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Actually I think I have cabin fever. This has a lot to do with the cold temperature outside, which is 3 F. I do not have the motivation to calculate the Centigrade, but I suppose it would be about -15 C or so. Goodness, that sounds even colder.....Right now I am thinking spring. I can see the morning paper on the driveway, but I do not want to get up and go outside and get it because I have to get dressed up like a kid for sledding.
One of my goals for today is to start organization of my papers and files.. I have things semi organized and I need to initiate my plans. My daughter got a job and had to move so I am moving my Genealogy items into her former room. I need to get my files into a file cabinet and print some things that I have downloaded on my computer.
I need to set up the printer and go through my old emails I have saved. These emails are things that I did not think related to my family and research but I saved them just in case they prove to be related as I moved along in my research. I suppose I should put them on my flash drive too.
I joined the ARMSTRONG COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY I mailed the application earlier this week, I am still on my search for Jacob and Mary Bowser, who are my husbands great great grandparents. I am hoping with some guidance and fresh ideas I can go to the County Courthouse and find the answers to my questions. They reopen in April, the Society that is, I am sure the Courthouse is open. I have been wondering if this is common across the country that the Historical Society and Genealogical Societies close for the winter.
So, for today I will sit a read a few blogs and wait for the motivation to get out from under my afghan and off the couch, where I am semi recumbent with my feet propped up on a pillow and sipping a cup of tea.....


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LTE (the GSMA-adopted roadmap to 4G for GSM/UMTS carriers) has been getting a lot of attention of late. Verizon Wireless plans to begin network deployment in 2009 (using their newly acquired 700MHz spectrum) with full network deployment in 2010 and beyond. AT&T has also announced LTE rollout plans in 2012. Vodafone is also making the obligatory statements about rollout plans in 2011-2012 time frame – its ex-CEO, Arun Sarin has made snarky comments about Verizon needing LTE more than Vodafone owing to the inability of EV-DO to scale up to near-4G speeds like HSPA.
With the possible exception of Verizon, how real are these LTE rollout plans especially given the current financial turmoil? My bet is that 3G operators will look to squeeze the last ounce of return by upgrading their 3G/HSPA networks to HSPA+ (also called Evolved-HSPA or Advanced HSPA) long before they consider LTE. In fact, Japan's Softbank Mobile has already chosen HSPA+ over LTE because of cost and backward compatibility. The reasons are as follows:
- No marked difference in spectral efficiency – LTE proponents talk about 144Mbps Downlink (DL) and 50+Mbps Uplink (UL) speeds. But realization of these speeds require available spectrum in excess of 20 Mhz. Now probably is not a good time to be buying spectrum. As the chart shows (courtesy: Qualcomm), spectral efficiency of HSPA+ (when MIMO is included) is close to that of LTE when you consider 5Mhz spectrum.
- Significant less Investment in Infrastructure – It is much easier and less expensive to upgrade HSPA to HSPA+ given that LTE is based on OFDM – a completely new modulation scheme while HSPA+ is still based on W-CDMA. LTE needs a completely new set of radio access and core infrastructure components – not only are the radio access algorithms different, the signaling and control protocols from the access to the core are also significantly different.
- Backward compatibility – It is simpler for a HSPA+ subscriber to gracefully handover to a HSPA network – the connectivity between RNC and the core (SGSN and GGSN) remains as before. Significant complexity exists for handover to be implemented between 4G/LTE and HSPA+ networks.
- Handset and terminal availability – Availability of LTE handsets may be less of an issue – clearly, the initial application for both HSPA+ as well as LTE is in mobile broadband (with USB dongles). It is reasonable to expect that HSPA+ dongles will be cheaper than those supporting LTE – given that a new semiconductor ecosystem needs to emerge that supports LTE.


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text: 2.5 starsA light hearted second chance sports romance, which sadly didn t really deliver I seem to be in the minority here, but I didn t love this I thought I would, as it s a sports romance, and is a story about a couple staying together, getting a second chance It even has a men s book club supporting each other, helping each other to understand their partners It was an original concept I liked that it was about men in a secret book club, trying to understand and connect with their partners and wives I liked that it was a quick read I liked that it was a story about a couple staying together, I don t see that much I liked that it was quite steamy The second half of the book was quite cute Unfortunately, there was also a lot that I didn t like I have to start with the female main character, Thea She was unreasonable, irritating and a liar The woman faked her orgasms for over three years, and it wasn t the only thing she was faking What was the point in that She didn t get what she wanted, and her husband thought he was doing all the right things, so carried on doing them I ve never understood women who do that You should be able to be honest with your husband, and communicate your needs But that s the crux of this story This couple aren t honest with each other about anything They don t talk to each other How was Gavin to know that she was unsatisfied, she acted, and lied about it I m not just talking about in the bedroom She didn t like the life of a WAG, she wanted a different life, wanted different things, but expected him to know all of this Did she tell him any of this NOOOO He was not a mind reader Another thing that bothered me was that Thea accepted no responsibility for the breakdown in her marriage Gavin was in the wrong, and she was in the right, and my goodness the book hammered that home to me I actually ended up hating her, and feeling sorry for Gavin She even kicked him out the house, and then was mad when he left It was a test, and he wasn t supposed to leave Like She Asked Him To So of course he failed that, and then she asked him for a divorce Poor Gavin actually hadn t done much wrong Yes he wasn t as attentive as he should be, but with young twins, and a busy career, these things happen He also wasn t that sexually experienced, so didn t always hit the spot with Thea, but she could have helped him out there There are two people in a marriage, and Thea could have voiced her wants and needs, and they could have worked on their marriage together He really loved her and his kids Thea also compared all men to her absent, philandering father Yes we get it, your father was an arsehole, but you can t judge everyone by his standards, you have to have a little faith and trust I actually think she needed some counselling, to move past her unhappy childhood, and perhaps they could have had some couples counselling Gavin spent the whole book trying to win her back, and she shot him down over and over By the end of the book, Thea realised these things and her character does grow, but by that point, at about 80% it was too little, too late for me I just couldn t stand her Other things that bothered me was the unsubtle feminism The men in the book club, turning to regency romance novels to help them with their love lives, was just pure fantasy And all of the unrealistic things that came out with..like talking about toxic masculinity It felt preachy and overly political to me I keep reading romance books with all of these woke men in, and it just makes me roll my eyes You can have male characters who are feminists, and all round decent guys, without shoving it down my throat The chapters from the regency romance which Gavin was reading also felt unnecessary to me They were overly cheesy, and made me cringe Then there was the fact that Gavin actually used the actual lines and moves from the book he was reading Word for word It was really manipulative and Thea was angry about it, but got over it I would have been furious to find that out That the lovely, sweet things my husband was saying were straight out of a book, and not his real feelings I didn t like Thea s sister either She was such a jealous, interfering bitch She was the one who encouraged Thea to throw Gavin out, and every time they made any progress, there she was trying to undo it One final thing that bothered me was the twins They were about 2 2 1 2 years old, yet were written as if they were 4 5 years old I know it s a minor thing, but it really irritated me how they didn t act like toddlers To sum up, I felt that this story was too light hearted for the serious topic it covered And the couple would have avoided all of the hassle and heartbreak if they had actually just talked to each other like mature adults Urgh I hate the miscommunication trope It might work in YA, but it really irritates me in adult fiction JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER DAMNIT Many thanks to Berkley and edelweiss for the chance to download an e arc in exchange for an honest review 3.5 4 stars You have NO IDEA how excited I was for this book A group of baseball players getting together to read and talk about romance books How perfect There were scenes from the guys that had me genuinely laughing out loud and I did enjoy Gavin and Thea s second chance romance They were funny, down to earth, and both had issues to work through in order to get their second HEA The only issue for me was that parts of the story were too meta the book club constantly referred back to the romance genre and while this might be great for new romance readers, it took me out of the story a few times Other than that, I loved Lyssa Kay Adams writing and am PRAYING we get a book for Liv and Mack I can t wait to read from this author. The First Rule Of This Book Club You Don T Talk About Book ClubNashville Legends Second Baseman Gavin Scott S Marriage Is In Major League Trouble He S Recently Discovered A Humiliating Secret His Wife Thea Has Always Faked The Big O When He Loses His Cool At The Revelation, It S The Final Straw On Their Already Strained Relationship Thea Asks For A Divorce, And Gavin Realizes He S Let His Pride And Fear Get The Better Of Him Welcome To The Bromance Book ClubDistraught And Desperate, Gavin Finds Help From An Unlikely A Secret Romance Book Club Made Up Of Nashville S Top Alpha Men With The Help Of Their Current Read, A Steamy Regency Titled Courting The Countess, The Guys Coach Gavin On Saving His Marriage But It Ll Take A Lot Than Flowery Words And Grand Gestures For This Hapless Romeo To Find His Inner Hero And Win Back The Trust Of His Wife update after reading a really shit romance book immediately after this, i ve realised it was an absolute gem and deserved a higher rating that s all Just like the bar for heterosexual men treating their wives with respect, my standards for romance books are low However, I do think this is an exceptional, hilariously sweet rom com with subtle feminism embedded within the plot In my opinion, it s a stand out in its genre You ll love this book if you want an imperfect female character who s trying her best and finally gives up on society s expectations for women and allows herself to be carefree, pursuing the career she was forced to give up for her children while her husband was allowed to freely continue his a dumbass male character who s obviously an idiot for not cherishing and loving his wife, but he learns from his mistakes athletic, typically manly men standing up against toxic masculinity and acknowledging most of their relationship issues with wives girlfriends are their fault men acknowledging things women typically love, like pumpkin spice lattes and romance novels, genuinely aren t bad and they only initially hated them because women liked them men realising they aren t as close with their children because they sit back and allow their wives to raise them then take all of the credit a.k.a Lyssa Kay Adams said men ain t shit Gavin Scott realises his relationship with his wife is in turmoil when he discovers he s never given her a true orgasm After receiving the cold shoulder, spending years raising his children, giving up her career, and faking being satisfied with her life, Thea finally asks for a divorce However, Gavin joins a group of men who read romance books and use the actions of their heroes to win back their wives and girlfriends They start a new Regency romance about a Duke and Duchess whose marriage is in peril, and Gavin uses these cues in an attempt to win Thea s heart back My main reason for not rating this a full five stars is because I don t think men deserve any credit for doing the absolute bare minimum in a relationship The fact that complimenting your wife let alone cough eating her out so she can reach orgasm is a foreign concept to Gavin is ridiculous to me, especially since he has to be told these things by other people Another human being had to sit this grown male down and inform him that he should ve been complimenting his wife s appearance In addition, a lot of the discussion within the book club was too far fetched for me to believe I know it s fiction, but I doubt a group of heterosexual men would ever be fine getting manicures together and discussing whether The Little Mermaid is damaging to young women or whether they have the intellect to acknowledge it s fiction I found these particularly difficult to believe because even celebrity men who proclaim themselves as feminists are eventually exposed as sexual harassers or say something disgusting against another minority and completely turn against the social justice warrior movement Though, I highly, highly appreciated these discussions coming from a woman trying to discuss issues through these men Another complaint I have was the fact that their children played a huge part at the beginning of the plot, but she completely forgets about them in the second half I feel like the twins didn t appear at all in the last 40% of the book, which was slightly worrying since they re 2 3 years old and obviously need to be looked after or considered in a repaired marriage Further, one of them is described to have a speech impediment like Gavin, but it s used a few times in the beginning, then ignored in the rest It s never elaborated on or referenced in the second half as well I thought it was strange to make it into a huge deal and constantly have her saying chocolate thips , then ignore the development towards the end Thea the new love of my life She essentially gave up her entire career and personality to raise her and Gavin s children and withstood so much mediocrity She finally decides to go back to university, stand up to people who made her feel lesser than she was worth, and acknowledges that she deserved respect from a distant husband who was too self absorbed to notice her pain I loved Thea from the moment we re introduced to her in chapter two, but that was solidified when she uttered the word heteronormative in a conversation about baseball wives and girlfriends WAGs Other authors willingly use that phrase and puck bunnies but Lyssa Kay Adams had Thea crumple it into a ball, throw it to the ground, jump on it repetitively, then threw it into a waiting fire I formally identify as bisexual, but informally I m sexually attracted to women who realise their worth and don t settle for mediocre treatment from the men they re in relationships with while acknowledging they have the autonomy to be a mother AND have a career, just as their husbands have done with no consequence Gavin kind of an idiot, but sweet at the same time Has a stutter, which is the source of a lot of his insecurities I don t have one myself, but my father does, and I ve noticed it jumps out at random times instead of when he s nervous like Gavin s does in this book Not that something like a speech impediment needs to be an accurate representation, but I wanted to point it out If you re wondering where the above gif is from, it s an episode of Rachel Bloom s Crazy Ex Girlfriend, where a man realises he s never given his wife an orgasm since she masturbates in the bathroom after sex Here s a link to the music video It s surprising Gavin ever got Thea to marry him with the sheer amount of ignorance he has in regards to women The scene where Thea asks him to get towels from the linen closet, but he 1 can t find the closet and 2 can t find any towels, then Thea proceeds to find a stack, was so accurate Anyone who lives with a male human being knows they re hopeless, especially with laundry The scenes with the book club were absolutely hilarious There s a scene after they ve played dress ups that had me cackling at 1 am It was non stop joke after joke, and the character s interactions with each other were peak comedy I loved how the men openly admitted they only hated things like romance books and Pumpkin Spice Lattes because women loved them At the beginning of the book, Gavin goes from a romance hating fiend to someone who genuinely enjoys reading them, and he even starts reading them to Thea for another connection between them I can t elaborate on all of the discussions these men had without continuing this review for the next year, but there were plenty and I appreciated all of them In addition, I hope there s a spin off or sequel with Liv, Thea s sister And I hope Lyssa Kay Adams acknowledges that she is definitely not heterosexual Whenever Liv interacted with her friend from the cafe, I thought she was eventually going to say they were dating There was even a scene between Mack and Gavin where one was obviously flirting with the other and turned on But, alas, maybe this entire book is heteronormative to use Thea s words after all The Bromance Book Club is a wonderful, comedic, and heart wrenching story I loved every minute of reading it and never wanted it to end I hope the trend of rom com novels that are genuinely hilarious continue, and I m desperate for some diversity Thank you to Berkley for kindly providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review Sweet and funny and emotional I zoomed through this one Sunday, totally compelled by the romance and the bromance I m so looking forward to seeing of this book club. A book about a bunch of guys creating a book club to read romance as they try to understand their wives better Oh this is going to be hilarious Hero gets love advice from bro s and booksI didn t really know what to expect from this book I knew it was a romantic comedy because of the premise, But I wasn t sure if the story would be any good aside from the inherent hilarity of a bunch of guys reading and talking about romance novels To tell the truth, that premise did lead to a few laugh out loud one liners and quotable sections of the book The storyline was good as well.This was a book about a marriage in trouble with one of the parties Gavin, fighting to keep the marriage, and the other, Thia is past the point where she already gave up on the marriage Gavin couldn t take the fact that his wife had been faking the big O His pride was hurt and his insecurities blew up He didn t react well to the news and Thea kicked him out and he wants to make his marriage work.Thea blames him for leaving even though she kicked him out, but that isn t the only reason she is done with him So Gavin doesn t have an easy road ahead of him to convince her to give him another chance His best friend Del, from his baseball team brings him in on a secret club Gavin thinks it is a joke at first but soon finds out that he really needs it The club gives him a regency romance novel to read where the Hero is in a situation similar to Gavin The book club also offers him advice on how to win Thea back The members are famous athletes and political figures from the area Gavin is reading the novel throughout this book It is funny to see the comparisons between his situation and the Hero s from the book The Bro s in the club also tell Gavin about how steamy the romance novels can getGavin decided to catch up on some reading after putting the girls to bed, but holy shit He had no idea a major sex scene was coming up And not just any sex scene This was fucking filthy Did people actually do that shit back then Of course, we did, Lord Jelly Finger responded Do you really think white, Western civilization invented cunnilingus in the twentieth century Whatever All Gavin knew was that it finally happened He got a goddamned book bonerOne thing I really liked which endeared Gavin to me was the fact that he has a stutter He wasn t the standard Sports Hero with all kinds of confidence and cockiness I guess That was why I liked him so much than Thea Plus the fact that she basically blamed him for the fact she was faking it, saying he should have known But did she ever tell him there was an issue No she didn t Overall the books was enjoyable and it did have some steamy moments I will give this one a heat index of 3 out of 5 flames The story was extremely interesting and I have thought for a long time that if men read romance novels, us girls would have a lot O s than we do and there wouldn t be so many fake O s going on I voluntarily reviewed an advanced copy of this book All thoughts and opinions are my own.Blog Goodreads Facebook Twitter BookBub Thank you, Berkley, for giving me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review He was a different man than he d been before book club He recognized his own faults and shortcomings.This is hands down the funniest book I ve read this year Out of the 29 novels, it s the only one that made me laugh out loud in the car while my big brothers were having a moment of comfortable silence I rarely read New Adult fiction, but witty and hilarious stories like this might change that fact The Bromance Book Club is about Gavin, an outstanding baseball player On the night of his Grand Slam, he discovers that his wife, Thea, has been unhappy with their marriage Gavin doesn t want to lose her, so he seeks the help of his teammates, who happen to be part of a secret book club for men with marital problems Gavin is dumbfounded when his friends claim that he can win Thea back by reading romance novels Since such books are usually written by females, they can teach men how to interact with women better Sounds logical, eh I want to include Song of Solomon on their reading list because the Bible is an excellent guide to married life , but I digress xDI loved the premise of this book The idea of a bookish jock seems so contradictory, so it s great that the author played with this stereotype Indeed, it s challenging to strike a balance between books and athletics, but it s possible if you re diligent or in Gavin s case, desperate enough I m a bookworm who dislikes most sports sweating in general , so I couldn t help but enjoy the ironic plot It was fun and a bit inspiring to read about macho men immersing themselves in the world of literature brawn brains Ugh, if my family sees this review, they might point out my thin figure once again and encourage me to exercise pAs expected, Gavin and Thea played the blaming game Both of them were at fault, but I thought that Gavin was accountable His pride got in the way, making him detach himself from Thea for several weeks or months This might surprise you, but I sympathized with their plight I m familiar with the feeling of wanting someone to apologize first Also, let s just say that I know some couples who have had the same problem Why can t we just practice humility and initiate reconciliation before our relationships become too damaged to mend Thea wasn t so innocent, either She let her troubled childhood e.g., her feelings of abandonment dictate her opinion of her husband It came to the point that she doubted Gavin s sincerity and resigned herself to having a broken family To make things worse, her twin sister Liv insisted that Gavin was an irredeemable jerk It sucked that she had to play devil s advocate The final argument in the book was her fault, and I was like, Shut up, lady, you re not helpin I didn t like Gavin and Thea whenever they fought, but I loved them whenever they collaborated to make their twin daughters happy The kids antics were mostly endearing, and my affection for them didn t falter even when one of them puked on Gavin after eating too much pie And just so you know, their pet dog ate some of the vomit Haha Nonetheless, this book failed to eliminate my dislike for real children I feel so irritated when I hear babies cry in public places lAs a whole, The Bromance Book Club is anything but a shallow rom com It reminded me that marriage requires a lot of work and that you shouldn t give up on your spouse even if he or she seems like a gift from the Underworld sometimes Till death do us part, remember If you weren t prepared to fulfill such a promise, then you shouldn t have gotten married in the first place. Might be of a 3.5 but I m rounding up because this was a lot of fun I can t lie and say that it wasn t a smidge pander y and contrived at some parts, but overall this was a really fun ride and I definitely recommend checking it out if you re interested in reading a romance about a couple staying together rather than getting together I 10000% will be carrying on with the series Not exactly a debut novel, but definitely a new, and fresh take on a second chance romance A unique story with an engaging plot, The Bromance Book Club was a solid performance by the author.Who doesn t like a second chance love story Especially if the couple is married, with kids and the husband is fighting for another chance I really have been enjoying this trope lately A romance about a married couple adds another layer to a second chance story Clearly there is on the line, including family and kids And the twist of all things the big O really made this book a hell of a fresh take on romance, and a very relatable too I ve never seen an author pick up this storyline and I can only compliment her for doing so.Overall there is so much to say about Gavin I loved Gavin s unwillingness to give up, to fight for his marriage and family, even if the way he went about was outside of his comfort zone And he wasn t always the best student either, but he clearly cared about the outcome, so I forgive him for any mishaps because there were a couple Also he was a bit clueless, especially in bed, which was a bit worrying But it helped that there was without any doubt still feelings between the couple It just took time to peel away all the hurt feelings on both sides, and to get to the matter at hand the big O, or in this instance the missing of an O.Thea was maybe not an outstanding, or incredibly unique heroine, but she was trying I wouldn t say that I connected with her overly much, but I also didn t dislike her Let s just say that there weren t any deep feelings on my part either way.Besides it being a tender and heartwarming story, the bookclub part was hilarious.I wish guys would start a romance book club, and of course I would want to be the fly on the wall because it would be entertaining as hell.Although some predictability throughout the book prevents me from giving it a higher rating, all in all, from written style to plotting this novel should be on everyone s reading list.I hope a certain overly charming athlete, Mack, is getting a book next, because he was hilarious And he was definitely my favorite supporting character in this book.ARC generously provided in exchange for an honest review.For book recommendations, follow me on Instagram


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A lot can go down between Thursday and Saturday, but it's been almost ten years since we've seen a Friday movie. That could all change as New Line is in talks with Ice Cube to write, produce and star in another installment of the series. Cube executive produced and starred as Craig Jones in the 1995 original and reprised his role both on screen and off in the 2000 sequel Next Friday and 2002's Friday After Next. Cube may also be in line to direct the next segment.
A favorite from the first movie, Smokey, played by Chris Tucker, is in talks to return for the new film. Cube apparently wants him to reprise his role but Tucker has been non-committal. Tucker and Cube were the main focus of the first movie as they spent most of the day smoking, drinking and doing all kinds of ill shit. Hit the jump for more.
Deadline reports that Tucker could have the role if he was interested, but apparently his new-found religion is giving him cause for concern. He is hesitant to return to the pot-smoking slacker he depicted in the first film. Tucker even said he regrets signing on for his role in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown as his character's foul-mouthed tirade portrayed him in a bad light. No word yet on Tucker's opinion of his role as flamboyant radio host in The Fifth Element. He can next be seen in David O. Russell's The Silver Linings Playbook.
What do you think about another installment in the Friday series? I'm personally fine with a return of Cube and Tucker. Perhaps they'll take on more mature roles that will allow Tucker's religion to outline Smokey's role as "born again." The real question is, what will the name be? A Month from Friday? Another Friday? Or, my personal choice, Last Friday? Leave your suggestions in the comments below!


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I don't mean to be redundant, but I know I've said this before…bless Kim Kardashian's heart. Seriously, bless it. Not only does the mere mention of her name make people in the states automatically get a rash, now the Middle East is creeped out by her as well. That's got to be a tough cross to bear, and I don't even care for her. Yet I feel badly…must be the holidays.
As you all know, Kim has been touring Kuwait and Bahrain touting Millions of Milkshakes. I'm sure President Obama is super excited about the amount of diplomacy that's happening with that situation! Anyhoo, I'm sure poor Kim was thrilled at the opportunity to promote the dairy treats on the other side of the world while wearing the finest couture from the Kardashian Kollection and the tiny rapper's new shoe line. Little did she know she'd be welcomed with protests and discord. Of course, we probably all figured she would given her recent controversial (and likely clueless on Kim's part) tweets, but she was totally sidelined by her less than stellar welcome. Damn you, Twitter!
Kim has been on the other side of the world wearing her most expensive outfits and sharing the wonders of delicious milkshakes…while not eating them, I'd guess. Radar Online reports that Kim was met with protesters and tear gas from local law enforcement.
Many Islamic citizens rioted near one of the milkshake chains yielding signs in both English and Arabic reading "Kim Not Welcome." A Kuwaiti preacher told a local media outlet, "Her values clash with our traditions as a religiously committed people. Her visit could help spread vice among our youth." Dude, we hear you loud and clear, and we totally agree. Maybe world peace isn't too far out of our reach…we've just been focusing on the wrong things. If we can all just admit that the world as a whole thinks the Kardashians are vile, perhaps we aren't too far from singing Kumbaya together. Fingers crossed!
In other Kardashian news (because we all know it never ever ever ever ends), Khloé Kardashian is kind enough to let her fans in on husband Lamar Odom's wish list for Christmas. You know, just in case you wanted to get him something special. Lamar, much like this girl, isn't a techie at heart, so don't waste your hard earned cash on any fancy Ataris or Commodore 64s for the basketballer.
Speaking of her hubby's Christmas requests, Khloé shares with People, "Kourtney [Kardashian] asked, 'Would Lamar like an iPad mini for Christmas?' I said, 'Absolutely not!' He would have no idea what to do with it. He'd be, like, 'I can't write on this thing.' "
While the couple Skypes when separated due to work duties, it's not always easy. Kholé reveals, "I have to walk him through it on the phone and it takes forever. He's just not a very big electronics person."
I'll admit, I actually really like Khloé, and while I didn't think that her two week courtship turned engagement turned marriage would last, I truly believe that these two are in it for the long haul. She tells the site (and I'm inclined to believe her), "We are very spiritual and we say our prayers with each other every night. He will lead the prayers and it is so sweet. Sometimes his plane will land in the next city [at 4 a.m.] and he will still call me and we say our prayers. If I'm asleep and don't answer he will text me a prayer. It keeps us together." That's really sweet, y'all!
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Former Gov. Mike Easley gets law license back
Former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley is again allowed to practice law, two years after his license was suspended following a felony plea.
The North Carolina State Bar on Monday reinstated the two-term Democratic governor and former attorney general's law license. State Bar Secretary L. Thomas Lunsford II wrote in his order that Easley satisfied the requirements of his suspension.
Easley accepted criminal responsibility in November 2010 for an improperly filed campaign finance report. Easley's Alford plea for the lowest-grade felony in state law focused on a 2006 helicopter flight worth $1,600 that wasn't reported.
The conviction ended both state and federal investigations into the ex-governor that began shortly after he left office in 2009.
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A video that appears to show a federal law enforcement officer grabbing a woman's cellphone and then slamming it to the ground in South Gate over the weekend was under investigation, the U.S. Marshals Service confirmed Tuesday.
In the video, which was posted to YouTube on Sunday, a woman appeared to be using her cellphone to record a group of men wearing "Police" vests as they were talking in front of a home.
The woman, Beatriz Paez, said she felt "compelled" to record the incident because "it definitely looked unsafe." She told KTLA she also urged those around her to start recording.
Paez was standing just a few feet from the men and appeared to be saying something to them.
She was saying, "I do not feel safe with you" and "You are making me feel unsafe and I have a right to be here" and "You need to stay away from me, I don't feel safe with you closer to me," among other statements, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"What I saw was eight to 10 people face down ... on their stomach with their hands behind their back," Paez said. "And everyone was held at gunpoint to their head."
One of the uniformed men then walks toward the Paez and is seen lunging at her once he is close enough to grab the object from her hands.
"He absolutely said nothing to me," Paez said. " He lunged at me ... he threw my phone to the ground."
He then appeared to kick or stomp on it.
"I thought he was going to beat me," Paez told KTLA.
The uniformed man then walks away from her to join the other men in front of the home.
Paez picks up something from the ground and is then heard saying, "Did you record that?" to the person shooting the incident from across the street.
The woman across the street, who wished to remain anonymous, confirmed Paez' account of the incident.
The witness who recorded the encounter told KTLA that a "very big, tall Marshall with a big gun approached" Paez.
"She tried to run away, but he grabbed her phone, threw it to the ground and kicked it," the witness said.
Paez said she felt her constitutional rights were violated and she planned to file a lawsuit.
"The fact that my rights were violated to film law enforcement was wrong," she said.
On Tuesday, the Marshals Service issued a statement confirming the incident was under investigation.
"The U.S. Marshals Service is aware of video footage of an incident that took place Sunday in Los Angeles County involving a Deputy U.S. Marshal. The agency is currently reviewing the incident," the statement read.
The statement did not explain why federal agents were in the area.
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Mexican soup with chicken
All those typically Mexican flavours - lime, coriander, chilli - combined in a soup with the crunch of tortilla chips
Nutrition and extra info
- Can be frozen without toppings
Nutrition: per serving (soup only)
- kcal257
- fat10g
- saturates1g
- carbs10g
- sugars6g
- fibre0g
- protein34g
- salt2.12g
- 2 tbsp olive oil
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- 1 onion, chopped
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- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 ancho or other large dried chilli, deseeded and softened in boiling water for about 10 mins
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- ½ tsp ground cumin
- 400g can plum tomato
A member of the nightshade family (along with aubergines, peppers and chillies), tomatoes are in…
- 1½ l chicken stock
- 2 chicken breasts, sliced
- juice 2 limes
The same shape, but smaller than…
- tortilla chips or homemade tortilla strips (see below), chopped avocado, lime wedges, red onion and coriander, to serve
Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and garlic, soften for 5 mins, then stir in the dried chilli, cumin, tomatoes and chicken stock. Blitz in a food processor in batches, or use a hand blender to purée until smooth.
Return to the pan, then bring to the boil. Add the chicken, reduce the heat, then simmer for 10 mins until cooked through. Stir in the lime juice and some seasoning, then ladle into bowls. Put the toppings in the middle of the table for everyone to help themselves.
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Make your own tortilla stripsHeat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Cut 6 corn tortilla wraps into thin slices. Place on a baking tray and spray or brush lightly with a little olive oil. Season, then bake for 4-5 mins until golden.
Recipe Tip
TipYou can use shredded leftover cooked chicken or turkey in place of the chicken breasts. Use about 250g and simply simmer in the soup until piping hot.


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ROCHESTER — An employee, until recently, of Profile Bank, was charged Wednesday with theft by deception, a Class A felony. Jennifer Dube, 34, of 24 Brenda Lane, was released on $2,500 personal recognizance, and she will be arraigned in Rochester District Court at 8 a.m. on Feb. 25. It is alleged she stole an amount "greater than $1,500," according to Police Capt. Paul Toussaint.
Bank President Ken Wilman, speaking just before her arrest, stressed this was an internal issue, and that no customer deposits were ever compromised at any point. He said Dube had been with the bank for nine years, and that her last position was in the mortgage department. He also emphasized that no improper mortgage actions had occurred.
The bank had been paying for her college tuition, Wilman said, with the intent that she obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration, but it is now alleged that she was not taking the courses, and had misused the money. Wilman would not confirm the exact amount alleged to be involved, but it is understood to be considerably more than $1,500 — which is the amount the police use to level a Class A crime.
"Our own internal checks brought this to light," said Wilman. "We trust our employees and expect them to work with the utmost integrity. We put them through extensive security training, and expect them to be honest."
"This is a personal disappointment. It goes against the grain of who we are. We care about our employees and customers, and when something like this happens, we do take it personally," Wilman added. "We have an employee assistance program, where our people can discuss things in confidence. I really want to find out why this happened."


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BA-2503, Maj Gen Md Siddiqur Rahman Sarker, hdmc, psc,SGP was born on 10 August 1963 at Norshindi. He joined Bangladesh Military Academy on 22 January 1982 with 9 BMA Long Course and was commissioned on 23 December 1983 in the corps of Engineers. Maj Gen Md Siddiqur Rahman Sarker is presently serving as Commandant, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST). His distinct military career is star-studded with a balanced composition of command, staff and instructional assignments.
Maj Gen Md Siddiqur Rahman Sarker has an excellent academic background. He has obtained BSc and MSc in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). He is also a graduate of Defence Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur, Dhaka. He has obtained Masters in Defence Studies from National University of Bangladesh. He has also completed Masters in Management Science with distinction from Osmania University of India. He attended a good number of courses both at home and abroad with brilliant results. His overseas training includes Operations of Engineering Plant Course in China and Higher Defence Management Course in India which he completed with admirable success. Presently he is pursuing PhD program on a topic of Environmental Science and Engineering.
As a staff, he was GSO-3 Int (CI) in HQ 24 Infantry Division, in the AHQ he has served as GSO-1, MO Dte and DW&CE. He has rendered his service in three different UN Missions i,e; Military Observer in UNPROFOR, Staff in UNMEE and UNMIL. As an instructor he has served in Engineer Centre and school of Military Engineering and MIST. He was also a Senior Instructor in MIST.
He has served in almost all the regimental appointments in Bangladesh Army. He has commanded 16 Engineer Construction Battalion, Sector Commander Bangladesh Border Guards (Erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles) and also commanded 14 Independent Engineer Brigade and Area Commander, Logistics Area. He was promoted to the rank of Maj Gen on 1st January 2013.
Maj Gen Md Siddiqur Rahman Sarker has travelled far and wide. His visit profile includes many countries of the world, mentionable are: UK, USA, France, Switzerland, China, Thailand, Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, India, Liberia, Turkey etc.
He has achieved two awards:
- PBGM (President Border Guard Medal) for remarkable contribution in Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) while serving as Sector Commander in 2009/10 (after math of BDR carnage)
- SGP (Sena Gourab Padak) from Bangladesh Army in 2011/12


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[First published April 8, 2005] Socialist of different flavors — leftists, Marxists (alias communists), fellow travelers, and the economically ignorant — continue to rant about the greed, inequality, and economic slavery of the free market (they prefer to call it capitalism), but yet in the grandest of economic experiments, their socialism has utterly failed in practice. When these socialists are free to fully apply their ideas, they end up impoverishing whole countries.
In social science, one way to test a theory it to select two groups of people such that they are virtually identical on all variables but the theoretical one. Want to test whether nature or nurture make a difference in making spelling errors (I insist it's nature), then test this on identical twins separated shortly after birth.
But, surely, you say, we can't do such tests on free market vs. socialist systems. Well, we can't organize it for this purpose, but we can observe what socialist have done. We have had people of one nation, language, culture, religion, literacy, wealth, and so on, divided into two, such that one had a largely free market economic system and the other a purely socialist one, with the socialist being the more prosperous and industrial region to begin with. The divided countries were North Vietnam vs. South Vietnam, and East Germany vs. West Germany, and still is North vs. South Korea. Some might include mainland China vs. Taiwan, but Taiwan (formerly Formosa) was not part of China, although one might point to the fact that both the mainland and Taiwan are now Chinese in language and customs, and thus show what the Chinese can do when they are free as on Taiwan, or still dominantly socialist as on the mainland.
Okay, the experiment. How did these two halves fare, with their economic-political systems being the only meaningful difference? In each case, the socialist half has failed economically compared to its free market one, which in contrast substantially uplifted its people in health, technology, services, economic growth, and wealth. Let me focus on the two Koreas to provide some statistics on this. In what follows, the first figure will be for socialist North Korea, the second for the South (source: The Wall Street Journal, 3/11/05):
Population: 22.5 mil vs. 49.9 mil.
Gross National Income (GNI): $18.4 bil. Vs. $606.1 bil.
GNI per capita: $818 vs. $12,646
Exports: $.78 bil. Vs. $193.8 bil.
Imports: $1.61 bil. Vs. $178.8 bil.
Power generated: 19.6 bil. kwh vs. 322.4 bil. kwh
But, these statistics show only part of the cost of socialism. N. Korea has again cut food rations from last years near starvation level of 300 grams per person per day. Now it is 250 grams (8.8 ounces) per person, according to the UN World Food Program (WFP). This is far below the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) minimum. Also, keep in mind that Kim's food distribution system is highly unequal. Food is put aside first for "patriotic rice" and "military rice." And then it has a graded ration system depending on whether a family is considered supportive of the regime at higher ration end, and unreliable, possible anti-regime at the bottom.
In the last decade, the human cost of this socialism, leaving aside the regime's mass murders, has been about 3 million starved to death. Further, malnutrition has caused excessive underdevelopment and brain retardation of children, and fostered rickets, scurvy, nyctalopia, hepatitis, and tuberculosis, among other diseases. And the country is one of the few in which population mortality rates have been increasing. The life expectancy has fallen to 66.8 years from 73.2; newborn mortality rate has increased from 14 to 22.5; and the rate for those less than five years of age has increased from 27 to 48 per thousand.
Meanwhile, in South Korea the per capita calorie intake is 3,268, which is 139 percent of the FAO recommended minimum requirement. This calorie intake is made up of about 84 percent vegetable products and 16 percent animal products. A typical South Korean meal consists of steamed or stir-fried vegetables, thin sliced meats, grilled fish, and bean-baste soup. Life expectancy is 75.6 years and rising; infant mortality is 7.18 per 1,000 live births, and falling.
What more need be shown? Socialism not only kills by the conditions it creates, encourages the ruling thugs to murder their own people (how else impose such a anti-humanitarian, prison like system?), it greatly impoverishes them. The free market, however, constantly improves overall wealth and welfare, and if part of a democratic system, protects and saves lives.
These historical social experiments have cost tens of millions of lives. We must now say, "ENOUGH ALREADY!"
Link of Note
"North Korea: Human Rights Concerns," (nd) Amnesty International USA
The report has good links and a fair overview:
Amnesty International's long-standing concerns about human rights violations in North Korea include the use of torture and the death penalty, arbitrary detention and imprisonment, inhumane prison conditions and the near-total suppression of fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression and movement.
Their expressed "concern" is not the way I would put it. More like horrified, disgusted, sickened.


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NEW YORK — The board of directors at Crunch Fitness looked beyond the fitness industry when it hired Tim Miller as the new CEO last month. Miller has nearly 20 years experience as a hotel executive. He replaces Jeff Feinberg, who had been the interim CEO.
Miller was the executive vice president and chief branding officer for Morgans Hotel Group, where he oversaw all innovation management. He had previously served as a hotel manager, a general manager and a vice president of brand management and new property openings for Morgans, which he joined in 1989. In 2004, Miller left Morgans to become the founder and president of the Alden Hotels in Houston. He returned to Morgans in 2006.
"I'm thrilled to be working alongside the innovative and talented leaders of the fitness industry here at Crunch," Miller says. "My career has been built on melding visionary entertainment and lifestyle concepts with solid business acumen. I intend to utilize those skills to take Crunch to the next level, taking full advantage of the strategic factors that set the company apart — its unique culture and position in the fitness marketplace."
Miller will manage all aspects of Crunch Fitness, with a focus on enhancing the membership experience and strengthening corporate strategy, according to a release from the company.
"Tim's background building and managing a distinctive brand in the hospitality industry makes him the perfect fit, as he brings an understanding of the unique sensibility that sets Crunch apart from other health club chains," says Brent Leffel, managing director of Angelo, Gordon & Co., which owns Crunch.


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OBERLIN, Ohio (AP) — Scrawls of racially offensive graffiti and, more recently, a report of someone wearing what looked like a Ku Klux Klan-type hooded robe on campus have shaken students at historically liberal Oberlin College, one of the nation's first universities to admit blacks.
A day after the school canceled classes and students marched on campus, many remained worried about their safety.
"I just really feel uncomfortable walking alone anywhere," Modjeska Pleasant, 19, a first-year student from Savannah, Ga., said Tuesday.
Pleasant, who is black, said she became upset after hearing a few white students suggest that the racist graffiti first found a month ago and anti-Semitic and racist fliers and other messages left around campus since then were just a prank to get out of classes.
The college canceled Monday's classes after the early morning sighting of someone in a hooded robe. Classes resumed Tuesday.
Oberlin city police Chief Thomas Miller said investigators are trying to determine whether the white robe sighting was reliable or possibly related to a separate sighting of a person wrapped in a blanket.
He said two students are under investigation for possible involvement in the graffiti incidents and are facing college disciplinary action, but no criminal charges have been filed. Miller said it wasn't clear whether the actions were a student prank or motivated by bigotry.
Meanwhile, the police department has provided stepped-up patrols around the campus at the request of the college.
In an open letter, college President Marvin Krislov and three college deans told the campus community that they hope the ordeal will lead to a stronger Oberlin. Students and professors gathered Monday afternoon to talk about mutual respect.
Hate-filled graffiti and racially charged displays are not unusual on college campuses. But what makes this string of incidents so shocking is that it happened at a place tied so closely with educating and empowering blacks in America.
Oberlin began admitting blacks nearly 180 years ago. Among its graduates are one of the first blacks elected to public office and the first black lawyer allowed to practice in New York state.
The city itself was a stop on the Underground Railroad that aided escaped slaves.
The college, with nearly 3,000 students, remains a liberal oasis in the middle of northern Ohio, surrounded by conservative farming towns and rust belt cities. Cleveland is about 30 miles away.
Isaac Fuhrman, a psychology major from Lexington, Mass., said the incidents were upsetting, especially for black students.
"I guess for them, Oberlin doesn't seem like such a safe haven perhaps," said Fuhrman, who is white.
The Oberlin Review campus newspaper has tracked the incidents since Feb. 9 and said they include defacing Black History Month posters with the n-word, a "whites only" sign written above a water fountain, a swastika drawn on a science center window and a student knocked to the ground by a person making a derogatory comment on ethnicity.
Joshua Blue, 18, a first-year student from Naperville, Ill., who is black, said the incidents have cast the historically tolerant Oberlin community in a different light.
"We believed that there was what people call the 'Oberlin bubble,' which is the idea that we're in this area where hate and anger and stuff like that doesn't exist," he said after phoning his mother to assure her about his safety.
"It's a wonderful idea to feel safe and accepted," Blue said. "But the recent event was a reality that we're still part of the world and the issues of the world are also our issues and you can't avoid that."
Blue, who is studying vocal performance, said he has begun riding home from evening rehearsals with classmates for safety.
Francis Bishop, 83, who lives near the campus, said he couldn't remember similar race-related incidents on the campus and speculated it was done by someone trying to cause a stir.
"It's so much of an isolated thing, in the long run I don't think it's going to make a hill of beans," Bishop said while walking his dog near the picturesque town square lined with college buildings and shops.
No fraternity or sorority houses are at Oberlin, and athletics isn't a big part of campus life. Instead, students come to study music, art and creative writing.
Notable recent alumni include Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Lena Dunham, creator of the HBO series "Girls" — a show featuring several characters who met at Oberlin.
Dunham wrote on her Twitter account Monday that she was saddened by the hate-filled incidents.
"Hey Obies, remember the beautiful, inclusive and downright revolutionary history of the place you call home. Protect each other," she wrote.
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How do we know there are four? Only the first has been mentioned, and that was in a filler episode.
--8th Mizukage 03:00, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
"The process for which one is chosen to assume this title is unorthodox compared to the other Great Shinobi Villages". How exactly is it unorthodox? What process do Tsuchikage go through that is different from the other villages? --ShounenSuki 12:27, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
bump Vik0z0z 23:46, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Is it trivia that Iwagakure is still in its third generation of Kage? 22.214.171.124 (talk) 23:39, February 5, 2010 (UTC)
Second Tsuchikage
Before I begin, let me say that I'll be censoring names as "this guy" so as not to spoil it for people who haven't read the chapter yet, considering it hasn't been out long.
I'm going to just go out on a limb here and say that the guy Edo Tensei'd alongside the this guy and this guy is the Second Tsuchikage, considering this guy is categorized with these guys and, well, we know it's not one of the previous Hokage because a) we know what they all look like and b) Kabuto can't Edo Tensei any of them out of the Shiki Fujin demon's stomach. I might be getting to this a little quickly, but I thought I'd just put this out there before people ask who he is.
Now the one person I don't recognize is the guy between this guy and this guy. Anyone recognize him? EDIT: Scratch that, it's this guy. Teamrocketspy621 (talk) 23:01, November 2, 2010 (UTC)
- Please wait for the next few chapters. You're quite speculating now. The body with the Third Raikage and Fourth Kazekage (yes, no need for censoring) can be whichever of the unknown three Mizukage, two Raikage and two Tsuchikage. Even though it can be hinted that he might be a Tsuchikage, let us not be hasty.Darkerratum (talk) 17:22, November 3, 2010 (UTC)


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(Lainey: Click here for Maria's article yesterday about not being a fan of Community. Today it's the counterpoint courtesy of Sarah.)
This is me electrically waving at new LaineyGossip contributor Maria and promptly picking a fight with her. BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I ROLL, BOO.
Yesterday, Maria wrote that she doesn't care about Community and whether or not it comes back. She raised a number of solid points. Yes, Community is very "in". You either get it or you don't, and as it tends to happen with beloved cult items, if you don't get it, those that do cluck their tongues at you and judge you. (Lainey: um, confirmed. Yes. I heard from the Community fans with the rage of Twi-Hards yesterday. Who knew?) And yes, Community is weird and ridiculous and no one is particularly likeable, though Troy and Abed are adorable dudebros, even if they do ignore other relationships in favor of their platonic love fest. And yes, I'll even grant Maria that Community lacks a fun spirit. It is, in fact, quite mean-spirited. It often revels in its mean-spiritedness, as it relies on Jeff Winger—the Douche King of Douchonia—to be the emotional lack-of-heart of the show. I have no problem with this as I am the type of person who regularly says things like, "I hope you get stung by bees," and, "If you don't control your child I am going to set your hair on fire." What I'm saying is, I'm not a nice person. So not-nice comedy makes me laugh. (Subtext: Maria is probably a WAY better person than me.)
First, I am not clucking my tongue at Maria, Lainey, or anyone who doesn't like Community. There are only a few things I expect to be universally beloved, and Community is not one of those things (if you don't love Friday Night Lights, South Park, Arrested Development, any one of Joss Whedon's TV shows or Dr. Horrible, or Archer, we might have a problem). Everything else falls into the category of "well *I* like it, but I'm not good people, so I don't expect everyone else to like the things I like." And everything Maria said about Community is how I feel about Girls, so I feel like we're relating on a higher plane by disliking different things for the same reasons.
Here's my defense of Community, though, and why I'm glad we're getting a fourth season, even if it will only be 13 (very likely neutered) episodes and airing on the Death Knell Night of Friday: Community is Mannerist television.
Mannerism was all the rage in the sixteenth century for about sixty years at the end of the High Renaissance. They're airy-fairy paintings that were deliberately made to look artificial with elongated proportions and stylized poses that no actual human could ever hold. I like Mannerism and think it's the cotton candy of the Renaissance—a helluva lot easier to swallow than the torture porn that characterizes most of the rest of the period—but a lot of people don't. It doesn't seem "quite right". It's affected and intellectual and precious, which is also how I would describe Community.
But the importance of Community, like Mannerism before it, lies in the ambition of the idea. Community is tremendously ambitious, one of the most ambitious TV shows going. A lot of what Maria cited as annoyances—the quirkiness, the meta-ness, the lack of a character "with heart" to stand in for the audience—are choices that have been deliberately made to fly in the face of conventional TV wisdom. Community is trying to break every rule of making "good" television just to see what the final product is.
You could argue that this doesn't work because Community has always suffered low ratings, which means most people don't like what they're seeing, but the flipside of that coin is that they're making it okay to go to some pretty bizarre places on network TV. Every time I watch Community, I'm amazed it's on NBC and not FX or Comedy Central. This show doesn't care about the Minivan. They're throwing spaghetti at the wall just to see what sticks.
And we need that in network television. If we don't have one or two rule breakers around, we end up with the same show four times over on every network (see also: the explosion of crime procedurals over the last decade). You don't have to like Community but you should care about its fate because it's the bellwether for how far network sitcoms will be allowed to go. Not all the spaghetti sticks to the wall, but when it does, it creates a Mannerist masterpiece of comedic strange.
Attached - Alison Brie on The Tonight Show earlier this month. (Lainey: she's dating Dave Franco! Click here to see pictures.)
Why I DO care that Community is coming back
(Lainey: Click here for Maria's article yesterday about not being a fan of Community. Today it's the counterpoint courtesy of Sarah.)


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Ho-lee-crap. You're looking at the largest iceberg calving ever recorded — a whopping 7.4 cubic km (that's 1.77 mi3) hunk of ice, detaching itself from Greenland's Ilulissat glacier — captured by filmmaker James Balog. It's just one of the scenes in Balog's forthcoming film Chasing Ice, and it is remarkable to behold.
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In December, Don Davis of Don's Guns offered a $10,000 reward for information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of those involved in the Jeremy Crane Reparations Protest. Marion County Black Foot Soldiers believe Crane turned the protest violent through assaulting Holocaust denials. Crane's seven year old neice, Kyleigh died in the protest as a result of Divine Universal Race Karma.
"We're not going to let him do anything," Davis is reported as saying in an interview concerning the protest. "We going to try to put him in prison and we will put him in prison because like i said money talks."
But did the gun dealer Davis order a hit on Bell? According to news reports, an assault againt Bell took place, yesterday, in which Davis' name was allegedly mentioned. Bell, however escaped serious injury.
– Six Marion County Jail inmates are facing additional charges after jail officers found them beating a man charged in the murder of a Cumberland man and his 7-year-old niece. Jail officers found the six men punching and kicking Michael Bell in the head and face On Dec. 18, according to court documents. During the beating, Bell said he heard one of the men mention Don's Guns. The six inmates — Tony Miller, Andre Canady, Kobe Blake, Terry Bates, Carlos Bryant and Cameron Moore — are facing a misdemeanor battery charge for the incident and appeared in court for the charge on Thursday. Bell had pain and swelling from the beating, along with some cuts where his skin opened around his right eye, according to court documents. Bell is one of two men charged in the murder of 21-year-old Jeremy Crane and his 7-year-old niece, Kyleigh. Jeremy Priel is the other man charged in the case. It's unclear why one of the inmates in the apparent beating mentioned Don's Guns… . (Link)


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Lady Tigers Return to Florida for Gator Holiday Classic
For the third time this season, the Tennessee State University women's basketball team will make a trip to the Sunshine state.TSU returns to action on Friday, Dec. 20 at the Gator Holiday Classic. The tournament, hosted by Florida, will also feature Florida International and LaSalle. On Friday night, TSU will face the host Gators before matching up with either LaSalle or FIU on Saturday.
Tennessee State is coming off a loss to No. 3 Tennessee on Tuesday. The Lady Tigers fell the Lady Vols, 94-43, in the Thompson-Boling Arena. The loss snapped TSU's two-game win streak and moved TSU to 3-8 on the season.
After ten games, TSU is averaging 66.2 points per outing while shooting 35.0 percent from the field. Chelsea Hudson leads the team in scoring with 18.0 points per game while Rachel Allen (11.5 ppg) and I'mani Davis (6.8 ppg) round out the top scorers for TSU.
The Lady Tigers, under second year head coach Larry Joe Inman, returned four letterwinners from last year's squad and added eight newcomers, including seven freshmen, to the roster.
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TSU only shot 18.9 percent from the field while only connecting once from long range in a 94-43 loss to No. 3 Tennessee Tuesday night. Rachel Allen led TSU with 12 points while Hudson finished the game with nine points, seven rebounds and three steals. Morrow hauled in six boards.
Florida (7-3) is currently on a three-game winning streak with the most recent win coming against Saint Francis (105-71). The 105 output marked the second consecutive game with 100+ points. Florida has four players averaging double figures in scoring led by Jaterra Bonds (16.5 ppg). January Miller (13.0 ppg), Ronnie Miller (10.8 ppg), and Kayla Lewis (10.3 ppg) round out the scorers for UofF.
Florida International is off to a 3-5 start this season. The Panthers are most recently coming off a, 70-65, win over OVC member Tennessee Tech. The win was the second straight. FIU opened the season 0-4 before winning three of the last four. Jerica Coley leads the team in scoring with 25.8 points per game. Kamika Edom is the team's next highest scorer with 7.8 ppg.
LaSalle has also notched a 3-5 mark through eight games this season. In the last outing, the Panthers dropped an, 83-47, decision to Villanova. Khristen Lee leads LaSalle in scoring with 12.0 ppg while Micahya Owens (13.3 ppg) and Alicia Cropper (11.3 ppg) also average double-digits.
TSU vs. THE TOURNAMENT FIELD
TSU will meet Florida for the fourth time in the program's history. The Gators hold a 3-0 series lead over the Lady Tigers. TSU will meet LaSalle or FIU for the first time.
Updates on the game will be available throughout the game on the official twitter page via @TSU_Tigers. Live stats will also be available for the games. Links can be found on tsutigers.com under the schedule.
TSU will officially begin Ohio Valley Conference play when the Lady Tigers take to the road to face Eastern Illinois on Saturday, Dec. 28. Game time is set for 4:15 p.m. in Lantz Arena.


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Desperation Of SOPA/PIPA Supporters On Display At CES
from the are-they-serious? deptYesterday, at the Innovation Policy Summit at CES, I attended the panel about SOPA/PIPA. The who, what, where and when is mostly covered via that link, but I wanted to focus on the comments of the one SOPA/PIPA supporter on the panel: Sandra Aistars, from the Copyright Alliance. I have to admit that I was pretty surprised by some of her statements, mainly because she didn't actually seem to understand what was being debated at different points in the conversation, and any time people asked an even remotely nuanced question, she fell back on broad talking points.
Ironically, her favorite talking point, which she repeated every time she was challenged on just about anything, was to accuse everyone else of empty rhetoric and hyperbole about the bill. Except... everyone else on the panel was talking specifics, backed up by fact, while her claims didn't even pass the laugh test and seemed like pure rhetoric. She kept insisting that Lamar Smith's "manager's amendment" had fixed all the problems (which is funny, since it sounds like we're about to get a "manager's amendment" to the manager's amendment).
There were two specific claims that needed to be addressed, though, because they're totally divorced from reality (which is all too common from SOPA/PIPA supporters). The first was in response to a question from Andrew Bridges about specifically which sites Sandra thinks SOPA/PIPA need to be gone after. After all, we keep hearing that the bill is needed to go after "foreign" rogue websites that can't be gotten at by today's law. But, as we've noted, sites like The Pirate Bay, Rapidshare and Megaupload all use .coms or .orgs... which are exempt from SOPA/PIPA. Furthermore, Bridges pointed out that US companies have already filed lawsuits against Rapidshare, Megaupload, Kazaa and many other "foreign" players... and have brought many of them to US courts (in fact, Rapidshare was declared legal, which throws a wrench in the whole "rogue sites" thing).
Amazingly, Aistars insisted that those were exactly the sites they were targeting! Yes, the same sites that can and are being sued under existing US law and which are immune from SOPA/PIPA. It makes you wonder if she even knows what's in the bill, or how the bill defines "foreign" sites.
The second stunning claim was in response to a series of quite reasonable questions about why backers of the bill feel the need to conflate things like counterfeit drugs with music downloads, despite them being totally different. Multiple people asked why not craft specific bills to deal with each thing. The usual response to this kind of question is to claim that they're "both the same kind of violation," which is not accurate at all (as we'll explain in a moment). But Aistars took that to the next level, claiming that it was the same sites who were doing both things. To which all we can say is: which sites are involved in both selling fake pills and offering music/movie downloads? Someone on Twitter suggested that I had obviously missed "thepirateviagrabay." So, there's that.
But, really, as pretty much everyone else in the room seemed to understand, the two situations are extremely different. Trademark/counterfeiting laws are about consumer protection against people being fooled by "fake" products with real brands on them. They involve sites that are selling physical goods in exchange for money, where actual product needs to be shipped. Cyberlockers, torrent trackers, search engines and the like -- whether you agree with what they do or not -- have nothing to do with any of that. All of them provide a service for people to upload/download content (some infringing, some not). They're not "selling" the infringing works and they're not "tricking" people into believing a fake product is a real one. The circumstances are entirely different.
Of course, as someone else on the panel noted, we all know that the trademark holders (some of whom support SOPA/PIPA) are not driving the legislation. It's totally being driven by the MPAA/RIAA. The only real reason to lump the two very different things together is so that supporters of efforts to crack down on services that enable some infringement can pretend that there's real "harm." You see it all the time (and Aistars did this as well). Any time people bring up harm, you talk about fake drugs or counterfeit products. But any time people talk about the size of the "problem" they focus on how much traffic goes to cyberlockers. The two things are very different, but by conflating them, they can pretend the problem is both "dangerous to consumers" and "big." But the only way to do that is to ignore the fact that the part that's dangerous to consumers is actually a very small issue, and the part that's big isn't clearly harmful to consumers.
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