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By Chris Wright
In today's 'Just how far can we slide our collective tongues up Lionel Messi's back passage' news, the Barcelona demigod's name has now been included in the Spanish Dictionary, with 'inmessionante' (adj.) defined as…
1.) The perfect way to play football, an unlimited ability to self-improve.
2.) Describes the best player of all time
E.g, "Lionel Messi is really quite inmessionante when it comes down to it."
Perfect for all the commentators out there who are struggling to drum up new, more bombastic superlatives for Messi as he sends records tumbling every single time he steps out onto the pitch – not that Ray "Trickier Than A Monkey Up A Monkey Tree!" Hudson will ever need help in that department.
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Missing Milwaukee girls found
Girls with Social Services, father says
Two sisters who have been missing since late Saturday night have been found.
Milwaukee police confirmed just before 1 p.m. Sunday that Samaria Johnson, 9, and Olivia Erkins, 4, had been located.
Police said the children were dropped off at Milwaukee Police District 5 by a concerned citizen.
The girls were last seen around 11 p.m. Saturday at their home near 55th and Center streets. Police said the girls' parents put them to bed around 11 p.m., and when they checked on them 15 minutes later, the girls were gone.
Police said it appears that the girls took their winter coats with them when they left the home. Authorities said there was no sign of forced entry into the house.
The girls' father told 12 News his daughter were with Social Services Sunday night. He said he is very happy that his children are safe, but he is a bit frustrated because they have not been returned to him and his family.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.


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Hundreds of young people have converged on the United Nations in New York to attend a high-level meeting on youth convened by the General Assembly to discuss a wide range of issues of concern to the younger generation, including jobs, poverty and sustainable development.
The high-level meeting which started yesterday and ends later today began on a somber note with participants observing a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the terror attacks that took place in Norway.
On Monday the meeting comprised of two consecutive informal interactive thematic panel discussions, and, is today followed by two plenary meetings, with the former chaired by Member States at the invitation of GA President Joseph Deiss.
More information is available in the links provided below or on twitter by following @unyouthyear, using the hashtag #youth11
The meeting is expected to conclude with the adoption of an outcome document that calls for strategies to give young people everywhere a real chance to find decent work and urge countries to take effective measures to protect young people from terrorism, among other elements.
The two-day meeting is focusing on the theme of "Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding". It is among events to mark the International Year of Youth, which comes to a close on International Youth Day on 12 August.
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Anyone can participate. So, that means you too.
Pledge your commitment on the UN International Year of Youth Calendar of Events page: http://social.un.org/IYYevents/
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July 13, 2009
First Half: Best and Worst Games
April 11 - Jason Bay hits two home runs, Ramon Ramirez and Jonathan Papelbon throw 68 pitches in relief of Brad Penny, and the Angels leave the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. Red Sox 5-4.
April 17 - Red Sox trail the Orioles 7-0 in the second inning, but immediately rally and lead 10-8 after six. That's the final.
April 24, 25 and 26: Red Sox sweep the Yankees at Fenway 5-4 (11), 16-11, and 4-1. Bay hits a game-tying, two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth off Mariano Rivera (Kevin Youkilis's dong wins it in the 11th), New York blows a six-run lead the next day, then Jacoby Ellsbury steals home off a drowsy Andy Pettitte in the finale. (Boston beats Cleveland on the 17th to cap an 11-game winning streak.)
May 7 - At home against Cleveland, the Red Sox score 12 runs in the sixth inning before making an out. That sets a new AL record and ties the MLB mark. Red Sox win 13-3.
May 20: - David Ortiz hits his first home run of the year, against the Blue Jays. About five minutes later, Bay and Mike Lowell go back-to-back; Jason Varitek had hit the first of his two homers to start the inning. CF Ellsbury ties a ML record with 12 putouts. Red Sox win 8-3.
June 6 - Jon Lester takes a perfect game into the seventh inning at home against the Rangers. He goes the distance with "evil, depraved filth", allowing two hits and striking out 11 in an 8-1 win. He struck out 12 in his previous start and would fan 11 more in his next outing (34 strikeouts in 22 innings).
June 9, 10 and 11: Red Sox sweep the Yankees at Fenway 7-0, 6-5 and 4-3 to win the first eight games against New York this season. John Henry wonders about the "MT Curse".
June 20 - Josh Beckett pitches a complete game shutout against Atlanta (and Derek Lowe), Red Sox win 3-0. (Nick Green hits a walk-off dong the following day.)
July 1: Trailing the Orioles 5-1, the Red Sox score four times in the top of the ninth -- they also trailed 5-3 with one out to go and no one on base. Julio Lugo singles home a run in the 11th for a 6-5 win (the day after Boston blew a 9-1 lead to Baltimore). It's Canada Day, but Bay strikes out in all five of his plate appearances.
July 10 - Jon Lester pitches eight shutout innings against the Royals, outdueling Brian Bannister, and rookie Aaron Bates scores the game's only run in the eighth inning. (Bates gets his first major league hit the next day.)
July 12 - Beckett pitches a complete game 6-0 shutout against the Royals. At the break, the Red Sox have the best record in the AL (54-34) and a three-game lead over the Yankees in the East. The team has also gone two months without losing more than two consecutive games (since May 15).
April 14 - Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches only one inning in Oakland, the Red Sox blow 3-0 lead, and Javier Lopez walks the bases loaded and loses the game in the 12th inning.
April 30 - Tampa Bay romps 13-0 at the Trop, Jonathan Van Every faces four batters as Lopez is banished to right field.
May 14 - Ortiz goes 0-for-7, stranding 12 runners, as the Red Sox lose 5-4 to the Angels in 12 innings. "Just put down, 'Papi stinks'." Ortiz is benched for the next three games.
May 23 - Papelbon gives up a two-out, two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to Omir Santos, and the Mets win 3-2.
June 19 - Matsuzaka allows a home run to Nate McLouth on his first pitch of the game, Boston gets only two hits (both by Bay) and loses to Atlanta 8-2. Dice is removed from the rotation, put on the disabled list and sent to Fort Myers.
June 30 - A tale of two games. John Smoltz and the Red Sox lead 9-1 before a fifth inning rain delay. When play resumes, the Orioles outscore the Sox 10-1 -- the biggest comeback in team history -- and emerge victorious 11-10.
Since May 28, Jon Lester and Josh Beckett have combined for a 12-2 record and a 1.72 ERA. That's nine starts for Lester (1.48) and nine for Beckett (1.93).
Beckett's last 13 starts: 9-1, 2.14. ... In the last 16 games, Sox starters have turned in 11 quality starts and a 2.26 ERA.
With three walks and two HBP on Sunday, Jason Bay became the first Red Sox player to reach base five times in one game without recording a hit in more than 58 years (Ted Williams, May 23, 1951).
21 comments:
- allan said...
We are out of town this week -- seeing two plays at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival -- so posting will be light.
- July 13, 2009 at 12:30 PM
- laura k said...
Thanks for the excellent wrap-up. I think this is my favourite takeaway:
The team has also gone two months without losing more than two consecutive games (since May 15).
Note to doomers: you're gonna be lonely around these parts.
- July 13, 2009 at 1:18 PM
- tim said...
Good wrap-up, hopefully dinner Wednesday will work out.
And damn you for canceling, Mick Taylor.
- July 13, 2009 at 1:38 PM
- Zenslinger said...
Great digest of the first half of the season...more good than bad, of course!
- July 13, 2009 at 2:06 PM
- Zenslinger said...
Pedro-to-Phillies chatter is heating up. Is it just me or does he look a little porky in this photo?
- July 13, 2009 at 2:30 PM
- allan said...
You can also read this post at RootZoo.
- July 13, 2009 at 3:04 PM
- 9casey said...
redsock said...
You can also read this post at RootZoo.
I tried to give you a 10 , a 10 , but they wanted me to join,that's what sucks about the internet, everything you want to do you have to join.........just so you know I thought the post was a 10, a 10......
- July 13, 2009 at 4:56 PM
- Steve said...
What about Wake's game on April 15? Day before on April 14, Dice-K exited early and the game had to be carried by the bullpen. It ended up going 12 innings, and six bullpen pitchers were used.
Next day, Wake pitches no hits into the eighth and ends up finishing the complete game, giving the entire pen a day of rest. Heroic.
- July 13, 2009 at 7:59 PM
- MacLeodCartoons said...
What about the night Eck said 'shit' on air - that was a pretty good one too.
Thanks for a great wrap and a great first half of the season - enjoy The Bard.
- July 13, 2009 at 9:00 PM
Good call, Steve. That was just an epic performance.
And, if memory serves, it also put an end to an absolutely shitty road trip and we went on our winning streak from there. Am I remembering that right?
- July 14, 2009 at 4:13 AM
- FenFan said...
Nice wrap-up of the first half, redsock. I'm very excited for the second half - go Sox!
- July 14, 2009 at 4:38 AM
- Steve said...
And, if memory serves, it also put an end to an absolutely shitty road trip and we went on our winning streak from there. Am I remembering that right?
Yep. The Sox went on to win something like 10 in a row starting with that game.
- July 14, 2009 at 4:54 AM
- Unknown said...
Are there doomers? David Ortiz is having his worst year ever and we're up 3 games in the most difficult division in the history of the Wild Card era. You've got to be pretty fucking happy with the year so far.
- July 14, 2009 at 6:37 AM
- laura k said...
Are there doomers?
Sun's still hot, pope's still Catholic, some silly Sox fans still dooming.
Recently one left JoS in a huff because his hand-wringing wasn't working on us.
- July 14, 2009 at 6:57 AM
- laura k said...
"that's what sucks about the internet, everything you want to do you have to join"
Yeah, that really sucks. Typing in info and hitting enter, what a drag.
I mean, what a drag............ :)
- July 14, 2009 at 6:58 AM
- allan said...
Because we wouldn't agree with him that Tito is possibly making the same mistakes as Gerbil made in 1978 -- I've never heard a Red Sox fan mention 1978 so much -- he said well then you must think the team is absolutely perfect. (eyerolling)
Bye - see you Thursday night!
Go A.L. -- I guess.
- July 14, 2009 at 7:25 AM
- 9casey said...
L-girl said...
Yeah, that really sucks. Typing in info and hitting enter, what a drag.
I mean, what a drag............ :)
Thank you for feeling my pain, in a mocking sarcastic L-girl kinda o' way...The truth is I can't keep up with my false identities....have a nice trip....
- July 14, 2009 at 8:39 AM
- nick said...
So... someone I know mentioned Youk is a Repuglican. Saw it on mlb.com during the ASG. My quick search didn't find it. Anyone know 'bout these things?
- July 15, 2009 at 9:29 PM
- allan said...
Dunno, but I saw that Wakefield said he did not vote for Obama.
- July 16, 2009 at 2:40 PM
- nick said...
I'm guessing Wake pulled the lever for Cynthia McKinney.
- July 16, 2009 at 8:12 PM
- laura k said...
"Thank you for feeling my pain, in a mocking sarcastic L-girl kinda o' way..."
That one was all mock and no sympathy. But in a nice way, I swear. :)
- July 17, 2009 at 1:00 PM


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DNR to proceed with plans for environmental learning charter school
FORT SNELLING, Minn. (AP) — The Department of Natural Resources is moving ahead with a proposal for an environmental learning charter school at Fort Snelling.
The Upper Mississippi Academy would serve students from prekindergarten through 12th grade. It would use about 200,000 square feet in nine historic buildings on the Upper Post overlooking Fort Snelling State Park.
The plan was one of five ideas submitted to the DNR in response to a request for proposals for restoring and reusing 28 historic buildings that were part of a military facility near the Minneapolis airport that has sat mostly vacant for the past 40 years.
While the school is the only project moving ahead at this time, the DNR says it may continue discussions with other proposers regarding potential reuse of other parts of the Upper Post.


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October 14, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The following letter regarding religious freedom violations in Iran was sent to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday October 13.
October 13, 2009
The Honorable Hillary Clinton
Secretary of State
2201 C St NW Ste 7276
Washington DC 20520
Dear Madam Secretary:
As the United States and other world powers pursue talks with Iran over its nuclear program, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) concludes that it is vitally important that Iran be called to account for its deplorable human rights record, including egregious violations of religious freedom. Four months after the Iranian government"s shameful repression of freedom of expression, brutal and unjustified acts of violence against innocent individuals, and sham criminal prosecutions in connection with the June elections, the United States must signal during the current talks its unwavering support for human rights for all Iranians and insist that Iran honor its international obligations on religious freedom. While we were pleased to learn that the U.S. delegation raised some human rights issues on the sidelines of the October 1 negotiations, we believe that human rights and religious freedom concerns, beyond the status of American detainees, must be an integral part of the ongoing talks.
Over the years, the Iranian government has engaged in prolonged detention, torture, and executions of its citizens based primarily or entirely upon the religion of the accused. The government also has imposed harsh prison sentences on many prominent activists, clerics, journalists, and dissidents in the Shi"a majority community who have advocated for reform. Many have been tried under criminal laws on trumped-up charges of "insulting Islam," criticizing the Islamic Republic, and publishing materials that deviate from Islamic standards.
The Iranian government"s systematic repression extends beyond the Shi"a majority to target religious minorities, particularly Baha"is, as well as Sufi Muslims, Jews, and Evangelical Christians. In the past year, the Iranian government has intensified its targeting of these groups while increasing its anti-Semitic, Holocaust-denying rhetoric. The Iranian government also has taken steps toward passing a revised penal code that, in clear violation of Iran"s international legal obligations, would codify draconian punishments, including the death penalty, on converts from Islam.
Since 1999, the State Department repeatedly has designated Iran a "Country of Particular Concern," or CPC, due to its systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom. In its 2009 Annual Report, USCIRF found that religious freedom conditions continue to deteriorate. As a CPC, Iran is subject to Presidential Actions, including economic sanctions, under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (IRFA). Despite being designated a CPC for 10 years, no IRFA-related sanction has been imposed on Iran because of existing sanctions. USCIRF believes that the rapidly deteriorating conditions for religious freedom justify that at long last Presidential Actions be taken. USCIRF therefore urges you first to fulfill the statutory requirement under IRFA Section 402b(2) of identifying Iranian government agencies and officials responsible for particularly severe violations of religious freedom and then take the following "commensurate actions" under IRFA Section 405:
Bar from entry into the United States and freeze the assets of Iranian government officials who have engaged in particularly severe religious freedom violations; and
Work with our European allies also to ban from entry and freeze the assets of Iranian officials who have engaged in particularly severe religious freedom violations.
Such actions would send an unambiguous message to the Iranian government of the need for demonstrable actions that would end 30 years of repression, and another message of solidarity to the Iranian people that the U.S. government is concerned about human rights and religious freedom abuses in Iran.
Sincerely yours,
Leonard Leo


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Watchtower Society/Jehovah's Witnesses GUILTY – Must Pay Millions in Punitive Damages in Child Sex Abuse Case
I am overjoyed to see some traction on this issue at last.
The jury found that the elders who managed the Fremont congregation in the 1990s and who were under the supervision of Watchtower knew that Kendrick, a member, had recently been convicted of the sexual abuse of another child, but they kept his past record secret from the congregation, said Simons. Kendrick went on to molest the plaintiff, who was a Jehovah's Witness member in Fremont, over a two-year period beginning when she was 9 years old, the lawsuit contended. Kendrick was eventually convicted in 2004 of the sexual abuse of another girl, and is now a registered sex offender in California, Simons said. He has not been criminally charged with abusing the plaintiff, but Simons said the case is under investigation by law enforcement.
The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, the Jehovah's Witnesses' legal entity, is responsible for the entire punitive damages amount and 40 percent of the compensatory damages, said Rick Simons, attorney for the plaintiff. Sixty percent of the compensatory damages was assessed against Jonathan Kendrick, the man accused of abusing her.
Yes, the Watchtower Society (along with their other "arms," aka the "Jehovah's Witnesses,") have a policy of secrecy, as has been proven through the elder's manual, "judicial" correspondence, the database of abusers that a Bethelite discovered, and numerous court cases that show that they neither notify the congregation nor even attempt to protect children when they are aware of sexual predators and violent abusers in their midst.
The key issue in the case, according to the victim's attorney Rick Simons of Hayward, was the written policy of Watchtower New York, Inc., which instructed all Elders in Jehovah's Witnesses Congregations in the United States to keep reports of child sex abusers within Jehovah's Witnesses secret to avoid lawsuits. The case is believed to be the first in the nation to directly address the policy of secrecy, adopted in 1989, and still in force today.
Yes, they have a policy of requiring two witnesses to any act of abuse (any attempt by a victim of any kind of abuse to get help from the elders, even with support from someone else, is considered "slanderous.") They have to twist a rather obscure bible verse out of context to support this doctrine. And – of course – they encourage spying and reporting for all kinds of other things, some of them rather trivial.
Yes, they have a history of discouraging members from seeking help from any "worldly authorities" such as police or therapists. Such "worldly authorities" are believed to be ruled by Satan and therefore cannot be trusted. This effectively cuts off all possibility of help for those who wish to remain "in good standing."
Yes, they have a policy of lying in court, which they call "theocratic strategy." They comply with the law only just as far as they have to, but prefer to be the only authority in their member's lives. They hide their totalitarianism with "servant" language, but some people might have a better historical idea of what a "circuit overseer" or "district overseer" might really be.
They need to change these policies, and others (such as the demonizing and shunning – even by their families – of those who eventually choose a different path in the freedom of conscience that they freely claim when trying to convert others).
In 2007, 17 victims shared a $13 million dollar settlement from church officials. It involved victims in three states California , Texas and Oregon and six Jehovah Witnesses perpetrators.
To those who have been making unfounded accusations about Candace Conti's motives, please note that she requested 144,000 cents in punitive damages, and the jury instead granted 21 million (plus one!) dollars. I hope that his case – and the financial costs to Watchtower Society, including those of the many others who were silenced with settlements including gag orders – will force whatever section of the legal organization currently responsible for "new light" (changes in doctrine) to be less paranoid, misogynistic, and uncaring when they exercise their "guidance" as "God's only channel."
"Until now, a jury has virtually never held the JW national headquarters responsible for repeated heinous child sex crimes and cover ups by church members or officials," said William H. Bowen of Nashville, TN, who founded and heads a support group for those molested by Jehovah's Witnesses. "This is a ground-breaking case and a watershed award against an especially callous group of church bureaucrats."
The Watchtower legal troops haven't given up yet:
"We've got a long ways to go yet before this one is resolved," he said of the planned appeal. Simons said Jehovah's Witnesses has sufficient resources, including valuable real estate, to cover the judgment but an appeal could drag out for years.
Whether Jehovah's Witnesses are correct in their humble claim that they alone possess "the TRUTH" or not (and personally speaking, I don't believe theirs is a very spiritually mature view of the divinity), they have a responsibility under the law to be less destructive.
"Nothing can bring back my childhood," Conti told the Oakland Tribune. "But through this (verdict) and through, hopefully, a change in their policy, we can make something good come out of it."
- Doe VS The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, I
Click on case summary (about halfway down the page) and type in case number HG11558324.
- US News MSNBC: Jehovah's Witnesses ordered to pay more than 20 million
- USA Today: Jehovah's Witnesses ordered to pay millions to sexual abuse victim
- Washington Post: Jury awards $28M to woman who said Jehovah's Witnesses allowed church member to molest her
- Huffington Post: Candace Conti Awarded $28M In Jehovah's Witness Sex Abuse Case
- Oakland Tribune: Jehovah's Witnesses must pay more than $20 million in Fremont sex abuse case
- Atheist Geek: Biggest news since Sparlock – Oakland jury holds Jehovah's Witnesses Responsible for sexual abuse of fremont child
- Silentlambs – Oakland Lawsuit – Press Release – Courage Awards – Special thanks again to Bill Bowen of Silentlambs for his tireless efforts over these many years to raise awareness, document experience, and work as an activist to change these policies.
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Few things cause as much debate among cattle producers than the topic of exports. Our industry is rather unique in that exports are widely considered a good thing by farmers in general, as well as pork and poultry producers. But some within the cattle industry have never really embraced exports.
This lack of export fervor by some in the beef industry isn't so much because they think exports are a bad thing, but rather that they don't like the prospect of competing in a global marketplace. After all, a level playing field by its very definition means that gaining access to foreign markets also means granting access under similar rules to our market.
USDA's most recent figures project U.S. ag exports to hit $137 billion in value this year; that's about $2 billion more than a year ago. But that in itself is part of the conundrum in discussing exports. Should we be talking tonnage or dollars?
When prices fall, exports tend to increase; thus, an increase in tonnage must be analyzed in more depth. Did tonnage increase as a result of improving demand or falling prices? Either scenario likely benefits producers, but profitability tends to be increasing with improving demand, and declining with falling prices.
Dollar amounts can be problematic as well, for much the same reason. Total dollars do a poor job of describing the impact of exports on profitability.
Trade balances are even easier to misinterpret. The latest USDA projections predict the trade balance for agriculture at just over $27 billion; that's the lowest positive trade balance for agriculture in quite some time. However, the great irony for the beef industry is that historically we are most profitable when the trade balance is the poorest, and least profitable when it is the highest.
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While that sounds counter intuitive at first, it actually makes sense. When prices are high, we're less competitive; when prices are low, we are more competitive. While we want to export as much product as we can, we want that to be due to increasing demand internationally, and not falling demand domestically. Australian lean trimming exports are a good example. High imports usually equate to strong demand and high domestic prices.
Volume figures, dollar figures, and trade balances are easy to report, but they mean very little. The important figure is the impact of exports and imports on profitability. That number is harder to calculate and not as easy to explain. However, if the industry would focus on the net impact of foreign trade (both imports and exports) from an economic value standpoint, there would be little debate about the value of trade.
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Thanks God this Halloween crap is over. Why don't horror fans get as excited about Thanksgiving? I'll take turkey and potatoes any day over bullshit candy. Grow up, people. Put on some khakis, that sweater your grandma made you and give thanks that we live in a country that allows a pathetic, 30-year-old man the right to spend $300 at a Halloween store for a crappy Freddy outfit that they are way too fat to wear. Amen. Pass the stuffing.
Zombieland? No, STAKE LAND, you dumb bitch! With the exception of the stupid tagline-- "A road movie...with teeth!" -- I think this might be cool. But, seriously, what is the deal with vampire film promotions and the use of the cliches "...with teeth!" or "...with bite!" Do you think that, the PR people, when sitting around in their offices, shooting wads of paper into a waste-basket with a basketball hoop over it, stumbling over one tagline after another that doesn't work, when they hit upon the "teeth" thing they high-five each other and snort coke off each other's balls in a celebratory circle-jerk because they think that they are the first ones to come up with it? They probably do.
Amy Heckerling, the has-been director of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "Clueless" and some other shit, has signed on to direct the vampire romantic comedy "Vamps", about "two young female vampires living the good life in New York until love enters the picture and each has to make a choice that will jeopardize their immort....", oh shit, sorry, I just got my period all over the place. And on the day I chose to wear white pants!
Notorious schillers Bloody Disgusting have proclaimed that no-hit wonder Richard Kelly's "The Box" is "sure to deliver in more ways than one". I learned this after trying to figure out how to close the annoying, full-screen roll-over ad for the damn movie, with absolutely no success. I ended up just opening another window to look at another site as the trailer continued to screen without any hope of skipping it. I think that, right now, we should all get on our knees and thank Eric and Mark for creating a website with no roll-over ads, pop-up ads or reviews based on how much the advertisers pay us. On the other hand, DRINK PEPSI, THE CHOICE OF A NEW GENERATION!
A Denver Blockbuster video employee stabbed himself in the leg to get out of work because he was afraid of getting written up for his torn work-pants. Whatever happened to faking diarrhea? Hell, I almost faked diarrhea just to get out of writing today's news!
Have you ever wanted to die, just to see how people at your funeral would react? A Brazilian bricklayer, thought to have been killed an a car-crash days earlier, showed up at his own funeral. According to witnesses, a loud "DUN-DUN-DUNNNN!" played on the soundtrack while an aged dowager proclaimed "Gasp and swoon, I've got the vapors!" while passing out in the most dramatic way possible.
A Dallas Cowboys cheerleader is in deep diarrhea after donning black-face to complete a Li'l Wayne costume. When are white people gonna learn that there's no place for black-face in today's culture, especially when entertainers like Li'l Wayne do a good enough job of putting it on themselves?
In 1918, The Second Polish Republic is proclaimed in Poland. The celebration was put on hold though as the country's citizens were unable to get out from inside their locked cars. Don't get me started on the screen-door submarine fleet! POLISH!


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XL Group plc ("XL" or the "Company") (NYSE: XL) today announced its preliminary net loss estimate related to Storm Sandy of $350 million, pretax and net of reinsurance and reinstatement premiums. Approximately 60% of the Company's estimated loss relates to the Reinsurance segment.
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COLUMBUS – The Columbus Crew announced today that it has re-signed the club's 2013 Budweiser Golden Boot-winning forward Dominic Oduro. The 28-year-old netted a career-high 13 goals and matched a career-high four assists in his first season with the Black & Gold in 2013. Per Major League Soccer and club policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
"Dominic is the most explosive player in the League, and he will play an important role in our plans moving forward," said Crew Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter. "There was lot of competition for Dominic's signature, but he wanted to stay in Columbus, and when a coach hears that it's a great feeling. We're very happy to get this deal done and we look forward to seeing him back with the club in preseason training."
2014 is set to be Oduro's ninth season in Major League Soccer and second in Columbus after the Crew acquired the speedy finisher from the Chicago Fire ahead of the 2013 campaign. In his first season in a Crew jersey, he started all 34 matches, splitting time at right midfield (16 starts) and forward (18 starts), en-route to his team-leading 13 tallies.
After scoring a 94th-minute goal in his Crew debut during a 3-0 season-opening win at Chivas USA on March 2, Oduro went on to register four strikes that were nominated for Major League Soccer's Goal of the Week. Following a three-goal month of April, he proceeded to put the finishing touches on a three-match consecutive goal-scoring streak in September – adding an assist in the 4-2 win at FC Dallas on September 29 – that sealed MLS Player of the Month honors. His 13-goal scoring clip also tied Andres Mendoza (2011) for the Crew's highest goal-scoring output in the last five seasons, marking the third-highest goal-scoring rate for a player in his first year in a Crew jersey, trailing only Brian McBride with 17 goals in 1996 and Stern John, who scored 26 times in 1998.
WATCH: The Best of Oduro in 2013
In addition to finding the back of the net 13 times in 2013, Oduro registered a previous career-high 12 goals in 2011 while with Chicago, giving him two seasons of 12 or more goals in the last three MLS campaigns. With a total of 46 career strikes, the Ghanaian scored 18 goals in 66 matches from 2011-2012 in Chicago, joining the Fire after stints with Houston (2009-2011), New York (2009) and FC Dallas (2006-2008). His five game-winning goals for the Crew in 2013 were another personal best.
TRANSACTION: Crew re-signs forward Dominic Oduro
Name: Dominic Oduro
Position: Forward
Height: 6'
Weight: 160
Born: August 13, 1985 in Accra, Ghana
Hometown: Pramso, Ghana
Citizenship: Ghana [United States Green Card holder]
Acquired: Traded to the Crew from Chicago on February 4, 2013, re-signed on December 9, 2013
Professional Experience: Crew (2013), Chicago Fire (2011-2012) Houston Dynamo (2009-2011), New York Red Bulls (2009), FC Dallas (2006-2008)


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Rhizome at ISEA 2011
Hi all,
I'll be participating on the panel New Media Archives, New Intelligent Ambiances at ISEA 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey this Thursday, September 15th. I'll be speaking on my work overhauling the ArtBase and Rhizome's archival practices. I'll also be presenting Ben Fino-Radin's paper Digital Preservation Practices and the Rhizome ArtBase.
As well, staff writer Ceci Moss will be presenting a paper entitled "Viral Not Virus: Alan Liu's "Viral Aesthetics" Reconsidered" at The Matter with Media, Saturday, 17 September. That same day, she'll also perform a sound composition using recordings of the human voice found on the web during the conference as part of the performance panel, Soundwwwalk.
If you're in Istanbul, be sure to checkout our panels and say hello.
Introducing the Rhizome Staff Blog
I'm pleased to introduce the Rhizome Staff Blog. This will be the channel for the Rhizome staff to communicate what's going on here at Rhizome HQ. We'll be posting about updates on the website, such as new features and scheduled maintenance, and what each staff member is up to, including current projects and research interests.
So on that note, I'm pleased to make two announcements:
1) A new, much needed "about" page for the ArtBase
We've been working hard behind the scenes to turn the ArtBase into the leading archive of digital art, and we want to provide more context about the ArtBase as a whole. The About page contains information on our mission, our philosophy, our archival process, and links to documents written about the ArtBase and archiving digital art.
2) Beta no more!
The new site has been running pretty smoothly for a while now, and I feel like we're safe to remove the Beta label from the site. Thanks to everyone who has provided feedback and help so far. Onward and upward!
We'll be posting new entries to the Staff Blog about once a week, and you can expect to hear from all of us in due time.
The New Rhizome.org
Dear Rhizome Community,
As you may have noticed, Rhizome.org re-launched this week and I'm truly thrilled to share the new website with you firsthand.
We didn't just re-design the website; we re-built it entirely from the ground up and reverse-engineered fifteen years of content—a massive task that unfolded just under two full years. Our goal for the new website was three-fold: First, we felt it was a priority to upgrade Rhizome's archive of art—the ArtBase—and make it a better platform for participating artists, as well as curators, students, and everyone who wants to learn about this field. Second, we wanted to improve the overall website, by making it more rich, dynamic and browseable, especially our community-centered sections such as "Announce" and "Discuss". Finally, we wanted to adjust our membership policy, shifting it away from granting access (now, all art works in the ArtBase are free to view) and onto advanced features. Developing the site was a major undertaking, and involved late nights and weekends on the part of a small team for nearly a year.
I'd like to highlight a few significant new features to you:
§ The ArtBase now allows artists to represent their work in much greater detail, thanks to a more elaborate metadata schema, greater storage possibilities, and the ability to upload bigger and better images.
§ We created more and better ways for our community to interact with ArtBase works, like leaving comments, "favorite-ing" works, curating them into exhibitions, and sharing them online via other platforms like Twitter and Facebook.
§ Last, we upgraded all sections of the site, from portfolios, to discussion, to announcement. We took in feedback we got from you, and tried to make each better.
We did it for you, Rhizome's community, and we really hope ...
Frameworks, Crowdfunding, Cassandra and Undocumented Wind Instruments
Now that everyone is out of business cards and has had enough time to check in to their locative media apps, I think we can begin to make sense of the social and technological deluge that was the South by Southwest Interactive festival. After being deep in a web development hole for the past few months, what I took away from the conference was a rejuvenation of critical, big-picture questioning, a reminder of just how drastically technology is contouring contemporary society and culture and that, ultimately, it is still in our hands to determine the overall shape of things to come. Although a late arrival and scheduling conflicts prevented me from hearing everyone I'd have liked to have heard (Douglas Rushkoff, Gary Vaynerchuk, among many others), I was able to take in most of the keynote speakers and the panels whose subject had some impact or connection to the arts (which were few). Here is a synopsis of the projects, presentations, and people that resonated with me the most.
Art, Design, and the Arduino: a lineage
This Saturday, NYC Resistor hosts "Art, Design, and the Arduino: a lineage." Works include a lineage of variations, modifications and relations to the Arduino microcontroller by the following artists:
Hc Gilje
Aaron Koblin
Laura Greig
Hernando Barragán
Edith Kollath
Jan Borchers & René Bohne
Becky Stern
Oscar G. Torres & Jackoon
Raphael Abrams
Joe Saavedra
This show is curated by Alicia Gibb, based on the work of her master's thesis


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I'm working on Makeup Monday at the moment but in the meantime, here are some pictures I forgot to post. I miss my little sister! /broken record
Monday, July 25, 2011
me and the girls
I'm working on Makeup Monday at the moment but in the meantime, here are some pictures I forgot to post. I miss my little sister! /broken record
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Amazing, you are so gorgeous it makes me very jealous! xReplyDelete
You girls are all so cute. Prettiness runs in the family, obvioulsy :) I miss my sister all the time, too.ReplyDelete
♥, Jamie
all of you guys are so cute. sisters are the best!ReplyDelete
I love that Rebecca Minkoff bag... you must too, I always see it in your photos! <3 I'm mad I didn't buy it when I had the chance!ReplyDelete
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Hi, I've been following you for a little while on bloglovin but haven't really been big on commenting- it's awesome so see your close relationship with your little sister, i have the same with mine, she's my muse! <3 sweet pictures :)ReplyDelete
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You're so cute. I'd love to have sisters too. I quess it's great.ReplyDelete
well i look forward to that makeup post :) But for now, i thoroughly enjoyed seeing those photos of you and your lovely sister (and her friend?) Makes me miss mine!!...living far away does make the time we're together even better some times :)ReplyDelete
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You're so lovely together! By the way, my daughter has never met you, but is so grateful to you! Long story short, when you posted the pics of your sisters makeup a bit ago, you wrote about your perspective regarding teens expressing themselves. You are so right, and it hadn't occured to me before, but in adulthood when you have to work, you don't typically have the freedom to do whatever you want with your appearance...so after years of begging I'm taking my daughter to get her hair colored(3colors no less!) she is so excited and telling everyone it's all because of Keiko!ReplyDelete
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Here's the original. Kinda puts Santa in a different light doesn't it? He's climbing in your windows....
ADDED: "The Bed Intruder Song" has a long Wikipedia entry.
Critical receptionThe original interviewee, Antoine Dodson also has a Wikipedia entry. He was chosen "Meme of the Year" in the 2010 Urlie awards. Here's a Washington Post piece declaring that Dodson "is one of the strongest people we've seen in a while," that he has "an inner strength that is worthy of awe and respect."
... Jason King, a music professor at NYU was quoted by NPR as saying "It's catchy. It has a really good hook, but it's problematic, too. There's a way in which the aesthetics of black poverty—the way they talk and they speak and they look — sort of becomes this fodder for humor without any interest in the context of the conditions in which people actually live." Baratunde Thurston of The Onion told NPR:
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Spie Press BookField Guide to Holography
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Pages: 92
Volume: FG31
- Glossary of Symbols and Acronyms
- Introduction and Basic Concepts
- Historical Background
- Optical Field: Plane Wave
- Optical Field: Complex Notation and Spherical Waves
- Interference
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- Diffraction
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- Equation Summary
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Few people can forget their first time seeing a hologram: the ghostlike image floating in space, changing its appearance in response to movement. Holograms have stirred childlike wonder in scientists and rapt curiosity in generations of schoolchildren. Abundantly depicted in science fiction novels and movies, holography is still imprinted with the dream of a better future through science and technology. Nowadays, holography plays a critical role in applications as diverse as credit card security, nondestructive testing of composite materials, and data storage and processing. Holography is one of the rare techniques that can transcend the realm of science into the magic of art.
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The Hilltop Restaurant
At the Hilltop Restaurant the food is as magnificent as the vistas. Savor a delicious meal in the comforting setting of an authentic New Hampshire inn. Located in the main inn building at Steele Hill Resorts, this authentic piece of history dates back to the golden age of New Hampshire tourism. With unparalleled views of Lake Winnisquam, Lake Winnipesaukee and the Belknap Mountain Range, the Hilltop Restaurant offers a truly unique and romantic dining experience. Our dinner menu features regional favorites, fresh seafood, aged beef and a selection of chef's specialties. During lunch enjoy homemade soups, classic burgers, sandwiches and lighter fare. A wine list and full bar service complement the food selections.
For a more relaxed setting kick back in Tova's Tavern adjacent to the main dining room. This picturesque tavern features a full bar, with complete restaurant service and a selection of flat screen televisions. After a long day touring the Lakes Region or just enjoying the resort amenities Tova's Tavern is the perfect setting to unwind. Relax by the tavern's warming fireplace and wash away your daily stress.
Steele Hill's Restaurant facilities also offer a renowned Sunday Brunch. Enjoy an excellent, full-service brunch buffet with our famous omelet station. Nothing goes better with savory eggs than Steele Hill's unparalleled vistas.
For larger events Steele Hill Resorts can provide complete catering services and banquet facilities for up to 250 guests. Our restaurant staff specializes in banquets and catering for all occasions.
Restaurant Hours:
Thurs – Mon: 12:00PM – 8:00PM, Tues & Wed: Closed


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Types of Moving Companies
When it comes time to move, there are many options for you to choose from. Maybe you want to hire a professional crew to move your belongings, maybe you are a do it yourself kind of person, or maybe you simply want the best of both worlds. Here are a few options to consider and decide which works best for your situation.
Professional Movers
Hiring professional movers can be expensive. If you want them to do it all, it will cost you. However, if you simply want to load and unload, the price is more reasonable. When they do everything, this involves coming a few days before moving day and packing every item in your entire house. This includes each room: kitchen, bath, bedroom, living room, basement and attic. Every cabinet packed, every closet cleared. This is a hefty job and a hefty price. If you want to do this yourself, for personal reasons, you can box up all your belongings and label each one. Then simply stack all boxes near the front door and the movers will load up only what is packed. You must stay on schedule and ensure your belongings are completely packed when they arrive or they will not take what's unpacked.
Do it Yourself
Perhaps you're on a budget and hiring professionals is out of the question. Then it's time to recruit your friends to get the job done for the price of a few pizzas and drinks. You would handle all aspects of packing and loading up the truck. Maybe you only have a few things and stuffing every available nook in your car would suffice, or maybe renting a U-Haul is needed. Either way, this is the least expensive alternative to moving.
The Best of Both Worlds
Here is the best solution for those without a lot of money yet don't want to be pressured with a deadline. Simply rent a Pod. This pod is a mobile storage unit that can be delivered to your home and placed in your driveway. You can order a pod from a local moving company that offers this service. The driver places the pod on your property and you have a personal lock on the outside. When it's convenient for you, load all your belongings into the pod and fill it up. This allows you to remove all the packing boxes from your front room so you are not tripping over them as you are still living in your home and packing at the same time. Whenever you are satisfied with all your goodies loaded into the pod, call the moving company and they will come over and transport your pod to its new location. Then you can take your time and unload your precious treasures at your convenience and not all at once.