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Diebold Names Former HP Exec as New President and CEO
Canton, Ohio-based ATM manufacturer Diebold announced today it has appointed former HP executive Andy Mattes as the company's new president and CEO. Mattes was also named a board director, and will assume his leadership role with the company effective immediately.
Mattes replaces Tom Swidarski, who stepped down this year after 17 years with the company, including the past seven as its chief executive.
Mattes has more than 25 years of experience in the information technology and telecommunications industries - primarily with HP and Siemens AG. Mattes joined HP as chief sales officer of the Technology Solutions Group in 2006, and from 2006 to 2011, he held a series of senior leadership positions with HP, including overseeing the company's outsourcing and applications services business. His most recent position at HP was senior vice president and general manager of Enterprise Services for the Americas. In this role, Mattes oversaw 40,000 employees and was responsible for approximately $10 billion in revenue, according to Diebold.
Prior to that, Mattes spent the majority of his career at Siemens, based in Munich, Germany, holding a variety of senior leadership positions from 1985 to 2005, culminating in his role as CEO of that company.
"We are very pleased to have Andy on board to lead Diebold as we work to transform the company to one driven by software and services-oriented technology," said Henry D.G. Wallace, Diebold executive chairman of the board, in a prepared statement. "He is an experienced leader with a proven track record of generating sustainable, profitable growth through effective execution and strategic leadership -- particularly in a global software and services environment."
[See Also: Longtime Diebold CEO Swidarski Out After 17 Years]
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Patch 4.3 - Deathwing, Transmogrifier, Void Storage
Tom Chilton (Kalgan) answered a couple of questions from Gamona.de on Patch 4.3, and we got a bunch of very interesting news out of it. Patch 4.3 will feature:
- New Raid - The Deathwing raid, making it very likely to be the last patch before the next expansion.
- 3 new 5-man instances - Including one in the Caverns of Time. (War of the Ancients was mentioned as a cataclysm instance a few years ago, but a lot of things have changed since then, who knows!)
- The Transmogrifier NPC, which will let you change the appearance of any armor piece on you, while retaining the stats of your current gear. (= T12 stats, but with the Tier 2 look!)
- Players won't be able to change the appearance of their armor into another armor type or class armor set, and you might have to own the armor before you can use it to swap the appearance of your existing armor.
- The Void Storage is a new type of bank where players will be able to store their old armors in order to free up space in their regular bank.
- The Abyssal Maw dungeon is gone for the moment, the storyline wasn't convincing enough/fitting.
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We're at GamesCon in Cologne, Germany, and just did an interview with Tom Chilton, Lead Game Developer and Chris Robinson, Lead Art Director, in which they revealed a lot of details regarding patch 4.3 - and it seems that the announcement of it being huge was no joke:
Patch 4.3 will bring us the Deathwing raid instance! This means it's likely that we'll be able to fight the Aspect of Death in an epic encounter within this year. The raid that was originally expected for this patch, the "Abyssal Maw", was cut from the schedule because, as Chilton states, the setting and the story were not convincing enough.
Furthermore, 4.3 will also bring three entirely new 5-man instances - Chilton assured us that these won't contain any re-vamped content, but instead be brand new with unique design and models. Chilton also hinted at one of those being within the Caverns of Time, allowing players to experience another great moment of Warcraft Lore first-hand.
The interview also revealed the purpose of the "mystery ethereals" in Stormwind (and likely other cities, too). The "Transmogrifier" NPC will allow players to change the displayed model of equipment to that of another item while keeping the original attributes: Transmogrification is only possible within an armor class - Plate armor can only assume the looks of other Plate armor, for example.
- Class restrictions apply to Transmogrification - Warriors cannot transmogrify their armor to look like Death Knight tier sets.
- The developers are considering whether they should only allow using the models of equipment that has already been obtained
The "Void Storage" is a very large bank-esque storage which allows old equipment to be stored, freeing up inventory/bank slots for players. The developers aren't sure yet about the definition of "old equipment". The cost of the storage (and whether there even is one) is another thing that is not yet decided
Another possible feature that was hinted at is the possibility of "void stored" equipment being available to other characters on the account (NOTE: That part might be speculation from Gamona, not cross-server transfers actually confirmed. Hard to tell.)
Overall, it seems that we've got a huge patch ahead of us - a new raid, three brand new instances, Transmogrification and Void Storage.


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SEOUL — Samsung Electronics will introduce a wristwatch-like device named the Galaxy Gear next month that can make phone calls, surf the Web and handle emails, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The Galaxy Gear will be powered by Google"s Android operating system and go on sale this year to beat a potentially competing product from Apple, the people said. The device will be unveiled Sept. 4, two days before the IFA consumer electronics show begins in Berlin, one of the people said, asking not to be identified because the plans are private.
Asia"s biggest technology company is racing other electronics makers, including Sony Corp., to create a new industry of wearable devices as the market for top-end handsets nears saturation. The global watch industry will generate more than $60 billion in sales this year, and the first companies to sell devices that multitask could lock customers into their platform, boosting sales of smartphones, tablets and TVs.
"It will carve a niche for sure as this is an initial product in the market," said Chung Chang Won, an analyst at Nomura Holdings Inc. in Seoul. "Wearable devices could be one of the trends in the smartphone market, but I"m not sure yet whether watches or glasses will set the trend."
The Galaxy Gear being released next month won"t have a flexible display, though the company is continuing to work on developing a bendable screen, one person said. It will be unveiled the same day as Samsung"s Galaxy Note 3, a combination smartphone and tablet computer.
Apple had a team of about 100 designers working on watch- like device, two people familiar with the matter said in February. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company is seeking to introduce its device this year, one of the people familiar said at the time.
Samsung became the world"s largest smartphone maker last year, overtaking Apple. The Suwon, South Korea-based company had about 33 percent of the global smartphone market in the second quarter, while the iPhone maker fell to a three-year low as more consumers chose inexpensive handsets from Chinese makers, according to researcher Strategy Analytics.
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Hernandez's arrest stunned ex-Gators
OCALA — They both arrived at the University of Florida in 2007 as four-star prospects with dreams of putting personal imprints on one of college football's powerhouse programs.
The Gatorade All-American quarterback, John Brantley, was a soft-spoken kid who grew up 35 minutes south of Gainesville in Ocala and moved into his dorm room that summer. The talented and, at times, moody tight end Aaron Hernandez officially became a Gator six months earlier when he left Bristol, Conn., to enroll in time for the spring semester.
While teammates, they were members of the 2008 BCS national champions and grew to be relatively close.
That's why seeing the former New England Patriots' Pro Bowler now jailed after being arrested in the murder of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd and reportedly investigated in the drive-by killings of two others has Brantley stunned.
"I could not (have ever imagined this)," Brantley said Saturday afternoon during a break at a football camp he hosted at his high school alma mater, Trinity Catholic. "The tattoos and everything and how he acts. ... Fights happen. Whatever.
"But he was always good to me, always a friend to me. I knew I could call him, and he would answer. But I never saw that coming, and it's sad and it's out of his hands now. It's whatever now. It's sad."
Hernandez, 23, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and five counts of weapons possession Wednesday, nine days after Lloyd's body was found riddled with gunshot wounds in an industrial park about one mile from Hernandez's $1.3-million mansion in North Attleboro, Mass.
Less than a year removed from signing a five-year, $40-million contract (which the Patriots voided Wednesday), questions have arisen about the former Gator's past and his longtime associates.
While a 17-year-old juvenile, Hernandez was arrested in 2007 following an incident at The Swamp, a restaurant/bar located not far from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. He deferred prosecution.
Later that year Hernandez and three teammates were questioned, but not charged, in the drive-by shootings of Corey Smith and Justin Glass which occurred hours after a loss to Auburn.
And just four-and-a-half months ago, Hernandez is alleged to have shot and abandoned Alexander Bradley, said to be a friend, near Riviera Beach, after spending time together at Tootsie's, a strip club an hour away in Miami. Bradley says he no longer can see out of his right eye and has lost much of the ability to use his right hand and arm.
Much speculation has centered on whether Hernandez ever removed himself from the influence of childhood friends, who may or may not have helped push him into criminal behavior.
Brantley said he couldn't account for his former classmate at all times, but added "I never really met those guys (from Connecticut). He hung out just with the team a lot back in college. That's about all I knew."
According to former Gator wide receiver Reidel Anthony, who played five seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, sometimes the best way to self-preserve is to remove potential troublemakers.
"You've got to pick and choose who has the best intentions for you," said Anthony, a starter on UF's 1996 national championship team. "Everybody that tells you that you are the best thing since sliced bread — they might not mean it in the right way. So, you have to be a better judge of character and the people you have within your circle."
Anthony then used an analogy to further explain his point.
"One thing about a circle, if you draw it on a (sheet of) paper, you want to keep it small and not draw a big one if someone tells you to," Anthony said. "So, if you keep that circle small and don't draw it the way somebody else tells you to draw it, you'll be more successful in life because you'll keep all of those people who aren't there for you with your best interests in mind on the outside of the circle you've drawn for yourself."
Former Florida coach Ron Zook (2002-04) said that during recruiting, he checks with obvious and not-so-obvious sources to discover everything he possibly can about a prospect.
"Don't think just because you've got a great relationship with your high school coach that the college coaches and the NFL guys aren't going to find out about (any issues) because they are," said Zook, an analyst for CBS who spent 1996-2001 as an assistant for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs and New Orleans Saints, respectively. "I talk to everybody. I talk to the teachers, the janitors. We have our staff poke around. I want to know the guy.
"The NFL does the same thing now. They go on campuses. They hire retired FBI guys to do background searches and the sort.
"If (teams) are going to give somebody an awful lot of money, they're going to want to know what they're getting. So, there's not a lot of things you can hide nowadays."
While digging into Hernandez's history — one he admitted at the NFL Combine included failed drug tests at Florida — dropped him from a potential first- or second-round selection to a fourth-rounder in 2010, it didn't eliminate the opportunity he had to become a productive pro.
And in catching 175 passes for 1,956 yards and 18 touchdowns in his first three seasons with the Patriots, Hernandez was a vital cog in one of the league's most consistently prolific offenses.
Still, much like with O.J. Simpson and Rae Carruth, football could end up a short chapter instead of the narrative in Hernandez's life story.
"You hate to see it for the game, for sports and for him," Zook said. "I don't know Aaron. I don't know anything about him. I know he was a good football player.
"You hate to see that kind of stuff go on, and while he has much bigger things to deal with now, there's no doubt he probably won't ever play again."
Anthony said he'd like to believe none of the accusations are true about someone who, like him, is a former Gator. Still, he acknowledges it takes personal accountability and confidence to stay out of potentially harmful situations.
"There's not too much you can say about it. (Hernandez) is a grown man, he makes his own decisions," Anthony said. "My parents taught me one bad decision can ruin your life, so you try to avoid that decision, and I don't know if he did or he didn't. I don't want to speculate on that or pass judgment on anybody.
"I never hung around with a bad crowd. I don't want to say my parents were too strict (to allow that), but I had too much respect for them to try to be something that I'm not. I know I was raised to try to do this, do that and this is my life plan. I wasn't about trying to go out and hang with people to be cool. People were trying to hang with me. So, I was a leader, not a follower.
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|Bishop Kevin Vann received the 2013 Diocesan Leadership Award at this year's Catholic Schools Banquet. Pictured with him are the 2013 Catholic School honorees Jean Gatch, Nancy Martin, Rev. Michael Holmberg, Karen Roach, Lisa Peterson, Dr. Joan Moran, Gabriel Duarte, Teresa Brady, Lisa Losoya, Mary Battle, Jimmy Jack, Donna Biffle, Christina Cornevin, Diane Geiser, Anita Lazo, Amy Felton, Sharon Waldrep, Gael O'Connell, Sonja Swirczynski, Helen Scott, and Claudia Hernadez.
A pair of black "Wayfarer" style sunglasses lay at each of 500-plus place-settings in the ballroom of the Fort Worth Convention Center Jan. 26. It was time for the diocese's yearly Celebration of Catholic Schools, and the shades were there to bring to mind the ones worn in the iconic 1980 movie, "The Blues Brothers".
In the movie, Jake and Elwood Blues, visiting their former orphanage and the nuns who raised them, learned the archdiocese needed $5,000 to keep the facility open. The brothers tackled the problem by reuniting their blues band and raising money with a big performance. They called it their "Mission from God."
At the Fort Worth Diocese's 2013 education banquet, they too were celebrating a mission.
The event, part of National Catholic Schools' Week, welcomed guests with a display of student art, and choral performances from students at Holy Family and St. Andrew Schools, and Nolan Catholic High School. Before dinner was served, the colors were presented by the Our Mother of Mercy School's Claude Platte Cadets.
When the after-dinner program began, the audience was entertained with Blues Brothers references, first from Master of Ceremonies John Rhadigan, Fox Sports Network sports anchor, who wore sunglasses and explained the theme, and later from keynote speaker Joseph Boland, vice president of Mission at Catholic Extension. The Chicago native delighted the assembly, telling them he felt a profound duty to make the Blues Brothers theme come alive, by teaching a 30-second crash course in speaking like a Chicagoan. He was successful.
The Mission from God theme stretched itself from amusement to a substantive, heart-warming discussion of the word "mission" itself, from the Catholic Extension's founding by Pope Pius X in 1905, to its work in the poorest parts of the country.
"We are helping 91 of the 195 United States dioceses, representing 11 million of the 65 million Catholics in this country," Boland explained. "Catholic Extension provides support by strategically investing the resources provided to us by our donors."
Catholic Extension's motto a century ago was "Awakening the Mission Spirit in America," he said. "You see, we believe if you give people a chance to live their faith, it becomes a leaven that ultimately transforms hearts, lives, and society as a whole."
Of his own experience with Catholic education, Boland recalled sending his first-born daughter to school, feeling reluctant before her first day of school about sending her to an institution where, for the first time, other influences outside their home and family would be part of her life.
"But then I recalled where I was sending my daughter," he said, emotionally, "and what a tremendous blessing Catholic School education would be for my child. And my anxiety melted away.... You are the champions," he said to the audience of educators and their supporters, "of this wonderful, beautiful, extraordinary ministry… Thank you for your tremendous mission, and thank you for accepting the call to be on a mission from God."
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A moving video, produced by Big Bad Wolf Creative Group, spearheaded by a former recipient of the Catholic Schools Leadership Award, Chuck Johnson, provided another highlight of the Annual Catholic Schools Banquet. The video featured student photographs, messages from five school staff, and a moving narrative by diocesan Superintendent Donald Miller.
Miller, who narrated the film, was serious when he began the video: "Yes, we're on a mission from God, but unlike the Blues Brothers, the mission from God goes far beyond a few days of hijinks. The mission of our Catholic Schools is rooted in our baptismal commitment to spread the good news.
"Each of our Catholic schools focuses on supporting parents in their roll as the primary educators of their children," he said, "by bringing each and all of the Catholic school community into a daily, personal encounter with the person of Jesus Christ. Sustained by his gospel witness, the mission of our Catholic Schools must teach and show that there are real consequences to a real faith.
"A real faith is one that must refuse to be forced from daily life. A faith that demonstrates constantly the coherence between what we proclaim and what we practice. It must be a faith that brings all to the realization that love of neighbor is an inextricable consequence of the love of God.
"Indeed we're on a mission not only from God, but with God, through God, and ultimately to God."
Miller explained that in June, 2012, 16 school administrators had gone on a week-long journey, "out of their comfort zone," into El Paso, to learn and understand firsthand, the trials and challenges of immigration into the US. Throughout the film, personal reflections came from four principals and a teacher: All Saints principal Christina Mendez; St. George teacher and Maryknoll team member Felicia Gehrig; Cassata High School principal Nancy Martin; St. Joseph School principal Chad Riley; and Sacred Heart School principal Rafael Rondón.
The film ended with Miller: "As the words to one of our most powerful contemporary hymns reminds us, 'We are called to act with justice. We are called to love tenderly. We are called to serve one another, to walk humbly with God.'
"Yes, our Catholic Schools are on a mission from God. And we're proud of it, and committed to it."
The climax of the evening's events came with Miller's presentation of the Outstanding Service Awards, presented to representatives from each of the schools, and the annual Diocesan Leadership Award presented to Bishop Kevin Vann, beloved former bishop of Fort Worth who was installed bishop of Orange, California last December.
Miller introduced the Leadership award, saying, "The Diocesan leadership award was established to recognize those people who through their lives and service have made significant contributions to the Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Fort Worth. I have heard it said that the best efforts of many fine people are often only felt after they've left our presence. Well in this case, I don't think Bishop Vann had to leave to be appreciated."
Miller summarized Bishop Vann's importance to the Fort Worth Diocese's Catholic schools, deriving from "his vision and commitment to reinforce the centrality of Catholic schools, to the ministry of our parish and diocesan communities."
"All of us involved with Catholic schools in the Diocese of Fort Worth understood," Miller said, "very clearly, that Bishop Vann's first priority was that our schools always be absolutely and authentically Catholic. The Catholic identity of our schools was always number one – everything else tied for second."
In closing his introduction to the bishop's award, Miller referenced a quote from St. Augustine that the bishop himself referenced before leaving for California: "Let us sing Alleluia on earth, while we still live in anxiety, so that we may sing it one day in Heaven in full spirit.…Even in immense trials and temptations, let us all sing 'Alleluia, God is faithful.'"
Let us sing now, not in order to enjoy a life of leisure, he said, but to lighten our labors. Yes sing, but keep going.
"Tonight, Bishop Vann," Miller concluded, as he prepared to present the award, along with Monsignor Stephen Berg, diocesan administrator, "we are here to sing Alleluia to you, and say thank you for what you've done and meant to the Catholic schools of our diocese. But we're also here to commit to you, that faithful to that legacy, we're going to sing, but we're gonna keep going."
A pair of black "Wayfarer" style sunglasses lay at each of 500-plus place-settings in the ballroom of the Fort Worth Convention Center Jan. 26.


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10 Bigoted Remarks Made by the 'Tolerant' Left In Obama's 'Post-Racial' America
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Originally posted at David Horowitz's NewsReal
During the 2008 Presidential campaign, we heard relentlessly about how Barack Obama would usher in the era of Post-Racial America. Upon his Presidential nomination and subsequent election, it reached a fever pitch, with every speech he made being lauded as the second coming of Martin Luther King, Jr. In reality, not so much. In fact, the reality was almost the antithesis of Martin Luther King, Jr's dream – instead of being about character, everything became about the color of one's skin.
Not a fan of "universal" health care? Racist! Approve of Arizona's law attempting to stop the tide of illegal immigration? Racist! Disagree with President Obama on economic policy? Racist. Also, George Bush. The demagoguing of American citizens reached heretofore unknown epic levels.
It's easy to understand why, once you realize it is a case of the Left not only protesting too much, but projecting too much. The Left's own bigotry came out in full and disgusting display. If you want to understand what the Left believes and what they are doing at any given time, just look toward what they accuse others of doing. With all their crying and moaning about what they ' inherited' from President Bush, there is one thing I do wish they had "inherited" — A desire to get rid of the "soft bigotry of lowered expectations." Instead, those on the Left foment it.
It's nearly impossible to narrow the list down, but here are ten remarks made by the "tolerant" left, which exemplify their own underlying bigotry.
1) Harry Reid Shows His True, and Racist, Colors
I don't know if Harry Reid's ivory tower is padded, but it should be. In January of this year, the king demagoguer had his own hypocritical mask ripped off upon the release of the book Game Change. An excerpt from the book, detailing a private conversation with Harry Reid, exposes what he truly believes, away from the cover of his public facade:
On page 37, a remark, said "privately" by Sen. Harry Reid, about Barack Obama's racial appeal. Though Reid would later say that he was neutral in the presidential race, the truth, the authors write, was that his "encouragement of Obama was unequivocal. He was wowed by Obama's oratorical gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as Obama – a "light-skinned" African American "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one," as he said privately. Reid was convinced, in fact, that Obama's race would help him more than hurt him in a bid for the Democratic nomination.
"Oh, look! He sure does talk purty! For a black guy and all." How vile. It also means that your race card is no longer accepted, Harry Reid. The above remarks are truly racist, as opposed to the race card-y Racist ™. Bigoted and offensive, but not surprising. The only thing that really surprises me is that they didn't garner Harry Reid the vice president spot. I mean, Joe Biden must be rather pleased with himself for going one further and calling President Obama "clean and articulate."
This wasn't the only exposure of Harry Reid's bigotry this year. Earlier this month, he contemptuously mocked those of Hispanic heritage who would dare to refuse to walk in lock-step with Democrats:
Watch Reid sneer: "I don't know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican."
Think independently? That's unheard of! Harry Reid's private comments show the truth that only the willfully ignorant refuse to understand. It is the Left who sees color everywhere, and in everything. They are grossly diminishing true acts of real racism with their willy-nilly tossing about of the Racist card and they are diminishing and demeaning the entire Civil Rights movement by incessantly hurling the race card to further political agendas, all the while betraying themselves with these constant, blatant "misspeaks."
2. Bill Maher: Obama's Not Acting Like a "Real Black President"
Last year "Real Time" host Bill Maher told Joe Scarborough, "I would never say that all Republicans are racist – that's ridiculous and wrong – but if you're a racist in America today you're probably a Republican."
Mm hmm. Unless, of course, you're a repellent, race-obsessed "progressive" hack named Bill Maher. The professional political jester demolished his own inane canard in May 2010 when he took to national television to lament that Barack Obama isn't a "real black president."
I thought when we elected a black president, we were going to get a black president. You know, this [BP oil spill] is where I want a real black president. I want him in a meeting with the BP CEOs, you know, where he lifts up his shirt where you can see the gun in his pants. That's – (in black man voice) we've got a 'motherfu**ing problem here?' Shoot somebody in the foot.
In Maher's repulsive estimation, a "real" black person is a foul-mouthed, gun-toting hoodlum. Or as Greg Gutfeld observed, "He wants a novelty black — once seen in 1970's cop shows, selling reefer and hookers." Quite the connoisseur of African-American authenticity, don't you think?
It doesn't matter that the president is a man of means and education who knows no more about street thuggery than Maher himself. Obama's skin color eclipses everything else and Maher is utterly unable to process the president's actions without placing them in the comfortable context of a racial stereotype.
Maher is yet another so-called liberal who believes his "progressive" street cred entitles him to spew blatantly racist bile without compunction. And his history as a comedian-turned-commentator affords him an extra layer of insulation from accusations of bigotry. Wink, wink. Nudge, nudge. He was totally joking. It couldn't possibly be that like many a dutiful leftist, his immersion in identity politics leads him to view the president as a racial failure instead of an individual one.
3. Barbara Boxer: 'Those People" Should All Think Alike.
Barbara Boxer, Ma'am, not only sanctions infanticide, but she sanctions racism. In a new version of the vile "y'all look alike' bigotry, Barbara Boxer displays the disgusting belief that all people in the Left's little boxed up identity groups must all think the same way. They can't possibly think on their own, you see.
Barbara Boxer is shocked and full of disbelief over the very idea that Harry Alford, the chair of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, actually disagrees with the NAACP and the 100 Black Men of Atlanta. How can this be? Oh, no, this doesn't suit – race politics is the Left's bread and butter!
This is the most dangerous and harmful kind of racism, as it is insidious and stealth. They praise Martin Luther King, Jr, yet they never, ever heed his words. They always judge first by the color of someones skin and not the content of their character. All they see is a black man daring to break out of the box they made for him.
4. Jeremiah Wright Blames "Them Jews" For Keeping Him From Obama
President Obama once introduced the Reverend Jeremiah Wright as "a friend … and a great leader … not just in Chicago but across the country." But to many of us, just the name of Obama's longtime pastor evokes caustic images of anti-American, racially divisive Marxist rhetoric booming from the pulpit of Trinity United Church of Christ.
So is it Americans' distaste for Wright's radical black liberation theology that keeps the president from having his trusted spiritual advisor over to the White House for dijon-dressed arugula? No, silly, it's "them Jews" of course! In a June 2009 interview, Wright explained why he was no longer in touch with Obama:
"Them Jews ain't going to let him talk to me," Wright said. "I told my baby daughter that he'll talk to me in five years when he's a lame duck, or in eight years when he's out of office. …
Wright went on to offer the Hamas perspective on the Obama administration's Middle East policy:
Ethnic cleansing is going on in Gaza. Ethnic cleansing (by) the Zionist is a sin and a crime against humanity, and they don't want Barack talking like that because that's anti-Israel.
Oh, but don't worry. Like all professional bigots, the good reverend publicly clarified his anti-Semitic remarks about "them Jews":
"I'm not talking about all Jews, all people of the Jewish faith, I'm talking about Zionists… I'm talking about facts, historical facts. I'm not talking about emotionally charged words.
"They can jump on that phrase if they want to," he said, "but they can't undo history and they can't undo the fact of Jewish historians and Jewish theologians who write about what's going on."
A more carefully scripted apology was later posted on Facebook. The president's former spiritual mentor stayed under the radar for a while, resurfacing in June 2010 with more incendiary bigotry about the nefarious motives of whites and Jews.
By the way, just so we're clear, you're still a RAAAAACIST! if you point out the radical ideology and foul bigotry of this man Obama was proud to call "friend" for 20 years. Stick to the MSNBC talking points and you should be fine.
5. Chris Matthews' Leg Tingle Goes to His Brain. Also, Pot, Meet Kettle.
There have been many occasions where Chris Matthews has displayed the fact that his "leg tingle" has moved into his brain, or what passes for some semblance of one. Chris Matthews actually gives me a reverse tingle. He's like saltpeter, only for dames. In any event, his projection is extreme. He incessantly calls those who disagree with him and his unrequited love, President Obama, racists. Yet, his inherent racism has been exposed countless times.
For months, he has been accusing the "tea baggers" (I think that word makes him tingle, too) of not being diverse enough. Gee, Chris, have you not taken a look around your own network?
The most egregious example of Chris Matthew's bigotry, however, was evidenced the night of President Obama's State of the Union address, as follows:
"…I was trying to think about who he was tonight. And, it's interesting he is post-racial, by all appearances. You know I forgot he was black tonight for an hour. You know he's gone a long way to become a leader of this country, and passed so much history in just a year a year or two. It's something we don't even think about. I was watching, I say, wait a minute, he's an African-American guy in front of a bunch of other white people. And here he is President of the United States, and we've completely forgotten that tonight."
Wow. The only thing missing is throwing in a little "I forgot because he's so light-skinned and he didn't use his negro dialect." As we know from Harry Reid, that is evidently totally cool to say. This is just more proof positive that true racism, those who only see color, is on the Left. Newsflash, Chrissy: We don't think of him as black or white. We don't "notice his color".
We just notice that he stinks. We notice his woeful incompetence and his, frankly, disturbingly egotistical personality traits. You know, that whole character thing.
All I have to say, really, is: Dude, your racism is totally showing. Straight up.
6. Donny Deutsch: Marco Rubio Is A "Coconut"
Donny Deutsch imagines himself an enlightened "progressive." But his supposedly liberal values don't extend to viewing Latinos as individuals capable of independent political thought. In February 2010, the frequent MSNBC contributor trotted out a vile and despicable ethnic slur on HLN's "Joy Behar Show." During a segment on the Tea Party movement, Deutsch referred to Cuban-American Republican senatorial candidate Marco Rubio as "this coconut Rubio down in Florida."
Deutsch later claimed ignorance of the "brown on the outside, white on the inside" implications of the word "coconut.
Deutsch replied on his Twitter account Tuesday night that he was unaware it was a racially-insensitive term.
"I said 'coconut' meaning simple, goofy, bananas," Deustch tweeted. "Wasn't even aware it could be a racially charged word."
But as Big Journalism's Humberto Fontova points out, this kind of derogatory language is hardly shunned by the leftist media.
In settings like MSNBC (but usually backstage) the term coconut (brown on the outside white on the inside) is generally used to castigate "Hispanics" who ignore marching orders barked by Democratic/MSM drill sergeants–same as "Oreo" for similarly uppity blacks.
To so-called liberals like Donny Deutsch, Marco Rubio and the many other conservative Cuban-Americans are an affront to the idea that Democrats have a permanent lock on the Latino vote. As Fontova explains, "these unspeakable Cuban-Americans simply will not see the light–simply will not politically assimilate."
There are few things more offensive to the professional Left than a member of a racial or ethnic voting bloc who ignores marching orders and Deutsch is no exception. His only mistake was believing that his allegiance to the Left gave him license to spout his bigotry in front of the cameras without repercussions.
7. Oliver Stone: Hitler Would Be Totally Awesome, If It Wasn't For The Joos
Oliver Stone proves that not only is it impossible to squeeze blood from a stone, it is also impossible to squeeze brains from Oliver Stone, as indicated in several recent interviews about his upcoming alleged documentary Secret History of America. According to Stone, Hitler has been taken out of context. By, you know, those pesky Jews.
The Sunday Times interviewer then asked why there was such a focus on the Holocaust.
"The Jewish domination of the media," responded Stone. "There's a major lobby in the United States. They are hard workers. They stay on top of every comment, the most powerful lobby in Washington. Israel has f***** up United States foreign policy for years."
If not for the "Jewish domination of the media" we could just forget about that whole Holocaust thing. No big whoop. It's more important to put Hitler and Stalin "in context", according to Stone. He had this to say about that earlier this year:
Director Oliver Stone's upcoming Showtime documentary miniseries "Secret History of America" promises to put mass murderers such as Stalin and Hitler "in context." "Stalin, Hitler, Mao, McCarthy – these people have been vilified pretty thoroughly by history," Stone told reporters at the Television Critics Association's semi-annual press tour in Pasadena…
We can't judge people as only 'bad' or 'good.' Hitler is an easy scapegoat throughout history and its been used cheaply. He's the product of a series of actions. It's cause and effect … People in America don't know the connection between WWI and WWII … I've been able to walk in Stalin's shoes and Hitler's shoes to understand their point of view. We're going to educate our minds and liberalize them and broaden them. We want to move beyond opinions … Go into the funding of the Nazi party. How many American corporations were involved, from GM through IBM.
Um, Oliver? The "context" is that Hitler and Stalin are evil and, you know, actual bad guys. That's difficult for you to understand, I suspect, since you are a practitioner of moral relativism. Further, to you, there is no good or evil; everything is just "diverse cultures" and "self-expression" and such. The right kind only, of course, not like those marauding mobs of tea party attendees what with their peaceful assembly and redress of grievances. Plus, in your delusional mind, George W. Bush is the baddest bad guy ever. Well, and The Jews ™.
According to Stone and his fellow travelers, we can't actually judge people by their horrific actions. Philistines! Liberalize your minds! Sorry, but I don't wish to walk in Hitler's shoes; if anything, I wish I could have shoved one where the sun don't shine. Repeatedly.
He ended that interview by Godwinning himself, as always:
"Obviously, Rush Limbaugh is not going to like this history and, as usual, we're going to get those kind of ignorant attacks," said Stone, who also also compared the experience of sympathizing with war criminals to making his "W" movie about George W. Bush. "I'm trying to understand somebody I thoroughly despised."
Geez Louise, has the comparing of George W. Bush to Hilter gotten old and tiresome. Dear Oliver Stone: try empathizing with reality, for once.
8. Helen Thomas: Israeli Jews Should Go Home to Poland and Germany
A seven decade career in journalism imploded in June 2010 when "progressive" darling Helen Thomas revealed her enthusiastically anti-Semitic side to a Long Island rabbi.
"Tell them to get the hell out of Palestine. Remember, these people are occupied and it's their land…not German and not Poland."
"So, where should they go?"
"Go home. Poland, Germany."
"So, you think the Jews should go back to Poland and Germany?"
"And America and everywhere else."
Thomas knew the camera was rolling, but she didn't care. It wasn't senility or a momentary lapse in judgment; it was unfiltered honesty. She was so accustomed to her insular left-wing echo chamber that she never considered there might be repercussions for voicing her bigoted ideas about ethnically cleansing the Jews from Israel.
While nationwide outrage forced Thomas into a long overdue "early" retirement from the White House Press Corps, she's not persona non grata in all circles. The Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan plans to honor the fallen matriarch of the leftist media with a commissioned sculpture of her likeness. The museum director said it would be "unfair to scratch a whole history … because of a statement she made."
Thomas' "courageous, bold, honest and free opinion" was also saluted by Hezbollah.
9. Maureen Dowd Loses Final Grip on Sanity and Divulges That The Voices In Her Head Are Racist Ones
Last September, Maureen Dowd finally took that long walk off of the short pier of her sanity. After President Obama's State of the Union address and Joe Wilson's "You Lie" comment during the same, Dowd divulged that she hears voices in her head. And they are racist voices.
Surrounded by middle-aged white guys – a sepia snapshot of the days when such pols ran Washington like their own men's club – Joe Wilson yelled "You lie!" at a president who didn't.
But, fair or not, what I heard was an unspoken word in the air: You lie, boy!
Why? Oh, because Wilson is a dude from South Carolina. And apparently South Carolina, where I live by the way, is teeming with Racists. Actually, Maureen Dowd would have you believe we are all racists here. Funny, but we aren't the ones who hear the word "boy" when a black man is speaking.
Wilson clearly did not like being lectured and even rebuked by the brainy black president presiding over the majestic chamber.
Brainy? I have yet to see any evidence of that – in fact, all evidence points to the contrary. I don't care about Obama's birth certificate, but I really would like to see his school transcripts. I don't really find the chamber all that "majestic" either. You see, Maureen, I don't deify the Government, nor do I believe that its members are made up of Royalty.
And there we have it. Once again, the people constantly hurling the "Racist!" slur at others seem to be the people who only see color. What is that called, hmmm, Maureen?
Well aren't you just precious, honey. Bless your heart. I understand that you are oh-so-esoteric and ivory tower ensconced, Maureen, so you may not understand simple Southern speak. Therefore, let me be clear — that isn't racist, Maureen. But it does mean that you are an imbecilic, and bigoted, ass.
10. Janeane Garofalo: Non-White, Non-Male Republicans Are Mentally Ill Self-Loathers
If you're a woman or person of color with the sheer audacity to identify as Republican, bigoted "actress" Janeane Garofalo insists you're suffering from a mental disorder: Stockholm Syndrome. Heaven forfend a non-white person make voting decisions that aren't rubber-stamped by the wise and oh-so enlightened Janeane Garofalo. As she told Keith Olbermann in February 2009, exercising independent thought is a huge no-no for women and blacks if they want to be considered mentally balanced.
After mentioning that former CNN anchor Daryn Kagan used to date Limbaugh, Garofalo cracked that Kagan has Stockholm Syndrome, which she also attributed to RNC Chairman Michael Steele, with Olbermann agreeing that Steele suffers from "self-loathing":
JANEANE GAROFALO: She dated him, so either she suffers from Stockholm Syndrome — a lot like Michael Steele, who's the black guy in the Republican party who suffers from Stockholm Syndrome, which means you try and curry favor with the oppressor.
KEITH OLBERMANN: Yes, you talk about self-loathing.
GAROFALO: Yeah, and there's, any female or person of color in the Republican party is struggling with Stockholm Syndrome.
Ah, the tolerance of so-called liberals. Garofalo and her buddy Olbermann have no qualms about disparaging and vilifying non-white people and women who fail to march in perfect lockstep with the "progressive" agenda. A black Republican? Self-loathing! A conservative woman? Clearly mentally ill. The idea behind this very deliberate tactic is to use identity politics to shame people for voting their conscience. If your conscience doesn't match their stereotype of how a person of your group identity should vote, it's obviously time for you to seek help for a psychological affliction.
Garofalo's absurd armchair diagnosis of millions of Americans is the very essence of bigotry.
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Ask Marilyn: Can You Catch the Flu Through the Air?
Odvar Holm of Carlsbad, California, writes:
Marilyn: If someone with a cigarette is walking 10 to 15 feet ahead of me, I can smell the smoke. But say the person has the flu instead. Can I catch it from the breath he or she is exhaling?
Marilyn responds:
Cigarette smoke lingers in the air, so you can easily smell it as you walk in the wake of a smoker, even outdoors. But influenza viruses are spread primarily with large-particle droplets that don't remain suspended in the air. They travel only a few feet and then settle. You would have to be walking close behind a person who coughs or sneezes to catch a virus he or she is carrying.
Small-particle transmission (via the residue of evaporated droplets) may be possible because these particles might remain airborne, but data on this is limited.


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David Frost's most memorable interviews
LONDON - Veteran British broadcaster David Frost set a milestone in TV history when he drew extraordinary admissions from disgraced former President Richard Nixon in 1977. Armed with ambition, talent and a remarkable contacts book, Frost sat down with many other world leaders and the biggest names in show business over half a century. Here are some highlights from some of his most prominent interviews.
Over almost 30 hours of interviews with Nixon, who resigned three years earlier in disgrace over the Watergate scandal, Frost pressed the ex-president to acknowledge and apologize for his wrongdoing in office. Frost managed to get the following remarkable responses.
Frost: "I think people need to hear it, and I think unless you say it, you're going to be haunted for the rest of your life."
Nixon: "I let down my friends. I let down the country. I let down our system of government and the dreams of all those young people that ought to get into government but will think it is all too corrupt and the rest. .... And I have to carry that burden with me for the rest of my life."
Frost: "So what you are saying is that there are certain situations ... where the president can decide that it's in the best interest of the nation or something, and do something illegal?"
Nixon: "Well when the president does it that means that it is not illegal."
Frost: "By definition?"
Nixon: "Exactly."
Frost interviewed the legendary heavyweight boxer, then 32, inside a boxing ring, ahead of his landmark fight with George Foreman, when most people wrongly thought Ali would lose. But Ali was animated and brimming with confidence in the interview.
Ali: "I think it is befitting that I go out of boxing just like I came in, defeating a big, bad monster that nobody could destroy... Listen David, when I meet this man, if you think the world was surprised when Nixon resigned, wait till I whip Foreman's behind."
The boxer continued, partly talking directly to the camera, then standing up to caricature Foreman: "Listen, George Foreman, people are afraid of George Foreman. They talk about how hard he hits. The world has been deceived. You listen to me. You listen to me now, I never told you wrong. The man don't hit hard."
In 1985 Frost grilled the prime minister about the sinking of the Argentine ship Belgrano by a British submarine that killed 323 sailors during the Falklands conflict.
As Frost pressed on with questions about what had happened, a visibly ruffled Thatcher sternly defended her decision to attack the ship. After being confronted with a barrage of questions, Thatcher finally said in frustration: "Do you think, Mr. Frost, that I spend my days prowling round the pigeon holes of the Ministry of Defense to look at the chart of each and every ship? If you do you must be bonkers."
In an interview with the former Soviet Union leader, Frost asked about communism, his legacy, and his relationship with, and views of, Thatcher.
Gorbachev: "It was not too easy to begin with ... but I felt from the start I could deal with her. I regarded her as an outstanding woman and a major political force. I was far from sharing all her opinions. ... Many sharp words were exchanged. I could never agree to the way she felt about nuclear weapons. She was too attracted to nuclear weapons."
Frost: "Were you alike in character, do you think?"
Gorbachev, after a pause and a shrug: "That's difficult to answer. I think it's up to you to try to answer that. But she was an interesting human being."
Frost seemed to catch the British prime minister off-guard when he asked an unexpected question about his relationship with President George W. Bush in an interview.
Frost: "Do you pray together?"
Blair: "Pray together? How do you mean?"
Frost: "Do you say prayers together for peace, you and the president."
Blair: "Well we don't say prayers together, no, but I'm sure he in his way hopes for peace. I hope for peace too."
In an undated clip shown by the BBC Sunday, Frost was seen interviewing the former U.S. president about his relationship with Monica Lewinski.
Frost: "Did you love her?"
Clinton responded: "No. I don't think that's what that was about. On either side. But I liked her very much."


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Mertens, Firebirds bury Fargo Davies in EDC matchup
Nathan Mertens did everything but drive the bus for the Devils Lake Firebirds on Thursday evening. He might have done that, too, if DLHS head coach Derek Gathman had asked.
Mertens scored a game-high 36 points and powered the Firebirds to a 69-62 victory over the Eagles in a key Eastern Dakota Conference matchup.
Chase Johnson also enjoyed a solid performance for the Firebirds, pushing in 18 points.
With the win, Devils Lake improved to 4-8 in EDC play, and improved to 5-9 overall. Davies slipped to 8-5 in EDC play.
Devils Lake controlled the game from the start. Playing in front of a large crowd in the DLHS Sports Center, the Firebirds reeled off a 37-28 run in the first half.
Andrew Kozlowski led the Eagles with 29 points and David Olson added 15 points.
Briar LeBeau also played well for the Firebirds. He finished the game with nine points.
Devils Lake will return to action tonight when they host Wahpeton.


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Notebook: Jones makes practice appearance
Starting tailback Matt Jones is still not officially back practicing with the Gators yet, but he's apparently getting closer to making his return.
Fellow tailback Mark Herndon said Tuesday that Jones spent some time with the team early in practice Tuesday. Jones was in a jersey and helmet (for the first time since camp started earlier this month), according to some fans who were there. Only UF students were allowed to attend Tuesday's practice at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
"It's really exciting because everyone misses him," Herndon said. "I even miss him. We're still friends even though we're all competing for that No. 1 spot.
"I feel him coming back would make the whole running back squad better. It would make everybody stay on their toes and feel like you've got a fire behind you, so it keeps you running."
Herndon was asked if Jones was back to being his old self.
"To be honest, even when he was in the hospital he was always the same," Herndon said. "He was laughing, joking with us. We were watching Family Guy or something like that.
"His persona and demeanor haven't changed at all. He's still a very positive person."
Jones was hospitalized with a viral infection the week before the opening of camp. UF coach Will Muschamp said Monday there is still no timetable for his return, although Jones has been doing cardio work.
Muschamp said Jones was scheduled to get a blood test Monday.
After Jones was seen at practice in his jersey, shorts and helmet, speculation spread that Jones had returned to practice. But a UF spokesman said later in the day that Jones, in fact, did not practice Tuesday.
Once he does return, Jones will not be allowed to wear full pads until his fifth practice, per NCAA acclimation rules.
Inside scoop on Ball
Junior Neiron Ball said he's feeling right at home after making the move from outside linebacker to inside linebacker.
"It really wasn't hard (making the move)," he said. "I like it better than the Sam (strongside linebacker) position. I feel it fits me because I get to move around a lot more (and use my speed)."
Ball said the coaches told him before camp they felt it would be good for him, and he was willing to try. Now, he's a starter at his new spot after putting together a strong camp that has drawn praise from Muschamp and defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin.
"I'd never played it before," Ball said. "But I feel I fit the position."
Competing roommates
Off the field, junior cornerback Marcus Roberson and true freshman wide receiver Demarcus Robinson are roommates. In practice, they compete against each other.
"He's a great guy," Roberson said. "We talk it up a lot. He's a good player. He's a good freshman. The best (wide receiver coming out of) high school (on the team) so far. He's impressed me. I really like him and think he'll be a big help (on offense)."
The two also are competing at the same spot on special teams at punt returner.
"I don't try to teach him anything," said Roberson, who became the starting punt returner last season. "He's an athlete. He's a pretty good (punt returner)."
This and that
The Gators will not practice today (the first day of classes at UF) after holding their final open practice Tuesday. According to several posts on Twitter, true freshman safety Nick Washington was injured in the workout, but was able to walk off the field under his own power and appeared fine after that. … UF will practice Thursday and Friday, then have the weekend off as the Gators head into game week.