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Why Are These Revelations About Leonard Cohen Missing From Other Web Sites?1
While some are perhaps satisfied to keep the Earth's environment stable by living green, DrHGuy perceives his responsibility to rest on a higher plane. Specifically, DrHGuy recognizes that yesterday's post, Ten Lesser Known Facts About Leonard Cohen, enlarged the total knowledge distributed throughout the cosmos in a quantity equivalent to the sum of transmitted information units multiplied by the number of readers.
Without a counterbalance, this increase in human cognition could place the precariously maintained balance of the universe in jeopardy of gyrating into sequential harmonic vibrations which could lead to a catastrophe of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge failure sort 2 but on a celestial scale.
Leonard Cohen Facts (In A Parallel Universe, Possibly)
Consequently, to re-stabilize the cosmic knowledge flux equilibrium, today's post lists ten Leonard Cohen items (plus bonus) that are so-called fakes but would be way cool if they were true.
1. The inspiration for the Leonard Cohen song, "Suzanne," was actually Dolly Parton
Her service as Cohen's muse was kept secret because of her personal respect for and professional dependence on her partner at that time, Porter Wagoner.
Also, the line from "Suzanne" that reads "And she feeds you tea and oranges" was originally "And her breasts are big as melons."
Some psychoanalysts, in fact, have maintained that while Cohen was genetically predisposed to recurrent melancholic episodes, it was the existential angst he experienced subsequent to this introduction of "oranges" into the song's rhyme scheme that exacerbated his depressive symptoms to the point that his despondency became a dominant force in every aspect of his life.
2. "Take This Waltz" was originally "Take This Waltz & Shove It"
Frustrated by his difficulty in learning to dance and embarrassed by the jokes made at his expense (e.g., "I guess that 'end of love' thing came along quicker than you expected, eh?,") Cohen responded by composing an embittered bit of doggerel called "Take This Waltz and Shove It." It was only years later, after Cohen was hired to write an advertising jingle for the Arthur Murray Dance Studios, that he recalled his earlier sardonic verse and revised it into the song now known as "Take This Waltz."
3. Leonard Cohen's music is embedded in the core Linux source code
Linus Torvalds, the engineer who initiated the development of the Linux operating system, attributes his technological breakthrough to the imagery of Cohen's "Bird On The Wire" performed at a concert in Finland.
Coincidentally, Cohen, who writes computer graphics programs as a break from the rigors of creating poetry and music, contributed the final lines of code for Linux 0.11, the first self-hosted Linux release.
4.Leonard Cohen wails on "You Make Me Wanna Walk Like A Camel"
Despite the impressive quality and quantity of erotic music and poetry Cohen has himself written, he often uses the words and melodies of others in his own intimate moments. He favors songs by Boyce and Hart, The B-52's, Meatloaf, Led Zeppelin, and Neil Diamond, among others, but has displayed a special predilection at such times for growling these lines from the Southern Culture On The Skids track, "Camel Walk:"
Little Debbie, Little Debbie
I'm a comin on home, baby, 'cause you make me wanna walk
Like a camel, OWWWW WEEE
To which, one can only add, Gracious.
5. Leonard Cohen wrote "Hallelujah" by mistake
Cohen composed the signature song, "Hallelujah," as a result of his misunderstanding of the limited nature of the expectations implicit in the "Do-It-Yourself" part of an invitation to the "Do-It-Yourself Messiah."
6. Leonard Cohen had a significant, if little talked about, career in TV
The story about Cohen's inheritance was a face-saving device. Other than a few dollars earned publishing his poetry and the occasional commission as a model for Karoll's Red Hanger Shops, Cohen supported himself during the early part of his career by working, under assumed names, in the TV industry.
In this role, Leonard Cohen not only polished the lyrics (uncredited) of the "Gilligan's Island" theme,3 but also played many minor roles on the series, usually being ambiguously listed in the credits (for example, "Cannibal #2″ or "Angry Headhunter"). He did, however, audition for the role of Thurston J. Howell III, losing that part to Jim Backus and triggering a lifelong feud so intense that Cohen once demolished a TV playing a Mr. Magoo cartoon.
Cohen also provided the voice of Grandfather Clock on Captain Kangaroo, played a number of interchangeable befuddled government officials on I Dream of Jeannie, and, had Bewitched been renewed one more season, could well have been the third Darrin on that show.
7. "I'm Your Man" was commissioned as the flip side of "Stand by Your Man"
"I'm Your Man" was initially envisioned as the counterpoint piece to complement Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man" in a call and response combination. Artistic differences between the two singers resulted in a premature termination of the project. Loath to waste the work he had already put into the song, Cohen finally completed the lyrics and music but was never able to heal the breach with Tammy.
8. Leonard Cohen's TV stardom was thwarted by his predilection for Mock Swedish dialect
To this day, the producers of Miami Vice are mystified by Cohen's polite but adamant refusal to follow the script for his role on that show.4 Because of his persistent use of Mock Swedish rather than French, as called for in the screenplay, Cohen's lines spoken in his role as Director of the French Secret Service required expensive re-dubbing and resulted in the producers eliminating most of his scenes.
Cohen's responses to queries about this issue have been enigmatic, perhaps because they have also been phrased in Mock Swedish.5
9. Elvis Presley and Leonard Cohen were barbershop buddies in more ways than one
Although Leonard Cohen and Elvis Presley were never close friends, they were contemporaries and, for a span of a few months, frequented the same Nashville barbershop, where they would talk sports while waiting their turns with the barber.
As it turns out, both harbored, unknown to the other, a secret passion for barbershop music, and each sang in barbershop quartets. Elvis was a fixture with the Melody Masters Of Music while Leonard routinely donned his striped vest, armbands, and straw hat to harmonize with the Southern Squires Singing Society.
10. The real events concerning Leonard Cohen, Phil Spector, and the gun is even odder than the official story – which is pretty odd itself
New evidence has come to light that contradicts Cohen's description of the Phil-Spector-With-A-Gun episode. The following account is representative of the several similar renditions previously published:
Cohen would later recall how on one occasion in the studio Spector approached him with a bottle of Manischewitz (Jewish ceremonial wine) in one hand and a pistol in the other, placed his arm around Cohen's shoulder, shoved the gun in his neck and said: "Leonard, I love you." Cohen, with admirable aplomb, moved the barrel away, saying: "I hope you do, Phil."6
A sound technician who reports being present during the confrontation and claims to have been paid to remain silent has now come forth with his story, apparently because of the publicity generated by Spector's murder trial. In this version of the incident, Spector, frustrated with the lack of progress being made on the album, had fired several shots at windows and furniture and then approached Cohen with a gun pointed toward the singer. Cohen, rather than retreating, took a step forward, executed a devastating flying knee strike, dropping Spector, now barely conscious, to the ground and disarming him. Cohen then, according to the alleged witness, "
… picked Spector up like a rag doll, applied a chokehold, and, just before Spector passed out, quietly said, 'Phil, you don't point guns at people you love. If you ever do anything like that again, I'm going to seriously fuck you up.'7
After Spector regained consciousness, the official story was concocted and the witness paid off to maintain everyone's public image.
Bonus Fictoid
11. Currently, Leonard Cohen's favorite after-dinner pastime is playing Strip Rock-Paper-Scissors with Anjani while sipping a decent Pinot Noir
Recent Posts Containing Leonard Cohen Information Also Not Found On Those Other Web Sites Limited To Facts:
- The Lost Leonard Cohen Album – Songs Of Love And Halloween
- Oh My Cohen! They're Calling Us A Cult
- The Cult Of Leonard Cohen Heresy, Part II
- The Prodigal Presents: Leonard, Anjani, and Tom
- "Other web sites," of course, are defined as those that unimaginatively limit themselves to facts about Leonard Cohen. [↩]
- Video of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge failure, the Tacoma Trailer as it were, is available at Tacoma Bridge Collapse. [↩]
- Cohen changed, for example, the phrase, "an indeterminate period of time contingent on scheduling availability of local stations," to the more easily vocalized "three hour tour." He also successfully argued that meter trumped historical accuracy and that, consequently, "Crusoe" in the phrase, "Like Robinson Crusoe," should be pronounced as "Caruso" [↩]
- Update: see Leonard Cohen, Miami Vice Guest Star [↩]
- In a recent interview, the reporter transliterated Cohen's explanation of his dialog choice on the Miami Vice episode thusly:
On Meeemi Feece-a, I ves Frunçooees Zulun,zee Durectur ooff zee French Secret Serfeece-a. Ooff cuoorse-a, I vuoold nut speek French. Thet vuoold refeel my identeety. Bork bork bork! I ves undercufer, deesgooised es zee Svedeesh Cheff. [↩]
- Ten Lesser Known Facts About Leonard Cohen [↩]
- Careful questioning of the witness reveals that Cohen actually said,
Pheel, yuoo dun't pueent goons et peuple-a yuoo lufe-a. Iff yuoo ifer du unytheeng leeke-a thet egeeen, I'm gueeng tu sereeuoosly foock yuoo up.
This may explain why the testimony of this supposed witness was initially considered dubious by some authorities. [↩]


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CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515
CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Hi jfiocca. Perhaps the difference that you've seen in the residual values has to do with the leases' mileage allowances. Acura's May buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 2013 MDX Tech without entertainment with 15,000 miles per year are .00062 and 50% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
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dagot Posts: 10Car_man,
I negotiated over the phone at 5:30 Sat and have limited detail. They tell me it's a top tier credit offer. I plan to go in on Monday for details. However, here it is...
I have 3 payments left on a Mazda CX-9. $493/month.
For a base package 2013 MDX I give dealer a check for $3000. They write a check to me for $1500. This makes my final 3 payments on CX-9.
36 month at 10K miles... $510/month all in.
Does this sound reasonable? Can I do better with current money factor and residual? They started at $565/mo. and $1600 down.
How much should a tech package add on a monthly lease? He quoted me an additional $70/month. That seems high.
Thank you,
Dag -
markonline007 Posts: 22I always get tripped up with the destination charge. Two questions:
1. When calculating the residual value of the car the instructions say use MSRP * Residual Percentage; is the MSRP considered just the MSRP or the MSRP + the destination charge?
2. When negotiating the selling price of the car, say the car is $40,000 and the destination fee is $700 and I negotiate a selling price with the dealer of $38,000. Does the destination get added back on or is that negotiated price now the total price with destination?
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drakej Posts: 7We are about 2.5 years through a 3 year/12k lease on an MDX. We are already very close to hitting 36K miles. I know that the lease accounts for overage through a per mile fee, but is there any other/better way to handle this? Can we go back to the dealer now and negotiate or are we stuck? Does Acura have any leeway in overages when at end of lease such that they may forgive a certain number?
Thanks for any suggestions here. -
ballhogg Posts: 37I think there are some good deals right now if you want to get into a new MDX and trade your current truck in, but it depends on the condition, mileage, etc and you will have to roll the negative equity into your new lease. If you wait and get into another Acura AFS will likely forgive some of the mileage. I was 15k over once and they knocked almost 75% of the overage charge off but after I leased another MDX.
CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Here you go zheka212. Acura's June buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 24-month lease of a 2013 MDX with 12,000 miles per year are .00062 and 61% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
The numbers for an otherwise identical 36-month lease are .00062 and 54%.
You definitely don't want to do a 39-month lease, the money factor would be much higher.
If you were to lease with 10,000 miles per year, these residual values would be 1% higher.
The $2,500 cash incentive that you mentioned is the only cash that I am aware of on this model right now.
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CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Hi markonline007. When calculating the dollar residual values of vehicles, you use the MSRP plus the destination charge.
I always consider the destination charge to be part of the vehicle's total price. Treat it that way in your negotiations with the dealer.
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CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Good timing btomasie. Yes, they were just recently announced. Acura's June buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2014 MDX AWD Tech with 15,000 miles per year are .00150 and 63% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
The money factor for AWD Advance is the same, but the residual value would be 2% lower.
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jaybowaz Posts: 2Novice on leasing ... and I have feeling I got killed on a lease deal end of Apr (unfortunately felt pressure to deal before a certain date for variety of reason and so rushed w/ dealer not ideal but in deal now of course)
2013 Acura MDX Tech Package
Window tinting for pass & driver side included by dealer
Gross cap cost $47,113
Net cap cost $44,276
Amnt pd at signing: $4,700
(equals amount for trade in of 2006 Kia Sorento w/ 118k miles )
Capitalized cost reduction (cr for net trade-in allowance) $2,836
1st Month Payment $620
Title fees $794
Docs $450
36 month lease
10k miles per year
(added miles 0.20 per mile)
Residual value $25,360 (that 54% then?)
Money factor .0062
Payment (incl tax) $620
Please let me know where I screwed up on this deal – looking to avoid mistakes for future deals
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CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Sure Jason. Acura's June buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2014 MDX AWD Tech with 12,000 miles per year are .00150 and 65% for consumers who qualify for its top aka "Super Preferred" credit tier.
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beach15 Posts: 1,305At 2.5 years in, you should be at the perfect time to get out of the car.
You can always ride it until the end, however it's always just a matter of your car's trade/purchase value vs. the payoff if before then. Good to look into trading it if you are close to going over miles, now. At the end, and the beauty of Acura leasing, there are $0 turn in/disposition fees, you have $1500 wear & tear, and do have a mileage overage charge of $0.20...but they will waive up to 7500 miles of this if you go to another Acura lease, and more likely, just trade the car and don't worry about a mileage charge.
As long as it's worth close to payoff, time to look for new now. -
allaw Posts: 12I just got an internet offer for a 2014 AWD base for $1150 off MSRP with the following lease option:
M.F.=0.00160 (Tier One credit)
R.V. 66% for 12k 36 mth
R.V. 64% for 15k 36 mth
the current cap cost i was offered is $44,319 including des./wheel locks/splash guard.
What do you guys think. -
jason135 Posts: 4Hi, I need some input about my lease offer
currently leaseing RDX 2011 SH AWD
Interested in MDX 2014 SH AWD.
RDX PAYOFF $21473 Miles left 4000
MDX 39month @ .00160 with $0 down 525/month. With $2500 down lease 450/month
They offer me equity on RDX $2526
Miles 10,000/year but I can rollover 4000 to next lease
Is this a good deal, I am in Grand Rpaids MI -
zmm12345 Posts: 13Hi Guys,
I am pretty new to leasing and don't really understand all of the numbers used to calculate a price.
Can someone give a ballpark idea of what I should expect to pay for:
Acura MDX 2014 SH-AWD with the advance and entertainment package?
I have excellent credit and need 12-15K miles a year.
I am looking for either a 24 or 36 month lease.
Thanks a lot! -
pd65 Posts: 5Hi Car_man,
I drive a VW Touareg 2011 Lux and pay $625 PM for lease. I have 4 payments left on lease. I have 30900 miles on VW and would like to trade in and lease 2014 MDX with Tech. package. Residual on VW is $24,450 and is in excellent condition.
KBB trade in value is $26,500 - $31,300. Can you tell me the what numbers I should be looking at to lease MDX after trade in and how I should be negotiating this deal. I want the Acura dealer to take care of the 4 payments as well as get some down payment into the new deal.
Thanks in advance
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Finally set up the bed that we purchased on sale at our local World Market store. It's just gorgeous! Very solid, heavy, and sturdy. The slats seem solid too. I was worried about the weight of our heavy latex foam mattress plus two people on it, but only the slightest creaking from the wood slats. It was also very easy to put together (hallelujah for sensible directions included). My only complaint is that at the ends of the bed the slat support system stops short and leaves a few inches of nothing. For our memory foam mattress this is especially apparent when we sit on the foot of the bed or the corner. Much different feel from the full support of a box spring. We've only slept on the bed for one night so far, so I hope this problem doesn't present itself to be very large! To solve the problem we'd have to use the box spring, but the bed would be ridiculously high off the ground (and hiding the beautiful headboard) if we did.
February 21, 2013
Julian Bed
I love this bed. It is very sturdy and with the mattress and box it sets up high. So if you want a lower bed don't use a box springs or foundation. Comments on here about the slats falling out. The bed is very well designed and includes the tools to tighten all connections. A screwdriver is needed to install the screws through the slats to fasten them to the frame. If the instructions are followed I can not figure how the slats can fall out. I have children and a dog that jump into the bed and it doesn't budge. The bed is big and the store staff was able to load it into a Honda Element without the packaging. You really do need a pickup to haul this bed. But, it is worth the effort. I put this bed together with someone holding the headboard upright. Hooked the rails into the headboard then into the footboard and then tightened them down at both ends. This put less stress on the rails than fastening them all the way into the headboard first.
January 28, 2013
Really a beautiful, simple, elegant bed
After carefully looking for a bed to fit our smaller bedroom, we came across the Julian bed. The delivery was prompt and everything came in great condition. We were able to put it together very easily and while it's not as sturdy as our other bed, it does hold up wonderfully and is very comfortable. You don't need a box spring, and the headboard is really beautiful. We are very happy with our purchase and look forward to buying more great pieces from World Market!!!
January 24, 2013
Beautiful timeless bed!
I searched high & low for a bed with bottom storage drawers. I stopped by CPWM & saw THIS Julian bed. I returned (& returned) to the store because I wanted it. I didn't buy it at 1st because it didn't have bottom storage drawers. Then, it dawned on me. The bottom part of this bed is high enough to insert 8 baskets underneath. With the sale price and coupon provided, this queen size bed was SOLD! It only "appears" expensive.
I'm 44 yrs old, 5'0" tall & a little over 100 lbs. This bed was easy (but heavy) to assemble. Instructions state 2 people should assemble this bed on hard flooring (if I remember correctly). I assembled this bed alone, on carpet, & placed mattress on top (with a very painful back muscle spasm) because I didn't want to wait for my husband to arrive home from out-of-state. You won't need a mattress base (unless you want a very high bed). I did it VERY slowly & crawled on the carpet. Took me a little over 2 hrs. Without any aches or pains, it'll probably take you less time to assemble. Instructions were VERY easy to follow, however, I pre-drilled the wooden planks onto the middle and side wooden rails of the bed.
In woodshop, I worked a lot with dark woods. They are my favorite! I love the headboard's dark wooden planks, each imperfection, the cut, & the timelessness about this bed. Reminds me of the beds in the countryside of Europe, but without being country-specific. My 3-yr old daughter (who wears a size 6) LOVES this bed. My daughter jumps on the bed, and my husband is 6'0" tall, over 250 lbs of muscle, and the bed has held up so far. My daughter will likely inherit this bed. I'm SO glad I found and bought this bed! Highly recommended...
December 26, 2012
Love this bed
My husband and I bought this bed a week agonand love it. The bed was easy to put together and looks beautifulnin our room. The only issue we had was that we just bought a new mattress and box spring and the bed is too high to use the box spring. Our mattress is 12inches high and box spring is 9 inches high and once placed on bed the top of the mattress was about 4 1/2 feet high. You can use the bed without a box spring, so just keep in mind you will need to store your box spring. Our bed is on carpet so we have not had any issues as stated in the other reviews. I would suggest placing a non skid thick rug under the center support if placing on hardwood to prevent the problems others stated in their reviews. Overall I love the bed and it looks beautiful in our home.
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BY NATASHA KORECKI AND DAVE MCKINNEY Staff Reporters June 26, 2013 9:04AM
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The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision on Wednesday to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act would do little now for gay and lesbian couples in Illinois.
The ruling that allows equal access to federal benefits will apply only to states that have legalized same-sex marriage.
However, the ruling gave new momentum to so-far failed efforts to legalize same-sex marriage here — but not by way of the Illinois General Assembly.
Illinois' best chance now, activists and legal experts say, is through an ongoing court battle. They argue that the court's legal conclusion that it is unconstitutional to deny federal benefits to same-sex married couples bolsters an ongoing Illinois court battle in which legal experts — including Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan — argue that the Illinois constitution already allows for legal same-sex marriages.
"We think this really tees this up in allowing us to move forward in the case," said Edwin Yohnka, director of communications and public policy for the American Civil Liberties Union. "We have a much stronger hand to play now even than we did in May."
On May 31, the last day of the session, the Illinois House was poised to call the same-sex marriage bill — called the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act — but never did, disappointing dozens of gay and lesbian couples who packed into the Capitol. The measure had passed the Illinois Senate but its support lost steam, lacking the critical 60 votes to put it over the top. Now, advocates say the Supreme Court's ruling may affect Illinois lawmakers.
"This changes the landscape tremendously," Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago), the measure's chief House sponsor, told the Chicago Sun-Times.
Without a court ruling or change in Illinois state law, however, the Supreme Court's Wednesday decision means Illinois couples would not have access to benefits enjoyed by legally married couples.
"What this underscores is what we now have is a situation where there will be people in Minnesota or Iowa that have benefits that will not be extended to couples in Illinois," Yohnka said. "Even having a civil union does not carry with it 1,100 areas of federal law where being married either offers protections or extends particular benefits."
Tony Tovar, of Chicago, and his partner, are among those people.
"It's like a halfway victory," said Tovar, 29. He and Orlando Rodriguez became partners through a civil union in Illinois in 2011. "I hope that the state of Illinois will step up and say, 'Yeah, let's pass marriage here.' I have not heard that. That kind of scares me now. Our politicians definitely need to just get it together."
Politically, the development offers an interesting twist. Some of the blame for the lack of action in Springfield on the issue was directed at House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) who runs his chamber with an iron fist. Now, his daughter, Lisa Madigan, who appears to be positioning for a gubernatorial run, may take a bigger role in helping accomplish what the general assembly couldn't.
"In striking down DOMA, the Supreme Court has given added strength to our court fight to overturn Illinois' ban on same sex marriage," Lisa Madigan said in a statement. The state has filed as an intervener in the ongoing case brought by a group supportive of gay rights. "Today's decision also intensifies the need to pass a marriage equality bill in our state and ensure that all Illinois couples have access to the full rights and benefits of civil marriage."
While the impact of dual U.S. Supreme Court rulings strengthening gay rights rippled across the country Wednesday, it didn't appear to have the same seismic effect in Springfield.
Gov. Pat Quinn, a supporter of Harris' legislation, also weighed in favorably on the court's rulings, which struck down the denial of federal benefits to gay and lesbian couples and, in a separate case, moved California closer to resuming same-sex marriages.
Neither Quinn nor Harris would offer a specific timetable on when the House might vote on the contentious issue — silence that seemed to be a clear indicator that the head count of supporters remains shy of 60 votes.
"The Supreme Court took a historic step by providing equal access to more than 1,100 federal rights and benefits for same-sex couples," the governor said in a prepared statement. "Members of the Illinois House now have more than 1,100 new reasons to make marriage equality the law in Illinois."
"I've always said I'd call this for a vote when the time is right and the votes are there," Harris said, "and right now, I think it's premature to say a specific date [for a vote]. But I'd like to make this the law of the land sooner rather than later."
Neither he nor the governor Wednesday advocated a special legislative session to deal with the issue, heightening the likelihood that there will be no action before the six-day fall veto session, which starts on Oct. 22.
And even then, the political calendar is no friend to the governor or Harris.
On-the-fence legislators pressed to vote for the legislation could still wind up facing an unwelcome primary opponent because the final day to submit nominating petitions is Dec. 2, giving last-minute opponents nearly a month to gather signatures after the veto session's scheduled Nov. 7 conclusion.
Still, Wednesday's court rulings brought signs of some movement, including within the 20-member House Black Caucus. At the end of May, only five lawmakers in the caucus had publicly committed to voting in favor of the same-sex marriage bill.
State Rep. Monique Davis (D-Chicago), a vocal critic of Harris' plan, told the Chicago Sun-Times that she now is "much more inclined" to vote for it because gay couples in other states will now have access to federal benefits but those in Illinois will not.
"I don't want to hurt their Social Security," Davis said. "Surely you cannot have people in one state getting Social Security and have people in another who do not. That cannot go."
But another leading member of the House Black Caucus said Wednesday's decisions aren't a game-changer for him.
"I won't call it a non-factor," said state Rep. Will Davis (D-Homewood), who has been noncommittal on the same-sex marriage question. "But I don't think it necessarily changes how I vote on the issue. . . . I have to pay attention to the people who live in my district.
"I'm not sure what impact, for many, that will have moving forward," Davis said of the rulings.
The two Davises and others within the caucus have faced a withering lobbying pitch from black ministers, while Cardinal Francis George and fellow Catholic bishops have tried to persuade Roman Catholic House members to vote against Harris' bill.
One of the leading voices among the black ministers, former state Sen. James Meeks (D-Chicago), wouldn't comment on the impact of Wednesday's rulings, but the Catholic leaders shows absolutely no softening of their resolve.
In a statement, Cardinal George called the court's action "illogical and pretentious."
"This morning, in the guise of technical legal language, the United States Supreme Court advanced the project of making marriage in the United States a genderless institution," the statement said. "Since women and men are not interchangeable, the Court's action is illogical and pretentious. The Court abuses its own authority when it permits civil law to alter the definition of marriage, which is a natural institution. What is truly at stake in these decisions is not the right of adults to love whom they please, but rather the right of children to have both a mother and a father.
"Today's decisions also bring us one step closer to the day when those who continue to distinguish between genuine marital unions and same-sex arrangements will be regarded as "bigots," George's statement said. "We have already seen the negative result of gender-free unions on Catholic social services here in Illinois and other states. We can all be grateful that the Court did not create a new "right" to same-sex marriage, allowing Illinois and other states to continue to acknowledge in law what nature and nature's God already tell us: that marriage is the union of one man and one woman for the sake of family."


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Young Jewish, Muslim Professionals Team Up To Build Better Detroit
November 26, 2012 by TMO
By Laura Fawaz, Contributing Reporter
Dearborn Heights, MI–Saturday night at Hype Athletics Recreation Center wasn't just your average night of people playing basketball. It included a group of young Jewish and Muslim professions who choose to come together to shoot hoops.
The groups organizing the event, Michigan Muslim Community Council and the Sports League Organization, have had the event planned for months. Though with violence growing in the Middle East, the game is being played, but amid a new, but too familiar context.
Representing both religious communities, a group of about 15 men and one woman split into mixed teams for a basketball game. The initial goal of organizing this event was to host what would be the first of many that would bring different groups of young professionals together to focus on problems much closer to home: ways to improve Metro-Detroit.
Even as the offensive by Israel against the Palestinian people escalates in the Gaza strip, these American born Jews and Muslims are hoping to find understanding and connection, through sports. "We here today to help the city of Detroit, but we're still remembering the innocent lives being taken in Gaza," said attorney Tarek Baydoun of Dearborn, who is also one of the organizers from Michigan Muslim Community Council.
Baydoun also added that any attempt to connect the game to issues in the Middle East is misguided. "We can agree to disagree on foreign policy but still live together in peace," said the 28-year-old. "Muslims and Jews are doing very well as communities in southeast Michigan and this is an effort to bring them all together to work on issues that affect everyone."
In spite of this, the escalating crisis in Israel and the Gaza Strip is igniting passions between most American Jewish and Arab communities. On Friday night, a protest condemning Israel's airstrikes on Gaza was held near the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel in downtown Detroit. The Michigan office of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) calls Israel's actions a "slaughter" of the people in Gaza. Local Jewish leaders, for their part, say Israel is defending itself against missiles fired against its civilians, including — for the first time — in Jerusalem.
Still, with full knowledge of the dire situation in the Middle East, these young professionals willingly came together to build bridges here in Metro-Detroit, by shooting hoops.
"What else is something that brings everyone together in an informal way where everyone is an equal?," said Detroiter Justin Jacobs, who founded the sports league organization Come Play Detroit. "We wanted to show that while we are all tied to our backgrounds, we all have our own interest and we're all passionate about Detroit."


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Yamaha has released so many high-profile digital consoles in the past few years that a new analog board is actually big news. Available in 24-, 32-, and 40-channel configurations, the new IM8 line is built in the Japanese factory that makes the company's PM boards. According to Yamaha, the focus with the IM8 is on high sound and build quality. Also somewhat new from Yamaha is the PM5D EX 96-channel board, which is essentially a 48-channel PM5D combined with a DSP5D digital-signal-processing unit that doubles the brain power of the PM5D console and thereby doubles its channels.
Roland's version 1.5 update of its RSS M-400 V-Mixer digital console made possible several new capabilities that were based on user feedback. These include a number of shortcuts to speed the setup process, the addition of eight matrices, user-interface enhancements, direct channel-output assignment for multitrack recording, and a more flexible compressor and gate functions.
Known for its Audio Spotlight super-directional loudspeaker panels, Holosonics has introduced a much smaller companion amp (about one-sixth the size of the previous model) for the AS-16 and AS-24 loudspeakers.
Auralex introduced its fabric-faced acoustic Ceiling Tiles for installation in new and existing drop- and suspended-ceiling grids. They're available in standard grid sizes, or they can be customized in size and thickness. A noise-ratio coefficient of .80 means the tiles can help control many common acoustical problems.
The Aviom 6416m mic-input module demonstrated at InfoComm provides 16 mic-level inputs with switchable pads, DB25 mic split, gain control in 1dB steps, phase and filter controls, and 48V phantom power. These and other features are remote-controllable through Aviom's A-Net protocol with the Remote Control Interface (RCI) and Mic Control Surface (MCS).
Known for its audio-for-video products, Azden has recently branched out into classroom amplification systems. The company has been OEMing all the components of the new IR-CS system to other manufacturers for a few years, but this is a newly branded package. The IR-CS includes a pendant mic with an emitter, a handheld mic, a dual-channel receiver, an infrared sensor, and four 6.5in. ceiling loudspeakers. There's also an IR-WS system that employs wall-mounted loudspeakers.
Revolabs' audioconferencing systems have found their way into many wood-paneled executive boardrooms, but the company is now going after all the other conference rooms in the building. Designed to be plug-and-play, the Fusion system is an eight- or four-microphone wireless audioconferencing system that sits on a tabletop instead of in a rack. It's not controllable via AMX or Crestron, but it is designed for rooms that might already have a plug-and-play videoconferencing setup. Via a videocard input, the Fusion base station hooks up easily to a videoconference codec. Packages include eight microphones, a recharging tray, and a receiver.
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way to the int'l press. My point is that Iran and Israel are not trivial
issues when it comes to U.S.-Turkish relations.
On 10/17/11 10:04 AM, Emre Dogru wrote:
I don't see this as a sing of the ties between the two. Davutoglu told
this to a bunch of MPs to show them that Turkey does not bow to the US,
and it was leaked for domestic consumption purposes. D later spoke very
ambiguous on this. There so many major signs about Turkish - American
ties before this. Such as BMD radar, predators purchase debate etc.
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Subject: Re: [MESA] TURKEY/US/ISRAEL/IRAN/SYRIA - Davutoglu says Prime
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This should be repped. Shows that not all is well between DC and Ankara
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this was sent in to WO as a possible * item. However, it seems like
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Davutoglu says Prime Minister Erdogan, Obama argue over Iran
Monday, October 17, 2011
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told U.S. President Barack
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Ahmet Davutoglu said yesterday.
Davutoglu addressed deputies from the ruling Justice and Development
Party (AKP) during the party's gathering in the hot springs retreat of
Kizilcahamam near the capital Ankara.
The Turkish foreign minister said Obama had phoned Erdogan 11 times
during the last nine months and a brief encounter took place during
one of their conversations, when Obama complained about Turkey's role
in Iran's uranium swap deal, asking why Erdogan protected Iran.
Erdogan denied Obama's claims, Davutoglu said, and responded, "I do
not protect Iran, but you [the United States] act as Israel's lawyer."
Davutoglu also talked about Turkey's stance over the unrest in Syria.
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It's the silliest game of one-upmanship ever . . . and a great way to lighten the mood after school, or when things are getting a little too serious!
The rules are simple: The first storyteller tells the group a made-up event in his or her day. Everyone after that has to top it.
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Add an artsy twist by making a picture of the very worst story. (A basic set of art supplies is all you need.) You can sneak in some learning here, too: Build vocabulary and writing skills by writing the winning sentence on Storytelling Paper or adding labels to the picture. Then post the "winning" pictures on your family "wall of shame"! You can draw inspiration for the next round from a themed drawing pad: A Complete the Picture Pad is perfect for helping set the scene for your terrible adventures.
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(CNN) -- Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV, the five-term Democrat from West Virginia, announced Friday he will not run for re-election in 2014, opening up a potential seat for Republicans to grab in the next round of Congressional contests.
"As I approach 50 years of public service in West Virginia, I've decided that 2014 will be the right moment for me to find new ways to fight for the causes I believe in and to spend more time with my incredible family," Rockefeller said in a statement.
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Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, the seven-term West Virginia congresswoman, announced in November she would run for Rockefeller's seat in 2014.
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Pound Puppies were originally a line of adorable stuffed doggies who "desperately needed a home." Much like the concept behind the Cabbage Patch dolls, the toy makers used the adoption angle to sell Pound Puppies like mad. After a TV special aired in 1985, the Puppies became so popular that they were given their own weekly show the following season.
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The gang's headquarters was located on the lawn of the rich Millicent Trueblood (voiced by TV legend June Lockhart). Blessed with "puppy power," Millicent was able to talk to the dogs and keep abreast of their goings on. Unfortunately, Millicent died and the mansion was inherited by her evil grandniece Katrina Stoneheart.
Katrina's plans to tear down the pound were foiled when it was discovered that the pound and all the surrounding land actually belonged to the Katrina's soft-hearted ward, Holly, who coincidentally also possessed the "puppy power." Holly became the new human protector of the Pound Puppies, defending them against attacks from Katrina, her daughter Brattina, and their bad kitty Cat-Gut.
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Part of the success of the series must be attributed to the voice talents of legends like Ruth Buzzi and Robert Morse, as well as Nancy Cartwright, best known as the voice of Bart Simpson.
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