Thousands of Russians Rally Against Adoption Ban

Thousands of people protested in Moscow on Sunday against a law banning the adoption of Russian orphans by Americans.
By ELLEN BARRY and ANDREW ROTH
Published: January 13, 2013

MOSCOW – Thousands of Russians marched on Sunday in condemnation of the Russian Parliament’s move to ban adoption of Russian children by American families, an event dubbed a “March Against Scoundrels,” where participants chanted, “Take your hands off children,” and carried posters showing the faces of lawmakers stamped with the word “Shame.” Moar

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday, thirdworld.

What time is it, kids?

It's pho dark thirty!

Well, OK, it wuz yesterday:

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And then it wuz fan time.

Carol Strong Retirement

Anyone who has worked an election in Minneapolis for the last dozen years has worked with Carol Strong. She retired Friday (2013-01-11).

There was a bash at city hall with cake which I missed on account of because I was working, but I made the after work bash at the Minneapolis Hotel (after I found it).

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Today

Borealis -- certainly better than the average skiffy movie.

Someone went to Rainbow where there is apparently a shrimp sale on. Some of them wandered home:

Dinner was spring rolls with shrimp, pork, cucumber, green onion, rice noodles, lettuce, cilantro, and fish mint.