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posted by nickyskye at 11:22 PM PST - 34 comments
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." -
Jackie Robinson This Sunday April 15, 2007, Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the
breaking of baseball's color barrier. For
one day,
superstars and
managers throughout the
sport as well as
entire teams will be
saluting his memory by
wearing Robinson's
retired number 42.
Robinson is
honored for his
tremendous leadership both
on and
off the field (previously), he is
remembered for his
determination in
overcoming racial
prejudice and
hatred, and for his
post-career activities as a civil rights advocate. Perhaps the highest compliment is to say simply that
Jackie Robinson was
one of the
greatest players to ever
grace a
baseball diamond, but his contribution to baseball, and to
equality in America was far greater than statistics and pennants.
"
Mr. Rickey, do you want a ballplayer who is afraid to fight back?" "I want a ballplayer with guts enough not to fight back!" See
The Jackie Robinson Story, starring the man himself.
(1:16:29, Google video)
posted by edverb at 8:43 PM PST - 20 comments
Porn for Women is a new photo book by the Cambridge Women's Pornography Collective that asserts that what really turns women on is a man who cleans the house and asks for directions.
Others disagree. (All links SFW.)
posted by desjardins at 2:41 PM PST - 58 comments
The death of Russia [google video]. A very interesting documentary made for Channel 4 in the UK on the state of modern Russia from
Marcel Theroux.
Marcel is older brother of
Louis Theroux and son of the travel writer
Paul.
Marcel's documentary style is more sober than that of his brother and he deals with a tragic subject delicately and with a sympathetic tone. A very depressing but nonetheless very watchable documentary told by a literate, compassionate journalist.
[48 minutes running time]
posted by ClanvidHorse at 12:05 PM PST - 18 comments
First Responder Training Sites. For police training purposes, in Southern California ten locations have been set up to look like "anytown, usa", where target practice & hostage situations are acted out. These areas are known in the industry as situation simulation villages, tactical training sites, or Hogan's Alleys (
?).
Emergency State is an online exhibit of over 200 photographs of these strange prop towns.
posted by jonson at 10:34 AM PST - 18 comments
Everyone needs more Kuler. There a
lot of color pickers out there...and I generally like all of them...but Kuler takes things a step further by making a
community of color and color themes. Of course it's tied with their products but that doesn't distract from the usefulness of this free online application. It is also a beautifully designed website both in form and function.
posted by rmmcclay at 7:41 AM PST - 14 comments
Clive James on Scams and Hoaxes. "
If the flim-flam man is sensible enough to offer you a return of only twice as much, the scam might even work. I was once defrauded of a heartbreakingly-large sum by a fellow writer who was smart enough to offer no return at all. True to her word, she didn't return my money either."
posted by Blue Stone at 5:32 AM PST - 18 comments
