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Tina Fey poked fun at Leonardo DiCaprio's love life at last night's Golden Globe awards.
The 'Wolf of Wall Street' actor - who has previously dated models including Bar Rafaeli, Gisele Bunchden and Erin Heatherton and is currently romancing Toni Garrn - took to the stage at the Beverly Hilton Hotel to present the Best Actress in a Drama award to Cate Blanchett and was the subject of a risque joke from the host as she introduced him to the stage.
Tina said: "And now, like a supermodel's vagina, let's all give a warm welcome to Leonardo DiCaprio."
However, the 39-year-old star wasn't offended by the gag, and gave a thumbs up of approval as he took to the stage.
And Leonardo wasn't the only person who Tina and her co-host Amy Poehler poked fun at for their dating habits, with George Clooney - who is known for romancing younger women - also the butt of one of their gags.
Tina said: "'Gravity' is nominated for Best Film. It's the story of how George Clooney would rather float away into space and die then to spend one more minute with a woman his own age."
The duo also dismissed Matt Damon as a "garbage person" compared with the high-profile of the other guests at the ceremony.
Amy said: "Matt Damon is here, for 'Behind the Candelabra'. Matt, on any other night, in any other room, you would be a big deal. But tonight, and don't take this the wrong way, you're basically a garbage person."
When Matt later took to the stage to present a look at Best Picture nominee 'Captain Phillips', he quipped: "It's me, the garbage man."
When Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick took to the stage to introduce their daughter Sosie, this year's Miss Golden Globe, they were interrupted by Tina, who said:"In the name of gender equality this year, please welcome Mr. Golden Globe, my adult son from a previous relationship, Randy."
Amy then appeared in a suit and wig and joked about Sosie's name, saying: "What are you, the Olympics?" she said, referencing the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.


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SHERIDAN COLLEGE HOOPS - The Sheridan college basketball teams swept victories from Rock y Mountain college at the Hoffman dome Monday night.
The Lady Generals are 3-0 after blasting Rocky 97-34 five players scored in double figures with freshmen Josie Three Irons from Hardin leading the way with 21.
The Lady Generals now head out on the road this week to a tournament at the Air Force academy. Next week they return home for another tournament then host the Lions club tournament during Thanksgiving weekend.
The Generals got into a pretty good game with Rocky last night, they held a 45-40 lead at halftime and went on a 21-1 run midway through the second half and went onto win the game 92-71.
Sophomore Victor Burmudez led six Generals in double figures with 15 points.
Head coach Steve Smiley says they'll take the win even though it wasn't pretty.
And Smiley says it was up and down all night for the Generals and it was pretty typical of an early season game.
The Generals head to Twin Falls Idaho this weekend for a tournament at the College of Southern Idaho.
They will get test in their first game as they take on Monroe college of New York the 10th ranked team in the country.
The next home date for the Generals will be on Tuesday, November 20th when the host a single game with Eastern Wyoming that game will be played at 6:00.
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The Sheridan Bronc wrestlers will also open their season with practice Monday former Wyoming Cowboy wrestler and former assistant coach Tyson Shatto takes over the head coaching duties this year.
Basketball practice for the rest of our Sheridan county teams all begin Monday as well.
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Mexican Pizzas are a quick go-to dinner for me. I end up making these on nights when we have lots going on…meetings at school, hockey practice, swimming lessons, etc. I can get these ready in a matter of 30 minutes or less (not counting the rice, you can make this earlier and reheat). I usually prefer to use ground turkey for the meat, but occasionally will use ground beef if the ground turkey isn't on sale. The rice is based on a recipe that my Mom used to make when I was a child. I have modified it a bit for us b/c my stomach can't tolerate onions.
Mexican Rice
1 cup brown basmati or jasmine rice
2-3 tsp EVOO
3 cloves garlic
1/2 onion (I omit this b/c I can't eat them)
1 large tomato
chicken broth
chili powder
red hot
1. Drop tomato into boiling water for 60 seconds. Remove tomato from water and then remove the skin. Careful not to burn yourself as I have done too many times when I am in a hurry. 😉
2. Chop tomato, peel garlic, chop onion and place all ingredients in a food processor/blender. Puree until everything is liquid. Add cumin (about 1 tsp), chili powder (1/2 – 1 tsp), red hot (I like a lot, but use your own judgement), S & P. Blend.
3. Place EVOO and rice in a 2 qt. sauce pan and warm over med to med-high heat. Brown rice, but don't burn it.
4. Dump tomato mixture into a glass measuring cup and then add chicken broth to equal 2 cups of liquid. Dump your 2 cups of liquid into the rice; stir and bring to a boil.
5. Stir and reduce heat to simmer for 40-50 minutes, depending on what kind of rice you are using.
6. Remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork & serve.
You can either now serve this or put away in the fridge and then reheat for dinner.
Mexican Pizzas
1 lb. ground beef or turkey
Packet of Taco Seasoning (I use the bulk Ortega)
1-2 cans of refried beans (I used La Preferida)
Tostada shells (I use Ortega)
Cheddar Cheese
Taco Sauce
Sour Cream
Any other toppings you would like
1. Brown ground meat in a pan. Add taco seasoning.
2. Preheat oven to 350.
3. Warm beans in a pan on the stove or in micro.
4. Heat tostadas on a cookie sheet in the oven for 3-5 minutes or until hot.
5. Top shells with beans, meat & cheese.
6. Return to oven until cheese is all melted and bubbly.
7. Top with favorite toppings and serve!
Here are some pictures of our meal. Jon likes to drown his in taco sauce (Ortega Mild). I prefer to top mine with lettuce & tomato and Frank's Red Hot). **Seems Jon added some extra beans to his plate as well. 😉
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Honestly I am tired of seeing the Halloween masks for Ghostface, the mask all killers in the SCREAM films wear, every year at Halloween. Enough already. That being said, it's nice to see a new film in the SCREAM franchise being released in time for folks to rent during the Halloween season. With all the potential killers killed off in parts 1-3 you would think the story would have ended. Then again this was a film franchise and when it comes to Hollywood box office who cares?
The film opens *spoiler* with a film within a film within a film as our ever popular teens are watching the STAB DVDs, movies in this film series based on the first movie's events and on the book written by character Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox-Arquette). And as with the other films, these teens end up being killed by another murderer in a Ghostface mask. With all suspects deceased who could be doing the killings now?
Returning to her hometown of Woodsboro, Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is on a book tour promoting her own book about how she dealt with the after effects of what she went through and became a stronger person. Gale is now married to Dewey (David Arquette) who is now the Sheriff. Sydney also has family left in town, her aunt Kate (Mary McDonnell) and niece Jill (Emma Roberts). It's not long before people start trying to connect Sydney's return with that of Ghostface.
But times have changed since the original story began. Cell phones are more prominent as is the internet. Schoolmates of Jill have their own websites where they broadcast what's going on in their lives non-stop, sort of Facebook taken to the extreme. Jill becomes the center of the story as it is her friends who keep getting murdered one at a time until Ghostface lays out his plans for Sydney during one of his phone calls with her when he tells her he plans on killing everyone around her and saving her for last. Again one has to ask who is the killer this time around when everyone died in the previous films? All in good time.
The basic formula holds true here but the movie also acknowledges that times have changed. One student named Charlie (Rory Culkin) is the horror film fanatic this time around. He and one of his friends discuss with their film society that the rules for horror films have changed since they've become so popular. What was expected in the first film is now the norm so the opposite must be true this time around. This humorous take on the movie looking in on itself and the slasher genre was what made the first films so fun and it does again this time around.
The body count rises and with it the number of suspects dwindles. The last teens gather together for a party at one's house and we know that the new Ghostface will soon follow. So who is it? I won't spoil that for you.
The movie falls in line with the previous 3 in great form, offering up not just a serial killer on the lose but carrying on the story from start to finish as well. It continues to take a look at itself in a non-serious way, making fun of the standard things that happen in all slasher films including itself. It's this self examination that makes the SCREAM films work where others have failed.
Director Wes Craven returns to the director's chair as does screenwriter Kevin Williamson. They started the series and they're here to keep it going. The same is true of the main cast, all returning to play out the roles they began some 15 years ago. It's nice to see them stick with it rather than play out the usual Hollywood fight for more money. Fans hate to see new actors in old roles.
The jump scenes are there, the stabbings and fights are there and the solution to the mystery is held in check until the final third act. Guessing who the killer was has always been one of the things that made SCREAM so interesting and it remains for part 4. So if you're looking for a treat this Halloween, give SCREAM 4 a chance. And with the original 3 out on blu-ray, perhaps now would be a good time to add all of them to your collection or have a movie marathon for the holiday.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Private-sector employers shrugged off a looming budget crisis and stepped up hiring in December, offering further evidence of underlying strength in the economy as 2012 ended.
While other data on Thursday showed an increase in the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits, the trend remained consistent with steady job growth.
"The underlying economy has momentum, and the employment data confirms that. The hope and prayer of the market is that our political leaders don't screw it up," said John Brady, managing director at R.J. O'Brien & Associates in Chicago.
Although Congress this week approved a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, a combination of sharp government spending cuts and higher taxes that would have sucked about $600 billion from the economy, the budget problems are far from resolved.
The ADP National Employment Report showed the private sector added 215,000 jobs last month after increasing payrolls by 148,000 in November. The report is jointly developed with Moody's Analytics.
The job gains came even as companies worried the economy might fall off the fiscal cliff.
However, the ADP data tends to overstate job gains in December because of a year-end accounting quirk.
"While we are encouraged by the better tone in the ADP employment report, we are cautious about reading too much into it, particularly given its tendency to exaggerate the performance of the labor market in December," said Millan Mulraine, a senior economist at TD Securities in New York.
Still, the report added to other data ranging from consumer spending to manufacturing that have suggested the economy was in a much better shape than previously thought.
It was released ahead of the government's more comprehensive employment report on Friday, which is expected to show employers added 150,000 jobs to their payrolls in December, according to a Reuters survey of economists, up from 146,000 in November.
A separate report from the Labor Department showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 372,000 last week. However, claims data for nine states, including California and Virginia, was estimated because of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
The four-week moving average for new claims, a better measure of job market trends, was little changed at 360,000, a sign labor conditions continue to improve at a steady pace.
"The claims data are not always reliable labor market indicators around the holiday season because of issues seasonally adjusting the data, but it is still a somewhat encouraging sign to see the trend in the data remain relatively low," said Daniel Silver, an economist at JPMorgan in New York.
Job gains in the first 11 months of last year averaged about 151,000 per month, not enough to significantly lower unemployment. The jobless rate dropped by 0.2 percentage point to 7.7 percent in November and is expected to have held at that level last month.
Labor market concerns prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively ease monetary policy, but consensus is diminishing.
Minutes of the U.S. central bank's December 11-12 meeting released on Thursday showed some policymakers thought it would be prudent to slow or stop asset purchases well before the end of this year because of concerns about financial stability.
Stocks on Wall Street ended lower on the prospect of the Fed adopting a less accommodative stance. Prices for U.S. government debt fell, with the yield on the longer-dated 30-year bond touching its highest level since May.
The U.S. dollar rose against a basket of currencies.
The improving labor market tone was also captured by a third report showing planned layoffs at U.S. firms fell in December for the first time in four months, while the overall job-cut total in 2012 was the lowest since 1997.
"The key to job creation is the pace at which companies are willing to hire new workers since it appears they are already retaining existing employees at a high rate," said John Ryding, chief economist at RDQ Economics in New York.
Better job security is helping to support domestic demand. Auto sales rose 9.0 percent last month to a 1.36 million-unit annual rate last month.
Several major retailers reported better-than-expected sales in December. Sales at stores open at least a year rose 4.5 percent, beating analysts' estimates for 3.3 percent growth.
Additional reporting by Steven C Johnson, Chris Reese and Ryan Vlastelica in New York; Editing by Neil Stempleman


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Sunday, August 9, 2009
The healthcare debate is extremely important
The Thomas Jefferson quote in the cartoon above is one of the reasons that I devote a considerable amount of my free time to this blog. I see the internet as a fantastic way to amplify one's voice, and I believe that I have something to say that is important. Universal or single-payer healthcare is something that I am very much against, mainly because it would grant the federal government yet more control over our lives. I think the problem of healthcare, in a nutshell, stems from allowing government to insert itself into the private market where it doesn't belong. Free markets and free people have demonstrated countless times that they can solve the most intractable of problems, whereas I have yet to see our government solve a single problem in a manner that couldn't be handled more efficiently by the private sector. This is very important stuff, and we must speak out against it at every opportunity. The government has already distorted the healthcare industry way too much, and to do more would be worse than foolhardy. Let's stop the madness!
Cartoon source. HT: Instapundit
22 comments:
- ads said...
"whereas I have yet to see our government solve a single problem in a manner that couldn't be handled more efficiently by the private sector."
Are you saying that government is not necessary? There are many problems the private sector cannot handle effectively. When was the last time the private sector fought or won a war for us? What about infrastructure, roads, bridges, sewer systems, law enforcement and the like? The private sector cannot compete in these arenas.
The government should (does?) not want to run health care. It just wants to improve the rules of engagement. The issue at hand is that you have an $800bb health insurance private sector that is essentially sucking money out of patients and out of doctors. Their profits are antithetical to advancing national health care as they strip money out of the patient/doctor ecosystem. Dennis Kucinich has it right. The for-profit health insurance companies are the center of the debate.
Their are free-rider problems with a government endorsed program. (unproductive members of society extracting more from they system then they are putting in.)
A solution to avoid free-rider problems while also eradicating for-profit, service-depleting health insurance companies would be to create a membership based system owned and operated by doctors and medical professionals (effectively cutting out the middle man). This provides access to a specific hospital(s) and a specialist network. As part of the monthly fee you contribute to a catastrophic event fund to cover any extraordinary medical emergencies.
- August 10, 2009 at 1:07 AM
- chai said...
Now Pelosi and Hoyer say that the Town Hall expressions of disatisfaction with Obamacare are "Un-American".
McCrathyism morphs into attempted tyranical Socialism.
You have to hand it to the Left.
They take the most extreme tactics ever used in history and try to use it to their advantage.
Let's hope they remain politically tone deaf, and are soundly defeated in the next mid-term elections.
However, if they ram through any semblance of this new "grey goo" health entitlement monstrosity that will eat up all of the GDP, they will have won.
No future government will be capable of reversing course.
John Fund of the WSJ said the Democrats believe the major mistake of Hillary-Care was that they did not pass ANY healthcare bill after the unpopularity of Hillary's plan. Now they are determined to pass a bill, come what may.
- August 10, 2009 at 6:20 AM
- Bill said...
ads: I must say that your naive and trusting attitude is touching. I however choose to look at the countless examples of failed socialist experiments around the world and opt for another direction. Do you remember the lessons of the 20th century? Communism does not work.
BTW, I think the operative phrase in your post is "Dennis Kucinich has it right". That pretty much invalidates everything else you said.
- August 10, 2009 at 8:05 AM
- Public Library said...
You should switch to wordpress.com, get a free nifty template, use your own unique url, and add the social sharing features to your posts that allow readers to really spread your content around.
Your current setup is fairly archaic at this stage of the distribution game. In addition, you could add tools like www.snap.com or www.apture.com to link other relevant content within your posts while earning ad revenue, if that is something you are interested in.
Creating a twitter and facebook profile to round out your online presence is not a bad idea either. All of these thing, if you engage in them consistently, will help get your word traveling fast and furious!
Just an FYI not a slight.
- August 10, 2009 at 8:24 AM
- Public Library said...
"For almost as long as corporations have existed, people have lobbied, agitated and legislated to constrain their power and prevent the social and environmental harm caused by the single-minded quest for profit-maximization."
- August 10, 2009 at 8:30 AM
- Scott Grannis said...
ads: Government is of course necessary, but it should be severely limited as the Constitution outlined. As for a healthcare solution, all we need to do is eliminate the anti-free-market regulations that now distort the industry. Let everyone, not just employers, deduct health care costs (or let no one). Allow people to shop for policies from out of state. For more, check out this great article:
- August 10, 2009 at 9:24 AM
- Scott Grannis said...
Public: thanks for the suggestions. I realize I'm not very state of the art, and I'm moving up the learning curve very slowly. Spending too much time watching the markets and the politicians. I'd probably benefit from some expert hand-holding.
- August 10, 2009 at 9:29 AM
- Public Library said...
Corporations influence on that smaller government should be severely limited as well. We have a two -headed problem in this country...
- August 10, 2009 at 10:02 AM
- Scott Grannis said...
If you make government smaller, you reduce the incentive for corporations to meddle with the way government works. Eliminate tax deductions, for example, and you would probably decimate the lobbying industry.
- August 10, 2009 at 10:07 AM
- Dead Cat Bounce said...
Socializing the system or rushing a bill through I think would be a catastrophic mistake.
However, unlike most things, I'm not necessarily opposed to an increase in regulation, for lack of a better term, in this area (after certain cost-cuts and expenditure redirection). I'm still forming what I think would be a successful solution, but what I would like to hear more of is the voice of the doctors and hospitals, which are clearly not represented by the democratic leadership (no surprise).
As much as I believe in free markets, health insurance, and similarly food and drug corporations, have incentives antithetical to the public good when run purely for-profit, especially given the short-term objectives and opportunism of boards and mgmt coupled with gov't corruption. My belief is that simply enforcing good regulations effectively in these areas would be the best solution, but it is also my belief that this would never happen until significant gov't reform, which would begin with doing away with career politicians (strict term limits, higher transparency, etc). Sadly, I don't believe this will ever happen, due to gov't self-interest and public complacency. Mainstream media only makes things worse.
I would rather subsidize truly indigent and "require" the purchase of health insurance, while still penalizing unhealthy practices, than completely do away with competition. Do away with some arbitrary restrictions and regs. However, there is still a substantial concern of reasonably accessible insurance for many "uninsurable." Simply regulating a solution provides adverse selection problems, but allowing total freedom imo is unacceptable.
I think the solution lies somewhere in b/w private competition and increased regulation, after taking a value-added approach to government spending and tort reform. In any event I don't have many answers and would like to see civil dialogue, not elitist strong-arm tactics that are pathological and counterproductive.
- August 10, 2009 at 11:20 AM
- Gary said...
ads -- you are being absolutely ridiculous trying to equate limited government (which is as American as apple pie) with no government.
There are a limited number of things that the government can (but does not necessarily) do well -- and they are spelled out in the Constitution. The 10th amendment, written by the founding fathers, clearly states "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
Guess what? health care is not in the constitution. Doctors existed in 1776-1789 -- but health care was not included.
Your childish rant about "for profit" health care is simply uneducated and misinformed. While insurance companies do earn some profits, their profit margins are far less than many other industries. Earning a profit is not illegal, and you are un-American for suggesting otherwise. Learn how to read income statements before you write foolish things.
The US government runs the military at an absurd cost, while highways and bridges are crumbling all over the country -- you can't argue credibly that military or infrastructure is evidence that the government is even competent, much less skilled in these areas.
Amtrak and the Post Office have been "on the path to self sufficiency" now for decades. They keep losing money, raising prices, and have declining service. The government can't even handle the programs currently on its plate, and you want to give them even more things to screw up?
Universal healthcare in Canada and England has resulted in TWO SYSTEMS. A private system for the rich, and a public system for everyone else. How can anyone favor creating such an elitist system here?
US health care costs are too high, but one surefire way to make things worse is to have Congress get involved. You really have to be naive and uneducated to even suggest something so asinine.
BTW, you wrote "Their are free-rider problems with a government endorsed program"
"their" is not the same as "there", something you might have learned if the government wasn't running education for three times the cost per student (PPP adjusted) of any other country on Earth
- August 10, 2009 at 12:15 PM
- Gene Prescott said...
Scott, you can also use the social networks (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc.) to garner eyeballs to wherever you decide to post you charts and commentary.
- August 10, 2009 at 12:28 PM
- Dead Cat Bounce said...
If corporations' single-minded motive is profit maximization, what is the motive for the majority of individuals involved in government? Is it possible to have transparency and discipline in the private sector if we don't first address those problems in the public sector?
I'm not surprised (although I'm disappointed) that many can't understand that increased government and taxes generally results in a greater wealth disparity, lower employment and lower quality of life for all. But why is it "progressive" to be a self-loather because of the opaque actions of those who largely "serve" or were enabled by the public sector. How can anyone argue that we should reward with more tax dollars (which increasing marginal rates does not necessarily accomplish) and discretion the same self-protected system that is the least effective and efficient investment vehicle we have? I get the income redistribution aspect, but that doesn't make up the totality of such nonsensical viewpoints. There should be some basic reforms that the majority can agree upon, but it's by and large not part of the dialogue.
It irks me that government expansionists ignore the greed and corruption of our political system that largely enables "bad business practices." The problem is enforcement and unchecked power; it's certainly not competition and discipline. If this economy loses its global leadership which successor government will do a better job (at least) trying to spread peace and economic viability?
If there is an interest I can trust other than self-interest, I'd sure like to know what it is.
- August 10, 2009 at 1:42 PM
- Gary said...
Dead Cat Bounce -- good points
I am reminded of the 1800s bank robber Willie Sutton who was asked "Why do you rob banks?" and he reportedly said, "Because that is where the money is!" Sutton never graduated high school, but spoke a truism.
Lobbyists are spending millions every year to influence government policy for the same reason: that's where the money is.
It is no coincidence that as government got bigger over the last 30-40 years, lobbying and corruption became rampant
Health care is just the latest scam the robbers -- oops! politicians-- want to use to steal the American people blind
- August 10, 2009 at 2:09 PM
- dave said...
I saw an example of government at it"s finest just this morning. I was at my sisters house in NJ and watched the street sweeper go first up her street and then down her street and continue on this way through out her development.
Why did this strike me as being odd? There were cars parked on both sides of the street so he accomplished nothing, there is nothing to sweep in the middle of the road.
Why were there cars parked on both sides of the street, because the township doesn't tell the residents when they are sending the street sweeper out.
These are the people who should be running health care ?
- August 10, 2009 at 2:15 PM
- agnieszka said...
An anecdote that you'll probably appreciate... when I was living in Argentina I thought the idea of state sponsored health care was fantastic. As an less than wealthy immigrant child of self-employed parents in the US I grew up without insurance and always lived with a 'fear' of the worst. How great it was that here, without even being a citizen, I could rest assured that an emergency would not bankrupt me. But alas- I soon learned how it really worked- just as soon as my (now) husband learned of a pesky kidney stone inflaming his flank.
Yeah, surgery was free- but he would have to wait 4+ weeks for his turn... And the only option would be an old fashioned slice and dice; no lasers or scopes here. That was not something I expected and quickly helped me understand why any middle class family there would never depend on the national system. Back to the never fail wisdom of "if it seems too good to be true..."
So I grew up with my mom waiting with me at the free clinic 'all day long'. The alternative may not turn out to be any better :)
Anecdote- nothing more and nothing less, but in my experiences living in 3+ pseudo-socialist countries, basic economic concepts prove true again and again.
- August 10, 2009 at 2:49 PM
- Scott Grannis said...
agnieszka: Thanks for your contribution to the debate. I've lived in Argentina and I've seen first hand the problems with healthcare there. I would never want to spend even one day in the hospitals I have seen.
Interestingly, Argentina is becoming quite the attraction for tourists seeking good, cheap elective surgery. Just goes to show that when a private market is free to operate it can produce quality results. Even as the state-controlled system does a miserable job.
- August 10, 2009 at 4:06 PM
- CDLIC said...
Every example you provide stating that ". . . the private sector cannot handle effectively . . ." can actually ALL be handled by the private sector better than any national government--even war. If you want the answer to these "problems" based on capitalism driving the solution, reply and I will provide more information.
- August 10, 2009 at 7:08 PM
- dr. j said...
I have consumed a great deal of health care during the past two years with treatment for cancer. I can tell you that the argument is abstract for those of you who have not shared the intimate experience of major illness. If you would like an analogy, imagine a "government option" in your bedroom. Decisions about one's own life and treatment should not be monitored or controlled in any way by any area of government. If costs are the issue, look at separating doctors from profits at labs and imaging centers;getting government out of mandated coverage that increases the cost of policies (like mandated in vitro fertilization treatment coverage), tie treatment to behavioral changes (e.g. losing weight before knee replacements or quitting smoking before treatments for copd). But do not let the government intrude between the doctor and patient. There is nothing the government does that is more efficient than the private sector.
- August 11, 2009 at 7:53 AM
- Scott Grannis said...
dr j: Well said.
- August 11, 2009 at 9:10 AM
- ronrasch said...
Scott, I believe you have the best blog on economics on the Internet. Thank you for your investment of time and leadership.
- August 11, 2009 at 4:37 PM
- Scott Grannis said...
Thank you!
- August 11, 2009 at 7:06 PM


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Five score for U.S. in WJC win against Czech Republicby Mike G. Morreale
The United States National Junior Team received goals from five different players on the way to a workmanlike 5-1 victory over the Czech Republic in the opening game of preliminary-round action in the Group A field at the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship on Thursday at the Malmo Isstadion in Malmo, Sweden.
The defending tournament champion, which received goals from captain Riley Barber, Will Butcher, Hudson Fasching, Jaccob Slavin and Vince Hinostroza, will next face Slovakia on Saturday at 7:30 a.m. ET (NHLN-US, NHL.com).
Goalie Jon Gillies (Providence College; Calgary Flames) made 23 saves in his first career start at the WJC.
"It says a lot about our team to have five different scorers," Gillies said. "We're clicking and all lines are going. It was a great team win."
Though he didn't need to be spectacular, Gillies made some key saves at key moments in the game. His shutout bid was denied by Czech defenseman Michal Plutnar, who ripped a shot home from between the circles with his team on the power-play 5:47 into the third period. By that time, the U.S. had already built a 4-0 lead.
"I thought we were solid in front of [Gillies]," U.S. coach Don Lucia told NHL.com. "When we make the sure plays out of the neutral zone is when we are at our best. We need to chip pucks by people. When you try to get cute or go one on one, that's when you get into trouble because we're not that type of team."
Gillies served as the backup to John Gibson (Anaheim Ducks) for the gold-medal winning Americans at the 2013 WJC in Ufa, Russia. Gibson was named the tournament's best goalie.
"When you get good goaltending, that's where it all begins and we've had a good run of goaltending for the United States at the world juniors," Lucia said. "Hopefully Gillies will continue that trend for us this year."
After successfully denying the Czech Republic's first power-play attempt with defenseman Connor Carrick off for tripping at 6:48, the United States opened a 3-0 advantage in the second period on a rebound goal by Fasching (University of Minnesota; Los Angeles Kings).
Stefan Matteau (Albany Devils; New Jersey Devils), who was named top player for the United States, led Andrew Copp (University of Michigan; Winnipeg Jets) with a pass in the neutral zone to begin the turn up ice. Copp unleashed a big shot from the top of the right circle that Czech goalie Daniel Dolejs couldn't handle, allowing Fasching to rip home the rebound at 9:23.
In addition to igniting the offense, Copp was also a tower of strength on faceoffs. The alternate captain won 12 of 18 draws (66.6 percent) for the game. Second-line center Jack Eichel, who isn't eligible until the 2015 NHL Draft, won 66.6 percent of his faceoffs (10 of 15) in the game.
"Copp did a great job [on faceoffs]," Lucia said. "We certainly talked about [faceoffs] and we knew we would need someone to take a big draw in the third. But it all starts with possession and being able to win draws was a big factor."
Slavin (Colorado College; Carolina Hurricanes) extended the lead to 4-0 when he knocked in a rebound on the doorstep following an attempt by Quentin Shore (University of Denver; Ottawa Senators) at 17:03 of the second.
The Americans opened a 2-0 lead on a pair of power-play goals 41 seconds apart in the first.
Lucia opted for his energy line of Copp centering Matteau and Fasching to open the game and the trio immediately forced a penalty when Patrik Marcel was whistled for hooking just 31 seconds into the game.
"That line set the tone from the very first shift," Lucia said. "They are hard to handle and they drew the penalty. We started with two power-play goals, something we didn't expect, but took advantage of. The other key was the fact we played well in our end. We knew they would swarm and we had to get the puck out of our corner, so we got on top of pucks and that was very big."
The U.S. took advantage when Barber scored on a bad angle goal from the left wing corner along the end line at 1:21. The U.S. captain took a pass from Matthew Grzelcyk (Boston University; Boston Bruins) and went hard into the corner before releasing a shot that beat Czech Republic goalie Daniel Dolejs just inside the left post.
"He's wearing the 'C' for a reason; he was a key player on the team last year and we only have three returning players who have experienced this tournament," Lucia said. "His goal was big for us in the early stages of this game. It was good to get off to a start like that."
Butcher (University of Denver; Colorado Avalanche) made it 2-0 at 2:02 when he took a feed from Eichel (U.S. U-18 NTDP) in the slot and powered a shot past Dolejs. Dolejs, who earned the start over Marek Langhamer (Phoenix Coyotes), finished with 28 saves.
Hinostroza (University of Notre Dame; Chicago Blackhawks) closed out the scoring off a great backhand shot on a breakaway 17:49 into the third.
Sweden 5, Switzerland 3
Nashville Predators top prospect Filip Forsberg had a goal and two assists, and Oscar Dansk made 30 saves, to lead the Swedish National Junior Team to a preliminary-round victory in the Group B bracket of the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship on Thursday at Malmo Arena in Sweden.
Forsberg, a first-round draft choice of the Washington Capitals in 2012, had all three of his points in the first period when the countries combined for five goals. Sweden's captain assisted a goal by Oskar Sundqvist (Pittsburgh Penguins) at 17:19 to give his country a 3-2 edge. Sundqvist, who plays for Skelleftea in the Swedish Hockey League, also won nine of 12 faceoffs in the game.
Sweden, which won a silver medal at the 2013 WJC in Ufa, Russia, will next face rival Finland on Saturday at 9 a.m. ET.
Defensemen Lukas Bengtsson (2014 draft eligible) and Christian Djoos (Washington Capitals), and forward Andreas Johnson (Toronto Maple Leafs), also scored for the host team while forward Jacob de la Rose (Montreal Canadiens) chipped in with two assists.
Forward Sandro Zangger (2014 draft eligible) had a goal and one assist and goalie Melvin Nyffeler (2014 draft eligible) made 31 saves for Switzerland. The Swiss pulled into a 3-3 tie 1:01 into the third when right wing Frabrice Herzog (Toronto Maple Leafs) scored on the power-play. Djoos would give Sweden the lead for good just 1:42 later off assists from Andre Burakovsky (Washington Capitals) and Forsberg.
Johnson closed out the scoring at 17:13 off a feed from Alexander Wennberg (Columbus Blue Jackets).


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Last night film makers from across Europe gathered at the Curzon Soho in central London, with one question on their minds: who had won the Greenpeace Film Competition?
We'd challenged people to make short films that exposed how Volkswagen was misleading the public - claiming to be eco-friendly whilst lobbying against key climate laws. We'd only given filmmakers two weeks - and the response was an astounding eighty films. After weeks of voting, that was whittled down to a shortlist of twelve.
Click here to watch the award winning film at Greenpeace UK
And then there were 12: VW film competition shortlist revealed. Posted by jamie - 15 November 2011 (Greenpeace UK)
Voting has closed in our film competition to expose the true face of Volkswagen, and we now have a shortlist to present to the judges. Did your favourite make it into the final 12?
Out of the 80 amazing entries we received, these films capture the real spirit of VW, peeling back the facade of its advertising which tries to sell the company as a green car manufacturer.
The judges will be deliberating over the next few days and we'll be announcing the overall winner at a screening in London next Tuesday 22 November.
Good luck to the shortlisted film makers!
Click here to watch all 12 films at Greenpeace UK
Last chance to vote in our Volkswagen film competition Posted by Richardg - 8 November 2011 (Greenpeace UK)
Have you voted in our film competition yet?
We challenged film makers to turn their cameras on Volkswagen and expose its dirty lobbying. Volkswagen says it wants to be the most eco-friendly car manufacturer, but it's spending millions lobbying against climate laws.
Head over to the film competition website and vote for your favourites!
Click here to read the complete blog from Greenpeace UK
VW takes three months to reply. But says nothing. Posted by sara_a - 25 October 2011 (Greenpeace UK)
After three months of our campaign to turn VW away from the Dark Side, millions of views to our campaign film and over 440,000 Jedi emails and phone calls later, Volkswagen have finally responded to us with a letter.
But sadly their letter makes little mention of what Greenpeace is asking them to do – to stop using their lobbying muscle to oppose two key climate laws.
VW are lobbying against an EU wide reduction in CO2 emissions of 30% by 2020. In their letter they once again refuse to join progressive businesses like Google and Unilever in supporting the target which would boost Europe's economy and create new, green jobs. They also make no response to our request that they stop lobbying against car efficiency laws which would save motorists money, as well as helping the planet. If as they state, they 'struggle against literally every single gram of CO2' why won't they support effective climate standards?
Voting now open in our VW film competition! Posted by Richardg - 17 October 2011 (Greenpeace UK)
Volkswagen claims to be an eco-friendly company, but in reality it's lobbying against the laws we need to stop climate change and make cars more efficient.
Last month, we challenged film makers from around the world to help us expose the real VW. We gave people just two weeks to write, shoot and edit their films, but it didn't stop us getting some truly amazing - and hilarious - entries.
Erst gucken, dann wählen! [in German] Posted by Benjamin Borgerding - 25 October 2011 (Greenpeace Germany)
In Zeiten niedriger Wahlbeteiligung möchten wir euch unverdrossen dazu auffordern, gleich zwei Mal an die (virtuelle) Urne zu treten:
Seit einer Woche sind auf der Bewertungsplattform zum Greenpeace-Kurzfilmwettbewerb "See Volkswagen Differently" alle eingereichten Filme zum Angucken und Abstimmen freigeschaltet. Insgesamt 80 Filmemacherinnen und Filmemacher hatten sich an der Aufgabe versucht, in einem einminütigen Spot die dunkle Seite von Volkswagen zu zeigen.
Click here to read the complete blog from Greenpeace Germany (in German)
Proof: car companies are crying wolf Posted by emmagibson - 29 September 2011 (Greenpeace UK)
Back in 2007 when the European Commission was trying to agree a law that would force car makers to produce less-polluting cars, I saw first hand how car manufacturers tried every trick in the book to stop it being passed.
This included telling politicians that car companies couldn't make the cuts needed because cars would become 'unaffordable' if the law was passed. As a result of their lobbying the law was significantly weakened and its implementation delayed by several years.
Now we have absolute proof that this scare story was unfounded.
A report out today exposes how car companies like Volkswagen have misled us over their ability to make their cars cleaner.
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In my case, Volkswagen is the car maker which made to me the biggest impression and I think that I would always buy cars of this brand.
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My second project using chalk paint involved a roadside freebie table (shown below) from the master bathroom.
This table was a perfect candidate for chalk paint as I did not want to spend a lot of time removing all the old paint – at least four coats - and sanding. Although not required, you can tell from the picture I did give the piece a light sanding to smooth out the surface a bit. I also scraped off much of the paint from the top as it was chipping. I used Annie Sloan's Paris Grey (the same color I used on my mirror) with a top coat of Minwax for light colored wood.
One coat easily covered the old paint and the wax deepened the color - giving the table a beautiful, hand rubbed finish. If you look carefully at the picture above you can see the difference in color between the left side of the table which was waxed and the right side which was not.
This is certainly a big improvement from the formerly high gloss black paint this table used to wear.
Chalk Paint Observations
Now that I have completed two projects using chalk paint I have to say I am definitely a fan. It is easy to apply and most, if not all, the brush strokes disappear once the paint has dried. I know many people find the cost to be high. My take is that because there is no need to sand or prime you save not only in supply costs but time as well - time being the biggest bonus in my mind.
This paint covers well in just one coat, however, I did notice the mirror and table turned out to be slightly different colors. I am guessing this is due to the color paint I was covering. I am thinking two coats might be needed to achieve a more consistent color.
If you have any questions about using chalk paint I highly recommend this post written by Shauna at Perfectly Imperfect Blog. Shauna is a pro at painting and shares a great video and advice on her experiences using chalk paint.
Oh! For those of you who are curious, yesterday, I finally told my husband I painted the mirror in the kitchen. The verdict – he loved it but he liked the mirror the other way as well.
So, have you tried chalk paint yet? If so I would love to know your opinion!
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Northeast is suffering its worst drought in decades, threatening hydro-power supplies in an area prone to blackouts and potentially slowing economic growth in one of the country's emerging agricultural frontiers.
Lack of rain has hurt corn and cotton crops, left cattle and goats to starve to death in dry pastures and wiped some 30 percent off sugar cane production in the region responsible for 10 percent of Brazil's cane output.
Thousands of subsistence farmers have seen their livelihoods wither away in recent months as animal carcasses lie abandoned in some areas that have seen almost no rain in two years.
"We are experiencing the worst drought in 50 years, with consequences that could be compared to a violent earthquake," Eduardo Salles, agriculture secretary in the northeastern state of Bahia, said in an emailed statement.
Dams in the Northeast ended December at just 32 percent of capacity, according to the national electrical grid operator. That puts them below the 34 percent the operator, known as ONS, considers sufficient to guarantee electricity supplies.
As reservoir levels fell, state-controlled Petrobras imported nearly four times more liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the first nine months of 2012, a back-up for hydro-power generation that has hurt the firm's profits.
Brazil's reliance on hydro-power to generate electricity has fallen to 67 percent of all electricity generated from about 75 percent five years ago, according to the government-run energy research group EPE.
But the low water levels have still set off alarm bells in a country with a history of energy shortages that crimped economic growth as recently as a decade ago.
President Dilma Rousseff dismissed talk of an energy crisis on December 27, calling the idea of Brazil potentially needing to ration energy "ridiculous."
However, there have been some signs of strain already. In October, the Northeast experienced its worst blackout in more than a decade, knocking Bahia state's important petrochemical industry offline.
A spokesperson at Brazil's agriculture ministry said the federal government has not calculated the financial cost or the loss to crops expected from the drought. However, the ministry is trying to mitigate the economic impact by making additional lines of credit available to small farmers, the official said.
Crop supply agency Conab is also sending corn to the region in hopes of saving livestock.
Bahia state officials, however, said the measures were not enough and on December 30 asked for more federal resources to help some 20 million people living in the semi-arid tropical region stretching north from Minas Gerais state.
"The last comparable drought in the region was in the early 1980s ... even if rains come in the next few days it's not going to make a difference for some areas," Celso Oliveira, a meteorologist with Sao Paulo-based Somar, told Reuters.
The states that have received the least rainfall are Bahia, Brazil's fourth most populous state, Pernambuco, whose capital Recife is one of 12 host cities for the 2014 soccer world cup and an important port, and Piauí, Oliveira said.
Even with likely crop losses in the Northeast, Brazil still expects an overall record soybean and strong corn harvest this season thanks to sufficient rainfall over the main center-west and southern producing areas.
The government's Conab agency says Bahia should produce 3.76 million metric tons of soybeans this season, out of the 82.6 million tonnes it expects from Brazil's overall crop.
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It was only three weeks ago when Robert Downey Jr. returned to the set of Iron Man 3 after an injury and while principal photography resumes, so does the marketing campaign begin. We've known for three weeks that October 23rd would be the day the first Iron Man 3 trailer officially releases, offering a look at footage only seen so far behind-closed-doors at Comic-Con and certain trade and press events.
As a result of of fans joining the Iron Man Facebook page, a short preview of the trailer released on Sunday, followed by another earlier today to go along with the first Iron Man 3 poster and a set of photos from the film.The media splash this week represents the first major marketing push for Iron Man 3 - and hence, the beginning of Phase Two of the Marvel cinematic universe - since Marvel Studios held a panel presentation for the film this summer at Comic-Con. At the presentation, director Shane Black, Marvel pres Kevin Feige and cast, shared several minutes of unfinished footage from the film.
In that sizzle reel, we got our very first look Ben Kingsley dressed up as the Mandarin to go along with his intimidating voiceover, a scene showcasing Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark suiting up in his new Extremis (Mark 47?) armor, and a mishmash of action bits including the destruction of Stark's seaside mansion. While "darker in tone" has been the buzzword since Shane Black and Drew Pearce became in involved with the threequel, Iron Man 3 will not be without the series' trademark character-driven comedic moments. In the Comic-Con footage, that was highlighted by a hilarious scene featuring Stark attempting to re-hire Jon Favreau's Happy Hogan as they reflect on the battle of New York from The Avengers.
The test trailers however - from the descriptions - focused strictly on the more intense, dramatic moments, and this trailer does exactly as described and includes the same voice over from the previous footage and the same scenes from the leaked descriptions. Watch the HD trailer on Apple.
Marvel Studios' "Iron Man 3″ pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?
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Iron Man 3 is directed by Shane Black based off of his and Drew Pearce's screenplay, and stars Robert Downey Jr., Ben Kingsley, Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Guy Pearce, Jon Favreau, Rebecca Hall, William Sadler, James Badge Dale and the voice of Paul Bettany.
Iron Man 3 releases May 3, 2013, Thor: The Dark World on November 8, 2013, Captain America: The Winter Soldier on April 4, 2014, Guardians of the Galaxy on August 1, 2014, The Avengers 2 on May 1, 2015 and Ant-Man on November 6, 2015.
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I cleaned up all the holiday remnants on Monday. I made piles of what needs to be returned, boxed up the decorations, and dumped our brittle wreath and miniature tree. No offense to you Christmas cheerleaders, but it all becomes a bit much for me - the lists, the toffee, the spending and the formalities. It honestly was a wonderful day, but I think this year, more than ever, we saw most clearly what we wanted from the celebration, or rather what we wanted to contribute to it, and I think next year will look different.
My haste to clean up is a personality trait (a vice sometimes). I like things to be moving forward, to be improving and growing, and the New Year's holiday commemorates that. I made a date with Hugh last year to discuss our resolutions for the sake of accountability and it may be one of the highlights of my marriage to date. You can have a list of three or thirty things that you'd like to take note of as we dance right into 2012, but having some accountability - a person who loves you to listen - makes the list worth making. Last year I scribbled down intentions to master roasting a whole chicken, get certified to teach pilates, save a bit of money for a down payment and have chisled arm muscles. The answers are yes, not yet, yes and errr, working on it? But the point is that I wrote them down, shared and revisited the list and I think it's an exercise worth doing (It may not give you chisled arm muscles but it's good for the spirit).
I really love writing letters. I couldn't write a scholarly essay in college worth reading but I LOVE personal letters. An item on my list this year is to communicate compliments or positive thoughts to people as they cross my mind. I want to send letters of affirmation to friends, or post cards to acquaintences just to say, "I really enjoy your blog" or, "You are super easy to talk to and I like it." Same goes for my husband, to remind him how I appreciate how he always make me laugh, or a note to my family. We'll call them love letters, and I plan on roping Hugh into this because I think men are even more hesitant to compliment each other. I started by writing a letter to Jennie, a woman in the food blogging world who lost her husband suddenly earlier this year (you may remember or participated in "A Pie for Mikey"). I thought of her recently and wanted to write her a letter. Maybe it's weird, because we don't know each other, but I am another woman who can't imagine coping with that kind of loss, so I figured I'd say hi.
The recipe below is one from her site that I've tweaked around a bit for my taste. It's nice to have the little nuggets in the fridge to dip in the pesto sauce for an afternoon snack. I haven't had them with marinara yet, but I imagine that'd be nice as well.
There will be celebrating with close friends this weekend and hopefully another date to discuss resolutions with my beloved.
May the new year exceed your expectations and challenge you.
LENTIL "MEATBALLS" // Serves 4, Makes 18 small balls
Meatball recipe adapted from In Jennie's Kitchen
The sauce I made is less a pesto and more a dressing, as the lemon juice adds quite a bit of acid to it. I thin mine with a bit of water, but if you like it thicker, simply don't add it. Adjust to your personal taste.
In honor of lightening up post-holiday, I like them as is, maybe on some sauteed greens. I don't feel that their "meatball" title necessitates noodles. Anyway, those are decisions I'll leave up to you.
2 cups cooked lentils
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 cup ricotta
1/4 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. fennel seed, crushed
2 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh parsley
Hefty Pinch of Dried or Fresh Thyme
1 tsp. each sea salt and pepper
2/3 cup breadcrumbs (fresh or panko, preferably)
Lemon Pesto Sauce
2 cloves garlic
1/4 Cup Pinenuts
Zest and juice of one lemon
1/2 tsp. sea salt
2 cups basil leaves
1/3 Cup extra virgin olive oil
3 Tbsp. grated parmesan
pinch of red pepper flakes
2 Tbsp. water to thin
In a food processor, pulse the lentils into rice like pieces.
Into a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, ricotta, parmesan, garlic, fennel seed, parlsey, thyme, salt and pepper and stir to mix well. Stir in the breadcrumbs and lentils and let the mix sit in the fridge while you make the pesto.
For the pesto sauce, put the garlic, nuts, lemon zest and juice and salt in a food processor or blender and run until finely chopped. Add in the basil leaves and olive oil until you get a smooth, sauce-like consistency. Add water, oil or lemon juice to thin as desired. Stir in the parmesan and pepper flakes set aside. The sauce will keep covered in the fridge for about a week.
Preheat the oven to 400'. Check the lentil mix by rolling a 1'' round ball between your palms, it should hold together fairly well. If it seems pretty wet and it falling apart, stir in another Tbsp. or two of breadcrumbs until the ball with stay together.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll the mix into balls and line them up on a baking sheet (they don't need lots of space between, they won't spread). If you like a bit more of a crust, brush them with olive oil.
Bake on the middle rack for 15-20 minutes until the tops are golden brown, gently turning the balls over halfway through baking. Remove to cool slightly.
Serve with your favorite noodles, on a bed of sauteed greens, or simply on their own with a nice drizzle of the pesto sauce.


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UnSource:List of Russian reversals
The Russian Reversal is a debating and argumentative tactic developed by the USSR during the twentieth century.
A tool described as being able to end and subsequently win any discussion, its original intent was to stupefy capitalist dogs by inverting the sentence and introducing a new prepositional phrase, thus obfuscating the topic and allowing the debater to take control and bury his opponent. Its execution is as simple as it is lethal: the subject and direct object of the sentence in question are reversed, the sentence is preceded with "in Soviet Russia" and all sentences are shifted into the second person.
This is because Soviet Russia is a wondrous land of complete automation and bizarre reversal of ordinary American events and situations. Imagine your wonder when, upon calling a taxi, you discover that here in Soviet Russia, taxi hails YOU!!
The original technique was introduced by Politburo hack and Minister of Propaganda Yakov Smirnoff soon after he infiltrated America! What a country! from Ukraine during the Cold War.
"In America, you can always find a party."
Ruthless science from finest minds in Soviet Russia refine this solipsistic bourgeois notion to:
- In America, you can always find a party .
- In Soviet Russia, the Party always finds YOU!!
and the rest is history.
- 1 Essence of Russian Reversal
- 2 In Soviet Russia, Official List of all Known Russian Reversals reads YOU!!
- 2.1 In Socialist Cuba, reversal writes YOU!!
- 2.2 In Communist China, reversal writes YOU!!
- 2.3 In Soviet Russia, reversal reads YOU!!
- 2.3.1 Agriculture
- 2.3.2 Communications and media
- 2.3.3 Computers and Internet
- 2.3.4 Economics and commerce
- 2.3.5 Entertainment
- 2.3.6 Food and drink
- 2.3.7 Geography
- 2.3.8 Health and medicine
- 2.3.9 Recreation and sports
- 2.3.10 Sanitation
- 2.3.11 Science and technology
- 2.3.12 Transportation
- 2.3.13 War and military
- 2.4 In Soviet Russia, shirt wears YOU!!
- 2.5 In Soviet Russia, also sees YOU!!
Essence of Russian Reversal[edit]
The Russian Reversal, in its purest form, is based on the dualistic theorem that:
- America is both free and good.
- Soviet Russia is neither free nor good.
Ergo, they are opposites. If something is good in America (as all things in America are), that very same thing is bad in Soviet Russia (ditto). For instance, American Roulette is very different from its Russian counterpart. Russians are also forced to eat those horrible fish eggs - the most obvious of reasons for them to drown their sorrows in very much vodka.
Mathematical proof of this, made by diabolical commie scientists, is available but the results are tightly guarded by the former KGB.
In Soviet Russia, rule remembers YOU!![edit]
In Soviet Russia, joke ruins YOU!!'— Oscar Wilde, Russian Reversal
The Russian Reversal was originally developed by Soviet Russians, and featured all their trademarks:
- Bad Grammar
- Incorrect Verb Usage
- Avoid using on, in, at, to: is less Russian. All words like "the" and "a" purged from language in 1917.
- Only use three words. (In Soviet Russia, above ignores YOU!!)
- All plural words changed into singular form.
- Sentence order is "Noun, transitive verb, YOU!!"
- For maximum science, mathematical expressions may end with "you." Example: "pi = 3.14159265you."
- Avoid the words "is" and "are", otherwise "In Soviet Russia, dumb is YOU!!".
- All sentences end with "YOU!!" Only in decadent modern era it becomes more accepted that Russian Reversalisms end with word other than "YOU!!" Example: "In Soviet Russia, car fixes A-Team!!".
- Always print "YOU" in ALLCAPS and then finish the sentence with no more and no less than two exclamation points and italicise those. For example: "In America you follow the rules; in Soviet Russia, rule follows YOU!!"
- Keep simple, stupid.
- If necessary watch Night Court episodes with Yakov Smirnoff as Yakov Korolenko. Yes, Uncyclopedia knows it will hurt. Uncyclopedia wants it to hurt. Hurt YOU!!
In Soviet Russia, exception makes YOU!![edit]
In general, situation in Soviet Russia is reverse of in West, with very few notable exceptions. For instance, under capitalism people oppress people, under communism it's other way around.
In America, greedy capitalist pigs pull Lada behind tow truck. In Soviet Russia, glorious workers push Lada. By hand.
And yet, America just like Russia:
- In America, people free to go to Washington and say US president is idiotic miserable failure.
- In Soviet Russia, glorious comrade citizens free to go to red square and also say president of USA is idiotic miserable failure. America just like Russia!
- In Soviet Russia, bank rob YOU!!
- In America, greedy capitalist bank also rob YOU!! America just like Russia!
- In Soviet Russia, dollar valuable, ruble worthless.
- In capitalist-imperialist America, dollar valuable, ruble worthless. America just like Russia!
- In Soviet Russia, the best prostitutes are Russian.
- In America, the best prostitutes are Russian. America just like Russia!
In Soviet Russia, even more tip reads YOU!![edit]
- Read the above tips, read all the examples, and notice how some, while true, fail to follow the rules.
- Internet also reversed. If evil decadent American site .us, glorious comrade workers' Soviet Union site .su.
Note that Soviet Russian teleprinter has no <esc>ape key and <ctrl> tightly held by KGB.
- Above all, be inconsistent -- this isn't Wikipedia after all.
Wikipedians are famous for their consistency, something like a meringue.
In Soviet Russia, Official List of all Known Russian Reversals reads YOU!![edit]
In order to help Capitalists / anti-Communists prepare for their debates, this Official List of All Known Russian Reversals makes sure to read YOU!!
|In America, before editing this page, you read the instructions.
In Soviet Russia instruction reads YOU!!!
In Socialist Cuba, reversal writes YOU!![edit]
- In Socialist Cuba, we eliminate hunger.
- In Soviet Russia, hunger eliminates YOU!!
- In America, you smoke cigar.
- In Socialist Cuba, cigar smokes YOU!!.
In Communist China, reversal writes YOU!![edit]
In Soviet Russia, reversal reads YOU!![edit]
- In American Texas, you grab bull by horns.
- On Russian sovkohzy, bull grabs YOU by horns!!
- In the Undead Kingdom, we had to shoot mad cows
- In Soviet Russia, mad cow shoots YOU!!
Communications and media[edit]
- In America, you click remote control .
- In Soviet Russia, remote controls YOU!!
- In America, you finish sentence.
- In Soviet Russia, sentence finishes YOU!!
- In America, you pity fool.
- In Soviet Russia, fool pities YOU!!
Computers and Internet[edit]
- In America, you vandalise wiki.
- In Soviet Wikia, Абсурдопедия vandalises YOU!!
- In America, You laugh at roflcopters
- In Soviet Russia, Roflcopters Laugh at YOU!!
- In America, You back-up your data.
- In Soviet Russia, data backs-up YOU!!
Economics and commerce[edit]
- In America, you appoint Chief Executive Officer .
- In Soviet Russia, chief officer executes YOU!!
- In America, you can't touch this.
- In Soviet Russia, this can't touch YOU!!
- In Estados Unidos de México, you smash piñata.
- In Soviet Russia, piñata smashes YOU!!
- For visit in Soviet Russia, you need travel visa
- In Eurovision, travel visa needs you
- In America, you watch night court.
- In Soviet Russia, night court watches YOU!!
Food and drink[edit]
- In America, you consume vodka.
- In Soviet Russia, vodka consumes YOU!!
- In the Undead Kingdom, you eat brains.
- In Zombie Russia, brain eats YOU!!
- In Kentucky, you fry chicken.
- In Soviet Russia, Chechens fry YOU!!
- In America, you grill bacon .
- In Soviet Russia, pigs grill YOU!!
- In America, you throw cocktail party .
- In Soviet Russia, Molotov throw cocktail at YOU!!
- In Soviet Russian gulag, you trap and eat mice to survive.
- In American Disney park, mouse traps YOU!!
Health and medicine[edit]
Recreation and sports[edit]
- In America, you bet on roulette.
- In Russian Roulette, all bets are off!
- In America, you party on Fire Island .
- In Soviet Russia, the Party opens fire on YOU!!
- In America, you play Monopoly
- In Soviet Russia, you take Monopoly board flip it over and everyone has nothing! That is how to play Communist Revolution!
- In America, you ride horses .
- In Soviet Russia, horse mounts YOU!!
- In America, you punch clown.
- In Soviet Russia, clown punches YOU!!
- In America, you put laundry through wringer.
- In Soviet Russia, laundry puts YOU through wringer!!
Science and technology[edit]
- In America, you calculate with reverse-Polish notation .
- In Soviet Russia, Polonium-210 subtracts YOU!!
- In American reactor site, you enrich uranium.
- In Soviet Chernobyl, uranium enriches YOU!!
- In America, you rationalise denominator.
- In Soviet Russia, denominator rationalises YOU!!
- In America, you get your kicks on Route 66
- Soviet Route 66 gets to kick YOU!!
- In America, your dog chases cars.
- In Doggie Russia, cars chase YOU!!
War and military[edit]
- In America, you shoot gun.
- In Soviet Russia, gun shoots YOU!!
- In America, you can make the march and make Georgia howl.
- In Soviet Georgia, forced march make howl YOU!!
- In America, you believe in Jesus.
- In Soviet Russia, Hasus believes YOU when YOU sell him fire-arms!!
- In Dem Deutschen Reich, you gas jews
- In Soviet Russia, jews gas YOU!!'
- In America, you make french fries.
- In Nazi Germany, you fry french!!.
- In Nazi Germany, Ribbentropp's butt was Government property.
- In Soviet Russia, his butt WAS the Government!!'
- In America, you like the Rolling Stones.
- In Soviet Russia, Krustchev said: My son will troll YOU!!
- "In America, and the western world, history is confusing."
- In Soviet Russia, you must confuse the present, thus manipulating history."
In Soviet Russia, shirt wears YOU!![edit]
Predictably, T-Shirts have already been made with these messages.
- In Soviet Russia, t-shirt reads YOU!!
- In Soviet Russia, dead horse beats YOU!!


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The 6 Best Things to Buy in May
Meats for the Grill
Many grocery stores will have specials on grillable meats throughout May. "With consumers eager to enjoy a grilled dinner outdoors, so the demand and competitive price game begins for everyone's favorite meats," says Erin Chase, consumer shopping expert for Savings.com and founder of the Favado savings app. "From ribs to steaks to chicken breast and premade kebabs, consumers will be able to find great deals on the meats they love to grill." She says that condiments are also hot, so look for coupons and store discounts.
May is one of the best times to purchase mattresses. To save more money, check out Groupon or Living Social, which tend to have impressive offers on mattresses for local stores. You can stack these with in-store specials. Note that expensive mattress models are displayed in the front of the store, while cheaper options are often toward the back.
Patio Furniture
You've probably noticed patio furniture at your favorite retailers for several months. That's because retailers know people shop in advance for the summer entertaining. Now that the surge of patio furniture purchases has lulled, retailers have begun marking down prices, explains Meghan Heffernan, also a consumer shopping expert for Savings.com. Heffernan says to expect "a steep increase in prices until the end of summer." Buy now while you still have a good selection.
Bug Spray, Sunscreen
This time of year, bugs are a-plenty and the sun's rays are powerful. As a result, retailers can count on you buying these items consistently. Coupons (either electronic or from the newspaper) can save you money on both bug repellants and sunscreens. "With the bugs emerging and the sun gaining in stretch, stores everywhere are competing for your bug spray and sunscreen dollars," notes Chase. "It's time to stock up on your favorite brand of repellent and protection for your skin, and be sure to purchase enough to last you through Labor Day weekend."
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"After a long winter break recovering from the holidays, spring is often when we see people start entertaining again," says Heffernan. "Home ware companies will be offering special reductions on kitchen accessories and cookware." Thanks to these slashed prices, now's a great time to buy kitchen necessities -- including cutlery, dishes, linens, electronics and more -- for the recent grads or newlyweds in your life.
Used Cars
"As the volume of car sales goes up in summer months, car retailers increase the number of price drops per vehicle," says Heffernan. "This trend starts in May and will peak in July." An excellent way to get a quality used car is to shop previously leased vehicles. These are typically no more than 4 years old but are significantly cheaper than their new counterparts. Additionally, because leased vehicles must be maintained with utmost diligence -- and because mileage is restricted -- you know these cars have been taken care of.


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'Initial impressions of the new Canon EOS M3 are mostly favourable.'
'The EOS M3 is Canon's most serious mirrorless camera to date.'
'very well-designed mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera'
'Useful live view and great screen. '
A reliable 18x zoom travel compact with a range of useful functions
While Canon's PowerShot SX600 HS is an easy-to-use camera with a long 18x zoom, performance and image quality resembles those from a lower-end camera.
Picks up where your phone leaves off without sacrificing easy sharing
versatile superzoom compact camera with good sharing features
Judged on image quality, the Samsung WB350F isn't the best. But throw in a 21x zoom, excellent Wi-Fi, and simple operation, and you get something unique.
Wi-Fi, filters and effects aplenty
Samsung's new travel compact offers Wi-Fi, 21x zoom, full manual controls and a brilliant touchscreen.
An affordable compact camera with plenty of creative shooting options
Lens quality is very good with sharp images
Nikon's micro compact is smaller than a credit card… but is it too lightweight?
Extremely small camera, Metal body, Plenty of built-in memory
Abundance of shooting options for all types of shooters
Excellent Wi-Fi implementation
Digital compact camera looks great
Compact body design, yet still very ergonomic
Quality of the lens is great for a camera at this price point
Good colour reproduction, Available at a reasonable price
Family-friendly waterproof and shockproof point-and-shoot
Good value for money
Family-friendly waterproof camera
Affordable rugged compact
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The chairman of the Suez Canal Public Authority reported that the volume of cargo shipped through the canal had grown by 14,525 tons in the first half of 2000, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. This figure, reported by Al-Watan daily, includes oil tankers, bulk ships and container ships.
The Egyptian Monthly Bulletin has publicized that during the first seven months of this year, the receipts from traffic via the Suez Canal totaled $1.12 billion, up from $1.04 billion in the corresponding period of last year.
However, statistics recently published by the Suez Canal Authority, and appearing in Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, have revealed a substantial decrease in the volume of cargo from the Arabian Gulf states shipped via the Suez Canal during the first half of 2000. Although the number of Arabian Gulf vessels crossing the canal grew from 228 in the first half of 1999 to 233 in the first half of 2000, its volume dropped from 7.862 tons to 7.093 tons during the period in question.
According to the report, 67 Kuwaiti ships had crossed the Suez Canal in the first half of 2000, an increase of five ships compared to the corresponding period of 1999. These vessels carried a total volume of 777,000 tons during this period, falling by 938 toms compared to the previous year. The number of Saudi ships passing through was 80, a decrease of two vessels. These Saudi ships carried 1.906 million tons of cargo in the first half of 2000, falling by 15,000 tons in comparison to the first six months of 1999. –(Albawaba-MEBG)
© 2000 - 2019 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com)


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Yellen's appeal goes mainstream
Janet Yellen's confirmation as the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve is resonating beyond Washington and financial centers, in corners of culture and media where central bankers don't often tread.
She's been featured in a widely aired Microsoft commercial — alongside Nobel Peace Prize nominee Malala Yousafzai, the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and others — for having "shattered the glass ceiling."
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Popular women's magazines like Cosmopolitan, Glamour and Marie Claire have cheered her ascension to arguably the world's most powerful economics job.
"Huge news. Huge!" the lead of an online Glamour article exclaimed. "It's about time," Cosmo tweeted.
Upworthy, a popular media site that draws much of its traffic from content readers share on Facebook and Twitter, ran a photo of Yellen next to previous male Fed presidents above the banner: "FINALLY."
The increased focus on Yellen's groundbreaking chairmanship reflects both the growing attention that the central bank has received in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and the continuing tensions over whether the world of finance — both in and out of government — remains too much of a boys club.
( QUIZ: Do you know Janet Yellen?)
"In a different year, if there were two men up for it, yeah, we probably would have let that pass," said Marie Claire news editor Kayla Webley, who earlier this month wrote an article under the headline "Cheers to Janet Yellen, the Most Powerful Woman in the World." "I think that any time a woman puts another chip in the glass ceiling, it's worth celebrating."
And it's the specific chip that Yellen is putting in the glass ceiling that is bringing such attention to her Fed confirmation.
"When has Glamour been interested in the Fed chair?" said Theda Skocpol, a government and sociology professor at Harvard who has in the past been critical of the university's former president, Larry Summers, a candidate for the Fed job alongside Yellen. "What we're seeing in American politics over the last few years is the Fed is suddenly getting a lot more popular attention. That was true before Janet Yellen was nominated."
Women have made significant headway at the highest levels of government in recent years. There are currently three women serving on the Supreme Court and the departments of State, Justice and Homeland Security have been led by women, as have some financial regulatory agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
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And much of the current buzz about the 2016 presidential race is about Hillary Clinton as the clear front-runner to be the Democratic nominee.
But the top jobs in economics and finance, including at the Treasury Department and the Fed, have been harder to crack, and women who have spent their careers in these professions hope that the spotlight on Yellen will help continue to shake up a traditionally male-dominated profession.
"Economics is still, even at the educational level, not equally male and female," Christina Romer, the former head of the Council of Economic Advisers for President Barack Obama, said in an interview. "So to have a high profile woman succeed in such an incredible way surely makes a lot more of our daughters say, 'Gee, maybe I should study economics.'"
Sheila Bair, a former chairwoman of FDIC, said Yellen's story also highlights the issue of how spouses can support each other in the pursuit of their career goals.
In a recent interview with Time magazine after her Jan. 6 confirmation, Yellen referred to her husband, George Akerlof, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, as her biggest fan and supporter. She pointed out that Akerlof was very willing to change their son's diapers and wash the dishes to allow his wife to focus on her career.
"I love the fact that she gives her husband so much credit," Bair said. "There's so much debate now about whether the woman can have it all and she put her finger on it — a supportive spouse is really the key here."
Others were thrilled that, given the stature of the Fed job, Yellen will for years be in the public view and serve as an example to women who aspire to succeed in her field.
"The fact that she's a woman, that's seen as being a real positive — that we're now looking at the other half of the talent pool," said Barbara Byrne, the vice chairwoman of investment banking at Barclays. "Whoever is in that seat has tremendous authority, is accorded tremendous respect and has tremendous influence over economic policy."


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