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Bet you never expected to see this as the first post, did you?
Given all these factors, including his deployment, I would report him, so long as you are ready for the blowback. Lawyers and whatnot.
To me his being spectacularly drunk is no factor at all. Men who are not rapists do not rape when drunk. Rapists rape when drunk.
Anyone disagree here?
That is exactly right. The answer to that question is no, after the disclosure, the writer had no right to expect the editor to keep his secret. As you say, he could have confessed to a murder, and in fact, he confessed to something that put the editor in an untenable position. Vargas had no right to expect the editor to keep his disclosure confidential. But to me, the editor did the right thing, which I will explain later.
Hoo boy.
I think he's a creep. This doesn't look good for you.
He is suggesting that all/many men would be rapists, harassers, etc., except for laws that would punish them for such things. I suspect that reveals the contents of his mind, and I find it troubling. I think I can speak for most men in saying we don't have those urges, remotely. Some may have those fantasies, but a fantasy is very different from an urge.
I'm going to choose to believe that you are confusing the two terms, too. You are welcome.
It's all about patience. If you get a photo, I will publish it.
Me, too.
I don't know Vargas, but I can say that many people at the paper who do know him did not like him. And many feel he put the editor in a terrible position, and never should have told him. I agree with that. But I do think I would have lived my career as Vargas did.
Now, to the editor, Peter Perl. Peter is a friend of mine, but that does not color my feelings about this at all. I have also not talked to him about it. This is just from me.
There are times in someone's professional life when he must weigh what is right with what his official duties require, or even what his obligation to his employer is. This was one of those times. All I can say about it is that I think it would have been awful to destroy Vargas's life and career -- and that's what would have happened -- if he had told a superior. As matters go up a chain of command, each successive person has less at stake in the original dilemma -- the next editor up would have promised Vargas no confidentiality, for example, and wouldn't know him as well as a friend -- and so decisions become less human and more corporate.
Peter did a very difficult thing. He made the moral and ethical decision, knowing he might have to answer for it, and might have to pay with his job. I respect him enormously for that.
I had to do something like that a long time ago, something I believe I never before disclosed. The issue was not moral or ethical -- it was journalistic. In the course of a complicated story where I was having trouble getting the trust and cooperation of my subject, he offered me some marijuana, in the company of his friends. I knew that at my newspaper, doing something illegal for a story was a fireable offense. I also knew I needed this man's trust, and would have lost it for good if I turned down that pipe. I didn't. As it happened, once everyone was stoned, the entire story unfolded brilliantly.
I did it because I knew I had to, and I also knew that if it ever came out, I'd likely be fired. The test I used in my own case was the one I suspect Peter used in his: If I was fired, and had to explain why I did what I did, would I be embarrassed or ashamed? If the answer is no and no, you do it.
Oh, and this is important: I didn't tell my editor. For all the reasons above. Including that I didn't want to force him to accept part of the risk.
A long, long time ago, you defended a short joke about a sexual position where the guy is having relations with his girlfriend from behind, then switches with someone else and goes to stand outside the window to wave at the girl. You said it was funny because nobody would ever do that in real life, it was so absurd. I present to you this.
Wow! They don't give the details, but it COULD be the case. This quirk in the law is horrible. Rape should be applicable here.
I am so glad you asked this. In the recent updates, I wrote a series of Weiner poems, which I hereby reprise here:
Weinergate, in Double Dactyl:
Higgledy piggledy
Anthony Weiner twote
Explicit pictures and
Everyone laughed.
I'm un-astonished, since
Congressmen always give
People the shaft.
Weinergate, in quatrain
To everyone's amusement, ('cept perhaps the gal he married)
Tony Weiner mailed a picture that was just a bit too bone-y.
Then he claimed that he'd been pranked (although he looked a bit too harried)
And his explanation, like his tweet, turned out to be bologna.
Weinergate, in Japanese haiku
Nothing is new here
A politician loses
In an erection
Weinergate, in impromptu ballad
Today I mull an issue that's on all the Jewish tongues,
And deal with it forthrightly through my words in this here poy-im.
We're all shouting out our question at the top of all our lungs:
Is Tony Weiner, congressman, a shanda for the goyim?
As readers of this chat by now are perfectly aware,
A shanda for the goyim is a Jew who is a rat --
And whose sins confirm a calumny that isn't true or fair,
But is fuel for carping gentiles: "See? All Jews are just like that! "
Now, Anthony's flirtations clearly prove that he's no prince,
His boorish, crass behavior surely does not make us proud.
But the guy is not a shanda (though the reason makes me wince)--
For a Jewish boy, the Congressman is pretty well endowed.
Weinergate as a second quatrain.
Congressman Weiner's career is in doubt.
Some say he's intact; others say he's now rubble.
His advisers contend he should just stick it out --
Says Weiner: "But that is what got me in trouble!"
The congressman might well have weathered this storm (Though matters still would have been rocky.) But he chose to tell lies, which was very bad form – His undoing was that he got cocky.
The congressman might well have weathered this storm
(Though matters still would have been rocky.)
But he chose to tell lies, which was very bad form –
His undoing was that he got cocky.
Yes! That is exactly what I do. This is the most detailed analysis of an insane habit imaginable. I am overwhelmed.
This article confirms your belief that the taste of today's tomato does not measure up to what we remember from the 60's and 70's.
I haven't time to read this mid-chat, so I hope you are not, like, linking to porn. But if it confirms what I know to be true about tomatoes, that's good enough for me.
Not related to anything discussed recently, but I was extremely saddened to note a blatant misuse of this word in the New Yorker, of all places.
Fourth paragraph from the bottom: "[The cave's] enormity - a network of passages that are nearly a mile deep from the entrance gallery..." Is it time to give up on this one?
Remnick is a friend. I am going to savage him over this.
Yeah, have to agree with Buttry. You are the master of journalistic brand. I'd recognize your writing anywhere and I know what I'm getting with you. The fact that you got there the long way, doesn't change anything. I think in today's world, in many cases, you have to get famous before you can "get great stories that improve the world". Getting yourself on that platform allows you the access that is necessary to "get great stories"
Being a brand and having a distinctive voice are not the same thing. "Branding" is a verb. It means managing your image. Blech.
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I'm not sure it changes with men, at least until very let. I am very frequently scoping, though of course in a deeply respectful way. I think the male-female differential shown in the poll is a little less dramatic than I expected! Women are a bit hornier than I thought, men a little less so.
Hm. Okay, this is a little odd, and I'm probably going to get in trouble for this, but Gina Barreca once told me that there is no such thing as a woman who can't have sex if she wants to. You might be settling for a lesser bedmate than you want, possibly, but if you are determined, he is out there. Is this wrong, ladies?
Obviously, the context of this conversation with Gina is that this is definitely not true for men.
Please note that your modesty is adorable. In the last post, I USED the word that you *****ed, above.
Gene, this is Steve Buttry. Though you and I have disagreed about branding, I do want to stress that I am a longtime fan of your writing, including this column. I appreciate that you raised the valid point that fame starts with hard work, because it most certainly does, regardless of how you view branding. I also want to point out that this is a friendly disagreement. I enjoyed our extended private exchange about this matter over the last few days. Despite your carefully cultivated brand as a curmudgeon and your disgusting rubber-novelty-item avatar, you are at heart a classy guy. I hope that I've sucked up to you enough to get away with plugging my most recent blog post, in which I discuss how I've built my personal brand.
Done. And of course there is nothing personal in any of this. It's an honest disagreement. I am a fan of your work, too.
Since ours is a written medium, I am going to disclose something now that will take many readers, even devotees of Ms. Petri, by surprise. She pronounces her name PEE-try. Try, as in try, try again.
Sure. I didn't mean just to the employer. This is a bad and dangerous man.
It's not even "desire." A man might, y'know, for kicks, when all alone, fantasize about rape. It not only doesn't mean that he would ever COMMIT a rape; it also doesn't mean that he even WANTS to rape. It would be a mind game.
Did you see this, Gene? A police dog trainer attempted suicide after accidentally locking two dogs in a car on a hot day -- they roasted to death. A necessary reminder -- don't leave your kids OR your dogs in the car.
Oh, man. I totally understand this. It's hard to read.
When I left the house for a particularly painful interview on that story, I almost left Murphy in the backyard in July. She would have been out there for about three hours. Would not have died, probably, but it would have been awful. And a stunning irony.
I agree with this one hundred percent. Well stated.
I believe you are incorrect. To my recollection, most men urinate ABOVE THE TOP of their undies. It's what I do. That is a centrally located spot and does not deter true aim.
A relatively small minority shot from the side, as I recall.
I don't think most men feel their lives are being overtaken by their sex drives. I think men who do might like such a pill.
I demand proof that peeing has any effect whatsoever on vegetation. And then I would demand a second source.
Difficult question to answer, since you both actually have a stake in this. He's not just a disinterested bystander.
If I were the roommate, I would not report it without your approval, because you are the injured party, but you know, this is almost a Peter Perl like dilemma. He DOES have a responsibility, right?
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You should be addressing this to Mr. Adams, no?
Refer to your first poster's situation. Sure, there's always a creep around who'll do something horrible. That's not sex. I, too, am a woman who's wanted way more sex than she knew how to get. Currently, I'm really underserved!
Gina wasn't suggesting that you have to settle for a creep. She didn't mean that. She meant that there are a LOT of men out there who want love/sex, and that if you are willing to settle for Mr. HALF Right, you should do fine.
Maybe she's wrong.
If you are talking about pee, absolutely nothing. I don't think a dog peeing does any more damage than a butterfly flapping its wings. Whatever they say about that butterfly and tornados in Singapore is wrong.
I wasn't meaning to compare them directly, but there was a similar calculus in my mind about what to do.
I am not a lawyer, but I suspect that by NOT telling his superiors, Perl was protecting them. "Management" did not really know. One guy did. If that one guy was the executive editor, that's one thing. But he was, like, seventh on the chart.
No, and no. Fox slants. I wasn't talking about slanting at all.
Because over the top is a lot quicker.
You'll get no answers here.
Okay, this is weird but I think you just now infused me with this fear.
I am sorry we lost you. You write well.
Do other women find this familiar?
The Post is not. The Post is showing off things they like and think will attract readers.
Ah. Noted.
Somewhere now in the interwebs will be archived something suggesting those odious thoughts were mine.
"There are young writers out there who still know what's important. I know many of them. To the kids -- Caitlin, Rachel, Tricia, and the others -- please don't lose it. " So, do you have anyone under your wing that isn't a woman? Just wondering...
It is complete coincidence. My proteges have been of both genders. My first was Joel Achenbach.
Give him every reason to make the other decision, so you will carry no burden (even unjustified) of guilt. Then, it's his call.
How does he feel when you have stopped him? Grateful, or angry? An amazing percentage of jumpers who live say they regretted the decision the moment they began to fall. He should be told that, by the way.
Er, any sense of what the engine of that joke was SUPPOSED to be?
Well, you're letting Ebert off too easy. It's pretty disingenuous to suggest that the tweet was not responding to Dunn's death; even Ebert says it was. So the question was: Is it okay to his having such a hair trigger on this, without the facts? I don't think so. I think he doesn't think so either, in retrospect.
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I like that!
You're asking the wrong guy. I saw that scene, too, and felt the same way. Then again, I have lived days with parents who did this by accident. I see no humor in it; but I have the humorlessness of an advocate. Try someone else.
I think he was right to apologize. It wasn't the question, it was the delivery of the question. It needed better context.
Okay, point taken.
With Ebert there was a timing problem. NO time had elapsed. There was also a knowledge problem. He was PRESUMING he was drunk.
That's the bigoted response, yeah. The contrapositive response is: See, we are even Pulitzer Prize Winners.
One reason some Posties do not love Vargas is that he likes talking about his Pulitzer, which isn't REALLY his Pulitzer. He was one of a huge team that kicked in info for a story written by David Maraniss. Maraniss had the only byline.
The names of those people at the end were added as taglines. In exactly that way, Tom Shroder, Emily Shroder and Rachel Manteuffel were added as taglines to my story on Josh Bell. They did important work for that story, and did it very well, but none of them claims a Pulitzer on their resumes.
And Chris is one of their classier guys!
In journalism, we call exclamation points "screamers." But I am NOT going to call Haley a screamer.
She does like exclams! And she is a very good producer! So, I like her exclams, too!
Sorry about your loss, and I agree.
I believe it was in his book, Homicide, that David Simon wrote about cop who shot himself in a bathtub so his compatriots would have an easier time cleaning up. They were mad at him for that; it was too slick a thing to do. They saw it as contemptuous.
I disagree. Everything might read slanted to one degree or another, but I think some news organizations try for objectivity. Remember, objectivity doesn't mean always giving both sides an equal share. There are objective truths. I don't think that there is a non-bigoted reason for being against gay marriage. If I am writing on the subject, I am not going to pretend to give that view equal validity.
Okay, I think I may have answered the wrong question. This is the question I was meaning to answer.
Thank you.
I have been putting this off for years, in part because I believe you won't believe it, but I am perhaps among the most rejected men ever. I asked every girl in my high school out. Total dates accepted: one, from a lesbian freshman when I was a senior. In college, I asked hundreds of women out. It even became a floor mission, with guys across the hall telephoning as me in an effort to find a date. Total number of women who accepted dating me in college: zero. I have asked literally asked thousands of women and had one date in my life. And that did not involve anything sexual. I presume there will be the usual people claiming this is a fake posting. I don't care. I know it to be true, and I put it out there.
Do you have Ed Zachary disease?
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We need well articulated pro-life positions if we are to convince the libertarian and other 'right to choose' voices among our own family.
The more solid our voice, the more influence we can have.
Welcome to the conversation, Professor!
Given that today is the canonization of now-Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (a woman whose spirituality was grounded and fostered by Jesuits, by the way), I look forward to hearing from our guest.
Today is a good day to celebrate Catholic women. No disrespect to women of any other faiths, but I'm married to a Catholic woman, and she deserves the appreciation.
I saw her on EWTN's World Over. She's exceptionally smart and exceptionally charming–a double threat to any leftist anti-Catholic foes. :) I wish she'd run for high office.
Welcome aboard.
Welcome to the electronic catacombs Professor Alvare.
Welcome, Professor. I remember the first time I saw you on TV, when you appeared in a debate with Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, William F. Buckley, and ARianna Huffington, of all people, vs. Katherine Kolbert, Camille Paglia, Betty Friedan, and Katherine Burstein. Many moons ago.
I wish we could see that video today, but I can't find it online.
Don't limit yourself to a week
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That's an odd comment given that the only North American currency nearing meltdown in the foreseeable future is the US dollar. Maybe you should consider giving California and Oregon to a consortium formed by China, Saudi Arabia, and other oil kingdoms in exchange for a bailout? While you are at it, maybe you could give Alaska back to the Russians.
Manifest Destiny! I for one welcome our new states of Vancouver, Toronto, and Calgary! While we are at it, let's ask for Baja California in exchange for the next peso bailout.
It's pretty interesting that Canada is being so forthcoming. You think one of our old "Don't Tread on Me" flags wound up in Ottawa?
The blog has it right. Here's a link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080305.wharpleak030...
The money quote: "He [Ian Brodie, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Chief of Staff] said someone from the Clinton campaign is telling him to take [Clinton's criticism of NAFTA] with a grain of salt... That someone called us and told us not to worry."
sorry. this is what i meant to write:
Hillary Clinton also voted yes on another resolution (very similar to the Iraq one) that would allow George W. Bush to bomb Iran. Poor judgement. Neither John Mccain nor Barack Obama voted yes on this Iran resolution.
What I don't understand about the democratic party is why people are dithering over putting Obama in? Basically, Billary Clinton has a John Kerry problem. She voted for the Iraq war. As Colin Powell once famously said, 'You break it, you own it.'
Hillary Clinton also voted yes on a on other a resolution (very similar to the Iraq one) that would allow George W. Bush to bomb Iran. Poor judgement. Neither John Mccain nor Barack Obama voted yes on this Iran resolution.
Nah, it's all part of the plan. Annex Canada, then later Canada, the West Coast, and New England break away and form Greater Liberalistan. A prius in every driveway and pot to go along with every chicken. Shake and bake, indeed.
BTF - I thought the West Coast and New England were going to secede and join Canada? At least that's what the t-shirts on sale in Berkeley say :)
They certainly may have, Alejandro. If so, I would expect it to be much more hush-hush, since that would be a major blow in the campaign. Or, the Canadians announcing this is a roundabout way of signaling indirectly to the Mexican government, since doing so directly would be more damaging than Canada-gate.
/conspiracy theory.
A question from Mexico City: does anyone have a theory as to why neither the Obama nor the Clinton campaign took the trouble to reassure the Mexican government, along with its Canadian counterpart, that anti-NAFTA tirades were not to be taken seriously? Are we truly that unimportant? Or maybe reassurances also came our way but our diplomats were either more discreet or less wily than their Canadian colleagues?
I guess America could just annex english-speaking Canada in that case.
I call for a balkanization of Canada! Don't be so shallow, Free Quebec and the rest will follow!
Don't worry, we're very grateful to our friends to the North. Not least for maple syrup.
That being said, if we run with the South Park scenario, we could be looking at a war brewing. In order to appear strong on national security, as well as hard on NAFTA, the democrats might call for war on Canada. Be prepared.
Obama won 3 more delegates in Texas than Hillary. Why is the press still saying she won this state?
Re: NAFTA, not sure why the Canadian government got involved. Reminds me of the song from the first South Park film 'Blame Canada'
You're darn right. We are wily and would like to at least be acknowledged. Americans are lucky to have Canada supplying the largest share of their energy imports, in a free trade agreement no less. Imagine if it Venezuela was situated North of the 49th parallel instead.
This is obviously a ploy by those wily Canadians to get people to pay attention to, or at least acknowledge, their country.
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23 candidates will be attended on this president elections. Some of them are rather famous and popular all over the world. For example, Yulia Tymoshenko which is familiar as a co-leader of the Orange revolution and the first female Prime Minister of Ukraine and Petro Poroshenko, who is known as a "chocolate tycoon" with a long previous political biography. Others expectants became better-known after EuroMaidan, like Olga Bogomolets, Oleh Lyashko and Dmytro Yarosh.
In Kyiv, we will be elect a mayor of the capital as well. And this choice also not so easy, as it was expected. There are 19 applicant for this position, and the most familiar of them is a well known Ukrainian boxer – Vitaliy Klichko and Darth Vader, who will be a candidate from the Ukrainian Internet Party.
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Put on your own magic show for family and friends! Perform the following magic tricks in front of an amazed audience: Make the magic wand stick to the palm of your hand like a magnet; read the mind of your audience and tell them the number they are thinking of; see the number of the dice through the magic cup; escape through a piece of paper that is no bigger than a postcard; and identify the card that a member of your audience has chosen and placed back in the pack. With a total of 12 magic tricks in one box, this kit is ideal for all sorts of occasions! Each kit comes complete with fully illustrated instructions, trick secrets, and tips for preparing a successful magic show. Get ready to dazzle your audience with your magical skills with the help of this great kit!
Contents include 1 magic wand, 1 deck of playing cards, 1 magic playing card, 1 rope, 6 mystic number cards, 2 dice and a variety of other specially designed magic accessories for performing 12 tricks. Also includes a 16 page, fully illustrated magic instruction booklet (containing magical tips and tricks!).
This is a wonderful kit for young magicians who want to learn real magic! You'll learn how to do over 50 Unbelievable magic tricks including tricks with the Cups and Balls, the oldest and most famous trick in magic, The Coin Paddle, show two sides of a small paddle and a coin appears on one side, then disappears, then appears on both sides mysteriously, a real Magic Wand, that actually does tricks, the Box of Mystery that makes objects appear and disappear, the Genie Vase, that has a rope coming out of it that only the magician can hold the vase up with, the Four Sided Card, an amazing playing card that appears to have four faces, the Penetrating Frame, that looks and feels solid, but you can put a pencil right through it, plus many other very cool magic props!
As with all Fantasma Magic kits, the Most Unbelievable Show comes with the endorsement of the International brotherhood of magicians, the world's largest magic organization!
Amaze your friends and family with over 100 magic tricks! The fabric "pop-up" top hat has a secret compartment and Rambo the rabbit puppet assists you as you perform. Set also includes magic wand, bizarre boomerangs, colour vision box, magic colouring book, card trick, coin base and more! The included Official Illustrated Instructional Manual and online video demo shows you how the tricks are to be done. But remember not to share the secrets! Fantasma magic kits are Officially Endorsed by the International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Hat measures approximately 7" in diameter.
With its false bottom and adorable white bunny rabbit on the side, little ones can look and feel like real magicians in this black plush magician's hat! Great for dressing up and having magic shows. Complete with a detachable bunny and a secret compartment so your little magician can amaze their friends with an easy trick!
Designed to fit heads measuring approximately 21.5".
A fun game to bring a little whimsical magic to your next get-together!
Use the four included playing sheets to pose questions to the "Telling Heart". Everyone places their fingers on the heart and the dry erase marker spells out the mystical answer on the game board!
A fun activity for best friends at a Birthday party, sleepover - any magical time!
Includes fortune-telling game board, Telling Heart, 4 interchangeable and reusable game sheets, 2 dry erase markers, secret journal and illustrated instructions.
Fortune telling fun with a magical twist! This cool psychic pendulum will swing and point to your answers about life, love and the future. A secret trick allows you to control how it swings but your friends will think it's magically moving on its own. Playfully predict the future with the magic crystal pendulum, there will be lots fun!
Includes: magic crystal pendulum, mystery board and colour illustrated instructions.
Wizards of all ages can rise above the crowd with the Fun Fly Stick! This ingenious wand can levitate the five special flying toys included to create a mesmerizing display of magic! The secret? The Fun Fly Stick is a battery operated static electricity generator which allows users to levitate the metallic-looking tinsel shapes at the touch of a button. Once in the air, these shapes can be guided by the user as if by magic, giving kids a hands-on lesson in the power of static electricity. Comes with an illustrated manual that will have all would-be wizards defying gravity in no time!
FunFlyStick measures approximately 18"" L. Requires 2 "AA" batteries, not included.
These rings magically link and unlink and now you'll know how it's done! Amaze your friends and family. Includes over 15 tricks. You'll love the Bonus trick! Watch as a borrowed finger ring trapped on a rope magically comes free. The included instructional DVD demonstrates to you how the tricks are to be done. Remember not to share the secrets! Fantasma magic kits are Officially Endorsed By The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Use any borrowed bill! Amaze your friends and family as they watch you magically penetrate the bill with a pen without leaving a hole. You'll love the gross Bonus trick! The included instructional DVD demonstrates to you how the tricks are to be done. Shows over 15 tricks! But remember not to share the secrets! Fantasma magic kits are Officially Endorsed By The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Amaze your friends with over 25 classic magic tricks! Card tricks, coin tricks, and more - this set has it all!
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The continuous decline in enrollment at North Adams Community Schools and the transiency of students in and out of the school district was outlined in a report presented to the school district's board of education at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday.
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Minch, a Democrat, will conclude his second term as mayor on Dec. 31. He had determined earlier this year that he would not seek re-election.
Larry Macklin, executive director of the Adams County Economic Development Corp. who has been overseeing the cleanup and the inspections of former Decatur Casting industrial site in Decatur, told the county commissioners on Monday that the Indiana Department of Environmental Management has written a "site-status letter" which says the property poses no threat to the health of people or the environment.
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Union members from Adams County and the surrounding area descended on Decatur Saturday morning to share with local lawmakers their views about the so-called "Right-To-Work" legislation that is certain to be debated in the Indiana General Assembly beginning next month.
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Over 1000 English and Boer soldiers fought different battles in the Anglo-Boer war in Colesberg. There are quite a few sites in and around Colesberg that provide amazing historical value. The Plato Camp, Grenadier Guard Rock, the Suffolk 'koppie', and the ruins of a nearby concentration camp can all be visited.
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Great walking tours can be organized by the tourism office. These tours include historical sights and nature trails. Learn of the approximately 40 families comprising the Karoo Nomads, get a grasp of local history, revisit the past in the old cemetery, and visit the town's churches and many of its original reed-ceiling, yellowwood beamed homes...
The Colesberg-Kemper Museum developed from a collection of curiosities and has grown into a fascinating store house of local history and contemporary information. This user-friendly museum is not a place where artefacts are just measured, catalogued and put away. Items are there to be looked at, talked about and stories told. It is a place where...
Colesberg Golf Club sports a wonderful 9-hole course, designed by Gary Player.
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Doornkloof Nature Reserve is situated on the south-eastern banks of the Vanderkloof Dam. The 9388-hectare reserve boasts kudu, eland, brown hyena, reedbuck, steenbok, duiker, bat-eared fox, aardvark and aardwolf. A myriad of bird species can be observed here. 10 km of the Seekoei River flows through the reserve. There are several hiking trails,...
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Tubby is a little railway inspector's cart formerly used to inspect the district's rail tracks. Today it is used to take visitors on two-hour trips up Lootsberg. The views are lovely and there are opportunities to spot kudu and smaller antelope on the ride.
Passionate owner Charles Kingwill is the driver and narrates the old stories of the...
The James Kitching Fossil Centre lets visitors discover a landscape that forms an integral part in world history, specifically Earth's extinction event 250 million years ago. Take a half-hour stroll with a guide to the nearby Gats River bed and find your own real fossils.
Of all the many things to do and see in Nieu-Bethesda, the Owl House grabs first place. Once you've ticked off the surreal and quirky home of Helen Martin's, lace up your walking shoes and do something different. Follow the quaint network of Nieu-Bethesda's water furrows to the source of this fresh water – a pretty spring on a plateau above the...
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Image sent out a press release today letting the comics media know that they will soon be producing a new kind of variant cover gimmick that actually allows comics to fly. Of course, Outhouse reporters, like the rest of the internet, only read the headline of articles, but we think in this case it's pretty clear: SEX CRIMINALS AND THREE KEEP FLYING OFF THE SHELVES. So, obviously, flying variants.
We were very interested in just how Image had obtained technology to produce comic book covers that can fly, so we sent Outhouse Ace Reporter ThanosCopter to the Kentucky riverboat barge of Image mogul Robert Kirkman to ask him some questions. ThanosCopter was escorted by armed guards to meet with Kirkman, who was attended by his harem of concubines.
ThanosCopter: Thanks for seeing me. I know you're a busy man.
Kirkman: I'm not using my Walking Dead money to purchase enough land in the mountains of Kentucky to secede from the United States and form my own independent nation.
ThanosCopter (sweating): What? I didn't ask about that.
Kirkman: I know you've been saying that about me in articles. Word gets around.
ThanosCopter: I don't...
Kirkman: I just want it to be clear that I'm not doing that. That's a compete fabrication.
ThanosCopter: Can you tell our readers how Image intends to produce variant covers that actually fly?
Kirkman: What is wrong with you Outhousers?
ThanosCopter: Don't play coy with me. We know Image is planning second, maybe even third printings of these flying comic drones. What are you planning Kirkman? What's your endgame?
Kirkman: Enough! Guards! Seize him! Release the drones!
Guards: Viva Kirktopia!
We lost contact with ThanosCopter at that point, but we're sure he was able to use his onboard weapons systems to escape to safety.
In the meantime, we'll just post the press release. We're sure the body reveals what we inferred from the headline:
The first, second, and third issues of the hugely popular SEX CRIMINALS series, created by Matt Fraction (SATELLITE SAM, Hawkeye) and Chip Zdarsky (Prison Funnies), have sold out at the distributor level yet again and are already slated for a reprinting. SEX CRIMINALS #1 only just released on 9/25 this year, but quickly caught the attention of critics and readers alike. Time magazine dubbed SEX CRIMINALS the #1 comic series of the year, Multiversity Comics named it Best New Series of 2013, Comics Alliance recognized Chip Zdarsky among the Best Artists of 2013, and actor Wil Wheaton calls it "one of the best things I've ever read, period." SEX CRIMINALS #2 is heading into its third printing and issue #3 into its second printing.
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As for the blog over the past couple of days, let's see what's been going on.....and it's that time again for the NFL F-U Power Rankings (I love Thursdays!).....Golden Tate got the league up in arms after MNF again - this time they're looking to negate TD's for taunting penalties. You know, because the current rules are really helping to cut down on injuries, and we don't want these guys to get hurt feelings.....speaking of feelings, what's going on with Dolphins OT Jonathan Martin?......World Peace rolled up to MSG in a subway. No Joke.....Now that the NBA season is officially underway, of course we're already talking about the NBA MVP favorites. Who are yours?.....oh yea, and the Red Sox won the World Series. For anything else you may have missed, visit the Best of the Web homepage and scroll through. Oh - it's Halloween! Did you see Belichick? What about Brady? And check out some great NFL cheerleaders Halloween costumes. You won't be disappointed.
8:35pm - Bengals (6-2) @ Dolphins (3-4)
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7:00pm - Ducks @ Bruins on NHLN-US, PRIME, MESN
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8:00pm - Knicks @ Bulls on TNT
10:30pm - Warriors @ Clippers on TNT
7:00pm - South Florida @ Houston on ESPN
7:30pm - Rice @ North Texas on Fox Sports 1
7:30pm - LA-Monroe @ Troy on ESPNU
10:30pm - Arizona State @ Washington St on ESPN
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8:30pm - Houston v Montreal Impact
English Conference
3:45pm - Salisbury City v Hereford United
Spanish Primera División
3:00pm - Granada v Atletico Madrid
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3:45pm - AS Roma v Chievo Verona
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HT - Heerenveen v VVV Venlo
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Copa Sudamericana
6:15pm - AA Ponte Preta v Vélez Sarsfield
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World Cup Day 14: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Need note to get out of work Thurs? @J_Klinsmann has you covered. Show your cool boss. It will def work! #LetsDoThis pic.twitter.com/i2oCZmGAGZ— U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer)June 25, 2014
First thing's first: make sure you all print out the sick note courtesy of USA manager Jurgen Klinsmann so that you can watch the big game on Thursday. Do it!
And don't forget to wear your jersey !! #businessattire RT @ussoccer: Need note to get out of work Thurs? #LetsDoThis pic.twitter.com/fa49OKM0hu— Jürgen Klinsmann (@J_Klinsmann)June 25, 2014
Got it? Okay, cool. Now let's see what happened Wednesday in another edition of World Cup: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly:
Did you need any more proof that this is Lionel Messi's tournament? You got it on Wednesday.
Messi left it late before winning Argentina's first two games with a pair of superb goals, but he wasted no time against Nigeria. La Pulga went for pure power scoring his first in the third minute, then produced a signature free kick for his second before halftime.
I can't think of another man that excites me quite as much as Messi does.— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker)June 25, 2014
Messi now on four. Maradona got five in 1986. (If you're into that kind of thing… which I am.)— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney)June 25, 2014
So much for Messi not being the same player for Argentina. Reckon he's been saving himself for this.— Ian Darke (@IanDarke)June 25, 2014
I think Lionel Messi wants to win the World Cup, you guys.— Brooks Peck (@BrooksDT)June 25, 2014
Messi and Neymar living up to their billing. Fantastic free kick by the Argentine.— Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl)June 25, 2014
@RayHudson no that's Suarez— Tom Steigerwald (@T_Stagzxo)June 25, 2014
And because Nigeria also had their scoring boots on, the World Cup of Goals continued:
When Argentina play Brazil in the final, the score will be 5-7. #EarlyPrediction— Dan Colasimone (@ArgentinaFW)June 25, 2014
Goals for all! #NGAvsARG— Alexi Lalas (@AlexiLalas)June 25, 2014
One of the joys of this tournament is wondering how many goals Messi would score if he got to play against the Argentinian defense.— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell)June 25, 2014
When people talk about how there is no scoring in soccer, I honestly don't know what the hell they're talking about.— Sam Borden (@SamBorden)June 25, 2014
Quiet, Rio:
Both teams defending is abysmal !— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5)June 25, 2014
Even Iran scored on Wednesday, which is significant because…
1 - This is the first #WorldCup since 1998 with all teams scoring at least one goal. Satisfaction. #IRN— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz)June 25, 2014
In the late games, Xherdan Shaqiri lit it up for Switzerland.
Xherdan Shaqiri is the 2nd ever #SUI player to score 3+ goals in a #WorldCup match. (Previous was Josef Hugi on June 26, 1954. Also had 3.)— FOX Sports Live (@FOXSportsLive)June 25, 2014
"Shaq Attack" scored the 50th hat trick in World Cup history and the second of 2014 after Thomas Muller, his Bayern Munich teammate.
Shaqattack!!! Class 👌@XS_11official #Shaqattack #HONSUI #WorldCup2014— Jerome Boateng (@JB17Official)June 25, 2014
Shaqiri has scored more goals in just one game than England— Fisnik Jashari (@FisnikJashari)June 25, 2014
Messi's latest heroics came two days after yet another spectacular performance from his Barcelona teammate and Brazil golden boy Neymar. That led us all to wonder, what's been going on with the third poster boy of this World Cup, Cristiano something or other?
While Messi and Neymar now lead the Golden Boot race with four goals a piece, the reigning FIFA Ballon d'Or winner has a big fat 0 next to his name (though he does have one game-saving assist to his name, to be fair).
Ronaldo does lead in one category though: total haircuts.
He got another one, and unfortunately it is even more of an atrocity than his Vanilla Ice look for the USA game:
Antes da final contra Gana, CR7 mudou de visual outra vez: arriscou um moicano #globonacopa (Foto: Fabrício Marques) pic.twitter.com/eM4cIrPKBD— Edgard Maciel de Sá (@edmacieldesa)June 25, 2014
Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup so far: 3 hairstyles Lionel Messi's World Cup so far: 4 goals.— Footy Humour (@FootyHumour)June 25, 2014
Oooo, this is awkward…
All the big players stepping up this World Cup. Messi, Neymar, Robben, Muller, Suarez. Well almost all of them….Ronaldo….— Cristian Nyari (@Cnyari)June 25, 2014
We've already had our share of crimson masks at this World Cup: Clint Dempsey broke his nose against Ghana and Thomas Muller had to receive stitches next to his right eye after a collision he suffered against, yup, Ghana.
Now, we can add Ecuador's Cristian Noboa to the list of bloodied World Cup veterans. The midfielder clashed heads with France's Blaise Matuidi, leaving him with a nasty gash on the back of the head. In order for Noboa to continue, medics placed a giant bandage on his head and secured it by pulling a mesh stocking cap over it.
Though head injuries aren't anything to joke about, this look amused pretty much everyone:
Noboa's playing in a bloody onion bag. #ECUvFRA— Church of Soccer (@churchofsoccer)June 25, 2014
Noboa attempting to play w/ a hat full of blood. This is what happens when you allow biting. Anything goes. #ECUvFRA pic.twitter.com/TKJ3ZzHOmJ— Soccer Gods (@soccergods)June 25, 2014
Fair play to Christian Noboa, doesn't care what he looks like pic.twitter.com/hPHWyLJwt0— Paddy Power (@paddypower)June 25, 2014
Noboa looking like a character from a Todd Browning film.— Philippe Auclair (@PhilippeAuclair)June 25, 2014
Somebody please photoshop Christian Noboa serving food at a cafeteria. #hairnet (PS that cannot be a legit solution to major head bleeding)— Avi Creditor (@AviCreditor)June 25, 2014
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Nicky Hayden says he can't wait to see if new technical upgrades to his Ducati GP12 machine will reap immediate rewards when practice starts for the Catalunya Grand Prix tomorrow (Friday).
The American tested a revised engine, aluminium swingarm and electronics in Mugello last week as Ducati continues to try and reduce the deficit to Honda and Yamaha in dry conditions.
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Jun 12
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nippiman says:
Can somebody explain to me how a bike with such ''vicious power delivery '' goes so well in the rain :(
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Hedgehog5 says:
... too right he is... top Ducati in FP1 only 0.4 off Stoner's pace... keep it up!
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Bob Buttamasangy says:
Nippiman, good question, been asked a few times before. Never been answered because even Florences biggest fans know it's just another embarrasing contradiction of the Big F'd Up Italian Wedding.
I think it's that all the bikes need maximum power in the dry in order to be competitive with other bikes on maximum power... the Ducati's maximum power delivery isn't to the taste of Hayden or Rossi... in the wet all the bikes are throttled back, softened for the more slippery conditions, so the power delivery is less of a problem.
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Hedgey, that's a nice way of saying Florence is a softcock.
I concur!
Jul 11
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Ocdcbr says:
If u don't know that then u know nothing about bike racing. I'm no no it all like some if u seem to think u r but when it's wet all sorts of changes are made. Therefore a bike that performs well in the wet will not nececerilly do the same in the dry. No bobbbbbbbbbbbbbb
Oct 10
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racingfan99 says:
Hey Bob after your suprisingly deluded rambling and conspiracy theories of yesterday I reckon you ain't done yourself any favours at all. Any credibility went out the window I'm afraid after that one.
Of course Rossi is only a 9 time world champion because you turned down the many factory offers which your skills attracted and therefore you didn't bother lining up against him. Isn't that right mate?!
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Bultoboy says:
None of the wet weather reasons seem to make sense as far as the Ducati is concerned
The problem with the power delivery, from what they've said, is coming off the throttle as that has been cited for pushing the bike wide in turns as it is too fierce (we can only imagine what it must be like...) I can relate to that due to the difference cornering a 125cc 2-stroke MX bike on flat terrain (ie: no berms) compared to a 450 4-stroke. The 125 rails the turn easily as there is no power on small throttle openings, whereas the 450 has power right off tickover that comes in harder and this can push the bike wider in the turn.
If in the wet, Ducati can soften this abrupt power with the electronics to enable the bike to be ridden more easily and turn in with no problem, which it was obviously doing in Le Mans, then why can't they sort the power delivery out with the electronics in the dry? Why has it taken a new electronics package to achieve this which was only tested last week, therefore wasn't on the bike at Le Mans.
If the bike pushes wide in the dry because they can't damp the power delivery enough, it should be unrideable in the wet as you'd have to soften it much more than for the dry. The top end power doesn't play a part in cornering in either wet or dry.
None of it makes sense.
My money would be on the wet tyre compound suiting the Ducati more than the dry tyre compound.
I agree with you Bulto – about the Duke in general. None of it makes sense!
Some of the best riders and engineers have worked and ridden the bike and the adjustments that work logically on other bikes just don't seem to affect it in the same. It's a mystery. Stoner was able to do better than anyone else on it no doubt but his time on it and with them now sounds just as frustrating, so god knows what the other Ducati riders thought.
Stoner pulls the bike down to the curb and spins it up. Often mistaken by pinheads who see the telemetry trace and forget that the tyre is actually spinning and not popping on and off the TC. With the back end swinging out, the tyre is pushing the bike towards the apex and counteracting the centripital acceleration in much the same way a V8 sprintcar manages to get around an oval track so mind bendingly quick. Not always the quickest way around all types of corner but certainly keeps the engine in the meat of the power for better speed down the straight as witnessed by the difference in speeds of the ducs in the '07 season. Check his '06 speeds on the customer 990 as well! Interesting.
Clearly Flo hasn't got the spuds to try it and has said as much several times over the last 2 seasons. Unfortunate because it's not impossible to believe this could work on the current bike or why Stoner could win on it. It's already been softened several times and it's still too hard for the limp wristed Italian fk. Oh well, another couple million in the skip out the back of the Bolognese workshop!
Racingfan99, if you have any evidence to dispute my 'theories', then I'm happy to consider them. Being a Flossi tragic doesn't count. Broaden your mind and welcome reality my friend.
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Championships data and a few early-season indicators form the basis of the first Power Rankings release of the year.
Jan / February 2013 Hits (6)
(16) Naptown 211, Bleeding Heartland 85
(21) DC 201, Gainesville 141
Brewcity 154, (17) Detroit 295
Tri-City 59, (18) Montreal 301
Toronto 96, (16) Naptown 239
Connecticut 161, (21) DC 193
Jan / February 2013 Misses (3)
(23) Madison 170, Angel City 253
(15) Steel City 109, Angel City 216
(21) DC 158, Jacksonville 290
2013 Totals: 6 hits, 3 misses
2013 Accuracy: 66%
All the movement near the top of the rankings comes from results at Championships. The big winner here is Texas–the Texecutioners outperformed expectations massively, upsetting a Bay Area team that beat them handily in the middle of last season, so slot in above them for now.
The additions of Dolly Rocket and Amanda Jamitinya to Bay Area's roster and the loss of Belle Starr (heading to Rose City) and Vicious Van GoGo (now with Gotham) from Texas' could tip the balance, but we'll wait to see some results before we even think about factoring that in.
Naptown also leapfrogs Atlanta based on their game at Championships. Naptown's two big wins in the period against non-Power Ranked teams were as expected, but backed up their case a little.
The Rest
The big movers are Steel City and Angel City. Steel City had a torrid time at Eastern regionals last year, coming out ninth. While we still view the DC win as something of an aberration, it is starting to look closer to the norm. Steel's loss to Angel City combines with Angel's narrower win over Madison to boost Angel all the way up to 19, while the Steel Hurtin' slip below the Dairyland Dolls.
DC drop off entirely after a heavy loss to Jacksonville and two narrow wins over unranked Connecticut and Gainesville.
The Bubble
Wasatch, Bear City and Sacred City are all still very much on the bubble and jockeying for inclusion. All have beaten power-ranked teams in the relatively recent past (Angel City, DC and Angel City respectively), but we feel they don't have quite enough data behind them to back up their inclusion quite yet.
Jacksonville are on the radar too after beating DC 290-158. Without DC's Connecticut and Gainesville results, they might have snuck onto the rankings this time, but those suggest DC have taken a stumble since the end of 2012, so the New Jax City Rollers lose out this time.
European Radar
Bear City's pre-playoff win over DC showed that the top European teams are able to compete with the bottom of the teams in the Power Rankings, in light of DC's strong playoff performances if not their showing at the start of 2013. The results at Track Queens: Battle Royal mean that Stockholm, Gent and Auld Reekie appear on the radar as distant blips having shown they are all potentially at a very similar level to the Berliners. There's clearly not nearly enough relevant data to rank them quite yet–and Berlin's heavy, heavy loss to London that weekend factors in too–but there's enough there to suggest they're well worth watching if and when they take on some more established opposition later in the year.
Hopefully discussions will be as civil, erudite and considered in 2013 as they were in 2012: head over to the Power Rankings thread to have your say.


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Roy Ramirez
Last year's record: 24-3, Southeast 2B Champion, finished sixth at State Class 2B tournament
Key Losses
Colton Bickelhaupt; Joey Schlachter; Hayden Fullerton; Garett Turner; Kroft Sunderland; Jacob McCleary.
Key Returnees
Wyatt Frame, 6-foot-0, senior; Isaiah Lambert, 5-10, senior.
Varsity squad
Isaiah Lambert, 5-10, senior; Wyatt Frame, 6-0, senior; Johnny Sanchez, 5-6, senior; Grant Heinrich, 6-1, senior; Dakota Hayes, 5-9, senior; Cruz Ramirez, 5-11, junior; Logan Hays, 5-10, junior; Ian Smay, 5-9, sophomore; Takayuki Inove, 6-0, sophomore; Zach Waggoner, 5-11, freshman.
The team:
"Wyatt (Frame) did some really good things for us last year. He's a good all-around basketball player. We look for him to be the leader this year.
"The guys returning this year practiced against those (seniors) last year. Competing against those guys, adds a lot to their character as basketball players.
"Defensively, I think we're going to be real good. We're going to have to work really hard because we're not going to be tall. We'll have to out-quick some people and play hard-nosed defense.
"I was impressed this summer with how we handled ourselves under pressure (offensively). We did an outstanding job of breaking presses.
"It will be a tough league again. Our guys are always hard working. We'll go out and play as hard as we can to get the 'W.' If we look at ourselves and say, 'We gave it everything we had' and they were just a better team, then so be it.
"We're going to make teams earn it.
"We'll be OK. We're working extremely hard in practice. For us, it's hard work and defense. Everything feeds off of that."
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