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We decided to disqualify all remakes and HD re-releases from our Game of the Year vote as we felt these games aren't truly from 2011. That means I'm free to talk about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as my honourable mention of 2011, narrowly edging out Resident Evil 4 HD and Shadow of the Colossus for PS3. The main reason Ocarina of Time stood out for me is just how unlike modern games it is, somehow managing to feel fresh despite first appearing on the Nintendo 64 in 1998.
Whereas modern games are desperate for you to always know where you're meant to be going and exactly what's on your todo list, in Ocarina of Time you're more or less left to find everything out for yourself. We often label anything with a story an adventure title, but Nintendo's classic really is an epic quest, with its huge play area and numerous dungeons explored and solved with glee from start to finish.
The other thing that struck me while playing through the 3D remake of Ocarina is just how well I remember all the music. To be honest, my memories of playing the game the first time aren't that clear (I can remember certain boss battles, but little else), but every time a new piece of music was introduced I was instantly taken back to the Christmas holiday I spent playing the game.
If you Play Ocarina of Time for more than a few minutes you'll find many of the game's songs lodged in your brain, forcing their way out in annoyingly hummed form at every opportunity. Epona's Theme and Zelda's Lullaby are the two biggest culprits for me, with approximately 80 per cent of all sounds I made during the weeks I played the game being renditions of those tunes. It's no surprise I love the music so much - I bought a wooden wind instrument on holiday one year purely because it looked like Link's ocarina.
We've seen a lot of remastered titles recently, but Ocarina of Time 3D was a more loving port than most. Rather than just dump the original on the 3DS at a higher resolution and in 3D, the dev teams at Nintendo and Grezzo gave the entire game a lovely lick of new paint, tweaked the Water Temple and added neat touch screen controls. The ability to pause anywhere while playing a 3DS also came in incredibly handy, allowing me to pick up and play from exactly the point I stopped - a small thing, but a great benefit only available on the 3DS version of the game.
Ocarina of Time 3DS was labelled by some as the handheld's killer app, a claim which many were quick to jump all over as the game was just a port of an old game - but this isn't just any old game. If you've never played it before Ocarina of Time will feel like a new release created for Nintendo's latest handheld, while those who have enjoyed it in the past will likely have forgotten just how amazing the game is.
There's a reason (well, numerous reasons) why Ocarina of Time is widely considered to be the best game of all time. I was somewhat dubious over whether or not it would hold up against today's best, but it most definitely does. No doubt modern titles will be looked back on fondly, but how many do you think could be spruced up 12 years later and still stand as one of the best? I reckon Ocarina of Time could still be a shining example of near-perfect game design in another 12 years.


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BENNETT IS BIG TIME - To be brutally honest, through the entire nonconference season I could start every post game story about how well Anthony Bennett played. How disruptive a force he is on the offensive end of the floor. That no player has been able to adequately guard him through the first 15 games.
It would get so repetitive and, ultimately, really boring.
However, Bennett was too good on Saturday night against CSU Bakersfield that it would be ignorant to ignore.
If you throw out the second half, Bennett put up All-America type numbers, shooting 8-of-10 from the field for 21 points and grabbing five rebounds.
Heck, his first four minutes of action produced more points (11) than all but one player on the Rebel roster scored in the entire game.
That's domination.
The sad thing is that these types of performances are becoming so commonplace that Rebel fans may start taking them for granted soon. You can now safely say that UNLV hasn't had anyone this flat-out superior over the opposition since either J.R. Rider or Larry Johnson were running up and down the Thomas & Mack floor.
That's pretty elite company to be lumped into but, at this point, I think it's safe to say after watching Bennett's consistent play (no games without double-digits). You can pretty much pencil Bennett in for a few highlight reel plays, near 20 points and close to 10 rebounds a game.
Even if head coach Dave Rice asked for the perfect recruit, he wouldn't have been able to find any better than Bennett.
And you want to know what Bennett thinks about the early part of the difficult conference road schedule that UNLV is about to embark on?
When asked he said, "It's just a basketball game. That's the easy part."
Not for opposing coaches it isn't.
BRYCE UNDER CONTROL - There have been some serious flashes of just what sophomore Bryce Dejean-Jones could be capable of this year. There have also been the times where you shake your head and wonder what he could've possibly been thinking.
The Roadrunners got a glimpse of Dejean-Jones at his absolute best on Saturday. And maybe it will be a precursor of what's to come for the Rebels, which would be perfect with conference play starting in less than four days.
A composed and under control Dejean-Jones very few bad decisions during a 12 point, six assist and four rebound effort.
And that wasn't listing the most impressive statistic of the night for Dejean-Jones. No turnovers is what set tonight off from most others.
It wasn't the first time it has happened (he had zero assists in games against Iowa State and Northern Iowa), but it was the first time it occurred when he was in the role of facilitator.
There's no denying that Dejean-Jones has immense talent. He can virtually do everything on the floor - defend, rebound, score, pass, run, etc. There are just sometimes that he goes a bit fast in those areas and it becomes very noticeable.
Games like the one against Bakersfield show what Dejean-Jones has the capability to do.
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COMMENTARY -- Microsoft has a right to produce and sell Windows, but the rest of us have a right to start our own company and compete with Windows.
A few years ago our government decided to take Microsoft to court over this issue, and the court battle is going on. Rather than discuss the legal case, which I consider merely a battle between high priced lawyers over legal technicalities, I will explain in non-legal terms why I think Microsoft qualifies as a monopoly, and why Windows should be released to world so that everybody is free to start a business as a Windows developer.
There are several operating systems competing with Windows right now (e.g., Solaris, Linux, FreeBSD, and QNX). This could give you the impression that there is plenty of competition for Windows. However, none of these systems have more than a tiny fraction of the desktop market.
The best proof that Microsoft is a monopoly is that FreeBSD, Linux, and other systems are provided to the public at no cost with little effect on the sale of Windows.
Before I explain this, imagine Mercedes-Benz offering their cars for free. They finance this free car operation through donations, volunteer workers, sales of T-shirts, and the servicing of cars. Certainly you can understand that other car companies would be devastated.
Next consider the issue of "product dumping." When a company offers their products at a price that is below the cost of manufacturing it, they are accused of a crime. Using a car analogy, imagine Mercedes offering their cars for less than the cost of manufacturing them. They subsidize the cost of their cars through donations, volunteer workers, and sales of T-shirts.
Now consider that FreeBSD is a high quality operating system that is offered for free. Some of the FreeBSD people are volunteers who work in their spare time. They also collect donations and sell services. This goes beyond what we call "product dumping."
According to the theory of free enterprise, consumers would get a copy of FreeBSD, software developers would develop applications for FreeBSD, and Microsoft would take the FreeBSD people to court and accuse them of destroying competition. Our courts would rule that the FreeBSD organization must stop giving their products away for free; that they must charge a price that is above their development cost.
Our courts would also rule that the FreeBSD volunteers are "slaves," and the FreeBSD organization would be required to pay them a salary, and pay taxes on those employees.
In order for an organization to use volunteer employees they must follow certain rules, such as not competing with conventional businesses. However, FreeBSD has both volunteer employees and they compete against conventional companies. I suspect that the FreeBSD organization is violating our laws, but Microsoft doesn't care because FreeBSD has almost no effect on the sale of Windows. FreeBSD only affects operating systems for servers, but not enough for anybody to start a court case over it.
The FreeBSD organization could take this one step further and offer to pay us to install FreeBSD on our computer, but even that would have no effect on the sale of Windows. Sure, many of us would take the money and install FreeBSD, but most of us would continue to use and upgrade Windows.
There is no practical way to compete with Windows. One reason is that businesses resist changing their desktop operating system because it causes all files and applications to become useless. Another reason is that most software developers resist making applications and drivers for operating systems that do not have a large market.
Our free enterprise system gives us the freedom to start any business we please and compete with any product. Unfortunately, there are certain products where this concept fails. For example, we cannot have true competition with electricity, nor with public water supplies.
During the 1980's nobody could offer much proof that competition would fail with desktop operating systems because at the time there was lots of competition. But during the 1990's applications became incredibly complex, and the trend is to make applications even smarter and easier (i.e., more complex). Also, businesses have been accumulating data files for decades. Some database files are over a terabyte in size! This has the effect of making businesses reluctant to switch from Windows.
The applications and data files are what make Windows valuable. It is the lack of applications and data that makes other operating systems so unattractive.
I say it is time we admit that competition cannot work properly with desktop operating systems. Rather than try to compete against Windows, we should have competition to produce the best version of Windows.
Our government is considering breaking Microsoft into two corporations, one that develops Windows and one that develops applications. However this does nothing to provide competition with Windows. Even if an independent company were making Windows, FreeBSD, QNX, Solaris, and other operating systems would continue to find that nobody wants their systems.
A better solution is to release the Windows source code. This would allow any company to produce their own version of Windows that is compatible with the Windows we already use.
Consumers would find companies competing to improve the stability of Windows, the Plug and Play features, and the ease of installation. Some companies may specialize in a version of home use, while others may concentrate on versions for businesses, and still others may create a version for software developers that facilitate the development of software.
As long as each company designs their version to use the same drivers and run the same software, consumers would be able to switch between the different versions of Windows without disrupting their business or their lives.
Computer technology will change over time, and there will be a point at which it would be better to make changes in Windows that would create some incompatibilities with previous versions. This is where the government would have to provide supervision. It is similar to the situation we find with airlines and television in which the government occasionally must get involved in decisions regarding technology that would create incompatibilities with current systems. Also, the government would have to watch over the Windows' companies to prevent price-fixing and other scams.
Allowing the government to supervise Windows would certainly have its disadvantages. However, we currently allow our government to supervise airlines, water supplies, and numerous other products and services. The California government is doing a terrible job at the moment in regards to regulating electricity, but that doesn't justify paranoia of government.
Many people will argue that it's not fair for the government to take Windows away from Microsoft. This argument also applies to you and me as individuals. Specifically, some people would say the government has no right to take away our property or tell us how to live.
However, we lose our privileges when we violate the rules of our society. If you commit certain crimes, the government will get involved in your life, and possibly seize your property and put you in jail.
If Microsoft has been committing crimes, the government can justify seizing Windows. But this is another, complex topic.
Eric Hufschmid has been sole proprietor for the last 11 years of a tiny company that makes CAD/CAM related software for industries.
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Hi, my name isXXXXX The one thing you may want to consider is not calling it a gift. Gifts are not tax deductible to the donating party and not income to the recipient. The IRS treats gifts as if they didn't happen, unless they meet certain thresholds and then they become a reporting item only. There are some taxes on gifts if they become large but it shouldn't impact this conversation. If you are looking for the best tax deduction between the two parties, consider who is in the top tax bracket. Whoever has the highest tax bracket will receive the best benefit for the expenses. Please do not hesitate to respond if you have any questions. Chad Oberg, CPA
By the way, did you write a book or are you the publisher or both. Just wandering, my wife wrote her first book and we self published this last April. Tough gig.
I'm a little confused .. what you would suggest it be called? The RV Company is definitely the higher $$ .... I am trying to get a sense of how to structure this so that we both benefit. I imagine they wil lget the same deduction whether they "sell" it to me in trade for advertising or if they 'donate" it to the magazine in exchange for promoting?
I actually publish a monthly magazine for horse people
33 years ... tough times now for sure, that is why I want to do this thing the best way
Do you have taxable income at your company?
S Corporation ...
What is taxable income at your individual return, since you have a S-corporation? Do you know which tax bracket you are in? Nevertheless, it really depends on many factors. If the donating company takes a deduction, either way, the IRS would anticipate that your company would pick-up the donation as income for the benefit received of which you would be able to offset your company expenses. If your not in a high tax bracket, the impact is minor. Many times this falls through the cracks because it gets a bit confusing.
ok ... so last question is how/where would it be declared on my return? better personal or corp since the magazine is trading advertising for the product? thanks
It is very similar to having a sponsor in the racing business. The sponsor's donations are income to the recipient.
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Zombie, the thing that I love about Krav is that it's teaching me how to use my body aggressively. That's not anything I even thought I was capable of.
KM and guns are like peanut butter and jelly. One tastes much better with the other!
We have an upcoming "street clothes week" where I can wear heels, dress, etc, (as long as I'm okay with getting it all dirty), and FIGHT!
We also have an upcoming simmunition force-on-force training coming up, though unfortunately, I don't think I will be there.
They also do seminars on car jackings, home invasions, and more.
They teach utter brutality in the first 30 seconds so that you absolutely demolish your attacker. No rules.
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Company president John MacDougall announces major staff changes as he turns is attention to real estate development. John MacDougall is on a first-name basis with all of his employees and a great many of his customers, too. Well, when customers see him in his Nice N Easy stores and recognize him from the chain's radio
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boosting impulse sales at the checkout counter
Higher operating costs and lower margins are forcing marketers to boost profitability in other areas of the store. The convenience industry is under constant pressure from an ever-changing retail environment. This requires the constant need for marketers to refine store practices for driving new business, and to expand the consumer purchase of products beyond cigarettes
verification they could put a finger on
John Lofstock, Editor These are strange days at Duke and Duchess Shoppes (Columbus, OH) asmore and more customers at its Ohio stores are giving employees the finger.And it's not because prices are too high or lines are too long. Rather, it'sa result of the chain's installation of cutting-edge biometric technology. Duke and Duchess, which operates
the new color of money
Convenience store owners used to measuring success in terms of how much greenthey have in the register are going to have to broaden their horizons just alittle bit as the Department of the Treasury announced plans to redesign the$10 bill to include a kaleidoscope of new colors including orange, red, yellowand copper. The new notes
valero sings a new tune
With the holidays right around the corner, San Antonio, TX-based ValeroEnergy Corp. has introduced several new in participating Valero Shamrock CornerStores, making holiday shopping that much more convenient for customers. Theproducts include a new line of Texas-themed music CDs, a variety of popularvideo games and a selection of blockbuster movies. In nearly 600 of its
give them what they want to give
This holiday season the name of the game is convenience. With that inmind, more and more consumers are putting an end to the frenzied shopping thattraditionally accompanies the holiday season. Instead, shoppers are opting forgift cards purchased at the checkout line at local grocery, drug or, yes, conveniencestores. Gift cards accounted for more than $17
schools in
Having a tough time finding work to attract the college-age crowd? You couldalways just have them reimagine your company. Recruiting college-age kids to work in a c-store environment remains a challengefor most of the industry. But Jr. Foods (Jonesboro, AR) has found a unique wayto get students from the University of Arkansas "working" for the
whos afraid of the dark
If the "Monster" Blackout of 2003 taught retailers anything, it's toprepare for the worst. During that blackout, which affected much of the EastCoast, Ohio and parts of Canada, retailers tried to go on with business as usualoras well as they could in the dark (see Black Knights, p. 16, Sept. '03).And as Hurricane Katrina has
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So you've tried training videos, Web-based resources and clunky paper manuals. Ever considered using an iPod as a training tool? It seems that just about every kid in Americanot to mention a heck of a lot of adult music-junkiesowns an iPod, Apple's pocket-size listening device that's doing its best to turn the Walkman into an
the king of all duckies
Elvis is in the building! Elvis Presley is as American as apple pieand baseball, and if early results are any indication, a new rubber duckie castin the mold of "The King" could reap a hunk-ahunkof-burnin' sales for conveniencestores. Elvis represents the biggest new addition to the lineup from the company thatmade rubber duckies cool again,
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Irving Oil developed the 'Irving Promise' as a guide to reinforce the importance of doing whatever it takes to simplify the lives of its customers throughout its network, including its newly reimaged Bluecanoe stores (see Making Over Mainway, p. 18). Irving Oil developed the "Irving Promise" as a guide to reinforce theimportance of doing whatever
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A critic's mock cooking competition paints convenience stores in a slightly more refined light. (Note the use of the word slightly.) Are the words "convenience store" and "gourmet foods" mutually exclusive? With a little help, according to one non-scientific "study," virtually any convenience store can supply the goods for a delightful night of fine dining.
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A new addition to 7-Eleven's coffee bar targets the road warrior: spill-protection wipes. There's nothing more frustrating for a "road warrior" than to stain a freshly-pressed shirt or suit coat with a splash of hot coffee. And 7-Eleven Inc. knows it. The retailer that began offering hot-to-go coffee in convenience stores almost 40 years ago
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A new digital badge could help increase sales, improve the execution of in-store promotions and raise awareness of your brand. Seems like you just might need some 'stinkin' badges' after all. Picture this: It's Super Bowl weekend and an adult customer comes to the register with a sixpack of Bud Light. He places the package
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Forget TV. Radio shmadio. Billboards? Puh-lease. Why not advertise where you know consumers have their eyes and ears trained: their cell phones. Imagine having the power to send advertising messages directly to devices in the palms and pants pockets of your best customers. Well, now you do. Services from marketing vendors like Textalert.com (www.textalert.com) enable
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I am curious as to why your son did not make the Freshman team when he had been working out with them? No offense..but were his skills that off par? How many students did not make the team? How many made the team? Usually, most students make the Freshman team. What you can have your son do, if it is available, is to still compete on city league teams. There are even travelling basketball teams so that he can keep his skills developed. There is always next year. Believe me, and I have 3 sons, he will make the team next year if he continues to put forth the effort . Teach him not to be a quitter in times of adversity. Life is full of ups and downs and his reaction to the situation will only make him stronger for the next trial.
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Emergency Irish Hospitals In Chaos - Author Marie O Connor
Wednesday, 4 April 2007
Winter-vomiting, superbugs, life-threatening waiting lists and now a nurses work-to-rule. How sick is our health service? This book may contain the worrying answers.
Emergency Irish Hospitals in Chaos is a new book that exposes the reality behind claims that we have a 'world class' health service. Instead, it highlights vested interests, the crisis of patients on A & E trolleys, taxpayers picking up insurance tabs for consultants and the trend of 'empire building' from private sector medical care providers.
The book was only launched last Friday and is timely given the current work-to-rule by 40,000 nurses nationwide which started on Monday morning
About Marie
Marie has been writing on health issues for 20 years and is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster. She currently writes a column for the Northern Standard and is spokesperson for the anti-Hanly Health Services Group.
She believes the situation in our hospitals and health service is actually much worse than people actually realise. She says frontline staff can testify to this and that there is spin put on issues such as the people waiting on trolleys. In the case of patients on trolleys, many are being put into day beds thus bringing down the trolley figures but pushing patients out of day beds or increasing the amount of people waiting to access these day beds. She says it's like shifting the deckchairs on the Titanic! This massaging of the figures has contributed to 22,000 people being on waiting lists this year for operations.
Maire worries that with the running down of public services, people are forced to go the private route and feel this is the only option but the experience of America in particular shows the pitfalls of the private system where many on good incomes now cant afford health care in the state, 46 million in fact!
In regard of the likes of MRSA ( methicillin -resistant S.aureus), VRSA ( vancomycin-resistant staph aureus) and VRE ( Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus), the hospitals and the HSE's head, Brendan Drumm, refuse to release exact figures as to the level of infection to stop public worry! She maintains that if the figures were out there, and the public were fully informed, people would stay away or visit the sick less which would help cut down the rate of infection. Also, hospitals don't have the resources to fight the infections correctly with infected people being treated alongside those that don't have infection.
The Disease Surveillance Centre is trying to do what it can to monitor the situation but it's hampered by limited resources and the scale of the problem. Other countries have managed to eradicate MRSA but Marie says we are now too far gone due to over-proscribing of antibiotics etc, but we need to urgently fight the situation which is not being done in the right way.
Another issue tackled is the situation where consultants can work in the public system, and during their working day, go off site and work for the private sector while still also paid the full amount for their public service contract. The minister has tried to tackle this but has backed down as their union, IHCA, has threatened action. The actual contracts that allow this form of double-jobbing dates back to Charles Haughey's time. Negotiations continue but Marie maintains that the political will has to be there to push these onwards and then the money saved could be ploughed back into the public sector.
On foot of the findings that many public health systems could be insolvent between 2015 - 202-, Marie says she feels if that this kind of melt down could be avoided but that the current minister favours people turning to the private sector as opposed to saving the public.
Other issues include taxpayers footing the bill for consultants' insurance, the system of spin in connection to the actual facts, and despite money being ploughed into the system, much of it goes on funding things like the consultants and their double-job situation.
In the longterm, Marie firmly believes that the system can be saved and be effective but it needs a real political will and, even moreso, political backbone. For that to happen, the public will have to stop subsidising the private, the waiting times will have to be brought down and any monetary waste alleviated.
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British Gas, Britain's largest energy supplier owned by Centrica, has paid 4,000 customers and a charity £1m for misleading savings promises on its energy tariffs, regulator Ofgem said.
The energy supplier made exaggerated promises on energy bill savings to customers in Sainsbury's supermarkets and a London shopping centre between February 2011 and March 2013, the regulator said.
It also failed to properly label its energy tariffs sold through the Sainsbury's brand.
British Gas has paid an average of £130 to affected customers and is paying another £434,000 to its British Gas Energy Trust which helps people struggling to pay their bills.
"Ofgem expects all suppliers to put this poor behaviour behind them and really start acting in a way that will help consumers trust energy suppliers," said Sarah Harrison, Ofgem's senior partner in charge of enforcement.
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The mission of the Renal Dialysis Department at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital is to provide comprehensive renal replacement therapy by a multidisciplinary patient care team.
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As an End Stage Renal Disease Program at DHMC, the treatment options offered include outpatient chronic renal dialysis management, in-center hemodialysis, "acute" hemodialysis treatments, home peritoneal dialysis and renal transplantation.
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When talking to their fourth-grader about bullying didn't stop the girl from teasing a classmate about the way she dressed, a Utah couple tried a different approach. They did some shopping at a local thrift shop, and sent the girl to school in an entirely 'new' wardrobe.
This unusual punishment made national headlines, but now Kaylee's parents, Mark and Ally (He is the girl's biological father and custodial parent; his fiancee is not her biological mother but has had a parental relationship with the 10-year old for many years) are getting feedback from people all around the world.


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Let Love Roam Freely Through Belize…
As cool as the sprinkling from a dense jungle waterfall or the added bliss that the sunrays on a picturesque island gives, let your love roam freely through Belize.
Here's why:
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Free Food for "Fiends" Who "Toil Not;"
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The free food frenzy that's currently gripping Dallas could induce eaters to quit their jobs and loaf full time -- or so feared observers during the last era of widespread food giveaways.
What's so scary about Taco Cabana offering free chicken fajita tacos on August 3? As Chris Anderson wrote in his 2009 book Free: How Today's Smartest Businesses Profit by Giving Something for Nothing, restaurateurs in the late-19th century -- when free lunches were a staple of the bar business -- discovered their promotions helped create a class of slovenly bums, who drifted from one free meal to the next.
Anderson quotes from an 1872 New York Times story which assailed "free-lunch fiends" who "toil not."
"He leads a wretched life," the Times reporter wrote of the typical free-lunch consumer. "He will lounge for hours."
What made such a slothful lifestyle possible was the bounty that surfaced daily at most eateries. Assuming the publicity and potential drink sales more than made up for any money spent on food, saloons set out grand spreads. Anderson described a New Orleans giveaway as consisting of "vast dishes of butter, large baskets of bread, huge vessels filled with potatoes, stewed mutton, stewed tomatoes, macaroni a la Francaise and a round of beef that must have weighed 40 pounds."
Minus the mutton, that's a pretty good approximation of what's available, free of charge, to Dallas eaters right now. As City of Ate reported yesterday, there's free beef to be had at Krystal, free tomatoes at Arcorodo & Pomodoro and free pasta at Villa-O.
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About Fairbanks Denali CenterLocated next to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Denali Center is a 90-bed comprehensive short and long-term care facility offering uniquely compassionate care to our adult patient population. Following the Eden Alternative, we foster a core belief that aging should be a continued stage of development and growth, rather than a period of decline. Within our inviting setting, we provide residents with access to daily activities, visits from friends and family, a place to worship and on-site shopping options. We also provide our dedicated health care professionals with deeply rewarding career opportunities and fulfilling lifestyle options.
This position provides nursing care under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse and/or licensed physician, and is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self or others who are under his or her direction. This position observes, contributes to the plan of care, implements, reports and documents patient care in accordance with department policies, standard of care and state scope of practice. This position utilizes specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills necessary to contribute to the assessment of data and to plan, provide and evaluate care appropriate to the physical and developmental age of assigned patients.
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Maybe it's Scottish thing, or a British thing, but who doesn't remember their mum telling them to take a cardigan 'just in case'! Cardigans are a fashion item we are genetically programmed, it seems, to never be without.
Call it a wrap, a cover-up, a shrug, whatever – but know it's a cardigan, always and forever! But that's not a bad thing. There are some lovely cardigans out there, and when the weather looks like it's getting a wee bit better, but there's still that chill in the air, you will know that, as ever, mums are always right!
From chunky oversized cardigans, to lace cover-ups, to draped versions, or retro, classic button front styles, there's a cardy for everyone out there. Here are a few of our favourites.
At New Look, we love their big chunky knitted pastel cardigans. The tropical print version will look great with a pastel dress, or your jeans. The striped navy version is a great throw-on cardy over a vest and jeans, and the classic button up fine knit cardigan, available in a host of colours, is perfect with a full midi for a retro look.
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Pastel pink is an on trend colour, perfect in a classic button through fine knit, and a blush pink v-neck shorter version is a great retro cardigan. Lace-effect ans striped cover-ups with no buttons, are great for adding maybe not much warmth, but a finishing touch to an outfit.
Pink pastel button cardigan, £15, grey striped cardigan, £22, peach v-neck, £12.50, blue buttonless, £20, all BHS
At H&M, a gorgeous fine-knit long-line draped cardigan is the perfect alternative to a spring jacket. They also have a version of the classic button front cardigan, in a host of colours. A cream purl knit draped cardigan is another great jacket alternative, and a classic v-neck in a bold red is perfect with a spring dress.
Blue long-line cardigan, £14.99, green button cardy, £9.99, cream purl knit, £24.99, red v-neck, £7.99, all H&M
At French Connection, I love their cute little cropped white cardigan (right, £55) with crochet detailing, and their lace front cardigan (left, £89), perfect for summer evenings on holiday.
And over at JOY there's a lot of cardigan fun with butterfly and squirrel prints amongst many from Louche. (£39 each)
So, if you feel there's a wee chill in the air, remember mum's words – take a cardy, just in case!
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Prebble can keep TT ball rolling on Mascot
Brett Prebble is in the driver's seat to land his first jockeys' championship and, with arch-rival Douglas Whyte stood down for two meetings, he has a golden opportunity to consolidate his six-win advantage with a bold chance on Victory Mascot in the middle pin of tomorrow night's Triple Trio at Happy Valley.
The Caspar Fownes-trained four-year-old has displayed an electrifying turn of foot to overhaul Class Four opponents to win three of his first seven starts this term - each one coming over the city track, including two over the 2,200m and a well-timed head success of Tremendous Plus over this course and distance (1,800m) two starts back off a back-breaking 131 pounds.
He did not get a pace to suit when only making late headway for seventh as the favourite behind Billion over the 2,200m in his first Class Three task on March 3, but has been given some quality time off to catch his breath.
Prebble has an impeccable record on Victory Mascot with four wins - one on rain-affected ground - and one placing. With Strawberry, Fortune Winner, Travel Guide and Bullish Win ensuring a genuine pace, Victory Mascot looks hard to deny from gate four under an attractive 117 pounds.
Trainer Paul O'Sullivan's Believe In Change has hit top form with solid back-to-back wins in Class Four at Sha Tin and looks ready to make his case felt in this higher grade.
He is a logical dual banker from gate three with Mark du Plessis, a suitable replacement for Zac Purton, who won't be able to make the weight. Travel Guide, Strawberry, Horace's Legend, Kenobe and Mr Topaz can duke it out for the final spot.
Prebble has another live chance in the final leg in Fownes' Hold Hands. He is yet to place in five outings this term, but was a close fourth behind Yue Lu Treasure over 1,800m in November.
He is attractively drawn with a return to Class Three and will be hard to keep out of the finish.
Last-start winners Good Gains and Holiday Sun, and the likes of Regency Kingdom, Vilasol and Young Hero are other possible chances.
While Prebble's Glorious Giant for the Francis Lui Kin-wai yard may not be the anchor in the opening leg, he's a horse on the improve with a third and fourth from his past three starts and can figure in the placings.
A logical banker will be the in-form Withallmyheart, who has registered two wins and four placings from his last eight starts.
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The Cal Poly Women's Volleyball Club competes in the Northern California Collegiate Volleyball League January through early April. The club was founded by Cal Poly women athletes with a love for volleyball wanting to compete at a high level while still achieving academic success as full time students. Operating as a private club before becoming chartered as a Cal Poly Sport Club, the organization established a very competitive and successful program.
Prospective players are encouraged to attend open gym play in late September. Tryouts are held in early October and practices begin immediately after the teams are announced. The club fields two teams–one each in Division I and Division II. In addition to league matches, the club participates in tournaments in California and beyond, including the NCVF National Championships held this season (2010) in Louisville, KY. where our Division I team went undefeated and won their first national championship. Our Division II team (which plays Division III at nationals by rule) finished 5th, losing to the eventual national champions.
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K. Anastos, M.D., serves as a Professor of medicine, epidemiology, and population health at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, with clinical and research interest and expertise in HIV in women. She has served since 1993 as the Principal Investigator of the Bronx/Manhattan Consortium of the NIH-funded Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), the largest of the WIHS sites nationally, and since 2004 as the Principal Investigator of the Rwanda Women's Interassociation Study and Assessment (RWISA, which in Kinyarwanda means beautiful). Her specific areas of research focus include survival and disease progression in women with HIV infection, women's biologic protection against HIV acquisition, the role of sex and ancestry in biologically determined responses to infection and treatment, and the contribution of HIV related immune dysfunction or treatment on other medical conditions (e.g., diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc.). She has more than 25 years clinical and operational experience in the South Bronx, one of the poorest neighborhoods in the United States and serves as the Director of Clinical Systems and Scientific Programs of Women's Equity in Access to Care and Treatment (WE-ACTx), a community-based organization devoted to developing high quality ambulatory medical services for HIV infected women in Rwanda. She received her undergraduate degree from Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, USA, her medical degree from the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, Calif, USA, in 1980, and did her internship and residency in internal and social medicine and finished her postgraduate training as the Chief Medical Resident, all at the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY, USA.
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Carol Frohlinger calls it the Thin Pink Line.
"There is a very narrow band of acceptable behaviour for women in the workplace," says the New York-based co-author of Her Place at the Table and principal of Negotiating Women Inc., a consulting firm for the advancement of women. "If you go too far, you are not assertive, but aggressive, and if you go too far on the other side, you could be considered too collaborative, too weak."
For many women, this behavioural corset - fashioned from "psychological, sociological, anthropological and illogical" factors, Ms. Frohlinger says - hits them where it really hurts: their paycheque. They don't ask for the raise or the promotion, especially in these times, when many people, including men, are so grateful to have a job that they accept whatever terms their employers stipulate.
Interestingly, the very traits that are often identified as women's strengths - their interest in sustaining positive relationships, ability to work well in a team and to build consensus - can be their biggest liabilities when it comes to getting what they want in their careers and what they deserve in their bank accounts.
"Women often avoid negotiating because they are worried that a disagreement about the meat of a negotiation actually represents conflict," says Sara Laschever, co-author of last year's Ask for It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want .
The gender divide in how man and women approach negotiations and their attitudes about the worth of their work is the latest frontier in the effort to achieve pay equity in the workplace, experts say. While there have been fluctuations in the pay difference between men and women in the last 10 years, there has been no lasting shift in one direction. From 1997 to 2008, the difference between the median hourly wage rate for men and women across all industries has remained an average of $3, according to Statistics Canada. This country, like the United States, is in a gender wage rut.
A number of factors contribute to the complexity of the problem. Some of the old feminist bugaboos - the glass ceiling, the old boys network - are alive and well, says Barbara Stanny, coach, speaker and author of several books on women and money, including Overcoming Underearning: Overcome Your Money Fears and Earn What You Deserve. But there are also many psychological barriers and pervasive societal stereotypes that make it more tricky for women to actively advocate for themselves. "It's part of our collective conscience: Nice girls don't talk about money," she says.
And contrary to the popular assumption that the problem lies only with the boomer generation - who may have unconsciously modelled the demure, "nice girl" behaviour of their housewife mothers - younger women, many of whom grew up with working mothers, often exhibit the same tendencies, report the experts.
"We women devalue ourselves," says Ms. Stanny. "We give away our time, our knowledge and our expertise for free or bargain prices because we don't think we're worth more. There's this little voice in our head, 'Who do you think you are?'… And we are notoriously co-dependent. We often put everybody else's needs before our own, even those of our boss."
It begins early in life. "Despite all the advancement that we believe we have made and despite the huge cohort of women who have entered the work force, we still raise children in the same way," points out Ms. Laschever.
"From the day they are born, there is an expectation for girls to behave in a certain way. We don't like pushy, selfish, bossy and conceited girls." Girls often do well in school because they follow the rules and know that if they work hard, they will win praise. "But in the work world, that's not the case. You need to hustle more than that. You need to ask for credit and recognition. You need to ask for opportunities. And you need to ask for money, which is a tricky one for women," Ms. Laschever says.
"Typically, when boys and girls are growing up, girls are expected to help out, but they are not paid to do it. And boys are much more frequently paid for chores. Dad will say, 'If you rake those leaves, I'll give you 10 bucks.' Boys learn that they work for money.… Girls learn that they work for love."
The way out? "You have to be willing to be uncomfortable," advises Ms. Stanny. "There is a direct correlation between the amount of resistance you feel and the level of success on the other side." Talking about money may feel uncomfortable, but it is part of business, and should be addressed in a professional manner. Find out comparison salaries in your industry for other people with your experience and education and use that as a benchmark, she says. Having a competing job offer is a highly effective bargaining tool with your current employer. Express your desire for a promotion if you want more of a challenge. As Ms. Frohlinger notes, "No one in the workplace is going to single you out to tell you what a great job you're doing and you should get a raise or a promotion. You have to ask."
But beware of the pervasive cultural stereotypes, adds Ms. Laschever. "There's lots of research showing that for women to be effective they need to be perceived as likeable. It's not the same for men. Women need to please socially when they are negotiating, when they are asking for credit. If they do not… often people don't hear their arguments, and they push back. The women are seen as threatening."
Ms. Laschever respects women who refuse to conform or "manage" their personal style, she insists. "I'm just saying that it's a pragmatic approach. It has been shown to work better for women."
And while women's avoidance of perceived confrontational encounters may hinder them from asking for what they want, other aspects of a typically feminine approach can help. "If they use social intuition and sensitivity to people, to what's going on, this can be very effective in negotiation," says Ms. Laschever. "Negotiation scholars say that a more co-operative approach is better for both sides." If you get a no, well, ask again at a later date.
One thing is clear, Ms. Laschever says. "If you get yes right away, you're definitely not asking for enough."


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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Dear Mr Gallo
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- AnonymousNovember 28, 2012 at 11:22 AM
It's stupid. Just another person who doesn't get him.ReplyDelete
HAHA I cant post on the vice site (facebook wants to access my info???) but I wanted to post:ReplyDelete
"Great open letter from 2007"
"While we're talking about things from almost 8 years ago... can you review Bloc Party's first album?"
- AnonymousNovember 30, 2012 at 7:28 AM
why did you put this up? Seriously? Why? It is not at all interesting nor is it about Vincent Gallo. It is just someone trying to cling to the atmosphere the air of what it could potentially be like to talk to Vincent for 3 minutes. I really hope he didn't reply. I hate it when people treat Vincent as a freak to be seen in an old time circus sideshow. This is what this vice writer is trying to do. Excuse me mam'? How does it feel to grow a moustache? Delete it. Don't give them the satisfaction of them thinking what they did is interesting, what they asked is current. It is all wrong, wrong wrong wrong.ReplyDeleteReplies
I make this blog for ME in the first place and I put up whatever I want in here because it's mine. If you don't like it, don't follow it, don't read it. Simple as that.Delete
- AnonymousNovember 30, 2012 at 7:40 AM
why do you take this personally? it is not an attack on you? and I do not come here often. I do not read it, follow it, as you say it is a slow news kind of time I thought maybe something new came about so I checked. You should ask Vincent Why he has been in New York a lot lately, or if he has been collaborating on anything recently, write him and ask him if there is any news you can share.ReplyDelete
Don't you also want to know what new things he has been working on? Instead of what some person wanting some kind of glorification because they write for vice magazine and it is cool to write to Vincent, asked him? Do they even like him?
- AnonymousNovember 30, 2012 at 8:51 AM
Applause, Mel.ReplyDelete
I think this open letter is absurd, too. But this is what we are here for - discussing - aren´t we? And it's Vincent as well who gives people the change to write or say things like that about or to him, so he has to cope with that. And I guess he can.
- AnonymousNovember 30, 2012 at 4:22 PM
USA | Hero | Vincent Gallo | Hero | USA
- AnonymousDecember 3, 2012 at 1:42 AM
So why has he been in New York a lot lately then?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 3, 2012 at 5:10 AM
My hint: helping Sandy victims and sandy victims, de-stacking sandbags, sweeping and dusting, building houses and sound studios for New York... and stuff.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 3, 2012 at 5:28 AM
And why has he got a handicap plate in his SAAB???ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 3, 2012 at 3:31 PM
super lame letter, not funny at all and didn't seem very sincereReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 4, 2012 at 2:06 AM
No, Vincent. Not funny at all.ReplyDelete
Vincent Gallo played ping pong last nightReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 15, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Seems to have been exhausting....those sweat blurs...Delete
Video here! http://davidkwongmagic.tumblr.com/ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Uuuuuuuh, poor Ms Haskell. Drowning in brown, erm, sweat. I wonder if Vincent takes money for sweat, too. Bah.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2012 at 12:46 PM
Oh, what a pity he got rid of his curls and his lumber jack beard. Looked better.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2012 at 1:02 PM
Oh yeah, what a pity. Got rid of his Joe-COCK-er-spermiel, erm, spaniel locks and colored the few rudimentary fluffs. And his face at the same time. And greased his armpits, too. And God knows what else. With henna. But his armpits struggle, as we all can see. He looks like a Hollywood sleazeball. Mh. Sounds like a cocktail. A snotty green one. With a yellow drinking straw suiting Vincent's teint. It's a pity to see what has become of him. He was cool once; now he's a cocktail. A COCKtail spaniel. I'm sad.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2012 at 1:14 PM
The question I feel forced to ask myself is: in what capacity did VG appear at this pingpong party? As a real estate big wheel? As the nightwatchman from art district? Nikki Gaskells boy toy? What? And who is Nikki Gaskell? And how can he dare to pingpong around with serious businessmen and wear this belt buckle?ReplyDelete
Video here http://vt.tumblr.com/tumblr_mezrco9ghj1ri3gfu.mp4ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 21, 2012 at 11:46 AM
He can do whatever he wants. He's Vincent Gallo.ReplyDelete
Hero | USA | Vincent Gallo | USA | HeroReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousDecember 27, 2012 at 9:28 AM
- AnonymousJanuary 7, 2013 at 3:52 AM
This is bad.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 13, 2013 at 7:38 AM
I don't know if anyone will be able to answer this but.....I've emailed him on his contact email on the vincent gallo.com website and he has responded. This started in 2005 and I recently corresponded with him again. Although now I'm wondering if it is really him or maybe someone pretending to be him. I thought one of you would know. You all seem very knowledgeable. And great job on this blog, it's great!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for the kind words about the blog, first of all :)Delete
I did write to him years ago, too and he wrote back. It went back and forth two or three times. I pretty much had the feeling that it was him, but you never know for sure. However, I don't imagine that he has "people" around to do his mails somehow.
- AnonymousJanuary 13, 2013 at 1:58 PM
Thanks for quick response.i guess there is no way to be sure. Although I also had the feeling it was probably him.....anyway that we can verify that he was in NY around the 4th to the 7th of jan?Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 13, 2013 at 9:11 PM
it's him.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 14, 2013 at 4:48 AM
You sound so sure, how do you know? I wish I wasn't so skeptical...Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2013 at 3:41 PM
I met him.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 13, 2013 at 9:12 PM
Mel, did he know it was you?ReplyDeleteReplies
I didn't have the blog back then :)It was THAT long ago. Don't think that would be of any interest to him or make a difference, though.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2013 at 3:38 PM
weren't you the one who had the I blew the brown bunny website?Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 1, 2013 at 9:35 AM
That wasn't a very nice site to put up. It allowed many to slander his name. How would you like to have a fictional site put up in your name? One in which people could write in and tell of their fanatical/delusional sexual encounters? Bizarre. How do you think he felt about that site---- or people who knew him who may have stumbled across it.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 15, 2013 at 2:39 AM
In his capacity as a real estate big wheel he has high class ramshackle huts to take care of in NY, so of course he's there from time to time. And of course he answers his emails on his own, because he's just too mean to pay anyone else for that. He's even that mean to refuse to buy me body lotion. I asked him. Years ago. Which was when he accused me of being vicious and evil. Just for that fucking crême du popo. Neither has he ever bought me a castle. He's a choleric and tightwad.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 15, 2013 at 10:00 AM
I don't know who you are anonymous but I sure do like you. Even if nothing you say is true, it's so entertaining to read. If I had to describe my feelings I would have to say I am very fond of you and your words. Thanks!Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 15, 2013 at 8:38 PM
- AnonymousJanuary 16, 2013 at 7:36 AM
I advice everyone to keep away from him. He may seem nice and interesting and special at first sight but he`s poison. This is my personal experience with him. He´s sick and he sickens. He compensates his lack of love and spirit with his buying and selling and collecting hundreds of guitars and all his drivel but he has nothing to give. Nothing of true value. And no, I don`t hate him, I feel sorry for him. I wish you all the best, Vincent.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2013 at 3:41 PM
What was your personal experience.. How did he "sicken" can you elaborate.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 16, 2013 at 11:42 AM
Thank you, thank you, thank you. And believe me, I am trustworthy. As well as attractive.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 17, 2013 at 12:25 PM
Everyone posting under Anonymous gets super confusing, and I'll add yet another. I don't know the guy so I can't give any opinion, I just think he is ridiculously good looking.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 18, 2013 at 1:07 AM
And even good looking when acting ridiculously, right. He may be sick and an emotional analphabet, also right, but a person one surely can have some weird fun with. And at least he's no dummie.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 18, 2013 at 4:52 AM
Good looking....mhm. I remember he even realized himself that he is the ugliest guy the world has ever seen. He said that. Yep.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 18, 2013 at 4:55 AM
Oh, don't mistake his real person with his alter ego. You shouldn't forget he's an ACTOR.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 18, 2013 at 5:49 AM
he can think he is the ugliest guy, it doesn's change the fact that I think he is super hot. yes! yes! Julia (that will be me from here on.)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 9:16 PM
He's NOT good looking, though I thought he was once and maybe sometimes he is. I had a little crush obsession, and now I am embarassed about it. I liked him for three years and would always hope to see him. I feel foolish. But he is smart and talented, there are many reasons why he would be attractive. Let's not be overly harsh. He does seem to have a repitoire of moves and sayings and gestures. I wonder how age will continue to treat him. I hope we are wrong and making awful assumptions based on our limited experiences (of being denied being his best friend or special love object) and/or that he expands and grows as a person to get beyond all this kind of behavior.ReplyDeleteReplies
I think he is quite attractive in an unconventional way :) No need to be ashamed about having a little crush - I mean, it's way better than having a crush on Justin Bieber or someone like that ;)Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:35 AM
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2013 at 9:49 AM
He's the greatestReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 23, 2013 at 5:43 PM
Shit got deep.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2013 at 9:17 PM
What the fuck is ol' Vinny up to these days? Why doesn't the crazy fan who runs this crazy blog know shit about him anymore? Wtf? Come on, if you're gonna make a committed blog, commit. This blog sucks now.ReplyDeleteReplies
Such a charming, brave Anonymous little fucker. My blog, my rules - if you don't like it, go make your own or fuck off, simple as that.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 28, 2013 at 1:21 AM
Mel, du bist 'ne coole Sau. Vincent wäre stolz auf dich.ReplyDeleteReplies
Das ist doch mal ein Kompliment, das ich gerne annehme ;)Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 30, 2013 at 1:23 AM
I have been reading the drowning in brown message board. It is quite entertaining. Although I don't know what to make of it? What of it is based on reality and what are delusional rumblings. A fun read nonetheless. JuliaReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 30, 2013 at 2:57 AM
It's completely delusional rumblings. Crazy stuff going on there. A waste of time in my opinion.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 30, 2013 at 3:30 AM
Kacha2, in your forever-Vincent-Gallo-blog we found a picture of Vincent wearing a colorfully patterned shirt and dark sweatervest. It's on page 10, on the left. Could you tell us when that one was taken? Did you take it?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 30, 2013 at 3:52 AM
Dear Vincent, this one goes out to you. For I know exactly that you read it.ReplyDelete
Unwrap yourself off your new old rose colored comforter and listen, Baby.
In your interview with the German GQ you told me how you met Klaus Werner Fassbinder a hundred years ago, in 1982, in NY. Related to the opening of his Film "Querelle de Brest". Dear Vincent, you were ranting. The facts are:
Klaus Werner Fassbinder is neither called Klaus Maria Brandauer nor Rainer Maria Rilke nor Werner Herzog, but Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
The film you mean is named only "Querelle"; "Querelle de Brest" is the name of Jean Genet's primary matter.
You can't have met Rainer Werner Fassbinder at this premiere, because it never took place; at least not featuring the master himself (we mean Rainer Werner, not you). For Rainer Werner died in June 82, exactly: on the 10th of June. Before the filming was completely done.
Ergo I'm asking you: who did you meet when, where and why? My hint is: don't mix up the facts if you don't know them.
Now crawl back underneath your bedspread.Replies
- AnonymousFebruary 1, 2013 at 12:48 AM
Wow, little researcher. Good job. "primary matter" are you the person who wrote the Vice column? You sound desperate for attention. Were you even born in 1982? You were the interviewer? You should post the audio.Delete
Maybe something was misconstrued. Maybe there was another screening or event that was not publicized. Why bring this up now? No wonder Gallo does not like to do interviews.
Who cares? Why are you stalking his eBay account?
- AnonymousMarch 21, 2013 at 4:10 AM
You mean this awfully... special bedspread was an ebay buy? It didn't smell like that.Delete
What has being born before 1982 to do with being the interviewer? Who cares?
- AnonymousJanuary 30, 2013 at 4:21 AM
Hey A,(number 405)how do you know? How can anyone be sure? Curiouser and curiouser. I really found it quite comical to read though, I hope they keep at it. Delusional or not, its damn entertaining. :)JuliaReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 30, 2013 at 6:55 AM
It's comical, right. Nothing else.Vincent is crazy, but not as crazy as many people suppose. Or imagine he is. Trust me.ReplyDelete
Yes, he is crazier than we all can imagine. Vincent Gallo, why the fuck do you buy a volume control nob for 30$?! The body lotion I have asked you for would not have costed much more. See, you still don't know where to set your priorities. Please change that. I'm still waiting.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousFebruary 1, 2013 at 12:52 AM
That is nothing. Did you not read about how he worked to get his studio to have all the cables matching before recording his first album? It's priceless to get things "just right" especially if things are no longer available / from the past. You must not have any interests or concept of value. Who cares about his priorities? He already has done much work and is admits he is rich. Is he supposed to spend that $30 on a trip to Chili's with a date or something?Delete
For a date he's supposed to spend at least 300, that's my concept of value!ReplyDelete
- old handFebruary 5, 2013 at 4:51 PM
VG with Frusciante at a concert in LA this week. The band was John's wife's band Swahili BlondeReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 6, 2013 at 4:57 PM
Who wouldn't love a man who buys a $30 volume button? I'm glad I don't share your concept of value. I get everything by never asking for anything.ReplyDelete
Okaaayyy, Vinnie. Got it.ReplyDelete
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TALLAHASSEE — Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a likely Republican presidential candidate in 2012, urged Florida lawmakers on Wednesday to approve a bill to make it easier to fire public school teachers.
"I would have given a lot to have a bill like that on my desk," Pawlenty said, recalling a similar bill vetoed last year by then-Gov. Charlie Crist.
Pawlenty, 50, said he could decide within six weeks about a presidential run. He delivered a stump-style speech to about 50 people, including about 20 GOP lawmakers, who gathered at the historic Capitol building.
In a matchup of potential candidates, Pawlenty was in a statistical tie Wednesday with two other former governors, Mike Huckabee of Arkansas and Sarah Palin of Alaska, according to a Public Policy Poll.
After his speech, Pawlenty refused to say when the state should hold its presidential primary. Scheduled for January, Pawlenty joked he would see many Minnesotans in Florida then. But it's too early for national Republican leaders, who want it pushed back to March.
"I don't purport to give other states advice on how they run their elections or their primaries. That's up to them," Pawlenty said.
Pawlenty met with Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday, but would not say whether they talked about 2012. Pawlenty will visit with Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi today before attending a Business Council conference in Fort Lauderdale.
"I have a high respect for him," Pawlenty said of Scott. "He's going to be one of the nation's best governors. He already is a rising star in the party."
The two campaigned together during Scott's race last year and held a joint fundraiser in Naples.
Pawlenty's political committee, Freedom First, has raised $3.4 million, much of which has been spent. Pawlenty donated to more than 80 Republican candidates for Congress last year, including Florida U.S. Reps. Sandy Adams, David Rivera and Allen West.
Pawlenty collected about $95,000 in Florida, including donations from Joe Fogg of Naples, a top fundraiser for former presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani; Hoe Brown of Tampa, a GOP fundraiser and Mitt Romney supporter in 2008; and Christopher Ruddy of West Palm Beach, the CEO of Newsmax.com
Pawlenty was guided around the Capitol by Phil Musser, a senior adviser with ties to former Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla. Musser also worked on Romney's 2008 presidential campaign.
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That this House welcomes the recommendation of the House of Commons Reform Committee chaired by the former hon. Member for Cannock Chase in its First Report of 2008-09 Rebuilding the House, HC 1117 that `we would like backbench business to be scheduled on Wednesdays'; notes the words of the former Prime Minister on 26 May 2009 in his Fixing Broken Politics speech that `it's time to strengthen Parliament' and of the Deputy Prime Minister in his New Politics speech on 19 May 2010 that `Parliament's power will also be strengthened as we bring forward the proposals of the Wright Committee'; and calls on the Government to bring forward proposals to change the Standing Orders of the House in order to implement the recommendation immediately.
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I am delivering a session on .NET 3.0/3.5/"Longhorn" Server stuff at SPA next week. I hope to show some cool and unusual stuff - alas none of which I currently understand. Hence I have a rather busy few days ahead and likely I will be quiet on the blogging front. Missing you all.
Ah... VPAD? VPAD stands for "vanish, panic, attend and deliver".
P.S. SPA 2006 rocked. Fingers X'd it will be another great 3 days. Say hi if you are attending and spot me around.


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IAEA Reply to Washington Post´s Editorial "Missing and Explosive"
IAEA Reply to Washington Post´s Editorial "Missing and Explosive".
To the Washington Post Editorial Page Editors,
I must take strong exception to some points in your 28 October editorial, "Missing and Explosive", in which you assert that "the sensation over the missing explosives emanates from the IAEA" and label IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei "an adversary of the Bush administration". The editorial also states that Dr. ElBaradei took an "unusual step" by informing the Security Council about the missing explosives, thereby providing "easy fodder" for Mr. Kerry´s presidential campaign.
These characterizations misrepresent what was, in reality, a straightforward series of events. It was the Government of Iraq that on 10 October reported to the IAEA that 350 metric tonnes of high explosives were missing from storage sites subject to IAEA monitoring. Concerned about the security of the Iraqi people and multinational troops, as well as the potential proliferation implications, Dr. ElBaradei checked the information with the Iraqi authorities, then brought it promptly (and exclusively) to the attention of the US Government, in its capacity as commander of the Multinational Force. His hope was that the explosives could be recovered and secured, before the issue became more widely known through reporting it to the Security Council.
Dr. ElBaradei and the IAEA have worked closely with the Bush Administration, as with previous Administrations, particularly on efforts to curb nuclear proliferation and combat nuclear and radiological terrorism. Regardless of the outcome of next week´s election, the IAEA will continue its half-century tradition of close cooperation with the United States.
Melissa Fleming Spokesperson, IAEA
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For regular readers of this blog, you are already familiar with Senator 41, the legendary figure who helped us navigate the Byzantine politics surrounding the race for the Presidency of the Florida Senate.
During the 2012 legislative session, Senator 41 was the first to know about John Thrasher's attempted coup. He was also the first to know about the deal struck between Andy Gardiner and Jack Latvala. All in all, Senator 41 seems to always be in the right place at the right time.
Who is Senator 41, you ask. Well, if you don't know Senator 41, you don't know one of the most powerful people walking the halls of the Capitol.
Senator 41 represents the 41st District, which may be difficult to find on a map. District 41 is comprised of about two city blocks, running the length of Adams Street in Tallahassee.
Senator 41 is, by far, the longest-serving member of the Legislature. He served with Mallory Horne. He served with Dempsey Barron. He has seen everything. Look up the definition of "institutional knowledge" and you'll see a picture of Senator 41.
The ongoing rivalry between Latvala and Negron is not Senator 41′s first leadership fight. He was around the first time Latvala wanted to be Senate President, just as he was around when Ander Crenshaw and Pat Thomas agreed to split the job.
So why is Senator 41 contacting us now?
Because there is a push to have the race wrapped-up before Andy Gardiner is designated the Senate President after Don Gaetz, Senator 41 says. That's why Bousquet, Klas and Van Sickler have written about it so much over the last 48 hours. Joe Negron's supporters are in high-gear, according to Senator 41.
SaintPetersBlog: Good morning, sir, thanks for agreeing to chat with me.
Senator 41: Of course, Peter, but it's not for you I am doing this … it's that beautiful daughter you have. Like most everyone else in Tallahassee, I tolerate you because of who you are married to and your daughter. It's why I tell my clients to advertise with you — so that you can continue to pay for those adorable outfits Michelle dresses Ella in.
SaintPetersBlog: I'm flattered, sir.
Senator 41: You should be. You out-kicked your coverage with those two.
SaintPetersBlog: Anyway…
Senator 41: Right, right, you want to know if your guy is still tied with Negron or if he's down three votes as Bousquet and Co. have it.
SaintPetersBlog: Who is my guy?
Senator 41: Aw, hell, Peter, everyone knows you got your head so far up Latvala's ass, I'm surprised you don't have his beard.
SaintPetersBlog: I'll admit, I am a fan of Senator Latvala.
Senator 41: See, that's what I don't get. You're a Latvala guy, but you're also a Brandes guy. Well, they don't exactly see eye-to-eye on this Senate Presidency thing.
SaintPetersBlog: Yes, I know that. I have the unfortunate task of serving two masters.
Senator 41: Well, the whole point of the Bousquet/Van Sickler article was to out Brandes as not for Latvala. As it happens, Brandes didn't let himself get painted into a corner.
SaintPetersBlog: Brandes said he won't comment publicly, even though he has taken a side.
Senator 41: And whose side is that? Duh! Ask Latvala, he'll tell you Brandes has not committed to him, so that must mean he's committed to Negron.
SaintPetersBlog: So, the vote really is 13-to-10?
Senator 41: Not by math. First of all, Gardiner's for Latvala. He can't say it publicly because Senate Presidents don't say who they are for, but Latvala brought him nine votes after Thrasher's coup attempt. Andy owes Jack.
SaintPetersBlog: Fine, it's 13-to-11 with three open seats in 2016, all of which the Times says will break for Negron.
Senator 41: Before we deal with 13-to-11 count, let's deal with those open seats, even if its ridiculous to predict what might happen in Florida politics three years from now. Especially with your Uncle Char Char possibly back in the Governor's Mansion.
SaintPetersBlog: OK, let's do that. Matt Gaetz is a lock, right?
Senator 41: Yes, even if Doc Peaden keeps calling folks asking if he should run against Baby Gaetz.
SaintPetersBlog: Should he?
Senator 41: Hell no! Who is gonna fund that campaign? The FMA? Oh wait, they just helped Matt raise 250 grand. The NRA, Doc's other base? I don't think so. Marion's committed to Matt no matter what, especially after he stands his ground on 'Stand Your Ground.' Doc needs to stay retired.
SaintPetersBlog: Well, maybe Latvala will recruit someone else?
Senator 41: Not likely. Despite what Matt thinks and does, Jack has stayed out of that race out of respect for Don Gaetz.
SaintPetersBlog: Oh, please…
Senator 41: He has! Jack hasn't spoken to one single person who is thinking about running for that seat. You should know that.
SaintPetersBlog: Well, I like Matt. I'm happy he'll be in the Senate. Hopefully, he'll get the rest of you on Twitter.
Senator 41: What's Twitter?
SaintPetersBlog: Nevermind. What about the other two open seats Bousquet and Van Sickler mention? Garrett Richter's and Charlie Dean's. They say Tom Grady is running for Richter's seat and Dennis Baxley is running for Dean's.
Senator 41: Tom Grady? $10,000-on-hotel-rooms-in-Bermuda Tom Grady? Yeah, he'll go over real well in a Republican primary. And we've been down this road with Baxley before. No, I believe you'll see more credible candidates emerge for those seats.
SaintPetersBlog: Agreed.
Senator 41: Of course you agree! But that's not the point. The point should be that Negron's proponents are so full of shit about the race being 13-to-10 that they have to look to open seats in 2016 as their back-up plan. That should tell you how confident they are about that 13-to-10 count.
SaintPetersBlog: But don't they have Wilton Simpson?
Senator 41: Well, that's what's funny about the Bousquet/Van Sickler piece; on one hand they are writing that Negron's folks are saying they have thirteen votes, yet with the other hand Simpson is saying he's undecided. Which is it?
SaintPetersBlog: That's what I was hoping you'd tell me.
Senator 41: Like a lot of folks, he's still on the fence. People are genuinely on the fence.
SaintPetersBlog: Including Tom Lee?
Senator 41: You mean the Tom Lee who headlined a fundraiser for Jack Latvala's campaign for Senate President? That Tom Lee? The Tom Lee who is getting muscled out of his own Senate Prez bid by the same folks who are the muscle for Negron? That Tom Lee?
SaintPetersBlog: I see your point. So where does the race really stand?
Senator 41: To answer that, you have to have a case of deja vu all over again?
SaintPetersBlog: Huh?
Senator 41: Bogdanoff vs. Sachs.
SaintPetersBlog: What do you mean? Sachs won that.
Senator 41: Right … in 2012 … a presidential year … before weeks of bad press about not living in the district. Were Bogdanoff to run against Sachs in 2014, when the playing field is better for a Republican than it was in 2012, the ol' Angel of Death could knock off Sachs and give Latvala a much-needed extra vote.
SaintPetersBlog: If we had ham, we could have ham-and-eggs, if we had eggs.
Senator 41: Stranger things have happened. If you would have asked me three months ago what year would it be before Mike Fasano wasn't in the Florida Legislature, I'd have told you the year after never. Now look. They've got him tucked away in Dade City.
SaintPetersBlog. Alright, well, if you had to bet ….
Senator 41: I don't gamble! At least not until Las Vegas Sands gets permission next year to make it legal…
SaintPetersBlog: Just say you had to bet … Who would you bet on, Latvala or Negron?
Senator 41: I'd say the vote is where it's been since the day after the last election.
SaintPetersBlog: … And that is.
Senator 41: Too close to call.


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See-Through Security
Bob Segall/13 Investigates
It sees right through your clothes. It lets someone else see revealing images of your body. And 13 Investigates has learned it's coming to Indianapolis' new airport terminals. Some air travelers say this new security technology goes way too far.
Before your flight takes off, let's face it, you are taking off too: taking off your shoes, your jacket, your belt - all in the name of airport security.
But would you be willing to take off everything?
While you ponder that question, 13 Investigates wants to introduce you to Millimeter Wave Technology, also known as Whole Body Imaging.
Next week, when it comes to Indianapolis International Airport, it will give Transportation Security Administration officers a revealing look at airline passengers.
Just how revealing?
We'll get to that in a moment. But first, here's what it is and how it works.
Inside the chamber
After walking through traditional metal detectors at airport security, any passenger can be randomly selected for additional screening inside a Millimeter Wave machine. The process takes only a few seconds.
When travelers walk into the Whole Body Imaging chamber, they are instructed to raise their arms above their head. The $170,000 machine then bounces electromagnetic waves off the body to create a very detailed 3-D image. That image is seen only by a TSA officer in a separate room - and passengers' faces are blurred to help conceal their identity.
"It allows security officers to see very quickly and very easily that there are no threat items concealed at all on that person," explained TSA spokeswoman Lauren Gaches. "It's a passenger imaging technology that enables TSA to detect prohibited items - weapons and explosives - that are concealed on the body without physical contact."
But it's not just weapons and explosives that TSA security officials can see when you walk through the Millimeter Wave machine. The machine also defines the curves and details of the human body and creates an image that makes many passengers feel uneasy.
"Almost like they can see you naked"
13 Investigates found unidentified Whole Body Imaging scans on TSA's website and showed them to air travelers at Indianapolis International Airport.
"Gosh, it's like an x-ray but it still shows quite a bit of your body in terms of some private areas," said Indianapolis-to-Las Vegas passenger Henry Washington. "It's quite revealing."
"I'm just uncomfortable with that," said Susan Davidson, while waiting for her flight to Mississippi. "It's almost like they can see you naked in that x-ray."
TSA doesn't like using the term "naked."
In fact, Gaches went out of her way to avoid using the word during her interview with 13 Investigates.
When reporter Bob Segall asked directly, "Are they essentially creating an image of a naked body?" the TSA spokeswoman responded, "They produce an image of the body as it appears in life."
Segall then pointed out, "The image of the human body as it appears in life would be naked," and Gaches agreed.
"Right," she admitted.
Gaches later called WTHR to claim her comment was presented out of context, alleging "Right" was in response to a different question and that WTHR had misrepresented her by improperly editing the interview. The unedited interview shows that is not the case.
The TSA spokeswoman also told 13 Investigates the Millimeter Wave machine creates a "blurry, almost Transformer-like image" of the human body, but later stated body images are not blurred.
"The faces are blurred to protect the privacy of the individual but other areas are not blurred because what we're looking to do here is to have a high-level of detection capability," Gaches explained.
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When Indianapolis' new airport terminals open November 12, they will have four Whole Body Imaging machines. TSA says travelers who walk through those machines should not worry about their whole body image falling into the wrong hands.
"There is no ability for us to store, to save, to print or to transmit an image," Gaches said. "As soon as a person goes through the machine, that image is deleted and is gone forever."
TSA also says, unlike a standard metal detector, Whole Body Imaging will help detect both metallic and non-metallic threats that passengers may attempt to conceal. Citing "national security reasons," the agency would not provide specific examples of those threats.
Because the technology can help bolster air safety, some travelers believe the technology is a great idea.
"I think if it keeps me safer, then I'm all for it," Jean Crump said before boarding her flight to Tampa.
But most of the travelers WTHR interviewed in Indianapolis say they're not yet ready for whole body imaging.
Electronic strip search?
Traveler Mark Shelton said he does not like the idea of Whole Body Imaging. "Some of these pictures don't really look any different than a strip search," he said.
TSA insists Whole Body Imaging is not equivalent to an electronic strip search.
"I don't think so because that would imply there was no choice," Gaches said.
Passengers do get a choice.
According to TSA, any traveler can opt out of a whole body scan and instead choose a traditional pat down search. 13 Investigates saw passengers making that choice at Detroit Metro Airport, one of several U.S. airports where Whole Body Imaging machines are already in use.
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"Apparently you can see, well, everything..." explained Detroit-to-Seattle passenger Sean Arts, who said he asked for a pat-down search after reading about Millimeter Wave technology on the internet prior to his flight. "...Underneath your clothes and in different areas, all your private areas and it's just not something I feel is necessary."
Indianapolis travelers like Sara English say when the technology lands at IND next week, they won't be offering up their whole body image either.
"I don't want anyone to see that. That's why I wear clothes," she said.