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There was once a time when men used to be real men. When they dressed with style, when they had a certain honor code they followed that involved treating not only their elders and each other with respect, but women alike. Unfortunately, those days are far- gone — a thing of the past. What we have now is… to be quite honest, I'm not sure.
There are of course certain men out there who still have their affairs in order, but we are few in number. What people are most often subject to is the company of boys who are refusing to grow up and man up — boys who prefer to play with their toys than to do their part in bettering society, the human race and the world as a whole. These poor excuses for men have the bodies of adults and the mentalities, as well as the social outlook of toddlers. Horny toddlers, but toddlers nonetheless.
It's all about character — or in this case, the lack of character. Something has been happening during this era dubbed the "information age." Social media platforms have taken away the need to interact face to face, taking away the need for actual interaction. This is great in many regards: you can now keep in touch with friends and family all over the world from a handheld device.
However, much of the interpersonal confrontations are now also taking place online. People no longer feel that they have a need to meet in person to discuss their differences; they can now troll each other online. People are using the Internet as a shield, hiding behind IP addresses in order to speak their minds. The Internet acts like beer-muscles. It makes you believe that you are stronger than you actually are, making you more aggressive. There is nothing wrong with being aggressive when circumstances require it.
Personally, when my fight or flight response mechanism kicks in, I always go with fight. It's not by choice; it's just the way that I am wired. Online, people have no need to run away because they are already in hiding — so they always choose to "fight." Although the fighting they do is just about as significant as the fighting I do when I play Call of Duty.
The same interaction from beneath cover can be seen when we look at the intercommunication between men and women. It is no secret that both men and women alike have sexual urges. Men, however, feel the need to get off more often than most women. So instead of having to spend the time to meet a real woman and have actual sexual intercourse, they watch porn.
Instead of going out into the real world and meeting women, they stalk women on Instagram. People now date online as well. It's much easier to talk to a woman online than it is in person—or rather, it's not that it's easier. Both are just as easy, but for some reason, men now prefer to hide their faces behind their monitors. (Every time I use the term 'men' in such context I quiver) It's out of fear and laziness. Men have become lazy pussies. I don't even want to use the word pussy because it brings to mind women, who nowadays have much more character than men.
Generation-Y is the instant gratification generation. We want what we want right at the moment we figure out that we want it. We are willingly giving up one of the most important things in life: the waiting period. Having to wait and having to deal with our urges and wants without instantly having them satisfied is what builds character and is what we are now lacking in this fast-paced age.
If we want food, we order it online and have it delivered. If we want to listen to our favorite song, we find it on YouTube, iTunes or Spotify. If we want to watch a movie, we either buy it on demand or stream it online. If we want sex, we masturbate. If we want to have a good time, we do drugs. We have this false belief that doing things faster will give us a life more fulfilled — that it will lead to us being happier. But that isn't the case. Most of us aren't happier. We do more, but we experience less. We are never in the moment because we are always considering what we will be doing next in order to not become bored.
Character is most often built during those moments between activities, during moments of solitude and reflection. Men no longer feel the need to pause and reflect because the options for whatever it is they want are only a click away. The options are endless and therefore we never truly experience disappointment.
We never really feel that we are missing out on something because we no longer give things much importance. Jackie never got back to your text message? I'm sure you have several other women in your contacts that you'd equally like to f*ck — once. Then you'll get bored and move on to the next one. Men treat women like interchangeable commodities. I do believe that most men still hope to one day fall in love and settle down. But none of them will unless they change their way of thinking and living.
Being focused on self-satisfaction will lead to nothing but broken relationships. Real men are not selfish. Real men are just as concerned for the feelings, needs and minds of women as they are for their own — not just women's bodies and their sexual usefulness. Real men have a well-defined code of ethics and respect that they follow.
How can anyone call himself a man if the last time he had to confront another man — whether it be over a social incident or for business purposes — was before he hit puberty? If you don't have the twiddle-diddles to approach a woman at a bar in person and have a proper, intellectual conversation, making the woman feel respected and comfortable, then move over for the real men.
It's awful because women are becoming accustomed to such boys and believing that these pansies are all that is left of our sex. Some great women are settling for these fools and then finding that they themselves have no choice but to wear the pants in the family because their "man" is PMSing. All I can hope for is that the law of evolution will see the world rid of these weaklings, these characterless, hopeless pseudo-men.
Ladies… real men do exist; there aren't many of us, but we're survivors and will be around for a while. Come find us.


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HBR: When Was the Last Time You Took On a New Challenge?
This article was originally posted in The Harvard Business Review
Each January brings a renewed desire to challenge ourselves and learn something new. But by February the energy starts to wane. Becoming proficient at something takes too much time, we lose motivation to practice, we struggle to pay attention in class after a long day at work — the list of reasons goes on.
I recently came across some motivation to stick with a new pursuit. A few weeks ago I read an article in the New York Times about "superagers," people who function at extremely high levels (academically, professionally, and physically) well into their eighties. Their performance on tests of memory and concentration is comparable to people one-third their age.
All the superagers engaged in difficult physical and mental tasks, such as tennis or bridge, regularly. By pushing themselves into challenging efforts that were outside their comfort zones, rather than engaging in leisurely activities, as others their age did, the superagers seemed to enhance their attention and memory skills. When researchers scanned the brains of 17 superagers, they found unusually large amounts of activity in parts of the brain tied to emotional functioning, including communication, stress management, and sensory coordination. Additional studies are being done to determine which difficult tasks could be the most beneficial for cognitive abilities, but the scientists suggest that mastering a new skill could have the same positive effect on brain development.
I surveyed 260 CEOs and executives in for-profit and nonprofit sectors to find out whether they had recently undertaken a new pursuit. I wanted to learn if they saw any impact on their overall well-being, professionally or personally. 53% of the responses were from men and 47% were from women.
The majority (60%) of respondents reported that they had begun a new challenge in the past two years. The most common pursuit was a sport or a physical activity (38% of people). The other top responses were: starting a new work-related project (11%), studying something new (10%), and teaching or writing (10%). Other options, including playing music, creating art, and playing games such as bridge, were cited by 8% of people. And 34% reported devoting 10 hours or more a week to their new activity.
All respondents found their new endeavor "hard," but half of them characterized it as "mentally" challenging, while the other half called it either physically challenging or a combined mental and physical effort. Two-thirds rated the difficulty as outside their comfort zone.
When asked how the new activity was impacting their lives, most people said it was positive. 88% of the survey group reported experiencing a beneficial impact. More than half the respondents considered the impact on their work life to be positive, and 83% said that the new activity had improved their well-being. Only 11% admitted to being slightly less productive at work due to their new activity, while 52% reported being more productive.
As to the effect of their pursuits on their relationships, 34% felt it benefited their relationships with colleagues. The majority reported that through their endeavor they had met people with whom they might work with professionally in the future.
I asked if this effort helped them develop a better understanding of their job. While 42% said there was no effect, 58% felt that they had gained a better understanding of or appreciation for their professional role. Some of the benefits related to their own well-being, to acquiring new technical skills, or to spending time with colleagues outside of work.
Other research has shown that learning something hard can help expand our creativity. And although it seems unlikely that swimming an open water race or learning to paint would help in one's job of writing software or managing employees, the broader benefits of pushing ourselves may be positive for colleague relationships, productivity, and task comprehension. Plus, acquiring new skills is enjoyable.
So, if you are considering giving up on your latest effort at self-improvement because it's just too hard or you don't have enough time, these survey results might offer a new incentive to stick with it. Even the respondents who had not embarked on a new activity seemed to perceive a benefit – over 26% said they would likely begin one next year.

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by hilzoy
Via The Carpetbagger Report comes a story that I wish was a joke, but that doesn't seem to be:
"Utah County Republicans ended their convention on Saturday by debating Satan's influence on illegal immigrants. (...)Don Larsen, chairman of legislative District 65 for the Utah County Republican Party, had submitted a resolution warning that Satan's minions want to eliminate national borders and do away with sovereignty.
In a speech at the convention, Larsen told those gathered that illegal immigrants "hate American people" and "are determined to destroy this country, and there is nothing they won't do."
Illegal aliens are in control of the media, and working in tandem with Democrats, are trying to "destroy Christian America" and replace it with "a godless new world order -- and that is not extremism, that is fact," Larsen said.
At the end of his speech, Larsen began to cry, saying illegal immigrants were trying to bring about the destruction of the U.S. "by self invasion." (...)
Senator Howard Stephenson, R-Draper, spoke against the resolution, saying Larsen, whom he called a "true patriot and a close friend," was embarrassing the Republican Party.
"I agree with 95 percent of this resolution but it has some language that is divisive and not inspiring other people to its vision," he said. "This only gives fodder to the liberal media to give negative attention to the Republican Party.""
Gee, ya think?
"Joel Wright, a member of the Cedar Hills City Council, was booed as he opposed the resolution."This might be the most divisive issue in the Republican Party," he said. "I support President Bush but he needs to support this issue harder."
When Wright said "the economic benefit (of illegal immigration) outweighs the downside" he was jeered. He warned that the Republican Party of California had "killed themselves" by taking a hostile stance against illegal aliens.
He also said the LDS Church has studied the issue and tried to determine whether illegal aliens could be given temple recommends and allowed to serve missions but "gave up" because the issue was too complex. He ended by saying "President Bush needs to fix this now" and was booed again.
Larsen was allowed to finish the debate with a one-minute speech.
"If the Democrats take over the country, we will be dead, and we will have abortion and partial-birth abortion and the Republican Party will go into extinction," he said. "Nancy Pelosi and the ACLU would oppose this (resolution).""
Because, after all, if Nancy Pelosi and the ACLU oppose something, what more is there to be said?


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(Special Town Meeting 2004 Article 17C)
The General Sylvanus Thayer Birthplace and the Asa French House are two of Braintree's remaining historic homes and both are located in the Town's Historic District. Community Preservation funds were appropriated to renovate the exteriors of both homes in compliance with local and state historic restrictions and using materials and colors appropriate to their respective time periods.
The Asa French House at 766 Washington Street was constructed in about 1699 by Thomas French and is named for Asa French who served as the Town's first postmaster. In 1999 the Trustees of Thayer Academy donated the property to the Braintree Historical Society.
The Thayer Birthplace was constructed in 1720 by Nathaniel Thayer in Braintree Highlands and was moved to its present location at 786 Washington Street in 1958. Sylvanus Thayer, known as the "Father of West Point," was born in the house in 1785. He studied at West Point under an appointment by President Thomas Jefferson and was later appointed superintendent of the school, which became the first college of engineering in the country at Dartmouth College. The Birthplace was accepted for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.


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Richard Nixon on EducationPresident of the U.S., 1968-1974 | |
While the majority should not impose its religious views on the minority, the minority should respect the views of the majority. Reverse bigotry by the minority is just as reprehensible as bigotry by the majority. For instance, to oppose the display of Christian religious symbols in public places at Christmas time in the name of separation of church and state is both petty and silly. Christmas is not just another excuse for retailers to rake in profits. It is the celebration of Christ's birthday. Public displays commemorating the birth of Jesus are appropriate.
Teachers have to get back to the basics--a tougher curriculum, more time in the classroom for each student, and raises for teachers based on performance as well as seniority. Without these and other measures, such as parental choice, our young people will fall so far behind that we will run the risk of entering the next century as a nation of semi-literates in a world of PhDs.
The Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1972 will redirect billions of dollars in effective aid into the inferior schools of this Nation, many in our central cities where such aid is so urgently needed. I would not contend is the final answer to quality education for all Americans, but we believe it points in the right direction.
The nonpublic schools in this country [save] the American taxpayer $3 billion annually in school operating costs, plus as much as $10 billion in new school construction. And the impact would fall most heavily upon our central cities, where in some cases as many as 1/3 of all children attend nonpublic schools.
I come here today to reaffirm my commitment in your fight to save your schools, "You can count on my support."
KENNEDY: The Vice President suggested we pass an aid-to-education bill. But the Administration and the Republican majority in the Congress has opposed any realistic aid to education. And the Vice President cast the deciding vote against federal aid for teachers' salaries in the Senate, which prevented that being added.
NIXON: My intentions in the field of civil rights have been spelled out in the Republican platform. When anybody has a government contract, money that is spent under that contract ought to be disbursed equally without regard to the race or creed or color. Second, in the field of schools, we believe that there should be provisions whereby the federal government would give assistance to those districts who do want to integrate their schools. That was rejected by the special session of the Congress in which Mr. Kennedy was quite active.
KENNEDY: Giving aid to schools technically that are trying to carry out the decision is not the great question. About 2% of our population of white people is illiterate, 10% of our colored population; 60% of our colored children do not finish high school.
NIXON: When the federal government gets the power to pay teachers, it will acquire the power money would be spent for construction or teacher salaries. I voted in favor because it provided assistance to teachers for their salaries without federal control. I don't want the federal government paying teachers' salaries directly. My objection is the potential cost in controls and eventual freedom for the American people by giving the federal government power over education.
KENNEDY: The issue was that money would be given to the state. The state then could determine whether the


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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
The Uses of Charlie Sheen, A Wittgensteinian Investigation.
Acutely problematic. Since Sheen's biography bears little relationship to the experiences of most civilians, it's hard to know how exactly he went wrong or how, under the circumstances (father a hyper-observant Roman Catholic political activist thinking-person's movie star; brother a frozen-in-pop-culture-time non-thinking person's teen-dream idol; face a peculiar demonic composite of both of them that's somehow been robbed of its individuality; ex-wife a robotic sex kitten projection deemed real only for legal and gossip purposes; TV show a fiendishly exploitative mechanism which invites the viewer to superimpose what he knows to be Sheen's degraded consciousness on a generic asshole background of a character), he might have avoided going wrong.
Yes, in theory, cocaine abuse is something human beings should avoid, but Charlie Sheen does not exist in theory. He exists in what one might call a 'problem space' that is singular, novel, and largely incommunicable. Inside of it and according to its rules 'cocaine abuse' may well resemble what we on the outside, in the consensus problem-space, think of as 'light and healthy eating' or 'preparing for the hero's journey.'
2. As Social Media Binding Agent
Marvelously efficient and unlikely ever to be surpassed. In the endless one and a half days since Sheen shrugged off his fictional carapace as the 'star' of Two and a Half Men ( a show so majestically barren of personality, so perfectly clone-of-a-clone-of in style and affect, that it could have made a 'star' of anyone who stuck his live head in the cut-out hole it offered), and launched his new 'reality' career as a live-wire interview subject who was at first authentically unstable but is surely enough of a performer to realize now what the audience expects from him and to deliver it with all his might, meaning he's now both unstable and feigning unstable, Sheen has emerged as the consummate, perhaps defining, subject of social media conversations. He is the great Third Person Outside the Room that allows loosely associated strangers interacting on Twitter etc. to engage in synthetic confidential intimacy.
His any-guy name 'Charlie' helps immeasurably here, but what helps most is this: Charlie too treats "Charlie Sheen" as the great Third Person Outside the Room.
3. As Secret Superhero of the Id
Profoundly influential yet puzzling.
At a time when few of us know first-hand exactly what Total Self-Gratification would constitute if our means and our access to party supplies were infinite, we are left to infer from Sheen's aftermath appearance -- from the graven lines around his mouth and the very small holes in the center of his pupils where the 'twinkle' used to go -- what it's like to do everything you want to anyone you want to do it to in a safe and luxurious environment while you're the highest you can be. It's fun to imagine what Sheen felt, that is, and what it felt like (at one time) to be Sheen. It's a way to connect with our orgiastic selves. It's a way to not have to pretend that cocaine feels bad and that meaningless sex, by meaning whatever we want it to, isn't in fact the most meaningful sex of all.
The problem, though, is that when you look at him, you get this distinct weird feeling that Charlie Sheen is the only person in the whole universe incapable of actually enjoying, actually getting off on in a deep way that really sticks to the neurons afterward, the myriad pleasures of Homo Malibu that were formerly open to Charlie Sheen.
(Describe your own uses of Sheen in the comments section and I will consider them in a future post)
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Charlie Sheen is very useful when you're having dinner with conservative relatives and one of them is just aching to air their opinion about striking public sector employees, the Middle East, or inflation. I suggest something like "hey with all this crazy stuff going on, how can we leave out what's truly important: Charlie Sheen!" Throw out the tiger blood quote and suddenly you're in a much better place.
ReplyDeleteI think he's got early Parkinsons. Or drug-induced Faux Parkinsons. He's playing Michael J Fox, except there's no pity induced.
ReplyDeleteRepliesI'm convinced you're right about Charlie Sheen having Parkinsons disesase. Which would be sadly ironic since he was signed on to replace M. J. Fox on spin city, or it was knownbthen and its possibly one of the factors for why Michael j Fox and co choose him as the replacement lead. either way it seems extremely obvious especially on the latest season of his new show anger management that hes suffering from Parkinsons his speech patterns and physical symptoms mirror that of Michael J Fox and others suffering from the disease.
In NYC both free newspapers; AM New York and Metro New York, have pieces on him - AM with terrific "sound bites" from him using words like frickin' and gnarly. It it useful to provide a wan smile on an exhausted man commuting after being woken up by a child before 6am every morning for 31 months.
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To me "Sheen" or maybe even "the Sheen", as I'll refer to him, is that perceived EPICness a PR guy or agent would want to imbue in his marketing of single dimensional client in this day and age. He enjoys the Janus-like position of illusion/allusion characteristics by presenting the face(s) for cameras, not unlike a supermodels, to seem deep and meaningful while looking exemplar tho' at the end of the day can leave nothing behind but an impression of something that was there to be treasured until you turned the page and moved onto the next pose for your intellect's instant-gratification, dirty-little-secret to behold. Whereby you're wishing you might look that way, if you could put on a suit of "the Sheen" but still keep your wits and depth intact. He suffers somewhat, for us all of course, the "Bright Shiny" condition, and so could be forgotten but just won't go away or become something we could care about more, thanks to his agents' clever work and his Dad's name. Sadly the public never get tired of these Dorian Gray's and one'll arise to take his place soon. They are becoming a rare species as people over time realize this is not a lifestyle to be desired but one'll always want to buck the trend and be "epic" to acquire that "Sheen". And sadly more, people will watch in awe as they rise, cry as they burst into flowery-patterned blazes across the sky then most will walk away leaving a few stragglers behind in hopes of catching the body to be placed in reliquary, the relics of their chosen saint, in a private collection all their own. Lyrics from the Kinks come to mind in times like these, Hello me, Hello you... Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star...
ReplyDelete Yr right on all counts. Any actor could have played the part. I know Chuck Lorre very well. He's a tough guy and a good cat. Before Charlie he worked with Roseanne Barr for three years. The show is sometimes funny, even though i always feel i need to be showered down after watching it. High sleaze and bad-faith factor. Charlie should shut the fuck up. They replaced Caruso with Jimmy Smits and NYPD Blue actually did better without big Dave. Wolf replaced all the actors on Law and Order and no one cared. They could replace Charlie in a heartbeat and no one would even notice.
ReplyDeleteLike most celebrities today, Sheen's use is illuminating some aspect or other of narcissistic infatuation. His narcissism is stripped of any pretense of political sagacity, deep concern for his fellow inhabitants of The Planet or devotion to "his craft." It is not charmingly clunky, like the narcissism of almost every character in the new show "Portlandia." It is not unself-aware, like the narcissism of the adult characters (or Eric Cartman) of "South Park." It is not willfully childlike, like the ensemble of the venerable showcase of contemporary narcissism, "Seinfeld." It is narcissism stripped to its most raw, its most minimalistically mean, its most self-aware and savagely unapologetic. It is so bare, it isn't even personal, precisely to the contrary of Sheen's claims of uber-uniqueness. It is the primal and subpersonal Id laid bare. It's use, like the use of his pathetic TV show, is the demonstration of the utter dead-eyed banality and sad vapidity of the unfettered pursuit of adolescent male fantasy. Like Hugh Hefner. Sheen's flashing, haunted eyes, the nodding head, the sidelong, you-better-believe-it-pal, meaningful looks at his interviewers, all remind the spectator of the panhandler, the street hustler, the drunk tank cell mate, the it's-reeeally-heavy-maa-an tedium of the Dennis Hopper character in "Apocalypse Now." And finally, the drunk ranter in every bar in every town. Yeah, pal, you're brilliant. You're really special. And you know things ordinary mortals don't. I gotta go now. We see our reduced selves and recoil.
ReplyDeleteCharlie Sheen is useless as a cautionary tale. He hasn't died yet, or even suffered in any way that we can confirm. We can only imagine that he must be suffering for his profligacy.
Nor is he particularly useful as a social media binding agent. Social media are self-binding. If Sheen did not exist we would be tweeting about Christina Aguilera, LOLcats, Sarah Palin or the features likely to be included in the next model iPad. People have never needed a seed topic to instigate conversation. We just talk.
As secret superhero of the id, well, maybe. But he's equally the car wreck that we drive past on the freeway and can't resist craning our necks to catch a glimpse.
I suspect but can't prove that Sheen is suffering from some kind of genuine physiologically-based mental health disorder, quite possibly manic depression. In interviews he sounds relatively lucid but full of verbal free associations and a lot of grandiose thinking, irritability and impulsivity which are common traits of mania. He's not in full-blown manic psychosis, but he seems to have incomplete control of his own thinking and behavior.
I've known people with bipolar disorder. It's not a character flaw. It's a neurological condition that affects neurotransmitters in the brain and causes people to behave differently than they would when they are healthy. People who have it are fine when they're not manic or depressed, but sometimes they have an episode. The tricky thing about the manic episodes is that they can actually be enjoyable to the person who is manic, which makes it hard to get them to accept treatment. That's probably what is happening with Sheen right now.
The comments I've seen in news stories about Sheen seem mostly full of some kind of moral judgment, calling him an "idiot" or an "asshole." Probably this is colored a bit by envy at all the money he makes and women he gets to fuck. A more appropriate attitude, I think, would be some mixture of tolerance and compassion, or else indifference.thanks for the devastating common sense take down of my gaudy thought fandango, sheldon. hey, i like charlie sheen. i think he's smart. i think he's uncommonly smart. i also am getting sick of people hating on every expression of non-normative brain states. we need madmen. we need them terribly -- especially now. not gadaffi-style madmen, sheen-style madmen. madmen without power over us but who we are free to encounter in the forum. they reinvigorate our pansy-assed everyday way of talking and being. bless them for this. so often they do it while in horrible pain.
ReplyDeleteExcellent piece - and maybe we need more like them, and of Victor & other's add-on comments which are so well-written & insightful, maybe we need them to understand what's become of us, of our ever-demanding cultish public society. How we devour what we create ...
And maybe Charlie Sheen is my secret post-modern hero.
I will divulge a little: that I knew his father, Martin, who, though younger than me, had devoutly stolen my young reporter's beautiful blonde girlfriend (but, decently, only for one night) in Norfolk, Va. (Omni Hotel) while he was lead in some futuristic film involving a US Navy carrier. Charlie would have been a toddler & Dad, a great guy back then, only recently forsworn of a certain substance after a heart scare during Apocalypse, & though not yet wholly sanctified, but, yes, Jesus, apparently a crucible.
Whcih is to say, between us: Charlie is his father's son. If he can only keep himself from frying, he'll one day be a very interesting old man.
Thanks again. I would have paid good money (eh, 5.99 mag price, at least) for your piece & these great comments.I find him incredibly refreshing in a world filled with people too scared to say ANYTHING. I find it interesting no one on that lame show cared about his "condition" or drug problem until he said something about Lorre... then all bets off... show canceled, no more Charlie...Lorre himself does not treat his staff or actors well and if you look at his history, he has been dismissed from many shows, Cybil, Butler, and so on. Now, due to Men, he has another show on the air that does well, so he is holding the power, and all the money. All of his derogatory statements were made quietly..it doesn't mean it hurt any less, I have also known people that worked on his shows..he is also a madman, but a private one.. and is also called Chuck, but not really.. So they lock Sheen out, and he will talk and repeat himself until another story breaks... no one knows what goes on in his head, no one here can diagnose him and it kind of makes me sick all these rehab people "expert" salivating over Charlie... saying he is this and that or whatever... honestly, I'd be mad too.. He put up with that crap for 8 years? People should leave him alone... or give him his own talk show, he's hilarious.
ReplyDeletePS.. total class act that Clooney, GF is gorgeous, as is Montanta...I got hooked on your writing with your first book/short stories.. I think started with Hard Bargain...I also love Downey Jr... and knew him in his hazy phase (though quite different) on a camping trip where we all took our kids (school) we all slept in crap tents and he pulled up in a silver bullet decked out...music blaring, and pot blowing out of every whole... he's awesome.
ReplyDeleteCharlie Sheen as a math equation: the heights of his excess are equal and opposite to the depths of his despair.
It's like watching Sisyphus, except if Sisyphus were less self aware. Charlie doesn't seem to realize that feeling high doesn't mean your holding that boulder up. And each time he realizes his great big rock is back at the bottom, he recommits to pushing it back up, using the same method as before, except this time he's going to do it harder and faster and longer.
I don't know what's harder to watch: Charlie or the pure joy people derive from watching him self-combust. At least for the latter, it's because they are just grateful that it's not them, but for the grace of God -- whether they're aware of that fact or not.Clearly Charlie Sheen is attempting to invoke Bacchus (or possibly Pan) through the time-tested magical system of 'method acting'. All of us who have been involved with this current know how foolish that is, to invoke Bacchus in such a long-term way. He may be eaten by his 'goddesses' (or by actual Vatican assassins, depending on whether or not the pope has lost his teeth).
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Charlie Sheen is high on Charlie Sheen, but there really is no Charlie Sheen, and that's the problem. There's Charlie Sheen playing "Charlie Sheen" on the talk shows. There's ""Charlie Sheen"" playing his character on his [former?] sitcom. So we kind of have Charlie Sheen qua "Charlie Sheen" qua ""Charlie Sheen"". But no Charlie Sheen qua Carlos Irwin Estevez. The man's narrative is so fractured that it seems for him there is no perceivably real him. Those of us who have slowed down to gaze at the wreckage may have more of an idea who """Charlie Sheen""" is than Carlos Irwin Estevez does because his identity has been sucked into magnetic particles on beta tape, into solid state memory for our spectative pleasure. He's like that woman in William Gibson's Pattern Recognition who senses her soul trailing her physical self when she travels and it, her soul only catches up later, except Carlos/Charlie has no idea that the bungie cord attaching his soul to himself snapped.
He knows there's a problem and it comes out in the near-psychotic pressured speech of self-loathing disguised as arrogance. He should try doing a Chapelle and disappearing, finding a new bungie cord. Another use for Charlie Sheen: I've noticed that recently he's become very nearly a phrase. At its simplest, someone will begin a conversation or written statement with an opening that can be reduced to,"Let's not talk about Charlie Sheen". This has many uses. The writer may be trying to draw our attention to some pressing matter, usually something to do with politics but don't be surprised if a science blogger tries introducing the latest findings in particle physics or cosmology with this one. In conversation, it's more intimate. It draws the speaker and the listener away from the crowded room and into a more private space; a place without Charlie Sheen. If you are active in the arena of casual sex (or you just get hit on a lot) watch out for this gambit as a pick-up line. A male evoking the unspeakable Mr. Sheen is also presenting his listener with the possibility that he is either a "nice guy" unlike Charlie or that he is the real deal, the dangerous "bad boy" as opposed to some coked out media clown whom we should pass over in silence.
ReplyDeleteCharlie Sheen's cheese has completely slipped off his cracker. It is sad because he had a really funny sitcom. If you like funny stuff, check out the funny videos at Off Color Fun.
ReplyDeleteEight years in those mines? Good Traci Lords! No wonder. Charlie Sheen's meglomania is but the cure that will kill him. He's been suffering as traumatic a work-related alienation as the prostitutes he abuses. But, you see, man, he figured it out, man. Despite its Taylorist humor, the show orbits Sheen's dark star. Marx, Warner Bros. executive, expected capitalism would render industrial processes transparent, unlocked from the minds of artisans. The thin margins on which such shows teeter, however, give its celebutards, like quants in the derivatives market, monopoly power. That is, he's got Chuck Lorre by the balls. No Charlie, no show. After so long hating himself enough to work there, he's throwing his body on the gears, only too late to salve the mortal wounds he incurred to make the break. Call me crazy, Charlie's strike is an unwitting and discomforting blow for labor. His death [Charlie, would you give a sad look here?] will dramatize Wisconsin gone south.
ReplyDelete"you get this distinct weird feeling that Charlie Sheen is the only person in the whole universe incapable of actually enjoying, actually getting off on in a deep way that really sticks to the neurons afterward, the myriad pleasures of Homo Malibu that were formerly open to Charlie Sheen."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhedonia#Causes- AnonymousMarch 7, 2011 at 4:50 AM
I know next to nothing about Charlie Sheen but I am learning a lot about Walter Kirn -- the heir of the sorely-missed George W.S. Trow of "In the Context of No Context.' It may well be that Charlie Sheen is insufficient as object to this astonishing verbal ingenuity which is at the same time a torrent of self-replicating or fractal insight, but never mind that -- I'm in awe.
ReplyDelete Three uses for Charlie Sheen in the English Lit. classroom (high school–age):
1. Character parallel. Sula seems crazy? Gatsby's a wack-job? (Man, wait'll they get Heathcliff in AP Lit. next year . . . ) Strange or grotesque as those fictional characters may be, they have their crazy-ass correlative in the real world. Character comes first; motivation is fathoms-deep and oft-unplumbable.
2. Relief. High school is rough going for everyone (except those people who, years later, will think of it as the best time they ever had; those people are a mystery to me). What Sheen (or any Sheen-type human) provides is, by contrast, the feeling of relative individual and contextual stability, no matter one's family circumstances or internal roilings.
3. Or, contrariwise: Recognition. "Yes, I also think wildly, but cannot give it voice. Isn't every moment a performance? Don't you find me convincing? If not, I will step closer, project more boldly, and compel you to keep watching.- AnonymousMarch 7, 2011 at 3:33 PM
Charlie Sheen provides a way for the news to appear to be news while still not being news. By which I mean: when "real" news breaks (the Bush/Gore election delay, Sept. 11, Hurricane Katrina, the Egyptian uprising), it cuts against the pre-existing structures of spin designed to contain it (press conferences, politicians' public declarations, the ordinary news cycle, etc.). Sheen's situation is *just* edgy enough (he's almost certainly bipolar -- lucid but right on the edge of being non-broadcastable, self-destructive but not actually dead, like Michael Jackson) to make news coverage of him feel as edgy as that covering a fast-unfolding natural or political disaster, while still in fact being simple tabloid fodder.
ReplyDelete And there is the matter of the attention economy – every utterance from Sheen aspires to be a banknote that expresses his value as an object of the audiences' attention. To accomplish this that he has, of course, to convince the media that he is an object of interest. His popularity through Two and a Half man and former escapades ensure that. But staying interesting is a matter of competition with other celebrities who offer their "authenticity" as being of greater value. What we see with Sheen (calculated, psychological disordered or both) are his attempts to break through the "clutter" and claim ownership of the public's attention. Its working but it is storing up contradictions:
(a) He claims to appreciate his fans and yet is contemptuous of ordinary people – Middle America.
(b) He claims to be a professional in control of his craft and yet makes much romantic hay out of consuming alcohol, drugs etc.
(c) He claims to be authentic yet on Sheen makes use of a very contrived set of "actorly" gestures and expressions (duh etc) that point back to the artifice of the media and to the fact he is performing.
(d) He claims to be a family man and a systematic sexual adventurer – the goddesses.
(e) He claims to be unemployed and yet is obviously very wealthy.
(f) He is prone to emphasize he is only doing it for the money alongside claims for doing it for "art".
These contradictions are the fuel of the celebrity system but at a certain point Sheen's performances will become stilted and have a "been there, done that quality" and worst of all, fan's will feel they have wasted their time and turn to another celebrity.the story is very interesting, I like it very much
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People often come to us and state that they'd like to help with the GNU/Hurd. This is very good and very much encouraged: we're always looking for volunteers to help with the effort! However, for things to eventually become productive, we'd like every new potential contributor to read through the following list of items and spend some time thinking about those.
What areas are you interested in contributing to?
Think a moment about this list: porting and extending existing software to run on Hurd systems; work on existing or write new Hurd servers or libraries; work on the standard C library; make Hurd stuff usuable from other programming languages than C; work on the current Mach microkernel; do research and development of a next-generation microkernel; help with development of new Hurd libraries and servers on top of that. Those projects are all within the Hurd topic, but are vastly different projects.
How much time do you have?
Do you plan to work on just a small project, or do you have time for longer development?
How is your expertise about system and kernel programming?
Sadly we don't have the ressources to teach you from ground-up. We will -- of course! -- try to give answers to specific questions, but on substantial parts of your contribution you'll have to work on your own. (Unless there is someone who is already working in the same area, of course.)
Have you previously been working on Free Software projects?
Are you used to the working-style Free Software projects bring with them? Did you already contribute to other projects? What sort of contributions?
What is your motivation to work on the GNU Hurd?
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Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud:
Can I Play Too? (An Elephant and Piggie book) by Mo Willems
The Siren Song by Anne Ursu
The Outlandish Adventures of Liberty Aimes by Kelly Easton and Greg Swearingen
New-To-Me Series That On One Hand I'm Glad To Have Found, But On The Other, I'm Seriously Horrified That I'd Missed Out On Until Now:
Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's boy (Bloody Jack Adventures) by L.A. Meyer
Sequel Happiness:
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
Book That Made Me Crave Food:
Fat Vampire by Adam Rex
Most Enjoyable Bad Book:
Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith
Forgettable Plot Saved By a Fresh, Honest Voice:
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angelberger
Book I Was Most Surprised By:
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Made of Pure Awesome:
The Tomorrow Code by Brian Falkner
Crunch by Leslie Connor
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Newsgirl by Liza Ketchum
Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper
Best Book Hidden Under the Worst Cover:
Pride an Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
More Adorable Than Sparkling Puppies:
Birdie's Big Girl Shoes by Sujean Rim
YA Book Most Likely to be Loved By Adults More Than Actual YAs:
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Biggest Disappointment:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Books that Invoked Irrationally Violent Emotions in me:
Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman
Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper
The Compound by S.A. Bodeen
Books I Loved For Their Imperfect Heroines:
Fat Cat by Robin Brande
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Best Vampire Book For Twilight-Haters:
Fat Vampire by Adam Rex
Worthy of the Hype:
Knuffle Bunny Free by Mo Willems
Favorite Roadtrip Book (and MAN, there were a lot of them!):
Ranger's Ransom by Emily Diamand
Best Action/Adventure Book:
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Books that were weird just to be weird:
It's a Book by Lane Smith
The Boy Who Couldn't Die by William Sleator
Sci-fi's that made me think there is still a future for this genre (future, get it):
The Tomorrow Code by Brian Falkner
Crunch by Leslie Connor
Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
X-Isle by Steve Augarde
Books I lent out to people multiple times:
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Jumper by Steven Gould
The Tomorrow Code by Brian Falkner
Worst Book of the Year:
The Last Thing I Remember by Andrew Klavan
Have a question about this list. Wonder why I loved or hated a book? Leave a comment...let's discuss.


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A new CD from Caitlin nic Gabhann will be launched at the CIAW. |
Much like the summer weather mixing hot and cold air masses leading to bright sunny spells and thunderous rain storms, the fate of the Irish Catskills always seems to wobble between optimism and pessimism all in the same timeframe.
Granted it has been decades since the area of Greene County from Leeds to Durham was the go-to place for the Irish-born emigrants and their Irish American offspring throughout the Northeast. But many who loved the Catskill Mountains and its getaway qualities a car ride away stubbornly hung on to keeping an Irish presence there down through the years.
Along with the Irish resorts and pubs, the non-profit Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural and Sports Centre all sought to "Keep the Tradition Alive" through Irish entertainment and cultural activities filling the short recreational calendar from May until October.
In 1995 the Catskills Irish Arts Week (CIAW) took root there in East Durham under the auspices of the Quill Centre, and for 17 years the week-long summer school not only carried the cultural agenda to a high level but also made it the most successful week economically for the area's merchants and businesses.
Many factors have gone into making the CIAW the amazing festival that it is, including a world-class faculty that hones the skills of student musicians by day, and turns into dazzling and indefatigable performers at night on the concert and ceili stages during the programmed elements of the nightly scene.
Some of their best work is done in the late night to early morning music sessions scattered throughout the area, building community and repertoire alongside those same students who paid rapt attention in classes and concerts all week. And if the bottom line of the sponsoring pubs also derived benefits as well as the soaring camaraderie, it was a win-win scenario.
While others before me worked hard to develop the CIAW for its first decade, when I assumed the mantle of artistic director in 2004 I saw the opportunity to shine the spotlight on the unique talents of some of the recruited staff each year through adding lectures and CD launches.
The late afternoon lectures or workshops showed the scholarly side of our guest presenters or the lifelong achievements of our senior musicians like Felix Dolan, Mike Rafferty, Martin Mulhaire and Jimmy Kelly.
Monsignor Charles Coen, now retired in Greenville, will be recognized for his service to Irish music in America this July. New CDs display the creative talents and vibrancy of Irish music today and sharing it with a targeted audience like the annual CIAW devotees mean it wasn't just a calling card release with no impact beyond a quick grab for cash.
So in the hopper on the lecture circuit this year are presentations from our Sliabh Luachra core of Paul deGrae, one of Ireland's top guitar accompanists who will talk about the art of accompaniment in Irish music, and Matt Cranitch on the legacy of the late fiddler Seamus Creagh.
From the Dublin area, piper and CEO of Na Piobairi Uilleann Gabriel McKeon will bring us up to date on the state of uilleann piping today, and Catherine McEvoy will tell us about the contributions of blind musicians in the tradition. It is also the subject of a new CD she produced and is releasing at the CIAW, A Musical Vision, a recording of blind musicians at the school where she works.
Two men from the north of Ireland will be featured, with journalist/musician Fintan Vallely from
Armagh attending for the first time along with teaching flute offering two lectures. One is on percussion and its place in Irish music, and the other is actually a U.S. book launch for his very important and newly edited second edition of The Companion to Irish Traditional Music which will be a feature of the week.
Flute player and singer Cathal McConnell from Fermanagh, one of the original Boys of the Lough will release his combination book and DVD of songs called I Have Traveled this Country enhancing the week as well.
New CDs to be showcased during the week include the aforementioned McEvoy work, plus her Meath neighbor Caitlin nic Gabhann is putting the finishing touches on her first solo self-titled release.
The focus shifts to the American-born staffers who very much felt the influences of the Catskills on their music from an early age for the other CD releases. Loretta Egan Murphy, who cut her teeth when the Irish Catskills was still a thriving community, will have a launch night at the Blackthorne (the old Mullins House) on Tuesday.
Two youngsters, Dylan Foley and Dan Gurney, whose homes were in close proximity to the Catskills, showed very early promise at the Catskills Irish Arts Week over the years and have turned into outstanding musicians respected on both sides of the Atlantic, released their own solo CDs in the past year.
Schedules for all of these will be posted on the catskillsirishartsweek.org website so stay tuned.
The financial picture of the CIAW is in peril because this dogged economic downturn is causing financial woes for the Quill Irish Centre, its host over the years.
We have launched a fundraising campaign through Kickstarter.com to help raise cash for this year's program, and we are hopeful that the many fans and supporters of valuable programs like this will come aboard and help out even if they can't attend the week's classes, concerts or dances and contribute directly.
Donations can be sent to the M.J. Quill Irish Cultural and Sports Centre, P.O. Box 320, East Durham, New York, 12423 earmarked for the CIAW fund.


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No, we're not kidding. Although iPlan might simply be used internally to refer to the Apple iPhone data plan, this streak of info came from a pretty high up source of ours, and it looks to be accurate. The iPhone data plan will be around $34.99-$44.99 and feature unlimited data, and either 2000 text messages, or unlimited text messages (we still have not confirmed which, but unlimited text messages would be awesome). For anyone trying to snuff the FedEx driver on his way in to deliver the iPhones, be prepared, because all FedEx drivers are said to be assigned, and delivering to stores in teams. Well, what if we raid the stockroom the night before, we'll end up with a bunch of iPhones right? Wrong. Apple's cleverness was revealed when they announced the 6:00PM release time to make sure stores would have just got shipments, and couldn't sell them earlier. Are we putting all our faith in FedEx? Everything appears so as FedEx will be shipped the iPhones on Tuesday, or Wednesday, and the iPhones will sit in FedEx local sort facilities and hubs until Friday, where they will then be delivered.
iPhone data plan dubbed the iPlan?
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Thursday 8 April 2010
Beer of the day #10
Todays beer of the day is a light, refreshing pale ale from Sheffield.
Crown Brewery's Hillsborough Pale Ale or HPA has the Hop character to keep your thirst quenched from the start to the end of your pint.
It is one of Stuart Ross's (pictured) best beers in my lowly opinion, right up there with brews such as Dark Star Hophead and Thornbridge Jaipur.
I only have one cask left and it's on the bar now so by all means come and prove me wrong, form your own opinion.
There are other Crown Brewery beers on the bar too such as Ring of Fire and the Wheat Beer, I've waited since January to get them to The Rake and Stu's works of art are now on tap so get yourself a Crown and revel in all it's regal greatness!
Crown Brewery,
Crown Prince Brewer Stu,
6 comments:
- Cooking Lager said...
Where did he get that hat, fella?
- 8 April 2010 at 13:16
- rabidbarfly said...
I'm gonna assume some fishing shop or other...
- 8 April 2010 at 14:53
- crownbrewerstu said...
can't remember were i got it but its the only one i've found that fits my fat head.
btw the picture was taken by the beer boy - 8 April 2010 at 16:08
- Unknown said...
Stu's beers are very much worth trying.
1/2 and 1/2 ring of fire and HPA works for me.
I'm not sure about the hat, it has to be said.... - 9 April 2010 at 13:02
- BeerReviewsAndy said...
Im a big fan of stu's beers, have to say that sam berry's is probably my fave now in both cask and bottle form.
- 9 April 2010 at 15:53
- Crown Brewery said...
andy what about the hat?
- 9 April 2010 at 22:45
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Why Is Ann Godoff
Diving on Penguin?
It's a Lovely Match
Not since 1999, when Tina Brown dumped Condé Nast for a little adventure called Talk , has there been so much buzz about the comings and goings of a middle-aged media personage. But for the past two weeks, the only thing people in book publishing could talk about was the rat-a-tat firing and hiring of star editor Ann Godoff.
Just in case you've been wasting your attention on more trivial matters like whether we're going to war with Iraq, here's a quick recap: Two weeks ago, Ms. Godoff was abruptly fired by Random House chief executive Peter Olson for, on the record, repeatedly falling short of the target goals for her imprint, known in the industry as "Little Random." The common wisdom, however, was that the feared or revered (depending on whom you talk to-sometimes both adjectives come from the same source) Ms. Godoff was let go for more personal reasons.
"She's a literary snob," some said, despite the fact that many of her signature books, like Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation and John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil , are hardly of the highest brow. "She doesn't play well with others," others said, pointing to her supposed feuds with Knopf chief Sonny Mehta and with Gina Centrello, the publisher of sister imprint Ballantine, which has now absorbed Little Random. Eight days later, Ms. Godoff had her own imprint with the Penguin Group (USA) and was signing up a Random editor, Scott Moyers, to help her publish a line of primarily nonfiction titles. She'll soon make another hire, according to Penguin president Susan Petersen Kennedy, for her as-yet-unnamed imprint. (It will launch in 2004.) "We hired her for her taste, her editorial acumen and her brilliant work," Ms. Petersen Kennedy told the Financial Times on Monday. "I really admire her, and have for several years," she echoed to me.
Ms. Godoff's detractors may predict disaster, but Penguin's move makes sense. The Pearson-owned publisher is all about expansion, having added several imprints in the past two years, including Portfolio, a business-book publisher headed up by Adrian Zackheim, formerly of HarperCollins, and Gotham books, which is run by longtime publishing personality William Shinker. And Ms. Godoff is what anybody would call a real "get": a "prestige" publisher who may well bring best-selling authors like Mr. Brokaw, Mr. Berendt and Caleb Carr to her new job.
But why would she choose Penguin? Not the type to kick back and reconfigure her life, those who know her say-and savvy enough to take advantage of the very small window of time before her writers get settled in with other editors-Ms. Godoff may simply have taken the first good offer to come her way. Ms. Petersen Kennedy said she was on the phone to Ms. Godoff "within minutes" of hearing the news. HarperCollins probably didn't come calling at all: Ms. Godoff and HarperCollins honcho Cathy Hemming barely speak, said one editor who knows them both. Ultra-commercial Warner Books-even before it was officially put up for sale-would have been out of the question; Holtzbrinck surely doesn't pay in the Ann Godoff $500,000 range. And Simon & Schuster already has its own heavy-hitting nonfiction editor in Alice Mayhew.
Still, the switcheroo has caused no small measure of confusion and controversy. Pity poor Ms. Godoff: Anxiety follows her wherever she goes. When she was fired, the hue and cry was that Random House had given up on "literary" publishing, and some agents and editors worried there would soon be fewer outlets for the kind of smart books they like to publish. Now that Ms. Godoff's landed at Penguin, staffers there worry for their own jobs and lists. Whereas Random House imprints are allowed-make that encouraged -to bid against each other for projects, the Penguin group forbids such competition. With Ms. Godoff's contacts and track record, some fear that all the best books will go to her automatically, that they'll be shut out of the bidding. "If I were Suzanne Gluck," says one of the nervous, referring to the William Morris mega-agent who represents Mr. Carr and Mr. Berendt, among others, and is thought to be a semi-direct pipeline to Ms. Godoff, "would I give a book to Ann, or to some other Penguin editor?"
As one might imagine, Ms. Petersen Kennedy waves away these intimations of trouble, suggesting instead that the more "collegial" atmosphere at Penguin will make it easier, not harder, for editors to divvy up the projects. And one longtime staffer is similarly sanguine, in a resigned kind of way: "I was often bidding for the same books as she was," this person said, "and I lost most of them to her bigger advances. At least now when I lose them, they'll stay within the company." But I can't help thinking that Ms. Godoff has exchanged a headache for a stomachache: Never the teamiest of team players-even her staunchest supporters say she thrives on competition-it's hard to imagine her giving ground to other editors. In other words, if I were Bill Shinker or Rick Kot at Viking (another strong editor of narrative nonfiction), I'd be worried.
And what about those big advances? The $8 million she spent on Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier's unwritten second novel is already the stuff of legend, not to mention the $3 million she authorized for the purchase-from Suzanne Gluck-of a second book by the authors of The Nanny Diaries . To judge from Mr. Olson's memo-which was either candid or, as most agree, just plain mean -Ms. Godoff's generosity (authors and agents say), or her profligacy (competitors insist), became a piece of the rope he hung her with. Will Penguin allow her to spend so freely? Will she even try?
And who, exactly, will run little Random now-and which editors will Ms. Godoff poach? When it was first reported that she would make one hire, I'd have bet that her choice would be Jon Karp, the editor of the best-seller Seabiscuit and a Godoff favorite. (She welcomed him right back into the Random House fold after he bolted for what turned out to be a disastrous six-week stint working for the film producer Scott Rudin in 2000.) But so far she's only hired Scott Moyers, who also worked closely with her at Random House, and Mr. Karp is staying put: He has a ways to go on his contract, and though he declines to comment on any of this, those who know him say he's gambling on getting the editor-in-chief job. Mr. Karp is "a player," says one agent. "He knows how to get along over there."
If that's true, he learned on his own. For all her talent, surviving the particular publishing quagmire that is Random House is one skill that Ms. Godoff, his former boss, apparently couldn't master.
Sara Nelson's So Many Books, So Little Time will be published this fall by Putnam, an imprint of the Penguin Group (USA) .


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Three MCDOT Employees Honored by Arizona Association of County Engineers (AACE)
The Arizona Association of County Engineers (AACE) has awarded Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) Project Management Manager Randy Dunsey with the 2017 Annual Robert C. Esterbrooks Award for Rising Star. Nicolaas Swart, Transportation Systems Management Division Manager and Michelle Markson, Engineering Division Administrative Assistant also received honorable mentions in the categories of engineering and engineering support, respectively.
AACE established the Annual Robert C. Esterbrooks Award Program to recognize individual county employees whose service fosters innovation, effectiveness, better communication and efficiency that results in a better product delivered to the communities they serve.
2017 Annual Robert C. Esterbrooks Award for Rising Star Award: Randy Dunsey
Randy Dunsey joined the Maricopa County Department of Transportation in 2013 as a Traffic Engineer and Project Manager. Prior to that Randy worked with AECOM Technical Services in Pennsylvania. He also completed an Internship with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. As a Project Manager, Randy managed the new traffic signals, traffic signal upgrades, corridor and intersection safety improvements, and the installation of Intelligent Transportation Systems. He led the effort to streamline MCDOT's project development process. In September 2015, Randy was appointed as MCDOT's Project Management Branch Manager. Randy's new duties include the oversight of MCDOT's $500 million Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
2017 Annual Robert C. Esterbrooks Engineering Award Honorable Mention: Nicolaas Swart
Nicolaas Swart joined MCDOT in 1998 and brought his extensive experience in the design of rural and urban planning and traffic operations to Maricopa County. He joined the Traffic Engineering Branch where he focused on designing safe roadways that promote mobility throughout the county. In 2006, Nicolaas was appointed as the Traffic Management Division Manager. He also became MCDOT's Program Manager for AZTech, a regional partnership of local and transportation agencies committed to improving traffic management through ITS across jurisdictional boundaries.
2017 Annual Robert C. Esterbrooks Engineering Support Award Honorable Mention: Michelle Markson
Michelle Markson has worked for Maricopa County since 2003 and provides support for MCDOT's Engineering Division. She has been instrumental is streamlining processes for efficiency in order to provide greater customer service to the public. This is the case with Maricopa County's Patent Easement Abandonment process. Michelle volunteered to take on the duties of processing the requests for patent easement abandonment and improved the process for greater efficiency.
Each of these employees understand that by setting high standards for themselves and achieving them, not only do they succeed, but so does MCDOT, Maricopa County and its more than four million residents. MCDOT congratulates these employees for receiving these prestigious awards.


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Jesse James never got any peace. He grew up in western Missouri in the 1850s, where a bitter border war with Kansas was the background to his childhood. He was a teenager when the Civil War started and got beaten up by a Union militia. Eventually he joined a group of Confederate guerrillas, and when the war was lost he was unable or unwilling to return to civilian life. His years as an outlaw were ones of constant struggle, and even after he got assassinated by Robert Ford in St. Joseph, Missouri, he didn't rest easy.
After his death rumors started circulating that he wasn't really dead. Some claimed he had murdered someone so he could get away from the police, but Jesse craved publicity and often sent boasting letters to the press. Giving all that up for a life of anonymity doesn't fit with his character. Some say Robert Ford had in fact killed Wood Hite, Jesse's cousin. There's good evidence that he did, but this was a year before he shot Jesse James. In fact, fear over Jesse's finding out who killed his cousin became one of the main reasons Ford betrayed him.
Other stories claim Ford killed a different man. Both versions would have us believe that Ford was part of a conspiracy to hide Jesse from the law, something Jesse had been doing successfully for almost twenty years. They would also have us believe that all of Jesse's friends, family, and associates were in on the conspiracy and took the truth to their graves. Jesse's body was on display in an open casket both in St. Joseph and Kearney and nobody at the time voiced any doubt that the dead man was Jesse.
This didn't stop a steady string of impostors from hitting the carnival trail looking to make a quick buck. This infuriated Jesse's surviving relatives and if any of the impostors dared come through Missouri they'd end up face to face with a real member of the James family, and an angry one at that.
%Gallery-108698%Over time these impostors reduced in number, but even as late as the 1930s old men were puttering around telling anyone who'd listen that they were Jesse James. In 1931 a fellow named John James claimed to be Jesse, but when questioned by family members couldn't answer basic questions about the family, such as the name of Archie, the half-brother killed in the Pinkerton raid on the James farm. Frank James' wife Annie brought him Jesse's boots and challenged him to try them on. Jesse had had unusually small feet, and like O.J.'s gloves, the boots didn't fit.
But John James continued to claim he was Jesse. It only ended when his brother signed an affidavit that John was lying and put him in a mental institution. It turns out John James really had been a an outlaw. Back in 1926, at the age of 79, he'd killed a man who tried to collect a loan of 50 cents!
Then another impersonator appeared. J. Frank Dalton was first brought to the public's attention in the 1940s by Ray Palmer, editor of the science fiction magazine Amazing Stories and perpetrator of the famous Shaver Mystery, which got thousands of Americans believing that malevolent underground robots were zapping people with mind control rays and sleeping with Earth women. Compared with that, Dalton's story is almost believable. Well, not really. Dalton played the rodeo circuit claiming to be Jesse and told wild tales of how he was a fighter pilot in World War One at the age of 69. Stretching credibility even further, two of his gang members toured with him. All three claimed to be over 100 years old. Dalton spent his last years doing promotional work for Meramec Caverns in Missouri, celebrating his (alleged) 103rd birthday there along with a Billy the Kid impostor.
In 1950 Dalton went to court to change his name back to Jesse James. The judge made the wise ruling that: "There is no evidence here to show that this gentleman, if he ever was Jesse James, has ever changed his name. If his name has never been changed, he is still Jesse James in name and there is nothing for this court to pass on. . .If he isn't what he professes to be, then he is trying to perpetrate a fraud upon this court." Dalton died the next year.
Jesse James wasn't the only person who attracted impostors. His wife Zee and brother Frank had their share of impostors too. It didn't take much to get a media frenzy going, and there was easy cash to be taken from the gullible. This is common with important historical figures. Everyone from Bloody Bill Anderson to Hitler have accumulated stories of their survival. It seems we don't want to let these people go, even if we actually want them dead.
All these stories caused no end of headaches for the James family. At first Jesse was buried at the James Farm in order to keep the grave safe from relic hunters. Eventually he was moved to the family plot at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Kearney, Missouri. Doubts about who was really in the grave lingered, however, until in 1995 his remains were exhumed and subjected to DNA testing. When compared with the DNA living descendants, it was found that the body was, indeed, Jesse James. Descendants of some of the hoaxers were on hand for the results, and they insist the DNA tests don't prove anything. Stories continue to circulate about how Jesse James survived his assassination.
The legend lives on. . .
Don't miss the rest of my series: On the trail of Jesse James.


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Click to access the new link to our eBinder on MSDSonline. There is now just one link for both the eBinder of MSDS' on campus and searching for new MSDS.
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DETROIT – The government has expanded an investigation into fires that can start in the doors of several Toyota models, adding 600,000 Camrys and other vehicles to the probe.
The investigation now includes 1.4 million cars and SUVs from the 2007 to 2009 model years. When the probe began in February, it involved more than 800,000 Camrys and RAV4 SUVs from the 2007 model year.
Certain Camrys from the 2008 and 2009 model years, as well as some 2007 to 2009 Yaris subcompacts and all 2008 Highlander Hybrid SUVs, have been added to the investigation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on its website Monday. The vehicles were built from September of 2006 through August of 2008, the safety agency said.
So far, Toyota and the government have received 161 complaints of fires involving the vehicles. Nine people have been hurt, according to government documents.
All the vehicles use the same power window switch in the driver's door. The switches can overheat and cause fires, the government said.
NHTSA has upgraded the investigation to a so-called engineering analysis, which can lead to a recall.
Owners of the Toyotas who smell smoke or feel heat in the doors should call their dealers or take them in for an inspection, Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons said. The company is cooperating with NHTSA in the investigation, he said.
Toyota's Camry midsize sedan is the most popular car in the U.S., and the RAV4 small SUV also is a big seller. In December, the 2012 Camry received a five-star safety rating from the NHTSA, the agency's top rating.
Toyota's reputation has taken a hit over the past three years due to a string of huge recalls that ballooned to more than 14 million vehicles worldwide. Millions were recalled for acceleration problems, and Toyota replaced floor mats that can trap gas pedals and pedal assemblies that can stick and cause cars to take off by surprise. After an exhaustive probe, U.S. safety regulators, aided by NASA engineers, found nothing wrong with Toyota's electronic throttle controls.
Federal safety regulators also are investigating a similar fire problem in the doors of 2006 and 2007 Chevrolet TrailBlazer SUVs made by General Motors.
NHTSA posted documents on Saturday saying that the GM probe also had been upgraded to a full engineering analysis. Originally the investigation covered more than 309,000 TrailBlazers from the 2006 and 2007 model years, but the government said that it's up to nearly 342,000 vehicles.
NHTSA and GM have received 242 complaints about the problem, including 28 fires. No one has been hurt, according to the documents.
The government said Saturday that it also will evaluate other GM vehicles with the same underpinnings. They include the Buick Rainier, GMC Envoy, Isuzu Ascender and Saab 9-7X SUVs. GM said it is investigating two reports of fires in Envoys and one in a 97-X.
Several of the TrailBlazer fires occurred while the vehicles were moving, but others happened when the engines were off and the vehicles were unattended.
The TrailBlazer was discontinued in 2009. The SUVs are not being recalled.
GM has said any TrailBlazer owner who smells smoke or whose power windows stop working should contact their dealer.
The Toyota and GM problems appear to be unrelated. The companies got their power window switches from different parts suppliers, NHTSA said.


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20 Cruise Tips For First Timers Gallery
A cruise ship is a vacation like no other; out at sea, you're surrounded by surprisingly affordable luxury, nonstop events and shopping, tons of other happy vacationers, and of course, delicious food in abundance. A popular choice for spring break and summer travelers, cruising is exciting no matter how many times you've done it before. However, there's still nothing like your first time.
Whether you're looking to board a ship meant for the whole family or take advantage of the rare child-free getaway at sea, if you've never been on a cruise before, you're in for a trip like nothing you've ever experienced before. That's why it's important to do your homework and make sure you're prepared so that you can experience all the excitement of a first-time cruiser with none of the anxiety. In order to make sure your vacation has smooth sailing, check out these 20 cruise tips for first time passengers.
Be Prepared for Potential Seasickness
Even if you've never been seasick before, chances are that if this is your first cruise, you could still encounter some nausea, as it's likely to be a longer trip at sea than you've taken in the past. Pack an over-the-counter antihistamine meant for prevention of motion sickness or ask your doctor for a prescription scopolamine patch that you can apply just behind your ear to prevent any seasickness. Drinks such as ginger ale, lemon juice, and peppermint tea are also good for nausea, and luckily you'll have access to plenty on the ship.
Book a Cabin Toward the Middle of the Ship
Another way to protect yourself against seasickness is to book a cabin that's as close to the middle of the ship as possible, as this is the area that feels the least amount of movement while the ship is sailing. Getting a cabin on as low of a deck as you can is also a good idea for the same reason.
Bring Your Passport
Even if you're going on a cruise that doesn't stop at any international ports, it's best you take your passport with you as you likely will be traversing international waters. Either way, make sure your passport is good for at least six months after your departure from your destination. It is also essential to pack copies of all your travel documentation as well.
Budget for Port Fees and Gratuities
Cruises are a great value vacation, and while you do pay amazingly low fares, the bill doesn't stop there. Once you're on the ship, you're likely to be charged taxes and port fees which can cost hundreds depending on your itinerary. Gratuities on the ship can also run about $15 per person per day, and it's common for cruises to cost two to three times the initial price tag when booking. Budget accordingly.
Buy Travel Insurance
All kinds of scary or unfortunate things can happen during a trip. While everything will most likely go smoothly, cruises are a big expense, so it's best to keep yourself covered with travel insurance. In case of sickness, injury, delays, lost baggage, or other mishaps, the insurance will cover any losses or costs incurred.
Check the Alcohol Policy
Alcohol is a big draw on cruises which get quite a bit of their revenue from it, so policies regarding bringing alcohol on board tend to be strict. A majority of cruise lines will allow you to bring at least one bottle of your favorite wine on board, but we advise checking the cruise line's website or calling their customer service line to find out about their alcohol policy and how much the corkage fee is for each bottle of wine or Champagne you bring on board.
Don't Opt for Early Disembarkation
Also known as self-disembarkation or express departure, cruises often offer the option of early disembarkation for those cruise passengers who are willing and able to carry their own luggage off the ship and through customs. While this sounds like a good and easygoing option, most passengers opt for it, which results in long waits to get off the ship. We suggest you take whatever time you can to enjoy the ship and its breakfast buffet and disembark at the regular time when lines are likely to be shorter.
Don't Show Up Super Early
On a similar note, don't be in such a rush to get onto the ship either. Unless your cruise line utilizes a staggered check-in, chances are you'll have a boarding window within which you are to check in and get onto the ship. Most ships have over 3,000 passengers, and as everyone is excited to get started on their vacation, there tends to be a big rush in the earlier part of the window. We suggest waiting until there's about an hour left for boarding; check-in will take you just a few minutes, as most people have already gone through customs and boarded the ship.
Fly in as Early as Possible
Cruise ships are pretty strict about their timings for leaving port. Book your flight so that you arrive as early as possible the morning of your embarkation, if not the day before. Flight delays can happen, so it's best you stay on the safe side so that you're there in time to board. For the same reason, we suggest booking your flight home in the late afternoon or evening so that you give yourself enough time after disembarking. You can also book a package with your cruise line that includes your flights so that someone else can worry about the timing for you.
Go for at Least a Week
With all the mind-blowing amenities available on cruise ships these days, you're going to need more than just a few days to explore your vessel if it's your first time. Three to five nights can be great for a quick trip, but a first-time cruiser won't find it nearly long enough to truly appreciate everything a ship has to offer — plus you want the fun to last as long as possible!
Go Off Menu
Cruises are a foodie's dream vacation, yet despite all the focus on great cuisine, many passengers don't seem to realize that the ship is more than willing to accommodate their desires. If you see a dish is no longer available on the dining room menu, ask for it anyway. It's very likely that the kitchen will work to accommodate what you want as long as it's available.
Have Cash on Hand for Tipping
Most gratuities on the ship are included, particularly those for your meals. However, there are still many times when you may need to have a few bucks on hand for some old-fashioned tipping. Porters are often on hand to carry your bags and room service is available around the clock, so it's best to keep some dollar bills on hand so that you can show your appreciation for the individuals on the ship who go out of their way to make your cruise vacation a wonderful experience.
Pack a Light Jacket or Shawl
Most cruises tend to head for sunny shores, but even if you're checking tropical islands off your bucket list, it's a good idea to pack something to help you keep warm. It can get chilly in the evenings, particularly if you're on deck while sailing at night, and there are also spots on board that may be a bit too well air-conditioned for you.
Pay Attention to Dress Code
While it's understandable that you may want to just kick back in your shorts or swimwear while on vacation, cruises are known to specific dress codes for the evening. Check with your cruise line to see which nights are designated formal nights and which restaurants may expect smart casual wear. Formal usually means a dark suit, tuxedo, cocktail dress, or evening gown, and smart casual calls for slacks, jackets, dresses, and pantsuits. Check out your cruise's schedule and what's planned for each night when packing for your trip.
Read up on Your Destination
Whether your ship will be docking in just one city or hitting multiple ports, it's always a good idea to know exactly what you're in for when you get there so that you can plan ahead and make the best of your time in port. Find out if there are any world-famous beaches that you can relax on, which landmarks you might want to visit, and what kind of food you should get a taste of before leaving.
Set Your Watch to Local Time
As previously stated, cruise ships are strict about the time they leave port. Don't depend on your cell phone for telling the time, as you may either want to keep it turned off internationally or it may not switch to local time if you keep it on. Wear a wristwatch and set it accordingly before getting off the ship so that you can keep track of when you need to get back.
Spend on Excursions
Many passengers make the mistake of totally skipping shore excursions because they seem expensive. While many shore excursions that run just a few hours can run upwards of $100, they're actually pretty worth it. Excursions are a great way to explore the destination you're visiting; you can hit up all the must-see landmarks, go on a food tour, or take a trip to a renowned village nearby. While you can book a shore excursion once you're on board, doing so ahead of time is recommended due to promotional discounts and so that spots don't fill up before you get your chance. You can also book with a tour company that specializes in shore excursions for cruise passengers, but an added benefit of going with the cruise line is that they'll make sure not to leave without you in case of a delay.
Take Advantage of the Free Room Service
Even the best all-inclusive resorts in the world don't have free room service — usually the luxury of having someone cater to your needs from the comfort of your room is an added expense. On a cruise, however, it won't cost you anything to order food from your room if you don't want to head down to the buffet. If there are any extra charges, it'll be clearly indicated on the menu, but other than that all you have to worry about is tipping.
Turn Your Phone Off
A cruise is the best place to unplug, but that's not the only reason you should turn off your data. Cell phone data charges can be exorbitant when you're out at sea and outside of the country, and you don't want any surprises once you're back on land, looking at your phone bill. Even if you're not using your phone, it may connect to a roaming tower or use up data with updates or receiving messages. Either turn it off, put it in airplane mode, or update to an international data plan that'll cover your trip.
Use a Travel Agent
Cruising is unlike any other type of vacation, and while your cruise line likely will have great customer service, it's not a bad idea to connect with someone who can help you plan and curate a trip catered to your specific needs. A travel agent can help you book cheap flights, find the right ship and cabin location, and help you get great promotions and perks once you're on board. Most travel agents are experts when it comes to cruises, and helping you plan a great time on your cruise ship is just one of many ways they can save you a headache.
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Door County Cross Country Ski Report for March 21, 2013
*Submitted by the Door County Silent Sports Alliance
My condolences to those of you who don't like to ski. For the rest of us, we are loving this March weather!!! The temperatures have stayed below freezing and we have continued to get flurries. Most areas of Door County saw another four inches of new snow in the earlier part of the week. All ski areas are open and mostly in great shape!! Current ski conditions are as follows:
Potawatomi State Park Conditions: Pot Park trails were groomed Tuesday afternoon. Trails have a very good base and with the volume of snow we've received many of the low spots have been filled in so they are relatively smooth. Because of the variance in daily temperature, the best time to ski is early morning before the snow gets soft. The next 5 days forecast is mostly below freezing so the trails should hold up well through the weekend. (3/20/13 Ron Maloney)
Whitefish Dunes State Park Conditions: Last new snow, 4″ on March 18. Trail conditions – good to very good, excellent in many areas. All trails were packed and track set on March 20. Track is full depth and firming up in most areas. Areas where there is significant drifting will be somewhat soft until a few days of the thaw-freeze cycle, after which they should firm up consistently. Trails are relatively free of debris and have a solid base of more than 6-8″. It is somewhat amazing to have these fine trail conditions on the first day of spring. Now is the time to get out during these waning days of winter. (3/20/13 Rich Dirks)
Crossroads at Big Creek Conditions: The Crossroads had a snowfall of 3″ this week. After the winds died down the trails were rolled on Tuesday afternoon and firmed up nicely overnight. A track was set on Wednesday afternoon. Skiing is very good and should continue through the weekend. (3/20/13 Jim Maki)
Peninsula State Park Conditions: Snow depth varies with up to ten/ inches on the trails. All trails were groomed on Tuesday and are in excellent condition except for the white loop from Lot 1 as there is spring water on this trail. It is suggested that skiers access the trails from Lot 5 or Lot 3 due to water on the white loop. (3/21/13 Jeff Pfeifer)
Newport State Park Conditions: Trails just groomed today – Thursday March 21st. We received more than four inches of new snow this week. Trails have good coverage and are in fair to good condition. (3/21/13 Casey St. Henry)
For more detailed information about trails and conditions, go to: http://www.doorcountysilentsports.org/skiing.php