How does one define “unintended consequences”? How about the above story and the Iran/UK hostage situation?
Iraq is officially the worse foreign policy disaster in the history of the United States. Can anyone think of a worse one?
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How does one define “unintended consequences”? How about the above story and the Iran/UK hostage situation?
Iraq is officially the worse foreign policy disaster in the history of the United States. Can anyone think of a worse one?
Want to know how much high-fructose corn syrup you consume in a single day? Trust me, it is a lot. However, if you want to cut down on your HFCS intake, head on down to Byerly’s in St. Louis Park where you can get kosher Coke and kosher Diet Coke by the six pack. It is kosher because it is made with sugar, not HFCS. Huzzah! It would make your mother proud to know you are drinking something that is, er, healthy?
In my humble opinion. It is possible that the president and Tyrol are also some of the final five, but I’m less than convinced of that. Tigh, Anders and Tory are all humans that have been messed with/programmed by the cylons, Tigh was obviously captured and screwed with, Anders was discovered on New Caprica by Leoban (the dude holding starbuck hostage) and he was is tough shape, sick and in bed–that’s were he got programmed/messed with. Tory, well we don’t know much about her so she could have been captured or whatever.
Discussion?
We have two local newspapers in the Twin Cities. The Minneapolis-based Star Tribune has been the Minneapolis staple for years and the Pioneer Press has been the St. Paul staple for years.
I read both. I usually read both every day or at least several times per week. I even subscribe to the St. Paul Sunday print edition of the newspaper. There are a couple of reasons:
1. I do not want to see the newspapers go out of business.
2. I like the Comics.
3. I like to peruse the local job postings.
Fortunately we have an excellent weekly recycling program in St. Paul courtesy of Eureka! Recycling so I do not have to feel too bad about generating newspaper trash.
The Star Tribune rebuilt their Home Page quite awhile ago. I didn’t really like the change but I got used to it. It seemed like they just wanted to feature ads more prominently after their re-design and it didn’t really seem very inspired.
The Pioneer Press unveiled a new website design on Monday, March 19th, 2007.
The Pioneer Press is by far the superior local newspaper website.
Both local newspaper websites require flash, both feature RSS Feeds, both have ads and both have search capabilities, but the Pioneer Press actually breaks down your searches into categories which provides more meaningful results than those at the Star Tribune.
I was a Star Tribune.com loyalist for years. I despised the old layout at Pioneer Press.com but the new design and layout is now an actual interactive website. It is more along the lines of what a newspaper website should be. No longer is it merely a print newspaper with the text of their articles uploaded to a web page.
I will still continue to read both newspapers online, but the Pioneer Press is now my preferred local news website.
Anyone else get the feeling that every time someone is asked/forced/chooses to leave this administration that it’s only done as a gesture to give the appearance of accountability. How many people can be corrupt in an administration before it’s determined that the administration is corrupt?
I’ve always hated Gonzales (especially his attitude towards “interrogation”) but I feel like him resigning will accomplish nothing at all. It’s not as if the next guy/gal is going to be any better/different.
There should be a rule that if someone leaves the Whitehouse they don’t get to be replaced. Then at some point (in the very near future at this rate) Rove, Cheney and finally Bush will have to step down.
The reason I am watching the “Bong Hits for Jesus” case is two-fold:
1. I find great humor in the fact that the kid had a fourteen foot banner with those words on it, and,
2. It could be an indicator of how conservative the Supreme Court has become.
For me, the case is clear. The kid didn’t break any rules and wasn’t on school property when he unfurled his sign. On the other hand, he wasn’t at a downtown parade or at some other public use area away from his high school, he specifically did it near the high school which could be construed as an action intended to cause a disruption, if however minor.
I was always more subtle with my disruptions. I generally try to work within the rules to bend them as opposed to outright rebellion.
In the end, I think the Supreme Court will determine no harm, no foul. Sure, the kid got suspended…but in the end, isn’t that what he was looking for?
He caused a ruckus and got a free vacation so he could sit at home and take Bong Hits for Jesus. Too bad he was also pig-headed enough to waste taxpayer money to taking it to court.
I ran across this somewhat randomly today, and I’ve been watching it backwards so I’m getting this weird Lost Highway/Memento vibe with it. I don’t really know who most of these people are or why they are doing it this show, and even though I could look all that up I don’t really want to. I should probably try and start at the beginning but I want to watch the newest stuff and I’m not sure if I want to commit to spend the time to watch every episode yet. I like the really toned down Clerk’s era Kevin Smith quality it has. I’m trying to decide if it’s a soap opera or what. Any reactions? I’m wondering if the Thespians amongst us will be able to deal with the acting…
So before we start talking college hoops, let’s just let it be known I know nothing at all about who is good or who is bad. I like Marquette and NC State, but I think Ducks are cool too. So I have two brackets going so far this year, one I selected the Badgers and one I selected the Ducks. I have even considered doing a third bracket just so I can have one with all four number one picks meeting in the Final Four.
But speculation is not my purpose here.
My purpose is to ask a question:
Why would someone at work say they want to be in on a March Madness Pool, for $5 bucks even, and then when the e-mail is sent out they suddenly change gears and talk about being fired for gambling?
Some women at a company in the Twin Cities decided to run a March Madness Pool this year. They spoke individually to several people (including me) who all expressed interest in making selections and paying $5 in hopes of winning the pool.
Afterward, one of the folks who was very excited about making picks walked over to the woman running the March Madness Pool and mentioned that she could be fired for running a betting pool.
Technically, this is true if it is outlined in our company policies (which I have not seen covered anywhere) but why would you SAY that you want to do it, and then suggest that the person running the Pool will be fired for organizing it?
That’s just a mean double-standard.
Oh, and if you want to do the ESPN Tournament Challenge in a group, join the group named: Bongo’s House of Pancakes. The password is: beer. There is no buy-in for this group…it’s just for fun.
Although I agree with Bongo opinion that they need to get rid of Local News, several comedians have taken the ball of boring crap and ran with it. Most recently Tracy Morgan.
While listening to On The Media last weekend (one of the top five show on public radio) I was introduced to OpenCongress.org. My life is different now. Instead of thinking of the legislative process as sort of an amorphous conglomeration of radio stories, blog entries and speeches on c-span I can now see it for what it is. Bills being voted on by legislators. Open Congress has the current congressional schedule and all the bills being proposed and voted on. Most importantly it allows you to subscribe to RSS feeds regarding the specific bills you’re interested in (I think there could be some marvelous things done with yahoo pipes and this, but I’m not going to do them–if anyone finds anything let me know).
In addition to the bill feeds it lets you subscribe to the RSS feeds of specific legislators votes. Once I started subscribing I couldn’t stop. I’ve already made a separate tab on my google home page just for Open Congress feeds. I’ve subscribed to each senator and house member from Minnesota and Montana as well as a handful of the potential Presidential Candidates and others that I’m just interested in.
I haven’t even started adding the committee stuff yet but I’m hoping to get to it tonight. I encourage everybody to check it out and use it. It’s a power tool of democracy! Baby!
If I had married Tea Leoni and starred in film and TV with Gillian Anderson, I would have the exact same problem. How many love children do you have David? - #
An 8n5 August Superbowl dream prediction: Packers vs. Jets, the Heir Apparent vs. the Air up There! - #
LCDs are getting cheaper, but this is a top-rated 22" monitor and is a sweet deal available at General Nanosystems in Minneapolis. I picked one up yesterday. (8/5) The sale is over! - #
World's first Tesla crash? Maybe... - #
This Wired commentary pretty much sums up the grind of an MMORPG. For me, the grind is a love/hate relationship. - #
The King is Dead. Maybe JT can bring spam back next! - #