Articles for February 11th, 2010
Iran Demonstrators Brave Snow
Around noon today, I noticed these demonstrators braving the snow at the JFK memorial. I couldn’t figure out what JFK and downtown Dallas had to do with Iran until I found this website, which explains that the rally was one of 70 taking place across the world this week meant to “raise awareness prior, during, and after the anticipated demonstrations in Iran.” What you see on the ground are green shoes, now blanketed in white, which represent those who lost their lives in the demonstrations against the government in Iran. Consider my awareness raised.
Dallas NBA All-Star Party Gets Kobe in Trouble
Or at least that’s what Perez Hilton’s saying. Apparently Kobe’s hosting a “Best of Both Worlds All-Star Celebrity Gala” NBA All-Star party this Saturday at some place called Bacy’s. The trouble is, the party is co-hosted by models featured in Show Magazine, which I would google for you right now, but I’m afraid of getting fired for looking at porn. His wife is allegedley upset. It’s probably total B.S., but way to get some publicity, Bacy’s! (Thanks to the lovely FBer who sent the link.)
Win a Date With a Professional Bull Rider
As the Big and Rich say, “Save a horse. Ride a cowboy.” Right? By now you’ve probably heard about the 2010 Dickies Iron Cowboy Invitational, which goes down Saturday, February 20, at Cowboys Stadium. It’s the first time the PBR has done a bracket-style competition, “pitting the baddest bulls against the toughest cowboys,” as the press release says. It sounds like a helluva time. You can fill out a bracket for a chance to win $50,000. And you can go here for more details on the gig. But what brings us together today is the opportunity to vote on the hottest single professional bull rider. The kind folks at the PBR have offered up these cowboys for the amusement of all FrontBurnervians. We’ll vote on the hottest cowboy. We’ll do a random drawing. The winner will get two tickets to the event and a date with the cowboy of her (or his?) choice at Cowboys Arlington, where they are hosting the official PBR after party. Let’s jump to do this in chaps.
Who’s Blaming Oncor Now?
Every year we go through a ritualized kabuki dance of neighborhoods complaining about Oncor’s tree-cutting program. It’s useful to recall those controversies as I watch trees bend over like ungainly ballerinas, hoping none of them encounter a power line on their way down.
A Few Thoughts About (And Photos Of) NBA All-Star Jam Session
I will be upfront with you: I did not go to the NBA All-Star Jam Session as part of my job here. I went as the father of a kid who is obsessed with basketball. So I spent most of my time trying to make sure he didn’t wander off into the huge crowd, and that he was having a good time. The first part was stressful, but mostly uneventful. The second part was surprisingly successful, especially given the fact that, thanks to long lines, he only got to do a couple of things. I did manage to get a couple of photos. Jump?
Debra Medina Says Government Needs to Answer Questions About Its 9/11 Involvement
She told Glenn Beck as much this morning.
Beck says he would now like to French kiss Rick Perry.
NBA All-Star Celebs Offer $100,000 For Sexy Dallas Dirt
The deets are over on DallasDirt and oh Tim, I think I know who might be coming in on all those private jets you are watching. Go get you some Dallas real estate news.
Ridgewood Park Wants Kids in Lakewood School
The Advocate and Dallas.org are all over the story of a request by the Ridgewood Park neighborhood to be moved from the Rogers Elementary attendance zone into Lakewood Elementary. Rogers is rated academically acceptable while Lakewood is exemplary. Of course, we know that increasingly the state’s accountability system sort of cheats anyway, moving the goal posts.
The school board is looking at the request this morning during a briefing. The Dallas ISD administration is not recommending it be approved. Perhaps it’s because some of the affected homes are as close as 50 feet from Rogers Elementary.
Or maybe it’s because they’ve seen the research that says it’s about the parents, not the school, anyway.
The Basketball Jones Does Dallas
My favorite NBA podcast/online show, The Basketball Jones, is in Dallas for All-Star Weekend. Below, their first video on location. Stay tuned here, and expect many more.
TBJ Does Dallas: Early Birds from The Basketball Jones on Vimeo.
UNT Doctors May or May Not Know Something New About Osteopathic Treatments and Pregnancy
Putting aside that Reuters doesn’t know the difference between the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth and something it calls the “University of Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth,” their article about how osteopathic techniques “may” lessen back pain for pregnant women points out one of the difficulties when we in the news media try to report on the latest medical or scientific studies. Buried inside the piece:
Over the course of the study, women in the osteopathic group reported improved back pain and related symptoms, Licciardone noted in an email to Reuters Health. The sham ultrasound group reported no pain improvement and those in the standard care group reported increased pain. However, none of these differences were statistically significant.
Let me repeat: None of these differences were statistically significant.
Translation: We don’t really know anything new yet.
Science moves way more slowly than the news cycle.
Marc Stein and Gina Miller Try To Make Sportswriters Eat Better Food
Last week, I got a message from Marc Stein, the locally based senior NBA writer for ESPN.com. He and his friend Gina Miller, who does sports for TXA21, had heard where some of their fellow sportscasters and writers were planning to eat upon arriving in town for the NBA All-Star Weekend festivities. I won’t mention any specific places, but let’s just say they were horrified. Both foodies, Stein and Miller could not let that stand. They asked if they could write up a list of recommendations for us. We happily obliged. Check it out here. And maybe don’t do it on an empty stomach.
Bad News For Kay in Collin County
According to this poll by Republican political consultant Joe Counter, she’s tied with Medina in the Republican-rich northern suburbs. Once again, I don’t know the methodology, margin of error, etc., but since all the polls suggest ta strong Perry lead, the question on the table is whether the governor will win without a runoff.
It is often noted that Hutchison has $10 million in her war chest for the presumed runoff. The question her team must be considering this morning is whether she’ll need to spend it just to get into the runoff.
Texas Tribune… Bikini-Babe Voyeur Video, Ctd.
An enterprising FrontBurnervian points out that the aforementioned video attributed to Wayne Richard, GOP candidate for state representative, is back up on You Tube. At least for now.
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