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Friday November 4, 2011
Over the weekend, I finally managed to collate my various thoughts and notes into some semblance of order.
Firstly, our thanks must go to De Montfort University (DMU) and the British Association for Sport and the Law (BASL) for hosting what was once again a very enjoyable afternoon of speakers exploring a variety of key sports law topics. The half-day conference heard from six speakers, the first plenary session focusing primarily on football and Europe, the second plenary session focusing more on the investigatory and disciplinary processes behind the scenes:
Nick Craig (Director of Legal Affairs, the Football League) gave a presentation on 'Financial Fair Play and the Football League'. While the UEFA Club Licensing Regulations have been in place from the 2004/05 season (the current Licensing Manual is now in its 2nd edition), UEFA have also launched Financial Fair Play Regulations (FFPR) to be applied from the summer of 2011 with the view that all clubs in European competition break-even by 2018. The topic is hot news at the moment in both the mainstream press and more specialist legal coverage.
There were number of particularly interesting points about the contrast between the FFPR being applied in the Premier League as a condition of entry into European competitions, and the Football League (FL) model where the licensing regulations are intended more as a regulatory mechanism to control the clubs and force them to become more sustainable. Legally this agreement with the FL clubs represents a "soft" law approach where the clubs "agree to actively work to introduce measures", "increase transparency" and encourage clubs to operate"…. Time will tell how effective the league will be with this increased regulatory authority.
The big stick comes in Article 12(2) of the FFPR which states that:
2 The membership and the contractual relationship (if any) must have lasted – at the start of the licence season – for at least three consecutive years. Any alteration to the club's legal form or company structure (including, for example, changing its headquarters, name or club colours, or transferring stakeholdings between different clubs) during this period in order to facilitate its qualification on sporting merit and/or its receipt of a licence to the detriment of the integrity of a competition is deemed as an interruption of membership or contractual relationship (if any) within the meaning of this provision.
This clause effectively holds that any club going insolvent restarts this three year process from scratch when it transfers its assets to a new owner, preventing clubs from ditching their debts and picking up where they left off free of all those troublesome creditors.
The devil as always is in the detail though, and while the cornerstone of the FFPR programme is in achieving break-even status, there are loopholes or 'Acceptable Deviations'. In particular, the ability to lose €5m over the three years covered by the FFPR period (rising to a €45m loss if this is covered by equity contributions) neatly sidesteps the break-even provision, while Annex I A(d) of the FFPR lists an exception for:
d) Non-applicability of the three-year rule defined in Article 12(2) in case of change of legal form or company structure of the licence applicant on a caseby-case basis;
or put another way, all clubs are equal, but some clubs are more equal than others, particularly if they might be a marquee name with large attendances and gate receipts!
See also: http://www.financialfairplay.co.uk/ for more information on the FFPR rules
Chris Anderson (Associate, Brabners Chaffe Street Solicitors) gave a presentation on 'Development Compensation for Young Football Players'. One of the key drivers for this talk was the decision in ECJ – Case C-325/08 Olympique Lyonnais SASP v. Olivier Bernard & Newcastle United FC [41]:
"…In that regard, it must be accepted that, as the Court has already held, the prospect of receiving training fees is likely to encourage football clubs to seek new talent and train young players…"
This will be a theme, the blog hopes to come back to in the near future, but essentially how much / little should be paid to clubs training (effectively as hot-houses) for new talent.
Chris drew distinctions between:
- the FIFA system which compensated for both the training costs of a player (although at times there were concerns these payments were 'damages-based' rather than a reflection of the actual training costs), and the 'solidarity mechanism' (which effectively acted as a wealth redistribution system to share up to 5% of any transfer between clubs training the player between the ages of 12 and 23).
- The current domestic system which was based on agreeing costs (either by the agreement with clubs, or by reference to the Professional Football Compensation Committee (PFCC))
- The proposed NEW domestic 'Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP)' provisionally scheduled to start in July 2012. This system was created and driven by the PL to specifically produce greater numbers of talented home-grown players through increased coaching time and a more transparent (and legally defensible) fixed training cost mechanism. The new system is split into three main phases:
- The Foundation Phase (U9-U11): every academy charges a flat fee
- Youth Development Phase (U12-U16): standardised model of fixed payments based on academy status
- Professional Development Phase (U17-U21): Clubs (or PFCC) agree appropriate fee
See also alternative perspectives from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletcher/2011/02/football_league_fears_over_pla.html; http://www.fiveyearplanfanzine.co.uk/News/football-league-votes-to-back-elite-player-performance-plan.html; http://www.leedsunited.com/news/20111021/united-ceo-on-a-dark-day-for-football_2247585_2489344
Simon Boyes (Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University) gave a presentation on 'Sport and the European Union after the Lisbon Treaty'. The presentation traced the history of sport in the EU from its initial lack of academic interest, through the various reports, declarations, models and specificities to the present day and the Treaty of Lisbon. In doing so, Simon very much emphasised the evolutionary rather than revolutionary road to Lisbon. What was particularly interesting about the presentation was the thought that the EU was acting not so much as a regulator, but rather as a facilitator / supporter and using sport as a vehicle to engage in wider social missions (e.g. anti-doping, racism, corruption etc). These "softer" words such as "promotion…contribution…taking account of….developing" very much echoed Nick's earlier talk on incorporating the UEFA licensing model into the Football League. Have all sporting regulators now embraced the softer stick? I thought that was just supposed to be horse-racing?
Any current discussion on Europe would not be complete without mentioning the recent Karen Murphy ruling (see here for a more in-depth analysis), and this was no exception! Interestingly, Simon suggested that fairness and openness were starting to creep into the ECJ rulings as values to be protected and upheld. This might be a trend to watch, particularly given the agenda for good governance and transparency.
Max Duthie (Partner, Bird & Bird Solicitors) gave a presentation on 'The Sports Disciplinary Process'. The presentation started with, what seemed to be a recurring theme at the conference, the reluctance of the law to become involved in regulating sport (unless there was a clear departure from the rules / natural justice). Instead, Max pointed to the private, contractual nature of the disciplinary process, with governing bodies imposing their own regulatory codes of behaviour on the athletes under their jurisdiction.
Where I think that this presentation became more controversial was in the issue of jurisdiction, in particular who the sports were purporting to regulate. Max gave a number of examples:
- Direct contractual links (Paul Stretford)
- Implied contracts / contracts by conduct (Petr Korda)
- Voluntary submission to jurisdiction (Dean Richards)
However, where I think the issue becomes greyer is in Sports Codes like the recent Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Competition Regulations, effective from 1 September 2011:
1.3 By organising, entering, playing tennis in and/ or participating in any way in an LTA Official Competition (including as officials, staff, coaches, representatives, agents, medical staff, relatives and associates of a Player, a Player's entourage and spectators), a person and/or entity agrees to be bound by and to comply with these Regulations.
It is one thing to bind an athlete to a particular code of conduct, but quite another to hold that they should be responsible for the conduct of all spectators, especially when the player is court-side during a match. On a similar theme, the regulations merely state 'relatives' – does this mean all relatives? Or do we need to apply an Alcock-esque 'close-ties of love and affection test'?
There was also a particularly interesting discussion on whether disciplinary sanctions should be fixed or variable and Max talked about the trade-off between consistency (fixed) and discretion / proportionality (variable), before warning of the cautionary tale of Delon Armitage and the implications that plea-bargaining might have on future tribunals.
See also: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/nov/08/delon-armitage-london-irish-england?newsfeed=true
Adam Brickell (Head of Legal Compliance, British Horseracing Authority) gave a presentation on 'The Investigative Processes of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA)'. The highly technical and diagrammatic nature of the presentation makes it somewhat difficult to summarise in any way that could begin to do justice to it. That said, Adam did make a number of interesting observations about the role of the BHA, and in particular the 5 areas that it is currently addressing:
- Clear rules and regulations for participants
- An effective investigative and intelligence capability
- Robust disciplinary and licensing structures
- Comprehensive, on-going education programme
- Partnership approach with the Police, Betting industry and Gambling Commission
Two areas that may be of particular interest to watch in the future, are the concern that a number of betting firms are based offshore and, while they currently assist the BHA through Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), these MoUs are not legally binding should the companies wish to subsequently withdraw their support. The second issue is linked to this and concerns the lack of regulation surrounding spread betting companies.
As an aside, Adam's talk also continued Max's theme from earlier about the regulation (or failure to regulate) members of the public not bound by the organisations rules. In particular, Adam gave the example of 6 individuals who placed suspicious bets on a particular horse, but fell outside the jurisdiction of the BHA when they decided not to cooperate with the investigation.
The final presentation belonged to Jonathan Merritt (Senior Lecturer, DMU) who gave us a sneak preview of his new PhD research into 'Anti-Doping and Equestrianism'. We wish you every success in this venture…


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This was a really cute Christmas movie with lots of great actors and laughs.
Loved it
South Park have less swearing than this movie.
Mediocre movie. Probably filmed in two weeks.
I guess if I wanted to hear a lot of "f" bombs I could call my ex-wife. Pretty stupid premise and junior high type of dirty talk and situations. Don't pay full price for this one. Wait for rental or better yet pass.
Boring. Wasted my money and time.
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With last week's results in from the 2013 Army Cadet Command Accessions Board, Niagara University's ROTC program continues to extend its distinguished record of achievement.
Nine cadets from the Second Brigade, Purple Eagle Battalion, made the National Order of Merit List by placing in the top 20 percent of competitors:
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Adam Burns (North Tonawanda)
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Matthew Mulvihill (Middletown)
Jaimee Schweigert (Canandaigua)
Marc Skill (Dayton, Ohio)
Only one other college placed more cadets among the top 20 percent.
In addition, Dabolt, No. 52, Schweigert, 77, and Eggert, 82, placed within the top 100 of all finishers. No other second brigade had more than one cadet among the top 100.
The Cadet Command Accessions Board meets annually to determine the order of merit list score of all 5,592 cadets that will graduate and commission from Oct. 1, 2012, through Sept. 30, 2013. The order of merit list places each of the cadets in relation to the others based on academic and leadership factors.
Following a 29-day training assessment, cadets are scored by their grade-point average, performance in a national leadership course and in specific leadership dimensions, observations made by ROTC instructor cadre and physical fitness test scores. The cadets are then given an overall rating of Excellent, Satisfactory or Needs Improvement.
Burger, Dabolt, Eggert, Mulvihill and Schweigert each earned Excellent ratings while Burns, Dabolt, Kerins and Sutton received Recondo Badges, which are granted to cadets with the highest levels of competence in military skills and abilities.
As a unit, the Purple Eagle Battalion scored a 280 on the physical fitness test, good for third among 41 programs in its brigade and 25th of 272 institutions nationwide.
"I have always tried to live by the motto 'deeds not words' and I believe that the measured metrics reinforce that Niagara University ROTC is as strong a program as there is in the Northeast," stated Lt. Col. Paul Dansereau, professor of military science. "The environment created at Niagara University by the faculty, staff and administrators as well as by my team's professionalism, provides the purpose, direction and motivation to the cadets to strive for excellence. I am very proud of their efforts and I believe they will pass along the skills and knowledge to continue to sustain the exemplary performance of the Niagara University ROTC program."
Niagara University's Army ROTC program is consistently ranked among the best in the country, garnering the No. 1 standing in the U.S. in 2004 for recruitment, retention and quality of training.
Military alumni of Niagara include two Medal of Honor recipients, Gen. William Donovan and Lt. John Bobo, and a humanitarian nominated for sainthood, Father Nelson Baker. Being in close proximity to Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station and the regional Military Entrance Processing Station, Niagara is responsive to the unique needs of military students, veterans and dependents.
Niagara University participates in the Department of Veterans Affairs GI Bill Yellow Ribbon Program, a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008.
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Latest Online Matchmaking Trend: Random Dates
Some new services, such as OK Cupid's Crazy Blind Date app, aim to skip the questionnaire and roll the dice. Quentin Fottrell discusses on digits. Photo:Getty Images.
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On Wednesday evening, Ryan Wilson passed along a report that Peyton Manning's arm "is a noodle." That description was not complimentary. And neither is the description of Manning from NFL Network's Michael Lombardi.
Lombardi, appearing with Bill Simmons on "The BS Report," said that Manning "can't throw the ball to his left." Ruh-roh.
"I've talked to people who have caught the ball for him," Lombardi said. "He can't throw the ball to his left. He can't throw the ball across his body because he doesn't feel it. People that catch the ball for him say that he doesn't really have the velocity on the ball yet."
Maybe Peyton's just not an ambi-thrower? Eh, that seems unlikely, since we have a reasonable sample size to back up Peyton's ability to throw all over the field. Instead maybe it's possible that the "noodle" report and the "can't throw the ball to his left" report are just really one and the same.
Right now, the strength of the nerves in Manning's arms simply aren't built up enough to throw the ball well. That's bad news for Manning's future, but the good news is that Manning has a month to continue rehabbing and prove that he's healthy enough to play in the NFL.
If he's shown improvement with the strength and velocity on his throws by March 8, it's possible Jim Irsay will keep him on the Colts. (It's possible. Just not likely.) And if Irsay doesn't keep Manning, then Peyton will have until March 13 to prove to teams he's improving enough to step in and produce in 2012.
Of course, if reports are still circulating about Manning's lack of arm strength at that time, it might not matter.
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A short history of the real-life 'Bling Ring'
Nancy Jo Sales is the journalist whose Vanity Fair article "The Suspects Wore Louboutins" told the story of the Bling Ring crew that inspired Sofia Coppola's new film. From October 2008 through August 2009, the mostly teenage thieves stole everything from designer clothing, shoes and handbags to jewelry, underwear and a Sig Sauer .380 semi-automatic handgun. Sales, who wrote a new book that explores celebrity culture, the worship of wealth and how a bunch of kids who were barely old enough to drive became one of the most successful organized crime rings in Hollywood history, walked us through the real-life Bling Ring timeline.
-- September 1, 2001
Sales' profile of Paris and Nicky Hilton runs in Vanity Fair
Although it's hard to imagine a time before magazine stories about Paris Hilton, Sales wrote the first major profile of her, when Paris "was a new kind of girl," said Sales. "One of the things about her that's on the Bling Ring continuum was that she wanted to be famous . . . and it [didn't] really matter for what." Hilton allowed Coppola to film scenes for "The Bling Ring" inside her house and later said she cried while watching the movie at Cannes.
-- October 2008
The Bling Ring strikes for the first time at Paris Hilton's house
The Bling Ring used TMZ to determine when celebrities would be out of town and Celebrityaddressaerial.com to learn stars' addresses. ("You will be able to see their houses behind the tall hedges, big gates and security systems," the site promises. "You will get unprecedented access to the sort of lifestyle your favorite celebrity can afford.")
According to Nicholas Prugo, he and Rachel Lee went to Hilton's for what would turn out to be the first of several trips. They didn't even have to "break" in; Hilton kept a key under her doormat. Prugo is quoted in Sales' book as calling Hilton a fair target because she "didn't really contribute to society." Prugo says they searched through Hilton's handbags for cash and each went home $1,800 richer.
-- February 2009
The Bling Ring burglarizes Audrina Patridge
Although Patridge, who was on the MTV reality show "The Hills," isn't in the same league of celebrity as some of the Bling Ring's other victims, "her life was their life," said Sales. "It's kind of sweet and chilling to watch Rachel Lee on the surveillance video outside [Patridge's] house, because she looks just like her. It's almost like she's thinking to herself, 'If she sees me, she'll see how great I look.' Because they know they're being filmed." The surveillance videos made their way onto TV, first on KTLA and later on TMZ. "Eventually that's how they got caught: because they were egregiously posing."
-- May 2009
The Bling Ring burglarizes Rachel Bilson five times
Prugo alleges that Lee picked Bilson as a target because she loved Bilson's clothes; in Sales' book, he also claims that their haul was so huge, they "sold maybe 30 purses" of Bilson's on the Venice Beach boardwalk for $50 each.
-- July 13, 2009
The Bling Ring breaks into Orlando Bloom's mansion
"In the surveillance video [of the night they robbed Bloom], you can see them over three hours, going in and coming out, with bags of stuff," Sales said. "[Bloom] had these rare Rolex watches hidden in a secret compartment in the wall of his house, and they were gone, because these kids were really expert burglars."
-- September-October 2009
The Bling Ring members get arrested
Prugo was the first to be arrested, on Sept. 17. In early October, he confessed; the police then issued search warrants for the rest of the Bling Ring, all of whom were arrested Oct. 22. "[Prugo] told me the reason he confessed is that he felt really bad," Sales said. "It was like something out of Dostoevsky. He was losing his hair, and he couldn't sleep."
-- Nov. 16, 2009
Alexis Neiers' arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court
Neiers attended with the crew of her E! reality show, "Pretty Wild." In her Vanity Fair feature, Sales describes Neiers as "wearing a tweed miniskirt, a pink sweater, and six-inch Christian Louboutin heels." This dozen word description would lead to the YouTube clip heard round the world, which shows Neiers trying to record a message for Sales disputing, among other things, that she wore Louboutins to court. She keeps getting interrupted by her increasingly emotional mother.
-- Feb. 1, 2010
The March issue of Vanity Fair, with Sales' story "The Suspects Wore Louboutins," hits newsstands
Sales remembers how quickly the saga of the Bling Ring became an international sensation. "It involved kids, celebrities, crime, the Internet, surveillance, fashionistas, quote-unquote shopping, luxury brands. It was this very potent, pop-culture cocktail. It immediately sparked the interest of almost every major news outlet. I'd go to the courthouse for these kids' arraignments and it would be this huge mob of reporters [and] camera crews."
-- March 14, 2010
"Pretty Wild" premieres on E!
The reality show was intended to document the lives of Neiers, younger sister Gabby and friend Playboy Cybergirl Tess Taylor. (On the show, Taylor is described as Neiers' "sister" and has been misidentified as such elsewhere, but they aren't related.) Neiers was arrested during the filming of the pilot, and the show wound up following her legal troubles instead of her modeling aspirations.
-- July 2010
Neiers serves 30 days of her 180-day sentence
More proof that reality is weirder than fiction: For the last three days of her sentence, Neiers shared a cell block with Lindsay Lohan at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Calif. Lohan was serving 90 days for violating probation.
-- May 13, 2013
"The Bling Ring" premieres at the Cannes Film Festival
Sales describes her favorite moment in the film -- which isn't from her reporting -- in which the character Rebecca, while robbing Lohan's house, stands in front of Lohan's mirror and sprays perfume on herself. "Sofia and I had talked about [what] was their motivation, and I think this moment says it all with no words at all," Sales said. "This girl, standing in front of Lindsay Lohan's mirror, putting on the perfume. It's this incredible transgression, and there's something so intimate about it. I'm in your bedroom, looking at myself in your mirror, spraying your perfume on myself."
-- May 21, 2013
Sales's book "The Bling Ring: How a Gang of Fame-Obsessed Teens Ripped Off Hollywood and Shocked the World" is released
In the book, Sales said, "I'm not just telling a story about burglars -- which is a great story! -- but I'm telling a story about American culture, and what went into the motivations here."


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by Paula M. Riley
Each September, the Chestnut Hill Local showcases new programs, people and projects at area schools. This is the fourth article featuring local schools.
The Crefeld School
Tucked away on Crefeld Street in the historic Highfields Mansion, The Crefeld School hosts 100 students in grades 7 through 12 and provides a challenging, individualized educational program and environment for bright, sensitive and creative students.
This fall, middle- and high-school students at Crefeld are preparing for another year of weekly community service projects. Since the school's founding in 1970, Crefeld prepares its students to fulfill their responsibilities as citizens by making citizenship development an integral part of each student's learning experience.
The entire school community – students, faculty and staff – commits to meeting this goal by participating in a weekly course called Community Service Learning (CSL). It focuses on pressing local, national and world issues. The individual CSLs address many issues, including preserving the natural environment, elder services, urban education, animal rights, global warming, and hunger. Students are called to perform concrete service in the community to address these issues.
The action that each group takes may include direct service to the community, writing to and lobbying elected officials, persuading Crefeld families to become more conscious of issues, or petitioning the school administration to alter programs or practices.
Students also engage in ongoing outdoor, direct-service CSLs in partnership with the Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW), Awbury Arboretum and Weavers Way Co-op Farm. In total, 51 percent of the student body participates in an outdoor program that benefits the greater community. The remaining students help tutor younger students at J.S. Jenks Elementary School, spend time at Senior Care or participate in an independent community service placement.
"Giving back to the community is an integral part of Crefeld's curriculum," said George Zeleznik, head of school. "Our students learn how to be critically-engaged citizens in a community of individuals."


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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS) is conducting the Fruit Chemical Use Survey this fall to gather reliable, objective information about pesticides used on fruit crops.
Information gathered from growers in 12 states, including California, will be used to set state and national estimates on chemical use for 24 fruit crops.
NASS representatives from the California Field Office were to begin contacting fruit growers the first week in October to collect information on pesticides used, acres treated and rates applied.
"Because of the challenges and unique issues facing today's fruit growers, participation in this survey is vital. Only by contacting growers directly can NASS compile and publish the most reliable statistics possible," said Vic Tolomeo, director, California Agricultural Statistics.
"USDA has an obligation to publish reliable, useful data on chemical applications. This survey will give growers an opportunity to tell how they use agricultural chemicals responsibly to produce a safe, abundant food supply for the United States and the world," Tolomeo added.
"Survey results are official USDA data that help clarify the facts about chemical use in agriculture. The information is used in the decision-making process for the Food Quality Protection Act which has an impact on pesticide registrations, re-registrations and product alternatives."
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I'm always more happy with watching movies at home with a good beer or wine and interesting snack and watching it when I want and with only a select few people and my dog Ginny and stopping it if we want and starting again when we want and continuing tomorrow if we want. I don't mind cinemas too much but if I get uncomfortable sitting so long in the same way I have no options, and I think a good movie is also great on a smaller TV if its a good one. I don't need overblown sound levels or a huge screen or popcorn and coke and people talking and choking on the popcorn and their kids whining and mobiles going on and off and the driving there and back. Heck I don't even like movies much ... unless they are bloody good and worth my time.
Prometheus I'm sure will be my only visit to a movie theatre this year. Theaters stink unless its an "event.". Sadly, event films are going the way of the dinosaur, with so many insipid action films, cartoons, or remakes clogging up theaters.
My question on this thread is why ,what I assume are mostly middle aged men on this forum,going to see films marketing towards teenage boys? Such as Green Lantern and Transformers ( was that not based on toys made for 5-9 year olds? )Take this with a bit of irony.
A few years ago I upgraded to a 1080p front projection TV and BluRay. There's no "tube" so you can project the picture as big as you want, within the limits of the size of your room. I think our screen is something like 140 inches, and it makes for a movie-viewing experience just a notch below the sounds and visuals of the movie theater. Once you factor in the audience distractions mentioned above, the ability to pause and rewind, and best of all the ability to sit there with food and drink of your choice, the home theater experience to me is far more enjoyable than "going to the movies."


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Since its launch in 1983, the Munich Film Festival has cemented its position as the second-biggest film festival in Germany. Over 2,500 German and international media professionals working in film, TV and video, more than 600 journalists and around 70,000 visitors get together to watch over 200 films on 18 screens – making this a genuine audience festival as well as a key diary date for film critics and the film industry.
In excess of 4,000 feature films and documentaries have flickered across the screen at the Munich Film Festival to date, although TV has always been a significant player too. Munich is probably Germany's most diverse film festival, offering an eclectic programme from big-name, glittering premieres to no-budget underground movies. There's always a spotlight on films by German directors, screened in the New German Cinema and New German TV categories, and on the promotion of young talent – the International Programme is where directors such as Lars von Trier, Quentin Tarantino, Stephen Frears and Danny Boyle showed their early films. Nouveau Cinéma Français is devoted to that great film-making nation and Visiones Latinas to South American films, whilst American Independents is the first international platform for many independent directors. Steven Soderbergh, Jonathan Demme, Ethan and Joel Coen, Tom DiCillo and Richard Linklater are just some of those whose films first hit the big screen here – catapulting them into the film stratosphere.
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I think that the island is just for Miina's dream, hence also for the sake of the other passengers on the same plane with her to live on as memory.
While I don't think my thought about apocalypse (like in Shounen Ex) is really right but the island is indeed abandoned. I can't comprehend something like cloning people with fake memory up to when they were riding the plane home, make the whole setup for them to land on the freaking island, and let them be killed by dangerous animals on the island, then come out to tell them it's a reality show with real deaths to be someone's plan.
Cloning theory is simply too unreal imo.
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i guess they were cultivated in laboratories til they reached the same age as when they died.
But as i said, they'd need some sort of genetic tissue to reconstruct their memories of everything.
But there are a million open questions like: how do they have their exact stuff they took on the plane initially? Why would they clone them and throw them randomly onto the island? What's up with Hades, he would have deserved atleast a 30 chapter arc or smth.
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IMO, this chapter actually proves that the time travel is more likely than the cloning. I'm still hoping that there's going to be a book 2 of this. Chapter 1 isn't enough to cover all of the big question marks!!
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That chapter went about as expected, bunch of information on the island was reveled and we know why it was created for sure now. I will agree though, if anything this makes the time travel idea seem to be more reasonable. If his mom is dead by the time actual cloning starts, I doubt that future scientists would have a reason to clone her dead son.
As everyone is saying though, this last chapter will probably leave a lot of questions unanswered unless of course its like a 100 page chapter then it might have a chance. Otherwise I see the ending basically being the group saying "well dam, we are in the future, time to repopulate or find a way to the main land and hope its not overrun by dinosaurs." Thinking the later one is more likely since if they are in the future they are still on Earth and I find it hard to believe humans went extinct in about 200 years.
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Here's something unusual. Just last month we heard from Roxie, a crossdresser at a crossroads. Today, another crossdresser. That's what's so unusual, two in one month. Maybe it's something in the stars. Anyway, our fabulous friend here has a bit of the ennui.
Name: Mariah
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Location: Brewster NY
I have been doing a lot of crossdressing secretly and I have no idea how to stop. Its been going on for quite a number of years and I am not sure exactly what I should do. I enjoy a lot of other things that I won't mention. I guess my question is how long does it take to get over this?
Mariah darling, I'm confused. You've been secretly crossdressing for a number of years and now you want to stop? Why? Sounds to me like you're still into it. A lot!
And then you tantalize me with; "I enjoy a lot of other things that I won't mention." What's up with that?
So ok, you're a kinky little transvestite; is that such a big deal? Crossdressing is a relatively innocuous fetish, as far as fetishes go. And if you've been doing it for years, albeit secretly, I'd guess you have your fetish under control. It doesn't sound like it's messin' with or spillin' over into the rest of your life. So again, my question is, why stop?
If you're just bored with it, which doesn't sound like the case; why not simply pack up your frilly knickers and dancer heels and drop them off at the Goodwill? If you don't have women's clothing around the house, you won't be able to crossdress. So that part is relatively simple.
However, getting over a fetish is not so easy as ridding yourself of your frocks. There's probably a psychological and an erotic hook in your crossdressing, as there is for most folks who do drag. After all, this is what makes the whole exercise a turn on and so much fun. You can learn to wean yourself off this activity, if you really, really want to. But again my question is: why?
If you feel your crossdressing is screwin', up your life, or contaminating your relationships; well, that's another thing. But you don't say that. Maybe you just need some assistance in understanding what's going on with you and some support from others like you. And that, my dear Mariah, is very easy to come by. First, let me direct you to a couple of brilliant podcast interviews I've done with two amazing crossdressers — first, Debra Christina Darling. (You'll find Part 1 of that conversation HERE and Part 2 HERE!) Then there's the toast of the Emerald City, Sylvia O'Stayformore. (You'll find Part 1 of that conversation HERE and Part 2 HERE!). Or just use the the search function in the sidebar to your right, type in either of those names, and PRESTO! Faster than you can say Lane Bryant, you be taken to their podcast postings.
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Early reports show U.S. retailers turning in strong sales for January, a time of heavy promotions to clear holiday goods and make way for early spring merchandise.
January is the end of the fiscal year for most retailers and the month is important because it serves as a good barometer of how much consumers have left over after holiday spending and also gives inklings of what type of buying may lie ahead.
January sales were helped by a number of measures including the averted "fiscal cliff," growth in jobs and greater wealth from home prices and the rising stock market. The sales figures follow a generally lackluster December, when economic unknowns left many consumers reluctant to spend.
Costco Wholesale Corp. COST, +1.01% reported a 4% rise in U.S. same-store sales minus gasoline, compared with the 3.6% increase that was expected. On a regional basis, Costco saw strength in Texas, the Southeast, the Midwest and the Northwest.
By category, both hardlines and softlines comparable sales increased in the mid-single digit range, with hardline strength posted in hardware and consumer electronics, and softline strength reported in small appliances and women's apparel.
Including the impacts of foreign exchange and gasoline prices, the average transaction was 1% higher.
Limited Brands Inc. LTD, +1.10% operator of Victoria's Secret and La Senza, reported comparable-store-sales growth of 9%, when analysts were expecting 3.7%. The company said it was "comfortable" with the Wall Street consensus estimate of $1.73 for fourth-quarter earnings per share.
The 18 retailers tracked by Thomson Reuters are expected to post 3.5% growth in January same-store sales, or sales at stores open over a year. The figure compares with 4.4% a year ago.
Stage Stores Inc. SSI, +7.32% said January same-store sales rose 10.5%, when 4.6% was expected, with growth in every merchandise category and geographic area. Accessories, home, intimates, junior sportswear and misses sportswear were particularly strong. "January put an exclamation point on a fantastic fourth quarter and year, as the month's strong performance helped push comparable store sales for both periods to their highest levels in over 10 years," Chief Executive Michael Glazer said. This is the last month Stage Stores will be reporting regular monthly sales.
Zumiez Inc. ZUMZ, +2.55% posted 2.6% growth in same-store sales when a 3.1% decline was expected. Based primarily on better than expected sales, the company increased its fourth quarter guidance. Zumiez now expects earnings per share to be 65 cents to 66 cents, from a prior estimate of 59 cents to 62 cents.
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Teen retailer Wet Seal Inc. WTSLA also had a tough time, with January comparable-store-sales dropping 9.4%, when a 2.3% decline was projected.
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After a Allapattah car accident, you need to see the doctor first. Seeing the doctor first ensures you have no gap in medical care. A gap in medical care is where you wait or delay you medical treatment. Auto accident injuries need documentation for your personal injury lawyer, without it, you may not get a settlement at all. See a Allapattah accident doctor immediately following your auto accident.
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Seeing a doctor can be stressful if you have to pay out pocket for every visit. Doctor's work in the same manner as your attorney would, they will wait until your case settles, you get paid, and then they get paid. You will not have the stress of paying your medical cost up front.
Most primary care doctors want you to pay for your visits as you go. In most cases they will not even file for your med pay. Primary care doctors do not treat auto accidents; they usually prescribe medications for you to take to feel better. Pain killers and muscle relaxers help you function, but they do not heal anything.
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Whiplash occurs when your neck gets thrust forward and then back again very rapidly. This whipping motion is where the name whiplash comes from. Whiplash can have delayed onset of injury. You may feel fine the day of the accident.
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Jonathan Gold was the restaurant critic and columnist for the Los Angeles Times. Gold also hosted KCRW's Good Food on the Road.
His love of all things gastronomical has taken him from the LA Weekly (where he started as a proofreader in 1982), to the Los Angeles Times (1990-1996, where he wrote his Counter Intelligence column), to Gourmet (where he was the magazine's New York restaurant critic) and back to the LA Weekly (where he worked for more than a decade). In 2012, he returned to the L.A. Times. If you follow the LA food scene, you know about Gold's ability to find and savor Uzbek, Korean, Peruvian and Islamic Chinese cuisine. He discovered the only Trinidadian restaurant in Inglewood.
In 2007 Gold won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism — the first win for a food writer – and was a Pulitzer finalist in 2011 as well. He has been honored twice as a National Magazine Award finalist in criticism by the American Society of Magazine Editors.
"He sees Los Angeles as 'the anti-melting pot' — the home of true, undiluted regional cookery — but also has a fondness for what he calls the 'triple carom': the Cajun seafood restaurant that caters to Chinese customers and is run by Vietnamese from Texas," Dana Goodyear wrote in a 2009 profile of Jonathan in the New Yorker. He is, Goodyear added, "sly and erudite, withdrawn in person and in print exuberant."
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Myself, my sister and a friend found ourselves at the world premiere of I Dreamed A Dream, The Susan Boyle Musical, on 23 March 2012 at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne. It was actually Preview night, the official opening night being 27 March. It was unexpected as we didn't realise the nationwide UK tour that follows actually started in Newcastle.
The Theatre Royal itself is a grade 1 listed building which opened in 1837. Currently celebrating it's 175th birthday, it has recently been refurbished and looks stunning. From our vantage point 'in the gods', i.e. the cheap seats, we still had an excellent view of the stage.
I'm not a great fan of Britain's Got Talent, tending to watch the last programme in the series to see who wins, so I'm not a great fan of Susan Boyle. However a neighbour of mine, Anne Smith, an actress, is in the small ensemble cast, and when I can I go to support her.
The stage show follows Susan's life from birth until her now legendary audition for Britain's Got Talent, and her following near nervous breakdown.
Elaine C Smith, best known for her role as Mary Doll, Rab C Nesbitt's long suffering wife in the Scottish comedy drama, co-wrote the production and stars in the lead role. I cannot imagine anyone else taking the part of Susan, it was made for her. It also turns out that she herself has a fantastic singing voice. I had no idea.
The songs performed throughout are all well known, so the audience is soon engaged. Numbers such as Seventeen by Janis Ian, Stuck in the Middle by Stealers Wheel and Daydream Believer by the Monkees, soon get your feet tapping.
Stuck in the Middle in particular is hilarious. It is performed at the beginning of the second act by the ensemble cast, sitting in a line, in various ridiculous costumes awaiting their audition for Britain's Got Talent.
The backdrop on the stage throughout, is a multitude of television screens, always with something going on, seemingly summing up the media frenzy that has surrounded Susan since that very first audition.
During the show, all the characters when speaking to each other, actually face the audience and talk out to the audience. This is clever, as it feels like they are talking to us, and so gives a sense of isolation and dislocation, which seems to have surrounded Susan all her life.
The culmination of the night was when Susan Boyle herself made a guest appearance, once the show had finished. She walked on stage, held out her arms and stood there. She has a huge stage presence that I cannot explain. She absolutely held that audience in the palm of her hand. They were ecstatic; they adore her, and had travelled from all over the world to be there that night. There were over 100 people from the USA alone. She performed two numbers, one of course being I Dreamed a Dream, and yes, she does have an amazing voice.
To sum up, this musical will make you laugh and cry. It covers a huge range of emotions, and is very evocative.There were many events and scenarios depicted which resonate with aspects in all our lives.
Elaine C Smith's final line as she departs the stage, is to tell us, the audience, that usually a story has a beginning, a middle and an end, but in this case of course there is as yet no ending!
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In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it's sometimes difficult to find time for arts and crafts with the kids. I've searched high and low for some quick and easy projects that will fit into anyone's holiday schedule. Here are five fun Christmas crafts that your little ones will love:
1. Simple Paper Strip Wreath - Mer Mag
2. DIY Kids' Art Gift Wrap - Aesthetic Outburst
3. Forest Animal Ornaments - One More Mushroom
4. Thumbprint Reindeer Art - Thumbelina Card Co.
5. Paper Strip Christmas Trees - Whatever
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Ariana Grande is pretty in plaid while stopping by the SiriusXM Hits 1 Morning Mash Up broadcast for an appearance on Monday (August 25) in Los Angeles.
The 21-year-old singer made some headlines this week after the father of one of her biggest fan's wrote a long blog post detailing a negative experience his daughter had meeting Ariana over the weekend.
The man claimed that the meet and greet, which his daughter won from an MTV contest, lasted no longer than 15 seconds and the few fans there were instructed not to interact with the singer.
Ariana has responded to the reports in a direct message on Twitter to a fan, that has since spread around online.
"A fan gave me a photo of me & my grandpa. I walked away because I didn't want them to see me start to cry," Ariana said. "I am still in mourning and I wrote a letter to have sent to her afterward but MTV told me they had already left. My heart is still healing and it's moments like that that make it real again that he's gone… wasn't expecting it and [it] hit me like a ton of bricks."
We hope that Ariana gets to have a proper meeting with the fan sometime soon!
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On my first night in Missoula, I fell asleep with one dog and woke up with a different one.
On the next night, I fell asleep with two dogs and woke up with one.
On the third night, I fell asleep with two dogs and woke up with none.
For the first time in our five months of traveling, in the latest of the long line of friends and family off whom we have freeloaded, Ace opted to sleep with someone other than me.
My feelings are hurt, but not too badly.
Back in Missoula, Ace has found a lively playmate, and I've been in full freeloading mode, enjoying all the comforts of somebody else's home.
Gwen Florio, a reporter for the Missoulian, who I used to work with at the Philadelphia Inquirer, was kind enough to invite Ace and me to stay with her, her husband Scott, and their dog Nell – a four-month-old Brittany spaniel.
I've eaten most of their leftovers, drank most of their milk, used most of their eggs, watched their TV and had my own room in the basement, featuring one of the top two beds I've slept on (the other being in Santa Fe) during our journey.
Two more weeks on it, and I think my back would stop hurting.
But, as much as I've enjoyed nesting at Gwen's, it's time to press on to Seattle.
On the first night here, I retired early and Ace came to bed with me. When Nell jumped in – well to be honest, she jumped up, putting her front paws on the bed, and I pulled her up the rest of the way – Ace jumped off. I fell asleep snuggling with Nell, but when I work up she was gone, and Ace was laying at my side.
On the second night, Gwen was working late on election night, and after watching a little bit of the "shellacking" on TV, I retired early. This time, Ace didn't mind Nell joining us (if only Republicans and Democrats could bond so quickly), and I fell asleep with the two of them – once Nell completed her process of nibbling my hands, squirming, walking over me, turning in circles, pawing at the bedspread, nibbling my hands some more, turning a few more circles and finally flopping down with a sigh. By morning, though (like many a Democrat), she was gone.
On the third night, I retired even earlier, and they both followed me to bed, and both got in. But when I woke up they had both abandoned me. While I slept, Gwen had returned home and the dogs joined her for the night. Fortunately, her husband was out of town so there was room in her bed for them both.
Ace and Nell have gotten along great, and it has been interesting to watch their play progress — from timid and restrained to no-holds-barred wrestling. She's Muhammad Ali to Ace's Joe Frazier. In her back yard, a stone's throw from the base of Mt. Jumbo, she runs circles around him, eggs him on, gives him a jab or a nip, then darts away. He keeps plodding forward, swinging with his paws, then watching as she bounces across the yard like a pinball.
Ace — despite my initial fears — hasn't tried to use Nell's dog door. It's the perfect size for her, and she speeds in and out of the house at her will. It's the perfect size for Ace to get stuck in. I had visions of having to take the door off its hinges and taking them both to a vet, or a hardware store, to have dog and door surgically separated.
Luckily, Ace hasn't tried to use it, or even poke his nose through, probably because it — also like politicians — flaps and makes noise .
Nell, at four months, still engages in the kind of mischief pups perpetrate. At home during the day, while I wasn't paying attention, she snagged a full roll of toilet paper, took it through her dog door and proceeded to decorate the lawn with confetti. She managed to get into my toothpaste, but apparently decided not to make a meal of it.
Ace, though he seemed unsure how to react to her puppiness at first, now wrestles with her in the way he does with his favorite dogs, nipping at her legs, trying to put her entire head in his mouth, going after her little nub of a tail — all with his trademark gentleness.
When he tires of it all he flops down in the yard, as he did yesterday morning. The grass was white with frost, and Ace relaxed with one of Nell's toys that he's grown especially fond of, probably because it has, or once had, peanut butter in it.
For 15 minutes, as Nell alternately looked on, ran circles around him, darted inside and out again, Ace laid there with the purple toy, and when he got up, there was a big green circle where the frost had melted away under his body heat.
To me, it seemed symbolic (then again, I hadn't had my coffee yet) of what dogs do for us.
They melt away our frosty exteriors, they bring out the unjaded us that can be buried pretty deeply beneath the shells we hide behind, the image we project, all our bullshit and bluster.
They knock down the walls we put up.
Maybe our politicians could learn a thing or two from them, to the point of even becoming bedfellows — not in the dirty sense of the word, but in terms of working together to achieve a goal.
How cool would that be, if they could all settle down, bark less, share the toys, and — as dogs do — make the world a better place?


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"Poetics & Public Projection: Layered History – Redrawn Memory"
Animator and media artist Rose Bond is creator of large-scale and site-specific installations for locations around the world, including Exeter Castle, in England, and the Museum at Eldridge Street, in New York. Her hand-drawn, direct-animation films are in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Exhibit runs Nov. 12-Feb. 7, reception Nov. 12, 5-6 p.m., and artist lecture at 6 p.m. Hours are Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Response to Recent Comments, Part Two
Thanks, Rick, for replying. I just wanted to expand a little bit. I think it's an unarguable truth that we all want love and someone to love. On that basis, I think there's only so much a familial love can fulfill us, and that's why we seek a partner to fall in love, and start our own family.
I could not agree more. I completely believe we are here to love. In fact, that is the only reason we're here, a truth which eludes some. And, no, familial love isn't enough. If we're lucky, we experience familial love, in a form we recognize as such (some of us don't, like me), and that allows us to move into our adult lives, ready and able to share our love with that special someone.
Being single is okay, but you cannot experience the full spectrum of what life has to offer by being single. It's just okay.
From time to time, I receive a comment or email from someone who doesn't get the whole relationship thing, who claims he's happy as a single person and couldn't imagine it any other way. Like I said in Part One, different strokes. But, deep inside that person, I believe there is a big hole, waiting to be filled with the experience of love from someone else. He just hasn't realized it yet.
To go through this entire life without experiencing love from someone other than family would seem to me akin to being only partly alive. I feel sorry for anyone like that. Even loving fully and completely, and losing, is still better than never loving at all. Until you've been in love–real and true and deep love–don't tell me you'd rather be single, because I won't believe you.
I know this because I had several partners who thought the world of me, but to whom I could never fully reciprocate. To them it was pain, because they cannot get what they crave - my heart. Again, the issue is not with me, because it is not difficult for me to fall in love - with a straight guy.
Oh, dude. Read that again, will you? Don't you get it? The issue is not with you? Then who is the issue with? Every partner you've ever been with? So all of them were wrong, and you were right? Who is the common denominator here? You! That's right.
And I know exactly the problem. You have no trouble falling in love with a straight guy, but you can't give your heart to a gay guy? If that isn't homophobia, I don't know what is. And you know why I can say that? Because I felt the exact same way.
For years, I found straight guys more attractive than gay guys. I won't get into the whole thing with gay guys being attracted to straight guys (in fact, I wrote a post about it previously, even calling it a fetish I had), but you need to open your eyes.
What is it about straight guys that appeals to you that you don't find in gay guys? Straight guys are more masculine? The idea of being with a straight guy not only turns you on sexually (converting a straight guy is a big gay guy fantasy, if you didn't already know), but I'd be willing to bet you crave the validation from a straight guy too. Here's how it goes: If I can get a straight guy to love me, then he'll show me that being gay isn't so bad after all. In other words, his attention and love will show me I'm a valued human being.
But it's a big illusion, because if you got a straight guy, technically, he wouldn't be straight, would he? Then what? When he gave you his heart, you'd withdraw yours, because he's no longer truly straight?
Not to mention that if you're self-accepting, then you shouldn't need validation from a straight guy to make you feel good about yourself. You should already feel good about yourself. Do you see that?
One of them was so depressed to the point, he was suicidal. I had to take him to the hospital to an emergency room. I didn't leave him abruptly, nor was I cold towards him, because I totally understood how he felt. I wanted the same - I mean, not necessarily the same, but to be in a mutual satisfying relationship with someone. Regardless of straight or gay, we all want that - because it IS our heart's desire. Even the Bible says so.
Wow! I feel sorry for this fellow (the one who was suicidal). Just on the basis of what you wrote here, I'd say he was definitely suffering from low self-esteem, and he saw your leaving as figuratively ending his life, which he literally wanted to carry through on. This is a manifestation of how desperate some gay men are when it comes to accepting themselves for who and what they are, and finding the love for themselves that is key to their/our mental health in general.
That being said, I think being gay is a big challenge, almost a curse,
A disability in one comment and a curse in the other. Please reread my comment in Part One about this. Being gay is neither. It just is. What makes all the difference in the world, in every aspect of your life, is how you look at it. You create your own reality by how you look at something like your sexual orientation.
…that cannot be changed to become a blessing by our own will/strength,
I don't know if I'd call being gay a blessing. That said, because I'm gay, I have this blog, and I've met some incredible people, like you, as a result. I consider that a blessing.
And, because I'm gay, I met my partner, Chris–the most extraordinary human being I know–and have experienced the best twenty-one years of my life with him. I consider that a blessing.
I can't know what my life would be like if I were straight–although, in my less happier days, I gave some thought to what that might look like–but I can tell you I'm one blessed man. Whether that's because I'm gay or not, you decide for yourself.
…but it is somewhat dependent upon external factors such as finding the right one for you.
Gay or straight, external factors will always affect our lives, including finding the right person. But let me tell you this. Just because you're straight, and find who you believe to be the right person, doesn't necessarily mean you'll be happy, or you've got it made. Just ask all those straight people out there who got married, thinking they had it made, and are now divorced.
In other words, gay and straight people have an equal chance of being blessed by external factors (which are largely out of our control), including finding the right person. There are no guarantees. All you can do is the best you can do in all areas of your life. But a positive attitude almost always means you'll find yourself in a better place than if you have a negative attitude.
It is just okay with being by yourself. We can be somewhat happy by being single, but never be fully fulfilled until we meet our heart's desire and are in a fulfilling relationship.
Agreed. I've already commented on this.
So I think it is wrong for you to say I am wrong.
I haven't said you're wrong. As far as not being fulfilled until we meet our heart's desire and are in a fulfilling relationship, I couldn't agree more. I'm an example of that in my relationship with Chris.
Because essentially, what I am saying is very basic and fundamental, that it is irrefutable. Anyhow, thank you for your response, and I look forward to your new post you promised on this topic.
Thank you for your comment. I sincerely hope I've written something here that got you thinking, and maybe helped you to look at yourself and your life a little differently. Sometimes, that's all we need–a little push in another direction.
6 comments:
- AnonymousNovember 29, 2013 at 3:31 PM
Thank you, Rick. I read your comments on the two posts. I think you broke down and chopped up my overall comment, and took each words/sentences too literally, you missed the point. When I said being single is "just okay," I didn't mean it in a positive note - I think you totally misunderstood this. And when I said being gay is like a disability/challenge/curse, I meant to convey how challenging it can be to be 'gay and happy' as a metaphor - please don't focus on the literal meaning of disability, because my intention was not to be portrayed as a "homophobia" to put being gay down or lower. Maybe "disability" wasn't the right word to use - because I believe being gay is not a choice most of the times, and there is no functional difficulty with being gay. But what I meant to say that you missed is the underlying challenge - whether you're white/black/asian or whether you're tall/short, or if you have some form of physical deformity, or some kind of disease - any of them can be a challenge in its own way, and some of them a much greater challenge than the other. I meant to say being gay is a challenge - can be in an internal way too (like self-image or low self-esteem), but also in an external way as in finding the right partner for yourself. Latter is what I stressed for myself - you have misconstrued what I said by grouping it a "gay challenge." I have trouble understanding why literate people like yourself only look at the superficial meaning of the words/sentences, and not look in to the deeper underlying sentiment of my comments. If you couldn't see it in my words even when you said you will trust me on the statement that I have no problems/issues with myself, then you should have trust me so - instead of having doubts that I might have low self-esteem/insecurities. I have more confidence in myself than I probably ought to. I think you are wrong in saying most gay guys are attracted to straight guys because they want their approval/affirmation - that is not the only reason, nor it is the fundamental reason. A lot of gay guys are attracted to straight guys, because they often possess the qualities they like and are attracted to - simple as that. It is not good to make it complicated and over-analyze on things, because truth usually comes out simple. We like guys for a reason, right? Straight men tend to manifest masculine qualities, and gay men tend to manifest more feminine qualities - whether it be good or bad. When we say we like men, almost by definition, we are attracted to the masculine qualities. Now a lot of people would say there are many gay men who are very straight-acting, and some are so, but in reality, I don't think there are that many gay men who can pass as straight & has the straight men qualities (not just act straight, but has the high-tolerance, not-so-sensitive side and whole bunch of other "masculine qualities"). We are only deceiving ourselves when we say, "You only want the straight men's approval/affirmation to boost your self-confidence." You may be old and experienced, but you haven't experienced the whole spectrum of being gay - for example, I have slept with a friend in his late 20's, who sincerely identify himself as straight, or at least not gay, a few times because he told me he was attracted to me. I know I was his first guy experience, and perhaps the last. I didn't turn him gay, but I know he was attracted to me. My boyfriend I had in Hawaii thought he was straight until he met me, or he told me he was confused and more confused after meeting me, but this is the same boyfriend whom I had to take to the emergency room because he was suicidal. And no, I don't think the main reason he was suicidal is insecurity/low self-esteem. Although he did have low self-esteem, he knew I didn't love him as he loved me, and his heart was not fully content - there was always a thirst that he couldn't quench. Continue to next (character limit)...ReplyDeleteReplies
I've read your comments, and I don't disagree with what you said. Believe it or not, our various responses are more alike than they are dissimilar.Delete
The bottom line for me is, a lot of words have gone back and forth between us over the past few days, but I only wish you happiness, whatever that looks like for you.
Thanks for your interest in my blog and for taking the time to correspond with me. I'm here for you if you ever want to "talk" again.
- AnonymousNovember 29, 2013 at 11:42 PM
Yes, I know our responses are more alike than are dissimilar - that's why I thanked you for your affirmation in the end. I just think you twisted the literal meaning of my texts and made it more complicated - never realizing the underlying sentiment - which is sadness. Just today, I had to say goodbye to my ex again, because he thought we had a chance together again. He is a good guy, but I just can't concede in my feelings anymore, hence, the goodbye. I just wished you related more with the sadness that gay men tend to carry, but you have a partner for over 20 years, so who can expect that from you? Sadly enough, it seems like you are a typical American - never admitting, never apologizing. Sorry, I think that's the American culture, and that's why I'm moving to New Zealand. Hopefully, "if" it's meant to be, I'll find someone there (we can never guarantee anything in the future that we don't know for sure to happen by saying "when").Delete
Anonymous, I learned from blogging recently at "The Huff Post" that the reader (you) should get the last word. But I think your comment above deserves a response, just to clarify.Delete
I'm not certain I "twisted the literal meaning of your texts" at all, and I believe you misunderstand me, to a degree. What any reader gives me in terms of a comment is all I have to go on. If you say one thing, I will take it that way, pure and simple. If you mean to say something else, then you must be sure to write it that way, so the reader–in this case, me–gets it. You must look at what you write from the perspective of someone who doesn't know you and isn't in your head. Write to be understood.
I don't know where you get the idea that I didn't feel the sadness in what you wrote. It was everywhere. And I know it's a result of your being alone and wanting to be partnered. I get that. Yes, I've been partnered for twenty-one years, but, for thirty-two years of my fifty-four, I was alone (even when I still lived at home), and I felt it intensely. You never forget the pain of that. So am I out of touch now because I have Chris? No, of course not. That's why I related so much to what you wrote. It's also why I committed as much time as I did to responding to your comment, why I desperately want you to find someone. I'm on your side, dude, believe it or not.
And please watch the potential insults, okay? I'm actually not, as you put it, "a typical American–never admitting, never apologizing." I'm Canadian. There's a difference. And when I have something to admit or apologize for, I'm not above doing it.
I sincerely hope you find what you're looking for in New Zealand. Chris's sister lived there for some years, and Chris's niece now lives there with her husband and baby. It's a very different place from North America, much simpler, if you will. And they seem to be more open about gay people, even teaching about it in schools. Perhaps you will find yourself a Kiwi.
In closing, I just want to say that, yes, I took your original comments and did a detailed analysis of them. If you didn't expect that, if you thought it was too drastic, if you believe I was too literal, well, then I'm sorry that happened. I was only trying to help, based on what you gave me in your words.
I wish you well. If you're up for it, write me again when you've found someone in New Zealand. I'd love to know everything turned out great for you.
- AnonymousNovember 29, 2013 at 3:33 PM
And you also misread that part when you said that I left him when I took him to the emergency room - I said I stayed with him, and didn't leave him abruptly to care for him, so that he will be ready. And yes, you did say I was wrong on the comment you made to my response/comment. I just have hard time understanding why people can't read/take things for what they are, and have to filter it in their minds to make it so complicated. Anyhow, I have read all what you wrote on the posts, and I sincerely appreciate your time and energy spent on writing them. It is not easy to find a person like yourself who is concerned and caring about other people.ReplyDelete
P.S. In terms of my standards, no, it is not the physical features so much that defines it. I have written that I have never been in a "mutual relationship" - that means that I could never say I was really attracted to or have fallen in love with the people I was with - except maybe one which didn't last for long because of his extreme difficulties (drugs, alcohol & mental disease). I don't believe so much in concession - maybe concession of standards, but we should never concede in how we feel. I just never felt more than "deep, sincere care" for a person I was with, as opposed to, "love, that is blinding." And I don't wanna go for any more "try-out" relationships - hoping that I might fall in love with the person after a while - they never work. Anyhow, your post topic was about "Being gay and happy" and my focus was about being happy. I think we both agree and have established that we can't be truly happy being single - I call it "just okay." So thank you for your affirmation in what I believe.Replies
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A 1960s Workspace Makeover at Innovation Square
Name: Fracture/Innovation Square
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Size: 2,495 sq. ft.
You've undoubtedly been inside a few, perhaps even worked within one at one time or another: old business center offices. These workspaces can be as uninspiring as muzak on a slow elevator or the decor inside a dentist's waiting room. Floridian startup Fracture moved into such a space inside the University of Florida's research/technology community, Innovation Square, and had their work set out for them...
Josh Steppling of Trimark Properties wrote in to share how they worked with Fracture to transform the space into a start-up ready workspace:
We often use Apartment Therapy (especially the Tech channel) for ideas on new designs, layouts, etc, and I wanted to share our office space, originally built in the 1960s, and then renovated to house a local high-tech startup called Fracture, that stemmed from UF and wanted to remain close to the campus while the startup and tech community grew.
The building embodies a minimalistic, sustainable design with natural lighting and open work space that were created by adding large windows and clearing the walls of private offices.
A pair of "before" photos of the interior.
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Large windows were installed to allow natural lighting to reduce electric output, dark wood floors created a natural contrast to the white walls, and offices were demolished to create one open, communal office space. As you can see in the pictures, the ceilings were raised and replaced to get rid of the cramped, uniform feeling the older version gave off.
Also, walls were pushed back some which not only increased the amount of office space available, but also exposed some of the building's framework, allowing us to visually utilize the building structure rather than hide it (see the multi-colored building columns and walls in the "after" pictures). Ultimately, the finished product fed off of modern design concepts to create a clean, simpler rendition of the old property to give it a more high-tech, modern feel.
Thanks for sharing, Josh!
(Images: Trimark Properties)