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Police Response to an Ongoing Suicide Call
Police officers responding to an ongoing suicide call should keep the following in mind. These suggestions are similar to those that officers may find helpful in other crisis situations. 1. **Assume the proper mental attitude.** It is often difficult for police officers to have an appropriate mental attitude since they may see the behavior of the person attempting suicide as manipulative. ... -
Helpful Hints: Psychopathic Behavior
There are several important signs to help police officers recognize the possibility that they are dealing with a psychopath. 1.**Review the arrest record.** Psychopaths' rap sheets will reflect a variety of crimes. Because of their immature need for immediate gratification, these persons' crimes are extremely unpredictable. Unlike other criminals, who tend to develop a specialty and stick with it, psychopaths may ... -
Behavioral Aspects of Crowd and Riot Control
Having described the types of behaviors and techniques associated with riot behavior, both group and individual, it is now important to discuss those techniques that law enforcement must employ if it is to successfully contain and control this behavior. Like the individual and group activities that are a part of riot behavior, riot control involves actions both by the individual police ... -
Warring Cops: Making Our Mission Even Tougher
I'm sure many of my fellow law enforcement professionals watched the video carried on Fox News Channel, myfoxphilly.com and other outlets that showed neighboring Pennsylvania law enforcers at war with each other. I think all would be as embarrassed for our profession as I was. A far cry from good community relations, the viral video makes these officers from Darby and ... -
Persons with Disabilities
Each and everyday, law enforcement officers throughout the United States come into contact with persons who are suffering from some disability. Some of these persons are suffering from a disability that would make them eligible for protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). i Some of these individuals would not meet the criteria for protection under the ADA but do ... -
From the Thin Blue Line: "No Comment"
In the last column you read about The Insight: Nine simple words, governing every interaction we in law enforcement must have with the media specifically - and with the public in general: Tell the Truth. Tell it Early. Tell it Often. In this month's "From the Thin Blue Line: Lessons for PIOs and Law Enforcement Leaders," you'll discover two simple words ... -
Helpful Hints: Psychological Aspects of Police Work
The signs of acute alcohol intoxication can include varying degrees of exhilaration and excitement, loss of inhibition and restraint, bizarre behavior, slurred speech, and lack of coordination. When encountering someone who is intoxicated, officers might remember the last time they were in a similar state. Acknowledging their own feelings, including a sense of power and a glib tongue, will help them ... -
Types of Hostage Situations
Hostage situations often present moral dilemmas to police administrators and commanders. For example, is a visit or phone call from the president, governor, or other important official in response to a hostage taker's demands a precedent to be avoided, or is it negotiable? After apprehension, should promises be honored that were made under duress in return for surrender? Should hostage takers ... -
Coffee with The Sarge: Walking in My Shoes
We'll take a tall cup of coffee here. And leave the pot…. "Unless you've walked in my boots, you don't have a clue!" I suppose this can be said about any job. It is especially true with law enforcement. There are other hard jobs out there but law enforcement is truly unique. In essence, you are saying that unless you have ... -
Correctional Hostage Rescue Units
Intro 0600, the beginning of another day in Anywhere Correctional Institution. Breakfast is being served. Inmate 206 - with whom you have never had a problem - approaches a CO. In an instant, Inmate 206 and his well-trained accomplices pull the officer into a housing unit. Several COs respond; they are outnumbered as well. The housing unit door is barricaded and ... -
Helpful Hints: Personality Disorders
The interpersonal relationships of those with personality disorders present a unique problem for law enforcement officers. Police officers who are called into a situation involving someone with a personality disorder often find behavior out of control and violence looming. Officers should remember that this person has adopted a disorderly behavior pattern to protect him or herself from life's stresses. When this ... -
Branding: How Police Are Using Social Media Better Than Many Companies
I was lucky enough to attend a great event on Friday: the Don't Panic Social Media Conference in Manchester. There were some top speakers including Tom Murphy from Microsoft, Meg Pickard from the Guardian Online and Simon Wakeman from Medway Council. The highlight though, came from a completely unexpected source: The West Midlands Police [WMP]. [Check out the website even if ... -
Helpful Hints: Aberrant Sexual Behavior
From this discussion, it is apparent that law enforcement officers who handle sex crimes must know enough about sexual aberrations to be able to make appropriate judgments about each sexual criminal as an individual. This is true not only for specialists in sex crimes, who are usually trained and experienced, but also for beat patrol officers, especially those in small departments ... -
Model Policy For Law Enforcement On Communicating With People Who Are Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing
Copied with permission from the US Department of Justice: Civil Rights Division (January 2006) Overview It is the policy of this law enforcement agency (Agency) to ensure that a consistently high level of service is provided to all community members, including those who are deaf or hard of hearing. This Agency has specific legal obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act ... -
Helpful Hints: Psychotic Disorders
Because of the psychotic's confusion, bizarre behavior, and capacity for violence, police officers are often the first to be called when a mentally disturbed person displays signs of psychosis. Officers' ability to handle the psychotic person appropriately is important not only for their own safety and the safety of others, but it is also important to the psychotic person, who is ... -
Major Lesson Plan Dealing With Persons With Special Needs
Target Audience: Law Enforcement personnel who may be faced with the task of dealing with persons of special needs. Objective: Provide officers with awareness of special needs issues relating to mental health, emotional disturbances and other disabilities for which law enforcement should utilize alternative tactics and response. Format: Roll-call/ supervisory training. Time: Five to ten minutes, but this may be expanded ... -
Helpful Hints: Suicidal Behavior
Establishing a relationship with the possible suicide attempter, identification and clarification of this person's focal problem, evaluation of suicide potential, assessment of the strengths and resources available to the individual, implementation of rescue operations if necessary, and referral to appropriate agencies are the critical aspects of suicide prevention that may occur in this or any other sequence or at the same ... -
Psychological First Aid
Just as officers can administer physical first aid to someone who has been injured in an auto accident, they also can apply psychological first aid to those with acute emotional reactions to disasters. The officers' principal goal is to return the greatest number of people to effective functioning in the shortest time. In responding to stress or disaster situations, officers should ... -
How to deal with unexpected media inquiries
From the Thin Blue Line: Lessons for PIOs and Law Enforcement Leaders Last month you read about The Insight, a concept loosely adapted from The Secret. As you may recall, The Insight is nine simple words that should govern every interaction you have with the media and the press: Tell The Truth. Tell It Early. Tell It Often. We saw a ... -
Commonly Asked Questions About The Americans with Disabilities Act and Law Enforcement
Copied with permission from the US Department of Justice: Civil Rights Division (January 2006) I. Introduction Police officers, sheriff's deputies, and other law enforcement personnel have always interacted with persons with disabilities and, for many officers and deputies, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may mean few changes in the way they respond to the public. To respond to questions that ...


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Lindsey Vonn may have nothing but good things to say about Tiger Woods now, but three years ago, the Olympic gold medal-winning skier expressed a much less flattering opinion of her future boyfriend, who at the time was embroiled in an epic cheating scandal with then-wife Elin Nordegren. Joking at the golfer's expense during a 2010 interview with Time Magazine, Vonn seemed -- in reporter Sean Gregory's words -- "ingratiatingly anti-Woods."
Case in point? Upon being told that Woods hugged a few pals after finishing his now-infamous February 2010 press conference, Vonn quipped: "They're like, 'Yeah, you're awesome, you go have that sex.'"
Later in the day, she imagined a Saturday Night Live skit in which she would stand at a podium in front of a blue background -- a la Woods -- and confess to her own indiscretions. "There's something you don't know about me. Tiger, you're like my idol, and I too have a sex problem," she said in mock seriousness. "That would be freaking funny."
PHOTOS: Tiger and Elin, the way they were
Vonn also took a dig at the golfer's inability to maintain his good-guy reputation. Asked how she would handle fame differently, she cracked, "Well, I'm married, so I don't have that problem. But, um, I guess [Woods] is married too." (At the time, the Olympian was wed to her ski coach, Thomas Vonn. They finalized their divorce earlier this year.)
The 28-year-old athlete has certainly changed her tune since then. On Monday, March 19, she finally broke her silence on her much speculated-about relationship with Woods and confirmed that they were dating. "Our relationship evolved from a friendship into something more over these past few months and it has made me very happy," she gushed on Facebook.
Added Woods, 37, in a separate statement: "This season has been great so far and I'm happy with my wins at Torrey and Doral. Something nice that's happened off the course was meeting Lindsey Vonn. Lindsey and I have been friends for some time, but over the last few months we have become very close and are now dating."
The formerly undercover twosome are so close, in fact, that they decided to pose for joint portraits together. They released the professionally shot photos after announcing their relationship.
"He confessed everything in his past to her and stuff," a source told Us Weekly of the couple. "They're really into each other."
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Lindsey Vonn Once Made Fun of Tiger Woods' Cheating Scandal


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"'Their Eyes Were Watching God' brought a heartbeat and breath to all Hurston's years of research. Raising a folk culture to the heights of art, it fulfilled the Harlem Renaissance dream....The paramount ironies, however, are two: the heroine is not quite black, and becomes even less black as the story goes on; and the author offers perhaps the most serious Lawrentian vision ever penned by a woman of sexual love as the fundamental spring and power of life itself."Hurston, Zora Neale is the author of 'Their Eyes Were Watching God', published 2006 under ISBN 9780061120060 and ISBN 0061120065.
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Who set fire to Surrey school portable?
How good is your memory?
Police are hoping it's razor sharp as they ask for public assistance in finding those who set fire to a Surrey school portable nine months ago. Damage to the property is estimated to be about $60,000.
Last July 30, at about 5 a.m., fire crews were called to T.E. Scott Elementary, near 70 Avenue and 148 Street, for a report of a suspicious fire.
On arrival, they found a burning portable in the southeast corner of the school property.
Investigators believe the fire was started with some wood supplies that were being stored next to the portable.
It's believed the fire was the result of vandalism, but police yet to identify any suspects.
Anyone with more information is asked to contact Const. Dwayne Friesen, General Investigation Services, at 778-593-3166. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.


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"Working Together the Future is Ours"
On June 30, 2015, Working Together, the Future is Ours: The UTMB Family Campaign will come to an end.
Over the course of those four years, the UTMB community has seen a magnificent outpouring of generosity. More than 4,000 UTMB employees and retirees contributed to the university through the campaign. Their gifts—totaling an astounding $11.2 million—are the engine for UTMB's future.
From every corner of the campus came support. From the faculty whose educational passions inspire tomorrow's health care professionals. From the researchers in our internationally recognized laboratories. From the health care professionals who give life and hope to tens of thousands of patients every year. From the support staff who enable every part of our mission to flourish.
To pay tribute to the UTMB faculty, staff and retirees who have generously invested in UTMB's future, we have prepared a special Wall of Honor in the new Jennie Sealy Hospital. All individuals who have made campaign gifts of $100 or more by June 30, 2015 will be included in this recognition.
If you have not yet had a chance to make your Family Campaign commitment, act now. Time is running short. Click on the online pledge form to make your gift today! You can even make a pledge now and then pay that pledge out over time through payroll deduction.
Dear UTMB Health Community:
On February 27, we celebrated the topping-out of the new Jennie Sealy Hospital with the placement of the final beams in the uppermost stairwells of each tower.
Marking an important milestone
This beam will forever be a visible reminder of the many people at UTMB who supported the effort to build the Jennie Sealy Hospital. Each signature on the beam represents an individual's commitment to improve the health in the communities UTMB serves, while the beam itself represents the collective gift of more than 3,900 employees who have raised more than $8.3 million toward the new hospital.
Every building has a story – and this one will be no exception. There will be stories from the people who designed it; the people who built it; the people who work in it, and the people who will eventually come to it to receive unprecedented care and healing. But no matter who tells the story, it will always be centered on you – the people who helped make this building a reality.
Theoretically, we know every story has an ending, but for us, the story of the Jennie Sealy Hospital will be everlasting and long-reaching.
Donna K. Sollenberger Executive Vice President and CEO, UTMB Health System
Ben G. Raimer, MD Senior Vice President for Health Policy and Legislative Affairs
Thank you to each and every member of the UTMB Health community who participated in the 2012 UTMB Family Campaign, Working Together the Future is Ours.
A Special Thanks from Co-Chairs Donna Sollenberger & Dr. Ben Raimer
We all have a stake in UTMB's continued progress and will benefit greatly from a UTMB that is forward thinking, dynamic and financially sound. Our giving has set the pace, and we are well on our way to raising the full $450 million of The Working Wonders Campaign. Thank you all for your generosity and for sharing in the vision for what UTMB can be in the years to come!
As the Working Together, the Future is Ours campaign launches, every member of the UTMB community will have an opportunity to make a powerful statement about the university's bright future. The Family Campaign is an all-important first step in UTMB's $450 million Working Wonders campaign, the largest fundraising effort in our history.
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Announcing the New Jennie Sealy Hospital Expansive in scope, bold in dimension, profound in its implications, this new facility—the Jennie Sealy Hospital—heralds a new era in medical education and patient care at UTMB.
What is the Family Campaign? Working Together the Future is Ours: the UTMB Family Campaign is an opportunity for all UTMB faculty and staff to participate in UTMB's future. Contributions can support such priorities as the vital new Jennie Sealy Hospital, scholarships for tomorrow's health care workforce, or groundbreaking research to improve the health of society.
When does the Family Campaign take place? The campaign will begin on February 13th and will run for a month, ending on March 16th.
Why are we inviting UTMB faculty and staff to support the campaign? In a few months, UTMB will launch the largest fund raising effort in its history: the $450 million Working Wonders Campaign. Our involvement will send a powerful message that is sure to inspire other potential contributors. It will show that we, as members of the UTMB family, reinforce the dedication we demonstrate every day with our generosity. Our giving sets the pace.
But there's another reason. We all have a stake in UTMB's continued progress. As employees, we all benefit from a UTMB that is forward thinking, dynamic and financially sound. The Jennie Sealy Hospital will live in service to that goal.
Does it matter how much I give? We hope that each of us will be as generous as our finances and our hearts allow. But we also want to see as many members of the UTMB community as possible participate, sending the message that UTMB's employees stand firmly behind one of the country's leading university health science centers.
Do I have to make my gift all at once? No. Pledges to the campaign can be fulfilled over a period of up to five years. Many have found that fulfilling a pledge over several years can be a great way to make a larger gift to UTMB than they originally thought possible.
How can I contribute to the Family Campaign? There are several ways. By far the most popular option is payroll deduction. A modest monthly contribution can, over several years, multiply into a sizeable gift.
Consider an example. Let's say you use payroll deduction to make a $20 gift every month for the next five years. Over the course of your payroll deduction, that would translate into a $1,200 contribution.
If you prefer, you can also make a one-time gift.
Where can I direct my gift? The Jennie Sealy Hospital represents the key priority for the university's future. Through Working Together the Future is Ours: the UTMB Family Campaign, we encourage every member of the UTMB family to help make this landmark hospital facility possible.
Other campaign priorities include scholarships for deserving students, endowments to recruit and retain top faculty, a Research Endowment and new Research Building, an Interprofessional Educational Center, and support for UTMB priority programs.
All gifts to the university from faculty and staff will count toward the campaign. So no matter where you direct your gift, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you've helped make UTMB remain a place that defines the very future of health care.
Can I give in memory or in honor of someone? Absolutely. Many people make gifts to UTMB in memory of a loved one, in honor of a trusted colleague or in appreciation of the care they received from one of UTMB's many exceptional health care professionals.
Is my gift tax deductible? All gifts to UTMB through the Family Campaign are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.
What if I leave UTMB before my pledge is completed? Your pledge is considered a good-faith intention; it is not considered a debt. We realize that personal circumstances can change. So, if you find you need to change your pledge, we encourage you to call the Development Office to discuss changing your participation or perhaps stopping your contribution.
Working Together, The Future Is Ours
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Thank you to the 4,075 employees who have already supported the campaign.
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- Thread: JM Weston Opinions
I was told they were a few years old from dead stock. The suede is very nice and the construction looks very done. If it"s a knockoff, it's a good one. The store was one of those designer liquidator places. I will have my shoe repair guy have a look at them, but they weren't pricey. I asked for help earlier in the thread, but didn't get any responses. I was looking for PTBs any way. Weston is not common where I live and I know nothing about them.


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February 11 2013
Tom Lenk's new blog: The Missing Lenk!
I always find Tom Lenk to be funny and insightful (ever since I saw his one man show), so I assume this blog will be worth watching.
February 13 2011
"I am not a food critic. Or a chef." - Jewel Staite's food blog.
Jewel Staite's started a food blog called 'Happy Opu'. She says: "[I'm not] even a professional writer. What I am schooled in the art of, however, is enjoying myself. And this blog is going to be about just that: the art of enjoying yourself. Through food. And drink."
April 11 2010
Cultural Learnings - Buffy Catchup.
Internet critic Myles McNutt begins his cultural catchup project with his first foray into the Buffyverse and weekly reviews.
April 07 2010
Jane Espenson returns to her blog.
Jane looks like she's going to resume her writing blog, at least for a little while, to continue sharing writing tips. Also, lunch.
January 31 2010
Felicia Day's Dollhouse Q&A.
Felicia posts her answers to numerous fan questions on her blog regarding her Dollhouse experience. Spoilers for those who haven't seen Epitaph 2: Return.
January 12 2010
'Commentary! The Musical': the commentary.
Emily Nussbaum comments on 'Dr. Horrible - Commentary! The Musical'.
November 15 2009
'Fuckyeah'-blogs are a subgenre of single-themed blogs that worship at the altar of their chosen subject, in this case: all things Joss.
September 10 2009
Whedonesque cited as inspiration for new JJ Abrams blog.
"ABRAMSology is a new community weblog discussing the work of J.J. Abrams; the man behind TV's "Lost" and "Alias", as well as such films as the new "Star Trek" and "Mission: Impossible III". This new blog lets his fans update each other by posting up-to-date information and comments regarding his work."
November 22 2008
Jane Espenson blogs about writing comics.
She says Georges Jeanty "is a genuine genius -- fantastic".
August 28 2008
Official FOX "Echo Chamber".
Seemingly for real this time, the official FOX blog for Dollhouse is designed, beginning to be seeded with posts, and accessible.
August 01 2008
Stingy Geek Reluctant to Spend Four Dollars to Download Dr. Horrible.
"It's like, on the one hand I feel like I should support Joss efforts to produce such an awesome show... On the other hand, I could almost buy a footlong at Subway for four bucks."
May 19 2007
Nathan Fillion: Video Games Yes, Lewd Propositions No.
In a public blog on his MySpace page, Nathan writes some very funny stuff about playing Guitar Hero 2 and Halo 3 Beta, plus advises fans what NOT to post or say to him (hint: don't tell The Fillion what to do, ask about more Firefly, or make rude comments about his work or his ass).
June 27 2006
Promoting the 'Verse by using the Force.
How some cross-over fans from the StarWars community plugged Serenity Day.
May 02 2006
'Whedon's evil is a positive evil,'
says Geoff Klock, author of 'How to Read Superhero Comics and Why' on his weblog, snappily titled 'Geoff Klock's Blog'.
January 24 2006
Whedonesque takes one nomination in 2006 Bloggies.
"Joss the Way We Like It" vies for Best Tagline.
January 01 2006
Crooks and Liars, a mostly political blog, pumps up Serenity.
John Amato has a sort of mini-review: "Joss Whedon gets major props for making a low budget, Sci-Fi movie that is significantly better than any of the other major releases."
October 25 2005
Jon Christensen blogs about Serenity "fan boys" and prospects for a sequel at /FILM.
Warning - the blogger has less than kind things to say about Firefly fans and sounds very much like one of those monsters who eats goats and lives under a bridge.
October 13 2005
Serenity: Death and Rebirth.
A blog site featuring a panel of good writers and a bundle of Serenity and Firefly flavoured analysis, review and opinion.
September 22 2005
Serenity has been Instalanched.
The most widely-read blog on the net has a short item on Serenity, with links to the movie site, trailer, screenings, and other blog reviews, as well as a BDH photo and a Firefly photo. And in the item there's a link to Townhall.com, which is inviting bloggers to U.S. press screenings of Serenity.
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Here's an excellent interview with Dr. South Beach Diet about the need to prevent heart problems instead of digging around in people's arteries like they're rusty pipes. The invasive world of stents and scrapes is expensive, dangerous, and just unnecessary.
You can prevent heart problems with some easy lifestyle choices:
– Eat vegetables at every meal.
– Go easy on anything starchy, pale, processed or sweet (or better yet, avoid altogether).
– Get cardiovascular exercise at least 90 minutes a week:
jog, walk, swim, run or play a sport
– Don't smoke.
– Drink in moderation.
– Minimize physical and emotional stress.
– Watch the sodium!
– Cut out fast food and junk food completely.
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I started this journal quite some time ago, wanting to use a small piece of wallpaper I had for something special, along with the vintage velvet flowers, and the crocheted lace. I can't remember where the ledger came from, but it's such a cool one that I wanted to keep it for special things. I'll probably use it for special pieces of ephemera that I like to collect but otherwise don't really know how to display.....
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September 5, 2006
Katie Couric.
50 comments:
- rightwingprof said...
- tommy said...
- Simon said...
"Liberal celebrity to front dying media form. Dog bites man, page 3."
I have to admit that I was quite amused to catch a smippet of Couric complaining about blogs and suggesting that there is still a need for mainstream news programming. The fact that she feels the need to defend the continuing relevance of the MSM is hilarious in and of itself, but that her defense is premised on trustworthiness of blogs vs. MSM raises it to the level of parody, considering that she will be succeding...Dan Rather, the doyen of, the very epitome of, the media's unwitting liberal slant. - 9/5/06, 8:55 AM
- SippicanCottage said...
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- Pogo said...
Does anyone still watch national news on the major networks?
Couric is evidence of TV news devolution, from its peak with Cronkite, to the addled Rather, now the Oprah-esque Katie. Next step, already taken elsewhere, anchor-strippers.
Of late, I am down to 3 minutes of local news (or less, if the opening item involves a benefit 10K run, a car accident in town, or a kid eating ice cream at the fair). As soon as the happy banter between well-scrubbed co-anchors begins, I have to leave, or I begin talking like a pirate (Arrrrrrhhh ...shove off, ya bilge rats...arrrrrrhh). - 9/5/06, 9:11 AM
- knoxgirl said...
Well, the thing about Katie Courizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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- class-factotum said...
My 63-year-old mother, who refuses to get broadband internet and doesn't subscribe to the paper, gets her news from watching TV. Network TV. (She doesn't have cable.) So yes, there are still people who watch the network news.
Fortunately, she is smart enough to know that these people are full of liberal crap. - 9/5/06, 9:42 AM
- SteveR said...
I like Cathy Seipp's line "New Anchor, Same Titanic"
- George said...
In her blog entry today, Ms. Couric makes reference to "Gilligan's Island."
I look forward to more insightful intellectual commentary.
Also, notice how the photo at the top of her blog page makes her look like a 25 year old starlet. - 9/5/06, 9:58 AM
- hdhouse said...
Scheiffer upped the CBS audience by 1 million during his time. Can anyone name any other news outlet that increased its reach by that number during the last year?
No you can't. It was done by presenting news - actual news - not Jon Benet wall to wall, not endless Anthrax Annie Coultergeist, no bonzo with his 100 worst professors...but news.
Because some network labels itself news doesn't make it so.
And of course, there are those who scream and foam "liberal" as if it were an appropos adjective. Just so we are clear, let's do some definitions:
1. favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
2. (often initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform.
3. of, pertaining to, based on, or advocating liberalism.
4. favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, esp. as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties.
5. favoring or permitting freedom of action, esp. with respect to matters of personal belief or expression: a liberal policy toward dissident artists and writers.
6. of or pertaining to representational forms of government rather than aristocracies and monarchies.
7. free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant: a liberal attitude toward foreigners.
8. open-minded or tolerant, esp. free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc.
9. characterized by generosity and willingness to give in large amounts: a liberal donor.
10. given freely or abundantly; generous: a liberal donation.
and to be fair and balanced:
1. disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
2. cautiously moderate or purposefully low: a conservative estimate.
3. traditional in style or manner; avoiding novelty or showiness: conservative suit.
4. (often initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Conservative party.
5. (initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Conservative Jews or Conservative Judaism.
6. having the power or tendency to conserve; preservative.
7. Mathematics. (of a vector or vector function) having curl equal to zero; irrotational; lamellar.
–noun 8. a person who is conservative in principles, actions, habits, etc.
9. a supporter of conservative political policies.
10. (initial capital letter) a member of a conservative political party, esp. the Conservative party in Great Britain.
11. a preservative.
So get off it. Either use the words correctly or find new words that fit. Bloviation isn't merely coincident with O'Reilly. - 9/5/06, 10:08 AM
- hdhouse said...
wake up knoxgirl....
- Pogo said...
Further entries from the hdhouse dictionary:
11. good, forward-thinking, angelic, handsome, pretty, awake, alive, successful, happy, friendly, genius, rulers, creators, king/queen, saviors
12. bad, reactionary, satanic, ugly, asleep, dead, loser, angry, loner, stupid, ruled, destroyers, drones, murderers
Ah, the good old days, when dictionaries had big bright pictures, and people knew their place. - 9/5/06, 10:37 AM
- al said...
But she's cute and perky!
If the tv is on at that time I'll be watching Rachel Ray while I cook. - 9/5/06, 10:56 AM
- David said...
I'm still recovering from her colonoscopy!
The incredible voyage continues into the abyss! - 9/5/06, 11:01 AM
- Simon said...
According to the dictionary definition, there are no liberals in American politics. According to the dictionary definition, liberals are "open-minded or tolerant"; I have yet to meet a liberal who is either of those things. They believe that they are both, of course, but they are tolerent only of those things of which they already approve (which is, by definition, not tolerence), and regard "open-mindedness" as something conservatives need to change their minds to be (i.e., liberal) (that, too, is not open-minded). No liberal who has ever uttered the term "christocrat" or similar has any right to be regarded as "free from prejudice or bigotry." According to the dictionary, liberals are "favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible" - yet in real life, liberals are the party of quotas, economic regulation, speech codes (both de jure and de facto) and federal invasiveness into every aspect of people's lives. The liberal commitment to personal freedom starts and ends in the bedroom and the telephone line. And if liberals are "characterized by generosity and willingness to give in large amounts," they are equally and necessarily characterized by their willingness to take from others in order to support their conception of a govenment that is generous with other people's money and willing to give in large amounts to causes that do not need it as much so as those that do.
If conservatives are sometimes careless with the term "liberal", that is a lot better than the ouright self-deceit of liberals. I believe that you all genuinely think you live up to that dictionary definiton. But the sad truth is, if modern liberalism looked like the dictionary definition of "liberal", you'd be a majority. You ain't. - 9/5/06, 11:02 AM
- SippicanCottage said...
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- Bruce Hayden said...
Well, she was cute and perky. Now she is middle aged and needs Photoshop to look good. We shall see how perky middle aged works.
- rafinlay said...
I for one welcome KC to the evening news as a perfect symbol of its triviality. It is long past time to stop bemoanig the lack of gravitas which the TV news really never had. "Even" Cronkite just picked his stories out of the NY Times -- by his own admission.
- buck turgidson said...
Hmm... why don't you blog about the photo retouching controversy...
- altoids1306 said...
Don't watch TV news anyways - but it is enormously entertaining to watch the antics of network TV. And it's great to watch Couric being hailed as progress for women, when her defining characteristic is "cute, perky blonde". But all the best to her - she's been paid to raise the dead, and if she can do it, good for her.
Just to annoy hdhouse:
My liberal friends find it quite liberating to give liberally to liberal causes. (Especially those that bemoan the liberation of Iraq, and the spread of liberal democracies.) - 9/5/06, 11:41 AM
- Seven Machos said...
Number of times hdhouse mentions Katie Couric: 0.
Could hd really be a subtle, funny person posing as a left-liberal moonbat for her or his own twisted pleasure? Someone else suggested this. I think it's a real possibility. I think I have been had by a really funny, smart person. - 9/5/06, 11:43 AM
- The Drill SGT said...
Ultimately the NYT is going to last longer and provide more value than CBS news. After all, you can always wrap fish in the NYT.
- Jennifer said...
Well, the idea of the show bores me but the photoshopped promo pics cracked me up. Way to give your new star some gravitas.
Of course, the joke photoshopped promo pics for the view where they replaced Rosie with Jessica Alba were even better. - 9/5/06, 12:18 PM
- Jennifer said...
the View*
- Joe said...
I am anticipating a good deal of schadenfreude when this thing tanks - and after all the hype.
She will get good ratings tonight and maybe this week. But the selection of Perky Katie to replace Lyin' Dan is not designed to bring credibility to CBS News. - 9/5/06, 12:29 PM
- hdhouse said...
hi pogo....if you are unfamiliar with a dictionary, they actually have them online and you can look words up and get their meaning. it is a very useful exercise..but then again you probably think that dictionaries are tools of the liberal media.
i don't think its bush's plan (sic!) to install liberal democracies anywhere.
Seven Nachos ...
to be honest, i don't think anyone has to be either subtle or super smart to eat your lunch. You are, as we like to call it, low hanging fruit.
but to be fair, this thread is about KC and no, i really don't care one way or another..but she speaks clearly, can ask an intelligent question, can actually think on her feet, and unlike faux news, one isn't compelled to disinfect the television after passing through our channel 26. - 9/5/06, 12:29 PM
- Freeman Hunt said...
You are, as we like to call it, low hanging fruit.
Who's we? Assholes? - 9/5/06, 12:34 PM
- SippicanCottage said...
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- Pogo said...
Re: "..but then again you probably think that dictionaries are tools of the liberal media."
Well, yeah, of course. But I thought it was funnier when it was called The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce.
CONSERVATIVE, n.
A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others.
And Sippican does it again. It's a but painful to realize after years of thinking myself both funny and smart, that I'm really, well, not so much of either. (But smart enough to know a master of the craft.) - 9/5/06, 12:57 PM
- Brent said...
Commentary on CBS News with Katie Couric (with apologies to Bill Murray):
Everyone now:
"It just doesn't matter.
It just doesn't matter.
It just doesn't matter.
(repeat . . . .)" - 9/5/06, 1:07 PM
- Bissage said...
Hey, I get it! "[F]aux news" is a funny way to say "Fox News."
P.S. In all candor, it took me a while to figure that out. That's because my boat was in the harbor, where it was safe. But then, I realized that's not what a boat is built for. And so I shoved off from the harbor and headed out to a mysterious and uncharted sea.
Disclaimer: I'm not criticizing anybody for anything, because, if I did that, then I could never be this guy.
Note: See Katie's 9/5/06, 8:55 a.m.
(She's so smart! She thinks of everything!) - 9/5/06, 1:28 PM
- SippicanCottage said...
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- Sanjay said...
Duh, you mis-spell the name in some blatant, "I-care-so-little-I'm-not-even-sure-who-I'm-talking-about" way. Like "Korik."
- Dave said...
"I want to write a post about how I don't care about Katie Couric's new news show, but I don't care enough to write it."
Seems to me you wrote the post. What more needs to be said other than "I don't care to expatiate on the human waste that is Katie Couric"? Your phrasing is just more concise and polite than mine. - 9/5/06, 2:03 PM
- Bissage said...
By the way, am I the only person who thinks Katie Couric looks just like pop rocker Matthew Sweet?
(Even more so when he smiles!)
(And Katie has such a pretty smile!!!)
wv: "meoast" The new breakfast treats cats just love. Katie likes them, too! - 9/5/06, 2:05 PM
- Simon said...
Bruce Hayden said...
"Well, she was cute and perky. Now she is middle aged and needs Photoshop to look good."
All the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't pull that feat off, but even if they could, it isn't because she is middle aged that she needs photochop to look good, right, Bruce? ;)
Pogo - I'd actually accept that as a reasonable definition of (Burkeian) conservatism; the spirit of Burke, it seems to me, is "better the devil you know than the one you don't," or as Sippican has previously (and very effectively) put it: "[d]on't interfere if you've got nothing but ideas on how things should be 'different.' 'Different' is not the operative and essential part of 'good.' It's as likely to be good's enemy as not." - 9/5/06, 2:09 PM
- The Drill SGT said...
wonderful quote for the new renovated White Press room. - 9/5/06, 2:58 PM
- Ruth Anne Adams said...
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- MadisonMan said...
I'm sorry simon -- was your comment at 2:09 supposed to make me think of lemmings?
It'll be nice if the next female news anchor is greeted with the yawn that greeted Bob Schieffer when he was promoted, temporarily, to anchor. - 9/5/06, 2:59 PM
- Pogo said...
I like both definitions, Sippican and Bierce. - 9/5/06, 3:02 PM
- JohnK said...
I will be interested in Katie Courac when Playboy publishes those long lost nude photos from when she was 21. Until then, I can't imagine caring one whit about her.
- Seven Machos said...
There are nudes of a young Katie Couric? That's news, man. That motivates me.
- Pat Patterson said...
CBS has actually pulled the old "Hey kids, let's put the show on in my dad's barn". All Hail Her Argus-Eyed Perkiness!
- Roger Sweeny said...
Katie Couric is ... like a center fielder with creaky knees batting as a designated hitter and hobbling down to first when they hit a triple.
That's what I said when Johny Damon left the Red Sox to go to the Yankees. You know, his knees are looking a lot better now. - 9/5/06, 4:16 PM
- Revenant said...
Could hd really be a subtle, funny person posing as a left-liberal moonbat for her or his own twisted pleasure? Someone else suggested this.
That was me, and his latest effort is a classic example. Four hundred words on definitions of "liberal" and "conservative", without any effort to actually relate those definitions to anything in the real world? As non-sequiteurs go I give it 3 stars out of 4.
He gets bonus points for trying to spin last-place CBS's climb to last-place-but-not-by-as-much as a victory for "real news". - 9/5/06, 4:31 PM
- DookOfURL said...
Let's get real people. I'll be watching tonight, and so will you.
- SippicanCottage said...
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- Revenant said...
Let's get real people. I'll be watching tonight, and so will you.
What on earth for? - 9/5/06, 5:58 PM
- Ann Althouse said...
Hey, I watched for you guys. Check the new post.
- Der Hahn said...
Your taking-one-for-the-team is appreciated, Ann


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Emeli Sande: The Scottish songstress, highly touted by the likes of Jay-Z and Adele, submitted a set that puts her on track to become the next big thing in on the pop part of the R&B spectrum. Showcasing dynamic vocal range with songs like "Next To Me" and "Love Like Mine" Sande's brand did rely on 4X4 bass beats, this was grown-up pop music: competent and articulate. While the crowd wasn't especially enthusiastic, this relative newcomer managed to turn some heads.
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Miguel: On a night that included only a few hiccups, this was a big one. After he was introduced to the crowd, hometown hero Miguel didn't come out on stage. Cue the DJ. Explained later as technical problems with the sound, the delay would eat up all of 15 minutes of Miguel's set. When he did get onstage, however, Miguel churned out a version of "Sure Thing" that asserted his rhythm section might be one of the best in the business. Delivering a heartfelt ploy for the audience to remain passionate about whatever it is they are passionate about or "I'll come find you", Miguel closed his abbreviated set with the smash hit "Adorn" to the shrieking delight of the capacity crowd. Tragedy narrowly averted.
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Fall Out Boy: After marveling at Miguel's backing group, soaking in five songs from Fall Out Boy was like watching a fairly well-rehearsed garage band nail a high school recital. To their credit, the band commanded the throngs of fans without having to rely on a pulsating dance beat. Performing their radio singles such as "Sugar We're Going Down" "Dance Dance" and "I Don't Care" there was a constant roar from the fans excited to see the pop rock champions make their return. Closing with their most recent hit, "The Phoenix" sparked a wave of fist pumping that transformed the Home Depot Center into a war rally.
Demi Lovato: There were no back up dancers. No massive light show or stage production. Demi just sang. Belting out her anthemic hits like "Skyscraper" and "Heart Attack," her voice was good enough as her performance managed to conjure one of the loudest responses of the night. Pipes? Lovato has got 'em and she proved it without having to trick the fans with a ton of pomp and circumstance.
Will.i.am: Trying his best to look exactly like Jam Master Jay, will.i.am took to the stage with a shaky DJ set. Of course he played the Black Eyed Peas hits like "I Gotta Feeling" and "Boom Boom Pow" but without the full group, something was missing. Maybe it was how he awkwardly cupped his headpiece microphone almost the entire time onstage. It seemed ironic to watch will.i.am stand complete still behind a DJ booth as he played his brand of dance pop.
Maroon 5: The band walked onstage to a thunderous applause. Lumped in with five hours of pop, Levine and the band brought songwriting depth to the line up. Opening with "One More Night" the quartet showed just why it ranks among music's elite. Subtle hints of funk, doused with straight-forward pop-rock sensibility make Maroon 5 the real deal. The band followed up its triumphant start with a brief rendition of Michel Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" that transitioned seamlessly into "Makes Me Wonder". Of course the loudest moment during the band's closing came when Adam Levine took off his jacket, naturally.
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While watching Entourage on HBO last night, I found myself checking the clock to see how much longer it was going to last. I was bored out of my mind. A show that was once great has now lost its way. We're only a few episodes in, but this season is shaping up to be the worst in the history of the show. The life and times of these people was interesting when Vince was an up and coming movie star or when he was an actor taking a chance on a passion project and especially when he was a complete Hollywood washout trying to claw his way back. Now, the writers have made him an unmitigated success and they have no idea what to do about it.
Turtle has a limo service? How did that happen? No need to explain that.
Vince is an adrenaline junkie? There's never been any indication that he was like that, but sure, go ahead. Also, HE BOUGHT A DINOSAUR HEAD!!!
The previews for next week apparently showed Drama and John Stamos playing ping pong to save Drama's career. What the fuck is that?
There's only one way to save this show. VINCENT CHASE HAS TO DIE!
He already has the motorcycle. Now, have him run it into a wall.
Will Eric be able to attract clients now that his main selling point is dead? How will he deal with Scott Caan's douchebag character, considering he's the one who fed into Vince's stupid adrenaline habit?
Will anyone in the business actually speak to Drama now that he's just a shitty mid-40's actor and not the brother of a A list star? Does John Stamos have anything better to do than hang out with him?
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What will happen to Turtle? Will he realize he's a 33 year old man who dresses like a 14 year old boy? Will he be able to function now that he realizes super hot girls no longer have a reason to speak with him?
Those are questions that I would enjoy seeing answered. Not whether or not Drama can be a sitcom star or what will happen with the slutty agent who Ari fired or whether or not Vince can get his dinosaur head fixed. IT'S A FUCKING DINOSAUR HEAD!!!!!


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Robots Have Their Own Language Now
In all of our robots-take-over-the-world fantasies, there's usually one last conversation between "us" and "them." The robots always speak English, of course! But what if the robots didn't speak English at all? What if robots had a language of their own composed of bleeps and bloops? Scenes of Will Smith in I, Robot would seem ridiculous with Smith just shouting out dial tones. So it was with great fear that we read the BBC's report that said robots are now developing a language that's all their own. Although the language is still in its early stages, the BBC says "the lexicon has proved so sophisticated that it can be used to help robots find places other robots direct them to."
The robots move around their office at the University of Queensland and plot out their location with the help of their onboard cameras. When they reach somewhere they've never been before, the robots put together random syllables to form location names. "Kuzo," "jaro," and "fexo" are three robot destinations. Those are horrendous town names! If any of them says anything that's even close to "New-er York," we're running for the hills.
The BBC spoke to Dr. Ruth Shulz from the University of Queensland, a/k/a the robots' evil basecamp. She had this to say:
"Robot-robot languages take the human out of the loop," she said. "This is important because the robots demonstrate that they understand the meaning of the words they invent independent of humans."
Robots inventing things independently of humans? What if they build...robots!? Yikes, when's that rapture supposed to be coming again?
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One of the two people that were air-lifted following a single-vehicle accident on Sunday, March 5, died at the University of Kentucky Medical Center on Thursday, March 9. Adam Bonar, 24, of Alexandria, Ky. and formerly of Pendleton County, was a passenger in a pick-up truck driven by Larry Gaunce. The truck ran off the road and struck a tree, apparently as the result of a blown tire. The accident happened on US 62, about 10 miles east of Cynthiana.
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Tragedy was averted on Saturday afternoon as three people were air-lifted from the scene of a three-vehicle accident on Ky 36, three and a half miles west of Cynthiana just past Hendricks Lane, on Saturday afternoon at about 3 p.m.
If anyone was born to be a teacher, it is Stephanie Whitson. The 2016 Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year has been teaching for 16 years, all at Eastside Elementary School and comes from a family of teachers. "I most definitely feel like this is what I was born to do," she said during an interview last week. "I am a very spiritual and faith-based person and I just feel like this is the plan that God has for me."
If you "Follow the Yellow Brick Road," in a couple of weekends, it will take you to the Harrison County High School auditorium. On March 24-26, nearly 100 Harrison County students will come together for four performances of the stage version of The Wizard of Oz.
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A Harrison County woman was killed in an accident in Clark County over the weekend. Cathy C. Richie, 56, died as a result of injuries she received in a head-on collision on U.S. 60/Lexington Road, according to Clark County Sheriff Berl Perdue Jr.
"You have to have faith that God will make it all work out," said Robert Peak about adding a new member to his family of four. Robert and his wife Ashley have two children -- Addison, 13, and Dawson, 11. However, from nearly the beginning of their marriage they knew that down the road they would be adopting a child. Initially, the family concentrated on a U.S. adoption. That was until Luke came along.
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The Harrison County grand jury met on Tuesday, March 7 and issued eight indictments. Included in the indictments were: The grand jury charges that Jackie Caskey, 59, operated a motor vehicle while under the influence - fourth or subsequent offense with aggravating circumstance, terroristic threatening in the third degree, criminal mischief in the third degree and disorderly conduct in the second degree. Caskey is alleged to have committed the offense in December, 2016.
Quarter auction to benefit clothing closet A quarter auction will be held Saturday, March 25, at the Cynthiana Elks Lodge with proceeds to benefit the Harrison County Clothing Closet. Funds will be used to purchase undergarments for those in need. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. with the auction getting underway at 10:30 a.m. There will be a $5 admission that will include three paddles. Additional paddles, limit five, will be available for $1 each. Concessions will also be available.
A 22-year-old Cynthiana man has been charged with sex-related offenses following a Kentucky State Police investigation. Steven Thornberry was arrested on March 13 by KSP Tpr. Shayne Currans after allegedly sending obscene pictures of himself to a Harrison County juvenile girl.


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A gong sounds, the chanting stops and she appears smiling in a skimpy black nightie and no make-up. There is a long-haired man with her. 'This is my friend David,' she says. 'We're chanting. Obviously. But he is so much better at explaining it than me.' She disappears to get changed, leaving me with her guru...
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Phish fans, equally glorified and derided for their obsessive nature, have a habit of combining these two spaces by discussing the band's oeuvre in sporting terms. For example: the end of a second set is "the fourth quarter," after a slow start the band might need to "step up its game," and at the end of each show or tour fans vote on Internet forums as to which band member earned MVP honors.
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In the past 24 years of working with Phish (and recently Justin Bieber), Kuroda earned the nickname "CK5" in the '90s as the band's "fifth member." Since Phish's 2009 return after a nearly five-year hiatus, the Bowl topped the list of places that phans yearned for Kuroda to light, and when Phish made its first appearance at the venue in August 2011, neither the band nor its lighting designer disappointed.
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Kasaji's own dream began in August, when her time volunteering at the mission was drawing to a close. To thank the kids and staff for an incredible summer, Kasaji decided to take on a project that had been waiting two years to start—painting the inside of the EDEFY building. Read more about Project Impact 2013 U.S. News ranks Union among America's best colleges | Scott Cushman, director of digital communication U.S. News has once again rated Union College as one of America's "Best Colleges" in the magazine's highly-anticipated annual rankings. In a five-way tie for 43rd place in the Midwestern regional colleges category, this is the eighth consecutive year Union has earned a spot in the top tier of higher educational institutions. While no standardized system can account for unique institutional strengths or the individual needs of students, Union College administrators are proud to see the institution compare favorably with its peers. 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