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It was 20 years ago in May people first came to CityWalk to play.
Now a major destination for both Southern California residents and tourists from around the world, Universal City's hilltop amusement promenade was a unique animal when it debuted in 1993.
"It was a big deal at the time, creating what is now classified as an urban entertainment center," said John Simones, senior vice-president and design director of the Venice-based architectural firm The Jerde Partnership, who was CityWalk's principal urban designer. "It was unusual from just a pure retailing point of view. Not having anchors, like major department stores in malls, was something that hadn't been done at the time."
Entertainment -- restaurants, clubs, fun shops, free street performances -- was to be the new concept's "anchor."
"This was before The Grove, before Hollywood & Highland, before L.A. Live, all of these things," said Larry Kurzweil, who came in as CityWalk's second general manager in 1997 and is now president and chief operating officer of Universal Studios Hollywood. "CityWalk was an amazing success from when it first opened up."
And a surprising one, too. Then MCA-owned Universal hired Jon Jerde, the project design director, and his many collaborators to create what all thought would mainly be a tourist trap. The Phase One collection of buildings, each inspired by a different kind of So Cal architecture and decorated with wacky signage and pulsating neon, was envisioned as a retail path between the parking areas and movie multiplex that were then all that existed at the top of the hill and the entrance to the Universal Studios theme park.
Once it opened, though, CityWalk attracted just as many locals who may have had no intention of entering the park as it did out-of-town guests headed for the world-famous, studio tour attraction.
"We were trying to hit the tourist audience, not knowing how many regional people would come," Jerde's Simones recalled. "It took a while to get the releasing strategy for the shops to cater to locals as well."
With 65 tenant businesses after Phase Two -- the wraparound walkway behind the Hard Rock Cafe -- opened in 2000, Universal has the formula for keeping CityWalk almost perpetually 100 percent occupied down to a science.
That meant more, best-of-category chain operations alongside those that can only be found at the site.
"You have to have a blend of what might be familiar and comfortable for consumers with new concepts," said Kurzweil, who estimates CityWalk's 10 million annual visitors come about half from around here and half from everywhere else. "You have to have a mixture for the locals and the tourists, a mixture of the familiar and the unique and fun. You just can't get into the fringe, you can't be too highbrow and you can't be too mainstream; otherwise you get like a mall. There's a balancing act of always being in the middle."
Of course, some operations, like B.B. King's Blues Club and the Sam Goody record store that used to be underneath the giant, building-clinging King Kong figure that's one of CityWalk's many eye-catching landmarks, went away as culture and tastes changed over two decades.
Others, such as Camacho's Cantina, have thrived at CityWalk from Day One to now.
"We've seen so much change," Don Luis Camacho, president of the restaurant company, said at the Cantina whose 12-foot-tall, bronze Charro statue -- another enduring CityWalk landmark -- was modeled on his Mexican cowboy grandfather. "Hard Rock Cafe wasn't here when we started...
"And the announcements that are coming, with Harry Potter and the Evolution Plan, we're poised to see that as well. It's been a unique perspective, but we've done well and I can't think of a better team then the folks at Universal. They've done an amazing job reinventing the place every year.
"And they helped us set a standard for the street, that everything needs to be in place and clean, not just for us but for all the tenants," Camacho added. "There's a bit of a restaurant row here; you're only as good as your last meal, but you're also, at times, only as good as the last meal your competitor might have served across the way."
Across CityWalk's central court -- with its kid-beloved popjet fountain and smoke-spouting dragon sculpture -- are newer CityWalk residents such as Infusion Lounge and The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club.
"I'm excited to be part of a Los Angeles landmark," said Lovitz, the "Saturday Night Live" player who moved into the former B.B. King space in 2009. He recently revamped everything about the club, including adding a state-of-the-art video podcasting studio for his new show "Lovitz or Leavitz."
"I hope that people in the Valley come here because this probably is the nicest comedy club in the city right now," added Lovitz, who grew up in Encino and Tarzana. "And the summer is especially fun at CityWalk. There's just a certain atmosphere, like a festival atmosphere that goes on here. It has an energy that, I think, nowhere else in the city has. Everything's fun and over-the-top and grand. I've never seen anybody miserable here; they're always happy."
An unscientific sampling of people strolling through CityWalk seemed to confirm Lovitz's observations.
"It's very American," Diljana Antonich, who was visiting the country for the first time from Switzerland, opined. "It's very big and it feels like a fake world. But I think it's very cool. I would recommend CityWalk, of course, to people in Switzerland."
"I come up here almost every week with my husband and son," Luz Camacho (no relation to Don) of West Hollywood said. "It's very entertaining. We can come on family trips, walk around, there are a lot of things to see. There's always something different. You have the theater, you have everything. There's no need to go anywhere else, they have it all!"
As always, though, there's going to be more. Universal's 30-year Evolution Plan which was recently unanimously approved by both the city and county of Los Angeles (Universal City straddles both), will incorporate additions to CityWalk that Kurzweil said were not ready to be revealed yet.
"CityWalk remains one of the great Southern California attractions," said Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, whose district Universal City lies in. "With NBC/Universal poised to implement its Evolution Plan, CityWalk will remain the backbone of the attraction and appeal of Universal Studios."
In the short run, amped-up live music shows at the recently added 5 Towers concert venue in front of the AMC Cineplex can be expected.
"We always made sure we had the best street performers," Kurzweil explained (one of them became the hit boy band 98 Degrees). "Over time, we have transitioned to more music-based product and staged performance.
"For us the challenge is to always have something new, refreshing," Kurzweil summed up. "And everything we've tried to do is to try to be a little piece of Los Angeles -- its verticalities, neon at night, over-the-top types of entertainment and different types of acts. You can't pack more energy into a two-and-a-half block promenade anywhere else in America."


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Daniel Graney, president of the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus, has been doing a great job keeping us posted on the Dan Ramos situation. If you'll remember, Ramos is the chairman of the Bexar County Democratic Party who recently compared gay Democrats to "termites" and the "fuckin' Nazi Party." Just today, the San Antonio Current posted some audio from the interview in which Ramos' originally made his anti-gay comments — in response to Ramos' allegations that the newspaper misrepresented what he said. Also, after the jump are several statements condemning Ramos forwarded by Graney over the last few days, including from state representatives, a Congressman, the San Antonio mayor and the Tarrant County Stonewall Democrats.


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I called 4 Target stores in the Maryville/Knoxville, TN area to askabout a certain toy. EVERY SINGLE one of the employees that helped metold me "Merry Christmas" before hanging up. I was really shockedbecuase I thought Target was one of the stores where they weren'tsaying Merry Christmas.
This is 100% NOT TRUE! I myself work for Target Corporation as aCashier. We were never told what to tell our guests, but have beenencouraged to say Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays. We have signsall over the store that say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays on thereverse (so no one would be offended or left out). There are like 5different gift cards that have Christmas scenes on them one even says"Merry Christmas". Corporate office has not told any of its employeeswhat to say to guests during the Holidays, instead it is up to eachindividual employee. They have the right and the freedom to wishsomeone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Have a great day, Happy NewYear, Enjoy your Holiday, and etc.
And about Target not supporting the Salvation Army - TargetCorporation supports the Salvation Army! We donate hundreds ofthousands of dollars to the SA each year, just like Target does forhundreds of other non-profit organizations. The SA actually benefitsfrom not having the bell ringers at Target! Target donates more moneyto the SA throughout the year (unlike once a year at other retailerssuch as Wal-Mart, Kmart, CVS). Target even has a special holiday CDthat guests can buy - and we donate a percentage of the sale to theSalvation Army.
Target has a committed to ensuring that every guest feels welcome attheir Target store. Should any incident arise, please don't hesitateto speak with management at THAT store. Corporate has a hard timedealing with guest comments, questions, etc. If something has happenedat your Target that needs management attention, DO NOT HESITATE TOASK! Go to ANY team member wearing Red & Kakki that is proudlydisplaying their team member name badge; and ask them to someone fromguest relations or management.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL if you dont like it GET OUT OF OUR COUNTRY!!!!!
Merry Christmas!
My question is what in the world was the cashier doing telling youinformation that was given out during an employee meeting for thestore? That was confidential information and shouldn't have beendisclosed to you in the first place. Her bad mouthing her employerlike that could very likely cost the company business. From a completebusiness perspective of this, that cashier should be held accountablefor speaking in a negative way about the company. She may be upsetabout not saying Merry Christmas. You may be upset about not hearingMerry Christmas. But the retailers have every right to respect thepopulation of our society that doesn't celebrate Christmas. If theyever stop selling Christmas trees and decorations because it'll offendthose that don't celebrate it, then maybe there's a complaint there.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS *chuckles*
Funny how these people who are offended by "merry Christmas" don'tDEMAND to work on the paid holiday though, huh?
We received a Target catalogue in the mail a couple weeks ago. On thecover is a string of Christmas lights. One of the lights "opens" toreveal the next page, and when you open the light, you see "MerryChristmas"!
The reason why people arent free to express themselves and saywhatever holiday greeting they would like is because of people, likeyourself, that like to complain and make their opinion known. You wantto hear the words "christmas" there are also people who write letterssaying that they dont. The squeaky wheel gets the grease andunfortunately there are alot of squeakers out there. In order to tryand please everyone people have to keep their mouth shut. Like yourmom always said... if you cant say something nice.. Not everyone findsmerry christmas to be nice. Its a personal issue for individualamericans not a corporate issue.
Btw I'm not disagreeing with you at all. Personally I think thiscountry needs to stop trying to be so politically correct and startemphasizing personal responsiblity. But that would never happenbecause god forbid someone get offended when we tell them they are incontrol of their own lives.
As a Christian I do NOT keep Xmas because it's a pagan holiday (no, Iam not a JW). I'd rather the cashier say "Have a good day." One sizefits all there.
Even if she said Happy Holidays, shouldn't that be acceptable to you? Xmas is not the only December holiday. In fact Hanukkah just started.
1) F Target for doing that. 2) As far a free speach. There is nosuch thing when you are working for someone. While on their clock andin their building you live by their rules.
Does it really offend your ideals that a purveyor of goods andservices doesn't acknowledge your holiday? Has it really affected theway you celebrate Christmas? Isn't it ironic that Christmas hasnothing to do with shopping anyway according to your ideals, but theplace you go to shop for presents in what has become a commercializedseason rather than a spiritual one doesn't acknowledge your beliefs? Don't you see the amazing hypocrisy in this entire argument?
I don't even buy from Target anyway after an issue that happened. Ijust BOYCOTT THEM ! I will not even own a credit card of theirs.
I take my business elsewhere, Like Wal-Mart, Sams Club verycourteous service Sears also, My dad has bought alot form Sears, so doI .
BTW I also Support Salvation Army when it comes to having theirRingers and Target Does Not another reason I don't go to Target.
TARGET Corp. some of your management staff treated me poorly and Ihave never set foot in your stores after that, I have a VG creditRating.
Thanks !
OK...enough PFB...time for a new letter.
last year while working at my job on Christmas Eve, I said MerryChristmas to one of our customers and after the customer left, shetold me that I was to say "Happy Holidays" from now on. I turned andI told her that I have been saying Merry Christmas for 40 (I'm 45)years and that I wasn't about to change!
"85% of Americans claim to celebrate Christmas, so I don't think it'sworth protecting 15% of our population" I am glad you think that theother 15% of the population is not worth much. Not to mention is the85% of the population are annoyed by a measly 15% then I think theyare the ones who have issues.
Secondly, this has already been mentioned, you cannot say and do andsay whatever you want at work because no matter what people still getoffended by the most miniscule things. Happy Holidays or MerryChristmas, unfortunately people never grow up and then it is thecompanies that are forced to deal with it.
I don't know what kind of Target you shop at but I can easily findChristmas cards and other products at the two Target locations where Ilive.
Freedom of speech? You do know the constitution is to protect usagainst the government, not our employers, right? People can't justsay whatever they want at work and claim "freedom of speech".
Happy Festivus!
I love the whole "War on Christmas" argument. It provides such anabundance of entertainment to me during the holiday season. Can't weall agree that christian religious radicals are very laughable?
I was in Lowes yesterday at 9:57pm. A CSR was helping me findsomething, and was lingering (I thought he would excuse himselfbecause closing was in three minutes). The topic of the holidays cameup, and in an exasperated manner he said he can't wish anyone a happyholiday. He went on to say "Did you hear it isn't Black Fridayanymore? It is called Super Friday now." I pointed out this thread,and he shook his head. He said someone was in the store last week andthreated to sue if a sign that said "Happy Holidays" wasn't takendown. As we parted, he said "Happy Thanksgiving", and I did the same. As he strolled away, I said "And Merry Christmas." He replied "Thankyou, and you have a Merry Christmas also." I really like the factthat
he stood against his store's policy.
I ate at an Applebee's after this, and this same issue came up. Sheshook her head and said "If someone threatened to sue in my presenceover such a thing, I think I'd punch them in the mouth." She wishedme a Merry Christmas, and even tacked on "God bless" and I did thesame to her. There's another person I could have gotten in trouble.
I think it's time to start a grass roots rebuttal against this crap. Whenever I'm in a store, I'm going to smile and wish the CSR andanyone else I run into a holiday greeting. If they just stare backbecause management has muzzled them, fine. But let's not let saying"Happy [appropriate religious holiday]"
become a a swear.
The next time I see a linen store advertising "White Days" I'm goingto go in and threaten to sue them!
As a retail employee, I prefered "Happy Holidays". This is theperfect greeting in my eyes, taking in all faiths/celebrations/beliefsand wishing them the best for the season. It was never meant toEXCLUDE anyone, it was meant to include EVERYONE and their faith ofchoice, and spread good cheer; isn't that what the season is supposedto be about?
That is one of the reasons I really wanted to protest that store whenthey wouldn't even let Salvation Army outside their door.
And, if you try to find gift wrap with angels, or peace, love, andhope, give up. Same for Walmart. And, at this point Walmart coulduse a little divine intervention.
We have stood by quietly and watched the Christians' rights disappearright in America. No prayer in school. No "under God" in our pledge. Some no pledge at all.
Just like you sit comfy in your pews and don't go out and win the lostto know HIM, you pay the price now. When our grandchildren, areadults, who knows if they will even be allowed to say His name.
Don't expect this world to get better.What are you doing to shareChrist?
The issue at Target targets you also. What is a Christian? What doesthat mean? It doesn't mean to sit and find things to complain about. It means to go out into that evil world and share Christ with them. It doesn't mean to sit in your pew and be self-rightious, but to loveand encourage, to share Jesus with all people. Perhaps, if we weredoing what our forefathers did, and shared God's love, it wouldn't bethis way. What will God say to you when your time on earth is done? Works doesn't get anyone to heaven. Being good doesn't get you toHeaven. How will they know HIM, but by Christians sharing theirfaith.
Merry CHRISTmas and God bless!
What a sad world we are living in! I am like you, as i do not believethe minority should dictact what is seen, heard or spoken. It's abouttime we "take" back our freedoms!
MERRY CHRISTMAS and GOD Bless us all!
I think the person who wrote this letter either was misinformed orjust did hear correctly.
I was at the Strongsville Target the other day and asked the cashier(Amy) if management had suggested what greeting to use to thecustomers for the upcoming holiday season. She looked at me ratherstrangly (I don't blame her) and then I explained why I was asking.She said she they had not been instructed and she is an assistantmanger.(She was training a new employee on the register.)
Personally I have friends of all faiths so I have gotten into thehabit of saying "Happy Holidays". But that is just my personal choice.
Not all of Target's customers are of the Judeo-Christian faith. "HappyHolidays" is sufficient to cover Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or whatever winterholiday you celebrate.
May I suggest you get a life and stop worrying about trivial crap,like whether your cashier says "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays"?
Bull hockey. Shenanigans. Liar, liar, pants on fire.
I was at Target today. I couldn't help but notice the HUGE "MerryChristmas" banner hanging from the ceiling at the checkout area. Ialso perused Christmas cards, and not only were there PLENTY ofeasily-found cards that said "Merry Christmas," but there was agood-sized section of Christmas cards specifically labeled"religious."
But honesty doesn't make for a contentious letter that lingers in thetop spot, now does it?
This letter, along with 99% of the responses, is a bunch of garbage! And it gets to be #1? Get a life, people.
Why can't people say "Merry Christmas" if they celebrate it as suchand "Happy Holidays" if that's what the holiday is for them? I'm notJewish nor do I celebrate Kwanza but I will, and have, uttered thosegreetings to customers who I know celebrate those holidays. Why am Inot allowed the same consideration? How difficult is it for someoneto simply say, "I don't celebrate Christmas" so the person utteringthe greeting can amend it to something else? You take offense, itisn't forced upon you.
It would be nice if this year people thought about the people aroundthem instead of themselves and offered them the greeting that bestfits the person you're responding to (as I do) or if you receive agreeting you don't agree with, simply informing someone of how youcelebrate, rather than removing someone else's rights.
though I agree with most of what you are saying, I hate whenChristians feel a need to point out that they are the majority.Besides, just because some one celebrates Christmas does not mean theyare Christian. In case you have been under a rock for the last fewdecades, Christmas is about spending more money than you have topurchase a gift for someone that you see once a year that they willnever use. It's about scrambling to visit many different parties inone day because families no longer stick together. Now you have tovisit the stepmom, the stepdad, the stepdogs. It's about filing ourlandfills with more useless crap.
I love Christmas. I wish we could do away with the gift giving. Or atleast tone it down. I just want to visit with family and friends and Iwant my kids to feel that way too. But unfortunately, it's all aboutgimme gimme more.
I just don't understand why people get so frazzled about this crapeach and every year. Are you there to shop for items, or to receivewell wishes for whatever holiday you're celebrating? I couldn't careless what a cashier says, or doesn't say to me, as long as they ringthe items up properly.
I mean really - would someone saying "Merry Christmas" to you actuallymake your holiday merrier? Conversely, would someone saying "HappyHolidays" make your holidays less happy? If you answered "yes" toeither of those questions, then you have far more problems with lifein general than you do with whatever some Target employee happens tosay (or not say) to you.
Happy Christmahanukwanzakah !!!
Inquire as to whether the customer would like a holiday greeting ornot. If the customer answers "Yes", inquire as to whether they wouldlike a religious greeting. If the answer is "Yes" inquire as to whatthe religion is.
Now the CSR reviews the answers the customr typed in. Obviously theCSR has all the information they need at this point to act theappropriate way. If the customer doesn't want a holiday greeting, theCSR smiles and enthusiastically says "HAVE A NICE DAY!". If thecustomer wants a non-religious holiday greeting, the CSR says "HAPPYHOLIDAYS!".
etc etc. Problem solved.
Happy [insert greeting here], people!
Alright, this has gone on way too long and I'm sick of it. I'm endingthis debate once and for all.
MERRY CHRISTMAS is not a dirty word, alright? It's TWO words. TWO. Soif anything, MERRY CHRISTMAS is TWO dirty words. Alright? Noweverybody just shut the hell up.
Bambi, it comes down to this:
If you want to control what Target does, buy 51% of all of their stockand go for it.
You don't think it is worth protecting 15% of the population????? Dothey matter less than you? Maybe we should just ban that 15% fromTarget? Maybe we can just send them to someplace like Darfur and letthem fend for themselves?
Free speech? Do you have free speech at your job? There are plentyof things I would like to say to the people I work with but if I do Iwill get fired! What if an employee decides they want to come to workin a KKK robe? Will that be ok as well?
It's attitudes like this that create minorities. As a minority myselfI am offended by your comments.
BTW, I personally think the ban on "Merry Christmas" is silly but notfor the reasons you do.
If even ONE person is truly offended by the phrase than I think Targetis doing the right thing.
I'd knock you out if you said "merry christmas" to me. I used to workin a community that was a majority of jews and terrorists, I mean,arabs. I don't think they would be happy if you said it to themeither.
I don't think that the president (bush) should get up in front of TVcameras and groups of americans and say anything about "our thoughtsand PRAYERS are with..." or "god bless..." - that should be outlawed.I don't believe in god or prayer so I shouldn't have to hear about itor have someone assume that I'm praying for anyone or need someimaginary figure to "bless" me.
I feel that if any store doesn't want to say Merry Christmas to me oreven if they say Happy Holidays I don't want to spend my hard earnedMerry Christmas dollars at their stores.
I don't honestly think the other 85% is truly annoyed, just the smallfringes who believe that the majority way should apply to all.
I celebrate Christmas. I have friends and co-workers who celebrate,Hanukkah and Kwanzaa as well. I don't feel that it's right tominimize any religious celebration in favor of any other, soregardless of how "many" people celebrate it, its easier from a socialstandpoint to say Happy Holidays or nothing at all. Target has optedto say nothing at all.
I'd be willing to bet that someone somewhere with no life and an axeto grind was offended (much like your offense at the LACK of agreeting) that Christmas was promoted over his or her holidayobservance and apparently Target felt the brunt of that axe.
If you are truly a Christian, then wish the clerk a Happy Holiday andlet it go. I can't recall anywhere in my Bible studies that said Godexpected everyone to observe Christmas or even acknowledge it. So whyare YOU making a big deal out of it???
I recently saw a holiday Target commercial...the one with the playhouse and windows that open up to show all kinds of holidaygoodies...well I noticed that they put Merry Christmas on one of thewindows. I thought to myself at least this year there won't becomplaints about Target not celebrating/supporting Christmas all overplanetfeedback....I guess I was wrong.
Here's a thought though...when most cashiers say stuff like "thank youfor shopping at x store" or "have a nice day" or "happy holidays" orwhatever, it's not because they feel it "appropriate in their heart"it's because they were trained/are expected to/or just need to saysomething to end your transaction to move on to the next one....solets not make a mountain out of an ant hill.
If a cashier expresses a nice sentiment as I'm leaving I'm happy withit, because honestly they don't have to do it. It's better than thehere's your change - buh bye brush off.
I'm just not gonna do it this year. This is my third winter at PFB,and every year we have this discussion. This year, I'm just gonna sayit once then I'm gonna move on with my life.
This letter is far better than some of the poorly spelled diatribes wehave to look forward to as the season approaches. I commend the OPfor writing about a very touchy subject in a calm and friendly way,and for the record I hope she has a very merry Christmas. But I haveto point a few things out.
1. Employee's don't really have free speech while they are on theclock. Yes, they have the right to say what they like without riskinglegal action (excepting libelous, obscene, or hate speech of course)like any other American, but they do not have the right to say whatthey like without disciplinary action from their employer. Allemployees have the legal right to say, "Merry Christmas," "HappyWinter Solstice," or, "go eff yourself," but their employers are wellwithin their rights to fire them. "Freedom of Speech" only extends tolegal protection, and when you agree to work for a company you waive aportion of your rights when you agree to follow their rules.
2. Not to be argumentative, but where are you getting your numbers? In 2001, 79.8% of Americans reported that they identified with somevariation of Christianity(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States#Religious_affiliation). Atheists and Agnostics make up another 15%, and"Other" makes up the remaining 5.2%. Not a huge difference, but as ageneral rule if you cite statistics it's good to check them out.
3. Just because a majority of a population believes something, thisdoes not mean that the rights of the minority should be overlooked. If we as people decided never to worry about the rights of a minoritygroup, the Civil Rights movement could never have happened, just toname an example. In fact, there was a time when Christianity itselfwas a small, isolated sect among many, and if that minority group hadnever sought to be seen as equal we wouldn't be having this debateright now.
4. For the record, I don't much care what you celebrate (or don'tcelebrate), as long as you enjoy it. If you celebrate Solstice,Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Festivus, or something altogetherdifferent, have a happy one. For that matter, I don't care if youdon't celebrate anything at all. Have a great day anyway. Theholidays to me are about goodwill, regardless of the details of whatpantheon inspires it (or not).
So that's all I got. I'm not getting sucked into the debate overMerry Christmas this year. It always gets so ugly on both sides, andit never resolves anything. Besides, there are so many more funthings to talk about during the winter holidays, like whatTwinkleToe's is getting her kids for Christmas, or what vc wrote inthe snow this year. :)
You're right!
These corporate stores are so afraid of "radical" viewpoints theywould rather offend the 85% of Americans who believe in GOD!
But they don't mind making money off the "Christmas Season" do they?
Any business who tries to remove the focus of God and the birth of oursaviour ( again, the 85% of Americans) in their "Christmas themes"does NOT get my business.
And please, don't patronize me with that "inclusive" crap.
Stand up America for what you believe!
Prais God.
What ever happened to have a nice day? I know that in Toronto we are avery multicultural city. I don't feel right wishing someone a MerryChristmas as they may not celebrate christmas, channukkah or anydecember holidays. I think a whole hearted have a nice/good day is alot better. And here's the great part, it never goes out of style.
Reading this letter makes me giggle with delight.
You want to know why? this is my first holiday season NOT working in amall! Or retail for that matter. So I'm sitting here grinning from earto ear because I will NEVER have to deal with this crap ever again. Nomore crowded store, no more grumpy shoppers, no more people fightingover the last "black friday" item (I've seen people dive over boxes toget to things, im not kidding!)
Sorry if that was tangent-y. Retail just really strips you of yourholiday spirit. Maybe this year I can actually enjoy the festivitiesisntead of recovering from work at the end of every 10-14 hour workday. Either way, I agree that people should have the right to saywhatever they way, whether the choose to say "merry xmas", "happyholidays" or nothing at all.
Oh for the love of God....
"Happy Christmas"
"Merry Holidays"
"Seasons Greetings"
Just celebrate, however you feel and get over it!
I don't take offense to anyone elses celebrations or what they believein...why would it matter?! You can say "Free Speech" all you want andtake it to extreme points but in the end it just doesn't reallymatter...one day we will all meet our maker and then won't we beshocked?!
He would tell his followers that he doesn't give a Judas' ass whatthey say in December. He would know when his birthday was.
Then, he and the Flying Spaghetti Monster would go bowling and scoresome chicks. Chicks dig righteous black men.
There were a few people I would have liked to have told to **** off!
But seriously, you sound really annoying. What would you think of freespeech if this cashier chose to tell you God didn't exisit andChristmas was a sham? You probably wouldn't like it. That's whyRELIGION and POLITICS don't belong in places of BUSINESS. The cashiershould have kept her mouth shut and not complained about her employerto a customer.
No one's stopping you from going home and drinking a whole gallon ofegg nog under the Christmas tree.
I agree, in part, with you. I am 50 years old.. old enough to thinkfor myself and say what I want..as long as I don't purposefully offendanyone. But, in today's (annoyingly) politically correct society,employees are being forced to take "sides." They do, bottom line, workfor a business and business makes money when customers are happy.After hours, they can say what they want!
I find it "ok" for employees to say what they have to say (to keeptheir jobs!) but, no one can force me to reply with the "correct" termof that year!
I will continue to say Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays or just "omg!!I'm sooo stressed out"..whenever I choose!! :)
BTW.. nice letter! :)
Right on, and Amen.
P.S. the term is "melding" pot (not "melting"). Thought you mightlike to know.
Bambi, may you have a bright and peaceful Solstice this year. :)
I'll admit, my first thought upon seeing the title of this letter was'IT'S ONLY NOVEMBER!!!' Then I read through the comments, especiallyBambi's calm and mature replies and decided that it would be great ifBambi would stay around for a while. That would be a lovely Christmasgift.
Why should it matter? Are you so insecure in your Religion that youneed some one to tell you? Who cares!
Christ was NOT born on December 25th (as we know it) It states thatthe Shepherds were watching their flocks by night. Not in the WINTERin that time of year in that area of the World. Too bloody cold.
We are not Christians, but we DO celebrate Christmas. It is a day toget together with the family and not worry about all the crap that iswrong in the World and just "be".
Christmas it what you make it and you shouldn't need some one to tellyou "Merry Christmas" to have a Merry Christmas.
(Personally, I like the "Brit Speak" of "Happy Christmas". I wouldLOVE to see that here in the States.)
Flame away!
OK, I shall put an end to this once and for all.
Technically, up to and including the 24th and all the days followingthe 25 are technically THE HOLIDAYS, saying Happy Holidays isperfectly acceptable.
December 25th is the day we celebrate the birth of Christ. Shouldn'tthe 25th be the only day we say "Merry Christmas"?
As far as I am concerned, we should celebrate Jesus every day off theyear not just Christmas and Easter.
Oh God, not this again! Not again!
Is this going to happen every single Christmas now?
The war of the holiday greetings is starting already.
I need to lie down with a good stiff drink and stop reading complaintwebsites again.
Scrooges love to make a fuss out of anything they can. They havenothing better to do. I kind of think its like people pulling the racecard.
Oops. Am I late, early? When the devil is it? Oh let's just forgetit.
I agree, I think people should be able to say whatever they want. If Ididn't celebrate Christmas and someone said Merry Christmas, Iwouldn't care. People need to grow up. So they get offended, so what?They can just say Happy Hanukkah or Happy Kwanzaa or whatever back.
I received an email today from Target assuring me that this is nolonger their policy. They feel that perhaps the employeemisunderstood or the management was unclear at the last staff meeting. So good news!
I am celebrating Festivus this year and so should Target.
This entire Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays debate is getting old.
Why do Christians insist on having stores say "Merry Christmas". Whatis wrong with Happy Holidays? It sounds like the Christians want toignore every other religious holiday this time of year. IsChristianity more superior?
I don't think it is very Christian like to be acting like this(insisting on Merry Christmas). This is not the example Jesus wouldhave shown.
Happy Holidays everyone!
I personally get offended when Target cashiers refuse to acknowledgemy belief system and wish me a Merry Potatomash. They have no excusefor ignoring it. Potatomash is every day, when you believe in yourheart that all good things come from the potato.
So, in that case, I have no problem with Happy Holidays. Because in mymind, Potatomash is the holiest day of all.
"First, 85% of Americans claim to celebrate Christmas, so I don'tthink it's worth protecting 15% of our population, just to annoy theother 85%."
This is just me, but if it's okay with you to annoy 15% of thepopulation, then you don't seem to have grasped what the season is allabout.
I long for the days when people finally get it. The words "MerryChristmas" never once appear in the Bible. It's a phrase made up by agreeting card company; the Ten Commandments it is NOT.
Lighten up and - all due respect - get over it.
I don't think this is a real complaint. Even if it is though, I loaththe portion of this letter where the OP says "I don't think it'sworth protecting 15% of the population"! Who is she to say that? Andwhen did it become offensive or annoying to not hear Merry Christmas? Where I come from it is a COURTESY to receive a greeting, not anecessity. What is the harm in saying Happy Holidays and encompassingall religions? I consider myself to be Christian, but I must say thatI am terribly embarrassed at the number of "Christians" that feel theyare entitled to the continued national use of the word Christmas. Target has every right to tell their employees what they can andcannot say while on company time. If Target were to use the OP'slogic regarding employees and free speach, then employees would beable to cuss and say whatever they want without recourse. That makessense doesn't it?
Bill O'Reilly? Is that you?
Here is the down and dirty: I could really care less about whatsomeone does and does not say to me when I am shopping. If the truthbe told, I'd rather they don't say anything at all.
I don't think there is a single word that can be uttered that won'toffend someone for some reason or another.
Christmas is NOT: sending cards, putting up trees, putting up lights,spending money to buy gifts, santa claus, reindeer, snowmen,fruitcake, The Grinch, Sale Ads, Well Wishes, candy canes, stockings,mistletoe, credit cards, shopping malls, the north pole, elves, JimCarey, etc..etc...etc..
Christmas is the one day out of the year when we should celebrate thebirth of Christ. We should ask ourselves, what is the significance ofHis birth? The bible tells us that God being a just God sent His Soninto the world to take on our sin so that we may appear sinless in Hissight. Christmas is about salvation, not all the other stuff I listedabove.
I know that not everyone believes or "buys into" this belief and thatis their right. God's gift is free, but it should not be imposed onanyone. The term for this is FREE WILL
The next time you are in Walmart fist-fighting someone's grandmotherover a $29 DVD Player, try to remember this: For God so loved theworld that He gave His only Son, and who ever believes upon him shallnot perish, but have everlasting life.
So...the next time someone fails to wish you a Merry Christmas, justremind yourself that even if they did, they probably don't mean it theway it was intended in the first place.
I know it isn't even Thanksgiving yet, but...Merry Christmas to All.
it has nothing to do with free speech. They can advise theiremployees to not promote anything they wish.
Others have pointed out there is stuff on the website and in the storethat does proclaim Merry Christmas.
I don't see how one of these precludes the other. They may well haveeducated their employees as to their wishes, but post messages andcarry merchadise that is a bit more libreral. I can see how anemployee might relate this event out of either frustration, looselips, or whatever.
My own opinion is things have become far too PC. I would prefersomeone to mention any one of the greetings you mentioned to "SeasonsGreetings". If someone said "Happy Kwanzaa" to me I would be happyfor them celebrating their religion.
I hope you have a very happy Saint Lucia day.
Shenanigans. I think you're completely lying about every bit of this.
Target's web site contains the word "Christmas" by the way. Rightthere on the home page.
There is no free speech violation. Freedom of speech applies to thegovernment trying to control speech.
Any corporation, private company, business, private college, etc... isfree to limit the speech of their employees. If the employees have aproblem then they need to find a different job.
Employees have no freedom of speech right on the job period, ever.
This is SO NOT TRUE!
Walk into your local Target, there are signs that say Happy HolidaysAND Merry Christmas all over the store.


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About one week ago I decided to switch from Windows Media Center to Ubuntu 12.04 + XBMC Eden. First impression; it's awesome! :-)
As i'm using the HTPC mostly for LiveTV, that was the first priority for to make work again.
I've installed oscam + tvheadend + xbmc, and it all worked well, atleast for the first couple minutes....
After about 45 to 1,5 hour (sometimes it occurs fast, sometimes it doens't) my TV playback start to get laggy, like i'm having 2 FPS. It always takes some time before the playback is really slow. When I move the mouse, it's also laggy but when I go the main menu of XBMC everything is fast and smooth, except the TV playback on the background.
Strange thing is that I can solve it by just switching from channels.... but after 45 minutes or longer, it all starts over again.
I think it are "Interlacing Artifiacts", but i'm not sure if it's the right term.
I'm already spending a couple days trying to find the source of this problem, but still nothing. Already reinstalled everything 4 times.
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- New ATi driver (right from their site), latest one which is Catalyst 12.4.
- Upgraded tvheadend to 2.13git (ubuntu PPA)
- Changed my videocard to a more recent model
What I also notice while watching TV, is that when there is some object moving very fast, I see "lines" in the screen. No idea what it's called, hard to describe.
From some distance you don't see it, it's just when you're pretty close to the screen.
Nothing helped. On Windows Media Center I never had any playback issues.
I hope it's solvable, as I don't what to switch back to Windows Media Center
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Have you set deinterlacing mode to AUTO and deinterlacing method to xvba?
Note that ATI only supports very basic deinterling on Linux. Watching interlaced content is more fun with NVidia.
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(2012-05-05 20:54)FernetMenta Wrote: Have you set deinterlacing mode to AUTO and deinterlacing method to xvba?
Thanks for your reply.
"deinterlacing mode" was disabled, but i've now set it do "AUTO.
But I can't choose "xvba" as deinterlacing method. For now i've selected "deinterlace". The lines in the screen are now gone, and the mouse cursor doesn't lag anymore. Let's hope this will also solve the weird playback after 45+ minutes.
But I should have an option "xvba" as deinterlacing method?
"Allow Xvba" itself is enabled in settings -> videos -> playback.
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XVBA currently does not support mpeg2. If you play mpeg2 content you won't have hw acceleration and xvba de-interlacing option is not in the list.
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SecureLink enables you to upload and download documents and files stored on servers run by your organisation (school, college, company).
By deploying SecureLink, this provides access to files across all mainstream web browsers (IE, Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome) and platforms (iOS & Android). By storing the data on the organisations own servers, this controls where data is stored, delivering secure remote access across all device platforms.
The SecureLink Android App adds to the functionality of the SecureLink system to provide full integration with the Android platform on tablets and smart phones to allow documents to securely be viewed and saved back to the shared network drives.
SecureLink Features:
» Browse file shares and open documents from smart phones and tablets.
» Upload files, photos, movies and audio content.
» Create, rename and delete files and folders from the server.
» Enforces access rights via integration with Active Directory and file permissions.
» Single Sign-on portal to other applications within the organisation (OWA, VLE, MIS).
Note: The SecureLink Android app is used to access your organisations servers. Please contact your organisations IT department for the server address, username and password to gain access.
For more information please visit www.securelink.co.uk.
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Viewpoints with
Georg Anderl:
Georg Anderl works with Genencor. His company engineers enzymes to help detergents really clean up!
Transcript: Cleaning up with GE The reason we've gone to enzymes to help in detergents is it really provides beneficial effects not only for cleaning but also in the environment. If you look back in the 60s and 70s...there were a lot of phosphates and surfactins in the detergents. And that caused a lot of environmental problems. Because when that water went out into the streams, it would cause things like algae blooms, which took all the oxygen out of the water and then the fish would die. With the enzymes now we get the same cleaning effect without the phosphates. And that's very beneficial because now you have a very good way to get your clothes clean and also not have a negative environmental effect.
Tags: biodiversity bioprospecting biotechnology ecology environment enzymes Explore More Genencor genetic engineering genetically modified organisms Georg Anderl policy regulations viewpoints
Explore More: Genetic Engineering
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and the USDE Star Schools Program.