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The Seattle Seahawks cornerback's agent, Jamie Fritz, said interest in his client has exploded since his postgame outburst on San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree went viral. In fact, Sherman could make upward of $5 million in endorsements, according to CNNMoney.
"We have some new players who have come to the table who are starting the conversation," Fritz told CNN.
Sherman, who was his high school's salutatorian, received a lot of criticism for his tirade in the NFC title game, but Fritz believes it's enhanced the All-Pro's image.
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Sherman also could fetch a hefty new contract with the Seahawks. He's currently playing on his rookie deal, which expires at the end of the 2014 season. He's due to make just $645,000 in base salary next season -- one of the NFL's best bargains.
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Go Osama go. I mean go Obama go.
Hardly delivered on anything that he claimed to. The thing is can he deliver in the next 4 years?
And smalishah's avatar is the most classy one by far Jan certainly echoes the sentiments of CW
Yeah we don't crap in the first world; most of us would actually have no idea what that was emanating from Ajmal's backside. Why isn't it roses and rainbows like what happens here? PEWS's retort to Ganeshran on Daemon's picture depicting Ajmal's excreta
btw Herman Cain's graph was on the rise but his popularity seems to be coming down after several revelations of sexual harassment. Does Cain sound any good? Would seem cool that 2 black men running for president
I dont think the democrats are winning this race with these tactics
Hillary Farts During Live Debate - YouTube
watch the reaction of the guy at the end....
Get out of Iraq? Check
Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell? Check
Work to decrease nuclear weapons? Check
Close the donut hole in medicare? Check.
Expand sCHIP? Check.
Healthcare reform (one that Clinton failed on, Carter failed on, and every president since Theodore Roosevelt failed on): Check.
I would elect him based solely on the bolded items. The healthcare was more Nancy Pelosi (though obviously it needed a democratic white house to pass) but don't ask don't tell was pretty much him getting to the white house and telling the pentagon that they need to find a way to make the transition. Not if there is going to be a transition, but that there will be, and they need to deal with it.
He lied about closing Guantanamo Bay and didn't let the Bush tax cuts for the rich expire.
I think unless you watch Fox News, you can't say that he has 'hardly' kept his promises. You can be dissapointed, as many are, but you can't say he hasn't done a lot of what he said he was going to do.
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^ ^ Don't forget about Wall Street Reform as well. He stared down one of the deepest pocketed industry in the United States and still got Congress to pass a substantial reform bill. That will be one of the first things repealed under a Republican President and Congress btw.
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Fusion, can you provide a little more detail on the additional banking regulation regarding the wall street reform bill.
Smali is getting confused. He thinks Obama is the president of the world and not just the US. That is why he thinks Obama has done nothing (he is expecting Obama to not only work for US interests but also the rest of the world interests). I'm afraid Smali that's not how things work.
Analysis of Obama's role in passing the bill and obstacles he faced
Details of the bill (caution, makes for dull reading)
TBF the banks have found a way around most of the things in that law already. That's the reason wall street lobbies support it - it's almost toothless, and were to to be repealed nothing much would change...except they are afraid an actual law that stops them from doing what they're doing might be passed.
That's why I didn't list it in his achievements.
what are you guys getting on. Obama is very well respected on Fox News
Bill O'Reilly Defends Obama From Romney In Interview: 'He Got Osama bin Laden' - YouTube
O'Reilly is kind of adorable really. The impression I always get from him is that he's actually quite unsure of his own political beliefs and compensates by making sure his voice is the loudest in the room. When he comes up against someone like Jon Stewart who has the ability and profile to cut through his rhetoric it usually makes for an interesting encounter.
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Goodness me. Just as bad as Perry's slip-up, IMO.
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Forget about fantasy and those armless creepers. Mojang's next game is going sci-fi. We've already seen one glimpse at an early build of 0x10c, but that one didn't have sound. The newest video uploaded by Mojang CEO Markus "Notch" Persson lets you hear the blasters and computer interfaces, as well as offering a glimpse at what first-person action looks like in the game world.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
527 equals 75,000
the fine was the third largest in the agency's 32-year-history. the settlement reflects a crackdown in the last several months on the political activities of so-called 527 groups — named after a section of the tax law — that surfaced in the 2004 election as a powerful force, raising and spending hundreds of millions of dollars in unregulated contributions through a loophole in the law…
the agency found that the group, the progress for america voter fund, operated as a political action committee, soliciting money and financing advertisements.
it spent $26.4 million alone on advertising in battleground states in 2004 for the purpose of retaining mr. bush as president…
the group admitted no wrongdoing under the agreement, but promised to register as a political action committee if it decided to keep operating the same way. it also agreed to file disclosure reports listing donors and other information from may 2004 through january of this year. it reported raising $44.9 million in 2004, with nearly three-fourths from 13 donors, the agency said.
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amnesty day leftovers
it is with great regret that we took so long to announce that it is with great pleasure that we announce these new additions to our blogroll:
all things democrat
nine pearls
and, we must apologize to the burned over district, whom we thought we had on our roll long ago, but are definitely adding now.
in light of our obviously poor administration and organizational skills, we urge everyone who has asked us for a spot on our roll but haven't received one yet to email us and remind us.
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when this general speaks
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for want of a dentist
now i ask all those "compassionate conservatives" out there...really...what the hell would jesus have done.
twelve-year-old deamonte driver died of a toothache sunday.
a routine, $80 tooth extraction might have saved him.
if his mother had been insured.
if his family had not lost its medicaid.
if medicaid dentists weren't so hard to find.
if his mother hadn't been focused on getting a dentist for his brother, who had six rotted teeth.
by the time deamonte's own aching tooth got any attention, the bacteria from the abscess had spread to his brain, doctors said. after two operations and more than six weeks of hospital care, the prince george's county boy died. - washington post
i'm sure it wouldn't have been to let a child die because of lack of insurance in order to give paris hilton a freaking tax break or to hand out $9billion dollars in a war zone and not have anybody accountable to where it went or who it went to.
a little boy with a toothache dies not too far away from our nation's capital and nobody there seems to freaking care.
Labels: healthcare
maybe he wanted those little packs of peanuts they give in lieu of meals nowadays
the squirrel emergency was discovered when, on the flight from tokyo to dallas, the pilots heard what has been described as a 'skittering'noise in the space above the cockpit.
subsequent investigations revealed that the noise was caused by an insurgent squirrel that had somehow managed to board the flight.
the plane was forced to make a quick landing in honolulu, hawaii, as the pilots were worried that the squirrel could severely damage the plane by chewing through wiring.
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how much for our mint-condition honus wagner?
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wednesday nite music club
jamiroquai - virtual insanity
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imagine making minimum wage
say you're not feeling well. you can't take time off of work. you can't afford to the doctors. say your rent is due....you gotta gig...a big gig....what do you do?
could lead to more scenarios like, well, this one....
forget the dancing...get hepatitis with the stars.
Labels: healthcare, pop culture
mad about hate mail
no tickee no wiki
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hillary falls short (insert your own joke here) on fundraising goal
update: their last update was at 11pm est, and they were still more than 40k short. i think they made one big mistake that would have definitely meant the difference between hitting their goal and not - they should have had real time updates for the fundraising total. there is something so much more compelling about clicking refresh and watching something grow; people who donated early might be encouraged to contribute again, and people who have just been refreshing might want to get involved at the very end. that's a rookie mistake, clinton campaign.
Labels: election, hillary, prez campaign
where in the world is harm de blij?
Labels: blogtopia, moderate voice
a second bonus strip...
a little background: lio is a small boy who possesses a great imagination. tatulli's strips consist of lio living out his imaginings, but with a hgihly unusual twist in regards to the realm of newspaper comics: the strips contain zero dialogue. this is what the cliche/adage "a picture is worth a thousand words" looks like when apllied to comic strips. and it looks fantastic -- lio does for the funny pages what mashasi tanaka's gon does for comic books.
i could go on in praise of lio, but if i did, i'd spoil the strip i linked to please go read...
why the gores' electric bill is a lose-lose for the right
but here is where the story gets a little blurry.
the group cited some damning kilowatt-consumption figures — 221,000 for the gores in 2006, compared with the american average of 10,656, for instance — which, it said, were obtained from the nashville electric service. it put the gores' average monthly electric bill at $1,359. of course, those figures immediately rocketed through cyberspace…
the associated press, however, apparently asked a spokeswoman from the nashville utility company, laurie parker, if the policy group had actually obtained the information from them, and she said the utility never got a request from the policy center and that no information was ever turned over to them.
so the a.p. decided to review the utility records itself, and came up with slightly different kilowatt consumption numbers: 191,000 for the gores in 2006 — compared to a typical nashville home of 15,500 kilowatts.
it remains unclear at this point why there would be two contradictory sets of numbers floating around — even if both sets do show mr. gore's mansion to be a bit of an energy hog.
we shan't get into gore's offset argument here. needlenose does an excellent job describing, step-by-step, how everyone can follow gore's lead and purchase renewable energy credits for their own carbon footprint.
but as the times points out in another article , the group whining the loudest about gore's bill, the tennesse center for policy research, itself "disputes that global warming is a serious problem." and therin lies the conundrum that makes it impossible for the hardly-ever-right wing to win this squirmish.
for their arguments to hold any weight, the right must admit that global problem is an important dilemna that the world must deal with. otherwise their complaints about gore's electricity bill are irrelevant. and who complains about the irrelevant, besides those who are already irrelevant?
on the other hand, if they concede that global warming is important, and people like gore shouldn't be using so much of the earth's resources (which is a valid point), then every gop pioneer and gazillionaire is at least as guilty, if not more so, than al gore of wasting energy.
tho the mmm (multi-millionaire media) are once again failing to apply this or any logic to the current fracas being raised, the truth about the right's argument is that it is self-cancelling. either the right believes in global warming and that something should be done about it by people (which would include themselves) or it's a non-issue, not worth the pixels being used to describe it.
if they think gore's warnings are mere babbling about cloudcuckooland, why are they worried about his consistency? if nobody cares about how much energy any huge mansion uses irrespective of the partisanship of the owner, what difference does gore's electric bill make?
we happen to know his cable bill is enormous! there are people in china who have never seen the sopranos, and he gets 7 premium services! and pay-per-view wrestling! now that's something for glenn beck to hyperventillate about.
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if the right wing really worried about gas emissions, limbaugh would be in jail
in response, gore pointed out that he's taken measures to not only calculate his family's carbon footprint, but also offset it by purchasing credits. never having heard of the practice, i decided to do a little research and share it with our readers.
the concept is pretty simple: calculate how much greenhouse gas your household generates then purchase renewable energy credits (rec) to offset them. until very recently rec's could only be purchased by businesses. then someone (the people behind greentags claim they were the first) had the idea to act as a 'bundler' and group a number of individual contributions to create a larger purchasing pool, then use the money to buy rec's -- just like the big boys…
first, you have to get a rough estimate of how much greenhouse gas your household is generating. al gore likes to point at the carbon calculator which offers a highly dumbed-down simplified method. they also list the national average as 7.5 tons per household, however, other sources put the average at 12.4 or even up to 17.5 tons…
once you get the footprint number, you round it out then head on over to any number of places where consumers can purchase renewable energy credits online. al gore himself points to nativeenergy's individual carbon offset purchase page, where you can enter the number of tons and see how much per month or year it would cost to offset your carbon use. there are many other sites like greentags or carboncounter, and it's good to have options. to give you a rough estimate, my own three-person household with moderate driving and air-travel came in at around 4 tons, which ended up running around $50 per year to zero out.
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comic strip of the day -- and one bonus strip...
by the way, did anyone catch sunday's opus? i was a huge bloom county fan back in the 80s, and i think this is one of the best strips berke breathed's ever drawn...
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good question
say the secret word and the duck comes down and gives you $100
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ready set go...maybe not
in an interesting jutxaposition, the white house via tony snow respond to this dismal news by declaring the escalation demonstrates a nimbleness unprecedented in a time of warfare. he doesn't look like he believes it any more than i do, but he is sort of right. it demonstrates an unprecedented low in readiness.
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
but the good news is, pot crops need heat
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quote of the day
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turns out the afghan bomb was the least of dick's worries
* 67 disapprove of the way bush is handling iraq.
* 67 percent oppose sending additional troops to iraq.
* 66 percent support reducing u.s. military and financial support for the iraqi government if the iraqis fail to make progress toward national unity and restoring civil order.
* 64 don't think the war with iraq was worth fighting.
* 58 percent want congress to limit the number of troops available for duty.
* 56 percent feel the u.s. should withdraw its military forces from iraq in order to avoid further u.s. military casualties, even if that means civil order is not restored there.
and in an somewhat related finding:
* 63 percent feel they cannot trust the bush administration to honestly and accurately report intelligence about possible threats from other countries.
tuesday nite music club
the one, the only dr. hook & the medicine show singing the one, the only on the cover of the rolling stone, written by the one, the only shel silverstein.
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tbd strikes again
(altho, to be technical about it, all the bloggers at the gadflyer are going on to blog at other sites, so we're not sure if this can count as tbd.)
we would like to point out some inspiring words that the editors of the gadflyer chose to leave us with:
so keep it up. keep reading, keep writing, keep organizing, keep contributing, and keep voting. keep the good guys honest, and keep the pressure on the bad guys.
Labels: blogtopia, man eegee, ted barlow disease
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wounded journo tells his tale tonight
through interviews with the abc news team and soldiers who were with him on that fateful patrol, as well as the military and civilian medical teams who saved his life, we learn about woodruff's journey from the battlefield in iraq to germany and finally home to the united states.
"to iraq and back: bob woodruff reports" will air on tuesday, feb. 27 at 10:00 p.m. et.
in this special documentary, woodruff's wife lee will talk for the first time about the gravity of her husband's medical condition and the impact on their family.
Labels: iraq, multi-millionaire media
investors: owch
a perfect storm of bad news, including a drop in chinese stocks, a drop in durable goods sales by 8%, and continuing lower prices in the housing market, made for a maalox moment on the trading floor today.
ironically, consumer confidence crept up to a 5 year high. but as was heard in skippy international headquarters today: "not any more."
as of this writing the dow has
addendum: we're listening to cnbc tv, where the anchors are warning that this very well could be not the last of the selling, ie, more bad news tomorrow and perhaps up to 4 or 5 days more.
double addendum: bondad explains it all.
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great scientific minds think alike
(we suggested to pz that another caveat be that your blog link to pharyngula! it's only fair!)
pz, along w/jon swift and this humble site, is one of the few bloggers acting as if the true meaning of "blogroll amnesty day" applies, unlike some other blogs we know, who shall remain (markos and duncan) nameless.
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we heart steve gilliard
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speaking of pandagon
it will be held at the tank on church between franklin and white from 8-10.
if we weren't on the left coast, we'd be there! (right after stopping by the hospital to wish steve gilliard a speedy recovery!)
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bomber that missed cheney unfortunately killed 19 others
the blast happened near the first security gate outside the base at bagram, killing 19 people, said khoja mohammad qasim sayedi, chief of the province's public health department. gov. abdul jabar taqwa said "18 to 20 dead bodies" lay on the ground after the blast.
maj. william mitchell said it did not appear the explosion was intended as a threat to the vice president.
last year was the bloodiest since the u.s.-led forces ousted the taliban's islamist government in 2001 for refusing to surrender osama bin laden in the wake of september 11.
bolstered by money from record opium crops and safe havens in pakistan, the taliban have vowed a spring offensive -- including an increase in suicide attacks -- as the snows melt in coming weeks.
suicide attacks, virtually unheard of until 2005 when there were 21, jumped to 139 last year.
Labels: afghanistan, cheney, middle east, war on terror
racism is alive and well in america
"is he black enough" - asks the wackjob right wingers of presidential contender barak obama.
"why i hate blacks" - "why i hate asians" are two of the headlines that have run in san francisco newspapers.
we could go on for miles with the racist hate spewed from the airwaves by rush limbaugh , michael savage and their icky ilk.
i mean, why didn't these morons leave new orleans before the hurricane? i'll tell you why: because they wanted to rape and loot! that's just the way some people are! and if they're black--if the rapists and looters are black--it's not george bush's fault! we've had these problems ever since the emancipation proclamation. once the whites leave town, all you've got is overwhelming lawlessness. - september 2005
"we need racist stereotypes right now of our enemy in order to encourage our warriors to kill the enemy." - michael savage, san francisco chronicle, february 6, 2003
it's time to stop. now.
it's time to take off the air those individuals who spew such garbage.
it's time to re-examine the role that the media maker noise machines have in segregating our populace with hate.
Labels: multi-millionaire media, racism, right hypocrisy
Monday, February 26, 2007
afghani bomb misses dick
the attack occurred at the front gate to the base, the spokesman said. cheney, who stayed at bagram overnight, is ``fine,'' his spokeswoman lea anne mcbride said.
the incident took place at 10:30 a.m. afghan time and the base was placed on temporary alert, accetta said, adding he couldn't confirm any casualties. two people were killed, agence france-presse reported.
Labels: cheney, middle east, war on terror
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big bonus plus: the allen almanac brings us mr. diety and the really big favor:
monday nite music club
the famous sextet from donizetti's lucia di lammermoor with the incomparable (and here youthful) jose carreras as edgardo, and katia ricciarelli as lucia, leo nucci as enrico, john paul bogart as remando, john dickie as arturo, and waltraud winsauer as alisa.
as one commentor says on the youtube page, you can't do better than jose carreras!
addendum: we didn't know it, but we were accidentally celebrating the 400th birthday of opera. upi tells us:
"orfeo" by claudio monteverdi, the forerunner of verdi, wagner, mozart and others, was performed feb. 24, 1607, in mantua, the independent said tuesday. "orfeo" is the tale of orpheus descending into the underworld in search of his love eurydice.
mantua marked the anniversary with a new performance of "orfeo." a number of initiatives noted the event across europe and beyond. at glimmerglass opera in new york, four different operas on the orpheus myth were to be performed.
around europe, opera houses in russia, britain, luxembourg, spain and elsewhere staged exhibitions, open rehearsals, children's workshops and guided tours. the opera de lille in france staged opera karaoke sessions in local cafes.
monteverdi's orfeo was not the first recognizable opera but, but was the "earliest great operatic masterpiece," according to the journal opera now. "dafne," composed by jacopo peri, is regarded as the first-ever opera performed in the 1590s.
Labels: entertainment, skippy's music club
hey, we tried to tell markos and duncan this
hat tip to cookie jill who sent us the link!
and the loser is
i was certainly impressed by the mormon tabernacle sound effects choir, though i wish i could have heard them singing the disemboweling sounds that apocalypto was filled with from end to end. it's bound to be pleasanter and more musical than it's hard out here for a pimp.everyone was shocked when great actor alan arkin beat the odds-on favorite for best supporting actor: comedian, homophobe, and friend of the working tranny, eddie murphy. maybe if they'd held back the release of norbit until after the ballots were in, eddie might have won, although a famous homophobe winning during a ceremony hosted by a famously out lesbian seems borderline inappropriate.
fortunately, there was still a supporting performer award for a famous homophobe, when jennifer hudson picked up her gold statuette. of course, jennifer insists that she's not a homophobe, it's just that in her church, god hates fags and is sending them all to hell. she's sorry about it, but she doesn't make the rules; her god does. of course, she might wonder why, if god is going to send all homosexuals to hell, why did he/she create them homosexual in the first place? but then, if people applied logic to matters of faith, all the churches would be empty. jen darling, in order for something to be a sin, it has to involve the exercise of free will. homosexuality is in-born. it's not a choice, therefore it can't be a sin. i know your church says differently, but guess what: your church is wrong.
we know that it is god who chooses the winners, because miss hudson had to thank god twice in her speech. (where was the orchestra-drown-out when we needed it?) but why would god then reward a godless lesbo like melissa etheridge? theology makes my head hurt...
when steven spielberg, george lucas, and francis ford coppola came onstage together, was i the only one who thought they were going to sing three little maids from school? so, do you think steve, francis, and marty scorsese were all rubbing george's nose on their oscars? when george asked why he'd never won an oscar, someone should have suggested he watch the godfather, shindler's list and the departed, and then take a good, hard look at attack of the clones.
Labels: entertainment, pop culture, snark
skippy el canguro del arbusto.
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say hello
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oj juror writes tell all book
ok, actually, what happened is one of the libby trial jurors was dismissed because they were accidentally tainted by the media.
jane at fdl tells us the show is going on w/just 11 jurors:
tongues wagging about why fitz wanted to add another juror and wells didn't move for a mistrial but insead wants to go ahead with 11 jurors. the best explanation i've seen so far (and christy agrees) comes from froggermarch in the comments:accidentally tainted by the media. aren't we all?reading between the lines of well's comments, it seems that he was defensive about "not being on the precipice of a mistrial" or somesuch. it seems to me that one reason fitz would want to have the next alternate join in deliberations now is that it is more dangerous for an alternate to be tainted. he is concerned about the short bench of alternates and believes the deliberations are going to go on for a while. he wants them to take their time, because the more they go through the evidience, the less the memory defense holds water. introducing a new juror, particularly one he thinks is sypathetic to the prosectuion, would tend to push any pro libby jurors to look more carefully at the evidence.that jibes with what i've seen in the courtroom. both of the alternate jurors (one white, one african american) are women and appeared very attentive to fitzgerald's points. wells only needs one hold-out, but neither of those looked particularly likely to be one, especially not during closing arguments.
just a wag, but that's my take on why fitz preferred to go with 12.
i don't buy the argument that wells is afraid libby will run out of money, that will never happen, and a mistrial would serve to delay things, which definitely serves the interest of team libby. i imagine that whatever happened was just not that bad, as walton noted, and didn't make its way to the rest of the jury.
evil twins
Labels: cheney
wonder what karen hughes has been up to?
spin of the day tracked her down (via the austin american-statesman)
"we just a few weeks ago, for the first time, engaged in arabic on blogs," karen hughes, the u.s. undersecretary for public diplomacy, told reporter tara copp. "we have what's called here a 'digital outreach team' ... that is actively going on the arabic blogs and responding to misinformation and disinformation and propaganda and rumors with facts. and we're very above board that it's the digital outreach team of the state department." that's just one new media venture for hughes. her office recently gave "state department exchange students mini-camcorders," writes copp. "the students recorded their american experiences and will post the videos to youtube." .... "we just took the u.s. wrestling team to tehran and we brought our first groups of exchange participants over to america from iran. we're going to be doing more of that this year."perhaps ms. hughes could bring a digital outreach team back here stateside to respond to the mininformation and propaganda coming from the white house. and, if iran is so evil and dangerous, why are we taking the u.s. wrestling team over there?
Labels: blogtopia, government, propaganda
get well soon
Labels: blogtopia
false teachin' and bad preachin'
(cross-posted from blanton's and ashton's, where we will eat no cheese before it stinks)
don't let the door hit your ass on the way out, joe
and to drive home the snark, here's the clash dedicatd to joe:
Labels: lieberman
logos say it all
we found it on a buckeye state blogpost about how the big box bloggers ought to keep their noses out of local races if they're not going to be truthful about the proceedings.
Labels: amnesty day, blogtopia, meta
the party to keep an eye on
all markets generate class politics –conflict among groups over, as harold lasswell once famously put it, "who gets what." so it's no surprise that a cross-border class politics has developed in the wake of the globalizing economy. at this point it is pretty much a one-party system. call it the party of davos, after the annual elite bash in the swiss alps that resembles the big-donor receptions at a political convention –corporate ceos and world class investors, the people who carry their bags, and the politicians, pundits and policy intellectuals who carry their water.
- jeff faux diary over at the tpm cafe
Labels: globalization, politics
the administration might be saying "support the troops," but the troops aren't returning the favor
they've all sent a petition, called "appeal for redress," to their individual members of congress, letting them know that "staying in iraq will not work" and it's "time for u.s. troops to come home."
"it's not about speaking out against the military or speaking out against the war. It's just, we're here four years down the line and there's not an end to it," sgt. evans, one of the dissenters, tells logan.
"what are we trying to accomplish over there? i mean, what is what are we trying to do in iraq?" another soldier, sgt. ronn cantu asks.
what does he think?
"i don't even know anymore," he tells logan.
"well, what would you say to the people that say, 'alright, it's clear that the war in Iraq is incredibly difficult and life is really tough both for americans and for iraqis, but pulling out's not the answer. it's only gonna get worse. there's gonna be all-out civil war,'" logan asks.
"how does that become the default? either someday, we have to leave. we can't stay in iraq for the next thousand years," one soldier remarks.
tension in the gulf region has raised fears that an attack on iran is becoming increasingly likely before president george bush leaves office. the sunday times has learnt that up to five generals and admirals are willing to resign rather than approve what they consider would be a reckless attack.
"there are four or five generals and admirals we know of who would resign if bush ordered an attack on iran," a source with close ties to british intelligence said. "there is simply no stomach for it in the pentagon, and a lot of people question whether such an attack would be effective or even possible."
a british defence source confirmed that there were deep misgivings inside the pentagon about a military strike. "all the generals are perfectly clear that they don't have the military capacity to take iran on in any meaningful fashion. nobody wants to do it and it would be a matter of conscience for them.
Labels: Iran, iraq, middle east, war
we might be getting an xmas gift
the miserable failure strikes again
congrats mr. president and mr. guggenheim!
some other "oscar" quality names who are involved in environmental issues:
robert redford: 30 years on board of natural resources defense council, founder of sundance preserve, winner of 1993 earth day award, 1987
brad pitt: co-creator of design competition to build 20 affordable, reduced energy, environmentally friendly homes in new orleans.
sting: founder in 1989 of rainforest foundation to protect rain forests and their indigenous peoples.
harrison ford: vice chairman of conservation international, has a central american ant named after him, won the global environmental citizen award in 2002.cate blanchett: plans to equip sydney theater company building with solar panels, rainwater collection systems to make it completely eco-friendly. sydney home is fully powered by solar energy, donates to forest guardians.
pierce brosnan: focuses on marine mammal and wetland protection, headlined natural resources defense council campaign against effects of navy sonar on whales, awarded 1997 green cross international environmental leadership award.
from bling bling to carbon offsets...interesting.
Labels: environment, gore
Sunday, February 25, 2007
hoo cares for hollywood
Labels: entertainment, pop culture
arizona democracy in action: you don't get your way, send a death threat
arizona republic
pausing several times to maintain his composure during a floor speech to fellow representatives, konopnicki said that there was a "poisonous atmosphere" surrounding immigration and implored house speaker jim weiers "to make this stop." despite the threats, he said he would not be intimidated, adding, "we need to vote our conscience."
Labels: immigration, right hypocrisy
it sounded too good to be true
bob assured me that my controversial posts weren't a problem as far as the campaign was concerned. they were familiar with my work. and bob did seem to know my writing. i didn't get the impression he was a daily reader, but it was obvious he had been reading the blog for a while.
"that's you, that's not john edwards," he said.
bob was confident that people would understand the difference. i wasn't so sure.
"so, it's not a problem that i'm an outspoken atheist?" i asked.
every blogger says controversial things from time to time, bob assured me. he admitted that he'd drawn some fire for a tasteless joke on his own site a while back. it hadn't been a big deal.
our favorite line from lindsay's salon piece: "the blogosphere isn't just "the situation room" with swear words, it's a space for writers to explore ideas that are outside the bounds of mainstream discourse."
fuck, yeah!
Labels: blogtopia, edwards, majikthise, pandagon, shakespeare's sister
oscar nite music club
ethel merman - there's no business like show business
donald o'connor - make 'em laugh
Labels: skippy's music club
the worst picture goes to....
Labels: aWol, entertainment, snark
oscar open thread
we haven't seen most of the movies up for best picture, but, and we're going out on a limb here, we think little miss sunshine was way over-hyped. while it had some genuine laughs, it turned from a naturalistic dark comedy in the first act into "national lampoon's manic depressive vacation" in the second (spoiler: the gag w/the alan arkin character is a direct rip off of imogene cocoa in the first vacation flick). if the academy asked us, and they didn't, we'd give the oscar to united 93.
we hope jennifer hudson gets her oscar, too.
Labels: open thread, pop culture
say hello
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skippy now a stringer for reuters
Labels: blogtopia, multi-millionaire media
if we didn't own birds and hate art, we'd be there!
Labels: pop culture
treated like cannon fodder
the army is deliberately shortchanging troops on their disability retirement ratings to hold down costs, according to veterans' advocates, lawyers and services members, and the inspector general has identified 87 problems in the system that need fixing.
"these people are being systematically underrated," said ron smith, deputy general counsel for disabled american veterans. "it's a bureaucratic game to preserve the budget, and it's having an adverse affect on service members." - the army times
Labels: aWol, healthcare, supporting our troops
environmental news...to use...
what kinds of chemicals are in our bodies? state and federal governments monitor a litany of chemicals that are released into the air and water. state rep. ryan dvorak, d-south bend, thinks we need to find out how much of those chemicals actually ends up in our bodies. south bend tribune
monaco shows europe how to go green. european tax haven monaco has led the small countries of the world in the campaign to heighten awareness of environmental issues since prince albert became sovereign in 2005, and has launched a radical plan of its own to cut carbon emissions. american chronicle.
going green: project envisions eco-friendly shopping center. david baum of chicago illinois is aiming to tap into the growing consumer demand for eco-conscious merchandise and services by offering an entirely green space for entirely green work. chicago tribune
from cradle of democracy to toxic timebomb, athens drowns in rubbish. some of the ancient greek capital's famous streets are drowning under refuse after the city's official rubbish dump started to overflow. edinburgh scotsman
let's not drop new orleans for news du jour. here's something useful to give up for lent: inconsequential news. why not drop the daily intake of news du jour to focus on developments of real importance — such as the fate of new orleans. npr
Labels: ecology, environment, global warming, pollution
hillary...you should be running to be
i was reminded last night of a woman that i admired growing up. shirley chisholm.
p.o.v. showed the documentary "chisholm '72" and i recalled how much i looked up to her and barbara jordan for inspiration and hope that, i, as a girl, could aspire to be something...big.
the late honorable ms. chisholm was unbought, unbossed and unforgotten.
hillary. many things are said in campaigns. many things are said in life. but one can judge one's character by actions taken in response to those words. ms. chisholm said that if you didn't want her to run, well, get out of her way, then...you do your thing, she'll do hers.
perhaps instead of attacking barak obama over words he did not speak, you should concentrate on doing your thing.
and, to me, anyway, wanking about not receiving money you somehow felt "entitled" to, does not seem, well, "presidential." i think we already have a "president" in the office who wanks about things he feels "entitled" to.
"you don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. you make progress by implementing ideas." -- shirley chisholm
and you think bloggers can't get along?
Labels: nra, right hypocrisy
there's no business like news business
Labels: multi-millionaire media, pop culture
Saturday, February 24, 2007
saturday nite music club
parlimnet funkadelic - give up the funk
Labels: skippy's music club
another one bites the dust
seven other u.s. attorneys have been forced to resign in recent months. democrats have accused the bush administration of forcing the resignations to make way for political allies.- sfgate
david rose by any other name
Labels: blogtopia, civil rights, war on terror
we are also remiss in not having added rubber hose to our roll until now, in light of the fact that, as upyernoz pointed out to us, he has linked to skippy since the inception of that fine blog. our apologies, upyernoz!
Labels: blogtopia
our money's on as long as it takes him to shower at the gym
Labels: entertainment, pop culture, right hypocrisy
the headline that gives me chills
Labels: war on terror
really hot.
Labels: australia, entertainment, food, pop culture
birds of prey
china's birds of prey are carrying an unexpected cargo: record-breaking amounts of flame retardant, which seems to be accumulating in animals to a much greater degree than anyone thought. - new scientist
Labels: china, environment, pollution
american idol: mimus, you ignorant slut
mimus, you say in your rant against american idol:
sorry, mimus, but the lessons you lay out which america learns is exactly what skippy was trying to say in his comment: show business is hard. incredibly hard. "making young people cry," is your interpretation of rejection, which is what simply happens in this industry.
unlike several reality shows which set people up for falls (think "the jamie kennedy experiment" or "punk'd"), this show does nothing more than tell the truth to aspiring hopefuls about their talent. and, the unfortunate truth is, 99% of the people, young or not, who want to make it show business don't have the talent to do so, let alone the drive, gumption, ambition, focus, or discipline.
is simon mean sometimes more than necessary (read: "douchebag")? yes. are there people like simon who are callous, unsympathetic and brutal to you in show business for real? yes. luckily, there are also people like paula and randy who are positive and helpful towards young hopefuls.
we don't believe "american idol" teaches "winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." look at the many american idol contestants who did not win the contest but have gone on to major careers: clay aiken, tamyra gray, chris daughtry, kellie pickler (who has a sitcom in the works), katherine mcphee, diana digarmo (currently on broadway), bo brice, and a little singing nobody named jennifer "golden globe winner oscar nominee" hudson.
in fact, howard cohen of the miami herald wonders aloud if losing on ai isn't a much better proposition than winning:
we will grant you that the producers seem to milk the auditions for
and therein lies the truth: it is, after all, just a tv show. and it's not even an original idea at that. where is your wrath for horn and hardart, ted mack, star search?
we maintain, there are many, many other reality shows (not to mention so-called comedy, drama and news shows) that one could get justifiably upset over (in a recent interview w/jamie tarses, the previous head of abc's entertainment division, she lamented that tv has come down to people "pointing to a suitcase," an obvious reference to the vapidity that is "deal or no deal").
fling not your bile on "american idol." more than any other program, movie or entertainment we have seen*, it demonstrates all the good, the bad, and the ugly that trying to be a success in the entertainment industry can heap upon young hopefuls. it shows all those party-goers, whose friends tell them (after a drunken rendition of "mandy") that they ought to be on tv, how very very hard and very very serious a life dedicated to show business can be. in other words, it's not as easy as it looks.
the skippy's love american idol, for this very reason. if someone doesn't like it, fine, turn the channel, or better yet, read a book (or blog, preferably, ours). but it's certainly not the worst thing on television, and we think, it shows some of the best.
*there is one other, slightly better, piece of popular culture that expresses the difficulty of making it in show business better than ai: the moment in the world's greatest lover when gene wilder, showbiz hopeful, arrives in hollywood.
set in the 1930's this supposed comedy has young wilder riding a train to los angeles to make it big in silent pictures. dressed in his white linen suit, white fedora, with his white cane and white carnation in his lapel, he tells his traveling companions, as the train pulls into the station, "i'm going to make in hollywood, and why? it's not because i am the most talented! not because i'm the most handsome, or best actor, or most photogenic! it's because i am unique!"
at which point he steps off the train to see literally hundreds of men dressed in white linen suits, white fedoras, with white canes and white carnations in the lapels strutting down the platform as "you ought to be in pictures" plays on the soundtrack.
it's funny because it's true.
Labels: entertainment, pop culture, television
talking about tax free
tip o' the kangaroo tail to the left coaster.
the state is looking for money from delinquent tax payers who owe millions of dollars in back taxes.
there are actually two lists, one that lists the top 100-corporate tax delinquents and one that lists the top 100-individuals who own back taxes.
among the corporations on the list, general motors, who owes the state more than $350,000 and pepsico, which owes over $700,000. news channel 8 did not get a comment from general motors but a spokeswoman for pepsico said, "i'll have to look into it."
then there is high-profile individuals like political consultant and fox news contributor dick morris. morris owes over $280,000 and has been on the state's list of tax delinquents for years. - wtnh.com
Labels: connecticut, fox news, taxes
sure they're making up to $10,000 month tax-free
iraq coalition casualty count - contractors.
in a largely invisible cost of the war in iraq, nearly 800 civilians working under contract to the pentagon have been killed and more than 3,300 hurt doing jobs normally handled by the us military, according to figures gathered by the associated press.
exactly how many of these employees doing the pentagon's work are americans is uncertain.
but the casualty figures make it clear that the defence department's count of more than 3,100 us military dead does not tell the whole story.
"it's another unseen expense of the war," said thomas houle, a retired air force reservist whose brother-in-law died while driving a truck in iraq. "it's almost disrespectful that it doesn't get the kind of publicity or respect that a soldier would."
....the contractors are paid handsomely for the risks they take, with some making £50,000 or more per year, mostly tax-free – at least six times more than a new army private, a rank likely to be driving a truck or doing some other unskilled work.
the difference in pay can create ill will between the contractors and us troops.
"when they are side by side doing the same job, there is some resentment," said rick saccone, who worked as an intelligence contractor in baghdad for a year.
if the contractor deaths were added to the pentagon's count of us military casualties, the number of war dead would climb about 25%, from about 3,000 as of the end of 2006 to nearly 3,800. - icwales.co.uk
and if you have not listened to it, i highly recommend "this american life's" episode, "i'm from the private sector and i'm here to help" (6/4/0, episode 266)
contributing editor nancy updike went to iraq to try to figure out what it's like to be a private citizen working in the middle of a war zone. private contractors are a part of this war in unprecedented numbers, but we don't know that much about the people doing these jobs – why they chose to come to iraq, and what they're seeing that we can't.
Labels: iraq
american idol teaches viewers a lot of lessons -- one of which is, as skippy plainly stated, that show biz is excruciatingly hard work...
that's the one serious lesson among the frivolous many that viewers ought to be taking to heart. it's also the only one in the bunch that viewers never learn. why? because nobody watches american idol for purposes of instruction; they watch it to be amused, the same reason they watch virtually everything else on television.
here are some of the lessons viewers do learn from that program: building young people up just to knock them down is nice; making them cry is funny; being a douchebag is cool; and, perhaps the most insidious lesson of all, to quote vince lombardi, winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. that's what american idol teaches viewers -- all the wrong lessons. people in show business who can't understand why others don't grasp that show business is ninety-nine percent pain and one-percent gain on a perfect day haven't been paying much attention to the infrastructure of their own industry.
sorry, skippy, but how in the f&#k do you expect anyone in the audience to learn the one brutally serious lesson you have to teach them when all the reasons those people are even in the goddamn audience to begin with run completely against the grain of your one brutally serious lesson?
{full version at mockingbird's medley...}
Labels: entertainment, television
it's not wiki it's wacky
firstly, let us give a nod to jon swift, who linked to this humble site, both on his blog and on shakespeare's sister, as a side tangent when discussing conservapedia's entry on kangaroos.
secondly, via linkmeister, we find the gang at making light making light of the conservative blog:
sadly, portions of conservapedia already appear to have been vandalized by the forces of irony and sarcasm. for instance, roy edroso points out this, from the entry on bill clinton:bill clinton managed to serve two terms without botching the prosecution of two wars, manipulating intelligence, engaging in a systematic program of torture, or mishandling the federal response to the flooding of a major american city. obviously, he is the devil incarnate.
Labels: right hypocrisy
Friday, February 23, 2007
say hello
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show me the funny
more revealing is the idea of using "talking points" in a comedy show. this is obviously someone who's never worked a real comedy writer's room. for topical runs, you start with "okay, what happened today," and you look at everything. everything. this is because comedy has maybe a 10% success rate on the pitch, and that's just for joke-like objects, never mind actual functioning funny jokes. to fill a show with a couple dozen funny jokes, you don't have the time or luxury to stick to talking points. you need to find the funny. unless you're not worrying about funny -- in which case, you get the 1/2 hour news hour.
on a deeper level, this is about how you cannot make humor, you find humor. and you find humor in truth. as tyrone pointed out to me later in the conversation, often stewart does nothing but play the tape of a politician's actual words, and then do a reaction. a joke only works -- although every comic has a theory on this -- if there's some underlying bit of truth to it. either truth unrecognized before now, eliciting surprised laughter in response, or recognized and appreciated, the so-called "sympathy laugh." (see simpson, homer: "it's funny because it's true!" which in context is damn near a three-level meta-joke.) this is why jokes about bush not being bright work -- because we've all heard him speak, and he does not come across as a bright man. this is why jokes about bill clinton being a horndog work -- because billy-boy's a horndog. you could not do a joke about bush being, say, an adulterer, even if that were your "talking point." it just wouldn't work, because it doesn't ring true.
this, by the way, is the underpinning of the situation comedy, or nearly all scripted comedy: an ordinary person is put in a ridiculous situation, and his truthful response is amusing; or a ridiculous person is put in an ordinary situation and his truthful response is amusing.
comedy is truth, truth is reality, and if "reality has a well-known liberal bias" for now, anyway, you just have to suck that up if your job is the funny. one party has boring, earnest junior senators with competing health plans running for president. the other party has the guy in charge of fighting child pornography online soliciting minors online, a senator who talked about "man on dog" action, a state representative who doesn't believe the earth revolves around the sun, and a vice-president who won on an anti-gay platform with a gay daughter who's pregnant with another woman's child, which may be why he shot a dude in the face. nobody's fault fate dealt one player the "goofy" cards for the last few hands.
the show gained about 170,000 demo and around 300,000 total viewers from its lead-in. half the viewers immediately tuned out, giving the line up just 231,000 demo and 787,000 viewers at 10:30pm.
double addendum: those wacky conservatives! hot air quotes tvnewser for the premiere numbers, but fails to mention the next sentence about viewer drop off by half, while touting the success of the show! now that's funny!
our apologies. it was pointed out to us by allah pundit of hot air, that tvnewser was saying the audience switched channels at the end of the comedy show, not at the beginning.
we apologize for casting aspersions on bryan at hot air.
Labels: fox news, multi-millionaire media
but where's shecky green?
Labels: hillary
friday nite music club
pj harvey & bjork singing satisfaction - a version which owes far more to devo than to mick & keith...
Labels: skippy's music club
everyone should have a bloggasm
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hey, journalists! "culpability" is not a cute name for the two stars of the old "i spy" show
first, there's the order of information. that he was jailed without charge is slipped matter-of-factly into the last of the three paragraphs. the number of years, three and a half, is not mentioned here; though it is four paragraphs later, a full eleven paragraphs into the article, and even that's muddied in an allusion to "his 3 1/2 years in the brig." to separate these two factors - incarceration without charge and the number of years held - simply boggles the mind. imagine a report in which you're told a man was pistol whipped by an assailant in one paragraph while information that he died only comes paragraphs later, presented as if the two weren't directly connected. nor are we told when padilla was formally charged by the bush administration (november 2005). thus, the math is not even there for the reader to do if he wanted.
then there's the skeletal, and consequent misleading, encapsulation both of what he was finally charged with and what the bush administration originally claimed was behind his arrest. the indictment against padilla is known in the intelligence community to be flimsy at best yet is presented here as if it's clear-cut. and "the bush administration initially claimed that padilla was on an al-qaida mission to detonate a radioactive 'dirty bomb' in a major u.s. city…" is quite an understatement. the administration, with then attorney general john ashcroft as head cheerleader, hailed padilla's arrest as one of the most significant victories in the war on terror before sticking him in a dark hole in solitary confinement where he would be tortured and treated cruelly and inhumanely for three-and-a-half years without ever being charged with a crime.
finally, back to the screwy order of information: we then have to go to the final of these three paragraphs for: "but the dirty-bomb allegations are not part of the miami case." far more than not being "part of the miami case," the one in which he's been charged, all of those prior allegations are dead in the water. no credible evidence was found to charge padilla for trying to make and use a dirty bomb. therefore, the initial and much ballyhooed justification for his arrest and incarceration was utterly baseless. a sham. padilla's arrest was leveraged in much the same manner the administration used the infamous "mission accomplished" banner: as an illusion of success to keep the wheels of war turning. so with no evidence and growing questions about bush's right to hold detainees indefinitely without charge, new charges suddenly appeared against padilla.
failing to connect these dots for the reader is more than a disservice; it is intellectually dishonest journalism. scattering facts about the page does not suffice. presenting news in a logical order, with coherent background information, should be requisite for any report - but especially for one dealing with such a serious topic.
Labels: multi-millionaire media, war on terror
say hello
for the first time in her tenure, rice sat down with israeli prime minister ehud olmert and palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas. the three agreed only to keep talking.
was it the jetlag? was she gassy from the airplane food? was she self-conscious about the three-day growth since her last bikini wax? might a glass of wine have loosened her up a bit?
we can speculate and speculate until the donkeys come home to roost with the farm cats, but the sheepish threesome refused to even hold a joint press conference afterwards. we may never know what really went on during those two short furtive hours…
i only pray that next time the tsa turns a blind eye to the decidedly more than three ounces of k-y in her carry-on.
addendum: while you're at it, say hello to autono blogger.
Labels: blogtopia, condaleeza, middle east, say hello
happy blogiversary
and while we're at it, happy third blogiversary to eccentricity! and k.u.t.g.w. to scorpio, too!
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all right, i know when i'm whipped...
but it is none other than evil spock who has finally pushed me over the edge. that little bastid:
...most recently, c-lister al franken, snl alumnus and air america host, has decided to run for the us senate in minnesota. evil spock is amazed that a smart, funny, yet unattractive man can run for office. mr. franken has emboldened evil spock, so evil spock is going to make the biggest decision in evil spock's life (much to the chagrin of mimus pauly), and declare evil spock's candidacy for president of the united states. what a fortuitous coincidence that evil spock is making the announcement on president's day!...
f#%k it. if ya can't beat 'em, endorse a peer who won't even make it to the circle-jerking part of the preliminaries.
evil spock for president in 2012. at least he believes in truth in advertising...
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Mises Wire
The Value of a College Education
In a piece entitled, "Even for Cashiers, College Pays Off," David Leonhardt looks to throw cold water on the idea that college just isn't worth it. Europe has it wrong that some kids shouldn't even go to high school. Thank goodness America got it right, writes Leonhardt.
The evidence is overwhelming that college is a better investment for most graduates than in the past. A new study even shows that a bachelor's degree pays off for jobs that don't require one: secretaries, plumbers and cashiers. And, beyond money, education seems to make people happier and healthier.
Leonhardt says that The Hamilton Project studied the issue and found that college tuition provides a 15% return, much better than stocks (7%) and real estate (1%). Leonhardt claims,
Construction workers, police officers, plumbers, retail salespeople and secretaries, among others, make significantly more with a degree than without one. Why? Education helps people do higher-skilled work, get jobs with better-paying companies or open their own businesses.
The NYT provides a graphic to illustrate Leonhardt's point. Dishwashers without a college degree pull down $19,000 a year, while dishwashers with a college degree make $34,000. The later number comes to over $16 per hour. But why would the local Appleby's shell out $16+ for dishwashers when they could hire someone at minimum wage?
Hairdressers with a degree command $32,000 according to the Center on Education and the Work Force at Georgetown University, while those that start cutting and styling without, make only $19,000. Next time you're in Great Clips for a trim look for diplomas on the wall next to the framed cosmetology licenses.
In the case of some government jobs, like cops and teachers, work rules require pay increases when an employee obtains a degree. But cashiers?
Maybe because some college graduates are working multiple jobs, the study wrongly credits a worker's total earnings from all jobs to just one employment category.
For instance, in a more believable story in the Times, Hannah Seligson writes about a number of the college educated who must cobble together a number of part-time jobs to make ends meet. While some people do this by choice, many do it out of necessity.
"Young college graduates working multiple jobs is a natural consequence of a bad labor market and having, on average, $20,000 worth of student loans to pay off," said Carl E. Van Horn, director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers.
"[T]he median starting salary for those who graduated from four-year degree programs in 2009 and 2010 was $27,000, down from $30,000 for those who graduated in 2006 to 2008, before the recession," writes Seligson, who adds, "Try living on $27,000 a year — before taxes — in a city like New York, Washington or Chicago."
Mia Branco graduated magna cum laude with a degree in musical theater from American University in 2009 and works four jobs in order to take home $1,300 in a good month.
"More college graduates are working in second jobs that don't require college degrees," Seligson writes, part of a phenomenon called 'mal-employment.' In short, many baby-sitters, sales clerks, telemarketers and bartenders are overqualified for their jobs."
Nearly two million college graduates were mal-employed last year, up 17% from 2007. Nearly half of all college graduates are working at a job not requiring a degree.
Roger Fierro works four jobs and likes it that way. "I was working 12 hours a day and making $38,000 a year and it wasn't making a dent in the $120,000 in loans I had to pay off. Plus, I was miserable."
"Among the members of the class of 2010, just 56 percent had held at least one job by this spring, when the survey was conducted," reported the Times last month. "That compares with 90 percent of graduates from the classes of 2006 and 2007."
Leonhardt believes higher education skeptics are elitist. Maybe he should ask the class of 2010.


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Burmese vessels fishing illegally in the Indian exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the Andaman Islands coast. The violating vessels have neither necessary registration documents nor a clearly displayed name. Their catch consists mostly of shark and yellow fin tuna. All four vessels leave for Burmese waters as soon as Greenpeace expose their infringement.02/19/2012
© Ronny Sen / Greenpeace
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The creators of Shrek are pleased, very pleased, to note that James Gandolfini is seemingly okay with the fact that he is the spiritual inspiration for the green ogre in "Shrek: the Final Chapter."
In fact, Gandolfini even attended the Tribeca Film Festival premiere for the film which opens nationwide on May 21. He did not bring wise guys, and they did not bust any kneecaps.
So he's okay with it. Right?
"If he didn't like it, I would be dead," director Mike Mitchell tells PopcornBiz. "With a Tony Soprano blink, I would be dealt with."
Mitchell makes no secret that he used Gandolfini's mannerisms and demeanor for Shrek in the movie. "I even told the animators to watch his movements and bring that," he says. "I find them so similar."
While we might see an eerie physical similarity, Mitchell sees an emotional one. "James is very intimidating and intense and yet extremely cuddly and lovable at the same time," he says. "And that's exactly the character that Mike Myers helped to create onscreen."
Mitchell worked with Gandolfini when he directed 2004's "Surviving Christmas." The two had a brief reunion on the premiere carpet for "Shrek." Amazingly, the Shrek likeness never came up in the short but enthusiastic conversation.
"I didn't have the chance to ask him," says Mitchell. "It was on the carpet and he was with his family."
"But I think if he didn't like it, he would have come across and punched me in the face."


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The windows in your house let in light and air, but they can also let in ultraviolet rays and unwanted intruders. One good way to protect your home from the latter without compromising on the former is by installing window film.
Window film is a protective coating made of polyester and metal alloys and held together with adhesive to make a film. Less expensive than double- or triple-pane windows and easy to install, window film increases the durability of your windows and makes them more shatter-resistant, so they can stand up to break-in attempts, gale-force winds-even explosions!
Not only that, but window film blocks out almost 100% of harmful ultraviolet rays, protecting both you and your furniture from long-term sun damage. It also reduces solar gain in the summer and insulates in the winter, which can significantly lower your cooling and heating bills. Window film is available in various strengths and shades, so assess your home needs and decide which kind of film works for you.
Installation of Home Window Film
Once you've chosen a window film that suits your needs, you can begin installation. Here are a few things you'll need:
■A spray bottle full of mounting solution (you can make a mounting solution by adding one bottle of film aid concentrate or ¼ tsp. conditioner-free no-tears baby shampoo to 1 qt. of bottled water-not hard tap water, since it can leave spots on the film);
■A squeegee;
■A break-away utility knife and replacement blades;
■A lint-free cloth;
■A ruler or tape measure;
■Razor blades for cleaning the glass;
■A partner, for larger windows;
■A clear, dust-free work area.
Step by Step Guide to Security Window Film Installation:
1.STEP 1: Measure the window and cut the film accordingly (1″ extra on all sides is a safe bet).
2.STEP 2: Clean the glass. Using an ammonia- and vinegar-free glass cleaner (any other kind will dissolve the adhesive) or your homemade mounting solution, spray the window thoroughly and squeegee it clean. If necessary, scrape the glass first with the razor blades to remove paint, stray caulking, etc.. Wipe the window dry with the cloth.
3.STEP 3: Peel the liner off the film. Window film creases easily, so handle it carefully. For larger windows, get a partner to help you.
4.STEP 4: Spray both the window and the adhesive side of the film with mounting solution so that both are dripping wet.
5.STEP 5: Place the film on the glass by aligning it with the top of the window and letting it settle. If it's wet enough, you can slide it around to adjust it.
6.STEP 6: Tack the film to the glass with the squeegee. First, spray the film with mounting solution to lubricate it. Then, starting about 2″ from the top of the glass and stopping about 2″ from the sides and bottom, squeegee the water and air bubbles out with straight, firm, overlapping strokes.
7.STEP 7: Trim the film with the break-away knife to fit the window, leaving a 1/16″ gap between the film and the window frame (to get all the water out and to let the glass expand). Change the blade after every cut, since a dull blade will tear the film.
8.STEP 8: Rewet and re-squeegee the film, including the edges, to get out any excess water and air bubbles. Wipe the edges dry with the cloth or paper towels.
9.STEP 9: Inspect, repeat Step 8 if necessary, and leave the film to dry.
For Best Results with Window Films…
■Pre-trim the film for arched or irregularly-shaped windows. It makes it easier to install.
■You might think it's a good idea to take the glass out of the frame and film it horizontally, but it's not. This traps air bubbles under the film. Only film windows vertically.
■Choose an installation-friendly time of day and an equally amenable temperature. The best time to install window film is during early morning or late evening (no direct sunlight, and the glass is cooler), in temperatures of 45-90 degrees F.
■Be patient. Installing window film-and particularly peeling off the lining-requires a great deal of care. Take your time. You'll be glad you did.


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The Cray® CS300-LC™ liquid-cooled cluster supercomputer combines system performance and power savings, allowing users to reduce capital expense and operating costs.
The Trend Toward Liquid Cooling
Recent IDC surveys of the worldwide high performance computing (HPC) market consistently show that cooling today's larger, denser HPC systems has become a top challenge for datacenter managers. The surveys reveal a notable trend toward liquid cooling systems, and warm water cooling has emerged as an effective alternative to chilled liquid cooling.
Cray's Warm Water Cooling Delivers Energy Savings
The Cray CS300 system's innovative warm water cooling reduces cost and saves energy by eliminating the need for expensive, power-hungry chillers. Mississippi State University recently deployed a CS300-LC system that uses only a tenth the power of a traditional CRAC unit to cool the same heat load.
Featuring Intel® Xeon® processors and Intel® Xeon Phi™ coprocessors, the warm-water cooled Cray CS300-LC cluster supercomputer provides significant power savings, reliability and performance scalability with managed cooling control.
Intel, the Intel logo, Xeon, and Xeon Phi are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.


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Players of the Week - No. 5
Campbell, a 5-8 junior midfielder from Kingston, Jamaica, found the back of the net twice and assisted on a third Lindsey Wilson goal to help the Blue Raiders upset No. 3 Rio Grande (Ohio) on Oct. 1 in the NAIA Game of the Week. He lit up the scoreboard in the 92nd minute for the golden goal and handed the RedStorm their first loss this year. The Blue Raiders won 3-2 as he finished with five points.
Cone, a 6-0 junior goalkeeper from Yaounde, Cameron, posted two shutout victories for the Lancers. He finished his week with nine saves in 180 shutout minutes of action. Cone led Grace to a 1-0 victory over Indiana Wesleyan, who was receiving votes in the latest Top 25. He tallied four saves on Sept. 28 as the Lancers won for the first time in the series since 2004. In that game, the Lancers played a man down, but Cone's defense helped limit the Indiana Wesleyan offense to five shots on goal. He also made five saves on the road in a 2-0 shutout of Goshen (Ind.) on Oct. 1.
Offensive Nominees: Martin Carmona, Williams Baptist (Ark.); Hugo Gonzalez, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Frank Toscano, Huston-Tillotson (Texas); Juan Garcia, McPherson (Kan.); Gordy Gurson, Robert Morris (Ill.); Harry Mason, Cumberland (Tenn.); Stiven Ospina, Houston-Victoria (Texas); Kyle Greig, Benedictine (Kan.); Dino Ramic, Clarke (Iowa); Ryan O'Neil, Great Falls (Mont.); Tyler Fischer, Aquinas (Mich.); Goffin Boyoko, Auburn Montgomery (Ala.); Karlo Soto-Castillo, Milligan (Tenn.); Mitch Weaver, Houghton (N.Y.); Ally MacDonald, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Billy Forbes, Lubbock Christian (Texas); Ronald Rocha, Central Christian (Kan.); Adam Howard, Asbury (Ky.); Todd Canal, Huntington (Ind.); Kevin Cornwall, Vanguard (Calif.); Alija Sacirovic, Warner Pacific (Ore.); Zlatko Tomic, Holy Names (Calif.).
Defensive Nominees: Taylor Higgs, Cumberlands (Ky.); Marcos Sanchez, Huston-Tillotson (Texas); Aaron Reynolds, College of Idaho; Ryan Edwards, Shorter (Ga.); Blake Anderson, Southern Nazarene (Okla.); Alex Montiel, Kansas Wesleyan; Nathan Kenyon, Houston-Victoria (Texas); Logan Miller, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.); Mark Saxby, Benedictine (Kan.); Mitchell Kelman, Point Park (Pa.); Ritchie Ponce, Great Falls (Mont.); Per Poulsen, Grand View (Iowa); Adam Green, St. Thomas (Fla.); Jared Svaldi, Illinois Tech; Mark Baptist, Indiana Tech; Kyle King, Briar Cliff (Iowa); Andrew Stewart, Milligan (Tenn.); Dylan Fouts, Asbury (Ky.); Eric Clayborne, Central Christian (Kan.); Jonatas Polesello, Mid-Continent (Ky.); Cody Adams, Vanguard (Calif.).
2011 Men's Soccer Players of the Week (Offensive; Defensive)
Week 1: Billy Forbes, Lubbock Christian (Texas); Zack Schultze, Reinhardt (Ga.)
Week 2: Trent Remmich, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Sam Winstanley, Illinois Tech
Week 3: Lebogang Moloto, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Cody Poteat, Hastings (Neb.)
Week 4: Veit Couturier, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Will Akers, Cal Maritime
Week 5: Eddy Campbell, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Collin Cone, Grace (Ind.)


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October 17, 2011
Dress them for success: Career Closet accepting donations of professional clothing for students
Submitted by Communications and Marketing
Jeans and a T-shirt may be appropriate for class, but they won't impress many employers. That's when it's time to check out the Career Closet, a service of Kansas State University's career and employment services that provides students with free gently used professional attire for upcoming career fairs, interviews and jobs.
"A lot of students tell me they came to college thinking they wouldn't need professional clothing," said LaToya Farris, Career Closet chair. "Because they are often unprepared, they appreciate the fact that they can get nice professional clothing for free."
While students can shop the Career Closet for free, monetary donations are accepted. All proceeds benefit the Manhattan Emergency Shelter.
Clothing donations are currently being collected as career and employment services prepares for the next round of the Career Closet to begin in the spring. Items needed include suits, slacks, skirts, shirts, blouses, ties and shoes. More than 180 students shopped the third annual Career Closet in September.
"Donated clothing should fall in the business casual to business professional range, which means donations of T-shirts and jeans are not accepted," Farris said.
Donations of men's clothing are especially encouraged; however, women's clothing also is needed. All sizes are accepted.
For those in Manhattan area, clothing items can be dropped off at Holtz Hall from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Individuals outside of the Manhattan area or with schedule conflicts can make other arrangements by contacting Farris at email@example.com.


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On the left hand side of this page, you will find an extensive drop down navigation system that will help you search for pure herbs on the basis of their Latin, English and Sanskrit names, along with healthcare products classified for men, women, children and under a general healthcare category.
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Football is a truly global sport and consequently has always been an important strand to Emirates' sponsorship portfolio. Through the acquisition of sponsorship rights with governing bodies and leading teams, Emirates has become one of the most prominent brands within football.
Our portfolio of football partnerships includes Arsenal and Emirates Stadium, Real Madrid, Paris Saint Germain, AC Milan, Benfica, Hamburg SV, New York Cosmos, Olympiacos, the Emirates FA Cup, The Arabian Gulf League and the Asian Football Confederation.
Over the last 115 years AC Milan has become one of the most successful football teams in the world.
Arsenal is one of the most successful clubs in English football, having won Premier League titles and a record-breaking 13 FA Cups.
The AFC is the governing body of association football in Asia and Australia, and includes 47 member countries.
The Emirates FA Cup is the oldest association football competition in the world.
Founded in June 1919, this team has the distinction of having played continuously in the top tier of the German football league since the end of World War I.
Founded in 1970, the New York Cosmos have brought some of the biggest names in world football to the USA.
Olympiacos is Greece's most successful football club, having won 44 Greek League titles and 27 Greek Cups.
PSG is the most successful French club in history in terms of trophies won, with 34 wins domestically and two European tournaments under their belt.
Founded in 1902, Real Madrid has become one of the most successful football clubs in the world, with a record 11 European Cups and 32 Ligas.
With an estimated fan base of 14 million supporters around the world, Benfica is the most supported Portuguese club in history.
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What is this page?
This is a collection guide. It is a description of archival material held in the Special Collections Division,
J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University. The materials described here are physically available in our
reading room. None of the original documents in this collection are digitally available online at this time.
The main component of this collection is that of the photographs and negatives (circa 1943–1948) taken by Milton P. Fields. Most of the positive images have corresponding negatives; however, there are some negatives without matching positive images.
The aircraft carrier USS
Saratoga, where most of Fields' work in this collection was concentrated, is the focus of many photographs, which were taken from shore, aboard ship, and from aircraft. Of significant interest are the pictures that were taken on the
Saratoga during a kamikaze attack at Iwo Jima on 21 February 1945, in the Battle of Iwo Jima. Photographs of this event focus on action taking place on the flight deck. There are photographs picturing the damage on other parts of the ship as well. Newspaper articles that report the kamikaze attack at Iwo Jima in February 1945, and the
Saratoga's arrival in San Francisco at the end of the war later that year are also included. Some of the operations of
Saratoga in the Pacific Ocean were photographed from aircraft flying overhead showing beach invasions and bombing raids on Eniwetok Atoll, Tanambogo and Gavutu islands, Florida Island, and others. An assortment of photographs show operations on the flight deck with
Saratoga's aircraft, other flight deck operations, and shipboard life.
Photographs of other ships include the USS
Hammondsport (sea plane tender, July 1942); HMS
Victorious (launching aircraft); USS
Shelton (destroyer escort, DE-407); USS
Albert T. Harris (destroyer, DE-447); USS
Greenwood; a light carrier; USS
North Carolina (August 1943); USS
San Diego (cruiser, June 1943); a tanker; and a Japanese warship.
Photographs of high ranking U.S. Naval personnel include former Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Admiral Raymond Spruance, Admiral Sherman, and Admiral William F. Halsey. Senator Margaret Chase Smith and Senator Al Gore Sr. are pictured as well.
Other topics represented in the images include a U.S. Navy photo school, Camp Andrews, harbor scenes, USO entertainment, U.S. warplanes taking off and landing on
Saratoga (includes "barrier crash" of TBF-1), score of damage by airplanes on Japanese targets, warplanes on ship deck, unidentified people (civilians in U.S.), scenes of Clinton, North Carolina (1947), scenes around Navy yard and docked ship, crew with cameras, various shots of warplanes sinking into water when practicing landing on ship, the Navy General Office and two ship crews with corresponding ships unnamed (with names of crew members on back), a USS
Saratoga crew ski party held at Mt. Ranier (1945), the wedding of a prominent African American Greenville physician (1948), and three oversized photographs (ca. 1948) featuring views of East Carolina Teachers College in Greenville, N.C.
Printed materials include a map of one of
Saratoga's voyages in the Pacific Ocean, a cartoon drawing, a copy of a sketch of a battle at sea by Gilbert Bundy, an unsigned artist's rendition of
Saratoga under attack, a Japanese word and phrase list, and a weekly accounting of the cost for the general mess on
Saratoga. Also included is a poem about the
Saratoga, a poem titled "My Alma Mater," general court martials for photographer's mate first class David Kieffer and seaman first class Harold W. Albright (1945), a congratulatory memorandum from A. B. Betsger, Commander, U.S. Navy, to Chief Photographer "Zimmerman" for the fine photography work of his men aboard the
Saratoga (1945), and a copy of an affidavit of Stefan A. Yarady, an airman captured by the Japanese and held as a prisoner of war (1943–1946). Also in the printed materials are two editions of the East Carolina Teachers College year book, the Tecoan (1946,1948); a blank registration form for Yorktown CV-10 Reunion (1984); twelve issues of the Saratoga Log, a newsletter edited and published by John Fry, of San Diego, CA, for veterans of the USS
Saratoga (1992–1995); photocopies of
Sara: The Story of the USS Saratoga [CV-3] with names and addresses of crewmembers in photographs indicated in margins of text by the donor (ca. 1924–1946); and two pages from a book entitled "I Was a Kamikaze" by Ryuji Nagatsuka, photocopy, with notes by Fields on back (undated).
Milton P. Fields was born in Halifax County, North Carolina, in 1926 and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a photographer. After the war, he attended East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., and graduated in 1949 with an AB in English. He later attended Emory University and Wake Forest University earning a doctor of laws in 1953. That same year Fields was admitted to the bar in North Carolina. He served as a prosecuting attorney in Rocky Mount, N.C., in 1958 and the following year he and partner(s) established Fields and Cooper Law Offices. Fields' practice area is general civil litigation.
January 21, 1998, ca. 225 items; Photographs and miscellaneous documents of photographer stationed aboard the USS
Saratoga during World War II. Gift of Mr. Milton P. Fields, Rocky Mount, N.C.
February 8, 2000 (addition 1), 19 items, 0.022 cubic feet; Correspondence, photographs, prints, clippings, documents and printed materials related to the aircraft carrier USS
Saratoga (CV-3) during World War II in the Pacific Ocean, including a copy of an affidavit of Stefan A. Yarady, an airman captured by the Japanese and held as a prisoner of war, 1943-1945; and copies of the "Saratoga Log," Vol. 1, no. 1 – Vol. 4, no. 1, January 1992 – January 1995, a newsletter edited and published by John Fry, of San Diego, CA, for veterans of the USS
Saratoga. Gift of Mr. Milton P. Fields.
July 27, 2004 (addition 2), 205 items, ca. 1.57 cubic feet; Photographic prints and negatives (1943-1946) taken, developed and printed by the donor during his World War II service as a Photographers Mate (2C) aboard USS
Saratoga (CV-3); and as a student at East Carolina Teachers College, ca. 1946-1950; also ECTC Tecoan volumes, 1946, 1948. Gift of Mr. Milton P. Fields.
September 10, 2004 (addition 3), 1 item, ca. 0.003 cubic feet; Photographic print (ca. 1943-1946) of an aerial view of the USS
Saratoga (CV-3), Sepia. 9.25" x 6.75". Gift of Ms. Brittney A. Campbell.
October 9, 2006 (addition 4), 2 items, ca. 0.003 cubic feet; Photocopied manuscript of
Sara: The Story of the USS Saratoga (CV-3), ca. 1924-1946, Lt. B.J. Richards, ed. (n.p., [1946?]). 23.5 x 30.5 cm. Notes: Original blue hardcover with gold printing and silhouette of CV-3 and original map missing. Names and addresses of crewmembers in photographs indicated in margins of text by the donor. Gift of Mr. Milton P. Fields.
Gift of Mr. Milton P. Fields
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Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Milton P. Fields Papers (#754), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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