tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69036687373406552142024-03-05T07:24:09.689-05:00Lattice of CoincidenceThe freewheeling consortium blog about baseball, still hating George Bush, the weather, Chicago, live-blogging the End Times, the Chicago hot dog (NO KETCHUP!), inane rambling, and forever and always hating George Bush. ~ "Baseball is more than a game to me, it's a religion." -- Bill Klem, umpire. ~ "They're really behind ya around here..." -- Lee Elia, former manager ~k-madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184942392346704428noreply@blogger.comBlogger5320125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-55992126168248560612013-10-30T13:21:00.003-06:002013-10-30T13:28:46.391-06:00NSA connects the dots.<a href="http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/10/30/revealed-nsa-pushed911askeysoundbitetojustifysurveillance.html">'The Pope? ... Merkel?! ... Where is this all lead-... OMFG, RIGHT TO THE AL QAEDA ITSELF.'</a><br />
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Briggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01480839468811303259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-38794007683390479792013-08-16T14:14:00.000-05:002013-08-16T14:14:16.672-05:00Obama: Maybe not "actually abusing" our brainzzz<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/08/16/did-president-obama-know-about-the-nsas-privacy-problems/">from da Washington Bozoes:</a><br />
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We now know that President Obama’s assurances that the NSA wasn’t “actually abusing” its surveillance programs are untrue. A leaked audit shows the NSA violated its own privacy rules, and in some cases the law, thousands of times over a one-year period.<br /><br />A lot of people are assuming this means the president was lying — that he’s known about the scale of the NSA’s privacy problems all along and was trying to mislead the public. But there’s another possibility that could be even more troubling: He might not have known about the extent of the NSA’s privacy problems until this week.<br /><br />It’s not as far-fetched as it sounds. We know that Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, only learned about the NSA privacy audit when The Washington Post asked her staff about it. And the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has admitted that the court has limited ability to police NSA misconduct.<br /><br />Moreover, an internal NSA document Edward Snowden provided to The Washington Post advises NSA analysts that “while we do want to provide our FAA overseers with the information they need, we DO NOT want to give them any extraneous information.”</blockquote>
Briggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01480839468811303259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-21601327117581647722013-06-19T16:26:00.000-05:002013-06-19T16:27:23.706-05:00N.Y.T. Warns Against Believing What F.B.I. Director Swears to Be TrueTestifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Mr. Mueller addressed a proposal to require telephone companies to retain calling logs for five years — the period the N.S.A. is keeping them — for investigators to consult, rather than allowing the government to collect and store them all. He cautioned that it would take time to subpoena the companies for numbers of interest and get the answers back.
“The point being that it will take an awful long time,” Mr. Mueller said. ...<br />
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[R]ather than being able to instantly query the complete database to see who a suspect has been in contact with, he said, investigators would have to present legal paperwork to a half-dozen carriers and wait for them to gather and provide the records. ...<br />
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“You cannot wait three months, six months, a year to get that information, be able to collate it and put it together.” ...
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/us/politics/fbi-director-warns-against-dismantling-surveillance-program.html">Mr. Mueller did not explain why it would take so long for telephone companies to respond to a subpoena for calling data linked to a particular number, especially in a national security investigation.</a>Briggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01480839468811303259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-70617815161195218842013-06-09T12:01:00.001-05:002013-06-09T12:02:49.460-05:00Somehow, @kmaddest must be involved...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Fungsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241968776158686655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-27665993412804433002013-06-05T21:23:00.000-05:002013-06-05T21:23:46.970-05:00Cool story, bro.<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-Rdi_RNRpdk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Briggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01480839468811303259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-59024884636253577442013-06-03T15:32:00.000-05:002013-06-03T15:34:34.222-05:00News item: Dunkin' Donuts to introduce bacon, egg, doughnut sandwich<i>"We've seen the savory and sweet combination becoming more and more popular..."</i><br />
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~k-madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184942392346704428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-5618805900366448392013-05-05T10:31:00.000-05:002013-05-05T10:33:44.704-05:00Chicago man (or is it @smiff?) launches crusade to demote Tom Skilling from meteorologist to "weather guesser"<i><a href="http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2013/05/03/chicago-man-launches-crusade-to-demote-tom-skilling-from-meteorologist-to-weather-guesser">Ruelase was spurred to action</a> when he caught wind of a new WGN ad campaign which asks, "What did Skilly say?"<br />
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"The answer of course is that it doesn't matter what Skilly said," Ruelase argues. <a href="http://latticeofcoincidence.blogspot.com/search/label/weather%20frauds">"He's usually wrong."</a></i><br />
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~k-madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184942392346704428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-44592455632284137942013-04-11T17:42:00.001-05:002013-04-11T17:45:54.108-05:00That is not the Dana Perino we knew ... wait a minute ... yes it is<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YERHLQ7yiQbriQ6hteGbABm9EdhTXodxeJ2AjpkXdbhS8KARu-DnOMgFhThHa8R0-d3E09LQxeIIegch-qmGUE0HMkDRCiXY6ANHurS6RGj-2mX9kPm_cDAnV8aKc-O_YRbVoGmp3ZJ2/s1600/tumblr_ml435jV0qQ1ql10y6o1_1280.png" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YERHLQ7yiQbriQ6hteGbABm9EdhTXodxeJ2AjpkXdbhS8KARu-DnOMgFhThHa8R0-d3E09LQxeIIegch-qmGUE0HMkDRCiXY6ANHurS6RGj-2mX9kPm_cDAnV8aKc-O_YRbVoGmp3ZJ2/s320/tumblr_ml435jV0qQ1ql10y6o1_1280.png" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://nation.foxnews.com/jay-z/2013/04/11/video-dana-perino-busts-jay-z-and-beyonce-rap-her-own?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FoxNation+%28Fox+Nation%29">There is probably an interesting story behind this</a> ... wait a minute ... no there isn't.<br />
~k-madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184942392346704428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-22845072923639608402013-04-11T15:10:00.000-05:002013-04-11T15:12:52.366-05:00D Battery Elected To Philadelphia Sports Hall Of Fame<i><a href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/d-battery-elected-to-philadelphia-sports-hall-of-f,32026/">PHILADELPHIA</a> — A voting panel of journalists and prominent sports figures elected the D battery to the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Sunday, honoring the alkaline storage cell's many achievements in pelting players from visiting teams. <br />
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"The D battery is as synonymous with Philadelphia sports as intoxicated fistfights, cheering for a severely injured player, or intentionally vomiting on a child," said Philadelphia sportswriter Ray Didinger, adding that the Hall of Fame plans to install an interactive exhibit that allows children to throw batteries at life-size cutouts of rival athletes. "Whipping the D battery at opposing players, coaches, or dumbshit referees is a crucial part of the experience for Philly fans. No other projectile has had the same impact on Phillies, Eagles, Flyers, or 76ers games. The D battery is an icon, representing the very best of Philly."</i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LbUaE5uhD0yECsxTil2WvePpyDrlYaK2Me4y-6Sa5Ukh_83T4Y8ZS51fYfykMCUa-IamoFNzzfjo8V_eGEfKyaHMn1M0KTmMKdBYNRDTmKaQMo-rki3AeZ7WgNbkcudVOM8orDeXcQZr/s1600/DBattery.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LbUaE5uhD0yECsxTil2WvePpyDrlYaK2Me4y-6Sa5Ukh_83T4Y8ZS51fYfykMCUa-IamoFNzzfjo8V_eGEfKyaHMn1M0KTmMKdBYNRDTmKaQMo-rki3AeZ7WgNbkcudVOM8orDeXcQZr/s320/DBattery.jpg" /></a>k-madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184942392346704428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-72212860822020042512013-03-28T13:33:00.000-06:002013-03-28T13:33:08.929-06:00Climate "scientists" LOVE pretending they can have it both waysIf it's warm out, it's climate change. <a href="http://www.eenews.net/public/climatewire/2013/03/27/1">If it's cold out, it's climate change</a>.<br />
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~k-madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184942392346704428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-23142945514135324692013-03-25T12:15:00.000-06:002013-04-14T23:36:48.760-05:00New sammich at Cominsky<b><a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130320/armour-square/sox-offer-italian-beefsausagepork-chopbacon-sandwich">Sox to Offer Italian Beef/Sausage/Pork Chop/Bacon Sandwich</a></b><br />
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<i>CHICAGO — Peanuts and Cracker Jacks it ain't.<br />
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The Chicago White Sox have introduced a slew of new menu items at U.S. Cellular Field (I still call it Cominsky - ed.), including the monstrous Winning Ugly Grand Slam sandwich.<br />
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Named in honor of the 1983 "winning ugly" squad, the sandwich consists of Italian beef, an Italian sausage patty and a pork chop topped with bacon and covered with giardiniera, sautéed onions and peppers, all stuffed into an eight-inch muffalatta bread roll.</i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJOE_0W7SWW5IksXE_WkHJrBu2aIbKwwK6q_CF-92PL0eh3chQEM5ey9rnjMxSBDlIi9OyxlGsH27J2CIDEJPXL5Mf8pjzzVIAy9Qkyh8FG768iOUgzBl5Xqzsvgp4r47X1LTG6GsfBcl/s1600/SoxFanzzz.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJOE_0W7SWW5IksXE_WkHJrBu2aIbKwwK6q_CF-92PL0eh3chQEM5ey9rnjMxSBDlIi9OyxlGsH27J2CIDEJPXL5Mf8pjzzVIAy9Qkyh8FG768iOUgzBl5Xqzsvgp4r47X1LTG6GsfBcl/s320/SoxFanzzz.JPG" /></a><br />
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k-madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184942392346704428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-34444131053564755682012-12-14T11:24:00.000-06:002012-12-14T11:27:48.896-06:00John Coleman won't like Skilly one bit for pointing out these odd weather coincidences<a href="http://blog.chicagoweathercenter.com/2012/12/14/tims-weather-world-top-ten-weather-events-of-2012/">Tim’s Weather World: Top ten weather events of 2012</a><br />
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Summer in March, and winter is cancelled. You'd think K-mad would quit whining and get on board already.<br />
~k-madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184942392346704428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-54874973288339580812012-12-02T13:52:00.001-06:002012-12-02T13:52:21.389-06:00Oh, so close! NIU Huskies miss first half scoring record by one point<a href="http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=323362168">DAYTON, Ohio </a>-- Dayton held Northern Illinois to <a href="http://www.straitpinkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/horse-in-windshield2.jpg">five points in the first half</a> en route to a 60-43 victory on Saturday.<br />
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The five points were the fewest scored in a first half since Notre Dame limited California to five on Nov. 26, 2010. The fewest points scored in a half in the shot clock era is four by Savannah State vs. Kansas on Jan. 7, 2008. . .<br />
~k-madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184942392346704428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-35018953455063660602012-11-29T10:38:00.000-06:002012-11-29T10:46:21.059-06:00NO KETCHUP! Why? Well ... because ... because ketchup is for jerks!<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/54306108" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br />
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I assume Fung is <a href="http://www.wbez.org/series/curious-city/questions-answered-chicago%E2%80%99s-flower-costs-oldest-sidewalk-and-why-no-ketchup-our">finally satisfied with these explanations</a>.<br />
~k-madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184942392346704428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-77711713145415922042012-11-24T08:29:00.000-06:002012-11-24T08:29:28.842-06:00From QT - "Q: Who's bowing out? A: Yes."<i><a href="http://www.beachwoodreporter.com/people_places_things/much_adieu_about_nothing.php">News Headline:</a> "Hu, Wen bow out; Xi to take over as new boss."<br />
Who's bowing out?<br />
Yes.<br />
I mean the fellow's name.<br />
Hu.<br />
When?<br />
Yes. Him, too.<br />
Who?<br />
Yes. Hu.<br />
Wait. Someone's bowing out. Who and when?<br />
That's right. . . .<br />
~</i>k-madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184942392346704428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-4139667404759457602012-11-07T11:12:00.000-06:002012-11-07T11:16:16.590-06:00Our long national nightmare......is more likely a bit of bad Brie from last night's cheese and wine party.<br />
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Hopefully, this blog can see some more posts.<br />
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I keep seeing analysis of the election results, and a few of them rub me the wrong way. I have seen more than one site and heard more than one person explain that this election was a complete repudiation of conservatism and conservative principles. I couldn't disagree more - at least with respect to fiscal concerns.<br />
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One friend posted - "the stupidity of the American electorate cannot be underestimated." Knowing this old friend as I do, I am sure he would explain that the fiscal restraint of the Republican party should appeal to everyone. While he and I would disagree on trickle-down economics, (In years where I made a lot more, my extra money was no more likely to go to people who needed it), I would agree that the idea of fiscal restraint probably appeals to most Americans. <br />
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It's just that the Republicans always seemed to say - everyone is going to have it better - but let's be clear some people are more equal than others. <br />
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The demographics issues are pretty clear. White males, especially those who already have incomes over $100,000, believe that without any fetters from the Federal government, they can do better. It's probably true. About the last thing holding them back is taxes. The very religious and evangelicals, who we can set aside from the financial issues, also voted for Romney in large numbers for understandable reasons. They believe more than money is at stake in this and every election. <br />
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On the other side we have African-Americans. Sure, the conservatives say that with responsible fiscal policies that African-Americans, like all Americans will benefit. Unfortunately, some (not named Mitt Romney) have advocated for the end of affirmative action, and even the repeal of the Civil Rights Act. With a third of African-American men going through the penal system, double the rates of unemployment of white Americans and the Republican penchant for using coded "welfare" language to refer to blacks when some nut is not claiming the White House should be called the Black House, is it any wonder that African-Americans think that some kind of institutionalized racism is at play? And that institutionalized racism will trump the benefits of any fiscally sound policy adopted by the Republican party? Without affirmative action or the Civil Rights Act, if the situation gets worse for African-Americans, what would they say? <br />
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Latinos are perhaps a harder case. Like some African-Americans, many are very socially conservative. And again, a sounder economy would only help everyone. But the achilles' heel here seems to be the immigration issues. It can be tempting to think Hispanics are monolithic or think that Mexicans want other Mexicans to be able to come here - but it is pretty clear that their voices on this issue are mixed. Many conservative Latinos are clearly opposed to illegal immigration, especially because its illegal and especially when it threatens their livelihood. But the Republicans who are arguing for self-deportation (here I'm looking at you Mitt) in conjunction with their ilk who are happy to help that process by profiling and jailing US-citizen-Hispanics without papers, clearly show that the writing is on the wall as to the real issue. <br />
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Mitt's only comment about the very poor that received any focus was "I'm not concerned about the very poor." Combine that with the calls from those like Paul Ryan to "broaden the tax base" by making sure that everyone has "skin in the game" and it's easy to see why anyone who makes under $20,000 a year (which was where I started at after undergrad) and uses food to live might not want to pay more in taxes to feel like a real American. While fiscally sound policy is likely to help the poor, it's not like the crappy jobs are going to go away. And unless there is 0% unemployment, which only Hitler could pull off*, it's unlikely the job creators are going to double the salaries of those menial full-time jobs. <br />
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*if the Republicans can succeed in repealing the minimum wage, we can go back to 0% unemployment immediately. I would immediately extend an offer to everyone to work for me for free in a venture to test the human body's ability to swim the Pacific ocean. Poof. 0% unemployment. <br />
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And finally women. Makes sense to take a dump on them as they are right around half of the human population. And except for those totally gay families, almost everyone knows one. "Binders full of women" really wasn't that bad. But "rape easy" "rape is a gift from God" and "women's bodies have a way of shutting that down" are just asinine. That and opposition to the Lilly Ledbetter Act and equal pay are not exactly going to move the needle for anyone but the most religious Christian women, some of whom are even thinking womens' suffrage may not be all it cracked up to be. <br />
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I guess it is a long circle back, but I just don't see how sound, conservative, fiscal policy is failing to appeal to anyone. So I suppose there is hope for a Republican future. I just don't think you can take a crap all over everyone and say - when we talked about fiscal success, we weren't thinking of you. Or we were thinking of you, but other disqualifying factors are going to mean you aren't as equal as the best of us - the job creators - the entrepreneurs - the success stories. <br />
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<br />Rangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18021204695804826155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-6605777980904155492012-10-17T12:12:00.000-05:002012-10-17T12:12:00.403-05:00Um yeah...Driving to Elgin the other day on I-90 and on the roadside, on the side of a truck is a big Ryan-Romney sign. No big deal there, except that the side proudly proclaims - this business was family built with no government assistance. <br />
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Not sure what they mean by assistance, but kind of interesting that the sign is really just visible from the Federally-funded highway. I'm guessing they don't pay for the roads they drive on either. And I was wondering, have they ever been sued or sued someone? If so, I'm guessing they may have used the court system. Maybe the Canon courts took a look at their case though. A co-worker wondered how they are getting water and electricity to their building. Presumably, most members of the family were home schooled rather than public schooled. And I could go on and on. Do they just mean that the business didn't get foodstamps, Medicare or Medicaid? If so maybe the sign should be more clear. Rangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18021204695804826155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-11728563385839399392012-10-01T13:05:00.000-05:002012-10-01T13:11:23.634-05:00There is probably an interesting story behind that, or, Dumbshine State Adventures (cont'd)<a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120911/BREAKING/120919935?tc=obinsite">Deputies: Woman pulls gun on man during sex in moving car</a><br />
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k-madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184942392346704428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-6302402964567095152012-08-22T22:36:00.000-05:002012-08-22T22:36:14.977-05:00Wha Happen?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The blog was abuzz with handball posts. Iceland this. Handball that. Then, silence. Crickets. Wha happen?</div>
Fungsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241968776158686655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-12798678297665519032012-08-07T16:00:00.000-05:002012-08-07T16:01:43.919-05:00"Handball, for us, has become not just a sport, but the core of the national spirit"<i><a href="http://grapevine.is/Home/ReadArticle/Handball-Core-Of-The-National-Spirit-Says-President">Following remarks made by Iceland's Olympic handball coach about the meaning of the sport,</a> President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson told the international press that handball is a defining sport for the Icelandic people, equivalent to "the core of the national spirit".<br />
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Guðmundur Þ. Guðmundsson, Iceland's handball coach, has been quoted in the international media as saying, "We have no army in Iceland, so it's with handball we fight for the recognition," following the country's victory against Argentina yesterday.<br />
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"Handball, for us, has become not just a sport, but the core of the national spirit," Grimsson says. "Can anyone honestly say the same about any single U.S. Olympic team? No way. I’m here not just as a great fan of the team," says the Icelandic president, "but to also pay homage to what they’ve done."<br />
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When asked for final thoughts before the impromptu interview's close, the president remarked, "My last word to the American audience is to start playing handball. It’s a fun game."</i><br />
<br />k-madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184942392346704428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-63164653604221967692012-08-06T11:50:00.000-05:002012-08-06T12:20:47.228-05:00#Iceland men's #handball completes savage pummeling of friendly #Olympics hosts<a href="http://www.london2012.com/handball/event/men/match=hbm400a14/index.html?v=20120806-173924739">41-24 - YOOOGE!</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.london2012.com/handball/event/men/timetable/">On to the quarterfinals!</a><br />
~k-madhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184942392346704428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903668737340655214.post-49655489430203856812012-08-06T11:34:00.000-05:002012-08-06T11:34:09.176-05:00Reds have no idea when Joey Votto will arrive right on timeNews item: <a href="http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120804&content_id=36117532¬ebook_id=36121864&vkey=notebook_cin&c_id=cin">Reds have yet to put a timetable on a return for Joey Votto</a><br />
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News item: <a href="http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120805&content_id=36161308¬ebook_id=36164150&vkey=notebook_cin&c_id=cin">Dusty Baker said Votto is "right on schedule"<br />
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