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While an illness in the crew forced W&W to cancel their June 2013 tour dates, the duo is making up for it in spades. On July 5, W&W has been tapped to play an exclusive set after the Phillies/Braves game. This isn't the first time EDM and the MLB got together, as Afrojack played a special set at the MLB Fan Cave on Opening Day, but to be given the stage post-game? Amazing.
The way this will be set up is that W&W will be knocking out a 90-minute set at the Ashburn Alley entertainment area of Citizen's Bank Park field, with all ticket-holders being invited. Word is that there's a $5 discount on tickets for this game, so you could effectively pay $12 to see a MLB game and hear a 90-minute set from an acclaimed EDM duo.
DAD's wondering what the ratio of MLB diehards to ravers will be at this game. Does the EDM scene have a lot of baseball fans? Philly is known for having some aggressive fans, and while we've seen ravers puking during festivals, we're hoping an angry fan doesn't go on another vomit assault when he sees a girl with colored extensions in her hair and fuzzy boots.


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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is continuing its efforts to make it easier to comply with the requirements of the Truth in Lending Act.
In March, the CFPB issued its TILA-RESPA compliance guide which was designed to help smaller lenders and other mortgage companies understand and comply with the new mortgage disclosure rules designed to make it easier for consumers to understand loan documentation.
Now, the CFPB is launching eRegulations, an "intuitive, easy-to-navigate electronic format of Truth in Lending regulations." The CFPB said that it expects eRegulations to make it easier to implement and use the recently adopted mortgage rules.
According to the CFPB, eRegulations makes the TILA regulations "easy to read and navigate." The website features clear typography and a "persistent table of contents" to ensure fast access to any section of the regulation.
Specifically, eRegulations highlights TILA's "Regulation Z" which protects people when they use consumer credit. Regulation Z defines consumer credit as: mortgage loans, home equity lines of credit, reverse mortgages, open-end credit, certain student loans and installment loans.
The eRegulations website also features a regulation timeline which shows recent revisions of the regulation organized by the effective date of the revision. Users can also compare any two versions of the regulation, word for word, by selecting a date in the menu.
The website also features inline official interpretations and highlighted defined terms.
Click here to visit eRegulations from the CFPB.
Describing his message as a "tough one," CFPB Deputy Director Steven Antonakes told attendees yesterday at the Mortgage Bankers Association's National Mortgage Servicing Conference that "continued sloppiness" by servicers "is difficult to comprehend and not acceptable." While acknowledging the CFPB's past statements that it would not immediately expect perfect compliance with the new mortgage servicing rules and instead would be looking at whether companies were making a good faith effort to comply, Mr. Antonakes' remarks indicate that the CFPB will be taking a very narrow view of what constitutes a "good faith effort."
Telling mortgage servicers that a "good faith effort does not mean servicers have the freedom to harm consumers," Mr. Antonakes stated that he wanted to "very clearly lay out [the CFPB's] expectations." He indicated that "in these very early days, technical issues should simply be identified and corrected" and that the CFPB expects servicers to "conduct outreach to ensure that all customers in default know their options" and "assess loss mitigation applications with care." He stated that the CFPB will be paying "exceptionally close attention" to servicing transfers, looking to see if all information and documents are transferred as required. He further stated that failures to honor existing permanent or trial modifications "will not be tolerated" and that force-placed insurance should only be used as "a last resort" and not "as a profit center."
As we continue to work with clients on implementing the new mortgage servicing rules and conducting assessments/gap analyses of their compliance management systems, we are proactively navigating the issues highlighted by Mr. Antonakes. It seems clear from the tenor of his remarks that any delay by servicers in achieving full compliance with the new mortgage servicing rules will carry significant risks. Now that the CFPB has delivered its warning, we suggest that our industry friends make full compliance an immediate priority.
New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulations to rein in the mortgage market are simple to understand and easy to follow, according to the agency's chief.
CFPB Director Richard Cordray defended the regulations at a Consumer Federation of America event on Thursday, and promised that the bureau would be "vigilant" in enforcing the "back to basics" regulations for mortgage lenders and servicers, according to prepared remarks.
On Jan. 10, the bureau's new mortgage rules go into effect, requiring lenders to affirm that their borrowers are able to pay back the mortgages they take out.
"These are bedrock concepts backed by our new common-sense rules," Cordray said.
Financial institutions and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have worried that the regulations are too onerous, especially for small banks and credit unions. The regulations' requirements could force some institutions to cut back their mortgage lending, they warn.
The CFPB has also issued regulations for mortgage servicers who collect payments and work with borrowers to pay off their loans.
On the same day the mortgage lending rules go into effect in January, servicers will also have restrictions about when they credit mortgage payments they receive, and force them to investigate any errors reported on consumers' bills. Other rules affect the way mortgage lenders have to help distressed and delinquent borrowers.
"Our new rules will help every borrower, whether or not they struggle to make their payments, by bringing greater transparency to the market," Cordray said.
Those, too, have become the subject of criticism from mortgage lenders that say they could make it harder to hand out housing loans.
On Thursday, Cordray fired back against those concerns.
"They amount to little more than taking the time to work directly with your customers to address their circumstances," he said. "In short, our rule means simply that mortgage servicers must now do their jobs."
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray acknowledged concerns Tuesday about how the agency is regulating indirect auto lenders, vowing to be more transparent about its oversight.
The agency has been under fire since a March bulletin, which was not subject to public comment, that said the agency would hold auto lenders responsible for any discrimination made by partner dealers, whether it was intentional or not. Cordray said the agency was holding a field hearing Thursday on the issue designed to engage directly with auto lenders.
Ensuring that consumers have timely and understandable information to make responsible decisions about financial transactions;
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau late last week finalized amendments and clarifications to its January mortgage rules.
CFPB Director Richard Cordray said the amendments will help industry comply and to better protect consumers, answering questions that have been identified during the implementation process.
"Our mortgage rules were designed to eliminate irresponsible practices and foster a thriving, more sustainable marketplace," Cordray said. "Today's rule amends and clarifies parts of our mortgage rules to ensure a smoother implementation process, which is helpful to both businesses and consumers." **Note** - No changes were made to force placed insurance.
The CFPB released the first version of the 2013 Dodd-Frank Mortgage Rules Readiness Guide. The guide is made for use by financial institutions of all sizes to evaluate their preparedness to be compliant and to maintain compliance with the upcoming mortgage rule changes. According to the CFPB, the guide serves three purposes:
Republican lawmakers are calling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to explain its rationale behind new fair lending guidelines for auto lenders.
The House Republicans, including 27 members of the Financial Services Committee, sent a letter dated Thursday to the bureau expressing concern about the intent and methodology of the guidelines. In March, the CFPB told indirect auto lenders to improve oversight of dealers they work with, warning them of reported interest rate disparities in car loans given to minority borrowers.
The CFPB issued a final rule clarifying and making technical amendments to the 2013 Escrows Final Rule issued by the Bureau this past January. This is the first final rule in connection with the CFPB's planned issuances to clarify and provide additional guidance about the mortgage rules issued in January. It is based on a proposed rule issued in April.
This final rule has two primary purposes:
Maintaining Consumer Protections The 2013 Escrows Final Rule amends an existing rule that provides protections regarding assessments of consumers' ability to repay and prepayment penalties on certain "higher-priced" mortgage loans. The Dodd-Frank Act and certain of the other new mortgage rules issued in January expand and strengthen the requirements concerning ability to repay and prepayment penalties. However, the 2013 Escrows Final Rule as adopted in January can be read to cut off the old protections before the new expanded protections take effect. This would create a six-month period when those consumer protections would not apply. This final rule establishes a temporary provision to ensure existing protections remain in place for higher-priced mortgage loans until the expanded provisions take effect in January 2014.
"Rural" and "Underserved" Definitions The CFPB is also clarifying how to determine whether or not a county is considered "rural" or "underserved" for purposes of applying an exemption in the 2013 Escrows Final Rule and special provisions adopted in three other Dodd-Frank Act mortgage rules issued in January. The CFPB also provides illustrations of how to do the determinations to facilitate compliance. The determinations are made based on currently applicable Urban Influence Codes or UICs, which are established by the USDA's Economic Research Service (for "rural"), or based on HMDA data (for "underserved"). The CFPB used the changes to compile the final 2013 rural or underserved counties list (which applies with respect to the exemption in the 2013 Escrows Final Rule posted on their website to mortgages closed from June 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.)
During the rulemaking process for these clarifications, the Bureau received many comments suggesting major changes to the rural and underserved definitions and related provisions. These comments were outside the scope of the narrow technical changes the rule was proposing. However, the Bureau plans to finalize very soon the proposed rule the Bureau issued concurrently with the Ability to Repay/QM Rule in January, and it will address questions of further flexibility for small institutions.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced four enforcement actions to end what the Bureau believes to be improper kickbacks paid by mortgage insurers to mortgage lenders in exchange for business. The CFPB filed complaints and proposed consent orders against four national mortgage insurance companies in order to stop these practices, which have been prevalent for more than 10 years. The proposed orders require the four mortgage insurers to pay more than $15 million in penalties to the CFPB.
"Illegal kickbacks distort markets and can inflate the financial burden of homeownership for consumers," said CFPB Director Richard Cordray. "We believe these mortgage insurance companies funneled millions of dollars to mortgage lenders for well over a decade. The orders announced today put an end to these types of arrangements and require these insurers to pay more than $15 million in penalties for violating the law."
The CFPB alleges that four mortgage insurance companies violated federal consumer financial law by engaging in widespread kickback arrangements with lenders across the country. The CFPB believes the mortgage insurers named in today's enforcement actions provided kickbacks to mortgage lenders by purchasing captive reinsurance that was essentially worthless but was designed to make a profit for the lenders.
The four companies named in today's actions are Genworth Mortgage Insurance Corporation, United Guaranty Corporation, Radian Guaranty Inc., and Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation. In exchange for kickbacks, these mortgage insurers received lucrative business referrals from lenders. These types of kickbacks were a common practice in the years leading up to the financial crisis. These four companies were key players during that time.
At the CBA Live conference last week in Phoenix, CFPB Assistant Director for Fair Lending & Equal Opportunity Patrice Ficklin announced that the CFPB will be using ECOA to regulate dealer mark-up.
1. Fees - related to service actually performed
a. Bureau finds commissions "problematic" b. Bona-fide & reasonable
a. Bureau finds commissions "problematic"
b. Bona-fide & reasonable
2. Exemptions
a. Flood Insurance
b. HELOCS
3. Escrow
a. Homeowner policy renewal for delinquent borrowers
i. Must be renewed by servicer
ii. Not subject to force-placed ins
4. Notification
a. 45 day cycle - 3 letters
b. Good faith estimate
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Take a look at this Yucca Tree ...
Do you see the little buds from the base upwards? How would I go about cloning a new Yucca tree from one of those buds? |
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- Posted by gardenfreak (My Page) on Sun, Aug 19, 07 at 13:10
The same way as you would do any cutting. I have never done it with Yucca, but Pineapple shows the same growing behaviour. The way we do with pineapple, just take a sharp knife and cut of one of those "clones" at the bottom of the plant, make sure there is some "wood" (a bit of the mother stem) on the bottom of it and just put it in some kind of rooting medium. Some people use sand (because its sterile) others just use potting soil. Keep it moist, not damp and if you want it to root sooner, you can apply some rooting hormone/powder to the end, before putting it in the soil. Members of the Yucca family seem to be very easy to root and grow. Good luck. |
- Posted by whimsicalgardener MD-7 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 23, 07 at 16:30
Yucca is one of the easiest plants to root. I have never taken any of the wood off...just a clean cut of the shoot. They don't really seem to care about planting medium. They are no fuss growers. |
I have replanted 5ft cuttings before with great success. I just chopped it off and stuck it in the ground. If you were worried you could cut say 8 vertical strips about 5 inches to the base of the cutting, dip it in root hormone or honey and put it in the ground. Like I said I didn't bother doing that and I didn't have a problem Ed |
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I'd like to try Virginia Bluebells in a zone 7 garden, but am concerned about how much watering they require. I know they occur naturally along streambanks. Has anyone had success in a shady garden that is not constantly damp? |
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- Posted by Waplummer Z5 NY (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Oct 13, 03 at 18:52
Since they go dormant after flowering and setting seed; one of the spring ephemerals, if they get enough moisture in the spring then they should fo fine. |
- Posted by PelhamGardener z7 NY (My Page) on Tue, Oct 14, 03 at 21:47
Thanks for the advice. I wonder if the bulbs still need moisture even after the plant goes dormant? |
- Posted by newjerseytea (My Page) on Mon, Oct 20, 03 at 14:54
I didn't water the area where my Virginia Bluebells are located at all during last year's drought, an area that tends to dry out even in a normal summer. They came back this year, perhaps not as vigorously as in the past, but they were back. Hopefully, next spring they will put on a great show due to this year's wet weather. |
- Posted by gardening_at_night 7A (My Page) on Thu, Oct 23, 03 at 16:24
they are super easy to grow and need no suplemental watering. they can completely dry out in the dormant stage with no problems. i have some on a clay hillside, a flat dry woodland area, and a sunny area near the house. they've all been doing fine and even self-seeded prolifically here in maryland. |
If you want a tough plant that will take dry areas and look just like virginia bluebells, try pulmonaria - a beautiful plant IMHO. |
- Posted by PelhamGardener z7 NY (My Page) on Sun, Nov 16, 03 at 16:54
Thanks for the suggestion. Is Pulmonaria a native flower? I don't find it in my usual sources. Please tell us more. |
- Posted by Elaine_NJ6 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 19, 03 at 14:46
pulmonaria is not native |
We have found Mertensia to be...er...rather too easy! It's everywhere!! We have mesic conditions, but we do some supplemental watering. |
- Posted by Elaine_NJ6 (My Page) on Sat, Nov 29, 03 at 16:54
Mertensia isn't native either |
Mertensia virginica is native to Eastern North America. |
- Posted by newjerseytea (My Page) on Thu, Dec 4, 03 at 13:25
Elaine, everything I've ever read about Mertensia says it's native. Where did you get the information that it's not? |
Mertensia is a native plant. Be sure to water them well the 1st year until the plants become established and they'll be just fine. |
I have been planning to add some to my woods. It gets quite swampy in spring but dries up in the summer. Can they get too wet? Can I grow them from seed, and if so do they need any special treatment (like stratification, etc). I am researching all this, but sources don't always agree, so input is appreciated. Vavsie |
Here is a link that might be useful: My Garden of Eden
- Posted by PlantSnobIN z6 IN (My Page) on Sun, Jan 18, 04 at 17:31
I have been growing bluebells for more than 20 years. Not ecologically correct, but I dug them from my grandparents woods, should have saved more before the bulldozers got them. I have many in full sun, no water but the rain and they have selfseeded very happily. When moving them you should be careful to dig deeply to get the root, but I have had good luck moving even when they were blooming. |
I have recieved my seeds in the mail and have winter sowed them into plastic covered flats in an unheated porch. The assumption is they will germinate at the right time in the spring. What I am unsure of is how their nature to go dormant after blooming will effect their transplanting. Will they still die back the first year since they will not be flowering? When should I tranplant them - or should I mabe keep them in flats until the following spring? Usually I transplant perennials into single pots and keep them there until later in the summer, giving them a more sheltered existance until they are alittle larger. I can see me with a flat full of seemingly dead plants and unsure what to do. Thanks, |
Mertensia virginiana is native. But there are other mertensias (Mertensia pterocarpa, Mertensia siberica, etc.) which are not. Nice plants though. Not ephemeral. |
- Posted by Dragonfly_Dance z7 SENJ (My Page) on Wed, Oct 27, 04 at 17:02
can they be bought in bulb form? |
Bought a bunch bare root (not bulbs) around this time last year at HD VERY CHEAP, dunno why 'cause I already had a bunch, couldn't resist liberating them. Didn't get them in until March and they came right up. Tough little buggers when dormant. Just read through previous posts Lungwort (Pulmonaria L.) is native to NY. Other Pulmonarias are not. |
The seds need 80+ days cold moist conditions befor germination. The first year they will grow one long leaf. The secound year one or to broardleaves that lay on the ground more or less, plants grow for about a month and half - two months then go dormant- even as small seedlings. After three yearsof growth you shouldstart to have some plants bloom. The love moist humsy soils but will live a long time in even dry clay soils. |
Watch out for Pulmonaria, because it has hairy leaves some people, (inc. me) are allergic to it, it gives an itchy rash. |
Anyone know a good source of inexpensive bare root mertensia? Can they be planted in the spring? |
- Posted by susan58maryland 7S-MD (My Page) on Wed, Dec 22, 04 at 0:24
My nieghbor has a beautiful clump of VB. It's planted on the north side of the house and that bed has a drip type hose in it. We have heavy clay soil and it was amended with top soil. They gave it no special care after planting. New folks bought the house, and I noticed marigolds planted there (VB was dormant and I guess they thought the spot was empty). I hope they didn't dig them up! |
*sigh* Am I the only person on earth that can't grow VB? I sowed some from seed this spring. About eight germianted, but I lost three in the first couple weeks, and the other five stayed so tiny they were hard to take care of for long with so much else to look after. I did put the cells into the ground this fall in hopes they will come up in the spring, but they completley dried out for much of the summer. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I could do differently? I still want some as my land is wet woodland, and they are one of the few things perfect (theoretically) for it. PAX |
Here is a link that might be useful: My wet woodland
Hooti, What you describe is pretty normal behavior for seedling Virginia bluebells: a couple small, delicate leaves that shrivel and disappear by midsummer. I'm not sure what you mean by 'putting the cells in the ground,' but if you left your seedlings where they germinated, I bet they will be back again next spring, and they may even flower! |
Hi John! Thanks for the response. The VB were sown in plastic cell packs, kept in an unheated porch for the winter and put outside in March, as by the time I thought of it, it was too late to find the ground here in Western New York. After they died back I left them in the deep shade under big Arborviae trees (had several species there,including Dodecatheon meadia: Midland Shooting Star, growing pretty much the same as the VB except many more of them, and ungerminate woodland species I was planning to second cycle) and mist-hosed them on the rare dry spells, but being above ground they got pretty dry. In the fall I dug little holes and plopped the little plugs into the ground in the pine woods and covered them lightly with pine needle leaf mold. I wasnt going to order new VB seeds and wait to see how the ones I had made out, but now I really want to get some more and try again. But same problem - no ground here and minus 9 wind chill. I am thinking of ordering seeds and waiting to see if an opportunity arises to find the ground in January, or if there isnt I think what I would do differently is sow them all in one larger biodegradable container, in more nutrititious compound/soil, putting it right outside, and sinking it into the ground in the woods ASAP. Then not looking at it *grin*. Little bitty plants like that make me a nervous wreck. Does that sound like a good plan? Then I shouldnt worry if they only make a little leaf and dry up? PAX |
- Posted by Dragonfly_Dance z7 SENJ (My Page) on Wed, Jan 12, 05 at 10:28
I have been all over the web and cannot find them in seed form. I found one with bare root for $2 and change. But they most likely won't bloom this year. I work at HD and we don't carry them in my store, Maybe they will surprise me this year, but I won't hold my breath. If anyone knows where I can get them now to wintersow, please post. Thanks Raven |
- Posted by Veronicastrum z5 IL (My Page) on Wed, Jan 12, 05 at 11:09
Raven, they are available at Ion Exchange. Don't let the default quantity scare you off; you can order a packet for only $3.00. V. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Ion Exchange
- Posted by Dragonfly_Dance z7 SENJ (My Page) on Sat, Jan 15, 05 at 7:56
Thanks for that link, on Ion Ex i did go there and found the seeds. you need to order a $10.00 minimum, but I don't think that will be a problem since I also saw many other nice plants to try as well. Raven |
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2009 Mercedes-Benz R320 BLUETECVisitor, Brandywine, MD, August 16, 2012 06:19We have owned this car for 3 years now and we have taken it to the shop to be repaired more times than I have taken my Chevy pick up truck and I have owned it for 8 years. The car is nice but there is always something going wrong with it. If I didn't have a extended warranty on this car I would be broke due to the faulty parts that have had to be replaced. Not what I expected from MercedesFlag ThisLike0
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Imagine a vehicle as utilitarian as a Swiss army knife, as plush as Pebble Beach and as untamed as a night on the town with J. Lo. Imagine a vehicle that can easily accommodate four golfers and their clubs and at the same time pull a 7,716-pound house trailer as well as a roof full of bicycles, skis or surfboards. Imagine traversing the worst off-road conditions, knowing that a combination of full-time all-wheel drive, locking center differentials, 10.75 inches of ground clearance and sophisticated traction and suspension controls will help you negotiate any terrain, road or no road.
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To hear Porsche Cars North America president Frederick Schwab tell it, the Cayenne might be the most important vehicle the company has ever made. Schwab expects the Cayenne to account for about half of Porsche's worldwide sales, which will allow Porsche to maintain independence—and thus preserve its soul, something that wouldn't happen if the brand were swallowed up by conglomerates, as Jaguar, Aston-Martin, Land Rover, Saab and Volvo have been.
The Cayenne comes in two flavors: the $55,900, 340-horsepower Cayenne S and the $88,900, 450-horsepower Cayenne Turbo. Both feature four doors, full-time all-wheel drive, 19.1 cubic feet of trunk space and a host of luxury and performance features. Cruising the highway in the S or the Turbo, you sit up nice and high as you would in a conventional SUV. Yet on a racetrack, the car feels as nimble and balanced as a conventional Porsche sports car. Hurley Haywood, who has won the 24 Hours of Daytona more times than any other racer, calls the Cayenne "the heavy 911"—meaning it feels like a Porsche 911 sports car, just a bit bulkier.
The Turbo was a blast to drive at triple-digit track speeds: Nail its 450-horse turbocharged V-8 and let the good times roll. I used the throttle to determine my angle of attack into and out of the corners. Body roll and brake fade were virtually nonexistent. On the same day, I took the Cayenne through wet woods full of ruts, slimy clay, steep hills and rough rocks. It carried itself with the composure of a mountain goat. Then, for good measure, Porsche's test driver ran a Cayenne through an autocross slalom course at high speeds—while pulling a 911 on a trailer behind it.
In short, you'd be hard-pressed to find a situation the Cayenne can't handle. No wonder Schwab says his company has but one worry about the Cayenne. "Our hardest challenge will be getting people behind the wheel," he says. "Because once we get 'em there, we've got 'em."
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Bostock: Piercing Problems
Saturday, April 3, 2010
To the editor:
As the years go on, body piercing has become the new style, the new "in." Our spouses and children have facial piercings such as nose, lips, eyebrows and ears. Both men and women.
It is a trend that is and will continue to become more popular.
Since when did these piercings hinder our hands, ability to work, ethics and/or the safety of ourselves or others?
A member of our community with such piercings walked into one of our local construction companies for employment and was told, "Not with those ears."
People of our community should be given the chance to prove their work skills. They should not be denied work because they don't look the way others think they should.
We have many community members without jobs and who are struggling to support their families due to the economy.
Many are being denied jobs for the way they look.
We, as a community, need to stand up and not allow denial of jobs for the way people look.
This is discrimination, no matter how you try to justify it. Allow our fellow community members the chance to provide for their families.
We are hard-working individuals and would be assets to your companies, but you will never find that out without allowing us the chance.
Thank you.
A voice for the different.
Terri Bostock
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PJ Howe 4 years, 10 months ago
This was an absolutely insane letter. Next thing Terri will be telling us is that we need to let our employees come to work naked because, "that's the way they look". It's natural. Come on, its popular." Let's get it straight, Terri, you and those "discriminated against" CHOOSE to look a certain way. Business owners CHOOSE NOT to hire someone because of the way they look. It is their business. Image is everything. Pull the crap out of your head and you may be surprised on how far you can go. There are other reasons why businesses don't hire people with excessive tattoos and piercings, and it isn't just the way they look.
Cole White 4 years, 10 months ago
I think the point of the letter was to draw attention to what each of us are doing in our every day lives. We often treat people poorly or differently simply based on the fact that they don't look like us. Maybe they are a different color or differnt gender. Maybe they are short, or bald, or unattractive and because of that we don't want to hire them and not becuase they couldn't do a good job for us but because they don't fit our idea of what normal or acceptable is. I can understand that a business has a certain image that they want to portray because their image ultimately drives their profitability, and this letter is trying to draw attention to the fact that both the business owner and the customer of those businesses are making assumptions about quality and ability based on an outward appearance and that great service can come from someone who doesn't look the way "society" says they should look.
Sadly, overweight people are the most discriminated against demographic there is. People instantly judge them based on their outward appearance and they can't simply put on a long sleeve shirt to cover their tatoos or take out some ear rings.
Imagine if each of us were in that position where we couldn't hide our faults and those things that we fear people will judge us on. Now imagine if we didn't care what people thought about those imperfections or those differences because people weren't so quick to judge us based on those imperfections or differences. I can't help but think that the world would be a better place.
Anitadunnce 4 years, 10 months ago
CDP: Just when I think the articles are getting a little dull, and I lack the inspiration to read them, much less comment on them, you provide us with an entertaining, albeit ridiculous, letter like this one.
HOWEVER: Great comment! I have to wonder whether some people would rather earn a living and support themselves, or whether they would rather just gripe about inconsequential matters and make excuses and suck off the public teat.
HIGHWAY1340: What a ridiculous post for you to waste your time writing! This is not an article about physical handicaps such as the deformed limbs or missing digits of Thalidomide babies, and it is not about thick facial scar tissue on a burn victim, for Heaven's Sake!
Whether one is 16 or 76, it is indicative of just how much that person wants to find employment if he/she is unwilling to remove a diamond stud from the tongue or nose in order to get hired.
I often hang out at home on winter weekends in red flannel jammie bottoms with colorful snowmen on them, but I have never considered wearing them to a job interview, no matter how warm and comfortable (and cute!) they are.
Remember, Attention-getting Piercing Devotees: you only have to remove for your job the piercings that are visible. When you are checking out our groceries at Walmart, we just don't care that you have a 14-carat gold stud stapled into your penis.
als362 4 years, 9 months ago
These types of things can slao be safety hazards when around rotating machinery and tools. If you get hurt because of a something that you put into your body, the employer will have to pay for it. I wouldn't have hired you either.
Anitadunnce 4 years, 9 months ago
That is an excellent point, als362. Employers are already caught in a terrible predicament, and Obama is going to raise taxes on employers, in order to finance his expensive, insane ideas. People are lucky indeed if their employer can afford to keep them on the payroll. What employers do not need are Workers' Comp claims filed due to injuries that easily could have been prevented. A large ring will not be ripped out of an employee's lip on the job if the ring is not allowed on the job.
I am shocked at the tone of this letter. What has happened to American workers that causes some of them seem to believe that it is their "right" to have one of the few available jobs at this time, despite their refusal to make any effort to get hired?
I was mulling over the content of this letter today. I was reminded that it was common-place for us to go to class barefoot and braless when I was in college. I have never, however, considered going barefoot and/or braless to a job interview, or to a place of employment. There is something terribly wrong with the attitude exhibited in this letter that the employee is just exactly how she is, and it is the employer that needs to accept her or lump it. It is guaranteed that the prospective employee with that juvenile, implacable, uncooperative attitude will not get the job.
I am seeing an unhealthy trend in this country, in which Americans seem to accept hand-outs more and more... free healthcare under Obama's hideous plan that was rammed down the throats of a 75% unaccepting public; unemployment for years on end, despite the fact that it is not a living wage, and the money used to pay for the numerous extensions is borrowed money from the PRC, so that we now owe the Chinese our souls; and hand-outs of all kinds from our bankrupt government, including WIC and Section 8 Housing and food stamps..... much of this occurring because a dimwit was elected president of our country after lying to us and telling us he was a moderate. Obama knew that he would never make it to the Oval Office if we realized beforehand what a dangerous Fascist he is. There is not much hope for our country, because Obama does not know how to put Americans back to work, and he is too arrogant to accept suggestions from brilliant, experienced, and well-educated economists like Mitt Romney, who do have workable ideas.
This is just a thought, but if one cannot afford to feed one's baby without WIC dairy and vegetable products, give these two ideas some serious thought: a) get the ring out of your lip so that you CAN get hired to support yourself; and b) prevent your pregnancy until such time, if ever, that you can support your own child without government assistance. Just a thought. Step up to the responsibility, and act like an adult by caring for your OWN family.
Remember: just because you CAN have a child does not mean that you SHOULD if you cannot feed it without government help.
lonelyone 4 years, 9 months ago
There are a few things I could say about some of the letters, but I will keep most of the thoughts to myself. However, I will say, that yes it is your right to pierce every inch of your body, but it is my right not to eat in a place that has someone standing behind the counter who has a huge ring hanging out the front of their nose and wholes in their ears big enough to put a beer can in. I realize you might be a very nice person and a hard worker too, but some of that stuff just looks gross and I have a hard time getting past it. But you need to decided if you want to have a bunch of studs and rings hanging off your face or you want to put food on your table and pay your bills!
cag81625 4 years, 9 months ago
A very wise teacher of mine way back in the day used to say that we dress not for ourselves, but for those around us. I never forgot that and it has been one of those little pieces of advice that has always made my life a bit easier. I wish more people would heed such advice whether they are covered with peircings or showing up to the grocery store in freakin pajamas.
George Robertson 4 years, 9 months ago
The pajamas are alright as long as they are not those drop seat union suits.
Anitadunnce 4 years, 9 months ago
nimnod: You're too funny! Mine aren't Union Jacks, and I assure all of you that I never leave the house in my drawstring flannel jammies, although the light cotton ones with aqua fish that are for summer DO get to go out to the backyard for coffee in the mornings.
Although I am far too old to go to the store in jammie bottoms, I have to say that I think the high school and college kids do look really cute when they wear theirs in public (NOT to job interviews!!), as long as the bottoms are not so low-slung that they are slipping down off their slim little hips. The trend I can't get into are the floppy, fluffy bedroom slippers the girls wear to classes at the high school occasionally. LOL (for any students who are reading this, slippers are also NOT for job interviews..... but you all know that already).
twin2175 4 years, 9 months ago
I have had the opportunity to hire and employ many people in my career. Having said that, I would be crazy to hire someone that looks like they just came from the shooting range where it looks like someone used their body as the target. Sure, it might be fun, or even cute; however, it is inappropriate in a work environment.
The first thing I look for in an interview is that they are on time to the interview. The second thing I look for is their image. If someone shows up to the interview wearing baggy jeans, a tank top, and piercings all over their body (visible; because I don't care about what I can't see), I will not hire them. If they do not have the decency to dress appropriately to an interview, why should I put them on my payroll? Image is everything. So, for all of you out there that have purple or blue hair, 10 holes in each ear, or their lip pierced, there is a good chance you might not get hired. You can be unique, and have your own style; however, have it on your time, not mine.
slade72 4 years, 9 months ago
I personally do not feel this letter was off base. How many people out there color thier hair, get their nails done, grow a beard, shave or whatever it is we all do to make us feel like we want or need to feel? Who am I or any of you to judge others just based on ones looks? If you read a book by it's cover you really are not reading the book at all are you? For those tof you that do read a book by it's cover chances are you are missing out on a real good book! The way a person looks has little or nothing to do with his or her work performance! A person's work performance comes from his or her work ethic, and that comes from the inside, not the outside folks. I guess had you all read the book instead of tossing it aside based on it's cover you would know that right!
Anitadunnce 4 years, 9 months ago
slade72: I am guessing that you are a high school student. Your letter fairly screams that you are more concerned with making a "statement" by sporting a green mohawk or 8 studs in one ear or a pierced nose or tongue, than you are with conforming to the dictates of American society to some small extent. The post by cag81625 is one you should take to heart if you would like to get a job, because that comment contains the sound reasoning that we dress for others when we are on the job, rather than for ourselves. You also should review the comment by twin 2175, who has itemized the qualities that he/she looks for in a prospective employee.
When you have matured a bit, you will realize that we all are required to dress "the part" in order to get a certain position. An attorney does not wear jeans and a red flannel shirt to an interview at a law firm; a sheetrocker does not wear a suit and tie to an interview with a construction foreman; and a banking executive does not dress like a punk rocker with red spiked hair when he goes to an interview with the bank president.
If you refuse to abide by these rules, then you are destined to a life of struggle and poverty and food stamps and rented apartments with holes punched in the walls and thin, worn, filthy carpet, because that is all you will be able to afford when you work the graveyard shift at a seedy restaurant. When you have nothing, and you have achieved nothing, and your life is headed nowhere, at least you will be able to reassure yourself in the depths of midnight depression that you wandered though this life and made your ridiculous statement regarding those piercings in your face. As with most things in this life, it is your choice, and it makes no difference to 99.9% of the posters how you choose to live it.
cag81625 4 years, 9 months ago
I think you highlighted part of the issue yourself. You seem to expect the "shopper", i.e. the person browsing the "books" to read them in their entirety when that is both unrealistic and selfish. If you are intelligent and work hard, you must tailor your outward self to reflect the expectations of those who you are selling yourself to. If the "don't judge a book by it's cover" mantra held true, the entire industry of marketing would not need to exist; a ridiculous notion. Personally, I do wear a beard and reserve neckties for weddings and funerals. Yes, this is part of a lifestyle choice, but it is also with the realization that I chose a profession that accepts such as normal. I actually grew up in a world that expects a clean shaven, tie wearing norm that is simply not me. If I were to go back to that, and expect to get anywhere, I would shave in heartbeat and buy every tie I could. I chose another path, not because of this, but because my sensibilities took me to profession where this is not necessary. I looked for a life that would accept me rather than battle against norms that would not accept me and then wonder why. If you want to be a punk musician, then by all means, look like one, but for crying out loud, don't apply for a job at a bank and wonder why they don't want someone who looks like a punk musician.
terri88 4 years, 9 months ago
As I have read all the comments on the letter I have written, I have to say wow.. A lot of you went way off base for example to say next I would say it is okay to go to work naked. All I'm saying is that a place of business should look at a persons work history before coming to a quick judgement. This particular community member with such piercing that are of gaged ears and that is it. Has expierence in building Multi-million dollars homes. Why is it that people who are wealthy and build homes for the wealthy can hire such people with piercings. I am not saying that a person can come to work looking like they are ready to go to a punk rock concert. But employers still should look at a persons work history then discuss the piercings. Don't come to a quick decision. I work for the special needs, and I am not a high school student. I have learned with working with the special needs that the way people look on the outside are not who they are on the inside. I just believe people should be given the chance. And almost all of you said that you wouldn't hire someone with piercings and what not beacuse of the way they look. You are the ones that should be prepared for discrimination lawsuits....
Anitadunnce 4 years, 9 months ago
Are you seriously threatening a "discrimination lawsuit" because an employer does not want to hire someone whose outrageous jewelry will turn business away, or someone whose jewelry will get caught in machinery? Are you going to sue if you can't wear large loop earrings to your job at a restaurant or nursing home? Grow up. Before you write something so goofy again, Terri, do some legal research. Those "who wear piercings" are NOT a "protected class". I guess you can always hold out hope that Obama will appoint some far-left jurist to the U.S. Supreme Court who will buy into such an argument, but of course that person will not be confirmed, expecially not after this coming November, when Obama's dishonest little world is going to fall apart!!
Wake up, smell the coffee, look around, and you will notice that this is an EMPLOYER'S market. The employer does not "have to" do anything. It is YOU who needs to meet the standards set by the employer, and not the other way around.
Grow up, Terri, take out your (visible) piercings until the end of your shift, and stop acting like an immature kid. Wear all your silly jewelry on your OWN time. When you are on the clock, you will look like the employer wants you to look, or you will not have a job. You really sound like you need to get your priorities straight.
Craig_gal 4 years, 9 months ago
whoa terri88! I am sure your friend is a very nice person and you were mistaken as a high school student because most adults realize that I do not care what the work history is. I have no desire to look at a persons million dollar history If this person had no desire to take pride in themselves why should I take a chance on them? Your friend has already proved that they do not care about me otherwise they would have taken the time to research that I do not hire anyone that can not respect themselves. Your last comment "you should be prepared for discrimination lawsuits" what ?????? ----PS don't argue that "the person respects themselves..." you would be wrong.
twin2175 4 years, 9 months ago
Terri, Maybe it is not fair for employers to hire based upon the way a person looks. However, you forget one important detail; employers can hire whom ever they want. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 state that employers can't base employment upon race, religion, sex, or national origin. Nowhere in the laws does it say that an employer cannot hire someone base upon the blue hair, black fingernails, or a stud in their lower lip. Sure, the candidate might be a great worker and have excellent references; however, what will my shoppers/guests/patients/visitors/other employees think. It is all of those people that I must think about when I make a decision not to hire someone that will not represent a good image of my company. Sorry folks, wake up; this is life. Show up to interviews in proper attire, remove all of your piercings, and cover-up your tattoos. I have attached a link to a website that might help those of you that are unsure of what the proper attire is. http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewattire/a/interviewdress.htm
lonelyone 4 years, 9 months ago
I think there are some piercings that are ok and "normal" and then there is the kind that some people are into today. There is nothing wrong with having a few rings in your ears, maybe even a small tattoo or one of those little studs in your nose, but there is a huge difference when it's a huge whole in your ear and a bull ring in your nose. There is tasteful and there is gross and gross will make me stay away every time I see it. And yes people dye their hair all the time and wear fake nails, but most of them do it tastefully and it's to make themselves look better, not make a statement that this is me and you had better by golly accept it or else! Also I think you need to look at where you live. Your not part of some tribe in Africa where they do this sort of thing because that is normal for them. You live in small town USA and we don't think this is normal. Nor does it look nice.
DV8 4 years, 9 months ago
When you work with the public, you need to look the part of your job. If you work in a tatoo parlor or alternative clothing store, by all means, wear your piercings to work.
I have multiple earings and facial piercings. I do not wear them to work, because I need to appear more respectable for the public's 1st opinion, so customers who will not have time or need to get to know me despite my piercings or tatoos.
I would not hire someone who came to an interview with extreme piercings or tatoos or who dressed in an unprofessional manner. I wouldn't care if they had them, they would just need to have them absent or hidden while on the clock.
terri88 4 years, 9 months ago
Yes I do agree that people should dress the part for job attire. However for those of you that might not realize when a person gages their ears to a ( not normal ) size. That they do not go back to the original size. So because this person made an "adolesent" mistake they should pay for it for their adult life? I'm lost as to why you people can not look at a job history, and or a person's work ethic before coming to a snap judgement. But I guess you did say it, we are in small town USA. It's cowboy country right?
But where is the good ol' cowboy hospitality?
Anitadunnce 4 years, 9 months ago
terri88: You are beginning to embarrass yourself with your poorly written comments. You continue to post the same information, the same "arguments", over and over again ad nauseam, and you seem not to notice that you have nothing new to say. You have made this previously fun and interesting topic into one that is dull and boring. Your final thrust is a low blow at everyone who lives in the community, as it is a general put-down to small town Craig and its residents.
I don't know you from Adam, terri88, but I suspect that this is not your "friend" about whom you write, but yourself. I also want to point out that your debate skills are not as proficient as those of a less-then-average high school student. Students know that when they draft an essay or a persuasive speech, they have to organize their thoughts and present at least three arguments. You cannot come up with three arguments at all, so you continue to repeat the same childish nonsense. We have heard it before, and we're not buying.
To respond to your question about what a person should do if he is such a nincompoop that he has holes in his earlobes large enough to drive a Toyota through, I guess he has to save his money for plastic surgery. Until he has saved the money for surgery, he will have to take jobs in which the public will not see him, i.e. night janitor at a hospital or office building, or night stocker at Home Depot, or a telephone answering job where no customer sees him. That is precisely why tattoos and piercings require parental consent until the person reaches the age of majority. If the person is still so immature that he chooses to mutiliate himself when he is 24, then I have no idea what he is going to do. Good question, terri88.
When more than 90% of the commenters disagree with you, is it really possible that you are the only one who is correct? Sadly, you sound delusional. You just don't get it, do you?
Craig_gal 4 years, 9 months ago
Thank you Anitadunnce! I too am tired and bored with this persons poor me mentality. It is rough when you have to face consequences for your mistakes, this person needs to suck it up and quit blaming it on the ones that will not hire him/her.
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My first AP top 25
Here's the top 25 I just submitted. It will look quite familiar to knowledgeable fans.
1. Tennessee
2. Connecticut
3. Rutgers
4. Maryland
6. Oklahoma
7. North Carolina
8. Stanford
9. Duke
10. Georgia
11. Texas A&M
12. Arizona State
13. George Washington
14. California
15. Baylor
16. Ohio State
17. Vanderbilt
18. Michigan State
19. Florida State
20. Purdue
21. Pittsburgh
22. West Virginia
23. Louisville
24. Texas
25. North Carolina State
Yes, I just copied the coaches' poll. And I make no apologies. Those coaches know a whole lot more about women's basketball than I, beginning my second year covering the sport. Perhaps in a few more years I'll have a better sense of the national scene in the preseason, but as for now, I'll play it safe.
From here on out, though, it'll be my own. I've got a spreadsheet I set up last season, when I became a voter midway through the year. I track weekly results for 40-50 top teams, plus RPI, strength of schedule, head-to-head for the very elite teams. By the end of last season, I felt pretty good about my list. I'm sure I'll feel the same this year. But as far as an initial poll, that properly reflects graduations, coaching moves, etc., I just don't have a solid enough grasp.
Here's the All-America team I submitted:
Sylvia Fowles, LSU; Devanei Hampton, Cal; Courtney Paris, Oklahoma; Candace Parker, Tennessee; Candice Wiggins, Stanford
That's the three returning Wooden all-Americans, one who would have been if healthy (Wiggins) and the reigning Pac-10 player of the year (Hampton). I'm not afraid to show a little extra support for West Coast teams and players in my voting.


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The newest edition to the menu, the Cafe Noir combines Nine Plus espresso, Baileys and Grand Marnier. Almost a liquid tiramisu, the froth-topped coffee cocktail could perk up any morning meeting. The newest Galvanizer, the "Cafe Noir."
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This is it's 4th blooming and it still has several buds on it. Was beginning to wonder if it would ever bloom, but it has really showed itself this year! |
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epi. oxydendrum is what my neighbor has, i'm pretty sure, and his blooms look a good bit different. i beleive that's what i have, too. and yours is open in daylight! his always opens at like 10, & closes by morning's light. interesting.... |
- Posted by rootdiggernc Z-7A NC (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 07 at 21:11
There's an E. oxypetalatum which is a night bloomer and very fragrant. My strictum opens about 10 at night and then closes between noon and two the next afternoon. Might help that it's on a north facing porch too. |
oh, yeah- you're probably right about that, root. i get my latin names goofed up alot. i remember the first syllable or 2 and the rest sort of fills in- and not always so accurately. i think hanging around john isn't helping- LOL!! 10-12 or 2. that explains daylight pix. very pretty, btw! tam |
I recently purchased the oxypetalum from Avant Gardens. A customer came in looking for one after a write-up in one of the Raleigh newspapers. I am WAY to open to suggestion. Well of course, after reading the article I knew I NEEDED one. They are pretty fast growing aren't they, and a true pass-along plant since just a segment makes a nice plant in no time. I like the fact that they seem to be in that easy care, loves neglect catagory of plant. I have a very nice plant similar to this that I begged from a restaurant in Southern Pines. Two of my sisters were visting at the same time and they both thought I was nuts when I went crazy for the plant in the window when we stopped there for lunch. They both knew that by hook or by crook I would leave with a cutting though. It blooms a bright pink in early spring. I don't know if it's an epi or not but it started with a small segment and is now a lovely looking cactus-like plant. Adele |
Wow that is gorgeous. Is it fragrant? |
Cool! What growing conditions does it require? Do you bring it in the house in winter, or does it need a green house? |
- Posted by rootdiggernc Z-7A NC (My Page) on Tue, Oct 9, 07 at 15:44
I've read that it can take a very short freeze, but I wouldn't push that. In the winter I bring mine in and hang the larger ones in a bathroom window for a couple months and then I put it under the house (crawlspace) with a shop light. Very little water in the winter. I think most of the species epis are fragrant but a lot of the hybrids are not. This one is not fragrant to me but it's so beautiful it can be forgiven, lol. I'm still waiting on oxypetalatum to bloom and a bunch of hybrids and species which should be getting old enough to bloom. I did bring a few of those to both of the swaps we just had. I don't know who got them, but they like a well draining but moist soil and like to be root bound before they'll bloom. You normally stop feeding any nitrogen in the fall and start feeding it a bloom booster (none or very minimal nitrogen)about Feb. It won't develop buds if it's being pushed to grow. |
I have a plant similar to this, which belonged to my Mother. She was 90 when she passed away. This plant has been in my possession about 8 - l0 years. It bloomed about eight years ago and then two years ago, and surprised me two nights ago. I could have missed the other bloomings, if they happened. Mine bloomed about l0:30 - ll:00. I keep it inside in the winter and outside in summer. Mine is gangly but what a joy when it blooms. It is so fragrant. For the first time, I cut the leaf with the bloom and brought it inside for a better picture. Will share the picture if someone can tell me how to get it posted. |
- Posted by rootdiggernc Z-7A NC (My Page) on Sat, Aug 23, 08 at 2:19
dmilton I upload my pics onto photobucket.com and then copy/paste the html code underneath the picture I want to post onto here. Hope that helps. |
- Posted by SAM INTERDONATO(firstname.lastname@example.com) onFri, Dec 17, 10 at 13:12
My mother and a neighbor lady had on of these Christ in the manger cactus. I thought of it because of Christmas. Are they available for sale. What is the cost etc.? |
I know of two mail-order greenhouses from which you can order night-blooming cereus cacti: Logee's and Glasshouse Works. Both have excellent, secure Websites. |
if you can find someone who has it, it's an easy easy plant to share! Just break off a piece, let it dry a day or 2 and stick it in soil. |
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July 6, 2010, 1:26 PM
By Lisa Taddeo
The partners have found their horse. Here in this room, they are betting wild trifectas with seersucker money. With his wide lap, LeBron James straddles all the odds:
He is self-aware and self-ecstatic, in the quietest of ways. "I grew up in Akron, and there was no LeBron James to look up to," says LeBron James.
He's kind of funny, for an athlete. "You grow up in Chicago, you got Walter Payton, Michael Jordan. You grow up in Akron, you got Goodyear!"
He thinks beyond himself, even in the third person. "Me and Mav were talking the other day: We were saying, on June 17, during the NBA Finals, we hope the Lakers win, because Kobe sells shoes, and that helps basketball. That helps LeBron. That helps LRMR."
He is unpretentious. "I was on the cover of Sports Illustrated when I was in the eleventh grade, and I just thought I was doing another cover of another sports magazine. I didn't know how big it was at the time. I didn't know till I was like twenty-one years old how big Sports Illustrated was, and then I was like, Wow! I was pretty big in high school!"
He self-actualizes. "Then I've got a lion tattoo, which symbolizes me. I mean, I've always loved lions. I don't know. I love lions. They the best."
There's this: Ask him what his favorite drink is, what he likes to order when he's out, and you mean cocktail, but right off, LeBron says Vitamin Water. Fast, like this: Vitamiwater, like he's spitting out a Jeopardy! question before anyone else in the room. It's rumored he peels the labels off bottles of water he's drinking if they're not Vitamin Water. He's a raging endorser; thanks to Maverick, he is always on. He knows how to be bipartisan, modeled after Jordan.
But he doesn't have the Jordan glimmer yet. LeBron hasn't proven it yet. Because he's not Jordan. Yet.
You hear this from the fans, the guys who love this game enough to recite its truths like drama majors geeking out on Shakespeare.
Go to the famous West Fourth Street court -- the Cage -- in New York City and ask around. These men, their kids, they love LeBron, they wear his sneakers. But Jordan is still better. Jordan's toilet flushes with legacy. He is a proven commodity, as worshipped as the sun, the same bright need in every country.
On a hot summer Sunday down at the Cage, an eleven-year-old named Clifton is watching a game with his uncle. Clifton says, "I love LeBron, but I'd rather meet Jordan." Why? "Jordan's more famous." His uncle Wayne pipes up: "This kid probably never even seen Jordan play. I'm forty-seven, I've seen everybody play since I was his age, and I've never seen anybody play like Jordan. Man, MJ took it to another level."
Then you've got this baller, Victor "Gotti" Cherry, thirty-three, with a sly tuna-belly smile, sitting on a folding chair with his bare feet on the hot top. He's a former Harlem gang leader, but now he's straight, a poet. He says we love LeBron -- where we means the basketball people who matter in New York. He also says something else. And this is where Maverick should cover his eyes.
"Look at Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, KG -- these guys sacrificed their careers for the championship. LeBron has to want it that bad. LeBron came in as a brand, getting $90 million from Nike. Shit. There's almost not much room to go after that. Kobe looks up at the rafters, he sees championship banners. That's inspiration. LeBron looks up and sees nothing. That's why the campaign for him to move to New York is so important. We have a history here," says Gotti. "We love LeBron here. But he needs to just do it, know what I mean?"
What he means is, enough of the talk. Like any talent, like any promise, it is only as good as its execution. We've got to sit and wait. Witness.
LeBron's great bed is quilted in the authenticity of Nike and Coca-Cola, in the swooshes and the snaking scripts of eminence, and that's all good, but he needs to work on the LeBron brand itself -- the emotion, the game, and the game face. He has to be the indisputable best, on the court and off.
LeBron's good friend Jay-Z part-owns the Nets, which are moving to his native Brooklyn in 2010, the same year LeBron will be free of his Cleveland contract. A move from Cleveland won't guarantee a championship, or five. But merely existing in the biggest media spotlight in the world will help the brand, will get LeBron nearer to owning the court of consumer veneration.
At an All-Star Weekend banquet that Jay-Z hosted with LeBron, one attendee recalls, "Jay-Z talked of a tomorrow when these two monuments to music and basketball will transform the rules of engagement for the iconic performer. He talked of making history."
Indeed, if these two perfect storms collide, it will be as meteoric as Hannah Montana French-kissing an American Girl doll at the Teen Choice Awards.
LeBron playing for the Nets "would be a dream for me," says Jay-Z. "But he's my friend first. I want the best for him wherever he is. He's my friend before he's a commodity."
It will help Jay-Z, just like Kobe winning helps sell sneakers, which helps LeBron. Brotherhood, lookin' out. Friendship and family, remixed with money and talent and fame and street cred, partnering the best of one world with the best of another.
"My logo," LeBron says, "is expanded now. An LB with a two-three and a crown underneath it." He points to it on his shoes. "You can see it right here, too." He moves the massive, winking bling he wears around his neck aside to expose the LeBron logo on his T-shirt. The necklace, a gift from Jay-Z, is a cluster of diamonds the size of a child's hand in the shape of Jay-Z's own logo, for his Roc-A-Fella Records.
Logo on top of logo, coiled snakes, sweethearts cheek to superstar cheek.
Now all he must do is win. And when he does, the logos will ignite -- an incandescent fire show scored with hip-hop and popping with exploding orange rubber -- and melt into each other. The two brands will beat as one. Bigger than Jordan, dunking higher than the sun. This is LeBron's silent vow, and Jay-Z's (and the world's) fervent expectation.
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