Justin10000
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Wow. I had heard her name mentioned a number of times in this forum but I hadn't read anything from her until now. She belongs on Fox News, not a Canadian news paper.
Ms. Levy is too beastly looking to be on Fox News.
Wow. I had heard her name mentioned a number of times in this forum but I hadn't read anything from her until now. She belongs on Fox News, not a Canadian news paper.
So from the nfitz school of twisting words... did you just tell us that gambling and prostitution are realms you're intimate with?Otherwise, the only realms where I encounter the word "entertainment" used in this way is gambling and prostitution...
did you just tell us that gambling and prostitution are realms you're intimate with?
For a guy who goes to Vegas 3 or 4 times a year - not that I partake - I better not have a problem with that. They're both legal (within limits) here, as well.Something wrong with that?
Way to keep it classy.nfitz said:Did you just tell us you were an asshole?
So from the nfitz school of twisting words... did you just tell us that gambling and prostitution are realms you're intimate with?
For a guy who goes to Vegas 3 or 4 times a year - not that I partake - I better not have a problem with that. They're both legal (within limits) here, as well.
That was exactly my point, adma never said that. It was directed more at nfitz, so don't worry about not getting it.I don't think he did claim to be intimate with those things
I'm in the LED lighting business and much of our product goes into sign and display use, and combined with the trade shows I need to attend or be a part of, I don't have a lot of choice. Fortunately I go to a lot of other great cities to counter the kitsch, but it is what it is. Have you ever been?You go to Vegas 3-4 times a year? Eeew.
I don't think he did claim to be intimate with those things, but the type of entertainment that the Fords are pandering is akin to prostitution and gambling. There are no limits to how low the Fords would go to sell out this city.
You go to Vegas 3-4 times a year? Eeew.
That was exactly my point, adma never said that. It was directed more at nfitz, so don't worry about not getting it.
I'm in the LED lighting business and much of our product goes into sign and display use, and combined with the trade shows I need to attend or be a part of, I don't have a lot of choice. Fortunately I go to a lot of other great cities to counter the kitsch, but it is what it is. Have you ever been?
So from the nfitz school of twisting words... did you just tell us that gambling and prostitution are realms you're intimate with?
"Your comments are a deliberate attack on the integrity and reputations of the Mayor and Councillor Ford".
What a load of outright crap. Mr. Campbell's answers regarding the Portlands were professional, level, and well-reasoned - and publicly candid. I guess the truth hurts. As for 'deals behind closed doors', I guess Doug might want to retract his "backroom vision" boast, along with his canoodling with the Australian developers and hiring of an architect to draw up the concepts for his Portland scheme. For starters."Rob and I have never made deals behind closed doors and I take that as a personal insult"
First off - simply meeting and discussing ideas is not the same as making backroom deals. I agree with you that Mr. Campbell's answers were largely professional and well reasoned, but the following quote concerns me:What a load of outright crap. Mr. Campbell's answers regarding the Portlands were professional, level, and well-reasoned - and publicly candid. I guess the truth hurts. As for 'deals behind closed doors', I guess Doug might want to retract his "backroom vision" boast, along with his canoodling with the Australian developers and hiring of an architect to draw up the concepts for his Portland scheme. For starters.
Again - having discussions with developers is not doing deals behind closed doors. It's the responsibility of WT to have these discussions and if something viable becomes possible, you bring the discussion to the other stakeholders and put the actual deal together in an open, inclusive manner. That they have been spurning developers while at the same time saying they have no means to get things done means that they have been at least someone disingenuous in their responsibilities to the stakeholders. It's not unlike the Fords rejecting the Olympic bid without first gaining consensus from council, which also should not have happened the way it did.In the Globe Story, Mr. Campbell said that he often turns away such advances from international developers because, “We cannot do deals behind closed doors.” The story also pegged infrastructure costs for the Ford plan at $270-million.
Las Vegas today is a vastly different place than the Las Vegas of the 90s. The tacky is still there if you want it, but it's become far more about dining, shopping and shows - all of which range from bargain basement to very high calibre. You're entitled to be closed minded, but I would say that if you haven't been to a place in almost 20 years then perhaps it might be time too give it another shot, even if just passing through. If you're into architecture there's a lot more to take in also, though it has to be taken within context.I've been but it was in the early nineties and it only happened to be en route so we had a quick look. Call me closed minded, but I find places like Las Vegas depressing. I find slums in developing countries far more interesting that what goes on in Las Vegas.
First off - simply meeting and discussing ideas is not the same as making backroom deals.
It's not unlike the Fords rejecting the Olympic bid without first gaining consensus from council, which also should not have happened the way it did.
Way to keep it classy.