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How ironic is it that a website run by "The Man" is listed as the top rated site on Google's search for the word "Aluminum Beanie "?
Update: Since I am also #1 for the Google search for "Man shot at hot 97 radio station", I guess I should link to that story.
The station that aired a racist parody of "We are the World" while mocking the Tsunami victims, was the scene of a shooting of one of 50 Cent's posse. The gunman tried to flee the scene....by carjacking a Sanitation Department Snowplow. The station is familiar with rappers drawing gunfire, the body guards for rappers Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown exchanged shots in 2001.
Click Here for a NY Post article on the story
Other #1 Google Rankings
Dolphin outfit
You are so liberal if
Rove Conspiracy Theory
Mallard Fillmore
more to come....
Monday, February 28, 2005
Google Rankings
How ironic is it that a website run by "The Man" is listed as the top rated site on Google's search for the word "Aluminum Beanie "?
Here She Comes
Screw Punxsutawney Phil and his "six more weeks of winter". The New York area is looking at another 12-24 inches of snow and 45 MPH wind gusts from a Noreaster starting this afternoon. Local weathermen have been as clueless as Paris Hilton at a MENSA meeting, those no-talent jokers predicting only 2-4 inches earlier this week, now we are staring at 24. Sam Champion can kiss my butt.
Other links
Slant Point is snow-blogging
Generation Duuhh - Part 3
Red State, Dumb State
My sister works at a test-prep company and has sent over a few examples of essays written by kids trying to get into college.
This young Einstein was supposed to expand on the idea that the majority was right throughout history. Apparently "the majority" are rednecks in the south and "history" is the 2004 election.
Note, "...it is not always the best to put the people in control". As opposed to the machines? In retrospect, SkyNet be a better alternative?
Apparently, if your state voted for Bush, you are poor and stupid. Also, those poor-stupid red states are not as knowledgeable about the government. The little Michael Moore-wannabe is upset at the "2004 Presidential Elections", I only counted one.
And now for a lesson in southern politics: Southerners watch commercials on TV, then vote for the person who is like a southerner. I wonder why John Kerry never thought run commercials on TV in the south (I am John-Boy Kerry and I want your vote, yeee-haw). "...the media can heavily influence the majority into voting for the candidate that is not right for the people", the student writes. So the media wanted Bush to win? You could have fooled me.
Friday, February 25, 2005
Winning Caption
From Slant Point's weekly caption contest
The winning caption below, posted by me, was funny enough to pull out 1st place.
Ha Ha Ha, Non Monsieur Bush! Vous ne pouvez pas voir le Paris Hilton.
Translation: No Mr. Bush! You cannot see the Paris Hilton.
Posted by The Man at Friday, February 25, 2005 |
Thursday, February 24, 2005
ABC UFO Special
Anyone else catch the UFO special on ABC? Man that is some spooky stuff, overall a cool show. I would give it two thumbs up, but the damn aliens sawed off one of mine to take back to their base on the far side of Pluto. So, therefore, I give it one thumb and one nub up.
They must have had problems selling ad space, hence the ads for the "Store-n-spin", "grip-n-flip", and "Nu-ft". I am way too analytical to believe in alien abduction or invasion. But the idea that life is out there intrigues me. We would be silly to think that we are the only ones out there. While there is probably life out there, somewhere, I do not think we have aliens among us...or do we? If you are an alien or have seen a UFO, please email me or leave a comment to this post.
Posted by The Man at Thursday, February 24, 2005 |
Letters From Brooklyn - Part 3
The kids were manipulated, they should fire social studies teacher Alex Kunhardt. That is the opinion of the father of Pfc. Rob Jacobs. The soldier received letters from Kunhardt's 6th grade class that would make Jane Fonda blush.
The teacher asked the students of his class to write a letter to a "fictitious soldier or veteran," according to outraged parents. Kunhardt never mentioned that the letters were to be sent to a real, live soldier overseas. Only after the letters were turned in did the teacher ask if the youngsters wanted their letters sent to a soldier. Only half of the class agreed to let their letters be sent to Jacobs, showing they indeed have higher intelligence then their teacher. School officials said that Kunhardt would be reprimanded.
Alex Kunhardt will soon be back in front of 12 year olds, clearly manipulating young minds. I suggest he plan a field trip to Ground Zero, to show the kiddies what our brave soldiers are fighting for.
(Source - NY Post)
Other Links
Ball State editorial
African online paper picks up the story
View from the UK
Posted by The Man at Thursday, February 24, 2005 |
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Letters From Brooklyn - Part 2
"By the way, when you shoot someone, is it great or horrible?"
-exerpt from a letter
Brooklyn social studies teacher Alex Kunhardt apologized and took the heat for the letters that his 6th grade punks sent to Army Pfc. Rob Jacobs, who is currently in Korea. "I never meant for the words of my students to hurt any of our troops. The responsibility for this action is mine alone, and I apologize." stated Kunhardt. The teacher has yet to state if he coached the kids into writing the slurs or if he proofread the letters before sending them out. The NY Department of Education is also sending an apology to the soldier.
Mayor Bloomberg jumped into the frat with: "We have freedom of speech and you certainly cannot go around censoring what people want to write, "I think most of [the soldiers overseas] believe that the freedoms that we have, like the freedom to write critical letters, are protected by them putting their lives at risk."
(Source - NY post)
Other links
Stars and Stripes picked up the story
Editorial blasts Bloomberg's response
Political Dogs want heads to roll
Posted by The Man at Wednesday, February 23, 2005 |
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Newsday Letters To The Editor - Part 4
Newsday, the liberal rag on Long Island. If an asteroid was going to smash into us and the world was going to end in 4 days, Newsday would announce a 7-part daily exclusive on how George W. Bush was to blame. Then some quack from Littleneck would write a letter to the editor on how Bush also was to blame for the Titanic, Little Bighorn, and Light Beer.
Newsday Letters To The Editor Conspiracy-meter
Titles colored green represents low levels of conspiracy theorem, Yellow is for mid-level, Orange represents the next level, and Red is for the most absurd levels of conspiracy theory. The Red entries also get awarded an official Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie.
Click Here for Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
'Mallard' not comic
"Mallard Fillmore" is not really a comic strip. On most days, it features a single panel in which a crudely-drawn duck spouts one-sentence cliches worthy of Rush Limbaugh. I never would have bothered to comment on it were it not for the gall of the Feb. 11 edition. It urged readers to write and demand that editors allow the poor persecuted duck to continue "speaking truth to power."
Please! Isn't it enough that purveyors of right-wing prejudice dominate the culture? Must they also pretend they are crusaders victimized by the "liberal media"? Here's hoping that this cheap ploy backfires, and triggers a flood of letters urging you to pluck the duck.
Nicholas Levis - East Rockaway
Get rid of 'Mallard'
If Newsday paid the syndicator for the "Mallard Fillmore" strip that ran on Feb. 11, you were defrauded. A plea for letters from supporters of Bruce Tinsley's "the-right-is-never-wrong" propagandizing is advertising. He should have to pay you. His recent playing of the race card against anyone who dares criticize Condi Rice has proved so indefensibly dishonest that he needs to appeal for his own survival.Please dump this strip. Replace it with one that presents a right-wing viewpoint honestly, and occasionally lampoons even (gasp!) the foibles of his own side - if you can find one.
Matt Maloney - Lindenhurst
Don't call it a war
When are we going to stop calling this debacle in Iraq a war? We were never attacked or threatened by Iraq, nor did it ever pose a threat to our security. Iraq offered virtually no resistance to our "shock and awe."And yet billions later, close to 1,500 soldiers are dead, thousands are wounded and the numbers rise each day. What stunning execution by this administration. President George W. Bush certainly supports this so-called war, but he does not support our troops.No plan, no solution, no comfort, no respect and no end in sight. So let's not call this a war but rather exactly what it is: arrogant stupidity.
Robert Forte - Old Westbury
Dean will get last laugh
I'm sure the Republicans, with great assistance from the monolithic press, will now label the Democratic Party as the "Scream" team rather than the "Dream" team. It's this cynical and sarcastic caricatural depiction of Howard Dean that makes my blood boil.While the Republicans chuckle and ridicule, Dean is quietly gathering the disavowed masses and ensuring the last laugh for himself.
Anthony J. Frascino - Audubon, N.J.
'Gates' bring whimsy
It took about $21 million of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's money to bring about a collective New York smile. Free and open to all, "The Gates" have collectively hugged us all and brought whimsy back into New York. (editor's note: I just added this one because I have never heard anyone say New York needed "whimsy")
Kate Valerio - Lake Grove
'lockbox' theory
Al Gore's much-maligned "lockbox" theory for the Social Security trust fund doesn't look so comical now, does it? If the government had shored up the fund with the Bill Clinton surpluses, instead of wasting them on needless tax cuts for the wealthy that erased those surpluses, we wouldn't be dealing with the current debate over President George W. Bush's absurd privatization scheme.
Brad Barrett - Smithtown
Letters bash Bush
I read your letters section every day. On an almost daily basis, you have several letters that bash President George W. Bush.
During the election campaign, you would post about nine memos that trashed the president to every one that was favorable. It was obvious that Newsday was doing its part to try to get Bush defeated.I thought after the election that this would subside. I was wrong. I think Newsday is disappointed that Bush won. One would think by reading the letters that Bush's favorable approval ratings must be 5 to 10 percent. In fact, according to the Gallup Polls, his ratings have ranged from a low of 46 in May of 2004 to a high of 90 percent in September of 2001, which is the highest approval rating ever recorded for any president. I would think that your letters would show a more balanced view.
Pete Massaro - Lindenhurst
Posted by The Man at Tuesday, February 22, 2005 |
Labels: Letters to the Editor
Conspiracy Theory: Rove Planted CBS Docs
Fellow NY Blogger, Confederate Yankee is on this story like Kirstie Alley on a hoagie. Click here for an email he put out to his district's congressman. Here is a quick primer on the story; Democratic Congressman Hinchey claims that Karl Rove planted the forged National Guard documents that sunk CBS and Dan Rather into an abyss of denial. On a personal note, Karl Rove did slip me Dan Rather's 2nd grade report card.
"I have no proof..."How many conspiracy theories that end up on Snopes, start out with "I have no proof, but..."? Think of all the nutjobs who have went to the authorities on stories of black helicopters, alien abduction, and Elvis sightings. How embarrassing is it that your representative in Congress uses such phrases to lash out at our president? If I were Bob over at Confederate Yankee, I would be upset too.
-U.S. Rep. Maurice D. Hinchey, D-Hurley
"And I said that. In the very beginning. I said, 'It's my belief that those papers, and that setup, originated with Karl Rove and the White House."For his role in spreading lies and conspiracy theories, I hereby grant Maurice Hinchey an official GOP and the City, Aluminum beanie (tin foil hat). Wear it with pride Maurice. I hope your followers in New York's 22nd District enjoy your leadership and ascend with you to the mothership.
Additional thought: I thought Republicans were dumb, knuckle-dragging, bible-thumping, morons. How then, did we dupe the vastly superior intellect that permeates the media with forged documents?Other Links
Audio of the comments here
Transcript here
Carpe Bonum calls Hinchey out
The Moderate Liberal calls comments "stupid"
BSC notes the media silence
A Little Reason drags Cody into the fray
Myopic Zeal is also covering the story
UNCoRRELATED the spam-a-nator
Mudville Gazette has a poll
Musing Minds want to know
Michelle Malkin reports
Buffalog is also a NY blogger covering the story
Karl Rove, Super Wizard
Hinchey, Moore-on
Don't drink the Dem Kool-aid
Also blogging: Walking on the Right, Logical Meme, Rightwing News, No Illusions, A Word From the Right, Dr. Sanity, Winds of Change, BitsBlog, ChiCon, Way Off Bass, Darleen's Place, Wise Words, Dog Snot, PowerPundit, The Political Teen, INDC, Commonwealth Conservative, The Opinionated Bastard, Ace of Trump, The Baron, Silent Running, Conservative Groundswell, The Pink Flamingo
Posted by The Man at Tuesday, February 22, 2005 |
Letters From Brooklyn
When Pfc. Rob Jacobs received letters from 6th graders from Brooklyn, the last thing he expected to read were accusations of soldiers, "destroying holy places like mosques." another letter included a prediction "only 50 or 100 [soldiers] will survive." A mildly sympathetic tot wrote that Pfc Jacobs was "being forced to kill innocent people". A muslim boy wrote "Even those [sic] you are risking your life for our country, have you seen how many civilians you or some other soldier killed?"
The teacher, Alex Kunhardt, will have some explaining to do. He supervised the Jane Fonda-writeoff campaign. Many of the 20 letters were supportive, but 9 were laced with insults to the president and the war. Kunhardt did not comment, but will contact Pfc Jacobs. Carmen Farina, New York City Deputy Schools Chancellor, plans on contacting Jacobs as well. As for Jacobs, he was shocked at the letters. He stated "If I were in Iraq and read that the youth of our nation doesn't want me to be there and doesn't believe in what I'm doing, it would mess up my head...It boggles my mind that children could think this stuff."
These kids from Brooklyn are a disgrace. If the teacher, Alex Kunhardt, read the anti-everything letters and let them go out, then shame on him. Imagine the morale of one of our soldiers, thousands of miles from home, and the only contact they have is from a pimple-faced brat in Brooklyn who takes Michael Moore talking points and uses them to trash the good work we are doing over there.
(Source - NY Post)
Posted by The Man at Tuesday, February 22, 2005 |
Friday, February 18, 2005
Who's Your Daddy, Part 2
In a previous post (Who's Your Daddy?), I wrote about Tennessee state Senator John Ford (D-Memphis). Ford holds down two residences, 6 children from three women, lives outside the district he is supposed to represent, and tried changing a state law to help his child support battles. Ford listed his residence as 12 South Parkway in West Memphis, which is a family-owned funeral home.
A state ethics committee now will also look into a report that Ford accepted $237,000 over two years from a "business partnership" with OmniCare Health Plan, a company with ties to the failed socialized healthcare program, TennCare. State law requires disclosure of private income in excess of $1,000 Ford broke the rule by 23,600%. At the same time, the Registry of Election Finance is looking into allegations that Ford spent campaign money on personal expenses, Ford ran unopposed in 2002. He is up for reelection in 2006; the charges could result in his removal from the Senate and possible jail time. Records show that Ford dipped into campaign funds and paid $18,400 to his girlfriend for "professional services", $2,450 to his ex-wife, $400 to a North Carolina woman who Ford pays child support, and $11,000 to a woman who got into a fight with Ford's wife. Not to leave anyone out, Ford also made payments from his campaign coffers to his daughters, one got payments in 2003 when she was married. For the wedding, Ford paid $9,000 for the reception. He also paid $1,500 for "Awesome Wedding Videos", but on the campaign report the word "wedding" was later removed.
When reached for comment by a Memphis reporter, Ford replied: "I don't need, nor do I want to talk to you or anybody else. I'm telling you! Warning you! I have no comment! So you don't have to call. If you do, I'm going to call the police and have you arrested for harassment!" Ironic coming from a man who may soon be arrested himself.
(Source - Tennessean)
Posted by The Man at Friday, February 18, 2005 |
Thursday, February 17, 2005
New York Politics Roundup
It's Show Time
Council Member Gale Brewer (D-UWS) issued a bill that would force movie theaters to post when the movies actually start, not when the Coca-Cola ads and previews begin. Theaters who violate this bill would be subject to fines from $500-1,000 for each violation. Next on the busy agenda, stopping that annoying Ditek.com guy from starring in anymore commercials.
Commemorative Plates for Former Pols
Another bill introduced by Kenneth LaValle (R- Suffolk) would create a special license plate for former members of the New York State Legislature. Assemblyman Thomas Kirwan (R-Newburgh) noted "The former lawmakers might be chased by hundreds of outraged citizens who want to get their hands on them".
Something's Wrong With His Medulla Oblongata
Councilman Robert Jackson (D) called on Governor Pataki to "get the job done or resign, jackass,". Jackson was upset because Pataki has blocked $5.6 billion in additional funds for schools. Jackson also called Pataki "The devil" and held up a picture of the governor with horns coming out of his head. No word if Jackson colored the picture himself.
Posted by The Man at Thursday, February 17, 2005 |
Caption Captain Carter Contest
Caption The Captain
The Navy is commissioning a Nuclear Attack Submarine and naming it after one of the worst presidents ever to reside in the White House. The peacenik Carter now spends his time poo-poohing President Bush, hanging out at the UN, and trying to sell his Nobel Prize on ebay. If Admiral "Bull" Halsey was alive today, he would enter this caption contest.
Top 10 Entries
10) I'd like to announce my new initiative to give this back to Panama.... - Terabitten
9) This is fine, but shouldn't it be yellow? - formercalifornian
8) Naming a nuclear sub after Jimmy Carter is like naming the Justice Department Bldg. after Hillary Clinton - Baynative
7) Jimma Carter holds the submarine named after him..the USS StupidAss - DainBramage
6) This is great, but I ordered freaking tuna on rye! - The Man
5) You engineers are really clever. Where did you put the solar panels? - gary
4) Thanks a Million Guys...Finally a Submarine Scaled to My Intellect - Cornpone
3) Okay you freaking Iranians, let's see you shoot this baby down in the desert. - JustaCowgirl
2) This sub reminds me of the economy when I was President - fat, out of control and sinking fast. - reagan_fanatic
Yes, I gave myself the #1 spot. Come on a quote from Zoolander....It is like throwing down "paper" when everyone else has "rock".
1) What is this? A submarine for ants? How can our sailors be expected to wage war if they can't even fit inside the ship? - The Man
Photoshop entries
"I love this ship"
- The Man
- jakkknif
- Sobek
- The Man
Previous Caption Contests
Top 10 Saudi Valentines
Caption the Moment
The Ex-Presidents Caption Contest
Konfirmation Kaption Kontest
Here's Your Sign Caption Contest
Caption Hill-n-Bill
Chappaquiddick Caption Contest
The People's Choice
Caption Kerry
Dirty Dog Caption Contest
Holiday Caption Contest
Saddam -a- GoGo
Caption Hillary - Part 1
-SlantPoint has a Howard Dean Caption Contest going on-
-OTB has another ocean-themed Caption Contest as well -
Posted by The Man at Thursday, February 17, 2005 |
Labels: Caption Contest
New York Liberal Admits Bush Was Right
"Maybe. But now our heroic and tragic liberal-intellectual capaciousness is facing its sharpest test since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Back then, most of us were forced, against our wills, to give Ronald Reagan a large share of credit for winning the Cold War. Now the people of this Bush-hating city are being forced to grant the merest possibility that Bush, despite his annoying manner and his administration's awful hubris and dissembling and incompetence concerning Iraq, just might—might, possibly—have been correct to invade, to occupy, and to try to enable a democratically elected government in Iraq..."
Click Here to read the complete article. 1 New York liberal down, 5 million-plus to go.
Posted by The Man at Thursday, February 17, 2005 |
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Michael Jackson Tombstone
How does Michael Jackson blow his nose, without it falling off? Anyway here is my suggestion on what Michael Jackson should carve on his tombstone.
Other tombstone creations:
Jim Treacher
Physics Geek
Guess the Mystery Illness at A Small Victory
Make your own here
SS Jimmy Carter
When I first heard the Navy was naming an Attack Submarine after former president Jimmy Carter, I had to laugh. First, it's ironic that Carter is bering honored with a Cold War era platform that has little relevance in today's Navy, while Ronald Reagan was given a Nuclear Aircraft Carrier which will be an active and crucial part of our military for the next 50 years?
Second, after hearing this I kept thinking about how this reminds me of another goofball hippie who found themselves in a military situation, Oddball from Kelly's Heroes.
Oddball: Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
Other Links
ScrappleFace reports the sub fires multiple-warhead Nerf missiles that only fire after the enemy has already struck the ship.
Day by Day is always a good way to start off the day
What if......
"You think the Republican National Committee could get this many people of color in a single room? Only if they had the hotel staff in here... We have to never be afraid to say what we believe"
- Howard Dean addressing the Congressional Black Caucasus
A fun conservative game to play is "what if a republican had said this". Imagine if the head of the RNC, Ken Mehlman, threw out this joke at a meeting? After Robert Byrd (D-KKK) was done laughing, he would run to the nearest camera to decry the Mehlman and the GOP as the party of racists and bigots. The media would jump all over it and call for an investigation, Jesse Jackson would march.
But since it was the Democratic Golden Child (Dean).....nothing
Update: Ken Mehlman called Dean's joke "racist". (hat tip - Oxen)
Update: Former Congressman J.C. Watts and Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele issue a statement on Dean's comments.
Update: Charles Rangel (D-NY) says Dean should apologize
Other Links
Newsday prints the story from the AP
Slant Point points to Dean's other racist moments
Confessions of a Political Junkie reports
RightSided posts the quote
Hube's Cube checks in
Even harpists are upset over this quote
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Newsday Letters To The Editor - Part 3
Newsday continues to be Long Island's leading anti-everything liberal rag. The only objective part of this newspaper are the coupons and the reporters who are imbedded with some troops in Iraq. The imbedded reporters have a blog, which you can check out here.
I have now added a new feature, the conspiracy-meter. Titles colored green represents low levels of conspiracy theorem, Yellow is for mid-level, Orange represents the next level, and Red is for the most absurd levels of conspiracy theory. The Red entries also get awarded an official Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie.
Click Here for Part 1, Part 2
'Mallard' on Rice
The comic strip "Mallard Fillmore" on Feb. 7 made reference to critics of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, "Thanks for showing your true colors when you questioned my ability . . . in terms oft employed by sad bigots."
Why shouldn't people criticize Rice? She has done an abymsal job. As Americans, we have the right to criticize our leaders when they do a bad job. This is not a gulag, after all, in which such criticism would be punishable. Also, playing the race card - that is, one cannot criticize her without being called a bigot - is pretty pathetic."Mallard Fillmore" is bemoaning the First Amendment right of Americans to criticize while enjoying that same protection of free speech in its extremely partisan, often dishonest, right-wing commentary. Just as egregious is
"Fillmore's" inference that, by criticizing the administration, one is not being "true blue" and loyal. Get real; this is still America.
Miriam Chua - Huntington
Re" Bush plan for your benefits" [News, Feb. 3]:
Once again, President George W. Bush is creating a crisis to further his agenda intended to help the rich get richer. As he did with the phantom weapons of mass destruction, Bush is attempting to strike fear into the hearts of Americans by painting a bleak picture of their future. There is no impending crisis regarding the future of Social Security.
According to the Social Security Administration itself, the system can meet 100 percent of its obligations for the next 37 years. As long as the American public allows itself to be misguided by fear, our president will continue to promote his self-serving agendas.
Douglas Dittko - Manorville
Bush and steroids
Jose Canseco's assertion that George W. Bush must have been aware of steroid use during his tenure as the owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team may go far in explaining Bush's foreign policy ["Dubya: No way, Jose" [Sports, Jan. 8]. From a National Institutes of Health article: "Steroids may provoke manic symptoms, such as aggression, euphoria, grandiose beliefs, and reckless behavior." Perhaps Bush is suffering from 'roid rage.
Arthur Aaronson - Brooklyn
Dems can't move to right
The Democrats cannot give in to the pressure to move to the right. This anti-worker, anti-poor, anti-adult life administration will continue to push people to the left and we should be there when it happens. (Editors note: for this push to the left please see the 1996,2000,2002, and 2004 election results...coming soon 2006 and 2008, the writer must be holding the results upside down...also note the use of the term "anti-adult life" what about being pro-baby life?)
TonyPalladino - Glendale
Posted by The Man at Tuesday, February 15, 2005 |
Labels: Letters to the Editor
Monday, February 14, 2005
Airport Insecurity
Update: Airline workers at Liberty Airport arrested for smuggling cocaine
Update: Maryland man hangs out in Liberty Airport janitor closet
"The knife was in a cluttered handbag,"
- TSA spokesperson
A screener at Newark's Liberty International Airport was removed after a passenger with a 7 or 8 inch butcher knife in her purse was allowed to pass through security. She remembered the knife after being cleared and later told airport officials. The lady had stuffed the knife in her purse "just in case", prior to a blind date earlier in the week. No word if her blind date failed to detect it as well.
"The knife was in a cluttered handbag...It was characterized to me as difficult to detect" Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Ann Davis told The Sunday Star-Ledger of Newark. That quote sends chills down my spine and should make people upset about the lack of security at an airport which was used by the 9/11 hijackers. We can only hope that a future terrorist carries tidy carry-on bags.
The screener was not fired, but will be retrained....
Which of the following are not allowed on an airplane:
A) bomb
B) fingernail clippers
C) butcher knife
D) All the above
Posted by The Man at Monday, February 14, 2005 |
Top 10 Saudi Valentines
Top 10 Saudi Valentines
Even though religious leaders ban it, many Saudis celebrate Valentine's Day. But fatwas aside, V-day is a time to show your special someone(s) you care and that love trumps all. In that spirit, women may not be able to vote or walk aside their husbands; nevertheless, they still want a card to let them know they are loved.
Difficulty: Very Easy
Top 10 Saudi Valentines
10) Love is never having to pay for your facial reconstruction... - Allah Ackbar
9) Roses are red, Violets are blue, Walk 3 feet behind me or I will whip you. - The Man
8) Infidels blood is red; Your burka is blue; Here is a suicide bomb belt;made just for you - The Man
7) Violets are blue, roses are red Cover that ankle, or you'll soon be dead - TheRatHunter
6) You've shown me what it means to careYou filled all my desiresTo honor you I change your oilAnd pressurize your tires - SlowBoat407
5) I hit you once..I hit you twice..By Allah, I'll hit you thrice... I Love You - Allah Ackbar
4) Roses are red. Violets are blue. Praise be to Allah. I have four of you - peyton randolph
4) Roses are red. Violets are blue. Praise be to Allah. I have four of you. When I am dead and my life is thru. Praise be to Allah, I'll have seventy two. - ALinArleta
3) Is that a beheading knife in your caftan, or are you just happy to see me? - Solamente
2) Brown is our camel, tan is our goat I'd like to give nookie, if you only used soap - highnoon
and the #1 Saudi Valentine is:
1) The Imam has spoken:
"Don't follow the cult of the Cupid."
He says it's Satanic and evil and stupid.
To dote on our women and ply them with roses?
It don't make no sense since we covered their noses.
Such odd behaviour is against our good nature.
Our hearts belong to our wooly mammals
no matter what the nomenclature
we need no special day to walk a mile for our camels. - Snagglepuss
Next Caption Contest: Thursday 2/17
Posted by The Man at Monday, February 14, 2005 |
Friday, February 11, 2005
Caption The Moment
Caption The Terry Tribute
The Dems held a tribute to the former DNC Head Terry McAuliffe, he will truly be missed. Under his watch the dems lost the House, the Senate, and the White House (the political Triple Crown). He will be replaced by Howard "The Scream" Dean, a move applauded by Karl Rove and Republicans everywhere.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Top Entries:
10) Mr. Clinton, in appreciation of you dedicated service, I present you with our oldest daughter, Beth. - Baynative
9) "Terry, can you tell Bill she's not 18?" - anonymous_user
7) Hey Terry don't be down. I tell you what, do you want to wear my magic hat that I got while running guns to a almost non-existant communist group in Cambodia? It was autographed by Bill Buckner after the 1986 World Series. I sometimes wear it while I am crawling on my belly, with my shotgun, through the brush on Cape Cod hunting 16-point bucks. - The Man
6) Kerry and Terry: "Dean went out with a scream, we both went out with a girlish whimper." - Sobek
5) Is this really what the DNC has turned into?Perverts, loosers, and fraudsters. - mnehrling
4) GIRL:"Mr President, do you have any tips on how to be great DNC intern?" - frogjerk
3) "Bill, Hillary called. She said this showed up at the door and she's yours.""Wow, what a great Valentine's Gift.""She's your love child sir." - GOP and College
2) Terry: "I can't believe it. We lost the White House, we lost the Congress, and we're about to lose the Supreme Court."
Kerry: "Don't forget all the state governors we lost."
Terry: "You're not helping."
Kerry: "And those elections in Iraq, man, those were a doozy."
Terry: "I SAID you're not helping, John!" - Sobek
and the #1 entry:
1) Kerry: "I know your time has been one dismal failure after another, but if it makes you feel any better, you're going to look like a political genius compared to the next guy." - Sobek
Next Caption Contest
Top 10 Saudi Valentines (Monday - 11am)
Photoshop Entries
(The Man)
Bill: To have and to hold, uhh, of course I do.
Hillary: BILL -- WAKEUP!!!
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Thursday, February 10, 2005
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NY City Council's History Lesson
In a city that forces employers away due to the high cost of unions, labor, taxes, and over regulation, why would a City Council pile on another hurdle for companies who want to do business with New York? Hearings will begin next week over a piece of legislation that would require city contractors to reveal if, at some point in their company history had anything to do with slavery. The legislation would not make the company pay any reparations or affect whether it gets the contract or not, yeah right. Be sure that once it is made public, a company that had anything to do with slavery would be forced out of jobs in favor of ones who might not have the burden of history on their back or grease the right wheel. Slavery was a horrible injustice that ended 140 years ago, why should companies, whose employees are generations removed from that plight, be forced to bear this responsibility? What action will the council do for the workers for these companies, of all ethnicities? Who is going to feed their children when their company is forced out of a job because a shady dealing hundreds of years ago?
On the heels of this, a companion bill calls on Mayor Bloomberg to establish a commission in order to study the issue of slavery reparations for African-Americans. Mayor Bloomberg is up for reelection this year and has recently courted the African-American vote. This is a blatant strong-arm tactic to make Bloomy choose, if he does not support this, the council members will call him a racist and he will not carry the African-American vote. To be fair, they also asked councilman Gifford Miller (D) to support it as well. Miller is one of the Democratic front-runners in the race for mayor. The year is 2005, to inject slavery into election year politics is incongruous.
"We're hoping that these hearings will bring to light the fact that there had been a history of slavery in this city, that there are some corporations that might have been a part of that history,"
Councilman Bill Perkins (D-Manhattan).
This is a slippery slope to be on. Already other council members from both sides of the aisle are calling these actions out. Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Queens) made a valid point when he stated "sounds like an attempt to help trial lawyers get evidence to start lawsuits." James Oddo (R-Staten Island) suggested that the bill should also look at injustices done to Irish-Americans and Italian-Americans.
(Source - NY Post)
Posted by The Man at Thursday, February 10, 2005 |
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Jack Bauer is a Sissy
The following was a PSA aired prior to this week's episode of 24:
"Hi. My name is Kiefer Sutherland. And I play counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer on Fox's 24. I would like to take a moment to talk to you about something that I think is very important. Now while terrorism is obviously one of the most critical challenges facing our nation and the world, it is important to recognize that the American Muslim community stands firmly beside their fellow Americans in denouncing and resisting all forms of terrorism. So in watching 24, please, bear that in mind."
You mean to tell me that I could have seen that stupid P-Diddy Diet-Pepsi commercial one more time, instead I had to listen to Jack Bauer inform me that American Muslims are not bad. A friend of mine text-messaged me stating: "I was about to start killing muslims until Kiefer cleared things up just then".
CAIR and the Muslim Public Affairs Council wanted to address the depiction of the Turkish muslim family that is part of a sleeper cell in America hell-bent on creating a nuclear meltdown. The groups were concerned this portrayal would create a bias against American Muslims. This PSA was an insult to non-muslims because these muslim groups assumed that non-muslims would be angered by the plot in 24 and go out for some American-style retribution. Hello, we know Jack Bauer will either defuse the bomb, kill all the ninjas, cut off a fellow agent's arm, or even kill all the bad muslims to save the day. It's not like we believe anything we see on 24, it is a TV show. Radical muslims plotting terror in America is about the only thing realistic on 24. Where was the PSA during season three stating that not all drug cartels want to release a deadly virus in America? How about a PSA from the Governor Schwarzenegger stating that California is a safe place to live, there are no nuclear bombs detonating, and the state counter-terrorism units are not plagued by infighting, incompetence, and moles.
In the end, I will continue to follow 24's absurd plot lines for another season. I think caving in to these groups and airing that PSA was insulting. What do you think?
(Jack Bauer is an equal-opportunity ass-kicker)
Posted by The Man at Wednesday, February 09, 2005 |
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Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Newsday Letters To The Editor - Part 2
This weekend my fiancé asked why I had not asked her to subscribe to Newsday, I told her I don't want a subscription to that rag and added that I wouldn't even wipe my butt with a copy of Newsday. The only reason to read the paper is the "Letters to the Editor", section which can be read and mocked for free online, and makes me wonder if my neighbors are stranger than I thought.
I have now added a new feature, the conspiracy-meter. Titles colored green represents low levels of conspiracy theorem, Yellow is for mid-level, Orange represents the next level, and Red is for the most absurd levels of conspiracy theory. The Red entries also get awarded an official Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie.
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No Answer
Is there anyone in the mainstream media who is willing to stand up to the Bush administration?
(editors note: huh?) Having to hear these last few days about how the Iraqi elections were a victory for President George W. Bush has made me sick.
Just because elections were held does not take away from the fact that this war was illegal and unnecessary. With tens of thousands of innocent Iraqi people already killed and with tens of thousands more likely to die from disease, having elections is not the answer to their problems. Getting the people of Iraq food, water and medicine, and removing U.S. troops from their country is what these people need (editors note: Like the UN Oil For Food program?). It is obvious that our troops are not wanted there, but Bush does not care about that. Making sure that he can get his hands on their oil is his only priority.
Adam Williamson-Baiting Hollow
The Costs of War
Is it America's mission to forcibly bring democracy to a world that lives with differing political beliefs? Given that ours is a freer and more equitable way of life, why can we not proslytize our advantages peacefully. Even if we bring a measure of democracy, and that is not necessarily freedom, the cost in human suffering is shattering (editors note: I guess "life" under Saddam was better?)...
Arthur Gottlieb-Rockville Centre
State of the Union
President George W. Bush's take on Iraq with rose-colored glasses and his fatalistic scare tactics about Social Security are what we have come to expect from this president. But what frightens me the most was the end of his speech when he seemed to look right into the camera and warn the Iranian citizens that, if they don't behave themselves, we may just have to go in and liberate them, too. (editors note: "And to the Iranian people, I say tonight: As you stand for your own liberty, America stands with you." (Applause))
Chris Tomicick-Merrick
Social Security
Has George W. Bush not noticed that the term Social Security includes the word security?
Ross Rosenfeld; Martin Melkonian; Denward W. Collins III-Woodbury (editors note: It took 3 guys to come up with this letter?)
Oil Depletion and Tsunami
Does the depletion of oil from our earth have anything to do with the tsunami disaster?Did the plates deep in earth shift because of a vacuum created by the depletion? And how is the oil being replaced?
Stella Good-Bellerose.
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Monday, February 07, 2005
Generation Duuhh - Part 2
My sister works at a test-prep company and has sent over a few examples of essays written by kids trying to get into college. I am starting to wonder if letting these kids invest in their own social security might be a bad idea.
The student was instructed to expand on the following quote: "You don't know what you have until it's gone." This one sounds like the student has taken a page from John Kerry's book by covering every possible position. If this kid doesn't pan out as a rocket scientist, a career in politics may be a possibility. Click on the image for a larger view.
Preface: They are nuanced
Translation: We often appreciate the things we have, not when we gain them, but when we lose them. I agree but also disagree with the statement. Over the next
Statement 1: They agree
Translation: First, I agree with this statement through the time I loss something. My mother had her first goradge sale. She had many of my old toys out for sale. Including some toy trucks I aquired. I never knew how much I liked them in till they were gone.
Statement 2:They disagree
Translation: I disagree with this statement through a expericene of the satifacitory of saving for a bike. I appreciated that bike so much because I saved and earned it.
Statement 3: They agree and disagree
Translation: Lastly, I agree and disagree with this statement. Through Christmass. I had wanted a dirt bike so badly. Then I got one. I had alot of fun with it. Well few years later I sold it and had wished I didn't.
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Thursday, February 03, 2005
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Are They Kidding? - Part 2
The Army soldier, who won international press coverage becoming the latest hostage held in Iraq before being rescued on Wednesday, spent last night in the VIP box at the State of the Union. Army soldier, John Adam accompanied by his wife, sat next to Safia Taleb al-Souhail who recently voted in Iraq. Adam was released in a daring raid on a terrorist compound by a team of American Special forces north of Mosul.
NY Post Cartoon (2/3/05)
State Of The Union
As I watched the president's speech last night, I was amazed at how much we have and will accomplish over the next 4 years. From freeing a region to saving social security, President Bush has his plate full. Democrats tried to become even more irrelevant, but Bush would not let them. He has reached out and provided programs that are ambitious and deals with issues that both sides of the political spectrum can be proud of.
We will not set an artificial timetable for leaving Iraq, because that would embolden the terrorists and make them believe they can wait us out. We are in Iraq to achieve a result: a country that is democratic, representative of all its people, at peace with its neighbors, and able to defend itself. And when that result is achieved, our men and women serving in Iraq will return home with the honor they have earned.I loved the Presidents slap at the Kennedy-al-Zarqawi branch of the Democratic party with the above quote. But nothing topped the presentation of the family of the Sergeant Byron Norwood, who then were hugged by Safia Taleb al-Souhail. Chuck Shumer (D-NY) admitted there was not a dry eye in the room at that moment. Overall, I think it was one of Bush's best timed and presented speeches, one that kicked off on of the most ambitious second term agenda's ever.
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
Are They Kidding?
Iraqi militants have threatened to behead, what appears to be a toy soldier named "Cody", if American troops do not release all Iraqi prisoners within 72 hours. Word from the front is that Cody is being tortured.
In response, here at GOP and the City, we have another offer for the terrorists. Here is a picture of an insurgent leader we captured in Iraq. If Abu Musab al-Zarqawi does not surrender to American troops within 72 hours, we will behead her. The clock is ticking. God willing, we will spill her blood if we do not get what we want.
The US Army has announced that a rescue operation is underway for the missing soldier. Here is a photo of the rescue team released to the press pool. Good luck brave soldiers! Stay Tuned....
(hat tip - israellycool)
Other links
Backcountry Conservative has the story covered
Blogs For Bush is also on it
Command Post
Cynical Nation
Moderate Voice
Six Meat Buffet notes that the terrorist have seen Team America
In The Bullpen
Outside The Beltway
New England Republican
Sundries Shack has the mother of all titles
King of Fools notes that even CBS thinks this is a fake
You know Day by Day loves this story
Life like Pundits know where to turn for breaking news
The girlfriend of the missing soldier speaks out
Thought of the day: Confederate Yankee notes that Zarqawi has joined forces with Cobra. I find it sad that Cobra spent many years fighting the infidel, GI Joe. He used lasers, even ninjas and never even wounded a single infidel soldier. Now some terrorist was able to nab a real GI Joe soldier and is using the internet to publicize it.
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I asked my husband if he could write a little about his love of the movie E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. This is among his top three favorite movies of all time, so he is definitely the one to be posting here. Enjoy.
There's one thing I remember clearly about the summer of 1982 – seeing E.T. My parents took me and my sister to the Garrick Theatre in Winnipeg to see what was the blockbuster movie of the year. I was hooked.
That summer my parents bought me an E.T. t-shirt. That Christmas I received E.T. stickers. I remember a friend of mine had the E.T. game for Atari.
Fast forward 30 years and E.T. is making it's Blu-Ray debut. It's hard to believe it's been three decades since the world was introduced to Steven Spielberg's alien being, but the movie does stand the test of time.
The copy we viewed included Blu-Ray and DVD, plus digital and ultraviolet copies. We watched the Blu-Ray only, so I can't comment on the other editions.
We had spent a few days talking up the movie to our four-year-old daughter, so needless to say, she was very excited about watching the movie when the BIG night finally came. Our other daughter, who is 17 months old, also watched with us. We made a movie night out of it, popping a bunch of popcorn before popping in the Blu-Ray.
If you're not familiar with the plot of E.T., it's about an alien – or extra-terrestrial – who gets stuck on Earth. He befriends a 10-year-old boy named Elliott, his sister Gertie (played by Drew Barrymore) and older brother Michael. E.T. starts to get sick and the authorities hone in as the kids try to figure out a way to get E.T. back home.
The movie itself is a classic. My four year old loved it, and has asked to watch it again. The high-definition picture and surround sound mix is excellent. We watched the movie on a 46-inch screen with 5.1 sound and it was great.
Some of the special effects definitely do look dated – in particular, the scenes where the kids are flying through the air on the bikes. But this is part of the charm of watching a movie of this vintage. You have to remember, this was state-of-the-art in 1982.
I had not seen this movie in 30 years. This was a great trip down memory lane. For my four-year-old, though, E.T. was an entirely new movie. She had no idea it was 30 years old, all she knew is that she was going to see a movie about a space alien. And she loved it.
This movie is a classic.
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial special 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Combo Pack was released on October 9, 2012 and it includes the Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy and Ultraviolet (for US residents). Right now, it is available on Amazon.ca for $21.99, or on Amazon.com for $19.99.
Disclosure: I received the anniversary edition of E.T. for free to complete my review. The opinions expressed in this post are mine only and are in no way influenced by any outside factors.
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Our Jeep is still in the shop and we should be able to pick it up tomorrow. First we had it at Firestone where they replaced our radiator and changed the oil. They could not change the automatic transmission fluid, because the Jeep does not come with a dipstick for the transmission. We took it from Firestone to Southpoint Chrysler Jeep between Austin and Buda.
We rented a Ford Fusion while our Jeep was being repaired. The Fusion is a nice car, but I do not fit in it. I have to duck my head in, then sidle my feet to get my behind in, then twist and sit, after which I can drag my feet in. I will be so happy to get our Jeep back.
Kathi has been cooking mostly at home while we have been living at Lake Georgetown. Today she needed a break so we went to Longhorn Steakhouse for lunch. We each had one of the lunch specials. Today we opted for the Smoky Double Bacon Sirloin with stuffed baked potatoes and salads. Kathi likes her meat well done, and I am better with medium well, but I ask for medium at Longhorn, trying to match the cook with my desired outcome. The steaks had a great flavor, but mine was a little tougher than normal. Lunch was great. The steaks are only six ounces on the lunch specials, but I still managed to bring some home and ate the remainder while typing this blog post.
I usually get the chicken fried steak, but I thought maybe I did not need the gravy today. That will still remain my favorite.
Beside the Longhorn here in Georgetown, I know of several locations in Houston. For anyone wanting a good steak for a reasonable price, Longhorn is pretty fair choice.
Below are some pictures at Lake Georgetown over the weekend. We had beautiful cool weather and sunshine which caused the park to fill up for Friday and Saturday nights. Click on the pictures to enlarge them.
|Jim Hogg Park RV Sites across the lake
|There are usually boats on the lake on the weekend, mostly fishing, but a few skiers and some just cruising.
|Another view across the lake
|We have motorhomes, fifth wheels, pop-up trailers and tent campers on good days.
|Another tent camper. They have a fifth wheel and a tent for the kids.
|The restroom across the street is a staging area for families walking to the lake to fish from the bank.


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Retail chain drug specialists are ordinarily exhausted and understaffed, and I am talking for a fact. Amid my time at a specific retail sedate store, I would regularly work 12-14 hour moves and would be the main drug specialist in the drug store that day. I was the main individual in the store permitted access to the C-II solutions (which were secured a safe) and give any kind of immunization and answer any sort of clinical inquiry, all while likewise attempting to deal with the drug store, confirm medicines for precision, registration and restock drugs, fill remedies, information solutions, answer telephones, manage furious clients and workers, and each other applicable errand that I didn't have space notice. Obviously, I was not ready to commit approach regard for each errand. I endured, my representatives endured, and, tragically, so did my patients. Individuals required my assistance and I simply did not have time for them.
It wasn't until I exited the chain drug store world, that I understood that being a drug specialist could really be charming and remunerating. Once I began DLS Pharmacy in McAllen TX, I was more satisfied as were my patients.
- Shorter hold times. By 2014 Consumer Report, "only 7 percent of clients at independents reported that a medicine wasn't prepared when guaranteed amid the past 12 months; only 4 percent griped of long holds up. By complexity, 19 percent of customers at drug store chains found that a remedy wasn't prepared, and 21 percent experienced long holds up at the administration counter." Tired of sitting tight hours or days for your solution? Attempt your neighborhood autonomous drug store. Odds are they can have yours prepared in simply an issue of minutes.
- More service offerings. As far as I can tell, free drug stores offer a more extensive cluster of administrations when contrasted with their corporate partners. The administrations incorporate, however, are not constrained to conveyance, tolerant charge accounts, exacerbating, strong medicinal products, and inoculations. Retail chain drug stores profit by filling, however, many remedies as would be prudent, keeping in mind that is a critical piece of the autonomous drug store, since they can't contend with the script check of the chains, they tend to offer more administrations to pick up and keep your business. You will seldom see aggravating or conveyance in the chain drug store world and I would wager that you won't discover patient charge accounts there either.
- Individualized consideration and consideration. By (National Community Pharmacists Association), autonomous drug stores utilize a normal of 2.8 full-time utilized drug specialists (counting the proprietor) and 3.3 full-time utilized experts (also clerks and different various representatives) to fill a normal of 201 remedies for each day. As a previous chain drug specialist, I worked a 14-hour shift with no other drug specialist or cover, filled 300+ solutions and just had 3-4 experts on a general, if not day by day, premise. How could any patient frame an association with a drug specialist under those sorts of conditions? The sort of administration I am currently ready to offer as an autonomous is inconceivably progressed at http://dlspharmacyrgv.com.
- Better client administration. Free drug store patients frequently have a setup association with the proprietor. It is not exceptional for the proprietor to be one of the drug specialists on staff. At the point when is the last time, you met the CEO, President, VP, or even area director of a chain drug store? My conjecture is that has never happened. My manager is in the drug store the same amount of, if not more than I am. He has a brilliant association with our patients. In many cases our patients particularly request him. On the off chance that they have an issue, they know he will alter it. They avoid the greater part of the middle-men and go right to the manager. That is client benefit that the chains can't rival.
- Not repressed by corporate oversight. An ideal way I know not this is with a case. Guaifenesin (brand name Mucinex) is an OTC expectorant. Codeine is a C-II opiate torment reliever and hacks suppressant. This mix (brand name Robitussin A-C)is named a C-V controlled substance. In the condition of Florida (and numerous others too), Robitussin A-C can be administered by an enlisted drug specialist without a solution (close to 120 mg of codeine in 48 hours). There are unquestionably times when the normal OTC Robitussin just won't cut it and something more grounded is essential. On the other hand, you will once in a while, if at any point, discover this administration being offered to patients by chain drug stores since those enterprises either don't permit it or make it so badly designed that drug specialists are firmly debilitated to do as such. This is only one of numerous cases of how chain drug stores demoralize, and even preclude, drug specialists from giving to their patients the best care allowed to them by their separate leading group of the drug store and government regulations.
- Precise and learned. Autonomous drug stores reliably rank at the highest point of the diagrams of consumer loyalty in each class. Be that as it may, maybe an essential classification of all is exactness. One Consumer Report demonstrates autonomous drug stores were positioned #1 by and large and were given the most noteworthy rating with respect to speed and precision (see picture beneath). This information interprets into patient security. As a patient, you have the privilege to get the right drug, measurement, and headings, as endorsed by your specialist and independents, are voted the best at guaranteeing that happens. How does your drug store contrast with the autonomous drug stores on the graph beneath?


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I have set up an email account on Outlook Express. I am able to send emails however unable to receive them. I don't get an error message at all, and the email doesn't begin to be received, just does not come through at all.
I have looked at the properties on my email and these are the settings:
- incoming mail server is POP3, outgoing is SMTP
- I have typed in the account name and password
- have not clicked 'Log on using server authentication password' or 'my server requires authentication' under 'outgoing mail server'. If I do, I get error messages.
- Outgoing port numbers and incoming port numbers are 25 and 110 respectively.


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Hi all,
I installed steam a little while ago so my son could play a game he's excited about. I have multilibs enabled and the install seemed to go well. I ran an update after install and a reboot as well. So, when I click on the steam icon though…nothing happens.
Anyone else having this issue?


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There are so many things I would love to tell my younger self, if only we had the chance to turn the clock back and give our fresh-faced selves some words of wisdom. In spite of being proud of my career journey and the things I've achieved, there are so many little tips and tricks which I know now that would have been so useful to have had in my repertoire when I was starting off.
There are many things I'd love to tell my younger self, if we had the chance to turn the clock back and give our fresh-faced selves some words of wisdom. Here are the top tricks I'd tell.
Here's a few of the top things I wish I knew way back then:
Don't hold back
Ambition is no bad thing and it's not something you should try to hide. The only person who can really hold you back is you; so branch out and push yourself. You should be your main motivation; get out there and achieve what you want.
Try something new
Even outside the work arena, surrounding yourself with new experiences leads to innovative and original ideas. You will feel inspired and find it easier to think 'outside the box' if you keep an open mind in life, from listening to a new genre of music to trying out a new restaurant. Having new and varied experiences is key! Oh and in terms of friendships, never judge a book by its cover.
Network, network, network
Don't be afraid; you are someone worth knowing and so are they. Providing you do your research and target the right people, you will receive a warm welcome. Don't confuse networking with socializing, one is focused on achieving at least one positive outcome for your future – and the other is hanging out with friends.
Consider mentoring
In the future, you will find mentoring hugely beneficial. In fact I think my primary school teacher was my first mentor, and is still a great friend and inspiration. Having a mentor is an incredible asset and support when you first join the world of work and, later in life, you'll find it rewarding to give back to those starting off in the industry as well as learning new tricks by developing these relationships. Never shut yourself off to these opportunities – they will serve you well.
Don't undervalue yourself
Understand what it is you need and what you are looking for work experience is not paid, but internships should be. In the very early days when you are starting off, you will consider either at various times in your career and both will bring plus points to your CV – but do not undervalue the work you will be doing. If you're learning from an organisation and your stay is short, unpaid work experience will give you a great insight to help you choose a direction.
Keep work and play separate
It's great to have colleagues you get on with, but they should still be colleagues first and foremost. Business is best when it is not personal, so be clear in your mind where you draw the line to avoid hurt feelings and awkward situations.
Try to keep your home life private
You might have had a row with your partner or housemate last night, but the office isn't the place to air your grief. Take 10 minutes out to cry on the phone to your mum or best friend if needs be; but don't cry on your colleagues' shoulders unless you're really sure they have your best interests at heart. Think twice about what you let slip – you don't want to be seen as a robot, but it's not going to help you if you spill your deepest secrets, or get a label of being 'emotional' either.
Have some down time
It's true that working too hard can lead to burnout. So, it's absolutely essential that you have some time where you put work to one side and concentrate on something else; an outing with friends, dinner with family, cycling, walking, or just some relaxing you time. Working 24/7 will only ever be counter-productive to whatever it is you are trying to change, so take a break when you can; you will gain perspective and inspiration from some time out.
Do not tolerate any prejudice
Sadly, there's still far too much prejudice in the world. From being asked to make the tea (every single time) to being the butt of the joke (literally), do not accept anything you think is sexist (I started work in the 1990s and those are real examples, that I wish I had stood up to). In fact any kind of sexism, homophobia, racism has no place at work. It's about leading by example and if you employ a strict zero-tolerance attitude from the word go, you will be respected for it.
Lipstick is a woman's secret weapon; never underestimate its power
If you feel worried about a presentation, you're having a hard time personally or you just need a confidence boost, get the lippy out. Stand in front of a mirror, give yourself a (if necessary, silent) talking to, put on the lipstick and you'll be amazed by how a slick of the stick can give you a much needed boost. I know, I still do it now.


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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - San Diego State University on Tuesday banned a fraternity whose members were accused of harassing people taking part in an anti-rape march, a move that comes amid a renewed debate over the handling of sexual assaults on U.S. college campuses.
The university said on its website that the national offices of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity had agreed to close the Gamma Alpha chapter at San Diego State at least until the fall of 2016.
"There is no place in our campus community for the type of ongoing behaviors displayed by those involved with this fraternity chapter," Eric Rivera, SDSU's vice president for student affairs, said in a written statement.
"We appreciate the willingness of the national office of Delta Sigma Phi to step in and address these issues and take action with us. We hope that through these actions, when the time is right, they will bring a chapter back to SDSU and be productive members of our community," Rivera said.
Fraternity members were accused of being among a group of hecklers who threw eggs and waved sex toys at about 35 students taking part in an anti-rape "Take Back the Night" march through the campus in November.
San Diego State was one of four California public universities criticized in June for poor staff training and preparation to deal with sexual assault issues on campus in a statewide audit.
Training lapses left university staff at risk of mishandling students reporting sexual harassment and violence, it said.
Since that report was issued, the university has aggressively trained staff and educated students about sexual misconduct, a campus spokesman has said.
U.S. colleges have been grappling with a spate of sexual harassment and assault cases. President Barack Obama in September launched a campaign to end sexual violence on campuses.
Fueling that debate was a recent article in Rolling Stone magazine describing an alleged gang rape of a female student at a University of Virginia fraternity house.
The magazine has since backtracked on the article, citing "discrepancies", and apologized after critics and news organizations challenged its veracity.
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)


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Just in time for Valium-times Day, DoDTR is extremely pleased to bring you the new recording by Bay Area's finest Jakobean, "Lions Never Die"! Recorded over the course of 2013 in San Francisco, CA and Honolulu HA; "Lions Never Die" is a liturgy of hope in the face of darkness. Available for free NOW at the DoDTR store (or throw the artist a few bucks if you can, no minimum…)
Stay tuned for announcements on a CD release of "Lions Never Die" as well as other DoDTR releases soon to be reissued in physical form for the first time!
NEW RELEASE - Jakobean - Lions Never Die
HAPPY Día de los Muertos!!!
Happy Día de los Muertos everyone!
One year ago today, Den of Dead Trees Recordings was started with the release of the first ØØnull record "Excerpts from an Untitled Ambient Noise Experiment". Now, a year in, with an amazing set of releases from artists like Drinking Coffee From Counselor Troi's Head, Unholy Analog Noisemachine, Crucifix Eye, Jakobean, Kopfschmerztablette, Jared Butler & Cory Thrall, Calm Inferno Archives, Barrowlands and more to come!
And now, on this Día de los Muertos we bring you the long gestating full-length from holy filament, YEAR ONE!!! Based on the DC Comics limited series Batgirl: Year One...Available RIGHT NOW from the DoDTR store as a pay what you want (no minimum) download, and soon to be released as a limited cassette on FERAL FANG MEDIA! Got a couple bucks to throw our way to fund the new physical release arm of DoDTR? GREAT! Don't have the extra cash but still want the record? Thats GREAT TOO!
Thank you to everyone who has released records with DoDTR or allowed Holy Filament to play live with them! We wouldn't be here without your support...
Back from the dead! DoDTR is pleased to announce the first release by Bay Area Hip-Hop weirdo Jakobean! Recorded over the course of two years, and featuring mixing/mastering from Blood into Water's Ryan Tomasello, "Glorified Violence" is 11 tracks of experimental hip-hop bliss! Fans of Hiroglyphics/Deltron, Dälek, and Atmosphere, take note! Available NOW from the DoDTR store...
DoDTR is NOT DEAD....
DoDTR has been dark for awhile now while we dealt with some personal issues (and battled the legions of hell in Diablo III ;) ) but we will be ramping back up in the weeks to come...expect new releases by Jakobean and The Smudge very soon as well as a few other exciting announcements...
-Andrew C.
Infernal Overlord of the Den
Out today, DoDTR is pleased to announce the release of the latest release from San Jose, CA dark ambient masters (calm inferno archives) [Ryan Tomasello of Blood Into Water/Osaka Bondage/Guano fame]! "Joining You" contains four tracks designed to take you on a somnambulant journey to the farthest reaches of space! The perfect album for a rainy day...Grab yourself a copy NOW FREE at the DoDTR store!
Today, the weather outside the DoDTR offices is nice and sunny, so what better time to bring some gritty, dark, hauntingly beautiful noise to your ear holes! "the Zodiax" is the latest release from DoDTR artist Jared Butler & Cory Thrall! 7 tracks of painfully beautiful noise, it's the perfect soundtrack for getting lost in the city of your choice, or wandering abandoned wooded trails…Grab your copy NOW FREE at the DoDTR store!
Today DoDTR is pleased to announce the release of the first demo from Portland, OR atmospheric black metal band Barrowlands! Forged out of the ashes of PDX bands Mary Shelley and Lykaia, Barrowlands are a force to be reckoned with! Go grab this demo NOW for free or throw these guys a couple bucks when you pick it up...Available exclusively through Den of Dead Trees Recordings and the band itself...
Although it's been quiet here at the Den as of late, there are some great releases coming up from the likes of Blood into Water, Calm Inferno Archives, The Smudge and of course holy filament! Stay tuned for details...


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A wedding day is such a joyful event, and a beautiful display of love. There is so much beauty in all the intimate moments of a wedding day, and I sincerely enjoy being able to capture both the big and small parts of that special day.
Wedding packages start at $1000. If you would like more details about my wedding packages and availability, please email me at kaitwbailey(at)gmail(dot)com


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Image Space Incorporated has revealed the next add-on car in line for their rFactor 2 simulation – The Honda Civic BTCC touring car.
Fielded by the Honda Yuasa Racing Team, the nimble tin top competes in the spectacular and highly competitive British Touring Car series.
Below is a first preview of the car, showing it in its current work in progress state.


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Grey's self-portrait, from his Subbable page.
If you don't know C. G. P. Grey, you may want to go watch his best-known video: The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained. I'm not usually a fan of YouTube videos, but I really enjoy Grey's; they're both educational and entertaining, and it's obvious a lot of care has gone into producing them.
So I was intrigued when Grey announced he was doing a new podcast with Brady Haran called Hello Internet, and I decided to listen. Again, I'm not a fan of most podcasts that have a couple people talking to each other, but I'm really enjoying these. And I was surprised to keep hearing bits of organizing-related insight.
In Podcast #1, Grey lists all the things he got wrong in the U.K. video I mentioned above. Which brings us to this quote from the podcast:
I want the videos to be perfect, but ... the cost of perfection is infinite in terms of time and in terms of resources.Grey says that if YouTube allowed you to replace a video with a new version, and keep the same link, he'd only have one video up instead of the 38 explanatory videos he does have up; he'd keep finding little things in that U.K. video that needed to be improved. So constraints can sometimes help us fight perfectionism!
Work/Life Balance
In Podcast #3, the main topic is work/life balance. Grey talks about his four-lightbulb imperfect analogy for managing time. He pictures these four bulbs: family, friends, health and work. You have enough energy to put out 100 watts of power, and these are all 100-watt lightbulbs. So what do you do? Run them all, dimly, at 25 watts? Focus mostly on one? But this involves "making harsh, uncomfortable decisions about where you're going to cut."
Grey acknowledges that as he moved into self-employment, he consciously chose to put zero of his energy into health, a tiny amount into friends, and about 20% into family (his wife); the work lightbulb got about 80% of his energy. He's just now making changes and giving some energy to health. He wasn't happy about ignoring other parts of his life, but decided not to feel guilty about it; the choices were just what he needed to do, for some period of time, to be successful in a new work venture.
Brady raises a different work/life balance issue: Can he ever switch off the work lightbulb entirely, and be totally focused on family or friends? Grey concurs: For example, it's hard to watch TV with his wife without having his mind going to ideas for new videos.
Our Relationship with Stuff
Podcast #5 was fascinating, because the two men have such different attitudes to stuff. Brady's office is full of memorabilia: a teddy bear from his childhood, an old-fashioned telescope, a bunch of stones collected from places around the world, etc. He sees a person's home as "a museum of you."
And that horrifies Grey, who says, "I feel like every object that is in my visual sweep acts like a tiny burden on the mind." (In Podcast #6 he says he's not the minimalist some of us perceived him to be; he's a functionalist.) Grey enjoys moving, because, he says, it's "a great excuse to purge as many physical items from my life as I possibly can." He encourages people to not give him gifts for birthdays and such, saying "the best gift you can give me is nothing."
This podcast even includes a shout-out to the TV show Hoarders! Grey goes on to say that while hoarders have a hard time letting go, his wife says he's the opposite of a hoarder — he has too easy a time letting go.
Brady and Grey both get a lot of email, and have very different approaches for handling it, as described in Podcast #6. Grey checks email twice a day; Brady checks it about every 15 minutes. Grey goes through his email messages rapidly; each message is either responded to immediately, flagged for follow-up later, or archived. (Most messages just get archived.) The ones flagged for follow-up are those that need a reply, but not right now; he may deal with those once a week (as he did when he was a teacher) or after he finishes his current project (now that he's self-employed), but he always deals with them in batches. Brady doesn't have such a structured process.
Questions to Ponder
What's nice about these podcasts is they bring up issues that relate to organizing, but there's no definitive answer — just two smart people sharing their perspectives. And this lets each of us ponder how we feel about these topics. Do we swing too far into perfectionism? What kind of work/life trade-offs are we making, consciously or not, and how do we feel about them? Would we personally prefer Grey's somewhat minimalist home, or Brady's office — and why? Do we have a way of handling email that works for us?
If you're at all intrigued, check out the podcasts! They cover much more than these organizing tidbits, including stories of being wrong on the internet (and in print) in Podcast #1, and a discussion of copyright issues in Podcast #2.


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So whether you are new to beer or are just looking to up your game, there are number things that you may want to consider purchasing.
Now some people drink beer out of a pint glass. This is easily the most popular glass to serve beer in and it truly hurts the experience. The pint glass is a shaker glass and was never intended to be used to serve anything. It was used to help make cocktails. So why are they so bad? You see such a large part of tasting beer comes down to perceiving aromas in beer as you taste them. The pint glass doesn't have the shape or curvature to make these perceptions effectively.
These will work just fine to get you going. I have big hands and I struggle with the thin stems. There is chance your hands may warm the beer a bit, but never really bothered me much.
These glasses will work just fine for just about any beer. The round bulbous shape that helps concentrate aromas is really what you are after here.
No matter what your plan its, this will make your life easier. I have spent way to much time at beer releases watching grown men and women lapping up beer off the sidewalk because their bottles broke. This just shouldn't happen.
These neoprene six pack holders come in real handy while traveling with beer or just transporting from the store to your house.
Now I know the description says wine, but don't forget that many rare beers are bottled in 22 oz bottles which is similar to a wine bottle. Nothing worse than spilled beer.
Okay now I know it's hard to hold a beer with a book in hand, but a little knowledge goes a long way here. These are some of my favorites and I still use them today as a resource.
This is a great book for the beginning beer enthusiast. It's packed with good information and follows your typical "for Dummies" approach.
Tasting beer can be a truly wonderful thing. Trust me I do it often. This book will give you the background tactics to make your experience that much better.
A great introductory book for those beginning their home brewing adventures
How to Brew is a home brewing favorite of many new home brewers.
No I don't know if this is mandatory, but it sure makes my life easier. There are two ways to go about this, you can buy one or get an old refrigerator and make one.
The lazy done for you approach.
So this one requires a little work, but if you have an old fridge that you can convert, go for it. This is actually the option that I went for.


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When the Olympics come to your city, you can bet a shiny new stadium will be coming your way. Or at least, an old stadium will be getting a new roof.
With the Winter Olympics coming to PyeongChang in less than a year, now seems like the perfect time to look back at the world's remaining Olympic stadiums. Some show off fascinating displays of architecture, while others are just plain huge.
Here are 16 of the coolest looking Olympic stadiums around the world.
The Olympic Stadium in Montreal, home of the 1976 Summer Olympics, was also home to the MLB's Montreal Expos. It's the second most expensive stadium ever built.
Source: Forbes


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On a Treasure Hunt
Different treasures battle for my heart every day. There is a war raging for the throne of my heart. Most days I treasure my own selfish desires more than treasuring Christ. I'm in desperate daily need of the Holy Spirit to continually redirect my heart toward Christ. I want Him to be my ultimate treasure more and more on a daily basis....Keep Reading


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Pathways & interactions
DNA polymerase III, beta sliding clamp, N-terminal (IPR022634)
Short name: DNA_polIII_beta_N
Overlapping homologous superfamilies
Domain relationships
DNA polymerase III is a complex, multichain holoenzyme responsible for most of the replicative synthesis in bacteria [PMID: 8548826]. It functions by adding nucleotide triphosphate (dNTP) residues to the 5'-end of a growing DNA chain, using a complementary DNA as template. The elongation factor beta-clamp, also called beta subunit, is part of the DNA polymerase III holoenzyme. However, beta-clamp is not attached to polymerase III permanently like the other subunits. It is loaded on the DNA, by clamp loader, a subunit of DNA Pol III [PMID: 27499105].
The beta clamp forms a ring shaped dimer that encircles dsDNA (sliding clamp) in bacteria. The bacterial beta clamp is a homodimer; each monomer consists of three globular domains to yield a six-domain ring [PMID: 18191219]. It is structurally similar to the trimeric ring formed by proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) (found in eukaryotes and archaea) and the processivity factor (found in bacteriophages T4 and RB69) [PMID: 1358275]. This structural correspondence further substantiates the mechanistic connection between eukaryotic and prokaryotic DNA replication that has been suggested on biochemical grounds.
This entry describes the N-terminal domain of the beta sliding clamp.
GO terms
Biological Process
GO:0006260 DNA replication
Molecular Function
GO:0008408 3'-5' exonuclease activity
GO:0003677 DNA binding
GO:0003887 DNA-directed DNA polymerase activity
Cellular Component
GO:0009360 DNA polymerase III complex
Contributing signatures
- PF00712 (DNA_pol3_beta)


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Organizer Kits necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 192 diseños de 44 diseñadores freelance.
Lupine Lens
I am a photographer that specializes in candid, outdoor, action photography of your four-legged family members (and two-legged ones). In addition to being good with a lens, I have a natural affinity for animals and understand how to put them at ease in front of a camera. You can check out my work at http://www.LupineLens.com.
My primary audience is anyone who loves their relationship with their pet(s) and wants to capture the memory on digital images. I have taken images of people in candid situations as well.
I would like a simple logo. It should lead itself to being placed on my photography as a watermark, without distracting too much form the image. The logo is part security and part advertising.
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text: The chief of staff for Tennessee Republican Lamar Alexander was arrested this afternoon by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service based on probable cause for possession and distribution of child pornography charges. He has been put on leave without pay, Sen. Alexander's office announced on Wednesday. According to the statement, law enforcement agents searched the home of Ryan Loskarn, hired by Alexander in 2011. "I am stunned, surprised, and disappointed by what I have learned," Alexander (pictured at left) said in the statement. Alexander's office said it is "cooperating fully" with the investigation. Loskarn is in custody pending a hearing tomorrow.


text: Also today, Phase One announced the availability of three new high performance leaf shutter lenses, 55mm, 80mm and 110mm, all f/2.8 and all designed with the Phase One 645DF camera in mind. The lenses are a result of close collaboration with Mamiya Digital Imaging and Schneider Kreuznach (see today's related announcement)."Our patent-pending flash sync breakthrough eases working with wide open apertures and fill-in flash on location," said Jan H. Christiansen, Phase One marketing director. "We already offer the most flexible exposure times ranging from 1/4000 of a second to one full hour. Setting new performance standards is all about expanding creative options for photographers."


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Kim has over 20 years of public sector experience working in both finance and environmental compliance departments. She spent over 17 years as an Association representative serving multiple terms as President, Vice President and Chief Negotiator. Kim completed the Labor Relations Certification Program at UC Davis.
In 2004, Kim was recruited by Paul Goyette to work as a Labor Representative. Between her work as an Association representative and her tenure with Goyette and Associates, she has negotiated dozens of contracts and represented hundreds of employees in administrative interviews and the disciplinary appeals process. In addition she is experienced in mediation, arbitration, grievance handling and political action campaigns.
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