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The Great Wall of China
My first trip to China, in fact Asia, was an exciting idea; beside believing I knew the cuisine (which I disliked after countless experiences of it in Australia), and a small amount of knowledge of the Chinese political system I had no other preconceived notions of Chinese life, culture or history.
After a four hour layover in Suvarnabhumi Airport, in Bangkok, Thailand, and 15 hours of flying over an ever-changing landscape of rice fields, deserts and what appeared to be snowcapped mountains I finally landed at Beijing Capital International Airport.
The usual process of Customs and Immigration were similar to other airports I've travelled through, however one thing that I believe is unique to Chinese air travel is the infrared-thermal imaging cameras used throughout the airport to identify travellers who may be entering the country with a communicable diseases and sickness, so maybe avoid Chinese airports if you're running a fever.
By the time I left the airport is was dark so I headed for my hotel, the Beijing River View Hotel in the Dongcheng area of the city. From my hotel I found a local restaurant and had my first experience of authentic Chinese cuisine and boy was it good! I had no idea what I ordered, my Mandarin-illiterate-self just pointed at the tastiest looking pictures on the menu and attempted to communicate to the wait staff that this is what I wanted. The food was cooked fresh and was nothing like what I expected; putting to rest my previous thoughts on Chinese cuisine.
The next day I travelled to The Great Wall of China, similar to the Eiffel Tower in France, the Taj Mahal in India or the Grand Canyon while in the States, the Great Wall of China is a definite must see for anyone travelling to China!
Located roughly 70 kilometres (43.5mi) northeast of Beijing and situated on the peaks of an enormous mountain range; the Mutianyu section of the wall is one of the few sections of the wall open to the general public. Short on time, I caught the gondola to the top of the wall rather than take the some 4,000 steps to the top. Seeing the wall for the first time is quite striking and the history surrounding the wall is equally as impressive, with the original wall being built during the Northern Dynasties period in the sixth century, rebuilt and upgraded over the last 1,500 years.
Spending more than two hours here is necessary, especially if you want to walk along the wall, getting to the wall around 9AM or earlier (opening time is around 7AM, depending on the season) is the best time as there are less people on the wall, allowing you to take uninterrupted photos of the wall, the surrounding environment and mountain range.
Despite being out in the regional areas of China, the view from atop the Great Wall is still impacted by the heavy amount of pollution produced from China's capital, albeit, a lot less than in the metropolitan areas.
For more information on the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall click here
Paradise or Danger Hotspot: Mexico's Caribbean NirvanaStandard
We've all seen those picture perfect postcards of a pristine white beach with wooden thatched bungalows and multicoloured beach umbrellas that line the crystal azure ocean. Beautiful women baking in the sun, children and men playing in the surf with people parasailing in the distance. These places are often the mecca of cultural integration, where people from across the globe travel to spend time in awe of the picturesque landscape, a place that could only be painted by the divine.
However some of these paradisiacal locations are found in the global south; areas of severe poverty and political repression. Unbeknownst to the many tourists who visit these beautiful areas they can be indirectly supporting these often corrupt regimes.
Located on the west of the Caribbean lies a small, but world-renowned town of Cancún, along with neighbouring Riviera Maya and Isla Mujeres, it makes up the tourist hotspots of the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. Featuring white sandy beaches and pristine clear turquoise oceans, historically, this area was home to many of the ancient Mayan civilisations with the remnants of their empires still visible today in the decaying pyramids and enigmatic monsters made of stone and carved into primordial edifices.
A 25 kilometre strip of coastline in the shape of a "7" is known as Zona Hotelera and is covered with luxury resorts and ancient Mayan ruins highlighting the collision of both modern and ancient civilisations. These contemporary resorts showcase the modern step that both Cancún and Mexico as a whole has taken in the last few decades to cater for the huge influx of tourist from north of the border who are choosing Mexico as their next holiday destination.
Zona Hotelera however has a veiled secret. During the day you wouldn't suspect a thing, this prepossessing part of the world is as picturesque as those postcards with perfectly manicured gardens and pristine coastlines, but after nightfall during Spring, this Caribbean holiday hotspot goes from tropical nirvana to reckless student amusement park that the city is world-renowned for. Anyone not jumped up on copious amounts of alcohol or illicit drugs would find this place quite confrontational.
It is March 2013 and Australian student Stephen Cuff, on exchange in Boston from Melbourne, is visiting Cancún to experience the birthright of all college students, one that sees students from across the United States flock to their southern neighbour. "Spring Break is an American college tradition, as a student from Melbourne I was particularly interested in visiting a popular Spring Break destination, one that I've seen numerous times on television and film as a place where students have to visit. Cancún always looks to be the life of the party, and growing up in Australia, Spring Break is a new cultural experience that I was interested to take part in. Additionally it was pleasant to get out of the cold, below-zero Boston weather and spend the week on the beaches of Mexico."
It's recommended by the U.S. State Department that travellers intending to visit Mexico remain vigilant throughout their travels, avoid visiting areas that are experiencing drug violence, and before planning their trip, to visit the State Departments website for travel advisories. For many students booking their ideal Spring Break, this is not the case.
"Prior to booking my trip to Cancún I googled to see if the city was generally a safe place to visit. I know ten of thousands of students visit yearly for Spring Break and the area is full of tourists year round. Cancún itself is pretty westernised so I came to the conclusion that it would be safe to travel there despite the constant media coverage about the drug cartel wars and crime happening in the country." Cuff said.
With millions of U.S. citizens and other nationalities travelling to Mexico yearly for leisure, study and work, "the Mexican government makes a considerable effort to protect U.S. citizens and other visitors to major tourist destinations" and there has been no evidence of criminal organisations targeting these travellers, according to the U.S. State Department.
While there is no evidence of travellers being targeted, it was only earlier this year on April 14th that six people were found suffocated after being buried alive and one decapitated in the resort town over the same weekend. According to Juan Ignacio Hernandez, deputy attorney general of the state of Quintana Roo, the victims appeared to be "independent drug dealers without any links to any specific cartels."
In an attempt to control any outbreaks of drug violence in the city, the Mexican military were posted to Cancún during the popular Spring Break period. "On our first night out we noticed a heavy military and police presence around the nightclub and tourist areas" says Cuff. With the military personnel patrolling the streets and policing any drug violence, Cuff says he felt a lot safer knowing the military were present in the area, saying "they certainly had a sense of authority." Although on duty, the atmosphere was relaxed as a member of the military even photobombed one of Cuff's photos with a peace sign.
This heavy presence of military in the city could be considered as a tactical response to combat the situation which happened in Mexico's once popular Pacific coast tourist destination of Acapulco, which saw its tourism industry virtually wiped out due to drug-related violence and conflict between rival cartels. With the primary industry in Cancún and surrounding areas being tourism, the Mexican government would be wise to ensure the safety of all visitors to the area to ensure that tourism does not vanish like that of Acapulco's.
One person who thinks the tourist areas of Cancún are incredibly safe and even moved to the city from the United States is singer, dancer and travel writer Kristin Busse, who says that danger lies in most areas outside the populated tourist areas. "If one walks down the sidewalk or beach in the Hotel Zone of Cancún, only a few kilometres from possibly dangerous areas downtown, should they feel safe? Of course. Would a tourist wander aimlessly through the South Side of Chicago? I would hope not. What about Downtown Cancun? I would hope not." Busse concludes that the tragedies that occur in Mexico happen similarly in the United States, only when it happens in Mexico it goes viral, unlike the U.S. saying, "would you avoid visiting Tampa, Florida because there is danger and violence in South Central Los Angeles?"
Another issue that tourists have had to face in Cancún is the corruption in the local police force. Dhiren Mistry an English student visiting Cancún from Birmingham experienced the corruption first hand while walking through a busy supermarket car park drinking a can of beer while holding an open box a beer. "This I understand would be illegal but looking around, the majority of people were all American, all on Spring Break, and were all drinking cans of alcohol." When a police officer rode in on a motorcycle, Mistry and his friends were the unlucky few that were caught out. "There were five of us including one Mexican. Only he could communicate to the police officer since none of us understood Spanish." After the officer established that none of them were underage, he made a call and told them that a squad car was being sent out to pick them up for public consumption, they could either pay $26,500 in Mexican Peso each (US$2,000) or spend 24 hours in Mexican prison. Not having that sort of money on them, mobile phones or travel insurance, Mistry's Spanish-speaking friend pleaded to the officer who then said if they gave him US$200 each he would let them go. "Again we didn't have that sort of money either. Eventually he agreed that we give him whatever we have in our wallets at the time, equivalent to US$600 spread across the five of us." says Mistry. What happened next was that the officer looked around the area to make sure that no one was watching, he took the money and let Mistry and his friends go. After returning to their hotel, Mistry spoke to hotel staff who told him that this was an empty threat and the officer would have had absolutely no desire to arrest them, he was simply looking for an easy target, young english-speaking students, who would bribe the officer.
While police corruption in Cancún is not uncommon, there have also been reports of civilians impersonating police officers in an attempt to seek bribes from unsuspecting tourists. However the Mexican government have said that they are doing everything they can to pinpoint the corruption in the local police force, resulting in the dismissal of over 4,000 local officers in the last two years, replacing them with military troops and federal police, according to Reuters.
Annoyed with the level of corruption in the city's police force, Mistry says that after being robbed of his money he was not able to enjoy Cancún as much as he had hoped "I think had we been aware of this sort of activity we would have known what to do better. It did taint the holiday quite a bit." However Mistry says that he had a great time in Cancún and would recommend the Caribbean holiday hotspot as a destination for all.
With increasing reassurance and action from the Mexican government that police corruption is being tackled in the city and the drug-related violence now at an all time low, it's quite easy to see why Cancún has become one of the largest travel destination in Mexico being the epitome of Caribbean perfection.
I'm Back!Standard
Well that was quite a break from the online world.
Obviously I didn't disconnect myself from the Internet, that'd just be silly… right?
What a year I've had! It started in the wintery city of Boston in the United States, where I was living and studying on exchange at Northeastern University. Here I made some great friends and had an absolute blast enjoying a completely different university lifestyle to what I am used to here in Australia. I travelled to Mexico for Spring Break where I spent eight brilliant days in the Caribbean resort town of Cancún where I partied with my friends and drank possibly too much
tequila (if that's a thing?). I came home looking like I visited the Sun instead with some nice permanent sunglasses. Once my time in Boston came to an end I travelled to Washington D.C. and fell in love with this city and I can't wait to return. I then went to the city that never sleeps, New York City, where I met my parents who had flown over to spend some time travelling with me. From NYC we went on a whirlwind trip where we drove north to Canada, spend a week in Canada visiting Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and finally Niagara Falls.
After Canada we drove back down the Eastern Seaboard through New York state, Pennsylvania, and Maryland until we returned back in Washington D.C., I just had to return! From here we travelled further south through North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana where we stopped in some famous cities such as Nashville, Memphis, Jackson and New Orleans. After New Orleans we headed back east along the Gulf of Mexico to Florida where we stopped in Orlando, and of course did the theme parks and visited Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral.
Heading south once again we stopped in Fort Lauderdale and finally Miami where we stopped for a few nights to check the sights before driving through the Florida Keys to the southern most point of the United States, Key West before heading back up to the mainland for the next leg of our trip.
From Florida we flew to Sin City, Las Vegas, where we spent the better half of a week enjoying the sights and standing in awe at the Mars-like landscape and the even stranger casinos. This place is definitely worth a visit and would be a lot of fun if you weren't underage like myself.
From here we headed to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and took a helicopter ride over the magnificent natural wonder. After this we headed to California where we stopped in San Diego before driving up the Southern Californian coastline to Los Angeles, where we did all the tourist things like visiting Universal Studios and Santa Monica Pier etc.
Los Angeles marked the end of our trip to the United States and when it came to saying goodbye to my adopted country of six months I found it quite hard. Don't worry I shall be back!
Since I've gotten back to Australia, I've moved from Hawthorn to Southbank, and started back at uni, where I've been ever since! Now that semester is drawing to an end I thought it best to update everyone on what exactly I've been doing since my last post, so there it is!
What's the plans for the future? Well later this month I'll be heading up to Sydney where I'll be the newest work experience kid on Channel 7's breakfast show Sunrise, yes the show that made me want to be journalist! After that I'm off to China for two weeks where I'll be travelling through Beijing and Shanghai. Any suggestions on what to do in these cities is greatly appreciated!
Anyway, let me know how everything is going with you and any feedback on the new layout of my blog by tweeting me @ben_hansen
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I'm in Boston, the birthplace of the United States most esteemed President – John F. Kennedy – how could I not check out a whole museum dedicated to the leader who's reign sadly ended prematurely?
I'd read about the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum before I'd even left Australia and it was on the top of my list of places to go in Boston. The museum is in the Columbia Point area of Boston and features an enormous glass panelled section that houses an American flag, the largest flag I've ever seen.
The museum began with a video introduction to JFK and how he rose from the son of an American Ambassador to a military serviceman to campaigning for Governor of Massachusetts and later for the President of the United States.
Then we walked through the history of JFK's campaign for President up until November 22, 1963, the day JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
I hadn't realised how much President Kennedy had accomplished during his reign of 1,036 days. He had handled issues such as the space race, the Cuban missile crisis, Berlin Wall, and had done a lot to bring to light issues surrounding people with mental disabilities.
I very much enjoyed checking out the John F. Kennedy library and museum and would recommend it to anyone who's visiting Boston – even if you're not that into politics.
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Three weeks
It's just ticked over three weeks since I've been here in the US and I have to say, it's been a great experience!
The first week on-campus was a bit iffy – I was placed into an essentially off campus property, however this was quickly fixed by the university and I was moved into one of their new properties, International Village.
My first week of American classes was an eye-opener! I now know what it's like to be a true 'full-time' student. My class schedule requires me to be at university everyday from 9-5 – no longer do I have days off or one-lecture days, although I am studying five classes.
Goodbye to lectures as I knew them – American college classes are a hybrid of what most Australians would know as lectures and tutorials, and you're encouraged to create debates and question the professor. Oh yeah, and at college, you call your teacher 'Professor' unless they permit you to call them anything else. (and I thought they only did that at Hogwarts?!)
The first three weeks have been a whirlwind of moving in, discovering campus, exploring Boston and being a true tourist, and don't forget harassing the local wildlife!
I've also been checking out the Varsity and NBA games in Boston. Northeastern's varsity teams are called the Huskies and Boston's NBA team is the well-known Boston Celtics.
I'll be sure to keep the updates coming more often, and I'll be posting about my trip to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library soon!
Catchya from the US,
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After a long 31 hours of sitting in four different airports and flying in three different planes, I've finally made it to BOSTON!
All but the last leg of my trip went smoothly when my American Airlines flight was delayed at Los Angeles International for an hour due to a snowstorm in Boston. This meant I had a six-hour layover at LAX, which I filled with sleeping – sorry to the people at gate 42A for snoring!
After sitting on a cramped AA flight for five hours all I wanted to do was stretch my legs and sleep in a proper bed! Arriving in Boston couldn't have come at a greater time. By the time I managed to collect my bags – which arrived without any delays – the previously mentioned snowstorm had made its way back to Boston. I jumped in the closest taxi and headed for my hotel, where that king size bed await me!
The taxi ride to my hotel was slow due to the amount of snow on the road – and we nearly slid through traffic lights. Once checked in, calling my parents, it was 11PM, I hit the sack and slept for 14 hours straight.
The next day I woke at 1PM, chucked on as much as I could and headed out to explore the area around my hotel. Luckily there was a shopping centre just down the road so I headed there first to buy a pair of snow boots – a must if you're coming to Boston in winter.
From there I explored the shopping centre (Prudential Centre), bought a US sim card, and then I realised it was getting late; I guess I did sleep half the day. I went back to my hotel room. My first of many days in Boston had come to an end.
One great thing about Boston that I haven't seen elsewhere is this website called Foodler – they deliver from most restaurants in your area and it's really cheap! Lets get this in Melbourne!
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Summer is well and truly here, although for me, I only have four weeks left of summer… I'm off on exchange to BOSTON!
For those who don't know where Boston is, it's the capital of Massachusetts in the north-eastern tip of the United States, about three hours drive north of New York City.
I'm leaving Australia on the 29th of December and will be returning mid 2013 with my parents who are coming over for a business/holiday trip. I'll be flying into a frozen Boston and experiencing my first snow capped city and a winter New Years Eve. All in all, I'm pretty excited
I decided to go to Boston after I met some Bostonians back in August who were on exchange at Swinburne. I'd never really thought of going on exchange while studying at university but I thought it'd be a perfect chance to travel in the US while also studying at a highly sought after university, Northeastern University.
One thing I plan to discover while I'm living in Boston – was the Boston Bun invented in Boston?
So my blog will now also be featuring journalistic pieces as well as a travel blog that people can follow and keep up to date with what I'm up to while in the States. I hope some of the posts will make you want to embark on exchange to the US also.
Some places I'm keen to visit?
- New York City
- Washington D.C. (yay politics!)
- Niagara Falls
- Montreal, Canada
- Quebec City, Canada
- Toronto Canada
- Philadelphia
- Miami
- The Bahamas and Caribbean
- Cancun, Mexico
- New Orleans
- Dallas
- Houston
- Southern California region
- San Francisco
- Las Vegas (I'll be considered underage in the US ☹ )
- And Chicago
Got any other recommendations to visit or tips on surviving the US? Let me know in the comments!
One More YearStandard
At a party with some friends
Benjamin Hansen – @ben_hansen
One more year has passed. One more to go.
It's crazy how fast time flies; it only felt like I was starting my first semester of my degree a few months ago, now I've completed four semesters with only two more to go.
I can now call myself a final year journo student, crazy huh? And yes I have already updated my Twitter bio 😛
I'm now on my second day of holidays and enjoying being able to sit back, relax and not have to worry about writing another essay, news article, or read another darn text book. It's all over for a couple of months – I can finally take down my study schedule and classes timetable!
I had a premature holiday moment when several of my friends and myself went for a night trip down to the coastal town of Torquay, it was good fun, but I had to come back to the city and finish off my politics essay the next day. Not cool I know, but I got it finished.
I'm heading to Sydney this week with some friends, and have no idea when we'll be back, that's the bliss of having a car and a friend who you can stay with up there.
It won't be long before I'm off back to my parents for Christmas, and then my next big 'thing' – which you'll hear about in my next post – and then classes will be back on.
Want a clue about my next big thing? Here you go.
By the way, if you're looking for some decent coffee in Melbourne CBD and surrounds, check out Bean Here Melbourne!


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We've all been well-educated on the tagline, "See something, say something."
The phrase followed the idea that we should be observant in a climate of terror and report suspicious activity. Yet, "See something, say something" is about more than just reporting on each other; it predicates the idea that we should be able to talk with each other about our concerns.
Is that really happening?
Recently, in the course of investigating the history of Mickael Harpon, the 45-year-old French computer expert turned jihadi, there were such conversations.
Harpon worked for the police in France gathering intelligence for 16 years. One day when he picked up a kitchen knife and an oyster shucker and killed four colleagues in a 30-minute rampage at work.
Besides the fact that Harpon converted to Islam close to 10 years ago, was in contacts with Salafists and adopted increasingly radical beliefs (which the police were aware of), he still was granted top security clearance. But when he defended the jihadi massacre of 12 employees of the satirical Charlie Hebdo magazine four years ago at work, none of his colleagues were willing to file a complaint against him.
The question is: Where do these reservations or refusals to speak up come from and how deep do they go?
In some cases, there's a fear in minority communities to be seen as a "sell out" for exposing someone in their community. This often comes from a culture that cannot see the individual as unique from the community. An attack or stain on one becomes a representation of the entire community. This is a classic example of an honor/shame culture, the extreme ends of which produce honor violence.
Yet, there's no one factor.
Why people don't speak is often due to composite reasons, including a desire not to get tangled up in the drama and involvement and oftentimes embarrassment that surfaces when one does file a report. They're not equipped for the level of involvement being more vocal brings.
Whether speaking out looks like having to deal with questions from one's community or just feeling like a fink, people need support in being facilitated through these scenarios — even trained as a community — on how to deal with these challenges.
Let not be in this situation again, where lives are lost and families shattered because we "saw something" and neglected to "say something."
CAIR Objects to Billboards by Muslims to Report Suspicions
How Citizens Can Stop Terror Attacks
75% of Foreign Jihadis in US Nabbed Due to Informants

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American Wedding
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Stifler is HILARIOUS with his insults and acting!! Without him, this movie is a piece of crap
i loved it!!! the 2nd best of all the series,i coldnt stop laughing, the movies outrageous,and is a good romantic comedy1
the funny movie of them all
Stiffler ruled this film. Although it is supposed to be about Michele and Jim, it ends up being Stiffler who comes on top with a hilarious performance. I tip my hat to the writers for making this film a great topping to the (wedding) cake. Too bad it`ll be destroyed with the upcoming American Pie 4: The New Generation.
OMG it was hilarious!
this was a hilarios movie u got 2 see this
Hilarious :) It`s hard to compare this with the past ones because I enjoyed all of them pretty equally. It was AAAALLL about Stifler though, you have to admit. Without him, it would`ve been pretty crappy. I still get grossed out when I think about parts like the shaving scene :X But a perfect ending for the trilogy :)
the movie i watched over and over again !!??!?!
Guess how many seizures I got watching this movie?
None stop Humor! A good movie when you just feel like relaxing and not thinking.
Totally funny!!!!!
The best this year!!!
The best this year!!!
it rocks
this movie rules!!!!
The people that enjoyed this obviously didn`t notice the drop in IQ points for Stifler. They might have well called this "Stifler" because that`s really what it`s about, and the alteration of his characters IQ was horrible. Few funny bits but mainly crap.
i thought it was great it was the funniest movie that i saw this year. I am buying it when it comes on video and dvd.
I had to endure two others before I finally got to one that was worth watching.
the best americain pie movie so far! would see again for sure!
this movie was a pice of trash
awesome!!! the best movie ever. not as good as the first 2 but totally funny! u haveto see it! its the BEST!
not a good movie at all. i had much higher expectations for the third installment of the american pie trilogy. stifler was over the top. they tried way to hard to make him funny. 2 stars. its a rent!
Movie was trying a little too hard to be funny
Oh-ho-ho...!!! Just see it!!! The best of the "trilogy"!!! 6 Stars :)
It was very funny. I like it alot
i think american wedding was the funnest most best movie this year other than BAD BOYS 2 i give american wedding 5 stars***** and i am going to see it again lol stifler is da man
Can you say FLOP?!? And what was up with Stifler`s laugh? Very annoying. DON`T MAKE ANYMORE IN THIS SERIES!!!!!!
i think this movie sucks
funniest movie ever!!!!!!!!!
the other two movies were better stifker is alot funny in the second one but is still the best actor in the final one the movie is still great..
omg THE greatest and funniest movie ever i was laughing SO MUCH!! its a great movie i hope they have more american WHATEVERS!
this movie was the WORST movie of the year... not funny, over acted, really crappy. Thank god for Uegene Levy, he was the only funny one. DO NOT GO!
Stifler was way more annoying then he was in the first two, but maybe that is what we think of our own `Stifler` when we meet up with him years after High School? VERY funny, in a pretictable yet oh so not predictable way!! 4 Stars...
Well done movie!
The first two where better but this one wasn`t all that bad... but hey, where was Tara Reed????
it was soo funny!
This movie was so bad we almost walked out. We liked the first two, but the material was just gross and pointless. Stiffler was way over the top, horrible in fact. Why they would make most of the movie about him is beyond reason.
It was funny but it was kind of dome, American pie was cooler then american wedding.
Dispite the fact that some of the characters(Jessica, Oz, Heather, Vicky, and of course Nadia)were no where to be found, this was still a great movie way better then the second, but still not as up to par with the first.
One word. Crap. This movie was discusting and not worth the money. I was not inpressed.
it wasn`t the same without all the original people in it. Stifler was beyond retarted in this one, he wasn`t even funny.
American Weddin is one funny movie..very hilarious and worth the money..this is a movie were u and da guys go just to have a laugh..8 out 10..great movie
this movie was HILARIOUS better than the other 2....great movie, if you liked the first 2 go see this one....i laughed the entire movie..!!!!
It was funny, discussting, unexpected.. the same usual thing. So, if you liked the first two, defenately go watch this one, because it is a nice ending for the triology. Otherwise, don`t waste your time.
Absolutely disgusting movie. Rude and crude with not one redeeming feature. We walked out.


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Gum Time strikes again
That was Gum Time in the seventh. That was the only time we put it in. After all the times this year, we thought, "Why not?" It was a tie game.
Jamie Walker got a big double play there, got us out of that inning. It was time. If it came down to the battle of the bullpens, we'll take our chances. We had Walker in there already, and you have Joel Zumaya, Fernando Rodney and Todd Jones out there. In a tie ballgame like that, get it done and see what happens. Threw it in before the inning started, told Bondo, "Get 'er done." He said, "You call it, you stick with it." Once we got some guys on, it certainly was put in, and it was a good situation. Marcus led off with the hit. Get him over, get him in. That's all we needed. We haven't had any exciting comeback stories here for a while, but what better place to do it than the playoffs against the Yankees here? Guys just came out when we could've just died.
The bottom line of the heroics and the rally is certainly attributed to the confidence of our players coming up with big hits in big situations — very difficult, backs-against-the-wall situations. It was big to get the split here, going back home now finally with some momentum. You know, we haven't had momentum in a while, and now we have it. Very big, and that's what this game's about. Hopefully we can jump out, and you never know in playoff games. They're going to be tight. They're going to be tough. Every little play and pitch matters, as we've already seen. Hopefully we won't have to go to Gum Time, but you know what, it works when the game's tied, too. We need a rally. We needed something going and got it going and scored. That was huge. You have to have a couple breaks. Just like today, some balls were hit right at our guys, some balls that might've been hit decent. The thing is, you have to have those things happen, just like the other day when I pitched and there weren't a whole lot of breaks. Everything that they hit seemed to scrape over a wall, go when a guy's covering second base and gets by shortstop, seeing-eye ground balls, the one that I don't field, all the little things that could've gone another direction.
Last night could've been very detrimental. Even if you're down 2-0, this team's not going to die, but I will say this much: Having to stick around and go through what we had to go through, changing hotels, getting the luggage up and back down, just turning around the next meeting, a lot of guys didn't get a ton of sleep. To come out and win a ballgame like that is huge. It could be a moment, you know?
I hope we get a big reception in Detroit. I hope people try to understand. We got swept at home by the Royals, and then to come here and split, you can't explain it. That's baseball. Just understand that there are some things about baseball you can't explain. If they can deal with that, I'm sure we'll have a very good reception. The biggest thing for our fans following back home is that this gives them a little spark, something to feed off of. I'm sure the atmosphere will be very electric. It'll be good that we get home at a decent hour today. We'll be ready.
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Nate – I've watched you pitch since the mid 2003 season. And I love that you are steady and positive no matter what. This team needs guys like you, and the fans appreciate all that you've done. As a transplanted Tiger fan, I got to see both games in New York – its great to see this team compete. Keep it up this weekend.
Nate – I grew up a Tigers' fan, but being born in '83, I didn't really get to experience '84 or the '87 when the Tigers last made the playoffs. It feels really good to finally see the team I grew up cheering for, even through the rough times, winning games. And that was a great game against the Yankees today. Best of luck in all your remaining games (may there be many).
I wouldn't worry about the reception, Nate. You guys were amazing today, and congrats on getting the split. Comerica will be rockin' tomorrow, I'm sure of it. Good luck for the rest of the series!
The Yankees jersey on the front porch is being used as a foot wiping mat, there is a Tiger's banner out there and Big League Chew beside the TV, waiting for game 3. That you guys got the win in a 1-run game is big! JV had the curve going! I was a kid with the Tigers in '68, took my daughter to games in '84 and now I make my 1-year old grandson cheer with me. He doesn't have enough teeth yet to participate in Gum Time, so I have to chew double for him. Do your jaws get as sore as mine? Having a blast! Thanks for the blog, Nate! Go Tigers!
Nate – You may not remember me but we met last year in KC after your royals game. My brothers wanted your autograph and I'll never forget what you said, "How about we talk a little first." You're more than just a superstar athlete Nate, your're a genuine person who cares about genuine interaction with your fans. I love that you don't fall into the typical impersonal star-athlete personna that so many other athletes exude. Anyway, I really wanted to say thanks for what you did for my Grandpa in Kalamazoo. We don't know how much longer he's got and as a long time Tigers fan that hasn't seen much from his team in the last 19 years, I know you've been a blessing both on and off the field for him and the rest of my family. What a year to come thru! Go Tigers!
Tyler Hambley
I don't know if you will read this or not but I got to share with you a tale.
See, I have had the privaledge of meeting you twice. The second time we met you mentioned that you remembered me and I was in complete shock. I thought it was because I was telling you that my partner in crime was driving me nuts with baseball.
However, You and the boys are making this a year to finally smile about. It was a bad year for my family and I. My older sister died in February and it made me wonder if, seriously, I would enjoy watching another Tiger game again.
You see, she was the one who got me and my other sister hooked and going to games. She took us to Tiger stadium many times and we just had a ball (pardon the pun). She even got me started on that baseball you signed for me the first time I met you. The one where you sounded interest as well as equally shocked that I had Roger Craig's autograph.
Yep, losing my sister Monica was pretty hard on us. I started to catch things on the club via the papers and some games but I couldn't pay too close attention because it was painfull that my sis wasn't around. Then I caught that game. The game where you started to pack all that gum in your mouth and Rod and Mario just had a great time commenting on it.
I was hooked back in from that point on. When I said you make it fun to watch I meant it sincerely. I never really got a chance to thank you for making this year great for my family (yes, they all love you guys big time).
I also want to thank you for making Amanda (my partner in crime) probably one of the biggest baseball nuts on the planet. And yes, you are her Tiger! LOL.
Sorry this was so long and good luck in the play-offs!!!
Nate, I love your positive attitude. You are a great role model for children and adults as well. I hope you (all) understand what this Tigers team has meant to the city and state and how much you've inspired people.
I'll be at both games this weekend, and CoPa will be rockin, I can promise you that.
Thanks for the memories this year. No matter what happens in the post-season, this year has been very special.
Good luck to the Tigers.. see you at the ballpark.
It's playoff baseball in Detroit. We've been waiting for this for 19 years. I'm pretty sure we'll be loud enough for you…I'll do my best to contribute to the madness.
Also…I've looked at some of the other comments…and it really is true. With the gum and all the looseness you guys have out there…it makes watching the game 10 times more fun…and so many of my female friends and my girlfriend enjoy watching you guys.
P.S.-If gum time does become necessary tomorrow…I'm going with Sour Apple against all your recommendations
good to know gum time works with the ties as well 🙂
you guys made the yankees look pretty silly after all that "controvercy" last night and all the guys they left on base today.
thanks for posting, Nate
and keep on chewing! (only when necessary of course!)
Nate, was great to read that you guys did the GumTime in the seventh, and I'm sure you won't be surprised to know fans were too. However I had to share, nhat a fabulous international Tiger fan group, was throwing it it at the same time with you! We are a group that got tired of negative thrash talkers,and other teams 'trolls' in the chat room from Gameday, so some computer savy members started our own. . ."Tiger's Den". We span the U.S. Ca, Fl, Tx, In, Ky, Ha,and Austria and other countries. Most grew up in Michigan or had a family member get them started on Tigers, and have been fans their whole life. Thought you'd like to know. . . . we were chompin right along with you guys. .and screaming. . .to boot!
Hey Nate… I lived in the Detroit area when I was a kid and I was 8 years old when Kaline and the crew won the WS… What great memories… Now, I live in southern West Virginia, but my family and I are still huge Tiger fans. I took the kids to Pittsburg to watch the Tigers play interleague ball against the Pirates this past July. What a great time. Last year, we drove to Detroit and caught a couple home games. We watch most of the games on the internet through MLB.tv. My family and I all have Tiger jerseys and people have made fun of us in the past when my kids wear them to school… 🙂 But not now… Hey, thanks to you and the team – I feel like I'm 8 years old again… Let's send those stinkin' store-bought Yankees back home this weekend with defeat on their faces! It's post-season big league gum time!!! "Let's Go Tigers!!!" God bless and press on! Randy
Nate – I was reading your post and thinking "you're kidding me" – when you come out in the stadium today, you are going to feel some serious Detroit love man! KC is a distant memory. You've got the Yankees 1-1 in the ALDS and that's all that matters brother! I read some of the posts from today and they just confirmed what I already thought – you're a stand up guy and this Tiger team is special. Go get 'em Nate!
Wow Nate,
I want to Tell you what a great job you guys are doing.I never got into watching baseball until this season.I sit and watch and yell at the TV just like I am there.I am so proud to be a Tigers Fan.I remember when I was 10 years old watching the 84 Tigers in the World Series and it was so cool, even though I didnt really know what baseball was all about! I was friends with Aurelio Lopez's daughter (they lived by me) and it was so exciting.I am such a huge fan, I can't wait when it's gameday to watch you guy's play no matter what the outcome..Just one question though? How in the heck do you breathe with that big wad of gum in your mouth? I get a good laugh when I see the camera pan to you with that gum going!!! Keep doing what you are doing…Good Luck Guys..I will be here supporting you no matter what…
Picked up some BLC when I was in Chicago – so know that my brother are I are throwing some in (as needed) all the way down in Mexico! Suerte boys – SUERTE!
Since I was a very young boy, I have been a tigers fan. I remember many night's as a child listening to Ernie Harwell, and Paul Carey broadcasting from " the Old ballpark " and I gotta tell you, this city has come to life all over again thanks to your pitching, and the overall play of your fellow teammates.
There is nothing like the ROAR of a tigers fan when you guys win a game. Taking game 2 in Yankee Stadium just proves that you, JV, Zoom Zoom and the rest of the Tigers bullpen have what it takes to bring our team back to glory once again !!
I've got my ticket's for Saturday's game at Comerica, and I gotta tell you – It's going to be me and my fiancee's first postseason game, and I have NEVER been more excited to see you guys play when it's all on the line.
GIVE THEM YANKEES **** NATE – Bring the pennant back to Detroit where it belongs !!
Wow – who knew you could cry reading a baseball blog!! We're so proud of you Nate, more so of the person we know and love but also of the amazing pitcher and Tiger you are! But what is so awesome to me is that all these people realize what a special person you are too! It literally had me bawling!! Go get those Yankees – Iowa and Kansas are cheering loud and clear!! And we've got the gum just in case!!
Nate- What a great game 2 yesterday. I was on pins and needles the last couple innings. I was at work up until the 7th, and was only able to keep one eye on the game. But I got off work just in time to meet up with my dad and watch the last 3 innings. We are both huge Tiger fans. My dad grew up on the east side of the state and was huge Detroit fan. He then move to SW michigan and thats where I was raised. We always watched games on PASS sports, and I grew up a die hard Tigers fan in an area that everyone lovs the Sox and Cubs. I was only 8 years old the last time we were in the playoffs. I have always stayed loyal, because I knew these good times would come. I have been to 6 games this year. 3 at home and 3 in chicago (I am only an hr from chi-town). I am so excited that I have tickets for game 4 saturday. I will be rooting you on hard tonight in front of my TV. Go get them tonight, and lets clinch tomorrow. This summer has been the best summer of my life. Its been a magical feeling to follow you guys. You guys are special. I made a trip over there in August and saw you guys play the Twins. On that trip, I proposed to my gf (not at the game) and we became engaged. It was a special trip, and this is a special season. Lets finish it off. And no matter what you guys will always be special to me and my fiance. Go Get em! Lets go Tigers!! Thanks for writing nate.
What a GREAT season. I've been a Tiger fan since my 1st Little League team,the Tigers, in 1963. My now 18 yo son is watching his first postseason with his favorite team also. We've watched you all year on the Extra Innings pacakge for years. So cool to watch you and the team progress. We catch Spring Training every year and you may remember him, the kid in the wheelchair, every year in Lakeland. Even catch some games on our b-days (Sept.28 &29) at Comerica when we can.
Thanks for the season. It will stay with my son for a lifetime…..I'm diggin it too.
Sean & Ian Berry
Athens, Ga
Nate, you write you look for a "big reception" back in Detroit.
Nate, BIGGEST RECEPTION EVER!!
Ben and Dan Richter
Durham NC
Another ALDS blogger has just arrived in the Nate State. Take a look, Gum Timers, and go easy on the Yankee commenters!
Nate, I am thrilled for you and Mike Maroth and your families, along with the other Tigers. My son and I met you guys on the field at HomePlate and appreciate the example that you set for our young athletes. We enjoyed your description of your pregame preparation. Gum is good, God is great! PEACE
Cre e mos! (We believe!) Make it the clubhouse mantra! All the best.
Dear Nate,
For the first time i put a whole pack of big league chew in my mouth. It was hard to chew. Thank you for bringging playoff baseball back to detroit and restoring the roar. Good Luck in the rest of the playoffs. Go TIGERS!
Dear Nate,
For the first time i put a whole pack of big league chew in my mouth. It was very hard to chew. Thank you for bringging playoff baseball back to detroit and restoring the roar. Good Luck in the rest of the playoffs. Go TIGERS!
What a game! The momentum's shifting, baby… I could feel it as soon as Guillen hit that homer. Granderson's coming up huge, the bullpen's mowing 'em down, and gum is still plentiful. Take these Yankees, boys!
❤ Erica
Nate, first I'd like to thank you and all the tigers for putting together a great season. I've been a fan since I was born, and have never given up even when we lost 100 games(I watched that season to the bitter end). Now to see you guys in the playoffs, and to watch you win in New York(even though it made me late for my biochem class) was wonderful. PS thanks for siging my ball, and being so kind to take a pic with me(it's framed on my mantle).
I'm watching the game on TV right now. You guys are ahead 3-0 in the top of the 3rd inning. My mom and I watch you all, and I just got my dad hooked again….My parents remember '68 and '84.
The Tigers perservered and never gave up. Your team has the perfect chemistry; with players, manager & coaches. I watched the Tigers in Milwaukee this year & thought your team was awesome! Beat the Yankees!
The reality is that the marlins with young pitchers defeated the feared and favored Yankees, no wtha Tigers are doing the same. The common bond_ Ivan Rodriguez. Yes that is the importance of an experienced catcher!
My Dad grew up in the Bronx across the street from Yankee stadium. He started following baseball in 1935 when he was 7. In those days the Yankess would fly a blue flag over the Stadium when they won and a red flag when they lost. In 1935 there were a lot of red flags flying over the stadium when the Tigers came to town (they won the World Series) …so he became a tiger fan and remains a diehard Tiger Fan to this day (he's 79). I took him to games 1 and 2 at Yankee Stadium. After losing Game 1 he said " we've got them right where we want them: lulled into a false sense of security". He met Bonderman outside the bullpen in Memorial Park on Wednesday night as Bonderman was walking to the field before the game (which was rained out). He shook his hand and said this: "there are a lot of people like me here in Yankee Stadium tonight who are rooting for you guys… rest up because we are going to need you when it counts back in Detroit". Bonderman just smiled and continued out onto the field.
wish you the very best, Nate.I have cringed everytime your team did not back up your subperb performances this year with their best efforts. This is your time to really shine!! God Bless you and the Tiger Team!


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A widespread view in political science is that minority cabinets govern more flexibly and inclusively, more in line with a median-oriented and 'consensual' vision of democracy. Yet there is only little empirical evidence for it. We study legislative coalition-building in the German state of North-Rhine-Westphalia, which was ruled by a minority government between 2010 and 2012. We compare the inclusiveness of legislative coalitions under minority and majority cabinets, based on 1028 laws passed in the 1985–2017 period, and analyze in detail the flexibility of legislative coalition formation under the minority government. Both quantitative analyses are complemented with brief case studies of specific legislation. We find, first, that the minority cabinet did not rule more inclusively. Second, the minority cabinet's legislative flexibility was fairly limited; to the extent that it existed, it follows a pattern that cannot be explained on the basis of the standard spatial model with policy-seeking parties.
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In 1876 the poet Henry Kendall wrote about 'wave-worn Coogee', celebrating the wildness of the place: 'jags and points disrupted, gaps and fractures fringed with light.' Kendall's picture of the turbulent coast of Coogee is in sharp contrast to the sun-filled and cheery beachscapes which Tom Roberts and Charles Conder painted there. Bayliss may have been familiar with Kendall's verse, although the poetic notion of the 'ever-restless sea' was well established in 19th-century verse and art. The AGNSW acquired their painting of this title by W Lister Lister in 1892. Poetic and romantic allusions aside, photographs of the sea – 'instantaneous' photographs which demonstrated a photographer's technical abilities – were not uncommon. As one reviewer noted about the genre: 'several instantaneous views of scenes, into which water in a state of motion enters, are highly artistic and effective.'1
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Surf on Coogee Bay five miles from Sydney
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Although they've known for some time that Zelena wanted their baby, Charming and Snow didn't figure out until last week's episode "Bleeding Through" that their baby is the key to Zelena's plan... which, Belle discovered, is to go back in time and change the past. If Zelena succeeds, she could erase Snow White, Emma, Henry, and even The Evil Queen from existence!
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Let me dive into history. Please indulge me.
There was a time not too long in past when every rupee I spent, I took from my ma. Even though I was gainfully employed, I liked asking her for money. I'd withdraw a chunk of cash and give her and then I'd ask her for money as and when I needed to spend. I loved it. And I think she liked it as well that I asked her for money. After all when I was still a student, she was the one who handed me my pocket money that was so so dear to me. Every rupee that I got from her was precious. It was hard earned and everytime I spent it, I could see the balance with me dwindling. I had to make tons of sacrifices to be able to ensure that the money I got from her lasted me some time before I spread my palms in front of her.
Now, that I am jobless and away from home (home is where ma and pa are, and some day #sgMS would be), I dont really keep a lot of cash handy. There is no incentive to make those trips to the ATM. There is no one to give money to. As a result I rely more and more on plastic money. My credit card. The one that took effort to acquire. Add on top of it the ubiquity and ease of swiping machines, even with courier companies. Everytime I spent more than a 100 bucks, I would use the card. Suddenly from the actual quantum of money going from my pocket, I was now merely swiping a plastic card through a machine and the transaction would happen. Gone was the need to run to ma or ATM. Convenience, I tell you.
And, and, ever since the proliferation of things like flipkart, cleartrip and amazon, I have this new shiny instrument. Online banking. Where I dont even touch plastic or coins or notes. Its amazing. All I do is enter a number and the transaction is done. Its fast, smooth and intuitive. In my sleep I can rattle the card numbers, security keys and passwords. And I can use it for large transactions. And unlike physical currency that went from my pocket or a mechanical swipe of the plastic, everything happens without a physical interface. What else could you ask for in life! The future of payments could be that I walk to a Starbucks counter, point at the coffee I want and just nod at the cash register. Money would automatically deduce from my profile that Starbucks has that is linked to the movement of my retina (indicating a yes for expense) enabled by a NFC between a kiosk at Starbucks and my phone.
Funny how fast this world of payments and transactions is changing!
So, to summarize, from spending money by hand to swiping a piece of plastic to merely disturbing a few electrons, I have changed the way I (and the world around me) spend(s) money.
Money, to me is now largely a number that rests in an account (which is yet another number). I cant see it. I cant touch it. I cant fathom how little or how much do I have. Its a damn number. And like all numbers, without context, it has no meaning. Maths is boring like that.
If I had 10 lakhs in coins, I am assuming it would be like a river of coins that Uncle Scrooge could take a dip in. If I had it in notes, the wad could be a thick like a book. But on a fuzzy webpage, it looks like a number to me. Every time I spend some money, say 10 bucks, since there is no physical contact involved, I dont realize that I've spent it. All I see is the number reducing from 1000000 to 999990. To me, this small reduction in number is not big. And before I know it, all these small reductions make a considerable dent in the stack. All without me realizing it. Without an inflow, the bucket could soon run dry with these small leaks!
The only way out is to go back to the dark ages of cash and budgets. Stop using the numbers and plastic and start handing notes and coins. Even if it means carrying a thick wallet around. At least I would know what I am spending on and I would know where is the money going.
Starting today, I am going to use lot more cash. A smallChange that would help me get frugal (until I become filthy rich).
P.S.: There are apparent advantages of using plastic. I dont have to lug around a lot of cash. I dont have to worry about running out of it and finding ATMs. I earn points that I could redeem to book free tickets to places that I want to visit. I get discounts at places where these credit card companies have tieups at. I get a monthly printed account statement that tells me where all I've spent my money at! And so on and so forth. But, but, I end up spending lot more than I ought to (or want to) spend. I have to control it. Somehow!
Notes to Self
- Read the difference between "which" and "that"
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Red Hen tweets. But the process of tweeting takes too much human attention.
Can we crowdsource the tweeting and automate the move from proposed tweet to published tweet, with only something like a click of approval, and maybe some light editing, by a Red Hen manager? That's the task. Would you like to accomplish it?
and we will try to connect you with a mentor.
Here is the background:
See The Crowing Rooster, Red Hen's flack for the timeline of tweets.
There is a Google Form for proposing tweets from Red Hen. See Propose a tweet from @redhenlab .
When someone submits a proposal, it flows to a Google spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iovWjqpP4Q14c6TA5yf1OZxzE9WUZRvh0btrjdwKdII/edit#gid=119949981).
In the early days of Red Hen tweeting, if a Red Hen Manager approved of a proposed tweet, the manager performed cut-and-paste operations to create an html file on babylon.library.ucla.edu. See the early tweets for examples of this operation.
But just now, we have a better, easier, more automatic process for creating tweets:
One extra operation that would need to be accomplished is the creation of the video clip. We have a procedure for taking clips, explained at Clips for Turner Students. If you are interested in taking on the slick tweeting task, ask for access to that page. As you can see from earlier tweets, which include the important commands for making the html page which we include as a citation in the tweet itself, the command for making a clip includes these operations:
To perform this operation requires taking some information from the Edge Search Engine and then using it to perform operations on the command line. One needs to:
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- Community Blog
- Daily Crasher
If some crazy woman accused a male friend of mine of rape, I'd tell them to just laugh it off. Crazy people often make all kinds of claims and people usually dismiss it.
But there seems to be this trend with famous people. And at first, I didn't have a lot of sympathy for them.
I don't think Mike Tyson raped a woman in a hotel room. But he was a brute and a thug, and if his personal life got him thrown in the slammer, oh well.
And I don't think Kobe Bryant raped a woman in a hotel in Colorado.
Now, someone may ask why Kobe settled for a million dollars. Well, aside from that being cheaper than his legal fees would've been, he was married at the time. I'm guessing that even if he had been proven "not guilty" his wife would've heard lots of details that he didn't feel like sharing. It probably would've proved he didn't rape her, but also that he did pursue her. So, he paid off two women (his wife got a $5 million diamond necklace).
So when famous men get caught in these jams, it might be hard for most of us to have sympathy.
But with these latest charges against Ben Roethlisberger, the talented quarterback of the Steelers, being accused of raping an employee of Harrah's Lake Tahoe; I realize something needs to be done.
This womans case has so many holes.
She didn't call police. She didn't report it to anyone. She says now it's because she was just given a promotion and one of her jobs was to "take care of" the VIP guests. But does anyone really buy that?
I think there are three common things that happen with many athletes (or famous men).
They have groupies that are willing to sleep with them, because they're fans.
The second thing that sometimes happens, is they have this confidence about them. They know they're rich and famous, and women usually fall all over them. So when they see a woman they're attracted to, they pursue them vigorously. They might not take no for an answer, initially. Or if the woman claims to be married, that might not slow them down.
Now, that doesn't mean they jump to rape. It just means they don't let up in their pursuit. And I'm guessing some women eventually tell them to get lost. And some women probably end up sleeping with them.
I have seen how these things go down (no pun intended).
As a 14-year-old, I saw two incidents in one year.
After a San Diego Clippers game, I got an autograph from Reggie Theus, my favorite player on the Bulls. He then sat down in his friends car, and they were listening to the radio. A gorgeous woman came up and told him how she had never seen anyone play as well as he did that night. He laughed and said, "What are you talking about? I only scored 12 points, and I played horribly." I was walking away as I glanced back to see her scramble, as she said "Well...uh...okay. I mean, other times I've seen you play. You're an amazing player. What are you doing later tonight?"
I had also won tickets to see a Joe Walsh concert in L.A. at the Wiltern theatre. Backstage passes were included.
I talked my older friend into driving if I paid for gas.
We were told at the box office that they were no longer going to give us backstage passes. I was bummed. I had brought an album for him to autograph, too.
My friend and I decided after the show to see if we could sneak backstage. A huge guy with a red windbreaker refused to let us back, saying "You don't have a laminate. You're not going backstage."
We watched as two women walked backstage. I said, "They don't have backstage passes." He laughed, as my friend said to me "Those two things on their chest...are backstage passes."
So, famous people start to think they can get any woman they want. Many of which approach them first.
And, the last type of woman...and this is extremely rare...probably looks at these guys as a big payday. They might hook-up with them and hope to become a wife or girlfriend. Or, they can claim they were raped, and hit a big payday. (The woman that Tyson "raped" had friends say that she told them before their date, that she hit the "jackpot"; she also invited him up to her room at 2:00 a.m.)
When sportscaster Marv Albert was accused of raping a woman...she had a little more proof. She contacted authorities immediately, and had his teeth marks on her back (as well as DNA).
Well...I figured he was guilty. Until we heard that those two had a long-term relationship (not that you can't rape someone you're in a relationship with). He had ended it and she contacted him, asking that they have one more night together. And she also requested that he bite her.
Again, it's hard to have sympathy for these men when a woman they're with requests you bite, choke, or punch them. And you comply! If a woman asked me to do any of those things, I'd run the opposite direction. In fact, I've run with a lot tamer requests.
David Lee Roth, in his autobiography, talks about a woman he slept with backstage. She kept insisting he spank her. He would, and she kept asking him to do it harder. He said he noticed she had huge red marks on her caused by him.
A few minutes later, the cops were pulling over the tour bus. He figured he was going to jail, and started thinking about his finger prints and if they could get them off her backside.
It turned out they were pulling the bus over because the back of it was on fire.
But here's the thing I can't wrap my mind around. If a woman makes a false allegation of rape, how about authorities throwing the book at them?
I'm thinking of this woman in the Duke lacrosse case. Her allegations cost this team an entire season. Some of them dropped out or were suspended.
And it turned out, she made up the entire story. Yet, her name wasn't revealed. And she didn't serve a day in jail.
And all the people like Jesse Jackson, that talked about the punishment the team should face...and his offer to pay for HER college education -- well, he was nowhere to be found after the truth came out.
If Roethlisberger didn't rape this woman, he should fight the charges. He should counter sue. Because just having this story come up, will probably cost him endorsement deals.
And if the woman turned out to have lied about all this, she should be doing some serious jail time.
And should spend the rest of her life reimbursing Roethlisberger.
More like this:
- David Letterman Controversy — June 12, 2009
- It's Not Unusual To File False Rape Charges — July 13, 2008
- Pliers for Flyers — March 29, 2008
- Mistaken Identify — Feb. 19, 2008
- Purple Polish — Dec. 7, 2006
Mother who cried rape after meeting man on dating website is jailed for two years By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:27 PM on 22nd July 2009 A mother was jailed for two years yesterday for crying rape against a man she met on a dating website. Jennifer Day, 34, who made the false allegation against former boyfriend Andrew Saxby after a row, was told by the judge that she had undermined efforts to treat genuine rape victims fairly and sympathetically. The court also heard that Mr Saxby was subjected to 'degrading and upsetting' examinations while being held by police for ten hours. Judge Ian Graham said the investigation had wasted £4,000 of taxpayers' money and 270 police man hours. He added: 'The police have put great stores on providing sympathetic treatments of women who make genuine complaints of rape and you abused that. 'You have undermined and jeopardised the efforts that are being made about the need to treat genuine victims of rape properly, fairly and sympathetically. 'The offence is in itself a serious one, it has terrible consequences potentially and actually for the victim and wider implications for those women who have genuinely been raped.' Day, a former nurse, from Corringham, Essex, split up with the father of her four-year-old daughter in 2007 after he had an affair with their lodger, Basildon Crown Court heard. She began drinking heavily to cope with the rejection and using dating websites. In September 2007 she met Mr Saxby, who worked for the Ford car company, through the Dating Direct website. They began a relationship, but the court heard that she was also seeing another man. In January last year, the couple rowed after Mr Saxby accused her of having another man at her home. Afterwards, Day dialled 999 and accused Mr Saxby of rape. He was arrested in front of his colleagues and taken to the police station. Judge Graham said: 'It was an extraordinary performance which involved deliberate untruths as the jury found.'
The court heard that Mr Saxby was released without charge after Day dropped the allegation, although she still maintained it was true. She was found guilty of one count of perverting the course of justice last month. During the trial, the court heard how Day had a history of making up stories. The jury was told that while working at Royal London Hospital in East London as a nurse, she suffered stress-related hair loss and led her colleagues to believe it was cancer. Rebecca Lee, mitigating, said Day had been under a lot of strain following the break-up of her relationship with the father of her daughter. She said: 'She got involved with dating websites and going out when her daughter was staying with her former partner, going out to pubs and engaging in what she would call risky behaviour and behaving totally out of character.' Day apologised unreservedly for the allegation, the court heard. But the judge rejected calls to suspend the sentence. 'Mr Saxby is a completely respectable man who had formed a relationship with you and had shown considerable affection and kindness of the kind you said you craved,' he said. 'His reward was to be the subject of this completely false complaint.' Day burst into tears as she was taken down to the cells. The case will re-ignite calls for alleged rapists to be given anonymity until a verdict is delivered. While anyone who claims to be a victim of a sex attack is given anonymity for life, someone charged with rape or sexual assault can be immediately named. Even if the allegations are ultimately proven false, those accused often find their lives turned upside, and find their reputations still suffering even years after the claim. Some have found themselves shunned by their family, friends and community, others have lost their jobs and homes or found themselves the victims of vigilante attacks. One recent victim of false claims said he felt like killing himself during a 'year of being told I'm a rapist'. The two-year prison sentence for Jennifer Day follows calls for longer sentences for women who falsely allege rape. The conviction rate for genuine rapists is low in Britain - just one in 14 cases reported to the police end in conviction - and false accusations will do little to improve what ministers have called a 'culture of scepticism' towards genuine rape victims The courts have begun to recognise the trauma suffered by those who are falsely accused, with one taxi driver whose 'life was ruined' by false claims expected to receive a five figure payout, while a former magistrate who spent two years in jail on false rape charges is currently suing his accuser for £300,000. However victims of false charges say the law needs to immediately grant accusers anonymity until proven guilty.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1201224/Mother-cried-rape-jailed-years.html%3Bjsessionid%3D868B78582A7A1D6D6571091BC6209A6E#ixzz0M1xseROd
Interesting read. Thanks rickey.
Great points, Mindy. But a few clarifications are in order.
First, Pee Wee was never "accused" of anything. He masterbated in a movie theatre. And, he had a collection of child pornography (he pleaded guilty to that charge, but later tried to say it was bogus).
Second, the logic that a guy that can get "any woman" would not resort to rape, does a disserve to rape victims. Because rape isn't a crime always committed by a guy just looking to have sex. I mean, a good way to look at it is OJ Simpson. He killed a woman and another guy, simply because that woman didn't want him anymore. Yet I'm sure you'd agree, OJ had no problem getting women (even after women knew he was a murderer). So why kill Nicole? He should've just moved on to the next attractive blonde he could date and cheat on.
A rapist is going to rape. That might mean he has a wife and kids. It might mean he's good looking and could get any woman, yet he still drugs their drink. It's a crime that is hard to rationally look at, because it's done by pyschos.
Also, you start off by saying "I can see why a woman would cry rape to get money, attention, etc..." Well, I sure can't. Because that is a woman not looking at the big picture.
Let's say you tell a woman that dated Donald Trump, "I can guarantee, if you accuse him of rape, you'll get $10 million. He'll spend 10 years in jail. Even though the charge is false. Would you do it?"
I'd like to think EVERY woman would say "Heck no! I'm not going to put someone in jail for a crime they didn't commit, just because it makes me rich.
Now, what isn't being brought into this scenario, is the woman that might be hoping to become a girlfriend or wife. She might feel used, and her mindset becomes one in which she can justify doing the previous scenario. And that's what I think sometimes happens.
Another one?
Roethlisberger accuser allegedly bragged about sex
The Associated Press 3:57 a.m. August 9, 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger scrambles during the two-minute drill practice at their NFL football training camp in Latrobe, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) - APRENO, Nev. — The woman suing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for alleged sexual assault has been accused of bragging about having consensual sex with him to a co-worker. Angela Antonetti said the woman who made the rape claim "did not appear to be upset, stressed-out or nervous" about her time with the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback during a 2008 celebrity golf tournament at Lake Tahoe, according to court documents filed late Friday. Antonetti said her Harrah's hotel-casino co-worker "appeared happy and boastful," and later said she thought she might be pregnant from the encounter. Antonetti made the remarks in a sworn statement attached to a motion to move the case from Reno to Minden, Nev. "Rather than indicating that she was afraid or apprehensive about this, (the woman) expressed to me that she was hoping for a 'little Roethlisberger," said Antonetti, who worked with her at Harrah's between 2006 and 2009. Lawyer Cal Dunlap, who represents the woman, declined to comment Saturday. "We'll just deal with it in the lawsuit," he said. In her lawsuit, the 31-year-old Nevada woman says she was working as a VIP hostess during the tournament when the two-time Super Bowl winner raped her in a hotel penthouse across the street from the golf course – a claim he vehemently denies. She also alleges Harrah's officials orchestrated a cover-up, and worked to silence her and undermine her credibility rather than investigate her claims. But the motion, filed by Roethlisberger's Nevada lawyer John Echeverria, says her claims were an attempt to exploit his celebrity status and secure an "extortionate payday." Antonetti said the woman's emotional collapse had nothing to do with a rape but resulted from a failed relationship with a married man and then a long-distance relationship that turned out to be a hoax. Antonetti claims the woman became "very emotionally distraught" afterward, and took a leave of absence from Harrah's. Antonetti says she wanted "to set the record straight" after hearing about the claims against Roethlisberger.
And it turned out, she made up the entire story. Yet, her name wasn't revealed. And she didn't serve a day in jail.
And all the people like Jesse Jackson, that talked about the punishment the team should face...and his offer to pay for HER college education -- well, he was nowhere to be found after the truth came out.
This woman was mentally unstable, and her name was plastered ALL over the news when the truth finally came out. Nifong should have never brought charges in that case, he was the biggest problem in that case.
It wasn't just Jesse J who made all the opening comments of guilt at Duke-it was actually the university and many of the professors. Once the truth canme out not a single one apologized.
Duke did end up paying the three millions in damages-but even millions does not erase the damage that woman, Nifong and the univesity did in that case.
A true train wreck from the start.
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A 16th century ceramic horn fragment was discovered at a former monastery site in Iceland. This object attracted attention as Iceland did not produce ceramics during the Middle Ages. Researchers of a recent study examine archaeological and written records of the region to build an understanding of how this horn traveled to Iceland, and its role in monasticism in medieval times.
Site Details, Findings, and Observations
The ruins of the Skriðuklaustur monastery in eastern Iceland were excavated between 2000 and 2012. The monastery operated for about 60 years from 1493 to 1554. It was abolished as a consequence of the Protestant Reformation, in which religious reform was imposed on the Icelanders. It had at least 13 rooms and a cloister garden. Roughly 300 graves were found at the monastery cemetery. This was a large institution, and traces of human habitation indicate that the monastery was very active.
Skriðuklaustur was also a pilgrimage destination. The monastery was a stopover for pilgrims traveling across the glacier Vatna from southern to northern Iceland. A shift to colder climate led to the growth of glaciers, which covered the route, rendering it unusable. Documents from 1496 reveal that the cemetery was also a burial site for the pilgrims who died along their journeys.
The study indicates that the horn appears to have been relatively small compared to horns found in Germany and Central Europe. Vertical scars on the fragment suggests that the horn consisted of at least two loops, and it shows traces of heavy wear, indicating that it might have been used frequently. Ceramic is also a very fragile material. The user of the horn must have handled it with care for it not to break. These findings suggest that the horn could have held some importance at the church.
Trade and Movement
A chemical analysis of the horn further revealed that the clay came from the Duingen area of northern Germany. This region was an important producer of ceramics during the late Middle Ages and early modern period. Ceramics were very widely distributed as well. These items were transported by ship to Bremen and Hamburg in northern Germany, which were important trading hubs at the time.
Natascha Mehler, one of the authors and a senior researcher at the German Maritime Museum, told GlacierHub about trade and movement of people during this time. She explained that 16th century Iceland was close in trade with merchants from Bremen and Hamburg. "They came to Iceland with their ships each spring, to remain there for the summer in their own trading stations, and in late summer they returned home" she said. Germans mainly conducted business in southwest and west of Iceland, around what is present-day Djúpivogur in Berufjörður. "This fjord is relatively close to the monastery at Skriðuklaustur and the monastery was surely provided with goods from abroad through this fjord," added Mehler.
European goods were available at three trading stations located near Skriðuklaustur, where people from the region bought and sold their goods. People also traveled to Hamburg in northern Germany from Skriðuklaustur. One example from a historic text describes a sheriff and farm owner travelling to Hamburg via a ship from Hamburg. Some Icelandic clerics were educated at universities in Germany, and they used Hamburg and Bremen ships for their travels.
What Was The Purpose Of The Horn?
The lack of written history makes it difficult to build conclusions on how the horn reached the monastery. Researchers are, however, able to build some possibilities with observations and historical records. One possibility is that the horn was carried by a merchant from one of the trading stations. It is also possible that a traveler acquired it from areas in Germany such as Hamburg and Bremen and brought it back as a souvenir. The third possibility is that a pilgrim carried the horn to the site.
Although there remains uncertainty about how the horn arrived to the site, the use of the horn is better understood. Observations allow researchers to propose that is was used for signaling in the monastery. The length and coarse material would allow only one or two high notes. This limited range suggests that the horn was used for signaling rather than for music. Ceramic horn fragments were also found in German monasteries, and these also appeared to be signaling instruments.
This horn was found in what appears to be the guesthouse area of the monastery site, near the main entrance. Historical sources show that the entrance was once guarded by a man named Jón Jónsson, sacristan to the monastery. Some of his duties were to prepare the church for Mass, and opening and closing the alter screen. The sacristan was also responsible for sounding signals to wake the monks in the morning, and to sound the call to prayer. The horn would've been the perfect device for Jónsson to perform these tasks.
The horn that has been silent for centuries has recently come to the world's attention. Observations and historical records indicate the horn's use and origin, and gives us a glimpse of monastic life in medieval Iceland.
Click here to learn more about activities at the Skriðuklaustur monastery and the glacier route!


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