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The longer we go, the more Josh Gordon shows he has no self control and has imminent trouble making decisions that pertains to his own life! Gordon has shown he has trouble choosing friends and anyone being a role model to advise him off the field! He has, quite possibly, a marvelous career ahead of him, record breaking even! Yet he continues to disappoint the fans and most of all his teammates!
The really bad part is his team has people in place to help him, but he has to want help! The big problem with the suspension is the team and he can have no contact. Therefore he is left to his own devises during that time! He has not made good choices on his own!
So is it time to cut him or do we continue to hope he will see the light and become the star wide receiver we know he can be!? We need to see what happens at his hearing and find out can he make good decisions after his suspension. I have my doubts?! I think the Cleveland Browns do too.
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Greg Maddux will be inducted in the baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Here's an interview I did with Twins closer Glen Perkins after he worked with Maddux at the WBC:
Fort Myers, Fla.
Glen Perkins had just arrived at the World Baseball Classic and was eating dinner in the hotel bar when Greg Maddux, the Team USA pitching coach, walked by.
"I told him, 'I'll be here a while," Perkins said, and later that night, Perkins and his favorite pitcher spent 90 minutes talking Zen and beer, Confucius and situational pitching, forever altering the way the Twins closer views his craft.
"He will always have me thinking," Perkins said. "That is a conversation I will not forget."
Monday morning, as he prepared to pitch, Perkins spoke of Maddux the way a fledgling guitarist in the 1960s might recall a conversation with Jimi Hendrix.
"I kept thinking, 'I'm sitting here talking pitching with Greg Maddux," Perkins said. "That doesn't seem like real life to me. Not only was he the best pitcher of probably all time, but he was a guy I grew up watching. People talk about Babe Ruth being great. Well, I never saw Babe Ruth. Greg Maddux won four Cy Youngs when I was at my peak of fandom."
During their conversation, a spring training game played on the TV. Maddux glanced up, saw a groundball single and said, "That was a stupid pitch."
"I didn't even know he was watching, but he picked up on everything," Perkins said. "A guy had swung late at an outside fastball. The pitcher came back with a breaking pitch, and the guy rolled a single through. Maddux was saying that if you throw a fastball and the batter is late, throw another fastball. That's why he thought it was a stupid pitch."
During another at-bat, a pitcher threw two fastballs out of the strike zone. Maddux told Perkins the next pitch should be a changeup. Conventional wisdom holds that when you're behind 2-and-0, the next pitch should be a fastball for a strike, to avoid a walk.
Maddux turned conventional wisdom on its head.
"I said that everything I'd been taught was that you had to have the hitter swing at a harder pitch, then throw the changeup off of that," Perkins said. "Maddux said that if the hitter was expecting a fastball, you threw a changeup because of the hitter's expectations. I had never heard that before. It made so much sense."
Maddux recommended that Perkins begin watching video of himself and opponents.
"He said he threw every pitch of his career with maximum conviction and concentration," Perkins said. "I think that's part of why I didn't succeed as a starter, because I had a hard time concentrating that much. I think even as a reliever there are times I still throw a pitch just to throw a pitch, to get to the next pitch or the next hitter.
"He didn't do that. And he didn't do that for 18, 20 years. For 3,500 or 4,000 innings. So he faced 20,000 batters, threw about 60,000 pitches and never let up on a pitch. I think I probably throw about 500 pitches a year now.
"If I break it down like that, I should be able to do all right concentrating on every pitch."
Perkins kept that in mind Monday, when he struck out the side in a minor league game at the Twins' complex.
Maddux fared better than that against Perkins, in at least one at-bat. The two faced each other in 2008 in San Diego, when Perkins was still a Twins starter and Maddux was pitching in his final season. Maddux made solid contact once. Perkins admitted he might have let up on that pitch.
"He said, 'Underestimating your opponent can lead to catastrophe,' " Perkins said. "Here's Greg Maddux quoting Confucius. Later, I said, 'Underestimating your opponent can lead to disaster,' and he corrected me."
Maddux never has worked as a full-time pitching coach. With Team USA, he wound up throwing in the outfield, sometimes licking his middle finger and making the ball swerve like a small bird.
"Maddux said he never did that in a game, but he could make the ball cut any way he wanted," Perkins said. "I've been back from the WBC for two days, and there have already been times when I thought about things he said.
"So yesterday, when we were practicing fielding, I licked my middle finger, and threw a cutter to the catcher.'
I'll co-host Sunday Sports Talk from 10-noon on 1500ESPN-AM from Mankato. I'm also on the station at about 12:15 on weekdays.
What a week. I thought Minneapolis and Target Field put on a great show all week, from the Futures Game through Glen Perkins getting the save last night.
All week, Perkins talked about pinching himself, that he wasn't sure this could be real - a local boy pitching at an All-Star game in his home ballpark.
Here's the link to the column I did this spring on the turning point in Perkins' career:
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FORT MYERS, FLA. – Glen Perkins is an All-Star closer who has spent his entire life in Minnesota. He is the rare Twins player who lives in state year-round, has become a centerpiece of the Twins' marketing campaign and has vowed to play for them as long as they will have him.
It's easy to forget that three years ago the Twins considered trading him, and only Perkins' intervention led to what he calls "a great life."
Perkins butted heads with his coaches at the University of Minnesota, then quarreled with his Twins bosses. He was on his way to becoming another first-round bust when, late in the spring of 2011, he walked up to Twins pitching coach Rick Anderson.
"I can remember it like it was yesterday," Anderson said. "He came to me right here and said, 'Can I talk to you? I was born and raised in Minnesota, I've spent my entire life in Minnesota, I want to be a Twin. I want to be a better teammate, I want to be a better pitcher, don't give up on me.'
"There was some talk of making a trade, then all of a sudden he saw the light."
Perkins remembers traveling from Fort Myers to Clearwater, Fla., with the Twins and not pitching.
"That's the first time that had ever happened to me,'' he said. "I was angry."
He walked into manager Ron Gardenhire's office and asked why he hadn't been informed he had made the team.
"I told Gardy, 'I want to play here, if you'll have me," Perkins said.
Gardenhire said he would call Perkins later in the day. Perkins figured that was a brushoff. He picked up his father-in-law and headed to Sanibel to fish.
"The phone rang before we got to the causeway," Perkins said. "Gardy said, 'Pack your bags, you're going north with us.' "
Perkins had a similar experience with the Gophers. The Stillwater High School product made lousy grades during his first semester in college. The Gophers redshirted him, and he spent his second semester "figuring out how to be a college student." One day, Gophers pitching coach Todd Oakes called him about a rumor that Perkins wanted to transfer.
Perkins said that if he was going to leave, he already would be gone.
"I think that was the moment for Todd where he said, 'OK, he's committed, he just needs to figure out how to do it.' I never had any more trouble."
Why so much conflict? "I guess it's a character flaw of mine," Perkins said.
Now he's Mr. Minnesota, or at least hangs out with someone vying for that title.
Perkins and Joe Mauer played for the USA in the World Baseball Classic and for the American League in the All-Star Game last year. They could play in the next All-Star Game, at Target Field.
With Mauer having twin daughters and wintering in Minnesota instead of Fort Myers, the two were able to enjoy the Polar Vortex together. "We played hockey," Perkins said. "Well, it was more like ice dancing. No sequins, though."
They talked about their kids. They talked about their futures, with Perkins signed through 2016 and Mauer through 2018. They talked about how losing feels, and what winning at home would mean.
"We agreed that if we had crappy season after crappy season it would be worth it if just once we could win it all here," Perkins said. "That's the carrot dangling in front of us. The experience of winning a World Series in your hometown — what Kent Hrbek did — makes it all worth it.
"I want to be the closer of this team when we get to the playoffs. I got to see Joe Nathan do that a whole bunch."
In the last few days, Perkins became the centerpiece for Twins television and radio commercials, and has dined with the Gophers baseball staff, with the team playing in Florida. One conversation changed him from an anti-authoritarian trade chip into a representative of all that is right in Minnesota sports.
"Either I hinted to them that I didn't want to be here, or they got that impression," Perkins said. "I think they appreciated what I had to say. For a guy to say, 'This is where I still want to be,' no matter how rough the going was, I think they respected that."
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The Twins reached the All-Star break at 44-50 after beating Colorado on Sunday.
Here's how that compares to their record at the three previous All-Star breaks:
2011: 41-48.
2012: 36-49.
2013: 39-53.
Slightly better starting pitching, due mostly to Phil Hughes and Kyle Gibson, has made the Twins a little better this season despite vital injuries to key hitters, like Joe Mauer and Josh Willingham, and the failure of Aaron Hicks to become a useful big-league hitter.
But the Twins' chances to finish strong could be handicapped by the innings limit on AAA pitcher Alex Meyer, and the expectation that the Twins will trade away a few valuable players as the trade deadline approaches.
Spent a few days in Fort Myers with the Class A Miracle last week. The Miracle is the Twins' high-Class A affiliate.
Wrote about ace Jose Berrios, one of the most promising players in the farm system.
The position players who jumped out at me were shortstop Jorge Polanco, and infielder/outfielder Eddie Rosario.
Polanco played mostly second base last year at low-A Cedar Rapids, but with Brian Dozier looking like a long-term keeper in the majors at second, the Twins are trying out players at other positions. Polanco has made too many errors at short, but when I was in town he made spectacular plays, displaying great range and plenty of arm. He can hit, too.
But the best player on the field was Rosario, recently reinstated after a 50-game drug violation.
Rosario looks smooth at second, and the Miracle also played him in left and center. Again, this is due to Dozier's presence.
Rosario might be a wonderful big-league second baseman. He also looks comfortable in the outfield, and can throw well enough to play out there.
But what really jumps out at you is his bat. He has an unconventional swing. He looks like he's throwing the bat-head at the ball. He has an uncanny knack for hitting the ball hard to all fields, and for serving tough pitches on a line to centerfield.
Rosario could be the Twins' future leftfielder. He's insurance in case Dozier doesn't hold up. But with his talent and the trouble he's caused, he also might be a prime candidate to be traded if the Twins can drum up a market.
Personally, I'd keep him.
Again, here's my future Twins dream lineup: Buxton CF, Mauer 1b (if he regains his form and usual on-base percentage), Sano 3b, Arcia RF, Pinto C, Vargys DH, Rosario LF, Dozier 2b, Santana SS.
That's 7 guys who could hit 20 homers, three or four guys who could steal 30 bases, and three or four guys who could win Gold Gloves.
Earlier thsi spring, I wrote about Glen Perkins' transformation from problematic probable first-round bust to Everybody's Favorite Twin. Then, yesterday, he signed a contract extension for far less than his market value to remain with the Twins through 2017 or 2018.
What I love most about the story is that Perkins approached the Twins with the bargain. So many athletes are insulted if they aren't paid what their comparable peers are paid. Perkins begged to be underpaid.
I've been around him since the start of his career and these two things are true:
-I've never seen a local athlete so completely transform his personality and career path.
-Perkins is genuine. He lives in Lakeville year round. He wants to play for the Twins his entire career. He recognizes that he's lucky to be playing a game making tens of millions of dollars. He recognizes that if he isn't stupid with the money he and his family will always have more than they need.
Perkins is good with his teammates. He's good with Twins employees. He's good with writers. He kills time in the offseason hanging out with his old coaches at the University of Minnesota, and by dropping by Target Field to hang out with the media relations department.
He's also the latest prominent Twin to defy the beach-body ethic of modern sports. Perkins has a gut. So did Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek. Perkins is in pretty good company in all kinds of ways.
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All sheep seasons in Game Management Units 23 and 26(A) for all resident and nonresident hunters are closed due to severe decline in sheep numbers in the contiguous populations of the De Long and Schwatka Mountains. More »
People have lived in the central Brooks Range for at least 12,000 years and Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve contains rich archaeological and historic. Today the region is inhabited by Athapaskan, Eskimo and various Non-Native Alaskan peoples who have made the area their home. Traditionally, people harvested the area's natural resources for their livelihood. Populations were relatively small and mobile, moving throughout the year among a series of camps. Not until last century did people settle in permanent, year-round villages. Today there are eleven resident zone communities directly associated with the Park. Much like their predecessors, the modern day residents of these communities conduct subsistence activities within and around the park and preserve.
NPS researchers continue to study the physical and historical record of past human activities and the ecological context within which people lived. Gates of the Arctic has a long and, exceptionally well-preserved archaeological record of human adaptations to changing arctic environments. Climate, plants, animals, and even the landscapes they inhabit have changed over the 12,000 years since the end of the last ice age. Against this backdrop people have responded to those changes in various ways - in how they organized their daily and seasonal movements, the kinds of tools they used, the foods they targeted, and means by which they harvested them. These changes are evident in the plant and animal remains and discarded tools and equipment found in archaeological sites, as well as the changing patterns of site distribution across the landscape.
The historical record of people in the region begins late in the 1800s when Europeans and Alaska Natives encountered each other for the first time. Military explorers assigned to map this previously uncharted territory struggled up rivers and over mountain passes. Prospectors followed, searching for signs of placer gold and struggling through long winters in rough mining camps. Government scientists came to examine and record the intricacies of the natural and cultural history of this previously undocumented place. More recently the introduction of recreational adventurers seeking untamed places has added a new page to the history of the region.
Archaeology at Gates of the Arctic - Begin to discover the ancient people who lived in the Brooks Range.
Historic Images of Anaktuvuk Pass - See a portion of what life was like, not long ago.
Chapter 1: Creation of Gates of the Arctic - Hear the history and see historic photos about the creation of the park, written by Chris Allan Park Historian.
USGS Exploration of the Brooks Range - This is a story about the early work of the USGS to map the Brooks Range.
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Seventy per cent of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) lawyers believe there is prejudice within the selection process for judicial office, a new report has revealed.
Daniel Winterfeldt
Research by the InterLaw Diversity Forum found that more than 50 per cent of LGBT lawyers would not apply for judicial office due to believing they would not be appointed.
However, the report also revealed that 70 per cent of LGBT lawyers would be encouraged to apply for judicial office if there were greater candidness from LGBT judges.
InterLaw founder and co-chair and CMS Cameron McKenna partner Daniel Winterfeldt said: "Having role models within the judiciary is really important and I think more LGBT judges will now step forward. When the message comes down from the top [from Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC)], people will listen.
It is understandable why the perception is there but that just shows there's work to be done for the JAC, judicial profession and InterLaw. We all have to step forward and take action. "
Winterfeldt explained two of the key recommendations to fight this perception is to create LGBT judge profiles on the JAC website, and to incorporate a diversity criteria, including sexual orientation, into the selection process for all main judicial appointments.
"This's a huge step towards changing perception. There is so much silence with regard to LGBT [in the judicial selection process], and people can interpret this silence in lots of ways, but one way is that there is a problem - potentially an issue there," he added. "People are trying to make leaps forward. I think we will see a change, with people feeling more supported to reveal sexual orientation."
The report was originally endorsed by the JAC and the 2010 Neuberger report.
The findings follow the JAC announcing in June 2011, that it will now collect demographic data relating to sexual orientation for all judicial appointments and applications.
Further recommendations in the report include raising awareness through educating the judiciary and engaging with more LGBT group to ensure all unfair barriers to progress are removed.
Interlaw plans to do a more detailed study with one-on-one interviews and also to continue annual reports to produce comparative data in the future.
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Chamber of Commerce – it's not just a job, it's an adventure
Amy S. Heaton
As executive director of the Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce, involvement in community activities and support of member events are all a part of my job.
Having lunch with the residents of Trinity Missions Health and Rehab on May 13 for National Senior Citizens' Week could hardly be considered work. It was an hour filled with home-cooked food in the company of delightful people who are quite happy to be right where they are – in a beautiful facility, enjoying planned activities, and tended to by a caring staff.
Spending the day at Wall Doxey State Park on May 15 with this year's Leadership Marshall class might as well have been a retreat with friends. We sat in a windowed room overlooking a serene lake surrounded by rustic nature while we learned about building strategic partnerships and phases of organization. After a delectable lunch prepared by Wall Doxey's exemplary chefs, we participated in open discussions regarding the challenges of diversity, realizing much about ourselves and each other.
Traveling to Jackson on May 16 with Stephanie Movre of the Holly Springs Bureau of Tourism and Recreation was comparable to a girls' night out (but without the "night" and without the "out").
Arriving at the Old Capital Inn in Jackson, we met new people who will serve as guides through the Main Street journey and saw examples of projects implemented in other communities. On the way home, we brainstormed how we could tailor those projects to the uniqueness of Holly Springs.
Volunteering with chamber board members Lynn Pullen, Lisa Cole, Bill Janssen, and Annie Moffitt at the Marshall County Fairgrounds on May 17 for the benefit for the Elliott family was much like attending a revival. As we served plates of fish prepared by Sheriff Kenny Dickerson, we were entertained by some of the finest gospel music Holly Springs has to offer, and our faith in community spirit was renewed by the impressive turnout.
Joining the Collins-Hurdle VFW Post 5697 to place flags upon the graves of soldiers in Hill Crest Cemetery in observance of Memorial Day was as ceremonial as my father's retirement from the United States Marine Corps. The sea of flags when we were done, by their very nature, commanded respect and gratitude.
Providing traffic control during the Killer Kudzu 5K run sponsored on May 30 by American Pacific Paneling to benefit Relay for Life seemed like an Olympic event.
Together, my oldest daughter and I witnessed both the determination of athletes as they trudged up Killer Hill and the commitment of families to each other as several children less than 10 years old raced alongside their parents toward the finish line of a challenging course. I look forward to joining the celebration of life that will be held this Friday with Relay for Life at Coopwood Park beginning at 6 p.m.
Weekly Rotary Club meetings at Annie's Restaurant remind me of family reunions. That close-knit membership gathers together to enjoy Miss Annie's Southern cooking and unmistakable charm while we learn of progress in the family that is Holly Springs, such as the Mississippi State Highway Department's development of the I-22 corridor, Strawberry Plains Audubon's educational programs for children, and being hosted by Rust College at the Beckley Center as they anticipate the completion of their state-of-the-art research center, to name a few.
Each meeting closes with a smile as Lois Swanee, curator of the Marshall County Historical Museum and local radio talk show host (who could easily be compared to the family matriarch) announces the scheduled guests for her Thursday afternoon radio program at 3 p.m. on WKRA (repeated on Saturdays).
I extend a heartfelt "thank you" to the members of the Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce for making my job seem so much less like work!
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Disney Cars Birthday Cake
My sons 4th birthday cake. As a fan of Disney 'Cars' he wanted a cars themed cake, Mater bring one of his favourite characters in the film and he loved the scene with Fred dropping rust everywhere. Therefore it seemed appropriate to make a scene up with Mater & Fred, some cans of oil, tool chest, etc.
Made with vanilla sponge and strawberry and vanilla buttercream filling.
My son loved his cake :-D
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"I'm telling you, it's jobs. We gotta get jobs. Then we get the khakis. Then we get the chicks. "
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So, I found what I'm going to get shanaynay for Christmas this year and it's only January!
Outside of the LSU jersey that Derek is wearing, I dig the shit out of the video for the new single Bitter Rivals.
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Sleigh Bells, Dallas, 4/17/12
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How do you follow an 18 to 3 Rangers win over the Red Sox? With Alexis Krauss rocking your dick off.
Last night was the 3rd time we've seen Sleigh Bells, but the first time where they've headlined the show. We were on the balcony having the best kind of hipster dance party including headbanging through the entirety of Infinity Guitars. AND they finally played an encore. I am incredibly sore and exhausted this morning, but it was so so worth it when she's going to hit you in the face with this set list:
Set list:
"Crown on the Ground"
"True Shred Guitar"
"End of the Line"
"Born to Lose"
"Comeback Kid"
"Straight A's"
"Leader of the Pack"
"Tell 'Em"
"Infinity Guitars"
"Rill Rill"
"Never Say Die"
"Riot Rhythm"
"A/B Machines"
And much props to the group of girls that actually got scared from our dancing enough to move to give us more room. Hatersgonnahate.gif
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Because they fucking killed it tonight and they were apparently opening up for Diplo. Half of the crowd left after Sleigh Bells (including us). The last time we saw them in Dallas, they opened for CSS and the same thing happened.
Oh, and check out Reign of Terror. That album is going to be fucking sick.
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2/3/12: Sleigh Bells' 9 day Reign of Terror tour hits Gainesville, FL. And Shannon and I will be there to experience the terror firsthand.
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This Glee bro has good taste in music. We spotted him right next to us at the Sleigh Bells merch table after their set last night.
If you're trying to go unnoticed as a TV celebrity, a hipster show is a good place to be. No one seemed to know who he was (which he probably enjoyed).
Oh, and I TOTALLY high fived Alexis last night!
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Sasha Grey insists she had nothing to do with a "pathetic" porn company's attempt to donate proceeds from its new film "Anal Artists" to Read Across America -- telling TMZ, the company's trying "to capitalize on Read Across America, controversy, and my name."
Assence Films announced it was donating proceeds from the film to Reading Across America in support of Sasha's "recent efforts to expose children to the world of literature" -- but Sasha says she's never even heard of the company.
Sasha tells us, Assence is exploiting her by trying to "re-package and re-sell an outdated, previously-available scene by touting it as one of my last scenes."
But Sasha doesn't know what's worse ... "the fact that people are now misled to believe I'm personally selling this movie with salacious marketing, or the fact that the [National Education Association] won't take donations from this pathetic company."
Sasha adds, "There's little money for education in this beautiful country, and as a pro-education advocate, it's heartbreaking to hear this."
TMZ broke the story ... Grey -- who once won a Best Oral Sex award for her role in "Throat: A Cautionary Tale" -- participated in Read Across America at Emerson Elementary School in Compton, CA back in November.
Sadly, Sasha says the program has since been shut down at the school "because of one lone disgruntled fan who harassed my parents, the school district, the media and me, for my involvement in such an important program."
Times are rough for whores.
She's the queen of ass-to-mouth. I doubt anyone is exploiting her that she didn't enjoy getting blasted in the face by it.
Sounds like a bum rap to me. Thanks folks I'm here all week, try the veal.
I thought it was 'Bleed across america"?
Assence......Thats funny!
It's time she learns to just bend over and take it...oh wait...
Like she will ever have respect on this earth. Once a whore always will be a whore. If you were a pro education advocate, you would have earned one in the first place than degrading your body. You let men treat you like sh*t and then talk.ADIOS!
So let me get this straight..They're turning down much needed donations because they don't like where the donations are coming from? Haven't they heard the saying "Beggars can't be choosers"? Shame on them.
Little money for education? The USA spends more money per capita on education than any other country. How it is spent is the problem, look at where the U.S. ranks in math and science compared to other countries. As for heartbreaking, ask her parents.
Anything to get her name back in the media
This is such BS!!! The person who should be embarassed is the fan/father that recognized who she is because now we all know what kind of porn he watches in the house that he shares with his children. Hypocrisy at its finest!!
She expects people to respect her with the way she treats herself ?
once you cross that line for labeled, plain and simple. Basically anyone who decides to go into porn is selling their soul for money. So don't complain that no one looks at you as the next door neighbor or as Natalie Wood, Julia Roberts, or sara Michelle Giller.
Damn they won't even accept her donations? That's whore-ible.
Is it just me, . . . or does her face look abnormally swollen???


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I kind of wish it could be kept a secret, this very special and unique resort near Troncones. But it wouldn't be fair to the wonderful folks who own and operate this delightful place. We were invited to join good friends of ours there who were visiting for their second time from San Miguel Allende. They traveled there with about... More
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Octomom has deep, dark plans for the money she's earning with her new solo masturbation video -- telling TMZ, she wants to buy a "dungeon" with the cash ... to keep her and her 14 kids safe from the prying eyes of the public.
Of course, "dungeon" is a metaphor -- what Nadya Suleman means is she wants to buy a house that's far away from everything ... preferably in a low-key gated community ... where she can "hide."
Octo was on her way into Makeup Mandy in West Hollywood this week -- to get a spray tan for her big shoot -- and she told us, "The only dream I have is to buy a safe home for my family."
Octo wouldn't comment on how much she's getting paid for the gig -- but she did say she's extremely nervous. That makes 6 billion of us.
It's amazing how she looks more and more like Kim Kardashian.
Way to keep up the bullying of the mentally ill Harvey.
Nauseating is what it is!
I think everyone forgets that Nadya is SELLING her stories to TMZ...proof in the picture of her Welfare card.
I like her...
Gina Rodriguez, Nadya's PR rep and spokesperson was once a porn star...it's no wonder Nadya is going down this path now.
Here's an older article about her:
Ex-Porn Star Launches 'Talent' Agency for Celeb Mistresses
Business is apparently booming for a "talent" agency representing the purported ex-lovers of celebrities.
Launched by former porn star Gina Rodriguez, the probably suitably named DD Entertainment is reaping rewards from the extramarital activity of stars such as golf champion Tiger Woods and actor Mel Gibson.
Los Angeles-based DD Entertainment says it specializes in remaking the images of people caught in notorious situations and cir***stances.
Gina Rodriguez is the CEO of DD Entertainment, a talent agency that specializes in mistresses.
Rodriguez said her first client was friend Joslyn James, a fellow porn actress who reportedly had a three-year affair with golfer Woods.
"Joslyn James lived in my home for three months to protect her from the media and to help get her back on her feet," Rodriguez said in an interview with the Orange County Register.
That act of salvation prompted others from Woods' list of third wheels -- Jamie Jungers, Loredana Jolie, Holly Sampson and Devon James -- to seek assistance from Rodriguez.
"Thirteen mistresses later, I founded DD Entertainment," Rodriguez said. "I help them to use their notoriety to build them a platform to take them to the next level of their career."
Other semi-celebrities on the DD Entertainment roster are mostly infamous for questionable behavior.
They include Violet Kowal, who claimed an affair with actor Mel Gibson, and Jeff Miranda, a former boyfriend of Snooki from the television program "Jersey Shore."
Kate Major, a former reporter for Star magazine linked to octodad Jon Gosselin and now engaged to Lindsay Lohan's father, Michael, is DD Entertainment's publicist.
According to a statement on the company's website, "With over 21 years of experience in the entertainment industry as an actress, model, writer, producer, creator and publicist, Gina has moved into the realm of management with an intimate, first hand knowledge of the industry and a female businesswoman's sensibilities to the issues and challenges her clientele will face."
Rodriguez is no stranger to controversy.
A former Playboy model, the 43-year-old mother of two teenage children was allegedly romantically involved with married actor David Boreanaz last year -- the "Bones" TV star denied an affair.
Rodriguez worked under the stage name "Demi Delia" during her adult film career and was the subject of an online reality TV show, "Mommy XXX." A clip that's safe for work -- but maybe not for your sanity -- can be viewed above.
"I have been somewhat of a mother to all of them in some way," Rodriguez said of her clients.
Unqualified X wannabe skank alert. She should have taken the offer when Vivid offered to pay off her house or give her half a mil. Hello. Prudes like Octomom don't deserve to be making a living playing with themselves in blowbiz. That should be reserved for hot girls who are exhibitionists, harbor no quilt, like sex and do not seek adult stardom to pay the bills as a last resort. You gotta actually like the job. And if you don't, you're fired.
This hoe is hideous.
This woman is sick. i feel for her children.
Not sucked out but presented
I can understand Nadya Suleman's desire to live in a more secure environment but as long as she insists upon "staying in the public eye", I doubt if she'll ever be able to raise her children within a totally secluded community. Frankly, I can't imagine "ANY" gated community that would accept her rather "UNCOVENTIONAL "family with "OPEN ARMS"!!! Perhaps she should consider buying a couple of acres of land in a rural community and building a home for her family. There's nothing wrong with her planning to relocate her family but she really should wait until the funds to materialize. With her current financial situation, relocating is probably a VERY LONG WAY OFF!!!
Unqualified X wannabe skank alert. She should have taken the offer when Vivid offered to pay off her house or give her half a mil. Hello. Prudes like Octomom don't deserve to be making a living playing with themselves in blowbiz. That should be reserved for hot girls who are exhibitionists, harbor no quilt, like sex and do not seek adult stardom to pay the bills as a last resort. You gotta actually like the job. And if you don't, you're fired.
What "ROCK" did "YOU" crawl from under??? As I recall, Charlie Sheen's "goddesses" didn't look nearly as attractive as either of his ex-wives. These women were suppose to "WELL KNOWN" porn actresses. Without their "SKANK" makeup and costumes, "NO ONE" would pay them a SECOND LOOK!!! The porn industry is VERY LUCRATIVE for the film producers and distributors -- NOT THE PERFORMERS who constantly risk their health by exposing themselves to potential STD and HIV infections. I hope Nadya Suleman negotiated a contract in which she'll be "WELL PAID" especially if her videos become popular. Who knows, she may even attract a "WELL-TO-DO" TRICK DADDY IN THE PROCESS. At least she hasn't freaked with professional porn performers which would make her a MUCH "SAFER" PARTNER!!!
The fact that people will actually pay to see this woman masterbate, NASTY!! Some peoples kids, I tell ya
Harvey, you're the lawyer (or anyone in CA) - since she just *filed* for bankruptcy and there hasn't been a judgement yet....isn't the new income an issue? Can she really keep all of it?
'Octo wouldn't comment on how much she's getting paid for the gig -- but she did say she's extremely nervous. That makes 6 million of us.'
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Joe England of Zebra Girl is about 1/3 of the way to the stated goal of his fundraiser and Michael Jantze of The Norm is more than 1/2 way to his January 1st goal..
Desmond Seah of Bigger Than Cheeses is not actually very close to his stated goal of 50 trillion dollars, but we wish him luck anyway.
And finally, from the success stories file, Jamie Robertson announced that enough fans had signed up for a Clan of the Cats membership that he could continue to devote the time to making the webcomic.
Looking back at November
Submitted by Erik Melander on December 1, 2004 - 21:02
When I first did one of these "looking back" thingies I knew that it was likely that there would be months when nothing much happened, or perhaps at least nothing major happened. I am also willing to admit that I've been pandered with the news available for September and October. Enter November. And mind you, I'm not saying nothing happened in November, just that not a lot of similar or connected things happened. Still when reality lets you down, make things up. So sit back and enjoy a ride on the Apophenia railroad, next stop Speculationville.
A lot, most probably, of the creators of webcomics are happy amateurs, they write and draw comics because they enjoy it and because they have stories they want to tell. Some, however, have loftier dreams, they dream of print. I imagine that those are also the creators who dream of making comics their dayjob, but I may be wrong. Two news items from the beginning of the month made me contemplate the goal of webcomicers. The first was that Amber "Glych" Greenlee's No stereotypes got a publishing deal with Sonic publishing, the second was that Dave Johnson's Dog complex got picked up for online syndication on Universal press' Ucomics, not quite newspaper syndication, but a step on the way. I'm probably stating the obvious by saying that print, be it as a collection or as newspaper syndication is the holy grail for most webcomic artists that want to make comics their career.
This was once again brought forth when T Campbell and Gisele Lagace's Penny and Aggie left Modern tales for Comics sherpa as a first step towards traditional newspaper syndication. Now, no-one can accuse T Campbell of being a webcomic luddite, he has two other strips on Modern Tales sister site Graphic smash, but it is clear from a post on the Penny and Aggie board that he is not a believer in the syndication schemes put forth by Keenspot and Scott Kurtz. It seems that no "look back" is complete without linking to Websnark (I actually can't remember if I linked to him in the October look back, if not I'll buy Burns a beer if we ever meet, since I live in Sweden I'll categorise that as doubtful). I imagine that most people reading this has already read Burns' essay on the syndicated cartoonist's view of Kurtz and Keen. If you haven't read it I implore you to do so. Don't bother finishing reading this thing, you can come back to it later.
The point I'm trying to make (or think I'm trying to make) is that if online and print is going to clash it won't be in comic book stores or the graphic novel section of Barnes and Noble, it will be in the funny pages. Perhaps I'm wrong about syndication as a goal, I once again refer you to Burns and his comment on Penny and Aggie:
These days... there's a real feeling on the web that syndication isn't needed, that it isn't even desirable -- that if you syndicate, you lose control over your creation and your licensing and you undergo restrictive editorial oversight. It's almost odd to see a couple of webcartoonists saying "hey, I want to be in the newspapers. I want to get paid for this -- paid by someone else, someone who isn't me doing all the grunt work -- and get the exposure of hundreds of newspapers printing my work."
This opinion is certainly present in the replies to Campbell's post. But I also note that before launching his free syndication scheme Kurtz did negotiate with Universal (I believe it was) about syndicating PvP the traditional way and Tatsuya Ishida is now up to 11 rejections by syndicates. Perhaps the old syndication model is dying, but it's not going to go peacefully.
And to end with something complete (or almost completely) different I note that Michael Jantze's The Norm now has 2431 members, but has extended the deadline to reach the 4000 needed for Jantze to keep it alive to December 31st. Jamie Robertson (Clan of the Cats) has 191 of the 200 needed to keep his comic alive.
Oh and the next time we take a look back it looks like it will be in the form of a real Comixpedia column, I suppose that will mean that I will have to try to actually make some sense instead of these stream of consciousness posts.
- Amber glych Greenlee
- Gisele Lagace
- Jamie Robertson
- Michael Jantze
- Scott Kurtz
- T Campbell
- Tatsuya Ishida
- PvP
Hindsight is an exact science.
Submitted by Erik Melander on September 30, 2004 - 19:47
As the end of September approaches it might be interesting to look back at what webcomic events made the headlines.
Professional webcomicers
September saw two webcomic creators take the leap and try to turn their hobby into professional careers. In truth I suppose it would be more correct to say that Howard Tayler, creator of Schlock Mercenary, took the leap and Jeff Rowland, creator of Wigu, was pushed. While Taylor assures his readers that he and his family is in no critical financial situation as a result of his career change, Rowland notes that he needs the support of his readers.
I will need your support, however, in the coming weeks. As bad as I despise the entire "donations" aspect of Inter-Net art, I am going to ask for your help in a fund-raiser of sorts, if only to secure my habitation.
Will draw for food
Rowland is not the only webcomic creator that found himself forced to make a career change. Jamie Robertson also found himself out of a job and announced that Clan of the Cats would end at christmas without finishing the current Dracula story line. Robertson also has a fund-raiser of sorts as a possibility for continuing COTC, Sebo's kitty klub. I'm not sure how well that has worked, the only figure I heard was that he needed 250 subscribers and at the time of the announcement he had 16.
This was, however, not the last creator to turn to his readers in attempts to build a bussiness model in September. Michael Jantze, creator of The Norm, did the opposite of what many webcomicers aspire to and left syndication after finally becomming fed up with it. His wife apparently conviced him to try the webcomic route and he agreed IF she could get enough subscribers by November 1st.
How many subscribers do they need?
As previously noted Jamie Robertson needed at least 250 each paying 2,50 USD to keep doing his comic. Jantze needs 4000 subscribers to keep going, each paying at least 25 USD. Some swift calculations bring the sum of money to a minimum of 100 000 USD unless I'm mistaken... They currently have 661 subscribers. As an extra incentive they give away one ipod mini to a subscriber as they reach each 1000 subscriber plateau.
This made some ripples in the blog-pond as several people gave their opinion on these events. Most seemed to agree that 25 dollars was somewhat expensive. I'm reminded of the sister of a friend of mine who made a living as an artist. She an exhibit where she showed her latest works that were sheets of photopaper that had been run through an x-ray machine at the airport (or something like that). The pricetags on these artworks were, in my uneducated opinion, rather high and when I asked her about it she explained to me, much in the same way one explains something to a child, that if they were cheap no one would buy them.
Anyways, it is interesting that The Guardian online also had a story about online charity, or cyber-begging, including a couple of paragraphs on Randy Milholland. But perhaps the most interesting entry was by Eric Burns of websnark entitled "On supporting webcomics and the survival of the fittest fandoms".
The question is, how many fandoms is the average webcomic reader a part of, and how many of them can they afford to support
Who snarks the snark
Websnark is no doubt one of Septembers success stories. The quality and quantity of its entries propelled Websnark onto most "Must read"-lists. This quote from Joey Manley's blog pretty much sums it up.
Websnark.com is the talk of webcomicsland right now. Everybody who's anybody (yes, I'm an elitist -- and so are you, actually) is reading it.
Modern tales
Speaking of Joey Manley ofcourse brings us to the topic of Modern tales. That Modern tales and its sister sites have relied on subscription sales as a bussiness model has probably noone missed, but now they also sell adspace.
Subscription support will continue to bear the most weight in our business model, but we have decided to try to mix it up a bit, especially now that banner advertising seems to be coming out of the post-dotcom-crash doldrums.
September also say the debut of Graphic novel review, edited by Alexander Danner. A strong first issue shows promise of greatness and even got plugged by USA today.
The Webcomic examiner
The webcomic examiner will be allowed to wrap up this little trip down memory lane. Septembers issue had a great cover by Chris Watkins as well as a focus on the work of Derek Kirk Kim. Some really good stuff and I do believe that they are starting to find "their voice". There was also a "guest editorial" of sorts by Barb Lien-Cooper entitled "Webcomics have rights".
While I'm the last person in the world who wants to cause trouble, something about comic book review sites on the web is starting to bother me. It's the fact that many web sites dedicated to comic book journalism simply refuse -- often without explanation -- to review web comics.
Replies to this at Cognitive dissonance blog and Trickle of consciousness did not agree with her sentiments though.
Well that ends Septembers round up of things. Got an opinion on this, I'm itching to hear it. Perhaps I'll try to add some actuall analysis of events for next months roundup (if I do one that is).
- Dumbrella
- Alexander Danner
- Barb Lien-Cooper
- Chris Watkins
- Derek Kirk Kim
- Eric Burns
- Howard Tayler
- Jamie Robertson
- Jeffrey Rowland
- Joey Manley
- Michael Jantze
- R.K. Milholland
Getting On Board the Relationship
Webcomics, like most other narrative forms, rely upon interaction and conflict to drive their plots. Fight with your roommate, go out with friends, have dinner with your significant other, argue with a waiter, meet a new boyfriend's buddies, have lunch with your ex's new ex, or stave off an alien invasion and save the planet. These everyday occurrences provide a launching point to tell a story, develop a character, or make a point.
When we talk about relationships everyone's first thought is usually the boyfriend or girlfriend type of attachment. But that's far too limiting. There are an infinite number of relationship types out there and romantic ones are merely a subset. Family ties, friendships, professional or co-workers relationships, and housemate situations are some of the more common (and most often presented), but every day we interact with all sorts of people in all sorts of ways.
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- Jerry Holkins
- Mike Krahulik
- Goats
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More on The Norm Subscription Drive
Submitted by Xaviar Xerexes on September 16, 2004 - 10:51
A couple of thoughts this morning on Michael Jantze's break from the syndication model. I had an exchange of emails with his wife Nicole yesterday. Apart I think from a naive enthusiasm that the Jantzes were trying something new in the world of comics (although everything in the world of webcomics is still "newish" Jantze is trying out several revenue strategies already pioneered by others) she seemed to be passionate about working with Michael to support his ability to continue creating The Norm. Without naming a specific figure she did say that Michael desired to match his salary (from syndication revenues I guess. Any takers to try and calculate something like that?) and that as of yesterday they were 10% to that goal.
Scott McCloud weighed in on Tuesday with a supportive comment. T Campbell was also supportive in concept but made the fair point that we can "subscribe" to every comic (he indicated he would be giving his money to Jamie Robertson instead. Robertson, while never syndicated, is in a similar situation to Jantze).
I also noticed that the pitch for money on The Norm subscriber page is pricey by webcomics standards. I will be interested to see how that goes? Is Jantze asking too much? Are other popular webtoonists asking too little? How much cache comes from being a previously syndicated cartoonist?
UPDATE: Saw that Eric had also posted some similar thoughts on these recent developments earlier this week.
Clan of the Cats Ending?
Submitted by Jamie Robertson on September 14, 2004 - 21:25
Recently Jamie Robertson of Clan of the Cats lost his job. What else is new in this economy?
His unemployment may lead to the demise of the five year old fantasy comic, Clan of the Cats. Currently a donation drive is underway, however, Robertson has also put forth another idea to help. For $2.50 a month, you can subscribe to Sebo's Kitty Klub which will garnish you 4 Sebastian oriented B&W strips and one COTC wallpaper a month. Other things may get thrown in with time. Yearly subscriptions are available for $25.00. The humor of SEBO, the weekly SKK strip, is very reminiscent of the early days of COTC only with better art. That means it's funny and looks good too.
"I don't want to end COTC." said Robertson. "I don't think anyone would want to end their dream, but if something doesn't change by Christmas I'll have to."
Is it just a bad time of year?
Submitted by Twentyfour on September 14, 2004 - 18:23
Maybe its just me, but I've noticed quite a few comic artists are having troubles lately, whether due to work or maybe life has just kicked them in the balls(or whatever would hurt a woman most). It seems like everywhere I turn there's a new comic asking readers to spend some cash or the comic will die.
I'm not saying some of the claims aren't legitimate(hell I think there's plenty of online comics that are worth MORE than a few bucks a month). But why now? Is it because Something Positive is now a paying job that people think they can do the same? Or maybe there's a few out there who think they can turn a little profit.
Thoughts? Opinions?
Also, just a side note, anyone want to place some bets on when we can find "Donate to keep this comic alive" buttons(as opposed to the "tip jar" idea many places have) on irregularly updating sprite comics?
:D 5 bucks says it's already being done I just can't find it yet.
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Clan of the Cats ends at Christmas
Submitted by Erik Melander on September 11, 2004 - 22:06
Jamie Robertson announced at the Keenspot forums that the Clan of the Cats will end at Christmas without finishing the current story line.
It is with a heavy heart that I announce that COTC will end this Christmas. The Dracula story line will NOT be concluded. There will NOT be a COTC graphic novel either. The situation is this. The place where I work, and have been working for nearly 20 years, can no longer afford to pay me. I work at a Photography studio and current technology has made the professional photographer all but obsolete. I don't want to end COTC, but being forced to find full time employment will eat into my time and it takes a lot of time to do Clan of the Cats.
Found through T Campbell's Science Fiction blog.
Recommended Romances: A Quickie Poll
"What's your favorite webcomics romance?"
T Campbell asked this question of many webcartoonists. The answers were revealing.
- Alexander Danner
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- Aric McKeown
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- Boxjam
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- Chris Shadoian
- Clint Hollingsworth
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Catty or Chatty? CotC's Jamie Robertson talks with Al Schroeder
For over five years now in the Clan of the Cats, Jamie Robertson has been chronicling the adventures of a witch/were-panther in the person of Chelsea Chattan. He has also introduced two spin-offs, Mythos and Magic on Graphic Smash and Melpomene on Keenspot Premium. In this interview with Al Schroeder, Robertson talks about his comic, chivalry, and his gaggle of cats.
Cheesecake Chelsea may also be invoked.


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The internet is abuzz after Etsy had their Town Hall Meeting the other day.
And by abuzz, I mean staring at the computer screen like this:
And then reacting like this:
If you don't know about it, here's a recap.
For those of you who don't want to read all that or watch the 2 hour press conference, here's basically what has every LEGITIMATELY HANDMADE Etsy Seller past and present in a huff:
Etsy is now allowing sellers who mass manufacture their designs by factory.
Ok, fine. Etsy has always been doing that, though it may come as a surprise to those who think they are strictly buying handmade on Etsy. But now they are finally admitting it.
After the announcement, numerous sellers have asked and requested that Etsy separate the two types of sellers out. Etsy's, or should we say specifically, CEO Chad Dickerson's, response? It's too much of a gray area to decide who is truly hand made and who isn't.
Honestly? Not that hard of a problem to solve. Handmade should = made with the seller's hands. WHOA.
All they would really have to do is make a new selling category to go along with handmade, supply, and vintage. They could call it "small designed" to show it was designed by a small business, but was not handmade.
This would include any and all mass produced items. This way nobody is left out, nobody is offended, all the small businesses win, and Etsy still gets to make their money.
BUT the thing with Etsy, as usual, is always deceit. Etsy still wants consumers to go there under the belief that they are buying items that are handmade and unique. The real reason Etsy won't disclose right out in the open that not every seller is going to be making items by their own hand, is that they don't want to lose their roots in the handmade buyers and they don't want to lose the money making mass producing sellers by forcing them to disclose what they do in an immediately noticeable place.
Yes, Etsy has said that those particular sellers would need to disclose how their items are made on their about page, but how many people actually read a shop's about page before purchasing something on a whim?
The biggest issue concerning sellers with this, however, is that Etsy is practically inviting designers with established brands and factories into the market place. (Think Martha Stewart, Vera Wang, Dolce and Gabbana etc.)
Now, we all think it is great that Etsy is allowing the small businesses to expand, as in the past, they have closed shops for getting "too large", but doing so is very hard and expensive. Unless a small seller has a financial backer, a rich family member, an amazing side job, a Kickstarter that goes viral, or some super duper awesome credit, the chances of Etsy's small sellers expanding is pretty small.
The biggest problem is that relevancy for who shows up in search terms on Etsy is based on how many items are listed in a shop and how many times the items are bought.
If everything is lumped together as "handmade", the seller who makes one of a kind items and can only produce and upload ≤ 6 to 10 pieces a day is going to be completely slammed away by the seller who has outside workers producing, relisting, and uploading 100+ items a day.
There are only 250 pages that come up under Etsy's search. The sellers like the first hypothetical one are going to either be way at the end of the results, or on page 500, which doesn't exist.
The next problem is how pricing is going to be viewed. It costs a lot less per item to mass produce your designs, than it does to individually create the same amount by yourself. That is because in a factory situation, items are made much quicker and at wholesale costs.
If I make a necklace in Connecticut, and the supplies cost me $30 in retail supplies to make, and the piece takes me 6 hours to create, I can charge $162 using the formula:
[$8.5(CT min wage)x6(hours)+$30(supplies)]x2(wholesale price multiplier) = $162
(Yes I pay myself minimum wage and only charge wholesale price, because I already can't compete with the manufactured goods that have slipped through on Etsy.)
Now make me a designer who goes to factories to create their work. Depending on the area's wage laws, they can pay employees almost nothing to work. (Let's say $1.50 an hour for now). Ignoring the complexities of assembly lines and such, we'll assume that single worker makes the same kind of necklace I just made in the same amount of time and lives in another country than the seller.
Many companies only offer wholesale supply prices to large companies and factories. Wholesale is usually 1/2 price of retail. So instead of paying $30 per necklace in supplies, the seller only pays $15 for supplies.
Using the same formula:
[$1.50(wage of factory worker)x6(hours)+$15(supplies)]x2(wholesale multiplier)+$8 shipping from other country = $56
That's a pretty big difference. Now, if all of theses items are being lumped together as handmade, the customer mentality for possibly purchasing a genuinely handmade item is going to become "I can buy a similar handmade necklace from this seller for less than half the price. This seller is trying to rip me off."
This means small sellers who actually make their items and are trying to make a living are either going to have to lower their prices A LOT, or are going to be completely run out of business all together because we can't price our items that low.
In the necklace example, we would only be making a $26 profit at that price.
(I would like to add in that the mass merch seller's profit is slightly less per necklace, at $24, however keep in mind that these are more likely to sell because based on Etsy's relevancy search criteria, they are more likely to come up during searches.)
Some sellers (not me, unfortunately I'm at an average of 1 sale a month) are lucky enough for four sales a day. So let's pretend that is the case with our necklace creator who was forced to lower his or her prices.
$26x4 = $104 a day.
Sounds good, right? But then figure in the rest:
4(necklaces)x6(hours) = 24 hours of work
$104/24(hours of work)= the seller paying his/herself about $4.33 per hour, half the CT minimum living wage.
Not exactly a livable wage when you are needing the income and making very few sales already.
And all the good people at Etsy can say about this is we are "afraid of competition". We are not afraid of competition, we just know it is going to kill our businesses.
All we want from Etsy is for them to make a separate category for those who strictly design and those who design AND create. It's not hard Etsy.
On a related note, many of the small "hands on" (hehe get it?) etsy businesses are using the hashtag #TrueHandmade all over social media to show they make the items with their own two hands, not by Etsy's weird new standards. If you use social media to shop, start using that hashtag, and if you are truly a handmade business, start using it yourself!
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The fact is that Germany located Auschwitz in Poland, and any Jew who managed to escape was murdered by the Poles. The Poles were not known for being kind to Jews, to put it mildly. Calling the death camp "Polish" makes perfect sense.
Too bad they didn't murder ignorants like you.
@ df
You have no idea what you're talking about
At the beginning of WW II German death camps were created to eliminate polish politics, scientists, writers, etc. Next victims of the German regime were Jewish people from Europe. It is hard too say that there were Polish death camps, because Poland did not exist in that time. Many Poles died too.
df – You probably have heard about Yad Vashem and The Righteous Among The Nations. Try to read this: http://www1.yadvashem.org/yv/en/righteous/statistics.asp
Judaism is a religion. Before the World War II 10% of polish citizens were Jews. That was one of the biggest Jewish communities in Europe (and that's why Germans put their horrifying "death factories" there). They came to Poland because since Middle Ages they were persecuted everywhere else in Europe starting from Spain and ending with Germany. That's history. In 1492 when Christopher Columbus was about to discover America same Spaniards who gave the money for his journey expel all Jews from their kingdom…
To help you understand the problem: the fact that in United States there are organisations like KKK doesn't mean that all Americans hate their black neighbours – or does it? Would you call all Americans racists? Poles consider Jewish culture a part of their own heritage. So pleas stop being ignorant.
df, go back to school
The fact is that Jews lived peacefully in Poland for 500 years. Were there occasional tensions? At times yes, but Poland was religiously very tolerant when compared to other European nations, that's why so many Jews lived there. The tensions after Poland regained its independence was a direct result of the Jewish community support for the Bolsheviks in Polish -Bolshevik war (1919-1921), and their general support for communism.
If it wasn't for Poland inviting in the Jews in mass in the 14th century, the Ashkenazim would not exist. And people need to remember that the Slavs were considered as subhuman as Jews and Gypsies, with Serbia and Poland both loosing one quarter of their population and Russia losing tens of millions.
df, you are clearly a moron.
Obama is THE PACIFIC president, he probably doesn't care about insulting 40 millions people somwhere in central-eastern Europe… Reset with Russia, disrespecting President Kaczynski"s funeral in Krakow, what else?
DF, your are so ignorant, your post does not even need any reply. Please just kill yourself and save the human race the pain of your existence.
As to the story, I am sure that Obama meant no harm. However, it does not excuse his ignorance that he did not have a personal filter in his head that would have caught this before he read it out loud. Stay classy San Diego? In the word of the great Ron Burgundy (aka Obama)
How about those American 'death-camps'? Thousands innocent Japanese suffered in American concentration camps during World War 2? How about innocent Italians held on Ellis Island during World War 2? Does USA have anything to say about those acts of genocide?
The "Polish death camp" phrase is simply harmful, and it should be met with the same outrage as any other "politically incorrect" statements. For a person who is not well versed or misinformed on this historical aspect of WWII, it implies that Poland somehow invited or even collaborated with the Nazis in establishing death camps on its territory. Unfortunately, this 'useful shorthand' keeps finding its way to many prestigious publications over and over. How else did it make to President's speech?
People reading such comments may think "Oh, since it was a "Polish deaths camp", Poland and Polish people must have had somehow took part in it. Aren't they all Anti-Semites anyway? So, they must be also somehow responsible or involved for Nazi crimes and genocide crimes".
I do not want to think that these types of statements are purposeful, but in all consequence, this could be useful mental shorthand for some, couldn't it? (For example, see df comments above: "All Jews who escaped were murdered by Poles anyway"). These ignorant statements come from somewhere. They are rewriting history and state of human minds.
The fact is that Poland was one of the first countries to refuse any collaboration with Nazi Germany (before WWII Hitler thought of Poland as potential ally against Soviet Russia). It was also Poland who was a target of first massive joint German & Russian incursion of WWII on Sept 1939 (See Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact), effectively losing it's territory, independence and as a result any influence on what has happened within its territory, death camps included. It is also a fact, that unlike some other ethnicities within Europe (I do not want to point fingers here), Poles en masse refused to man or help run German concentration camps setup by Nazi's on it's territory. Does it mean that there were no Anti-Semitic or criminal acts against Jews in Poland during WWII? No, but there is no German occupied country in Europe where none happened.
It is also a fact that Yad Vashem Institute honored with the title "Righteous among the Nations" (awarded for documented acts of saving of Jewish lives during the Holocaust) more than 6 thousand Polish nationals. It is also safe to say that for one awarded, on average 10 other unnamed or unknown must have helped as well. This is highest count among all nations, with Netherlands taking second spot. This must mean for something. If you do not know what this title/award means and who gets it, see Wikipedia.
Sorry for short "history lesson", but this is not the first time this has happened. Such harmful and undeserved statements like Obama's keep appearing in most prestigious of places, newspapers and are constantly repeated by many officials over and over again. It is time to put a stop to it, and keep objecting to such comments until they are considered more than a simple faux pas. They should be met with the same public outrage or "social death" as racism, sexism, Anti-Semitism etc. alike. I can only hope that many upstanding individuals will get involved in setting the record straight once for all.
To all of those thinking that nothing really happened and we should all just get along, read this first:
To all those who say Polish nationals had more than fair share of commited atrocities (as some stated here "countles commited crimes" or "collaborated with Nazis" or "killed thousands of Jews") read here:
For those who think this whole "upheaval" is just one-off issue, read here:
No problems except for the hate we show here and now.
We entrap ourselves in words an phrases that take on different meanings based the individuals perceptions and interpretation of what is said… which varies greatly.
Those who want to find a problem always will…
It may surprise some that many merely associate the phrase to the location vs. a people group – despite the wording… anyway
Does USA hold moral leadership in the free world any longer? What's the difference between Russian petro-dollar dictatorship and the USA petro-dollar dictatorship?
@alexbusybee: The ones in America were concentration camps, not death camps.
Jan – since Americans have their own 'standards'……what's the difference at this stage if anyone calls them death-camps or concentration camps? How about hundreds of thousands of innocent Native Americans that died on American soil? How about those 'reservations' that they still live on?
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It seems that ads promoting a healthy planet only thrive during a healthy economy. According to three Penn State University researchers, green marketing rises and falls in lockstep with key indicators of economic growth.
The researchers examined 30 years of environmental advertising in National Geographic Magazine and compared it to what was happening with the gross domestic product at various points in time.
"Because advertisers do a lot of research into public attitudes before they create and place ads, we took advertising as a reliable proxy for environmental concern," says Lee Ahern, assistant professor of advertising and public relations in Penn State's College of Communications. "We found that changes in GDP do indeed predict the level of 'green' advertising."
Ahern, Denise S. Bortree, assistant professor of communication, and Alexandra N. Smith, a doctoral candidate in the College of Communications, are the authors of a paper in the journal, Public Understanding of Science, which is available online now and is forthcoming in print. Their work was supported by a grant from The Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication.
They learned that between January 1979 and December 2008, National Geographic ran 692 pages of green ads, defined as "…all ads that invoked environmental protection in some meaningful way." Most were placed by corporations, though some came from advocacy organizations and business association or industry front groups.
They found a significant statistical correlation between the health of the GDP and the numbers of green ads. This syncs with the long-held theorized relationship between economic well-being and environmental concern (known as Inglehart's post-materialist values shift thesis). This study is one of few to offer empirical evidence of this connection.
"Marketers have their fingers on the pulse of public sentiment," Ahern said. "Using the level of green advertising as a proxy for general environmental concern, we can see that economic trends significantly predict this 'greenness' indicator."
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