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Cut Steeler Rashard Mendenhall, An Athlete Thinking Aloud, Some Slack

• May 11, 2011 • Comments Off

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The Ten Worlds

• April 11, 2010 • Comments Off

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Tags: "Earthly Desires Are Enlightenment, "Let's Make a Deal", Buddhahood, Chanting, Common Sense, Cosmology, Daimoku, Happiness, Heaven, Hell, Human Beings, Humiliation, Hunger, Mahayana Buddhism, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Nichien Daishonin, Nichiren Buddhists, Self-Control, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, SGI, Soka Gakkai International, Stability, The Daishonin, The Ten Worlds, Wisdom

Gimme Shelter: An 8.8 Earthquake Jars Chile, But the Rains Are Closing In on Haiti

• March 1, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Black People, Class, Haiti, History, Hurricanes, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, The Clintons, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: Aristide, Chile, Chileans, Concepcion, Fanmi Lavalas, Flooding, Free Trade, General Augusto Pinochet, Haiti, Hunger, Hurricanes, Infectious Diseases, Infrastructure, Interim Cooperation Framework, Large Shelters, Medicine, Neo-Colonialism, Occupation, Pétionville, Pinochet, Port au Prince, President Bill Clinton, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President Michelle Bachelet, President Sebastian Piñera, Preval, Rainy Season, Santiago, Scavenging, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Terrorism, Sweatshop, Tourism, U.N. Secretary Ban Ki Moon, U.S. Geological Survey, USAID, World Bank

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Higher ed system increasingly separate and unequal, new report says May 23, 2013
UW prof Sara Goldrick-Rab served on the committee that wrote the report for the Century Foundation.
Ron Johnson takes on Apple, and actual apples May 23, 2013
The Wisconsin senator received praise for his tough questioning of Apple executives this week. Not so much for his intention to water down the fresh fruit and vegetable snack program.
Facing a dearth of news coverage, the Dane County Board hires its own reporter May 23, 2013
Overture spokesman Rob Chappell will be moonlighting in an effort that officials hope will generate more interest in county government.
Progressives conflicted over anti-obesity and anti-smoking measures May 23, 2013
Democrats have mixed feelings about some of the laws Republicans have been pushing to mandate or encourage healthier lifestyles for certain recipients of government benefits.
Pocan's right: It's Issa who needs to be transparent May 23, 2013
Rep. Darrell Issa's committee meeting on Benghazi should be open to the public.
State Debate: Wisconsin doesn't have many rich people because their taxes are too high, claims John Torinus May 23, 2013
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
Common Core school standards ruffle feathers among strange bedfellows May 23, 2013
Republican legislators, conservative activists join teachers unions in raising questions about the new instructional guidelines coming soon to a school near you.
Joint Finance restores Buy Local grants but scraps two other farm programs May 23, 2013
The committee gives $200,000 for Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin grants, but makes it a matching-grant program.

The Chicago Tribune

Jury sides with Trump in condo dispute with grandmother May 23, 2013
Dispute over condo became theatrical slugfest; lawyers get last digs in during closing argumentsDonald Trump won a heated court fight today when a federal jury in Chicago awarded no damages to an 87-year-old Evanston grandmother who sued the TV celebrity over a disputed condo deal at his high-rise Chicago hotel.
More arrests made in cleaver slaying of London soldier May 23, 2013
Two more people were arrested today in connection with the fatal hacking of a British soldier on a London street in broad daylight.
Hearing set in lawsuits over Chicago school closings May 23, 2013
A day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut down 50 schools, a federal judge today scheduled a four-day hearing in July to decide whether to halt the closures.
Mom, boyfriend plead not guilty in Maywood child's death May 23, 2013
A Maywood mother and her boyfriend pleaded not guilty today to charges they beat and killed her baby son before putting his body in the Des Plaines River.
2 found dead in car in West Englewood identified May 23, 2013
Police continue to investigate the deaths of two men, one a Cook County records clerk, discovered inside a white Camaro in the West Englewood neighborhood.
50 Chicago schools to close; teachers union vows to fight on May 23, 2013
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked Board of Education gave a ringing endorsement to his vision for a downsized school system, voting to shut 49 elementary schools and one high school program and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings.
Illinois House offers less restrictive concealed carry bill May 23, 2013
An Illinois House version of legislation to allow people to carry concealed weapons that emerged Wednesday would not let Chicago have its own set of rules and could make it easier to get a permit.
5 injured in pair of CTA crashes overnight May 23, 2013
Two CTA buses were involved in traffic crashes overnight: one in the South East Ravenswood neighborhood and another in the Southwest Side Marquette Park neighborhood.

The New York Times

Residents Stay Put in Tornadoes’ Cross Hairs May 23, 2013
For over a century, Moore, Okla., has taken a battering in Tornado Alley. Despite the continual destruction, people have stayed put and rebuilt, while others have moved in.
Funerals Begin for Oklahoma Tornado Victims May 23, 2013
A funeral was held Thursday for a 9-year-old who died at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, in one of the state’s most destructive tornadoes in decades.
Zimmerman’s Lawyers Release Text Messages of Trayvon Martin May 23, 2013
Lawyers for George Zimmerman released new material in an attempt to draw a negative portrait of Trayvon Martin as troubled at school and enamored of a “gangsta” culture.
Obama Narrows Scope of Terror Fight May 23, 2013
In a widely anticipated speech on Thursday, President Obama said he would impose a higher standard on the use of drone strikes, and he sought to renew his effort to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
A Bitter/Sweet Shift in Cockroach Defenses May 23, 2013
Some populations of roaches have evolved a highly effective strategy to avoid sweet-tasting poison baits, researchers say.
House Passes Student Loan Bill, Setting Up Showdown May 23, 2013
The bill would head off a doubling of interest rates, instead tying the rates to prevailing market trends, an approach not favored by Senate Democrats.
Amtrak Extends Contract of Its President May 23, 2013
Joseph H. Boardman has led the government-owned railroad corporation to record growth in ridership and revenue since taking over in November 2008.
The Lede: Families Honor Young Victims of Oklahoma Tornado May 23, 2013
As the Oklahoma chief medical examiner’s office released the names of 16 of the 24 victims of a tornado in Moore, Okla., families and friends remembered the seven children killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School.

The San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.'s new tack in fighting metal theft
S.F.'s new tack in fighting metal theft San Francisco prosecutors have opened a new front in the battle against copper theft, filing a $10 million lawsuit against a scrap-metal recycler that allegedly chose to shut down and trash its files rather than comply with a city subpoena seeking sales records. The unusual suit against J&S Recycling, which un […]
Court rejects Arizona abortion law
Court rejects Arizona abortion law A federal appeals court that included an ardent opponent of abortion struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy Tuesday, citing 40 years of Supreme Court precedents that allow a woman to terminate her pregnancy if the fetus is not yet viable. Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproducti […]
Supplier urged use of banned Bay Bridge rods
Supplier urged use of banned Bay Bridge rods San Francisco Chronicle Copyright 2013 San Francisco Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:11 am, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Caltrans decided to install high-risk steel rods on the Bay Bridge's new eastern span after a supplier pointe […]
Ray Manzarek, Doors keyboardist, dies
Ray Manzarek, Doors keyboardist, dies Ray Manzarek, the founding member and keyboard player for the Doors whose haunting and sweetly melodic organ riffs loomed large in the psychedelic rock era, died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany. Formed in 1965, when Mr. Manzarek had a chance encounter with aspiring poet and film student Jim Morrison at V […]
Expert: Replace at-risk Bay Bridge rods
Expert: Replace at-risk Bay Bridge rods Caltrans needs to examine hundreds of at-risk rods on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge and replace any that are hard enough to be vulnerable to cracking, says an internationally known expert who serves as an adviser to the state agency. John Fisher, 82, an emeritus professor of civil engineering at Lehigh Univers […]
Senators to query Apple on tax shelters
Senators to query Apple on tax shelters Apple CEO Tim Cook is scheduled to appear Tuesday before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations to explain why the Cupertino computer giant is avoiding paying billions of dollars in taxes by diverting nearly two-thirds of its pretax revenue through Irish subsidiaries. McCain called the argument by multinat […]
Deadly twister hits Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa
Deadly twister hits Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:58 pm, Sunday, May 19, 2013 A tornado that severely damaged a mobile home park southeast of Oklahoma City killed a 79-year-old man whose body was found in an op […]
Israeli-Syrian threats bolster tensions
Israeli-Syrian threats bolster tensions Los Angeles Times Copyright 2013 Los Angeles Times. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:34 pm, Sunday, May 19, 2013 Fears of an escalation of violence between Israel and Syria grew Sunday with renewed Israeli threats to destroy Syrian weapons cache […]

The San Jose Mercury News

The man who skied down Everest in 1970 becomes oldest to climb it at age 80 May 23, 2013
An 80-year-old Japanese man who began the year with his fourth heart operation became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on Thursday, a feat he called 'the world's best feeling' even with an 81-year-old Nepalese climber not far behind him.
Tesla' loan-repayment claim challenged by Chysler, Elon Musk defends statement May 23, 2013
Chrysler and Tesla Motors, both led by media-savvy executives, are trading public jabs over the definition of payback.
Hurricane names for 2013 Atlantic season May 23, 2013
Hurricane names were announced for the 2013 Atlantic season. The average season has 12 named storms (through L); 2012 had 19 (through T).
Gap's profits soared in the first quarter May 23, 2013
Gap reported a higher first-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by a rise in same-store sales at its Old Navy and namesake chains, and growth in Asia.
Police seek information on car stolen in Newark carjacking May 23, 2013
Newark Police responded at 1:54 p.m. on Sunday to the 6200 block Lafayette Ave. for a report of a carjacking. The victim told police was walking to his car when he was confronted by two black men in their early 20's.
Hurricane forecast: 2013 season may be unusually wild May 23, 2013
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, federal forecasters say.
Enviromentalists question whether Gov. Jerry Brown's actions match his rhetoric on climate change May 23, 2013
California Gov. Jerry Brown helped showcase scientists' new call to urgent action on climate change, but critics say he's diverting money away from that goal for the next year.
Obama calls drone strikes legal and necessary but says he's haunted by civilian deaths May 23, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Extremely active hurricane season possible, acting NOAA administrator says May 23, 2013
The 2013 hurricane season, which begins June 1, could be extremely active, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center issued a pre-season Atlantic hurricane forecast Thursday that calls for 13 to 20 named storms, including 7 to...
Grand jury looking at possible criminal activity in state Medicaid contract May 23, 2013
BATON ROUGE -- The Louisiana attorney general's office says a special grand jury has been selected to look into possible criminal activity involving the award of a $200 million Medicaid contract by Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration.Assistant Attorney General Butch Wilson...
Five from LSU land National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships May 23, 2013
Five of the 2013 National Science Foundation graduate research fellowship recipients are either Louisiana State University students or graduates. NSF graduate fellowships provide a three-year annual stipend of $30,000 along with a $10,500 cost of education allowance for tuition and...
Southbound lanes of Lake Pontchartrain Causeway closed after vehicle drives off of bridge May 23, 2013
The southbound lanes of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway are closed following a four-vehicle accident near the drawbridge. One vehicle went overboard.
Former Coca-Cola supervisor used stolen keys to loot vending machines, JPSO says May 23, 2013
Authorities say a former supervisor at Coca-Cola Bottling Co. fired for stealing from vending machines stole a set of master keys and continued to loot machines in Jefferson Parish for more than a year. Rory Luke, 43, of Gretna, was...
Inmate lawyers say new Orleans Parish jail design falls short May 23, 2013
Inmate advocates are accusing Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman of building a new jail that lacks an infirmary, space for potential suicides and mentally ill inmates, and room to house the smattering of youthful offenders being held as adults for...
New Orleans woman out on bail after being charged in husband's death is jailed on drug charges May 23, 2013
She is accused of theft and illegally possessing or distributing a pharmaceutical
Northshore Technical Community College to develop new St. Tammany Parish campus, expand course offerings May 23, 2013
Northshore Technical Community College plans to build a new campus in Lacombe for science, technology, math and engineering studies and training as part of an expansion in St. Tammany Parish, school officials said this week.Meanwhile, the college this summer will...

The Guardian, UK

US pushes Europe on Syrian arms embargo May 22, 2013
John Kerry seeks support for British-led move as means of pressuring Bashar al-Assad to enter into peace negotiationsThe United States is lobbying European governments to back a British-led call to amend the EU arms embargo on Syria to put pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to enter into talks with the opposition.John Kerry, the US secretary of state, has […]
Khomeini daughter attacks Rafsanjani ban May 22, 2013
Zahra Mostafavi, whose father founded Iran's Islamic republic, calls on supreme leader to reverse guardian council's decisionThe daughter of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of Iran's Islamic republic, has protested against the disqualification of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from next month's presidential election.Zahra Mostafavi has […]
FBI shoots Boston bomb suspect's friend dead May 22, 2013
Reports link Ibragim Todashev, thought to be friend of Boston suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, to 2011 Massachusetts murderAn FBI agent shot dead a man believed to be a friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Djokhar Tsarnaev, during a "violent confrontation" in a Florida apartment early on Wednesday.Sources said that Ibragim Todashev […]
The War on Drugs: the Observer debate – live May 23, 2013
Join us for tonight's panel discussion on drug laws with David Simon, writer of The Wire, documentary maker Eugene Jarecki, Rachel Seifert, British director of Cocaine Unwrapped and others at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. The debate will be chaired by Observer editor John MulhollandSaptarshi Ray
Giant Star Wars X-wing Lego model unveiled in New York - video May 23, 2013
A life-sized Star Wars X-wing starfighter, made entirely out of Lego, touches down in New York's Times Square on Thursday
Penny Pritzker clears Senate hurdle in bid to be Obama commerce secretary May 23, 2013
Leading Republican says billionaire 'did well' in hearing despite concerns over offshore tax haven and failed bankA Chicago billionaire, Penny Pritzker, appeared on her way to becoming US commerce secretary on Thursday, after a top Republican said she had satisfactorily answered most of his questions about her role in the failure of an Illinois ban […]
Obama details drone policy in speech outlining counter-terrorism doctrine May 23, 2013
Increased oversight designed to bring killing programme out of legal shadows as president defends use of strikes in the pastSpecial courts would be asked to decide on targeted assassinations of terrorism suspects under a clutch of new legal checks proposed by Barack Obama to bring an end to the notion of an "boundless war on terror". The president, […]
Obama speech: 'Perpetual war will prove self-defeating' – live updates May 23, 2013
President expected to sharply curtail the unmanned killing programme and discuss crisis at Guantánamo Bay prisonTom McCarthy

The BBC

Obama defends 'just' drones war May 23, 2013
President Obama defends the use of drones as a "just war" of self-defence against deadly militants, and a campaign that has made America safer.
Bombers hit Niger barracks and mine May 23, 2013
Suicide bombers target a military camp and a French-run uranium mine in north-western Niger leaving at least 20 people dead, officials say.
Foul weather hits US tornado cleanup May 23, 2013
Recovery efforts in an Oklahoma city hit by a huge tornado are hampered by thunderstorms, as the first victim's funeral is held.
Uefa reveals new drug-testing plans May 23, 2013
Uefa announces a series of new measures designed to combat the use of performance-enhancing drugs in European football.
Dhaka collapse probe uncovers abuses May 23, 2013
A Bangladesh government report into the collapse of a multi-storey factory building, which killed more than 1,100, uncovers a series of violations.
Berlusconi prosecutor 'sent bullets' May 23, 2013
The prosecutor in the trial in which Silvio Berlusconi is accused of paying for underage sex is sent a letter containing bullets, her office says.
Global markets fall on growth fears May 23, 2013
Global stock markets fall after weak Chinese economic data and concerns that the US Federal Reserve may scale back monetary stimulus efforts.
Transition plan floated for Syria May 23, 2013
As Syria's main opposition coalition begins three days of key talks, its leader puts forward a transition plan for the country.

The Independent, UK

President Obama defends drone strikes - but moves to rein them in May 23, 2013
President Barack Obama is promising to reduce the number of drone strikes against terrorist targets and be more transparent about them – amid indications that control of such operations is gradually being shifted from the paramilitary arm of the CIA to the more publicly accountable Pentagon.
Video: 300-yard wooden railroad bridge in Central Texas collapses after catching fire May 23, 2013
Dramatic footage has emerged of a 300-yard wooden railroad bridge in Central Texas collapsing after catching fire.
Boy Scouts of America vote over allowing gay members into troops May 23, 2013
Boy Scouts are today voting to determine whether openly gay members can participate in the organisation, as part of a landmark debate that could change the face of Scouting across America.
White House confirms four American citizens killed in US drone strikes since 2009 May 23, 2013
The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time that four US citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen.
Love don't cost a ring-ring...Jennifer Lopez launches her own mobile phone store chain May 23, 2013
If Mary Portas can’t save the high street, perhaps J-Lo can? The entrepreneurial diva has announced that she is to open her own retail chain of mobile phone stores.
Moore mayor pushes for shelter law in wake of Oklahoma tornado May 23, 2013
The mayor of Moore, the Oklahoma suburb devastated by a massive tornado earlier this week, has called for a new law to have shelters installed in every new-built home to protect the town's residents.
Four Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes, says White House May 23, 2013
The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time that four US citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen.
Oklahoma twister that hit Moore ‘more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb’ May 22, 2013
The vast tornado that struck an Oklahoma suburb on Monday afternoon dwarfed even the Hiroshima atomic bomb in its destructive power, according to scientists.

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