Richard Lutz watches democracy go down the pan.

At 11:06 a.m., the public issue was subscribed 1.09 times. The retail category was subscribed 4.08 times, while the NII portion garnered 1.18 times bids. There were no bids from qualified institutional buyers so far.

Inside jokes can offer fun potential for your podcast, but also some potential costs. Here are some brief things for you to consider as you engage with your podcast audience.

The post Should Your Podcast Have Inside Jokes? first appeared on The Audacity to Podcast.

Where/when did the phrase "Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke" originate? I've seen/heard it in a lot of different places, and associate it with the Church of the SubGenius. The guy in the cubicle next to mine says it originated with Bette Midler. A quick Google finds evidence that she said that 1979ish—but does anyone have an earlier Bette Midler reference for the phrase? Or, alternately, know whether this phrase gained currency anywhere else before that?

A New York City police officer has been suspended after apparently using a chokehold during an arrest in Rockaway, Queens. NYPD commissioner Dermot Shea said the department is investigating the incident, which happened Sunday. Cellphone video shot by a bystander shows several police struggling to subdue a Black man, including one officer who had his arm around the man's neck. One bystander shouts, "Stop choking him!" Police body-cam footage, which Shea said was released in a spirit of transparency, shows a group of police watching three men on a boardwalk who are shouting invective and slurs at passersby and the police. After more than ten minutes, one of the men picks up a plastic bag and gets closer to the police, asking, "Are you scared?" The officers then tackle him, and one officer appears to use a chokehold. A voice is heard saying, "He's out," before the officers move off the man, who moments later walks away in handcuffs with police. The man, who has been identified by his

The New York police officer accused of using a chokehold in an incident captured on video Sunday has been charged with strangulation. The officer, 39-year-old David Afanador, was suspended the same day the cellphone video appeared to show him choking a Black man on a Queens boardwalk. Now he's been arrested and charged with felony strangulation and attempted strangulation. Afanador pleaded not guilty and was released Thursday afternoon without bail. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz noted that New York state had criminalized chokeholds just days earlier. "The ink from the pen Gov. Cuomo used to sign this legislation was barely dry before this officer allegedly employed the very tactic the new law was designed to prohibit," Katz said in a statement. "Police officers are entrusted to serve and protect — and the conduct alleged here cannot be tolerated." Afanador could face up to seven years in prison if convicted. Sunday's incident began when police responded to complaints about

I was reading a listicle of jokes and this quote from Tina Fey appeared "I like to crack the jokes now and again, but it's only because I struggle with math."Is it a joke? What does it mean?

Still messing around with the updated rig but trying to get more involved with melodies and overall arrangement. The DX7 and the Korg Monologue are both deadly for leads/melodies and FL Studio's famous Sytrus VST came in handy to provide a last-minute pad before exporting the final mix.

The polls in the headlines are alarming ... but polls have been way off in the past few years. This website documents some of the huge discrepancies between polling predictions and the actual results; notes some reasons for those errors; and suggests some other indicators that may offer a better sense of how the candidates are doing. The site's main message: don't panic - take action instead.

I was inspired to create this site after posting some of this information in various threads on MetaFilter.

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Gorgik had a question about a joke Tina Fey made and peppercorn slid into Ask MetaFilter to give a fuller context to the answer, thank you!

Special guest: John Moltz. Special topics: Apple’s record-breaking but somehow yawn-inducing quarterly results, new features in the upcoming releases of MacOS 12.3 and iOS 15.4, the Neil Young–Joe Rogan Spotify saga, and more.

Entering its second quarter century as committed as ever to pure jazz (All About Jazz),” SMOKE Jazz Club continues its 25th anniversary season with an exciting line-up in December. The holiday season kickstarts with “A Nat King Cole Christmas” featuring singer Allan Harris (Dec 4). SMOKE is thrilled to welcome acclaimed vocalist Catherine Russell in her club debut in a thrilling duo with pianist Sean Mason (Dec 5-8) performing repertoire off their latest album My Ideal...

With a distinguished career spanning folk, jazz, and world music, award-winning singer songwriter Laura Baron has recently released her latest album, Beauty in the Broken, a stirring collection that sees her embracing her jazz roots in a new light. Featuring eight original songs along with an inspired jazz-infused take on the classic song "Dream a Little Dream," Baron’s latest work captures a journey of healing and transformation....

Violence after a soccer game in Amsterdam shocks both Dutch and Israeli authorities.

Samantha Harvey talks about her new Booker Prize-winning novel Orbital. It follows a day in the life of astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

The German writer spoke with Eleanor Wachtel, who chaired the International Booker Prize jury, in 2015.

It’s the premiere of The Debaters’ 19th season and this is one for the bever-ages! Dave Hemstad and Lisa Baker are in Newfoundland trying to burst each other’s bubble when they decide if Coke is superior to Pepsi. Then, are family doctors overrated? Clifton Cremo and Martha Chaves checkup on these medical professionals.

Just 7 days in... and this March is now the Rainiest in Recorded History in St. John's!

The 45 mm of Rain that fell on the 1st got us started... and the 118 mm of Rain from our weekend storm more than sealed the deal. This month St. John's has already seen 180.6 mm of Rain at the Airport.

Looking back to when record keeping began in 1942... the Rainiest March title was being held by the March of 1983 when 168.2 mm of Rain fell. So we're already well passed that with still 23 days to go.

By the way.. the normal March rainfall in St. John's is 76.7 mm.

More Records Fall

-The St. John's March 5th Daily Rainfall Record was 23 mm... the 71 mm on Friday shattered that.
-In fact the 71 mm of Rain on Friday also broke the single day rainfall record for all of March. The previous record was 67.5 mm on March 11th 1994.
-Gander's 37 cm of Snow on Friday also broke the March 5th record of 24.4 cm which fell in 1960.

More Storm Stats On The Blog Entry Below.

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Many famous advertising campaigns were laid to rest over the years. Then suddenly they were brought back to life. The Coca-Cola "Hilltop" ad has been revived over and over and over again. Here's why.

Stellantis, the automobile conglomerate that owns Jeep, formed recently from the merger of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot, defended its use of the Cherokee name claiming "our vehicle names have been carefully chosen and nurtured over the years to honor and celebrate Native American people for their nobility, prowess and pride."  This argument echoes the same arguments used for decades by Daniel Snyder, the owner of the Washington Football Team (formerly the Redskins) and the owners of the Cleveland Indians (who have also recently agreed to change the team name after phasing out the offensive Chief Wahoo logo a few years ago).  For Stellantis, the Grand Cherokee is one of Jeep's most popular models selling more than 200,000 units in 2020.

Suzan Shown Harjo, long an activist fighting against cultural misappropriation and offensive use of American Indian imagery, is not buying the "honor" argument.  "Of course it's not an honor" states Harjo, "That’s the assumption that was made by so many people about our land, water, gold, silver, copper — name a mineral. Now it’s about our imagery, our names and our cultural icons . . . When does this thievery stop?"  

The Cherokee Nation describes itself as a sovereign tribal government. "Upon settling in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) after the Indian Removal Act, the Cherokee people established a new government in what is now the city of Tahlequah, Oklahoma. A constitution was adopted on September 6, 1839, 68 years prior to Oklahoma’s statehood.  Today, the Cherokee Nation is the largest tribe in the United States with more than 380,000 tribal citizens worldwide. More than 141,000 Cherokee Nation citizens reside within the tribe’s reservation boundaries in northeastern Oklahoma. . . . The Cherokee Nation is committed to protecting our inherent sovereignty, preserving and promoting Cherokee culture, language and values, and improving the quality of life for the next seven generations of Cherokee Nation citizens."

Whether Jeep drops the moniker will likely depend on whether the same kind of financial pressure is brought against Jeep and Stellantis similar to what was brought to bear on Daniel Snyder and the Washington Football Team and corporate entities like Aunt Jemima, Land-O-Lakes and Uncle Ben's.  Each of these entities have been persuaded to change/drop racist depictions and monikers because of the economic pressure of threatened boycotts and sponsorship withdrawals, particularly in light of the 2020 summer of protests following the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

hat tip: Savannah Johnston, Arkansas Little Rock Bowen School of Law, 3L

images courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

SARAH HAY is the deputy principal of a public school but she’s more at home as a jouster. In fact, she’s the world’s No. 1 and is relocating to the Middle East where she can enjoy more of her sport.

Campaign leadership installed when Joe Biden was running is facing fierce internal criticism. “I’m amazed that we even got close,” said one official close to the team.

Grote merken, zoals Jack Daniel’s, draaien de diversiteitsklok terug. De anti-woke-trend is tekenend voor de polarisering in de VS, die steeds meer tot uiting komt in reclame en communicatie. Overigens niet alleen voor Marketing the Rainbow, maar ook voor andere vormen van diversiteit. Het ingevoerde beleid na Black Lives Matter wordt hiermee óók deels teruggedraaid. […]

Plus Cradle Of Filth, Lorna Shore, Sikth, Jinjer, Poppy, and more!

The Denver Post's 2016 All-Colorado baseball team and coach of the year, plus honorable mention to make up a squad of the state's top high school players.

"We lost because we’ve become blind to the soul of this country."

He languished for hours before getting treatment.

James McMillan spills the tea on the ultimate MJ body.

Trump’s got one more supporter…not.

The Bermuda Snooker League season resumed with 2 matches completed. Spanish Point Boat Club Two 4 – RAA 1 Tyler Moniz opened the scoring for Spanish Point Boat Club Two when he defeated RAA’s Kyle Williams 58-37, Billy Wotton built on that lead for Spanish Point Boat Club Two when he defeated Fred Richardson 50-41 […]

The Bermuda Snooker League season resumed with three matches completed. Sandys Boat Club 4 – Spanish Point Boat Club One 1 Chris Dakin gave Spanish Point Boat Club One an early lead when he defeated Sandys Boat Club Captain, Martin Siese 50 – 48. Peter Bromby equalized for Sandys Boat Club when he comfortably defeated Spanish Point […]

The Bermuda Snooker League season resumed with three matches completed. Spanish Point Boat Club Two 3 – Warwick Workmen’s Club Two 2 Warwick Workmen’s Club Two’s captain, Steven Bremar opened the scoring when he took the 1st of 2 games against reigning Bermuda Open Champion & Point Captain, John Orr, 56-35. Orr stormed back in the 2nd […]

RAA and Sandys Boat Club battled in a rescheduled match at the Sandys Boat Club, with the home team winning 3 – 2. Fred Richardson got RAA off to a great start, defeating Sandys Boat Club’s Richie Beale 46 – 30. Paul Fedden equalized for Sandys Boat Club when he won the 1st of 2 […]

The Bermuda Snooker League season resumed with two matches completed. Watford Sports Club 5 – Warwick Workmen’s Club One 0 At the Warwick Workmen’s Club, Watford Sports Club defeated the host 5 – 0. Watford’s Winslow Smith opened the scoring, taking the 1st of 2 games against Warwick’s Pamela Quadroy 43-17. Reigning DeSilva Cup champion, Keino Zuill […]

Trevor Mouchette of the Queens Club Knights will end the year as the island’s snooker point leader with 598. Hilton Brown from the BAA Rhinos is in second with 585 points, and Mark Iris from Bermuda Breeze is in third with 576 points. Top 10 Players 598 Trevor Mouchette – Queens Club Knights 585 Hilton […]

Snooker action resumed with Keen Cup Quarter-Final between Spanish Point Boat Club One and Watford Sports Club at Spanish Point and the Keen Cup Semi-Final between Sandys Boat Club and Spanish Point Boat Club Two at Sandys Boat Club. Watford Sports Club 3 – Spanish Point Boat Club One 2 Spanish Point Captain Stewart Greenslade […]

Snooker league action resumed between Spanish Point Boat Club Two and Warwick Workmen’s Club One; Warwick Workmen’s Club Two and Watford Sports Club; and Spanish Point Boat Club One and RAA. Spanish Point Boat Club Two 4 Warwick Workmen’s Club One 1 Spanish Point Boat Club’s Billy Wotton opened the scoring with a 60-47 win […]

Sandys Boat Club defeated the Warwick Workmen’s Club Two team 3 – 2 in their ICS cup semi-final battle at the Warwick Workmen’s Club. Sandys Boat Club captain Martin Siese took an early lead when he defeated Warwick’s Ray DeSilva 45-39 Warwick Workmen’s Club Two captain Steven Bremar then leveled the match at 1 – […]

The Bermuda Snooker League season resumed with 3 matches completed. RAA 3 Warwick Workmen’s Club One 2 RAA Captain Jacal Washington stormed into a 2-0 lead over Warwick when he won both single games against Pamela Quadroy, 54-14 & 68-56. The next game saw Warwick newcomer, Steve Tucker pull one back, defeating RAA’s Kyle Williams […]

The start of Bermuda Snooker Association’s National Championship, the Bermuda Open Singles, got underway. Peter Bromby defeated Stewart Greenslade 2 – 0 at the Sandys Boat Club. Bromby raced into a 1-0 advantage over Greenslade, taking the 1st game 61-46, despite his best efforts, Greenslade succumbed to Bromby’s onslaught in the 2nd, the latter taking […]

The Bermuda Snooker League Season resumed with matches across the island. Sandys Boat Club 5 – Warwick Workmen’s Club One 0 Richie Beale gave Sandys an early lead, taking the 1st of 2 games against Warwick’s Steve Tucker, 46-17, Beale then capitalized on the momentum in a convincing 64-20 win in the 2nd. Paul Fedden […]

Play in the Bermuda Snooker League season resumed with action in the Tony DeSilva Memorial Cup and league play taking place. Tony DeSilva Memorial Cup – Round 1 Richard Burton defeated Zane DeSilva 2-0 at Warwick Workmen’s Club. It was Burton who took the first game, narrowly closing out DeSilva 48-36 on the pink and […]

Nadanja Bailey came from behind to defeat Kyle Williams 2 – 1 in their Bermuda open singles second round battle at the Warwick Workmen’s Club. Williams won the first game 50 – 40, Bailey leveled the match at 1 – 1 when he won the second 49 – 26. Bailey would claim the victory winning […]

Bermuda Open Singles Snooker Second Round action continued, with Peter Bromby defeating Gary Bascombe 2-0 at Sandys Boat Club. Bromby won the first game 62–21, he would win the second game 85–26, Bromby now meets Paul Fedden in the quarter-final. At the Warwick Workmen’s Club, Todd Dziak defeated Winslow Smith 2 – 1, Smith took a […]

Sandys Boat Club needed just one point to be reasonably sure of retaining the league title – the only way for them to potentially lose the title, was for Watford Sports Club to defeat RAA 5-0 in their last match of the season. Warwick captain Steven Bremar got them off to a flying start when […]

Peter Bromby edged Paul Fedden 2-1 at Spanish Point Boat Club. Fedden was first to score when he defeated Bromby 61-44 in the 1st game, but Bromby stormed back in the 2nd when he defeated Fedden 54-44. It was Bromby who prevailed in the 3rd game when he sealed the victory, taking it 57-51. Aaron […]