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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

News The Morning News

Posted by Eli Sanders on Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 6:00 AM

Stand Your Ground: A look at the NRA-backed law in Florida that will make it harder to prosecute the killer of Trayvon Martin.

The reversal rate for PTSD diagnoses at Madigan: Is 40 percent, according to information released by the office of Senator Patty Murray.

Shocker: Mitt Romney won Illinois last night.

Danny Westneat on Mike Daisey: "I think I know what happened..."

Rich O'Neill, president of the Seattle Police Officer's Guild, takes the stand: And says, at the trial of an SPD officer accused of kicking a cuffed suspect in the head, that the officer would have been within his rights to shoot the guy.

Also, O'Neill called the City Attorney a liar: To which the City Attorney responded, essentially, "watch the rest of the trial."

Eight bucks for a large juice: Welcome to the new Starbucks juice store in Bellevue.

Thirty percent more for oil: What Lagarde thinks prices might look like if Iran is attacked.

Something less than all-out war: What the Israelis are telling Jeffrey Goldberg they think will happen if Iran is attacked.

Cutting out the comedy middleman: The very best part of this story, which is about buy-it-online comedy, comes from stand up comedian / "Parks and Recreation" fixture Aziz Ansari:

“I don’t get any money from the specials that air on Comedy Central,” said Mr. Ansari, who also stars on the NBC comedy “Parks and Recreation.” “I haven’t seen any checks from the DVDs, CDs. If I just put it out in a traditional way, I wouldn’t have made any money, so why don’t I do it this way?” Comedy Central said Mr. Ansari had been paid a six-figure advance and continues to receive residuals on his last televised special.

And here's an exploding iceberg for you:

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Eight bucks for 16 oz. of juice... what a cunt tree.

Posted by Karlheinz Arschbomber

on March 21, 2012 at 6:37 AM

@1

Remember that scene from Pulp Fiction when Travolta asked for a sip of Thurmond's milkshake because he wanted to know what a $5 milkshake tasted like?

Posted by seatackled on March 21, 2012 at 6:40 AM

Eight bucks for freshly-squeezed juice. How many oranges does it take to make 16-ounces of juice, I wonder. Eight dollars doesn't seem so unreasonable if it takes six dollars worth of oranges to make that much juice - but how could it? They'd get wholesale, right? Throw in labor, I suppose, and the cost of equipment, too.

Still, I'm beginning to think I've lived too long when people are cool with an $8 bottle of juice. There will be those clamoring to get their hands on one - those who make great bank or those who don't pay the bills (there's a gas station in Beverly Hills that has always charged about $1.00-$1.50 more a gallon than its competitors just down the street - currently about $5.75 a gallon - and yet you still see people filling up there), but when you think how many people there are who have to work a whole hour at an unrewarding, craptastic job for $8 or $10 then it all seems rather obscene.

Posted by Bauhaus I on March 21, 2012 at 6:45 AM

It says right on the juice makers site that it takes 5 oranges to make 15.2 oz.

At $8 a pop, you can save up for a month and get a kick ass juicer for about $150. We just got one and I love it. 4-5 Carrots, 2 leaves of kale, a half inch of fresh ginger, and 1 small apple is my breakfast. It's surprisingly good and probably more healthy than the coffee and cigarettes which was my previous breakfast.

Posted by GlamB0t on March 21, 2012 at 7:29 AM

I'm sticking with the coffee and cigarettes, thanks. At my age, if it hasn't killed me yet, it probably isn't going to.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on March 21, 2012 at 7:34 AM

$8? Way too high for most people, obviously. They are trying to make a lot of money off it, because you know, Starbucks. But it's not like a freshly made juice is ever going to be cheap. Using fresh fruit for juicing is ridiculously labor intensive - If it takes five oranges to make one juice, somebody has to peel those five oranges. The cost of the produce is relatively low, especially if one uses non organic produce.

In any case, people will absolutely pay $8 for fresh juice.

Posted by emor on March 21, 2012 at 7:39 AM

@6- have you ever made fresh orange juice? You don't peel the oranges, you just halve them, with peel intact. The orange cost is about a dollar, max.

And ditto on @4 -- NOTHING beats fresh carrot/ginger juice.

Posted by Karlheinz Arschbomber

on March 21, 2012 at 7:49 AM

@6, not sure if kidding, but:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_EKp-vkk…

You just fill the hopper, empty the bins every now and then.

Posted by rob!

on March 21, 2012 at 8:00 AM

Blech - ginger? That's for Asian food, not juice. I'm an apple-carrot man, myself.

Posted by Matt from Denver on March 21, 2012 at 8:06 AM

My reading of George Zimmerman, who killed Trayvor Martin, is that he exhibits some of the profile characteristics of a serial killer.

For example, it's common for them to be attracted to, and mimic police activities. They may drive blue boxy cars for example, and even have special equipment, or emergency lights (John Wayne Gacy did this).

Zimmerman was making several police calls per week in advance of the slaying. He probably had his intended victim chosen based on who he thought would evoke the most sympathy -- for him! (Answer: a black teenager).

Another facet of the serial killer is they cozy up to authority (Gacy, again) so that they can then turn the blame back to the victim ("and then this kid, he turned quickly on me!")

If there are delays in bringing this murderer to justice, I hope it is because they are trying to collect as much evidence as possible to make the case stick.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on March 21, 2012 at 8:32 AM

What about Trayvon's right to stand his ground? He was the one being chased by a lunatic with a weapon, not the other way around.

Posted by suddenlyorcas on March 21, 2012 at 9:02 AM

@6: Not when I can make fresh juice at home for the cost of those five or so oranges.

Posted by suddenlyorcas on March 21, 2012 at 9:04 AM

@Matt I thought that too when I first got my juicer and was looking at some juice recipes. You'd be surprised how it balances the sweetness of carrots and apples. (Tip: peeling the ginger will take away some of the strong tartness that most people can't stand)

Posted by GlamB0t on March 21, 2012 at 9:06 AM

There are several eyewitness and earwitness accounts that have Trayvon Martin running away and Zimmerman pursuing, which makes any sort of self-defense claim pretty ludicrous. And we also have Zimmerman on tape calling Martin a "fucking coon". The man is guilty as sin.

Posted by venomlash on March 21, 2012 at 9:13 AM

I'm betting starbucks will find a way to make their juice taste just as terrible as their coffee. Starbucks coffee may be the worst I've ever tasted... and that includes instant coffee.

As for the Zimmerman/Martin case: It's Florida. They'll probably end up giving Zimmerman a medal and a job with the police force. Florida is a shit hole.

Posted by Urgutha Forka on March 21, 2012 at 9:19 AM

$8 juice in Bellevue, eh? I'm sure people will pay for it. I won't but I'm sure there are those who love to spend.

Posted by Simone on March 21, 2012 at 9:51 AM

@ 13, I'll give it a try. How much do you use?

Posted by Matt from Denver on March 21, 2012 at 10:14 AM

I bet ginger goes well with many different juices. And it tastes healthy, like your taste buds instinctively react to it.

Posted by Vince on March 21, 2012 at 10:26 AM

@15: we dark roast [strike that] burn our oranges to give it that distinctive Starbucks taste!

Posted by Cracker Jack on March 21, 2012 at 11:27 AM

The real problem is the idea that downing two cups of juice is "healthy". There's a reason why, back in the day, when people knew how to eat, juice glasses were extremely small, 6 ounces at the max.

Posted by keshmeshi on March 21, 2012 at 11:30 AM