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Welcome to oneworld
Be connected
Welcome to oneworld, an alliance of 14 of the world's leading airlines, committed to providing the highest level of service and convenience across over 1,000 destinations in more than 150 countries worldwide.
Enjoy an array of special privileges and rewards — which include earning and redeeming frequent flyer miles on all oneworld airlines and, for top tier members, access to over 650 premium airport lounges.
Your ticket to more destinations around the globe
The oneworld Interactive Network Map is the ultimate tool to help you plan your next journey, featuring comprehensive flight schedules and routing information for all oneworld member airlines and their affiliates.View the oneworld interactive routemap
Be recognised
As a oneworld traveller, satisfaction awaits you around the globe. Your frequent flyer status is recognised across all member airlines and you are entitled to a range of benefits, which are provided according to the following oneworld tier levels, no matter which cabin class you are flying in:
Tier benefits
Privilege Club Silver Privilege Club Gold Privilege Club Platinum oneworld Ruby oneworld Sapphire oneworld Emerald Earn & redeem Avios on all oneworld member airlines All benefits of Ruby, plus the following: All benefits of Sapphire, plus the following: Earn Qpoints towards your tier statuson all eligible oneworld flights Access to Business Class lounges Access to First Class lounges Access to Business Class priority check-in Priority boarding Access to First Class priority check-in Access to preferred or pre-reserved seating Extra baggage allowance Fast Track at security lanes Priority on waitlists and when on standby Priority baggage handling
*Access to preferred or pre-reserved seating is in accordance with the individual policy of the oneworld member airline operating the flight. First and Business Class check-in desks and lounges are not available at all airports. Fast track is not available at all airports. oneworld benefits are available only to passengers on scheduled flights that are both marketed and operated by a oneworld member airline (marketed means that there must be a oneworld member airline's flight number on your ticket). airberlin, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LATAM, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, S7 Airlines, SriLankan Airlines and oneworld are trademarks of their respective companies. TAM Airlines (Paraguay) is currently not a part of oneworld. Some limitations and exceptions may apply. For more information, visit www.oneworld.com/benefits.
Other benefits
Qatar Airways is pleased to offer passengers the courtesy of through check of themselves and their bags to their final destination when travelling on multi-sector journeys involving connections onto other oneworld member airlines, even when the trip is booked using separate tickets.
However, customers should note that through check may not be possible on their return journey if their trip starts with another airline that does not provide the same level of service.
We know your time is precious and you would prefer to relax in one of the 650 oneworld lounges rather than wait in line at airport security. That is why, at select airports worldwide, oneworld Emerald frequent flyers can access the 'Fast Track' or 'Priority Lanes' at security check points no matter which cabin they are travelling in.
Due to restrictions or local agreements with Security Fast Track facility operators, not all oneworld carriers are currently able to extend this benefit to all Emerald tier customers.
Privilege Club members can earn Avios and Qpoints on booking classes for flights marketed** and operated*** by any oneworld airline without having to join a separate frequent flyer programme.
The number of Avios you can earn when flying with one of the oneworld member airlines depends on the airline, cabin, and booking class of travel.
Privilege Club members can also redeem their Avios for complimentary flights operated** by oneworld airlines or for journeys involving sectors**** on any number of oneworld carriers.
Additional information:
** Marketed refers to the airline whose flight number is specified on your booking.
*** Operated refers to the airline you are flying on.
**** A sector is a part of your itinerary e.g a return trip from London to Bangkok is a 4 sector journey i.e. LHRDOH (1) – DOHBKK (2) – BKKDOH (3) – DOHLHR (4)
Learn more about earning Avios with other airlines.
Calculate Avios and Qpoints to be earned as well as Avios required for redemption on Qatar Airways or other airlines.
If your oneworld frequent flyer tier status is Emerald or Sapphire, or you are travelling in a First or Business Class cabin on any oneworld member airline, you can access more than 650 airport lounges throughout the world. This means you can relax or catch up with work in comfort and style before departure, regardless of which oneworld member airline you choose to fly with.
- To be eligible, you must be departing on a flight that is both marketed and operated by a oneworld member airline.
- Qatar Airways Premium Lounges are not included in oneworld lounge access policy. However, oneworld customers holding First or Business Class tickets on Qatar Airways or other oneworld members are invited to use the lounges.
- Some lounges may get busy at peak times, and access to them may be restricted as a result.
- A non-affiliated third party may operate some lounges on behalf of the individual airline. Access to some lounges operated by third-parties on behalf of oneworld member airlines may be restricted at some times.
- Arrivals lounges are excluded.
- Spa and pre-flight dining facilities are excluded.
- British Airways Concorde lounges are excluded.
Enjoy exclusive access to premium airport lounges around the world with oneworld Emerald or Sapphire frequent flyer tier status. Members of oneworld airline frequent flyer programmes with the equivalent of oneworld Emerald or Sapphire tier status can use any lounge offered by any oneworld airline when departing on any flight marketed and operated by any oneworld member airline, regardless of cabin class being flown.
Emerald tier frequent flyers can use First Class, Business Class or frequent flyer lounges.
- Sapphire tier frequent flyers are welcome in Business Class* or frequent flyer lounges. *Does not include Qantas Domestic Business Lounges
- Emerald and Sapphire members may invite one guest to join them in the lounge. The guest must also be travelling on a flight operated and marketed by a oneworld carrier.
- You must be prepared to show your boarding pass and frequent flyer membership card, with oneworld Emerald or Sapphire tier status, to access a lounge.
The following exceptions apply:
- American Airlines and Qantas offer programmes enabling customers to pay to gain access to their lounges. These programmes are not part of the oneworld agreement, and members of these programmes are not entitled to access lounges under the oneworld agreement.
- American Airlines AAdvantage® members, regardless of their tier status or class of travel, are not eligible for lounge access when travelling solely on North American flights within or between the U.S., Canada, Mexico (except Mexico City), the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean. For more information, visit, http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInformation/airportAmenities/AdmiralsClub.jsp
- Qantas Frequent Flyer Gold members, regardless of their oneworld tier status, cannot access Qantas Domestic Business Lounges.
- Qatar Airways Premium Lounges are not included in oneworld lounge access policy. However, oneworld customers holding First or Business Class tickets on Qatar Airways or other oneworld members are invited to use the lounges.
- Guests are not permitted in Qatar Airways Premium lounges.
- TAM First Class Lounge in Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport is excluded.
Indulge yourself before departure in a wider range of airport lounges when you fly First Class or Business Class with any oneworld member airline.
- Customers flying First or Business Class have access to the equivalent class of lounge regardless of their frequent flyer status. First Class passengers may use a Business Class or frequent flyer lounge if a First Class lounge is not available.
- First Class passengers may invite one guest to join them in the lounge. The guest must also be travelling on a flight operated and marketed by a oneworld airline.
Connecting between oneworld marketed and operated flights:
- First and Business Class customers connecting on the same day of travel, or before 6am the following day, can access the lounge when travelling between an international long haul* and an international short haul or domestic flight (and vice-versa). (* a oneworld international long haul flight is defined as an international flight marketed and operated by any oneworld carrier with a scheduled flight time longer than 5 hours)
- Lounge access will be determined on the international long haul ticketed flight (either First of Business Class) regardless of the ticketed class of travel on the international short haul or domestic flight.
- You must be prepared to show your boarding pass or itinerary showing travel in First or Business Class on the international long haul flight, in order to access the lounge before your international short haul or domestic flight.
The following exceptions apply:
- First and Business Class customers who do not hold Emerald or Sapphire tier status are not eligible to access American Airlines lounges when travelling on solely domestic flights within the U.S. or between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico [except Mexico City], the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean); customers travelling in First or Business Class on U.S. transcontinental flights between JFK-LAX, JFK-SFO and MIA-LAX (and vice-versa) are eligible for lounge access.
- Guests are not permitted in Qatar Airways Premium lounges.
- To be eligible, you must be departing on a flight that is both marketed and operated by a oneworld member airline.
Exploring the world has never been easier
With access to over 1,000 destinations in more than 150 countries across the oneworld alliance network, our round-the-world fares enable you to travel the world with ease.
Simply choose between a straightforward continent-based fare (oneworld Explorer) or a more versatile distance-based fare (Global Explorer) to enjoy the ultimate round-the-world journey.
Terms and conditions apply, and are available on oneworld.com at the links below.
oneworld Explorer
Representing outstanding choice, convenience and value, your oneworld Explorer fare is based on the number of oneworld continents you choose to visit or pass through.
Learn more about oneworld Explorer or plan and book your oneworld Explorer round-the-world trip online
Global Explorer
Delivering even greater flexibility, with more airlines to choose from, your Global Explorer fare is based on the total distance travelled throughout your journey.
Create your perfect inter-continental journey
oneworld Circle Fares are ideal for those travellers who wish to visit multiple continents without actually flying all the way around the world.
Whether you are visiting the continents that border the Atlantic, Pacific or Indian Oceans, oneworld Circle Fares offer you superb flexibility, convenience and value for money.
- Circle Atlantic: Fly between Europe/Middle East, North America, Central America and South America with oneworld Circle Atlantic.
- Circle Pacific: Explore continents that border the Pacific Ocean, including Asia, North America, South America and Australia/New Zealand with oneworld Circle Pacific.
- Circle Trip Explorer: Travel between Africa, Asia, Europe/Middle East and Australia/New Zealand without circumnavigating the globe with oneworld Circle Trip Explorer.
- Circle Asia & South West Pacific: Take an inter-continental tour of North East Asia, South East Asia and countries around the South West Pacific with oneworld Circle Asia & South West Pacific.
One continent. Endless possiblities.
Giving you the freedom to explore multiple destinations within a single continent, a oneworld Visit Pass is designed with maximum choice, value and flexibility in mind.*
Choose from the following oneworld single-continent Visit Passes:
- Visit Africa
- Visit Asia
- Visit Japan
- Visit Japan TOHOKU
- Visit Australia & New Zealand
- Visit Malaysia
- Visit South America
- Visit Europe
- Visit North America
- Visit Middle East
- Visit South Asian Sub-Continent
*Terms and conditions apply and are available at the links above.
Global support
Connecting between airlines at unfamiliar airports can be a stressful experience, especially if your flight is delayed. oneworld recognises the impact delays and missed connections can have on your plans and on your life. That is why oneworld member airlines have partnered together to form teams of connection experts: oneworld Global Support.
At select airports across the alliance network, teams are proactively monitoring connecting flights and, whenever possible, they will meet and assist you if your connection is in jeopardy. The oneworld Global Support teams will do their best to allow you to use dedicated fast track lanes through immigration or security to help you catch your next flight. Our teams will also do everything possible to transfer your baggage so that it makes it on time to your final destination.
If you miss your connecting flight, the oneworld Global Support team will provide you with updated travel information, a new boarding pass and, where applicable, assistance with overnight accommodations.
oneworld Global Support is currently available at Boston, Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Helsinki, Hong Kong, London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Madrid, Miami, New York JFK and Tokyo Narita. The service is offered at these airports whenever possible, subject to operational constraints.
Transfer seamlessly throughout the oneworld network
As a oneworld passenger, our aim is to provide you with unrivalled service, support and recognition every time you travel within our extensive alliance network.
Representatives from our member airlines are on hand to ensure your journey is as smooth as possible whenever you transfer between our member airlines' flights, from checking in your luggage to your final destination to helping you find the right lounge.
oneworld transfer counters and service desks are located in key airports around the world and are clearly marked with the oneworld logo for easy identification.
Click here to view the location of oneworld service desks, transfer counters and ground transport zones at airports across the oneworld alliance
Through check-in
Qatar Airways is pleased to offer passengers the courtesy of through check of themselves and their bags to their final destination when travelling on multi-sector journeys involving connections onto other oneworld member airlines, even when the trip is booked using separate tickets.
However, customers should note that through check may not be possible on their return journey if there trip starts with another airline that does not provide the same level of service.


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DALLAS — As former first lady Laura Bush gazed at the elegant knee-length Oscar de la Renta dress and coat she wore to the swearing-in ceremony at her husband's 2005 inauguration, she recalled that white turned out to be the perfect color choice.
"The floor of the platform was a beautiful sky blue, which I didn't know that it would be ... So the white dress with snow all out on the ground and then this beautiful sky blue platform really looked perfect," Bush said. Turning her eyes to the silvery gown she wore that night, she said: "He made it so sparkling and so beautiful with the crystals."
The ensembles are among more than 60 featured in a new retrospective of de la Renta's career that opens Saturday at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas. "Oscar de la Renta: Five Decades of Style," runs through Oct. 5.
"To me, this is such a great example of what Oscar really tries to do — whether it's for first ladies or the lady on the street, he really tries to understand what people want, what people need, he tries to get people. And I think that this is really a reflection of his great relationship with Mrs. Bush," said Alex Bolen, chief executive officer of Oscar de la Renta, as well as the designer's son-in-law.
The exhibit featuring designs from the beginning of de la Renta's career in the 1960s to present day is arranged by themes, from gowns inspired by de la Renta's love of gardening to those showing the Spanish influence on his works to gowns worn on red carpets and by first ladies, including Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Nancy Reagan.
Bush said the exhibit was the designer's idea. "He called me and said, 'May I do a show there? I'd love to.' Of course I was thrilled, I'd always envisioned that we do a show of clothes," Bush said.
Her daughter Jenna Bush Hager's wedding dress is among those displayed, along with Bush's turquoise mother-of-the bride dress.
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"When Jenna married, there was just one designer she wanted to design her dress, and that was Oscar," Bush said, adding, "Of course she thought it was the prettiest dress ever, and it is."
Bush said she was able to wear many of the dresses to multiple events, including a blue silk dress she wore not only for a Vogue photo shoot but also on other occasions including a dinner for then-French President Nicolas Sarkozy and for her White House portrait.
"One of the great things about his clothes is that you can wear them over and over," she said. "They last longer than a year: Both they stay in fashion longer than a year and then they also obviously are so beautifully made they last for a long time."
De la Renta's designs were also featured last year at the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Arkansas — including a teal pantsuit Hillary Clinton wore when she was sworn in as senator.
If You Go ...
GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM: "Oscar de la Renta: Five Decades of Style," 2943 SMU Blvd., Dallas; http://www.georgewbushlibrary.smu or 214-346-1650.
Runs Saturday through Oct. 5. Open Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays noon-5 p.m. Adults, $18.

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Red 2014 Ford Focus SE
Clement Auto Group is home of the 30 Year, 300,000 Mile Warranty. Enjoy no haggle pricing. When you shop at Clement Auto Group, the price you see is the price you get.
This price includes $1000 trade-in assistance and $1000 in-house finance bonus cash. Contact dealer for details.
We have something for everyone with over 1500 cars, trucks & suvs onsite to choose from. We make every attempt to ensure accurate pricing and options on every vehicle. Dealer is not responsible for computer errors, human errors, or third party errors with pricing or description of vehicle. We recommend you contact the dealership to ensure accuracy of advertised vehicles.
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Certified Used 2014 FordFocus SE Sedan
- Exterior Color
- Red
- Interior Color
- Medium Light Stone
- Odometer
- 134,627 miles
- Body/Seating
- Sedan/5 seats
- Fuel Economy
- 26/36 MPG City/Hwy
- Transmission
- 6-Speed Automatic with Powershift
- Drivetrain
- Engine
- 2.0L 4-Cylinder DGI DOHC
- Stock Number
Ford Focus
Highlighted Features
- Wireless phone connectivity
- Perimeter/approach lights
- Remote keyless entry
- Steering wheel mounted audio controls
- Fully automatic headlights
- Alloy wheels
Detailed Specifications
- 1-touch down
- Air conditioning
- Driver door bin
- Driver vanity mirror
- Front beverage holders
- Illuminated entry
- Passenger door bin
- Passenger vanity mirror
- Power windows
- Rear beverage holders
- Rear door bins
- Remote keyless entry
- Speed control
- Telescoping steering wheel
- Tilt steering wheel
- Alloy wheels
- Four wheel independent suspension
- Front anti-roll bar
- Power steering
- Rear anti-roll bar
- CD player
- CD-MP3 decoder
- Radio data system
- Steering wheel mounted audio controls
- Wireless phone connectivity
- Front center armrest
- Front seats: bucket
- Max seating capacity: 5
- Rear seats: bench
- Cylinder configuration: I-4
- Drive type: front-wheel
- Engine liters: 2.0
- Engine location: front
- Fuel economy city: 26mpg
- Fuel economy combined: 30mpg
- Fuel economy highway: 36mpg
- Fuel tank capacity: 12.4gal.
- Limited slip differential: brake actuated
- Number of valves: 16
- Recommended fuel: Regular Unleaded
- Torque: 146 lb.-ft. @ 4,450RPM
- Variable valve control
- Bumpers: body-color
- Door mirrors: body-color
- Power door mirrors
- Rear cargo: trunk
- Air Pollution Score (AP): 6
- Compression ratio: 12.00 to 1
- Engine bore x stroke: 87.4mm x 83.1mm (3.44" x 3.27")
- Engine displacement: 2.0 L
- Engine torque: 146 lb.-ft. @ 4,450RPM
- Exterior body width: 1,824mm (71.8")
- Exterior height: 1,466mm (57.7")
- Exterior length: 4,534mm (178.5")
- Front headroom: 973mm (38.3")
- Front hiproom: 1,369mm (53.9")
- Front legroom: 1,064mm (41.9")
- Front shoulder room: 1,412mm (55.6")
- GVWR: 1,810kg (3,990lbs)
- Greenhouse Gas Score (GG): 7
- Interior cargo volume: 374 L (13 cu.ft.)
- Interior maximum cargo volume: 374 L (13 cu.ft.)
- Passenger volume: 2,568L (90.7 cu.ft.)
- Payload: 375kg (827lbs)
- Rear headroom: 965mm (38.0")
- Rear hiproom: 1,339mm (52.7")
- Rear legroom: 843mm (33.2")
- Rear shoulder room: 1,364mm (53.7")
- Turning radius: 5.5m (18.0')
- Wheelbase: 2,649mm (104.3")
- Compass
- Delay-off headlights
- Display: analog
- Fully automatic headlights
- Low tire pressure warning
- Outside temperature display
- Rear window defroster
- Tachometer
- Trip computer
- Variably intermittent wipers
- ABS brakes
- Adjustable head restraints: driver and passenger w/tilt
- Brake assist
- Dual front impact airbags
- Dual front side impact airbags
- Electronic stability
- Ignition disable
- Knee airbag
- Occupant sensing airbag
- Overhead airbag
- Panic alarm
- Perimeter/approach lights
- Traction control
Dealer Notes
KBB.com Consumer Reviews
- 1.0
Stay very very far away
By Stressed on Tuesday, November 03, 2020I previously owned a 2005 Ford Focus and loved it. When it was time for an upgrade and the dealership said they had the same car but a newer version, I was elated! However, they took me for a ride on the price (it was my first time buying a car on my own— I didn't know any better) and it's been nothing but issues since. Within 2 weeks of buying the car, it was stuttering every time I would accelerate from a stop. This kept going on for about a year before someone finally told me that the clutch needed replacing. After doing that, I still have issues with the same thing (though not quite as often as before). Prior to that, it had broken down on the interstate multiple times for various other failures. This past weekend, my car stopped accelerating in the middle of the street. After towing it to a nearby repair shop, I find out that the whole transmission needs replacing and it will cost around $4,000. I still owe $6300 on this car. I've spent probably $3,000 in repairs already. It only has about 95,000 miles on it. There have also been 10+ recalls on it OUTSIDE of the transmission/clutch issues. How can it be this bad? I've submitted a claim for the Ford Transmission Class Action Lawsuit. Buyer beware, this is the lemon that I'd always been afraid of.
- 2.0
Poor transmission
By Myfirstford on Thursday, July 25, 2019This is my first owned ford. The vehicle did not last too long. I buy my cars used and never has seen such poor quality performance in an American car. After putting in about 8k miles car battery dies, radio dies, and now the trans. The car went kaput and the cost to repair reaches past the value of the vehicle I still owe on it, over 5K. My first and last Ford I shall ever own, let it be known that my experience shall be spread across the streets and everyone I meet or know shall know the poor craftsmanship ford has put into their vehicle.
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2nd Worst Car I Have Ever Owned
By Mike on Monday, July 01, 2019Loved this car when I first got it. Great ride, handling (at least until the factory tires hit snow for the first time), large enough trunk to put almost everything I have ever needed it to do. Liked it so much that I convinced my wife to buy a Ford Escape a year later (also a mistake). Only problem at the beginning was that the transmission seemed off and it hesitated a lot when trying to get started from a red light. Ford denied it was a problem for about 2 years, then did a "recall" for the problem (which essentially was just a new program for the transmission) and VIOLA!!! it was fixed and the car was great. Well, it was great... if you ignore that the Sync system never really worked and really wouldn't play audio from my iPhone or Android over Bluetooth, other than actual phone calls (which would still randomly go into "privacy" mode after you answered the call, which translate to the handset while you were driving after you used the car to answer it)... and it would only pick up music from the USB connection on a random basis that sometimes involved shutting off the car, then opening and closing the doors, then restarting the car with the phone/mp3 player plugged into the jack already playing the music... but, sometimes it only worked if the phone wasn't playing music already... but, sometimes...etc.. etc.. All of that was frustrating but like most things, you just accept it and move on because the car itself was good and fun to drive. But of course, there was also the plastic cover under the car that either never seemed to stay up or the dealer just kept forgetting to put it back on properly... and the time when the check engine light came on and I took it into the dealer about 2000 miles after parts of the warranty expired just for them to say my catalytic converter was having a problem, the warranty covering it had just expired and it would eventually be a $1500 repair if/when it finally went (I decided to drive with the light on)... then at only 115,000 miles the transmission blew out while driving on cruise control on a straight highway at 70mph (meaning it wasn't shifting or doing anything at that point). Y'know, the kind of thing that everyone who does car repairs tells you, in the most maddening way, "shouldn't happen with that little wear on it". This is a $6000 repair on a car that had a trade in value of $2000 - $2500 at that point (to put it in another perspective, the equivalent 2013 Toyota... a Camry... is valued at around $6000 as a trade-in at the same time with the same mileage by KBB). I have driven a Ford since 1997 (when I had a Geo Tracker... which is actually the worst car I ever owned) and have never driven anything that was not sold by an American car company, but this is definitely my last one. Maybe Ford has gotten better again in the last couple of years (looking at recalls and complaints between 2010 & 2016... they definitely had some terrible years), but I won't chance it.


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Sharon Osbourne Rips Lady Gaga, Calls Her a "Hypocrite" and a "Bully"
Sharon Osbourne has now stepped into the middle of the ongoing feud between her daughter Kelly and Lady Gaga. The two sides are embroiled in a full-on war of words, with the former America's Got Talent judge describing the pop star as a hypocritical "bully" Friday.
Osbourne's comments were in response to the lingering tension between Kelly and Gaga that dates back to 2009, when Kelly referred to Gaga as a "butterface," drawing backlash from some of the singer's fans.
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In October, when talking about her recent weight loss, Osbourne told the U.K. publication Fabulous, "I get called fat all the time. A big fat whore. Lady Gaga's fans are the worst. They've said I should kill myself, that they hope I get raped. I mean it's crazy but I've had this all my life and I just try and ignore it."
"I actually think she's a good singer, but she has the worst fans in the world and you have a responsibility to stop that. I think you do anyway," Osbourne added.
But fans continued posting derogatory comments about Osbourne on Twitter and elsewhere, so Mama Osbourne reached out to the singer's manager to see if the Lady herself would intervene. The result? Gaga published an open letter to Osbourne on her website.
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"I have empathy for you Kelly, but I feel it culturally important to note that you have chosen a less compassionate path. Your work on E! with the Fashion Police is rooted in criticism, judgment, and rating people's beauty against one another," the singer wrote. "Your show breeds negativity, and over the years has even become comedic in nature. ... To see you blossoming into a beautiful slender woman who makes fun of others for a living is astounding. Why not help others? Why not defend others who are bullied for their image and share your story?
"I cannot control my fans, and I discourage them from any negativity and violence, because that is wrong and hurtful - and I do feel baldy that your feelings were hurt," she continued. "However, we can all do our part in the media to set a standard of respect, compassion, and love. I wish for you to be treated with the kindness and respect that everyone deserves."
And now Mama Osbourne has responded with an open letter of her own on Facebook, slamming Gaga's attempt at an intervention and criticizing her for wearing fur, among other things.
"Your open letter is hypocritical and full of contradictions," Osbourne wrote. "By your actions to Kelly right now, you have shown me that you are nothing more than a [publicity-] seeking hypocrite and an attention seeker. You know it would have been much more dignified of you to do this privately. I am calling you a bully because you have 32 million followers hanging on your every word and you are criticizing Kelly in your open letter. Are you so desperate that you needed to make this public?
"Stop wearing fur, stop looking for publicity, and stop using your fans to belittle not just Kelly but an endless stream of celebrities," she added. "A word from you would stop all the hideous, negative and vile threats from your 'little monsters.' Let me know if you want to continue this debate. I'm an open playing field for you my darling."
Whose side are you on in the Osbourne vs. Gaga battle?
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Today in the News: Actress indicted in ricin case
News to know
Shannon Guess Richardson, the Texas actress who was accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, was indicted and charged Friday. Richardson, who has acted in "Walking Dead," among other TV shows, faces up to 15 years in prison.
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"Everybody's been saying how hot it is the last two days. This is nothing compared to what they're expecting this weekend." - CNN meteorologist Indra Petersons, talking about the heat wave that runs from northern California to Arizona. It's expected to be extremely hot this weekend, with temperatures in Death Valley reaching 129.
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Today's News: Our Take - Parenthood Boss Jason Katims: "I'm Hopeful That We'll Get a Season 5"
Parenthood has kept fans reaching for the tissues week after week throughout its three-year run. But showrunner Jason Katims remembers the exact moment he knew Season 4 was clicking with fans.
"I think it was the way the Christmas episode was teased the week before, where Kristina was rushed to the hospital. Before that week, people really felt like that Kristina might die in that episode, and it was really kind of a wild thing to see people's reactions," he tells TVGuide.com. "What was really interesting about it for me - and I take it as compliment - is that the audience felt like she might have died in the episode. To me, they felt that the show was dealing with these things in a way that wasn't typical of television."
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The current season of Parenthood, which comes to a close Tuesday at 10/9c on NBC, has defied TV norms in more ways than one. "There were a few things I was nervous about in taking that [breast cancer] story on and one of the things I was nervous about was, 'Is it going to be too heavy and are people going to turn away from the show?' And I think the opposite happened," he says. "While a lot of our stories are not easy to watch, I think that people feel compelled to watch."
In addition to the increased attention from fans, Katims says he also felt increased support from NBC this past season. "It sometimes happens where you can feel that people not only think the show is a good show for the network, but they themselves become fans of the show," Katims says. "Also the show has started to do better and is - while it remains and I'm sure always will be on some level - a bubble show, the show's audience is solid and even showing signs of growth so I think that doesn't hurt."
Parenthood boss on Sarah's choice, Julia's "wrenching" battle and hope for Amber and Ryan
But will the drama be able to keep up the momentum spurred by the critic and viewer acclaim? While most network TV series will wrap their seasons in April or May after 22 episodes, Season 4 of Parenthood is closing in January after only 15 episodes. Although the show has not yet been renewed, if it is picked up, Season 5 would presumably not premiere until September - eight months later. "Obviously we prefer to do a longer season and have the audience be with it longer and not have such a long hiatus. Assuming we get picked up, which is a big assumption, we'll be off the air for quite a long time," Katims says. "But I wait for shows. I think we're so used to the cable world now. You wait for Homeland. You wait for Breaking Bad. I'm still waiting for Curb Your Enthusiasm. You wait for a long time, and I do feel that Parenthood is proving to be one of the shows that has such a faithful base audience. I have confidence they will all come back and they'll find us."
Although Katims says there hasn't been any talk yet with NBC about renewing the show, he feels optimistic about the return of the Braverman clan come fall. "It's still very early and clearly, right now they're involved with launching their midseason shows and they're looking at pilots," he says. "But I do feel that we're ending in a good place here creatively and I think we're ending in a good place in terms of our audience so I'm hopeful that we'll get a Season 5."
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Wanted – Movie Review
Wanted, directed by Timur Bekmambetov and starring James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie, is one of the sickest movies I have seen and it's not because the movie is violent. It's the way the violence is handled and I agree wholeheartedly with Amy Biancolli's review in the Houston Chronicle when she says:
But no one comes to a movie like Wanted looking for emotional resonance. They're looking for bling, which in this genre means plenty of stylized butchery. It's a chance to watch a bullet explode from the forehead of a killer — and an invitation to laugh at the spectacle. See what you do, then tell me who's sicker: Bekmambetov or us.
The movie, based on Mark Millar's 2003 comic-book series, is about a secret society of assassins and the story makes it necessarily violent, but the movie overdoes it. The movie is a celebration of violence, a spectacle of violence, a vulgar display of violence. No, not vulgar because the movie is certainly cool and classy when it comes to special effects and the treatment. Brilliance there is in the screenplay…but it's difficult for me to imagine any sane person actually painstakingly crafting this movie, violent and bloody scene after scene after scene…but then that's because horror films horrify me. No, this isn't the horror genre, it's supposed to be Action/Adventure, but I guess no movie really fits neatly into any slot these days.
This New York Times review mentions that there was a little sex scene, but not surprisingly, our prudish Indian censor board has cut it but has got on with the violence. Ofcourse, if they cut the violence there would be nothing left, not even Angelina Jolie.
But if anyone is looking for thrills of the woman kind, forget it. Jolie is a lean mean killing machine and that's it. James McAvoy comes across as cute and does a great job as a ninny turned ninja. If it wasn't for him, I couldn't have sat through the move. Although I like Jolie, I didn't like her in this movie.
As for the story it's ridiculous. Would not qualify even for a fantasy. Its incoherence is only matched by the incoherent pace of the movie.
What surprised me were the rave reviews this movie got abroad (it was released there in June). I guess the reviewers are right in a way. Technically this film seems flawless and fit for horror film buffs. The film a complete no-no for kids. And abroad it's been rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). Considering the level of violence I think any squeamish person needs some company, even if adult.
I was disappointed as I wasn't quite prepared for this kind of gory horror.
(The movie poster is from rottentomatoes)
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September 1, 2008 7:27 pm
Two films which were more of a commentary on (as opposed to an exhibition of) violence I am tempted to recall are A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick) and Funny Games (Haneke). The former was a cult and is accused of glorification of violence as an art form, but also hailed for capturing the susceptibility of the human spirit to violent behavior. The latter is an avant, underground piece, intended as a biting commentary on our desensitization to violence by Hollywood.
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thanks Pavan! And welcome to my blog. 🙂 I haven't seen those films you mentioned but have heard of them. – nita.
September 2, 2008 11:37 am
Horror movie? Did we watch the same movie? I actually found this movie to be quite funny, a perfect fit for the Accidental Comedy genre.
The flaws in the movie are too many to count; and that doesn't even include the "curving bullet". This is perhaps the first time we have had a consensus on a movie, albeit for differing reasons.
A really good blood and gore movie (not a horror movie), for those that might be interested; Dead Man's Shoes, starring Paddy Considine of In America and PU-239 fame.
well, you know what I mean. Not "horror" horror. But ah hah…accidental comedy. Now that's an interesting way of looking at i. From that point of view, yeah!! – nita.
September 2, 2008 11:46 am
Nita, given your stated queasiness for violent and gore movies, Haneke's Funny Games isn't a great bet. But then most of Haneke's movies are meant for those with stronger stomachs.
Having said that, you will be missing out on some great commentary on modern day life if you don't watch his movies. In fact, if there is one movie I liked better than Funny Games, it would have to be The Seventh Continent, which is perhaps a little less violent, but no less revolting.
September 8, 2008 5:22 pm
I personally liked her (Angelina) in this movie. She looked gorgeous!


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Having and keeping up a reflection practice can change your life, something about setting aside the ideal opportunity for thoughtfulness is liberating. Regardless of whether you are doing it to discover answers to the most important inquiries of presence or you need a superior method to utilize pressure, contemplation is an intense instrument to consolidate into your life to either end.
Furthermore, you look hella cool doing it. One of the foundations of training is the expectation to start. In spite of the fact that it very well may be finished with insignificant minutes on end it is as yet important to have the expectation to hone the skill over time. We as individuals are fit for awesome things once we put our psyche to them considerably more so when there is a reasonable reason. As you progress all through your profession as a meditator always remember this minute, the minute you chose to start and why. It will work well for you, both to drive and steer you. Affirm goal… connected with, we should talk primers to hone.
Clearly it's important to pick a period and a place in which you can be quiet and undisturbed.
Reflection is a surprising undertaking as it may be, we needn't bother with undue diversions or to be unfocused, or too hungry to sit in meditation. Meditation Mindfulness Michelle
How you start is crucial, I like to think about the calm I'll experience during meditation before ever even starting. Turn your mind off and begin in an entirely unbiased mode. As you develop in your training diversions and chatter will be less of an issue. Autos, winged creatures, neighbors all that stuff will simply be available and you won't fret. Nonetheless, before all else don't believe it's so easy you're simply going to pop into a lotus position on your public bus and wind up enlightened by time you reach your destination. It takes time to get to where you can turn it off and on like that, for now focus on mental preparation and visualize a successful and peaceful experience just sitting.
The biggest mistake people make is in expectation. Don't pressure the mind, meditation and mindfulness is more a gentle nudge rather than a forced mindstate. There is indeed value in making the particular decision to be adaptable until something feels natural. You'll know, and this earned understanding is essential in knowing your meditation practice is paying off. Attempt to recall that what you're after nothing. It's not a typical task type for your cerebrum so stay understanding, tenacious, and, kind to yourself. Since we've reviewed what it's like, now our purpose is to rehearse the ideal time and place, now we plot what the training is.
Webster's characterizes contemplation as "… participating in mental exercise, (for example, focus on one's breathing or reiteration of a mantra) to reach an elevated level of otherworldly mindfulness". Since we have set up the definition, you going to need to overlook that poo.
Reflection is the most personal you-on-you encounter you can have short of situations that will make most red-faced. That being said your own particular meaning of the training is personal and it will keep on evolving breath by breath. For many, it's hard to accept such a vague concept, but welcome to the party. As you continue in this recently discovered mode of operating, things will gravitate toward the center of your focus, and other things that don't make a difference will really begin to make themselves known. The greatest point I feel a need to emphasize is don't race to characterize and mark your journey, just acknowledge progress. Starting a meditation practice is like a first-time author sitting to write a book. Your job is to write daily, it's not to criticize and expect but rather to be so consistent that eventually, good writing becomes a byproduct of your new habit. Best of luck and blessings.


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Eugene Robinson: Reality over ideology
The Supreme Court decision on affirmative action could have been a lot worse. Given the court's ideological tilt, in fact, it was probably the best we could have hoped for.
This is a "dog that didn't bark" kind of story: In a 7-1 ruling, the justices ordered a lower court to reconsider its decision upholding the University of Texas' admissions policy. A tougher standard must be applied, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the majority, in evaluating the school's practice of using the applicant's race as one of several criteria.
What the right-leaning court declined to do -- presented with a case that some legal scholars likened to a hanging curve ball over the middle of the plate -- was swing for the fences.
Kennedy wrote that the lower court should have subjected the Texas admissions police to "strict scrutiny," a standard that "does not permit a court to accept a school's assertion that its admissions process uses race in a permissible way without closely examining how the process works in practice."
In other words, the court is raising the bar for Texas and other schools that practice affirmative action. But to the disappointment of those who hoped the court would drive a stake into the heart of affirmative action once and for all, Kennedy's opinion acknowledges that there is still "a permissible way" for race to be considered.
That remains true for now, at least. And maybe for quite a while.
"The reviewing court must ultimately be satisfied that no workable race-neutral alternatives would produce the educational benefits of diversity," Kennedy reasoned.
This may prove to be a tough standard to meet. But the court effectively affirmed its previous rulings acknowledging that there are indeed "educational benefits" from having a diverse student body. The question, then, is not whether to seek diversity but how.
Conservative foes of affirmative action had hoped the court would take racial preferences entirely off the table as a means of encouraging diversity. To do so, the court effectively would have had to reverse a 2003 ruling involving admissions at the University of Michigan Law School, which prohibited racial quotas but allowed schools to use race as one of many factors.
Indeed, Justice Clarence Thomas -- the lone African-American member of the court -- wrote that he would have voted to forbid any consideration of race. Still, he concurred in Kennedy's ruling. Justice Antonin Scalia noted that the court was not asked in the Texas case to decide the fundamental question of whether race can ever be considered, and so he, too, concurred in the result.
The lone dissenter was Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who wrote that she believed there was no need to raise the bar for universities seeking to practice affirmative action. Justice Elena Kagan recused herself from the case. The court's other two liberals, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer, sided with Kennedy and the conservatives.
To those who had hoped for a more sweeping decision, it may look as if the court decided to punt. But my impression is that the ruling represents compromise and consensus, with a healthy dose of restraint.
A host of universities, corporations and other institutions filed briefs in the case supporting the University of Texas and arguing that diversity is not just a worthy goal but a necessary one. The Obama administration argued that racial diversity is vital in the military to promote "operational readiness."
Racial preference actually contributes relatively little to diversity on the university's campuses. The greater factor is a policy guaranteeing admission to the top students in every high school in the state -- the so-called "Top Ten" program. About 25 percent of freshmen granted admission under the program are Hispanic and about 6 percent are African-American.
The University of Texas case involves a white student, Abigail Fisher, who narrowly missed the cutoff for the "Top Ten" and ultimately was denied admission. Some lower-achieving minority students who also missed the cutoff were admitted because of racial preference, she argued. (While the case was making its way through the courts, Fisher attended and graduated from Louisiana State University.)
The court, in effect, took an incremental step. The justices made clear that they prefer race-neutral measures such as Top Ten. They made it more difficult for policies that take race into account to pass muster. But they did not pretend that our society is totally colorblind, as much as we would like it to be. They chose reality over ideology.
From a court so fond of conservative activism, I'll take it.
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Resolute, but With an AsteriskThe nation demonstrated again last week how resolute it can be when threatened by murderous terrorists -- and how helpless when ordered to heel by smug lobbyists for the gun industry.
The nation demonstrated again last week how resolute it can be when threatened by murderous terrorists — and how helpless when ordered to heel by smug lobbyists for the gun industry.
Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's deadly rampage through the Boston area provoked not fear but defiance. Even before one brother was killed and the other captured, the city was impatient to get back to normal — eager to show the world that unspeakable violence might shock, sadden and enrage, but would never intimidate. "Sweet Caroline," the perennial eighth-inning singalong at Fenway Park, became an unlikely anthem of unity and resistance.
The Obama administration decided Monday to charge the younger Tsarnaev, in custody at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, under criminal statutes rather than as an "enemy combatant." Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and some others will disapprove, but this is really an issue of semantics. No one has argued for kid gloves and leniency.
There is also the unanswered question of whether the Tsarnaev brothers had contact with some terrorist organization or acted alone. I have no doubt that authorities will find out. No stone will be unturned, not just in Cambridge and Watertown but in the remote vastness of Chechnya and Dagestan as well. The brothers' relatives and acquaintances will be interviewed, their movements traced, their Internet habits minutely examined for any possible clue.
Can the Tsarnaevs' motive be described as "Islamist," and would that be in a religious or cultural sense? When Russian security officials flagged Tamerlan Tsarnaev for scrutiny, did the FBI drop the ball? Are there telltale patterns of behavior that hint at dangerous self-radicalization? Or is this tragedy more like Columbine, an unfathomable orgy of death?
It may be, in the end, that there simply was no way that authorities could have anticipated and prevented the bombing of the Boston Marathon. But rest assured that we will move heaven and earth looking for answers. Since the 9/11 attacks, we have demonstrated that when alienated young men who are foreign-born and Muslim kill innocents, we will do anything in our power to keep such atrocities from happening again.
Shamefully, however, we have also shown that when alienated young men who are not foreign-born or Muslim do the same, we are powerless.
It is inescapably ironic that while Boston was under siege last week, the Senate was busy rejecting a measure that would have mandated near-universal background checks for gun purchases nationwide — legislation prompted by the massacre of 20 first-graders and six adults last December at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Gun violence costs 30,000 lives in this country each year. Other steps proposed after Newtown — such as reimposition of bans on military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines — were deemed too much to hope for. But expanded background checks once had the support of the powerful National Rifle Association, and experts considered them potentially the most effective way of keeping deadly weapons out of the wrong hands. They might not have prevented the last senseless mass shooting, but might prevent the next.
The NRA changed its position on background checks to "never" and dug in its heels, however, threatening to punish senators who voted in favor. And so, despite polls showing that up to 90 percent of Americans support universal background checks, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid could not muster the 60 votes needed to move the legislation forward.
Some critics say President Obama didn't push hard enough for action on gun violence, didn't twist enough arms or slap enough backs. Some say Reid could have done more to keep red-state Democrats in the fold. Some say the barrier arises from the architecture of the Constitution, which gives Montana's 1 million residents the same number of senators as California's 38 million.
There are lots of explanations for the failure of legislation on background checks, but no good reasons.
Imagine what our laws would be like if the nation were losing 30,000 lives each year to Islamist terrorism. Do you think for one minute that a young man named, say, Abdullah or Hussein — or Tsarnaev — would be able to go to a gun show and buy a semiautomatic AR-15 knockoff with a 30-round clip, no questions asked? Would the NRA still argue, as it essentially does now, that those thousands of lives are the price we must pay for the Second Amendment?
When we say "never again" about terrorism, we really mean it. When we say those words about gun violence, obviously we really don't.
Eugene Robinson's e-mail address is eugenerobinson(at)washpost.com.
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Some of you may be aware that for the past few months, a group calling itself The Write Agenda has been attempting to wage a disinformation campaign against Writer Beware and other anti-scam activists.
(Note: We're expecting that at least some of the data we're linking to in this post will disappear after the post goes live, so we've taken a bunch of screenshots and, rather than clutter up this post with images, set up a special Screenshots page to host them. Be sure to click the links to get the full picture–you don't want to miss it!).
The Write Agenda is an anonymous group that claims to be
a group of individuals, writers, want-to-be authors and inquisitive wordsmiths that have become "literally" numb from reading the numerous author help related blog posts. Many of these postings are subjective and do not offer any substantial documentation regarding purported claims regarding publishers and other industry professionals. In addition, many of these sites have become nothing more than complaint boards that disseminate speculative claims without any substantiation. We do not discount the validity of some claims made. However, we want to question both sides of an issue and to assist other authors in making informed decisions. If a fact is proven true we'll support it. If a claim is twisted, slanted, incomplete, not updated (retracted) or smells like innuendo . . . we'll challenge it.
Sounds admirably even-handed, doesn't it? Unfortunately, providing reasoned discourse to assist in the formulation of balanced choices is not what The Write Agenda is all about. TWA's real agenda is to harass, discredit, and intimidate just about anyone who speaks out about literary scams, or supports anti-scam activities.
The Write Agenda's shenanigans over the past few months have included suggesting that activist author James Macdonald has a criminal history, asserting that Writer Beware Chair Ann Crispin's recent sprained ankle is "karma", attempting to embarrass Victoria Strauss with quotes from her personal Facebook page (oh dear, they do follow us closely, don't they?), praying for Victoria to die (this link may stop working, so see #1 on the Screenshots page), suggesting that Writer Beware, and watchdogs in general, engage in threats and blackmail attempts, calling for a boycott of Ann's books based on her colloquial use of the word "mitzvah," implied stalking threats (see #2 on the Screenshots page), a public call for information on a lawsuit that they don't appear to realize has been dismissed, attempting to intimidate a critic with a laughably fake Cease and Desist notice, compiling an extensive "author boycott list", soliciting donations for a bonfire of its critics' books (while neglecting to provide an address for those who wish to contribute to the promised pyre), and general frothing and ranting, including a bizarre open letter to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
Till now, Writer Beware has pretty much ignored The Write Agenda. We feel no need to defend ourselves against anonymous groups with obvious hate agendas. Also, despite its best efforts, TWA hasn't succeeded in attracting much attention, so we don't feel that its fractured logic is much of a threat to new authors. Plus, it's kind of hard to take seriously a group whose logo is a guy with a bag over his head, or that creates a website called BadReads devoted to posting bad reviews of its critics' books, or claims that criticizing literary scams leads to low Amazon sales rankings. (Do they also think that kissing leads to pregnancy?)
However, we've become concerned by the way The Write Agenda's venom seems to be spilling beyond the "watchdogs" and into the wider writing and publishing community. TWA's rapidly growing "boycott list" now includes many writers who have nothing at all to do with Writer Beware or WB's activities; one writer is on the list for nothing more than the crime of having Victoria as a guest on her radio show (she blogged about TWA's attempts to hijack the interview even as it was being conducted); others are included, apparently, simply because they're SFWA members. Recently, TWA posted hundreds of one-star reviews of "boycott" authors' books on Goodreads (see #3 on the Screenshots page for an example); these reviews were flagged by Goodreads as spam and removed, but not before they prompted some angry responses by targeted authors.
So who's behind The Write Agenda? Clearly, someone with an axe to grind. Despite TWA's preoccupation with fee-charging publisher American Book Publishing (on Writer Beware's Thumbs Down Publisher List), our research suggests a more likely connection with Strategic Book Publishing, a.k.a. Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Agency (also on our Thumbs Down List, as well as the subject of an Alert at Writer Beware and of many other online warnings and complaints)–including material similar to TWA's residing on Strategic websites (these links may disappear; if so, see #4 on the Screenshots page); and a big "whoops" on Twitter (see #5 on the Screenshots page), in which Strategic publicity material was mistakenly posted to TWA's Twitterfeed. (We can't help finding it amusing that TWA, which has dubbed us "weiner dogs" after disgraced politician Anthony Weiner, should, like Weiner, screw up on Twitter.)
There's also a familiar feel to the tone of The Write Agenda, as compared to the several threats Ann, Victoria, and Jim Macdonald received from Strategic's owner, Robert Fletcher, just before he launched a defamation lawsuit against us in 2007 (Fletcher lost, and we won our motion to have the suit declared frivolous and recoup our legal costs, giving him good reason to nurse a grudge).
Other assorted names, websites, trolls, and sockpuppets that we believe are associated with The Write Agenda:
- Turnaround Media (an obscure PR and digital publishing firm,
which apparently maintains TWA–see #6 on the Screenshots page for the connections)
- Jared Goldstein, Turnaround Media's VP of Marketing (we don't know whether this is a real name or not, but he has a Facebook page)
- Jonna Silverman, another Turnaround Media staffer (again, we don't know if this is a real name or even a real person, but she's on Twitter)
- Miriam Silverstein ("Miriam" has a Facebook page, but "her" profile uses a stock photo)
- Lizzy Greenberg (the name TWA uses for posting press releases, uploading content to Smashwords, etc. "Lizzy" has a Goodreads profile–note the presence of books published by Turnaround Media) Don't these colorful names sound oddly similar?
- Nick Caruso (a Strategic Book Publishing sockpuppet. See #6 on the Screenshots page for an appearance by "Nick")
- Michael Sigvagni (signatory to TWA's fake Cease and Desist letter; according to Google, there's not a single real person in the world by this name)
- A mirror blog, also called The Write Agenda
- Another mirror blog called Writer Be Aware
The bottom line: The Write Agenda is not a credible group–not just because of the trollish obviousness of its agenda, but because whoever is behind it isn't brave enough to publicly own their words. So if you're alarmed by finding your name on its "boycott" list, or by its so-called B.A.D. Project (which supposedly disseminates the list to libraries and bookstores), or if its one-star reviews show up again on your books–don't be concerned. In fact, consider it a badge of honor.
In addition to buffing your badge, Writer Beware advocates could also let The Write Agenda know they're not going to put up with this kind of childish smear campaign. If you run across these absurd allegations, or others in the same vein, don't let them stand unchallenged. Link to this post, or blog about the truth, or post messages so that those who don't know Writer Beware's reputation as advocates for authors don't have to see just TWA's ridiculous rants.
(This post was edited 10/7/11 to reflect new information connecting Turnaround Media to The Write Agenda. See #6 on the Screenshots page.)


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Followers of this blog are familiar with Teddy Roosevelt's famous "Man in the Arena" speech, in which Roosevelt praised the virtue of those who strive for greatness even in the face of failure. Arizona Senator John McCain read from the speech in a recent ESPN profile of the Let Teddy Win movement, and quotes from the speech have long been available on our t-shirts.
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If you're not a fan of peanutty goodness, this post will probably not interest you very much at all! It's all about the peanut butter and here you'll find it stealing the show decked out in some fabulous baked goodness…these glorious recipes will be in Celine and Joni's upcoming vegan opus, 500 Vegan Recipes. I don't know about you, but I can hardly wait!
Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Quick Bread
This dense & delicious loaf has just a hint of boozy goodness. I added bits of dehydrated bananas (but you could add any dried fruit!), and it was the perfect breakfast with a dollop of jam. This is one of my favourite tester recipes by far! POST UPDATE – CELINE JUST POSTED THIS RECIPE ON HER BLOG! NOW YOU CAN ENJOY THIS AMAZING BREAD!
Peanut Butter Sconey-Biscuits
Don't let the "work-in-progress" name detract from their absolute deliciousness! These are peanut butter goodness incarnate. With just hint of sweet, these are a lovely marriage between a scone and a biscuit. Perfect with a cup of tea for an afternoon knosh or with a smear of jam for breakfast.
Peanut Butter & Jelly Oat Quick Bread
It's not the bread's fault I'm a klutz…despite being a crumbly mess (I tripped when moving it from oven to cooling rack), it was a fun breakfast treat – complete with oats, peanut butter and jelly – you just need to add a cup of joe and you're set!
My oven is going to mourn the end of recipe testing for 500 Vegan Recipes…it's going to be a long wait until November! If you just can't wait, don't forget to visit the flickr group – but don't even try it on an empty stomach!


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