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Did you hear about the militant terrorist group that tried to portray themselves as the salvation of their own people and have only managed to bring down more shame and horror for their people, because this group has no clue how to rule, how to work with others, and exists only as a function of misguided hatred?
Man, no videos at work sucks. No youtube, no comedy central, etc. Quick, someone do an artist's pencil drawn impression of the video clip so I have something to reference. Stick figured are more than serviceable now GET CRACKING!
Seriously, that cartoon is for children. When viewing something like that, how can anyone say with a straight face that some of the things our current POTUS has said or done is indoctrinating school children?
Charles, is there independent confirmation of that story yet? I'm completely prepared to believe that this jackass would do that, especially because of this bit:
Meanwhile, O’Keefe lost his job at the Leadership Institute in 2008 for a prank call he made to an Ohio-based Planned Parenthood clinic. During the call, O’Keefe offered a donation to the clinic on the condition that it would be earmarked to pay for aborting African-American fetuses. “Because there's definitely way too many black people in Ohio,” O’Keefe remarked to the receptionist. “So, I'm just trying to do my part.”
But is it so far just the One People's guy saying that he was manning the literature table at the white supremacist conference?
Man, no videos at work sucks. No youtube, no comedy central, etc. Quick, someone do an artist's pencil drawn impression of the video clip so I have something to reference. Stick figured are more than serviceable now GET CRACKING!
Careful there lets not get him in trouble at work. My bos fired a guy for that for going around my block at the hub and logging into myspace. He had 3 strikes.
Ah, the sweet smell of vindication. My counterparts back East have apparently been in a world of crap over last week's incident and were preaching doom and gloom all day. I hadn't heard a word of this so I didn't know what the hell was going on. Finally talked to my manager who said he's pissed with the rest of them for "not being able to find their own asses with 2 hands and a map" but that all discussions about him being seriously disappointed with the team were meant to exclude me entirely.
Meanwhile, O’Keefe lost his job at the Leadership Institute in 2008 for a prank call he made to an Ohio-based Planned Parenthood clinic. During the call, O’Keefe offered a donation to the clinic on the condition that it would be earmarked to pay for aborting African-American fetuses. “Because there's definitely way too many black people in Ohio,” O’Keefe remarked to the receptionist. “So, I'm just trying to do my part.”
[Link: salon.com...]
Unfortunately this goes back to Isaac and Ishmael; I'm a Cubs fan, therefor an optimist "Wait till next year!!" but all I can say is that us Jews need to keep our powder dry and our pe**ers hard, and the world will turn...
A trio of House lawmakers yesterday introduced a bill to block U.S. EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gases, marking the latest in a string of bipartisan attacks against forthcoming climate rules.
The measure (pdf) from Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and Missouri Reps. Ike Skelton (D) and Jo Ann Emerson (R) would amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit EPA from regulating greenhouse gases based on their effects on global climate change.
Careful there lets not get him in trouble at work. My bos fired a guy for that for going around my block at the hub and logging into myspace. He had 3 strikes.
Well, of course, yeah, it depends on the alertness of your IT department.
Careful there lets not get him in trouble at work. My bos fired a guy for that for going around my block at the hub and logging into myspace. He had 3 strikes.
Hehe no sweat I can't install an internal proxy here anyway, not my department. If I have an IP I can access an outside open proxy but you know the deal, listed open proxies have a half-life of about 17 minutes and the pages to look up new ones are also blocked.
Careful there lets not get him in trouble at work. My bos fired a guy for that for going around my block at the hub and logging into myspace. He had 3 strikes.
Maybe he was fired just for still being obtuse enough to have a myspace account? Aren't there about 5 subscribers left?
Lotta people complained that longer threads were getting very sluggish -- clicking, typing, etc.
I tracked this down to the latest version of jQuery, which I installed a few days ago. I've reverted back to v1.3.2 while I try to see if it's my problem or theirs.
It could be that as jQuery matures it's adjusting its optimizations for average-sized web pages, and as a consequence doesn't handle larger pages like long LGF threads as well.
You know what the pundits started calling the "theater of security" where those airport guards may keep us safe with some minor hassles OR may add little value, but just want to seem useful as they search old ladies. Then we all debate where the line is between legitimate restrictions for the public good and govt bureaucracies trying to justify their existence?
I had a Palestinian colleague in school who was on the receiving end of Israeli security and had no end of stories that would curl your hair. Long story short, while the IDF has legitimate reasons to screen the crap out of every Arab at every checkpoint, safety is not the only agenda. In this person's opinion, Jewish safety regularly took a back seat to harassment. When he returned with a PhD (on a subject with no military use, but which appeared in the papers he had to show at 4 checkpoints in the 2 miles between home and work at a secular university.) he was harassed by guards twice as much as when he was younger, kind of like how educated blacks were twice as threatening as the poor, cowering sharecropper to certain white people in ages past.
I am certain of 3 things-
1. Israel has a right to self defense without reservation.
2. Palestinians are collectively more secular and more educated than any other Arab country, in part due to their proximity to Israel, in part due to the local universities being mostly secular. Saudi kids may major in Islamic philosophy; Palestinian boys and girls(!) go for mechanical engineering, teaching, nursing, etc..
3. The educated, sensible Palestinian is shat upon from both sides.
What? Animated Zombies...? Hell yes! After years of saturating the marketplace with family-friendly animated fare, "A.D." just might be the genre-busting shot in the arm Hollywood needs.
You know what the pundits started calling the "theater of security" where those airport guards may keep us safe with some minor hassles OR may add little value, but just want to seem useful as they search old ladies. Then we all debate where the line is between legitimate restrictions for the public good and govt bureaucracies trying to justify their existence?
I had a Palestinian colleague in school who was on the receiving end of Israeli security and had no end of stories that would curl your hair. Long story short, while the IDF has legitimate reasons to screen the crap out of every Arab at every checkpoint, safety is not the only agenda. In this person's opinion, Jewish safety regularly took a back seat to harassment. When he returned with a PhD (on a subject with no military use, but which appeared in the papers he had to show at 4 checkpoints in the 2 miles between home and work at a secular university.) he was harassed by guards twice as much as when he was younger, kind of like how educated blacks were twice as threatening as the poor, cowering sharecropper to certain white people in ages past.
I am certain of 3 things-
1. Israel has a right to self defense without reservation.
2. Palestinians are collectively more secular and more educated than any other Arab country, in part due to their proximity to Israel, in part due to the local universities being mostly secular. Saudi kids may major in Islamic philosophy; Palestinian boys and girls(!) go for mechanical engineering, teaching, nursing, etc..
3. The educated, sensible Palestinian is shat upon from both sides.
I feel a little reflexively feisty about this, having gone around the block too many times with people who were worried about Israeli 'racism' and had no clue about the situation, but I can't argue with much you say here.
Thanks for update. Yes, in Safari the new version did seem sluggish.
Did you also change the column widths recently?
It's possible you've inadvertently adjusted a text zoom feature of your browser. In Firefox, ctrl-plus or ctrl-minus will do that; ctrl-zero will reset.
My hair looks really cool dyed blue for the SuperBowl..I sent pics back to California today...I'm thinking of emailing reine in the morning my pic so you cool lizards can laugh at me with me...
I'm not shy
My hair looks really cool dyed blue for the SuperBowl..I sent pics back to California today...I'm thinking of emailing reine in the morning my pic so you cool lizards can laugh at me with me...
I'm not shy
All the columns. I'm using Safari 4 on OSX 10.5.8 . Perhaps it was something I did when messing around with the Web Inspector (under the Develop menu)...
And the culture of martyrdom--literal and I-wanna-cookie is very hard for people not to buy into, if only out of solidarity with the group, and because there's not much else to cling to.
BTW, did anyone see that Human Rights Watch issued some sort of criticism of Jordan for taking Palestinian Jordanian's citizenship away?
/Hysterical protests by Code Pink in front of the Jordanian consulate in...oh, never mind.
It's possible you've inadvertently adjusted a text zoom feature of your browser. In Firefox, ctrl-plus or ctrl-minus will do that; ctrl-zero will reset.
I use google chrome at work. I noticed the comment box was much smaller and it had a slider across the bottom. I haven't been on much at work in the morning for the last few days so I don't even know when it started. I was on a bit this afternoon and it was responding so slowly I put new batteries in my mouse thinking that might have been the problem.
I am certain of 3 things-
1. Israel has a right to self defense without reservation.
2. Palestinians are collectively more secular and more educated than any other Arab country, in part due to their proximity to Israel, in part due to the local universities being mostly secular. Saudi kids may major in Islamic philosophy; Palestinian boys and girls(!) go for mechanical engineering, teaching, nursing, etc..
3. The educated, sensible Palestinian is shat upon from both sides.
We've been tapped for an ADHD study. Have you ever heard of anyone having a bad experience with that?
No drugs involved, just assessments.
Golly, it's been a while. Your best bet would be to Google Conners Scale to start to see part of what is involved in the assessment. (No appostrophe in Conners.) You and his teacher will have to fill out questionnaires. Then, you have the first of X number of visits with a shrink to complete the assessment.
Ask the referring teacher/school counselor what resources are available. If your kid is in private school, you can still get hooked up with the public school system to do the assessment. If you want to get it going quickly and the public route is slow, you can see if your son's insurance will pay for it or you can pay on your own.
Don't be afraid of the meds but, research the snot out of them. Also, look into behavior modification to either supplement meds or replace them. (The Kid's ADHD is off the chart and behavior modification therapy helps him because meds just can't do it all.)
Research nutrition. I can't go into it here but, there's quite a bit out there. I restrict his intake of certain foods but, hey. Some weekend days I allow him to have a Dr Pepper.
But, my first and most important bit of advice is to not get overwhelmed. I almost let myself get that way when I started the research. There is a lot of information out there. Don't be sucked in by the pro-med folks or the anti-med folks.
And, I almost fell to pieces when the assessment showed how affected The Kid is by ADHD. But, many things came together and his behavior made sense.
I gotta' feed The Kid and the beasties but I'll be back later, Emmie.
As someone pretty well versed in American cartoons I find this... appalling doesn't quite cut it. Despicable? Nauseous? There really aren't any words that will describe how this hate-fest aimed at kids makes me feel.
AH and I just found a link to the thing I remembered discussing Arabs serving in the IDF that blew my mind. I'm guessing the Hamas cartoon will never mention these guys.
AH and I just found a link to the thing I remembered discussing Arabs serving in the IDF that blew my mind. I'm guessing the Hamas cartoon will never mention these guys.
No, they won't get a mention. Neither do the Druze. Region's really ethnically and religiously complicated, but oversimplifying it for a political point has become an art form.
No, they won't get a mention. Neither do the Druze. Region's really ethnically and religiously complicated, but oversimplifying it for a political point has become an art form.
It sometimes amazes me how different the BBC in print is versus the BBC broadcast is when refering to Israel. When you're watching the BBC overseas and there is a story about Israel one would think its a station coming out of some Arab country.
My smartest professor told me to read the newspaper from back to front for greatest efficiency.
I will say that the Wall Street Journal is one of the best. One might not agree with the editorial pages if one is liberal or to the left but they are fair and report some rather intesting storys that the MSM picks up on weeks later.
I will say that the Wall Street Journal is one of the best. One might not agree with the editorial pages if one is liberal or to the left but they are fair and report some rather intesting storys that the MSM picks up on weeks later.
Also far and away above the Times, WaPost, etc. in their ability and fluency with statistics and graphical representations. Sometimes I swear I've seen better work by creationists than by Times reporters.
Everybody moved upstairs..And it's 100+, posts..
Let's talk Basketball.. I'm picking Kentucky for the Final 4 right now.. Not because of Point Guard John Wall.. Everybody is talking trash that is the best point Guard in College..In this case..Who cares? Yea he is a good college point..Will never impress in the pro's.. He doesn't have the length and strength to guard NBA guards..Can you imagine him going against KOBE type guards?
It's Cousins..That dude is a frigging Monster...I'm drafting the monster first.. Not a point guard where the College lies about his Height...
Well said, and most of those were probably liberals like me who were a bit on the fence about the whole thing (all we are saying is give peace a chance...) until Mr. Stewart spoke up...
I will say that the Wall Street Journal is one of the best. One might not agree with the editorial pages if one is liberal or to the left but they are fair and report some rather intesting storys that the MSM picks up on weeks later.
I would have said that a coupe of years ago, I'm pretty centrist and I like the WSJ and took the op-ed page with a grain of salt but still took it seriously.
Since it changed hands into the Fox News group, it's slanted quickly and strongly to the far right.
It's a shame and it's a shell of what it used to be.
Ironically, this is a longitudinal study for 7-8 year olds, which means one of my two children I would say is not affected is the one they want.
(Full disclosure: Of my six siblings, I and three others are ADD or ADHD, and so is my mother and other relatives.)
I'm pretty sure my brother-in-law, who would be aware of the family history (his wife was medicated as a child for ADHD), put us on the list, as he works for the hospital involved.
Of course, I've always been so surrounded by ADHD, I may not know what normal looks like. He could just be less ADHD than his older brothers. I'm used to kids who hang from the curtains and stand on the doorknobs.*
Thanks for the heads up on what the assessments might look like. Since we are homeschoolers, we've never tested for ADHD, but we get to do the rounds with speech assessments & by extension, autism assessments, because being slow-to-speak is a warning sign.
*Literally. Our curtains are break-away for this reason, and we have a door that sticks for this reason.
Ironically, this is a longitudinal study for 7-8 year olds, which means one of my two children I would say is not affected is the one they want.
(Full disclosure: Of my six siblings, I and three others are ADD or ADHD, and so is my mother and other relatives.)
I'm pretty sure my brother-in-law, who would be aware of the family history (his wife was medicated as a child for ADHD), put us on the list, as he works for the hospital involved.
Of course, I've always been so surrounded by ADHD, I may not know what normal looks like. He could just be less ADHD than his older brothers. I'm used to kids who hang from the curtains and stand on the doorknobs.*
Thanks for the heads up on what the assessments might look like. Since we are homeschoolers, we've never tested for ADHD, but we get to do the rounds with speech assessments & by extension, autism assessments, because being slow-to-speak is a warning sign.
*Literally. Our curtains are break-away for this reason, and we have a door that sticks for this reason.
Oh. So you don't have a child who has been diagnosed as having ADHD.
Lotta people complained that longer threads were getting very sluggish -- clicking, typing, etc.
I tracked this down to the latest version of jQuery, which I installed a few days ago. I've reverted back to v1.3.2 while I try to see if it's my problem or theirs.
It could be that as jQuery matures it's adjusting its optimizations for average-sized web pages, and as a consequence doesn't handle larger pages like long LGF threads as well.
Oh. So you don't have a child who has been diagnosed as having ADHD.
Am I mistaken?
I have so many relatives with ADHD, and have lived with it for so many years, it would be like diagnosing their eye color. My siblings were some of the first to be medicated, but since my boys don't have to sit in a classroom, it's not as much of an issue. I do have to have them do their work in different rooms, and remove any toys, because they distract so easily.
I had a sister that literally could not sit at a desk until she started receiving medication. Nobody knew anything about diet back then, and it was still in the early days so behavioral stuff didn't exist.
This is a study, and I knew there would be an assessment, so hearing what that would be like to go through the process is helpful. I want to help with research, for obvious reasons, but not if it would distress him in any way.
Memri does good work translating the spew coming out of the Muslim world. Treating it as humor bothers me.
Humor generally comes from insight and that is good but it can also belittle real and LARGE problems. Brainwashing Muslim children is dangerous and the biggest threat to peace in the Middle East and the World at large.
Maybe this is the price that has to be paid in order to get wider exposure.
I'm still troubled. When It's aimed at you bigotry isn't funny.
Memri does good work translating the spew coming out of the Muslim world. Treating it as humor bothers me.
Humor generally comes from insight and that is good but it can also belittle real and LARGE problems. Brainwashing Muslim children is dangerous and the biggest threat to peace in the Middle East and the World at large.
Maybe this is the price that has to be paid in order to get wider exposure.
I'm still troubled. When It's aimed at you bigotry isn't funny.
I hear you. I really do. Please believe seeing the crude and evil Hamas cartoons makes me ill. However, the one thing that demagogues, tyrants and fanatics of all stripes can not stand is humor. Humor allows people to say truths that are not otherwise allowed, and it gets past all other barriers.
Hamas, at the end of the day are stupid and evil clowns. They really are pathetic, classless, tasteless, cheesy and evil. They are like deranged five year olds tripping on bad acid.
Just saying that is all true. But their supporters will take offense and yell and scream when they read such words.
Showing it to be true and laughing at it though... no one can deny that. Humor defangs the crazy urgency and false air that Hamas might ever have a point.
I hear you. I really do. Please believe seeing the crude and evil Hamas cartoons makes me ill. However, the one thing that demagogues, tyrants and fanatics of all stripes can not stand is humor. Humor allows people to say truths that are not otherwise allowed, and it gets past all other barriers.
Hamas, at the end of the day are stupid and evil clowns. They really are pathetic, classless, tasteless, cheesy and evil. They are like deranged five year olds tripping on bad acid.
Just saying that is all true. But their supporters will take offense and yell and scream when they read such words.
Showing it to be true and laughing at it though... no one can deny that. Humor defangs the crazy urgency and false air that Hamas might ever have a point.
Humor is a powerful sword and shield.
The Daily Show gave me the ability to face our current situation with my head held hire and a smile one my face with a few simple words.
"When you're a bankrupt ideology pursuing a bankrupt strategy, the only move you have is the dick one
I try to be a good leftist and see both sides on the Arab/Palestinian conflict but damn Hamaas makes it hard.
A good leftist would see that there are more than two sides to this conflict. She would also realise that Hamas - with their hateful, reactionary, Islamist and nationalist ideology - is lightyears away from any decent form of leftism; and that such a movement should be abhorred.
But as Karl Marx allegedly noted: "Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form".
Hamas is armed and financed by Iran. In his O'Reilly interview, however, John Stewart, however, compared the government of Iran to that of Pakistan and others in responding to the question of what should be done about the threat of Iran using or passing on nuclear weapons. Compare and contrast. Stewart is a very smart and intrepid guy, but it's easier to satirize than analyze, he has no coherent and informed position of his own, and he gets away far too easily with both pretending to be a serious commentator while deflecting criticism on the basis that he is just a comedian.
Well, you know I've been here many times, and only certain hours of the day when I'm here am I asleep; the rest of the time I'm actually awake. -- I have a filler on a dat with zappa being interrogated by a couple of swedish fans/state officers(who knows)...in which they are arguing over the pornographic contents of his work. he tells them he has been spying on them, and claims that their porno industry is bigger than that of the US. it's pretty funny. btw-this is from thew '88 tour.
Frank says: