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Are Transgender Veterans at Greater Risk of Suicide?
Veterans of the U.S. armed forces who have received a diagnosis consistent with transgender status are more likely to have serious suicidal thoughts and plans to attempt suicide.
Veterans Affairs Sued For Denying Gay Marriage Benefits
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is being sued over its refusal to grant spousal benefits to same-sex military couples in states where these marriages are not recognized.
Gay Veterans Won't March in Boston Parade
A gay rights advocacy group says it is ending its efforts to get organizers of Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade to allow gay military veterans to march.
LGBTQs Still Barred From Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade
Organizers of the South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade face a growing political backlash for their refusal to let a group of 20 gay veterans participate as openly LGBTQ in the nation's second largest Irish-themed march.
WWII Soldier Marries in First Same-Sex Wedding at Veterans' Home
A 95-year-old member of the Greatest Generation has tied the knot with his boyfriend, a Vietnam vet, at a California veterans home in what was hailed by some (and excoriated by others) as the facility's first same-sex wedding.
Feds Won't Enforce Same-Sex Veterans Law
The Obama administration said Wednesday it will stop enforcing a law that blocks benefits to partners of military veterans in same-sex marriages.
Judge: VA Can't Deny Benefits to Lesbian Army Vet
A judge in Los Angeles ruled Thursday that a lesbian Army veteran and her spouse should be entitled to disability benefits given the recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act.
Conn. Bill Restores State Benefits to Gay Vets
Connecticut lawmakers are seeking to restore state benefits to gay and lesbian veterans discharged under the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
VA Decision On Burial Rights Departs From Past
The government has cleared the first burial of a same-sex spouse of a veteran in a national cemetery, but it's far from certain how easy it will be for other gay military couples to win the same benefit.
VA Grants Burial Rights for Same-Sex Ore.Couple
The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to allow the same-sex spouse of a member of the military to be buried in a U.S. national cemetery.
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'Pretty Little Liars' Season 5: Where are we? Watch this Season 4 recap to find outAdd to Favorites | Pretty Little Liars
Check out this exclusive video from ABC Family at Zap2it that explores where "Pretty Little Liars" left off at the end of Season 4. The video teases: "ConspirAcy. DisloyAlty. TreAchery. BetrAyal revealed."
Creator Marlene King has been busy dropping teases about the upcoming Season 5 on Twitter and Instagram, posting a photo confirming the return of Jenna (Tammin Sursok) and one of Mona (Janel Parrish) that King says "m akes the show feel totally new to [her] again."
It also looks like Ezra makes it out alive -- at least until the 100th episode -- as King has posted this photo from the 100th episode of Ian Harding with Ashley Benson and Tyler Blackburn.
"Pretty Little Liars" Season 5 premieres Tuesday, June 10 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC Family.
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AT&T Slapped with $2M Fine Over Dobson Debacle
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Jan 14, 2009, 2:55 PM by Eric M. Zeman @phonescooper
updated Jan 14, 2009, 3:02 PM
The Department of Justice has ordered AT&T to pay more than $2 million in fines over its mishandling of the Dobson Communications acquisition. As part of the acquisition, AT&T was required to divest some markets. During the process, AT&T failed to protect some customer data, and AT&T personnel obtained unauthorized access to the divested businesses' competitively sensitive customer information and in some situations used it to solicit and win away the divested businesses' customers. In some instances, AT&T representatives also waived some early termination fees to make it easier for divested users to switch back to AT&T. The DoJ's fine and settlement terms have yet to be finalized in court.
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Review: AmazonBasics Netbook Sleeve with Handle
January 16, 2013 | 12:00 pm
By Juli Monroe
Some people like to carry their iPads around in their hands. I'm not one of them, because I'm always afraid I'm going to drop it. A messenger bag is good, but sometimes it's overkill. For those times, I like the AmazonBasics Netbook Sleeve with Handle. Like all AmazonBasics products, it comes in frustration-free packaging, and they mean it. Rip one tab, and you're in. Made of neoprene, it's light and sturdy. The padding goes all the way around, even on the bottom, so your tablet is completely protected. The handle is padded and makes it easy to carry. It has a little side pocket, which sets...


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A Call for God to Remember
In his sermon "Fine Pleading," C.H. Spurgeon says, "Everything a sinner gets must come by favor. It cannot come anyway else, for if you get what you deserve, you will get no love, no mercy, no grace." In and ...Read More
The Privileges of Israel
Throughout the rest of Romans 9-11, Paul will explain that Israel has not been rejected but enlarged so that God's chosen nation now includes everyone who believes in Christ, Jew and Gentile alike. Thus, if we have faith in ...Read More
Gad, Asher, and Naphtali
Matthew Henry reflects on the different skills and personalities of Jacob's sons in Genesis 49. "Among God's Israel then," he writes, "is to be found a great variety of dispositions, contrary to each other, yet all contributing to ...Read More


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StreamStats for Georgia can be used to estimate the magnitude of peak flows for Georgia under natural streamflow conditions at the 2-, 5-, 10-, 25-, 50-, 100-, 200-, and 500-year recurrence-intervals, which have the probability of exceedance in any single year of 50, 20, 10, 4, 2, 1, 0.5, and 0.2 percent, respectively. The report below presents the equations used to estimate the flow statistics, describes the errors associated with the estimates, and describes the methods used to develop the equations and to measure the basin characteristics used in the equations. Users should familiarize themselves with the report before using StreamStats to obtain estimates of streamflow statistics for ungaged sites.
- Gotvald, A.J., Feaster, T.D., and Weaver, J.C., 2009, Magnitude and frequency of rural floods in the southeastern United States, 2006Volume 1, Georgia: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 20095043, 120 p.
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Information for streamgages that is provided in output from the Gaging Station Information tool has not yet been updated for Georgia. This information will be updated as soon as possible, and this notice will be removed at that time. Meanwhile, additional statistics can be found in the report above, as well as in the reports:
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It's straight out of a gothic film: the Perthshire village of Comrie welcomes in the New Year with a torch-lit parade around the village periphery and then the enormous firing sticks are heaved into the nearby river during the annual Flambeaux Procession. The event is considered a pagan tradition that predates Christianity in the region. The tradition includes carrying eight fire-lit torches, flambeaux, through the village and locals go to great length to ensure that the proper procedure is followed in order to get the sticks prepared for the New Year welcome. The torches are large, generally around four meters in length and made from fell birch tree wood that was gathered in the autumn. To ignite them properly, the torches were first wrapped in Hessian bags then soaked in paraffin, a type of petrol-based candle wax. On New Year's Eve they are taken out and laid in an old churchyard in the center of town. Then young men come to parade them through the streets to light a bonfire in the city center before they are chucked flaming into the River Earn. Whether or not the ritual still serves to scare away any evil spirits with the bright and fiery flames is up in the air, though a bright, clear New Year's Even makes this tradition a bright, interesting and not terribly scary adventure in local lore.
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Milton W. Whitehurst is the Director/PRES of Faith Air, Inc. .
Faith Air, Inc. filed as a Domestic For-Profit Corporation in the State of Texas filed on Friday, September 20, 2002. This corporation is approximately thirteen years old according to documents filed with Texas Secretary of State. Faith Air, Inc. also lists Ramona W. Whitehurst as Director/SEC / TREAS.
Milton W. Whitehurst's additional active roles include:
Milton W. Whitehurst is connected to other officers through these corporate roles. One of the top connections is Nell Bowles .
Carlton House Council of Co-Owners, Inc. also lists Nell Bowles as Director, in addition to Milton's role of Director. This corporation was registered ten years after Faith Air, Inc. as a Domestic Nonprofit Corporation in the State of Texas on Thursday, February 13, 1992.
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Low Resolution Pixel Art Tutorial
Personally I've always loved pixel art, ever since I was little, spending hours playing Bubble Bobble on my Atari ST I've loved it. Fast forward to today and there is a massive resurgence of pixel art in games and pop culture, from Wreck it Ralph to Scott Pilgrim. So what better time to share my personal techniques for creating pixel art.
Now pixel art as you may well know comes in many forms, from super low resolution like the good old days of the Z X Spectrum to higher resolution scaled up art like in Scott Pilgrim vs the World the game.
This tutorial will be focusing more on the lower resolution type of art, but will be scaled up at the end to make it into a large size piece.
Now the software I will be using in this tutorial is Adobe Photoshop CS2, which can now be downloaded for free here. However you don't have to use this, any raster graphics editor will suffice. It can be useful to have layer support in the application you use however it is not essential.
So I have two ways that I approach my pixel art, the process I'm going to go through today simply starts with a blank canvas. For this piece I created a new 64 x 64 pixel image.
To begin with I had a general idea of what I wanted the character to look like and that I wanted him in some kind of dynamic action pose but I had nothing drawn out and no reference material prepared before hand. What I do is set my pencil tool to large and start drawing out silhouettes of the character over and over again until I get shape that I like. Don't be worried about it being perfect at this early stage as we will refine the shape as we go along.
My next step is to start outlining the different shapes in the character, and grouping them by their colour, i.e. make all the areas that are flesh the same colour, although it doesn't matter what colour you outline them with at this stage. This allows you to get a good feel for how the final lines will look. Note, how for my outlines I try to avoid drawing pixels at right angles to each other, this allows for a thin looking outline.
The next stage is where I pick my basic colours for the character. I start off by filling in the large areas with the base colour, then pick a darker version for the outlines of that area. Note, there's no shading at this stage, we're simply blocking out the colours to make sure they are balanced for the character, and tweaking the final lines as we go.
Now that I have the basic colours decided on, it's time to pick the direction the light for the piece is coming from, allowing us to decide on how the character will be shaded. As you can hopefully see from my poorly illustrated arrows the direction the light is coming from is above and to the left of the character and behind him. So now we can take a first pass at the shading on the character, keep it simple at this stage, just pick a darker version of the base colour and go at it!
Next we want to re-work the shading by introducing a lighter version of the outline to bring out the major highlights the light would throw on the scene, however remember that not every surface would show a highlight, on this character the jeans probably wouldn't be highlighted as they are quite a dark heavy material.
Now at this point we're almost finished with our character, the shading has been completed, now its just a case of any more tweaks to the shape and lines of the characters. In this case I reduced the size of his right leg as I thought it was slightly out of proportion with the rest of his body. I also added some detailing to his shirt and his shoes. Note, make sure when you add in the details to your character to make sure to follow the shading that is already present.
Now to really make the character come alive add a back drop, this will really help finish the piece off. However make sure to follow the shading rules that were applied to the character, note how the railing the character is jumping over is very dark, and how every window has a light and dark outline.
Now I could have stopped at this point but I feel that the piece is a bit too cold and hasn't really come together completely with my colour choices, so I used the colour balance tool in Photoshop to adjust the highlights and mid tones to be warmer (more red and yellow) and made the shadows colder (more blue and cyan) to add some contrast to the scene.
So now you have a nice looking 64 pixel square image that looks great when you zoom in to 400% but its a bit small when you view it at 100%, so the question is, how do we scale up our image whilst still preserving the hard edges? Well there are two ways of doing this and it all depends on the software your using.
The first way is really simple but may not work in all software. Using the image resize tool (in Photoshop its located in the Image > Image Size.. menu) make sure to set the image to increase to a round percentage, rounded to the nearest 100% , this way it keeps everything in scale, however where the menu says resample image: change the option to nearest neighbour which will preserve the hard edges of the image.
The second less simple way but will work using any software is to simply zoom in on the image until you get it to the size that you want the final image, take a screen shot of the whole screen, then crop out the screen shot.
and that's it that is how I create low resolution pixel art that doesn't use any reference material, thanks for reading and keep pushing those pixels!


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Ka noho te reo Māori hei reo whai mana i Aotearoa.
Dr Wayne Ngata named new Toihau of Te Taura Whiri
Dr Wayne Ngata has been appointed as the new Toihau of the Maori Language Commission, Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Maori. Read more
Hinurewa Poutu joins Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
Hinurewa Poutu has been appointed as a new member to Te Tauri Whiri i Te Reo Māori for the next three years. Read more
E Whakanuia ana te Reo Māori e tētahi tino wharekai o Te Whanganui-a-Tara
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- Toronto, Ontario
Headcount: 20 employees
- Mining
Organization Profile
Aldridge is a near development stage mining company focused on advancing its Yenipazar polymetallic VMS deposit (Au, Ag, Cu, Pb, Zn) in Turkey – a country that is committed to developing its natural resources and is rapidly emerging as an economic powerhouse. Aldridge is currently building on its December 2010 Preliminary Economic Assessment with a feasibility study.
Contact Information
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CEO and Director
Tel: (416) 477-6985
David Carew
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Radioactivity airs Ralph Nader Radio Hour show
Robert Lorei
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Today on Radioactivity, Rob Lorei airs an episode from the Ralph Nader Radio Hour. Ralph Nader is in dialogue with David Feldman and Steve Skrovan, discussing the big issues of the day. Nader is on the 100 most influential Americans of the 20 th century, according to Time/Life. David Feldman is an Emmy Award winning writer and host of the David Feldman Radio Show. Steve Skrovan is a former TV host (MTV and Fox) and is also the co-director/producer of the documentary film An Unreasonable Man.
Jimmy Lee Wirt is the shows Producer.
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Air Austral has firmed its $650 million order for two single-class, high-density Airbus A380s.
The airline will configure the aircraft with an 840-seat layout for use on services from Reunion to Paris.
Air Austral is fitting the jets with Engine Alliance GP7200 engines. Deliveries will take place in 2014.
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The fourth annual Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals Walk-And-Wag-Athon will be held all day Saturday at Chautauqua Park's dog park. Event organizer Tracy Lee said the fundraiser has been increasing successful since it began as an effort to raise funds to build the dog park. Now the group uses the money it raises at the Walk-And-Wag to offset the medical expenses for animals in their foster program. The SVFA spays/neuters and microchips every animal in the program for what Lee estimated was an average of $230 per animal.
"It's really important because about 90 percent of the animals that are lost are not reunited with their families because they don't have proper identification," Lee said. "So we try to make sure that all of our animals have a chance to be found and reunited no matter what."
Lee credited the community for making the fundraiser a success for the group, which turned five years old in June.
"It's been really great; we have a really supportive community. Last year it was a little down because of the rain and we had changed the date on it," she said. "Early on it was really big but then last year it was a little slower, so we're hoping for another big year. We've always pretty much topped what we made the previous year, so we're excited to see how we do this year. There's a lot of new things that we haven't done previously."
The event is open to the public at 9 a.m. with the walk beginning at 11 a.m. A free-will donation breakfast and lunch will be offered and a photographer will be on hand to shoot, print and frame pet portraits. New this year, pets will be able create animal artwork for their owners which will also be framed.
Volunteers will help dip dogs' paws in a washable paint and provide them with a canvas to "paint" on.
"You always want to remember your pets and this is something that makes it really easy to do. For us, we're charging a small fee, and for them, they get to have a lifetime memory, so we're pretty excited about that," Lee said.
Also making their Walk-And-Wag debut on Saturday are a dog-obedience team of 4-H members and their trained dogs.
"Some of them are adopted dogs from SVFA and they (4-H members) have amazing talent for being so young and having super control over their animals, it's really impressive," said Lee.
A pet supply rummage sale will also be held during the event, with proceeds going to benefit the SVFA.
Lee said the community support shows in the amount of donated items the group receives through out the year
"We get a lot of donated items, and like I said, our community is so supportive," she said. "We can't always use all the pet clothes that they've donated to us or the dog beds. We have a small storage unit, so we're selling off some of that to make room. We've had some different groups make blankets and dog beds for us to sell, a couple place mats, just little things here and there that people have donated to us so we can make a little extra money for SVFA."


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It's December 18th, and there are many celebrity birthdays today
Christina Aguilera (32)
Joseph Stalin (134)
Steven Spielberg (66)
Keith Richards (69)
Stone Cold Steve Austin (48)
Katie Holmes (34)
Ray Liotta (58)
Ossie Davis (95)
Most importantly, today is the 15th anniversary of the death of Chris Farley, one of the funniest men who ever lived. He was famous for playing Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker, in several SNL sketches alongside his pal David Spade. The duo later went on to star in the movies Tommy Boy, which was Chris's film debut, and Black Sheep. Chris then went on to star in his own movies with several notable actors of the time. He died of a drug overdose at age 33 in his apartment in Chicago. He will always be in our memory and hearts.
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Hello everybody! My name is Zenhorse, aka "The Magicman", and I am the most unique and one-of-a-kind user you will ever meet in Facepunch. I could go on all day about how cool I am, but I think I let you all discover it for yourselves.


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2 loop swim course with an "australian exit"
2 loop swim course with an "australian exit"
On the bike course the athletes will pass all the interesting spots, well known from the Thomas Cook IRONMAN 70.3 bike route. Steep climbs and fast downhill parts will challenge the athletes when riding through the scenic north-western part of Mallorca.
The run course will bring the beautiful atmosphere of a beach city to the athletes. Runners will pass hot spots in an touristic area on the mediterranean sea.
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(Left to right) Barbara Adams, Tony Smith and Edward Velasquez
In the last few days, as I learned more about the three people who would be Oakland's next superintendent, I was struck by what an aspiring administrator will do — or, more precisely, about where they will go — to advance their careers, improve school systems, or whatever it is that drives them professionally.
Remember ex-State Administrator Kim Statham, who for two years flew back and forth to Washington, D.C. to catch an occasional glimpse of her husband and teenage son? Leon Glaster, who had `retired' to Atlanta with his wife when he was hired to be Oakland's interim CFO?
Barbara Adams may have both of them beat. Until this spring, the superintendent finalist had worked or studied in Portland, Atlanta and Boston since 2003, while her husband stayed behind at their home in Foster City.
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In bed I like to read:
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If you were to throw up your hands in exasperation and yell "it's the story of my life," what would you be talking about?
My rejection at auditions.
What six words would I tell my teen self if I could go back in time?
What the fuck? It's still okay.
The song that encapsulates the soundtrack of my life is?
FUCKMYLIFE666 and Black Me Out by Against Me!
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By seminarians, for everyone: new Catholic Bytes podcast offers different way to learn about faith
Texas Catholic Conference disappointed with Supreme Court's hold on abortion law
Mary Goosens named CFO, COO for diocese
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Pope officially paves the way for Saint Therese's parents to be canonized
Pope will visit as pastor, not politician, says Washington cardinal
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By William Brand
Wednesday, May 25th, 2005 at 11:18 am in Uncategorized.
One of the most inaccurate Budweiser commercials I've ever seen is the one where a young guy knocks on the door of the new hottie who has just moved in; he has a sixer of Bud under his arm. She invites him in and there are several more guys, each with a Bud sixer.
Bay Area residents in their 20s and 30s today were born into an era where good beer is widely available; they expect it, won't settle for blah lager. Know what. I'll bet most of the ad agency creatives behind the ad under 40 don't drink Bud either. What do you think? Post here, or e-mail me at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Lisbon — The Angolan infantile writer Cássia do Carmo released over the weekend the book entitled As Duas Amigas, inaugurating the collection "Histórias de Africa", with Porto publishing house, Angop has learnt.
The work tells on the life of two girls, Sara and Sandra, whose friendship is put at evidence due to social and economic factors, that surpass them and place them in a confusion of ideas and sentiments, a situation that ends in the force of a true friendship, whose roots were seen as very strong.
Making use of the common language, the work represents in many aspects similar situations lived by the current young people, in a world more and more in change and that nothing is what seems to be, reads the introduction.


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If Aldo wins I would like to see him move up as there isn't much else for him to prove in that division. If Petis wins however, I would rather see him stay and defend the belt a few times at FW, as there are good fights for him down there.
If Aldo wins I would like to see him move up as there isn't much else for him to prove in that division. If Petis wins however, I would rather see him stay and defend the belt a few times at FW, as there are good fights for him down there.
An immediate title shot was offered many fights ago, which Aldo refused at the time.
Theres few people that could switch divisions and get auto-title shots that could make sense. Aldo is one of those few guys.
I would have no problems with Aldo getting an auto title shot if he wanted to go to LW, the dude has been a wrecking ball for the last 3-4 years, undefeated in however many fights. If he wants it let him have it, sounds like this guy is saying it just to be a dick though.
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More fallout from 2013: Year of the Superfight
So many parallels between the plight of Aldo and GSP. Two guys who have cleared out their divisions and get rewarded by constant sniping from contenders who look to drop down from the weight division above them. The fight game is a dog-eat-dog society, and technically speaking, if Pettis or anybody else can make the weight, why shouldn't they get the shot. The real question is should they have to earn that shot by fighting in the division first, or does their resume from another division earn them enough credentials to take on the champion?
Superfight Pros: Good for PPV Buys, good for the guy dropping a weight class
Superfight Cons: Bad for fighters who clear out their division and look to make a lengthy (lucrative) reign on mediocre competition.
Fighters have to recognize that the promotion is the high tide that raises all boats, and what's good for them as individuals may not be good for the company at large. Economics drive this whole process, so whatever move increases the larger pool of money available to everyone will drive the process.
I don't see anyone outside of Pettis beating Ben Henderson.
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I see Aldo and Pettis both beating Bendo...
Ben is very good, but those 2 would probably be the only 2 above him at 155
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Tasting three Sam Adams experimental beers in Boston
By William Brand
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 at 7:43 pm in Uncategorized.
There is no time…I get items for this blog, mean to write them and get caught up in the relentless crush of time. Enough complaining. On with the news…
I got to help judge the Sam Adams Longshot Homebrew Competition in Boston last week at the Sam Adams/Boston Beer Co. brewery. When we finished the judging, Boston Beer CEO Jim Koch and brewery manager Jennifer Glanville brought out some samples of their barrel-aged beer.
I should say "barrel aging beers," because two came straight out of the barrel. Names are the unofficial ones Jennifer and the other brewers gave the beers. The star (or rather 'asterisk') ratings are mine. Basically:
* – don't toss it, demand a refund.
** acceptable beer, no obvious flaws.
*** Excellent beer.
**** Superior. Stands out. One not to miss.
***** World classic, take it with you to that desert island.
The beers:
— Blonde***1/2. 11 percent. Jennifer said it was a traditional Belgian-style blond. It was spiced in the brew kettle with cardamom, a spice from India, popular in the Middle East. (They use it in coffee.) To add to the spicy hit, the beer was also "dry-spiced." More spice was added in the fermenter. I don't believe this beer was barrel-aged, but I'm not sure.
It was a dark copper color with a slightly acidic nose, more like a Belgian Lambic. The taste was mild, slightly sweet with a wonderful dry, spicy finish.
I guessed the spice was coriander. Wrong. Cardamom also provides a drier finish. Any homebrewers or brewers reading this? Let me know the difference.
–Kriek***. 10.5 percent. Aged on black cherries. It had a mile, cherry noes. The taste was mellow, not sweet, rather dry not sour. It had been on wood since January.
— Cosmic Motherfunk ***, 10.5 percent, 6-12 months in barrels, mostly wine barrels. Fermented with brettanomyces (wild yeast) and various bacteria. The nose was slightly sweet and malty. There wasa hint of sourness in the taste, but it wasn't overpowering. I found it delicious.
Don't know what the future holds for these beers. Perhaps, they'll be components in the next Utopias, Sam Adams $100-plus, strong beer. I'd buy all three individually without blinking.
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Ron Locke presents the KEF Soundbar systems lineup at the Sound & Vision Manchester Show 2009.
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Campaigns to light up rural learning institutions in Kakamega received a boost after a donors funded an electrification project of a school in Khwisero.
A Chinese organization, The Soluxe International Group of Hotels in partnership with a local NGO, Asira Foundation gave Ikomero Primary School Shs 35,000 towards installing electricity in the school.
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Before departing for New York to conduct the premier of Pirates on New Year's Eve, 1879, Sullivan had completed sketches for the first act, intending to finish the opera after his voyage. Upon arrival, he discovered he'd left the first act at home. Following an all-night reconstruction, the New York rehearsals began while the composer hastily created the second act, finishing everything only hours before the premiere. The show was a success and ran for more than three months. The Pirates of Penzance remains popular today, taking its place along with The Mikado and H.M.S. Pinafore as one of the most frequently played Gilbert and Sullivan operas.Notes & Reviews:
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Review by redkclark - On first receiving the game, it became quite evident that unless you knew Japanese, it would take some time to learn what to press to do what. Nonetheless, after some time I grappled the art of the menu screen and the various options. The whole game is pretty much button bashing . Controls are very easy to learn and is the best system ive seen in a long time.
One of the best things about this game is the superb cel-shaded graphics. Games like Budokai 1 & 2 have failed to produce a fighting game that uses this type of graphics to its full, while Viewtiful Joe have shown us the meaning of cel-shading! Naruto 2 comes very close to achieving that of Viewtiful Joe's, and wipes the floor with Budokai. The backgrounds are detailed and interesting (i.e. Hinata hiding behind a tree in the background!), and the animation is some of the sweetest I've seen in a fighting game for some time. I can guarantee you'll be stunned...^_^
Sound in the game is also very overrated. The same monotonous tones over and over again really start you push your buttons. i muted the TV because i just hated the music. Tomy needs to get approval to put some real naruto music in there.
The graphics only becomes a let down when you realise that many characters share similar combos, and the ease of pulling off the big moves edges in. It's not the most challenging of games, but the combat system is such that anyone can have a go (i.e. Super Smash Bros Melee); making the multiplayer mode a great laugh! The 4 player battles are a great addition, and give the game that little extra.
I fully played through the various story modes, but at a glance, it is evident that there's quite a bit to do. There's a shop where you can buy various skills & extras, similar to Budokai. Nothing special, but it's nice to have something like that in it. Lifespan wise, it'd keep a Naruto fan entertained for quite some time; but for the average person looking for a fighting game, you'd be better off with Soul Caliber 2. Better than Budokai 1 & 2 put together, but the simplicity of the game may be a let down to some. Get ninja taisen 3 for your money, but this is still a good investment, as it will keep you entertained for a long while.
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State Sen. Rusty Crowe, R-Johnson City, announced Monday he will run for a seventh term in November in an effort to represent the 3rd Senate District, now made up of Carter, Unicoi and Washington counties.
"My family and I have been very proud to serve the people of the third senate district for all these years," Crowe said by telephone. "Should the people I serve choose to re-elect me for another term in the Senate, I will continue to work very hard with a sense of urgency to help pull us through these very difficult times."
First elected in 1990 when he was chosen as a write-in candidate, Crowe has now served 24 years and has become Washington County's longest-serving senator.
"I have considered it a great privilege to serve the people of the 3rd senate district for all these years and I am very proud of what we have been able to accomplish together for Upper East Tennessee," he said. "I'm pleased that Unicoi County is now in the district."
For many years, Crowe has been a member of a State Senate comprised mainly of leaders from the middle and western parts of the state. But seniority and a lot of hard work have landed him as chairman of the Senate Health and Welfare committee, and he plans to concentrate squarely on Upper East Tennessee.
"For many years we had a situation where Upper East Tennessee didn't get the things we needed, because of the representation," he said. "We now have more focus here, which gives us an opportunity to make gains on issues of an urgent nature, such as education and economic development."
He said his focus for the upcoming session will center around the debate regarding improving education for Tennessee's students and developing a fair and accurate evaluation system for Tennessee's teachers. He also said he wants to generate economic development and jobs for the 3rd Senate District and create an effective balanced health care process for Tennessee's hospitals, health care providers and patients.
He has sponsored or co-sponsored much of Tennessee's landmark legislation like Home and Community Based Care for the elderly; legislation requiring the state to save part of its annual budget in case of unexpected fiscal deficits also known as the "Rainy Day Fund"; and laws fostering the state's economic development, such as Tax Increment Financing.
He currently serves as a member of the Governor's Council on Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs and has sponsored and passed legislation creating several state nursing homes for veterans and their families. He has been chosen legislator of the year numerous times by groups such as the Tennessee Human Resource Agency, the Tennessee Christian Coalition, the Tennessee School Boards Association and the National Alliance of Mentally Ill.
As of Monday, no other candidate had picked up nominating petitions to challenge Crowe, the Washington County Election Commission said.


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Using some old-fashioned detective work combined with modern cell-phone records tracing, Homer Police at about 8 p.m. Friday arrested a Homer man they said robbed at gunpoint the Grog Shop on Dec. 26. Michael R. McClendon, 29, was taken without incident near his Main Street home. He's charged with...Mon, 01/13/2014 - 12:09pm
The city of Homer has put out a request-for-proposals for a design and construction services team to perform and design a new Public Safety building in Homer. Using what's called the general contractor, construction manager, or GC/CM, concept, the city seeks proposals for architects and contractor...Fri, 01/10/2014 - 3:48pm
After more than an hour of public comment and discussion by Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members, the assembly on Tuesday voted down an ordinance to clarify the total amount of residential exemptions senior citizens can receive at its Tuesday meeting. The ordinance, sponsored by Borough Mayor Mi...Fri, 01/10/2014 - 10:48am
A Homer Electric Association lineman was medevaced to Seattle on Wednesday night following an electrical accident. Jacob Adams, 33, of Anchor Point, is being treated at Harborview Burn Center, Seattle. "Our prayers and thoughts are with the lineman and his family," HEA spokesperson Joe Gallagher...Thu, 01/09/2014 - 2:57pm
The Seafarers' Memorial statute holds a lit Christmas tree last week. Many boats in the harbor had Christmas trees as a memorial to the late Bob Moss. The Hungry Hat Gypsy Family Circus holds a bonfire and Christmas tree burn at 11 p.m. Saturday at Bishop's Beach after its show at 6 p.m. and an ...Thu, 01/09/2014 - 12:19pm
After the Homer Advisory Planning Commission on Jan. 2 approved recommending a preliminary plat for a 71-lot subdivision near Homer High School, one of the commissioners voting in favor, Larry Slone, this week asked for reconsideration. The motion will be on the agenda at the planning commission's...Thu, 01/09/2014 - 11:51am
An Anchor Point man was arraigned last Friday on four counts of first-degree sexual-abuse of a minor. Daniel L. Hinsberger, 54, also was arrested and is in custody at Wildwood Pretrial Facility. In charging documents, Alaska State Trooper John Probst alleged that Hinsberger sexually abused three gir...Thu, 01/09/2014 - 11:24am
While holiday revelers were putting away decorations, taking down trees and turning off sparkling lights, Skyline Drive residents Brandon and Diana Moyer received a new cause to celebrate: their first child, Trenton Diesel Moyer. Born Jan. 2, with midwife Cindy Beske present, Trenton Diesel is...Thu, 01/09/2014 - 11:23am
Keep your eyes open for the 2014 Homer Winter Carnival collectible buttons being sold around town as planning of carnival activities continues. The first big event is the Mr. Homer Pageant on Feb. 6 at Homer High School. One lucky man to will be chosen to preside over festivities as "Mr. Hom...Thu, 01/09/2014 - 11:21am
Former Homer City Council member John Kosch, 71, died Jan. 3 at his winter home in Bullhead City, Ariz. A longtime Homer resident, Kosch served on the Homer City Council from 1983 to 1988. He also was mayor pro tempore. Kosch worked as a real estate agent for Bay Realty and later for Story Rea...Thu, 01/09/2014 - 11:20am
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"The Fragonard we own exists in nine versions. Our Leda and the Swan is the primary version by Boucher but it exists in six versions. Painters didn't have Xeroxes, so they painted the same picture over and over. It's what the Franklin Mint does today."
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CBC Bearcats (0) at UFV Cascades (3)
The Cascades handled their cross-town rivals in the first of a home and home series, winning 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-11). It was UFV's fourth win in a row. Kayla Bruce had 13 kills and 5 blocks on defence for the Cascades. Brittany Stewart handled offence with 13 kills, and Krista Hogewoning finished with 6 digs, 10 kills and 3 aces. Sharaya Schulte had 13 digs for the Bearcats, and Anna Cupido added 9 digs.
Friday February 15
Capilano Blues (3) at Douglas Royals (0)
The Blues defeated the Royals in straight sets (25-17, 25-16, 25-21). Capilano was led by Sydney Thornton with 14 digs and 8 kills, and Jaqueline Caverly added 14 digs. Sara Perterson added 12 digs and 9 kills and Mika Chow had 12 digs on defence for the Blues. The Royals were led by 2nd Team All-Star Victoria Hocking with 12 digs and 12 kills.
Camosun Chargers (0) at VIU Mariners (3)
The Mariners defeated the Chargers in the first of their weekend series 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-16). The Chargers' Kelsey Johnson had 14 digs and 3 kills, while Hilary Graham added 8 digs, 16 kills and 3 aces. Mariah Holmstrom added 8 digs for the Chargers.
Saturday February 16
UFV Cascades (3) at CBC Bearcats (0)
The Cascades finished the season with another win over CBC in straight sets (25-22, 25-20, 25-16). Jenna Evans provided offence this time with 13 kills and Brittany Stewart added 9 kills. Krista Hogewoning added 10 digs, and Kierra Noot had 11 points on offence. The Cascades finish the season at 22-2 and in first place. For the Bearcats, Sadie Ball had 9 digs and 10 kills, while Shelby Neufeld added 12 digs. Sharaya Schulte had another 11 digs on defence. The Bearcats finish in third place at 13-11.
Douglas Royals (0) at Capilano Blues (3)
The Blues swept the weekend series in straight sets again, winning 3-0 (25-8, 25-20, 25-16). Jacqulein Caverly continued her strong play with 18 digs, and Sara Perterson added 10 digs and 8 kills. Farren MacDonald had 10 kills and 14 points on offence. The Blues finished the season 10-14, just two points ahead of Camosun and in fourth place. The Royals' Victoria Hocking had 11 kills, while Rachelle Flores added 10 digs on defence. The Royals finish 6-18 and in sixth place; they will face the CBC Bearcats in the first round of the playoffs.
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Bipsy Fest honors musician
Elizabeth "Bipsy" Amirian was a young woman who strived to reach the world via her music and art. A fixture on the local music scene, Bipsy devoted her life to the church and song. But her life was cut short on Feb. 12, when she was killed in the parking structure of The Promenade Mall in Temecula.
Though Bipsy is no longer here ---- her memory lived on in a concert event in May.
"A music fest seemed to be a perfect fit because music was the one medium that brought us all together," said Bill Gould, owner of Full Value Entertainment, prior to the show. "The majority of the performers at Bipsy Fest met Bipsy though music ---- either them playing at a venue she worked at, playing a show with her, or through her church music experiences."
While Bipsy Fest was primarily in honor of Bipsy, it has a second name thought up by festival coordinator Liz Morales ---- Memorial Remembrance. It was a concert that will bring issues of domestic violence to light, and show Southwest Riverside County just how dire it is for attention to be brought to this issue. Regardless of the fact that this is a tragedy, the bands who have volunteered for the cause are looking to turn a negative into a positive by donating their time.
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John Legend rocked Pechanga
The R&B star had the crowd on its feet throughout his performance inside the Pechanga Showroom in September. Legend has released three albums, won six Grammy Awards, was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and worked extensively on President Obama's campaign. He's been involved with and started numerous charities, and worked with a spectrum of his peers from Michael Jackson and Jay-Z to Alicia Keys and Kanye West.
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[Updated below 17.30] The proposed new coalition administration for Argyll and Bute claimed a majority of 25-11 in its launch announcement.
We showed last night [10th May] that this was incorrect – and that the three Argyll First had been wrongly assumed to be a part of it – without enquiry as to their intentions.
We had a questions then about the position of Independent Iain Angus Macdonald, the likely withdrawal of the SNP's Gordon Blair, doubts about the enduring commitment of some of his SNP colleagues and an unknown quantity in Elaine Robertson, who is on holiday.
Today we know that four SNP councillors have now withdrawn from the proposed coalition with the Lib Dem and Conservative groups.
They are, in alphabetical order:
- Councillor Gordon Blair – Cowal
- Councillor Louise Glen-Lee – Oban North and Lorn
- Councillor Robert E McIntyre – Bute
- Councillor Sandy Taylor – Mid Argyll
A known question mark remains over the positions of three councillors:
- Councillor Iain Angus Macdonald, Independent, Oban North and Lorn;
- Councilor Elaine Robertson, Independent, Oban North and Lorn [has been on holiday]
- Councillor Isobel Strong, SNP, Bute [is undergoing major surgery]
The certain position of the opposition councillors now stand as follows:
- 9: Alliance of Independent Councillors [assuming that Councillor Vivien Dance who is openly up for offers - chooses to remain with her former colleagues.
- 3: Argyll First
- 2: SNP resignees Councillors Breslin and Hall
- 4: Today's 4 SNP withdrawals as above
That makes 18 which, even if ALL others went with the proposed coalition, would leave a hung council.
If just one of the three identified above whose position is currently unknown, did not wish to be part of the proposed new coalition, it would give a narrow majority of 19-17 to the opposition.
The coalition as thing stand now, has 15:
- 6 SNP councillors [Mary Jean Devon, Anne Horn, Roddy McCuish, James Robb, John Semple and Richard Trail]
- 4 Lib Dem Councillors [Rory Coville, Robin Currie, Aieen Morton, Ellen Morton]
- 3 Conservative Councillors [Maurice Corry, David Kinniburgh, Gary Mulvaney]
- 2 Argyll and Bute Independent Councillors [George Freeman, Robert G MacIntyre]
This makes 15, not all of whose continuing involvement can be assured.
With these figures, it is hard to see how the proposed administration and the final proposed allocation of posts – whatever it is – can get through a vote of the full council.
Moreover, it is unlikely that Councillor Isobel Strong will be back at work by the crux meeting of the council on 23rd May. Therefore, whatever her intentions might have been, her simple absence will remove one potential vote form the proposed administration's best possible tally of break even.
We're now calling it game over, with yet another proposed new administration on the near horizon.
Only in Argyll.
So what next?
The 9-strong Alliance of Independent Councillors under former Council Leader Dick Walsh, will try to form a coalition administration of their own.
It is not impossible that they might be joined by one or both of the SNP resignees, who remain outside that party.
We wonder if Argyll First, as a demonstrably principled and disciplined group, might pull together a wider group to negotiate communal support in exchange for a commitment to deploy the new approaches to the delivery of local government which they have been working up?
This might even be best done in collaboration with the Alliance group, so that all 'owned' whatever agreed outcome emerged.
We discussed these in an article last night – and they focus on an inclusive approach based on the selection of the best candidates for each post of responsibility, regardless of where they sit in the chamber.
If this can be worked up to viability and were to be a deal breaker in negotiations, such an approach would find favour with much of the Argyll and Bute electorate.
Voters are sickened with the cynical fascism of the last regime of the Alliance of Independents and with the undisciplined, fratricidal and gutless SNP group.
No one has reason to trust the transparency, objectivity and fairness of the Alliance group.
No one has reason to trust the competence, political courage and stability of the SNP group.
This may be the time for all good men and women, regardless of personal political affiliation, to work with Argyll First, develop together a wholly new approach to local government and make that the deal-breaker for involvement in another administration.
Any such emerging proposal would have to show that it was:
- focused on the interests of Argyll as a coherent whole;
- was beyond the influence of party politics, which has shown to be a destructive force in local government;
- was focused on bringing the best of all talents to bear on each aspect of policy making and governance;
- and would operate on a collegial basis, with engaged team work at its heart.
The Alliance of Independents, in its nature, is already outside party politics and should have no problem with that concept.
But is it capable of stepping free of bad old habits and growing in stature into new and better ones?
That's the question.
Updated 17.30: Iain Angus Macdonald has confirmed that he is not a part of the proposed new coalition. This now gives a majority to the opposition to the proposed coalition.


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Thirty-seven of 40 candidates supported by the American Coatings Association's political action committee, known as PaintPAC, notched victories in this month's elections, the association reports.
The PAC was "incredibly active" in the run-up to the November elections, ACA said.
"PaintPAC had an historic year," ACA said in announcing the victories. The paint and coatings advocacy group, which represents manufacturers, made 52 contributions to individuals and four contributions to Leadership PACs.
Scott Brown basked in his 2010 victory to fill the seat of Sen. Edward Kennedy, but Massachusetts' Republican junior senator was one of three unsuccessful PaintPAC-backed candidates this year.
Two of the association's three losses were in the U.S. Senate, where both PaintPAC-backed candidates—Republicans George Allen of Virginia and Scott Brown of Massachusetts—were defeated. However, the nine Republicans and one Democrat backed by the PAC for the U.S. House of Representatives won their races.
ACA did not disclose total amounts contributed, but it noted that 16 elected officials who received funds were not up for re-election in 2012.
About PaintPAC
Campaign finance laws prohibit ACA, as a non-profit organization, from directly contributing to political candidates and to political parties.
Contributions from a non-profit organization can be made, however, through the establishment of a political action committee (PAC). As such, PaintPAC enables ACA member representatives and ACA staff to contribute to "qualified political candidates and parties at the federal, state, and local levels who share our concerns and are pro-business."
PaintPAC was established in 2002, July when ACA was still known as the National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA).
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Traditionally, PaintPAC has supported candidates who fit a "pro-business" profile and would advance a "pro-business" agenda, according to the ACA.
However, in 2012, the association also supported legislators and public interest groups that have historically opposed the coatings industry on certain environmental issues.
Many of the new relationships developed due to ACA's post-consumer paint stewardship program, PaintCare. The non-profit organization's sole purpose is to ensure effective operation and efficient administration of paint stewardship programs on behalf of all architectural paint manufacturers in the United States.
PaintPAC made a number of contributions to legislators in jurisdictions the PaintCare program is being considered or where ACA hopes to bring the program.
Oregon, California, Connecticut and Rhode Island have already developed legislation modeled after ACA's program. PaintPAC made a number of contributions to legislators in jurisdictions where the PaintCare program is being considered, or where ACA hopes to bring the program.
ACA said it hoped to establish a working relationship with those legislators who support PaintCare, in order to benefit the industry in all issue areas.
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Below are the election results as reported by ACA. W indicates a win; L indicates a loss; and O indicates that the candidate supported was not up for re-election this year.
PaintPAC winners of 2012 included (from left) U.S. Reps. Gene Green (D-TX); Peter Roskum (R-IL); and Sam Graves (R-MO).
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George Allen (R-VA)
Scott Brown (R-MA)
John Cornyn (R-TX)
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Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO)
Charlie Dent (R-PA)
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Aaron Schock (R-IL)
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Gov. Paul LePage (R-ME)
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Jose Menendez (D-Texas House of Representatives)
Tom Saviello (R-Maine Senate)
Roger Katz (R-Maine Senate)
Bob Nutting (R-Maine House of Representatives)
Terry Hayes (D-Maine House of Representatives)
Seth Goodall (D-Maine Senate)
Justin Alfond (D-Maine Senate)
Michael Madigan (D-Illinois General Assembly)
Christine Radogno (R-Illinois)
John Cullerton (D-Illinois Senate)
Tom Cross (R-Illinois House of Representatives)
Mike Jacobs (D-Illinois Senate)
Ed Sullivan (R-Illinois House of Representatives)
Chapin Rose (R-Illinois House of Representatives)
Mike Tryon (R-Illinois General Assembly)
Tobias Read (D-Oregon Senate)
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PaintPAC's philosophy is to establish connections with decision-makers and nurture those relationships so that "we can count on an opportunity to provide some advice and education on those issues that impact our industry," ACA says.
An essential aspect of ACA's role as an advocate for the industry is to educate decision-makers with regard to important industry issues as it continues to face heightened challenges in both the political and legal arenas.
PaintPAC, ACA says, "has provided ACA and our members another very effective avenue to educate decision-makers at all levels of government."
ACA notes these priority issues:
All of these issues "contain potential threats to and opportunities for the industry," says ACA. "All of these issues have political components and are directly affected by elected officials."
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One of today's press releases that stood out from the pack: Coupons.com, based in Mountain View, California, has launched CouponsforChange.org, a website that lets consumers support Feeding America, a leading domestic hunger-relief charity, just by using coupons.
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The Congress Wednesday termed as "unfortunate" the remark of actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan that he may leave the country if the final verdict on his controversial film "Vishwaroopam" was not in his favour.
Amid allegations of his film being against the Muslims, the actor said: "If there is no secular state in India, I would go overseas. I think Tamil Nadu wants me out. What would change is my passport; I would still be an Indian. I have pledged all my property for the film. I have lost my house because of delay in release."
Commenting on the statement, Congress spokesperson P.C. Chacko told reporters that "it was an unfortunate statement".
"Vishwaroopam" was due to release Jan 25, but was banned by the Tamil Nadu government following objections from certain Muslim groups, who claimed that the film portrayed their community in a bad light.
The problems faced by the mega-budget "Vishwaroopam" increased Wednesday after the Madras High Court set aside the single judge's interim order that allowed screening of the film in the state.
Hearing the appeal of the Tamil Nadu government, a two-member high court bench set aside the single judge's order and re-imposed the ban.
The high court bench chaired by Justice Dharma Rao nullified the revocation of the ban on the film by Justice K. Venkataraman Tuesday.
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@Zara Hi. I hate doing this back and forth thing but I really want to clear one thing up so I don't get in trouble. I never said that "that's how it should be" because I did imply that I was taking a neutral position. I cant stop the media from doing what they want neither do I want to stop someone from standing up for their rights. That's called freedom of speech and assembly.
I am sorry if that is how I came across because that is so not what I said or meant :)
@mak3mesmile You are right. Not "Everyone" think Islam when hearing terrorist, however films and the media like this isn't making it any better. I will change my previous statement to Majority.
I agree too that of course when races, religions come together their will be some conflict/differences, however it doesn't mean that a religion should sit and do nothing while the most media stories and films paint them in an offensive manner. You'r saying that's how it is and that's how it should be, however why should it? If some one/ a group of people stand up to object something that's offending them like this, is that bad?
p.s No as I have said above I'm not being stereotypical becuase what I meant was MOST people do. Sorry to make you feel included.
Edited on:31 January 2013 at 12:00pm
Muslims r human being and mostly good being but Islam is an ideology which shd b open for discussion.All religions has gone through this phase and still going,so Islam also shd b.
@Zara--I honestly dont agree with you because I'm not part of that "everyone" that you've put forth but I do understand why you would say what you did. Even if there aren't religion problems in US, there are problems with race. I dont know who said it in the comments below...but i completely agree that wherever there is a difference in opinion, race, religion, there will be conflict. It may be directed or shown more towards one group at a certain period but it exists everywhere. An example would be that "Nazis"are always shown in really bad light which i know by personal experience effects Germans a lot since they do not represent that idea anymore but they have to live with that. So do the future generations of those "Nazis" who are discriminated against all the time. I'm not justifying any of the behavior or promoting any side, I'm just saying that this is how it is and this is how it will always be. If its not Islam/Muslims it will be someone/something else.
No comment on the controversy about the movie though.
P.s. by saying "everyone" has a problem with Islam/Muslims you are being just as stereotypical as the next person. Just sayin'
Edited on:30 January 2013 at 8:51pm
Well i'll just answer some of you out here- However hard you try to keep it under wraps it cant be denied that EVERY terrorist is a muslim. Why is that they pull up a drama in india always? The muslim community whereever IN MAJORITY in the world are NOT secular. Go check the extremism there. Go and check the treatment meted out to people from other religions. Can you EVER preach hinduism in Onam or some of the gulf countries? No u cant. They why are they given so much importance in india? Its coz the indian polity cashes in on communalism to get their tickets...something i hate about my country. Im not against Islam, but im def against the people who use it to pull up a drama and hoax it to destabilise things.
More you hate muslims and say nasty things more you can sell the movie in india. Never expected that from haasan as he uses a muslim surname and got into many problems for his surname. I guess now he is trying to say to india my father named me after his good muslim friend but i hate muslims. By the way i m not muslim nor hindu...
thats sad! hope everything turns out okay for the legend!
@Agathe you got me wrong wrong I actually suporrt him in this. I am saying why are muslim ppl making a big deal?? Dont other religons
get critized its not just islam. And that should they learn.
But I do agree with at some point to the comment below.
Why arnt ppl looking in other religons and places there also things ghere why are always muslims such a big thing?? Dont we deserve some respect too. Bcs some ppl are like that doesnt mean all are like that
Edited on:30 January 2013 at 10:08am
Sorry @Baki. Muslims don't have a problem with EVERYTHING, Everyone else(majority) has a problem with Islam/Muslims. Why is always terrorism associated or even linked with Islam/ Muslims? Why is it now whenever anyone says the word terrorism they instantly think Muslim? It's media and movies like these that influence the world to think this. And if you going to reply it's becuase of the 9/11 attack well listen to this. If one person of group does something bad, does it mean everyone in that group is bad? If that's true why aren't ALL Christians thought of as the KKK? Why not!? Why isn't there loads of movies relating Christians to KKK in movies or media? I'm not attacking them at all. I'm just putting this in another perspective.
Of course this shouldn't happen becuase movies and media like this stereotype. But then why do it with Islam? Why specifically Muslims?
Edited on:31 January 2013 at 11:58am
@KreyaArshiLover, you need to know that KH is not against Islam, he's just sharing his point of view over the US-Afghanistan relationship.
Beside he did critize Hinduism in some his movies. Really I feel this ban is not justified !!
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Did you read John Grisham's "The innocent man? " i was horrified during chapter 6 or so to realize this story was true. Without spoiling the book, the theme surrounds a chillingly similar murder of a 22 year old girl that is not immediatly solved, in part due to bad investigative work.
The town is "horrified", and there begins overzealous prosecution, incomplete & circumstantial evidence and a lack of seeking other possible defendants. Once the system takes hold, there is no turning back. In both this case, and the book the defendant's are no angels by merit. However, as you note, this does not make one a murdurer.
I am alleging considerable resonable doubt as well. The similarities are parallel, and i have seen both families who are never going to be the same
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Gibco® fetal bovine serum products
Sera for cell culture with robust cell lines. Excellent value for basic research.
Low-endotoxin sera for general cell culture with common cell lines.
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|Performance Plus FBS
|Secure FBS
|Specialty FBS
Lowest-endotoxin and most highly characterized sera. Good for a broad range of cell types, especially sensitive cell lines.
Sera sourced from BSE-free regions for preclinical, industrial, and academic research applications requiring low risk.
Sera qualified for specialty research and specific assays, including stem cell research, immunoassays, antibodies, and others.
Sera from other animals
Includes horse and goat serum, and many others predominantly sourced from New Zealand.
Why do FBS prices fluctuate constantly?
This video explains the market dynamics of the FBS/Sera industry on how there are many aspects (ie climate) that impact the industry especially the price.
Watch the videos: Gibco® FBS-the benefits of using our serum for your research
Dialyzed and Charcoal Stripped FBS
Dialyzed FBS
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Quote From Researcher
"We choose Gibco® FBS over others simply because we found the products to be very reliable in the past and been very satisfied."