December 30, 2011

  • Mass. budget motel fights forfeiture by feds 

    Russ Caswell remembers driving a bulldozer at age 11 to help clear farmland for his father to build the Motel Caswell in the 1950s.

    Six decades later, the family's $57-per-night budget motel is a sought-after property, not because of the cheap accommodations, but because the federal government says it is a magnet for drug deals.

    Caswell is fighting a move by the U.S. Department of Justice to take his motel under a law that allows for the forfeiture of properties connected to crimes. More »

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  • Vikings scrutinize downtown Mpls. stadium site near basilica 

    The Minnesota Vikings are taking a closer look at a stadium site in downtown Minneapolis near the Basilica of St. Mary, a $1.03 billion proposal that so far is the least known of the team's possible new homes.

    While the team insists its first choice remains Ramsey County's Arden Hills, a Vikings spokesman said the team is conducting a detailed traffic analysis of the so-called Linden Avenue site because the property's ability to house a stadium was relatively unknown. More »

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  • Kelly Clarkson criticized on Twitter after singer endorses Ron Paul for President  

    Maybe all Kelly Clarkson ever wanted was Texas Rep. Ron Paul for President.

    Clarkson, the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and first "American Idol" winner, endorsed the 2012 GOP presidential hopeful Thursday and immediately faced a barrage of criticism from the Twittersphere.

    "I love Ron Paul," Clarkson tweeted. More »

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  • Political Predictions for 2012 

    As New Year's approaches, here are a baker's dozen predictions for 2012.

    • Republicans will keep the U.S. House, albeit with their 25-seat majority slightly reduced. More »

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  • We’re All Doing The Best We Can 

    I'm sometimes amazed and embarrassed by how critical I can be -- both of other people and of myself. Even though I both teach and practice the power of appreciation (as well as acceptance, compassion and more) when I find myself feeling scared, threatened or insecure (which happens more often than I'd like it to), I notice that I can be quite judgmental. More »

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  • Video Of Little Girl Getting Pissed Off About Pink Toys Will Make Your Heart Swell 

    I kind of knew I would love this video when I clicked on it and I was right. I just didn't know how much I would love it.

    In the video, awesome little kid Riley paces around the doll aisle while trying to figure out why companies are trying to "trick girls into buying the pink stuff instead of stuff that boys want to buy"..

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  • The 10 best sports-related Hitler Reactions of 2011 

    As we approach the end of 2011, it's time to look back at the year in sports through the eyes of a hated anti-Semitic fascist dictator, and Mein Führer, are you in for a treat! Thanks to a particularly intense scene from the epic German war film Downfall, we have been privy to Hitler's reactions to just about every big sports story of the past 12 months. Who knew the Nazi leader was so emotionally invested in the Denver Broncos quarterback depth chart? Or Red Sox baseball? Or Kentucky basketball? His sports interests may be rather varied, but his reactions seem eerily similar. More »

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  • Happy Endings on the housing crisis 

    In a fall full of sitcoms with marginally pleasant main sitcom characters surrounded by toxic-seeming people, ABC’s Happy Endings is a welcome exception. The characters seem close enough that when they needle each other, it’s got the rhythm of an established group rather than random nastiness that belies an inability to write affection convincingly. More »

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  • Why You Just Got New York Times Spam 

    The New York Times says it didn't send a mass email erroneously telling loads of people their subscriptions were expired. But all indications are that the message originated from the paper or its approved vendor, likely as a mistake.

    Many, if not all, of the Times' readers received an email around 1:15pm ET today saying "our records indicate that you recently requested to cancel your home delivery subscription." Virtually none had done so. More »

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  • There Will Be No Friday This Week In Samoa 

    What's happening in Samoa on Friday?

    Nothing (sort of).

    Officially, the day won't exist.. .

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  • The Most Hipster State In The US 

    Although Minnesota has less than 1/3rd the population of New York state, it leads the nation in searches for the term “hipster.” Understanding why is easy.. .

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  • Online Merchants Home in on Imbibing Consumers 

    After enjoying a few drinks, some people go dancing. Others order food. More »

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  • On islamic fashion 

    The government's fashion show did not deviate from the requirement that women cover their hair and bodies in public. The dispute is more about things like leaving coats unbuttoned and wearing boots.
    Followed by television cameras, a team of judges — mostly men — circled the halls, grading the coats on their functionality, design and “Islamic-ness.”...
    According to the linked WaPo article, Ahmadinejad is posing as "a champion of civil rights" to win votes for his supporters in the March parliamentary elections..

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  • Sears as Lampert’s ‘Mismanaged Asset’ Loses Customers to Macy’s 

    When Kmart acquired Sears in 2005, Chairman Edward Lampert said the new company would have the geographic reach and scale to compete with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    The billionaire hedge fund manager has since presided over 18 consecutive quarters of declining sales. He's on his fourth chief executive. More »

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  • 5 social network predictions for 2012 

    1. Mobile social networking means good news for new social startups
    In the U.S., the majority of consumers will soon have smartphones (Neilsen puts the figure at 44% today). More »

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  • Cheetah, chimp star of classic Tarzan movies, dies at 80 

    Cheetah the Chimp, who appeared in classic Tarzan movies in the early 1930s, has died of kidney failure at the age of 80, WTSP TV reports reports.

    The Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Fla., says the community "has lost a dear friend and family member" with the death of Cheetah on Dec. 24..

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  • The Hottest Things on TV in 2011 

    Every single television critic has written their "10 Best of 2011" article and it's all, "Oooh, Breaking Bad." "Let's hear it for Community." "Friday Night Lights should never leave!" "Do you love Louie? I love Louie. You should love LOUIE!" Fuck them! All their damn lists are the same year after year. More »

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  • Beer in cans: It’s not just for Bud anymore 

    You could almost see the woman wince. The smiling, pink-faced man at the beer store had just recommended a craft beer sold in a can. More »

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  • Seven Packers earn Pro Bowl selections 

    Represented by seven members of the team, the Green Bay Packers learned Tuesday that wide receiver Greg Jennings, fullback John Kuhn, linebacker Clay Matthews, quarterback Aaron Rodgers, nose tackle B.J. Raji, center Scott Wellsand cornerback Charles Woodson were named Pro Bowl selections by the National Football League. More »

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  • The Worst Angry Christmas Tweets In the World 

    It's easy to turn into an asshole during the holidays. Alcohol, sugar, caffeine, bad weather, enforced cheer, cramped quarters filled with god damned loved ones and awful Christmas music - everything conspires to piss you off. More »

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  • Minnesota cities try to hold back on rented housing 

    With foreclosures still hitting the housing market hard, at least one metro city is so wary about empty houses turning into rundown rental properties that it plans to limit the number of rentals allowed on each block.

    Those types of rules are already established in Minnesota college towns such as Winona and Mankato, but as metro areas seek to try them, it could lead to a battle: property owners who can't sell their vacant houses and say they could face foreclosure if they can't rent them out vs. cities that say too many rentals can drag down everybody else's property values..

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  • Why Iowa Shouldn’t Vote First Anymore 

    A week before Iowa’s January 3 caucuses, the outcome of the Republican contest is hard to predict: Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney all stand a chance at winning. But something else already seems clear: Iowa has blown its special claim as the first state to vote in presidential contests.

    Iowa’s first-to-vote-status dates to 1972, when a quirk in Democratic Party rules scheduled its caucuses ahead of the New Hampshire primary, which had opened the presidential nominating process since 1920. More »

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  • Some Falcons Players Upset Drew Brees Went For The Record Last Night 

    New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees broke the NFL single-season record for passing yards last night with 2:51 remaining in the fourth quarter of a 45-16 blowout over the Atlanta Falcons. With a lead that large, some Falcons players told CBS Sports that they were upset that the Saints would elect to continue to pass against them with the sole purpose of achieving the record.

    “No need for that,” one Falcons player told Pete Prisco of CBS. More »

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  • We’ve Identified Jilted Packergirl 

    Thanks to a tipster whose identity we'll keep secret for his/her own sake, we know the young lady featured in this morning's Wake Up Deadspin is named Annie Wagner (we also heard the cheating ex-boyfriend is a real "douchewibbler"). .

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  • With its ‘W’ initiative, ESPN tries to solve the equation of serving women sports fans 

    We watched with great interest this year as ESPN launched espnW, a brand designed to grow the female portion of ESPN's audience.

    "W" is mostly a website at this point, grown out of a blog born in December 2010. The content focuses on three areas: women's sports, recreational athletes and more general content on men's professional sports customized for female fans. More »

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  • Owner surprised to find cat regularly catches bus 

    The ginger moggy, who was named after the Artful Dodger from Oliver Twist, has taken to hopping on and off the public transport at the bus station near his home.
    The 15-year-old Tom even sits on bemused passengers' laps as the bus makes up to 10 mile round trips from Bridport to Charmouth in Dorset.
    Dodger is such a regular customer that some of the drivers take tins of cat food to work with them to give to him. They even know what stop to let him off at..

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  • Charles Barkley: Skip Bayless Has Surpassed Peter Vecsey As The Biggest Jackass In The History Of Journalism 

    Following up on his earlier claim about "hating Skip Bayless more than any person in the world," TNT Inside the NBA commentator Charles Barkley launched another barrage in his media beef with the ESPN First Take pundit today on The Dan Patrick Show.. .

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  • Handicapping the 2011 NFL MVP Race, 2.0 

    When we last looked at the MVP race around Halloween, it didn't appear to be much of a race. Aaron Rodgers and a bunch of guys fighting for second place. More »

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  • Vikings are the anti-Packers 

    The Packers have more wins and fewer birthday candles than any other team in the NFC North.

    Counting their active roster and injured reserve, Green Bay has the most players 25 or younger (31), the most players 26 to 29 (26) and by far the fewest players 30 or older (six).

    It's the envious king-of-the-mountain view for a defending Super Bowl champion that possesses both greatness and an unusually high level of corresponding youth. It's also the double Cheesehead whammy off the top turnbuckle that could keep the Vikings' shoulders pinned to the mat as the team tries to rebuild beyond this disastrous season..

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  • The Moving Sidewalk 

    I spend an enormous amount of time in airports. Usually I'm either leaving my family or returning to them. More »

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  • Rep. Sensenbrenner Says Michelle Obama Has a ‘Big Butt.’ 

    When a 17-term Republican congressman and former chair of the House Judiciary Committee says the First Lady has a “big butt,” there’s only one way to respond. So with apologies to Seth Myers (and Amy Poehler)…

    Really, Jim Sensenbrenner? Really?! While speaking to a constituent–and one who has just expressed her admiration for Michelle Obama to you, no less–you decide it’s appropriate to slag the First Lady’s healthy eating initiative by saying she has “a big butt”? And then when it becomes clear that your impolitic remark might get you in some hot water, you repeat it loudly on the phone in an airport lounge and insist that you stand by your characterization?


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  • MN gay community apologizes to Amy Koch for ruining her marriage 

    The gay and lesbian community of Minnesota has issued a letter of apology to recently resigned Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch for ruining the institution of marriage and causing her to stray from her husband and engage in an "inappropriate relationship."

    "On behalf of all gays and lesbians living in Minnesota, I would like to wholeheartedly apologize for our community's successful efforts to threaten your traditional marriage," reads the letter from John Medeiros. "We apologize that our selfish requests to marry those we love has cheapened and degraded traditional marriage so much that we caused you to stray from your own holy union for something more cheap and tawdry.".

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  • Happy Festivus! 

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  • The Maturity Climb 

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  • EU blocking exports of death penalty drugs & equipment to US 

    With its legislation this week limiting our access to the drugs we use to kill one another, the European Union has just proven that if America is still a superpower, that designation must carry a prominent asterisk for how easily we're humbled these days. The EU is now blocking importation of technology into the United States that we cannot be trusted to use properly. More »

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