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HIDDEN BEAUTY: Exploring the Aesthetics of Medical Science. Norman Barker and Christine Iacobuzio-Donahue. 232 pp. Schiffer Publishing, 2013. $50.
The common reaction to disease is to want to look away. The authors of Hidden Beauty make a powerful argument for overcoming that impulse. Many of the microbes and tissues involved in an affliction have intricate structures and captivating forms. View them with modern imaging techniques, appropriately magnified and colorized, and the results can be downright spectacular.
In his foreword to the book, cancer geneticist Bert Vogelstein of Johns Hopkins University notes that aesthetics are traditionally something of an afterthought in medical imaging. The primary goal is to efficiently relay diagnostic information, such as the presence of a tumor. But capturing the details of a disease can create visual interest all the same. As Vogelstein explains, normal tissues are highly organized, but diseased ones break down, creating "random and unique patterns that can be visually appealing."
If not framed tactfully, the topic of Hidden Beauty could seem to trivialize the suffering of patients. But the authors directly address the strange duality of their topic: Patients viewing diagnostic imagery often face terror and uncertainty, whereas clinicians may find the same images awe-inspiring. Iacobuzio-Donahue and Barker write that "within the most serious, life-threatening, and deadly diseases are aspects that, when taken out of their context, have inherently aesthetic qualities. In no way do we propose that disease itself, or the suffering it creates, is aesthetically pleasing." (They are well equipped to see things from both sides; Iacobuzio-Donahue is a pathologist, and Barker is an artist who specializes in photomicroscopy.)
In the earlier sections of the book, each chapter is organized around one section of the body, from the head and neck through the pelvis. Later chapters focus on connective tissue and infection and inflammation. Research images (rather than clinical ones) receive their own section as well.
The chapter on the chest includes a strikingly colorful image of tissue samples embedded in paraffin blocks designed for pathology testing. As part of the preparation process, the tissues are chemically fixed and dehydrated in alcohol so they can be permeated with hot wax. The purpose is to provide support for the tissues as they are thinly sliced and stained for viewing under a microscope.
Another compelling image, which appears in the abdomen chapter, features a collection of intricate, shell-like structures that are actually gallstones. These solid crystalline deposits form only in the gallbladder but differ widely in composition, resulting in seemingly infinite variety. Elsewhere in the chapter, a cross section of the small intestine captures in iridescent detail the elaborate protrusions, or villi, that line its inner surface and aid in digestion.
Later in the book, a portrait of the liver, looking a bit like a pointillist painting, graphically displays cirrhosis, where fibrous tissues replace healthy ones. The image conveys, in its way, as much drama as a front-page newspaper photo of a boxer's knockout punch: As healthy cells try desperately to regenerate themselves, they are hemmed in by the fibrous tissue packed around them, so they are forced to form shrunken nodules.
This blending of medical message and visual impact is a recurring theme throughout the book. A lacy network of bone, shown in the chapter on connective tissue, brings alive the authors' point that bone is not solid and inert but a vital and dynamic organ in its own right. The sponge-like network of tendrils, called spicules, in a femur provides an extensive surface area to make minerals available to the body and to provide a scaffold for bone-marrow cells.
"Photography is not only a system for illustrating science; in many ways it's also a method for doing science," the authors write. Acknowledging the aesthetics of disease is another way to understand the workings of the human body and how it can be compromised. Images such as the ones in Hidden Beauty can move beyond the suffering—reaching, perhaps, toward literal and figurative healing.
Fenella Saunders is managing editor of American Scientist, where she covers work in the physical sciences, among other subjects. She received her M.A. in psychology and animal behavior from Hunter College of the City University of New York.
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- Thursday, September 21, 2006
This Shakespeare quote should help to make clear what this all has to do with Christianity: in Dickerson and O'Hara's words, fantasy and Christianity "both affirm the existence of the supernatural and of moral freedom, both affirm the importance of our choices, both encourage escape from materialist determination, and both find a materialist worldview to be insufficient."
Fantasy is not in and of itself Christian – not by any stretch of the imagination - but it does lend itself to Christian readings and Christian influences, both conscious and unconscious. Terry Scott Taylor once penned a song where he laments that he is "longing for a land not assigned to me by birth." This is a longing that many of us Christians have for the new heaven and the new earth. It only makes sense to have an inclination to meet that desire through the fantastic and mythic.
Like I said, this was a book I wanted to write, but I'm glad that someone else beat me to the punch. It hits on all those things that make me a lover of the fantastic while at the same time pushing me to think and reconsider some of my assumptions about what makes for "good" fantasy.
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|By: David Dayen Monday July 2, 2012 9:20 am
The story that has everyone buzzing comes from Jan Crawford of CBS News, who writes that John Roberts did indeed switch his vote on the Affordable Care Act ruling at the last minute, much to the chagrin of the Court's conservative wing.
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|By: emptywheel Tuesday May 31, 2011 11:44 am
SCOTUS has just ruled unanimously that John Ashcroft can't be sued by Abdullah al-Kidd for using a material witness warrant to incarcerate him. The eight justices (Elena Kagan recused herself) all agree there was no law explicitly prohibiting this kind of abuse of material witness warrants, so Ashcroft has immunity from suit.
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|By: Jon Walker Wednesday May 18, 2011 5:38 pm
When facing endless "war," be it a war on drugs or a war on terror, such niceties as constitutional rights always end up a causality of these nebulous conflicts. After all, when eternally battling with a generalized evil that will never cease to exist, the trampling of a few personal freedoms can be framed as an acceptable price. The latest example of this trend can be seen with this horrible new Supreme Court ruling, which basically shreds our Fourth Amendment rights.
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|By: Jon Walker Tuesday May 17, 2011 9:49 am
The lone dissent was from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who realized this ruling just gave police carte blanche to routinely ignore the Fourth Amendment in drug cases. Police can use almost any noise they hear to claim they have "good reason" to believe evidence is being destroyed, and if the history of how police have bent and broken the rules to fight the war on drugs is any guide, they will.
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Best Micro Businesses for Teenagers
- Friday, March 02, 2012
Consider opening a checking account. Be aware that many banks will not let a student under age 18 open a checking account, while others may require a parent to be a co-signer on the account. A check is a contract to pay, and minors cannot legally execute a contract. If your child is too young to maintain a checking account successfully, he or she could endorse checks over to you and have you cash them. Minor children can open a savings account, and they can build good financial habits as they see the profits of the micro business grow, yet they will not have easy access to those resources.
Read up on taxes. I hope your children are successful enough to pay taxes on their micro business profits! If they earn a profit of more than $5,700 (in 2010), they will owe federal income tax. Depending on the nature of their businesses, they may also owe self-employment tax of 15.3% of their profit over $400. TeensAndTaxes.com covers the details of taxes affecting teenagers. It also discusses services that are usually exempt from self-employment tax, such as babysitting and lawn care.
Learn about customer service, marketing, and record keeping. There will be a lot to learn when running a micro business. Encourage your teenager to read books about several aspects of running a business. Offer to give him high school credit for what he is learning. My website, MicroBusinessForTeens.com, is aimed at teens and offers excellent information to learn as the business grows.
February 25, 2011
Carol Topp, CPA is a homeschool mother and accountant. Her book, Starting a Micro Business, is the first of a three-book series titled Micro Business for Teens. She encourages teenagers to start a micro business at her website MicroBusinessForTeens.com.
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the 6 million reports made to child protective services in 2009,
just under 18% involved cases of suspected physical abuse. Yet,
it is wrong to assume that these are the only children that come
into contact with the child welfare system having experienced violence.
Although children generally come to the attention of child welfare
as a result of a particular incident or issue, many have experienced
multiple types of maltreatment. Many come from homes marked by
domestic abuse, and from neighborhoods scarred by violence. When
children are victims of repeated maltreatment or ongoing exposure
to violence, the negative impacts multiply, with adverse consequences
on functioning and well-being. What may have kept them safe in
the context of ongoing trauma, behaviors such as running away or
becoming aggressive, may be inappropriate, disruptive, or dangerous
in settings like a classroom or a foster home. Over time, social-emotional,
behavioral, and mental health suffer, leading to the negative outcomes
so frequently associated with children who have been involved with
child welfare.
However, it is possible to stem the harmful effects of maltreatment and exposure to violence. There are a number of evidence-based interventions that mitigate the symptoms of trauma, address how children understand and cope with negative experiences, and prevent and treat mental health disorders. Child welfare providers can partner with schools, courts, and communities to develop trauma-informed systems and deliver these effective interventions to the children who need them most. Successful child welfare work helps children who have been maltreated or exposed to violence understand their thoughts, feelings, and actions as normal in light of their experiences and teaches new ways of acting, reacting and relating, preparing them to thrive as adults. "
Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit - National Child Traumatic Stress
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This toolkit provides basic knowledge, skills, and values about working with children who are in the child welfare system and who have experienced traumatic stress. Topics include children's safety, permanency, and well-being and are explained through case analysis.
Welfare Services for Families Experiencing Family Violence
Training Participant Manual - Children's Bureau (2003)
This manual offers considerations and alternate protocols for Child Protective Service caseworkers developed from the practices of various agencies involved in child maltreatment and domestic violence. Contents include background information, basics of domestic violence, modifying child protective practices, enhancing caseworker safety and support, and building collaborative responses with families.
Safe Start Center Tip Sheet for Child Welfare Staff working with children exposed to trauma and violence
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Connect is a three hour curriculum, Power Point presentation and related tools intended for use in child welfare settings with caregivers with all levels of experience in caring for children who have been exposed to domestic violence. It is designed as a basic training on the dynamics of domestic violence, the impact of exposure on children, and strategies for supporting children who have been exposed to violence.
Indian Child Welfare Association
Resources for Indian families and communities about Indian children including child abuse and neglect, exposure to violence, prevention resources, state fact sheets highlighting tribal contacts and resources, training curriculum for Indian child welfare workers, and public service announcements about children's exposure to abuse and neglect, substance abuse, and prevention efforts.
Child Welfare Outcomes Through Systems of Care
Building the Infrastructure
A Guide for Communities - National Technical Assistance and Evaluation Center for Systems of Care (2007)
This guide is organized into nine parts that correspond to the fundamental components of the infrastructure needed to support systems of care: planning, governance, system management, coordination of services and service array, communication, policy, finance, continuous quality improvement, and human resources and staff development. Contents include examples from the field, worksheets that correspond to the nine systems of care infrastructure components to assist the decision-making, and additional resources.
Families and Communities: 2011 Resource Guide
Child Welfare Information Gateway (2011)
The Resource Guide provides resources for service providers in their work with parents, caregivers, and their children to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. It focuses on the five protective factors which have been proven to reduce the risk of abuse, and includes tip sheets for parents and caregivers.
Mr. Samuels has spent his career formulating service delivery innovations and streamlining operations in large government organizations on behalf of children, youth, and families. As Chief of Staff for Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Mr. Samuels played a leadership role in managing the day-to-day operations of the third largest school system in the nation with 420,000 students, 623 schools, 44,000 employees, and a $5 billion budget. Prior to this role, from 2003 to 2007, Samuels served as the Director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). While Director, he moved aggressively to implement comprehensive assessments of all children entering care, redesigned transitional and independent living programs to prepare youth for transitioning to adulthood, created a child location unit to track all runaway youth, and introduced evidence-based services to address the impact of trauma and exposure to violence on children in state care.


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Swiftness is a boon that provides an increase to movement speed. Other effects that provide a bonus to movement speed (e.g. certain traits and signets) do not stack with swiftness; only the highest increase in movement speed will be applied."
Movement speed increased by 33%; stacks duration.
— In-game description
[edit] Related skills
- See also: Boon#Related skills
[edit] Weapon skills that grant swiftness
- Symbol of Swiftness
- Charge
- Call of the Wild
- Hunter's Shot (on pet)
- Quick Shot
- Updraft
- Windborne Speed
- Chaos Storm (randomly between swiftness, retaliation, and aegis)
- Temporal Curtain
- Locust Swarm
[edit] Underwater weapon skills that grant swiftness
- Dart (on pet)
- Siren's Call (randomly between might, swiftness and vigor)
- Deadly Feast
[edit] Healing skills that grant swiftness
- Elixir H (randomly between protection, regeneration and swiftness)
- Glyph of Elemental Harmony (when attuned to air)
[edit] Utility skills that grant swiftness
- "Retreat!"
- "Save Yourselves!"
- Contemplation of Purity (when removing chilled, crippled, or immobilized)
- Balanced Stance
- Elixir B
- Storm Spirit
- Signet of Inspiration (randomly)
- Spectral Walk
- Well of Power (when removing crippled or immobilized)
- Prayer to Lyssa (randomly)
[edit] Elite skills that grant swiftness
[edit] Skills with special conditions that grant swiftness
- Smiter's Boon (with Tome of Wrath)
- Inspire (holding a banner)
- Quickening Screech (Bird pet skill)
- Blessing of Lyssa (randomly; tool belt skill with Prayer to Lyssa)
- Drop Stimulant (with Med Kit)
- Eat Owl Egg (tool belt skill with Call Owl)
- Elixir F (with Elixir Gun)
- Toss Elixir B (tool belt skill for Elixir B, randomly between Fury, Might, Retaliation and Swiftness)
- Consume Ectoplasm (stolen)
- Glyph of Lesser Elementals (when attuned to air)
[edit] Combos that grant swiftness
[edit] Related traits
- See also: Boon#Related traits
[edit] Traits that grant swiftness
- Pure of Voice (when removing crippled or immobilized)
- Furious Speed - You have a chance to gain swiftness on critical hits.
- Quick Breathing (when removing crippled or immobilized)
- Infused Precision - You have a chance to gain swiftness on critical hits.
- Speedy Kits - Gain swiftness whenever you equip a kit.
- Experimental Turrets (upon using Net Turret)
- Tail Wind - Gain swiftness when swapping weapons in combat.
- Nature's Voice - Shouts apply regeneration and swiftness to allies.
- Expeditious Dodger - Gain swiftness upon dodging.
- Hard to Catch - Shadowstep away and gain swiftness when you are disabled (stun, daze, float, knockdown, launch, knockback, sink, pulled, or fear).
- Assassin's Retreat - Gain swiftness when you kill a foe.
- Thrill of the Crime - When you steal, you and all nearby allies gain fury, might, and swiftness for 10 seconds.
- Elemental Attunement - When attuning to an Air, you and all nearby allies gain swiftness.
- Inscription - Grants a boon associated with your current attunement when you cast a glyph.
- Zephyr's Boon - Auras grant fury and swiftness when applied.
[edit] Traits that benefit from swiftness
- Invigorating Speed - When you gain swiftness, you also gain vigor.
[edit] Related effects
[edit] Effects that grant swiftness
- Chaos Armor (randomly)
[edit] Related equipment
- See also: Boon#Related equipment
[edit] Upgrade components that grant swiftness
[edit] Runes
- Rune of Speed (rank 4)
- Rune of the Air (rank 4)
- Rune of the Centaur (rank 6)
- Rune of the Pack (rank 4)
[edit] Sigils
[edit] Upgrade components that affect swiftness
[edit] Runes
- Rune of Speed (rank 2 – increases duration)
- Rune of the Air (rank 2 – increases duration)
- Rune of the Centaur (rank 4 – increases duration)
- Rune of the Pack (rank 2 – increases duration)
[edit] Related consumables
[edit] Consumables that grant swiftness
- Aquatic Elixir - (20% chance on kill)
- Bowl of Simple Salad - (20% chance on kill)
- Bowl of Ascalonian Salad - (28% chance on kill)
- Bowl of Coleslaw - (36% chance on kill)
- Bowl of Cabbage and Chickpea Salad - (40% chance on kill)
- Bowl of Asparagus and Sage Salad - (50% chance on kill)
- Bowl of Seaweed Salad - (60% chance on kill)
[edit] Character shouts
When swiftness is applied to a character they will occasionally shout out one of the following lines, depending on their race and gender.
|Eat my dust!
|I could outrun a centaur!
|Swift and steady.
|I'm fast as the wind!


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Guess the patch 2.4 release date and win! {WoW}
Feb 25th 2008 9:36AM This is a bigger patch than even the Black Temple was as far as new content goes, and there's been some pretty funky bugs cropping up in this one. And there's likely stuff in there prepping for WotLK as well
The progressive testing may make for a more reliable and balanced end, but that might slow things down even more.
Depressing as the thought may be, I'm going to go with the 1th of April.
Patch 2.4 has better ways to go {WoW}
Feb 19th 2008 9:08PM Many seem to think it's just to stop people QQing about the awkward travel, but as an Alliance player on the PTR, I can honestly tell you that flying to Quel'Danas every time you want to involve yourself in the new content *is* horribly repetitive and tiresome. Especially early on, when there's only 2 quests to do there.
It may seem like a small change, but this is going to be extremely welcome for Alliance players, and I'm betting that it *will* make it into the Live Realm. They'd be crazy not to.
@Aichon: I think he was referring to the very flight paths you just mentioned.
What exactly is the deal with this now Shattrah transport? Is it permanent item that acts as a hearthstone from anywhere in the world? If so... sweeeeeet.
Curse's terms of use deserve a closer look {WoW}
Feb 17th 2008 2:58AM Am I the only person here who thinks that this situation is nothing more than out-of-date ToU whose wording got eschewed, causing the whole thing to get blown out of proportion?
1 - Considering the original ToU, have they ever actually taken user content and redistributed it for their own means?
2 - How long has it been up before someone actually bothered to notice? If anything, it proves that people don't seem to care what their rights are.
3 - It was changed rather swiftly, nullifying the problem. If they weren't interested, they could have left it as it is. A lot of companyies wouldn't respect their customer base that way.
Build mountains out of a mole-hill, much?
(No, I don't work for Curse. =P )
Hail to the (Lich) King, baby {WoW}
Feb 16th 2008 3:53PM "I imagine that there are millions of active accounts that no longer actually play the game."
Maybe a few thousand... but *millions* of non-active subscribers?
*saves this chart* Any time I see someone on the forums bitching that Blizzard is going to lose their entire customer base if "they don't fix this, that, or the other thing.", I'll link them to this.
PvP for PvE on the PTR {WoW}
Feb 16th 2008 12:39AM *in a few months
PvP for PvE on the PTR {WoW}
Feb 16th 2008 12:38AM I'm indifferent to this.
There really isn't anything wrong with being able to access similar content through different means; be it raiding, PvP, or "casual" world PvE.
The way I see, if the time investment is the same, it's perfectly valid. If it is genuinely "easier" to get the same quality loot at a faster pace... meh.
It'll all be obsolete in a month anyway.
Hunters, say hello to Thori'dal {WoW}
Feb 9th 2008 9:53AM It's a good day to be a hunter. O_O
What you really want to know about the patch 2.4 notes {WoW}
Feb 9th 2008 9:37AM "Players aren't exactly excited about the patch on the forums"
It's the official forums. When are they ever?
They added an entirely new location, with not one, but *two* completely new instances, added a crapload of new content, and fixed plenty of major issues.. and all people can seem to remark on is the pack that druids heals are a little stronger and one mob is harder to avoid?
Spoilt, much?
Anyway PTR patch notes are never the final notes. There are things that will be tested and possibly before the final patch is released.
As it stands, this is a pretty hefty patch, and extremely impressive. I've checked out the new location, but haven't had a chance to try out the new 5-man yet, but it should be quite the blast.
PTR up "soon," WSG changes coming {WoW}
Feb 8th 2008 7:49PM It was quite entertaining to watch the Test Realm forum earlier
There was well over 20 pages of threads in the space of a half an hour. Then they all got deleted... the forum was closed... then it opened again, and there was a page of posts in the space of a minute.
Am I the only one refreshing the forum every minute to see if something crops up? I usually don't get over excited about patches, but this one is an exception.


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The Cornwall BMX Racing Club ProfileTags: BMX
Cornwall BMX Racing Club was formed 30 years ago during the heyday of BMX racing of the '80s. It was known then as Truro BMX Club and based at Kelsters Farm, Hugus but in 2008 work started on building a new track at Blackwater adjacent to the ATV Centre in North Hill.
Now fully established at this venue the Club continues to run BMX riding, training and racing there under the auspices of British Cycling Go-Ride and a committee of dedicated volunteers. As the track is on private property it is only open at various times during the year and details can be found on the Club's website at www.cornwallbmx.co.uk.
Light refreshments are available and BMX bikes of all sizes can be hired for those with nothing suitable for riding the banked turns and jumps that the 330 metre track includes. Riders from 4 to over 60 are regularly found enjoying the facility which offers fitness and fun in beautiful countryside with views looking out towards St. Ives.
New members are welcomed and a first visit is free to ride the track after which a session charge of £3 is made to non-members and £2 to members with sessions usually lasting three hours. With BMX racing being showcased in the last Olympics and very much in focus at the 2012 London Olympics there will be an upsurge of interest in the sport which is both challenging and exciting.
To be part of this renaissance why not pay the Club a visit and see if this is something that would appeal to you and your family.


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Have you ever done product images, nah i didn't think so. Do you know how long this took to edit in photoshop - 2 HOURS BY THE WAY and I am good with photoshop! My rate of pay is usually above £50/hour so that actually worked out at £33/h so that is pretty bad for me. ANYWAY it sounds like you are jealous.
2hours seems excessive to me - you must have needed a lot of work to spend that time in which case I can see that (a) your workflow will speed up as you become used to the processing techniques or (b) your original shoot was so far off the mark that it is your photography that needs to improve, not your processing.
Either way your shoot-to-output time will droponce you become used to the workflow and you need to allow for that in your costing because otherwise you will be a very high price compared to the competition and get very little business. This means less profit now but more business in the future.
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Quote: Thank god I've retired form this photography game, £50 per hour is that all it pays these days?
Not worth getting out of bed for!
Sorry not being ignorant, must dash the Ferrari is being delivered back after a service
That's my point though to compete with the best I would need to work for £6 per hour which is below minimum wage. My original idea was just to get some opinons on the actual photography of the product.
1) To see if I was getting the original image correctly (this is what I lack I think)
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- detail caught
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2) To see if I done the photoshop on it correctly
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- contrast resolution (for optimum colour display for users)
- used the magnetic lasso tool to do bulky cut for white background
- used the pen tool to smooth out any edges (while zoomed directly in to px by px)
I'll read a bit more about the whole thing and if I can't shorten my total time to about an hour per product I will post here and many other places to see if anyone has some good ideas.
Edit: ps I don't have a ferrari. I just have a lambo
Not really, I am a financial analyst by trade but I really didn't enjoy my job and would like to do something else full time while still making a REASONABLE amount of money for my time.
Now trying to be serious, as mikehit said,
Quote: your photography that needs to improve, not your processing
This includes more than just camera settings, lighting and staging play the most vital roles. PS is a tool designed for graphic designers, some amazing stuff for photographers!
My worry is you don't seem to be a photographer you seem more concerned about processing, shoot it right it will be right.
Edit: Only joking about the Ferrari I only have a Jag.
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May 14, 12:35 p.m.:
Police were dispatched to a business in the 1700 block of H Street when clerks there encountered a customer with a counterfeit U.S. bill. An officer identified the passer and impounded the note from the patron, who said he had received it from his wife, who handles money in her work in B.C. The counterfeit note was sent to the U.S. Secret Service.
May 14, 5:26 p.m.:
Police were dispatched to a report of a misdemeanor assault on Mitchell Avenue in Blaine. Officers contacted a teenager victim who reported two other kids he knew had struck him. The two suspects had run from the scene and were found nearby. Everyone was interviewed and a case report for assault was forwarded to the juvenile prosecutors office for review.
May 14, 8:55 p.m.:
A concerned passerby called police dispatch in the evening to report hearing someone screaming at a nearby residence. Officers deployed around the home, approached and entered. The police found that the victims inside were the quiet ones; it was their tired toddler who was holding his parents hostage with his exhausted cries about having to go to sleep.
May 14, 9:30 p.m.:
Border patrol contacted a transient who reported he was sleeping in the woods along H Street Road. The man asked for assistance getting to somewhere warm and out of the weather. A Blaine police officer transported the traveler to a homeless shelter in Bellingham.
May 15, 1:03 p.m.:
Someone used a Blaine resident's debit card account number to withdrawal money from an ATM machine in Blaine. Police are investigating, and the business' staff is reviewing surveillance camera video to locate images of the suspect.
May 15, 3:07 p.m.:
An officer was dispatched to a business on H Street when a patron presented a suspected counterfeit $50 bill. The officer arrived and confirmed that the currency was fake and interviewed the B.C. resident who passed the note. The counterfeit was impounded and a report forwarded to the U.S. Secret Service.
May 16, 10:09 a.m.:
Employees at a business in the 1300 block of H Street asked police to attend and take a report after a small tour bus struck their building. The driver and the manager of the business exchanged information and a report was completed.
May 16, 10:22 a.m.:
Blaine Middle School called to request a welfare check on a student that had been absent from school for six days after they were unable to contact a parent. An officer checked on the lad and found he was at home sick and waiting for a follow up call from the doctor. The young man is expected to return to school next week and the school was notified.
May 16, 11:45 a.m.:
A resident contacted police to report that a man she did not know had trespassed onto her property in the late evening and early morning hours, and appeared to be using what looked like a cell phone to take photos of her home. Neighbors were interviewed to locate any additional witnesses and extra patrols are being made in the area.
May 16, 1:38 p.m.:
During a routine check of a license plate, an officer learned that the registered owner of the vehicle was wanted on an arrest warrant. The woman behind the wheel was identified as the owner. She was arrested and transported to jail after receiving a citation after receiving a ticket for driving without proof of insurance.
May 16, 7 p.m.:
Officers on foot patrol found the skate park had been vandalized with several images of graffiti. An officer contacted several juveniles in the area, and it appeared they either recognized the graffiti or knew of a suspect. A request to repair the damage was forwarded to the city's public works department.
May 16, 8:05 p.m.:
Officers contacted a transient trespassing on BNSF property. He was given a trespass warning and voiced his intention of traveling to Seattle. Police provided him a courtesy transport to the Lighthouse Mission to help facilitate his travel.
May 17, 12:22 a.m.:
While on patrol officers stopped a vehicle for a speed violation. The driver was determined to be driving under the influence of alcohol. The Birch Bay resident was arrested, processed and booked into jail.
May 17, 9:08 a.m.:
Officers were dispatched to report of a domestic violence assault in progress at a residence. Officers arrived, investigated and arrested the 27-year-old primary aggressor. The Blaine resident was booked into jail on charges of assault and interfering with reporting of domestic violence.
May 17, 4:24 p.m.:
Police were dispatched to Cost Cutter when employees caught a person stealing merchandise. An officer arrived and arrested a Blaine resident for shoplifting. The woman was cited and released with a mandatory summons to court to answer to the charge.
May 17, 5:10 p.m.:
An officer contacted the driver of a vehicle playing his car's stereo downtown at a high enough volume for the officer to feel the music in his patrol car. The driver of the vehicle was stopped and issued an infraction after he fibbed about not having recently received a warning for the same violation from another officer. The teen's parents were notified about the incident.
May 19, 9:02 a.m.:
An officer investigated a two-car collision at the intersection of 8th and G streets. Front-end damage to both vehicles was significant. One juvenile passenger complained of neck pain but did not require medical attention at the time. A driver was issued a citation for failing to yield right of way when making a left turn and driving without insurance. The motorists were both able to limp their cars to their nearby homes.
May 19, 10:23 a.m.:
An officer was dispatched to a littering/parking complaint in the alley behind the 300 block of E Street. The officer spoke with the homeowner, photographed the litter and documented his concerns.
May 19, 1:35 p.m.:
A woman called police to ask for help with a neighbor who regularly allows his dog to wander off-leash on the easement adjacent to their properties. The dog leaves landmines behind, much to the anguish of the victim's gardener, who repeatedly discovers them. An officer spoke with the dog's owner, and he agreed to keep the dog in check. Case closed.


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Herc's Sunday TV Talkback!! The Plot Thickens On Aaron Sorkin's THE NEWSROOM!! Plus New BIG BROTHER, WEEDS, TRUE BLOOD, FALLING SKIES And HOARDING!! Also The Premieres of BREAKING BAD, BLACK DYNAMITE, LEVERAGE, SMALL TOWN SECURITY And STRANGE SEX!!
Tonight's "The Newsroom" is tied to last week's as it jumps ahead three months to New Year's Eve. I think Hope Davis is in this one.
Premiering tonight:
Black Dynamite (11:30pm CN)
Breaking Bad (10pm AMC)
Leverage (8pm TNT)
Political Animals (10pm USA)
Small Town Security (11pm AMC)
Strange Sex (10pm TLC)
TNT's "Falling Skies" leveled off in the key demo last week, and TNT just ordered a third season.
HBO's "The Newsroom," also renewed for another season, rebounded with its Tea Party episode.
Sundays May 13-July 8, 2012
(Adults 18-49; repeats in gray; older weeks in parentheses)
2.6 (2.6) (2.6) (2.6) (2.9) (---) (---) (---) (---) True Blood
1.8 (1.4) (---) (1.7) (1.5) (1.8) (---) (2.6) (2.4) Family Guy
1.5 (1.2) (0.9) (---) (1.5) (1.5) (---) (---) (---) Extreme Makeover WLE
1.5 (1.2) (1.1) (---) (1.5) (1.5) (---) (---) (---) Secret Millionaire
1.4 (1.4) (1.3) (1.2) (1.0) (---) (0.9) (1.5) (---) Keeping/Kardashians
1.3 (1.4) (---) (1.3) (1.3) (1.3) (---) (2.1) (1.9) The Simpsons
1.2 (1.2) (1.3) (1.5) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Falling Skies
1.2 (1.1) (1.4) (1.3) (1.1) (1.2) (---) (1.3) (1.2) Real Housewives NJ
1.1 (0.9) (1.0) (---) (---) (---) (1.0) (0.8) (0.9) Army Wives
1.1 (---) (1.2) (---) (1.2) (1.0) (0.6) (---) (0.7) Dateline
1.0 (1.1) (1.0) (---) (1.1) (1.2) (0.8) (1.5) (1.6) AFH Videos
1.0 (---) (1.2) (---) (1.5) (---) (0.9) (1.0) (---) America's Got Talent
0.9 (0.7) (1.0) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) The Newsroom
0.9 (1.2) (1.0) (1.0) (1.1) (1.4) (0.7) (1.5) (1.2) 60 Minutes
0.9 (0.5) (0.7) (0.6) (0.6) (---) (---) (---) (---) Storage Hunters
0.8 (0.8) (0.8) (1.0) (1.0) (0.9) (---) (1.3) (1.3) Cleveland Show
0.8 (0.6) (0.6) (0.7) (0.7) (0.8) (---) (---) (---) Drop Dead Diva
0.8 (0.8) (0.9) (0.7) (---) (0.8) (0.6) (---) (---) Food Network Star
0.8 (0.5) (0.7) (0.6) (0.8) (0.9) (---) (---) (---) The Glades
0.8 (---) (0.7) (0.9) (0.7) (1.0) (---) (---) (---) Ice Road Truckers
0.8 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Talking Dead
0.7 (1.4) (0.7) (1.5) (1.3) (1.5) (---) (---) (2.0) American Dad
0.7 (0.5) (0.7) (0.7) (0.9) (0.8) (---) (---) (---) Longmire
0.7 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Sunday Best
0.6 (0.6) (0.6) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) The Great Escape
0.6 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Hoarding
0.6 (0.7) (0.5) (0.6) (---) (---) (0.5) (0.5) (---) Mrs. Eastwood
0.6 (---) (0.7) (0.8) (---) (---) (---) (0.7) (---) Watch What Happens
0.5 (0.4) (0.5) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Call of Wildman
0.5 (---) (0.4) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Gator Boys
0.5 (0.5) (0.6) (0.5) (---) (0.6) (0.5) (---) (---) The Good Wife
0.5 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (0.4) (---) (---) Iron Chef
0.5 (0.7) (0.9) (0.8) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) The Mentalist
0.4 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Big Ang
0.4 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Shark Wranglers
0.3 (0.2) (0.5) (0.3) (0.3) (---) (0.4) (0.6) (0.6) Mob Wives
0.3 (0.4) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Weeds
0.2 (0.2) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Episodes
0.2 (0.4) (0.5) (0.5) (0.3) (0.2) (---) (---) (---) Oprah's Next Chapter
0.1 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Oprah Builds Network
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July 15, 2012, 6:02 a.m. CST
Nice, The Newsroom had a decent jump from .7 to .9. The Tea Party episode was really strong.
by American Mythos
July 15, 2012, 6:12 a.m. CST
Newsroom just keeps getting better and better
by Michael Lunney
July 15, 2012, 7:02 a.m. CST
by Waspo
They really need a strong drama to pair the show with because pairing it with True Blood, which gets fantastic ratings isn't doing it justice because the demo for the two shows have very little overlap. Pair next season with Boardwalk Empire and you would get a nice dynamic mix and flow. As for the show itself, I know Herc isn't too fond of the show, but I've enjoyed all the aired episodes thus far, and Herc your criticism of Mac messing up the Email situation, in context of all that was happening, was an easy mistake. If you don't think so, I get emails meant for a co-worker all the time because we have the same first and last name, and no one is smart enough to realize that guy has a middle inital of E and I don't... So, yes mistakes like that commonly happen even at the corporate level.
July 15, 2012, 8:33 a.m. CST
I'd like to congratulate "True Blood" for making their most annoying character immortal so now she can grate on my nerves for all time.
by MrEkoLetMeLive
July 15, 2012, 8:41 a.m. CST
I'm so liberal I make Dennis Kucinich look like Strom Thurmondrom T
by MrEkoLetMeLive
And even *I* think "Newsroom" looks like a bunch of liberal soapboxing. Is it actually any good, or is it just a vehicle for Sorkin's political views to be shoved down my throat which probably already agrees with most of them?
July 15, 2012, 8:41 a.m. CST
Wow. I should really check my subject lines before I post.
by MrEkoLetMeLive
July 15, 2012, 8:45 a.m. CST
good news for falling skies.
by rakesh patel
a show of faith like that will hopefully lead the creative team to escalate the progress made this season. Enjoying the news room but maggie and don on off bullshit is starting to grate a tad. the panic attack scene on the rooftop. yeah that kinda bugged me as well. longmire is starting to grow on me.
July 15, 2012, 8:47 a.m. CST
I'm loving Newsroom
by Bass Ackwards
Given everything I read about it, Sorkin getting to platform his political bent, taking place in the past to recycle old news, immediate workplace will they/won't they, I thought I was going to hate it, or at the least, modestly enjoy it but get frustrated by glaring faults (like Studio 60). But I just wholeheartedly love the show, 3 episodes in and it has totally won me over, glad to see Sorkin back!
July 15, 2012, 9:28 a.m. CST
I'm loving it too
by theGoldbergV
haters gonna hate but I think its some of Sorkin's best TV work since West Wing season 2.
July 15, 2012, 9:48 a.m. CST
by goodforyou
Character development is helping the show. I liked the tea party episode last week. The show is full of liberal propaganda, but the Tea Party needs to be exposed. Any group that votes for individuals (Herman Cain, the witch from the northeast, Palin, etc) who are so obviously intellectually detached to the issues of the world should get hammered. My guess is that the same critical eye will not be used on the occupy wall street movement. Again, making the premise of the show laughable. Much like the tea party, it also started out in the right direction but quickly turned into something else. Others who post about this show will say, "you are looking at a small insignificant part of the show and making it more than what it is" or "It's just a television show, I don't even pay attention to the politics of ths show". This is code for saying we love this show because they spout our views back to us verbatim, but we will act like we don't even recognize the liberal bias because to do so would force us to recognize the true flaw of the show. Extreme analogy here, but I will make it anway. It would be like writing a scripted drama about a television station wanting to produce a story about the life of Adolph Hitler. But in doing so, they choose to use Mein Kampf as the source for the show. It's one side of the story but is it necessarily THE STORY? Nazi sympathizers would love it and call others who criticize it jew lovers, etc. The rest of the world would see it for what it is, biased and one side of the story.
July 15, 2012, 11:13 a.m. CST
The Tea Party wants smaller Government and lower taxes. That's it, really. This negative vibe is just nonsense.
by Atomike2
I wish more people got their news from non-SNL sources. You guys do realize you are victims of the "straw man" fallacy, right? If not, you'll realize this when you get older, and feel pretty stupid.
July 15, 2012, 11:52 a.m. CST
The Tea Party doesn't know what it wants...
by Andrew Coleman
Just read interviews from them. At one second they want small government... But then want abortion and gay marriage banned across the nation(not small government). Then they want companies to do whatever they want... That is until whatever they want leads to no jobs in the US... They simply just yell things, get easily tricked into rallying over something... Then switch gears a week later. The Tea Party is frankly made up of older white people from the middle of the country that are really scared about the direction the country is going whether that be politically or ethnically. They are almost all misguided. Anyway Newsroom rules. If you can't handle the topics or the points maybe you should take a step back and stop being a baby. Longmire is also a great show that people should check out.
July 15, 2012, 11:56 a.m. CST
mrekoletmelive - from one raging liberal to another- yes Newsroom is compelling drama, expertly written directed and acted - try it, you'll like it!!!!!
by Michael Lunney
Most TV shows, and even movies, do not have great endings to their stories-A great TV story must have a great ending, to keep you wanting more.... and to actually be a story. Most movies and TV episodes just STOP, rather than have a true story end, which informs all that you have seen before it. The first episode of Newsroom had a brilliant, emotional ending that made me say out loud--- YES!!!!! And I was hooked - Sorkin is one of the best writers we have, and it is a pleasure watching his work unfold....
July 15, 2012, 11:57 a.m. CST
The tea party is pure astroturf
by k88dad
The tea party is nothing more than rich men playing puppet master. It will likely come back to bite the Republican establishment in the ass. The Neocons started the long, slow slide to oblivion, and the tea party is greasing the skids. Am I the only one who remembers a proud and moderate GOP? The party of fiscal conservatism? That's gone. Republicans have spent more than Democrats for decades now. Obama reality check: taxes lower, stock market steadily up, spending growing slower than under recent presidents, oil production up, extricating ourselves from two unfunded wars, safe for four years, healthcare cost issue actually addressed, gay rights seen as human rights. That's a record to run on.
July 15, 2012, 12:08 p.m. CST
goodforyou - When you say about OWS- *Much like the tea party, it also started out in the right direction but quickly turned into something else.* -- please explain:
by Michael Lunney
what * but quickly turned into something else.* means from your point of view? I appreciate your input. Thanks for your level-headed criticisms
July 15, 2012, 12:36 p.m. CST
k88dad - tea party equals inmates thinking they can run the asylum- with hypnotic drugs supplied by the Koch Bros.
by Michael Lunney
and they have ruined the Republican Party- and almost the country with their legislative our way or the highway stance Oh well........................... I would find it impossible that all Republicans, or even a clear mahjority, think the Tea Party best represents their interests I could b e wrong, though.... Any Republicans have input on what they think of the Tea Party? Good of bad for our country- good or bad for the Republican Party?
July 15, 2012, 1:58 p.m. CST
yeah what did OWS turn into?
by Chain
from what I can tell it's almost non existent in the media. since the corporations have decided not to cover them other than when they get beat up and thrown in jail. the cities they were in have legislated them away with zoning and curfews and other vagrancy laws. so exactly what have they morphed into other than a group of bloggers online who occasionally hold a rally ? they certainly don't have Koch bros ,ALEC and others bankrolling them and busing them across the nation. Or Fox News being their 24/7 free media outlet.
July 15, 2012, 2:21 p.m. CST
Not to get political, the Tea Party and OWS are more similar than people want to admit
by Rob0729
I don't mean the leadership per sea, but the general members. Both groups attracted the extreme nutjobs from their party. There are just as many hippie radicals who hate capitalism of any form for the sake as it is capitalism with OWS as there were gun toting hillbillies who hate Obama because he is Obama (and in turn he is black). Both sides we mostly lacked a clear vision and purpose other than OWS hated Wall Street and the Tea Party hated large government. Neither side offered any real viable solutions other than shutdown Wall Street or give government to the people. Yes, the Tea Party was backed by big business hence why they had more power and influence in Washington. That also made them more organized. But of course that took the Tea Party agenda out of the general Tea Party member's hands and in big business' hands. OWS seemed to more wanting to be a disturbance than try to back political members to push their agendas. Other than a few weeks on the news OWS have not gotten any OWS members on any major ticket that I know of or gotten a major political figure to try to curry their support. I also think the media have focused on the crazies from both movements because it made good television. All you saw from either movement in terms of the people at rallies were the extreme crazies of the groups. I do believe that both groups were started with good intentions. I think that OWS is just a rudderless ship and the Tea Party is now a corporate vehicle. I think both groups allowed the crazies to control their public personas assisted by the media.
July 15, 2012, 2:28 p.m. CST
by Rob0729
When I said OWS hasn't gotten a candidate on a major ticket, I realize that several OWS ran for House seats. But none who have gone through the election process have gotten any significant amounts of votes. Also, there have been no OWS candidates for Senate or governorships.
July 15, 2012, 2:34 p.m. CST
by Rob0729
Although I agree with some of what you say, but I disagree they failed because the media shut them down. A lot of the media is liberal. MSNBC is the left's answer to Fox News. They did get a lot of positive press from much of the media. I think it had more to do with OWS was just not well organized. They did a horrible job in selling their agenda and even many of the OWS couldn't say exactly what they wanted or what their solutions were. They lacked strong leadership. Even though the corporations that took over the Tea Party movement did so for the wrong reasons, what they did do was give their agenda a clear and precise message. Whether the message was BS or not is not the point. They were organized and they sold the public on their message.
July 15, 2012, 2:39 p.m. CST
rob0729 - how can you say they are both so similar, yet you detail huge differences!!!!
by Michael Lunney
July 15, 2012, 3:28 p.m. CST
rob0729 -If, as you say, MSNBC is the left's answer to Fox News- why isn't MSNBC cotinuing to cover OWS as Fox did with the Tea Party?
by Michael Lunney
July 15, 2012, 4:26 p.m. CST
by Rob0729
First, I said it is closer to them than you and others have said. They are very similar in a lot of ways. I never said they are the same. MSNBC is the liberal leaning news network (other than Current TV). They don't still cover OWS because it was more of a movement than a real orgainization. After a few weeks, there wasn't much left of OWS to cover. The Tea Party affected the 2010 election. In May, one of the most famous OWS members who ran for Congress got 729 votes in total. What is MSNBC supposed to do? Report day after day that OWS has done nothing and has nothing planned? Both movements were good in theory, but one got co-oped by Big Business and the other fizzled because it had no direction or cohesive message.
July 15, 2012, 4:32 p.m. CST
by Rob0729
The Tea Party had several candidates who ran for President with one of them actually giving Romney a run for his money. Again there is not a single viable OWS candidate out there and a few fringe ones running for the House with little to no chance of winning. That is why Fox and other news organizations still cover the Tea Party and not OWS. Only one group is active and relevant to the political climate. I am not a fan of Fox News, but there is legitimate reasons to cover the Tea Party while at the very moment there really isn't to cover OWS. The Tea Party strength is dwindling though and by the 2014 election cycle there may not be a reason to cover them either.
July 15, 2012, 4:53 p.m. CST
OWS v. Tea Party
by goodforyou
The Tea Party started as a backlash to the way economic issues were handled in 2008-2009. newsroom is right. It quickly turned into a organization that seemed to latch on to anyone that spoke out against the establishment, regardless of whether what was being said made any sense. OWS in my opinion began with a just argument. Why are companies who caused this financial mess being bailed out? Why are executive wages increasing, while middle class wages remain stagnant. It then was hijacked by big money tied in with an organized groups of anarchists that you typically see at G20 conferences destroying businesses and agitating the police. In the end, they both lost any level of credibility in my eyes.
July 15, 2012, 5:05 p.m. CST
Falling Skies tonight!
by Paul
I went to the Comic-Con panel, looks like some interesting stuff with Terry O Quinn coming on once they get to the new area.
July 15, 2012, 5:29 p.m. CST
rob0729 - thanks that was interesting even though I don't agree with that MSNBC is truly liberal in the same sense that Fox is absolutely conservative- thanks for the input!
by Michael Lunney
July 15, 2012, 5:43 p.m. CST
But I remember. I remember everything.
by thelordofhell
I remember Vietnam like it was yesterday. I remember that village in Tainan that we cut down. It was a massacre. All the dead Chinamen we left in our tracks. I remember the faces, the children. This one child I'll never forget. Poor little bastard was still alive. His little Chinese legs were blown clean off! Still see his little shins & feet hanging from the ceiling fan across the hut. He was charred from his head down to his little Chinese knees. He tried to get up, but he fell over when what was left of his right leg broke off. As he laid there, flat on his face, he looked up at me. His little Chinese eyes burned right into my stomach, deep into my soul. He said something to me in Chinese like, 'Boo coo sow!', sounded like some cartoon shit. But I understood it to be a question that he was asking me. And I don't have to know how to speak Chinese to know what that question was. 'Why, Black Dynamite? Why?'
July 15, 2012, 6:02 p.m. CST
thelordofhell - is that part of tonight's premiere? Sounds damn intense....
by Michael Lunney
July 15, 2012, 6:40 p.m. CST
by Rob0729
I don't know if MSNBC is as liberal as Fox is conservative, but I have a real problem with their clearly biased talk show host host news events like Democratic or Republican Conventions or election results. Rachel Maddow and before he was fire, Keith Olbermann, shouldn't be hosting events like that when they clearly have biases. I think Fox News can be the PR wing of the Republican party, but MSNBC is still too slanted in many of their broadcasts for me to accept them as real news. I have no use for either network.
July 15, 2012, 7:08 p.m. CST
OWS in Milwaukee
by mypalfish
Happened to be near UWM (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) when they had an OWS rally and a hundred or so kids walked out of class and marched. The news was there to cover the protest and some reporters asked a few guys what they were protesting and what they wanted. They said they wanted free tuition and free healthcare but couldn't articulate any larger purposes of the movement. Needless to say, they became a pretty big laughingstock after that and the local OWS just kind of fizzled away.
July 15, 2012, 7:15 p.m. CST
"That's a record to run on." Well, will he run on it?
by mypalfish
So far, his campaign has been nothing but attacks on Romney. That's fine for now, as incumbents always try and define the challenger during the summer, as Clinton did vs Dole and Bush did vs Kerry, both very successfully. But we'll see how Obama does if he actually runs on Obamacare/taxes/economy/spending/stock market, etc.
July 15, 2012, 7:20 p.m. CST
OWS vs Tea Party
by Bass Ackwards
I think Waterson's character on the show had an excellent point to this that's offer understated. "Balanced" coverage is not the same as "fair" coverage. I remember when Fox first started getting popular, they'd always talk about how much more balance they are because they were covering as many democrat stories as republican stories. But at the time, it was a Republicsn president and Republican controlled house and senate. In that kind of climate there SHOULD be more stories about Republicans then Democrats, if you're bending over backwards to even the stats you're not covering happening relevant news, you're inventing it. The same can be said in the insistence here that OWS should be given the same critical eye as Tea Partyist. The Tea Party is just that, a PARTY, one that just had candidates running for President, it has representatives, corporate backing, and an actual effect in our political make up. OWS was a protest that barely even had a centralized message, no end game, no clear representatves or leaders, and has basically fizzled out. To suggest that the two demand the same coverage ignores the basic reality of the two organizations and isn't appealing to any sense of fair coverage, one organization genuinely deserves more coverage then the other, attempting to balance the two isn't fair it's a lie.
July 15, 2012, 7:47 p.m. CST
As a liberal, OWS is a unfunny joke of squandered potential
by American Mythos
I was skeptical of the "movement" from the beginning. A bunch of college kids and old people refusing to organize, refusing to establish a power structure or throw their weight behind a political party. Shunning Democrats like legendary civil rights leader John Lewis, who, unlike OWS, actually knows how to fight and win battles. While I abhor the "grassroots" Koch-owned Tea Party, those fuckers actually knew how to build a winning network that actually took over congress -- since then they've done jack shit with that power, but they at least knew how to win. OWS wanted to enact noble change, but it will go down in history as an example of how not to go about acheiving it. Pathetic...
July 15, 2012, 7:47 p.m. CST
*an unfunny joke
by American Mythos
July 15, 2012, 8:39 p.m. CST
This is nice
by MrLongbaugh
It is nice to see people having a discusion about politics without a bunch of name calling and insults. Keep it classy AICN 'ers!!!
July 15, 2012, 8:42 p.m. CST
by MrLongbaugh
Hey McGoo and Pa. Nice to see you guys. Hope you both are doing well. And Pa, you can not imagine how jealous I am that you got to go to Comic-Con. You lucky dog, you!!! Peace out brothers!!!
July 15, 2012, 9:13 p.m. CST
Love The Newsroom, but *heart* Continuum more....
by Paul Hanlin Jr
Approaching Firefly/BSG level quality.
July 15, 2012, 9:24 p.m. CST
One thing true of all tea party. They're racist.
by mistergreen
July 15, 2012, 10:22 p.m. CST
The Newsroom is incredibly TV
by Lostboytejas
fucking excellent show!
July 15, 2012, 10:48 p.m. CST
Lol, I fucking called it to my friend they'd end the episode with that Coldplay song when I saw the title of the episode!!
by RedJester
Good episode though, and good song to coincide with the Giffords shooting. Have to admit, I got slightly choked up towards the end there.
July 15, 2012, 11:02 p.m. CST
Black Dynamite
by The Shropshire Slasher
If the subsequent episodes are near as good as the first, this might be one of my all time favorites.
July 15, 2012, 11:19 p.m. CST
i havent watched the breaking bad premiere yet...
by yourSTEPDADDY
But I will go on the record and say Newsroom is the BEST SHOW ON TV RIGHT NOW. I may be wrong in an hour, but good gosh is this show great now lets see if BB make me eat my words
July 15, 2012, 11:20 p.m. CST
mcgootoo - It's from the original movie
by thelordofhell
Here's a link to it.......... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fykFpD6snX0
July 15, 2012, 11:34 p.m. CST
coldplay sequence... perfect
by yourSTEPDADDY
its fucked up that some crazy guy (coughracistcough) shot up a lady which resulted into a dramatic scene where harry from dumb and dumber kicks ass by standing by his morals/convictions to the tunes of coldplay ("you know i how know you're gay, right?") while i sit there, grinning like a fool i wonder if she'll ever watch it and think the same (minus the run on sentence)
July 16, 2012, 12:03 a.m. CST
True Blood is the best it's been since... Ever. The Newsroom & Weeds are both very solid. Now on to Breaking Bad.
by RedJester
July 16, 2012, 12:14 a.m. CST
Anyone else slightly disappointed with themselves...
by Patrick
... for learning a significant amount of our country's political information from The Newsroom, which takes place roughly two years in the past? I guess I have a decent excuse for this lack of knowledge in that I was studying abroad for a year, but still... /sigh BTW, I am loving this show. The romance seems a little heavy-handed, but I can live with it since the show's positives far outweigh the negatives.
July 16, 2012, 1:04 a.m. CST
Yes mrlongbaugh I am very blessed
by Paul
I got to see pilots of The Following, Revolution and 666 Park Place, I'll try to get to some write ups, but if anyone has questions feel free to ask. I also went to Tron, Uprising, Falling Skies, Person of Interest and other show panels.
July 16, 2012, 1:20 a.m. CST
Two Things That the Tea Party and OWS Have in Common
by wrath 4771
The first thing both groups have in common is neither is happy with the direction of the government and the free pass Wall Street has gotten since the '08 financial disaster. Second, both groups were quickly dismissed by the media as being clueless, gullible, and entities not to be taken seriously. I think the Tea Party was hijacked by the Koch Brothers and OWS was hurt by a lack of organization, but that doesn't mean the initial anger and frustration both groups have with the direction of the country should be dismissed. I think if both groups got together (in the beginning) they would find they had a lot of common ground.
July 16, 2012, 1:43 a.m. CST
re: lao
by yourSTEPDADDY
do you not at least watch colbert report/ daily show? i dont pay attention to real news (because really, whats the point with all the money involved, influencing everything) but i at least stay up to date on the jokes those guys bring me mon-thur 11-12. its funny (and very depressing)
July 16, 2012, 2:26 a.m. CST
by RedJester
Being a political/news junkie I can't say that I've learned anything from the show per say, but I can say just how glad I am of the accuracy of the news The Newsroom chooses to show. If this show has unearthed an urge you have to stay better informed, I give you this list of news programming that is a must see for any informed individual. Charlie Rose Fareed Zakaria GPS Viewpoint with Elliot Spitzer 60 Minutes The Economist Podcast Democracy Now
July 16, 2012, 2:48 a.m. CST
O'Quinn on Falling Skies?
by Truxton Spangler
Doesn't he have an ABC show to do?
July 16, 2012, 3:04 a.m. CST
by gotilk
That's the word I keep hearing when it comes to criticism of The Newsroom. I remember, not too many years ago, when a show would come on, and when it was over I would say something like *that had a powerful message* or *that was about something a little more than spaceships and aliens with ridges on their heads*. You know what I mean. No, not just sci-fi shows. All kinds of shows, films, hell... even music. We called them *messages* *morals* or simply claim that the thing we had watched or heard was *making a point*. Now, somehow in the last 5-20 years, those words are out the door and we've *evolved* (ha!). Now they're *preachy* or the writers/producers have an *agenda*. Don't you even think for a goddamn minute that we don't see through it and know what it is. It's cynicism, pure and simple. It's also a little bit of scapegoating and the bandwagon effect. Besides, if you hear something enough times, especially from the media, you will sometimes start to believe or adopt it. The chance of this happening grows exponentially in the presence of an idea that .. well.. hits too close to home. When the facts start to stack up against you and you begin to discover that a large chunk of what you believed to be true is absolute lies, your reaction can go two ways... 1. You keep quiet, and slowly start to figure it out. You stop saying the really stupid, outrageous things. You begin to consider yourself a *more balanced person* politically. (sometimes you begin saying things like the ever-popular *If you ask me, both side are corrupt. They're all the same to me*. That's all part of the process. And I'm not going to insult you for it. Good for you. 2. You continue to defend your heroes AND the things they have said in the past that have been proven to be lies, because your ego cannot handle being THAT deflated all at once. It's just too much to take. You *stick to your guns*. When people around you say things like *being a friend means defending your friends, even when they're wrong* you nod enthusiastically and agree loudly. It almost seems romantic to you, that idea. When does a message become preachy? When does a moral become an agenda? I'll tell you when. When either one forces you to face that FACT that you've been fundamentally (if you'll pardon the pun) WRONG. You don't like that feeling, so you start scratching frantically around in the dark for the buzz words that will rescue you... well.. at least when it comes to the easily-turned minds of the unwashed masses you respect so much and want to protect from those *elites* making them all squirmy and uncomfortable with messy facts and truths. Here's another truth you won't like... you don't respect those people at all. Just like those friends you'd defend *even when they're wrong*. You would rather they *like* you than tell them the truth and run the risk of making them angry, or uncomfortable, or hurt... for a while maybe. And then when they leave the room, you talk about how stupid they are for letting some other person walk all over them, or whatever truth it was you were *protecting* them from. You take the easy way. It may be a cliche to say that it takes courage to tell people the truth, even if it means they won't like you. It is easier to just gloss over the truth, but only in the short term. If you let it go on too long, it leads to disaster... failure... destruction. No one man has ever done anything MASSIVELY horrible on his own. Ever. That always requires a host of other people telling him that he's doing the right thing when he's not. That's what's been going on in the US for far too long now. This would be the place where I'd normally tell you that ... well... BOTH sides are corrupt and we need to replace everyone... on both sides and start over. Well, hate to break it to you, but the Republic party has been taken over by idiotic freaks for decades now. And when they are NOT idiots, they listen to idiots and pretend they ARE idiots as well. Look at what's happened to all of Romney's (and McCain's before him) moderate views and policies during the election cycle. And NO.. it's not the same as Obama dragging his heels on policies he made promises about in his last campaign. See, Obama actually did pull back and tread lightly on the more strong liberal ideas he discussed before his election. In some cases he compromised or took his sweet time. But he didn't change what made him stand out in his own party as a moderate during the election. What Republic candidates typically do is CAVE and abandon ALL moderate stances when it comes to campaigning for the presidency. Why? To appease the religious right, who still controls the party. Like it or not. Even when it can be shown that they have far less of an influence than they used to. It seems almost Pavlovian sometimes. Remember those *South Park Republicans* they used to talk about? How about those libertarian-leaning young Republicans? They are so far away from any control in the party. It's a joke. Your party is controlled by 2 radical, loud minorities. Fix it. You thought the teabaggers were it. But it turned out they were just angry and dumb, for the most part. The smart, libertarian teabaggers were the exception, NOT the rule. Sorry. I have voted for both Libertarian and Republic candidates. In the PAST. Why? Because the party is ruined, and there is no way to deny it with an educated opinion anymore. The party has to be sent a message, and the message must be clear. Your party is broken. And the reason why it's broken is that you let the kooks take control. And when you call people like Obama radically liberal, you lose ALL credibility. There are almost NO radical liberals in the DemocratIC party. They're all too damn busy trying to be Republican-lite, so that their enemies don't label them as liberals. It really surprises me still how easily the whole party was manipulated into so much self-hatred when it comes to their core ideologies. But really that's just my opinion. What do you think? LOL!!!!
July 16, 2012, 3:17 a.m. CST
I liked Falling Skies again tonight.
by gotilk
Every week it surprises me by being entertaining and compelling. Of course, Breaking Bad and The Newsroom were outstanding. Just really, really great TV. Breaking Bad is still, in my opinion, the best show on TV... ever. That premiere was everything I wanted it to be, and so much more. The Newsroom disappointed me in one way though. Not only did they play that annoying, whiny Coldplay song, they actually named the episode after it (in a sense). So... free pass this time. But if it does that again, I actually might stop watching. Yes, I feel that strongly about it. Coldplay is the most sterile, bland facsimile of what people call *indie rock* in existence. It made the producers of the show seem wildly out of touch, culturally.
July 16, 2012, 7:44 a.m. CST
gotik, right on, this show is not about a liberal, it's about a sane republican who's party left him.
by rich
the newsroom continues to stress that Will is a registered republican who has become disgusted with what has become of his party.. Last night the world started calling him a LIBRULZ!! just the people postin on AICN have been doing for a few weeks now. that's what happens in the cult that the GOP has become. When you speak out against the cult you are demonized and cast out. When you advocate sanity, reason or compromise you are tared and feathered. When you suggest that a democrat, or a liberal, might have a point or might even be a decent intelligent person god forbit you are discredited absolutely. in the world of the GOP the democrats are a boogie man to fear and a villain to destroy... period. big media is pathetic. to watch George Stephanopis or David Gregory try to pretend that both sides are just as corrupt so as to keep their seat at the table is just painful. obviously democrats are far from perfect. but my god in terms of today's debate? today it seems the democrats corruption is manifested in not standing for up for the truth. they certainly arn't being too liberal, The repbulicans corruption, on the other hand, is a mile long freight train filled to capacitiy with insane lies covering suicidal policy. and that's a big part of the problem. whilethe debate is focused on politics. what really impacts people's lives is policy. it's pretty god damn frustrating.
July 16, 2012, 8 a.m. CST
by hst666
Have not watched the Newsroom yet, but To me a show is unacceptably "preachy" when it hits you over the head with its message. I prefer my entertainment have something to say, than not. However, I prefer it mot feel the need to spoon feed me the message/moral and just let the message/moral be implied by the work.
July 16, 2012, 9:05 a.m. CST
Newsroom- only a closed minded Republican, which seems to be a majority - would see this show as preachy, or about a liberal - please- prove me wrong!!!!! Can Republicans embrace Newsroom and leave THEIR propaganda-machined thoughts at the door?
by Michael Lunney
Newsroom- only a closed-minded Republican, which seems to be a majority - would see this show as preachy, or about a liberal - please- prove me wrong!!!!! Can Republicans embrace Newsroom and leave THEIR propaganda-machined thoughts at the door? And by prove me wrong, I hope that the majority of Republicans are really not closed- minded as we are led to beleive by the media and politicians.
July 16, 2012, 9:06 a.m. CST
gotilk - are you voting for Obama this year?
by Michael Lunney
July 16, 2012, 9:45 a.m. CST
One episode in and Black Dynamite is already the greatest show on television. Move over, the Wire!
by MrEkoLetMeLive
July 16, 2012, 10:07 a.m. CST
mrekoletmelive - is it even better than the movie?
by Michael Lunney
July 16, 2012, 10:31 a.m. CST
Come on that coldplay song was cheating...
by bowtiehoon
They could have filmed a scene with Will in the toilet, trying to squeeze out the last turd, with that song playing in the background, and it would still be an emotional scene
July 16, 2012, 10:31 a.m. CST
Newsroom--embracing the show as a Republican
by AndersMage
mcgootoo, yes a Republican can embrace this show. I have only seen the first two episodes so far (traveling, but have the next ones on the DVR), but I have really enjoyed them. We can look at it two different ways. First, I don't have to agree with everything being said in a show to enjoy it. Plots of individual episodes aside, I have agreed with some points made on Newsroom and disagreed with some. That doesn't change the fact that the actors are doing a great job with their characters and the scripts are written very well. So far, I love it. Second, at least in the first two episodes, I haven't seen it as being heavily "left leaning". Some characters are, sure. But overall, multiple sides of each argument are presented. And there are usually more than just two. In fact, that's one of the things that I really like. The world is not black and white. There are multiple thoughts about each issue, and neither the Republican nor Democrat side are 100% in agreement across all people who identify with each party. Example: I considerate myself conservative, and I typically vote Republican. On individual issues, however, I don't completely agree with everything. I'm against abortion, but I'm for homosexual marriage. And I completely justify both as a conservative opinion. The government should not be in the business of telling individuals what they can and can't do with each other, as long as their decisions don't infringe on other people's rights (i.e. you can't drive drunk, no matter how much you might want to). If two people want to get married, the government should not get in the way. At the same time, since I believe that life begins at conception, abortion is one person making a decision that ends another person's life without their consent. Anyway, I rambled too long. That's my 2 cents worth.
July 16, 2012, 10:44 a.m. CST
truxton spanglers cereal cabal
by Paul
Well most of Falling Skies has already been shot since its a Summer show and 666 Park Ave is starting to shoot now. I'm assuming though that he will probably just have and arch and then just come in and out of the story like his part on Hawaii 5-O.
July 16, 2012, 11:17 a.m. CST
andersmage - great comments, my conservative friend! You bypassed the boilerplate consevative dismissal of Newsroom- and pegged it for the show IT REALY IS!! EVERYONE- read his comments!!!
by Michael Lunney
andersmage - great comments, my conservative friend! You bypassed the boilerplate consevative dismissal of Newsroom- and pegged it for the show IT REALY IS!! EVERYONE- read his comments!!! Is your moniker named after Workaholics?
July 16, 2012, 11:21 a.m. CST
by AndersMage
Nothing too original on the name. I happened to have a character named Anders in a roleplaying game, and he was a Mage. He was my favorite character when I created the login here, so it stuck.
July 16, 2012, 11:40 a.m. CST
by MrLongbaugh
Hey Amigo. You know that I am a Republican and I don't consider myself close minded. Do you?
July 16, 2012, 1:37 p.m. CST
mrlongbaug - I know you are not- that is why I also said:
by Michael Lunney
I hope that the majority of Republicans are really not closed- minded as we are led to believe by the media and politicians.
July 16, 2012, 1:38 p.m. CST
It just seems to me THe News room has been unfailty judged by people who won't even watch it to judge for themsleves- no insult intended.
by Michael Lunney
July 16, 2012, 2:19 p.m. CST
@goodforyou The tea party movement was never something that started out genuine.
by Kampbell-Kid
goodforyou: "My guess is that the same critical eye will not be used on the occupy wall street movement. Again, making the premise of the show laughable." Considering how polarizing the occupy movement is I would be surprised to not see an episode about it. goodforyou: "Much like the tea party, it also started out in the right direction but quickly turned into something else." The Tea Party movement never started out in the right direction. The only similarity between the two movements was how they attracted the fringe left and right. The Tea Party's early momentum was credited to pseudo non-profit organizations like FreedomWorks created by, Dick Armey, one of DC's top corporate lobbyist. Armey's FreedomWorks was actively using the Tea Party at the behest of pharmaceutical companies, such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, that oppose comparative effectiveness research in the health reform plan because such a program may cut into revenue for branded drugs. FreedomWorks also represented the trade group for the life insurance industry as they mobilized its members for deregulated life insurance reform. They largely focused their energy activism on supporting the status quo reliance on fossil fuels as they have a vested interest in opposing change. Armey's lobbying firm represents Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the UAE, on energy related issues such as maintaining the U.S. relationship with foreign oil that represent about 10 percent of global oil reserves. The Wall Street Journal also exposed FreedomWorks for building "amateur-looking" websites to promote the lobbying interests of Armey and the Tea Party. Essentially, FreedomWorks and the Tea Party represents a top-down, corporate-friendly pseudo-grassroots approach to achieve its agenda. The sad part is most of the Tea Partiers are unaware of this connection. A connection made clear in The Newsroom's Tea Party episode. As the current administration closes tax loopholes, reforms health care, and attempts to transition to a clean energy economy, we can expect more corporate lobbyists to create "astroturf protest" organizations that manipulate movements to oppose change.
July 16, 2012, 2:27 p.m. CST
mrlongbaug _ I truly apologize - I know I went to far, once I read your post- really, sorry, sir _ I did not mean to offend, I was talking about Newsroom and took my thought too far, for certain...
by Michael Lunney
July 16, 2012, 4:52 p.m. CST
Newsroom unrealistic?
by theGoldbergV
I can buy that no one talks like that, or how rose-tinted the view of journalism is, or even that someone could accidentally in this day and age email the entire staff but someone who looks like Olivia Munn on her own at new years? Sorry Sorkin, suspension of disbelief blown right there. Otherwise it was great stuff. I'm a bit uneasy about using the real life shooting as a climax for everyone's character issues but they just about got away with it. Are the reviews softening up yet? Just read Hitflix and it continues to get slated over there...
July 16, 2012, 5:20 p.m. CST
thegoldbergv - at least you are seeing the forest, along with the trees-- I believe The Newsroom is that great dramatic series I have been waiting for-I love it, quirks and all
by Michael Lunney
July 16, 2012, 10:27 p.m. CST
True Blood was way better this week...
by uberfreak
and Pam is fucking AWESOME!
July 17, 2012, 2:27 p.m. CST
The Newsroom could be great...if they would dial it back...
by Dan
Stop taking sides, leaning left and just be honest that both sides suck it long time... I want to like it, but Sorkin's POV is leftist and it's annoying and whiny. The young woman, I forget her name, and her immigrant bromides in episode 2 was sickeningly liberal and over-the-top... I wondered how this would play with a real Republican in the cast, say Kelsey Grammar as the Daniels role.... I do love Sam Waterson...hope he gets an Emmy.
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Following a year and a half layoff from MMA, boxing champion Holly "Preacher's Daughter" Holm returned to the sport this past February with a second-round TKO stoppage of Katie Merrill at Bellator 91.
The win not only signified Holm's return to MMA, but also helped her realize that her future lay in this sport rather than in the one she had accomplished so much in.
"I had two (MMA) fights in 2011 and had been wanting to get back since then," said Holm. "It was just a great opportunity and actually after that (Bellator) fight and the next boxing match (against Mary McGee in May) I told my coach I was done with boxing.
"I'm just really excited about MMA and I feel like I've improved a lot and I'm excited about the fight coming up. I want to take what doors are open and make the best of it. When I felt like my passion for boxing was fading, I decided to make the full jump over."
Holm (3-0) will look to remain undefeated in MMA as takes on Allanna Jones (2-2) in her promotional debut at Legacy FC 21 in Houston on Friday night. The event airs live on AXS TV.
"I think she's pretty composed, confident and has had challenges already in her career. So I feel like any time you fight someone like that, it's a threat," said Holm of Jones. "She's not afraid to get in there and has the confidence in herself to do well, so I think that's the biggest thing to fear in her is her confidence.
"I don't like to look too much into an exact plan, because you never know what's going to happen. We have a Plan A and a Plan B and we'll see how things go."
With such a storied background in boxing, it would be easy for people to label Holm a one-dimensional fighter, but she told MMAWeekly.com that assessment couldn't be further from the truth.
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"I think I have a lot more that people haven't seen," she said. "I think I'm improving every day. It's not going to happen overnight by any means, but I feel like there's a lot that people haven't seen me do.
"My only hope and my goal is to show people what I have learned in training. I want to get in there and show it when it counts."
Having been on boxing's biggest stages and fought some of that sport's premier fighters such as Christy Martin and Mia St. John, Holm will be able to put aside any of the outside distractions that come with fighting live on nationally broadcasted TV and focus solely on her fight Friday night.
"I feel like it's helped me prepare with things mentally," she said. "When you've gone through something that's a big challenge, it gives you a lot of confidence to overcome the next challenge. It's helped me be a little more focused and not let the little things get to me.
"Whether people are watching or not, I want to win just as badly, and so I feel like the experience I've had with the bigger things in boxing have helped me zone that stuff out and not let it work me up so much."
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She is a coward. She left boxing because she did not dare box against triple belt holder Cecilia Braekhus. She got called out many times but in the end she ran
oh thank god we have someone who so clearly has absolute intimate knowledge of her reasons. and you are her what? manager? agent/ husband/boyfriend?
why make definitive statements like that when you have no idea whether they are real or fake? could be that she is getting a 1000 times more publicity now in MMA than she ever did before. could be that her paydays now as significantly higher. could be that her sponsorship opportunities now have tripled since the acceptance of womens MMA has already far surpassed the acceptance of womens boxing. could be that she simply wanted a more complete combat challenge rather than a hand to hand challenge.
nah, im sure you know it all. she must be 'running'.
Triple belts, most important fight so far in her career. Cecilia wanted to fight on neutral ground. That is including Las Vegas! Holly only agreed to home turf Albuqurque sorry for misspell.
There is no TV coverage for woman boxing in Albuqurqe so Cecilia said no. Cecilia said Las Vegas or any other neutral ground. Holly Holm is a chicken,she ran. she is still running
yap yap yap yap… ignore fanboys / fangirls, there is no reasoning trying to talk with common sense or logic with them, because they have none.
There is zero doubt that Benny B falls under that category. Just ignore him/her.
Nothing is stopping Braekhus from strapping on those 4 ounce gloves
Holly went where the money is and she will beat Rousey for the title next summer. No one else has the boxing skills to keep Rousey on her heels. Braekhaus?…she's no threat and no pay day women's boxing is nothing without Holly!
Holy Holm has got COWARD written all over her!!! She has no place in boxing with that attitude so let's all just be happy she quit – Cecilia Braekhus rules!
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