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Hallelujah! It's harvest time. The bell peppers and onions, leafy greens, sweet corn and tomatoes are spilling over the stalls at the markets and onto our dinner plates. And that's just the first ring of vegetables. Give us eggplant and broccoli, please. Pack up the cabbages, cauliflower and beans that await the handiwork of a cook, whether it's you or a designated other. The basil, rosemary and cilantro are fragrant and ready to be tossed into our meals. Who needs fancy recipes when the harvest is this young? Eat hearty, but eat simple. There is no better time to reach for your choice of familiar vegetable. But don't stop there! Try something new, whether it's the beet that scared you off as a child or the fennel you haven't quite figured out. This is the tastiest time of year. Indulge in it. LEE SVITAK DEAN
Updated: August 02, 2012, - 06:46 PM
What to do with all the summer produce? Here are 31 ideas, one for each day of the month of August.
Updated: August 01, 2012, - 04:10 PM
Marion Cunningham, the author of the revised "The Fannie Farmer Cookbook," had a mission to change our cooking habits. She inspired many to head to the kitchen.
Updated: July 23, 2012, - 08:48 AM
The memoir from the former Aquavit chef follows a remarkable journey across continents as a young man cooks his way to the top.
Updated: July 18, 2012, - 02:44 PM
The memoir from Marcus Samuelsson follows a remarkable journey across continents as a young man cooks his way to the top.
Updated: July 18, 2012, - 10:53 AM
It's a beautiful Sunday in the neighborhood as the Bachelor Farmer opens its doors for brunch, tea and supper.
Updated: July 04, 2012, - 04:59 PM
What to do with all the summer produce? Here are 31 ideas, one for each day of the month of July.
Updated: June 28, 2012, - 02:59 PM
Fresh takes for in-season food.
Updated: June 28, 2012, - 12:00 AM
Time to change things up for your July 4th celebration.
Updated: June 27, 2012, - 02:02 PM
Camel sliders, fried lamb testicles, poutine and beef tongue tacos are among this year's offerings. Oh, plus mashed sweet potatoes on a stick.
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Sweet Potatoes: Buying and Cooking Guide
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There are many varieties of sweet potatoes. What most Americans are familiar with is a rather sweet, moist, orange-fleshed potato with very dark skin. When this variety was introduced in the 1930s, it was marketed as a Louisiana "yam," though it's not a yam at all. To make matters more confusing, in the rest of the world, sweet potatoes have rather dry, slightly sweet, white or yellow flesh.
Look for sweet potatoes that feel heavy for their size and have no bruises, soft spots, or sign of sprouting. Handle them gently; they bruise easily.
To Store
Sweet potatoes are quite perishable. Store in a cool, dark place up to one week. Do not refrigerate.
To Prepare
Scrub under cold running water.
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Sweet potatoes are often treated like their savory (white) cousins and mashed, sautéed, fried, or turned into pancakes. To bake sweet potatoes, preheat oven to 450 degrees F and bake on a cookie sheet until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
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Easy Gifts to Make For Women
Finding the perfect gift for that special friend, mother or sister is not always easy. In these busy times where we are fighting to take care of our own needs, spending money on a gift isn't always an option. You don't want to be cheap but sometimes you have to find a gift that is cheap. There are plenty of easy gifts to make that won't cost as much as buying something from the store. They are more personal and can look very nice.
Birch Bark – A Great Material For Crafting
Birch bark is a versatile material for seasonal arts-and-crafts projects.
Here is a partial list of the items which can be made with birch bark:
How to Make Dried Gourds
Dried gourds are very desirable in the crafting community. Dried gourds have been used to make bird houses, bird feeders, utensils, musical instruments, and various other forms of art mediums. Dried gourds can be purchased or you can dry fresh gourds yourself. Whether you wish to grow your own gourds and dry them or purchase dried gourds find out more.
The Herbal Primer – Creative Uses for Herbs
We have seen that herbs are wonderful for alternative medicinal uses, fantastic for recipes and can be used and grown easily. What else can you do with herbs?
Top 10 Seashell Crafts Ideas
If you enjoy seashells, then in all likelihood, you are almost always hunting for seashell crafts ideas to discover a functional technique to display seashells at your house and / or share them with your friends and relatives. Little kids enjoy trying to find seashells, and creating a little something of their very own to showcase them is a fantastic method to get them involved with showcasing their precious proud discoveries!
Preserving Old Photos
My mother has several albums of family photos going back to the early 1900s and even before. Her mother and grandmother, thankfully, kept scrapbooks and photo albums. But as these pictures age, I worry about preserving them. Here are some things that we have been doing that may help you in preserving your old photos. These are the steps I go through.
Create Your Own Lavender Bath Bag
Many of us enjoy growing lavender in our gardens and for most of us having it grow along the side of paths to brush past and enjoy its scent is enough. However, there is a lot more you can do with the lavender you grow in your garden. Lavender has all sorts of culinary uses; it is also highly praised for its aromatherapy properties. The fragrance is known to have a calming effect that aids relaxation and sleep. One way of benefiting from lavender's relaxing properties is to make a lavender bath bag. Relax and let the warm water flow over the bag to create an aromatic, soothing bath.
The Old Fashioned Touch: Envelope Seals
What are envelope seals? In this day of email, text messaging and instant messaging, real mail can be something of an anomaly, a special surprise in the mail. If that mail is from a friend or family member, complete with an old fashioned envelope seal, it can be even more spectacular. While these kinds of things are normally reserved for special and formal occasions such as weddings and graduations, there are no rules saying that you cannot use them for quick notes or letters.
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Upen Patel
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|Upen Patel
|London, England
|Model, film actor
|Years active
Upen Patel is a British-born male model and Indian Bollywood actor.
Personal life[edit]
Patel was born in the United Kingdom 16 August 1978. He currently lives in India. He attended University of Hertfordshire.
Early work[edit]
After winning Zee TV's supermodel hunt in 2002, Patel began modelling for Hugo Boss, Paul Smith and Zegna. He started his acting career with singer/song writer sardool sikander "Sadeyan paran to sikhi udna."
He received Most Stylish Male Award 2 years in a row. He won F awards as India's number one Supermodel, which led to many more endorsements including Tuscan Verve, Hugo Boss, Tommy Hilfiger, Provogue and D'damas Desire. He has campaigned for brands like Wendell Rodrick, Vikram Phadnis and Westside.
He was a cook on the show 'Karen Anand's Cook Na Kaho' before his official debut into films.
He is a participant of India's Biggest reality show Bigg Boss Season 8.
Patel appeared in many music videos, including the remix of the classic Bollywood song "Kya Khoob Lagti Ho", which also featured Udita Goswami.
In 2006, he made his Indian cinema debut in the film 36 China Town. The film was a success at the box office. Subash K Jha commented "Upen Patel as the Casanova in the casino makes an unusual stylish debut. He dances with confidence and holds his own, even among the accomplished ensemble of actors." His second film, Namastey London, was released on 23 March 2007 and also did well at the box office.
Shortly afterwards, his third film Shakalaka Boom Boom was released on 6 April 2007, but did not do as well at the box office. He did however garner appreciation for his performance. Taran Adarsh comments that Patel is "confidence personified" when performing the complex role, and that "Upen is not just a show-stopper when it comes to looks, but has the potential to climb the ladder as an actor".
In 2008, he received flak for his guest appearance in Ashwani Dheer's One Two Three. His role in Money Hai Toh Honey Hai was well received, but the film did not become a commercial success. He also played a cameo in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. In 2010 he took time out to finish a diploma in film making from the NIFT in the UK and earned a diploma in scriptwriting from Raindance in the UK. The same year, he completed a summer camp in Acting at the Lee Strasberg Actors' Studio in Los Angeles.
In 2012, he was appeared in the film Run Bhola Run.
In 2013 he will be making his debut in Tamil cinema starring in one of India's most expensive films titled "I" which will be directed by S. Shankar.
In 2013 he will be making his debut in French cinema as the leading man in a film to be directed by Yann Danh.
|Other notes
|36 China Town
|Winner, IIFA Best Male Debut Award
Winner, Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut
|Namastey London
|Imran Khan
|Shakalaka Boom
|Reggie Kapoor
|One Two Three
|Money Hai Toh Honey Hai
|Manik Khiralal
|Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
|Rahul Jalan
|Run Bhola Run
|I (film)
Awards and nominations[edit]
Star Screen Awards[edit]
Zee Cine Awards[edit]
IIFA Awards[edit]
- 2007: IIFA Awards' Best Debutant (Male); 36 China Town
Global Indian Film Awards[edit]
- 2006: Best Debut Actor; 36 China Town
In the media[edit]
Patel was voted one of the top ten sexiest Asians in the world in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 in the Eastern Eye magazine.
Upen is a participant in the 8th season of the reality show Bigg Boss .
Other work[edit]
Patel was the first male Grand Marshal from Bollywood at the Independence Day parade in Los Angeles on 10 August 2008.
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Are 'Independence Day' sequels just around the corner?
The first "Independence Day" was a major box-office sensation when it was released in 1996. In some ways, it was a revolutionary film in terms of marketing. These days, more and more films seems to be reverse engineered from their marketing campaigns into movies, with little regard for whether or not the film is any good. It's all about how easily it can be sold. You hate today's climate of remakes and sequels and prequels and pre-existing properties above all else? Well, "Independence Day" was a major step along that path, and the only thing that surprises me about the notion of Fox revisiting the property is that it's taken so long.
IESB reports that Will Smith, who has been a major sticking point in terms of getting a sequel off the ground, has arranged now to star in not one but two sequels, shooting back to back, with filming beginning as early as next year. Considering the sort of deals that Will Smith typically demands, and with this being a pair of sequels to one of the biggest films in the company's history, expect Fox to pay out the nose for Smith on these films. I'd wager he won't make a penny less than $50 million on the films before his back-end profit participation even kicks in.
IESB has a particularly strong track record when it comes to rumors regarding 20th Century Fox properties, so it's probably a good idea to treat this like a strong probability.


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There's no doubt the Shawnee football team was firing on all cylinders Friday. Now it's time to shift gears.
The last two games have been about getting back to the 'ship — returning to Rowan University for a second straight Group 4 title game, which it'll play against Timber Creek again this year.
Now the Renegades face a short week and they'll shift their focus from the playoffs to their Thanksgiving rivalry. They'll host Lenape on Thanksgiving morning. It's not about the playoffs, it's not about a league title — it's just about beating that team to the west.
Is that enough?
UNION — It had been there all along, for a team with the skill to exploit it.
Cinnaminson was a soccer team with an Achilles' heel, and the Hackettstown High School boys found it Sunday night at the worst possible time.
Three goals on the counterattack gave the Tigers a 3-1 victory in the Group 2 state championship game at Kean University.
Pirates coach Jason Meile said it was something his team had seen once before this season.
Cherokee sophomore Nick Falk had the top finish among Burlington County boys Saturday in the NJSIAA cross country Meet of Champions.
Falk completed the course at Holmdel Park in 16 minutes, 27 seconds, and placed 37th in the state's season finale. Haddon Township senior Luke Petela won in 15:40 and Christian Brothers Academy scored 82 points for the team title, 31 ahead of runner-up South Brunswick.
Moorestown senior Genevieve Cickavage was the top county finisher in the girls race, placing 41st in 19:38. Ocean City senior Epiphany Grisbaum was the winner in 18:20 and Red Bank Catholic edged Hillsborough 88-95 for first place in the team race.
Jack Shea, Falk's teammate and a fellow sophomore, finished 43rd in 16:34. Maple Shade senior Matt Young ran 16:56 and placed 75th, with Cinnaminson soph Michael Ungvarsky 102nd in 17:13. There were 174 runners.
Non-Public South semifinal
Holy Cross 2, Paul VI 1
ROBBINSVILLE — The Moorestown Quakers danced and sang until the stadium lights went out.
With salty tears drying on their cheeks, they shared one more moment of awesome. A moment that losing a high school field hockey game, even a state semifinal, couldn't possibly spoil.
Moorestown lost 1-0 to South Jersey champion Ocean City on a first-half goal by Rialee Allen. Try as they might, a Quakers goal never came.
"We put our hearts and soul out on the field," senior midfielder Rachel Stefano said. "I don't have any regrets. I love this team more than I love anything else. I think we gave a complete 60 minutes."
TOMS RIVER — The substitutions came in singles and pairs. The realization hit each Moorestown senior hard. They were coming off the soccer field for the final time.
Victory was no longer possible, though the fight that brought them to a state semifinal remains unconquered.
Colts Neck eventually won the NJSIAA Group 3 semifinal 4-1 ending the season for the South Jersey Group 3 champion Quakers.
"It's great being on the field with these girls," senior defender Katie Varela said. "I love Moorestown soccer. I love everything about the experience. I just love being on the field.
WEST WINDSOR — A fighting spirit has been the trademark of Lenape's girls tennis team all season, and it showed once again Friday in the NJSIAA Group 4 semifinals at Mercer County Park.
Despite falling 3-2 to Ridge, the Indians put up a fight in every single match.
The two matches in which the Indians were victorious were perfect examples of how they have fought until the last point all season.
Ridge, the North Section 2 champion, had clinched its spot in the final by taking a 3-0 lead with wins at first and second singles, and second doubles. But the Lenape players still on the court showed a ton of heart in three-set victories.
Cherokee High School's gymnastics team defeated Shawnee on Thursday 104.35-62 as Paige Rhoads led the way.
Rhoads was first in the all-around with a score of 36.9 after finishing first in the vault (9.25), beam (9.525) and floor excercise (9.55).
Cherokee's Kennedy Ilagan was second in the all-around with a 34.45 final. Ilagan second in the floor exercise (9.375), second in the beam (8.825), third in the bars (8.025) and tied for third in the vault (8.225).
Seneca 95.1, Southern 93.3: Brittney Raffo was first in the all-around with a 34.175 scoring and Jodi Schauer placed third (30.25) as the Golden Eagles squeaked out a win.


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Thanks, Linda. I have since found another of your posts that details a LW&T for an Alexander McKee--
This seems more likely to be the Alexander referred in his purchase from Abram Stevens. If you run across any more details on Abram/Abraham Stevens, please let me know.
You've done some terrific work on the McKees.
You can email me (click on my underlined name to see address) if you'd like for me to send you the scanned copy I referred to.
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Ratings based on 13 Verified Reviews
They paid and stayed. We double-checked.
4.5 Room cleanliness
3.8 Service & staff
4.0 Room comfort
4.2 Hotel condition
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by A verified travelerfrom Stansted, Essex
No Spa! No Breakfast!Posted Sep 8, 2014
We booked to stay at this 4* hotel hoping to have access to the spa however, when we enquired we were told it would cost €19 for an hour and a half plus an extra cost for the robes an towels. We also expected breakfast but again this we not included there would be an additional cost of €11 per person! The hotel had no atmosphere, the pool was very small and roof top and not heated therefore not useable. The room was dark and dingy with no balcony. Very disappointing we would not recommend this hotel.
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for Business Travelersby University Lecturerfrom Bristol
Poor ServicePosted Jun 15, 2014 on Hotels.com
I was not impressed with the level of service at this hotel. The airport shuttle they advertise needs to be booked at least a day in advance, yet their posters in the hotel made no mention of this. Nor did they ask if I wanted to book one upon arrival. They forgot to book a taxi that I requested and when asked where it was they said I should have stayed in the lobby. This would be fair enough if I had actually left, but I was sitting for over half an hour within 10 feet of the receptionist. The bathroom had not been adequately cleaned before they handed me the room. Overall this hotel was quite a let down and I would recommend against it.
for Business Travelersby A verified traveler
city hotelPosted May 30, 2014 on Hotels.com
Overall comfortable. Clean.10 min walk from metro
for Business Travelersby Dipafrom Montreal
Senator BarcelonaPosted May 29, 2014 on Hotels.com
Amazing posh hotel with awesome masso therapist and spa facilities.
for Business Travelersby Brianfrom Setauket, New York
Pleasant stayPosted May 27, 2014 on Hotels.com
I had a chance to stay 4 nights in Barcelona for the trade show. I came across this hotel by chance and it was one of the best stays I ever had in Europe. The room including the bathroom is spacious and clean and the staffs were very courteous. The breakfast buffet was fantastic with lots of choices to choose from. Highly recommended.
for Business Travelersby Davefrom WA state
Quite out of the way location (except on footballPosted May 19, 2014
Pros: Very good breakfast buffet. Very quiet.
Cons: Spa rates (closed Mondays?) could be included in room instead of add on. Facility fee should be reasonable.
Location: Near football stadium.
Hotel too far from cruise terminal and las ramblas.
for Couplesby A verified traveler
Location, locationPosted Jun 4, 2013
Great hotel, clean and good value. Easy to travel into Barcelona by bus and in a nice area with bars, shops and restaurants all reasonably priced. Just one thing, it was great fun to see electronically operated beds in the rooms so you could sit up and watch TV, however the novelty soon wore off when we found out a) how hard the beds were to sleep on and b) there were no English channels on TV.
Recommendedby A verified travelerfrom London
Nice and relaxing - We will come backPosted Jul 30, 2008 on Hotels.com
The hotel is not in the most touristical area, however, it is just 8? by taxi to reach the city centre. The hotel is modern, clean and we tried the fantastic spa. The rooms are not too extravagant but they have a good size and have little details that made our stay more comfortable. It was a good place to spend a couple of days. The service was okay, although it looks like usually queues are created at reception. The spa was nice, but unfortunately, does not include massage services on Sundays.
Recommendedby A verified travelerfrom London
'An ideal hotel for the football fan'Posted Mar 13, 2008
This hotel is located close to the Barcelona Football Stadium, which is ideal for football fans. A very nice and clean hotel with excellent room service. Hotel Restaurant could offer more variety of food, howver, eating out in the city centre is preferable. Would recommend this hotel for small families.


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Getting Pregnant
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So. Yesterday I got a gorgeous +opk.
I have also for the first time ever had proper fertile cm... All stretchy and slippy!!!
Today for the first time ever my opk is still nearly positive... Just a touch lighter.. By now it's normally a faint line.. Plus yesterday I had such o pain... Everytime I coughed I could feel it!! Ouch!!!
M has been all over me throughout the last 3 days and this morning asked to go bareback.
And I had to say NO!!!!
Arghhhhh so not fair!!!!
It's like I am being tempted!!!
M said he was testing me... Fir what I don't know!!!
Can't wait to get this surgery scheduled and have a date to head for!!!!
March would be perfect.... Praying hard here!!!!!!
But so frustrating I can't act on this...
Although I feel really rough and coughing hard so ... But....
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So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
Can't wait until someone says this and the conservatives fall all over themselves.
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District Judge Robert J. Shelby ruled last December that Utah's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling last month, and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes announced that instead of asking the full 10th Circuit Court to review the case, he would appeal directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Holder told Thomas that he believes banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and that such bans cannot survive the standard of heightened scrutiny. He called the fight for LGBT rights "a defining civil rights challenge of our time," and that LGBT people are waiting for an "unequivocal declaration that separate is inherently unequal."
Federal government will recognize Utah same-sex marriages
Attorney General Eric Holder said for the purpose of receiving federal benefits, the more than 1,000 marriages performed in Utah are valid.
He said that since the Windsor decision issued in June 2013, the Justice Department has been working tirelessly to implement it.
"These couples should not be asked to endure uncertainty regarding their status as the litigation unfolds," he said.
Same-sex marriage became legal in Utah after a court ruling on Dec. 20. It remained legal until Jan. 6 when the state obtained an injunction.
Today, Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes instructed county clerks to finish the paperwork for those marriages that had been solemnized despite the injunction. He said the paperwork is an administrative function, not a legal one, so the state will continue not to recognize those marriages as valid.
View the video of Eric Holder here.
Justice department changes definition of rape
In the first change to the definition of rape since 1927, the U.S. Justice Department has annoounced it will now include men as victims, according to Attorney General Eric Holder.
The definition used for almost a century was, "The carnal knowledge of a female, forcibly and against her will."
The new definition released in a press release today is, "The penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim."
"These long overdue updates to the definition of rape will help ensure justice for those whose lives have been devastated by sexual violence and reflect the Department of Justice's commitment to standing with rape victims," Attorney General Holder wrote in his press release. "This new, more inclusive definition will provide us with a more accurate understanding of the scope and volume of these crimes."
2011: an 'epic' year for marriage equality
Gay marriage advocates saw some setbacks, but progress, especially in opinion polls, is encouraging
Dana Rudolph | Keen News Service
One leading advocate has called 2011 an "epic" year for marriage equality. But was it really?
While only one state — New York — enacted full marriage rights for same-sex couples, it was the most populous state to have done so thus far.
Five other states also moved closer to marriage equality than ever before. Public opinion shifted dramatically toward supporting equality. And the Obama administration announced that it no longer considers a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act constitutional.
On the negative side, however, three states failed to pass marriage equality bills that had been introduced in their legislatures, and two states passed bills to put measures on their ballots in 2012 that will seek to ban marriage for same-sex couples under their state constitutions.
Despite the negatives, Evan Wolfson, president of the national Freedom to Marry group, said in an interview that 2011 was "an epic year of real transformation."
On the federal level, Attorney General Eric Holder wrote a letter to Congress in February, stating that the administration believes Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and that the federal Justice Department will no longer defend the law in court.
Section 3 of DOMA states that the federal government will not, for any federal purposes, recognize the marriages of same-sex couples.
Holder's letter said the administration believes laws disfavoring persons based on sexual orientation should have to pass the most stringent judicial review — heightened scrutiny. And he said the administration would argue so in two cases challenging DOMA in the 2nd Circuit.
LGBT legal advocacy group Lambda Legal, in its December "State of the Law 2011" report, called Holder's letter "game changing." Wolfson said it represented "an immense historical shift."
Another sign of this shift, Wolfson said, was the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," the military's ban on openly gay servicemembers. DADT repeal will help fuel the marriage equality effort, Wolfson said, "because Americans are now going to see the women and men serving our country as openly gay members of couples and openly gay members of families."
On the state level, the biggest win in 2011 came in New York, where lawmakers passed a marriage equality bill in June. When Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Dem., signed the bill, he doubled the percentage of same-sex couples living in states that allow them to marry.
New York is also the only state to have passed marriage equality through a Republican-led legislative chamber, its state Senate.
Cuomo, by adding his vocal support to the bill, "put his political capital on the line," Wolfson said. His success prompted Politico.com to call him a "national contender" and leader of the Democratic Party's progressive base.
The Washington Post said his triumph made him "a first among equals when it comes to the jockeying for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination."
Wolfson said, "The freedom to marry went from being a perceived and presumed 'third rail' that politicians ran from to now being a pathway to political gain."
Five other states came closer to marriage equality than ever before. Maryland for the first time passed a marriage equality bill out of a legislative chamber, its Senate, although the measure fell short of winning in the House. And Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois and Rhode Island each passed civil union legislation.
But there were disappointments, too.
In Colorado, a civil unions bill was killed on a party-line vote in the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee, after passing the Democrat-controlled Senate.
And in Rhode Island, the civil unions bill disappointed many because a bill for full marriage equality had been on the legislature's agenda. It was dropped after it failed to gain enough support, despite large Democratic majorities in both chambers and Independent Gov. Lincoln Chafee's promise to sign it.
LGBT groups were also disappointed with a provision in Rhode Island's civil unions bill providing extensive exemptions on religious grounds for those who don't wish to recognize those unions. Chafee himself said the civil unions law "fails to fully achieve" the goal of providing same-sex couples with equal rights.
In the courts
Two states saw progress in lawsuits that could lead to marriage equality. In New Jersey, marriage equality advocates have sued the state, claiming that the state's existing civil unions laws do not provide them with full equality — an equality the state Supreme Court said in October 2006 is guaranteed by the state Constitution.
In California, a three-judge panel of the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Dec. 8 on procedural matters related to the case to determine the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the state's ban on marriage for same-sex couples. Regardless of the outcome, the case will almost certainly be appealed to the full 9th Circuit court and/or the U.S. Supreme Court.
Ups and downs in states
Three states successfully played defense in 2011.
Iowa, New Mexico and Wyoming held firm against attempts to pass bills for ballot measures that sought to ban marriage for same-sex couples under their state constitutions. If passed, Iowa's bill would have taken away the right to marry that same-sex couples gained in 2009.
But there were some clear setbacks in 2011 as well.
North Carolina and Minnesota passed bills for ballot measures in 2012 that seek to ban marriage for same-sex couples under the state constitutions. And Indiana and Pennsylvania started the process for such ballot measures, which could see further action in 2012.
In Maine, however, LGBT advocates gained enough signatures to place a measure in favor of marriage equality before voters on the 2012 ballot — although advocates in California and Oregon decided to postpone such attempts and continue to build support.
These ballot measures could be impacted by what was perhaps the most significant win in 2011: a shift in public opinion towards support for marriage equality.
The polls
Support for marriage equality nationwide rose about 1 percent per year between 1996 and 2009, but jumped to a rate of 5 percent per year in 2010 and 2011, according to a July analysis of over a decade's worth of polling data by Joel Benenson, President Barack Obama's lead pollster, and Jan van Lohuizen, President George W. Bush's lead pollster.
Freedom to Marry commissioned the study.
The average level of support for marriage equality was 41 percent in 2009, but 51 percent in 2011, based on four leading national polls — CNN-ORC International, Gallup, Pew and Washington Post-ABC News.
This change is driven in part by "overwhelming generational momentum," Wolfson explained, with almost 70 percent of voters under 40 supporting marriage equality.
But the analysis also concluded that since 2006, support has risen 15 percent among seniors, 13 percent among Independents and 8 percent among Republicans.
Additionally, it found that marriage equality supporters now hold their views as strongly as opponents, which was not the case in the past.
"The politics of the freedom to marry have changed dramatically, as has public support," said Wolfson.
All told, he said, the events of 2011 mean that "We now have real wind in our sails as we go forward."
© 2011 by Keen News Service. All rights reserved.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition December 16, 2011.
Holder puts deportation of gay partners on hold
Henry Velandia, a Venezuelan who is married to an American, had his deportation put on hold today by a judge in a New Jersey immigration court, according to the Associated Press. The decision in Velandia's case came a day after U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder set aside a ruling in a similar case.
When Velandia's visitor visa was about to expire, he applied for a green card through his employer but was denied. Although he and Josh Vandiver were legally married in Connecticut, the federal government refused to recognize their relationship under the Defense of Marriage Act.
Lavi Soloway, attorney for Velandia, told Dallas Voice in October that his client fears for his life if he has to return to Venezuela.
Soloway, who is a founder of the group Immigration Equality, says his No. 1 target is DOMA. Other activists are focused on passing the Dream Act and the Uniting American Families Act.
In the October immigration story, Dallas Voice reported that RafiQ Salleh was delayed in Singapore where he had gone to pick up the renewal of his two-year entrepreneur's visa. He was back in Dallas by Christmas and his business survived thanks to the hard work of his partner and employees.
Dallas Voice will highlight several other immigration stories in the coming weeks. Some of the stories involve people trying to keep a same-sex spouse in the U.S. Another involves treatment by ICE that began with racial profiling but ended with brutal treatment based on sexual orientation.
Log Cabin calls for immediate end to DADT, says keeping policy in place during repeal is 'absurd'
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Gay rights advocates on Monday filed a challenge to a request by the Obama administration to keep the repealed "don't ask, don't tell" policy in place while the Pentagon prepares for an end to the ban on allowing gays to serve openly in the military.
In a brief filed in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, lawyers for gay political group Log Cabin Republicans said keeping the policy in place was "absurd."
At issue is the constitutionality of Congress allowing the policy to stay in effect to give the Pentagon time to train troops and take other steps outlined in December when lawmakers repealed the 1993 law that put the ban in place. Under the new policy, the restrictions remain until the Pentagon certifies that the change won't damage combat readiness.
The repeal came several months after a federal district judge issued an injunction barring enforcement of "don't ask, don't tell," declaring in September that the policy was unconstitutional.
The Obama administration request to keep the policy in place was made in its brief challenging the injunction. Dan Woods, who is representing the Log Cabin Republicans, replied in the brief filed Monday.
"Even though a judge found this to be unconstitutional and the administration is not disagreeing with that, they are still investigating and able to discharge people," he said.
Earlier this year, the administration said it would no longer defend the 1996 federal law that prohibits recognition of same-sex marriages.
President Barack Obama had concluded that any law that treats gay people differently is unconstitutional unless it serves a compelling governmental interest, Attorney General Eric Holder said when discussing the administration's reasoning for that decision.
Anti-gay measures filed in Texas House
As deadline looms, Chisum files bill to give AG more time to intervene in same-sex divorce case; Workman files resolution urging Obama to defend DOMA
DAVID TAFFET | Staff Writer
Just before the Texas Legislature's deadline for filing new bills passed last week, one anti-gay measure and one hostile resolution were filed in the House of Representatives. It was the first time in six years that anti-gay measures have been introduced.
Rep. Paul Workman, a freshman Republican who represents the southwest corner of Travis County, introduced a resolution to urge U.S. President Barack Obama to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. In February, the president directed Attorney General Eric Holder to stop defending DOMA in court.
So far the resolution, known as HCR 110, has no Senate counterpart bill.
Equality Texas Executive Director Dennis Coleman said a resolution doesn't need a committee hearing before going to the floor. The resolution was added to the LGBT lobby group's tracking list, but Coleman did not express concern.
"So far, we don't see it as having any traction," he said.
Rep. Warren Chisum, whose district covers part of the Panhandle and is known as one of the most conservative members of the House, has filed a bill to give the Texas attorney general more time to intervene in same-sex divorce cases.
The move comes after Texas AG Greg Abbott tried to intervene in the divorce of a lesbian couple in Austin but was declared ineligible by an appeals court because he had missed the deadline.
This bill would give that office up to 90 days after a divorce is settled to intervene.
Coleman laughed and said, "It was introduced because [the attorney general] missed the window. We want to give him more time so he doesn't miss the window again."
Coleman said that it was interesting that a legislature that was elected to get government out of people's lives was considering bills that interfered more when it came to the lives of gays and lesbians.
Known as HB 2638, the bill has no co-sponsors and has not been referred to committee yet. A Senate counterpart was not been filed.
Now that the filing period for new bills has ended, Coleman said his organization's main concern is amendments that could weaken pending legislation or add anti-LGBT measures to other laws.
Anti-bullying bills
Several bills addressing bullying have been introduced in both the Senate and House of Representatives. But not all those bills have gained ringing endorsements from LGBT activists, while the two that had advocates most hopeful have been stripped of language enumerating protected categories.
Sen. Wendy Davis and Rep. Mark Strama authored identical bills that have been amended and are now known as CS (Committee Substitute) SB 242 and CS HB 224. A House committee has already heard the bill. Coleman said that most of the testimony supported the bill and only two groups spoke in opposition.
Coleman said that as a result of the recent LGBT Lobby Day, Rep. Alma Allen of Houston has signed on as a new co-sponsor. He has spoken to others in both the House and Senate about adding their names.
Rep. Garnet Coleman of Houston introduced another anti-bullying bill in the House known as Asher's Law, in memory of Asher Brown, a Houston 13-year-old who committed suicide last September.
Asher's Law would mandate creation of suicide prevention programs for junior, middle and high schools. It requires training for counselors, teachers, nurses, administrators, social workers, other staff and school district law enforcement to recognize bullying and know what to do to stop it. A report would be submitted to the legislature by Jan. 13, 2013.
The bill also defines cyberbullying in state law for the first time.
That bill was placed in the public health committee. Dennis Coleman liked that the legislature was treating suicide as a public health issue and thought the bill had a good chance to move to the House floor from committee.
He said legislators favoring anti-bully laws have told him that they need to continue to hear from constituents, especially from teachers and principals.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition March 18, 2011.
Obama administration says it will no longer defend DOMA, calls law unconstitutional
LGBT advocates call decision historic, monumental
LISA KEEN | Keen News Service
The Obama administration made a blockbuster announcement Wednesday, Feb. 23, saying it has concluded that one part of the Defense of Marriage Act will not be able to pass constitutional muster in the 2nd Circuit and that DOJ would not defend that part of the law in two pending cases in that circuit.
It was a dramatic, unexpected, and significant move by the Obama administration and one that could trigger maneuvers by DOMA supporters to appoint an intervenor to defend the law. But beyond the eventual legal consequences of the announcement, the political impact was characterized by most LGBT leaders as historic and monumental.
"This is a monumental turning point in the history of the quest for equality for lesbian, gay and bisexual people," said Jon Davidson, legal director for Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund.
NCLR Executive Director Kate Kendell put it even more strongly.
"The President's leadership on this issue has forever changed the landscape for LGBT people in this country," said Kendell. "For the first time, the President and the Department of Justice have recognized that laws that harm same-sex couples cannot be justified. This is the beginning of the end, not just for the mean-spirited and indefensible Defense of Marriage Act, but for the entire panoply of laws that discriminate against same-sex couples."
Attorney General Eric Holder announced Wednesday that the Department of Justice would not defend the constitutionality of Section 3 of DOMA in two of the four cases where that section of the law is currently under challenge. Those two cases are Pedersen v. OPM, filed by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, and Windsor v. United States, filed by the ACLU.
Two other cases — in the 1st Circuit — also challenge Section 3, which prohibits federal recognition of any same-sex marriage, as does a more narrow case, Golinski v. OPM, in the 9th Circuit, at the district court level.
DOMA Section 2, which enables states to ignore valid marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples from other states, has not yet been challenged in court and Holder made no reference to it.
Since entering the White House, President Obama has said that DOMA should be repealed, but his administration continued to defend the law, saying, through various spokespersons, that Obama was concerned about setting a precedent that would make it easier for some future administration to pick and choose which laws it would defend.
Last summer, asked whether there isn't a difference between enforcing existing laws and defending them in court, his Domestic Policy chief, Melody Barnes, said the president believed DOMA and "don't ask, don't tell" to be "discriminatory" but that he had not yet "made an argument" concerning their constitutionality.
"[W]e believe we have an obligation to defend the law if Congress had a rational basis for passing the law," said Barnes.
In his announcement Wednesday, Attorney General Holder noted that the administration would still defend DOMA Section 3 in the two 1st Circuit cases because the 1st Circuit has ruled that rational basis is sufficient justification for treating people differently based on their sexual orientation. (He was apparently referring to the unsuccessful class action case challenging DADT). But Holder also noted that DOJ attorneys would argue that the court should, instead, apply a stricter test for DOMA.
Lambda Marriage Project Director Jenny Pizer said the 1st Circuit would make its own decision about whether to adopt Holder's view.
"Any court is going to make its own determination about what the law requires," said Pizer. "The government is usually given particular credence, but it is always court's job to decide what the law requires." But Pizer noted that the increasing volume of voices declaring the injustice of DOMA can have an influence, particularly given that the arguments made in support of DOMA "are not even coherent."
It is possible — just as happened in California — that some other entity might attempt to mount its own defense of DOMA in the pending cases. Last October, U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, filed a motion in the two 1st Circuit cases, seeking to be named intervenor-defendant. Smith, aided by the right-wing Alliance Defense Fund, said at the time that the Justice Department was providing "no defense at all" for DOMA. He withdrew his motion a few weeks later, without comment.
Lambda's Pizer said she thinks it is "very likely" someone will ask the 1st Circuit for permission to serve as a defendant-intervenor in the DOMA cases. And she noted Congress has the authority to appoint its own counsel to defend the law. Such was the development in the California same-sex marriage case, Perry v. Schwarzenegger. The federal district court allowed the group that sought passage of Proposition 8, Yes on 8, to defend the law at trial. The 9th Circuit recently asked the California Supreme Court to determine whether any state law gives Yes on 8 the authority to appeal that district court decision in the federal appeals court.
A three-judge panel of the First Circuit is currently receiving written briefs from both sides in the DOMA cases and, presumably, will now receive a written brief from DOJ arguing that DOMA Section 3 should meet a heightened standard of review.
NCLR's Minter said he believes the law "can't survive" that standard.
Mary Bonauto, lead attorney on the DOMA cases for GLAD, could not be reached for comment. But ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero, executive director of the ACLU, which has filed one of the 2nd Circuit cases, praised President Obama doing doing "the right thing." Romero said President Obama's action has "just propelled gay rights into the 21st century, where it belongs. Our government finally recognizes what we knew 14 years ago — that the so-called 'Defense of Marriage Act' is a gross violation of the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection before the law. DOMA betrays core American values of fairness, justice and dignity for all, and has no place in America."
© 2011 Keen News Service. All rights reserved.


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Learn about events happening in and around Washington! Local arts and cultural organizations are invited to submit events to this calendar.
The Building Zone introduces children to the building arts through play in an interactive gallery of hands-on activities for the Museum's youngest visitors.
More than 100 works of art, artifacts, documents, and photographs reflect the breadth of American experiences. A fragment of the original Star-Spangled Banner serves as a starting point to investigate the broad history and representation of the United States flag as an icon of our nation and its people.
"Country House, City House" Exhibition
Octagon Museum
This exhibition, presented in conjunction with the Menokin Foundation, explores the fascinating work being done at the Menokin site to turn a preservation disaster into an incredible architectural, preservation, and interpretive opportunity.
"Growing Dilemma" by Megan Van Wagoner
Montpelier Arts Center
Van Wagoner's sculptural works in metals, glass, clay, and other materials reflect the changing value placed on land, agricultural practices, and food in our culture.
"Nourish & Flourish: The Food Show" Art Exhibit
The Del Ray Artisans Gallery
"Nourish & Flourish: The Food Show" art exhibit (November 7-30) at Del Ray Artisans gallery. Art inspired by food. Thursday 12-6pm; Friday & Saturday 12-9pm; Sunday 12-6pm. Reception: Friday, November 7, 7-9pm www.TheDelRayArtisans.org
All Hung Open Exhibition
Montpelier Arts Center Main Gallery
In the antithesis of a curated show, artists answer a general call for entries, and every piece of art is accepted and hung until the walls are full. This exhibition is open to all Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia artists, ages 18 & older. To receive a prospectus, contact Montpelier Arts Center at 301-377-7800.
DAR Museum exhibition "Eye on Elegance: Early Quilts of Maryland and Virginia"
DAR Museum
DAR Museum Exhibition Has Its Eye on Elegant Historic Virginia and Maryland Quilts
Decoding the Renaissance
Folger Shakespeare Library
During the Renaissance, the art and science of cryptography came into their own. The advent of printing, development of diplomacy, and creation of postal systems created an obsession with encryption that produced some of the period's most brilliant inventions, most beautiful books, and most enduring legacies. Featuring the best collection ever assembled of early works on codes and ciphers.
The Folger Shakespeare Library is open to the public 10am to 5pm Monday through Saturday, with special exhibition viewing hours on Sundays from 12pm to 5pm. Free, docent-led tours are available Monday through Friday at 11am and 3pm, Saturdays at 11am and 1pm, and Sundays at 1pm.
Event begins at
Presented by: Folger Shakespeare Library
Featured Artist(s): Curated by Bill Sherman
Exhibit: Small & Large Works
The Art League Gallery
Photographer Michelle Rogers blurs the line between past and present by coupling images of vintage postcards with her own photographs.The Small and Large Works exhibits pack a lot of talent into one gallery while drawing attention to the importance of scale.
Exhibit: "Le Temps Retrouvé / Revisiting the Past"
The Art League Gallery
Photographer Michelle Rogers blurs the line between past and present by coupling images of vintage postcards with her own photographs.
Free Live Music
St. Elmo's Coffee Pub
If you're looking for a fun, but inexpsensive night out check out some live music at St. Elmo's Coffee Pub. We feature local and national (and sometimes even international!) musicians Wednesday through Saturday, every week. For the past 16 years the Not So Modern Jazz Quartet + has been playing every Thursday at St. Elmo's. These seasoned regulars play Dixieland/New Orleans-style jazz and kick off their set around 7:30 p.m. All other days (Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday) music begins at 8 p.m. and goes to about 10 p.m. With a range in musical styles, there's surely something on our calendar for anyone who enjoys music. Besides jazz, we also feature folk, rock, blues, pop, experimental, country, bluegrass, and more! As always, the live music we offer is free (but tips are encouraged for the artists). "Come on out to St. Elmo's and enjoy a relaxing evening with coffee, great food, music, and friends. A night out at St. Elmo's gives you the opportunity to support local business and local/national musicians, and it is a less expensive alternative to a night at the bar." - Charity Meals from the Arlington Coffee Shop Examiner.
Event begins at 8:00PM
Categories: Music: Other, Free, Arts
Into the Light -- an exhibit by glass jewelry artist Claire Nykolyszyn and contemporary oil painter Dana Thompson
Arts in the Village Gallery
In November, Arts in the Village Gallery presents Into the Light, a Featured Artist Exhibit showcasing lampworked beads in jewelry designs by Claire Nykolyszyn, and painter Dana Thompson's contemporary still lifes and landscapes, as both artists demonstrate how light inspires their work in this one-of-a-kind show.
Lori Ulmer-Hanson
Montpelier Arts Center
Lori Ulmer-Hanson's debut solo exhibition at Montpelier displays current works that reflect a passion for creating faces and figurative forms using a diverse array of media and provoking different moods—sometimes with laughter and other times, with quiet force.
Nasta'liq: The Genius of Persian Calligraphy
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
This exhibition is the first of its kind to focus on nasta'liq, a calligraphic script that developed in 14th-century Iran. More than 20 works dating from 1400 to 1600, the height of nasta'liq's development, tell the story of its transformation from a simple conveyer of the written word into an artistic form.
National Museum of the American Indian Exhibit "Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations"
National Museum of the American Indian
Nation to Nation presents the story of the treaties that lie at the heart of the relationship between Indian Nations and the United States. The story includes the history and legacy of the U.S. and American Indian diplomacy from the colonial period through the present.
Post-Photography: Beyond the Print
Target Gallery
New Exhibition at Target Gallery Examines New Frontiers in Contemporary Photography
Volunteers Needed - Phoenix Rising Meal Program
Franconia United Methodist Church
Franconia United Methodist Church in Alexandria invites the community to help us prepare bagged meals for the homeless people living on the Route One corredor in Alexandria.
Categories: Charity Events, Family Oriented, Free
WETA invites local arts and cultural organizations to submit events to this community calendar. The calendar is offered as a free community service. Event listings are limited to those occurring in the Washington metropolitan area, and priority is given to performance and cultural events.
Note: Only registered users may submit events.


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To do or not to do – that is the question.
In the midst of increasing financial pressure, the severity of which has not been seen in generations, clients are fighting back when it comes to their legal bills. As a result, revenues in law firms are being impacted and many firms must now reflect on various aspects of their practice areas. One such area of self-reflection surrounds evaluating whether now is the time to invest or divest when it comes to internal eDiscovery services and personnel. The arguments for and against internalizing eDiscovery services are numerous and both sides have validity. In fact, some firms have made the commitment to do it, and they should be applauded for the willingness to gamble on the issue, as should those who have decided the eDiscovery market is simply not what they want to do. This blog is directed towards the others who are midway through the reflective period and are trying to decide one way or another.
The reality is that eDiscovery is not something that legal professionals can (or at least should) do part-time. It is as specialized an area of law as intellectual property, antitrust litigation, or medical malpractice. It requires an investment of time and resources in order to be proficient in the case law, the technology, and the work flows. Even lawyers who feel more at home in depositions, pre-trial motion practice and prepping for closing arguments are finding their time being dominated by eDiscovery issues – whether they are interested in the topic or not. The obvious problem is that the litigator who is forced to be the subject matter expert in the case, and split his or her time as the eDiscovery expert in the case loses some of the efficiencies the client hopes to obtain. When we do everything well, we may not do anything excellently.
Undoubtedly, there are some in the legal system that are already handling eDiscovery through their internal resources very well. Without being exhaustive firms like Wilmer Hale, Fulbright & Jaworski and Morgan Lewis jump to mind as firms that have made the investment to be proficient in eDiscovery and use the best technologies available to aide in their efforts. In order to make this work though, it required a significant investment in people, processes, and technology. But not all firms are equipped to make this investment, and even if they could there are legitimate concerns about making the investment now to build these types of internal resources when the future of the legal market is so uncertain. As a result, other options for dealing with components of the eDiscovery process have emerged.
For instance, Hudson Legal offers end-to-end eDiscovery solutions and managed review to eliminate the need for law firms to directly handle various aspects of the eDiscovery process. Hudson Legal is a Recommind Certified Predictive Coding Partner, and by utilizing Recommind's Axcelerate On-Demand solution with their own highly trained team of document reviewers, clients will benefit from cost effective access to a team of experts trained in the most efficient document review methodology available. Hudson Legal provides firms and clients an efficient way to deal with the eDiscovery process, and does not require the capital investment that would be required should the firm try to do it all in house.
But there is yet another option for those contemplating whether they should get in the eDiscovery waters, or whether it is better to leave those document reviews for someone else to handle. Obviously, some companies do not want to (or are not financially prepared to) make the investment that those previously firms made. Equally as obvious, other firms do not want to let a vital part of the case slip to an outside company who might be able to permanently displace the firm. These firms should strongly consider Axcelerate On-Demand. Axcelerate On-Demand gives you the power of predictive coding when you need it, access to Recommind's best-of-breed technologies and advanced analytics, and workflows designed to streamline the review process. The best part: there is no need to host sensitive data on your own servers, and no software to keep up to date and maintained. This solution allows any size firm to compete in the market and level the playing field when it comes to eDiscovery.
The market for legal services is changing rapidly, and how legal services will be delivered over the coming years will continue to evolve rapidly as well. These decisions about outsourcing, insourcing, automating, etc. aspects of the legal process will continue to confront legal service providers and the clients they serve. Law firms particularly stand at a crossroad and must now evaluate which direction is right for them. No matter which decision is made, firms must no longer take a "we'll try" approach. Instead, your firm must decide whether it will or will not when it comes to eDiscovery.