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An Appeal to Those Who Can - Food Donation
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There are many people who were ravaged by this nasty worldwide recession. I was one. In the fourth quarter of 2008 I had over $35,000 in contracts cancelled. I was lucky as my income, though ravaged, was not totally destroyed. Many people lost everything that they strived their entire life to build: careers, homes, retirement, savings, health care insurance, etc.
I managed to survive but it took decimating my financial reserves to do it. Many others were not so fortunate in weathering this storm. The economic future of the nation looks bright, but that brilliance may be slow in coming to shine upon some. In fact, some people were the victims of this in a delayed sense and the slice of life that many of us felt in 2008 or early 2009, came to them recently as a belated tsunami.
I have been blessed to have not only survived, but to have been granted a wonderful position this past March that is the best I have ever had representing a full time move into my fourth career field. I have never been happier in a position and am very grateful for the privilege.
I received a postcard from the post office today saying that
they would be picking up nonperishable food items for donation to food banks that people place in their mail boxes on Saturday, May 8.
I have a huge pantry that is overflowing with food. If nothing else, I will eat. I assess my quality of life by what I serve for dinner. Yeah, I have steak almost every night and this evening, the fare includes fresh broccoli and corn on the cob, with strawberries and whipped cream for dessert.
But I recall that it wasn't always that way. I recall pairing myself in the past into two people and playing a role playing game within myself involving what dinner was, macaroni and cheese. At six I said out loud, "Fuck that shit! I'm sick of it!!" I would finally get too hungry and by ten at night, I would eat it. That was what was served. It was all that could be served, take it or leave it.
Anyway, pardon my rambling. I am sure that you have gotten the same post card as I did. I ask you to remember when you had nothing to eat but macaroni and cheese, and realize that some people do not even have that.
Like I said, I have a huge pantry that is stuffed. How much of a stockpile does a family of one need? I easily found four bags of groceries that I won't even miss to donate.
There are are a lot of Americans who will appreciate the generosity of the American people in these tough times. Thanks for listening.
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May 5 @ 4:39PM
I got that postcard today too. I don't have much, but, I do have a couple of cans of veggies I can spare.
May 5 @ 5:05PM
Being one of the lucky ones who was Not affected in any way by the crunch. And one who has alway donated to and helped the less fortunate. I am unsure till I look through it how much in can goods I can give. But I can donate 60 lbs of Baby Back
Ribs, 40 lbs in Ham, 30 lbs in Pork Chops, 40 lbs in Hamburger, and $ 400 Cash
for right now. And I'm sure more next month. This will all be delivered by Friday.
And Thanks for spreading the word Bruce. I have received no notice, but will donate anyway.
Kudo's to you.
May 5 @ 5:14PM
I also have plenty of steaks Bruce. But every night ? I would get sick of it real quick.
May 5 @ 5:21PM
I also have plenty of steaks Bruce. But every night ? I would get sick of it real quick.
I don't, but my daughter did. She started crying one night about T bones and my ex said, "Think about all of the poor people in China." I retorted, "Hell, think about the neighbors!!" Now, I don't have steak every night, but it is the entree at least half of all evenings.
May 5 @ 5:45PM
I always donate at least something when they come around. My kids and I used to volunteer at the local food bank back in the 90s. It is amazing how many people they feed around here and I am sure that number has grown.
May 5 @ 5:57PM
got same post card...i'm puttin out all da carbs in da house lol
sighh i used to have steak all time now i'm too damn lazy to cook it after work out ....
tonight?? salad with can of tuna
May 5 @ 6:03PM
yep! just threw that card away and got the food by the door to put out in the morning
May 5 @ 6:29PM
No card here!!! Hell, I even went to My Local P.O. today...and didn't see anything about all that!!!
I've been laid off since Feb. 26, 2009....
It sucks!!!
But yanno.......the good Lord has Blessed!!!
My Unemployment wasn't near as much as I was making... by 200.00 a week!( I have Exhausted my Unemployment...since this past Feb.!!!)
But yanno...when the bank account dries up....God has Blessed and for one reason or another...I would get enough to carry me through!
Hell yeah...my Pantry is full...and I would Love to Give!!!
Good Post WoW!!!!
Greenie for having Heart for the Fellow Man/Woman/Child!!!!!!
May 5 @ 6:38PM
To me, it's odd that I usually get the reminder in the Sunday Funnies, "Family something or another."
My local Post Office, it's not even an issue. For the last several years, 'they' have
been more involved in DPS counts, City Route Inspection, and that crappy VPP. Not to mention, the Rural feel it's not their job to help a 'City Carrier Project',
than collecting food for the less fortunate.
Where I live and work, politics ruin it again.
May 5 @ 8:30PM
I'ma give my three cans of veggies.. prolly head over and take em back in a couple months. Sigh.
Thanks, Bruce, usually I'm the one pushing donations.. glad to see someone else stepping up.
BTW if you're wondering what kinda people need help? My partner is an IT Tech/Network Admin... yeah.. he just got laid off.. people who wanna work. So don't go thinking this all goes to people who don't give a shit.
May 6 @ 11:45AM
Excellent Blog Bruce.........another thing for people to think about is that yes food is necessary but there are other things that can be donated............most food shelves will accept (or at least point you to a different non charitable group) that will take Baby formulas, clothes/blankets/diapers for infants, they will also take things like laundry soap, bathing soap, shampoo/conditioners, paper products, and dish soap. Also last fall just before school has started........a lady of Yahoo freecycle had given me a couple of boxes of misc stuff...........In them was 12 brand new back packs.....Walmart has a special for school products on........so for a few bucks I bought a bunch of school supplies............(most schools here do not supply anything including paper anymore) and I filled the back packs up and dropped them off at the food shelf so that when families came in with kids getting ready for school they could give them out. Now I realize that 12 isn't that many but just think for 12 kids, they got school supplies and took a little of the pressure of the parents.
Another thing is for those who raise gardens and have to many vegetables........our food shelf will tell people you have extra veggies if they want to pick them and give your phone number out..........most people are pretty courteous when picking from someone elses garden.
Just remember that although food supplies are definitely the most important they also accept other things needed for family living.
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Rogue here, introducing myself to the Cartographer's Guild. As I'm sure many of you already know, the title to my thread is a reference to a popular phrase used by many old map makers when referring to uncharted territories. It was something of a warning to the map holder.
I'm also infatuated with dragons and other creatures and stories of myth.
What I'm hoping to get out of the Guild is to learn more about geography, climate, and map making in order to further enhance my world building skills, in role play and writing. I'm also hoping to make a few friends who share similar interests in writing fiction and maybe even role playing. The sort of maps I want to learn about making focuses more on practicality than aesthetics. While I'm certainly not against posting any attempts for people to see, my maps are used for more personal references to help me keep information on locations and distance consistent throughout the story.
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'Umrao Jaan' sequel in the offing?
Makers of the Rekha-starrer 1981 film Umrao Jaan, are contemplating to make a sequel to the original film.
Umrao Jaan, which was directed by Muzaffar Ali, was based on the Urdu novel Umrao Jaan Ada (1905), written by Mirza Hadi Ruswa.
The film was based on the life of famous Lucknow courtesan. Rekha's performance as the central character in the film had won her first National Award.
Now, director Muzaffar Ali and one of the writers of the film Javed Siddiqui are contemplating to make a sequel. "We have two story ideas that we are working on. One apparently has nothing to do with Umrao Jaan but the film is set in the same period...it is about aftermath of first freedom struggle. The other idea is to have a sequel to Umrao Jaan," told writer Javed Siddiqui.
"As in the end we have shown that she ( Rekha) comes to her kotha and we haven't shown what is going to happen to her in the English regime, how she behaves and what happens to her. So we have a story in which we have Umrao Jaan as an older and more mature person... so this can be shown. But we don't know if this would happen or not," he said.
It is the producer-director Muzaffar Ali, who would take a final call in this matter. "We have started working on both the scripts. Both the options (scripts) are good. I think the decision should happen in few days as to whether we would go with the new story line or a sequel," Siddiqui said.
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DENVER - A veteran Denver police officer has resigned after being charged with felony possession of child pornography.
Timothy Joseph Kelley, 49, resigned from the Denver Police Department on Friday -- the same day the 19-year veteran surrendered to the Adams County Sheriff's Office.
The day before he resigned, Kelley was charged in an arrest warrant with one count of sexual exploitation of a child for allegedly possessing several graphic child pornography videos, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by CALL7 Investigator John Ferrugia.
Kelley worked for years in the Denver police crime lab and was lately assigned as a patrolman in District 5.
Kelley is free on a $5,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Adams County court in July.
The affidavit alleges Kelley's online sharing of child pornography videos was committed between Nov. 17, 2013, and Jan. 6, 2014, from an Internet account at his Westminster condominium on West 112th Avenue.
The investigation began on Jan. 6 when a Douglas County sheriff's detective conducting an online investigation downloaded child pornography videos using a file sharing program from an unknown user's Comcast Internet account. Using a search warrant, the detective obtained Comcast records that identified the suspect as Kelley, the arrest affidavit stated.
On Jan. 23, the sheriff's detective began a joint investigation with a detective for the Westminster Police Department's Crimes Against Children Unit. The detectives learned the suspect computer's owner was using the online nickname "anon_62f50f7b@Ares" in chats with other file-sharing users.
The detectives found two of the videos they had downloaded from the suspect's Internet address showed adult males having sex with prepubescent boys, according to the arrest affidavit. One video title described a man having sex with an 8-year-old boy.
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Roberts Draws Little Jewish Opposition
So far, the nomination of Judge John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court has ruffled few feathers in the American Jewish community.
Many Jewish organization leaders were poised to fiercely oppose a conservative nominee -- and to earmark resources to influence senators who must confirm him -- but many have decided to wait until after Roberts' confirmation hearings before determining whether to officially endorse or oppose him.
That's despite the fact that delaying any initiative to oppose Roberts likely would lessen its impact, compared to a push before the hearings, which are scheduled for later this summer.
Groups that have a high standard for speaking out against a nominee say that, barring unforeseen circumstances, they won't advocate against Roberts.
Most Jewish groups have taken a step back since Roberts was nominated July 19, acknowledging that his views on issues -- to the extent that they're known -- are within what the groups consider acceptable bounds for a Supreme Court justice. At the same time, they say that not enough is known about Roberts' legal ideology to judge him before the confirmation hearings.
Many suggest that President Bush's selection of Roberts may have been designed to avoid an immediate fight -- and that Bush's choice may even have been influenced by the fact that Jewish groups and other liberal advocates were ready to oppose an archconservative.
"He picked someone we're going to have to take a close look at the record on," said Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Washington, D.C.-based Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism. "It wasn't someone who is so well known or controversial beforehand that folks would have lined up against him in advance."
Roberts served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for just two years. He also has a body of work from his four years as deputy solicitor general under the first President Bush, but it's unclear how much can be made of his writings in that post, because he was advocating for a client -- the federal government -- and not expressing his personal views.
One organization already has announced its opposition to him: The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) says Roberts has worked to erode fundamental rights, including abortion rights. They cite a brief he authored in the Solicitor General's Office, advocating the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion. The NCJW also opposed Roberts when he was named to the appellate court in 2003.
While Roberts is more conservative than most of the Jewish community on issues such as abortion and church-state separation, he is well-respected as a legal mind. In addition, his personal views on the controversial issues of the day are less clear than those of past nominees, such as Robert Bork, who was nominated to the Supreme Court in 1987.
Bork, whose nomination was rejected by a Democrat-controlled Senate, raised the ire of many Jews. Analysts say it's unlikely Roberts' confirmation will be as contentious.
Before the nomination was announced, Jewish organizations and other groups were bringing pressure on the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the American Jewish Committee (AJC), two groups that largely avoid nomination battles, to weigh in. That pressure has eased in the past week. Both the ADL and the AJC said it would take extreme circumstances for them to weigh in on Roberts.
Meanwhile, Republican Jews have been working to sell the nominee. The White House has been reaching out to Jewish leaders to gauge concerns, and, thus far, hasn't heard serious qualms or hints of fierce resistance, sources said.
The White House also expressed hopes that Orthodox organizations might come to Roberts' defense if his devout Catholicism becomes an issue. An opinion piece in Monday's Los Angeles Times by a law professor at George Washington University suggested that Roberts would be torn between constitutional law and Catholic dogma on questions such as abortion or the death penalty.
Nathan Diament, director of the Orthodox Union's Institute for Public Affairs, said his group would work to ensure that there's no religious litmus test for judges.
"If senators are suggesting they are going to inquire whether John Roberts is fit for office on the basis of his devout Catholicism, then we are going to say loudly and clearly: 'That's offensive and unconstitutional,'" Diament said.
The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) also circulated an e-mail highlighting Roberts' comments during his 2003 confirmation hearings, in which he called the Supreme Court's position on Roe v. Wade "binding precedent."
"He was very clear that he was not necessarily representing his own views; he was representing the views of his client," said Matthew Brooks, the RJC's executive director.
The RJC's e-mail seems to challenge what many of Roberts' advocates have been saying about his abortion rights views, especially to the White House's conservative base. While conservatives claim that Roberts opposes abortion, the RJC's message to the Jewish community is aimed at mollifying pro-choice Jews, including Republicans.
Brooks said he would not rule out an advertising campaign in support of Roberts.
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Music Review: Sleigh Bells miss mark on 'Bitter Rivals'
Sleigh Bells, "Bitter Rivals" (Mom + Pop)
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Brooklyn noise pop duo Sleigh Bells' new album, "Bitter Rivals," is an unfortunate thing. Perhaps singer Alexis Krauss and guitarist Derek Miller overthought the scope of their art.
In an effort to be heavy and edgy, Sleigh Bells have slathered too much production bass and ham-fisted fuzz over their own valuable talents. This is smarty-pants angst drifting in a sea of cliche lyrics and simplistic song structure.
The title track is a mess of indecisive pace and "Minnie," for its aggressive assault, is tempered by a refrain that finds Krauss singing in a small child's voice. Had the album, the group's third, channeled the zeitgeist of guitar played by Miller on "Tiger Kit," easily the best track, Sleigh Bells would have been much better off.
Sleigh Bells sounded more pure on last year's "Reign of Terror." Their power felt less contrived on tracks from that album such as "Crush" and "Comeback Kid." But that was then and this is now, and "Bitter Rivals" is much less than their best.
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Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii)
|Also known as:
|Grey-bellied tragopan
|Ceriornis blythii
|Tragopán de Blyth, Tragopán Oriental
|Tragopan (1)
|Male size: 65 – 70 cm (2)
Female size: c. 58 cm (2)
Male weight: c. 1930 g (2)
Female weight: 1 – 1.5 kg (2)
Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3).
This brilliantly-coloured pheasant is the largest of all tragopans (4), and is easily recognised by its bright yellow bare facial skin, rusty-red head, neck and breast, and smoky-grey lower breast and belly (5). The back and rest of the body is brownish red, densely spotted with small white dots (4). A distinctive black band extends from the base of the bill to the crown and another black band extends behind the eye. Like other tragopans, males have two pale-blue fleshy 'horns' that become erect during courtship, and a brilliantly coloured, inflatable lappet that hangs from the throat. The lappet is yellow bordered with blue, and like the horns, can be expanded and exposed during courtship display. (6). Females are dark brown with a mixture of black, buff and white mottling (4).
Occurs from Bhutan, through north-east India and north Myanmar, to south-east Tibet and south-central China (2) (5). Two subspecies are recognised: T. b. molesworthi is much rarer than T. b. blythii and reported only from east Bhutan and the adjacent Mishmi hills in north-east India (2) (4).
Found in densely wooded valleys and hillsides, preferring the undergrowth of evergreen oak and rhododendron forests, often dominated by bamboo or ferns (2) (5). Documented from 1,400 metres (winter) up to 3,300 metres (summer), but most records are at between 1,800 and 2,400 metres above sea level (5).
Blyth's tragopan breeds from March or early April through to May, nesting either on the ground or in trees, usually in an abandoned nest of another species. Clutch size is between two and six eggs, which are thought to be incubated for approximately 28 to 30 days. Males have been observed bringing food to the incubating female in the nest, and during the few occasions in captivity when females have vacated the nest to feed, males have generally been noted to take over incubation (7).
Diet is believed to consist of a variety of leaves, seeds, berries, fruits, buds and invertebrates, and even frogs have apparently featured in the diet in captivity (2).
Ongoing habitat loss through deforestation and conversion of land for agriculture is threatening this colourful species throughout its range, along with large-scale hunting and snaring of pheasants and partridges by local people for food (7). Forest clearance is a significant threat in north-east India, primarily as a result of shifting cultivation, which together with logging and fuelwood collection, is rapidly fragmenting remaining habitat, even within protected areas. High levels of grazing and slash-and-burn agriculture in Bhutan are also significant concerns. As a result of these threats, the population of Blyth's tragopan is believed to be declining, and small subpopulations are becoming increasingly scattered within a severely fragmented range (5).
Blyth's tragopan is legally protected throughout its range, and occurs in several protected areas. However, enforcement of regulations within some of these protected areas is evidently lacking or impossible, and they cannot therefore be considered totally safe from the human-imposed threats that exist elsewhere. As well as stricter enforcement, there is an urgent need for conservation awareness programmes within local communities, highlighting the effects of over-exploitation (5).
For more information on Blyth's tragopan see:
- BirdLife International. (2001) Threatened Birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
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- Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.
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So, here we have the story of Jesus, surrounded by people, a large – apparently enthusiastic crowd. The people in his day apparently recognized something about him that they really resonated with them and thought was great, and they apparently wanted to follow him. That's what people did back then—they became followers—they wanted to say "yes" to Jesus. They want to go with him, stay with him, be with him; they want to be his disciples.
There is much written in the Gospels and elsewhere having to do with this notion of Christian discipleship—the act of following and learning from Jesus Christ. And there is a lot at stake within the notion: The promise of peace in our hearts and peace in our homes comes through our discipleship (Jesus said, "Come to me all who are burdened and I will give you rest…"). The feeling of being close to or familiar with God—the Creator—who Jesus calls "Father"—this too comes from our discipleship (our following and learning from Jesus Christ); and ultimately, as we in the church has come to speak over the centuries…even our very salvation, our hope of eternal life is attached to our discipleship of this one man, Jesus Christ.
And so, with all of this at stake, there was this large crowd gathered around Jesus…in fact, I would argue, they are gathered still. I think this same large crowd exists still in churches and congregations around the world. Perhaps the people gathered around—the people wanting to follow him—perhaps they are us—gathered today in this congregation. For, aren't we people who have gathered together in order that we might find renewed strength for our lives, direction, guidance…or security in a world that seems to be filled with such endless chaos and chance.
And wouldn't that peace that is so evident in the scripture—that blessed assurance found in the story of the savior, Jesus Christ…in the midst of an uncertain world. Isn't it what many have come sought?
"Yes, Jesus, we want to be with you." Yes Jesus we want to be your disciples. Let us walk with you. Give to us your salvation.
It is at this point in the story where Jesus responds to the enthusiastic crowd, and breaks our hearts—
"Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple…"
What in the world is this about?
First, as the preacher, this text requires some obvious attention. First, the translation issue—the word "hate." I hate this translation, because it so poorly fits our English understanding of the word hate. To say "I hate you," in English, has a completely different connotation than the Greek phrase. Jesus, who consistently tells us to love our neighbors and care for each other is not suddenly changing his mind in order to confuse us.
The lexicon gives this as the definition of the Greek word misew: to be disinclined to, disfavor, or disregard in contrast to preferential treatment.
Or as Lutheran preacher Fred Craddock writes:
There is nothing of the emotion we experience in the expression "I hate you." To hate is a Semetic expression meaning to turn away from, or to detach oneself from…What is demanded of disciples, is that in the network of many loyalties in which all of us live, the claim of Christ and the gospel not only takes precedence but, in fact, redefines the others. This can and will necessarily involve some detaching, some turning away.
In other words, in order to follow one master and Lord, we need to stop following the other people and things that are clamoring for our attention.
You see what is happening here? Jesus is forcing our hand. He is asking us to make up our mind "who is our God going to be?"
Do we, with our life, attach ultimate meaning and give ourselves to the service solely to things that will die (which is everything within creation) or do we give glory and service to something that lives within and beyond this creation (namely, God—the One who gave us all of these things)?
When Jesus says pick up and carry your cross, he isn't talking about jewelry or an ornament to hang on the wall. A cross was literally a device of death…But in order to pick up your cross, you must be able to part with your life.
In 1974, a man by the name of Earnest Becker wrote a book called The Denial of Death. In it he discussed the lengths that humans go (pretty much across the board) to deny the reality of our mortality. He discusses what he calls, "Immortality projects": things that we do to ignore or flat out deny the reality that we will each die. Trying to create our own little legacies.
And so we, who are meant to serve God, instead serve things that in the grand scheme of things really don't make any difference at all, but wind up being the prized possessions of sinful people.
This is precisely what Jesus was getting at long before Earnest Becker ever wrote his book. The ultimate question…the ultimate decision of Christian discipleship--Are you willing to let go of the things God has given you (including the people God has given you) so that you can hold on to God? And when you hold on to God, this is when you begin to understand what to do with the things he has given you.
What it comes down to friends, as surprising (or as obvious) as this may sound…
God wants to be…our God.
God wants to be adored, honored, respected and acknowledged for what God is.
But more than that. It's more than God wanting. This is also about God Giving. God is great and gives us great things, and gives us a great calling. Look what Jesus compares the undertaking of being a disciple to: building a house, waging a war.
Jesus is not being trite. When he talks about hating or turning away from the things we love most. This man who spoke mostly of love, he is outlining or pointing out the great and ongoing challenge or struggle—the things that are most likely to challenge or compete for our allegiance to God are the people and things God has given us.
Brothers and sisters, this one Jesus Christ, loved the world and people and life perfectly and purely, precisely because he was able to let go of it when it mattered. And this same one has the power to help us detach from our idols and reattach to the world with Christ in the middle.
Joshua W. Magyar,
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SWEDESBORO, N.J. (AP) - NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died after an accident Wednesday night in a heat race at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway.
The 37-year-old Leffler, a two-time winner on the NASCAR Nationwide Series who had the nickname "LefTurn" above the driver's side window on his race cars, was pronounced dead shortly after 9 p.m., New Jersey State Police said.
After losing his NASCAR ride, Leffler had been racing dirt car events most of this year, including the 410 Sprint Car race Wednesday that promised a $7,000 prize to the winner at the 0.625-mile, high-banked dirt oval. On Sunday, Leffler finished last at Pocono in his lone NASCAR Sprint Cup start of the year.
From Long Beach, Calif., Leffler made 423 starts in NASCAR's three national series, but won just the two Nationwide races and one Truck Series event in a career that began in 1999. He also made three IndyCar Series starts, finishing 17th in the 2000 Indianapolis 500.
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Do 3 dots on an ultrasound mean its a girl?
At 20 weeks I saw my Dr for an ultrasound and she said for sure the three little white dots between her legs mean shes a she. Has this happened to anyone, and if so what was the outcome? Was it a girl.Oh boy looking at all of this pink stuff, I sure hope it is:)
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/National Institutes of Health (HHS/NIH) response to the AIDS pandemic requires a unique and complex multi-institute, multidisciplinary global research program. HHS/NIH has developed a comprehensive biomedical and behavioral research program to better understand the basic biology of HIV, develop effective therapies to treat and control HIV disease, and design interventions to prevent new infections from occurring. Perhaps no other disease so thoroughly transcends every area of clinical medicine and basic scientific investigation, crossing the boundaries of the HHS/NIH Institutes and Centers. HHS/NIH-sponsored HIV/AIDS research continues to provide the important scientific foundation necessary to design, develop and evaluate new and better vaccine candidates, therapeutic agents and regimens, and prevention interventions.
Since the early days of the epidemic, HHS/NIH has supported research efforts in countries affected by HIV and AIDS. Beginning in 1984 with a research project in Haiti and the establishment of Project SIDA in 1985 in what was then Zaire, HHS/NIH has maintained a strong international AIDS research portfolio. HHS/NIH has expanded its research effort to encompass approximately 90 countries around the world. It is important to point out that the majority of HHS/NIH international AIDS research funds support U.S-based AIDS researchers to conduct research in collaboration with scientists in international settings. Some funds are awarded directly to investigators in foreign research institutions. Results of this research benefit not only the people in countries where the research is conducted but people affected by HIV/AIDS worldwide.
HHS/NIH FY 2006 Plan for HIV-Related Research and AIDS Research Priorities
In accordance with the HHS/NIH Revitalization Act of 1993, the Office of AIDS Research (OAR) has developed the HHS/NIH FY 2006 Plan for HIV-Related Research and the fiscal year 2006 HHS/NIH comprehensive AIDS research budget. One component of the overall document is the strategic plan for international AIDS research. The international research plan shapes HHS/NIH investments in biomedical and behavioral AIDS research and provides the framework to translate critical research findings to benefit populations desperately in need around the world, particularly in resource constrained countries. The plan serves as the framework for developing the annual HHS/NIH AIDS research budget; for determining the use of HHS/NIH AIDS-designated funds; for tracking and monitoring AIDS-related expenditures; and for informing the scientific community, the public, and the AIDS-affected community about HHS/NIH AIDS research priorities.
HHS/NIH-sponsored international research includes efforts to develop HIV vaccine candidates and chemical and physical barrier methods, such as microbicides, to prevent sexual transmission; behavioral strategies targeted to the individual, family, and community to alter risk behaviors associated with sexual activity and drug and alcohol use; drug and non-drug strategies to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission; therapeutics for HIV related co-infections and other conditions; and approaches to using antiretroviral therapy in resource poor settings.
In fiscal year 2006 HHS/NIH's overarching priority is on the discovery, development, and preclinical testing of additional HIV vaccine candidates. The evaluation of an AIDS vaccine will require extensive testing in the United States and in international settings where there is a high incidence of HIV. Priority is placed on moving promising vaccine candidates into large-scale clinical trials to evaluate their potential for efficacy.
Key HHS/NIH AIDS International Research: Program Activities
- The Partnership for AIDS Vaccine Evaluation (PAVE) was established as a voluntary consortium of U.S. government agencies (HHS/NIH, HHS/CDC, and DoD) and key U.S. government-funded organizations, including the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), involved in the development of HIV/AIDS preventive vaccines and the conduct of HIV vaccine clinical trials. The goal of PAVE is to achieve harmonization and increased operational and cost efficiencies in the development and clinical evaluation of HIV vaccine candidates.
- HHS/NIH has served in a lead role in the formation of the Global Enterprise for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development, a consortium for accelerating HIV vaccine development formally endorsed by the Group of Eight nations. The strategic plan for the vaccine enterprise was published on January 18, 2005. (http://www.plosmedicine.org/perlserv/?request=getdocument& doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020025)
- As part of the vaccine enterprise, HHS/NIH is currently soliciting for a Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) which will establish a "virtual" vaccine center. This initiative is expected to be partnered with other private and foreign country initiatives. An award is expected in 2005.
- The HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) is a worldwide collaborative clinical trials network that develops and tests the safety and efficacy of non-vaccine interventions designed to prevent HIV transmission. HPTN carries out its mission through a network of investigators from more than 24 international sites partnered with a leadership group comprising three U.S.-based institutions. HPTN has sites in Africa, Asia, and North and South America.
- The HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) is a coordinated global network for the conduct of HIV vaccine clinical trials at U.S. and international sites. HVTN conducts phase I, II, and III clinical trials, from evaluating candidate vaccines for safety and the ability to stimulate immune responses to testing vaccine efficacy.
- The Comprehensive International Program for Research on AIDS (CIPRA) provides direct funding of foreign investigators. It is designed to provide long term support and enhance developing-country capabilities to conduct research relevant to their populations. CIPRA supports research and development in institutions to develop practical, affordable, and acceptable methods to treat HIV/AIDS in adults and children.
- The Adults AIDS Clinical Trials Group (AACTG) is a network of clinical sites at major medical centers and academic institutions that conduct Phase I, II, and III clinical trials of drug regimens for HIV disease and its complications in adults. AACTG has 34 sites in the United States and 12 international sites.
- The Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group (PACTG) is a global network that conducts phase I, II, and III clinical trials of regimens to treat HIV infection and its complications in neonates, infants, children, adolescents, and pregnant women. PACTG has 39 sites in the United States and 14 international sites.
- The AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) supports HIV/AIDS and related TB international training for health scientists, clinicians, and allied health workers from developing countries. The primary goal of this program is to build biomedical and behavioral research capacity for the prevention of HIV/AIDS and related TB infections. AITRP supports grants to U.S. academic and medical institutions, which have developed working relationships with institutions in collaborating countries. AITRP helps to facilitate research efforts supported by other NIH institutes and centers and to establish long-term collaborations between U.S. and international researchers.
- HHS/NIH international AIDS programs provide important support for 1) developing research sites through establishment of stable, targeted cohorts, development of recruitment strategies, and enhancement of laboratory, clinical, and data management capabilities; 2) increasing the number of scientists, clinicians, and health care workers trained in basic, clinical, and behavioral research, data management, and ethical considerations; 3) developing research collaborations; and 4) transferring appropriate clinical and laboratory technologies.
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The bill that would have allowed the voters of Miami-Dade County an opportunity to vote on a half-cent tax increase to fund Miami Dade College was not heard in the House of Representatives.
The bill had passed in the prior committees of reference in the House of Representatives, and in the Senate, according to a statement that Eduardo J Padrón, president of Miami Dade College, sent to all MDC employees.
However, Democrats in the House of Representatives implemented a filibuster-like action which called that every bill be read in full. As a result, the half penny bill was not heard when the session closed, and did not get any votes.
The bill would have implemented a half-cent sales tax which would have increased the tax to 7.5 cents. The money from the half-cent increase would have gone to help MDC receive necessary funding for future finances. If passed, it would have been 10 years until the bill would have been voted on again.
"It means that our local community will not have the opportunity to express its support for MDC. Local funding certainly would have been a much needed supplement to state funding," Padrón said in an email to The Reporter. "Today, most of the states offer their community colleges a blend of state and local funding, but Florida has yet to provide that option for MDC. But our faculty and staff are committed to making the student learning environment the very best, regardless of this latest setback in the legislature."
Padrón said that MDC is exploring alternative options to try and ensure that the bill is passed if introduced again.
"As we move forward, we will consider all our possible options to ensure the stability and growth of MDC," Padrón said in the statement to MDC employees.
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FREITAG TO OPEN FIRST FLAGSHIP STORE IN BERLINIn Berlin, few stores offer the fashion-utility bags and accessories by the Swiss brand Freitag, made from second-hand materials from the streets such as truck covers, bicycle tubes, car belts and airbags. Even then, many long for the complete product assortment.
Now, following previous store openings in cities such as Cologne and Hamburg, the Zurich-based label is gearing up to open its first Berlin store on May 4 at Max-Beer-Strasse 3 in the Mitte district.
The two-level space on about 180 sq. meters will offer the complete range of Freitag, including more than 1,600 bags, wallets and iPod, iPhone and Mac sleeves in all their one-of-a-kind variations. The new store should also be worth visiting after the brand was recently honored with a German golden design award for its outstanding store concept in Zurich.
Freitag brothers Daniel and Markus currently distribute their bags and accessories in more than 350 shops worldwide and operate their own F-shops in Zurich, Davos, Hamburg and Cologne.
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Sunday, 27 April 2014
by yomiuri shimbun
TOKYO: The sinking of a South Korean ferry was a major disaster caused by inadequate safety awareness on the part of the company operating the vessel, its captain and his crew, in combination with their poor and unskilled response to the emergency.
More than a week has passed since the ferry Sewol sank in waters off Jindo, in southwestern South Korea. The confirmed death toll from the tragedy has exceeded 100. Rescuers are continuing a desperate search for close to 200 people who are still missing.
Many of the ferry's passengers were students on a high school trip. Those close to the victims must, while stricken with grief, identify the bodies as they are recovered one after another from inside the ship.
One can hardly imagine the depth of agony currently being experienced by families and friends of those missing, as they maintain faint hopes for a miraculous survival.
The ferry capsized having listed to one side and lost the ability to right itself, following a sharp turn made shortly before the accident.
Because of strong currents, the area of sea surrounding the scene of the disaster was difficult to navigate. However, piloting the ferry at the time of the incident was a rookie third mate unfamiliar with this hazard.
After its purchase from Japan, the ship was refurbished to increase its seating capacity.
Suspicion has arisen that, at the time of the accident, the ferry may have been carrying freight in excess of the cargo weight declared prior to its departure.
There is reason to presume that the ship's sharp turn may have caused its cargo to shift, knocking the vessel off balance and eventually causing it to capsize.
The South Korean authorities need to uncover the whole truth behind this latest disaster. There is no doubt that the inadequacy of the crew's evacuation guidance for their passengers contributed to the massive casualty rate.
The captain and many crew members were rescued from the sinking ship before their passengers. Their only instruction to the passengers was to stay inside their cabins. Also, few lifeboats were used.
These factors suggest most passengers were left behind inside the sinking ferry, a situation that denied them the chance to escape from the vessel.
We believe South Koreans have good reason for their strong condemnation of irresponsible conduct by the caption and his crew.The captain and several crewmen have been arrested on suspicion of neglecting to rescue their passengers.
Some crew members have told investigators that they had not been trained on how to ensure the safety of passengers in the event of an emergency. If the shipping company attached so little importance to its crew's training for evacuation guidance and other emergency measures aimed at securing the safety of passengers, it must be seen as a severe problem.
The administration of South Korean President Park Geun-hye has also drawn fire over this latest catastrophe.
In announcing the number of passengers rescued from the ferry, the authorities changed figures time and again. This, along with insensitive speech and behaviour by some senior government officials, has antagonised the South Korean public.
The South Korean government must be more careful in dealing with the situation. Japan is not exempt from the necessity to implement controls for safety and security.
With the Golden Week tourist season just around the corner, measures currently in place for the safety of domestic transportation facilities must be re-examined.
In the wake of the ferry disaster, the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry has instructed the passenger ship industry to re-confirm the safety of sea routes and procedures for emergency escape from vessels.
We hope those associated with the industry will rigorously inspect all aspects of the precautions adopted by passenger ship operators, looking for any possible deficiencies in their safety procedures.
For their part, individuals should not neglect efforts to protect their own lives when they board passenger ships by taking such steps as locating their life jackets.
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I got the Aqua Clear 30!
And I already like it. Petco gave me a 20% off with a price match =) got it for 26 bucks!
Good score. I've got two myself and love them.
I plan on putting one of these on my twenty gallon tank. I've had a stock aqueon twenty power filter in it for nearly a year now. I'm wondering what should I do to prep the new filter to put it on? Should I possibly put strips of the old filter material in the new filter to start with?
what filter did you start with kelso? and which differences do you like the most?
Top fin 40...=/ It's so loud and messy comparatively. The aquaclear is much nicer in terms of set up...so easy to change the filter pad and ceramic...I don't use the carbon and haven't for a long time. I may ditch this top fin here soon and get another aquaclear...Im currently running both filters.
ahhh yeah if i had the money id change all my filters for AC lol but oh well. for the most part im happy with the choices i made, it happens!
Seems like aquaclear is getting quite the reputation. I love aquaclear and I have used most models. My favorites are the big 110 models. I loooooooove the big waterfall. :lol:
Aquaclear is an excellent product. Their filters are top notch and customizable thanks to their design and not using cartridges of any form. I still prefer the Marineland filters with a biowheel but I wouldn't get rid of an Aquaclear if someone gave it to me.
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Time flies on beta Pictoris b, a behemoth gas planet orbiting a young neighbor star about 63 light-years from Earth.
A day there lasts just eight hours, making beta Pic b a faster spinner than even Jupiter, which rotates in 10 hours. Pic b is the first planet beyond the solar system to have its rotational rate clocked, scientists said in an article published in this week's Nature.
"Technically, what is interesting is that it was so easy to do these observations," lead researcher Ignas Snellen, with Leiden University, Netherlands, wrote in an email to Discovery News.
"We devised a new technique that combines very precise spectroscopy with high-contrast imaging," Snellen added, referring to a technique that splits light into its component wavelengths for chemical analysis.
By studying the telltale fingerprints of carbon monoxide in the planet's atmosphere, Snellen and colleagues figured out that Pic b was rotating -- shifting the carbon monoxide measurements along with it -- at a rate of about 15.5 miles, or 25 kilometers, every second.
"We came up with these observations as a kind of test for the method," Snellen wrote. "It will be extremely powerful with the next-generation of telescopes, like the European Extremely Large Telescope, and may even allow us to probe Earth-like planets in the habitable zone of nearby stars."
The discovery bolsters theories that the mass of a planet directly correlates to its spin, with bigger planets rotating faster than their smaller siblings. Until now, however, scientists had observational evidence only from planets in our solar system.
Scientists suspect Pic b, which is still warm and young, is just ramping up. Over the next hundreds of millions of years, it is expected to cool down and shrink to about the size of Jupiter.
If its angular momentum stays the same, the planet should spin up to about 25 miles (40 km) per second, Snellen notes in the Nature paper.
"This eventual spin velocity agrees remarkably well with the solar system trend," University of Arizona astronomer Travis Barman noted in a commentary on the research, also published in Nature.
"The number of directly imaged giant planets will soon increase substantially, and many of these planets will be excellent targets for spin measurements in the near future," Barman noted.


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Bergen airport, Flesland, is situated 20 km south of Bergen town centre, about 30 minutes by car, 45 minutes by bus. You can fly directly between Bergen and a number of international destinations.
Direct international flights between Bergen Airport, Flesland, are at present: Amsterdam, Berlin, London, Paris, Frankfurt, København, Roma, Barcelona, Stockholm, Riga, Warszawa. More destinations may be added during the summer season. All destinations may be subject to change, please get updated flight information from the airport website: www.avinor.no/en
The ferry between Hirtshals in Denmark and Stavanger/Bergen is operated by Fjord Line. Updated info on schedules and fares is to be found at www.fjordline.no
The ferry between Newcastle and Bergen is not operating at present.
The ferry between Hirtshals in Denmark and Kristiansand are operated by Color Line, see www.colorline.com. From Kristiansand to Bergen there is a driving distance of 490 km, about 8 hours by car and 10 hours by bus.
The coastal ferry Hurtigruten operates from Bergen and all along the coast north to Kirkenes. See www.hurtigruten.no.
Long distance express buses operates from Oslo (10 hours), Kristiansand (9 hours), Stavanger (5 hours 30 min) and Trondheim (14 hours). Check info on schedules and fares at www.nor-way.no ,and www.kystbussen.no.
Long distance train from Oslo to Bergen, 7 hours. A spectacular journey through mountains and fjords. The Hardangerjøkul clacier is the peak experience, viewed from Finse station at 1222 meters above sea level. Info and schedules on www.nsb.no.
From Oslo, alternative 1: Take main road E 16 heading north, then Rv7, then Rv52 and back on E16 in to Bergen. Road open all year, distance 504 km, about 7 hours, 30 min. NB: through the longest tunnell in the world (24 km)! Also several long and short tunnels. Toll road.
From Oslo, alternative 2: Take main road E 16 heading north, then Rv7 and then back on E 16 into Bergen. Scenic route over the Hardangervidda mountain and along fjords. Road may be subject to total closure or convoy during winter. Several long and short tunnels. Partly narrow roads. Ferry crossing. Toll road. Distance 498 km, 9 hours.
From Stavanger: Take main road E 39 north to Bergen, distance 207 km, about 4 hrs 15 minutes. Toll road and two ferry crossings. Please note that ferries have fewer departures between midnight and 6 am.
From Kristiansand: Take Rv9 heading north from Kristiansand, then E 134, then Rv 13, then 550, then Rv7 and E 16 into Bergen. Distance 504 km, 9 hours. Toll road.
Important: Please consider the weather conditions when driving in the winter (nov - march). Do NOT drive on ice and snow without proper winter tyres. Drive with great carefulness. Frontlights are mandatory, day and nights, even in summer. Though status as main roads such as E16 and Rv7, norwegian roads may sometimes have poor standards. Drivers should be prepared of curvy and narrow roads, tunnels, snow and ice, early winter darkness, road closures and ferry crossings. Do not overrestimate your driving skills - please keep to the speed limits, and lower when necessary.
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'Idol' and other shows push it past NBC in 18-49s
By Kevin Downey
Being the top-rated network during the summer may pale in comparison to holding the top spot during the regular broadcast season, but bragging rights and a loftier platform to promote upcoming shows at least keep the networks fighting it out.
With ABC and CBS virtually out of contention among the adult 18-49 demographic, that fight is left to NBC and Fox.
And these days the race looks more and more like a Fox race to win.
The network sailed past NBC for the second time this summer to rank No. 1 last week. It was its third week at No.1, having tied NBC the prior week.
Fox had a 3.1 rating in the demo, compared to NBC's 2.9, CBS's 2.3, ABC's 2.2, UPN's 1.2 and the WB's 0.9.
Fox's biggest ratings, perhaps not surprisingly, came from "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar." Two episodes of the talent competition ranked No. 1 and No. 2.
But "Idol" wasn't the only show that did well.
Fox had four shows among the week's top 10 and 11 among the week's top 30, including multiple episodes of "The Simpsons," the talent show "30 Seconds to Fame" and Adam Sandler in "Happy Gilmore," the week's highest-rated movie in the 18-49 demographic.
While a good portion of Fox's ratings came from reality shows, the network's performance in the genre has been hit and miss, as it has been for all the networks.
"Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction?" on Thursday had two-thirds the rating NBC had with "Friends" and "Scrubs" and CBS had with "Big Brother 3" in head-to-head competition. The show is coupled with "The Pulse," Fox's newsmagazine, which at No. 62 was one of the network's lowest-rated shows for the week.
Moreover, two episodes of "Invasion of the Hidden Cameras" on Friday did worse at No. 69 with a 1.9 adult 18-49 rating.
Still, Fox's rating was up two-tenths of a point from a week earlier, while NBC remained flat.
NBC's highest-rated program was "Dog Eat Dog," which along with "Fear Factor," "Friends" and one episode of "Dateline" made the top 10.
The network was hurt somewhat by a slumping audience for "Spy TV" and weak new entries.
Multiple episodes of the hidden-camera show failed to rank higher than No. 38 against competition from Fox's "That 70s Show" and the first half-hour of "Idol" on Tuesday.
NBC also premiered "Firehouse," which lost two-tenths of "Dateline's" lead-in rating on Friday and tied at No. 62.
The new drama "She Spies" only managed to rank No. 76 with a 1.7 adult 18-49 rating against a repeat of "The Agency" on CBS. "She Spies," however, was saddled with the unenviable time slot of Saturday at 10 p.m.
Meanwhile, CBS's rating was propped up by two of three episodes of "Big Brother 3," which ranked in the week's top 15, as did repeats of "CSI" and "Everybody Loves Raymond."
ABC continued its year-long struggle to get out of the ratings basement.
The network had no shows in the week's top 20. Its highest-rated programs were the reality show "State v." and its "Primetime Thursday" newsmagazine. Both tied at No. 27 and were followed on the list by "The Mole 2," which ranked No. 31.
ABC did better among households, although only by managing to tie Fox for third place.
CBS was No. 1 with a 5.5 household rating and 10 share to NBC's 5.3/10. ABC and Fox had a 4.1/8, while UPN had a 1.8/3 and the WB had a 1.6/3.
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This morning, it's an Academy Award flavored Special Edition of E on the Z!!
The night's big winner was "Gravity", which took home seven Oscars. They were mostly technical awards, like editing, visual effects and sound mixing. But Alfonso Cuaron also got Best Director. "Dallas Buyers Club" won three Oscars, including Best Actor for Matthew McConaughey and Best Supporting Actor for Jared Leto. Cate Blanchett won Best Actress for the Woody Allen film "Blue Jasmine" while Lupita Nyong'o won Best Supporting Actress for her work on "12 Years a Slave." "Frozen" won Best Animated Film. The complete list is at the bottom.
But enough about the awards, let's talk about the dresses! Lupita Nyong'o looked like a goddess in baby blue. She helped design it and said it represented her homeland where she always felt surrounded in blue in Kenya. Kate Hudson looked like an angel, her skin looked airbrushed to perfection and I'm fine with that. And then there was Kerry Washington. I don't know if she was glowing because she's expecting or if she's just that damn beautiful! That custom-made lavender dress would have fit like a potato sack on anyone else. Not her. She was gorgeous with the pretty lips and the nails and her hair! Aaaah!! SEE THE RED CARPET PICS HERE! AND HERE!
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-Pharrell's brand new hat made an appearance on stage. During his "Happy" performance, Pharrell was able to get Lupita Nyong'o, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams out of their seats to dance along. WATCH THAT HERE!
-If the Oscars handed out awards for photobombing, Benedict Cumberbatch would win a trophy - he dove into a shot of U2 that was hilarious. See the PICTURE HERE!
-John Travolta introduced Idina Menzel to sing "Let It Go" from "Frozen" but either didn't practice her name or just plain screwed up, calling her Adelle Dazeem. Don't believe me? Adelle Dazeem has her own Twitter and you can WATCH JOHN'S MESS UP HERE!
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Best Picture: "12 Years a Slave"
Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, for "Gravity"
Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, for "Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, for "Blue Jasmine"
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, for "Dallas Buyers Club"
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Best Sound Mixing: "Gravity"
Best Sound Editing: "Gravity"
Best Production Design: "The Great Gatsby"
Best Cinematography: "Gravity"
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His democratic approach to art-making has moved his work fluidly between the realms of gallery/museum work, zine culture, street art, performance art, community involvement and high end graphic and interior design work. In addition to exhibiting at various artist-run galleries (ESP, Scene/Escena, Little Frankenstein's, Showroom), he has been in group shows at larger venues: New Langton Arts and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia. His life and work was documented in the film Super Feature: The Art of Jim Winters by Flowers Frankenstein and Michael Wertz. His work in the collections of Jason Goldberg, CEO of Fab.com, Ana Matronic of the pop group Scissor Sisters, singers Justin Bond and Rufus Wainwright amongst others.
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Morgan Co. Al. unsolved homicides 1967-70 Oct 2, 2011 20:09:03 GMT -5
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Joyce Drake
Mary Hunter
Who killed these women?
New evidence emerges in unsolved Morgan murders
Oct. 2, 2011
A retired state investigator has received new information that's prompting local authorities to revisit three unsolved Morgan County murder cases, the oldest dating to 1967.
Bob Hancock, a former Alabama Bureau of Investigation agent, has been collecting evidence in the slayings of 34-year-old Mary Faye Hunter in 1967, Juanita Acker, 41, in 1969 and Joyce Drake, 20, in 1970. Hunter and Acker were Decatur residents; Drake was from Falkville.
Authorities would not say if they are looking at one or multiple suspects, nor whether the cases were related, but two of the victims — Hunter and Acker — worked at Redstone Arsenal.
"I believe the cases can be solved," said Hancock, of Decatur. Hancock retired in 1988 but continues to think about the cases.
"I never gave up on solving these cases," he said. "We will. The families deserve justice."
Hancock was the lead investigator on the Hunter case and helped authorities with the Acker and Drake murders. He would not elaborate on the "new" evidence but said he has contacted Decatur police and the Morgan County sheriff and district attorney's offices.
Capt. Nadis Carlisle of the Decatur Criminal Investigation Division said he is seeking additional information about the murders but added his office does not have the original investigation files.
The Morgan County district attorney's office did not return calls seeking comment.
Morgan County Chief Deputy Mike Corley said the sheriff's department has been looking into the Drake murder.
"I've been here 32 years, and this case comes up at least one time every year," he said.
Less than a year ago, Corley said, he went to Cullman County to talk with a woman who said she had information about the murder.
"We ran down what she told us and hit another dead end," the chief deputy said.
Corley said investigators face an uphill battle because the original case files are missing. He was not sure who lost them.
The department's case load also makes it difficult for him to assign one full-time investigator to the murders.
"I wouldn't say the cases are cold because we reach out every time we receive some new information," Corley said.
Family members of the victims could not be reached for comment.
Hancock is the only investigator still living who worked on the cases in the 1960s and 1970s. He said authorities never had "a really good" suspect in the Acker murder, but did talk with one of her co-workers in Huntsville.
The suspect passed a polygraph test in the 1960s, Hancock said.
Hunter lived in the 800 block of Eighth Avenue Southeast with her parents. It was raining on Saturday, May 6, 1967, when she left home for an appointment at the House of Beauty, a salon on Grant Street Southeast.
She left the salon at about 11:30 a.m., and witnesses reported seeing her at a grocery store on Johnston Street before noon. Her parents reported her missing shortly after 1 p.m.
Five months later, on Oct. 14, a woman fishing in Flint Creek between Decatur and Hartselle found Hunter's skeletal remains.
According to newspaper reports, state officials told a coroner's jury that Hunter had been sexually molested or assaulted. State investigators declined to say how they reached this conclusion.
In the Acker murder, Hancock said, a person close to the victim was interviewed and failed a polygraph, but not arrested.
Acker, a widower and mother of three, was shot twice in the face at close range with a .22-caliber pistol. Her 16-year-old daughter and the daughter's fiance found her body at about 1 a.m. the next day.
Hancock said Acker and her children were living in the hotel on U.S. 31 South because a fire had destroyed their home a month earlier. He said the hotel room was not ransacked and nothing appeared missing.
"My theory is that she (Acker) knew something about the Hunter case," Hancock said.
According to newspaper accounts of the killing, Acker regularly left a key to the hotel room under a mat. Authorities found that key on top of the mat. Investigators also said at the time of the May, 23, 1969, shooting that a woman who was a family friend visited Acker at 10 p.m.
Joyce Drake's murder was the most violent, Hancock said.
Former Morgan County coroner and sheriff John McBride, now deceased, said she was the victim of a "vicious, mad killer."
Drake, 20, was found stabbed to death on a snowy road east of Falkville on Jan. 7, 1970. Investigators said robbery was a motive because she had cashed about $400 in checks for her father, who operated a store in the Cole Springs community.
Drake was alone when she left her parents' store at about 10:30 a.m. for the bank. Several witnesses told investigators they saw a man in the truck with her after she left the bank.
The truck was abandoned about 10 miles from where investigators found Drake's body, and her empty money bag was located on a rural road near Cole Springs.
On the two-year anniversary of the murder, investigators said they had a list of good suspects, including a local man who had moved out of state. Authorities, however, determined that the man was not in Alabama at the time Drake was killed.
The ABI gave polygraphs to two men in 1970, and both passed.
The facts
What we know:
Three Morgan County women were murdered in 1967-70. Although authorities didn't link the three cases, two of the women worked at Redstone Arsenal.
What has changed: A retired state investigator has been collecting evidence in the slayings. He has received new information in the cases.
What's next: Authorities have reopened the cases and are seeking additional information.
The victims
Name: Joyce Drake, 20, married
Murdered: Jan. 7, 1970
Mother of two and housewife; 1967 Falkville High graduate
Name: Mary Faye Hunter, 34, single
Murdered: May 6, 1967
Worked at: Redstone Arsenal
1951 Decatur High graduate; pianist for the youth choir at Center Methodist Church.
Name: Juanita Acker, 41, widow, mother of three
Murdered: May 23, 1969
Worked at: Redstone Arsenal
She was temporarily living in a hotel on U.S. 31 because a fire had destroyed the family home about a month earlier.
Unsolved Murders
Anyone with information about the murders is asked to call the Morgan County Sheriff's Department at (256) 301-1174 or Decatur Police Department Capt. Nadis Carlisle at (256) 341-4635.


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Otto Mower had been prepared to settle into an early retirement in San Diego when economic necessity led him to a job at The Bishop's School in 1971.
The classically trained scholar went on to inspire generations of students at the La Jolla school before retiring a second time in 2004.
He died Feb. 7 at a senior care center in Encinitas with his wife at his side. He was 93.
"Otto touched a lot of students at Bishop's," said John Trifiletti, chief advancement officer for the school. "He also touched parents very deeply."
Dr. Mower was born Dec. 14, 1918 in Saluzzo, Italy. He was educated at a Jesuit school and earned doctoral degrees in art history from the University of Genova and classical languages and literatures from King's College, University of London, according to Bishop's. He also studied philosophy.
After completing his education, Dr. Mower was ordained a Roman Catholic priest. At one point, he worked for Pope John XXIII, according to a 2004 profile in Bishop's school magazine.
"Nothing big; I was just an errand boy," he told the magazine.
Later, he was sent to the United States to help mediate a dispute among dioceses in Texas and New Mexico, according to the profile. At the end of that assignment, he decided not to return to Europe. He asked for permission to leave the priesthood in the 1960s and settled in San Diego.
He told the magazine that an investment adviser stole all his retirement funds, then passed away, leading him to his teaching post at Bishop's.
"The man who stole my money did me a favor," Dr. Mower told the magazine. "He kept me alive and happy by forcing me to go back to work."
In addition to art history, Dr. Mower taught classes in languages, medieval and European history and the history of religion.
"He was steeped in classical literature, classical arts, classical everything," said San Diego hotelier Bill Evans, a student of Dr. Mower in the 1970s. "It's almost like it was three or four educated people, educated in different things, poured into one person. He wasn't a snob about it, either."
Evans conceded that he wasn't the best student.
"He was fully a teacher, and he took great pleasure in taking the dullest blade and seeing how much sharpness he could put on it," Evans said. "He changed my life."
Dr. Mower was well known for leading groups of students on European tours.
Later, the school began auctioning travel with Dr. Mower and his wife Anita Chaffee-Mower, a fellow Bishop's teacher whom he married in 1991, as fundraisers.
"He taught my three sons," said Sylvia Re of Rancho Santa Fe. "Then my family had a remarkable opportunity to travel with him and his wife Anita, and several other families, three times.
"He had such a reverence for art, and he was able to share it with the students. Every time he'd approach a painting, it was like he was greeting an old friend."
After retiring from Bishop's, Dr. Mower authored a book on Michaelangelo.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a nephew, Ricardo Arnaudo, of Saluzzo.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to The Bishop's School. They can be sent to Trifiletti's attention at 7607 La Jolla Boulevard, La Jolla CA, 92027.
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Ricky Gervais jokes about Foster's sexualityRicky Gervais joked about Jodie Foster's sexuality during the Golden Globe Awards last night (15.01.12).
The comedian - who received an avalanche of criticism when he hosted the event in 2011 after insulting several celebrities in the audience - read out a list of topics he was banned from mentioning before alluding to the 'Panic Room' star's sexual orientation with a crude joke.
He said: "The Hollywood Foreign Press have warned me that if I insult you or cause any controversy, they would invite me back next year.
"[They gave me] a list of rules, and this is real. No profanity. That's fine. I've got a huge vocabulary.
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"No smut or innuendo. Or I'm not to libel anyone.
"And I must not mention Mel Gibson this year. Not his private life, his politics, his recent films or especially not Jodie Foster's Beaver. I haven't seen it myself. I've spoken to a lot of guys - they haven't seen it either but that doesn't mean it's not good."
However, Jodie appeared to take it all in good humor and responded with a thumbs-up sign before clapping.
One person who didn't take too kindly to Ricky's jokes was 'W.E.' director Madonna.
He quipped: "Our next presenter is the Queen of Pop.
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Madonna fired back: "If I'm still a virgin Ricky, then why don't you come on do something about it? I haven't kissed a girl in a few years. On TV."
Ricky, 50, also poked fun at Justin Bieber's recent paternity scandal - where a fan accused him of fathering her baby - saying: "Justin Bieber nearly had to take a paternity test. What a waste of a test that would have been.
"No, he's not the father. The only way that he could have impregnated a girl was if he borrowed one of Martha Stewart's old turkey basters."
Celebrity break-ups also came in for a bashing with Ricky focusing on Kim Kardashian's 72-day marriage to Kris Humphries.
He said: "Arnold and Maria. J.Lo and Marc Anthony. Ashton and Demi. Kim Kardashian and some guy no one will ever remember.
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Last Modified: Thursday, April 18, 2002 at 11:00 p.m.
Joseph Davidson "J.D." Rhodes, 69, a native and resident of Houma, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002.
Wake services will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Chauvin Funeral Home and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Saturday at St. Bernadette Catholic Church. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, with burial in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 2.
He is survived by his wife, Juanita Bonvillain Rhodes; two sons, Brian Rhodes and wife, Mary, and Leslie Rhodes and wife, Jackie; two daughters, Monica Hays and husband, Jack, and Melanie Leaumont and husband, Drew; two sisters, Beulah Boudloche and Genevieve Gaudet; two brothers, Charles Rhodes and Clayton Rhodes; nine grandchildren, Sarah and Jacquelyn Hays, Kelly and Leigh Rhodes, Rachel, Michelle and Danielle Rhodes, Michael and Julia Leaumont; and one great-grandchild, Gabrielle Hays.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Davidson and Annette Bergeron Rhodes, three brothers, Abby, Sidney and Lora Rhodes; two sisters, Syntta Foret and Viola Bailey and one grandchild, Nicole Hays.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and was a member of the American Legion Post No. 31, the Knights of Columbus Council No. 7355, the Fourth Degree Fr. August Vandebilt Assembly and was in St. Bernadette choir and church activities. He was an insurance agent for 30 years retiring from Louisiana Companies in 1997 and was a coach in HARC and TPR programs for 17 years.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Bernadette Church or the Leukemia Lymphoma Society.
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