Deets After Dark

May 22 2013 ∞
“ One thing that I found amazing is that people are more fond of eating, and so many walk, cycle and run along the roadside. Running along with dogs is very common. Despite all this exercise and walking, I found many ladies and gentlemen overweight. Also, it seems that many people have little knowledge about world politics and are focused intently on their own work.
— Minnesota from the perspective of a Pakistani reporter who recently shadowed a Pioneer Press reporter for 3 weeks.
May 17 2013 ∞
seanbonner: If you are in LA and undecided, this is pretty much every reason you need to vote for @ericgarcetti next week. Rob Ford’s influence on the LA mayor race.

seanbonner:

If you are in LA and undecided, this is pretty much every reason you need to vote for @ericgarcetti next week.

Rob Ford’s influence on the LA mayor race.

(via spiegelman)

May 16 2013 ∞
“ It is Zimmer’s policy that no employee or interviewee will ever undergo a criminal background check. Conventional retail wisdom says this guarantees petty larceny on a grand scale. In fact, the company loses a mere 0.4 percent of revenue to theft, way less than the typical 1.5 percent loss suffered by big retailers “I don’t trust the U.S. justice system to get it right,” says Zimmer, who is himself a recovering alcoholic. “I’d rather make my own decisions, and I believe in giving people a second chance.
— George Zimmer, founder, Men’s Wearhouse (via thepolitics)

(via robosheep)

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“ Minnesota has a second class education system that charges students to play sports. But we have world class sports stadiums so they can sit on the couch and watch their “home” team. And we wonder why we have obesity problems.
— Subsidizing sedentary behavior.
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“ The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and religious conservatives had pushed for the carve-out, arguing in part that the effort to regulate school anti-harassment activities was an extension of the same-sex marriage push and an infringement on religious liberties.
— Good thing churches are exempt in the anti-bullying bill. What could cramp a school’s religious freedom more than the inability to bully children?
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Glamping: Glamorous camping. A local writer is running a Kickstarter to break down the essentials.

Glamping: Glamorous camping. A local writer is running a Kickstarter to break down the essentials.

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wtfevolution:

“Check out this awesome dance move I invented.”

“Oh god, evolution, please stop doing that.”

“What? It’s called ‘pronking.’ All the springbok are into it.”

“I can’t take you anywhere.”

Sign em up for the triple jump.

(Source: BBC)

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theuptake:

VIDEO: Rep. Gruenhagen- Alternative Energy Is A Waste

I think global warming may be a bit to abstract for some folks, but people who’ve watched kids suffer from an asthma attack may be able to comprehend how cleaner energy sources can directly benefit their kids. If you told Rep. Gruenhagen to suck on a tailpipe, he’d probably take offense at that. Why? Because he’d understand that what comes out of a tailpipe is poisonous. 

Perhaps people pushing for cleaner energy should try personalizing things a bit more to win over people like Gruenhagen?

That said, I think Gruenhagen is right that mandating certain types of clean energy is the wrong approach. We shouldn’t mandate solar over wind over increase energy efficiencies. Instead, we should tax the problem (pollution) in order to make all alternatives more cost competitive. Then the market can decide which alternative energy sources best solve the problem.

May 15 2013 ∞

Twin Cities Daily Planet: University of Minnesota Men’s sports teams get almost three times the money as women’s, raising equity concerns

tcdailyplanet:

University of Minnesota athletics spending has favored men over women in areas that show a lack of dedication to Title IX, the federal law that prohibits gender discrimination in education.

The review uncovered several indications that the department goes against the spirit of Title IX:

  • The…

Lots of disparities here.

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weirdgasm:

Ding ding ding ding ding ding! Give this kid the grand prize!

(Source: fromthemotionpicture, via s4xton)

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