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March 11. 1969 H. o. ANGER 3,432,660
GAMMA-RAY CAMERA FOR IMAGING RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION IN A TRANSVERSE SECTION OF A ROTATING SUBJECT Filed April 10, 1968 Sheet of 2 X SIGNAL PROPORTIONAL ADDER CIRCUIT Z SIGNAL MIXER HIGH FR Q ENCY INVENTOR.
March 11, 1969 H o. ANGER 3,432,660
GAMMARAY CAMERA FOR IMAEEING RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION IN A Filed April 10, 1968 TRANSVERSE SECTION OF A ROTATING SUBJECT Sheet Z of 2 Y INVNTOR.
United States Patent Office 3,432,660 Patented Mar. 11, 1969 3,432,660 GAMMA-RAY CAMERA FOR IMAGING RADIOISO- TOPE DISTRIBUTION IN A TRANSVERSE SEC- TION OF A ROTATING SUBJECT Hal 0. Anger, Berkeley, Calif., assignor to the United States of America as represented by the United States Atomic Energy Commission Filed Apr. 10, 1968, Ser. No. 720,174 US. Cl. 250-71.5 Int. Cl. G01tJ/20; H011 39/18; G01n 21/00 6 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Background of the invention This invention relates generally to radioisotope detectors and more particularly to a scanner for obtaining an image of radioisotope distribution in a section through a subject. The invention described herein was made inthe course of, or under, Contract W-740*eng-48 with the Atomic Energy Commission.
The present invention falls into a general class of radioactivity detector used for locating concentrations of radioactive material in in vivo tissue or for tracing the flow or movement of such material through the body. As generally utilized, a radioactive isotope is introduced into a patient either orally or by injection. If, for instance, the isotope is one that tends to concentrate in tumors, then the position of a tumor may be determined by locating regions in the body of the patient where the radioactivity is most intense. Analysis of information obtained by such means is greatly facilitated by producing an image in which the size, shape and position of a tumor or tumors are indicated.
A preferred type of radiation image detector, which may be adapted for use with the present invention, is described in US. Patent No. 3,011,057 issued Nov. 28, 1961, for Radiation Image Device, to the present inventor. However, other image detectors, as described in the Transactions of the Instrument Society of America, vol. 5, pp. 311-334, October 1966, may also be suitable for use with the invention.
In general, such detectors provide an intensified image of scintillations occurring in a radiation sensitive crystal. Such image is usually reproduced on the screen of an oscilloscope, as a momentary spot of light at a point spatially corresponding to the position from which radiation emanates from a subject. Each unit of detected radiation is individually displayed, one at a time, as a dot on the oscilloscope screen, a composite of many such dots recorded photographically forming an image of the radioisotope distribution in the subject.
Summary of the invention With the conventional image detector, the image obtained is transverse to the axis of the radiation image detector, that is, transverse to the direction the detector is pointing. In contrast, the present invention provides an image of a section through the subject, the axis of the detector defining the section scanned while the subject is turned slowly with respect to the detector. Such image of a section or slice through a patient is particularly use ful for examination of relatively thick parts of the body such as the brain or the liver. Thus, the present invention may be advantageous over conventional image detectors in that the position of radioisotopes deep within the body is more readily determinable.
Radioactive emanations from the radioisotolpes, such as gamma rays, are passed through a collimator which is focused in the plane of the section being observed, and unfocused in the transverse plane. The resulting oscilloscopic image at a single setting of the detector cannot show the depth of radioisotopes into the section being scanned. However, by rotating the subject or patient while at the same time projecting the oscillographic image onto a photographic film which is rotated in synchronism with the patient, an image of radioactive material distribution is obtained.
Brief description of the drawings The invention will be better understood with reference to the following description taken together with the drawings of which:
FIGURE 1 is a general view of the scanner as used for viewing the brain of a patient, the readout portion of the scanner being shown in perspective to better show the arrangement of the optical components,
FIGURE 2 is a plan view of the scanner as disposed in relationship with a subject or patient, and
FIGURES 3 to 5 show how an image is progressivelv formed as the subject is rotated.
Description of the preferred embodiments Referring now to FIGURES 1 and 2, there is indicated a human subject 11 for whom an image is to be obtained of radioactivity emanating from a section 15 through the head. Prior to the time the scanner is employed, the subject will have engested a small quantity of some radioactive tracer 'substance. A radioactivity position sensing detector 12 is provided of the class responsive to the position at which radioactive ernanations are detected.
In a preferred type of scintillation camera detector, an outer casing 13 for shielding from both light and radioactivity is provided for a thick flat scintillation crystal 14 and for an array of photomultiplier tubes 16, which view the crystal. A multi-channel collimator 17 is provided at one end of the casing 13, the collimator being unfocused in one plane as shown in FIGURE 2 and focused in the transverse plane of the section 15, as shown in FIGURE 1. While the photomultiplier tubes 16 are equally spaced from the crystal 14, the phototube output signals have an amplitude related to the distance from a scintillation in the crystal 14 to each of the photomultiplier tubes. Thus the phototubes 16 nearest a scintillation have output pulse signals of higher amplitude than the more distant phototubes. As indicated in FIGURE 1, several parallel connected rows (three rows each with four phototubes in each row) of phototubes are used with the outputs of each file of three phototubes electrically tied together to increase the amplitude of the signals obtained and to better view the entire crystal.
The combined pulse output signals for each file of phototubes 16 are then coupled to an X signal [proportional adder circuit 18 in which the signals are combined in a resistive voltage divider 20 to obtain an X position signal corresponding to the X rectangular coordinates of each scintillation in crystal '14. At the same time, a Z intensity control signal is derived in Z signal mixer circuit 25, which combines the outputs of all the phototubes 16. The resultant Z signal is a pulse of standard amplitude produced for each scintillation. As an alternate typeof construction, the X and Z signals may be derived using capacitors, instead of resistors, as described in The IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, June 1966, vol. NS-l3, No. 3, pages 381, 382 and 388.
An oscilloscope 19 has a cathode-ray-tube 21 to which the X and Z signals are applied. Normally, the electron beam in the cathode-ray-tube is blanked, there being no light created on the screen 22 of the cathode ray-tube until a Z signal, which functions as an intensity control signal for the electron beam of the cathode-ray-tube, is received from the mixer circuit 25. Simultaneously with the arrival of a Z signal, the X coordinate position signal is also received at the cathode-ray-tube 21 and deflects the electron beam therein to a position on screen 22 corresponding to the location of the scintillation in crystal 14. The Z signal unblanks the tube and a flash of light occurs at such position on the screen 22 at a position corresponding to the location of the scintillation in crystal 14.
One or more parallel cylindrical rod type lenses 26 (Maddox lens) are disposed in front of the screen 22, such lens distorting or defocusing the image of each point of light produced on screen 22 into a line perpendicular to the X-axis of the oscilloscope. A conventional lens 27 then focuses the line image onto a photographic film 28. To better show the optical characteristics, the perspective of FIGURE 1 with respect to film 28 has distorted so that both screen 22 and the forward facing surface of film 28 may be seen. In use, the film 28 would be parallel to the screen 22.
For example, a spot of light 29 on screen 22 would be focused on film 28 as a line 31. However, the X distance coordinate is preserved in the image formed on film 28 in the spacing between lines.
In the operation of the invention, the subject 11 is seated in a rotable chair 32, the center plane of camera 12 including the section the edge of which is indicated by a dashed line in FIGURE 1 through the head of the subject 11. A drive motor 33, operating through a speed reducing gear box 34, is coupled through a drive gear 36 which engages a gear 37 on a support shaft 38 for the chair 32. The lower end of shaft 38 is on bearings so that shaft 38 can be rotated to turn the chair 32. A angular position repeating motor (selsyn) is rotated with rotation of the chair 32, the film 28 being rotated in one-torone synchronism with the chair by position repeater motors 39 and 40.
In operation, a gamma-ray from, for instance, a radioactive isotope at a position 41 in section 15, passes into the collimator 17 and enters crystal 14 if the trajectory 42 of the gamma-ray is aligned with one of the passageways in the collimator. At point 43 in crystal 14, the gamma-ray decays, causing a very rapid flash of light, which is detected by the phototubes 16. The phototubes 16 each produce an output pulse having an amplitude related to the distance from the scintillation. An X and Z signal are derived in circuits 18 and 25, and a spot 29 of light is formed on the oscilloscope screen 22. The resulting line image 31 is recorded in the emulsion of film 28.
The subject 11 is slowly rotated by the motor 33, while film 28 is rotated in synchronism. Each time a gammaray from the radioisotopes in subject 11 passes through the collimator 17, additional line images are recorded on film 28.
Considering FIGURES 3 to 5, the manner in which an image is progressively formed on the film 28 is shown. A top view of the subject 11 is shown with two regions 46 and 47 in plane -15 being indicated in which radioactive isotopes have concentrated. A portion of the camera 12 is indicated to show the position thereof with respect to the subjects head while the film 28 is shown with the line images thereon as progressively formed while the subject is turned. As an aid in following the turning of the film, one edge of the film 28, corresponding to the front of the 4 subject, is indicated by an F. In FIGURE 3, radiation from the larger region 46 is recorded on film 28 as lines 48 while radiation from the smaller region 47 is recorded as lines 49.
In FIGURE 4, both the subject and the film have been rotated 30 degrees, further radiation from regions 46 and 47 being recorded as groups of lines 51 and 52 respectively. The further recording of lines is indicated in FIG- URE 5 taken at 60 degrees. It is readily apparent that the line images on film 28 will cross at positions corresponding to the positions of regions 46 and 47. When film 28 is developed, the location of such regions 46 and 47 is indicated by a higher density while the remainder of the film has been subjected to a lower degree of exposure.
As an alternate means for defocusing spots on the screen 22 into lines, a high frequency generator 56 may be connected to the Y-axis terminals of oscilloscope so that any spot of light formed on screen 22 is lengthened perpendicularly to the X-axis. Such generator can be used together with the cylindrical lens 26 to achieve defocusing of light spots. If the frequency of the signal generator is very high, it may be possible to omit the lens 26; In any case, the Y-axis defocusing of the image on the screen 22 may avoid possible damage to the screen if the peak light intensity level is set very high.
An intensified image of scintillations in crystal 14 might be provided by image intensifiers or by utilizing spark chambers, replacing the phototubes 16, adder circuit 18, mixer circuit 25, and oscilloscope 19. Also, instead of rotating the subject, the camera could be rotated around a stationary subject with equal results.
Therefore, while a particular embodiment of the invention has been described, it is obvious that many variations are possible within the spirit and scope of the invention and it is not intended to limit the invention except as defined in the following claims.
What is claimed is:
1. A radiation detector for obtaining an image of radioactive material concentrations along a first plane in a subject, the combination comprising:
(a) a radiation sensitive scintillation crystal dispose across and intersecting said first plane,
(b) a collimator disposed between said subject and said crystal, and collimator being focused in said first plane and unfocused in a perpendicular plane,
(c) means displaying an intensified image of scintillations in said crystal, said image being displayed along a first axis corresponding to an intersection between said crystal and said plane,
(d) means defocusing images in said means displaying along a second axis perpendicular to said first axis,
(e? a photographic film exposed to said intensified image,
(f) means rotating said subject with respect to said crystal about an axis perpendicular to said plane, and
(g) means rotating said photographic film in synchromsm with said means rotating said subject.
2. A radiation detector as described in claim 1, further characterized in that said means displaying an intensified image has a plurality of phototubes viewing said crystal, a proportional type adder circuit receiving output signals from said phototubes, an oscilloscope having an electron beam defiectable along a first deflection axis according to output signals from said adder circuit, a mixer circuit recelvmg output signals from said phototubes, said oscilloscope having a beam intensity control connected to the output of said mixer circuit. I 3. A radiation detector as described in claim 2 wherein said means focusing has a high frequency generator with an output coupled to said oscilloscope, said electron beam in said oscilloscope being defiectable along said second axis according to output signals from said high frequency generator.
4. A radiation detector as described in claim 1 wherein said means focusing is at least one cylindrical lens dis- 5 posed between said means displaying and said photographic film, the axis of said cylindrical lens being parallel to said first axis.
5. A radiation detector as described in claim 1 wherein said means rotating said subject has a rotatable support for said subject, said support holding said subject immediately adjacent said collimator.
6. A radiation detector as described in claim 5 wherein said means rotating said photographic film is a pair of synchro type motors one having a rotatable shaft to which said film is coupled and the other having a shaft coupled to said rotatable support.
6 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,011,057 11/ 1961 Anger 250-715 3,320,418 5/1967 Steel. 3,329,814 7/1967 Anger.
RALPH G. NILSON, Primary Examiner.
MORTON J. FROME, Assistant Examiner.
US Cl. X.R. 250-53, 61.5, 65
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At all! Come back in a week, thats what my doctor told me. They induce at 41.5 weeks. So you think they will plan the induction at 40 weeks and 2 days appointment or 41 weeks and 2 days appointment? Not that I'm impatient or anything...ok, I'm a little impatient
39 weeks and 2 days and no dialation
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Posted 01/29/2013
Probably next week. And they will possibly set up a non stress test and ultrasound. I delivered late last time. Though, keep in mind you can go into labor at 0- I did. Good luck and just try to relax:)
Posted 01/29/2013
I'm 39 weeks & 2 days too & I'm in the same boat as you. I am only a fingertip dialated & have been for 3weeks now. It's so frustrating! ): and I want to be induced earlier not a week after my due date.
Posted 01/29/2013
I am also 39 weeks and no dilation and 0 % effaced. I am also curious to what they will do. Have to go back in two days to be checked again. Also a FTM.
Posted 01/29/2013
I am also 39 weeks and no dilation and 0 % effaced. I am also curious to what they will do. Have to go back in two days to be checked again. Also a FTM.
Posted 01/29/2013
Girl, Im 39 weeks and 4 days, cervix is still high and no dilation. Dr. said today anything is possible so to just keep walking and anything can change overnight. I will wait til the 42 weeks though to be induced if he is still doing good in there. I just want to give my body a shot to do it on its own.
Plus I made a post about this a couple days ago asking been there done that Moms if they had been in the same situation and most responded they were and went into labor mid 41 weeks so Im hopeful. Hang in there!
Posted 01/29/2013
I'm looking at induction at 39w. The dr said I don't have to schedule it ahead of time, that we can wait and see I something happens before then.
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Errors in book I hope aren't repeated in Hank's narration. You didn't know the story before because it didn't happen. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/13/bill-oreilly-killing-lincoln-errors_n_1091168.html


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Translation of contention in Spanish:
Pronunciation: /kənˈtentʃən; kənˈtenʃən/
- 1 1.1 uncountable/no numerable (dispute) who was responsible is still in contention todavía se discute quién fue el responsable the matter in contention el asunto en discusión her motives are not in contention nadie pone en tela de juicio sus intencionesMore example sentences1.2 (competition) he's still in contention for a medal todavía tiene posibilidades de llevarse una medalla she's out of contention in this race en esta carrera no tiene ninguna posibilidad or (in Latin America also/en América Latina también) chance
- Sea power's dominance, however, has been a point of contention among military historians.
- Another area of much contention is the desired level of channel control sought by the manufacturer.
- The basis for this contention among British doctors seems even more tenuous.
- 2 countable/numerable (assertion) opinión (feminine) it is her contention that … ella sostiene que …, a su modo de ver …More example sentences
- I am not saying you do not have arguments against the contentions the applicant would wish to make.
- But to this point, the administration has offered few direct answers to the particular contentions of the critics.
- We say that if it is necessary, the second respondent in its argument has raised a contention.
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Paro is the name in Spain for both unemployment and unemployment benefit. The period for which paro can be claimed ranges from three months to a year, depending on how long a person has been working. The amount paid decreases over the period of unemployment.


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Profitable Assets, Professions In Germany's Hyperinflation Of The 1920s
Since I started being concerned back in 2004 about the prospect of a U.S. financial crash, I've been interested in reading about the everyday lives of the people who lived through economic collapses.
Why? Because I believe there are valuable lessons to be learned for what I think is coming down the road for us here in America.
I haven't really come across any good Great Depression accounts yet (if you know of one- shoot me over a suggestion). But the other night, I happened to stumble upon a rather lengthy article on the website of Der Spiegel (Germany) that provided a great deal of insight of what went on in Germany during their devastating bout with hyperinflation in the 1920s. Alexander Jung even went so far as to identify the financial "winners" and "losers" during that period of time. Jung wrote back on August 14, 2009:
The only objects of real value were tangible assets: diamonds and coins, antiques, pianos and art. The works of contemporary artists like Lyonel Feininger, Paul Klee, Max Pechstein and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff were in especially high demand. And if you had foreign currency, you lived like a king…
The stupid ones were those who had nest eggs: the thrifty, holders of government bonds, but primarily the country's pensioners. In other words, those who received money without having to work for it, who lived on their pensions or the interest on their savings. Large sections of the middle classes saw themselves stripped of their assets, losing almost everything they had set aside for years. Banks, savings banks, and insurance companies suffered huge losses and were left with nothing but their paper money. As a result, they had to start the majority of their businesses from scratch in 1924.
By perverse contrast, the winners of the hyperinflation were those with massive debts; first and foremost the state, but also private individuals who had borrowed money to buy houses, construction land or farmland, and whose loans were slashed by the switch to the rentenmark.
Some industrialists made huge gains from the period of hyperinflation. Hugo Stinnes, whom Time magazine crowned "Germany's new Kaiser," built up an immense corporate empire comprising heavy industry, newspapers, ships and hotels — all based on a mountain of debt. As late as the summer of 1922, Stinnes was recommending that people continue capitalizing on "the weapon of inflation." Indeed manufacturers and craftsmen in general profited from the crisis since they possessed plants and buildings — that is, tangible assets that outlived the currency switch.
Most farmers also did extremely well. "They had money to burn, and spent it willy-nilly," writer Lion Feuchtwanger recalled. Some bought themselves entire stables of racehorses, others expensive cars. "Farmer Greindlberger drove from the grimy village street of Englschalking to Munich in an elegant limousine complete with a liveried chauffeur, while he himself was dressed in a brown velvet jacket and a green chamois-tufted hat," Feuchtwanger wrote of the rural rich…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
That last bit about farmers buying expensive cars reminds me of what "crash prophet" Jim Rogers has been telling anyone who will listen:
The farmers are going to be driving Lamborghinis and Maseratis.
Anyway, the quote doesn't do the piece justice. I recommend you read the entire article on the Der Spiegel site here.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Los Angeles Named In Top 10 Most Risky Cities List
Speaking of U.S. metropolitan areas I'd be uncomfortable living in due to some significant threat to life, limb, and property, anyone hear about that overall top 10 most risky cities list just put out by the world's second-largest reinsurance company, Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd (Swiss Re)? Chris Michael reported on the website of The Guardian (UK) earlier today:
What are the world's riskiest cities when it comes to natural disasters? For the insurance industry it seems an ever-more urgent question, so last year one reinsurance company set out to assess 616 cities around the world for their risk of earthquake, hurricanes and cyclones, storm surge, river flooding and tsunami. Here are Swiss Re's overall top 10 most risky cities…
I'm not going to steal the British newspaper's thunder here, but get a load of number 9 on Swiss Re's list:
9) Los Angeles, United States: Its location on the San Andreas Fault makes Los Angeles one of the most earthquake-prone cities – although not as vulnerable to tsunami as might be expected. Subduction zones, where oceanic plates dive underneath the continental crust, generally create much larger tsunamis than so-called "strike-slip" faults such as the San Andreas and Northern Anatolian faults. Small comfort to the 14.7 million residents of the area threatened by earthquake…
"KTLA St Patricks Day Earthquake 3/17/2014"
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While an L.A. megaquake would definitely suck, I've been hearing more concern lately about a similar threat much further up the coast- which I'll blog about in the coming days.
In the meantime, you can view the rest of the list here on The Guardian website.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
JM Bullion Presale Of 2014 American Silver Eagles
I received the following e-mail yesterday afternoon from one of my affiliate marketing partners- JM Bullion (reviewed here). The online retailer of physical gold and silver products is having a presale of 2014-dated American Silver Eagle silver bullion coins. From their e-mail:
Our presale of the 2014 American Silver Eagle continues today, and this collector favorite will begin to ship as early as January 26th. The American Silver Eagle remains the most popular seller among silver coin bullion products, and is a must have for any serious collector. The coin has been minted for 27 years and arrives in brand new condition straight from the US Mint. The Silver Eagle coin is legal tender in the United States with a $1 face value.
Be sure to take advantage of our special pricing today, with silver spot on the move this morning (down $0.41 at the time of this posting) and prices as low as $3.29 over spot. Additionally, enjoy free shipping on all your orders at JM Bullion. Certain PO Box, APO, HI, AK exclusions apply…
Free shipping on all JM Bullion orders? Nice.
I just checked their website, and the presale is still going on. But the 2014 Silver Eagles won't begin shipping now until January 27.
As I type this Wednesday evening, the .999 fine one ounce silver bullion coins start at $24.04 (bank wire/paper check) or $25.00 if using a credit card.
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By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Pandemic Tops Global Insurance Executive Rankings Of 'Extreme' Risks To Their Industry
Here's an interesting piece I stumbled upon this morning while searching for some pandemic-related material out in cyberspace. Caitlin Bronson reported on the website of Insurance Business (America) this morning:
A global pandemic, a widespread natural disaster and a food/water/energy crisis are the top three extreme risks threatening the insurance industry in the near future, a Towers Watson survey of global insurance industry executives reveals.
The survey—part of Towers Watson's biennial analysis Extreme Risks—asked more than 30,000 top executives to rate very rare events that would have a large impact on global economic growth and the insurance sector.
In addition to health, weather and technological risks, the insurance executives also saw financial disasters as having a large role to play in the future of the insurance industry. An economic depression, a banking crisis and a default by a major sovereign borrower were all listed in the executives' top 10 concerns…
It's a short, insightful read (I wonder if the insurance industry is any good at forecasting major crises/disasters?), and the article can be viewed in its entirety on the Insurance Business (America) website here.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Jim Rogers: 'Everybody Should Own Some Precious Metals As An Insurance Policy'
The well-known investor, author, and financial commentator Jim Rogers was recently interviewed by the Burbank, California-based Birch Gold Group. I was reading a transcript dated November 12 of the discussion he had with Rachel Mills of the precious metals company when I spotted the following comment the Chairman of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests made about gold and silver and the important role they can play in protecting wealth. From their exchange:
MILLS: So what advice would you give someone who as of yet has no precious metals in their portfolio right now?
ROGERS: Well, everybody should own some precious metals as an insurance policy. So if they don't have any right now, I would urge them to go buy something, buy themselves a gold coin if nothing else, and see that it's not going to hurt. It won't hurt you to buy the first gold coin, the first silver coin, and from that you start accumulating as your own situation dictates.
First, do your homework, don't buy gold because you heard me say it or even because you hear you say it. But if people don't own they should start after they have done their homework. And then they will probably, if they do their homework, most people will then realize, "Oh my gosh, I better have insurance, and gold and silver may get me through serious problems ahead."
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
In all the time I've been following Jim Rogers closely (9 years), I don't recall him ever being so adamant about gold and silver being used for insurance purposes.
A good interview which you can read/listen to here on the Birch Gold Group website.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor's notes: Info added to "Crash Prophets" page; I am not responsible for any personal liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence of the use and application, either directly or indirectly, of any information presented herein.)
ObamaCare Killed My Health Insurance Plan
From a letter I received in the mail this afternoon from my health insurance provider:
Changes are coming to the health insurance marketplace… The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is changing health insurance… You'll need to enroll in a plan that includes all ACA requirements. We'll give you information to help you choose a new plan.
Translation: ObamaCare killed your health insurance plan, Mr. Hill. Now go find another plan.
Which sucks, because it was a good plan that I worked really hard to find, and it was incredibly-reasonable in terms of cost. Dirt-cheap actually.
I've seen the projected costs of a new health insurance plan for me, and I think it's pretty safe to say having to enroll "in a plan that includes all ACA requirements" is going to cost me a lot more than what I'm currently paying for such insurance.
"Hope and Change." Change will be all that's left in these pockets pretty soon.
"36 Times Obama Said You Could Keep Your Health Care Plan"
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By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Marc Faber: 'The Endgame Is A Total Collapse'
Last Wednesday "Doctor Doom" Marc Faber was on Bloomberg Television's daily business program Street Smart via phone from Thailand. Host Trish Regan had a number of questions for the Swiss-born investment advisor and fund manager in the wake of the Federal Reserve not "tapering" its stimulus program. From their exchange:
REGAN: Is this the unintended consequence you think of all this money printing, and what's the end game?
FABER: Well, the endgame is a total collapse, but from a higher diving board. The Fed will continue to print and if the stock market goes down 10%, they'll print even more. And they don't know anything else to do. And quite frankly, they have boxed themselves into a corner where they are now kind of desperate.
Later on, Regan asked the publisher of the monthly investment newsletter The Gloom Boom & Doom Report about gold. From the discussion:
REGAN: Any predictions on gold prices?
FABER: Well, I always buy gold and I own gold. I don't even value it. I regard it as an insurance policy. I think responsible citizens should own gold, period. But I think eventually it will go up, yes.
"Marc Faber- We are in 'QE Unlimited'"
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By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor's notes: Info added to "Crash Prophets" page; I am not responsible for any personal liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence of the use and application, either directly or indirectly, of any information presented herein.)
Peter Schiff: U.S. Will Experience Cyprus 'Bail-In'
Peter Schiff, Euro Pacific Capital CEO/Chief Global Strategist, talked about the proposed Cyprus "bail-in" despite Cyrpiot bank accounts having deposit insurance in his March 18 entry on The Schiff Report YouTube video blog. Schiff, who correctly-called the 2008 global economic crisis and U.S. housing bust, warned viewers:
You know, ultimately, the same thing is going to happen in the United States. We've got deposit insurance here in America. But eventually, we're going to be faced with a similar problem. When interest rates rise, and big banks fail, the FDIC doesn't have the money for a bailout. And, if the Fed is tightening, the Treasury doesn't have the money to bail anybody out. So, we're going to be in the same situation.
Schiff sees the Cyprus fiasco as being bullish for gold. He added yesterday:
I think, first of all, that this is a very positive development for gold. Now, the reason for that is that bank deposits are at risk. And if you think your money is at risk in a bank and you pull it out, what are you going to do with it? Well, putting it in gold is a great alternative. In fact, if you had euros deposited in a Cyprus bank, now you've lost about 10 percent, close to 10 percent of the value of those deposits, or 10 percent of your euros. But if you had gold in a safety deposit box in a Cyprus bank, you haven't lost an ounce. So the people who have gold are whole, and those who have euros, or other currencies you had on deposit, but they've had a loss. So this highlights the safe haven aspect of gold.
"Insured Bank Deposits At Risk, America Burns While Obama Golfs"
YouTube Video
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor's notes: Info added to "Crash Prophets" page; I am not responsible for any personal liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence of the use and application, either directly or indirectly, of any information presented herein.)
Illinois House To Vote On Gun 'Control' Amendments Tuesday
While Colorado will be getting the lion's share of attention today concerning gun "control," Democrats in the Illinois House of Representatives, led by speaker Michael Madigan, will push Tuesday for more restrictions on firearms here in the "Land of Lincoln." From the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action website last night:
Illinois: Anti-Gun Politicians Continue Attempts to Ram Gun Control Scheme Through State House
A Vote is Imminent – Contact your state Representative NOW!
As previously reported by the NRA-ILA, House Speaker Mike Madigan continues to force votes on dozens of amendments filed on shell bills in an effort to build his own omnibus gun control bill. Due to Madigan's trickery and forceful behavior, votes on these amendments have been too close for comfort. House Bills 1155 and 1156 are some of the bills being used as vehicles, and have recently had extreme anti-gun amendments filed on them.
At this time, the list of amendments to these two bills is growing by the minute and contains everything from forcing gun owners to buy $1 million liability insurance and imposing severe restrictions on future Right-to-Carry laws by mandating location restrictions and multiple licenses, to bans on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms and standard capacity magazines. You can view amendments added to HB1156 here and amendments to HB1155 here.
Among others, Amendment 12 to HB 1156 was just filed and would make it unlawful for anyone in Illinois to possess a magazine capable of accepting – and any magazine that could be converted to accept – more than ten rounds. This would effectively ban ALL commonly owned magazines. This issue was defeated last week by only a narrow margin – so it is important that your state Representative understand that a YES vote on Amendment 12 is an unacceptable violation of your rights!
Time is of the essence: These anti-gun amendments will be voted on in the state House TOMORROW and anti-gun politicians are turning up the heat to get your state Representative to vote against your Second Amendment rights in Springfield. Urge your state Representative to stand strong in the face of these deceptive tactics and vote to protect YOUR Second Amendment rights! The House floor votes are close, so every call AND e-mail to your state Representative will make a difference.
Remind your state Representative that he or she represents you! Call AND e-mail them NOW. Don't let them get away with punishing law-abiding citizens for the acts of criminals!
Contact information for your state Representative can be found here.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
GAO: ObamaCare Could Add $6.2 Trillion To Long-Term Federal Deficit
Here's another headline-worthy story you may not hear/ready about in the mainstream media. Andrew Stiles reported on the National Review blog The Corner earlier this week:
Obamacare will increase the long-term federal deficit by $6.2 trillion, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today.
Senator Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.), who requested the report, revealed the findings this morning at a Senate Budget Committee hearing. The report, he said, "confirms everything critics and Republicans were saying about the faults of this bill," and "dramatically proves that the promises made assuring the nation that the largest new entitlement program in history would not add one dime to the deficit were false."
President Obama and other Democrats attempted to win support for the health-care bill by touting it as a fiscally responsible enterprise. "I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits — either now or in the future," Obama told a joint-session of Congress in September 2009. "I will not sign it if it adds one dime to the deficit, now or in the future, period."
You can read Stiles's entire February 26 post on his blog here.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Illinois Could Have Nearly $22 Billion In Unpaid Bills By FY 2018
It's been a while since I last blogged about the Civic Federation, an independent, non-partisan government research organization that provides analysis and recommendations on government finance issues for the Chicago region and State of Illinois. In late September 2011, the Chicago-based organization had just released its analysis of the enacted FY 2012 State of Illinois budget, and noted the financially-challenged state was expected to end the year with over $8 billion in unpaid bills from vendors, local governments, and others (related to business tax refunds, employee and retiree health care and Medicaid).
Over $8 billion in unpaid bills.
Fast forward to today. From a Civic Federation press release Monday:
Illinois' Unpaid Bill Backlog Projected to Reach $22 Billion by FY2018
State urgently needs long-term plan to address rising pension and Medicaid costs, loss of income tax revenues
(CHICAGO) – An analysis released today by the Civic Federation's Institute for Illinois' Fiscal Sustainability shows the State of Illinois is on track to accumulate nearly $22 billion in unpaid bills by FY2018 unless action is taken to curb rising pension costs and plan for increases in the Medicaid program…
"Nearly $22 billion in unpaid bills."
Illinois residents, get ready to bust out your wallets.
You can read the entire Civic Federation press release here.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Illinois State Rifle Association: Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy 'Crosses The Line'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA): Chicago's embattled police superintendent dug himself deeper into a pit of controversy today by claiming that lawful firearm owners are agents of political corruption…
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
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Illinois' Total Unfunded Liabilities: $275 Billion
The following bit about Illinois' total unfunded liabilities from a January 28 Investor's Business Daily editorial was so depressing to read that I originally planned to blog about it much earlier this morning- but needed to step away. From the IBD website:
A recent release by the Illinois Policy Institute shows this [$96.8 billion unfunded debt to five state pension systems] is only the tip of the iceberg and when you add in other liabilities such as $54 billion in unfunded liabilities for retiree health insurance and $15 billion in pension bonds that Gov. Pat Quinn and his immediate predecessor, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, issued to avoid pension reform, Illinois' total unfunded liabilities amount to $275 billion, or $58,000 in debt for each and every household in the state.
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
So what's it going to be, Illinois? Since a booming economy seems unlikely to return anytime soon, will the Democrat-dominated Illinois General Assembly finally enact significant spending cuts? Raise fees and taxes through the roof? Throw public sector retirees "under the bus?"
They're going to have to do something real quick.
Or watch the whole thing unravel.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
"Obama's Illinois Downgrade Makes It America's Greece." Investor's Business Daily. 28 Jan. 2013. (http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/012813-642237-credit-downgrade-illinois-standard-poors-worst.htm). 31 Jan. 2013.
Marc Faber: 'You Need A Farm'
One last post before I leave you go for the week (got to my Chicago pad too late from Wisconsin last night to squeeze it in).
This past Tuesday I blogged about "Doctor Doom" Marc Faber and his talk about a systemic crisis.
Well, I had heard the Swiss-born investment adviser/fund manager, who became famous for advising clients to get out of the U.S. stock market one week before the October 1987 crash and for predicting the 2008 global financial crisis, had recently recommended Americans buy a farm once again in anticipation of such a collapse.
The publisher of the monthly investment newsletter The Gloom Boom & Doom Report appeared on the CNBC TV show Squawk Box on September 6, 2012. From Dr. Faber's exchange with co-anchor Joe Kernen:
KERNEN: I'm seeing you say a global- I hope I don't overstate it- a global depression. A global depression is on the horizon. I don't know if I'd call it imminently, but, I think… no?
FABER: I said that eventually the financial system will go broke. And that we would have a systemic crisis. But I didn't say tomorrow. I said it could happen in 3 years, or 5, or 10 years time. And before it happens there will be much more money printing. So theoretically, when it happens, the Dow Jones could be at 100,000 and maybe at 1 million. Who knows? It depends on how much money you print.
KERNEN: Alright, that would still be something- 3 years, 5 years, 10 years- that would still be something that sounds really disruptive to me. And I don't know how you prepare for it, whether, I guess, you need- I would think you need guns and gold- if that's really coming, Marc. Food.
FABER: You need a farm. You need a farm, and you have to train yourself not to depend on the Internet and mobile phones and so forth and so on. Because when it happens, it could happen because of a cyber attack that would trigger such an event or any kind of other act of warfare. But we have to prepare for that. It's like you have an insurance. I don't carry insurance policies, but say, you have insurance for all kinds of eventualities, and so people who can afford, they should have insurance for that day when it will happen.
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"But we have to prepare for that."
Sounds like Dr. Faber would think highly of prepping.
Have a great weekend everyone.
New Demographic Data For Chicago Released
New demographic data for Chicago has been released by the U.S. Census Bureau- and it's enlightening. From the Census Bureau's "Newsroom" yesterday:
Chicago's Household Income at $43,628 in 2011, American Community Survey Shows
The median household income in Chicago was $43,628 in 2011, compared with the national figure of $50,502, according to statistics released today from the 2011 American Community Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. In addition, 20.4 percent of people in Chicago did not have health insurance coverage, compared with 15.1 percent nationally. A selected profile of Chicago appears below, including statistics on education, housing and the foreign-born population.
"The American Community Survey provides a wide range of important statistics about our nation's people, housing and economy for all communities in the country – including Chicago," said Thomas Mesenbourg, the Census Bureau's acting director. "The results are used by everyone from retailers, homebuilders and police departments, to town and city planners."
The survey is the only source of local estimates for most of the 40 topics it covers, such as educational attainment, housing, employment, commuting, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected monthly homeowner costs down to the smallest communities.
Other selected highlights for Chicago:
• In 2011, 50.1 percent of the preschool age population was enrolled in school, which was not significantly
different from 47.4 percent in the nation as a whole.
• Among Chicago's 25-and-older population, 80.7 percent completed high school or more, compared with 85.9 percent in the nation as a whole.
• Meanwhile, 33.5 percent of the 25-and-older population had a bachelor's degree or higher, compared with 28.5 percent nationally.
• In 2011, the median value for an owner-occupied home was $228,300. In the nation as a whole, the value was $173,600.
• In 2011, the median gross rent (rent plus utilities) was $905, compared with $871 in the nation as a whole.
Foreign-Born Population
• About 21.4 percent of people in Chicago were foreign-born, compared with 13.0 percent in the nation as a whole.
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
Median household income several thousand dollars below the national average.
Yet median value for owner-occupied homes more than $50,000 above the national average.
And today it's being reported that unemployment across Illinois rose to 9.1 percent in August, the third straight month of increases in the state.
I wonder if more storm clouds aren't on the horizon for residential real estate in the "Windy City?"
You can find out more information about the American Community Survey on the Census Bureau's website here.
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A representative for the majority of the victims of the Colorado theater shooting said Tuesday the families are not satisfied with the Aurora Victims Relief Fund's decisions and management regarding relief aid.
"We need people who were in the theater, together with those who have lost loved ones, driving these decisions," said Tom Teves, father of shooting victim Alex Teves, in a CNN article.
"At a sometimes-emotional news conference, Teves read a seven-page statement demanding the fundraisers give the victims and their families a say in how the money is used and questioning why so far only a relatively small portion, $350,000, was being distributed to the victims," reported the Associated Press.
The Community First Foundation was chosen by Colorado Gov John Hickenlooper to oversee the Aurora Victims Relief Fund. The fund has received at least $5 million in donations so far, according to reports, but family members say they are not receiving enough money to cover the expenses associated with grieving.
"We want the public to know what has been going on behind the scenes regarding the funds being raised," Teves said in a CBS news article. "To date, we have seen limited victim assistance due to a vacuum of communication and leadership."
In addition to not receiving adequate assistance, the families also feel that their concerns are not being properly addressed and that fundraisers were unresponsive to their questions and suggestions, according to the Associated Press.
"We're certain that everyone who donated their hard-earned wages intended for 100 percent of the donations to go directly to the victims and then each family affected would use those funds for what they most needed to help their healing process," Teves told reporters. "Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case."
It remains to be seen if the efforts of the family members will effect change.
"Hickenlooper's spokesman, Eric Brown, said the governor understands the families' frustration and is advocating for them to have more say," according to the Associated Press. "He said Hickenlooper also wants the fundraisers to improve their communication with the families."
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Candlelight Snowshoeing at America's Stonehenge in Salem, NH
With all this snow, it's good to get out of the house and do something fun!
This candlelight snowshoeing event will only be available until February 19. It is being offered every Saturday from 6:30 – 9PM.
Due to the high demand, they are no longer able to rent out snowshoes; so you will have to bring your own, or perhaps rent at Eastern Mountain Sports.
Candles will brighten your mood and your way as your walk along the trails under the stars. With 105 acres of woodlands and wildlife, this is the perfect place to enjoy the snow.
America's Stonehenge is located in North Salem, NH at 105 Haverhill Road. Call for reservations at 603 893-8300 or check out their website at www.stonehengeusa.com.
If you are not able to get here by the 19th of February, check out www.trails.com for a list of snowshoeing trails throughout Southern New Hampshire.


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Back in the driving seat - Shop lends disabled Littlemoor grandmother mobility scooter to replace the one that was torched (From Dorset Echo)
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Back in the driving seat - Shop lends disabled Littlemoor grandmother mobility scooter to replace the one that was torched
Updated 2:39pm Saturday 3rd May 2014 in News By Samantha Harman, Senior Reporter
A DISABLED grandmother whose mobility scooter was torched has been given back her independence thanks to a kind-hearted donation.
As reported in the Echo, Susan Read was left virtually housebound after thieves stole the vehicle from her garden in Brisbane Road, Littlemoor.
Mrs Read, 57, suffers severe back pain following a work accident 10 years ago.
After seeing her story in Monday's Echo, Weymouth Mobility delivered a scooter for her to use until she has saved up enough money to purchase a new one.
This means she will be able to get to appointments in the interim at Diverse Abilities Plus, were she is training for office work, and also any hospital check-ups.
Mrs Read said: "It means I can get about again, go to my appointments, and do the shopping.
"It's given me my freedom and my independence back.
"Using a scooter takes away some of the pain.
"You don't realise what having the freedom to be able to get out and go where you want means until you lose it.
"It was so kind for the company to bring this scooter round for me; I wasn't expecting it at all."
As well as saving for a scooter, Mrs Read with the permission of her landlord is also planning to create a secure area at the back of the property to ensure her new scooter is safe from vandals.
Weymouth Mobility and Dorchester Mobility owner James Monahan said: "In my seven or eight years in this business I have never seen anything so despicable or as underhand as what has happened to somebody that needs a scooter.
"We are only too please to help Mrs Read."
Weymouth Mobility director Jem Dicken said: "As soon as we heard what had happened to Susan we wanted to help.
"People who have to use mobility scooters are dependent on them.
"I have spoken to people who have been left virtually housebound for weeks and months.
"Often, their scooter is the best thing that's happened to them because it means independence.
"It's not until you get an injury and you can't walk that you realise the effect it has on your life.
"It's rewarding to be able to help someone get their independence back."
Mrs Read's black Rascals mobility scooter was taken from its covering sometime between 4pm on April 19 and 6pm on April 20.
It was found two days later torched in a field near Beverley Road.
Witnesses and anyone with information should call Dorset Police on 101.
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Nice for a typical business that charges the price of a good second hand car for a few tubes of steel and an electric motor.
5:28pm Sat 3 May 14
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So what will he do if this one on loan gets torched?
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Updated 11:55am Friday 14th March 2014 in News By Tina Robins
NEIGHBOURHOOD planners in Malmesbury are preparing to fight a second appeal by developers who want to build a 77-home estate on the edge of the town.
The hearing comes as the draft blueprint for future building in Malmesbury, St Paul Without and Brokenborough is being prepared for final inspection before a referendum later this year.
White Lion Land is arguing that it should be allowed to build on land off Park Road because Wiltshire Council cannot demonstrate it has a five-year supply of land for housing.
A previous appeal was thrown out in 2012 on the grounds that the development was premature to the progress of both the county plan and the neighbourhood plan – a view White Lion Land denies in the latest appeal.
But chairman of the neighbourhood plan steering group, Simon Killane has submitted a statement to the planning inspector ahead of the appeal hearing on April 1 calling for the proposal to be refused once again.
"Our extensive evidence based assessments of all possible potential strategic sites clearly demonstrates that there are many more sustainable and appropriate sites available that can meet our development requirements up to and beyond 2026," he said.
A huge amount of time and effort had gone into researching the need for housing in the neighbourhood area and the best sites to build homes in the future, he explained.
"Our assessments clearly demonstrate that the site proposed in this planning application does not provide the most sustainable or appropriate site location to meet our development requirements to 2026."
But new home building in Malmesbury over recent years was well above the county average and there were many more sustainable and appropriate sites than the site off Park Road.
"We believe that our community should be given the opportunity to vote on our community-led vision for the future of Malmesbury," he said. "Until this neighbourhood plan is approved later this year by the people, we must vigorously oppose any new proposals for major new housing developments that do not provide the best fit for our neighbourhood."
The appeal, due to be heard in public at the Monkton Park council offices, is the second major challenge faced by the neighbourhood plan.
Gleeson Strategic Land is challenging a judicial review ruling that only Secretary of State Eric Pickles can decide its bid for 180 homes at Filands. The company was given permission by an appeal inspector but the Government said the notice was issued in error.


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Shawn talks quietly to Rupert about the possibility of booting Michelle. "This isn't the time right now to talk about it," Rupert says. Huh? Before tribal council isn't the right time to talk about it? Whatever. After Shawn walks off, Rupert makes a disgusted face. "Two damn minutes and he's already trying to get somebody out." Oh, come on, would you? Once you get back from the challenge, having lost, there's nothing wrong with thinking about -- and talking about -- which of your tribemates you might vote out. It's not a funeral where it's rude to hit on the widow. It's just a game. You don't owe respect to those you are about to kill, because you are not about to kill anyone. Rupert can be very charming, but he just takes himself and the whole Morality of the Game far too seriously. And I've also had about enough of Rupert's theory that he stands in a position to judge everyone. "He better watch out, or it'll be him," Rupert adds self-importantly. Yes, because Shawn committed the offense of talking about which tribe member should be voted out on a game in which the entire object is voting the other people out. I tell you, there's barely enough "whatever" in the world to cover it.
Later, Rupert talks to Michelle. She tries to make a case that because Shawn doesn't do any more work than she does and eats twice as much, he would make an equally good bootee. She also points out that they have only one more challenge before the merge, in all likelihood, so there's not that much need to bring Shawn along for his strength in challenges. She then goes over out of the way to throw up, presumably at least in part from the giant fish smoothie. Rupert follows her over to where she's throwing up, and while she's still throwing up, he quizzes her about what they could say if they were going to argue for the ousting of Shawn. Does he not see the irony in being all lecture-y with Shawn about when is the right time to discuss getting rid of people, and then trying to have a conversation with Michelle while she's actually in the middle of reviewing her own stomach contents? Rupert covers the puke up for her, though, which is nice in a weird, overly familiar, okay-only-in-the-jungle kind of way. Rupert interviews that Michelle made a good enough case that he's willing to consider taking her arguments to the group.
But for now, it's time to take off for tribal council. Drake gathers in the dark to be grilled. "What a difference a few days can make," Jeff says to the gathered tribe. "In the last four days, you've lost three challenges, and by the end of the night, two members." He turns to Sandra and asks her about the tiebreaker she wasn't able to bring home. He asks her if she's worried that the person booted tonight might be her. She apologizes some more for the loss. Jeff asks her if the tribe is starting to splinter, given that they've now lost three straight challenges. She says no, but she's careful to mention that they didn't even plan to lose this one. Jeff takes them back to the reward challenge. He turns to Jon and asks him if it was as true as it looked that he didn't know how to handle the rudder at all. Rather than answering the question, Jon says, "The last reward challenge was the first challenge of all the challenges that we actually lost." Rupert rolls his eyes for whatever reason, as if agreeing to sit out wasn't just as much a part of throwing the challenge as the rest of them played. He himself said last week that he was perfectly willing to sit back and let the tribe throw the challenge if that was what they were going to do, so it certainly didn't appear then like he fought them on it very hard, no matter what he's saying now.


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DIVA TALK: Chatting with Wicked and Rags Star Eden Espinosa, Plus a "Dreamgirls" Preview
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I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Espinosa.
Question: Let's start at the beginning. Where were you born and raised?
Q: When did you start singing/performing?
Q: Were there any performers at that age that you tried to emulate or that you admired?
Q: Did you ever get to play Annie anywhere?
Q: When did performing turn into more of a career?
Q: Did you perform in musicals in high school?
Q: What shows?
Q: So you do have that part of your voice…
Q: Was your family supportive once you decided this was what you wanted to do?
Q: When you were singing at Disney, did you have the range that you have now?
Q: Didn't Jeff Calhoun hear you sing there?
Q: And that was for Brooklyn, right?
Q: What was that whole experience like — going from the workshop to Broadway? You were involved with the show for a few years.
Q: How vocally demanding was that show?
Q: You were on TV a few times singing [Brooklyn's] "Once Upon a Time," and I always wondered what was going through your mind as you were coming to that song's extremely high note.
Q: You didn't study voice, right?
Q: It seems like everyone studies with her.
Q: How did you get involved in Wicked originally?
Q: What was it like being a standby?
Q: Once you took over the role, how did things change?
Q: How demanding is that role?
Q: What are some of the rewards of playing the role?
Q: Why do you think the show has remained such a hit?
Q: Do you have a favorite moment in the show for Elphaba?
Q: I know you had been offered the role of Fantine in the Les Miz revival. Was it difficult to choose the L.A. company of Wicked over that?
Q: Why didn't you end up doing the role?
Q: Are you looking forward to being in L.A. performing in Wicked?
Q: How long are you contracted with the show?
Q: Would you like to try to segue into TV and film work?
Q: Did you enjoy that process?
Q: You're also going to be part of the Rags concert.
Q: Tell me about Bella, the character you'll be playing.
[Rags — with Espinosa, Carolee Carmello, Michael Rupert, Lewis Cleale, Gregg Edelman and Lainie Kazan — will be presented at the Nokia Theatre, 1515 Broadway at 44th Street, Dec. 11 at 7 PM. Tickets are available by calling (212) 307-7171 or by www.ticketmaster.com.]
"Live From Lincoln Center," which recently broadcast Audra McDonald's American Songbook concert, will televise the four-time Tony Award winner's upcoming New Year's Eve concert. McDonald is scheduled to perform at the New York Philharmonic's annual New Year's Eve gala concert on Dec. 31. PBS stations will broadcast the event live at 8 PM ET; check local listings. Tony Award winner Ted Sperling will conduct the New York Philharmonic orchestra. The evening, titled "Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve," will feature tunes from such films as "The Wizard of Oz," "A Star Is Born," "Cabin in the Sky," "A Little Night Music," "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "My Fair Lady."
Sherie Rene Scott, most recently seen on Broadway in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, will launch a new concert series presented by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. The In Concert series will kick off Dec. 4 with Scott's 7 PM performance. The new series — produced by Jayson Raitt and Daniel Whitman — will continue Jan. 29, 2007, at 7 PM with a triple bill: Douglas Sills, Todd Murray and Sally Wilfert. Former March of the Falsettos co-stars, Michael Rupert and Alison Fraser, will take to the Center stage March 19, also at 7 PM. The Center is located in Manhattan at 208 West 13th Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. Tickets, priced $20, $35, $75 and $150, are available by calling (212) 620-7310 or by visiting www.gaycenter.org.
And, finally, Tony Award winner Betty Buckley will perform in concert Dec. 2 at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ. Buckley will be accompanied by her sextet at the 8 PM concert. The celebrated singing actress will perform songs from the Broadway stage, tunes from contemporary composers and holiday fare. Following the performance, the former Sunset Boulevard star will fly to Washington, DC, to be part of the annual Kennedy Center Honors Dec. 3. Buckley and Sarah Brightman will serenade honoree Andrew LLoyd Webber with the Cats anthem "Memory." Buckley will return to New York mid-December to perform an evening of William Finn's Elegies at Joe's Pub. The 9:30 PM evening will also feature the talents of Christian Borle, Michael Rupert, Darius de Haas and Sally Wilfert. And, Buckley will also be part of Lincoln Center's ninth annual American Songbook series, performing Feb. 10, 2007, at the Allen Room, located in the Frederick P. Rose Hall at Broadway and 60th Street. (The State Theatre is located at 15 Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick, NJ. Tickets, priced $45-$70, are available by calling (732) 246-SHOW or by visiting www.statetheatrenj.org.)
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