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Source: Boston.com
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A must-read informative article about faring the slippery snow and ice on the ground. Requires Flash.

EDIT: Link Fixed.

Source: CNN.com
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Campbell Brown makes a very good point in this article about Obama flip-flopping on something he said about not hiring lobbyists in Washington. It’s a very short article so go ahead and give it a read. As much as a Democrat and Obama lover as I am, I can’t contest her point.

Source: Arstechnica.com, Library of Congress (Thomas)
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U.S. House Representative Peter King (R, New York) has proposed a bill that would, as directly quoted from the bill H. R. 414, “require mobile phones containing digital cameras to make a sound when a photograph is taken”. Arstechnica has a short article about the bill, but I decided to also include a link to the bill’s actual text to complement their post. The bill’s text is short and sweet; it basically says that within a year after the bill’s signing into law, all cell phones that have a camera must make a noise that can be heard within a “reasonable radius of the phone” when a picture is taken. Also, phones made a year after the bill’s signing must have the noise without a way to turn it off.

This bill was written based on the finding that people can become the unwilling person in a picture in dressing rooms and other public places. While this bill obviously does not prevent someone from taking a picture, it will let you know that someone has taken a picture. I feel like an option like this will not hurt, even if it does not help the situation. At least you would know that someone took a picture of you. My phone is forced to make a sound when a picture is taken, which annoyed me at first. I eventually saw the reasoning for such a thing, however.

The bill doesn’t seem to be going very far, but I hope that Congress gives it some consideration. At the most, this would be a slight annoyance for cell phone companies to incorporate. Other than that, making such a change would be no big deal.

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WASHINGTON (CNN) — If there was one message that resonated loud and clear from the Obama campaign, it was this: Let’s get past all of the partisanship and work together to get something done.

Turns out, President Barack Obama actually meant it. He’s been meeting with congressional Republicans (and will trek to the Hill again Tuesday).

This is a pretty interesting article about Obama and how he wants to work with Republicans to get a stimulus package going. Perhaps regular CNN readers have seen it already, but I’d like to highlight it. Give it a read.

Source: Reiss’s Pieces (Boston.com blog)
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Matt Cassel, the backup quarterback for the New England Patriots who played the entire season since Tom Brady sustained an injury, had some rounds with the media on Thursday 1/22. When asked if there may be a quarterback competition in New England next season, he said:

This is Tom’s team. The Patriots have been Tom’s team. He’s built that franchise up with his own two hands. He’s the guy, and he was the MVP the year before. I realize that. He’s been such a mentor for me that I would say ‘No, there is no quarterback competition.’ But I’ve learned so many things from Tom, and hopefully it’ll help me in my career.

This is such an honorable response from a man with such class. Also, when asked about whether he’d return to the Patriots as Brady’s backup, he said:

If the situation is what it is, then I would accept it and I would continue to do what I have done my entire career which is work hard, put my best foot forward and continue to work on the things that I need to and put out my best effort.

As much as he does not mind being Brady’s backup, I feel like Cassel’s performance, for his sake, should get him playing time on another team. For his sake, it would be nice for him to go somewhere else to advance his own career. But perhaps he is so much more into his team and the pride he has for it that he does not mind staying where he is. Unfortunately, things like this don’t get a lot of press, but Patriots fans, and football fans in general who may read about it, should respect and honor his decision. I know I will.

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