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He�s also hyperactive, subjecting himself to a tour de force of meetings, which tested the strong fibre of his staff but not his own, seeming to be perfectly at ease in the frenetic life.
�Let me explain - it�s better to organise a trip to various continents with stops of one or two days at most, following a precise logic, so that better results are obtained. There�ll be time later to rest�...
- Mr
President, in your programme, you talk about a review of the criteria
followed for drafting the Olympic programme. What will the changes be?
�Let�s say that we�ve started to study the possible procedural changes. Two
limits are insurmountable - the number of athletes taking part and the minimum
number of fixed stadiums required from the cities. The rest is under
- Does this mean that there�s the possibility
of increasing the number of sports, of going beyond the 28 established by the
Olympic Charter?
�Currently, we�re at 28 sports, or better, federations, taking part. Perhaps we
won�t have to cancel disciplines to increase and keep the number of athletes
fixed but just reduce the quota. First, the concept has to be clarified and
then we�ll act. We can go from 26 to 27, 28, 29 or 30 sports. The Charter can
also be amended, also removing the limitation of the choice to be made 7 years
before. There can be more elasticity. We�ll talk to Ricci Bitti, Chairman of
the ASOIF and a very open and constructive man, about it. Perhaps a change can
already be made with a view to Tokyo 2020.�
- You�re also asking for a different
approach to the possible candidate cities; what does this mean?
�Currently, we ask aspirants to complete an enormous form but we�re unable
to discover the soul of their proposal in this way because others, and they are
often always the same, help them with the �homework�. Instead, I would prefer
to hear from them how they intend to create this Olympic appointment, as it�s
creativity that can help more, also in our movement. Standard choices don�t
launch evolution. I�m also basing myself on the experience as Chairman of the Evaluation
Commission. Sometimes, I moved away from the fixed pattern, which forced us to
ask for answers to standardised questions that drove the people we were talking
to into soulless verbal acrobatics. And I asked for the real opinion, free of
patterns. This is what I mean because I believe that the candidate cities can
give us points for reflection and improvement of the same product.�
- We�re moving towards Sochi, the Winter
Olympics. What�s the situation on the gay front, which caused such a stir in
the summer?
�Putin is quoted as saying that, in Sochi, there won�t be any discrimination as
far as sexual orientation is concerned and his words were clear. Our Olympic Charter
will be respected.�
- Talking about the Winter Olympics of
the future, there was the possibility of a conflict with FIFA if the World Cup
2022 in Qatar was played in January of that year.
�I�ve met Blatter several times. The proposal that has been aired concerns November
2022. I think that it�s an excellent initiative and I hope that the football
world follows Blatter�s idea.�
- During your speech in Rome, it seemed that
you had sent a sort of message to your colleagues about doping.
�I only said that we must protect honest athletes. With Sochi in view, we�ll
make an additional 57% surprise checks, i.e. we�ll go from 800 to more than 1200
checks. However, in the meantime, the national committees must also act as a
consequence to avoid unpleasant cases at the Games. If an athlete is found
positive, the other blameless athletes in the same national team will also be
tainted. We have to defend them. We must all work in this direction because we
must beat doping and the manipulation of results by building a united front.�
- What strategy will the commitment to
youth world follow?
�Next year there will already be the second edition of the Youth Games in
Nanjin and we must exploit that event to attract the attention of the young
people who are not part of our sports system. Let me explain. We mustn�t limit
ourselves to sending messages to those who already do sport but we have to
convince the other millions who might follow us on internet but don�t actually
do any sport. We have to work with UNESCO to introduce sports curriculums into
schools. We have to develop a long-term plan of education on sport. It�s a
massive commitment and we can�t waste more time and the contribution of the
school is essential.�
- In December, you�ve called an atypical
executive board meeting - a day in the headquarters in Lausanne followed by a three-day
work retreat in Montreaux. Why have you chosen this place, which is also close
to Lausanne?
�This solution emerged but the concept is that of leaving our building, the
usual places, behind for once, to concentrate on the work to be done. This
meeting will enable us to create the commissions that will be concerned with
the various problems coming out of the brainstorming and which will be given
priority. These commissions will then produce the recommendations to be
assessed by the Board and the Olympic Session.�
- How can the independence of the IOC be
�Our independence must be clear. I also reiterated this in my speech to the UN.
Sport must be neutral. However, it�s obvious that every decision that we take
will have a political valence but it�s important that this stays within the
sphere of our autonomy and independence, which are protected by good governance.
We must respect the principles in our Charter.�
- How did the visit to the Pope go?
�It was very interesting. He congratulated me on my election in his hometown. But
I reminded him that I also won a world title in Buenos Aires, so there had
always been feeling. Then I talked to him about our Olympic Village that we
would like to be the mirror of the civil society that lives together. He�s a
man who knows sport well, he�s one of us. And he�s also a passionate fan of a
team, San Lorenzo.�
- Has the visit to the Italian Prime
Minister Enrico Letta opened the way to the possible candidature of Rome 2024?
�Letta is a man with sport at heart and he knows the contribution it can make
to society because an Olympic Games is an important catalyst in a country. I
had the impression that there is great interest in the Games. Italy is a great
country in sport; it has a strong Olympic Committee and many people of international
value. If Rome is a candidate, I can say that it will be an important proposal.�


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Climate change and high rates of global carbon emissions have focussed attention on the need for high-quality monitoring systems to assess how much carbon is present in terrestrial systems and how these change over time. The choice of system to adopt should be guided by good science. There is a growing body of scientific and technical information on ground-based and remote sensing methods of carbon measurement. The adequacy and comparability of these different systems have not been fully evaluated.
A systematic review will compare methods of assessing carbon stocks and carbon stock changes in key land use categories, including, forest land, cropland, grassland, and wetlands, in terrestrial carbon pools that can be accounted for under the Kyoto protocol (above- ground biomass, below-ground biomass, dead wood, litter and soil carbon). Assessing carbon in harvested wood products will not be considered in this review.
Developing effective mitigation strategies to reduce carbon emissions and equitable adaptation strategies to cope with increasing global temperatures will rely on robust scientific information that is free from biases imposed by national and commercial interests. A systematic review of the methods used for assessing carbon stocks and carbon stock changes will contribute to the transparent analysis of complex and often contradictory science.
Topic: land use,climatic change,carbon,systematic review
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When I lived near the Selway neighborhood in Portland, Ore., it was exactly this kind of pedestrian-oriented mixed-use development that transformed Selway from one of the most crime-ridden places in the entire state to one of the safest, most family-friendly destinations. Also, having a family, I recognize that this neighborhood needs a safer environment for pedestrians—but this won't happen without continued investment and revitalization in our neighborhood like "The Place," which caters to pedestrians and catalyzes more revitalization. Some people will fight every project that comes along. But most of us want our neighborhood to continue to revitalize with redevelopment that makes us safer, improves our property values and continues the tradition of keeping Nob Hill unique. Most of us are offended by the Arby's, the flophouses and the abandoned lots in our midst, and we are ecstatic about the prospect of an attractive brick building that actually includes underground parking, for a change. I can't wait for "The Place," and think it will be a great addition to my neighborhood that will help jump-start other revitalization and more investment here that will continue to make this a better and safer place to live. Victimless Crimes FYIDear Alibi, I just read your Alibi article on "Victimless Crimes" [RE: Ortiz y Pino, Dec. 15-21]. I'd like to call your attention to a research project I conducted here in my Nob Hill neighborhood. The research was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse to investigate drug use and HIV risk in women selling sex for money or drugs. The results of my small pilot study (27 women participants) were very encouraging at the Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addiction (UNM/CASAA), where we had studied in-patients and out-patients. These women were non-patients: we provided street outreach to them, even though they had not presented themselves for treatment. Their stories were horrifying. They have been hurt in every possible way, yet they responded well to our approach. I'd also like to call your attention to three programs here in Albuquerque that are providing housing and help for these women: The Crossroads, Susan's Legacy and Tierra del Sol. Iraq and RollDear Alibi, {RE: Ortiz y Pino, "Cutting and Running," Dec. 22-28] Excellent analysis, sir--may I just add this thought: Geopolitically, the bin Laden part of the universe is in a win-win situation in Iraq. If we "cut and run," Osama has a propaganda coup (albeit short-lived--the world very well realizes that the prestige of the United States does not equal that of George Bush, and will be quite happy to see us come to our senses); if we stay and fight, we fall into the very trap T.E. Lawrence baited for the Turks in WWI: Pride prevented Turkey from realizing that Lawrence's version of the Deadly Roadside Explosive was meant not to force a Turkish withdrawal, but to be just as effective and maddening enough to ensure that the Turks stayed right where they were instead of redeploying to more effectively face the Allenby threat from the West. (Reread Seven Pillars of Wisdom to see just how cold-bloodedly he laid the strategy out to Allenby, who was, of course, delighted with it.) Bin Laden has already stated that, in fact (and quite Lawrence-like), his major strategic aim is to sap our will and resources in a prolonged and indecisive guerrilla conflict in Mesopotamia. 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Sleeps | 6 |
Bedrooms | 2 |
Bathrooms | 1 |
Space | 110 m² |
Property type | apartment |
Minimum Stay | 4 nights |
This property consist of two 2 bedroom apartments and one studio apartment, all of which have air conditioning.
The calender
and rate's below are for the first floor apartment, please contact me for rate's and availability for the ground floor 2 bedroom apartment and the studio apartment.
TV, DVD, and Satellite TV. There is a large garden with lemon, lime, orange and fig trees for all to use. There is a BBQ with outdoor dining table which is made from the famous Brac stone. The property is located just a 5 minute walk to the nearest beach and less than 10 minutes to the harbour. The first floor 2 bedroom apartment has a large terrace with fantastic views to the sea and of the beautiful croatian sunset.
Dear Janet and Fergus
Time runs too fast and sadly we are heading back to Krokbehhen, Rennebu in Norway
after a wonderfull week in Supetar.
Thank you for our wonderfull holiday and your hospitality the kids have loved it and are asking when they can come back again, will tell our friends about Supetar and your
Best wishes,
Supetar is one of the most beautiful towns we have ever visited, and had a fantastic trip with the family!
Once you step onto the island of Brac, you are greeted by the lovely Janet and Fergus (owners) who pointed out all the essentials - supermarkets, chemists etc - and pointed out lovely restaurants for us to visit. The apartment is in excellent condition and in an excellent location, a few minutes walk from the beach and restaurants, and not that far from the harbour, where there are many places for food and drink.
There are loads of activities that kids can do, from the arcades to the trampolines, paddleboats to jetskis, and it doesn't cost that much. You can also travel to the town of Split for the day and get in some shopping and even visit the Diocletian's Palace where some of the TV show, Game of Thrones, was filmed.
One thing you must do when visiting is to rent a moped/quad for the day and travel the island! Janet and Fergus showed us around the island, visiting the white pebble beach in Bol on the southern side of the island, and other towns along the way, stopping at a lovely konoba, an old restaurant serving authentic Croatian cuisine.
We're from Northern Ireland and this was our 3rd visit but just recently EasyJet have started direct flights between May-August which is even more convenient!
Overall, everything about this apartment is brilliant. The hosts. The views. The culture. It's like a home away from home!
Supetar is a beautiful town and this apartment is in a fantastic location - a short walk to the beach and less than ten minutes from the centre.
We were met off the ferry by Janet (owner) and she pointed out things of interest and looked after our bags as we popped into the local supermarket for a few essentials. On arrival at the apartment itself there was a cold bottle of water in the fridge, perfect! It was also well equipped with everything a modern family needs. Our favourite spot was the two lovely balconies with excellent vantage points to watch the sunset.
The Obrien family were very welcoming and on hand if we needed anything but also gave us privacy to enjoy our stay. We'd love to go back!
Madeleine and Adam Manchester UK
We had a great week in Croatia! The Apartment had everything we needed, in particular enough space for the childrens. The balcony was a lovely feature to have a glass of wine in the evening outside... The owner was also extremly pleseant and very helpful. Highly recommended! Thank you!
Supetar is the most charming place you can imagine. My family and i had a fantastic holiday, we went for a week at easter and realy injoyed it. We spent alot of time in the harbour relaxing and just watching people coming and going to the ferry. The shops and restaurants were gearing up for the busy summer ahead. We rented a car for two
days and explored some of the island, it was simply wonderful.
The apartment was great, it was spacious and had everything and most of all it was very clean. We even had a selection of CDs and DVDs, thanks very much to the owner Janet. I will definitely recommend it to my friends.
The apartment is great and felt very spacious for our family of 5. Supetar is a lovely town, very pretty with lots of places to eat and drink.
Very good experience. Never been to Supertar before and was pleased to see how pretty it was. The property was quite a walk from the harbour, up a steep hill and we had to carry our luggage by hand as the chap that was going to meet us sent his son-in-law and no car!! We never saw anyone again that week which was fine by us as it was a lovely apartment with towels, washing machine, tv, dvd and everthing was provided. There was not a lot of restaurants to choose from but nevertheless the quality and price of the food was great!!!! You could get a good meal and wine for around 10 to 15 pounds each. Go to Split for the day on the ferry as that is interesting or you can hire bikes to go around Supertar and a bus service to go around the island. Very nice relaxing holiday.
Rate Period | Nightly | Weekend Night | Weekly | Monthly | Event | ||||
Low Season
Apr 1 2017 -
May 27 2017
4 night minimum stay
Low/High Season
May 28 2017 -
Jun 24 2017
4 night minimum stay
High Season
Jun 25 2017 -
Sep 2 2017
4 night minimum stay
Sep 3 2017 -
Sep 30 2017
4 night minimum stay
My Standard Rate
4 night minimum stay
Fees | No additional mandatory fees |
Refundable damage deposit | $109 |
This property is located in the beautiful old fishing village of Supetar just 5 min walk to the beach and less than ten minute to the harbour. The property is divided into three separate apartments which can be rented individually or together, depending on availability. Varying from large terraces & breathtaking views from the large first floor apartment, to the garden level apartment where you can enjoy the garden with lemon, lime, orange, fig trees and excellent BBQ with outdoor dinning facilities. First floor 2 bed apartment sleeps 7, ground floor 2 bed apartment sleeps 7 & ground floor studio apartment sleeps 2. Each apartment has own kitchen, bathroom & showers, there is also a outdoor shower should you need to cool off while enjoying the beautiful sunshine. All guests are greeted at the port in Supetar on arrival & are taken to their accommodation. Prices vary depending on season and accommodation required. Croatia is fast becoming the destination to visit and Brac is a must see.
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The Agatha Awards honor the "traditional mystery." That is to say, books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie as well as others. The genre is loosely defined as mysteries that contain no explicit sex nor excessive gore or gratuitous violence. Enjoy these award winning titles.
Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline WinspearRead by Jill Fox. Reading time 10 hours 50 minutesLondon, 1930s. Wealthy Joseph Waite hires private investigator Maisie Dobbs, a former battlefield nurse, to locate his missing thirty-two-year-old daughter, Charlotte. Maisie finds chilling links to Scotland Yard inspector Stratton's latest murder case and the Great War's terrible legacy. Selected as the 2004 Best Mystery Novel. Download Birds of a Feather, DB67834
The Body in the Belfry by Katherine Hall PageRead by John Stratton. Reading time 6 hours 44 minutesGourmet caterer Faith Fairchild's life is turned topsy-turvy by her marriage to the minister of a quaint New England village church. While she adores her husband and new baby, Faith finds the change from her busy life in New York to the quiet of the country hard to tolerate. But her discovery of a dead body and the ensuing investigation and danger make her yearn for the quiet life to return. Selected as the 1990 Best First Mystery Novel. Download The Body in the Belfry, DB31471
The Body In the Snowdrift by Katherine Hall PageRead by Barbara Caruso. Reading time 8 hours 43 minutesCaterer Faith Fairchild and her extended family gather at a ski resort in Vermont to celebrate her father-in-law's seventieth birthday. But after Faith finds the body of a local lawyer, the chef disappears, and another corpse turns up on the slopes, the clan starts bickering. Includes recipes. Selected as the 2005 Best Mystery Novel. Download The Body in the Snowdrift, DB61863
The Brutal Telling by Louise PennyRead by Anne Hancock. Reading time 14 hours 22 minutesQuebec. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache investigates the murder of an old man found bludgeoned in a bistro. At a remote cabin purportedly owned by the deceased, Gamache and his team find a cache of rare books, priceless antiquities--and blood. Some strong language. Selected as the 2009 Best Mystery Novel. Download The Brutal Telling, DB70226
Bury Your Dead by Louise PennyRead by Anne Hancock. Reading time 13 hours 54 minutesChief Inspector Gamache, on leave in Quebec City, helps investigate the murder of an archaeologist who was searching for the remains of Samuel de Champlain. Meanwhile Gamache sends his colleague Jean-Guy Beauvoir to Three Pines to revisit the case described in The Brutal Telling (DB 70226). Some strong language. Selected as the 2010 Best Mystery Novel.Download Bury Your Dead, DB72936
The Cruelest Month by Louise PennyRead by Anne Hancock. Reading time 12 hours 53 minutesPopular Three Pines resident Madeleine Favreau dies of fright while attending a seance at the old Hadley house. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache learns that a dose of diet pills played a part in the death--but Madeleine wasn't dieting. Meanwhile Armand deals with trouble in his ranks. Some strong language. Selected as the 2008 Best Mystery Novel. Download The Cruelest Month, DB67419
Dating Dead Men by Harley Jane KozakRead by Gillian Green. Reading time 9 hours 29 minutesLos Angeles greeting card artist Wollie Shelley, busy with a dating research project, dashes off to visit her institutionalized, schizophrenic brother. She finds a body on the road and fears that her sibling could be involved. As Wollie investigates, a colorful cast of characters gradually enters her life. Selected as the 2004 Best First Mystery Novel. Download Dating Dead Men, DB59695
Dead Man's Island by Carolyn HartRead by Mitzi Friedlander. Reading time 9 hours 20 minutesRetired newspaper reporter Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins (Henrie O.) is surprised to be summoned by her long-ago lover, powerful Chase Prescott. Chase has also invited all of his close associates and family to the island he owns to determine which of them tried to murder him. This task is made more difficult when a repeat of the hurricane that gave Dead Man's Island its name occurs. Strong language and violence. Selected as the 1993 Best Novel. Download Dead Man's Island, DB63926
Death of a Cozy Writer by G.M. MallietRead by Martha Harmon Pardee. Reading time 8 hours 44 minutesBritish mystery writer Sir Adrian Beauclerk-Fisk invites his grown children to his wedding. The four siblings are not happy about the bride and her possible threat to their inheritance. When Sir Adrian and his eldest son are both murdered, Detective Chief Inspector Arthur St. Just investigates. Some strong language. Selected as the 2008 Best First Mystery Novel. Download Death of a Cozy Writer, DB69655
A Fatal Grace by Louise PennyRead by Anne Hancock. Reading time 11 hours 39 minutesQuebec. Much-disliked businesswoman and writer CC de Poitiers is electrocuted in the middle of a frozen lake during a curling tournament in the village of Three Pines. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, from Still Life (DB 66731), arrives from Montreal and discovers links to another unsolved crime. Some strong language. Selected as the 2007 Best Mystery Novel.Download A Fatal Grace, DB67293
Grime and Punishment by Jill ChurchillRead by Jill Fox. Reading time 5 hours 49 minutesJane Jeffry's friend Shelley Nowack hires the Happy Helper Cleaning Service, who instead of sending the regular maid sends substitute Ramona Thurgood. When Ramona is found strangled with a vacuum-cleaner cord in Shelley's house, Jane thinks the killer could be someone in the neighborhood. Selected as the 1989 Best First Mystery Novel. Download Grime and Punishment, DB68692
In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming.Read by Martha Harmon Pardee. Reading time 10 hours 24 minutes.Clare Fergusson, an ex-military pilot and the newly appointed Episcopal priest at St. Alban's Church in an upstate New York village, discovers an abandoned infant on the church steps. After the baby's mother is found murdered, Clare joins police chief Russ Van Alstyne in investigating the case. Strong language. Selected as the 2002 Best First Mystery Novel. Download In the Bleak Midwinter, DB61372
Letter from Home by Carolyn HartRead by Michele Schaeffer. Reading time 8 hours 41 minutesGretchen Gilman receives a letter prompting a flood of memories from her girlhood when a friend's mother was murdered. It's World War II, and Gretchen, a thirteen-year-old cub reporter for the town paper, seeks the truth and loses her innocence. Now, fifty years later, the truth finds her. Selected as the 2003 Best Mystery Novel. Download Letter from Home, DB57369
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearRead by Jill Fox. Reading time 9 hours 28 minutesThirteen-year-old Maisie is lucky to be a maid in the home of a wealthy London suffragette who sees to her education. Maisie becomes a private investigator in 1929 after serving as a nurse during the Great War. Her first case involves a shelter for wounded veterans. Selected as the 2003 Best First Mystery Novel.Download Maisie Dobbs, DB67808
Something Wicked by Carolyn G. HartRead by Jill Fox. Reading time 8 hours 17 minutesAtlanta. Mystery bookstore owner Annie Laurance, her fiancé Max, and the rest of the summer stock players know their production of Arsenic and Old Lace needs to be a hit so they can get their new theater. Instead it is plagued by sabotage and murder. Some strong language. Selected as the 1988 Best Mystery Novel. Download Something Wicked, DB65923
Storm Track by Margaret MaronRead by Elisabeth Rodgers. Reading time 6 hours 45 minutesNorth Carolina judge Deborah Knott helps detective Dwight Bryant investigate the murder of a Colleton County attorney's promiscuous wife, who was found strangled in a room of a local motel. Meanwhile, a second killer, Hurricane Fran, is threatening the coast. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. Selected as the 2000 Best Mystery Novel. Download Storm Track, DB66003
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyRead by Kristin Allison. Reading time 9 hours 31 minutesEngland, 1950. Eleven-year-old aspiring chemist Flavia de Luce overhears her father in a heated argument with a stranger, who turns up dead in the garden of the Luces' decaying estate. When Flavia's father is charged with murder, she seeks clues in their village and his past to exonerate him. Selected as the 2009 Best First Mystery Novel. Download The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, DB70410
Track of the Cat by Nevada BarrRead by Suzanne Toren. Reading time 8 hours 21 minutesThe author, a Park Ranger herself, creates an authentic West Texas setting for this murder mystery. When Guadalupe Mountains National Park Ranger Anna Pigeon finds the body of another female ranger, she alone refuses to believe that a cougar killed her. Anna finds that conflict abounds in the Park, among ranchers, rangers, hunters and conservationists, as she looks for a human killer. Violence and strong language. Selected as the 1993 Best First Mystery Novel.Download Track of the Cat, DB65648
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy PickardRead by Ray Childs. Reading time 12 hours 38 minutesSmall Plains, Kansas. Mitch Newquist--banished from his hometown for witnessing the cover-up of a young girl's murder--returns when his mother dies. Together with his former girlfriend, Mitch searches for the killer and uncovers disturbing secrets of the town's most prominent men. Strong language and some violence. Selected as the 2006 Best Mystery Novel.Download The Virgin of Small Plains, DB64701


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Remember the story about the NYPD cop that bought the "homeless guy" boots?
the cop got scammed.
So it now turns out that Jeffrey Hillman, the barefoot beggar who famously received a free pair of boots from a big-hearted police officer, not only has an apartment but pockets as much as several hundred dollars a day while pretending to be homeless. Hillman freely admitted as much to a team of Post reporters who followed him home on the subway Sunday and then watched as he calmly counted a huge wad of bills. Not to mention that he seems to be the Imelda Marcos of the streets, with at least 30 pairs of shoes and boots. Most New Yorkers will doubtless be disappointed to learn that the inspiring tale of a police officers kindness to a man in distress would have such a cynical denouement. Few, however, will be surprised. Even so, there is a moral to this story that is especially timely. The beggar whose charade spurred Officer Larry DePrimo's act of kindness is a fraud. New York is a generous city, at both the individual and government level. In addition to private charity, those in need can count on a whole raft of services, from shelter to food to rent subsidies and Medicaid. Our guess is that most New Yorkers are more than willing to pay so long as their dollars go to help people truly in distress. Hillman reminds us how easy it is to exploit generosity. His scam seems to have been directed at passers-by who take pity on a man who goes about Midtown pretending to be barefoot, poor and homeless. His example reminds us why it is important for the city to ensure that its own assistance is not exploited by those who dont need it. For in addition to the needy, New York also has a whole class of politicians and activists quick to denounce City Hall as cruel and heartless (and to sue) whenever it takes reasonable measures to weed out the deserving from the undeserving. When the NYPDs Larry DePrimo bought those now-famous boots, he represented the best of this city. People such as Jeffrey Hillman remind us that when the greedy take advantage, theres more cynicism about giving and less help to go around for those truly in need. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion...Jx09zq9oQi73HI |
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March 30th, 2013, 10:26 AM | #7 |
I fixed it!!!
Yep. It happened to me in Daytona a few weeks ago. Guy gave me a long sob story about being $8 short on the cost of the room and the kids are starving, yada yada yada. He didn't look like a bum and I was pretty drunk sitting by the pool at this time so I gave him a $10. He thanked me and told me he had faith in humanity again and walked away. The next night I was sitting by the pool drinking beer again and here he comes... Going car to car asking everyone that was getting ready to check in for money. I yelled to him 'Hey, where is that hat you said you we're going to bring me?' He bolted. Fukcing scammers.
March 30th, 2013, 11:55 AM | #8 |
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There is a whole team of those assholes working in Lansing. They stand at intersections all over town claiming to be broke homeless people. They are just a ring of scammers and people continue to give them money every day. They take turns on different street corners. Fuck 'em.
March 30th, 2013, 12:05 PM | #9 |
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when i was a kid living on long island i saw a homeless looking guy begging for money
next day i was in the arcade guess who was there with a fat bank roll playing a game. i will never give money to a person begging for it just because of that |
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The Republican candidates' circular firing squad now seems to be using machine guns. Whoever the eventual "last man standing" turns out to be, he may not be standing very tall or very steadily on his feet — and he may be a pushover for Barack Obama in the general election, thanks to fellow Republicans.
Whether you are a Democrat, a Republican or an independent, this is a very serious and historically crucial time for the United States of America. What Mitt Romney did or did not do when he was with Bain Capital, or what Newt Gingrich did or did not say to his ex-wife, are things that should be left for the tabloids.
With the economy still faltering and Iran on its way to getting nuclear bombs, surely we can get serious about the issues facing this nation. Or can we?
Mitt Romney's boasts about what he did at Bain Capital are as irrelevant as Newt Gingrich's demagogic attacks on Romney's role there. Romney is not running to become head of Bain Capital.
While Gingrich backed away from his demagoguery about Bain Capital, Romney is continuing to press ahead with his charges that Gingrich was a lobbyist for Freddie Mac. As someone who has been a consultant, but never a lobbyist, I know the difference.
As a consultant, I have offered advice to people in government and in private organizations, both businesses and non-profit organizations. But I have never gone to a government official to urge that official to make a decision favorable to those who were paying me, or to those for whom I did free consulting.
It takes two to tango, and lobbying requires not only a lobbyist but also someone who is being lobbied. With more than 500 people in Congress alone who could have been lobbied, and additional officials in the bureaucracies, if Romney cannot find even a single person to say that Gingrich lobbied him or her, then it is long past time for him to either put up or shut up.
On the other hand, if Romney just wants to sling a lot of mud in Newt's direction and hope that some of it sticks, then that should tell the voters a lot about Romney's character.
So much of what has been said by various Republican candidates, as well as by the media, has been in the nature of unsubstantiated, peripheral or irrelevant talking points for or against particular candidates, rather than serious statements about serious issues confronting the nation.
So common has this approach become that even some conservative writers have come to the defense of John King, the CNN reporter who opened the South Carolina debate with a question about Newt Gingrich's former wife. These writers have declared that question "legitimate," in some undefined sense.
If all that "legitimate" means is that John King was not doing anything that many other reporters would have done in the same circumstances, that is making common practice a substitute for our own judgments about what is and is not relevant in a given context. Neither the audience in that room nor the millions watching on television were there to find out about Newt Gingrich's marital problems. If it is a common practice for the media to focus on such things, so much the worse for the media — and for the country.
"The politics of personal destruction" — as Bill Clinton called it, and as he himself practiced it — is not the way to solve the nation's problems. It has already poisoned the well of political discourse this season and claimed Herman Cain as its first victim, on the basis of unsubstantiated accusations by women with checkered pasts of their own.
Whether Herman Cain was good, bad or indifferent as a candidate, and whether his chances of winning the Republican nomination were substantial or non-existent is not the issue. Nor is this the issue as regards Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney or any other candidate.
3 comments on this storyPoisoning the well of political discourse may be one of the reasons why we see such unsatisfactory sets of candidates for political office in both parties, not only this year but in previous election years as well.
Many able and decent people are understandably reluctant to subject themselves and their families to a mud-slinging contest or to media "gotcha" questions. The creeping acceptance of such practices is hardly a justification, but is itself part of the degeneration of our times.
The time is long overdue to get serious.
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World Cup 2014: Jose Mourinho wants Thomas Muller to be tested against a strong defence before praising him
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Jose Mourinho does not share the hype surrounding Germany midfielder Thomas Muller, saying he would like to see him score a hat-trick against a strong defence and not the perforated Portugal backline he met on Monday.
Muller, top-scorer at the World Cup four years ago, already tops the charts in Brazil after just one game.
His hat-trick against Portugal took him to eight goals in seven World Cup finals' appearances, but that has not particularly impressed the Chelsea coach.
"I would like to see Muller up against a compact defence," he told Yahoo Eurosport. "That would test him.
"Portugal were far too weak. There are plenty of teams at this World Cup who defend far better, are much tighter and better organised."
Mourinho nevertheless found some praise for the Bayern Munich midfielder, who netted 13 times in the Bundesliga last season.
"He's incredibly dynamic and has a unique goalscoring instinct, and he finds room on the field that nobody else knows about.
"But I still think that, even with Muller, Germany don't have a real forward in their team."


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Most voters in struggling Portugal look set to back parties that accepted the tough bailout terms - despite severe hardship for many Portuguese.
In Poland polls suggest that right-wing and centre-right parties will come top in this month's European elections.
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You know who I think is hilarious? Me. I think I am hilarious. I crack myself up all the time. A few months ago, I decided Eli Manning should host Saturday Night Live. Then, I sketched out the basics of a whole episode. When I found out last month that Eli Manning was actually going to host Saturday Night Live, I made a couple of revisions.
Well, the big day has come and gone. Eli hosted Saturday Night. Let's see how he did. And more importantly, let's see how I did.
Cold Open
SNL does a Fox and Friends parody. There were a lot of good jokes. I laughed out loud three or four times. Then Fred Armisen shows up as Rupert Murdoch and the whole things goes off the rails. Armisen is rarely funny. At the end, they ran down a list of "corrections" too quickly for you to read on tv. Luckily, my DVR has a pause button. A few highlights:
"Kirk Cameron is not the voice of Siri"
"Miss America is not third in the order of succession for the Presidency, nor is Miss Teen USA fourth."
"You do not need a spaceship to get to China."
"Congress has not declared a 'War on Jean Shorts'"
In my initial SNL piece, I said the cold open would be some stupid Armisen as Obama thing that isn't funny. So, while Armisen did show up to try to ruin this skit, the parts that did not include him made me laugh. Was it funnier than the cold open idea I had a couple of weeks ago?
we have Eli sitting in his dressing room, getting ready for the show. Someone walks in. It's someone with SNL gravitas. Maybe it's Lorne Michaels or Tina Fey. Ideally, though, it's Alec Baldwin. He asks Eli if he's nervous, Eli says, "yeah, a little," so Baldwin begins a pregame pep talk. Pretty quickly, the speech devolves into a Gregg Williams style bounty rant, but instead of advising on Frank Gore's concussions or Alex Smith's weak arm, Alec is placing bounties on SNL cast members. He holds up head shots. "This is Bobby Moynihan. He has asthma. I want you to make him laugh so hard he wheezes. I want him sidelined. i don't want to see him play Snookie. This is Abby Elliot. She has bladder issues. If a joke hits her just right, she will piss her pants. I want to see a wet spot so big that even her father AND her grandfather have to change their clothes."
No. My idea is funnier.
SNL skit grade: B-. Funnier than Justin's idea? no
Eli seems really comfortable. He only stumbled once or twice. His timing was pretty good. He joked about being a "real New Yorker," then said the best Italian restaurant in NYC is an Olive Garden in New Jersey. He also said he likes to listen to the CATS soundtrack while he stands in a pet store and pretends those cats are singing to him. The funniest joke, though, was that he likes walking through Times Square with bulky shopping bags and huge, fat kids.
What was my idea?
Eli comes out and talks about winning a 2nd superbowl and how it's led some people to say he's surpassed his brother. But he says he doesn't think about that. Instead, he likes to think of himself as the third chain in a quarterbacking legacy. At this point, SNL cast member Abby Elliot comes out. She says she knows what Eli is talking about because she's the third chain in a comedy legacy. Her grandfather is Bob Elliot from Bob and Ray and her father is Chris Elliot. At this point, they begin comparing their families. Eli says "my father is a college football legend who was so famous that the speed limit on the campus at Ole Miss is 18 MPH, because that was his jersey number." Elliot responds with something about her grandfather being one of the first comedy stars of the television era. Eli comes back with something about how his father had a long and somewhat successful career in the NFL. Elliot discusses her grandfathers long and varied comedy career. Eli says his brother is a 4 time MVP. Elliot says her dad was one of the original stars of Late Night With David Letterman. Eli says his brother won a superbowl before he ever did and even hosted SNL once. This is when it starts to turn. Elliot says her dad starred in a terrible sitcom called "Get A Life," then joined the cast of SNL during the horrible late 90′s. Eli says his brother is a future hall of famer and one of the great players of all time. Elliot says her dad "played the creepy guy in "There's Something About Mary." and now plays a creepy dad on "How I Met Your Mother." Eli tries to say something to make Chris Elliot a bit less pathetic, but before he can, Abby Elliot whispers in his ear, asking if she can join the Manning family." Then she walks away dejectedly.
Eli's Monologue grade: B+. Funnier than Justin's idea? It's a tie.
Commercial Parody
Men and children walking in their moms and wives masterbating while reading 50 Shades of Grey. This was HILARIOUS. Special credit goes to Vanessa Bayer, who is shown sitting the wrong way in a bathtub with her legs on the wall and the faucet aimed right at her lady parts.
What was my idea?
A parody of one of those Sally Struthers style, "for the price of a cup of coffee, you can save this child's life" commercials, except in this case, the commercial is talking about how sad it is for third world children to be stuck wearing Patriots Super Bowl 46 championship merchandise. (The pre-made championship merchandise for the team that ultimately loses a major championship is usually donated to places life Africa, Latin American and Haiti, where clothes are desperately needed.) It turns out, this commercial is asking people to donate money so the victims of famine and drought can get Giants stuff, so at least they look like they know what's going on in the rest of the world. Kristen Wiig can play an overly emotional actress with no makeup and tears streaming down her face.
Commercial Parody Grade: A. Funner than Justin's idea? Yes, but I still think mine was pretty good.
First Eli playing Eli Sketch:
Eli is wearing a motion capture suit, so they can shoot footage for next season's Madden. SNL cast members play other big names in the NFL, including Taran Kilam as Tim Tebow and Jay Pharoah as Victor Cruz. Eli is game for doing some wacky shit. He seems to be having fun. The skit's not great.
What was my idea?
Eli is at the mall. He's sitting at a table in the food court. All of a sudden. a guy with long hair and a beard, wearing a Tebow jets jersey, sits down at the table with him.
"Excuse me, Mr. Manning, right?"
Eli says yes, and the guy starts ranting. It's now that we realize, its not just some guy in a Tebow jersey. It's JESUS! And he's pissed. Turns out, he really liked Denver and he is not happy that he had to move to New Jersey and read the New York Post and eat bagels. He mentions what Pat Robertson said about the Broncos being punished for getting rid of Tebow and he agrees that it's going to happen. He says something about not wanting to go anywhere near Rex Ryan because he's most comfortable wearing sandals. Jesus goes on for a while before Eli finally is able to step in.
"Hold on, I'm not Peyton. I'm Eli."
Jesus responds: "Oh. Oh jeez. (get it??) I'm so sorry. I'm really embarrassed about that. I'm actually a really big fan of yours. Every time you beat Belichick, that's a win for our side. Congratulations on the Superbowl."
Eli just stares at him in silence. Jesus takes a long, loud slurp from his large food court soda. Then he waits a beat before saying, "That Tiki Barber's kind of a douchebag, huh?"
SNL Sketch grade: C. Funnier than Justin's idea? No way. My idea is fucking brilliant. SNL completely wastes the chance to do Tebow jokes. He's just there and then he's out.
First Eli not playing Eli sketch:
Eli as a murder suspect who gets off because he's been sexting women. Again, Eli seems up for anything. He makes a few penis jokes, explains the difference between KEWL and cool, and does facial imitations of texting emoticons. Then he says he would rather admit to murder than read his internet history out loud.
What was my idea?
It's an accounting office. It starts with two guys sitting in an office. One is the boss, played by Jason Sudeikis. The other is an employee, played by Bobby Moynihan. The employee is complaining that the firm has hired some hot shot young accountant to a giant contract, even though he's never shown any evidence in his career that he's worth the money. Sudeikis responds with a comment about the kid's potential. At this point, Eli walks in. He's playing the hotshot young accountant. It turns out, his father and older brother are both GREAT accountants. They're legends. Moynihan looks over at his boss. The boss responds with a knowing look. They hired this kid because of his DNA more than his ability to do accounting. He gets right to work. At first, he makes stupid mistakes. He forgets to carry the 7. He leaves out a decimal place. But, as the skit goes on, he gets better. At the end of the day, he makes an amazing accounting move and everyone in the office changes their opinion of him. The last line is something about how the accounting helped the company score a big payment from the firm of Brady, Belichick and Welker.
SNL Sketch grade: B. Funnier than Justin's idea? Yes.
Filmed field piece:
Eli as a spokesman for the "little brothers" group, which is a mentoring group for kids. Although he just looks out for aggrieved little brothers who are bullied by older siblings. When Peyton hosted 5 years ago, the funniest sketch was his united way commercial, when he taught kids how to break into a car and told them never to snitch. This is similar, but not derivative.
SNL sketch grade: B. Funnier than Justin's idea? I didn't really have an idea to compare this too, though I think SNL does a better job of tackling the Manning family dynamic than I did in the sketch about the accounting firm. So, in that sense, they have outdone me.
Recurring character sketch in which Eli plays a small part:
SNL brings back Herb Welsh, the old tv reporter who acts unprofessionally and says old timey racist stuff, just like every old person you have ever met. Eli plays an Occupy Wall Street demonstrator. Even though it's the exact same jokes every time, I still like Herb Welsh. I like Bill Hader a lot and, now that Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis are all supposedly leaving, he's going to be the most marketable star on the show. So we will get more Herb Welsh.
My idea:
It's a Kristen Wiig sketch. She plays one of her wack-a-doo characters that you laugh at even though you've seen it a hundred times. Let's say it's the Target Lady. Eli plays one of the customers.
SNL sketch grade: B. Funnier than Justin's idea? Yeah, probably a little. Target lady still would have been funny, though. Eli could have bought something embarrassing, like a plunger or a huge box of tampons.
Musical Guest:
Eli introduces Rihanna. She pats her vagina while singing "Birthday Cake." Chris Brown does not come out and hit her.
My idea:
I wanted Weird Al. He would not have patted his vagina nor been assaulted by Chris Brown.
Musical Guest grade: A. Funnier than Justin's idea? No, but Rihanna's probably one of the five biggest acts in the world right now, so SNL probably made the right choice. Weird Al should host next season though. Let's all get together and make that happen. A fat guy in Texas did it for Betty White. I'm gonna be Weird Al's fat guy from Texas.
Weekend Update:
None of Seth Myers' jokes landed. Kristen Wiig was very funny as the tanning lady. Then Sacha Baron Cohen comes out as his character "The Dictator." He isn't funny anymore. He's completely hacky. Then Martin Scorcese as a hostage. Enough.
My idea:
At some point, Eli comes out and speaks with Seth Myers and says he's gotten really comfortable with the media in the past few weeks and whats to try something new. So, he anchors a little weekend update. And makes really weird jokes before Myers cuts him off.
Weekend Update grade: C-. Funnier than Justin's idea? not even close. And no Eli at all
Now they show a couple of seconds of Beastie Boys in honor of MCA who died yesterday. When I got home last night, I loaded a ton of Beastie Boys onto my Ipod. I have the CDs but never had them on the Ipod until now. And, I'll probably end up skipping a lot of the songs when they come up on shuffle. I think I like the idea of the Beastie Boys more than I actually like the music. Still, it sucks that he died.
First post-weekend update Sketch:
In the slot usually reserved for the weakest sketch of the episode, SNL actually provides a decent spin on a tired old idea. Abby Elliot plays a game show host who's actually using the show to find out what's up with the guy she's dating. Eli plays the guy. Both of them are funny, as are Bill Hader and Vanessa Bayer as supporting characters in the sketch. I chuckled throughout. Bonus points to Abby Elliot, who was showing just enough cleavage to distract me over and over again.
My idea:
It opens with Eli's Disney World commercial. Then it finds him sitting in a convertible with a guy in a Mickey Mouse costume. Its the Disney World parade. They're waving to the crowd. Eli tries to talk to the Mickey guy. He gets no response. He tries again. Still nothing. Then he says, "Oh, that's right. Guys in Disney costumes aren't supposed to speak." Then the Mickey guy says, " I can talk. I just don't want to talk to you, you rube." Turns out, the guy in the costume is a Pats fan. The conversation continues to get heated as they keep waving to the crowd, until finally, Mickey shoves Eli and Eli rears back and punches Mickey in the face. The skit ends with a mock newspaper, with the picture of Eli punching Mickey and the headline "Disney World Disaster."
SNL Sketch grade: B-. Funnier than Justin's idea? Conceptually, not really. My idea is super dated, though. Let's not forget, I wrote most of these a couple of days after the Superbowl, so ideas that were timely then don't make a ton of sense now.
Next Sketch:
It's called Helga Lately, it's Chelsea Lately but Swedish. They speak gibberish but then slip in some English. This is fucking terrible. It includes a commercial for the Kardashians in Swedish. That's fucking terrible too. Eli, essentially playing himself, dresses stupid and talks like the Swedish Chef from the Muppets.
My idea:
It's inside a living room. A group of guys sits around. They're preparing for a fantasy football draft. One of the guys mentions that its too bad "Phil" had to drop out of the league this year. Another guy says, "Don't worry. I found an awesome replacement. My brother in law plays golf with Eli Manning's agent." Doorbell rings and Eli walks in. He's holding a plate of brownies, which he made for the gathering. The other guys in the room are a mix of excited at having Eli in their fantasy draft and annoyed that he knows the game so much better than them that he'll definitely win. The draft starts. When Eli's first pick comes around, he takes himself, then says something about having to be confident in yourself. Everyone agrees. With his second round pick, Eli takes Peyton Manning. Everyone looks surprised. One guy says, "You're taking two quarterbacks with your first two picks?" Eli says something about not wanting to make his mom angry. The draft continues. With his third pick, Eli takes "Number 88 on my team." One of the other guys says, "You mean Hakeem Nicks?" Eli sounds unsure. "Yeah.. that guy makes a lot of touchdowns." (yes.. he says makes touchdowns.) The draft continues. With his fourth pick, Eli tries to draft his father. Now the draft stops. One of the guys says "there aren't even enough bench slots to have 3 qb's, and your father has been retired for 40 years." Eli looks puzzled. Another guy in the room speaks up, "Eli, do you know who any of the players in the NFL are besides you and your brother?" It turns out, he doesn't. Instead, he says. "I saw Giselle's husband in US Weekly. He looked familiar. Is he a football player?"
Sketch grade: F. Funnier than Justin's idea: No. I think my idea is hilarious. I just read it again for the first time in a couple of months and laughed out loud. Great jokes!
Musical Guest second performance:
Rihanna is certainly talented. She patted her vagina again! She should have been in the 50 shades of grey parody earlier in the episode.
Musical performance grade: A. Funnier than Justin's idea? Imagine Weird Al in his fat suit right now, singing fat with a bunch of fat guys dancing behind him. That would be awesome. Who wouldn't love it? MAKE IT HAPPEN, SNL.
Late Keenan Thompson sketch because SNL forgot that they didn't use him earlier:
They must feel like they had to put Eli in a dress, just because. He plays a drag queen who loses a contest. Keenan plays the same weird MC character he always plays. Armisen is there being shitty.
My idea:
That Keenan Thompson old guy sells a sex instruction tape sketch. Eli is the costar. All the sex positions he demonstrates are football related.
Sketch grade: D. Funnier than Justin's idea? Nope. And mine wasn't even that funny.
Final Sketch of the Night:
Eli plays Richard, the original third member of Cheech and Chong. He's a goody two shoes, who doesn't like being around his friends when they smoke weed. I can relate. In this case, though, it turns out Richard becomes Mitt Romney.I do not envision myself becoming Mitt Romney
My idea:
A bunch of guys sit around a table. They're comparing stories from life. Each one gets weirder than the last. Eli says strange stuff about being abducted by Mexican drug lords and watching really weird porn and having a list of what ways he'd like to kill someone from most fun to least. Burning someone alive is most fun. Running them over with a car is least. It's a really weird sketch. But its the last one of the night, and that's what's supposed to happen. It's a loosely organized collection of strange non sequiturs.
Sketch Grade: C. Funnier than Justin's idea? Not really. The last sketch of the night is supposed to be completely weird and make almost no sense. The Cheech and Chong thing seemed a little lifeless. My idea isn't great, though it would have given the writers a chance to make Eli Manning say really strange things, and that would have made me laugh.
Good nights:
Eli mispronounced Martin Scorcese's name. He called him Score-chay-zee. It was the most nervous he looked all night. Clearly there are no cue cards for the goodnights.
OVERALL EPISODE GRADE: B. Eli was way better than I expected. In fact, he was as good as most professional actors who host. He was smooth. He never sounded like he was just reading off cue cards. He put himself out there a few times and played more characters than I thought he would.
BETTER THAN JUSTIN'S EPISODE?: I think mine holds up pretty well. I'm not sure if I'll declare myself the ultimate winner, but I think a few of my ideas were way better than a few of their's.


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Tumiki Fighters Review
- Unique gameplay style.
- Bright and colorful simple 3D aesthetic.
- Handles like gripping a slimy eel.
Tumiki Fighters can be a lot of fun by itself and once you're accustomed to the controls you can at least attempt to upgrade your ship, but you'll also probably eat up the generous amount of lives and continues given to you. Check out Blast Works for the Wii instead.
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Kenta Cho is a sort of buzzword name in the shoot'em up world of developers and has been well received for his inspirational and quirky design ideas. Tumiki Fighters on the iPhone is a port of his Katamari inspired shooter and while successful on other platforms it loses its charm here.
At the heart of any good shooter is the agility of your fighter and this version of Tumiki Fighers is amazingly hard to control. The fighter is controlled by accelerometer tilting, which can be calibrated, but the sensitivity is akin to sliding a melting ice-cube on a sheet of glass - making it next to impossible to reliably make use of the game's unique mechanics of attaching pieces of enemy ships to yours.
Tumiki Fighters uses a simple colorful 3D vector/block aesthetic which is typical of Cho's work and despite the frantic bullet dodging remains easy to watch. However it's disappointing to see that the menus are somewhat lazily crafted (using standard OS buttons/features) and recent updates have only added calibration and extra lives/continues to offset the difficulty of the game.
Ultimately there's not a lot to like in this port of Tumiki Fighters as it manages to remove a lot of Cho's style and gameplay mechanics. Fans looking to add to their shoot'em up collection will certainly find a fairly standard (if difficult) challenge here, but there are better options.


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Long Beach, CA - 81 people were arrested on June 25, 2000 during a peaceful protest by
gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT) individuals and their families,
friends, and allies outside of the opening worship service of the 212th
General Assembly (GA) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Individuals
locked hands and symbolically blocked an exit area at the Long Beach
Convention Center Arena. They were arrested, taken to a nearby area for
booking, given a summons for "Obstructing a Public Passage", and released.
According to the Presbyterian News Service, most of the people arrested
today were Presbyterians.
Over 100 people had gathered together to protest church policies which
exclude GLBT individuals from leadership in the church and to worship and
stand together in solidarity during a Revival and Renewal Service prior to
the arrests. The demonstration and service were organized by Soulforce, an
ecumenical people of faith network committed to applying the principles of
nonviolent resistance as taught by Gandhi and Martin Luther King to the
liberation of sexual and gender minorities. All participants were required
to sign, wear, and uphold the Soulforce "pledge to nonviolence" used by Dr.
Martin Luther King and his marchers in 1963.
Rev. Dr. Janie Spahr, National Evangelist and Executive Director of "That
All May Freely Serve" and an openly lesbian minister said, "We are thankful
for Soulforce, who invited us to be a witness to our church about the
tremendous gifts of GLBT people. The church is suffering a great loss
because our gifts are denied and we are not allowed to serve." Rev. Spahr
spoke during the Soulforce Revival Service and was arrested when she locked
arms with 83 year old Elder Virginia Davidson, a former vice-moderator of
GA; Rev. Dr. Bear Ride, Director of the Peace Center; Bill Thompson, a
former moderator and former stated clerk of the Presbyterian General
Assembly; Rev. Hal Porter, a retired Presbyterian minister, and many others,
all of whom also spoke during the revival service.
"This civil disobedience is only the beginning of a campaign to empower GLBT
individuals to take a stand against oppressive and non-supportive churches
and denominational policies," said Mel White, co-founder of Soulforce. `The
tragic influence of these unjust Presbyterian policies against God's
children must end."
This is the third time this year that Soulforce has been a presence at a
national denominational gathering. 191 people were arrested in Cleveland OH,
during a Soulforce action at the United Methodist General Conference in May.
28 people were arrested in June at the Southern Baptist
Convention in Orlando.
Copyright © 2000 by the author
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^they were also friends while leigh was alive
i'm really interested in leighs clothes that he made as collections, i know kim jones has collected a lot of his stuff i think its amazing i tried that jacket on (stephen robinson of rellik has it) i swear it weighs more than me the fringes are all gold hair grips images from http://www.alissongothz.com.br |
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that video is so funny!
yeah, leigh bowery did the wax-head thing to boy george. i also love all of the freud paintings...he did several. its so interesting to see leigh sort of out of character like that. has anyone seen the documentary on him? the local nyc channel plays it occasionally when they have "documentary night". it goes quite into detail about his performances and relationship with boy george and lucian freud. guardian.co.uk the painting from the above picture: metmuseum.org
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For many shoppers, turkey can wait
While most of Orange County slept, members of the Niedermayer family got ready for "Black Thursday." They lined up in front of the Kmart in Costa Mesa at 2 a.m.
The Santa Ana family joined hundreds of customers shivering for hours to be among the first to burst into the store, which opened at 6 a.m. on the holiday this year. Rick Niedermayer Sr., 54, and his wife, Jodi, 46, have six grandchildren and wanted to grab bargains.
Their son Rick Niedermayer Jr. was doing some early shopping, too – before spending the rest of Thanksgiving Day working a shift at Target.
"I have no problem with it," said Niedermayer Jr., 22. "I knew what I was signing up for when I got hired."
Big-box stores and other retailers nationwide opened earlier than ever this year, hoping to one-up one another and snag consumers' shopping dollars sooner. The stores are aiming at a new crop of Thanksgiving shoppers, those more interested in deals than meals.
As the Costa Mesa Kmart opened its doors on Thanksgiving morning to an army of yawning, sweats-clad shoppers, it was clear that mostly everyone was there for the tablets and $97 32-inch and $199.99 42-inch flat-screen TVs.
Tired patrons found themselves waiting in gridlock in the toy, furniture and electronics aisles.
The line didn't faze Dora Jimenez, a longshoreman from Huntington Beach. She looks forward to shopping with her daughter, Fountain Valley teacher Traci Hanoian, 37, every Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
"This is just exciting – we come here for the thrill," Jimenez, 61, said. "Whether you get everything you want or you don't, it's our bonding time."
The hot-ticket items offered as Kmart early-morning doorbusters sold out in 24 minutes. Shoppers gobbled up both sizes of flat-screen TVs, $9.99 DVD players and Android Xtreme touchscreen tablets for $39.99 just minutes after the doors opened.
Despite the crowded aisles, the early shopping foray proved to go smoothly – no elbows or shoving – something store manager Adolfo Lares credits with more than a month of careful planning for the event.
At the Old Navy at the Outlets at Orange, the doors opened at 9 a.m. to a handful of shoppers who casually strolled in to the store to take advantage of deals that included $15 denim and $5 fleece jackets.
Since Bethany Hickman of Garden Grove started working at Old Navy, she has seen the store move closer and closer to opening on Thanksgiving Day.
Hickman, 21, said she looks forward to making holiday shopping easier for customers. "Even though you can't be home with your family, you're able to help someone," she said.
Samantha Del Toro of Fresno wound up at Old Navy with her family to buy clothes for an unexpected stay in Orange County. But she said she isn't a fan of Thanksgiving Day becoming the new Black Friday.
"It's ruining tradition," Del Toro said. "It's kind of like saying shopping is more important than hanging out with your family."
Old Navy merchandising manager Beatriz Nualart, 22, said she looks forward to working at Thanksgiving time each year. This year, she has Friday off for the first time, she said, and wants to give the Black Friday rush a try. "I want to see it in the shopper's point of view, how intense it is," Nualart said.
But she said she won't be waiting outside in the cold overnight to secure a spot in line like other hardcore shoppers: "That takes a lot of guts."
To accommodate those less amenable to the early morning hours, other Orange County retailers opted to open their doors on Thanksgiving night.
A crowd of more than 300 had gathered when the doors of the Sears at South Coast Plaza opened at 8 p.m. The orderly yet determined crowd filed into the store, with the majority heading straight to the electronics section.
"It's all about the guys and gals who get in line," said store manager Louis Jones. "Our goal is to give them a pleasant shopping experience."
Register staff writer Sean Emery contributed
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