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Refunder Blunder, Part 9

, | Fort Worth, TX, USA | At The Checkout, Food & Drink

(I work in a large county hospital, and a national fast-food franchise has a facility in the hospital food court. I eat there very frequently, and this day I am in line behind a lady who is a family member of a patient. She orders a hamburger combo meal.)

Clerk: “Order #109 ready.”

Customer: “That’s mine! That’s mine!”

(She proceeds to carefully inspect every item in the bag, I guess to make sure she got every last French fry she was entitled to. She pulls out and holds up an apple fried-pie.)

Customer: “I did not order this!”

Clerk: *looking at the receipt* “Oh, no, ma’am, you surely didn’t. I’m sorry. But see, you weren’t charged for it either.”

Customer: “Well, I didn’t order it.”

Clerk: “No, ma’am, you didn’t. But you weren’t charged for it either.”

Customer: “But I don’t want it. Take it back and I want a refund.”

Clerk: “Well, we can’t take back food, but it’s ok. Just keep it. Our mistake. You weren’t charged for it.”

Customer: “But I didn’t order it and I don’t want it. Take it back.”

Clerk: “Really, it’s okay. Just keep it.”

Customer: “Well, I want a refund for it.”

Clerk: “But you weren’t charged for it. I can’t give you a refund for something you didn’t purchase.”

Customer: “It was in my bag and I didn’t order it.”

Manager: *stepping in* “Yes, ma’am, I understand. We made a mistake, but you weren’t charged for the pie. PLEASE just keep it with our compliments. No problem.”

(The customer slams the pie down on the counter and storms off with the rest of her order, muttering obscenities under her breath.)

Clerk: *looking at me* “Can I help you, Doc?”

Me: “I’d like an apple pie—”

Clerk: “Oh, don’t even start with me…”

Refunder Blunder, Part 8
Refunder Blunder, Part 7
Refunder Blunder, Part 6

Incorrectly Prospecting Your Lack Of Prospects

, | London, England, UK | At The Checkout, Bad Behavior, Family & Kids, School

(I work in a fast food restaurant to earn some extra money while at university; I work at a branch quite far from my university in a popular shopping area so no one in my class knows. Most of the other people in my class are fairly well off and I don’t really fit in. I have colourful hair and three facial piercings. One day a girl from my class comes in with her mother and she notices me but doesn’t say anything as the mother steers her towards my station.)

Mother: “I’ve told you time and time again that you have to stay in education. You can’t just quit university because you’d rather spend time with your boyfriend.”

Me: “May I take your order?”

(The mother places order for them both and as I walk to fill the drinks I hear her say to her daughter.)

Mother: “If you drop out of university you’ll end up like that girl there, all filth and metal with no career or future prospects.”

Girl: “Actually, mum, she’s in my class and she works harder than most of us. She helps us all with our work if we get stuck and is really nice.”

(The mum was stunned into silence and I pretended not to have heard as I gave them their meal. The next day the girl asked if I wanted to go to a party with her!)

No Discount Requires A Recount

, | UT, USA | At The Checkout, Criminal/Illegal, Food & Drink

(I am standing in line. There are two gentlemen in front of me who are together being helped by the cashier.)

Cashier: “Okay, your total is $36.74.”

(This total catches my attention, as this place has a high value-per-dollar. In spite of having a more-than-ample appetite myself, I can always fill up for under $6, so I am curious what two men are going to do with six people’s worth of food.)

Customer: “Oh, that’s too much. Is [Manager #1] here?”

Cashier: “Uh… I don’t know anyone by that name.”

Customer: “Really? [Manager #1] is a manager. He always gives us discounts. Can you just give us a discount?”

Cashier: “Uh… no, I really can’t.”

Customer: “Well, where’s [Manager #1]?”

Cashier: “I really don’t know. I can get a manager if you like.”

Customer: “Yeah, we want to know where [Manager #1] is.”

Cashier: “Hey, [Manager #2]!”

(Manager #2 is out of earshot, so a line cook has to relay the shout farther back in order for her to hear. She has clearly been too far away to know anything about the conversation that just transpired. Manager #2 arrives at the register.)

Manager #2: “Yes, [Cashier]?”

Cashier: “These—”

Customer: *interrupting* “Where’s [Manager #1]?”

Manager #2: “Oh, he doesn’t work here anymore.”

Customer: “Oh, really? What happened?”

Manager #2: “Yeah, apparently he kept giving out discounts to people who’d done nothing to earn them, so we had to fire him.”

(Another register opened to help me, so I didn’t hear the end of their discussion, but when I sat down with my order, they were two tables down with about $10 worth of food.)

Needs More Than A Nugget Of a Common Sense

, | TX, USA | Bad Behavior, Crazy Requests, Food & Drink

(I’m working the counter at a popular chicken joint. We sell chicken nuggets in packs of 6, 8, or 12. A large family rushes up to my register.)

Mother: “Don’t you have anything bigger than a 12 pack?”

Me: “We have a party platter with 50 nuggets, but if you order now it will be at least a 30 minute wait as we have to cook them fresh and clear all current orders before we start yours.”

Mother: *looking horrified with my suggestion* “No! We don’t need THAT many. All right, fine. [Father], what do you think?”

Father: “Okay, we’ll take two 12-pack combos, with another 12-pack on the side for each. Two 8-pack combos with extra 8-packs for each of those.”

Boys: “Why can’t we have kids meals?! We want the toy!”

Father: “That’s not enough nuggets for you boys. We got you adult meals so you’d have enough food.”

Boys: “But there’s no TOY!”

Father: “Okay, okay. And two 6-pack kids combos. Oh, and can you value-size all of those?”

(If you haven’t already done the math, that’s a total of 92 nuggets, nearly double the amount on the party platter. A coworker and I attempt to explain that ordering the platter with some fries on the side would be more efficient and cheaper. They continue to insist they don’t need that many nuggets and begin to suggest that my coworker and I are calling them ‘fatties.’ We decide to go ahead with the order as they want it.)

Me: “Uhm… okay.”

(I take their drink orders, double check everything, and help them pay. It takes around 20 minutes to cook their order because of the sheer volume of nuggets. They are grumpy when we hand them their order, but walk away happily popping hot nuggets in their mouths. I still have a bad feeling about the transaction, so I keep an eye on the family as they eat. Thirty minutes later, they return to my counter with a bag full of nugget boxes.)

Mother: “That was WAY too many nuggets. Here. You take them back and give them to someone else.”

Me: “I’m sorry, but health codes won’t allow us to do that. We can only serve food over the counter, not receive it.”

Mother: “Are you kidding me? You’re just going to waste food like that?!”

Me: “I’m sorry, but I can not take those back.”

Mother: “Well, what am I supposed to do with these?”

Me: “You could save them for later?”

Mother: “Don’t be stupid! We already ate a ton of your nuggets. Why would we go home and eat more?”

(I’m speechless at this point, so my coworker points out a nearby trash can for the woman.)

Mother: “I can’t BELIEVE you’re MAKING me waste this food!”

Accenting The Listening Problem

, | WA, USA | Bizarre, Language & Words

(I’m working in the drive-thru and taking orders. Note: I have no accent and I’m frequently complimented on how clearly I speak in the drive-thru.)

Me: “Hi would you like to try our new sandwich?”

Customer: “ENGLISH!”

Me: “Excuse me?”

Customer: “Oh, you do speak English.”

Me: “Yes, sir, I’ve been speaking English this entire time.”

Customer: “I thought you were speaking another language.”

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• Mileto's Cafe Windsor

132 Chapel St
Windsor 3181
03 9510 2241

Chapel Street is the haven for both the tacky and the divine when it comes to shopping, eating, bars and entertainment.  Among the junk, one can manage to find a gem.  Having visited this strip many times, I was surprised to have never recognised Mileto’s.  Set up as a food store and cafe, Mileto’s has the atmosphere of a cute, country cottage with a dark, wood interior and fresh local produce on display.

I ordered the haloumi burger which came with salad and mayonnaise instead of sweet chilli as they had run out of the latter.  It was a pleasant light lunch, accompanied with a coffee to create a relaxed Sunday time.

My friend ordered the felafel salad and was equally impressed.

Mileto’s is a peaceful spot for a weekend catch up.  My coffee was a little too milky but the food was simple, well-priced and gratifying.

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AREA Property Partners, a real estate investor and fund manager, and joint venture partner McDowell Properties, a real estate investment company, have acquired a portfolio of defaulted loans secured by 17 apartment complexes with 4,733 units located in four states.

The property portfolio has its greatest concentration in Austin, Texas with seven properties. There are three other properties in Dallas, two properties in Phoenix, three in Tulsa, Okla. and one each in Tampa, Fla., and Jacksonville Fla. The overall occupancy rate for the portfolio is 84%, providing strong upside potential when leased to market occupancy.

The properties in Austin, where job growth has been very strong and is projected as one of highest rental growth apartment markets in the nation, are located in two areas. One location serves the Northwest Austin corridor anchored by major corporations such as IBM, Apple, the PayPal unit of eBay and Freescale Semiconductor, and the other location serves Austin’s CBD and the University of Texas.

“The transaction represents the rare opportunity to acquire a portfolio of assets in this dynamic high growth market at an attractive discount to the current debt basis,” AREA Partner Steve Wolf said in a statement. “The business plan calls for taking fee title to the assets and repositioning each asset, including exterior renovations, landscaping improvements, amenity upgrades, and interior renovations. These assets will be able to compete with newer complexes in their submarkets while offering a much stronger value within their rent levels.”

Sabal Acquires $158M Loan Portfolio

Sabal Financial Group L.P., formerly Milestone Asset Resolution Company LLC, a diversified financial services management firm, announces the recent acquisition of a $158 million portfolio of performing and non-performing commercial real estate loans and commercial acquisition, development and construction loans and credit facilities.

The acquisition represents the first sale transaction under the FDIC’s pilot Small Investor Program (SIP) and represents the commercial loan component of a larger $297 million loan sale mandated by the FDIC for the assets of failed FirsTier Bank of Louisville, Colo., which was seized in January. The acquired portfolio includes 116 loans and is secured by a heavy concentration of properties in Colorado, including retail, industrial, office, apartments and undeveloped land.

“We are pleased to continue building on our existing relationship with the FDIC with the addition of this portfolio,” Sabal CEO R. Patterson Jackson said in a statement. “This portfolio is a blend of commercial real estate loans and acquisition, development and construction assets that uniquely matches the broad expertise of Sabal in the management of small balance distressed assets.”

The FDIC’s SIP is designed to increase investor access to smaller asset pools, widen participation in structured sales and maintain a level playing field for investors through a competitive bid process. A total of 13 bids were received for this first FDIC SIP portfolio sale.

Sabal Financial Group will perform management, servicing and disposition services for the loan pool.

CBL Acquires Northgate Mall in Auction

CBL & Associates Properties Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Northgate Mall in the firm’s hometown of Chattanooga, Tenn., for $11.5 million, in cash. The mall was listed for sale through an online auction. CBL anticipates closing on the transaction by October 6th.

“This transaction represents a unique and special opportunity for us to grow our presence in our hometown,” CBL President & CEO Stephen Lebovitz said in a statement. “Since CBL was formed in 1978 we have time and again demonstrated our tremendous confidence in Chattanooga by investing in its growth. The acquisition of Northgate Mall is just another example of that commitment.”

Following the close of the acquisition, CBL plans to revitalize the property through redevelopment, which may include the addition of junior anchor stores and restaurants and repurposing the adjacent community center. CBL envisions creating a destination that will better serve the area north of the Tennessee River while complementing Hamilton Place Mall’s position as the dominant fashion outlet in the market.

Kennedy Wilson to Auction 70 Bank-Owned Properties

Real estate investment and services firm Kennedy Wilson will conduct an auction of 70 bank-owned properties located primarily throughout Oregon and California.

Property types include single family homes, condominiums, multifamily, retail, office and land. The auction will take place over two days—Saturday, October 15 at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront and Sunday, October 16 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Berkeley Marina.

“With no starting bids and no buyer’s premiums, this auction provides an opportunity for homebuyers, investors and companies to purchase properties at excellent prices,” KW Auction Group Rhett Winchell said in a statement. “Additionally, these properties are in prime locations, including Sonoma, Sacramento, Portland, Lake Oswego, Bend and many other great markets.”

John Dixon & Associates Holding Phoenix Auction

John Dixon & Associates is conducting an auction of office/retail pads in Phoenix on Oct. 11.

Properties to be auctioned include 29 pads in Southgate Commerce Park in Mesa; a retail pad site adjacent to WalMart on MacDonald Road in Mesa; and a retail pad in Queen Creek, according to John Dixon, president of the auction company.

Other properties to be sold in the Phoenix auction will include a bank branch in Flagstaff, a number of residential lots, and several commercial land tracts. The auction will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, at the Hilton Suites, 10 East Thomas Road.

The Phoenix event is the first of two auctions on consecutive days. On Wednesday, Oct. 12, the auction team will move to Las Vegas for the sale of approximately 10 office buildings, along with numerous tracts of commercial land, retail properties and other commercial and residential properties in Nevada and California. The Las Vegas event will be held at the Spring Hill Suites Las Vegas Convention Center.


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What a disaster: Ambulances unavailable. Trains stalled for hours. Streets unplowed. Fire trucks stuck in the snow. Buses canceled.

These were not mere “inconveniences” — as Mayor Bloomberg put it at one point — in the wake of Sunday’s widely, and accurately, predicted snowstorm; in some cases, they were potentially life-threatening foul-ups.

And to such an extent, you’ve just got to wonder if the response could have been better.

Yes, it was one of the worst storms in recent city history, dumping some 20 inches of snow, sometimes as fast as 3 inches an hour.

But let’s face it: The city had plenty of warning.

And yet, agencies — particularly the Department of Sanitation — were unable to meet the challenge.

That left far too many New Yorkers without critical services — from buses and subways to EMS crews.

The heart of the problem: insufficient plowing. Impassable streets meant canceled bus routes, ambulances unable to get through — even stuck fire trucks. Some medical calls went unanswered for hours (though high priorities got speedier attention). That’s just unacceptable.

Similarly, you’d think subways could’ve been running better.

Or that FBI agents would be brave enough to venture out. Instead, they declared a snow day, just as they did amid a snowstorm last year. At least this time, some of the higher-ups reportedly showed — which, we guess, is progress.

Make no mistake: There’s only so much that can be done in a whopper of a storm like this one.

And the city and the MTA did take steps to prepare.

Plows faced a sisyphean task in trying to keep up with the snowfall rate. Likewise, it’s no small feat to keep all of the subway’s 656 miles of track clear.

Plus, the storm produced a few positives: Kids got to play in Central Park, and Mayor Mike’s beloved bike lanes were (at least temporarily) obliterated.

But New Yorkers were left hanging yesterday. Lives were put at risk.

(You can be sure the lawsuits are already being prepared.)

The city needs to do better.

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Rangers hope ship is righted

The Rangers have been atop the Eastern Conference since Dec. 27. Their lead over the second-closest team was as high as 12 points on March 6. But here we are with about a dozen games left in the regular season, and the Rangers are nursing a four-point lead over the Penguins for both the division and conference lead.

That is why Sunday night’s 4-3 overtime win against the Islanders was crucial for the Rangers, who stopped the bleeding after three straight losses. While a showdown with the streaking Penguins looms Thursday, first things first. And that would be the Hurricanes tonight in the second of seven straight home games for the Rangers.

“[Carolina is] playing loose. They are playing a lot better lately. You have to be very focused and hopefully we can keep the momentum going from [Sunday night]. It was a strong finish,” said Henrik Lundqvist after yesterday’s practice.

Lundqvist, who had gone 12 straight games allowing two goals or fewer, has allowed three or more in each of his past five games for the first time in over a year. He had been the victim of some bad breaks along the way.

“You try not to get frustrated. Obviously it is not a good feeling to give up three goals, but right now you just have to work a little harder to get the wins, to make the saves. I’m not going to over-think it. I don’t think we are playing bad, it’s just some bad bounces,” he said.

In five games in March, Lundqvist has allowed 16 goals. To put things in perspective, he allowed 13 total goals in 10 February games, and 16 goals in both December (10 games) and January (nine games). Lundqvist still boasts a minuscule 1.88 goals against average and a .935 save percentage.

“We’ve had some good games but just let them get away from us and found ways to lose,” defenseman Ryan McDonagh said. “Scoring chances were down. I think [Sunday] there were some goofy bounces and some goals, and you’re not going to get them all the time. It is just a matter of fighting through adversity.”

Despite allowing 22 goals over their past six games, the Rangers have still allowed the fewest goals in the Eastern Conference (148), and are second in the league behind only St. Louis (135).

“It’s important that I stick to my game,’’ Lundqvist said. “Hopefully we will turn it around.’’

* Ryan Callahan, listed as day-to-day with a foot injury, did not skate yesterday. Coach John Tortorella hinted that Mats Zuccarello will once again be in the lineup tonight in his place.

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Magic night at Draft for Queens native O’Quinn

Kyle O’Quinn saw his name flash across the television screen, felt his Pastor Gregory Perry’s Virginia home basically shake and took a deep breath of exultation and elation.

The former Campus Magnet standout from Queens, who led Norfolk State to one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history in March, completed his Cinderella-story journey Thursday night when he was drafted in the second round (49th overall) by the Orlando Magic.

“It’s a miracle,” he said after becoming Norfolk State’s first NBA draftee since Lee Johnson was taken in the third round of the 1988 draft by the Detroit Pistons. “There’s no other word I can use. Nobody would’ve thought this back in 2008. The amount of work that had to be put in, from start to finish, it looked like it was too much. To get there, is like, wow.”

The 6-foot-9 forward with limited varsity high school basketball experience held just a single scholarship offer, from Norfolk State, coming out of Campus Magnet. He made the most of his four years at Norfolk, capped by his sterling season in which he was the MEAC Player of the Year and led the Spartans to a shocking upset of Missouri, just the fifth time a 15th seed has taken down a No. 2, in the NCAA Tournament.

“It’s a tribute to him, his work ethic,” Norfolk State coach Anthony Evans said. “What he’s getting is a result of that.”

O’Quinn’s story is a rags-to-riches tale. He didn’t take basketball seriously until senior year at Campus Magnet. He landed at Norfolk State, but struggled until midway through his junior year. With the Spartans in a midst of an 11-game losing streak, he had an epiphany, realizing he had to get more serious on the court, cut out the joking and lapses of focus.

He carried Norfolk with him, leading the Spartans to tis first NCAA Tournament victory this year and a 26-win regular season, the school’s most victories since 1995. He was also named MEAC Tournament MVP and the Lou Henson Award winner at the nation’s top “mid-major” player.

“To see my name called, no money can pay back everyone who helped me and the program rise to get this opportunity,” he said. “It’s a wonderful experience.”

O’Quinn worked out for 18 teams, but not Orlando. He did speak with assistant general manager Scott Perry leading up to the draft. He was pleased it was the Magic who took him. With little frontcourt depth and the possibility superstar center Dwight Howard could get traded, O’Quinn may have an opportunity to find his way into the rotation immediately.

“It’s another team on the rise just like Norfolk State,” he said. “The experience I had at Norfolk State, I can carry that on to the locker room with the Magic.”

O’Quinn has always been fond of Orlando, following them in the days of Anfernee (Penny) Hardaway and Shaquille O’Neal. Now he will get to part of the Magic.

“The Orlando Magic is one of those franchises you always respect,” he said. “To go to a franchise with that kind of tradition and the path they’ve set, it’s going to be wonderful to put that Magic jersey on.”

O’Quinn was one of two Queens products to go in the second round last night, Doron Lamb of Kentucky being the other. The former Bishop Loughlin standout, considered one of the top shooters in the draft, was taken with the 43rd overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks.

Lamb served a pivotal role in the Wildcats winning a national championship, scoring 22 points in the NCAA Tournament finals victory over Kansas. He was one of six Kentucky players taken.

“They came out of nowhere and I’m happy that they chose him, out of nowhere tonight as far as I know,” Lamb’s father, Calvin, said. “It was shocking to the sense that it was Milwaukee, but it wasn’t shocking he went where he went because me personally I think he should have went a lot earlier.”

Lamb was unable to be reached for comment.

Iona College point guard Scott Machado, who led the nation in assists at 9.9 per game, was bypassed, along with West Virginia forward Kevin Jones from Mount Vernon and Xavier point guard Tu Holloway out of Hempstead, L.I.

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Alec Baldwin’s daughter Ireland launches her modeling career with Post photo shoot

It’s 40 degrees outside, but it feels like a blustery 15 on the 80-foot yacht rocking on the Hudson River Tuesday afternoon. The Empire State Building sits off in the distance; the Statue of Liberty glistens from afar. And front and center, sprawled on the bow, is the statuesque Ireland Basinger Baldwin, teenage daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, clad in nothing but an itsy-bitsy tribal print bikini.

Passersby on boats gawk at the Basinger look-alike — twisting and contorting all 6-foot-2 of herself as the wind whips her braid ’round like a rag doll.

In between setups, the crew — clad in winter hats, long underwear and puffer coats — dashes into the cabin, while a poised 17-year-old Baldwin follows behind. The stylist chases after her.

“Don’t you want the robe?!” she asks with concern.

“Oh, sure. That’d be great, thanks,” Baldwin answers, looking (and sounding) at least five years older than the high school senior she is.

It’s Baldwin’s first-ever photo shoot as a newly signed model for IMG — and she’s already a pro.

Up until this point, Baldwin has probably been best known as the victim of her father’s infamous 2007 phone rant during which he called her “a thoughtless little pig.” (Of that incident, she told Page Six Magazine in September: “People made that out to be a way bigger deal than it was. He’s said stuff like that before because he’s frustrated. For me, it was like, ‘OK, whatever.’ ”)

But now, she’s setting out to make a name for herself in modeling and acting — industries her long-divorced parents have already conquered — and proving to the world that she’s nothing but a motivated, Amazonian babe.

And, a bit of a rebel.

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It’s no secret that her father has had a torrid relationship with the New York Post, and yet here she is making her modeling debut in its pages.

But the athletic stunner says she and her dad carve their own paths.

“You know, he has his own agenda and I have my own,” she explains.

“I think he’s very outspoken and he has his opinions, and he’s him and I’m me, and I know he’s done things that he regrets himself and that he’s sorry for, but you know, the past is the past,” says Baldwin of her father, who got in a scuffle with a Post photographer and female reporter back in February.

Ireland's mother Kim Basinger in 1992.

Ireland’s mother Kim Basinger in 1992. (©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Coll)

Ireland Basinger Baldwin is looking to make a name for herself in modeling and acting.

Ireland Basinger Baldwin is looking to make a name for herself in modeling and acting. (Tamara Beckwith)

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That’s not to say she hasn’t learned from the “30 Rock” star.

Although she’s all mom in the looks department, the up-and-coming model is all Baldwin when it comes to social media.

Whether she’s tweeting to her 30,000-plus followers about getting a “female boner whenever that Victoria Secret commercial comes on” or doling out health and fitness advice on her Tumblr about everything from her favorite protein powder to hookup etiquette, Baldwin’s got her father’s attention-loving gene.

“My mom has kept to herself . . . she’s really not involved at all with social media,” admits the model, who currently lives with “L.A. Confidential” star Basinger in Los Angeles and is finishing up her senior year via an independent study program.

“But my dad is someone who is very involved with social media and is very well known for expressing his opinions in a very loud way . . . he’s a funny guy. He’s so ballsy. He’s taught me well, I guess you could say.”

Well enough that Baldwin landed her current beau of seven months, stand-up paddle boarder Slater Trout, thanks to her online social-networking savvy.

“I stalked him on Instagram for a really long time. And I kind of got brave and decided to Twitter message him because he was following me, as well.”

The two talked for months before actually meeting, by chance, at a Starbucks one day.

“It wasn’t ‘Catfish’ style or anything,” says Baldwin, who boasts an impressive five-coffee-a-day habit (her favorite drink is the “Liquid Cocaine” from Starbucks’ secret menu).

She also reveals that, contrary to her past declarations, she’s no longer saving herself for marriage: “For a long time, yeah, that’s kind of what I believed in . . . now I have a different outlook.”

And she says her parents approve of her boyfriend.

“They know he’s my best friend and that he’s definitely beyond his years,” she says of the 17-year-old Trout.

“My dad has yet to meet him,” she admits, “but I’m ready . . . he’s not one of those dads. He is protective but at the same time, he is very accepting . . . he’s not the crazy dad that wants to kill the boyfriend.”

Even though they live on separate coasts, Baldwin and her dad “text and talk on the phone all the time.”

And Monday night, Baldwin celebrated her pop’s 55th birthday by attending his Broadway play, “Orphans.”

“I hadn’t seen [Hilaria] or my dad since she’s been pregnant,” says Baldwin, who’s excited to take on the added responsibility of “big sister” (her stepmother is expecting a girl in late summer).

“It’s going to be fun, I think, for her to have that somewhat kind of badass older sister who will take you to your first concert and give you a fake ID and all that. I always wished I had that when I was younger.

“I want to be able to provide for her — I’m going to be much, much older than her. I’ve learned from my youth and I want her to not make the same mistakes. But she will. We all do.”

(For Baldwin, that includes the “sixth-grade mistake” of piercing her belly button, which she hid from her parents for two years.)

If the all-American beauty has any say, by the time her younger sis is old enough to drive, Ireland will already be “the next Tina Fey.”

“I want to do everything the right way,” Baldwin says of her career trajectory. The end goal is movies, ideally comedies.

“Rather than getting involved with different projects and films that I’m not ready for and starting off on the wrong foot, I want to work my way up,” explains the Hollywood spawn, who plans to take a year off before attending college.

That includes this New York Post shoot, an upcoming “It Girl” feature in W magazine, a piece in Vanity Fair (with a portrait shot by Patrick Demarchelier earlier this week) and, hopefully, a Guess campaign and Sports Illustrated and Victoria’s Secret gigs down the line, if her agency has its wishes.

And maybe even an avant-garde photo shoot inspired by TLC’s “My Strange Addiction.”

“I’m obsessed with that show!” Baldwin gushes.

One of her favorite episodes? The woman addicted to eating tire scraps.

“Can you imagine getting a colonic and a whole tire comes out?!” she laughs.

“These people on the show always start off explaining

their addictions with: ‘When I was young, my parents got divorced . . .’ ” Baldwin says.

“Hey,” she adds with a laugh, “you don’t see me eating tires.”

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Bartolo Colon to bereavement list after mother’s death

Bartolo Colon was a late scratch from his Monday matinee start at Citi Field. The right-hander flew home to the Dominican Republic to be with his mother, who was extremely ill.

Adriana Colon passed away later Monday at the age of 63 in a private clinic in the northern town of Santiago, according to a statement from the Dominican winter-league team Aguilas Cibaenas.

In April, Colon told ESPN Deportes his mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

“It’s a situation where you’re trying to be strong, but you cannot,” Colon said at the time. “Everyone in the family is very worried, hoping the results come out negative. But when you hear the word cancer, you always think the worst.”

Rubber-armed Carlos Torres will make a spot start in Colon’s place, going against Chicago Cubs rookie Kyle Hendricks in the conclusion of a four-game series.

Manager Terry Collins said he expects Torres to pitch four to five innings.

Colon will be added to the bereavement list Tuesday, and the Mets will make a corresponding roster move, possibly to activate Daisuke Matsuzaka from the disabled list.

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    Title: Edmund Teske papers
    Date (inclusive): 1933-1996
    Number: 2005.M.10
    Creator/Collector: Teske, Edmund, 1911-1996
    Physical Description: 21.6 linear feet (36 boxes)
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    Abstract: The papers document Edmund Teske's life and work as a photographer, poet and teacher. Materials include correspondence informative of Teske’s relationships with his family, colleagues and critics; poetry and writings about photography and philosophy; exhibition materials; newspaper clippings and journal articles; teaching files; interview recordings and transcripts; and photographic materials.
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    Edmund Teske was an American photographer, poet and teacher who gained prominence through his work photographing the Taliesin Fellowship of Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Chicago in 1911, Teske studied art, acting and set design. A primarily self-taught photographer, he had his first formal photography exhibition at the Blackstone Theatre, Chicago, in 1933. While employed at a commercial photography studio in Chicago, he was exposed to the work of a number of prominent contemporary photographers and artists, including Edward Weston, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Anton Bruehl, Man Ray, and Georgia O'Keeffe.
    In 1936 Teske visited Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin workshop in Spring Green, Wisconsin, and was invited to become a member of the Fellowship. While there, he set up his first photographic studio and was instrumental in chronicling some of Wright's early buildings. Teske taught briefly at the New Bauhaus School of Design in Chicago, and also worked for a time with Paul Strand and Leo Hurwitz's anti-fascist company, Frontier Films. During World War II, Teske performed aerial mapping for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 1943 he traveled to Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West Studio in Scottsdale, Arizona, once more photographing the Fellowship.
    Teske moved to Los Angeles in 1943, where he initially worked as a still photographer for Paramount Pictures. He became a close friend and assistant to Aline Barnsdall, for whom Frank Lloyd Wright had completed three structures including Olive Hill Studio Residence B where Teske lived. In 1949, after Residence B was slated for demolition, Teske moved to Topanga Canyon. Among his friends and associates were Minor White, Aaron Siskind, George Herms, sculptor Tony Smith and his actress wife Jane Lawrence, and Richard DeMille, son of movie director Cecil B. DeMille.
    In 1958 Teske developed the technique of duotone solarization, a method that reversed highlight and shadow, which became characteristic of much of his work. Teske's work has been exhibited widely at institutions including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Pasadena Art Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Ceeje Gallery in Los Angeles. He taught at the Chouinard Art Institute of Los Angeles (now the California Institute for the Arts) and other institutions. In the 1970s and 1980s Teske also became known for his "photo-grabs," which were informal auctions of his work in his studio to friends, associates and former students. Teske died in 1996.

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    Edmund Teske papers, 1933-1996, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2005.M.10

    Acquired in 2005 from Lawrence Bump and Nils Vidstrand.

    Processing History

    Sheila Prospero initially processed the archive in 2005. Emmabeth Nanol further processed and arranged the archive and wrote the finding aid in 2009-2010 under the supervision of Andra Darlington.

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    A complete edition of Semina 5 has been transferred to the library's core collection and can be found in the library catalog.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The papers provide both an overview of, and unique insight into Teske's creative processes, influences and relationships. In Series I, correspondents include Frank Lloyd Wright, Paul Strand, Edgar Tafel, and Aline Barnsdall. Of particular note are fourteen letters from Minor White, in which he provides an in-depth assessment of Teske’s aesthetic development. Teske's correspondence also chronicles his interactions with museums and galleries such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the George Eastman House, and the Witkin Gallery. Series I also includes personal documents, sketches and ephemera.
    Professional files in Series II relate to Teske's exhibitions from 1960 to 1995, his photo-grabs in the 1970s, and his teaching and speaking engagements from 1960 to 1991. Materials include exhibition ephemera, correspondence, loan agreements, newspaper clippings, course catalogs, enrollment lists and workshop ephemera.
    Series III contains writings by Teske, recordings and transcripts of interviews, and writings and artworks by others. Among Teske's writings are poetry from 1940 to 1980, a six-volume draft of his autobiography, and essays on photography written between 1939 and the 1970s. Interviews date primarily to the 1970s and 1980s. Among the published and unpublished writings and artworks by other artists are materials by Edward Weston, Bob Alexander, mail art from Wallace Berman, and invitations to George Herms's Tap City Circus events.

    Organized in three series: Series I. Correspondence and personal files, 1933-1996, undated; Series II. Professional files, 1958-1996, undated; Series III. Writings, interviews and artworks, 1933-1993, undated.

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    Teske, Edmund, 1911-1996

    Subjects - Topics

    Photography, Artistic

    Genres and Forms of Material

    Motion pictures (visual works)
    Sound recordings

    Alexander, Bob
    Barnsdall, Aline, 1882-1946
    Berman, Wallace, 1926-1976
    Herms, George, 1935-
    Strand, Paul, 1890-1976
    Tafel, Edgar
    Weston, Edward, 1850-1936
    White, Minor
    Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959


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    Title: Anonymous Letter [Ida to Laura]
    Collection number: MS 3620
    Extent: 1 item
    Repository: California Historical Society, North Baker Library
    San Francisco, California 94105-4014
    Language: English.

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    Collection is open for research.

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    Copyright has not been assigned to The North Baker Research Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Library Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The North Baker Research Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

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    This four-page typed copy of a letter written to "Laura" by "Ida" from San Francisco was begun on April 24, 1906 and continued on May 2, 1906. It gives an eyewitness account of the earthquake and its aftermath.
    April 24, 1906. Ida opens by saying that she has been trying to write for several days but has been too emotionally drained to do so. She assumes some news of San Francisco's earthquake has reached Laura already.
    The earthquake hit at 5:13 a.m. on Wednesday morning, April 18, and woke Ida abruptly with its jerky, then rolling motion. All the items on shelves, piano, etc. fell to the floor, including dishes in the pantry, yet very few were broken. Ida and "Annie" and "Arthur" went back to bed after assessing the damage, but got up and dressed fifteen minutes later and went out to Van Ness Avenue, some 200 to 300 feet from their house, to see what was happening. Van Ness was thronged with people from hotels and houses, some wrapped in blankets and carrying their clothes, which they donned in the street. Most brick buildings were damaged. The chimneys of the Baltimore Hotel had fallen through the roof of a house killing a young man. Many other chimneys were down, causing gaping holes in roofs. Telegraph poles were flattened. Bricks and debris covered the sidewalks.
    Ida says they soon noticed the fires coming from downtown, so headed in that direction. From Market Street at Sixth Street, they could see that everything from the Bay to Sixth Street was in flames south of Mission Street. North of Market, the flames were moving west from the Bay. Ida and her companions decided to go check on "the office on Sansome Street". They found the office building within one block of the fire on both sides. Arthur and Ida went up to the office through the mangled building, broke the window in the office door, and Ida entered through it to remove books and cash from the safe. These items they put into the larger "Safe Deposit Vaults" at California and Montgomery Streets, at the invitation of a "Mr.Dean". They watched the flames licking at their office building, then moved on to watch the Call, the Emporium, and Hale's buildings all go up in flames. As they moved towards their home, Ida and her companions saw people thronging the streets. The homeless were already filling plazas and parks, ready to move on as the fire spread. The Mechanic's Pavilion had been made into a temporary hospital, but as the flames approached, patients were moved elsewhere. Ida reports the rumor that some patients were simply chloroformed there and abandoned to the fire.
    The fire reached Golden Gate Avenue and Laguna Street, just five blocks south of Ida, Annie, and Arthur's flat. As they saw the flames nearing, they packed up what they could, using a sofa with wheels as a cart. They moved a block at a time as the flames spread. They headed down Octavia Street to Jefferson Park, but found it already overcrowded. The next day, Arthur returned to the house for more items, and they hired a wagon for $6 which took them and their chattels to the Panhandle. Fire lines prevented Arthur from making another visit to their house to remove goods, so instead he visited "Josie" and helped "carry Jack up the hills". Back in the Panhandle, the three watched a stream of wagons hauling household belongings westward. The heat and the light of the fire made them think they'd have to move to the beach next. They slept under umbrellas to protect them from the ash that fell constantly. Ambulances took injured people to Park Emergency Hospital. It was not until midnight Thursday that sentries called out the news that the fire had been contained.
    On Friday Ida and the others learned that the fire had been contained at 20th and Mission Streets so that Josie's house had been spared, and at Van Ness Avenue so that their house was safe also. They loaded the wagon and headed home.
    Once there, the trio found themselves virtual prisoners in the house from dusk to dawn. Soldiers acting as sentries shot anyone venturing forth or showing a light. Building a fire indoors was also grounds for being shot. Ida reports they had six stoves in their street, and got to know their neighbors very well, as they exchanged earthquake tales. Alameda, Oakland and Berkeley were offering haven to homeless people. Food was distributed by Relief Stations which provided daily rations for each person showing a special slip which was then stamped to prevent multiple visits to the stations.
    May 2, 1906. Ida continues her post-earthquake account. By this time, she is at work again for Sierra Lumber Company whose offices have temporarily relocated to 476 13th Street in Oakland. She is living quite close by with George Chappel's family at 766 14th Street. She reports on improved conditions since her April 24 writing. Homeless are housed in tents; lights are allowed until 11 p.m.; and the Relief Stations are still providing food. She wonders how people will cope once the stations shut down. Cash will be required, and that is in short supply. Her company was unable to meet its complete payroll, though she herself did get her salary. She says Sierra Lumber Company will move back to San Francisco as soon as possible. The large vault in which she stashed the company's cash and books had not yet been opened because it "is still very warm".
    Ida reports that "Jim" and "Norah" were burned out and are living with Josie. She remarks that "Horace" will have have to "do some rough work" and stop relying on her and Annie. She says Sierra Lumber Company is paying $200 for the five rooms they are renting in Oakland, but they are subleasing two of the rooms for $90. She reports that "Mr. Stadtfeld", "Mr. Dean" and "Mr. Van Bokkelen" all lost their homes and are living in Berkeley. Oakland and Alameda are booming. A few chimneys fell in Alameda, but there was no serious damage there.
    Ida closes by saying that she is beginning to recover from the trauma of the earthquake and fire. May 1 was the first day she had felt like eating.


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Pablo Gutierrez

February 8, 1934 - October 11, 2012

Pablo Gutierrez, age 78 formerly of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2012, at Kent Healthcare.

He was born February 8, 1934, in San Lucas, Mexico, a son of the late Juan and Rosaura (Cerda) Gutierrez. Pablo retired from the Ford Motor Company Walton Hills Plant.

He is survived by his sons: Juan (Karen) Gutierrez of Kent and Elliott (Barbara) Gutierrez of Twinsburg, as well as his grandchildren: Cameron, Mendy, Christie, Angela, Gabriel, Sierra, Mireya, Santia, and great-grandchildren: Gabriel, Nevada, Mackenzie, Marissa, and Tyler.

Pablo was preceded in death by his son Joel Gutierrez.

Cremation has taken place and no services are scheduled at this time. Condolences and memories may be shared at

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Calling All Pagans: It’s Time to Fight Back!

En garde!

A piece of treacherous language has made its way into our public discourse. Where once words such as “religion,” “Christianity” and “Judaism” were heard, public figures now speak of “persons of faith” or “people of faith,” “the faith community” and “faith-based.” Moreover, anything “faith-based” is axiomatically good, and anyone who questions the presumption is axiomatically bad.

These expressions divide us into believers and nonbelievers, with the believers or persons of faith enjoying not only an alleged numerical majority but a moral superiority as well. It follows that anyone living outside the community of faith is a bottom-dwelling, life-hating, secular pederast destined for pain eternal in the land of Tophat.

Saints and sinners are being lined up and divided everywhere. Have you seen Robert Novak on TV telling all who will listen the whys of his becoming a Roman Catholic? Woe to him who cannot claim membership among the faithful.

The term “people of faith” has come to be used interchangeably with the word “American.” If there’s a politician left in the United States who doesn’t season his speech with tremulous references to the “peoples of faith,” I can’t recall his name. The Democrats-who are supposed to have a weakness for killing the unborn and sexually assaulting the underage-have given up their advocacy of vice and perversion; they, too, now speak in deferential tones of the “people of faith,” whose votes they seek to corral by pious faces and reverential references to “the God of us all.”

The expression “people of faith” conveys the idea of a holy (or not-so-holy) alliance of religions, united for good against the disorganized forces of anarchic relativists, secularists, and people of little or no faith. They have values-a good thing. The rest of us (few in number though we may be) stand for what is destructive of hearth, community and country-a bad thing.

The people of faith are sympathetic to the Republican Party and its objectives. Democrats, intimidated by the religiosity loose in the country, have come to accept the premise that the test of public policy is how a measure is greeted by the faith community. At the rate the faith juggernaut is moving to govern the nation, the once-red-hot liberal patootie, Hillary Rodham Clinton, now a wifely Mrs. Hillary Clinton, will soon be campaigning against Roe v. Wade. Judging by who Ms. Clinton was in the days of yore as against who Lady Clinton is nowadays, you would have to agree that faith can pass miracles.

Hillary is not alone. Can you think of a single person of stature in public life who dares to challenge the people of faith? Maybe a shock jock here or there has the onions to take on this coalition of the altogether too godly. Nobody else does.

The closest thing we have to organized opposition to the religious domination of public life is Americans United for the Separation of Church and State-but though their geeky hearts are in the right place, I wouldn’t want to speculate on the location of their heads. Battling the appointment of faith-based judges and preventing public buildings from being festooned with Bible quotations is well and good as far as it goes, but it isn’t far enough.

Somebody or something has got to start battling religion itself. God is the enemy-meaning the God locked up by organized religions and guarded by ministers, priests, rabbis, popes and mullahs.

This is not a struggle to be carried on in the law courts and the legislatures. Religionists are crawling in everywhere, swarming the schools, movies, medicine and research labs. Their intent is to install a faith commissar to oversee every major social institution. We don’t need lawyers here; we need fumigators. We need people in HAZMAT suits to go in and smoke ’em out.

We need people to stand up in public against the Christo-Islamic alliance’s assaults on relativism. It’s been more than a generation since anyone with access to a significant pulpit stood up for relativism. The clerics have made “relativism’ into a dirty word instead of what it actually is: a term for the application of reason to public affairs.

Turn your back on relativism and you get absolutism. Show me a true believer and I’ll show you a bigot. Absolutism is at the heart of every religion-our dogma or nothing. The absolutist foundations of every faith preclude compromise, adjustments, deal-making, pragmatism, the changing of opinion, the admission of new evidence-all the tools necessary for running a complicated, polyglot, poly-religious, poly-ethnic, poly-cultural modern, science-based, technology-dependent society. The absolutism that underlies religious faith closes the door marked “Reason” and opens the door labeled “Holy War.”

There was a time when the evangelical Calvinist form of the Christian religion was so prevalent that it could run American society with some success-but that was 200 years ago. Even then, people of non-faith tried to beat off the religious prohibitionism that strove to close the country down on Sundays, to suppress music, dancing, baseball, Sabbath smooching and the joy of life and replace it with on-your-knees worship and clerical rule. The coming of large numbers of Roman Catholic immigrants touched off the public-school wars of the 19th century. Religious absolutism being what it is, the fight over whose dogma and morals were to be inculcated into the students had to be resolved by kicking all religion out of the schools. That never completely happened, but at least God was pushed into the corner with the elimination of school prayer and the exile of religious symbols and activities. Recently, though, God has been making a comeback-and God help us all if He is successful.

The alliance among the various religions embraced by the people of faith is a tenuous one; in the end, every religion hates every other religion. The day before Benedict XVI was elected, The Wall Street Journal ran a front-page article about how Islam was converting people faster than the Catholic Church-which, rousing itself from a certain evangelical torpor, was starting to say, “No more Mr. Nice Guy! We can’t let the towelheads get ahead of us.” (The language used, of course, was more decorous, but the meaning was there.)

The triumph of absolutist faith over relativism, of religion over secularism, will start up a new era of religious strife, if it hasn’t already begun. The history of religious contention in the West does contain instances of peace, moments when religions signed truces and stopped the warfare, but social peace didn’t prevail until religion was booted out of the marketplace, driven out of the halls of power and sealed up in private homes and places of worship. Religion in private may be a good thing; religion in public is a menace.

In the U.S., with a growing Muslim population, a super-energetic Jewish population and an increasingly crazed Christian population, it is but a matter of time before the “people of faith” coalition falls apart and we get down to some good old-fashioned religious throat-slitting. Religions are tolerant only when they lack the power to be otherwise; turning the country over to one of them or all of them combined is daft. Historically, the people of faith have a war-crimes record longer than your arm.

A good guess would be that only a minority of the population is infected with virulent forms of faith. But it’s an organized minority, awash in money. We of little faith and less zeal are neither organized nor rich nor eaten up with a need to proselytize, and therefore we are without defenses against God’s putschists.

To stop them, we don’t have to pass laws. It’s not vital to get “under God” out of the Pledge of Allegiance. What is vital is that we, the faithless, raise a hullabaloo every time the people of faith play the family-values card, every time they claim that their faith puts them at the head of the line, every time they presume to decide what we should see, hear and do. What is vital is that we bray, honk, whinny, oink and screech at every public assertion that superstition trumps science, that they’ve got a god and that those of us without one are no damn good.

Shout out the facts: They put “in God we trust” on the money, and every year it’s worth less than it was the year before.


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What Happens If Hillary Whiffs in ’08?

This much can be said right now about the early 2008 primary and caucus schedule for Senator Hillary Clinton: It looks, as Damon Runyon might have put it, more harrowing than somewhat.

When the Democratic National Committee met in Chicago over the weekend, they approved a calendar that figures to empower four states—voting over a 15-day period in January 2008—to reduce the pack of candidates to no more than two or three, probably with a clear front-runner among them. Iowa, as always, will lead off with its caucuses, followed five days later by caucuses in Nevada. The New Hampshire primary will take place three days after Nevada, and South Carolina will host a primary a week after that.

More than anything, political campaigns are shaped by expectations and momentum, meaning that Hillary for President—a lavishly funded restoration effort begun even before Bill Clinton’s second term expired—will at the very least need to post a win in one of those early contests. And the problem for Hillary is that it’s all too easy to see her coming up short in all of them.

The trouble begins in Iowa, whose finicky caucus-goers practice a defiant brand of cornfield populism that isn’t bowled over by media stars, and that demands from candidates more—much more—than the mushy, November-minded rhetoric that Hillary has so far offered on the Iraq war.

Her Iowa predicament can be summarized in two words: John Edwards.

Consider yourself excused if you haven’t kept tabs on Mr. Edwards since 2004. Now an exiled former Senator based out of Chapel Hill, N.C., he has been toiling under the radar, and the opinion-shaping class in Washington sneers at his prospects. But look for yourself and you’ll find a new Mr. Edwards emerging before your eyes: an unreconstructed, Potomac-phobic crusader for economic justice who has persuasively repented for voting as a Senator to send America to war.

Very quietly, Mr. Edwards’ support has edged up in national polls over the last year—all while his ’04 running mate, John Kerry, has nosedived to single digits—and his message and style seem tailor-made for the Hawkeye State. Startlingly, a Des Moines Register poll in June gave Mr. Edwards the early Iowa lead, 30 percent to Hillary’s 26.

From Iowa, the race will move to Nevada. Sort of. Probably. To protect its primacy, New Hampshire is threatening to move its primary to an earlier date, ahead of Nevada (and Iowa, for that matter). And even if the D.N.C.’s calendar stays intact, it is far from a given that every candidate and media outlet will accord Nevada the same treatment as Iowa and New Hampshire.

But rest assured that Hillary, as a wounded front-runner, would be under the gun there. And Nevada, like Iowa, is not natural turf for her, in part because caucuses—unlike primaries—are dominated by true believers and ideologues. Mr. Edwards, especially if he’s riding a wave of post-Iowa “Big Mo,” would be formidable, armed with a message that matches the state’s demographics. Add to the mix the pull of regional and ethnic pride that would bolster Bill Richardson, the governor of nearby New Mexico and the son of a Mexican immigrant, and Hillary could well find herself in a Silver State pickle.

The third state in the ’08 line-up, New Hampshire, seems the most promising for Hillary. After all, it was the Granite State—or, more precisely, the skillful spinning of media-savvy Clintonistas—that transformed Bill Clinton into the Comeback Kid 14 years ago, when it was decreed that his seven-point loss to Paul Tsongas represented a moral victory for the ages.

But that ignores the fallout she’d suffer from losing Iowa and Nevada. Recall that as 2004 began, Howard Dean was treated as the de facto Democratic nominee, a cash-flushed insurgent poised to run the table through the primary season. But then he finished third in Iowa—and failed to win a single primary (besides Vermont). Voters shun dying campaigns: How would Hillary look if she limps into New Hampshire?

And if she can’t string it together in any of the first three states, you needn’t waste any breath wondering about the fourth, South Carolina. Tellingly, Harold Ickes, a top Clinton family booster, has already launched a P.R. push to discredit the Palmetto State’s ’08 primary, arguing that the playing field there is slanted in favor of Mr. Edwards, a South Carolinian by birth. It’s an altogether specious assertion—Mr. Edwards’ roots are in North Carolina—that suggests the Clinton forces are already looking to steal a page from their ’92 playbook.

After all, if Hillary can lower the bar enough in the early states, she could be in position to declare victory without actually winning. Just like the Comeback Kid.


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I'm bringing back the blog! I took a hiatus and focused my energy on the search for a full-time job. Now that I've found a full-time position, it's time to start posting again.

Some days I wish I could read the minds of Gary Bettman and other NHL executives. And since the NHL announced it’s new conference realignment on March 14, I’ve wondered that a lot.

It makes absolutely zero sense to me to have a division format when there are not equal teams in each division and playoff positions depend on division rankings.

There is one good thing about this realignment: every team will visit each NHL city once a year. In my opinion, this should’ve happened sooner in a league that has an 82-game schedule and 30 teams.

Instead of bashing the current route the NHL has decided to take, I have created my own (very simple) realignment proposal:

Yes, the main propose of my blog is to focus on ice hockey. In case you don’t know me too well, I’m a sports nerd and it just happens that hockey is my favorite sport. But since it’s the offseason, I thought I’ll delve into some other topics. Today: the new college football playoff format.

When I first heard about this new 4-team playoff structure I was excited that FINALLY the players would get to decide it on the field instead of a computer deciding a team’s fate. Like many college football fans I hated the BCS structure that we’re still going to be stuck with until 2014. I love rooting for the underdogs and would have loved to see some of the past top non-BCS conference teams (TCU for example) play it out against college football’s big guns.

However, I think with only 4 teams making it that the small schools will still be left out. Yes there will always be someone looking on the outside looking in no matter how many teams are included in the playoff. Especially since a committee will be determining the teams.

Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final begins tomorrow night with the Los Angeles Kings taking on the New Jersey Devils. Here’s a quick rundown of things to know going into the series.
  • The Kings are only the second 8-seed to reach the Stanley Cup final; the other team was the Edmonton Oilers in 2006.
  • L.A. is the first team to eliminate the #1, #2, and #3 seeds in order.
  • N.J. is the first 6-seed to reach the finals since the Calgary Flames in 2004 (ironically that Flames team was coached by current L.A. head coach Darryl Sutter)
  • The Devils and goalie Martin Brodeur are looking for their fourth Stanley Cup victory
  • This is the Kings second time in the Stanley Cup final; their first appearance was against the Montreal Canadiens in 1993 where the Canadiens won in 5 games
  • L.A. has a 8-0 record on the road this playoffs. For this reason, New Jersey’s home-ice advantage may turn into a disadvantage.
  • The Kings and Devils met twice  during the regular season and the Devils won both meetings and back-up goalie Johan Hedburg picked up both victories for New Jersey. The first was a 2-1 overtime win on Oct. 13 in N.J. and the second a 3-0 win on Oct. 25 in L.A.

If you didn’t already know, last night the 8-seed L.A. Kings eliminated the 3-seed Phoenix Coyotes in just 5 games with a 4-3 overtime win. If you haven’t been following the playoffs that closely the Kings knocked off the 1-seed and President Trophy winning Vancouver Canucks in the first round in 5 games and then swept the 2-seed St. Louis Blues in the second round. To recap, in 14 playoff games the Kings have lost only 2 games.

Now the Kings get a nice break to rest before they face the winner of the New Jersey Devils-New York Rangers series for the Stanley Cup.

I'm going to keep this short. The Devils and Rangers are facing off to play in the Stanley Cup final and I'm picking the blueshirts to win in 6 games.

Here's why: The Rangers are simply the better all-around team and have better depth. I know the Devils have played better this postseason but they've haven,d had a serious test yet. On the other hand, both the Rangers playofff series went 7 games. I think this experience and comfort in close games (and a close series) will pay off for the Rangers.

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The Western Conference final match-up is set. The #3 Phoenix Coyotes will faceoff against the #8 Los Angeles Kings. The Coyotes knocked off the #4 Nashville Predators in 5 games and the Kings swept the #2 St. Louis Blues.

It was surprising that both series finished so quickly. While the Predators were able to win one game in their series, it was clear that Phoenix outplayed them and was the consistently the better team throughout the series. Nashville Predators right wing Alexander Radulov had 5 points in the first round series against Detroit but only one assist against the Coyotes. Radulov and Predators left wing Andrei Kostitsyn missed two games in the Phoenix series after they were suspended for a violation of team rules.  The Blues never had any momentum in the series and Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick shut down the St. Louis offense. Blues left wing Andy McDonald had 8 points in the first round series against San Jose but had only one goal and one assist in four games against the Kings.

#1 New York Rangers vs. #7 Washington Capitals

It was a major surprise that the Caps were able to knock off the defending Stanley Cup champions in the first round, especially with a 22-year-old rookie goaltender between the pipes. Braden Holtby spent most of the 2011-12 season with the Capital’s AHL affiliate Hershey Bears but he came up big in his first NHL playoff series. Even though he played in only 21 NHL games prior to the first round, Holtby had a 2.00 goals against average and .940 save percentage in seven games against the Bruins.

#2 St. Louis Blues vs. #8 Los Angeles Kings

This looks to be a battle of great goaltenders regardless of who’s in net for St. Louis. Brian Elliott, Jonathan Quick and Jaroslav Halak rank two through fourth in best goals against average. Quick ranks second and Elliott isn’t far behind him in fourth.

Obviously whichever team will be able to crack the other team’s goalie will be the one to win this series. Neither team put up huge offensive numbers in the first round. The Kings scored 12 goals in 5 games and the Blues had 14 in their 5 first round games. Dustin Brown was the Kings biggest offensive threat in the first round with 5 points in 5 games. For the Blues it was Andy McDonald who had 4 goals and 4 assists in 5 games in the first round against San Jose.

Even though there are five playoff games scheduled today, the biggest NHL news of the day is Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres’ 25-game suspension for his hit on Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa. Brendan Shanahan finally stepped up and sent a message to players that this behavior in the postseason will not be tolerated. You can see his full explanation in the video below.

For anyone who’s missed it last night, there’s another suspension in the NHL playoffs. The NHL announced today on its website that Phoenix forward Raffi Torres is suspended indefinitely for his shoulder check to the head of Chicago forward Marian Hossa. Torres will have an in-person hearing on Friday with the league’s Department of Player Safety. In case you haven’t already seen it here you go:


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Amanda, you just went to Minnesota! What are you going to do now?!

(wrote this yesterday…just now posting…)

I’m on the plane. On my way to the SUNNY state of Georgia! Who’d ever think Atlanta would seem balmy in February? As we left our spa, everyone was talking about how it was so warm because the temperature was finally out of the negatives. * brrr * Can you imagine?

Today we took the best yoga class ever. It was Vinsayna (sp?) yoga. Which means you do the poses quickly in order, in a “flow”. Not the yoga where you hold one pose for five minutes at a time. It’s more aerobic. And for lack of a better word—FUN! Our instructor was amazing. He personally fixed my alignment and position several times during the practice. We took one more Therapy Pool class that focused on back strength. I am amazed at how much of a workout those water classes are!

After leaving the spa, we found some really cool stuff around Minneapolis. We felt like we were on the Amazing Race because I had a photo of my great-grandmother with two street names written on the back. We actually found the streets and possibly the house where it was taken! I used that picture for Wordless Wednesday once, so I can’t wait to show you the same picture 70 years later! We also hit up some cute Swedish stores. Swedish stores! It was right next to the Indian church, across the street from the Mexican mercado and just down the street from the Guyaquil Restaurant.

Now that my frigid spa exercise vacation is over, my big big news is I am leaving for our first family vacation TOMORROW!

We have been searching cruises every day and just really wanted to do a Disney cruise. We couldn’t find one in our price range and the week we wanted. But, two days ago, Les found the deal-of-the-century on the Disney Cruise site. He called me in Minnesota and said, “Are you up for leaving on Saturday?” I said, “I am if you are!”

So, while I’ve been gone, Les has been buying little girl bathing suites, crocs and t-shirts. He even went shopping for a princess dress today. I’ll be home at 11 tonight and see how well he did. Then we’re off to SUNNY Florida tomorrow!

I certainly will not be online this week. So every time you see my bloglines NOT updated, just smile and know I’m sailing the Bahamas with Mickey!

One day a foot of snow and non-stop exercise classes. The next day tank tops, flip flops and buffets laden with food? I’m one happy girl!

  1. You lucky lucky girl!!!!

  2. So jealous! Have fun especially since you’ll be eating for two!

  3. Oh no, Amanda! You’re not going to blog for a week, AND you’re going on a Disney cruise?!? Say it ain’t so! I won’t know what to do with myself. I’ll miss your blogs, but I’ll think of you in a warm, happy place…at least I’ll try to, being the Disney-starved gal that I am right now. 😉

  4. Very cool! Enjoy your trip!

  5. You suck!! LOL Have fun…and think of me..sniff in the frozen tundra 😉

  6. How cool! Enjoy your fabulous cruise with your family! I am interested, however, to hear how your husband fared with buying little girl swimsuits and princess dresses! :)

  7. Oh wow! How wonderful! Can’t wait to see pics when you get back!

  8. February is certainly the month for you! Can’t wait to see the wonderful photos you’ll get!

  9. WOW!!! Have so much fun!!! Can’t wait to hear all about it!

  10. Oh I’m so happy for y’all … that’s awesome!!!! I can’t wait to hear all about it:)

  11. Oh how fun!!!!
    I’m excited for you! Tell Mickey me & Izzy say hi!
    love ya.
    be safe!

  12. I’m glad that you had fun on your trip! I’m a little bit jealous about the cruise! Seriously, you’re sailing through the ocean and I’m stuck with organic chemistry… life is ridiculously unfair! But oh well, I will try to value my education and be happy for you! :)

  13. ooh, a Disney cruise?! I’m jealous!! Have a good time, though you will be missed!

  14. You lucky, lucky girl! I was looking forward to having you back and now you’re off again. Have a BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!! Eat a dessert (or three) for me. :-)

  15. Have a wonderful time! Can’t wait to hear all about it!!

  16. I’m so jealous! LOL I hope you have a great time! Can’t wait to hear about your cruise & see the pictures!

  17. All I can say is WOW!

  18. You’v got so much fun going on, I can’t stand it! :) I’m so happy for you.
    That yoga sounds fantastic. I’m with the others too: can’t wait to see pictures from vacation.

  19. I’m sure there will be some great stories… Have a FABULOUS time! (I shall not covet, I shall not covet, I shall not covet…)

  20. ohhh fun!!!

  21. I am *so* flippin’ jealous!! Your DB is just the age that Bronte was when we went–you all will have a blast!

  22. Sounds like a great spa trip. You lucky duck! Hope you are having a blast with Mickey :-)

  23. Gosh, I had NO idea you were cruisin’!! How much fun is that?!? I just knew I was behind…can I be selfish and say that I’m glad you’re offline so I can catch up with what’s going on??

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Artist: 9th Prince f/ Beretta 9, Outlines, RZA
Album:  One Man Army
Song:   Another Summer Love
Typed by: Cno Evil

[Chorus 2X: Irfane Khan-Acito]
Another summer love, another summer kiss
Another summer touch, that brings me to your bliss

Oops, upside of my head, you knocked me out the bed
You got me spacing like Bill & Ted
The heels with the red, Gucci bag and the shades
Plus the red lipstick, your honey blonde braids
Mama-mama-mama, comma-comma
You got me like Ralph and Alice, hummy-nee-humma-humma
Man, sugar cake, you make a brother shake
Away from his boys, away from his toys
Away from the guns and noise
I'm astounded by your beauty, your style and poise

[9th Prince]
Aiyo, summertime with a sexy ass waistline
Round like a dime, so I hit you with a fine line
Design for your mind, we can take a walk on the beach
Fendi sandals on your feet
With a fly Prada dress, I'm impressed, never the less
You flowing with the best, nice nipples on your breasts
Street Mary Jane, you my candy cane
Going shopping in Spain, on a private plane

[Chorus 2X]

[Beretta 9]
Tempted by your voluptious ass, yo, it's sicker, mama
Choose you over family and cash, yo, almost love the drama
Five foot eleven, Nature Boy, I'm what's happening
Baby, write your number and name down on that napkin
Written in lipstick, she fold it and kissed it
Slipped it, hid it so quick, I nearly missed it
Blown away by her presence and her Dolce perfume
The one, with a hand of Egyptian, no what's soon
Summer love

[Chorus 2X]

[Irfane Khan-Acito]
A lovely summer night, two lovers holding tight
Our bodies by the shore
A morning summer light, just through the window shades
Your taste is on my lips
Another summer day, another summer night
Another summer day, another summer night


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Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced that Travis Konecny of the Ottawa 67’s has been named Captain of Team Ontario for the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge which begins on Sunday December 29 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

In addition, defencemen Matt Spencer of the Peterborough Petes and Justin Lemcke of the Belleville Bulls have been named Alternate Captains.  The announcement was made by Team Ontario Director of Operations Barclay Branch, along with Head Coach Roger Hunt, and Assistant Coaches Drew Bannister and Seamus Kotyk.

Konecny, a 16-year-old from Clachan, ON, was the top pick in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection after being named ALLIANCE Player of the Year for the Minor Midget Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs.  He is currently second in OHL rookie scoring with 33 points in 33 games including 11 goals and 22 assists.  He follows past Team Ontario Captains that include current OHL stars such as Aaron Ekblad of the Barrie Colts who led Team Ontario last season, Bo Horvat of the London Knights in 2012, and Matia Marcantuoni of the Kitchener Rangers in 2011.

Spencer, a 16-year-old from Oakville, ON, was selected with the third overall pick in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection after winning the 2013 OHL Cup title as Captain of the Oakville Rangers.  The OMHA Player of the Year has six points in 36 games so far this season.  Lemcke, a 16-year-old from Whitby, ON, was selected 18th overall by the Bulls last season.  The Whitby Wildcats graduate has six points in 31 games with the Bulls.

Team Ontario, which includes 20 current OHL players, will open the tournament with a preliminary game against Germany on Sunday with the event concluding on Saturday January 4. The tournament features 10 teams including 5 regional teams and 5 International teams in 2 conferences. The 2 top teams from each conference will advance to the semi-finals while the remaining 3 teams from each group will crossover for placement games.  Team Ontario will play in a conference with Germany, Team Atlantic, Russia and the USA.

Ontario has won eight gold medals at the tournament including 2011 in a 5-3 win over the United States led by two goals in the final from Calgary Flames rookie and former Ottawa 67’s star Sean Monahan.

The Hockey Development Centre for Ontario (HDCO) facilitates the Men’s Under-17 hockey program on behalf of the 3 Ontario Branches of Hockey Canada.

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Tonight’s TV lineup is a teenage girl’s dream, but we swear there’s a little bit of something for everyone. Here’s 5 things to watch tonight and why.

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Glee. 8pm on Fox. Quinn, Mercedes, Puck, and even Brittany! The gang’s all here as the cast celebrates their 100th episode. PS: There will be at least one mention of Finn, guaranteed.

Pretty Little Liars. 8pm on ABC Family.  The fourth season finale is titled “‘A’ is for answers!” Yay! But let’s be real. This is PLL, people. When one answer closes, another question opens.

OK! Exclusive: Janel Parrish Reveals Her Favorite PLL Conspiracy Theory

Chopped. 9pm on The Food Network. You’d think that they’d run out of ingredients to put in those baskets after twenty seasons of this show, but nope. The show’s 20th (!!!) season premieres tonight.

Chasing Maria Menounos. 10pm on Oxygen. If Giuliana Rancic can get her own show, so can Extra host Maria Menounos! Here’s a promo for the new show which  centers around her professional life as a host and her personal life with her boyfriend:

Teen Mom 2. 10pm on MTV. Barbara and Jenelle keep butting heads—that’s the Teen Mom 2 we all know and love!—while Kailyn has mama drama of her own regarding her upcoming wedding.

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One thing that helps us here at OK! get through Mondays is looking forward to a new week of dances on Dancing With The Stars. This week, as we gear up for a night filled with the tunes of the amazing Stevie Wonder, we're taking an insta-inside peek at what the stars and pros have been up to!

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Stars like Kellie Pickler spent their downtime this week with her adorable dog while pros Peta Murgatroyd and Sharna Burgess hung out with us at the OK! So Sexy Party. Yup, it was just as sexy as its name. Want to see all the other fun things the cast did this week? Check out their Instagram gallery below!

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Nuts! Seriously, if they don't like it, go BACK! (no I don't have anything against their skin-colour).

Since pictures of their paedophile prophet is also forbidden, maybe I should make a print of a dog pissing on Muhammed.. I bet they'd like that.

Seriously, I wish people start offending them more, eventually they can't be bothered every single time they're "offended". If we don't "respect" them, then why don't they respect the culture they've moved to?

Edit: The purpose of having a dog sitting on the hat beats me though... I actually hope they did it only to offend the idiots.

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    The 60th Louisiana Cotton Festival began Tuesday night with the traditional “contredanse” dancers and the crowning of the King and Queen of Heritage Manor Nursing Home.

    The new King is Roland Clouthier, age 88, a native of Detroit, Michigan. He is a former jockey and horse trainer and owner of race horses. He has two sisters. He replaces last year’s King: Pershing Jack Deville age 80.

     The first runner up was  Gary Landreneau age 71.

      The new 2013 Queen of Heritage Manor Nursing Home is Bobbie McCauley age 74. She has one daughter, two grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. She is a retired bank manager who enjoys music and reading. She replaces last year’s Queen Andrea LeBas age 70.

      This year’s runner up is Nathalie Fontenot age 85, a retired store clerk.

      A Cajun band of local musicians accompanied the young group of Contredanse dancers who performed for the large audience in attendance.

      Another highlight at Tuesday’s opening event were musical performances by the Cotton Pickers.

      The Cotton Festival continues today (Wednesday) with the 4-H Food Fest at the Ville Platte Civic Center and the 4-H Cotton Pickin Pet Show at 4:00pm in the Civic Center Pavillion. Oldies 92-5 KVPI’s Becky and J.C. will be covering the event live.

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