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Pitt And Jolie How Confident Are You The Marriage Will Last
Let's just be honest. After Brad Pitt left Jennifer Aniston for Angelina Jolie, the couple's relationship wasn't exactly widely approved of. More than a few people thought it would be over within months. Years later however, Pitt and Jolie seem stronger than ever. He popped the question this past week, and his future bride gleefully said yes, much to the delight of their children who reportedly wanted to see mom and dad officially wed.
Over the years, much has been made about the trouble many Hollywood couples have staying together. Whether weeks after the union, months or even years, many seemingly strong and famous unions bust apart before they achieve long-term stability. Thus, it's only natural to wonder what Pitt and Jolie's odds might be at staying together.
Luckily for the two, there are many factors in their favor. A good percentage of marriages dissolve over monetary arguments. Since both have more money than they could ever spend, that's not an issue. In addition, they were together for years before deciding to take the plunge, and both are of above-average intelligence. All of those factors seem to correlate positively with marital success. Unfortunately, they also both are apt to work weird hours and travel extensively.
Weighing everything together, I'm pretty confident this union will survive. That being said, I would have bet a pretty penny Brad and Jen would have blissfully lasted for decades too. What do you think? How confident are you this marriage will last until death do them part? Let us know your thoughts by voting in the poll below…


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….Okay on the serious note: we have all encountered spam. Yes even you (although you may not know in which case I ask you "have you checked your bank account lately?"). I read somewhere, on BBC I believe, that 97% of all emails sent are spam. Go figure.
Usually spam is generated by signing up for forums, signing up for special offers, registering at websites, etc. If you have to enter your email somewhere, chances are better then not that you will receive some sort of spam from that website/company/entity (please note that dotTech.org will not spam you in any shape form or fashion so you do not have to be afraid of entering your real email here; however you don't have to). That being said, with so much spam circulating the internets, many anti-spam techniques have been pioneered. One popular method is to just create a "spam email". In other words, create something like "firstname.lastname@example.com" and use that email to sign up for all the forums, special offers, etc. that ask for your email . However what if you don't want to create a separate spam email account? What if you just need a temporary email account to sign up for a forum to make that one post, or to sign up for a special offer and receive that coupon, freebie, or [insert here]? Well if you fall in the category of the latter ("I want a temporary account"), today I am here to tell you about two web services that you can use to help you combat spam:
Mailinator.com [1] (thx Frank)
Mailinator.com is a website that allows you to create email address (no signup/registration required) and receive email to that email address. However you can only receive emails, not send them; also, your email inbox can be checked by anyone (there is no "password protection") but all emails are automatically deleted within a few hours:
Mailinator is fundamentally quite different from other services. Other services like Gmail or Yahoo allow you to actually send email. You cannot send email from Mailinator. After a few hours, all email is auto-deleted. A Mailinator email inbox can be read by anyone. There is no real security here. Mailinator has strict rules about what kind of email it receives. Plain text is best, html is filtered. Images, attachments, and fancy stuff are simply stripped away.
The upside is that Mailinator requires no sign-up. Send email to a name, and the account is created automagically.
In a nutshell, other services provide more functionality but require a sign-up (which takes time, even if you falsify all the information anyway). Mailinator provides less, but requires no sign-up.
10MinuteMail.com [2]
10MinuteMail works in a different way than Mailinator; 10MinuteMail is more of the traditional type of email service. When you visit 10MinuteMail.com a unique email address is assigned to you (no sign up or registration necessary). Email addresses are assigned via a temporary cookie that is stored in your web browser so only you can access your email address/inbox. Unlike Mailinator, you can send and receive (reply to) emails. However the catch is that your email address/inbox will only last for 10 minutes and then it will be deleted (you can request extra time if you need it).
Personally I like 10MinuteMail more than Mailinator simply because no one but me can access my emails. However both are good and useful services.
So I just told you about the two services I know that help you combat spam. I am sure there are many more out there. Any particular services you use? Please post below. :)
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Rand Miller, the co-founder of Cyan, has stated that Obduction will be the spiritual successor to Myst rather than directly related. Like their previous games, Obduction's gameplay will be largely focused on exploration. Players will find themselves abducted to a strange new world where exploring is their only tool for answers.
In their Kickstarter video, Miller explains how it is sometimes difficult to pitch unorthodox games to executives. Thanks to Kickstarter and other crowd-funded related sites, passion projects such as Obduction might stand a chance.
Cyan Inc. is looking to raise a total of $1,100,000 in order to create the game. In three days, however, they've already accumulated nearly 8,000 backers and raised over $400,000. Being that Myst and Riven are two of the highest selling PC games of all time, Cyan shouldn't be too short on contributors.


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Jewish Law's Islamic Influence
January 19th, 2011
by Jessica Marglin
Review of Jewish and Islamic Law: A Comparative Study of Custom during the Geonic Period by Gideon Libson (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2003) 380 pages
Gideon Libson's groundbreaking study examines how Islamic law helped shape Jewish law during the early medieval period. Libson's approach represents a new direction in comparative studies of Jewish and Islamic law. Since the nineteenth century, Orientalists investigated Judaism's influence on Islam, particularly in the legal arena. But only recently have scholars begun to look at how Islam might also have helped to shape halakhah. Libson suggests a more symbiotic model based on feedback circles, where Jewish law influenced Islamic law, which in turn influenced Jewish law.
Libson uses custom in Jewish law as a lens through which to study the intersections between the two legal systems. He begins with an overview of how custom worked in both halakhah and shari'a, framing his argument with a discussion of Jewish and Muslim contacts during the Geonic period. Jewish legal authorities were familiar with Islamic law and custom; Libson suggests that this knowledge came both from reading texts and from absorbing information from the surrounding society. He notes that despite Jews' right to judicial autonomy, Islamic law "considered the rabbinical courts to be part of the overall Muslim legal system…." (45). The constant availability of Islamic courts pushed the geonim to initiate customs that responded to reality of the Islamic legal system. Libson calls this kind of custom "responsive," distinguishing it from customs that the geonim borrowed directly from Islamic law.
Libson analyzes particular aspects of custom in Jewish law as examples of how halakhah developed in relationship to the Islamic context. He notes various instances of responsive adaption, in which Jewish jurists introduced customs in order to make Jewish law more compatible with the Islamic legal system in which it functioned. For instance, Libson traces the development of the category of "rebellious wife" in Jewish law to the geonim's attempt to preclude recourse to Islamic courts, which offered divorce initiated by women. As an example of how Jewish jurists borrowed Islamic legal practices through custom, Libson discusses the origins of the oath of destitution. Under early Jewish law, oaths were only used at the end of a trial, while under Islamic law, litigants took oaths to verify their claims throughout the legal proceedings. The geonim introduced an oath which served to verify testimony by invoking the public ban (gezerta). Unlike Muslims, Jews did not swear on God's name. Nonetheless, the public ban served all the same functions of the oath in Islamic law.
Jewish and Islamic Law is a pioneering work in a field with numerous opportunities for further study. Scholars have only begun to understand the ways in which Jewish and Islamic legal systems co-existed, both at the theoretical judicial level and in daily legal practice. Libson has done the fields of Jewish and Islamic studies a great service. His book both provides a convincing and innovative analysis of the development of custom in Jewish law in an Islamic context and demonstrates the rich potential of comparative studies in Jewish and Islamic law.
Jessica Marglin is a PhD candidate in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. She is writing her dissertation on Jews in the Moroccan legal system during the nineteenth century.


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Harp, Elicker Neck & Neck In Fundraising
by Thomas MacMillan | Oct 10, 2013 3:56 pm
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(Updated with a list of top Harp donors.) Mayoral candidates Toni Harp and Justin Elicker raised money at equal rates in September. Harp burned through her money, leaving her with just $1,829 on hand as of Oct. 3. Elicker had $78,000 to spare.
Those numbers are revealed in the candidates' latest campaign finance disclosure statements, submitted Thursday to the city clerk's office.
Democrat Harp and petitioning candidate Elicker are running to be the next mayor of New Haven. Election day is Nov. 5.
The latest financial documents cover a time period spanning Sept. 3—a week before the primary—and Oct. 3.
Click here to read Elicker's campaign filing. Click here, here, and here to download Harp's filing in three sections.
During that time, the Harp campaign raised $85,155 from individuals and $17,500 from committees, for a total of $103,955.
The Elicker campaign took in $96,823.21 from individuals and $3,530 from the Democracy Fund, the city's public campaign financing program. Elicker's total haul for the period was $100,353.21.
(A previous Independent story, before the official filings came out, incorrectly reported that the Harp campaign had pulled ahead in fundraising.)
Both candidates went into September with about $33,000 on hand, giving them roughly equal war chests for the month. But while the Elicker campaign spent $55,081.77 in September, the Harp campaign shelled out $139,730, well more than twice as much as her rival.
As of Oct. 3, the Harp campaign was down to $1,829 on hand, while Elicker had $79,000.
The Harp filing states that the Harp campaign carried over $23,448 in unpaid expenses from before Sept. 2, and added $2,000 more in September. Campaign manager Jason Bartlett said that's an error. The total unpaid expenses is actually about $4,500, he said. That includes about $2,500 the campaign still owes him, he said.
Bartlett said the Harp campaign will file an amended disclosure on Friday, correcting the error.
The Elicker campaign didn't report any unpaid expenses for September, but had $580 of debt from prior to Sept. 2.
Harp spokesman Patrick Scully said the campaign is not worried about having so little cash on hand.
"We've raised a significant amount of money in the last week" since the filing period ended, he said. "We're not concerned. The response has been fantastic."
Who Gave How Much
Elicker participated in the public-financing Democracy Fund before the primary, agreeing to collect individual donations of only $370 or less and not to take money from committees. In exchange, he earned grant money and matching dollars from the fund. Elicker can't participate in the Democracy Fund in the general election; he has vowed o continuing to follow its fundraising requirements voluntarily.
Harp isn't a Democracy Fund candidate and can collect donations of up to $1,000, and money from committees.
Harp's Top Donors
Harp's list of top donors includes 13 who are city contractors (marked with a *) and one person, former mayoral candidate Matt Nemerson, who identified himself as a lobbyist (marked with a †).
A total of 66 people gave Harp $370 or more. They are:
Norman L Bender, Retired, $370
Yehoshua Rosenstein, Rabbi, $370
Charles Pillsbury, $400
Dianibel Aviles, Branford Board of Ed, Coordinator, $500
Kent Bloomer, Yale, Professor, $500
Steven J Calcagni, Calcagni Associates, Real Estate, $500
*Mark J Cerreta, Lindley Acquisition Corp, Executive, $500
Marian R Chertow, Yale, Professor, $500
Richard E Couch, Martin Couch and Assoc., Engineer, $500
Patrick J Egan, City of New Haven, Asst. Fire Chief, $500
*James H Gatling , New Opportunities, Inc, President/CEO, $500
Gordon T Geballe, Yale, teacher, $500
Joanne Goldblum, National Dept Bank, Social Worker, $500
Linda Goodman, Self, social worker, $500
*Paul Haynes, Haynes Group, Owner, $500
Elaine F Katinger, Adv. Radiology Cnslt., Xray Tech, $500
James H Maloney, Ct Inst Comms, Executive, $500
*William L Mathis, Springs of Live Gvg Water, Pastor, $500
*Vincent C McDermott, , $500
Richard E McLaren, Terracon Consultans, Engineer, $500
Steven G Murphy, Envision Healthcare, SVP Gov't/Nat Ser, $500
Randel G Owen, Envision Healthcare, CFO/COO, $500
W Martyn Philpot Jr., Self, Attorney, $500
Erin A Pringle, AMC Environmental, LLC, Treasurer, $500
Leonard P Rosati Sr., Tri-State Brick of CT, Sales, $500
*Gilbert J Rossomando, Lindley Acquisition Corp, Food service, $500
William Sanger, Envision Healthcare, CEO, $500
John F Stafstrom Jr., Pullman + Comley LLC, Attorney, $500
James Calvin Tillman, student, $500
Edward Van Home, AMS, Ambulance Service, $500
Todd G Zimmerman, EmCare, CEO, $500
*John M Milone Jr., Milone & MacBroom Inc., Engineer, $750
*Alfonso F Barbarotta, AB Management, $1000
Edward James Barrett, The Morganit Group Inc., Construct Estim, $1000
Anna Blanding Pilliner, Self, Consultant, $1000
Thomas W Bucci, Willinger, Willinger & Bucci, Attorney, $1000
William Clendenen Jr., Clendenen + Shea, Lawyer, $1000
Ardell Cowie, , $1000
Branford S Dimeo, Dimeo Construction Company, Executive, $1000
William Dyson, CCSU, Teacher, $1000
*Laurie Fusco, Fusco Corporation, Project Manager, $1000
*Lynn Fusco, Fusco Corporation, President , $1000
*Mary R Fusco, Village Francais, Managing Partner, $1000
*Edmund Fusco Jr., Fusco Corporation, CEO, $1000
Francine Goldstein, Self, Marketing, $1000
Timothy Gunn, The Morganti Group Inc., Vice President, $1000
Toni Hirst, New Opportunities, Inc., CAO, $1000
Kenneth Horton, Horton LLC, Electrician, $1000
Jocelyne Istambouli, The Morganti Group Inc., System Manager, $1000
Lorna Lamoureux, Iota Inc., Business Manager, $1000
Reginald Mayo, , $1000
John McClutchy, , $1000
Lesley Mills, , $1000
Elisabeth Morten, Self, Producer/Author, $1000
John H Motley, Self, $1000
Sandra T Nasti, Retired, $1000
Frank L Nasti Jr., Retired, Chemical Engineer, $1000
†Matthew L Nemerson, CTC, President/CEO, $1000
Marshall S Ruben, Ruben Horan PC, $1000
Marie Sgueglia, Advanced Office Systems, Management, $1000
Nabil Moussa Takla, The Morganti Group, CEO, $1000
Robert Tripi, The Morganti Group, Bus. Development, $1000
*Robert C Viani, New Haven Plaza LLC, Real Estate, $1000
Sandra G Wagenfeld, Self, Aerospace, $1000
Ann Marie W Willinger, Willinger, Willinger & Bucci, Attorney, $1000
Charles J Willinger, Willinger, Willinger & Bucci, Attorney, $1000
Elicker's Top Donors
With the primary over, the donation limits are reset. Donors who gave $1,000 in the primary can give $1,000 more in the general election. Elicker is now collecting money from people who contributed $370 to his primary campaign. Some Elicker donors listed in the last filing period thus gave a total of over $370, counting donations from before and after the primary.
None of Elicker's top donors are city contractors or lobbyists.
A total of 159 people gave Elicker $370 or more. They are:
Laura Clarke, arts advocate and volunteer, self, $740
David Leffell, physician, Yale, $740
Karen Wynn, Professor, Yale University, $740
Sharon Milikowsky, librarian, Norwalk Public Library, $555
Susan Campion, Contractor, Self, $496
Denise Acampora, Lecturer, Yale University, $470
Paul Campion, Vice President, Adecco Group USA, $470
Jessica Feinleib, anesthesiologist, VA, $470
Douglas Rae, professor, Yale, $450
Allie Perry, Pastoral Counselor, self-employed, $440
Sean Hundtofte, Student, Yale, $430
Mary McGrath, Student, Yale University, $420
James Alexander, Retired, Retired, $370
Martha Alexander, Retired, Retired, $370
Victor Altshul, $370
Nancy Antle, Writer, Self, $370
Rick Antle, Professor, Yale, $370
Christine Barker, Attorney, Zangari Cohn, $370
Jennifer Baron, $370
Eric Berger, physician, self, $370
Ethel Berger, Book Illustrator, Self, $370
Steven Berry, academic, Yale University, $370
Phil Bleich, retired, Retired, $370
Wojtek Borowski, $370
Helena Brett-Smith, Research Physician, Bristol Myers Squibb, $370
Grace Bright, Library Asst, Yale University, $370
David Budries, Sound Design, Yale University, $370
Maureen Burke, Lecturer, Yale, $370
David Cameron, Educator, Yale University, $370
Carolyn Casillo, consulting, self, $370
Belinda Chan, Physician, CMG, $370
Mimi Chapnick, Chiropracter, Self, $370
Randall Chapnick, Lawyer, Self, $370
Henry Chauncey, Retired, Retired, $370
Judith Chevalier, Professor, Yale, $370
Kevin Coady, Real Estate, Self, $370
Roxanne Coady, Bookseller, RJ Julia Booksellers, $370
Katha Cox, NA, NA, $370
David Crosson, Student, $370
Eliezer Cruz, Administrator, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, $370
Jan Cunningham, Artist, SELF, $370
Anthony Cuomo, Real Estate Mgmt, Self, $370
Jeptha Curtis, Physician, Yale University, $370
Renate Dicks, Office Mgr, Key Human Services, $370
Michael Doolittle, Photographer, Self, $370
William J Doyle, retired, none, $370
Ashley Elicker, Senior Mgr Finance, Panera Bread, $370
Gordon Elicker, Retired, NA, $370
Joan Elicker, NA, NA, $370
Harold Ellis, Self, Self, $370
Nicholas Evans, Software Developer, CogState, $370
Joel Faxon, atty, self, $370
Rocco Fiore, Water Treatment Plant Operator, Regional Water Authority, $370
Terry Gilbertson, Building Officer, Town of Woodbridge, $370
William Goetzmann, Professor, Yale University, $370
Duncan Goodall, Entrepreneur, Self, $370
Melissa Goodall, Deputy Dir of Sustainability, Yale University, $370
Nancy Greenberg, Real Estate Development, Verdigri's Ventures LLC, $370
Donald Harvey, Retired, NA, $370
Robert Henninger, IT, ATT, $370
Matthew Higbee, Comm Fdn for Greater NH, $370
Gisela Hobman, Retired, Retired, $370
Joseph Hoffman, physiologist, retired, $370
Susan Holahan, Teacher, City of New Haven Bd of Ed, $370
Lisa Howie, Director of Investments, Yale University, $370
Mary Hu, Yale University, $370
Bernadette Huang, Coordinator, Yale University, $370
Alison Illick, NA, NA, $370
Christopher Illick, Physician, Digestive Disease Associates, $370
Heather Jessen, Writer, Self employed, $370
Bruce Johnson, Retired, Retired, $370
Gerald Kahn, Attorney, Gerald Kahn LLC, $370
Fay Kandarian, Retired, None, $370
Helen Kauder, Arts Admin, Artspace, $370
Cindy Kissin, $370
Jonathan Knisely, Physician, North Shore LIJ Health System, $370
Richard Kramer, Retired, Retired, $370
Michael Krauss, Architect, Self, $370
David Ladd, Investment Advisor, Ladd Capital Mgmt, $370
John Lapides, manufacturer, United Aluminum, $370
Anthony Law, Architect, Self, $370
Cindy Leffell, Self, Self, $370
Jim Levinsohn, Professor, Yale University, $370
Kay Long, Consultant, FTI Consulting, $370
Elizabeth Lopez, Self, Self, $370
Henry Lord, Investor, N/A, $370
Donald Margulies, Playwright, Yale University, $370
Anna Marie Festa, NA, NA, $370
Richard Marottoli, Physician, Yale New Haven Hospital, $370
Sven Martson, retired, self, $370
Bailey McCallum, Renewable Energy Development, Element Power, $370
Hope Metcalf, Lawyer/Teacher, Yale Law School, $370
Andrew Metrick, Professor, Yale University, $370
Susan Metrick, homemaker, none, $370
Bonaventura Mezza, Retired, N/A, $370
Jennifer Milikowsky, Student, Student, $370
Sarah Miller, Editor, Yale University Press, $370
Grayson Murphy, NA, Retired, $370
Barry Nalebuff, Professor, Yale univ., $370
Robert Narracci, Architectural Designer, PCPA, $370
David Newton, Consultant, Elm Advisors LLC, $370
Christopher Nicotra, Investor, Olympia Properties, $370
Andrew Nyhart, Architect, Pelli Clark Pelli, $370
Barbara O'Brien, Attorney, IRIS, $370
Katherine O'Leary, Attorney, Geenty Group Realtors, $370
Carol Orr, shop owner, self employed, $370
Robert Orr, architect, robert orr and associates, $370
Sharon Oster, professor, yale university, $370
Robert Pellegrino, Attorney, Pellegrino & Pellegrino, LLC, $370
Christian Pettker, Physician, Yale University, $370
Patricia Pierce, Retired, Retired, $370
Charles Pillsbury, law professor, Quinnipiac University, $370
Lauren Pinzka, Lecturer, Yale, $370
Steven Podos, Research Scientist, Achillion Pharmaceuticals, $370
Celia Ponvert, NA, NA, $370
Jason Pricey, Physician, Yale New Haven Hospital, $370
Deta Reid, Art History, W. Hartford Public Schools, $370
Heidi Richard, Director, Yale University, $370
Joan Elicker Richards, Former Educator, retired, $370
Susanne Roberts, historian, retired, $370
June Sachs, Self employed, The Yarn Store, $370
Lisa Sanders, Doctor, $370
Robin Sauerteig, Self, $370
Jane Savage, Mgmt, Yale, $370
Debra Schaffer, Bank of America, Banker, $370
Ted Schaffer, Real Estate, Self, $370
Peter Schott, Professor, Yale, $370
Alan Schwartz, Law Profesor, Yale, $370
Marjorie Shansky, Attorney, Self, $370
Thomas Shrader, Corporate Partnerships, Yale, $370
Claire Simon, writer, self-employed, $370
John Simon, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yale University, $370
Eric Smith, attorney, Stratton Faxon Trial Lawyers, LLC, $370
Hunter Smith, Lawyer, David Rosen & Associates, $370
Judith Snow, Exec. Mgmt, N/A, $370
David Steinhardt, CEO, D.S. Sewing Inc, $370
A Douglas Stone, Professor, Yale, $370
Mary Stone, Psychiatrist, Yale, $370
Susan Stone, $370
Barry Stratton, Real Estate Agent, Geenty Group Realtors, $370
Colleen Stratton, President, CGS Business Financial Services, $370
Michael Stratton, Lawyer, Stratton Faxon, $370
Sabra Stratton, Student, NA, $370
Lynn Street, Physician, Self, $370
Jeffrey Summerville, Owner, Summerville Consulting, $370
Martha Summerville, Owner, Summerville Consulting, $370
Laura Sundstrom, Midwife, Women's Health Associates, $370
Shel Swanson, Midwife, Self, $370
Arlene Szczarba, sales, self employed, $370
Christopher Udry, Professor, Yale Universtiy, $370
Stephen Victor, Program Planner/Archaeologist, Retired, $370
Brian Virtue, Owner, Christopher Martins Restaurant, $370
Suzanne Whitty, CPA, Yale, $370
John Witt, Professor, Yale University, $370
Amy Wrzesniewski, Professor, Yale University, $370
James Yu, Physician, Yale University, $370
Andrew Zehner, Attorney, University of CT, $370
Edward Zelinsky, Law Professor, Cardozo Law School, Yeshiva University, $370
Seth Zeren, Project Manager, RCG, LLC, $370
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posted by: TheMadcap on October 10, 2013 4:13pm
So, now it's not even the fact Justin's contriburtions come 80% from New Haven vs Harp's near 80% from the suburbs, Elicker has now collected more money from people now as well, and that's with the lower limit.(and yeah, people can bundle contributions together, but Harp supporters can do the same thing with a much higher limit)
posted by: J.R. Logan on October 10, 2013 6:07pm
This is a pretty amazing achievement for Elicker, particularly when you consider the self-imposed clean election limitations of abiding by the principles of the Democracy Fund. My guess is that his dollars will go further because he has been so successful at building his base of supporters, volunteers and advocates in New Haven. Throughout the campaign I have been continually impressed at how adept he has been at managing challenges and making the most of opportunities. These are skills that bode well for what he can bring to the table as mayor. I have the outlook that New Haven is great, but can be even better. I see many who share this optimism volunteering, including myself, to help Justin reach more people. All facts that give me the impression that Justin's chances of winning are getting better day by day.
posted by: citoyen on October 10, 2013 10:12pm
Justin deserves enormous credit for the principled and disciplined way he has both raised money and spent money.
Bodes well for a city managed under an Elicker administration.
Makes me decide to add to my donation (still under a total of $370).
Justin is the real deal.
posted by: ELMCITYPROF on October 11, 2013 10:00am
Privilege is truly an amazing phenomenon. Especially when we are either unable or unwilling to acknowledge our own privilege. I think it's great that Elicker has been able to raise so much money "in the City." But let's be clear, that money is coming from particular segments of the city that are quite economically distinct from the average New Haven resident. If in fact that argument being made by many posters is that Elicker's ability to raise lots of money from such interests makes him more accountable than Harp, then we also have to be honest about to whom he will be accountable once he's elected. There have been a number of articles about how race will shape residents' vote choice. When do we start talking about class?? That seems to be a major line of division in this city whether we're talking about policy priorities or campaign donations.
posted by: cedarhillresident! on October 11, 2013 10:46am
When doing the data map (if one is done) I would love to see a state map included. If 80% of harps donations are from out side New Haven it would be nice to see who are they are on the map.
posted by: woosterbill on October 11, 2013 10:56am
News flash: disadvantaged "lower class" people living in poverty don't have the financial ability to donate to either candidate. Both are being financed by overwhelmingly by people with disposable income.
The difference is that Elicker's rich donors actually live in the city he's hoping to represent, while Harp's rich donors don't.
If you want to talk about privilege, then you can't help talking about about the fact that Harp lives a million dollar mansion that's financed by her family business that happens to be the largest tax evader in the state. Is that really where you want to take this conversation?
If you want to criticize Elicker for the affluence of his donor base, then you can't help but see that Harp's rich donors have far more to gain from her administration, since so many of them are suburban-dwelling contractors and union members. New Haven has a long, dismal history of pay-to-play politics that have hurt the low-income residents more than anyone; Harp has already suggested that she will continue these practices by selling access. Is that really where you want to take the conversation?
Trying to spin Elicker's impressive fund-raising (impressive both for its success and its ethics) as anything but a positive reflection of his candidacy is a fool's errand. You should try saying something good about your own preferred candidate instead.
Good luck with finding something positive to say about Harp on this issue.
posted by: TheMadcap on October 11, 2013 11:21am
Let's not pretend Harp's big donations are not also mostly coming from the same exact privileged demographic, it's just her privileged people don't even live in New Haven.
posted by: dmarie on October 11, 2013 11:29am
ElmCityProf, do the poor donate to any political campaigns? No, they can't afford to. So to imply that either candidate will not represent the interests of the poor in this city because they are not collecting donations from those people is a stretch. So, given that you won't see donations from the poor in either candidate's column, which class of donors WOULD be more interested in seeing the plight of the poor improved—Justin Elicker's donors, who share their home town with these poor people, or Toni Harp's, who live in the suburbs and may work in and for the city, but don't actually have a stake in it?
posted by: Citizen X on October 11, 2013 12:09pm
Now that the Elicker camp seems to think that getting political donations from citizens is the new measure of success, I must ask, "Why has Elicker NEVER donated to any Democratic candidate?"
He is a man of means. He grew up in a million-dollar home. There are a lot of slaps on the back for people deciding to write checks for a man who has never written a such a check.
Something very strange with his claims of being a "passionate Democrat."
posted by: Jonathan Hopkins on October 11, 2013 12:25pm
"Some Elicker donors listed in the last filing period thus gave a total of over $370, counting donations from before and after the primary."
Was the same done for the Harp contributions, or is Harp's list only from the latest filing? Have any of the 66 people on Harp's list donated to her before or are they all first time donors?
posted by: anonymous on October 11, 2013 12:26pm
This is the most important line in the piece:
"None of Elicker's top donors are city contractors or lobbyists."
posted by: webblog on October 11, 2013 12:43pm
The only thing this list demonstrates is that the average Joe in New Haven gets no respect, the average Joe's of New Haven only role in this campaign is to provide the vote.
But even there of with all eligible voters, including those listed above, only 29% turned out in the recent primary and 29% in the 2011 general election. The prediction by Elicker is that the % would rise by 4% in the 2013 general election.
so let's hope that the average Joe's get hired at a good rate by the two campaigns to work at the poles, instead of all the money going to pollsters, TV and the campaign managers.
posted by: flash_demo on October 11, 2013 12:44pm
Contributions to the Harp Campaign from lower income residents will come in the form of votes. Votes bought with barbecues and buffets for the innercity and (an almost aggressive assault) on senior centers. Buses, vans will all be on hand and the collection of absentee ballots is strong armed and aggressive as well. If one didn't know better, one would think that New Haven was comprised of blacks and a few Hispanics. Talk about exclusionary!
posted by: Fairhavener on October 11, 2013 12:46pm
@Citizen X: I think I may have a hunch about your question. Justin seems first an foremost to be an ethical man with strong principles. Could it be that he has just not seen any Democratic candidate whose campaign he has not been willing to donate to? I am young and I had never given to any Democratic campaign, either, until I was able to find in Justin a candidate worth supporting with more than my vote.
The Harps and DeStefanos of the world who rely on pay-to-play politics to win elections are, for me, not nearly as inspiring enough to give more than one if any of my dollars.
posted by: TheMadcap on October 11, 2013 2:05pm
@Citizen X
Two camps can play this game. Why has Harp, a big name state Democrat who has been a state senator for two decades, who is worth millions of dollars, only ever given two donations in the past decade according to the FEC? Apparently they're both pretty terrible democrats who don't care about the party that much. You railed against the Elicker camp trying to use campaign donations as a metric for anything but want to point to political contributions from the candidates themselves. If this matters so much I hope you voted for Henry Fernandez in the primary because the FEC search engine has him listed with the most donations to Democratic candidates.(although I do believe the FEC search only shows larger donations of at least 3 digits). At least Elicker actually spend several years of the past decade living most of the time in Hong Kong and Taiwan, which gives him a reason for not being too interested in donating to elections back home at the time.
posted by: HenryCT on October 11, 2013 2:41pm
The manifold charges that Harp represents developers and lobbyists would have some weight if those making the charges provided any evidence that she has ever done so.
She has a long record in government. Several years as Alder, 20 years as State legislator. Surely you can dig up some real dirt.
If not, the thoughtful voter is left wondering how you draw dire conclusions from zero facts.
posted by: David S Baker on October 11, 2013 4:18pm
If one more Harp supporter accuses me of being an elitist, or socioeconomicly biased because of my Elicker donation, I'm going to go hide in the wine cellar of my party house.
posted by: Citizen X on October 11, 2013 9:46pm
Two things, Madcap.
Has Harp ever run as something other than a Democrat?
Has Harp ever endured five years of serving a corrupt Republican administration in Washington?
There is reason that all of this adds up to Elicker being hard to understand. He is all over the map and, therefore, untrustworthy.
posted by: HereWeGoAgain on October 12, 2013 8:45am
Notice the $1000 contribution that Reginald Mayo made to Harp's campaign - his insurance to remain a behind the scenes player in the New Haven school system. The nepotism, political payoffs in the form of administration/teaching jobs, etc. will continue if Harp is elected. There needs to be a change - and Elicker is that change!
posted by: Braffy on October 12, 2013 12:41pm
Impressive Justin Elicker…...keep up the good fight and the high integrity! Wonderful candidate and happy to be supporting him.
posted by: ELMCITYPROF on October 18, 2013 2:53pm
I love the totally incorrect assumption that I'm voting for Toni Harp because I dare raise a critique of supporters' claims about the connection between donations and accountability. Save the snark, let's focus on substance.
I am an Elicker supporter. That doesn't diminish my point that we all need to take a step back and stop acting as if accepting money from the Democracy Fund or raising lots of money in the general election means that a political candidate won't be beholden to certain interests. The fact that so much energy is spent dissecting campaign donations supports the broader point that the increasing importance of money in US elections further silences the voices of voters and communities in greatest need of effective political representation. That critique is valid regardless of candidate or political party


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Apple Hill had a terrific summer and a very productive fall!
We had another record student population (300) attending our Summer Chamber Music Workshop and our ten Tuesday concerts that featured our 45 faculty were sold-out events.
Our new violinist Colleen Jennings made her debut with the Apple Hill String Quartet at the home of board member Bill Heyman and his wife, Peggy, in September and soon after we travelled to the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to perform concerts, teach, and conduct our Irish Chamber Music Workshop. In November we travelled north to Hanover, NH for a university-wide residency at Dartmouth College where we performed the world-premiere of Traces, a work by Syrian composer Kareem Roustom for clarinet, string quartet and piano. The Apple Hill String Quartet was joined by Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and Israeli pianist Sally Pinkas for this marvelous new work. Traces was co-commissioned by Apple Hill, the HOP Center at Dartmouth, and Arizona State University, where we will travel to in February 2014 for another university-wide residency.
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In the summer and on our travels, I get a chance to meet and talk to a lot of people – people that are part of the Apple Hill family, and have been so for years. There are many voices – and the voices are diverse, musically and culturally. This newsletter features a few of these voices: Evan McGarrigle writes about his experience at the Irish Workshop, Colleen speaks about her "new life" at Apple Hill, summer coordinator Amelia Perron, who also happens to be a violinist, tells us what it is like to perform at Apple Hill, and finally, we present an interview with Kinan and Kareem on the NHPR show Word of Mouth. They talk about our residency at Dartmouth and also about their lives as Syrian musicians.
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Copeland Borough Council will be Labour-controlled for the next four years.
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BOOTLE (one elected)
Keith Hitchen Conservative ELECTED 453 votes
Anne Bradshaw Labour 92 votes
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Carl Carter Labour 225 votes
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December 19, 2012, 5:56 pm
hey guys I'm new on here I'm in process of swopping my audi a3 2.0tdi 2004 for a 2006 focus st 3 it has a few minor issues such as the srs light is on he says the clutch is on it way out but isn't slipping yet its done 39,000 miles has 4 months mot and 6 months tax want to no weather you guys can advise me on weather to go a head and do it? cheers
December 19, 2012, 6:59 pm
Id buy a 1.8tdci focus and build it to a mk2.5 st replica
The conversion would cost around 800 pounds and save you over 3000 pounds within two years mate.
Even the dash pod can be fittex to the tdci and you can remap a 1.8tdci bullet proof engine to 148bhp while still getting over 40mpg.
Just my opinion though.
December 19, 2012, 8:52 pm
ok mate i don't really have the skills or time to do that also would you have any idea why the gear box is stiff when cold? seems to be a problem witht he sts iv read on forums but i wanna no if it can be sorted? cheers
December 20, 2012, 3:50 pm
If it was me Id swap it but and it is a BIG but I am a fully qualified Ford tech and could do the clutch myself if needed and could rebuild the box if it went bang. My big worry for you is that it shouldnt be anywhere near needing a clutch at that mileage unless its had a hard life. So I would say if you want an ST sell your car and buy one that has been well treated and serviced just from what you've said I would be jubious about it. On the other hand I LOVE Fords and would never drive and audi LOL there is nothing wrong with them and they have impecable build quality but they dont set me aight like Fords do. Sad I know.
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December 22, 2012, 3:59 pm
I would walk away and keep the Audi until it stops running, the st must have been ragged and have a chip to be able to chew the clutch on that mileage, any warning lights on the dash say walk away and the difference in fuel will be massive. If you really want a st trade in ya Audi as you could prob get near enough to buy a used 2006-2007 mint st
December 22, 2012, 10:33 pm
The focus ST225 is a quick car compared to a 2.0tdi Audi or a 1.8 or 2.0L diesel focus, and can be made even quicker (300+ Hp or more is easily attainable at reasonable cost)
However the ST225 is a "gutsy brute" with 20mpg or less unless you drive like my gran -if you drive like my gran you will probably be overtaken by people with slower, less powerful cars - the insurance is not going to be cheap - especially if you are young (young = under 25) - so if you can't afford to insure/ run it - don't buy it - you would be amazed the amount of people crawling about at low speeds in fast cars trying to get a good MPG - thats very sad and defeats the point of these cars (for me anyway) perhaps they did not know what they were taking on or they changed jobs/ less money/ further to travel etc
From another point of view it is "the real thing" it is an actual ST and not a diesel Focus dressed to look like one (basically, a fake) that has half the power and sounds like a tractor when you start it up - its a bit like a modern day kit car - like a 911 turbo thats actually a classic vw beetle underneath - and sounds/ performs like a vw beetle
It all depends what you want from a car and what your needs are - you may be better off with the Audi tdi OR the ST (if you can afford to run/ insure it)
December 23, 2012, 1:55 am
Keep the audi its better built doesnt leak as much and has far better mechanicals you dont see many high miler sts yet many petrol audis run into 200-300 thousand miles
December 28, 2012, 5:15 pm
hey guys i have the focus st now and have to replace both passenger and driver side lower arms on the suspension I'm wondering if you would no if they are normal focus ones our special focus st ones as all the parts shops say they are but can't gaurentey it so wonderd if you would have any clues?
December 28, 2012, 5:25 pm
Likely the same though ide have thought the st would have poky bushes in them rather than the rubber ones
December 28, 2012, 5:50 pm
You want some poly bushes fitted. Transforms the car.
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Notes for Rhoda Gunn: was the only child of James Gunn and Molly Colbert, a mixed-blood Chickasaw. James was well educated and saw to it that Rhoda was to receive a much better education than what most white women received. Rhoda preferred company of Indians; fell in love and married Chickasaw, Oke-la-na, at Monroe Mission by Father Stewart. Rhoda's father bought land in new Choctaw Nation Indian Territory and with health failing urged Rhoda not to fight the removal and go asap. Oke-la-na decided to oppose the removal, left with a small band of braves and never returned. In 1837 with heavy heart, she gathered possessions, met relatives at Horn Lake, MS (sourth of Memphis, TN). One famous legend was about her swimming the Mississippi River at a point near Horn Lake on a wager for a barrell of sugar. She retrieved a handfull of mud from the opposite bank and swam back without pause. The family were well prepared for the trip and had good horses. They reached the rich valley of the Boggy River and the family of Cyrus Harris (son of Rhoda's half sister Elizabeth son and future gov. of Chickasaws) decided to settle there. Rhoda's other half-sister, Sallie was the wife of Chief Issac Albertson. She then married Joseph Bevard Potts II, whose family settled in nort Texas and Chickasaw Nation and gave birth to three children. After Joseph Potts died, Rhoda and the children subsisted on their own for a number of years. Rhoda's group continued on with other relatives to the Red River were kinsman Ben F. Colbert was building a ferry. Some accounts say that Rhoda married Samuel Colbert (her cousin) for a short time and followed relatives to Red River sometime later. She may have had a daughter, Susan, who eventually married and went to Arkansas. After the Civil War, Rhoda gave permission for her daugher Sallie to marry Kentuckian Daniel Collins and for other daughter Mary to marry Daniel's brother, John. Daniel and Sallie lived with Aunt Sallie Albertson in a fine log house that had taken several years to build (still-standing and oldest occupied home in Oklahoma Territory), while John and Mary moved in with Rhoda 'who was glad to have a man in the house again.' Mary died in the chilbirth of her first child. Dan and Sallie went on to raise seven children and become prominent citizens of that area. Shares the headstone with her half-sister, Sallie Oxbury Colbert Albertson. |
i. | Mary Potts, died Bet. 1867 - 1868 in Colbert, OK; married John Jefferson Collins Abt. 1866 in Colbert, OK; born 01 Feb 1844 in Caldwell Co., KY; died 25 Feb 1889. |
Notes for Mary Potts: Died in chilbirth with first child. |
Notes for John Jefferson Collins: "Unfortunately accidentally shot" according to L&LM in article about his brother, Edward Collins. Phil Pace in genealogy of "Major Groom" lists his year of death as 1879. However, in L&LM article on brother Ed Collins (written abt. 1891) says John death occurred "just two years ago", also that at time of writing Ed's first child Mattie was eleven years old. Since Ed and Elsie married in 1874, this does not line up with an 1879 death for John. Assuming a recording error somewhere and should be 1889. Source of the Feb. 25 date unknown but keeping it. |
Marriage Notes for Mary Potts and John Collins: Mary and John were sister and brother of Sallie Potts and Daniel Collins. |
More About John Collins and Mary Potts: Marriage: Abt. 1866, Colbert, OK |
9 | ii. | Sarah (Sallie) Adeline Potts, born 03 Mar 1844 in Colbert (Indian Territory) OK; died 27 Nov 1926 in Colbert, OK; married Daniel Hiram Collins 11 Feb 1866 in near Colbert, Oklahoma. | ||
iii. | John Taylor Potts, born 27 Dec 1846; died 04 Jan 1881; married (1) Emily Love; married (2) Mary M. Barrett. | |||
iv. | Joseph Brevard III Potts, born 03 Feb 1856; died Jul 1942; married Nancy "Nannie" Valinda Davis. |
Notes for Martha L. "Mattie" Collins: (See notes under Alex. McKinney) Adopted/Raised sixteen children mostly of relatives. Mattie lived in Grayson Co., Tx before she married Alex. |
10 | i. | Benjamin F.C. McKinney, born Sep 1867 in near Atoka, Choctaw Nation; died 1900 in San Antonio, TX; Adopted child; married (1) Margaret "Maggie" Pusley 28 Dec 1883 in Home of Alex & Mattie McKinney, near Stringtown, OK. I.T.; married (2) Laura Francis Potts 06 Nov 1895. | ||
ii. | (14 other ado./foster children) McKinney |
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Powering Oregon's Economy
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• Powering the State's Economy 2014 brochure
• Economic Impact of the University of Oregon FY2011-12 Update
by Timothy A. Duy. Ph.D. and Director, Oregon Economic forum, December 2013
A big footprint
Higher education continues to be a key driver of the Oregon economy. The economic impact studies of Oregon's major research universities reveal nearly $10 billion in economic activity associated with these institutions.
Below are some highlights from the UO's economic impact for fiscal year
- The UO creates nearly a billion dollars of new economic activity in the state of Oregon, as well as more than 10,000 new jobs, by attracting outside dollars.
- The UO's economic reach extends to more than 22,000 jobs in Oregon, supporting $686 million in household earnings.
- The UO's primary impact on the economy stems from its own direct spending of nearly $700 million during the 2012–13 fiscal year.
- That spending alone supports $1.5 billion of activity and more than 17,000 jobs.
- Student spending is conservatively estimated to be $273 million, supporting a wide range of firms in Oregon, from housing to entertainment to retail sales. Nonresident students account for nearly half of this spending, an important source of new economic activity in Oregon.
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Paulina Porizkova
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Pavlína Pořízková | |
Pavlína Pořízková in 2014
Born | Pavlína Pořízková 9 April 1965 Prostějov, Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic) |
Spouse(s) | Ric Ocasek (1989–present) |
Modeling information | |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] |
Paulina Porizkova (born Pavlína Pořízková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpavliːna ˈpor̝iːskovaː]) on 9 April 1965) is a Czech-born model and actress, who holds dual U.S. and Swedish citizenship. At 18 years old, in 1984, she became the first woman from Central Europe to be on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. She was the second woman (after Christie Brinkley) to be featured on the swimsuit issue's front cover consecutive times (1984 and 1985). Porizkova also joined judging in America's Next Top Model in Cycles 10–12.
Early life[edit]
Born in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia, Porizkova was a toddler when her parents fled Czechoslovakia to Lund, Sweden to escape the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion. She was left in the care of her grandmother.[2] Czechoslovak authorities would not allow her parents to reclaim her, and the ensuing battle was widely publicized in the Swedish press, making Porizkova a cause célèbre.[2]
After a failed rescue attempt, in which her mother was detained by the national police, international political pressure led by Olof Palme caused the communist government to allow the Pořízek family to be reunited after seven years. Porizkova acquired Swedish citizenship.[3] The reunion was soon ended when Porizkova's father left the family, and her parents filed for divorce. Porizkova and her father have been estranged ever since.[2]
Porizkova's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover from 13 February 1984 | |
Porizkova's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover from 11 February 1985 |
An aspiring photographer friend took pictures of Porizkova and sent them to the Elite modeling agency in 1980, hoping they would notice her own photography skills.[citation needed] However, instead of taking the photographer on board, Elite head John Casablancas noticed Porizkova's physical beauty and potential, and offered her a ticket to Paris.
She quickly rose to become a top model in Paris during the early 1980s, and her fame spread to the United States when she posed in swimwear for Sports Illustrated. She appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1984 and again in 1985 (her first appearance as a model in the magazine was in 1983). She appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine in August 1987 to preview her new (non-nude) swimsuit calendar. Both of her calendars in 1988 and 1989 by photographer Marco Glaviano sold hundreds of thousands of copies.[citation needed]
Porizkova was chosen twice by People as one of the Fifty Most Beautiful People in the world, in 1990 and 1992. Harper's Bazaar named her one of its ten most beautiful women in 1992. American Photo in its first issue declared her to be the model of the 1980s.[citation needed] She appeared on the covers of numerous magazines around the world during the 1980s and 1990s, including Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Self, Cosmopolitan and Glamour. She was also featured in advertising for Diet Sprite. Porizkova was the cover model for the 20th Anniversary issue of Cosmopolitan magazine in November 1985.
In 1988, Porizkova won what was then the highest-paying modeling contract: a six million dollar contract with Estée Lauder cosmetics, replacing the model Willow Bay.[citation needed] The black-and-white television and print advertising campaign won praise from critics. The Estée Lauder makeover transformed Porizkova's public image from a swimsuit model to that of European sophisticate and she remained the company's face until 1995. She soon got another multi-million dollar contract as the lead model for Escada.She was presented on the November 1999 Millennium cover of American Vogue as one of the "Modern Muses".[4]
Porizkova's photos appeared in the books Models and Sirens, by Marco Glaviano, and in Fashion Photography by Patrick Demarchelier. The latter includes some of the noted LIFE magazine swimsuit pictures from several years ago. She was in Women by Herb Ritts. After having her first baby in 1993, Porizkova devoted less time to modeling, and she moved into acting in independent films. In early 2001, she was the hostess for a television show on the E! network's Style Channel.[citation needed]
Television work[edit]
Porizkova was part of the panel of judges on America's Next Top Model, starting on Cycle 10 replacing the fashion icon, Twiggy.[5] Porizkova continued to conduct regular weekly evaluations of Top Model participants on the show until she announced she'd been fired from Top Model during a 12 May 2009 appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS. Although Porizkova maintained she was told by producers that she had an "ego problem", especially when she "consistently complained" about Tyra Banks' reported lateness to the set. ANTM executive producer Ken Mok co-released, along with Tyra Banks, a statement claiming Porizkova's firing was due to "the current state of the economy", forcing ANTM to "make major budget cuts ... unfortunately, Paulina was a casualty of these cuts." When questioned by ABC news journalist Cynthia McFadden about the firing of Porizkova as well as former ANTM colleague, Janice Dickinson, both of whom had complained Banks was "difficult", Banks refused to address the issue.[6]
Porizkova was a participant on Dancing with the Stars,[7] in Spring 2007 but was voted off on the first results show which aired 27 March 2007.[8] In January 2010, she played the minor role of Clarissa, in the CBS Daytime soap opera, As The World Turns. Porizkova appeared in the fourth episode of Celebrity Ghost Stories' second season.[9] She guest starred on NBC's The Mysteries of Laura in February 2015.
Porizkova's film debut was in the 1983 modeling mockumentary, Portfolio. She appeared in the 1987 film Anna, receiving good reviews from her patrons at Vogue magazine. It was in 1989 that she had her largest and best-known role to date, co-starring with Tom Selleck in the film Her Alibi. However, she was nominated for a Golden Raspberry for worst actress for her appearance in the film.[10]
Porizkova appeared in Emir Kusturica's 1993 film Arizona Dream, with Johnny Depp and Jerry Lewis, in a minor role as Lewis's young Polish fiancée. She also appeared in a 6th season episode of Desperate Housewives, "Chromolume No. 7", alongside model Heidi Klum. Porizkova wrote and directed the 2001 film, Roommates. In 2004, she starred in the romantic comedy Knots. She appeared in an episode of the Starz comedy series Head Case which aired on 24 April 2009. She most recently appeared on the ABC Family drama-comedy series Jane by Design in an episode which aired on 6 March 2012.[citation needed]
Porizkova co-authored a children's book, The Adventures of Ralphie the Roach (ISBN 978-0385424028) with Joanne Russell and illustrated by stepson Adam Ocasek, that was published in September 1992. She published her first novel, A Model Summer (ISBN 978-1401303266; Modellsommar in Swedish), in 2007, which is about a 15-year-old Swedish girl (Jirina) chosen by a modeling agent to spend a summer working in Paris in 1980.
Porizkova is currently a blogger for Modelinia and The Huffington Post.[11]
Personal life[edit]
On 23 August 1989, Porizkova married Ric Ocasek, lead singer for the rock band The Cars. They had first met in 1984, when she was 19 years old and he was already married, during the filming of The Cars' music video "Drive". The couple have two children.
Porizkova is the subject of the song "Friends of P" by The Rentals on their 1995 album Return of the Rentals, written by lead singer Matt Sharp.[12] She is also the subject of the song "Paulina" on No Doubt's eponymous first album and "Dear Paulina", written and performed by Luna for the film Thursday, in which she stars.
See also[edit]
- ^ "Profile of fashion model Paulina Pořízková". Fashion Model Directory. 2008-07-07. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- ^ a b c "One on One - Paulina Porizkova". Interview on Al Jazeera English (video, 22 min.).
- ^ Matsson, Katarina (9 August 2007). "Hon ger en sann bild av modellvärlden". Metro International. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ Lee, Helen (11 April 2007). "Vogue's 'World's Next Top Models' cover". SassyBella.com. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ "Twiggy Replaced on 'America's Next Top Model' - Pavlína Pořízková will be sitting next to Miss J - Zap2it".
- ^ People Magazine article on Porizkova
- ^ Staff (20 February 2007). "Meet the New Cast of 'Dancing With the Stars". ABC.com Dancing with the Stars. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ McDonald, Ray (28 March 2007). "Former Supermodel Pavlína Pořízková Eliminated From 'Dancing With The Stars'". VOA News (Voice of America). Retrieved 31 December 2008.
- ^ Paulina Porizkova's web exclusive at biography.com; retrieved 2012-06-07.
- ^ Golden Raspberry Nominees 1989 from Golden Raspberry website (archive)
- ^ "Paulina Porizkova is a Blogger". New York. July 2009.
- ^ Luerssen D., John. Rivers' Edge: The Weezer Story. ECW Press, 2004, ISBN 1-55022-619-3 p. 163
External links[edit]
- Paulina Porizkova at the Fashion Model Directory
- Paulina Porizkova at the Internet Movie Database
- One on One - Paulina Porizkova - interview on Al Jazeera English (video, 22 mins)
- Porizkova's profile at cwtv.com
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- Czech female models
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- Living people
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Brian Camenker is President of Mass Resistance, a watchdog group in Massachusetts, concerned especially with efforts to implement the homosexual agenda, starting in Massachusetts, and now continuing to deal with imposition of the "gay agenda" across the nation.
In 1985 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) instituted a rule that homosexual men may not be blood donors. The reason: a large number of innocent people received HIV infections via blood transfusions. Many other countries, such as Canada, have similar restrictions.
As a result of the FDA's ban, the nation's blood supply has been relatively safe from HIV danger. But that could be changing if current efforts by the homosexual movement and its allies are successful.
Homosexual activist groups and their allies are angry that the dangers of their behavior are being exposed. Thus, despite the serious public health concerns, they have insisted that "discrimination" and "fairness" issues should override health safety. To its credit, the FDA has maintained that rescinding the rule would seriously jeopardize the blood supply.
Now political pressure on the FDA is being stepped up, as U.S. Senator John Kerry, D-MA, and U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, D-IL, along with Health and Human Services (HSS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, claim that improved technology now makes it possible to allow homosexuals to give blood "safely". Despite their claims, the FDA says technology has not improved, and that even with current technology, occasionally HIV positive blood could get through undetected.
The pressure is great, as the FDA is a part of the HSS. It appears that the goal is to get the rules changed within the FDA, perhaps on orders from Kathleen Sebelius's HSS, rather than by introducing legislation in Congress.


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EDIT 7/8/14: Added to her friends and now displaying the crushes she has
EDIT: had to change her birthday to fit new rules
•Name: Melody Night
• Age: 12
• Gender: Female
• Height: 4' 3"
• Weight: 76 lbs
• Birthday: July 13th 2001 (born on Friday the 13th)
• Nationality: American-Scottish
• House: Ravenclaw
• Year: 2nd year (moving on to 3rd year now)
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Lime Green
• Personality: Sweet, shy, curious, quiet
Melody loves to just watch people, it doesn't matter the time or day, she just likes to quietly sit in front of a window and watch the people down below. She is shy and has a hard time engaging people, so she is often hiding or sulking in a corner till someone notices her. She is awful curious though, so if no one is around she will wander around and explore a bit, and if something has been left up on the counter and no one is around then it will vanish. She loves to read books and always has ten books in her room that she is currently reading, no fewer. She is a very sweet girl who will warm up to you if you've been around her enough, she often picks flowers and hands one out to someone she considers a friend.
• Background:
Ashly was unable to carry another child after her, Melody was fortunate to have been conceived. She had problems with miscarriages, but in one final attempt Melody was born. Her mother and father plan to adopt in the near future once Melody matures.
Blake was a pure blood wizard who fell in love with a muggle. He had spent many years traveling, causing his spouse hardship. Ashley had wanted to settle down and have a family but Blake was more interested in traveling the lands and exploring. But after Ashley's accident he decided to settle down and start a family.
Ashley had fallen in love with the young wizard who had a love for adventure and travel but she couldn't keep up with his pace. She fell ill due to a poisonous snake bite (near her reproductive organs) and was immediately rushed to the hospital. She suffered some damage to her reproductive system due to the location of the bite, but she wasn't per say infertile. After her accident Blake decided to settle down and start a family with her. She tried to have a child but was unsuccessful due to her permanent damage… But she didn't give up and ended up with Melody. But after that all other attempts failed, so Melody was the only one that survived.
Melody's fear of snakes is due to her mother's accident.
Melody has always been an only child, looking to her parents to play with her. Her father used to read stories to her about young wizards and witches, depicting their talents and abilities. She was always curious of the animals accompanying the wizards and witches, so she begged her dad for a feline familiar. He happily complied and gave her Harmony, a Birman/Scottish fold mix cat at age eight. At age eleven she received a letter to join the Hogwarts School. She had been so excited and happy that her mother had to hide her tears from seeing her baby grow up. Her father couldn't have been more proud and gave her a new wand, one that he had been saving for her to use when she got invited to the school.
Melody is a hard worker who is kind to others, but may come off cold due to her shyness, and she is used to being bullied and picked on due to her elementary school experiences before Hogwarts. Boys used to chase her around with snakes or yank on her pigtails, she was harassed at school often, but she had made a good friend named Mara. Always by her side was Mara, out of the two of them Mara was the one to act like the older sister, so Melody happily followed behind her. But after she got accepted into Hogwarts she had to say good bye to her muggle friend, she promised to write as often as she could, so Melody can be often found in her room writing letters to Mara in the later evening.
Melody's first magical experience-
She had been only 6 when her father had given her a practice wand to see if she had any magical potential and she had been studying spells on her own but didn't understand how to use her power if she had any. She had gotten into a fight with her father over washing the dishes and in a burst of anger she made a plate levitate and crash into the wall. Her father had been so surprised by her out burst but so excited by her show of her abilities that he immediately picked her up and spun her around smiling saying the magic words she had been waiting to hear "You are a magic wielder!!!!"
Her magical interests-
She has an interest in flying and potions, more along the line of the witches in the stories she read. She really loves flying and being up high in the air, always getting a rush from it. She wouldn't mind learning medical magic too, but she is more interested in magic that benefits people, not mean or mischievous magic.
How she was sorted-
She had been so intimidated when she entered Hogwarts, nervous of everyone around her, cringing each time she saw a pet snake nearby. After she found out the houses and the names of them she had to sit in the stool and put the sorting hat on. She had been so nervous, clenching her fits tight thinking "Anything but the house with the snake!!!! Not Slytherin!!!!!!" She had closed her eyes tight and bawled up slightly, but the sorting hat just sighed and spoke the words of relief "Ravenclaw."
To much relief she had jumped up startled by the Hat's words but she had a giant grin on her face, she had avoided the snake. She was eager to join the Ravenclaw house and was also shy about it, she was weary of the other students after her burst of cheerfulness died off.
First year-
She had been a bit quiet, keeping to herself even though most people were friendly. She didn't really have social skills and became known as 'The Silent Thief' due to things always vanishing. Her curiosity always got the best of her and she accidentally climbed on top of the school's roof and had to be rescued by a 7th year student, she had been humiliated by the scene it had caused. But the year turned out to be alright, Harmony cased off the kids who teased her so she started to smile a bit more, feeling proud of her feline friend.
This is the year she got into Hogwarts, she was very excited to be going and always wore a bight and cheerful smile. She tended to forget her cloak constantly which lead her to not wear it as much as she got older. She made a bet with her childhood best friend, saying she would get a boyfriend before Mara, but neither of them had success this year. But her cheerful smile started to fade near the end of the year due to some bullying... She is deathly afraid of snakes and some mean kids chased her around with them once she got back home leaving her to become more cautious of people.
Second year-
Timid Melody started to talk to people, leaving her room more and actually signing up to join the Quidditch team as an alternate. This year was a hard one do to the deaths of Dekel and Ninette though... And there was many times she found herself crying her self to sleep over nightmares...
This year she made a few friends, she was quiet at the beginning but warmed up to those she cared about most. Her mother told her that she was going to adopt a boy and that made her feel a bit betrayed for awhile till her mother told her it wasn't happening for a bit. She stuffed her nose into books to hide her emotions as best as she could, since she was feeling down a lot about the events going on at the school, all the deaths that occurred did take a toll on her. And alas this year neither her or Mara could fulfill the bet, but Melody did develop a few crushes this year.
Third year-
(To come...)
• Family:
Mother is Ashley Night (Human)
Father is Blake Night (Wizard)
She is an only child
• Likes & Dislikes:
(+) Animals
(+) Nature
(+) Flowers
(+) Exploring
(+) Heights
(+) Watching people from high up (stalker like)
(+) Flying
(+) Books
(+) Sweets
(+) Dolls or stuffed animals
(+) Loose/Unclaimed items (taking things that won't be missed)
(+) Mysteries
(+) Puzzles and games
(-) Anything too spicy
(-) Anything sour
(-) Spiders
(-) Snakes
(-) Small and tight spaces (claustrophobic)
(-) Teasing or bullying
(-) Cold
· Favorites:
Soda: Coca Cola
Candy: Gobstoppers/Gummy Bears
Cake: Carrot cake
Pie: Banana Cream
Sandwich: Peanut butter Jelly Banana
Fruit: Banana
Vegetable: Carrots
• Spells:
Repairing Charm - Reparo
Broken objects piece their selves back together. In the case of containers, this will not replace anything that was held within. Wands, and most other magical items, can't be repaired in this manner.
Unlocking Charm - Alohomora
It unlocks non-magical locks. Most magical locks are enchanted to be impervious.
• Wand Ingredients:
Core: Dragon heartstring
Length: 11 and a half
Wood: Elm
Flexibility: Slightly springy
• Pet:
Name: Harmony
Species: Feline Birman/Scottish fold mix breed
Gender: Female
Personality: Sweet, lap cat, curious, scaredy-cat
fav.me/d7cgh0v the cat sketch (didn't have time to color it yet)
• Achievements:
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SINGLE XD *poor Mel*
Mara- Childhood best friend (my Oc)
Nadi Chota- Not sure what to make of her, she seems a bit... Quire, but has really lovely hair (Tiny-Zombutt)
Carson J. Eimhir- Friends, her ferret is super cute and chubby, she seems nice (CaptainAsche)
Jacques Clarke- Close friends, likes talking to him, thinks he is sweet (Rizei) *Semi crush on him*
Marie Soffian- Friends, both love books (Shiro-Ni--Iro)
Carter Grayle- Friends who love to fly (Blasianeko)
Oliveria Jane Rulstein- Close friends, loves talking to her a lot, adores the attention she gets (Epic-ErikaPhobia)
Keely Mai Webb- Friends, flower crowns forever (sapphyst)
June O'Donoghue- Friends, likes to talk with, motivator (Nagatsukichi)
Amélie Christelle Bellerose- Looks up to her a lot, Idol (Kaistellations)
Casper Lyon- Thinks he is really cool but at the same time she is still sorry for dropping the books on him (chisachan2010) *Semi crush on him*


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