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TKP: The People of Egypt will defeat both the US imperialism and Egyptian capitalists
The Communist Party of Turkey issued a statement on the fall of Mohamed Morsi. The party emphasized that because the people could not create a real alternative, pro-American General Sisi has took the power. The TKP also claimed that the new-Ottoman dream of AKP has come to an end.
The statement made by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) entitled"The people of Egypt, who have defeated the dictators, sooner or later will defeat the USA and the capitalists as well" is below:
"In Egypt the people shook the rule of pro-American Mubarek.
However, the people of Egypt could not create a popular alternative to the dictatorship of Mubarek. The USA and the conservative capitalists of Egypt, who considered that an Islamist government would serve their regional plans better, created their alternative. Thus, Mohamed Morsi, the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and a close friend of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took the power.
People did not accept the reactionary dictatorship of Morsi. They took over the streets again and shook also the rule of Morsi. But again people were not able to create a real alternative of their own.
The USA realized that there is no way to fit Egypt into the model of "moderate Islam", which was applied by the Muslim Brotherhood.Then, in order to control the peoples' movement and protect the American intereststhe USA encouraged the Egyptian army to intervene.
In the end, pro-American Morsi has left and been replaced by pro-American general Sisi (and his civilian friends).
The people of Egypt, who have been successful in overthrowing the dictators, could not open the way of real freedom.
In Egypt the looser is the Muslim Brotherhood, which is following the same line with that of Turkey's Erdoğan. The people's movement in Egypt has shown that this way is a dead-end. This is an important political gain. The fall of the dictatorship of Morsi is the fall of the pro-American moderate Islam and the Neo-Ottoman dreams of Erdoğan and Davutoğlu.
But for a real victory, the people of Egypt should unite around a true revolutionary program and get rid of their pro-American seculars, pro-American Islamists and pro-American liberals.
We know that the struggle of the people will not end here. The toiling masses will certainly build a free and equal order, thus the plans of the opportunist imperialists will fail.
The people of Turkey should learn from what happened in Egypt. The dictatorship of AKP will not last long. But this is not enough. People have to organize, and create an alternative to Erdoğan through a revolutionary program. They should not allow local Mubareks and Sisis to take power."


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Hate Ray Lewis? Then the above video might make you feel a bit better about having to watch him end his career as a Super Bowl champion last night. In 1992, Lewis competed in the Florida 4A high school wrestling state championship, and he lost.
The video begins in the third period of Lewis's match against John Acona, with Lewis down 5-3 and looking rather winded before bouncing back with a solid takedown to even the score at 5-5. Then a bunch of other wrestling stuff happens (sorry, I don't really know anything about how wrestling is scored), and Lewis ends up losing a heartbreaker, 6-5. Skip ahead to the 3:45 mark to catch a glimpse of Lewis prostrated in defeat. I guess god wasn't with him that day.

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The Charming Tauber Valley Cycle Route, known as the Tauberradweg in German, is a true classic – and is in a class of its own. Here, in one of the prettiest parts of Germany, culture, cuisine and history are brought together in a landscape of almost surreal charm.
It's easy to see why artists such as Tilman Riemenschneider, Balthasar Neumann, Matthias Grünewald and Otto Modersohn felt so inspired by the landscapes along the Tauber river. But perhaps it was also because the riverbanks here are lined with famous old wineries.
Legacies of bygone days
The pristine historical townscape in Rothenburg ob der Tauber will take you back to bygone days and offers a taste of what you can expect from the rest of this route. The further waypoints Tauberbischofsheim and Wertheim are equally beautiful, and other important cultural stops include Creglingen, Weikersheim and Bad Mergentheim. From its starting point in Rothenburg the route drops steeply into the Tauber valley and after that stays mainly on tarmaced farm tracks.
Roasted spelt and fine wines
As you pedal along you'll discover old mills, Romanesque churches, former abbeys and any number of historical towns and villages, including those with vineyards and wineries. And where wine grows, it's usually possible to eat well too. There's something for every taste and budget on this route, from seasonal wine-rooms and cosy village inns to fine-dining restaurants. The people here are particularly proud of the grünkern, a nutritious roasted spelt grain that was 'discovered' in this region. It's just one of the many highlights for you to discover on your tour, which ends in the beautiful town of Wertheim where the Tauber flows into the river Main.
Terrain: All the cycle paths are tarmaced and are largely free of traffic and climbs. The sections along the Tauber river are also suitable for novice cyclists and families.
Scenery: The route tracks the meandering river Tauber and runs through meadows and fields, past sun-kissed vines and into medieval towns and villages.
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SUN PRAIRIE — Sun Prairie defensive lineman Craig Evans says he has nothing against Wisconsin head coach Gary Andersen or the Badgers, he just thinks Michigan State is the best fit for him.
Wednesday night, Evans and 10 other Sun Prairie football players who will play in college next year were recognized at the Performing Arts Center at Sun Prairie High School.
Evans, who had verbally committed to play football at Wisconsin when Bret Bielema was head coach, changed his commitment just two days before signing day last week and is now headed to Michigan State.
"You've got to talk about Wisconsin and academics and all that," Evans said. "That didn't play any factor in none of it. Me and Coach Andersen had a mutual decision – I told him, Hey Coach, as bad as I want to go to Wisconsin, I felt I was kind of worried about pleasing others. But in the back of my mind, I always knew Michigan State is where I was supposed to be."
Evans says he's on track to graduate from Sun Prairie and hopes to be starting workouts at Michigan State June 15th.


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Nassau GOP offers redistricting plan; Dems vow to fight
Nassau Republicans submitted their proposed redistricting map for the county legislature Wednesday, putting six incumbent lawmakers into three districts.
The new lines affect four Democratic legislators and two Republicans.
While Republicans said the map is fair and increases minority voting rights, Democrats argued the new lines were drawn along partisan lines. Republicans hold a 10-9 majority in the legislature and appear to have the votes to pass the plan.
The map merges Democratic Legis. David Denenberg of Merrick and Democratic Legis. Joseph Scannell into a redrawn Fifth District in Baldwin. Denenberg's current 19th District would have no incumbent.
Democratic Legis. Delia DeRiggi-Whitton's 18th District in Glen Cove would merge into Democratic Legis. Wayne Wink's 11th District in Roslyn. The 18th District would then be vacant.
Republican Legis. Joseph Belesi of Farmingdale would lose his 14th District as it merges with GOP Legis. Michael Venditto's 12th District in Massapequa. The redrawn 14th District, which would stretch from Garden City to Bethpage, would have no incumbent.
Political insiders from both parties said Belesi plans to retire this year. The retired Nassau police officer has said he would wait until the map was released before making a decision about his political future.
Frank Moroney, spokesman for the Republican legislative majority, said the map was drawn without consideration to incumbency.
"This is a map that was designed to comply with federal law and it does just that," he said. "The changes were driven by public comment and not by politics."
But Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs said he would fight the GOP plan.
"This new map is outrageous and unnecessarily disruptive to current political lines," he said. "It continues to break up communities that should be kept together."
Democrats have proposed their own map, which keeps all 19 legislative districts together.
The Republican map varies in several aspects from the one submitted in December by GOP members of the Nassau Temporary Districting Advisory Commission.
The new map, Moroney said, utilizes changes proposed by a GOP consultant -- Skyline Demographic Consultants of Albany -- along with suggestions made by legislative staff and members of the public.
For example, Long Beach's Barrier Islands are kept together, but District 4 would lose much of Oceanside. Great Neck was restored entirely in District 10, as was Plainview in District 16. But the Five Towns would be split among Districts 3, 4 and 7.
Many of the legislative changes, Moroney said, are designed to increase minority voting rights. The new map would create three minority districts: Uniondale's District 1, represented by Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams; Westbury's District 2, represented by Legis. Robert Troiano and Elmont's District 3, represented by Legis. Carrié Solages.
The legislature's Rules Committee will vote on the GOP map on Monday, while the full legislature will have its say on Feb. 25, Moroney said. It's unclear, he said, if the legislature will vote on the Democrats' proposed map.


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NETWORK: Discovery Channel
NETWORK TAGLINE: "The World is Just Awesome"
New Mission Statement: "TO ILLUSTRATE THE WORLD IN ALL ITS WONDER, DIVERSITY AND AMAZEMENT"; to "ignite viewers' curiosity."
It's all about "Awesome" these days, and things certainly have changed now that the John Ford era is officially underway. A new logo, a slogan for the first time in years and lots of variations on previous successful themes: exploration, how things work, adventure, tension and even a little "old school" slow motion take on life.
John's latest comment when the new logo and really cool campaign was introduced: "Over the past 23 years, Discovery has grown into a global icon "" a destination for exploration and learning (our underlining), and we wanted to showcase our earned place in the greater pop culture landscape."
Beyond that, need we say that Discovery brought the concept of a doc network to cable? These days, they define themselves as "the premier provider of real-world entertainment, offering a signature mix of compelling, high-end production values and vivid cinematography"¦"¦delivering knowledge about the world in an energizing way"¦."
GENRE(S) OF PROGRAMMING: Documentary, Reality, History, Crime, Science, Exploration, in their words: "in-depth, behind the scenes glimpses at the people, places and organizations that shape and share our world" .
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:Men 25-54
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MISSING DATA: 8 precincts' numbers will never be certified
PARTY VERDICT: GOP official says, 'It's a split decision'
Rick Santorum – Final total: 29,839 Change: -168
Mitt Romney – Final total: 29,805 Change: -210
It's a tie for the ages.
There are too many holes in the certified totals from the Iowa caucuses to know for certain who won, but Rick Santorum wound up with a 34-vote advantage.
Results from eight precincts are missing — any of which could hold an advantage for Mitt Romney — and will never be recovered and certified, Republican Party of Iowa officials told The Des Moines Register on Wednesday.
GOP officials discovered inaccuracies in 131 precincts, although not all the changes affected the two leaders. Changes in one precinct alone shifted the vote by 50 — a margin greater than the certified tally.
The certified numbers: 29,839 for Santorum and 29,805 for Romney. The turnout: 121,503.
It's not a surprise that the ultra-thin gap of eight votes on caucus night didn't hold up, but it's tough to swallow the fact that there will always be a question mark hanging over this race, politics insiders said.
The news comes at a pivotal point — two days before the South Carolina primary, the third state to vote in the nominating process, and just before another big debate tonight. Romney is under attack from all sides, and the other GOP hopefuls are struggling to convince voters that they are viable alternatives to the former Massachusetts governor.
Expect the Santorum campaign to try to leverage today's news into extra momentum, strategists said.
"It will be a story and Santorum will seize upon it, but it won't change the current political narrative," said John Stineman, an Iowa Republican operative.
Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, is still battling Newt Gingrich, and to a lesser degree Rick Perry, for the conservative base, Stineman said.
Even if Santorum had been the big headline on Jan. 4 as the Iowa winner, "it certainly wouldn't have changed how New Hampshire came out, nor (Romney's) status as the national front-runner," Stineman said.
Romney has already soaked up the benefits of his declared win. With the Iowa caucuses, the prize is the immediate media attention and the credibility bestowed on the winner. But history now has an asterisk: It's not clear whether Romney is the first Republican since 1976 to win in both Iowa and New Hampshire.
Over the last two weeks, the vote total seesawed wildly — just as it did on caucus night.
"When I called Governor (Terry) Branstad to update him (Tuesday) night before I went to bed, I told him I could not tell him who was going to come out on top of the certified results," GOP Chairman Matt Strawn told the Register Wednesday morning.
"Despite what had been in the media, it really was, even the night before the deadline, it really was too close to call," he said.
Who led depended on the luck of the draw of which precincts rolled in next, said Chad Olsen, the party's executive director.
Romney was ahead by 51 votes the weekend after the caucuses, Olsen said. On Tuesday night, Romney was up 24 votes. Then at noon Wednesday, Santorum was up by only three votes. The six precincts that happened to come in next boosted Santorum to a 34-vote lead.
At 5 p.m. Wednesday — the deadline for volunteers to get their official "Form E" paperwork with caucus results to Republican Party of Iowa headquarters in Des Moines — the back-and-forth ended with 1,766 precincts certified out of 1,774.
So who won the Iowa caucuses?
"I can't speculate without documentation from the missing eight," Strawn said. "The comments I made at 1:30 a.m. Jan. 4 congratulating both Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum still apply. I don't think the certified vote totals take anything away from either Governor Romney or Senator Santorum."
All 99 counties turned in their documented results — Howard County was the last and arrived by fax Wednesday — but party officials had to hunt down dozens of missing precincts.
As far as party leaders could tell, no Form Es ever existed for the eight missing precincts, Olsen said. There's no chance those eight will certified, he said.
"It's a split decision," Olsen said.
Party officials saw no significant shifts until Friday, when Fayette County figures rolled in, Strawn said.
In the tabulation room on caucus night, campaign representatives agreed they were comfortable with the numbers showing an eight-vote win for Romney. Everyone promised that as changes flowed in during certification, they would not disclose those vote counts or talk about them with reporters, agreeing that the back-and-forth would be misleading, Olsen said.
Party officials confidentially told the Santorum campaign that Fayette County had lifted him by 99 votes.
On the campaign trail in South Carolina on Friday, Santorum crowed that he might have won Iowa.
Meanwhile in Iowa, the counting grew more complicated.
More than 100 of the Form Es didn't comply with the party's instructions.
The precinct chair and precinct secretary were both to sign the results verified by witnesses on caucus night. But results for some precincts came in on pieces of paper other than the official forms. Many more had only one signature, or the wrong signature (say, from a county chair). Another 18 documents had no signatures at all.
All were accepted, party officials said.
"Some are technically perfect in every way, and some are in a gray area, but we erred on the side of inclusion," Strawn said. "If the campaigns want to make it an issue, they can, but I want to best reflect how Iowans voted on the night of Jan. 3."
In Fayette County, four of the Form Es were signed by the same two people — Irene Iben, a precinct secretary who backed Gingrich, and Janet Wissler, a precinct secretary who caucused for Perry.
Wissler told the Register on Wednesday that the four precincts — Oelwein 1, 2, 3 and 4 — voted as a group. The Fayette County GOP chairwoman "probably handed them to me and told me to sign them," Wissler said. "It was the next day."
All Form Es were supposed to be signed on caucus night, Olsen said.
The muddled results make it impossible to declare a winner, Strawn said.
"The numbers are what they are, and everybody will have an opportunity to inspect the forms from start to finish. This has been as open an electoral process as you'll find," he said.
Politics watchers said an accurate caucus count is important to the credibility of the event, but it would be unfair for anyone to spin the new outcome as embarrassing for Iowa.
"It's not Iowa's fault that the race was so close," said Kyle Kondik, a political analyst from Virginia.
The ambiguous certified numbers do seem to take some of the luster off the event, but even if the Hawkeye State gets a brief black eye from inconclusive results, the press and the candidates will be back next time for the caucuses in 2016, Kondik said.
Stineman said: "Even with some changes in the numbers, the Republican Party of Iowa ran a better reporting process than a lot of states do for their official elections."
Bush-Gore 2000 in Florida was similarly tight, although the importance of that contest was on an entirely different level, Stineman said. That race was so close that election officials, even with the benefit of voting machines and trained auditors, couldn't decide who won. It took the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve it.
The caucuses, in contrast, are a loose process in which colored slips of paper are gathered in cardboard boxes and plastic buckets and counted by hand as witnesses gather around — about as precise as choosing a class president.
One Democratic political operative, Jerry Crawford of Des Moines, said no party, Democrat or Republican, can protect against a race this close.
"If New Hampshire had been an eight-vote margin, they would be arguing about that for weeks, too. Matt Strawn did a fine job presiding over this process, and then the gods dealt him a bad final hand."
Strawn explained why the certification took longer than he'd hoped: Not every county filed complete information. "Our staff played the role of Columbo, going around the state trying to track down wayward precinct results — and with few exceptions very successfully," he said.
Rick Santorum: 29,839
Mitt Romney: 29,805
Ron Paul: 26,036
Newt Gingrich: 16,163
Rick Perry: 12,557
Michele Bachmann: 6,046
Jon Huntsman: 739
Others: No preference, 147; Herman Cain, 45; Sarah Palin, 23; Buddy Roemer, 17; Fred Karger, 10; Gary Johnson, 8; Donald Trump, 5; Paul Ryan, 3; Condoleeza Rice, 2; Roy Moore, 2; Ben Lange, 2; Mike Huckabee, 2; Rudy Giuliani, 2; Tim Pawlenty, 2; Scott Walker, 1; John McCain, 1; Ralph Nader, 1; Pat Buchanan, 1; Robert D. Ray, 1; Jared Blankenship, 1.
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* Lee County's Washington-Green Bay-Denmark
* Pocahontas County's Center-South Roosevelt-North Lincoln
Here are examples of three counties where the vote totals changed between caucus night and the certified totals.
The biggest shift happened in Fayette County. In two cases there, Rick Santorum gained more votes than the entire gap in the statewide certified total.
Caucus night tally: Mitt Romney 241, Rick Santorum 174
Problem: Typos in two precincts. A reported 54 votes in Illyria township should have been 5, and 54 votes in Oelwein's third precinct should have been 4. Another wrinkle: Four precincts' Form Es were signed by the same two people when party instructions call for individual precinct leaders to sign each form.
Certified result: Santorum 172, Romney 136
Caucus night tally: Santorum 174, Romney 87
Problem: Three typos. The Union precinct was listed as 32 for Santorum when it was actually 3. In Washington-Wells, 23 votes for Romney should've been 2. And in the Walnut precinct, a reported 6 votes for Santorum should have been 7.
Certified result: Santorum 146, Romney 67. (The changes didn't alter the winner in this county, which got press coverage when a voter noticed a discrepancy in the reported results. Santorum still had the advantage, but it shrank.)
Caucus night tally: Santorum 154, Romney 124
Problem: Two typos. The Albert City-Fairfield-Coon precinct went from 22 to 35 for Santorum, and from 2 to 8 for Romney. The Sioux Rapids-Lee precinct took away one vote for Santorum, from 6 down to 5.
Certified result: Santorum 166, Romney 130
Nailing down caucus results has proved troublesome
Iowa's caucuses have a history of incomplete, imperfect results.
After years of criticism, Republican Party officials turned over the counting to media organizations in 1988. Newspapers and television networks declined to continue that arrangement after 2004, and the GOP has been on its own for two cycles now.
A review of results reporting over the years show a process that is getting better, but still is not flawless.
Here's a history of some of the snafus for both parties:
1976:Iowa Democratic officials ignored a rule in calculating delegates, resulting in exaggerated projections of delegates for front-runner Jimmy Carter. The Des Moines Register discovered the problem days later.
1980: The problems with the 1980 counts are legendary.
It appeared on caucus night that George H.W. Bush scored an upset victory, beating Ronald Reagan by as much as 6 percentage points.
But computer problems kept 165 mostly rural precincts in which Reagan figured to do especially well from being included in the tally. Two days later, the party's re-examination showed a 2 percentage-point margin for Bush. CBS News had it even closer, with Reagan leading by less than 1 percent.
The final numbers represented 94.4 percent of the precincts — 142 precincts never reported their results or didn't hold caucuses, according to Drake University political science professor Dennis Goldford, co-author of "The Iowa Precinct Caucuses: The Making of a Media Event."
1984: The News Election Service, funded by a consortium of national TV networks and the Associated Press, was created to gather raw vote totals rather than the delegate equivalents that party officials had provided since 1972. But Democratic Party officials refused to cooperate, and the news service managed to tally only 74 percent of precincts.
The party's own counts proved unreliable: Party leaders were sure Walter Mondale had come in first, but they weren't certain where other candidates had finished. Many votes were never turned in.
1988: Democrats were still at odds with the news media. Questions were again raised about the validity of the News Election Service results, which were based on just 70 percent of Democratic precincts, Goldford wrote.
Republicans, however, continued to work with the News Election Service to ensure accuracy and legitimacy, and Bob Dole's nearly 13 percentage-point lead was based on 98 percent of the GOP precincts counted.
1992: Again, Democrats refused to share caucus vote totals, only delegates won by each candidate. The GOP didn't hold a vote to save its sitting president, George H.W. Bush, any embarrassment from challenger Pat Buchanan.
1996: Republicans decided to do no official party count. Instead, the tabulating was handled by the Voter News Service, which replaced the News Election Service. Still, some GOP candidates thought the VNS results showing Dole first and Buchanan second were flawed.
2008: Republicans handled their own count and experienced some data entry problems. Mike Huckabee won, with Mitt Romney in second. Democrats reported a win for Barack Obama, with John Edwards and Hillary Clinton nearly tied for second.
2012: Iowa Republican officials moved their tabulating center from party headquarters to an undisclosed location to ward against hackers and protesters. County officials reported the precinct votes by phone with live call-takers or logged in to a security-code-protected website.
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The World Tea Expo held every year in Las Vegas is the world's only industry convention dedicated solely to the premium tea industry. It's not open to the public and I've been very lucky to attend the past two years!
Here's part one of this three part recap to the activities and friends from this year's expo!


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Boy rescued after firefighters rappel down hillside in Conway
A 16-year-old boy fell 75 feet down a rocky hillside behind the Aspen Court housing development in Conway on Monday night, officials said.
The boy was cutting grass for a neighbor in Beaver County around 5 p.m. When he went to dump the clippings, he slipped and fell down the ravine, firefighters said. The homeowner saw the teen near the water and climbed down to stay with him until help came.
Firefighters had to rappel down the hill and had to carry the teen on a stretcher a quarter of a mile through a wooded path to an ambulance, officials said.
"Instead of bringing him up the hill, where he fell, it was a sharp slope that he went down and the opposite side was better for him to go out," said Chief Bobby Charlovich of the Conway Fire Department.
It took two hours to get the boy to the ambulance, officials said.
"He could've been a lot worse than he is," Charlovich said. "He was talking, but we don't know the extent of his injuries at the moment."
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Brothers Joe and Howard Mehl are so different they don't even pronounce their last name the same. "I say 'Mel,' he says 'Meil," Joe said. But they share something that makes them even closer than the blood running through their veins. More than 40 years ago, in February of 1966, Joe gave Howard his kidney.
"When I first found out I was sick they said, 'You have six months to live,'" Howard said. At the age of 21, Howard's kidneys totally shut down, he was going blind, suffering major migraines and constant nosebleeds.
"He was so sick he couldn't even lift his head up off the pillow," Joe said. With his younger brother facing a lifetime of dialysis or worse – death, the then 25-year-old Joe never hesitated to offer his organ, and neither did any of their other five siblings. "They all marched up the next day and all took their tests and I got stuck with him," Howard said.
"I was elated to tell you the truth. I called my wife and said they picked me, they picked me," Joe said.
The two were admitted to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Clyde Barker, MD, entered the picture. Prior to that time, a transplant had never been performed at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
"I was young – in my early 30s," Dr. Barker said. "At that time, in 1966, transplantation was still almost an experimental procedure."
While the modest Dr. Barker may not admit it, the brothers said the 1966 operation made the doctor a hero and Howard somewhat of a medical miracle.
"Howard Mehl, as you may know, is one of the oldest living kidney transplant recipient in the world and one of about 10 patients in the world who have survived over 40 years on the same kidney transplant," Dr. Barker said.
Decades after the procedure, Howard has a successful catering business. He and his wife of more than 30 years raised three boys who might not have been here otherwise. While Howard will always have Joe's kidney, Joe and Dr. Barker will always have Howard's heart.
"It's beautiful to give an organ to someone, to save their life…especially if it's a family member," Howard said.
Adapted from: "Brothers Recall First Kidney Transplant at UPenn" April 26, 2007; CBS 3


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This chutney makes a nice alternative to the traditional cranberry sauce, which is higher in sugar.
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 1 hr
Yield: 50 x 1 Tbsp servings
Bring water to a boil. Stir in brown sugar. Add onions and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in vinegar, apples, seasoning and zest. Simmer slowly for another 30 minutes.
Stir in cranberries, currants and orange juice. Boil for an additional 10 minutes.
As a gift, jar this and tie with a bow.


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The End of Infidelity. The e-book is available at this link, and I commend it to you if you care at all about atheist apologetics.
Note to Steve and Jason & the rest of the Triabloguers: The reason I say "old school atheists" above is that the hard-core post-modernist bent has set in, and the old rationalist, materialist, neo-positivist atheism is, frankly, running on empty. Nobody wants all that philosophical baggage any more these days, and the next generation of atheists will be in the same vein as a young fellow named Chris Stedman, who is on staff at the (now get this) Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University. He's the face of nice atheism, and has a book coming out called (F)a(i)theist. In 10 years, John Loftus will be a homeless person muttering to himself about his self-published archive that banished Theism into the outer darkness of people he wouldn't associate with anyway, but Stedman and his lite version of interfaith collegiality between unbelief and belief will be alive and well among those who think superficial "nice" is the most important virtue. Let's find a way to preach the Gospel to that, and stay ahead of the curve.
OK -- so you're all over the Elephant Room 2 fiasco, right? There's nothing left to say, it's been said, and we need to just move on. Carson and Keller have offered the penultimate careful evaluation (the ultimate to take place behind closed doors with no chance that anyone will see how this gets resolved), James MacDonald has stopped posting videos extolling his own humility (at least through the moment at which I am typing this), and we're done.
Um, no.
Mark Driscoll has, with his usual panache, escaped all scrutiny. He's the Eddie Haskell of pastoral trouble-making, usually getting someone else on the hook for his own impishness, and getting away with most of it because he's really such a nice boy according to Mrs. Cleaver. And this is a very troubling issue as his tribe of manly men for Jesus (the Acts29 network) are not usually this quiet -- unless Pastor Driscoll has put his foot in it (again).
Now, what I am very excited about is that not everyone has let what he has done here go unnoticed. To their credit, Carson and Keller said this much in their pronouncement from Mount Caritas:
Here is where the distinction becomes interesting. Neither the terminology of "manifestations" preferred by Oneness Pentecostals and other modalists nor the terminology of "persons" supported by historic creeds is directly used in Scripture. Where does it come from? It comes from thinkers two or three centuries after the New Testament was written who were doing their best to summarize large tracks of biblical themes and texts in faithful, accurate summaries, even if the terminology was not directly dependent on the terminology of a specific verse or two. History has shown, for the reasons briefly set forth in our first pairing, that the terminology of "manifestations" was soundly trounced and declared heretical: it simply could not be squared with what the Bible says. The "persons" terminology prevailed (along with words like "subsistence") not because it derived directly from usage in the biblical documents themselves, but because it could be shown that this terminology did a great job of summarizing what the Bible actually says.And then again:
To attempt theological interpretation without reference to such developments is part and parcel of Biblicism One; to attempt theological interpretation that is self-consciously aware of such developments and takes them into account is part and parcel of Biblicism Two. We hasten to add that both Biblicism One and Biblicism Two insist that final authority rests with the Bible. All the theological syntheses are in principle revisible. Yet the best of these creeds and confessions have been grounded in such widespread study, discussion, debate, and testing against Scripture that to ignore them tends to cut oneself off from the entire history of Christian confessionalism. The Bible remains theoretically authoritative (Biblicism One), but in fact it is being manipulated and pummeled by private interpretations cut off from the common heritage of all Christians.Statements with which I whole-heartedly agree -- but which Pastor Driscoll has tacitly denied in his interaction with Jakes (and has openly denied as demonstrated here). So on the one hand, the clever person can see the distancing of TGC from Driscoll's new friendship and new alliance with a man TGC does not hold in such high esteem, and at the same time we can also see the basis for a rebuke for what has happened.
But what's going on with Acts29? Not a statement? Not a mention? Not a notice that they have seen it and therefore rebuke the twittering pajamahadijn for making such a big thing of this?
Listen y'all: this is a big thing. Driscoll himself has rebuked Osteen-ism from his own pulpit, and wants you rubes to man up and shoot the wolves. But here he is with the only other fellow in the English-speaking world who has the scope of influence of Osteen and the self-same lousy Gospel and theology, and the same worn out lines which Christianity Today can't recognize from 2000 even tough they printed them, and he's shaking hands with this fellow in a way which even Keller and Carson find dubious.
See: I get it when you guys are offended that Phil or John MacArthur wag a finger at you and yours -- because it feels like your father wagging his finger at you for forgetting to fill up the car when you just drove home from saving all the orphans from a house fire. You guys see yourselves reaching a generation for Christ, and the (from your perspective) indignation over holiness (which looks, from your perspective, a little stilted) seems to be unwarranted parental umbrage. So if they tell you that you ought to say something about Mark or to Mark, they can just go mind their own business. You're busy with something else, like ministry.
But you have to ask yourselves: is it right that the President of your Church Planting Network (they called those "conventions" back when your pappy was a deacon; they called them "associations" in the 1980's) can embrace a guy that the rest of you know is not someone you would bring into the fold? You know you wouldn't let Jakes preach from your pulpit - shouldn't you at least ask what is now expected from you and your tribe after Mark gave him the Big Hug and the "welcome to the Family" speech?
|Apparently all the right people are on the bus ...
The Gospel Coalition has made it very clear about where they stand on this. I am grateful for what they have said, even if it's too little, too late. But you guys are silent?
Well, maybe that's how it goes. Maybe there's a bro-code I don't know because I'm not a bro, and you guys can accept that Mark Driscoll can lead you into associations with people you know will be harmful to your local church's theological and missional well-being with no consequences because he's "fruitful" and "humble". Lumpy never ratted out Eddie, after all.
But let's be honest: that's showing something which, in the final account, we might be able to call "fellowship" or "perseverance" or some such Bible word that puts a good face on it. But that's not being a leader by any means. That's not showing leadership. And in the end, you're supposed to be pastors and not merely a hipster mutual appreciation society.
And before things go completely south from that announcement, let's remember that when those guys are using the terms "Prophet," "Priest," and "King," they are using Bible terms to identify organizational functions, not theocratic anointings. That Driscoll is now the leader of their "Prophet board" does not mean anything more than he's the leader of their board of directors. That they feel like they have to call themselves a "Prophet board" rather than "board of directors" is funny enough; let's not escalate the hilarity by trying to figure out which visions Driscoll will see now ...


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One-pan Spanish fish stew
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- Freezable
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal382
- fat11g
- saturates2g
- carbs33g
- sugars5g
- fibre5g
- protein39g
- salt1.92g
- handful flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- zest and juice 1 lemon
Oval in shape with a pronouced bulge on one end, lemons are one of the most versatile…
- 3 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to serve
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- 1 medium onion, finely sliced
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- 500g floury potato, cut into small chunks, no larger than 2cm cubes
The world's favourite root vegetable, the potato comes in innumerable varieties. A member of…
- 1 tsp paprika
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- pinch cayenne pepper
- 400g can chopped tomato
- 1 fish stock cube
- 200g raw peeled king prawn
- ½ a 410g/14oz can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 500g skinless fish fillets, cut into very large chunks
In a small bowl, mix the parsley with ½ the garlic and lemon zest, then set aside. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large sauté pan. Throw in the onion and potatoes, cover the pan, then sweat everything for about 5 mins until the onion has softened. Add the remaining oil, garlic and spices, then cook for 2 mins more.
Pour over the lemon juice and sizzle for a moment. Add the tomatoes, ½ a can of water and crumble in the stock. Season with a little salt, then cover the pan. Simmer everything for 15-20 mins until the potatoes are just cooked.
Stir through the prawns and chickpeas, then nestle the fish chunks into the top of the stew. Reduce the heat and recover the pan, then cook for about 8 mins, stirring very gently once or twice. When the fish is just cooked through, remove from the heat, scatter with the parsley mix, then bring the dish to the table with the bottle of olive oil for drizzling over and some crusty bread, if you want.


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Officials at community colleges in Texas say they're watching the state Legislature with a wary eye as lawmakers debate their next budget.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that leaders at several North Texas community colleges warn of layoffs or other cutbacks if their state funding is reduced.
Texas Association of Community Colleges officials say draft budget recommendations would reduce community college funding by 5 to 6 percent in the next two-year budget.
The latest news from around North Texas.
The 2011 budget did not include cuts for community colleges.
But at least one senator, Kevin Eltife of Tyler, says he doesn't think community colleges will face a budget cut. Lawmakers have a surplus this year, but they also face a multibillion-dollar hole in Medicaid and possible new public education spending.


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Your debt-to-income ratio is a personal finance measure that compares the amount of money that you earn to the amount of money that you owe to your creditors. For most people, this number comes into play when they are trying to line up the financing to purchase a home, as it is used to determine mortgage affordability.
Once financing has been obtained, few homeowners give the debt-to-income ratio much further thought, but perhaps they should. Our mortgage calculator is a useful tool to help estimate monthly payments. In this article, we will show you how this powerful ratio is used.
Calculating Debt-to-Income
Calculating your debt-to-income ratio isn't hard, and it doesn't cost a dime. There are two main ways to calculate this depending on the debts included in the calculation.
The less strenuous way to measure this ratio is to compare all housing debts, which includes your mortgage expense, home insurance, taxes and any other housing-related expenses. Once you have the total housing expense calculated, divide it by the amount of your gross monthly income. For example, if you earn $2,000 per month and have a mortgage expense of $400, taxes of $200 and insurance expenses of $150, your debt-to-income ratio is 37.5%.
The more encompassing measure is to include the total amount of money that you spend each month servicing debt. This includes all recurring debt, such as mortgages, car loans, child support payments and credit card payments.
When calculating this ratio, don't count monthly expenses such as food, entertainment and utilities.
Gross Versus Net Income
For lending purposes, the debt-to-income calculation is always based on gross income. Gross income is a before-tax calculation. As we all know, we do get taxed, so we don't get to keep all of our gross income (in most cases). Because you can't spend money that you never receive, the result is a somewhat aggressive picture of your spending ability.
Consider the $2,000 per month gross monthly earnings example. After taxes at tax rates that imposed a flat rate of $802.50 plus 15% of the amount over $8,025, that $2,000 per is reduced to about $1,708 or less (depending on retirement plan contributions and other factors).
Despite the original debt-to-income calculation, you can't pay your bills with gross income, and the net income (take-home pay) is less than the number used in the calculation. That's nearly $300 that was used to help determine your spending ability but that won't actually be there to work with when it comes time to pay your bills.
Don't forget that, if you are in a higher income bracket, the percentage of your net income lost to taxes will be even higher. Regardless of your tax bracket, you'll almost certainly be better served by a more conservative approach to your debt-to-income ratio calculation. For anything other than loan eligibility, consider basing your calculations on net income rather than gross income. Using the net number provides a much more realistic picture of your ability to spend.
Good and Bad Numbers
Your debt-to-income ratio tells you a lot about the state of your financial health. Lower numbers are indicative of a better scenario because less debt is generally viewed as a good thing. After all, if you don't have debts to service, you will have more money for other things. From exotic vacations to saving for retirement, most people can think of a million ways to spend a few extra dollars. Unfortunately, a high debt-to-income ratio often means that there aren't many extra dollars left at the end of the month.
What, then, is a good ratio? Traditional lenders generally prefer a 36% debt-to-income ratio, with no more than 28% of that debt dedicated toward servicing the mortgage on your house. A debt-to-income ratio of 37% to 40% is often viewed as an upper limit, although some lenders will permit ratios in that range or higher. However, although lenders may be willing to give you the loan, that doesn't mean that you should take it.
Keep in mind that an increasing number of people are in the 41% to 49% range, a zone where financial trouble is imminent. Nearly all experts agree that a debt-to-income ratio above 50% is living dangerously. For many people, the best ratio is as close to 0% as possible, a number that represents debt-free living. While everyone has bills to pay and most of us have at least some recurring debt, unless your income source is unlimited and guaranteed, a lower debt-to-income ratio is almost always better than a higher ratio.
Monitoring your debt-to-income ratio is a great way to keep tabs on your expenses and your buying power. Regardless of whether you earn $25,000 a year, $100,000 a year, or $1 million a year, your debt-to-income ratio provides a snapshot of your spending habits. It's possible to have a small income yet, courtesy of good spending habits, have a low debt-to-income ratio. It's also possible to have a high income but poor spending habits, resulting in a high debt-to-income ratio. In the end, it's not how much you earn but how much you spend that makes all the difference.
Keep in mind that the more you add in debts, either through housing or recurring debts, the higher your ratio will be. The higher your ratio, the more likely you are to be in financial danger. To make sure you're on the path to financial freedom, you can calculate this ratio each quarter to keep your finances moving in the right direction.
If your debt-to-income ratio doesn't paint the picture of economic health that you'd prefer to see, you'll need to take steps to improve the picture. To find out how to move in the right direction, read more about how to get your finances in order and steps to building wealth.


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Tea party activists made an energetic showing Saturday at a California Republican Party convention, promoting resolutions to block the state's high-speed rail project and require voters to show photo identification at the polls as part of a push to influence the direction of the struggling state organization.
The loosely formed tea party has long been uncomfortable with traditional party politics. But Mark Meckler, a co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, told a room packed with cheering supporters at an afternoon meeting that the state GOP could be revitalized by tea party activists and he stood with those trying to make a change.
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"I've been to a lot of tea parties, but I've never been to a Republican Party convention before," Meckler said, noting that he withdrew from the GOP more than a decade ago after becoming disillusioned with its direction.
Meckler said he's listened to much debate about whether activists should become involved in the GOP but "the reason I decided to be here is because the people who are here are fighting ... for the heart and soul of the Republican Party in California."
The meeting represented the best organized effort to date by the tea party to become a force within the state party, as leaders consider how to rebuild after being pushed to the political margins in the nation's most populous state. Democrats hold every statewide office, dominate both chambers in the Legislature and hold a commanding 2.7 million-voter edge in statewide registration.
The state GOP is looking for ways to recruit new GOP voters, especially among minorities, women and the young, while keeping the peace between uneasy conservative and centrist factions.
The day highlighted many challenges.
Conservatives said the party had drifted too far to the center. A divide emerged over the party's image when a committee waded into a debate involving transgender children and schools and party leaders faced criticism for accepting donations from public employee labor unions they typically oppose in campaigns.
In August, California become the first state to enshrine certain rights for transgender students in law, requiring public schools to allow those students access to whichever restroom or locker room they want to use. A potential ballot question in November would rescind the new law.
Gregory Gandrud, a regional vice chairman for the party, warned members of a committee considering backing the repeal to be cautious about the message the party is sending at a time when it's trying to broaden its membership.
To build the party "we have to be very careful how we portray ourselves publicly," he said, adding that there could be other ways to deal with the issue. He urged members to consider "the message that comes out of this convention." The committee approved a resolution supporting the repeal on a split vote.
The three-day convention took place with a backdrop of the partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C., with party members eager to place the political fault on Democrats. Texas Gov. Rick Perry told reporters at the convention Friday that President Barack Obama is to blame. "This is on him," Perry said.
Addressing delegates Saturday night, Perry broadened his criticism of the president's tenure, blaming him for the nation's mounting debt and a wayward Middle East policy while predicting the national health care overhaul would damage the economy.
"America cannot sustain its current fiscal course," Perry said. "The downgrading of our credit, for the first time two years ago, shouldn't have surprised anyone."
The day also showcased the party's efforts to attract new voters. According to the independent Field Poll, 9 of 10 new voters in the state in the last decade have been Hispanic or Asian and in the last presidential race Obama received more than 70 percent of the Hispanic and Asian vote.
"We need a whole new set of warriors in communities we haven't had before," Republican National Committeeman Shawn Steel told a group of Asian officeholders. A later panel highlighted GOP Hispanics and efforts to reach into Latino communities.
At a panel discussion on technology, strategist Chandra Sharma told delegates that most Republican campaigns tend to rely on mail advertising and phone calls that don't reach people under 35 years old. More emphasis and investment needs to go online, he said.
"We have a lot of catching up to do," he said.
Party Chairman Jim Brulte defended the union donations, which included $15,000 from a local of the Service Employees International Union. He said the local has a significant GOP membership and he intended to work with those members to advance Republican candidates and causes.
Party leaders have said they welcome the tea party activists, who also are pushing a slate of resolutions. One urges the Legislature to enact a law that would require voters at the polls to show identification with a photo, similar to requirements being contested in other states. The proposal could place leadership in an uncomfortable spot, at a time when they are trying to lure more minority voters. Critics argue the restrictions are intended to discourage students, lower-income people and minorities from voting, groups that typically lean Democratic.
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jcm's Top 10 Show Picks of '14
My show-going in 2014 started out slowly, all thanks to grad school. But, thankfully, by the summer, it was in full swing again. So, there is plenty to gush about on my annual list. Always so grateful for the Bay Area offerings…and no doubt one of the reasons I continue to call it home, especially as travel is a bit fewer and farther between these days. Performer friends, if you're show's not on here, I didn't see it <wink, wink>. I hope you enjoy my musings! What were your favorites of the year?
1. Cher, with Cyndi Lauper, at SAP Center – San Jose
Cher tops my list. Surprised? Cyndi was her opening act, with a voice still in surprisingly rocking' shape. Can she really be 61? And, for that matter, can Cher really be 68?! (Don't answer that.) Highlights were "If I Could Turn Back Time," "Believe" (a remix), a "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves," and "Half Breed" carnival-themed set, and a Burlesque-themed set (incl. "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me"), a duet with Sonny, and a staging in which she was floated above the audience, as if a religious icon (not that she isn't). The show was really perfectly crafted…and OFFICIALLY her last. It indeed felt like a farewell. No one could pull off what she did. My friends and I had a ball, shaking our tail feathers and lip-syncing from our nose-bleeds once things heated up.
2. Matt Alber, at Great American Music Hall
Matt is the only solo repeater this year. He topped last year's list. His brother, Lou Jane was the opening act this time. Matt's set included "The Wind," "The Stars," "Field Trip Buddy," "Rivers and Tides," "Handsome Man," "Velvet Goldmine," "Rescue," "Make You Feel My Love," "House on Fire," "Spectacularly," "Brother Moon" (duet with brother, Lou Jane), "Always" (a jazzy, ACAP cover), "End of the World," "Walking on Sunshine," "Send in the Clowns". It was a transfixing and warm, familial night. He alternated between piano and guitar accompaniment. His band and some classical instrumentalists joined for various songs, including a sensitively played cello, and his dad sweetly tickled the ivories as well.
3. Karrin Allyson, Jazz at Filoli Gardens
Her smoky tone and easy swagger make her one of my jazz favorites of late. Highlights included "All You Need to Say (Never Say Yes)," which features the moving line: "Search to find true happiness and the world will say yes – yes is all you need to say." Also, Simon & Garfunkel's "April Come She Will," "All I Want" (Joni Mitchell), "What a Difference" (with Kenny Washington), Cat Steven's "Wild World," "O Baquino," and "I Can Do Anything As Long As I Know You Love Me," a beautiful new song by her. This is also a fantastic, intimate outdoor venue.
4. "Luster," SFGMC, with Ann Hampton Callaway, at Davis Symphony Hall
This show featured "Tyler's Suite," a commissioned tribute to Tyler Clementi. Out of the three SFGMC shows I attended this season, this one was the stand-out. The chorus soloists were surprisingly solid, and the chorus delivered finely textured harmonies. Ann did an improvisational piano solo before which she asked for names and local/SF places of note from the audience, and incorporated them into her song. She had us rolling in the aisles. And that voice! So soulful, nurturing, contralto-ey. Cuts to my heart.
5. Nutcracker, SF Ballet
This production is still very fresh after 10 or so years, and delivers on all its holiday promise. Highlights were the Grand Pas de Deux, featuring Yuan Yuan Tan, and her VERY dashing prince, Luke Ingham (not pictured; I wonder if HE was "taught to be charming, not sincere"), and the magical snow scene, very moving with audible en pointe and snowfall onstage. They do NOT scrimp on the amount…for five minutes your head is in the Sierras. Calling the Zamboni!
6. Norma, SF Opera
The level of musical attunement, and true bel canto shared between Sondra Radvanovksy and Jaime Barton is a rarity these days. It harkened back to the Sutherland/Horne pairing in its best moments. How to say it…Rad's voice is never not interesting to me. I don't understand her vocal production, which makes it fascinating. It's richly textured at best…buzzy at worst. Reminiscent of Callas in the lower range, and belted utterances. She was very liberal with the gossamer pianissimi, and offered some thrilling full-throttle high notes. Barton displayed moments of Horne in her lower chest. She knows how to move, and seems really "in her body," which offered a sensuality. She's also the most youthful Adalgisa I've yet seen, which made Pollione's passion all the more believable. The production offered some nice detail, but didn't inspire, and the Avatar-style makeup was mystifying. Norma's two children were beyond precious.
7. Jimmy James, at Rebel
Highlights included his impersonations of Cher, Bette (doing "Feliz Navidad"), Barbra, Billie, and Liza (doing "Single Ladies"!!!) had us alternately in tears and stitches. He is a very skilled entertainer, with an incredibly versatile and impressive voice. I hope he's fast becoming more of a gay household name that he should already be, aside from his '80s appearances on the talk show circuit as THE perfect Marilyn impersonator.
8. Esalen Work Scholar "Reading," in the Solarium
It was a privilege to sit in on this informal, private event. It featured teacher John Smith's "If I Were a Robin," and included original songs and poems/prose by the students. My emotional response to the event was no doubt stoked by the Big Sur setting, and the crackle of new writers growing their creative wings. Here's "…Robin" from a previous show.
9. Showboat, SF Opera
What a treat to see this great american musical for the first time, and performed at this level. Standout performances were by Morris Robinson as Joe, and Kirsten Wyatt as Ellie Mae. Patricia Racette's rendition of my favorite "Bill" was beautifully and movingly handled. Not operatic in the least. Perfectly scaled down. The production was beautiful and really served the piece.
10. Mary Lambert, at the Nourse Theatre
Mary is such an open-hearted, disarming, and authentic artist. She warmly invites you into her unique vision and storytelling. Highlights included "Jessie's Girl" (cover), "My Body," "She Keeps Me Warm," and "No Secret" (encore). Her themes of body image, and mental illness/health are much needed in our current culture. Young Summer was the opening act. She was reminiscent of Lana del Rey.
Other Notable Performances:
• Michael Fabiano, as Rodolfo, La Boheme, SFO, delivered Golden Age tenorial squillo and passion
• Heidi Melton, in recital, SF Performances, SF Conservatory of Music, a Merola/Adler star returns again, incl. idiomatic and stunning Sibelius and Strauss sets
• Jef Valentine, in Panorama, ACT Costume Shop, a beautifully committed and personal vision of the Peter Pan legend
• Sean Patrick Murtagh, in Holiday Test Drive II, Martunis, incl. a perfect, refulgent "Oh Holy Night"
Favorite Drag Show of the Year:
MASCARA "Burlesque," hosted by the Castro Country Club, featuring irreverent, moving, messy, unforgettable numbers by Uphoria, Serenity Heart, Jada Stevens, Dina Isis, Dusty Porn, and more. All in service of, to inspire, and raise funds for the queer recovery community.
Top 5 Best Movies of the Year (that I saw):
1. The Grand Budapest Hotel
2. Into the Woods
3. Boyhood
4. Love is Strange
5. The Theory of Everything
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The music track is from "Christmas in the Ballroom" 2011, with solos by myself, Nicholas Patton, and Gina DiRado. Also featured are Ann Assarsson, Ryan James Brandau, Katie Brennan, Ivy Depner, Matt Peterson, Kathleen Pheneger, and Trond Gilberg on piano.
Illustrations are by Nikki Mclure, Paul Madonna, Barrie Maguire, Paul Bommer, Maggie, Marco Cibola, Mike Brennan, Aline Candido, Cathy Trautmann, Clifford Harper, Artflakes, Tugboat Print Shop, and misc. street artists (Berlin, and elsewhere).
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Rarely has this reporter been so unable to contain her unbridled glee at interviewing a celebrity. I told everyone who would sit still long enough about this interview. I sweated the questions, mumbling to myself, "Shut up, Georgia, that one is so stupid. Think, dammit. Think!"
But this, dear readers, was no mundane famous person. This was RuPaul, queen of queens, star of stars and host of "RuPaul's Drag Race" on Logo, which returns for its fourth season at 8 p.m. Monday, bringing three Chicago-based queens with it.
On "Drag Race," the creme de la creme of the nation's drag queens compete in challenges such as the celebrity impersonating "Snatch Game" for the title of America's Next Drag Superstar. After walking the runway in their finest drag couture and "lip synching for your life" (if they're unlucky enough to be in the bottom two), contestants either get to "shante, stay" or have to "sashay away."
It's pretty compelling, and the latest season is no exception.
The newest contestants "understand what reality TV is," RuPaul said. "Our show has become destination No. 1 if you choose to do drag. So they have come not afraid to show sort of the sticky parts of their personalities. They understand that's part of what makes them so endearing to us."
Expectations are high. "Drag Race" has become something of a runaway success for both RuPaul and the Logo network. Logo says "Drag Race" is its most-watched show and that last season's episodes were streamed 14 million times online.
Those kind of numbers might be freaking out network execs, but they certainly aren't shocking RuPaul.
"I'm always surprised when people don't respond to shiny, sparkly things. Because when you're a baby, those are the things you want," RuPaul said. "I'm not surprised by the success of the show, because it's exactly what babies like, it's what we really like. I'm always surprised when things like that don't fly."
The first episode of the new season introduces a batch of 13 queens who will vie for more prize money than in past seasons--100,000. Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Chicago native Dan Savage are among the celelbrity judges.
This season will be even "edgier" than past ones, RuPaul promises, which is a tough order when in past seasons we've seen wig-pulling, body slams, full splits and the funniest (and raunchiest) commentary on TV. One choice comment RuPaul made in Season 2 as queen Tyra Sanchez walked the runway: "There's nothing dirty about that Sanchez!"
It's been said before, but RuPaul truly is both Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum on the show, giving encouragement as the sweet mentor but also snarling "don't [bleep] it up" after detailing a challenge. RuPaul is a personality for the ages. And it turns out, a bit of a fan of Chicago, too. The city comes to represent on the show, bringing drag queens DiDa Ritz, Phi Phi O'hara and The Princess.
"Chicago has always been a pivotal part of my life and my whole story, so to have girls from Chicago [on 'Drag Race'], obviously it had to happen," he said. "I know it sounds so cliche, but there is some great shopping there on the Miracle Mile."
But hometown favorites aside, the real reason "Drag Race" is so endearing to fans like Katy Perry, who said she loved the show; and Adam Lambert, whose former make-up artist Sutan Amrull won last season's competition; is RuPaul himself (or herself, turns out she doesn't care which pronoun you throw her way).
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Wig: blond, brunette or redhead?
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Perfect hair or perfect makeup?
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Best song to walk the runway to?
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Leather or lace?
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Emmy or Grammy?
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Diamonds or pearls?
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Trip or push the competition?
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Glitter or more glitter?
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The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers South Carolina 5K Run & Walk, presented by Lexington Medical Center, is this Friday night. What should I eat? What should I drink? These are great questions and what you eat and drink need to be practiced before race day. Not all foods work for everyone. Find out what works best for you.
Eat breakfast! Even though the race is in the evening, do not skip meals. Breakfast and lunch should be what you usually eat. If you don't usually eat breakfast and lunch, start practicing and eat something small and light. Stay away from spicy and greasy foods that can give you GI distress the rest of the day and set you up for a miserable race.
The race is in the evening and pretty close to dinnertime for most of us. So practice running a few days in the evening at 7:30 p.m. (race time) and play around with meal timing. Did eating dinner beforehand help or did it make you feel sluggish? Typically eating a light meal 2-3 hours or a large meal 3-4 hours before your race keeps the upset stomach at bay and still gives you the energy you need to finish the race. The race is short and you do not need to eat during the race. Some people eat a light snack 30 minutes before the race with some water and then eat their dinner afterwards. Avoid high fat and simple sugars before the race… stay away from the candy vending machine! Plan ahead.
Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! It's still hot and humid the first week of September. Drink plenty of water all day long. Your urine should be pale and plentiful unless you take a multivitamin which turns the urine dark. Coffee and tea are okay in moderation as long as you continue to drink water. Sports drinks contain sugar and electrolytes. They are meant to replace the electrolytes lost when someone is sweating for a long period of time (more than an hour). Do not drink sports drinks during the day. You will get the electrolytes you need from the variety of foods eaten throughout the day.
Nutrition after the race is just as important as before the race. Recovery and refueling helps repair the body tissue damaged during exercise. Carbohydrates and protein are the best recovery fuel. Carbohydrates replace the glycogen stores (your ready-to-go-energy) that is lost during exercise. Carbohydrates also help the body use the protein to repair damaged tissue. As you prepare for running the race, you need to practice your nutrition and hydration before race day, too.


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On your tumblr, you quote Phillip K. Dick's "How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later," wherein he presents his thoughts on "reality" from his perspective of a science-fiction writer whose job is to create universes in his novels and stories. Does your video work represent the reality you see? Are you attempting to make the viewer see reality as you see it?
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The Salahis struck again.
White House party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi showed up on the set of the "Late Show with David Letterman" unexpectedly (well ...), as the talk show host was doing his monologue. The pair, which made headlines in November when they got into a White House state dinner uninvited, strode out onto the stage and flanked the gap-toothed comic, posing for a photo as the audience broke out in laughter.
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The appearance came hours after the couple were guests on NBC's "Today" show, where the apologized to President Obama and called the gate crashing incident a "misunderstanding."
"We're sorry to the president and first lady for this situation that's happened," Tareq Salahi told Matt Lauer.
The couple said they believed they had been invited to the dinner by an assistant to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
"It's been a series of misunderstandings," Michaele Salahi told Lauer.
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"Recently we saw the Vice President Biden and President Obama speak at the correspondents dinner and joked about us. That's why we decided to come today," Michaele Salahi said. "We thought, 'If they can joke about a us, maybe it's time for everyone to move forward'."


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