text:
Congressman Stewart is currently the Chairman of the Sub-Committee on the Environment. He is also a New York Times best-selling and national award-winning author, world-record-setting Air Force pilot, and the former owner/CEO of a small business.
The Freedom Forums are designed to be inspirational, educational speeches given by experts, elected representatives, or other noted individuals on a variety of topics including liberty, personal responsibility, free markets, and the role of government. These one hour events are free and open to the public, and parents are especially encouraged to bring their teenagers and young adults with them.
Nick Lang, Chairman of the Washington County Republican Party said, "Our hope and goal is that the concepts which provide the foundation for America's greatness can be passed down to the next generation of citizens in our community."
The group's first Freedom Forum took place in September with Senator Mike Lee as the speaker. The event drew a large crowd, with approximately 500 people attending.
More information is available at www.washingtoncountyrepublicans.com


text:
Claude Julien, meet hot seat ... again
On the bright side, it looks like Dallas may only be getting a second-round pick for Jaromir Jagr.
The conditional draft choice becomes a first-rounder should the Bruins advance to the Eastern Conference final, but suddenly, and perhaps expectedly, that prospect has become the well of water on the desert horizon. Here we are. Seven. Again.
The Bruins are forced to host the Maple Leafs in Game 7 Monday night thanks to their inability to show any spark of life for five of the six periods theyve played since Friday night. Only in the third period of Game 5 at a lifeless Garden did the Bruins show some spark, an energy that hoped to translate into Game 6 Sunday night in Toronto. Instead, the Bruins became the team we became accustomed to during the stretch run of the regular season; a plodding, indecisive offensive enigma, now with its back to the wall for an eighth time under head coach Claude Julien.
The Bruins are 3-4 in the Julien era in Game 7s, all three wins coming during the Cup run in 2011. The four losses include last years oust at the hands of the Capitals, 2009s loss to the Hurricanes, 2008s disappointment against the Canadiens, and, of course, the series which most resembles this current state of affairs, 2010s epic 3-0 collapse against the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Red Sox overcame deficits of 0-3 and 1-3 during both their World Series runs of 2004 and 07, respectively. Can the Bruins perform the same trend in reverse over the same stretch of three years?
Julien may have his name etched on Lord Stanleys Cup, but his presence on it is likely the only thing saving his job. Eight game sevens in six years might be a sign that youre team is in the playoffs consistently. It might even serve as a sign that your team is good enough to force the opposition to the brink. With Juliens Bruins, it serves as the ultimate reminder that this team refuses to finish off opponents until theres no more wiggle room remaining. And even then, the Bruins have only been successful 43 percent of the time. All in 2011. All with Tim Thomas in net.
Without Thomas, the Bruins are 0-4 in Game 7s under Julien, and Rask is 0-1 despite the 3-0 lead his teammates awarded him against the Flyers three years ago. Something about too many men as well.
If the Bruins lose Game 7 against the lesser Leafs, Julien will indeed be at the forefront of fan criticism. Chants of Fire Claude will sprinkle from the nosebleeds and filter online message boards with a fervency not seen since well, last week.
Juliens stubbornness in how he approaches each game may be one of his best qualities in that it speaks to the faith he has in certain aspects and pairings on his roster. Its also his ultimate undoing. Patrice Bergeron, Tyler Seguin, and Brad Marchand will trot out Monday night together as always despite the least production of any line this side of the DMV. Marchand has been lost, and Seguin a complete train wreck against Toronto, despite the trios success during the regular season. Whats the harm in mixing it up when it clearly is DOA? The less-than-desirable answer? Claude.
I have no comments on my lines, Julien said after Sundays 2-1 loss in Game 6 in Toronto. Im not talking about certain lines. Im talking about our whole team as a Jekyll and Hyde hockey club. You see when we play well how good we can be. Tonight, poor puck management never gave us a chance to win. Its as simple as that.
Meh, not really. You could argue that the Bruins have managed to even show up for two of the six games in this series; Games 1 and 3, both wins for Boston. The Game 4 overtime win was a thrilling game, but it too showed off many of the Bruins deficiencies, and took a hat trick from David Krejci, and late mastery on the part of Rask to pull it out. Since Krejcis overtime goal on Wednesday, the Bruins have played like they lost the team dog. The Maple Leafs have life, a resurgence the Bruins awarded them by failing to put them away, by confoundingly refusing to park themselves in front of James Reimer and sink the incessant rebounds bouncing off the Toronto netminder. Now, Reimer has a confidence the Bruins are more than familiar with, instilling a similar sense in Braden Holtby last spring against Washington. Outside of the Bruins top line, Boston is terrible offensively, a trait that has probably reached its nadir under Julien-led squads. The call for a more offensive-minded coach to take over behind the bench isnt a crazy thought.
Then again, remember, some thought Julien should lose his job in the waning days of the 2010-11 regular season. Many questioned whether he was right for the job, and whether Thomas was simply a nice story in sheeps clothing as the Bruins faced the Canadiens in a deciding Game 7 two years ago. If the Bruins lost that overtime decision, were not debating the future of Julien and general manager Peter Chiarelli. Both are already long gone, and the Bruins are still clamoring for their first Cup since 1972.
Game 7s were kind to the Bruins in 2011. Otherwise, theyve been a lost cause under Julien with at least one more on tap against the Leafs Monday. If they lose, it will be Claude on the hot seat, and realistically, for the first time in years of fan frustration, it may be time for the Bruins to feel its best to part ways.
Has it really reached that point? For all the good Julien has done for this franchise, his approach can only do so much good. Unfortunately, he cant bottle the magic from 2011, and even if he could, the pixie dust from that run is somewhere in Colorado preparing for the Olympics in Sochi. The last time a Bruins team without Thomas in net won a Game 7 was in 1994 against the Canadiens. It's up to Rask for a second time. It's up to Julien for an eighth.
One more time Monday. Game 7. Were used to this by now, and unfortunately, more often than not, know exactly how it plays out. Winning hides the problems. Losing creates a host more of them.
About the Author
Contact Eric Wilbur by e-mail or follow him on Twitter.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
O.C. kid ballerina on verge of big leagues
ORANGE – The ballerina sits at a piano and flips the sheet music to a favorite piece.
You would expect Bryn Watkins, dressed at this moment as one of the Spanish dancers from "The Nutcracker," to launch into something from Tchaikovsky or Prokofiev — something befitting a rising star in the tradition-drenched world of classical ballet.
Instead, the kid from El Modena High plays Simon and Garfunkle's "Bridge Over Troubled Water." After that, she bangs out "Rainbow Connection" (from "The Muppet Movie") and, finally, a stirring rendition of Coldplay's "Clocks."
Then, during a photo shoot, she playfully strikes a bodybuilder pose.
She can play piano but, clearly, her passion is ballet.
Dancing since she was a toddler, Watkins has earned, at 18, the right to be a snooty ballet diva. Last year, she pulled off a rarity: landing a paid apprenticeship in the American Ballet Theatre via audition tape, an almost unheard of route to the job.
Still, Watkins hasn't changed much. She's a jokey teen who cracks up at the memory of her junior and senior proms, when, she says, she made a fool of herself on the dance floor.
"I can't dance hip hop," Watkins says. "I can't move like a normal person!"
This partly explains why Watkins is considered one of the best teenage ballet dancers in the world.
What she does on stage definitely isn't normal.
"I'm so out of shape!"
Watkins, a toned 5-feet-7 inches and 110 pounds, says this as she limbers up before class at the Maple Conservatory of Dance in Irvine, which she's been attending since age 12. She places the side of her head against an outstretched leg that is resting atop a stationary handrail used for ballet exercises. To a non-dancer, the stretch looks painful. To Watkins, it's just warming up.
She is home for the holidays, nearing the end of a two-week stretch of pigging out and blowing off her usually vigorous training. In her mind, she is out of shape.
Charles Maple, the conservatory's owner and artistic director, slips into the studio. As he watches Watkins, he explains why she stands out even in a world where off-the-charts exceptional is the norm.
"When she dances, you almost feel the music coming out of her, and not the other way around," he says.
"She is the music."
Maple knows. Before launching his studio, he spent 10 years as a soloist at ABT in Manhattan, one of the world's great ballet companies.
He is also one of the reasons why, when Watkins is not visiting family in Orange County, she lives in a one-bedroom apartment with a communal bathroom in midtown Manhattan.
Last year, Maple sent an 11-minute audition tape of Watkins to a friend, the ABT's artistic director. Only five dancers worldwide make it into ABT's apprentice program, and they almost always get that spot after studying at ABT's own feeder school. The company didn't hold open auditions for the apprentice program.
Watkins, who had been offered a full scholarship to The Julliard School – a huge accomplishment in itself – wasn't optimistic about her chances to crack ABT.
"No way," she thought at the time.
Dana Watkins watches Bryn — one of her three children — play the piano. She, too, once dreamed of being a serious ballerina, but an ankle injury ended those plans. Instead, as an adult, she's been a teacher and homemaker.
She insists she's never pushed her daughter into ballet. "She led the way."
Still, Bryn Watkins can remember taking "movement" classes at age 3, and dance lessons soon after. By age 10, she says, she knew she wanted to pursue ballet seriously.
"Dance is human," she says. "It's about people."
The typical route for getting into serious, grown-up ballet is to spend your childhood in a loop of training, private dance instruction and endless competitions. And, often, home-schooling.
Watkins' parents would have none of that.
She only had limited private dancing instruction, and she shied away from competitions. Her parents insisted that she remain in public school. The goal, they say now, was a well-rounded childhood.
It worked. Watkins last year graduated from El Modena, in Orange, with a 4.5 GPA.
And as a dancer who had an actual, non-dance life, Watkins developed something that's key to her art: she can connect to an audience.
"I've been told that I have a good performance quality," she says, when asked about her stage presence.
"That's something that a lot of directors look for when looking for dancers."
It showed. Even on tape.
In June, after showing up in person to show her stuff to ABT officials, Bryn got word that she was accepted into the apprenticeship program and that she could spend the next year making $725 a week in a job that might lead to work as a full-time ballerina.
"It's still baffling," she says.
Her new environment, in which she's surrounded by many of the best young dancers in the world, can be difficult. Watkins admits she's struggled to feel at home in the culture.
"You have to know where you stand in the room... I try to be Zen about it."
She says she's been befriended by several mentors and performed in ABT's production of "The Nutcracker." She's also training for roles in "Swan Lake" and "Romeo and Juliet."
In May, she'll find out if she's been accepted as a full-fledged member of ABT, a job that goes out to just 85 dancers in the world.
Watkins loves being on stage, and says she tries to thaw the sometimes icy nature of her art.
"Ballet is seen as kind of distant from a lot of people... I think a lot of people have a hard time connecting to it.
"I really enjoy breaking down the barriers if I can, and connecting to the audience on a human level. There's a human way to dance that's very real. That's what I try to do."
Polina Semionova. Maria Kochetkova. Alessandra Ferri....
Watkins rattles off a few of her many ballet idols. She's much too modest – and there's still a long way to go – for her to even start dreaming of becoming as good as these principal ballerinas.
For now, it's time to be a youngster.
When contacted for a follow-up question, after she'd returned to Manhattan, she signed off with a text message that displayed her typical teen-girl flair:
"Okie dokie, artichokie!"
Contact the writer: 714-796-6704 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Most Popular
- Former Santa Ana teacher gets 190 years for sexually assaulting girls during Philippines
- 1 dead, 4 hurt after small plane crashes into Riverside home
- Retail-restaurant roundup: Taco Bell nixes Naked Chicken Chalupa; Sweet Lady Jane bakery
- Sunday's Oscar fail joins this list of 10 great gaffes
- Man injured in crash on the 22 freeway
User Agreement
Comments are encouraged, but you must follow our Privacy Policy Policy & Terms of Use
Keep it civil and stay on topic. No profanity, vulgarity, racial slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked. By posting your comment, you agree to allow Orange County Register Communications, Inc. the right to republish your name and comment in additional Register publications without any notification or payment.


text:
I have been searching for a great gluten free muffin recipe and finally I found one! By using a certified gluten-free oatmeal, this recipe gives allows everyone around the table a chance to enjoy a delicious bakery item. Feel free to add in your favorite dried fruit or nuts in place of the chocolate chips.
Banana Oatmeal Muffins- makes 12 to 16 muffins
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/5 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 ripe bananas
- 2 1/2 cups oatmeal
- 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray muffin tin with cooking spray or use paper liners.
- Place all ingredients, except oats and chocolate chips, in mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer or food processor, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth. Gradually add the oats until well combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Divide batter between muffin cups filling each cup almost to the top. Bake for 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Serve warm with butter or your favorite topping (peanut butter, almond butter, Nutella, etc.)
This recipe has been adapted from its original post on: http://chaseandem.blogspot.com.


text:
- One Spring piece — 7 amazing ways to wear it!
- Tips for saving money while doing chores
- Guess the calorie count of these popular movie snacks?
- 10 signs of seasonal allergies in pets
- Essential accessories for your iPad 2
- Victoria Beckham heads home to her boys and is having a girl!
- Irish onion soup is a St. Patrick's Day must make
- Awesome animal-ipsticks ideas and how to create them
- Banish ugly laminate counters with one easy product
- PopSugar City LA: Pressed Juicery returns, Liquid New Theme debuts, and more
- How well do you know your Courteney Cox characters?
- Try a delicious beet and goat cheese burger!
- Add the National Book Critics Circle Awards winners to your reading list
- Do you know your labor and delivery equipment?
- Mia Wasikowska knows she's lucky to continue her hot costar streak in Jane Eyre
Sugar Shout Out: See One Spring Piece Styled 7 Different Ways!


text:
It's the time of year when many of us take some time away from the hustle and bustle of daily life to step back and really examine all that we have to be thankful for.
We here at Victory are lucky. Not many people get to spend their days in a brewery, surrounded by imported malts and whole flower hops and enthusiastic beer-lovers, with the freshest beer around just a few steps away.We are lucky enough to be based in Downingtown, a town that embraced us since we were a company with just two guys who liked beer, and who thought they could make a pretty good version themselves.
Most of all, we are lucky that there are people who go out of their way to buy Victory beer from their local retailer, will travel to the brewpub and sometimes spend their Saturday night waiting a little bit longer for a table than they wanted to.
We may never be able to fully put into words how thankful we are for our fans, both near and far, but we do our best throughout the course of the year to support the community that has been so supportive of us.
One of the ways we were able to do that this year was by donating more than $45,000 worth of beer, merchandise and money to charities that benefit the communities surrounding our brewery in Chester County.
We were a major sponsor of our very own Berry Woodrow McLaughlin's quest to become the Woman of the Year, raising a significant amount of money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in the process.The water that goes in Victory beer comes from the east branch of the Brandywine Creek. Keeping that water clean is important to us, (and to everyone who drinks Victory beer), so this year we created the first ever Headwaters Grant. The grant will be awarded annually, to watershed protection groups. We awarded the first-ever Headwaters Grant in May to The Guardians of the Brandywine. Since then, they've been working hard to encourage residents to take personal responsibility for the creek through their My Creek program.
Over the course of the year we brought our beer to events like Bike Fresh, Bike Local, Maysie's Farm Fest, Honey Fest, and the SPCA's BrewBQ and Forget Me Not Gala. Then, we shared the proceeds from these events with these groups.But the bulk of that money went to non-profit organizations that submitted requests through our online Community Stewardship Form. We were able to donate more to non-profit organizations in Chester County than ever before, and though we weren't able to donate to every organization that put in a request, we did our best to accommodate as many as possible.
As Victory grows in the coming years, we will continue to grow our charitable giving, expanding beyond just non-profit groups in Chester County to charities everywhere there are Victory fans.
It is just a small way that we can say thanks and support the community that has supported us.


text:
CASTLE DALE - Dec. 21, 2013, Valoy Cox died peacefully during her sleep at the age of 90 while at the Beehive Home in Salem, Utah. She was born in Castle Dale, Utah, on Nov. 15, 1923, to Ervin Andrew Anderson and Naomi Asay Anderson Jensen. She married Kenneth S. Cox on July 21, 1942, in the Manti LDS Temple.
She was an active member of The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where she held many positions including: Primary President, Stake positions, and Relief Society positions. She and her sweetheart also served as temple workers in the Manti LDS Temple. She worked for several years as a clerk for the U.S. Postal service and retired after 25 years of service as the U.S. Post Master in Ferron, Utah.
She leaves behind her four children Kenneth Eugene (Rosemary) Cox from Bountiful, Utah; Carol Ann (Richard) Duncan from Payson, Utah; Ervin Dean (Christine) Cox from Hurricane, Utah; and Peggy (Bruce) Anderson from Castle Dale, Utah; 18 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was also survived by her two sisters Janone Richards and Shanna Lea Bates and brother, Jack Asay. Family was her life. We could have all lived with her and she would have been fine. She was a great example to us all. Her Christ-like unconditional love was given to all with no exceptions. She was the epitome of Christ's example when he admonished us to "love one another, as I have loved you."
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and one granddaughter, Traci Cox.
Funeral Services were held on Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 at 11 a.m. at the Castle Dale Stake Center (35 East Main, Castle Dale, Utah.) A viewing was held Friday, from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. prior to the service at the Stake Center. Interment will be in the Castle Dale City Cemetery. Services are in the care of Fausett Mortuary. Family and friends may sign the guestbook and share memories of Valoy at www.fausettmortuary.com.


text:
Monday, October 20, 2008
Caught Between Joe Louis and Jack Johnson--Obama's Black Man Dillemma
Allow me this blasphemous thought: Did Barack Obama really win the final debate with John McCain? I know that most pundits, critics, and other informed observers declared Obama the winner. But, and I have struggled with this in the days following the event, in my heart of hearts, I don't really know.
Now, allow me a qualifier. Returning to the boxing metaphors so common to politics and punditry (and which I used in my analysis of Biden-Palin), I certainly believe that Obama won on points. But was Obama really victorious? In his artful moves, skillful jabs and counter punches against McCain, did Obama let him land too many head shots and visibly damaging punches? The very types of blows that judges--in this case those Joe Six Packs and teetering Reagan Democrats--respond to in their scoring?
Barack Obama's dilemma in how to best approach McCain and Palin's attacks is a literal embodiment of the "two-ness," the schism which exists at the heart of being Black and American.
Obama's racially marked life is a careful balancing act on the precipice of authenticity politics. On one hand, Obama is not black enough. On the other hand, he is too black. Barack Obama, as vanguard flag bearer for a 21st century understanding of Blackness, is still shadowed by a set of 20th, 19th, and 18th century stereotypes about black personhood and humanity. These stereotypes, of black violence, underachievement, arrogance, of being "uppity" and untrustworthy are the fuel for McCain and Palin's assault on his candidacy. Obama's eloquence is dismissed as snake oil--a contemporary spin on the oft-used phrases, "you are so articulate," "or where did you learn to speak so well?" that many of us are all too familiar with. He is told to "respect" Sarah Palin, a polite nod to the rule that "boy you better know your place" and "you best not reckless eyeball at a white woman."
In Barack Obama's metaphorical boxing match with McCain-Palin (and yes, they are flip sides of the same coin--2 heads on a Right wing leviathan) he has been urged by his supporters to fight back, to take the battle to the Republicans in a visible and direct way. Obama has skillfully countered with commercials, through his surrogates, and in eloquent campaign speeches. But here is my worry, in those moments of direct interaction, in that squared circle of the boxing ring that was the debate, he has avoided direct counters for fear of scoring too damaging a shot.
For example, during the debate Obama passed up obvious attacks and counters, including a lazy left hand cross that was the moderator's question on Sarah Palin's candidacy, in favor of dodges and quick flurries. When McCain dared to play the victim and label Congressman Lewis's comments about Republican race bating as a type of hate speech and smear against Republicans at large, Obama took the blow and shrugged it aside. Likewise, the provocative shots on Acorn and William Ayers were parried but never counter-punched despite the relative ease of Barack landing a killing blow in that instance if he so desired (the Keating Five; Republican efforts to disenfranchise voters; Reverend Hagee, the Bridge to Nowhere, Palin's association with the Alaska Independence Party; McCain's support for death squads in Latin America, etc. etc.).
Barack is forced to be the gentleman's champ. In our boxing metaphor he is Joe Louis. In his efforts to remain above the fray and to speak to the issues, Barack has avoided being too aggressive lest he lose the tenuous support of a significant segment of the white public. Like Joe Louis--America's heavyweight champion during World War 2 who happened to be African American--Obama has to deftly perform a non-threatening black masculinity. He is cool. He is calm. He is collected. And he can never let himself be perceived as too impassioned or angry.
Again, the two-ness, the duality of Barack's identity comes to the forefront. Obama is already perceived by many in the Heart Land, and those others immersed in the Republican echo chamber, as an uppity negro who doesn't know his place. Most important, this stereotype looms in the hearts and minds of some voters who are actually considering voting for a black Man despite the power of their racist fears and anxieties.
In the racial subconscious of these voters, Barack Obama is Jack Johnson. He is unrepentant blackness. Yet, and this is the absurdity of racism, they are fundamentally different figures who are somehow related in this twisted psyche of white supremacy. Unlike Papa Jack, Obama does not defy white supremacy and the threat of white racial terrorism by publicly cavorting with white women, a life threatening move when the noose was still enforced. Nor does Obama stuff socks down his pants in order to intimidate his opponents through a performed and exaggerated black masculinity. Nevertheless, in the minds of many voters, Obama is a moment, a split second, an opportunity to be taken away from becoming that figure.
In a slightly more benign form, Barack Obama represents the dual figures of Apollo Creed and Clubber Lang. The Rocky films, thinly veiled narratives of white ethnic uplift in the face of black entitlement, are caricatures by design, but their story speaks to this political truth. Like Apollo Creed, Obama is in the eyes of Right wing conservatives, arrogant, a show off, and a celebrity figure. Rocky, is the All-American Horatio Alger in boxing trunks, a scrappy hard worker who lacks physical gifts but who succeeds despite the odds against him.
To this same public, Barack Obama is a Clubber Lang figure. And if Obama responds with more force to McCain and Palin's assaults, he moves a step closer to validating their worst fears about black criminality, violence, and of how an Obama presidency may disrupt the "rightful" and "natural" order of things:
This is the ugliness at the root of white Conservative fears and anxieties about Obama, and how they have so easily cast him as some variety of strange, foreign, Other. When local Republican Party Organizations depict Obama with fried chicken, Kool-aid, and watermelons on their posters and flyers they are signaling to this deep and profound racism and prejudice. When the Right links Obama to Osama bin Laden they are speaking to this bigotry. When they circulate emails with a picture of his African relatives in traditional clothing, the Right is speaking to a sentiment that Obama, on an existential level, does not belong in their "White" house.
But, if politics is the exercise of compromise, of a practical exercise of power, Obama needs the support of some of these voters. People, who like those featured in Sunday's New York Times Magazine harbor deep levels of anti-black animus, but are actively considering voting for Barack Obama because economic self-interest trumps their bigotry.
My ultimate worry is that Barack's tactically sound engagement with McCain and Palin may surprisingly hurt him: if there is a "man-code" of sorts, a set of rules regarding personal honor, dignity and reputation, will Barack's necessary and artful dodging, jabbing, and amazing footwork be his demise? Should Obama move to a more devastating and direct strategy where he goes for the inevitable knockout punch?
Perhaps, these gun-toting, "God fearing" "Heartland" voters want to see if Barack will stand up to these attacks on his manhood and honor. Maybe, and I truly worry, their assessment of his manhood, of his ability to be an effective president is linked to Obama's necessary unwillingness to land a devastating knockout punch to John McCain's metaphorical glass jaw. This approach is a direct contrast to Obama's current strategy of beating McCain-Palin through a death of a thousand cuts. Will this be enough? Will McCain's newest cut man, Joe the Plumber, be enough to recapture momentum during these last few weeks? Or will Obama's newest trainer Colin Powell push him over the finish line?
Sarah Palin and John McCain are textbook, school yard bullies. And maybe, just maybe, Barack Obama just needs to punch John McCain in the nose to prove a point. And maybe, just maybe, Obama through that one deed will have earned the respect (and votes) of those Joe Six Packs and Lunch pail voters come election day. Or am I being too hopeful?
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Chauncey DeVega says: Now That is Respectable Negro Behavior--Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says he is voting for Barack Obama.
"I think he is a transformational figure, he is a new generation coming onto the world stage, onto the American stage, and for that reason I'll be voting for Sen. Barack Obama," Powell said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Powell said he was concerned about what he characterized as a recent negative turn of Republican candidate Sen. John McCain's campaign, such as the campaign's attempts to tie Obama to former 1960s radical Bill Ayers.
"I think that's inappropriate. I understand what politics is about -- I know how you can go after one another, and that's good. But I think this goes too far, and I think it has made the McCain campaign look a little narrow. It's not what the American people are looking for," he said.The story continues here.
It is a good Sunday isn't it?
Music is about feelings and energy. Sometimes what a song says is different from how it captures a particular mood. Right now, in my twisted ghetto nerd mind where neural pathways sometimes connect in strange and unexpected ways, my mental Ipod is blasting these songs, and two moments of random popular culture bliss, when I think about the Obama-Powell connection:
For some reason, as I think about Obama's run for the White House I think of the King--that greatest of kings the Burger King--And yes, I know I have issues:
Obama is about to put McCain to sleep:
Shook Ones, because it just feels right:
Together, the smell of success:
Blowback or how Bush and Company played themselves in their treatment of Colin Powell:
Let's get it on, 'nuff said:
I feel like you can't stop the prophet:
I don't know what the personal cost to Colin Powell will be for this endorsement, but this moment rings of Obi-Wan passing the torch (literally and figuratively) to young Luke Skywalker:
Today is a good day, is it not?
Friday, October 17, 2008
A Quick Video Montage: Bachmann's Loyalty Test Meets Sarah Palin's "Pro-American" Parts of the Country
Did you know that Sarah Palin speaks for real America? Apparently there are "pro-America" and "anti-American" parts of the country. I guess we respectable negroes aren't real Americans.
Perhaps there are some among us that yearn for the good old days of McCarthyism and the Red Scare.
If this wasn't so sad it would indeed be funny. God bless America...
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Joe the Plumber, I Will Say It Again, Joe the Plumber
Introducing number 70 on our now sort of famous, "How to Say 'White' Voter Without Saying 'white'" list: Joe the Plumber!
At this moment we have crossed the line from the absurd as embodied by Sarah Palin to the surreal as embodied by Joe the Plumber.
I am rendered speechless.
Zora Says: What Would White Folks Think?
At this point, you have all figured out that Chauncey, Gordon and I differ a lot in our writing styles, in our sense of humor, and in our perspectives on the politics of race. This isn't something that typically bothers us; indeed, in the great Negro tradition, we glory in our diversity. However, there is one area that we continue to struggle with -- What do White folks think? and Do we care?
I have to say that from the early beginnings of this blog, I have always been conscious of how White readers would interpret our posts. My concerns have had to do less with whether or not they will see them as acceptable nee respectable, and more to do with them misinterpreting our project. We all know that there are things that we might say among ourselves that we would never say in mixed company. (I think that this must be true for every racial or ethnic group in America, including Jews, Desi, Chinese-Americans, etc.)
Alexyss Tylor has been the subject of several Chauncey DeVega posts. And, to quote Monty Python's Pontious Pilot, Alexyss is indeed "wisible." I have never been completely comfortable highlighting her on this site, however, because I don't think that White folks get the joke. Do they see truth where we see irony? In order for something to be ironic, it has to have some basis in reality. If our White readers have a skewed understanding of African-American life in the first place, how can they ever get our jokes? This is the conundrum that Dave Chapelle found himself in: are they laughing with me, or are they laughing at me?
Being a respectable Negress, I also worry about how certain images and narratives will reflect on the African-American community at large. We actually have a post label titled "politics of respectability" that we attach to postings that either challenge negro respectability or engage it in some way. Among our "dislikes" are malt liquor, Tyler Perry and ghetto literature. Why? Because they either confirm or reinforce negative racial stereotypes. Chaucey recently wanted to post pictures from You Know You Dead Ass Wrong on our blog and I flat out refused. I don't want any part of promoting negative images of Negroes, for there is an abundance out there already. On this subject, Gordon often loses his patience with me. He feels no attachment to the figures on sites like Hot Ghetto Mess. His sense of linked fate does not extend to them. He and Chris Rock share the sentiment that there is a difference between "niggers" and black people. Gordon may have a valid point, but do White people get that difference?
Finally, I don't like double-standards. How would we react if we found out that Hot Ghetto Mess was produced by a bunch of elite, White kids? Or, better yet, by Republican operatives? Can we refer to ourselves or to others as "niggers" and then get upset when someone White does the same thing? Can we be essentialist about other races and ethnic groups and then protest when we are essentialized? Does it matter if we are "just joking?"
"It's a very delicate line to walk," says David Allen Grier in discussing his new show Chocolate News. "...It's one thing to put on a dress and be that sassy black woman, which is a negative African-American female archetype. Now it's another thing to comment on just that phenomenon ... There has been a genetic mutation ... that the only way black men can be heard is by dressing like fat black mamas."
Both Chauncey and Gordon often say that we shouldn't waste our time concerned about how others will interpret our work. We simply can't control what readers, Negro or not, will take away. Even while they say this in the context of this blog, I also know that they are strivers who study and work in circles where they are often "the only one." No matter what they say, they have to care what White people think.
What do other Negro bloggers think? How are you all navigating this terrain? Who's your audience? And for White bloggers and readers, what do you people think? Am I underestimating you?
The Good People of Harlem Speak on Barack Obama--The Wisdom of the Masses is Clear....and They Are Quite Confused
Wow! Political Science in action--we should make a t-shirt or two or three with that slogan emblazoned on the front.
I guess the research which suggests that voters are ill-informed, make poor choices (more often than not), and many don't know what their candidate's actual issue positions are--folks be confused-- is in fact correct.
One more reason why I don't think all folk need to have full access to the franchise. But, it is another reason to be hopeful for our democracy as low information voters are common across the color line.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
McCain Versus Obama in the 3rd Debate: We Respectable Negroes Call Your Bluff Mr. McCain
John McCain has promised to whip Obama's butt in the 3rd debate. If the desperation and vitriol demonstrated by the McCain-Palin ticket during the last few weeks is any indication, it may be a rough night for Barack Obama. McCain has nothing to lose (maybe the election?) by not going "all in." To date, McCain and Palin are trying to link:
1. Obama and Ayers;
2. Michelle Obama and Ayers's wife;
3. Obama to the economic crisis;
4. Obama to the discredited male prostitute who claims he used drugs during sex binges with Obama;
5. Obama to Reverend Wright (again);
6. Obama to residential developer Mike Rezko;
7. Obama to terrorists;
8. Obama to Marxists;
8. Obama to anyone they possibly can.
I am of the mind that the best way to beat an opponent is to give them exactly what they want, but only on your own terms, and in the way, and at the time, which best serves your strategy.
I call your bluff Mr. McCain. As we posted some months ago, I am going to once more provide you with a handy chart that details Obama's "problematic" relationships: use this at your own peril Mr. McCain because I am one respectable negro who can't wait to see how you are going to play your hand Wednesday night:
1. Barack Obama-->Michelle Obama--> Princeton University
(where she wrote her "unpatriotic" senior thesis)--> Cornel West
(a dangerous Democratic Socialist who makes lots of money on the lecture circuit and from his hip hop cd's)-->either Karl Marx (Cornel has probably read Marx)--> or even worst to Black Jesus (the Black church is going to be the end of Obama isn't it?).
2. Michelle Obama-->Black people (yes, "real" black people)...
3. Obama-->1960s radical and (now) Professor Bill Ayers-->Father Pfleger-->Reverend Wright (via Trinity Church) and to Louis Farrakhan ('nuff said)-->Libyan President Muamar Quaddafi (remember Farrakhan was getting bankrolled by the now cross-dressing and somewhat insane Libyan leader-->the terrorist organization Hamas-->Yasser Arafat-->Osama Bin Laden. This one could be the end for Barack because Osama is far worse and far more dangerous than Black Jesus...
4. Obama-->his white, hippy, race mixing mother (she had a thing for the brown folks)-->Marx (she is an anthropologist by training)-->Dirty Hippies. We all hate dirty hippies:
5. Obama--> his African, lapsed-Muslim, apostate, father-->Hamas-->Arafat-->Al Queda. This is an easy one because many Americans already believe Obama is a Muslim, that Muslims are all terrorists, and that Obama could be a closet supporter of Islamic terrorism (or alternatively that Obama's father and by extension Obama could somehow be targets of suicide bombers because of dad's status as an "apostate"). The Right has been on this one since jump street so they will only increase their emphasis of this point in the coming months:
6. Obama-->his African father-->his African extended family-->Shaka Zulu. I love Shaka Zulu and in fact believe that any link to Shaka should give a candidate instant credibility. While all folks may not agree with the power of Shaka, I couldn't resist sharing it:
This chart is less than comprehensive. For example, I left out the noted scholar Rashid Khalidi and how from Obama to Khalidi one can go instantly to Osama and Al Queda (because of course, anyone that is critical of either the Israeli occupation or of political zionism is anti-Semitic.
One could also instantly go from Marx to just about anything that the Right would find threatening, problematic, scary, or unsettling (full employment, yikes!!!) but that link was too obvious.
It Seems that Our 69 Ways to Name "White" Folk Without Saying "white" Has a Life of Its Own
Thank you for your honesty Mr. O'Reilly--ain't life funny? I never thought I would say such a thing.
Not that we are at the center of a vortex or anything, or even that we are deists of whiteness (get the joke, it has meanings within meanings within meanings), but our little Euphemisms for Naming White Folk List seems to have its finger on the collective American political pulse.
Maybe a little birdie will email Fox and CNN and tell them where they saw this list first?
As Hannibal on the A-Team said, I love it when a plan comes together!
From CNN:
Can we just call white voters white voters?
OK, I'm not trying to be the race guy, but these labels are driving me nuts!
Earlier today CNN aired a piece on Joe Sixpack, and not a single African American, Hispanic or Asian was interviewed.
Now, do these groups drink six packs? Yep. But don't we know that Palin isn't talking to them? Yep. So why not just say it?
We even played a soundbite of Palin saying Joe Sixpack and hockey moms. Trust me, she's not speaking to anyone who looks like me!
But there are other terms that have been thrown around by candidates, political strategists and the media, and no one wants to be honest as to who we are talking about.
Wal-mart moms. Soccer moms. NASCAR dads. Small town America.
Seriously. Read all of those phrases, and when you think of who candidates, political strategists and the media are talking about, who immediately comes to mind? I can tell you no one black, Hispanic or Asian!
So, can we just stop the nonsense and say, all at once - WHITE AMERICANS.
I just think it's so obvious, but it as if we - the collective media - just doesn't want to say it.
But to further explain the Joe Sixpack stuff, I saw an interview on American Morning with with Jackie and Dunlap, two redneck comedians. So essentially we're going to two country white guys to define Joe Sixpack. Need we say anything more as to who Joe Sixpack is?
Now they were hilarious, and I love 'em - got Larry the Cable Guy and Jeff Foxworthy on my iPod - but it's as if the white elephant is in the room and we close our eyes and act like it's not there.
See, if we're discussing black, Hispanic and female voters, we just say, "black, Hispanic and female." But we try to be cute and not say what we really mean.
Lastly, can someone tell me the last time you heard McCain or Palin say inner city? Maybe those aren't the voters they care about.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Resolved: James T. Harris has Been Voted Out of the Tribe of Respectable Negroes
The people have spoken! James T. Harris is officially "out" of the tribe. These are the moments when democracy works.
We will email him our proclamation and share the response with you once we receive it.
Always remember that the tribe of Respectable Negroes is a participatory democracy. So please be vigilant and secure in the knowledge that you too can nominate lapdog Uncle Toms and Aunt Tomasinas for discommendation.
Lynch Mobs and White American Insecurity
We of the South have never recognized the right of the negro to govern white men, and we never will. We have never believed him to be the equal of the white man, and we will not submit to his gratifying his lust on our wives and daughters without lynching him. -- Benjamin Tillman
A not insignificant body of white Americans are feeling imperiled. Their dominance in global affairs is declining. Their personal economic security is crumbling. Their social dominance is being challenged everyday with the growing visibility and influence of colored folks. The world as they know it, and expect it to remain, is rapidly changing.
As Miz Hillary herself began to feel insecure in the face of negro assumptions of political power, she began tapping into white racial fears: "In an effort to scare off white voters, Mr. Obama was ghettoized as a cocaine user (by the chief Clinton strategist, Mark Penn, among others), 'the black candidate' (as Clinton strategists told the Associated Press) and Jesse Jackson redux (by Mr. Clinton himself)." All the while, Obama took the high road -- not talking about race and not highlighting obvious weaknesses in the Clinton history, e.g. Whitewater and Bill's philandering. The fact that the Clintons and their supporters are still angry at and resentful of Obama says a lot. Aside from not "staying in his place" and deferring to a white woman, what exactly did he do to so offend them?
The McCain-Palin campaign is cultivating ground that the Clintons have already sewn. Their early ad Lashing Out accused Obama of referring to Palin as "good looking" and concluded that he was "disrespectful." The implied question was, "Are the good white people of America going to let this negro get away with disrespecting a white woman?" At McCain-Palin rallies, the raucous and insistent cries of "Treason!" and "Terrorist!" and "Kill him!" and "Off with his head!" as well as the uninhibited slinging of racial epithets, are viewed as new and unheard of by the mainstream press. This isn't new at all.
It is not surprising that white women are at the center of opposition to Obama's candidacy. Historically, lynch mobs and white supremacist rallies in America have often used the need to protect white female virtue as a justification for violence against Negroes. Just beneath the surface of those claims, however, have been economic and social insecurity. In much of the Deep South lynchings peaked in the late 19th century, as whites turned to terrorism to dissuade blacks from voting and to enforce Jim Crow laws. In the Mississippi Delta lynchings of blacks increased in the early 20th century as white planters tried to enforce control of labor when more blacks became sharecroppers and laborers.
Typically, Negro fears of white violence in recent decades have been dismissed as histrionic and unfounded. It is both refreshing and sobering that the mainstream media are now beginning to openly identify the racial fears that have been so much a part of this election year -- refreshing in that they are finally validating real concerns and sobering in that they are validating real concerns. On the Discovery channel tonight, Ted Koppel will link the phenomenon of lynching to today's political climate in what should be an illuminating one-hour documentary. "Lynchings are a form of terrorism. And the particular purpose was to say to African Americans that you will never vote or be a part of the political process in this country. And if you think you will move in that direction there will be terrible consequences," Koppel told Tell Me More host Michel Martin.
That McCain has felt the need to address the jeers and racism of his own supporters says a great deal. Is he surprised at the hate and ignorance he and others have been able to give voice to? Is he scared that he will be called upon to explain violence committed in his and Palin's names? Or, is he just covering his ass?
The past is never dead ...
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Chauncey DeVega's World of Ghetto Nerds: The Battle for Sadr City featured on 60 Minutes
60 Minutes pulled the curtain back a bit tonight on the present/future of military technology and war making in its feature story "How Technology Helped Win the Sadr City Battle." Now, this wasn't an expose on the U.S. military's "secret" weapons alluded to by Bob Woodward in his interview a few weeks ago, but it did provide some tantalizing bits of new information.
As a ghetto nerd student of military affairs I am always proud of our war fighters and their courage: imagine being a combat engineer and putting up a cement wall while taking all that fire. As I am fond of saying, those brothers are born again hard. And whenever those operators in Task Force 17 are mentioned I can't help but have a crooked smile while I say a prayer for whoever those Army Delta and Navy Seals are going to send on an express, one way trip to the afterlife.
That having been said, in this most dire of moments, I just hope that we can extend our ingenuity at making war abroad to fixing our broken economy at home.
Some other choice "war porn" as we like to call it:
Special Ops in Sadr City
So much like a video game it is scary:
A typical day in the office at Ramadi:
Say hello to my little friend:
Some balance lest we become too fond of war:
Never forget, "It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it."
A Sunday Afternoon Dose of Politics and Prayer: An Obama Win Means "Their" God is Bigger Than "Our" God
"There are millions of people around this world praying to their god — whether it's Hindu, Buddha, Allah — that his [McCain's] opponent wins, for a variety of reasons," said Arnold Conrad, former pastor of Grave Evangelical Free Church. "And Lord, I pray that you would guard your own reputation because they're going to think that their god is bigger than you if that happens. So I pray that you will step forward and honor your own name in all that happens between now and Election Day."
As the Wall Street journal is reporting, apparently McCain's camp has a direct hot line to God. Funny, Palin and McCain are calling in all the favors they can get this electoral season. Palin the Christian Nationalist seeks blessings for pipelines, fiscal growth, and political success from African witch doctors and McCain allows his rallies to be opened with blessings that explicitly speak in terms of "our" God and "their" God. And folks wonder why there are many critics, pundits, and observers on both sides of the partisan divide who find this effort to "Otherize" Obama so sickening and disturbing. Funny, it makes one think which candidate really has the "pastor problem?"
Two thoughts. First, do these moments not highlight the wisdom of being a strict secularist, especially in all things political? Second, isn't it ironic that the Christian Nationalists who are McCain and the GOP's base want to criticize the Arab world and "Islamo-fascists" for being theocratic, while in their hearts McCain-Palin and company believe much the same?
The McCain camp's response is typically evasive. We are never responsible for the actions of our staff members or what occurs at our rallies (or for what our VP candidate says or does) yet we continue to benefit from them:
"While we understand the important role that faith plays in informing the votes of Iowans, questions about the religious background of the candidates only serve to distract from the real questions in this race about Barack Obama's judgment, policies and readiness to lead as commander in chief," said McCain spokeswoman Wendy Riemann.
It is at these moments that I recall Thomas Jefferson's words that:
"It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are 20 gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg."
I do sincerely hope that both camps will reflect on this practical wisdom.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
You Reap What You Sow: John McCain Booed for Calling Obama Decent
We told you so, Mr. McCain. Remember, be mindful of your deeds and the energy that you unleash:
Friday, October 10, 2008
African American McCain-Palin Supporters are the New Garbage Pail Kids
The McCain camp is really digging deep in its Rolodex to find these Black conservatives: there is probably a list of names kept in a file akin to Who's Who in America's High Schools, and it is affixed with the label "break in case of dire emergency."
As I have said many a times, I just don't get these folks. Do you? Palin wouldn't pee on a black person if they were on fire (she has that pwt with a little bit of money smugness about her) and McCain was a second away from calling Obama "boy" during the debate (instead he substituted "that one" in its place). So why claim loyalty to, and membership in, the Republican Party?
Do they grow these folks somewhere? Is there a cabbage patch or pumpkin patch somewhere from which the GOP harvests these black Republican knuckledraggers? Do they get scared for their safety at the Palin-McCain rallies? Or do they feel like they have a special we are one second away from being the colored class/collaborators/nouveau over-seers/slave catchers in the New World Order pass from the Right?
Who knows? Maybe these collaborators can be purchased at a discount from the irregular sized clothing bin at TJ Maxx (Marshall's and Filene's Basement are too high rent for them). Perhaps they find them in an alley or refuse pile? Behold! black McCain-Palin supporters, a sad and cast off group of misfits who are desperate for attention and affirmation--the Garbage Pail Kids of the 21st century:
Updated-We Now Have a Name for John McCain's Tom Negro Supporter-James T. Harris
I hereby resubmit my form for his discommendation, updated appropriately:
I propose that James T. Harris should suffer discommendation from the tribe of respectable negroes for the the following reasons:
___ Driving Miss Daisy
X Bagger Vancing
X Clarence Thomas Lap Dogging
___ O.J.'ing
___ Blatant Victomology a.k.a. the Jesse Jackson Offense
X Black Lap Dogging before a Conservative Audience
X Consistent and Chronic Lack of Race Pride
X Cooning and Lawn Jockeying a.k.a the Crime of Committing the Flava Flav
As a senior member of the We Are Respectable Negroes leadership council, I need the agreement of one other founding member, and the votes of 5 other members of the respectable negro tribe (or alternatively, 4 lifetime members and one white honorable ally) to complete the expulsion of James T. Harris. If I have indicated the incorrect offense, or if James T. Harris should suffer discommendation because he has instead violated some other unstated and auxiliary regulation not listed above, please indicate this discrepancy according to our established rules and procedures.
As per our procedures we will notify James T. Harris of his expulsion. In addition, all respectable negro friends and allies should query Mr. Harris on his website regarding his lack of race pride and cowardly behavior.
Respectfully submitted,
Chauncey DeVega
Massa, Our House Be Burning Down!--A Black, Vocal, and Unapologetic McCain Supporter is Now an Internet Celebrity
Now, Tom negroes are on the stump begging McCain to go after Obama? Lord have mercy because we are indeed living in strange times! Some of our folks are so pathetic that they make Flavor Flav look like as radical as Marcus Garvey. I know Zora will be all over this fool negro, but I must immediately begin the procedure to kick this McCain boot licking, lapdog out of the tribe.
I am loathe to do this again because the tribe of respectable negroes and their white allies needs as many members as we can muster, but I must act immediately lest the disease embodied by the above handkerchief head spread any farther.
As we did with Cowboy Troy, the following criteria and rules still hold. I propose that the Tom Negro McCain supporter in the above video should suffer discommendation for the following reasons:
___ Driving Miss Daisy
X Bagger Vancing
X Clarence Thomas Lap Dogging
___ O.J.'ing
___ Blatant Victomology a.k.a. the Jesse Jackson Offense
X Black Lap Dogging before a Conservative Audience
X Consistent and Chronic Lack of Race Pride
X Cooning and Lawn Jockeying a.k.a the Crime of Committing the Flava Flav
As a senior member of the We Are Respectable Negroes leadership council, I need the agreement of one other founding member, and the votes of 5 other members of the respectable negro tribe (or alternatively, 4 lifetime members and one white honorable ally) to complete the expulsion of the Tom Negro McCain supporter. If I have indicated the incorrect offense, or if the Tom Negro McCain supporter should suffer discommendation because he has instead violated some other unstated and auxiliary regulation not listed above, please indicate this discrepancy according to our established rules and procedures.
Respectfully submitted,
Chauncey DeVega
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Rednecks for Obama
Tony Viessman, 74, and Les Spencer, 60, got politically active last year when it occurred to them there must be other lower income, rural, beer-drinking, gun-loving, NASCAR race enthusiasts fed up with business as usual in Washington.
"We need to build the economy from the bottom up, none of this trickle down business," Spencer said. "Just because you're white and southern don't mean you have to vote Republican."
Racism "has softened up some, but it's still there," Viessman acknowledged from Belmont University, site of Tuesday's McCain-Obama debate in Nashville, Tennessee.
Surely [Obama] alienated many rural voters earlier this year when the Harvard-educated senator told a fundraiser that some blue-collar voters "cling to guns or religion".
But Viessman, who says he owns a dozen guns, said Obama "ain't gonna take your guns away."
Viessman says he'd like to think his grassroots movement could sway enough people in small-town America to make a difference.
"There's lots of other rednecks for Obama too," he said. "And the ones that's not, we're trying our best to convince them."
Chauncey Devega's World of Ghetto Nerds: Black and Brown and All Into Red Dawn
I am always struck by the inclusiveness of our memories for that era. Black and brown folk were omnipresent by virtue of our invisibility. Sure, we were in hip hop movies, we could get shot by Clint Eastwood or Charles Bronson, were the athlete or cool friend a la Forest Whitaker in Sixteen Candles, the black fraternity members who save the geeks in Revenge of the Nerds, or Clubber Lang or Apollo in Rocky, but we never really got to shine as central characters.
Ironically, we ghetto nerds always found a way to make ourselves central to the narrative when we were recreating scenes from popular movies and television shows. If we were playing Rambo we could either imagine ourselves as Rambo (in our version of the movie we would get to make love to the beautiful Asian sister who is Rambo's compatriot)--a post-racial colorblind move before such concepts entered the public imagination. If we were acting out the Terminator we could be the second terminator sent back to kill John Connor--a sequel never to be made. Vietnam War movies provided a different challenge. Black and brown folks were too numerous in these movies and almost always type cast (has anything changed really?). But again, this did present the opportunity to imagine ourselves as Lee Arney's assistant in Full Metal Jacket, or as one of the more central characters in Hamburger Hill or the Siege of Firebase Gloria:
The other Cold War era, the Russians are coming, hysteria driven popcorn movies wrote us out of the script entirely. As a qualifier, the Day After and the British nuclear holocaust docudrama Threads were more diverse, but they were so horrifying that we did not feature them in our lunch break/after school play rotation. And the movie a Boy and his Dog was simply to surreal and bizarre for our simple preteen/early teen minds to get a handle on:
Question: am I the only 1980s ghetto nerd who prayed the world wouldn't end in a nuclear holocaust? Or tried to figure out how close they were to likely targets so they could come up with a possible "escape" plan? Second Question: Am I the only person still traumatized by Threads and consider it one of the most frightening movies ever made?
By contrast, Red Dawn was pornographic in its mixture of violence, sadism, and overwrought, jingoistic patriotism. In total, it was a two hour advertisement of the NRA and the "right" to bear arms as one never knows when you will need an assault rifle to fight off a Soviet tank or a helicopter gunship.
Here is the dilemma: there aren't many brown and black folk in the flyover states featured in the movie. And if I recall, the Russians nuke most of the population centers leaving good ol' white folk, the "real" Americans, to fight the Reds. Maybe the Russians and their Cuban allies were afraid to set up shop in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, or D.C.? Or maybe Red Dawn is implying that the big city, latte drinking liberals and their masses of colored supplicants would collaborate with the Soviet invaders?
Nevertheless, the forced whiteness of Red Dawn didn't stop me from hypothesizing about how urban and semi-urban communities would resist. Would the former gang bangers get organized and fight the Russians? If Patrick Swayze could lead a bunch of High School kids against the Soviet and Cuban war machines, I can only imagine what the brothers on the block would have done, especially if the NOI or the Zulu Nation had their back. Would the kind people of the Bronx and Brooklyn snipe at them from their windows? Would they wage an urban insurgency? What would we ghetto nerds do to resist? Ohh the dreams of teenage ghetto nerds. Ironically, Red Dawn was so historically inaccurate, the Soviet and Cuban strategies so ill conceived, and the action so unbelievable that it would inevitably become a cornerstone of ghetto nerd culture.
The undeniable power of Red Dawn is explored by Slate magazine in the following piece:
Its portrait of Russia is dated. Its portrait of America is timely—and terrifying.
By David Plotz
The middle Reagan years—the fingernail-gnawing, doomsday-clock-watching, pre-perestroika finale of the Cold War—were a dreadful time for movies in general, but they were the heyday of the Armageddon film. The mid-'80s gave us War Games, The Day After, Invasion USA, Testament, Amerika, and The Terminator, and they gave me nightmares. For much of my teens, I had a dream in which I was standing alone, minding my own business, when a huge helicopter gunship would appear from behind a building or a tree or a cliff and start shooting at me. This nightmare was, of course, a tribute to the feverish power of the World War III movie Red Dawn, whose most famous scene involved a Soviet Hind helicopter sneaking up on our American heroes, the "Wolverines," and unleashing a hellfire of bullets against them.
Except for The Terminator, none of the mid-'80s Armageddon movies has had as much enduring influence as 1984's Red Dawn. The film is beloved of American military types. In 2003, the Army named its operation to capture Saddam Hussein "Red Dawn" and dubbed the two Saddam safe houses it was raiding "Wolverine 1" and "Wolverine 2." Recognizing that we're again living in an age of existential dread, MGM recently announced plans to remake Red Dawn. With the Russian army having run rampant over Georgia and the Kremlin hissing over American plans to base a missile defense system in Poland, this seemed the right moment to revisit Red Dawn. I could think of no better way to recall the anxieties of the Cold War than to cheer on the Wolverines again. But Red Dawn did not conjure up the chest-swelling patriotism I felt as a 14-year-old. Instead, it turned out to be disturbing in an entirely unexpected way.
the story continue here.
Here is a clip from another classic, the movie Damnation Alley--a cinematic achievement that deserves critical attention if only because of its creative depiction of radioactive, man eating, cockroaches!
How would you have resisted the Soviet invasion? What were the movies in your play rotation? And lest I gender the conversation too much, what were you ghetto nerd girls and teenagers up to during the waning years of the Cold War?
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Human Evolution has Stopped--Behold the Pitbull Sarah Palin's Unrepentant Ugliness
Miss Palin and Mr. McCain you should be mindful of the fabled Pandora's Box because the forces you unleash may ultimately be your undoing.
Sarah Palin's race baiting has unleashed the demon spawn and not so closeted anti-black animus that bubbles beneath the GOP's particular brand of false populism.
Palin calls Obama a terrorist--I thought we weren't attacking people's patriotism or loyalty this election?
Palin supporters call for Obama to be killed--or is it Ayers?--and does it matter?
Palin tells her supporters that women who don't vote for women will burn in hell--we can't make this stuff up.
Palin supporters harass reporters and call one African-American reporter, "boy"--not surprising considering that McCain uses a cousin to that most dismissive of phrases "those people" and calls Obama "that one" before a national television audience numbering in the tens of millions.
For all of our progress as a society these are the moments when I shake my head in disbelief. It seems they/we are not as evolved as one would like to believe. Apparently, this researcher is inclined to agree with my observation:
Human evolution is grinding to a halt because of a shortage of older fathers in the West, according to a leading genetics expert.
Fathers over the age of 35 are more likely to pass on mutations, according to Professor Steve Jones, of University College London.
Speaking today at a UCL lecture entitled "Human evolution is over" Professor Jones will argue that there were three components to evolution – natural selection, mutation and random change. "Quite unexpectedly, we have dropped the human mutation rate because of a change in reproductive patterns," Professor Jones told The Times.
"Human social change often changes our genetic future," he said, citing marriage patterns and contraception as examples. Although chemicals and radioactive pollution could alter genetics, one of the most important mutation triggers is advanced age in men.
This is because cell divisions in males increase with age. "Every time there is a cell division, there is a chance of a mistake, a mutation, an error," he said. "For a 29-year old father [the mean age of reproduction in the West] there are around 300 divisions between the sperm that made him and the one he passes on – each one with an opportunity to make mistakes.
"For a 50-year-old father, the figure is well over a thousand. A drop in the number of older fathers will thus have a major effect on the rate of mutation."
Professor Jones added: "In the old days, you would find one powerful man having hundreds of children." He cites the fecund Moulay Ismail of Morocco, who died in the 18th century, and is reputed to have fathered 888 children. To achieve this feat, Ismail is thought to have copulated with an average of about 1.2 women a day over 60 years.
Another factor is the weakening of natural selection. "In ancient times half our children would have died by the age of 20. Now, in the Western world, 98 per cent of them are surviving to 21."
Decreasing randomness is another contributing factor. "Humans are 10,000 times more common than we should be, according to the rules of the animal kingdom, and we have agriculture to thank for that. Without farming, the world population would probably have reached half a million by now – about the size of the population of Glasgow.
"Small populations which are isolated can evolve at random as genes are accidentally lost. World-wide, all populations are becoming connected and the opportunity for random change is dwindling. History is made in bed, but nowadays the beds are getting closer together. We are mixing into a global mass, and the future is brown."
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Gordon Gartrelle says: By Golly! Sarah Palin's Rural Blackface
I sat in amazement as this cipher of a human being somehow charmed the talking heads with an utterly transparent display of phony "aw shucks" populism. While the commentators disagreed on her substantive points, there seemed to be a consensus that Palin's "folksy" mannerisms and sayings were charming and allowed her to connect with the American people. I'm almost positive that The National Review's Rich Lowry typed his ode to Palin with one hand.
I took away two main nuggets from the Vice Presidential debate and its aftermath: 1.) that Sarah Palin, in effect, performed rural blackface, and 2.) that the so called charm of this performance hinges on the small town fantasies of conservatives and media elites.
Consider that traditional blackface saw refined black entertainers performing a base, stereotypical blackness for adoring audiences. Everything about minstrel blackness was exaggerated: the movements, the language, the clothing, the color. Let's revisit Palin's debate. Along with the exaggerated down-home sayings, (she actually said "I'm the Joe Six-Pack candidate." How's that for subtlety?), she twice made reference to the liberal media filtering her straight talk to the American people, and incredibly, made plain her intention to not answer the moderator's questions in the name of this supposed straight talk. Palin took the negative aspects of rural America—the simplistic worldview, the anti-intellectualism, the hostility to difference—and magnified them to the point of near parody. That, my friends, is rural blackface.
Contrary to popular belief, Palin's folksiness (and indeed the Palin pick itself), is not directed toward "regular Americans;" it is directed toward elites, media elites in particular. It's clear that media elites on the right have bought into the notion that small town America is the real representation of the country, that one must go to the "heartland" to see American values. Surprisingly, though, Palin's shtick is just as effective on liberal media elites because these liberal elites share the same faulty assumptions and insecurities as their conservative colleagues.
Most of these elites, conservative or liberal, are stinking rich, were reared at the same elite schools, and live in big cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. These elites enjoy the freedom, variety, and bustle of big cities, yet they suffer from a great deal of self-loathing, guilt, and insecurity about their metropolitan lives (the cities they call home may as well be Sodom and Gomorrah). They therefore construct fantasies of a simpler, more pure life in rural America and regard small town residents as morally superior folks uncorrupted by the big, bad city. It's like nostalgia for the 50s, only set in the present.
In any case, Palin and McCain know all of this and are more than willing to have Palin "coon it up." W.C. Fields described legendary blackface performer Bert Williams as "the funniest man I ever saw – and the saddest man I ever knew." Part of this sadness stemmed from the internal conflict based on building his personal success on hideous racial stereotypes of his people. I doubt that Sarah Palin has any inner-conflict. She strikes me as a supremely happy person.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Chauncey DeVega says: Some Do's and Dont's for the Epic Joe Biden Versus Sarah Palin Debate
I am of two minds on tomorrow's Sarah Palin-Joe Biden Vice Presidential Debate. The conspiratorial part of my psyche keeps telling me that something is afoot, that this is an amazing example of playing down to low expectations just to sucker your opponent in so that you can give them the knockout punch.
Now, I am a firm believer in the truths that often lie behind alternative narratives for explaining the world's realities. For example, I don't believe in the Willie Lynch Letter. But, I do believe that the U.S. either did not go to the moon or only went a few times before being told by aliens not to return. I don't believe that Snapple is funded by the KKK. But, I do believe that Church's Fried Chicken was a conspiracy against Black people. By the way, Popeye's is just a blessing.
I don't believe that 9-11 was an "inside job," but I do believe that some folks chose to look the other way, and yes, the fourth plane was shot down. AIDS was not a biological weapon designed to kill black folks, but the Tuskegee experiment and tainted small pox vaccines in Africa have to make one think about the possibility. You see, my conspiratorial credentials are quite sound.
I have to be honest folks, my spidey sense is tingling on this one because either Palin and the Republicans are playing us all and she is a genius who will emerge to greatly surprise and embarrass Joe Biden in a manner akin to the movie the Ringer, where an "able bodied" and not mentally "handicapped" person participates in the Special Olympics to rig the games for the Mafia.
Or is she going to be outplayed and outmaneuvered by Joe Biden? Could she perhaps be brought to tears? If there is a God of debates and political blogs she will indeed be brought to tears...but I won't hold my breath. Assuming that truth is stranger than fiction, and that Palin is as vapid as she appears to be, Biden can still lose this debate. Why? the law of low expectations and the amazing capacity for the public at large to feel pity for a loser, especially if they are Walmart moms who are "scrappy" and are the political equivalent of the football player Rudy--Red State types love those stories. Random thought: do they love the movie Radio just as much?
In the spirit of Paul Begala's post on 10 rules to win a debate, here are some quick tips for Obama's VP.
1. You can't hit a girl. I know that sounds sexist, but it is true. I know she could be alot bigger and stronger than you, but we, and by we I mean women and men, don't really want true gender equality in this country. This is one example of that fact. Joe, you have to be nice. Joe you have to be civil. And yes, you can't pull a McCain and just ignore her as he did Obama. If during the debate she proverbially gets in your face, calls your mother out of her name, and spits on you, you can't hit her. But as Chris Rock said, you sure as hell can shake her (you can start sending those angry emails now).
2. Visualize yourself as an adult who is fighting a child. Alternatively, visualize yourself as a tall person fighting a "little person." You have the advantage of reach, strength, and in this case, experience and power. Your foe is slippery and fast. Sarah is also able to get in under your guard--in MMA this is called "passing the guard"--therefore, you need to be very careful. The little person/child also has a low center of gravity. As a consequence, you can't really knock them down without leaning forward and putting yourself off balance. The larger competitor also has an advantage in weight and the ability to absorb a blow. Remember, that in a debate you don't necessarily want to go for the knockout punch early. Instead, you want to set them up and punish them until you are ready to put your foe to sleep. Biden must remember this fact because an early knockout will work against his cause rather than in favor of it. My suggestion, move around, dodge and weave, and at some point simply put your hand on their forehead, hold them back, and let them swing at the air. Remember Joe, Palin doesn't have the reach to hit you. The solution: don't get overconfident and get up close where she can hurt you:
3. To point 2, the child or little person you are fighting has your groin at eye level. As a result, they can't help but to hit you low. Biden, you need to wear a cup. Sarah is going to be hitting you low all night long and you are going to be bruised. It is the same rule that governs being in a knife fight, you have to accept that you are going to get cut. It is unavoidable. All you can do is get cut at a moment when it is too your advantage as the attacker (counter-intuitive but true). Again Joe, Sarah is looking at your crotch. Not because she likes you, but because she can't look or swing any higher.
4. Similarly, the smaller opponent can literally trip you up or take out a knee. If this happens you are on the ground and they have the advantage. Solution: avoid getting close enough to be tripped up.
5. Joe Biden is a bit of a hothead with a sharp tongue. He must remember Bruce Lee's advice, "be water my friend."
6. On points 4, 5, and 3, Joe Biden must be judicious in his application of force. In all likelihood he has forgotten more about government and foreign affairs than Palin has every known. He cannot betray his superiority over her. If Biden does this he will look like a lecturing bully. And this would almost certainly push some female independents, Hillary supporters, and Joe Six Packs (or is it 3 packs because of the economic downturn?) to McCain. Random thought: can't you imagine the complaints from Fox News and Joe Q. Public/Bush supporters if Biden were to expose Palin? "There go those know it all liberals again! We need a regular person who respects "real" Americans!"--Insert hand into mouth in order to induce vomiting.
7. On point 6, Joe Biden cannot be Joey Buttafuoco . Do you remember that piece of human debris? In his effort at petty stardom he boxed Chyna, the former WWE "women's" wrestler. Guess what? He lost by winning because he humiliated and embarrassed her--and he looked boorish while doing it. Joe, I beg you, even when you smell blood in the water don't go for the kill shot. You can punish your prey a bit, expose its weaknesses, but don't go for the kill shot unless you have to:
8. Finally, don't underestimate Sarah Palin. I repeat, do not underestimate Sarah Palin. Always hold close and true to your heart the wisdom of Return of the Jedi and how the Ewoks, those fuzzy little teddy bears, were able to defeat the Imperial war machine:
If you were in Joe Biden's corner what would you tell him to do? What does he have to be careful about? Who is going to win? Am I being too paranoid in my worry that this is a set up and Palin is suckering everyone in for the kill shot?
Here is the tale of the tape and pre-fight video:


text:
Main Content
- One cheese knife
- Integrated beverage storage section that holds two bottles and has peek-through closures for tall bottles
- Two plates
- Interior pockets designed to hold picnic accessories securely in place
- Deluxe insulated picnic pack with service for two
- Constructed of durable 600 Denier polyester canvas
- Removable, waterproof liner
- Two cotton napkins
- One corkscrew, waiter-style (stainless steel)
- 14.75" x 9.25" x 11"
- Two knives, forks, and spoons (full tang stainless steel)
- Officially licensed collegiate product
- Insulated food section with Thermo Guard closed cell foam technology that keeps food and drinks hot or cold for hours
- Lightweight tote with adjustable shoulder strap and comfort pads
- Two acrylic wine glasses
- One hardwood cheese board
- Imported
- Brand: Picnic Time
Other Customers also liked:
Special event items are produced by manufacturers only after the outcome of a game or event. These are advanced sale items and will ship immediately after they are received in our warehouse.
Manufacturer direct items are shipped directly from the manufacturer. These items are not available for international or expedited shipping.
Customized items can be personalized with options such as your name, your favorite number, and/or designs. Some options may be limited by league rules.


text:
Boyd and Mary Ellen Nielson of Huntington announce the marriage of their daughter Misty Elise to Nathan Russell Call, son of Russell and Kimberly Call of Moab. They will be married in the Manti LDS Temple on Aug. 4. They will be honored at a garden reception that evening at the Nielson residence from 7-9 p.m.
Misty is the granddaughter of Dean and the late Lois Elaine Brockbank of Price, and Marjorie and the late John Nielson of Huntington.
Misty and Nathan met while attending Snow College. Misty is a 2005 graduate of Emery High School and is majoring in elementary education. Nathan served an LDS mission to Bulgaria and plans to pursue a career in dentistry.
They will make their home in Ephraim while they continue their education.
Craig and Marion Decker, and Dennis and Sherry Worwood announce the marriage of their children Corinne Decker and Brady Keith Worwood, on July 25 in the Manti LDS Temple.
A barbecue will be held in their honor on Aug. 4 at 6 p.m. at the Doug Parrish residence, 490 West Canyon Road, Ferron. In case of inclement weather, the barbecue will be held at the Ferron Senior Center, 190 North 300 West.
Chelsey Lynn Avery and Davey Caleb Rhodes announce their marriage on Aug. 4. A reception will be held in their honor that evening from 7-9 p.m. at the Log Palace Restaurant in Price.
Parents of the bride are Cindi Edwards and David Avery. Parents of the groom are Boyd and DeAnna Rhodes.
Kerry and Tonya Bigelow announce the marriage of their daughter Tawni Lane to K.C. Jensen, son of Ken and Teresa Jensen on Aug. 4 in the Manti Temple.
A reception will be held in their honor that evening from 7-9 p.m. at the LDS Church, 101 North Clark, Green River.
An open house will be held on Aug. 5 from 7-9 p.m. at the LDS Church, 8225 South 3200 West, West Jordan.
Bret and Nancy Cammans of Price announce the marriage of their daughter, Loni Britt Cammans to Kevin "Abe" Smith, son of Timothy and Jenni Piquette and the late Kevin Smith of Dallas, Texas.
The couple will be married Aug. 5 in the Salt Lake City Temple.
A reception will be held in their honor on Aug. 5 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Giles residence in Price.
The bride's grandparents are Fay and Carole Giles and Dean Cammans and Joyce Riddle,
Loni is pursuing her career in early childhood education at the University of Phoenix. Abe served a full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Argentina. Abe is attending the University of Phoenix. The couple will reside in Mesa, Ariz.


text:
TIME SET MENU- Hour :11- Minutes :23->Set
I'm happy it works. It was in my goals to write a library simple to use and hackable.And now let me try to hel paco :-)p.s. please send to me the modified files and sketch. I want let it available on github
MAX_MENU is not a variable, is a define. It take effect at compile time not at run time.Which errors?check free memory and use getErrorMessage (it allert you when lib cannot allocate memory).
0 [0] 180
1190 [0] 3597
Please enter a valid email to subscribe
We need to confirm your email address.
To complete the subscription, please click the link in the
email we just sent you.
Thank you for subscribing!
via Egeo 16
Torino, 10131


text:
Amanda Kallisto >> See More Amateurs
Galleries in Full HD!
Galleries in Full HD!
Amanda is a lover of wolves. In fact she started her own non-profit organization to help protect wolves. She loves horseback riding, ice skating and working with the wolves. To learn more about Amanda check out her interview video...
Get this complete pictorial in stunning resolution & HD video! View Full Gallery!


text:
- Buy 5 each and save 5%
- Buy 25 each and save 15%
- Description
- Reviews
- Product Q&A
Hawthorn Berry (Crataegus laevigata)Latin Name: Crataegus laevigata
Common Names: Hawthorn Berry
Starwest Botanicals is pleased to offer Hawthorn Berries, also known as Crataegus laevigata, as part of our wide selection of herbs and spices. Hawthorn flowers and the berries are astringent and have diuretic properties.
For your convenience, we carry several forms of Hawthorn Berries, including whole Organic Hawthorn Berries and Organic Hawthorn Berry Powder.
Like all of our bulk wholesale herbs and wholesale organic herbs, we source our Crataegus laevigata from environmentally conscious growers. Our purchasers have years of experience sourcing herbs and spices from over 20 different countries, and are among the most knowledgeable in the industry.
By direct purchasing our bulk herbs, we can ensure that the integrity of our bulk herbs is consistent and the finest quality available. We are so confident in the superior quality of all our products that your satisfaction is guaranteed. If for any reason you are ever unsatisfied with an order from Starwest, we will promptly refund your purchase price or replace your order.
If you have questions about our Hawthorn Berries or any of the other natural herbs or organic bulk herbs we offer, please don't hesitate to contact us directly at 1-800-800-4372. We would be happy to answer any questions and assist you with your order.
Great product with caveats
by Bill Minor on November 13, 2015
Product: Organic Hawthorn Berry Powder
hawthorn berries are exceptionally clean and quality is excellent
by ombrze on August 13, 2015
Product: Hawthorn Berries
by JH on August 6, 2015
Product: Hawthorn Berries
Product was as I expected
by Mike on April 10, 2015
Product: Hawthorn Berries
excellent quality
by Ludmila on January 8, 2015
Product: Hawthorn Berries
my order with Starwest botanicals
by Dzeneta on January 4, 2015
Product: Hawthorn Berries
by Fathershand on December 22, 2014
Product: Hawthorn Berries
Have to have it
by berry bear on October 30, 2014
Product: Organic Hawthorn Berries Whole
good taste
by merriharri on September 4, 2014
Product: Hawthorn Berries
Write Your Own Review
Questions & Answers for Hawthorn Berries
You may also like
Please enter your email address and we will notify you as soon as is back in-stock.
Your request has been submitted successfully.As soon as
the item is back in-stock we will notify you via email.
Thank you for your patience.


text:
Taylor University named to Colleges of Distinction List
Taylor University has been named to the Colleges of Distinction honor roll for 2012-2013. The list is created to show the best Christian colleges and universities in the United States. Taylor was one of only three Indiana Christian universities to make the list.
According to the list's creators, Taylor and the other Colleges of Distinction honorees were so named because, "it excels at the Four Distinctions: Engaged Students, Great Teaching, Vibrant Communities, and Successful Outcomes. "
"Taylor University may be the perfect place for students who are committed to rigorous academics and dedicated to a life of service based on Christian teachings and values," said one of the site's editors.


text:
Yamamoto Kreature 7pk
The Yamamoto Kreature is all business. Like all baits from Yamamoto, the Kreature is loaded with salt and available in time tested fish-catching colors that will fill up the livewell in a hurry. The Yamamoto Kreature bait also produces a potent action that drives fish wild. The front 'arms' start right at the top of the bait, and the end of the bait is nothing but free flowing tentacles that will attract plenty of attention. The Yamamoto Kreature also features flaps along the sides for more water movement. These Yamamoto Kreature baits are great for flipping and pitching on a Texas-rig or weightless on a big hook. Need a BIG trailer for a jig? Try the Yamamoto Kreature. Want a BIG bait to shake on a Texas-rig? The Kreature from Yamamoto will do the trick. The Yamamoto Kreature is already a proven fish catcher, tested and proven by Yamamoto's pro staff. For best results try using a shorter shank hook like the Owner Rig-N-Hook or the Gamakatsu G-Lock Hook in 2/0 or 3/0 sizes.
Click the logo to view their review.
15 Colors
More From Yamamoto Craws And Creatures
Customer Reviews
Comments: Nice bait. Fragile, but all of the GYCB stuff is. When they get tired of brush hogs, put this guy in, coach.
From: Jay6: USA 9/24/14
Comments: Had the 7'6'' heavy pitching heavy lily pads. Hooked up with a 6 pounder and it snapped right in half. But all around a great rod. Very sensitive and great backbone. Must have just had a weak spot in my rod. But what a steal.
From: Parker: Vandalia, MO 6/21/14
Comments: I still think that this is one of the best flipping baits ever produced. The mass of the lure just seems to trigger strikes when brush hogs fail?? The only knock on these baits is their durability. The plastic will tear easily near the neck of bait near the hook eye after pulling the baits through heavy cover. I have caught largemouth on these baits when all other creature baits failed.
From: John: Knoxville, TN 6/21/14
Comments: seriously the best bait alive, so versatile I never leave the boat fully stocked with them
From: Derrik: IL
Comments: This bait is awesome the bass are on there beds right now and i have the bait Texas rigged with a gambler rattling bullet weight and in just twichin it on there beds and they are slamming it i caught three four pound bass and a 10.14 pound bass! Try them they work.
From: Lane: CA
Comments: best smallmouth bait or there
From: TN
Comments: Texis-rig this bait, swim or crawl it through weeds or open water and it's money.
From: Pete: MN
Comments: This bait is great. They do tear easy but worth buying. Having a lot of success pegging a 3/4 oz tungsten weight and swimming these in scattered grass and wood.
Comments: Works great in southern California lakes on large mouth bass
From: Stanley: Riverside, CA
Comments: Used this lure in Central California Lakes and it drives the bass out and nuts... the salt makes all yamamoto lures move like no other wonderful products
From: Qel: Fresno, CA
Comments: One of THE best baits i have ever used.... black/chart. kills them.... tears quite easily but worth it over and over......
From: Ben: South Africa


text:
Career Services Open House
Hosted by: cso
The event will start on: Tuesday, January 14, 2014
And will end on: Tuesday, January 14, 2014
12:00 pm - 6:30 pm (EST)
Stop by to meet your CSO counselor, sign up for a mock interview, access Career Connect, and grab a cup of coffee or a bite to eat. Copies of the 2013-2014 Career Planning Manual also will be available for 1Ls. ALL are welcome!


text:
The Pro Rehab Physical Therapy and Fitness Center opened in January in Castle Dale at 150 East Main. Scott Labrum is the physical therapist and he also works with a team of therapists to bring high quality care to the residents of Emery and Carbon counties.
Labrum has been in the area for seven years. He is a Logan native who attended college at Snow College, where he also played football. He attended Utah State and when he finished in 1991 he did his graduate work at the University of Iowa and completed his masters degree. Labrum said, "We always planned on coming back to the west, but an opportunity at the Illinois sports medicine center which specialized in orthopedic sports medicine opened up so we stayed for a three year residency. During this time I also did my post graduate work in spinal rehabilitation.
"In November of 1997 we moved back closer to home. We lived in Orangeville for two years and now we live in Castle Dale. My wife Mindi and I have four children, Jessica, 13, Spencer 10, Cassidy, 8 and Cory Logan, 6.
"I worked in Price until they opened the new Emery Medical Center in Castle Dale. I was there the first day they opened the new place.
"We are partnering with Pro Rehab from Price which has been in private practice for four years. We are excited about the expansion into Emery County. We also partner with local nursing homes to provide care to their patients. We work with home health, Rocky Mountain and Horizon Home Health. We offer therapy services at the Emery County Care and Rehab, Parkdale and Castle Country.
"My partners are Darrin Hurdsman, Mike Gagon, and Jeff Ohlwiler. We offer a full range of outpatient orthopedic services. One of the benefits of living in a rural community is that we treat everything that comes through our office. Even though we live in small communities we do not have to settle for inferior care. We want people to know that we are serious about our commitment to the care of our Emery County patients and we plan on being here for a long time.
"We are also excited about our wellness center. Our hours are 5 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri. You can buy memberships by the month or by the year for families or individuals. We have a personal trainer, Nathan Johansen who will work with you on a personal fitness plan. We have a full range of strength training machines and treadmills. We have bicycles, upper arm bikes and a room dedicated to free weights. We also have a hip sled and hack squat machine.
"We want people to know that they can choose their physical therapist and decide where they want to go on their own for their physical therapy. We hope they will choose our facility because it's close to home and we work around schedules and put you the customer in charge of your care.
"We want everyone to come in and check out our new facility, we are excited to be here. We are active in our community and we care about what happens here. I am involved in the local sports programs and also do radio broadcasts for the Emery Spartans. We want people to know we have made an investment in our community and we hope for the support of the community. The response so far has been very favorable. People are anxious to have a nice place to work out and we hope to provide that.
"The large open room has big windows which create an inviting and energizing atmosphere.
"Plans are being made for an open house on March 10 so the public can come in and see the facility. Our contractor, has done a marvelous job with this older building. We will also have a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Emery County Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 24 at 2 p.m.," said Labrum.


text:
LONDON! So you might remember us telling you about the last Jackmode party back in November, and as it was such a success, Jackmode has decided to team up with Pelski at Counter Culture once again for round 2 this December. Congruent to the last party, Jackmode will be holding down Room 1 and Pelski will take charge of Room 2, creating a delightful dichotomy of music for the night. See below for details + tunage.
Zombie Disco Squad (Sound Pellegrino / Mad Decent)
Oliver $ (Grand Petrol / Made To Play)
Dick Von Stein (Counter Culture)
Mr. Solid Gold & Park Ranger (Troublevision)
Pardon My French DJ's (Club Cosmique / Kiss FM)
Charles Darkly (Pelski)
Counter Culture
7-9 Crucifix Lane
London, United Kingdom
Tube Station: London Bridge
Sat 18th December
11pm – 6am


text:
Alterna Hemp with Organics Spray Leave-In Conditioner 8.5 oz
- Overview
- Ingredients
- Features
- Color Hold
- Spray Leave-In Conditioner
- Detangles & Shines
- Made in the U.S.A.
- About the brand
Alterna Hemp with Organics Spray Leave-In Conditioner will detangle and shine while protecting your hair from styling and sun damage.
This leave-in conditioner strengthens and detangles the hair while evening out the porosity of the hair. It protects from thermal-styling and sun damage, preventing breakage, and providing moisture. Formulated with Enzymetherapy and Certified Organic Botanicals, including Alterna's patented Hemp technology, to extend the life of your hair color and protect hair from future damage.
Aqua, Distearyldimonium Chloride, Glycerin, Amodimethicone, Polysorbate 20, Polyquaternium 37, Propylene Glycol, Isoceteth 20, PEG 12 Dimethicone, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Diazolidinyl Urea, Panthenol, Methylparaben, Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil, PPG 1 Trideceth 6, Octoxynol 40, Isolaureth 6, Cinnamidopropyltrimonium Chloride, Helianthus Annus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Propylparaben, Wasabia Japonica Extract (Wasabi), Glycolic Acid, Carmellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit Extract, Melanin Silanetriol, Polyquaternium 10, Super Oxide Dismutase, Bromelain, Papain, Foeniculum Vulgare Fruit Extract (Fennel), Saccharamyces Ferment, Saccharomyces Zinc Ferment, Algae Extract, Lactoferrin, Corn Oligosaccharides, Phospholipids, Phytosphingosine, Acetyl Methionine, Acetyl Serine, Amino Acyl iRNA Synthetase, Copper Lysl Oxidase, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Peroxidase, Saccharomyces Copper Ferment, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Root Extract, Ganoderma Lucidum (Mushroom) Tyrosinase, Lentinus Edodes Tyrosinase, Retinyl Palmitate, Fragrance (Parfum)
Formulated for daily use. Apply to towel-dried hair. Do not rinse, style as usual.
1997. An alternative vision born in salons: premium hair products free of additives or harsh ingredients. Alterna has always been about purity and innovation inspired by skincare science. With an unwavering commitment to creating products that transform hair after one use, every detail is uncompromised. No more choosing between natural ingredients and high performance results. Exquisite formulas with clinically proven results made with pure, sustainable ingredients like caviar, sea silk, bamboo, and kendi oil.
Love Love LoveI actually went to the salon yesterday, and my hair dresser used this in my hair before she flat ironed. It has a GREAT SMELL my hair feels so soft, its shiny, and its just makes your hair look overall great. Even my hairdresser was impressed with it. Now she is going to order it by the dozen to use on all her clients. I am buying it for my home use.Oct 1, 2010Andrea / Brooklyn. NYHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Dry Hair / Color Treated Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair / Relaxed Hair
Use this link to send this review via e-mail, Twitter, or to post to your blog.Close
It's Good, But The New Repair Gloss (yellow Tube) Is BetterThis is a nice leave-in conditioner. Smells good. Detangles well. The only thing I dont like about it is that it leaves a "coated" feeling on my extremely dry, damaged, fine/thin hair. I may be a little picky, but I just cant stand being able to feel a product layered on top of my hair after it has completely dried. When I ran my fingers through it the next morning, I felt like the product was still so heavy I could feel it kind of rub off on my dry hand. My problem with this being, I feel like all the awesome ingredients just sit on top of the hair shaft instead of actually penetrating it, which is useless. That aside, Im sure this is far superior to the vast majority of leave-in conditioner sprays & I adore Alterna. I just personally would go with the newer leave-in repair gloss in the yellow tube instead. :)Aug 9, 2009Mj / Nashville, TNHAIR TYPEBlonde / Dry Hair
Use this link to send this review via e-mail, Twitter, or to post to your blog.Close
Incredible!!!This is without a doubt the best leave-in conditioner! It doesnt weight your hair down, it leaves it shinny and really helps when combing out your hair. It also has a very nice light scent to it! i woul definatly recommended it to everybody!Jul 9, 2009Natacha
Use this link to send this review via e-mail, Twitter, or to post to your blog.Close