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MLB '12: Year of the Skipper
Posted By Steven Keys On Oct 8 2012 @ 11:42 pm In Washington Nationals | 3 Comments
Whine-fest '12
Baseball's celebratory red, white & blue banners still had creases in 'em Friday night when one of its post-season entrants was quickly bounced from the festivities amid another firestorm of controversy surrounding game-officiating.
This time it was MLB umpires, not referees, in the media cross-hairs getting lambasted after the Cardinals – Braves one & done, wild-card match-up (6-3 STL). The men in black were under-fire for having the audacity to continue enforcing a canon that's only been on the books since sometime after the Korean War peace accord was signed: the 'in-field fly rule.'
Sadly for the umpires & TV audience the fans that were handed "the fuzzy end of the lollypop (Monroe)" this time happened to be the home-crowd, unlike the visiting Packers in the now infamous Hail-Mary game (Seattle) a few weeks back. Turner Field fans took cue from hot-heads at Miller Park (All Star '02) and in protest tossed everything but the kitchen-sink onto their own Braves' playing field (in what amounted to Chipper Jones' final game) along with what little dignity each chucker may've possessed.
A pattern is now emerging of what's really behind all the commotion of late surrounding officiating in America's two most popular spectator sports.
Here's a hint: the problem ain't with the officials. It's not the umpires, it's not the referees, regular or replacement and it's not faulty league oversight in either MLB or the NFL that's to blame.
Here's another: Chiefs' Eric Winston and Matt Cassel can clue you in on the real source of trouble, after their disturbing experience in Sunday's game against the Ravens.
Answer: It's that face you see in the mirror each AM, at least, that might be one of the culprits. It's you, it's me, it's the grousing players and gurus too, Chip Jones excepted: "I think that when we look back on this loss (Cards) we need to look at ourselves in the mirror. I'm not willing to say that particular call (IFR) cost us the ballgame. Ultimately, three errors cost us…mine probably being biggest." That's class.
Much blame goes to the press for bailing-out bad behavior and feeding the flames with feigned outrage. Fans can get passionate (some just weak), but media's situated different. Even a beat-writer should have a degree of detachment in their craft. Too often they feed the anger that follows a dicey call (Rosenthal @ Fox: "wrong decision at the wrong time"; Corcoran @ SI: "it was an awful call"), appeasing hissy-fits and painting a bulls-eye on easy-target, under-fire officials (S. Holbrook) in their verbiage or next day's column.
The 'cry-baby bandwagon' made stops in Green Bay and Atlanta this fall. Maybe it'll visit your town next. Keep in mind, it's free to board and always crowded but you can wave it on by, if ya' got the guts.
Year of the Manager
With exception of Jim Tracy and Bob Valentine (top-candidates for Boston will rightly think twice now), MLB '12 should be remembered as year of the manager. Never before have so many Davids defied Goliaths: Davey Johnson's Nationals, Melvin's Athletics, Baker's Reds, Gonzalez' Braves, Showalter's Orioles, Matheny's Cardinals and again, Joe Maddon's Rays. Parity schmarity, this is patriotism. Making-do on a tight-budget. It's what 75% of America's been doing since corporate out-sourcing (lost jobs) went vogue in the 80s.
It Ain't Over 'til It's Over
The PED monster still haunts baseball (Mel Cabrera (SF) / Bart Colon (OAK)) but there's one small up-side to the bad news. This should put kibosh on any remaining resistance from MLBPA to instituting a mid-season blood-draw for '13.
Re-constructing Ryan
With Miguel & Mike dominating the MVP topic, most took scant notice of another triple-crown threat in person of Milwaukee's Ryan Braun. With Brewers' ownership reverting to form and passing on title-contention (Greinke / Fielder), Braun kept his team in the race late (.319 / 112 / 41 / 108R). But Ryan still carries baggage from 2011's positive testing, heavy luggage he could've unloaded in Arizona after the ban was lifted. He might give Mark McGwire a jingle.
Memorables & Forgettables
Decorated stars Tim Lincecum and Albert Pujols just assume forget 2012. The Giants two-time CY winner made his starts (33) but got baseball's version of the yips or Steve Blass malady, posting a rough W-L record (10-15) and atypical ERA (5.18). At this writing SF is on PS life-support (v Reds) and looking for any kind of hope.
Arriving in Anaheim with suitcase full of cash & awards, Al started slow but finished nicely (.285 / 105 RBI / 30 HR / 85R). He doesn't get a king's ransom to be nice, though. Like fellow NL'er Adam Dunn in 2011, Pujols came to the AL with nose in the air, thinking he wrote the book. Both played like couch-potatoes who couldn't find a book, let alone write one on baseball. Dunn found his power-stroke in '12 (41 HR / 96), Angels hope Al heals-up & bones-up before spring '13.
Topping the hit parade of RS memorables, most of whom are home polishing golf clubs and stocking their mini-yachts this 2nd week of October, were back-stops Buster Posey (SF) and A.J. Pierzynski (CWS), AL newbie Prince Fielder (DET), Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre of Texas, resurgents Aramis Ramirez (MIL) and Alfonso Soriano (CHC), Ed Encarnacion (TOR) and Yankees' Rob Cano, Curt Granderson and, still playing like a star in his 18th season, Derek Jeter.
Meritorious moundsmen included David Price (TB), Jered Weaver (LAA), Gio Gonzalez (WAS), reliever Jim Johnson (BAL) and, in only his second full season, dark horse CY candidate Atlanta's fireman Craig Kimbrel (1.01 ERA).
But three names ruled the roost in 2012: Detroit's triple crown winner Miguel Cabrera, rookie run sensation Mike Trout (LAA / 129R) and renaissance knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (NYM). At 37 (R.A.), 29 (Miguel) and 21 (Mike), these guys prove that while age can be a factor, it doesn't have to be.
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We are down to 10 days of school left in our neck of the woods. Are you ready for summer? This week and next I am sharing ideas that I use to make summer more fun at our house in my Summer Fun Countdown. Yesterday was a Summer Fun Kit and Monday was a Summer Fun Coupon Book.
Today is a craft you can make with your kiddos and then they can use to record all their summer fun. It's an Adventure Book (and yes, it is supposed to resemble the one from Up).
These are easy enough to make that your kids can do it with you (though it will probably take some help). And then they can use them all summer long!
Start out by cutting out 2 pieces of cardboard to the size you want. Mine are about 9 x 14 inches I believe. Really, any size will work.
Next, you need a brown paper bag. Crumple it up (your kids will like this part) to make it look old and worn and then lay it flat again.
Now, cut your brown bag into two pieces that are about an inch larger on each side than your cardboard pieces.
Spread glue all over the front of your cardboard pieces. I used Mod Podge and a foam brush. Kids should be able to do this part themselves too.
Fold the edges over and glue them to the back of the cardboard. Make sure everything is laying nice and smooth.
I then used scrapbook paper to line the inside and cover up the raw edges of the brown paper. Again, I just painted mod podge where I need it and stuck it on.
Then let your kids decorate the cover however they want.
Cut out some plain paper to fit the size of your book (just slightly smaller than your cover). Punch two holes in the end of it for the binding.
I used twine to bind mine. Thread a needle, poke some holes in the cover and back of your book and thread the twine through the covers and the paper and tie in front.
There you go, easy and fast and fun.
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using comfort
the touch on the C3 is nice but not like the touch of an iPod/galaxy, sometimes you will need to touch the screen 2-3 times until it will work
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This eerily beautiful image looks like a work of art, made of metal, glass, or mirrors. But then again it looks like a work of nature, the ripples and waves on the ocean surface reflecting light in silvers and blues. Take another look. It's not the ocean, but if you guessed it had to do with water you are close. It's a flock of migrating sandpipers, charging along the Washington coast at Willapa National Wildlife Refuge in late April.
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OXFORD – Officials from Oak Ridge, Argonne and Lawrence Berkeley national laboratories and Mississippi's four research universities met Thursday at the University of Mississippi for the state's "National Lab Day," hosted by Congressman Alan Nunnelee.
The gathering was a chance to up the institutions' collaborative efforts.
"We draw on the expertise in the universities to help us tackle our big problems, because we can't solve them by ourselves," said Oak Ridge Director Thomas Mason. "What we're trying to do today is to see, if we can get a little higher level of interaction and a little more institutional relationship, can we do more?"
Argonne Director Eric Isaacs said Mississippi could help with his lab's research that could lead to an electric grid that repairs itself or new understandings of protein that could lead to cancer cures.
"The universities here are particularly good at cooperative research," he said. "We're here in part to talk to faculty, to students, to see if we can find new pathways for us to collaborate."
Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds credited the Mississippi Research Consortium and forward-looking leaders for cooperation among Ole Miss, Mississippi State University, Jackson State University and the University of Southern Mississippi.
"Collectively we're very strong," he said, noting that all four research universities contributed to the BP oil spill cleanup. "It's really a productive model that serves Mississippi quite well."
Alice Clark, vice chancellor for research at Ole Miss, said Ole Miss researchers offer expertise in issues from clean coal burning to creating super-durable materials.
"The major outcome for today is to strengthen (the national labs') awareness of our capabilities and our awareness of partnership opportunities to work together on research projects," she said. "We also want our students to see that there are opportunities for training and internships and employment when they graduate."
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David Shaw, vice president for research at Mississippi State University, said MSU's research is as varied as designing safer military vehicles and protecting the nation's computing infrastructure, energy and health care against high-tech terrorism.
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RISE91/M-1MC ~Infinity.II~ Results: Sun Hyun Lee Captures RISE Title
- Written by Dave Walsh
RISE and M-1 Muaythai Challenge held their second joint event, Infinity.II, earlier today at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. In the headlining bout, RISE 63kg champion Yuki rematched Sun Hyun Lee, this time with his title on the line, while Genji Umeno faced Korean fighter Sung Ryeol Kim and Yosuke Morii battled Thai star Pornsaneh Sitmonchai. Also on the card was a 4-man 55kg tournament featuring Seiya Rokukawa, Yuta Murakoshi, Hiroki Maeda and Kazayuki Fushimi with the winner set to face Dyki for the vacant RISE 55kg title.
In the night's main event, RISE Korea Welterweight champion Sun Hyun Lee earned his second win over RISE 63kg champion Yuki, this time stopping the champion with low kicks 1:58 into the 4th round and winning his RISE 63kg title. The fight seems to have gone very much like their first encounter, where Lee used his advantage in speed and combinations to score on Yuki, particularly with low kicks that damaged the more powerful striker. His strategy worked both times as he improves to 2-0 against Yuki and becomes RISE's first foreign champion. The win is a great start to the year for Lee, who went 4-0 last year with wins over Yuki, top contenders Yuto Watanabe and Shohei Asahara, and M-1 representative Buakaw WSR at the first Infinity event. What's next for him is unclear, though RISE can possibly set up a Yuki-Yuto Watanabe rematch with the winner getting another shot at Lee, but hopefully they figure out something soon as Lee is always a fun fighter to watch. Yuki had a lot of momentum coming into this fight as he had stopped former It's Showtime champion Javier Hernandez in his most recent bout, shooting him up to #4 on the LiverKick Lightweight rankings, a spot which Lee will likely take. From here, Yuki could either take a fight or two in Krush against some of their top Lightweights, or possibly rematch Yuto Watanabe in a #1 contender bout.
In the co-main event, Genji Umeno stopped Team Chi Bin member Sung Ryeol Kim at 1:04 in the 3rd round after 2+ rounds of domination from the Lumpinee ranker. Umeno sought revenge against a Korean fighter after losing an upset to Chang Hyun Lee in a fight of the year contender in K-1 last year. Umeno seems to have battered the South Korean with body kicks over the course of the fight as photos show Kim's body to be quite red. It's hard to know where Umeno goes here, whether he rematches Chang Hyun Lee, fights in K-1 again or goes back to pursuing a Lumpinee title.
In the night's biggest upset, former Rajadamnern Stadium champ Pornsaneh Sitmonchai and WPMF Japan Featherweight champ Yosuke Morii fought to a split draw on scores of 49-48, 48-49 and 48-48. Although Pornsaneh is not the top fighter he once was, he was still expected to beat Morii here, as Morii had been second fiddle at Featherweight in Japan to Genji Umeno and Hiroki Akimoto over the course of the last year. The fight seemed to be defined by Pornsaneh's low kicks and Morii's hands, as the two exchanged one for the other throughout the course of the fight, but neither was able to pull away. This was just Pornsaneh's 3rd fight outside of Thailand, though he was originally slated to fight at the first Infinity event. This makes it two upset draws in the two top biled Japan vs Thailand fights at Infinity, as the man Pornsaneh was supposed to face at the first event, Yusuke Shimizu, fought Rajadamnern Stadium champ Sirimongkon PK Muaythai to a draw in December. The win should shoot Morii's stock up significantly as Pornsaneh was ranked 10th at Featherweight in Lumpinee and Morii's last fight there saw him lose via 3rd round TKO to an unranked fighter.
In the 55kg tournament semifinals, #5 ranked Seiya Rokukawa needed an extension round to get past #6 ranked Yuta Murakoshi, winning a split decision and advancing to the finals. In the other semifinal, #4 ranked Hiroki Maeda took on Shootboxing's Kazuyuki Fushimi, winning by 2nd round KO at 1:43. In the finals, Rokukawa had an easier time as he dispatched of Maeda just over 2 and a half minutes into the 1st round with a left hook. Rokukawa has now won 3 in a row since losing his first pro fight to Takashi Ohno in July and goes on to face Dyki at RISE 92 on March 17th for the vacant 55kg title. Maeda had won 2 in a row coming into the tournament since dropping a pair of fights in NJKF.
RISE also made a big announcement regarding their next card, RISE 92 on March 17th. First, It's Showtime 61kg champ Masahiro Yamamoto is set to face former It's Showtime champ Karim Bennoui. Bennoui was set to face Koya Urabe at Krush.25, but had to pull out due to an injury. Although It's Showtime is now defunct, this fight possibly could have been the next title fight, as former champ Bennoui lost his title to Javier Hernandez, the man Yamamoto beat for the belt. The other fight announcement was a 65kg title fight between current champion Koji Yoshimoto and Yasuomi Soda. The two first fought at RISE 86, with Yoshimoto handing Soda his first pro loss in a very close fight that was only decided by 1 point on each card. Since, Soda has gone 2-0 with wins over Kim Dong-Soo and Yukihiro Komiya, while Yoshimoto has fought just once, a win over Raz Sarkisjan.
Recap of Yukihiro Komiya vs Daiki Watabe, Yuto Watanabe vs Genki Kanazawa and the 3 other Japan vs Thailand fights and quick results after the break
In a 66.5kg RISE vs M-1 fight, Daiki Watabe defeated Yukihiro Komiya by majority decision on scores of 27-26, 27-27 and 26-25 in what seems to have been an exciting affair. Watabe dropped Komiya in the 1st round, though there may have been another down as well, the report isn't very clear. Still, Watabe picks up a solid win under a ruleset he does not usually fight under and solidifies himself as a top Welterweight. He ended both 2011 and 2012 with failed attempts at capturing the WPMF Japan and WBC Japan titles against T-98 and Yuya Yamato, respectively, but those are his only two losses over the past 2 years, including a loss to Chi Bin Lim, and he has established himself as one of Japan's top Welterweights. Komiya had dropped down to 65kg last June after a loss to Yuji Nashiro and started 2-0, but has now lost 2 in a row, most recently losing to Yasuomi Soda in a #1 contender bout.
In a 63kg RISE vs M-1 fight, RISE #2 ranked Lightweight Yuto Watanabe scored a 1st round KO of WPMF Japan #2 ranked Lightweight Genki Kanazawa just under a minute into the fight. Watanabe lost 2 straight last year, blowing an early lead in a title fight against Yuki and then being stopped in an extension round against Sun Hyun Lee. He closed out the year with a knockout of Yusuke Sugawara and picks up a quick knockout here as he looks to get right back in the title picture. He could see himself in a rematch against Yuki, though this time in just a 3 round fight which will probably favor the fast starter. Kanazawa had lost 3 in a row coming into this fight.
Finally, in a trio of Japan vs Thailand fights, Arashi Fujiwara scored a 1st round knockout of Peppunoy Parisha, Sota Ichinohe took a split decision against Lucktawarun Esugym and Kongnapa WSR took a unanimous decision over Chemical Shunta.
Quick Results
RISE 63kg Title Fight: Sun Hyun Lee def. Yuki (c) by 4th round KO (3 knockdowns; low kicks) at 1:58
60kg Fight: Genji Umeno def. Sung Ryeol Kim by 3rd round KO (body kick) at 1:04
59kg Fight: Pornsaneh Sitmonchai and Yosuke Morii fought to a 5th round Split Draw (49-48, 48-49, 48-48)
53kg Fight: Arashi Fujiwara def. Pepunoy Parisha by 1st round KO (3 knockdowns) at 2:22
55kg Tournament Final: Seiya Rokukawa def. Hiroki Maeda by 1st round KO (left hook) at 2:34
66.5kg Fight: Daiki Watabe def. Yukihiro Komiya by 3rd round Majority Decision (27-26, 27-27, 26-25)
57.5kg Fight: Sota Ichinohe def. Lucktawarun Esugym by 5th round Spit Decision (49-48, 49-48, 48-49)
59.5kg Fight: Kongnapa WSR def. Chemical Shunta by 3rd round Unanimous Decision (30-28, 30-28, 30-27)
63kg Fight: Yuto Watanabe def. Genki Kanazawa by 1st round KO (left cross) at 0:57
55kg Tournament Semifinal #2: Seiya Rokukawa def. Yuta Murakoshi by ext. round Split Decision (10-9, 10-9, 9-10) after a 3rd round Majority Draw (28-28, 28-28, 27-28)
55kg Tournament Semifinal #1: Hiroki Maeda def. Kazuyuki Fushimi by 2nd round KO (left cross) at 1:43
Heavyweight Fight: Kazuki Nojiri def. Yoichi Uchida by 2nd round KO (left hook) at 0:19
57.5kg Fight: Yu Jincheng def. Ryuji Yamagishi by 1st round KO (left hook) at 1:07
60kg Fight: Kaidou Miyoshi def. TAKAHIRO by 2nd round KO (body kick) at 2:32
55kg Fight: KOUMA def. Go Rachasakreck by 3rd round Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)


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Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan: Transcript for Episode 1, 2012-08-26
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By Charlie Mitchell
OXFORD – It's hard to know what workaday people envision when the notion of "charter schools" is floated, usually as an all-purpose cure for whatever ails public education.
"Ah, yes. Charter schools. They will fix everything."
Certainly House Speaker Phillip Gunn, R-Clinton, caused a kerfuffle last week when he "fired" Rep. Linda Whittington, D-Schlater, from the Education Committee and replaced her with Rep. Charles Busby, R-Pascagoula.
Whittington was among those who foiled the gung-ho group, including Busby, determined to make charter school legislation the crowning achievement of the 2012 lawmaking season.
Gunn said there were other reasons for the old switcheroo, but appointing Busby greases the skids for charter schools legislation in the 2013 session.
Aside from the political machinations, let's look at what charter schools are – and what they're not.
Across America, there are three basic varieties:
• For-profit corporate schools.
The business model for these schools mirrors privatized garbage collection.
Starting about 40 years ago, local governments found they could save money by contracting out the collection and disposal of household waste. And corporations found they could make a lot of money taking over what had been public sector jobs and duties.
"Out-sourcing" became the rage.
The main purpose of for-profit charter schools is to make money for owners and investors. Period. End of sentence.
• Dedicated chains.
These are the good schools we hear about. Usually chartered as nonprofits, they are education-centered, hire only the best administrators and don't tolerate inefficiency in the classrooms. They expect students to perform and don't take much guff from parents. They are serious. They are rare.
• Neighborhood associations.
Such a "take back our schools" vision is what may come to mind for many. A band of parents decides that if freed from the entanglements of "government schools," much can be accomplished.
It is an idyllic vision, one that harkens to one-room schools where serious learning could take place because distractions were few.
But in Mississippi, especially, the problem with a local group insisting it can and should be allowed to operate a non-government school is that this is exactly what led to so-called "segregation academies" in the 1970s.
Gov. Phil Bryant is an unabashed supporter of charter school legislation and has made many statements praising the effectiveness of charter schools in Louisiana and Arkansas.
But he has also said he understands – and Gunn has said the same thing – that whatever legislation is adopted must be tailored to work for Mississippi students.
Indeed. And that's much easier said than done.
During the 2012 session, state superintendents were called lots of bad names as they worked quietly, usually behind the scenes.
It was likely they really, sincerely wanted a workable law as opposed to pie in the sky. But they were called protectionists, accused of wanting only to hold on to their "cushy" jobs.
This is certainly no across-the-board defense of Mississippi school superintendents, but accusing each and every one of pure treachery was, well, unfounded.
Facts: Schools could be better here and everywhere else. The charter approach, when tried, has worked well in some places, not so well in others. Maybe something good for Mississippi can be adopted.
Maybe it's a bridge politically too far.
Overall, as has been written before, what schools need most is for politicians to give them buildings and money for teachers, books and supplies – then butt out.
When you think about it, the thrust of all charter school legislation – at least in the popular imagination – is a plea for simplification.
It's all about those halcyon days where the compact was simple. Teachers taught. Students learned. Parents supported the efforts of both. And amazing things happened.
Charlie Mitchell is a Mississippi journalist. Write to him at Box 1, University, MS 38677, or email email@example.com.


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2013 Update: Not sure when it happened, but this one is retired
To be honest, I'm not quite sure how I've managed to walk by Breyers Triple Chocolate ice cream 30 times without trying it. I guess I was afraid it just wouldn't be that good. You know, the "white chocolate" would be vanilla, the dark chocolate would taste cheap, and the milk chocolate would be the same chocolate we always get. Well, I was trying to grab something quick Saturday afternoon, and my chocolate cravings told me it was time to give in and see if the ice cream tastes as good as it looks.
I couldn't resist and my spoon immediately went for the white chocolate. Guess what? It tastes like white chocolate! It tastes like any decent white chocolate bar would, or a nice quality pudding pop. The milk chocolate is good, though it makes me long for TH Box of Chocolates. I was messing around and cut out a slab of the dark chocolate and it definitely has a fudgy look to it (oh man, I just made myself hungry for brownies). The dark chocolate is pretty good as well, though the brownie thoughts made me forget what it tastes like.
One of the most interesting thinks I find about this flavor is how creamy it is. Maybe the freezer is on the fritz ...or maybe they've done something special to make this extra creamy. I'm not sure, but I like it. Overall, it's good. The secret is bringing yourself back to reality before trying it. It's not fantastic, it's not mind numbing (well, unless you eat too much), it's just a quality product with a respectable taste (and tastes even better with fresh whip cream!)
Nutrition: 140/70-4.5/1/2
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Breyers Triple Chocolate Ice Cream Review
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I luv this ice cream! It's the best, any chocolate lover would like it.
- May 3, 2009 at 8:17 PM
- audskater said...
I agree that Breyers Triple chocolate ice cream is really good. However, I am hooked on Blue Bell Triple Chocolate Ice Cream. It is the best by far. Rich and hearty, unbelievably delicious. I was amazed by how good it was. Trouble is Blue Bell's ice cream is seasonal and only available during certain times of the year. Too bad because I will be buying Breyers Triple chocolate instead when I can't get the Blue Bell, Blue Bell stop this 3 month nonsense already.
- November 28, 2009 at 2:43 AM
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you guys sound like you would fit right in with the obama administartion... By listing all the thing RP did not do as his accomplishments... you are listing his accomplishments... impressive.
7 times to raise the debt ceiling
Auto Bailout
Unfunded Medicare Plan B
Invasion of Iraq and A'stan
Future increases to the military budget
Support of offshoring American jobs
Unlimited printing of U S dollars
Advoacting premptive wars on Syria and Iran
I glad my guy doesn't want any part of the above!
Unlike Mittence, my guy has INTEGRITY.
Romney is a classic crony capitalist, i.e., a fascist, and his ties to Paul Ryan go far beyond tapping him as his Vice Presidential selection. Last week, The Telegraph reported that Romney may have violated ethics laws while Governor of Massachusetts by profiting from a marketing company that was contracted by the State after receiving $5 million from Bain Capital.
Paul Ryan's brother Tobin was senior manager at Bain from 1995-1998. He left to become vice president of Imagitas, a company co-founded by Bain consultant Tom Beecher. In June 2000, the company got a $5 million investment from Bain. It expanded and began to win contracts with several State governments, including Wisconsin — where Republican and Ryan ally Scott McCallum was Governor — and Massachusetts (a contract that began in 2002, shortly before Romney's election as Governor and shortly after Tobin Ryan says he left Imagitas).
That work with Massachusetts continued for several years, yet Romney never disclosed the potential conflict of interest. According to The Telegraph, Romney's 2002 financial disclosure forms state he still owned 100 percent of Bain Capital Investors VI and Bain Capital, Inc. But the forms do not detail individual companies like Imagitus, in which Bain Capital was invested.
In 2005, while Romney was still Governor, Imagitus was sold for $230 million.
Victor Fleischer, a law professor at the University of Colorado specializing in private equity, told The Telegraph it was "possible but unlikely" that Romney could have completely prevented himself from benefiting from Imagitas.
Over the years, Imagitas gave the Republican Governor's Association, which Romney chaired, a total of $64,825. Former Imagitus board member Glenn Youngkin, a senior executive with The Carlyle Group — an organization with several directors and staffers who are members of the Council on Foreign Relations — has donated $50,000 to the Romney Victory Fund. He has donated more than $16,000 to Ryan's campaigns since 1999.
Your guy LOST ALL 50 STATES... GIVE IT UP. You sound like a drunk on a barstool at 3 in the afternoon.
Huntinman, we just have a different philosophy on things...dems and reps still believe the govt can fix the country's problems. Us libertarian leaning folks realize that govt is the problem. He lost all fifty states, but he also made people think, I am one of those people. I can make the arguments that you are making against RP probably better than you because a year ago I was! But truth is still truth whether or not it gets votes. While RP did not get a lot of votes, that does not diminish the truth he stands for and that you actually support if you would stop drinking the Kool aid
Franco....I have been trying to make them look up and open their eyes but its all about beating Obama...not what's good for the country. Had they been able to compromise it would have allowed Obama to come closer to what their voters want and some good things for the country would have happened. No lets do everything to make him fail so we can win in November. I have news though...Romney/Ryan are not going to win. So my question is do you want 4 more years of nothing until you can try again or do you want to find common ground?
I agree....and there have been attemps and spending cuts....in absolute dollars sending is $600B less than a year ago. Just think what could have happened if some folks let go of a few things.


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Nokia's (NOK) set for a comeback in the smartphone market, according to Jefferies & Co.'s analyst Hyunwoo Doh, who today reflects upon the impact to Samsung Electronics (005930KS) of rising competition.
Doh reiterates a Buy rating on Samsung, and a ₩1,700,000 price target, despite that increased competition.
Nokia's phone unit, of course, is in the process of becoming part of Microsoft (MSFT).
Doh observes that sales of the "Nokia X" smartphone, which runs Google's (GOOG) Android operating system, and which the company introduced at the Mobile World Congress in late February, sold out in four minutes when it went on sale in China as an online pre-order, racking up 10 million units.
"The AOSP-based Nokia X is competitively priced at RMB599 (KRW104,000) and highly compatible with applications for the current Android OS," he notes.
Doh, who doesn't formally cover Nokia (that is handled by his colleague Lee Simpson, who has a Hold rating on the stock), thinks Nokia will gain market share in smartphones using Android:
We think that Nokia's failure to make a dent in the smartphone market has been due mainly to the company's use of its own Symbian OS in its smartphones, not uncompetitive technology. In this regard, the Nokia X is significant in that it is Nokia's first AOSP-based smartphone. Given Nokia's strong competitiveness in both hardware and marketing, we expect the company to increase its smartphone market share through continued releases of AOSP-based low-end smartphones.
The so-called open source Android, or "AOSP", is eating into Google's traditional release of Android, mainly because of China-based smartphone markers, notes Doh. He offers the following graphic, from research firm ABI Research:
In response to all that, Samsung is trying to deepen its ties with Google to push its own advantages in the face of AOSP:
Google's main strategy is to reduce Android's compatibility with AOSP, by: 1) increasing the number of GMS applications; 2) gradually changing the runtime system from Dalvik to Android RunTime (ART); and 3) increasing the number of coding native applications with C/C++, using Native Developer's Kit (NDK) and Java Native Interface (JNI). Given Android's shift to a closed-source model, strengthened cooperation with Google should give SEC a competitive edge over other Android-based peers [...] SEC's close partnership with Google will be an advantage for its smartphone business going forward, as SEC's recent cross- license deal with Google (that covers a "broad range" of current and future patents over the next 10 years) should help the company maintain its competitive edge over other Android-based manufacturers. Nevertheless, we do not expect SEC to be immune to the industry-wide margin erosion that should result from intensifying market competition.
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Magically our train was only and hour and a quarter late this time which was great! Although, it is Ramadan now and they didn't come through offering any nice snacks or chai. It was actually really cold in our little air con cabin but that didn't stop David from taking a kip. When we arrived in Lahore I spotted a McDonalds at the station (very sad, I know but I was STARVING!) but it was closed because of Ramadan. Bugger.
The taxi and rickshaw drivers were a massive nightmare. We eventually got one guy down to a reasonable price and he took us to almost where we wanted to go. We tried telling him to drive around the mosque as that's where our guesthouse was but he kept telling us it wasn't. He got some guy in the street, who also wouldn't listen to us or look at our map, to ring them and sure enough we were sooooo right!!!
The Regale Internet Inn had been recommended by loads of people so we thought it would be ok. There were lots of other travellers there doing all sorts of different things so we had lots to chat about and brains to pick. It was the highest concentration of tourists I'd seen in one place for quite a while. There is a huge selection of books to borrow whilst there, which was great as I'd only had our Lonely Planet to look at. There was even a washing machine that we could use as we pleased and all the women got a free secondhand shalwar kameez (traditional clothing). I couldn't find any I liked so I settled for washing my own stuff. We had a bit of a walk around to search for food and get our bearings - walked up to Charing Cross of all places! Looked quite different though. I don't think you'd get too many donkeys in London! I was getting really desperate for food and the only thing we could find open was a Dunkin' Donuts outlet doing takeaway for those who couldn't handle Ramadan (we're not the only ones!). We sat around for a while, had a snooze and read some then went downstairs to get a quick bite at sundown before relaxing on the rooftop with the other travellers swapping tales and getting advice.
Day 2
We went to have a proper look round the sites and got a rickshaw over to Delhi Gate which takes you into the bazaar and to some mosques. The first thing we were directed to was the old Royal Baths that now house a tourist office. We found the Mosque of Wazir Khan. It's from the 17th century and has lovely tile work. There weren't many people around which was nice so we were able to walk around in silence. We went to find another mosque but it was closed so we headed over to the Lahore Fort. On the way we passed a group of kids playing cricket in the street, so naturally David had a bowl and a bat. They were really excited! We started to draw a bit of a crowd so decided to head into the Fort. Unforunately they operate dual pricing here in Pakistan so we had to pay 200 rupees whereas the locals only pay 10. Bit too much of a gap really. David wasn't pleased and let the guys at the booth know about it. People must do it all the time because they just laughed. As they would too. They have the upper hand! Either you pay it or you don't go in. But we wanted to see it so we paid. It's a massive place and would have been fantastic when it was in use. Some of the paintings are still visible on various buildings but unfortunately the Palace of Mirrors was closed for renovations (where you go when you need to take a good, hard look at yourself!). The Fort dates back to the early 1600's and has this fabulous huge entrance gate which was built big enough so that the royals could ride their elephants in! There were all sorts of different buildings and sections. We spent a good few hours there before trying to get into the only Gudwara in town (Sikh temple) but they wouldn't let us in coz we're not Sikhs so we had a weigh-in instead. David had lost (drum roll) an absolutely amazing 10 kg whereas I had only lost about 1.5kg or 2kg. I'm pretty sure it's come off my chest area and my face because I still have plenty around the waist and rear to keep my trousers up! David was now bouncing around like a new man. He hasn't been that thin since about 2001!! With his new found energy we made our way over to the Badshahi Mosque. On the way a man came up to me and asked me why we weren't drinking. He then said that because we are tourists, we don't have to fast so we should go and have a refreshing drink. Inspired that we weren't going to get evil eyes from everyone we did just that, then went in to the mosque. It's an enormous place. The largest in Pakistan they say. It can hold up to 100,000 people in the courtyard! It's quite beautiful inside the main area and was built over 400 years ago. On the way in, I picked up! A young man came up and said he wanted to practice his English. I've had this before and was determined that he wasn't going to get any money from me so I played it cool. Turns out, he gave me loads of information and told me his life story then invited us for a drink and bid us farewell! Nice chap. Apparently people used to be able to climb the minarets for an eagle eye view over the Fort but too many people had started committing suicide so they closed it. Bet you wouldn't find that in any guidebooks! Islam forbids suicide and there were too many young girls in the statistics. It didn't look good! The place also made the news in 1991 when Princess Diana was invited to visit and wore what was deemed 'inappropriate clothing'. Her skirt was too short, they thought. A case actually went to court because the Mullahs were so disgusted by it but it was thrown out of court and they were told to stop wasting the judge's time!!! Cool.
Day 3
We needed to send some postcards and went off in search of the post office - the wrong way. But we did find out where the zoo was and the Bagh-I-Jinnah (gardens). We found it - eventually. After that fun, we walked down the road a bit to see another famous site. Zamzama (Kim's Gun). It's a huge cannon from Afghanistan that is over 300 years old and has seen loads and loads of battles and been carried off by various victorious leaders to different parts of the sub continent. Lahore was it's final resting place just past the Museum where Kipling's father worked in the 19th century. It's mentioned in the first line of Rudyard Kipling's famous book, 'Kim'. We met up with an English guy, Alexander, and decided to go and see the closing of the Pakistani/Indian border ceremony. We made some more friends at the bus station who helped us get a cheap taxi ride out there. It's an amazing display of showmanship to say the least. These guys are trained up to look as though they want to kill each other! There were only a handful of people on the Pakistani side (we think because of Ramadan) but there were thousands on the Indian side. They have huge grandstands set up over there!! There were just a few tiled steps on our side. The Pakistanis had to bring in one of the local schools to make up the numbers!! The soldiers wear crisp uniforms with elaborate helmets. They goose step up and down, march around, shout (very loudly) and gesticulate alot. There was a lot of handshaking with the Indian counterparts. They bring the flags down, fold them up and march them inside. It's too hard to capture the atmosphere on photo. They have one guy whose sole purpose is to work the crowd, get them excited and to make as much noise as possible. He had quite a job seeing as there was no one on our side. Can't wait to be on the Indian side!!
Day 4
I needed to ditch some weight from my oversized backpack so we got a bunch of stuff together and went to the post office. The right one this time. On the way we passed the courts which are a fantastic display of British architecture. The post office is also a lovely old building left over from that era. I can just imagine all the poms poncing about, in and out of the place.
To send any package at all you have to have it sewn up by the sewing-wallahs outside first. They got me a box, packed it in nicely and then hand-stitched white cloth round it. Brilliant. All I had to do was fill out some forms and give two copies of my passport over and Bob's-your-uncle! Then inside we paid up and it went off somewhere. We sent it slow so fingers crossed it gets there!
One of the things to do whilst in Pakistan is to experience Sufi drumming, and what an experience it is!! The Regale take people every Thursday night to a particular shrine, so most of us went along to see what it was all about. Well, there was a HUGE concentration of men sitting around cross legged on the floor smoking hashish. Initially there were four women which quickly reduced to me and Czech Lucie. I've never seen so much in my life!! Not being a smoker of anything myself, I was glad to have my headscarf there to pull round my face. Women have to wear head cover whilst in the shrines anyway (so no, I didn't look like an idiot). There were some singers first then came the drummers. They must have been really famous because everyone cleared the way for them. It was these two guys with big drums hanging from their necks. David had been swept away in the crowds and I could see even he was struggling to cope with all the joints being shoved in his face. Too much hospitality this time!! There was loads of chai and traditional sweets being passed around too. The drumming become almost hypnotic after a while people seemed to be loosing themselves to the beat (and to the hash). Men would just get up and start shouting something and the crowd would chorus back to them. I really wanted to know what they were saying. Then these Sufi dancers got up. Dancing is the closest word to describe it I guess. This guy that had lead what I think was a prayer before the drummers started playing, got up. He had a green dress and greasy grey hair and started gently marching around, every so often lifting his right arm from the elbow then the left, all with his eyes closed. There were these two others that moved around in fits constantly shaking their heads. They too had really greasy hair. They would spontaneously start spinning rapidly then continue shaking their heads and jumping about. It was bizarre. Just watching all this head shaking gave me a headache! One or two others joined at times during the evening but it was mainly the green guy and these two other spinners. At times it looked like a small mosh pit. All this went on till about midnight then the placed quickly emptied. It was like they'd reached the Cinderella hour. All our sandals and shoes had been kicked around by the crowds and we all had difficultly locating them. They were flatted and covered with dust and dirt. David's were long gone. There's some little Pakistani bastard out there somewhere walking about in his sandals.
Day 5
We had a massive sleep in. The only things on the agenda for the day were to say goodbye to Alexander who was making his way towards Afghanistan and to get David some new sandals. We went to the bazaar as I'd seen some around Delhi Gate but they were all much too small. Their largest size was 11. As we were in the area we visited the Golden Mosque, otherwise know as Sunehri Masjid. There wasn't alot going on, praying as usual. It's known for it's three gilded domes and gold-plated minarets. It looked pretty old and our book reckons it was built in 1735. So there you go. On the way out we spotted some lovely standard Pakistani one-mould rubber slip-ons and went to check them out. We were offered some fashion advice by another cricket lover and decided to go with it. 100 rupees later he was being admired by many.
Tomorrow we would be heading to Islamabad to hand our passports over to the Indian Embassy.


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Long time without updates here, largely because my free software hacking has been sidelined by various bits of paying work. I hope that the Christmas holiday season will give me enough time to catch up on the free software front.
Between the months of December and July my life is much dominated by conferences. My preparation for XML Europe is now well underway (there's still time to submit an abstract, please do!) Now the call for participation for the O'Reilly Open Source Convention has started.
I've been involved with OSCON for about 4 years now, give or take a year of hiatus. One of the things I'd most like to see this year is a solid selection of talks on desktop Linux. I tried to get more talks in on this topic last year, but unfortunately some people had to pull out at the last minute and we missed presenting freedesktop.org and GNOME 2.0.
Nat Torkington, the programme chair, asked me what sort of talks I'd like to see on this topic, and I responded with this list. This was pretty much off the top of my head, but it gives an idea of what I want to see.
- Deployer/Advocacy level
- Architecture of the Sun Java Desktop
- Migrating users from Windows to GNOME/KDE
- Deploying OpenOffice.org to large networks
- Why free software developers should use free desktops
- Accessibility on the desktop (loads of great work going on here)
- Why governments are choosing free desktop software (several large deployments that it might be possible to get case studies of)
- Developer/User level
- The freedesktop.org project
- Top ten challenges for the Free Desktop
- Innovate or imitate? Getting the best features into the FD
- Desktop aspects of the Linux kernel (Robert Love just got hired by Novell/Ximian.)
- Evolution 2.0
- Making usable free software (story of Sun's usability work on GNOME)
- Taming OpenOffice.org (story of how OOo is gradually being turned from a baroque monster into something that integrates well)
- Managing my data: the future of the desktop (covering stuff like Dashboard and Storage.)
- Going mobile: synchronisation, instant messaging, data portability
- Programming (I only really know GNOME topics here, but you get the idea)
- D-BUS: lightweight RPC for the desktop
- Cairo: cross device vector graphics (very cool, similar to OS X's rendering model)
- libegg: all the coolest new widgets for GTK
- Python and GNOME (this stuff is just so cool)
- Free graphical IDEs
- Putting a pretty face on gnarly Linux/FreeBSD devices for the user (aka how to avoid making the user type /dev/ttyS0 or other somesuch into a config screen.)
- GPE: shrinking the desktop onto handhelds
- Eliminating latency on the desktop (Jim Gettys did an excellent presentation on this at GUADEC earlier this year, lots of cool stuff done by analysing X server traffic)
If you're involved in or around any of these areas and want to go to Portland, Oregon, next July and talk about them, then please submit a proposal. OSCON is always great fun.
I believe that free desktop software should be represented more strongly at OSCON. Last year I saw way too many OS X machines used by developers of free software, which seems most perverse. The only way to change this is to get more vocal. I'll be campaigning on a mailing list near you!


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Does anyone really believe that real spending will be cut? Or, will it be the usual smoke and mirrors of cuting future spending. And, is cutting spending by 3% really an austerity measure?
The only thing I see is spending and tax increases.
Here's a quick question for the folks earnestly in favor of such a trade-off: How many times between 1980 (when Ronald Reagan was elected) and 2011 (last year for which full data are in) have inflation-adjusted, year-over-year government expenditures declined? That strikes me as a decent indicator of just how serious the federal government can be about restraining spending in recent years. The answer, using constant 2005 dollars and relying on Office of Management and Budget (OMB) tables (see table 1.3)? Four times, in 1987, 1993, 2007, and 2010. At least two of those four years warrant asterisks, too: In 2007, spending was almost exactly flat, and the decline in 2010 mostly had to do with the inability of the federal government to get its shit together and pass a budget.


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Hey all, another quick update! Been busy with work so have not had much time to do any articles or blogs lately and looks like it is going to get more hectic. Have managed to change it up a bit on here though! Gone are the adverts from Google, they were not making much cash and really did not server much purpose. Also changed the theme to the default WordPress 3.5.1 theme as it is clean and fits mobile devices very nicely.
Apart from that have been helping my good friend Nick get his website re-branded to Monster Editing by sorting out his DNS, Mail and hacking a bit of css.
Looking forward to Linux Outlaws Live (or LOL) on February 17th in Liverpool, if you are about then you should check out the website and get your ticket!
Next time I should have a review of the Devil May Cry reboot, currently playing through the story mode. The "new" Dante is different, his attitude is abrasive and is taking some time to get use to, he is like an angry Nero ( DMC4 ) but a bit more foul mouthed. Only half way through but the story so far has grabbed me as good as any other DMC game/anime. Also the fast switching weapon system takes some getting used to but certainly adds an extra edge to action.
Stay safe until next time! Tony.


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It all comes down to what you expect from your President if you expect nothing obamas the guy. I don't know who will win considering the state of the Country and everyone standing with their hand out saying "Gimme" it will probably be obama. He has taken the United out of The United States but this is what alot of people want. Maybe he will give his buddy Bill Maher a cabinet postion.
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If you haven't heard Romneys specifics you haven't been listening. I listened all day to obama I didnt hear one specific thing he said just a repeat of his 2008 speech. It does matter who's in office we need to lower unemployment if nothing else, how do you defend that it was 7.8% when obama took office 4 yrs ago and never fell below that? If you were hired for a job and told your boss you would lower that number to below 6% guaranteed, do you think your boss would keep you on if you never lowered it in 4 years? You would be fired. I guess its like being in an abusive relationship, you settle and stay in it because your afraid you won't find anything better.
At least for now we are a free country and you can vote for who you want.
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Obama says "Ain't" in all his speeches, he talked like that today in every speech, that makes him more real more appealing to the working man? ( I agree with trump lets see his college records) Obama came out in his flight jacket trying to look like a commander in cheif and Paul Ryan looks phoney? When your unemployed and cannot find a job, pay your bills, or feed your family I dont think you will care who looks phoney. who is going to get us back on the right track ? 4 more years of obama more of the same ?
Yeah murral all of those rich, democrat politicians earned their money by accomplishing noble endeavors!


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Abrams was frequently cited as a fan-favorite pick for the "Star Wars" job, but his connection to the "Star Trek" series seemingly took him out of the running. Abrams even clarified in a December interview that he was approached by Lucasfilm to direct the new "Star Wars" movie, but he passed out of loyalty to "Trek."
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I'd really recommend that you read the lead article currently on this site, "Best of Both Worlds?" by Jim Schlender.
Since we as turkey hunters really started patterning our shotguns, some have become obsessed with "counting holes in paper" and attempting to get more and more holes in some area, mostly a 10" circle. While that process has made us conscious of getting better patterns, some may have lost sight of the true purpose of that patterning, producing a killing swarm of shot.
I know this has already been discussed a bit but I'd sure like to see more comments on this subject. Anything to add?


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A symposium on the work of Claudia Tate, Princeton professor of English and African-American studies , is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 7.
Titled "Black Intellectuals and the Academy: The Work of Claudia Tate," the event will run from 1 to 5 p.m. in McCosh 10. Scholars will reflect on the broad intellectual debates to which Tate has contributed so significantly.
Tates body of work spans the fields of English, womens studies, history, African-American studies and psychoanalysis. She is credited with opening up new avenues of inquiry and awareness for black intellectuals in the academy and beyond.
In addition to more than 50 articles, book chapters and reviews, Tate has edited two volumes: "The Works of Katherine Tillman" (1991); and "Selected Works of Georgia Douglas Johnson" (1997). She is the author of three books: "Black Women Writers at Work" (1983); "Domestic Allegories of Political Desire: The Black Heroines Text at the Turn of the Century" (1991); and "Psychoanalysis and Black Novels: Desire and the Protocols of Race" (1998).
The symposium will consist of two panels: "Gender, Culture and Psychoanalysis"; and "Narratives of Gender, Race and Nation." Participants will include: Mary Helen Washington, University of Maryland; Maurice Wallace, Duke University; Barbara Johnson, Harvard University; Hazel Carby, Yale University; and Ann duCille, Wesleyan University. Moderators will be Princeton faculty members Nell Painter and Valerie Smith.
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