Good Old Neon
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This just in from where our forces are fighting on the planet Earth, the year 2750 – the War in Afghanistan will have a new leader
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I don't know from odor, but while driving to Florida, I did notice that the skin tone of most of the people being pulled over on the Jersey Turnpike was brown - make of that what you will.
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Subscription to Discover Magazine.
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I'm a little shocked that no one has mentioned Meatballs 1, 2, and 3, frankly.
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I understand alot of this book focuses on the extreme element of Mormonism, and I'm all for people believing what that they like; but if your religion/lifestyle comes with pride in deception and secrecy, then maybe that's a clue of dysfunction.
I don’t know if a religion based on the claims of a convicted huckster could ever viewed as anything less than extreme, even in its mildest forms. It’s just flat out nuts.
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It died, but then came back to “life” as a filthy, unstoppable oil spewing zombie.
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It’s touching that God, creator of the universe and everything in it, would take so much interest in a real estate feud taking place here on earth. I feel so warm and special.
Maybe Jesus really does want us as his sunbeams.
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This is pretty common knowledge, but the only reason Palin has been a vocal supporter of Israel (this and several other occasions) is because she is a crazedy Evangelical who believes a strong Israeli government is a prerequisite for Jesus Christ Almighty to swoop down in his Holy-Copter and shoot the living crap out of some wolves.
Yep – I’m just relieved that a fair number of our politicians’ foreign policy views are directly attributable to biblical prophecies, and not like, worthless old reality – it really bodes well for the continued longevity of this neat little civilization thing we’ve got going here.
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Sarah shares her wisdom regarding that little mishap involving Israel and Gaza bound aid supplies - suprisingly, she comes down on the side of the Israeli commandoes who just sort of found themselves on a ship located in international waters, and were not quite as warmly welcomed as anticipated - take this you lousy liberal media:
Israeli Flotilla: Don't Take Mainstream Media Coverage at Face Value
The media, as usual, seems to be reporting only one side of the Israeli Flotilla incident. Don't trust the mainstream media to give you both sides of a story fairly... you must seek out fair reporting to ensure you have all the information.
As far too many in the media, and in various governments, rush to condemn Israel, we must put the recent events off Israel’s coast into the right perspective. This “relief” convoy was not about humanitarian aid, as the liberal mainstream media keeps reporting. The whole operation was designed to provoke Israel, not to provide supplies to Palestinians held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Anyone who sees the video of Israeli commandos being attacked as they land on that ship knows the people aboard were vicious thugs, not “peace activists.” The media insults our intelligence with their outright mischaracterization of who these enemies are.
Israel delivers thousands of tons of humanitarian supplies every week to Gaza. These ships could have offloaded their cargoes at a nearby Israeli port if they really wanted to help the people of Gaza. Instead, they chose to incite confrontation and violence. Israel has a right to prevent arms shipments to Gaza that will be used to target innocent Israelis, so they were legitimately checking the cargo on the flotilla. Turkey has chosen to condemn Israel but we should be asking some serious questions about Turkey’s role in this whole affair. Why is a fellow member of NATO sponsoring such a dangerous publicity stunt? As one expert points out: “Three ships of that six-ship pro-terror convoy flew Turkish flags and were crowded with Turkish citizens. The Ankara government -- led by Islamists these days -- sponsored the "aid" operation in a move to position itself as the new champion of the Palestinians. And Turkish decision-makers knew Israel would have to react -- and were waiting to exploit the inevitable clash. The provocation was as cynical as it was carefully orchestrated.”
We can only hope the Obama Administration does not join the anti-Israel chorus in the aftermath of this staged confrontation. Please, Mr. President, we need to let Israelis know we stand with them in their fight against terrorists and those who arm and support them. America and her ally, Israel, stand by waiting for your response.
- Sarah Palin
Edit - the truth looks and sounds a good bit more like this:
http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/index.html
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Pork chops, raindrops, belly flops and hatin' cops.
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Red Dead Redemption. I haven't been addicted to a video game like this in a LONG time.
I can't wait to play (i.e. afford) that one. At the moment, I'm totally addicted to Fallout 3.
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I'll present you with another question scenario:
I see that you're quite the reader. Probably like I watch films. Does a book upset you when they lead you down a certain path and leave you with more answers? Would you go back and read it to seek for answers? Is it tougher to do this on a book than a film? A different question: do you enjoy books that are vague yet fantastic. What about pop songs? Aren't the best pop songs the ones that aren't specific but vague enough to create the feeling of a universal theme such as heartbreak? You don't hear anyone crying to Sting (sorry) about who this song was about and in what instance?
One of my favorite films of all times is Mulholland Drive by David Lynch. Every time I watch it, I get something different out of it. I notice something different than before to bring me to a different, but somewhat similar conclusion. The abstract quality of it's resolution is what brings me back to it. Why watch The Hangover when I know how that ends? To laugh.
So I wouldn't say that Damon & Carlton are lazy creators. I'd say that they give their audience enough respect and care that they let us decide what to make of certain unanswered questions that maybe are actually "answered" throughout the course of the show in small detail.
I’m a big fan of difficult fiction and fiction and stories that do not provide easy answers or resolutions. But It struck me as little late in the game, and a little too convenient for the writers to suddenly insist that in the end, the mysteries they wove for six years really didn’t matter, because, like, life is a mystery. Which, is true of course, and all well and good, but as writers and a storytellers, I think they have (had) a responsibility to provide answers to some of the questions raised – for example, Walt’s specialness and why children could not be conceived on the Island. These circumstances, among many others, were employed as plot devices for the better part of six years, and then suddenly, they just ceased to matter?
The characters were compelling enough I guess, but had the show lacked all that other stuff, I for one, wouldn’t have watched it. On the whole, I think the show succeeded, but it many ways, it is a total (effing) mess, if a well told and enjoyable one. And I cannot shake the feeling that many of Lost’s mysteries amounted to little more than red herrings, little carrots designed to keep us watching. If I come across as overly harsh it is not intended, I really loved the show, and I’ll miss it dearly, but it certainly has its faults.
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Are you calling God a cop out?
As a vehicle to answer all of life’s big questions/mysteries? Yes. Invoking god doesn’t answer questions or invite inquiry, on the contrary, imo, it does the opposite, it boils existence and all its complexities down to one, one size fits all answer to just about any question you’d care to raise.
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What Lost Was Really About: Life & Death. Or better yet: it doesn't matter about getting answers to life's mysteries and questions. It matters who you spend your time with, who you love and coming to terms with yourself. And no that's not a big middle finger from Damon & Carlton to the "Answer Hounds". It's what the show was always about, but we finally understood this by it's end.
If there are answer hounds among us, it probably has something to do with the writers being red herring hounds. Sure, the show was about the characters, but I would include the Island among them. As others have pointed out, the characters were great and all, but if the show did not incorporate the mysteries surrounding the Island, Dharma, etc – we’d be watching something a little bit closer to Grey’s Anatomy meets Gilligan’s Island than what the show eventually became.
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I've never understood why any of those extras would be remotely attractive to anyone. To me, they're no different than the bloatware that is pre-installed on computers. Watching television is supposed to be a mindless activity for god's sake, and it seems manufacturers are doing everything in their power to complicate the process.
The whole new industry push of – “you all now all of sudden need 3-D TV” is one of the more ridiculous and totally unnecessary marketing trends to have come around in a long while.
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Has everyone forgotten this slightly important piece of the puzzle?
Shane Finn is a 14 year old Autistic boy from Atlanta, Georgia. Shane is in the 8th Grade and functions on a 3rd Grade level. He has an IQ of 75. -
What?
Desmond makes it possible for Jack and Kate to kill Flocke. Hurley becomes the master of the island after Jack sacrifices himself to put things back to rights.
The sideways world proves to be the afterlife.
Maybe a little mystical, but then again, the whole show was mystical.
I didn't say I did not understand the episode, I'm just saying I found it lacking - in many ways, too many to begin listing at 12:30 on a work night.
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Wow, that was a really shitty conclusion to a great show.
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How about this?
AUTISM GROUPS CALL FOR RESIGNATION OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Towaco, NJ, (May 20, 2010) - DAD, the world’s largest Non-Profit school curriculum and advocacy group for Autistic and disabled children, and other National and local Autism organizations will meet and hold a Press Conference on Friday May, 21, 2010, 11:00AM at the Quality Inn Meadowlands, 10 Polito Avenue , Lyndhurst, NJ, to call for the Resignation of Atlanta District Attorney Paul Howard, and School Principal Karen Cox, for arresting Shane Finn, a 14 Year Old Autistic Boy who drew a stick figure in his special needs class.
Shane Finn is a 14 year old Autistic boy from Atlanta, Georgia. Shane is in the 8th Grade and functions on a 3rd Grade level. He has an IQ of 75. Shane drew a one-inch stick figure holding a gun pointed at the teacher. Shane was arrested on Felony charges for drawing the picture. The District Attorney refuses to drop the charges, and is brining Shane to trial for a Felony Conviction.
“These charges are absolutely cruel and malicious,” Says DAD Program President/CEO. “Furthermore, Atlanta District Attorney Paul Howard is a complete disgrace to law enforcement, and to the badge that so many wonderful law enforcement agents wear so proudly. Ridgeview Charter School Principal Karen Cox is also completely worthless, and brings dishonor and humiliation to all teachers, and to our great education system as a whole,” Gesualdo adds. Gesualdo and leaders of other National and local Autism organizations will call for the immediate resignation of District Attorney Howard and Principal Cox, at the press conference this Friday.
The Principal and the DA should both be fired immediately for showing such piss poor judgment - honest to christ...
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We don't know this. This is an assumption just as my take is an assumption. I don't think anyone here has said that the action the mother took was the best option. I think the line that divides here is between some people thinking it's a horrific and scarrring event for the child vs. those that don't think it's that bad of a thing (even though everyone can agree on the handcuffs deal). There's too much "context" involved that we don't know, imo, to make a complete judgment on this. I realize some feel there is never a justified reason for this. I say that, in context, it may not have been the horrific event some see it as.
The mother essentially ceded her authority to the police, which, to me, is not unlike a mom or dad saying, “wait until mom/dad gets home.” Which, is a great way to sort of teach your child that mom/dad is the true authority where discipline is concerned, not yourself.
At the end of the day, I simply do not believe there is ANY context (outside of say, a school play) that justifies handcuffing and/or mock arresting a 5 year old child. If, as has already been pointed out, his playing (fascination) with matches (fire) appears to be chronic, or symptomatic of a possible psychological condition, the mom should seek professional help. Hell, a better way to handle it might have involved stopping by the fire department to allow a firefighter to explain the dangers associated with matches.
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Very true. If she had really wanted to show him what the true consequences were, she should have had him booked, placed in a cell, and either called his mom (god, I hope he knows his home phone number) for her to post bail, or wait in the jail until he could appear before a judge. Otherwise, you know, the lesson is just half-hearted.
But the real question: was he read his Miranda rights?
Yep – and ultimately, her actions amount to little more than an elaborate and totally blown out of all proportion case of – “Wait until your father gets home!”
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I haven’t been to the mall in years and years, for many reasons, most of them having to do with not liking people all that much (and the fact that most no longer play host to an arcade), especially in such large concentrations. When I shop, I do it online (where there are lots of games).