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Hello everyone. My name is Morgan. I'm 21 years old and not new to running. When I was a kid in DoDDs schools that's all we seemed to do in P.E. is run the mile everyday! I was an asthmatic (childhood asthma) so I always dreaded going to gym because I knew what it would lead to... Strangely enough, even though I hated running, I still joined my high school's track team and ran on the long distance team...I was always last place unfortunately. lol.
A point to this post is, I wanted to say hello and look forward to reading through everyone's posts about running because I am trying to learn to like it and attempt to control my breathing. I think my trouble with breathing is what makes me hate putting on my running shoes. I am joining the Air Force next year and I have to run 2 miles in boot camp under I believe 11 or 12 minutes. I'm not sure if that is completely correct but if that is the case I need to start training now. Thank you! Have a nice night everyone. :-)
Namaste,
Morgan
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Senate votes big expansion of federal hate crimes By JIM ABRAMS (AP) – 39 minutes ago WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday approved the most sweeping expansion of federal hate crimes law since Congress responded four decades ago to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The legislation, backed by President Barack Obama, would extend federal protections granted under the 1968 hate crimes law to cover those physically attacked because of their gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.
"This bill simply recognizes that there is a difference between assaulting someone to steal his money, or doing so because he is gay, or disabled, or Latino or Muslim," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said.
Voice vote passage came immediately after supporters cleared a 60-vote procedural hurdle imposed by Republicans trying to block consideration of the legislation. That vote was 63-28.
The hate crimes bill was offered as an amendment to a must-pass defense spending bill that the Senate is expected to finish some time next week. Several Republican amendments to the hate crimes legislation still could be considered on Monday, but Thursday's vote determined that it will be part of the defense bill when it passes.
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| Cake? |
[16 Jul 2009|10:51pm] |
Cake!
I help coach a women's beginning running group(called 'FIT'), and we had our graduation party this evening. It's a group designed to help women train for and run their first 5k- although a large percentage of the members are repeaters. My mom kindly made the cake for our party (although my entire family helped with the shoe). We shaped it out of rice krispie treats and fondant. There's a full 3 layer cake underneath (some sort of butter/vanilla, chocolate, and the same butter/vanilla).
It's not perfect- or Ace of Cakes worthy, but, it served our purposes and everyone thought it was fun. So, I decided to share! ( Take a look! )
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| Pat Buchanan Has A Near Aneurysm On Air Over Affirmative Action |
[16 Jul 2009|10:50pm] |
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Thanks for your patience and thanks to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) schmiss for providing the vid.Here's the link to the video on MSNBC as well.
I honestly still haven't quite wrapped my head around this yet. Pat Buchanan essentially lost his mind on air over Sonia Sotomayor and Affirmative Action on the Rachel Maddow Show tonight. Not to straw man his arguments, but Sotomayor is essentially an unqualified, affirmative action train wreck and white men are being actively persecuted. Rachel also needs a lecture on the plight of working class Americans and Pat's going to make sure she gets it. Oh, and America was built by white people. (I'm sorry white people, btw. I didn't know I was persecuting you so much. Welcome to disenfranchisement! *joke btw*) I imagine we'll be seeing the fallout from this racist rant over the next few days.
Oh, and the racial breakdown of the U.S. in the 1960s: 90% white and 10% black. There was no one else in this country outside of those percentages.
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| BB Clown!Karl Picspam (Inspired by the ‘BB Kiwi Picspam’) |
[16 Jul 2009|10:04pm] |
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I was youtub-ing for ‘Riding High’ clips, and stumbled upon a short film called “Clown Story”. No actual footage- just pictures put together for a video. I googled and yahooed but couldn’t find anything beyond this one video.
I'm not sure of the storyline, but I'm so curious! I'm hoping we can find better clips/photos (because I will apparently watch anything for this man).
( Screencaps over here! )
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| Jena, part II |
[16 Jul 2009|08:16pm] |
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Teen Set Afire Now Charged for Earlier Fight Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 3:23 pm
By: Denise Stewart, BlackAmericaWeb.com
A black Missouri teen, who last month was doused with gasoline and set afire by two white schoolmates, now faces charges himself as he recovers from burns over most of his body.
Walter Currie Jr., a 15-year-old in Poplar Bluff, Mo., was burned on June 13 after an exchange with two teens with whom he reportedly had a previous altercation.
The youth who allegedly doused him with the gasoline and lit the fuel has been charged with assault as a juvenile, Currie’s parents said.
On July 6, several weeks after the incident, authorities gave Currie and his parents notice that he is being charged in connection with another incident where a teen related to the youth who set him afire was hit in the face, said Winonia Currie, Walter’s mother.
“All of a sudden, they decided to charge him with something that happened on June 10, but Walter said he didn’t have anything to do with it,” she said.
( more equal justice in our post-racial America... )
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[16 Jul 2009|08:01pm] |
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Secessionist Gov. Rick Perry now seeking federal stimulus funds.
In March, Texas Gov. Rick Perry rejected $555 million in federal stimulus money that would have expanded unemployment benefits for Texans. Perry argued at the time that accepting the stimulus dollars would force the state to expand eligibility to include thousands of low-wage workers — including part-time employees like single mothers, college students and senior citizens — which Perry bemoaned would burden tax payers with “higher taxes and expanded obligations.” When explaining the decision, Perry told Fox News, “this was pretty simple for us.” But now Perry is reversing his decision. Texas has asked the federal government for a $170 million loan to ensure the state is able to continue paying out unemployment benefits:
Texas is now asking the federal government for a $170 million loan so that benefits keep getting paid.
“This is nothing out of the ordinary. We’re following protocol that we put in place,” said Governor Rick Perry.
Texas has asked for this loan only one other time, in 2003. This year however, the decision is getting extra attention after Governor Rick Perry rejected federal stimulus money that would have replenished the fund.
Texas is expected to request $650 million, roughly $100 million more than Perry initially rejected. At a “tea party protest” in April, Perry trumpeted his decision to reject stimulus dollars from the Obama administration. “I believe the federal government has become oppressive,” he said, adding that he might even consider seceding from the Union.
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The only reason I'm using this picture (besides Perry's hilarious facial expression) is because the guy on the left looks like Buster Bluth. or is it just me?????
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| Captain Nero Does Comedy?? |
[16 Jul 2009|08:42pm] |
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Most of you know Eric Bana (Eric Banana!) as Captain Nero, or the terrorist-butt-kicking Mossad agent from Munich, or as Orlando Bloom's more badass older brother in Troy. But did you know that he was quite the comedic actor in Australia? Here's undeniable proof!
In which he plays the upstanding and classy gentleman storyteller, Poida:
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| Eco towns get green light despite local opposition |
[16 Jul 2009|08:29pm] |
Ministers gave approval yesterday for the building of four “pioneer” eco-towns and insisted that at least 10,000 homes would be in place by 2016 in the face of local opposition.
Despite the depth of the recession and fierce local protests, John Healey, the Housing Minister, approved sites in Oxfordshire, Norfolk, Cornwall and Hampshire. The chosen developers for Gordon Brown’s flagship programme will each be able to bid for part of a £60 million pot of extra cash.
Rural campaigners warned that the zero-carbon developments would threaten greenfield sites and local wildlife. There were also concerns that without more public transport, the extra traffic would increase rather than reduce pollution.
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| Obama killing it on education in his NAACP speech. |
[16 Jul 2009|04:45pm] |
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(CNN) -- One hundred years after the birth of the NAACP, the civil rights group welcomed the first African-American president.
President Obama spoke before the annual convention Thursday night in New York, the city where the organization was founded.
"What we celebrate tonight is not simply the journey the NAACP has traveled, but the journey that we, as Americans, have traveled over the past 100 years," Obama told the crowd.
The excitement over Obama was in stark contrast to the reception of former President Bush, who had a strained relationship with the NAACP and declined the group's invitations for five years.
Bush spoke before the NAACP in 2000, during his first run for the presidency, but he did not make another appearance until 2006.
But now, even though there's a new president and a new dynamic, there are still some questions as to whether the NAACP and Obama share the same approach.
"I think his big challenge now is going to be in talking to them about issues that have concerned him in the past, like problems with teen pregnancy and black-on-black crime, that the NAACP hasn't been that eager to deal with," said Clarence Page, a columnist for the Chicago Tribune editorial board.
In his speech Thursday, the president talked about "how we need to recapture the same sense of responsibility in Washington and in our own lives that made the civil rights movement a success."
"In particular, when it comes to education, we need better standards in our schools, excellent teachers in our classrooms, and parents doing their part to ensure that all our children can succeed, no matter what their race, faith or station in life," a senior administration official said.
Last year, as a candidate, Obama was both deferential and defiant before the civil rights group. Taking on some of his African-American critics, Obama delivered a message of tough love.
"It is always humbling to speak before the NAACP, because it is a powerful reminder of the debt that we all owe to those who marched for us, fought for us and stood up on our behalf," he told the group.
"I know there's some who've been saying I've been too tough, talking about responsibility. NAACP, I'm here to report: I'm not going to stop talking about it," he said.
Obama echoed that message just last week in Ghana, telling the country, "We all know that the future of Africa is in the hand of Africans."
Earlier this week, Michael Steele, the first African-American chair of the Republican National Committee, addressed the NAACP and urged its members to take another look at the Republican Party.
Steele on Thursday reiterated that message, telling CNN, "There's a historic and inextricable link between the GOP and African-Americans. In fact, Republicans helped found the NAACP back in 1909." We're not stupid, the Republican party has changed since then, as have the democratic party. Jesus.
The Republican Party, however, has not received more than 11 percent of the African-American vote since 1996. Obama received 95 percent of the black vote in the 2008 election.
According to a national poll conducted in May, African-Americans really like Obama, but more and more feel that race relations have not gotten better since he took office.
In December, 51 percent of African-Americans said Obama's election marks the start of a new era of better race relations, according to a CNN/Essence Magazine/Opinion Research Corp. poll.
In May, that number dropped to 44 percent.
The historic election of the first African-American president in the United States highlights the NAACP's role in fighting for equality and opportunity. NAACP President Ben Jealous notes that while Obama's presidency is a big milestone, it's just the next step on a long road.
"This is a big step that we've taken, having a black family in the White House, ending that 233-year-old color barrier, but there's a lot more work that needs to be done," he said.
Who else watched it? I'm sad we didn't have a live post, he fucking KILLED it. Sounded like a church up in there.
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