"The Walking Dead: After" Mid-Season Premiere Recap

Season 4 kicks off at the prison, but this time, the prison is in shambles as herd of walkers infest the once-secured prison yards. Michonne seems to be the only one that hasn’t fled completely but instead, is observing the chaos. She notices two walkers in particular, members of Team Governor, and traps them into the spikes and makes them into her walker pets. Sadly, she stumbles upon Hershel’s head and puts (him?) out of his misery once and for all. She then heads onward into the woods within the hordes of walkers, shaken about what had become of Hershel.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140125001430/walkingdead/images/5/58/409_Michonne_Pet_Walkers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140125001430/walkingdead/images/5/58/409_Michonne_Pet_Walkers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Meanwhile, Rick and Carl are walking down a desolate neighborhood road. Carl is walking feet ahead of Rick, as Rick stumbles behind him and yelling at Carl to wait up. Rick is beaten up and bruised badly. The two end up coming across a small bar-b-que shack. Rick reminds Carl he stays guard while Rick clears the building of walkers. Carl isn’t having it so they both go in together. They come across a walker and Rick tells Carl to save his ammo as Rick lunges an axe at the walker’s head...unfortunately, the walker doesn’t completely fall so Carl shoots it in the head. Rick is mad at Carl for pulling the trigger but Carl mouths back that Rick didn’t kill it with the axe. They collect a little bit of food and continue on.<br /><br />Michonne has her walker pets and they come across a path of footprints to follow.<br /><br />Rick and Carl come across a house that they to use to settle in for the night but as usual, they make sure to clear it. Rick is barking at Carl to stay put. But Carl has other plans and knocks on the walls, yelling for the assholes to come out. Rick tells him to watch his mouth. Once again, Carls talks back. They head into the kitchen and gather food and water. Carl explores the second story of the house and comes across a boy’s room with an Xbox and flat-screen. Realizing there is no power to enjoy some Call of Duty, Carl grabs some of the electric cords and goes downstairs to tie a knot at the front door.<br /><br />It’s night time and Rick decides to take extra precaution and pushes the couch towards the front door, which greatly annoys Carl. Carl assures Rick that the knot is very secure and decides to take it a step further by telling Rick that Shane taught him how to tie a knot.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">“It’s a knot that <b><u>Shane</u></b> taught me...do you remember him?” </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4bda9ca7af035844a56c2474a6e859f9/tumblr_mm4qiecDg01ql5yr7o1_500.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4bda9ca7af035844a56c2474a6e859f9/tumblr_mm4qiecDg01ql5yr7o1_500.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1d99fb2ce9fa94f0009ca76a4ce77fd7/tumblr_ml1wp02knK1ql5yr7o1_500.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1d99fb2ce9fa94f0009ca76a4ce77fd7/tumblr_ml1wp02knK1ql5yr7o1_500.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">^^^Probably every viewer’s reaction^^^</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Rick tells him he remembers him everyday and if there’s anything snarky and smart Carl has left to say. The two settle in for the night but not before bickering some more over eating the food. Rick then goes to the bathroom and it coveres in bumps, bruises and scratches. He is beated up mentally and physically.<br /><br />Michonne is in the kitchen preparing food and then cleaning her blade as she’s talking to her lover and his friend, who are sitting at a table talking about art. Michonne’s little baby walks up to her. Michonne picks her baby boy up and cooes him. The two men are talking about why it’s worth living life in a post-apocalyptic world. Michonne continues to look at them and smile, holding her baby. “What is the answer here...why?” Michonne’s lover ask. Michonne asks them who will open the wine when the two men’s arms are cut off. Atlanta is dark and decayed...Michonne screams and is horrified.....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://static1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140210041230/walkingdead/images/thumb/4/49/S04E09_Mike_and_Terry.png/640px-S04E09_Mike_and_Terry.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="http://static1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140210041230/walkingdead/images/thumb/4/49/S04E09_Mike_and_Terry.png/640px-S04E09_Mike_and_Terry.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />Michonne wakes up from an abandoned vehicle she sleeps in, panting and sweating from the a nightmare.<br /><br />Carl wakes up and still sees his dad is passed out on the couch. Carl gets something to eat and goes back to see his dad still not woken up. Carl furiously shakes at Rick and screams at him to wake up. All the sudden, walkers knock and rattle the front door. Carl sneaks around the house and observes the two walkers at the front door. Carl leads them away from the house and down the street. He takes them to a side road, not realizing there’s a walker that’s sneaking up behind him.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://static1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140116202005/walkingdead/images/8/8c/Episode_4.09_Promotional_Photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://static1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140116202005/walkingdead/images/8/8c/Episode_4.09_Promotional_Photo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Carl stumbled back as the walkers close in around him. He shoots  the first two walkers as they topple on top of him but the third one tries to climb over the walker pile to get to Carl. Carl takes a couple shots. He struggles to get out of the corpse pile and loses his breakfast. But he still feels victorious, chiming in “I win”. Carl continues to explore the desolate road and ends up going back to the safe house.<br /><br />Back in the woods, Michonne is walking along side her pets and in the middle of the zombie horde. Right next to her is a walker that looks exactly like her.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Carl walks back to the house, with Rick still passed out on the couch. Carl decides to be the big bad boy he is and tell Rick how he REALLY feels about him even though he is practically unconcious;<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140125002319/walkingdead/images/f/f7/AMC_TWD_After.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140125002319/walkingdead/images/f/f7/AMC_TWD_After.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">“I saved you. I didn’t forget when you were playing farmer...I don’t need you anymore. I don’t need you to protect me anymore, you probably couldn’t protect me anyways...you couldn’t protect Judith...Hershel...or Glenn...or Maggie...or Daryl....or mom....you just wanted to plant vegetables and wanted to hide. He knew where we were and you didn’t care!....They are all gone because of you! They counted on you! You were their leader! But now? You’re nothing...I’d be fine if you died!” </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Carl then continues exploring the neighborhood and comes across another two-story house. He picks up a lawn light and tries to kick open the door but fails. He finally breaks into the house and first heads to the kitchen to get food. He then discovers a treasure: chocolate pudding-in-a-can. Carl, with his deadly grass light, explores the second story of the house. He opens the doors and checks to make sure they are clear. Before he can open another door, a walker pops out. Carl smashes the walker's hands in the door but the walker is too strong. Carl attempts to shoot the walker multiple times but is unsuccessful. The walker grabs onto Carl's legs. Carl tries shutting the door and walking into the other room to escape from the window but it proves unsuccessful. The walker goes after him, nearly biting his leg. Carl escapes, leaving his shoe behind and shuts the door behind him. Carl sees some chalk and writes "Walker inside. He got my shoe but he didn't get me." Carl chuckles and enjoys sitting on the rooftop with his chocolate pudding. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://static1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140129031921/walkingdead/images/0/0f/TWD_409_GP_0823_0281.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://static1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140129031921/walkingdead/images/0/0f/TWD_409_GP_0823_0281.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back in the woods, Michonne comes across a walker that looks like her and it shakes her to the core. She can't stand seeing her "dead reflection" another moment and slashes the walker. Michonne then goes on a walker slaying spree, even slashing her walker pets. Michonne cries out after, coming to the realization of what she could've become. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140130015641/walkingdead/images/1/14/The-Walking-Dead-Season-4-mid-season-premiere-Michonne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="http://static2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140130015641/walkingdead/images/1/14/The-Walking-Dead-Season-4-mid-season-premiere-Michonne.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once Michonne collects herself and moves on, she continues to follow the footprints. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's nighttime and Carl can't sleep. He looks over and sees his dad is not awakened. Rick then starts breathing and reaches his arm out to Carl. Carl, fearing the worst, takes the gun, leans back and points it at Rick. Rick stumbles down on the couch, continue to reach out to Rick. Rick grabs onto Carl's leg and Carl breaks down, letting the gun down. "I can't do it!" he cries. Carl sobs, waiting for Rick to bite him...only Rick moans out his name...when Carl realizes that his dad is still alive. Carl continues to sob and caresses Rick's head. "I'm scared...." he whispers to his dad. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The next day, Michonne comes across the Bar-b-que shack Rick and Carl were at a day earlier. Michonne sits down near the entrance and calls out to "Mike". She begins sobbing. "I missed you even when I was with you, back at the camp," she said. "It wasn't you who did it. You were wrong because I'm still here. You could be too and he could be....I know the answer...I know why...." After Michonne collects herself, she leaves the restaurant and follows Rick and Carl's trail. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://static1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140210040208/walkingdead/images/thumb/f/f6/S04E09_Carl5.png/640px-S04E09_Carl5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="http://static1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140210040208/walkingdead/images/thumb/f/f6/S04E09_Carl5.png/640px-S04E09_Carl5.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rick and Carl sit on the couch. Rick warns Carl that it's too dangerous going out alone but he's glad Carl found more food. Carl confesses to eating the 112oz can of pudding. Rick tells Carl that he knows he can't make things the way they were before and commends Carl for being a man. "I'm sorry," Rick tells Carl. "You don't need to be," Carl replies. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Michonne walks on the trail and finds the can of chocolate pudding. She continues on, and looks through the window to see Rick and Carl, alive and well, sitting on the couch. Michonne tears up with happiness and relief, seeing her friends alive and with food. She knocks on the door. Rick looks through the peephole, chuckles and tells Carl that he has a guest. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Picture Credit: The Walking Dead Wiki </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #d0e0e3;">Jane's Notes: OH where to begin?? I knew Carl was growing up but who knew that the downfall of the prison would make him so snarky and resentful towards Rick? Looks like all the animosity he kept to himself finally exploded once Rick and Carl were in a safe zone. So I have not much to say about Carl except Rick has to sit him down and give him the “no more kids’ stuff” talk like he did back on the farm. Maybe Rick’s words of wisdom gave Carl a slice of humble pie to go with that pudding. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #d0e0e3;">BUT I want to talk about Michonne because if you looked up the word “fearless” in the dictionary, her picture would be on it. While everyone else has fled from the prison and separated, Michonne lingers behind. I am very glad that this season, the direction focused on Michonne’s vulnerabilities, her demons and how she was confronted with her own worst nightmare with that walker that looked just like her. Now I haven’t read the comic so comic-readers, bear with me if this is wrong. When Michonne first held Judith, Michonne broke down. When Andrea asked about the original walker pets, Michonne showed pain and anger, not wanting to talk about it but assured Andrea “they deserved it” (the whole no-arms, no-jaws thing). Michonne seems to forgive Miek, knowing “he wasn’t himself”.  From the pieces I could put together, Mike and his friend turned and possibly went after Michonne’s baby. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #d0e0e3;">Quick note, this picture sums up my thoughts on Headless Hershel </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c4cb8e2984701bdbb620cc0f266074d/tumblr_mr54k1uJJA1ql5yr7o1_500.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c4cb8e2984701bdbb620cc0f266074d/tumblr_mr54k1uJJA1ql5yr7o1_500.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Follow me on Twitter @mobspringfield </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

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Why Nutrition Is So Confusing and the 'Science Hoax'

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="_5pcd img" height="208" src="https://fbexternal-a.akamaihd.net/safe_image.php?d=AQCyumWeKx-8Ampz&w=398&h=208&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic01.nyt.com%2Fimages%2F2014%2F02%2F09%2Fsunday-review%2F09NUTRITION%2F09NUTRITION-videoSixteenByNine1050.jpg&cfs=1" width="400" /></div>Photo Credit:Launch media viewer<br />Sophia Martineck<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">'NEARLY six weeks into the 2014 diet season, it’s a good bet that many of us who made New Year’s resolutions to lose weight have already peaked. If clinical trials are any indication, we’ve lost much of the weight we can expect to lose. In a year or two we’ll be back within half a dozen pounds of where we are today.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The question is why. Is this a failure of willpower or of technique? Was our chosen dietary intervention — whether from the latest best-selling diet book or merely a concerted attempt to eat less and exercise more — doomed to failure? Considering that obesity and its related diseases — most notably, Type 2 diabetes — now cost the health care system more than $1 billion per day, it’s not hyperbolic to suggest that the health of the nation may depend on which is the correct answer.' </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/opinion/sunday/why-nutrition-is-so-confusing.html?ref=opinion">more... </a></span>

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margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">'A recent study conducted by Andras Biokei-Gorzo at the Institute of Molecular Psychiatry at the University of Bonn in Germany is suggesting that marijuana(or the activation of the brain’s cannabinoid system) triggers the release of antioxidants, which act as a cleansing mechanism. This process is known to remove damaged cells and improve the efficiency of mitochondria. Mitochondria is the energy source that powers cells.  The study was published in </span><i><span style="font-size: large;">Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society, B.' </span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/05/30/new-study-shows-cannabinoids-improve-efficiency-of-mitochondria-and-remove-damaged-brain-cells/">more... </a></span></i></span></div>

New Study Shows Cannabinoids Improve Efficiency Of Mitochondria And Remove Damaged Brain Cells

  Photo Credit: tokeofthetown.com ED NOTE: Once again another propaganda cannabis lie is busted! 'A recent study conducted by Andras B...

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Drutter quits the YOU TUBE business

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The legacy of DRUTTER'S DIVERGENCE </span></b><br /><br /><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/06/silver-and-drutters-divergence.html" style="color: red;">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/06/silver-and-drutters-divergence.html</a></b><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">He exhausted all his silver stack</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>WATCH THE VIDEO at THIS LINK:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrF4bwj1cX8" style="color: red;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrF4bwj1cX8</a> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b>I notice that DRUTTER is shaking a few silver rounds in a tube and he actually needs that WORTHLESS FIAT MONEY now.  Amazing isn't it?</b><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Raw Dog's observation...</span></b></div><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/nXK9iQLJWHA?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><b>Hey Raw Dog at least DRUTTER invented DRUTTER'S DIVERGENCE: </b><br /><br /><b>Maybe one day on all of our trading platforms we will have a drop-down menu that includes DRUTTER'S DIVERGENCE amidst the MACD, BOLLINGER BANDS, GANN ANGLES, VWAP, and other TECHNICAL STUDIES.</b><br /><br /><b>DRUTTER'S FINAL GOODBYE VIDEO LINK:</b><br /><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_IlM6f9KQA" style="color: red;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_IlM6f9KQA</a> </b><br /><b> </b>  <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="223" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Q9rbD00ef8w?feature=player_detailpage" width="308"></iframe></div><br /><b>...developing...</b>

Drutter quits the YOU TUBE business

The legacy of DRUTTER'S DIVERGENCE http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/06/silver-and-drutters-divergence.html He exhausted all his ...

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Janet Yellen to speak -- Tuesday

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wall Street waits for Janet Yellen -- Tuesday</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>How will Janet Yellen affect the markets?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2Q3MvsV-LuvKRdORCTmTwjMZHN0CKHtKiL4EVzEF45uXjZa4hhsZ2vanecqGiBrIjbFWysXwKygLTnQzOju7WqioC-Wn-whMiDQIGIZtgr8V6sc3HI1f1hcAIPkYq4aWIN5RGxL2leI/s1600/JanetYellenPICmicrophone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2Q3MvsV-LuvKRdORCTmTwjMZHN0CKHtKiL4EVzEF45uXjZa4hhsZ2vanecqGiBrIjbFWysXwKygLTnQzOju7WqioC-Wn-whMiDQIGIZtgr8V6sc3HI1f1hcAIPkYq4aWIN5RGxL2leI/s1600/JanetYellenPICmicrophone.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Watch Wall Street on Tuesday</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Will the stock market rally or crash?</b></span></div><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/itZgjBKSM88?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>GOLD is in focus with Janet Yellen</b></span></div><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/PwexcVrxzj4?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe>

Janet Yellen to speak -- Tuesday

Wall Street waits for Janet Yellen -- Tuesday How will Janet Yellen affect the markets?   Watch Wall Street on Tuesday Will the stock market...

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Georgia Congressman Larry McDonald (D) was too conspiratorial

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He was killed in Korean Airlines Flight 007</b></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>"There is a real question in my mind that the Soviets may have actually murdered 269 passengers and crew on the Korean Air Lines Flight 007 in order to kill Larry McDonald." -- Jerry Falwell, The Washington Post, September 2, 1983 </b></i></div><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/puNCkwjuxJ0?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe>

Georgia Congressman Larry McDonald (D) was too conspiratorial

He was killed in Korean Airlines Flight 007 "There is a real question in my mind that the Soviets may have actually murdered 269 passe...

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Former CIA Director And Ex-Gen. David Petraeus: Hillary Clinton Would ‘Make A Tremendous President’

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghk8dwBzRxpmxe1PQ7JATyS5jkyv-qOw1QOe3tnl0TeR3xd-5sF6_Bs4SC9gWcV9wJ8kZcgF-Ud-DvaONRB610Af8zJLeMwCzcrQyGOmdYf5zfLqmRjrTnh9KJsyZlJvohHBV1OmZRXm52/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghk8dwBzRxpmxe1PQ7JATyS5jkyv-qOw1QOe3tnl0TeR3xd-5sF6_Bs4SC9gWcV9wJ8kZcgF-Ud-DvaONRB610Af8zJLeMwCzcrQyGOmdYf5zfLqmRjrTnh9KJsyZlJvohHBV1OmZRXm52/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">U.S. Commander in Iraq General David Petraeus (L) greets Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) as he arrives to testify about the state of the war in Iraq before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington April 8, 2008.(Reuters / Jim Bourg)</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ex-Gen. David Petraeus says Hillary Clinton would ‘make a tremendous President’ -- New York Daily News</b></span></div><br />The former commander and CIA Director made the laudatory comments in the new book, ‘HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton,’ to be released Tuesday.<br /><br />Former Army Gen. David Petraeus , who has traditionally stayed away from political endorsements, appears to be eager to support a Hillary Clinton candidacy, a new book alleges.<br /><br />“She’d make a tremendous President,” the former commander and CIA director reportedly says in the new book “ HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton,” by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes.<br /><br />“Like a lot of great leaders, her most impressive qualities were most visible during tough times,” Petraeus adds.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/ex-gen-david-petraeus-hillary-clinton-tremendous-president-article-1.1607801">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>My Comment</b>: I guess he would not be surprised by <b><a href="http://freebeacon.com/the-hillary-papers/">this report.</a></b>

Former CIA Director And Ex-Gen. David Petraeus: Hillary Clinton Would ‘Make A Tremendous President’

U.S. Commander in Iraq General David Petraeus (L) greets Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) as he arrives to test...

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The Decline Of Puerto Rico

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/YzNVhjhDWrE" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Economy and Crime Spur New Puerto Rican Exodus -- New York Times</b></span></div><br />SAN JUAN, P.R. — Alexis Sotomayor has many reasons to stay in Puerto Rico: his two children; his mother and their gossip sessions over plates of fried rice; and the balm of salt and sun that leavens his life on the island.<br /><br />But the artisanal soap business that Mr. Sotomayor built is barely hanging on amid rising costs and taxes, and sales that have sunk by 40 percent in five years. Crime is rampant; his girlfriend was nearly carjacked at gunpoint recently. So last month he boarded a flight to Orlando, Fla., to interview for a job at a rum distillery in the hope of joining the ever-growing Puerto Rican diaspora.<br /><br />“I don’t see it improving,” said Mr. Sotomayor, a 47-year-old chemical engineer. “I see it getting worse. It’s the uncertainty. What am I going to do — wait until it gets worse?”<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/us/economy-and-crime-spur-new-puerto-rican-exodus.html?_r=0">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>My Comment:</b> A family that I know quite well and who live on the islands (Bahamas) summed up Puerto Rico for me last year .... "Puerto Rico is completely broke, borrowing money for years to pay pensions and benefits while degrading the tax base that supported it all". In short .... a carbon copy of what happened in Detroit but on a grander level with almost everyone living on government handouts.

The Decline Of Puerto Rico

Economy and Crime Spur New Puerto Rican Exodus -- New York Times SAN JUAN, P.R. — Alexis Sotomayor has many reasons to stay in Puerto Rico: ...

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US Officials Blame China For The Rise In Tensions In The South China Sea

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/IG_LElZbW6U" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>US Blames China For Rising Tensions In South China Sea -- Financial Times</b></span></div><br />High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cdc09e14-91a7-11e3-8fb3-00144feab7de.html#ixzz2stKTiHPV<br /><br />The Obama administration has significantly sharpened its rhetoric about China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea over the last week amid growing pressure from allies in the region for Washington to take a firmer line.<br /><br />In public statements in recent days, senior US officials placed the blame for tensions in the region solely on China and warned that the US could move more forces to the western Pacific if Beijing were to declare a new air defence zone in the South China Sea.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/cdc09e14-91a7-11e3-8fb3-00144feab7de.html#axzz2st4qEMkH">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>Update</b>: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-02-09/abe-aquino-views-on-china-unhelpful-says-u-dot-s-dot-general-carlisle">U.S. General Says China War Comparisons Unhelpful as Risks Rise</a> -- Bloomberg Businessweek<br /><br /><b>My Comment</b>: The Chinese are<b><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-02-09/abe-aquino-views-on-china-unhelpful-says-u-dot-s-dot-general-carlisle"> hitting back.</a></b>

US Officials Blame China For The Rise In Tensions In The South China Sea

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Is The U.S. Becoming A Drug Dependent Country?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QA_xdkyLlhBxDTbZzqGE7ybY2-tgk2OepJOWxnRsViIfO21xRK9nQQXf_uYn64cKlq0jpIeDwaMP0a2CGeuJlZdVAechjo_VZmEJbMoYISe_gcb0nIBL6OPrgW7Ye5JXif0udrV73GrS/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QA_xdkyLlhBxDTbZzqGE7ybY2-tgk2OepJOWxnRsViIfO21xRK9nQQXf_uYn64cKlq0jpIeDwaMP0a2CGeuJlZdVAechjo_VZmEJbMoYISe_gcb0nIBL6OPrgW7Ye5JXif0udrV73GrS/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>70 Million Americans Taking Mind-Altering Drugs -- WND</b></span></div><br /><i>Exclusive: David Kupelian tells untold story of nation's rapidly escalating drug dependence</i><br /><br />The heroin-overdose death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has caused the media to focus, however fleetingly, on America’s drug problem.<br /><br />News accounts of the Oscar-winner’s tragic demise typically reference the startling increase in heroin-related deaths in the last four to five years. The problem, reporters explain, is the vast number of Americans addicted to prescription pain meds like OxyContin, many of whom discover heroin to be both cheaper and easier to obtain than the prescription opioid drugs to which they initially became addicted.<br /><br />That’s accurate as far as it goes. But by following the trail further, we arrive at a place far more shocking and consequential. We discover that not only has the traditional distinction between illegal “street drugs” and legal “therapeutic prescription drugs” become so blurred as to be almost nonexistent, but between America’s twin drug epidemics – one illegal, the other legal – well over 70 million Americans are using mind-altering drugs. And that number doesn’t include abusers of alcohol, which adds an additional 60 million Americans. So we’re really talking about 130 million strung-out Americans. How is this possible?<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.wnd.com/2014/02/70-million-americans-taking-mind-altering-drugs/">Read more </a></b>....<br /><br /><b>My Comment:</b> 130 million Americans abuse drugs and alcohol ?!?!?!?! A part of me says that such a number is not possible .... but when I reflect on the people that I know ..... hmmmm .....<br /><br /><b>Update</b>: With such stats I guess one should also not be surprised when some are openly wondering if President Obama<b><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/02/was_obama_stoned_during_bob_costas_interview.html"> is one of them</a></b>.

drugs Is The U.S. Becoming A Drug Dependent Country?

70 Million Americans Taking Mind-Altering Drugs -- WND Exclusive: David Kupelian tells untold story of nation's rapidly escalating drug ...

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Pentagon Brass: Marine Corps Times Does Not Conform To The New Marine Corps Message

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUao4niqntDAW818MiPHM5P8IAu4DBiqUxOSGXUS2iXPiMCcx6OBaUNnp3WN-aDJhmN-DFUfVBOB3HtyVZuM3z23uD22Sm7dTfdbNrE6opwQ43fYoS1jcRecWEKG-gZNmbeGpz7em2L00J/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUao4niqntDAW818MiPHM5P8IAu4DBiqUxOSGXUS2iXPiMCcx6OBaUNnp3WN-aDJhmN-DFUfVBOB3HtyVZuM3z23uD22Sm7dTfdbNrE6opwQ43fYoS1jcRecWEKG-gZNmbeGpz7em2L00J/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Marine Corps Times First Casualty In Headquarters' War To 'Professionalize' -- Marine Corps Times</b></span></div><br />Independent newspaper does not conform to new Marine Corps message, brass says<br /><br />Marine Corps leaders have ordered the independent Marine Corps Times newspaper removed from its prominent newsstand location at base exchange stores worldwide and placed instead in areas away from checkout lines, where it is harder to find and fewer copies are available.<br /><br />The move raises troubling questions about motive and closely follows a directive prohibiting commanders from using budget funds to buy Marine Corps Times and a number of other publications.<br /><br />Marine Corps Times is widely recognized for its comprehensive coverage of the Corps, focusing on everything from career tracks, to pay and benefits, family and spouse issues, and employment after leaving the military.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/article/20140209/NEWS/302090012/Marine-Corps-Times-first-casualty-headquarters-war-professionalize-">Read more </a></b>....<br /><br /><b>My Comment</b>: This is not right.

Pentagon Brass: Marine Corps Times Does Not Conform To The New Marine Corps Message

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Britain's MOD Admits That The RAF Has Fired Missiles In Afghanistan Using US Drones

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2RSKmZ9cTA7uw_kHtF1zql0rOlmVFgCNA6Xny50mGjBRWyMN2jELJtNMlQMfgN2KJNhUYmvziQ4SFiZQrBbnOGe46pB-kkvdWEv2dHOYL3j_wY6t3c3YqrzrwgH3Xg2Ey_qwzlktxG1K/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2RSKmZ9cTA7uw_kHtF1zql0rOlmVFgCNA6Xny50mGjBRWyMN2jELJtNMlQMfgN2KJNhUYmvziQ4SFiZQrBbnOGe46pB-kkvdWEv2dHOYL3j_wY6t3c3YqrzrwgH3Xg2Ey_qwzlktxG1K/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>RAF Has Fired Missiles In Afghanistan Using US Drones, MoD Reveals -- The Guardian</b></span></div><br />MoD discloses for first time how British crews using unmanned US aircraft have launched missiles in conflict zones<br /><br />British pilots have launched at least 39 missile strikes against suspected Taliban insurgents from American drones based in Afghanistan, according to new figures.<br /><br />The details have emerged from the Ministry of Defence, which has for the first time disclosed how RAF crews using unmanned US aircraft have launched missiles in conflict zones.<br /><br />The MoD insists British drone pilots always operate under UK rules of engagement, whatever asset they are flying.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/09/raf-british-crews-missiles-afghanistan-us-drones-mod">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>Update</b>:<a href="http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/02/10/350004/campaigners-slam-uk-us-use-of-drones/"> Campaigners condemns UK, US use of drones </a>-- Press TV (Iran)<br /><br /><b>My Comment:</b> I am surprised by this level of cooperation .... the U.S. military is very protective over who uses their drone fleet let alone another country's armed forces.

Britain's MOD Admits That The RAF Has Fired Missiles In Afghanistan Using US Drones

RAF Has Fired Missiles In Afghanistan Using US Drones, MoD Reveals -- The Guardian MoD discloses for first time how British crews using unma...

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The Olympics, American Idol and Valentine's Day

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal">Everyone crowded into the Love Shack for another epic episode of IWS Radio this week and things got heated up in a hurry! Oh yeah! Matt-Man and Jayman took some time to review the brutal cold and snow of the last two weeks since our last show. Matt has been shoveling snow non-stop for what seems like forever and Jay has to clear snow and ice off his car and just pray that it starts every other day. We’ve both had enough of this shit! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">We gave a special IWS Radio shout out to the one and only Jamie, our favorite Canadian who celebrated a birthday this week! Then, Jamie did a Love, Canadian Style report for us. Turns out those Canadians not only celebrate Valentine’s Day just like we do, they do it better. Of course they do! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">There was also a shout out to Redneckville, Arkansas’ very own Tessa Kate who made it to Hollywood on American Idol! With that comes not only the support of our vast and diverse worldwide audience, but a standing invitation to Tessa to come on the show anytime she likes! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtogUir5ELDRyoFhn4aAsfj9awda52o0HF_vAVtZUlYAdu1r7qCwiy_FAfXL9-VOOOBSfCWgOPl4DEdqkZNdVThx0vyomc4jMOcgKvcDjhHfUbtvT1xrnDsvUF0JnW81bjjO7AEtFQVTX/s1600/Tessa+Kate+American+Idol.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtogUir5ELDRyoFhn4aAsfj9awda52o0HF_vAVtZUlYAdu1r7qCwiy_FAfXL9-VOOOBSfCWgOPl4DEdqkZNdVThx0vyomc4jMOcgKvcDjhHfUbtvT1xrnDsvUF0JnW81bjjO7AEtFQVTX/s1600/Tessa+Kate+American+Idol.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Then we got down and dirty talking about V-Day and all the good and bad things about this silly made up holiday. Okay, mostly the bad. In fact, there isn’t much good about it at all. We did give the guys some advice on how to try and make it a good day for their women, but we all know whatever they do, it won’t be enough. But, Bobby Kraft did explain how, with a little planning it could be a win-win situation! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The Schmoopster updated us on the wild and crazy times of an unemployed chick. She talked about how exciting it was to attend an Employment Seminar and all the wonderful folks she met. Oh! And a nice older gentleman who lives close to the Bagwine Digs who has taken a bit of a shine to Schmoop. What a sweet story that was! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Slyder Balzcock reported live from Sockeye, Russia located on the banks of the Yellow Sea to tell us what all is happening at the Olympics. Also a nice shout out from the IWS Radio crew to Olympic skater Gracie Gold who grew up mostly in a town not too far from Redneckville! We’re all pulling for you Gracie!!<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xotQuvnl03qJpAlKSDs0rQlN1XSdJa5OV2rObzsYlzXOspimgGPpRTsfGcC2VwwXJQ9BM_LSj0jE_0Syj7Gopk60VbVwzxV9yjxVsZ9q8In_AWe8ijsrHZPWXi_P-u0FG6DAqd8Iv-pe/s1600/Gracie+Gold+Hot+Sexy+Skater+Olympics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xotQuvnl03qJpAlKSDs0rQlN1XSdJa5OV2rObzsYlzXOspimgGPpRTsfGcC2VwwXJQ9BM_LSj0jE_0Syj7Gopk60VbVwzxV9yjxVsZ9q8In_AWe8ijsrHZPWXi_P-u0FG6DAqd8Iv-pe/s1600/Gracie+Gold+Hot+Sexy+Skater+Olympics.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Paul Piatt brought his A-game this week with some really uplifting and hopeful poetry! Drew Peacock voiced an ad for Kinky Karen’s Good Vibrations stores! That was HAWT! And of course Joshua debuted his first every movie review! Since it was a Valentine’s Show he decided to review “Brokeback Mountain” and boy does that sound like a great movie! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Plus we took a call from Debbie in New Jersey and talked Superstorm Sandy, Chris Christie, riding the bus to school, Catholic school girls and their sexy uniforms and all kinds of other fun stuff! What an awesome person Debbie is! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">All that and soooooo much more y’all! Totally check this show out! 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The Olympics, American Idol and Valentine's Day

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Day 3 - Show Luge in Primetime!

<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">I have a few overall thoughts when it comes to the figure skating free skate. Pardon me this one last piece; then I’ll try to move on to other relevant topics.</span></span></div><b id="docs-internal-guid-11368ef6-1a14-1140-73bb-75143d6fa2d5" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">When it comes to a team that overall showcases great talent, like Russia, this kind of an event is wonderful. Even if the skater isn’t the best overall, they can still generate lot of points for their team by finishing second or third. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Because of this, a strong team like Russia can pull out ahead early and make the rest of the competition a bit anticlimactic. The four rounds of free skates weren’t incredibly tense because the order never changed: Russia was first, Canada second, the US third, Japan fourth, and Italy fifth. The biggest worry was that the skaters would have an incredibly awful performance and their score would plummet. But most had moderate to extreme success, so nothing changed. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Some year there may be some actual tension, but this year the most exciting bits of the figure skating team event were the first days. The last day was a bit...meh. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Considering the United States, I (being such an esteemed figure skating talking head...maybe) question their choice to use Jeremy Abbot in the short program, especially since it put the US in a hole right away that Meryl Davis and Charlie White had to dig the team out of. Given his terrible international experience, was it really worth it to have him in the competition at all? </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now perhaps the US squad knew that Russia and Canada were powerful enough that it would require a miracle to overtake them, and they knew that it wouldn’t kill their chances to get bronze. But he </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">started </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">us off on the wrong foot, and that’s never good. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Tonight, fellow men’s skater Jason Brown did his long program, which was great except for one fall. Not only did he perform great jumps, he also has great personality on the ice. His greatest flaw is that he doesn’t have a quad yet - something that probably helped the team choose Abbot as the short program skater. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Moving to the contest as a whole, it will be interesting to see how the skaters who competed this weekend fare in their own individual events. Those skaters who were shaky might be relieved at the chance to perform early and get the jitters out. Those who had great performances might have a hard time keeping up the momentum. And there are just some that will be amazing no matter what. (Yulia Lipnitskaya, anyone?)</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mini Blurbs</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today Bob Costas is reporting from…</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the inside of a diamond mine! (I mean, just look at his desk!)</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The overnight viewing</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Last night I woke up at 12:30 to watch part of the men’s downhill. I knew that race would be incredibly long, so I made an attempt to time my viewing just as American Bode Miller and Norwegian Aksel Svindal were racing. (The two were 15 and 18 down the hill, respectively out of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> skiers.) I actually did a great job in the timing, starting with number 13. I had just narrowly missed the 11th skier, Austrian Matthias Mayer, who took the lead then and waited somewhere close to three hours while everyone else failed to catch up with him.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After my depressing viewing of men’s downhill, I went back to bed and woke up at 2:45 for the women’s slopestyle final run. I tuned in right away, not wanting a repeat of Sage Kotsenburg’s immediate lead that I happened to miss. I knew the drill and how things were scored this time around. I didn’t </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">have</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to this time, since all the best scores were submitted in the second run, but I was glad that Jamie Anderson took gold and my viewing was worth it.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Tonight I don’t plan to wake up at all - I need a night to catch up on sleep, and there’s no overnight events that pique my interest!</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally figured out the difference</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: The difference between biathlon and cross-country skiing (besides the whole shooting-targets thing) is that in cross-country skiing, the athletes all start together, and the first to cross the finish line wins. (Except when it comes to time trials, but that’s a different animal.) In biathlon, skiers are staggered, so they all work on times. This is because there’s only so many shooting targets, and you can’t have twenty skiers come into the shooting range all at once! It does make biathlon way more confusing to follow, since some skiers are finishing when others haven’t even begun. I guess if I had to pick which one is better, I’d pick x-country because once racers cross the finish line, it’s clear who gets gold, silver, and bronze right away, and you can stop watching.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Harry Potter is done</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Way back in Torino, when the Harry Potter books and movies were still new and fresh and the in-thing to do, Swiss ski jumper Simon Amann was called “Harry Potter on skis” because of his resemblance to the character, I guess. I couldn’t really see it. But he won both the normal and long jumping hills in 2006 </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2010, which made him a real icon. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Unfortunately, his time at the top seems to be done. He took tenth in the event, while current world champion, Poland’s Kamil Stoch dominated. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Czech update</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Martina Sablikova took silver in the 3000m speed skating event. I could be disappointed, but gold was taken by a Dutch woman, so it works out either way for me! </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">It was slopestyle athlete Sarka Pancochova gave everyone a scare when she fell during her run and smacked the back of her head on the snow, cracking her helmet. She was laying still on the snow for a few seconds, but she ended up getting up and finishing her run. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today’s roundup</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: women’s hockey (sorry Germany, it looked like you had a chance for two periods), men’s downhill skiing, women’s slopestyle, men’s x-country, women’s biathlon, figure skating - including men’s, women’s, and ice dancing events - men’s ski jumping, and women’s speed skating. (It is a LOT easier to watch everything in the Winter Games!) </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rhyming fun</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Meryl Davis’ mom’s name is...Cheryl. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That blasted nesting doll</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: I swore it changed positions, and was very concerned for the crowd at slopestyle. That might have been the lack of sleep getting to me, because watching the event in Primetime, I see that there’s rails on either side of Creepy Nesting Doll (CND?) and the men went behind it and the women took the front. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weather</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Unlike the last couple of days in Sochi, the clouds were very present in the mountains. Oddly enough, they were also very present here in Denver.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Comraderie</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: It might be me, but I am noticing a lot more kinsmanship and frendliness between athletes. When it comes to snowboarding, it seems like they are all best friends. Jamie Anderson was one of the first people to give a big hug to Torah Bright when she finished her run. In ski jumping, the silver and bronze medalists lifted the gold medal winner up in the air. And then there’s the figure skating team event, which brings this article full circle!</span></span></div><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">More fun with the kiddos tomorrow. And Uncle K - curling begins tomorrow!</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjbfdnZfvPujTM5jgTRosL7iI0Z9BYAJXCf7LC3HXmLWFnL7tLGDzMLReUtMApcwr65s0724hd13o9XhZ4eFKsCiFmPTttmbWDBD10s9SLkwFnb0bSKnpVQapsGkhqrJHl0_m9tqhekg/s1600/olympic_rings_568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjbfdnZfvPujTM5jgTRosL7iI0Z9BYAJXCf7LC3HXmLWFnL7tLGDzMLReUtMApcwr65s0724hd13o9XhZ4eFKsCiFmPTttmbWDBD10s9SLkwFnb0bSKnpVQapsGkhqrJHl0_m9tqhekg/s1600/olympic_rings_568.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>

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