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The guilt is enough to keep Stacy around for four more months. This surprises Wilson, who had given it two, maybe three at most. They don't discuss telling House after the initial conversation, but Wilson knows that it plays on her mind as much as it does his.
Up until she leaves, he finds it difficult to be around House. Every time they are alone together, he wants to tell him the truth, to be the friend House thinks he is.
When Stacy goes, it suddenly becomes easy to keep the secret. Wilson is now completely occupied with House, looking out for him and looking after him. The secret is pushed to the back of Wilson's mind in a whirlwind of smashed furniture and House lying drunk on the floor. It is with an awful, guilty relief that Wilson enters House's apartment and finds fragments of shattered glass and crockery covering the floor and the heavy smell of porcelain dust in the air. He looks around the living room anxiously, wondering where House is. It's not unusual these days for him to be lying somewhere with a whiskey bottle, especially when accompanied by this much destruction.
A high-pitched smash, followed by the rattle of several fragments hitting the floor, directs Wilson to the bedroom. House is still holding out his cane, having used it to sweep the row of photos from the dresser in front of which he unevenly stands.
"House," Wilson says softly, and House slowly cranes his head around to see his friend in the doorway. "What are you going to do now?"
"What?" House asks hoarsely, moodily shifting the shards of glass back and forth across the floor with his cane.
"You can't stay here with all this broken glass over your floors."
House just shrugs and tells Wilson to get out. In the hall outside House's apartment, Wilson leans against the wall and grinds a hand against his forehead, all thoughts of a secret pushed far aside.
Seven years pass. Seven years of bad luck, perhaps, Wilson starts to think as two wives leave him, he temporarily loses his job and House seems to fall into a rut of despair that shows no signs of letting up. Aside from that, things continue as normal. House gets his own department and a few years later Wilson gets the coveted Head of Oncology spot, the youngest recipient for almost twenty years.
Stacy returns, briefly, new husband in tow. The subject of the secret doesn't even come up now – he knows that she plans to let it stay buried forever. She leaves – again. The reminder that she brought with her is hastily shoved aside by Wilson as he tries to stop House going off the rails.
And so things go on, until one evening in March when the sun is beginning to set and various shades of sunset glow over Wilson as he hunches over his desk and goes over some patient records with a half-eaten sandwich at his elbow. Someone is approaching the office from the hall outside, and listening to a couple of the heavy, irregular steps tells Wilson who it is, so that when the door opens he doesn't bother to look up.
"Hey, House. Thought you'd gone home."
"I'm a little tied up. Could it wait twenty-" Wilson cuts himself off as a file lands on the desk in front of him and he sees that argument is pointless. He lays down his pen and puts his hand on the beige folder, but doesn't open it. A glance at the label freezes his hand. He finally looks up. House is standing close to the desk, towering over Wilson with a carefully neutral expression on his face. Wilson scrutinizes it briefly, looking for a sign that something is amiss. Nothing. Wilson tries to quell the nervous welling in his stomach.
"This is Stacy's file..." he says quietly. House doesn't bother to acknowledge this fact, merely pulls a chair closer to the desk and sits down on it.
"Why have you got it?" Wilson continues uneasily.
"Patient of mine, presented with similar symptoms to Mark. I went to pull his records and I saw Stacy's."
Oh God, Wilson thinks, a fucking coincidence, a whim, could destroy everything. "That doesn't explain why you brought them up here to me."
House looks at him silently for a few moments, and Wilson gets the sickening feeling that he is being dissected under House's gaze. Finally, he says, "I was curious. Does that surprise you?"
"Yes," Wilson answers steadily, "You're curious when there's a reason to be curious. Otherwise, the only person you're interested in is you."
"Well, luckily, this time I am interested in me. About fifty percent me, the rest is all her. She had an-"
"I know," Wilson blurts out, unable to let House say it. "I...I know."
House stiffens in the chair and his eyes fix on Wilson, who is trying desperately to avoid them. He frowns, examines Wilson's half-turned face.
"You've known all along, haven't you?"
"Yes." It is a strange relief to finally confess everything, and the thought of House's impending rage is oddly attractive. Wilson realises that he wants to confess, receive a punishment and be forgiven. Absolution is his goal, and he knows that he will pay whatever price House names to get it.
"Why didn't you tell me?" House asks. His tone and face have remained steady and expressionless throughout, which seems to make things worse. Wilson is on his feet now, too.
"She...she asked me not to," Wilson answers lamely, his head bowed, wincing in anticipation of the attack this weak reply is sure to provoke.
"She asked you not to? And you went along with it? That sounds about right," House has gotten to his feet and his voice is rising, welling with the feeling he has been clamping down. "Just like you, isn't it? Yeah!" he is shouting now, up in Wilson's face. "Gallant Jimmy Wilson, can't refuse a damsel in distress! Did you go with her, hold her hand? Tell her everything would be all right, that Greg would never have to know?" he yells, his face twisted with cruelty and bitterness. House stops abruptly and leans back. His rigid body relaxes and he lets his arms fall to his sides. Wilson knows that he is waiting for an excuse, that, somewhere in his heart, House believes that there is an explanation that will make everything all right.
"She was my friend!" he exclaims, his voice cracking slightly. House sets his jaw and Wilson sees immediately that this is not the miracle exculpation House was hoping to hear. He looks at Wilson with an even mixture of hatred, devastation and disgust.
"You were my best friend."
His pager bleeps and House lifts his shirt to retrieve it. He glances down at its message, then at Wilson.
"My patient," he says, in a firm, controlled voice, "is dying. I'll be back later, Jimmy."
The look he gives Wilson as he speaks his name is one of pure hatred. Wilson feels his stomach take a vacation near his ankles as House fixes him with it, then turns and leaves.
Wilson has his phone in his hand and is about to call Stacy when there is a knock at his office door.
"Come in."
It is Cameron. She slips into the room uneasily and Wilson finds himself getting to his feet like a gentleman. He has no idea why.
"Everything okay?" he asks. She thinks about her reply, takes a deep breath and comes out with it.
"That's what I want to know. What's with House?"
"What's up?" he asks cautiously.
"He seems...I don't know. Is he in more pain?"
"Yes," says Wilson. At least that's true, he thinks. "How long has he been like this?"
"Since he went to pull Mark Warner's records. I thought maybe he'd had an argument with you or Cuddy while he was there."
"What time was this?"
"Just after lunch."
Oh God. Six hours ago. House had been walking around with this knowledge for six hours, not knowing anything other than bare facts. For six hours, his brain must have been boiling, wondering why Stacy had done what she did, whether Wilson was any part of it. Wilson closes his eyes as he realises this. Then he snaps them open as he remembers Cameron standing on the rug.
"He'll be okay. He's in a lot of pain. Go and save your patient."
Cameron nods and leaves, but doesn't look satisfied. Wilson holds his head in his hands for a minute, then picks up his cell phone and calls Stacy at work, hoping she'll be there. She picks up and Wilson pours out the conversation he has just had with House. They have barely been talking for two minutes when House bursts back in. Wilson freezes – he wasn't expecting House back this soon.
"I thought your patient was dying."
"Not anymore..." he suddenly looks properly at Wilson and the phone he holds to his ear, "...that's her, isn't it? Give me the phone," he orders. Wilson remains frozen. "Give me the phone!"
Wilson is suddenly aware that Stacy is talking. Her voice sounds so distant all of a sudden.
"James. James!"
"Huh, what?" he says, shaking his head and trying to avoid House's eyes.
"Give him the phone. He deserves to hear this."
Wilson lowers the phone from his ear and House marches forward and snatches it up. He stands next to Wilson, who strains to pick up both sides of the conversation, his heart pounding.
"Did you think about telling me?" House demands, without any preliminary exchanges.
"Of course I did!" Wilson hears Stacy's exclaimed reply clearly. House sneers.
"But you didn't, did you? No, I understand," he continues viciously, "It was never the right time, I wouldn't understand, you did the right thing. Is that what you kept telling yourself?"
Wilson winces at the controlled, precise tone he is using, twice as hurtful as screams and shouts. "House," he starts, but House waves him quiet with a look of contempt.
"I did what I thought was right," she says firmly, but Wilson knows that she can't maintain this strong front forever.
"And you had to drag Wilson into it, too."
"I'm sorry for that, I am. If I had to do it again, I'd leave him out. But we were friends."
"So I keep hearing. Was it mine?"
Wilson looks across at House sharply, shocked at the question. Stacy sounds similarly taken aback as she tries to answer.
"Or is that why you didn't tell me?" he asks, scornfully.
"Don't you dare say that!" she hisses, "I know you're angry, but don't even think about saying that."
House's voice is still dangerously even, but Wilson can sense an explosion coming and dreads it. He wishes the conversation would end – it is simply tearing the wound further open, ripping a divide between them which becomes harder to bridge with each exchange.
"So why did you do it?"
Stacy almost stammers, then swallows hard and replies steadily, "Greg," she says, in a soothing voice which Wilson can tell is unbearable to House, "We couldn't have handled it. You were so sick a-"
"I would have gotten better!" House screams, slamming his fist against Wilson's desk and making Wilson take a step backwards. House has finally lost control now he feels the blame has been placed on him, Wilson can see that. House takes a long breath.
"How old was it? When did you-"
"Ten weeks," Stacy cuts him off. She wants the conversation over as much as Wilson does, as he stares at the ceiling of his office. An old technique – your eyes don't water if your face is upturned. House absorbs this information.
"Ten weeks," he repeats. "So...all essential organs formed. Facial features developed-"
"Greg..." Wilson hears Stacy start, but House talks over her, rattling off like a textbook. "Probably about eight centimetres long,"
"Greg, stop this!" Stacy exclaims, and Wilson can hear the crack in her voice.
"House," he says sharply, "That's enough. Let it be."
"Genitals differentiate, so you would have been able to find out if it was a boy or girl. I assume you didn't – would have been kind of morbid-"
"Shut up!"
"Able to move limbs, able to...able to," House hesitates for a mere moment, and then finishes with quiet malice. "Able to make a fist."
There is a short silence. "God help that child if it had ever been born," she whispers chokily and hangs up.
House holds the phone next to his ear, listening to the silence as though it were fascinating, then tosses the phone to Wilson without looking at him. Wilson slips it into his pocket and searches for the magic words unsuccessfully. He runs a hand through his hair and sighs.
"She shouldn't have said that."
House shrugs and sits down on the corner of Wilson's desk. "Why not? She was right. There's no way it would've worked. I don't blame her. I did more than enough to make her hate me-"
"House," Wilson says forcefully, "She didn't do it because she hated you. She loved you, and she wanted things to work with you. You knew that all along and you just pretended you didn't to hurt her. You shouldn't have."
"She deserves it."
"House, what she did was wrong. But she went behind your back once-"
"Twice," House cuts in, holding up his cane.
"Twice, okay. And she should have told you-"
"You should have told me."
Wilson considers this briefly. Conceding this point would be admitting that he was wrong, and then House wouldn't want to hear anything else.
"You should have been told," he eventually says, diplomatic to the last.
House nods and shifts off the desk and onto his feet. As he heads for the door, Wilson watches, still unsure if things will ever be all right between them again. House is so closed-up, won't even give him a sign that maybe things can be repaired, wounds healed. He opens his mouth and almost calls House's name, to ask if he can make things right, but stops himself.
Then, as he opens the door, House slowly turns his head over his shoulder and looks back at Wilson. In his eyes, Wilson immediately sees the unasked question. If he had tried harder, if he had shut his mouth to Stacy instead of saying something cruel, if he had struggled through the pain in silence, would she have done the same thing? The pain of the frustrated possibilities was plain on his face. Wilson spoke softly.
"It was her choice. There was nothing you could've done."
House looks at him for a long time, and Wilson knows that he is deciding whether to answer, to admit that Wilson senses his anxieties without being told them. Wilson holds his breath and hopes with every ounce of his being.
"Yeah," he says shortly, stepping out into the hall and closing the door behind him. Wilson lets out a long, relieved sigh and turns his eyes up towards the darkening sky above the building. Things could be all right again, one day. Maybe another seven years, maybe seventy; but Wilson is still thankful. He can wait.


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The rapid succession of goals between Colorado and New York looked more like a boxing match than a soccer game, as the teams went blow for blow scoring four first half goals in six minutes. The blitz started with a Jeff Larentowicz penalty and concluded with a Luke Rodgers class finish. Those six minutes contained all the scoring in the match as Colorado and New York ended in a 2-2 tie.
Luke Rodgers capped off the first-half slugfest with a flick just over the reach of Rapids keeper Matt Pickens. Roy Miller chipped a ball at the corner of the penalty area and Rodgers outran Marvell Wynne to get a touch in front of the oncoming Pickens.
"Just lifed it over him [Matt Pickens]," said Rodgers. "Just a striker's goal, but I was pleased to have scored that. And then I thought we were going to go on and win the game, but sometimes these things don't happen."
Added Pickens: "We met the ball at the exact same time. I figured the only way he's going to score is if he flicks it over me on the run. And I didn't think he'd be able to do that, so I just threw my body low. He had a good finish, I even told him during the game that it was a good finish and he agreed."
Larentowicz opened the scoring in the 27th minute from the spot. Red Bull's keeper Greg Sutton stopped the initial penalty, but the ball popped right back to Larentowicz, who easily scored the wide open rebound. Andre Akpan earned the PK for Colorado when Roy Miller pushed the Rapids' forward out of the way of a incoming cross just outside the penalty box. Both players fell into the area and referee Jorge Gonzalez pointed to the spot. The foul looked like it was in the box to the naked eye, but after the benefit of replay, it was clear Miller committed the push just outside.
"I thought it's [the penalty kick call] a little bit of a cheap one," said New York defender Jan Gunnar Solli. "I think he dropped down real easy and there is probably contact, but that doesn't mean he has to drop down inside the eighteen yard line. If the referee was a little bit unsure, he should've given the foul outside."
"I do not know if it was a penalty or not," said Thierry Henry. "I have to see the replay. But we keep on conceding cheap goals. We cannot afford that."
The Red Bulls answered quickly, just two minutes later, thanks to a cool Henry one-time finish. Joel Lindpere found Dwyane De Rosario streaking down the left wing and the Canadian International found Henry trailing the play at the top of the box.
Defending on set pieces was in question again for New York on Colorado's second goal in the 32nd minute. After an Henry foul 25 yards from goal, Colorado lined three guys up behind the ball. Pablo Mastroeni touched the ball right and Larentowicz snuck from behind the trio of Rapids players to hit a low driving shot. Sutton never saw it as the ball streaked under the New York wall into left corner of the goal to give Larentowicz his brace.
"I think they surprised us a little bit by pushing the ball in other direction," said Solli. "It's not usual that you push the ball to the left [Solli's left] and then a right footer shoots. And it goes between the legs of one our guys."
Solli continued: "When we are struggling a little bit, it's typical to let in those type of goals. Now, I feel like we need to try to clear our minds, it's going to be a tough period of games now."
Added Red Bulls head coach Hans Backe: "We have defended very well. There have been some strange goals, mostly from wide free kicks against us. When you have a wall and it goes through the wall, you can say of course that it's a little bit sloppy, but overall I think when you look at corners and wide free kicks against us it was okay. I think there's not too much for me to talk about."
Despite the assuredness of Backe, set piece defending has become a big problem for the Red Bulls of late. New York has given up four set piece goals and two penalties in the last four games, which resulted in three ties and a loss.
Colorado might've scored two fluky goals, but they came close a number of other times in a well played match. Sanna Nyassi hit woodwork in the 42nd minute on a rocket from 25 yards out that had Greg Sutton beat.
Colorado looked like the more dangerous side in the second half and looked to have clinched the win off the foot of Conor Casey, but Tim Ream saved the day for New York in the 77th minute. Casey hit a low shot off a clever Joseph Nane through ball. Sutton got a piece of the shot, but the ball slipped through towards goal. Ream cleared it with a backheel flick inside the six yard box.
"I think we did have the better chances," said Rapids defender Drew Moor. "To be fair, I think we did outplay them. We will walk away with out heads held high, but without a doubt there is that slight disappointment that we felt we could have gotten the full three points by creating some chances here in the second half. But, it's a quick turnaround and that's always a good thing."
The Rapids and the Red Bulls have only a few days of rest with both playing Saturday. The Rapids host Sporting KC and the Red Bulls travel to Vancouver. This will be the last game that the Red Bulls will have the services of Tim Ream, Dwyane De Rosario and Juan Agudelo for over a month because of the Gold Cup. New York were already without Dane Richards and Rafa Marquez for the CONCACAF bi-annual tournament. The Rapids will only be without one player for the Gold Cup, their leading scorer from last year, Omar Cummings.
Someone outran Marvell Wynne? How much of a head start did he have?
The Red Bulls have some serious issues if they claim to be in the hunt for the MLS Cup this year. They aren't showing themselves to have the tenacity to be a championship team. It takes being down a goal for the club to play as hard as it should be playing in the first place.
Ballouchy is just unfortunate. He has a bad touch on the ball and is often being stripped or being forced to pass backwards because he hasn't had a good first touch or can't bear the pressure – and, when he passes backwards during an offensive buildup, it gives opposing clubs a chance to settle in and get organized.
Hans Backe is too reluctant to sub. Thierry Henry was hobbling for almost thirty minutes. Agudelo was given less than ten minutes to do something.
And, Backe ignored fast, intense, and powerful players like Herzog, who has a good shot and has shown himself to be hungry in prior appearances in pre- and regular season.
Then, there's the issue of the offensive buildup. DeRosario isn't dictating the midfield because the defenders are passing up the wings or sending balls over the top.
Anyone who questions DeRosario only has to look back to Ballouchy being our midfield option. It was much worse.
Ballouchy is turning out to be a major bust here in NY. He has some flashes, but he's constantly giving the ball away and stunting the offense. I can't believe I'm saying it but, it seems like they really missed dane richards tonight. I thought Mendes played well, encouraging to see with the gold cup looming.
As much as I don't like him, Rodgers is proving to be a nice pick up. He seems to put himself in the right positions to finish and he's been teaming well with Henry so far.
Why didn't Folan play?
How can hans keep agudelo in the bench for so long. -_-.
2nd half we bearly attacked we need something dfferentt. Agudelo could have changed the gamee.
just watched the highlights. the rodgers goal was really nice–great finish by him. suttton is not the answer in goal. red bulls need to get a few wins in a row they will be back on track.
Agree that there are serious issues – don't want to overreact, but this was a weak and very short-handed rapids team playing away from home, and they created an open game, held the midfield, and crushed us on shots and shots on goal. Only explanation is poor red bull chemistry and mindset. My heart dropped when I heard Backe spend his post game interview complaining about the "unfair" penalty. Are you kidding? He has a lot more to worry about, and should be focused elsewhere. Maybe we are missing Richie Williams and Des on that bench and training more than we realized. We also could have used some young, spirited talent like Tchani, Khandji and Agudelo on the field tonight, if they hadn't been shipped off by Backe. Oops, forgot the last guy is still on the squad. We need to bounce back hard.
The Dude
Everyone needs to chill. The race for the shield is not over. However, I do agree that Red Bull is not as dominant as it should be. They play the wings WAY too much. The middle of the field is ignored. There's so many times during a game when I want a player to turn with the ball and run toward goal, but instead they pass it backwards or play the wings. Predictable. As I've said before, they've made a fetish of possession soccer, and to their own detriment.
P.S. Henry is on fire.
The Dude
Opportunity knocks: Vancouver has to replay its match against Toronto tomorrow because of the rain. That means that Vancouver will have played on the 25th and 26th, then travel back to Vancouver on the 27th and play NY on the 28th in the early afternoon. Vancouver is screwed, and NY needs to capitalize.
It's OK to chill, but it's also OK to scrutinize management and its personnel decisions and effectiveness on the field. After all us Metro fans have been through (and money spent), it is sad that a potential advantage due to an expansion team's game cancellation is the focus of discussion here…
Didnt see the game but I hear Fabregas and Van Persie were at the game today. Nice to see players like them at mls games.
Complaints about ballouchy don't surprise me. Can't believe he's wearing #10.
Mac Kandji is arguably still a gain in exchange for Ballouchy, despite not having played since his brief appearance in the MLS Cup final.
It's also worth noting that this admittedly "weak and very short-handed rapids team playing away from home" is actually 1-0-3 in that situation, recently, a respectable run even if that description didn't apply.
Jim D.
Wait, NYRB are still playing? Based on the comments here after beating DC last month, I was pretty sure they'd won the MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield. And the other week another commenter christened them The Greatest MLS Team Ever. I'm all confused. You mean they don't award trophies in April and May?
Scott A
Hilarious to see non-NY fans say that crap and then see different non-NY fans tear it down. I don't know a single NY fan who considered anything a done deal. Yayy let's extrapolate one or two internet comments to an entire MLS fanbase.
Scott A
That first half was nuts.
Henry hustled his derriere off tonight.
Hmmm… just had a deja-vu, Jim
Do you keep your little paragraph in a Word clipboard to quickly copy and paste into a comments section pertaining to the red bulls? Real productive and WOW i'm so impressed by your perfect punctuation – must have taken you hours….
The first half was electric and promised a lot for the second half. Unfortunately, the second did not deliver. From where I sat (in line with the edge of the box), the Colorado player went down easily on the edge and into the area. The PK was a gift. Mendes did a decent job replacing Rafa. It was unfortunate that RB resorted to crosses and long balls in the second half, bringing an end to any nice spell of possession.
To me, Backe needs to start with substitutions well before the 80-85th minute; the subs (or sub) does not get enough time to get into the flow of the game. It seems that TH and his knee could have used the early exit. Tonight, the offense could have used some energy off the bench to seal the deal. Some of our young guns could have helped off the bench.
Dan in New York
Rapids defender Drew Moore's comments are amusing. The Rapids most certainly did not outplay the Red Bulls, particularly in the first half. Aside from the questionable PK and the (as usual) poorly defended free kick, Red Bulls had more possession and two nice goals in the first half. However, I do agree that once again, they fell asleep in the 2nd half. Why does this keep happening? Backe needs to figure that out along with getting the Red Bulls to play better defense on set pieces. Things are still not fully clicking.
Crazy Jon in Denver
still hurt… as for ballouchy… he is just plain bad…
Moor is not alone, it seems.
Get Wilson Palacios as 3rd DP and you'll win the cup, plus you'll fill the stadium (75k Hondurans in NY area).
You're forgetting Rapids player Tyronne Marshall is also part of Jamaica's Gold Cup team.
I agree on the PK, I also have seats right down the line from the 18, and I wasn't even sure it was a foul, and it certainly wasn't a PK. But those are the breaks. The other goal was ridiculous. How they allowed that goal to be score is beyond me.
And Sutton really showed off why he has started a couple games while also demonstrating why Toronto let him go. The PK save and a few reaction saves were amazing. But he almost cost the team the game at the end when he came out for a ball he had no business going for, and he didn't even move on the set piece. He was also caught napping when Nyassi drilled one that went off the cross bar, though credit to Nyassi for hitting it well. I think I'd rather have Bouna out there with all his faults than Sutton.
Same thing I was thinking. I want to see highlights of that one.
Backe said he doesnt care about the MLS Cup.
Did you see Agudelo when he started last week? Neither did I. That's why he is not getting playing time.
palacios plays the same position as Tainio who has been arguably NYs best player this year.
Unfortunately, with Richards at the Gold Cup, and Nielsen not yet ready, we're probably going to be seeing a lot of Ballouchy in the midfield in June. Is anybody else on the roster ready to step in? Can Solli move up to RM (where he has plenty of experience, and where he spends a lot of time overlapping anyway), if and when Albright is ready?
Albright is out 6-8 weeks for hernia surgery, so I wouldn't hold my breath on this one happening.
It's cool. Even though we won't get anywhere near the shield, we can still have a good season.


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They were playing a game and they knew it, but while they played it their enthusiasm was sincere. For they were truly proud of their plain-spoken Kansan neighbour. Proud that he had risen from humble origins to challenge for the presidency of the United States; proud that he had overcome his grievous war wounds and, crippled in body, had found the inner resources to win election to Congress in 1960 and grow to become one of the most successful and enduring American politicians of the 20th century; proud too that, at the age of 73, he had chosen to stop off in St Louis in the course of an insanely demanding death-or-glory "96-hour victory tour" through 20 states, to his family home of Russell tomorrow, where he will cast his vote.
Is it a victory lap, or is it the old senator's farewell tour? For a man whose life has been a Hollywood-style celebration of the American Dream, winning the presidency would be the finale the script requires. But even the tightening of the polls reported in the last couple of days offers only a tiny sliver of hope. If in Bob Dole's mind he has found momentum - what George Bush called "the Big Mo" - he has left it far too late.
Three times now he has tried for the White House - in 1980, 1988 and 1996 - and three times, barring a miracle, he will have failed.
Things need not have turned out this way. He could have had his happy ending. He could have bowed out of politics triumphantly, the plaudits ringing in his ears, as the longest- serving Republican Senate leader in history. Instead, he will be remembered as a Republican Adlai Stevenson, as the man who tried and tried but never won the big prize.
Mr Dole's story has elements of tragedy. He is a heroic failure whose downfall was precipitated by the classic flaw of self-delusion. His heroism is characterised by extraordinary perseverance, the unquenchable spirit of a man who rediscovered his appetite for life after 39 months in hospital at the end of the Second World War and who every day since has had to wage a series of tiny battles each time he buttons a shirt or sits down to a meal with a knife and fork. His right arm dangles like a rag doll's and in his clenched right fist he always grips a pen, like a porcupine needle, to keep handshakers at bay.
Where he has displayed his tragic lack of self-knowledge is in the notion that his presidential ambitions are made of the stuff the television age requires. For his strength lies not in the grand gesture or calculated Clinton histrionics. He is a musty congressional deal- maker, a straightforward political mechanic who, by force of painful habit, achieves his victories one step at a time. Hubris came in the idea that, glaringly ill-suited as he was to perform the circus tricks required on the US electoral stage, merit would be its own reward. "We're fighting around the clock for America - character does count," he told his adoring St Louis crowd. "The last time I fought around the clock was in Italy in 1945, but the stakes are just as high today as in 1945 . . . Character does mean something. Duty, honour, decency do make a difference in America."
But they do not. Or not enough to tip the balance Mr Dole's way against a man who may fall short on all the ancient virtues but outdoes him in telegenic charm and raw electoral cunning. His pleading, almost despairing appeal in St Louis contained an echo of his outburst last week, "Where's the outrage? Where's the outrage?"
As if to say "How could you? how could you vote for a man like that, so soiled by sin and sleaze, when you could have had a man like me?" There's a touch there of King Lear's no less self-deluded cry "Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend". How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless electorate.
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Vein AttemptsMature
yes, another vampire story
yes it's a love story
no one sparkles. no ones stupid. not a twlight inspired POS
sorry :)
I look up at the grey sky that threatens to rain soon. seems fitting. the grey doesn't match the green of the trees that line the pavement. it's hot and it's muggy, and it's so not perfect. which makes everything so fucking perfect it's laughable.
I don't laugh. I give one long hard pull of my last smoke, and choke back the fear and tears. I look at Brody and he glances back at me. he sighs. I do the same. I remind myself I want to do this. I remind myself I have to. he takes the three steps and closes the distance between us.
"you'll be fine. don't worry. won't hurt at all." he says and kisses my forehead. tears fall from his eyes. I don't believe him, and I don't mind the kiss. his boyfriend hugs me too.
"he's right hun, you'll be fine. be brave sugar. See you on the other side" he smiles and tightens his hug till it cuts off my air. he cries too. they tell me they love me.
I tell them I love them too. because I do, they're the closest thing I have to family now.
"Bye Adam. Bye Brody. I"ll miss you." I say. I choke on tears.
" Naw you won't. you won't have time" Brody smiles as the tears fall down his cheeks. I hug him again and then I give him our special sign. his sob racks his body and he does the sign back. Adam is sobbing openly and holding Brodys hand.
I turn around and walk through the hospital doors, hiding tears from them. I think of my life as I walk through the sterile white hallways and I think of my choice to give it up, as I walk over to the desk with the rather round woman sitting behind of it.
I smile at her and mutter a greeting.
she smiles back vaguely and asks me if she can help me. She ignores my tear stained face.
there's no helping me, I'm lost now.
"yes, I want to sign up for the organ donation list?" I ask. my voice cracks. she stares at me skeptically.
"where are your parents?" she asks
"whose representing you?"
"I am. I have no family left"
" How old are you?"
"Old enough"
" do you have papers to confirm your age?"
I reach into the pocket of my wind breaker and pull out a folded piece of paper and a card. I unfold it and give her my birth certificate and my health card.
she eyes them suspiciously and looks up at me. she triple checks them and then she sets them down on her desk
"are you sure, dear?"
" yes" I say. my voice leaves little room for compromise and she looks at me with tired eyes and sighs. she gives me my room number. I go to the top floor of the hospital and find my room.
I walk inside and find the little closet that I can hang up my dress in. I walk over to the bed and lie down on it experimentally. I close my eyes and fold my arms on my solar plexus. I hope for the best. I expect the worse.
tears fall from my eyes freely and I wish that death would claim me now so I don't have to be so sad before I go.
" so, giving up on life are we?" I hear someone say.
I open my eyes. it's dark out now.I'd fallen asleep. I look around and I see someone sitting in the chair in the corner of the room. I sit up in the bed and shake the sleep from my head. I look at him warily. I don't say anything
" lemme see. Parents dead. no family. two loved ones, who just so happen to be dying. no one to love, no one who loves you, no future, nothing to live for. about right?"
I look at him and I feel fear creep up and down my spine.
"well, if I reconsidered my decision now, it'd be criminal" he says and smiles a toothy grin, remind me of the cheshire cat.
he has white teeth, they shine in the moonlight filtering nicely through the window.
"who are you ?" I ask. my voice is weak and scratchy. he Smiles wider and get up from the seat. the movement is fluid and doesn't seem to affect his balance or his muscles. he walks over to the bed and I try to get off. I don't judge the distance well enough I guess because his hand is on my ankle, and I can't comprehend what happened. he seemed to be moving to fast, but that can't happen. his hand trails firmly up my leg to rest of the top of my thigh and I am very, very scared. I look up at him.
" My name is Archer. I'm a Collector." he says and smiles again. he's terrifiying. I've never been this scared and I'm shaking, but I still ask:
"a collector of what?"
"well, people like you, my dear! I collect people like you, and I give you something better"
his voice is lilting and it is the voice you use when talking to a small child. he is taller then I am and his skin is grey. his hair is light, it looks white, but I'm not sure because I'm concentrating on his eyes. his eyes are black. the whites are small, and very white. but his eyes are black. still I notice he must be in his early thirties. but his eyes are black, and they scare me about as much as his presence.
I don't understand what he's talking about, but his hands trails up from my thigh, up my stomach, in between my breasts and he is holding my neck. I'm hyperventilating and I can't scream.
"you wanted to die" he says. his voice is defensive and apologetic.
I still can't scream. but his head falls down on top of my neck and I stop breathing.
There is nothing but blackness and my last thought is this is not how I wanted to die.


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The best family festivals for 2016
Whether you're donning wellies as a family for the first time or you're a seasoned festival-goer, we've picked the best family-friendly festivals this year has to offer
When and where: 14 - 17 July, Southwold, Suffolk
What is it: A chilled celebration of ambient, pop, electro and indie, with environmentally- and politically-conscious overtones. Kids' workshops, live theatre, spoken word and comedy add to the mix.
Don't miss: Indie rock bands The Maccabees and The National are heading this year's line-up, and there's also plenty on offer on the comedy front, with performances from Russell Howard and Josh Widdicombe, among others.
MNers say: "For us the highlight is the kids' area, which is lovely. The children are never bored and can take part in craft activities, processions, face painting, theatre etc. It's just perfect for little ones."
Camp Bestival
When and where: 28 - 31 July, Lulworth Castle, Dorset
What is it: A veritable explosion of music, arts and creativity, Camp Bestival prides itself on blending kids' and adults' experiences through spoken word, live theatre and a diverse musical line-up.
Don't miss: Some big names will be taking centre stage this year, from Jess Glynne to Fatboy Slim and retro acts Bananarama and Tears for Fears. For the younger audience, Mr Tumble will be on hand while smash hit West End production Aliens Love Underpants will put on a special performance.
MNers say: "We're going for the fourth year in a row. We love it! It's such a great atmosphere and there's so much to see and do."
Green Man
When and where: 18 - 21 August, Brecon Beacons, Wales
What is it: A weekend of revelry in the beautiful Brecon Beacons. There's a wobble-inducing 99 varieties of local beers and ciders on offer for the parents, and plenty of interactive workshops and performances for the kids.
Don't miss: Mercury prize winner James Blake returns to Green Man for the first time since 2011, while Scottish band Belle & Sebastian tops the bill and provides the disco beats. Einstein's Garden, a firm fixture of the festival, returns this year with an area dedicated to science, art and discovery.
MNers say: "It's a lovely festival - there's lots going on, but it's small enough to be able to make it between stages in 10 minutes so you don't miss anything."
When and where: 1 - 2 July, Winchester
What is it: From humble beginnings - basically, a party in a field - Blissfields has grown into an eclectic weekender in Hampshire, staging new artists from the worlds of indie, electronica and hip-hop alongside big names.
Don't miss: Global hip hop star Dizzee Rascal is set to make an appearance, with indie rock band Everything Everything also bringing their unique mix of genres to the stage. Highlights in the Angel Gardens family area include a dad dancing competition and cheesy disco - and a kids' activism club for future campaigners.
MNers say: "I took my daughter to Blissfields last year and it was fab. She loved wandering around the stalls, too."
When and where: 25 - 28 August, Northamptonshire
What is it: A hippie paradise in the rural heart of the East Midlands. Fancy dress is par for the course, as is audience participation from kids and adults alike.
Don't miss: Enjoy the chilled, acoustic tunes of Blick Bassy or the lively afrobeats of Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band. Head to the Family Yurt for some child-friendly entertainment.
MNers say: "Seriously, you want to go to Shambala. It is the best festival, for kids or for adults (and I've been to a lot of festivals). There are hot tubs..."
The Big Feastival
When and where: 26 - 28 August, The Cotswolds
What is it: Blur bassist Alex James hosts this food and music extravaganza on his own farm in the Cotswalds, to raise money for the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, a charity which teaches essential food skills to help people make choices for a healthier lifestyle.
Don't miss: Forget festival food trucks - gourmet treats come from Jamie himself, plus Raymond Blanc and Nadiya Hussain. Music is provided by the likes of Mark Ronson, Tinie Tempah and the Kaiser Chiefs.
MNers say: "It was brilliant. We're making plans to return this year. Also, the toilets were spotless."
Beautiful Days
When and where: 19 - 21 August, Escot Park, Devon
What is it: A small but increasingly popular festival, Beautiful Days is a good option for first-timers. Crucially, it also has a history of award-winning toilets.
Don't miss: Electronic dance act Leftfield headline along with Mancunian rock band James, with other notable performances from The Proclaimers and The Coral. The children's area hosts interactive workshops, rides and storytelling, and there's a family rave on Friday night.
MNers say: "Beautiful Days is my favourite festival - small, lovely location, very family-friendly and the music is perfect. It's very down-to-earth and easy to get out to the shops in Honiton."
Best of the rest...
Wilderness (pictured) 4-7 August, Oxfordshire
Combining nature, culture and music with great food in the lovely setting of Cornbury Park, Wilderness is a cultural haven for all ages. Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters will take to the main stage this year, alongside the Flaming Lips and Crystal Fighters. More info
Elderflower Fields, 27-30 May, East Sussex
Very popular with Mumsnetters since it began in 2012, Elderflower Fields takes place in the beautiful surroundings of Pippingford Park. This family-oriented weekend in late May promises some great acts, a huge range of outdoor activities, and a Youth Performers Competition. More info
Deer Shed, 22-24 July, North Yorkshire
One of the most welcoming family festivals, Deer Shed boasts a huge variety of child-friendly workshops, as well as milk-warming stations and nursing areas for those with very little ones. Music this year comes from the likes of Richard Hawley, Everything Everything, Beth Orton and Anna Calvi, all in a handy location just off the A1. More info
Nozstock: The Hidden Valley, 22-24 July, Herefordshire
Nozstock takes place on a beautiful working farm in the heart of the Herefordshire countryside. This year's line-up includes the likes of Imelda May and Jurassic 5. And the best part? Under 13s go free. More info
Curious Arts Festival, 22-24 July, Hampshire
Described as 'one of the UK's top boutique festivals' by the Guardian, Curious Arts Festival is a celebration of artistic talent against the lush backdrop of the New Forest. Children can enjoy puppetry workshops and bedtime stories, and there's an impressive mix of music and comedy. Some of the best contemporary authors and poets, including Carol Ann Duffy and Deborah Moggach, will also be dropping in to talk about their work. More info
Larmer Tree Festival, 13-17 July, Wiltshire/Dorset border
A boutique, family-friendly festival set in the spectacular Larmer Tree Gardens. All children's tickets are free, and a dedicated children's headliner - CBeebies' Mr Bloom - will be on hand to entertain your little ones. There's also plenty on offer for older festival-goers, including performances from Jamie Cullum and Caro Emerald. More info
Kendal Calling, 28-31 July, The Lake District
The multi-award-winning Kendal Calling festival has been growing steadily since its humble beginnings in 2006. This year's festival promises a late-night cinema, a huge selection of culinary treats, and music from headliners Rudimental, Madness and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. More info
Just So, 19–21 August, Cheshire
Join a pillow fight or ukelele workshop on the eccentric Village Green or come face-to-face with the Gruffalo at the open air theatre in the Spellbound Forest. Described by Mumsnetters as "a kids' festival that parents are allowed to tag along to", there is plenty for all ages with an emphasis on combining art, music and literature. More info
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As today's larger companies embrace the growing trend of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) with their employees, they are allowing employees to use the same mobile devices that they use for personal use for work-related activities as well. The key benefits of BYOD are that the employee can use the device of their choice and on the carrier of their choice, and that the company doesn't need to purchase and manage costly work phones for each of their employees.
However, enterprises are starting to realize that BYOD can often lead to significant problems for their organization, such as securing company information being accessed to prevent information leaks, employee fear of their employee infringing in their privacy, confusion ensuing around who pays for business versus personal cell phone expenses, and lack of flexibility when managing employee accounts when employees are using different mobile carriers.
There are multiple issues for enterprises to consider, however I believe the most frightening focuses on cost reduction while maintaining compliance. As you likely heard, Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State and the leading Democratic candidate for U.S. President, is under investigation for sending government-related emails through an unsecure, private email account. Also, enterprises getting sued for not reimbursing their employees properly for mobile work use. While the jury is out as to whether these emails contained anything considered confidential, this action is something that is often replicated by employees within companies everyday.
Do you have records of every document your sales executives have downloaded on their personal phones? And furthermore, do you know what they've emailed or texted to external parties? How about the contacts who travel with the sales person when they leave the company? Of course not! And this is exactly why enterprises need to start thinking about deploying mobile solutions that can protect their organizations from the law suits and competitive breaches that can occur from these types of actions.
With compliance being a top issue, here is what I believe to be the most important issues for enterprises to consider for securing and simplifying their mobile communications:
- Compliance & Security
Enterprises should deploy mobile solutions that simplify call recording, text logging and work usage auditing even when employee has a BYO Device as opposed to corporate liable device.
- Cost Reduction (Work vs. Personal Split Billing with Cross-Carrier flexibility)
Look for solutions that provide an option for employees to seamless separate business-related and personal calls, texts and data. Not only will the split billing capabilities completely separate the invoices for business and personal use, but they also greatly simplify the process of filing expenses. Furthermore, enterprises should consider solutions that work independent of the mobile carrier your employees prefer to use.
- Roaming Cost Reduction
Company executives travel internationally and often forget to switch their phone plans to avoid exorbitant rates that they will incur when they roam outside of their plan's coverage area. As a result, companies are often faced with expense reports that are above and beyond their budgets for mobile plan reimbursements. While asking executives to be more careful is an option, a simpler way is to ensure you deploy mobile solutions that allow for intelligent multi-country roaming, all managed through a simple application.
- Productivity increase with Clear, Uninterrupted Communications
Like me, you are probably sick and tired of being on an important call when suddenly the call drops off because you have moved to a different location. To prevent this from happening, enterprises should seek out mobile solutions that place calls over both traditional wireless voice networks (TDM) as well as VoIP (including cellular data 3G/4G/LTE and Wi-Fi) services. Installing services that cover both will greatly reduce call drop offs and ensure crystal clear communications on any carrier whether you are just walking down the block or traveling around the globe.
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When it was announced in October that the release of the Television Audience Measurement (TAM) data for nearly next 10 weeks would be suspended to ensure smooth transition from the analogue to digital platform, some broadcasters and agencies welcomed the announcement. The lack of data would be an opportunity to do quality work without thinking of ratings, they said. Is the industry suffering from data fatigue? Is it time the media industry gave equal credence to good old-fashioned managerial judgement?
Ashish Bhasin
CEO & Chairman, south east asia, aegis media
After spending 25 years in the industry, spanning creative, integrated marketing, digital and media sides of the advertising business, I can guarantee that research in India is very often poorly used. The prime reason for this is that we forget that any form of research is just another input for a manager to make a well-informed decision. It is neither a crutch to be leaned upon, nor a substitute for decision making. The difference between a poor manager and a good one is often demonstrated by their use of available research. The former will either not use research or decry the research available, or conversely treat it as gospel and suspend his common sense for decision making.
The absence of data and research is never a good thing, particularly when, as in the case of the TAM viewership data—it is the accepted currency on which the industry operates. However, the suspension of the reporting of TAM data for a cause that would benefit the industry as a whole (that is, digitisation) and because it was for a tightly time-bound period supported by all the stakeholders, there was less pain.
Even though the data from TAM is far from perfect, it is a valuable input for a media planner to make an informed decision. It should never be a substitute to managerial judgement but be an input for sharpening it. Most professional media agencies will have several such inputs. The most common form is to get regular feedback through personal observation, market and consumer visits, using a network of agency employees to record their observations, internal and external research and so on. We often forget that all these also constitute inputs for making a good judgement.
Here's what we are doing. Aegis Media has the global CCS (Consumer Connection System) study, which, for the first time, has been done in India and is already available to our agencies like Carat India and Vizeum India. This is perhaps India's first single-source study of this scale, with a global sample size of nearly 2 lakh, customised for India and carried out in the Top 18 markets in India, accounting for 75-80 per cent of spends in most categories. It gives qualitative inputs but with a quantitative sample size. Of course, it's a huge investment but media agencies need to make these kind of investments to improve their decision-making and to prevent themselves from being blindly dependent on just viewership data.
Hopefully, if media agencies in India start building internal capabilities for data gathering, the blind dependence on just one source of data, like TAM viewer figures, will reduce and the emphasis will shift to gathering inputs from several sources while making managerial decisions. This will not only improve the output for the client but will also further enrich the job of a media professional.
Of course, it would mean that we will need better quality of people in media planning and buying. I have found that with proper investments by the agency in research and quality training, many are able to make this transition. However, there will be a few who are in the habit of using data as a crutch and have got too comfortable hiding behind incomprehensible excel sheets. Maybe there will be no place for them in the new world of media planning and buying but then Darwin did say only the fittest will survive. The same will also apply to agencies and one can clearly witness that when you see large, legacy-based, old fashioned media agencies struggle.
To summarise, in my view, data and research, including viewership data, is extremely important. However, it should be just one of the inputs. The advertising and media agencies must invest in a lot of other inputs. But of utmost importance is the understanding that all these are just inputs, not substitutes for managerial decision-making. Thankfully so, because otherwise computers would be running advertising and media agencies, not qualified and experienced managers.
Anwesh Bose
Senior VP, DDB MudraMax Media
These days, the Indian advertising and media industry is full of TAM clerks (read slaves) who swear by TAM viewership numbers. When you are handling something as unpredictable and intangible as communication, data serves the purpose of only supporting an argument. Therefore, the business of advertising has been largely driven by gut feel.
During the late-90s, when there were fewer choices, media planners used to rely on National Readership Survey (NRS) data and track social conversations. For instance, everybody knew that shows like Tara and Saanp Seedi were popular on Zee. In those days, planners had to have an understanding of statistics, mathematics, economics and marketing. From the time data became automated, dependence on software increased.
In the last seven years, the so-called new-age workforce in media agencies was made to eat, breathe and sleep the ideology of overdependence on a single source of data. Today, it's more about media buying than planning. And the so-called planner's only credential is the ability to work around TAM data. Social conversations were happening even at the time when there was no TAM currency, nor Facebook and Twitter. Data is significant to the understanding of the importance of the right programming for a particular advertiser. However, the numbers should not be followed blindly.
Besides, what's the veracity of this data? TAM's sample size of 8,000-plus households cannot reflect the viewership pattern for an entire country. Today people watch TV on PC, tablet and mobile handsets. Who is taking into account this viewership shift towards this multiple-device consumption in urban homes? Not TAM. In recent times, both NDTV and Bloomberg TV have had issues with TAM's data. A lot of clients raised questions about what they were buying into. The Union information and broadcasting ministry had set October 31 as the deadline for digitisation of cable television in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. What made TAM suspend data for rest of the cities?
While the Indian Readership Survey allows third-party audits, there is no such option available for TAM subscribers. Obviously, there is something fishy. According to me, while a majority of the industry supports TAM data, only 10 per cent are confident of their ability to carry on without TAM numbers. Doordarshan has the widest reach in India but nobody wants to talk about it. While all channels are more than happy to negotiate ad rates, Doordarshan works with its indispensible rate card. They face inventory shortage round the year as advertisers cannot ignore them at any cost. There are many advertisers who are willing to spend money on cable television without being bothered about viewership data. In fact, the suspension of data for about two months now has been a boon as a lot of clients have stopped fretting about viewership numbers only. Barring a few leaders, a majority of the industry is not supporting the cause of independent research.
To address these issues, agencies need to set up research panels internally. Viewership does not change from week to week. It makes sense to look at the data of four weeks at one go. Everything boils down to who will make the investment. Broadcasters, agencies and advertisers should collaborate to come up with a much larger research. This would be in their mutual interest. Monopoly is at the heart of this problem. Everybody knows what happened to aMap (Audience Measurement & Analytics) which shut down operations in India last year. If the government gives a nod, master MSOs (multi-system operators) can collect data with the help of software. Viewership research must come from an autonomous body not aligned to any corporate house.
TAM is a profit-making body and is owned by a group that has direct interests in the advertising business. This is not healthy and the controversies have only made everyone view TAM with a lot of suspicion. What is required is an independent body/third party that is non-profit making (like Media Research User Council) to drive an unbiased and robust research initiative. The agencies, advertisers and broadcasters have already made a start and we look forward to a new dawn in viewership research.


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Judging by a name like Buddhafest 2014, one would imagine it's a festival dedicated to all things spiritual, but it's really a gathering of some of the funkiest people from the Miami comedy, music, and arts scene. Hailed as an event to celebrate local singer, actor, and songwriter Buddha Gonzalez, along with the Headless Chiwawas' 20-year anniversary, Buddhafest is anything but short on entertainment. The long list of featured acts includes Urban Rebel and Sound Sleeper, who will provide beats, while Alonso Menendez will recite spoken-word poetry, Team Flik Street Art will create live street art, and Miami New Times' own comedy blogger, Daniel Reskin, will perform some stand-up (aside from his duty as host). Whether you go to celebrate Buddha Gonzalez, dance the night away, or laugh until your back hurts, Buddhafest 2014 will rock. Head to Club Trade (1439 Washington Ave., Miami Beach) Thursday at 9 p.m. Leave your sage at home, but don't forget $10 for admission.
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