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Accommodations are in three units (Unit 1 & 2 can only be rented together), each with independent entrance and outdoor spaces to relax or dine al fresco. A well-tended garden provides fresh vegetables and overlooks the countryside and the city of Florence. The buildings were once used to store lemon trees during the winter and the olive crop in the fall. Now they have been converted into beautiful country homes with a perfect balance between modern and traditional furnishings. The owner, a well known interior designer, lives in a separate house on the property. She is fluent in English and French and is happy to help her guests during their stay on her property.
Unit 1 is located in the main house, Unit 2 and 3 are independent little houses just a few meters away. Unit 1 sleeps two and Unit 2 sleeps four people, and they can only be rented together for a total of six people. Also Unit 3 sleeps six people. A total of 12 people can be accommodated.
Settignano is a picturesque borgo northeast of Florence with spectacular views. It is located in a marvellous environment, surrounded by meadows and olive groves. A grocery shop, breakfast bar, restaurant and the bus stop are in walking distance. From here, you can take a bus into Florence in just 15 minutes. This is the right place to travel without car. In case you travel by car: The A-1 highway is a just 10-minute drive; with Siena, Lucca, Pisa, Chianti, Grosseto and many other destinations within easy reach.
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Kitchenette with microwave and dishwasher; view towards the garden
Outside area with garden furniture (in front of Unit 2; 15 meters away)
14 narrow steps leading down to lower level
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Small laundry/storage room with washing machine and storage
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Recently the hype for this series has taken to my attention, and I was just wondering if the first novel in the series is a worthwhile endeavor if for instance I am a person who generally ignores or dislikes the fantasy genre? Typically I have avoided much in the way of fantasy, for example, I have never watched/read any of the Lord of the Rings novels/movies or played Dragon Age Origins because this genre has never really spoken to me. Basically: Will Game of Thrones change my mind on the fantasy genre?
If you go in open minded, don't decide beforehand that your gonna hate it and give it a fair chance. Then yes it could maybe change your mind, the fantasy elements are played down, its all about the characters and their relationships with eachother and how their actions effect others.
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It's a fantasy series but, at least up until about 100 pages into the second book as I am, there isn't a massive amount of fantasy creatures. It's a fairly dark, realistic take on the genre so far.
Thanks for all of the replies, I think when I am able to enter into the series with an open mind towards fantasy, then I will try the series out and give it a fair shake.
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I hate fantasy and love of Game of Thrones. So it probably won't change your mind on the genre, but you'll probably love it anyway.
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Calling 'The game of thrones' a fantasy book is a stretch as in the first book the fantasy is only really hinted at (I'll not spoil anything) the later books it is fleshed out but your not hit in the face with magic and monsters.But they are great books set in a great world.
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"Game of Thrones" is a dark medieval themed story. The fantasy in this story is only 20%. This book is very dark. You will love it. Unless you hate favorite characters dying as you turn the pages.
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I started reading because of the series, and im halfway through the newest book now. I didn't like fantasy stuff that much before but it is quite grim and (apart from the mention of dragons) there isn't too much fantasy, magic etc. The only fantasy bits in are evil as hell, so you don't mind them.
Also, after reading it, what I accepted as fantasy changed so I'm moving onto other books like it now, so it could change the way you see it yeah.
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Game of Thrones isn't really all that much fantasy, except for a few aspects. It's more like medieval mythology.
As a person who thinks a lot of fantasy is sort of silly, A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) is easily my favorite book series. Don't read if for the fantasy, read it for the multilayered characters, political intrigue, and brilliant writing. That said, the fantasy elements are there, but toned down, especially in the first few books. Part of the plot of the books does involve magic/fantastical things slowly returning to the world (at the beginning, it's not very different than medieval Europe) but it is acknowledged that dragons existed but have died out, that there were once sorcerers, etc.
But yes, read it - the first 1/3 or so of the first book can be a bit confusing as they just sort of throw you into the world without a ton of explanation, but just go with it, it's worth the ride.
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I'm actually reading the first book right now. There are certainly hints of unrealistic things floating around but I don't remember any mentions of elves, dwarves, wizards, dark lords, or anything of that sort, though there are people who name themselves after dragons or claim to have dragon blood or something in them. Whether dragons exist or not or if that's just a saying because they're strong people is yet to be seen for me.
Anyway, if you're afraid of yet another Tolkienesque fantasy, don't be. It's not that. I'm not even sure if you can call it "fantasy" yet.
It's barely fantasy. It's much more accurate to describe it as historical fiction with light fantasy elements. That said, the first book has almost no fantasy elements at all. It's about politics and intrigue more than it is about magic and dragons. And please disregard the person who said that the series isn't for you if the prologue doesn't grab you. The prologue is not tonally similar to the rest of the book at all.
You really should give it a try though, it's a great book. I don't think it will change your mind about the fantasy genre though, because I wouldn't consider this a fantasy novel.
There's a chance as it is a lot more focused on politics and characters (the fanatasy elements are sparse and don't come till later mostly) but if you generally don't like fantasy or medieval style things you probably wont like it. It isn't a revolutionary series or anything. No harm in trying though
I'm halfway through the 4th book and even then there is hardly much fantasy. There is a sort of magic, but it's very mysterious, obscure, and not really the main focus. Even into the 4th book the politics and characters are by FAR the main attraction. I highly recommend it, it's amazing. I wouldn't even consider ASOIAF fantasy.
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A Song of Ice and Fire isn't your normal fantasy type story with magic, fairies, ogres, etc. It's a much more realistic take on the genre and one that I got sucked into almost immediately after reading the prologue of the first novel. It's much more focused on the relationships of the characters, the politics of medieval type kingdoms, and how different classes are looked upon by those higher up. Such a great series...I'm just praying he finishes it!!! (fingers crossed)
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And I the only person peeved by all this, "this isn't your traditional fantasy book, there's no faeries and orcs and half-elvish merfolk!" nonsense? It sounds like you people haven't picked up a fantasy book since leaving high school. George R.R. Martin did not invent low-fantasy, quasi-historical fiction; and the fantasy genre has evolved quite a bit beyond your typical DnD/LotR-derivatives.
It honestly seems like you people don't like fantasy because you haven't really given it a chance to impress you. Whatever though, I'm getting off topic.
The books are really good, and I'd recommend watching the HBO series if you did the first book. It's really good too and it's so rare that television takes fantasy seriously.
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OP posted this 18 months ago, but anyone curious about Song of Ice and Fire shouldn't worry about being knocked over the head w/ another typical Tokein-type fantasy.
I love the book series and enjoy the show quite a bit, too. As has been stated here, the series is more about political intrigue/world building/characterization than your usual high fantasy tropes and wizards hurling fireballs.
There are dark fantasy and even horror elements throughout the series, but that is often the backdrop to the political intrigue and maneuvering amongst the characters. There's great dialogue and fight scenes. The entire series is out in paperback, so there's no reason not to get into it if you're on the fence and generally enjoy some great, meticulously written world-building and storytelling.
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It might do, depending one what you dislike about fantasy novels.
If you just dislike the magical and the fantastical, you might find yourself liking it. I kind of think of it as fantasy by the backdoor. At the start of the series it deploys it's fantasy bits quite sparingly and obliquely, and if you find yourself interested enough in the political and social stories, then you might not even notice that five books in things are getting pretty wild. On the other hand if those things never catch your attention then you might find that you just totally switch off towards the end.
If what bothers you about the genre is the generally fairly poor quality of the writing, then it you might not be able to get into it. I pushed through because I enjoyed the first series of the tv show, but if it hadn't been for that I might not have, because the first two books at least have the occasional clanger in tone, and I'm sure you've heard the jokes about his fondness for repetitive description (endless old men in boiled leather, endless descriptions of large feasts - I'm sure that some people love this stuff, or a food historian might be able to tease out some thematice point with the food descriptions, but in purely technical terms it really slows the story down and bulks the books in a way that feels unnecessary). However a lot of these issues do get ironed out in the latter half of the series (although they are perhaps replaced with other problems).
I'm not a massive fantasy fan so I can't say anything as to it's uniqueness in the genre or anything, but it certainly felt different to any of the (mostly children's and young adult) fantasy novels I'd read before, and if you like good world-building it's great at that.
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I'd say yes it could change your mind. Personally I was bored as hell of fantasy after growing up reading Dragonlance, then all the RPGs, plus the LotR overkill that happened. Game of Thrones is awesome though.
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And I the only person peeved by all this, "this isn't your traditional fantasy book, there's no faeries and orcs and half-elvish merfolk!" nonsense? It sounds like you people haven't picked up a fantasy book since leaving high school. George R.R. Martin did not invent low-fantasy, quasi-historical fiction; and the fantasy genre has evolved quite a bit beyond your typical DnD/LotR-derivatives.
It honestly seems like you people don't like fantasy because you haven't really given it a chance to impress you. Whatever though, I'm getting off topic.
Now I don't have to write this myself, thank you sir.
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Yes, yes. So when does this start up on TV again?
March 31st I think, guessing it's another 10 episode season covering half of A Storm of Swords and then another 10 in 2014 covering the rest, or maybe it's a 15-20 episode run, that'd be a nice surprise.
I dunno, man. The series is quite solid, with the exception of the last two books being uneven. That is in part due to Martin's reaction, I presume, to the high sales numbers of the first three. He gets a tad overambitious after book 3 and things unravel a bit. The last two books aren't 'bad', exactly, just bloated. I curious to see if Martin can recover. I equate books 4 and 5 to a race car driver who establishes a commanding lead only to fuck it up by making some foolhardy attempt to showboat. Will it cost him the race? It hasn't yet but we shall see what we shall see. :)
The great thing about books is that there are thousands and thousands of spectacular ones out there with more being written by the day. Give the first book of this series a shot. If you don't enjoy it, I'd say you can comfortably set it aside and move on to something else with confidence that the rest of the series isn't your cup o' tea.


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Hello, everyone! I'm thrilled to have my Garden Bon Bons featured as today's Daily Grommet. My mission with Garden Bon Bons is to get even the most dirt-averse to ease comfortably into gardening – and to create a little something as a gift that advanced gardeners will also appreciate. I really like connecting gardening, play and food and look forward to answering any questions.
I have to tell you that opening up the package of Garden Bon Bons was such a delight. My daughters were watching (ages 4 and 10) and were just so intrigued in what they actually were. Explaining that the seeds were in the dirt and taking them out to the garden to plant and water them was such a fun experience. I think these make perfect gifts for all ages (regardless of their gardening experiences), even for the littlest of gardners like mine.
What do the Garden BobBons grow?
I never fail to get a kick out of watching the first flush of germination. The ones from the video a couple of weeks ago have sprouted chives and thyme already. The parsely takes about a month so it will be the last to take off.
The Italian herbs selection is basil, chives, parsely and thyme.
The Herbal Teas are borage, lemon balm, nettleand chamomile.
Anne, this is an absolutely brilliant idea. Best of luck to you as you get your product out there.
@Terri: Thank you! I'm having fun with it. One of the greatest perks is that test batches, 'factory seconds' and clay water from cleaning out the mixing bowls all goes out to the garden. I've never had so much parsley in my life.
At the end of our video Joanne tells a story about a pregnant woman eating one of the seed bonbons from Moutonology, throwing them away, and then going back to eat another one. I hear some people are wondering why...apparently some pregnant women have a craving for dirt. It's something about the minerals in it. Anyway, hope that makes the story less crazy sounding!
I love the garden bon bons because I do so little from seeds. I usually buy tomato, green pepper and eggplant plants rather than start from seeds. So when I grew my bon bons I had a much greater sense of accomplishment in the garden and they even wintered over. Love the gift baskets too- so hard to find a gift for so many people and these are very unique, I don't think anyone will have received anything like them before. Thanks Anne for a great product!
@Nina: Thank you - I'm glad you are enjoying them!
HI, Could you grow these indoors and not plant them outside ever. Thanks
@Dianne: These are perfect for indoor gardening. Plants grown in containers will be more compact than those grown in the garden, but as long as they receive sunlight and water they'll be perfectly happy on your windowsill (and perhaps close to your kitchen countertop so they'll be easy to snip for cooking or a quick cup of tea).
How long are these good for? I would like to buy a package as a gift but will not be giving it until July. Can I buy now or should I wait until closer to the July date?
@Lisa Haffner: It will keep for a couple of years but it would be ideal to only store for a few months. You will need to store in a cool and dry place.
Good morning, Daily Grommet! It's raining here in Seattle as I sit by my laptop drinking my morning coffee. I'm happy to answer any questions.
Warm regards,
@Anne Dowell: Is this for outdoor planting only or can I plant them indoors. I live in an apartment, have no garden.
@Karen: The plants will grow indoors but will be more compact if container-grown. The Italian Herbs are particularly well-suited to narrow windowsill planters. If you have a south-facing kitchen window you can set them up there and have them on hand for quick snips while cooking.
What is in the Slow Drinks BonBons?
@Sylvie: The Slow Drinks Selection has genovese basil (a nice sweet basil for muddling), borage (it is a lovely cucumber flavor and in Pimm's Cups if you are still thinking about the royal wedding and all things british), anise hyssop for the licorice taste and lemon balm for mint-related recipes.
@Anne Dowell: Thank you!
What a great idea! Once the tea herbs are grown, how do you make tea with them?
@Edwina: Great question! Ideally you pick herbal tea leaves and flowers early in the morning, while the essential oils are strongest. Crush the leaves to release the oils and throw into a pot. Pour hot but not boiling water into the pot and let steep for a few minutes. Single herb teas are great - borage is addictive - but it's also fun to mix a handful in the pot.
It won't let me choose the wine and chocolate set. What's up with that?
@Stu: When you choose the wine and chocolate set, it will bring up another screen to let you choose which of the bon-bon assortments you want included in the set. Choose the assortment and add to your cart. I was able to add all three to my cart so I know that it is working. I am going to contact you directly so we can figure out why it isn't working for you. Thank you for posting!
Great idea, but the information is sketchy. The video goes very quickly, but neglects to include what exactly are the plants in each group. I'm a novice gardener. Apparently I should know what a garden Nanny and a trog(?) are. Not enough info!!!
@Libbe: Thanks for that feedback. We do our best but sometimes we don't get everything into the video. We have this message board so that you can ask anything that we missed or needs clarification. We are very glad that you have posted your questions.
The detailed information for any Grommet feature can be found on the 'Details' tab which is located below the feature's video but above the story. This is where you'll find what plants are included in each assortment.
To use the plant Nanny, you will fill an empty wine bottle with water and then invert it into the plant Nanny that you have embedded into your pot's soil. This creative solution allows a plant to draw the water in from the bottle as it needs it.
Thanks again for stopping by today.
I ordered the Garden Bon Bons (tea set) for Mother's Day this year. My mother is an avid gardener and this was just perfect! It arrived in a happy, colorful package, complete with note; when she opened it up she found a basket, tea towel, and bon bons that looked like real chocolate - even her friends could not believe they were not real! Thank you for the innovative, fun gift I was able to share with her.
@Robin: We are thrilled that you found the perfect gift for your Mom. Thanks for stopping back to let us know.
I put 2 orders to your company and each t ime the website to order asked for a promotion c ode. Do you have one and if so, can you apply it to my order Moulton-1842 of 2/25/12?
You can just credit y account for that. Thanks.
By the way,my granddaughter loved your order Moulton 1487u.
I am having trouble ordering three of the bonbon seed sets for my daughter's birthday. Your online order form has a "send to" field to fill out, and a place to write a message in case you are sending the products as gifts, but there is no SEPARATE "charge to" form. I think you need both forms: the first to know where to send the product, and the "charge to" form so I can put my VISA card information and "name that appears on the bill"--my own. Will you please correct this so I can still get my three packages of bonbons to my daughter before April 14, or at least permit me to erase the information that I entered into your first form so I can simply put my own name, address and VISA information there and when the package comes to ME, as it surely will, I can just drive to her house and give it to her.
@barbara Bernstein: We're so sorry you have problems at checkout. Our Customer Support Team will contact you directly to help you place the order.
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The 22-year old former Arsenal trainee has hit top form in MLS this season, scoring ten goals and providing six assists, and is attracting plenty of interest from the national team of the country where he was born.
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William Bast
|William Bast
April 3, 1931
Wauwatosa Wisconsin, USA
|May 4, 2015
(aged 84)
Los Angeles, California, USA
|Author, screenwriter
|Wauwatosa High School
|Alma mater
|University of Wisconsin–Madison
|Paul Huson
William Bast (April 3, 1931 – May 4, 2015) was an American screenwriter and author. In addition to writing scripts for motion pictures and television, he was the author of two biographies of the screen actor James Dean. He was partnered in work and life to Paul Huson.
Early life[edit]
Bast was born in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, the son of Gilbert Bast and Bernice Fleischmann.[1] He began his early education in Milwaukee, transferring to Kenosha when his family moved there. Moving back to Milwaukee, he subsequently graduated from Wauwatosa High school, then enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. When his family moved to Los Angeles, he transferred to the UCLA, where he majored in Theater Arts, rooming with a fellow Theater Arts student from Indiana named James Dean. In 1952 he moved to New York to join Dean and pursue a career in radio and television. There, he initially worked in the Press Relations department at CBS and subsequently, in 1953, wrote his first scripts for the NBC television sitcom The Aldrich Family.[2]
Writing about James Dean[edit]
After the death of Dean in an automobile accident in 1955, Bast chronicled his five year relationship with the actor in James Dean: a Biography.[3][4] After moving to London, Bast wrote The Myth Makers[5] for Granada Television, a fictionalized drama inspired by Dean's funeral, which Bast perceived as grotesque and publicity-driven, with a shattering effect on Dean's rural-American family and his hometown of Fairmount, Indiana. In the United States, the script was produced again by NBC's Dupont Show of the Month and aired under the title The Movie Star.
In 1975, Bast produced and scripted James Dean: Portrait of a Friend for NBC, a movie for television based upon his first James Dean biography.
In 2006, Barricade Books (USA) published Surviving James Dean,[6] a second, more candid book by Bast about his relationship with Dean; which featured material that Bast did not include in his earlier account due to personal trepidations and social mores of the 1950s. In Surviving James Dean Bast describes Dean in a compassionate light; how they met at UCLA, shared an apartment in Santa Monica, dated the same woman, and also had a sexual relationship. He also describes the events that happened to him after Dean's death, largely as a result of having written his first book.
Television work[edit]
In the late 1950s, Bast adapted Jean Giraudoux's play Tiger at the Gates for Granada Television, and wrote scripts for the BBC and Independent Television, including episodes of the classic series The Prisoner. Back in the States he wrote episodes for Combat!, Perry Mason, Ben Casey, The Outer Limits, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Honey West, and Dr. Kildare, among other series.[7]
In 1976 he received the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe Award for his television movie The Legend of Lizzie Borden with Elizabeth Montgomery in the title role. In 1977 his adaptation of Alexandre Dumas, père's The Man in the Iron Mask starring Richard Chamberlain in a dual role picked up two Emmy nominations for Bast's script and Olga Lehmann's costume designs. His script for The Scarlet Pimpernel with Anthony Andrews and Ian McKellen was honored with a Christopher Award in 1982, and his The First Modern Olympics won him the Writers Guild of America Outstanding Script for Television Longform Series for 1984.
From 1985 through 1987 Bast wrote and produced The Colbys, a spin-off from the popular series Dynasty, with his partner Paul Huson; The Colbys won the 1986 People's Choice Award. He also collaborated with Huson, writing and producing a variety of television movies and series, including Tucker's Witch, The Hamptons, Pursuit, The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake, Power and Beauty, and The Fury Within.
Bast's motion picture credits include the script for Ray Harryhausen's The Valley of Gwangi, Hammerhead, and an adaptation of Harold Robbins' The Betsy. He died on May 4, 2015 at the age of 84; he had Alzheimer's disease.[8][9]
Further reading[edit]
- Connors, M., Craddock, J., (eds)Videohounds Golden Movie Retriever, "William Bast", p. 1617, Gale, Visible Ink Press, 2000.
- Dalton, David, James Dean: The Mutant King, "William Bast", San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1974.
- Holley, Val, James Dean: The Biography, "William Bast", New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995.
- Marill, Alvin H., Movies Made For Television: The Telefeature and the Mini-Series 1964-1979, "The Legend of Lizzie Borden", p. 201-202, "James Dean", p. 231-232. Connecticut: Arlington House Publishers, 1980.
- Spoto, Donald, Rebel: The Life and Legend of James Dean, "Bast, William", New York: HarperCollins, 1996.
- ^ Who's Who in Entertainment, Illinois: Marquis Who's Who, Macmillan, 1988, "William Edwin Bast", p. 38
- ^ Writers Guild of America, Members Directory, "Bast, William", p. 62, Writers Guild of America, 1998
- ^ Bast, William,James Dean: a Biography, New York: Ballantine Books, 1956
- ^ Riese, R. The Unabridged James Dean: His Life and Legacy from A to Z, "William Bast", pp. 40-42, Chicago, Illinois: Contemporary Books, 1991
- ^ The Myth Makers by William Bast, in Six Granada Plays, London: Faber and Faber, ND
- ^ Bast, William,Surviving James Dean, New York: Barricade Books, 2006, ISBN 1-56980-298-X
- ^ Who's Who in Entertainment, "William Edwin Bast", p.38.
- ^ http://variety.com/2015/tv/people-news/william-bast-dead-dies-tv-writer-james-dean-1201490189/
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/william-bast-dead-colbys-creator-794177
External links[edit]
- William Bast website
- William Bast at the Internet Movie Database
- William Bast recalls the making of The Betsy
- Google Book Search: William Bast


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By Ian Butler, Riptide Correspondent
With an important election coming up, and one candidate even adopting "Fix Pacifica" as his motto, some citizens who had written off the FixPacifica blog as too negative may be tempted to give it a second chance. Recent developments would suggest otherwise.
Over the years, no one has been treated more harshly on the site than Jim Vreeland, so when news broke of Jim's passing, I checked FixPacifica to see if it was capable of showing respect for the departed. On the first day, things looked promising, with a total of nine comments, all perfectly appropriate, but on the second day things went off the rails. Not only were there several anonymous comments attacking Jim, but FixPacifica moderator Kathy Meeh joined in the attacks.
That's bad enough, but then she went a step further and began deleting comments that asked for restraint (or as she put it, sent to "spam jail"). Then she began deleting comments that accused her of deleting comments, all the while insisting that all of the deleted comments were so over the top that they simply had to be deleted.
I had a hard time believing that the deleted comments could possibly be more offensive than the ones that were allowed, so I asked FixPacifica blogmaster Steve Sinai to make them public. To his credit, he allowed them to be posted, and they reveal a rare glimpse behind the curtain of FixPacifica.
In all, 16 comments were deleted, none that could be considered inappropriate in any way. The only reason they could possibly have been deleted was because Kathy disagreed with them. And this is a site that says at the top of the home page: "Unlike some other Pacifica blogs, FixPacifica won't bury viewpoints that we disagree with."
That is an obvious reference to Pacifica Riptide, probably because editor and publisher John Maybury has the decency not to publish the very type of negative attack that was promoted on FixPacifica.
The role of a moderator is to "moderate" the discussion, that is, to rein in the most extreme factions and keep the discussion civil. When the moderator is making the most inflammatory comments, while censoring calls for restraint, a civilized discussion is impossible. (To date, Kathy has not apologized for anything she has said or deleted.)
Therefore, I urge caution when visiting FixPacifica, and if you submit any comments that Kathy might disagree with, keep a copy, and if it's deleted, send it to blogmaster Steve Sinai (firstname.lastname@example.com), who can be reasonable, and to me (firstname.lastname@example.com), just in case. The full thread is here:
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Government Dismissed "Alarmist" Peak Oil Warnings From Own Staff
While the International Energy Agency's Chief Economist has declared that no government is prepared for peak oil, news that UK ministers were holding secret talks on peak oil last year was seen by some as a hopeful sign that the threat was finally
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Given that the IEA (International Energy Agency) chief is warning that no government is prepared for peak oil, the business community might do well to start making preparations of its own. But who should act, and how? When I asked how small businesses
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MUMBAI: Mahindra & Mahindra on Thursday signed a 51:49 joint venture with International Truck and Engine Corporation, (ITEC), U.S., to make trucks and buses in India. The joint venture has been christened Mahindra International. ITEC is the North American leader in medium and heavy trucks and the world's largest manufacturer of medium duty diesel engines.
M&M and ITEC will have five directors each on the Mahindra International board. Anand Mahindra will be the Chairman of the board and the management team will be led by Arun Pande as Managing Director.
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Continuing his tirade against Bihar Assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Choudhary, who recognised rebel RJD MLAs as a separate group in the House, party chief Lalu Prasad today alleged that he had taken a Naxal to Japan on a trip at official expense.
The Speaker, however, dismissed the allegation as baseless. "Speaker Uday Narayan Choudhary took a hardcore naxalite Murari Yadav with him as his aide on a trip to Japan at official expense," Prasad told reporters here.
The RJD chief also alleged that Choudhary was involved in the murder of his party MP from Gaya Rajesh Kumar. "I have called the kin of Rajesh Kumar to bring all documents against Choudhary in the case," he added.
But, Speaker Uday Narayan Choudhary dismissed it saying "Bina sur pair ke arrop hai (the allegations are baseless)." On the RJD chief's allegation that he took a Naxal with him to Japan, Choudhary told reporters that it should be backed by evidence. "Jo man me aya bol diye (say anything that comes to the mind)," he said. "For voicing rights of Dalits, poor and weaker sections, I am being called a murderer and a Naxalite...but I cannot be shaken by these and will continue to take lawful decisions," he added.


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A powerhouse performance by Utah Congressional candidate Mia Love to open Tuesday night's RNC festivities (via Mediaite):
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Nectar of the Gods. That's what a friend of mine and I call the sweet goodness that is known as Coca-Cola. It hits the spot for millions of patrons a day in more than 200 different countries. That's not too bad for something that was intended as a patent medicine when it was invented by John Pemberton in 1886. The dark brown soda is also the inspiration behind many different songs and soft drink companies over the years. What is your favorite (song, that is, not soft drink)?
5. Mel Tillis – "Coca-Cola Cowboy"
This gem was a Number One hit back in 1979 and was featured in the Clint Eastwood film, Every Which Way But Loose.
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A hit for The Andrews Sisters in 1945, this remake was on Jackson's 2011 album, The Party Ain't Over.
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The sunglasses-sporting great one was also a pitch man for Coca-Cola back in the day.
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This tune was originally released in a Coca-Cola commercial in the early 1970s. It was so popular that West cut it as a single and named an album after the song as well. It became a #2 hit. It is the reason she got the nickname of Miss Country Sunshine.
1. NRBQ – "RC Cola and a Moon Pie"
Big Bill Lister released the first version of this song in the 1950s, but this cover by NRBQ is an excellent version of the classic as well.
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Wanda Jackson's take on of "Rum and Coca-Cola" makes me appreciate just how good the Andrews Sisters version truly was! (lol) Gosh, a song about a mother and daughter prostitute team that was a hit in the mid 1940's! That must have been pushing the censorship envelope a bit back then.
Big Bill Lister wasn't much of a vocalist, so improving on his versions of songs isn't all that difficult. That NRBQ cover is definitely top shelf (where the Moon Pies are stored for safe keeping).
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One who listens to sounds of trains and/or wears mismatched socks
I realised that day that my train-listening dad is a maverick, and I too am a maverick because I wear mismatched socks
додав Matthew 11 Березень 2005
maverick is a verb used when one is pwned, or more accurately, to be mavericked is more extreme than being pwned. When one mavericks, he becomes a maverick, which is the noun version of the word.
verb - Omg, that guy just killed me across the map with an Assault Rifle, he totally mavericked me.
Noun - he's such a maverick
Noun - he's such a maverick
додав Aidan Moore 10 Лютий 2008
buys $200 patch cables like a retard would.
"I am always right, in my head"
додав Anonymous 27 Липень 2003
Played out, whack, lacking originality
Man u need to stop bumpin that song its Maverick
додав Ryan Hall 26 Травень 2006
My CS name, used to be my forum name, and is in my e-mail address. One fucking cool name.
Maverick used to be the best CS player in his county... until he noted that the game was destroying his computer. XD
додав Crazy James² 24 Листопад 2003


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The FTSE 100 in London was falling 0.45% on Monday, while the DAX in Germany was down 0.18%.
Japan's Nikkei average settled up 0.24% as exporters got a boost amid anticipation of more easing from the Bank of Japan and a weaker yen.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index closed down by 0.24%.
Gold for December delivery was sliding $1.60 at $1,749.80 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, while January crude oil contracts were down 55 cents at $87.73.The benchmark 10-year Treasury was rising 8/32, diluting the yield to 1.665%. The dollar was up 0.06%, according to the
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