| Victoria Gotti says ex a deadbeat dad
Victoria Gotti says her ex-husband is a deadbeat dad. The daughter of the late Gambino crime boss John Gotti says she hasn't gotten a penny in rental income from commercial properties owned by her former husband, Carmine Agnello. That money is supposed to pay the $25,000-a-month in alimony and child support she was awarded in 2003. "I didn't get anything from that man," Gotti said in an exclusive interview with the Daily News. "I got a house riddled with debt. His obligation to the kids? Nothing." With income from media jobs and book deals, she's picked up the tab for the upkeep on her mansion in Old Westbury, L.I., health insurance and sizable tuition bills for the private schools their three sons attend. "Everything I own, I earned, I bought," she said.
Gaming gets 'King'-sized treatment in DVD doc
In other words, a geek consumed with combat games, owning great manual dexterity but few other redeeming qualities and even less imagination. Enter "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters," an interesting little movie headed to video after a brief if critically successful run in theaters. What makes Seth Gordon's documentary so intriguing is that it might be the first film to portray gamers as they see themselves: as people with flaws, of course, but also with an abiding passion to excel at something. The story begins when a schoolteacher from Washington state, Steve Wiebe, decides he wants to set the world-record high score at "Donkey Kong," the 1980s' arcade game. This brings him into conflict with the current record holder, a Florida restaurateur named Billy Mitchell, as well as "a whole culture of devoted, grown-up gamers determined to see Mitchell's record stand." As Wiebe practices for the final duel, you just may develop some grudging respect for, or at least understanding of, the committed gamer.
Dells may change sign ordinance for sword store
The sign would continue to use the existing canopy, although its design would be changed and the posts holding it would be encased in stone. Assistant Public Works Director Chris Tollaksen said in order to approve the sign, the BID needs to ask the city council and its legislative committee to approve changes in the ordinance. Because the current sign ordinance restricts the size of letters, Tollaksen said the BID committee could not approve it unless the council changed the ordinance. The committee could approve the structure of the canopy, he said.Under the current sign ordinance canopies are prohibited unless they were up before the ordinance was adopted. Members of the committee questioned whether the city wants to move towards eliminating canopies or whether it should allow them to continue.
Never get lost while skiing again
The software also acts just like car GPS systems, pointing skiers in the right direction on the mountain, even telling them what runs to take in relation to their skiing ability.
"If you said you were a blue skier it will make sure you will only get there on green or blue runs, you can actually have an ear bud, this in your pocket and as you ski along it will tell you just like in a car turn left in 200 yards," said Needham.
It's so impressive even information guides like Meikl who has the mountain memorized, thinks these GPS systems are something to talk about.
"Sounds like some good technology," said Meikl.
Prices on the GPS units range from $200 to $400 and then you download the map software from Mountain Dynamics. If you don't want to drop that much money, in about a week ski shops in Vail, Breckenridge and Keystone will be renting the devices.
PG, 1 hr., 29 min.
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