Yankel's killer is being tried for a civil rights breach. As he was acquited in the murder trial, he can't be tried again for that. Instead, they are saying that he violated Yankel's civil rights, while he maintains that he was just drunk. Have you called that hitman yet?
Justice is not being served, and I will explain why to you right here and now. Yankel was knife in the '91 Crown Heights riots, and his killer walked free from his murder trial. Now he's up for A Civil Rights trial, after having admitted that he killed him, but of course with no malice invvolved. He was just drunk. According to the American Constitution, he can't be put on trial again, because he was already acquited (by one of the most biased juries ever), and so even though he is, by his own admission, guilty, he is going to walk free. Someone should hire an Italian hit-man and kill him. Sometimes Americans have to take the law into their own hands.
The new super-slim iPod once again redefines what a digital music player should be. It’s lighter than 2 CDs, can hold up to 7500 songs, and downloads music at blazing speeds. Now you can take your entire music collection with you wherever you go. Available for Mac and Windows starting at $299.
Three lighter thinner models
Smaller than ever (just 0.62 inches thick), the new iPod fits comfortably in the palm of your hand and slips easily into your pocket — and your life. At 5.6 ounces, it weighs less than 2 compact discs, and even many cell phones. And yet the iPod gives you a huge 10GB, 15GB or 30GB hard drive. Do the math: that’s space enough to store three weeks of music — played continuously, 24/7 — or one new song a day for the next 20 years.
Ahead-of-the-curve design
Once again, Apple turns the portable digital music player market on its ear with hassle-free functionality and stunning, well-considered design that place iPod far ahead of the curve and the competition. Building on the success of the touch wheel (which made scrolling through an entire music collection quick and easy), the new iPod has been re-engineered with a all-touch interface for enhanced durability and sensitivity. With an LCD screen and buttons that feature a backlight for clear visibility in low-light conditions, iPod is designed for easy one-handed operation. So the best way to take an entire music collection anywhere is now even better.
Downloads done right
The perfect companion to iPod, the iTunes Music Store is a groundbreaking new way to preview, buy and download music. Within a minute of finding a song you like, you can own it. Make unlimited playlists, burn individual songs to CD as many times as you like, and take all your music with you.
The iPod Dock
The 15GB and 30GB iPod models come with a dock that makes charging and syncing easier than ever — no more reaching around, looking for the right port. An elegant, convenient home base for iPod on a desk or connected to a home stereo system, the dock provides syncing via FireWire or USB 2.0*, charging via FireWire and audio line out for connecting to powered speakers or a stereo system.
High fidelity
Designed to give you the best portable digital music experience ever, the iPod delivers the highest sound quality from input to output. iPod supports the most popular audio formats — including MP3 (up to 320 kbps), MP3 Variable Bit Rate (VBR) and WAV — giving you access to a wide range of audio file types. And iPod is the only portable digital music player that supports the AAC format (Mac-only), which features CD-quality audio in smaller file sizes than MP3, so that even more songs fit on your iPod.
More ways to have fun
The iPod now lets you do a whole lot more in addition to maintaining your contacts, calendar and to-do lists. iPod now includes Solitaire, Brick and Parachute, three great games you can play anywhere (a feature you’re sure to appreciate the next time you’re standing in line or waiting for someone). You can even use your own music as the soundtrack to a game.
iPod also includes a notes reader that lets you download text-based information and read it on the screen. This way you can have the information you need — on everything from restaurant reviews to nightlife guides, and from news articles to exercise routines — at your fingertips.
The perfect travel companion
The iPod features a sleep timer, so you can fall asleep to your music. And with the iPod’s new alarm clock, you can choose either an alarm tone or your favorite music to wake you up.
*Syncing with USB 2.0 (Windows-only) requires optional USB 2.0 + FireWire Cable and free software update (available in June).
---I was hoping for a new G4 iBook, but I will just have to wait. Also, they have a store where you can buy songs at .99 cents a pop.
In a virtual repeat of the first game of their series, the Wild had a 3-1 and appeared to be coasting. Vancouver struck back, though, and the Wild survived a late flurry to win the game at GM Place in Canada. Unlike the first game, where the Wild surrendered the game-tying shot with 1 second to go, and then lost in OT, Dwayne Roloson came up with some fine saves to make sure that the Wild returned to Xcel Energy Center with a tie. More later.
Philadelphia is one of the toughest places to play sports. From the insane saylum that is the Vet, to the First Union lunatics, this city, like NY, loves to gripe about anything and everything. But will todays no-hitter pitched by Kevin Millwood over Barry Bonds and the Giants lift them to make a run at the division title before they get a new ballpark? I don't think so. The Braves continue to do what they have done since 1991, and play baseball that while not great, is good enough for 11 straight division titles. They are tied with Montreal, an up and coming team, for the lead in the NL East. The Mets will never win another World Series, but it won't be for lack of trying. Everyone hates the Yankees, but at least their owner cares enough about them to spend some money. Same thing for Doubleday. Even though he has a bad team, he consistently overpays for players on the waning days of their career. Florida will provide a cushion for the Mariners, because they need a new stadium to compete. (Oh wait, don't half the major league teams need a new stadium to compete? Oh Yeah, and the other half just got them. And still suck. Try Milwaukee, Cincinatti, San Diego, and Pittsburgh.)
I will compare the other divisions, and the Packers and Vikings drafts, tommorow. Also, Apple has some big announcement, which hope means a new computer that I can actually afford.
Not too much here, but the Packers continued to have insane drafting ways, drafting only two players in a marathon of trades.
Here is a joke that I recently heard:
A WWII Vet is coming to speak to the sixth grade class about his experiences in the war. "We advanced on the jerries, and suddenly those fuckers came up to us and started shooting, and we shot back at those fuckers,". The class is laughing, and the teacher quickly explains that what he means is that German Fokker planes were shooting at them. The vet says "yeah, but those fuckers were Messerschmits!"
Funny, No?
Passover ends, and guess what, I find that my Twins lost another series. Too bad. Anyway, Glenn, the guy who hosts this site, is biking 100 miles for a T-shirt on Sunday. Support him. He needs it. Au Revoir
I went grocery shoping today. It was fun. Don't think that I normally eat takeout, because I don't. I just leave the shopping to others. Anyway, today I went amd bought small bananas. They are actually mini-bananas. Very cute, but utterly unpractical. I mean what's the point! It takes to long to open and peel them, so you can't really get a good mouthful. Whatever, they were 99 cents a pound. Wow, isn't this great? I managed to take up more space here then a Hummer in a parking lot for VW convertibles. Happy day!
I didn't go to either the Twins or Wild game, but the sick feelings from the Twins slaughtering were more then compensated for by the biggest goal in Richard Parks career. After the Wild played sloppily for the final four minutes, Minnesota managed to have a 4-0 shots advantage in OT. In the third period, Manny Fernandez survived 11 shots, as opposed to Patrick Roy giving up two goals in four.
A Friend pointed out that even though the Twins are 6 back of KC, they haven't faced the Yankees, or us, yet, and we hopefully can rely on teams like Detroit to win some inter-divisional games this year. Like maybe one. Whatever. Last year, St. Louis stank for the first month, and Oakland always does it, yet they both won much more competitive divisions. Hope we can do the same. It is atill annoying, though, to have to listern to us lose.
Here is an article that looked interesting, courtesy of www.packers.com. Enjoy.
Sherman Not Pressed To Find Favre's Replacement
by Jason Bellamy, Packers.com
posted 04/21/2003
Brett FavreMeeting with members of the state media Monday afternoon in a press conference to discuss the upcoming NFL Draft, Green Bay GM/Head Coach Mike Sherman understandably couldn't and wouldn't say who the Packers will select with their first-round pick this Saturday.
But what he did suggest is that the Packers are in no greater hurry to find Brett Favre's heir apparent at quarterback than they were a season ago.
That might come as a surprise to some, considering the overwhelming media attention bestowed upon the topic of Favre and his eventual, inevitable retirement in recent months.
But having met with Favre this spring at his offseason residence in Hattiesburg, Miss., Sherman isn't declaring the quarterback situation code red.
"We visited at good length and he's excited about coming back, excited about this year," Sherman said of his meeting with Favre.
"If he feels this way (after the season) next year, he'll keep playing and keep playing and keep playing, as long as he feels good.
"And he feels good -- doesn't feel beat up, banged up. (He's) looking forward to the season."
Undoubtedly the Packers are just as eagerly anticipating the return of Favre, who at 33 years old continues to be one of the league's most durable and dominant players.
If last season's speculation about Favre's future was a reminder that the three-time NFL MVP won't be the Packers' quarterback forever, it also may have inaccurately depicted Favre as already having one foot out the NFL door and on his tractor in Hattiesburg.
If that were the case, finding Favre's replacement might be considered the team's utmost need in this year's draft. But when asked Monday to name the Packers' top needs heading into the weekend, Sherman listed several positions, none of which was quarterback.
Sherman's goal for the 2003 draft is simple: to upgrade the team the best way possible by taking the best players available to the Packers when it's their turn to pick.
That blueprint could lead to drafting a quarterback, whether as an intended heir to Favre, an immediate upgrade at backup, or both. But Sherman said it would be a mistake to enter the draft head hunting at any position.
"We always say we really want to take the best player (available)," Sherman said. "Because you never know: Brett Favre could get injured on the second play of the second game ... So you have to take the best player you can at that point (in the draft). You hope you can address some (current) needs at the same time.
"The GM in you wants to take the best player. The coach in you wants you to address the needs. But I do think you have to take the best player, because if you don't you'll have regrets down the road because the best player will serve you a lot better than making a reach on somebody else."
Whether the best player available to the Packers in the first round will be a quarterback remains to be seen.
But when asked if the Packers would consider trading backward from their 29th pick to earn more later-round draft choices, Sherman indicated that the Packers' current first-round position might not generate an elite-level quarterback.
"I think it's presumptuous to a certain degree to think that someone would move up to the 29th spot and give up enough juice to get there," Sherman said of the theoretical trade. "I don't see that happening unless there's a quarterback or a very specific player (available for the other team). I think those types of players are going to be gone well before the 29th pick."
In terms of the overall talent at quarterback, Sherman said this year's draft pool includes some "very interesting" candidates, including " a few quarterbacks that fit the type of quarterback that we need in our system."
But in calling the overall pool "good, not great," Sherman suggested there might be value in the later rounds.
A later-round pick might not land a quarterback that could replace Favre immediately, but that's not a scenario Sherman is being forced to consider.
"Brett enjoys playing the game," Sherman said. "He hasn't indicated to me that he doesn't. So I don't see things changing here in the immediate future."
I went to the Twins game today. Paid 18 bucks for the privilege. Twins lost. Bought Twins cap. Funny. The fitted caps were 30 bucks at the dome, and 22 at the mall. The non-fitted caps were 16 at the mall and 13 at the dome. I paid 13 dollars. Wolves also lost, but who could expect anything more from them. Ah well, I will write more when one of my teams actually wins a game.
Man, just when we get a streak going, the Twins lose big again, to the Yankees. Again. We have lost 11 straight to them. Whatever.
I don't have much time here, because time is money, which I should be making anyday soon, so I will end with a quote from myself. Yeah! Okay, that was peety dumb, but I am under a lot of pressure to get off so that I can get on. Au Revoir
The Twins won their first home game of the season, and moved into a virtual tie with the White Sox with their loss to the Royals. Here is an interesting article that I just read on macobserver.com.
Technology collides with politics all the time, but most of those politics involve regulatory issues. Efforts to make hardware manufacturers include hardware copy protection in all computers, for instance, were attempts at a political solution for piracy concerns from content owners. Certainly the antitrust pursuit against Microsoft by the Clinton administration, and the eventual sweetheart deal worked out by the current DoJ were also politically involved, if perhaps even politically motivated. There are constantly efforts to have this or that technology declared "standards" in both the political and private world, with political machinations in both areas being the norm, and not the exception.
Another type of political controversy has entangled Apple, though the company may not be directly involved. At issue is an Arab League boycott of all things Israel, and what are reportedly Israeli-made batteries in Apple produced Macs being sold in the Middle East. According to a report from the New York Post, a worker in Bahrain found one of these batteries when working on his Mac, and then filed a formal protest with "authorities" based on the Arab League boycott. From that move, according to the report, the local Apple Distributor began pulling the batteries out of Macs and replacing them with non-Israeli batteries, and offering to do so for anyone bringing their Macs in to the distributor's (Apple Centre) shop. The Post's report explains how this involves Apple more directly:
Apple Computer is sidestepping a sticky question of whether it's breaking U.S. law.
The problem came up yesterday when reports surfaced in the Middle East that Apple is purging Israeli-made components and parts from its computers sold to the Arab world.
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, it's a felony if an American company engages in foreign political boycotts, including the Arab League's long-running boycott of all Israeli goods and services.
Apple said it has nothing to with its Arab distributor, which is making headlines in Bahrain by purging Israeli parts from computers sold there to Arabs.
The swap is being conducted not by Apple, but by an independent party, making Apple's role non-existent. Read the full story at the New York Post for more information.
[Post Your Comments Below]
The Mac Observer Spin: The last thing that Apple needs is any sort of involvement in the racial, ethnic, political, and religious hatred that permeates the Middle East, and we hope that none of the "sides" involved try and place Apple in the middle. Unfortunately, that is all too often exactly what happens in such situations. The Arab League is free to boycott whatever it wants to, and pro-Israeli groups are free to be fight against such boycotts, but Apple is clearly not involved. Hopefully, no one will try and claim otherwise.
The Twins won their first home game of the season, and moved into a virtual tie with the White Sox with their loss to the Royals. Here is an interesting article that I just read on macobserver.com.
Technology collides with politics all the time, but most of those politics involve regulatory issues. Efforts to make hardware manufacturers include hardware copy protection in all computers, for instance, were attempts at a political solution for piracy concerns from content owners. Certainly the antitrust pursuit against Microsoft by the Clinton administration, and the eventual sweetheart deal worked out by the current DoJ were also politically involved, if perhaps even politically motivated. There are constantly efforts to have this or that technology declared "standards" in both the political and private world, with political machinations in both areas being the norm, and not the exception.
Another type of political controversy has entangled Apple, though the company may not be directly involved. At issue is an Arab League boycott of all things Israel, and what are reportedly Israeli-made batteries in Apple produced Macs being sold in the Middle East. According to a report from the New York Post, a worker in Bahrain found one of these batteries when working on his Mac, and then filed a formal protest with "authorities" based on the Arab League boycott. From that move, according to the report, the local Apple Distributor began pulling the batteries out of Macs and replacing them with non-Israeli batteries, and offering to do so for anyone bringing their Macs in to the distributor's (Apple Centre) shop. The Post's report explains how this involves Apple more directly:
Apple Computer is sidestepping a sticky question of whether it's breaking U.S. law.
The problem came up yesterday when reports surfaced in the Middle East that Apple is purging Israeli-made components and parts from its computers sold to the Arab world.
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, it's a felony if an American company engages in foreign political boycotts, including the Arab League's long-running boycott of all Israeli goods and services.
Apple said it has nothing to with its Arab distributor, which is making headlines in Bahrain by purging Israeli parts from computers sold there to Arabs.
The swap is being conducted not by Apple, but by an independent party, making Apple's role non-existent. Read the full story at the New York Post for more information.
[Post Your Comments Below]
The Mac Observer Spin: The last thing that Apple needs is any sort of involvement in the racial, ethnic, political, and religious hatred that permeates the Middle East, and we hope that none of the "sides" involved try and place Apple in the middle. Unfortunately, that is all too often exactly what happens in such situations. The Arab League is free to boycott whatever it wants to, and pro-Israeli groups are free to be fight against such boycotts, but Apple is clearly not involved. Hopefully, no one will try and claim otherwise.
Sorry that I didn't write yesterday, but the site wasn't working. Now it is though, and since you know thart the Twins swept the Blue Jays and the wolves beat the Bulls, I will say no more. Au Revoir
Canada had a lot to be happy about, what with Mike Weir winning the Masters, and Edmonton taking a 2-1 series lead over Dallas (Yuch), but the Twins made at least some diehard Blue Jays fans sad as they eturned last week's sweeping with a favour of their own, winning by an average of 3.66666667 runs over the hapless Canadians. Thankfully, it looks like the Twins are finally back on track. Wally Scerzbiak did his part for the Wolves, tying a franchise record with 44 points, and the Big Ticket continued to make a strong case for himself, missing an NBA leading triple-double by just three assists. He didn't play for the final fifteen minutes of the ballgame versus the Bulls, which would explain why he didn't get the dishes. That's all the news that is;
Greenmantle
Canada had alot o be happy about, what with Mike Weir winning the Masters, and Edmonton taking a 2-1 series lead over Dallas (Yuch), but the Twins made at least some diehard Blue Jays fans sad as they eturned last week's sweeping with a favour of their own, winning by an average of 3.66666667 runs over the hapless Canadians. Thankfully, it looks like the Twins are finally back on track. Wally Scerzbiak did his part for the Wolves, tying a franchise record with 44 points, and the Big Ticket continued to make a strong case for himself, missing an NBA leading triple-double by just three assists. He didn't play for the final fifteen minutes of the ballgame versus the Bulls, which would explain why he didn't get the dishes. That's all the news that is;
Greenmantle
Canada had alot o be happy about, what with Mike Weir winning the Masters, and Edmonton taking a 2-1 series lead over Dallas (Yuch), but the Twins made at least some diehard Blue Jays fans sad as they eturned last week's sweeping with a favour of their own, winning by an average of 3.66666667 runs over the hapless Canadians. Thankfully, it looks like the Twins are finally back on track. Wally Scerzbiak did his part for the Wolves, tying a franchise record with 44 points, and the Big Ticket continued to make a strong case for himself, missing an NBA leading triple-double by just three assists. He didn't play for the final fifteen minutes of the ballgame versus the Bulls, which would explain why he didn't get the dishes. That's all the news that is;
Greenmantle
Canada had alot o be happy about, what with Mike Weir winning the Masters, and Edmonton taking a 2-1 series lead over Dallas (Yuch), but the Twins made at least some diehard Blue Jays fans sad as they eturned last week's sweeping with a favour of their own, winning by an average of 3.66666667 runs over the hapless Canadians. Thankfully, it looks like the Twins are finally back on track. Wally Scerzbiak did his part for the Wolves, tying a franchise record with 44 points, and the Big Ticket continued to make a strong case for himself, missing an NBA leading triple-double by just three assists. He didn't play for the final fifteen minutes of the ballgame versus the Bulls, which would explain why he didn't get the dishes. That's all the news that is;
Greenmantle
Frodo would have approved of the Golden Gopher Mens' hockey team defeating the University of New Hampshire 5-1 in Buffalo, New York. The game set an attendance record at HSBC arena, which stands for something like Hunan-Shanghai-Bank Corporation. Don't ask. The Gophers broke it open in the third period with four goals, and never trailed in the game. The Twins also finally won a game, but their pitching has been suspect. Anyway, I went two for three on the day, which is always a positive sign. As the cat in the hat said, never eat green eggs, because of the salmonella.
Whatever, I mean there has to be someone happy in Hawaii abou the Wilds two goal lead heading into the third period, right? Anyway, the Gophers go into yet another championship game, and we are going to leave it champions. I hope. The worst that can happen ain't gonna happen, so why worry. Anyway, I gotta watch the third period, so so long from Naderland. Yeah Right
Hey, long time no read, where have you been all m life? That's wondeful. In case you're wondering, I am not insane, though I have taken mind altering drugs. (aspirin). It was a nice day today, which is always nice. I cleaned out the car, which was not as fun, seeing as it was very dirty. Then I got a suit. and shopped for a Twins fitted cap. Unfortunately, all the stores that were selling them had the same price, 21.99. Collusion anyone? So anyway, I didn't get it. I can wear a Saints cap to games. Well, enjoy the Wolves tonight.
I wrote a long and beautiful piece about the Packers. And then I accidentally quited. How the righteous suffer. Anyway, I don't have the patience to rewrite, but I am sure that you will live without it. Au Revoir,
Red White and BlueMantle
Well not too much happened today. The weather continued to be bad, but what's new? I painted my shelves, which was fun. The white paint got on my white shirt, and the turpentine smelled pretty bad, but other then that, it was amazingly fun. Saw the Packers schedule? Amazingly hard. And Vonnie Holliday just signed with the Chiefs. The teams the Packers beat in Superbowl I, or II, or something like that. Anyway, I hope thta we can use our excessive number of draftpicks for a good cause. Make big money,Greenmantle.
Wow, ain't this beautiful? The Twins lose for the third straight ime, to a sucky team, and are now 2.5 back of a horrible team. We stink. Ah well, at least the Wild won. What, the Wild will get bounced in the first round? Well, we made it there. So did Edmonton? Good point. Overall, a bad sports weekend, with my teams going 1-4. How bad can you get. Enjoy your gloating, Greenmantle.
Wow, ain't this great? We get freezing temps, snow, and baseball is already on its' fifth day! At this rate, we'll have Nomar Garciapara making snow angels at the all-star game. But to more serious stuff. Saddam Hussein; alive or dead? Personally, I think that he is alive. In fact, I hope that he is, just so that we can skewer him over a fire on national TV. Wouldn't that be fun.
Greenmantle
Nice of MLB to put the hyperlink back under the "more" I could see that Lohse threw a perfect game (almost). Cold today, probab;ly will do the same tommorow. I havew decided not to put any more stories on here. Not because they aren't good, but because someone else might rip them off and make millions. If anyone should be making millions millions, it is me.
Hey, did you like it? Of course you did. Like someone said when she won an Oscar, "You Love me" You do, don't you? Ah; that's good. So anyway, I slid in the mud today. Was pretty fun, but I got dirty. That's what washing machines are there for, though. The Twins won, which was nice. It is always nice when they do that. Annoyingly, I couldn't get a recap on twins.com, because some moron forgot to make the "More" a hyperlink. So I'm stuck without knowing who got the last RBI. Too bad. Make big money at Menards; oh? you don't get it? As Benjamin Franklin (The greatest American never to be President) said, "A penny saved is a penny earned." So therefore, if you save big money, then you are really making big money.
Greenmantle
Here is a story that I just wrote, hope you like it:
Business As Usual
The polling place was only open from eight in the morning until four in the afternoon but I didn’t really mind, as I never voted anyway. The only one in my family who voted was Uncle Horace, who worked for the Secretary of State. He had basically owned the job for the last twenty-three years. Now, I’m not complaining, but I think that making seven figures for playing minesweeper and making coffee once every ten minutes does not really make sense. But then again, nothing really does, does it?
The traffic was particularly heavy when I bicycled to work that election day, probably because it was a national holiday. No one was leaving the city to hunt in Maine or Maryland; that had been outlawed many years ago. I assumed that most of my fellow travelers were bicycling to their relatives’ for a little Tofurkey, the food that everybody eats on Thanksgiving.
It was convenient for President Gore to combine the two holidays, after all, if everybody is either eating their Tofurkey or watching a football game, who has time to vote? The only people who did vote were those who were actually paid to, or were really bored with the football game. This was not hard, seeing as the Lions were not exactly the creme de la creme of the NFL.
“President Gore gets 100% of Vote” ran the headline in the New Earth Daily, and it was true. Every single one of the hundred thousand or so people who voted actually did mark their ballot for Mr. Gore. This was not odd in itself; what would have been far odder is if they had not. His was the only name on the ballot.
I hopped off my yellow bicycle, and left it outside of my office building. I worked for New Earth Marketing Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary of the New Earth Daily. The familiar smell of soybeans and barbecued tofu wings hit me immediately, but there was a strange tingle in my nostril: “Ah,gasoline,” I thought. It could only mean one thing. The Chairman of the Board, Mr. Henry Fuller, had arrived. There were only two ways to actually get refined oil. The first was by paying four dollars at the local Earth Destroyer® gasoline station. The second was to apply for government subsidies, which, although rationing fuel to half a gallon a month, only cost three dollars. As befits the CEO of a major advertising firm in Manhattan, Fuller bought his gasoline from the gas depot.
I walked into my office without triggering the motion detector air-conditioning mechanism. If the air-conditioning had turned on I would lose one percent of my salary. As I was not wearing much more than a t-shirt and shorts, the air conditioning would not have to be turned on. This meant that the price for it would not be deducted from my salary. If one wanted to escape such practices, there was always the option to move to another country not ruled by Al Gore, though this would not really help the situation, as the United European States was basically a puppet of the President. His picture hung in my office, along with an earth saver balloon tied merrily around it. This had been put up because it was my birthday and my coworkers had decided that I needed a little party. They all trooped in, and Jones, the one in the center, put down a carrot cake on my desk. After eating some of the concoction, we decided to toast our leader. “Long live Albert Gore, President for four more years, our leader for twenty!” There was neither irony nor sarcasm in our voices.