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Saturday, October 31, 2009
what is it?
Labels: it is what it is
a rocky horror two-fer for the all hallows' eve occasion...
why not?
Labels: music
anyone else remember these guys?
this song was released when i was in high school -- twenty-five years ago.
jesus, am i getting older...
Labels: music
Friday, October 30, 2009
hoppy kangaroo bloggin' friday
Halloween Kangaroo
Originally uploaded by CaptureThem
common sense...
dear democratic leadership
Labels: bipartisanship, democrats, healthcare
Thursday, October 29, 2009
mad about traitor joe
Labels: life
the world keeps on spinning...
can't stop it if you tried to...
Labels: music
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
today was a very good day...
once in a while, i'm reminded of the main reason why i still give a damn, no matter how many times i've said i don't anymore: every now and then, the good side actually wins a battle. and this one is a huge, well-deserved victory for the good side.
my hat's off to all those who made it happen. excellent work.
Labels: america, civil rights, gay/lesbian, obama
tea bagger express ii: electric boogaloo
he is unable to.
quote of the day
as another commentor pointed out, not only did obama appoint several women to key positions, he hired the woman he ran against as his sec. of state. also.
addendum: yet another commentor points out that obama lurvs him some hoops w/the wimmenfolk, specfically the u. of conn. women's team.
ass press is a lying sack of s***
the florida democrat who said republicans want sick people to "die quickly" is apologizing again for his inflammatory rhetoric, this time for insulting a senior federal reserve adviser using a derogatory term for women.
nice. except representative grayson did not apologize for his (accurate) "die quickly" remark as the ass press story implies.
way to mislead, ass press.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
i'm not an actor, but i play one on tv
oh, and did i mention that fey didn't create the sarah palin character, but was asked to play it -- remember, she wasn't on saturday night live anymore -- and was not the writer of the palin sketches? so how is a characterization crafted for her by another writer a sign of her anger and bitterness?
hey, i've got it -- maybe it's liz lemon who's jealous of palin! maybe fictional characters are real! maybe poor, lovelorn liz secretly resents palin, and created her own creator, tina fey, in order to get back at palin. (yikes, this is starting to sound like a borges story.)
or maybe matthew continetti is just a fool.
Monday, October 26, 2009
maybe a turnpike
(because the skippy's live in l. a.)
after yesterday it's obvious that it will be the freeway that runs from new york to philadelphia.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
skippy's sunday nite music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club
environmental news story sunday
mississippi turning: a river with a life of its own. - the mississippi river has been joined by rising sea levels in a process that is overwhelming the eco-system of coastal louisiana – and, at the same time, presenting the richest country in the world with one of its toughest test cases on the consequences of climate change - london independent
ravaged by drought, madagascar feels the full effect of climate change. - a 10% increase in temperature and a 10% decrease in rainfall sees the indian ocean island of madagascar struggle to feed its children. - london guardian
ethiopia needs food for 6.2m. - ethiopia said it needs emergency food aid for 6.2million people. the crisis stems from a four-year drought that has hit much of the horn of africa, leaving as many as 23 million people on the brink of starvation - afp
pressure builds over bottled water. - a group of salida, colo., residents has objected vigorously to a proposed project by nestlé waters north america to pump water from a spring a half-hour north of town, citing concerns about impacts to the watershed and nearby wetlands. - christian science monitor
hydropower industry braces for glacier-free future. - a lack of water for hydropower is already "critical" in bolivia, peru, colombia and ecuador, according to the u.n.'s intergovernmental panel on climate change, which also sees risks to water supplies to southern california from the loss of the sierra nevada snowpack. - reuters
southeast us most vulnerable to climate change impacts. - poverty combined with high risk of drought, flooding, hurricanes and sea-level rise make the southeast united states the country's most vulnerable area to climate change impacts, oxfam america said in a report released wednesday by the relief organization. - reuters
the haze that kills. - we recently realized that, while we were busy worrying about the ozone and toxic gases in houston's air, we missed a more solid class of gunk befouling our lung: particulate matter. - houston chronicle
drilling's benefits unproven to florida. - if floridians do not want to have a prince william sound type of disaster on longboat key, on siesta key or in tampa bay, the voters should choose politicians who oppose such a thing and not those who switch their allegiances. we ask that these pro-drilling politicians provide us with the cost of cleanup. - sarasota herald tribune
energy's hidden costs. - the energy we use comes with a hidden price tag in the billions of dollars, according to a new study by the national academy of sciences national research council. - living on earth
coming wave of green jobs means blue skies for minorities struggling in slumping cities. - it won't happen overnight, but the green jobs that will flow from the pending cap-and-trade legislation will go a long way toward reviving once great cities now struggling for their very existence - green bay press-gazette
utah docs say climate change is no. 1 health threat. - a group of doctors called thursday for utahns and their leaders to take dramatic and immediate steps to address climate change, calling it "the greatest public health threat of the 21st century." meanwhile the state's farm bureau attacked proposed legislation as too costly. - salt lake tribune
coal ash disposal varies. - duke energy's gibson generating station produces about 2 million tons of ash and scrubber waste every year, disposing of it in two ash ponds and a settling basin. contamination from the ash ponds has resulted in duke paying to bring municipal water to a nearby community - evans courier press
more coal ash dangers. - twelve of the nation's 44 coal ponds described as "high-hazard potential" by the environmental protection agency are right here in north carolina. this means, in plain english, that "a failure will probably cause loss of human life," the epa says. - greensboro news & record
everyday chemicals gather in most people. - as a volunteer for alaska community action on toxics and one who cares deeply about public health issues, roxanne chan didn't hesitate taking part in a project that would inventory the foreign chemicals lurking in her body. but she has to admit, the results were unnerving - anchorage daily news
pesticide endosulfan considered for global ban. - scientists took a step closer on friday to banning the pesticide endosulfan, widely used on crops like cocoa and cotton, despite objections from india which is a major producer and consumer of the toxic chemical. - reuters
judge refuses to dismiss disney suit. - a federal judge in los angeles refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing burbank-based walt disney co. of polluting the surrounding area with chromium 6 - burbank leader
editing scientists: science and policy at the white house. -the house committee on oversight and government reform found that significant editing of science documents had occurred during the bush administration and the issue remains fraught with controversy: just how much editing of government-funded science was done, and will it continue? - scientific american
bad buzz for bayer. - a documentary on the declining population of bees worldwide is causing a migraine for german drug company bayer. in vanishing of the bees, beekeepers blame neonicotinoids, a class of pesticides produced by bayer for so-called colony collapse disorder - forbes
greatest of lakes hit by climate change. - scientists haven't found the reason why cladophora, a native algae, has morphed into a green monster that fouls drinking water and beaches, and clogs industrial intake pipes in kake michigan. top suspects are climate change and the changes in the lake's ecosystem wrought by alien zebra and quagga mussels. - inter press service
who killed all those honeybees? we did. - the great bee die-off is not such a mystery after all: industrial agriculture has stressed our pollinators to the breaking point. - discover
Labels: bees, climate change, disney, drought, ecology, energy, environment, farms, global warming, hunger, offshore drilling, pollution, science, toxins, water
grayson notices cheney's halloween costume
controversial freshman rep. alan grayson, who has become famous for attacking the republicans' health care plan, went on the attack again friday night, calling former vice president dick cheney a vampire for his recent criticism of the obama administration's handling of the war in afghanistan.(h/t why now?)
"i have trouble listening to what [cheney] says sometimes because of the blood that drips from his teeth while he's talking," the florida democrat said on msnbc's hardball friday night. "but my response is this: he's just angry because the president doesn't shoot old men in the face. but by the way, when he was done speaking, did he just then turn into a bat and fly away?" - cnn
i think, though, that "captain cajones" does owe an apology to vampires...giving them a really bad rap linking them in with the "dick."
grayson has started another website..."congressmanwithguts.com"...stop by and pledge your support for his testicular fortitude.
Labels: afghanistan, cheney, cnn, florida, msnbc
Saturday, October 24, 2009
skippy's saturday nite music club
Labels: 350, climate change, global warming, music, ocean, skippy's music club, youtube
the aptly-named hardly-ever-right
the paper was called "aristocracy reborn," and in the first ten pages (which were all that reporter joe klein -- who wrote about it for time -- was permitted to see), the young obama wrote:
that's quite an indictment, even for an ivy league undergraduate.... maybe instead of fuming about words that rush limbaugh never uttered, the paladins of the free press might ask the president about words that he did write.
the first sign of trouble was when joe klein noted that he's never seen or written about obama's college thesis, and has "no idea where this report comes from."
the second sign of trouble was when one stopped to notice that obama didn't write a senior thesis (though he did write a thesis-length paper on soviet nuclear disarmament).
the third sign of trouble was when one clicked on the link that leeden provided as support and found the word "satire."
yes, leeden and limbaugh got all worked up, trashing the president for a paper he didn't write in college 25 years ago, relying on a satirical blog post. and for real entertainment value, notice what leeden and limbaugh did when they realized they'd fallen for a dumb joke -- they blamed obama anyway.
leeden conceded he was wrong and apologized, but added, "it worked because it's plausible." limbaugh said the text he touted was fake, but it didn't matter because, "i know obama thinks it." yep, even when they're wrong, it's only because the president makes it easy for them to be confused.
international day of climate change
none like it hot.
despite thousands of protests/demonstrations held today around the world, where is the news media? matt cooper over at the atlantic asks the question of the day..."can they cover 350 like they covered the teabaggers?"
Labels: climate change, global warming, youtube
our good deed for the day
Friday, October 23, 2009
mccain hates the internet(s)
u.s. senator john mccain has introduced legislation that would block the u.s. federal communications commission from creating new net neutrality rules, on the same day that the fcc took the first step toward doing so.what the h**l has he been smoking? hmmm...."oppressive regulations"...seems that having no regulations is doing such a dandy job at keeping the economy "healthy." lack of regulations sends yet another bank to it's demise...making 106 bank failures in 2009. costing the feds $356.6 million dollars.
..."today i'm pleased to introduce the internet freedom act of 2009 that will keep the internet free from government control and regulation," mccain said. "it will allow for continued innovation that will in turn create more high-paying jobs for the millions of americans who are out of work or seeking new employment. keeping businesses free from oppressive regulations is the best stimulus for the current economy."- networkworld.com
it's not "regulations" he's concerned about. he's worried about his contributors being "inconvenienced" by rules.
Labels: banking, economy, mccain, net neutrality, senate
the chuck stops here
"as some republican senators have said publicly -- that if we kill obama on this, and we destroy this, and we defeat his, that will drive a stake through his political heart on this administration," the former senator, who retired at the end of his term in january, added. "i just find that about as irresponsible of a thing as i can think of."
...hagel said during his speech that it would have been "wrong" for him to endorse mccain despite serious reservations about some of the people mccain had surrounded himself with during the campaign.
... and i thought a lot of people around john were dangerous. i didn't want to see them in power." - the hill
Labels: hagel, obama, republicans
rip soupy sales (and barry letts)
we remember loving soupy, white fang and black tooth as we grew up watching tv. soupy, more than any other "kids" performer, seemed to share a private joke w/all the kids he entertained, and that joke was simply this: life is goofy, and don't let the adults tell you other wise, because they're pretty damn goofy, too.
ostensibly for children, the show had broad appeal among adults who found sales' puns, gags and pratfalls deliciously corny and camp. his cast consisted of goofy puppets with names like white fang, black tooth and pookie, and a host of off-camera characters, including the infamous naked girl.
the high point of every show came when a sidekick launched a pie into sales' face. sales once estimated that he was hit by more than 25,000 pies in his lifetime.
the gag became more than hilarious; it evolved into a hip badge of honor. frank sinatra was first in a long line of celebrities who clamored for the privilege to be cream-faced, including tony curtis, mickey rooney, sammy davis jr., dick martin and burt lancaster.
"i've never done a pretentious show; it's always had a live feeling, the kind of thing that comes across when you don't know what's going to happen next," sales told author gary grossman in the 1981 book "saturday morning tv." "i've never done anything simply because i thought i could get away with it. i've just wanted to do the funniest show."
pee wee herman owes probably his entire career to soupy. most other kids' show hosts remained the adult, as if they were supervising us all in tvland, imparting the wisdom of playing fair and brushing teeth while offering small tidbits of cartoons and puppet shows.
but soupy rolled up his sleeves and got down and dirty w/the rest of us kids, being as stupid and funny and joyful as we kids could be. soupy was more than a tv show host; he was one of us kids, only he was trapped in an adult body.
again, from the times:
addendum: the sci-fi geeks in all of us here @ skippy international also mourn the passing of barry letts, one of the more influential bbc television producers that made early dr. who into the phenomenon that it has become.
barry oversaw the production of the bbc show from 1970-1974, during the era of the third doctor (jon pertwee). barry's reign involved such iconic additions to the whoverse canon as the creation of unit (the united nations intelligence taskforce, for those of you non-whophiles), the introduction of brigadier leftbridge-stewart, and sarah jane smith, a character which has returned to the modern day incarnation of the dr. who series, and indeed now has her own show, the sarah jane adventures.
perhaps most important of all, barry passed up jim dale to hire tom baker as the fourth doctor. tom was long considered the best dr. who of all time, until david tennant took over 5 years ago.
another important idea barry brought to the whoverse: the first multi-doctor show, the three doctors, starring jon pertwee as he worked along side his previous two incarnations patrick troughton (the second doctor) and william hartnell (as the first doctor, in his last television performance). it is rumored that the new series of doctor who, starring matt smith as the eleventh doctor, will included a similarly-themed show which includes doctors seven thru eleven.
rest in peace, barry letts, dead @ age 84.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
it turns out people hate it when you vote in favor of rapists
the amendment in question is to the sept. of defense appropriations bill that would prevent the government from contracting w/halliburton if halliburton required employees to sign away their rights to sue if something nasty happens to them. something nasty like, say, oh...rape.
rachel enlightens us as to how bad this negative vote is for the repubbbs:
in idaho, the "lewiston morning tribune" called out its two senators in an editorial titled, "senators crapo and risch cast an inexplicable vote."
in mississippi, "the clarion ledger" editorialized, quote, "senators cochran and wicker voted to protect corporations, not victims, and they should own up to that."
an opinion piece in the "osawatomie graphic" was titled simply, "kansas senators are disappointing." in tennessee, a "crossville chronicle" writers asked, "whose side are our senators on?"
the "athens banner herald" in georgia headlined a letter quote, "georgia senators embarrass state." and in louisiana, a "shreveport times" writer asks, quote, "what exactly is sen. david vitter problem with women."
when republicans are getting called out in mississippi, kansas, louisiana, tennessee and georgia, something big is going on politically. this all began when 30 senate republicans voted against an amendment by democratic senator al franken of minnesota.
the amendment said that the government shouldn't give defense contracts to companies if those companies prevent their employees who have been raped or discriminated against from suing in court.
c&lvideo cafe shows the maddow clip which interviews jamie leigh jones, the contractor who was drugged and gang-raped by her halliburton co-workers, upon whose sad story the franken amendment was based.
unfortunately at this juncture, it looks like sen. dino inhooye will gut sen. franken's amendement out of the bill:
inouye's office, sources say, has been lobbied by defense contractors adamant that the language of the franken amendment would leave them overly exposed to lawsuits and at constant risk of having contracts dry up. the senate is considering taking out a provision known as the title vii claim, which (if removed) would allow victims of assault or rape to bring suit against the individual perpetrator but not the contractor who employed him or her.
"the defense contractors have been storming his office," said a source with knowledge of the situation. "inouye either will get the amendment taken out altogether, or water it down significantly. if they water it down, they will take out the title vii claims. this means that in discrimination cases, they will still force you into a secret forced arbitration on kbr's (or other contractors') own terms -- with your chances of prevailing practically zero. the house seems to be very supportive of the original franken amendment and all in line, but their hands are tied since it originated in the senate. and since inouye runs the show on this bill, he can easily take it out to get republicans and the defense contractors off his back, which looks increasingly likely."
addendum: some commentors @ huffpo suggest:
skippy's thursday nite music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club
(michael) stipe "end" torture at guantanamo
the national campaign to close guantanamo, which also includes former military officers, launched on tuesday.
many of the artists who have signed up are angry that their music was used as an interrogation tool in the jail....in a statement, rem said: "we have spent the past 30 years supporting causes related to peace and justice. to now learn that some of our friends' music may have been used as part of the torture tactics without their consent or knowledge, is horrific. it's anti-american, period." - bbc
Labels: guantanamo bay, music, torture
heard of offshore drilling? probably
san diego desperately needs a new airport. it has needed one for years. the existing facility, san diego international, is crowded onto a puny 675 acre parcel. that's a lovely size for a horse farm, but it's infinitesimal for an airport serving a metropolitan area of 3 million people. all of san diego shares a single runway–the busiest in the country and also one of the most dangerous.
...in the midst of this pickle, along comes a fellow named adam englund. he's a local lawyer who studied international law at cambridge and has long nurtured a fascination with the idea of floating cities. he's got an idea–a $20 billion business plan, even.
it's so incredibly simple, says englund. we live next to all this open, watery space. let's put the airport… in the ocean. - the infrastructurist
only if they mean mojo nixon
-paying armstrong williams, michael mcmanus, and maggie gallagher and others for favorable opinions about wh policies or to attack opponents of the wh.
-planting jeff gannon to lob softball questions.
-used reporters to out a cia agent, then sat by and watched reporters go to jail to protect their sources.
-fed reporters misinformation about wmd in iraq, then used those reporters stories as corroborating evidence of the existence of wmd in iraq.
-treated helen thomas like a leper.
-waged a coordinated campaign against nbc.
-kicked all the ny times reporters off of their planes.
-the pentagon pundit program, which sold the war by planting former military officers on networks. uncovering this story earned a journalist the fucking pulitzer.
-staged mock press conferences with fema employees pretending to be reporters.
-allowed ari fleischer to tell everyone (but directed at journalists) they needed to "watch what they say and what they do."
and that is simply off the top of my head, and god only knows what lies and abuses peter wehner was responsible for while working at the bush era office of strategic initiatives. by comparison, the obama white house has merely stated the obvious, which is that the fox news is not a news organization.
mad about bystander president
when corporate branding goes overboard
matt nadeau said he's pretty sure people can tell the difference between a craft beer and an energy drink.
hansen beverage, which makes the monster energy drink along with a line of "natural" sodas, seems to think otherwise. a law firm claiming to represent the california company has sent a cease-and-desist order to nadeau, proprietor of rock art brewery, over his vermonster beer.
...rock art, based in morrisville, makes about 3,000 to 3,500 barrels of beer a year. nadeau said that while he does have some out-of-state distribution, almost all of his beer is sold in vermont. the vermonster is a barley wine first produced in 2007 in honor of the company's 10th anniversary.
the letter, signed by diane reed of knobb, martens, olsen & bear in irvine, calif., claims the name of the beer will "undoubtedly create a likelihood of confusion and/or dilute the distinctive quality of hansen's monster marks." - rutland herald
mmm....kokopeli dancing vs. letter m. beer vs. energy drink. yeah...like i would immediately confuse the two.
Labels: beer, corporations, lawsuits, lawyers, vermont
michael moore has an action plan
1. declare a moratorium on all home evictions. ...the banks must adjust their monthly mortgage payments to be in line with what people's homes are now truly worth -- and what they can afford.
2. congress must join the civilized world and expand medicare for all americans. ...the bill to make this happen is called h.r. 3200. you must call and write your members of congress and demand its passage, no compromises allowed.
3. demand publicly-funded elections and a prohibition on elected officials leaving office and becoming lobbyists. ... tell your members of Congress they must support campaign finance bill H.R.1826.
4. each of the 50 states must create a state-owned public bank like they have in north dakota. then congress must reinstate all the strict pre-reagan regulations on all commercial banks, investment firms, insurance companies -- and all the other industries that have been savaged by deregulation: airlines, the food industry, pharmaceutical companies -- you name it. ...the question must always be asked -- "is this for the common good?" (click here for some info about the state-owned bank of north dakota.)5. save this fragile planet and declare that all the energy resources above and beneath the ground are owned collectively by all of us. just like they do it in sarah palin's socialist alaska.
oh...yeah...there is a bunch more we can do. go to common dreams and find out.
Labels: congress, election, internets, michael moore, politics
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
skippy's wednesday nite music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
my favorite congresscritter alan grayson
(h/t - talking points memo)
Labels: congress, florida, healthcare
he's good enough...he's smart enough
one of the highlights of the hearing was when sen. al franken (d-mn) questioned hudson institute senior fellow diana furchtgott-roth about medical bankruptcies. franken asked furchtgott-roth — who claimed that moving towards a european-style system of universal health care would increase bankruptcies — about how many medical bankruptcies there were in countries that have universal health care, like switzerland and france. furchtgott-rott repeatedly told franken that she didn't "have that number," and franken informed her that the number was actually zero - think progress
Labels: comedians, franken, healthcare, senate
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
marketplace gives a radio brief...
in the 1990s, most people didn't know the commodity futures trading commission's chairman was warning about derivatives and being ignored. frontline's michael kirk reports on brooksley born's fight against the economic establishment.from pbs -
in the devastating aftermath of the economic meltdown, frontline sifts through the ashes for clues about why it happened and examines critical moments when it might have gone much differently. looking back into the 1990s, veteran frontline producer/director michael kirk (inside the meltdown, breaking the bank) discovers early warnings of the crash, reveals an intense battle among high-ranking members of the clinton administration and uncovers a concerted effort not to regulate the emerging, highly-complex and lucrative derivatives markets that would become the ticking time bomb within the american economy. - pbscheck your local pbs listings....or you can watch it online. it's a definate "must watch tv."
Labels: financial markets, pbs, teevee
nothing here but history -- can you see what has been done?
memory rush over me, now i step into the sun...
Labels: music
Monday, October 19, 2009
skippy's monday nite music club
Labels: blogtopia, hollywood, internets, music, skippy's music club, teevee, youtube
the colbert party party
do us a favor and click the link, too, to rack up their views numbers.
sarah palin's online resume
Labels: palin, unemployment
question of the day...
Labels: books
never heard that version before...
son of a...
Labels: music
Sunday, October 18, 2009
skippy's sunday nite music club
Labels: healthcare, music, skippy's music club, youtube
no wonder republicans make me grouchy
Labels: bipartisanship, politics
this american life episode re: healthcare
this week, we bring you a deeper look inside the health insurance industry. the dark side of prescription drug coupons. a story about pet health insurance, which is in its infancy, and how it is changing human behaviors—for example, if you have the pet health insurance, you bring your pet to the vet more often, and the vet makes more money and...well, you can see the parallels. and insurance company jargon, frighteningly decoded. - this american life
Labels: healthcare, insurance, radio
environmental news story sunday
water shortages causes 100,000 to flee homes in iraq: un. - more than 100,000 people in northern iraq have abandoned their homes since 2005 because of water stress, after drought and over-extraction of groundwater caused the collapse of an ancient water system, unesco said on tuesday. - afp
the spread of new diseases: the climate connection. - a growing body of research suggests that microbes in bats — as well as other pathogens that jump from animals to people — are spreading more rapidly because of climate change and deforestation. - yale 360
global warming: four degrees of devastation. -the prospect of a four-degree celsius rise in global average temperatures in 50 years is alarming — but not alarmist, climate scientists now believe. rising carbon emissions and inability to agree on cuts has meant science must now consider the previously unthinkable - inter press service
massive african lake could dry up, u.n. agency says. - once one of the biggest bodies of water in the world, lake chad could disappear entirely in about 20 years as a result of climate change and population pressures, fueling conflict and migration in the region, the un's food and agriculture organization said - cnn
deforestation and the true cost of europe's cheap meat.- cheap meat has become a way of life in much of europe, but the full price is being paid across latin america as vast soya plantations and their attendant chemicals lead to poisonings and violence. - london guardian
natural resources under siege. - a political crisis in madagascar has triggered a pillage of its mythical wildlife and forests. conservationists say the problem is particularly distressing in madagascar, because it is a land like no other. on a continent with fantastic natural wonders and turbulent politics, it is a fresh example of what can occur when the two intersect. - washington post
bpa making little girls aggressive? - a study has found links between a chemical used in some plastics and aggressive behavior in girls. researchers tested 249 pregnant women for their exposure to bpa and then followed-up after they gave birth - environment record
a forest and a 'carbon sink' grow on vashon. - a barren pit on vashon island is turning into an experiment in restoring the landscape, while getting greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. the key to this change: dirt. - seattle pi
as ice melts, species will die and new territorial fights emerge. - there is a whole catalogue of environmental, biological and social changes that would follow the loss, even if only during the summer, of arctic sea ice. - dublin irish times
say goodbye to the arctic ice cap. - it's been another lean summer for the arctic ocean's sheath of summer sea ice. and much of the ice in one region is too thin to survive next summer's melt season, according to an expedition that trekked across the ice in the beaufort sea off the coasts of canada and alaska. - christian science monitor
new fuel-miser ford knocks prius off its perch. - the toyota prius hybrid is no longer australia's most fuel-efficient car. the car, which has held the mantle since its local launch in 2001, has been knocked off its green perch by a fuel-sipping diesel small car from ford - sydney
insurers dropping chinese drywall policies. - thousands of homeowners nationwide who bought new houses constructed from chinese drywall that emits sulfuric fumes are finding their hopes dashed, their lives in limbo. - the ap
dole withdraws lawsuit against swedish filmmaker. - dole foods is withdrawing a defamation lawsuit against a swedish filmmaker after complaints that it was trying to limit free speech, the company said thursday. the documentary shows the alleged plight of nicaraguan workers who say they were made sterile by a pesticide dole used. - the ap
the trouble facing canadian rivers. - many of canada's major rivers are in trouble and have suffered major alterations in their natural flows due to hydro dams, irrigation schemes and withdrawals by industry, and could be further compromised by the effects of global warming, a new report contends. - toronto globe and mail
record drought takes its toll on arizona. - much of the us south-west has been in a drought since 1999, the most severe in more than a century, but it has been exacerbated by record warming. - financial times
wet and windy storm breaks santa cruz rainfall record; dumps 10-plus inches in ben lomond. - the first real post-summer storm, the wettest october system to hit the county in decades, brought more than 10 inches of rain to some san lorenzo valley areas and broke a daily rainfall record in santa cruz set more than 50 years ago. - santa cruz sentinel
world bank warns of water shortage. - in the middle east and north africa, the world's driest region, "per capita water availability is predicted to halve by 2050 even without the effects of climate change", said a new world bank study. climate change would make the problem worse by causing heat waves and droughts, it said. - abu dhabi national
scientists back law to limit farm runoff to great barrier reef. - scientists have backed the queensland government's crackdown on farm runoffs to the great barrier reef, describing new laws to limit the chemicals on sugar crops and pastures as "the right answer". - sydney australia
Labels: australia, cars, climate change, drought, ecology, energy, environment, farms, global warming, lawsuits, ocean, pollution, rivers, water
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Movie Review...
Labels: movies
Self-Described Troublemaker Whines because People think he's a Troublemaker
Next came writers in the sports world, like the Washington Post's Michael Wilbon. He wrote this gem earlier this week: "I'm not going to try and give specific examples of things Limbaugh has said over the years because I screwed up already doing that, repeating a quote attributed to Limbaugh (about slavery) which he has told me he simply did not say and does not reflect his feelings. I take him at his word. . . . "
Mr. Wilbon wasn't alone. Numerous sportswriters, CNN, MSNBC, among others, falsely attributed to me statements I had never made. Their sources, as best I can tell, were Wikipedia and each other. But the Wikipedia post was based on a fabrication printed in a book that also lacked any citation to an actual source.
But strangely enough, it wasn't the Media that prevented Limbaugh from participating in the bid to buy the St. Louis Rams. Nor was it the NFL, nor even the NFL Players Union. It was Limbaugh's own partners, who decided that the fat guy was too controversial to be involved.
That's right. The man who made a multi-million dollar living being controversial now feigns self-righteous indignation because he's too controversial for the Free Market System. As Steve Benen points out:
But putting all of that aside, here's the crux of the defense:
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Friday, October 16, 2009
skippy's friday nite music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
Balloon Payment
I hadn't read anything online until the evening, and by then it was apparently all over but the lying. nytimes blog:
Updated 10:45 a.m. It was, apparently, a heartwarming tale — the 6-year-old Colorado boy who was reportedly carried aloft in a wayward helium balloon on Thursday, only to turn up several hours later after a frantic, widely televised search.
Falcon Heene, fearful of being punished for messing around with his father's balloon, had been hiding out above the garage at the family's home in Fort Collins, Colo., his parents said.
But on Thursday evening, after Falcon and his family appeared on CNN, discussion of the event online turned skeptical. The suspicions began after the family was interviewed by Wolf Blitzer — in the segment embedded below — and the young boy said that he had heard people in the house calling his name but had not responded because, he said to his parents, "You guys said… that, um, we did this for the show."
broken nose healthcare maze update
paid out of pocket. at least it was to a local pharmacy instead of some chain.
oh..and the two days i have been away from work, i don't get sick days. the only way i get paid for work is if i actually work.
this could be a cash flow nightmare this month.
Labels: healthcare, santa barbara
97 years old and homeless
..."it makes me feel like i'm a bum," bessie said. "i don't mind living at the mercy of the public because some of the public is good -- they're nice to me. but there are some that are nasty. some of them laugh at me and my sign. they say they don't think i'm 97 years old."
reaching slowly into a pocket, she pulls out a laminated california state identification card that shows her date of birth: march 2, 1912.
los angeles police have warned her not to beg. and some passersby have turned to her sons, questioning why they cannot properly care for her. - latte times
Labels: homeless, los angeles, poverty
Thursday, October 15, 2009
"lift me up"...
i had the pleasure of seeing this insane yet wonderful eight-man "union" lineup of yes perform live twice while it lasted. they're one of my all-time favorite bands.
Labels: music
i'm testing out the healthcare system
i fell (geez...i wasn't even doing anything fancy) flat on my face and broke my nose. there are sometings you can self diagnose, and when you hear a snap reverberating through your head, you kinda know you can kiss the nose goodbye.
two friends gave up a good portion of the what was supposed to be a fun evening and took me to emergen care. they said they didn't have an exray and told us to drive to the hospital. not the first hospital we encountered, but the second. (do they have a referral fee there or something?)
spent 45 minutes or so waiting in triage. then saw the nurse who said that, yes, it did look like i broke my nose and my blood pressure was a little high (duh) and that i had a lowgrade fever too. it would be a 2 hour wait to see the doctor...quite possibly up to a 4 hour wait. i figured i would rather die back home in santa barbara. my insurance cards were in my daytimer in my car and since we were in ventura and santa barbara, i'm pretty sure i was out of the coverage area.
i packed up my 4th icepack and left, with my kind and gracious friends driving back (ruining a fine birthday celebration dinner that was planned in ventura) to santa barbara.
get back. the freakin' car's battery is blitzo. yet again, my fine, fine friends hauled my ruinous ass to cottage hospital. (didn't know we had valet parking at the emergency room.)
they took me in. had me fill out the basic paperwork...again. took my blood pressure, again. (even higher than before) and refreshed my icepack then sent me to the "business office" where they asked the expected question...name..insurance, etc. (i'm hoping i'm covered for emergency room visits...i've never had to test it out.) they then sat me back down. then, quite literally, 5 minutes later called my name out and back i went to a gurney bed in the hallway. then, about 10 minutes later this really hottie patottie doctor came by and introduced himself and then started to ask how in blazes i did this to myself. (he claims he's probably an even worse rollerskater, but i doubt it.) poking and proding and making verbal notes for the accompanying nurse to take down he did in fact confirm my ailment. broken nose.
the time with the doctor was all about 15 minutes. i'm kinda worried what that 15 minutes is going to cost me. if the price isn't too bad, i just might have to break something else to go back and get a gander of dr. "make me feel good" again. (teasing on that)
for now...for several days...the ice cubes and i will be one. i'm just waiting for the "football player look" to set it. or, perhaps, my eyes are just puffed up too much to notice i'm already larry czonka. (without the mustache.)
Labels: healthcare, public health, santa barbara
the public option
Labels: bipartisanship, healthcare
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
is it obama's economy yet?
jpmorgan added 3 percent as a surge in fixed-income revenue helped the bank increase profit almost sevenfold. intel, the world's largest chipmaker, rose 1.8 percent after its sales forecast topped estimates by as much as $1 billion. macy's inc. and nordstrom inc. gained on a government report that showed retail sales fell less than economists forecast last month.
the dow jumped as much as 130.52 points, or 1.3 percent, to 10,001.58. the standard & poor's 500 index increased 1.4 percent to 1,088.26 at 3:02 p.m. in new york as financial and technology shares led gains. the msci world index of 23 developed countries added 1.6 percent.
1) black monday, october 19th, 1987: the largest one-day percentage decline in recorded stock market history. the dow plummeted 19.65% in one day.
2) black monday, october 28th, 1929: this black monday was one in a sequence of black days that ushered in the great depression. the dow jones (nysearca: dia) closed down 11.70% that day.
3) black monday, october 6th, 2008: the dow jones (dji: ^dji) fell as much as 819 points intraday.
as you can tell, all black mondays occurred in october and none of the black mondays came announced.
in fact, last year's october 6th black monday came on the heels of a respectable summer rally. the dow had gained nearly 1,000 points and the much anticipated bailout was expected to fix the financial system.
"one of the great challenges is whether consumers and small businesses come along with this recovery," said john silvia, chief economist with wells fargo. "if they don't, you either sit at 10,000 or slip back to 9,500. to sustain another double-digit (percentage) gain to dow 11,000 is asking too much from this economy and the risks we still see out there."
there are also economists who question whether the economy is truly in recovery, given that it continues to lose about a quarter-million jobs a month. they say the more than 50% rally in the dow since it closed at a low of 6,594.44 on march 5 is only a reflection that the fear of the economy toppling into a full-fledged depression has abated.
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
skippy's tuesday nite music club
where was kanye west with these nbc/macy's thanksgiving day parade "negotiations?"
Labels: skippy's music club, teevee, youtube
showing their hate
police along with the secret service are investigating after a local country club discovered a symbol that represents eastern religious beliefs carved into the green.
lakeville country club workers discovered the vandalism early monday morning.
police believe the vandals meant to carve a swastika next to president barack obama's name on the 18th hole; however, the symbol was backwards and means hope and peace in some eastern countries. - whdh
Labels: golf, hate mongering, obama
NBC = Nothing But Crap
It's bad enough that NBC has decided that it's better to fail cheaply than to try to work hard to get viewers at the ten o'clock prime time hour. The Jay Leno Show, which seems to us to just be a bad rerun of some of his worst Tonight Show episodes, is so unimaginative that it's almost insulting to the audience (Seriously; The Dan Band doing bad lounge singing in a Car Wash? That act was old when Bill Murray did it thirty years ago on SNL).
It's even worse that NBC decided to cancel Southland two weeks before the mid-season premiere. Now, I wasn't a big fan of Southland. It simply seemed like warmed over Hill Street Blues that wished it was The Wire. But at least it was a show with stories (and actors and writers!), and there were fans looking forward to seeing it again this year.
But the biggest insult NBC has proferred lately is the manipulation of the Macy's Day Thanksgiving Parade, for which the Peacock has cancelled a scheduled appearance by the cast of Fox Network's new show, Glee. Nikki Finke:
The 'problem,' apparently, is that GE/Vivendi wants to sell off the Universal/NBC division:
While G.E.'s chief executive, Jeffrey R. Immelt, has often said publicly that the company plans to stay in the media business, a sale of Vivendi's 20 percent share of NBC Universal in the public market would give G.E. more options if it chose to exit the television and film business by selling its 80 percent stake, The New York Times's Tim Arango reports.
It could also make NBC Universal an attractive takeover target for other media companies. (Time Warner is often named as a possible suitor, but executives of the company have been vocal in saying they plan no major acquisitions.)
Vivendi's share of NBC Universal is the product of a 2004 deal in which it merged its television and film assets — Universal Studios and cable channels including USA Network, Bravo and Sci-Fi — and its theme parks, with G.E.'s NBC and the cable networks CNBC and MSNBC. The deal brought Vivendi about $3.7 billion cash, and a 20 percent stake in the business.
what's that wet stuff coming from the sky?
Labels: california, weather
snowe job
as we said, progressives find this bill two steps short of abhorrent. more asspress:
the ad says that unless the bill brought to the senate floor makes substantial progress to address the concerns of working men and women, unions will oppose it.
the legislative director of the american federation of state, county and municipal employees, chuck loveless, says unions are unhappy that the legislation lacks a publicly run insurance plan and would tax insurers that provide expensive coverage.
that's how it goes...
everybody knows...
Labels: music
Monday, October 12, 2009
my two cents...
Labels: gay/lesbian, it is what it is
and i wonder, still i wonder...
who'll stop the rain?
Labels: music
mad about party-first republicans
how to give yourself an epileptic seizure...
Labels: games
Sunday, October 11, 2009
environmental news stories sunday
epa honors stonyfield farm cutting emissions, saving fuel. - "as a yogurt on a mission, stonyfield has continually worked toward minimizing our impact, by working smarter, working leaner and working greener," stonyfield farm president gary hirshberg said in a statement. - manchester union leader
salazar discusses future plans for solar projects. - the united states could be generating 25 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2025, and secretary of the interior ken salazar said friday, the coachella valley could be the "point of the spear in making these goals a reality." - palm springs desert sun
'green highways': michigan's eco-friendly road concept. - no state has yet created a comprehensive system designed to accommodate the electric-powered cars of the future. but a plan to transform little-used roadways into "green highways" is gaining traction. - time magazine
epa says tacoma must clean up its air. - federal regulators said thursday that the tacoma area is violating air pollution standards and must clean up. the area will have three years to come up with a plan to do that and two years after that to meet the standard - seattle pi
take a deep breath—more bad news on air pollution. - the consequences of breathing bad air are linked to appendicitis and ear infections, new studies indicate - latimes
toxic chemicals found in maine health workers. - doctors and nurses in 10 states, including maine, tested positive for at least 24 different toxic chemicals in their blood and other body fluids in a study released thursday by the national organization physicians for social responsibility - bangor daily news
oregon business dives into tough computer recycling market. - mikki park and david yim were horrified after witnessing shipments of electronics sent to china being scavenged, burned and thrown away without protection for the people handling them or their environment. so they decided to tackle the problem themselves - portland oregonian
massive algae blooms threaten lake erie. - lake erie is under attack from algae in a way not seen since the late 1960s and early 1970s. and this is more than just an aesthetic problem. - detroit news
food, famine & climate change: india's scorched earth. - suicide is the latest epidemic among farming communities as climate change parches the heart of india, destroying agriculture and plunging the poorest families into crippling debt. - london observer
water crisis as bad as a war: alp. - melburnians believed their 13-year water crisis - with its withering parks and gardens, dying trees, and the end of carefree water use - was as severe as facing a war or major natural disaster - melbourne age
costa rica's president: it's not easy staying green. - costa rica, which has built a reputation as one of the world's greenest countries, has further ratcheted up its green ambitions by pledging to become one of the only developing nations to make itself "carbon neutral" — a zero net-emitter of carbon — by 2021 - newsweek
climate of distrust. - there is growing fear among developing nations that the united states is trying to sabotage the kyoto protocol in favour of a much weaker international agreement on global warming that u.s. lawmakers can sell at home - montreal gazette
bill mckibben tells why 350 is a crucial number. - middlebury college scholar and author, bill mckibben reckons that 350 ppm is a safe upper limit of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, so with the current concentration at about 390 and rising, he has started a new group, 350.org, to raise awareness of global warming. - burlington free press
Labels: climate change, ecology, energy, environment, epa, food, food supply, michigan, pollution, solar, toxins, water
they can break the alberto gonzales justice dept. scandal, but they can't afford a proof reader
because all those homosexuals standing in shallow water full of reeds and frogs and pete moss do nothing for the movement.
mad about pro-rape republicans
health insurance greed runs amok
no wonder the u.s. is the joke among all the other industrialized countries. they know their future is much brighter than ours. they believe in investing in their citizens. our country is more interested in destroying theirs.
bernie and kelli lange tried to get insurance for their growing family with rocky mountain health plans when their current insurer raised their rates 40 percent after alex was born. they filled out the paperwork and awaited approval, figuring their family is young and healthy. but the broker who was helping them find new insurance called thursday with news that shocked them.
" 'your baby is too fat,' she told me," bernie said.
up until then, the langes had been happy with alex's healthy appetite and prodigious weight gain. his pediatrician had never mentioned any weight concerns about the baby they call their "happy little chunky monkey." - denverpost.com
Labels: greed, healthcare


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Samsung Readies Phone for Your Wrist
Electronics Maker's Device Will Make Calls Without Being Tethered to Smartphone
Samsung Electronics Co. is making another run at that perennial technogeek dream, the wrist communicator, with plans in the next few months to unveil a smartwatch that works as a stand-alone phone.
Samsung's watch-phone will be able to make and receive calls without being tethered to a smartphone, something most smartwatches on the market now can't do, according to people familiar with the company's plans. It will also take photos, send email and come with GPS, Bluetooth and a heart monitor, the people said—a suite of features...


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Divergent: Teen set takes break from fur and fangs in latest dystopian film
I'll take the dystopian future over fur and fangs any day. That is to say I was never a fan of the "Twilight" movies based on the best-selling young adult novels. Then along came "Hunger Games," and so far those have been more interesting. Now on its heels comes another series of movie-ready young adult novels, beginning with "Divergent," from writer Veronica Roth.
Like "Hunger Games," this series is also set in a rather bleak future, although not as awful as what Katniss Everdeen has to suffer. In this future, there are five factions that formed after an earth-scorching war. The peace is kept by knowing your place. Erudites are the smart ones who handle technology and science while dressed in blue. Like their name would suggest, the white-clad Candors revere honesty, so they take on matters of law. The Amity faction dresses in orange to work the land and provide food, and the fearless Dauntless are the daredevils dressed in black who act as security for the Chicago area where the film is set. Last is Abnegation — the most boring of the five groups. Dressed in drab gray, these are the do-gooders who lead simple, selfless lives.
Beatrice (Shailene Woodley) is in Abnegation with her family, but in a rite of passage she is tested to see if her virtues make her suitable for another faction and found to be "divergent," which is not good. It would mean Beatrice or Tris, the name she prefers, is possessed with different attributes; Jeanine (Kate Winslet), the leader of the Erudites, is on the lookout for divergents because due to their abundance of free will, they might disrupt the balance. This, of course, is code for "can't have any free thinkers or we might lose control."
Tris is urged by her tester (Maggie Q) to hide her divergence, and in a daring move at the Choosing Ceremony, she goes with Dauntless. She soon meets Four (Theo James), her handsome weapons instructor, and it turns out he is hiding something too.
With decent production values and a strong cast of young actors including Miles Teller and Zoe Kravitz, this series is primed to please the teen audience it was intended for. It could stand to place a little more emphasis on the script to challenge Woodley, who made such a splash in "The Descendents" a few years ago. She is certainly capable of doing more than looking pouty-faced and confused.
By the end of this movie, the insurrection is gearing up for the next two installments with Woodley and James returning in their roles.
On another note: I sadly observed the passing of actor James Rebhorn, who died a week ago after a long battle with melanoma. Rebhorn was one of those many unsung character actors that you see and ask yourself, "Where have I seen that guy before?" With Rebhorn, it was more like where haven't you seen him before. He was not limited to one kind of character; he could play them all, and his long list of credits in television and film includes "30 Rock," "Boston Legal," "The Good Wife" and "Law and Order." In film, you might remember him as Herbert Greenleaf, the concerned dad in "The Talented Mr. Ripley," or the stern headmaster of the prep school in "Scent of a Woman."
In the '90s, he was the evil stepfather on the long running soap "The Guiding Light," which is where I first remember seeing him. He was mean and abusive and I hated him — just like he intended. Lately he's been grabbing at my emotions playing Carrie Mathison's dad on "Homeland." Both "Homeland" characters suffer from debilitating bipolar disorder, and he and Claire Danes shared some powerful and poignant scenes in the last two years.
I note this actor's death because I'll miss his steady and prolific work. He was never a leading man or had a credit over the title. He wasn't a celebrity. You would never have seen him on "The Tonight Show." He was just a hardworking actor who died too soon. He was only 65.


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Beaumont/Port Arthur
Ad man … Michael Lee, owner of the successful advertising agency that bears his name, has embarked on a second chapter in his life. A 2003 trip to France inspired him to paint and now the enterprising artist works in oil on canvas using brushwork and techniques that emulate the late 19th century Impressionist masters. You can see his efforts when Café Arts at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas presents Michael Lee: Second Wind on view in the museum's café from Thursday, Aug.
Downtown get around … Beaumont Main Street hosted Recreate recently with creative duo Grace Mathis and Lorena Head co-chairing this innovative fundraiser. This fun-filled event combined all art mediums — music, fashion and visual art. Guests noshed on tasty bites and sipped ice-cold beer and wine as they took in all the happenings in and around the historic Fire Museum of Texas.
Patriotic parade … The Calder Place annual Fourth of July Parade will take place again this year come rain or shine on Monday, July 4. Anyone and everyone is invited to watch or participate in the annual event. All the fun begins at 8:30 a.m., leaving the BISD Administration Building parking lot heading west on North Street, turning right on 22nd and then east on Harrison Street back to the parking lot where it began. Refreshments and awards will be given for the "best of" at the conclusion of the parade route. Everyone is encouraged to come decked out in red, white and blue.
Vacationville … Proprietors at the marvelous Mildred Building including the Book Bazaar, Caves Interiors, Katharine & Co. and One Vase will be closed beginning July 4 through July 8. Finders Fayre will close July 4 but remain open the rest of the week. Mark Lowe and Above All Photography are open by appointment only. The first week in August welcomes the next exciting First Thursday (actually Aug. 4) at the Mildred, so mark your calendars for all the wonderful wares that will be on sale that evening.
Lighting the torch … Anderson Ford Mercury in Cleveland and Operation Refuge Inc. of Cleveland are the winners of the 2011 Torch Awards for Marketplace Trust presented May 10 by the Better Business Bureau of Southeast Texas during its 14th annual awards presentation. The BBB Consumer Education Foundation Inc. made a $10,000 contribution to continue funding endowed Better Business Bureau College of Business scholarships at Lamar University, bringing total contributions for the past 14 years to $140,000.
Like father, like son … The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (AMSET) presents Randy and Bryan Welborn: Moments to Remember, the artwork of father/son duo Randy and Bryan Welborn, in Café Arts June 2 through Aug. 7. This exhibition features 15 paintings from the Welborn's nostalgic painting series Moments to Remember. Randy, a native Southeast Texan who now resides in Kountze, captures life growing up in Beaumont during the 1950s.
Star-studded show … Many of the Stars of the Arc Celebrity Style Show participants were glowing as they made their way down the runway while proud parents, friends and guests encouraged them with rounds of applause. The highlight of evening was the presentation of six prestigious awards by emcees Kelli and Bob Phillips. Recipients of these awards wereBecky Ames, Coffy Pieternelle, Sara Leonard, Matthew Bloodsworth, Kirksey's Sprint Printing and Cindy Bloodsworth.
A force of nature … The American Red Cross will host its annual Hurricane Party with a slightly different twist this year — a luncheon instead of a dinner honoring the inimitableSallye Keith. Arriving at the Beaumont Country Club at 10:30 a.m., guests will mix and mingle with the honoree and enjoy the roving magician, who will perform feats of magic for the crowd. Tariff for this worthwhile fundraiser is $100, and the dress is business casual. The event is a great way to honor someone who has been super supportive of the American Red Cross.
Crusin' 2-A Cure … Once again the American Cancer Society 2011 Cattle Barons' Ball was a sold-out success. Chaired by Mike Simpson and Pat Anderson, along with co-chairs Tara and Charlie Holder, the packed "house" at the Philpott Hangar went off without a hitch. Social swells donned their fab cowgirl and cowboy gear to dance to the sounds of Darryl Worley.
So fashionable … The Arc of Greater Beaumont will host the 2011 Stars of the Arc Celebrity Style Show and Annual Dinner on Friday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Beaumont Plaza. The highlight of the evening will be the presentation of six prestigious awards by emcees Kelli and Bob Phillips. Co-chairing this designer event will be Toye Babb and Sandy Drake. Beaumont Mayor Becky Ames will be honored with the Arc Excellence in Community Collaboration Award.
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Roundup: Greenwich Academy lacrosse team outlasts Deerfield
The Greenwich Academy lacrosse team is heading into Saturday's game against rival Convent of the Sacred Heart in top form.
The Gators raised their record to 8-0 Wednesday, defeating Deerfield Academy 18-15 in a back-and-forth game at Trinity College.
"It was a wild, tight game," GA coach Angela Tammaro said. "This was the second straight year we beat Deerfield. Before that they beat us the times in a row, so this was a big win for us."
Angie Loynaz recorded four goals and two assists, while Annie DeFrino scored four goals for the Gators, who led 12-9 at halftime. Lexi Henkel had a hat trick, while Sasha Fritts and Emilia Tapsall each had two goals and one assist for the victors. Izzy Nixon tallied twice, while Mary Taussig had two assists for GA, which led 16-15 late in the second half. Goals from Gabby Noto and Loynaz gave the Gators breathing room at the end.
"We won the draw and held the ball the last three minutes of the game," said Tammaro, who credited Emma Olney for playing strong defense."
The Gators will visit Sacred Heart Saturday at 2 p.m.
"We always look forward to that game," Tammaro said.
SACRED HEART 15, HOPKINS 4: Senior Taylor Ryan scored five goals to pace the visiting Tigers. Allie Kenny added three goals and two assists, while Colleen O'Neill contributed a hat trick with an assist for CSH (5-3).
"It was nice to see Taylor have a five-goal game," CSH coach Courtney DePeter said. "This was a good game to start us off on the right foot for the second half of the season. It was nice to have seven people score."
Mo Leitner had one goal and one assist for the Tigers, who received seven saves from goalie Maddie Pillari.
Brunswick played home run derby at Hopkins School's expense Wednesday.
Mike Marzonie hit two home runs for the Bruins, who cleared the fence five times in an 11-7 win over host Hopkins.
"We've been hitting the ball well the past two weeks," Bruins assistant coach Tim Daly said.
Marzonie and Will Solomon hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning, then the Bruins went back-to-back-to-back in the fifth. Nick Kono, Billy O'Malley and Marzonie slugged homers in the inning for Brunswick.
"We're getting production from a lot of kids," Daly said. "They are all getting good swings and driving the ball and hitting everything thrown up there."
Ryan Popp doubled for Brunswick, which has won six of seven to improve to 8-5 on the season. The Bruins (6-2 FAA) will visit league rival Rye Country Day School on Saturday.
Greenwich Academy registered two more impressive wins, downing Hotchkiss and Taft Wednesday at Round Hill Club. The Gators beat both teams 5-0 to raise their record to 11-0.
"Our girls played their best match of the year against Taft, which is one of the strongest opponents they will play," GA coach Patrick Dwyer said.
Camilla Vik beat Hotchkiss' Holland Flinn at the No. 1 position, 3 and 2 and edged Jackie Eleey of Taft, 1-up. Vik, who shot a 37, was 2-down in her match against Taft, but wound up taking the match by sinking a birdie putt on the final hole. Rachel Oates topped Suzy Chang of Hotchkiss 3 and 1 and was a 5 and 4 winner against Taft. Oates finished the day with a 38.
Susana Vik beat Hotchkiss 4 and 2 and defeated her Taft foe 2 and 1, sinking a long putt on the eighth hole. Hope Matthews and Jessica Yacobucci each won both of their matchups at the fourth and fifth spots, respectively, for GA.
SACRED HEART 5, KING 0: The Tigers improved to 5-3 for the season, downing King, 5-0. Christie Huchro gave Sacred Heart a 3 and 1 win at No. 1, while Kelly McLaughlin won her match at the No. 2 spot, 2 and 1. Alexa de Alessandrini won her match 3 and 2, with Mimi Dunn cruising to a 5-4 victory at No. 4.
Grace Campbell also took a 5 and 4 decision at No. 5 for CSH, which plays Taft, Loomis and Ethel Walker on Saturday.
GREENWICH 196, FAIRFIELD LUDLOWE 215, GREENWICH 196, WARDE 226: Cardinals freshman Amalie Young earned co-medalist honors, shooting a 45. Alexandra Sazhin carded a 47, while Connie Bowman shot a 50 for GHS (6-0, 5-0) at Smith Richardson.
Greenwich High edged Darien in a key FCIAC matchup Wednesday, 3-2.
The Cardinals were led by Aidan Rafferty, who registered 19 kills and eight digs. Packy Hanrahan added 47 assists, eight digs and two kills for the Cards (6-1). Daizo Mori had 19 digs and nine kills for Greenwich.
George Phillips had 20 kills, three blocks, four aces and 14 service points for Darien. The Cardinals will play Bridgeport Central on the road Friday, followed by a big league match against rival Staples at home on Monday.
Junior Paul Pastore shot a 34 for Greenwich, which outshot St. Joseph 155-196 Wednesday at Tashua Knolls.
"Paul made an eagle on the last hole from 80 yards out," GHS coach Jeff Santilli said. "It dropped about five feet in front of the pin and rolled in."
Senior Chris Pavelic carded a 38, while Dario Orlando shot a 40 for the Cardinals (7-0). Greenwich will compete in the Brunswick Invitational Thursday at Round Hill Club at 1 p.m.
Greenwich posted another dominant win, upending Brien McMahon, 7-0 in an FCIAC match.
Senior Jenn DeLuca continued her strong season at first singles, beating Rebecca Link 6-0, 6-1. Senior Sam Stone was a 6-0, 6-0 winner at No. 2, as were Anna Daccache (No. 3) and Hannah Kratky (No. 4).
Julia Hyland/Julia Akerman took a 6-0, 6-0 decision at first doubles, while Lizzie Griffin/Mathilde Van Tulder won 6-1, 6-0 at second doubles. Lena Schipper/Maggie Glynn cruised to a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 3 for the Cards (6-1).
GREENWICH ACADEMY 5, CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL 2: The Gators received 6-2, 6-0 victories from each of their four singles players: Sammy Berenblum (No. 1), Julie Berenblum, Maddie Lupone and Nico Wada.
With the victory, Greenwich Academy upped its record to 8-1. Sisters Alix and Teddy West were also straight-set winners at third doubles for GA.
Boys tennis
Brunswick remained undefeated in the FAA, defeating league foe Greens Farms Academy, 5-2 Wednesday.
Christian Tanner won a 7-5, 6-0 decision at second singles, while Monty Yort was a 6-0, 6-0 winner at No. 3 singles for the Bruins (9-2, 5-0 FAA). In doubles action, Brunswick's Paul Dornier and Alex Baldock edged Scott Brown/Clay Garnier, 6-0, 6-7 (5), 10-7 at first doubles. Mattie Mejia-Johnston/Thibault Knupfer were victorious at second doubles, 6-4, 6-2.
"This was an important step for us," Bruins coach George Boynton said. "We are in the drivers' seat for now in the FAA and it's good to be back in this position."
GREENWICH 6, FAIRFIELD WARDE 1: Zach Niklaus, Tatsuya Tasaki, Ari Cepelewicz and Marcos Eslava each won their matches in straight sets for the Cardinals in an FCIAC match played on Tuesday.
Shaw Speer/Louis McKenzie and Chris Salisbury/Dickon Hollister also just needed two sets to beat their foes in doubles action.
Greenwich Academy dropped a 3-0 decision on the road to Choate Rosemary Hall.
Choate scored two runs in the first inning and added a run in the third off GA pitcher Hannah Staab, who turned in a solid outing.
"She pitched great," Gators coach Nicole DeRosa said. "Choate was definitely a strong team and we played really well."
Staab and Katie Tenefrancia each went 2 for 4 with a double for GA, which totaled eight hits off Choate pitcher Lauren Valentine.
"She had 10 strikeouts, but we still got some hits off her," DeRosa. "We just didn't get the timely hits today."
GA will visit Convent of the Sacred Heart Monday at 4:15 p.m.
Girls lacrosse
Greenwich Academy 18, Deerfield 15
Scoring: GA -- Sasha Fritts 2 g, 1 a; Annie DeFrino 4 g; Angie Loynaz 4 g, 2 a; Emilia Tapsall 2 g, 1 a; Lexi Henkel 3 g, 3 a; Izzy Nixon 2 g; Gabby Noto 1 g; Mary Tassig 2 a; D -- Mettler Growney 3 g; Maggie Swazy 2 g; Allison Dewey 2 g; Catherine Ashford 5 g; Lili Brown 1 g, 1 a; Julia Perry 1 g. Goalies: GA -- Lexie Seidel (3 saves), Nanny Burke (4 saves); D -- Eliot Gilman (1 save), Emily Yuz (1 save). Record: Greenwich Academy 8-0.
Sacred Heart 15, Hopkins 4
Scoring: CSH -- Allie Kenny 3 g, 2 a; Colleen O'Neill 3 g, 1 a; Taylor Ryan 5 g; Mo Leitner 1 g, 1 a; Charlotte Jeffrey 1 g; Emma Novick 1 g; Meg Gerli 1 g; H -- Kate Bradley 3 g; Aliza Van Lesten 1 g; Goalies: CSH - Maddie Pillari (7 saves). Record: Sacred Heart 5-3.
Brunswick 11, Hopkins 7
Batteries: B -- Will O'Brien (WP, 3-1), Connor Redahan (3 IP) and Will Solomon. H -- Gnaf (LP). Doubles: B -- Ryan Popp, Justin Cedeno. Home runs: B -- Nick Kono, Billy O'Malley, Mike Marzonie 2, Solomon. H -- Martino. Record: Brunswick 8-5, 6-2 FAA.
Greenwich 3, Darien 2
Girls golf
Greenwich Academy 5, Hotchkiss 0
Camilla Vik (GA) def. Holland Flinn 3 and 2; Rachel Oates (GA) def. Suzy Chung 3 and 1; Susana Vik (GA) def. Anna Ouyang 4 and 2; Hope Matthews (GA) def. Laura Watson 3 and 2; Jessica Yacobucci (GA) def. Charlotte Scott 5 and 4. Record: Greenwich Academy 10-0.
Greenwich Academy 5, Taft 0
Camilla Vik (GA) def. Jackie Eleey 1-up; Rachel Oates (GA) def. Legare Augenstein 5 and 4; Susana Vik (GA) def. Pen Naviroj 2 and 1; Hope Matthews (GA) def. Kim 2 and 1; Jessica Yacobucci (GA) def. Morgan Manz 3 and 1. Record: Greenwich Academy 11-0.
Convent of the Sacred Heart 5, King 0
Christie Huchro (CSH) def. vs. Sabrina Sampson 3 and 1; Kelly McLaughlin (CSH) def. Lauren Martin 2 and 1; Alexa de Alessandrini (CSH) def. Katharina Focke 3 and 1; Mimi Dunn (CSH) def. Brook Bantle 5 and 4; Grace Campbell (CSH) def. Laura Soto 5 and 4. Record: Sacred Heart 5-3.
Boys golf
Greenwich 155, St. Joseph 196:
(at Tashua Knolls, Par 36):
G -- Dario Orlando 34, Chris Pavelic 38, Paul Pastore 40, Deek Sudell 43. StJ -- Nick Stauber 45, Lenny Lee 48, Nick Salvatore 50, Troy Deering 53. Records: Greenwich 7-0; St. Joseph 0-5.
Boys tennis
Brunswick 5, Greens Farms Academy 2
Singles: Gabe Tishman (GFA) def. Jack Turchetta 3-6, default; Justin Lee (B) def. Brian Nigiupula 6-0, 6-2; Christian Tanner (B) def. Cole Rommelsburg 7-5, 6-0; Monty Yort (B) def. Dan Ross 6-0, 6-0; Doubles: Paul Dornier/Alex Baldock (B) def. Scott Brown/Clay Garnier 6-0, 6-7 (5), 10-7; Matt Mejia-Johnston/Thibault Knupfer (B) def. Reilly Carter/Kouroh Saghri 6-4, 6-2; Greens Farms won by default in third Doubles. Record: Brunswick 9-2.
Tuesday at Greenwich; Greenwich 6, Warde 5
Singles: Ted Berkowitz (FW) def. Blake Niehaus 6-2, 6-1; Zach Niklaus (G) def. Eyad Nagori 6-3, 6-2; Tatsuya Tasaki (G) def. Devin Pulton 6-0, 6-0; Ari Cepelewicz (G) def. Kenan Kumar 6-2, 6-3; Marcos Eslava (G) def. Kevin Mercado 6-0, 6-1. Doubles: Shaw Speer/Louis McKenzie (G) def. Connor McGuiness/Jack Mappa 6-0, 6-2; Chris Salisbury/Dickon Hollister (G) def. Jack Johnson/Henry Johnson 6-1, 6-1.
Choate Rosemary Hall 3, Gr. ACADEMY 0
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Record: Greenwich Academy 4-5.
Batteries: Hannah Staab (LP) and Phoebe Morris. C -- Lauren Valentine (WP) and Martha Zhang. Doubles: GA -- Katie Tenefrancia, Staab; Triples: C Stephanie Leonardo.
Girls tennis
Greenwich 7, Brien McMahon 0
(at Greenwich)
Singles: Jenn DeLuca (G) def. Rebecca Link 6-0, 6-1; Sam Stone (G) def. Gillian Minnerly 6-0, 6-0; Anna Daccache (G) def. Hannah Skipper 6-0, 6-0; Hannah Kratky (G) def. Sehvine Lezeau 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: Julia Hyland/Julia Akerman (G) def. Winchelle Jean/Haley Tomcheck 6-0, 6-0; Lizzie Griffin/Mathilde Van Tulder (G) def. Lashaun Casells/Emily Rooney 6-1, 6-0; Lena Schipper/Maggie Glynn (G) def. Avery Lowe/Lindsay Chironna 6-2, 6-0. Record: Greenwich 6-1.
Greenwich 155, St. Joseph 196
Greenwich: Paul Pastore 34; Chris Pavelic 38; Dario Orlando 40; Derek Sudell 43. St. Joseph: Nick Salvatore 50; Mike Derbyshire 53; Lenny Lee 45; Nick Stauber 48. Record: Greenwich 7-0.


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What you'll need: a pair of 3- to 5-pound dumbbells, a yoga mat
Targets shoulders, back, triceps, and abs
- Place dumbbells at top of mat, then get into full push-up position with arms shoulder-width apart and hands directly under shoulders; step feet out slightly wider than shoulder-width.
- Keeping hips level, lift right hand and pick up one dumbbell; drive right elbow backward at shoulder level, keeping arm close to side and palm facing down.
- Extend right arm forward.
- Return right elbow to bent position and repeat.
- Do 10 reps, switch sides and repeat. Do 2 sets.
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Targets shoulders, triceps, and biceps
- Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand, arms by sides.
- Raise dumbbells up along sides of rib cage to armpits, elbows pointing out to sides.
- Extend arms out to sides, palms down. Reverse motion back to start.
- Do 2 sets of 20 reps.
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- Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand, arms slightly out to sides in an upside-down V.
- Slowly raise extended arms overhead, drawing five tiny circles with each weight on the way up until arms form a V.
- Slowly lower arms to sides, reversing direction of circles, to complete 1 rep.
- Do 2 sets of 10 reps.
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Targets shoulders and biceps
- Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand, with arms by sides and palms facing forward.
- Bend elbows near rib cage to bring dumbbells next to shoulders while keeping palms facing forward.
- Punch left arm out to left side, palm facing forward, and then quickly bring dumbbell back to shoulder. Repeat with right arm to right side, then lower arms to start.
- Do 2 sets of 20 reps, alternating sides. MAKE IT HARDER: On final rep, do 20 fast-paced punches with left arm, then repeat with right arm.
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Oblique-Twist Triceps Push-Up
Targets triceps, obliques, and outer thighs
- Lie on mat on your right side, hug rib cage with right arm, and place left hand on floor in front of right shoulder. Bend right leg behind you and lift left leg a few inches to hip level, toes pointed.
- Press through left palm to lift torso off floor until left arm is nearly fully extended. Simultaneously raise left leg as high as you can.
- Lower to start.
- Do 20 reps, switch sides and repeat. Do 2 sets.
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By Liane Kupferberg Carter Jan 21, 2014 4
Clearing the Static
My friend Dee called one morning in tears. Her doctor had recently put her on 50 milligrams of Topamax for her migraines. "I don't know how Mickey can function on this drug," she sobbed. "I can't think. I can't remember words. I feel horrible."
50 milligrams.
At the time, Mickey was taking 550 milligrams a day.
Topamax is one of three anti-epileptic drugs he takes. The side effects are notorious. Google its nickname "Dopamax" and you'll get more than 16,000 hits. As if brain fog weren't enough, it can also cause kidney stones—a misery Mickey experienced firsthand.
Mickey has taken multiple medications to control his seizures for nearly 10 years. All of them have side effects. Some have been intolerable. Scary. One drug made him agitated and angry. Another made him spacey and tired. Hardest of all has been the cognitive hit. In middle school he was able to multiply and divide fractions. By high school he struggled with basic addition. Had the seizures caused the loss of these skills—or the drugs?
For years Mickey's eyes haven't sparkled the way they once did. Often he looks sedated. As soon as he gets home every afternoon, he announces, "No talking, I'm tired." He climbs into bed and sleeps for hours. He wakes in a stupor.
I hate what the meds do to him, but I know he needs them. Seizures can be life-threatening. Sometimes, though, I've wondered if he is overmedicated.
During puberty the seizures were fast and furious. He's 21 now. The seizures are less frequent. After a long stretch of Mickey being seizure-free last spring, the neurologist suggested we try to taper the Topamax. All summer and fall, we lowered it in 50 milligram increments. Mickey still took 300 milligrams, a hefty dose, but my husband Marc and I began to notice subtle changes. Was Mickey scripting less? Speaking more spontaneously? Several people remarked that he seemed "more conversational."
"It's like clearing the static," Marc said.
We were in the car with Mickey one afternoon recently when I mentioned to Marc that a friend had just dyed her hair.
"WHO DIED?" Mickey was wearing headphones and listening to music. I was startled. How had he even heard me?
"No one died," I reassured him. "I was talking about hair dye."
"Die?" Mickey said. "Like passed away? Old or sick?"
"No, like dyeing your hair a different color. It's spelled differently. D-Y-E. Remember how you painted your hair blue for April Fool's Day?"
"Not D-I-E?"
"No, D-Y-E."
"Oh!" Mickey said. "They're homonyms."
"Did you hear that?" I asked. Marc was grinning.
"I sure did."
Where had he dredged up that word? Okay, technically it wasn't a homonym, it was a homophone. But still. I dimly remembered an elementary school teacher sending home a work sheet on synonyms and antonyms. That was more than 10 years ago. Had almost halving the dose on just one anti-epileptic drug made this huge a change?
Homonyms. I was stunned. Thrilled.
But the what-ifs and the if-onlys still pinch my heart. Who might he have been without those drugs?


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riogirl71 wrote:Wow Angela I sure wish they offered something like that here. I will check, I know my hospital didn't.
I have a couple of sentences in mind, something like "Thank you mom but it is my turn to raise a child now" or "ok, Oma" (Oma was my granny and my mom hated when my granny told her what to do with me).
The one thing I don't yet know how to handle is my mom is all about what you didn't do right. I see that starting with my son. No, I asked for red, RED! Oh you pipi in the potty but can you poopoo in the potty? Oh you can count to ten but you can't count to 20? So I still need a sentence or something to curb that horrible behavior she has that always made me feel like I never did anything right. Problem is she never apologizes for anything nor does she take any criticism so it is hard to deal with someone you can't talk to. When I had my son she came to visit and he was 3 mos old, I had to have my gallbladder out after my c sec so I was hurting bad. I also had a senior dog who was my best friend for 14 years who started not being able to control his bowels and would poop in the house. Well my mom came to "help" she never lifted a finger, if I asked her for something she would say "I am 65 you go get it" I would say "I had 2 surgeries and I don't feel good please help me" she would not. The she would complain about the house being messy! Then she would cry saying my life is sh*** when I said I was very happy just really busy with the baby and 3 dogs. She wanted me to kill my best friend because he pooped in the house sometimes but was not in any pain and very happy laying there!! I would never kill my best friend for my convinience. Anyway, she can be very cruel and I need a way to protect myself and my son from this. She can be so cool but lately she wishes not to. She gets here Thursday for 3 weeks! Wish me luck!
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Howies NBL Half Zip Merino base layer
Size tested: Black, Medium
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
This is a base layer that can be used in isolation or in combo with other layers. Designed to wick sweat away and regulate body temperature during exercise - keeping you cool when you're hot and warm when you're cold. The NBL half zip base layer does what it says on the tin.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
The half zip and merino wool make for a technically spot on base layer. Add one of these to your wardrobe and you'll not complain about the cold.
Well made and feels as if it could last for a very long time.
Wicks away sweat and doesn't hold onto any nasty niffs.
Feels like it is made to last.
For a long sleeve top it feels light.
Fits well and is comfortable enough to allow you not to notice it.
Some might consider the cost quite high for a base layer but it's good on the bike and can easily be worn off the bike too.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
This is a top performer, keeping you warm and odour free. What more could you wish for from a base layer?
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Performance, it achieved everything it is said to do with aplomb.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Having to stick it in the washing machine and use something else.
Did you enjoy using the product? Certainly did.
Would you consider buying the product? Yes.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Definitely.
Anything further to say about the product in conclusion?
Howies have this sort of garment sorted.
About the tester
Age: 44 Height: 178cm Weight: 80kg
I usually ride: Currently riding a Pinnacle Evaporite Three My best bike is: As above
I've been riding for: 5-10 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, commuting, sportives, mtb, Not yet but looking to dip my toe in the world of TT