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Sonakshi Sinha's dream debut opposite Salman Khan gave her a launch most actresses can only dream of but people were quick to dismiss her as a one-film wonder. Three years later, she is still going strong and has romanced superstars like Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and Salman Khan. Despite not being endowed with the 'waif-thin' structure which most Bollywood heroines sport, she has a filmography most actors would envy in terms of box-office success. Many would point out that Sonakshi's mature looks make it difficult to pair her with younger heroes. But Sonakshi is nonchalant about this and says, "How many debutantes can boast of working with three of the country's biggest superstars in their first three films?"
Behind the scenes: Lootera
With her latest film 'Lootera', she sticks to her tried-and-tested desi-look which has always worked for her. The films she chooses mostly revolves around the macho superstars. However, she dismisses the thoughts of a well-calculated strategy behind doing masala movies opposite established stars. Coming from a filmi background, Sonakshi is no stranger to the workings of the film industry. She started her career as a model and walked the ramp at the Fashion Week 2008 and has designed costumes for movie 'Mera Dil Leke Deko' in 2005. That was before Salman Khan discovered her and packed her off to the gym and launched her opposite him. In 'Lootera', she is paired opposite Ranveer Singh who is closer to her age than the stars she has worked with earlier.The film director Vikramaditya Motwane has been inspired by O Henry's 'The Last Leaf' and it would be interesting to see how he encompasses the story in this period drama. On that, Sonakshi says, "The Last Leaf is a small but integral part of the film. Of course, you can't turn a 4-page story to a film."
Sonakshi: Superstar in the making
Rowdy Rathore or her forthcoming Dabangg 2, Sonakshi is quick to retort, "I don't choose my roles based on what clothes I am going to wear. If a role gives me an opportunity to be a part of a big film, then what's the harm? I am working with some of the best people in the industry." Thankfully, having a good research team made it easier for her to get into the character. "The team had already done their research by the time I joined. I am a spontaneous actor and can emote once the camera is on. I rely on my director's instructions completely."
Making of 'Lootera'
Her striking resemblance to Reena Roy reminds people of yesteryear heroines who were not particularly thin. Not every producer is looking for a waif heroine and her desi girl image seems to be working well for the actor. After Rowdy Rathore, producer Viki Rajani has signed the successful combination of Sonakshi and director Prabhudheva for Namak while Milan Luthria is directing her in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai sequel. "I am in a good space now. I am content with working on my own terms," she says about her current state of mind."
Sonakshi's sizzling avatar
In Bollywood, an actor is as good as his or her last film. By that logic Sonakshi has done well, never mind her clothes. But this is definitely one sore point for the actress and she passes this catty comment, "When most heroines do role after role in mini-skirts, nobody asks them why they choose to do such roles, so it is a little strange that being an Indian girl, brought up with Indian values is questioned about my choice of clothes." After being in the industry for few years, that doesn't bother her much anymore. "I have been picked on all my life because of my weight. I had developed a thick skin very early in life," she admits.
Her mood lightens up as she talks fondly about her father who has shown her film to his friends in New Delhi. "I am glad that I have been able to carve a niche for myself without anyone's help. My father had to never call up a producer and ask him to cast me in any film. He never had to use connection or interfere in my work," she concludes.


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Oh, the weather outside is frightful. Well, not exactly. In fact, it's kind of nice in Chicago this week, just before the start of the holiday break. Though the temperature is expected to drop a bit Christmas Day, things are expected to remain quite mild, which is great, because there is plenty to do in the windy city over the holidays.
Not everyone who attends liberal arts college in Chicago is from the city originally, and some are exploring Chicago for the very first time. Certain out of town liberal arts bachelor degree seekers will inevitably head home for the holidays, but those who remain are in for a special treat.
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While New Year's Eve may be all about the celebration, Christmas is typically about family - and experiencing local arts and culture with loved ones. It's the perfect time for those on break from liberal arts university in Chicago to take in some of what this town has to offer:
- A Christmas Carol: Goodman Theatre's production of the Dickens' classic is itself a bit of a local classic, running consistently since the 1970s. This year, you can catch it until December 28th at the Goodman Theatre, 170 North Dearborn Street.
- Millenium Park: This highly celebrated green space (well, green in the summer space) has plenty of options for holiday fun. Everything from skating to carolling at Cloud Gate.
- Christkindlmarket: This annual event held in Daly Plaza is an open-air market with German-style food and drink, and even appearances by Santa!
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Chicago has always been a musical town. New Year's Eve proves that it still is by offering various artists performing different genres and styles of music. Here are a few notable choices:
- Zed's Dead: This hip-hop, house, trance and dubstep duo from Canada will be performing New Year's Eve, but also December 30th. Both shows are at Aragon, 1106 West Lawrence Ave.
- Bob Mould: The former Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman has left his punk roots and will bring his power pop to Chicago for New Year's Eve. Ring in 2015 with Mould and opener comedian Margaret Cho at Metro Chicago, 3730 North Clark Street.
- Shemekia Copeland: This bluesy Harlem native brings her great voice to Chicago for a show at City Winery, 1200 West Randolph Street
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If you're not looking specifically for a musical or artistic performance on New Year's Eve, Chicago has plenty of places where you can go out, dance, drink (21+) and be merry. Here are a few (prices vary):
- Maria's Brew Year's Eve: A DJ, fun people and no cover? How can you go wrong? If this sounds like your thing, head to Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar 960, West 31st Street
- Fireworks at Navy Pier: This annual event is quite popular and can be seen from quite a distance. The pier's grand ballroom, however, claims to have the best view. This year it's hosting the Chicago Resolution Gala which boasts 30 bars and a stocked buffet. Head to the Navy Pier Grand Ballroom, 600 East Grand Avenue.
- The Boulevard: If speakeasies, a Hollywood theme and open bar are your thing, then Cause & Effect's event could be for you. Head to the Brooklyn Boulders space in the West Loop, 100 South Morgan Street.
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Amazing Full Red 1923-S Cent, MS651923-S 1C MS65 Red PCGS. After several years of full-bore production brought on by World War I and its aftermath, the recession of the early 1920s influenced mintage figures across most denominations, and the cent was among the most affected. Though mintages for 1923 were substantially higher than for 1922, when Denver and Denver alone produced under 7.2 million pieces, overall mintages were hardly high; San Francisco struck just 8.7 million cents in 1923.
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Depressed mintages alone, however, do not account for this issue's condition rarity. In many cases, coinage dies were pushed far beyond their practical life, and as Lange notes in his Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents, "Mushy coins struck from worn dies are the rule for 1923-S. One or both sides will usually exhibit extreme erosion of the dies ..." Coloration can also be a mixed bag, and many examples, even Mint State ones, show unappealing dark brown shadings. Lange further comments that "Finding a problem-free, well-struck and appealing 1923-S cent is all but impossible."
One of the few survivors to defy the odds is offered here. Though it shows slight softness on the portrait, the overall level of detail is undeniably above-average, particularly on the lines of the wheat ears on the reverse. Its immensely lustrous, unturned copper-orange surfaces offer wonderful eye appeal. Carefully preserved and an absolute delight, conditionally rare and unsurpassed; neither NGC nor PCGS has certified a numerically finer Red representative (3/10).
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Dwight Howard was dominant in the post for the Lakers, hitting 10-of-13 shots en route to 24 points and 12 rebounds, including seven on the offensive glass. Howard and Earl Clark (14 points, 15 rebounds) gave Los Angeles a huge advantage on the boards, with a 48-34 advantage on the glass. Seven Lakers finished the night in double figures in a well-balanced attack that consistently found clear lanes to the bucket against the Celtics.
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The alleged gang-rape and forced conversion of a 20-year-old woman in Meerut has created a huge political controversy. The opposition parties are gunning against Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh for failing to provide security for women in the state. The matter was raised in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday by Rajinder Agarwal and it lead to a verbal spat between BJP and SP leaders. Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said that since law and order is a state subject, it should be discussed on state assembly than on Parliament. Earlier SP leader Mulayam Yadav said that strict action will be taken against the assured.
On Monday tension gripped Meerut district's Kharkhauda and Atrada areas here as members of a particular communities attacked and pelted stone at the houses of members of another community last night, over the alleged gang-rape and religious conversion of a 20-year-old woman here. Police and Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) personnel have been deployed in the area to bring the situation under control.
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According to Superintendent of Police (rural) Captain MS Begh, the 20-year-old woman's father had lodged a complaint last night in Kharkhauda police station against Village Pradhan Nawab Khan, cleric Sallaullah, his wife and daughter Nishant for abduction and rape. The complainant alleged that Nawab along with five others abducted his daughter on July 23 and took her to a Madrassa where they raped and illegally confined her. They also forcefully made her sign some papers related to religious conversion.
Begh said, the woman managed to escape and returned to her house on July 30 and narrated her ordeal to her parents. He said the woman's medical examination has confirmed rape and cuts were found on her abdomen. He rejected media reports that the girl's kidney had been removed. The woman's statement was recorded today and Kharkhauda police station in-charge has been sent to line for negligence of duty in the case, Begh said.
Meerut District magistrate Pankaj Yadav today said that Sallaullah, his wife and daughter have been arrested. Since the incident occurred in Hapud, he said the final decision post magisterial inquiry into the matter will be taken by Hapud district magistrate. A magisterial enquiry into the incident will be conducted by Deputy District Collector SP Singh, who will submit a report within a week, District Magistrate (Hapud) Rajesh Kumar Singh said.
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There have been repeated incidents of cases of communal flare ups and violence against women repeated from various parts of Uttar Pradesh in the last few months. The opposition parties have asked for removal of Akhilesh Yadav government. Facing attack, SP government is under immense pressure specially since the party did very poorly in the Lok Sabha polls.
SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has assured that strict action will be taken against the culprits of the Meerut gang-rape case where a 20-year-old teacher was allegedly gang-raped and forced to convert. "All those people involved in her religious conversion should be arrested and put behind bars and all involved in the gang rape of this lady should be tried under 376 D which calls for minimum 20 years imprisonment and also life and also the police of that area and local leaders should also be tried under 120 B criminal conspiracy and 34 common intention, because crimes like this cannot happen without political patronage and police connivance," said Singh.
In just the last month, there have been numerous attacks on BJP leaders in the state, resulting in the murder of three of those leaders. Singh had earlier drawn flack over his comments following Lucknow gang-rape. "There are 21 crore people in Uttar Pradesh, yet lowest number of rapes." After the outrage over the brutal rape and murder, of the 30 year old woman in Lucknow, the minister did not leave an opportunity to jump to the defence of his son Akhilesh Yadav's state.
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Two more people were arrested today in connection with the alleged rape and forced religious conversion of a young woman in Meerut taking to five the total number of arrests in the incident even as the situation in the district is tense but under control. As the incident sparked an outrage, the Centre sought a detailed report from Uttar Pradesh government at the earliest while her family demanded a CBI probe. "One company of Rapid Action Force (RAF) was deputed apart from police teams in the district to avert any untoward incident where situation is tense but under control," Meerut District Magistrate Pankaj Yadav said, adding two more people were arrested today. Read more
Monitoring the situation in Meerut: UP Governor
Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik today said he was monitoring the situation in Meerut after the alleged gangrape and forcible conversion of a woman, and had talked to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav about it. "I have an eye on the Meerut incident... I have talked to the Chief Minister on phone about it," the Governor said during an informal interaction with mediapersons at the Raj Bhawan here, adding that he had got a report in this regard. Naik, who was recently appointed the Governor of UP, said efforts were being taken to maintain calm. A 20-year-old woman was allegedly abducted, gang-raped and forcibly converted in Kharkhauda area of Meerut district leading to communal tension there.
Human trafficking racket could be behind Meerut rape and conversion incident, claims Vishwa Hindu Parishad
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday claimed that a human trafficking racket could be behind the incident of alleged gang rape and forcible conversion of a young woman in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district and demanded action against madrassas found involved in such activities. "Girls were gang-raped and converted and were being sent to Dubai... This is tantamount to illegal sex trade and human trafficking," VHP International Working President Pravin Togadia said in a statement in Allahabad. Read more
Rajesh Agarwal raised the issue in Lok Sabha
Meanwhile, BJP MP Rajesh Kumar Agarwal has said that if strict police action is not taken in the matter the party will take to the streets. Several BJP workers today protested outside the Commissioner's office, led by party trader cell state chief Vineet Agarwal Sharda. Sharda alleged that the police and state government are working under pressure of ruling SP leaders and said if culprits are not brought to book, all the traders in the state will go on strike. Begh assured that the situation is normal now. He demanded a CBI probe in the matter. Other BJP MPs asked for President's rule in Uttar Pradesh. Read More
NCW member assures protection and help for Meerut gang-rape survivor
National Commission for Women (NCW) member Nirmala Samant said on Tuesday that all the protection and other help required by the Meerut gang rape victim will be provided to her. Samant told ANI, "The inquiry and action of police is going on in the Meerut rape case. Any sort of communal violence should not erupt while the investigation takes place. And strict action has to be taken against the violence done on women.
While, NCW chief Mamta Sharma said that the Meerut gang-rape incident should be taken seriously by the Uttar Pradesh Government. Sharma told ANI, "Honestly, people are tired listening to the talks of Uttar Pradesh. But I am concerned that the government is not ready to do anything for women in Uttar Pradesh. Just making strategies will not help. The government should take care of women safety separately." Talking about the recent Meerut incident, she said, "It has come up as a new thing now, that gang rape takes place for religion conversion. So that out of fear the girl agrees to convert. The government should take up these matters very seriously." Read More
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FCB: DISA runs RACE. It runs forge.mil, which was just used by the Army for its Apps for the Army program. What does the future hold?
HS: We actually just see a continual growth and emphasis on this. We, as an organization, have completely embraced the idea of agile dynamic provisioning — secure, scalable, elastic — I don't want to keep using all of those buzz words, because I think, at times, we have all been Power Pointed to death, but using partnerships like Apps for the Army, has been able to allow us to recraft this as a market offering.
We internally learned a lot of lessons. We learned lessons about private code branding so that we were able to give the Army their own portal. We learned lessons about allowing middleware applications. I think you're going to still see those other partnerships, or you're going to see partnerships with organizations that are also pushing this envelope, like Transcom — where [leaders] are creating things like the Knowledge Management Lab out at Scott Air Force Base that are really embracing the exact same principles.
So, you're going to see us having that continued emphasis on innovative service delivery — RACE, forge.mil. Also, when you look across that entire stack of cloud computing — global content delivery system — we're just seeing more and more adoption of that. The 56 nodes are up and running and we're adding more products every day. We're working on things like enterprise recursive services.
You're still seeing DISA looking across the entire stack and using [NIST's] definition of the cloud for platform and infrastructure applications and software. You're seeing a concerted push across all of those environments from the DISA family.
FCB: From your perspective internally, now, obviously you used to look more externally, now you're looking more internally. Are you guys within DISA using RACE and forge.mil to address internal needs?
HS: Most assuredly. We have to embrace internally and use ourselves as the initial test bed for some of these things. I think one of the better examples — we were the test bed [for the DoD Visitor].
We put it up, we installed it onto our internal production system immediately. It is that ability to use your CAC card to login and sign in to a computer anywhere in the department. I was the one who accredited it for the department, and in my role as the DISA CIO — I also was the first one to install it on a production network. So, you're going to see more of that activity, as well. We're going to test and try it internally before we launch it out to the rest of the marketplace.
FCB: Has this been tested and tried so far within DISA?
HS: We actually have it up on our production network already, and we're also seeing adoption across the department.
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to perform at an audition
to judge someone's performance at an audition
to choose a performer for a particular part or for a particular type of part in a movie, play, etc.
to choose all the performers for a movie, play, etc.
the process of choosing people to act in a movie, play, etc.
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Oven Fried Lemon Chicken
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|Frying chicken parts
|2 Pound (Breasts And Legs)
|1⁄3 Cup (5.33 tbs) (1 Kilogram / 75 Milliliter)
|Seasoning salt
|1 Teaspoon (5 Milliliter)
|1⁄2 Teaspoon (2 Milliliter)
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) (Adjust Quantity As Needed)
|Fine dry bread crumbs/Crushed crisp cereal
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|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) (125 Milliliter)
|Lemon juice
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|Melted margarine
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Dust chicken pieces with a mixture of the flour, salt and thyme.
Dip in milk, then in crumbs.
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Rails 3::declarative_authorization::authorization_rules request => segvault ruby 1.9.2
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I requested the route http://localhost:3000/authorization_rules of my Rails 3 project when the development server crashed.
Arch Linux( Kernel: 2.6.35-ARCH )
rvm 1.0.18
#1 Updated by mike pusti over 4 years ago
- File crash.log added
It produces 2 different outputs
#2 Updated by Nobuyoshi Nakada over 4 years ago
- Priority changed from High to Low
It's infinite recurring, seems to fail to check if the SEGV is stack orverflow, but it's not always guaranteed.
#3 Updated by Yui NARUSE almost 4 years ago
- Status changed from Open to Assigned
- Assignee set to Hiroshi Nakamura
#4 Updated by Hiroshi Nakamura almost 4 years ago
- Target version changed from 1.9.2 to 1.9.3
#5 Updated by Hiroshi Nakamura almost 4 years ago
- Assignee changed from Hiroshi Nakamura to Koichi Sasada
Here's a summary of crash.log: https://gist.github.com/1048296
As nobu said, infinite recursion should be the cause.
mike, would you please contact to declarative_authorization author for help?
Sasada-san, please close this ticket as 'Rejected(Not a bug)' if you're OK. I'm assigning you since I heard that you wanted to detect some kinds of infinite recursions as 'SystemStackError'. I don't know it's the one or not.
#6 Updated by Koichi Sasada almost 4 years ago
- Target version changed from 1.9.3 to 2.0.0
I send it to 1.9.x. (don't touch it before 1.9.3).
#7 Updated by Koichi Sasada almost 3 years ago
- Status changed from Assigned to Feedback
Could you try on current trunk?
#8 Updated by Koichi Sasada over 2 years ago
- Target version changed from 2.0.0 to next minor
#9 Updated by Zachary Scott about 1 year ago
No feedback for over a year, should we close this?
#10 Updated by Nobuyoshi Nakada about 1 year ago
- Description updated (diff)
Seems stack overflow, probably.
1.9.2 has died long ago, and there are many changes for it.
I think there is no chance for new release.
#11 Updated by Zachary Scott about 1 year ago
I am concerned about what Nahi said regarding infinite recursion handling. Also, after 2.0 Koichi asked for reproduce on trunk which makes me think he anticipates this issue > 1.9.2.
I'll leave this ticket for ko1 to determine whether or not it should be closed


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The CEF set aside funds to sponsor clean energy-related lectures, talks, symposia, and/or workshops. Applications were solicited with a rolling submission deadline. Interested individuals or departments applied for funds to offset a significant percentage of costs, such as speaker honoraria and travel, and event services charges.
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NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Glenn Arnold Midkiff, 79, of Orchard Park Drive, New Castle, Pa., passed away Jan. 23, 2012, in Overlook Medical Clinic at New Wilmington, Pa.
Glenn was born Oct. 24, 1932, at Bedford, Ind., the son of Jesse Arnold and Ruth M. (McDowell) Midkiff. He graduated from North High School in Columbus, then from Ohio State University in 1955 with a B.S. in Licensed Professional Engineering. Glenn was a Licensed Professional Engineer with Cooper Energy Services in Grove City, Pa. His employment started in Mount Vernon, then transferred to Grove City, Pa. He worked for this company from 1955 to 1991. He was a member of New Wilmington United Methodist Church, was past president of the New Wilmington Kiwanis Club, coached Little League and Church League in Mount Vernon, and was a former member of the Mulberry Street United Methodist Church in Mount Vernon.
On Aug. 1, 1981, Glenn married the former Donna Douglas Hile, who survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Karen Sue Midkiff of Fairfield, Vicki (Tim) Fitzgerald of Mount Vernon and Shereen Midkiff (husband, Dave Crabtree) of Columbus; two sons, Russell Midkiff M.D. of Granger, Ind., and Keith (Karen Jane) Midkiff of Brownsburg, Ind.; two stepdaughters, Laura Mack of Ashland and Becky Wilson of Milan; three stepsons, Douglas Hile of Avondale, Ariz., John Hile of Richmond, Va., and David Hile of Augusta, Ga.; nine grandchildren; 13 stepgrandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Marjorie Marton of Springfield.
Funeral service will be Saturday, Jan. 28, at noon at the New Wilmington United Methodist Church, 125 S. Mercer St., New Wilmington, Pa. Visitation will be Saturday in the Smith Funeral Home, 310 W. Neshannock Ave., New Wilmington, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.; then 11 a.m. until time of service at the church. Officiating will be the Rev. Patricia "Patti" Harbison, pastor of the United Methodist Church of New Wilmington, and the Rev. Chuck Jewell, pastor of the New Creation Free Methodist Church at New Castle, Pa. Interment will be in Bedford, Ind.
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There's no good time to have Ryan Braun out of the lineup.
But the Milwaukee Brewers leftfielder spent most of Monday watching from the dugout as he tried to get over a sore right thumb.
The Brewers were also without third baseman Aramis Ramirez, who played three consecutive games and took a planned day off, making their series opener against the Minnesota Twins at Miller Park a real challenge.
Carlos Gomez hit third and Yuniesky Betancourt fourth in place of Braun and Ramirez, and the Brewers ultimately managed just three solo home runs in losing, 6-3.
"I've basically been swinging with one hand for two weeks," Braun said before the game. "I've changed the bat, I've changed the way I've swung, and it's frustrating. Obviously it's not progressing or getting any better at all, so it's just at the point where I need to take the time to get it close to being healthy so I can contribute and do the things that I'm used to doing."
Braun, who missed an entire series earlier in the season with neck spasms, indicated his thumb has been troubling him for some time.
"It's been getting progressively worse. It hasn't been getting better," he said. "I also haven't had the luxury of taking any time off, so I'm not going to swing a bat or do anything today, and hopefully it gets better.
"I don't want to put a timetable on it. Maybe I show up tomorrow and it gets a lot better. Trying some different things treatment-wise, and hopefully they're able to figure out something that makes a difference."
Manager Ron Roenicke said Braun might need a few days out of the starting lineup to try and calm the thumb down.
"They're hard to just try to battle through, obviously because every time you swing you're going to feel it," he said. "I knew yesterday was going to be an issue, and we talked about maybe giving him yesterday off and playing today.
"He thought he could go yesterday — they had the left-hander. We'll see how he is tomorrow, but it may be a couple days."
Braun did pinch hit with two outs in the ninth and lined out to third to end the game. He had his 30-game interleague hitting streak — third on the all-time list — snapped as a result.
Braun, who's hitting .310, has homered only twice in May. He drove in three of the Brewers' four runs Sunday with a bases-loaded double but also hasn't looked entirely comfortable at the plate.
He struck out five times in the three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Braun says the key will be healing enough to where he's able to get back to his normal swing.
"I've tried some different things," he said. "They've wrapped it. They wrapped the bat yesterday. Trying to find something that's comfortable, but the challenge is I've changed the way I hold the bat, I've changed the way I swing for a couple weeks, and when you do that you're also compensating and you're at risk to hurt other things.
"I've got to get to the point where I can hold the bat regularly and use my regular swing, regular bat path before I'm comfortable swinging again."
Pitching plans firming up
Roenicke said after Monday's game that Alfredo Figaro will start Tuesday against the Twins.
Figaro, who has served as a long man out of the bullpen, has four career major-league starts — all with the Detroit Tigers. He made three in 2009 and one in 2010 and went 1-3 with an 8.31 earned-run average all told.
The right-hander is 0-0 with a 3.46 ERA in 15 relief appearances (26 innings) this season and has 21 strikeouts to go with six walks. His longest stint this season was 31/3 innings on May 22.
"He's extended enough and he's got his pitch count up there. He's a strong guy," said Roenicke. "We're not going to go 6-7 innings with him, but if everything goes well today and we get him out there tomorrow, hopefully he'll have a couple innings with low pitch counts and we can keep him out there longer."
Kyle Lohse, meanwhile, said he had a successful bullpen session Monday and is on track to make his next scheduled start Thursday at Minnesota.
He missed his previous start with a sore elbow.
"For what I needed to know, I got it done and I should be ready to go Thursday," Lohse said. "I wanted to come out of it feeling like I could spin a slider and throw a fastball and changeup without the pain I was having.
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The works of García Lorca, internationally recognized as Spain's most prominent lyric poet and dramatist of the twentieth century, are filled with thinly veiled homosexual motifs and themes.
There has always been homosexual involvement in American musical theatre and a homosexual sensibility even in straight musicals, and recently the Broadway musical has welcomed openly homosexual themes and situations.
Best known for his genius in art and architecture, Michelangelo was also an accomplished author of homoerotic poetry.
The African-American gay male literary tradition consists of a substantial body of texts and includes some of the most gifted writers of the twentieth century.
Combining elements of incongruity, theatricality, and exaggeration, camp is a form of humor that helps homosexuals cope with a hostile environment.
Langston Hughes, whose literary legacy is enormous and varied, was closeted, but homosexuality was an important influence on his literary imagination, and many of his poems may be read as gay texts.
James Baldwin, a pioneering figure in twentieth-century literature, wrote sustained and articulate challenges to American racism and mandatory heterosexuality.
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Celia Kitzinger (left) and Sue Wilkinson.
At 12:01 a.m. on March 13, England and Wales will recognize as legally married same-sex couples who have been married in other jurisdictions. Among them will be Sue Wilkinson and Celia Kitzinger, who married in Canada in 2003 and then fought an unsuccessful battle to have their marriage recognized in the United Kingdom. Although they lost their legal battle, as a result of the Same-Sex Marriage Act of 2013, they will be among the first British couples to be recognized as legally married.
As explained in PinkNews, the Same-Sex Marriage Act of 2013 goes into effect in England and Wales on March 13, 2014. New same-sex weddings cannot take place until March 29, 2014 because new weddings require a notice period. However, on March 13 existing overseas marriages will be recognized as legal marriages rather than as civil unions in the United Kingdom.
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Same-sex marriage will become legal in Scotland later this year. Queen Elizabeth II has given her Royal Assent to the measure, but details and regulations remain to be dealt with before the law goes into force.
Wilkinson and Kitzinger married in Yaletown, Vancouver, in August 2003, a few weeks after same-sex marriage became legal in British Columbia, where Wilkinson was then a Visiting Professor at Simon Fraser University. On their return to England, they discovered that their relationship had no legal status at all. Two years later, with the implementation of the Civil Partnership Act, the Canadian marriage was automatically converted to a civil partnership.
In 2006, the couple sued for the recognition of their marriage. They asked the High Court to recognize their overseas marriage in the same way that it would recognize the overseas marriage of an opposite-sex couple. They argued that a failure to do so breached their human rights under the European Convention on Human Rights, which was incorporated into domestic U.K. law by the Human Rights Act 1998.
On July 31, 2006, the High Court ruled that the marriage would continue to be recognized as a civil partnership in England and Wales, but not as a marriage. The President of the Family Division, Sir Mark Potter, agreed that Wilkinson and Kitzinger were discriminated against by the Civil Partnership Act 2004, but ruled that "such discrimination has a legitimate aim, is reasonable and proportionate, and falls within the margin of appreciation accorded to Convention States."
Wilkinson and Kitzinger expressed delight that notwithstanding the rebuff they received from the High Court eight years ago, they will be among the first same-sex couples whose marriages are recognized in the U.K.
Kitzinger, a Sociology professor at the University of York, said, "Tonight at 12:01, when our marriage is finally recognized in our home country I think we'll be opening a bottle of champagne, toasting ourselves, toasting equality and toasting the future of lesbian and gay equality for all countries of the world."
She added, "I came out as lesbian in 1973 and things were a lot different then and it never occurred to me that one day the law would be changed such that my marriage to the woman that I love would be recognized."
Wilkinson, a social sciences professor at Loughborough University, reflected on the fact that only eight years ago they lost a court case to declare their marriage legal in the U.K. "I think for me it is disbelief more than anything else. It's kind of suddenly crept up on us from nowhere . . . But now [our marriage] will be legal in this country and that's pretty stunning."
Another high-profile couple is Liberal Democrat peer Lord Brian Paddick who married his husband Petter in Oslo in 2009, soon after Norway adopted marriage equality. In 2013, Lord Paddick spoke of his marriage and of how the refusal of the U.K. to recognize it made him seem second-class during the debate on the Same-Sex Marriage Act in the House of Lords.
Until his retirement in May 2007 as Deputy Assistant Commissioner in London's Metropolitan Police Service, Paddick was the U.K.'s most senior openly gay police officer.
Lord Paddick writes of his delight at the fact that his marriage to Petter is now recognized in the U.K. in an op-ed at PinkNews.
Wilkinson and Kitzinger are featured in the video below reporting on the recognition of same-sex marriages in England and Wales.
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TARRANTCOUNTY -- So many of us take our good health for granted.
Not Olga Castillo.
'I'm not hoping to get sick, but if I get sick, you know... I don't have insurance,' she says.
When News 8 first met the 53-year-old home healthcare provider in March, she'd been standing in a line outside JPS, hoping to get enrolled under the Affordable Care Act.
She was one of Tarrant County's estimated 341,000 uninsured residents under the age of 64.
She never did get signed up, in part, she says, because she found the process confusing. Little did she know, last summer the federal government doled out $67 million in grants to 105 agencies nationwide -- to help people just likeCastillo get educated and get enrolled.
The largest of those taxpayer-funded grants landed right here inNorthTexas, at the United Way of Tarrant County. It totaled nearly $5.9 million.
'The point of the grant was to educate and inform eligible people about the health care marketplace exchange,' says UWTC President and CEO Tim McKinney.
His organization shared the grant with 15 other agencies, but their piece of the pie was about $344,000. With that money they hired navigators, held more than 100 educational events, reached out to tens of thousands of people and conducted more than 1,100 one-on-one appointments.
Despite those efforts,News 8 has learned the UWTC enrolled just 412 people in the Affordable CareAct. That's less than one percent of the county's uninsured population. McKinney says what the number doesn't reflect is all the people they educated -- who then chose to enroll on their own time.
'Who knows,' McKinney says. 'That additional number could have been zero; that additional number could've been 5,000.'
Still, McKinney says the 412 figure concerns him.
'You would've wanted to enroll two (thousand) or 3,000,' he says.
That's exactly what a Fort Worth businessman says he did, with one big difference: he used no federal dollars.
Health insurance marketer JimCashion spent thousands of dollars putting up a big red'Obamacare--Enroll Here' sign outside his Fort Worth business to let people know they could get quick help there.
He says the investment paid off. He claims his staff signed up thousands of people, at no charge to them. The insurance companies simply paid Cashion commission per account.
From a business perspective, Cashion questions the effectiveness of the Fed's plan.
'They did educate people. But for what they spent on this, it's quite a bit of money,' he says.
McKinney says his organization did exactly what the Feds expected them to do. And a News 8 analysis shows the UWTC did perform better enrolling people than some other Texas agencies, based on how much federal funding they received. In total, the USDepartment of Health and Human Services gave eight grants toTexas agencies.
If they were to get the grant again, McKinney says, 'I'm sure there would be things we would do differently.'
And with people like Olga Castillo still uninsured, there clearly remains a need to both educate and enroll.


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Jasmine Guy got a lot of stuff in her divorce, including a huge tax debt.
TMZ.com reports that the actress, best know for her role as Whitley Gilbert on "A Different World," has had to file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Divorce papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court show that she owes $123,503.64 in back taxes, and that total doesn't include interest.
Jasmine's ex-husband, Terrence Mitchell Duckett, is on the hook for $94,354.71, plus interest.
Fortunately, Jasmine hasn't been left high and dry since she just booked a part on the CW's new series, "Vampire Diaries." She and Terrence had been married for 11 years before they decided to split; she has full custody of their daughter.
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After their dramatic penalty shoot-out success against Chile in the round of 16, Brazil face perhaps their sternest challenge yet on the road to World Cup glory when the hosts face an impressive Colombia side at Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza on Friday.
While the progress of Luiz Felipe Scolari's side has been far from overwhelming to date, including a 1-1 draw with Mexico, they continue to carry the frenzied support of the nation and the atmosphere promises to be spectacular.
A worry for the host nation, though, is the fitness of star man Neymar. The Barcelona attacker has been the offensive spark for his side throughout the tournament to date, netting four times, but sustained thigh and knee problems in the narrow success over Chile, although the medical team of the Selecao have been at pains to stress that Neymar will be fit for this encounter.
Arguably more of a headache is the loss of Luiz Gustavo, who would have policed Colombia danger man James Rodriguez, through suspension. Paulinho will likely step into his shoes while Marcelo quit training early on Wednesday but seems likely to play. Alterations in Brazil's side are unlikely to be dramatic, as Scolari has built his unit around a regular core of players who are rarely altered. There is little doubt which man Scolari will have highlighted to his defence prior to this clash.
In the absence of Radamel Falcao, Monaco club-mate James Rodriguez has emerged as one of the stars of the competition, with the 22 year-old shedding his reputation of a playmaker by topping the goal scoring charts with five of his own, including a spectacular opener as Jose Pekerman's side dispatched Uruguay 2-0 in their round of 16 match. Mario Yepes was fit to play against the Uruguayans, despite concerns over a hamstring problem, while Jackson Martinez should retain his spot in the starting XI after coming into the team for the Uruguay victory.
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Brazil have reached the quarter-finals in each of their last six World Cups, but haven't gone further than this round since 2002.
Colombia have made the quarter-finals for the first time in their World Cup history.
This will be the first World Cup meeting between the two South American sides.
The last four games between Brazil and Colombia have ended in draws, with three of those finishing goalless.
In their last clash in New York which ended 1-1, Juan Cuadrado opened the scoring just before half-time, with Neymar equalising in the second half.
Colombia last beat Brazil at the Copa America in 1991, losing seven and drawing five since that encounter.
That defeat remains Brazil's only competitive loss to Colombia, winning 13 of their competitive meetings (Drawn-6 Lost-1).
Colombia have failed to score in nine of their last 12 games against Brazil.
The Selecao have scored eight goals so far in the tournament, as many as they managed to reach the quarter finals in 2010.
Brazil have lost just one of their last 16 World Cup games when they had scored first (Won-13 Drawn-2).
Los Cafeteros' 11 goals is the best ever haul in a World Cup. They need three more to beat their combined total of goals from their previous four World Cup appearances (14).
James Rodriguez is looking to become the first player since Rivaldo in 2002 to score in the first five games of a World Cup.
Should Rodriguez score here, he would become the first player to score in his first five career World Cup appearance since Teofilo Cubillas (across the 1970 and 1978 tournaments).
The Monaco player has scored with five of seven shots on target the tournament so far.
Juan Cuadrado is the first player to provide four assists in a World Cup since Riquelme and Totti in 2006.
In Serie A 2013/14, Cuadrado managed just five assists in 32 games, just one more than he has already provided in this World Cup.
Fred has managed to register just four shots on target in the tournament, three of those coming against Cameroon.
Brazil have conceded goals in each of their last eight World Cup quarter-finals.


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Stones were thrown at policemen, and some of them were even chased away
HAVERI: The situation in Haveri, where one person was killed in police firing, was tense on Wednesday, although it was brought under control by evening.
Stone pelting was reported at Hosamani Siddappa Circle during the funeral procession of the firing victim Siddalingappa Choori and some police personnel were chased away by an angry mob.
Additional Superintendent of Police of Bijapur Marturkar and several police personnel were injured in the stone pelting. However, Director-General of Police Srikumar and IGP (Northern Range) Raghavendra Auradkar, Superintendent of Police Nanjundaswamy and Deputy Commissioner P.S. Vastrad who arrived at the spot, didn't allow the situation to go out of control.
Although it seemed that normality would be restored by Wednesday afternoon, the situation became tense soon after the funeral procession began. At the Hosmani Siddappa Circle, a number of police personnel had been deployed as a precautionary measure. But their very presence angered those taking part in the procession, who alleged that Choori was a victim of police atrocity.
Some of the police personnel were manhandled by the mob and then chased away from the place. Soon the news spread like wildfire, resulting in a bandh-like situation in Haveri city.
Some of the shopkeepers who dared to open the shutters, immediately closed them. The situation remained tense even after the funeral procession was over. Although some miscreants tried to overturn an already burnt bus, torched its tyres once again and occasionally pelted stones, the police showed great restraint and waited for the crowd to disperse.
However, when the crowd didn't disperse even after the funeral and the situation continued to be tense, the police resorted to lathi-charge. When this didn't yield the desired impact, they fired teargas shells to disperse the crowd.
70 arrested
Mr. Auradkar told The Hindu that around 70 persons had been arrested in connection with the Tuesday's violence in Haveri and other parts of the district.
As a precautionary measure, prohibitory orders had been clamped in all the seven taluks of the district and sale of fertilizers stopped at all shops in taluks.
Mr. Srikumar and Mr. Auradkar are camping in Haveri to monitor the situation.
No firing order
Meanwhile, officials of the district administration and the Police Department stated that no firing order was issued in Haveri on Tuesday. They maintained that the police personnel on duty resorted to firing to protect themselves from being attacked by an angry mob.
However, there was no justification from them on why they (police personnel) fired at people who reportedly had nothing to do with the protest.


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