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The JV Club #29: Cara Santa Maria
Interesting the "psychology" of it, great dialog. First the acceptance of displacement of emotions, what a great way to start! accepting, introspection at it's best! If those emotions were placed appropriately (towards the father, or the divorce, etc) I wonder if the results were the same? (impossible to know obviously) Are those feelings still unresolved? (sorry, too personal perhaps?)
Perspective is so interesting as to what colour we paint anything and how reinforcement works once we choose our colour …
The Mormon doctrine in which I believe (big difference I must add a caveat of what real doctrine is vs what Mormon convention/culture is), resembles so much the two of you! a religion where intelligence is the pinnacle of life; the LDS church could surely benefit from women like you!
I have to say: what a great conversation! in this world of hatred because differences you two have come soooo above that! You are my kind of people (Mormon or not)
God speed, or should I say live long and prosper, or may the force be with you? 🙂
I tried to listen – but 6 minutes in when you were still introducing it I gave up.
This was great. I posted a link on the Recovery from Mormonism website.
Keep doing what you're doing 🙂
Roman Catholicism is the One True Church, you know, because the Pope's infallible, every sperm is sacred and all that. Plus it's the religion of Stephen Colbert, JRR Tolkien, Galileo and Anthony Burgess. All these great guys (except the Pope, because Ben XVI ain't no JPII) can't be wrong. ; )
Nothing much else to say for now (still listening to this podcast), but I wandered here by chance (followed a link to HuffPost live and surprised to see the voice of Korra in the next segment) and I really enjoy these discussions.
Well thanks ladies, now I can't get "I Wonder When He Comes Again" (…. will herald angels sing? Will earth be white with drifted snow…) out of my head.
What a great episode! At certain points I thought both of you were plucking thoughts from my own head. I too am a former Mormon with loved ones I respect still in the church. I had my name removed about 12 years ago. I have many. MANY. problems with the LDS church, but one of the things they do really well is instill a love of music in their members. As a young cellist with tape still on her fingerboard, the ward was always encouraging, which got stronger as I began to sing. Even years after leaving that church, music is definitely a portal to the numinous for me, but now I prefer singing Mozart and Faure to Janice Kapp Perry.
Well, big surprise, but I'm OVERJOYED as usual by all of your amazing, thoughtful comments. Thank you so much, all!
I loved this episode- hearing about the Mormon church was really interesting. I'm an atheist myself, but I am intensely interested in religious ritual and practice, etc.
I also was really struck by what Cara said about being more sexually attracted to women and intellectually attracted to men- which basically explained exactly how I feel in such a succinct way that I was just floored by the statement. So thank you, for that!
I'm an active Mormon and I don't think you have anything to apologize for. I think it's great you were so open and honest.
the reddit ama thread mentioned in this episode is this one, yeah?
I totally agree about the power of music when it comes to religion. I wasn't raised Christian but went to a school which wasn't overtly a 'Christian school' but basically was (though I went there for the general quality of education and not their faith practices). We were taught hymns which we sang in the weekly school assemblies and there are some hymns that, to this day, still make me tear up. There are some really boring hymns, granted, but there are also some extremely beautiful ones and it's amazing how much they can have an effect on you even if you don't buy into the religious messages therein.
I didn't grow up knowing much at all about the LDS church. My grandmother, who was really in genealogy, used a lot of records that Mormons had tracked down and organized, but then the only other times I'd hear about them was when that splinter group in Bountiful, BC was being investigated for polygamy and tax fraud.
Like you guys mentioned, there's something really appealing about a church that says that it has all the answers, and from some perspectives, it does. It has a strong focus on community and personal health, and its members really do seem like nice people. But what makes it tragic to me is if it takes a shortcut to that kind of personal development through exclusion or persecution of some minority group.
Growing up in a household that never went to church, I do feel like I missed out on the sense of belonging to a tight-knit group, but then when I slouched into agnosticism and then atheism, I never had to feel that sting of rejection from my family, even if it was buried under their love.
That was a great discussion! I loved the heavy religion talk because I've had my own struggles and frustrations with religion in the past (and present I suppose) too. I was raised catholic (Irish and Italian; twice the saint, twice the sinner) and honestly never knew much about Mormonism accept that a hugely popular guy at my high school was Mormon and so there was this weird thing where everyone thought it was 'exotic' or something. Maybe its because of that that I never thought to think that Mormonism was weird, but either way, I truly do think that the conversation was both illuminating and interesting. Also, kudos to both of you about being so open about so many topics, it's honestly a bit inspiring.
you need to date colorblind guys we can't see makeup…lmao
Another outstanding show! Most of what I know about Mormonism comes from that South Park episode, so this was chock full of educational goodness! Partially, but not totally, inspired by this show, I have 2 potential guests in mind: Chelsea Handler (you both have SO much in common!) and Marie Osmond (who I think is completely fascinating!). Keep doing what you're doing, it's great!
Wow, this one went in a totally unexpected direction and I loved it! It was a great discuss of a religion that many non-believers don't get to hear much about. As someone who's been in "the religious changing room" quite a few times, I found it fascinating to find out how much I didn't know about LDS!
And sorry about the extraneous phrase and character in my comment…my browser is fighting with Nerdist.com at the moment…
I was at my ex's family's house when her LDS father (her mother was Episcopalian, as I recall) was being visited by young men in their missionary service, and one of the missionaries wanted everyone to know about this great Mormon writer he'd just read for the first time, C. S. Lewis. I told him that Lewis was actually an Anglican, then had to explain that that was the Church of England. He seemed to take that in stride, but after he left, Donna told me, "Oh, he didn't believe you."
Thanks yet again…
Then again, OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET is rather a better choice of reading than BATTLEFIELD EARTH or ATLAS SHRUGGED, but that's just me. (I'll plump for Avram Davidson or Joanna Russ or Damon Knight or Ursula K. Le Guin ahead of any of the previous three, but that's also an esthetic judgment…)
Likewise, I think some women and some men might insist that some men, at least, are actually prettier, but I can't make that argument myself…but certainly imprinting will tend to make all of us, in our earliest post-partum days, inclined toward women, I suspect…
Another fine episode, and somehow I'd been missing Santa Maria's posts and such, and now will correct that oversight. Thanks, folks.
I love Cara Santa Maria. I always feel like episodes with her are way too short. Both this and the Nerdist episode left me wanting more. She just feels like the type of person I would like to talk to for as long as she's willing to talk.
I'm sure you were nervous about this episode because you get really heavy into the religion but I, like many others who previously commented, am (recently-ish) ex-mormon and I really appreciated hearing this discussion. Living in Utah, 99% of the people I deal with are mormon and the other 1% tends to hate it passionately so I can't have any reasonable level-headed discussions about it with….Oh, you know, anyone. Anywho, thank you, this was a great episode 🙂
I was a member of the LDS church before I got tired of doing mental gymnastics to make everything make sense and to justify the historically homophobic and racist doctrines and teachings of the church. I got so tired of hearing "oh, that doesn't matter to your salvation" or "god works in mysterious ways" whenever I ask questions. I have a lot of relatives still in the church and they try not to mention the church in front of me any more. I had let them know early on that if they tried to preach to me again about the church, I would argue my point of view and use the church's own history against them. They really don't want to let you go. I was so glad that you spoke about having cried at the testimony meetings because I think that helped me to understand my own feelings when I did the same things. You put into words the what I had felt but could never describe to other people. To hear that someone out there, especially someone that I admire and listen to on a weekly basis, has the same feelings and understanding of the church as me makes me feel less alone.
PS: sorry for my "auto-corrected" typos. 🙂
I too am an ex Mormon from DFW who went to UNT. I did manage to get stricken from the lists though. But was sealed to my family in temple. So I get a pass maybe? great show, thanks
I loved this episode. I considered myself extremely scientific and extremely open to many possibilities and trying to weave in my faith will always be difficult. I think following anything blindly is idiotic, be it science, faith, or politics. If a young child is in church and has questions you need to be ready to answer those questions with more than a "god works in mysterious ways". That kid will call shenanigans and leave your church forever. People act like you are suppose to follow things just because they told you to. You need to have a bases for following something, weather its a mile long list of facts, or something that you feel in your heart or a combination of both. Form your own ideas from that information. Trying to force your ideas on someone else is the lowest, most indecent thing a person can do. If you have chosen a path, own it, live it, love it. If you encounter people on that same path enjoy the company, but if you start trying to force people to your path, they have every right to fight you tooth and nail.


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OXNARD, California - Well into the first week of their offseason training camp in Southern California, Vancouver Whitecaps FC claimed a 2-1 friendly win over Ventura County Fusion on Thursday afternoon.
Goals by Terry Dunfield and Nizar Khalfan gave Whitecaps FC victory over their training camp hosts. Travis Bowen scored a first-half penalty for the Fusion.
After four straight days of training in Ventura Beach, California, Teitur Thordarson's squad took their Major League Soccer preparations up another level versus the 2009 United Soccer Leagues (USL) Premier Development League (PDL) champions.
The 'Caps training camp base of Oxnard College was the venue for the match, with Thordarson giving MLS Expansion Draft selections Jonathan Leathers and Shea Salinas a run-out in his starting XI.
Whitecaps FC made a flying start to the match. Just two minutes in, Salinas played in a fine cross from the right that Canadian international Dunfield headed home for a 1-0 Vancouver lead.
Though the Blue and White made a bright start, Ventura County were able to test the Whitecaps FC backline. On 36 minutes, centre back Greg Janicki did extremely well to track back and prevent a Fusion breakaway from turning into the equalizing goal.
Four minutes later, however, the Fusion were able to draw level after Ethan Gage's tackle on a Ventura County striker resulted in a penalty to the PDL outfit. Bowen - whose older brother Tristan plays for MLS club Los Angeles Galaxy - converted the spot kick past 'Caps goalkeeper Jay Nolly for a 1-1 halftime scoreline.
After the break, Thordarson used all five of his substitutions, with Vancouver getting on the front foot soon after the restart. On 49 minutes, striker Long Tan was hauled down for a free kick just outside the Fusion box. Swiss international Davide Chiumiento took the set-piece, but the Ventura County goalkeeper was on hand to make the save.
More substitutions and changes of position were implemented by Thordarson before Whitecaps FC scored the game winner on 64 minutes. Vancouver's two strikers combined for the goal, with Tan supplying a pass to Khalfan that the Tanzanian international struck home for 2-1.
It was a match that had chances at both ends, with the Fusion having the last genuine opportunity to score on 85 minutes. Bowen got in behind the Whitecaps FC backline, but only to find Nolly in fine form, as the recent MLS signing made a great save to preserve Vancouver's result.
"Today was a tough and physical game against a very competitive opponent, which was a great exercise for us," Thordarson said after Thursday's game. "I thought Leathers and Salinas made a very good impression today, as both players have not played and trained at a high level since October. Yet, they showed some of the qualities that we were aware of, so that was positive. So far, everything on this trip has gone very well. Our training sessions have been good and our performance in today's game was very encouraging."
The 'Caps will continue their offseason training camp in Ventura Beach. This will include an intrasquad match on Sunday and another friendly versus the Fusion next Wednesday to conclude their Southern California camp.
Scoring summary:
2' - VAN - Terry Dunfield (Shea Salinas)
40' - VCF - Travis Bowen (penalty)
64' - VAN - Nizar Khalfan (Long Tan)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Jay Nolly; Jonathan Leathers, Ethan Gage, Greg Janicki, Blake Wagner (Russell Teibert 74'); Shea Salinas (Philippe Davies 59'), Terry Dunfield (Cornelius Stewart 70'), trialist (Gershon Koffie 45'), Davide Chiumiento (Willis Forko 59'); Nizar Khalfan, Long Tan

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ALABAMA -- I entered the store looking around and all of a sudden the managers start following me so I felt uncomfortable and was headed to register to purchase some items. So as I was leaving store the managers stop me by that time the polices pulled up. Telling me I'm trespassing. I'm like, "What is goin on." The managers said I concealed some merchandise and pulled it out my pocketbook at register. Now put in mind I get out store 1st door nothing in my purse. Then you tell me I'm trespassing. No warnings, no arrest, you ran my name thru and made me sign trespassing form and took my picture.
I'm still tripping cause I'm trying figure out who came up with these store laws. Even the officer I asked them. They must be calling them a lot. They was so tired of coming to the store serving people trespassing forms. I said they'll be bankrupt in couple of years anyway. I only have one message to corporate please serve warnings before trespassing or y'all will be signing some big lawsuit checks. And second last but not least I'm already laughing at your inventory report cause the managers who you got now won't be your manager next year.
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA -- I was just in the Bloomington, IN store about 2 hrs ago and I am appalled by my experience. I have shopped at this location before and gotten decent service and going in to this particular experience I was expecting good service.
On Saturday I purchased a SpeedBall Speedy Carve stamp making kit. After drawing out my stamp I went to carve and discovered that my kit came with 2, #4 tips instead of a #2 and a #4. I called the store and spoke with the manager on duty. He found the only remaining package and checked the contents. It turned out that this package had 2, #2 tips. I asked if he would hold it until Monday for me and I would come in so we could trade tips. He agreed and told me the item would be at the front desk.
I came in this evening with my kit to have the tips swapped out. The girl at the counter looked in 2 cubbies then said she had no idea where it might be and called for someone else. An ASM came and asked if the girl had looked everywhere and she said she had (she had not! There are like 8 registers). The woman proceeded to talk about how she's never even seen such a thing, she doesn't know what it is or where it would be. She started off in the wrong direction to find it so I went to the area and showed her where it should be. She replied in a VERY nasty tone "Well, that's where it WAS."
At that point I decided that she didn't want help so I went back to the front of the store with my son and husband. We waited and waited and waited and she came back and asked the girl again if she had looked everywhere. The girl gave her a very indignant "YES!" So then this woman starts slamming open cabinets and ripping out the contents and throwing them onto the floor. The girl asked what she was doing (and yet again with the nasty tone) snapped at her "Well we have to find it and you'll have to put all this stuff back out!" At this point we had been in the store for about 15 min for what I had assumed would be a very quick swap of parts.
She disappeared into another room and then came back empty handed still. She said she didn't know where it was and asked if I lived close by. I explained that I don't live very far but it's pretty inconvenient to come in because we have to ride the bus.
I had noticed there was a package of tips that had the one that was supposed to be in my set plus another tip. I asked if it was possible to just take the #2 out of that package and I'd give her the extra #4 so that if they found the other pack they could at least swap that one out and be able to sell it. Her reply was "Well, if you'd just wait for me to talk to him... I'd rather switch them out than having something I can't sell."
I was pretty over the entire situation so I just told her that I would like to return the item. She asked if I had a receipt and I told her that no, but it's defective and I want to return it. She gave me a smartass look, nodded toward the overcrowded 1 open lane and told me "Yeah, you can return it... you'll have to wait in line over there."
So I got in line and watched her giving me nasty looks and attempting to whisper to the girl checking out customers while it was very clear that she was saying rude things about me to this girl - in front of other customers! With me standing right there! Then when I was 2nd in line she disappeared again. When I got up there the girl then had to call for "code 3" (or something similar) and wait for the ASM to return to the register before processing my return. She attempted to give me a store credit, which I refused because this is not someplace I want to be spending my money if this is how customers are treated - by MANAGEMENT no less!!!
After filling out the return form I requested a name and ph# for the DM and they refused to give me contact info. I had to call a store in Arizona to get any sort of useful information. (** in the East Ray Rd, Phoenix, AZ store are especially helpful and friendly! Even before they knew I had any sort of issue they were ready to help.) From what I've read online communicating through the corporate office does exactly zero good at resolving any issues you have. Which is unfortunate and I hope it's not true. I am already incredibly disgusted with this situation.
I have no idea if the original manager I spoke to failed to communicate the situation properly, if the ASM later found the item in one of the 2 register she didn't check or if this is, in fact, how Hobby Lobby trains customer service but it looks all around bad to me. I would rather go to an even less convenient location if it means my business is valued.
LITTLE ELM, TEXAS -- I have been shopping for the last year a our local Hobby Lobby buying jewelry making items, and have spent a lot of money there, I mean a lot!! I noticed the last few times I was in there I was being followed aisle to aisle. It was getting so that I couldn't concentrate on what I was even in there for. I resigned to the fact I wouldn't go back in there if I was going to be followed around...
Well several months pass and I needed some beads for a special necklace and decided to run in before they closed, I was accosted at the door and treated very aggressively by the manager to follow him to the back to the office. He then said he would prosecute me and of course I'm so distraught I can only start opening my purse offering a full view and took off my coat. I was terrified at his horrible aggressive and I mean aggressive acts towards me.
He of course found nothing, and I pulled my coat from him and put it on and said I was leaving and he literally attacked me like a ravaged animal. No he didn't hit me but he kept running into me and when I would push away from him he said he would file assault charges on me. Remember I have stole nothing and he never found an item on me or my purse or coat.
When I finally made my way to the front he blocked and blocked the doorways telling 2 of his female workers to not let me out. I called 911 and he called 911, by the time all this horror was over I was not found with any item of any kind except what I purchased. I called my husband and he came, I was crying and so upset I couldn't breathe. When I was on the phone with 911 she kept asking me why he was detaining me against my will when he found nothing on me of any kind.
He had one of his big employees block one door and him on the other, I was scared to death and what's sad is the girl that was behind this manager ** she was helping me find the items I was looking for so I guess she told him I took something.
I have never been in a situation like this and frankly don't feel like going in a store of any kind. I don't feel this was appropriate behavior towards me... Had I stolen something I still feel he was abrupt in his aggressiveness, finally an officer comes and the manager is whispering to him, then the officer approaches me and says the manager thinks I stole from this store before. On all I hold dear I have never stolen from this store or any other store.
It was a horrible horrible incident that I can't seem to shake, I can't get out of my head the abuse I was put through and all I could do was treated as if I was a nobody. I want to report this but don't know my rights on stuff like this, I have never been in trouble with the law, I felt very trapped and very scared and the thing is I didn't do anything wrong. I will continue to look into my rights, I won't EVER STEP FOOT IN HOBBY LOBBY AGAIN.
MCALLEN, TX -- I had ordered a stretcher frame over a year ago from Hobby Lobby. I did forget about it which was my fault entirely. I was in the middle of a pregnancy and moving when we originally dropped the pieces off and things became hectic. My husband and I went in to pick up the art work which was put on wood stretchers totaling approx. $120. We paid and realized that it looked off. The framer had advised us that an additional frame on the outside of the canvas along with glass would look good. We took the frame to the back and requested this additional work.
When I returned to pick it up ** (an excellent employee) recognized me (since I had been there on numerous occasions) and referred to another frame that I had purchased prior to this occasion which consisted of an autographed CD cover.
When I took the frame to the front, The total I was being charged was over $265. As the cashier was ringing me up, I noticed there was a problem. I was being charged for the initial stretcher once again. I advised her of the issue and she immediately contacted the Assistant Store Manager, ** who made me feel as if I was being interrogated, had no discrepancy, and suggested right away that if I were to have paid for the frame that an extra white document would not be attached to the work (the thought never occurred that they might have not removed it properly) and asked for the original receipt for part one of the work which was over a year old.
She advised me that without the original receipt nothing could be done. I asked for the corporate number. I contacted the credit card company who could not provide me with statements online over a year old unless I paid for a paper statement to be sent. I then contacted corporate only to speak with a customer service representative named ** who spoke above me and faster every time I tried to respond to her as she was going through her rebuttals. I advised her on the 3rd occasion during our conversation to please refrain from doing that as I found it extremely rude and she then told me it was because I was "interrupting" her!
I suggested the possibility of getting the credit card to send them an image of the receipt as a possibility as even if I did have the receipt, it would most likely be faded by now. Also, I was dealing with a store I thought I could trust. Both, my husband and myself have gotten our degrees framed there (MBA & BA each) along with several other works. **'s response was that she kept her receipts "quiet a while" and if put in file folders she knew first-hand they would "last at least 4 years."
I then suggested to ** that I would like to make sure I had my work returned to me as it was purchased in the Dominican Republic as a souvenir. She called the store and said she made the arrangement to have the frame removed. I asked to speak to her supervisor. His name was **. He was very courteous and said I could send documentation to him. However, as I needed the frames today (gift) this was not very helpful to me. This would maybe get me a refund, but I would need to spend more money for statements and additional time on this issue when I really want nothing more to do with Hobby Lobby. My time is more valuable.
In the end, I called the store to see if this work was ready to be picked up when I was 5 minutes away. I was told that it was and when I went in, I was handed the frames once more. I advised that I was not paying for the additional work. Another framing department employee walked by who seemed to know what was going on and told the framer to remove the frames. This took about 20 minutes. I was then handed frameless work without the stretchers that I had previously paid for.
Both my mother and my grandmother whom until this day were loyal customers with the school district and members of local church organizations never experienced such awful service. Also, I've done mystery shopping for several other companies, provided with a problematic scenario and never once have I been treated so poorly or spoken down to in front of others at a store.
It's really a shame that Hobby Lobby doesn't have more competition other than Michael's in our area. Maybe they would care more about their customers if they did. I will be forwarding this information and my family has also agreed to spread the word. Hobby Lobby accomplished throwing away my time, custom frame work, and their employees time not to mention several loyal customers.
JOPLIN, MISSOURI -- Since I'm not allowed to use names this review may appear a little disjointed. I don't know if Hobby Lobby's founders are aware of the impenetrable force field that has been placed around them. They are harder to get a message to than the Pope! ORU wouldn't forward my message to him because they said it didn't concern the university. The gentleman on the phone said "That's how it works here!" Mardel also declined to forward my message to him.
Instead, it was forwarded to Hobby Lobby's main office, the very entity I had a complaint about. Neither ORU or Mardel would allow me the honor of leaving a personal message for him. And naturally the Hobby Lobby main office in Oklahoma City has refused time and time again to give me any contact information for him.
So after much more internet research trying desperately to find some point of contact, I came across the Christmas email address that supposedly goes directly to him. I know it's not anywhere near Christmas, but I was hoping on a wing and a prayer that it would somehow default to his email address. I haven't heard anything back so I imagine it went to the main office. I sure do hope they get a kick out of all my email attempts at reaching him that just end up being routed to them.
My next attempt was when I discovered he owned a media website. I filled in my information in the "share your thoughts" area. I requested for him to please contact me, but still have not heard back from him. I seriously wonder if the information even got to him.
Jesus Christ is the most important man that has ever graced our earth, yet He would welcome people from all walks of life to speak directly to Him. Are certain owners of Hobby Lobby more important than Jesus? No. But I think his handlers must think he is. Is he "protected" from people like me? Yes. And by people like me I mean the "little people." You know, the kind of people Jesus spoke with everyday.
He and his family have worked very hard to promote Hobby Lobby as a faith based business, yet the more important he becomes, the more he is protected. I suppose his "people" feel he can't be bothered with such small details. But no matter how important Jesus became, He never made anyone feel like a small detail. You can imagine how quickly He would have lost His flock if He operated that way.
You will lose your flock of patrons if you're not allowed access to them anymore. The "little people" are the biggest of all your flocks. We fill up the churches every Sunday and we shop your stores (for now) during the week. It was the little people that had faith in your father's dream by shopping at his store. I know, we are now just a small detail lost in all the shuffle of big business. But one of these days, a lot of your small details will no longer shop at your stores for reasons you're not even aware of.
"Honoring the Lord in all we do by operating the company in a manner consistent with Biblical principles." I read this quote in another article about Hobby Lobby. I trust he really believes that his staff are upholding his values. He seems like an amazing person from everything I have read. But when little people, like me, aren't allowed to talk to him, then situations like mine are never brought to his attention. And I imagine there are more questionable situations he is "protected" from.
I wish I had been treated with Biblical principles, not only in my quest to get a message to him, but in the aftermath of an accident I had in one of his stores. I was definitely treated with much less than Biblical principles, unless lies, defamation of my character and callous behavior is one of the principles I didn't learn about in Sunday school.
LAS CRUSES, NEW MEXICO -- Entering the store - I went to the jewelry aisle to find crimp beads and I picked some items off of racks. As I was looking at other things in the store, I remembered that in my purse was a plastic bag of tools, crimpers and wire used to hang my carvings in a show last weekend. I removed a couple of packages from my bag to compare the others with and realized that I had picked up more of the same size, so I returned the ones that I had picked up to the jewelry aisle and picked up some key rings instead.
I then proceeded to the check out counter with my purchases and told the young man that I was putting my things back in my purse, paid for my purchases and started to leave the store when the manager and security accused me of stealing and took me to the office. We watched the videos and they showed me taking the items from the shelf, it showed me returning to the shelf and that is all - it never showed me concealing anything, never any intent to steal anything - I tried to tell him that the items that he took from my purse was mine - paid for at a store in Austin, told him that I had receipts, but not with me as I was just passing through town to another showing of my art works.
I offered to provided them if he would only let me go get them. But instead he never ever offered any proof of his accusations, never asked the sales clerk if he could back my story, but rather had the officers write up a citation to appear in court and would not let me leave the room without signing a paper stating that if I ever enter another Hobby Lobby I will be charged with trespassing! I did provide the receipts to the judge and she dismissed the case, but the manager stole my belongings; literally "kidnapped" me into signing the paper (that is what the Judge called it) - and embarrassed, frightened me and harassed me as I have never been treated before.
What can a person do to regain their pride after something like this. I teach crafts, create woodcarvings, and show my art work all over Texas and New Mexico - I have spent a lot of time and money with this chain of stores - and now to be banned from all of them without probable cause.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA -- First, this company treats its employees like DIRT! This is first. I have worked for this Jesusy company and can tell you that the only people left for customer service in the long run are morons. These are the people that are hired after all the hard work of setting one of these "christian" stores up. They hire the most idiotic people to run the store along with working in the store, because no one else will put up with the BS of the store. The bottom line here is that the reason the Managers and employees are the way they are is because the company is so screwed up in its own demise, it is most likely destined to fail in the long run.
The 10 step process of returning an item for this store is so ridiculous in the year of 2010 it is beyond comprehension. So, of course the employees are going to be rude, they are either worked to death here, or are new hires with little to no retail experience. Their cash register system is so freaking antiquated for 2010 it is beyond anyone's comprehension. I would not step foot inside one EVER again, I will get my stuff online first before I go inside this store again.
BTW -- Opening up one of these store is a 3 week straight process. I mean 3 weeks straight. NO BREAKS! And a one hour lunch every day working 12-16 hour shifts everyday. The breaks supposedly are only 15 minutes twice a day. I am surprised the employees are not fed bread and water during these "H*ll" weeks! Half the people are fired almost immediately after the setup of the store, for stupid reasons. The rest are hand picked from the managers so the ones left after a year are going to be brand new people and the angry store employees who have no business in retail or don't care about retail anymore!
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS -- Hello. I have a complaint to make and I'm a bit concerned about the quality of service that is being provided at one of your retail stores. Yesterday afternoon (8/11/09) I purchased a piece of furniture from a store in San Antonio Tx. It was marked 80% off and so I spoke to the manager as to why it had been marked so low. The store's manager, **, proceeded to tell me that it was marked down because it had a crack in one of the doors. After inspecting the crack, I figured I could fill it with wood filler and it would be OK.
I purchased this piece of furniture and asked an associate to help take it my truck. The associate, **, helped me load it on to the truck, and this is when we noticed that the legs of the furniture were cracked and had come apart. The associate told me to take it home and see if it would work, and if not I could bring it back to the store. When I got home, we unloaded the piece of furniture and tried to install it in the home. All we did was stand it up, the way the piece of furniture should be, and the legs cracked further and are no longer usable.
I called the store's department today and spoke to the manager and ** (the manager) told me I CANNOT return the item, because he thinks I broke it at home. I specifically told him that his associate, **, helped me load it on to the truck, and it was broken already. What can I do in this situation?
He says that they have a store policy, but looking at the HOBBY LOBBY policy, it states that: "If for any reason you need to return merchandise purchased at Hobby Lobby, please return the product with the original sales receipt within 60 days of purchase. When you present the original sales receipt, we will gladly exchange the product or issue a refund based on the method of payment."
I think I have done everything I can do. It is an unusable piece of furniture, and I am very upset, because I always shop at Hobby Lobby and am greeted with very nice individuals. The store number is HOB-LOB #123 7058 BANDERA ROAD SAN ANTONIO TX 78238-1201. PHONE NUMBER: 210-647-5353. Thank you for your kind of assistance to this matter.
LITTLE ELM, TEXAS -- I bought three items (2 identical wall hangings and one picture framed wall art) for the same price $29.99 each last week. Two of them were 50% and identical. The third one was charged full price. I took the third one to return to the Little Elm store which I happen to go that area today. They refunded me half price saying that it was 50% off last week. I told them I paid the full price. They said it was one of the 50% off items on my receipt. I told them I bought two identical items at 50% off so I knew it wasn't one of them. They didn't listen to me.
After I drove 45 minutes home and found out I was indeed charged the full price for that item and called the store, they asked me to bring the other two identical wall hangings back for them to check. And I have to do so within a couple of hours before the manager leave for the day. I live 45 minutes away (one way) and I have two little kids. I told them I couldn't do that today. They told me I had to in order to get the refund. I was very disappointed!!!
Why couldn't they make the receipt more descriptive so people know exactly which item is for which price??? Why I had to bring all of the items on the receipt back in order to receive refund on one item??? Either the first cashier overcharged me or the returning cashier only gave me half refund. I certainly won't be able to go back today and they just robbed over $16 off me. By the way, the lady in front of me who was returning something left very unhappy. Now I know why!!!


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I'm hyped for this game, I can't wait to get it (as soon as I get payed) what's anyone else's thoughts on it??
This is srs bsns
Yeah, I'm getting this day 1 for sure. It looks really fun and it improves on aspects where Blazblue really needed to (gameplay wise). I think a lot of people will have fun with it.
I wouldn't mind seeing a DLC character or two down the road, but since they're saying everything is canon, I'm not sure if it will happen or not.
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Oh wow it comes out tomorrow.
It looks awesome though I'm not at all really that familiar with the series. Kinda made me think of Blazblue when I looked at gameplay.
I'm thinking I'll probably pick up Persona 4 Golden for the vita. Then see how the series is through that and maybe pick up Persona 4 Arena as the price will most likely have dropped by then.
Are any of the other games worth checking out? And if so what console?
Been watching anime lately like it's going out of style..
Got the game, looks awesome. There's also some semblance of a story which surprises me, although im only a few chapters into Yus' story. Praise the Sun.
LF People.
P4Arena is a great fighter. I had a lot of fun just going into Network Matches and getting my ass handed to me, with Story Mode and Arcade Mode both being great in their own right. As far as the story goes, I am impressed with its multiple story line interaction between all the characters as well as the overall ending.
^ Good thing I'm not the only one getting my ass handed to me lol. The game is so fast, you barely have anytime to react!
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Haha yeah I picked it up too. I was playing with a couple friends and I swear we were all just mashing buttons like crazy trying to figure out what we were doing hahaha. It's fun though and I love the presentation and ability to be able to switch between the japanese language and english. Also the story seems interesting. I never played any other persona games though. But I like this one.
Been watching anime lately like it's going out of style..
So after doing a few characters stories, i must say i really like this game. Everyone has there own chapter. A well done fighting system. I still have much to learn though.
LF People.
>.> I need to buy this...
wasssuuuuppp 8D
I have to say this game is really good, which I wasn't expecting given that it is the first time the IP is being used for a fighting game. To practice the combos you can play the practice mode for that. I think that the story mode is really good, and a lot of fun, granted that may just be because I prefer games with a good storyline, instead of a straight up fighting game, though if you're the latter I doubt you would be dissapointed.
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been thinking of getting the game just to try it out since alot of people like it. now i really want to get it haha
back to college! -_-
A friend of mine actually wrote a review for this game on my site: http://www.opengamedatabase.com/#!/game-info/10710/ps3/Persona-4-Arena, I have to agree with the point about the auto combo system.
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I just picked this game up the other day. I haven't played online or story mode, just versus. So far, my first impression is that its not so much as technical as Street Fighter AE its more of a masher but nothing ridiculous like MVC3. I like it, very fun.
Actually I did start story mode but it tooook so effing long, i swear it was like 20-30 mins of just text.
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The game is great ! I had pre-ordered it and was excited about popping it in and give it a spin. What I like is that you can switch the audio to the original Japanese and follow with English subs. The game play is awesome, and the design is jazzy just like the original P4 Now I just have to find time to play it more...Thanks job for getting in the way. lol.
I hope I can get it for my bday in a month or so, I still have to beat the original P4 XDD
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- Security camera systems can help employers safeguard themselves against theft. Employees have an advantage because they know who is around and where things are placed. A security camera will deter them from attempted theft and catch them if they do decide to steal.
- Shoplifting is a major problem for many stores. Video surveillance systems can ensure patrons are not committing theft within the store's walls. Install security cameras and manage inventory shrinkage like never before possible.
- Many employees train with an experienced worker as part of their introductory period. This process can be improved by viewing the intelligence of security cameras. New employees can learn what to do and what not to do in live situations by viewing behavior from video surveillance systems.
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King Alfred was born at Wantage in The Vale of the White Horse in 849. He became King at twenty-one after his older brothers had all been killed in the wars against the Norse. ("From the fury of the North Men, O Lord deliver us.") He was twenty-nine at Ethendune. After the battle, England was split into the Danelaw (generally the north and east) and the English kingdoms in the south and west. Before he died he re-took London.
Alfred brought Latin back to the kingdom and ordered translations of Latin works. He turned Boethius into English himself. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was probably begun at his behest. He compared learning to a wood; you go there to cut timber to make a house for the mind to live in.
In the eightth century, before the Norse burned the monasteries and their books, England had been a centre of European culture. The Venerable Bede (now St Bede) tells the story of Northumbria's seventh century conversion to Christianity. King Edwin called a meeting to decide if missionaries should be allowed to preach. One man, Bede records, compared the life of a pagan to the flight of a sparrow flying out of the rain and snow of a winter night into the light of the mead hall and then quickly back out again to be lost forever in the storm. The new religion offered the certainty of salvation and knowledge of what is to come. Coifi, the high priest, broke Woden's shrine. (All that's left of Woden now is Wednesday).
Alfred died in 899, and is buried in Winchester, the capital of the West Saxons (Wessex). All towns ending in chester, cester, caster or other variants, by the way, are Roman in origin. Chesterton would have known that: it's where his own name came from. It's from the Latin castrumoppidum — and oppidan is still used in Eton College with a similar meaning.
In The Ballad of the White Horse, Chesterton imagines a continuity between Roman and Englishman. One of the men in the Ballad who fights the Danes is a Roman with an estate overlooking the sea. There was no continuity. The Old English poem, The Ruin, tells of their awe at the sight of an abandoned Roman city, probably Bath. The first English settlers were villagers. By the time they reached Bath, the Legions had long gone and the Empire itself had failed. The Victorians could be romantic about such things, and often wrong, not that they had any way of knowing better. For example, Chesterton assumes there was intermarriage between Anglo-Saxon and Celt. A late 20th/early 21st century DNA survey proved intermarriage never took place to any great extent.
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When he caught a glimpse of his 235-pound body on television in 2009, Anthony Sedlak decided being a chef wasn't a licence to overeat.
"I saw this big fat guy," says the host of Food Network Canada's The Main. "I mean, I can hide behind my industry that says never trust a skinny chef ... [But] thank God for the Gordon Ramsays of the world, who was the first to say chefs don't have to be fat. I'm on that same program: Don't trust the fat greasy chefs."
Piling the weight on his 6'2" frame was a slow process, the result of Sedlak's busy schedule as a TV personality, caterer and restaurant consultant. He says he wasn't paying attention to his food intake and was constantly tired. He felt so uncomfortable in his body that sometimes he didn't even want to leave the house.
But that TV sighting kick-started a rapid shift in Sedlak's lifestyle. A self-confessed "extremist" and longtime cyclist, he got back on the saddle by exercising, curbing his carbs and going organic.
Now, at 190 pounds, the Vancouver resident is feeling great and cooking up a storm. He recently wrapped up taping his fourth season of The Main, a stylish half-hour that has him preparing delicious dishes featuring one main ingredient. He's brand ambassador for Stonyfield organic yogurt and runs a catering business with his childhood friend and business partner, Bryan Kelly. The two hope to open a Great American Cheesecake Company franchise in Vancouver this summer.
Sedlak, 27, grew up at the base of Vancouver's Grouse Mountain. When he decided at 13 years old that he needed extra cash to buy snowboard gear and take out girls, he hiked up the mountain and snagged a job as a busboy at the ski resort, a job that happily came with a free snowboard pass. He worked whenever he could, moving up over time from the café to the bistro and finally the dining room.
His white-light moment came the day he invited his pal Bryan to the resort's dining room for a meal. He recalls, "I realized I wanted to be in a proper kitchen where the real chefs play." So he stayed late and proved his worth.
By 15, he was attending an alternative high school with a culinary program, then scurrying up the mountain every day after school and on weekends to his job as a dining room cook. By the time he graduated, he was well into an apprenticeship.
Next he headed to London, where he became a junior sous chef at the southern French restaurant La Trompette.
He worked his way to executive sous chef before returning to Grouse's dining room. Several years and culinary competitions later, he landed the Food Network gig.
Although his cooking repertoire is vast (his favourite The Main recipes were published in a 2008 cookbook), Sedlak has become a vocal advocate of organic food. Chemicals on produce "totally weirds me out," he explains, and he believes organic foods' benefits should be considered when looking at their price tags.
"It's important what we put into our bodies is top-shelf, top-pick product," he says. "No one blinks twice about spending $800 on an iPhone, or having an iPod or a laptop. They get $300 cellphone bills each month and say, 'Well, I've gotta pay it.' But when an apple costs 13 cents more, it's a big deal."
To avoid a repeat of last year's weight scare, Sedlak complements his organic regimen with exercise. He initially ran about 20 minutes each day, and though he never enjoyed it he persisted because of the rush he always felt in the final 250 metres.
Now he runs, enjoys cross-country skiing for about two hours a day, five days a week during the winter and cycles about 60 kilometres a day when weather permits. He never eats past 7 p.m. ("I want to eat until 11 p.m. but then I sleep on those calories," he quips) and drinks lots of water.
Along the way, Sedlak has learned two valuable lessons: Weight is a simple mathematical calculation of calories in versus calories out, and patience pays off.
"Your body doesn't react to things that you're doing for at least two or three weeks," he says. "If you can hold your breath for a month until you see results, I find that very inspiring. You've got to stick to it and keep your nose to the grindstone."


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SHENYANG, China—U.S. officials issued visas Thursday to the parents of Lu Lingzi, the Chinese student killed Monday in the Boston Marathon bombing. People in her hometown said the family was struggling with the loss of its only child.
The U.S. Embassy in Beijing issued visas to the parents of the deceased victim from Shenyang as well as to the parents of a second Chinese student injured during the bombing, an embassy spokesman said. U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke has spoken with the families to express condolences, the spokesman said. The embassy didn't identify the victims or families by name, citing their requests for privacy. "We stand ready to provide any assistance to the family members to ensure they are able to personally deal with this tragedy as quickly and easily as possible," it said in a statement. "Our hearts go out to the families of all victims of this senseless act of violence."
The travel plans of Ms. Lu's family weren't clear.
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In Ms. Lu's hometown of Shenyang, a northeastern industrial hub of more than eight million people, local media appeared to comply with the family's wishes. A local newspaper on Wednesday used Ms. Lu's picture, but on Thursday local media referred to her simply as "a girl from Shenyang."
The family's grief appeared to be the reason. "This was and will be their only child," said a teacher who gave her surname as Gao at the Northeast Yucai School where Ms. Lu once studied. She added that Ms. Lu's parents had to tell their own parents that their grandchild had died.
A statement attributed to Ms. Lu's family—posted Thursday on the website of Boston University, where Ms. Lu attended school—said studying in the U.S. had been "her dream."
"While she was here, she fell in love with Boston and its people," the statement said. "She loved her new friends and her professors at Boston University. She wanted to play a role in international business, specializing in applied mathematics. She has been studying very hard toward her goal. Sadly, it was not to be.
"While her dream has not been realized, we want to encourage others who have Lingzi's ambition and dreams, and want to make the world a better place, to continue moving forward."
In the statement the family thanked U.S. and Chinese officials and asked media outlets to respect their privacy.
Ms. Lu's death resonates with many in China because of its one-child policy, which was implemented in 1980 to slow China's soaring population growth. As a result, many households put their hopes, dreams and fears behind their only child. Said one post on China's Sina Weibo microblogging service widely repeated online: "An only child is the lifeblood of a family!"
Many parents rely on their children for care-taking as they age, making losses such as Ms. Lu's often painful both emotionally and economically, said Wang Feng, a population expert and director of the Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy in Beijing.
"With losses of only children, highlighted by cases like this, and those from other kinds of attention-getting tragedies, hundreds of millions of Chinese parents with only one child inevitably think about what they would do should such an utterly unfortunate thing happen to them," Mr. Wang said.
Ms. Lu's death also puts into focus the many Chinese students who study abroad. China's Ministry of Education said 399,600 went overseas to study last year, up 18% from the year before. It said more than 90% were self-supported. That same year 272,900 students returned to China.
More than 190,000 Chinese students studied in the U.S. during the 2011-12 school year, according to the Institute of International Education.
In the U.S., Zhang Haoyan, a student at Brandeis University just outside Boston, said she had known Ms. Lu in Shenyang, Beijing and Boston for 11 years. Referring to Ms. Lu by her nickname, she said, "The night before the bombing, Jingjing told me that she cooked beef Bourguignon and it was very successful. She asked me to join her one day. But I would never have the chance."
Ms. Zhang said Ms. Lu hit the books hard, sometimes turning down offers to chat because she had homework to finish. But she also took delight in success such as getting an on-campus job, she said.
"Jingjing is ordinary girl from an ordinary family, she has her simple happiness and simple ideals," Ms. Zhang said. "This disaster took her away from us, leaving us with endless tears, and we will miss her forever. "
Ms. Lu's school in Shenyang, Northeast Yucai, mirrors a well-funded college campus in the U.S., with a large square in between its many buildings. It has a dedicated foreign-language school with international teachers and touts its English-language teaching skills, the foreign studies of many of its faculty members and its alliances with foreign schools. Teachers say many of Ms. Lu's classmates are overseas, as 100 of the 500-600 students who graduate from Yucai each year go abroad for college.
In front of the school on Wednesday, as students exercised in their blue-and-white track-suit uniforms, 18-year-old Zhang Tianyu said he wasn't deterred. "This won't prevent us from going abroad to study," he said, though he noted the U.S. hadn't been in his plans.
Outside the U.S. Consulate in Shenyang, a teacher at Liaoning Normal University who gave her name as Guo prepared to apply for a visa. She said the Boston incident, while frightening, wouldn't scare her away from visiting. "This kind of thing happens all over the world," Ms. Guo said. "But if my colleagues were sending students or children to study in the U.S., they would think twice," she said.
—Lilian Lin in Shenyang and Fanfan Wang in Shanghai contributed to this article.
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2013 Volkswagen Beetle: New Car Review
Pros: Plenty of power; distinctive looks; confident highway ride; optional convertible soft-top; great TDI fuel economy.
Cons: So-so fuel economy with the gasoline engines; so-so handling; not VW's nicest interior.
What's New: The Beetle can be equipped with the TDI turbodiesel engine for 2013, and the drop-top Beetle Cabriolet launches midway through the model year. Also, the musically inclined Fender Edition makes its debut, and bi-Xenon headlights are now available.
The 2013 Volkswagen Beetle might no longer have a flower vase on its dashboard, but it's still immediately recognizable as a descendant of the hippie-tastic Bug. The shiny standard wheels are even modeled after the Bug's wheels from decades ago. Under the surface, though, the Beetle shares most of its parts with humdrum Volkswagens like the Golf and Jetta. So here's the question: Is the Beetle a good car in its own right, or just a cynical exercise in nostalgia?
Let's review the evidence. In the Beetle's favor, there's a new Cabriolet model for 2013 that's VW's first stateside convertible since the forgettable Eos appeared. Affordable and fun, the Beetle Cabriolet is a legitimately appealing option for a wide range of sun worshippers. The excellent TDI turbodiesel engine is also new for 2013, giving the Beetle the same well-rounded engine lineup as the Golf/GTI.
On the other hand, the Beetle's interior isn't as nice as the Golf's, which makes do with middling plastics that remind us more of the Jetta sedan's chintzy cabin. Moreover, rear passenger space in the hatchback is compromised by glass that slopes forward for purely cosmetic reasons. If quality and practicality are what you're after, the Golf is a more compelling choice.
But if you're reading this review, you're likely drawn to the Beetle's iconic styling. In that case, here's how we suggest thinking it through. The Beetle does give you most of the Golf's fundamental goodness, and it packages those virtues in a uniquely eye-catching wrapper. In other words, your inner flower child should be quite charmed by the 2013 Beetle, even if you'll have to leave the real flowers in your hair this time around.
Comfort & Utility
The 2013 Volkswagen Beetle is available in three basic trim levels defined by engine: 2.5L, TDI and Turbo. Each trim gets a few different optional packages, which we'll explain below.
The 2.5L comes standard with classic hubcap-style 17-inch alloy wheels, leatherette upholstery, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, manual front seats with height adjustment, air-conditioning, Bluetooth, a trip computer and an 8-speaker audio system with an auxiliary input and iPod connectivity.
The 2.5L Sunroof package adds, you guessed it, a sunroof, plus a multifunction steering wheel, a touchscreen stereo display with HD radio, satellite radio and keyless entry with push-button ignition. The 2.5L Sunroof, Sound and Navigation package tacks on 18-in alloys, a navigation system and a 9-speaker Fender audio system.
The TDI's equipment range is similar to that of the 2.5L. The base TDI starts with the 2.5L's standard equipment and adds different 17-in alloy wheels, extra chrome trim, keyless entry with push-button ignition, the multifunction steering wheel, and satellite radio. The TDI Sunroof package adds the sunroof and touchscreen stereo interface with HD radio. The TDI Sunroof, Sound and Navigation package includes the navigation system and Fender stereo, but it keeps the standard 17-in alloys, whereas the 2.5L with this package gets 18-inchers.
The base Turbo model starts with the 2.5L's features and adds sportier 18-in alloy wheels, a rear spoiler, bigger brakes, an independent rear suspension, aluminum-look pedals, sport seats with cloth upholstery and the Cross Differential System, which modulates the inside front brake to minimize wheel spin in hard cornering. The Turbo's packages are similar to the 2.5L's, except the Turbo Sunroof, Sound and Navigation package includes 19-in alloy wheels, bi-Xenon headlights and leather upholstery.
Select Beetle models are eligible for the Fender Edition treatment, highlighted by distinctive 18-in alloy wheels, metallic black paint, bi-Xenon headlights, chrome exterior mirrors, sunburst dashboard trim inspired by Fender's iconic guitars and color-contrasting interior seams.
The Beetle's standard front seats offer VW's familiar firm support on longer drives, though they don't do much to hold you in place around corners. The Turbo's sport seats are a marked improvement. The standard tilt-telescopic steering wheel and height-adjustable seat help accommodate drivers of various sizes, though the wheel may not telescope out far enough for tall folks.
Poking around the Beetle's interior, we noticed generally nicer materials than in the cut-rate Jetta, though the Golf is still the winner here. At least the dashboard can be dressed up with body-color (or Fender-color) inserts, which are a must when you're competing against MINI and FIAT. VW is very proud of the Beetle Turbo's standard Kaeferfach (Beetle bin) glovebox, a heritage feature with an upward-opening door that reminds us of an inverted toaster oven. The Turbo also gets a bank of three secondary gauges atop the dashboard, evoking Nissan's 370Z.
The Beetle's 2-person back seat is certainly more usable than the FIAT's or MINI's, but headroom in the hatchback (or with the convertible top in place) is naturally limited by the sloping rear roofline. Cargo space for the hatchback is a decent 15.4 cu-ft in the trunk, but maximum capacity is just 29.9 cu-ft with the rear seatbacks flipped forward--that's not very much, especially given the Beetle isn't really a small car. Cabriolet cargo capacity had not been released as of this writing.
The Beetle's standard iPod and Bluetooth connectivity is a nice touch at this price point, though we'd like to see more than just a basic 3.5-mm auxiliary input for the entry-level stereo. Note that VW doesn't provide a USB port, so folks who are used to connecting their tunes via USB will have to adjust. The touchscreen stereo helps matters somewhat with its standard SD-card reader, allowing you to put all your MP3s onto an SD card and enjoy the touchscreen's excellent interface for navigating through music folders.
As for the available navigation system, we've found it to be quite intuitive, and we appreciate that the system can be operated while the car's in motion, allowing your front passenger to navigate while you drive. The screen is rather small, though, and the system is SD-based, so it lacks the hard-drive music storage of VW/Audi's fancier navigation systems.
Performance & Fuel Economy
The Beetle 2.5L is powered by a naturally aspirated 2.5-liter inline-5 rated at 170 horsepower and 177 lb-ft of torque. The transmission options are a 5-speed manual and a 6-speed automatic. You'll read plenty of criticism about this engine elsewhere, but we're fans of its healthy midrange torque and distinctive 5-cylinder growl. The Beetle's all about character, and so is the quirky inline-5.
The Beetle TDI features a 2.0-liter turbodiesel inline-4 rated at 140 hp and 236 lb-ft of torque. All that torque is available practically from a standstill, so the TDI feels faster than it really is, especially when you're squirting from stoplight to stoplight. As a bonus, this motor is so quiet and smooth that your passengers likely won't even know it's a diesel. The transmission choices here are a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed dual-clutch automated manual known as DSG.
If speed is a priority, the Turbo's 200-hp, 2.0-liter inline-4 is the winner. This is the same engine that powers the GTI hot hatch, so the Beetle Turbo has plenty of sauce to compete with the FIAT 500 Abarth and MINI Cooper S. You can't go wrong with either the smooth-shifting 6-speed manual or the lightning-quick, 6-speed dual-clutch automated manual.
Fuel economy is where the gasoline-powered Beetles falter relative to their compact competition. The 2.5L gets 22-mpg city/31-mpg highway with the manual, and 22/29 mpg with the automatic, while the Turbo is rated at 21/30 with the stick shift and 22/30 with the automated manual. The TDI, however, is a mpg maestro, checking in at 28/41 with the stick and 29/39 with the auto-manual. Expect incrementally worse fuel efficiency from the Cabriolet.
The Beetle comes with 4-wheel anti-lock disc brakes and four airbags (front and full-length side curtain). Note that the Turbo's front brake discs are slightly larger.
In government crash testing, the Beetle received four stars out of five overall, including four stars for frontal impacts and five stars for side impacts.
Driving Impressions
Although the Beetle 2.5L and TDI come with a cost-effective torsion-beam rear suspension that's similar to the Jetta's, there's nothing crude about the way they drive. Bumps are soaked up with unusual grace by economy-car standards, while the handling is respectable, if not exactly athletic. The Turbo borrows its more sophisticated independent rear suspension from the Golf, but unless you're cornering fast enough to activate the Cross Differential System, you'll only notice a real difference if you specify the optional sport suspension. Even then, the Beetle Turbo can't match the agility of a MINI, but it compensates with a supple ride and extraordinary high-speed composure.
Other Cars to Consider
Volkswagen Golf/GTI - The Golf and GTI come standard with independent rear suspensions, and their interiors are superior in terms of both quality and spaciousness.
Fiat 500 Abarth - The turbocharged version of the 500 has a seriously memorable exhaust note, and there's enough power on tap to keep up with the Beetle Turbo.
MINI Cooper S - Still the sports car of this group, the MINI Cooper S boasts a phenomenal combination of acceleration, fuel economy and handling.
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3 whole hours of battery. Really pushing the boundaries there.
Wasn't there an article on Reg about the ascendency of Samsung and how Apple should be worried. Trust me, Apple aren't worried when things like this are released.
Aimed at the fashion conscious, the Samsung SF310 adopts curves and chrome to attract trendies to this 13.3in notebook. Literally, built along similar lines to the NF210 netbook reviewed recently, if the look and feel isn't quite enough to have you shopping around and spending about £750 on this Core i5 machine, Samsung is …
3 whole hours of battery. Really pushing the boundaries there.
Wasn't there an article on Reg about the ascendency of Samsung and how Apple should be worried. Trust me, Apple aren't worried when things like this are released.
The article said "close to 7 hours". Presumably 3 hours is with the nVidia GPU enabled. Apple should probably worry about that since they don't equip one of them. Not that it matters much, I suppose as there aren't any games for Macs anyway.
"Apple should probably worry about that since they don't equip one of them."
What, you mean an NVidia GPU like the NVidia 330M in my Macbook Pro?
There's no shortage of games for Macs either. Or do you think Valve released a Mac version of Steam for the sheer exuberance of it?
the number of games available for mac as a percentage of games available for Windows is a rounding error.
And this thing's a whole lot cheaper than a MacBook Pro.
Off-centre touchpads are an abomination that really infuriate me every time I have to use them. Common on bigger laptops with numeric keypads to the side of the main keyboard, I suppose the idea is that the touchpad lies centrally beneath the main keyboard... but it's a retarded idea.
The problem is that if you're typing away on the main keyboard, you're not using the touchpad. When you do want to use the touchpad, your hands will almost certainly naturally fall to the middle of the laptop along the bottom edge, NOT the middle of the main keyboard (which might as well not exist for the time you're using the touchpad.)
Between this and the use of a single strip instead of two buttons, it's enough to have me ready to take a sledgehammer to the things...
That run slower than when run under windows. Haven't seen anyone posting whether the 10.6.5 update fixed their woes in l4d.
"Get a mouse" is right. Been there, seen it, done it and I have the T-shirt.
As for which side you plug it in, try getting an MS Wireless mouse 3000 or equivalent with a USB micro-transceiver. You can leave this plugged in all the time and it doesn't matter where the USB port is. One AAA battery seems to last the thick end of forever.
My reason for this was getting right, royally hacked off with my sleeve brushing the trackpad while typing and changing the focus on the screen. That one seems to be a problem on every laptop I have tried. Add a mouse and check the option for "no trackpad when mouse found" in the trackpad driver and all is well.
The use of nVidia is a great thing to see. Good for Samsung.
Not sure about this hybrid Optimus tech yet though. Most buy nVidia to NOT have Intel graphics.
Note to nVidia, Linux drivers are needed. I see a backlash coming if none are ever provided for this Optimus tech due to the probability that a large number of manufactures will use Optimus in note books. There are more users of Linux than ever and this tech shuts them out of using nVida on notebooks entirely. Not a good thing.
I'd be much happier buying onto Optimus if linux was publicly supported.


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Mental mistakes, errors cost Broken Bow seniors game against Holdrege
Broken Bow committed nine errors and suffered a number of mental lapses as Holdrege was able to cruise to a 20-7 victory over the Indians Wednesday night. Chad Christensen was the leading RBI man with two as he went 1-2 from the plate with a two-RBI single. Jake McCormick went 2-4 with a single and a double and finished the game with one RBI. Garret Ulmer, Preston Sanchez and Seth Quackenbush also recorded RBIs on the night. Caleb Dodge and McCormick were the leading run scorers with two each.By the official scorebook according to gamechanger.ios, 11 of Holdrege's 20 runs were earned as Sanchez, Hunter Campbell and Jake McCormick pitched just over two innings each and combined for just three strikeouts and allowed 11 walks and 12 hits. The senior team will have plenty of time to think about this one as their next game is June 25 on the road against McCook at 8 p.m.


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Dear Amy: My roommates and I have breakfast together on the weekends. Your columns keep us entertained. We play "amateur psychologist" and come up with our own answers before reading yours. Now I have a dilemma to share with you.
A very casual acquaintance of mine, "Patricia," randomly sent me the following message at 2:15 a.m. recently:
"This is completely inappropriate, but what the hell. I enjoy analyzing and talking about dreams. In my dreams, I have sex with a whole slew of random people."
(Readers, Amy here. I am officially redacting the middle portion of this message. Trust me, it is for your own protection. Ear muffs on the children, please. And now, back to our dream sequence.)
"In my dreams, I've had nocturnal relations with you at least three times in the past year, including last night. We were in an old study on an English estate. It's like a hall pass to do anything without repercussions.
"No, I'm not hitting on you. This strange phenomenon just inspired me to say hi. Life is so enjoyably weird sometimes."
Amy, I am a single man and she is in a long-term relationship with a guy I know. How should I respond? Or should I respond at all? I'm not sure what to think!
— X-Rated Dream Object
Dear X-Rated: Life is weird. And guess what makes it weird. People.
Your acquaintance starts her message to you by saying, "This is completely inappropriate, but what the hell." Do you care about the appropriateness of this behavior? I think you do.
She also says she is not hitting on you. Do you believe her? I think you don't.
I find this creepy and stalkerish and agree with your basic bewilderment as you ponder what to do.
Not responding is an option, but she might take that as an invitation to further share her horrifying dream journal. If you don't want this contact, you should respond: "This is definitely not cool, and I don't enjoy or appreciate it." Then you should maintain total radio silence.
Dear Amy: My fiance and I are 25 and 26 and are discussing our wedding plans.
We have decided that we want to have a courthouse wedding because we don't want to spend thousands of dollars on a big ceremony.
Our families have been extremely vocal about their disapproval. They said we would be robbing them of their experience.
We explained to them that they could still come to the courthouse to witness our union, but that was not good enough. My mom actually started crying.
I do not know what to do. My gut is saying that my fiance and I should continue to do what we feel is the most appropriate thing for us.
Please help me come up with the best compromise and the correct words to address our families.
— Conflicted Bride
Dear Conflicted: I think that on some level everybody lives vicariously through marrying couples. When you announce your intentions it is one of those times when family members feel it is their right — and their business — to weigh in on something that is actually very intimate.
You have to be strong enough to risk disappointing your families and resilient enough to realize that everybody will survive this disappointment.
You say, "I realize you are disappointed, but this is how we want to do it. We hope you will be there with us and join us for lunch afterward. It will be a very happy day for us, and we can't wait to share it with you."
Dear Amy: This is for "Unexpected Widow."
When my young son died, I went to a grief counselor. She told me she was going to help me "get through it." She said, "You will never get over it, but gradually the pain will subside."
Some events will be difficult (birthday, holidays and other memorable family times) but you cannot use a calendar date because change happens gradually.
— Mom With Experience
Dear Mom: How wise. Thank you.


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Well, looks like the tree-hugging do-gooders of Carroll County are at it again. They are opposing a wind farm — something that could potentially help all of us around here, maybe even reduce our electric bill that Appalachian Power keeps raising. But they all got to oppose it and come up with an ordinance to ban any future way of putting any wind farm up. Way to go, Carroll County. I guess y'all missed the whole thing about trying to be energy independent and trying to reduce electric bills.
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CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - A Cincinnati mayoral candidate handed out free 'marijuana' plants on Wednesday afternoon. But, as it turns out, they were just tomato plants.
Nonetheless, dozens of people lined up near the University of Cincinnati campus to get their hands on one.
Jim Berns, who is running for mayor, says it could be a big money saver for the city.
"The City of Cincinnati can save a lot of money if they don't have police chasing after some minor offenders in marijuana, and focus on real crime. Not harassing people who want to smoke a little marijuana," said Berns.
He handed out the plants at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Clifton Avenue.
"How many people want to grow marijuana on their back porch," Berns yelled to onlookers.
Signs touting 'free marijuana plants' were waved at cars and those walking by in an effort to rally support for some form of legalization of the drug.
"The state can make millions, if not billions, of dollars making this into a legal industry, and that we don't have to have all these police chasing petty criminals around," said Berns.
But, for many of those who got a plant, they knew what they were getting.
"A bit of a promo stunt, absolutely, but I knew what I was coming here for, a tomato, that's obvious," said Branden Francis, who got his hands on one.
FOX19 asked Berns if he was concerned that anyone could have been arrested if the plants were, in fact, marijuana. He seemingly didn't have a problem breaking the law, and then walked away from one of our questions.
Berns said, "If you're going to be an American these days, you better have a little balls, and do what you think is right, and I think what I'm doing today, bringing attention to this is worth a little risk. If I were arrested, it's probably nothing better they can do for my campaign than arrest me."
Our reporter than asked, "Even though this, assuming they're marijuana, is still illegal?"
"You know, the crowd's waiting for me. I'm going to get back to them," Berns replied as he walked away.
A vote to legalize marijuana in Ohio could be on a ballot next year if 385,000 valid signatures are collected.
The bill would establish a commission to regulate the use of medical marijuana, and permit Ohioans to grow hemp for other uses.
In our commitment to balanced news, we reached out to Roxanne Qualls and John Cranley, who are both running for mayor, to get their thoughts on Wednesday's event with Jim Berns.
Cranley told FOX19 he had no response. A representative for Qualls' campaign told us they also had no response.
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Four Hot Stock Sectors to Beat Summer Blues
Before you sell in May, consider this buying strategy, says MarketWatch's Jonathan Burton. (Photo: AP)
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I ... they sell in May and go away it's good advice as the market enters seasonally weakest period ... but for most people ... sell your stocks and hiding on bonds is realistic ... for MarketWatch I'm Jonathan Burton so instead of selling sidestep ... therefore sectors you want to consider that could be hot this summer ... the sectors are defensive dividend paying areas of the market ... that historically have done very well in the summer ... and they are ... utilities telecommunications consumer staples and health care ... consumer staples and health care you might think of are ready it's very good areas to be in ... utilities and telecom not so much and that's because ... typically utilities and telecom don't do so well star but ... when the market goes up in January and feathers and did this year ... utilities and telecom ... they really shine ... there are ... no almost eight percent for the six months between May and October on after sch so one good way to play the sector's is through exchange traded funds ... the spider Select Utilities and the spider Essen P Telekom ... are two examples that there are many more that you can consider ... selling to other areas to stay in May with the consumer staples and health care another guarded done quite well this year ... but again ... in the summertime they tend to outperform ... two ways to play that would be the ... Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF ... and the spider ... Select Healthcare ETF was a growing expectation ... that lagging cyclical stocks like technology and energy but to be the market ... but in fact investors thirst for yield and they're wanting protection against market volatility ... bikie these defensive sectors in the fast lane ...


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Katy Perry: Obama Rally in Milwaukee!
Katy Perry wears Barack Obama's campaign slogan on her dress while performing at a rally to support the president's bid for reelection on Saturday (November 3) at the Delta Center in Milwaukee, Wis.
The 28-year-old singer helped bring out the voters to the event and also urged people to support those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
"Let's send them some love today," Katy said (via THR). "We care about America, don't we. We care about our people. We're a huge family, a huge family."
Watch Katy perform "Part of Me" below and click inside for her other performances!
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His pledge comes after Sir Alex Ferguson suggested that it is now a two horse race between United and City for top spot.
With the Club World Cup in Japan looming, the Blues could be 19 points behind Fergie's side by the time they play Aston Villa two days before Christmas. Benitez, though, believes Chelsea have what it takes to come from behind and take the title.
"I don't know what he has said and I'm not thinking about it. I'm only thinking of my team," he told The Mirror.
"But I'm not worried about the distance. It's important we win so we are close, but all we can do is think about one game at a time.
"We have to improve the team and be mentally strong enough to compete in the second part of the league.
"If we can be closer sooner rather than later, much better. Obviously we'll have our chances if we start winning games."
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"At Valencia, we were eight points behind in February," he recalled. "If we have to do the same here, we will do it.
"But we have to show the same character. The main thing is about the evolution of our team. If we're stronger, we'll be able to win games in a row. We have to find form."


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A Ridgeland woman was arrested on multiple charges after attempting to flee during a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon, according to a release from the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office.
At about 1 p.m. Tuesday, members of the Beaufort/Jasper Multi Agency Drug Task Force (DTF) attempted to conduct a traffic stop for a traffic violation on Ramsey Road.
The vehicle, a Toyota Corolla, operated by 25-year old Ikea Ada Lynn Hawkins, was initially pulled over on Glaze Drive. During the investigators' approach, the passenger allegedly jumped out of the car and fled. As DTF members attempted to detain the passenger, Hawkins accelerated, nearly striking the deputies as she sped away. The vehicle was then located a short distance ahead, having been extensively damaged in a collision with a privacy fence.
Hawkins was arrested at the scene. A search of the vehicle revealed quantities of marijuana, crack cocaine, and prescription pills. South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to conduct the wreck investigation.
No injuries were reported as a result of the wreck. The passenger was not located and remains unidentified at this time.


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Date published: 2013-07-20