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rxansmith — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:47:50 +0000

X-Men: First Class – Official Trailer

rxansmith — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:22:10 +0000

X-MEN FIRST CLASS — In theaters 6/3/2011.

X-MEN FIRST CLASS charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to prevent nuclear Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto’s Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men.

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STRIKES BREAK OUT ACROSS EGYPT

rxansmith — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:37:57 +0000

P/The Huffington Post Posted: 02/ 9/11 02:45 PM

CAIRO – Thousands of state workers and impoverished Egyptians launched strikes and protests around the country on Wednesday over their economic woes as anti-government activists sought to expand their campaign to oust President Hosni Mubarak despite warnings from the vice president that protests won’t be tolerated much longer.

Some 8,000 protesters, mainly farmers, set barricades of flaming palm trees in the southern province of Assiut, blocking the main highway and railway to Cairo to complain of bread shortages. They then drove off the governor by pelting his van with stones. Hundreds of slum dwellers in the Suez Canal city of Port Said set fire to part of the governor’s headquarters in anger over lack of housing.

Efforts by Vice President Omar Suleiman to open a dialogue with protesters over reforms have broken down since the weekend, with youth organizers of the movement deeply suspicious that he plans only superficial changes far short of real democracy. They refuse any talks unless Mubarak steps down first.

Showing growing impatience with the rejection, Suleiman issued a sharp warning that raised the prospect of a renewed crackdown. He told Egyptian newspaper editors late Tuesday that there could be a “coup” unless demonstrators agree to enter negotiations. Further deepening skepticism of his intentions, he suggested Egypt was not ready for democracy and said a government-formed panel of judges, dominated by Mubarak loyalists, would push ahead with recommending its own constitutional amendments to be put to a referendum.

“He is threatening to impose martial law, which means everybody in the square will be smashed,” said Abdul-Rahman Samir, a spokesman for a coalition of the five main youth groups behind protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. “But what would he do with the rest of the 70 million Egyptians who will follow us afterward.”

Suleiman is creating “a disastrous scenario,” Samir said. “We are striking and we will protest and we will not negotiate until Mubarak steps down. Whoever wants to threaten us, then let them do so,” he added.

Nearly 10,000 massed in Tahrir on Wednesday in the 16th day of protests. Nearby, 2,000 more blocked off parliament, several blocks away, chanting slogans for it to be dissolved. Army troops deployed in the parliament grounds.

For the first time, protesters were calling forcefully Wednesday for labor strikes, despite a warning by Suleiman that calls for civil disobedience are “very dangerous for society and we can’t put up with this at all.”

Fans sue over ticket issues

rxansmith — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:30:54 +0000

ESPN.com news services

The NFL has offered money, tickets, merchandise and more to roughly 400 fans who had to give up their seats at the Super Bowl. It might not be enough.

Approximately 1,000 fans sued the NFL, the Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones on Wednesday saying they were deceived by not getting seats or received inadequate seats. The federal lawsuit, filed in Dallas, alleges breach of contract, fraud and deceptive sales practices.

“We think that this is a pretty straightforward matter,” said Michael Avenatti of Eagan Avenatti which is representing the fans, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “People did not obtain what they were told they were going to get.”

The lawsuit seeks $5 million in actual damages for the plaintiffs — but that number can be tripled under the state’s trade law — and unspecified punitive damages, according to Bloomberg.

Spokesmen for the Cowboys and the NFL had no comment.

About 1,250 fans were displaced after some temporary seating sections were not completed in time at Cowboys Stadium on Sunday in Arlington, Texas. Other seating was found for 850 fans, but 400 were forced to watch the game on monitors or use standing-room platforms.

The league initially said Monday those fans would get $2,400 — three times the face value of the ticket — and tickets to next season’s Super Bowl. The fans also were allowed on the field after the game and given merchandise and food.

On Tuesday, the NFL added a second option: They can choose to attend any future Super Bowl instead of being limited to the 2012 game and receive round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations. If fans choose that option, they will not get the $2,400. They can wait until after the conference championship games each season to see whether their favorite team reaches the Super Bowl.

If fans choose the first option of next year’s game plus the $2,400, the ticket is transferable, which means it can be sold on the secondary ticket market. It won’t be transferable in the other option.

Some fans who were moved want compensation as well. Mike Dolabi said that when he paid for his seat license at Cowboys Stadium, he was promised “the best sightlines in the stadium” for the Super Bowl, according to Bloomberg.

Instead, some fans received “temporary metal fold-out chairs” in an attempt to break the Super Bowl attendance record, according to the complaint.

“The NFL and Jerry Jones sold something to fans they weren’t able to deliver, and they knew they weren’t able to deliver it,” Avenatti said, according to Bloomberg.

The Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 on Sunday.

The NFL said it is working with the Packers, Steelers and Cowboys to track down all of the affected fans. Contact information can be e-mailed to SBXLV@nfl.com.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

Rep. Giffords speaks for first time since shooting

rxansmith — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:14:14 +0000

PHOENIX — Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords spoke for the first time since she was shot in the forehead, her spokesman said Wednesday, yet another significant milestone in her recovery from a traumatic brain injury.

Giffords first spoke within the past few days and is speaking “more and more,” spokesman C.J. Karamargin said Wednesday. He didn’t know what her first words were, but said that at breakfast one morning she asked for toast.

“She’s working very hard and it’s paying off,” he told The Associated Press. “We’re elated at this. We always knew Gabby is a fighter and that she’s not going to let this thing win. And you know, every day is proof of that.” Six people, including a 9-year-old girl and a federal judge, were killed in the attack outside a grocery store where Giffords was meeting with constituents.

Thirteen people, including Giffords, were injured. Other news organizations, including Politico, earlier reported that Giffords had asked for toast and was able to speak. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Giffords’ husband Mark Kelly said his wife had her appetite back and was eating three times a day, “even though it’s hospital food.”

“It is hard to believe that only one month has passed since Gabrielle was shot,” he wrote. “The doctors say she is recovering at lightning speed considering her injury but they aren’t kidding when they say this is a marathon process.”

He said “there are encouraging signs every day,” pointing to her renewed appetite. “Your prayers are being heard, so don’t stop,” he wrote. Kelly, a NASA astronaut, said last week that he expects his wife to be well enough to be at his space launch in two months.

The space shuttle Endeavour will leave April 19 for a two-week mission to the International Space Station, and Kelly will be on board leading a veteran, all-male crew. The mission will be Endeavour’s final flight and Kelly’s fourth. Dr. Gerard Francisco, who is treating Giffords at a rehabilitation facility in Houston, said Tuesday that he hopes the congresswoman can make enough progress to attend the space launch, but said it’s too early to say.

Arizona state Sen. Ken Cheuvront, a friend of Giffords who shared a house with her and another lawmaker when they served together in the Legislature, said he was excited to hear that she is speaking again.

“It gives all of us a lot of hope that she’ll have a full recovery,” Cheuvront said. “She’s a fighter, there’s no ifs, and or butts about that. She’s always been very tenacious, and I have no doubt whether it’s politics or her recovery that she’ll still have that same amount of energy.”

Story by Kim Wendel Updated: 2/9/2011 4:36:13 PM Posted: 2/9/2011 4:35:17 PM

End This War!!

rxansmith — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:47:01 +0000

The War on Marijuana is Crippling America!!

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Big Media: Ready to Silence the Revolution

rxansmith — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:58:05 +0000

For anyone who feels there is more than meets the eye.. to this systematic society in which we are encouraged to live…. From the Mind of Doc Rx… to a blog that can redefine the ages…. all content you view here, of course… is, “Within The Margin of Error”

I am astonished by recent statistics, illustrating our country’s overwhelming opinion that our government is in need of major reform. It is not so much the consensus that startles me, rather the fact that we tolerate having our needs ignored. We are willing to disagree but not to disobey or demand reform, as Gandhi did in India, as Mandela did in South Africa, and as Dr. King did for our great nation. Are we so used to prevailing in the end, that we have forgotten how much effort is needed to achieve greatness?

We have many leaders living here today who have taken the first step towards reform, however instead of taking the next step, they choose to serve themselves financially and ultimately reform nothing. They criticize policies, administrations, and legal precedents that shape our nation today, and they enjoy the support of millions while talking about what needs to be done. Michael Moore is one of these people: a left wing extremist

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who makes controversial documentaries criticizing our government from elected officials to the legislation. Like many reformists in the entertainment industry, he enjoys an extremely large liberal following made up of fans waiting for his next work. Bill O’Reilly is another extremist who is quite influential, but not by making documentaries, rather by giving his opinions on a news telecast aired daily on Fox News. Contrary to Mr. Moore, Mr. O’Reilly represents an extreme right-wing point of view and is an advocate for Republican agenda. Bill Maher is another man, who is increasingly influential as a politically driven comedian discussing issues in a comedic format for on national television. Currently his show, Real Time, is aired on HBO where he is free from the censorship that governs non-premium cable networks.

Though he tends to support liberal-minded thinking more than he does conservative-minded thinking, he does not blindly support either agenda; rather he is a comic and criticizes anyone in the government who he does not agree with. I have examined three media icons who discuss political issues with very different styles from three different areas of media: film, daily cable talk shows, and weekly premium channel talk shows. I would have to say that Bill Maher is the closest of the three to actually encouraging followers to take steps towards reform. While Moore tends to distort and deceive in order to prove a point, and O’Reilly tends to be overly concerned with his own ego, Maher seems to slice through the boundaries of what most consider to be politically correct across lines wouldn’t dare cross

Again, I reiterate, the criticism voiced by the people mentioned above is not what bothers me. I am bothered by the fact that the criticism is coupled with a lack of intention to use their influence to make a difference. They need to see the potential that comes with a sea of ready and able followers, not only to believe, but to take appropriate action until a difference is made. However, instead of joining forces with someone with a plan, they are content manipulating facts in effort to distort opinions about the system while doing nothing to correct it.

The viewers represent the nature of the vast majority of our citizens. Meaning, they hear viewpoints from members of the media, like O’Reilly, Moore, and Maher, and they adopt them as their own. Whereas, in the past, newscasters reported facts and it was up to us to interpret these findings and form our own opinion. For this very reason, Walter Cronkite once said, “It is clear to me, that the present day media has taken over the world.” If today’s journalists only aspired to report with the integrity and respect of the late Mr. Cronkite, instead of the partisan reporters of today, perhaps that quote would not be so sadly accurate.

However, since reporters today are employees of large media conglomerates with varying political agendas, company executives ensure a political twist is added to the actual story. Stations employ people who have viewpoints directly in line with the view of their respective stations. This ensures that fans of various comedians, journalists, and hosts will adopt the viewpoints and opinions of the mother corporation. While viewers claim that certain television personalities speak their mind, they fail to realize that these people only speak their mind within the political boundaries in which they are directed to abide by. Popularity and ratings mean nothing if the host does not fall in line with the greater agenda of the mother company. Glenn Beck had the second highest rated show on CNN but was fired for his “unconventional” views, which happen to be conservative which clashed with CNN’s normal liberal feel. This is why he is now a star on Fox News; his popularity is only important if he can manipulate his audience to have the same opinion as the higher-ups at the mother station. All TV personalities must stay in line with the beliefs of the corporation at large, thereby proving (as Mr. Cronkite stated) that the media has indeed, taken over the world. When the news is allowed to be reported in a way that deceives viewers to think a certain way, vote a certain way, dress a certain way, etc. it should no longer be called news. This should alarm every last citizen who values our freedom as Americans; for freedom is dying right before our eyes and we don’t even have the ability to have an opinion on it anymore.

This essay, no doubt, will be written off by the masses as the ramblings of a conspiracy theorist as they flip the channel to get their instruction on how to behave in this bi-partisan system. So, if you must see concrete evidence of the mind control being performed by our media, consider the chart below. Of the 1000+ channels on various cable services, 95% of the channels are owned by only six corporations. This is not a typo: News Corp, CBS, Viacom, Disney, Time-Warner, and GE have systematically tapped into every demographic in this country and even created competing stations under the same umbrella as to appear diverse. When you turn on the TV, as much as you like to think you have 1000 choices, at best you have six political viewpoints, cleverly disguised into a variety of entertaining shows. When cable was invented, the CEO of CBS accidentally spoke while his microphone was on backstage saying, “We are going to create enough networks to appeal to every demographic in this country. Eventually they will all tune in to what we tell them to, ultimately ensuring that they tune-out from reality.”

As a member of one of the most innovative and resourceful generations in this country, I see the potential crisis looming. Our predecessors had the challenge of maintaining our nation’s greatness while working towards a better tomorrow. However, as the time to pass the reigns nears, this nation is crumbling, and my generation is being handed the reins to a chariot without wheels, let alone a horse at the other end of the reins. I am capable of rallying masses around me for numerous reasons, but one in specific: my observations and opinions represent those of the majority of this nation. I do not claim to be one of the great men I mentioned in my opening, but I aspire to be in their company one day. I aspire to join forces with the critics mentioned above and really make the viewers begin to think. The problem is that if I inspire too many people to follow my lead, on any one of these 1000 channels, I will be taken off the air and effectively silenced. We have allowed them to have enough power to actually eliminate anyone who has ideas contrary to their agenda. Who will stand by me and scream that we, the people, will not be silenced and our minds will continue to be free. The time for change is now and it is up to every one of you to start demanding it. There are 49 million people in this country living below the poverty line. They are tired of being stuck in a system that is built to fail them. Imagine what 49 million people could do with the right leader at the helm, if we all stood up together in protest. There isn’t an army in this world that could stop us; after all we only want what so many have died to give us. We want what the power elite have taken away and we will not stop until we get it.

Imagine the masses I could motivate if given the chance. Does anyone doubt me? They doubted this man… and I’m twice as motivated. I am tired of being kept in the dark about my own life. How about you?

“The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.”

My Insanity, is my Only Sanity

rxansmith — Sat, 02 May 2009 19:22:35 +0000

In a secret place – in a secret world – there is a pit of shame
And in it lies a secret man – eaten by teeth of flame
In a burning winding sheet he lies – and his grave has got no name
And there til Christ calls forth the dead – in solace let him lie
No need to waste a foolish tear – or head the windy sigh
The man had killed the thing he loved – and so he had to die
And each man kills the thing he loves – by each let this be heard
Some do it with a flattering look – some do it with a word
A coward does it with a kiss – a brave man with a sword

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rxansmith — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:53:02 +0000

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