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They Shoot Browsers, Don't They?
by Jeremy Keith
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That assumes that people always write sites to the latest standards. Which they clearly don't.
But they should. And now they don't have to. EVER.
Whether you dislike the opt-in or not, better web standards is a good thing.
Better web standards for who? We just allowed crappy 'developers' to NEVER use web standards, ever, for all eternity. Did I say we? I meant MS…
If they can create a de facto IE7 standard, which this proposal will bring about, all the fully standards-compliant browsers are suddenly broken in terms of the new "˜IE7 Standard'. Bingo! MS has the only non-broken browser!
And what's so different from now? Microsoft has created an 'IE6 standard' that leads clueless authors to write pages that are broken in fully standards-compliant browsers.
At least this method will allow authoring technologies, including (if we're unbelievably lucky) "Save as HTML" in future versions of Orifice, to generate standards-compliant code with the necessary tag to invoke IE8 mode.
I do wish MS would just bite the bullet, finish the transition to full standards compliance the way they should have done with IE7 (and the pains of transition would already be a thing of the past). All of this would be a non-issue. I do understand and even sympathize with MS, what with upsetting its hoard, but standards are important and non-compliant sites really need to be brought up to date. It's for everyone's own good in the long-term. It seems to me that this whole issue also presents a new set of problems as it concerns the "adoption of new technologies":http://green-beast.com/blog/?p=247
I see this move as nothing more than buying some time. The inevitable is inevitable, and eventually everyone will have to be on the same page.
I think what microsoft is opting to do with ie8 may have made sense with their release of ie7, since ie7 rendering engine is so vastly different from ie6. not sure why Microsoft would want to freeze browser rendering from ie8 going forward.
I'm not sure that their intent is to inhibit browser development looking to the future, but rather to preserve how legacy sites render. But as stated in this editorial, this is precisely how their choices can play out. Thanks again for another thoughtful piece of analysis.
In reading the previous articles on this subject I was unaware that the default would be set as basically the IE 7 version. That seems ridiculous. It makes more since to me to have the default on the "edge version" which sounds like the way it is now on every browser. So that when new advances come out people are more likely to use them. I'd also say that making the people that don't want to change there site add the one line of code. I think they could handle that, and the beta idea sounds like a good "safe" first step for testing if a site will break.
Suppose someone decides to keep their site at a certain lower IE version. . . a couple years down the road that version that looks fine on an older IE version will probably not look so fine in other web standards browsers IE Firefox, Safari, Opera. At that point if they want their site to not break on other browsers they have to play catch-up no matter what. That is unless they only care that it works on IE browsers, which seems doubtful.
For any company who has to maintain many web sites over time, anything that we can do that keeps the sites from breaking is good news. I would have preferred that they default to the standards approach, but understand the "don't break the web" mentality. I hope a default meta tag can be set at the server for all pages, which would allow us to set our own default. But we will definitely be using this feature, and
Standards-aware developers, by their very nature, will object to adding a line of unnecessary markup to their documents just to get one single browser to behave as it should by default.
Oh, I don't know about that. I'm pretty standards-aware but it's not my religion. I'm also deeply practical. I'm going to do what gets the job done. Sure I want to do it as efficiently and elegantly as possible. But I'm certainly not going to eschew practicality in favor of an ideal. I'm going to weight the benefits of my actions and figure out a happy compromise.
Zeldman: "If Microsoft stopped supporting standards, we'd have real web balkanization again. We've come too far to contemplate splitting into IE and standards camps. The only way to go forward is in synch—with everyone supporting standards. Microsoft intends to do so, but this is the price."
From the information that's been publicly available, I see no basis for your statement that this is the "only way to go forward in synch – with everyone supporting standards".
With the default rendering of future IE versions being IE7. I see no roadmap from Microsoft that indicates when IE7 rendering will disappear. I see no declaration from Microsoft of when IE7 rendering will be removed or end-of lined.
That means, with the information we have publicly available right now, web standards developers will have to support IE7 permanently. That alone doesn't sound like a way of "everyone supporting standards" – that sound like "everyone supports IE7".
So that makes the meta tag switch a complete waste of time. And its clear Internet Explorer has no future or practical roadmap. The permanent existence of IE7 is the balkanisation of the web – a permanent unhealable scar on the web.
The web will not break, Microsoft's customers may be inconvenienced. No argument has convinced me yet.
Does anyone else see this as MS taking the cowardly way out?
"We're afraid to 'break the web', so we're going to freeze time and display websites in our current (but still outdated) web browser. Forever!"
missing from Keith's post is the manical supreme evil overload laugh… "Mwahahahhaha, MWAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Then it would be complete and accurate.
I'm yet to be convinced that Microsoft's proposal(? – plan) is for the benefit of the web.
that should be "maniacal". Ahem.
Thanks Jeremy for a great read, after Aaron Gustafson's article last month I was starting to think MS has another organisation in its pocket.
@Zeldman, how is this the only way forward?
I understand microsofts fear of losing marketshare. Hence, their wish to support their previous browsers. But how is standard compliance by default not a better way forward?
"My take on the whole IE8 meta malarky":http://blog.vftw.com/view/browsers/ie8-taking-quirks-and-hacks-into-the-future/
You know, I think about this controversy, about this IE6 vs. standards, Jscript vs. Javascript and what immediately comes to my mind is the OOXML vs. ODF battle. Why contribute to a established standard? Let's do things in the Microsoft way…
IE isn't only for displaying websites. Lots of Windows specific software uses it. Software firms had to rush out patches and re-patches following IE7s release. We have some clients who cannot upgrade from IE6 because their software suppliers cannot/won't patch their product. Hence the need for consistency between versions.
I'd be more convinced that this is actually a step in the right direction instead of them attempting to freeze the to preserve their market share if there was actually a clear road map to full standards compliance that MS has said they will hold themselves to with legal penalties happening if they fail to keep their promise.
As is with how closed up IE development is and all the problems both past and present, I remain unconvinced that this is a step towards standards compliance or is good for anyone but MS.
Anyone can say anything, but actions speak louder than words and the actions of the past do not match what they are saying now. The current IE team may very well care for standards support, but even if they do, someone over them cares more about keeping the monopoly going and likely is only letting the IE team move to standards if it involves methods that don't harm or improve the status of the Windows monopoly.
Without an agreeable road map to standards implementation I don't believe any of this is actually about improving standards compliance.
While that is a good point, I do have a comment on it. Who's to say that there will be consistency between versions? Unless Microsoft intends on keeping the IE6 rendering engine, the IE7 rendering engine AND the new more standards-compliant IE8 rendering engine all in one browser, how can anyone guarantee that the bugs of previous versions will be perfectly replicated in the new ones?
Let's move that up to IE version 15. Now what? Will the customers be willing to put up with a bloated browser full of bugs and security issues associated with all of the versions from 6 up to 15?
The way I see it, the only way this can be resolved is to support standards as much as it is practical. If that means that applications need to be patched, because they stupidly relied on IE6 or IE7 bugs, so be it. Education is the key.
This is not the answer. Although, it's good to know our good friends like <blink> and <marquee> will be sticking around. Who needs progress in terms of technology or more specifically, the web? My good ol' reliable Windows 98 running IE6 is working just fine. Crazy Old Grandpa George keeps telling me to upgrade because standards this and standards that, future this and future that…blah blah blah. Am I going to listen to some old kook? No thank you. I'll stay on this train and learn as little as I have to for as long as I can. God bless America and God bless Microsoft!
Jeremy, I'm so glad to see that finally someone understands the issue and gets it right. Great article!! I sure hope the IE team reads this.
I'm really concerned about this take from Microsoft; it doesn't seem to be about standards but more about market-share and keeping that. This whole 'proposal' from MS is just about scoring as much 'yes' from the ignorant which is really quite frightening.
Here's my reply: http://crisp.tweakblogs.net/blog/509/the-versioning-switchs-default-is-incorrect.html
I just want to say what a relief reading this article was after reading the articles by Eric Meyer and Jeffrey Zeldman. Here, here, Mr Keith!
@Stephen Down: "And what's so different from now? Microsoft has created an "˜IE6 standard' that leads clueless authors to write pages that are broken in fully standards-compliant browsers."
The big difference now is that MS, Zeldman and Meyers (is there anyone else?!) want to introduce a broken rendering mode as standard. The 'IE6 standard' has been rapidly eroded over the last few years as more of us code for standards and then put a sticking plaster on MSIE via conditional comments. This proposal introduces a legitimised 'standard' that benefits one company at the expense of its competitors. It's an M$ wet dream.
Microsoft will steam roller on and do what they want – as always, but it's infuriating that they have advocacy from people who have previously been on the side of web standards. Microsoft will continue with their usual "embrace,extend and extinguish":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_extinguish, but it's evident that the vast majority of web devs are seeing straight through this attempt to subvert open standards.
The amount of gas being expended on "The Great IE Versioning Debate" of 2008 continues to confound me.
Viewing it all from a distance, you would think that people were concerned about really, really bad things happening. But what does it all come down to really? A bunch of CSS selectors, many of which no-one will ever use? Is form triumphant over substance here?
Look, as with any software, it all comes down to the installed user base. If average users are slow to upgrade, whose fault is that?
Moving the web forward, standards-wise, is a waiting game. Forcing authors to re-write their content to accomodate a new browser release that will take many years before it is adopted by the many, frankly, seems somewhat arrogant, if not immoral to me.
I, for one, hope that Safari, Opera, and FF follow suit with the versioning meta tag.
Please, please tell me what awfully major harm will be done?
Microsoft doesn't care about ethics. With great power comes great responsibility. Now that's just awful silly! With great power comes a lot of money. Yes, that makes a lot more sense.
Sigh. Too bad my happy little world of computing had to be perverted by them.
I believe that "web standards" do not entail a meta tag for IE8. That said, this is not a move towards standards.
header("X-UA-Compatible: firefox");
See it here: http://dotancohen.com
As I'm running Ubuntu I will have to wait until tomorrow to test in IE and check that it still renders the site. Once I confirm, then I'll add it to my other sites, about 15 in all. If I must do UA targeting, then I'll target the right UA.
I know plenty of people have posted their own critiques and solutions, but I would appreciate your opinion on "my idea":http://www.digitalgemstones.com/blog/entry/13 which to sumarize is version targeting where the default is one version behind the current. This would give developers a padding of a few years to update their code, while still encouraging standards to grow and improve.
To address your question. The only people that would be forced to re-write their websites are the people who have neglected the standards or, even worse, added the proper DOCTYPE switch and then proceeded to write IE6-specific code. Anyone who has up to this point developed to web standards would not have to dramatically change what they have written.
This is why it makes sense for IE 8 to default to standards mode. All we would have to do by then is remove IE 7 and lesser version's conditional comments.
You said that it will take years for IE 8 to be fully adopted. Why is that? For that matter, why is it so for IE 7? IE 6 is full of bugs, display ones as well as security ones. Why didn't MS push the upgrade the way they're pushing the Vista upgrade? The conventional thinking is that MS doesn't care about IE. MS hasn't done much to correct that thinking. Now they're saying that all versions of IE from 8 on up will always default to IE 7 rendering. What does that tell you about MS's plans for IE?
Because they're the market leader, they need to listen to the market. Other than a few members of WaSP and a few people beyond it, everyone has denounced this idea as a bad one. Why do we still continue to clamor about it? It's because nothing has been done to assuage our fears, nor is there a feeling that we're being listened to. As opposed to the supporters saying "Well, what else are they to do?", they could initiate a proper discussion of the drawbacks and advantages of this decision. However, I don't think that rationality and logic have anything to do with it.
Sorry if I come off ranting, but this is something I feel is important. To summarize for you, it's a bad idea because it will effectively freeze the standards movement, or at least badly slow it down. It's an extremely bad idea for the other browsers to follow suit. In fact, all three browser makers you've mentioned have publicly come out and said that there is no way they're implementing this. And, why should they? They've been implementing their rendering engines as close to the standards specifications as possible. IE 8 is supposed to be close to, if not at, that level. It makes no sense not to take advantage of it.
Hope I answered your question.
This raises the question for me: Will this stop at 'full versions' of a browser? In the future will we be selecting through meta tags individual elements of a release version. Give me the overall version 7 browser but with the opacity qualities of IE9 and the base font set of IE13?
@Richard Fink
Amount of gas expended? Great way to make a point by starting with an insult to everyone on both sides because they care enough about a subject to debate about it, though from your later points it seems it's only really targeted at those who don't agree with version targeting the MS way. Maybe I'm reading you wrong, but your closing statement really does make it seem like an attack on everyone who doesn't agree with your side. Those of us who do not agree that version targeting is the right way to handle this really do believe that bad things could come about on the web from this move by MS. Your CSS statement is a little flawed, how about I fix it for you, try "A bunch of CSS selectors that are already finalized and ready to be used in every browser except IE, and are already in use with fall backs by the more aware developers." People already use CSS that IE can't understand then protect IE from itself using multiple techniques that have been around for years or just let it gracefully degrade to plain text as it does with CSS it doesn't understand. Please elaborate what you meant by the "form over substance" statement, as is it seems meaningless to me. The way I see it, with form being what's made (a website) and substance being what it's made of (underlying code), neither can be more important. It doesn't matter what you make if it's made out of the wrong materials, and the materials don't matter if you built the wrong object. Both are equal and I see no relation to the current discussion, as I see no one saying what's made is more important than what it's made of.
The slow to upgrade and advancement of web standards is important, so I'll pay a bit more attention to it. With version targeting the way it is, users upgrading doesn't matter any more for standards moving forward. We'll get a bunch of half-rate web developers coding to IE7's quirks and failings forever, and all the other browsers are going to have to keep those particular quirks in their browsers too or end up having problems rendering the web later. Your argument of it taking years for adoption is also not strong enough to be a point. Sure it takes MS over a year to get full adoption of a new browser, but no other browser maker seems to have a problem getting their users to update, maybe if MS unbound the browser from the OS and made it so everyone could update regardless of their OS they'd get an adoption rate of new versions like the others. Maybe if they added real value to each new release and didn't make people jump through whatever new hoop they felt like adding in the adoption rate would also go up. "Forcing a re-write to accommodate new browser releases" is also not true, I've never had to re-write my code for anything except the release of IE7 and that was only a few minor changes to about 1/20th of all the sites I've done and manage. Never has a release of firefox, safari or opera ever made me re-write a site, it has always just worked.
Luckily the other browser makers have already detailed why they won't be using version targeting and the major stupidity that it is, especially for them to implement so we don't have to worry about safari, opera, and firefox ever doing this to us. Version targeting is the first easy step towards MS ignoring standards and splitting the web again, even if they don't mean for version targeting to do so, it doesn't change the fact that version targeting makes it a lot easier for MS to do so. Perhaps this is the major harm you're looking for, as I sure don't want to deal with browser wars and a split web again, especially a war and split that comes at the expense of all the standards work that has been done.
@Colin Steele
I imagine it will only be possible to target a single version in total, so I'd guess no on being able to get the font set of 13, transparency of 9, and everything else from 7. Even if it were possible for MS to maintain every version of IE and slam it into a single browser, the ability to only use certain parts of multiple different versions of IE would multiply the work already done to an unimaginable level. Each individual piece of the browser would have to be compartmentalized into a stand alone form, and then a compiler would have to be included to grab each piece needed for every page and basically make a custom built browser engine on the fly. While I have to admit the idea of a compartmentalized browser that can do that seems cool enough that I'd like to see it some day just for fun, it's highly unlikely that any group can put such a thing together and have it work well enough to be used.
Even though IE6 still remains to be used by half of the world, the other half exponential grows.
Browser are suppose to behave like a browser. You do it to look at website.
IE, Firefox, Opera, ect all have the same function but are used differently.
I prefer Firfox because of the tools it offers to web designer, and for how clean it is.
IE on the other hand does not have that option.
As for any continuing version of these browsers, they have will have new features in rendering or uses.
But always, they will be a browser, and all of them browsers will have that in common.
I got the impression from Kevin Yank's blog over at SitePoint that this is, in fact, the case.
Regardless, it seems like a reasonable compromise to me. Forward-looking standards savvy types shouldn't really be affected if everything xhtml and up doesn't require the new meta-tag to render standards-compliant in Explorer and devs can either cut and paste one more line of code or upgrade their skillsets to xhtml.
Meanwhile, Explorer will continue to operate under a heavier load than necessary since it's basically going to be multiple versions rolled into one. Microsoft may think it's found a clever way to maintain the appearance of pushing standards compliance while continuing to keep its .net community in the stone age but they're really just prolonging their own agony and reducing the quality of their own product.
That is assuming this is only about html 4.x. If it's across the board, I think it's high time we got more active about marginalizing explorer by building fun pro bono sites full of the kinds of crap people like to link each other to at the office but refuse to render anything other than a statement why we're not playing ball with IE this time around. If it's "only one line of code" let the MS exclusivist .netTards deal with it.
I think you nailed it. They ARE afraid, but I suspect that the Microsoft legal office is behind their fear.
Think about it… If Microsoft releases IE8 and they decide instead to make it completely standards compliant, what would happen? For the most part everything would continue normally. But a small group of important sites around the world might break in such a way that transactions were no longer possible, or would be down for some unseen explanation. What Microsoft is afraid of is legal retribution from the companies that might be injured. They are afraid those companies will sues the be-Jesus out of them. To be fair… they are probably correct.
But what I believe Microsoft doesn't see is that the pendulum has already begun to swing the other way. They should consider that a non-standards compliant browser release may be a legal liability unto itself. What happens if they release IE8 and a group of sites that were designed to work according the standards don't? Does this not open the door for legal liability?
The only problem I have with all this as a Web designer and developer is that I don't want to build websites and have to code for individual browsers. The ONLY logical way is to build sites to be standards compliant so we know they will work in every browser. PERIOD.
Someday all browsers will be standards compliant, it is inevitable. But Microsoft is trying to play the game AND be the referee. They need to stop, reconsider their actions, and just play the game. Otherwise the legal community is going to call a foul and release the hounds.I have often considered sending Microsoft an invoice for all the extra work it requires to build a site that works properly in their various browsers. Perhaps after the release of IE8 the timing will be right?
That is assuming this is only about html 4.x
Microsoft have said that it will affect HTML 4.x and XHTML 1.x – only doctypes that have not yet made it into common use, eg HTML5, XHTML2, will go into really really standards mode by default.
RE: "IEBlog: Interoperability Principles and IE8":http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/03/03/microsoft-s-interoperability-principles-and-ie8.aspx
Thanks to Jeremy and all those who brought about this change. Special thanks to Microsoft for listening. Great news!
Jeremy, your article perfectly describes the dilemma many of us face with having to make exceptions for Microsoft's Broswers, let alone different versions of their browsers ( I refuse to use that MSIE IF statement Malarkey … If I wanted If statements in my markup then I would playing around with oldschool QBasic. )
Which brings me to the obviously massive news: http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/ – That IE 8 will be in standards mode by default.
I love the last paragraph which says: "Long term, we believe this is the right thing for the web. Shorter term, leading up not just to IE8's release but broader IE8 adoption, this choice creates a clear call to action to site developers to make sure their web content works well in IE. "
This is hard to believe but I'm willing to hold judgment till IE 8 ships. Not to mention how awesome it is that you and Zeldman posted your varying views on the topic last week and we are seeing this blog . . . now that's clout! Anyways, I'll close out by pondering if the classic pie chart will someday shift:
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@Srdjan Pejic: You said that it will take years for IE 8 to be fully adopted. Why is that? For that matter, why is it so for IE 7? IE 6 is full of bugs, display ones as well as security ones. Why didn't MS push the upgrade the way they're pushing the Vista upgrade?
On the open web, IE is a "web browser". On tens of thousands of intranets, IE is a "web browser" and an application platform.
With Microsoft's hearty encouragement, enterprise customers have spent billions of dollars developing applications for that platform. Because most of these applications were designed during the IE6 era, and were written for a captive audience that was guaranteed to have IE6, they frequently rely on behaviors specific to IE6.
Along comes IE7. It can't peacefully coexist with IE6 so enterprise customers have two options: stick with IE6, or test/fix every app that relies on IE to ensure that it works under IE7. And the latter path requires another choice: you either limit the fixes to stuff that works in both IE6 and IE7, or you get to deploy all the application changes simultaneously, while deploying IE7 to the entire organization at the exact same time. Surprisingly, many companies chose to stick with IE6.
Then along comes Vista. The outlay for a Vista migration is significant for everyone (new PCs where needed, testing/upgrading your business-critical Windows apps, replacing add-on hardware Vista doesn't support, etc.), but worse for businesses still on IE6: they can't deploy Vista to a single desktop until all their IE-based apps run under IE7, because IE6 won't even run on Vista.
Now here comes IE8. You can't run IE8 unless you're on Vista, but you can't run Vista until you're off IE6. So if you want to move to IE8 you have to revise the apps that rely on IE to work under IE6 + IE7 + IE8, then move the desktops from IE6 on XP to IE8 on Vista. You can't take advantage of anything IE7 or IE8 specific during the application fixes, because that'll break those apps for folks whose desktops are still on IE6 (i.e., everyone).
As far as your company's bottom line is concerned, all of the money spent on these migrations is bring tossed into a black hole—unless you want to argue that employees will be measurably more productive on Vista + IE7/8 than they are on XP + IE6. You're spending that money because that's the only option Microsoft is giving you. You either follow their upgrade path on their schedule, or you stick with what you have in hand and run critical business operations on unsupported software.
If you were that customer, exactly how much "pushing" would you take from your Microsoft rep before you hauled off and punched him in the face?
You know Jeremy,
That word example you take is really an excellent one. Designers and hardcore computer geeks may hate the idea that a software is not completely streeamlined, customized and using its most recent, potentially performant and complex features, but the average user and mankind at large would love to not lose the ability to display and edit old documents.
Really, I don't see how one can stand for the idea that continued support of older versions is not something to be desired.
If there was some mechanism of version targeting in word documents, it would be just great. I'll never blame Microsoft for learning the lessons of the past.
Aaron's article on this very list has very good points about the fact that standards and DTDs alone are far from being enough.
And here I thought we finally got through to Microsoft. Instead of backing up the web designers and developers who go through the time and effort of "doing it proper," they'll crumble under the complaints of those who are writing/authoring/whatever-you-want-to-call-it questionable code. And all because the number of those doing it "not quite right" are more than the ones who are.
I wonder if this is how the "witches" of Salem felt when they were burned at the stake/pressed in the woods for using logic and scientific reason.
hi i think it,s a great post.
I am already sick and tired of writing one website for every browser but IE, then writing for IE6's quirks and compensating for IE7's lack of progressive features (nobody can really demand a browser creator implement features from CSS3 before it's released, but gee wiz Microsoft it'd sure be neat to see a border-radius).
The idea that Microsoft not only thinks that's okay but actually wants me to look forward to an future abundance of special implementations for each version of their quirky, obnoxious, sub-par browser deeply saddens me. I'm strongly tempted to start using their little conditional statements to redirect all traffic from IE users directly to firefox.com.
All this talk of Microsoft protecting their market share really doesn't matter – and what company wouldn't. I do not care for one second which browser clients/visitors/grandmas use to access the markup I've created so long as all the browsers agree on how it should be rendered.
I say, throw in IE=edge and move on. Keep using your plug-in friendly browsers, I know I will. At least we can stop wasting (or reduce the) countless hours hacking at the CSS.
When I first heard of version targeting, I thought it had to be the worst possible solution. No doubt most of us keep track of what works in which browsers, but as time moves on, that list grows, requiring recoding of sites designed in the past. So, unfortunately, while I dislike the idea of version targeting, that's the best case for its use: not having to worry as newer browsers appear next year and years from now. And while we can, hopefully, rely on the concept that our standards-based code will stand up over time, who really knows?
I just keep thinking that version targeting is a little like those old "Best viewed in Netscape 2" buttons. While I'd rather that Microsoft had simply fully supported standards, they have a point: older sites will still have problems. So, with version targeting, at least we can get IE display nailed down. I guess.
IE: the security-hole, opera: very fast and very secure, firefox: the browser with the most features.
The rendering of these most popular browsers is good, but not perfect – so is the world!
From what I can see on the IE 8 beta 1 website, version targeting has been abandoned in favour of a IE7 emulation mode selected by the user. Phew.
just out of curiosity does that mean "ASP load"
I say ignore IE8 and let it sink ignominiously into the Redmond mire…..
What do you think of Safari? It's got better in recent years, however still a nightmare trying to get sites to look the same in different versions.
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Well, I'm not so sure about all the bells and whistles in IE. but then I don't like IE and don't use it, I prefer Firefox. And about those dogs, don't shoot them, clicker train that dog! :)
nevermind that prior comment.. errr, I guess I wasn't understanding textile. But I still say to "clicker train (This clicker train) ":http://www.clickerdogstraining.com the dog…


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Dems Drop Complaint Against Fox for Donating to GOP, Media Mum
October 11, 2010 | Filed Under Campaign Finance, Congress, Conservatives, Democrats/Leftists, Ethics, GOP, Government, House of Representatives, Journalism, Liberals, Media, Media Bias, Republicans, Senate, Warner Todd Huston | 3 Comments
-By Warner Todd Huston
The Old Media went into a feeding frenzy when it was revealed that News Corp., the owner of Fox News, had donated $1 million to the Republican Governor's Association to help GOP candidates this election cycle. The left immediately used this fact as a fundraising meme and the media was thrilled to play the news up when a few days later the Democratic Governors Association filed a complaint with the Ohio Election Commission against Fox over the donation.
But while the media loved the story of the DGA filing its complaint, that same Old Media establishment doesn't seem nearly as interested in reporting that the Democrat's quietly dropped their complaint, abandoning it without comment. As Mediaite reports, its sources have confirmed that the DGA has dropped its complaint. And not a peep from the Old Media.
There are hundreds of stories about the Democrat's claims that the News Corp donation destroys the reputation of Fox News. Just to name a few, CNN reported on the donation giving Democrat bloviation top spot in its story. For its part Politico said that the donation might have "crossed over an inappropriate line." Amusingly, Huffington Post gives all sorts of space to detractors but only one short quote to Fox spokesmen to reply. Many others played up this story, too, and there are certainly too many to detail here. (A Google search for "Fox donates to GOP" gets over 11,000,000 hits)
The story also made for fine material for the late night comedians. Comedian Jon Stewart, for instance, really gigged Fox over the donation. But he wasn't so interested in the lopsided donations to Democrats that media conglomerate Viacom donated this year and in years previous.
Then, when the DGA announced a few days later that it was filing a complaint over News Corp's donation, the news cycle was revived all over again (A search for "DGA complaint over Fox donations" gets 139,000 hits)
The Old Media milked the story for all it was worth, for sure. But now that the complaint has been dropped, will the media report this as widely as it did when the complaint was filed? Will the fact that the DGA realized that it could not justify its complaint in front of officials make news?
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- Address:
1600 West Lake St
Minneapolis, MN 55408Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
FrenchPrice: $30 and under
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.barbette.com/
- Phone: 6128275710
- Hours of Operation:
Breakfast: Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 11:00am
Brunch: Saturday & Sunday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 5:00pm
Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Friday & Saturday: 5:00pm - 1030pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: French
- Executive Chef: Sarah Master
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Beer, Cafe, Entertainment, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wine
- Catering: Please contact the restaurant manager if you'd like Barbette to cater your next event!
- Entertainment: Barbette features late night music every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday night, starting at 10pm. Click HERE.
for our music calendar!
Getting there
- Cross Street: Irving Ave
- Public Transit: Our intersection (Lake & Irving) is served by the 12, 17, and 114 bus lines. In addition, the Uptown Transit Station is located just 5 blocks away, servicing the following bus lines as well: 6, 21, 23, 53, 115.
There is also a Nice Ride MN bike station located at Lake & Humbolt, just 2 blocks from Barbette!
- Parking: Private Lot
- Parking Details: Parking is available behind the restaurant, with the parking lot entrance on Irving. If the lot is full, there is street parking available.
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Named "Best French Restaurant, populist vote" by Mpls St. Paul Magazine (CLICK HERE to see our menus), Barbette has also received "best of's" from local press for its late night dining, desserts, wine list, date spot, music, and, of course, those French fries that accompany the steak frites. We use local and organic ingredients as often as possible, presenting beautiful food in a casual, eclectic, bistro atmosphere.Continued
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104 reviews since June 4, 2014
- Food4.2Service4.1
- Ambiance3.9Noise LevelModerate
neighborhood gem (57)fit for foodies (56)great for brunch (33)romantic (31)special occasion (27)great for outdoor dining (23)notable wine list (20)late-night find (19)great for lunch (15)hot spot (13)good for groups (8)kid-friendly (6)vibrant bar scene (5)Show More
- Great food... once it finally cameOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/28/2014I went to barbette on a Sunday afternoon with a friend of mine. Had reservations for 1pm and we were greeted and seated right away.We opted for outdoor. The menu was fairly versatile, considering I don't eat pork there was a number of other options. I opted for French toast and hash browns while my friend had croque misour. The food was delicious! Best French toast I've ever had! Our server was nice and friendly as well. The only downfall with my time there ....the food took 45+ minutes to arrive. I get it was peak brunch hours but had our server at least given us updates here and there to ease our minds it would've been better. Nonetheless it was great food and great weather!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- I love this place but...briMPLS8Dined on 9/26/2014sometimes the service and food don't live to how much I dig this restaurant. I've been patronizing this place for a decade. I love the ambiance. The light levels are always perfect. The food is usually pretty good. This time it took over an hour to get our food. The server was gracious enough to take a round of drinks off the tab - and I was in the best company - but we were p r e t t y hungry by the time our food arrived. We weren't a big party (5) but I think that gummed up the kitchen or something. Whatever. Still love the place. Don't eat here if you're in a hurry, don't like loud busy restaurants or want a large variety on the dinner menu. But - you'll like this place if your chill and like hanging out for a bit.Special Features:
- More hype than deliveryFoodieLoverDined on 9/26/2014Barbette has a reputation for providing excellent food, but I find it often falls a bit short. The mussels had tons of rocks in them, the corn risotto was cloyingly sweet, and the portion size for the $27 lamb dish was quite small (two small chops on a bed of salad greens). I'll keep going to Barbette, but it will be for the wine and frites, not for the overpriced and mediocre food.Special Features:
- Still a favoriteSanFranVisitorVIPDined on 9/15/2014We go to Barbette a lot for afternoon/evening drinks and dinner, but my friend had never been for breakfast so I took her there. I had a hash that was outstanding - vegetables sliced thin in a delicious broth, topped with two basted eggs. My friend had granola with yogurt and fresh fruit. I've had their waffles and eggs with potatoes before, too. Always delicous and prepared well, and in an atmosphere that's comfortable and hip. Love Barbette.Special Features:
- Predictable50somethingVIPDined on 9/13/2014Barbette 's food is always delicious. The atmosphere is upscale casual with a slight hum of good conversation. Servers are knowledgable, always close by when something is needed. Love, love Barbette.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- What a findfoodiegirlDined on 9/9/2014This is a charming little bistro. My steak salad was excellent, just what I needed before heading off to the airport.Special Features:
- sportzVIPDined on 9/8/2014Ordered the 2 pound mussel and large fries. Mussel were very disappointing. Large sheels and small mussels. Fries were great. Service good.
- Yummy but too noisyJaneyloohfaDined on 9/5/2014The food at Barbette was outstanding, and the service was fabulous. But, it was SO noisy that we could hardly hear each other converse. The music was way too loud. It had a sort of "chaotic" atmosphere, I'm supposing this may be mainly due to the music (and loud conversations, as a result), but also because of the colorful and fun, but over the top, mixed, retro decor. The mosaics on the pillars are chipped and shabby which distracted me.Special Features:
- Happy hour!DebHVIPDined on 8/29/2014We arrived while Happy Hour was still going on, so were able to have the mussels and the pate at an incredibly reasonable price. Good choices of wines. Great service too.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Chef SaraJUdyKDined on 8/28/2014She presents an awesome menu of interesting and delicious dishes.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Lovely evening for dining outsidechitowngirlDined on 8/27/2014It was a lovely setting for an outdoor dinner with friends. At times the traffic was distracting, but should be expected when sitting outdoors along the street. The fish of the day was wonderful and light, however I was not as impressed with the charcuterie plate and would not order it again.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- LovelyOpenTable Diner Since 2006Dined on 8/23/2014My husband and I had dinner at Barbette Saturday night in Uptown and enjoyed it. The decor is definitely bohemian, we enjoyed the steak frittes (both flat iron and NY with the au poivre crust), the red wines we sampled as well as the abundant portion of warm olives and the pate beforehand. It can become quite loud and if you're over 40 it's tough to see the menu and bill at night with how low the lights were. All in all a very nice experience though and we will be back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DisappointingChristieDined on 8/22/2014The staff are swift and helpful, the ambience is nice. The food was disappointing. The Salmon Nicoise was a mountain of lettuce hiding one piece of potato, five green beans and a whole hard boiled egg, no anchovies or salmon. The salmon arrived a few minutes later on a separate plate. Not a Niçoise salad. The fondue was salty and arrived with a peculiar assortment of vegetables clumsily cut and not in bite size chunks. The vegetable side dish of the day was greasy, strangely presented and basically unappetizing. Our waitresses commiserated with me on the nicoise but made no attempt to get the manager. She offered complimentary dessert but by that time our dinner was ruined.
- Excellent dinner for twopietroDined on 8/18/2014We both had the rack of lamb. Our wine was an Austrian red, Zweigeit. For desert, my wife had the tartlet, I, the cheese plate. Everything was excellent.
- BeautifulmjlaurentDined on 8/17/2014Absolutely perfect. The atmosphere. The food. The service. Everything about this place is simply wonderful.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- French settingCrossyoukiDined on 8/16/2014Customer service was phenomenon! Love the outdoor setting with colorful tables. Didn't get the chance to enjoy the night scene but believe it would be great! Only wished that it had a more French feel to it and some French speaking workers as my wife is French.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A Little TiredJohnVIPDined on 8/16/2014I have always been a fan of Barbette. The atmosphere is bohemian ecclectic meets classic bistro, the service has always been friendly and professional, and the food unpretentious. And, I am a big fan of Chef Sarah. That said, this visit found Barbette lacking. The service was clumsier than usual. The cocktails lacked the finesse that you find in many Twin Cities restaurants (such as Bachelor Farmer, Haute Dish, Union), and which you expect to get for $10 and $11 cocktails. And the food, while technically ok, seemed to lack passion. Aside from the outstanding rillettes and mortadella on the charcuterie plate, nothing was memorable. Too many broken little frites and mussels broth completely lacking the garlic and herb flavor I'm used to.Special Features:
- Perfect for brunchAudyGodwechDined on 8/16/2014The food is delicious! From the truffled scrambled eggs to the waffle, can't go wrong!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Nice. Parking not too badBarbie50Dined on 8/15/2014My biggest concern, when my friend wanted to meet at Barbette, was the parking. As it turned out, it was not a problem. Both of us found on street parking within a block of the restaurant. Employees greeted me promptly and with a smile. Server was very good. I had the French toast with fruit compote. "Fruit compote" seemed to be limited to blueberries. The French toast was a diagonally siced bagette-i-artfully presented and tasty. There were several vegetarian options.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always a FavoriteOpenTable Diner Since 2005VIPDined on 8/10/2014We had to wait awhile for the host to acknowledge and seat us, but the food and wait staff was superb, as usual.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great French Food, Casual SettingRichDined on 8/7/2014Food was excellent, simple French inspired dishes with local ingredients and much attention paid to the details. Atmosphere much more casual that similar French restaurants in the metro area but with prices similar to more upscale establishments. If I were going to spend nearly $100 for two with drinks i would prefer a more formal setting but if you want good food and are willing to pay the premium it's worth a try.Special Features:
- great food poor wait staff...NeajDined on 8/4/2014I love Barbettes & have gone there late night a few times. It is quirky & fun. This time however I was there with my book club & our gal wait staff wasn't very nice. She argued about whether or not the mussles were curry--even though we could taste the curry (we'd asked for wine, butter & garlic mussles) one is spicy the other sweet--we could tell the difference. We told her we wanted seperate checks up front but she put the bill all together because two of us shared the mussles. I just hope she settles into a nice friendly person who realizes customers know what they like.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Late Lunchbeka118Dined on 8/2/2014The bloody's were great and dining outside was extremely enjoyable. I have to admit, the food was good, but not spectacular. Our service was awesome though, and I'd go back again.Special Features:
- Great food & ambience, poor serviceMaryDined on 7/25/2014Mussels superb. The Sangria (called Frenchie something) was great. Steak frites, served with aioli & green beans, fantastic. Lobster risotto was delicious. Steak Helene, not great. Only problem was the waitperson; she had nothing to say about the menu even when asked about specific items and she came by the table only rarely. Very odd. Maybe she was having a terrible night. I've always had good service at Barbette in the past, even when it's very busy.Special Features:
- Simply Great Food. A classicDateNightDinersDined on 7/25/2014Simple twists on Classic menus choices done superbly. Perfect portions from apps entrees to dessert. Good wine and drink selections. Enjoyed the friendly staff and neighborhood location. Highly reccomend for a date night or dinner with friends who value well prepared and delicious meals.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Best servicejosephinejrDined on 7/25/2014While the food was pleasant, the service was remarkable. Specifically, when I asked our waitstaff her opinion about a dish, she told me and then went on to explain exactly why she felt that way about it. I could then decide for myself if her thinking would correspond with my own. SO refreshing! Also, when we asked them to turn the volume of the ambient music down, they did so while explaining they were required to keep it at a certain level. It was still too noisy inside for easy conversation, however.
- Good choice near Lake CalhounkaydinesoutVIPDined on 7/23/2014Green salad starter and chicken entree were good. Some outdoor tables just off busy Hennepin Ave. make this a pleasant place to dine outside. Parking lot is a plus in this busy area.I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent dinnerChucklesDined on 7/20/2014Wonderful food - we enjoyed the soba noodles, the fondue and especially enjoyed the key lime pie with white chocolate sauce! Excellent selection for vegetarians. Highly recommend.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Not worth the price..dinewithcpDined on 7/17/2014while our waitress was pleasant and the food was good, this is not a restaurant that compels me to come back. The portions were rather small and the prices were rather large...our dessert of carrot cake was more than generous, had a dense cake and creamy frosting. The fact that our waitress served us caffeinated coffee when we ordered decaf made for a VERY long night for two of us who were awake until nearly 3 AM.
- Bastille Day prix-fixe et alchamplinfoodiesDined on 7/14/2014The goat cheese fondue my husband ordered was amazing, and they did their steak-frites well. I really enjoyed the celeriac cold soup. Good spicy mussel broth. Our server forgot to ask me how I wanted my steak; I guess I assumed I didn't get a choice since it was supposed to be a chef's tasting menu and therefore the chef would send things out however the chef wanted...? I'm sure it tasted fine, but I hate undercooked meat, so most of it went home to our dog. The dessert was barely there; usually my favorite part of a meal, it was delicious but hardly worth it. So, we'd go back, but I wouldn't do the prix fixe menu, and we'd get dessert elsewhere. We had an enjoyable evening, and their corkage fee was totally worth it!
- A trip to parisParisloverDined on 7/11/2014Authentic French feel to food. I go to Paris every yearSpecial Features:
- French?OpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 7/9/2014This was rated as the "Best French Restaurant" in town. For an 11 year old who loves France, there was little French to be found.lSpecial Features:
- Great Food - Great FindOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 7/7/2014Traveled to Minneapolis with several leaders of my organizations and had to find a place on a Monday night. On top of that I am vegan....WOW was my food good and that was the response from everyone at my table. Would definitely return!Special Features:
- Outdoor onlyEatStreetDined on 7/5/2014We love Barbette for its mussels and creative entries. As to atmosphere, there was a foul smell that permeated the indoor restaurant. We have never noticed this before. It was enough to make us sit outside, Luckily, it was a beautiful summer afternoon and we got a curbside table. Had it been the middle of winter, we would have had to make other dining plans. Meaning: we would have left, the smell was that offensive. I would be reluctant to take out-of-town guests here.
- Great food, bad serverBobJMinneapolisDined on 7/3/2014Really great food, in a vibrant uptown neighborhood spot. Our server was nasty, and looked shocked when we asked for Béarnaise at a French restaurant. Upon asking again, she pouted "why would I lie?" That was a little odd, and it seemed she had too many tables, but then there were like five women hanging out by the kitchen occasionally bringing food out. Not very crazy about their poor management or this one server, but we really love the food. What should we do?Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Service with an attitudeShopperMel44Dined on 7/2/2014Reservations were extremely limited on OpenTable but when we got there and for the 1.5 -2 hours that we were there multiple empty tables. Food was forgettable and service was awful. Waitress barely paid attention to us and when it came time to leave, we asked for the check to be split between 2 credit cards. She brought it back and our friend who was once a server always leaves a cash tip (full 20% each time), so he signed the receipt for the exact amount and slipped the cash tip under the receipt. When waitress came back she looked at both receipts and then turned to us and said "Oh, you must have made a mistake...." She then happened to catch sight of the cash under receipt and turned abruptly left. Cannot recommend this place.
- Barbette--Take your Chances!yonisDined on 6/30/2014I went to Barbette to try out their fixed price 4 course meal on Monday night. It was not my lucky night as none of the four courses were that satisfying. If I had ordered off the menu, my dining experience would have been different. I watched the wait staff brought out beautiful dishes to diners sitting nearby me wishing that I had what they ordered! In particular, the other desserts that were served to the table next to mine, not only looked, but actually smelled heavenly.Special Features:
- Fantastic for brunchOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 6/28/2014The truffled scrambled eggs were exquisite and the lemon blueberry compote was the perfect compliment for our waffle. Our waiter was quite helpful with suggestions. Very glad that we made reservations as brunch became quite crowded as the morning went on. Tables are a little tight, but wasn't a problem until towards the end of the meal when the restaurant really filled in.Special Features:
- Date night with husband.Golden2Dined on 6/14/2014The entire meal, which was the grass feed ribeye, was wonderful. Everything on the plate was done perfectly. Service was spectacular. Only negative thing is how close you are sitting to the next table.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Veggie HashLaylaDined on 6/14/2014I met my friend for lunch. We both tried the veggie hash(not sure if that's what they called it)which was amazing! I wanted to lick the bowl! I made reservations which was wise. They were very busy at 12:30 on a Saturday afternoon. We enjoyed our food served by an attentive yet not hovering waitress. We talked over coffee after the meal and never felt hurried or pressured to leave.Special Features:


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It's officially his 7th (and my 27th!) birthday now.
Happy birthday Buddy, I love you! Happy New Year's to everyone else. Stay safe and have fun!
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Buddy was not happy about this!
Buddy is an old man now, but he used to be a little baby bunny :3
I miss you every day, Dude!
Buddy getting some exercise tonight!
For some reason Buddy loves to cover his head in pine bedding..
Me and the love of my life, Buddy :3
Me and Dude chillin' on my back porch this past summer.
Sidenote: Anyone gonna be offended if I post more pics of me and the bunnies? That's what seems to net the best results these days….
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Here's a little documentary I did on a huge time crunch about my two little pet bunny rabbits, Buddy and Dude. There are obvious flaws, but I think it's somewhat interesting to someone who knows me and the little guys.
Dude Lucia. Got him in June, 2009.
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The ongoing feud between Lady Gaga and the Osbourne family shows no sign of stopping. Despite Kelly Osbourne 's assertion to People magazine that she "loves" the singer and is a "big fan," her mom, Sharon Osbourne , used her show, The Talk , to attack Gaga for what she feels is a failure to put her money where her mouth is.
Sharon's angry because Lady Gaga's fans are issuing online threats and insults to Kelly, Sharon and the entire Osbourne family, threats so violent that she's written to Gaga's manager to ask if he could ask Mother Monster to let her Little Monsters know what they're doing isn't cool. Sharon feels Gaga is being hypocritical to the ideals she's promoting with her Born This Way Foundation, which hopes to encourage a "braver, kinder world."
On The Talk on Monday, Sharon revealed just what Gaga's fans have been saying about her and her family, and for how long. "It started last February," Sharon said, "But I sent [a letter to the manager] last week, because this time, they brought my son into it, and they said that my son didn't have MS, that he was just a retard."
Last June, Sharon's son Jack Osbourne announced that he'd been diagnosed with MS.
In addition to the comments about Jack, Sharon said Gaga's fans said online "that I should die, my husband should die, we should all die in a car crash. So anyway, I wrote to the manager again and I said, 'Please, for the second time, please ask her just to say something.'" Sharon feels that Gaga could easily stop the threats with just a word, but she evidently refuses.
"Gaga wants a kinder world," Sharon fumed. "[Well, then] don't let your fans be so hideously damaging, hurtful, violent, [and] spread violence on your website!" She added, "If you are a Mother Monster, monitor it!"
Sharon pointed out, "She has a huge group of people that work for her that monitor her website," and then addressed Gaga directly, asking, "Why haven't you, as a responsible young woman, said, 'No violence on my website, no violence, no threats, no violence?'" The audience cheered at her words.
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Buttered Rooted Vegetables
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- 1 pound carrots, peeled, cut into cubes
- 1 pound turnips, split into halves
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1/2 cup mixed chopped fresh herbs, like chervil, parsley and thyme
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Put the olive oil and butter into a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the vegetables and toss to coat them well with the fat; season with salt and pepper. Add 1 cup chicken stock and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a simmer, cover the pot, and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Add butter and toss until incorporated. To serve, pour vegetables in a large bowl and shower with mixed herbs and season with salt and pepper.
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I really enjoyed this biography read excellently by Alex Jennings. The author had a colourful character to write about which helps, but she has created a pacy life-story that cracks along like a novel, but is also a work of scholarship involving much delving into archives. Dickens is presented as a complex man, not all good, and driving himself to extinction by over-work. The characters and themes of his books are woven into the biography and one can see how his life experiences have enriched his writings.
Who would have thought that about 25 hours of listening about the life of William Pitt the Younger could be so interesting, informative and engaging. I?m interested in history but only had a vague knowledge of the life and times of this historical character associating him in my mind with being the youngest Prime Minister ever and his exhibiting acumen over financial matters. What a life it was and at such a turbulent time in European history. William Hague has produced not only a book of great scholarship, over the details of the political scene, but also a cracking good narrative that had me eager to return to the recording to find out what happened next to this extraordinary man. The biographical side of the book reveals the complexity of Pitt?s character and his interactions with all the famous men (and it was virtually only men) set against a series of crises in Britain, including the ?madness? of George III, and repeated wars in Europe.
The authors writing style is well-suited to being narrated and is ably read by Richard Burnip. The narrative is enriched by the fact that the author is a politician who knows the ins and outs of the parliamentary system and pokes fun at the shenanigans of his predecessors. Events subsequent to the publication of this book show that little has changed over the last 200 years.
I see that there is an abridged version of this book that some may think an easier listen, but I would recommend this unabridged book as there is so much going on during Pitt?s life that is pertinent to current events coupled with the fact, that in my opinion, this is a cracking good listen.
David Attenborough is a giant of natural history and this book charting his many TV series brought home to me just what a contribution he's made to our understanding of the natural world. I hadn't really realized what hardships and privations he's had to go through to capture the footage of unusual life forms in inaccessible places. It's fascinating to hear how the advances in technology have aided his work and enabled him and his team of dedicated camera and sound men bring the natural world into our living rooms. This is a wonderful book and I enjoyed every minute of it. Attenborough is an excellent raconteur with a lively sense of humour. Unreservedly recommended as a great listen.


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Lightweight champion Benson Henderson successfully defended his title with a split decision win over Frankie Edgar at UFC 150. In other action, Donald Cerrone defeated Melvin Guillard via knockout and Jake Shields won by unanimous decison over Ed Herman.
TSN.ca provided a fight-by-fight breakdown of all the action.
Main Card:
Benson Henderson (15-2) vs. Frankie Edgar (14-2-1)
Round 1:
Fighters with an intense staredown in the middle of the ring as they touch gloves and things get underway. Both willing to keep things standing in the first couple of minutes. Henderson with a couple of leg kicks and Edgar looks to counter with punches. Henderson lands a leg kick and Edgar goes down, but scrambles to his feet. A welt developing on Edgar's calf as a result of Henderson's leg kicks. Henderson looks for a guillotine as the fight goes to the mat, but the horn sounds and Edgar survives. TSN.ca Scorecard: Henderson (10-9)
Round 2:
Henderson goes right back to attacking Edgar's left calf with his leg kicks. Edgar lands a solid right hand and Henderson goes down and Edgar looks for a choke. Fighters in the clinch as Henderson looks like he has recovered. Edgar bleeding from his nose as the horn sounds to end the round. TSN.ca Scorecard: Edgar (10-9)
Round 3:
Henderson looking to go upstairs with kicks in the opening minute. Edgar responds with some kicks of his own. Fighters trading shots throughout the round, but nothing significant landing. Very close round, could have gone either way. TSN.ca Scorecard: Edgar (10-9)
Round 4:
Henderson with a couple of inside knees and a straight jab to open the round. Edgar takes Henderson down and looks for a choke with Henderson up against the fence. Henderson gets out of it and the fighters go back to trading shots on their feet. Another close round, but Edgar may have squeaked it out. TSN.ca Scorecard: Edgar (10-9)
Round 5:
Henderson gesturing to Edgar to engage him in the middle of the ring at the end of round four, we'll see if that leads to fireworks in the fifth. Edgar backs Henderson up with a nice shot and he falls backwards, but gets up quickly. Edgar continues to land some nice counters and looks to be getting the better of the exchanges. Henderson looks frustrated as he doesn't seem to be able to land anything solid. Under one minute as they begin to look for a finish. Henderson with a late kick to the head as the bell sounds and it will be left in the hands of the judges. TSN.ca Scorecard: Edgar (10-9)
Henderson wins by split decision at 5:00 of the fifth round.
Donald Cerrone (18-4, 1 NC) vs. Melvin Guillard (47-11-3, 1 NC)
Crowd comes alive as the fighters touch gloves and meet in the centre of the octagon. Guillard lands a huge left hook and Cerrone is staggered. Guillard landing more shots as Cerrone is just looking to survive. Cerrone starts to regain his senses and lands a huge left kick to the head and follows it up with a big right hand and Guillard hits the mat face down. Referee steps in to stop it.
Cerrone wins by KO (Punch) at 1:16 of the first round.
Ed Herman (20-7) vs. Jake Shields (27-6-1)
Herman lands a shot to open up the fight and looks for an early takedown. Shields denies him and forces Herman down against the fence. Herman is able to work his way up and the fighters remain in the clinch. Herman looking to land punches from the inside, while Shields looks for submissions and takedown opportunities. Round ends with fighters in the clinch. TSN.ca Scorecard: Herman (10-9)
Fighters immediately tie each other up against the fence as the round begins, but Shields gets a takedown. Shields gains side control and looks for a kimura. Shields is unable to lock it in, but remains in side control and starts to drop short punches and elbows on Herman. Shields able to keep Herman on his back for much of the round as the horn sounds. TSN.ca Scorecard: Shields (10-9)
Shields wraps Herman up in the clinch early in the round. Herman denies Shields' takedown attempt. The fighters trade punches and Shields takes Herman down with a double-leg takedown. Shields with some short punches and elbows in side control. Shields gains a mount with two minutes left in the round, but Herman with some solid defence and forces Shields back into full guard. Herman again finishes the round on his back as the horn sounds. TSN.ca Scorecard: Shields (10-9)
Shields wins by unanimous decision at 5:00 of the third round.
Yushin Okami (27-7) vs. Buddy Roberts (12-2)
Fighters looking to keep things on the feet in the opening minutes. Roberts with a couple of nice strikes and Okami looks for the takedown. Okami takes Roberts' back from a standing position and takes him down. Roberts with some good intial defence from his back. Okami not landing much, but now gains side control. Okami moves to full mount and now takes Roberts' back, who is covering up, as Okami unloads from behind. Roberts is saved by the bell, as Herb Dean looked to be close to stopping it. TSN.ca Scorecard: Okami (10-9)
Roberts lands a solid left hand to open the second. Okami again takes Roberts' back and takes him down. Okami again gains a full mount and starts reigning down punches as Roberts turns over and covers up. Dean steps in to stop it.
Okami wins by TKO (Punches) at 3:05 of the second round.
Justin Lawrence (4-0) vs. Max Holloway (5-1)
Fighters start by feeling each other out in the first minute, as not many punches being thrown. Both fighters trading kicks and punches with nothing big being landed. Lawrence gets hit with a kick below the belt. The referee deems it to be accidental and gives Lawrence time to recover. Lawrence with a cut above his right eye -- likely from a Holloway left hook. Lawrence lands some good shots, but is hit with a low knee below the belt and shows some pain in his face as the round ends. Close round, both fighters landed some nice shots. TSN.ca Scorecard: Holloway (10-9)
Both fighters seem comfortable to keep the fight standing up. Holloway controlling the centre of the octagon with Lawrence circling around him. Lawrence showing a good left jab and hook. Has his second takedown attempt of the round stuffed by Holloway. Holloway backs Lawrence against the cage with a nice inside knee and follows it up with a big left hand to the body. Lawrence slumps to the mat and Holloway lands some big shots and the referee steps in to stop it.
Holloway wins by TKO (Punches) at 4:49 of the second round.
Preliminary Card:
Dennis Bermudez (9-3) vs. Tommy Hayden (8-1)
Bermudez with the early single-leg takedown. Hayden able to hold him off and get to hs feet. Hayden hits Bermudez with a big knee as Bermudez went in for a takedown. Bermudez shaken, but recovers and gains control of Hayden on the ground. Hayden gets up again and Bermudez lands a solid front kick and locks in a standing guillotine. Hayden taps and the referee steps in.
Bermudez wins by Submission (Standing Guillotine) at 4:44 of the first round.
Jared Hamman (13-4) vs. Michael Kuiper (11-1)
Kuiper pressing forward, while Hamman moves on the outside. Fighters trade punches and Kuiper gets the first takedown, but Hamman gets to his feet. Kuiper landing some blows and Hamman looks wobbly on his feet. Hamman still throwing punches though, but Kuiper landing the harder more punishing shots. Round ends with Hamman barely making it back to his stool. Appears to have a leg issue. TSN.ca Scorecard: Kuiper (10-9)
Hamman tells his corner he has torn a muscle in his leg. Looked to come as a result of a big leg kick by Kuiper. Fighters back to trading punches and Kuiper puts Hamman down with a nice combination. Hamman manages to get to his feet, but he appears to be out on his feet. Kuiper lands a right uppercut, Hamman goes down and the referee steps in to stop it. Hamman stays down on the mat wincing in pain, grabbing his injured leg.
Kuiper wins by TKO (Punches) at 2:16 of the second round.
Ken Stone (11-3) vs. Erik Perez (11-4)
Perez lands a huge right hand counter on an exchange in the middle of the ring right at the outset of the fight. Perez follows it up with some big shots on the mat and Herb Dean steps in to stop it.
Perez wins by TKO (Punches) at 0:17 of the first round.
Chico Camus (11-3) vs. Dustin Pague (11-7)
Pague comes out throwing with some good combinations. Camus catches a Pague kick and takes him down. Pague throwing elbows from the bottom and looks to secure a triangle. Camus lands a few shots from on top as the round comes to a close. TSN.ca Scorecard: Pague (10-9)
More of the same as Camus takes a shot in standup, but shoots Pague and takes him down. Camus landing more short, quick shots from on top. Round ends with Pague on top. TSN.ca Scorecard: Camus (10-9)
Fighters go to the mat early, but this time Pague has control of Camus from behind. Camus escapes Pague's control and once again has Pague on his back. Camus lands some short punches and elbows from on top. Camus starts to land some harder blows and gains back control and looks for a rear-naked choke, but Pague slips out of it as the round comes to a close. TSN.ca Scorecard: Camus (10-9)
Camus wins by unanimous decision at 5:00 of the third round.
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Now is the time for a talented designer to step up and design a car that reaches out to car enthusiasts who enjoy a shape that truly strikes a cord. The kind of car that you immediately distinguish from the rest as being unique and brilliant in execution. The kind of car you keep looking back at when you walk away. The kind of car you clean and wax when it really doesn't need it. Today's cars,trucks, and SUVs look like life size toys a child would play with. Bizarre, exaggerated front ends with scoops and cut outs that do nothing more than add shock to an overall shape designed by a computer and a wind tunnel. Huge, garish wheels seem like a last gasp attempt to hide medicrority. There was a time when I could not only easily name a car, but also know the year. Take the badges off new cars today and you are hard pressed to distinguish an Acura from a Lincoln. But hey, the car looks angry! Please, someone stop the madness!!
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A man and a 14-year-old boy were killed and 15 people were wounded — including an 11-year-old girl shot on her front porch — in gun violence throughout the city over the weekend.
Telkia Burns was fatally shot about 3:05 p.m. Sunday afternoon during a robbery near his South Chicago neighborhood home, authorities said. The 33-year-old Burns was in the vestibule of a building in the 2900 block of East 91st Street when the robber walked up, pulled out a gun and demanded Burns' belongings, police said.
In a scuffle that followed, Burns, who lived nearby in the 9100 block of South Commercial Avenue, was shot in the head, police said. He died at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County at 4:05 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
Charges are pending against an 18-year-old man who is suspected of pulling the trigger, police said.
Also Sunday, 14-year-old Lavander Hearnes was shot in the 4000 block of West Wilcox, about a block from a Chicago Public Schools "Safe Passage" route, about 12:20 a.m., authorities said. He was standing outside with a group of people when shots rang out, police said. He was taken in critical condition with a gunshot wound to his chest to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died at 9:04 a.m., according to the medical examiner's office.
In the most recent nonfatal shooting, a man was wounded along a Chicago Public Schools' "Safe Passage" route on the West Side about 11:35 p.m. Sunday night, police said. The man, 28, was walking in the 1400 block of South Tripp Avenue when he "heard shots and felt pain," police said. He was shot in the neck and suffered a graze wound to the back. The was listed in "guarded" condition early Monday at Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.
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