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Evan Rachel Wood Smolders @ Golden Globes Red Carpet 2012
2012-01-16 16:07:00 Actress Evan Rachel Wood looked absolutely breathtaking gorgeous in an audacious emerald Gucci gown with a plunging neckline on the red carpet of the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California on Sunday (January 15)- more pictures below. 69th Golden Globe Awards Winners 2012 (FULL List) The ...
Red Carpet Beauty: Evan Rachel Wood wears NARS at the 2012 Golden Globes?
2012-01-16 02:03:00 More NARS goodness from the 2012 Golden Globes Red Carpet. This time on the gorgeous Evan Rachel Wood… NARS worked with Evan Rachel Wood at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards, who is nominated for Mildred Pierce. Makeup by Toby Fleischman for NARS Cosmetics. The Rundown: Inspiration: “Sometimes the stars just align (pun intended) ...
By: TheMakeupGirl
Rumor Mill - Backstage Heat on Evan Bourne for "Throwing One of the Boys Un
2012-01-04 03:06:00 Wrestlingnewsworld.com is reporting that there is nuclear backstage heat on Evan Bourne in WWE over ?ratting out? R-Truth for smoking Spice with him at a party they were both attending. Bourne was caught and suspended but R-Truth?s suspended was delayed. Many assumed this was due to the fact that Truth was booked with The Miz to face The Rock & John Cena at Survivor Series on November 20, 2011. Bourne was suspended on November 1, 2011 and Truth?s suspension wasn?t announced until November 22, 2011. WNW claims that Triple H confronted Bourne backstage at a recent Raw Supershow (believed to be 12/19). Apparently Hunter, along with others, ?chewed him out? for ratting out R-Truth. Bourne is considered a locker room outcast right now because he threw one of the boys under the bus for no reason. There is zero heat on R-Truth, with all of it on Bourne. Last week, Vince McMahon met with Evan Bourne about it. It is not believed that Bourne is in jeopardy of being fired but he?s been chewe...
By: KLQ Blog
Book Review: The Case Of The Blood Red Stars by Mark Evan Walker
2011-12-01 22:07:00 There are few people that can genuinely say that they love their job, but I am one of them. I never know what wonderful delight will appear in my mailbox. A case in point is Mark Evan Walker’s new book The Case Of The Blood Red Stars. I first encountered Mark because of his outstanding art ...
?American Horror Story? Evan Peters (aka Tate Langdon) Reveals Spooky Secre
2011-11-20 17:13:00 ?American Horror Story? hottie Evan Peters, who plays the super creepy teen murderer Tate Langdon, is not allowed to give any spoilers about what?s to come in the scary FX?s hit show, but he teases ? “It only gets worse.” Worse? Has Evan ever seen the show? That is the creepiest and scariest show on ...
Evan Turner vs. Purdue Student Section: Twitter SMACKDOWN
2010-07-17 00:34:00 Former Ohio State legend Evan Turner has already completed his first NBA Summer league, but that hasn't stopped the fans of his old Big Ten rivals from still talking smack at him online. I guess when you shoot just 33%, and your play doesn't come anywhere close to living up to your hype during the five game NBA summer season, detractors will come out of the woodwork. Including whomever runs the Twitter account for The Paint Crew, Purdue's student cheering section. This is good stuff- enjoy!...
Chicago Native and #2 Draft pick Evan Turner talks NBA Money
2010-06-25 21:12:00 Remember this past March when Demetri McCamey, D.J. Richardson and the rest of the Illini were talking trash to Ohio State's Evan Turner in Big Ten Tournament semifinal game? And Turner responded by later showing the "holding my dollars" sign at the Illini bench? Presumably that was in reference to all the money he'll make in the NBA come June. Well TMZ.com indeed sent this link to the right place. Because TMZ obtained video hours after the Philadelphia 76ers took Chicago native Evan Turner as the #2 overall pick in last night's 2010 NBA Draft -- the 21-year-old and his family hit Jay-Z's 40/40 Club in NY ... where he told TMZ.com how he plans to spend his new fortune....
The Definitive Evan Turner Greatest Hits Collection
2010-06-23 21:53:00 "And with the second pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers select Evan Turner from the Ohio State University." That's what you'll hear tomorrow night as the Sixers make it official. Turner, a Chicago native, is a needed compliment to Andre Iguodala on the wing and will bring his versatility to a franchise badly in need of a go-to player.I truly was blessed this past season and post-season to have had the opportunity to closely cover college basketball's most decorated player in Ohio State's Evan Turner. "His Royal Smoothness" as I often call him, won the Wooden, the Naismith and pretty much every other national college basketball player of the year award (seven in total). And he...
Evan Brian McKnight: Brian McKnight?s Son
2010-04-05 17:21:00 Evan Brian McKnight is Brian McKnight’s 1-year old son and little Evan’s mama wants McKnight to pay up. Learn more about the boy and the money drama surrounding the little tyke, plus you can see some awesome pictures and a great video of big Brian. There is baby mama drama in Brian McKnight’s life as ...
By: Right Celebrity
Evan Turner.
2010-03-31 18:00:00 P.A. Announcer: "Starting at Small-Forward... from Chicago, Illinois... Evan Turnerrr!" Random Play-Calls: "Great feed." "Way to slam it home." "Turner carrying the team on his back." "How did he get away from Coach Bruce Weber?" (Yeah, how did he get away?) Who would of thought 6-foot-7, 205-pound, Evan Turner had a chance to play professional sports ten years ago. Fact is his chances were not optimal by any means, dealing with lung inflammations and respiratory issues. Imagine getting hit by a car at three, or dealing with a nagging communication disorder. Certainly Turner had experience a slew of injuries before getting to this point in his life. Now he's single-handily making Ohio State relevant again, while getting snubbed from national...
Jake Pavelka, Kate Gosselin, Evan Lysacek, Pam Anderson to be 'Dancing
2010-03-02 04:12:00 Jake Pavelka chose Vienna over Tenley on "The Bachelor" finale Monday, but it won't be the last dance for the new reality star. The pilot will join the cast of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" when it begins its 10th season at 7 p.m. March 22.
Baby Name Needed - Name for Evan?s Little Brother
2009-08-21 15:23:00 A reader named Kim is expecting her second son and would like help coming up with a name. Her first son is named Evan Isaac. So far, she and her husband like the names Jonah, Jonas and Miles. My husband likes Jacob however as it's been a number one name for ...
Michael Jackson innocente. Evan Chandler confessa di aver mentito accusando
2009-06-30 12:19:00 Michael Jackson innocente Evan Chandler che nel 1993 accusò Jacko di pedofilia oggi confessa la verità: "Non mi ha mai fatto nulla" a cura di Iannozzi Giuseppe Evan Chandler, il grande accusatore di Michael Jackson che nel 1993 infangò la fama dell’artista dicendolo “pedofilo”, soltanto oggi dopo circa 16 anni si è deciso a dire la verità: “Michael Jackson non mi ha fatto nulla, è stato mio padre, mentì per non essere più poveri”. La confessione arriva con 16 (sedici) maledetti anni di ritardo, 16 anni in cui Michael Jackson è stato accusato di tutto e di più. Nel lontano 1993 Chandler accusò il Re del Pop di essere un pedofilo, si confessò ad uno psichiatra e poi alla polizia: parlò esplicitamente di “sesso orale”, fornendo persino una presunta e dettagliata descrizione dell’organo genitale di Jacko. Chandler si era inventat...
IFBB New York PRO 2009 - Evan Centopani!
2009-05-16 13:53:00 Come premesso, Evan Centopani stupisce per il package incredibile. Al suo primo impegno da PRO, Evan vince davanti a campioni del calibro di Dennis James e Markus Ruhl. E' granitico, simmetrico e forte in ogni punto, polpacci d avambracci compresi. Dovrà migliorare la massa nella parte inferiore per prima cosa e portare il fisico verso un peso maggiore, ma questa gara lo consacra come merita.
By: Bodybuilderlife
Raunchy Evan Rachel Wood Opens Up To GQ (Photos)
2009-04-16 23:14:00 In an interview for GQ Magazine (May 2009), actress Evan Rachel Wood reveals her relationship with creepy hard-rock star Marilyn Manson isn?t exactly over. Evan and Marilyn are only taking some time apart so they can concentrate more seriously on their work and careers. About the rumors she was dating ?The Wrestler? co-star Mickey Rourke, Evan ...
Evan Rachel Wood & Marilyn Manson: Does Anyone Care?
2009-02-26 19:25:00 Evan Rachel Wood and Marilyn Manson started dating 2 years ago but they had recently broken up in November. Who knows and who cares why they broke up, perhaps it was the huge age difference between the two, with Manson being 19 years older than Wood, or maybe it was because he just couldn’t keep his hands off ...
Seeing Trees by Evan Palmer
2009-02-16 23:04:00 In this article, the trees are virtues and the forest is the whole from which they emerge.Generally, a virtue is good, and a vice, which is opposed to a virtue, is bad. We, typically, don't see them existing on their own without relationships or connections or contexts. For example, seeing courage and loyalty as ideal independent virtues similar to Plato's ideal solids.Because virtues are personal attributes, the sire of any virtue is the sense of self. A person, or personhood, manifests a virtue.Sense of self, in turn, needs memory. The traditional memory but also tendencies, instinct & other innateness, each with their own memories possibly connected to the main traditional memory or other memories, possibly isolated. All enmeshed in a reality, an enormous web of relationships and laws transfixed by time and cravings. This idea of memory is anchored in an uncharted ocean of speculation and ambiguous experimental results. There are persons with almost no physical brains yet...
How to Hide Anything by Evan Palmer
2009-02-09 00:00:00 Hiding, covering, and obscuring comes easily to us. We do it, consciously & unconsciously, for greater and lesser ends. It becomes a cause for serious concern when it gets elevated in its scope and takes on the mantle of the state. Then it jumps itself up and assumes dangerous forms like militarism and propaganda. What does militarism hide? Theft. What does propaganda hide? Truth.But it's more than just a person hiding some thing. It's also about choice - choosing to perform actions in a way and at a time and involving things that will not attract notice. One can more easily hide when involving one self with persons or things that have no voice or when attacks are made on someone or something that has no voice or has been muted. And we in turn mute own voices. How can it be wrong if no-one objects? Paradoxically, the worst offenses engender a debilitating silence that envelopes and chokes those who come into contact with it.It also involves a choice when interacting with perso...
Making Out With Mickey Rourke?? Evan Rachel Wood Felt Insulted!
2009-01-30 23:22:00 Evan Rachel Wood, who played Mickey Rourke?s daughter in the movie ?The Wrestler“, is now disgusted by the rumors that she was making out with the fifty-six year old actor at this year?s SAG Awards. “I?m upset because I feel disrespected by the press and by Mr. Rourke,” she told. “Just because I?m single doesn?t mean ...
Evan Rachel Wood and Mickey Rourke Caught Making Out
2009-01-27 15:43:00 Twenty-one year old actress Evan Rachel Wood and fifty-six year old actor Mickey Rourke were seen making out Sunday night at a SAG Awards after-party in Los Angeles. Wood plays Rourke’s daughter in the critically acclaimed film ‘The Wrestler.’ The two attended Grey Goose?s Official SAG after-party at the Shrine on Sunday evening but were spotted ...
Where are Lobo & Evan methods of fired heater, furnace and Boiler desig
2009-01-26 09:00:00 I would like to obtain a general idea about the advanced design methods of the fired equipements (boile, heater, furnace..) in oil and gaz industries. Lobo and evan are they the commons design methode? And where can I get documentations dealing with this subject?
LUDACRIS/EVAN ROSS/JAMIE FOXX
2008-12-17 15:41:00 Jamie Foxx celebrated his birthday at the Mansion in New york City last night. Jamie's actual birthday is December 13th. He turned 41 years old. Evan Ross was spotted at the Musicians Give Back event in Hollywood CALudacris was honored by Michigan Avenue Magazine in Chicago @ The Manor
By: Ghetto Fabu
NYT's Thomas Friedman Equates Nature with "The Market" by Evan Palmer
2008-11-30 22:25:00 Andy Barry, CBC Radio's morning host, recently quoted Thomas Friedman of the New York Times, in another of an increasing number of live-radio faux-intellectual moments. Mr. Barry's efforts were directed at sharing what to him seemed to be observations that verged on the transcendent. (One can tell as much from who one quotes as what one quotes) In this case, Andy quotes from one of premier apologists of the American Imperium. Even some 3 decades removed, perhaps Mr. Barry is still too much of an ex-pat American to be hosting the flagship show on the flagship Canadian network and he can't help but drag us into the pontifications of one of America's key propagandists. In the article from which Mr. Barry's reads, "The Post-Binge World", Thomas Friedman quotes from his friend, the head of EcoTech International, certainly as ominous & threatening of a corporate name as one can imagine. The head of EcoTech equates "Mother Nature" to bits of science and nothing more. "Chemistry, ...
If the World is created by the Songs of Whales by Evan Palmer
2008-11-29 17:43:00 We think we know and that's usually where the problem starts. We think we know about space and time. We think we know about our own existence. We think we know about history, identity, the reasons for things, and truth and consequences."Realisticism" replaces reality. Realisticism doesn't need to know the whole truth or even most of the truth. It gets mixed in with, and mixed up with, pragmaticism. "Results" become the barometer of truth and results, as we quickly discover, are very relativistic. In the 1960s, the Milky Way was the Universe. The experts said so as did the textbooks, the newspapers and the scientists talking on the movie newsreels. This was after "E=MC2" and nuclear bombs. We knew the Universe and we described it and we taught it and it was spectacularly wrong. It is incredibly instructive to listen to old recordings of the experts as they tell us without any equivocation that the Milky Way is the Universe and describe various aspects of it including its approxima...
5 Questions with 24 Executive Producers Manny Coto and Evan Katz
2008-11-23 18:45:00 24 Executive Producers Manny Coto and Evan Katz (right) First the good news. On a recent visit to the set of 24, your very own TV Addict (alongside a small group of fellow journalists) got to spend a good thirty minutes grilling the incredibly affable 24 executive producer writer hyphenates Manny Coto and Evan Katz on everything from which fan favorites might soon be following in Tony “Back from the Dead” Almeida’s really lucky footsteps to the twosomes take on what went wrong with season six. The bad news, I’m holding off on to all of those goodies (plus more!) until just before 24 returns in January. So for now, enjoy these five REDEMPTION related questions and don’t forget to tune into 24: REDEMPTION tonight on FOX at 8PM (Global TV in Canada) How did the 24 Prequel come about? Evan Katz: It’s an interesting story because the prequel came about directly because of the WGA Strike. Originally we were going to start season seven with Jack in Afri...
By: the TV addict
Evan Riley
2008-11-17 18:47:00 Blog of the Day Awards for Monday November 17, 2008A Blog of the Day Award goes to Evan RileyTechnorati TagsBlog Award Blog Awards winner Bloggers Blogs Awards Blogging Bloggies Weblogs Weblog Award of the day Award web online nominations Internet Blog of the Day Awards Blog of the Day Award Blog of the Day BOTDA winners Weblog Award Weblog Awards blogspotBe sure to submit your nominations early.Thank you,Bill Austin
Evan Rachel Wood Denies Hooking Up With Mickey Rourke
2008-11-10 22:41:00 Now that Evan Rachel Wood and ex-boyfriend Marilyn Manson have split, rumors of who the actress is with are now running rampant. This weekend multiple gossip rags and blogs reported that Wood was dating co-star Mickey Rourke, whom she met while filming her new movie, The Wrestler. Wood has quickly responded to those reports, calling them false. “Spread ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Evan Rachel Wood Dumps Marilyn Manson
2008-11-06 21:50:00 Evan Rachel Wood recently dumped her industrial metal boyfriend, Marilyn Manson after the couple were involved in a fight involving the actress’s brother. Manson, 39, had been living with Wood, 21, in her Hollywood home while her unemployed brother, Ira, 23, lived in the guest house. Manson decided he wanted Ira out of the guest house and ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
Evan Longoria 2008 Year in Review
2008-10-15 15:25:00 Evan Longoria 2008 Year in Review In a storybook 2008 season, Evan Longoria has signed a $44 million contract, likely won a ROY award and set an all-time playoff record. - In the first inning during the Rays Oct 15th victory over the Boston Red Sox Evan Longoria hit his 5th post-season home run. This set an ...
By: Mop Up Duty
What Market? Program Traders Feast on Other People's Wealth by Evan Palmer
2008-10-11 00:28:00 The market, popularly thought of as thriving industrious individuals who behave rationally and collect relevant information and make informed decisions - or not. It's not true in today's market if it ever was. Today's market is electronic and hierarchical, the small trades feed into the bigger trades feed into the trades which qualify as program trades. A standard definition being over $1 million worth of 15 or more stocks. But even that is piddling compared to the real movers and shakers.The big investment banks employ more staff on their IT side than on their trading side. As do the hedge and mutual funds. The volumes and percentages of all trading done by a few behemoths is increasing. The danger from hackers especially well-placed insiders is far greater here than elsewhere. Siphoning off even a hundred million a day is within rounding errors. The small and decreasing circle of those who trade the bulk of the world's financial markers wield enormous unaccountable power with ...
The Rightness of Incrementalism by Evan Palmer
2008-10-05 19:17:00 It's October 2008 and we're in the midst of another financial crisis. If we count wars as social crises then it's safe to say, that crisis mode is our norm. Although its impact varies.One of the key characteristics of a financial crisis is an obvious imbalance usually in the form of an excess of one type or another. Too many sellers, too many buyers, not enough, too much product, etc.The incrementalism I'm calling on is not just gradualism in terms of economic growth but an anti-revolutionary brake on any rapid expansion. That is, even "good" expansion which seems favourable should be measured out. We currently have all kinds of controls and visible and invisible brakes on various types of activities. This would bring that into the open and cover gaps and make it work for the benefit of the many.We should not allow events, specifically financial events, to go their own way. Up 100%, down 300%, etc. Whatever the so-called free market dictates. It would more like up 5% or down 5%,...
Former UFC Champ, Evan Tanner, Found Dead
2008-09-09 07:13:00 A body has been found in the Southern California desert and it’s been confirmed to be that of UFC champion, Evan Tanner. Tanner, 37, had been missing since last weekend. He was reportedly in the deep desert to seek “treasure hunting and lost gold, and my own insatiable appetite for adventure and exploration.” A couple weeks ago ...
By: Celebrity Smack!
What Puppets Can Teach Us by Evan Palmer
2008-09-02 00:21:00 !-- @page { size: 21.59cm 27.94cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } -->For a long time, puppeteers were to be heard but not seen. They worked the strings above a stage or behind a curtain. The often given observation being that puppets could say things people couldn't. The audience would laugh at a puppet's remark but might shiver or cringe if it was said by a person. The less you saw of the puppeteer, the more leeway the puppet had. For a while now, however, puppeteers have come in from the shadows, and perform fully visible beside their puppets. An example of this is the hit play ?Avenue Q? an adult version of Sesame Street. Initially, the audience is distracted by the visible actors beside their puppets but then an amazing thing happens. The visible actor become invisible to the audience - but not really. The audience picks up emotional clues from the actors and projects them into the puppet yet all the while, they are not consciously seeing the actors; focusing ...
Olympic Bragging ? Medals, Medal Counts & Other Observations by Evan Palmer
2008-08-30 00:25:00 Another Olympics, Beijing 2008, has finished with an especially sublime opening ceremony to remember it by. And world records by Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt. Even if Michael's unlikely run seemed a little too luck-struck by half. How long was the Croatian swimmer suspended in the water about a single millimeter from the touch bar? There has been the requisite chest thumping and teeth gnashing. Medals counts broadcast and fawned over. Reporting that probably can't help being boosterish although a few stars so overshadowed everyone else that we could cheer for them without impairing our patriotic credentials. Usain Bolt leaps to mind. We were told ad nauseum that the USA ?won? the 2008 Olympics because they won the most medals. This is almost equivalent to saying that if China won 49 gold medals and the USA won 50 bronze medals then the US ?won?. In effect, we are weighting gold, silver and bronze the same which doesn't make sense even to the great unwashed hordes. Simon Forst...
Evan Wade: Gloss Coverboy
2008-08-29 22:01:00 The latest Gloss Magazine issue is featuring the popular fitness model Evan Wade. Enjoy some of Evan's best shots:
By: 101 Boys
Rays? Evan Longoria to resume hitting this week
2008-08-27 03:23:00 Tampa Bay Rays rookie third baseman Evan Longoria will resume hitting his week as he continues a rehab program for a broken bone in his right wrist. The All-Star expects to start throwing Wednesday and hitting within the next few days. He hopes to return around Sept. 1. “I still don’t know how it’s going to feel ...
By: MLB News Blog
Making Things BIGGER or smaller by Evan Palmer
2008-08-17 00:59:00 Their job, self-appointed or paid for, is to make us see a mountain when we're looking at a molehill and, alternately, to make us see a molehill when we're looking at a mountain. By controlling what we perceive and telling us what we perceive, they will control what we think and feel and from that, how we'll act.How we see things is both an art and a science. There are the organs of perception. There are various aids that we have constructed to help us perceive - to see farther than we could otherwise, to hear more, to see smaller things, to detect elements and energies. Microscopes. Telescopes. Spectrometers. There is also the psychological aspect of perception, in that, we perceive what we're conditioned to perceive; we unconsciously blind and deafen and otherwise insensate ourselves either individually or collectively to what is outside the realm of the expected.We rarely perceive things as they are; if there is that as a real condition - "as they are"? We see them as larger ...
Rays place rookie Evan Longoria on 15-day DL
2008-08-12 02:59:00 The Tampa Bay Rays placed rookie All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria on the 15-day disabled list Monday because of a right wrist fracture. The move was retroactive to Friday. The team recalled outfielder Justin Ruggiano from Triple-A Durham to take his place. Longoria was injured on Thursday, when he was hit by a pitch from Seattle closer J.J. ...
By: MLB News Blog
Quote of the Day: Evan Esar
2008-07-29 17:39:00 “The girl with a future avoids a man with a past.” Evan Esar American Humorist (1899 - 1995) SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Quote of the Day: Evan Esar", url: "http://bumpshack.com/2008/07/2-9/quote-of-the-day-evan-esar-3/-" });
Evan Almighty Quotes
2008-07-25 12:50:00 Change the world - (Evan Almighty)Honey, I think you're blocking my photo - (Evan Almighty)The animals showed up in pairs. They stood by each other, side by side - (Evan Almighty)If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? - (Evan Almighty)If they pray for courage, does God give them courage, or does he give them opportunities to be courageous? - (Evan Almighty)If someone prayed for their family to be closer,you think God zaps themwith warm, fuzzy feelings? Or does he give them opportunitiesto love each other? - (Evan Almighty)How do we change the world? One act of random kindness at a time - (Evan Almighty)ARK = One Act of Random Kindness - (Evan Almighty)
Indivisibility and the Theory of Everything by Evan Palmer
2008-07-19 21:58:00 The investigation of reality starts with the idea of it because unless and until one considers reality as a concept then one will not think about its nature and whether things might not be what they appear. We will start with a proposition that reality is a whole. Various sages and spiritual masters have stated that reality is whole and indivisible. If we take that as a starting point where does it lead us. An indivisible reality means that separation is not possible. However, our experience is one of separation and distinction. The mechanics of creating an apparent multiplicity is the key. If everything is one, why and how, do we see and feel the many. What sustains the illusion? Is it sustained because it is a shared delusion? Is it the deliberate intention of an exceedingly powerful being, or beings, who only need our consent to enmesh us in this realm?Regardless, the mechanics of the creation and maintenance of this detached realm of relations and multiplicity must involve techn...
Professional Armies = Slow-Motion Fascism by Evan Palmer
2008-07-01 17:51:00 As the largest military power in the world currently, this article will focus on the use of no-draft armies in the United States. In the 1970s, one of the key lessons that America should have been drawn from the Vietnam conflict was not to fight unjust and unnecessary wars. Instead however, one of the the lessons that was actually drawn by the Americans was to eliminate opposition by eliminating the draft. The Vietnam-era draft and the necessity of inducting citizens from all persuasions and backgrounds ensured that there would be a lot of soldiers (and to a lesser extent, sailors and airmen) opposed to the military, the war, and its conduct of the war. It didn't stop much but it did give it attention and it did produce protest and opposition. Back then, the media wasn't totally muffled and monopolized (somewhat but not completely) so those bellows of opposition were heard. A no-draft armed forces seemed like a solution made in heaven - to trade money for domestic peace, a large...
The McCain-Churian Candidate by Evan Palmer
2008-06-29 23:58:00 There are any number of people who should not run for public office and at the top of most lists would be persons who have been compromised. John McCain would be such a person. While we commiserate over the somewhat murky circumstances of his imprisonment and his claims of mistreatment, we are also very leery about having a person who endured five and a half years of an alleged brutal captivity as a leader, especially a powerful one.Whether you call it behaviour modification, torture, brain-washing or plain old blackmail, when done tothe extent that it might over a period of years in a POW setting, it definitely creates doubts as to the stability and judgement of the victim. Its goals would be familiar to students of history who had read about the Inquisition. It cropped up during the time of the Soviet Union's Gulag and its spectacular and gruesome show trials as a way to ensure cooperative defendants. The United States got its first taste of it when an unexpectedly high number of...
Talleyrand & The Interests of the State by Evan Palmer
2008-06-29 01:12:00 It is without dispute that Talleyrand was a clever man, adroit with words and ideas. Even his enemies trusted his diplomatic prowess. He, and by extension France, had much success. As a result, his thoughts and advice still hold sway, particularly, among the ruling classes and their various servants. The quote that is the focus of this article deals with diplomacy and morality: "States do not have friends, they only have interests."While Talleyrand, in the venal ethos of the period, made a fortune in bribes and assorted undisclosed payments, he always seemed to aim for the long-term benefit of France. His vision and love of France allowed him to consider the sensibilities and needs of his neighbours and of France's own citizens. It also gave him an historical perspective that helped him navigate through regimes and revolutions. Through it all he maintained a steadfast notion of what France was and what France needed. When someone of Talleyrand's talent and insight says "States onl...
Contentment- Goal, Trap and Nothing by Evan Palmer
2008-06-28 17:14:00 Does your contentment come from knowing what is most important in the sense of a profound enlightenment? Or, does it stem from being satisfied with what you know; feeling that it is enough and there is no valid reason to go further?Is it a physical contentment or psychological or a bit of both? Does it touch on the nature of the reality we find ourselves in? Is a contentment that rests on an unexplored reality certain to collapse. Even so, if its collapse was far enough in the future, most of us would take that guaranteed temporary happiness; our urge to defer as powerful as ever even when dealing with critical all-encompassing matters. Don't see it, don't hear it, don't know it. Small Picture winning over Big Picture almost every time.Isn't that a key mental conjuring - if it's not known, it's not perceived. Inklings may make mysterious intrusions on our psyche like clouds on a distant horizon yet they're easy to ignore or to dismiss. We tell ourselves, if it was important,...
People Kill People - Faster and More Easily with Guns by Evan Palmer
2008-06-22 17:51:00 We are in the Age of Guns. In the past, it may have been a quarterstaff or a crossbow. In the future, it may be some kind of non-lethal stun weapon. But today, it's guns.There are many circumstances that can affect the utility of a carrying a gun. What country you live in being a prime consideration. Do you live in a war zone? Do you have a honest competent police force? Do you live in a high crime area? Do you live in a community or are you some distance from any population centre? Do you hunt for food? However, among the invalid reasons for "needing" a gun is to be able to fight against a fascist takeover. You and your gun, or even your several guns, and a couple of good buddies, would not stand a chance. You would have to do what all the other freedom fighters had to do - steal weapons from your oppressors.We're obviously attacking the NRA gospel of "Guns don't kill People, People Kill People". Although, unfortunately, we're approaching the day when guns will kill people, tha...
What's With Those Florida Teams? [Carl Crawford, Evan Longoria]
2008-06-10 11:18:00 So, even though Tampa has fallen back to second place behind Boston in the AL East, I'd still like to take a look at their offense and their staff to try to see why they've had such success and whether it will be sustainable over this year and the next few. The first guy I want to talk about is Carl Crawford. I have to say, I think he's been one of the most overrated fantasy players over the past few years. There is no denying that he will have a high average, score runs, and steal bases. Of course, historically, he has been unable to be an elite run producer because there's been nobody to drive him in. But I have always felt that his lack of power means he doesn't belong in the first or second round, where he has consistently been drafted. That being said, I believe his numbers so far are too low, and he is a great guy to target in your mid-season trades. His BABIP is under .300 (after a .375 mark last season!), which is way too low for a guy with his speed. He's walking mor...
By: The RotoFeed
Evan So You Think You Can Dance
2008-06-06 21:02:00 Evan on So You Think You Can Dance did a great job of dancing. To see the full article and review of Evan Kasprzak, please follow the link above to go to the website and web page that the full So You Think You Can Dance article is on. Gene Kelly is a great dancer and it is very refreshing to see his old school amazing style15 Zoom(s)
Video: Woody directs Larry and Evan Rachel Wood in Battery Park, NY
2008-06-05 01:50:00 Thanks to nellac2007 the YouTube user who uploaded the video. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Video: Woody directs Larry and Evan Rachel Wood in Battery Park, NY", url: "http://larrydavidfan.com/2008/-06/05/video-woody-directs-larry--and-evan-rachel-wood-in-batter-y-park-ny/" });
Is Evan Longoria Ready for the Show
2008-06-02 19:22:00 Evan Longoria is the real deal , yet the Rays always seem to find a way to keep their prospects in the minor leagues. Time will tell but this guy looks ready and hit his 3rd homer of the spring today. He could be this years Ryan Braun. He has hit at every level he has been at since he was a boy yet The Rays are the Rays . Stash15 Zoom(s) |
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