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The Federal Government Can't Give Itself More Power Just By Signing a Treaty
With ObamaCare, immigration, affirmative action, gay marriage, and the other hot‐button issues rolling through our courts this year, some of you may have overlooked a little case on the Treaty Power, United States v. Bond, which was at the Court last year and may well make it back next year.
I've covered Bond before, and Cato has filed two amicus briefs in the case (before the Supreme Court and then in the Third Circuit on remand). As I described it last year, Bond is "your typical sordid tale of adultery, toxic chemicals, and federalism." It's a bizarre scenario you can read about in the previous links, but the issue that has drawn Cato's attention—and that of Paul Clement, who remains Mrs. Bond's counsel—is whether Congress can regulate the conduct of something solely because the United States is party to a treaty regarding that subject.
That is, even though Congress does not have the power to pass, for example, general criminal statutes, if Congress ratifies a treaty calling for such statutes, the dominant reading of an old precedent called Missouri v. Holland is that its power increases beyond constitutional limits. Not only would this mean that the Executive has the ability to expand congressional power by signing a treaty, but it would mean that foreign governments could change congressional power by abrogating a previously valid treaty—thus removing the constitutional authority from certain laws. Cato's briefs have taken issue with such an interpretation of the Treaty Power, tracking the argument made by new Cato senior fellow (and Georgetown law professor) Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz in his magisterial Harvard Law Review article, "Executing the Treaty Power."
Earlier this month, the Third Circuit upheld Mrs. Bond's conviction because the statute under which she was convicted duly implemented the Chemical Conventions Act and a lower court can't overrule Missouri v. Holland. The court cited Cato's brief and Nick's article, however, and a concurrence by Judge Thomas Ambro, after also citing John Eastman's article about the case in the Cato Supreme Court Review, specifically called on the Supreme Court to clarify the meaning of Missouri v. Holland.
The Court will have an opportunity to do so, with Paul Clement currently preparing a cert petition, which Cato will again support. In the meantime, you can listen in on a teleforum the Federalist Society is having about the case, featuring Prof. Rosenkranz (Fed Soc membership required, which costs $5–50 per year).


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Director Guillermo del Toro has enjoyed critical and commercial success during most of his 20-year film career, from mainstream blockbusters like Blade II, Hellboy and this year's Pacific Rim to more personal films like Pan's Labyrinth and Cronos. The Devil's Backbone (2001) falls squarely in the latter category: rather than hordes of vampires, the supervillain Rasputin or colossal monsters from another dimension, the only apparent threats here are a single ghost, a greedy caretaker and poverty. Though marketed as more of a supernatural horror film, this tale of orphaned children and their meager existence plays out more like a tragic character study than anything else. It's suspenseful, but in different ways than you'd expect.
Set in sun-drenched Spain of 1939, just before the country's Civil War came to a close, The Devil's Backbone follows young Carlos (Fernando Tielve) as he's unexpectedly left at an orphanage. He doesn't realize that his father has been killed in action, but it doesn't really matter at this point: with the nearest town more than a day's walk away, it seems like Carlos will be there for a while. The orphanage director (Marisa Paredes) is distant but fair, the doctor (Federico Luppi) takes an interest in the boy, and his fellow orphans eventually accept him as one of their own. Less enthusiastic about his arrival are Jaime (Inigo Garces), a bully interested in comic book art, and Jacinto (Eduardo Noriega), a greedy caretaker who plans to break into a safe hidden inside the orphanage. Besides for their surroundings, however, everyone has one thing in common: they've all heard of Santi, a young boy's ghost that supposedly haunts the area at night. It's not very long before Carlos sees the ghost, but his curiosity eventually overwhelms fear.
The lesson, of course, is that "real-life" danger is usually much more frightening that anything our imaginations can dream up. To its credit, The Devil's Backbone always keeps one foot in reality: it rarely feels like it's headed in the direction of your average "jump scare" horror film, even when early sequences might suggest otherwise. This violent, dramatic tale of loneliness and superstition is laced with political undertones, but the real weight of the film is carried by excellent performances, terrific music and engaging visuals. It's well-known that del Toro is a lifelong fan of comic books, and the eye-catching imagery will linger in your brain long after the movie ends. While its third act and ending feel more predictable than poetic, The Devil's Backbone is still a memorable film almost every step of the way.
First-time viewers will find lots of similarities to del Toro's own Pan's Labyrinth, and that's not by accident. In a filmed introduction created for this Blu-ray edition, the director describes The Devil's Backbone as a "companion" to the Oscar-winning production, from its political undertones to more obvious elements like supernatural forces and innocent central characters. Criterion's package has no shortage of strengths either, including a flawless A/V presentation and a generous assortment of old and newer bonus features. So while the movie itself may not feel as seamless as Pan's Labyrinth, there's plenty here to enjoy...and if nothing else, this moody, atmospheric ghost story will get under your skin and stay there for a while.
Approved by director Guillermo del Toro and DP Guillermo Navarro, this 1080p, 1.85:1 transfer of The Devil's Backbone was created from a brand new 2K scan and looks terrific. The film's palette shifts dramatically at times, from the warm and vibrant tones of dusty, sun-beaten landscapes to the considerably cold and creepy nighttime scenes. There's plenty of darkness here and this Blu-ray handles shadow detail consistently well, ensuring we don't miss any important details along the way. No obvious digital imperfections, from compression artifacts to excessive noise reduction, could be spotted along the way. Unsurprisingly, The Devil's Backbone looks every bit as good as it needs to, which should impress first-time viewers and established fans in equal measure. In all respects, this is outstanding work.
The DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio mix, presented in the original Spanish with optional English subtitles, is also a strong effort. Dialogue, music and background effects are all robust and dynamic without fighting for attention, creating a very convincing soundstage on many occasions. As with most dramatic horror and suspense films, effective atmosphere is important to keep viewers on their toes...and though The Devil's Backbone is anything but your average "jump scare" film, it carries a high level of tension most of the way. Overall, it's an impressive presentation that, for my money, can't sound any better than it does here.
Seen below, Criterion's menu interface is smooth and easy to navigate. The 107-minute film has been divided into 15 chapters (including color bars) and this Blu-Ray is locked for Region "A" playback only. The disc is packaged in Criterion's usual "stocky" Blu-Ray keepcase, adorned with moody Mike Mignola artwork. A fold-out booklet includes tech specs, chapter names and an essay by film critic Mark Kermode.
New to this Criterion Blu-ray, of course, are four Video Interviews. "Summoning Spirits" (14 minutes) features del Toro as he talks about Santi's creation and the visual effects that were used to do it. "Spanish Gothic" (18 minutes), again featuring the director, includes details about the story development and several comparisons to his own Pan's Labyrinth. "Designing The Devil's Backbone" (13 minutes) obviously focuses on the film's visual elements, including makeup and prosthetic work, storyboards and graphic design. Finally, "A War of Values" (16 minutes) features Spanish Civil War historian Sebastian Faber and his thoughts on the film's political themes. Finally, we get a Theatrical Trailer (3 minutes).
All bonus features have been presented in a mixture of 1080i and 1080p resolution, with optional English subtitles occasionally offered for Spanish translation purposes only. It's a fine mixture of supplements, especially since all of the previous Region 1 DVD extras have made the transition to this release.
The Devil's Backbone is a wonderful effort from a director who's had very little trouble adapting his unique style for mainstream audiences. For obvious reasons, Guillermo del Toro's effective ghost story will remind first time viewers of his own Pan's Labyrinth, from its innocent young protagonist to the unsettling special effects, though it's certainly got its own voice more often than not. Criterion's long-awaited Blu-ray also makes a terrific companion piece to Cronos, serving up a reference-quality A/V presentation and a fine assortment of entertaining, informative supplements, many of which are hosted the enthusiastic director. Overall, it's a stylish release that genre fans will sincerely enjoy and appreciate. Highly Recommended.


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If you visit New Orleans, chances are you'll go out and hear some awesome music. Maybe you'll hit Frenchmen Street and stop in at the Spotted Cat to hear Panorama Jazz Band on a Saturday evening; or maybe The Three Muses, where you can get some terrific food while hearing the latest neo-traditional jazz band. Or if you're Uptown, you might go to The Maple Leaf on Oak Street on a Tuesday night and catch the Rebirth Brass Band; or maybe you're in the Bywater neighborhood and you'll make it Vaughan's on Thursday night (again, food is involved as long as Kermit Ruffins has his barbecue truck).
After hearing all that great music, you'll probably think about taking some of it home with you. That's when Louisiana Music Factory comes in. It's at 210 Decatur in the French Quarter, across the street from House of Blues. It's got the best collection of Louisiana recorded music you'll find in town, and probably in the world. Owned and operated by Barry Smith and Jerry Brock, it's been around since 1992 and in its present location since 1996. Barry just happens to live across the street from us.
During Hurricane Katrina, the employees stayed in the store on the second floor and protected the merchandise. It didn't suffer too much damage and was one of the first stores to reopen after Katrina, and it's still going strong today. Louisiana Music Factory has won the "Best of the Beat Award" sponsored by Offbeat Magazine – Readers' Choice: Best Record Store, from 1996 through 2009. The employees are friendly, knowledgeable, and would love to help you find the perfect musical souvenir to take home with you. They'll be happy to ship any of your purchases home for you too; or you can always order online when you get home.
But the best thing to do is to go there on Saturday afternoon, when the store hosts local live music performances. During Jazz Festival, it also holds in-store concerts all day long, for six days. The employees call it "Factory Fest," and it's got a following for sure. You never know who might show up, and in what musical configuration. It's quite the local scene, with New Orleans musicians, music fans, and music journalists hanging out in front of the small store in between sets.
It's absolutely free, and you can even get a coupon for $2 draft beer down the street at Attiki Bar and Grill . The food is good there too if you decide to stay in the neighborhood! During the Christmas holidays, you might catch Ellis Marsalis playing the funky piano that Louisiana Music Factory has on its tiny stage in the store. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, the virtuoso blues guitarist and fiddle player from Texas and Louisiana who lived in nearby Slidell, played there to a reverent crowd. Up and coming young zydeco musicians, Cajun fiddlers, brass band players, singer-songwriters, pianists, gospel groups, crooners—they've all been there, and they keep coming back to play for appreciative audiences. You can see all the photographs, from 2004 on, on the Music Factory's website. It's always an experience; an impromptu, casual, fun way to experience live music in New Orleans. You'll feel like a local!


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If you grew up in the 80s and 90s, you probably don't know Scott Hensey by name, but you'll know his work. Because you probably owned some of it.
He's one of the all-time great toy sculptors, a man whose job was to shape and define the action figures that made up so many childhoods across the world. In the video above, part of a new series from MAKE, we get to meet the man behind the toys.
His most important work was probably on the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line, though if you ever had a Street Sharks or original Toy Story figure, that was him as well. He's also worked on Star Wars and Disney stuff as well, so if you've never owned any of this stuff, I'll assume you never grew up, and in fact simply materialised in the year 2012.
Make: Believe // Sculpting Toys with Scott Hensey [MAKE, via Topless Robot]


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Passing the mantle dates to the 1st and 2nd Books of Kings in the Bible. When the prophet Elijah chose his apprentice, Elisha, he put his own mantle upon Elisha. Later, when Elijah ascended to heaven, Elisha took Elijah's mantle, which was left behind, and became the successor prophet to Elijah.


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Ghana Launches Two New Vaccines, Part of World Immunization Week Celebrations
Today Ghana is doing something that no other country in Africa has ever done. The country is today introducing not just one, but two new vaccines. This is huge.
Every year in Ghana more than 50,000 children die before the age of five, and 20 percent of these deaths are caused by two leading killers, pneumonia and diarrhea. The two vaccines being introduced, for pneumococcal diseases and rotavirus, will protect children from these killer diseases.
But even introducing one vaccine isn't an easy feat. Vaccines need to be kept cold; nurses and community health workers in every community, even those that are hardest to reach, need to be properly trained to administer the vaccines; and people around the country need to be educated about vaccines to avoid confusion and to dispel myths about vaccine safety.
This video shows how people in Ghana are coming together to make this unprecedented launch possible. The video was produced by the GAVI Alliance, the organization that in collaboration with the Ghana Ministry of Health, WHO, UNICEF and many generous donors is bringing vaccines to Ghana to help prevent the deaths of thousands of children.
The dual vaccine launch today in Ghana coincides with celebrations around the world for World Immunization Week. This is the first year since the PAHO region initiated its Vaccination Week in the Americas ten years ago that all WHO regions are coming together to recognize the lifesaving power of vaccines.
This is a week of celebration. It is a time to recognize new victories, like the vaccine launch in Ghana, as well as past achievements, such as the worldwide eradication of smallpox and the elimination of polio and measles in the Americas.
Until all children have access to lifesaving vaccines against leading child killers and until scourges like polio and measles have been wiped off the earth, there is work to be done. World Immunization Week is thus a time to look to the future and to mobilize forces to make necessary change.
These are the visions of the Decade of Vaccines (DoV) Collaboration, which in the last year brought together hundreds of stakeholders from governments, NGOs and civil society sectors (among others) to draw up a Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP). This plan draws on past successes and provides a roadmap for more vaccine introductions, specific disease elimination targets, universal immunization equity and improved total health systems. Next month the GVAP will be submitted to the World Health Assembly. Its endorsement will signify that this really is the decade for vaccines and the decade for change.
Read this op-ed by Seth Berkley, CEO of the GAVI Alliance, to learn more about today's celebrations in Ghana.
To learn more about the DoV Collaborataion, visit their site, here.
More information about World Immunization Week can be found on this WHO site.
Photo: February 2012. Ghana – Community based health volunteer Peter Owusu talks to mothers in the village of Ado Nkwanta village in Ghana's Eastern Region about the benefits of pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines. GAVI/Doune Porter/PATH/2012.


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Dodger baseball on the air…
Hopefully everyone in LA got the chance to tune in today and hear Vin Scully, who was back on the air and in good spirits. He'll also do the game next Saturday, so make sure to tune into KCAL for more poetry from the best…
Please forgive the delay in posting for ITD…went back to Los Angeles until next weekend to help get things ready at the Stadium before we open the doors to all of you on April 1. In fact, the doors of the Stadium were open today for the marathon, which I've heard was a great success. Did any of you run in it?
Anyway, with ITD back in LA this week, the lineups may be a little slower in coming but we'll still try to post daily.
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Listening to Vinny on the second day of Spring was a pleasure…watching the boys, was not…well, actually even that was a pleasure.
Welcome back, Vinny.
Per Ken Gurnick
Former Cy Young winner Eric Gagne asked for and was given his release by the Dodgers Sunday night, ending a brief attempt to restart his career with his original team.
Also from the front page they've agreed with Torre to suspend extension talks.
Also from the front page they've agreed with Torre to suspend extension talks.
Welcome back Vinny!!! I only got to listen for a little bit, but it was worth every minute.
I pay for two season tickets in the Top Deck at $4 each . A guy that moved here from Detroit a couple of years ago and had season ticket there, said he was paying more there for the same location. He has been a season ticket for a couple of years now.
There is so much parking around the stadium for free for each of the entrances and also on both sides of the long street where the player parking lot is. One of them is only steps away from a parking lot inside.
I forget who was talking about the Top Deck was not open. Yeah, it was not open but for at least a month the store by the left field was open with everything half price. They were selling everything because I believe it was from a prior vendor and they are going with a new vendor/contract? When I went to the LF store, we went inside the stadium to take the view there and I took a few pictures. In the past the sale in the Top Deck was only for two days but this time they just kept selling everything half price for at least a month.
There are special tickets to be had all thru the season with buy one get one free, or half price on certain days from sponsors like Subway, Union 76, the kids clubs, Auto club, etc. Also at Dodger events like the Caravan days, they pass out free vouchers and they had a huge giveaway at Olvera Street giving out good seats for both at Dodger Stadium and Camelback Ranch in addition to a lot of signed baseballs and other Dodger souvenirs. I ended up with four free game vouchers but I already gave them away.
Watch for specials online when the season starts and you will get good deals.
If I can be of any help buying your tickets at the stadium instead of paying fees online, let me know. I have made it a tradition to invite a few friends on Opening Day so I know those fees online can really add up.
Also with my two season tickets I get a tour voucher for two so if we have the ITD tour, someone can use one.
You knew that was coming didn't you? I certainly did!!!
From the previous thread – I, too, think O-Dog was mistreated. I had a nice long post written up earlier this afternoon, but I got submission-errored. Anyhow, I saw the 30/30 show on Minnesota and he just seemed so happy there. I hope he has a good season playing with one of the best catchers in baseball right now (who just got a nice healthy extension of a contract today).
Why can't they just lower ticket and parking prices across the board without having to embed it with some other deal or coupon? It should not have to be that much work in order to buy a ticket to a game IMO.
Wasn't it said that the seasons ticket sales were collateral for the McCourt Company loans. You know the same loans that they have deferred the tax payments on until the team is sold.
Which we the faithful repay each and every year.
Also haven't they taken loans out on the 300 acres surrounding the stadium with payment due in full before ownership can change hands.
Yet report an operating loss as they fuel their lavish lifestyles, through from what appears to be our beloved Dodgers and it?s future.
I sense that they don?t care anything about the city, it?s fans, or the organization as a whole. Just how they can use us as a vehicle to a higher socialite status.
Didn't they renege on paying off the Fox people and have their loan written off after undisclosed debt was discovered on the collateral given.
Have they not recently submitted one set of financial statements to prospective investors and another set of financial statements to the California Court system.
Were there not reports of a fishy business deal gone bad in the past
In light of this, why would I trust or believe anything that the McCourts say.
Not to mention from our view they seemed to be on top of the world,
that is until they decided to stick it to each other.
Oh yeah, were in good hands. Thanks Bud
This comment is in no way a reflection as to my opinion of the team on the field
That opinion still stands steady in it?s belief that they can accomplish their goals in 2010!!!
This was a little jumbled sorry
Very well said Dodger4life!!!
Suck it Red Sox and Yankees fan lol
Holy crap Monte Hall is back on Let's Make A Deal for a week.
Enchanted ~ don't forget Smoltz and Pedro Martinez are still out there 🙂
Yay, I SEE THE TIME WARP IS ALIVE AND WELL!
Baseball Season 2010 is almost here. I doubt in Frank sales the team anytime soon. Once the team starts loosing then we will see the ForSale Sign come up. I'm going to try an ignore the whole divorce drama and I will just enjoy the season as it come.
I'm glad to hear that VIN is going good. VIN don't scare us again! Stay healthy and I'm glad that your voice is still being broadcast.
Two words about Gagne's release: CAREER OVER!!
Another nice Ned "find." Right up there with Giles. Two why have bothereds in Ned's nothing ventured nothing gained way of loading the roster with crap. Next year, why not swing the doors wide open and have a cattlecall for every washed-up vet, wannabe, and never was that ever walked the earth.
Oh wait, that was this year.
Ah, Love that biting edge of sarcasm, E.
Is that genetic or cultivated?
I know that following Frank, Jamie, and Ned has something to do with it. That's why we love you here at ITD!
LOL!!!! Thanks for the laugh Enchanted, and Messagebear's question made it even funnier.
Dodgers release Berroa.
And, they got Jamie Hoffman back.
Its a gift Bear.
Its a gift.
So the Dodgers say Oh No-A to Berroa huh? As Gomer used to say, "Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!"
Or was that in response to his affair with Rock Hudson?
Eh, whatever…
You are a barrel of laughs.
From the Los Angeles Dodgers on facebook:
Attention Dodger fans in the LA area: The Top of the Park store @ Dodger Stadium will re-open tomorrow, March 23rd at 10AM. Get back in the swing of things with new gear for the 2010 season, Opening Day is just two weeks away!
I am also rooting for Kershaw to draw the Opening Day assignment and for Monasterios to make the team. With the other Venezuelan Belisario MIA, I'll take Monasterios.
Glad to have Vinny back behind the microphone where he belongs and hopefully will stay for as long as he wants. I hope that when the time comes for him to step down, Vinny is still able to do the job but has decided to leave on his own terms.
I can't say I am too surprised about Gagne. It was a longshot he would make the team. Eric, thanks for the memories.
I think it is highly wishful thinking to expect a sale of the Dodgers at this time or anytime soon. I agree that one cannot really believe anything either of the McCourt's say but my gut feeling is Frank will prevail over Jamie with regard to Dodger ownership. It remains to be seen how all the financial aspects play out as this soap opera saga continues. However, I have chosen to not let all this distract me from the season and the play on the field. I do share your concerns about how all this will impact the Dodgers but I just don't want to waste a lot of energy on it just yet.
That being said, I would be highly surprised to see a Mauer or Halliday type contract anytime soon for a Dodger player but I am not too upset about that. I am glad I don't have to make these types of decisions as the way I see it, these deals are stacked against the club unless the player stays healthy and plays at a very high level every year as well as helping the club sell tickets. How much and for how long would you pay Ethier and Kemp to make sure they remain in Dodger blue for a long time?
I think that Kersh looks ready and should draw the opening day assignment.
I'm glad to see that Carroll has really gotten into gear ever since I lambasted him and compared him to Sweeney and Loretta, so hopefully he will keep that up, or I'll have to bust his a** again. We really could use a reserve who's productive with the bat.
It looks like Anderson really wants to earn the PH slot, and I'm OK with that. I know the Ortiz's are showing some good stuff in Spring Training, but I'm hoping that Monasterios can stick with club. He's at least young enough to keep developing on his potential; the Ortiz's may have a few good innings left in them, but the best is still behind them.
Pretty dull around here tonight. How about a musical tribute to honor some of Ned?s off season acquisitions? The Monkee?s theme song:
Here they come…
Walkin? in some cleats.
They get the dirtiest looks from
Ev?ry one they meet.
Hey! Hey! They?re all Neddy?s
Bunch of pathetic old clowns
And they?re real busy stinkin?.
But Neddy wants them around.
They play wherever Joe wants to,
They make an error or two.
Father Time?s gettin? restless,
And yet they?re wearin? Blue.
Hey! Hey! They?re all Neddy?s
Bunch of pathetic old clowns
And they?re real busy stinkin?
But Neddy wants them around.
They?re tryin? to make it to payday
So come and watch ?em pitch and sway.
They?re the old generation,
And got nuthin? left in their play.
Or anywhere…
The kids look over their shoulder
And Neddy?s boys are there.
Hey! Hey! They?re all Neddy?s
Bunch of pathetic old clowns
And they?re real busy stinkin?
But Neddy wants them around.
[instrumental break]
Hey! Hey! They?re all Neddy?s
Bunch of pathetic old clowns
And they?re real busy stinkin?
But Neddy wants them around.
They?re tryin? to make it to payday
So come and watch ?em pitch and sway.
They?re the old generation,
And got nuthin? left in their play.
Hey! Hey! They?re all Neddy?s…
Hey! Hey! They?re all Neddy?s…
[repeat and fade]
�NedCo Broken Records 2010. ?We?re in charge. Doesn?t that make you feel better???
Hey, sorry I bummed everyone out with that ticket post yesterday, especially on Vin's first day back. I hope my commentary wasn't seen as too anti-Dodgers, because I'm all for the Dodgers, I'm just not sure we have an adequate caretaker for our team.
Ever since he got his foot in the door, he's gone on touting the proud Dodger Tradition in the same minute he said the Dodgers have the "best fans in the world" after being a diehard Red Sox fan his whole life until his second bid for a baseball team was successful. At the time, I gave him the benefit of the doubt, but looking back, it was a bit hucksterish, like a professional wrestler buttering up the crowd.
But those ticket prices prove he doesn't know ANYTHING about Dodger tradition.
Dodger Tradition is an affordable outing for families to grow into not only Dodgers fans, but into BASEBALL fans.
(L.A.) Dodger Tradition was pristine blue walls, with only the white numbers written on the wall. The only permanent advertisements visible were the two round (formerly 76) signs, one each on the billboard. Sure, Ebbets had advertisements, too. But I'll take the quaint Schaeffer Beer and Abe Stark signs over whatever the heck an Adelphia is anyday.
Dodger Tradition is the sounds of the organ (or horn, a-la-Sym-Phony Band back in Brooklyn) being played in between batters and innings. I love many of the songs played over the PA, don't get me wrong, but at Dodger Stadium, I'd rather hear Nancy Bea playing "Twist and Shout" than the Beatles. And the Beatles are among this lifelong musician's favorite bands ever.
Dodger Tradition is putting money into the future of the club through development of young players who grow into Dodgers, so they don't have to plunk down millions on a player who, by the time the leveraged owner can "afford" a one year contract, they're well past "past-their-prime".
Ever since Ned Colletti became GM of the Dodgers, the team mantra when signing players from outside the organization is "We want to sign players who WANT TO BE DODGERS."
Well, as a lifelong fan of this storied franchise, let me say this: "I want an owner who WANTS TO BE THE DODGERS OWNER"
Because by the actions of carving… no, Gerrymandering the stadium seating chart to decrease the amount of seating available for a nominal price, and buying a marathon, it's apparent this guy doesn't want to be the DODGERS owner, but something between an AL EAST owner and a hoity-toity Boston Socialite. (well… I guess that would technically make him a blue-blood…)
ESPECIALLY apparent by the way he's leeching off the Yankees to sell 14 game multipacks, instead of opening the 3 games to the general public (READ: "unwashed masses").
Putting the New York Yankees on a pedestal? That is NOT Dodger Tradition.
That's more like the sawed-off NYC inadequacy issues prevalent in pre-2004 Red Sox tradition. The issues that the rest of "Red Sox Nation" got over when they came back from 0-3 against those Yanks in the ALCS, and erased any further notions of a "curse" by grabbing the Gold ring instead of the brass ring.
Maybe that's the cause of all this, he had to put his die-hard Red Sox love on the back-burner the very year they broke through the "curse", and he's taking his resentment on :: mumbled through Frank's gritted teeth :: "The best fans in the world".
YOU DID A SONG!!!! Wow!!! You gave Dodgereric some work to do – lol!!!! FABULOUS ENCHANTED, JUST FABULOUS!!!!
Northstateblues – you just continue to impress with your posts. Thank you so much!!!
lbirken – As much as it pains me to read all the stuff about our owners, once the season starts, it's all about the players on the field and hoping they can accomplish all that they are capable of doing this season. Let's just hope our owners view it the same way and let the season be about Dodger baseball and not about themselves.
Another great song, Enchanted 🙂
Northstatblues ~ I don't care if your posts are three pages long….keep doing them! I remember well the pristeen look of the stadium, like you said. It was beautiful. don't get me wrong, it is still one of the nicest ballparks, but stuffing advertising down your throats at every opportunity really sucks.
Good Morning "BLUE Thinkers"….
GREAT song Enchanted from the NedCo Broken Records…love how you added that…LOL
NSBlues: Wonderful post….we want an owner who is a true Dodger Fan, one who thinks blue and has a great vision for the team. Frank is just a business man, a Red Sox fan business man from Boston. I'm calling him "Mr. Crabs" all he really thinks about is "Money, money money!" (those with kids or is a kid at heart and watches SpongeBob understands what I'm saying.) …I can't stand that cartoon…LOL!
NELLY – You are right – Baseball should be about the players and let me add…THE FANS! No room for greedy-bratts from Boston!
So what you're saying MS is that Frank's got crabs?
I will submit to you that Selig is knowingly responsible for saddling the Dodgers with underfinanced and incompetent ownership. Selig, of course, comes from the background of a small market team, and his emphasis will always be to favor small market equity and results. He would not have been pleased to turn over the Dodgers with their tradition and dominance to someone capable of maintaining those characteristics. Yes, there will always be the Yankees and the Red Sox, who seem to be able to pay the highest salaries, but Selig obviously did not want the Dodgers to fit that same category. So, what better way than to get the franchise sold to an individual needing to finance most of his purchase and with the established characteristics of greed, whereby the owner will always take out more than he puts in and with a primary interest really concentrated on the real estate rather than the play on the field or the fans.
! hearty #482 to you, Selig – may you choke on your next bratwurst!
enchanted – totally agree!!!
Good morning ITD!
I would like to recomend the magazine "Maple Street Press Dodgers 2010 Annual" The editor is Jon Weisman. Articles written by Jon Weisman, Josh Suchon, Mark Langill among others. Found it at the local market.
Hope eveyone is having a fantastic day!
Heheh, McCourt has reminded me of Krabs. Especially when he goes chasing after his lucky dollar/dime… who am I kidding? He chases after ANY stray dollar/dime, heheh. The wealthy skinflint who demands his customers shell out mounds of cash.
I totally believe that Selig wanted Mr. Leverage to bring the Dodgers to small-market status, not bidding at Yankees/Red Sox levels (EXCEPT FOR SEAT PRICING).
The Third Josh blogger (the first two being our Josh and the dodgerblues.com Josh), the proprietor of dodgerdivorce.com has some posts looking back on how McCourt came to own the team, as well as his 2001 bid to purchase the Red Sox from the Yawkees, past business ventures that had him reviled in communities from Boston to Honolulu, and how Mr. Selig turned down Eli Broad, a SoCal area developer and billionaire (!!!) willing to at least match McCourts offer, cash in hand (!!!!!!!!). Selig informed him "The Dodgers are no longer for sale"… and it's speculated in the comments that this decision was based on the fact that Broad wanted (and was willing to pay for, maybe in cash) the TV rights, and Rupert "Summer's Eve" Murdoch couldn't have a competing SoCal Sports Network.
The two posts:
According to Dylan Hernandez, the Dodgers are shopping Stultz and Hu……wonder what they are shopping for?
Sorry, should have been Stults 🙂
Wait did I just hear we got Hoffmann back? I knew he was going to be back and I also knew Berroa was going to be released.
Interesting, Tru… perhaps they're just seeing what's out there.
Can you imagine our owners doing this? The New Jersey Nets' CEO got in an argument with a fan who showed up wearing a paper bag on his head. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/basketball/nba/03/23/nets.ap/index.html?eref=sihp
Whatever it is, it's probably contagious
Before long, Enchanted may don his paperbag once again 🙂 And, you are right, North, very contagious!
Hello gang!! What's happening!!!? Outstanding Beav!!! Thanks, I needed a good laugh!!!
Welcome back Vin!! I am elated and thankful you are doing well!!!
I love that we are a gang 🙂
And, our Gang leaders are Beaver, Wally, Ward and Junie! lol
LOL Trumom!! Also a cult!!! :)))
Some people actually do think we are a cult! If they could only see what we actually look like….LMAO!!!!!
Here's hoping the Dodgers don't give E any reason to pull a bag over his face this season.
Well, we drink up the rose colored Kool-Aid that Frank and Ned give us, put on our overpriced Dodger gear, and wait for Hale-Jamie to arrive in a Limo!!! I guess we are somewhat of a cult. LOL!!!
lbirken ~ hope you are right, sir.
I guess WE ARE A CULT!
Hi'Ya LB!! I'm with you.
I am hoping as the rest of you are that once the season begins we can have some fun, talk some baseball (and all the other fun stuff that seems to be discussed on these pages long after I have gone to bed), root on our team and forget about the Frank and Jamie saga. Sometimes we take all this stuff too seriously and forget professional baseball is a kid's game played by men for our entertainment.
Hello ? there ? everybody!
I ? hope ? you ? are ? all ? well!!!!
I ? see ? Kuo ? spent ? the ? day ? icing ? his ? arm.
We ? don't ? have ? a #1 ? or ? a #5. At ? this ? point ? the ? bully ? is ? in ? shambles ? with ? one ? player ? MIA ? the ? others ? injured, ? sore, ? or ? stinking.
2nd ? base ? isn't ? ironed ? out ? yet.
We ? don't ? have ? much ? in ? the ? minors ? in ? terms ? of ? SP ? to ? take ? over ? if ? needed ? seeing ? as ? all ? the ? potential #5 ? starters ? are ? either ? Rule 5 ? guys, ? out ? of ? options, ? or ? have ? it ? in ? their ? contract ? that ? if ? they ? don't ? make ? the ? big ? league ? team ? they ? can ? become ? free ? agents.
I don't know about you but all I see are question marks…
Collie, too many question marks. Making my head spin. Have a great evening, everyone.
Birk… That was my point!!!
McCourt on down has made my head spin…
On a more serious note… I posted an item last week about a nearby High School student who was injured in a game. Here is an update and it's not good. Please pray for him and his family/friends.
Nice Tru!
Okay, I'm watching the Twins game on MLB network & had to rub my eyes… They had this guy batting and he's 5'3″! Chris Cates. Wow!!! It was really strange to see.
Do you think he will make the team?
Nope. Last year in the minors they said he hit .246. The Twins look good to me.
I think the Twins and the Mariners are both going to be good.
Thanks for the update on the Marin Co. kid, collie. It sounds like he'll need prayers and lots of them. BAN METAL BATS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE BASEBALL!!!!!…..I also saw the 5′ 3″ player for the Twins as well. His uniform, replete with the typical ST wide receiver number 90, looked too big for him. At first, I thought some kid had got the wrong directions to the tee ball game. Depending on your age, these are not your older brother's or father's Minnesota Twins from a financial standpoint. Peter Gammons had some interesting comments on the Twins'rise from contraction ashes the other night. New stadium and new TV deal. Fortune 500 companies are relocating there. The signing of a franchise player in Mauer to a long-term deal would have never happened to the old Twins. They are definitely on the rise. What franchise doesn't this sound like??????????
That is Tru!
My picks..
Yankees, Twins, Mariners, with the Red Sox as Wild Card.
Braves, Cincinnati, with Philly as the Wild Card.
The WS will be Yankees vs Braves with the Yankees repeating.
I won't call the NL West.
I don't think the team (Dodgers) has improved over last season and seeing as we didn't even get past the NLCS I'm not thinking we'll get anywhere near the WS.
Hello there Sky…
Not having a TV deal really has hurt the Dodgers. As a major market team they should have one. NSB pointed that out in the past.
Didn't it look strange!! Fun to see. I thought the same thing… what's that little kid doing there. At first I thought it was the bat boy goofing around.
Hey, collie. It's really sad about that kid. If Marin Co. bans metal bats, maybe something good can come out of this….You're right in the respect that we aren't better than last year. And, in a tight NL West race, which will probably be the case, We won't get any significant help in July to push us over the top due to financial concerns. Our management is too financially compromised in the here and now to even consider making long-term deals for our core players. Despite everything, we might eke out a division title but we probably won't go beyond the first round of the playoffs.
Losing Nathan going to hurt them but they look pretty good and the Mariners surely look good.
That's how I see it as well Sky. I think the Giants are looking good with their pitching. They are strong with SP as well as RP.
I don't think they should ban metal bats all together. They just need to ban the "hot" ones that are 2 & 3 walls, etc… Use the kind we used to use when I was a young one. Just in the last 10 years of playing softball I've seen these bats just take over the sport. The ball really jumps off the bat nowadays. They just need to control the bats that are being used.
I think metal bats are o.k. for softball. I just don't think they belong in baseball. With any metal bat, a baseball just jumps off the bat too fast and there's just too little reaction time. Colleges and high schools use them exclusively for financial reasons. It's not worth it. I just think the risk is too great….the Mariners and Twins do look good but even they've got troubles. Nathan is out for the year and I heard that Lee has got arm issues.
The Twins losing Nathan is a bummer for them. But I think they can overcome it. The White Sox look pretty good and I wouldn't be surprised if Detroit is in the chase as well. They are my dark horse.
The AL Central is always tight just like the NL West. I grew up watching games in Tiger Stadium and still have family in Michigan so I always hope Detroit does well. Of course, due to the Yankees and Red Sox, only one team will make it to the playoffs out of that division as well as the AL West. Tampa Bay, however,could slip in and knock either the Yanks or Red Sox out. Their pitching looks better than last year.
Collie ~ my picks for the American League were the same as yours. I don't know if that's good or bad 🙂 For the National League I picked the Phillies, Cardinals; and our Dodgers, of course….have to have faith with the Rockies as Wild Card. I also picked the Dodgers and Yankees for the WS….HIGH HOPES!
The Rays have great pitching. Even in the minors.
I went to Detroit in '02 with my Bro on a baseball trip. It was fun but it was new Tiger Stadium and they weren't good at the time. So there was hardly anyone there. It was autograph day and Negro League day, which was great. They played the Pirates and they both wore throwbacks from Negro League era. They had about 10 of the players from those teams autographing and it was an honor to meet them and talk with them. It was a great time.
Thanks, Collie….we all need High Hopes 🙂
To make it even better, I picked Kersh to win the Cy Young.
Yes we do!! 🙂
Hey, I feel we all start the season equal. I think our hitting will be just fine. I'm betting on Billz, Kersh and Kuroda to have good seasons. If they give us a win everytime they go out there, who cares about the 4th or 5th starter.
With Nathan out, I'd shop Sherrill to the Twins and see what they'd offer.
Collie – I think you may have set a record with the most amount of question marks in a single post. I will keep player from Marin County and his family in my thoughts and prayers.
Nellyjune ~ How cool for Andre. Would love to see him retire as a Dodger, too 🙂


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Peformances/On Stage
Even the Losers
The Tom Petty tribute band in concert, with special guest Andrew Kirell, Thursday, Feb. 8, 8 p.m. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.paramountny.com.
The acclaimed musical based on the Oscar-winning film about an Irish singer-songwriter, Thursday and Friday, Feb. 8-9, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 10, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 11, 2 and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m. John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport. (631) 261-2900 or www.engemantheater.com.
My Fair Lady
The iconic Lerner and Loewe musical based on George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion," Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9-10, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 11, 2:30 p.m. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. (631) 581-2700 or
Boy Band Review
A boy band tribute show, Saturday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m. With hits by 'Nsync, Backstreet Boys, New Kids on the Block One Direction and more. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. 767-6444 or www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.
The Crucible
Arthur Miller's classic dramatization of the Salem witch trials, Saturday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400 or www.merrick-theatre.com.
Jim Norton
The irreverent comedian on tour, Saturday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m. With special guest Kelsey Cook. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.paramountny.com.
MIchael McDonald
The iconic singer-songwriter in concert, Saturday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, LIU Post, Rte. 25A, Brookville.(800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.tillescenter.org.
Doo Wop Spectacular
Classic doo wop groups in concert, Sunday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m. With The Duprees, Larry Chance and The Earls, The Fireflies and more. Brookside School, 1260 Meadowbrook Rd., North Merrick. (631) 698-9696 or www.ticketfly.com/event/1572477-friend-entertainment-usa-30th-merrick/.
Kevin James
The Kevin Can Wait" star is back on the comedy circuit, Sunday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m. With special guest Chris Roach. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.paramountny.com.
Love Is In The Air
Paul and Rochelle Chamlin in a Valentine's Day-themed concert, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2 p.m. West Hempstead Public Library, 500 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead. 481-6591.
Masters of Illusion
The stage version of CW's hit TV show that features top magicians doing their best illusions, Sunday, Feb, 11, 7 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or www.livenation.com.
Sympatico Jazz
Vocalist Toni Washington Bolt performs a mix of popular jazz and blues, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
Swingtime Big Band
The popular big band in concert, with "A Fine Romance," Sunday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m. Program includes classic love songs from the Great American Songbook. Madison Theatre, Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. 323-4444 or www.madisontheatreny.org.
Tennessee Walt's The Other American Songbook
A lecture-concert on an overlooked slice of America's musical heritage, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2 p.m. Tickets required. Merrick Library, 2279 Merrick Rd., Merrick. 377-6112.
For the Kids
Dig Into Dinosaurs
Delve into the dinosaur age with dinosaur expert Dustin Growick aka "The Dinosaur Whisperer," Saturday, Feb. 10, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Join in a round of dinosaur trivia and photo challenges. Long Island Children's Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. 224-5800 or www.licm.org.
The beloved tale of the wooden puppet who yearns to be a real boy, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Saturday Feb.10, 11 a.m.; Sunday, Feb. 11, 12 p.m. The Showplace at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870 or www.plazatheatrical.com.
Harry Potter Science
Explore chemical reactions with Harry Potter as the theme, Monday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m. Experiment with exploding Polyjuice, worms that change color, and more. For grades 6-12. Registration required. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett. 374-1967.
Museums/Galleries and more...
Andy Warhol
This original exhibition of works by pop artist Andy Warhol includes a selection of screenprints and photographs from the Hofstra University Museum collections. By juxtaposing his photographs with his screenprints, the exhibit contextualizes and reveals his working methods and artistic process. Through March 11. Hofstra University's David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hofstra.edu/museum.
Fool the Eye
An exhibit that examines how artists use perceptual illusions, devising visual tricks to manipulate space, incorporating spatial illusion. Featured are 20th- and 21st-century artists whose work has explored illusion, including Salvador Dali, Janet Fish, Audrey Flack, Jasper Johns, Judith Leiber, Roy Lichtenstein, Vik Muniz, Ben Schoenzeit, and Victor Vasarely. Through March 4. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or
From Frankenthaler to Warhol: Art ofthe '60s and '70s
An exhibition that delves into the two trends that defined the art of the 1960s and '70s: abstract and representational works. Color Field, Minimalist, Pop, and Photorealist work by Don Eddy, Audrey Flack, Helen Frankenthaler, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Lindner, and others are included. Through March 11. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
Mysteries of Bats
Tackapausha Museum and Preserve's exhibit examines varied species of bats, featuring a live family of Egyptian Fruit Bats who fly and "hang out" in the museum's nocturnal area. Other installations include displays about Long Island's ecology and interactive activities. Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, Washington Ave. (between Merrick Rd. and Sunrise Hwy.), Seaford. 571-7443.
Romare Bearden: Storyteller
An original exhibition that showcases Romare Bearden's work, spanning historical, political and religious topics that explore everyday African-American life in 20th century America. The exhibit includes prints in a variety of methods (aquatint, engraving, etching, lithograph, and silkscreen). Through Aug. 17. Hofstra University's Emily Lowe Gallery, Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672 or www.hostra.edu/museum.
Afternoon Movie
See "27 Dresses," the romantic comedy about a young professional who is always a bridesmaid and never a bride, with Katherine Heigl, Friday, Feb. 9, 2:30 p.m.; also the romantic comedy "The Proposal," with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
At the Movies
See "Home Again," a romantic comedy about a single mom in Los Angeles whose life takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her, Friday, Feb. 9, 2 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
On Screen
See the iconic Bogie flick "Casablanca," Friday, Feb. 9, 2 p.m.; also "Stronger," tbe biographical drama based on the memoir of a Boston Marathon bombing survivor, Monday, Feb. 12, 1:30 and 7 p.m.; "Home Again," a romantic comedy about a single mom in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1:30 p.m. Oceanside Library, 30 Davison Ave., Oceanside. 766-2360.
To Possess a Human Soul: Slavery and the The American Presidency
Hear the stories of a Revolutionary War hero, a celebrrated White House Chef and learn about the first White House memoir written by a slave, Friday, Feb. 9, 12:30 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Movie Showing
See "Marshall," the biopic that follows an early trial in the career of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2 p.m. Tickets required. Bellmore Memorial Library, 2288 Bedford Ave., Bellmore. 785-2990.


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McCoughtry, Hayes help Dream edge Chicago
ATLANTA (AP) — The second game of back-to-back nights was nearly too much for the Atlanta Dream.
"We were all tired and all struggling," Dream guard Tiffany Hayes said, "but coach kept telling us to fight and we pulled together and won."
Angel McCoughtry matched a season high with 33 points, Hayes hit the clinching free throws with 29 seconds remaining and Atlanta beat the Chicago Sky 81-79 in overtime Sunday for their fourth straight victory.
The Dream (15-5) looked sluggish after winning Saturday night at Indiana, shooting a season-low 35 percent from the field and finding it difficult to put away a Chicago team that's lost five straight and 12 of 15.
Allie Quigley finished with a career-high 27 points in a reserve role, and Sylvia Fowles, who missed a layup at the regulation buzzer that would've won the game, had 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Sky (8-13).
Sancho Lyttle, who was defending Fowles on the play, scored 12 points and 13 rebounds, and Erika de Souza added eight points and 11 rebounds for Atlanta.
Dream assistant coach Karleen Thompson, speaking with reporters because head coach Michael Cooper was feeling tired after the game, said Lyttle's work against the 6-foot-6 Fowles was critical for all five periods.
"She is such a tough player in the post," Thompson said. "We felt Sancho (Lyttle) would be more active on her so Erika could roam around and crash the boards. Sancho did a great job of being active against her."
Hayes, who had a season-high 21 points the night before, finished with 17. She hit the winning foul shots after Chicago forward Jessica Breland threw the ball away with 40.6 seconds left in overtime.
The Sky, who lost by 38 in their most recent trip to Atlanta last month, took their biggest lead at 11 on Fowles' three-point play with 6:23 left in the second quarter. Atlanta wasn't down for long, going up by one on McCoughtry's layup at the 8:38 mark of the third.
"Stupid stuff gets you beat," Chicago coach Pokey Chatman said. "We literally have a segment of video that says that. Until we stop aiding in our demise, the hole is going to get deeper."
McCoughtry had nine points in the third to help the Dream outscore Chicago 17-9. A technical foul on Chatman led to McCoughtry hitting the ensuing free throw and scoring her 20th point one possession later on a fastbreak alley-oop pass from Celine Dumerc.
The Dream didn't trail in regulation after de Souza's lay-in made it 50-49 at the 6:17 mark of the third, but a free throw by Tamera Young put the Sky up by one early in OT.
"We didn't come out strong in the third," Quigley said, "and that hurt us."
Lyttle was just glad that Atlanta squeaked out a second straight win in less than 48 hours.
"We played two teams who are big rivalries," Lyttle said. "But it is what it is. We come out to play, win or lose, and we have to play hard. We happened to go into overtime, which stepped it up. And I guess all the running we do in practice helped us in the end."


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David Swanson on Progressives and Politics
David Swanson: Don't Expect an Election to Change Everything
16 February 2010 by Jason Leopold truthout
16 February 2010 by Jason Leopold truthout
When Barack Obama was swept into the White House last year on a mandate of hope and change, many progressives believed his arrival meant they could finally roll down their sleeves and wash their hands. But David Swanson was not one of them. Although he voted for Obama, Swanson, author of the recently published book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union," predominantly about the Bush years, told Truthout that "people have gone through this foolish cycle of expecting an election to change everything and then being disappointed and discouraged that it didn't."
What the popular progressive activist had to say about Obama's first year in office may be a difficult truth for many to swallow. Progressives have become increasingly frustrated with the White House during the past year over the direction of health care reform, the economy and the
fact that Obama escalated the war in Afghanistan against the advice of his ambassador to the country and has embraced many controversial Bush-era policies, such as indefinite detentions, the extension of the Patriot Act and the use of signing statements to ignore laws passed by Congress. Some progressives feel that the president they helped elect has all but abandoned
I asked Swanson whether he thought Obama made empty promises and used progressives simply to win an election. "I think to a much greater extent progressives used themselves," Swanson said in a wide-ranging interview during a recent stop on his book tour. "The thinking was he's speaking to his funders and the corporate media and secretly he's a populist. But if
you're going to be a populist you're going to be a populist upfront. You're not going to be better than your promises unless you're forced to be. And we're accepting the idea that we should replace a bad dictator with a good dictator and a president should be able to come in and change everything, never mind that the next president could come in and unchange it. So, [the
president] is the wrong place to look for a savior. We should be looking to ourselves, to serious organizing at the local level in every district, and pressuring the representatives closest to us, those in the House to impose our will on the president."
Swanson's analysis wasn't entirely critical. He praised a number of the administration's actions, including the choice of Sonia Sotomayor as Supreme Court justice, and much needed improvements to the Department of Labor. But the painful reality, as Swanson pointed out during our lengthy discussion, is that on issues of "war and peace, and distribution of wealth and abuses of power and human rights [there are] no changes." "We have more troops in the field than ever with Bush and Cheney, bigger military budget than ever, bigger war budget than ever, bases in more countries than ever, [and] expanded use of unmanned drones Swanson said. "On the big issues we care about it's a disaster. And you can't say 'I'm for this domestic program I
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Justin Bartha is heading from "The Hangover" to the Great White Way.
"I'll probably be doing a play on Broadway in New York [next year]," the star told Access Hollywood.
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Sleeper hit "The Hangover," which became the top-grossing R-rated comedy of all time this summer, is due on DVD and Blu-ray on December 15, but Justin fans won't have to wait long to have him back in theaters. He's starring in the romantic comedy, "The Rebound," opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones next year, as well as festival film "Holy Rollers" – a drug drama based on true events within the Hasidic Jewish community in New York.
"It's a gritty drama," Justin said, comparing the indie film to '70s fare such as "Mean Streets." "Not a comedy at all. It's competing at Sundance."
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The film co-stars "Zombieland" actor Jesse Eisenberg, and Justin said the project – a change from their usual comedic material – was the result of the pair wanting a film to do together.
Still, he's looking forward to getting back together with his "Hangover" pals for the film's sequel.
"It'll be the same guys," he said. "It will not be in Vegas. Everything else is up in the air."
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As for his other sequel options, Justin said he'd considered doing a third "National Treasure" movie, if the script was right and star Nicolas Cage returned.
"Never say never," he said, "I had a lot of fun making those movies."
Nicolas has had a tough time of it recently, with lawsuits and his father's passing, but Justin said he was handling his adversity well.
"We traded voice mails a little while ago when his father passed away," Justin said. "I left him a message with my condolences. He's such a great guy and with the amount of success he has, there's going to be strange stuff in the tabloid culture."
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Doing my annual re-watch.
Now, I know this is an impossible task, naming the one scene which is "best".....but what the hell
For me, it's in "No Show".
The exchange between Meadow and Tony, regarding her trip to Europe to escape the memory of Jackie Jr's murder, as Carmella looks on, beginning when Meadow says mockingly..."Wow, listen to Mr. Mob boss"....
Gandolfini's intensity jumps off the screen and for a moment Jamie Lynn Sigler looks almost genuinely terrified of him. Until she regains her smart ass-ness just in time. Carmella's silent reaction, looking on, is equally intense and meaningful. Just a scene with powerhouse acting all around, with tremendous subtext in the writing which goes to the very heart of what the show is about, the two family dichotomy. At least in my opinion.
Re: Best scene in the entire series run#2
While I can't possibly pick one best scene, that one was always WAY up there for me too for all the reasons you so aptly articulated. Brilliant, brilliant scene in every respect.
Tony, his spirits crushed after b-lining to the fridge first thing in the morning: "Who ate the last piece of cake?"
Re: Best scene in the entire series run#3
Yeah, I guess I don't actually have an absolute favorite either, there are too many.....but that one is right there.


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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 130829 - http://bit.ly/15ahDNF yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD
Colombia Uprising: Is This What "Free Trade" Looks Like? - http://bit.ly/1fnCxxs #TPP countries should bear this in mind before signing
Open Economics: the story so far… - http://bit.ly/15DMWUu useful review
The #Lobbying Bill threatens new, illiberal regulation for blogs - http://bit.ly/1dWnBIM & much else besides; needs re-writing
Why Coca-Cola's New Ad Campaign May Be Dangerous to Your Health - http://bit.ly/18abYcz will #TTIP bring this to EU too?
EU Consultation on ways to open up more public data - http://bit.ly/12SJvYW good opportunity - let's take it #opendata (v @NeelieKroesEU)
Edward #Snowden deserves the Sakharov Prize - http://bit.ly/14dAO9d sounds right to me
#NZ's smokefree commitment tested by Malaysia on #TPP - http://bit.ly/15DWOgV an opportunity it must seize
More on the #NSA Commandeering the Internet - http://bit.ly/14JwvWW @Bruce_Schneier spells out the bad news...
#Miranda: police allowed to investigate seized data - http://bit.ly/145sDRz for "communication of material to an enemy" - that's you & me
Moscow "Roofers" - http://bit.ly/145sZrr pix - http://bit.ly/16WbY0E I feel sick just looking at these... (v @jackschofield)
'970' asks why #Colombia is confiscating farmers' rice and dumping it in the garbage - http://bit.ly/1cnwGZq FTA madness
Germans switch to national email providers after US scandal - http://bit.ly/18ayZft temporary or permanent change? (v @privacyint)#nsa
Reducing ivory and rhino horn demand is key to the species' survival - http://bit.ly/1cnxkpV so depressing #china
Court Says Feds Don't Have To Reveal Secret Evidence It Gathered Against 'Terror' Suspect Using FISA - http://bit.ly/17roap9 awful decision
Democracy has stopped UK going to war - can it save England's #NHS? - http://bit.ly/1a5AilF good question (v @DrJackyDavis @marcuschown)
#TPP negotiators end 'difficult' round - http://bit.ly/1foeheJ "a Malaysian official said negotiators made little progress"
More #PRISM fallout: Indian government may ban Gmail use - http://bit.ly/1dxUCgG seems unlikely; heavy if true #india
PirateBrowser Hits 500,000 Downloads, Tor Traffic Surges - http://bit.ly/1dtEQT5 question is, are they causally related?
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Central & Eastern EU to Benefit Most from #TTIP - http://bit.ly/1foM2wA totally ignores indirect costs from weakened stds (v @TTIP Action)
The Syria vote: Britain's new mood - http://bit.ly/1dYldBu "fed up with the humiliating excesses of US national security policy" #nsa
Tupi: 2D Animation Software for Everyone! - http://kck.st/15d41Bn GPL'd Kickstarter project (v @carobotero)
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The buff is smart, well it makes you and me smart.
What is dumb is the way it permanently overwrites Arcane Intellect.
The "permanently" is the problem here.
I hate the way these proximity based buffs (sorry Locks, Fel Intelligence making me dumb felt like a good place to start), or the temporary buffs overwrite other more permanent buffs.
Situation dependent
It's not so bad if you are in a party or raid group where you can be sure to be near a living Lock (god forbid they stand in the green goo though).
However somewhere like the BGs where you are likely to be with that Lock for moments and those moments may only ever be in the starting zone, the proximity buff is just painful.
A pain in the Mage table
The Mage goes to the trouble of personally buffing me, or blows a reagent to buff the whole raid… Then Fel intelligence pops and overrides the Mage buff.
Great, now I have an ounce more Int, for as long as I am near the Lock.
When the gates open, I will have no Lock, no Fel Intelligence and no Mage to buff my Int again.
Please Blizzard, change these temporary buffs so they dont remove the other buff, just replace it temporarily!
Gnomer and Out!
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
experimenting with mitts
(Thanks for all the swell Mother's Day wishes. I hope your weekends were full of love and sticky hugs.)
I made some mitts that look like potholders but are really for cleaning. I think they will work well for things like glass cleaning, dusting and counter wiping, but my first set was given as a gift (along with some earth friendly cleaners) so I guess she will have to be my guinea pig. One side is for cleaning (cotton chenille) and the other side is a prettied up pocket for your hand. I added a loop for hanging too.
I hate cleaning, so maybe having something pretty to use instead of a roll of paper towels will sweeten the deal for me. Plus less paper in the garbage. Shiny!*
*Browncoats unite!
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What a great idea!!! They look fab.ReplyDelete
Great idea! I love the ticking used for binding. Super cute!ReplyDelete
"Browncoats, unite", huh? Wow.ReplyDelete
Cute mitts! I need all the inspiration I can get when it comes to cleaning.
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Fantastic idea! I love these so much I want to make some!ReplyDelete
Mary Kelly, how incredibly nice! Thank you.ReplyDelete
they are cute little dust mits. maybe a smaller size and you could inlist the young ones in a little hand work :)ReplyDelete
did they leave any lint behind? I would love to try these out! Such a great idea so pretty!ReplyDelete
great presetn idea!ReplyDelete
what a great idea! I've had some scrap chenille and wodnered what to do, now I know. thank you.ReplyDelete
I love these mitts! I wouldn't want to use them for cleaning though, they're just too pretty!ReplyDelete
Love this idea! I´ll definitely make some myself to spice up cleaning a little bit!!!ReplyDelete
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Columbia's astronauts entered the homestretch of their mission this morning, conducting additional experiments in the Shuttle's middeck area as they began preparations for their scheduled return to Earth late Tuesday night.
Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jeff Ashby and Mission Specialists Cady Coleman, Steve Hawley and Michel Tognini completed work with the Southwest Ultraviolet Imaging System, a telescopic instrument mounted on the side hatch window in the middeck which has collected ultraviolet data on the moon, Jupiter and Venus. Additional work was conducted with several experiments studying the reaction of biological samples and plant growth to the absence of gravity.
Collins and Ashby fired Columbia's orbital maneuvering system engines and its reaction control system jets several times to provide more data for a pair of experiments examining how engine exhaust disturbs the molecules in the ionosphere in low Earth orbit.
Ashby, Hawley and Tognini took turns on a special treadmill set up in the middeck which was equipped with accelerometers and sensors to measure how well the device can offset vibrations induced by crew exercise. Engineering data from the treadmill may be used by technicians in the development of exercise equipment for the International Space Station designed to minimize disturbances to delicate microgravity experiments.
Tognini and Collins took time out to field questions from French Space Agency officials and students in Toulouse, France near the end of the crew's work day and Collins was joined by Ashby to discuss the progress of the mission with U.S. television networks and local television affiliates in upstate New York.
With all of Columbia's systems functioning in excellent shape, NASA managers will be discussing landing opportunities and weather forecasts for Florida in advance of the astronauts' final full day in orbit.
Current forecasts call for mostly clear skies and a possibility of thundershowers near the 3-mile long landing strip at the Kennedy Space Center for Columbia's planned touchdown tomorrow night at 10:20 p.m. Central time. A backup landing opportunity is available at the Florida spaceport 90 minutes later.
The five crew members will begin an eight-hour sleep period at 7:31 a.m. Central time this morning and will be awakened at 3:31 p.m. to begin their fifth day in space. Collins and Ashby will check out Columbia's flight control surfaces and fire the ship's reaction control system jets tonight in the routine pre-landing checkouts conducted the day before every shuttle landing, insuring that the orbiter is in good shape to support the vehicle's high-speed return to Earth.
Columbia is orbiting at an altitude of 182 statute miles with all of its systems in excellent condition.
The next STS-93 status report will be issued late this afternoon following crew wake up, or as developments warrant.


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How about a short story for your next troop outing? – – –
A Grandmother, a Boy Scout, a Teacher, and the smartest man in the world were on a plane. After a while, it became known that plane was failing and was about to crash. There were only three parachutes, and four passengers. Being the smartest man in the world, he took a parachute and jumped out of the plane.
The teacher, also being smart, thought to herself, 'Teachers are needed in the world to teach their knowledge to others.' So with that, she took a parachute and jumped out the plane.
The Grandmother, being very wise, said to the boy scout, "I am old. I have lived my life. You are still a young boy. Go, take the last parachute." But the Boy scout said, "No, it's okay. There are two parachutes left. The smartest man in the world took my backpack."


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President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the nation lost "the greatest United States senator of our time" with the death of Ted Kennedy.
"For five decades, virtually every major piece of legislation to advance the civil rights, health and economic well-being of the American people bore his name and resulted from his efforts,"
There was more than one time I went to the polls and the only vote I cast was for Senator Kennedy. During the Vietnam War, and although he was vehemently opposed to it, he wrote, sponsored and push a law through the statehouse in Massachusetts that all tuition and fees are waved for veterans attending State College here.
It was never about him but his life was dedicated to helping those who needed someone to fight when the "system" was determined to keep them down. People like Teddy are the reason we do not have term limits for our Congress and Senate. If the voters of a state think their representative are shit, They will vote them out. It happened in 06 and 08. We are very capable of term limits at the voting booth.
God has determined that Teddy's work is done and now it's time for his reward. We can all be absolutely sure that there is a special place for Teddy in heaven.
The boys are home and we are all going to Boston tomorrow to pay our respects to the greatest human and American I have ever known.


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Up to 100 people remain unaccounted for as devastating bushfires that have ravaged southern Tasmania continue to burn.
Police are conducting painstaking property-to-property searches in the worst hit towns of Dunalley, Boomer Bay and Marion Bay as they fear lives may have been lost.
More than 100 buildings have been destroyed by the fires, which continue to burn out of control in several areas of the state but no deaths have yet been confirmed.
Acting Police Commissioner Scott Tilyard said there were grave fears for many people yet to make contact with family or authorities.
''It's not to say those people have necessarily come to harm, but we can't totally eliminate that until we have contact with those individuals,'' Mr Tilyard said.
''But we have to brace ourselves for the fact we may locate one or more deceased people.
''There are a lot of premises that need to be checked. Until we've had the opportunity to check every one of those locations we won't be in a position to confirm there has been no deaths.''
He said those yet to notify family or authorities should contact the National Registration and Inquiry Service or the Red Cross.
Up to 2500 people have been evacuated from the Tasman Peninsula by boat, and another 400 were due to arrive in Hobart on Sunday night with the Arthur Highway still closed.
At a refuge centre in Hobart's City Hall, Dunalley resident Patricia McCauley said she was relieved to get her 92-year-old mother-in-law out but had lost everything.
''We didn't have time to get frightened,'' she said. ''We just had to get out without anything.''
Most praised the efforts of emergency workers after thousands lined up on the beach at Nubeena to catch ferries at late as 2am on Sunday.
Until we've had the opportunity to check every one of those locations we won't be in a position to confirm there has been no deaths
''It got a little bit chaotic because everyone was getting a bit cranky about who had been there the longest,'' a Sydney woman, who wished only to be known as Kathy, said.
''Naturally they said women, children and elderly first.''
Mr Tilyard said police were investigating whether an escorted convoy of cars could be brought out of the peninsula on the highway before dark on Sunday.
Interstate fire crews had begun arriving in Tasmania as four fires which have burnt out around 60,000 hectares continued to cause concern.
The Tasman Peninsula's Forcett blaze was upgraded again to the highest level on Sunday evening, with the community of Taranna being told to evacuate.
Two fires in the Derwent Valley and one on the east coast were at the watch and act level.
Another massive fire had burnt out a further 60,000 hectares in the state's remote southwest, where several bushwalkers had been airlifted to safety.
The state government announced financial assistance and premier Lara Giddings was cutting short an overseas visit to return.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard was expected to visit Tasmania on Monday and Prince Charles sent a statement of support.
Tasmania Fire Service chief fire officer Mike Brown said crews were having trouble accessing parts of the Tasman Peninsula and there was no time frame on when the fire would be brought under control.
''That's really the $6 million question because it's going to take quite some time,'' he said.
''Our predictions over the next week is that temperatures will warm up a bit.''
Dunalley was the worst hit, with around 65 homes and the town's school destroyed, while dozens more buildings were razed at Connellys Marsh, Eaglehawk Neck, Murdunna, Copping and Primrose Sands.
Mr Brown said a bushfire near Bicheno had destroyed between 10 and 15 homes.
The Red Cross launched a Tasmanian Bushfires 2013 Appeal, and encouraged Australians to give generously.
Donations can be made at www.redcross.org.au or by calling 1800 811 700.


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