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Playboy: Tell us about your championship season. Was it as turbulent as it was described in The Jordan Rules?
Jordan: I haven't read it.
Playboy: In the book, Sam Smith remarked on all the tickets you got to a sold-out game in last year's finals. The implication was that you were being afforded preferential treatment. Are your Bulls tickets free?
Jordan: I buy every damn ticket. Ain't nobody giving me tickets. I pay for all those fifty-dollar box-seat tickets I give to little kids. For all the loose tickets that I may have after a game that I do not use and I give to [Bulls forward] Scottie Pippen, give to [Bulls forward] Horace Grant, give to people, I pay for them all. I don't ask them to pay me back. I spent one hundred thousand dollars on tickets last year that I didn't get back. That's money that I paid the Bulls and other teams. So don't bitch at me about all the tickets I spread around.
Playboy: Another anecdote, which presumably shows you as a selfish scorer, had Bulls center Bill Cartwright talking about a game against New Jersey. According to Cartwright, you were complaining that coach Phil Jackson took you out of the game to keep you from scoring more.
Jordan: Sam Smith says Cartwright said I was bitching about not getting fifty points and that everyone could have scored twenty instead. That's the biggest lie in America. The whole offense is set for Cartwright to score as many points as he can. If he can't score, that's his damn problem. All I can do is throw him the ball. I can't make him move.
Playboy: What about the charge that you want only to score?
Jordan: I don't go out and just try to score. I score because there is an opportunity to score. It doesn't matter who scores. If you have an opportunity to score, you score. And we win. Smith made it seem like I was selfish in that sense, that all I thought about was getting my points when actually I wasn't worried about that. I was worried about winning. Who cares what happens with the points?
Playboy: The scoring title doesn't mean anything to you?
Jordan: It doesn't even faze me anymore. If I win the scoring title this year, I win it. If I don't, I don't. I know I could win it if I wanted to. But I just don't try to chase it anymore. I let whatever happens happen.
Playboy: What was your contact with the author?
Jordan: [Bulls vice president of operations Jerry] Krause and I are the most criticized people in the book, but we're the only two that didn't go to lunch with this dude. It's like he was planning to kill us anyway, so why take us to lunch?
Playboy: Did you expect that this sort of thing would happen to you one day?
Jordan: I knew people were going to start taking shots at me. You get to a point where people are going to get tired of seeing you on a pedestal, all clean and polished. They say, Let's see if there's any dirt around this person. But I never expected it to come from inside. Sam tried to make it seem like he was a friend of the family for eight months. But the family talked about all this hatred they have for me. I mean, if they had so much hatred for me, how could they play with me? Why didn't they go to [Bulls owner] Jerry Reinsdorf and ask him to trade me? I don't know how we won if there was so much hatred among all of us. It looked like we all got along so well.
Playboy: Do you look at your teammates and wonder to yourself if they really said that stuff?
Jordan: I can imagine some of the things being said from anger of jealousy or disappointment. But I could see Sam Smith actually manipulating, putting words in their mouths, to get his meaning from the situation. Let's say Horace Grant was upset for one game about not getting enough shots and maybe I had a lot more shots than anybody else. Sam can sense that anger, get over there and ask him all kinds of questions. In the book, Sam makes it appear to be a problem all season long. Actually, it's just one game.
Playboy: Anything else bug you about it?
Jordan: He really exploits certain things. I've heard there was a story about how Pippen, Grant and I were talking about our sons' penises. He said we spent thirty minutes debating whose son had the biggest penis. What's the purpose of that being in the book? You know it's kidding, so what?
Playboy: Let's get back to the championship drive. You seem to feel that it wasn't enough to win the N.B.A. title, you had to do it the right way.
Jordan: When we were beating Philly in the play-offs last year and Detroit was going against Boston, everyone was saying, "I hope Boston wins." I said, No way. If we're going to go, we have to go the hardest route, or else as a team, we're going to get criticized for it. First of all, Scottie Pippen would never redeem himself from having those three headaches, or whatever he had, in the final 1990 conference championship game against the Pistons. As a team we would never live it down because we always faltered under Detroit's pressure. No one really gained respect from Detroit players.
Playboy: It would have reflected badly on you, too.
Jordan: All of that would have been right on my shoulders. Yeah, you won a championship, people would have said, but you didn't go through Detroit to do it. I didn't want that crap to happen. I wanted to go the hardest route.
Playboy: There was also the matter of how you compared to Magic and Larry Bird,
Jordan: When it came to comparisons, this is what always knocked me out of the top two players: People would always say, "All these great plays and he's never taken his team to a championship." So I wanted to go through one of those two. It worked out perfect.
Playboy: Magic made his teammates better. That's something you've been accused of failing to do.
Jordan: The championship was my opportunity to show I'm not just a scorer. That was the challenge when everyone tried to make it a one-on-one situation, Magic versus Michael. I realized that. But you know, I told people that if we got to the Finals, we were going to win, if I have anything to do with it. I might never get this opportunity again. And when I got to the Finals, all I tried to do was plug holes--scoring, passing, rebounding, whatever--just as they had portrayed Magic as doing.
Playboy: Was there a particular moment in the year when you thought, Maybe we can go all the way?
Jordan: When we beat Detroit before the All-Star game.
Playboy: That early?
Jordan: We beat them in Detroit. We hadn't beaten them in Detroit for about ten games, and once we did, it gave us confidence. We needed to know that we could beat them on their court. In the conference championship series the year before, we had defended our home court well. But we went up there and got stomped in game seven.


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Hey Van, what exactly do you drive, year, model, etc.??? I didn't mean to carry on about politics and such, but it is true, the American people cannot do anything about the situation we are ALL in. My kind of toilet paper hasn't gone on sale in over two months now. And I buy the same everytime. It is usually a couple of dollars less than normal, so I stock up on it, but here recently, with the jump in prices on just about everything, I have to wait until it does go on sale, or just pay up. That example is just one of many, and the strangest I could think of. One thought I had, was all the stations that sell gasoline, all stations, not just a few here and there, but all stations across the country, turn their pumps on, leave them on, let whomever pump into their private vehicles as much as possible and leave. The stations owners would in turn not pay their gas bills. Drastic, huh??? Well, what is it going to take to get the gov's attention to what is being done to us??? I know that will never happen. I don't know where you are from, but we had bussing back in the 70's, early 80's and really still have it, but it has calmed down. But, the point is, people would not stick together then, and they won't stick together now. My child didn't get bussed, so I am sending him to school. My child does get bussed, so I am keeping him/her out of school. That is the way it is. If it doesn't burn your butt, you could care less. Oh, you care, just won't stick together to do anything about it. I am not talking about you or anyone in particular, just remembering what had gone on and was said. United We Stand, Divided We Fall. Ever hear of that one??? That is so true. Wait till the 14% get "In GOD we trust" off our money and out of our lives. Ever think this is the way to break America??? One gallon at a time. The third world countries could not love it more. We as the greatest nation of all time, borrowing from China, going broke by driving gasoline prices. I stopped at Kroger yesterday driving my grandson around and got gasoline. I got 2.6 gallons and drove 106.4 miles. I checked trip odometer, (is that one word) "B" and it was the same mileage as the odometer, actually, it had 476 miles on it, and subtracting the starting mileage on the odometer, it was the same as the trip odometer. I am watching it. I really don't see how it could be any different, as long as you keep good charts. If word got out about filling up every 100 miles, you might see a difference in the price of gas. It went down three days ago, now back up. It is 3.73 here and you can watch it across the country if people spot and dot down on line what the price is at several stations. It is gas watch on line. GPW. Gas price watch is what it is. Go there, put in your zip and small it down to the fifth mark and it may show station prices. Go to any state and see what Arizona is paying, New York, etc. What a difference. It is .28 cents cheaper per gallon 91 miles to the south of me. Louisville is ripping off people as we speak. Outside of Louisville it is always cheaper, as much as .30. And that is just the companies doing that, not the oil companies. That oil company is fueling this station for 3.25 and that station for 3.25 and they both sell completely different prices when it goes into your tank. And that is not gouging??? Anyway, good luck on filling up sooner, and let me know what you are driving. It may be I have a new vehicle and you don't. My driving habits may be different, but it shouldn't make that big a deal. I'll talk to ya's.
Ok, like I said, I ran out running my grandson around yesterday. Stopped and put gas in before coming home, and put about 38 miles on the car by the time I got home. I had to get to the post office this morning for a registered peice of mail, so I drove to the post office that services my area, which is longer than to go to the one closest to me. Anyway, got almost back home, wife had to drive out this morning so I filled the tank up behind the house, which is a Marathon, and cheaper than the city. I didn't need much gas, but filled it up anyway. I clicked it one time more after it filled up, which usually puts one to three tenths more of gas in the tank. I don't like to do that often because it generally hurts the engine to top it off. But topping it off is not what I do. Sometimes the gas will start to fill the neck up and turn itself off. I make sure it is full by clicking one time. Now, I drove 58.8 miles total since filling up last night. The tank took 1.16 gallons of gas, and after clicking once, it stopped at 1.25 gallons. Figure that one up. Here, I will do it for you. 58.8 divided by 1.25 = 47.04 miles per gallon. Guess what??? I have plenty of time, so I am going to start stopping every 60 miles. A waste of time??? Maybe. Maybe not. I will do this three more times and let you know. Not just you Van, but everyone reading.
Here's the deal. My wife filled up at a Kroger gas station about four weeks ago. She got 30 miles per gallon. She was disappointed in the fact something was not right. You don't go from 38 to 43 mpg to 30 miles per gallon after one fill up. I was going to do some research further by filling up every 60 miles or so. We had a rehearsal for a wedding today, all day, and did a bit of driving. Actually, we drove 106 miles and filled up at the same Kroger. I put the gas in this time, and did most of the driving today, and put 3.4 gallons in the tank. About 31, just barely mpg. Only at Kroger has this been this bad. Is this the day of heat driving? Or is the heat eating up the gas in my tank??? Something is not right in Fern Creek. Only at this station at Kroger has my gas mileage gone so low that it makes my blood boil. After getting 47 this morning, then 31 this evening, something is not groovy. Well, I am going to write, as I do this well, to the station that troubleshoots these problems that arise where you think you are being taken for a ride, with no wheels. As of right now, I will not buy Kroger gas, well actually, it is not the gas, but mainly the pumps. I think maybe the pumps are ripping off people as they pump. What other solution can there be??? Help me out here someone. Get my blood to cool. Tell me something I am going to love to hear. later
lightfootfl Posts: 442Howdy again, well for the most part I drive a 2006 Hyundai Sonata LX V6, but I also have a 2002 Mercury Sable Wagon also V6.. and basically don';t get very good mileage with either one of them. But then again I drive mostly short trips in town, and have averaged less than 7500 miles total last year counting them both. Anyway the Sonata gets an overall avg of 18+mpg for the total 15000miles since new. On the hwy it gets in the mid 20's.driving about 65-70mph. Again, the mileages for hwy are for trips of aprx 150mi each way, or a 950 mile trip each way to Key West and back. On those trips I did a couple of times kick it up to a little under 80mph., so that affects the mileages too. I have used the cruise control most of the time, and keep the A/C on all of the time. I live in Florida, and can't take the humidity, or heat very well. I have been hoping to get over 20 in town, and over 30 on the hwy, but just haven't made it yet. The wagon is generally a work vehicle now, and doesn't get used all that much about 2500 miles last year, but the gas mileages are about the same. I have been thinking that the 4 cyl might do better for me, but I certainly enjoy the ride, and the quiet of the 6 over the 4. I did try them both when I bought the Sonata, but decided I could live with the difference in the mileage, for the overall comfort. My opinion, of course. Regardless, I am really amazed at the differences in mileages that I see reported throughout these forums. Well, regarding the various comments ...."I love my country, but I fear my government".
'nuf for now
My father bought a hundai, or however you spell it. It is a four door something. About the size of the sonata, but has a four cylinder engine. He drives to MickeyDees and back every morning. He drives it under 6k miles a year. He says he gets about 19 mpg. That is pitiful for that size engine. The car is heavy. I have noticed that Kia, Hundai, and others weigh their vehicles down more than Chev, Honda, Ford, etc. I traded a Kia Sportage for the Rio. It weighed over 3200 pounds, was a four cyc. two door convertable suv type. It was only about 14 feet long, two wheel drive, auto, air, etc. etc. and got 20 mpg city and 24 highway. That is it. That is all I could get out of it. It was a 2002 with only 68k miles on it. Yeah, we didn't drive it much because of the lousy gas mileage.
Oh, I have no problem with this country, and wouldn't want to live anywhere else. The gov is so involved with itself on how to screw the tax paying people, that they are killing this country with their greed. And the foriegn countries know that>>>
I wrote to Kroger and told them my findings and I have to assume something is wrong with their pumps. I can not be so dumbfounded as to not know how to calculate mileage, and what I get from the two Kroger readings is not actual. It can't be. Something is wrong there and I am pressing to find out. I have yet to fill up again, but will behind my house, a Marathon, much cheaper than Kroger anyway, but will start a new chart on how my car does. Will inform the reading public, if interested. I am. I am saving, or was saving money.
Is it so dumb to stop every sixty miles to get more gasoline, if you have the time to do so??? After that fiasco with the Kroger pumps, I figure I will try something a little bit different. Last night, 57.7 miles on the trip 'A'. I filled the tank. I watched the gas start in the neck, put a second of gas in, looked at the meter, and it had .2
So, the meter starts when the gasoline starts dispensing. I wanted to check that so that the meter doesn't start clicking off before the gas actually comes out of the hose. Anyway, I put .27 gallons in the tank. That is all it would hold. Figure that out. I am going to fill every sixty miles and see what I have used, and spent over the next 14 days. So, sorry to say, you may not hear from me till I get precise calculations. I know, some of you will miss me, but heck, suck it up. I'll be back.
iamninja41 Posts: 1I traded in my 2003 Chevy Impala on sunday for a 2007 Kia Rio.
I was on the "ehhhh" side about getting a car that small, but i am 20, dont have any kids, and needed better gas milege.
So the kia was the cheapest (money wise) and easiest way to go.
Turns out i love the car. It is actually pretty comfy, and drives extremely well. I am still getting used to driving it. I am not used to the gas peddle and such yet, but its getting better.
I need to start writing down what i get per mile, etc. and let you guys know.
I know it depends on how you drive alot. (speeding, taking off slowley from a stop, how often your city/highway driving, air conditioner/windows down, and probably what octane you get.
I will fill up my tank tomorrow and see what i can come up with. :shades:
I anticipate your findings on miles per gallon. I did see the news where the Kia Rio will only be worth around 2500.00 in five years, and that is on a 12000.00 vehicle. That is ok. They are anticipating alot of repairs and it's past performance with maintenance. I don't give a rats butttttttt! I like the car, get great gas mileage, and it is easy on the wallet, so far anyway. You people that own Kia Rio's need to step up and state your likes and dislikes, your mpg, and whatever else is on your mind. It is boring here and I need some talkability to smoothe my day out. My wife works all day, and I am here wanting someone to chat to, related to the Rio, of course. If you are not a chatterbox, fine. Someone out there likes to chat. I just hope they own a Rio.
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riotex2 Posts: 1I have a 08 Rio5, and have never had better than 33 mpg highway and 29 mpg city. I do drive about 70 mph highway. I have tried driving very conservatively in the city but it is still never better than 29 mpg I expected better, but thought I had to live with it until I met a guy who owns the same type car and he said he always gets 33 mpg or better. I will try the technique of fueling more often but I don't like the idea of never having completely fresh gas in the tank.
w9awx Posts: 3I just bought a 2009 Rio SX Automatic at the beginning of last month. I have been averaging about 29-30mph in combined driving.
Here are my fill ups so far...
New car picked up on March 15th.
Forgot the first two fill ups
3/25/2010 859 miles $23.58 8.24 gal
3/28/2010 1,162 miles $29.01 10.182 gal 29.76 mpg
3/31/2010 1,468 miles $29.00 10.361 gal 29.53 mpg
dratman Posts: 2Wow, now I know mine is messed up. I've got a 2009 Rio 5 SX automatic, same as pf-flyer's only a hatchback. 8000 miles now and generally 22 to 24 mpg driving 9 miles each way to work with a couple miles of freeway. I've been telling the dealer from the get go that something is wrong but they only believe the computer. It's not the way I drive. My last car, a 1990 civic hatchback typically got 33 mpg driving to work although it was a stick. I don't know what to do. Apparently our government EPA doesn't enforce the mpg ratings it advertises.
bike1953 Posts: 3I have a 2009 Kia Rio5 SX automatic and do a 320 mile trip every other weekend. Gas mileage is 26 to 39 mpg.
I top it up the same, but you should realize that there are various gas pump fuel nozzles out there that fit (into the filler neck) differently and shutoff at different levels.
Don't expect great mileage for short trips, warm up time and stop and go driving is not efficient. I bike 1.5 miles to/from work, just for that reason.
How much you depress the gas pedal makes a hugh difference with this car!
A/C drops 3-4 mpg.
The defroster turns on the A/C!
A tailwind boosts the mpg (a headwind drops mpg).
Yesterday, with a 20 mph tailwind (gusts to 30mph, no A/C) I got 38.8 mpg from Madison, WI to Davenport, IA. Lots of hills in there too.
Conclusion: I accelerate briskly, but just use some of the gas pedal. You floor it and you waste gas. The new computer controlled automatics "learn" from the driver and adjust how and when they shift. Smoothly applying gas pedal "inputs" makes a difference!
stever YooperlandPosts: 40,021A reporter would like to speak to Hyundai and Kia owners who agree or disagree with the latest controversy over MPG. If you own a Hyundai or a Kia and would like to speak to a reporter about your experience with your car's fuel economy, please send your daytime and evening contact info to firstname.lastname@example.com no later than Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET.
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markon Posts: 5My Kia was great at first - then as you, my mileage was not where they promised - THEN the salesperson told me I was driving it wrong, and "you need to break it in".. I am trying to talk to others who were told that. Does this Forum let pe :mad: ople DD? mike at sysdisrupt Dot com
Kirstie_H Posts: 10,828If you are a parent of young children (at least one under 12 years old) who owns the latest model Toyota Prius C or Kia Rio, a reporter would like for you to fill out a survey, due by December 1, 2012, for use in a print publication. Please email email@example.com no later than Friday, November 30, 2012 for a copy of the survey.
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3:30pm Friday 22nd June 2012 in Bridgwater Area News
A BUSINESSMAN has been named as the victim of suspected stabbing in Bridgwater on Thursday (June 21).
Mike Bithrey, 72, landlord of properties at Escott Court, died after being airlifted to Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, following an 'altercation' at around 11am.
The former town councillor from Honiton is a well-known businessman in East Devon and landlord of the property where the incident took place.
The married father-of-four and grandfather owns Bithrey Holdings, based in Bithrey House, King Street, Honiton.
Following the incident police cordoned off an area around Escott Court, Chilton Street, which consists of 13 flats.
Forensics remained at the scene on Friday and a tarpaulin is covering several vehicles.
One resident told the Mercury: "I had just stepped out for a cigarette when I saw police cars and ambulances everywhere. There was a guy who was covered in blood being put into an ambulance. It was like all hell had broken loose.
"Police asked if I heard anything – gunshots – but I didn't. There have been police, ambulances, forensics and CID here. I don't know what's going on."
Dan Tottle, who lives nearby, said: "I heard a loud noise and saw ornaments shaking in my home. I then saw the helicopter fly in and a man was taken away on a stretcher."
A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "Police were called to reports of an altercation in the Chilton Street area of Bridgwater at about 10.50am.
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latitude says...
RIP and condolences to family and friends.
10:36pm Thu 21 Jun 12
sheldoncooper says...
Bridgy old Boy wrote:Quite right B-O-B. The Bridgy Jungle Drums may be quick of the mark but in the space of two hours there were at least 4 different versions of this flying around ( and probably not one of the correct)
Not necessarily wishing to defend the Mercury because I am sure the journos were very busy writing up copy from Holford WI Ladies evening, but something as potentially serious as this story cannot be led by the "grapevine". Effectively we appear to have a murder here and it is essential the facts are reported accurately if nothing else for the sake of the bereaveds family.
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katalina21 wrote:You did not say that though.
When i made my comment i was refering to the update of the gentlmans death not the story itself.
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hevjay says...
MINIME2 wrote:Nobody is critising other posters, maybe you should read their comments properly!
I was also commenting on the incident not how or why. Read the comments properly those of you who are so quick to criticise others.
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Walker's Point mural comes under scrutiny
A mural created in Walker's Point over the weekend during an event organized by TRUE Skool, a group that works to empower at-risk youth through cultural projects, was this morning after coming under scrutiny by local officials.
Ald. Bob Donovan is calling for an investigation of the group and wants to "see why precious grants and resources are being used to 'educate' young people on how to create graffiti," according to a statement released this morning.
"In my opinion this outfit is nothing more than a front for propagating and endorsing graffiti," Donovan said in the statement.
The mural, emblazoned with the words "Raw Love" and created with a group of students under the direction of professional artist Jay Sterling, who also goes by J. Bird, was designed to be temporary and was going to be removed today at 1 p.m., said Sarah Patterson, executive director of TRUE Skool. Things got heated at the site this morning, which Patterson said could have been avoided with if Donovan had simply called the group.
"I just think it is ridiculous when young people in the community see our aldermen go on TV irate…when they try to do something positive and are being called criminals and vandals," said Patterson, who said Donovan attended the group's block party last year.
"It is really sad – we still have those who view art as not valuable," she said.
The mural was painted during the group's 5th annual block party, which was attended by more than 500 people and sponsored by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Safe Alternatives for Youth Grant, RedBull, 88.9 RadioMilwaukee, MODA3, Time Warner-Milwaukee, Artist & Display, Urban Underground and Grime Official, according to Romke de Haan, a TRUE Skool board member.
In an email to constituents this morning, Donovan inidcated that the mural was brought to his attention by the captain of the 2nd District Police Station, Donald Gaglione, and the head of graffiti abatement for the Department of Neighborhood Services.
"The number one consideration in matters like this should be how the area residents feel about it," Donovan wrote. "When you can show that they are in support, you will have a leg to stand on."
Patterson said TRUE Skool delivered fliers to homes and businesses in Walker's Point on June 24th, sharing information about summer activitiesincluding the block party and "live art" projects. They delivered the fliers in an area bordered on the east and west by S. 1st and S. 5th streets, and on the north and south by W. Florida and W. Walker streets, she said.
Robert Smith, the owner of the building at 934 S. Barclay St., could not be reached for comment.
"We're really trying to help the community," said Romke de Haan, a board member for TRUE Skool, who added that in addition to creating murals in the community the group also removes graffiti and tagging throughout the area. "This was an art project."
Donovan said he didn't believe that the mural was temporary.
"I think they ve been successful in misleading people," Donovan said of TRUE Skool. "Graffiti is at its worse level now since we started taking records, and that worsening seems to coincide with the arrival of TRUE Skool on the scene."
TRUE Skool also has plans to create a more permanent community mural at S. 3rd and W. Bruce St. in the coming weeks. Information about the mural was included in the fliers the group distributed and was discussed at the June 30 meeting of the Walker's Point Association, which gave the group its support, Patterson said.
The Common Council shelved a measure last fall that would have made murals subject to the same regulations and approval processes as commercial signs. Donovan is chair of the public safety committee and a member of the city's anti-graffiti policy committee.
The image is courtesy of TRUE Skool and was taken over the weekend.
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Ok, on one had I do think the artwork looks cool and took allot of skill to do. On the other hand, I don't think it's appropriate with the bio hazard, bomb, mushroom cloud gas mask theme. It's cool looking, but it should not be endorsed by the city for the message it portrays. If it would have been a more positive message but in the same art style then I would be fully for it.
OMG READ THIS FIRST: (about a similar incident)
here is the summary/opinion:
1. This is NOT graffiti because it was sanctioned and done LEGALLY therefore it is a MURAL.
2. It is also not art because it has a message and nothing but art can be art. It is an illustration/mural, period. But this isn't the questions at issue.
3. The question at hand is: Should private property that can be seen from a public place be controlled or censored and by whom?
4. This TRUE SKOOL mural is encouraging graffiti the same way a picture of a male and a female teen hugging each other would encourage teen pregnancy. It could, but its just too far of a stretch. Just cause the imagery/typeface signifies the graffiti culture doesn't mean it is the thing (graffiti) itself.
5. Graffiti at its worst? Obviously this worst is not that bad. NY, europe, etc.
TO BorisTheArtist:
Your example is a bit off- since this mural depicts imagery and style which is typically associated with graffiti, it is in fact a mural which contains the typically associated structure of graffiti.
With that being said your example would then have to be: A picture of two teens engaging in intercourse, since intercourse is the only traditional way of incurring teen pregnancy. Therefore it is not a stretch to presume this type of a mural would encourage the imagery and style associated with graffiti.
So in reality your question then becomes: WHo should be allowed to regulate imagery seen from private property that is typically deemed as vulgar and normally illegal?
I am not a fan of graffiti style art and believe that actual tagging is criminal defacement of another person's design, whether it be a building a box car or a bridge. But these are kids who painted a mural and had permission to paint it in a designated, temporary space.
To me, this is like an alderman going to a church festival and saying he hates seeing beer flags hanging everywhere. I think they look crappy too, but they are part of the festival and are scheduled to come down. Is it really worth our tax dollars to call the news crew?
Or yelling through a megaphone every time a lift bridge goes up. Sure, it will be coming down in a little while too, and even though the boat had permission to go through, for a few minutes some of us were uncomfortable.
To me, what Donovan did was reinforce the impression that it is a waste of time for at-risk youths to follow the rules. It is a waste of time to cooperate with the city and a waste of time to try and create something legitimately (unless maybe it's a flag, a kitten or a civic leader).
As I said, I am not a fan of this style of art, and I could be wrong but I don't recall ML saying she was a fan of it either, which is beside the point. When people follow the rules and have permission to put up a temporary mural, should our aldermen spend time yelling at them?


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We don't know if Knox is innocent. We do, however, know that the Kerchers' loss is worse than anything that she has experienced, even if she was wrongfully convicted.
We don't know if Knox is innocent. We do, however, know that the Kerchers' loss is worse than anything that she has experienced, even if she was wrongfully convicted.
About Italian courts, I am sure most of them do a good job. It does not mean they didn't botch this case (and there could be other exceptions too that we don't know about). I am not saying US courts are correct 100% of the times. Many verdicts in the USA have been questionable.
How is Amanda a "proven murderer"? She was acquitted once for lack of evidence. She is innocent until proven beyond reasonable doubt of her guilt, unless Italian law, which I know nothing about, assumes that she is guilty until proven innocent.
good article on false confessions that also addresses the unwillingness of police and prosecutors to accept that the confession/statement was false, sometimes going to extreme lengths to explain away solid DNA evidence that exonerates the confessor. Once a case is going a certain direction, there is often institutional inertia to keep it going that way even in the face of evidence proving them wrong. People have their career and reputations at stake and are invested in being "right". Police want to secure an arrest quickly. Prosecutors want to win their case.
In the case of Amanda, she was told that the police had hard evidence that she was at her house at the time of the murder, and also that they had proof that Patrick Lumumba was the killer. They told her that Raffaele had given incriminating evidence against her. They kept telling her to imagine what the scene was like if she was there while Patrick killed Meredith and promised she could go if she did so. They had already found hairs that showed a man of African heritage was at the crime scene, and when they saw Amanda's text messages with Patrick, they thought it must be him. Amanda didn't make that scenario up out of the blue; it was suggested to her.
How do people who think Amanda and boyfriend are guilty explain the absence of their DNA at the murder scene?
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I don't know what to think about Amanda Knox, whether or not she did it and whether or not the process was fair. But many of the comments in this thread make it quite clear that, for whatever reason, very few people seem to be able to view this case objectively.
Creating drama!
Of course what happened to Kerchers is extremely terrible but nothing will bring Meredith back. But their statements make it clear that they want Knox and Sollecito in jail even thought they are not sure if these two had nothing do with the murder. I have very little sympathy for that kind of mindset. Young life was lost in vain, why ruin two more for no reason?
Is there any real information on how they came to this new conclusion? I mean, when it was overturned, it was pretty straightforward, that they didn't have conclusive evidence.
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This is how I view it.
1) It's hard enough for the educated and trained ones to navigate in trials, but surely none of us has the knowledge (of the science, of the law, of the facts) to say whether the three of them are guilty or innocent.
2) No country likes to see one of their own on trial abroad. Big and powerful US expecially.
This case clearly makes an audience, so the US press is bound to talk about it, and the only angle they could explore is innocence.
Plus Knox family spent good money on PR.
No wonder the US people are inclined to think the thing is unjust, but they should consider they only get reports from a specific angle.
3) The angle is opposite in the UK: again press talks about what makes audience, but the only acceptable angle they can work there is guilty.
UK people have a widely different view than US people.
4) Italian justice.
There is no previous episode that would suggest they went after Knox because she was american. Infact, Americans tend to be treated pretty well in Italy, justice wise.
There's nothing that would suggest italian judges are sub par, infact, maybe it's the opposite.
There is US pressure going on on this trial. US diplomacy attended the whole thing, and it's been reported to be very active. If I had to bet, I'd say judges will look for a way to not convict Knox, if they can find one that goes with their ethics.
5) Both knox and Sollecito can count on excellent resources. When Sollecito was found not guilty, his lawyer was sitting in the parlament (on Berlusconi's side), she was head of the parlament justice commettee, she could have influenced the judges career, or at least make their professional life difficult, had she wanted to. I'd call that shit.
Anyway, I'd bet that if there's so much of an evidence, a procedure, a testimony they can attack they will; they are in the position to leave no stone unturned.
There really isn't much to add: whatever happens will be at the very least just, as just as humans can be when they make their best effort.
Except for the Kerchers, of course.
I feel about Amanda Knox much the same way I feel about OJ Simpson, Casey Anthony and John Zimmerman in the states. Guilty as feck but benefiting from lack of forensic evidence, bungled police involvement, shitty prosecution and a good defense team.
Having said that, I'm not an expert on any of these cases.
But defamation is another story. Amanda did falsely accuse someone else (even though this was allegedly suggested to her by police). She isn't the first or last person to confuse fantasy and reality while under duress, but that doesn't absolve her at all - she was very detailed, yet weird, in her statement. She was convicted of "calunnia" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calunnia -- and sentenced to three years (lenient if the wiki is correct about sentencing) and assessed some fines/restitution. She was in jail 4 years, but I don't think she has paid up. If she served her time on that offense, she doesn't deserve to be convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 more years just because of her calunnia. She deserves the 25 years if she helped murder Meredith Kercher.
I once read the English translations and summaries of the court reports linked here: http://themurderofmeredithkercher.com/Primary_Sources Based on that I had the gut feeling that the murderer (Rudy Guede) is in jail. I am not convinced of Amanda's or Raffaele's guilt or innocence. I doubt a jury would have gotten to "beyond a reasonable doubt" in the US, but this was Italy, and I am not convinced they weren't there. Ambivalent I guess. I haven't read anything from the latest trial.
I feel worst for the Kerchers because I think they have been convinced that Amanda and Raffaele did this. No matter what happened, they will never feel justice has been done if Amanda doesn't serve her time. That has to be just horrible to live with. Debilitating.
Apparently Raffaele did make it to Austria before the verdict, but came back to Italy and was picked up there. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/01...l-near-border/
just read loulou' post - I agree with all of that post.
I think I will have a snack and take a nap before I eat and go to sleep.
As I said before: given the chance to change jury, judges, lawyers, labs, strategies, in any country this is bound to produce different verdicts.
Also: when a verdict is read in Italy, all parts get are notified in the specific its motivations, which gives them a chance to correct their strategy where they failed, and makes their job the second time much easier.
Have to agree with this. And if they didn't do it, the Kerchers will never feel justice has been found.I feel worst for the Kerchers because I think they have been convinced that Amanda and Raffaele did this. No matter what happened, they will never feel justice has been done if Amanda doesn't serve her time. That has to be just horrible to live with. Debilitating.
Loulou, I agree with your post, in general. However, I have no problem with an American being tried abroad and convicted with compelling evidence. As to a screw up. I think that happened within the first few hours/days of the investigation. And I think it would be nearly impossible for the Italian courts to really find out what happened. I believe they will do their best. But, unfortunately too much has been compromised at this point. I don't think either way, guilty or innocent, will ever feel completely comfortable for anyone.
The one significant difference, here, is that once you have been found not guilty, you cannot be retried for the same crime. Now, I do believe there are ways to get around that. If different evidence comes to light, they can be tried for a different crime.


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A family is searching for a Clay County man last seen around midday Friday at a Terre Haute bank.
David M. Schroeder, 56, of rural Brazil, was last seen at about 12:30 p.m. Friday at First Financial Bank's main branch in downtown Terre Haute.
His son, Dave Schroeder, told the Tribune-Star on Monday that David M. Schroeder sent a text to his wife, indicating he was heading home to meet her for lunch, but he never showed up, and no one has heard from him since that text.
Dave Schroeder said that friends and relatives have been "driving everywhere between here and his [dad's] house for the last three days."
The 56-year-old man, who own Simrell's on South Seventh Street, lives west of Brazil off County Road 500 West.
Dave Schroeder said his father has some medical issues that could have contributed to his disappearance. Schroeder said Terre Haute Police have assigned a detective to the case, and a Silver Alert could be issued after his father's doctor confirms the man's medical situation to police.
David M. Schroeder is described as about 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing 230 pounds, with salt and pepper hair and a short pony tail. He has blue eyes and a goatee. He was driving a green 2000 Ford Ranger extended cab, flare-side truck, license plate number 1271275, according to a vehicle description posted by family on Facebook.
THPD Assistant Chief Shawn Keen said the descriptions of Schroeder and his truck have been entered into a national database and distributed to all law enforcement agencies.
Police also have been tracking Schroeder's cell phone, but there has been no activity since the text to his wife.
Keen said police have no reason to believe that foul play is involved in the man's disappearance. Schroeder's wife reported him missing at 6:30 p.m. Friday, he said.
"We are working with his family and doctor to try to get a Silver Alert issued," Keen told the Tribune-Star on Monday. "He is supposed to be on heart medication."
Anyone who might have seen the missing man or his truck since Friday can call THPD at 812-238-1661.
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BATHURST, NB - Bathurst, NB, has been awarded the 2002 National Midget Hockey Championship, the Canadian Hockey Association announced on Friday.
The National Midget Hockey Championship, in its current format, made its debut in 1979 in Winnipeg, MB. Since 1984, it has adopted a regional format with six teams taking part, a host team and five regional champions (Atlantic, Quebec, Central, West, Pacific)
The National Midget Hockey Championship has been held in New Brunswick on two previous occasions. The event was held in Moncton, NB in 1977 and in 1986. Among the participants in 1986, the host team from Moncton boasted current Carolina Hurricane Scott Pellerin while Burnaby, BC iced current Colorado Avalanche star Joe Sakic.
Other current and former NHL stars who have taken part in this annual event over the years include Rod Brind'amour (1986-87), Wendel Clark (1982), Ron Francis (1980), Ron Hextall, (1980), Simon Gagné (1997), Olaf Kolzig (1987), Al MacInnis (1979), Larry Murphy (1977); Mike Peca (1990), Brad Stuart (1997) and Steve Yzerman (1980).
"We're excited about the opportunity to host the National Midget Hockey Championship in 2002," said Howie Peters, President of the New Brunswick Amateur Hockey Association. "Bathurst will be a great host and we look forward to holding this event."
"On behalf of the Bathurst Host Committee it is an honor for us to have been chosen as hosts of this prestigious event," said Hollis Chamberlain, Chair of the 2002 Host Committee. "The people of Bathurst have proven their support of hockey with the Acadie-Bathurst Titans of the QMJHL and we expect strong support from the entire community in creating an exciting atmosphere for the participating teams."
The tournament opens with a round-robin round with the top four teams qualifying for the playoff round. This is followed by two crossover games (first against fourth, second against third) and the Bronze and Gold medal games on the final day.
Air Canada has been involved as the title sponsor of the National Midget Hockey Championship for the past 23 years. Details regarding sponsorship of the National Midget Championship will be forthcoming.
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TAHLEQUAH — Fort Gibson quarterback J.R. Singleton ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more as FGHS picked up a 42-33 victory against Tahlequah at Doc Wadley Stadium on Friday night.
Fort Gibson scored on its very first play from scrimmage on offense, when Singleton found Michael Richey for a 26-yard strike.
Fort Gibson (1-0) rattled off 21 straight points to begin the game and eventually led 35-14 at halftime.
Tahlequah, though, responded in the second half and got within nine points with a little less than five minutes left. But for the second straight season, Fort Gibson claimed bragging rights in the Highway 62 matchup.
"We escaped," Fort Gibson coach James Singleton said. "We felt pretty comfortable at one time when we were up 35-7. We scored 14 points like gang-busters to open the game, and the defense was swarming. We were also moving up and down the field and feeling pretty good.
"But then the second quarter, it got a little rough. From there, it got choppy on both sides."
J.R. Singleton ran for 82 yards and passed for 177 more for Fort Gibson.
Singleton's 49-yard scoring pass to Will Rumbley midway through the fourth quarter put Fort Gibson up 42-21, but Tahlequah responded with two touchdowns to trim the deficit to nine.
Fort Gibson ran for 199 yards on 44 carries.
Tahlequah's main source of offense was the pass-and-catch combination of quarterback David Dick and receiver Kourt McMillan. Dick was 13 of 25 for 276 yards and three touchdowns — all of which went to McMillan, who had seven grabs for 235 yards.
Two of McMillan's three touchdowns were on 80 yards strikes.
Tahlequah drops to 0-1 and will host Rogers (Ark.) on Friday night. Fort Gibson returns home to host Hilldale.
Fort Gibson 42, Tahlequah 33
First quarter
FGHS — Michael Richey 26-yard pass from J.R. Singleton (Daniel Mielnick kick), 10:01.
FGHS — Tristan Johnson 19-yard interception return (Mielnick kick), 8:17.
FGHS — Singleton 2-yard run (Mielnick kick), 1:20.
THS — Kourtland McMillan 80-yard pass from David Dick (Bryce Patrick kick), 1:07.
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Kasey Caron didn't plan on making a grand political statement at Richland High School's homecoming ceremony.
He wasn't trying to change any stereotypes about transgender students or fight for equal treatment by asking to be on the king's court.
In fact, Caron, who is a girl but identifies as a female-to-male transgender, didn't even ask to be placed on the male ballot for homecoming court. The guidance counselor, Missy Stringent, asked the 17-year-old which ballot he would prefer to be on. Kasey chose the male side.
"They gave me the option," said Kasey, who was born with polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition that leads to a hormone imbalance where the ovaries make more androgens – sometimes called male hormones – than normal.
Three days later, Kasey was informed that because his driver's license identifies him as a female, Pennsylvania law prohibits him from being on the male ballot – even though he cannot begin the gender transformation until after he turns 18.
Instead, the school moved Kasey to the female ballot.
"I was trying to be OK with it," he said of getting the news. "I left the office and as soon as I walked across the hallway to the guidance office, I started crying."
Kasey, who estimates that 90 percent of his senior classmates support his decision to run as a male, still won enough votes to earn one of 10 spots on the female court, which will be honored on Oct. 4.
But, the administration and Kasey agreed that having him be escorted by a male would be too awkward for both students. Instead, Kasey said, Richland offered to let him be a part of the female court and bring an escort of his choosing who wasn't already on the court.
"I didn't know at that point if I wanted to be on court if that was the situation," he said. "It just seemed like more of a hassle than just dropping off and letting whoever else go."
Kasey was given until Tuesday to make a decision. By then his mother, Kathy Caron, and her partner, Cindy Theys, had gotten involved and contacted various groups to mount a defense.
"Oh my gosh, I got so angry when I came home and heard the story," Kathy Caron said.
Kasey wrote an editorial that was published on gaynewsletter.com and word spread quickly about his situation. Read the editorial here.
On Tuesday, Kathy Caron and Theys – who still often refer to Kasey as "she" or "her" – sat down with Richland administrators to discuss how Kasey's case would be handled.
"They were very apologetic. They were very sympathetic," Kathy Caron said. "They spoke very highly of Kasey. They wanted to do more for her than they could, but they have to stand by what their lawyers told them."
Richland Superintendent Thomas Fleming declined The Tribune-Democrat's interview request.
"The school district does not discuss private student information with the media," Fleming said. "We are not going to have any discussion with the media about this at this time."
Kathy Caron said that the school did help them file a request to speak to the school board at 7 p.m. Monday. In addition to the homecoming issue, the Carons plan to petition to ask if Kasey can wear a blue cap and gown at graduation as the boys do rather than the red that girls wear.
The case is similar to the one made by a York County school district in the spring regarding a transgender student. Sierra Stambaugh, who went by the name Issak Wolfe, was denied the opportunity to run for prom king at Red Lion Area High School.
During the school's graduation ceremony, Wolfe was able to join boys in wearing a black cap and gown, but the school said the diploma must use the student's legal name.
Kasey, thanks to the androgynous name he was given at birth, won't have to deal with that issue, which has already getting noticed. The American Civil Liberties Union has reached out to him and the gay/straight alliance at Clarion University has asked him to appear as a guest speaker.
State Sen. John Wozniak, D-Westmont, who co-sponsored anti-discrimination bills earlier this year, said cases such as Kasey's can help change the way transgendered students are treated.
"I think we have to evolve. We have to have the conversation and more public awareness," Wozniak said. "It's a tough issue, but these are real people, too.
"We're dealing with a situation where it's uncharted territory here in Pennsylvania."
For the 17-year-old, the situation has become much bigger than he expected.
"I was trying to deal with my senior year with the least amount of stress," he said with a laugh. "I was more concerned with what college I'm going to go to and the SATs."
Eric Knopsnyder is editor of The Tribune-Democrat. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/eric_knopsnyder.


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The scorching hot weather didn't even touch the surface of the heated action on the diamond, as Sutton and the Cozad Reds Seniors dueled for supremacy in a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon at Muny Park.
In the opening contest, a walk-off triple off the bat of Hank Pflaster drove in a pair of runs that gave the Reds a 4-3 victory over Sutton.
The Mustangs were in business early on when Max Olson got on base via a fielders choice and then took advantage of Cozad miscues to score the 1-0 lead for Sutton in the first inning of play.
The score remained 1-0 until Cozad was able to knot the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the second inning when Chase Dugan singled and then scored on Dillon Budd's two-out, RBI-single into centerfield.
The Reds Seniors stayed on the offensive in the third inning when a leadoff triple into the power alley of left field by Jake Paulsen gave the Cozad contingency a runner just 90-feet from paydirt. Paulsen soon thereafter scored on Colin Wetovick's hit into centerfield to give the Reds a 2-1 lead at the conclusion of the third stanza.
Defense reigned throughout the fourth and fifth innings and even into the sixth inning until Sutton pushed across a Patrick Dempsey run on a suicide squeeze play laid down by Garret Clark to knot the score again, this time at 2-2.
In the top of the seventh inning, the Sutton offense found a spark with leadoff batter Tyler Bailey connecting on a double and then scoring on Max Olson's RBI-double to garner the lead 3-2 heading towards the bottom of the seventh inning.
Cozad was in business when Nate Bubak scored and then Tyson Werner doubled to put a pair of runners in scoring position for the Reds. During the ensuing at-bat, Hank Pflaster belted a two-RBI triple over the left fielder that pushed across the tying and winning runs for the Cozad Seniors to etch the 4-3 victory.
Nate Bubak earned the mound win by pitching the final inning in relief for Cozad.
Reds Senior starting pitcher, Simon Rangel, was 'En Fuego' by allowing just two hits over six innings of work while striking out five batters.
Cozad's Hank Pflaster had a stellar day at the plate with a 2-4 outing that included a triple and two RBIs.
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In the nightcap, scoring was at a premium once again, as Sutton was able to escape with a 7-5 win over the host Reds Seniors.
The game got started off on the right foot with both Sutton and Cozad scoring in the opening inning of play.
The Mustangs were able to get Max Olson on base and put him around on a pair of stolen bases and a hustle play. The Reds evened things up in their half of the first inning when Jake Paulsen earned a walk and then scored on Nate Bubak's big-time double into centerfield to make the score 1-1.
Sutton was able to return the favor with a mini scoring rally of three more runs in the top of the second inning. Garret and Reed Stone connected on singles to lead the charge for the Mustangs to run out to a 4-1 lead.
Sutton would continue to hold onto their 4-1 lead going into the fifth inning. In that stanza, the Mustangs manufactured another run with Max Olson singling and then scored on Garret Clark's two-out, RBI-single into right field to make the score 5-1.
Again in the sixth inning they pushed to increase their cushion to the tune of 6-1 when Max Olson scored his second run of the contest for Sutton.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Reds Seniors found the spark when Hank Pflaster and Chase Dugan connected on back-to-back singles to start the rally. Both Pflaster and Dugan along with Conor Young scored, as Dillon Budd and Jake Paulsen belted RBI-singles to make the score 6-4 with just one inning to play.
Sutton was able to inch away on the scoreboard with a run scored in the top of the seventh on a Patrick Dempsey leadoff double that turned into a hustle play for the Mustang to score.
Chasing a three-run deficit, the Cozad offense had their work cut out for them. Tysen Werner got beaned to start off the inning. Werner scored on Conor Young's two-out RBI-triple, but that was as close as the Reds would get, as Sutton retired the side with a strikeout to net the 7-5 victory.
On the mound, Jacob Rush went the distance, allowing just five hits while striking out four batters.
Nate Bubak was 3-4 with a double and an RBI to lead the offense.
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