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A&E reviews, contests...and TV
June 13, 2008
Comment(1)Welcome to Friday.
I just wanted to alert you to a couple of things.
First, we've added a new portal page to make it easy for you to find not just this blog, but also the
A&E reviews from my column in the print...
MoreCaring about the Tony Awards
June 12, 2008
Comments(4)The Tony Awards , the annual celebration of the Broadway season, are being handed out this Sunday night.
Did I hear a yawn? You aren’t alone.
A notorious ratings loser, the show each year seems to squander the opportunity to excite....
MoreThe latest from Twyla Tharp
June 11, 2008
Comments(3)The pride of Portland, Indiana, choreographer Twyla Tharp premiered a new work, “Rabbit and Rogue” with the
American Ballet Theatre last week, earning a range of reviews from enthusiasm to dismissal .
In reading them, I was taken back...
MoreChicago's Muti pageant
June 10, 2008
Comments(4)I’m sure there are arts patrons in Central Indiana who travel across the border to hear the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra. I just don’t know any of them.
For most of us, the musical difference between a true world-class orchestra like the...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
June 9, 2008
Comments(6)Welcome to Monday.
I hope your weekend was a satisfying one. Mine included trips to Buck Creek Players to see the musical
"Honk!" (where my son slept during the second act) and to Tibbs Drive-in (where my son slept through the...
MoreArt & Nature Park
June 6, 2008
Comments(4)Here's more on the works that will be part of the Indianapolis Museum of Art's Art and Nature Park, courtesy
of IBJ reporter Jennifer Whitson.
Atelier Van Lieshout, a Danish studio run by artist Joop van Lieshout,...
MoreFirst look: IMA park art
June 6, 2008
Comments(6)IBJ reporter Jennifer Whitson takes over the blog today with a sneak peek at some of the work planned for
the Indianapolis Museum of Art's backyard.
Today, the IMA is releasing preliminary renderings for three of the eight inaugural artworks slated...
MoreSummer on the tube
June 5, 2008
Comments(9)Since “The Sopranos” staged its final hit, “Desperate Housewives” became, well, desperate, and “American Idol”
lost some of its water-cooler luster, I’m hearing fewer people outside of the media talk about television
shows. (Except for...
MoreCrow kicks off Lawn season
June 4, 2008
Comments(3)I’ll admit that I never quite got a handle on Sheryl Crow. As catchy as some of her songs are, her hits
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MoreThe man who improved improv
June 3, 2008
Comment(1)Half my lifetime ago, I journeyed across the country from East Coast to West and found myself on my own
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MoreIBJ Movie Night: Get Smart
June 3, 2008
Comments(45)Want to join IBJ for a screening of the new comedy "Get Smart," starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway?
It's happening June 17 at AMC College Park
For a pair of tickets, just take both of the following steps:
1. Post a comment...
MoreYou-review-it Monday
June 2, 2008
Comments(6)I wish I had more to report from the weekend, but I was under the weather and didn't get to take advantage
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MoreBigger names at Indiana casinos
May 30, 2008
Comments(0)It seems like Indiana’s casinos are starting to step up when it comes to consistent summer showroom entertainment.
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May 29, 2008
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It seems an appropriate time for you to offer what you see as the pros and cons of...
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May 27, 2008
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More500 winners: Florence, Jim and us.
May 27, 2008
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That...
MoreGreatest plays of all time?
May 23, 2008
Comments(2)A few days ago in this blog, I mentioned Daniel S. Burt's book "The Drama 100: A Ranking of the Greatest
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While we can all agree that such a list is highly subjective, we can probably...
More'Rent' at a theater near you
May 22, 2008
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MoreIn you face: 3-D on the way
May 22, 2008
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MoreBeyond 'Dancing with the Stars'
May 21, 2008
Comments(4)So TV's "Dancing with the Stars" has another winner.
Hooray.
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MoreArts and depression
May 20, 2008
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More“Sweeney” at IU/“Idols” at Purdue
May 19, 2008
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MoreYou-review-it Monday
May 19, 2008
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MoreLet the art fair season begin
May 16, 2008
Comments(2)This weekend marks the unofficial launch of the summer art fair season, with the Broad Ripple Art Fair sure
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May 15, 2008
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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