Ideal Homes Show

The Ideal Homes Show was on this weekend. I met my sister in Ballsbridge and after going for a Frappuccino in Starbucks we went to the show. <br /><br />It was very busy, there were a lot of people at it and it was quite difficult to see a lot of the stands. There was the usual amount of hawking and demonstrations but we managed to avoid most of this.<br /><br />Amy chatted to a representative from a hot tub company based in Lisburn in Northern Ireland. While I was interested in a product that scares urban foxes away. <br /><br />We also spotted Karen Koster from Ireland AM on TV3 - she looked really well, I loved her hair colour. She was with her fiancée John McGuire, owner of Dax Bar/Restaurant and former presenter of "I'm an adult, get me out of here". Karen was working at the show.<br /><br />The only thing I bought was a bunch of eCloths (microfiber) for cleaning. <br /><br />We walked back to Ranelagh (about 30 mins) and made it to Dillinger's just before 4 for their late brunch menu. 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Ideal Homes Show

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MSNBC comes perilously close to Brian Ross-level blunder

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0" height="412" id="flashObj" width="486"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=2312488170001&playerID=1409164951001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAETmrZQ~,EVFEM4AKJdRjek0MS21pRzf_GTDAM-xj&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=2312488170001&playerID=1409164951001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAETmrZQ~,EVFEM4AKJdRjek0MS21pRzf_GTDAM-xj&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object>Chuck Todd may have saved MSNBC from an enormous blunder this morning when he stopped one of the network's analysts from speculating on "the electronic trails" of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. Todd's decision to interrupt an analyst on-air shows just how cautious some media organizations have become in a week that has been defined by conflicting reports and misinformation. But the crisis Todd averted bore greater similarity to the one ABC's Brian Ross was responsible for last July, when, based off a single website, he reported that the Aurora shooting suspect may have had connections to the tea party. On today's edition of MSNBC's Daily Rundown, which Todd hosts, NBC News analyst Evan Kohlmann started describing what he believed was one of the suspect's Amazon "wish lists" -- that is, a list of products the suspect wanted to buy on Amazon.com, the online retail site. (PHOTOS: Boston Marathon bombing suspects) "Let me stop you there," Todd said. "We don't know for sure this is one of his Amazon wish lists?" "I want to stress, we don't know for sure, but it is certainly his name...." Kohlmann said, before being interrupted by Todd. "I've got to stop you there," Todd said. "Our folks -- we don't necessarily want to put this on air yet until we verify it." (Also on POLITICO: Boston bombing media dos & don'ts) Kohlmann said he understood, then started speculating on possible links between the suspects and Al Qaeda or other organized terror networks on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, which, he said, have been known to use Chechens or individuals who look like Chechens. "One of those groups is known as the Islamic Jihad Union," Kohlmann said. In the studio, off camera, a voice could be heard saying, "Oh my God." (Also on POLITICO: Pete Williams hailed as media hero) Todd finally cut in again: "I didn't mean to cut you off, but we don't want to draw so many conclusions," he said. "But your point is that this is the type of string that the intelligence community is going to start pulling at -- is that right." Kohlmann confirmed that, then stipulated that though this was relevant background information, he did not know which groups were involved. UPDATE (11:05 a.m.): Kohlmann emails: At no time did I ever suggest any specific terrorist organization was directly responsible for this week's tragic events in Boston. To the contrary, I have repeatedly and emphatically cautioned that these events are likely within the capabilities of individual actors -- and in fact, I have cited public denials from groups like the Pakistani Taliban and the Chechen mujahideen. However, I believe it is indeed worthwhile to at least explore the possibility that there was an organization involved -- and which groups are credible potential culprits.</div>

MSNBC MSNBC comes perilously close to Brian Ross-level blunder

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UFC on FOX 7 weigh-in photos: An MMAjunkie.com image gallery

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtKjmCiZ3xDPoqW82gNuht7eJ4qyqaWdeiT15qGfYqqaoqhFV5JNMtvippqFVzhbpq6gsu7hK_pl_ycdtMOh85NM0b5wsLxmdXaN5sOfG1A9ysMmNZnecx9gOkeXvZxrpy4bD7WeV6bs/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtKjmCiZ3xDPoqW82gNuht7eJ4qyqaWdeiT15qGfYqqaoqhFV5JNMtvippqFVzhbpq6gsu7hK_pl_ycdtMOh85NM0b5wsLxmdXaN5sOfG1A9ysMmNZnecx9gOkeXvZxrpy4bD7WeV6bs/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">SAN JOSE, Calif. – </span><a href="http://www.mmajunkie.com/" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; color: #00c6ff; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">MMAjunkie.com</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"> (www.mmajunkie.com) was on scene for today's official fighter weigh-ins for UFC on FOX 7, where all 26 competitors successfully made weight for Saturday's card.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson (18-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) meets final Strikeforce lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez (21-2 MMA, 11-1 SF, 0-0 UFC) in the main event. Each fighter was on the mark for the title fight, which will be Henderson's third defense of the title.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">In the co-main event, former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir (16-6 MMA, 14-6 UFC) meets unbeaten Strikeforce heavyweight tournament winner Daniel Cormier (11-0 MMA, 8-0 SF) in a fight that was supposed to take place this past fall in Strikeforce before an injury took Mir out of the bout.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Also on the FOX-televised main card, Nate Diaz (16-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) returns after his December title fight loss to Henderson to meet Josh Thomson (19-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in a lightweight bout, and Jordan Mein (27-8 MMA, 1-0 UFC) steps in on short notice to face Matt Brown (16-11 MMA, 6-5 UFC).</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Friday's weigh-ins took place at California Theatre in San Jose. Saturday's fight card takes place at HP Pavilion with a main card on FOX (8 p.m. ET) following prelims on FX (5 p.m.) and Facebook (4 p.m.).</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">For a full rundown of the proceedings, check out our </span><a href="http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/04/ufc-on-fox-7-live-and-official-weigh-in-results" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: white; background-image: none; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; color: #00c6ff; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">UFC on FOX 7 weigh-in results</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"> post. Additionally, check out images of all the fighters above.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #1e324d; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></div>

Fox News UFC on FOX 7 weigh-in photos: An MMAjunkie.com image gallery

SAN JOSE, Calif. –  MMAjunkie.com  (www.mmajunkie.com) was on scene for today's official fighter weigh-ins for UFC on FOX 7, where all 2...

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4/20 on TV: A Viewing Guide

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="Dazed and Confused" src="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/2012/04/dazed_confused.jpg" /><br /><br /><h2 class="main_article_deck" style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: 'Vonness Bold Compressed', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 15px 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px;">Cable networks are offering plenty of pothead-friendly fare on the stoner high holiday.</h2><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">It’s April 20, or <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/420-meaning-origin-marijuana-314434" style="color: #e11a1f; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">4/20, as the holiday is known to countless stoners</a> all over the world. It's a day to celebrate pot culture in all its forms. 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display: inline; float: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px;" /></a></div></div></div></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">Call it: the doob tube -- a full lineup of pothead flicks on an assortment of cable networks, proving that some programmers clearly know what time (and day) it is.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">So what's a couch potato to do on the high holiday of loafing? 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Set in Texas in 1976,<em>Dazed</em> introduced moviegoers to<strong> Matthew McConaughey</strong> and<strong>Ben Affleck</strong>;</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; padding: 0px 0px 12px;"><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/420-pivotal-moments-pot-culture-marijuana-312918" style="color: #e11a1f; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>PHOTOS: Celebrating 4/20: 12 Pivotal Moments in Pot Culture</strong></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">McConaughey’s character Wooderson would likely say “it would be cooler if you did” watch the <strong>Richard Linklater</strong> classic rather than the Coen Brothers’ wacky tale of mistaken identity and bowling, featuring a pot-smoking, White Russian-drinking lead character known as “The Dude” (or “El Duderino” to his closest friends) played wonderfully by <strong>Jeff Bridges</strong>.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">The 9:30 p.m. slot has some has some heavy competition as well, starting with <em>Bad Teacher</em> (Starz Edge) at 9:20. <strong>Cameron Diaz</strong>’s potty-mouthed Elizabeth Halsey is a role the comic actress was made for, especially when she exclaims, “Weed is awesome,” and tells one of her student who spies her hitting a pipe that it’s medical, 'natch.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">At 9:30 p.m., <em>Grandma’s Boy</em> (Comedy Central) aims for the funny bone when video game nerds, who also happen to blaze, battle for office supremacy. While <strong>Allen Covert</strong>, <strong>Nick Swardson</strong> and <strong>Jonah Hill</strong> take center stage, it’s a bud-toking monkey who practically drives off (literally) with the movie.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">You might just find yourself switching back to Starz Comedy at 9:45 p.m to catch <strong>Anna Faris</strong> stumble through <em>Smiley Face</em> baked on a full tray of loaded cupcakes. Her character Jane desperately wants to get to the pot rally on time, but keeps getting sidetracked by the likes of <strong>John Krasinski </strong>and <strong>John Cho</strong>.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; padding: 0px 0px 12px;"><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/snoop-dogg-career-photos-374027" style="color: #e11a1f; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>PHOTOS: Snoop Dogg: His Life and Career in Pictures</strong></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">Not to be outdone, Outer Max (a Cinemax channel) offers <em>A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas</em> at 10:30 p.m., which is an odd choice considering it’s spring. But still, the third H&K flick has its charms, such as a flying joint and baby covered in cocaine.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">What, no Cheech & Chong, you say indignantly and justifiably? You’d think at least one of the dopey duo’s comedy classics (<em>Up in Smoke</em> most notably) would have popped up on the Doob Tube on 4/20. Sadly, that’s not the case, but at last<strong> Tommy Chong</strong> fans can tune in to his Showtime special (8:30 p.m. and 11:45 p.m.), <a href="http://www.sho.com/sho/movies/titles/3357357/tommy-chong-presents-comedy-at-420#/index" style="color: #e11a1f; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><em>Tommy Chong Present Comedy at 420</em></a>, during which he’ll open with a monologue and then share the stage with several other comics (<strong>Edwin Sam Juan</strong>, <strong>Chris Porter</strong>, <strong>Jay Phillips</strong>,<strong>Eddie Ift</strong>), just like a live stand-up show. It’s a coup for Chong, whose latest film, <a href="http://cheechandchonganimated.com/movie.html" style="color: #e11a1f; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><em>Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie</em></a>, will also be playing in theaters nationwide on 4/20.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">Here’s a rundown of stoner programming for 4/20 (check local listings):</div></div></div>

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center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">  </span></b></span></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Read related 2 part article: <span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">CRIME AND CORRUPTION ARE TWO OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST MULTINATIONAL INDUSTRIES </span></span>at<span style="color: red;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/09/crime-corruption-and-political-system.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/09/crime-corruption-and-political-system.html</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The EU delegation in Sarajevo, claimed that there has to be more force behind the fight against corruption in the country </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Watchdog organisation Transparency International has ranked Bosnia 72nd out of 176 countries in its annual index of corruption perception, which means the country is still far behind its neighbours and is one of the most corrupt countries in Europe.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Srdjan Blagovcanin, executive director of Transparency International in BOSNIA, said that solving problems related to corruption will lead the country out of its economic and political crisis, but lamented that politicians are not willing to tackle these issues.“The corruption problem is affecting the political agenda in this country,” he said. “But corrupted political elites are systematically obstructing the implementation of reforms because they aim to protect themselves.” Blagovcanin made his remarks at a conference on corruption held in Sarajevo following the release of the rankings.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z_u8FaykyZc?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><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><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Related article: </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">THE GOAL OF OLD POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT:TO KEEP <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BIH IN A STATE OF DISORDER AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN POWER</span> </span>at </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><br /> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/01/bosnia-and-herzegovinas-internal-twist.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/01/bosnia-and-herzegovinas-internal-twist.html</a></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CORRUPTED POLITICAL ELITES OF BIH SYSTEMATICALLY OBSTRUCTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REFORMS BECAUSE THEY AIM TO PROTECT THEMSELVES</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYo6OORRvbHdOSFj8Y1NN2MYMMloDXIiTAbss7Ifhr90FYv3y2evInCLW4Em70CSR-JyFqLS6RMkjru5Qwq5B8b7nQwU-0KTkErXiPV8_QxYBSKLcdkTgvOG6kvlBByt3xO2om4a-Y4CA/s1600/corruptiongraphic.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYo6OORRvbHdOSFj8Y1NN2MYMMloDXIiTAbss7Ifhr90FYv3y2evInCLW4Em70CSR-JyFqLS6RMkjru5Qwq5B8b7nQwU-0KTkErXiPV8_QxYBSKLcdkTgvOG6kvlBByt3xO2om4a-Y4CA/s320/corruptiongraphic.png" width="232" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">At the conference, officials from Transparency presented a study on corruption in BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA, The National Integrity Study, which is based on the analysis of institutions involved in the fight against corruption. Blagovcanin said that CROATIA'S fight against corruption, in particular the conviction of former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader on charges of corruption, is a close-to-home example that shows BOSNIAN politicians what the rule of law looks like.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I am sure that it has to happen in BOSNIA too, sooner or later,” Blagovcanin said.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Related article: </span></b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY (IC) AND ORGANIZED CRIME (OC) ARE THE MAIN OBSTACLES IN SOLVING THE CURRENT POLITICAL SITUATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (BIH)</span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"></span>at: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/07/bosnia-european-unions-stepchild.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/07/bosnia-european-unions-stepchild.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/01/bosnia-and-herzegovina-bih-stagnation.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/01/bosnia-and-herzegovina-bih-stagnation.html</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/07/bosnia-suffers-from-unresolved-issues.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/07/bosnia-suffers-from-unresolved-issues.html</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #cc0000;">LACK OF WILL TO FIGHT CORRUPTION</span> </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The good news is that the fight against corruption has been set by the EU as a priority prior to accession to the bloc, but the bad news is that we have not yet had the political will to fight this problem.”Renzo Daviddi, deputy head of the EU delegation in Sarajevo, said there has to be more force behind the fight against corruption in the country.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“We need a clear and strong political commitment on the part of political leaders,” Daviddi said, adding that civil society must also be involved more actively in the fight against corruption.The study conducted by Transparency International found that BOSNIA'S system of national integrity is based on very weak institutions.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The key conclusion of the study is that there is a gap between corruption laws and their implementation in all segments of the country's institutions, which contributes to the failure of some anti-corruption measures. The study also described executive governments on all levels in BOSNIA as inefficient, nontransparent and irresponsible, adding that they lack coordination.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Related 7 part article:<span style="color: #cc0000;"> SOUTHEASTERN EUROPEAN ORGANIZED CRIME, EXTREMISM & GEOPOLITICS</span> at</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">: <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/01/the-balkans-organized-crime-and.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/01/the-balkans-organized-crime-and.html</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><b>More articles on BIH: </b> <br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Related article: <span style="color: #cc0000;">INFLUENTIAL ISLAMIC COMMUNITY IN BOSNIA</span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span>at </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/07/ethnic-rift-key-hindrance-to-bosnias.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/07/ethnic-rift-key-hindrance-to-bosnias.html</a>.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/01/bosnia-and-herzegovinas-internal-twist.html"></a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span> <div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Related article: </span></b><span style="color: #cc0000;">POTENTIAL POWER OF YOUTH MOVEMENTS IN THE BALKANS</span></span></b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">and <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">BOSNIA, CURSED BY EUROPEAN UNION (EU) TECHNOCRATS</span></span></b></span><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/08/bosnia-cursed-by-european-union-eu.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/08/bosnia-cursed-by-european-union-eu.html</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Related article:</span></b> <span style="color: #cc0000;">BALKAN PEOPLE FEEL THAT THE EU NO LONGER EMANATES CONFIDENCE</span></span></b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/01/crisis-in-western-balkans-integration.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/01/crisis-in-western-balkans-integration.html </a></span></div>

BOSNIA: CORRUPTION HALTS PROGRESS

BOSNIA HAS FAILED TO ACHIEVE IMPROVED RESULTS IN ITS FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION   Read related 2 part article:   CRIME AND CORRUPTION ARE TWO...

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Here comes the sun!

It's sunny this morning. We went to a deli for breakfast and sat outside. It's only 12 degrees but it is lovely and bright. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QIUI2IeU5fhAfuOI7QIq7ZKwKZOsJdfhpqDdG_8my8mVwjSroeg_sJ6tkiwTeA7bpiEjD50cTerp6GPfvQN6lYhczT64pcXXveRLUMRyeEVYQQ-5FwVkC4GJ4lqVz2oiKy7Nl9H6P-L3/s640/blogger-image--1550626022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QIUI2IeU5fhAfuOI7QIq7ZKwKZOsJdfhpqDdG_8my8mVwjSroeg_sJ6tkiwTeA7bpiEjD50cTerp6GPfvQN6lYhczT64pcXXveRLUMRyeEVYQQ-5FwVkC4GJ4lqVz2oiKy7Nl9H6P-L3/s640/blogger-image--1550626022.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWY3ajSPh_7H_jBZ-link-6O0-soMynxnd48VWys6s2R5uyEUP4YzeHDiow07hAlz4G7PYqoep0QibUoqARmM0CMzvTlgnN1KEdY-gm94DPSxK5LdKzLNnbyW32vZVKGMHyd-05dLjKtc-/s640/blogger-image--1556256111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWY3ajSPh_7H_jBZ-link-6O0-soMynxnd48VWys6s2R5uyEUP4YzeHDiow07hAlz4G7PYqoep0QibUoqARmM0CMzvTlgnN1KEdY-gm94DPSxK5LdKzLNnbyW32vZVKGMHyd-05dLjKtc-/s640/blogger-image--1556256111.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8linDM3yHit7Eze64QI8Xft20qZV9txuM0aLlDXsU_NMLaaF_Q3t1Ix76OHQA47cucmE6LBofnx4shsX-WqUU8EP9UwaM5HJKxmBaYfD4M02SAyIP_nnTMuMXINGWZczGieU7IAlRpa0c/s640/blogger-image-1345088128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8linDM3yHit7Eze64QI8Xft20qZV9txuM0aLlDXsU_NMLaaF_Q3t1Ix76OHQA47cucmE6LBofnx4shsX-WqUU8EP9UwaM5HJKxmBaYfD4M02SAyIP_nnTMuMXINGWZczGieU7IAlRpa0c/s640/blogger-image-1345088128.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cE9pAsHkS41h9w4bUnjh-qB6zDIs8OGmlmpeyWMMX2JrmXhhFurrb7EcKFFOCHNZHgbWomBunXVqTXhdxJEr3C3j1T_mLJgu6kiobcMBM_F4O3gHnHP8elIGtWb5_jCKX61-ANaIJlpj/s640/blogger-image-1542384315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cE9pAsHkS41h9w4bUnjh-qB6zDIs8OGmlmpeyWMMX2JrmXhhFurrb7EcKFFOCHNZHgbWomBunXVqTXhdxJEr3C3j1T_mLJgu6kiobcMBM_F4O3gHnHP8elIGtWb5_jCKX61-ANaIJlpj/s640/blogger-image-1542384315.jpg" /></a></div>

Here comes the sun!

It's sunny this morning. We went to a deli for breakfast and sat outside. It's only 12 degrees but it is lovely and bright.

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 04/20/2013

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://zenhabits.net/normal/">Habit Mastery: Creating the New Normal : zenhabits</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Leo Babauta gives great advice on forming new habits. As you think about the habits that need to change in your life, read this thought provoking post. "Here’s the process: Start small. What’s the smallest increment you can do? Do this for at least 3 days, preferably 4-5. Get started. Starting the change each day is the most important thing. Want to run? Just get out the door. Want to meditate? Just get on the cushion. Enjoy the change. Don’t look at this as a sacrifice. It’s fun, it’s learning, it’s a challenge. Stick to the change. Notice your urge to quit. Don’t act on it. Keep going. Adjust again. When the change becomes normal, make another small adjustment. This is the process of creating a new normal. It’s beautiful and simple."</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/habits">habits</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mindfulness">mindfulness</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/self">self</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/awareness">awareness</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/selfcontrol">selfcontrol</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YSqK8gyXZDI#!">Top Blogging Mistakes - Platform Tip #3 - Michael Hyatt - YouTube</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">I enjoy Michael Hyatt's podcast. He has great content. This is good advice on why you're making mistakes on your blog. (I think I need to listen to tip #3 and shorten my posts. ;-)</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/blogging">blogging</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/blogchat">blogchat</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/04/check-out-great-new-features-in.html?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+(Free+Technology+for+Teachers)#.UXFuqbUZzoI">Free Technology for Teachers: Check Out The Great New Features in Socrative</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Socrative has even more cool features. Richard Byrne gives an overview on on of my favorite blogs, Free Tech for Teachers. "Socrative's new image option could be great for asking mathematics questions that are diagram based. The image option could also be great for world languages teachers to post a picture of an object that students have to identify in the language that they're learning. And the new automatic grading option could save you a ton of time that you can then invest in something else. "</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/socrative">socrative</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/eduapp">eduapp</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_newapp">edu_newapp</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 04/20/2013

Habit Mastery: Creating the New Normal : zenhabits Leo Babauta gives great advice on forming new hab...

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Friday Night Pizza

Ciaran was at boxing until 9pm last night so when he came home we decided to go to Milano's for a casual bite to eat. Milano's is a cheap and cheerful neighborhood restaurant. Perfect for a late night easygoing meal.<br /><br />I had the "Pollo ad Astra Leggera" which had a hole in the middle filled with salad. Ciaran had an Americano which was a pepperoni. He would have liked extra pepperoni but he refused to pay €2 for extra! My chicken had spicey chicken, red onion and tomatoes on top. <br /><br />We had double baked rosemary polenta chips on the side. I liked them, Ciaran did not. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDWQ4s9qG-aWL5_1gwnkm9lfuSkAje8L-D_s4u-KzhL78A0SefMz-sezMlghFy4AA-AMLZQOSp6EhgP_UhvWfcQpN2csSMRVI24OItWjL2s3HamU_4bzCUL0n7x6iqAdUDB3jjOQY9-nK/s640/blogger-image--461133368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDWQ4s9qG-aWL5_1gwnkm9lfuSkAje8L-D_s4u-KzhL78A0SefMz-sezMlghFy4AA-AMLZQOSp6EhgP_UhvWfcQpN2csSMRVI24OItWjL2s3HamU_4bzCUL0n7x6iqAdUDB3jjOQY9-nK/s640/blogger-image--461133368.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpl_azoEN8XCr5Wyw4Iz5IydP3xufi3nao8N2cX7J5fi31vxJJ43O16Gvfq8-FFvJN9FwEFyDxgJkYNg7e_fHZXmJE8mHt_MwS4nYlQ4CdDHbzKFadBD55-bPFSmtjnBbuXQfUDVoTIxKW/s640/blogger-image-135524650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpl_azoEN8XCr5Wyw4Iz5IydP3xufi3nao8N2cX7J5fi31vxJJ43O16Gvfq8-FFvJN9FwEFyDxgJkYNg7e_fHZXmJE8mHt_MwS4nYlQ4CdDHbzKFadBD55-bPFSmtjnBbuXQfUDVoTIxKW/s640/blogger-image-135524650.jpg" /></a></div>

Friday Night Pizza

Ciaran was at boxing until 9pm last night so when he came home we decided to go to Milano's for a casual bite to eat. Milano's is a...

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mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style><![endif]--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal">Matt Speculates, Jay Speculates, You shake your head in amazement. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">As was bound to happen at some point Matt-Man and Jayman have now become more than just International Internet Radio Stars and have become Media Personalities and Current Events Commentators. We made our debut this week on cable news and here’s the transcript … </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><b>Monday Night: Cable News Ninny: We now welcome Matt-Man and Jayman from IWS Radio. What is your take, gentlemen, on what happened in Boston? </b></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSy8kinwlCr-E8hJhrzhncfXTkSaiJ6gMSxMrfvTWgnFYDD-PLH0CAtbrXaNMbMd11UAuc_G4cPmQjIG8xQalv30S_vEBd5myPL9w_eICWrjJg7WmNCKDuCLjmNPR4drJwRg2-rto7so/s1600/mattandjaycnn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSy8kinwlCr-E8hJhrzhncfXTkSaiJ6gMSxMrfvTWgnFYDD-PLH0CAtbrXaNMbMd11UAuc_G4cPmQjIG8xQalv30S_vEBd5myPL9w_eICWrjJg7WmNCKDuCLjmNPR4drJwRg2-rto7so/s1600/mattandjaycnn.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />Matt: I think this is domestic terrorism. <br />Jay: Naw … It’s foreign. <br />Matt: Happening on the day of the background check vote? In the most liberal city in America? <br />Jay: Yeah, I get that, but domestics usually go for government buildings. <br />Matt: True, but foreigners usually claim responsibility. <br />Jay: Hmmm … Buuuuut, a bomb in a crowd? Sooooo Al Qaeda! <br />Matt: Maybe, but think about all those foreigners racing? Right-wingers hate foreigners. <br />Jay: Damn. This is a tough one. <br />Matt: I say look for white guy w/ crew cut and owns a dozen or so guns. <br />Jay: No way man. Dark-Skinned all the way! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />CNN: Okay guys! Great insight! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><b>Thursday Night: CNN: With us again are Matt-Man and Jayman from IWS Radio. You’ve seen the video and the pics of the suspects, what do you make of all this? </b></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />Jay: Suspect #2 is looking pretty swarthy to me. <br />Matt: They’re white. <br />Jay: I dunno dude. That’s a big Arab nose. <br />Matt: Maybe, or possibly … Well, you know WHO ELSE has big noses. <br />Jay: Jews? MOSSAD????? <br />Matt: Wouldn’t that be a game changer! <br />Jay: Damn, yes it would. <br />Matt: Other people have big noses too though. <br />Jay: Lebanese do. Danny Thomas, Jamie Farr <br />Matt: Jamie Farr! Has anyone checked on him? Hmmm …. <br />Jay: I think we’ve about got this solved. <br />Matt: Well, hold on. I just thought of something. Italians<br />Jay: Oh dayum! A mob hit? <br />Matt: Boston Mayor Tomas MENINO??? Huh??? Huh?? <br />Jay: Holy shit dude! …. Mind. Officially. Blown. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><b>Friday Morning: CNN: We’re here once again with Matt-Man and Jayman of IWS Radio. One of the bombers, </b></i><i><b><span class="st" dir="ltr">Tamerlan Tsarnaev,</span> is dead and the other, his brother </b></i><i><b><span class="st" dir="ltr">Dzhokar A. Tsarnaev</span>, is on the loose. What do you guys make of this? </b></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Matt: They’re white. I called that one! <br />Jay: Uhhh .. White MUSLIMS! Boom! <br />Matt: But, still white. <br />Jay: Swarthy white! <br />Matt: I’ll give you that one. <br />Jay: What have they been doing since Monday though? <br />Matt: Flew to Texas to blow up a fertilizer plant? <br />Jay: I like it! <br />Matt: Clever move by them. Quite the distraction. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><b>CNN: Guys, speaking of distraction, I’m going to bring in Schmoop now to talk about another possibility. </b></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Schmoop: This is all obviously a FALSE FLAG! The government did this to prey on American’s fears and use our natural instinct to come together in times of crisis and increase Obama’s poll numbers giving him the opening he needs to come after our guns. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Matt: *rolls eyes* You’re obviously a nutcase. <br />Jay: *head nod* How YOU doin’ huh babe? <br />Matt: PUH-LEEZE … What an amateur! <br />Jay: IKNOWRITE? I mean, I can see Muslims trying to help Obama’s popularity. <br />Matt: Now THAT makes sense! <br />Jay: Muslim Brotherhood agrees to launch LIMITED attack. <br />Matt: Kill just enough people to get everyone’s attention. <br />Jay: The cop was just an opportunity kill. <br />Matt: Obvs. Anyway, Obama goes tough guy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><br />Jay: Muslims take the heat. Again. <br />Matt: Obama consolidates power. <br />Jay: Quietly uses new power to start implementing Sharia Law. <br />Matt: HOLY SHIT! We really have figured it out! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />Jay: This is some scary shit here. <br />Matt: Hell yes it is. <br />Jay: Damn, this TV thing is going great!<br />Matt: We’re naturals. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><b>CNN: Okay guys, thanks for your very unique insight. What do you guys have coming up this Sunday? </b></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Matt: The NFL draft is next we’re gonna draft stuff we like. <br />Jay: Yeah, Monarchs, Writers, Poets, Favorite Ethnic People<br />Matt: Sportscasters, Flowers, Beer <br />Jay: Yeah, we will DRAFT BEER … Heh .. Get it? <br />Matt: Hey-OOOOOOO<br />Jay: And other stuff. <br />Matt: Paul Piatt, IWS Products, Bobby Kraft <br />Jay: And so much more! <br />Matt: Totally! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">So, join us at 12 Noon ET on Sunday for our “<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/04/21/whats-on-tap" target="_blank">What’s On Tap</a>” episode of I’m With Stupid! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div>

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