeda is going back into Iran and receiving training and are coming back into Iraq from Iran, that's well known. And it's unfortunate." A few moments later, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, standing just behind McCain, stepped forward and whispered in the presidential candidate's ear. McCain then said: "I'm sorry, the Iranians are training extremists, not al-Qaeda."
Once again McCain is either a doddering old fool or a cruel and ignorant tragedy: a tragedy because the man supposedly has 30 years of experience in government. So you would conclude that, after so many years, McCain would know when he was flat out against something or would at least have his staff vet a current comment. One would assume that he would know that joking about bombing a country that may be bombed in a war effort that has seen tens of thousands of American injuries and deaths and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi fatalities is inappropriately cold and stupid.
One would assume that, at no time during a campaign, is there room for a good 'ol rape joke.
But like I said, he IS a conservative.
McCain has not talked about his POW times unless he has talked about his POW times. His followers call him a war hero. It's not for me to say who or who is not a hero in war. Frankly I feel that war heroes are a gray lot since the objective is to kill as many human beings as possible to the exhaustion of your enemy.
|General Wesley Clark
Yet, Former Supreme Allied Commander General Wesley Clark ret. put it better than anyone…
"I don't think getting in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to become president."
– General Wesley Clark
McCain can't lift his arms because of the torture the Vietnamese inflicted on him. So he is a hero because he endured torture. And that should make him Presidential material right?
SO tell me, how much political capital should a man keep who knows the specific pain and consequences of torture and then, when given the opportunity to completely ban it from America's list of "things we do",…votes against the measure and thus, to keep it.
You read right. McCain is FOR torture as reported by the Boston Globe,
"The Senate joined the House in passing an intelligence bill that would ban the CIA from using waterboarding as an interrogation tactic. The CIA would have to abide by the Army Field Manual, which also prohibits beatings, electric or temperature shocks, forced nudity, mock executions, and the use of dogs. Some of those abusive techniques were on global display in the torture photos from Abu Ghraib.
McCain, a Vietnam prisoner of war, has long condemned waterboarding as torture, making him more sensitive than President Bush on an issue that stained America's image. But the Arizona senator and virtual Republican nominee to replace Bush voted against the bill. Bush says he will veto the measure.
McCain said that while he remains opposed to waterboarding, "We always supported allowing the CIA to use extra measures."
Extra Measures? Let me tell you what EXTRA MEASURES mean to Black Folk who have always dealt with the torture and the terrorism of America.
In 1963 Fanny Lou Hamer was a Civil Rights Organizer.
While on her way back from organizing in Charleston, the bus was stopped and she and others were taken to jail. She was forced to lie on her stomach while White officers of the law, lifted her dress in the back and then forced Black inmates to beat her. They beat her until her "body got hard" they beat her until they were tired. They beat so bad that she suffered kidney damaged and a blood clot in her eye which eventually fully lost sight.
When John McCain voted against the bill banning torture this is the type of treatment he championed. Torture is torture. It is a door that can open a deep and dark patch in the hearts of men. Torture is Torture. It cannot be diluted by a debate of muddied syntax and parsed details. Torture is torture. Whether or not it is levied on an Admiral's Son during war, in Abu Ghraib during a war on a noun or on a defenseless woman simply trying to encourage people to live up to the promise of America.
I cannot imagine Fanny Lou being down for others being beaten until they lose a kidney or ever forgetting the experience. I cannot envision ANYone forgetting and employing such tactics unless they are a raging hypocrite or suffer from dementia.
If it seems as though I am covering the vast numbers of Republicans with McCain's dreck I am. And I will until THEY root out the ridiculous and dangerously lock stepped overtures of the neo-con and Karl Rovian race baiting tactics. I don't care who in the party McCain is trying to please, he has sipped the kool aid and is no longer in control of his faculties. This rhetoric must be excised from the board so that real problems can be afforded real solutions.
If not, the cornerstone of the GOP will be in the form of a small, demented, filthy and stooped, race baiting, lying and torturous sonofabitch who is void of solutions and slumped atop a hollow elephant.
Now, how's THAT for some name calling!
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