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NJ woman horrified over phrase mocking AsiansBy REMA RAHMAN
The Associated Press | April 19,2013BELMAR, N.J. A woman of Korean descent who claims a worker at a CVS in southern New Jersey used a phrase mocking Asians to identify her on a store receipt said Thursday she was horrified when she made the discovery.
Hyun Lee said she had returned home from picking up her photos at the store and was sifting through them when she noticed the name on the receipt was Ching Chong Lee instead of her own.
I was horrified because it just brought back old memories of growing up as a minority, Lee said.
She said she was subjected to name-calling because she was Asian while growing up in a diverse Bergen County town.
Lee said she believes someone deliberately changed the name on the receipt because the correct name appeared on an email from CVS saying her that the photos were ready for pickup.
Lee, who has two young children and is about a month from giving birth a third, said she worries about her kids growing up and facing discrimination.
Lee filed a lawsuit against the pharmacy chain April 16 seeking $1 million in mental and emotional damages. The suit was filed in federal court in Camden.
Attorney Susan Lask said her client picked up the photos in February at a CVS in Egg Harbor City. They have demanded the worker be fired, but that would not have stopped the lawsuit.
Lee said she did not return to the store when she saw the phrase and instead emailed a complaint.
I was disgusted. I didnt want to go back to the store anymore, Lee said.
She received an email back from CVS saying the worker would be counseled and trained. The email, included in the suit, also apologized for the workers behavior.
CVS spokesman Mike DeAngelis said the company does not comment on pending litigation but has a firm non-discrimination policy.
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"Also, leaving the traditional publisher out of it, it's been great for the industry. Even with Steam and mobile, both have caused a flurry of creative activity that's great for gaming. So I think the console is the one that's the most stagnant by far. There's just very little way for that industry to change when it's locked up by the manufacturer. PC games have a pretty interesting future still. Console games will probably stick around, but you won't see as much change in the console game market. As long as the Call of Duties and the Maddens are out there and selling well, those will make up the majority of sales. And the creativity you'll see will be on Steam and mobile."
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Modern cinema is a lot about revenge.
If Christians tend to flock to these payback films, it's probably because Jesus is so not about revenge, and yet revenge feels so good.
This summer audiences cheered lustily as the Batman prevailed over the baleful Bane, a seemingly invincible villain who was poised to kill millions of innocents.
In earlier years we shouted our approval as Captain Kirk destroyed Kahn, or when Rambo reduced his enemies to quivering piles of bleeding flesh, a movie so high concept it can be rendered as a Haiku:
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My favorite revenge film is Lethal Weapon 2, a 1989 action comedy film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Patsy Kensit, Joe Pesci, Derrick O'Connor and Joss Ackland.
Ackland – who five years earlier had portrayed the Christian apologist C.S. Lewis in a BBC version of Shadowlands – plays a deliciously evil bad guy, a thugly functionary of South Africa's all-white regime who epitomized everything we hated about apartheid.
Ackland, who I love, plays a character viewers not only love to hate; they have to hate him. He is a vicious, murdering racist who, as minister of affairs for the South African consulate, exploits his governmental power to deal drugs with impunity and make millions of dollars to line his own pockets and sustain the apartheid regime.
The efforts of the glib good guys, Gibson and Glover, to arrest Ackland's character (fittingly dubbed Arjan "Arian" Rudd), are thwarted because he has diplomatic immunity.
But as the film rolls on, the viewers' antipathy for the character grows to despairing frustration. It is revealed that Arjan Rudd had ordered the murder of the wife of Mel Gibson's character, Riggs. And when Arjan binds Riggs' arms and throws him into the drink to die, Riggs sees Arjan has already murdered the leggy, luscious character played by Kensit, whose pale, perfect body lies inanimate on the bottom. The audience gasps; some stifle a sob and shout, "NOOOO!"
A reel or two later, Gibson and Glover catch up with the malevolent South Africans. In a climactic scene, Arjan appears on a high balcony and coldly shoots Gibson. As Gibson falls, Glover raises his pistol to confront Arjan.
Sneering, Arjan raises his consulate ID badge. With South African-accented contempt, he shouts: "Diplomatic immunity."
The audience groans in frustration – and vicarious hatred.
Glover appears to be catching his breath. But then he raises his pistol and shoots Arjan in the head.
"It's just been revoked," Glover declares as the audience cheers in thunderous affirmation.
How sweet the revenge.
And what a brilliant acting job by Ackland. It's difficult, while watching Lethal Weapon 2, to remember that Ackland is a nice gentleman who made us love him when he brought C.S. Lewis to life with deep sensitivity and showed the great man grieving and wrestling with God over the death of his wife.
It should also be remembered, while watching Lethal Weapon 2, is that it was filmed before Nelson Mandela was released and became president of a free South Africa. And it was before South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation commission gave thousands of malicious racists like Arjan the opportunity to repent, confess and become functioning members of the new South Africa.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was formed at the insistence of Christian leaders like Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The commission was formed because the smell of revenge lingered poisonously in the air when apartheid was dismantled. And Desmond Tutu reminded his fellow citizens of an awkward truth: Jesus is so not about revenge.
It's an awkward truth because revenge is so satisfying. And when our need for payback is the greatest, God's truth intervenes.
So it is in this week's bill of fare from the Revised Common Lectionary. St. James chides us for allowing our inner cravings to attack others (4:1). St. Mark quotes Jesus as telling us to give up the pursuit of power and status and assume the humble status of little kids (9:37). The Hebrew Scriptures offer no respite. Jeremiah talks about lambs being led to the slaughter (11:19) and Wisdom talks about the gentleness of the righteous being tested by insult and torture (2:19).
And although the Sermon on the Mount is not one of this week's lectionary texts, all of this Sunday's readings lead to the same conclusion:
"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,'" Jesus said. "But I say to you, Do not resist one who is evil. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also" (Matthew 5:38)
"Love your enemies," Jesus said, "and pray for those who persecute you."
(Matthew 5:44)
I often wonder what kind of audience reaction Jesus got when he first said "love your enemies."
Monty Python imagines, not unreasonably, that the acoustical challenges of breezy lakefront property may have caused some to mishear Jesus' words. "What did he say? Blessed are the cheesemakers?"
But what, some must have wondered, would have been more implausible than love your enemies.
"What did he say? Love your remedies?"
"No. He said, 'don't be lemony.'"
It's not as far fetched as it seems. Years ago, I taught a Sunday school class of seventh grade girls. It was not one of my more successful endeavors, but no other sane adult had volunteered for the assignment so I took it on as a favor to the pastor.
I was in trouble almost immediately because the first lesson was the Sermon on the Mount. I remember droning on for a few minutes as the girls talked and giggled among themselves. I wasn't sure if they even realized I was in the classroom, so I raised my voice.
"JESUS," I said, "SAID … 'LOVE YOUR ENEMIES.'"
The chattering ceased and the girls looked at me with contorted expressions.
"He what?" said one.
I cleared my throat. "Jesus said, 'love your enemies.'" I grinned hopefully.
The girls were briefly silent as they considered whether they heard me right.
"He did not," said one emphatically, bobbing her head sideways in contemptuous defiance.
"Not in my bible," said another.
I started to point to the verse in my bible, but the girl looked away.
"No way."
"Jesus may have said it," said another, "but he didn't say it in no seventh grade."
"Nuh uh," said the head bobber. "Wouldn't last three seconds in the seventh grade."
"Love your enemy," said another as if it were a punch line. The class burst into laughter.
And you can hardly blame them, especially if you're among those who enjoy revenge-oriented action movies. Loving your enemy is not nearly as satisfying as reducing them to quivering piles of bleeding flesh. And I have a feeling that enemy loving is not the best path to survival in the Serengeti of Middle School.
We also know that loving one's enemy is no way to pick up votes. "Bin Laden is dead," goes the Democrats' prideful boast. "General Motors is alive."
I don't know what the major party candidates pray when they go to church, or if they see any dissonance in celebrating their hatred of a dead enemy.
I suspect they do what many of their fellow Christians have done for centuries: pray for their enemies on Sundays, and seek vengeance against them for the rest of the week.
It's a form of spiritual compartmentalization we all do so well. You can see it brilliantly depicted in one of the greatest series of morality plays of all time: The Godfather I, II and III.
It is disconcerting to watch the devoutly Christian Don Vito Corleone raise his family in the church while ordering the termination of those who have betrayed him or dispatching messengers to his enemies to offer deals they can't refuse.
For the Don, church and family are personal and his underworld empire is business and the two must never connect.
There are two scenes in the Godfather trilogy where piety and vengeance are simultaneously carried out but separated in hermetically sealed compartments. At the end of Godfather I, the new Don, Michael Corleone, stands dutifully in church at the baptismal font and prays as his infant godson is baptized in a rite that expresses uncompromising acceptance of Christ and rejection of Satan. While he prays, the split screen exposes gory glimpses of the bloody murders he has ordered on all his enemies.
In Godfather III, Michael visits a cardinal in Rome. Cardinal Lamberto, a wise and gentle man who is intended to remind us of Pope John Paul I, urges Michael to make his first confession in 30 years. Michael tearfully confesses to his crimes, including the murder of his brother. The cardinal tells Michael his sins are terrible and "it is just that you suffer." But the cardinal also tells Michael that God would still forgive him if he asked, "but I know you don't believe that."
Michael walks away, still in his sins. The theme of unholy revenge is played out to the end of the film until Michael has lost all he loves.
The confession scene, I think, is one of the great sermons of cinema. Michael Corleone's sins are terrible beyond imagining, but he has been given a great gift: the opportunity to lay them all before God and walk away unburdened, a free and redeemed man.
But all his life he has placed his faith and his sin in separate boxes until one no longer has access to the other. He dies an old and rejected man, separated all his life and now for all eternity from the love of God that has been within his grasp all along.
When Jesus said, "Love your enemies," he probably was thinking about the seventh grade and he was thinking about Osama bin Laden and racists and homophobes and all the other dastards with whom we are forced to share our lives.
When our enemies do us great harm, there is nothing sweeter on earth than vengeance.
But, inconveniently, Jesus is not telling us to love our enemies on Sunday while we savor their destruction the rest of the week.
As entertaining as that may be, there are better things in store for us.
And one of those things is the unconditional redemption God extends to all of us once we are able to set aside the need for revenge that, sweet though it may be, prevents us from accepting God's unimaginable gift.


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Former kindergarten teacher, Tammy Lafrinere, 31, was charged earlier this week.
CHEBOYGAN CO. -- A former Cheboygan kindergarten teacher was arrested after being accused of stealing prescription drugs from co-workers.
The teacher is now facing nearly a half dozen charges ranging from theft to home invasion.
The first reported incident was in May when 31-year-old Tammy Lafrinere was accused to stealing medications from a fellow teacher's purse at West Elementary School in Cheboygan.
"Whenever she knew that someone might be out of the classroom, she seemed to be able to find the timing to go in and search," Kurt Jones, Cheboygan Public Safety Director said.
Police say over a three day span, Lafrinere stole 90 Vicodin pills.
After the first teacher turned her in, another stepped forward with an accusation from a couple months prior to this incident. The second teacher claimed that Lafrinere broke into her home while she was away.
"She unfortunately like many people got hooked on prescriptions and then would go through any extreme to get more meds," Jones said.
Since the incident, she has resigned from her job at West Elementary School.
Cheboygan Public Schools Superintendent Mark Dombroski says it is school policy not to comment on personnel matters.
However, he says all job candidates through a thorough background check before anyone is hired.
"I'm confident that our background checks are doing what they're supposed to be doing and that the employees here are here because they are passing those background checks," Dombroski said.
Police say that Lafrinere had no criminal history prior to these incidents. They also say she has been cooperative with investigation and has recently admitted herself into rehab to help with her addiction.
"You got to remember to ask for help in these types of situation and rely on parents and close friends and families to talk to you to try to help you through this," Jones said.
Lafrinere is facing multiple charges and if convicted, could face up to 15 years in prison.
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I am using this mat for my 4 month old who rolls all over the place. I have purchased soft play mats, but they are all so small. This is perfect for him because it gives him enough space to roll around freely on my hard wood floors. It is soft enough that he does not hurt his head when he rolls over. He also likes to roll around and look at the different colors and letters.
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Product definitely needs to be in every household with children. It provides safety while easy to clean for caregiver. I bought this product however I returned it because I purchased a cheaper one outside of the "R" family. Maybe because it was during the holidays and sale. But definitely please purchase for ur kiddies at home.
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My nine month old loves these blocks. Great for a little extra padding when she falls, loves to pick them up and chew as well! Gotta love teething time! Really great price. I bought one for our house and my parents as well. Wonderful product!
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My kid had started going to an early learning centre and we at home were also teaching her numbers and alphabets. Once I laid out the mat on the floor, I was pleasantly surprised to see that she could stand on each number identifying it and also on a few alphabets. But soon she also starting removing the pieces as well. She enjoys playing on it every day. A very good buy and easy to put together or remove and take around.
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I love this product! We decided to get mats because our LO is learning to run/walk and falling all the time. We have tile floors on her play area and after a while it was just too much on my nerves to have her fall onto the cold tile. We saw this product, its price was reasonable, and its very practical. I plan on giving it as gifts for my 2 nephews who will learn to walk soon. Its great when they are learning to walk and balance their bodies. Preferable to fall and land on this versus hit their head on the tile...
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I use it for a little play corner for my 4 month old. We have the jumperoo on it, which gives her great grip and we lay down with a blanket and play with toys. Love it!
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Cellar/Tasting Notes Aromas of small red berries with some light cherry sapwood and a delicate nose of oak. This is dynamic and full of minerality due to the stony soil.
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DENALI NATIONAL PARK, Alaska -- This is an enchanting but unforgiving landscape, where adventurers far more experienced than I have gotten lost or hurt. The dangers — weather and bears among them — can even be deadly.
So it's not surprising that my plans to hike solo here last summer were met with raised eyebrows — and admonitions to please be careful.
While I'm no novice, having taken backcountry trips on my own for most of my adult life, Denali is different from other places because it has few marked trails. One of the biggest challenges I faced was choosing where to start. I had no interest in doing anything dangerous; I just wanted to go on some challenging hikes and enjoy my surroundings.
I planned to stick to day hikes, as my camping skills aren't great, and I had come up with a list of places that sounded fun to explore: Thorofare Pass, Polychrome Mountain, Stony Dome, Cathedral Mountain and Mount Healy. I chose them based on two earlier (though brief) trips here, conversations with park workers and bus drivers, and a study of maps. I generally went with places that had trails, and wandered on my own after they left off.
Throughout the summer tourist season, shuttle buses provide the primary means of access to the park. The 92-mile road is closed to most personal vehicles past mile 15. (Some vehicles are allowed as far as mile 29, where the Teklanika campground is located, with reservations. You can also walk or bike in.)
On a bus, you can view wildlife through the windows, sometimes at close range. The bus makes stops where you can experience the park through short walks, but you can also hop on and off the green buses and go off on your own to explore. To get to another destination or back to the park entrance, you can flag down a later bus, provided you have a pass and there's room on board.
Reservations are advised, as buses can fill up fast.
I carried a bus schedule so I knew when the last buses of the day would run and when I'd have to be on the road to catch one back. In my backpack, I also had rain pants, energy bars and water, a map, compass, camera and a whistle, in case I needed to announce my presence to any wildlife in low-visibility areas.
For my first day I planned to go to Thorofare Pass, which meant a four-hour bus ride into Denali. The weather started out gloomy with drizzling rain, but thankfully it cleared up as the bus moved deeper into the park. We saw five bears — including three right beside the dirt road — and had a fantastic view of Mount McKinley, North America's tallest peak.
Thorofare Pass isn't a technically challenging hike; none of those that I did were. But it was a fun hike up and a welcome workout for my antsy legs after the ride in. The best part was running the ridge line and drinking in views of the mountain before it was partially obscured by clouds. The worst was encountering a group of loud hikers on my way down. I like hiking for the solitude and fellowship with nature. This was a buzzkill.
I knew I didn't want nearly as long a bus ride the next day; I was eager to run off on my own and spend as much time outside as possible. The bus trip started off agonizingly slow with people yelling "Stop!" to glimpse birds that seemed microscopic without high-powered binoculars, and me rolling my eyes in frustration.
My attitude turned around fast, though, when the next "Stop!" was called out for a lynx, sauntering across a sandbar.
I'd crossed off Stony Dome, given the time it would take to get there, and decided to bolt at Polychrome, a routine stop for the buses. It wasn't long before the sound of traffic melted away, and I was all alone. It was incredible: vistas drenched in the colors of fall, yellow, orange, brown, rust (I was there in September, at the tail end of the season); and more ridge line to run. The wind in the area, though, was quite strong, literally clearing my nostrils.
As the day wore on, I found walking the road to be a great pleasure, and had no problem catching a bus when I was finally ready to do so.
I opted against the bus my third day and instead drove from the motel where I was staying about a mile outside the park to Savage River, which is as far inside the park as most cars can go. There is a mountain and ridge line behind the rangers' station that I was interested in trying, so I started up in sometimes spongy, uneven terrain. It looked pretty straightforward, but the higher I got, the higher the brambles and thicket got. Soon I was among vegetation taller than I, branches clawing at my skin and clothes.
Each time I expected to be at the top, I was greeted by more vegetation. I grew claustrophobic, and frustrated, and decided to cut my losses, descending to a social trail — a path worn away by hikers — along the river. I'd been that way before with my boyfriend and felt comfortable pressing on, even as the trail grew faint. It was beautiful, and I hadn't seen anyone since I set out.
On the way back, I wound up on a trail that led to large boulders jutting out into the river. This wasn't right; I'd apparently taken the wrong fork in the social trail as I picked it back up. I backtracked, moving higher in hopes of picking up the trail. No luck, just a ledge with a decent drop. Higher still, same result.
My heart had started to beat fast as I scrambled higher still, wondering how I could have been so stupid. When I picked the path back up, I was so relieved I practically skipped.
I got up early my last day to get one last hike in before the four-hour drive to Anchorage to catch my flight. I decided on Mount Healy.
The trail to get there is near the park entrance, so there is some traffic noise for a while. But I had the place virtually to myself, and after a bit of a scramble near the ridge line, was rewarded by the sight of a group of Dall sheep.
I accomplished what I'd hoped to accomplish — leaving tired and smiling — and couldn't help but think about all the things I wanted to do on my next trip here.


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Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC (DSCL) is an investment holding company in Sri Lanka. The company is a diversified conglomerate with interests mainly in alcoholic beverages, telecommunications and plantations. In addition, it is involved in financial services, logistics, textiles, information technology, power generation, leisure, manufacture of sugar and molasses, and media businesses. Key products of the company's beverage business include Extra Special Arrack and varieties of Coconut Arrack. It is also an exclusive agent for international liquor brands such as Royal Salute, Chivas Regal, Ballantines whiskies, Martell Cognac, Absolut Vodka, Beefeater Gin, Havana Club Rum and Jacob's Creek. DSCL has fully automated bottling plants and pot and patent distillation units in Seeduwa, Kandy, Kalutara and Badulla. The company operates through 19 subsidiaries and three associate firms. DSCL is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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someone give me that 5 mins of my life back please
Norman will apparently be giving up football after his senior season. Pretty insane if you ask me, but if he doesn't really want it, than he shouldn't waste anyone's time. Same person said that nobody is really even recruiting him anymore. Everyone has basically given up.
Ha, I never looked at this thread before...missed out on some nonsense. I always wanted to correct that D Zone dude's grammar and stuff, but you know, that makes me a jerk.
But yeah, strange turn of events for a kid Rivals considers one of the 250 best prospects in America.
I don't mind someone chasing what they actually care about. yikes
The thing is that, even if he does ultimately decide to play football, nobody outside the MAC is going to take a chance on this kid changing his mind a year down the road. You either want it, or you don't. He obviously doesn't. SMag mods are now saying he won't make an official decision until September, but I don't think it will matter at that point, at least for MSU. Don't think we would have room by then, even if we decided that he was worth the chance.
Hey this is a tough call to make.. Imagine working your whole life to get an offer from a program like MSU (I'm a michigan fan) and then making the choice to not play football.. I know some people that went to some Mac schools for different sports and honestly when I ask them why they stopped playing they all answer the same "it just wasnt fun any more"


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A resolution criticising the management of EU humanitarian aid and, in particular, the way in which EU funds are channelled through the United Nations, was passed by Parliament on Thursday.
"Humanitarian aid targets the ones that need it most. Every inefficiency costs human lives", explained Martin EHRENHAUSER (NI, AT) who prepared the resolution.
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Parliament would like the European Commission's humanitarian aid and civil protection department to manage aid more efficiently and less bureaucratically while, at the same time, ensuring a high level of accountability and transparency. It also wants the Commission to assess the reliability of potential partner organisations better, so as to ensure that their management systems are in order.
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I watched the season finale last night and I could not believe that Stassi had the nerve to ask Jax what she ever did to deserve what he did. Jax was wrong to cheat, if he wants to sleep around, a relationship is NOT the place for him to be. That being said, Stassi treats EVERYONE like they are her staff, like they are put on Earth to serve her and do for her. Stassi has ZERO respect for anyone and the way people bow down to her and are "afraid" of her as that other girl said, it's ridiculous. You can see all over her face that Stassi is proud of how she treats people, smirking and laughing and just not caring about their feelings.
Stassi only warmed up to Scheana because she had NO ONE. She treated Scheana like crap for something that didn't even involve her and had nothing to do with her. The minute she had NO ONE, she warmed right up to her. Stassi uses everyone she comes in to contact with.
Sur seems like it could be a really nice place, if the staff was classy. Most of them sleep with whoever walks in the door, or they seem to get around. I can't imagine how they are not full of STDs at this point in their lives. Sur, I would not visit if I could.
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I Love this show....But I must say after watching the show I have to agree with alot of my friends, As a show it is funny and entertaining, as a restaurant it truly appears to be a joke. I would not feel safe eating or drinking anything any of them touched. They are so busy having sex with everyone there is no telling what they have on their hands.
I think Stassi wishes she was a princess, and needs to get over herself. And if she was a princess, she would b giving other princees'es a bad name.
Lisa totally love you and your show! I think you are the best thing about your show. However your employee Stassi is so annoying, she is such a brat and she is the only one that causes problems in your restaurant.. I really hope you get rid of her.
Lisa. love. love, love you! You have your hands full with the Sur staff for sure. Kick Stassi to the curb and your problems will greatly diminish. She is totally wacked!!! So hypocritical, immature and a total DRAMA queen. She has serious psychological issues from what I've seen and heard her say on TV. Please get rid of her!
...Friends become enemies , enemies become friends ... This Vegas episode was better than Star Wars!!
Lisa, I enjoy your role on both programs, however, as a parent I question how you could approve of Stassi as an employee just because she is your daughters friend. If she was my daughters friend, I would be seriously worried. Her behavior has never shown a shred of decency, kindness, personality....or any of the positives anyone would seek in either a friend or an employee. If I heard someone say the things about my kid that Stassi said she would "do", i can promise Stassi she would be answering to me. And when I got done telling her what I have to say, she would be the one to know how it feels to be chewed up and spit out.
Hi Lisa, I agree with the others in that Stassi is making the show more difficult to watch! I LOVE you and have looked forward to your new Rules show. I do love watching, and am in the middle of tonights episode. I know Bravo loves the extreme Stassi, but I, as a loyal viewer, can't stand the sight of her nor listening to her foul mouth and terrible things she says about others. YOU beautiful lady, inspire all of us with your class and beauty. I know you are handling this the best you can while keeping Bravo happy but honestly, your show might be better at this point without her.
Lisa, Stassi has to go. She is the Princess of the gutter. ...and teach her to stop using the word "literally" because she says it all the time and doesn't make sense. How does she watch herself on tv and not see she looks like a buffoon.
@MariaH1234 I sooo agree with u bout stassi
Lisa, if not for you and Brandi, the RHOBH would be a snooze this season. So thank you for keeping it entertaining. Now about Vanderpump Rules, you need to do something about Stassi. Sorry, but the girl comes off trying TOO hard to create fake drama, obviously, in a sad attempt to make the show all about her. Sorry. Not buying it. She's totally "acting" and very badly at that. Jax is doing the same thing. Viewers are not stupid. They're both creating drama for themselves. But they're so BAD at it. Come on! This is a joke!
It's amazing to me that no one addresses the "men" if you can call them that. After all what else are you do you call males over 30? Their behavior is just juvenile. How can anyone think that is entertainment? It's amazing what people who want to be "famous" will do even if their famous for being fools or even worse will do anything for a dollar. Sad thing is after their appearance on Watch What Happens Live no one will ever take them seriously. Having drinks thrown at them shirtless and downing shots at the end like pledging frat boys. They should be walking around town with bags over their heads.
Lisa, I have followed you since the 1st episode of RHOBH and the biggest compliment I can give you is that you are a "GREAT BROAD" I think you will understand that it is said with affection and true respect. There are very few left now a days. It is not an age thing it is a spirit or how you carry yourself. Lauren Bacall was a "BROAD". Joanne Woodward is a "BROAD" -from your country Helen Mirren, Emma Thompson & Judi Dench are all "BROADS". There are some younger girls who are now starting to take up the mantle - Anne Hathaway is growing into her "BROADNESS" and there are others. The reason I went on so long with the examples was so you would understand that the women [if you could call them that] that you have working at SUR are the opposite of a "BROAD". They are fame seekers and most are very nasty human beings....specifically Stassi. Think about this, if this is how you want the public to actually see you in the way she acts, how bad is she really????? I understand this skewers to a younger demographic, I have an 18 year old grandson and may nieces, nephews and cousins between the ages of 18 - 28 [big Italian family] not one of them would act this way, EVER! I think what bugs me is that this is what you and/or Bravo thinks of Generation Y! I know the show is taped and there is nothing you can do about what has happened but for the future all these kids [except one so far] said they want to be FAMOUS, not good at their craft, but FAMOUS. I was a great Server in a French restaurant. I loved it. None of them do. They do not represent you well and you are better looking than every girl in that place.. Good luck your gonna need it.
I can't imagine that the self-absorbed blonde makes a very good server! No thanks! I'll dine elsewhere!
I understand drama is "good TV", but the demonstration your staff is giving is beyond 'they are young and this is normal behavior' which seems to be implied at so many levels. Drinking on and off the job, Princess Stassi-what's the deal? Friends with your daughter, or Vanderpumps family friend? Her behavior is more of an inappropriate teen who needs major counseling. Let her find her reality tv break elsewhere. She is so obviously inappropriate on so many levels ...and you are setting yourself up for a dead staff member who ends up drinking and driving...most of your staff seems to abuse alcohol with no thought to consequences.......
Lisa I love your show and would love to visit Sur! I do have one comment though, I don't think it was appropriate for the business to have a float supporting a "fill in the blank pride" day unless you have one for every "pride" day. Its not fair to the staff to have to make a choice in their belief system and risk being politically incorrect at work. Just sayin'...
I really like the person you seem to be on camera, but please don't ever use the phrase "Ghetto Bitch" EVER again. It's insulting & stereotypes a class of people, and it sounds even worse coming out the mouths of the privileged. When people think of the "ghetto" they usually think of black people, even though they are not the only ones who live in low income neighborhoods, so that phrase is also racially insensitive. Also let's all stop referring to anything trashy as "ghetto" please.
Hi Lisa! As a girl from Down Under I get and love your sense of humour, you are so much fun and I love you on RHOBH! I am also loving Vanderpump Rules. Could you do me a favour though? Please dress the girls in something a little larger than a handkerchief, it would be nice for the girls to pop on a bra before they go to work! Can't wait for the next eps of both shows, I'm slightly addicted ;)
Lisa, please read these posts....everyone is saying the same things in a matter of speaking. You have a great business, and a good concept for a show. Stassi is not bring the drama that keeps viewers watching a show...she is bringing the kind of drama that has viewers turning it off. She is NOT a princess, a princess has class and is polished. She is a spoiled and self serving. She is making a fool out of you! You my lady are not a fool! The way she talks to people is dis-respectful. She is dis-respectful to you and your business that in and of itself is enough to get rid of her. Your business and the show will be run much better. Perhaps even an enjoyable second season! Maybe we can see some success stories form the youth of your establishment!
I don't think I have ever seen anyone so full of herself as Stassi is. She is a narcissist to the highest degree. I have no idea how you can tolerate her, or how anyone does. She thinks the world revolves around her and she is not THAT hot. I have seen girls a thousand times prettier than her.
I do like you Lisa. You have your flaws but you make me laugh. Oh, one suggestion -- get rid of Stassi seriously. How can you possibly keep her in your business. She admits to being a big time biotch and I think your business deserves better than that.
@Pepper2101 I feel the only flaw Lisa has is keeping Stassi on as an employee. Now if Lisa got rid of Stassi, she would be perfect!
Pepper2101 the world deserves better than the Stassi types...I have yet to see any redeming quality to her.
I wasn't sure if I was going to like the show. Surprisingly I absolutely love it! I'm not sure why people are hating on these kids so much. I find it so entertaining! Stassi is a lot of things but sorry everyone she's super entertaining though! I love it!
BEMD Completely agree with you!
I love the show, but there is no entertainment in Stassi's "I make people I don't like quit" attitude. She's not witty and I squirm watching the way she verbally attacks people. She is too young to be that bitter!
Lisa, you are the owner of SUR. ACT like it or hire someone else with balls to do it. Stassi is taking advantage of a friendship with your daughter and you are letting her. It's like letting a bully beat up your child. That girl has problems. Move on. Take your restaurant back!
After reading the comments, I think I've figured it out. Stassi is the Kardasian of SUR.
I think you're wonderful, and I understand that Vanderpump Rules is designed to appeal to a younger demographic, so I am not necessarily the target audience. Nevertheless, the whole gang is insufferably self absorbed, shallow and (the worst sin) not really very interesting. Now if you wanted to do an East meets West kind of deal, a couple of Manzo sons might make it a little more fun and interesting! lol
If the Manzo men (who act like mama clinging boys) join the show, as much as I love Lisa & Ken, I would definately turn the channel.
Trippin-it Marti_W lol, I've given up on VR already.
Don't fire them! The show was great! Oops I mean "is" great! We all need comic relief and these kids deliver! I still don't think you should do a second season but that's just me.
@jennifer.zelinski.77 people close to and over 30 are not kids. That's what's makes this show look ridiculous. People their age acting like college freshmen is not delivering.
Lisa the show is not the type of show i would usually find interesting, but since bravo airs them so frquently, it gives people like me, who have certain times of the day to actually watch tv, even i can catch the shows enough to follow the storyline...on the outset, it looked like Stassi was going to be most disliked reality character of the year....but this last 2 airings, we get a glimpse of why Stassi has the attitude we have seen....and we realize....the problem is not Stassi as much as it is her co worker boyfriend.....he is with a girl who should be focused on a career, maybe not always showing maturity, but who cares, she is under 25....we find out her 30 + aged boyfriend has been up to some very adult things...things that make you become an adult....but suddenly this weeks episode makes him appear to be at least 16.... if i were Stassis mom, i would have to be convinced, the scene ws for the show only....being obsessed , stalking a woman who simply does not want to carry your heavy baggage, is a criminal offense...this is the stuff of domestic violence...it is disturbing to watch quite frankly, because we know much of the content of these shows are sometimes invented for drama...so the tearing off of clothes for hand to hand combat was a bit much...admitted we are, that the white cardigan Jax was wearing needed to be ripped from him, no man should wear liz claiborne....but when the others started stripping, it made me wonder if it were really a chippendale audition...the show is taking on a strange vibe...one that does not fit the characterization you and ken have brought to bravo....it must make you feel old to be amidst the crew of SUR and a part of their storyline....it would me....
I watched WWHL last nite because I felt sure that after Stassi saw herself on TV, she was going to be remorseful and embarrassed. I almost felt bad for her. But.... NOPE! Pretty shocking actually.
Stassi is a serious issue for your restaurant!! she is such trash and thinks that she is a queen, I love you Lisa but I hate that you have made this show! It should be called the Stassi show because she seems to think it is all about her!! Get rid of her and you will better your self, I am sure your daughter will understand that business comes first and she is not making your business come first she only cares about her self and puts people down thinking she is better than everyone!!
Curiosity was nagging at me, so last night I watched Stassi, Jax, Tom and Scheena on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
Stassi was given numerous chances to apologize for her horrific behavior towards EVERYONE. Instead, she calmly stated that she knows how horrible she is, is not willing to change a thing and suggests that everyone get over it. Seriously?
As I said in an earlier post, you have no right to judge these people by what they do on their own time ...but Stassi acts this way ON YOUR TIME.
Her lack of remorse on WWHL solidified my decision to stop watching the show ...until I saw the promo of the other SUR employees finally calling Stassi out. I'm going to DVR it for that session and then fast forward through any other scenes she appears in (her behavior actually makes me feel physically ill).
Bravo, I know you're reading this - we got on board for this show because we love Lisa Vanderpump and her crazy world. The adolescent antics that go on in the private lives of her employees should not be the primary focus of this show ...if you want there to be a Season 2.
kjbennett69 Due to circumstances beyond my control, I found myself watch WWHL last night, too. I also noticed Stassi makes no apologies for making the rest of us vomit, but what made me most ill about Stassi's behavior, was the sheer joy, pleasure, and entertainment she got from watching any clip of herself. Any moment that is all about her -- good or bad -- is her favorite moment in the world. She really had herself giggling and laughing.
I don't think I cracked a smile once while watching. It was nauseating and infuriating.
i REALLY LIKE YOU BUT IT IS A SHOW AND ENTERTAINING HEARING HOW OLD THEY ARE AND WILD THEY CAN BE IT IS EXCEPTED PLUS YOU GETTING GOOD RATINGS AND PAID FOR THIS SO RECORD ON ALSO IF I COME TO BH I WOULD COME TO SUR JUST SEE HOW THEY ACT SERVING. LOL LOL
honey-well turn off the Caps please
I'm fast forwarding through the Stassi parts now. I cannot watch her because she's mean and hateful. I hope she's not on the show long because she weakens the show.
Lisa, You are a sweet, ., classy woman and I love you on RHBH and I like you're new show, SUR, as well. As you have hear over and over in the post below, I;m sure you know what needs to happen. I know the producers like to add more drama into it but Stassi is shedding a negative light on your business.
1.) She complians about Jax being a loser but yet she moved into his apt. and made a comment about have $-8 in her bank account. She has a degree and is worker as a server so she is no better off than Jax is. The comment she made that her parents paid all her bills until she graduated from college then she was all on her her own and know she wants to go to Graduate school so they can start paying her bills again. She needs to stop talking negatively about everyone else and point her finger at herself. She needs to make something of herself and use that degree, unless she just got it so she could have a free ride off her parents for four years.
2.) During your employee meeting after work you brought up tips. I agree with Scheana 100% and not pooling the tip money and sharing. Stassi is riding on everone's backs. Each employee should get their own tips hence they will work harder for it and not rely on other workers for their bad service. I don't understand why Stassi got to decide that wouldn't work at Sur and that was final. You didn't take a vote nor did you step in. You have got to see that Stassi has take over you and the other owners restaurant. To be she is belittling you bytaking advantage of you. Pandora's friend or not, she should be out of there. If I were Pandara, I wouldn't want her there as well. I would be embarrassed to have a "friend like that".
3.) She needs to grow up and act like she's not in high school anymore. She needs to put her big girl panties on and stop dispacing her anger and her misgivings on to other's. She's toxic for that restaurant and for all the people she is around. One more thing, she's not as beautiful as she thinks she is and very ugly on the inside. Definitely not a princess !
We still love you though, I'm coming out to LA from Ohio in late February and plan on checking SUR out. Hopefully things have settled down. One ore thing, why do your employees at SUR insult employees and The Villa Blanca Restaurant.
Thanks for entertaining us Lisa !
I totaly agree with everything you wrote, I was going to say the same but as I read he blogs therre is no one who likes Stassi and when I say them on Andy I was so disapointed
Lisa, you're one of my favorite Housewives of all the franchises and I really wanted to like VPR, but I can hardly bear to watch anymore. I thought the show would feature your family, your resturaunt, or you even. Instead it seems to be all about a bunch of emotionally immature, over-sexed, out of control people who just happen to work at a place called SUR. In fact, it doesn't seem that Vanderpump is ruling anything. And why you seem to continually justify their outrageous behavior is beyond me. You cannot possibly believe that their atrociousness does not affect their job performance or SUR's reputation. We realize you're not your employee's mother, but you are the business owner. And what is reflected on this show just does not look good. At all.
oh Lisa, just when I thought you had it tuff with your beverly hillbilly women friends now we get to see what you put up with at work... how do you manage to be so pleasant and funny all the time while dealing with all of these loony toons??? anyways, I am sad by peoples reaction to Stassi, yeah she is a little crazy and blunt, and even princessy, but all the best women are. Honestly, scheena is too fake and skanky for me to watch sometimes, but I am sure that makes for a great waitress so I understand why you like her. can't wait to see what happens next..
Love you Lisa. Your new show is great except for Stassi who does nothing but berate and bully everyone at Sur. I hope I don't have to watch her every week being the spoiled brat that she is because, really, I don't consider it entertainment. Please replace her with someone that will be a real star of your show. She needs to go. Maybe that will wake her up!
Kathleen10 without stassi, i wouldnt be watching. she makes the show. the others tend to be a little boring.
I find it interesting that everyone is so concerned with Stassi's shortcomings that they're failing to acknowledge anyone else's. I agree Stassi made a terrible first impression. I basically kept watching to see Scheana kill Stassi with kindness. However, despite my initial dislike of Stassi, I have found myself feeling sorry for her. Jax is truly an immature idiot, and the two girls masquerading as her best friends are utter failures. They seem to just want things to stay status quot so that they can live in their happy, mean girl bubble. They don't care about what Stassi wants, thinks or feels. They are not good friends. So, it seems, I'm going to buck the system and take Stassi's side for now. I would be more than happy to see Katie and Kristen called out for being shallow, vapid and (frankly) terrible people.
jenerin I have to disagree, It is Stassi who is judgemental. She dosn't really care if Jax got some girl in Vegas pregnant or not. She was just more than happy to jump at the chance to make him look like the guilty one and give her a good reason to dump him. Actually the other two girls were the non judgemental ones. They only wanted to have more than the say so of Stassis' new boyfriend about the situation before making a decision.


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