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All the stars of Magic Mike are promoting the film but him.
Did he burn his last bridge in Hollywood?
All the stars of Magic Mike are promoting the film but him.
Did he burn his last bridge in Hollywood?
|by Anonymous
|reply 108
He is not well liked in the industry and frankly his name recognition isn't great and what the public knows and associates with him isn't good.
Much better to have Tatum, Bomer, Joe M etc do most of the PR. What I don't understand is why he was cast in the first place, there are plenty of better options.
|by Anonymous
|reply 1
Actually, he is doing promotion for Magic Mike. He's doing a press junket next week.
|by Anonymous
|reply 2
Wasn't most of his scenes cut out?
|by Anonymous
|reply 3
Didn't he insist that he did any promo solo? So that might be a problem, but that's only if it is true. It's hard to tell from all the rumors, but apparently he is a real diva.
|by Anonymous
|reply 4
After it was revealed that he was dating (and maybe engaged to) Riley Keough (Elvis's granddaugther), his love interest in Magic Mike, I thought they would play up the showmance, but to my surprise she's dropped off the radar too. She wasn't even in the US trailer.
Kind of curious.
|by Anonymous
|reply 5
He is a very very bad actor. Sometimes a pretty face isn't enough.
|by Anonymous
|reply 6
He has a tattoo above his dick that says 'Thank YOU'.
|by Anonymous
|reply 7
[quote]He has a tattoo above his dick that says 'Thank YOU'.
My GAWD, how rude! No wonder people are pissed off at him. That's very arrogant.
|by Anonymous
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Pic of tattoo:
|by Anonymous
|reply 9
That doesn't say "Thank you"! It looks like gibberish!
|by Anonymous
|reply 10
Holy crap, he's fug.
|by Anonymous
|reply 11
It actually says Alex in Katana. My God, the people who post here are stuuuuuupid. And no, most of his scenes weren't cut. If that were the case there wouldn't be anything left of the movie.
|by Anonymous
|reply 12
He's an egomaniac and and is hated in Hollywood
He's quoted VMan saying it's there in case he forgets to say it.
|by Anonymous
|reply 13
[quote]Wasn't most of his scenes cut out?
Oh, DEAR...
|by Anonymous
|reply 14
I thought Alex was very good in "I Am Number 4"..a very pretty guy, IMHO.
|by Anonymous
|reply 15
I agree, r15. I like him; he is a young guy trying to make his way in a perilous and seductive industry. I say give him some time to develop.
|by Anonymous
|reply 16
[post by racist shit-stain # 2 removed.]
|by Anonymous
|reply 17
As this article in GQ (of all places) says, he blew it in Hollywood (after he filmed Magic Mike, one would assume):
[quote] Example of an overvalued commodity: Alex Pettyfer, the guy from I Am Number Four. A year ago, any stylist would have agreed to dress him. He was on magazine covers and dated starlets. Then he was on too many magazine covers. Then he failed to follow up with plum roles, acquired a reputation as "overhyped," started calling Hollywood a "shithole" in interviews, and now elicits a one-word reaction from people like Ilaria: "Oof."
|by Anonymous
|reply 18
Yeah, it probably didn't help that Dianna Agron (whom he dated after they made "I Am Number Four") accused him of being a psycho...
|by Anonymous
|reply 19
Actually, R19, she's never said much about him at all. His public actions following their break-up were what nailed his coffin shut in Hollywood.
|by Anonymous
|reply 20
I don't remember Agron ever commenting on the relationship either. I thought she kind of avoided discussing it or was at least very vague about it as I recall, but what actions are you referring to r20?
|by Anonymous
|reply 21
Yup R20. She kept relatively mum, almost like she was scared of him.
Pettyfer was physically removed from the Soho House in Weho and kicked out permanently for trying to beat the crap out of Sebastian Stan, who was rumored to be Agron's new boyfriend.
He followed that up with all those terrible interviews and his agents wanted to fire him for being such a giant pain in the ass.
IIRC he was up for the role of either Peta or Gale in The Hunger Games at one point but no one on the production wants to work with him and they didn't cast him (I don't even know if he even got a real audition).
|by Anonymous
|reply 22
Alex was considered washed up when Soderbergh cast him in "Magic Mike", and many people were surprised that he was being given a second chance. At the time he had had some of the worst PR for a young star in recent memory, including a very high profile article in The Hollywood Reporter that painted him as unprofessional and possibly unstable. So "Magic Mike" was going to be his comeback film and last chance at the Hollywood career.
And he's blowing it.
|by Anonymous
|reply 23
I too noticed that Matt Bomer, Channing Tatum, Matthew M, and Joe M seem to be doing all the press together and NEVER mention Alex. It's clear that those four all bonded on some level and Alex wasn't a part of that.
And Agron didn't talk about their relationship. All the rumors at the time however suggested that he was either emotionally or physically abusive towards her.
|by Anonymous
|reply 24
R24, at the moment it's only Channing, Matthew M and Joe who seem to be promoting the film. Matt has also gone suddenly quiet about the film unless he's asked about it when doing interviews
|by Anonymous
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[r25] unless he's working on White Collar
|by Anonymous
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White Collar Principal Photography 03/06/12 - 08/28/12
|by Anonymous
|reply 27
R24 Joe and Matt Bomer went to college together and are VERY longtime friends and supporters of each others careers (both of which are doing very well)
Matthew M. knows the game and to roll with the promotion. And Channing is quickly becoming A-list, and smart. He makes sure to get producing credits on all the films he's in. He has brilliant management.
Pettyfer is the odd man out with nothing to offer.
If you're going into the junket what could you ask him? Joe, about True Blood. Matt about White Collar, Matthew about his family and naked bongos. Channing about becoming the hottest commodity in Hollywood these days (and the story is based on his real life experiences).
Pettyfer is a petulant diva. No wonder they don't want him spending 2 days talking to reporters in junkets.
|by Anonymous
|reply 28
From imdb, a Pettyfer quote: "L.A. is growing on me a little bit, but it's still a shit-hole. I think it's this insidious pool where nearly everyone lives in fear. Geographically it's fantastic: in a half hour, you can be on the beach in one direction, go snowboarding in another, or go out into the desert. But socially it's disgusting. I wish they'd just run all the cunts out."
|by Anonymous
|reply 29
Alex is dating Riley Keough (Elvis's granddaughter) who is also his love interest in the film, so that would have been something to talk about during press junkets.
The fact that she's disappeared as well is curious, since this was going to be her big breakout role as well. I remember when Pettyfer hooked up with Aragon, he became very controlling of her, and had her dump her agents and management and switch over to HIS representation. So maybe he's doing the same thing with Riley, and has convinced her not to promote the film because he doesn't want to.
|by Anonymous
|reply 30
People here talking trash about Pettyfer include OP are oddly Matt Bomer fangurls from Bomer's fan thread. What are they thinking? Deranged. Totally.
|by Anonymous
|reply 31
R23 [quote] So "Magic Mike" was going to be his comeback film and last chance at the Hollywood career. And he's blowing it.
How about Hunger games sequel he was offered a role? Obviously, Pettyfer isn't looking for something like "last chances".
|by Anonymous
|reply 32
[quote]How about Hunger games sequel he was offered a role? Obviously, Pettyfer isn't looking for something like "last chances".
Alex wasn't "offered" the role of Peeta, he auditioned for it and was one of the two finalists, but it went to Josh Hutcherson. Around the time that Hunger Games was casting, rumors of his terrible behavior began to circulate in the press (see Hollywood Reporter article below) and probably contributed to his losing the role (the THR article is from earlier Feb and Hutcherson was cast a month later).
|by Anonymous
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R33 I think the racing drama Dreamworks was developing for him was "Rush", which eventually went to Chris Hemsworth as the lead. It's in production now.
|by Anonymous
|reply 34
Regardless of his bad reputation, I'd do him any time~~~
|by Anonymous
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ooohh somebody has a crush [R34]
|by Anonymous
|reply 36
He really needs to get these moles checked out.
|by Anonymous
|reply 37
He's a sexy psycho and that just makes him even hotter.
|by Anonymous
|reply 38
R33 I'm talking about the sequel, not about last year. lol.
Pettyfer is currently offered a role as Finnick for the sequel and this story is from last month.
|by Anonymous
|reply 39
Pettyfer hasn't been offered Finnick. You're a moron.
|by Anonymous
|reply 40
No one has been offered the role of Finnick. That's the biggest casting issue of the 2nd film. The producers are still looking over people and having actors screentest for the role.
|by Anonymous
|reply 41
I hear this name all the time here yet I have no clue what he's been in or what he looks like.
|by Anonymous
|reply 42
He was conspicuously absent from the EW cover story and photo shoot for MAGIC MIKE several weeks back - it was Tatum, McBongo, Bomer & Big Joe, and Soderberg interviewed.
Alex wasn't even mentioned by any of them in the interview. I wonder if Soderberg has cut his role down to bare minimum in the film itself...
|by Anonymous
|reply 43
Why isnt Adam doing any press either ?
|by Anonymous
|reply 44
I wonder if Adam isn't doing press b/c of producers unconscious racism.
I know Matt Bomar is filming White Collar but he along with Rodriguez are hardly in the trailer. He because of the gay issue and Rodriguez b/c he's a man of color. Some weird shadyness is going on there or seems to be going on.
|by Anonymous
|reply 45
Wow, R45. You are way off base.
|by Anonymous
|reply 46
Nah. They didn't even want Bomer or Manganiello to do any press but there was such an uproar from fans and media alike that they were ommited from the original trailer that the dickwads at Warner B had to scale down daddy's little girl's role (Cody) and push the male stars.
Remember the first time the poster came out? It just had Tatum name on it. Now where is that poster? And can anyone remember the first trailer?
This has to be the greatest turnaround in modern history of marketing films I have ever seen!
|by Anonymous
|reply 47
He's fucking hot. Wouldn't it be hot to watch these two eat each other's butts out?
|by Anonymous
|reply 48
Hmm I agree with the naivety of this thread and it does smell of Bomer fangurls. Anyway it smells of fangurls!
I mean can we get a serious convo here please?
Like how in the hell did Simon Halls superstar PR not control the sh*t that was coming out about Pettyfer? And is no one suspicious that Argon and Pettyfer were both on Slate PR but yet those 'anonymous' comments were allowed to be slipped about Alex?
And I'm still trying to rack my brain around this guy. ALL these relationships were obvious showmances, please hooking up with your co-star is PR 101 how silly fan gurls still fall for this I don't know but I don't get why he takes them so seriously!!? Is he insane? Like the co-star girls are always so bewildered by his intensity. Isn't Argon a lesbian?
Anyway, I didn't find the V Man article a big deal. He was only being honest and I agree with him!
|by Anonymous
|reply 49
Is Argon really a lesbian?
I just read that she's dating the 'paranormal' movies director
|by Anonymous
|reply 50
R49 is the girl from the Bomer thread who has this obsession with making everything about fangirls.
|by Anonymous
|reply 51
Alex cast in "The Butler" from Lee Daniels.
|by Anonymous
|reply 52
Why was Pettyfer cast in this? Why is he considered a leading candidate for Finnick?
I can think of about thirty hotter, better actors roughly his age who haven't been box office poison or have an awful reputation.
|by Anonymous
|reply 53
Alex participated in the Magic Mike press junket yesterday.
I'm going to guess the reason he all of a sudden just appeared is because he's been in rehab.
|by Anonymous
|reply 54
I thought he was surprisingly good in the role of the small town girl with a heart of golf.
|by Anonymous
|reply 55
Golf, R55?
|by Anonymous
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|by Anonymous
|reply 59
I saw the movie and he's a big puddle of nothing. Slack body, no discernible acting ability, and certainly no dancing skills. Why he would have been chosen as one of the movie's stars is a mystery.
And Elvis' granddaughter Riley Keough is a blink and you'll miss her non-entity. Certainly not the great beauty I was led to believe she was.
|by Anonymous
|reply 60
[quote]I wonder if Adam isn't doing press b/c of producers unconscious racism.
He was my partner's favorite part of the movie. Wasn't impressed a bit by Joe, Matt, Alex, or Channing.
|by Anonymous
|reply 61
I think Alex Pettfyer was on one of the late-night shows a few days ago and said that he went to a strip club to research his role for the movie.
|by Anonymous
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|by Anonymous
|reply 63
The movie starts out being about Adams character but then it just felt like Soderbergh got bored with him and he's not even given a real resolution by the end. I can see Adam being upset with how the finished product turned out, but he stil should have promoted it, it's still probably the best role he's had in his short career.
|by Anonymous
|reply 64
You meant Alex Pettyfer, right, not Adam Rodriguez?
|by Anonymous
|reply 65
Pettyfer's character just fades away in the film, yet he has more screen time than anyone but Channing Tatum.
|by Anonymous
|reply 66
Here is an article about an alleged feud between Channing Tatum and Alex Pettyfer during filming.
We kind of had made this deduction, already.
|by Anonymous
|reply 67
This will make for a *very* awkward and tense press junket for the film in the U.K. Good to see Channing Tatum not taking shit from this little...don't want to repeat myself.
I wonder if there's a story behind Pettyfer's pettiness? He's got an *awful* lot of anger/entitlement issues for a non-stage trained British actor. He's also outclassed and outacted by contemporaries such as Aaron Johnson and John Boyega. he needs to check himself very soon, or he'll be an extra in "Coronation Street".
|by Anonymous
|reply 68
Channing is known to be the nicest guy to work with. It was reported that SNL loved working with Channing Tatum. Alex Pettyfer must be a real pain in the ass to work with. Alex may end up being a flash in the pan, if he keeps that up.
|by Anonymous
|reply 69
Do Alex's anger issues occur because of his repressed sexuality?
|by Anonymous
|reply 70
Or it could not be true.
|by Anonymous
|reply 71
Alex has been acting since he was a pre-teen.
He started out on British television and even showed his ass and balls on one program when he was a teen.
|by Anonymous
|reply 72
I don't consider Channing much of an actor, but he's relentlessly nice. It's hard to begrudge someone so kind a little bit of fame and fortune.
|by Anonymous
|reply 73
Ah, maybe, R71. Maybe they invented something based on the same observations we all made : Alex P. was not in most of the promotions, wasn't much mentionned by his co-stars, has already a bad reputation.
That said, if I can imagine well Channing Tatum not taking sh*t form the little upstart, I'm not sure he would take part in "shouting matches". If Alex P. is rejected, I suppose Soderbergh or people from the studio have more power and legetimity to do it than an actor, even if he happens to be a producer as well.
But then again, what do I know? I'd be curious to learn more about this rumor.
|by Anonymous
|reply 74
I just saw him OP, turning the corner. If you run you might catch him!
|by Anonymous
|reply 75
The interest in Pettyfer is inexplicable to me. There are so many guys who are better looking, have better bodies and who have more acting talent.
Like the rest of the cast of Magic Mike, to name a few.
Well, maybe not the guy who played Tarzan.
|by Anonymous
|reply 76
Producers like Soderbergh would answer R76 why they picked him out of "better looking, better bodies and have more acting talent" bunch. He's only 22 and his next project seems quite interesting. Obviously, he still has many offers from Hollywood.
|by Anonymous
|reply 77
I think Soderbergh's answer (with truth serum) would be that Pettyfer has a powerful agent and/or the studio wanted him.
And a part like this is particularly susceptible to that. It's not like Soderbergh or Tatum are watching hours of ABC Family/CW, etc. to know who is good.
|by Anonymous
|reply 78
R78 Magic Mike was made independently and was financed entirely by Tatum, Soderbergh and McConaughey. They had no pressure from outside sources on whom they should cast. And I imagine most agents would not have been going to the mat to get their clients cast, since the actors were being paid scale and thus no big payday for the tenpercenterary.
Soderbergh could have cast anyone he wanted, but I suspect he chose Alex because he was tring to be edgy, like with the casting of the martial artist as the lead in his previous film Haywire. If Alex was a nightmare on set, it's entirely Soderbergh's fault for casting someone with such a bad professional reputation.
|by Anonymous
|reply 79
We really do not know that Alex was a nightmare on the set. If he was, it may have been exactly what Soderbergh wanted to shake things up a bit.
|by Anonymous
|reply 80
Yeah, Cody Horn and Riley Keough were cast due to Soderbergh's artistic vision and had nothing to do with their pedigrees. We had Matt Bomer, Adam Rodriguez, and Joe Maginello (granted not HUGE stars) in glorified cameos and I'm supposed to believe agents didn't go to the mat to work with Soderbergh.
And we're just supposed to think it's a coincidence that Pettyfer got this part when Hollywood's been trying to ram him down our throats for a couple of years.
|by Anonymous
|reply 81
[quote]And we're just supposed to think it's a coincidence that Pettyfer got this part when Hollywood's been trying to ram him down our throats for a couple of years.
"Ram him down our throats"? Seriously? He's had two lead roles to date, one of them in a low-budget (by Hollywood standards) teen-geared film. Both flopped. I have no idea why Soderbergh hired him, but I would assume it's because he's a pretty good actor. (Btw it is completely fucking ridiculous to argue that nepotism alone is the reason so many Hollywood kids get jobs. Many of them have real talent; cases in point, the Coppola, Douglas, Barrymore and Sheen families.)
|by Anonymous
|reply 82
Of course, some people who are related to stars/exec are talented. But let's not act like even "indie" films like this one are cast on merit alone.
And yes, if at 22, you have two flops under your belt. And are getting more chances in quasi-lead roles you are being rammed down our throats.
|by Anonymous
|reply 83
I know someone who had a friend on the crew of "Magic Mike", and she reported back to me before any of this rumor about Alex that he kept to himself on the set, hanging out mainly with Riley Keough, but nothing at all about "rows".
She said he seemed quiet and reserved, and the only other cast member he seemed to really get on with was Matt Bomer (who he knew from working together on "In Time", and via Simon Halls), and that he didn't really seem to bond with the rest of the group (who apparently really did all get on very well, as has been reported), but again, no reports of fireworks or shouting matches. Of course, this could have gone on elsewhere, but it wasn't something being talked about among the crew, apparently.
|by Anonymous
|reply 84
[quote]the only other cast member he seemed to really get on with was Matt Bomer (who he knew from working together on "In Time", and via Simon Halls)
Hmmm. That's suspicious if only because Bomer was only in two scenes of that film, so his shooting time couldn't have taken more than a week. He's also a married "family man" 12 or 13 years older than Alex, even if he doesn't look his age.
|by Anonymous
|reply 85
Tatum owned the idea, co-wrote the script and controlled the movie. He pitched it to Soderbergh who signed on, asked for a re-write of the script, and who ended up asking to split the cost with Tatum (who was prepared to underwrite the whole thing). He and Tatum split 3.5 million each. But contractually Tatum produced, and approved everything that went on. Soderbergh obviously felt he wouldn't be undercut or second guessed by Tatum but there's no one in the movie, and nothing in the movie Tatum didn't approve.
It was a fast shoot, with less of a crew and longer days than usual and more stress. Pettyfer who needed to prove something may have let the pressure get to him. I understand a scene that puts a 'button' on his story arc was dropped from the final cut. But even if Tatum wanted that, Soderbergh would have had to agree and it may have been for time, rather than spite.
|by Anonymous
|reply 86
Thank you for stepping in to make sure you post the required doubt regarding gossip posted here, R85. DL wouldn't be DL without some cunt who thinks he knows better.
They all spent plenty of time together rehearsing the dancing, filming the club scenes, and also when they went to do location filming in Tampa. A number of the cast (including Channing) have said they all used to spend time on set even when they weren't filming to support one another when filming their dance numbers. That's the time she was referring to. As I said, there could have been shouting matches at other times when she wasn't on set, but that's not what she saw or reported on.
And what the hell has Matt's age got to do with him being friends with Alex? She didn't say they were fucking. And Matt and Alex are friends: there was video from the premiere where they met and Alex looked genuinely pleased to see Matt and they hugged hello, if you must have independently verifable 'evidence'. *eye roll*
|by Anonymous
|reply 87
He's very Miley and has strange skin. What's his skin color, precisely?
|by Anonymous
|reply 88
I meant "moley" not "Miley".
|by Anonymous
|reply 89
Alex was cast because
-they could afford to hire him with their small budget
-he was willing to strip
-he had some buzz
-he convinced Tatum and Soderbergh he's not an asshole
|by Anonymous
|reply 90
yellow, r88! yellow!
|by Anonymous
|reply 91
[quote]he convinced Tatum and Soderbergh he's not an asshole
According to the US Weekly article on the other thread, Tatum DOES think Pettyfer is an asshole.
|by Anonymous
|reply 92
Yeah that was after they made the movie though r92.
|by Anonymous
|reply 93
R91, what's this about "yellow", and why the exclamation points?
|by Anonymous
|reply 94
I just saw this movie which is absolute shit. Also, everything Pettyfer said about LA is completely true. It is a shithole filled with creepy people.
Alex is very sexy but comes off as a complete blank slate in this film: no personality, nothing. A total non-entity. I don't know if that's just him or if that was his vision of the character. But, weird.
I also found this moving utterly lacking in sexual heat. There is nothing hot, sexy or appealing about it.
|by Anonymous
|reply 95
After all the hype here on DL, my partner and I went to see Magic Mike last night - and omg ...
what a piece of crap. Worst movie I've seen in years. Horrible acting. Insipid script. Terrible film-making. OK, Tatum is hot to look at, but can't act to save his life. McConaughey was embarrassing, I actually cringed when he was on screen.
We were surrounded by overweight latino girls (twenty-somethings) who giggled the whole time.
|by Anonymous
|reply 96
[quote]McConaughey was embarrassing
Why is he in this film anyway? He's too old. It should just have been young guys.
|by Anonymous
|reply 97
I have it on good authority that young Mr. Pettyfer was last spotted scurrying betwixt Gropecunt Lane and Tickle Cock Bridge.
|by Anonymous
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Look quickly! He just scurried past.
|by Anonymous
|reply 100
Alex was sexy in Magic Mike.
He should do more movies showing his body.
|by Anonymous
|reply 101
I think Alex Pettyfer is sexy
|by Anonymous
|reply 102
I could Alex (and the Tarzan character) the least sexy in the movie. Total waste of space. And unattractive in my book (needed to shower, shave, and get a haircut).
I imagine he was cast because he is popular among the teen girls and was cheap.
I'll certainly not go out of my way to see him in anything else.
|by Anonymous
|reply 103
I saw the film again last week at the Castro in SF. Didn't care much for Alex first time around, but liked him much more this time. Nice ass and his character was probably more in line with what real male stripper are like.
|by Anonymous
|reply 104
I saw Alex in some dude's car in Hollywood last weekend.
He looked pretty good.
Seemed full of himself, though. Even in the 8 seconds I saw of him.
|by Anonymous
|reply 105
"he is popular among the teen girls and was cheap."
Is he really?
|by Anonymous
|reply 106
people are so rude -_- .... n i dont think his statements were wrong the movies he has done so far are wonderful h im sure he will make a place in hollywood who can say no to such a handsome , sexy, seductive guy :D
|by Anonymous
|reply 107
He's still missing.
Happy holidays, AP. Wherever you are.
|by Anonymous
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Skip to comments.Muslims Gave Away a State to the Montenegrins, Leader of Islamist Community in Montenegro Says
Posted on 05/24/2006 10:57:25 AM PDT by joan
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Banja Luka. The Muslims gave away a state to the Montenegrins because if they hadnt taken a mass part in the referendum for the state status and hadnt voted for its independence the country would not have received its independence, the leader of the Islamic community in Montenegro Rifat Fejzic stated cited by Serbian agency TANJUG.
The Muslims voted for Montenegros independence so that the Great Serbia and its ideas would come to an end, he said and added that now Montenegro has the great obligation to value that which the Muslims have done for it.
Muslims are taking credit and demanding some kind of compensation.
Now you OWE us...
Lying muzzie dogs. Now that it is "independent" it will be easy pickins' for the blood lusting mohammedans. That's the motivation.
Another step toward Greater Albania.
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At least Muslims around the world give the USA credit for What Clinton did in the Balkans/ sarcasm.
Like we didn't see this coming? Please!
Actually, it is Djukanovich who owes you. Present your "yes" vote at the next counter to collect your share of criminal profits -- and be sure to send al Qaida its share!
And our resident Soros-fluffing Islamofascists have been dancing a jig through every Balkans thread crowing about their latest "victory" in their appeasement campaign.
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NET TOUCH: It will only count as net touch if you touch it in the top.
Changing the net-touch rule once again is not a good idea. It was meant to make any touch of the net by a player punishable and eliminating all discussion wether it was hit on the top or anywhere else. It is also not like the games are now full of net-touches, I think this was a good change so it doesn't need to be turned back.reply
Re: @synlerak It is not about the amount of net touches. In lower priority matches, e.g. recently in group 2 and 3 for the FIVB World League, there is no challenge system to argue net touches of the entire net. Essentially, it is not fair to implement this rule without giving the right for a team to defend themselves, especially in this modern age of technology and sport.
Re: @Freeman that same problem counts for ball in/out, foot over/on the line and ball-touches. The problem is not the rule, it is the availability and the costprice of the technology to organize a challenge-system. Normally, as technology progresses, the challenge-system will become cheaper over time and more competitions on more levels will be able to afford it.
1- Immediately to change the official color combinations balls – they create visual/optical disappearing, blurring illusions for Internet/TV viewers. Moreover they do not have a clear contrast from surroundings.. Volleyball loses fans, the access to TV, to sponsors... The contract on v. balls with a producer should be open and changed...
(Compare with soccer/football how they change official balls very often, what brings recourses for FIFA, UEFA etc – now 2017/18 white with a red pattern - a perfect visibility and recognizability... )
2- Put for testing the attacking line for 4 or 4,5 m. Teams however will need to accommodate to it. Hope they would apply various back and front court combinations.
We can not to exclude half of world population and their NTs due to of genetic.. Compare now - probably the best technical team in world – Japan does not have too much chance against taller, but average teams.. Until 1976 they could compete with anybody – they were winners of OG,WCH... Style of Japan, S. Korea is very attractive. We do not want to create another regional sport like is the ice hockey, do we?
3- Service – connection with color of balls. Now Int/TV fans can not see trajectory of strong services and had to wait for reply... This is disaster.. Even for referees...
(Do try some experiment – volunteers could attempt to show the exact trajectory of quick, rotated balls after services, spike, block out on the screens... Then to compare with real one on a slow motion replay...)
4-Moreover too many breaks.. Volleyball faces the mobile phone culture of fans who immediately look into phones...
Provide 4 proposed measures will be realized then will not need to be created the artificial "elite group" WL , moreover volleyball could be more attractive for fans, players and sponsors...
Less interruptions: other sports do not have as many timeouts as volleyball does. Either get rid of technical timeouts, or remove timeouts from coaches/teams. Also, changing the net touch rule (back to only the top of the net you are not allowed to touch) would increase excitement and duration of rally/plays. The current whole net touch rule is also flawed because of lack of chhallenge system availability (for example in group 2 or 3 matches, there are no way to challenge net touch, so therefore referees can get away with [possible] errors, since the net can move because of player jumping or wind)
Service reception: remove overhand reception of ball (there have been a lot of situations where 'first contact' rule is ugly and teams argue with referee.
Challenge system: No more electronic tablet system. There are too many technical errors with the current technology. It is much easier for coaches to convey what they wish to challenge via word of mouth.
1. Remove technical timeouts
2. Remove World Cup and World Grand Champions Cup Players play too many matches in a year and i think that this tournaments are not necessary
3. World champion en continentals champions should be have a promotion to the Olympic Games
4. Change World League format, team should be play home or away not on neutral ground because on matches without hosts is very low attendance. It's not attractive for sponsors. Expand WL to new countries for example Indonesie,India, Cameroon where volleyball has the potential for fans or sponsors
5. Give up the electronic tablet system
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Indonesie, India and Cameroon, they are so weak., do you think Brazil, Russia and Italy for example would want to play against them? Of course not.
Re: @oliver
I meant that these countries will be playing in group 3
1. Let coach go inside the court during period of no play ALWAYS
2. Let players speek freely with referee
3. Put fans closer to the court
4. Let teams' coaches discuss more close one to another
5. Make players warm up any place behind bench
6. Make space outside of 9x9 court smaller so players go often to save the ball into the fans
7. Change LED ads positions. Looks like players are untouchable...
Do you want more?;)
Re: @Axe
Clearly you want the players to be closer to the fans at the games so the stands should be closer to the playing-fields you think. Fans should and must be able to come around the players on the field after the game so that they can interact with eachother but not during the game because that's simply disturbing.
The space around the playing-fields should become bigger instead so that players have more chances to recover off-bound balls and so play more and longer rallies.
Re: @synlerak Yes, I suggest fans closer to the playing ground but not inside. Just like basketball, fans are close to the court but cannot step inside. Also, why not let players go and take the ball in the middle of the fans. How many balls are the in this moment during ine game that players go to recover of the bounds? 2, maybe 3? Remeber the photo of NBA players flying out of the court to get the ball? People like that.
And people want to touch players, to see them sweat, to their strong spikes. Can they do all that if they are 50ft from the court? No. And that means they will not pay the ticket.
Re: @Axe in basketball it is quite easy to have a rather small off-bounds space, like 3 meters must be enough, because when the ball is out of bounds it is out of play. In volleyball it's not the case and if you watch volleyball alot you can see that despite the quite large space around the field, players are still getting hold back by commercial panels, sometimes directly behind it tables with people doing a job which is involved by the game. And it's not like lots of people can enjoy that same experience only a few hundreds of people maybe on the the first few front-rows and not the other thousands of people present there.
If the empty space between playing court and 'obstacles' will be enlarged then players might be more motivated to chase off-bound balls and save alot (almost) dozens more than that they mostly can do today. The seats of the audience don't even need to be further away from the playing field, just those commercial panels and benches with working people behind them pushed all the way back to the walls between the court and the seats. If you look at football (soccer if you're American) there is the audience even further away from the playing field even though it is the case that a ball out of bounds equals out of play too. There you never seem to have a decline of popularity of the game.
It's nice to see players serve the ball at 60+mph , but with it comes with awful lot of service errors -- let alone serve error on float serve. Perhaps teams have taken the value of this part of the game very lightly. I think there needs to some sort of penalty for this. Thinking similar to that of basketball whenever a team gets certain amount of service error, there must be a point given to the opposing team. An alternative penalty would be to deduct a point from the team at fault.reply


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"Like This" Examines Structural Violence
March 2, 2015
Conflict mediator and performing artist Dana Caspersen collaborated with Lyndon students and community members to create an interactive performance, "Like This," to analyze and experience the properties and pressures of "structural violence." The "choreographic public event" will be performed Wednesday, March 11 at 6 p.m. in the Stannard Gymnasium at Lyndon State College. This project, sponsored by Lyndon FAIR, Lyndon's Cultural Festival, and Catamount Arts, was commissioned specifically for Lyndon's Year of Social Justice. It is free and open to the public.
Structural violence is one way of describing social arrangements that put individuals and populations in harm's way. The arrangements are structural because they are embedded in the political and economic organization of our social world; they are violent because they cause injury to people. Neither culture nor pure individual will is at fault. Structural violence is visited upon all those whose social status denies them access to the fruits of scientific and social progress.
To choreograph is to organize ideas physically. According to Caspersen, "Choreographic public dialogues are models that use simple, physical motion as a way for people to communicate about their beliefs and experience. There is no dancing and no physical skill required. Instead, the projects offer a series of highly structured communicative situations, where participants use motion and language to consider questions and unfold stories around topics. These choreographic situations create a ground for curiosity and exchange and render the collective thinking of the group visible and accessible by giving it physical presence. They offer an opportunity to look at where we stand in relationship to each other around difficult topics, to consider how we got there, and to think about where we would like to go."
Lyndon President Joe Bertolino designated this as the College's Year of Social Justice. During this year, academic departments, students groups, and campus events and activities, will focus on topics related to diversity and social justice.
Upcoming events include a March 19 evening performance by Bertolino and his partner Bil Leipold of "When the Gays Move into Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," where the couple explores the realities and human dimensions of living in a world of heterosexual privilege. March 26 is the opening reception in the Quimby Gallery for Scott Bakal's "Illustrations" exhibition which has a social justice focus. A panel discussion will be held on March 31 to examine the "Media and Social Justice." Guest panelists include VPR's Charlotte Albright; VTDigger.org founder Anne Galloway; Marketing and Communications Director at Vermont Works for Women, Marybeth Redmond; and WCAX weekend anchor Adam Sullivan.
These events are free and open to the public. Complete information can be found at LyndonState.edu/SocialJustice.
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SU Theatre Presents 'God of Carnage' Nov. 14-24
SALISBURY, MD---A playground fight between children turns into a living room brawl among adults in Yasmina Riza's comedy God of Carnage, presented by Salisbury University's Bobbi Biron Theatre Program Thursday-Sunday, November 14-17 and 21-24.
Curtain is 8 p.m., 2 p.m. Sundays.
Directed by Robert Smith of SU's Theatre and Dance Department, the production follows conversations between two sets of parents, meeting to discuss a schoolyard dispute between their children. As the evening wears on, their true colors become apparent.
The acclaimed work has won multiple Tony awards, including Best Play, and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy. The New York Times raved the play "incite[d] the kind of laughter that comes from the gut, as involuntary as hiccups." The New Yorker called it "90 minutes of sustained mayhem."
This is the second Riza script Smith has directed. SU Theatre presented her comedy Art in 2003.
"Riza writes sophisticated plays built around situations — encounters that peel back the veneer of social politeness," he said. "She examines the construction of friendship, parenting and marriage — the spoken and unspoken rules that circumscribe relationships.
God of Carnage is suggested for mature audiences. Admission is $15, $12 seniors, students and SU alumni with ID. Tickets are available online at www.salisbury.edu/theatreanddance. Tickets also may be purchased through the SU Box Office, Fulton Hall Room 100. SU ID holders receive one ticket free for Thursday performances with advance reservations.
For more information call 410-543-6228 or visit the SU website at www.salisbury.edu.


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I have reached
The stage in life
Where fairy lights
Within me
My friends
Over a lifetime
Have started to
Burn out and die
Some have been dim
For a while
They may remain so
To the world
Without warning
Were gone
Now when people
Exit my life
For a day
Or so I wonder
Whether I will see them
Again or
Will see me
Lights within me
I have never met
Conversed with
Got close to
Over the internet
Shocked was I
To find the pain
Of losing
One of them
Was no less
Than the pain
Of losing one
I had known Personally
So when people tell me
They are going
Away for a while
I shudder
Dark mists
The little bulb
In my heart
And I wait.
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You hit a home run with this, profound words and a great format that reinforces the emotion. Really well done!
They slip away in an instant soemtimes.
I've gotten to accept it as 'oh' ok each time I hear.. as though it were expected like sun or rain.
I like the part Irwin about the ones we meet over the internet.. for some reason I have made tighter relations there these last years since those I knew in the city I am far away from.. those in the city are the ones that I am not shocked at all to see go.
But these ones that I know from the virtual world for some reason are closer to me.. why is that I wonder
I don't know. That is what prompted the poem. I have found this to be so. Some from here I know have died but others have just gone - and the loss is quite profound - Angela Steele, for example! Why she should affect me so much that it inspired a poem I shall never know! I suspect it may be similar to reading a good book and then seeing the film - the book is always better because we create the scenery and the looks and emotions of people in the story because we can't see them but in a film the director does all this for us and sometimes we may not agree with him. So my self created image of Angela Steele, Anna T may not be at all like them but I feel close because I created them! Another side to this is when I heard your voice I was shocked! It was your real voice, not the one I had given you in my mind. And I remember you had a good laugh at mine when you first heard it! Gosh what a long comment!
not long for me at all; your analogy hit right on the nail for me! the voice yah hahaa and now I am wondering about this Aussie accent that Anna might have!
Very emotional piece Irwin,
I hope your doin alright.
Thoughtful and illuminating contemplations about self, others and dying.
I just saw one of your comments and thought to come by and say hi.
It is, somewhat, surprising, that our feelings can be so strong for someone that we haven't even met in person before. I suppose that feelings themselves, don't have the restrictions that we tend to; going out, regardless of physical barriers.
Hi Don, nice to hear from you! This was written as a genuine response to how I felt upon hearing of the Death of one I had got to know over the internet and I was genuinely shocked at the level of feeling of loss. Strong things emotions.
Hello Irwin. Great to see your smiling face once again. I remember this piece from an earlier posting somewhere. Your words have stuck with me as I has traveled down this very road.
I've been under a rock, covered by a dark cloud for a while. My muse has been quietly working and gathering momentum as I have attended to the more mundane tasks in life.
I am glad that your light continues to shine and I would bet that it will continue to do so long after we are gone.
It's always sad to see people disappear from our lives. It's funny how people I've met here on this site and others have affected me with their leaving. I never heard their voice, only their words and yet It's like I miss the voice I never heard. Perhaps there's a poem in that somewhere. Great poem Irwin.
What a nice way to meet you, Irwin. I know some of the things you say in this poem. I no doubt am in line to learn others. For both, thank you.
Kindest regards, Wilbur
so true, timely special! I remember this sparkling gem, written straight from the heart!!Thanks for fanning me, appreciate it.
What a lovely poem about caring. I love that you point out the obvious, cyber friends are still people that touch your heart.
Very Nice!
AW, it was sad and meaningful. It was also very sweet of you and I like how you think like that. A friend is a friend whether through the internet or not. Nicely done :)
So very sad and so beautifully put. Your writing is effortless and yet, still so complex. I was a fan with the first poem I read...now I am a stalker.
I wrote a poem about this very subject; about how we are connected by writing only; being friends on the Internet can make a person feel so helpless. Excellent poem!
Wow. And wow again. I especially loved the part about how your internet friends mean just as much to you as those whom you can see, in the flesh. I can relate SO much to this; in fact, I have a standing agreement with my cousin that if anything should ever happen to me, she is to write a list of my internet friends and inform them, so they won't wonder what happened to me. A beautiful poem, sir--this one goes on my reading list!
Seemed you hit a nerve (in a good way) referring to the internet connection being real. I wrote a whole series about virtual love - though not in such a pure form as yours here, more of the sexual kind - but not less impacting emotionally though.
Nicely done I love this poem!
M x
I love this poem too as well. It is true we get to a certain age just to wait to see who the next one will be. It's kinda scary. Format is awesome. It puts much more meaning to this kind of poem. Nicely penned! :)
In light of recent events in my life,this resonates loudly with me.
I love your imagery and the little bulb in your heart.
I can see you have put much thought and emotion into these words,but in a "non maudlin" way.This adds to the impact of your words.Good writing,as always.
Irwin, I feel you are best with these concise poems. They say so much with so few words. such a common experience as we get older, so well communicated by you.
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This is my engineering thesis work website. I'm planning to use this interface to collect all information about the work done, state of the thesis...
Source code and documentation are published but the access is restricted to the members of the project or authorized people in order to respect the confidentiality chart of PBOL.
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After my Baccalauréat (2001) I studied 2 years for a degree program in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in Châteauroux (2001-2003).
Thanks to Châteauroux University I had a chance to participate to an exchange program for one semester in Oulu, Finland (2003). The experience was great, so I decided to come back and reconvert myself in the IT field. That's how I ended up in Raahe two years ago (2004) thanks to Châteauroux University again :) After everything went very fast, I didn't know anything about programming so I had to work hard to catch up other students, since I'm transferred student.
Then, by November 2005, I had the great opportunity to be offered a project at PBOL for doing some research on the Python programming language. I've learn more than a lot and finally started to reach my goal which is to become a Symbian C++ developer. Python is a nice and easy programming language; it's a good first approach of the S60 SDK. So that will make easier for me to achieve my Symbian C++ course.
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Jordan Mein has a new opponent for UFC Fight Night 49, as Thiago Alves has been replaced by Brandon Thatch.
Set for August 23 from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the card features a main event between Benson Henderson and Rafael dos Anjos.
Thatch (11-1) has won 10 straight, including UFC wins over Paulo Thiago and Justin Edwards via TKO. He hasn't competed since the November win over Thiago.
Mein (28-9) has won four of his last five, defeating Hernani Perpetuo via split decision in April. Prior to that, he lost via TKO to Matt Brown.
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Lightweight: Benson Henderson vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Flyweight: Wilson Reis vs. Tim Elliott
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Industrial Metals
Industrial metals are used in many aspects of our lives in the 21st Century and are a fundamental requirement for every developed or developing economy. Industrialisation and urbanisation in the BRIC economies has seen a marked increase in demand for these resources in the last decade. It is widely accepted that the sheer magnitude of this mass migration from rural areas to cities will be the largest in human history and this will create the most substantial period of demand for industrial metals that we will ever see.
The demand side is only half the story. Underinvestment in new mines during the 1980's and 1990's was highlighted as a key factor in the birth of this commodity bull market. Low cost, high quality metals have become scarcer as the established mines are drained of their easily accessible assets. The mining industry had been investing heavily during the mid-2000's in metal exploration, aiming to be the first to bring metals from a new source to the demand table. However the start-up times from finding a new source to bringing the asset to the market can be many years. In the late 2000's the credit crunch and sovereign debt crisis hit. Access to capital for high risk ventures such as exploration became increasingly difficult to secure and with ongoing global economic uncertainties, bankers and investors are maintaining a tighter grip on their funds than during the pre-credit crunch economy. This choking of new supply is believed to be the main factor in stimulating the next wave to the upside in the industrial metal bull market and until financing becomes easier to ascertain, it is anticipated industrial metals will be well placed to make gains.
The industrial metals traded on the London Metal Exchange (LME) are aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc. Copper is the only industrial metal traded on the COMEX and accounts for the majority weighting of most industrial metal funds and as such is known as the flagship industrial metal.


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Kris Jenner posts moving tribute to 'fighter' Lamar Odom (PHOTO)
Lamar Odom has plenty of support.
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It's been just over 24 hours since the former NBA star was hospitalized in a critical condition after being discovered unconscious in a Nevada brothel.
But reports say those closest to Odom, including his father, two children, ex-wife Khloé Kardashian and her mom, Kris Jenner, are at Odom's side at a Las Vegas hospital.
And even those who can't be with Odom, including his many fans all over the world, are doing what they can to show their support.
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Jenner broke her silence Wednesday evening, posting a moving photo to her Instagram account showing Odom in his Los Angeles Lakers jersey. Alongside the photo, she wrote, "Please pray for Lamar," with the hashtag "OurFighter."
Within hours, the post had racked up 127,000 likes and nearly 6,000 comments, almost all of them in support of Odom.
"We love lamar @krisjenner.. prayers, and an abundance of love to him, his children and family," one commenter wrote. Another wrote, "Prayers for Lamar, no one is immune to these type of tragedies and situations, we all have our personal fights," with the hashtag "miracles." Another chimed in, "Praying for Lamar and all family members involved. I'm also praying for Khloe, I know she loved him and will make the right decision by his side. God does everything for a reason. #staystrongkhloe @krisjenner your strong woman as well (sic)."
As previously reported, Odom was found unconscious Tuesday afternoon after partying by himself at Nevada's Love Ranch South all weekend. Reports say he is in a critical condition and has not awoken from his coma. Other reports say he is facing multiple organ failure.
More: Lamar Odom continues to call Khloé Kardashian his wife in baffling interview
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The Definitive Document of the Dead (NR)
Synapse Films
For more than 30 years, director Roy Frumkes has been filming, editing and documenting the career of George Romero, the creator of the modern-day zombie aesthetic. With 1968's Night of the Living Dead, Romero transformed zombies from bug-eyed voodoo drones mesmerized by Bela Lugosi into truly terrifying forces of nature. With 1978's Dawn of the Dead, Romero pushed the boundaries of zombie-horror even further, and Frumkes was there to capture it all. Originally conceived as a tool for amateur filmmakers, Document became something bigger, an account of the rise of zombies in pop culture as we know it today. Frumkes followed Romero for the next three decades, celebrating the man's triumphs and lamenting his failures, but creating something so much more than just a behind-the-scenes video. The Definitive Document of the Dead is the end-all be-all of Romero's love affair with the living dead. — Louis Fowler
Heaven's Gate (R)
Criterion Collection
Film fans know that most great movies are happy accidents. Similarly, conventional wisdom holds that Michael Cimino's 1980 historical Western Heaven's Gate was an unmitigated disaster. Both so-called truths are more complicated than they sound, and in ways that dovetail beautifully. Cimino's cattle drama, starring Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken and a garnet-tinted, constantly cranking fog machine, debuted at a soul-deadening 216 minutes, was roundly thrashed by critics, and probably led to the collapse of United Artists, a studio that had thrived since 1919. But the director, who's hardly worked since, had won Best Director and Best Picture only a couple years before, for The Deer Hunter. That film wasn't a happy accident; it was infused with Cimino's on-the-edge inner danger and cinematic gusto. And so was Heaven's Gate, as this meticulous Criterion restoration (overseen by Cimino) makes clear. Now, the red mist registers and the class tension feels prescient. — Justin Strout
Snowmageddon (PG-13)
Anchor Bay Entertainment
As much flak as SyFy takes for all its monster-hybrid made-for-TV movies, the network is making just as many enviro-horrors that are equally cheesy and worthy of comical derision. The latest to be avalanched on an unsuspecting public is the winter-themed Snowmageddon, which is about an Armageddon-like cataclysm, revolving mostly around snow. (There are also earthquakes and volcanos.) And while most of the time SyFy at least tries to present some sort of science, no matter how dubious, behind a film's premise, with Snowmageddon it obviously no longer cares — the culprit behind these snow-bound shenanigans is an accursed supernatural snow-globe. That must be thrown into a volcano. Or something like that. With above-average special effects for a basic-cable movie and below-average actors, Snowmageddon is a dumb-fun, couch-curling way to waste an afternoon on a cold Colorado, semi-snowmageddon day. — Louis Fowler
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1. electromagnetic radiation from an explosion (especially a nuclear explosion) or an intensely fluctuating magnetic field caused by Compton-recoil electrons and photoelectrons from photons scattered in the materials of the electronic or explosive device or in a surrounding medium.
The resulting electric and magnetic fields may couple with electrical/electronic systems to produce damaging current and voltage surges. See Electromagnetic bomb for details on the damages resulting to electronic devices. The effects are usually not noticeable beyond the blast radius unless the device is nuclear or specifically designed to produce an electromagnetic shockwave.
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"I'm very concerned that we don't have the equivalent of an insurance policy for this," said Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., who has pushed the issue in the House Armed Services Committee. "The initial report on this came out four years ago, and we've had four years where we could have been doing something."
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Tension runs high between Seoul and Tokyo over the rocky outcroppings in the East Sea following an unprecedented visit there by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in August, who cited Tokyo's unrepentant attitude over its brutal 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula as a key reason for his trip.
South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo. (Yonhap file photo)
The Seoul government has earmarked 650 million won (US$583,744) of budget for next year to run advertisements to promote its territorial rights over the rocky outcroppings on both domestic and international media outlets, and is waiting for parliamentary approval, according to the officials.
If the budget is approved, it will be the first time South Korea has run commercials on Dokdo. Until now, the government had not sought such moves in line with its basic stance that no dispute exists over the islets. It reversed its course, however, after Tokyo's "recent serious provocations," according to ministry officials.
Japan's overseas diplomatic missions are in the midst of an extensive public relations drive over Dokdo, according to sources, and its government recently placed ads in its newspapers renewing its territorial claim to the islets.
For South Korea, images and videos about the islets will be created by world-renowned PR agencies and documentary producers, to feature on local and international major broadcasters and in newspapers, according to the ministry.
"We will highlight the fact in the ads that Tokyo's renewed territorial claim shows it has not fully repented for its imperialist past," a ministry official said, requesting anonymity.
The proposed commercials are part of a government effort to ramp up its global PR campaign about Dokdo. Seoul has started distributing 350,000 copies of a booklet worldwide defending its sovereignty over its islets, and plans to create Web sites about Dokdo in 10 different languages, including English and French, among other measures, according to the ministry.
Suh Kyung-duk, a professor at Seoul's Sungshin Women's University, poses on a street in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2012, while holding a book and leaflet promoting South Korea's sovereignty over the Dokdo islets, in the East Sea between South Korea and Japan. (Yonhap file photo)
Dokdo, which lies closer to South Korea in the body of water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, has long been a thorn in relations between the two countries. South Korea keeps a small police detachment on the islets, effectively controlling them.
South Korea views Tokyo's claims to Dokdo as a sign Japan has not fully repented for its imperialist past and a denial of Korea's independence because the country reclaimed sovereignty over all of its territory, including Dokdo, after the colonial rule ended.
Meanwhile, Seoul's foreign ministry dismissed Tokyo's reported move to take the Dokdo issue to the international court.
Japanese media reported earlier in the day citing its government sources that Tokyo is "in its final stage of preparations to unilaterally take the issue to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)."
The move came after South Korea rejected Japan's proposal to jointly take the case to the international court, saying the matter is not one to be dealt with through diplomatic negotiations or judicial settlement.
"The South Korean government confirmed nothing about those reports," Seoul's foreign ministry spokesman Cho Tai-young said. "But I would like to stress once again that Japan should scrap its unjust claims and try to develop bilateral relations, rather than hurting the ties as well as the feelings of the South Korean people."
As a latest tit-for-tat, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said in his United Nations speech last month that his nation has "consistently" accepted the compulsory jurisdiction of the ICJ and called for strengthening the rule of law in resolving territorial disputes, in an apparent message taking aim at South Korea.
Upon the remarks, South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan made it clear once again at the U.N. assembly that Dokdo's ownership is "not disputable as the islets belong to Korea historically, geographically and under international law, and no country should abuse the rule of law to infringe upon another's territorial integrity."
The case is unlikely to be heard at the court, as the consent of the counterparty is required to open deliberations there, according to experts.


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Christmas charities that accept donations include The Make-A-Wish Foundation, The Prison Fellowship Organization and the Salvation Army. The first two mainly focus on disadvantaged children, while the Salvation Army serves both disadvantaged adults and children.Continue Reading
The Make-A-Wish Foundation mainly focuses children between the ages of two and a half and 18 years who are suffering from life-threatening conditions. The foundation aims to make these children's lives happier and more comfortable. It is also possible to refer a child with a life-threatening condition to the foundation so that the foundation can make the child's holiday experience special.
The Prison Fellowship Organization runs the Angel Tree Church program, which is a unique initiative. The program focuses on helping children whose parents end up in prison. Such children are often stigmatized in society, thus the donations go a long way in showing the children that there are people who care about them having a memorable holiday.
The Salvation Army, which is both a church and a charity, is the easiest to donate to as they are found in most parts of the United States, especially around shopping areas during the holidays. The Salvation Army runs soup kitchens and shelters throughout the country. The foundation also participates in disaster relief and thus is always in need of donations that make the lives of the less fortunate better. All three charities accept donations not only during the Christmas holiday season but all year round.Learn more about Business & Finance


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ICLLC's Long- and Short-Term ratings are equalized with those of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), reflecting Fitch's view that ICLLC is a core subsidiary of IBM, as defined under Fitch's "Global Non-Bank Financial Institutions Rating Criteria" dated March 10, 2017. IBM is rated 'A+'/'F1'/Outlook Negative. Fitch's view that ICLLC is a core subsidiary of IBM is supported by its 100% ownership, shared branding, importance to achieving IBM's strategic objectives, and the Support Agreement (SA) between the two entities. The SA requires IBM to maintain 51% ownership of ICLLC, maintain ICLLC's tangible net worth at no less than $50 million, and maintain ICLLC's debt-to-equity ratio at no more than 11x. Beyond these support-driven considerations, Fitch also considers ICLLC's solid operating performance, strong asset quality metrics, and sufficient liquidity. These factors are counterbalanced by ICLLC's elevated leverage relative to stand-alone finance companies, although the leverage target is consistent with some similarly-rated captive finance peers, and its reliance on wholesale funding sources. For additional details, see "Fitch Assigns First-Time Ratings of 'A+'/'F1' to IBM Credit LLC; Outlook Negative", dated July 28, 2017. RATING SENSITIVITIES SENIOR DEBT Senior debt ratings are primarily linked to changes in the Long-Term IDR, but are also sensitive to changes in recovery prospects for the debt class. Positive rating momentum for ICLLC would be limited by Fitch's view of IBM's credit profile, as ICLLC's ratings and Outlook are linked to that of its parent. Fitch cannot envision a scenario where the captive would be rated higher than its parent. Conversely, negative rating actions for ICLLC could be driven by a change in the perceived relationship with IBM and ICLLC. 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