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George Lucas Donates His $4 Billion Disney Paycheck to Education Charity
In a deal set to finalize by year's end, Disney has made a Jabba The Hutt size investment in the future of Star Wars by purchasing Lucasfilm Pictures — a deal that will also ultimately make a sizeable investment in the future of education.
In a statement released to The Hollywood Reporter, a spokesperson for George Lucas, the creative visionary behind the entire Star Wars franchise, pledged to put the $4.05 billion he'll earn from selling his company to Disney towards a charity foundation focused on improving education. Wow — that's a whole lotta textbooks.
Aside from educating the country about Jedis and Wookies, George has long since shown a devotion to other philanthropic endeavors, educational and otherwise. In addition to numerous multi-million dollar donations to charities like Make-A-Wish and Stand Up to Cancer, in 2010 he made a commitment to The Giving Pledge, in which he declared,
I am dedicating the majority of my wealth to improving education. It is the key to the survival of the human race. We have to plan for our collective future -- and the first step begins with social, emotional and intellectual tools we provide to our children. As humans, our greatest tool for survival is our ability to think and to adapt — as educators, storytellers and communicators, our responsibility is to continue to do so.
With this multi-billion dollar donation, George has made good on his pledge and then some — looks like The Force is very strong in this one!
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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Bosch and Ricardo Working Together on Turbocharged Direct Injection Gasoline Engine
17 July 2006
|Demonstrator platform for the turbo DI BOOST engine.
Robert Bosch Corporation and Ricardo plc are jointly developing an advanced turbo-charged, direct injection gasoline engine system. The prototype system, DI BOOST, will offer superior performance and fuel economy while also being capable of achieving super ultra low emission vehicle (SULEV) standards.
Two prototype DI BOOST engines are in development and combine the performance enhancing capabilities of modern valve actuation and turbocharging with the improved fuel efficiency and low emissions of gasoline direct injection. The engines are based on GM's global high-feature 3.6L V6 engine. A premium sport brand vehicle is employed as the demonstrator platform.
Bosch is equipping the new Mercedes-Benz CLS 350 CGI with very fast-switching piezo injectors to support the spray-guided combustion process. Gasoline direct injection with piezo injectors can reduce fuel consumption by up to 15% compared with today's port fuel injection, according to Bosch. (Earlier post.)
With global fuel prices at record levels, Bosch is pleased to partner with Ricardo to advance technologies that deliver improved fuel efficiency of gasoline engines. The DI BOOST concept is a viable solution that by downsizing engine displacement dramatically improves fuel consumption and performance in gasoline vehicles.—John Moulton, president, powertrain division, Robert Bosch Corporation
|Bosch piezo injector for gasoline direct injection, introduced on the Mercedes-Benz CLS 350 CGI. Click to enlarge.
The first phase of DI BOOST, the design and procurement of prototype engines, was completed in January 2006. The next phase, which started in March 2006, concentrates on base engine calibration for best efficiency and driveability. In parallel, vehicle integration is nearing completion. Future phases will focus on achieving SULEV emissions levels via high-pressure start capability and split injection.
Bosch is providing the complete DI Motronic engine management system including the new, second generation direct-injection fuel system as well as ignition, air and exhaust control. Ricardo has contributed to the study using its expertise for prototype powertrain integration and providing base engine calibration work on modern engine dynamometers in Belleville, Mich.
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This is nice, but Mazda already sells vehicles that possess direct injection technology combined with turbocharging. I'm not sure about the SULEV emissions or the piezo actuation on the injectors, but this report doesn't seem to be groundbreaking.
BMW, VW/Audi and Mercedes all have turbocharged GDI engines on the market. Even Opel, GM's German subsidiary, has a good 2.2L turbocharged GDI design.
So I would have to agree with Brett, this does not appear to be newsworthy except in one regard: it's based on the 3.6L V6 that GM uses in the US. That's not a plus though, GM America needs to start thinking in terms of much smaller engines. Turbos are not just for sports cars any more.
Dang It! GM must bring over more stuff from from foreign divisions. It also must stop contamination their overseas brands with mediocre/outdated designs/thinking.
GM ALREADY SELLS A TURBOCHARGED DIRECT INJECTION ENGINE IN THE USA! It's called the Solstice GXP and Saturn Sky Redline. GM beat both Honda and Toyota to market with a turbocharged direct injection engine thanks to GM's superior powertrain engineers. GM's problems have always been with management - the engineers are actually very good, when permitted by management to show what they're capable of.
Mitsubishi beat everyone to market with a turbo GDI engine in 2000. 4G93T 1.8L DOHC, GDI, Turbo, 10.5:1 static CR and 165hp. Never sold in North America though...does this mean Mitsubishi has superior powertrain engineers?
If not for cost reasons it would be nice to see a 1.5L direct injection turbo motor. It could easily replace a 2.0-2.5L port-injection Naturally Aspirated motor with much better fuel mileage. I'd pay a premium for such a vehicle.
Mitsubishi does have some of the best engineers in the business, as evidenced by their pocket-rocket Lancer Evo having what is regarded as one of the most advanced all-wheel drive systems of any automobile to exist. This in spite of the fact they had to develop such capabilities with a nose-heavy transverse engine layout in an economy car as the platform. To start wish such a platform and turn it into one of the best performing cars in anything close to its price range is a testament to their brilliance. Unfortunately, Mitsubishi's management is among the worst in the world.
You could likely get away with even less than a 1.5 liter, really. VW's direct injection 2.0T makes 200hp, thus you would make 150hp from a 1.5 liter if you maintain the same hp/liter. Vehicles like the Civic have 140hp and are very fast for "economy" cars. The Fit makes due with just 109hp and is still very fast among it's peers with it's n/a 1.5 liter. In a car like the Fit, you could probably run a 1.2 liter direct injection turbo and gain much fuel efficiency while giving up no power at all.
I was thinking closer to mid-size sedan like a Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Ford Fusion, Mazda 6, Pontiac G6, or Hyundai Sonata, etc. You would probably want around 150hp in such a vehicle.
The 2006 Ford Fusion comes with two engine choices:
1. Duratec 16V I-4 (2.3L): 160 hp @ 6250 rpm, 156 ft-lb @ 4250 rpm.
2. Duratec 24V V-6 (3.0L): 221 hp @ 6250 rpm, 205 ft-lb @ 4800 rpm.
The proposed 1.5L GDI-Turbo could displace the former engine, but you'd need a 2.2L - 2.4L offering to displace the latter.
Either way, I would welcome the introduction of this technology.
Gents -
VW released a 1.4L engine with a turbo plus a detachable supercharger, capable of 125kW (200hp).
The Peugeot-BMW joint venture has delivered an engine family with a 175hp 1.6L turbocharged puppy at the top end, available in the Mini Cooper S.
The Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky are both rebadged Opel GTs (260hp out of 2.0L).
Turbocharging and GDI plus cam phaser are a great combination, but you only save fuel with it if you bring the displacement down and apply some long gearing in the tranny. That's why applying this to a 3.6L V6 is fairly ridiculous, unless you're still looking for ultimate performance and prices at the pump etc. be damned.
100% agree that 3.6 liter V6 is too much of displacement to start with. I would rather see further development of Daewoo transversely mounted inline 6, developed with participation of Porsche and inherited by GM when they bought Daewoo.
Rafael- do you work for Lockheed martin? (I jest, I jest)
1kw = approx 1.34hp
125kw = approx 166hp
i dunno, i think a premium luxury sedan would more easily absorb the cost of the engine upgrades than an econobox would.
so, by providing better fuel economy, performance, and emissions from a large engine, they can produce a product they'll be able to sell.
later, they can reduce the cost of the parts and include them in more cost-sensitive vehicles.
I was really confused there for a while. I thought I had clicked on my Green Car Congress link, and then I found myself in this article about a huge gas guzzler someone is proposing. That's when I had to double check on where I had wound up. What the heck has this got to do with promoting green cars?
This engine could go in SUVs and make them a lot more efficient/cleaner. Some people need/want larger vehicles, so anything to make them better is a plus, right?
I agree with the idea that some companies have good engineers and bad managers. That must be frustrating for the engineers to have such clueless bosses. It could be one of the reasons Ford and GM are having troubles today.
For the record, since apparently none of you know that picture is of a Caddy CTS-V, 3.6 liters represents a huge downsizing from the 5.7 / 6.0 liter engines that would normally come in the CTS-V.
(Using his Rod Serling voice) You have just entered the GM Zone.
P.S. Just imagine that they are discussing more efficient generator sets in a plug-in hybrid and you'll be O.K. Really, everything is fine. Remain calm.
hi, Joukkuetietoja.
I found it very interesting
This is actually a pretty significant annoucement if you are a engineer who works on engines. DI and Turbo charging and downsizing are not new, but they seem to be working on replacing much bigger engines than anyone else has tried to do and with DI with some subtle enhancements. A 3.6l turbo replacing a 6 liter is definately interesting as everyone else has replaced a V6 with a 4 cylinder turbo. The big challenge here is the emissions, SULEV on a Turbo is very difficult especially if they do it without an air pump. I'm sure Boschs and Ricardos motives are not to sell this as a product but to gain the knowledge and show that they develop such an engine for one of the car manufacturers. I bet its still its gets a lot better enconomy than the V8 for the same power.
Its probably a hard sell to have a 3.6l NA engine and then sell a more powerful version that has a smaller displacement like a 3.2l Turbo. US car buyers are funny like that.
Interesting program
I really like the topics; that i read in ur page. As i am studying automobile engineering; i am very much interested to know the things actually happening in the automobile industry.
i find it interesting
Some readers The innovation of this project is to combine 1. turbo, 2. GDI and 3. modern valve actuation in one engine and optimize all parameters to get a sulev.
Are there any Turbo-GDI-VVTi-SULEV yet?
Are there any Turbo-GDI-VVTi yet?
I think what Xuer says is very important. Here I am on Green Car Congress hoping that all the environmental protection legislation to come will kill the high-performance production car, and this article shows how the high-end market is responding: They are still trying to pack all that horse-power into a vehicle ridden in by a single person. You guy's are right who say that this isn't anything to bragg about - but it certainly is something we all should be kept up to speed on - the continuing waste of energy for the impatient.
the impressive part of this entire thing is that "little" engine is tugging around that STS, thats a big car
and for sjc paul ... thats NOT a CTS-V just because it has 7 spke wheels and a mesh grill does not a CTS-V make
a gas guzzling CTS-V owner
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"No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood," two stark dramas about obsessed men, are the top nominees for the 80th annual Academy Awards.
The two films earned eight nominations apiece, including nods for best picture, best director (Paul Thomas Anderson for "Blood" and Joel and Ethan Coen for "No Country") and best adapted screenplay (Anderson and the Coens again). The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will hand out the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24.
Fellow best picture nominees "Atonement" and "Michael Clayton" each have seven nominations, with "Atonement" also picking up nods for Christopher Hampton's adapted screenplay, supporting actress Saorise Ronan, cinematography and original score. "Michael Clayton's" writer-director Tony Gilroy was nominated in both the original screenplay and directing categories, and stars George Clooney, Tilda Swinton and Tom Wilkinson all scored acting nods.
The fifth best picture nominee is "Juno," which also scored nods for Ellen Page as best actress, Jason Reitman as best director and for Diablo Cody's original screenplay.
Other multiple nominees include Pixar's "Ratatouille," which has five including best original screenplay and best animated feature; "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," whose four nods include one for director Julian Schnabel; and "Sweeney Todd" with three, including one for lead actor Johnny Depp.
Schnabel's best director nomination left "Atonement" director Joe Wright on the outside. He's the only director of a best picture nominee not to make the best director cut.
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"Michael Clayton"
"No Country For Old Men"
"There Will Be Blood"
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Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
Julie Christie, "Away from Her"
Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en Rose"
Laura Linney, "The Savages"
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343 Industries' Josh Holmes has revealed new concept art from Halo 5 at Halo Waypoint. The game will arrive on the Xbox One this year.
Holmes mentioned the departure of art director Kenneth Scott, who will still be a visual design consultant, as well as the arrival of Nicolas "Sparth" Bouvier. Bouvier created the concept art. Holmes said it's "an early exploration of a new location that features prominently in a little game project we're tinkering with..."
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The Total Coliform Rule was published in 1989 and became effective in 1990. The rule set both health goals (MCLGs) and legal limits (MCLs) for the presence of total coliform in drinking water. The rule also detailed the type and frequency of testing that water systems must undertake. In 2003, EPA announced its intent to revise the Total Coliform Rule.
1989 Total Coliform Rule
The TCR requires all public water systems (PWSs) to monitor for the presence of total coliforms in the distribution system. Total coliforms are a group of closely related bacteria that are (with few exceptions) not harmful to humans. Because total coliforms are common inhabitants of ambient water and may be injured by environmental stresses (e.g., lack of nutrients) and water treatment (e.g., chlorine disinfection) in a manner similar to most bacterial pathogens and many viral enteric pathogens, EPA considers them a useful indicator of these pathogens. More important, for drinking water, total coliforms are used to determine the adequacy of water treatment and the integrity of the distribution system. The absence of total coliforms in the distribution system minimizes the likelihood that fecal pathogens are present. Thus, total coliforms are used to determine the vulnerability of a system to fecal contamination.
The TCR requires systems to monitor for total coliforms at a frequency proportional to the number of people served. If any sample tests positive for total coliforms, the system must perform the following additional tests:
- Further test that culture for the presence of either fecal coliforms or Escherichia coli;
- Take one set of 3-4 repeat samples at sites located within 5 or fewer sampling sites adjacent to the location of the routine positive sample within 24 hours; and
- Take at least 5 routine samples the next month of operation
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EPA 816-F-01-035, September 2001
- For other quick reference guides visit the drinking water standards - quick reference guides page.
The Total Coliform Rule (published 29 June 1989/effective 31 December 1990)
- Drinking Water Regulations; Total Coliforms (Including Fecal Coliforms and E. Coli); Final Rule PDF (26 pp, 5 M) (About PDF)
Notice of Intent to Revise the Total Coliform Rule
EPA is required to review existing national primary drinking water regulations every six years. In 2003, EPA completed its review of the Total Coliform Rule (TCR) and 68 NPDWRs for chemicals that were established prior to 1997. The purpose of the review was to identify current health risk assessments, changes in technology, and other factors that would provide a health or technological basis to support a regulatory revision that will maintain or improve public health protection. In the 2003 announcement of the completion of the Six Year Review, EPA noticed its intent to revise the Total Coliform Rule. As part of the TCR rulemaking, EPA plans to assess the effectiveness of the current TCR in reducing public health risk, and what technically supportable alternative/additional monitoring strategies are available that would decrease economic burden while maintaining or improving public health protection. In response to recommendations from the Stage 2 M/DBP Federal Advisory Committee (see below), the Agency will also consider if and how risks associated with distribution systems should be addressed.
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- "Finished water storage and distribution systems may have an impact on water quality and may pose risks to public health."
- "Cross-connections and backflow in distribution systems represent a significant public health risk."
- "Water quality problems can be related to infrastructure problems and that aging of distribution systems may increase risks of infrastructure problems."
- "Distribution systems are highly complex and that there is a significant need for additional information and analysis on the nature and magnitude of risk associated with them."
The FACA concluded that EPA should review and evaluate available data and research on those aspects of distribution systems that may create or pose risks to public health as a part of the Six-Year Review of the TCR. The FACA also concluded that EPA should initiate a process with stakeholder participation for addressing requirements for cross-connection control and backflow prevention, and distribution systems issues related to significant health risks.


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Traditional ACL systems assign permissions to individual users, which can become cumbersome in a system with a large number of users. In a more recent approach called role-based access control, permissions are assigned to roles, and roles are assigned to users.
The list is a data structure, usually a table, containing entries that specify individual user or group rights to specific system objects, such as a program, a process, or a file. These entries are known as access control entries (ACEs) in the Microsoft Windows, OpenVMS, Linux and Mac OS X operating systems. Each accessible object contains an identifier to its ACL. The privileges or permissions determine specific access rights, such as whether a user can read from, write to, or execute an object. In some implementations an ACE can control whether or not a user, or group of users, may alter the ACL on an object.
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Chickens raised and produced through open type? In western Mindanao, open-range type upgraded native chicken production is a common practice to increase the fowl's protein requirement in a semi-commercialized enterprise. A demonstration farm is found in one of the research stations of DA-Regional Field Unit XI of the Western Mindanao Integrated Agricultural Research Center (WESMIARC) in Zamboanga Sibugay province.
The demonstration farm which serves as breeding area and source of upgraded stocks is a perfect site for the open-range production system. This production system was introduced by the DAWESMIARC manager, Dr. Francisco Geromo and DA-DBC Station Superintendent Ms. Fe Gomez. The farm is improved through the results of adaptability tests and action researches on the improvement of native chicken using Kabir cockerel and tried management practices in Ipil and Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur. This on-farm research led to the identification and participation of farmer/raiser cooperators of the new native chicken production system.
Bio-physical Requirements of ORT Production
Open-range type production (ORTP) requires simple management within open spaces where native chickens could freely graze and move around. An average of 1000 to 5000 square meters (0.5 hectare) is ideal for a minimum of 1:25 ratio of cockerel and native hens or more depending on the management of the given land area. Since this is open-range, the number of chicken may increase to manageable proportions. This type of farm is best on an upland plain to slightly rolling or less productive area (rocky) or under fruit trees or plantation crops such as rubber, coconut, and banana.
The system is best in a Type IV climate where there is an equal distribution of rainfall throughout the year. This condition ensures minimal infestation and prevalence of pests and diseases. Historically, native chickens are generally resistant to pests and diseases because of their natural adaptation to their physical
Minimal vegetation is suggested to be part of the land area to serve as shelter during slight rain showers and too much direct sunlight at high noon. It is also the best source of natural food for the animals such as crawling insects, earthworms and even grasses. This provides for the organic feed requirement and natural sources of feed for the chicken. Based on the experience of DAWESMIARC, natural free flowing water helps in cooling the area and the chickens can swim and enjoy the water coming from the creek or spring.
Technical Requirements
Based on researches and actual farmer/raiser experiences, the native chicken ORTP is very feasible. The technology is very simple and easy to follow by an ordinary farmer including interested individuals who want to engage in a small-scale business considering that the native chickens can thrive on locally available feedstuffs, can be ranged, and are resistant to major pests and diseases.
Although the ORTP is in open spaces, simple yet affordable and easy to maintain native chicken housing is also a must to ensure increased production. At the very least, a farmer or raiser can build improvised shelter which includes a mating pen or perch house, individual nest and brooder house. The materials could be bamboo scraps, nipa leaves and logs that serve as foundation and structure for the main chicken house. When the house is not in use, this could serve as a resting shed for the farmer and his family or for simple outdoor activities such as picnics and games.
Feeds and Feeding
Feeds given to native chickens do not require much attention. Feeding starts immediately as soon as hens are at brooding stage. They must be provided with booster or starter mash feeds ideally given in each brooder house. During the rearing stage, the chickens are fed with locally available feeds (rice/corn binlid, corn/rice bran and ulon-ulon, full grains of rice) and they can range/graze on the grasses abundantly found in the area. By nature, they freely scavenge the soil in search for crawling insects and worms. However, farmers and raisers can use farm by-products such as ground corn cobs and chopped leguminous fodders together with salt to augment their feed requirement. A feeding trough, strategically placed within the area with fresh and clean water, should be strategically located in the area.
Care and Management
Giving vitamins and antibiotics when necessary is encouraged. Using the alternative but sequential ration, this can be done in 3 days with water + vetracin or soluvites; 4-5 days with plain water; and 6-7 days with water + electrolyte. Deworming (following recommended dosage) is done every three months. To control mites and lice, area sanitation must be done. This is supported by bathing of hens after weaning the chicks (usually one month after hatching) with detergent and bathing the rooster every week with detergent. This practice ensures the chickens to be free from infestation of pests and diseases. Supplemental feeding including vitamins and minerals, administered when appropriate, ensures the chickens' health and vigor for quality meat.
Social and Economic Contributions
Socially and culturally, chicken is part of the main course of authentic and original Filipino cuisine. They dictate the nature of our culinary style and skill to come up with delicious menu. With this developed and innovative technology, Filipinos are assured of quality chicken meat. Since the technology is after the improvement of the physical characteristics of the native chickens particularly body size, proper management is a must. This even contributes to a longer period of production.
With today's food and health concerns, native chickens produced organically or with lesser vitamins, minerals and antibiotics in their body is the "in" thing. This is also the reason why specialty restaurants cater to the health conscious customers. This technology is gaining popularity. The meat produced out of this chicken commands higher price, has sociocultural relevance and there is a better meat quality that is tender, meatier, and tastier when prepared and cooked as tinola (broiled chicken with vegetables and seasoning), inasal, (grilled and barbeque that originated in Bacolod City), adobo (dried chicken meat stew), pinikpikan (traditional chicken preparation commonly served in the Cordilleras), and tinobook (chicken delicacy preparation common in Zamboanga Sibugay).
Cost and Return
Technology users, takers, and adopters can successfully engage in native chicken ORTP in two production scales, small and medium scale enterprises. For small scale enterprise the cost of production totals to Php 9,958.00 with 10 breeder pullets and 2 rosters at Php 150/layer or rooster in one year cycle. For medium scale enterprise, the total cost of production is Php 34, 198.00 with 40 breeder pullets and 4 roosters at Php 150/layer or rooster.
The costs of production for both enterprises include housing and fence, vaccine and veterinary drugs, feeds and supplements, and labor. The net income derived from the small and medium production scales are Php 9,542.00 and Php 61,800.00, respectively. The ROI for the egg produced is is 96% and 181% for the meat. The specific details of the cost and return analysis could be secured from the technology developer.
The increasing demand for native chicken produced using this technology has become an alternative livelihood for backyard farmers and raisers. With proper support from local government units and continuous technical support from researchers and poultry experts, this will make our farmers self-reliant, goal-oriented, and motivated.
Starting with a small capital, it can become a big business with the proper management skills and motivation of our chicken farmers.
source: Marlowe U. Aqiuno, Ph.D. of http://www.bar.gov.ph
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13 Responses to "Raising Free-Range or "Galang" Chicken"
- Adriano Maravillas Says:
May 20th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
I would like to know if there is a supplier of "Galang" free range chicken along Aguinaldo Highway, Cavite (along the way going to Tagaytay from Manila).
Thank you.
- Adriano Maravillas Says:
May 27th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Subject: Hito Culture
I tried to look for a write-up featuring "Hito Production" but I cann't find any. I would like anyone who has copy of subject to share. I plan to raise Hito for home consumption.
- jan mack v labrado Says:
August 9th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
what is the space requirements in handling day old kabir chicks in their cage?
- Peter Juris Panis Says:
March 13th, 2009 at 10:43 am
i would like to ask about on how to measure the food fed to the KABIR at 0 – 7 days? Give me sample of food o feeds for the kabir at 0 – 7 day? pls.., its urgent im only relying on commercial feeds and its very expensive can you help me pls ASAP.
- bong maya of mariveles bataan Says:
March 25th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
this is a helpful guidelines for persons like me who's interested in small scale business.. I thought of raising free range chicken in my backyard to utilize the area and the technology.
- kap Says:
April 26th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Free range chicken, such as Kabir, is an excellent idea. It is like having another use for land for free (under coconut plantation etc. as mentioned).
However a better way to do it, and I have been studying it, is to make it sustainable. i.e. golden kuhol culture can be incorporated. Pwede itong ipakain sa mga manok lalo na sa nangingitlog, pwede rin sa tao. Hito culture can also be incorporated. Chicken innards etc. can be a feed for hito as well as manure. Hito also will consume insects and pest if you put a light over the pond at night. Manure can be use to fertilized corn and other feed source for chickens. An small number of layer chicken can support the daily feed requirement for the bigger number free range population. There are many possibilities it requires only some imagination. The trick is to discover how to make it sustainable with out buying anything (if possible). The agriculture system so far has rendered farmers poorer and big businesses fatter. Time for change.
By the way I am looking for Kabir eggs in Bicol.
- moncho Says:
July 31st, 2009 at 12:41 am
im from butuan city where can i buy day old sasso chicks?
- Roel L. Tagala Says:
September 9th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Hi good day ,Intresado po ako sa pag-aalaga ng kabir chicken,paano po ba ang pag-aalaga ng kabir chicken at saan makabibili nito,taga negros occidental po ako
- Naeema Mohammed Says:
November 18th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
thank you for all suport you give, and i would like to be one of your team.
- Dante C. Cruza Says:
December 1st, 2009 at 4:34 pm
i have a half hectare of land in antipolo and want to raise free range chicken there, where can i buy kabir chicks near my area? and can you please include a few hints on the proper management of these breed.
Is there another breed of chicken adaptable to our climate aside from the local native chicken which are quite small in body mass when full grown?
- Archie Says:
December 20th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
I can supply native chicken in volume weekly. For interested buyers..you may contact me at +639177188812.
- JC Says:
March 8th, 2011 at 7:51 pm
I am planning to raise kabir chickens. Can anyone tell where can I buy kabir chicks near Rizal? I live herein Talim Island in Rizal province
- John D. Lacsamana Says:
May 28th, 2011 at 12:43 pm
I am planning to raise kabir chickens. Can anyone tell where can I buy kabir chicks near La Union? I live here in Bauang, province of La Union


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Sweetwater plays its first district basketball double-header today vs. Monahans at Mustang Gym, with the girls game at 6:15 p.m. and the boys contest at 7:30 as they tip off 4-3A action.
Two other Nolan County boys teams also begin dis-trict play tonight, as Roscoe goes to Ira while Highland will be playing at Loraine.
A total of seven Sweet-water football players have received Class 3A all-Big Country recognition from the Abilene Reporter-News.
Four of SweetwaterŌĆÖs players made the second team while five players ŌĆö two of whom also made the second team at a different position ŌĆö were given all-Big Country honorable mention.
Six players from Black-well and three from Roscoe have received all-Big Coun-try football recognition by the Abilene Reporter-News.
Roscoe freshman linebacker Vincent Pantoja was named Newcomer of the Year on the Class 1A team, with senior defensive lineman Landon Jones on the second team and sophomore quarterback Matthew Davila receiving honorable mention. Pantoja had 92 solo tackles and 44 assisted stops for the Plowboys.
The two girls basketball teams from Nolan County in District 13-A, Division II are both 2-0 after winning their games Tuesday.
Highland (19-3 overall) crushed Ira 77-21, while Roscoe (13-8 overall) beat Westbrook 31-19.
Two players ŌĆö Sierra Allen (29) and Beth Rich-burg (24) ŌĆö combined for 53 of HighlandŌĆÖs 77 points against Ira. Also scoring were Morgan Monroe with seven, Kaylee Martin with five, Lora Stewart and Sydny Helbert with three and Hannah Allen, Madison Moseley and Schyler Kim-brell with two.
Sweetwater High School honors its 2012 fall sports athletes with a banquet at 6 p.m. today at the Nolan County Coliseum annex.
Athletes will be honored in football, cross country and volleyball plus cheerleaders and trainers, and a season highlight video will be shown.
Sub-varsity boys split at Lake View
SweetwaterŌĆÖs sub-varsity boys basketball teams got a split at Lake View Tuesday. The freshmen won 32-31 to improve to 6-0 this season, but the junior varsity boys lost 45-31 as they fell to 0-8 overall.
Sweetwater 7th and 8th grade ŌĆśAŌĆÖ and ŌĆśBŌĆÖ girls play at San Angelo Lincoln, 5 and 6 p.m.
Roscoe junior high teams play at Westbrook starting at 5 p.m.
Highland junior high teams (except 8th grade girls) play at Ira starting at 5 p.m.
Blackwell junior high teams at Paint Rock starting at 6 p.m.
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Sweetwater boys host Monahans (district opener) ŌĆö JV at 5 p.m., freshmen at 6:15 p.m., varsity at 7:30 p.m.
After taking a five-point lead (38-33) early in the fourth quarter of TuesdayŌĆÖs key District 4-3A contest with Midland Greenwood, SweetwaterŌĆÖs girls saw their hopes of a a 2-0 start and a share of the district lead slip away here Tuesday.
Greenwood rallied to go on an 11-2 run and stun the Lady Mustangs, 44-40, to improve to 2-0 in district.
SAN ANGELO ŌĆö The Sweetwater boys won their seventh straight game on Tuesday, but just barely. The Mustangs escaped with a thrilling 60-58 road win at San Angelo Lake View to improve to 11-7 overall.
Kaleb Hoover scored a season-high 23 points, including a tie-breaking layup as time ran out, to give Sweetwater the victory in its final tuneup for the start of District 4-3A action that begins Friday.
Sweetwater led 47-37 en-tering the fourth quarter after outscoring Lake View 24-13 in the third stanza, but the Chiefs rallied and tied it at 58 on a 3-pointer with 14 seconds left.
SweetwaterŌĆÖs junior varsity girls made it 16 straight wins without a loss here on Tuesday as the Lady Mus-tangs crushed Greenwood, 53-23, to also improve to 2-0 in district play.
Shaneese Brown had 14 points and Bianca Castillo and Maddie Jones 10 for Sweetwater, while Cierra Knox had seven, Lexi Cast-illo five, Abby McPherson four, Morgan Whitley two and Nisha Williams one. The team also won 45-32 in its district opener at Big Spring on Friday as Brown scored 18, McPherson 12, Knox and Jones four, Jasmine Reddic three and Bianca Castillo two.
SweetwaterŌĆÖs Lady Mustangs resume play with an early district showdown at home against Greenwood at 7:30 today in the main high school gym after winning their opener at Big Spring. The freshman girls will play at 5 p.m. and the Junior Varsity girls will play at 6:30 p.m., both games at Sweetwater Middle School.
Sweetwater and Greenwood are two of three 1-0 teams in District 4-3A along with Wylie, which plays at Monahans today.


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Further research by the UK government also found that "the consequences of introducing GM sugar beet were extremely severe, with a rapid decline, and the extinction of the skylark in 20 years". Add to this the pronouncements from the government's GM Science Review about its inherent unpredictability, and all of a sudden GM sugar beet looks distinctly less palatable.
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'Dexter' Premiere: Big trouble with Little Chino
After a first season that stuck relatively closely to the key plotpoints from Jeff Lindsay's Darkly Dreaming Dexter, the second run of Showtime's finest show went off the reservation with Sunday (Sept. 30) night's premiere.
The new season of Dexter isn't based upon any Lindsay novel and if Monday's premiere is any indication, the show hasn't missed a beat in charting its own course. With HBO waiting on the final season of The Wire and with NBC's Friday Night Lights starting its second season with some uncharacteristically rocky episodes, it's entirely possible that Dexter is the best show on TV at this second.
[This recap is going to contain spoilers of both the Dexter season premiere and last year's finale, so you've been doubly warned.]
In the first season finale, Dexter (Michael C. Hall, whose Emmy snubbing remains criminal) made an uncharacteristic choice. He opted for nurture over nature, picking his adopted sister Deb over Rudy (Christian Camargo), both his biological brother and his psychological twin. Dexter's decision had unexpected consequences, as dispatching the Ice Truck Killer, getting rid of a man who was both his flesh-and-blood, but also his only true equal as a killer, left Dexter unable to perform, homicide-wise. It doesn't help that the new season finds Erik King's Doakes watching his every move, but even when Doakes isn't stalking him, Dexter can't stab straight or he can't properly drug his victims (how much sedative would it have taken to knock out Little Chino anyway?). He's also messing up crime scene evidence and even his bowling game (with the "Bowl Till You Bleed" team) is suffering. As if the metaphorical impotence isn't bad enough, Dexter's even having bedroom problems with poor, vulnerable Rita.
Actually, Dexter's increased weakness has corresponded with some very different changes to the women in his life. Rita is increasingly assertive, much less of a doormat than she was last season, which has benefited Julie Benz's performance. She's excellent, as is Jennifer Carpenter, whose Deb hasn't responded quite so well to becoming engaged to a serial killer last season. She's become a bit of a paranoid shut-in and when she returns to the field, her decision-making probably isn't what it should be. This season, everybody has issues and the discovery of Dexter's off-shore dumping ground isn't going to solve things, though Deb imagines that the next killer is a path to redemption and the potential for discovery (and a new adversary next week with the arrival of Keith Carradine) actually gets Dexter's heart beating.
Until the very end, the premiere of Dexter was much more about laying the groundwork than about establishing the challenges and direction of the season, but that comes next week with an even better episode.
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"The court recognizes that our school district was a victim in this case," school Superintendent Christopher J. Steinhauser told the Press-Telegram. "This judgment demonstrates that when people attempt to defraud our school system, they will feel the full force of the law."
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In general, for gaming, I think [Linux] will become like Windows is now. I think every game's going to be on Linux eventually, so almost every game will be on SteamOS. Microsoft's done their best to kill gaming on PC for as long as I can remember. Having an OS that's actually not trying to kill gaming, I think that's going to be very good for games. I think it'll just grow.


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WrestleMania XXX Card (in no special order) *Hope This Is In The Right Section-Doing It Over My Phone-
How I would book it as of now and NEAR future (especially if Sting joins WWE)
*Special Surprise Host: Sting*
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Pre-Show: Battle Royal 15 Men *Winner gets an IC Title Match on main show*
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Now, a few weeks later, reporter Fred Ortega reports that pols are looking at applying that system to the 710 Freeway, and European companies want to bid on the job.
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Today in Pinellas Park, Floridaâs Chief Financial Officer and a state senator announced that a program that helps Floridaâs residents to fortify their homes against hurricanes is coming to an end. CFO Alex Sink and Sen. Charlie Justice were touting the My Safe Florida Home Program and asking for people to support its continuation.
Sink oversees the Florida Department of Financial Services, which includes the My Safe Florida Home program. She said the program is so popular that there are only 15,000 free inspections left, even though it was not scheduled to end until next June.
Justice is a state senator representing District 16, which includes parts of Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. He said the 2-year-old program helped 30,000 people in those two counties and more than 400,000 homeowners statewide.
Sink said the programhas provided 35,000 matching grants for homeowners to harden their homes to better withstand hurricanes. The $250-million program for Florida residents to strengthen their homes was beneficial for two reasons, Sink said.
Sink said there were 8,000 applications for the free inspections last week alone and she anticipates that all remaining slots will be gone by this weekend. She said this on the front porch of the home of Joseph Selong, who spent $15,000 dollars on hurricane-proof windows, but got a considerable portion of that from the My Safe Florida Home program.
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Roger L. Williams '73, '75g, '88g became the tenth executive director of the Penn State Alumni Association in June 2003. Williams came to the Penn State Alumni Association with more than 25 years of higher education experience in communications, public relations, and marketing, having served as the chief public relations officer at three major universities.
Williams started as a writer–editor in Penn State's Department of Public Information in 1978 and rose through the ranks of manager of special projects, assistant director and director of Public Information, then served as the assistant vice president and executive director of University Relations (1986–1995). From 1995–2003, Williams was associate vice president for communications at Georgetown University and associate vice chancellor for university relations at the University of Arkansas.
Williams is also an affiliate associate professor in the Penn State College of Education and serves on the editorial board of the scholarly journal Perspectives on the History of Higher Education.
Williams holds three degrees from Penn State: a bachelor's in history, master's in journalism, and doctorate in higher education. He lives in State College, Pa., with his wife, Karen Magnuson '75.


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Dr. Leo Wilton (Associate Professor of Human Development) has research expertise in the areas of health disparities (HIV and AIDS); community based research and evaluation, and Black psychological development and mental health. His scholarly research on the AIDS epidemic focuses on the intersectionality of race, gender, and sexuality in Black communities, particularly as related to the experiences of Black gay and bisexual men. His research also focuses on the socio-cultural contexts of health in the African Diaspora. The overall objective of Dr. Wilton's program of research has been to focus on socio-cultural factors that provide the basis for the development of culturally applicable HIV risk prevention interventions for Black gay and bisexual men. Dr. Wilton is currently serving a four-year term on the NIH Director's Council of Public Representatives at the National Institutes of Health. In 2010, Dr. Wilton was invited to the White House by the Office of National AIDS Policy to take part in a discussion on Black Men and HIV and later that same year he was an invited speaker by the NAACP and Harvard University Center for AIDS Research. He is a founding member and current Chair of the Board of Directors of the Black Gay Research Group (BGRG) an international organization of Black gay men engaged in interdisciplinary and intersectional research in the fields of public health, African Diaspora studies, gender studies, and sexuality studies that works to address the substantial HIV-related health disparities in Black gay men's communities. Dr. Wilton earned his BA from Binghamton University and his MS and PhD in Counseling Psychology from New York University.
Educational Background
- Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, New York University (APA Accredited Program)
- M.A. Counseling Psychology, New York University
- B.A. English & Africana Studies, Binghamton University
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
- University of Michigan, Empirical Summer Program in Multi-Ethnic Research
- New York University, Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training
Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Fellowship
Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry (APA Accredited Program)
Teaching Profession
Courses Regularly Taught
- Black Child & Adolescent Development
- Black Families
- Psychology of Racism
- Social Science Research Methods
- Psychology of HIV and AIDS
Current Research Interests
- Health Disparities (HIV and AIDS)
- Community Based Research and Evaluation
- Black Psychological Development and Mental Health
Selected Publications
- Wilton, L. (2010). Where do we go from here? Raising the bar of what constitutes multicultural competence in the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. In J.G. Ponterotto, J.M. Cases, L.A. Suzuki, and C.M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling (pp. 318-328). 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
- Wilton, L. (2009). Men who have sex with men of color in the age of AIDS: The sociocultural contexts of stigma, marginalization, and structural inequalities. In V. Stone, B. Ojikutu, K. Rawlings, & K. Smith (Eds.), HIV/AIDS in communities of color (pp.172-212). New York: Springer Publications
- Wilton, L. (2009). A preliminary investigation of body image and HIV sexual risk behavior in Black gay and bisexual men: Implications for HIV Prevention. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services., 21, 309-325.
- Wilton, L., Herbst, J.H., Coury-Doniger P., Painter, T.M., English, G., Alvarez, M.E., Scahill, M., Roberson, M.A., Lucas, B., Johnson, W.D., & Carey, J.W. (2009). Efficacy of an HIV/STI prevention intervention for Black men who have sex with men: Findings from the Many Men, Many Voices (3MV)project. AIDS & Behavior, 13, 532-544.
- Wilton, L. (2008). Correlates of substance use in relation to sexual risk behavior in Black gay and bisexual men: Implications for HIV prevention. Journal of Black Psychology, 34, 70-93.


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Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert Lose Entertainer of the Year to Luke Bryan at 2013 ACMs
It seems country music's power couple can't win 'em all. Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert took home plenty of trophies at the 2013 ACM Awards on April 7, but both failed to snag the top prize, Entertainer of the Year.
The honor went to singer Luke Bryan who was co-hosting the show with Blake. The father of two became overly emotional after his name was announced, struggling to form words to thank his fans and family.
And Blake and Miranda couldn't have been happier for their friend and fellow country artist. When Luke's name was called, Miranda jumped in the air cheering and Blake gave him a giant hug, later receiving a kiss on the cheek from the winner.
Though they failed to take home the top prize, Blake and Miranda certainly didn't go home empty-handed. Together they won Song of the Year for the co-written hit "Over You." Miranda also took home Single Record of the Year for "Over You," and won Female Vocalist of the Year.
Unfortunately, Jason Aldean beat Blake for Male Vocalist of the Year. But the night was still a great celebration of Blake's talent, with the singer performing multiple times with top artists including Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Luke Bryan, and The Pistol Annies.
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Roma: Integration and Inclusion
Our work with Roma people in Cork
In mid-2011, we were invited to participate in a Roma Research Project spearheaded by the Cork City Partnership. Our role was to provide information to the steering group regarding the legal rights of Roma residents of Cork, that is to say, information regarding access to work permits, social protection, healthcare etc. The need to provide a specific information and advocacy service for Roma people directly emerged because of the specific and multiple needs of this vulnerable group.
The efficacy of our work was demonstrated in February 2012 when the state reversed its policy on access to employment in the state for Romanian and Bulgarian national parents of Irish children. Read about the legal challenge which led to this change in policy here.
In 2011-2012, our legal information and advocacy service assisted 33 Roma people, all of whom are nationals of Romania. Because Ireland has opted not to allow European citizens from Romania or Bulgaria to access the labour market in Ireland, most of the Roma people who live in Cork do not have free access to the labour market. The principle issues that we dealt with, therefore, were accessing the labour market (mostly through work permits) and social protection. Our work in this area resulted in, for the first time to our knowledge in the city, Roma people accessing information and assistance, and succeeding, in some exceptional cases, in accessing employment and social protection in the state.
Our Legal Service continues to assist Roma people in Cork, and we use the issues that present in the legal clinics to assess the barriers to social and economic participation that repeatedly arise for our Roma service-users so that we can work with policy makers in Ireland in order to address the systemic issues facing Roma people who have made their homes in Ireland.
A report on the structural discrimination the Roma community experiences in Cork was launched in May 2013. The report, titled 'In from the Margins – Roma in Ireland: Addressing the Structural Discrimination of the Roma Community in Ireland' is based on two years of clinic work as well as focus groups and interviews with members of the Roma community. For more information about the launch, click here.
In 2013 Nasc also launched a documentary film titled 'Roma – From Heudin to Here' directed by Brian Cronin and produced by Roma rights activist Greucean Adam and Nasc Roma Rights Officer Claire Larkin. For more information about the film and the view the trailer, click here.
In 2014, Nasc collaborated with the Equality Authority and Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre to produce a photographic exhibition to challenge stereotypes of Roma in Ireland. 'Roma – One People, Many Lives' launched in Dublin City Hall in February 2014 and in Cork City Library in April 2014. More information about the exhibition and how to book it is available here and here.
Roma people in Europe and Ireland – history and policy
Within EU institutions, the term "Roma" is used as an umbrella term to include groups of people who share similar cultural characteristics including Roma, Sinti, Travellers, Ashkali, Manush, Jenische, Kalderesh and Kale (the European Commission provides more information). While the "Roma" represent Europe's largest minority group, members of this group do not represent an homogenous community and the communities associated with this term (such as Irish Travellers) do not always identify themselves as "Roma". On the other hand, as noted by the European Roma Information Office (ERIO), an independent Roma advocacy organisation), these communities share an historic and contemporary tradition of nomadism as well as linked histories and experiences of racism, discrimination and socio-economic exclusion.
In recognition of the huge gaps that continue to exist between Roma communities and majority populations in Europe today, The EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies was adopted by 27 EU countries on 5 April 2011. With the adoption of this framework,the European Commission called on the EU Member States to develop national Roma integration strategies focusing on the development of targeted integration goals in relation to four key areas: education, health, employment and access to decent housing and other essential services (eg. water and electricity).
In their national integration strategies (which were to be submitted to the European Commission by the end of 2011), EU Member States are expected to specify how they intend to contribute to the achievement of these goals. In order to facilitate a regular review of progress, the European Commission will assess each strategy on an annual basis and report back to the Council and the European Parliament.
The adoption of the EU Framework marks an unprecedented political commitment that has been welcomed by European organisations working to promote the socio-economic inclusion of Roma communities. Organisations such as the European Roma Policy Coalition (ERPC) have stressed, however, that there is an urgent need for tangible results in combatting racism and xenophobia and supporting the full integration and empowerment of Roma communities.
We strongly agree that the Member States should develop explicit targets in close adherence to The Ten Common Basic Principles on Roma Inclusion and in dialogue with Roma and pro-Roma civil society. The importance of developing a solid coordination and monitoring mechanism has also been stressed by organisations including the The European Network Against Racism (ENAR).
Ireland's National Roma Integration Strategy was provided to the European Commission in January 2012; you can read it and the other national strategies on the Commission's website here. The strategy was prepared with little or no consultation with Rome people or Roma advocacy groups in Ireland.
We are concerned that Ireland has not, in practice, initiated any actions to encourage the integration of Roma people who live in Ireland, or indeed to combat discrimination against Roma people in Ireland. The state's National Roma Integration Strategy opens by referring to the European Commission's definition of "Roma" as including "Travellers." It goes on to recite the policy measures that apply in respect of Travellers. It does not deal with the fact that those policy measures, for the most part, are not available to Roma people who live in Ireland, primarily because most of Ireland's Roma are citizens of Romania and, as such, they are generally excluded from the labour market in Ireland.
It is our intention to continue to provide information and assistance to Roma people through our clinics, to monitor the state's responses to European policy measures in respect of Roma people, and to communicate with the Commission with regard to the circumstances of Ireland's Roma residents.


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I suspect a break-up or serious sanctions are what is
needed. It will be interesting to see how sanctions in
the EU effect things in the US, paticularly if they are
very different. Of, course, no word yet.....
The other interesting thought if strong sanctions do
actually get put into effect is what it will do to the
IT industry. Like 'em or not, they are a monopoly. So
if they are 'broken up', will it be like the break up
in the telecom industry with an initial hike in prices
and massive confusion? Or will that vast pull of money
those in Redmond are hoarding right now, buffer and buy
the loyalty of the major customer base?
On Fri, 10 May 2002, Don Werve wrote
> On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 07:10:15PM -0700, Ken Bloom
> > I am firmly convinced that when the appeals court
ruled, they were really saying they think
> > that Microsoft should be broken up into even more
parts. And I am firmly convinced that
> > Microsoft should be broken up into even more parts.
> I'm of the belief that they need to be reduced to
component molecules.
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21st November 2014
Uganda: New law could make almost every gay person homeless 25
4:07 PM — A new, harsher version of Uganda's anti-gay law could effectively make all gay and lesbian people homeless.
6th October 2014
US: Cyndi Lauper opens shelter for homeless gay young people in the Bronx 4
4:19 PM — Pop singer Cyndi Lauper is helping to open a shelter in the Bronx for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people.
6th September 2014
US: Homeless gay teen gives internet donations to charity 25
5:50 PM — A gay teen who raised $90,000 after he was thrown out by his family has donated some of the money to a homeless charity.
14th July 2014
US: Report shows Chicago homeless LGBT youth are in urgent need
10:49 PM — The findings of the Chicago 2014 Homeless Summit, which addressed LGBT youth homelessness in particular, are detailed in a new report that describes the urgent need of homeless youth.
11th July 2014
Canada: Toronto Mayor fresh out of rehab votes against helping homeless LGBT teens 17
11:24 AM — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has voted against a proposal that would provide help for homeless LGBT teens, the only person to do so.
15th May 2014
Catholic church fires woman who feeds homeless over same-sex marriage 32
4:18 PM — A 58-year old cancer survivor has been fired from her job feeding the homeless, because she's in a same-sex marriage.
7th April 2014
US radio presenter: Homeless gay teens have only themselves to blame 138
9:50 PM — Christian radio host Linda Harvey has claimed that gay teenagers have only themselves to blame if they end up homeless.
16th March 2014
CJ de Mooi: I spent three years homeless after growing up in a 'violent, racist, homophobic household' 6
12:10 PM — CJ de Mooi, ex-star of BBC2's Eggheads, has revealed how he spent three years living homeless after he grew up in a "violent, racist, homophobic household."
24th July 2013
Albert Kennedy Trust opens housing project for young homeless LGBT people 10
1:06 PM — The LGBT youth homeless charity the Albert Kennedy Trust has announced the launch of its 'Purple Door' housing project for LGBT young people facing homelessness.
24th June 2013
US: Study finds 29% of San Francisco's homeless population are LGBT
12:07 AM — A survey found that over a quarter of homeless people in San Francisco identified as LGBT, nearly twice as many as identify as such in the city overall.
16th May 2013
Stonewall Housing marks 30 years of supporting LGBT people at risk of homelessness 6
2:53 PM — UK organisation Stonewall Housing mark their 30th year of operation from this month, but their leaders say there is too much work still to do to celebrate.
1st May 2012
George Galloway alerted to squatter by 'bottle of gin and gay video' 33
11:53 AM — Newly re-elected Respect MP George Galloway had said he had to tighten security at his London home after a 'gay video' and a bottle of gin alerted him to the presence of a squatter.
22nd July 2011
One in four Massachusetts gay teenagers 'are homeless' 34
2:39 PM — A study of teenagers in the US state of Massachusetts suggests that one in four are homeless. The study, carried out by the Children's Hospital Boston, looked at the sexual orientation and home status of 6,317 teenagers.


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What you take home after watching the film Aadu Magaadra Bujji is a well-crafted comedy sequence involving a dog. That justifies the title for this review. Director Krishnareddy Gangadhasuu on his debut didn't try to make something new. He has culled some pieces (read scenes) from various films and laced them with Sreenu Vytla 'patented' format in the second half. So this film stands as a show-reel to showcase Sudheer Babu's 'crowd-pleasing' acting skills and his chiseled body. Both of them are fleeting and offer no thrills to the audience.
The movie opens with a voiceover of Naresh introducing Sudheer Babu's character. Siddhu (Sudheer Babu) is a happy-go-lucky-guy who falls for Indu (Asmita Sood). Siddhu's attempts to woo Indu are curtailed by Cherry (Ranadir), her brother. So for a hassle-free operation, Siddhu tags Cherry to Anjali (Poonam Kaur). What starts as a playful game for Siddhu to gain Indu's love translates into a political rigmarole. Shankar (Ajay) in a lengthy role is the main antagonist and wants to marry Sandhya. How Siddhu throws everyone out of this mess and puts an end to Shankar forms the rest of the story.
Aadu Magaadra Bujji is an unimpressive and uninteresting effort from Krishnareddy. He has picked a routine story line and, all through the film, never tries to come out of the formula zone. Though the twits offer occasional delights, the forceful gags in the second half seep boredom into the narrative. Sudheer Babu is in a hurry to win lot of fans. That's evident from the way he effortlessly renders punch lines and breaks the bones of the goons. Albeit his dances and fights fall in place, he puts up a bad show as an actor.
Asmita Sood couldn't cash on a decent role. She just fills the film's template with some potions of glamour. Poonam is mediocre and the senior actors are grossly wasted in ill-written roles. Ajay gives a noteworthy performance as the bad guy and when the film goes dripping, the comedians carry it forward. But they too fall flat in the later half when they are asked to entertain at the press of a button. Not to forget, Rachana Maurya's sizzle-worthy number will put the front benchers on their toes.
More than the music, the exotic locales of some songs increase their aesthetic value. The background score is mundane and given such a format of the film, music director Sri has nothing much to do. Cinematographer Santonio Terzio garners some applause for his picture-perfect frames.
Aadu Magaadra Bujji adds to the list of films with a decent first half and a tiresome second. The turn of events in the second half are so predictable from miles before. If you want to watch it for Dog's Day Out in the comedy department, go for it. Or else, stay away from this beaten-to-death formulaic flick.
My Rating: Expectation – 6/10; Reality – 4/10view less