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Ampersand Panels: Painting on Rigid Supports
Ampersand panels have been around since 1994, gaining popularity with artists over the years as a trusted archival surface for their art.
Since Ampersand began, the company's mission has been to create the best painting surfaces on the market and to share its panel expertise with the artist community. Since each panel from Ampersand has unique characteristics and uses, we'll go through them one by one so you can see the differences and understand what mediums work best with each.
The Museum Series panels from Ampersand are all fully made in the USA from US-grown renewable wood sources and sealed with Archiva-Seal™ barrier technology to protect against support-induced discoloration. In addition, all of the grounds used on the panels are archival, pH neutral and non-yellowing, so your work will be around for years to come. Only Ampersand uses top quality birch plywood for the cradled profiles that can be painted, stained or waxed for a frame-free presentation. The panels are available in a wide variety of sizes and profiles; one will certainly suit your artistic preference!
Besides all the known advantages of painting on wood panels, Ampersand panels are easy to frame and hang just like any stretched canvas or paper substrate. What make Ampersand panels distinctly different are their extraordinary painting surfaces unavailable from any other source.
Ampersand Gessobord is the perfectly-sanded finish for oils and acrylics, casein or alkyds.
The rigid support is durable enough for heavy layering or palette knife work without paint cracking, peeling or support-induced discoloration. The acrylic gesso finish has a titanium white ground designed to enhance your paint colors. Gessobord is available in 1/8" flat, 3/4" cradle, new 1.5" cradle and 2" deep cradle.
Ampersand Pastelbord is the only pastel surface ideally suited for working wet or dry when layering pastels. The boards are coated with a clay and gesso ground with a granular marble finish, available in Sand, Grey, Green and White colors. Pastelbord also makes a unique surface for acrylics, as the paint stays wet longer than on a gesso ground and the colored tones create a ready-made under-painting surface. With colored pencil, you can endlessly apply layer after layer to get high definition detail. Available in a 1/8" flat profile.
Ampersand Aquabord (or Claybord Textured) is comparable to cold press watercolor paper in absorbency and texture, but colors come out richer and more vibrant. The surface is naturally more forgiving than paper as it can be reworked and re-wetted, allowing for the lifting of color even when dry. Available in 1/8" flat and 2" deep cradle profiles. Learn some helpful tips on using Aquabord here.
Ampersand Encausticbord has a specific ground formulated for the distinctive traits of encaustic, highly porous and more textured than traditional acrylic gesso. It is heat resistant and holds well to encaustic wax without cracking and is compatible not only with mixed media and image transfer, but also oils and water miscible paints. Available in 1/8" and ¼" flat profiles, 7/8" traditional, 1.5" gallery and 2" deep cradled profiles.
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The Natural Wood Panels are new members to the Ampersand line, ideal for those interested in using their own priming and sealing methods. The plywood surface is sanded perfectly smooth so you won't experience fiber raising or excessive wood grain when applying gesso. The panels are tested for durability and warp-resistance, and accept all types of painting grounds. They are great for encaustic, collage, mixed media, heavy paint and palette knife work or to mount canvas, paper, photos and prints. All unprimed wood panels should be sealed first with Golden® GAC100 before applying the painting grounds or mounting prints. Encaustic acts as its own wood sealer, therefore the wood does not require priming beforehand. Available in 7/8" traditional and 1.5" profiles. Instructions for sealing and priming wood panels can be found here.
Ampersand's Value Series Artist Panels in both Smooth and Canvas versions are ideal for those who want all the benefits of painting on panel without a big price tag. The panels are ready to paint and feature an acrylic gesso finish, either sanded perfectly smooth or with a raised fabric texture for the sense of painting on canvas. The panels work well for oils, acrylics and mixed media with both fine and heavy paint applications and also palette knife work. The canvas texture version is available in 3/8" flat panel with hanging slots, 3/4" traditional cradle profile and 1.5" gallery profile. Smooth texture is available in 1/8" flat profile.
For more information on Ampersand panels, as well as projects and technical articles, refer to Ampersand's blog and website.
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Different shades of white are all around us in the paint world, but do we really need that much variety? Find out in this monochromatic episode of Prove It!, where Mikey G. will try to answer the question, "Is white really just one color?" Come along with Mikey on a visit to his local Jerry's Artarama art supply store as he searches to see how much white is available, then rejoin him in the studio as he mixes colors to determine firsthand the features and benefits of each different hue!
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Take that, 50!
Sure, Demi Moore may have recently reached the half-century mark, but she undoubtedly looks better than many gals half her age.
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Check out Demi Moore's bikini body covered in mud
Well, check out exhibit A, which finds Ashton Kutcher's ex showing off some serious skin while vacationing in Mexico earlier this month.
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Shortly after the warrantless eavesdropping program began, then-NSA Director Michael V. Hayden and Ashcroft made clear in private meetings that the president wanted to detect possible terrorist activity before another attack. They also made clear that, in such a broad hunt for suspicious patterns and activities, the government could never meet the FISA court's probable-cause requirement, government officials said.
So it confused the FISA court judges when, in their recent public defense of the program, Hayden and Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales insisted that NSA analysts do not listen to calls unless they have a reasonable belief that someone with a known link to terrorism is on one end of the call. At a hearing Monday, Gonzales told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the "reasonable belief" standard is merely the "probable cause" standard by another name.
It appears that the GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee had reasons for refusing to put Gonzales under oath. This administration is telling the gullible public one thing, and the FISA judges something else.


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'Persistence of Vision' to Screen in LA
A hit at the 2013 International Animation Film Festival underway this week in Annecy, France, the documentary feature Persistence of Vision is headed to Los Angeles.
The film, about visionary and acclaimed animator Richard Williams' (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) ongoing quest to complete his long-gestating animated feature The Thief and the Cobbler, arrives at the Cinefamily Silent Movie Theater on June 27, with three additional dates: June 29, July 1 & 2.
Striving to make the greatest animated film of all time, Williams toiled for more than a quarter of a century on his masterpiece, only to have it torn from his hands. Filmmaker Kevin Schreck has woven together mind-blowing animation, rare archival footage, and exclusive interviews with key animators and artists who worked with Williams on his ill-fated magnum opus to bring this legendary story to the screen. A tale of art, obsession, and dreams, Persistence of Vision is the untold story of the greatest animated film never made.
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At this week's "Take Back the American Dream" conference, Representative Keith Ellison, Missoula City Councilman Jason Weiner, Rev. Barry Hargrove, and Maryland State Senator and Constitutional Law Professor Jamie Raskin joined PFAW's Marge Baker for a panel discussion entitled "Overturning Citizens United: A Movement Mandate," to discuss the growing grassroots momentum at the local, state and federal levels for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's flawed 2010 decision.
The standing-room only audience heard about a groundbreaking statewide ballot initiative in Montana calling for overturning the Citizens United decision by amending the Constitution, as well the pending Supreme Court decision on whether to hear the Montana State Supreme Court case giving the high court the opportunity to reconsider its decision. Panelists discussed the underlying need for amending the Constitution as the only effective way to reverse the harm caused by the Supreme Court in Citizens United. As put by Jamie Raskin, who is also a PFAW Senior Fellow, "For the sake of 'We the People' and our democracy, all corporate money is foreign money."
The panel examined how this fight has galvanized the progressive movement as a whole, from jumpstarting voter registration drives to increasing general interest in politics and civic engagement.
Although the DREAM Act seemed to remain a dream after being blocked by Senate Republicans in 2010, the Obama administration has recently taken steps to make staying in the United States a reality for thousands of young undocumented immigrants.
Last Friday, President Obama announced a new policy directive to allow undocumented immigrants under the age of 30 to apply for a two-year, renewable work permit if they met an array of criteria, including arriving to the United States before the age of 16, and are in high school, graduated from high school, or were honorably discharged from the armed forces. The plan doesn't grant amnesty or a road to citizenship; but as the president stated, it is a "temporary solution" and "the right thing to do."
This decision will positively impact up to 800,000 law-abiding, hard-working Americans who have until now lived in constant fear of deportation. One such DREAMer is 26 year-old Mohammad Abdollahi, who immigrated to this nation at the age of three from Iran. His family's visa soon expired and was not renewed. Not only has Mohammad had to live the majority of his life in fear of deportation, but the price of being sent back to Iran was incredibly high. Mohammad is openly gay and due to Iran's policy of capital punishment towards gay individuals, his deportation could be a death sentence.
With his life literally on the line, and running out of options, Mohammad became one of the first students to come out as undocumented in an attempt to pressure congress to pass the DREAM Act in 2010. Although the act didn't pass, he hasn't given up the fight. When President Obama made this historic announcement last week, Mohammad was occupying an Obama re-election office in Deerborn, Michigan as a symbolical plea directed towards the president to take action. This change in policy ends this nightmare for Mohammad and so many other DREAMers like him.
In his address in the Rose Garden, President Obama stated, "We are a better nation than one that expels innocent young kids." Sadly, it seems many Republicans in Congress don't share this value. After the announcement, Republican House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith of Texas claimed, "President Obama's decision to grant amnesty to potentially millions of illegal immigrants is a breach of faith with the American people…It also blatantly ignores the rule of law that is the foundation of our democracy."
Not only is Rep. Smith just flat wrong to claim that the plan grants "amnesty," he appears to believe that the foundation of our democracy requires ridding our nation of young, productive and patriotic members of society. Republicans should wake up and embrace this change as an opportunity to finally be a part of a more permanent solution.
The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision is commonly criticized by good government advocates because it has led to countless wealthy individuals and corporations making unlimited contributions in unprecedented amounts to groups attempting to sway electoral outcomes, often anonymously. As a result, those with means are able unfairly amplify their voices above that of average Americans.
To appreciate the magnitude of the ruling's anti-democratic effects, it is important to consider the sheer amount of money that it takes to be a player in the Super-PAC game.
Sheldon Adelson, one of the world's richest men with a far-right personal political agenda, plans to contribute upwards of $71 million in this election cycle, according to the Huffington Post. He is so determined to unseat the president that, after sinking $21.5 million on Super PACs supporting Newt Gingrich's failed run, he is ready to refocus his efforts and spend similarly astronomical sums to support groups in favor of Mitt Romney and Republican congressional candidates.
His influence is real – $71 million can buy a lot of TV advertising, and ads funded by Super PACs and 501c4 groups can be particularly nasty because they are not officially "accountable" to a candidate. Average Americans, even those who can afford to contribute toward their preferred candidate, simply cannot compete on this scale. According to a friend of Adelson, "We think '$100 million, wow!' But it's a meaningless amount of money to him."
In an interview with Forbes, Adelson acknowledged the reality that his extraordinary wealth allows him to influence elections in ways he otherwise couldn't, in ways which ordinary Americans cannot. He doesn't even think it's a good thing, but that hasn't stopped him: "I'm against very wealthy people attempting to or influencing elections," he said. "But as long as it's doable, I'm going to do it."
The only way to make hijacking our elections no longer "doable" is with a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. To anyone without a spare $100 million, the need couldn't be clearer.
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has created damage-control web site, "I Stand With ALEC," asking people to submit a letter to members of ALEC's Private Enterprise Board and member legislators in support of the ultra-conservative, secretive organization. The form letter is here:
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Dear [Decision Maker],
As our economy continues to struggle, the need for strong leadership that promotes free markets and free enterprise is more crucial than ever. It's through limited government and a stronger private sector that we can create jobs and grow our economy. As a member of ALEC, I expect you to work on these types of solutions.
But I've seen in the news that these values, and groups that support them, are under attack by extremists. Groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) are important defenders of these free market ideals. You should know that this is exactly the kind of organization I expect you to work with. Don't let extremists sway you any other way.
It is through free-market, limited government and pro-growth principles that we can get the states and whole nation back on the right track. As a customer, I'll be watching closely to ensure that you represent those views in your decisions.
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After the massive outrage sparked by revelations that ALEC's Public Safety and Elections Task Force was responsible for the proliferation of "Stand Your Ground" laws in the wake of the death of Trayvon Martin, ALEC tried to disavow that committee and claimed that it was "refocusing [its] commitment to free-market, limited government and pro-growth principles."
ALEC's portfolio of harmful policies goes much farther than that, including model bills that disenfranchise voters, destroy public education, block access to healthcare, damage the environment, weaken public safety and harm working families. So far, 19 corporations, 4 non profit organizations and 54 state legislators have left the organization for these reasons.
If ALEC thinks it can repair its reputation by asking the American people to send reassuring letters to its members, it should think again. A petition drive and phone campaign led by People For the American Way Fundation, Color of Change and other organizations has already directed over 500,000 signatures and calls to ALEC's corporate members demanding that those companies end their ALEC memberships immediately. The American people have already spoken on this one, and they don't stand with ALEC.
Two short paragraphs from a Wall Street Journal article about billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson's political contributions vividly illustrate the damage to democracy done by the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision:
Mr. Adelson has told friends that he intends to give at least $100 million to conservative causes and candidates this election cycle. He contributed some $250,000 to Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, who just won against a labor union-forced recall election there.
But he has also told his friends and colleagues that he would prefer to keep his contributions under wraps in order to avoid controversy, and will likely focus donations mostly on non-profits affiliated with political PACS, which don't have to disclose the names of donors. He is expected to donate to the conservative non-profit Crossroads GPS, which was founded by Republican strategist Karl Rove, a longtime friend of Mr. Adelson, according to Republican fundraisers.
The article was prompted by recent revelations that Mr. Adelson donated $10 million – the largest amount single donation so far – to a super PAC supporting Mitt Romney.
Adelson is credited for single-handedly keeping Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign afloat (for a while, at least), and he has long been pressured by Republican fundraisers to support Mr. Romney. Thanks to Citizens United, one very wealthy individual has the power to donate unlimited amounts to super PACS that are unaccountable to the public. And, as is the case with special interests who try to use their enormous wealth to skew elections, Adelson would prefer to keep his activities a secret so no one even knows who's buying the race. Thanks to Citizens United, he can do exactly that.
This afternoon, Johnson & Johnson announced that it would discontinue its membership in ALEC, making it the 19th corporation to do so.
The running tally of organizations and legislators leaving the American Legislative Exchange Council, as of today:
• Corporations: 19
• Non-profits: 4
• State Legislators: 54
ALEC's agenda is as secretive as it is extreme, but the American people are sending a loud and clear message that legislation drafted by corporate lobbyists has no place in our statehouses.
PFAW President Michael Keegan said the following after Johnson & Johnson's announcement:
"The extreme ALEC agenda harms all of us on a daily basis. It's disturbing that so many American companies still have a hand in advancing legislation that suppresses the right to vote, impedes access to health care, weakens public education and jeopardizes public safety. I commend the persistence of the hundreds of thousands of activists who have demanded accountability from corporations supporting the ALEC agenda. Johnson & Johnson's departure from ALEC is a big victory, and the other corporate funders who have yet to leave ALEC should take note."
Congressman Allen West (R-FL) is out with a new ad this week. Set to soaring, dramatic music, the Congressman tells the story of his upbringing and how describes how his father gave him the opportunity live the American Dream. He runs through typical Republican talking points calling for tax cuts and slashing services, and laments the failings of Washington. It's standard campaign-ad fare, and he concludes by stating "I'm just getting started; that's the American Way."
However, West's record suggests that his notion of the "American Way" is rather at odds with the Constitution's promise of freedom and equality for all.
The First Amendment guarantees the freedom of religion for all Americans, and Article VI of the Constitution states that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States." But West thinks that Representative Keith Ellison (D-MI), a practicing Muslim, represents the "antithesis of the principles upon which this country was established." He also harbors some vehemently anti-Islamic ideas.
America is a country that values free speech and open debate. Yet West has a habit of resorting to calling his colleagues who disagree with him Communists. Liberals, he said, can just "Get the hell out of the United States of America."
Freedom of the press doesn't seem to be high on his list either. He once called for censoring American news agencies for publishing information about the government's activities.
West believes America is a land of opportunity – something to which he owes his own success – but "equality" and "fairness" somehow fly in the face of liberty. Marriage equality, he says, is not only un-American but will destroy society as we know it.
Congressman West may have produced a slick ad, but the agenda he pushes in Congress would increase inequality, harm working families, destroy core constitutional liberties and cripple Americans' ability to address pressing problems through government. That's not the American Way.


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Make It Four Straight Weeks at No. 1 for West Texas A&M in the NFCA Division II Poll
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Four different teams received at least one first-place vote in the latest NFCA Division II softball rankings, but in the end, West Texas A&M (24-3) garnered more than any other program to remain at No. 1 for the fourth straight week.
Despite splitting a pair of match-ups at the Lone Star Showcase in Wichita Falls, Texas, against Texas A&M-Kingsville (W 12-4 in 6 inn.) and Cameron (L 8-9), the Lady Buffs still picked up 11 of 16 possible first-place nods to lead second-rated Alabama-Huntsville (19-4) by 16 total points. UAH (one first-place vote) hosted West Florida over March 14-15, dropping a 9-7 decision in the opener before rebounding to win the series with 11-3 (5 inn.) and 6-4 triumphs.
There were virtually no changes to this week's top 10 as California Baptist (two first place votes – 24-7), Armstrong Atlantic (two first-place votes -- 21-5), Augustana (SD – 13-2), Humboldt State (24-9), St. Mary's (TX – 31-4) and Wayne State (MI – 20-4) remained in positions three through eight, respectively.
The third-ranked Lancers won a pair of match-ups at San Francisco State, while No. 4 AASU improved its season-long winning streak to 12 games via doubleheader sweeps of Flagler, USC Aiken and Lander. Fifth-rated Augustana went a perfect 6-0 at the Rebel Spring Games in Winter Haven, Fla., improving its own winning skein to eight. The No. 6 Jacks posted a 3-1 mark in a four-contest set against Cal State East Bay, seventh-ranked St. Mary's (TX) swept a three-game series at Rogers State and eighth-ranked Wayne State (MI) triumphed in eight of 10 total games, including 5-0 shutouts of formerly ranked LIU-Post and then-No. 18 Caldwell.
Last week's deadlock for the No. 9 slot was broken in the new rankings as North Georgia (22-6) utilized four combined triumphs over Kentucky Wesleyan and GRU-Atlanta to advance into the ninth position by itself. Tampa (17-4) swept a doubleheader from Adelphi (W 6-0, W 3-0) and nabbed two-of-three from Barry (W 4-1, W 4-1, L 4-5 in 9 inn.) to stay in the top 10 at No. 10.
Three teams entered the poll from among last week's "others receiving votes" as Winona State (15-2) climbed to No. 20, Lenoir Rhyne (20-5) improved to No. 21 and Dixie State (23-8) squeaked in at the No. 25 position. Falling from the latest rankings were former-No. 13 Fort Hays State (15-8), former-No. 14 Anderson (SC) (20-6) and former-No. 24 Cedarville (12-5).
The NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll is voted on by 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the eight NCAA regions.
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Six games into the regular season is way too early to gauge a team's success for the reminder of the season, let alone making the playoffs. With ten games to go, a 5-1 record and a weak NFC West the 49ers have a 86% of making the playoffs according to the web site Make NFL Playoffs. Barring a huge meltdown by the 49ers, something I don't see happening under Jim Harbaugh, the team is destined for the playoffs. It is also way too early to gauge the success of the 49ers 2011 draft picks but with them contributing significantly to the team's 5-1 start, the team has some of the best young players in the NFL. There is no reason to think the young players will not get any better. … [visit site to read more]49ers GM Trent Baalke Is Showing His Football Knowledge - Niner Noise - Niner Noise - A San Francisco 49ers Blog
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LGBT rights in Hawaii
|LGBT rights in Hawaii
Hawaii (US)
|Same-sex sexual activity legal?
|Legal since 1973
(Legislative repeal)
|Gender identity/expression
|Discrimination protections
|Both sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. (see below)
|Family rights
|Recognition of
|Same-sex marriage since 2013;
Civil unions since 2012;
Reciprocal beneficiary relationships since 1997
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Hawaii currently have all of the same rights as non-LGBT people - with recent reforms such as workplace protection laws and the adoption of Senate Bill 1 (also known as the Hawaii Marriage Equality Act) — equalizing treatment for LGBT people and couples.[1]
Law regarding same-sex sexual activity[edit]
Hawaii repealed its sodomy law in April 1972[2] and revised its sex offences laws in 1986 following state Supreme Court rulings which refused to constitutionally protect private consensual homosexual acts.[3] The original sodomy law repeal was effective from the beginning of 1973.[4]
Recognition of same-sex unions[edit]
Same-sex marriage legislation[edit]
On September 9, 2013, Governor Abercrombie announced that he is calling the Hawaii State Legislature into special session on October 28 to consider the same-sex marriage bill.[5] The bill has wide support in the Senate as well as the required majority in the House.[6] If approved, the bill would take effect November 18.[7]
On October 28, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor passed same-sex marriage legislation in a 5-2 vote, sending the bill to a full Senate vote.[8] On October 30, the Senate approved the legislation in a 20-4 vote, sending the bill to the House.[9] On October 31, the bill was debated by both the House Committee on Judiciary and House Committee on Finance. The House, following extensive public debate and an attempted 'citizens' filibuster' of the legislation,[10] voted 30–19 on November 8 in favour of the legislation.[11][12] The bill returned to the Senate for approval of House amendments which expanded religious exemptions and the Senate provided final legislative approval on November 12, voting 19–4 for passage to the desk of the Governor.[13] Governor Neil Abercrombie signed the bill into law on 13 November; same-sex couples began marrying on December 2, 2013.[14]
History prior to same-sex marriage[edit]
Hawaii's denial of marriage licenses to same-sex marriage couples was challenged in court in 1993. In 1994, the state enacted a statute banning same-sex marriage.[15] In November 1998 the voters of Hawaii voted 69 percent in favor of amending the state constitution called Hawaii Constitutional Amendment 2 to allow the legislature to ban same-sex marriage.[16] The constitutional amendment led the Hawaii Supreme Court to dismiss the lawsuit.[15]
Hawaii established reciprocal beneficiary relationships, a limited form of civil union, for both same-sex and opposite-sex couples in 1997. Numerous legislative attempts to enact fuller civil unions equivalent with other jurisdictions' civil unions and domestic partnerships have failed.
Governor Linda Lingle vetoed a civil union law in 2010.[17] Governor Neil Abercrombie signed the same legislation on February 23, 2011, the first law he signed as governor. The law went into effect January 1, 2012.[18]
Hawaii has provided benefits to same-sex partners of state employees since 1997.[19]
Hawaii allows all couples, including same-sex couples to adopt. Additionally, lesbian couples can get access to IVF and artificial insemination treatment and surrogacies are allowed for gay male couples as well.[20]
Discrimination protection[edit]
|Baehr v. Lewin (1993)
Baehr v. Miike (1996, 1999)
Constitutional Amendment 2 (1998)
House Bill 444 (2009)
Senate Bill 232 (2011)
Hawaii Marriage Equality Act (2013)
|Equality Hawaii
|LGBT rights in the United States
Same-sex marriage in Hawaii
Reciprocal beneficiary relationships in Hawaii
LGBT history in Hawaii
|LGBT Portal
Hawaii law explicitly prohibits discrimination based on both sexual orientation and gender identity or expression in employment,[21] public accommodations and housing.[22]
Hate crime laws[edit]
Hawaii has a law that addresses hate crime protection for both actual and/or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
According to statute:
- Sexual orientation is defined as heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality and those "having a history of any one or more of these preferences or being identified with any one or more of these preferences."[23]
- "'Gender identity or expression' includes a person's actual or perceived gender, as well as a person's gender identity, gender-related self image, gender-related appearance, or gender-related expression; regardless of whether that gender identity, gender-related self image, gender-related appearance, or gender-related expression is different from that traditionally associated with the person's sex at birth."[24]
Gender reassignment[edit]
Hawaii's Department of Health issues a new birth certificate to a post-operative transsexual upon receipt of a physician's affidavit verifying that the birth registrant has undergone sex-reassignment surgery.[25] On May 5, 2015, the Hawaii Legislature passed a bill to allow transgender people to change their gender on their birth certificates without undergoing such surgery. Governor David Ige has indicated he will sign the legislation.[26]
Summary Table[edit]
|Same-sex sexual activity legal
|(since 1972)
|Equal age of consent
|Anti-discrimination laws in employment
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What is new in this version? Do I need to update my copy?
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While this says the weapon is effective to 2400 meters, I question the ability to hit a target in the eyes at two and a half kilometers unless you're a trained military sniper.
What if I'm wearing my Oakley's? ****, what about cheap Ambervision shades? The yellow lenses have got to have some effect on a green wavelength.
How effective is it as a crowd control tool once the tear gas or smoke canisters have fogged up the air?
From the press release they link to their brochure on the product. They have cut the cost of maunfacturing plants a great deal, from 1.5 million to $150K, a bit fishy really. The finished tools shown, a gun and pointer style, don't have stats that really stand up to the earlier designs.
The more you read, the less effective it is. First of all, it doesn' make you puke, having it targeted in the eyes, while on a concentrated short range beam, MAY result in the person becoming visually disabled which can then lead to balance issues and of course feelings of nausea.
Not exactly, point-shoot-puke though, as they originally imply in their press release.
I think it's just a costly 'what if' to get more private funding for projects. they STUMBLED on this in true scientific fashion, but are taking a shot in the dark (no pun intended) as far as creating a non lethal weapon out of it, at least not yet anyway.
They saw a small opportunity and patented a gun right away, great fundraiser to get big American corporations on board.
And, Rick Springfield songs that induce seizures.
Wonder how long before it's used as a tool for bulemics? Or for kids who want to go home from school.
And what about the whole domino effect? You want to make ONE person puke and deter him from doing whatever crime he is committing and everyone around him starts puking. It could get very ugly.
I'm feeling puny just thinking about it.
Not the laser, a vomit-fest.
A number of years ago my friend and I were at the fair. A young kid got off the Waltzers and puked on his sister. She in turn puked on her Mom, who then puked on the floor. A bystander puked on the floor too. That was when we booked it. It would have been fun to see any other carnage, but I don't think my stomach could have handled it. :0
Maybe when we were living in caves, the most common reason to **** chunks was because we ate bad food. We all ate off the same carcass, and if Crog ate some bad meat it's likely the rest of us did too. Hence the reaction to sensory inputs.
Roller coasters, aimed going into a double-loop or corkscrew.
Movie theaters showing the latest gore-fest.
Replace the 'stop light' cameras at busy intersections.
Mount one on the back of ambulances, aimed about fifteen feet back. See how many injury lawyers you can put out of business.
Reception offices for Congressmen; use it for the lobbyists.
"Explosive diarrhea"
like projectile vomiting would.
Unless your definition of "explosive" is truly awesome.
"Unless your definition of "explosive" is truly awesome."
That would not be much fun.
I am sure she was just trying to squeak one out being as she was in a hot tub with preexisting bubbles. ;\ :^0
it was not JD's link, but Shell's reaction, that made me have to go look. We have severely blocked internet, but as many of you know, I have an iPhone, so I just had to go see.
My eyes And I had to show three other people because I couldn't stop laughing, and now they think I'm real sick.
that someone got more than they bargained for?
that one has been making me laugh for over a year now, and yes, I had already sent it along the email forward list long ago......
The current topic reminded me so I had to share with the class..... ;\
worse than the last link, but twice as funny.....
Consider yourself warned!
I'm still laughing. :^0
Col 0:-)
you're refering to the "Brown note"... Unfortunatly I dont think that its ever been truely proved to be effective...
Such a shame... it would be a very effective RIOT control weapon... :)
border patrol having shlts and grins while drinking, playing with this toy :^0
I should never own one. I could honestly see myself using it on people.
Be funny, though.
"watch this, I bet I can make Fred puke on key" -- :^0
supplementing your income. Winning bets by making people puke.
I like it.
ya sure ya dont wanna join the church of scum ?:|
you are a natural :^0
Is it about releationship ... ???
Vo-mitting in a relationship
shouldn't you better step out of that one :^0
Instead of aiming laser Pointers at Aircraft coming in to land or Take off point this at them and see what happens.
Bad Bad Scummy look what you made me do. :^0
...to street lamps that are designed to disperse crowds on corners?? Much like that 'Mosquito' siren meant to disperse teens.
They could have used these in Chino over the weekend!!
you are thinking small scale.
Mount them under every overpass, all of the traffic below will get hit
Then there will be thousands of insurance claims from the accidents, lots of 911 calls keeping the ER units staffed. Lots of repairs to vehicles, keeping employment up, and most of all, lots of new car purchases helping the auto industry
See, its a win-win-win situation, the only downside is possible fatalities and injuries to people
Aim them at the top of the wall.
Actually, almost nobody goes over the walls, but they could be mounted in front of military positions, facing toward the enemy.
At the least, it would be easier to use something like this than to ship in loud speakers and subject enemies to hours of loud pop music. Probably more humane, too!
Sporting events will never be the same.
..I'd be wondering how far back the first trials on this product were conducted:
are mounting them outside the stadium, facing inward. If you try to leave before the fourth quarter...
I'd still take my chances, I think!!!
Of course, as a Bears fan, I have no worries this year. JC has literally descended from the heavens to be the savior to our franchise.
On the first day, He passed to Hester, and said "This is good".
So sayeth Da Coach. BEARS!!
As a fan of a visiting team, you'd have no reason to leave early!
But we don't have any one called McNabb playing for us.
Ah well. TI suppose it's your "American Football"?
Was it before or after Minority Report? lol.
Interesting concept. I'm sure there'll be exceptions - people who aren't affected by these at all (and like you stated, ways around it), I suspect these won't be an absolute replacement for law enforcement weapons.
come up with stuff to work in real life. Multi million pound weapon system defeated by pocket mirror.
Or, how about a concave mirror?
...how about this:
First one to post to the Mythbusters forum wins!!!
that some poor epilepsy-prone's head explodes, there's going to be a bit more fallout than just brains.
Neil :)
Is it one of these things that has level settings?
Mild nausea, delicate suppressed regurgitation, controlled barf into the gutter, projectile vomiting...
Oh, I can see this becoming a spectator sport!
bring epileptics into it. You're just ruining all the puky fun.
A friend of mine is getting married soon. I should get him one as a wedding gift. That would be a useful tool in any marriage.
You want me to wash the dishes? How about I make you vomit instead?
If I had one, my boss would never keep another lunch down.


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Happybuntu! 5 Years Ubuntu
The Ubuntu community has a lot to celebrate this month: on October 16, 2004 the German ubuntuusers.de went online for the first time and October 20 of the same year saw the release of Ubuntu 4.10, alias Warty Warthog.
Ubuntu 9.10 is scheduled for release at the end of this month, almost exactly 5 years after the first Ubuntu release ever. Warty came with a 2.6.8 kernel, XFree86 4.3, Gnome 2.8, (not to be confused with Gnome 2.28) and Firefox 0.9.3.
ISO images of Ubuntu 4.10 are still available for download. Along with x86 and amd64 versions, the first release also included a PowerPC variant for MacBooks. The rapid success of Ubuntu can be contributed to a number of factors. Firstly, the distro is based on Debian, and apart from the first LTS version, has always achieved its release-date goals (X.04 in April, X.10 in October). Also, Ubuntu has increased the acceptability of Live-CDs and made sudo, the simple admin without root-rights de facto default.
Ubuntu's stringent menu management is also considered one of the distro's great strengths: discounting a few small details, individual sub-menus still contain the same programs found in version 4.10. In German speaking countries, Ubuntu has definitely profited from Novell's takeover of SUSE and the technical immaturity of SUSE version 10.x.
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RB Ty'son Williams of Crestwood is emerging as a national prospect as his offer list grows. Notre Dame recently offered Williams who also can count Clemson, USC, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, NC State, Duke and Georgia Tech on his offer sheet.
Saturday Williams attended USC's spring game, his second visit to Columbia in the last three weeks.
"It was a good visit, I enjoyed it," Williams said. "I just watched the game and then went into the locker room. I talked with coach Sands and he was just tellilng me about getting back up there. I liked how they used their running game."
Williams also has visited Clemson and Georgia and has no future visits planned. He also has no favorites right now.
As for the in-state schools however, Williams does have a lean to the Gamecocks. "They are two good schools and I like them, but I like USC more than Clemson," he said. "I've been down there more times and I've been bonding with their coaches a lot, communicating with them."
Williams will begin his spring practice om May 5th.
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Top 20 Electronic Albums, June 2014
by Philip Sherburne | June 12, 2014
Whatever electronic music lacks in big-ticket releases right now, it more than makes up for with standout albums from lesser-known artists. Archie Pelago and Grenier's fusion of electronic beats and acoustic instruments (woodwinds, strings, drums, etc.) has been turning heads and making new fans pretty much everywhere it's played. Mixing up all manner of bass music, Moody Good's self-titled debut proves that Skrillex's OWSLA label can go deeper than you might have expected. And Fatima Al Qadiri puts a critical spin on so-called "sinogrime," while the singer known simply as Fatima gives classic soul music a spine-tinglingly futuristic update.
Those are just a few of this month's releases that may turn out to be your next favorite album; we also bring you new records from ambient destroyer Ben Frost, house-and-disco revivalists Hercules and Love Affair, synth-pop maestros extraordinaire Robyn and Röyksopp, and experimental beat-splicers Plaid. There's truly something for everyone.


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AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts School of Nursing has received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to establish a partnership with Heritage Hall, an assisted-living and skilled nursing facility in Agawam.
AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts Chancellor John V. Lombardi announced this afternoon that Ian McCaw has been named the university''s new director of athletics. McCaw replaces Bob Marcum, who retired on June 14, after nearly a decade leading UMass Athletics.
AMHERST, Mass. - Eric A. Decker, professor of food science at the University of Massachusetts, has been named the first Fergus M. Clydesdale Professor of Food Science. The joint announcement was made by Cleve Willis, dean of the College of Food and Natural Resources, and Fergus Clydesdale, head of the department of food science.
AMHERST, Mass. - A University of Massachusetts scientist is part of a panel of experts helping the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determine how to deal with tons of spent rocket fuel that has seeped into aquifers in parts of the American Southwest. The panel is specifically looking at a chemical known as perchlorate, a salt that has been a major component in rocket fuel for roughly 50 years, said Thomas Zoeller, an endocrinologist at UMass.
AMHERST, Mass. - Janet M. Rifkin, chair of the department of legal studies at the University of Massachusetts, has been named interim dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS), effective Sept. 1. The appointment is open-ended. Charlena Seymour, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost, made the announcement. Rifkin will replace Glen Gordon, who is retiring.
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AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts chemistry Professor Dhandapani Venkataraman, in conjunction with Cornell faculty members Stephen Lee and Frank DiSalvo, has received a highly competitive Collaborative Research in Chemistry grant from the National Science Foundation. The $750,000 grant will fund a project entitled "Multi-dimensional Organic Metals, Crystal Design and Superconductivity." The research team led by Venkataraman will be responsible for the synthesis of specialized materials; DiSalvo's group will perform measurements on the materials, and the Lee group will work on the theoretical modeling of the materials. Only six of these grants are given annually across the nation.
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I do agree with Serena. The boys of course were wrong, but if the girl is not willing to accept her responsibility in being in the environment, then every hard lesson will always be someone else's fault. No one dragged her to the party. You walk into a situation, it's over your head, you leave. Rape is wrong. I am definitely not excusing the boys, girls can't play I'm young and defenseless card when bad things happen. If she needed to be in a place where adult chaperones where present, and they weren't and kids were drinking and out of control, she had a responsibility to herself and her well-being to leave. Again, it is not about letting the boys off the hook, but asking what could the girl have done to help herself avoid being in danger? Because at the end of the day, the whole atmosphere of the party was wrong. Where were the parents? It's 11:00 PM, do you know where your kids are? If you don't, as a parent, you have just opened the door for trouble to come in. If neither the parents nor the girl see their 'failure' in the situation, the boys become nothing more their scapegoats for a bad situation gone horribly wrong.
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Remember last summer when EVERYONE had a parody video of 'Call Me Maybe?' Of course you do. You loved it. Well, we aren't certain that Taylor Swift's '22′ is going to go the same route, but the Miami Dolphins' Cheerleaders are back to kick this summer off with their own lip synching video to the popular song. Not that we needed another reason to stare at them. But whatever works. H/T BLS
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I have brought up and raised 3 daughters and situation like this are examples I would tell them about over and over people you think are your friends are not so always look out for your self and drinking at 16 is just wrong and everybody that say their your friends are not so Serena you have nothing to apologize for a lot of mothers have taught their daughters this same situation over and over Now it is out there for teens to see it is sad but it will happen if you give the wrong people a chance to use and take advantage of you, I am a Mom and I have told my daughters this situation over and over, Raise our children in the right so they wont get into this kind of scarey situation
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IT IS nothing to boast about, but our greenhouse gas emissions may be acidifying the oceans faster than at any time in the last 300 million years. The sheer speed means we do not know how severe the consequences will be.
As well as warming the planet, carbon dioxide seeps into the oceans and makes the water more acidic. The pH is now dropping by about 0.1 per century, harming shelled organisms like corals and disrupting animal behaviour.
Bärbel Hönisch of Columbia University in Palisades, New York, and colleagues used the chemical record preserved in rocks to gauge previous acidification events. The best match for today was the Palaeocene-Eocene thermal maximum of 55 million years ago, when a huge greenhouse gas release caused rapid global warming, ocean acidification and mass extinctions (Science, DOI: 10.1126/science.1208277).
But even then, it took 3000 years for ocean pH to drop by 0.5. "That is an order of magnitude slower than today," Hönisch says.
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After months of being locked out, the NHL is finally almost ready to resume play. For those puckheads who can't wait until Saturday, here is some hot ice action from Mother Russia and the KHL All Star game where Jori Lehtera shows off during the shoot-out contest. Normally players like to take their best whack at the puck, but the Finnish centerman goes a different route, opting for a less-is-more approach. A 2008 draft pick of the St. Louis Blues, Lehtera is yet to ply his trade on this side of the Atlantic but with moves like this that may soon change. Hockey! **** YEAH!
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Pleasing light to medium gray color in the fields highlights the motifs, more so on the obverse. Strong definition is especially apparent on Liberty's hair strands, and in the eagle's tail feathers, as well as those in the interior portion of the wings. The design elements are nicely centered on the planchet, and the dentilation is relatively strong on both sides. A few inoffensive marks are visible on Liberty's cheek and neck. All in all, a lovely midgrade specimen that is sure to draw the attention of early half dollar aficionados.
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Just because your bracket is totally shot, doesn't mean you can't get in on some Final Four fun this weekend. If you're lucky enough to be in New Orleans, but not quite lucky enough to actually have tickets to the semifinals, fear not! You still have the opportunity to see the teams in real life, inside the Superdome, and for free!
From 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. today, drop by the Mercedes-Benz Superdome to watch the Louisville, Ohio State, Kentucky and Kansas players practice for the last time before facing off in the semifinals. The best part? You'll also have the chance to win tickets to the games. Add in local entertainment and interviews with all 4 head coaches and you've got yourself a seriously awesome Final Four Friday.
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|Beef stock/Beef bouillon
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Grind onion and garlic and cook in butter until onion is transparent.
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Stir in flour and immediately reduce heat.
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NEW YORK (AP) Hiroki Kuroda is staying with the New York Yankees, agreeing to a $15 million, one-year contract. Kuroda, who turns 38 in February, was the Yankees' most consistent pitcher during the regular season. He went 16-11, tying for the team lead in wins, and led New York with 33 starts and 219 2-3 innings. After losing six of his first nine decisions, he finished with a 3.32 ERA that was second among New York starters behind Andy Pettitte's 2.87. "I am very happy and excited to re-sign with the Yankees," Kuroda said in a statement. "I am very grateful for all of the interest and all of the offers that I received from the various teams that courted me. It was a tough decision for me to make, but at the end of the day, I wanted to try to win a championship with the teammates that I went to battle with last season." Kuroda joined the Yankees after four seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, had a $10 million base salary last season and earned $1 million more in performance bonuses based on innings. He turned down a $13.3 million qualifying offer from the Yankees, and he would have cost a new team a selection in June's amateur draft. He joins CC Sabathia, Phil Hughes and Ivan Nova in the Yankees' projected starting rotation for next season. Pettitte, who came out of retirement to rejoin the Yankees, hasn't decided whether he wants to play next year.
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