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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486845381946251843.post6757239970533142557..comments2016-11-27T12:55:22.625+11:00Comments on Let's Go Yankees Blog: CC is a YankeesJessica Leehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486845381946251843.post-85095212509931843552008-12-11T06:45:00.000+11:002008-12-11T06:45:00.000+11:00That's why I put Burnett and Sheets as a group and...That's why I put Burnett and Sheets as a group and Lowe and Pettitte as a group. I don't think we can get Lowe at a short term deal. That's why I prefer Pettitte. I always have a soft spot for Pettitte. My decision may not be rational. However, another good thing about signing Pettitte over Lowe is we don't have to give up draft pick.

I prefer Sheets because the deal to him will be shorter than Burnett.

I have another post regard of Teixeira earlier. you can check it out. Once Yankees get CC, I don't think Yankees will be in Teixeira's sweepstakes. I believe Yankees only will be in to drive up Red Sox or Angels' price.

When all said and done, Yankees should get an impact bat to protect A-Rod. The more I think about it, the more I think Manny will be a good fit as long as we can get him for 3 year deal at maxium. Not to mention Manny certainly can bring more fans and media to ball park.Jessica Leehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486845381946251843.post-53751508678094837632008-12-11T03:45:00.000+11:002008-12-11T03:45:00.000+11:00I wouldn't give Burnett a second look. He's overra...I wouldn't give Burnett a second look. He's overrated and overpriced. That isn't to say he's a bad pitcher or that I wouldn't want him at a lesser price, but he is not an ace.

Sheets, when healthy is one of the best pitchers in baseball. With Maddux retiring, I think it's safe to say Sheets has the best control of any active pitcher. He's a complete crapshoot, however. A healthy Sheets can give you 6-8 complete games a season. The Sheets we've been seeing lately is just as inclined to come out in the third inning with a bad [back, neck, arm, eyebrow, etc.]. I would certainly take him for a short term deal, but as good as he can be, anything long-term is a major risk. The caveat would be if Cashman could work out an incentive or option deal, where the Yankees would pay him a low base, but scale up depending on the number of IP or GS.

I wouldn't be upset with either Lowe or Pettitte for a one-year deal. All else being equal, of course, I'd take Pettitte.

What I'd really like to see them do next is drop out of the Teixeira race and spend a lot less money on Adam Dunn. Everybody looks at the strikeouts, but he's a classic "three true outcome" guy. His defense borders on ugly, but his offense is as good as you'll get short of Teixeira, but without the hefty price tag.

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Benefit held for gay Islam film
by Katie Dettman
Halal Films raised $17,000 Monday, October 16 for In the Name of Allah, the working title of a groundbreaking film that's been four years of work by director Parvez Sharma and producer Sandi DuBowski. Donors and supporters gathered at the SupperClub in downtown San Francisco to celebrate Sharma's film as he enters the final stages of production.
The film addresses the hidden lives and daily struggles of gay Muslims all over the world. Sharma filmed his subjects in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Egypt, Bangladesh, Turkey, France, India, South Africa, the United States, and the United Kingdom. A 12-minute clip was shown to supporters Monday.
In many Islamic countries throughout the world, religious leaders still condone beating and executing gay people. There have been confirmed reports of gay people being executed in Iran and Saudi Arabia by hanging, stoning, and beheading, and gay people can be jailed in India.
According to www.SodomyLaws.org, being a gay male is punishable by death in Mauritania, Nigeria, Sudan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. In addition, being a gay male is illegal in 78 countries around the world. Being a lesbian is illegal in 50 countries around the world.
Sharma said Monday that he is trying to send a message to President Bush and Osama bin Laden, both of whom he said present the wrong image of Islam to the world.
"What I'm really trying to do is present the vast middle in what is the fastest growing religion in the world. Islam's most unlikely storytellers are stepping out and they're stepping proud to tell Mr. George Bush and Mr. Osama bin Laden that the Islam that both of them talk about is not the Islam that the prophet, peace be upon him, had revealed to him 1,400 years ago," said Sharma. "I think this film is very important because it gives an opportunity for the most unlikely voices from this religion to come out and to talk.
"The Islam that this film is seeking to reclaim is rich, it is pulsating, it's welcoming, condemning sometimes, it's loving, it's erotic, it's sensual, it's poetic and it's musical," said Sharma.
It is clear that both producer and director want to bring a message of tolerance and acceptance to gay and straight people of all religions.
DuBowski's 2001 film Trembling Before G-d , portrays gay and lesbian Hasidic and Orthodox Jews. "Trembling has gone on to have an impact that has gone way beyond what we ever dreamed or imagined," said DuBowski. "It has been seen now by an estimated 8 million people worldwide. The most important thing is that it has truly changed the lives of individuals, of families, of religious leaders around the globe, but we are all here tonight because we too want In the Name of Allah to be a profound catalyst for change."
Sharma and DuBowski's goal is to launch the film in 2007 in a world premiere and screen it at festivals around the globe. "We want to seek the widest distribution possible and also to create an international healthy dialogue project with the film over the next years. If there is anything that characterizes our work, it is [that] finishing the film is only the beginning," said DuBowski.
"We truly have a lot to do. We have to edit, pay salaries, move this film into completion, and launch it in the world. So this is where I invite you to become partners in this process. Your active involvement in this is critical," DuBowski added.
According to Halal Films' Web site, "The international chorus of gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims brought together by In the Name of Allah doesn't seek to vilify or reject Islam, but rather negotiate a new relationship to it. In doing so, the film's extraordinary characters point the way for all Muslims to move beyond the hostile, war-torn present, toward a more hopeful future."
A gala benefit is planned for Los Angeles next month, in addition to fundraising house parties in Portland, Oregon and New York City.
To donate online, visit www.hartleyfoundation.org.

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George Mason in the News
Posted: August 18, 2006 at 1:00 am, Last Updated: November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am
Following are highlights of national and international news coverage George Mason received during the past week.
Thursday, Aug. 10, Scotsman (UK)
Heightened Airport Security to Worsen Travel Woes
"Tighter restrictions on carry-on luggage, including bans on liquids, will disrupt air travel for at least several days and make it even more of a headache for passengers already sick of crowded planes and long lines, experts said. The heightened concern about travel safety triggered renewed calls for improved security, which can be laxly enforced by airlines and airports loathe to inconvenience passengers. 'The whole system has to adapt,' said Kenneth Button, a professor of public policy at George Mason University."
Thursday, Aug. 10, PalmBeachPost.com (Fla.)
How Dangerous Is Childhood?
"Adam Walsh's childhood wasn't the only one that ended 25 years ago. Childhood – and parenthood – would never be the same. On Aug. 10, 1981, the severed head of the South Florida boy was found in a canal in Vero Beach. If a 6-year-old could be taken from a mall after being out of his mother's sight for just minutes; if he could be murdered and decapitated; if his killer could elude authorities, then our world must be a truly dangerous place for children. Relentless exposure erodes our ability to see the incident for what it is: A tragic but extremely rare occurrence. 'Because of news patterns, if a kid is abducted in California, you start locking your doors in New Jersey,' says Peter Stearns, a professor at George Mason University and author of 'Anxious Parents: A History of Modern Childrearing in America. ' 'We lose our ability to say, 'Yeah, but that happened 3,000 miles away.'"
Saturday, Aug. 12, AMEInfo.com
Sheikh Saud Holds Talks with Delegation from George Mason University
"H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, held talks with a delegation from George Mason University headed by Dr. Peter Stearns, Provost of GMU-USA, who called on him at the Al Dhait Palace here on Wednesday. The meeting discussed the progress in the setting up of the George Mason University-Ras Al Khaimah (GMU-RAK) campus, the first full branch campus for an American university in the UAE."
Sunday, Aug. 13, St. Petersburg Times (Fla.)
A Place in History Can Be Foreign
"Now that he's 60 and in his final term in office, George Bush undoubtedly is thinking about his place in history. But a president whose original agenda was almost entirely domestic faces a reality: Presidents are often judged by their success – or failures – in foreign affairs. Though Richard Nixon is forever tarnished by Watergate, he also opened the door to China, ended the Vietnam War and started strategic arms limitation talks with the Soviet Union. 'With a bit of historical time, people are looking at Nixon's foreign policy achievements and giving him credit,' says James Pfiffner, an expert on the presidency at George Mason University."


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The Washington Examiner's Ron Arnold is a bit perturbed that anyone is calling out the misinformation campaign about the "incandescent light bulb ban." So he's trying to turn the tables:
Time claims: "Philips and other manufacturers are already making more efficient incandescent bulbs." That's short of an outright lie but it's way beyond hogwash. What Philips is making is halogen lamps, which are incandescent alright, but complex electronic circuit devices about as close to an ordinary incandescent lamp as a third-degree burn, which you can efficiently obtain from a halogen lamp.
To all appearances it works just like an ordinary incandescent bulb, and looks almost the same (see upper right). If there are any weird, "complex electronic circuit devices" (CECDs), you can't tell by looking at it.
Arnold continues:
Philips' 36-page "product information" manual, shows on page 23 that their "Clickline" halogen lamp operates at temperatures as high as 480 degrees Fahrenheit (on the contacts), and 1,650 degrees F. (on the bulb). All aren't that hot, but not by much. By the way, aluminum melts at 1,220.58 degrees Fahrenheit.
1,650 degrees F on the bulb? Melts Aluminum? Now you've got me scared. Only, not:
by Jon Winsor
Conventional incandescent light bulbs are tremendously inefficient. Only about 10% of the energy used to power the light bulb actually goes to producing light, and the remaining 90% is emitted as heat. And it's easy to see why. An incandescent bulb filament relies on the fact that it's a poor conductor of electricity. It's essentially the same concept used by inexpensive space heaters. So doubtless, the technology could be improved—the same way that many appliances have been improved by efficiency standards over the years.
At least that was the way Fred Upton (R – MI) was thinking when he helped craft a provision of the Energy Independence and Security Act (ESIA), which was signed into law by George W. Bush in 2007—with support from manufacturers, who have since invested millions in retooling their factories. The provision didn't choose "winners and losers" as far as light bulb technology goes. Incandescent bulbs were fine, as long as they met the standard. Under the law, as the Christian Science Monitor reported,
…general-purpose light bulbs must become about 30 percent more energy efficient. Different bulb classes face different deadlines, all between 2012 and 2014. The old Edison bulb gets killed on January 1, 2012. But more-efficient incandescent bulbs, which use only 72 watts to give the same output as an old 100-watt Edison bulb, will still be sold.
While Edison bulbs today are about 30-50 cents apiece, updated versions cost $1.50. But the latter pay for themselves in energy savings in about six months.
These bulbs also last about 50% longer, and households were expected to save $100 to $200 per year under the new standards. Not to mention the power plants that wouldn't need to be built, the gains in US energy independence, and the gains in US jobs (the Guardian reports that presently no US factory manufactures the old 100 watt light bulbs).
Enter Rush Limbaugh.
Despite the fact that I conclusively refuted Politifact last week over the Fox News-Jon Stewart affair, the site does not seem intent on reversing itself and affirming reality. Facts, in this case, don't seem to matter–not even to the fact checkers.
My latest DeSmog item is just to provide a summary of this state of affairs–because this is not the last we are going to hear of this matter, I'm quite confident. But there won't really be anything more to say until there is more evidence, either in support of me or otherwise–or until there is another controversy about Fox and the misinformation believed by its viewers.
The item begins like this:
My two posts about Fox News and misinformation are probably the most popular items I've contributed here. They've been widely linked, Tweeted and Facebooked hundreds of times, and viewed well over ten thousand times. That's because they perform a simple task that, at least as far as I had seen when I wrote the first one, hadn't been done elsewhere: They list studies (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) showing that Fox News viewers are the most misinformed about an array of factual—but politicized—issues.
In these posts, I've tried to be as dispassionate as one can be on such a matter. I've repeatedly said that the studies don't prove that Fox causes people to be misinformed; they just show a correlation, but the causal arrow could run in either direction (or both). I've also said that there may well be other studies out there than the 6 that I've found; and there may even be studies out there showing some cases where Fox News viewers are not the most misinformed. Indeed, I could design such a study myself–though it would have to be politically skewed by only asking about topics where liberals and Democrats are likely to be misinformed….
You can read on here.
Let's remember why this matters–there are facts about the world, and ways of determining what they are, and these facts have significance and consequences. That's why we have to hold the misinformers to account–and also, sadly, do the same for the fact-checkers.
Everybody is talking, and rightly so, about the big Al Gore piece in Rolling Stone on science, reason, and the climate crisis. And it is, indeed, quite a tour de force. Gore is not only a charismatic leader (now that he's not running for president), he's a great writer.
Nevertheless, I'm afraid to say that Gore is operating, big time, in liberal Enlightenment mode–precisely what I critiqued in The American Prospect. Let's give some examples of Gore's Enlightenment rhetoric:
Admittedly, the contest over global warming is a challenge for the referee because it's a tag-team match, a real free-for-all. In one corner of the ring are Science and Reason. In the other corner: Poisonous Polluters and Right-wing Ideologues.
We haven't gone nuts — but the "conversation of democracy" has become so deeply dysfunctional that our ability to make intelligent collective decisions has been seriously impaired. Throughout American history, we relied on the vibrancy of our public square — and the quality of our democratic discourse — to make better decisions than most nations in the history of the world. But we are now routinely making really bad decisions that completely ignore the best available evidence of what is true and what is false. When the distinction between truth and falsehood is systematically attacked without shame or consequence — when a great nation makes crucially important decisions on the basis of completely false information that is no longer adequately filtered through the fact-checking function of a healthy and honest public discussion — the public interest is severely damaged.
I agree with one part of Gore's message whole heartedly. We really have lost our grip on reality and this really is endangering our politics and our civilization. Without facts, we're screwed. We're dysfunctional.
But I don't agree with Gore's account of why this happened. He blames the "powerful." He blames the "Polluters." He blames the media. But most of all, for him it's special interests–money in politics, money in the fossil fuel industry, is blocking our progress and sowing misinformation.
Gore seems to assume that if these pernicious effects were vanquished–or controlled by better policy–then the "public interest" would triumph again and we would all rally around it–just as we would all embrace the same facts again. But that just isn't true.
The truth is that we are psychologically programmed not to accept the facts; and moreover, we don't all want the same things–liberals and conservatives, in particular, have different value systems and psychological needs. And liberals, in particular, need to think that society can be rational, and that science can fix our problems–and that if it isn't working out that way, it must be due to some kind of wrongdoing or nefariousness.
But alas, while our state of dysfunction is very real, the cause is not some evil Machiavellian group of special interests (an argument that works less and less well, by the way, as more and more fossil fuel companies become supporters of climate action). No: the cause lies within ourselves, and our brains.
Here's a great segment from Jon Stewart last night–although it has one flaw. But watch first:
The problem is, Stewart wasn't actually wrong, not even in the teeny way that he confessed to. Politifact cited the wrong studies to refute him, while ignoring numerous studies that I have found, all of which support Stewart. For a full explanation, see my latest DeSmogBlog item. Brief excerpt:
It is of course around contested political facts, and contested scientific facts, where we find active, politically impelled, and emotionally laden misinformation campaigns—and it is in the latter realm that Fox News viewers are clearly more misinformed. Once again, I've cited 5 studies to this effect—concerning the Iraq war, the 2010 election, global warming, health care reform, and the Ground Zero Mosque. By contrast, Politifact only cites two of these studies, and attempts to critique one of them (the 2010 election study)—misguidedly to my mind, but who really even cares. It is obvious where the weight of the evidence lies at this point, unless further, relevant studies are brought to bear.
As a result of all of this, Politifact should either produce relevant research to rebut Stewart, or run a far more forthcoming retraction than has been issued so far. Note, however, that the issue grew a tad more complicated last night when Stewart did an excellent segment on all of this, where he both dramatized how much Fox misinformed viewers and yet also kind of conceded Politifact's point, when he didn't actually have to. He wasn't wrong. They were wrong.
When the fact checkers fail—and in this case, they not only failed, they generated a falsehood of their own–they have a special responsibility to self-correct.
Again, full post here.
This is the fifth and last in a series of posts elaborating on my recent American Prospect magazine article entitled "The Reality Gap: Now more than Ever, Republicans and Democrats are separated by expertise–and by facts."
Okay. So now we've seen how academia and expertise have shifted left, how counter-expertise has moved in from the right, how this leaves us with a postmodern political culture, but how nevertheless, if you drill down on basic scientific and policy facts, you find Democrats, who are closer to expertise, much more aligned with them. There are exceptions, to be sure. But that's the picture.
However, the final point is the one that matters most–facts and expertise aren't helping Democrats, nor is the fact that they have them helping America. Minds aren't being changed, consensus isn't being formed (just look at one of the latest comment threads). And among expertise-saturated liberals, there's a failure to see why this is happening–and even, sometimes, the delusion that rational and fact-based argument is going to solve problems that are really rooted in value differences:
Liberals, to Lakoff, are just different. Science, social science, and research in general support an Enlightenment ethic–finding the best facts so as to improve the world and society and thus advance liberals' own moral system, which is based on a caring and "nurturant" parent-run family. Read More
This is the fourth in a series of posts elaborating on my recent American Prospect magazine article entitled "The Reality Gap: Now more than Ever, Republicans and Democrats are separated by expertise–and by facts."
Okay: We've seen how expertise has gone left, the right has countered, and how the resultant expertise war leaves our public discourse seemingly fact free–or at any rate, leaves the two political camps unable to agree about what's true about the world. Then what?
Well, there are still facts–and reliable ways of discerning them. And Colbert's quip that reality "has a well known liberal bias" does seem to hold. Though not perfectly. From the article:
Take health care. Earlier this year, the Kaiser Family Foundation released an examination of mistaken beliefs about the new law, and misperceptions were certainly rampant. Fifty-nine percent wrongly thought the law creates a government-run health-care plan; 40 percent believed it creates "death panels" (another 15 percent were "unsure"); and 45 percent thought the law cuts benefits to those on Medicare. These misperceptions were not equally distributed in the population–Republicans were more likely to believe the last two falsehoods in particular. Indeed, just 18 percent of Republicans came up with the right answer for at least seven of the 10 factual questions the survey posed, compared to 32 percent of Democrats.
That's not the only such study…. Read More
This is the third in a series of posts elaborating on my recent American Prospect magazine article entitled "The Reality Gap: Now more than Ever, Republicans and Democrats are separated by expertise–and by facts."
In my last two posts about my American Prospect piece, I showed how the Democratic Party today has become the chosen party of experts and "empirical professionals," but also that conservatives have plenty of experts of their own and, indeed, have made a conscious attempt to cultivate them, while also bashing liberal experts for bias. Thus, both sides have many more allied thinkers than they did in the 1970s.
Now, in the third post–this time, the bulk of it is at DeSmogBlog–I explain the psychological consequences of this dynamic. The upshot is when it comes to expertise, you can always fight a guerilla war. Why? Brief excerpt: Read More
This is the first of several posts elaborating on my recent American Prospect magazine article entitled "The Reality Gap: Now more than Ever, Republicans and Democrats are separated by expertise–and by facts."
Perhaps the first thing you have to understand, in determining how America became so "truthy"–i.e., unable to agree on what reality even is on contested issues–is the changing political alignment of academics, scientists, and postgraduates in general over the last several decades.
Here are the data, and they are really striking (although how to interpret them is a different matter). As reported in my Prospect piece:
In one of the most comprehensive surveys of American professors, sociologists Neil Gross of the University of British Columbia and Solon Simmons of George Mason found that 51 percent described themselves as Democrats, and 35.3 percent described themselves as independents–with the bulk of those independents distinctly Democrat-leaning, rather than straddling the center. Just 13.7 percent were Republicans. Academia has long been a liberal bastion, but it hasn't always been this lopsided. According to Gross, professors have been drifting to the left since the late 1960s, gradually carrying us into today's very unbalanced expertise environment.
Gross and Simmons' findings parallel the results of surveys on two overlapping groups: scientists and those with graduate degrees (whether or not they stay in academe)… Read More
I'm going to be focusing on my latest American Prospect piece and its implications–but the new URL is here. I guess it changed for web purposes.
I also got the cover image wrong so here is the right one.
Meanwhile I note that the central personage with whom I begin the article, Kerry Emanuel of MIT, recently had a great letter in the Boston Globe, debunking Jeff Jacoby, who had rewritten some skeptic talking points as a column. Here's Emanuel:
Assessing and dealing with climate risk in an environment of highly uncertain science and expensive options is challenging enough without having to entertain the flippancy of your columnist. There is no scientific basis for his certainty that we have nothing to worry about.
It's that old point about not being certain about uncertainty….unwarranted certainty is not a good thing on such a complex issue.


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While the area's main drag is home to Target, Best Buy, Panera, Starbucks, and Chipotle, the neighborhood streets are dotted with smaller, independently-owned establishments, like The Heights, a neighborhood American bistro, the Vietnamese restaurant Pho 14, Sticky Fingers vegan bakery, and Room 11 wine bar.
Also, 11th Street, a quiet cousin to 14th Street that was recently introduced to readers of The New York Times as "Washington's hippest new strip" is home to a number of businesses that are distinctly more local and quirky than those on the area's main drag. There is the massively popular Wonderland bar, Red Rocks Pizzeria, Meridian Pint, Columbia Heights Coffee, and Bloombars, a free and funky performance space. The owner of Tryst, an ever-crowded coffee shop in Adams Morgan, is also planning on opening a diner/bar/coffee shop on the ground floor of 1020 Monroe Street in the next few weeks.
Columbia Heights is a public transportation mecca. The Metro station is on the Green Line, with the major transfer stop Gallery Place only eight minutes away. Buses running north and south along 14th Street and 16th Street are some of the city's busiest, and a Circluator bus runs east and west.
Driving in the city is a little less convenient, mostly because parking—particularly close to 14th Street—has gotten tougher and tougher. But the neighborhood is close to major city arteries like 16th Street, Rock Creek Parkway, Rhode Island Avenue (Route 1), and New York Avenue (Route 50). Major Virginia highways like I-66 and the George Washington Parkway are a little farther. There is secure, garage parking available for $20 a day located at the Target down the street. I can give you the pass if you choose to park there.
Columbia Heights is one of those rare DC neighborhoods where people of all races, ages, and socioeconomic classes share space, and to many, that - not the revitalized commercial strip - is where its charm lies.
Comfortable, quiet, well-appointed. Great location one block from the Columbia Heights Metro stop.
This sweet apartment is in a great location, within one block of the metro and close to everything you will need to enjoy your stay in D.C. My daughter and I visited D.C. for 4 days. I have been to the city before but this is the first time we tried a rental. I was a wonderful experience. Daniel was very nice and getting situated was easy. There are many restaurants close by and we were able to pick up some groceries too. Access to the Metro was one block away and we were easily able to visit everything we wanted to including attending a Nats game. The apartment was spotless and just as portrayed in the photos. The artwork in the apartment was especially nice. I would definitely recommend this location and would like to visit again.
The apartment was very nice. It also was very conveniently located to metro. For someone not used to city life it was a little noisy at night. If you are used to living in the city I am sure you probably wouldn't even notice. With that in mind I would still highly recommend this.
My wife and I just stayed in this house for 11 days. It is the best vacation home I have ever stayed at! The unit was spotless when we moved in, the bed was comfortable, and everything worked. The location is perfect and only a very short walk to a subway that can get you about anywhere you want to go. We had no vehicle, and only used Uber a couple of times (to get to Lincoln's cottage and the Frederick Douglas house). With those 2 exceptions we were able to get to all the sites with no problem via subway.
The neighborhood is diverse, safe, and reasonably quiet for an urban location. There are countless restaurants and bars within 1-2 short blocks of the unit, as well as a drug store and grocery. Also, the landlord Danny is extremely responsive and easy to deal with. I cannot speak highly enough of this rental....it's as close to perfect as you are going to find!
My wife and I loved staying at this unit. It was clean and comfortable. I cooked meals with ease. It was within walking distance to many wonderful eats and a Metro stop was 1 block away, which was quite nice for transversing the city. The landlord, Danny, was very accommodating. Highly recommend.
We found the apartment to be very comfortable and attractive. It is in a residential neighborhood, with lots of stores and good restaurants. It is also close to transportation that brings you to all the important sites. We would stay here again.
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Deja Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas - Walkthrough
Version 1.4 6/9/02 ?????? ???????? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Deja Vu 2 Also known as Ace Harding: Lost in Las Vegas by The Lost Gamer (email@example.com) Copyright 2002 Table of Contents: 001. General information 002. Story 003. Controls 004. Walkthrough 005. Credits 001-General Information ----------------------------------------------------------- This is a walkthrough for the Windows game called Ace Harding: Lost in Las Vegas. This game is actually Deja Vu 2, so if you want to get this game you should probably look for that instead of Ace Harding. You'll have a hard time finding this game because it's lost from the world (it still survives as Deja Vu 2 on other systems). So why did I make a FAQ for a lost game? Don't be silly. I'm the lost gamer. You can e-mail me at the adress above (firstname.lastname@example.com), but make the subject "Ace Harding Walkthrough" or else I'll delete it (I get a lot of spam). This is a good system in theory, but nobody's ever e-mailed me about my FAQ's. The curse of being lost in the world of games...sigh... Okay, enough self-pitying. Here's the FAQ. 002-Story ----------------------------------------------------------- The plot is very similar to Deja Vu...you can't find one. Well, actually there is a complicated plot involved, but you wake up with no memory and can't remember anything. Here's the plot anyway: You are Ace Harding, the infamous ex-boxer and detective. Your most famous case is the Deja Vu case, where you were drugged so you forgot everything and woke up to find yourself framed for the murder of your ex-manager Siegel. Using your best skills, you managed to regain your memory and prove your innocence. But all is not as good as it seems... Siegel apparently had a few "buddies" in the mafia (no wonder he was killed). It appears he owed them a large sum of money and was going to give it to them, but was killed. Now the money's missing, and the mafia's mad. It's up to you to get the money for the mafia...or they'll kill you. You have a week to get the money. To make sure you don't do anything the mafia doesn't want you to, they sent a goon to watch over you. Better find the money fast! 003-Controls ----------------------------------------------------------- These ICOM games have strange set ups for the NES. You use the arrows to do actions to objects on the screen. The actions you can do are: Examine Examine something Open Open something Close Close something Use Use something on something Go Go through an exit Hit Hit something (preferably someone) Self Dealing with yourself (Use something on self) 004-Walkthrough ----------------------------------------------------------- You wake up with a throbbing headache. You are in a bath- room and for some reason, undressed. Quickly grab your pants and trenchcoat, and put them on. Open your trenchcoat and pants, and find a way to sort the items that you find is good. Open the door and leave. Hey, it's the goon who was sent to watch you. He warns you not to get any smart ideas. When he leaves, grab his cigar ring (he should really stop smoking) and the train schedule. If you didn't put on your clothes, he makes a comment about your purple underwear. He'll show up at random points in the game to tell you about how your time is running up. You're in the hallway. Open the doors to the casino and enter. Go left to see the chick who's the cashier. Give her your ten bucks (from the wallet) and you get two five dollar chips. Then roam around the casino. Examine all the blackjack dealers until one gives you deja vu. He's Rudy, your old sparring partner. Show Rudy the newspaper clipping that deals with him and you He winks at you and invites you to play a little blackjack. Since you're old buddies, he lets you win. Put your chips on the cards to stay. Eventually, his boss gives him the signal to go on break, and he leaves his post. Go back to the cashier chick and exchange all the chips you won into dollars. Go back to the hallway, and leave the casino. Outside the casino, head right to reach the train station. Enter the station. You can go to the right to see the list of departures on the wall. Find out where the train to Chicago is. Enter the train and give the rude conductor twenty bucks so you can go to Chicago, where Siegel was killed Do it as fast as you can, or else the big jerk will thank you for the tip and go off without you. If you don't make it on the train, leave the station and try again. When you make it, you fall asleep on the ride there. In the station, make sure to grab a newspaper using a quarter Leave the train station and enter the cab. Why, it's your old pal Gabby! Unfortunately, he can't hear anything so you have to find alternate ways of communication. Use your driver's liscence on him, and he takes you to your apartment Wow, what a dump! Stogie really messed up your room! Luckily, your ugly plaid overcoat is safe. Take your flsahlight, and the penknife from the drawer on the floor. Go back to Gabby and use the newspaper clipping of you solving Siegel's murder on him. He takes you to Joe's bar. Enter the alleyway, and climb the fire escape. Open the penknife and use it on the boarded window. Climb through. Hey, it's the place where you found Siegel's dead body! Open the old telephone on the wall to get a weird key. Go back down to the alleyway, and head deeper in the allerway and you see a door. Use your penknife to open the lock, and walk into the bar. Go down to the wine cellar, and pull the bottle without dust like in the first game. Go through the hole that appears, and into the circular door. Use the weird key on the righter slot machine to open it. You get a diary and an address to Sugar's place. Woo hoo! Go back to the cab and use the address on Gabby to go to Sugar's apartment. Better watch your step, in the last game she tried to kill you. The door to Sugar's room is locked (very smart, considering what she does in there), but using your penknife you can go in her house. Open her wardrobe door and steal the cop's uniform. Open he vaccuum, use the penknife on the bag, and take the letter. Go back to Gabby. Use the newspaper you got in the train station to go to the city morgue. Before entering the morgue, take off your pants and put on the cop's uniform. Enter the back room (you needed the cop's outfit to get there) and open the drawer labeled five. Take the tag off the stiff's toe. Exit to the morgue and give the man at the counter the tag from the toe. He gives you a box. Take the baggage claim ticket and the money. Exit. Use the train schedule on Gabby to get back to the train station. Grab a train to Las Vegas, just like when you took the train to Chicago. When you're in Las Vegas, enter the baggage claim. Open the clothes and grab the letter. Go back to the hotel. Instead of entering the casino, enter the elevator. Go to floor three and exit. Jump in the clothes hamper and close the lid. You'll have to wait a little while, so amuse yourself by examining to laundry. Eventually, two thugs take the laundry away to their laundry shack. They take away some of your stuff to show the boss. Quickly, use the rope that ties your hands together on the box. Go upstairs and open the front door. Go back downstairs and hide in the laundry hamper. The thugs will talk about how the front door is open and you must have left. The boss won't be happy. Go back upstairs and into the bosses' office. Don't worry, he's not there. Open his desk. Take his key, and open the box in his desk. Take the magnet. Now leave the office, and go through the front doors you opened earlier. You'll be in front of their building, cleverly disguised as a laundry service. Go right about four times (you'll pass through the dessert) and enter the hotel. Get back inside the elevator. It's time to meet the boss. Use your magnet on the strange empty spot above the floor four button. Wow, a secret level Exit floor five and go through the door on the left. Use the paperweight on itself and it breaks in half. Grab the half that looks like a dart. Now backtrack all the way back to the boss' office in Laundromat (make sure to pick up your magnet). Use the dart on the dartboard. You enter a secret office. Open the desk and grab the letter to the boss. Make sure to drop one of the cigar rings the goon leaves everywhere in the room. This way the boss knows the gig is up and will try to kill Malone. Go back to the hotel, and go up to the fifth floor. Go into Malone's door (the one on the right). Drop off ALL the important letters/envelopes/evidence in his room. If you do all of it, this lets him know the boss is a traitor and he'll try to kill the boss. Now get out as fast as you can and jump on a train going somewhere. When you get there, you read the news to find out your plan worked. Malone and the boss both went after each other at the same time. There was a big gun fight, and both died. Congratulations, now nobody is trying to kill you! Oh, and you beat the game. 005-Credits ----------------------------------------------------------- This game is copyright of ICOM Situtations, 1986. This FAQ is copyright of The Lost Gamer, 2002. If you want to use any part of this FAQ, ask me first (instructions under general information)


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Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions: Complete Game PreviewNovember 19, 2013
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions: Complete Game Preview
Nebraska isn't in the running for the Big Ten title anymore. That doesn't mean the season is over, though.
In fact, the Huskers have a lot ahead, facing Penn State at home on Saturday. It's Nebraska's final road trip of the season.
It is also Penn State's Senior Day.
This won't be an easy matchup for either team; however, the Nittany Lions can boast that it has defeated each of its three Big Ten home opponents. The team looks to add Nebraska to that list.
The Huskers have won the last two matchups against Penn State. On the other hand, the Lions hold a 5-2 series lead when the game is played in State College, Pa.
Ultimately, this game could go either way. Both teams are ineligible for the conference title game, making these last games of the regular season more important than before.
Who will leave victorious?
Where: Beaver Stadium, State College, Pa.
When: Saturday, Nov. 23, at 3:30 p.m. ET
Watch: Big Ten Network
Listen: Husker Sports Network, Sirius Channel 108, XM 197
Betting Line: Penn State (-2), per Bovada
Nebraska's Keys to Victory
1. Protect the Ball
This is an obvious key to victory for Nebraska.
Five turnovers simply won't win a football game. The Huskers faces that against Michigan State.
Beaver Stadium isn't a quiet place. There will be a lot of pressure within it.
Nebraska will have to find a way to tune it out and stay composed. Turnovers must not be an issue against Penn State.
If the team continues to fumble and throw interceptions, the Lions will take advantage of it.
It will also make winning just that more difficult for Nebraska.
2. Stop the Pass (Primarily Robinson)
Penn State features a strong passing attack. In fact, the Lions are currently averaging 255 yards per game.
That means Nebraska's secondary will have to be ready.
Against Michigan State, there were plenty of missed opportunities by the secondary.
Penn State will provide an even bigger challenge. Junior wideout Allen Robinson currently has 81 catches this season. That's a single-season record for the Lions.
The other Lion wideouts have 59 catches combined.
That means Nebraska has to be on the look out for Robinson. If given an opportunity, he will take it.
He could wreak havoc on Nebraska's secondary if given the chance.
3. Get Out of Their Own Way
Nebraska needs to stop beating itself.
Against Michigan State, that's exactly what the team did. From turnovers to missed tackles, the Huskers handed the Spartans more opportunities than deserved.
In fact, many have incorrectly stated that Michigan State forced the turnovers on Nebraska. When re-watching the film, it's clear that the turnovers fall on the Huskers' shoulders.
That's the biggest issue heading into Happy Valley. Nebraska has a bad habit of beating itself.
The team must get out of its own way to be successful. Had the team accomplished that versus Michigan State, things could have been much different.
The past is the past, however, and Nebraska must go forward. In doing so, the team must stop creating problems for itself.
Penn State's Keys to Victory
1. Put Pressure on Armstrong
Quarterback Tommy Armstrong has battled turnovers since taking the reigns this season.
In fact, Armstrong threw three interceptions against Purdue and Northwestern. He then went on to throw on interceptions against Michigan State.
He also has struggled with holding on to the ball. Three fumbles against the Spartans alone was enough to leave fans grimacing.
Regardless, Armstrong is a freshman and is learning.
There is no reason, however, that Penn State's defense shouldn't be putting a lot of pressure on Armstrong.
It's high-pressure situations that force Armstrong into uncomfortable moments.
If Penn State wants to take the advantage in the game, the pressure must be brought.
2. Limit Abdullah
I-Back Ameer Abdullah is currently averaging 146.9 yards per game in Big Ten play.
That's reason enough to pay some attention to the junior.
How Abdullah played against Michigan State is even more reason to pay attention. Considering the Spartans' strong rush defense, Abdullah still made it look easy.
There is little doubt that the Huskers won't be handing the ball to Abdullah. Penn State is also likely preparing for that; however, Abdullah has proved he's a force with which to be reckoned. How Penn State reacts to that will define Nebraska's offensive outing on Saturday.
3. Home-field Advantage
Beaver Stadium is something special.
With a capacity of more than 107,000 fans, the Lions boast one of the tougher atmospheres in the Big Ten.
There is no reason Happy Valley shouldn't be rocking on Saturday. It's Senior Day, after all.
When Beaver Stadium fills top to bottom in all white, it's a site to be seen. For young Nebraska players, such as quarterback Tommy Armstrong, it can definitely add more pressure.
Saturday will already be a challenging game for Nebraska. Add the crowd to that, and the Huskers may be more shaken up than they wish.
Players to Watch for Nebraska
Tommy Armstrong (Fr., QB)
The matchup with Michigan State was not one of quarterback Tommy Armstrong's finer moments.
Responsible for four of Nebraska's five turnovers, a lot of blame was immediately placed on Armstrong.
The team, however, has rallied around the young quarterback. Head coach Bo Pelini was clear that he still puts his faith in Armstrong, as reported by ESPN.com:
We still believe in Tommy and still think he's going to be a really good football player for us. He's young. He's a freshman. He's not going to be perfect. He was disappointed yesterday, but that experience will make him better down the line.
Needless to say, Armstrong will have many eyes on him come Saturday. Turnovers must be corrected.
Happy Valley won't make it easy for Armstrong. It will be interesting to see how he responds to the adversity.
Ameer Abdullah (Jr., RB)
I-Back Ameer Abdullah has started to show up on semifinalist lists for college football awards.
One of those awards is the Doak Walker Award, given to the nation's top running back.
Abdullah deserves to be on the finalist lists, too.
He currently leads the Big Ten in rushing average at 134.8 yards per game. That ranks him sixth nationally.
Many were critical of Abdullah prior to facing Michigan State. With the Spartans' tough rushing defense, plenty of media outlets were convinced Abdullah would struggle.
Instead, Abdullah shined with another 100+ rushing yards. That means Abdullah has fained 100 yards or more in eight of nine games in 2013.
If there is one player Penn State is keeping its eye on, it's Abdullah. Without proper attention, he will run over any team.
For a full depth chart, click here.
Players to Watch for Penn State
Allen Robinson (Jr., WR)
Wide receiver Allen Robinson was just named a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award. He has every reason to be a finalist, too.
Robinson's numbers are impressive. He currently ranks third in the nation in receiving yardage, with 120.4 yards per game.
He is also ninth in the nation in receptions, with 8.1 per game.
It makes sense that Robsinson was also the Big Ten wide receiver of the year in 2012.
Needless to say, Robinson will be the one to watch for the Nebraska secondary. If anyone is going to make big plays, it will be Robinson.
Christian Hackenberg (Fr., QB)
Quarterback Christian Hackenberg has made quite an impression in his first season leading Penn State.
In fact, Hackenberg is only one of four true freshmen among the NCAA's top 100 passers.
His arm is what makes him a threat, especially with Robinson on the other end.
Hackenberg isn't the most mobile of quarterbacks, though. That's an area Nebraska's defense will look to exploit.
Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini sees Hackenberg's talent, though. As reported by PennLive.com, Pelini paid Hackenberg a high compliment:
I think he'll develop into a really good football player. He has all the tools, I mean, you see it. He has really good arm strength and can do a lot of things. The dude does a lot of things well.
With a compliment like that, there is little doubt Pelini isn't keeping his team focused on Hackenberg in preparation.
For a full depth chart, click here.
What Are They Saying?
On the approach to the final two games:
We won't approach these games any differently. It's business as usual for us. Those guys in the locker room…we're beat up. We're still dealing with some injuries and that type of thing. Our approach this week isn't any different.
On the quarterback situation:
It will be a similar plan to what we've had at the quarterback position. Not only for short-term but for long term. We still believe in Tommy (Armstrong Jr.) and still think he's going to be a really good football player for us. He's young. He's a freshman. He's not going to be perfect. He was disappointed yesterday but because of that experience, that will make him better down the line. Our approach is no different. Tommy and maybe some Ron (Kellogg III) and just dictate it by how the football game goes.
On the turnover margin:
We work on it every day. We just have to keep working on it. Obviously when you have five in a game, it's pretty unusual. Obviously it's unfortunate. It's come at the wrong time of the year for us.
On playing Penn State:
It's a great atmosphere. It's a great place to play. Obviously great tradition. I think Coach Bill O'Brien is doing a heckuva job there. We'll have our work cut out for us. They're a good football team. They're well-coached. They're physical. It will be a good challenge for us.
On what he said to Tommy Armstrong after losing to Michigan State:
Nothing really to say. It was a team loss. I know he had a rough game, but it was a lot of things we did as a team that credited to the loss. It was a team loss.
On media outlets predicting only 35 yards rushing against Michigan State:
Of course. That's their job to make predictions and it's my job to shut them up. I feel like we did a good job of that, but obviously it wasn't good enough to get the win on Saturday.
On what he knows about playing Penn State:
Played there my freshman year. Pretty good atmosphere, especially with what they were going through at the time. It's going to be tough. Those guys – they always play hard. Every time they bring their best effort. They have a lot of young guys on their team who are hungry for wins. It's going to be a good game Saturday.
Redshirt Freshman Quarterback Tommy Armstrong
On turnovers:
I thought I prepared the right way, I just didn't hold onto the ball. We made little mistakes here and there, and most of those were my fault. I have to take the blame for it. I just have to take care of the football. You can't win the game when you have turnovers.
On being prepared for Penn State's crowd:
I think I'm ready for it. Michigan was loud, but at the same time, I know how to key into the game and stay focused on what I'm doing. I need to communicate with my offensive line and my receivers, but I feel like it's going to be a great game and I think we're going to do well.
Unless otherwise noted, all quotes were obtained courtesy of Huskers.com.
Nebraska's offense took a surprising step back against Michigan State; however, the problems are fixable.
As for the Blackshirts, the Huskers really stepped up.
If the two sides of the ball can come together, it could be a big moment for Nebraska. Although the team cannot make it to the Big Ten Championship, winning against Penn State and Iowa are crucial.
Penn State, however, isn't going to make it an easy win for the Huskers, especially on Senior Day.
The Lions have a lot of weapons that will challenge the Huskers. One of those weapons is wideout Allen Robinson.
If given the chance, Robinson will make many statements on Saturday. That means a lot of pressure is on the Blackshirts to step up.
Additionally, Nebraska's offense has to come together and eliminate the turnovers. Handing the ball over as many times as it did against Michigan State won't win the game in Happy Valley.
Penn State's head coach Bill O'Brien will do his best to limit Nebraska's strengths. He's also very good at motivating his own team.
The Lions have struggled this season, though.
It will be a close game, either way.
With the help of I-Back Ameer Abdullah, the Huskers will find a way to win. It will likely be close to tied most of the game, with Abdullah making a break late in the game.
It won't be pretty, but the Huskers will take the win back to Lincoln, Neb.
Prediction: Nebraska 24, Penn State 17
For complete team coverage and everything Huskers, you can follow Erin on Twitter @erinsorensen.


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The San Francisco 49ers head coach, Jim Harbaugh, attended the second half of a practice session on Thursday, according to reports. Harbaugh was admitted to Stanford Hospital on Wednesday night, for a minor heart procedure.
It had been reported that Harbaugh would miss an entire day's work, the 49ers having released a statement on Thursday that said: "Coach Harbaugh is not at the facility today under doctor's orders. He is having a minor procedure done at Stanford Hospital today for an irregular heartbeat. We anticipate that he will be back at the facility tomorrow."
The 49ers also indicated that Brad Seely, the assistant head coach and special-teams co-ordinator, would take charge of the team until Harbaugh returned to duty.
The 49ers host the Chicago Bears in NFL week 11's Monday-night game, and are "cautiously expected" to start the quarterback Alex Smith, who suffered a concussion in last weekend's controversial tie with the St Louis Rams. The Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler, who was concussed in his team's defeat by the Houston Texans, will not start the game – the Bears confirmed on Friday that Jason Campbell will start in his place.


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For every point Lakers big man Pau Gasol scores tonight against the New York Knicks he will donate $1,000 to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.
The two former presidents established the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund (CBHF) to respond to unmet needs in the country, foster economic opportunity, improve the quality of life over the long term for those affected, and assist the people of Haiti as they rebuild their lives and "build back better," according to their website, clintonbushhaitifund.org
President Clinton will be on hand at Madison Square Garden for tonight's game and will be interviewed by ESPN at halftime along with Gasol and the Knicks' Danilo Gallinari.
Other Wasserman Media Group players like Antawn Jamison, Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, Tyreke Evans and many other will join in donating monies per point in tonight's game.
Lakers guard Jordan Farmar, also represented by Wasserman, headlines a group of players making generous contributions to the relief effort.
Earlier this week the Lakers organization and their fans mobilized on several fronts to raise nearly $40,000 for American Red Cross – Haiti Relief and Recovery. Read more about that here.


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Thursday, July 30, 2015
In case anyone is curious...
This one is five years old: he left the house today and said "bye Mommy! Don't kick anyone in the penis while I'm at school!"
This is the new one: he sleeps a lot.
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Monday, March 18, 2013
Really? 40?
Yep. I'm 40. Just happened the other day. 40. Years. Old.
I sure don't feel 40. For a lot of reasons. Here are some of them in no particular order.
I don't feel 40 because I went to law school in my 30's, and a lot of my law school friends are on average 8 years or so younger than me.
I don't feel 40 because because I just got married 2 years ago. Wasn't I supposed to do that 10 years ago or so?
I don't feel 40 because I still go commando, like, most of the time.
I don't feel 40 because I don't look 40.
I don't feel 40 because all the moms around me at the toddler playgrounds are 30ish.
I don't feel 40 because I DON'T HAVE MY SHIT TOGETHER AND 40 YEAR OLDS HAVE THEIR SHIT TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't feel 40 because I still like ramen noodles. A lot.
I don't feel 40 because I swear a lot.
i feel forty because my back hurts a lot sometimes for no good reason
i feel forty because i worry about dying
i feel forty because i can't day drink anymore
i feel forty because sometimes when i try on clothes i ask myself if it looks like i'm "trying too hard" to look twenty
i feel forty because the most expenisve product i have is anti-wrinkle cream
i feel forty because i don't know who the fuck anyone is in people magazine anymore
My husband asked what I wanted for my birthday this year. I said a flash mob. He said no. He did throw me a very nice surprise party, though, took me to the theatre, and gave me a pretty blue box, containing pretty fancy jewelry. All in all a pretty spectacular weekend.
I try to get past the whole number thing. I really do. And to everyone who says, "It's just a number", well that's true. It is just a number, but it's a number with weight.
And meaning.
And presumptions.
And back fat.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
So, this happens to every mom, right?
We all start believing our toddler's tv shows are sending us messages through the TV, right? I, mean, right?
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Hello Hello Hello?
Hello Blog! It's nice to see you! I can't believe it's been a year and a half! I've actually been back to read you a lot lately. I've gone over a lot of old things that I've written here, and I have to say, I was pretty fucking funny at times. I choose to re-read those a lot more than the ones where I was boring and stupid.
I really don't know how people keep up with writing when they have babies and jobs and stuff. It really is a discipline, and, I of course am not disciplined at all. But I do like writing. And I miss it.
I guess a small life update is in order. My little guy G is doing really well. Not gonna lie, he can be quite a dick. He's 2 and a half, and he can be a boundary pushing asshat. He walked up to me the other day and said "Sorry mommy I throw your phone in the potty." He also loves to dump over cups with liquid in them. But other than that, which I've been told is fairly normal, he's really amazing. He loves trucks. Like, a real real lot.
Work is awesome, but very different than it was a couple of years ago. Just recently I got promoted to a new assignment, and it's fascinating, and freaky, and dramatic, and sad, and thrilling. The hours are crazy and long, and I regularly have to talk to people who are covered in blood. Sometimes their blood, sometimes someone else's. It makes me fucking NUTS that I can't write about it. One of the benefits is every once in a while I have a couple of days off in the middle of the week, where G is at school, and Husband is at work, and I have the whole house to myself. Like today. I'd like to say I've used that time really productively, but that would be a huge lie. Lots of coverage of the Jodi Arias trial, Dance Moms, and Law and Order marathons. I also eat ramen noodles for breakfast a lot on days like today. Don't know why. Oh yeah I do. Because they are delicious.
But it did get me thinking about writing on this blog again. We'll see how it goes. I do have some stories to share...
For now, though, here's G:
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Being a lawyer is glamourous
Friday, October 21, 2011
Stolen Lines 8.1
It's back! Stolen Lines is being hosted by the always lovely and clever
The line is: After hanging up the phone, I stood for awhile looking out my window and wondering if I should have told him no.
End your post with "I stole this line from page 220 of Rules of Civility by Amor Towles"
to post it...
to look at some old stolen lines...
I'm excited. Going to work on it now.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Dear Anonymous Commenter,
You know who you are. You are the only anonymous commenter who commented on my post before last, with the always creative critique "Yawwwwwn"
Dude! At first I just rolled my eyes, thinking, well, big shock... Mr. (or Ms.) Anonymous never really quits. And that was that.
But then actually, I got annoyed. At MYSELF! Anonymous, you are right! I've definitely been having a rough time coming up with something to write about. And it is kinda sad. And I have been a little boring...But what can I say? I'm stuck.
So, Anonymous... tell me... What do YOU want me to write about? Give me a topic. I'll write about anything you say as long as it's something I know something about. If I'm so fucking boring, give me a clue. HELP ME HELP YOU BE ENTERTAINED. The one thing I won't write about is work, and I won't reveal my real identity. I like my job more than I like this blog. But anything else? You name it, I'll write about it.
Ok. Go... And I won't hold my breath waiting for a response.
PS. What the hell, this invitation is open to anyone. Not just bitchy anonymous commenters.
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Sunday, October 09, 2011
Dinner and our new venture, and a volunteer needed...
I need pizza. My husband needs pizza. We can't find one we both like. We've started a new project. It certainly won't replace this one, but may just add a little something.
Feel free to check it out and refer your favorite place to us. We're literally in the middle of our first entry right now.
Where's our Fucking Pizza?
Also, for those of you who have been around, how about someone come up with a
Stolen Line
? I promise I'll participate!
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Sunday, October 02, 2011
Dance Moms, Weddings, and Babies.
Hi Blog!
I'm not really ready to start writing again, but I was looking for an old blog that I used to write on, and it was just gone. Like, it disappeared, and I was told that if you don't write, then Blogger just throws your blog away like a cheap hooker. And I would be really disappointed if that happened to this blog. Also I feel like if I am writing while watching "Dance Moms" then it's sorta like I'm not really watching "Dance Moms." At least I can't be held accountable for it. Like, if my husband comes home and asks why the fuck I'm watching "Dance Moms" I can act all horrified, and be all "oh my god, i can't even believe THAT'S on! I was
and totally not paying attention. 'Dance Moms?' Eww!!!!"
And yes. I said husband. I'm a married lady. My husband is awesome. We got married in April in a beautiful place surrounded by beautiful people who love us. Literally the best day of my entire life. Here are some pictures of some of it...
Afterwards, there was this...
Playa Mujeres. Un-fucking-believable.
And of course, the only pictures that really matter...
took these two shots. Love her.
He's awesome. 15 months old today.
Ok, enough of the pictures. Back to Dance Moms. I took a vacation day tomorrow. Maybe I'll post a book review of THE WORST AND MOST DISTURBING CHILDREN'S BOOK EVER.
Husband: What did you have for dinner?
Grace: Sushi from the new sushi place.
Husband: What are you drinking?
Grace: The Beaujolais my mom gave us.
Husband: What are you watching on TV?
Grace: Ummm.... Nothing?
Husband: Are you too ashamed to tell me?
Grace: (silence)
And here's another picture of G...
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Friday, February 11, 2011
Yeah. I'm not good at keeping up...
Tonight, I'm home alone. The baby is asleep. I'm on the couch watching Big Love. I am supposed to be planning a wedding right now. But, alas... I am not that girl who finds wedding planning fun. I think it kind of blows, actually. Don't get me wrong, I am very much looking forward to the wedding, and the honeymoon! I just can't get all worked up about the fucking flowers and runners, and blah blah blah... I'm just not that girl. It's really fucking boring.
My little dude is already 7 months old. He's really awesome. He sits up by himself, and smiles all the time. And he has two cute little teeth.
Hoping I'll post more stuff later. I miss blogging, but of course... I've been saying that for a year. Maybe I'll just start by posting baby pictures, and see what happens from there...
By the way, to the anonymous blogger who called me a slut in my last post? Go fuck your cat.
Here's the little man!!
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
Working My Way Back To You, Blog
Hi to the two people who are still checking in on my blog! It's been a long time!
So everything is good. Baby G is ridiculously awesome, and my maternity leave is ending soon. As such, I thought I'd try to start writing again. I might, and I might not.
But assuming I do continue writing, I definitely think my blog is in need of a fresh new look. So I'm working on that.
Obviously, a lot has changed in the last year of my life. Like my boobs. Speaking of my boobs, I was admiring them in the shower today, and shot myself in the eye with breast milk. They sort of lost their allure to me after that.
Besides my boobs, everything else has changed, too. Profound huge awesome crazy kick ass overwhelming changes.
The problem with writing about it is I always try to write about the forest of the last year of my life, rather than each awesome tree.
I'm going to try and figure it out though, because there are definitely some stories I want to tell. But, alas... the glorious little one is crying, so I must go for now.
Here's a picture of him though...since you asked.
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Saturday, July 03, 2010
8 Pounds, 6 Ounces of Pure Awesomeness...
Say Hi to Baby G.
Born at 8:08 PM, July 2, 2010.
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Thursday, July 01, 2010
What do Imelda Marcos, Jose Conseco, and Lindsay Lohan have in Common?
They are all born on the day that (HOPEFULLY) our son will make his late appearance.
Today is my last day (HOPEFULLY) being pregnant. They are inducing labor tomorrow morning bright and early. I suppose there's a chance that this could stretch out until the third of July. After all, nothing else about this pregnancy has been exactly timely.
I really didn't want to have him induced, but after the doctors looked at the ultrasound, they decided that it would probably be in his best interest to do it. I didn't initially plan on publicizing his ultrasound pictures, but this one is just too good, so if you want to see it,
here it is
Anyway, my doctor also told me that based on the positioning of the baby, and my own body, there's a good possibility we're going to be in for a very long ride. Whatever. I'm not scared.
The hospital does have wi-fi so maybe I'll update, but I make no promises. I have decided that even though I remain anonymous, I'll probably post a picture of the little one. Just because all babies pretty much look the same.
So have a great 4th of July weekend! Don't get drunk and drive a car.
See you on the other side.
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Monday, June 28, 2010
And a Bar Exam Re-Post
I took a moment to look at my Sitemeter, and sure as shit, I was reminded that the bar exam is approaching. Here you go...please...listen to me.
Dear All Bar Exam Takers Everywhere,
Calm the FUCK DOWN.
Did you hear me? I'll say it again.
Calm the FUCK DOWN.
And maybe one final time... CALM THE FUCK DOWN.
Ok? Here's how I know a decent number of you are freaking out. In case you don't know, Sitemeter is this little tool that tells me who comes to my blog, and how they find my blog. Here are some of the searches that have led people to me:
"Bar Exam" & "Freaking out"
"Bar Exam Tips"
"I'm going to fail the bar exam"
"Bar Exam" & "want to die"
"Bar Exam" & "I'm a loser"
"Bar Exam" & "want to set myself on fire"
"Advice to those who failed the bar exam"
"Bar exam" & "can't stop crying"
Ok. Seriously. You need to chill out. I know that's totally unfair of me to say, because when I was studying for the bar, I asked my friend to hit me with his car, not hard enough to kill me, but just hard enough that I wouldn't have to take the bar exam. And I actually thought this was a reasonable request. So I get it. But he told me to calm the fuck down, and I did. And it helped.
I am in no position to offer actual tips on how to pass the bar, because quite frankly, I have no idea how I did it.
Here are just a few things I want to remind you of, even though I know you probably already know this.
Just because someone has all their barbri books tabbed and color coded, organized perfectly, with correlating colored flash cards, does not mean they are in a better position to pass the bar. This is not a method of learning. It's a method of feeling in control. It may not be your way. That's fine.
Most of you will pass.
Everyone feels the exact same way as you do.
Stop feeling guilty every time you catch yourself not studying. You need to take a break.
While I appreciate you reading my blog, YOU WILL FIND NO NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE BAR BY GOOGLING "BAR EXAM" & "FREAKING OUT"
Right now, walk away from the computer. Take a breath. Take a walk. Have a drink. Have a smoke. Go have sex. Do something ELSE. The fact that you are googling the things you are googling to bring you to my blog is clearly a sign that you need to calm the FUCK DOWN, and take a break.
Just do it.
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He's Going to Live in My Basement When He's 30, Isn't He?
Yep. Still pregnant. My baby is officially a mope. Please note, I have graduated from watermelon to pumpkin.
And I am so fucking bored. And the phone starts ringing at about 8:30 every morning with people asking if there's any news. WELL, THERE'S NOT.
On my Facebook page, all these people have listed their own little tips for having the little guy show up. They include:
Going to see a bad movie
listening to loud music
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Black Cohosh Tea (whatever the fuck that is)
Taking a bath
Drinking some wine
Being patient
Spicy Foods
Eggplant Parmesan
If the baby doesn't come today, tomorrow, I shall do them ALL. I'll let you know how it goes.
Oh, and Scott Rose?? I got my iphone after I dropped my Blackberry in the bathtub while texting. Are you turned on???
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
The internet can't be wrong, can it?
Where the hell is my baby?
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Wednesday, June 02, 2010
It Was Only A Matter of Time... Pregnancy Advice
Although I promised myself I would not be the person to offer unwanted advice to pregnant people, if you're Googling my blog and got to this page, you were likely Googling "pregnancy advice", anyway. And if you were just visiting my blog, because that's what you sometimes do, this won't affect your life anyway. Either way, YOU came to ME so it's hardly like the random woman in the elevator who told me about shitting myself while in labor, or the male attorney extolling the virtues of perineal massage*.
I can't offer a lot. Because I don't know a lot, but I figured I'd write down a couple of things that I found helpful. I'll do this every once in a while as I remember them. So here are my first two tidbits:
1. Don't look at the scale when you get weighed at the doctor's office. Why? It's just going to make you feel bad, even though logically you know you shouldn't be bothered. If you're a young American woman, any time the scale goes up for ANY reason, it's going to fuck with your head. So why do that to yourself? Your doctor WILL tell you if your weight is a problem. So let it go.
2. Stop eating asparagus around week 36. You have to give WAY too many urine samples. It's just rude.
*It's the
, ok? I don't want to discuss this any further ever again.
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Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Happy June!
Holy Shit.
This is the month I become a parent. I wish I had more to report, but really that's all that's been going on.
I've had two baby showers. A third is scheduled for this weekend. Quite frankly, one would have been enough. But whatever. There was our actual friends and family shower, my work shower, and my fiance's (yes I said fiance) work shower.
We now have a crap load of baby stuff. And it really is all pretty cute.
Oddly, I'm not really that scared. I think I'm going to pretty good at this. And I know the fiance will be awesome.
I am scared of a few things regarding labor and delivery, though. Oh, and by the way I'm not scared of grossing anyone out, so if you're easily grossed out, feel free to stop reading right here.
It seems like an obvious thing, but whether or not you're actually in labor is not always that clear cut. It's not like in the movies, where you hear a big splash, look down to see a bucket worth of water on the ground, and that's your clue to to get your ass to the hospital. But then, how DO you know? Well, there a couple of ways. One, you start having contractions, I guess. But only the CORRECT kind of contractions. How do you know if they're the correct kind of contractions? I, of course, asked that question. My doctor looked at me like I'm the dumbest bitch with a uterus and said, "Oh, you'll know." Well. THANK you and fuck you. They clearly don't know what a dumbass I am. Maybe I won't know.
This is what brought me to Google, which my doctor had previously banned me from using for all pregnancy related topics. Well, fuck her, if she can't tell me how I'm gonna know if I'm going into labor, I need someone to do it. And google taught me the two most disgusting phrases in the English language. Are you ready?
1. Mucus plug
2. Bloody show
I have nothing more to say.
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Pregnancy Fear #4367345
The problem with waiting for so long to write, is then there's so much to say, and it's hard to pick just one thing. Not to mention, according to the Artful Blogger, I've lost my edge. Whatever. He's sorta right.
ANYWAY, in less than 2 months, I'm having a baby. That's a pretty crazy reality. I'm totally not ready for it, but that doesn't really freak me out. I also have no idea how to handle a newborn. Sometimes that doesn't freak me out. Today it doesn't freak me out. Today I am too busy being freaked out by other things.
15 years ago this week, a dude by the name of Timothy McVeigh blew up the Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. He killed something like 160 people, which was, until 9/11/01, the largest act of domestic terrorism the US had ever seen. He was a real asshole.
11 years ago this week, two dudes, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, walked into Columbine High School, where they were both seniors, and shot a bunch of people, wounding 20 something people and killing 13. They complained that they were bullied and unpopular. So they killed people. Also, huge assholes.
As I annually like to point out, April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. A whole month dedicated to the awareness of sexual assault is necessary because the fact is, a lot of sexual assaults happen every year. And every last one of them? Committed by assholes.
April is also National Poetry Month. Who writes poetry? You guessed it. Assholes.
Naturally, now I turn the point of this post back to myself. Or, more specifically, my unborn son.
What if HE'S an asshole? I'm not kidding. My brother is an asshole. My sister is an asshole. I'm sort of an asshole, although charming in my own right. We're not criminals by any means, but it's not completely unfathomable to think there's a possibility that my son could be an asshole!
Now, before you all say, "Oh Grace, you'll teach him right from wrong! You'll look for the signs that he is building bombs in the bathroom! You'll teach him to respect women! You'll explain to him what writing sonnets will do to his soul! You will teach by example" Well, of course I will. I will do all those things a million times over, but we can't just assume that will be enough to guarantee our children won't be rapists, murderers or poets. I'm sure the Harris, Klebold and McVeigh families didn't condone violence. I'm sure that lots of mothers and fathers taught their sons the horrors of sexual assault, and the need to learn to respect women, only to visit their son in Statesville Correctional Facility for rape.
That's kinda terrifying. How the fuck do the rest of you deal with that? I really want to know.
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Coming Back. No. For Real I am.
A good friend of mine inspired me (mainly by complimenting me a lot and comparing me to a very talented and funny famous writer) to write again. I do have a lot to say. LOTS of things to report.
For example, I moved.
And I hugged a stranger.
And got engaged. Not to the stranger I hugged.
More on all that later.
I'm also still pregnant.
I will be back tomorrow.
OH. And courtesy of
, another Stolen Lines coming Friday.
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Thursday, March 04, 2010
Random Thoughts on (my) Pregnancy
In case I haven't mentioned it before, my knockers are OUT OF THIS WORLD.
I'm 24 weeks, as of yesterday. You would THINK that means that I am 6 months pregnant, wouldn't you? Well, guess what? IT DOESN'T! And apparently, the fact that I rely on a little thing called math, makes me the stupidest pregnant lady in the history of life. I am actually due on June 23. Which means that I am clearly LESS than 24 weeks. I'm actually only a little more than 5 months pregnant. How very scientific and mathy of the pregnancy people! So here's a question to the people who have previously been pregnant:
When people ask me how far along I am, which number do I give them? The real number that my lawyer mind came up with using basic third grade math, OR THE LIE PERPETUATED BY THE DOCTOR?
For the most part, pregnancy has been easy. Both physically and mentally. With the exception of two fits of crying, it's actually been pretty good. Pregnancy has been like a big fat happy pill. Probably why I haven't been writing that much. I don't know how to write happy thoughts. And quite frankly, they don't really interest me. Don't get me wrong, living a happy life interests me, but writing about one takes some getting used to. It's like it's someone else's voice.
I DEFINITELY look pregnant.
Every once in a while, I have a glass of wine. Like, maybe once a week or so. But just one. I don't care how this sounds, but I CANNOT WAIT to have like 4 martinis. And seriously. I do not care AT ALL how that sounds. 4 extra dirty vodka martinis with blue cheese stuffed olives.
Obviously, I work with a lot of police officers. I put them on the witness stand or interview them nearly every single day. Well it seems like ALL of the male officer's wives are pregnant too. So I find myself with these huge buff men in uniforms and guns, getting advice on nipple chafing. It's sort of surreal and funny and uncomfortable.
Ditto with judges. And other attorneys. And even defendants! In fact, it seems like being pregnant gives anyone and everyone a license to be wildly inappropriate with their opinions, and comments regarding baby names, my size, what I am eating/drinking, the gross things that happen during labor, etc...
We're moving into our new condo in 3 weeks. And I AM DYING to tell you all who we bought the condo from, because if you have been following my blog for a LONG time, you would find it amusing. ANYWAY, the house is already set up with a beautiful nursery for a baby boy, and it's just all around a gorgeous place.
Last weekend, we went to Babies R Us to register for baby stuff. We clearly weren't ready for such a venture. We were there for a couple of hours, and managed to register for $5.oo worth of hangers for baby clothes. That's all. So again, previously pregnant people, anything you would add to your registry? Let's try to avoid overuse of the word nipple in any descriptions of things you'd suggest in the breastfeeding equipment department, shall we?
"You're a MILP now, biotch." -
. For those of you not in the know, Butterflyfish is a fantastic blog, from a fantastic writer, lawyer, and Mom. Actually, I don't really know how she is as a lawyer or a mother. For all I know, she could have ARDC complaints up the hoohaa, and DCFS on her ass, but I kinda doubt it. And I do love her writing. Anyway, according to her, I'm a
now. As in Mothers in Law Practice. I think technically I am a Pre-Milp, but whatevs. She called me biotch. So I do what she says. Maybe I should consider writing something legally related. Yeah. I've actually been meaning to do that for some time.
A big thanks to all for the name suggestions. I don't want to say which name it is, but we've narrowed it down to three names, and one of them was suggested by a reader, so... we'll see.
Ok, I am off to watch Survivor: Heroes v, Villains. Don't judge me.
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Your report on the BBC World Service documentary on aid to Ethiopia 25 years ago (Report, 9 March) quotes a senior BBC source saying the corporation was concerned about the amount of criticism that "a relatively obscure documentary [which] didn't even mention Band Aid" has attracted. In fact, the offending documentary devotes its first five minutes to the Live Aid relief effort, which was directly related to Band Aid. In addition, part of the Band Aid single Do They Know It's Christmas was played.
There was a great deal of pre-publicity about the offending documentary. A BBC News channel presenter said there were allegations that £63m [of aid money] was channelled into fighting. This story was, not surprisingly, picked up by three national newspapers. It is not enough for the BBC merely to defend the documentary. Does it abdicate responsibility for the rest of its output?
The "evidence" on which the documentary's allegations rested included interviews with two former TPLF figures, who are well-known critics of the present Ethiopian president Meles Zenawi. It was Zenawi, one of them claimed, who ensured that just 5% of the 1985 relief effort was spent on feeding famine victims. A CIA report from the time has also been cited as evidence, although the report also included the observation that diverting food aid would have hampered the TPLF's military capabilities. The suggestion that professional aid workers allowed £63m to be misdirected into funding a rebel war is not only unsubstantiated, it is dangerous for our colleagues who are working in the most volatile parts of the world today.
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Five exoplanets — planets trillions of miles away, orbiting distant stars — have water in their atmosphere, a study using the Hubble Space Telescope has determined.
It's not the first time a distant planet has shown signs of water in its atmosphere, NASA says, but it's the first time a study has conclusively measured and been able to compare the water signatures of multiple worlds.
"We're very confident that we see a water signature for multiple planets," said Avi Mandell, a planetary scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and lead author of an Astrophysical Journal paper, published today.
The scientists used Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 to explore the details of absorption of light through the planets' atmospheres. It's a complicated technique used to see what elements are in the atmosphere. The video at the bottom of this story provides a great explanation.
"This work really opens the door for comparing how much water is present in atmospheres on different kinds of exoplanets, for example hotter versus cooler ones," he said in a NASA news release.
"The five planets are hot Jupiters, massive worlds that orbit close to their host stars," the agency said.
So, they're not likely to have beachside resorts, but it's just good to know this key element for life is out there … although it does need to be in liquid form to do much good.
As NOVA explained in a story about why water is key to life:
Liquid water may sound redundant, but planetary scientists insist on using the qualifier, for solid or vaporous water won't do. The biochemical reactions that sustain life need a fluid in order to operate. In a liquid, molecules can dissolve and chemical reactions occur. And because a liquid is always in flux, it effectively conveys vital substances like metabolites and nutrients from one place to another, whether it's around a cell, an organism, an ecosystem, or a planet. Getting molecules where they need to go is difficult within a solid and all too easy within a gas—vapor-based life would go all to pieces.
There has been more good news recently about the prospect of planets outside of our solar system potentially hospitable to life. In April, a University of Washington astronomer announced he had discovered an exoplanet that is the most Earth-like one found yet.
The UW explains in a news release:
Eric Agol, a UW associate professor of astronomy, has identified Kepler 62f, a small, probably rocky planet orbiting a sunlike star in the Lyra constellation. The planet is about 1.4 times the size of Earth, receives about half as much solar flux, or heat and radiation, as Earth and circles its star in 267.3 (Earth) days.
It's one of two "super-Earth" planets discovered in the star Kepler 62′s habitable zone, that swath of space the right distance from the star to potentially allow liquid water to exist on a planet's surface, thus giving life a chance. A super-Earth is a planet greater in mass than our own but still smaller than gas giants such as Neptune.
Kepler 62′s other super-Earth, nearby 62e, is 1.61 times Earth's size, circles the star in 122.4 days and gets about 20 percent more stellar flux than the Earth. The two are the smallest exoplanets — planets outside the solar system — yet found in a host star's habitable zone.
"The planets this small that we have found until now have been very close to their stars and much too hot to be possibly habitable. This is the first one Kepler has found in the habitable zone that satisfies this small size," Agol said. "Kepler 62f is the smallest size and the most promising distance from its star, which by these measures makes it the most similar exoplanet to Earth that has been found by Kepler."
The first potentially habitable planets were discovered in 2010 (you can see photos of them above). NASA reported at the time:
A team of planet hunters from the University of California (UC) Santa Cruz, and the Carnegie Institution of Washington has announced the discovery of a planet with three times the mass of Earth orbiting a nearby star at a distance that places it squarely in the middle of the star's "habitable zone."
This discovery was the result of more than a decade of observations using the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii, one of the world's largest optical telescopes. The research, sponsored by NASA and the National Science Foundation, placed the planet in an area where liquid water could exist on the planet's surface. If confirmed, this would be the most Earth-like exoplanet yet discovered and the first strong case for a potentially habitable one.
The paper reports the discovery of two new planets around Gliese 581. This brings the total number of known planets around this star to six, the most yet discovered in a planetary system outside of our own. Like our solar system, the planets around Gliese 581 have nearly-circular orbits. …
The new planet designated Gliese 581g has a mass three to four times that of Earth and orbits its star in just under 37 days. Its mass indicates that it is probably a rocky planet with a definite surface and enough gravity to hold on to an atmosphere.
Gliese 581, located 20 light years away from Earth in the constellation Libra, has two previously detected planets that lie at the edges of the habitable zone, one on the hot side (planet c) and one on the cold side (planet d). While some astronomers still think planet d may be habitable if it has a thick atmosphere with a strong greenhouse effect to warm it up, others are skeptical. The newly-discovered planet g, however, lies right in the middle of the habitable zone.
The planet is tidally locked to the star, meaning that one side is always facing the star and basking in perpetual daylight, while the side facing away from the star is in perpetual darkness. One effect of this is to stabilize the planet's surface climates, according to Vogt. The most habitable zone on the planet's surface would be the line between shadow and light (known as the "terminator").
Here is a NASA video that explains how astronomers detect water and atmospheres on these far far away planets:
About the video: Since the early 1990's, astronomers have known that extrasolar planets, or "exoplanets," orbit stars light-years beyond our own solar system. Although most exoplanets are too distant to be directly imaged, detailed studies have been made of their size, composition, and even atmospheric makeup – but how? By observing periodic variations in the parent star's brightness and color, astronomers can indirectly determine an exoplanet's distance from its star, its size, and its mass. But to truly understand an exoplanet astronomers must study its atmosphere, and they do so by splitting apart the parent star's light during a planetary transit.
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