http://blog.snapler.com Just another weblog Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:22:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Snapler/~3/WHui4Rqy6Us/ http://blog.snapler.com/2010/03/14/al-franken-mines-snl-past-in-bid-for-google-fiber-video/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:22:00 +0000 Jeff Muskus http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/13/al-franken-google-fiber-duluth_n_498045.html high-speed broadband fiber networks.

Franken jokingly credited Google's search engine as the reason he was able to run for the Senate instead of continuing to serve as "The Duluth Answer Man," a character he played on "Saturday Night Live."

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Franken jokingly credited Google's search engine as the reason he was able to run for the Senate instead of continuing to serve as "The Duluth Answer Man," a character he played on "Saturday Night Live."

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Though the financial constraints of his youth made college infeasible, he accomplished the near-impossible, becoming an architect licensed in 40 states. Much of his work was commercial, for a series of shoe store chains and department stores. There was a time in the 1970's when nearly all of the Baskin-Robbins outlets in the country had been built to his design, and under his direction

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Though the financial constraints of his youth made college infeasible, he accomplished the near-impossible, becoming an architect licensed in 40 states. Much of his work was commercial, for a series of shoe store chains and department stores. There was a time in the 1970's when nearly all of the Baskin-Robbins outlets in the country had been built to his design, and under his direction

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With these fighting words, Teddy Roosevelt shrugged off an assassination attempt by a deranged Milwaukee saloon owner and -- bullet still lodged in his chest -- launched into a ninety-minute address railing against the corporatism and corruption that dominated both parties in Washington.

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With these fighting words, Teddy Roosevelt shrugged off an assassination attempt by a deranged Milwaukee saloon owner and -- bullet still lodged in his chest -- launched into a ninety-minute address railing against the corporatism and corruption that dominated both parties in Washington.

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The first and biggest challenge, however, was creating a partnership that could endure the creative process. Steinman and Anderson met in 2004 while working on a short film called Back East and it was there that the idea to collaborate on a feature film first came to be.

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The first and biggest challenge, however, was creating a partnership that could endure the creative process. Steinman and Anderson met in 2004 while working on a short film called Back East and it was there that the idea to collaborate on a feature film first came to be.

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That is a very serious charge, and I do not make it lightly. Like most people, I want to see a stable Afghanistan with strong institutions and real progress -- however slow -- toward the kind of democracy in which votes are chosen and not bought, and power changes hands according to preference not patronage.

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That is a very serious charge, and I do not make it lightly. Like most people, I want to see a stable Afghanistan with strong institutions and real progress -- however slow -- toward the kind of democracy in which votes are chosen and not bought, and power changes hands according to preference not patronage.

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In practicing meditation, one often comes across interesting surprises. My biggest surprise in practicing Shamatha (Calm Abiding), a practice leading to profound concentration, is the insight that relaxation forms the foundation of Shamatha. When the mind is relaxed, it becomes more calm and stable. These qualities deepen Shamatha, which in turn strengthens relaxation, thus forming a virtuous cycle. Paradoxically, deep concentration is built upon relaxation.

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In practicing meditation, one often comes across interesting surprises. My biggest surprise in practicing Shamatha (Calm Abiding), a practice leading to profound concentration, is the insight that relaxation forms the foundation of Shamatha. When the mind is relaxed, it becomes more calm and stable. These qualities deepen Shamatha, which in turn strengthens relaxation, thus forming a virtuous cycle. Paradoxically, deep concentration is built upon relaxation.

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McCain on Friday announced plans to propose an amendment to extend this suspension until the difficult tasks of balancing the budget and eliminating the deficit are completed -- and that could take a while.

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McCain on Friday announced plans to propose an amendment to extend this suspension until the difficult tasks of balancing the budget and eliminating the deficit are completed -- and that could take a while.

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A week later and I'm still sick to my stomach. It could be the Boniva my doctor prescribed to aid in the absorption of calcium. I took it just before I read the studies someone finally got around to doing. The drug shilled everywhere by Sally Field, the Flying Nun for god's sake, causes shattered femurs in women users. Images of Sally Field collapsing in a heap of bones on the set of Brothers and Sisters, taken out to the back-lot and euthanized. "You like me, you really really . . . blam." I'm not taking it anymore.

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A week later and I'm still sick to my stomach. It could be the Boniva my doctor prescribed to aid in the absorption of calcium. I took it just before I read the studies someone finally got around to doing. The drug shilled everywhere by Sally Field, the Flying Nun for god's sake, causes shattered femurs in women users. Images of Sally Field collapsing in a heap of bones on the set of Brothers and Sisters, taken out to the back-lot and euthanized. "You like me, you really really . . . blam." I'm not taking it anymore.

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The mind behind the madness is Fred Davis, a longtime GOP consultant whose quirky takes on traditional political advertising has placed him in the spotlight almost as often as his clients. In this case, former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is the one writing Davis' check and getting some unconventional, attention-grabbing and political puzzling spots in return.

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The mind behind the madness is Fred Davis, a longtime GOP consultant whose quirky takes on traditional political advertising has placed him in the spotlight almost as often as his clients. In this case, former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is the one writing Davis' check and getting some unconventional, attention-grabbing and political puzzling spots in return.

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I certainly did a lot of wide-eyed, self-indulgent writer's rambling on the trip; going from The Van, to The Greenroom to The Stage - all from my voyeuristic point of view. But now that the dust has settled, regular life has resumed, and I no longer perpetually have Nico Vega songs stuck in my head - I figured it's time I stopped my jibber jabbering and gave you guys what you undoubtedly want by now: an interview with the band.

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I certainly did a lot of wide-eyed, self-indulgent writer's rambling on the trip; going from The Van, to The Greenroom to The Stage - all from my voyeuristic point of view. But now that the dust has settled, regular life has resumed, and I no longer perpetually have Nico Vega songs stuck in my head - I figured it's time I stopped my jibber jabbering and gave you guys what you undoubtedly want by now: an interview with the band.

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